Chapter Summaries

Xu Yuan assessed how his strength compared with Tang Wulin’s and why he had chosen to build an all-rounded foundation rather than rely on future growth. After Na Er arrived at the stronghold, she secretly considered taking Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Spear and asked Xu Yuan if he knew her true circumstances.

• Xu Yuan judged that his Level 59 Soul Power let him reach roughly Level 92 strength with the right rhythm, while Tang Wulin’s power depended on the Golden Dragon King Seal.
• Xu Yuan reflected that his balanced cultivation gave him confidence and room to grow toward God Level power, unlike a path of postponing other skills until later.
• Na Er arrived through the Demon Gate and greeted Xu Yuan before meeting Tang Wulin, whose Golden Dragon Spear she recognized from its fluctuations.
• Na Er privately considered taking the Golden Dragon Spear and fusing it with herself, while Tang Wulin remained unaware of her intention.
• Xu Yuan and Na Er isolated themselves with Spiritual Power, and Na Er asked whether he knew her true circumstances.

Xu Yuan reassured Na Er that she was her own person, then refused Tang Wulin’s request to learn the Heaven Devouring Earth Eating Great Art. Tang Wulin was left disappointed, with the distance between him and Xu Yuan still unresolved.

• Na Er asked whether Xu Yuan wanted to prevent her from disappearing, and he assured her that any added soul or consciousness would make her a different person.
• Na Er accepted Xu Yuan’s explanation that their connection was a deeper form of telepathy, and he playfully messed up her hair.
• Tang Wulin approached Xu Yuan and asked whether the technique he used to absorb Abyss Creature energy was the Heaven Devouring Earth Eating Great Art.
• Xu Yuan refused to teach Tang Wulin, explaining that the art had become inseparable from his foundational cultivation method.
• Tang Wulin, who had expected the refusal, asked whether Xu Yuan would reconsider.

Xu Yuan refused Tang Wulin’s request to learn the Heaven Devouring Earth Eating Great Art, while explaining the technique’s immense potential and Jue’s path toward devouring and assimilating all power. Xu Yuan and Na Er then left the stronghold to survey the territory around the Northern Three Kings and the Hell Gates.

• Old Tang told Tang Wulin that Xu Yuan’s Heaven Devouring Earth Eating Great Art could be considered a God-level Soul Skill, and Tang Wulin again asked Xu Yuan to teach it.
• Xu Yuan refused to pass on the Heaven Devouring Earth Eating Great Art, and Tang Wulin left disappointed.
• Xu Yuan explained to Na Er that Jue’s Five Elements fusion was shaping the art into an innate ability to devour and digest everything, and Jue transformed as it absorbed the power of the sun, moon, and stars.
• Xu Yuan and Na Er left the stronghold and discussed the three Hell Gates guarded by the Northern Three Kings.
• Xu Yuan said their goal was to survey the territory around the Northern Three Kings and map the route to the stronghold so the academy could monitor the Hell Gates.

Xu Yuan and Na Er mapped the Northern Three Kings’ territories, then attacked La Mo’s royal city to create chaos and draw attention away from Shrek’s stronghold. La Mo recognized the danger and fled north, leaving Xu Yuan stunned.

• Xu Yuan used the strength of nearby Demon Creatures to map the Northern Three Kings’ territories while Na Er followed him.
• Xu Yuan explained that they needed to understand Hell Gate’s position before fighting the Northern Three Kings, then chose La Mo’s nearby territory as their target.
• Xu Yuan and Na Er attacked La Mo’s royal city, with Xu Yuan raining down spear strikes and Na Er charging through its defenders.
• La Mo saw the attack, suspected Kai Yi had already fallen, and fled north.

Xu Yuan chased La Mo and used his fused Battle Armor and Mecha to overpower him, while Na Er fought demons in La Mo King City. When reinforcements from the Chaos Northern King did not arrive, Xu Yuan intensified the battle by burning his vital energy and life force and activating all five Soul Rings.

• La Mo fled toward the Chaos Northern King's territory, hoping his powerful energy fluctuations would summon reinforcements, and Xu Yuan quickly caught up with him.
• Xu Yuan fused his Mecha into armor and struck La Mo with the Heaven Origin Five Elements Spear, revealing the strength of his stacked equipment.
• Xu Yuan noticed Na Er was being pressed by several Lords in La Mo King City but trusted her God Alloy Battle Armor and Silver Dragon Spear to keep her fighting.
• Xu Yuan sensed that the battle had not drawn the Chaos Northern King's attention, so he burned his vital energy and life force and activated all five Soul Rings.

Xu Yuan used his fifth soul skill, Law, Heaven and Earth, to fight La Mo and slowly weakened him with Curse Fire. After three hours, Xu Yuan knocked La Mo back and sensed that help had finally arrived from Chaos Northern King City.

