Chapter Summaries

Gu You won the ninth-grade Sky Crystal Barrier for thirty million Federal Coins, then followed his intuition and bid on an ancient map. A shadowy bidder challenged him, and the auction for the map remained unresolved.

• Bai Haoze bid on Gu You’s behalf, and Gu You’s Golden Pupils frightened other bidders into backing down from the Sky Crystal Barrier.
• Xu Mingzhi sold the Sky Crystal Barrier to Bai Haoze’s party for thirty million Federal Coins.
• Xu Mingzhi presented an ancient map from the Sun Moon Empire that might lead to an undiscovered secret realm.
• Gu You felt compelled to acquire the map and told Bai Haoze to bid; she raised the price to twelve million Federal Coins.
• A shadowed bidder at the edge of the hall raised the map’s price to fifteen million, and Gu You suspected he was deliberately provoking him.

Gu You and Bai Haoze won the Sky Crystal Barrier and an ancient map at the Tiandou Auction, while Gu You declined to bid on a wolf soul bone. When he touched the map, he saw a vision of a nine-colored blade destroying him, then returned to himself as Bai Haoze paid for their purchases.

• Bai Haoze raised the bid on the ancient map to thirty-five million, and the gray-cloaked elder stopped bidding.
• Xu Mingzhi presented a twelve-thousand-year Gale Demon Wolf left leg bone, which sold for one hundred and thirty million after Gu You declined to bid.
• After the auction, Xu Mingzhi brought Gu You and Bai Haoze the Sky Crystal Barrier and the ancient map they had won.
• Gu You inspected the Sky Crystal Barrier and passed it to Bai Haoze to carry.
• When Gu You touched the map, he saw a vision of a nine-colored blade crushing him and heard a voice declare, “Today, I sentence you to destruction!”
• Gu You came back to himself, and Bai Haoze handed Xu Mingzhi the payment card to settle the bill.

After buying an ancient map tied to a vision of a nine-colored blade, Gu You learned it had been excavated from a Sun Moon Empire Emperor’s mausoleum. On the way back to the hotel, Gu You and Bai Haoze were confronted by a desperate evil soul master who demanded the map, and Bai Haoze prepared to fight as Gu You activated the Sky Crystal Barrier.

• Gu You studied the ancient map, then learned from Xu Mingzhi that it had reportedly been excavated from a Sun Moon Empire Emperor’s mausoleum near Ming City.
• Gu You and Bai Haoze left Tiandou Auction House with the map after Xu Mingzhi offered to buy back information about its secrets.
• A gray-cloaked old man blocked their path and demanded that Gu You hand over the map.
• The old man revealed himself as a seven-ring evil soul master, transformed into a dragon, and formed battle armor from his shattered prayer beads.
• Bai Haoze summoned his Radiant Unicorn martial soul and warned Gu You to stay behind her as the evil soul master threatened to attack.
• Someone called for Gu You to catch something, and Gu You activated the Sky Crystal Barrier.

Gu You used the Sky Crystal Barrier and his newly awakened flight to support Bai Haoze as they fought Evil Soul Elder. The elder transformed into his Fire Dragon True Body, forcing Bai Haoze to activate her battle armor and Radiant Unicorn True Body while the fight continued over Tiandou Auction House.

• Bai Haoze activated the Sky Crystal Barrier around Gu You, who entered martial soul possession and discovered he could fly.
• Gu You harassed Evil Soul Elder with fire arrows as Bai Haoze attacked him with a light blade, but the elder blocked their assault.
• Evil Soul Elder transformed into his Fire Dragon True Body and declared that anyone standing between him and the godsend would die.
• Bai Haoze activated her battle armor and Radiant Unicorn True Body, then charged the transformed elder to keep the battle from spreading through Tiandou's inner city.
• Gu You struck Evil Soul Elder with lightning, giving Bai Haoze an opening to headbutt him and send him flying.
• Evil Soul Elder spat black flames at Gu You, and the Sky Crystal Barrier gathered its shards into a shield wall to block the attack.

Gu You and Bai Haoze fought Evil Soul Elder until Lin Qing arrived and killed him, after which the two left the scene. On the way, Gu You noticed a familiar-looking blue-haired man named Wu Changkong, whose negative emotions he sensed from afar.

