Chapter Summaries

The God of Destruction showed the Goddess of Life the Emperor Willow and Lin Wan'er in the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to recruit them and use them to help the couple conceive a child. The Goddess of Life agreed to support his plans, and they decided to begin by giving Lin Wan'er a Life God Trial focused on obtaining part of the Emperor Willow.

• The God of Destruction showed the Goddess of Life a view of the Star Dou Great Forest and its enormous Emperor Willow.
• The God of Destruction revealed Lin Wan'er, the soul beast clan's saintess, and explained that he had concealed her and the Emperor Willow from the Sea God.
• The Goddess of Life agreed to support the God of Destruction at future God Realm meetings, though she worried that Lin Wan'er was too young for a god trial.
• The God of Destruction proposed that the Goddess of Life first give Lin Wan'er a trial to obtain part of the Emperor Willow's trunk and deliver it to a rift, helping their child develop in the God Realm.

The Goddess of Life bestowed her divine trial on Lin Wan'er and sealed the God Realm off from observing or interfering with the assessment. Tang San was left frustrated as Lin Wan'er awoke from a dream after being struck by the trial’s green beam.

• The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction agreed to avoid watching the lower realm and keep the Seven Original Sin Gods from causing trouble.
• The Goddess of Life summoned her Eternal Armor and announced that a qualified candidate in the lower realm would undertake her divine trial.
• The Seven Original Sin Gods reinforced the God Realm’s barrier and placed an Original Sin Curse on anyone who opened it without authorization.
• Tang San failed to question the Goddess of Life or interfere with the trial, and the God of Destruction took everyone away from the sealed area.
• A green beam struck Lin Wan'er as she slept, knocking her to the ground; she woke and threatened to unleash Scarlet King.

Lin Wan'er received the Goddess of Life's first trial and a powerful blessing that transformed her body and created a Soul Core. After the blessing ended, she gave the remaining Life Source Divine Power to Di Tian to deliver to Gu Yuena.

• Lin Wan'er heard the Goddess of Life announce that she had been chosen to undertake Life's Nine Trials, and received a trial to nurture the Emperor Willow and protect it.
• The first trial's blessing flooded Lin Wan'er with life force, changing her appearance and creating a Soul Core to absorb the excess power.
• The Ferocious Beasts rushed to the forest's core after sensing the continent-wide phenomenon, then questioned Lin Wan'er about what had happened.
• Lin Wan'er gave the unabsorbed Life Source Divine Power to Di Tian, who presented it to the awakened Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena absorbed the Goddess of Life’s Source of Life, recovered much of her strength, and realized the coming fate of the soul beast race depended on Lin Wan’er and a child yet to be born. She summoned Lin Wan’er, whose banter amused her, though Gu Yuena remained burdened by her duty to revive the soul beast race.

• Di Tian suggested the Goddess of Life had given Lin Wan’er the Source of Life as an early gesture of goodwill, and Gu Yuena absorbed its power to heal herself.
• Gu Yuena’s strength rose enough to resist the God Realm’s prying gaze, and she sensed that Lin Wan’er and the next Child of Destiny would shape the future.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to bring Lin Wan’er to her, and Di Tian transported Lin Wan’er before she could finish advising the Ferocious Beasts.
• Lin Wan’er teased Di Tian for moving her without warning, and Gu Yuena laughed at their exchange before praising Lin Wan’er’s unusual manner.
• Gu Yuena examined Lin Wan’er and enjoyed her company, but her thoughts turned to the responsibility of reviving the soul beast race.

After Gu Yuena recovered, Lin Wan'er urged her to support the spread of Soul Guidance Devices in the Sun Moon Empire, which she said would eventually bring down the Tang Sect. Gu Yuena agreed to investigate the technology and prepare to travel there, though Di Tian warned that the trip could draw the gods' attention.

