Chapter Summaries

Lin Chuan led Tang San and a large group from Shrek into the Star Dou Great Forest to find soul rings, and most of the others quickly obtained suitable ones. He used a detector to locate a soul beast strong enough for Tang San’s fifth ring, ending as the thirty-thousand-year Earth Cave Demon Spider Emperor burst from the forest.

• Lin Chuan agreed to guide Tang San to a powerful soul beast after Tang Hao arranged for a thirty-thousand-year Earth Cave Demon Spider Emperor to appear.
• Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Flender, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang joined Lin Chuan and Tang San on their expedition.
• Lin Chuan’s group helped Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong obtain soul rings over four days.
• Lin Chuan rejected a ten-thousand-year Shadow Panther as too weak for Tang San’s fifth soul ring and said Tang San needed a ring of at least twenty thousand years.
• Lin Chuan used a Soul Power detector to find a fluctuation of at least thirty thousand years, and the Earth Cave Demon Spider Emperor burst into view.

Tang San killed the wounded Earth Cave Demon Spider Emperor, and Lin Chuan refused Tang San’s offer of its thirty-thousand-year soul ring. Tang San absorbed it, reached Rank 53, and evolved his Eight Spider Lances.

• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass, Eight Spider Lances, and Blue Silver Overlord Hammer to kill the Earth Cave Demon Spider Emperor.
• Tang San offered the beast’s soul ring to Lin Chuan, but Lin Chuan told him to claim the opportunity himself.
• Tang Hao watched from the shadows, reconsidered Lin Chuan, and silently left as Tang San began absorbing the black soul ring.
• Tang San endured the Soul Shock and successfully absorbed the ring, rising from Rank 50 to Rank 53.
• Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances evolved, gaining ink-green coloring, blood-red patterns, greater speed, and venomous, piercing tips.

Lin Chuan and the group discovered the Eternal Green Jade Emperor, a plant-type Soul Beast on the verge of becoming a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but its breakthrough began to fail. The dying beast asked Lin Chuan to accept its sacrifice, and he stepped forward as Tang San worried it might try to possess him.

• Lin Chuan led the group to a valley where they found the Eternal Green Jade Emperor, a plant-type Soul Beast nearly one hundred thousand years old.
• The Eternal Green Jade Emperor's breakthrough went wrong, and Ye Lingling sensed that its life origin was running dry.
• The beast formed a woman’s phantom and asked Lin Chuan to help by accepting its sacrifice.
• The woman chose Lin Chuan because his Blue Silver Grass had evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor and she believed he had the talent to become a god.
• Lin Chuan stepped toward the Eternal Green Jade Emperor, while Tang San feared it might attack Lin Chuan’s mind and possess his body.

Lin Chuan named the dying Eternal Green Jade Emperor Qing'er and accepted her hundred-thousand-year sacrifice. As her power and memories flooded into him, Qing'er entered his vast spiritual world and abandoned her last thoughts of possessing him.

• Lin Chuan asked the green-clad woman her name and named her Qing'er.
• Qing'er began her sacrifice, turning the Eternal Green Jade Emperor into green light that enveloped Lin Chuan.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu watched as Qing'er's life and origin flowed into Lin Chuan.
• Lin Chuan experienced Qing'er's memories, from her birth and long survival to her failed breakthrough and discovery of him.
• Qing'er appeared in Lin Chuan's spiritual world and admitted she could try to possess him.
• Seeing Lin Chuan's overwhelming spiritual power and believing he could reach godhood, Qing'er let go of her desire to possess him.

Qing'er sacrificed herself to Lin Chuan, transforming his red soul ring into a hundred-thousand-year ring and leaving a remnant of her consciousness beside him. Lin Chuan's Soul Power rose to level fifty-six, and his wings evolved into the Eternal Green Wings.

• Qing'er thanked Lin Chuan for giving her a name, then dissolved into green light in a sacrifice.
• Lin Chuan emerged with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, stunning Flender, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Tang Hao.
• The Eternal Green Jade Emperor appeared behind Lin Chuan with Qing'er's remnant consciousness, which Ye Lingling explained would remain in his spiritual world.
• Lin Chuan's Soul Power climbed from level fifty to fifty-six, and he gained the Eternal Life Domain and Eternal Imprisonment abilities.
• Lin Chuan's Azure Sky Wings absorbed the Eternal Green Jade Emperor's origin and evolved into Eternal Green Wings, gaining greater speed, energy recovery, life and wind control, and instantaneous movement within his domain.

