Chapter Summaries

Xu Yuan learned that his father had investigated Evil Soul Masters before his death and warned Yun Ming that Qian Gu Dongfeng might be colluding with them. Yun Ming suspected the God-Slaying Missile could be involved and sought Chen Xinjie’s help, leaving their meeting tense.

• Leng Yaozhu told Xu Yuan that his father had investigated Evil Soul Masters for research and had taken two captive Evil Soul Masters for brutal experiments.
• Xu Yuan told Yun Ming and Ya Li about his father’s investigation and his concern that Qian Gu Dongfeng might be plotting with Evil Soul Masters.
• Yun Ming suspected that the God-Slaying Missile could fall into the Holy Spirit Cult’s hands and threaten Shrek.
• Yun Ming asked Long Yeyue for permission to meet Chen Xinjie in her name, then lured Chen Xinjie to a private meeting above the sea.
• Chen Xinjie rebuked Yun Ming for using Long Yeyue’s name to arrange their meeting.

Yun Ming warned Chen Xinjie to verify that the Federation’s three God-Slaying Missiles were safe, while Xu Yuan traveled to Heaven Dou City after Zhen Hua summoned him to face a challenge to the Forging Master Association. Xu Yuan arrived as Lin Yu Han, a young Forging Master from the Star Luo Continent, had defeated three of the association’s young members.

• Yun Ming urged Chen Xinjie to personally inspect the three God-Slaying Missiles and warned that Shrek would investigate if they were stolen or used.
• Xu Yuan decided to travel to the Star Luo Continent for an exchange and, three days later, received a call from Zhen Hua about challengers at the guild.
• Xu Yuan flew to Heaven Dou City in his Spiritual Alloy Mecha and arrived at the Forging Master Association headquarters.
• Zhen Hua introduced Chang Gong Yan and his disciple Lin Yu Han, who had defeated three young Forging Masters from the association.
• Chang Gong Yan disparaged the Forging Master Association, and Xu Yuan cautioned him against speaking carelessly.

Xu Yuan challenged Lin Yu Han's record by forging Blue Womb Copper and Spirit Crystal, successfully Spirit Forging both metals before beginning to combine them. Chang Gong Yan watched in disbelief as Xu Yuan appeared to attempt Fusion Forging.

• Xu Yuan objected to Chang Gong Yan's unannounced challenge, then offered to compete alone using Lin Yu Han's best performance as the standard.
• Zhen Hua specified that Xu Yuan should purify Blue Womb Copper, and Xu Yuan used his penetrating hammers to achieve a nine-foot spiritual radiance before completing Spirit Forging.
• Xu Yuan Spirit Forged Spirit Crystal as well, succeeding twice in a row and astonishing Chang Gong Yan and Lin Yu Han.
• Xu Yuan struck the Spirit Crystal onto the Spirit Forged Blue Womb Copper, prompting Chang Gong Yan to realize that Xu Yuan was attempting Fusion Forging.

Xu Yuan impressed the Forging Master Association by fusion forging Spirit Forged Blue Womb Copper and Spirit Crystal with a ninety percent fusion rate, proving Chang Gong Yan’s side had lost the challenge. The celebration turned into a crisis when an assassin attacked Zhen Hua, leaving Chang Gong Yan under suspicion and struggling to explain himself.

• Xu Yuan fusion forged Blue Womb Copper and Spirit Crystal with a ninety percent fusion rate, and Zhen Hua declared Chang Gong Yan defeated.
• Lin Yu Han and the Forging Masters were stunned by Xu Yuan’s forging skill, while Chang Gong Yan admitted his defeat.
• A scarlet Fine Sword suddenly shot from near Chang Gong Yan’s neck toward Zhen Hua, but Xu Yuan teleported Zhen Hua away and Mu Ye caught the weapon before pursuing the attacker.
• Zhen Hua summoned his Four-Word Dou Armor and restrained Chang Gong Yan under his pressure, while Chang Gong Yan released his Martial Soul and insisted he had been framed.

After an assassin attacked Zhen Hua, Xu Yuan helped question Chang Gong Yan and learned that a suspicious Forging Master named Ning Fengzhi had challenged him. The group suspected Evil Soul Masters were behind the attack, but Ning Fengzhi’s connection remained unconfirmed.

