Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen persuaded Mo Yuan to take him into a poisonous region of Sunset Forest the next day, while keeping his true reason for seeking it secret. After sharing fried bee pupae with the group, Lin Chen released his sulking spirit companion Liuli and settled down to sense changes in his martial soul and soul ring.

• Lin Chen asked Mo Yuan to take him to a poisonous area deep in Sunset Forest, and Mo Yuan agreed to take him there alone the next day.
• Lin Chen served fried Sunset Bee pupae around the campfire; Li Jiaojiao, Tie Zhan, Mo Yuan, and Zhao Tian praised their flavor and nourishment, and Li Jiaojiao playfully fed one to Bai Ning.
• After the group cleaned the campsite and went to rest, Lin Chen summoned Liuli from his martial soul space and soothed her after she knocked him down in protest.
• Lin Chen closed his eyes and focused inward to sense changes in his martial soul and soul ring.

Lin Chen and Mo Yuan traveled to the poisonous-mist valley hiding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and cautiously tested the entrance. The mist remained undisturbed, leaving Lin Chen relieved that Dugu Bo seemed to be absent.

• Lin Chen reviewed how his Soul Skills had upgraded and rested beside Liuli after a day of training.
• The next morning, Mo Yuan and Lin Chen headed for the forest's core while Zhao Tian led the other team members in combat training.
• Lin Chen guided Mo Yuan to a secluded valley covered in poisonous mist, where he warned that danger might be hidden inside.
• Mo Yuan attacked the mist with arcs of blade energy, then retreated with Lin Chen to watch for a response.
• The mist stayed silent, and Lin Chen concluded that Dugu Bo was probably not there.

Mo Yuan found that the poison fog sealed the valley so completely that he could not take Lin Chen through it, so Lin Chen guided him toward a hidden route beneath an inverted-cone-shaped peak. As they descended, they unexpectedly encountered poison fog, leaving Lin Chen scrambling to protect himself.

• Mo Yuan tested the poison fog with blade energy and concluded that its strength made it impossible to shield both himself and Lin Chen through it.
• Mo Yuan flew above the valley and confirmed that poison fog sealed the area from overhead as well.
• Lin Chen persuaded Mo Yuan to search the surrounding terrain, and they spotted an inverted-cone-shaped peak at the valley's edge.
• Mo Yuan carried Lin Chen to the peak and, after Lin Chen insisted the target lay below, leaped with him into the valley.
• Lin Chen encountered poison fog during their descent and activated a soul power barrier to protect himself.

Mo Yuan and Lin Chen reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lin Chen identified the Immortal Herbs and chose the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to refine. As Lin Chen endured their opposing powers beneath the pool, Mo Yuan recovered nearby while keeping watch over him.

• Mo Yuan carved a path through the poisonous mist with his Flowing Cloud Blade and brought Lin Chen safely to the valley floor.
• Lin Chen identified the many Immortal Herbs growing around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Mo Yuan recovered from the effort of their descent.
• Lin Chen explained the herbs to Mo Yuan, who picked the ink jade divine bamboo and stored it in a white jade box.
• Lin Chen picked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and swallowed them in the pool's icy and fiery waters.
• Lin Chen sank beneath the pool to refine the herbs as Mo Yuan used the aromatic silk beauty's fragrance to repel poison and guarded him.

Mo Yuan watched over Lin Chen as he refined the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then found a way to cultivate there without exhausting his body. At the camp, Zhu Zhuqing remained anxious about Lin Chen and Mo Yuan’s continued absence, still waiting for them to return.

• Mo Yuan kept watch over the motionless Lin Chen, whose life force steadily grew as he refined the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs.
• As the ice and fire spiritual energy strained his body, Mo Yuan manifested his Flowing Cloud Blade Martial Soul Avatar to filter the energy and temper his blade.
• Mo Yuan alternated between cultivating with his Martial Soul Avatar and enduring the energy directly, steadily improving his Soul Power and bodily tolerance.
• At the camp, Zhu Zhuqing sat apart from the others, worried that Lin Chen and Mo Yuan had not returned after a day in the forest.
• Zhang Ting tried to reassure Zhu Zhuqing, while Tie Zhan teased her about missing Lin Chen until Li Jiaojiao sent him to help Yang Ke grill meat.
• Zhu Zhuqing continued watching the dark forest, still waiting anxiously for Lin Chen and Mo Yuan.

The Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Fierce God Team with concealed Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, killing their opponents in the Soul Fighting Arena. At the Ice and Fire Pool, Mo Yuan reached level seventy-three and transformed his Flowing Cloud Blade while waiting for Lin Chen, who emerged from the water and hurriedly dressed after realizing he was naked.

