Chapter Summaries

Cao Xin stopped a Green Skull Organization ambush on the Soul Guidance Train, neutralizing its shells and mecha pilots before storing the mechas in his Soul Tool. Sima Lanxiao identified the attackers and their motive, while Cao Xin quietly welcomed the valuable haul.

• Cao Xin sensed an ambush as hundreds of Soul Guidance shells launched from hidden mountain hollows toward the train.
• Cao Xin froze the shells in midair, then used Mental Shockwave to incapacitate the pilot of a red mecha and the pilots of hundreds of approaching mechas.
• Cao Xin stored the fallen mechas in his Soul Tool and returned to the train, where the stunned passengers crowded around him.
• Sima Lanxiao reported that the attackers belonged to the Green Skull Organization, a Star Luo resistance group seeking to provoke conflict between the Federation and the Empire.

After Cao Xin effortlessly eliminated the attacking Mechas, Tang Wulin and the others arrived in Star Luo City and settled into the Star Luo Grand Hotel. Cao Xin then visited the Tang Sect branch, where Hall Master Hu Jie greeted him.

• Cao Xin destroyed the attacking Mechas, leaving Xie Xie and the others astonished by his strength.
• Tang Wulin said he wanted to become like Cao Xin, and Xie Xie encouraged him to keep improving.
• The Soul Guidance Train arrived in Star Luo City, and the Shrek Academy delegation checked into the Star Luo Grand Hotel.
• Cao Xin left the hotel and went to the Tang Sect branch in Star Luo City.
• Hu Jie, a Ninety-Eight-Level Super Douluo and the branch's hall master, welcomed Cao Xin as the young sect master.

Cao Xin toured the Star Luo Tang Sect branch with Hu Jie and met the talented disciple Long Yue. Long Yue took offense at Cao Xin’s faint praise and challenged him to demonstrate his strength.

• Hu Jie welcomed Cao Xin and showed him the carefully prepared courtyard and branch grounds.
• Hu Jie introduced Cao Xin to the gathered disciples as the young master of Tang Sect Headquarters.
• Cao Xin recognized Long Yue after the disciple won a match on the training ground.
• Cao Xin called Long Yue “not bad,” leaving Long Yue dissatisfied with the assessment.
• Long Yue challenged Cao Xin to give him guidance and offered to seal part of his cultivation.

Long Yue challenged Cao Xin to test the young sect master's strength, but Cao Xin effortlessly erased his first Soul Skill. Long Yue was left shocked and more determined to prove himself.

• Long Yue challenged Cao Xin to a fight, and Cao Xin agreed while Hu Jie let the match proceed.
• Long Yue revealed his six Soul Rings and the Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul, then prepared to attack with his strongest strike.
• Long Yue used his first Soul Skill, Mountains and Rivers, to raise mountains from the training ground and send them toward Cao Xin.
• Cao Xin casually waved his hand, dispelling the mountains and restoring the ground, leaving Long Yue stunned and fiercely competitive.

Cao Xin effortlessly defeated Long Yue in the Martial Arts Arena, overwhelming the six-ring Soul Emperor without summoning his Martial Soul. After Hu Jie arranged for the unconscious Long Yue to be cared for, he led Cao Xin to his private office.

• Long Yue unleashed his water Soul Skill, but Cao Xin erased the attack and sealed him off from the surrounding energy of heaven and earth.
• Long Yue’s bloodline drove him into a frenzy, and he summoned a massive double-tipped spear before charging Cao Xin.
• Cao Xin caught Long Yue’s spear barehanded, then knocked him back with a punch and beat away his madness with several more blows.
• The Tang Sect disciples watched in shock as Long Yue collapsed unconscious, while they recognized Cao Xin’s extraordinary strength.
• Hu Jie praised Cao Xin, had two disciples carry Long Yue away to recover, and led Cao Xin toward his private office.

Cao Xin agreed to visit Dragon Valley with Hu Jie and said he could overcome its restriction barring Soul Masters above five rings. Later, Cao Xin and the Federal Mission arrived at the Star Luo Imperial Palace for a state ceremony, while he wondered whether the Star Luo imperial family had secretly been replaced by the former Sun Moon imperial line.

