Chapter Summaries

Xiling sought to borrow Shrek Academy’s Golden Ancient Tree, but Yun Ming refused even after Xiling offered the Spacetime Divine Shuttle. Xiling then challenged Yun Ming to a spar and revealed a colossal dragon above the academy.

• Yun Ming invited Leng Yaozhu and Xiling into Shrek Academy after Cai Yue'er’s confrontation with them.
• Yun Ming praised Xiling’s talent and offered compensation, punishment for Cai Yue'er, and admission to Shrek without an examination.
• Xiling declined the compensation and asked to borrow the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Yun Ming refused, even after Xiling offered the Spacetime Divine Shuttle in exchange.
• Xiling challenged Yun Ming to a spar, vanished, and appeared above Shrek Academy atop a colossal dragon with a pale golden gemstone in his hand.

Xiling ordered Benares to attack Shrek Academy so he could obtain the Golden Ancient Tree and restore his teacher Leng Yaozhu's lost life essence. Yun Ming stopped Benares's assault and prepared to fight, while Xiling completed the Pseudo-Void Core and fused it into Benares's chest.

• Benares descended over Shrek Academy, freezing the island and terrifying its students and teachers.
• Benares struck the six Super Douluo with a wave of cold, severely injuring them before Long Yeyue could intervene.
• Yun Ming arrived and halted Benares's blizzard with his Soul Power.
• Xiling told Yun Ming he would take the Golden Ancient Tree to restore Leng Yaozhu's life essence, and Yun Ming summoned his soul rings and Sky-Piercing Spear to fight.
• The Pseudo-Void Core finished forming, and Xiling fused it into Benares's chest.

Xiling named the transformed dragon Bella, who fought Yun Ming until he agreed to let Xiling borrow the Golden Ancient Tree if it consented. Xiling then confronted the tree and told it that it had no choice but to be chosen.

• Bella emerged from her dragon form, and Xiling named her and asked her to protect him from Yun Ming.
• Bella attacked Yun Ming with ice, fire, lightning, and spatial powers, forcing him to fight at full strength.
• Bella evaded Yun Ming's Sky-Piercing, Sunshot, and their battle shook Shrek City while Long Yeyue protected the academy with a barrier.
• Yun Ming agreed to let Xiling borrow the Golden Ancient Tree on the condition that the tree itself was willing.
• Xiling told the Golden Ancient Tree that it would be chosen and demanded that it come willingly or let him take it.

Xiling’s power impressed the Sea God Pavilion elders, while Elder Jin warned Yun Ming and Ya Li that Xiling could destroy the world and must not be made an enemy. After Leng Yaozhu began breaking through, Xiling wandered by Sea God Lake with Bella and encountered Na’er.

• The Golden Ancient Tree sent life energy to Leng Yaozhu, who absorbed it and loosened her bottleneck.
• Ya Li healed Yun Ming, and he admitted Bella had held back during their fight.
• Elder Jin appeared before Yun Ming and Ya Li, warned them never to oppose Xiling, and revealed that Xiling could destroy the world.
• Shrek Academy returned to normal, and Xiling wandered around while Leng Yaozhu tried to break through.
• Xiling asked Bella to stop calling him Queen, but she continued to do so.
• Na’er ran up to Xiling and was startled to see Bella beside him.

After Benares’s battle above Shrek City, Xiling introduced Bella to the jealous Na’er, while the Spirit Pagoda and the soul beasts assessed the attack and its implications. The chapter left the major powers suspecting Benares’s identity and Di Tian defending his caution against Xiong Jun’s criticism.

• Bella told Na’er that she served and protected Xiling, making Na’er jealous and prompting her to cling to Xiling’s other arm.
• Xiling explained that Bella was his companion and that her title for him was a misunderstanding, but Bella continued calling him Her Majesty.
• Qiangu Dongfeng convened the Spirit Pagoda’s council to review footage of Benares wounding Shrek’s elders and discuss the battle above Shrek City.
• A council member suggested that Benares might be the soul beast seen in Eastsea City four years earlier, while another urged Qiangu Dongfeng to use Shrek’s setback against it.
• At the Lake of Life, Xiong Jun criticized Di Tian for failing to wage war against humanity in the past, and Di Tian said the soul beast race risked extinction if it fought rashly.

Leng Yaozhu broke through to Limit Douluo with the Golden Ancient Tree’s life energy, and Xiling brought Na’er to meet his teacher. The chapter ended with Na’er recognizing Yun Ming and Ya Li and rushing over to them.

