Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mo shatters Xu Jiujiu’s Star’s Guard, allowing the Sun Moon Team to overwhelm the Star Luo Team. He defeats Xu Jiujiu himself, ending the team match.
• The Sun Moon Team wins the tournament. Ma Rulong then defeats all seven opponents in the concluding one-on-one matches, making the victory emphatic.
• The result shocks the home crowd and disappoints Emperor Xu Jiawei, who wishes Chen Mo would serve the Star Luo Empire. At the ceremony, Chen Mo and Ma Rulong accept the championship rewards, including three high-grade Soul Bones.
• Chen Mo’s system rewards him for the championship and his performance: his physical attributes increase by 50%, and he gains a Soul Bone Fusion Method and the dangerous secret technique Limit Breakthrough, which multiplies his strength but could make his body explode if overused.
• Chen Mo entrusts the Soul Bones to Jing Hongchen and takes leave to obtain a Soul Ring, traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest with his master, Du Busi.
• The chapter ends with a small golden beast sneaking out of a lake, grumbling about Di Tian’s warnings and wondering about a dream featuring a blue-haired human.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Jiujiu is stunned by Chen Mo’s ability to break her supposedly absolute defense. She asks about his blade, and he evasively calls it a “kitchen knife,” leaving her irritated.
• Xu Jiawei moves from confidence in his team to shock and frustration, but keeps up formal congratulations at the awards ceremony.
• Chen Mo remains focused and understated: he gives little explanation for his weapon, hands the Soul Bones to Jing Hongchen, and arranges to pursue his next Soul Ring.
• Jing Hongchen approves Chen Mo’s leave and takes the rest of the team home. Meng Hongchen notices Chen Mo seems subdued, though he insists he is happy.
• The golden beast’s defiant escape sets up a new mystery, especially its unexplained dream of a blue-haired human.

Significant themes

• Underdog triumph: The Sun Moon Academy ends Shrek’s long championship dominance and wins on its rival’s home ground.
• Power and its cost: Chen Mo’s new technique offers enormous strength but carries potentially fatal consequences.
• Public victory and private ambition: The championship is a landmark for the Sun Moon Empire, while Chen Mo quickly turns toward personal growth and his next Soul Ring.
• Secrecy and foreshadowing: Chen Mo conceals the true nature of his blade, while the golden beast’s dream hints at an important future connection.

Key plot points and events

• In the Star Dou Great Forest’s Core Circle, Chen Mo complains that Du Busi’s aura has driven away potential soul beasts. Du Busi argues that his presence is protecting Chen Mo and criticizes him for rejecting the beasts he has found.
• Chen Mo wants a fourth soul ring of at least eighty or ninety thousand years—and ideally a Hundred Thousand Year ring. He believes his system-enhanced body and cultivation make such an absorption possible, though Du Busi doubts both his readiness and his ability to find a suitable beast.
• Chen Mo recalls the Evil Demon Forest and its mental-attribute beasts, including the hundred-thousand-year Evil-Eyed Tyrant, as a possible future target.
• A fleeing Twin Cyclops crashes into their vicinity. Chen Mo chooses it for his ring, and Du Busi quickly beats it nearly to death.
• Before Chen Mo can deliver the final blow, a small golden beast kills the Twin Cyclops. Chen Mo angrily grabs her, then becomes distracted by her appearance and treats her like a dog.
• The beast speaks, indignantly insisting she is not a dog. Chen Mo notices her three eyes, golden fur, and dragon-like claws and begins to recognize what she may be; the chapter ends before he identifies her.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo is ambitious and self-assured, convinced his unusual physical toughness lets him aim far beyond normal soul-ring limits. His frustration at losing the Twin Cyclops quickly gives way to playful curiosity about the golden beast.
• Du Busi is protective but exasperated by Chen Mo’s high standards and confidence. He demonstrates his overwhelming strength by subduing the Twin Cyclops for his disciple.
• Chen Mo and Du Busi trade teasing, skeptical remarks, but remain cooperative: Du Busi helps secure a candidate beast, while Chen Mo shares a hotspot with him before danger arrives.
• Chen Mo and the golden beast begin with a comic clash: he handles and teases her as though she were a dog, while she responds with anger and speech.

Significant themes

• Ambition versus limits: Chen Mo’s extraordinary goals contrast with Du Busi’s warnings about the danger of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Power and protection: Du Busi’s aura scares away potential prey, but he sees it as necessary protection in a deadly forest.
• Comic misunderstanding and recognition: Chen Mo mistakes a powerful, intelligent creature for a pet, while clues to her true identity create a cliffhanger.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mo and his master, Du Busi, discover that the small soul beast Chen Mo encountered is the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Star Dou Great Forest’s Auspicious Beast. The Ice and Snow Empresses warn Chen Mo not to harm her, since doing so could provoke the forest’s soul beasts.
• The Scarlet King, a three-hundred-thousand-year soul beast and the Golden Lion’s bodyguard, arrives to rescue her. Du Busi restrains the Golden Lion and negotiates: the Scarlet King must provide a suitable soul beast for Chen Mo’s soul ring, after which the humans will leave.
• While they wait, Chen Mo pets the Golden Lion to benefit from her auspicious luck. He then wins her over with candied hawthorn. She admits she had been hungry and becomes friendly with him, even calling him a “beneficial insect.”
• Remembering that her third eye holds the power of destiny, Chen Mo touches his forehead to it. A mysterious energy appears, and Electrolux guides the power of destiny into merging with Chen Mo.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo moves from stunned caution to playful familiarity with the Golden Lion. His curiosity and boldness lead him to attempt a potentially transformative connection with her third eye.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion begins proud, defiant, and furious at being captured, but food quickly softens her attitude. Her appetite and youthful, carefree manner contrast with her status as the forest’s revered Auspicious Beast.
• Du Busi acts pragmatically, using the Golden Lion as leverage to prevent the Scarlet King from attacking and secure a replacement soul beast. He also protects Chen Mo when the destiny energy manifests.
• The Scarlet King is fiercely protective of the Golden Lion but yields to negotiation under threat, leaving to find the requested soul beast.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress reinforce the danger of harming the Golden Lion, while Electrolux actively helps Chen Mo absorb the power of destiny.

