Chapter Summaries

Dai Youheng searched the Ordinary Alliance for an experienced Soul Master to empower, and chose Ling Ya, a Level 4 Soul Engineer with an Ice Feather Eagle Martial Soul and deep hatred of nobles. The chapter ended with Dai Youheng alone with Ling Ya in an interview room, preparing to speak with him.

• Dai Youheng told an Ordinary Alliance merchant he wanted an experienced Soul Master and showed his Gold Soul Coin card.
• The merchant brought dossiers of suitable slaves, and Dai Youheng selected Ling Ya, a Level 42 Soul Ancestor and Level 4 Soul Engineer.
• Dai Youheng recognized Ling Ya's ice-attribute Martial Soul as a promising match for his First Soul Skill and decided to inspect him.
• The merchant led Dai Youheng to Ling Ya, who glared at him with hatred directed at his noble status.
• Dai Youheng asked to speak with Ling Ya alone, and they were left together in an interview room.

Dai Youheng persuaded the captive Ling Ya to explain why he hated nobles, and learned that the Netherworld Sect had destroyed his family after targeting his sister. Ling Ya ended his story with a faint hope of revenge as Dai Youheng decided to buy him.

• Dai Youheng offered to buy Ling Ya out of the Black Market if he told his story, and Ling Ya chose to speak in hopes of gaining a chance at revenge.
• Ling Ya recounted how he had left the Heaven Dou Empire to study soul tools in the Star Luo Empire and become a rank-four Soul Engineer.
• Ling Ya explained that a cousin of Xu Sanshi had abducted and violated his talented younger sister, then had her and their parents killed.
• Ling Ya sought justice from the city lord, but the lord detained him, reported him to the Netherworld Sect, and sold him to the Black Market instead of protecting him.
• Dai Youheng listened to Ling Ya's account and declared that he would buy him.

Dai Youheng bought Ling Ya from the Underground Black Market and freed him by crushing the collar’s remote. Ling Ya attacked to escape, but Dai Youheng stopped him effortlessly and left him subdued in his grasp.

• Dai Youheng bought Ling Ya for six hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and took him back to his hotel room.
• Dai Youheng crushed the collar remote, disabling Ling Ya’s collar and allowing his suppressed Soul Power to recover.
• Dai Youheng told Ling Ya that he did not need threats to control him and invited him to try escaping.
• Ling Ya transformed with his Ice Feather Eagle martial soul and attacked Dai Youheng with his first Soul Ring’s speed boost.
• Dai Youheng caught Ling Ya’s attack barehanded and lifted him by the throat, overwhelming him without using his martial soul.

Dai Youheng offered Ling Ya a chance to gain Level 90 Soul Power and avenge his family in exchange for absolute loyalty and control over his life and power. Ling Ya accepted, and Dai Youheng began transforming him into a Titled Douluo.

• Dai Youheng threw Ling Ya down and warned him that resistance was futile.
• Dai Youheng offered Ling Ya revenge against the Netherworld Sect and the Xu Family by raising his Soul Power to Level 90, while warning that the process would exhaust his potential and leave his power under Dai Youheng's control.
• Ling Ya chose the offer, knelt before Dai Youheng, and swore lifelong loyalty in exchange for the power to avenge himself.
• Dai Youheng used his Fate-Reversing Heavenly Demon Pill Martial Soul to send a Yin-Yang Fate-Reversing Lotus Seed Pill into Ling Ya.
• Ling Ya's body was reshaped by the pill's immense energy as his Soul Power surged toward Level 90.

After absorbing the Yin-Yang Fate-Reversing Lotus Seed Pill, Ling Ya gained the soul power of a level ninety Titled Douluo, though he could manifest only up to level fifty without more soul rings. Dai Youheng took him to the Frost Forest to begin hunting for those rings and summoned the Snow Empress’s Ultimate Ice aura, drawing an approaching presence.

• Ling Ya awoke after a day and night of absorption, sensed his immense but restricted soul power, and accepted his binding to Dai Youheng without regret.
• Ling Ya knelt to thank Dai Youheng, who told him to use “Young Master” when they were outside and led him to hunt for his remaining five soul rings.
• Dai Youheng revealed his Lotus Flower Ice Wings and Blazing Red Lotus Wings, then flew north with Ling Ya following on his Ice Feather Eagle martial soul.
• Dai Youheng and Ling Ya reached the Frost Forest, where Dai Youheng released the Snow Empress’s Ultimate Ice aura and waited.
• The ground began to tremble as a colossal creature approached.

Dai Youheng brought Ling Ya to the Frost Forest, where Xiao Bai helped him obtain five ice-attribute soul rings and become a Titled Douluo. Ling Ya gave Dai Youheng the torso bone he had found, while Dai Youheng perceived Ling Ya’s abilities and thoughts through the lotus seed pill.