• Di Tian remained calm as Xiong Jun challenged him over his inability to launch a beast tide against humanity.
• Xiling took Na’er and Bella to meet Leng Yaozhu after realizing Leng Yaozhu had reached Rank Ninety-Nine.
• Leng Yaozhu thanked Xiling for helping her break through and embraced him.
• Xiling confronted the Sea God Pavilion elders over their displeasure at Leng Yaozhu’s breakthrough, while Bella backed him up.
• Leng Yaozhu greeted Yun Ming and Ya Li, and Na’er recognized them as her Mistress and Teacher and hurried to Ya Li.

After leaving Shrek Academy with Na'er and Bella, Xiling prepared to take Na'er away and stopped with them for a meal, where Gu Yue joined them. The chapter ended with Gu Yue and Na'er competing to feed Xiling.

• Na'er introduced Xiling to Yun Ming and Ya Li as her closest brother, and they agreed not to reveal his identity without his permission.
• Xiling asked Yun Ming and Ya Li to let him take Na'er away for a while, and they agreed as long as Na'er was willing.
• Xiling, Na'er, and Bella went to a restaurant, where Xiling ordered Na'er her favorite dishes and invited Bella to choose something.
• Gu Yue found them at the restaurant and sat beside Xiling, while Na'er clung to his other arm.
• Gu Yue and Na'er took turns putting food into Xiling's bowl until it became piled high.

Xiling returned home with Na'er and Bella after inviting Gu Yue to join the trip to Dragon Valley, where Bella's appearance frightened Leng Yulai. At the villa, Na'er wanted to sleep with Xiling, but he insisted she use her own room, and Bella declared that Xiling was hers.

• Xiling told Gu Yue that they would leave for Dragon Valley the next day, and she agreed to go without needing to prepare.
• Bella recognized Leng Yulai as the woman who had tried to kill her Queen, and Leng Yulai fled to her room in terror.
• Leng Yaozhu returned in good spirits after breaking through to Limit Douluo and assured Xiling that Qiangu Dongfeng would not dare move against her without leverage.
• Xiling asked Leng Yaozhu to prepare separate rooms for Bella and Na'er, but Na'er insisted that she wanted to sleep with him.
• Xiling refused Na'er's request and said that sleeping together was for married couples, prompting Na'er to say she would marry him.
• Bella declared that Xiling was hers, and Na'er was forced to give up her demand under Bella's intimidating presence.

Na'er sneaked into Xiling’s bed but was sent back to her room, and the next day Xiling and his companions traveled to the Star Luo Continent to reach Dragon Valley. At the entrance, they confronted its Tang Sect guard, Old Wu, whom Bella defeated and knocked unconscious.

• Na'er secretly climbed into bed beside Xiling, but he gently threw her out and locked the door.
• Gu Yue joined Xiling and the others for breakfast, and they set off for the Star Luo Continent by train and ship.
• After a month at sea, Xiling used spatial power to bring the group to the snowy mountain entrance to Dragon Valley.
• Old Wu emerged from the stone house, questioned the group, and transformed into a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon to attack them.
• Xiling recognized Old Wu and asked Bella to subdue him, and Bella dispersed his lightning with one hand before knocking him unconscious with a punch.

Xiling brought Gu Yue, Na'er, and Bella into Dragon Valley by tearing open a spatial rift, then led Gu Yue and Na'er through the dragon-filled basin to the Dragon God. He confronted the Dragon God about the dragon clan’s extinction and asked whether Gu Yue and Na'er could inherit the Dragon God’s divine position together.

• Xiling opened a spatial rift and led the three women into Dragon Valley, where its laws tried to seal his martial soul but were blocked by the Void Core.
• Gu Yue and Na'er grieved as they surveyed the dragon bones, while Xiling withheld the truth about the Dragon God’s role in the clan’s deaths.
• The group passed the Mountain Dragon King’s skeleton and reached the pit concealed by nine-colored mist.
• Xiling descended into the pit and encountered the Dragon God, who told him to take the Dragon God Core and leave.
• Xiling challenged the Dragon God over the surviving dragons and asked if Gu Yue and Na'er could inherit the divine position together.

Xiling confronted the Dragon God over the possibility of Gu Yue and Na'er sharing his Divine Throne and exposed the truth behind the Dragon Clan’s destruction and the ban on Soul Beasts becoming gods. The Dragon God agreed to let the two girls undergo a trial without Xiling’s interference, and Gu Yue and Na’er merged as the Dragon God’s power transformed them and began the Nine Trials.

