Chapter Summaries

Di Tian fought the golden figure while the formation’s Golden Dragon swallowed Wu Lin and began breaking his Golden Dragon King Seal. Yun Ze detected the Plane Master watching Wu Lin from the sky, though he believed it could not intervene directly.

• Di Tian blocked the golden figure’s attacks and kept him from reaching the Golden Dragon as it swallowed Wu Lin.
• The Golden Dragon’s energy battered Wu Lin’s Golden Dragon King Seal, melting away his fourth seal and extracting his bloodline power.
• The golden figure summoned a golden trident and continued fighting Di Tian, but could not get past him.
• Yun Ze pointed out the red eye watching from the sky, and Gu Yue Na sensed its intimidating gaze.
• Yun Ze identified the watcher as the Plane Master and reassured Gu Yue Na that it seemed unable to act directly.

Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na continued extracting the energy from Wu Lin’s seals while the Plane Master watched and arranged an indirect rescue. After the Golden Tree revealed Wu Lin’s location, Yun Ming set out with two Sea God Pavilion elders to save him.

• Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na they would avoid killing Wu Lin and would release him if the Plane Master intervened indirectly.
• The Golden Dragon absorbed the essence from three broken seals as Di Tian fought the golden phantom.
• The Plane Master and Ah Yin decided to send Wu Lin’s location to Shrek Academy so others could rescue him.
• The Golden Tree stirred at Shrek Academy, and Yun Ming learned from it that Wu Lin needed rescuing.
• Yun Ming left with Song Lao and Li Lao to rescue Wu Lin.

Di Tian grievously wounded the golden Divine Sense Imprint while Wu Lin emerged after ten God Core seals were undone, and Yun Ze obtained the Golden Pearl for Gu Yue Na. As the group prepared to leave, Yun Ming arrived through a Space Passage and recognized Di Tian.

• Di Tian struck the golden figure with the Dragon God Claw, badly damaging it and its energy-formed Trident.
• The Golden Dragon spat Wu Lin out after the first ten God Core seals were undone, and Yun Ze stopped before breaking the eleventh seal.
• Yun Ze took the Golden Pearl from the Golden Dragon and handed it to Gu Yue Na, who suppressed her urge to absorb it.
• Yun Ze and the others sensed an arrival as Yun Ming and two companions emerged from a Space Passage.
• Yun Ming recognized Di Tian and realized the golden figure was a Soul Imprint.

Yun Ming confronted Di Tian and Bear Lord after learning that Dragon Phoenix Hall had abducted Wu Lin and extracted his Dragon Bloodline. As Yun Ming challenged the two to fight him together, Yun Ze ordered them both to stay back.

• Yun Ming found Wu Lin and demanded an explanation from Di Tian and the golden silhouette as Song Lao and Li Lao prepared to fight.
• The golden silhouette sent its remaining spiritual power and memories to Wu Lin before fading away, and Yun Ming realized Di Tian had taken him.
• Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na concluded that the Plane Master had prompted Shrek Academy to rescue Wu Lin, and Yun Ze suggested they leave.
• Yun Ming refused to let them go and revealed that he intended to kill or capture Yun Ze to protect Shrek Academy and obtain the Hundred Year Longevity Pill formula.
• Di Tian challenged Yun Ming, who invited Di Tian and Bear Lord to fight him together, but Yun Ze ordered Bear Lord and Yun Tian to stay where they were.

Yun Ze activated a formation that shielded his group from Yun Ming’s attacks and redirected the Sky Piercing Spear into Li Lao, killing him. Yun Ze and the others escaped through a Space Passage, leaving Yun Ming and Song Lao behind.

• Yun Ming surrounded Yun Ze and his companions with Li Lao and Song Lao, then summoned the Sky Piercing Spear.
• Yun Ze activated his formation, gathering energy into a golden shield that blocked Yun Ming’s first spear attack.
• Yun Ming launched a stronger attack, and Yun Ze opened a black hole in the shield that swallowed the Sky Piercing Spear.
• Yun Ze redirected the spear through another black hole, and it pierced Li Lao’s armor and abdomen, killing him.
• Yun Ze opened a Space Passage and left with Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, and Bear Lord.

After Li Lao died when Yun Ming’s redirected attack struck him, Song Lao and Yun Ming blamed the four people responsible and prepared to go to Mingdu. At Dragon Phoenix Hall, Yun Ze explained his spatial array and told the others to deny Shrek Academy’s accusations when it came to confront them.

