Chapter Summaries

Kong Ming'an explained how dual cultivation could speed up Ice Empress's Soul Power transformation and advancement. After she agreed to learn the method, he revealed his intentions were not as serious as he had implied and the room went dark.

• Kong Ming'an held Ice Empress and explained the conditions for advancing through the Star Rings cultivation method.
• Kong Ming'an said Ice Empress could accelerate her Soul Power transformation by using opposing attributes in dual cultivation.
• Ice Empress agreed to learn the method, and Kong Ming'an summoned powerful Fire Attribute Soul Power.
• Kong Ming'an pushed Ice Empress onto the bed and admitted he had never said his dual cultivation method was serious.
• Kong Ming'an stopped Ice Empress's protest as the room's lights went out.

Ice Empress woke up exhausted and panicked when Kong Ming'an was missing, but he returned with food and comforted her. She clung to him, embarrassed but affectionate, and asked to hold him a little longer.

• Ice Empress woke in a messy room, remembered what had happened, and found the bed beside her empty.
• She tried to get up and search for Kong Ming'an, but her weak legs gave out.
• Kong Ming'an returned through a spatial ripple with steamed buns, and Ice Empress rushed into his arms.
• Kong Ming'an explained that he had gone to buy food, while Ice Empress called him a bastard and accepted his coat.
• Ice Empress hugged Kong Ming'an again and asked to hold him because she was tired.

Ice Empress and Kong Ming'an discussed the rapid gains from their recent dual cultivation, which had left her exhausted but had helped her absorb many Soul Cores. Kong Ming'an explained that he wanted to develop a more broadly applicable cultivation method, while Ice Empress remained suspicious that he was using research as an excuse to bully her.

• Ice Empress ate a bun in Kong Ming'an's coat while he checked her condition and said her cultivation results were better than expected.
• Ice Empress admitted that their dual cultivation had let her absorb Soul Cores far faster than usual, despite her exhaustion and patchy memories.
• Ice Empress reconsidered Zhang Lexuan's message offering help, wondering whether it had been a genuine warning based on experience.
• Kong Ming'an said their initial dual cultivation method could be improved into a universal method, and Ice Empress accused him of wanting an excuse to bully her.
• Kong Ming'an explained that their method relied on controlled collisions between opposing energies and said Ice Empress could not maintain self-control during the process.
• Ice Empress recalled repeatedly waking in a daze to receive another Soul Core before losing consciousness again.

Kong Ming'an explained why his personal control made him a more effective cultivation aid than any Soul Tool prototype, and the Ice Empress struggled with her growing enjoyment of their cultivation. She questioned his relationships with Zhang Lexuan, the Snow Empress, and Ju Zi, then asked what they would do next—only to suspect he was about to start again.

• Kong Ming'an outlined a theoretical Soul Tool method for balancing opposing energies but said it was not yet developed and could not match his own control.
• Kong Ming'an told the Ice Empress that her improved cultivation came from his guidance, and she recalled how pleasurable their cultivation had been.
• The Ice Empress asked about Kong Ming'an's relationship with Zhang Lexuan, and he said it was similar to his relationship with her.
• Kong Ming'an said the Snow Empress knew about them, while Ju Zi did not, and admitted that his relationship with Ju Zi might change in the future.
• After Kong Ming'an coaxed her out of her anger, the Ice Empress asked what they would do next and grew wary that he was about to cultivate with her again.

Kong Ming'an told Ice Empress to rest between Dual Cultivation sessions and introduced her to the 'Player Plan.' After waking from surgery, Lower Realm Tang San learned that his injuries had led to the removal of his genitals and became convinced that his God Realm main body intended to use him as a tool, so he planned to seize the Asura God Seat Origin and replace it.

• Kong Ming'an explained that Dual Cultivation needed moderation, then shared information about the 'Player Plan' with Ice Empress.
• Tang San woke in Shrek Academy's high-end inpatient ward, where Du Weilun told him his leg surgery had succeeded and described his nerve pain.
• Tang San realized that the surgery had also removed his genitals, and Du Weilun explained that abnormal healing had forced the doctors to remove them.
• Tang San blamed Tang Ya for his injuries, then questioned why his God Realm main body had not intervened.
• Lower Realm Tang San concluded that his main body was using him to carry the Asura God Seat Origin and resolved to seize it and take its place.

Tang San became consumed by the idea of taking the Asura God’s place and claiming Xiao Wu, while Shrek’s leaders decided to monitor him and offer compensation rather than name him a Reserve Seven Devils candidate. At Sea God Island, Zhang Lexuan revealed her rank-ninety-two Titled Douluo power and planted a strange seed in the crater left by the vanished Golden Ancient Tree, drawing down immense energy from a spatial rift.

