Chapter Summaries

Bai Lin and the Shrek Seven Monsters arrived at Devil Valley on Devil Island, where Old Devil Nightmare warned them that their training could break their minds and forbade them from approaching the Destruction Light. As Bai Lin began meditating in the clearing, a barbed purple vine attacked him from the shadows.

• Bai Lin led his companions through Devil Valley to a clearing beneath the distant Destruction Light.
• Old Devil Nightmare told the group they could remain for up to two years unless their minds collapsed, and introduced himself as one of Devil Island's devils.
• Old Devil Nightmare warned them that the Destruction Light could destroy anyone who touched its aura and said their training would begin the next day.
• After Old Devil Nightmare vanished, Bai Lin told everyone to recover their strength and Soul Power by meditating.
• A dark purple, barbed vine shot from the shadows and whipped toward Bai Lin as he prepared to meditate.

Nightmare Old Demon attacked the Shrek Seven Monsters with Bone-Eroding Vines and forced six of them to endure a neurotoxin’s pain for two hours. Bai Lin chose not to heal them, and the chapter ended after their pain began to ease and they struggled to recover.

• Bai Lin’s spiritual barrier stopped the vines, but Yue Zhengyu, Xie Xie, Xu Lizhi, Xu Xiaoyan, Ye Xinglan, and Yuanen Yehui were struck and poisoned.
• Nightmare Old Demon mocked the group and warned that the neurotoxin would cause pain until it wore off.
• Bai Lin prepared to use his power of life to heal his companions, but Nightmare Old Demon challenged him to let them endure hardship themselves.
• Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, Xu Xiaoyan, and Xu Lizhi insisted they could endure the poison, so Bai Lin sat back and monitored their surroundings.
• After roughly twenty minutes of intense pain, the poison’s effects began to fade, and the exhausted group managed to sit up and catch their breath.

Yuanen Yehui warned Bai Lin and the others that the neurotoxin’s pain would return in waves, and the group endured an hour of agony before Nightmare Old Demon gave them an ointment. As the ointment rapidly soothed their wounds, Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu noticed an unsettling itch.

• Yuanen Yehui warned that the neurotoxin could cause repeated waves of pain, and the six endured another bout that continued for an hour.
• Nightmare Old Demon appeared, gave Bai Lin an ointment, and explained that the trial was meant to build their tolerance for pain.
• Bai Lin handed the ointment to Yuanen Yehui and watched over the group as they treated one another.
• Nightmare Old Demon and Destruction Old Demon watched the group through a crystal ball and revealed that the toxin cycle had lasted one hour, not the two hours Nightmare had claimed.
• Xie Xie applied the ointment last, and it quickly reduced the swelling and redness of the wounds.
• Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu noticed that the ointment made their skin itch.

Bai Lin restrained the Shrek Seven Monsters as a supernatural itch drove them to tear at their wounds, then warned them not to trust Nightmare Old Demon’s apparent kindness. The group rejected his food and focused on recovering while Bai Lin stood guard.

• Yue Zhengyu scratched his wound, triggering an unbearable itch that spread from everyone’s wounds.
• Bai Lin bound his companions with Blue Silver Grass and restrained them through half an hour of torment until the itching subsided.
• Nightmare Old Demon praised the group for enduring the ordeal and offered them a box of food and fruit.
• Bai Lin warned everyone not to touch anything Nightmare Old Demon brought and told them to recover using their own dry rations.
• Ye Xinglan destroyed the food, and Bai Lin told Nightmare Old Demon that his credibility had been spent when he delivered the supposed antidote.

For three months, Xie Xie and the others endured the Old Demons’ brutal trials and gradually recovered and grew stronger, while the demons discovered that Bai Lin carried powers comparable to the God Kings’ life and destruction. Bai Lin continued watching the distant destruction pillar, explaining that the trials could help his companions but would only bring him meaningless pain.

• Destruction Old Demon and Nightmare Old Demon watched the companions recover under Bai Lin’s protection and discussed the ordeals awaiting them.
• Over three months, seven Old Demons put Xie Xie and the other five through punishing mental, physical, and devouring trials, while leaving Bai Lin alone.
• The Old Demons sensed that Bai Lin held life and destruction powers comparable to those of the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, and wondered whether he was connected to Tang San.
• Bai Lin stood watching the distant pillar of destruction, and Destruction Old Demon asked why he kept staring at it.
• Bai Lin told Destruction Old Demon that the demons had stopped him from helping his companions, then accused him of calling him heartless once he stayed out of the trials.
• Bai Lin accepted that the trials were strengthening his companions but said they could not push him to his limits.

