Chapter Summaries

Leng Yulai overwhelmed Wu Zhangkong, Zhang Zhenpeng, Long Huantian, and Skysea City's mech forces during the Holy Spirit Cult's assault. Using a Plane Locator, she found a teenage boy with golden vertical pupils and teleported toward him.

• Wu Zhangkong attacked Leng Yulai with the Sky Frost Sword, but she caught the blade, injured him with one palm strike, and left him trapped in a crater.
• Zhang Zhenpeng and Long Huantian attacked Leng Yulai together, but her Dark Phoenix shockwave sent them crashing into the arena.
• Skysea City's defensive mechs arrived and began defeating the Evil Soul Masters, but Leng Yulai destroyed the mech squad with a rain of black flames.
• Leng Yulai activated a soul-guided device linked to the Plane Locator beneath Skysea City and located a teenage boy standing with several peers.
• Leng Yulai called the boy “little one” and used the Space-Time God Shuttle to teleport away.

The Badi Holy Dragon transformed to defend Zhong Shenxiu from Leng Yulai and fought her with everything he had. After their strongest attacks collided, he lay badly wounded while Leng Yulai remained standing, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Leng Yulai tried to seize Zhong Shenxiu, but the Badi Holy Dragon appeared and ordered her to leave.
• The Badi Holy Dragon revealed his true form and attacked Leng Yulai, who teleported behind him and struck him with her Dark Phoenix Demon Flame.
• The Badi Holy Dragon charged Leng Yulai and landed several fiery blows before she unleashed a firestorm that sent him crashing into the spectator-stand wall.
• The Badi Holy Dragon emerged from the rubble and used his Badi Holy Flame against Leng Yulai's Dark Phoenix Demon Flame.
• The two attacks collided and shook the stadium, leaving the Badi Holy Dragon gravely wounded while Leng Yulai remained standing.

Zhong Shenxiu escaped the stadium with Gu Yue and Tang Wulin while Badi Holy Dragon and Zhu Ming fought Leng Yulai. After Leng Yulai badly wounded both men, she pursued Zhong Shenxiu, who ran off alone to keep the others safe.

• Badi Holy Dragon held off Leng Yulai while Zhong Shenxiu carried Gu Yue and Tang Wulin out of the stadium.
• Tang Wulin worried that Wu Zhangkong was still inside, but Zhong Shenxiu told him they could not save their teacher.
• Zhu Ming arrived with the East Sea Legion and joined Badi Holy Dragon in attacking Leng Yulai.
• Leng Yulai transformed into her Dark Phoenix Avatar and used a firestorm to grievously wound Badi Holy Dragon and Zhu Ming.
• Leng Yulai flew after Zhong Shenxiu, who threw Gu Yue and Tang Wulin into the soldiers' protection before fleeing alone.

Zhong Shenxiu drew Leng Yulai away from Skysea City, using refracted light images to evade her pursuit. When she attacked him in the wilderness, the Energy Storage Crystal in his Dragon Fighting Plane began pouring its stored power into him.

• Gu Yue ordered Di Tian to save Zhong Shenxiu, then watched him leave with worry.
• Zhong Shenxiu used light images to mislead Leng Yulai as he led her beyond Skysea City.
• Zhong Shenxiu stopped in the wilderness and asked Leng Yulai why she was targeting him, but she attacked instead.
• Leng Yulai struck Zhong Shenxiu with Dark Phoenix Demon Flame, and a pillar of Light Power blasted her backward.
• The Energy Storage Crystal consumed its stored energy and sent it into Zhong Shenxiu through their connection.

Zhong Shenxiu transformed into Radiant Fighting Dragon form and fought Leng Yulai, whose Space-Time God Shuttle let her teleport around his powerful attacks. After neither gained the advantage, Leng Yulai used her Dark Phoenix Avatar, and Zhong Shenxiu charged into the resulting firestorm.

