Chapter Summaries

The Heaven Dou Emperor told Vina that Long Aotian had been struck by the Curse and ordered her to distance herself from him and focus on Jiang Mu instead. Vina resisted, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• The Heaven Dou Emperor summoned Vina and said he no longer wanted to rely entirely on the Body Sect.
• He revealed that a spy had reported Long Aotian was suffering from the Curse linked to the blood-loss incidents at Shrek Academy.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor told Vina not to call Long Aotian by name and urged her to turn her attention to Jiang Mu.
• Vina defended Long Aotian, saying Shrek Academy might still suppress or cure the Curse, and showed that she was unwilling to obey.
• The Heaven Dou Emperor argued that Shrek Academy was unlikely to find a cure and warned Vina not to judge the danger by appearances.

Jiang Mu used his control over Xu Sanshi to make him sever his own manhood while recovering at the Xuanming Sect. Xu Sanshi was taken to the infirmary, where the doctor discovered the guards had brought him a flattened earthworm instead of the severed body part.

• Jiang Mu remembered his plan to make Xu Sanshi lose his descendants and decided to carry it out without involving anyone else.
• As Xu Sanshi prepared to take revenge, Jiang Mu controlled him into cutting himself with a dagger.
• Xu Sanshi screamed in pain and ordered his guards to find the severed piece so it could be reattached.
• One guard accidentally stepped on an earthworm, and the guards mistook it for Xu Sanshi's severed body part.
• The guards rushed Xu Sanshi to the infirmary, where the doctor opened the bag and found only a flattened earthworm.

Jiang Mu took Tang Wutong for a walk around the area outside Heaven Soul Imperial Advanced Soul Master Academy, where they heard gossip about the duke’s residence fire and Long Aotian bringing Du Busi to a medicine shop. The chapter left them continuing their stroll as Tang Wutong asked about a place she spotted.

• Jiang Mu agreed to take Tang Wutong out to explore the area around the academy.
• An unseen classmate noticed Jiang Mu leaving campus and ran off in the opposite direction.
• Jiang Mu and Tang Wutong visited a snack street, but he moved on when Tang Wutong could only look at the food.
• Jiang Mu and Tang Wutong heard passersby discussing the fire at a duke’s residence and condemned the nobles’ wrongdoing.
• Jiang Mu overheard a shopkeeper describe Long Aotian bringing the powerful Du Busi to seek medicine for symptoms resembling a curse rumored at Shrek Academy.
• Tang Wutong asked Jiang Mu about a place she saw as they continued walking.

Jiang Mu discovered Vina crying outside his door and learned that her distress was connected to Long Aotian, though Long Aotian was still healthy. Vina followed Jiang Mu toward class, still upset about the emperor’s decision after seeing the condition of Long Aotian and Du Busi.

• Tang Wutong asked Jiang Mu what they would do that day, and he promised to take her somewhere fun later.
• Jiang Mu planned to provoke more people on the Revenge List before arranging to enter secluded cultivation with Vina’s help.
• Vina appeared outside Jiang Mu’s door in tears and became distressed when he asked whether Long Aotian was involved.
• Jiang Mu checked the list and found that Long Aotian still had fifty health, then left for class without comforting Vina.
• Vina followed Jiang Mu and remembered that seeing Long Aotian and learning Du Busi had suffered the same curse had prompted the emperor to issue an absolute order.

Jiang Mu accepted Zhao Qian’s inter-class challenge in the Third Class fighting arena, while Vina warned him about the Second Class monitor’s strength. The match began with both fighters releasing their Soul Rings.

• Zhao Qian, the Rank 48 class monitor of Second Class, challenged Jiang Mu over his arrogant remarks, and Jiang Mu accepted.
• Vina explained that inter-class sparring was common and warned Jiang Mu that Zhao Qian was a powerful opponent with the Herculean Vajra Bear Martial Soul.
• Jiang Mu and Vina argued about his boastful behavior and her hostility toward him, then arrived at the arena as the two classes gathered to watch.
• A teacher reminded the fighters to put friendship first and avoid injuries, and Zhao Qian urged him to start the match.
• Jiang Mu and Zhao Qian released their Soul Rings, and the crowd heard a mighty roar.