Significant themes

• Power and diplomacy: Du Busi’s strength makes negotiation possible, but the Golden Lion’s safety remains the central constraint.
• Unexpected bonds: Food and playful attention turn a hostile captive into Chen Mo’s companion.
• Fate and opportunity: Chen Mo’s impulsive contact with the Golden Lion’s third eye creates a chance to gain the power of destiny.
• Appearance versus personality: The Golden Lion’s immense political and spiritual significance contrasts with her childish hunger and easygoing behavior.

Plot points and events

• Chen Mo worries that gaining the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s power of destiny has not visibly changed his Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils. Electrolux explains that Chen Mo is too weak to perceive its effects yet.
• To cheer up the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after their close contact, Chen Mo gives her a lollipop. She quickly warms to him and invites him to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest—or offers to leave with him.
• Chen Mo refuses, recognizing that taking the Auspicious Beast away could provoke Di Tian and endanger the Sun Moon Empire. He also tests whether she has received memories from his previous life; her confused reactions reassure him that she has not.
• The Scarlet King returns with a ninety-thousand-year Illusionlight Spirit Deer. Du Busi holds the Three-Eyed Golden Lion until Chen Mo absorbs the beast’s soul ring, promising to return her afterward.
• Chen Mo absorbs the ring in under twelve hours. His soul power rises from rank forty-one to the peak of rank forty-six, and he gains a Left Leg Bone.
• Du Busi releases the Auspicious Beast as promised, but she immediately rushes into Chen Mo’s arms and begs to go with him to the human world.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo shows caution and strategic judgment: despite the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s affection, he understands the danger of taking her away. He also remains focused on cultivation and gains a major increase in power.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is innocent, mischievous, and eager to escape the forest. Her bond with Chen Mo strengthens through his attention and the lollipop, making her reluctant to return.
• Electrolux acts as Chen Mo’s guide, explaining the delayed effects of destiny’s power.
• Du Busi keeps his bargain but prioritizes protecting himself and Chen Mo during the soul-ring absorption. The Scarlet King accepts the delay, then presses for the Auspicious Beast’s return.

Significant themes

• Power and growth: Destiny’s influence may take time to emerge, while disciplined cultivation produces immediate gains.
• Trust and obligation: Du Busi honors his promise, though cautiously; Chen Mo likewise refuses to exploit the Auspicious Beast’s attachment.
• Freedom and belonging: The Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s desire to see the human world conflicts with her importance to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Comic contrast: Her childish enthusiasm and Chen Mo’s anxious calculations turn a potentially dangerous political situation into a humorous one.

Plot points and events

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion refuses to return with the Scarlet King and insists on following Chen Mo and Du Busi into the human world. The Scarlet King assumes the humans manipulated her and attacks Du Busi.
• Du Busi defeats the Scarlet King, but the arrival of Beast God Di Tian changes the situation. His overwhelming presence puts Du Busi on guard, ready to escape with Chen Mo if necessary.
• The Golden Lion continues pestering Chen Mo to take her along, first pleading and then threatening to eat him.
• Chen Mo tells Di Tian that the Golden Lion wants to leave and hints that he knows a secret about her. After briefly teasing Di Tian, he explains that the Golden Lion has dreamed of a blue-haired man she has never met.
• Chen Mo concludes that these dreams—and the memories behind them—may have been implanted. Di Tian is shocked and angrily rejects the possibility, insisting no one could have tampered with the Auspicious Beast under his protection.

Character developments and interactions

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion behaves like a determined, spoiled child, openly choosing Chen Mo’s company over returning home. Her dreams become central to the chapter’s mystery.
• Chen Mo remains irreverent under pressure, but shifts to a serious tone when revealing his discovery about the Golden Lion’s memories.
• Du Busi protects Chen Mo from the Scarlet King and later prepares to flee when Di Tian’s immense power appears.
• The Scarlet King reacts possessively and furiously to the Golden Lion’s choice, but is quickly overpowered by Du Busi.
• Di Tian begins as a threatening, dismissive force, then becomes shaken and defensive when Chen Mo raises the possibility that the Golden Lion’s mind has been altered.
• In Chen Mo’s mind, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress are astonished by Di Tian’s power, while Electrolux judges it comparable to his own at his peak.