• Gu Yuena asked Lin Wan'er about the Saintess leading the Tang Sect's Four Sects away and expressed her desire to help revive the soul beasts.
• Lin Wan'er explained Soul Guidance Devices to Gu Yuena and Di Tian, describing their types and how Soul Masters could strengthen them.
• Lin Wan'er revealed the Auspicious Beast's prophecy that the Sun Moon Empire's technology would spread across Douluo Continent and weaken the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons.
• Gu Yuena became eager to help the Sun Moon Empire advance Soul Guidance Devices and summoned Di Tian before demanding to know where the empire was.
• Di Tian cautioned Gu Yuena against going because the gods might be watching, but Lin Wan'er proposed that she disguise herself and conceal her aura.
• Gu Yuena praised Lin Wan'er's approach and suggested that they travel to the Sun Moon Empire together to see how Soul Guidance Devices were made.

Gu Yuena and Lin Wan'er traveled toward the Sun Moon Empire while discussing the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons and the advantages of Soul Tools. After Gu Yuena struggled to conceal her aura, Lin Wan'er healed a frightened herd of horses, and Gu Yuena asked why their owner had treated them so generously.

• Lin Wan'er explained that ordinary Tang Sect Hidden Weapons would fall behind Soul Tools, while powerful weapons such as the Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus were too difficult and costly to produce in large numbers.
• Gu Yuena considered using the Tears of the Goddess of Mercy to assassinate the Sun Moon Empire's Titled Douluo, but Lin Wan'er said the plan required extraordinary strength and skill.
• Di Tian carried Gu Yuena and Lin Wan'er to the Sun Moon Empire, where Gu Yuena changed her appearance to blend in, and Di Tian became flustered by how much she resembled Zi Ji.
• The group bought local accessories and rented a carriage, but Gu Yuena's aura caused the horses to foam at the mouth and collapse.
• Lin Wan'er used her Martial Soul Possession and Scepter to heal the horses, so their owner gave them a free carriage and local food.
• Gu Yuena asked Lin Wan'er why the Soul Grandmaster had treated them kindly, and Lin Wan'er explained that healing and strengthening his horses had earned their goodwill.

Lin Wan'er explained the power dynamics among Soul Masters and outlined how Soul Spirits could help soul beasts coexist with humans. She and Di Tian brought Gu Yuena to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Outer Courtyard to introduce her to Soul Tools and prepare the Four Sects for the relocation plan.

• Lin Wan'er explained why the Soul Grandmaster had accepted Gu Yuena’s aura without complaint, and Gu Yuena lamented that soul beasts were confined to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Wan'er described the Spirit Pagoda’s role in facilitating Soul Spirit contracts and asked Di Tian about the infiltration plan in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Di Tian reported that Fox Consort and Pink Lady had entered the royal family, while Jiang Bai worked as a seventh-level Soul Engineer at the academy.
• Lin Wan'er decided to take Gu Yuena to the academy so she could learn about Soul Tools and help broaden the Four Sects’ horizons.
• Di Tian arranged for Jiang Bai to guide them into the academy’s Outer Courtyard, where Lin Wan'er reassured the nervous instructor that they had come only to learn about basic Soul Tools.

Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena visited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, where Jiang Bai introduced them to Soul Tools and their arrays. After the two girls quickly completed their own arrays, Di Tian released Jiang Bai from his pressure, while considering how to keep the academy's Seventh-Level Soul Guidance Device Master loyal to the Soul Beast clan.

• Lin Wan'er used Wish to calm Jiang Bai, who then explained that the academy's Outer Courtyard focused on Soul Tool research while its Inner Courtyard emphasized combat as well.
• Jiang Bai guided Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena through the Soul Tool workshop, and Di Tian revealed that Lin Wan'er was the Soul Beast clan's Holy Maiden and Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King.
• Jiang Bai explained the structure and function of Soul Guidance Arrays, confident that the two girls could not learn to build one in under half an hour.
• Di Tian forced Jiang Bai to his knees for doubting the girls' ability, but Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena announced that they had both finished their arrays, prompting him to withdraw his pressure.
• Di Tian considered using Fox Consort and Pink Lady to keep Jiang Bai loyal, since other capable candidates were eager to serve the Soul Beast clan.

Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena had their Soul Guidance Arrays assessed by Jiang Bai, who confirmed Gu Yuena had made a Second-level offensive array but could not immediately rate Lin Wan'er's modified Healing Array. Testing Lin Wan'er's array on a retired elder revealed that it restored his vitality by draining nearby plants, leaving Jiang Bai amazed by her talent.

• Jiang Bai inspected Lin Wan'er's array and praised her skill, but could not determine its level without formal testing.
• Jiang Bai examined Gu Yuena's array and identified it as an offensive array that only a Second-level Soul Guidance Device Master could make.
• Lin Wan'er explained that her modified array was designed to heal, so Jiang Bai led the group to test it on a retired elder with an auxiliary martial soul.
• Jiang Bai activated Lin Wan'er's Healing Array, which straightened the elder's back while draining the vitality of nearby plants.

Jiang Bai tested Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena's Healing Array, confirmed its high grade, and took it back to study. At the hotel, Lin Wan'er teased Gu Yuena about her feelings and future companion, leaving Gu Yuena less fixated on winning at Soul Tools.

• Jiang Bai had the Healing Array tested and learned that Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena had created a Level Three Soul Guidance Array.
• Jiang Bai returned to the academy with the Healing Array to study it, hoping to earn entry to the Inner Courtyard and encourage the development of defensive and healing Soul Tools.
• Gu Yuena sulked at the hotel after losing to Lin Wan'er, who coaxed her to try the human bath.
• Lin Wan'er teased Gu Yuena about becoming companions with a soul master surnamed Tang, and Gu Yuena angrily denied it.
• Gu Yuena eventually rested beside Lin Wan'er, her obsession with taking first place in everything diminished.

Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena met with Fox Consort and Pink Lady to coordinate the soul beasts’ plans in the Sun Moon Empire, then returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to begin training and transformation programs. Over the following century, the Four Sects and soul beasts pursued symbiotic contracts, reincarnation, or a final rebirth for those who could not adapt.

• Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena secretly followed Di Tian to meet Fox Consort and Pink Lady at the Sun Moon royal palace.
• Gu Yuena tasked Pink Lady with infiltrating the royal family and helping the Four Sects enter the empire under new identities.
• Di Tian told Fox Consort that Scarlet King missed her and urged her to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After nearly a month studying Soul Tools, Lin Wan'er returned with a sack of devices and began training the Four Sects in their production.
• Lin Wan'er and Gu Yuena launched plans for soul-beast transformation, Soul Spirits, and the Four Sects’ cooperation with soul beasts.
• Over the next century, some Four Sects Soul Masters formed symbiotic contracts, others underwent reincarnation, and those unable to complete either plan were purified and reborn elsewhere.

Huo Yuhao left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion after keeping vigil for his mother, determined to abandon the Dai surname and return one day. Lin Wan'er arrived at the rear gate, reflected on her failed attempts to change Huo Yun'er's fate, and revealed that she had saved Huo Yun'er's soul from Tang San.

• Huo Yuhao left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, took the name Huo Yuhao, and said he would return someday.
• After he departed, Lin Wan'er emerged from a black hole beside the Scarlet Fruit Soul Tree, greeted by the surrounding soul beasts.
• Lin Wan'er explained that she had tried to prevent Huo Yun'er from falling in love with the White Tiger Duke, but had instead arranged small comforts for Huo Yuhao and his mother.
• Lin Wan'er revealed that she had taken Huo Yun'er's soul after her death, thwarting Tang San's plan to claim it.
• Tang San's residence was flooded, while the God of Destruction hinted that Lin Wan'er might pursue the divine position of God of Creation.

Lin Wan'er assigned soul beasts to secretly cripple White Tiger Duke estate members who had disparaged the Heaven Dou Empire, then returned to the Star Dou Great Forest with the Scarlet Fruit Soul Tree. She told Tianmeng that the boy chosen for the God Creation Plan had appeared and took him to meet him.