• Zhen Hua restrained Chang Gong Yan after the Fine Sword attack, but Xu Yuan argued that Chang Gong Yan might not have been involved.
• Zhen Hua brought Chang Gong Yan, his disciple, and Xu Yuan to his office and questioned Chang Gong Yan about his origins and purpose.
• Chang Gong Yan explained that he and Lin Yu Han were part of a Star Luo Continent delegation and described losing a forging challenge to the mysterious Ning Fengzhi.
• Mu Ye reported that the attacker was an Agility Assault System Super Douluo who had escaped after striking from a distance.
• Xu Yuan suggested that Evil Soul Masters might have targeted Zhen Hua, and Chang Gong Yan recalled that Ning Fengzhi had carried a cold, gloomy aura.

Xu Yuan discussed his plans to travel to the Star Luo Continent, recruit a Body Sect senior, and pursue a Martial Soul Second Awakening. Back in Shrek City, he advised Xie Xie on evolving his Metal Soul Spirit and considered how its development could inform his own Martial Soul research.

• Zhen Hua told Chang Gong Yan to remain at the Forging Master Association while negotiations with the Federation took place, after Xu Yuan and Mu Ye suspected the Saint Craftsman Ning Fengzhi had an Evil Soul Master’s sinister aura.
• Xu Yuan told Mu Ye he expected to spend a year as an exchange student on the Star Luo Continent and planned to persuade Smiling Douluo, his martial granduncle, to return to the Body Sect.
• Mu Ye explained that a Second Awakening required breakthroughs in both will and body, and Xu Yuan considered how to strengthen his Brain Martial Soul, Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear, and Heaven Origin Brush.
• After returning to Shrek City, Xu Yuan told Xie Xie to evolve Little Gold through shared growth with its host, using Mecha Manufacturing methods and Core Arrays rather than relying on forging.
• Xu Yuan decided to study Xie Xie’s Metal Soul Spirit project for insights into Martial Soul fusion.

Xu Yuan strengthened his Soul Spirits and prepared to leave for a year-long trip to the Star Luo Continent, then entered a mysterious star-filled space while relaxing under the night sky. The chapter ended with him recognizing that the lights around him were stars, unlike the hazy moonlight he had sensed before.

• Xu Yuan instructed Shan He to record runes, copied Martial Souls, Soul Skills, and templates so it could assist him in battle, then evaluated the progress of Yaoyao, Phantom Star, and Jue.
• Xu Yuan planned to fuse Five Elements Spirit Crystals into Jue during the next Fusion Forging to support its growth.
• Na Er expressed reluctance about Xu Yuan leaving, but Xu Yuan insisted that his trip to the Star Luo Continent was necessary for his transformation.
• Xu Yuan spent half a month visiting those close to him, including his uncle, aunt, and Xu Tian, while preparing for his Martial Soul Second Awakening.
• Xu Yuan lay on the shore of Sea God Island, entered a deep mental space, and saw countless points of light that he recognized as stars.

Xu Yuan perfected the Starry Sky Chart and advanced to the Spirit Abyss Realm Middle Stage. He then joined Shrek Academy’s exchange delegation as it gathered in Skysea City to travel to Star Luo Continent.

• Xu Yuan sensed the stars’ fluctuations, resonated with them through the Starry Sky Chart, and broke through to the Spirit Abyss Realm Middle Stage.
• Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi told Xu Yuan and six other First Grade students they had been chosen for a year-long exchange program on Star Luo Continent.
• Xu Yuan’s interest in Monster Academy helped persuade Wu Siduo and the others to accept the exchange, and Wu Zhangkong announced that Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu would join from Second Grade.
• Xu Yuan and the Shrek delegation met in Skysea City with the Star Luo Continent delegation before the return voyage.
• Xu Yuan treated the group to seafood, and Cai Yue'er was astonished by how much Xu Yuan, Tang Wulin, and Xu Lizhi ate.

