Recaps

Ye Qing devoted himself to opening the Hidden Meridians in his left arm while Bei Bei spent his days courting Tang Ya. After seven days, Ye Qing left the dormitory to check the class assignment list.

• Ye Qing urged Bei Bei through Soul Power to help Tang Ya revive the Tang Sect, then hurried away from their flirtatious exchange.
• Ye Qing spent the following days cultivating and slowly opening the fragile Hidden Meridians in his left arm.
• Bei Bei spent most of the week with Tang Ya and relaxed his cultivation after believing he had overtaken Ye Qing.
• Ye Qing reflected that Bei Bei had ignored him for romance twice and decided not to remind him to cultivate.
• Ye Qing went out into the campus sunlight to check the class assignment list.

Ye Qing found his freshman class assignment at Shrek Academy and returned to his dormitory to cultivate. He estimated that reaching rank forty would take more than a year and a half, then began thinking about how to speed up his progress.

• Ye Qing arrived at Sea God Plaza and found his name listed in Freshman Class Five alongside He Caitou and Jiang Nannan in other classes.
• Ye Qing considered the freshmen’s enrollment and cultivation levels, noting that Bei Bei had advanced to Soul Elder under his encouragement.
• Ye Qing checked that his homeroom teacher was Xue Cai rather than Zhou Yi, then left the crowded plaza for his dormitory.
• Ye Qing resumed opening the hidden meridians in his left arm and estimated he could gain one rank every four months.
• Ye Qing calculated that classes would slow his cultivation and began looking for ways to increase his progress.

Ye Qing saw that the Light Spirit had taken on a tiny human form and learned she had changed because she wanted to be like him. Her trust helped him loosen the emotional defenses he had built against Tang San, and he named her Qing Xi.

• Ye Qing stopped meditating when he sensed the Light Spirit awaken and watched her emerge from his Right Arm Soul Bone in a small human form.
• The Light Spirit showed affection toward Ye Qing and told him through their mental connection that she wanted to be like him.
• Ye Qing realized that his trust in the Light Spirit gave him a rare sense of security and eased the restraints he had placed on himself.
• Ye Qing's state of mind changed, and his Soul Power advanced to level thirty-six.
• Ye Qing named the Light Spirit Qing Xi, and she happily repeated her new name.

Ye Qing decided to focus on cultivating and planned to make his mark at the next Soul Fighting Tournament, while judging Bei Bei’s romance with Tang Ya as a threat to disciplined training. The chapter ended with Bei Bei rushing off to meet Tang Ya as Ye Qing calmly completed his cultivation.

• Ye Qing decided to lie low while growing stronger, then make the Outer Court the starting point of his conquest and compete in the next Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Ye Qing watched Bei Bei return late and skip cultivation, and reasoned that Tang Ya’s need for companionship would keep him from training consistently.
• Ye Qing abandoned his idea of using a Black Tortoise Divine Pill to gain Jiang Nannan’s goodwill, choosing cultivation over romance instead.
• The next morning, Bei Bei hurried out after carefully fixing his appearance, while Ye Qing finished cultivating and got ready at his own pace.

Ye Qing ate an extravagant breakfast at Shrek Academy, then drew the attention of Class Five with his looks and the influence of his Light of the Holy Hall. He introduced himself to a girl beside him as jealous boys began a list targeting him.

• Ye Qing bought and ate more than ten dishes at the cafeteria's Meal A window, while freshman girls watched him.
• The girls followed Ye Qing to Class Five, where he became the center of attention as soon as he entered.
• Ye Qing nodded to his new classmates and sat in a back corner, prompting the Class Five girls to crowd around him.
• A girl asked Ye Qing his name in a coy voice, and he politely introduced himself.
• Jealous boys declared that Ye Qing should be number one on the newly created “The Fiend Must Be Slain List.”

Ye Qing discovered that he could suppress Light of the Holy Hall by concealing his Soul Power fluctuations and aura, easing the attention of his female classmates. He decided to ask Mu En for a more reliable concealment method after class, just as the homeroom teacher arrived.