• Dai Youheng introduced Ling Ya to Xiao Bai, a two-hundred-thousand-year Ice Bear King who agreed to help him find soul rings.
• Xiao Bai subdued a ten-thousand-year Phantom Snow Marten, allowing Ling Ya to obtain his fifth soul ring and break through rank fifty.
• Xiao Bai helped Ling Ya obtain his sixth, seventh, and eighth soul rings from an Eternal Frost Spider, an Icewing Dragon, and a Frost Giant.
• Xiao Bai defeated a sixty-three-thousand-year Ice Rock Beast, and Ling Ya absorbed it as his ninth soul ring, becoming a Titled Douluo and forming an ice soul core.
• Ling Ya handed Dai Youheng the torso bone he had obtained, while Dai Youheng sensed Ling Ya’s soul skills, condition, and thoughts through the lotus seed pill.

Dai Youheng helped Ling Ya strengthen himself and pointed him toward becoming a Soul Engineer so he could eventually take revenge on the Netherworld Sect. After Ling Ya gained a new soul bone and reached level 91, Dai Youheng set out with him for Star Luo City to pursue the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

• Dai Youheng gave Ling Ya the forty-thousand-year Frost Giant torso bone, and Ling Ya absorbed it to reach level 91 and gain the Frost Giant Strength Soul Bone Skill.
• Ling Ya chose the title Ice Sky, but Dai Youheng warned him that challenging the Netherworld Sect alone would be suicidal.
• Dai Youheng reminded Ling Ya that he was a Soul Engineer and gave him research manuscripts left by a Level 9 Soul Engineer, urging him to build his foundations humbly.
• Dai Youheng thanked Xiao Bai and prepared to leave for Star Luo City before he missed his chance to obtain the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
• Ling Ya transformed into his Ice Feather Eagle Martial Soul Avatar, and Dai Youheng rode on his back as they flew toward Star Luo City.

Dai Youheng arrived in Star Luo City with Ling Ya, whom he ordered to protect him covertly, and headed to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction house to seek the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. Shrek Academy’s group also arrived to attend the auction and buy soul tools, while Dai Youheng and Ling Ya blended into the crowd as the bidding was about to begin.

• Ling Ya carried Dai Youheng from the Far North to a forest outside Star Luo City, where Dai Youheng instructed him to hide and guard him from the shadows.
• Dai Youheng entered Star Luo City alone and watched Shrek Academy defeat Yunluo Academy before heading to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction house.
• Zhou Yi led the Shrek group to the auction house to broaden their horizons and purchase soul tools for the team.
• The Shrek students received bidding paddles and settled into a private box, while Dai Youheng took an inconspicuous seat in the auction hall.
• Ling Ya entered separately in disguise and sat near Dai Youheng without acknowledging him, as the auction for the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and other treasures approached.

At the Starlight Auction House, Dai Youheng had Ling Ya bid on the cursed Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, while Huo Yuhao tried to buy it after Electrolux urged him to. Ling Ya’s bid reached two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Zhou Yi advised Huo Yuhao to stop bidding.

• Ling Ya bought a Level 3 Soul Guidance Paralysis Ray with money Dai Youheng had given him, while Zhou Yi bought a Level 4 Milk Bottle.
• Qing Ya presented the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and warned that its curse had led previous owners to horrific deaths and some to become Evil Soul Masters.
• Ling Ya bid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the knife on Dai Youheng’s instructions.
• Electrolux urged Huo Yuhao to obtain the knife because it could help restore his soul and open his second sea of consciousness.
• Huo Yuhao borrowed money from his companions and bid one hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, but Ling Ya immediately raised the bid to two hundred thousand.
• Zhou Yi warned Huo Yuhao that the price was too high and advised him to save their limited funds for practical Soul Tools.

Dai Youheng obtained the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife at auction and gave Ling Ya a Level 9 Soul Tool to study while assigning him to pursue a powerful tiger blade. Afterward, Dai Youheng let the knife’s baleful energy invade him, intending to absorb it as nourishment for his cultivation.

• Dai Youheng watched Ling Ya win the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Huo Yuhao could not afford to bid.
• Dai Youheng met Ling Ya at a hotel, discussed Ling Ya’s plans for high-altitude strikes and ice sealing, and gave him the God-Sealing Platform to study.
• Dai Youheng told Ling Ya to acquire the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade at the upcoming Starlight Auction House auction, and Ling Ya accepted the assignment.
• Dai Youheng fed Soul Power into the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and allowed its baleful energy to enter his body so he could refine it.