• Lin Wan'er ordered the soul beasts to use Soul Power Stagnation Potion on people in the White Tiger Duke's estate for Soul Coin rewards.
• Lin Wan'er stopped the Scarlet Fruit Soul Tree from attacking the estate and told it that Bi Ji had reserved it a place in her clan.
• Lin Wan'er returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and handed the Scarlet Fruit Soul Tree to a soul master from the Defense Clan.
• Lin Wan'er told Tianmeng that his chosen host had appeared and warned that the boy might otherwise get a ten-year Wind Baboon as his first soul ring.
• Tianmeng panicked at the thought of his host receiving a Wind Baboon soul ring and eagerly followed Lin Wan'er toward the forest outskirts.

Lin Wan'er and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm waited in the Soul Beast Forest for Huo Yuhao, whose wandering finally brought him to a stream. After Huo Yuhao grilled a fish, Lin Wan'er revealed herself by praising its aroma, leaving him startled.

• Lin Wan'er delayed her journey with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while nearby Soul Beasts secretly steered Huo Yuhao toward the forest.
• A Sharp-Eared Fox warned Lin Wan'er that three humans were nearby, and she sent the other Soul Beasts away as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hid underground to await Huo Yuhao.
• Lin Wan'er recalled Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's old misadventures and explained that Di Tian was family, while the worm abandoned its boast about defeating him.
• Huo Yuhao found a stream, washed, made a fish spear with his White Tiger Knife, and caught a fish to grill with his special sauce.
• Drawn by the grilled fish's aroma, Lin Wan'er called out from a tree, startling Huo Yuhao before she explained that she meant no harm.

Huo Yuhao met Lin Wan'er in the forest and agreed to cook grilled fish with the extravagant equipment she provided. Tang Ya and Bei Bei arrived, and Bei Bei was startled by Huo Yuhao’s patched clothes despite the luxurious setup.

• Huo Yuhao lowered his guard toward the unseen girl and offered to treat her to grilled fish.
• Lin Wan'er floated down from a tree, introduced herself through her teasing, and pointed out that Huo Yuhao had burned the fish.
• Lin Wan'er brought out professional grilling equipment and seasonings, and Huo Yuhao agreed to catch more fish and cook for her.
• Lin Wan'er summoned valuable fish from upstream for Huo Yuhao to practice grilling.
• Tang Ya rushed over and reached for a grilled fish, but Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei stopped her.
• Bei Bei pulled Tang Ya away from the fish and stared in surprise at Huo Yuhao’s patched clothes beside Lin Wan'er's lavish equipment.

Huo Yuhao and Lin Wan'er shared their grilled fish with Tang Ya and Beibei, then introduced themselves and talked about their circumstances. After learning that Huo Yuhao had no family and hoped to enter Shrek, Tang Ya decided he was a perfect fit for the Tang Sect and eagerly began recruiting him.

• Beibei apologized for staring at Lin Wan'er, and she told Tang Ya and Beibei that the grilled fish were their lunch but offered them the grilling tools.
• Huo Yuhao set a low price for two grilled fish, and Tang Ya paid him two Silver Soul Coins.
• Tang Ya asked whether Lin Wan'er and Huo Yuhao were together, and the group exchanged names and ages.
• Tang Ya insisted that Huo Yuhao and Lin Wan'er call her big sister, then considered recruiting Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao said he had no relatives and had come to seek a soul ring and try to enter Shrek, prompting Tang Ya to exclaim, "Ah! That's really wonderful."

Huo Yuhao recoiled from Tang Ya’s joy at his mother’s death and hesitated over joining the Tang Sect, while Lin Wan’er offered him a place in the Heaven Soul Sect. Tang Ya attacked Lin Wan’er after accusing her sect of ruining the Tang Sect, and Huo Yuhao’s interest in joining disappeared.