• Ye Qing realized that Light of the Holy Hall was disrupting his cultivation by attracting his female classmates.
• Ye Qing concealed his Soul Power fluctuations and noticed that Pei Yinghai briefly stopped reacting to his influence.
• Ye Qing confirmed that controlling his aura could suppress Light of the Holy Hall and politely asked Pei Yinghai to be quiet.
• Ye Qing decided to ask Mu En for help with concealing his aura after class.
• A woman entered the classroom and greeted the students as their homeroom teacher.

Ye Qing spent three months cultivating, won the freshman assessment, and received a Golden Earth Dragon left arm soul bone as his prize. The chapter ended with him considering how to use the low-age soul bone and recalling a technique he still lacked something to perform.

• Ye Qing became Freshman Class Five's class monitor and learned Mu En's method for concealing his aura, while his left-arm hidden meridians progressed slowly and his soul power reached level thirty-seven.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya became a couple, Tang Ya used the three Mystic Water Pills to reach level twenty, and Bei Bei remained at level thirty-five.
• Ye Qing defeated Bei Bei and Tang Ya's team during the freshman assessment, then led his team to first place while Bei Bei finished second.
• Zhang Lexuan returned from the Soul Fighting Tournament, saw Bei Bei and Tang Ya together, and felt relieved that Bei Bei had found happiness before returning to the Inner Court.
• Ye Qing examined his championship prize, a Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Earth Dragon Left Arm Bone called Golden Radiance, and decided to use a technique for which he was still missing one thing.

Ye Qing fused the Light-Breaking Demon and Golden Radiance Soul Bones using a Soul of Secret Method, greatly increasing their power and changing the Light-Breaking Demon's capabilities. He ended the chapter testing a spinning saw-toothed wheel made from compressed light.

• Ye Qing decided to fuse the Light-Breaking Demon with the Golden Radiance rather than discard or absorb the lower-aged Soul Bone.
• Ye Qing asked Ye Feng for a Soul of Secret Method right arm bone, and Ye Feng gave him a ten-thousand-year one.
• Qing Xi helped Ye Qing use the Soul of Secret Method as a medium to fuse the Light-Breaking Demon and Golden Radiance with ease.
• The fusion raised the Light-Breaking Demon's age to eighty thousand years, Qing Xi's cultivation to five thousand years, and Ye Qing's Soul Power to the peak of rank thirty-eight.
• Ye Qing discovered that the Light-Breaking Demon could shape its attacks beyond beams and formed a spinning, saw-toothed Eight-Part Light Wheel.

After spending eight months at Shrek, Ye Qing mastered the Eight-Part Light Wheel, became a core disciple and class monitor, and strengthened himself by opening hidden meridians. On vacation, he left Shrek for Star Luo City to obtain the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife before hunting for his next Soul Ring.

• Ye Qing recognized that the Eight-Part Light Wheel and Failure Humiliation Ray had given him powerful finishing attacks and made him a formidable Power Attack System Soul Master.
• After the freshman assessment, Ye Qing became a core disciple and Class One's class monitor, then spent eight months cultivating and opening hidden meridians.
• Ye Qing reached Soul Power Level forty after opening the hidden meridians in his left arm, but struggled to make progress on those in his legs.
• Ye Qing decided to hunt for his next Soul Ring himself, relying on his improved physique, the Eight-Part Light Wheel, and Holy Light Shuttle to face a powerful Soul Beast.
• Ye Qing took five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Ye Feng, evaded the Soul Saint guard assigned to him, and left Shrek for Star Luo City to acquire the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

Ye Qing transformed into his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger form and created the alternate identity Ye Xuan to stir up trouble on his way to Star Luo City. He decided to prioritize time and space attributes for his fourth soul ring, then set off using the easier-to-control Evil God Rush.

• Ye Qing landed in a secluded spot and used Evil Possession to transform into his dark form in five minutes.
• Ye Qing considered how stronger cultivation might eventually let him switch between his light and dark forms seamlessly or fuse them.
• Ye Qing decided that time and space attributes would be his first choice for his fourth soul ring, with wind and lightning as his second choice.
• Ye Qing changed his clothes and hairstyle, named his alternate identity Ye Xuan, and used Qing Xi's Light Control to disguise his soul rings.
• Ye Xuan unfurled his black wings and flew toward Star Luo City with Evil God Rush.

