Chapter Summaries

After winning a revival match against God King Tang, Ye Qing was reborn in the Peerless Tang Sect era with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as his chosen martial soul. His soul healed beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, and two and a half years later he spent his days fishing with his great-grandfather Ye Feng and Sea God Pavilion master Mu En.

• Ye Qing won the revival match against God King Tang and chose the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as his reward.
• Ye Qing discovered he had been reborn in the Peerless Tang Sect era and worried that his martial soul would make others call him an Evil Soul Master.
• Ye Feng returned to find Ye Qing moving normally beneath the Golden Ancient Tree and believed Lord Sea God had healed him.
• Mu En had diagnosed Ye Qing with a congenitally incomplete soul, while Ye Feng had brought him to the Golden Tree in hopes of helping him recover.
• Two and a half years later, Ye Qing fished with Ye Feng and Mu En by Sea God Lake, where Mu En used soul power to catch fish with effortless precision.

Ye Qing spent another evening fishing with Mu En, who invited him to meet his grandson Bei Bei. As Ye Qing headed home with tea and a fish, Mu En reflected on the Golden Tree’s apparent role in stabilizing the boy’s soul.

• Ye Qing and Mu En fished together at Sea God Lake, releasing most of their catch and keeping one fish for Ye Qing to take home.
• Mu En asked Ye Qing to meet his five-year-old grandson Bei Bei, and Ye Qing agreed.
• Ye Qing asked Mu En for more tea, and Mu En gave him a wooden box before the boy headed home.
• After Ye Qing left, Mu En observed that the Golden Tree seemed to have stabilized Ye Qing’s soul.

Ye Qing continued drinking tea made from the Golden Tree’s leaves, unaware that its light attribute was changing his body and soul and would cause his martial soul to mutate. Mu En introduced him to his grandson Bei Bei, and Ye Qing resolved to befriend the withdrawn boy.

• Ye Qing learned that Mu En’s tea leaves came from the Golden Tree but kept drinking the tea because it strengthened his constitution.
• Ye Qing reflected that his body was taking on the light attribute, which would affect his soul and inevitably mutate his martial soul.
• Mu En brought Bei Bei to meet Ye Qing and explained that the boys were about the same age.
• Mu En revealed that Bei Bei’s parents and Ye Qing’s parents had died on the same mission, killed by the same Soul Douluo Evil Soul Master.
• Ye Qing recognized Bei Bei as withdrawn and introduced himself, hoping to become his friend.

Ye Qing befriended the lonely Bei Bei and helped him rediscover the carefree joys of childhood on Sea God Island. As Bei Bei grew happier, Mu En turned his attention to the reported whereabouts of an Evil Soul Master in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Ye Qing chatted with Bei Bei while fishing and encouraged him to try using a fishing rod.
• Mu En watched Bei Bei relax around Ye Qing and felt relieved that the boy had found a playmate.
• Ye Qing and Bei Bei explored Sea God Island together, playing pranks, fishing, gathering snails, and catching crabs.
• Mu En grew more cheerful as Bei Bei became happier and began planning his response to news that an Evil Soul Master had appeared in a city in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Mu En arrived in Tianyue City after Demon Wolf devastated the Zhang Family and battled its old patriarch, only to find the family nearly wiped out. As Mu En immobilized the wounded Demon Wolf, he sensed that some members of the Zhang Family had survived.

• After Mu En left Shrek Academy, Ye Qing returned to fishing, and Bei Bei followed him despite rarely catching anything.
• Demon Wolf emerged from seclusion as an eight-ring Soul Douluo and targeted the Zhang Family, Tianyue City's strongest Soul Master family.
• Demon Wolf and the Zhang Family's old patriarch fought through the night, destroying much of the city and leaving most of the Zhang Family dead or wounded.
• Mu En arrived to find Demon Wolf feeding on the old patriarch's corpse and realized he had come too late to save the victims.
• Mu En immobilized Demon Wolf with his Soul Power and searched the ruins with his spiritual power, discovering survivors.