• Cao Xin told Hu Jie he had come to the Star Luo Empire for sightseeing, then agreed to visit Dragon Valley when it opened.
• Hu Jie warned Cao Xin that only Soul Masters below five rings could enter Dragon Valley, but Cao Xin claimed he had a way around the restriction.
• The Federal Mission received notice that the Star Luo Emperor would host them that evening, and Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin prepared for the banquet.
• Cao Xin joined the Federal Mission in a ceremonial motorcade to the imperial palace and wondered about the Dai Family's connection to Huo Yuhao and the former Sun Moon imperial family.
• Cao Xin led the Federal Mission into the palace as the horns sounded and the grand state ceremony began.

During the Federal Mission’s state ceremony in the Star Luo Empire, Dai Yun’er framed Tang Wulin, prompting Cao Xin to confront the Star Luo court with overwhelming power. Dai Tianling admitted his daughter was responsible and ordered the guards to stand down, while Cao Xin’s snow-covered warning left the dispute unresolved.

• Pan Wen deferred to Cao Xin, who led the Federal Mission along the red carpet and took part in the exchange of state gifts with officials led by Sima Lanxiao.
• Dai Yun’er cried “Murder!” and used spiritual power to make Tang Wulin appear to threaten the ceremony, drawing guards toward him.
• Cao Xin unleashed his Peak Quasi-God aura and accused the Star Luo Empire of provoking the Federation, then covered the palace in snow.
• En Ci tried to intervene, but Cao Xin’s Divine Origin Realm spiritual power injured him and forced him to stop.
• Dai Tianling admitted Dai Yun’er had caused the incident, ordered the guards to retreat, and asked Cao Xin whether his response was acceptable.

After Dai Yun'er caused a scene at the ceremony and accused Cao Xin of targeting her at the banquet, Cao Xin warned Dai Tianling that another incident would bring the wrath of a Peak Quasi-God upon the Star Luo Empire. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie discussed how Cao Xin had saved Tang Wulin from being treated as an assassin, and Tang Wulin began explaining his earlier conflict with Dai Yun'er.

• Dai Yun'er fled in tears after the ceremony, and Dai Tianling hoped Cao Xin would let the matter end.
• Dai Yun'er confronted Cao Xin at the banquet, but Dai Tianling and the empress pulled her away and apologized on her behalf.
• Cao Xin warned Dai Tianling that there would be no fourth incident and left the banquet hall.
• Dai Tianling swallowed his humiliation, recognized Cao Xin could not be defied, and ordered the officials to continue dining.
• Xie Xie praised Cao Xin for protecting Tang Wulin, who explained that he and Gu Yue had previously clashed with Dai Yun'er's subordinates.

After Dai Yun’er’s humiliation at the state ceremony, Dai Tianling ordered Sima Lanxiao to arrange a tournament match so the Star Luo Empire could defeat Shrek’s students and regain face. Cao Xin accepted the invitation, Wu Changkong agreed to enter the team, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie became excited when they learned the individual champion would receive a Soul Bone.

• Xie Xie mocked Dai Yun’er for causing the palace ceremony backlash, and Xu Xiaoyan and the others laughed about the incident.
• Dai Tianling comforted Dai Yun’er and ordered Sima Lanxiao to invite Shrek’s students to the Continental Young Elite Soul Master Tournament so the Star Luo Empire could defeat them.
• Sima Lanxiao presented Cao Xin with the invitation, and Cao Xin told him to get Wu Changkong’s approval for the students to participate.
• Wu Changkong agreed to enter the competition, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie eagerly reacted to the Soul Bone prize for the individual champion.

After Shrek agreed to enter the Star Luo Empire’s competition, Gu Yue refused to participate and privately rejected Di Tian’s plan to strip Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline. Dai Tianling prepared Monster Academy’s delegation to face Shrek, confident that his son Dai Yueyan would stand up for Dai Yun'er.

• Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Tang Wulin discussed competing for the Soul Bone, but Gu Yue said she did not want to participate and left.
• At Xu Xiaoyan’s suggestion, Tang Wulin went after Gu Yue to talk to her.
• Di Tian confronted Gu Yue about taking Tang Wulin’s bloodline, but Gu Yue ordered him to leave and said she had already thought of a way.
• Cao Xin watched Gu Yue’s room and recognized the black-cloaked man as Di Tian, reflecting on the Soul Beast clan’s decline.
• Dai Yueyan told Dai Tianling he would stand up for Dai Yun'er, and Dai Tianling said all eight Monster Academy students would enter the competition against Shrek.

