Chapter Summaries

Lin You was barred from Xuan Ziwen’s laboratory by Ke Ke and other students, so he recorded their threats and brought the matter to Lin Jiayi. Song Lao arrived and condemned the academy’s treatment of Lin You as a possible provocation against Shrek.

• Ke Ke threatened Lin You, changed the laboratory’s access settings, and locked him out while other students mocked him.
• Lin You recorded the students’ behavior and went to Lin Jiayi’s office to report it.
• Lin Jiayi apologized and promised to restore Lin You’s access and discipline the students.
• Lin You warned Lin Jiayi that he might have killed the students if he had not been trying to preserve peace between the academies.
• Song Lao entered the office and accused the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy of provoking Shrek by insulting and threatening Lin You.

After Wang Shaojie, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu mistreated Lin You, Song Lao threatened to end the exchange and take him back to Shrek, forcing Jing Hongchen to intervene. Jing Hongchen appeased Lin You with apologies and generous concessions, then summoned the students responsible to face the consequences.

• Song Lao confronted Lin Jiayi over the students’ treatment of Lin You and threatened to end the exchange and take him back to Shrek.
• Lin Jiayi rushed to Jing Hongchen, who ordered him to alert the royal palace and keep the royal exchange students at Shrek out of trouble.
• Jing Hongchen met Song Lao and apologized, promising to expel the offending students and personally make amends to Lin You.
• Lin You chose to stay and accepted Jing Hongchen’s offers of unrestricted instruction, doubled resources, and permission to take learning materials home, excluding Core Magic Array blueprints.
• Xuan Ziwen berated Wang Shaojie, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu, then led them to the Dean of Students’ office to beg Lin You’s forgiveness.

Lin You stopped Jing Hongchen from expelling Wang Shaojie, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu, instead requiring them to make Soul Tools for him as part of his Element Attribute research. Ju Zi recognized Lin You as the Shrek Academy reserve captain who had defeated the Sun Moon Battle Team.

• Jing Hongchen expelled Wang Shaojie, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu for targeting Lin You, while Ju Zi silently regretted not stopping them.
• Lin You asked Jing Hongchen to spare the three and proposed that each make three Soul Tools for him instead.
• Jing Hongchen accepted Lin You’s terms, and the three students thanked Lin You for saving their places at the academy.
• Lin You explained that the Soul Tools would be based on his Element Attribute martial soul and that he would research them with the three students.
• Ju Zi recognized Lin You as the twelve-year-old Shrek reserve captain who had defeated the Sun Moon Battle Team.

Wang Shaojie challenged Lin You to an official soul guidance device duel to prove Sun Moon Academy’s technological superiority. Lin You answered Wang Shaojie’s barrage with a Class 7 Thunder Giant Cannon, leaving everyone stunned as he fired at him.

• Wang Shaojie challenged Lin You to a soul guidance device duel, and Lin You accepted.
• Jing Hongchen scheduled the official match for that afternoon at the academy’s Experiment Field and set rules allowing Martial Souls only as support.
• At the start of the duel, Wang Shaojie unleashed nearly a hundred cannons in his Ten Thousand Cannons Fire in Unison technique.
• Lin You produced a Class 7 Thunder Giant Cannon, shocking Jing Hongchen, Xuan Ziwen, Ju Zi, and the other spectators.
• Lin You powered and fired the cannon at Wang Shaojie, declaring that Wang Shaojie could not imagine the power of technology.

Lin You defeated Wang Shajie by firing the Thunder Giant Cannon three times, stunning the audience and prompting Xuan Ziwen to recognize the potential of Lin You’s energy system. After Jing Hongchen declared Lin You the winner and left to investigate the cannon’s origins, Ke Ke, Zi Mu, and Orange apologized to Lin You.

• Wang Shajie’s defenses failed against Lin You’s repeated Thunder Giant Cannon shots, and Jing Hongchen stepped in to block the final beam.
• Jing Hongchen declared Lin You the winner, while Xuan Ziwen realized Lin You had used multiple energy supply systems to fire the cannon repeatedly.
• Jing Hongchen left to investigate how Lin You had obtained the Thunder Giant Cannon as Song Lao praised Lin You.
• Ke Ke and Zi Mu apologized to Lin You for their earlier treatment of him, and Orange accepted responsibility for not stopping them.
• Ke Ke asked Lin You what Soul Guidance Device he wanted them to make, and Lin You examined her as Song Lao watched with amusement.

