Chapter Summaries

Kong Ming'an told the Ice Empress to focus on cultivating as a Law Cultivator while he worked on Body-and-Law Dual Cultivation. On the battlefield, Du Busi revealed his Undying Artistic Conception and Blood Essence Furnace, defeated Long Xiaoyao, and turned his attention to the remaining Evil Soul Masters.

• Kong Ming'an explained that he had not yet developed Body-and-Law Dual Cultivation and advised the Ice Empress to keep cultivating as a Law Cultivator.
• Du Busi's Blood-colored Dharma Image endured Long Xiaoyao's attacks and regenerated through its Undying Artistic Conception.
• Du Busi manifested the Blood Essence Furnace, whose Bloodline Domain broke Long Xiaoyao's spells and suppressed the Dark Sacred Dragon.
• Du Busi battered the Dark Sacred Dragon until it dissipated, leaving Long Xiaoyao unconscious and severely injured.
• Du Busi spared Long Xiaoyao and turned toward the remaining Evil Soul Masters, declaring that they were next.

Kong Ming'an considered how the Body Cultivator path could fuse a Blood Essence Furnace with a Dharma Image and imagined combining a giant Dharma Image with a Mecha. At a tense meeting between Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, Xian Lin'er accused the empire of colluding with Evil Soul Masters, while Du Busi revealed that he had recorded the ambush.

• Kong Ming'an reflected on how the Blood Essence Furnace and Dharma Image could advance Body Cultivators, then envisioned a Mecha encasing a towering Dharma Image.
• Before dawn, Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire representatives gathered in the border Barracks to discuss the previous night's ambush.
• Zhang Lexuan and Xian Lin'er demanded an explanation from Xu Jiawei, accusing Star Luo Empire of conspiring with Evil Soul Masters to attack Shrek students.
• Xian Lin'er brought in Cheng Gang, Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, and a captured Evil Soul Master as evidence, while the Duchess of White Tiger protested their accusations.
• Du Busi said he had witnessed the incident and produced a recording Soul Tool, prompting Xu Jiawei to restrain and apologize for the Duchess.

Huo Yuhao rejected the Star Luo Empire’s offer of compensation until Dai Yueheng was punished for orchestrating the attack on Shrek Academy’s team. With Du Busi’s backing, he ordered Dai Yueheng executed on the spot and the Duchess made to watch.

• Xu Jiawei denied the Empire’s involvement, while an Evil Soul Master admitted that the Duke’s Mansion had hired him to delay Shrek Academy’s team.
• Xian Lin'er presented the injured Tang San as evidence, and Xu Jiawei pressed Dai Hao to deny knowing about the attack.
• Dai Yueheng claimed sole responsibility, saying he had hired Evil Soul Masters because Huo Yuhao had humiliated his younger brother, Dai Huabin.
• Huo Yuhao proposed handing the captured Evil Soul Masters to the Body Sect, Cheng Gang to Shrek Academy, and acquitting Dai Huabin while executing Dai Yueheng.
• Du Busi supported Huo Yuhao’s judgment, and Xu Jiawei ordered the Duchess brought forward to watch as the Shrek Academy students left the tent.

Huo Yuhao tortured and killed Dai Yueheng in front of the Duchess and Dai Hao, then left with Du Busi as Zhang Lexuan raised the question of compensation. In Star Luo City, Qiu'er reflected on being barred from the Merchant Guild and worried about what Mistress Sister planned to do about Ming.

• Huo Yuhao crippled Dai Yueheng and revealed to the Duchess that he was the child she had once called a little bastard.
• Huo Yuhao beheaded Dai Yueheng, crushed his remains, and left the head before Dai Hao.
• Du Busi praised Huo Yuhao and led him away, while Zhang Lexuan began discussing compensation with those in the military tent.
• Qiu'er recalled how Mistress Sister had repeatedly sent her away from the Merchant Guild and ordered her to report Ming if she saw him.
• Qiu'er wondered whether Mistress Sister had been coerced into an unequal contract and questioned whether she should let Ming bully her.

Kong Ming'an arrived at the meeting and was pulled away by Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen, leaving Ice Empress jealous and Qiu'er more determined to rescue Mistress Sister. In private, Meng Hongchen explained that she had come to discuss a business partnership between the Star Luo royal family and the Kong Family Chamber of Commerce.

• Qiu'er saw Kong Ming'an appear on the balcony and resolved to outwit him to save Mistress Sister.
• Kong Ming'an greeted Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong, Lin Xi, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy members in the meeting room.
• Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen each took one of Kong Ming'an's arms and led him away, while Ice Empress watched in shock.
• Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen complained that Kong Ming'an had neglected them, and Xu Tianzhen defended her attempts to inspect his Martial Soul.
• Meng Hongchen told Kong Ming'an that the Star Luo royal family wanted to partner with the Kong Family Chamber of Commerce, with Xu Tianzhen's princess identity serving as cover.

