Chapter Summaries

Yin Chen absorbed a Wind Spirit Deer’s Soul Ring and gained the soul skill Dreamlike Bubble, which recreated past phenomena in the present. His tests showed that the returning wind blade could cut through powerful defenses, leaving Manyi stunned by its potential.

• Manyi restrained a Wind Spirit Deer, and Yin Chen killed it and absorbed its Soul Ring, reaching level twelve and becoming a one-ring Soul Master.
• Yin Chen revealed that his first soul skill, Dreamlike Bubble, could recreate phenomena that had already occurred and ended.
• Yin Chen demonstrated the skill by recreating a wind blade that cut through Xu Jiujiu’s sturdy level-four Soul Tool longsword.
• Manyi asked Yin Chen to test the skill against her, and the recreated wind blade pierced her starlight shield as though it had not existed.

Yin Chen tested his powerful first soul skill, Dreamlike Bubble, and learned how Xu Jiujiu’s Star Crown Sect had planned her third Soul Ring in advance. Meanwhile, Castorice cultivated with the Death God Meditation Method in a costly medicinal pool at the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Manyi narrowly dodged Yin Chen’s Dreamlike Bubble, which recreated his earlier wind-blade attack and cut through her Soul Power shield.
• Yin Chen explained the soul skill’s heavy Soul Power cost and tactical limitations, while Xu Jiujiu noted that his Future Sight could help him use it against stronger opponents.
• Xu Jiujiu described how her royal family and sect had selected a suitable Soul Beast and location for her third Soul Ring, and Manyi led the group toward the target.
• At the Holy Spirit Cult, Castorice cultivated in Hundred Herb Jade Marrow Liquid while practicing the Death God Meditation Method taught by Ye Xishui.
• Feiyan told Castorice that her medicinal pool cost nearly eight million Gold Soul Coins and praised Ye Xishui’s generosity.

Castorice discovered that the True Blood of Myriad Karmas, a causality-defying power left by her collapsed system, had awakened, though she was too weak to control it. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Yin Chen sensed its first activation and realized it was about to create a Nirvana Corpse nearby.

• While absorbing costly medicine, Castorice felt a strange power stir within her soul, and Ronova identified it as a legacy of her system that transcended causality.
• Castorice realized the power was the True Blood of Myriad Karmas, which could resurrect historical beings as Nirvana Corpses under her control, but she could not yet wield it.
• Castorice resolved to focus on growing stronger and accepted that the power might cause upheaval in the world.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Manyi restrained a seventeen-hundred-year Starlight Scorpion, and Xu Jiujiu killed it to obtain her third Soul Ring.
• Yin Chen sensed the True Blood of Myriad Karmas activating nearby and wondered which historical monster it would revive as its first Nirvana Corpse.

Yin Chen sensed Castorice’s True Blood of Myriad Karmas awaken a Nirvana Corpse near Shrek Academy’s hunting party. Yan Shaozhe and the others faced the corpse as it began to emerge, leaving Ma Xiaotao shaken by its mental attack.

• Yin Chen noticed an invisible karmic formation send a drop of blood into the earth, while Manyi remained unaware.
• Yan Shaozhe watched Ma Xiaotao battle a six-thousand-year Lava Giant Lizard, supported by Zhang Lexuan and Wu Ming.
• The Nirvana Corpse’s deathly aura spread beneath an ancient tree near the Shrek group, and Yan Shaozhe sensed the evil presence.
• The corpse burst from the ground, causing the Lava Giant Lizard and the Shrek disciples to recoil in terror.
• The corpse released a mental ripple that made Ma Xiaotao see visions of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

A Nirvana Corpse emerged from the ground and nearly killed Ma Xiaotao before Yan Shaozhe intervened. The corpse awakened memories and the Blazing Spirit Kite Martial Soul, revealing herself as a Title Douluo, and her battle with Yan Shaozhe reached a stalemate.

• The Nirvana Corpse crawled out of the ground and lunged at Ma Xiaotao, but Yan Shaozhe appeared and knocked her away with a punch.
• The Nirvana Corpse recovered fragments of her memories and manifested the Blazing Spirit Kite Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings.
• Wu Ming and Zhang Lexuan realized the creature was a Title Douluo, while Yan Shaozhe prepared to face her again.
• The Nirvana Corpse attacked Yan Shaozhe with a death-infused fire skill, and he countered with the Bright Phoenix's sacred flames.
• Yan Shaozhe suppressed the Nirvana Corpse, but her hardened body and rapid healing kept him from defeating her, leaving the fight at a stalemate.