Lin You arranged for senior students to study soul guidance devices under Xuan Ziwen before entering secluded training. After Snow Empress reported finding an unfinished giant soul guidance mech beneath Illustrious Virtue Hall and planned to locate the empire’s Ninth-Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, Lin You began absorbing the power of his 360,000-year-old Demon King Squid Right Arm Bone to awaken the Gold Element.

• Lin You asked Xuan Ziwen to choose a research topic for the senior students, then returned to his dormitory with Song Lao.
• Snow Empress told Lin You she had discovered Experiment No. 1, an unfinished, fifty-meter-tall soul guidance mech requiring a Spirit Attribute Title Douluo pilot.
• Snow Empress said she would search for the Sun Moon Empire’s Ninth-Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Shells and take them to weaken the empire’s wartime strength.
• Lin You put up a Do Not Disturb sign, sent Xuan Ziwen his teaching materials for review, and entered Deep Meditation.
• Lin You began absorbing the Ultimate Darkness within his 360,000-year-old Demon King Squid Right Arm Bone as he focused on awakening the Gold Element.

While Lin You absorbed the Demon King Squid Right Arm Bone, Snow Empress watched over him and reflected on her growing feelings for him. Lin You awakened the Gold Element, drawing gold throughout the dormitory into a vast sphere as his consciousness entered a golden inner world.

• Snow Empress entered Lin You's room, closed the window, and stayed beside him while he cultivated.
• Snow Empress realized Lin You was neither a reincarnated Soul Beast nor the world's consciousness, but simply a person she had come to care for, then left to resume her reconnaissance.
• As Lin You absorbed the Ultimate Darkness, nearby gold objects trembled and Soul Tool lights across the Dormitory Building began flickering.
• Gold Soul Coins flew from students' pockets and gathered into a large golden sphere while their detection instruments returned chaotic readings.
• Lin You sensed a golden world within his consciousness, summoned the Gold Element by naming gold's chemical properties, and understood his awakening.

Lin You absorbed the Gold Element, awakened its ultimate power, and secretly tested his ability to turn metal into gold. After his power caused a disturbance at the school, he concealed what had happened and continued cultivating, ending with a boast that he could soon rival a nation in wealth.

• Lin You absorbed the Gold Element, causing the Gold Soul Coins downstairs to swirl through the air before he stopped them from moving.
• Lin Jiayi questioned Lin You about the disturbance, but Lin You pretended he had been asleep and denied knowing anything.
• Lin You set up an isolation field and considered how his four ultimate attributes had slowed his soul power cultivation.
• Lin You formed the Au symbol in his consciousness and explored the Gold Element's powers over metal and soul tools.
• Lin You turned a silver-colored metal table into gold and celebrated the wealth his new ability could bring.

Lin You considered how to use his ability to produce Gold Soul Coins without destabilizing the economy, then went to Xuan Ziwen’s laboratory and found him teaching Lin You’s Element Technology theory. Xuan Ziwen revealed that he had found a direction for building a microscope, while his students struggled to understand the new ideas.

• Lin You realized he could produce large quantities of Gold Soul Coins but rejected flooding the market, buying materials from the Sun Moon Empire, and using its monitored black markets as ways to spend them.
• Lin You disguised the golden tabletop as ordinary brass and headed to Xuan Ziwen’s laboratory.
• Lin You found Xuan Ziwen teaching the Element Technology theory and saw that he had expanded it into a more systematic framework.
• Xuan Ziwen told Lin You he had found a research direction for a microscope and planned to start building it once materials arrived.
• Ke Ke and Zi Mu questioned how the theory related to Soul Tools, while Ju Zi considered its potential, and Xuan Ziwen told them to practice more if they were bad.

Xuan Ziwen explained Lin You’s Water Molecule theory and asked him to help make the All-Terrain Detection Six-Legged Soul Guidance Machine fully autonomous. Lin You accepted the machine and the task, and the group arranged to test it in the Jingyang Mountain Range the next day.

• Xuan Ziwen praised Lin You’s Water Molecule theory as a new worldview, while Ju Zi and Zi Mu questioned its implications and origins.
• Xuan Ziwen showed Lin You the six-legged machine he had developed and explained its self-powered movement, defenses, and limits in route planning.
• Xuan Ziwen offered Lin You the machine and its core technology in exchange for help with autonomy tests, and Lin You readily agreed.
• Ju Zi asked to join the test with Ke Ke, and Xuan Ziwen agreed to take them along.
• Xuan Ziwen scheduled the test for the next day in the Jingyang Mountain Range.

