Chapter Summaries

Bei Bei subdued Tang Ya, but Nightmare Douluo arrived to reinforce Zhang Peng and trap the Shrek group. Yan Shaozhe stayed behind to hold off both Titled Douluo while the students fled toward the rendezvous point.

• Bei Bei knocked Tang Ya unconscious, restrained her Evil Soul Power, and reported that she had been subdued.
• Nightmare Douluo arrived, joined Zhang Peng, and attacked Yan Shaozhe with his Nightmare True Body.
• Yan Shaozhe told the students to retreat while he held off both Titled Douluo.
• Bei Bei led the group away with Tang Ya as Zhang Peng and Nightmare Douluo attacked their escape route.
• Yan Shaozhe blocked the attacks with phoenix fire while Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and the others protected the fleeing group.
• The Shrek group raced through the forest toward the rendezvous point as the battle sounds faded behind them.

Yan Shaozhe battled two Titled Douluo to buy time for Shrek's group to escape, while the group was intercepted by Holy Spirit Cult reinforcements in the forest. Yan Jingzhe arrived and drove back the Evil Soul Masters, then asked Huo Yuhao where Yan Shaozhe was.

• Yan Shaozhe fought Zhang Peng and Nightmare Douluo in the sky, enduring their attacks as Shrek's group fled.
• Huo Yuhao detected two Soul Douluo and four Soul Saints blocking the group's path through the forest.
• Bei Bei and the others fought the Evil Soul Masters but were forced back by their superior strength.
• Yan Jingzhe arrived in a burst of pure Light Soul Power, cleansing the battlefield and frightening the Evil Soul Masters.
• Yan Jingzhe asked Huo Yuhao where Yan Shaozhe was.

Yan Jingzhe rescued Yan Shaozhe from two Titled Douluo and killed both attackers with one strike of the Radiant Sword. He left the battlefield victorious after ordering Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the others to join Elder Xuan's main force.

• Huo Yuhao reported that Yan Shaozhe was being attacked by Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng and Nightmare Douluo while covering the retreat.
• Yan Jingzhe incapacitated six Evil Soul Masters who tried to stop him, then sent Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the others to rendezvous with Elder Xuan's main force.
• Yan Jingzhe arrived as Zhang Peng and Nightmare Douluo were about to kill the badly wounded Yan Shaozhe.
• Zhang Peng and Nightmare Douluo fled in opposite directions, but Yan Jingzhe summoned the Radiant Sword and killed both with one slash.

Yan Jingzhe killed the two Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo, healed Yan Shaozhe, and led the students toward Shrek City. Meanwhile, the larger retreating force was trapped at the Sun Moon Empire border under bombardment, and Xu Jiujiu urged its leaders to fight through or face annihilation.

• Yan Jingzhe killed two Titled Douluo with one sword, then used holy light to heal Yan Shaozhe.
• Yan Shaozhe apologized for nearly endangering the students, and Yan Jingzhe reassured him before ordering everyone to return to Shrek City.
• After two days and nights of travel, the larger retreating force reached the Sun Moon Empire border and was detected by the empire's soul-tool devices.
• Two Soul Engineer Legions bombarded the force, but Xuan Zi and Du Busi joined forces to shield it from the attack.
• Xu Jiujiu told the surrounded force to either break through together or wait to be annihilated.

Yan Jingzhe arrived as the allied forces faced annihilation and used the Radiant Tower to shield them while leading a breakout through the Sun Moon Empire’s blockade. The force neared the border pass, but another Soul Engineer Legion and several Rank-9 Soul Engineers arrived before the crisis was over.

• Xu Jiujiu and Vina concluded that the allied forces had to break out despite the expected casualties, before the Sun Moon Empire surrounded them.
• Yan Jingzhe arrived with Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek Seven Monsters after killing Nightmare Douluo and Scorpion Tiger Douluo, then deployed the Radiant Tower to protect the allied force.
• Yan Jingzhe opened a gap in the enemy’s fire blockade with the Radiant Sword and ordered Xuan Zi, Du Busi, and the other Titled Douluo to protect the formation.
• Xu Jiujiu ordered the allied forces to advance toward the border pass beneath the Radiant Tower’s shield as Yan Jingzhe destroyed cannons and attacking aircraft.
• A larger Soul Engineer Legion and several Rank-9 Soul Engineers arrived as the allied force approached the border, leaving the breakout unresolved.

Yan Jingzhe halted the Sun Moon Empire’s pursuit with a powerful strike, allowing the allied army to cross the border into Douluo Continent. The Rank-9 Soul Engineers abandoned the chase and withdrew to report their failure to Xu Tianran.