Xu Jiujiu, Yin Chen, and Nebula Douluo Manyi went to watch Yan Shaozhe battle a powerful undead woman, and Yin Chen recognized her as the long-dead Lingyuan Douluo. Lingyuan regained her memories and reason, realizing she had become a Nirvana Corpse, but she still longed for life force.

• Manyi sensed Yan Shaozhe fighting a powerful, evil presence, and Xu Jiujiu persuaded her to take them closer to the battle.
• Manyi brought Xu Jiujiu and Yin Chen to the battlefield, where they watched Yan Shaozhe repeatedly attack an undead woman who rapidly healed from her wounds.
• Yin Chen recognized the woman as Lingyuan Douluo, a Spirit Hall elder who had died in the Star Dou Great Forest ten thousand years earlier.
• Lingyuan stopped attacking as her madness receded, and Yan Shaozhe cautiously halted his assault.
• Lingyuan regained her memories and understood that a mysterious power had revived her as a Nirvana Corpse, leaving her longing for life force.

Lingyuan Douluo learned that ten thousand years had passed since the destruction of Spirit Hall and tried to escape the present-day Soul Masters. Yan Shaozhe and Nebula Douluo Manyi attacked together, and Lingyuan Douluo’s clash with Yan Shaozhe’s full-force strike left her facing a devastating cost.

• Lingyuan Douluo asked Yan Shaozhe and the others who they were and where she was, then asked whether Spirit Hall still existed and what year it was.
• Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan explained that Spirit Hall had been destroyed ten thousand years earlier and described the present-day empires, leading Yan Shaozhe to realize Lingyuan Douluo was an undead from the distant past.
• Realizing Yan Shaozhe and another Title Douluo threatened her, Lingyuan Douluo fled toward the deeper Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yan Shaozhe asked Nebula Douluo Manyi to stop Lingyuan Douluo, and Manyi used her Galaxy Barrier to block her escape.
• Yan Shaozhe transformed into his Bright Phoenix avatar and attacked Lingyuan Douluo with Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike.
• Lingyuan Douluo turned to meet the attack with a torrent of deathly aura and flames, and the collision blasted a huge crater through the forest.

Lingyuan Douluo escaped into the Star Dou Great Forest after breaking through Manyi’s Galaxy Barrier, despite Yan Shaozhe’s attack. After the survivors regrouped, Yan Shaozhe prepared to return to Shrek Academy and warned Zhang Lexuan and Wu Ming to focus on their training and the coming tournament.

• Lingyuan Douluo used her collision with the Galaxy Barrier to break it, then escaped into the forest after Yan Shaozhe’s golden flame scorched her.
• Yan Shaozhe and Manyi acknowledged that Lingyuan Douluo’s undead body had let her survive their combined assault, while Yin Chen and Xu Jiujiu approached the ruined battlefield.
• Xu Jiujiu greeted Yan Shaozhe, who thanked Manyi for her help and noticed Yin Chen’s talent without attempting to recruit him.
• Yan Shaozhe told Ma Xiaotao to absorb the Lava Giant Lizard’s Soul Ring before they returned to the academy, while Xu Jiujiu and Manyi departed with Yin Chen.
• Yan Shaozhe told Wu Ming and Zhang Lexuan that Lingyuan Douluo’s appearance suggested a serious threat and urged them to prepare for the upcoming academy tournament.

After the battle in the Star Dou Great Forest, Xu Jiujiu and her companions raced toward Star Luo City to report that Lingyuan Douluo appeared to have returned from ten thousand years in the past. Yin Chen realized that she was only the first of many ancient beings who might be revived, and that the True Blood of Myriad Karmas could unleash upheaval across the continent.

• Yan Shaozhe worried about the escaped undead and resolved to report the matter to the Sea God Pavilion.
• Yin Chen, Xu Jiujiu, and Nebula Douluo Manyi reunited with Uncle Hui and hurried toward Star Luo City in their Soul Guidance Carriage.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Manyi whether Lingyuan Douluo was an Evil Soul Master, and Manyi judged that the woman genuinely seemed to have crossed ten thousand years of time.
• Xu Jiujiu ordered the carriage to travel at maximum speed so they could report the incident to the emperor and investigate it.
• Yin Chen recognized that Lingyuan Douluo was a Nirvana Corpse and foresaw that the True Blood of Myriad Karmas would revive more beings from history.

Yin Chen accepted the consequences of igniting the True Blood of Myriad Karmas and resolved to use the coming chaos to pursue supreme power. After arriving in Star Luo City, he was given Snow-Listening Pavilion, a generous allowance, and a household staff by Xu Jiujiu.