Lin Chuan gained a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone from the Eternal Green Jade Emperor, reaching Level 58 and evolving his External Soul Bone. After the others reacted to his gains, he teased Tang San about turning down a thirty-thousand-year soul ring.

• Lin Chuan absorbed the Eternal Green Jade Emperor's Right Arm Bone and discovered its Jade Annihilation and Jade Avatar skills.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender were stunned by Lin Chuan's new powers and Level 58 Soul Power, while Yu Xiaogang recalled his old claim about useless martial souls.
• Tang Hao regretted preparing a thirty-thousand-year soul ring for Tang San and considered giving him Ah Yin's hundred-thousand-year soul bone instead.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling each resolved to draw closer to Lin Chuan for their own reasons.
• Lin Chuan walked up to Tang San and reminded him that he had never been interested in thirty-thousand-year soul beasts, leaving Tang San dispirited by the comparison.

After Lin Chuan returned to Shrek Academy with the group, Qian Renxue sensed his great increase in strength and learned that a hundred-thousand-year soul beast had sacrificed itself to him. Lin Chuan showed her his Soul Power Detector and asked her to supply rare metals so he could improve it.

• Tang San congratulated Lin Chuan on obtaining the soul rings, and Flender led the group back from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu stayed close to Lin Chuan while Qing'er watched them from within his spiritual world and noted Xiao Wu's unusual reliance on him.
• The group returned to Shrek Academy, where Qian Renxue was waiting at the gates and immediately sensed Lin Chuan had grown much stronger.
• Lin Chuan told Qian Renxue that a nearly hundred-thousand-year soul beast had sacrificed itself to him, shocking both her and Snake Lance Douluo.
• Lin Chuan demonstrated his Soul Power Detector to Qian Renxue and asked her to provide rare metals for further research.

Qian Renxue provided Lin Chuan with rare metals and rejected Snake Lance Douluo’s suggestion to seize his Spirit Bone, choosing instead to bet on his potential. Later, Ye Lingling visited Lin Chuan and asked to try their Martial Soul Fusion Skill again.

• Qian Renxue recognized the value of Lin Chuan’s Soul Power detector and agreed to provide him with rare metals.
• Snake Lance Douluo urged Qian Renxue to take Lin Chuan’s Spirit Bone, but she argued that the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had chosen him willingly because of his potential.
• Snake Lance Douluo accepted Qian Renxue’s decision and resolved to wait and see how far Lin Chuan could go.
• After the others left Shrek Academy, Ye Lingling visited Lin Chuan and asked to try their Martial Soul Fusion Skill again.
• Lin Chuan invited Ye Lingling inside, and they sat facing each other in his room.

Lin Chuan and Ye Lingling fused their spiritual worlds while testing their martial souls, exposing Ye Lingling’s feelings and greatly strengthening their spiritual power. Ye Lingling left early with their fusion kept secret, while Qing’er teased Lin Chuan about his luck with women.

• Lin Chuan and Ye Lingling combined the Blue Silver Emperor and Nine Heart Begonia, entering a shared mental world.
• They sensed each other’s thoughts and feelings, and Lin Chuan realized Ye Lingling loved him.
• After their consciousnesses separated, they discovered their spiritual power had increased and become more controlled, and Lin Chuan suggested they had achieved a legendary fusion of souls.
• Ye Lingling left for the night and promised to keep their experience secret between them.
• Lin Chuan entered his spiritual world, where Qing’er teased him about his fusion with Ye Lingling and his luck with women.

After Lin Chuan and Ye Lingling’s souls merged, Qing'er explained the benefits, and Ye Lingling returned to the dormitory with her spiritual power transformed and her feelings for him deepened. Later, the girls crowded into Lin Chuan’s room, where Zhu Zhuqing watched quietly and, after everyone fell asleep, struggled with whether to act on her long-suppressed feelings.

• Qing'er told Lin Chuan that his soul merging with Ye Lingling’s had benefited both of their cultivation, especially Ye Lingling’s spiritual power.
• Ye Lingling returned to the dormitory, hid her lingering feelings from Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and the others, and thought she had gained a head start in closeness with Lin Chuan.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and the others went to Lin Chuan’s room to ask about his soul skills, while Zhu Zhuqing watched from the corner.
• The girls eventually fell asleep in Lin Chuan’s room, and Zhu Zhuqing wrestled with her feelings as she considered finally approaching him.