• Yan Jingzhe slashed backward with the Radiant Sword, destroying the pursuing aircraft and breaking the Sun Moon Empire force’s formation.
• Xu Jiujiu urged the allies onward while Xuan Zi, Du Busi, and the Titled Douluo protected the retreating team.
• Yan Jingzhe crossed the territorial boundary first, and the allied forces followed onto Douluo Continent without stopping.
• The Rank-9 Soul Engineers decided Yan Jingzhe was too powerful to pursue and ordered their troops to withdraw.
• The Sun Moon Empire forces gathered their remaining supplies and returned to report the failed encirclement to Xu Tianran.

After escaping the Sun Moon Empire’s pursuit, Yan Jingzhe led the exhausted allied forces back to safety in the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where the coalition disbanded. The Shrek group returned to Shrek Academy, and Xuan Zi said Mu En was waiting for them.

• Yan Jingzhe searched the surrounding area and confirmed that no Sun Moon Empire forces had followed the allied forces into the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina led their respective empire forces away to reorganize defenses, while Du Busi took the Body Sect disciples back to their sect.
• Yan Jingzhe led the Shrek group toward Shrek City, and its members traveled in silence, shaken by the Sun Moon Empire’s strength.
• The Shrek group arrived at Shrek Academy, where Xuan Zi ordered the exhausted disciples to return to their residences and rest.
• Xuan Zi told Yan Jingzhe and the others that Mu En was likely waiting for them.

Yan Jingzhe reported the tournament victory, failed assassination of Xu Tianran, and dangerous retreat to the Sea God Pavilion elders. After Elder Song revealed the Sun Moon Empire’s preparations for war and Kong Deming’s breakthrough, Mu En ordered Shrek Academy to accelerate its Soul Tool research and prepare a new defense strategy.

• Yan Jingzhe told Mu En, Elder Song, and Elder Zhuang that the Shrek Seven Monsters had won the tournament and that he had discovered a talented Holy Angel Martial Soul owner.
• Yan Jingzhe explained that the coalition’s attempt to assassinate Xu Tianran failed because Xu Tianran was a Titled Douluo and Long Xiaoyao’s forces trapped the attackers.
• Yan Jingzhe described breaking through the Sun Moon Empire’s ambush and leading the group safely back through the Ming Dou Mountain Range.
• Mu En ordered the academy to prioritize Soul Tool research and called for a Sea God Pavilion council in three days to revise defenses, training, and strategy.
• Elder Song reported that the Sun Moon Empire had restricted Soul Tool metal exports, tightened material controls, and seen food prices rise as it prepared for war.
• Elder Song revealed that Kong Deming had reached Rank Ninety-Five and, with his Soul Tool, rivaled a Limit Douluo, leaving the elders facing an unprecedented threat.

At the Sea God Pavilion meeting, Yan Jingzhe proposed allying with Di Tian and the Great Star Dou Forest’s Savage Beasts to counter the Sun Moon Empire. Mu En approved the plan and assigned Yan Jingzhe to meet Di Tian after a day of preparation.

• Elder Song admitted that the human forces had no effective plan to overcome the Sun Moon Empire’s superior national strength and Soul Tool armaments.
• As the elders debated how to resist Xu Tianran, Yan Jingzhe proposed an alliance with Di Tian and the Ten Great Savage Beasts of the Great Star Dou Forest.
• Yan Jingzhe explained that Di Tian and the Savage Beasts could give their side a decisive advantage in high-level combat strength.
• When Elder Song questioned how they could persuade Di Tian, Yan Jingzhe said he would meet him personally and negotiate the alliance.
• Mu En put Yan Jingzhe in charge, ordered him to prepare for one day before departing, and directed the other elders to continue the academy’s defenses and Soul Tool research.

Yan Jingzhe entered the Great Star Dou Forest to propose an alliance between Shrek and the Soul Beasts against the expanding Sun Moon Empire. Di Tian demanded that he reveal the reason and bargaining chip behind his proposal.

• Yan Jingzhe crossed the Great Star Dou Forest and arrived above the Lake of Life, where Di Tian confronted him.
• Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji appeared and surrounded Yan Jingzhe, warning him not to approach the Lake of Life.
• Yan Jingzhe said he had come on Shrek's behalf to form an alliance against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xiong Jun rejected the idea, arguing that the Soul Beasts had no reason to help humanity.
• Di Tian silenced Xiong Jun and asked Yan Jingzhe to state his reason and bargaining chip plainly.

