Chapter Summaries

As the epidemic spread to twenty thousand people and reached cities around Clear Spirit City, healing Soul Masters gathered at the quarantine camp to investigate its rapid, deadly effects. Xie Jiayun (Healing) concluded that the plague behaved like a human-modified poison, suggesting the outbreak had been deliberately engineered.

• The military high command organized a rescue team of healing-type Soul Masters and ordered regions to screen outsiders for infection.
• Xie Jiayun (Healing) arrived at Clear Spirit City, where Major General Le Jun asked him to assess three rapidly decayed corpses.
• Xie Jiayun (Healing) explained that infected patients died within three days and that the earliest deaths were all Soul Masters.
• Xie Jiayun (Healing) identified the pathogen as a potent poison that eroded soul power and resisted conventional treatment.
• Xie Jiayun (Healing) demonstrated that the ink-black substance reacted violently to healing soul power and suggested a Soul Master had processed it into a weapon.

Xie Jiayun (Healing) explained that an artificial dormant toxin was being activated by panic, while the investigation found toxin residue in an underground river beneath Clear Spring Town. He revealed that his team had developed a medicine to delay the toxin’s onset, giving the epidemic response renewed hope as they prepared to investigate the poisoner.

• Xie Jiayun (Healing) explained that dormant toxins could be activated by stimuli, and Zhou Mingyu proposed that panic was triggering outbreaks among Clear Spirit City residents.
• Le Jun ordered troops to reassure the public and investigate patients’ movements, while Xie Jiayun (Healing) urged a thorough investigation of Clear Spring Town to find the poisoner.
• Le Jun reported that investigators had found toxin residue in the underground river beneath Clear Spring Town, which connected a vast area, and said the legion commander would come to handle the crisis.
• Xie Jiayun (Healing) announced that his team had developed a medicine that could delay the toxin’s onset and extend patients’ survival time to one week.
• Zhou Mingyu offered to provide raw materials from the Spirit Pagoda, and Le Jun pledged the Southern Legion’s support for producing and distributing the medicine.

Le Zheng'en arrived at the epidemic camp and ordered a hunt for the evil Soul Master responsible for poisoning it. That night, Blood Serpent Douluo prepared to ambush a supply convoy, but an unseen voice interrupted his plans.

• Le Zheng'en reached the camp, where Le Jun reported that Xie Jiayun (Healing) had developed an inhibitor and the epidemic was under preliminary control.
• Le Jun and the toxicology experts concluded that a Super Douluo evil Soul Master had used a poison that spread faster when victims felt negative emotions.
• Xie Jiayun (Healing) said developing a cure would take at least two weeks, but capturing the poisoner could reduce the work to three days.
• Le Zheng'en ordered soldiers and scouts to search within a hundred li for the poisoner and preserve his bodily tissues.
• Blood Grudge Douluo and Blood Serpent Douluo ambushed a convoy carrying medical supplies, and Blood Serpent Douluo planned to use the epidemic to reach Rank 97 and strengthen the Blood Plague Cult.
• A voice from the sky told Blood Serpent Douluo that he would not get the chance to carry out his plans.

Angel Douluo Yue Zhengen ambushed the Blood Plague Cult at its hideout, revealing that the apparent supply convoy had been a trap backed by Federation soldiers. He defeated Blood Grudge Douluo, captured Blood Serpent Douluo for the antibody serum needed to develop an antidote, and flew toward Clear Spirit City.

• Yue Zhengen struck the Blood Plague Cult with Light of Judgment, devastating its forces and injuring Blood Serpent Douluo and Blood Grudge Douluo.
• Yue Zhengen revealed that he had lured the cult with false information about supplies and that the real supplies had already reached Clear Spirit City by another route.
• Federation Southern Legion soldiers emerged from the transport vehicles and surrounded the surviving cultists as Yue Zhengen demanded their surrender.
• Blood Serpent Douluo and Blood Grudge Douluo donned their Three-Word Battle Armor and attacked Yue Zhengen, but he gained the advantage in their aerial fight.
• Blood Grudge Douluo and Blood Serpent Douluo unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars, but Yue Zhengen's Angel's Wrath killed Blood Grudge Douluo and his spiritual attack knocked out Blood Serpent Douluo.
• Yue Zhengen ordered the soldiers to escort the surviving Evil Soul Masters to camp, then flew toward Clear Spirit City with Blood Serpent Douluo to obtain the antibody serum.