Ye Qing rested outside Star Luo City and grilled Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear meat, where he encountered the Star Luo princess Xu Jiujiu. As Abyssal Darkness made her hungry, Ye Qing considered asking her about buying the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

• Ye Qing landed in the woods ten li outside Star Luo City to recover his Soul Power after a long flight.
• Ye Qing grilled the last of his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear meat and heard someone praise its smell.
• Xu Jiujiu approached the river, while her guardian Man Yi warned her that Ye Qing was no ordinary person.
• Xu Jiujiu dismissed the warning because Man Yi was with her, unaware that Ye Qing's Abyssal Darkness was stirring her hunger.
• Ye Qing recognized Xu Jiujiu and considered asking her to sell him the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

Ye Qing sold Xu Jiujiu a meal made from twenty-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear meat, and their frank exchange left a favorable impression on both of them. Xu Jiujiu paid him fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and left, while Ye Qing hoped the encounter would help him buy the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

• Xu Jiujiu asked Ye Qing to sell her some barbecue, and he warned her that the rare meat would cost extra.
• Xu Jiujiu accepted Ye Qing's offer to pay, tested his dipping sauce for poison, and began eating beside him.
• Ye Qing grilled the remaining meat while Xu Jiujiu enjoyed the meal and sensed its unusual quality.
• Xu Jiujiu paid Ye Qing fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins and left, saying she hoped they would meet again.
• Ye Qing recognized the card as an imperial savings card and remarked that Xu Jiujiu was interesting.

Ye Qing parted ways with Xu Jiujiu and headed to Star Luo City to seek the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife at the Starlight Auction House. Upon entering the city, he saw Huo Yuhao’s mother being beaten outside the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, but chose to leave them alone and continue with his plans.

• Xu Jiujiu left for Star Luo City, and Ye Qing reflected on her unusual rationality before setting off by another road.
• Ye Qing planned to buy the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife at the Starlight Auction House and had brought five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the purchase.
• Ye Qing entered Star Luo City, bought candied hawthorns, and wandered through its streets.
• Ye Qing heard a commotion and saw two servants beating Huo Yuhao’s mother while she shielded him outside the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion.
• Ye Qing refused to intervene and continued on, intending to focus on the auction house and his other goals before his vacation ended.

Ye Qing checked into the Starlight Hotel, learned how the Starlight Auction House’s auctions worked, and attended a Purple-Level Auction, but the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife was not offered. As he waited for the upcoming Black-Level Auction, Xu Jiujiu prepared its lots and found that one was still missing.

• Ye Qing learned about the Starlight Auction House’s auction tiers and that a Purple-Level Auction was scheduled in two days, followed by a Black-Level Auction five days later.
• Ye Qing relaxed in Star Luo City while waiting for the Purple-Level Auction, hoping the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife would be among its lots.
• Ye Qing verified that he had enough assets to attend the Purple-Level Auction, but the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife did not appear.
• Ye Qing returned to the Starlight Hotel and waited for the Black-Level Auction.
• Xu Jiujiu checked the lots for the Black-Level Auction she would host and realized that one lot was still missing.

Xu Jiujiu chose the dangerous Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife as the final item for her Black Level auction, while Ye Qing attended hoping to acquire it and secure his future chance of recruiting Electrolux. The auction began with several valuable items, and Xu Jiujiu announced that the next item was a ranked carving knife.

• Xu Jiujiu added the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife to the auction list despite its history of bringing misfortune to its owners.
• Ye Qing went to the Starlight Auction House, determined to obtain the knife so he could improve his chances of recruiting Electrolux.
• Xu Jiujiu opened the Black Level auction and sold eight-thousand-year whale rubber for 160,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• The auction sold spiritual medicines, soul tools, rare metals, and a Wind Wolf soul bone for 480,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Xu Jiujiu announced that the next item was a ranked carving knife, and Ye Qing eagerly sat upright.