Kong Ming'an examined Meng Hongchen’s prototype Battle Armor and Xu Tianzhen’s artifact cultivation, then asked about their chances in the competition. Meng Hongchen said Shrek was their main rival, but she trusted her brother to help secure a win.

• Kong Ming'an reunited with Meng Hongchen and asked her to demonstrate her progress.
• Meng Hongchen released her Vermilion Eye Ice Toad Martial Soul and showed him her prototype Battle Armor, which she said could let her fight a traditional Soul Saint.
• Xu Tianzhen summoned her crimson greatsword and demonstrated her path as an Artifact Cultivator.
• Kong Ming'an reflected on the foundations of the cultivation system and asked whether they were confident about the competition.
• Meng Hongchen said Shrek was their only likely opponent and explained that her brother had spent three months mastering Spiritual Forging and studying Kong Ming'an’s blueprint.

The Ice Empress confronted Kong Ming'an after he returned from spending time with Miss Meng and Princess Highness, then initiated Dual Cultivation to stake her claim. The next morning, she left a red mark on his neck before letting him go.

• The Ice Empress sniffed Kong Ming'an and grew jealous of the scents of his childhood sweetheart and fiancée.
• Kong Ming'an asked whether the Ice Empress wanted him to leave, and she demanded Dual Cultivation before pushing him onto the bed and kissing him.
• In the early hours, Meng Hongchen tried to unlock Kong Ming'an's room but ran into Xu Tianzhen, and the two left together for a walk.
• The next morning, Kong Ming'an covered the exhausted Ice Empress and prepared to leave.
• The Ice Empress pulled Kong Ming'an close, sucked on his neck to leave a red mark, then went back to sleep.

Kong Ming'an attended a meeting where Xu Jiujiu proposed cooperation between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire. As the Sun Moon representatives silently discussed the proposal in their group chat, Meng Hongchen noted that Star Luo was more desperate than expected.

• The exhausted Ice Empress fell asleep while hugging Kong Ming'an's pillow, and Kong Ming'an left to look for Xiao Hongchen.
• Elder Ma told Kong Ming'an that a meeting with the Star Luo Empire was beginning, and Kong Ming'an entered the meeting hall.
• Kong Ming'an recognized Star Luo Princess Xu Jiujiu, then sat quietly while she presented her empire's proposal for cooperation.
• Xu Jiujiu worried when the Sun Moon representatives did not respond, unaware that they were discussing her proposal in their Ling Shu Network group chat.
• Meng Hongchen said Star Luo was under pressure after offending Shrek and facing a rift between the royal family and the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Meng Hongchen and Kong Ming'an helped Sun Moon negotiate a preliminary trade agreement with Star Luo, offering retired Soul Tool equipment and mass-produced Hundred-Forged metal in exchange for rare metals. After Xu Jiujiu began investigating the Sun Moon delegation, Xiao Hongchen pulled Kong Ming'an away to show him his latest achievement.

• Meng Hongchen called on Kong Ming'an to set the terms for Sun Moon's negotiations with Star Luo, and he proposed selling retired Soul Tool equipment and Hundred-Forged metal for high-grade rare metals.
• Elder Ma and Xu Jiujiu negotiated throughout the day, establishing a preliminary intention to cooperate and agreeing to continue discussions on specific terms.
• Xu Jiujiu told Manyi she suspected an unseen powerful expert was directing the Sun Moon delegation and ordered a report to her imperial brother about the meeting and its unfamiliar attendees.
• Sun Moon's technological advances allowed it to prioritize peaceful development, since its Soul Tool technology and materials production were rapidly improving.
• Xiao Hongchen rushed over and dragged Kong Ming'an away to show him his latest achievement, while Meng Hongchen lamented that her brother was interfering with her pursuit of happiness.

A week before the Soul Master Tournament, Shrek’s team arrived in Star Luo City while Tang San secretly absorbed a blood-devouring Spirit Bone to repair his damaged Clear Sky Hammer. He tested the Blood Swallowing Method by killing and feeding on a man, then fled as witnesses discovered the corpse.

• Xian Lin'er brought Shrek’s largely intact team to the Star Emperor Hotel, where Xu Jiujiu tried to welcome them, but Xian Lin'er kept her distance.
• Tang San read the Blood Swallowing Method and found that the Evil Soul Master's attack had left his Clear Sky Hammer cracked and deteriorating.
• Tang San absorbed the ominous Ten Thousand Year head Spirit Bone, resisting its violent will with the soul essence of his Divine Sense possession.
• Driven by a growing bloodthirst, Tang San left his room and beheaded a drunken man who had been abusing a beggar.
• Tang San devoured the man's blood and life force, then fled the alley when he heard approaching footsteps; two people screamed after finding the scene.