Yan Jingzhe demonstrated the destructive power of a mass-produced Level-9 Soul Guidance Shell to persuade the ferocious beasts that the Sun Moon Empire threatened the Soul Beast Clan. Di Tian led him beneath the Lake of Life, where Yan Jingzhe realized he was being taken to meet the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.

• Yan Jingzhe fired a Level-9 Soul Guidance Shell into an uninhabited part of the Great Star Dou Forest, devastating the area and shocking the ferocious beasts.
• Yan Jingzhe warned Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji that Xu Tianran would target the Soul Beasts after conquering humanity.
• Di Tian invited Yan Jingzhe to follow him and dove into the Lake of Life.
• Yan Jingzhe followed Di Tian through a spatial barrier into a hidden realm beneath the lake, where he recognized the destination as Gu Yuena's sleeping place.

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena learned that humanity’s technology threatened the Soul Beast Clan and agreed that an alliance was possible. She offered to help Yan Jingzhe ascend to godhood if he promised to protect the Soul Beasts from extinction in the future, leaving his answer pending.

• Di Tian reported the Level-9 Soul Guidance Shell and the Sun Moon Empire’s ambitions to Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena realized humanity’s technological rise put the Soul Beast Clan’s survival at risk.
• Gu Yuena transformed into human form and thanked Yan Jingzhe for creating the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method.
• Yan Jingzhe asked Gu Yuena whether she would agree to an alliance between humans and Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena offered to help Yan Jingzhe stabilize his faith and ascend to godhood if he promised to protect the Soul Beast Clan from extinction.

Yan Jingzhe swore to protect the Soul Beast lineage in exchange for Gu Yuena’s help with his future godhood and secured the Great Star Dou Forest’s support against the Sun Moon Empire. After Gu Yuena explained her plans to Di Tian, Yan Jingzhe returned to Shrek Academy and announced the alliance, leaving the Sea God Pavilion elders stunned.

• Yan Jingzhe agreed to protect the Soul Beast lineage when he became a God King, and Gu Yuena promised to help him condense his godhood.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian that she planned to support Yan Jingzhe so he could become a powerful ally for the Soul Beasts in the God Realm.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to awaken her when the full-scale war with the Sun Moon Empire began, then returned to her silver dragon form and fell asleep.
• Yan Jingzhe returned to Shrek Academy and convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting.
• Yan Jingzhe announced that the Great Star Dou Forest had allied with Shrek Academy against the Sun Moon Empire, leaving the elders speechless.

Yan Jingzhe reported that Di Tian had allied with humanity against the Sun Moon Empire and postponed distributing 100,000-Year Soul Spirits so the elders’ promising disciples could qualify. He then urged Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to reach Level 70, promising to take them for exclusive Soul Spirits when they did.

• Yan Jingzhe told the Sea God Pavilion elders that he had persuaded Di Tian and the Star Dou ferocious beasts to join the fight against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Yan Jingzhe proposed giving a 100,000-Year Soul Spirit to a disciple, but the elders asked him to wait for their juniors to reach their cultivation bottlenecks.
• Yan Jingzhe postponed distributing Soul Spirits and said he would make Level-9 Fixed-Mounted Soul Guidance Shells while waiting for eligible disciples.
• Yan Jingzhe found Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er together at the martial arts arena and praised their cultivation progress.
• Yan Jingzhe told Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to seek him out once they reached Level 70, promising to take them to obtain exclusive Soul Spirits.

After months of seclusion, Yan Jingzhe finished crafting five Level-9 Fixed-Mounted Soul Guidance Shells, impressing the Sea God Pavilion elders and giving Shrek powerful weapons against the Sun Moon Empire. He arranged to gather the disciples awaiting soul spirits at Shrek’s main gate the next morning, reserving one for Xiao Xiao once she reached her bottleneck.

• Yan Jingzhe spent a night with Xian Lin'er and Feng Ling before beginning closed-door research in Shrek’s Soul Guidance Laboratory.
• Yan Jingzhe devoted several months to manufacturing Level-9 Fixed-Mounted Soul Guidance Shells and completed five.
• Mu En, Xuan Zi, Elder Song, Elder Zhuang, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Feng Ling inspected the shells and recognized their immense destructive power.
• Yan Jingzhe agreed to reserve a soul spirit for Xiao Xiao, who still needed time to reach rank seventy.
• Yan Jingzhe ordered the other disciples awaiting soul spirits to gather at Shrek’s main gate the next morning.

Yan Jingzhe led Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Song Shixuan, and Zhuang Bufan from Shrek Academy toward the Icefire Yin Yang Well to help them obtain high-level Soul Spirits. The group reached the poisonous depths of Sunset Forest, where Yan Jingzhe’s Light Domain protected them as they approached the valley.

• Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Song Shixuan, and Zhuang Bufan gathered at Shrek Academy’s entrance to join Yan Jingzhe on his expedition.
• Yan Jingzhe flew ahead while the six followed with flying Soul Tools, straining to keep pace with his restrained speed.
• After a brief rest, Yan Jingzhe guided the group into the depths of Sunset Forest toward the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
• Yan Jingzhe dispersed the forest’s poisonous miasma with his Soul Power and surrounded the group with a Light Domain as the poison grew denser.

Yan Jingzhe brought his companions to the Icefire Yin Yang Well and persuaded five Hundred-Thousand-Year Immortal Herbs to become Soul Spirits. He matched Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew with Huo Yuhao and began preparing their contract.

• Yan Jingzhe arrived at the Icefire Yin Yang Well with Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Song Shixuan, Zhuang Bufan, Huo Yuhao, and the others, then asked the Immortal Herbs who would agree to become Soul Spirits.
• Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb, and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo all volunteered.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty warned the herbs that Yan Jingzhe might exploit them, but Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass appeared and assured them that Soul Spirits could cultivate independently and come out whenever they wished.
• Yan Jingzhe assigned the five willing herbs to his six talented juniors and called Huo Yuhao forward first.
• Yan Jingzhe paired Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew with Huo Yuhao because its spiritual attributes matched his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew gladly accepted.
• Yan Jingzhe told Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to take its place and began preparing the Soul Spirit Contract.

Huo Yuhao formed a Soul Spirit contract with Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and Yan Jingzhe then guided four more Hundred-Thousand-Year Immortal Herbs into contracts with Wang Dong'er, Bei Bei, Song Shixuan, and Zhuang Bufan. With the five contracts complete, Yan Jingzhe led the group toward Shrek Academy while Aromatic Silk Beauty stayed behind to consider leaving the Icefire Yin Yang Well.

• Yan Jingzhe helped Huo Yuhao contract with Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which became a blood-red seventh Soul Ring and greatly strengthened his spiritual power.
• Yan Jingzhe assigned Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to Wang Dong'er, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Bei Bei, Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb to Song Shixuan, and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo to Zhuang Bufan.
• Yan Jingzhe formed all four contracts at once, and the Immortal Herbs became Soul Spirits that enhanced their partners.
• The five youths thanked Yan Jingzhe after the Immortal Herbs had transformed into their Soul Spirits.
• Yan Jingzhe invited Aromatic Silk Beauty, whom he called Youyou, to consider leaving the valley, then departed with the group for Shrek Academy.
• Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass entered Yan Jingzhe's brow, while Youyou remained behind, contemplating his offer.

After Xiao Xiao bonded with Aromatic Silk Beauty and reached Level 72, the Sun Moon Empire launched a surprise invasion of the Star Luo Empire. Shrek Academy entered its highest state of alert and convened its leaders to decide how to respond.

• Yan Jingzhe returned to Shrek Academy with the youths from the Icefire Yin Yang Well and sent them to cultivate and stabilize their new Soul Spirit Contracts.
• Over the next year and a half, Yan Jingzhe researched Soul Guidance Devices while Xiao Xiao advanced toward Level 70.
• Xiao Xiao asked Yan Jingzhe to take her to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, where Aromatic Silk Beauty willingly became her personal 100,000-Year Soul Spirit and raised her cultivation to Level 72.
• Three days later, the Sun Moon Empire launched a surprise assault on the Ming Dou Mountain Range, capturing several outer checkpoints within hours.
• Shrek Academy activated its emergency protocols and convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting, where Mu En and the gathered elders prepared to decide on a response.

Shrek dispatched Yan Jingzhe to lead an elite force to reinforce the Ming Dou Mountain Range as the Sun Moon Empire’s surprise attack plunged the continent into war. At Yuming City, Dai Hao’s defenders faced devastating bombardment, and the Star Luo Empire’s core defensive line teetered on collapse.

• Mu En ordered Yan Jingzhe to lead thirty Shrek powerhouses to reinforce the Ming Dou Mountain Range and restrain the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineer legions.
• Yan Jingzhe assembled the elite force and led them toward the eastern front.
• The Heaven Dou Empire, the Dou Ling Empire, and factions across the continent mobilized troops and formed alliances in response to the invasion.
• Dai Hao rallied Star Luo soldiers to defend Yuming City as the Sun Moon Empire’s artillery battered their positions.
• Dozens of Level-Eight High-Grade Soul Guidance Shells destroyed the Ming Dou Mountain Range’s core fortifications, bringing the Star Luo defensive line close to collapse.