At the Starlight Auction House, Ye Qing won the cursed Ranking Carving Knife Spirit-Devouring after every other bidder refused to touch it. Xu Jiujiu recognized that he was deliberately acting reckless and sold it to him, hoping he knew what he was doing.

• Xu Jiujiu revealed that the Ranking Carving Knife was the Fierce Blade Spirit-Devouring, whose thirty-seven previous owners had died from its backlash or become Evil Soul Masters.
• The auction hall fell silent when Xu Jiujiu opened bidding at two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and she prepared to declare the knife unsold.
• Ye Qing raised his paddle and bid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins because he wanted the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
• Xu Jiujiu warned Ye Qing about the knife, but he said he was no ordinary person, prompting other nobles to dismiss him as a fool.
• Xu Jiujiu realized Ye Qing was pretending to be reckless, struck the hammer, and awarded him the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

Ye Qing met Xu Jiujiu backstage at the Starlight Auction House, where his Abyssal Darkness made the princess lower her guard and seek his friendship. He introduced himself as Ye Xuan and planned to use her closeness to gain a chance at the Snow Empress Embryo, then asked her to give him the Gold of Life he had bought.

• A staff member led Ye Qing to Xu Jiujiu's private room after he arrived to collect the Gold of Life.
• Xu Jiujiu said she wanted to be friends with him as herself, not as a princess, and asked him to call her Jiujiu.
• Ye Qing recognized that his Abyssal Darkness had caused Xu Jiujiu to trust him, despite her having no resentment or regrets to exploit.
• Ye Qing gave Xu Jiujiu the name Ye Xuan and considered using their connection to obtain the Snow Empress Embryo before its auction.
• Ye Qing asked Xu Jiujiu to give him his auction purchase.

Ye Qing bought the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife from Xu Jiujiu, who warned him about its danger and gave him a protective box. After they drank together at the Starlight Hotel, Xu Jiujiu passed out against him, and the next morning she visited his room.

• Xu Jiujiu gave Ye Qing the box for the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and warned him to handle it carefully.
• Xu Jiujiu took Ye Qing to the Starlight Hotel, where they drank and grew closer as she became intoxicated.
• Xu Jiujiu vomited on Ye Qing and fell asleep against him, prompting Man Yi to take her back to the imperial palace.
• Ye Qing vomited after Man Yi left, showered, and went to bed.
• Ye Qing woke hungover to Xu Jiujiu greeting him at his door.

Ye Qing spent a warm morning with Xu Jiujiu before leaving Star Luo City to search the Star Dou Great Forest for a soul ring. He rushed into the forest, hoping to find a suitable soul beast within twenty days.

• Xu Jiujiu visited Ye Qing, and they shared tea and pastries while chatting about Star Luo City.
• Xu Jiujiu asked where Ye Qing was from, and he said he was a citizen of the Star Luo Empire and would leave that afternoon.
• Ye Qing departed Star Luo City, leaving a pursuing Titled Douluo behind with the speed of Evil God Rush.
• Ye Qing headed for the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a soul ring, planning to return home if he found none in twenty days.

Ye Qing spent days testing his Lightspeed Elbow Strike and searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable high-age Soul Beast. As he finally prepared to enter the Core Zone, he unexpectedly came face-to-face with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and feared the arrival of her guardian, the Scarlet King.

• Ye Qing used his Lightspeed Elbow Strike to fell a hundred-year Soul Beast tree and healed his injured elbow.
• Ye Qing searched the Mixed Zone for seventy-thousand-year Soul Beasts with space, time, wind, or thunder attributes but found none that suited him.
• Ye Qing decided to risk entering the Core Zone despite the danger of powerful Soul Beasts.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion appeared before Ye Qing, who realized she was protected by the Scarlet King.

Ye Qing escaped after encountering the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but the encounter caused the Power of Destiny to show her a vision of her death. She told Di Tian and the others that Ye Qing might be able to help her change that fate.

