Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiao manipulated the Shrek group’s encounters at the hotel and in the Star Dou Great Forest, then altered Tang San’s cultivation and arranged new soul rings for him and Oscar. He left Tang San unconscious with the Eight Spider Lances intended for Dugu Yan, while Oscar received a hundred-year Wind Baboon soul ring.

• Lin Xiao watched the Shrek group fight Ye Zhiqiu at the hotel and secretly empowered Ye Zhiqiu, prompting Zhao Wuji to intervene and drive him away.
• Lin Xiao arranged for the Titan Giant Ape to attack the group in the Star Dou Great Forest, where it carried off Oscar and Tang San chased after them.
• Lin Xiao knocked Tang San unconscious after a Man Faced Demon Spider appeared, and Snow Empress killed the spider and gave Lin Xiao its Eight Spider Lances.
• Lin Xiao had Tang San absorb four ten-year Blue Silver Grass soul rings and a torso bone, raising Tang San to level 31.
• Er Ming gave the unconscious Oscar a hundred-year Wind Baboon soul ring after interrupting his absorption of the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s ring.

Tang San and Oscar returned to Shrek after absorbing disappointing third soul rings during their encounter with the Titan Giant Ape, though Tang San had also gained a torso bone. Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San about his weak new abilities, while the chapter ended with the group learning the details of his soul ring and soul bone.

• Zhao Wuji found Tang San and Oscar alive, discovered they had become Soul Elders, and learned they had absorbed weak third soul rings.
• Oscar broke down over his hundred-year ring, while Tang San raged over his ten-year ring and accidentally revealed a torso bone that formed Blue Silver Armor.
• Zhao Wuji explained the rarity of soul bones, and Tang San found that his torso bone increased his defense by five percent.
• Back at Shrek Academy, Tang San insulted Lang Yi before Yu Xiaogang scolded him and explained that Lang Yi had saved his life.
• Tang San showed Yu Xiaogang his ten-year Blue Silver Woven Net Shield soul skill and described the torso bone's defense boost, prompting Yu Xiaogang to console him.

Lin Xiao and the Snow Empress enjoyed a lazy morning together, sharing breakfast and playing a blindfolded juice-guessing game. The Ice Empress joined in by tricking Lin Xiao with a kiss.

• Lin Xiao woke late in the Snow Empress's arms and kissed her before getting up to make breakfast.
• Lin Xiao cooked egg fried rice and freshly squeezed sour orange juice for himself and the Snow Empress.
• Lin Xiao and the Snow Empress played a blindfolded game in which they guessed the juices mixed in their drinks.
• Lin Xiao fooled the Snow Empress by imitating pomegranate's scent with Soul Power, and she retaliated by blindfolding him.
• The Ice Empress kissed Lin Xiao while he was blindfolded, then revealed herself and teased him for not recognizing her.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling fought Tang San and Oscar at the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena, where Dugu Yan defeated Tang San and Oscar surrendered. After the match, they noticed Qin Ming and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group speaking with the Shrek group.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling registered as the Dugu Ye Tang doubles team and learned their opponents were Tang San and Oscar.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling mocked Tang San’s white Soul Ring before revealing their own powerful Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
• Tang San bound Dugu Yan with Blue Silver Grass and attacked with Dragon Whisker Needles, but she broke free and nullified the needles with her metal-attribute Soul Power.
• Dugu Yan’s first Soul Skill pierced Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass defense and knocked him unconscious, prompting Oscar to surrender.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling went to the spectator stands, where they spotted Qin Ming and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group with the Shrek group; Flender noticed them and led the others over.

Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng and Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to recruit her and Ye Lingling to Shrek, and Flender tried to stop them from leaving. Zhang Lexuan intervened on behalf of the Spirit Pagoda, severed Flender’s arm, and escorted the girls away.

• Dugu Yan pushed Yu Tianheng away and told him not to call her Yanyan or act familiar with her.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to let Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling join Shrek as his students, while Yu Tianheng encouraged Dugu Yan to accept.
• Flender used his aura to stop the girls, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun made leering remarks that angered Dugu Yan.
• Flender sensed the unusual silence around the group, and Qin Ming released his martial soul to shield the students.
• Zhang Lexuan appeared with an eighth blood-red soul ring and warned Flender against attacking Spirit Pagoda members.
• Zhang Lexuan cut off Flender’s arm with Silver Moon and left with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Flender and the Shrek group decided to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy after their academy’s finances collapsed, while powerful factions began searching for the newly revealed Spirit Pagoda. Lin Xiao remained comfortably in the Snow Empress’s arms as the Shrek group arrived at the academy and was mocked by its students.