• Xu Yuan activated Law, Heaven and Earth, forming a massive vital-energy avatar and confronting La Mo with his spear.
• Na Er sensed the battle from La Mo King City and praised Xu Yuan’s abilities.
• Xu Yuan and La Mo clashed repeatedly, and Xu Yuan’s Curse Fire began to erode La Mo and hinder his recovery.
• Xu Yuan and La Mo fought for three hours, with La Mo’s aura gradually weakening from the Curse Fire.
• Xu Yuan knocked La Mo back and looked toward Chaos Northern King City, sensing that someone had arrived.

Xu Yuan lured La Mo and two Overlords away while Wu Zhangkong raided La Mo King City, and Shrek expanded its knowledge of the surrounding Demon Plane. Meanwhile, Ghost Emperor returned to the South Coast shaken by Yun Ming’s strength and resolved to eliminate him before the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans were disrupted further.

• Xu Yuan fought La Mo until two Overlords from Chaos Northern King City arrived, then retreated with Na Er while drawing the pursuers away from La Mo King City.
• Lan Muzi entered Chaos Northern King City in disguise and reflected on how the Demon Plane had inspired his plan to form a Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Core.
• La Mo and the other Overlords stopped chasing Xu Yuan when Wu Zhangkong attacked La Mo King City, defeated its remaining Lord Level demons, and gathered its treasures and materials.
• Wu Zhangkong used intelligence from Kai Yi’s captured Overlords and Xu Yuan’s surveys to prepare Shrek for raids on nearby king cities.
• Xu Yuan took Na Er toward the king city where Na Lundo was located instead of returning directly to the outpost.
• Ghost Emperor returned to the South Coast after recovering at sea, feared Yun Ming’s power, and decided he needed to kill him while the Demon Empress recovered.

Yun Ming reinforced the Demon Gate while using the dense Space Power to improve his mastery, and Tree Elder summoned him to warn him about pursuing a God Position without a God Realm. The chapter left Yun Ming weighing the warning that creating a God Realm through that path was impossible for a cultivator below the God Level.

• Yun Ming reinforced the Demon Gate and sensed the changes around the Shrek outpost, reflecting on Xu Yuan's exceptional talent and achievements.
• Yun Ming focused most of his strength on controlling and comprehending the Space Power surrounding the passage.
• Tree Elder summoned Yun Ming into his domain, where Yun Ming shifted the changing scene into Sea God Island.
• Tree Elder warned Yun Ming that a God Position depended on the God Realm and could not be properly condensed without one.
• Tree Elder told Yun Ming that attempting to create a God Realm after condensing a God Position outside one was a dead end.

Yun Ming learned that the Douluo Plane might someday allow God Level Soul Masters and was advised to strengthen his foundation while he waited. Meanwhile, Shrek expanded its Demon Plane outpost, and Xu Yuan prepared to condense his first Soul Core in Yuan City.

• Tree Elder told Yun Ming that he could not break through under the Realm’s current limits, but should keep building his foundation for a future chance to reach God Level.
• Shrek’s Inner Courtyard students used Energy Storage Devices to counter the Demon Plane’s Heaven and Earth Energy erosion and accelerate their explorations.
• Shrek took control of Na Lundo’s royal city, renamed it Yuan City, and made it a major outpost for exploration to the west.
• Xu Yuan reported that the Demon Plane’s energy and his battles against Na Lundo and La Mo had strengthened his Soul Power until it was nearly solid.
• Xu Yuan decided to condense his first Soul Core in his lower dantian, and Na Er asked whether he planned to do it in Yuan City.

Xu Yuan returned from the Demon Plane to Sea God Island before condensing his Soul Core, while Yun Ming explained that the location would not affect his cultivation. Xu Yuan realized Tree Elder had insisted on his return, leaving the reason tied to the Golden Ancient Tree.

• Xu Yuan told Na Er he had planned to condense his Soul Core in the Demon Plane but returned at his teacher’s request and to observe Elder Feng’s Soul Forging.
• Xu Yuan explained that Elder Feng was preparing to Fusion Forge a special metal found by Lan Muzi in La Mo King City for his Battle Armor.
• Xu Yuan and Na Er returned to Shrek City, where Ya Li and the other Pavilion Elders greeted them and the Shrek Seven Devils’ rankings were recounted.
• Xu Yuan crossed the Demon Gate back to Sea God Island without Na Er, who stayed behind to cultivate.
• Yun Ming told Xu Yuan that condensing a Soul Core in the Demon Plane would not affect his future, and Xu Yuan inferred that Tree Elder had called him back because of the Golden Ancient Tree.