• Ye Qing fled from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion before the Scarlet King could catch him, and she angrily complained that he had called her a little girl.
• The Scarlet King took the Three-Eyed Golden Lion back to the Lake of Life and said Di Tian would decide how to deal with the human who had seen her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed fragments of a future in which she was transformed into a rose-gold Soul Ring and died in despair.
• The Power of Destiny linked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to Ye Qing, and she suspected his presence had changed her destined future.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion told Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the Scarlet King about her vision and said Ye Qing might help her escape her foretold death.

Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts realized Ye Qing had come to help the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and debated whether to befriend him despite the risks he might pose to the Soul Beast Clan. The Silver Dragon King ordered them to assist Ye Qing, promising to deal with him if he became uncontrollable.

• The Scarlet King and Bi Ji urged Di Tian to reconsider attacking Ye Qing after learning he had come to help the Auspicious Beast.
• Di Tian agreed Ye Qing might be crucial to changing the Auspicious Beast's fate and considered offering him assistance in exchange for his help.
• The Myriad Demon King reported that Ye Qing had searched specifically for wind- and lightning-attribute Soul Beasts, while the Scarlet King noted Ye Qing's Ultimate Darkness aura.
• Bi Ji warned that Ye Qing might threaten the Soul Beast Clan like the humans who had become Deities ten thousand years earlier.
• Di Tian struggled to choose between befriending Ye Qing and killing him, until the Silver Dragon King ordered them to help him and said she would act if he became uncontrollable.

Gu Yuena weighed the Soul Beast Clan’s decline and Tang San’s threat, then decided to use Bi Ji to approach the Fate-defying Person and secure his loyalty. She gave Di Tian instructions for her plan while remaining hidden in the Lake of Life.

• Gu Yuena listened as Di Tian and the others discussed their choices, then considered how her unhealed injuries and the Soul Beast Clan’s dwindling numbers threatened their future.
• Gu Yuena concluded that Tang San had watched Huo Yuhao and that revealing the truth about the lost fortune could have caused Di Tian to die fighting him.
• Gu Yuena decided to help the Fate-defying Person and have someone monitor him so the Star Dou Great Forest could benefit from his gratitude.
• Gu Yuena rejected sending Zi JI and chose Bi Ji instead, planning to compensate the Emerald Swan Clan with a piece of the gold of life if necessary.
• Gu Yuena spoke to Di Tian and gave him instructions concerning her plan.

Di Tian relayed Gu Yuena’s plan to befriend Ye Qing and asked Bi Ji to stay close to him, watch him, and become his mate to influence his attitude toward the Soul Beast Clan. The beasts were left stunned by the proposal, while Di Tian privately struggled with his feelings for Bi Ji.

• Di Tian accepted Gu Yuena’s plan to befriend Ye Qing and trusted Bi Ji to help carry it out.
• Gu Yuena left the follow-up to Di Tian before her voice faded away.
• Di Tian explained to the Ferocious Beasts that Ye Qing lay outside fate’s trajectory and could help the Soul Beast Clan if they brought him into their camp.
• Di Tian told Bi Ji that Gu Yuena wanted her to watch Ye Qing and become his mate so she could influence him.
• Bi Ji and the other Ferocious Beasts reacted with astonishment as Di Tian insisted it was all part of the plan.

After escaping the Scarlet King, Ye Qing decided to leave the Star Dou Great Forest once he recovered, fearing Di Tian would see him as a threat to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Before he could recover on his own, Bi Ji appeared and healed him, leaving him stunned by her presence.

• Ye Qing hid in the bushes after fleeing the Scarlet King and admitted that his extreme-speed escape had left him badly weakened.
• Ye Qing concluded that Di Tian might target him for seeing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's true form, so he planned to recover for five minutes and leave the forest.
• Ye Qing reluctantly put off hunting for his fourth soul ring and used the Wings of Light to heal himself while concealing his aura.
• Bi Ji appeared behind Ye Qing and bathed him in her life aura, healing the backlash from his flight.
• Ye Qing tried to flee when he recognized Bi Ji, but she gently restrained him and assured him she meant no harm.
• Ye Qing was carried before Bi Ji, then stared at her beauty and was startled by her appearance.