Dai Youheng refined the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife’s baleful energy while Xu Jiujiu wrongly assumed he had hurried to Star Luo City for her and invited him to her mansion. Dai Youheng accepted the invitation without committing to a time, curious about her motives.

• Dai Youheng used the Golden Vajra Evil-Repelling Body to devour and refine the carving knife’s baleful energy, strengthening his body.
• Xu Jiujiu learned Dai Youheng had arrived in Star Luo City and assumed he had come in response to her letter, unaware he had never received it.
• Xu Jiujiu guessed Dai Youheng was avoiding trouble at the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and ordered a warm invitation sent to him.
• Dai Youheng paused his cultivation to receive Xu Jiujiu’s invitation at Clear Breeze Court and wondered what she was plotting.
• Dai Youheng told the palace attendant he would visit Xu Jiujiu when he had time.

Dai Youheng fully refined the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and absorbed its gold of life, greatly strengthening his Sea of Consciousness and nourishing both martial souls. He and the Snow Empress concluded that the energy, combined with a powerful tiger bloodline, could enable the Evil Shadow Demon Tiger’s second awakening, so Dai Youheng planned another trip to the Far North.

• Dai Youheng spent a day and night refining the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife until its baleful energy vanished and it yielded its gold of life.
• Dai Youheng absorbed the gold of life into his Sea of Consciousness, raising his spiritual power to the level of a Soul Saint and nourishing his Fate-Reversing Heavenly Demon Pill and Evil Shadow Demon Tiger Martial Soul.
• Dai Youheng discovered that the gold of life accelerated the formation of his Yin-Yang Fate-Reversing Lotus Seed Pill and would permanently shorten its formation cycle from roughly five years to four.
• Dai Youheng told the Snow Empress that his Evil Shadow Demon Tiger had stirred as if nearing a second awakening, and she said a powerful, pure tiger bloodline could trigger the transformation.
• Dai Youheng resolved to hunt the hundred-thousand-year Abyssal Ice Prison Tiger King in the Far North, then wondered how Shrek had fared in the competition.

Dai Youheng watched Shrek defeat Qianling Academy, then encountered the Hongchen siblings, whose martial souls reacted to his hidden aura. He left the arena intending to refine his control and find out why the Star Luo Empire's princess had invited him.

• Dai Youheng watched Huo Yuhao use Ultimate Ice to suppress An Lengye and help Shrek's Reserve Team defeat Qianling Academy.
• Dai Youheng concluded that the match exposed Huo Yuhao's actual strength despite his simulated Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Dai Youheng passed Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen near the competitors' passage, and their martial souls sensed his intimidating aura.
• Xiao Hongchen pulled Meng Hongchen away before she could approach Dai Youheng.
• Dai Youheng realized his strength had grown faster than his control and decided to refine his aura before seeking out the Star Luo Empire's princess.

Dai Youheng met Xu Jiujiu at her residence, where she tried to win his support by offering the imperial family's backing in his bid to inherit the White Tiger Duke title and command the Western Legion. He remained calm and unreadable as she laid out her offer.

• Dai Youheng entered Xu Jiujiu's residence with her invitation and greeted her without his former eagerness.
• Xu Jiujiu served Dai Youheng Golden-Hair Dew and watched his composed reaction, wondering how much he had changed.
• Xu Jiujiu lamented the injuries suffered by the White Tiger Duke's two lawful sons and the uncertainty over the family and Western Legion's future leadership.
• Xu Jiujiu told Dai Youheng that the imperial family would overcome opposition to his birth and support his claim to the White Tiger Duke title and command of the Western Army Group.

Xu Jiujiu offered to marry Dai Youheng if he secured the White Tiger Duke title and command of the Western Legion, expecting to win his loyalty. Dai Youheng feigned joy while planning to use the marriage and his family’s imperial legitimacy to seize the Star Luo Empire, leaving Xu Jiujiu unaware that her offer had made her a target.

• Dai Youheng asked Xu Jiujiu what concrete benefit he would gain from helping the imperial family secure his title and military command.
• Xu Jiujiu promised to marry Dai Youheng once he inherited the White Tiger Duke title and secured command of the Western Legion.
• Dai Youheng rejected the role of imperial puppet and devised a plan to exploit the marriage and the Dai Family’s claim to the throne.
• Dai Youheng considered eliminating the Xu imperial family and using his martial abilities and loyal forces to take control of the empire.
• Dai Youheng pretended to be overwhelmed by Xu Jiujiu’s proposal, and she believed she had secured his obedience.

Xu Jiujiu arranged for Dai Youheng to rejoin the Shrek Team in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, hoping his performance would strengthen his claim to imperial support. She offered him a rare soul bone, but Manyi closed its box before he could accept it.