• Flender agreed to move Shrek Academy to Heaven Dou Royal Academy so its students and staff could have better prospects.
• Xue Qinghe, Prince Xue Xing, Spirit Hall, and Yu Yuanzhen each sent people to investigate the Spirit Pagoda or the forces behind it.
• Lin Xiao abandoned his attempt to cultivate when the Snow Empress pulled him back into her arms, and he wondered why she wanted him to wait before visiting the Far North for his sixth ring.
• Qin Ming led Flender and the Shrek group to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and showed them its facilities.
• A Heaven Dou Royal Academy student insulted the newcomers as jungle bumpkins, and Qin Ming angrily rebuked him.

Shrek’s faculty and students faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s assessment, but Dugu Bo arrived and humiliated them with a septic-tank ordeal. He let the group leave only after each person had jumped into the pit, while warning Yu Tianheng to stay away from Yanyan.

• Flender and the Shrek faculty announced their Soul Power levels, prompting Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan to welcome them into Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Bo appeared, overwhelmed the group with his Soul Power, and demanded they pass a test before leaving.
• Dugu Bo led the Shrek group to a septic tank and ordered them to jump in; Flender and Zhao Wuji went first.
• When Flender tried to lead everyone away, Dugu Bo clarified that each person had to jump, then kicked Yu Xiaogang into the pit.
• Dugu Bo kicked Tang San into the septic tank, threw Yu Tianheng in after warning him to stay away from Yanyan, and made the rest of the group jump before letting them leave.

After a disastrous stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flender brought Shrek to Blue Tyrant Academy, hoping to find them a place to stay. Liu Erlong welcomed them, while Zhang Lexuan and Lin Xiao prepared the next part of their plan; the chapter ended with Liu Erlong confronting Yu Xiaogang over Lang Yi.

• Flender led the foul-smelling Shrek group toward Blue Tyrant Academy after spotting its admissions sign and deciding to seek help.
• Zhang Lexuan detected Tang San, took Jiang Zhu away, and messaged Xuan Zi and Lin Xiao that she had taken the person the Young Master requested.
• Flender asked a student to bring the dean, and Liu Erlong recognized him and warmly welcomed the group.
• Liu Erlong arranged for Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the students to rest in the dormitories.
• That evening, Liu Erlong challenged Yu Xiaogang for defending Lang Yi.

Liu Erlong confronted Lang Yi over his closeness with Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Xiaogang defended Lang Yi and manipulated Liu Erlong into apologizing. As Xuan Zi recorded the scene and told Zhang Lexuan about Yu Xiaogang’s past, Yu Xiaogang began to realize his feelings for Lang Yi were becoming romantic.

• Xuan Zi told Zhang Lexuan that Liu Erlong’s fire dragon Martial Soul had mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s lineage, revealing that Yu Xiaogang had once wanted to marry his paternal cousin.
• Liu Erlong attacked Lang Yi after seeing him behave intimately with Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Xiaogang shielded Lang Yi from her.
• Yu Xiaogang shoved Liu Erlong to the ground, then accused her of mistreating Lang Yi and pretended he had given his heart to the wrong person.
• Liu Erlong hugged Yu Xiaogang from behind, apologized repeatedly, and begged him not to leave; Yu Xiaogang eventually said he forgave her.
• Yu Xiaogang wondered why his affection for Lang Yi was growing while his feelings for Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong faded, and recognized that he might have fallen for Lang Yi.

After Liu Erlong apologized to Lang Yi for mistaking his bond with Yu Xiaogang, Lang Yi confessed that he loved Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang accepted, leaving his renewed relationship with Liu Erlong unresolved as Xuan Zi finished filming the second volume of Yu Xiaogang: The Movie.

• Liu Erlong apologized to Lang Yi and offered him help and access to the academy's resources.
• That evening, Lang Yi confessed his love to Yu Xiaogang and asked him to be with him.
• Yu Xiaogang hesitated, saying he was older and might still have a chance with Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled his past with Bibi Dong and his complicated feelings for Liu Erlong, then agreed to Lang Yi's confession.
• Xuan Zi finished recording the footage and declared the second volume of Yu Xiaogang: The Movie complete.