Significant themes

• Protection versus control: The Golden Lion’s choice clashes with the soul beasts’ determination to keep her safe.
• Hidden manipulation and memory: Her dreams suggest an outside influence has affected the Auspicious Beast without her guardians noticing.
• Power and uncertainty: Di Tian’s overwhelming strength commands fear, but his power has not protected him from a threat he may not even recognize.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mo’s amplified account convinces Di Tian that someone secretly altered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s memories. She confirms the memory was not originally hers, though she cannot recall what the blue-haired man said to her.
• Di Tian asks who the blue-haired man was. Chen Mo knows but denies knowing, unwilling to reveal information he cannot plausibly explain.
• Di Tian receives an order from his unseen Master to bring both the Auspicious Beast and Chen Mo for examination.
• Du Busi and Di Tian renew an old dispute: Du Busi argues he has not broken his oath, since the Body Sect’s hunt was for a 90,000-year-old beast, not a hundred-thousand-year-old one.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion initially refuses to return with Di Tian, preferring to go with Chen Mo, but submits when she learns her “big sister” wants to examine her.
• Di Tian insists that Chen Mo accompany him. Du Busi prepares to fight, but Chen Mo agrees to go, sensing Di Tian means no harm. Du Busi reluctantly lets him leave, warning that he will come for Chen Mo by noon the next day if he has not returned.
• Di Tian carries Chen Mo and the Auspicious Beast into the forest’s deepest region, toward the Lake of Life.

Character developments

• Chen Mo stays guarded and composed, hiding what he knows about the blue-haired stranger while defusing the conflict between Di Tian and Du Busi.
• Du Busi shows fierce protectiveness toward Chen Mo, even preparing to risk a deadly fight to keep him safe.
• Di Tian shifts from anger over the memory tampering to carrying out his Master’s orders, while remaining forceful and impatient.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is attached to Chen Mo and eager for his company, but fears and obeys her “big sister.”

Significant themes

• Memory and hidden influence: The revelation that the Auspicious Beast’s memory was altered raises questions about who is manipulating events and why.
• Trust and protection: Chen Mo trusts his judgment of Di Tian, while Du Busi’s concern makes him reluctant to let his disciple go.
• Power and old grudges: The confrontation recalls the Body Sect’s past violence against soul beasts and the uneasy agreement that followed.
• Duty versus personal desire: The Auspicious Beast wants to stay with Chen Mo but yields to the authority of her Master.

Character interactions

• Chen Mo’s blunt repetition through the megaphone provokes Di Tian but helps establish that the memory was altered.
• Du Busi and Di Tian argue over the exact terms of their old oath, then nearly fight over Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo reassures Du Busi and voluntarily accompanies Di Tian, while the Auspicious Beast eagerly welcomes him back—only to be disappointed when he says he plans to leave again.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mo enters the Great Ferocious Land with Di Tian and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Though it is exceptionally dangerous to humans, it is a vibrant sanctuary for soul beasts, centered on the Lake of Life.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tries to persuade Chen Mo to stay, but he refuses, angering her.
• At the lake, Chen Mo meets Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, and the Myriad Demon King. Di Tian explains that the Silver Dragon King wants to examine the Auspicious Beast for signs that someone has tampered with her, then takes her to the lake’s depths.
• Left behind under the other beasts’ watch, Chen Mo begins cultivating. Xiong Jun confronts him and reaches for him, claiming he only wants to test the boy.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress suddenly appear and protect Chen Mo. The Ice Empress warns that they will fight anyone who tries to harm him, provoking Xiong Jun but prompting Bi Ji to intervene.
• At the bottom of the lake, the Silver Dragon King completes her examination and confirms that the Auspicious Beast has indeed been tampered with.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo remains calm and self-assured among powerful soul beasts, refusing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s invitation and responding coolly to Xiong Jun.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is visibly frustrated by Chen Mo’s rejection, but submits to Di Tian’s instruction to undergo the examination.
• Di Tian acts as escort and messenger, following the Silver Dragon King’s orders while remaining uncertain about Chen Mo’s significance.
• Xiong Jun is curious and then hostile toward Chen Mo, testing him until the Empresses intervene.
• Bi Ji shows affection toward the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and later tries to prevent conflict.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress reveal their strong concern for Chen Mo, stepping in immediately to defend him.
• The Silver Dragon King’s examination confirms the suspected interference with the Auspicious Beast, raising the stakes.

Significant themes

• Protection and loyalty: The Ice and Snow Empresses risk conflict with other powerful beasts to shield Chen Mo.
• Suspicion and hidden threats: The confirmation that the Auspicious Beast has been tampered with suggests an unseen danger within the forest.
• Power and status: The beasts’ reactions to a human entering their sanctuary reflect the divide between humans and soul beasts, while Chen Mo’s composure challenges their assumptions.

Key plot points and events

• The Silver Dragon King discovers that the Auspicious Beast has been altered by an outside force. She identifies the culprit as the Divine Realm, though she believes it has not discovered her hiding place.
• The alteration has already fused with the Auspicious Beast. The Silver Dragon King lacks the strength to remove it, so she orders Di Tian to keep the creature from wandering.
• Still suffering from injuries inflicted by the Asura God, the Silver Dragon King is unable to recover while the lingering Asura Power corrodes her wound. She tells Di Tian to reward Chen Mo for noticing the Auspicious Beast’s abnormality with a ladle of Lake of Life water.
• Above the lake, Xiong Jun challenges the Snow Empress. Restored to peak condition and strengthened by the Prism Ball, she overwhelms him with her ice techniques. Di Tian intervenes when she is about to strike again, and their brief exchange ends evenly.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress protect Chen Mo when Di Tian approaches. Di Tian explains that Chen Mo may drink a ladle of the lake water. Though initially put off by the idea, Chen Mo reinterprets it humorously as water “rich in highly nourishing trace elements” and accepts.