Xie Jiayun (Healing)'s antidote ended the epidemic across the Federation, while Zhou Mingyu earned recognition for coordinating the Spirit Pagoda's response. As the Federation cracked down on the Blood Plague Cult, the Holy Spirit Cult went into hiding and the Soul Cleansing operation ended.

• Xie Jiayun (Healing) developed and tested an antidote, and Yue Zhengen ordered its production and distribution throughout the Federation.
• The final latent carrier recovered, ending the epidemic and earning Xie Jiayun (Healing) widespread acclaim as the Plague Ender and Guardian of Life.
• Zhou Mingyu coordinated Spirit Pagoda resources, calmed staff, and directed support during a riot, earning the respect of colleagues and leaders.
• Federation investigators pursued the Blood Plague Cult, prompting the Holy Spirit Cult to destroy evidence, halt its activities, and hide.
• The Federation's focus on the Blood Plague Cult allowed the Holy Spirit Cult to evade attention, and the Soul Cleansing operation ended.

The Body Sect established its new headquarters on Dawn Island, where Mu Ye presented A Ru Heng and Zuo Qiu Lun with a Ten-Thousand-Year Tai Sui. They persuaded him to consume it to overcome his rank 94 bottleneck, while Zuo Qiu Lun privately hinted that he had prepared the opportunity himself.

• The Body Sect gathered dozens of Body Soul Masters on Dawn Island after Zuo Qiu Lun helped recruit overlooked talents through Zhou Mingyu's Spirit Pagoda connections.
• Mu Ye showed A Ru Heng and Zuo Qiu Lun the Ten-Thousand-Year Tai Sui he had obtained and offered to split it between them.
• Zuo Qiu Lun and A Ru Heng insisted Mu Ye should take the treasure to help him break through to Super Douluo and strengthen the sect.
• Mu Ye accepted their plea and entered the cultivation chamber to absorb the Ten-Thousand-Year Tai Sui.
• A Ru Heng celebrated the Body Sect's good fortune, while Zuo Qiu Lun privately urged Mu Ye not to waste the opportunity he had prepared.

Mu Ye used the artificial Ten-Thousand-Year Tai Sui forged by Zuo Qiu Lun to break through from Rank 94 to Rank 95, transforming his body and Soul Power. He emerged with combat power at the Limit level, and the Body Sect celebrated his breakthrough.

• Zuo Qiu Lun prepared an artificial Ten-Thousand-Year Tai Sui from Blood Qi energy gathered through Xie Jiayun's healing work and rare treasures.
• Mu Ye swallowed the Tai Sui and endured its violent energy as it tempered his body and battered the Rank 94 bottleneck.
• Mu Ye broke through to Rank 95, and his golden body, Soul Power, Four-Word Battle Armor, and god-grade Mecha all strengthened.
• Mu Ye tested his new power by leveling a mountain peak with a punch, demonstrating strength at the Limit level.
• The Body Sect's elders and disciples celebrated Mu Ye's breakthrough, while Zuo Qiu Lun watched with pride.

After breaking through, Mu Ye celebrated with the Body Sect, then traveled across the Federation to beat the people who had mocked him. He arrived at Shrek Academy to confront it over the Body Sect’s Inheritance Seed and demanded that the academy come out.

• The Body Sect’s elders and disciples celebrated Mu Ye’s breakthrough, and Mu Ye flew off without explaining where he was going.
• Mu Ye visited major forces across the Federation and knocked down former rivals who had mocked him.
• News of Mu Ye’s attacks reached the Body Sect, whose disciples cheered, while A Ru Heng questioned why their master was acting against his own teachings.
• Mu Ye arrived at Shrek Academy, furious over its repeated refusal to return the Body Sect’s Inheritance Seed.
• Mu Ye unleashed his aura over Shrek Academy and demanded that the academy come out.