Lin Xiao returned to the Far North with the Snow Empress, who brought him to a hidden realm guarded by the Snow Woman Clan. She revealed that his Sixth Soul Ring was tied to a major wager and that he would need to earn the recognition of its guardian to win over the Far North.

• Lin Xiao and the Snow Empress left the Spirit Pagoda for the Far North, while the Ice Empress stayed behind.
• Xiao Bai greeted them, carried them to the Snow Empress's home, and then ran off to play.
• The Snow Empress led Lin Xiao through a hidden door into a secret realm where Snow Women gathered around a spirit spring.
• The Snow Empress explained that she had sheltered the Snow Woman Clan and tasked them with guarding something.
• The Snow Empress told Lin Xiao that the guarded secret was his Sixth Soul Ring and a great wager for the Far North, and that he had to earn the guardian's recognition.

Lin Xiao visited the Ice God Spring and met the dying Heavenfrost Jade Qilin, whose karma connected her to the fate of the Far North. She sacrificed herself to pass that karma to him, leaving Lin Xiao with a new Soul Ring, the Truth-Piercing Eye, and the burden of carrying on her destiny.

• The Snow Empress explained the Ice God Spring's importance and led Lin Xiao to its center.
• Lin Xiao discovered the gravely wounded Heavenfrost Jade Qilin, and the Snow Empress explained how altering karma had left her near death.
• The Snow Empress asked Lin Xiao to accept the Heavenfrost Jade Qilin's sacrifice and inherit the Far North's karma and destiny.
• The Heavenfrost Jade Qilin shared her memories with Lin Xiao and sacrificed herself, causing Soul Beasts across the Far North to mourn.
• Lin Xiao reached level 65 and gained a powerful sixth Soul Ring with the Karma skill and an external soul bone, the Truth-Piercing Eye.

Lin Xiao gave Xiao Bai a farewell meal and received the Ice Bear Pearl before returning to the Spirit Pagoda. Snake Lance Douluo arrived at its entrance, where Zhang Lexuan was sent to bring him in as Dugu Bo and Shui Tianyi guarded the gate.

• Xiao Bai caught a fish for Lin Xiao to grill, then gave him the Ice Bear Pearl as a cultivation aid.
• Lin Xiao and the Snow Empress teased each other before sharing an intimate moment.
• Lin Xiao returned to the Spirit Pagoda after Zhang Lexuan reported that someone had reached its perimeter.
• Snake Lance Douluo arrived at the shabby village concealing the Spirit Pagoda and wondered why the organization was based there.
• Snake Lance Douluo recognized Dugu Bo and Shui Tianyi guarding the entrance while they played Go.
• Lin Xiao asked Zhang Lexuan to meet Snake Lance Douluo and bring him inside.

Snake Lance Douluo visited the Spirit Pagoda to establish friendly relations and gather intelligence, but the organization’s strength shocked him. After seeing its powerful members and advanced buildings, he realized he needed to handle the mission carefully.

• Dugu Bo stopped Shui Tianyi from attacking Snake Lance and reminded him that Lin Xiao wanted to cooperate with other forces.
• Zhang Lexuan summoned Snake Lance to meet Lin Xiao, and Snake Lance was astonished by her age and strength.
• Zhang Lexuan led Snake Lance through the Spirit Pagoda, where he was shocked by its towering buildings and unfamiliar technology.
• The Ice Empress’s aura forced Snake Lance to brace himself, and he recognized her as a Super Douluo.
• Snake Lance saw Lin Xiao with two Peerless Douluos beside him and resolved to establish friendly relations rather than risk provoking the Spirit Pagoda.

Lin Xiao exposed Qian Renxue’s disguise to Snake Lance and planned to use the information to draw Qian Daoliu out. In the Divine Realm, the Asura God judged Tang San unworthy of inheriting his godhood and forced the Sea God to take responsibility for him.

• Lin Xiao told Snake Lance to ask Qian Renxue to meet him in her true appearance, intending for the news to reach Qian Daoliu.
• The Asura God inspected Tang San and decided he was a poor candidate for inheriting the Asura godhood.
• The Asura God visited the Sea God and tried to persuade him to pass his godhood to Tang San.
• After the Sea God refused, the Asura God beat him and arranged for Tang San to find the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• The Sea God looked at Tang San with resentment and privately vowed never to let him inherit his godhood.