• Song Lao caught Li Lao as he fell, grieved over his death, and confronted Yun Ming about his responsibility.
• Yun Ming accepted that the Sea God Pavilion could punish him, while Song Lao vowed to kill the four culprits and Yun Ming declared they would go to Mingdu.
• Yun Ze explained that his array had redirected Yun Ming’s Sky Piercing Spear through a Space Passage, with Di Tian’s spatial energy helping strengthen it.
• Yun Ze warned Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, and Bear Lord that Shrek Academy would come after them over Li Lao’s death and Wu Lin’s abduction.
• Yun Ze instructed them to deny involvement and claim they had remained at Dragon Phoenix Hall all day, leaving the others surprised by his countermeasure.

Yun Ze prepared Dragon Phoenix Hall to deny kidnapping Wu Lin and portray Shrek Academy as the aggressor. Yun Ming and his companions forced their way into Mingdu and attacked Dragon Phoenix Hall, leaving a spear hurtling toward the building.

• Yun Ze instructed Gu Yue Na and Di Tian to coordinate their story, notify the media, and prepare Dragon Phoenix Hall for Shrek Academy’s arrival.
• Gu Yue Na called Ten Thousand Demons King and Demon Spirit back to Mingdu and halted the soul beasts’ search for spiritual treasures.
• Yun Ming and his companions entered Mingdu at high speed, ignored the city’s warnings, and intimidated the mechas sent to intercept them.
• Yun Ming invoked Shrek Academy to stop the city defenses from designating them as kill targets.
• Yun Ming launched the Sky Piercing Spear at Dragon Phoenix Hall while trying to limit the damage to nearby civilians.

Yun Ming and Song Lao attacked the Dragon Phoenix Hall to settle Li Lao’s death, but Di Tian intercepted the Sky Piercing Spear and limited the destruction. Di Tian denied the Hall’s involvement, and as Yun Ming prepared to leave the city for a fight, Federation mechas arrived and blocked his way.

• Di Tian caught Yun Ming’s Sky Piercing Spear before the Dragon Phoenix Hall, while Yun Ming and Song Lao helped contain its blast and minimize casualties.
• Yun Ming declared that he had come to settle scores, but Di Tian denied that the Dragon Phoenix Hall had any grievance with Shrek Academy.
• Yun Ming and Di Tian traded accusations as fleeing bystanders blamed Shrek Academy for the destruction and deaths.
• Di Tian urged Yun Ming to fight outside the city, and Yun Ming challenged him to follow before preparing to leave.
• A group of Federation mechas led by two Red Mechas arrived and told Yun Ming he could not leave Mingdu at will.

Yun Ming confronted Dragon Phoenix Hall while the City Defense Officers and Gu Ming tried to prevent further fighting in Mingdu. After Di Tian denied Yun Ming’s accusations, the dispute turned into a public spectacle, and Yun Ming chose to expose Dragon Phoenix Hall’s alleged lies before acting.

• Yun Ming promised to answer for the damage in Mingdu but warned the City Defense Officers not to interfere with his feud with Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Gu Ming arrived with Xu Lin, Xu Chuan, and other powerful figures, and offered to mediate between Shrek Academy and Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Ming refused to apologize, accusing Dragon Phoenix Hall of abducting Wu Lin and causing a Sea God Pavilion Elder’s death.
• Di Tian denied the accusations, while bystanders criticized Shrek Academy and media workers livestreamed the confrontation.
• The City Defense Officers and Gu Ming urged both sides to discuss the matter peacefully, and Di Tian said Dragon Phoenix Hall was willing to talk and clear its name.
• Yun Ming restrained himself from attacking and prepared to expose what he considered Dragon Phoenix Hall’s lies.

Yun Ming accused the Dragon Phoenix Hall of abducting and harming a Shrek Academy student, but Di Tian undermined his planned Thought Manifestation by first projecting fabricated memories. Yun Ming showed his own images and swore they were genuine, yet Di Tian made a matching oath in Yun Tian’s name, leaving the onlookers unsure what to believe.

• Yun Ming questioned Gu Ming and Xu Lin, who said they would stay neutral unless the Dragon Phoenix Hall was proven innocent, in which case they would support it.
• Yun Ming accused the Dragon Phoenix Hall of abducting a Shrek student for his Dragon Bloodline and cited the student’s condition and other evidence.
• Di Tian used Thought Manifestation to display fabricated images of Yun Ming killing Dragon Phoenix Hall members, casting doubt on whether manifested memories could be trusted.
• Yun Ming projected his own account of the earlier events and swore upon his martial soul that it was real.
• Di Tian made a similar oath using Yun Tian’s name, and the onlookers wondered whether Yun Ming’s images were fabricated too.

Yun Ming and Di Tian disputed whether Di Tian had attacked the site shown in Yun Ming’s footage, so officials agreed to inspect it and compare the residual energy. The two leaders declared war on each other’s factions, while Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na to have Bi Ji leave within half an hour.