Zhu Zhuqing secretly kissed Lin Chuan, while Ye Lingling arrived with breakfast and seemed to have already won a romantic advantage. Over the next half month, the girls continued competing for Lin Chuan’s attention as he worked in his laboratory, and the tournament qualifiers finally began.

• Zhu Zhuqing sneaked up to Lin Chuan and kissed him while the others appeared to be asleep, though Dugu Yan secretly witnessed it.
• Ye Lingling brought breakfast to Lin Chuan and the exhausted girls, prompting them to wonder why she seemed unusually attentive.
• Qing'er analyzed the girls’ rivalry for Lin Chuan and judged Ye Lingling to be in the lead.
• Lin Chuan used rare metals sent by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe as an excuse to stay in his laboratory, but the girls visited in turns to see him.
• Ye Lingling used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill cultivation as a reason to spend time alone with Lin Chuan in the laboratory.
• The qualifiers for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began.

Shrek Academy crushed Elephant Armored Sect Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Thunder Academy, securing a qualifying spot in the Heaven Dou Qualifiers. Dai Mubai then faced Skywater Academy with renewed confidence, but the match had only just begun.

• Tang San, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu defeated Elephant Armored Sect Academy in under ten seconds.
• Dugu Yan poisoned Huo Wu, Tang San stopped Ma Hongjun, and Shrek defeated Blazing Fire Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing knocked Dai Mubai out of the arena, and Tang San led Thunder Academy to a crushing defeat.
• Shrek secured a qualifying spot as the tournament progressed.
• Dai Mubai dismissed Skywater Academy as a team of women and expected Thunder Academy to win, but he realized he was wrong once the match began.

Shui Bing'er’s Skywater Team defeated Thunder Academy with a fusion skill after crediting Lin Chuan’s guidance, while Lin Chuan killed Shi Nian and took his Spirit Bone. Shrek then defeated Canghui Academy to finish the preliminaries undefeated, and the story turned toward the promotion matches.

• Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er used their trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill to freeze Thunder Academy and win, then thanked Lin Chuan for his guidance.
• Shi Nian ambushed Lin Chuan and demanded that Shrek forfeit, but Qing'er shattered Shi Nian’s spiritual attack and killed him.
• Lin Chuan looted Shi Nian’s Illusion Wisdom Skull, planned to give it to Ning Rongrong, and burned Shi Nian’s body.
• Canghui Academy used its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill against Shrek, but Tang San broke the illusion and Shrek knocked all seven opponents from the arena.
• Shrek completed the preliminaries undefeated, and Lin Chuan celebrated with the team before the promotion matches began.

After the preliminaries ended, Lin Chuan gave Ning Rongrong a Spirit Bone, and she kissed him in thanks. Zhu Zhuqing saw them, kissed Lin Chuan too, and left him stunned while Ning Rongrong secretly watched from the corridor.

• At the Shrek banquet, Lin Chuan told the girls to rely on their own abilities in the individual advancement matches, and Tang San said he wanted to challenge the major academies' assault-type captains.
• Ning Rongrong followed Lin Chuan to his room and asked about the Illusion Wisdom Skull, which he gave her because he had saved it for her.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Lin Chuan, then found Zhu Zhuqing waiting outside the door and hurried away.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered and kissed Lin Chuan, then declared that she had chosen him for life before leaving him alone in the room.
• Outside, Zhu Zhuqing calmed herself against the wall and noticed Ning Rongrong furtively watching her from the corridor.

Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that she had kissed Lin Chuan, leaving the two girls tense with jealousy. At the Advancement Tournament, Shrek dominated its matches, and Ning Rongrong revealed the power of her Spirit Bone before the story ended with Lin Chuan surrounded by girls at Shrek's residence.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that she had kissed Lin Chuan and thought she was the better kisser, prompting Ning Rongrong to call her a traitor.
• Tang San defeated Huo Wushuang and went on to defeat six more opponents, including Huo Wu and Ma Hongjun.
• Shrek's members impressed the crowd with their performances, and Ning Rongrong used her Illusion Wisdom Skull to defeat a power-attack Soul Ancestor in seconds.
• Every member of Shrek advanced, while Lin Chuan noted that their first-place finish would not earn them a bye in the first round of the finals.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er visited Shrek, where they noticed the tension between Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing and the other girls gathered around Lin Chuan.