• Yu Xiaogang registered the Shrek Seven Devils for a match against the Fierce God Team in Silves City's Soul Fighting Arena.
• The Shrek Seven Devils waited until the Fierce God Team charged into range, then used their Zhuge Repeating Crossbows to kill every opponent and win.
• Mo Yuan completed an overnight cultivation session at the Ice and Fire Well, advancing from level seventy-one to level seventy-three and strengthening his body.
• Mo Yuan's Flowing Cloud Blade emerged from the ice and fire tempering with improved handling, red and blue patterns, and the ability to channel either ice or fire.
• Lin Chen finished refining the Immortal Herbs and emerged from the Ice and Fire Pool, only to realize his clothes had been destroyed.
• Lin Chen plunged back into the pool to cover himself, dressed with his Storage Soul Tool while Mo Yuan turned away, and then returned to shore to examine his transformation.

After refining the Immortal Herb, Lin Chen discovered that his body and Liuli had gained powerful poison resistance and that Liuli had become far stronger in close combat. Mo Yuan urged Lin Chen to gather the Immortal Herbs and leave the Secret Realm quickly after finding traces of its owner, while Lin Chen feared Dugu Bo might return.

• Lin Chen examined his improved physique, summoned Liuli, and found that the fox had become immune to poisons and gained formidable close-combat strength.
• Lin Chen decided to conceal Liuli's new fighting ability and let the fox roam freely through the Secret Realm.
• Lin Chen learned from Mo Yuan that he had spent a full day and night absorbing the Immortal Herb and that Mo Yuan had reached level seventy-three.
• Mo Yuan found traces of human activity in the valley and decided that they should leave after gathering the Immortal Herbs.
• Mo Yuan raised a Soul Power barrier and guarded Lin Chen as Lin Chen prepared to collect the herbs, while Lin Chen worried that Dugu Bo might return.

Lin Chen harvested the known mature Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while preserving their roots, then left a note explaining how the earth dragon golden melon could help Dugu Yan. He and Mo Yuan escaped the poisonous miasma and flew toward the Forest Outskirts of the Sunset Forest.

• Lin Chen carefully harvested and stored the known mature Immortal Herbs while leaving their root systems intact.
• Lin Chen spared the earth dragon golden melon and left a note describing its benefits for snake-type martial souls and toxin removal.
• Lin Chen avoided harvesting unfamiliar herbs because their effects were unknown and stripping the valley might anger Dugu Bo.
• Lin Chen used the aromatic silk beauty to protect himself and Mo Yuan as they passed through the poisonous miasma.
• Mo Yuan carried Lin Chen out of the Secret Realm at full speed toward the Forest Outskirts of the Sunset Forest.

Lin Chen and Mo Yuan returned to the Sun Never Sets Team after secretly gathering Immortal Herbs, and Zhao Tian ended the team's training by killing the suppressed ten-thousand-year bear. As the group headed back to the Academy, Lin Chen apologized to Zhu Zhuqing for worrying her, but Tie Zhan interrupted their private moment to tease them.

• Zhao Tian killed the ten-thousand-year bear with his Refined Iron Meteor Hammer just as Lin Chen and Mo Yuan returned.
• Lin Chen told his worried teammates they had found a secluded place to cultivate, while Mo Yuan asked Zhao Tian if they could leave the Sunset Forest.
• Mo Yuan announced that the Wilderness Training was over, and the Sun Never Sets Team set out for the Academy.
• Lin Chen apologized to Zhu Zhuqing for making her worry, and she moved closer to him without replying.
• Tie Zhan noticed Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing's closeness, draped an arm over Lin Chen's shoulders, and deliberately disrupted their private moment.

Lin Chen and the Sun Never Sets Team watched the Shrek group clash with Heaven Dou Royal Academy students at the gates, where Zhao Tian’s Soul Douluo pressure forced Flender to apologize. Lin Chen reunited with Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, while teacher Sun Buyu greeted Zhao Tian and learned he was returning from training with his team.

• Lin Chen slipped free of Tie Zhan and continued with his team as they left Sunset Forest and spotted the Shrek group approaching Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Chen persuaded his teammates to follow the Shrek group, and they watched Heaven Dou students insult them at the academy gates.
• Dai Mubai charged the Heaven Dou students and quickly knocked them down, starting a tense confrontation.
• After Zhao Tian laughed at Flender’s muttering, Flender challenged the onlookers, and Zhao Tian’s Soul Douluo pressure forced him to apologize.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Lin Chen, who greeted him, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
• Sun Buyu greeted Zhao Tian, who explained that he was bringing the younger generation back from training.

Lin Chen arranged to watch the fallout from Shrek’s arrival at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and persuaded Mo Yuan and Zhao Tian to lead the team on an exchange visit. The group prepared to go just as Prince Xue Xing’s carriage approached the academy.