Xu Yuan realized that condensing his Soul Core on Sea God Island would bind him more closely to the Golden Ancient Tree and potentially help it advance the Douluo Plane. After Tree Elder prepared purified Abyss Energy for his breakthrough, Xu Yuan joined Feng Wuyu’s public Soul Forging demonstration at Sea God Lake.

• Xu Yuan concluded that returning to Sea God Island to condense his Soul Core could connect his breakthrough to the Golden Ancient Tree’s advancement.
• Tree Elder brought Xu Yuan into a shared Consciousness Space that appeared as a starry sky and promised to purify Abyss Energy for his breakthrough.
• Tree Elder asked Xu Yuan to prolong the Soul Core condensation process and reflected on how Spirit Guidance Technology could aid cultivation.
• Yun Ming told Xu Yuan that Feng Wuyu had prepared to give his finest Soul Forging performance and guide the gathered forging students.
• Xu Yuan arrived at the square by Sea God Lake, where Feng Wuyu prepared to begin the demonstration.

Feng Wuyu began a week-long forging session before Shrek’s Forging Masters, drawing Xu Yuan and Divine Blacksmith Zhen Hua to study his techniques. As Feng Wuyu demonstrated his Dragon Might Tempering Method and meticulous Fusion Forging, Zhen Hua recognized the mastery in every hammer strike.

• Xu Yuan spotted Zhen Hua among the observers and learned that Feng Wuyu planned to forge continuously for a week.
• Zhen Hua explained that Feng Wuyu’s session was likely preparation for an attempt to reach Heavenly Forging, and Xu Yuan connected Feng Wuyu’s recent growth to his journey to the Demon Plane.
• Feng Wuyu used flames and Dragon Might to heat, hammer, and fuse several Rare Metals into an alloy.
• Feng Wuyu forged the alloy with a pair of Red-Gold Hammers, using many precise strikes to minimize errors.
• Xu Yuan concentrated on learning from Feng Wuyu’s techniques while Zhen Hua analyzed the ultimate skill behind each hammer strike.

Feng Wuyu completed Soul Forging by using Dragon Might to guide the Spiritual Alloy through its forging stages, while Zhen Hua explained the process to Xu Yuan. Xu Yuan resolved to achieve Soul Forging within half a year, and Feng Wuyu then revealed a rare black metal suited to Lan Muzi’s Yang Wood Blade.

• Feng Wuyu completed Fusion Forging and used Dragon Might to achieve Spirit Forging and produce a Soul Forging Echo.
• Zhen Hua explained the Soul Forging process to Xu Yuan as Feng Wuyu completed Soul Forging Solidification.
• Xu Yuan said he would achieve Soul Forging within half a year, and Zhen Hua noted that his Fusion Forging experience had already prepared him for it.
• After the forging appeared to be finished, Feng Wuyu revealed a scorching black metal that could complement Lan Muzi’s Yang Wood Blade and help his Martial Soul advance toward the ultimate Yang Attribute.

Feng Wuyu forged Dark Sun Stone from the Demon Plane and fused it with his six-metal Spiritual Alloy, successfully creating a Soul Forged Seven-in-One Spiritual Alloy. His breakthrough left the Shrek Forging Masters wondering whether he was close to becoming the next Divine Craftsman.

• Xu Yuan recognized Dark Sun Stone as a Rare Metal suited to Lan Muzi's Martial Soul, while Zhen Hua admitted he had never encountered the metal.
• Feng Wuyu purified the Dark Sun Stone through Hundred Refinement, Thousand Refinement, Spirit Forging, and Soul Forging.
• Zhen Hua watched Feng Wuyu's work with growing eagerness to forge Dark Sun Stone himself.
• Feng Wuyu fused Soul Forged Dark Sun Stone with his six-metal Spiritual Alloy and succeeded in forging a Soul Forged Seven-in-One Spiritual Alloy.
• The Shrek Forging Masters considered whether Feng Wuyu could become a Divine Craftsman and inspire a new approach combining Soul Power cultivation with forging.

Feng Wuyu spent seven days forging three Seven-in-One Spiritual Alloys from Dark Sun Stone for Lan Muzi, demonstrating that his skill was approaching the Divine Craftsman realm. He traded ten Dark Sun Stones to Zhen Hua for Heavenly Forging guidance, while Xu Yuan left with new insights and planned to condense his Soul Core before attempting Soul Forging.

• Feng Wuyu began a second forging attempt, but repeated failures destroyed several Dark Sun Stones and ruined an alloy during Fusion Forging.
• After seven days of strenuous work, Feng Wuyu completed the third Seven-in-One Spiritual Alloy needed for Lan Muzi's three core Battle Armor components.
• Zhen Hua asked Feng Wuyu for Dark Sun Stone, and Feng Wuyu gave him ten pieces in exchange for guidance about Heavenly Forging.
• Xu Yuan told Yun Ming that he felt ready to attempt Soul Forging after further study, but first needed to condense his Soul Core and reach Level 60.