Mu En defeated Demon Wolf and rescued Zhang Lexuan from the Zhang Family ruins. After Zhang Lexuan asked him to avenge her family, Mu En killed Demon Wolf and invited her to live at Shrek Academy, where she resolved to become strong enough to protect what she cherished.

• Mu En found Demon Wolf among the Zhang Family ruins and used his soul power to uncover Zhang Lexuan, the family's surviving girl.
• Zhang Lexuan begged Mu En to avenge her family, while Demon Wolf recognized his own past in her grief and realized he had become like the people he once hated.
• Mu En killed Demon Wolf, and a strange glimmer of scarlet light vanished after his death.
• After grieving at the ruins, Zhang Lexuan accepted Mu En's offer to go to Shrek Academy and resolved to grow strong enough to protect what she cherished.

Mu En discovered Zhang Lexuan’s exceptional cultivation talent and brought her to Shrek Academy, where she would begin a new life with a family. There, Ye Qing and Bei Bei struggled to grill fish, and Bei Bei won Ye Qing’s gratitude by eating the edible portion of his failed attempt.

• On the journey back to Shrek Academy, Mu En tested Zhang Lexuan and found that she had innate full soul power, a powerful moon martial soul, and rank twenty-eight before age twelve.
• Mu En wondered whether Zhang Lexuan’s moon martial soul came from Sun Moon Imperial Family ancestry, then decided her origins did not matter because she would now belong to Shrek.
• Mu En returned to Shrek Academy that afternoon and told Zhang Lexuan it would be her home, then took her to meet her new family.
• Beside Sea God Lake, Ye Qing and Bei Bei tried grilling fish, but Ye Qing’s fish was partly burnt and partly undercooked.
• Bei Bei ate the edible half of Ye Qing’s fish rather than waste it, and Ye Qing called him a true brother.

Mu En introduced Zhang Lexuan to Ye Qing and Bei Bei, asking her to look after Bei Bei, and Ye Qing gradually kept his distance as she devoted herself to the boy. Three months later, Bei Bei awakened a powerful dragon Martial Soul with innate full soul power, leaving Ye Qing to marvel at his friend’s prospects.

• Mu En introduced Zhang Lexuan as Bei Bei and Ye Qing’s big sister and asked her to take care of them.
• Zhang Lexuan focused on looking after Bei Bei, while Ye Qing returned to fishing and later avoided spending as much time with him.
• Over the next three months, Ye Qing read and fished while Bei Bei turned six.
• Mu En presided over Bei Bei’s Awakening Ritual, where Bei Bei awakened a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, innate full soul power, and the potential to reach the ultimate pinnacle.

Ye Qing underwent his martial soul awakening, expecting to summon the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger but instead awakening a holy white tiger that Ye Feng identified as the Radiant Sacred Tiger. Mu En questioned the identification, sensing that its holiness differed from his own radiant sacred dragon, but could not explain why.

• Bei Bei congratulated Ye Qing before Ye Qing entered the awakening array with Ye Feng.
• Ye Qing relaxed as the awakening array filled him with golden light and felt his body withstand the martial soul's power.
• Ye Qing's body transformed, and he roared as a white tiger with broad wings appeared behind him.
• Ye Feng identified Ye Qing's martial soul as the Radiant Sacred Tiger, astonishing everyone present.
• Mu En questioned the identification because Ye Qing's martial soul seemed holier than his radiant sacred dragon.

Ye Qing learned that his martial soul had the ultimate sacred attribute and could switch between its sacred white tiger form and Dark Demon Evil God Tiger form, though transforming left him vulnerable. After Ye Qing tested his soul power, the orb shone with golden light, revealing innate full soul power.

• Ye Qing realized his martial soul had six attributes, but only sacred was ultimate, and learned that his ultimate talents let him switch between two forms.
• Ye Qing named his martial soul the Sacred Radiance Heavenly God Tiger, and it returned to his body after roaring.
• Ye Qing's possession faded, leaving him taller and more muscular, with platinum hair and a black lock.
• Ye Feng gave Ye Qing a Soul Power Testing Orb and hoped his new martial soul could raise the Ye Family's prospects.
• Ye Qing channeled soul power into the orb, which glowed completely gold and showed he had innate full soul power.