Cao Xin agreed to help the Soul Fighting Hall protect Tianxing Theater from a suspected Green Skull attack. Meanwhile, Tang Wulin followed a Soul Fighting Hall distress signal to Tang Sect Headquarters, where masked fighters gathered without explaining why they had been summoned.

• Dai Yueyan confidently prepared Monster Academy’s Eight Heavenly Kings to face Shrek in the tournament.
• The Continental Advanced Young Soul Master Elite Tournament began at Star Luo Grand Stadium, while Cao Xin skipped the preliminary rounds.
• Hu Jie told Cao Xin that the Green Skull Organization planned to attack Tianxing Theater, and Cao Xin agreed to help oversee the defense.
• Tang Wulin received a Soul Fighting Hall distress signal and followed its arrow to Tang Sect Headquarters in Star Luo City.
• Tang Wulin entered a side hall with two or three dozen masked Soul Fighting Hall fighters, none of whom revealed their identities.

Tang Wulin joined the Tang Sect Soul Fighting Hall’s operation to stop the Green Skull Resistance Organization’s planned attack at Tianxing Theater. As the theater battle unfolded, Green Skull members revealed a Level 7 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shell and prepared to fire it.

• Tang Wulin recognized Cao Xin at the gathering of Fighters and suspected he was Tang Sect Master Cao Dezhi’s son.
• A Black-Rank Fighter announced that Green Skull planned a terrorist attack in Star Luo City, and the team headed to Tianxing Theater.
• Tang Sect Fighters battled Green Skull members and dismantled bombs while the play continued and Tang Wulin guarded the outer perimeter.
• Green Skull members began fleeing, and Purple One ordered the White-Rank Fighters to watch their sectors and stop any enemies they could.
• A Green Skull leader ordered his members to fire a Level 7 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shell after the Tang Sect operation disrupted their attack.

Cao Xin stopped time in Tianxing Theater, erased the artillery shell and the Green Skull Organization members, and left the Tang Sect fighters stunned by his power. Later, the competition reached the round-robin draw, where Xie Xie learned he would face Long Yue.

• Cao Xin’s clap froze everyone and everything in Tianxing Theater except himself as a Level 7 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shell approached.
• A moonlit figure erased the shell and annihilated the Green Skull Organization members involved in the attack.
• The Tang Sect fighters returned to headquarters, where the Black-Rank Fighter distributed contribution points and Tang Wulin hesitantly spoke with Cao Xin.
• Cao Xin told Tang Wulin he would find out the truth eventually, then returned to his room to rest.
• The competition advanced to the round-robin draw, and Xie Xie discovered that he would face Long Yue, the powerful Monster Academy contestant.

Xie Xie drew Long Yue, Monster Academy’s strongest member, and prepared for their highly anticipated match. As the contest began, Star Luo’s emperor and Monster Academy’s headmaster watched anxiously, knowing another loss could ruin Monster Academy and deepen the threat posed by Cao Xin.

• Xie Xie discovered that he had drawn Long Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan and Tang Wulin tried to encourage him while laughing at his bad luck.
• Xie Xie entered the arena as Shrek Academy’s teammates sent him off with a salute, though he privately feared he would be humiliated.
• The arena announced Xie Xie and Long Yue’s match, which spectators saw as a decisive clash after Shrek had already beaten Monster Academy twice.
• Emperor Dai Tianling watched anxiously because another Monster Academy defeat could undermine his standing and the Star Luo Empire’s confidence in the academy.
• En Ci told Dai Tianling that he believed Long Yue could win, but warned that Cao Xin’s presence made talent alone insufficient.

Long Yue defeated Xie Xie overwhelmingly, prompting Emperor Dai Tianling to praise Monster Academy and increase its resources. Afterward, Cao Xin challenged Shrek Academy's fixation on winning and losing and told Wu Changkong that the academy needed reform from top to bottom.

• Long Yue effortlessly defeated Xie Xie in under three minutes, and the Star Luo Empire's crowd celebrated his victory.
• Dai Tianling thanked En Ci for cultivating Long Yue and promised to increase Monster Academy's resources by ten percent.
• Xie Xie apologized to Cao Xin for losing, but Cao Xin questioned why the defeat mattered so much.
• Cao Xin reminded Tang Wulin and the others that they had lost events at the Skysea Grand Tournament and that defeat did not erase their efforts.
• Cao Xin told Wu Changkong that Shrek Academy needed reform from top to bottom.