• Tang San grew excited at the thought of becoming the Asura God and having Xiao Wu, while Du Weilun left him alone to recover.
• Du Weilun told Cai Meier that Tang San’s injuries had healed but his mental state was badly shaken and that his manhood was gone.
• Cai Meier kept Tang San off the Reserve Seven Devils list pending five years of observation, but arranged for him to accompany the team and receive extra cultivation resources.
• At Sea God Island, Zhang Lexuan revealed her seven black and two red Soul Rings as Mu En announced that she had reached rank ninety-two.
• Zhang Lexuan tossed the Silver Brilliance Seed into the crater, where it took root as immense energy poured down from a spatial ripple.

Zhang Lexuan oversaw the Silver Brilliance Tree’s growth, then succeeded Mu En as Sea God Pavilion Master and began reshaping Shrek. Mu En connected to the tree and received Player status in the Spirit Realm.

• The Silver Brilliance Seed grew into a massive Silver Brilliance Tree, and Zhang Lexuan changed its appearance to resemble the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Mu En stepped down as Sea God Pavilion Master, and the elders accepted Zhang Lexuan as his successor.
• Zhang Lexuan began exercising her new authority while Mu En left for the Silver Brilliance Tree’s Quiet Chamber.
• Mu En connected his consciousness to the tree and met Kong Ming'an in a white space.
• Mu En activated a Ling Shu Network link and received Player status with an invitation to the Spirit Realm.

Mu En received a youthful, healthy Ling Shu Clone and discovered a Skill Tree for the Body Cultivator system. As he began cultivating to help develop the Spirit Realm, Du Busi and more than a dozen Body Sect Titled Douluo arrived.

• Mu En's frail wheelchair-bound form transformed into a strong young body with Soul Power Level ten and one Hundred Year Soul Ring.
• Mu En examined the Skill Tree and found that only the Body Cultivator path was available, with methods focused on physical cultivation.
• Kong Ming'an explained that Mu En could cultivate the methods in the Spirit Realm and in reality, and asked him to develop the Avatar while lighting up the skills.
• Mu En began practicing the Body Forging Method, while Ling Shu recorded his cultivation data to improve the Ling Shu Clone.
• Kong Ming'an summoned more than a dozen Body Sect Titled Douluo, led by Du Busi, who recognized Mu En's Ling Shu Clone.

Kong Ming'an established a risk-free Spirit Realm for Mu En and the Body Sect to cultivate and test Blood Essence Furnaces. After learning that the Plane Will had found another plane, he requested the Spatial Rift’s coordinates and prepared to investigate.

• Kong Ming'an sent the Body Sect members instructions and created Ling Shu Clones that could cultivate at over a hundred times normal speed, allowing them to experiment with Blood Essence Furnaces without risking their real bodies.
• Du Busi and the other Body Sect experts began rapidly cultivating their clones, while Mu En also devoted himself to Body Forging.
• Kong Ming'an left the Spirit Realm with Ice Empress and returned to the Order God Kingdom, where he let her learn to operate her Ling Shu Clone.
• Kong Ming'an surveyed the four Spirit Realms linked to Silver Brilliance Sub-trees and received information from the Plane Will about a Spatial Rift leading toward another plane.
• Kong Ming'an asked the Plane Will for the Spatial Rift’s coordinates, and it transmitted them through the Tree of Myriad Silver Radiance.

Kong Ming'an created a Limit Realm Ling Shu Clone infused with the Asura God Seat's Origin and the aura of the God of Destruction, then used it to set out and inspect spatial rifts. Meanwhile, the Ice Empress attempted to condense her fifth Star Ring, but the Snow Empress steadied her clone and urged her to be patient.

• Kong Ming'an selected more than twenty spatial rift coordinates on the Douluo Continent and constructed a powerful Ling Shu Clone to explore them.
• Kong Ming'an left the Ice Empress with his clone as reassurance, then transferred his consciousness into it and departed through a Spatial Ripple.
• The Ice Empress practiced condensing a fifth Star Ring with her own Ling Shu Clone, but the clone's energy began to slip beyond her control.
• The Snow Empress appeared and calmed the Ice Empress's clone, stopping the attempt before the fifth Star Ring formed.
• The Snow Empress said she was preparing for her ninth Star Ring, leaving the Ice Empress reflecting on the difference between their progress.