Lin You joined Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and Xuan Ziwen for an outdoor soul tool test in the Jingyang Mountain Range, where they planned to evaluate autonomous operation across difficult terrain. As the group prepared to fly out, Lin You rose into the air without any visible aid, leaving the others stunned.

• He Caitou warned Lin You that the outdoor test might be a trap, but Lin You explained that the Sun Moon Empire could not risk a Shrek investigation on its territory.
• Ju Zi and Ke Ke arrived to accompany Lin You, and Ke Ke said Teacher Xuan had told them he should follow their lead during the test.
• Xuan Ziwen described the route to the southeastern Jingyang Mountain Range and explained that they would test the machine's response and path-planning across varied terrain.
• Lin You suggested that artificial intelligence should develop toward Soul Spirit technology, and Xuan Ziwen reflected that his own designs might be outdated.
• Ju Zi and Ke Ke prepared to fly with their soul tools, but Lin You shot into the sky without a visible device or Soul Skill, startling them and Xuan Ziwen.

Lin You flew effortlessly to the Jingyang Mountain Range with Orange and Ke Ke, astonishing them with his abilities and explaining his exceptional Soul Power. When he claimed to be a god and offered to answer Ke Ke’s prayer, a shower of Gold Soul Coins fell from the sky, leaving Orange wondering if he was telling the truth.

• Lin You transformed into air and flew ahead, stunning Orange, Ke Ke, and Xuan Ziwen with his unsupported flight.
• Orange and Ke Ke followed Lin You, and he flew beside them for six hours without tiring while they eventually asked to rest and eat.
• Orange described the Jingyang Mountain Range and its importance as a Soul Beast habitat for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ke Ke questioned Lin You about his abilities, and he claimed that he was God.
• Ke Ke prayed for money, and Gold Soul Coins rained down around her and Orange, who stared at Lin You in shock.

Lin You demonstrated that he could create genuine Gold Soul Coins, prompting Ke Ke to worship him as a god and Ju Zi to marvel at his power. When a rare Golden Lion appeared, Lin You called it over like a dog, and it obediently submitted, leaving Ju Zi and Ke Ke stunned.

• Lin You made genuine Gold Soul Coins rain from the sky, and Ju Zi and Ke Ke realized his power was real.
• Ke Ke knelt before Lin You and called him a god, causing him to sense a wisp of her faith.
• A five-thousand-year Golden Lion appeared, and Ju Zi warned Lin You about its strength while Ke Ke prepared her Soul Cannon.
• Lin You told the Golden Lion to come over like a dog, and it obeyed by lying down and exposing its belly.
• Ju Zi and Ke Ke watched in disbelief as the Golden Lion submitted to Lin You.

Lin You used his bond with Soul Beasts to tame a Golden Lion and gathered the metal-attributed beasts around him while testing the All-Terrain Detection Soul Guidance Device with Ke Ke and Ju Zi. He invoked Di Tian’s command, and the assembled beasts submitted to him.

• Lin You calmed the Golden Lion, which ate Ke Ke’s Gold Soul Coins before leaving to alert the Soul Beasts in the mountains.
• Lin You, Ke Ke, and Ju Zi tested the All-Terrain Detection Soul Guidance Device, and Lin You drove it roughly to a mountain peak.
• Golden Wolves and other metal-attributed Soul Beasts gathered silently and bowed toward Lin You, frightening Ke Ke and Ju Zi.
• Lin You produced Di Tian’s scale and commanded the Soul Beasts to submit, causing them all to lower their heads.

Lin You demonstrated his ability to create gold for Ju Zi and Ke Ke, then explained that he refused to use economic power for war. Ju Zi revealed that she hated war but intended to avenge her father by leveling Star Luo.

• Lin You dismissed the gathered Soul Beasts and created a golden feast that amazed Ju Zi and Ke Ke.
• Ke Ke joked that they might be silenced for witnessing Lin You's gold-making ability.
• Ju Zi asked why Lin You had shared Shrek Academy's research and his dangerous ability with people from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lin You said war and economic warfare both harmed ordinary people, and that he was too kindhearted to make the world suffer.
• Ju Zi praised Teacher Xuan's restraint in keeping his research from war, then questioned whether Lin You could remain a pacifist as his power grew.
• Ju Zi admitted that she hated war but planned to avenge her father by leveling Star Luo, and Lin You asked what had happened.

Lin You made Ju Zi question whether the Sun Moon Empire, rather than the Star Luo Empire, had caused her father's death by forcibly drafting him, and the three grew closer during their soul guidance device tests. They completed their work in the Jingyang Mountain Range and headed back, while Lin You wondered whether Ju Zi would still follow her original path.