Bai Lin told the seven old demons that he sensed something inside the Destruction Light Pillar and wondered whether his power was connected to God King Tang San. Days later, a Life Tide erupted across Devil Island far earlier than expected, leaving the old demons stunned.

• Destruction Old Demon warned Bai Lin not to touch the Destruction Light Pillar, but Bai Lin said he sensed something within it.
• The seven old demons appeared in shock, and Bai Lin explained that he had sensed two opposing, powerful forces at the island’s core.
• Bai Lin recalled records about God King Tang San and resolved to search the Sea God Pavilion’s ancient books for clues about his own bloodline and power.
• Days later, a jade-green pillar of light rose from Devil Island’s source, and life energy surged across the island.
• Nightmare Old Demon identified the phenomenon as a Life Tide and said it had arrived decades earlier than expected.

An unnatural Life Tide erupted around Devil Island, leading the old demons to suspect it was connected to Tang Wulin. As Bai Lin absorbed the life energy, he saw a vision of a nine-colored sphere containing a world being attacked by a vast gray current.

• Sloth Devil said the Life Tide had erupted without warning after a higher power soothed the island's destructive energy.
• Sloth Devil ordered the old demons to release the young ones for the Life Tide's baptism, then realized its source was near Tang Wulin's location.
• The seven old demons agreed Tang Wulin was likely connected to the unnatural Life Tide and went to investigate.
• Bai Lin absorbed the surging life energy as sea soul beasts gathered around Devil Island.
• Bai Lin saw a nine-colored sphere containing a world swallowed by a vast gray current, its surface beginning to crack.

Bai Lin witnessed visions of two God Kings sacrificing themselves to protect a world and later discovered that their primal life and destruction origins had formed seeds within his sea of consciousness. Hei Lin suspected the seeds could eventually qualify Bai Lin to inherit their divine positions, while Bai Lin remained burdened by the many powerful forces within him as the Dragon God's bloodline conversion continued.

• A white halo formed from green and purple lights protected the nine-colored sphere as it was swept away by the gray current.
• Bai Lin saw illusory purple and green figures shatter, with the green figure binding the purple fragments before they vanished into the torrent.
• A dazzling golden light appeared and overwhelmed Bai Lin with grief before the vision faded and his consciousness returned to darkness.
• Bai Lin awoke after the life tide subsided and found dark purple and emerald green seeds in his sea of consciousness.
• Hei Lin identified the seeds as primal law origins of destruction and life and suggested they could lead to inheriting the two God Kings' divine positions.
• Bai Lin and Hei Lin agreed to focus on completing the Dragon God's bloodline conversion, which still had eight months remaining.

After the Devil Island trial ended early, Bai Lin led Tang Wulin and their companions away across the sea. He used Blue Silver Grass to make a path and his destructive aura to keep sea soul beasts at bay.

• The seven old demons questioned Bai Lin about the Life Tide and the destructive energy, and he said the events concerned supreme deities, then confirmed they involved the Goddess of Life and the Destruction God King.
• A voice declared the trial over and told Tang Wulin he could leave with his companions.
• Bai Lin found the other six, told them the trial had ended, and explained that their outstanding performance had allowed them to finish in four months.
• The group packed their belongings and reached Devil Island’s shore, where Yue Zhengyu asked how they would get home.
• Bai Lin walked onto the sea, growing Blue Silver Grass platforms beneath his feet, and led the others across while his destructive aura kept sea soul beasts away.

Bai Lin and the six others returned from Devil Island after he crossed the sea using the powers of life and destruction. After the group reunited with family and friends, Yun Ming watched Bai Lin walk across Sea God Lake and reflected on the secrets surrounding him.

• Xie Xie questioned Bai Lin about wielding life and destruction, and Bai Lin kept the source of his powers secret.
• North Sea City's surveillance detected the seven crossing the sea, but Colonel Liu Ming recognized the Shrek Academy students and ordered the troops not to intercept them.
• Back at Shrek Academy, the group agreed to meet again in a month before going their separate ways to rest and handle personal matters.
• Bai Lin spent several days with Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, then returned to Sea God Island and promised Na'er he would tell her before leaving on future training missions.
• Yun Ming watched Bai Lin walk across Sea God Lake and considered the strange events and powerful secrets revealed during the Devil Island training.

