Chapter Summaries

Chen Ping survived Long Xiaoyao’s Darkness Explosion by using Snow Drifting to evade the attack and summoning a brief sphere of ultimate light that dispersed the darkness. Long Xiaoyao accepted that Chen Ping had passed the first wager, then challenged him to make him retreat half a step and asked about the strange power he had used.

• Long Xiaoyao attacked Chen Ping with his Darkness Explosion soul skill, sending a darkness-wrapped dragon claw toward him.
• Chen Ping used Snow Drifting to evade Long Xiaoyao’s strike, then announced that God had said, “Let there be light.”
• Chen Ping summoned the Light of Sacred Law, whose ultimate light dispersed the darkness and left Long Xiaoyao unharmed.
• Zhang Peng felt the sphere’s power weaken him and moved farther away from Chen Ping.
• Long Xiaoyao agreed that Chen Ping had passed the first wager, but said he still had to make him retreat half a step and asked what power Chen Ping had used.

Chen Ping faced Long Xiaoyao’s challenge to make the Dragon Emperor Douluo retreat or use his martial soul, and began preparing an attack. His blood and heartbeat then surged with extraordinary force, revealing that his body had reached the realm of blood like lead and mercury, surging like rivers and seas.

• Chen Ping explained that he had used sacred light to purify souls, and Long Xiaoyao teased him about charging for the explanation.
• Long Xiaoyao challenged Chen Ping to make him retreat or activate his martial soul, but forbade Chen Ping from using a fixed-installation shell.
• Qian Duoduo, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe discussed protecting Chen Ping and trusting that he had a plan.
• Chen Ping stood still and focused until Long Xiaoyao recognized his state of unity between heaven and man.
• The sound of rushing blood and a powerful heartbeat filled the Bamboo Grove, shocking Xuan Zi as Chen Ping displayed his formidable physical cultivation.

Chen Ping combined blood qi, spiritual power, and soul power into an overwhelming punch, then used spatial power to make it explode inside Long Xiaoyao. Long Xiaoyao survived but was sent flying and left coughing blood, while the witnesses realized how dangerous Chen Ping’s unexpected technique was.

• Chen Ping built up his Intentional Strike, combining blood qi, spiritual power, and soul power until Long Xiaoyao sensed a threat.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Chen Ping’s version of Rule the World but refused to retreat or go easy on him.
• Chen Ping opened a spatial passage into Long Xiaoyao’s body and struck its vulnerable point with his full-powered punch.
• Long Xiaoyao activated Martial Soul Possession but was still blasted over a dozen meters and coughed up black blood.
• Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe were stunned, while Xuan Zi recognized that Chen Ping had used the spatial passage to make his punch explode inside Long Xiaoyao’s organs.

Chen Ping won the wager against Long Xiaoyao and received the Starlight Sapphire Storage Ring filled with rare resources. Before leaving, he asked Long Xiaoyao and Zhang Peng to keep quiet about his forging techniques, fearing that others in the Sun Moon Empire would target him.

• Long Xiaoyao recovered from Chen Ping’s punch as Chen Ping praised him for deliberately showing mercy, giving him a way to save face.
• Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Zhang Peng realized Long Xiaoyao had lost the wager, while Zhang Peng worried he might be blamed for the lost resources.
• Long Xiaoyao acknowledged Chen Ping’s victory, praised his abilities, and promised that no one else would trouble the Shrek group on their way home.
• Chen Ping caught the Starlight Sapphire Storage Ring from Long Xiaoyao and handed it to Qian Duoduo.
• Chen Ping asked Long Xiaoyao and Zhang Peng not to reveal that he possessed Spirit Forging and Melt Forging, and promised that Shrek Academy would also keep the day’s events secret.

Chen Ping used the secret of Long Xiaoyao’s past with Ye Xishui to persuade him that he had a child and descendant. He revealed that Ye Xishui’s second martial soul was the Bright Phoenix and urged Long Xiaoyao to seek answers from her or Mu En.

• Long Xiaoyao threatened to reveal Chen Ping’s loss, but Chen Ping drew him aside to talk privately.
• Chen Ping suggested Long Xiaoyao had a child with Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao reacted with fury before his doubt and memories unsettled him.
• Long Xiaoyao suspected Chen Ping had invented the story from scraps of information, then threatened him for exploiting his guilt toward Mu En.
• Chen Ping revealed his Vertical Pupil and claimed that fragments of fate showed Long Xiaoyao had a descendant who had become famous on the continent.
• Chen Ping explained that Ye Xishui had twin martial souls, including a light-attribute one, and told Long Xiaoyao that Mu En knew the truth.
• Chen Ping named Ye Xishui’s second martial soul as the Bright Phoenix and suggested Long Xiaoyao visit Ye Xishui or Mu En.

