Chapter Summaries

After Zhengtian Academy’s group left, Xuan Zi told Yue Ling about the academy and changed plans to accompany him into the Star Dou Great Forest’s Mixed Zone to find his fourth Spirit Ring. They reached the Titan Ant territory and began searching, but the colony’s Ant Emperor was only about five thousand years old.

• Xuan Zi explained that Zhengtian Academy was a top academy hostile to Soul Tools, then ate the ribs Yue Ling had grilled.
• Xuan Zi decided to take Yue Ling into the Mixed Zone the next morning to find his fourth Spirit Ring rather than send him alone.
• Yue Ling named Titan Ants or an Ant Emperor as his preferred choices, with several other metal-attribute soul beasts as alternatives, and Xuan Zi chose to search the mineral-rich Titan Ant territory first.
• Xuan Zi and Yue Ling entered the Mixed Zone and traveled to the Titan Ant colony, where Xuan Zi showed Yue Ling its vast network of nests and explained the colony’s strength.
• Xuan Zi revealed that the colony’s Ant Emperor was roughly five thousand years old, considered it too young, and led Yue Ling farther into the territory.

Yue Ling chose a ten-thousand-year Titan Ant Emperor as his next Spirit Ring, and Xuan Zi subdued it so Yue Ling could kill it safely. Yue Ling began absorbing the ring, but its violent Soul Power and the ant emperor’s lingering resentment immediately tested his ability to endure it.

• Yue Ling and Xuan Zi found Gold-Eating Bamboo that was too powerful for Yue Ling to absorb and continued deeper into the area.
• They discovered a Titan Ant Emperor with more than twelve thousand years of cultivation, and Yue Ling chose it for his Spirit Ring.
• Xuan Zi overwhelmed the Titan Ant colony, pulled the ant emperor from its nest, and carried it away to a secure cave.
• Xuan Zi weakened the ant emperor, and Yue Ling killed it with his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• After Xuan Zi found no Spirit Bone, Yue Ling began absorbing the pitch-black Spirit Ring and struggled against its violent Soul Power and lingering resentment.

Yue Ling endured the dangerous absorption of a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, which transformed his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and raised his Soul Power to level forty-three. After successfully completing the process, he prepared to demonstrate his fourth spirit skill to Xuan Zi.

• Yue Ling resisted the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring's violent energy while Xuan Zi stood ready to intervene.
• Yue Ling endured the pain, overcame the Ant Emperor's tyrannical consciousness, and merged the ring's energy with his own Soul Power.
• The absorption transformed Yue Ling's Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum into a steel-bladed iron flower and strengthened his body.
• Yue Ling's Soul Power rose from level forty to level forty-three, and the black ring became his fourth spirit ring.
• Yue Ling released his transformed Martial Soul and prepared to show Xuan Zi his fourth spirit skill.

Yue Ling tested his fourth Soul Skill, which transformed his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum into repairable curved blades and improved his close-combat ability. Exhausted after using it, he flew back to Shrek with Xuan Zi, while Gongyang Mo prepared to go home and took the chrysanthemum from the dormitory.

• Yue Ling activated his fourth Soul Skill, Thousand Chrysanthemums Gather Edge, and transformed his Martial Soul into two curved blades that could change back and repair themselves.
• Xuan Zi praised the Soul Skill for giving Yue Ling a way to defend himself and counterattack in close combat.
• Exhausted and covered in grime, Yue Ling asked to clean up, but Xuan Zi carried him toward Shrek Academy instead; Yue Ling fell asleep during the flight.
• Gongyang Mo packed to leave the academy and stored the little chrysanthemum from the windowsill in his Soul Tool.
• Gongyang Mo left the Dormitory for home, sensing he had forgotten something but deciding to go anyway.

After surviving the dangerous absorption of a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, Yue Ling returned to Xuan Zi’s courtyard determined to grow stronger against the sealed Remnant Soul in his Spirit Sea. While trying to wash off, he was caught naked by Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan, ending the chapter in humiliating embarrassment.

