Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen obtained and mastered the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye, which let him see up to one hundred kilometers and greatly extended his teleportation range. After returning to Shrek Academy and failing to find Ma Xiaotao or Ling Luochen, he located Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan and invited them to eat together.

• Ye Chen signed in for the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye, mastered it, and tested its vision out to one hundred kilometers.
• Ye Chen realized the skill could pair with his Silver Needle for long-range attacks and could greatly extend his Teleportation range.
• Ye Chen returned to Shrek Academy with Xian Lin'er and discovered Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen were away from Shrek City.
• Ye Chen used the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye to find Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan walking in Shrek City, then teleported behind them.
• Ye Chen invited Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan to have a meal together, and they both agreed.

Ye Chen reunited with Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, revealed that he had become a Soul King, and told Tang Ya he was ready to help her take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect. He planned to leave with her the next day, after they cultivated together that night.

• Ye Chen asked Jiang Nannan about Xu Sanshi, and she and Tang Ya said he had stopped bothering her and had gone home sick.
• Over dinner, Ye Chen learned Jiang Nannan had reached level 42 and Tang Ya level 37, then revealed he had become a Soul King and obtained his fifth Soul Ring.
• Jiang Nannan noticed Tang Ya had cultivated with Ye Chen before, and Ye Chen explained that his family’s Secret Art could accelerate cultivation for two people.
• After Jiang Nannan left, Ye Chen told Tang Ya he could now fulfill his promise to deal with the Iron Blood Sect himself.
• Tang Ya worried that attacking the sect was too dangerous, but chose to trust Ye Chen, and he said they would set out the next day after cultivating together.

Ye Chen encouraged Tang Ya to reveal the devouring power hidden in her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and offered her a Seed of Life to test whether its vitality could be absorbed safely. Tang Ya accepted it, leaving her dangerous power poised to awaken under Ye Chen’s guidance.

• Ye Chen and Tang Ya cultivated together, raising Tang Ya’s cultivation to Rank 38 while Ye Chen failed to break through.
• Ye Chen asked Tang Ya about the unfamiliar power he sensed in her Martial Soul, and she initially denied knowing about it.
• Tang Ya admitted her Blue Silver Grass could devour living flesh and blood to increase her cultivation, but she feared losing control and becoming an evil Soul Master.
• Ye Chen reassured Tang Ya that Martial Souls were not inherently evil and suggested that impurities in the life force she had consumed before had affected her consciousness.
• Ye Chen spent one year of his lifespan to create a Seed of Life and gave it to Tang Ya to test whether absorbing its vitality would affect her.

Ye Chen helped Tang Ya test whether the Seed of Life could nourish her dark Blue Silver Grass without clouding her mind, then prepared to take her on a surprise attack against the Iron Blood Sect. The two set out for Heaven Dou City at night, with Tang Ya dressed in black for the mission.

• Tang Ya released her Devouring attribute and let her dark Blue Silver Grass absorb the Seed of Life, which nourished her body and slightly increased her Soul Power without affecting her mind.
• Tang Ya explained that she could now suppress her craving to devour, and that activating the attribute seemed to have strengthened her Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Chen told Tang Ya they would reach Heaven Dou City that night and infiltrate the Iron Blood Sect the following night before the city guards could respond.
• Ye Chen bought Tang Ya a black outfit, and the two set out under cover of darkness.

Ye Chen and Tang Ya traveled to Heaven Dou City to scout the Iron Blood Sect, which had destroyed Tang Ya’s family’s sect. After promising to avenge her, Ye Chen silently killed the two disciples guarding the gate and prepared to infiltrate the sect.

• Ye Chen bought Tang Ya and the other women a large supply of night clothes and stockings before traveling with Tang Ya to Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Chen and Tang Ya rested and cultivated until noon, and Ye Chen’s cultivation rose to Rank 53.
• Ye Chen took Tang Ya to the Iron Blood Sect, the former Tang Sect site, and promised to kill her enemies and hand over the sect master.
• When two gatekeeping disciples ordered them away, Ye Chen teleported behind them and killed both with Silver Needles.

