Chapter Summaries

Brady brought Princess Vina to the Body Sect, intending to use her as a bridge between the sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire while protecting the imperial family’s influence over her. At the Body Sect’s reception hall, Jinpeng explained that Du Busi was in high spirits and had been sending visitors away, leaving Brady to wonder about the sect master’s condition.

• Vina clung to Brady and said she was scared as they approached the Body Sect’s mountain gate.
• Brady recalled refusing to let Vina join the Body Sect when she was younger, then decided to send her there after the sect concealed its actions in Heaven Dou City.
• Brady arrived at the Body Sect with Vina and imperial retainers, and Jinpeng came out to receive them instead of Du Busi.
• Brady suspected Du Busi had been badly injured in his clash with Mu En and reconsidered how soon Vina should join the sect.
• In the reception hall, Jinpeng told Brady that Du Busi was in high spirits and kept sending visitors away to handle matters themselves.

At a meeting with Heavenly Soul Empire officials, Jinpeng revealed that Du Busi had taken Chen An, the child Shrek Academy and the Body Sect had fought over, as his disciple and successor. Du Busi then decided to bring Chen An to meet Emperor Brady and show him that he was doing just fine.

• Brady and Cao Rendong questioned Jinpeng about Du Busi's mood and learned that Du Busi was occupied with teaching his new disciple.
• Jinpeng explained that Chen An had the same Body Martial Soul as Du Busi, making him the Sect Master's long-awaited successor.
• Brady realized Chen An was the genius the Body Sect and Shrek Academy had fought over.
• Chen An asked Du Busi whether he should meet the visiting emperor, and Du Busi decided to take him to see Brady.

Du Busi brought Chen An to meet Brady, the emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire, who offered to place Princess Vina under the Body Sect’s care and proposed having a Healing System Titled Douluo examine Du Busi’s injuries. Chen An recognized Brady’s offer as a stratagem to assess Du Busi’s condition, while Vina watched Chen An timidly.

• Du Busi took Chen An to a hall where Body Sect elders and Heavenly Soul Empire representatives had gathered.
• Brady greeted Du Busi and privately assessed his lingering injuries, considering how they might affect the partnership between the empire and the Body Sect.
• Brady introduced his daughter Vina and asked the Body Sect to guide her Brain Body Martial Soul cultivation.
• Du Busi agreed to care for Vina if she entered the sect, then asked Brady to explain his second reason for visiting.
• Brady offered to have the empire’s strongest Healing System Titled Douluo treat Du Busi, making refusal or acceptance likely to reveal the severity of his injuries.
• Chen An understood Brady’s open stratagem and noticed Vina timidly staring at him.

Brady brought Song Sifan to treat Du Busi, but Song Sifan’s healing power could not overcome the demigod-level Light Power left by Mu En. Du Busi estimated that he would need another two or three months to wear it away before his injuries could heal.

• Vina stole glances at Chen An and shyly hid behind her father when he noticed.
• Brady felt the force of Du Busi’s cultivation and abandoned his plan to probe the injured sect master.
• Brady recognized the Body Sect’s straightforward nature and decided to work with them sincerely, then asked Song Sifan to treat Du Busi.
• Du Busi told Chen An to watch and learn as Song Sifan used his Starlight Healing Staff to channel life energy into him.
• Song Sifan’s healing light was extinguished by the Light Power from Mu En’s Dragon Emperor’s Evil-Breaking Strike, and Du Busi explained that it would take months to eradicate.

Du Busi’s injuries resisted treatment, but Brady offered him a rare Fruit of Life, strengthening their partnership. While Chen An advanced quickly as the Body Sect’s Young Sect Master, Shrek Academy learned he was there, and Xuan Zi called for an attack.

• Song Sifan failed to heal Du Busi, and Brady offered him a Fruit of Life from the imperial treasury.
• Du Busi accepted Brady’s favor and recognized him as a partner; Brady left Vina at the Body Sect and joked about betrothing her to Chen An.
• Over the following week, Chen An trained in the Body Sect’s methods, increased his Qi and blood strength, and advanced to rank eighteen in Soul Power.
• News spread that Chen An was at the Body Sect and had become its Young Sect Master.
• At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Xuan Zi angrily demanded to storm the Body Sect and retrieve Chen An, while Yan Shaozhe urged caution and suggested informing Mu En.

Yan Shaozhe argued that Shrek Academy should not attack the Body Sect to retrieve Chen An, warning that the assault could devastate the academy and that Chen An might no longer want to return. The Sea God Pavilion elders heard his position, but the chapter ended before they decided what to do.

• Xuan Zi insisted that he could defeat Du Busi and bring Chen An back, but Yan Shaozhe and the elders warned him that the Body Sect was dangerous to attack.
• Elder Zhuang calmed Xuan Zi with his vines, and Xuan Zi abandoned his immediate outburst and returned to eating chicken legs.
• Yan Shaozhe considered the likely casualties, Mu En's inability to fight, and the possibility that Chen An would remain loyal to the Body Sect.
• Yan Shaozhe resolved that he had to protect Shrek Academy and its people from a disastrous attack.
• Yan Shaozhe told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Shrek Academy must not attack the Body Sect for Chen An.

Shrek Academy decided against attacking the Body Sect to retrieve Chen An, and Yan Shaozhe planned to use romance to keep Chen An from becoming a threat. At the Body Sect, Vina shared pastries with Chen An while Qian Renxue watched them with growing suspicion.

• Yan Shaozhe argued that attacking the Body Sect could turn Chen An against Shrek Academy, and eight of the nine elders voted to follow his proposal.
• Xuan Zi left Chen An's fate in Yan Shaozhe's hands, and Yan Shaozhe later told Cai Mei'er that the academy should arrange for a beautiful young woman to win Chen An's heart.
• A ball of light descended from the Divine Realm into the Clear Sky Sect, carrying a beautiful pink-haired girl.
• Vina gave Chen An pastries made by the Heavenly Soul Empire's imperial pastry chef, and he praised their taste.
• Qian Renxue watched Vina and Chen An from nearby and wondered what was going on with Vina.

Qian Renxue suspected Vina of getting close to Chen An for political reasons and resolved to protect him from being deceived. When Long Aotian challenged Chen An in the Body Sect classroom, Chen An accepted, intending to defeat him and prove the Sect’s decision to make him Young Sect Master was justified.

• Qian Renxue watched Vina call Chen An “Brother Chen An” and decided Vina was insincere and scheming.
• Long Aotian approached Chen An and challenged him to demonstrate the power of his True Self Martial Soul.
• Chen An recalled Long Aotian’s talent and realized the challenge could give him a chance to establish his reputation among the Body Sect disciples.
• Chen An accepted the challenge, told Long Aotian to attack first, and declared that otherwise Long Aotian would not get a chance.

Chen An defeated Long Aotian with a single flick of his finger, stunning the Body Sect disciples and earning their admiration. That evening, after Chen An ate a large quantity of medicinal pills, he noticed strands of white hair among Du Busi’s dark green hair.

• Long Aotian activated his Martial Soul and attacked Chen An with a powerful kick, but Chen An judged him far weaker than himself.
• Chen An used Martial Soul Possession and flicked Long Aotian’s leg, sending him crashing through desks and knocking him unconscious.
• The Body Sect disciples erupted in astonishment and praised Chen An, while Vina hugged his arm and admired him.
• First Elder Jinpeng watched from the classroom doorway and declared that Heaven had blessed the Body Sect.
• That evening, Chen An ate medicinal pills in the Sect Master’s hall, then noticed white strands in Du Busi’s hair.