Xu Yuan and the Shrek group joined the Star Luo Continent exchange delegation and boarded a liner bound for Star Luo Continent. The voyage began with Shrek assigned to travel alongside Star Luo Royal Academy, while Xu Yuan remained more interested in meeting the students from Monster Academy.

• Xu Yuan and the Shrek group waited at Tianhai Hotel until the Star Luo Continent delegation had assembled.
• Xu Yuan spotted Lin Yu Han, and she greeted him before joining the group; he told them about her forging skill and their previous competition.
• Pan Wen organized the delegations onto Soul Guidance Buses and led them to the docks, where they boarded two liners.
• Pan Wen told Elder Cai that Shrek Academy would share the Star Luo Ocean Liner with students from Star Luo Royal Academy, and Elder Cai reminded him that Shrek had rejected their exchange request.
• Yue Zhengyu mocked the Star Luo Royal Academy students, and Xu Yuan told him to stop seeking attention and work on his Battle Armor instead.

As the Shrek delegation sailed toward the Star Luo Continent, Xu Yuan ignored invitations to dance and discussed his Martial Soul Second Awakening with Mu Ye. Mu Ye prepared to push Xu Yuan to his physical and mental limits at sea so he could complete the awakening before they arrived.

• Xu Yuan urged Yue Zhengyu to stop provoking people and instead gather intelligence about Monster Academy's powerful students.
• The two ships left port, and the delegation was told to attend an evening ball in formal attire.
• At the ball, Xu Yuan drew attention from several girls, but declined Lin Yu Han's and Wu Siduo's invitations to dance.
• Xu Yuan joined Mu Ye and asked to discuss his Martial Soul Second Awakening.
• Mu Ye explained why the Body Sect could not recruit Tang Wulin, then said he had prepared Xu Yuan's awakening trial for the voyage to the Star Luo Continent.

Mu Ye began a brutal training regimen to push Xu Yuan toward his Martial Soul’s Second Awakening during their sea voyage. Xu Yuan survived the first session and began enduring repeated cycles of injury and recovery aboard the ship.

• Mu Ye kicked Xu Yuan into the sea and dragged him into the depths, where extreme pressure overwhelmed his body and Spiritual Power.
• Xu Yuan lost consciousness while attempting to temper his Spiritual Power, and Mu Ye brought him back to the ship.
• Mu Ye explained that Xu Yuan’s knowledge and conscious approach to cultivation made a natural Second Awakening more difficult, so he planned to repeatedly push him past his limits.
• Xu Yuan woke in a medicinal bath with severe damage to his Meridians, flesh, and Sea of Spirit, which Spirit of Life Gold and the medicinal liquid began repairing.
• Xu Yuan asked Mu Ye for food, and Mu Ye said he had prepared ingredients from the sea as the training began its daily cycle of shattering and rebuilding Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan underwent a Martial Soul Second Awakening after thirty-six days of destructive training in the deep sea, transforming both his Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear and Brain Martial Soul. He named the Brain Martial Soul’s new galaxy-like form the Galaxy Brain, leaving Mu Ye astonished by its unprecedented evolution.

• On the thirty-sixth day, Mu Ye noticed Xu Yuan’s changes, brought him to the surface, and placed him in medicinal baths as his Bloodline Power and Spiritual Power surged.
• In the Meditation Space, Xu Yuan’s Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear changed through bloodline resonance, while his Brain Martial Soul became a starry sky through resonance with the Starry Sky Chart; Yaoyao and Phantom Star fused more closely with it.
• The next morning, Xu Yuan woke with an intense hunger, ate five enormous platters of food prepared by Mu Ye, and then discussed the awakening with his teacher.
• Xu Yuan explained that his Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear had awakened through Bloodline Power while his Brain Martial Soul had awakened through Spiritual Power, aided by his training and his intentions.
• Xu Yuan named his Brain Martial Soul’s galaxy-like new form the Galaxy Brain, and Mu Ye was astonished that it had evolved beyond anything recorded in the Body Sect’s history.

Xu Yuan completed the Second Awakening of his Brain Martial Soul and Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear, gaining major enhancements to his thinking, spiritual power, and combat abilities. After training under Mu Ye for over two months, he arrived at Star Luo Continent, where Lin Yu Han was struck by how much he had changed.