Long Xiaoyao learned that Yan Shaozhe was his descendant and, moved by the revelation, agreed to keep Chen Ping’s abilities secret and owed him a favor. Chen Ping and the Shrek group then returned to Shrek City, which he considered a place of safety and home.

• Chen Ping told Long Xiaoyao that Yan Shaozhe possessed the Bright Phoenix martial soul and was his descendant, prompting Long Xiaoyao to realize Yan Shaozhe was his grandson.
• Long Xiaoyao dispelled his barrier, accepted Chen Ping’s conditions, promised that he and Zhang Peng would keep the day’s events and Chen Ping’s forging abilities secret, and departed with Zhang Peng.
• Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Qian Duoduo praised Chen Ping and teased him about his connection to Long Xiaoyao, but did not press him for answers.
• Xuan Zi and the others continued with Chen Ping toward Shrek City, which came into view four hours later.
• Chen Ping felt relieved to see Shrek City, where he had settled after wandering the Three Great Empires.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Chen Ping learned that the Inner Court admissions assessment was about to begin and considered taking it himself. Xuan Zi reminded him that his achievements and status already surpassed the assessment’s standards, so Chen Ping went to visit Mu En at Sea God Island.

• Xuan Zi told Chen Ping to stay at the Sea God Pavilion, and Yan Shaozhe explained that Shrek Academy’s annual Inner Court admissions assessment was approaching.
• Chen Ping remembered the outside candidate with a Snow Woman Martial Soul and reflected on his own rise to Prospective Pavilion Elder.
• Chen Ping asked to take the Inner Court assessment, but Xuan Zi said that his feat against Dragon Emperor Douluo already proved his ability and that his words helped set the rules.
• Chen Ping asked Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe if he could visit Mu En, then flew toward Sea God Island with his Flying Soul Tool.
• Xuan Zi called after Chen Ping to ask him to make more Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, while Chen Ping landed on Sea God Island and walked toward the Golden Ancient Tree.

Chen Ping returned to Sea God Island and found Mu En nearing the end of his life. After hearing about Chen Ping’s gains in the Sun Moon Empire, Mu En warned him to beware of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao and urged him to focus on cultivation as the Academy’s time to prepare ran short.

• Chen Ping returned to Sea God Island and saw that Mu En had grown frail and was nearing the end of his allotted lifespan.
• Chen Ping told Mu En about meeting Long Xiaoyao, winning rare metals from him, and using the Eye of Truth to learn about Yan Shaozhe and Long Xiaoyao.
• Mu En approved of Chen Ping keeping Yan Shaozhe’s origins private and asked him to recount his experiences in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Chen Ping described his gains over two and a half years, including the Snow Empress’s identity as Mingdetang’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo.
• Mu En warned Chen Ping that Ye Xishui was likely connected to the Holy Spirit Cult and that Long Xiaoyao might be forced to obey her.
• Mu En said the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult might soon make their moves after his death, and urged Chen Ping to keep cultivating.

Mu En urged Chen Ping to take part in the upcoming Sea God's Fate matchmaking event and described the reforms he had prepared for Shrek Academy before passing leadership to him. He also gave Chen Ping a Storage Ring containing a frozen Thunder Evil Tyrant corpse, explaining that Huo Yuhao had received its Soul Crystal.

• Mu En praised Chen Ping's rapid cultivation and told him he might become Shrek Academy's youngest Titled Douluo, though he feared he would not live to see it.
• Mu En asked Chen Ping to attend the Sea God's Fate matchmaking event as a public return to the Academy, and Chen Ping grew tearful at his teacher's talk of death.
• Mu En explained that Shrek Academy had mines, blueprints, and growing support for Soul Tools, leaving Chen Ping to decide how to continue its reforms.
• Mu En told Chen Ping that Huo Yuhao had received the Soul Crystal of a fifty-thousand-year Thunder Evil Tyrant, which could grant him a mixed lightning-and-mental Soul Skill.
• Mu En gave Chen Ping a Storage Ring holding the Thunder Evil Tyrant's frozen corpse, and Chen Ping reflected on how carefully his teacher still prepared for him.

Mu En showed Chen Ping a hundred-thousand-year Hell Frenzy Dragon Head Soul Bone and explained how it had come from the Body Sect’s actions that triggered the Star Dou Great Forest beast tide. Chen Ping recognized its overwhelming power, but Mu En told him to strengthen himself further before attempting to absorb it.