Character developments and interactions

• Silver Dragon King remains cautious and authoritative, but her lingering injuries sharply limit what she can do. She delegates the Auspicious Beast’s protection to Di Tian.
• Di Tian follows her orders, then watches the Snow Empress teach Xiong Jun a lesson before stepping in. He is puzzled that the Snow Empress and Ice Empress are protecting a human.
• Snow Empress demonstrates her restored power and easily defeats Xiong Jun, though she does not intend to kill him. She treats her unexpected presence in the forest as though Di Tian had brought her there.
• Xiong Jun seeks a fight out of pride and curiosity about the Snow Empress’s strength. Even after being wounded, he is exhilarated and asks to continue.
• Chen Mo benefits from the forest’s unusually pure Soul Power during cultivation. His comic internal rationalization lets him accept the Lake of Life water despite his initial discomfort.

Significant themes

• Hidden threats and vulnerability: The Divine Realm has altered the Auspicious Beast without the forest’s guardians noticing, while the Silver Dragon King’s weakness leaves her unable to undo it.
• Power and restraint: The Snow Empress’s superiority is clear, but she holds back; Di Tian intervenes before the duel escalates.
• Humor amid tension: Chen Mo’s “trace elements” justification lightens a chapter otherwise focused on divine interference, injury, and combat.

Plot points and events

• Di Tian offers Chen Mo one dipperful of water from the Lake of Life, without setting limits on the dipper’s size.
• Chen Mo uses a huge, fifty-meter-radius dipper and argues that Di Tian’s own words allow it. A recording prevents Di Tian from denying what he promised.
• Chen Mo scoops up the lake water but cannot lift the filled dipper. Di Tian refuses to let the Snow Empress and Ice Empress help.
• Chen Mo activates his secret technique, Limit Breakthrough, raising his strength to about two and a half times its normal level. He manages to lift the dipper, though the effort leaves him exhausted.
• After recovering, Chen Mo stores the water in a Soul Tool and prepares to leave. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asks him to stay, and Di Tian briefly invites him to be her playmate.
• Chen Mo mocks Di Tian for failing to protect the Auspicious Beast, then gives her some candy and candied hawthorn before departing.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo shows quick thinking, confidence, and a playful talent for exploiting loopholes. His newly revealed strength-boosting technique impresses the others, but its physical cost is clear.
• Di Tian is initially dismissive and proud, then gets outmaneuvered by Chen Mo and reluctantly honors his promise. His concern for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion remains evident, though Chen Mo’s criticism stings.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress enjoy Chen Mo’s verbal victory and are surprised by his secret technique; Di Tian prevents them from helping him lift the dipper.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is affectionate toward Chen Mo and reluctant to see him leave. Chen Mo responds warmly with a parting gift.
• Xiong Jun fails to follow the argument, while Bi Ji and the Myriad Demon King watch with knowing amusement.

Significant themes

• Words and accountability: Chen Mo uses Di Tian’s literal promise—and a recording—to hold the proud Beast God to his word.
• Cleverness versus strength: Chen Mo wins the dispute through ingenuity, then relies on physical power only when the dipper proves too heavy.
• Pride and humility: Di Tian’s authority is challenged, while Chen Mo’s teasing exposes the limits of his confidence.
• Affection and farewell: The Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s attachment and Chen Mo’s gift soften the otherwise comedic confrontation.

Plot and key events

• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Du Busi waits anxiously for Chen Mo and threatens to attack if his disciple does not return. The Scarlet King is left fearing Du Busi’s temper.
• Chen Mo emerges safely, complaining that Di Tian made him walk back as “training.” He jokingly smacks the Scarlet King, who can only bark and leave while Du Busi is present.
• Chen Mo reveals that he obtained a Soul Tool full of water from the Lake of Life. He offers some to Du Busi, who initially refuses, then learns Di Tian gave Chen Mo the water freely and laughs triumphantly. The two leave to find somewhere safer to use it.
• At Shrek Academy, the narration notes several departures from the original course: Tang Ya has withdrawn, her Martial Soul now Dark Blue Silver Grass; Bei Bei is devastated; Ma Xiaotao has become an Evil Soul Master and is imprisoned; and Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao remain ordinary second-year students after their team’s poor, dishonest tournament performance.
• Wang Dong angrily tells Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao that the dean is pressuring him to join an exchange program at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, threatening a disciplinary mark if he refuses. Wang Dong objects that he does not want to study Soul Tools and believes the assignment should go to students from the Soul Tool Department.
• Huo Yuhao explains that the Soul Tool Department has too few students, so the Martial Soul Department is being asked to help. He has not yet been approached, and Wang Dong urges him to refuse too. However, Huo Yuhao hesitates because the tournament showed him how advanced Sun Moon’s Soul Tool technology is, and he wants to learn more. A new male voice interrupts before the issue is resolved.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo returns unharmed and resourceful, having secured an extraordinary quantity of Lake of Life water. His teasing of the Scarlet King contrasts with his generosity toward Du Busi.
• Du Busi shifts from fear for his disciple to pride and delight. He puts Chen Mo’s safety first and refuses the water until he knows there is plenty.
• The Scarlet King resents Chen Mo’s disrespect but restrains himself because Du Busi is nearby.
• Wang Dong is frustrated by what he sees as coercion and dismisses Soul Tools as a distraction from cultivation.
• Huo Yuhao is more open-minded: despite Wang Dong’s warning, he is interested in Sun Moon’s technology. Xiao Xiao sympathizes with Wang Dong’s objection to being forced.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and care: Chen Mo’s offer of the precious water and Du Busi’s concern for him show their close master-disciple bond.
• Power and restraint: The Scarlet King’s resentment is overridden by the danger of confronting Du Busi.
• Education and choice: The exchange program raises questions about whether students should be compelled to study outside their chosen field.
• Different attitudes toward innovation: Wang Dong rejects Soul Tools, while Huo Yuhao sees Sun Moon’s technological lead as a valuable opportunity.