Jiang Mu defeated Zhao Qian after escaping his gravity-based attack and piercing through his defensive Martial Soul, leaving the spectators shaken by the gap in their abilities. After the victory, the leaderboard challengers disappeared, and Jiang Mu wondered why nobody was still willing to face him.

• Zhao Qian used his fourth Soul Skill, Gravity Crush, and explained how he thought Jiang Mu’s dragon Martial Soul worked.
• Jiang Mu activated his second Soul Skill, Flash Holy Light Strike, and vanished from the gravity field.
• Jiang Mu reappeared and pierced Zhao Qian’s shoulder with his dragon claws, forcing Zhao Qian to surrender.
• The referee declared Jiang Mu the winner and ordered Class Two to clean for Class Three.
• Jiang Mu challenged stronger opponents, but the leaderboard emptied, leaving him wondering why nobody else would challenge him.

Jiang Mu easily defeated Zhao Qian, drawing attention to the strength of his Golden Dragon Martial Soul. He told Vina he planned to cultivate in seclusion instead of attending classes, while the teachers explained his Martial Soul to the students.

• Jiang Mu won his match against Zhao Qian in two moves, and newcomers to the arena were surprised to learn that Jiang Mu had won rather than lost.
• Vina asked Jiang Mu about his Martial Soul’s quality, and he said it should be comparable to the Six-Winged Angel.
• Jiang Mu asked Vina to arrange for him to skip classes and enter seclusion to cultivate, and she agreed to help.
• Vina nearly asked Jiang Mu about the reaction her Martial Soul had when he released his own, but he interrupted her and she decided to investigate the possibility of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill herself.
• The teachers told the students that Jiang Mu’s Golden Dragon Martial Soul possessed ultimate strength and advised them not to fight him at close range.

After two months of delays and sparring, Jiang Mu began refining Martial Soul Essence Blood for his Second Awakening in the Extreme North. Meanwhile, Du Busi and Long Aotian remained weakened by the Curse, and Du Busi decided to seek help at Shrek Academy.

• Jiang Mu reflected on the two months he spent waiting for Vina to arrange his absence from classes and fighting challengers, then prepared for his Second Awakening with roughly five hundred drops of Martial Soul Essence Blood.
• Jiang Mu began refining the Essence Blood in the Extreme North while Du Busi continued suffering from the Curse, which had reduced his cultivation from Rank 98 to Rank 95.
• Du Busi expected another blood draw, but the Curse did not strike that day, so he went to check on Long Aotian.
• Long Aotian remained pale and weak, and Du Busi told him the Curse's pause might only be temporary.
• Du Busi decided to go to Shrek Academy to seek a solution to the Curse, despite his weakened strength.

Shrek Academy's leaders debated whether to stop treating Yan Shaozhe as his Curse drained their resources and lowered his cultivation. Mu En then learned that two promising freshmen had dropped out, leaving the academy's search for new Shrek Seven Monsters uncertain.

• Elder Lin argued that Shrek Academy should stop treating Yan Shaozhe because his cultivation was falling and his care consumed too many resources.
• Mu En agreed to set Yan Shaozhe's treatment aside and redirect resources toward researching the Curse.
• Mu En asked about promising candidates for the next Shrek Seven Monsters selection, and Xuan Zi named Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu as possible alternates.
• Mu En remembered a strong freshman and a Light Goddess Butterfly student, but Xuan Zi said both had dropped out.
• Xuan Zi said Zhou Yi had not expelled the two students, and Mu En fell silent.

After completing his Second Awakening, Jiang Mu opened his accumulated treasure chests and planned how to use the rewards before traveling to Douluo Continent I. He decided to combine a Heaven-and-Earth Embryo with body reshaping to strengthen Tang Wutong, and sent Snow Empress supplies to help her and Ice Empress survive their Heavenly Tribulations.

• Jiang Mu completed his Second Awakening, gaining golden light and increased power in both arms, then saw that Du Busi had been drained to five health.
• Jiang Mu opened his treasure chests and obtained two Heaven-and-Earth Embryos, a Four-Character Battle Armor, a Tribulation Flower, and other rewards.
• Jiang Mu decided to combine an embryo with the body-reshaping method to give Tang Wutong a Heaven-and-Earth Body, while reserving the second embryo.
• Jiang Mu messaged Snow Empress and sent her a Tribulation Flower and battle armor to help her face her Heavenly Tribulation.
• Snow Empress explained that Ice Empress needed her foundation restored, so Jiang Mu promised to send restorative medicinal liquids along with Ice Marrow.