• Xu Jiujiu proposed that Dai Youheng return to the Shrek Team as an injury replacement and use the tournament to build his reputation.
• Manyi reported that Zhou Yi had agreed to Dai Youheng's return and that the registration process would begin.
• Xu Jiujiu urged Dai Youheng to perform well enough to surpass Dai Yueheng and Dai Huabin in the eyes of the empire.
• Dai Youheng said he would give his all even if he faced Star Luo National Academy.
• Xu Jiujiu presented Dai Youheng with a fifty-thousand-year Darkness-Commanding Head Soul Bone suited to his Evil Shadow Demon Tiger martial soul, but Manyi closed the jade box before he could take it.

Xu Jiujiu offered Dai Youheng a fifty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone if he led the Shrek Team to victory, while secretly judging him as a potential imperial asset. Dai Youheng saw through her manipulation and left the palace unconvinced, while Xu Jiujiu made clear she would kill him and reclaim the Soul Bone if he proved disloyal.

• Xu Jiujiu made the fifty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone the tournament’s ultimate champion prize and promised it to Dai Youheng if he won with the Shrek Team.
• Dai Youheng feigned enthusiasm, accepted her challenge, and left to join the Shrek Team.
• After Dai Youheng departed, Xu Jiujiu asked Nebula Douluo Manyi to assess how much he had changed, and Manyi noted his restrained aura, great reserves, and lack of greed.
• Xu Jiujiu said Dai Youheng would earn the Soul Bone only if he proved valuable enough to secure the imperial family’s support, and implied she would kill him to reclaim it if he became disloyal.
• Dai Youheng recognized Xu Jiujiu’s bait-and-control tactics and decided her offer was not what he wanted.

Dai Youheng decided to turn the Darkness-Commanding Head Soul Bone into a weapon for a future ally and returned to the Shrek Team, concealing his ambitions beneath a welcoming facade. When Dai Huabin challenged his usefulness, Dai Youheng revealed that he had become a Soul Ancestor with a Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring, astonishing the team.

• Dai Youheng dismissed the Darkness-Commanding Head Soul Bone as unsuitable for himself and considered using it with a second Yin-Yang Fate-Reversing Lotus Seed Pill to forge a loyal darkness-attribute fighter.
• Dai Youheng exchanged teasing words with the Snow Empress and then headed to the Shrek Team's hotel, intending to join the tournament while scouting for other people to recruit.
• Dai Youheng arrived at the team meeting room, where Huo Yuhao and the others welcomed him, and he offered them sympathetic encouragement.
• Dai Huabin challenged Dai Youheng's value as a Soul Elder, prompting Dai Youheng to reveal his four Soul Rings and his rank as a Soul Ancestor.
• Dai Youheng claimed that a peculiar herb had boosted his soul power, and Bei Bei suggested it was an immortal-grade herb that had enabled him to absorb a Ten Thousand Year fourth Soul Ring.

Dai Youheng joined Shrek’s team after revealing that an immortal-grade herb had transformed his strength, and Zhou Yi revised the team’s tactics for their match against Zhengtian Academy. When the match format was drawn as two-two-three, she sent Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi into the opening bout and reserved Dai Youheng for the final three-on-three.

• Dai Youheng explained that an immortal-grade herb had boosted his cultivation, while Dai Huabin burned with jealousy over his brother’s new strength.
• Zhou Yi gathered Shrek’s team to revise their tactics against Zhengtian Academy, whose roster included three Soul Kings.
• Huo Yuhao asked Dai Youheng about Princess Xu Jiujiu, and Dai Youheng let him believe that his sincerity had won her affection.
• Shrek faced Zhengtian Academy in the third round, and the draw set the match format as two two-on-two bouts followed by a three-on-three bout.
• Zhou Yi sent Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi into the first bout and reserved Dai Youheng for the final bout.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi faced Zhengtian Academy’s Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan in the opening match, where Yu Mengdi revealed her powerful angel martial soul. The battle left off with Bei Bei intercepting Yu Mengdi’s attack as Xu Sanshi defended against both opponents.

• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi entered the arena to face Yu Mengdi and Yang Yifan.
• Yu Mengdi revealed her five-ring angel martial soul, startling Huo Yuhao and the spectators.
• Yu Mengdi charged with Holy Twin Swords, and Xu Sanshi blocked the attack with his Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield.
• Yang Yifan tried to stab Xu Sanshi from behind, but Xu Sanshi deflected his dagger while Yu Mengdi followed up with Glorious Holy Cross Slash.
• Bei Bei struck Yu Mengdi’s incoming attack with Thunderous Might, and lightning and sacred light collided.