As Shrek Academy's students returned from their family visits, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan became engaged, Yue Zhengyu advanced to Soul Emperor, and Yuanen Yehui grew withdrawn. Meanwhile, a disguised bus carrying a dozen black-clad people slipped into Shrek City, where its occupants confirmed their concealment device was working.

• Bai Lin welcomed Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan back and teased them about their closeness.
• Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan received their families' approval and officially became engaged, despite Xu Xiaoyu's displeasure.
• Yue Zhengyu returned as a six-ringed Soul Emperor, while Yuanen Yehui came back quieter and kept her worries to herself.
• A disguised bus used a special checkpoint lane to enter Shrek City, and the fake staff member who waved it through changed clothes and drove toward the outskirts.
• Inside the bus, a black-clad man asked about the concealment device, and its operator reported that its energy remained stable and no target signals had leaked out.

A hidden force sent more than a hundred fixed-installation Soul Guidance artillery shells toward Shrek Academy, and Bai Lin witnessed the attack begin. Shrek’s elders and powerful disciples rose to intercept the barrage as explosions erupted over the city.

• The black-clad man ordered the driver to proceed with their plan, and the Soul Guidance bus entered a secluded building through its gates.
• Bai Lin felt an unfamiliar sense of unease, left his dormitory, and spotted a barrage of artillery shells approaching Shrek Academy.
• Bai Lin realized the shells had bypassed Shrek City’s defenses and could strike the Inner City.
• The Sea God Pavilion elders and other Shrek powerhouses launched into the sky to intercept the incoming shells.
• The shells detonated in a series of blasts, revealing that the barrage included weapons of at least seventh rank, including eighth- and ninth-rank artillery shells.

Shrek City came under a massive assault by high-grade fixed Soul Tool shells, which its defenders and city barriers stopped from destroying the city. At Sea God Pavilion, Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Long Yeyue confronted the attack and its apparent security failures.

• Shrek Academy elders, teachers, students, and Tang Sect experts rose to detonate or intercept the shells before they struck the city.
• Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, Yuanen Yehui, Xu Xiaoyan, Xu Lizhi, and the others gathered around Bai Lin as the explosions shook Shrek City.
• Shrek's inner- and outer-city Soul Tool barriers rose and held against the destructive shockwaves.
• Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Long Yeyue watched the attack from Sea God Pavilion and recognized the Holy Spirit Cult's likely involvement.
• Long Yeyue demanded that Yun Ming explain how the shells had entered the outer city and evaded Shrek's defenses, and he could not answer.

Explosions devastated Shrek Outer City after a hidden aerial barrage, revealing a carefully planned attack on Shrek City and possible betrayal within its defenses. Yun Ming suspected the enemy had used the Heaven Dou City disaster as a diversion and kept Shrek Academy and Tang Sect Headquarters guarded while sending Tang Sect members to rescue civilians.

• Yun Ming and Long Yeyue realized that explosions were erupting beneath Shrek Outer City as well as in the sky.
• More than fifteen blast sites devastated the outer city, killing civilians and destroying buildings.
• Yun Ming concluded that the attack had been planned in advance and that Shrek City's defenses had likely been compromised by traitors.
• Yun Ming recognized the Heaven Dou City explosion as a diversion and identified Shrek City as the enemy's true target.
• Ya Li prepared to rush to the outer city to heal the wounded, but Yun Ming stopped her, warning that the attacks might be a lure.
• Yun Ming ordered the Tang Sect to send available members and supplies to the blast sites to rescue civilians.

Bai Lin discovered that Tang Ziran and Lang Yue had been killed in the outer-city explosions and that the Holy Spirit Cult was stealing their souls. Overcome with grief and rage, he chose to burn his own soul for power, leaving the future in Hei Lin’s hands.

• Long Yeyue rushed toward the outer city while Yun Ming stayed behind to defend Shrek and protect Ya Li.
• Bai Lin sensed a terrible loss and hurried toward his home, where he found Tang Ziran and Lang Yue dead among the ruins.
• Bai Lin realized that a purple skull phantom was devouring the souls of the dead, including his parents’ souls.
• Bai Lin told Hei Lin he would fight the Holy Spirit Cult himself rather than hand over control of his body.
• Bai Lin began burning his soul to gain power and entrusted everyone’s future to Hei Lin.