Ye Chen and Tang Ya infiltrated the Iron Blood Sect, where Ye Chen killed its disciples and crippled Tie Tang before Tang Ya tortured him. Tie Li arrived with two elders and recognized Tang Ya, leaving the confrontation poised to erupt.

• Ye Chen killed Iron Blood Sect disciples as he and Tang Ya advanced toward the central residence without raising the alarm.
• Tie Tang emerged with two men, and Ye Chen killed the two companions and shattered Tie Tang's dantian.
• Ye Chen handed Tie Tang over to Tang Ya, who used a Dragon Whisker Needle to torture him and summon help.
• Tie Li arrived with two elders and a crowd of disciples, then recognized Tang Ya as the Tang Sect survivor he had once let escape.

Ye Chen and Tang Ya avenged the Tang Sect by destroying the Iron Blood Sect, and Ye Chen claimed a 30,000-year Soul Ring for his Silver Needle Martial Spirit. They stayed safe in Heaven Dou City, while Ye Chen left himself with a new source of power.

• Ye Chen killed Tie Li, Tie Tang, the Iron Blood Sect's elders, and its disciples with his Ice Thorn Dragon Prison Soul Skill.
• Ye Chen left Tie Li and Tie Tang to Tang Ya, who tortured and killed them with Tang Sect hidden weapons.
• Ye Chen marked the Iron Blood Sect's former site as Tang Sect territory and comforted Tang Ya after she emerged from the sect.
• Ye Chen teleported Tang Ya back to their inn, where she fell asleep as news of the sect's destruction spread through Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Chen received a 30,000-year Soul Ring from his check-in and attached it to his Silver Needle Martial Spirit.

Ye Chen formed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring for his Silver Needle Martial Spirit and discovered its Soul Locking Needle skill. After Tang Ya woke from a nightmare, Ye Chen reassured her about rebuilding the Tang Sect, and the two grew closer.

• Ye Chen formed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and learned that Soul Locking Needle could seal a target's Soul Power while the needle remained embedded.
• Tang Ya woke from a dream about her father and clung to Ye Chen, who comforted her.
• Ye Chen told Tang Ya that they could return to the Tang Sect Ruins and rebuild the sect once they were stronger.
• Tang Ya thanked Ye Chen for helping fulfill her wish and impulsively offered herself to him.
• Ye Chen refused to treat her gratitude as a transaction, then whispered another way she could thank him, making Tang Ya blush and bite his neck.

Ye Chen and Tang Ya grew closer while he secretly surveyed the Heaven Dou Empire, then focused on strengthening Tang Ya and rebuilding the Tang Sect. After returning to Shrek City, Tang Ya absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring from a Bone Corrosion Demon Vine and gained her fourth Soul Skill, Bone Corrosion Blade Kill.

• While Tang Ya showered, Ye Chen used the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye to observe the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and nobles’ estates.
• Ye Chen pulled Tang Ya into his arms and persuaded her to follow through on her earlier words, bringing them closer.
• Ye Chen and Tang Ya agreed to prioritize growing stronger and recruiting disciples to restore the Tang Sect.
• Over two days on their way back to Shrek City, Ye Chen raised Tang Ya to Rank 40.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Ya devoured the Bone Corrosion Demon Vine’s life force and successfully absorbed its ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, gaining Bone Corrosion Blade Kill.

Ye Chen discovered that Ma Xiaotao’s birthday was that day, then hurried to make her a gift after she celebrated without him. He finished a pair of resonance rings and hoped they would help win her over.

• Ye Chen used the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye to check on Ma Xiaotao and noticed her Evil Fire was beginning to build up again.
• Ye Chen realized Ma Xiaotao’s birthday was that day as her friends gathered to surprise her, and he learned she was disappointed that he was absent.
• Ye Chen rushed to the Soul Tool Department to make Ma Xiaotao a birthday gift.
• Ye Chen finished a fourth-grade Resonance Set of two rings that could let their wearers sense each other’s direction and transmit messages.