• Zhao Tian left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Mo Yuan and the Sun Never Sets Team after the confrontation there.
• Lin Chen asked a guard to alert him if Prince Xue Xing’s carriage headed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then waited for news at the Training Ground.
• Mo Yuan announced that he would share good news the next evening, leaving the team curious.
• The guard reported that Prince Xue Xing’s carriage was approaching Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so Lin Chen asked Mo Yuan to arrange an impromptu exchange visit.
• Mo Yuan brought Zhao Tian to the Training Ground, and Zhao Tian agreed to take the team to Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Bai Qingqing and Yun Yan also wanted to join.

Zhao Tian brought the Sun Never Sets Team to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for an exchange, but they arrived as Prince Xue Xing was confronting the Shrek group. After the Shrek group left and Qin Ming resigned, Zhao Tian accepted the academy’s postponement of the exchange and led his team away.

• Zhao Tian led the Sun Never Sets Team to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Sun Buyu greeted them and escorted them to the Education Committee Hall.
• The visitors entered as Prince Xue Xing questioned Meng Shenji, and Lin Chen guided his team to a corner to watch.
• Dai Mubai tried to confront Prince Xue Xing but was overwhelmed by a terrifying pressure and collapsed unconscious.
• The Shrek group left the academy in humiliation, and Lin Chen noticed Dugu Yan seeking comfort from Dugu Bo while her poisoning remained unresolved.
• Qin Ming announced that he was leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy, prompting Zhao Tian to praise his talent and teaching ability to Mo Yuan.
• Meng Shenji postponed the exchange because of the academy’s internal affairs, and Zhao Tian greeted Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo before leading his team away.

After Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhao Tian invited him to teach at Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy, but Qin Ming declined because he intended to stay with Shrek. Zhao Tian then rushed off to recruit Shrek’s teachers and students, while Lin Chen predicted he would fail, prompting the team to wager on the outcome.

• Zhao Tian caught up with Qin Ming and invited him to teach at Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy, but Qin Ming politely refused and left.
• Tie Zhan asked why Zhao Tian had made an invitation he expected Qin Ming to reject, and Zhao Tian said recruiting talent was worth trying.
• Li Jiaojiao suggested recruiting everyone from Shrek, and Zhao Tian immediately hurried after Shrek’s group.
• Lin Chen predicted Zhao Tian would fail because Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had reasons to reject Spirit Hall.
• Tie Zhan challenged Lin Chen to a wager that Zhao Tian would recruit someone, and most of the team sided with Tie Zhan.
• Mo Yuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yang Ke bet on Lin Chen, leaving the team divided over Zhao Tian’s attempt.

After Zhao Tian failed to recruit Shrek, Lin Chen remembered that Tang San's mother's body and Soul Bone were hidden near Holy Soul Village, and began planning to claim them. At Heaven Dou City's gate, he saw Shrek reading Blue Tyrant Academy's recruitment notice, setting the original story back in motion.

• Zhao Tian told the group that Yu Xiaogang had rejected his recruitment offer and mentioned a Shrek member's intense hostility toward Spirit Hall.
• Lin Chen realized the hostile Shrek member was likely Tang San and wondered about the circumstances of Ah Yin's death, then struggled to recall an important detail.
• As the group headed into Heaven Dou City, Lin Chen overheard passersby discussing a Soul Bone found in Sunset Forest and remembered Tang Hao had hidden Ah Yin's body and Soul Bone near Holy Soul Village.
• Lin Chen resolved to seek out Ah Yin's remains and Soul Bone while Tang Hao was still protecting Tang San.
• Li Jiaojiao spotted the Shrek group at the city gate, where they were studying Blue Tyrant Academy's faculty recruitment notice.

Lin Chen revealed that he and Mo Yuan had found rare Immortal Herbs in a Secret Realm and began distributing them to the Shrek group. The chapter ended as Bai Qingqing recognized a golden flower as a singular velvet sky chrysanthemum.

• Lin Chen urged the group to stop teasing one another and head into Heaven Dou City, where Tie Zhan treated everyone to a meal after losing their wager.
• That night, the group gathered in the Training Ground's private lounge, and Mo Yuan checked the surroundings with his spiritual power before letting Lin Chen begin.
• Lin Chen brought out jade boxes of Immortal Herbs and explained that he and Mo Yuan had found them in a Secret Realm in Sunset Forest.
• Lin Chen opened an eight-petal immortal orchid and gave it to Yang Ke, explaining how to consume it and describing its benefits.
• Lin Chen opened the remaining boxes, and Bai Qingqing recognized a golden flower as a singular velvet sky chrysanthemum like Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul.

Lin Chen distributed Immortal Herbs to his companions, including remedies for Yun Yan’s old injury and gifts suited to several Soul Masters. Zhu Zhuqing claimed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, revealing her love for Lin Chen, while the final gifts were given to Zhang Ting, Bai Qingqing, Mo Yuan, and Mo Yu.