Key plot points and events

• Bei Bei encourages Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao to consider studying soul tools at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. He argues that combining soul tools with Tang Sect hidden weapons may be essential to restoring the sect.
• Bei Bei reveals that he has applied for an exchange place and begun studying soul-tool theory himself. He also hopes Tang Ya might join him, since they have been living apart.
• In Heaven Dou City, Tang Ya visits the Tang Sect’s former headquarters, now occupied by the Iron Blood Sect. Overcome by long-held hatred, she slaughters the sect’s members, then faces its master, Tie Li, while exhausted.
• An elder from the Holy Spirit Cult saves Tang Ya from Tie Li and recognizes her life-draining Blue Silver Grass as the power of a potential Evil Soul Master and possibly the Cult’s sought-after Holy Maiden. Tang Ya agrees to join the Cult; the elder lets her drain Tie Li before taking her away.
• Bei Bei arrives in Heaven Dou City looking for Tang Ya, but finds the Iron Blood Sect wiped out and learns nothing of her whereabouts. He returns to Shrek Academy devastated.
• Chen Mo returns to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy after Du Busi leaves to oversee the Body Sect’s relocation. As Chen Mo enters the academy, a woman runs into him and apologizes.

Character developments and interactions

• Bei Bei shows his commitment to the Tang Sect by choosing to study soul tools, while his love for Tang Ya gives the decision a personal motive. He respects Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao’s reluctance and tries not to make them feel pressured.
• Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao initially reject soul tools as inferior to traditional Soul Master paths, but Bei Bei’s dedication makes them reconsider the exchange program. Huo Yuhao remains torn between loyalty and his interest in technology.
• Tang Ya moves from seeking revenge to embracing the power and identity of an Evil Soul Master. Her reunion with the Holy Spirit Cult elder is effectively a recruitment, not a rescue leading back to Bei Bei.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya’s relationship is emphasized through his desire to reunite with her and his despair when he cannot find her.
• Chen Mo’s return sets up a new encounter, ending the chapter with an unidentified woman colliding with him.

Significant themes

• Tradition versus innovation: The Tang Sect’s survival may depend on combining hidden weapons with soul-tool technology.
• Love, duty, and sacrifice: Bei Bei’s choices serve both the sect’s future and his hope of reuniting with Tang Ya.
• Revenge and corruption: Tang Ya’s vengeance unleashes her destructive abilities and draws her into the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Missed connections and uncertainty: Bei Bei searches for Tang Ya just after she has disappeared, while Chen Mo’s unexpected collision hints at another developing thread.

Plot and events

• Chen Mo is accidentally bumped into by Ju Zi, a senior disciple of Xuan Ziwen. She pretends to recognize him only after he introduces himself, though Chen Mo immediately sees through the act.
• Ju Zi asks for his autograph and introduces herself. Chen Mo politely claims that Xuan Ziwen and the dean praise her diligence, despite having no real basis for saying so. Ju Zi doubts him but lets the matter drop.
• She tells Chen Mo that the Sun Moon Imperial Family is holding a public awards ceremony in Mingdu Square to honor the academy team’s tournament victory. Chen Mo, newly returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after obtaining his fourth soul ring, knew nothing about it.
• Ju Zi hurries off to buy soul-tool materials, mentioning the food at the ceremony along the way.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo recognizes Ju Zi at once and privately suspects she is deliberately using the encounter to make his acquaintance. He plays along, enjoys receiving his first autograph request, and remains polite while teasing her with an invented account of his teachers’ praise.
• Ju Zi presents herself as a sweet, slightly airheaded fan, but Chen Mo sees her as socially shrewd and purposeful. Her interest in food and her diligence with soul-tool research also show through.
• Their exchange is friendly but subtly strategic: Ju Zi secures an introduction and a connection to Chen Mo, while he knowingly lets her do so without confronting her.

Significant themes

• Strategic self-presentation: Both characters recognize that the encounter is not entirely spontaneous, yet maintain a cordial façade.
• Ambition and reputation: The ceremony celebrates the team’s historic championship, while Chen Mo reflects on Ju Zi’s future fame as a military genius.
• Talent beyond conventional strengths: The closing reflection emphasizes Ju Zi’s exceptional strategic ability, despite her relatively modest cultivation, and suggests how close the Sun Moon Empire came to conquering the continent.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mo reflects on Ju Zi’s later reputation for secretly conceiving a child with Huo Yuhao, but recognizes that the current Ju Zi is likely acting on Xu Tianran’s orders to approach him because of his talent as both a Soul Master and Soul Tool engineer.
• Chen Mo is willing to play along with Ju Zi, but has no intention of becoming Xu Tianran’s subordinate. He plans to kill Xu Tianran, both because of his evil-Soul-Master connections and to unlock a future “Sun Moon Imperial Family” dungeon.
• Ju Zi briefly returns after leaving, embarrassed to admit she forgot her wallet. Chen Mo lends her money, and she promises to treat him to a meal later.
• In the Divine Realm, Tang San fumes over Shrek Academy losing the tournament to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. He blames Xuan Zi’s mishandling of the team and says he sensed the person who harmed the Child of Destiny, but couldn’t intervene.
• Xiao Wu comforts Tang San, then reminds him that it is Yu Xiaogang’s death anniversary. Tang San pretends to remember, and suggests they visit Dai Mubai and the others to observe a moment of silence.
• Xiao Wu then asks why Tang San never brought Yu Xiaogang’s soul to the Divine Realm and resurrected him, as he had done for Da Ming and Er Ming.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo remains strategic and self-assured: he accepts Ju Zi’s approach as useful, but refuses to be anyone’s pawn and keeps his own plan focused on Xu Tianran.
• Ju Zi appears less intimidating in this brief encounter than Chen Mo expects; her forgotten wallet makes her seem ordinary and slightly awkward. Their exchange establishes a friendly, potentially useful connection.
• Tang San is preoccupied with Shrek’s loss and the threat to the Child of Destiny. His cheerful response to Xiao Wu’s reminder conceals that he had forgotten Yu Xiaogang’s anniversary.
• Xiao Wu is affectionate and trusting, comforting Tang San and remembering Yu Xiaogang fondly. Her final question challenges the apparent inconsistency in Tang San’s past actions.