Jiang Mu promised Tang Wutong he would revive her, then prepared to leave while checking on Ice Empress and the Extreme North. He left Ice Empress with tools and instructions to watch for suspicious activity as he continued arranging Tang Wutong’s revival.

• Tang Wutong called to Jiang Mu, who promised to handle a few matters before taking her to be revived.
• Jiang Mu found Ice Empress playing a game and told him he was leaving temporarily, though he did not explain how he could leave without truly leaving.
• Ice Empress asked why Jiang Mu was going out and whether Snow Empress would return, then complained when Jiang Mu urged him to cultivate.
• Jiang Mu questioned Ice Empress about suspicious human activity in the Extreme North and learned there had been no unusual incidents.
• Jiang Mu gave Ice Empress tools to guard against Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s restraining move and asked whether Snow Empress had received the Ice Marrow and cultivation resources.

Jiang Mu met Ah Yin in a village and learned he was in the era before Tang San’s birth. After Tang Hao and Tang Xiao attacked the village while pursuing a bear, Ah Yin intervened, and the brothers were stunned by her appearance.

• Jiang Mu met Ah Yin by a stream, and she introduced herself as a healer traveling the world.
• Jiang Mu asked Ah Yin to guide him toward the Star Luo Empire, but he left when she hesitated; Ah Yin hurried after him.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao chased a bear into the village and attacked with a Clear Sky Hammer, destroying homes and killing villagers.
• Ah Yin sensed the attack and returned to the village, binding Tang Hao and Tang Xiao with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao stopped when they saw Ah Yin.

Ah Yin confronted Tang Hao and Tang Xiao over the village casualties, but Tang Hao tried to shift the blame onto Jiang Mu. After Jiang Mu left in anger, Ah Yin sent the brothers to compensate the villagers and chased after him.

• Ah Yin accused Tang Hao and Tang Xiao of bringing the ten-thousand-year Soul Beast to the village, while the brothers tried to explain themselves rather than fight.
• Tang Hao pretended to offer compensation and suggested that Jiang Mu had lured the Soul Beast to impress Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin grew suspicious of Jiang Mu when he refused to explain why he was there, and Jiang Mu called her an idiot before leaving.
• Ah Yin ordered Tang Hao and Tang Xiao to compensate the villagers, guided the injured Soul Beast toward the forest, and chased after Jiang Mu.

Jiang Mu and Tang Wutong traveled ten thousand years into the past to obtain Dragon Blood Ginseng and build Tang Wutong a stronger body. After Jiang Mu fought off attacking soul beasts, Ah Yin pleaded for their lives, and he lifted her in his arms as another group approached.

• Jiang Mu confirmed to Tang Wutong that they had traveled ten thousand years into the past to obtain Dragon Blood Ginseng and use the Heaven-and-Earth Embryo to strengthen her body.
• Ah Yin confronted Jiang Mu over his words, and Tang Hao threatened him with his Clear Sky Hammer before a herd of soul beasts charged toward them.
• Jiang Mu unleashed Tiger Roar Ape Cry Strike, killing or driving back the attacking soul beasts while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao marveled at his strength.
• Ah Yin pleaded with Jiang Mu not to kill the soul beasts, but one attacked her, and Jiang Mu warned her to duck as Mimicry Attack burned it away.
• As more soul beasts approached, Ah Yin questioned whether she was human or a soul beast, and Jiang Mu lifted her in a bridal carry and told her not to speak.

Jiang Mu carried Ah Yin away from the Soul Beasts, while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were trapped by a ninety-thousand-year-old ape in the forest. Tang Hao escaped the ape clan after detonating his first and second Soul Rings, then collapsed near a lustful pink-furred ape.

• Jiang Mu carried Ah Yin away, leaving Tang Hao and Tang Xiao to fight the thousand-year Soul Beasts.
• Jiang Mu took the wrong path deeper into the forest, where Tang Hao and Tang Xiao encountered a ninety-thousand-year-old ape.
• Tang Xiao tried to hold the ape back, but it struck him away, and Tang Hao fought through the Soul Beasts to escape.
• Tang Hao detonated his first and second Soul Rings to blast a path through the pursuing beasts, then collapsed after reaching a humanoid silhouette.
• A pink-furred ape approached the unconscious Tang Hao, showed lustful interest in him, and began tearing off his clothes.