• Yue Ling woke in Xuan Zi’s courtyard after forcibly absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and reflected on how close he had come to dying.
• Yue Ling resolved to strengthen himself to resist the Remnant Soul sealed in his Spirit Sea, then stripped to wash in the hot spring.
• Bei Bei entered the courtyard with Zhang Lexuan and found Yue Ling naked and covered in grime.
• Zhang Lexuan blushed, covered her eyes, and urged Yue Ling to go inside while Bei Bei stared in shock.
• Yue Ling rushed toward the house, slipped and fell, then shut the door as Bei Bei snickered.

After an embarrassing misunderstanding, Yue Ling rejoined Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan for a meal he cooked. As they ate, Zhang Lexuan reflected on the brevity of human life and the possibility of becoming a god.

• Zhang Lexuan and Bei Bei waited in the courtyard while Yue Ling bathed and changed after his breakthrough.
• Yue Ling emerged and asked whether they had seen anything, then rebuked them for entering without knocking.
• Yue Ling cooked steamed fish, rice, seaweed soup, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes for the three of them.
• Bei Bei explained that Xuan Zi had announced Yue Ling's breakthrough and admitted he had brought Zhang Lexuan along.
• Yue Ling, Bei Bei, and Zhang Lexuan ate together, while Zhang Lexuan pondered life's fleeting nature and the pursuit of godhood.

After Yue Ling realizes that the cake he gave Zhang Lexuan caused her awkward visit, he returns to cultivation and begins suffering vivid nightmares from a remnant soul’s memories. Mu En explains that the memories are real, and Yue Ling keeps the ordeal secret as his spiritual power and abilities improve under the strain.

• Zhang Lexuan thanks Yue Ling for the cake and hurriedly leaves, while Bei Bei follows after realizing what happened.
• Yue Ling understands that the cake caused Zhang Lexuan’s visit and decides he will teach Bei Bei a lesson later.
• Yue Ling repeatedly wakes from vivid nightmares of bloodshed and suffering, then tells Mu En about them.
• Mu En concludes that Yue Ling absorbed a remnant soul’s memories and urges him to stay rational and remember useful information.
• Yue Ling hides the nightmares from Zhang Lexuan and others, while the experiences strengthen his spiritual power and improve his soul-skill control.
• After a month of enduring the memories, Yue Ling’s emotions settle and his mind grows tougher, though his appearance becomes pale and exhausted.

Yue Ling endured and deliberately absorbed the Remnant Soul’s horrifying memories, gradually adapting to their effects while his cultivation stalled at Level 44. On the day school resumed, he felt relieved at the thought of seeing Gongyang Mo but irritated by the classes ahead.

• Yue Ling checked that the seal in his Spirit Sea remained stable and decided to use his last days before school to absorb the remaining memories.
• Yue Ling lay on his bed for a day and night, actively fusing with the memories despite visions of slaughter and suffering.
• Yue Ling continued absorbing the fragments, ate a little, and forced himself to rest as the memories’ impact began to weaken.
• Yue Ling gradually adapted to the dark scenes, strengthening his mental resilience and sharpening his sense of malice and danger.
• On the third day, Yue Ling prepared to return to school and thought of Gongyang Mo waiting in their dormitory, then grew irritated at the prospect of classes.

After recovering from the Remnant Soul's memories, Yue Ling left the Inner Court and returned to Shrek's Outer Court for his second year. He collected his new supplies and moved his belongings to the second-year dormitory.

• Yue Ling finished absorbing most of the Remnant Soul's memories and prepared to leave Xuan Zi's courtyard.
• Zhang Lexuan gave Yue Ling healing pills and soul-soothing incense, then escorted him to the lakeshore and offered to help if anyone bullied him.
• Yue Ling crossed Sea God Lake to the Outer Court and ate a large meal after going hungry during his recovery.
• Yue Ling registered at the teaching building and collected his second-year uniform, dormitory key, and academy badge.
• Yue Ling packed his and Gongyang Mo's belongings from their old dormitory and headed for the yellow section.

Gongyang Mo returned to his new dorm room and found Yue Ling had brought over his belongings and made the room ready. As Yue Ling rested and continued assimilating memories, Gongyang Mo noticed that his demeanor had changed, though Yue Ling could not explain why.