Significant themes

• Power and self-interest: Chen Mo intends to exploit his connection with Ju Zi without surrendering his independence.
• Memory, loyalty, and hypocrisy: Tang San claims affection for Yu Xiaogang but has forgotten his death anniversary; Xiao Wu’s question also raises doubts about whom Tang San chooses to save or resurrect.
• Divine interference and consequences: Tang San’s interventions in the Lower Realm contrast with his inability—or unwillingness—to prevent Shrek’s defeat or stop Chen Mo.
• Comic contrast: Ju Zi’s mundane mistake and Tang San’s forgotten anniversary undercut the grand, dramatic tone of the surrounding power struggles.

Key plot points and events

• Xiao Wu suggests that Tang San could secretly bring Yu Xiaogang into the Divine Realm and appoint him to a divine post. Tang San rejects the idea, citing the rules against interfering in mortal affairs and arguing that Yu Xiaogang would have lost his life’s purpose if he had ascended.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu share a moment of mourning before Tang San abruptly turns the conversation toward having another child. He claims that a new medicine he developed with Oscar will help, though Xiao Wu remains unconvinced. They later visit Rong Nianbing’s residence for a meal.
• Three days later, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s team receives lavish awards in Mingdu Square: one million Gold Soul Coins and a suitable Level 8 Soul Tool for each member.
• Xu Yin, an attendant to Crown Prince Xu Tianran, invites Chen Mo to meet the prince. Chen Mo politely declines, understanding that Xu Tianran wants his support because of his talent and his position as the Body Sect’s Young Sect Master.
• Chen Mo refuses to be publicly associated with Xu Tianran. He distrusts the prince’s self-serving nature and believes that joining his camp would eventually make him expendable.

Character developments

• Tang San defends his past choices to Xiao Wu, presenting them as principled and consistent with the Divine Realm’s rules. His recollections of Yu Xiaogang also suggest he is trying to reassure himself that his teacher was content.
• Xiao Wu raises an uncomfortable question about Yu Xiaogang’s fate, then comforts Tang San. She is also skeptical about his claims that he can father another child.
• Chen Mo demonstrates caution and political awareness. Rather than accept a tempting invitation, he considers the long-term consequences of being tied to Xu Tianran.

Significant themes

• Rules, responsibility, and self-justification: Tang San invokes divine law to explain why he did not help Yu Xiaogang, while his rationalizations reveal lingering emotional complexity.
• Purpose and sacrifice: Tang San argues that immortality would have cost Yu Xiaogang the work that gave his life meaning.
• Political loyalty and manipulation: Chen Mo recognizes that Xu Tianran treats people as instruments and avoids becoming publicly bound to the prince.
• Family and legacy: Tang San’s desire for another child contrasts with Xiao Wu’s concern about whether it is realistically possible.

Character interactions

• Xiao Wu challenges Tang San’s decision about Yu Xiaogang; he responds with a defense of his choices, and she apologizes for bringing up painful memories.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu shift from mourning to discussing another child, with Xiao Wu expressing doubt and Tang San offering reassurance.
• Xu Yin approaches Chen Mo on Xu Tianran’s behalf. Chen Mo declines courteously, crediting the tournament victory to the whole team and avoiding a political commitment.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mo refuses an invitation to meet Crown Prince Xu Tianran, choosing instead to dance with Meng Hongchen. He finishes his snack, cleans his hands, and leaves without appearing intimidated.
• Xu Yin, who delivered the invitation, is displeased but conceals it because Xu Tianran warned him not to offend Chen Mo.
• Xu Tianran takes the refusal calmly. He sees Chen Mo as a valuable potential ally because of his ties to the Body Sect, Jing Hongchen, and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. He decides to visit Chen Mo himself with gifts.
• Other princes also try to recruit Chen Mo, but he refuses them all.
• Jing Hongchen receives a letter from Shrek Academy proposing an exchange-student program. He remembers that Chen Mo had previously mentioned exchanges between Shrek and the Sun Moon Academy, and briefly wonders whether Chen Mo can foresee the future, before dismissing the idea as coincidence.
• Shrek’s proposed list names Chen Mo and Lin Xi as the Sun Moon Academy’s exchange students. Jing Hongchen angrily suspects Shrek of trying to seize valuable talent.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo shows political caution and independence. He avoids being drawn into the succession struggle and is confident that his alliances, especially with Jing Hongchen and the Body Sect, protect him from immediate pressure.
• Xu Tianran reveals his calculating approach: he wants Chen Mo as a strategic asset and assumes his youth will make him easy to win over. His plan is to build a personal bond through a visit and gifts.
• Xu Yin follows Xu Tianran’s instructions despite his irritation, showing the crown prince’s interest in keeping Chen Mo onside.
• Meng Hongchen seeks Chen Mo out for a dance, asks about the invitation, and is relieved—and somewhat pleased—when he says he declined to join her.
• Jing Hongchen becomes suspicious of Shrek’s motives and protective of Chen Mo and Lin Xi after seeing their names on the exchange list.