• Gu You used the Sky Crystal Barrier to reflect Evil Soul Elder’s attack and taunted him into charging at the barrier.
• Bai Haoze bound Evil Soul Elder with Radiant Chain while three Tiandou City Enforcement Mechas arrived.
• Evil Soul Elder broke free and attacked the mechas, but Lin Qing pierced him with his spear and killed him.
• Lin Qing apologized to Gu You and Bai Haoze, then said the auction house would handle the aftermath and let them leave.
• Gu You and Bai Haoze walked away, and Gu You spotted Wu Changkong across the street and sensed his longing and melancholy.

After encountering Wu Changkong, Gu You recovered from the battle and planned to investigate the ancient map and put the Sky Crystal Barrier to use. Leng Yaozhu learned that the map might have come from a robbed Sun-Moon Imperial Mausoleum, leaving her concerned that the Xu Family did not yet know.

• Gu You recognized Wu Changkong in Tiandou City, and Wu Changkong noticed the masked child’s spiritual fluctuations before leaving.
• Gu You returned to the hotel, meditated to recover, and planned to ask Leng Yaozhu about returning to Heavenly Spirit Pagoda and investigating the map.
• At Heavenly Spirit Pagoda, Leng Yaozhu defended her decision to have Gu You join the Spirit Transmission Hall and declared her confidence in him.
• Leng Yaozhu called Gu You, who explained that an Evil Soul Master had attacked him and Bai Haoze over the ancient map, leaving Bai Haoze weakened.
• Gu You showed Leng Yaozhu the Sky Crystal Barrier and map, explaining that the map supposedly came from a Sun Moon Empire imperial mausoleum.
• Leng Yaozhu suspected the Sun-Moon Imperial Mausoleum had been robbed and that the Xu Family might not know.

Gu You agreed to join the Spirit Transmission Hall after learning that missions could earn points redeemable for rare spirit souls, and Leng Yaozhu arranged his move to Shrek City. When Bai Haoze entered deep meditation, Gu You set out for the city with Bai Zhicen instead.

• Leng Yaozhu asked Gu You whether he wanted to learn the secret behind the map, and he asked her to find an expert to decipher it.
• Leng Yaozhu explained the Spirit Transmission Hall’s security missions and told Gu You that enough points could buy a hundred-thousand-year spirit soul.
• Gu You agreed to join the Spirit Transmission Hall, and Leng Yaozhu promised to arrange simple missions after he turned nine while prioritizing his studies and growth.
• Gu You went to Bai Haoze’s room and learned from Bai Zhicen that her brother had entered deep meditation.
• Gu You left Tiandou Hotel for Shrek City with Bai Zhicen.

Gu You arrived in Shrek City and went to the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda to meet Leng Yaozhu. There he encountered Gu Yue, who sensed his extraordinary spiritual power, leaving both of them intrigued by their unexpected meeting.

• On the train, Gu You learned that Bai Zhicen had been with the Spirit Transmission Pagoda since awakening at age six.
• Gu You and Bai Zhicen arrived in Shrek City, where Gu You saw the towering Heavenly Spirit Pagoda and learned more about its influence.
• Bai Zhicen left Gu You at the Pagoda entrance and gave him his belongings and Bai Haoze's black card before going to watch over her meditating older sister.
• Gu You found the black elevator, where he unexpectedly met Gu Yue as she stepped out.
• Gu You and Gu Yue introduced themselves, exchanged a curious look, and went their separate ways; Gu Yue recognized his Spirit Sea Realm spiritual power and wondered about meeting him again.

Gu You met Leng Yaozhu at the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, where they discussed Gu Yue, an ancient map, and Gu You’s plans for his future. He chose forging as his second profession and received arrangements for his studies, lodging, and equipment.

• Gu You arrived on the twenty-second floor and told Leng Yaozhu that he had met Gu Yue, whom she had granted Black-Rank Spirit Envoy clearance.
• Leng Yaozhu examined the Ancient Map and said a specialist might need months or years to decipher it, while Gu You said he would personally investigate its secret.
• Gu You resolved to pursue the path to godhood so that he and the people around him would not be limited by their lifespans.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Gu You to choose a second profession, and he decided to try forging.
• Leng Yaozhu promised to arrange a forging teacher, academy courses, and lodging for Gu You, who also requested a storage Soul Guidance Device and a Milk Bottle.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu You that the black card held around two hundred million Federal Coins and let him use the money, while warning him not to spend recklessly.