Snow Empress confronted Ice Empress about her secret desire for Ling Shu and revealed that she and he had deliberately let Ice Empress watch them. Ice Empress accepted Snow Empress’s nonjudgmental attitude and grew curious about being with them both, while Snow Empress returned to cultivation to prepare for the threat of Dragon King Miss.

• Snow Empress comforted Ice Empress about her slower cultivation, then asked whether Ling Shu had eaten her.
• Ice Empress panicked when Snow Empress revealed she had known about Ice Empress watching through the Ice Wall and that she and Ling Shu had arranged it deliberately.
• Snow Empress explained that she wanted Ice Empress to stop denying what she wanted, and said she did not mind sharing Ling Shu because she considered herself inseparable from him.
• Snow Empress proposed that she and Ice Empress be together with Ling Shu after she finished cultivating, and Ice Empress found herself tempted by the idea.
• Snow Empress returned to cultivation, mindful of Dragon King Miss's power, while Ice Empress left the Order God Kingdom without trying to condense another Star Ring.

Kong Ming'an explored Spatial Rifts with his Ling Shu Clone, finding only fragments and a dying plane while considering asking the God of Destruction for coordinates to more promising planes. More than a month later, Shrek Academy gathered for the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, as Tang San’s humiliation continued to twist his hatred toward God Realm Tang San.

• The Ice Empress recalled Snow Empress’s words and grew uneasy around Kong Ming'an, who resumed controlling his Ling Shu Clone.
• Kong Ming'an completed three Spatial Rift explorations, finding two barren space fragments and a nearly collapsed plane, and planted Silver Brilliance Seeds to stabilize them.
• Kong Ming'an considered asking the God of Destruction for coordinates to planes that the gods needed handled, then continued exploring more Spatial Rifts.
• More than a month later, Shrek Academy’s tournament representatives gathered at the central plaza, including Ma Xiaotao’s team and reserve members Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi.
• Tang San endured the other students’ pity and redirected his growing hatred toward God Realm Tang San, blaming him for his humiliation.

Zhang Lexuan sent Shrek’s students off to the competition with strong escorts and safety equipment, then returned to her room and clung to Kong Ming'an. She pressed him to spend her remaining day of vacation with her, while he tried to ask about the competition team.

• Zhang Lexuan greeted the waiting students, encouraged them to put safety first, and gave each one a Level 6 Invincible Golden Body Barrier.
• Zhang Lexuan entrusted the competition team to Xian Lin'er and Cai Meier, who led the students away aboard a Flying Soul Tool with Soul Douluo guards.
• Zhang Lexuan returned to her room, where Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming privately remarked that she seemed unusually tired and hoarse.
• Zhang Lexuan embraced Kong Ming'an and used the promise of writing more characters to tempt him to spend her last day of vacation with her.
• Kong Ming'an tried to ask Zhang Lexuan about the competition team, but she suggested they discuss it while pursuing her invitation.

After repaying his debt to Zhang Lexuan, Kong Ming'an returned to the Merchant Guild base, where Ice Empress confronted him and was dragged into the bathroom. Meanwhile, the Shrek team reached a garrison near the Mingdou Mountain Range and prepared for a mission against four Evil Soul Masters.

• After a week with Zhang Lexuan, Kong Ming'an returned to the Merchant Guild base, and Ice Empress angrily confronted him about carrying Zhang Lexuan’s scent.
• Kong Ming'an agreed to bathe and change, then tricked Ice Empress into the bathroom with a dark red chain that sealed her Soul Power and strength.
• More than half a month later, the Shrek team arrived at a military garrison near the Mingdou Mountain Range and settled in to rest.
• Cai Meier told the students that their target was four Soul King-level Evil Soul Masters and invited the Reserve Team to choose whether to join the mission.

The Shrek team finalized who would join a nighttime mission against Evil Soul Masters, including Dai Huabin and Tang San. Meanwhile, Dai Hao arranged for Dai Huabin to secretly relay Huo Yuhao’s location so an assassin could target him, disguised as an Evil Soul Master attack.

• Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, Ning Tian, and Xiao Xiao withdrew from the mission, while Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Huo Yuhao agreed to participate.
• Dai Huabin insisted on joining and was accepted after showing Cai Meier his Class 7 Invincible Golden Body Shield.
• Tang San also volunteered, and Cai Meier finalized the participants and scheduled the operation for after nightfall.
• Dai Yueheng told Dai Hao that Huo Yuhao had great potential, and Dai Huabin demanded the chance to kill him himself.
• Dai Hao ordered Dai Huabin to send Huo Yuhao’s coordinates during the operation and then retreat, while a designated attacker carried out the assassination.
• Dai Hao planned to disguise the attack as the work of Evil Soul Masters because he viewed Huo Yuhao as a threat to the Star Luo Empire.

Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er led Shrek’s students into a cave, where a trap collapsed the mountain and revealed that powerful Evil Soul Masters had set an ambush. As the battle scattered the group, Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, and Tang San fled into the forest, with several Evil Soul Masters pursuing Huo Yuhao.

• Cai Meier warned the students to stay together as Ma Xiaotao led them into the cave and Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to scout ahead.
• Huo Yuhao sensed a trap, but explosions and falling boulders split the group; he protected Yao Haoxuan with his Invincible Golden Body Barrier as survivors escaped the cave.
• Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er discovered nearly ten Evil Soul Masters, including three Titled Douluos, and sent a distress signal before engaging them.
• The Evil Soul Masters pinned down the teachers and students, and an attack blasted Tang San away and divided the group.
• Several Evil Soul Masters pursued Huo Yuhao into the forest, while Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin followed him and Tang San fled separately.

Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin and subdued Dai Yueheng after the brothers attacked him, but Giant Strength Douluo Cheng Gang arrived before he could decide Dai Yueheng’s fate. Huo Yuhao called Cheng Gang “Master,” and Du Busi appeared behind the Douluo, revealing that the Body Sect had been guarding its junior.

• Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin pursued Huo Yuhao, who confronted them in a forest clearing.
• Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin attacked Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao resisted Dai Yueheng’s punch and kicked Dai Huabin away.
• Huo Yuhao used Multi-Casting to unleash Mind Storms that knocked Dai Huabin unconscious and left Dai Yueheng helpless.
• Huo Yuhao restrained Dai Yueheng and threatened to kill him in front of Dai Hao or the madam from the Duke’s Mansion.
• Giant Strength Douluo Cheng Gang arrived and ordered Huo Yuhao to surrender, but Huo Yuhao called him “Master.”
• Du Busi appeared behind Cheng Gang and revealed that Body Sect elders had been following Huo Yuhao.

Du Busi crippled Cheng Gang and left Huo Yuhao to handle Dai Yueheng before flying toward another battle. Tang San was nearly killed by an Evil Soul Master, but a Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce Titled Douluo rescued him; left alone, Tang San stole a Spirit Bone and discovered a book called Blood Swallowing Method.

• Du Busi sealed Cheng Gang's Soul Power, crushed his legs, and left Huo Yuhao to deal with Dai Yueheng before flying toward a powerful opponent.
• Huo Yuhao taunted the frightened Dai Yueheng while Tang San fled an Evil Soul Master through the forest.
• Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer cracked after he detonated a Soul Ring, and the Evil Soul Master tore off his arm and prepared to take his heart.
• A Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce Titled Douluo killed the Evil Soul Master, gave Tang San medicine, and left him inside a protective barrier.
• Tang San found and hid a dark-red Spirit Bone and two Storage Soul Tools from the Evil Soul Master's corpse.
• Tang San examined his spoils and found a book titled Blood Swallowing Method.

Kong Ming'an watched Tang San encounter a Blood Swallowing Method and observed a battle between Shrek’s deans and Holy Spirit Cult forces. When Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao arrived to take Zhang Peng away, Du Busi confronted him and demanded a fight to the death.

• Kong Ming'an identified the Blood Swallowing Method Tang San found as a Holy Spirit Cult technique and suspected the Plane Will had arranged the encounter.
• Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er fought Zhang Peng and other Evil Soul Masters until more Titled Douluo from the Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce joined them.
• Zhang Peng called for Long Xiaoyao, who used his Rank 99 pressure to force the fighters to the ground and demanded they leave for Mu En's sake.
• Du Busi appeared behind Long Xiaoyao, and the two Limit Douluos faced off.
• Long Xiaoyao offered to take only Zhang Peng, but Du Busi refused and challenged him to fight to the death.

Du Busi and Long Xiaoyao fought at full strength, revealing Du Busi’s Blood-colored Dharma Image. Ice Empress wanted one of her own, but Kong Ming'an explained that her cultivation path and ongoing bodily transformation meant she could not obtain one yet.

• Du Busi struck Long Xiaoyao with a powerful punch, and Long Xiaoyao defended himself with his Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
• Long Xiaoyao transformed into an enormous Dark Sacred Dragon, and Du Busi formed a towering Blood-colored Dharma Image to face him.
• Ice Empress asked Kong Ming'an what the Dharma Image was and said she wanted one too.
• Kong Ming'an explained that Ice Empress could not form a Dharma Image yet because she followed the Law Cultivator path and was undergoing a transformation.