Significant themes

• Political manipulation and loyalty: Xu Tianran treats powerful people as useful tools and has a history of discarding allies once they have served their purpose.
• The value of talent: Multiple factions compete to recruit Chen Mo, whose connections and abilities make him strategically important.
• Independence amid power struggles: Chen Mo resists being drawn into politics, while his existing alliances give him room to refuse powerful figures.
• Suspicion and foresight: Chen Mo’s earlier comment appears to anticipate the exchange proposal, prompting Jing Hongchen to wonder whether it was more than coincidence.

Key plot points and events

• Shrek Academy proposes an exchange program and specifically requests Chen Mo. Jing Hongchen asks Chen Mo’s opinion; Chen immediately refuses, and Meng Hongchen and Jing support him. Xiao Hongchen briefly suggests the exchange could be useful, but retreats after everyone glares at him.
• Jing replies that Shrek must send a representative to Sun Moon for face-to-face negotiations, while rejecting its proposed student list.
• Two days later, Crown Prince Xu Tianran visits the academy’s tournament competitors. He praises Jing Hongchen and the Hongchen siblings, then approaches Chen Mo—the real focus of his visit—and recalls that Chen previously refused his invitation.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo is firm and wary: he sees Shrek as a dangerous destination and refuses to leave Sun Moon.
• Jing Hongchen protects his student and keeps his distance from Xu Tianran’s political overtures, remaining outwardly modest while insisting Shrek negotiate on Sun Moon’s terms.
• Meng Hongchen immediately backs Chen and sharply challenges her brother’s suggestion.
• Xiao Hongchen shows some openness to new experience but quickly recognizes he has misread the room.
• Xu Tianran demonstrates political tact. His carefully timed visit lets him outpace his rivals in showing concern for the team, and he uses praise and friendly offers to cultivate connections—especially with Chen Mo.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and institutional rivalry: Sun Moon refuses to hand a prized student to Shrek, reflecting distrust between the academies.
• Political maneuvering: Xu’s seemingly casual visit is a calculated effort to build influence.
• Talent as a source of power: Chen Mo attracts attention from both Shrek and the crown prince, making control over his future a matter of strategic importance.

Key plot points

• Crown Prince Xu Tianran confronts Chen Mo about refusing his earlier invitation. Chen Mo calmly repeats that he saw no reason to meet him and says he is not afraid of him.
• Xu Tianran responds with laughter rather than anger, praises Chen Mo’s nerve, and says his residence will always be open to him. Chen Mo privately dismisses the offer and remains opposed to joining the Crown Prince.
• Other princes hear of the visit and quickly come to recruit Chen Mo themselves. Chen avoids them all, citing his Soul Tool research and preparations for the Level 4 Soul Engineer exam.
• Half a month later, Shrek Academy representatives Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo arrive at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to negotiate a student exchange. Jing Hongchen had rejected Shrek’s proposed arrangements and insisted that Shrek send representatives to negotiate in person.
• The delegation waits outside the academy while students gather to watch. Irritated by the lack of a welcome, Xuan Zi complains; Qian Duoduo suggests the academy may not know they are coming.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mo remains composed and independent under political pressure, refusing to align himself with any prince. His thoughts reveal that he sees the Crown Prince as a future enemy, despite keeping his response polite.
• Xu Tianran presents himself as courteous and welcoming, but his visit is clearly an attempt to recruit Chen Mo. Their exchange highlights Chen’s defiance and the Crown Prince’s interest in him.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen discuss the Crown Prince’s visit with Chen Mo. Xiao Hongchen wonders why he will not accept the offer; Jing Hongchen promptly rebukes him for speaking carelessly.
• Xuan Zi resents being sent to negotiate with the Sun Moon side, especially given his past hostility toward them. Mu En has made his cooperation a condition for ending his confinement.
• Yan Shaozhe is offended by Jing Hongchen’s blunt rejection of Shrek’s proposal, while Qian Duoduo tries to keep the delegation mindful of Mu En’s instructions and restrain their tempers.

Significant themes

• Political maneuvering and recruitment: The rival princes compete to win Chen Mo’s support, while Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire negotiate over student exchanges.
• Independence and power: Chen Mo refuses to be intimidated or drawn into factional politics, while the powerful Shrek delegates must accept a humbling diplomatic role.
• Pride versus restraint: Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe bristle at the treatment they receive, but Mu En’s orders require them to control themselves and pursue cooperation.

Plot points and events

• Mu En supports an exchange with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy because he believes Shrek must begin developing soul tools, long resisted by its leadership.
• Sun Moon rejects Shrek’s initial proposal, insisting on face-to-face talks. Mu En reviews Shrek’s letter and condemns Yan Shaozhe’s presumptuous tone and preselected roster, which demands Sun Moon’s two students with ultimate martial souls.
• Mu En orders Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Xuan Zi to travel to Sun Moon for negotiations. Despite objections from Sea God Pavilion elders, he insists the exchange is vital: he wants to reform Shrek’s prejudice toward soul tools before he dies.
• Mu En also sends Xuan Zi to temper his impulsiveness, warning him repeatedly not to provoke a confrontation.
• The Shrek delegation waits half a day before Director Zhang Yang arrives. His late welcome is deliberate, meant to humble Shrek.
• Zhang’s flattering reference to Xuan Zi as the “scourge of Evil Soul Masters” carries an unintended sting, recalling Xuan Zi’s disastrous failure during the Tournament. Xuan Zi grows angry but restrains himself, remembering Mu En’s orders.