• Di Tian denied appearing at the scene or abducting Wu Lin, while Yun Ming insisted the footage proved his guilt.
• Mingdu’s Administrator proposed inspecting the location, and Gu Ming suggested comparing its residual energy with Yun Ming’s.
• Di Tian and Yun Ming each vowed that their faction would fight the other until one side was dead.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng celebrated the prospect of Shrek Academy being weakened by a war with Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Ming entrusted Wu Lin and Li Lao’s body to Hu Song, then led the group north to inspect the site.
• Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na to contact Bi Ji and have her leave within half an hour.

Bi Ji arranged for the Emerald Swans to purify the area while a Golden Winged Roc and a Hell Demon Dragon destroyed traces of Yun Ze’s formations. When Yun Ming and the others arrived, Di Tian denied Dragon Phoenix Hall’s involvement under oath, leaving Yun Ming unable to prove the accusation and forced to wait for another chance to avenge Wu Lin.

• Bi Ji led five Emerald Swans in purifying the area, then sent a Golden Winged Roc and a Hell Demon Dragon to attack and destroy the ground around Yun Ze’s formation traces.
• After half an hour of fighting, Bi Ji and her group left, having spent more than fifty minutes erasing evidence.
• Yun Ming, Di Tian, Gu Ming, and the others arrived and found that the energy fluctuations no longer matched Yun Tian’s.
• Di Tian swore a Martial Soul Oath that he had not arranged for anyone to clean up the scene, and Gu Ming and Xu Lin said they could not attribute the matter to Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Ming admitted that he could not prove Dragon Phoenix Hall’s responsibility and told Song Lao they would have to wait for another opportunity to avenge Wu Lin.

Elder Song and Yun Ming left after failing to force a confrontation with Di Tian, who then used a live broadcast to deny Shrek Academy’s accusations and declare Dragon Phoenix Hall’s conflict with the academy official. Public outrage over the casualties weakened Shrek Academy’s reputation, but its apology and compensation offer began to ease criticism.

• Elder Song and Yun Ming withdrew, and Yun Ming warned Di Tian that Shrek Academy would settle the score someday.
• Di Tian told the assembled media that no energy traces supported Yun Ming’s account and accused Shrek Academy of presenting fake footage and slandering Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Di Tian announced that Dragon Phoenix Hall would stop selling pills and metals to Shrek students, restrict sales of certain pills, and formally declare war on Shrek Academy.
• The live broadcast sparked intense debate on the Star Network, and many people condemned Shrek Academy for civilian deaths and injuries during its attack.
• Shrek Academy issued an apology blaming Dragon Phoenix Hall’s alleged abduction of Wu Lin for the attack, accepting responsibility for the casualties, and promising compensation to victims and their families.

Shrek Academy suppressed public criticism of its attack in Mingdu and redirected blame toward Dragon Phoenix Hall, while Yun Ze prepared a mecha that unowned Soul Spirits could control. The chapter ended with Yun Ze explaining his design for a Black Mecha intended for a monkey.

• Shrek Academy's public relations team silenced much of the Star Network criticism and spread posts accusing Dragon Phoenix Hall of abducting Wu Lin.
• The Federation Police Department issued a mild condemnation and ordered Shrek Academy to compensate for damaged buildings, while other factions' attacks on the academy gained little traction.
• Bear Lord complained about Shrek Academy's counterattack, and Di Tian and Bi Ji pointed out that Dragon Phoenix Hall had in fact abducted Wu Lin and falsely accused the academy.
• Yun Ze said public opinion would not resolve the conflict and told Bear Lord to focus on forging components from the blueprints he provided.
• Yun Ze explained to Gu Yue Na and the others that he had designed a Black Mecha that would allow unowned Soul Spirits to enter and control it.

Yun Ze explained that Soul Spirits could permanently inhabit specially designed mechs, giving Soul Beasts a chance to live again in mechanical bodies. He offered to teach Gu Yue Na how to make them and clarified how his simplified arrays reduced the Soul Power needed to inscribe powerful formations.

• Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na and Di Tian that a Soul Spirit could merge permanently with a mech and control it as a new body, which he called a Mecha Beast or robot.
• Gu Yue Na and the other Soul Beasts became excited at the prospect of Soul Spirits returning to life in mechanical bodies, and Gu Yue Na asked Yun Ze to teach her how to build the mechs.
• Yun Ze agreed to teach Gu Yue Na and explained that his improved arrays required less Soul Power than ordinary seventh-level arrays.
• Gu Yue Na questioned how Yun Ze could inscribe formations more complex than ninth-level arrays but not ordinary seventh- or eighth-level Soul Guidance Arrays.
• Yun Ze compared inscription to traveling different mountain roads and explained that his simplified arrays traded greater technical difficulty for lower Soul Power demands, which Gu Yue Na understood.