Mu Ye challenged Shrek Academy over the Body Sect’s longstanding humiliation and overwhelmed its elders in battle. After he injured Feng Wuyu and defeated Cai Yue'er, Tang Zhuo Shi and the other elders attacked together, and Mu Ye charged into their encirclement.

• Mu Ye arrived at Shrek Academy and demanded justice for the Body Sect, prompting Zhuo Shi and the other elders to confront him.
• Feng Wuyu attacked Mu Ye with his Blazing Fire Dragon, but Mu Ye struck him down with one punch, leaving him gravely injured.
• Cai Yue'er attacked Mu Ye with her Seven-String Moon Slash, but he broke through her defenses and knocked her out of the fight.
• Tang Zhuo Shi unleashed Dragon Shocks the Heavens as the Sea God Pavilion elders summoned their Martial Souls and Battle Armor to attack Mu Ye together.
• Mu Ye summoned his Martial Soul, Body, and charged into the elders’ encirclement as their skills engulfed him in a storm of energy.

Mu Ye fought his way across Sea God Island and clashed with Long Yeyue, Shrek’s rank-99 Light and Dark Douluo. As their battle devastated the island, Qian Gu Dongfeng learned what was happening and flew toward Sea God Pavilion.

• Mu Ye defeated Zhuo Shi and overwhelmed the Sea God Pavilion elders who tried to stop him.
• Mu Ye knocked back a group of teachers and students without seriously injuring them, then continued toward the heart of Sea God Island.
• Long Yeyue confronted Mu Ye with her light-and-dark dragon phantoms, and the two began a battle that shook Sea God Island and damaged its buildings.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng learned that Mu Ye was fighting Long Yeyue while Yun Ming was away, then smashed through his office window and headed for Sea God Pavilion.

Qian Gu Dongfeng intervened in the battle between Mu Ye and Long Yeyue, forcing them to stop before their fight could destroy Shrek City. Long Yeyue returned the Body Sect’s inheritance secret to Mu Ye, who left vowing to settle his debt with Shrek later.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng arrived at Shrek Academy and saw its elders badly injured as Mu Ye and Long Yeyue continued fighting.
• The spectators pleaded with Qian Gu Dongfeng to stop the duel, while Mu Ye’s strength overwhelmed Long Yeyue.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng struck the battlefield with his dragon-patterned staff, blasting Mu Ye and Long Yeyue apart and halting their attacks.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng asked Mu Ye and Long Yeyue to end the fight, and Mu Ye demanded the return of the Body Sect’s inheritance secret.
• Long Yeyue retrieved the secret from the Sea God Pavilion treasury and gave it to Mu Ye, who accepted it and warned Shrek he would settle the debt later.
• Mu Ye departed, and Qian Gu Dongfeng followed him, inviting him to visit the Spirit Pagoda.

Mu Ye returned the Secret of Inheritance to the Body Sect and declared that it would re-enter the world. News of the conflict with Shrek Academy spread across the continent, turning public opinion in the Body Sect’s favor and forcing Sky-Bearing Douluo to reconsider whether to retaliate.

• Mu Ye returned to the Body Sect and presented the Secret of Inheritance in the Patriarch Hall, declaring that the sect would enter the world again.
• The Body Sect’s disciples and elders celebrated the return of their inheritance and the end of the sect’s long dormancy.
• News of Mu Ye’s defeat of Shrek Academy spread, drawing attention to the Body Sect and bringing new applicants to its strongholds.
• Soul masters debated whether Sky-Bearing Douluo would retaliate against the Body Sect.
• Witnesses confirmed that Shrek’s Light and Dark Douluo had returned the Secret of Inheritance, and public opinion shifted toward the Body Sect.
• The pressure on Shrek Academy left Sky-Bearing Douluo without a clear justification to attack and forced him to weigh the consequences.