Character developments

• Mu En emerges as a far-sighted reformer, determined to overcome Shrek’s institutional resistance while time remains.
• Yan Shaozhe is shown to retain Shrek’s sense of superiority; Mu En’s reprimand reveals that he has not fully grasped the need for humility or change.
• Xuan Zi is volatile but makes a small effort at self-control, suppressing his anger rather than acting on it.
• Zhang Yang is outwardly courteous but strategically disrespectful, using the delay to assert Sun Moon’s position.

Significant themes

• Tradition versus progress: Shrek’s disdain for soul tools threatens its ability to adapt to a changing era.
• Pride and humility: Shrek’s initial proposal treats Sun Moon condescendingly, while Sun Moon answers with its own calculated slight.
• Leadership and self-control: Mu En stresses that those guiding Shrek must remain composed and consider consequences.
• Reform and urgency: Mu En sees that meaningful change must begin now, before he is gone.

Character interactions

• Mu En confronts Yan Shaozhe over the arrogant proposal and overrides the elders who oppose engaging with Sun Moon.
• He entrusts Qian Duoduo with bringing Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi to negotiate, while specifically warning Xuan Zi against losing his temper.
• At Sun Moon, Zhang Yang’s veiled jab tests Xuan Zi’s restraint; Xuan Zi remains silent, while Zhang mistakes his anger for a generally bad temper.

Key events

• Zhang Yang brings Shrek Academy’s Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Xuan Zi to what appears to be an ordinary testing ground. He reveals that it is only a façade for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy’s secret research center, the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• Jing Hongchen has specially authorized the visitors to enter. They pass through multiple security doors and descend by elevator into the underground facility, where advanced Soul Tool laboratories fill the complex.
• Inside, Qian Duoduo is stunned by stellar jade embedded in the walls. Zhang Yang explains that the valuable material was installed throughout the facility for its useful properties. Qian calls this an outrageous waste, while Yan Shaozhe quickly becomes interested in its worth and suggests taking some.
• Zhang Yang watches the two Shrek visitors eye the walls and worries they may try to steal the materials—or worse, if they see the Soul Tools deeper inside.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Duoduo shifts from eager curiosity to open amazement and envy. His expertise lets him recognize the stellar jade’s value, and his excitement overwhelms his usual composure.
• Yan Shaozhe initially mocks the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s modest exterior, then reveals his ignorance of Soul Tool materials. Once he learns the jade is precious, his disdain turns to greed.
• Xuan Zi remains mostly silent and drinks, but even he pauses when Qian describes the jade’s value.
• Zhang Yang serves as guide and contrasts the visitors’ reactions with his own familiarity with the facility. He becomes increasingly wary of their apparent willingness to help themselves to its contents.
• The three Shrek visitors react differently to the same discovery: Qian as a knowledgeable enthusiast, Yan as a newly tempted opportunist, and Xuan as a quiet observer.

Significant themes

• Appearances versus reality: The plain testing ground conceals a vast, sophisticated underground complex.
• Different kinds of expertise: Qian’s technical knowledge exposes the jade’s significance, while Yan’s initial assumptions reveal Shrek’s unfamiliarity with the Sun Moon Empire’s engineering resources.
• Rivalry and temptation: The visit is a diplomatic gesture, but the visitors’ greed hints at the mistrust and comic tension beneath their exchange.

Key plot points and events

• Zhang Yang warns the Shrek visitors not to remove the stellar jade from the walls: each wall contains modified Soul Guidance Arrays powerful enough to function as a Level 8 Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon. The visitors are stunned by the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s enormous wealth.
• Zhang Yang brings Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo into an unusual meeting room, divided by glass between a classroom-like area and a conference table.
• Jing Hongchen arrives and greets Xuan Zi with pointed praise for his “magnificent bearing” during his fight with Du Busi—an incident that actually ended with Xuan Zi being beaten. Xuan Zi recognizes the mockery but restrains himself.
• Yan Shaozhe explains that Shrek wants to discuss a student exchange. Jing pretends not to know Shrek’s earlier invitation, and he and Zhang Yang perform a transparent explanation that the letter was handled by Elder Kong while Jing was away.
• The discussion turns into a contest of barbed remarks about each academy’s Tournament record. Jing’s references to the recent championship leave Yan with little room to respond. Xuan Zi wants to defend Shrek’s honor but holds back because of Mu En’s instructions.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Yang acts as a courteous guide while protecting the valuable, weaponized walls.
• Jing Hongchen uses feigned ignorance and teasing compliments to unsettle Shrek’s delegation, while boasting indirectly about his academy’s victory.
• Yan Shaozhe leads the negotiations because he is the group’s most capable and politically minded speaker. He attempts to maintain Shrek’s dignity but is briefly outmaneuvered.
• Xuan Zi struggles to control his anger, both over Jing’s mockery and the Tournament jabs, but obeys Mu En’s order to stay calm.
• Qian Duoduo privately urges Yan to fight back verbally, showing his frustration at Shrek’s poor start.

Significant themes

• Wealth and institutional inequality: The costly Soul Cannon walls highlight the gap between the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s resources and Shrek’s strained Soul Tool Department.
• Diplomacy as performance: Jing and Zhang’s obvious act contrasts with Yan’s tactical politeness; the meeting is as much a battle of appearances as a negotiation.
• Pride and restraint: The Shrek representatives are provoked, but their need to conduct business—and Xuan Zi’s obedience to Mu En—keeps them from openly retaliating.
• Victory and reputation: The recent Tournament result gives Jing the upper hand and exposes how difficult it is for Shrek to rely on its celebrated history after losing.