• Mu Ye realized Xu Yuan was guiding his Brain Martial Soul toward becoming a spiritual martial soul shaped like a galaxy and merging with his Spiritual Power.
• Xu Yuan revealed that Jue had fused completely into the Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear, whose true body had gained a reddish-gold alloy formed from his qi and blood.
• Xu Yuan described the spear's new bloodline and Five Elements Devouring ability, while Mu Ye warned him not to reveal its devouring power.
• Xu Yuan explained that his Brain Martial Soul had multiplied his thinking speed and ability to multitask, then Mu Ye arranged further training in the Deep Sea.
• Mu Ye put Xu Yuan through battles with ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beasts and dragged him behind the ship, helping him master his new power.
• After two and a half months, Xu Yuan and Mu Ye reached Star Luo Continent, where Lin Yu Han came to say goodbye and remarked on Xu Yuan's transformation.

Lin Yu Han invited Xu Yuan to visit Starfall City, and the Shrek delegation continued its journey toward Star Luo City by Soul Train. Green Skull attacked the train with missiles and Mechas, leaving Xu Yuan and the others to fight the attackers and rescue passengers.

• Lin Yu Han told Xu Yuan about Starfall City's meteor-born rare metal veins and invited him to find her at the Forging Master Association.
• Tang Wulin reflected on how his two-and-a-half-month sea voyage had strengthened his Blue Silver Emperor and raised his Soul Power by two ranks.
• Xu Yuan sensed an incoming missile as the delegation traveled by Soul Train, and the Shrek group leaped out to intercept the attack.
• The missile barrage derailed and wrecked the train, while Star Luo officials identified the attacking Mechas as members of the Evil Soul Master organization Green Skull.
• Cai Yue'er and Wu Zhangkong engaged the enemy Mechas as Xu Yuan sent Tang Wulin to rescue passengers and Xu Lizhi to heal the group.
• Xu Yuan fused with his Mecha and pierced through a Purple-Rank Mecha and several other Green Skull Mechas with his spear.

Xu Yuan used his Forbidden Arts and Mecha to overwhelm the Green Skull Organization’s forces, then fought a Black Grade Mecha with power that reached the Soul Douluo level. Wu Zhangkong realized Xu Yuan had achieved a Silver Grade Body Martial Soul Second Awakening, but the Black Grade Mecha survived Xu Yuan’s spear strike.

• Xu Yuan sealed the Purple-Rank Mecha Pilots’ Essence, Qi, and Spirit, then pierced their Mecha one after another with his spear.
• A Black Grade Mecha approached Xu Yuan, and his Spear Intent weakened its Soul Emperor pilot and cut the Mecha’s power to less than a tenth.
• Xu Yuan combined his Mecha, burning blood and qi, burning Vital Energy, and silver-white spear light to unleash a strike at the Soul Douluo level.
• Wu Zhangkong recognized the silver-white light as a Silver Grade Second Awakening of Xu Yuan’s Body Martial Soul and was shocked by his strength.
• Xu Yuan turned back in surprise when the Black Grade Mecha remained in the air after his attack.

Xu Yuan defeated a Black Grade Mecha and killed its pilot after repeated peak spear strikes. With the Green Skull Organization’s attack nearly over, Cai Yue'er accepted the Star Luo Empire’s proposed Exchange Tournament.

• Xu Yuan merged two pieces of Battle Armor and launched repeated peak strikes against the suppressed Black Grade Mecha.
• Xu Yuan broke through with his spear technique, damaged the Mecha’s Core Array, and pierced its chest, killing the Soul Emperor pilot.
• Cai Yue'er and Wu Zhangkong helped bring the other battles to a close as the Green Skull Organization’s forces were defeated.
• Wu Zhangkong told Xu Yuan to collect the Mechas he had defeated, and Xu Yuan began reclaiming their metal.
• Cai Yue'er accepted the Star Luo Empire official’s proposal for an Exchange Tournament.

After arriving in Star Luo City, Xu Yuan and Tang Wulin stocked up on rare metals before attending a reception at the Imperial Palace. Xu Yuan used Illusion Arts to thwart Dai Yun Er’s prank, leaving her wary of him ahead of the Youth Soul Master Competition.