• Mu En gave Chen Ping the Storage Ring and revealed that it contained the promised hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone.
• Chen Ping opened a sunken-wood box and found a complete, blood-red dragon skull radiating volatile energy.
• Mu En explained that Bei Bei had chosen a light-attribute Head Soul Bone, leaving the lightning-attribute skull for Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping recalled that the Body Sect’s hunt for seven hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts had triggered the beast tide, and Mu En identified the skull as belonging to a hundred-thousand-year Hell Frenzy Dragon.
• Chen Ping felt the soul bone’s savage aura and judged that absorbing it would be dangerous, so Mu En advised him to gain more Soul Power and physical strength before trying.

After seeing how badly Mu En had deteriorated, Chen Ping left the Sea God Pavilion resolved to make Mu En’s remaining time more comfortable and use Sea God’s Fate to establish his authority among Shrek’s senior students. He went to check on his One-Stop Massage Shop and found it had become a grand bathing and wellness center, where he reunited with Nana.

• Chen Ping examined Mu En’s ruined body and concluded that symbiosis with the Golden Ancient Tree was the only way to preserve his soul temporarily, though he chose not to discuss reincarnation or lichdom with him.
• Chen Ping left the Sea God Pavilion with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and decided to use the coming Sea God’s Fate to establish his strength and authority at the Academy.
• Chen Ping went to inspect the One-Stop Massage Shop, feeling guilty that he had left Nana and the former Holy Disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult to run it for two years.
• Chen Ping found that the small shop had become a three-story modern building called the One-Stop Bathing and Wellness Center.
• Nana recognized Chen Ping, greeted him as her boss, and he asked her how the bathing complex had come about.

Chen Ping visited the One-Stop Bathing Center and learned that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had funded its construction, while the business had become highly profitable. Nana also reported that his half-plane had built up a large stockpile of Level 4 Fixed-Installation Shells.

• Nana explained that Sect Master Ning had transferred the One-Stop Massage Shop’s deeds and surrounding properties to Chen Ping and built the bathing center as a surprise.
• Chen Ping reviewed the center’s report and learned that it earned 880,000 Gold Soul Coins in net profit over the past year.
• Nana said the center’s profits came from being Shrek City’s only bathing center, hosting business meetings, and selling massage services, pills, and potions.
• Nana reported that she had arranged monthly rare-metal deliveries from Shrek, with payment deferred until Chen Ping returned.
• Nana told Chen Ping that the half-plane produced 60 to 80 Level 4 Fixed-Installation Shells per day and held a stockpile of about 50,000.

Chen Ping reviewed shell production and caught up with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi at his bathhouse, learning how students had made it their gathering place. He planned to propose rebuilding the Academy dormitories and discovered that the idea brought him a surge of Power of Faith.

• Chen Ping assessed the undead’s production capacity and concluded that fifty thousand low-level Fixed-Installation Cannon Shells were insufficient for a major battle.
• Chen Ping met Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi at the bathhouse and learned that students used it for Sea God's Fate singles' night.
• Xu Sanshi said he often ran into Jiang Nannan at the recreation area, and Chen Ping was glad that she and Tang Ya seemed to be doing well.
• Chen Ping realized the lack of private bathrooms in the dormitories helped draw students to his bathhouse.
• Chen Ping told Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi that he planned to propose rebuilding the dormitories and withhold outstanding rare-metal payments if the Academy refused.
• Chen Ping received several strong streams of Power of Faith after making his proposal.

Chen Ping proposed upgrading Shrek Academy’s Outer Court dormitories to match the Sun Moon Empire’s standards, earning enthusiastic support from students and his friends. As Bei Bei led him toward Bachelor Night, rumors of Chen Ping’s status and plans spread throughout the bathhouse, leaving the academy buzzing about dorm renovations.

• Chen Ping described the private bathrooms and floor cafeterias at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and proposed adding similar facilities to Shrek’s Outer Court dormitories.
• Outer Court students overheard Chen Ping and eagerly celebrated the possibility of new dormitories, treating him as a hero and a young Sea God Pavilion Prospective Pavilion Elder.
• Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi expressed support for Chen Ping’s appointment and his dormitory proposal, and Bei Bei invited him to Bachelor Night.
• The three left the Sauna Room, and students across the bathhouse spread news about Chen Ping, his study abroad, and the planned dormitory improvements.
• Chen Ping resolved to take on the dormitory project, encouraged by the students’ support and the power of faith he received.

Chen Ping returned to Shrek Academy and found that students’ talk about his efforts had begun generating Power of Faith, prompting him to consider spreading his approach more widely. He met Dai Huabin, who challenged him ahead of Sea God's Fate, and learned that Ji Juechen had been training Dai Huabin; the chapter ended with Chen Ping noticing He Caitou and Xie Huanyue competing to eat burgers.