Shrek Academy’s public relations campaign calmed the immediate uproar over its dispute with the Body Sect, but Qian Gu Dongfeng kept plotting against the academy. The scandal continued to affect trust in Shrek and shifted alliances and competition across Douluo Continent.

• Shrek Academy issued a statement claiming it had safeguarded the Body Sect’s Secret of Inheritance under an agreement, and prominent graduates publicly supported its account.
• After hearing that Shrek’s response had contained the crisis, Qian Gu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda’s people to stop their efforts while keeping watch on Shrek and expanding the Pagoda’s influence.
• Soul Master families and sects began reconsidering whether to send their gifted youths to Shrek, fearing the academy might gain access to their secret techniques and legacies.
• Competing academies, including the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, promoted themselves to students whose families had doubts about Shrek.
• The Body Sect gained fame and new members with Body Martial Souls, prompting factions across Douluo Continent to reassess their positions.

A year after the Body Sect controversy, Shrek selected Wei Heng for an exchange with the Star Luo Continent, while Wei Heng reflected on how the scandal had kept Tang Wulin from becoming Feng Wuyu’s disciple. At Hundred Flavors Tower, Mu Ye met with Federation Secretary-General Pan Wen to discuss a matter affecting the Body Sect and the continent’s future.

• Shrek chose Wei Heng, an Inner Court disciple, to represent the academy in exchanges with the Star Luo Continent.
• Feng Wuyu offered to take Tang Wulin as his disciple, but Tang Wulin consulted Huang Xing, who rejected the offer amid the controversy over Shrek and inherited techniques.
• Shrek’s upper ranks pressured Feng Wuyu to drop the matter, leaving Tang Wulin with weaker ties to the academy and giving Wei Heng greater confidence in controlling it.
• At Hundred Flavors Tower, Mu Ye hosted Pan Wen, who said he had come to discuss an important matter connected to the Body Sect and the continent’s future.

Pan Wen invited Hundred Flavors Tower to represent the Federation’s catering industry at the exchange event and questioned Mu Ye about the Body Sect’s intentions toward the Federation. A month later, the delegations gathered in Skysea City to depart for their return visit to Star Luo Continent, while Liu Tianran took part in the Eastsea Legion’s security detail.

• Pan Wen invited Hundred Flavors Tower to participate in the exchange event between the continents.
• Pan Wen asked Mu Ye whether the Body Sect resented the Federation and what role it intended to play.
• Mu Ye said the Body Sect had put the past behind it, wanted to contribute to Federation peace, and expected its rights to be respected.
• Pan Wen welcomed Mu Ye’s position, and the two men agreed the exchange event could begin a cooperative relationship.
• A month later, the Star Luo delegation prepared to return home as the Federation delegation assembled in Skysea City for its visit to Star Luo Continent.
• Liu Tianran guarded the delegations at Tianhai Grand Hotel, determined to prove himself to the Eastsea Legion.

The Douluo Continent delegation departed for Star Luo Continent aboard heavily armed Soul Guidance ships and arrived after two and a half months at sea. The delegations separated, and the Shrek Academy and Body Sect groups began preparing for their respective exchange programs.

• Third Elder Peng Song led the Body Sect disciples to the Tianhai Grand Hotel, where they joined the delegation preparing to depart.
• Pan Wen ordered the delegation counted and organized, and the Federation escorted everyone by bus to Skysea City's harbor.
• The delegates boarded two enormous Soul Guidance warships, whose cannons and military escort reflected the dangers and tensions surrounding the voyage.
• After two and a half months, the ships reached Star Luo Continent, and the Star Luo delegation dispersed while the Douluo delegation continued its visit.
• Wu Changkong explained that the Shrek Academy students would travel to Star Luo City for exchange competitions, while the Body Sect group would visit cities for food and beverage exchanges before joining the academic delegation.