After watching Feng Wuyu and Zhen Hua demonstrate forging, Xu Yuan entered seclusion to break through Level 60 and condense a Soul Core. Meanwhile, Feng Wuyu and Zhuo Shi pursued breakthroughs on the Demon Plane, while Cai Yue'er considered whether Ya Li might advance through her connection to the Golden Ancient Tree.

• Xu Yuan reviewed Feng Wuyu's Soul Forging and entered seclusion after eight months at Level 59, seeking to break through and condense a Soul Core.
• Lan Muzi thanked Feng Wuyu for helping upgrade his Three-Word Dou Armor, while Feng Wuyu said the forging had strengthened his own chances of advancing.
• Zhuo Shi went to the Demon Plane and explored its territories, seeking to develop fierce flames and keep pace with Feng Wuyu.
• Cai Yue'er declined to explore the Demon Plane and suggested that Ya Li might gain strength from its pressure and her work with the Golden Ancient Tree.

Xu Yuan successfully broke through and formed a Soul Core after a week of seclusion, then promised Yun Ming he would finish his Two-Word Dou Armor soon. His eldest uncle called in surprise at how quickly the breakthrough had happened.

• Xu Shengqun made four-year-old Xu Tian hold a spear stance while Ye Yuan asked when he would attempt his next breakthrough.
• Xu Shengqun said he would wait for Xu Yuan to break through and return so he could witness Xu Shengqun's breakthrough to the limit.
• At Shrek, Xu Yuan drew in energy from Sea God Island and the Demon Plane as he condensed a Soul Core during a week of seclusion.
• Xu Yuan sensed that the Soul Core had greatly increased his cultivation speed and sent messages to Mu Ye, Xu Shengqun, and the others.
• Xu Yuan met Yun Ming, who urged him to finish crafting his Two-Word Dou Armor, and Xu Yuan's eldest uncle called, surprised at his rapid breakthrough.

Xu Yuan returned to Skysea City to witness Xu Shengqun’s natural breakthrough to Level 99, while Yun Ming resolved to revive Shrek’s Mecha development. During the flight, Xu Yuan examined the unusual structure of his newly condensed Soul Core.

• Xu Shengqun told Xu Yuan he was preparing to break through to Level 99 and invited him home to observe.
• Yun Ming explained that Xu Shengqun’s breakthrough would give Xu Yuan valuable experience and encouraged him to return to Skysea City.
• Xu Yuan transformed into his Mecha and flew away from Shrek City.
• Yun Ming decided Shrek should resume Mecha development, seeing Mechas as essential tools for Soul Masters and future space exploration.
• Xu Yuan examined his Soul Core and considered how its inner Soul Power solidified and exploded to keep the core rotating.

Xu Yuan studied how to improve his Soul Core before sensing an approaching threat and confronting Dark Phoenix Douluo, Leng Yulai. He tried to explain how he had identified her and began using a story about his teacher’s concerns to keep her talking.

• Xu Yuan analyzed his Soul Core’s compressed liquid structure and considered how studying stars could help him improve its efficiency.
• Xu Yuan sensed danger, fused his Battle Armor with his Mecha, and suspected an Evil Soul Master was approaching.
• Leng Yulai appeared using the Time-Space Shuttle, and Xu Yuan identified her as Dark Phoenix Douluo.
• Leng Yulai questioned how Xu Yuan recognized her, and he claimed he had sensed her Phoenix bloodline and heard about her from his teacher.
• Xu Yuan said his teacher had mentioned Leng Yulai while discussing Evil Soul Masters, and Leng Yulai sneered as he continued.

Xu Yuan survived Leng Yulai’s attempt to capture him by revealing that her long-standing hatred of her sister Leng Yaozhu had begun with a misunderstanding. After Leng Yulai warned him that the Spirit Pagoda was tracking Shrek personnel, Xu Yuan returned to Skysea City, where Xu Shengqun planned how to counter the surveillance and considered recruiting Leng Yulai as an informant.

• Xu Yuan told Leng Yulai that Leng Yaozhu had approached Yun Ming to ask him to pay more attention to her, revealing that the sisters’ clash had stemmed from a misunderstanding.
• Leng Yulai admitted she had become an Evil Soul Master and explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had sent her to capture Xu Yuan, but she let him go and warned him not to leave Yun Ming.
• Xu Yuan inferred that the Spirit Pagoda could track Shrek personnel, then flew at full speed to Skysea City.
• Xu Shengqun heard Xu Yuan’s account and reasoned that Leng Yaozhu might help persuade Leng Yulai to become an informant within the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Shengqun decided they needed to counter the Spirit Pagoda’s surveillance without alerting Leng Yaozhu or the Deputy Pagoda Master that they had discovered it.