• Zhong Shenxiu transformed into a golden Doulong and forged the Radiant Dragon Spear from primordial Light Power.
• Leng Yulai summoned the Space-Time God Shuttle and teleported to evade Zhong Shenxiu’s spear thrust.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Leng Yulai exchanged attacks across the wilderness, with his perception helping him anticipate her teleportations.
• Leng Yulai transformed into a gigantic phoenix with her Dark Phoenix Avatar and unleashed a firestorm.
• Zhong Shenxiu gathered Light Power and charged into the firestorm as a golden Meteor.

Zhong Shenxiu fought Leng Yulai while racing against the three-minute limit of his borrowed power. He pinned her to the ground and demanded to know why the Holy Spirit Cult wanted to capture him.

• Zhong Shenxiu charged through Leng Yulai’s Dark Phoenix flames, using his Light Power to counter her attacks.
• Leng Yulai unleashed her eighth soul skill, Dark Phoenix Strike, but Zhong Shenxiu met it head-on.
• Zhong Shenxiu’s dragon roar destabilized Leng Yulai’s Dark Phoenix Avatar, and he pierced her shoulder with the Radiant Dragon Spear.
• Zhong Shenxiu pinned Leng Yulai in a crater as his Light Power weakened her and her martial soul.
• Zhong Shenxiu asked Leng Yulai why the Holy Spirit Cult wanted to capture him.

Zhong Shenxiu forced Leng Yulai to reveal that the Holy Spirit Cult wanted his Radiant Dragon Power to locate the Dragon Fighting Plane, then planted a Radiant Mark in her. After his energy ran out and Leng Yulai tried to kill him, he activated the mark and left her writhing in unbearable pain.

• Zhong Shenxiu threatened Leng Yulai and planted a Radiant Mark inside her to force her to answer.
• Leng Yulai revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult had found a newly born minor plane beneath Skysea City and needed Zhong Shenxiu's Radiant Dragon Power to locate it.
• Leng Yulai refused to reveal the Plane Locator before Zhong Shenxiu's energy-storage crystal ran dry and he reverted to his weakened teenage form.
• Leng Yulai gathered Purple-Black Flame and approached Zhong Shenxiu, intending to kill him while he was helpless.
• Zhong Shenxiu activated the Radiant Mark, disrupting Leng Yulai's Soul Power and leaving her conscious and convulsing in agony.

Zhong Shenxiu brutalized Leng Yulai until she revealed that the Plane Locator device was in the storage Soul Tool at her waist, then took it. He struggled to restrain his growing bloodlust as Leng Yulai lay helpless before him.

• Zhong Shenxiu stomped Leng Yulai's head into the mud and repeatedly slammed it against the ground while demanding the Plane Locator's location.
• Leng Yulai broke under the torture and told Zhong Shenxiu that the device was in the storage Soul Tool at her waist.
• Zhong Shenxiu searched Leng Yulai's waist, found the brocade pouch, and took the disc-shaped device inside.
• Zhong Shenxiu watched the terrified Leng Yulai and fought the urge to kill and further brutalize her.

Zhong Shenxiu fought down his violent impulses and spared Leng Yulai, instead forcing her to submit to him and obey his calls. After he released the Radiant Mark’s hold over her, Leng Yulai fled into the distance.

• Zhong Shenxiu struggled against the violence within him as he reached for Leng Yulai, then pulled his hand away and regained control.
• Zhong Shenxiu stopped activating the Radiant Mark, ending Leng Yulai’s agony and allowing her Soul Power to return to normal.
• Zhong Shenxiu took Leng Yulai’s communication Soul Tool, entered a number, and ordered her to answer his calls.
• Zhong Shenxiu made Leng Yulai call him master, then told her to get lost.
• Leng Yulai used her Dark Phoenix wings to fly away despite her injuries, afraid Zhong Shenxiu might change his mind.

After Leng Yulai departed, Zhong Shenxiu collapsed from exhaustion and relived memories of his thousands of deaths. Di Tian arrived, reassessed the youth after sensing the powerful Light Power that had protected him, and asked his name; Zhong Shenxiu answered and asked who he was.