Aboard a train crossing the Star Luo Continent, Peng Song told the Body Sect disciples that Mu Ye wanted them to enter the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Their excitement was cut short when hostile Mechas attacked the train, but an unseen figure destroyed the incoming Soul Guidance Shells with a single snort.

• Peng Song told Zuo Qiu Lun and the other eligible Body Sect disciples that Mu Ye wanted them to compete in the tournament and explained its events and prizes.
• The Body Sect disciples grew excited at the chance to win valuable rewards, including a Soul Bone, while Zuo Qiu Lun declared that he feared no opponent.
• Zuo Qiu Lun and Peng Song sensed a swarm of hostile, beast-shaped Mechas approaching the train.
• The Mechas fired Soul Guidance Shells at the train, and Peng Song shouted a warning as the Body Sect disciples took fighting stances.
• A red-gold radiance halted the shells and shattered them into scrap metal.

Song Yanming protected the exchange delegation’s train from a Green Skull assault, destroyed the attacking mechas, and captured an assassin for interrogation. After Star Luo’s guard forces arrived late, the delegation prepared to continue toward Star Luo City.

• Song Yanming stopped the Green Skull’s Soul Guidance Cannon shells from reaching the train and shattered the attacking mechas, including their black-class Dread Wolf mecha.
• Song Yanming sensed a hidden assassin, blocked his dagger with his body, and fought him in the air until the assassin was badly injured.
• Song Yanming handed the still-living assassin to Peng Song for interrogation and was revealed as the Body Sect’s Rank 98 First Elder and Golden Body Douluo.
• Star Luo’s mecha forces arrived after the battle, and their commander apologized for the delay and promised to escort the delegation.
• Song Yanming dismissed the commander’s explanation, ordered the wreckage cleared, and said the train would continue to Star Luo City.

The Douluo Federation delegation arrived in Star Luo City and attended a banquet where Dai Yun'er publicly challenged Tang Wulin to prove his strength. Zuo Qiu Lun witnessed Hu Jie’s strained reunion with Song Yanming and later reviewed a list of body martial soul awakeners Hu Jie had offered to the Body Sect, considering whether Hu Jie might help them in the future.

• The delegation arrived in Star Luo City and stayed at the Star Luo Grand Hotel, where Emperor Dai Tianling hosted a banquet.
• Dai Yun'er asked Tang Wulin to be her boyfriend in front of the hall, then said he would need to be strong enough and left him surrounded by young noblemen.
• Zuo Qiu Lun recognized Hu Jie as a former Body Sect member who had joined the Tang Sect, and recalled how Song Yanming had once challenged Shrek Academy to reclaim the Secret of Inheritance.
• Song Yanming angrily rejected Hu Jie’s attempt to address him as senior brother and left the banquet.
• Hu Jie gave Elder Peng Song a list of body martial soul awakeners as compensation for the Body Sect, then left the banquet hall.
• Zuo Qiu Lun reviewed Hu Jie’s list that night and considered borrowing Hu Jie’s help in the future.

The Continental Young Elite Soul Master Tournament began in Star Luo City, where Wei Heng and the Body Sect disciples advanced through the preliminary rounds while some Shrek students were eliminated. Wei Heng realized Monster Academy and other Star Luo contestants were being used to gather intelligence and wear down Shrek’s elites, setting up a strategic confrontation as the tournament continued.

• More than five thousand contestants entered the one-on-one event after rumors linked tournament results to Dai Yun'er’s future marriage.
• The tournament began at Star Luo Grand Stadium, where Wei Heng and Zuo Qiu Lun easily defeated their preliminary opponents and most Body Sect disciples advanced.
• Several Shrek students were eliminated after facing capable contestants in individual and team events, prompting Cai Yue'er to intensify their training.
• Wei Heng learned that many opponents wore Monster Academy uniforms and that Star Luo had mobilized its academies against Shrek.
• Wei Heng concluded that Star Luo was using successive opponents to expose Shrek’s tactics and exhaust its elites, but believed the strength gap would defeat the plan.