Ma Xiaotao feared Ye Chen had forgotten her birthday, but he arrived with a pair of matching rings that let them sense each other’s presence and location. Touched by his gift and reassurance, she reconciled with him and agreed to his advances.

• Ma Xiaotao waited for Ye Chen on her birthday, grew disappointed when he did not arrive, and cried alone.
• Ye Chen came to Ma Xiaotao’s room, where she sulked and refused to turn around.
• Ye Chen showed Ma Xiaotao two matching rings made from rare materials and wished her a happy birthday.
• Ye Chen explained that the rings could help them sense each other, and Ma Xiaotao apologized for thinking he had forgotten her birthday.
• Ma Xiaotao embraced and kissed Ye Chen, then agreed when he asked to take their intimacy further.

After Ma Xiaotao lost her bet with Ye Chen, she reluctantly agreed to listen to him, and he left to visit Zhang Lexuan. He found her leading a brutal group combat class at the Sea God Pavilion training grounds and watched her defeat the students before approaching her.

• Ma Xiaotao tried to deny her bet with Ye Chen, but she conceded when he threatened to make her honor it.
• Ye Chen made breakfast for the exhausted Ma Xiaotao, tidied the room, and headed to visit Zhang Lexuan.
• Ye Chen searched Sea God Island with his Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye and found Zhang Lexuan at the training grounds.
• Ye Chen watched Zhang Lexuan easily hold off more than a dozen Inner Court students during a group sparring exercise.
• Zhang Lexuan ended the class and flew over to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen reunited with Zhang Lexuan, who took him to the hot spring in her courtyard. The chapter ended with Zhang Lexuan undressing while Ye Chen watched.

• Zhang Lexuan confronted Ye Chen for missing Ma Xiaotao’s birthday, and he explained that he had returned late and made it up to her with a gift.
• Ye Chen promised to prepare a big gift for Zhang Lexuan’s upcoming birthday, then followed her back to her courtyard.
• Zhang Lexuan led Ye Chen to a hot spring connected to the Golden Tree’s roots and explained that teachers could reserve it.
• Ye Chen entered the spring first, and Zhang Lexuan turned aside to undress, revealing black lace underwear as he watched.

Ye Chen told Zhang Lexuan about his Resonance Secret Art, which could increase cultivation speed tenfold, and she agreed to try it with him in the hot spring. The chapter ended with them settling into position to cultivate together.

• Ye Chen admired Zhang Lexuan in her lace outfit as she entered the hot spring, then swam over and hugged her.
• Zhang Lexuan told Ye Chen to cultivate because the hot spring had denser spiritual energy than the area outside.
• Ye Chen explained Resonance and its tenfold cultivation boost, shocking Zhang Lexuan.
• Zhang Lexuan warned Ye Chen that revealing such a powerful Secret Art could put him in danger, and Ye Chen assured her he trusted her to keep it secret.
• Zhang Lexuan embraced Ye Chen, moved that he had shared the Secret Art with her.
• Ye Chen and Zhang Lexuan prepared to cultivate together, with Zhang Lexuan sitting on his lap in the spring.

Ye Chen used his Resonance talent to help Zhang Lexuan cultivate in the hot spring, and she broke through to Rank 83. Their closeness and Zhang Lexuan's favorability toward Ye Chen increased, and the chapter ended with her helping him before they went to wash up.

• Ye Chen limited Resonance to ten times normal cultivation speed so their practice would not attract attention on Sea God Island.
• Zhang Lexuan cultivated with Ye Chen and felt her Soul Power surge at an incredible pace.
• After an hour, Zhang Lexuan broke through from Rank 82 to Rank 83, and she thanked and kissed Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen asked Zhang Lexuan for further help, and she reluctantly agreed after he pretended to give up.
• Zhang Lexuan dried Ye Chen with a towel, wrapped herself in one, and took him to wash up.