Kong Ming'an turned away Wang Qiuer’s offer to take Gu Yue’s place after realizing she was afraid, then questioned Gu Yue about how to handle her. He left Gu Yue facing the risk that Wang Qiuer might expose their arrangement to the Soul Beast clan.

• Kong Ming'an dismissed Tang San’s fate and told Wang Qiuer that his contract with Gu Yue was not what she thought.
• Wang Qiuer insisted on taking Gu Yue’s place, but Kong Ming'an stopped when he felt her body resisting and saw her tears.
• Kong Ming'an sent Wang Qiuer away and pulled Gu Yue from a spatial ripple, explaining that Wang Qiuer had come to him willingly.
• Gu Yue suggested sending Wang Qiuer back to the Star Dou Great Forest, but Kong Ming'an warned that she might tell Di Tian and the Soul Beast clan about Gu Yue’s price.

Gu Yue agreed to let Qiu'er stay by Kong Ming'an’s side as long as he continued rejecting her, and offered to take Qiu'er’s place herself. When Gu Yue initiated a kiss, Kong Ming'an used their Martial Soul Fusion state to control her power and seal it away, leaving her powerless.

• Gu Yue told Kong Ming'an to let Qiu'er stay with him and keep rejecting her advances.
• When Kong Ming'an asked what she would offer in exchange, Gu Yue said she would take Qiu'er’s place.
• Gu Yue initiated a kiss to show that her willing cooperation differed from Kong Ming'an controlling her.
• During the kiss, Gu Yue sensed a small domain and realized her power was no longer under her control.
• Kong Ming'an released Gu Yue and explained that he had used their Martial Soul Fusion state to make her power seal itself away.

Gu Yue agreed to bear the consequences if Qiu'er attacked Kong Ming'an again, and she left after he ended their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Several days later, the Advanced Soul Master Tournament began, and Ice Empress reacted to Qiu'er serving as Kong Ming'an's maid by asking him for a matching outfit.

• Gu Yue asked Kong Ming'an how the experience felt, and he agreed not to initiate anything against Qiu'er but warned Gu Yue she would bear the consequences if Qiu'er attacked him again.
• Gu Yue offered to make it up to Kong Ming'an next time, and she agreed to wear a work outfit when he requested it.
• Kong Ming'an ended the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Gu Yue left through a Spatial Ripple while struggling with the loss of its power.
• Several days later, Kong Ming'an watched the Advanced Soul Master Tournament begin in the Grand Arena as Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei gave the opening address.
• Ice Empress questioned why Qiu'er was still with Kong Ming'an as his maid, then asked him to get her an outfit in the same style as Qiu'er's Maid Outfit.

Kong Ming'an watched the tournament as the Shrek and Sun Moon teams advanced without losses, while Tang San’s sinister changes drew his attention. Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen joined him in the VIP box, and Xiao Hongchen entered the arena alone, apparently intending to face the opposing team by himself.

• Kong Ming'an ordered dozens of outfits for Ice Empress, while Qiu'er silently resolved to overcome her fear and protect Mistress Sister.
• The elimination stage ended with Shrek and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy advancing easily, and Xu Jiujiu asked about purchasing the Sun Moon Team’s Soul Tools.
• Kong Ming'an observed Tang San in the Shrek rest area and suspected that his worsening condition would soon draw the Star Luo authorities’ attention.
• Meng Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen sat beside Kong Ming'an and tried to unfasten his clothes while explaining that they had been helping with business matters.
• Kong Ming'an redirected their attention to Xiao Hongchen’s match, where Xiao Hongchen walked onto the stage alone, apparently planning to take on the opposing team.

Xiao Hongchen faced the all-Soul-King Minghun Team alone and revealed his Mecha, "Silver Dust," turning the match into a display of overwhelming firepower. As he took control of the battle, Meng Hongchen suspected her brother was becoming obsessed with the Mecha’s auxiliary intelligence.

• Xiao Hongchen entered the arena alone for the Sun Moon Team’s seven-versus-seven match, and the referee began the battle after the team leader approved.
• The Minghun Team unleashed a barrage of Soul Tool shells and Soul Skills at Xiao Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen shouted "Transform!" and emerged from the explosion piloting the nearly four-meter-tall "Silver Dust" Mecha.
• Xiao Hongchen prepared the Mecha’s shoulder missiles and arm cannons and announced that it was his turn to attack.
• Kong Ming'an watched Xiao Hongchen seize the advantage and took a screenshot of his delighted expression in the cockpit.
• Meng Hongchen told Kong Ming'an she suspected her brother planned to spend his life with the Mecha Auxiliary Intelligence.