Shui Bing'er visited Shrek to thank Lin Chuan for his guidance, then openly asked whether he was married and proposed that they date. Her bold confession enraged the women around him, and the chapter ended with Ye Lingling silently linking arms with Lin Chuan.

• Shui Bing'er arrived at Shrek's quarters with Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu, where the women had Lin Chuan surrounded.
• Shui Bing'er thanked Lin Chuan for helping Skywater Academy and revealed she had another request.
• Shui Bing'er asked Lin Chuan if he was married and proposed that they try dating, with Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu supporting her.
• Dugu Yan accused Shui Bing'er of poaching Lin Chuan, but Shui Bing'er argued that he was unmarried and free to choose.
• Xiao Wu protested that Lin Chuan was hers, and Ye Lingling silently linked her arm through his.

Lin Chuan rejected Shui Bing'er’s advances until after the finals, while Qian Renxue learned of Shui Bing’er’s interest and planned to travel to Spirit City as a judge. Meanwhile, Huo Wu and Dai Mubai brooded over Blazing Fire Academy’s defeat by Shrek.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stayed silent as Lin Chuan faced Shui Bing’er and the other girls, while Yu Xiaogang left after comparing himself to Lin Chuan and Liu Erlong tried to comfort him.
• Tang San resolved to win the finals so Lin Chuan would give him more attention and guidance.
• Lin Chuan told Shui Bing’er he would discuss her feelings after the tournament, and she left with Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu.
• Qian Renxue learned that Shui Bing’er was pursuing Lin Chuan and arranged for Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo to escort her to Spirit City to serve as a finals judge.
• Huo Wu raged over Blazing Fire Academy’s losses to Shrek while Dai Mubai watched from the shadows.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Yu Tianxin, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian formed a second alliance to defeat Shrek, though Feng Xiaotian warned them that Lin Chuan could turn the match against them. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Lingyuan Douluo to intercept Shrek and target Tang San and Lin Chuan before the tournament.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Yu Tianxin, and Huo Wu agreed to join forces by temporarily transferring Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy members to Thunder Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian warned the alliance that Lin Chuan was Shrek's true backbone, but he joined their plan after seeing Huo Wu's resolve.
• Bibi Dong received a report that Shrek's team included multiple Soul Ancestors and two Soul Kings, threatening Spirit Hall's chances of winning the tournament.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to ambush Shrek on the road to Spirit City, especially targeting Tang San and Lin Chuan.
• Bibi Dong added Lingyuan Douluo to the mission in case a powerful protector guarded Lin Chuan.

Bibi Dong sent Gui Mei, Yue Guan, and Lingyuan Douluo to ambush the Shrek Academy team, while Lin Chuan noticed rival academies had quietly gathered extra elites. On the journey to Spirit City, Qian Renxue summoned Lin Chuan to ask about his Soul Tool plans, and he described a Soul Power-driven carriage that could transform the Empire’s military mobility.

• Bibi Dong ordered three Title Douluo to eliminate the Shrek Academy team, and Yue Guan admitted he admired Lin Chuan and Tang San before agreeing to the mission.
• Gui Mei warned Yue Guan not to hold back, and Lingyuan Douluo followed the two as they set out to prepare the ambush.
• Emperor Xue Ye sent the tournament teams toward Spirit City with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and five hundred Royal Knight Corps members escorting them.
• Lin Chuan told Tang San and the others that rival academies had quietly combined their elites, but dismissed them as no threat to Shrek.
• Qian Renxue invited Lin Chuan to her carriage to ask about his Soul Tool ideas, and he explained his plan for Soul Power-driven carriages that could travel without horses.

Lin Chuan tempted Qian Renxue with Soul Power vehicles and flight wings, then demanded rare materials to develop them. As the convoy came under attack, Tang San impressed the battlefield but was stunned when three powerful Soul Masters targeted him.

• Lin Chuan offered to design Soul Power-powered vehicles and flight wings, and Qian Renxue agreed to secure the rare materials he demanded.
• The convoy entered a valley and was ambushed by nearly fifteen hundred black-clad attackers, including dozens of Soul Kings.
• The Royal Knights and Soul Master academies fought back, while Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to control the battlefield and bolster morale.
• Two Soul Sages and one Soul Douluo locked onto Tang San, overwhelming him with their pressure and leaving him wondering how to respond.