• Gu Yue told Xiling she needed to merge with Na'er to obtain the Dragon God's Heart, but Xiling said there was something else to do first.
• Xiling urged the Dragon God to let Gu Yue and Na'er share his Divine Throne, then revealed that the Dragon God had killed the six Dragon Kings, destroyed much of his own clan, and established the rule barring Soul Beasts from becoming gods.
• Gu Yue and Na'er were shaken by the revelations, and the Dragon God agreed to give them a trial on the condition that Xiling did not interfere.
• The Dragon God's Dragon Soul poured its nine-colored power into Gu Yue and Na'er, who merged into a massive silver dragon as Dragon Souls and energy from across Dragon Valley joined them.
• The silver dragon healed and transformed into a silver-haired, violet-eyed girl, who received the Dragon God's Nine Trials.

In Dragon Valley, Gu Yue and Na'er used the Dragon God's Heart to restore Gu Yue's Silver Dragon King origin and let Na'er fully inherit the Golden Dragon King's bloodline. After thanking Xiling with a kiss, Gu Yue was knocked away by Na'er and Bella.

• Gu Yue merged the golden and silver cores into the Dragon God's Heart, then she and Na'er separated from their combined form.
• Xiling unsealed the cube containing the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, and Gu Yue used the Dragon God's Heart to direct its power into Na'er.
• Na'er received the complete Golden Dragon King's origin while her Silver Dragon King origin flowed into Gu Yue, restoring Gu Yue's power and giving Na'er a stable life of her own.
• Xiling said they should leave Dragon Valley, and Gu Yue thanked him before kissing him.
• Na'er and Bella each attacked Gu Yue, sending her flying and crashing onto the ground.

After Gu Yue kissed Xiling and confessed her love, Na'er also declared her feelings, while Bella guarded Xiling from both women. The group left Dragon Valley with the Dragon God's Heart, and the Dragon God's dragon soul reappeared to watch them go.

• Gu Yue bragged that she had kissed Xiling, angering Na'er and prompting Bella to warn her to keep away from Her Majesty.
• Xiling tried to end the argument by saying they should return with the Dragon God's Heart, but Gu Yue confessed that she had kissed him on purpose because she liked him.
• Na'er declared that she loved Xiling too, and Xiling flicked both women on the forehead, telling Na'er he saw her as a little sister and telling Gu Yue to act her age.
• Gu Yue said she would wait for Xiling, Na'er argued that he was hers, and Bella silently stood beside him until the two women fell quiet.
• Xiling, Gu Yue, Na'er, and Bella left Dragon Valley with the Dragon God's core, and the valley began to shake as its space destabilized.
• The Dragon God's dragon soul reappeared at human size, watched Xiling leave, and lamented that he was fickle with his lovers.

Xiling returned to Eastsea City with Gu Yue and Bella as Eastsea Academy reopened, while Xu Xiaoyan joined Wu Zhangkong’s Zero Class on a trial basis. Long Hengxu then proposed giving Zero Class a chance to prove its worth to the outside world.

• Xiling told Leng Yaozhu that Gu Yue and Na'er’s Martial Souls had evolved after they met a kind-hearted person, and Na'er returned to Shrek Academy the next day.
• Xiling brought Gu Yue and Bella to Eastsea City, where the three drew a crowd of astonished students at the academy gates.
• Wu Zhangkong agreed to let Xu Xiaoyan try to earn the recognition of him and Zero Class within a month.
• Long Hengxu called the dean and proposed letting Zero Class demonstrate its abilities and justify the academy’s investment.
• Xu Xiaoyan followed Wu Zhangkong to the dormitory and found herself admiring him, while remembering the white-haired Great Demon King from the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Xiling returned to Zero Class in a changed appearance and announced that he had withdrawn from Eastsea Academy to continue his journey. As the class struggled with his sudden departure, he gave Wu Zhangkong a mysterious golden mirror shard as a parting gift.

• Wu Zhangkong showed Xu Xiaoyan her luxurious dorm and reminded her that she had only one month in Zero Class.
• Xie Xie failed to recognize the transformed Xiling and was kicked across the classroom after making a crude joke about him and Gu Yue.
• Xiling revealed that the silver-haired girl beside him was Gu Yue, then told the class his withdrawal had been approved and he had come to say goodbye.
• Xiling explained that he had come to Eastsea Academy to meet the others and now wanted to travel the world and find his own path.
• Xiling gave Wu Zhangkong a golden diamond-shaped mirror shard as a parting gift.