The Sea God appealed to the Goddess of Life, prompting a Divine Realm council to investigate Asura’s treatment of Tang San. When the God Kings discovered Lin Xiao, several sought to make him their successor, but Asura marked him first and fought off the others to claim him.

• The Sea God ran to the Life Ancient Tree and persuaded the Goddess of Life to convene a Divine Realm council.
• The Sea God recounted Asura’s actions, and Asura admitted that Tang San had been his former successor before he found a better choice.
• Goodness and Evil asked to inspect Asura’s new successor, and the God Kings used the Divine Realm’s search device to find Lin Xiao and the Snow Empress.
• The Goddess of Life and God of Destruction proposed passing their godhoods to Lin Xiao, while Goodness and Evil also expressed interest in him.
• Asura secretly sent a strand of divine consciousness to the lower realm and placed a concealed Asura Blood Sword on Lin Xiao’s forehead.
• Asura fought the other four God Kings and insisted that Lin Xiao had been his choice from the beginning, while the Sea God watched in astonishment.

Lin Xiao spent time teasing the Ice Empress before the two moved from a war simulator to intimate play. The Snow Empress returned, discovered them, and quietly left them alone.

• Lin Xiao asked the Ice Empress where the Snow Empress had gone, then tickled her feet and massaged her calves.
• The Ice Empress wrestled Lin Xiao, ordered him to kiss her foot as punishment, and was pinned by him again.
• Lin Xiao and the Ice Empress played a Douluo war simulator, then continued their game in the bedroom.
• The Snow Empress returned, found Lin Xiao and the Ice Empress together, and quietly closed the door behind her as she left.

Qian Renxue struggled to make sense of Lin Xiao seeing through her disguise and decided to meet him in person. The next morning, she arrived at the Spirit Pagoda with Snake Lance Douluo and was brought to Lin Xiao.

• Lin Xiao spent the evening with the Ice Empress, then fell asleep in the Snow Empress's embrace.
• Qian Renxue learned about the Spirit Pagoda's formidable members and panicked that Lin Xiao had seen through her Xue Qinghe disguise.
• Qian Renxue ordered Porcupinefish Douluo to excuse the crown prince from public duties and told Snake Lance Douluo to fly her to the Spirit Pagoda.
• The next morning, Lin Xiao watched Snake Lance Douluo escort Qian Renxue toward the Sunset Forest and told Zhang Lexuan to meet them.
• Zhang Lexuan greeted Snake Lance Douluo and Qian Renxue, then took them by elevator to the top floor to meet Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao introduced Qian Renxue to soul spirits and the Spirit Ascension Platform, demonstrating their potential with Shui Bing'er. Qian Renxue accepted that his claims were real and was left reconsidering her role as a spy.

• Lin Xiao gave Qian Renxue a hundred-year soul spirit and asked her to bring it to Qian Daoliu and invite him to discuss cooperation.
• Lin Xiao explained that soul spirits could provide soul rings, fight beside their masters, and return to the Spirit Ascension Platform, where soul beasts could revive or choose partners.
• Lin Xiao described how soul masters could raise soul spirit ranks by training in the Spirit Ascension Platform and absorbing a portion of defeated soul beasts’ cultivation.
• Lin Xiao had Shui Bing'er display her soul rings, showing that her soul spirit had raised her second ring and later rings to ten thousand years.
• Qian Renxue believed Lin Xiao’s claims and felt envious of Shui Bing’er before Lin Xiao criticized her for acting as a spy instead of focusing on cultivation.

Lin Xiao explained how the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Spirits and Soul Bones worked, and Qian Renxue recognized that its system could give it a monopoly over Soul Master resources. After Qian Renxue left to report to her grandfather, Yue Guan and Gui Mei reached Sunset Forest and encountered her while searching for the Spirit Pagoda.

• Lin Xiao explained the Spirit Ascension Platform’s tiers, how Soul Spirits could provide Soul Bones, and how the Spirit Pagoda collected resources from competing Soul Beasts.
• Qian Renxue realized the Spirit Pagoda could monopolize Soul Master resources and considered how Spirit Hall might become its ally.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Xiao what he thought of the Supreme Pontiff and whether he knew about gods, and Lin Xiao hinted that a divine legacy might exist.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived at Sunset Forest to search for the Spirit Pagoda and found Snake Lance with Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue questioned Yue Guan and Gui Mei about their search, then left with Snake Lance after they said they had just arrived.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei speculated that Qian Renxue had already found the Spirit Pagoda, then tried to reassure each other about their assignment.