Ye Qing awakened the Radiant Sacred Tiger with innate full soul power, prompting Mu En to offer to take him as a disciple. With Ye Feng urging him to accept, Ye Qing formally acknowledged Mu En as his teacher.

• Ye Qing awakened the Radiant Sacred Tiger martial soul with innate full soul power, and Ye Feng celebrated his grandson's potential.
• Bei Bei congratulated Ye Qing and said they could cultivate together.
• Mu En considered Ye Qing a future powerhouse and asked him to become his disciple.
• Ye Feng eagerly encouraged Ye Qing to accept Mu En's offer.
• Ye Qing bowed to Mu En and formally acknowledged him as his teacher.

After Ye Qing completed his apprenticeship ceremony, Mu En gave him a rare seventy-thousand-year Light-Breaking Demon Right Arm Soul Bone, though Ye Qing could not absorb it yet. Once the ceremony ended, Ye Feng began teaching Ye Qing the basics of Martial Souls.

• Ye Qing offered tea and bowed to Mu En, completing his apprenticeship ceremony.
• Mu En welcomed Ye Qing as his disciple and presented him with the Light-Breaking Demon Right Arm Soul Bone.
• Mu En warned that Ye Qing was too young to absorb the Soul Bone, and Ye Qing tossed it to Ye Feng.
• Mu En handed Ye Qing books on Martial Soul cultivation and meditation, while Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan left.
• Ye Feng began teaching Ye Qing about Martial Souls and how they awakened.

Ye Feng taught Ye Qing Shrek’s advanced meditation method and monitored his first cultivation session to assess his aptitude and plan his training. As Ye Qing practiced, he suspected the method had been adapted from the Mysterious Heaven Skill and considered how he might improve it.

• Ye Feng explained basic, intermediate, and advanced meditation methods, saying Shrek’s method had drawn inspiration from Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Ye Qing examined the manual and noticed it lacked many meridians, then speculated that Shrek had modified a version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Ye Feng guided Ye Qing through three greater heavenly circuits until Ye Qing could cultivate independently.
• Ye Feng observed Ye Qing’s first cultivation session to estimate his aptitude and consider suitable resources and training.
• Ye Qing noticed traces of attempts to open additional meridians in the method and wondered whether he could improve it beyond the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Ye Qing began cultivating and impressed Ye Feng with his talent, prompting his grandfather to put him through three months of intensive training and lavish meals. After transforming his physique, Ye Qing was judged strong enough to absorb a seven- or eight-hundred-year first soul ring.

• Ye Qing completed his first cultivation session, while Ye Feng secretly concluded that his grandson had the makings of an Ultimate Douluo.
• Ye Feng began feeding Ye Qing premium soul-beast ingredients and training him with gravity-assisted running, swimming, combat drills, and cultivation in the Sea God Pavilion.
• Ye Qing spent three months training and eating so many heavenly treasures that he nearly became sick of them.
• After three months, Ye Qing had grown to 1.2 meters tall and greatly improved his physical strength and meridian resilience.
• Ye Feng examined Ye Qing and said his body was ready to absorb a seven- or eight-hundred-year soul ring.

After months of physical training, Ye Qing went with Ye Feng to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable first soul ring. They searched for weeks without success until Ye Qing spotted a Light Unicorn by a stream.

• Ye Feng decided Ye Qing was ready to obtain his first soul ring and promised to take him soul hunting.
• Ye Feng flew Ye Qing to the Star Dou Great Forest and said he would handle the search while Ye Qing lacked combat ability.
• Ye Qing kept his other martial soul attributes secret and preferred a strong light-attribute soul beast for his first ring.
• Ye Feng and Ye Qing searched for over two weeks, finding only a nearly two-thousand-year-old Sacred Light Rainbow Butterfly that Ye Feng reserved as a candidate for Ye Qing's second ring.
• Ye Qing pointed out a white, golden-eyed unicorn drinking by a stream, and Ye Feng recognized it as a Light Unicorn.