• Lin Chen gave Tie Zhan the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and explained how to consume it.
• Lin Chen gave Yun Yan dragon ganoderma leaves to treat her Old Internal Injury, with a snow silkworm to use after she recovered.
• Lin Chen gave Bai Ning the aromatic silk beauty, then gave Li Jiaojiao the narcissus jade muscle bone, which she began refining.
• Zhu Zhuqing claimed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with her blood essence, and Lin Chen realized she had fallen in love with him.
• Lin Chen gave Zhang Ting the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and nine-grade purple ganoderma, Bai Qingqing the ten thousand year ginseng king, and Mo Yuan the primordial immortal herb.
• Mo Yuan gave Mo Yu the ink jade divine bamboo, assuring him that Lin Chen had prepared an Immortal Herb for him.

The immortal herbs transformed the students’ cultivation, physiques, and martial souls, with Mo Yu’s Golden Kite evolving into the Azure Luan. The next morning, Mo Yuan announced that he and Yun Yan would take Mo Yu to meet Azure Luan Douluo, while Bai Qingqing would escort Bai Ning home, leaving the others to cultivate or visit their families.

• Yang Ke and Tie Zhan each gained a level, while Li Jiaojiao reached level forty-eight and Bai Ning’s Daze Bell evolved as she reached level forty.
• Zhang Ting reached level forty-five, while Zhu Zhuqing kept the Lovesick Heartbreak Red without consuming it.
• Mo Yu’s Golden Kite evolved into the Azure Luan, and Mo Yuan revealed Yun Yan’s family connection to Azure Luan Douluo.
• Mo Yuan sent everyone back to their dormitories to rest after they stabilized their transformations.
• The next morning, Mo Yuan announced that he and Yun Yan would take Mo Yu to meet Azure Luan Douluo and that Bai Qingqing would take Bai Ning to the Bai Family.
• Mo Yuan left with Yun Yan, Mo Yu, Bai Qingqing, and Bai Ning, while the remaining students were left to cultivate or visit their families.

Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to Nuoding City so he could visit his family and Holy Soul Village, while their affection grew closer along the way. They arrived to find his parents away, then discovered Spirit Hall crowded with families bringing six-year-old children for their martial soul awakenings.

• Yang Ke, Tie Zhan, Li Jiaojiao, and Zhang Ting chose to visit their families, while Lin Chen told the team he would take Zhu Zhuqing to Nuoding City.
• Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing parted from the others outside Suotuo City and continued their journey together.
• During several days on the road, Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing grew more affectionate while Lin Chen maintained his boundaries.
• Lin Chen welcomed Zhu Zhuqing to Nuoding City and reflected that his family and bonds had made it his true hometown.
• Lin Chen found his parents' home locked and empty, so he took Zhu Zhuqing to the Spirit Hall Branch.
• Lin Chen saw a huge crowd at Spirit Hall and realized that the city's annual martial soul awakenings for six-year-old children were underway.

Lin Chen returned to Nuoding City's Spirit Hall and reunited with his mother, Li Su, discovering that he had a little sister named Su Su. After introducing Su Su to Zhu Zhuqing, the family grew close as they waited for the day's awakening ceremony to end.

• Lin Chen entered the Spirit Hall with Zhu Zhuqing and recognized his mother, Li Su, conducting martial soul awakenings.
• Lin Chen discovered the little girl Su Su clinging to Li Su and waited until Li Su finished an awakening ritual.
• Li Su recognized Lin Chen, reunited with him, and introduced Su Su as his little sister.
• Lin Chen held Su Su and told her he was her big brother, then introduced her to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Su Su asked Zhu Zhuqing to hold her, and Zhu Zhuqing warmly took her into her arms.
• After the ceremony ended, Li Su hurried over to Lin Chen and Zhu Zhuqing as Lin Chen and Su Su were already happily at ease together.

Lin Chen returned home with Zhu Zhuqing, where Li Su and Lin Tianyu welcomed them and embraced Zhu Zhuqing as their future daughter-in-law. During dinner, Lin Chen became absorbed in planning how to take the Soul Bone near Holy Soul Village and what to do about Tang San's mother's Blue Silver Emperor true form.

• Li Su met Zhu Zhuqing, and Lin Chen introduced her as his girlfriend before they all returned home with Su Su.
• Lin Chen saw that his parents had kept his room carefully preserved while he was away.
• Lin Tianyu returned from conducting martial soul awakenings and joyfully reunited with Lin Chen, who introduced Zhu Zhuqing as his future wife.
• Li Su and Lin Tianyu warmly welcomed Zhu Zhuqing at dinner, leaving Lin Chen feeling briefly overlooked.
• Lin Chen silently considered how to take the Soul Bone near Holy Soul Village without alerting Tang Hao and whether to leave or remove the Blue Silver Emperor true form.