Xiling gave Wu Zhangkong a lens that could project memories of the past, and Wu accepted it after learning it might let him see Long Bing again. Xiling reassured his classmates that he was not leaving immediately, while Xu Xiaoyan began her trial period in Zero Class.

• Xiling explained that his golden lens captured and projected fragments of space's memories, then offered it to Wu Zhangkong.
• Wu Zhangkong initially refused the gift, but accepted it after Xiling quietly suggested it could let him see Long Bing again.
• Tang Wulin and the others asked Xiling to stay, and he clarified that he was only giving them advance notice and would not leave that day.
• Xu Xiaoyan introduced herself, and Wu Zhangkong told her she would have a month to prove she belonged in Zero Class.
• The class underwent physical tests, and Xu Xiaoyan was shocked when Xiling demolished testing equipment with a punch.

The students underwent spiritual-power tests and a practical team battle, revealing Gu Yue and Xiling’s extraordinary strength. Eastsea Academy decided to enter the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, and Tang Wulin learned about the event after qualifying for its blacksmithing competition.

• Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xiling took spiritual-power tests, with Gu Yue reaching the Spirit Sea Realm and Xiling showing 9,999 points in the Spirit Abyss Realm.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Wu Zhangkong to test her spiritual power again at night, and Wu Zhangkong assigned the students to two teams for a practical test.
• Gu Yue revealed two purple soul rings and one black soul ring, then led her team to defeat Tang Wulin, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi.
• Long Hengxu announced that Eastsea Academy would participate in the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, targeting top-three finishes in the individual and team competitions.
• Tang Wulin told his friends he would enter the blacksmithing competition, and Xie Xie explained the tournament and its connection to the All-Federation Grand Tournament.

Xiling explained Shrek Academy’s outer-court competition and the value of its alumni network, while noting that Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy was also a strong choice. That night, Xu Xiaoyan demonstrated her Star Wheel Ice Staff ability and placed its six-pointed star beneath Xiling.

• Xu Xiaoyan asked whether the Continental Federation Tournament would be held in Shrek City, and Xie Xie worried that their age would put them at a disadvantage.
• Xiling described Shrek’s outer court as a competitive screening ground, explained the rarity of reaching the inner court, and emphasized the connections students could build there.
• Xiling said Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy was another good option, while refusing to steer his friends toward any particular choice.
• Tang Wulin asked Xu Xiaoyan to demonstrate why she was stronger at night, and she agreed.
• Xu Xiaoyan summoned her Star Wheel Ice Staff, called down starlight, formed a golden six-pointed star, and sent it beneath Xiling’s feet.

Xu Xiaoyan demonstrated her Star Wheel Ice Staff’s Absolute Validity, but Xiling countered it with spatial power before she immobilized Xie Xie and explained her ability. After a month of training, Zero Class traveled to Eastsea Square to compete in the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament, where Mu Xi challenged their chances in the youth team event.

• Xu Xiaoyan used Star Wheel Chains on Xiling, but he evaded the effect with Spatial Folding and lifted her into the air before letting her down.
• Xu Xiaoyan immobilized Xie Xie and explained that her Star Wheel Ice Staff could use starlight and Absolute Validity to restrain opponents.
• Over the next month, Xiling’s training improved Xu Xiaoyan’s physical fitness, while Wu Zhangkong’s Soul Power Level rose to seventy-three.
• Wu Zhangkong announced that Zero Class would travel to Skysea City for the Skysea Alliance Grand Tournament and told Tang Wulin to stay behind to discuss the Forging Masters competition.
• The next day, Zero Class and senior division students gathered at Eastsea Square, where they encountered Xu Xiaoyu and Mu Xi.
• Mu Xi revealed that her team would compete in the youth three-person event and questioned whether Zero Class could advance past the first round.

Eastsea Academy arrived in Skysea City for the Skysea Alliance Tournament, where Tang Wulin met Shrek students Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan. Xiling was summoned away as the tournament announced an exhibition match between Shrek’s junior team and the Skysea Alliance’s older youth champions.

• Gu Yue told Xiling she intended to leave with him after the tournament, then fell asleep against his shoulder on the bus to Skysea City.
• At the hotel, Xiling was visited by Bella before a staff member summoned him on behalf of the Skysea Alliance.
• Tang Wulin gave dried fish to the hungry Xu Lizhi, who introduced himself as Little Foodie and chatted with him.
• Ye Xinglan came to collect Xu Lizhi and warned him not to accept food from strangers, while Xie Xie admired her.
• Xiling received a communication and vanished, then the stadium announced that the Skysea Alliance youth champions would face Shrek’s junior team in an exhibition match.