Jiang Mu realized he and Ah Yin had gone the wrong way, then made her lead him toward Star Luo Imperial City while he considered Tang San’s second health bar. They arrived at the city after nightfall, with Jiang Mu ready to see what had changed inside.

• Ah Yin told Jiang Mu he had taken the wrong path, and he dropped her before insisting that she guide him in exchange for saving her.
• Ah Yin sensed a powerful soul beast heading toward Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, then hurried to lead Jiang Mu onward.
• Jiang Mu checked the revenge and health bar lists, saw Tang Hao and Tang Xiao unconscious, and noticed a red speck on Tang San’s second health bar.
• Ah Yin privately judged Jiang Mu strange and thought he was playing hard to get as they traveled through the forest.
• Jiang Mu and Ah Yin reached the walls outside Star Luo Imperial City at evening, and Jiang Mu looked forward to seeing the city’s interior.

Jiang Mu arrived in Star Luo City and went to the Speed Clan to make a transaction with its chief, Bai He. After Jiang Mu intimidated a guard into reporting him, Bai He wondered whether the visitor was from Spirit Hall.

• Jiang Mu sent Ah Yin away, and she left angrily after he refused to let her accompany him.
• Jiang Mu asked a local for directions to the Speed Clan and paid him a Gold Soul Coin to keep the transaction quiet.
• Jiang Mu reached the Speed Clan late at night and demanded that a guard bring him to Bai He for a transaction.
• When the guard refused, Jiang Mu used Essence Blood to frighten him into reporting the visit.
• Bai He heard that a powerful visitor wanted to make a transaction and went to meet him, suspecting Spirit Hall might be involved.

Jiang Mu visited Bai He to trade for the Speed Clan’s Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Ginseng, offering two valuable Soul Bones. Bai He agreed to the exchange, and the chapter left them completing the deal.

• Bai He met Jiang Mu after hearing that someone wanted to make a late-night deal.
• Jiang Mu asked to trade for the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Ginseng and refused to reveal how he learned of it.
• Jiang Mu offered Bai He a Hundred Thousand Year ice-attribute Soul Bone.
• When Bai He hesitated, Jiang Mu added a sixty-five-thousand-year head Soul Bone.
• Bai He accepted the trade, and Jiang Mu handed him both Soul Bones in exchange for the Dragon Blood Ginseng.

Jiang Mu completed his deal with Bai He, exchanging the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Ginseng for two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, then headed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Tang Wutong. When they heard a familiar girl cry for help, Jiang Mu prepared to use his Sniper Rifle against her attacker.

• Jiang Mu gave Bai He the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Blood Ginseng and received two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones in return.
• Bai He kept the Soul Bones secret and went to hide them in his cultivation room.
• Jiang Mu examined the Dragon Blood Ginseng and told Tang Wutong they were going to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to revive her.
• Tang Wutong said she intended to pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to prove her devotion to Jiang Mu.
• Jiang Mu and Tang Wutong heard a girl calling for help and saw a black-robed figure attacking a girl in a blue skirt.
• Jiang Mu recognized the girl’s back, took out his Sniper Rifle, and prepared to attack without harming her.

Jiang Mu rescued Ah Yin from an Evil Soul Master, and Ah Yin agreed to guide her toward the Heaven Dou Empire to repay the favor. They began traveling together, while Tang Wutong teased Jiang Mu about the pair's relationship.

• Jiang Mu shot the Evil Soul Master who had attacked Ah Yin, saving her from being taken as his wife.
• Ah Yin recognized Jiang Mu and agreed to guide her to the Heaven Dou Empire in repayment for saving her.
• Ah Yin used Blue Silver Grass to scout the route as she and Jiang Mu traveled around the Star Dou Forest.
• Tang Wutong teased Jiang Mu about Ah Yin and suggested they were taking a bickering-lovers route, while Jiang Mu insisted she needed Ah Yin's guidance.
• Ah Yin shared stories about the Heaven Dou Empire as Jiang Mu listened without responding.