• After the Soul Train bombing, the Star Luo Empire sent vehicles to transport the delegations, and Xu Yuan and the others reached Star Luo City two and a half days later.
• Xu Yuan and Tang Wulin visited Rare Metal shops, where Xu Yuan bought large quantities of metals using Jade Silver with a ninety-percent fusion rate.
• Xu Yuan considered using Gold Crystal in his Mecha and planned to visit Lin Yu Han for help obtaining rare metals.
• At the Imperial Palace reception, Dai Yun Er secretly sent Spiritual Power toward Xu Yuan, who intercepted it and trapped it in an illusion.
• Dai Yun Er realized Xu Yuan had fooled her, then recognized him as a special member of the Shrek Academy team and a future opponent.

Dai Tian Ling learned that Xu Yuan had used Illusion Arts against Dai Yun Er and possessed Spiritual Power at the Spirit Abyss Realm Middle Stage, making him a potential rival for Long Yue. At the Star Luo Grand Hotel, Xu Yuan revealed that Gu Yue had reached the Spirit Abyss Realm too and shared intelligence he had gleaned about Monster Academy.

• Dai Yun Er told Dai Tian Ling that a Shrek student had trapped her in an illusion, and En Ci identified Xu Yuan as the one responsible.
• En Ci estimated that Xu Yuan had reached the Spirit Abyss Realm Middle Stage and likely had Soul King-level Soul Power, while Dai Tian Ling and Dai Yun Er reacted with shock.
• En Ci said Xu Yuan could challenge Long Yue in an unrestricted individual match, and Dai Yun Er felt pressured by Xu Yuan's talent.
• Cai Yue'er questioned Xu Yuan about using Illusion Arts on Dai Yun Er, and Xu Yuan explained that Dai Yun Er had tried to attack him first.
• Xu Yuan revealed that Gu Yue had reached the Spirit Abyss Realm, surprising Tang Wulin and the others.
• Xu Yuan shared the information he had gleaned about Monster Academy, and Tang Wulin focused on the Eight Heavenly Kings and Long Yue.

Xu Yuan warned the Shrek team about Monster Academy’s powerful Eight Heavenly Kings and arranged for them to finish their Battle Armor before the competition. In the Imperial Palace, Dai Tian Ling and En Ci discussed Shrek’s chances and Xu Yuan’s abilities, leaving the competition’s outcome uncertain.

• Xu Yuan revealed that Long Yue was a Level 60-plus Soul Emperor with three purple and three black Soul Rings, and might also be a Two-Word Dou Armor Master.
• Xu Yuan briefed the Shrek team on Monster Academy’s Eight Heavenly Kings and assigned Ye Xinglan, Yue Zhengyu, and himself to help their teammates complete Battle Armor before the finals.
• Xu Yuan said his own Battle Armor and Mecha had reached a bottleneck because he could not forge the Spiritual Alloys they required, and Tang Wulin was astonished to learn that his Mecha used God Alloy.
• Dai Tian Ling worried that Monster Academy might lose to Shrek, but En Ci calmed him by saying the contest would benefit Monster Academy either way.
• Dai Tian Ling asked about Xu Yuan’s Battle Armor, and En Ci guessed that Xu Yuan was probably already a One-Word Dou Armor Master.

Xu Yuan and his companions prepared Battle Armor while registering for the Star Luo Continent Youth Soul Master Competition. Xu Yuan then faced Dai Yun Er in his individual match, and his five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings stunned her as the battle began.

• Xu Yuan summarized the group's Battle Armor progress, noting that he had made seven pieces and was nearing Level 6 Mecha Manufacturer.
• Xu Yuan explained the competition format and assigned partners for the pair battles, while Gu Yue and Xu Lizhi were excluded from individual battles.
• The organizers entered the team's information and assigned Xu Yuan an individual match against Dai Yun Er.
• Xu Yuan and Dai Yun Er took the arena, where she boasted about her new Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring before the referee started the match.
• Dai Yun Er saw Xu Yuan's five black Soul Rings and froze in shock.