• Ju Zi told Lin You and Ke Ke that her father had been forcibly conscripted and died fighting the Star Luo Empire, and that she sought revenge on the Star Luo Empire.
• Lin You pointed out that the Sun Moon Empire's military had forced Ju Zi's untrained father onto the battlefield, leading Ju Zi to reconsider who was responsible for his death.
• Ju Zi said she would investigate the conscription and recognized that the Sun Moon Empire's military might be the true enemy; Ke Ke broke the tense mood by urging everyone to eat.
• Ju Zi cooked lunch, and after sharing the meal, she, Lin You, and Ke Ke became more comfortable with one another.
• The three spent three days testing the All-Terrain Detection Soul Guidance Device in the Jingyang Mountain Range, then decided to return.
• Lin You reflected on Ju Zi's altered loyalties and considered the powerful alliance that would oppose the Sun Moon Empire.

Lin You discovered that the Jingyang Mountain Range’s abundant gold ore resonated with his gold-element attribute and greatly accelerated his cultivation. He stayed by an open-pit Gold Mine with Orange and Ke Ke, then considered how to reach richer energy deeper underground.

• Lin You sensed an unusual pull beneath his feet and realized the Jingyang Mountain Range contained vast deposits of high-purity gold and metal ore.
• Lin You told Orange and Ke Ke that the mineral-rich environment would help his cultivation, and they agreed to stay for several more days.
• Lin You found an open-pit Gold Mine and used Di Tian’s scale to scare away the nearby Gold Attribute Soul Beasts.
• Lin You cultivated beside the mine and found that its gold-element energy raised his Soul Power Level faster than cultivation at Sea God Pavilion.
• Lin You told Orange and Ke Ke that the surface ore might not provide enough energy, and he said he had his own way to go deeper.

Lin You spent fourteen days absorbing Gold Element energy from the Jingyang Mountain Range, raising his soul power from level thirty-five to level thirty-seven. He left for the academy with Ju Zi and Ke Ke, while the mountain range remained saturated with his Gold Element.

• Ju Zi and Ke Ke woke to find Lin You missing and the open-air Gold Mine dug into a huge pit.
• Lin You cultivated deep inside the mountain, absorbing its Gold Element energy and driving the local Gold Attribute Soul Beasts away.
• Lin You emerged after three days and told Ju Zi and Ke Ke that he wanted to absorb more Gold Element energy from the surrounding peaks.
• Ju Zi contacted the academy, and Xuan Ziwen approved another seven days of cultivation and told them to keep Lin You safe.
• Lin You continued absorbing Gold Element energy until his soul power rose from level thirty-five to level thirty-seven over fourteen days.
• Lin You returned toward the academy with Ju Zi and Ke Ke, and the Soul Beasts came back to find the region Goldified.

After returning from Illustrious Virtue Hall, Lin You was confronted by Wang Shaojie and a Royal Inquisition Team accusing him of stealing blueprints and attacking a member of the imperial family. Lin You refused to be intimidated and forced the enforcers to kneel, leaving Wang Shaojie stunned.

• Lin You woke in his dormitory after spending half a month underground and learned that He Caitou and Teacher Fan Yu had entered Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• Wang Shaojie brought six Royal Inquisition Team enforcers to arrest Lin You over the Thunder Giant Cannon blueprints and the attack on Wang Shaojie.
• Lin You challenged the enforcers' authority, while Wang Shaojie taunted him and urged him to resist.
• Lin You told the enforcers to kneel, and all six were suddenly forced down onto their knees.
• Lin You approached the helpless enforcers and asked why they were making such a grand gesture.

Lin You used his Calcium Element ability to disable Xu Mocheng and the Royal Inquisition Team after they tried to arrest him over alleged stolen blueprints and an attack on Wang Shaojie. Jing Hongchen arrived, refuted the accusations, and prepared to deal with Xu Mocheng while Lin You remained free.

• Lin You softened the kneecaps of Xu Mocheng and the five other Royal Inquisition Team members, forcing them to kneel.
• Lin You caused Xu Mocheng to lose control of his upper body and made Wang Shaojie collapse in convulsions as he tried to flee.
• Lin Jiayi arrived, heard Lin You's account, and contacted Jing Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen defended Lin You, citing his authorization to use the Thunder Giant Cannon and witnesses to the public competition.
• Xu Mocheng asked Lin You to release the restrictions, but Lin You said he feared retaliation, and Jing Hongchen offered to speak with Xu Mocheng himself.