Bai Lin burned his soul to complete his transformation into the Dragon God and stopped the two level-twelve Soul Tool shells from destroying Shrek City. After purifying the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces, he reunited with his parents’ freed souls and began using the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction’s divine seeds to reshape the laws of life and death.

• Bai Lin sealed Hei Lin with spiritual chains and burned his soul to complete his Dragon God transformation.
• Bai Lin used nine-colored divine light to halt the expanding green and purple destruction vortices threatening Shrek City.
• Bai Lin transformed into a nine-colored dragon and purified the nine evil Soul Masters and their purple skull with his Dragon God breath.
• The souls of Tang Ziran, Lang Yue, and the other imprisoned victims were freed, and Tang Ziran and Lang Yue spoke to Bai Lin.
• Bai Lin revealed the divine seeds of the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, summoned the Tiger Talisman, and formed a vast Taiji Diagram as he began to reshape the laws.

Bai Lin fused life and destruction into reincarnation, resurrecting everyone killed in the explosion and restoring the ruins, but the feat consumed his soul and left him seemingly dead. As his companions mourned him, Yun Ming rose to face the unleashed cannon-shell energy with his Heaven-Piercing! Sun-Shooting! attack.

• Bai Lin fused the orbs of life and destruction into reincarnation, bringing the dead back to life and restoring the destruction caused by the explosion.
• Bai Lin used his last strength to appear above Sea God Island, said farewell to his companions, and fell as his body faded.
• Gu Yue tried to catch Bai Lin but arrived too late, then teleported and held his lifeless body as Na'er and the Shrek Seven Monsters grieved.
• Yun Ming realized that Bai Lin's death had released the destructive energy of the two Rank 12 fixed-installed soul-guided cannon shells and flew up to stop it.
• Yun Ming unleashed Heaven-Piercing! Sun-Shooting!, manifesting a vast golden rune and the phantom of a divine bow as Ya Li cried out to him.

Yun Ming sacrificed his life and incomplete divine position to neutralize the two Godslayer fixed soul cannon shells threatening Shrek City. After giving Ya Li the Heaven-Raising Spear, he vanished in a final burst of divine light, leaving the city safe and its survivors grieving.

• Yun Ming told Ya Li to care for herself and Shrek, then unleashed and destroyed his incomplete divine position to contain the cannon shells’ destructive energy.
• Yun Ming used his remaining strength to hold back the collision of golden, purple, and black energy while Ya Li tried and failed to reach him.
• Yun Ming urged Ya Li to live on for Shrek and sent the Heaven-Raising Spear down to her, where it became a physical divine artifact.
• Yun Ming spread his arms and sacrificed his life in a final burst of divine light that purified and drew away the shells’ destructive power.
• The white light faded, the night sky returned to normal, and the survivors were left with the silence of the disaster and grief over Yun Ming’s fall.

A month after Bai Lin’s soul nearly dissipated, Hei Lin preserved its last remnant and took control of Tang Wulin’s body. When Gu Yue saw him awaken, she learned that the consciousness before her was not the Tang Wulin she knew, and he left their relationship unexplained.

• Lang Yue worried over Tang Wulin’s month-long slumber while Tang Ziran urged her to trust Gu Yue’s promise that Bai Lin would return.
• Hei Lin watched over Bai Lin’s faint soul remnant and vowed to deal with the people responsible for his condition.
• Hei Lin awakened in Tang Wulin’s body, left the quiet room, and encountered Gu Yue.
• Hei Lin told Gu Yue that he was not the person she knew and said Bai Lin was gravely injured and asleep.
• Gu Yue questioned Hei Lin about his identity and relationship with Bai Lin, but he said Bai Lin would explain when he woke.

Hei Lin rejected Gu Yue’s offer to help with revenge and began devouring the Golden Ancient Tree’s life energy to repair Tang Wulin’s damaged body. When Long Yeyue confronted him, he ignored her warning and used an unknown power against her.

• Hei Lin told Gu Yue he would kill everyone connected to the attack on Shrek and force the truth and mastermind to surface.
• Gu Yue asked what to call him and how she could help, but Hei Lin named himself Hei Lin and told her to worry about herself.
• Angry at his dismissal, Gu Yue left to investigate the Spirit Pagoda’s possible role in the attack.
• Hei Lin activated his Life Control Domain and drew the Golden Ancient Tree’s life force into his damaged body.
• Long Yeyue and the Sea God Pavilion elders rushed to stop him, but Hei Lin ignored her and said, “Strip away.”