• Zhong Shenxiu watched Leng Yulai leave, then fell onto the grass, overwhelmed by the exhaustion of enduring more than three thousand deaths.
• Zhong Shenxiu recalled the painful deaths and trials he had experienced before forcing himself to face the sky again.
• Di Tian arrived through a spatial rift and surveyed the devastation left by Zhong Shenxiu and Leng Yulai's battle.
• Di Tian reconsidered Zhong Shenxiu after sensing Light Power comparable to that of the ancient Holy Dragon King and realizing a formidable being had protected him.
• Di Tian asked whether the exhausted youth was Zhong Shenxiu, and Zhong Shenxiu confirmed it before asking who Di Tian was.

Di Tian found Zhong Shenxiu emotionally hollow after his brutal training and carried him back to Skysea City. While flying, Di Tian glimpsed terrifying figures and an immense presence behind Zhong Shenxiu’s eyes, then returned him to his room, where Zhong Shenxiu sat silently on the sofa.

• Di Tian realized Zhong Shenxiu’s indifference came from deep exhaustion and decided to take him back because of The Master's order.
• Di Tian carried Zhong Shenxiu toward Skysea City and considered secretly controlling him, but the boy’s vacant eyes gave him pause.
• Di Tian saw four powerful figures and a pair of immense azure eyes within the darkness behind Zhong Shenxiu’s eyes, and feared provoking whatever lay behind him.
• Di Tian brought Zhong Shenxiu into his hotel room and set him down on the floor.
• Zhong Shenxiu stood, dusted off his clothes, and sank onto the sofa to stare at the ceiling.

Zhong Shenxiu refused to reveal why his people had come to the Douluo Continent, joking that he intended to conquer the world, while Di Tian warned him not to harm The Master. After Zhong Shenxiu slept, he woke to find Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan keeping watch, and he comforted Xu Xiaoyan as she embraced him.

• Di Tian asked Zhong Shenxiu why his people had come to this world, and Zhong Shenxiu briefly became hostile before answering that he had come to conquer the world.
• Di Tian warned Zhong Shenxiu not to harm The Master, then left after Zhong Shenxiu asked who his master was.
• Zhong Shenxiu realized Di Tian meant Gu Yue and, exhausted, fell asleep on the sofa.
• Zhong Shenxiu woke in bed and saw Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan asleep beside him.
• Xu Xiaoyan woke, rushed to Zhong Shenxiu, and embraced him; he held her gently and told her he was awake.

Zhong Shenxiu woke up, reassuring Xu Xiaoyan, who embraced him in relief. Gu Yue then kissed him and settled against him, leaving Xu Xiaoyan furious and accusing her of cheating as their rivalry over him continued.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Xu Xiaoyan he was fine, and she clung to him while crying with relief.
• Gu Yue woke up and saw Xu Xiaoyan in Zhong Shenxiu's arms.
• Gu Yue kissed Zhong Shenxiu on the cheek and embraced him, telling him she had been worried.
• Xu Xiaoyan angrily accused Gu Yue of cheating, but Gu Yue said they had agreed to rely on their own abilities.

Xu Xiaoyan joined Gu Yue in showing affection to Zhong Shenxiu, kissing his other cheek and declaring them even. The girls sprang apart when Wu Zhangkong arrived, leaving Zhong Shenxiu with a newfound warmth and a teasing visitor at his bedside.

• Xu Xiaoyan crawled beneath Zhong Shenxiu's blanket and kissed his cheek, saying they were even with Gu Yue.
• Zhong Shenxiu felt an unfamiliar warmth at being cherished by Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, and faintly smiled.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan settled on either side of Zhong Shenxiu until a cough sounded outside the door.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan jumped away from Zhong Shenxiu and stood awkwardly apart as the door opened.
• Wu Zhangkong entered with his left arm bandaged and gave Zhong Shenxiu an amused, teasing look.