• Yin Chen reflected that he would bear the sins and deaths caused by his ambitions, while focusing on gaining strength and freedom.
• After several days of travel, Yin Chen arrived in Star Luo City and took in the scale and prosperity of the imperial capital.
• Xu Jiujiu brought Yin Chen and Uncle Hui to Snow-Listening Pavilion near the imperial palace and gave the residence to Yin Chen.
• Xu Jiujiu gave Uncle Hui a card containing one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for household expenses and Yin Chen's cultivation needs.
• Yin Chen saw that the royal family had already arranged more than a dozen maids and servants to staff Snow-Listening Pavilion.

Yin Chen moved into Snow-Listening Pavilion, the lavish residence and resources Xu Jiujiu had provided as the Star Luo Imperial Family’s investment in him. He began cultivating with Ye Xishui’s Death God Meditation Method while waiting for a meditation technique better suited to his time attribute.

• Xu Jiujiu gave Yin Chen a token and told him to seek her out in the imperial city if he faced difficulties before leaving with Nebula Douluo Manyi.
• Yin Chen entered Snow-Listening Pavilion and accepted the estate, servants, and spending money as support he would repay once he grew stronger.
• Yin Chen inspected his prepared room, approved of it, and settled in while Uncle Hui went to arrange the household’s affairs.
• Yin Chen began cultivating with Ye Xishui’s Death God Meditation Method, which worked at seventy percent of Castorice’s efficiency despite its poor compatibility with his time attribute.
• Golden Soul Power gathered around Yin Chen as he focused on cultivation.

Yin Chen enrolled in Star Luo Royal Junior Spirit Master Academy at Xu Jiujiu’s request and joined Freshman Class One. As the students introduced themselves, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu revealed their powerful Martial Souls and noble family ties.

• Xu Jiujiu took Yin Chen to the academy and arranged for Dean Li to enroll him in Freshman Class One.
• Dean Li assigned Yin Chen to Teacher Zhou, who showed him around the academy and led him to class.
• Yin Chen quietly chose a seat by the window as Zhou Cheng began the students’ introductions.
• Dai Huabin introduced himself as a six-year-old with a White Tiger Martial Soul and level-nine Soul Power.
• Zhu Lu introduced herself as a six-year-old with a Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul and level-eight Soul Power.

Yin Chen revealed his extraordinary Soul Power at Star Luo Royal Junior Spirit Master Academy, then spent two years growing stronger and becoming the academy’s dominant student. At level twenty-four, he remained surrounded by friends while Dai Huabin continued to challenge him without ever forcing him to use his first soul skill.

• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo introduced themselves as six-year-old twins with hair Martial Souls and level-eight Soul Power.
• Yin Chen announced that he was six years old, had the Archon of Time Martial Soul, and possessed level-twelve Soul Power, astonishing his classmates and Teacher Zhou Cheng.
• Two years later, Yin Chen had reached level twenty-four and walked with Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Xu Yun at Star Luo Royal Junior Spirit Master Academy.
• Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo praised Yin Chen’s Soul Power micro-control lessons, while Xu Yun criticized how gently he had handled some upperclassmen.
• Dai Huabin had challenged Yin Chen seventeen times and lost each time without making him use his first soul skill; Dai Luoli continued to admire Xu Yun.

Yin Chen accepted Dai Huabin’s rematch after Dai Huabin reached Level 21 and gained his second Soul Ring. As Dai Huabin launched his strongest attack, Yin Chen revealed that his own second Soul Ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, shocking everyone watching.

• Dai Huabin challenged Yin Chen to another fight after breaking through to Level 21 and becoming a Soul Grandmaster.
• Yin Chen agreed, and the students and teachers gathered to watch while Zhu Lu worried about Dai Huabin.
• Dai Huabin attacked with his White Tiger Soul Skills, but Yin Chen used Future Sight and the Wind of Time to evade and counter him.
• Dai Huabin grew frustrated and gathered all his strength into a powerful punch aimed at Yin Chen.
• Yin Chen summoned both Soul Rings, revealing a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring that left the crowd stunned.

Yin Chen revealed his thousand-year second Soul Ring and used The Other Me to defeat Dai Huabin, then explained the skill’s limits to his friends. Several days later, Xu Jiujiu came to speak with him, leaving Xu Yun wondering whether Yin Chen might someday become her uncle-in-law.

• Yin Chen’s second Soul Ring appeared, and he used The Other Me to let Dai Huabin’s punch pass through him before knocking Dai Huabin unconscious.
• Yin Chen told Lan Susu and the others that The Other Me shifted his temporal phase, making him difficult to target, but consumed much power and prevented him from attacking while active.
• Several days later, Xu Jiujiu arrived at the academy and asked Yin Chen to speak with her outside.
• Xu Yun watched Yin Chen leave with Xu Jiujiu and suspected that her aunt’s unusual attention to him meant he might someday become her uncle-in-law.