After Xiao Hongchen’s Mecha victory, Kong Ming’an speculated that Mechas might eventually develop Artifact Spirits and human-shaped bodies, while Meng Hongchen worried about her brother’s unusual attachment to his Mecha. The Star Luo royals viewed the display as a warning of Sun Moon’s strength, pursued closer cooperation and a possible political marriage, and a black-robed Cult Master noticed someone of their kind among the Shrek Team.

• Xiao Hongchen won his match in the silver-white Mecha, prompting Kong Ming’an to consider whether a Mecha could develop an Artifact Spirit and a body of its own.
• Meng Hongchen worried that Xiao Hongchen’s devotion to his Mecha meant she might never have nieces or nephews to play with.
• Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu discussed whether Xiao Hongchen’s victory was a Sun Moon Empire show of force, and Xu Jiawei feared the Mechas might someday be mass-produced.
• Xu Jiawei ordered Xu Jiujiu to raise the priority of cooperation with Sun Moon and investigate candidates for a political marriage.
• A black-robed Cult Master declined to target Xiao Hongchen because rescuing the Grand Elder came first, but ordered his follower to bring back a member of the Shrek Team who belonged to their kind.

Kong Ming'an rejected Qiu’er’s attempts to force herself into intimacy, then summoned Gu Yue and asked her to transform into a half-dragon form. The chapter ended with Gu Yue revealing her silver scales, horns, and tail in the hotel suite.

• Kong Ming'an pointed out that Qiu’er had nearly fallen onto him several times and told her to leave and rest.
• Qiu’er insisted she could do it, then hurried out of the room.
• Kong Ming'an opened a rift in space and Gu Yue stepped into the living room wearing a maid outfit.
• Gu Yue sat on Kong Ming'an’s legs and offered to cooperate, but he stopped her from kissing him.
• Kong Ming'an asked Gu Yue to show him a half-dragon form, and she transformed with silver hair, dragon horns, scales, and a tail.

Kong Ming'an explored Gu Yue’s dragon form while their Martial Soul Fusion Skill magnified her senses and he suppressed her power, leaving her exhausted and aggrieved. He apologized, but when she insisted their contract made an apology unnecessary, he turned her face toward him and kissed her.

• Gu Yue manifested her dragon features, and Kong Ming'an admired her silver scales before activating their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Tree of Myriad Silver Radiance became sharply defined as its immense computing power flowed into Gu Yue, and Kong Ming'an said he was curious.
• Kong Ming'an stroked Gu Yue’s dragon tail, sealed her power when she tried to pull away, and continued examining her until she was left limp and dazed.
• Kong Ming'an restored some of Gu Yue’s strength and apologized after realizing he had pushed her too far.
• Gu Yue said he did not need to apologize because their relationship was a contract, and Kong Ming'an kissed her.

Kong Ming'an showed Gu Yue a light screen of Tang San fleeing Star Luo City guards after a failed hunt. An Evil Soul Master rescued Tang San and brought him to the city wall, where they watched a crimson vortex and a towering Blood Red Giant appear outside the city.

• Gu Yue tried to leave, but Kong Ming'an held her close and showed her Tang San's escape on a light screen.
• Tang San recalled being ambushed during a hunt and used Exploding Rings and his Clear Sky Hammer to evade the Star Luo City guards.
• An Evil Soul Master appeared beside Tang San, claimed they were alike, and teleported him away from the pursuit.
• The Black-Robed Man sealed Tang San's Soul Power and voice, then brought him to the top of Star Luo City's walls.
• A crimson vortex opened outside the city, releasing Blood Red Puppets as a towering Blood Red Giant rose and reached toward it.

Tang San escaped Star Luo City with the Holy Spirit Cult as Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu rescued Long Xiaoyao. After Long Xiaoyao warned that Du Busi had mastered a way to combine Bloodline Power with his Martial Soul Avatar, Ye Xishui asked how likely they were to kill him together.

• A crimson giant hurled a blood-red spear at the fleeing Bone Dragon, but a puppet and Ye Xishui's shield helped it escape.
• Tang San examined the Evil Soul Masters aboard the Bone Dragon and recognized Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu as powerful experts.
• Zhongli Wu presented Long Xiaoyao, sealed inside a metal capsule, and Ye Xishui broke it open.
• Long Xiaoyao awakened and apologized to Ye Xishui for failing his task, while she called him useless and said she had to rescue him.
• Long Xiaoyao explained that Du Busi had used Bloodline Power with a Martial Soul Avatar, and Ye Xishui asked whether they could kill him if Long Xiaoyao recovered.