After recovering from the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack, Zhong Shenxiu learned that his team had been awarded the youth division’s three-person championship because no academy dared face him. Wu Zhangkong then gave him a letter from Ye Xinglan, leaving him to consider the Shrek Academy girl who had confessed her feelings.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Wu Zhangkong, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan that his family had arrived in time to drive off the attacker, strengthening their belief that a powerful force protected him.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that the Skysea Alliance had awarded their team the three-person championship because Zhong Shenxiu’s overwhelming strength had scared away potential opponents.
• Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan comforted Zhong Shenxiu when he realized his strength had made other students afraid to compete against him.
• Wu Zhangkong gave Zhong Shenxiu a letter from Ye Xinglan, then left the room with a teasing look.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized Ye Xinglan’s handwriting and recalled her confession and promise to wait for him at Shrek Academy.

Zhong Shenxiu waited until Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan had left before reading Ye Xinglan’s letter confessing her feelings and promising to meet him at Shrek Academy. He accepted the warmth of being cared for and admired, then prepared to face what came next.

• Zhong Shenxiu tried to distract Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, but they exchanged a look and left the room together.
• After confirming the hallway was empty, Zhong Shenxiu opened the envelope and read Ye Xinglan’s letter.
• Ye Xinglan congratulated Zhong Shenxiu on winning the individual tournament, vowed to grow stronger, and confessed that she liked him.
• Zhong Shenxiu reflected on Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, and Ye Xinglan’s feelings for him and decided that their care was enough.
• Zhong Shenxiu hung the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade at his waist, opened the window, and looked toward the distance with determination.

Zhong Shenxiu left Skysea City with the Badi Holy Dragon and traveled to Heaven Dou City to confront Leng Yulai. He entered the room where she was waiting and demanded that she address him.

• Zhong Shenxiu told Wu Zhangkong he had to return home, then departed Skysea City with the Badi Holy Dragon.
• The Badi Holy Dragon carried Zhong Shenxiu to Heaven Dou City, where they arrived after flying all day.
• Zhong Shenxiu ordered the Badi Holy Dragon to scout the area and went to a small building in an old residential district.
• Zhong Shenxiu entered the room where Leng Yulai was waiting, and she trembled in fear at his arrival.
• Zhong Shenxiu mocked Leng Yulai and asked why she did not know how to address him.

Zhong Shenxiu forced Leng Yulai to submit and used her as a source of energy for his Energy Storage Crystal. The crystal began draining her Soul Power, and Zhong Shenxiu confirmed that his plan worked.

• Leng Yulai called Zhong Shenxiu her master to avoid suffering the Radiant Mark's torment again.
• Zhong Shenxiu summoned his Energy Storage Crystal and decided to use Leng Yulai's Soul Power to recharge it instead of hunting Soul Beasts in the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Zhong Shenxiu ordered Leng Yulai to pour all her Soul Power into the crystal.
• When Leng Yulai touched the crystal, it locked her hand in place and began absorbing her Soul Power.
• Zhong Shenxiu watched the energy enter the crystal and realized the charging method worked.

Zhong Shenxiu used the Energy Storage Crystal to drain Leng Yulai’s Soul Power, but the crystal stopped at half capacity. Leng Yulai collapsed into his arms, and Zhong Shenxiu ordered her to rest for an hour before continuing.

• The Energy Storage Crystal absorbed Leng Yulai’s Soul Power as its light grew until it reached half capacity.
• Zhong Shenxiu noticed the crystal had stopped filling and saw that Leng Yulai was near collapse because she was injured and drained.
• Leng Yulai fell into Zhong Shenxiu’s arms, humiliated and furious but too weak to move.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Leng Yulai to rest for one hour and then get up to continue.
• Leng Yulai stared at Zhong Shenxiu in shock, unable to speak or refuse.

Zhong Shenxiu forced Leng Yulai to submit to him, then repeatedly drained her Soul Power to charge the Energy Storage Crystal. After five sessions in a day, she lay nearly unconscious while he complained that she could not endure more.

• Zhong Shenxiu threatened Leng Yulai and forced her to call him Master.
• Zhong Shenxiu held Leng Yulai against him and kept her in his arms.
• A day later, Zhong Shenxiu saw that the Energy Storage Crystal had reached forty percent charge.
• Zhong Shenxiu revealed that he had drained Leng Yulai's Soul Power five times, allowing her only an hour of rest between sessions.
• Zhong Shenxiu scolded the nearly motionless Leng Yulai for being exhausted after five sessions.