After Long Yue defeated Xie Xie, Dai Tianling celebrated Monster Academy’s victory, but Dai Yun'er demanded that Cao Xin be punished. Dai Tianling promised to make Cao Xin suffer, though he privately recognized the enormous gap between Cao Xin and the Star Luo Empire and began considering a way forward.

• Wu Changkong silently nodded as Cao Xin discussed purging Shrek’s old ideological environment and reshaping the academy.
• Dai Tianling rewarded Long Yue with the promised resources and a higher noble rank after his victory over Xie Xie.
• Dai Yun'er told Dai Tianling she wanted Cao Xin to pay for humiliating her, since Xie Xie’s loss had not affected Cao Xin.
• Dai Tianling promised Dai Yun'er he would make Cao Xin suffer, and she happily embraced his arm.
• Dai Tianling privately considered Cao Xin’s overwhelming strength, then narrowed his eyes as he thought of a possible way to act.

Dai Tianling and En Ci planned to lure Cao Xin out of Star Luo City and kill him with twenty Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs. Cao Xin learned of the plot and appeared at Star Luo Palace as snow began to fill the study.

• Dai Tianling summoned En Ci and insisted that Cao Xin pay for his conduct at the state ceremony.
• En Ci warned that using Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs in Star Luo City would kill countless civilians and provoke the court and noble clans.
• Dai Tianling and En Ci agreed to lure Cao Xin outside the city after the competition and strike him with twenty cannonballs.
• Cao Xin sensed their plan from Tang Sect Headquarters and decided not to wait for them to act.
• As En Ci prepared to leave Star Luo Palace, a freezing wind swept into the study and snow began falling inside.

Cao Xin confronted Dai Tianling and En Ci over their plot to use a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball, then killed both men. Dai Yun'er arrived and threatened to report him to En Ci, unaware that Cao Xin had already slain him.

• Cao Xin confronted Dai Tianling and En Ci about plotting against him with a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball.
• Cao Xin severed Dai Tianling's left arm with the Ruthless Sword.
• Cao Xin killed En Ci after En Ci transformed into his Bright Holy Dragon True Body and tried to block the sword strike.
• Dai Tianling blamed En Ci and begged Cao Xin to spare his life, but Cao Xin killed him.
• Dai Yun'er arrived, saw Dai Tianling's corpse, and threatened to tell Director En Ci that Cao Xin had killed her imperial father.

Cao Xin killed Dai Tianling, Dai Yun'er, and En Ci, leaving snow throughout the study, and the palace later concealed the circumstances as Dai Yueyan took the throne. As Dragon Valley prepared to open, Tang Wulin and the other White-Rank Fighters gathered to hear the details of their mission.

• Cao Xin killed Dai Yun'er after she threatened him, then left the study with the bodies of Dai Tianling and En Ci.
• A palace maid discovered the corpses and raised the alarm, and the palace was locked down.
• Dai Yueyan arrived, suspected Cao Xin because of the snow in the study, and vowed to avenge his father, Dai Yun'er, and En Ci.
• Dai Yueyan ascended the throne several days later as the Star Luo Empire spread rumors about Dai Tianling's sudden transfer of power.
• Cao Xin planned to visit Dragon Valley, while Tang Wulin and the other White-Rank Fighters assembled at the Soul Fighting Hall for a mission briefing.
• Black One began announcing the mission details after Cao Xin gave him a slight nod.

Black One briefed the White-Rank Fighters on the Survival Mission in Dragon Valley, where they would have to endure without their Martial Souls and could leave only by using a Dragon Ball or reaching their limit. After a long journey, Tang Wulin and the others arrived at a Tang Sect town and were told to rest before buying supplies the next day.

• Black One warned the White-Rank Fighters not to reveal anything about Dragon Valley and explained that their rewards would depend on how long they survived there.
• Black One said Dragon Valley would seal their Martial Souls, and he gave each fighter a Dragon Ball that could teleport them out when their life was in danger.
• Tang Wulin asked Cao Xin whether he knew what Dragon Valley contained, but Cao Xin told him he would find out after entering.
• Tang Wulin and the others traveled by Soul Guidance Bus for the day, and Tang Wulin grew weak from hunger.
• Black One led the fighters to an old building in a Tang Sect town and instructed them to share rooms, rest, and buy necessities the next day.