Yun Ze arranged to buy powerful soul spirits and lent Gu Yue Na the Dragon Pearl to absorb its Golden Dragon King Bloodline. At the Golden Tree, Wu Lin learned that Tang San was his father and that Ah Yin intended to awaken his suppressed bloodline so he could survive the remaining Golden Dragon King Seals.

• Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na to have Leng Yaozhu arrange Dragon Phoenix Hall's purchase of twenty high-quality Ten Thousand Year Soul Spirits at above-market prices.
• Yun Ze gave Gu Yue Na the Dragon Pearl, asking her to absorb its Golden Dragon King Bloodline while leaving its pure energy for him.
• Yun Ming and the Sea God Pavilion members brought the weakened Wu Lin before the Golden Tree, whose golden light drew him into a golden realm.
• Old Jin introduced himself as the Golden Tree's Tree Spirit, and Ah Yin told Wu Lin that his father was Tang San.
• Ah Yin explained that the Golden Dragon King Bloodline had suppressed Wu Lin's natural bloodline and that losing part of it put his life at risk.
• Wu Lin asked whether he could awaken a stronger martial soul, and Ah Yin said she would help him awaken his bloodline.

Ah Yin began awakening Wu Lin’s bloodline, while Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na entered the Spirit Ascension Platform so Yun Ze could seek the Lava Monarch as a Soul Spirit. They traveled toward the platform’s center to find it.

• Ah Yin lifted Wu Lin and began awakening his bloodline, sensing that he could possess both the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
• Gu Yue Na explained that the Mingdu branch’s four-thousand-year-old Lava Monarch was an immensely powerful, untamable Soul Spirit that had never been successfully absorbed.
• Yun Ze assured Gu Yue Na that the fire-element Lava Monarch would submit to him, and they entered metal capsules to access the Spirit Ascension Platform.
• Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na appeared in the platform’s forest and discussed how human intelligence and Soul Beasts’ longevity had shaped the conflict between them.
• Yun Ze changed the subject, and he and Gu Yue Na headed toward the forest’s center to find the Lava Monarch.

Yun Ze tested the Spirit Ascension Platform by defeating a simulated Black Tiger and studying the energy it left behind. He realized he could build a simpler Spirit Ascension Device, leading Gu Yue Na to imagine replacing the Spirit Pagoda.

• Yun Ze killed a Black Tiger with two flame arrows, and its energy surged toward him.
• Yun Ze examined the energy before letting the Blazing Fire Nine-Headed Bird absorb it, discovering how spirit ascension worked.
• Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na that he could make a simple Spirit Ascension Device, though he lacked the Soul Power to replicate the full platform.
• Gu Yue Na explained that the Spirit Pagoda had kept the platform's secrets from other forces and that Yun Ze's device could break its monopoly.
• Gu Yue Na decided she would rather see the Spirit Pagoda replaced, especially if her Ten Thousand Year Artificial Soul Spirit research also succeeded.

Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na tracked down the Lava Monarch, where Yun Ze's Flame Phoenix began draining the soul beast's fire and strength. The Lava Monarch fled as its flames dwindled, while the outcome of the pursuit remained unresolved.

• Yun Ze explained that developing a Ten Thousand Year Artificial Soul Spirit could undermine the Spirit Pagoda's monopoly, and Gu Yue Na vowed to succeed while asking for his help if needed.
• Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na followed the Lava Monarch's route map, and Yun Ze killed several soul beasts to nourish the Blazing Fire Nine-Headed Bird.
• Gu Yue Na and Yun Ze found the Lava Monarch by following its scorched trail, and Yun Ze sent his Flame Phoenix to attack it.
• The Flame Phoenix evaded the Lava Monarch's attacks and absorbed the flames from its body, weakening the soul beast.
• The Lava Monarch abandoned its attacks and ran wildly to escape the Flame Phoenix.

Yun Ze defeated and absorbed the Lava Monarch as his Soul Spirit, reaching rank thirty-one and becoming a three-ringed Soul Elder. After leaving the Spirit World, he woke in a cabinet surrounded by Spirit Pagoda staff led by Wei Yang.

• Yun Ze and the phoenix drained the Lava Monarch's flames until it collapsed, and Yun Ze began absorbing it as a Soul Spirit.
• The Lava Monarch resisted, but Yun Ze burned its soul with golden flames until it surrendered.
• Yun Ze completed the absorption, gained a third purple soul ring, and broke through to rank thirty-one.
• Gu Yue Na congratulated Yun Ze on becoming a Soul Elder at just over six years old, and Yun Ze sensed interference from outside the Spirit World.
• Yun Ze woke in a cabinet as Wei Yang and other Spirit Pagoda staff stared at him and Gu Yue Na with suspicion.