• Tang Ya said she and Huo Yuhao were family because both had lost their parents, but Huo Yuhao angrily condemned her reaction to his mother’s death.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei offered Huo Yuhao a soul ring, admission to Shrek Academy, and access to Tang Sect techniques, leaving him tempted but distrustful.
• Lin Wan’er suggested that Huo Yuhao join the Heaven Soul Sect, prompting Tang Ya to demand an explanation of Lin Wan’er’s connection to it.
• Bei Bei described the Heaven Soul Sect’s power and leaders, while Huo Yuhao recalled that his mother had once hoped its people would take him away.
• Tang Ya blamed the Heaven Soul Sect for the Tang Sect’s decline and attacked Lin Wan’er with her Blue Silver Grass soul skill, causing Huo Yuhao to abandon any thought of joining the Tang Sect.

Lin Wan'er defeated Tang Ya and revealed that she was both a twelve-year-old rank-thirty-seven Soul Elder and the Heaven Soul Sect's Holy Maiden. She began exposing the Tang Sect's history to undermine Tang Ya and Bei Bei, ending with a pointed accusation about the sect's leadership and Bei Bei's ancestry.

• Lin Wan'er summoned her first soul ring and used its power to destroy Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass and drive her back.
• Tang Ya attacked Lin Wan'er with the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but Lin Wan'er blocked her strike and shattered the Soul Power barrier around her fist.
• Lin Wan'er took Huo Yuhao away from Tang Ya and Bei Bei, then announced her roles as a Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy teacher and the Heaven Soul Sect's Holy Maiden.
• Lin Wan'er revealed that she was twelve years old and had rank-thirty-seven Soul Power, leaving Tang Ya and Bei Bei stunned.
• Lin Wan'er brought up the Four Affiliated Sects and blamed the Tang Sect's decline partly on its choices, then addressed Bei Bei as Mu En's great-great-grandson.

Lin Wan'er challenged Bei Bei and Tang Ya to reconsider the Tang Sect’s decline, Tang San’s legacy, and Shrek’s failure to support the sect. Her accusations shook Tang Ya and nearly awakened a dark aura in her, until Shrek teacher Nian Xunsi appeared and demanded that Lin Wan'er apologize; she refused and prepared to face him.

• Lin Wan'er argued that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor and Twin Martial Souls, along with the Tang Sect’s rejection of outsiders and Soul Tools, had contributed to the sect’s decline.
• Lin Wan'er explained that Evil Soul Masters had existed since the Spirit Hall era and linked their spread to Tang San’s destruction of the City of Slaughter, leaving Bei Bei and Tang Ya unable to refute her.
• Tang Ya collapsed in grief at the possibility that Tang San had caused her family’s suffering, and Bei Bei comforted her until she recovered.
• Lin Wan'er accused Shrek of abandoning the Tang Sect and questioned why its elders had let Tang Ya struggle despite Bei Bei’s powerful family connections.
• Nian Xunsi revealed himself, condemned Lin Wan'er for criticizing Shrek, and demanded that she go to the Inner Courtyard to apologize.
• Lin Wan'er refused Nian Xunsi’s demand and displayed three jade-like Soul Rings, while Nian Xunsi revealed his five Soul Rings and transformed.

Lin Wan'er defeated Nian Xunsi in their battle, revealing the power of her Star Guardian abilities and making the others suspect she was an Evil Soul Master. The chapter ended with Bei Bei and Tang Ya offering to accept responsibility if Lin Wan'er could prove she could share the life force and Soul Power she had taken.

• Nian Xunsi possessed his Nether Rat martial soul and challenged Lin Wan'er, intending to take her back to Shrek.
• Lin Wan'er raised a Star Body Barrier and used the Star Guardian Staff to wound Nian Xunsi, then struck him with Meteor Fall despite his attempt to escape.
• Nian Xunsi accused Lin Wan'er of being an Evil Soul Master after Meteor Fall drained some of his Soul Power and life force.
• Lin Wan'er explained how Meteor Fall could take restorative power from enemies and let her share it with herself or allies.
• Bei Bei offered to take Nian Xunsi and Tang Ya away and report the truth to Shrek if Lin Wan'er proved she could transfer the stolen power, while Tang Ya accepted responsibility for the day's conflict.