Xu Jiujiu took Yin Chen around Star Luo City's commercial district, treating him to food and buying him several outfits. Xu Yun and her friends secretly followed them, but Xu Jiujiu caught them in an alley.

• Xu Jiujiu praised Yin Chen for defeating Dai Huabin and discussed the power and limits of his second soul skill, The Other Me.
• Xu Jiujiu took Yin Chen shopping, bought him treats, and paid for several expensive outfits.
• Xu Yun, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Dai Luoli followed the pair and speculated that Xu Jiujiu and Yin Chen looked like a couple.
• Xu Jiujiu spotted the four followers and led Yin Chen into an alley, where she confronted Xu Yun and her friends.

Xu Jiujiu warned Xu Yun and her companions to stay inside the academy because Nirvana Corpses had been appearing in Star Luo City. After escorting Yin Chen and the youngsters back to the academy, she reflected on how she was building a sincere bond with Yin Chen to secure his loyalty to the empire.

• Xu Jiujiu scolded Xu Yun for her unruly behavior, but Yin Chen intervened and persuaded her to let the girl go.
• Xu Jiujiu warned Xu Yun, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Dai Luoli not to leave the academy without a teacher because Star Luo City was unsafe.
• Yin Chen recognized that a Nirvana Corpse had revived and attacked someone in the city, and he understood why powerful groups were investigating the incidents.
• Xu Yun promised to be careful, and Xu Jiujiu escorted Yin Chen and the youngsters to the academy before departing by carriage.
• Xu Jiujiu recalled Emperor Xu Jiawei's advice that emotional bonds, rather than favors and benefits alone, were key to winning someone's loyalty.

Xu Jiujiu reflected on building a lasting bond with Yin Chen, while Castorice hunted a Nether Ghost Tiger and absorbed its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. The chapter ended with eight-year-old Castorice reaching level thirty-three with purple, purple, and black Soul Rings, astonishing Feiyan.

• Xu Jiujiu recalled Xu Jiawei's advice and resolved to cultivate a personal bond with Yin Chen as he grew.
• Feiyan restrained a nearly fifteen-thousand-year Nether Ghost Tiger in the Evil Demon Forest and told Castorice it was ready.
• Castorice killed the Nether Ghost Tiger with her Styx Death Scythe and began absorbing its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Castorice withstood the Soul Ring's energy and resentment with the support of her Chrysos Heirs bloodline and Archon of Death Martial Soul.
• Castorice stabilized her third Soul Ring and broke through to level thirty-three, leaving Feiyan astonished by her progress.

Castorice reached Soul Elder at age eight after absorbing her third Soul Ring, while Dugu Bo encountered her in the forest and reflected on his isolation in a world ten thousand years beyond his own. Yin Chen sensed Castorice’s progress from afar and learned that she had reached level thirty-three.

• Feiyan recalled Castorice’s extraordinary cultivation, victories over the Holy Spirit Cult’s elite disciples, and the protection Zhongli Wu and Ye Xishui had given her.
• Dugu Bo appeared in the forest after sensing the energy from Castorice’s breakthrough, and Feiyan shielded Castorice while confronting him.
• Dugu Bo explained that he meant no harm and described himself as a resurrected corpse who owed the Holy Spirit Cult for giving him shelter.
• Dugu Bo left after studying Castorice, while Feiyan remained cautious.
• At the Star-Gazing Platform, Yin Chen sensed Castorice’s Soul Power fluctuations and smiled when he learned she had become a level-thirty-three Soul Elder with three rings.

Yin Chen weighed the danger of personally seeking the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and decided to use Dugu Bo to retrieve its immortal herbs instead. Three years later, Yin Chen reached level thirty-eight and prepared to leave Star Luo Royal Junior Spirit Master Academy, having repeatedly defeated Dai Huabin.

• Yin Chen considered the risks of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and concluded that its possible connection to Tang San and the God Realm made a personal visit too dangerous.
• Yin Chen planned to guide Dugu Bo through Castorice into returning to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and sharing any immortal herbs, possibly by appealing to the needs of Nirvana Corpses.
• Three years passed, and Yin Chen reached level thirty-eight after obtaining a nearly seven-thousand-year Soul Ring with Nebula Douluo Manyi's protection.
• Xu Yun continued to trust Yin Chen, while Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo became his devoted fans and raised their cultivation to level twenty-seven.
• Dai Huabin challenged Yin Chen dozens of times and lost each time, but continued to recognize Yin Chen as a stronger rival.