• Chen Ping ate and drank with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi while sensing Power of Faith rise as students spread news of his work.
• Chen Ping decided that faith could come from helping people with their needs and considered sharing that idea on a larger scale.
• Dai Huabin approached Chen Ping, confirmed they would both take part in Sea God's Fate, and challenged him to a bet, but Chen Ping refused.
• Dai Huabin said Ji Juechen had been training him and vowed to reclaim the victory he had lost in the Freshman Competition.
• Xu Sanshi explained that Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan served as Shrek's Specially Appointed Teachers and often came to pick fights.
• Chen Ping spotted He Caitou and Xie Huanyue competing to eat the most Ironhide Bull beef burgers.

Chen Ping and He Caitou prepared for the Sea God's Fate matchmaking event, while Bei Bei explained its rules and Xu Sanshi shared his hard-earned advice. As the gathering began, Chen Ping used the Eye of Truth to scan the students arriving by boat.

• Xie Huanyue won an eating contest by finishing thirty-two beef burgers in five minutes, and He Caitou joined Chen Ping afterward.
• Bei Bei explained the Sea God's Fate event to Chen Ping, He Caitou, and Xu Sanshi, then left to prepare with Zhang Lexuan.
• Chen Ping and He Caitou persuaded Xu Sanshi to host them overnight and listened to his stories of repeated failures with Nannan.
• The next evening, Chen Ping, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou wore Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniforms to the gathering on Sea God Island.
• Chen Ping activated his Eye of Truth to identify the people aboard the approaching Ferry.

Chen Ping attended Shrek Academy’s Sea God’s Fate Matchmaking Conference and discovered that soul tools had turned the contest for good positions into a race. As the male students launched toward the water-lily platforms, Chen Ping raced ahead with his upgraded Flying Soul Tool.

• Chen Ping used the Eye of Truth to inspect the Sea God Fairies and realized that nineteen women had appeared for the conference.
• Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan opened the event and explained that male students had to land on water-lily leaves within the pillars of light to claim positions.
• Chen Ping saw that nearly every male student had brought a Flying Soul Tool, reflecting how widely soul tools had spread through Shrek’s Inner Court.
• Bei Bei started the contest, and the male students flew toward the forty-one pillars of light over the lake.
• Chen Ping’s upgraded Flying Soul Tool propelled him faster than the two Soul Emperor students with flight-capable martial souls.

At Sea God's Fate on Sea God Lake, the male students began the first stage by displaying their abilities and trying to identify the veiled Sea God fairies. Xu Sanshi exposed Jiang Nannan and angered Ma Xiaotao, while Ye Liu nervously approached the fairies, wary of Ma Xiaotao’s reaction.

• He Caitou used rocket thrusters to seize the lead, but overshot his lotus leaf and had to double back for a spot.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to claim the first water lily, and Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan explained the event’s rules and its first stage.
• Xu Sanshi recognized Jiang Nannan and removed her veil, then tried to unveil Ma Xiaotao and was sent skipping across the water by her flames.
• Bei Bei ruled that Xu Sanshi had not fallen into the water and allowed him to remain in the event.
• Zhang Lexuan called Ye Liu to perform, and he flew toward the veiled women awkwardly after realizing Ma Xiaotao was among them.

At Sea God's Fate, Ye Liu's attempt to blow away the girls' veils was stopped by Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo, while several male students managed to lift veils. Chen Ping's turn arrived, and he vanished using Spatial Translocation, reappearing on the western horizon as the Sea God Pavilion Elders watched.

• Ye Liu whipped up a gale at the girls, but Wu Ming countered with Golden Crow True Fire and Han Ruoruo bound him with a Shaking Gold Rope and flung him into Sea God Lake.
• Ma Xiaotao, Han Ruoruo, and Wu Ming deterred several male students, though later Chu Qingtian lifted Wu Ming's veil.
• Chu Qingtian told Chen Ping it was his turn, and Zhang Lexuan encouraged him as the girls recognized his name and past achievements.
• Chen Ping began a poetic introduction, raised Spatial Power, and vanished from his spot through Spatial Translocation.
• Chen Ping appeared on the western horizon as Xuan Zi and the other Sea God Pavilion Elders watched.

Chen Ping used Spatial Translocation to remove Wu Feng and Ning Tian’s veils, while He Caitou’s modified shells helped unveil four more Sea God’s Fairies. Huo Yuhao then approached Ma Xiaotao, who removed her veil after he offered to help suppress her evil fire.

• Chen Ping used Spatial Translocation to appear behind Wu Feng and Ning Tian and remove their bamboo hats.
• Wu Feng attacked Chen Ping, but he immobilized her with a Cold Binding Seal, prompting Ning Tian to surrender.
• He Caitou used Gravity Control Shells to pull the veils from four Sea God’s Fairies.
• Huo Yuhao froze the lake beneath his lotus leaf and crossed to Ma Xiaotao, offering to help suppress her evil fire.
• Ma Xiaotao removed her veil and told Huo Yuhao to return.