• Gongyang Mo found his old room empty and feared the dorm supervisor had thrown away his belongings.
• Gongyang Mo discovered Yue Ling in their clean new room, where Yue Ling had moved and organized his things.
• Yue Ling told Gongyang Mo that the Evil Soul Master inside him had been sealed and that he would study at the Shrek Outer Court.
• Gongyang Mo said Yue Ling seemed much quieter and completely changed, while Yue Ling admitted that people changed over time.
• Yue Ling closed his eyes and continued assimilating the remaining memory fragments.

Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo spent the evening preparing for their second-year upgrade assessment, then rested before heading to class in the morning. Yue Ling woke refreshed, believing he had absorbed the memory fragments, and the two left their dormitory for the assessment.

• Gongyang Mo woke Yue Ling after hearing him whimper in his sleep, and Yue Ling reassured him that he was fine.
• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo went out for dinner and bought a large pile of snacks while discussing Ma Xiaotao's move to the Shrek Inner Court.
• Yue Ling went to sleep hoping his improved condition would be enough for the upgrade assessment, and he slept peacefully through the night.
• Yue Ling woke refreshed and thought he had fully absorbed the memory fragments, then roused Gongyang Mo for the assessment.
• Yue Ling and Gongyang Mo changed into their yellow school uniforms and left the dormitory together.

Yue Ling returned to Class One and reclaimed his position as class monitor before joining the second-year students for their advancement assessment at Shrek Academy’s Beast Arena. The chapter ended with the students assembled there and Yue Ling’s rank-fourty-four cultivation setting him far above his peers.

• Yue Ling returned to Class One, where Wu Ya announced that he would resume his position as class monitor.
• Wu Ya led the students outside to assemble with the other classes heading to the Beast Zone assessment.
• Yue Ling and the second-year students entered Shrek Academy’s Beast Arena, where they waited for their advancement assessments.
• The chapter noted that Yue Ling had reached Soul Power rank forty-four at age thirteen, making him a Soul Ancestor far ahead of the other second-year students.

Yue Ling began the advancement assessment by choosing to face a thousand-year soul beast. When the Earth King emerged, he revealed that his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had transformed into a steel-like weapon, shocking the students and examiners.

• Dean Du Weilun announced that the Second-Year Class One monitors would take the assessment first, and Wu Ya warned Yue Ling to know his limits.
• Yue Ling entered the arena and chose a thousand-year soul beast for his assessment.
• A fire-attributed Earth King emerged from the gate, and Wang Yan explained its strength and brute-force attacks.
• Yue Ling released his transformed Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and Du Weilun realized its source Martial Soul had stayed the same despite its complete change in form.

Yue Ling revealed that he was a thirteen-year-old soul ancestor with a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, then overwhelmed the Earth King with his spirit skill and physical strength. The Earth King unleashed its Lava Earthsplitter Strike, stunning Yue Ling as lava erupted beneath him.

• Yue Ling summoned his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and displayed four spirit rings, including a ten-thousand-year fourth ring, shocking Du Weilun and the audience.
• Yue Ling used Falling Blossom Storm to tear into the Earth King's armor, then dismissed his Martial Soul to test his physical strength.
• Yue Ling punched the Earth King's pincers and body, leaving a clear fist imprint and injuring the soul beast.
• Wang Yan warned that the Earth King was preparing its Lava Earthsplitter Strike, but its shockwave stunned Yue Ling before anyone could intervene.
• The Earth King split the arena floor and sent scorching lava erupting around Yue Ling, leaving the crowd fearing for his survival.

Yue Ling survived the Earth King's Lava Earthsplitter Strike with his Indestructible Diamond physique, then defeated the Thousand-Year Soul Beast using overwhelming physical strength. The Earth King died in the arena, leaving the spectators and Wang Yan stunned by Yue Ling's power.

• Yue Ling stood unharmed inside the magma, his Indestructible Diamond protective shell intact, and Wang Yan recognized the legendary physique.
• The Earth King mistook Yue Ling's stillness for injury and launched a tail strike at the back of his head.
• Yue Ling met the tail with Monarch Descends Upon the World, overwhelming the Earth King and snapping off its tail hook.
• Yue Ling rushed the Earth King, punched through its armor, and broke one of its pincers with his bare hands.
• The badly injured Earth King collapsed and died.