Ye Chen discovered that his daily curse had reduced Tang San from God King to the peak of Level 1 God, then obtained a contract scroll that could let him make the Ice Empress his Soul Spirit. He planned to reach Level 60 and travel to the Extreme North, while Zhang Lexuan’s affectionate visit left them spending the night together.

• Ye Chen cursed Tang San, whose realm fell from God King to the peak of Level 1 God, leaving him furious and unable to identify the culprit.
• Ye Chen signed in and received a Beginner Soul Spirit Contract Scroll that could turn a nearby Soul Beast into a Soul Spirit with switchable spirit and physical forms.
• Ye Chen resolved to cultivate to Level 60, contract the Ice Empress, and use her to persuade the Snow Empress and other Soul Beasts to follow him.
• Zhang Lexuan came out of her shower, and Ye Chen embraced her affectionately while keeping his new reward secret.
• Zhang Lexuan stopped Ye Chen from going further and went to make him food, telling him to stay with her that night.

Ye Chen shared a warm dinner with Zhang Lexuan, then stayed in her guest room after she refused to let him sleep with her. The next day, he received Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow from his sign-in, considered its many uses, and teleported to the Soul Tool Department.

• Zhang Lexuan cooked dinner, and she and Ye Chen shared a meal filled with affectionate gestures.
• Zhang Lexuan arranged a guest bedroom for Ye Chen and refused his request to sleep with her.
• Ye Chen slept until noon, then received 100,000 grams of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow as his sign-in reward.
• Ye Chen tested a small amount of the marrow, then decided to save the rest for cultivation, Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and Soul Tool crafting.
• Ye Chen used Teleportation to arrive at the Soul Tool Department.

Ye Chen spent seven days in Xian Lin'er's laboratory, where she gave him a million Gold Soul Coins from the Photo Box profits and teased him while he massaged her feet. He crafted Soul Tools for Ma Xiaotao, Ling Luochen, and his other friends before leaving the Soul Tool Department, still reluctant to part from Xian Lin'er.

• Ye Chen visited Xian Lin'er, who gave him a stored-value card with one million Gold Soul Coins from the Photo Box profits.
• Xian Lin'er teased Ye Chen during his foot massage, and they playfully wrestled before she went to take a bath.
• Ye Chen crafted two necklaces containing Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, one for Ma Xiaotao and one for Ling Luochen.
• Ye Chen continued making Soul Tools during his stay, including gifts for Wang Dong, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya.
• After seven days, Ye Chen said goodbye to Xian Lin'er and left the Soul Tool Department, feeling reluctant to part.

Ye Chen visited Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao during their Freshman Assessment training and offered to spar with them. He challenged them to make him retreat half a step in exchange for dinner and a Soul Tool each.

• Ye Chen used the Heaven and Earth Boundless Eye to find Wang Dong training with Xiaoxiao and their teammate Mu He.
• Ye Chen entered the Training Room and offered to be Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao's sparring partner.
• Mu He grew uncomfortable among the others and left the Training Room.
• Ye Chen promised Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao dinner and a Soul Tool each if they could make him retreat half a step.
• Ye Chen Teleported to the center of the room and invited Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao to attack him.

Ye Chen sparred with Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao, overwhelming them with his Soul King strength before treating them to a meal. At the Seven Treasures Hotel, he gave Xiaoxiao a Level 2 Soul Tool, and Wang Dong asked whether she would receive a gift too.

• Ye Chen revealed his five Soul Rings, froze Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao, then withdrew his Martial Soul so they could fight him without being suppressed.
• Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao attacked Ye Chen for over ten minutes, but could not break through his defenses and eventually collapsed from exhaustion.
• Ye Chen praised how their Martial Souls complemented each other and suggested they defeat an enemy’s strongest member before it could use its ultimate move.
• Ye Chen treated Wang Dong and Xiaoxiao to a meal at the Seven Treasures Hotel after their sparring match.
• Ye Chen gave Xiaoxiao a jade pendant containing a Level 2 Soul Tool that could block one attack, prompting Wang Dong to ask if she would get a gift too.