Three years after Leng Yaozhu gave Gu You a Fire Phoenix Bracelet and a fortune, Gu You entered the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform for his final training before Spirit Transmission Hall missions. He killed a ten-year wild boar with ease and flew deeper into the platform.

• Leng Yaozhu gave Gu You the Fire Phoenix Bracelet and promised to find him a level-seven soul power milk bottle.
• Three years later, Gu You entered the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform wearing a silver bracelet and prepared to fight.
• The monitoring room director told the staff to watch Gu You closely and force him out if danger arose, explaining that he was Leng Yaozhu’s disciple and a top young soul master.
• Gu You encountered a ten-year wild boar, revealed his three purple soul rings and Creation Heaven Phoenix, and burned it into spiritual power motes.
• Gu You judged the boar’s spiritual power negligible and flew toward the depths of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Gu You entered the Primary Riot Spirit Ascension Platform and came across Wu Sidu fighting a thousand-year Blood Bear. After her family’s three soul masters were defeated, Wu Sidu switched to her White Tiger martial soul and was blasted high into the air, while Gu You watched from above.

• Gu You searched for stronger opponents and considered hunting the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear for its right arm palm bone before Tang Wulin could claim it.
• Gu You killed a ten-year Wind Baboon with a fireball, then flew toward a scream coming from deeper in the forest.
• Wu Sidu and three family soul masters fought a Blood Bear, but the bear’s mutated Berserk skill quickly defeated all three companions.
• Gu You recognized Wu Sidu as the future ninth-ranked prodigy and chose to watch instead of helping her.
• Wu Sidu switched to her White Tiger martial soul and attacked the Blood Bear, which sent her flying more than a hundred meters into the air.

Gu You rescued Wu Sidu from a Blood Bear in the Spirit Ascension Platform and defeated the beast with his Light of Creation and wind spear. He gave Wu Sidu the Blood Bear’s spiritual power, and she left knowing his name.

• Wu Sidu fell from a great height after the Blood Bear struck her, but Gu You caught her with his rainbow wings.
• Gu You set Wu Sidu down and faced the Blood Bear, revealing three purple soul rings.
• Gu You used Light of Creation to drain the Blood Bear’s vitality, then pierced it with a wind spear.
• Gu You offered the Blood Bear’s spiritual power to Wu Sidu because it was no longer useful to him.
• Wu Sidu thanked Gu You, introduced herself, and said she would remember his name.

Gu You challenged and killed the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the elementary Spirit Ascension Platform’s guardian, astonishing the staff monitoring him. He claimed the beast’s Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Arm Palm Bone and began fusing with it.

• Wu Sidu thanked Gu You, offered him her family’s gratitude in Star Luo City, and stayed behind to absorb the Blood Bear’s spiritual power.
• Gu You entered the forest’s depths, sensed the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and drew it out with wind blades.
• The chief supervisor and monitoring staff watched as Gu You challenged the beast, whose palm bone carried a generous reward.
• Gu You used earth spikes and lightning attacks to wound the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear, then detonated a lightning blade inside it and killed it.
• Gu You picked up the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Arm Palm Bone and began fusing with it.

Gu You fused the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone, then left the Spirit Ascension Platform and broke through to rank forty. Leng Yaozhu told him about his first Spirit Transmission Hall mission in Eastsea, and Gu You asked to fuse a Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff soul spirit.

• Gu You fused the Dark-Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone and named its claw skill Destruction Terrorclaw after testing its power.
• Gu You left the Spirit Ascension Platform, whereupon his soul power broke through to rank forty.
• Gu You read Leng Yaozhu's messages and hurried to her office.
• Leng Yaozhu told Gu You that the Spirit Transmission Hall had approved his membership and assigned him a mission in Eastsea.
• Gu You told Leng Yaozhu about his breakthrough and asked whether she had a Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff soul spirit.

Gu You attempted to fuse with a five-thousand-year Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff and met it in a spiritual world. After the proud soul spirit refused to submit, Gu You offered it freedom, growth, and an eventual end to their contract, leaving its decision unresolved.

• Leng Yaozhu took Gu You to the top floor of Heavenly Spirit Pagoda and prepared a Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff soul spirit for fusion.
• Leng Yaozhu released the soul spirit, and Gu You formed a spiritual connection with it.
• The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff recognized the dragon aura from Gu You’s Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon and demanded to know its origin.
• The Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff declared that its clan would never submit and rejected fusion with Gu You.
• Gu You explained that soul masters could develop alongside soul spirits and promised the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff freedom, strength, and an end to their contract.