Yue Ling earned a perfect score by killing a Thousand-Year Soul Beast with his bare hands, then discovered that the Hundred Flowers Record had awakened and changed its contents. The chapter left him staring at a new entry for Blue Silver Emperor where he remembered seeing Sun Flower.

• Yue Ling received a perfect score of one hundred and fifty for defeating the Earth King with his physical strength.
• The Class Two monitor fought an Armored Rhino but failed to break its defenses before the referee stopped the duel, and Du Weilun awarded him one hundred and ten points.
• Yue Ling left the Beast Arena and returned to the dormitory, where he found the Hundred Flowers Record moving on its own.
• Yue Ling opened the book and saw its botanical illustrations appear as projections, along with new written descriptions.
• Yue Ling found a Blue Silver Emperor entry on the second page, replacing the Sun Flower entry he remembered.

Yue Ling discovered that the Hundred Flowers Record only let him read pages up to the twentieth until he reached Soul King. At Shrek Academy, Dai Yueheng challenged him for the second-year Class One monitor position, and their friendly match began at the Spirit Duel Arena.

• Yue Ling read the Blue Silver Emperor entry in the Hundred Flowers Record and realized its location could help him find rare plants.
• Yue Ling discovered a warning that readers below Soul King could not access pages beyond the book's twentieth page.
• Dai Yueheng challenged Yue Ling for the second-year Class One monitor position, and Yue Ling accepted.
• Wang Yan brought the class to the Spirit Duel Arena and refereed the match, which began under rules forbidding lethal attacks.

Yue Ling revealed his powerful spirit rings and fought Dai Yueheng in the Spirit Duel Arena, using his fourth soul skill to form curved blades. As the fight continued, he adapted techniques he remembered and began redirecting force, leaving Wang Yan to recognize that Yue Ling was honing his skill through the duel.

• Yue Ling revealed his four spirit rings, including a ten-thousand-year ring, and stunned the students and Dai Yueheng.
• Dai Yueheng used his White Tiger martial soul and third soul skill, then charged Yue Ling after strengthening his defenses.
• Yue Ling used his fourth soul skill to transform the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum into two curved blades and met Dai Yueheng in close combat.
• Dai Yueheng initially suppressed Yue Ling with relentless attacks, but Yue Ling adapted and began imitating techniques he remembered from Feng Xiaotian and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Yue Ling redirected force through his blades, growing stronger with each exchange as Dai Yueheng became alarmed by the increasing weight of his strikes.
• Wang Yan realized Yue Ling was using the match to hone a skill resembling the Clear Sky Sect's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

Yue Ling continued to dominate his duel with Dai Yueheng, revealing that he could restore his shattered Martial Soul and leaving Dai Yueheng charging into another attack. He countered with a restrained third Soul Skill, while the fight remained unresolved.

• Ling Luochеn guessed that Yue Ling was using a Self-Created Soul Skill, and Chen Zifeng was shocked that someone their age could have one.
• Dai Yueheng fired his White Tiger Intense Light Wave at Yue Ling, who deflected the beam but lost both Chrysanthemum Blades when they shattered.
• Dai Yueheng believed Yue Ling was defenseless and charged, but Yue Ling restored his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum before the spectators.
• Dai Yueheng refused to accept the apparent reversal and lunged at Yue Ling, who used Golden Stamen Piercing Ray Strike with most of its power held back.

Yue Ling defeated Dai Yueheng, but his rage and traumatic memories drove him to nearly kill his classmate before Wang Yan intervened. After Dai Yueheng surrendered, Yue Ling regained control and left the injured student with Wang Yan.

• Yue Ling shattered his crystal attack against Dai Yueheng, badly injuring him and ending his White Tiger transformation.
• Yue Ling demanded that Dai Yueheng admit defeat, then beat and berated him when he refused.
• Yue Ling's memories of bloody scenes overwhelmed him, and he threatened Dai Yueheng with a lethal chrysanthemum blade.
• Dai Yueheng surrendered at the last moment, but Wang Yan knocked Yue Ling away with his Coiling Dragon Staff and shielded him.
• Yue Ling realized he had nearly killed Dai Yueheng, regained his composure, and left Wang Yan to care for him.