Gu You fused with the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, then traveled to East Sea City to investigate the disappearance of villagers from Bianhai Village. After reaching the city, he questioned a seafood shop owner, who claimed the village had offended the Sea God.

• Gu You promised the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff he would eventually restore its freedom, and Leng Yaozhu helped it fuse with him as a soul spirit.
• After the hour-long fusion, Gu You told Leng Yaozhu that the spirit greatly strengthened him and granted his Creation Heaven Phoenix a fourth soul skill.
• Leng Yaozhu assigned Gu You to investigate why nearly a dozen people disappeared from a fishing village after super typhoons struck East Sea City.
• Gu Yue learned that Gu You had gone to East Sea City and told Di Tian not to attack him, ordering him instead to keep watch as her plan remained in its early stages.
• Gu You arrived in East Sea City, traveled toward his destination, and stopped at a seafood shop before asking the owner about Bianhai Village.
• The shop owner warned Gu You not to investigate and said Bianhai Village had offended the Sea God and deserved its punishment.

Gu You went to Bianhai Village on the Spirit Transmission Pagoda’s request and found its villagers blaming a little girl for the sea’s attacks. After protecting her from the villagers, he began questioning the village chief about what had happened.

• Gu You froze Niu Cheng after Niu Cheng attacked him for insulting the Sea God, then abandoned his plan to eat seafood and headed for Bianhai Village.
• The villagers accused a little girl with one black eye and one azure eye of angering the sea and blamed her for deaths, including a boy eaten by a crab.
• Gu You stopped an elderly Soul Grandmaster from striking the girl with her cane and challenged a young man who confronted him.
• Gu You identified himself as a representative of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda, and the village chief invited him to discuss the matter inside the village.
• Gu You brought the girl to his side and asked the village chief to explain the situation.

Gu You learned that the villagers blamed Youhai for a fishing party's deaths and discovered she had been found by the sea. He took her to East Sea Reef to investigate, where her shout stopped the waves and a yellow soul ring appeared beneath her.

• The village chief told Gu You that crabs had eaten everyone from a fishing party after a typhoon, while the only survivor had gone mad.
• Youhai said the sea was angry because of Gu You and the villagers, but she had forgotten why; the chief revealed he had found her by the sea and named her Youhai.
• Gu You deduced that someone had secretly protected Youhai, then decided to take her with him to East Sea Reef to investigate the sea's wrath.
• At East Sea Reef, Youhai shouted toward the ocean, and the sea surface abruptly fell still.
• Gu You saw a pure yellow soul beast soul ring rise beneath Youhai's feet.

Gu You protected You Hai from a swarm of crabs and defeated the thousand-year Seaside Crab by freezing its enormous wave and piercing it with an attack. After learning that the sea’s retaliation was tied to humanity’s exploitation of marine life, Gu You left, promising they might meet again.

• You Hai sensed an approaching threat as the sea grew turbulent, and Gu You caught her and raised an ice wall against the waves.
• Gu You froze the advancing crabs with ice spikes while a giant thousand-year Seaside Crab emerged from the sea.
• The Seaside Crab absorbed the life force of the smaller crabs and unleashed its Vast Sea ability to summon a massive wave.
• Gu You froze the sea and struck the Seaside Crab, then let its body sink back into the water.
• You Hai explained that the sea rejected humanity’s use of outside forces, and Gu You departed after saying they might meet again.

After completing his Eastern Sea assignment, Gu You took a one-star patrol task in Shrek City and entered a sealed-off area. The area proved to be a strange, ruined place that did not exist on the city map, and he lost contact with Leng Yaozhu.

• Gu You reflected on You Hai’s connection to the sea and the damage humanity had done to the Eastern Sea during his train ride back to Shrek City.
• The Spirit Transmission System awarded Gu You 100 points for completing the Eastern Sea assignment and promoted him to Bronze Spirit Envoy.
• Gu You accepted a one-star task to patrol and investigate Evil Soul marks in Shrek City’s outer district.
• Gu You cut through the barricade around the forbidden area and walked inside.
• Gu You found himself in a bleak, ruined district unlike Shrek City, confirmed that it matched the task location, and discovered that his Soul Guidance Communicator had no signal.