Ye Qing killed a seven-hundred-year Light Unicorn and began absorbing its soul ring as his first. While Ye Feng processed the beast’s corpse, he noticed a strange soul-power fluctuation in its back, and Ye Qing endured the ring’s immense pressure.

• Ye Feng explained the Light Unicorn’s powerful light-attribute abilities and identified its cream-colored horn and seven ridges as signs that it was over seven hundred years old.
• When the Light Unicorn tried to flee, Ye Feng pinned it down, and Ye Qing killed it by stabbing its eye and twisting his short sword.
• Ye Qing watched the yellow soul ring form, then drew it down and began absorbing it.
• Ye Feng cut up the Light Unicorn and stored its valuable flesh, but froze when he sensed a strange fluctuation of soul power in its back.
• The Light Unicorn’s soul power flooded Ye Qing’s body, putting immense strain on him as he struggled to withstand the pressure.

Ye Qing completed his first soul-ring absorption, becoming a Soul Master and gaining the Holy Radiance Protection skill from the Light Unicorn. He concealed the skill’s stronger self-protective effect, and Ye Feng then offered him another item to absorb.

• Ye Qing absorbed the Light Unicorn’s soul ring over six hours, strengthening his body and soul power as it merged with him.
• Ye Qing tested at level thirteen, with enough remaining soul power that he expected to reach level fourteen after it settled.
• Ye Qing demonstrated Holy Radiance Protection to Ye Feng, describing its shield for protecting others while hiding its more powerful effect when used on himself.
• Ye Feng praised the skill as ideal for single combat and offered Ye Qing another item to absorb.

Ye Qing absorbed the rare external soul bone Wings of Light from the Light Unicorn and learned how its wings could evolve as it grew. After his first soul hunting trip, he left the Star Dou Great Forest with Ye Feng and headed for Shrek Academy, having advanced to level fourteen.

• Ye Feng explained that the Light Unicorn’s Wings of Light were an unusually rare external soul bone that could grow with Ye Qing.
• Ye Qing absorbed the Wings of Light in a comfortable, perfect fusion and gained control of them within an hour.
• Ye Qing and Ye Feng left the Star Dou Great Forest and set out for Shrek Academy.
• Ye Qing tested his soul power and found that absorbing the Wings of Light’s light elements had helped him reach level fourteen, one level above Bei Bei.

After a week of rest, Ye Qing resumed training and showed Bei Bei how powerful his defensive soul skill was, then continued to outpace him in cultivation. More than a year later, Ye Qing reached level twenty while Bei Bei was only level seventeen, leaving Bei Bei furious and determined to catch up.

• Ye Qing spent his week off fishing and cultivating, practicing soul-power control and discovering that his Wings of Light could heal wounds with Holy Light Healing.
• After Bei Bei challenged him to spar, Ye Qing's Holy Radiance Protection withstood Bei Bei's Thunder Dragon Claw attacks without being pierced.
• Bei Bei went to Zhang Lexuan for comfort after his attacks failed, then threw himself into cultivation after learning Ye Qing had surpassed him.
• Over the following year, Bei Bei advanced to level seventeen while Ye Qing reached level twenty, widening the gap between them.
• Ye Qing teased Bei Bei about his cultivation, and Bei Bei stormed out after vowing that Ye Qing would regret it.

Ye Qing considered how to overcome the slow cultivation caused by his ultimate attribute and decided to seek the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife before experimenting with a new technique. He spent the next three days researching light-attribute soul beasts in Shrek's library as he prepared to choose his second soul ring.

• Ye Qing compared his cultivation with Bei Bei's and worried that his progress would slow after reaching Soul Elder.
• Ye Qing concluded that he needed a better cultivation site and a more efficient meditation method, then considered experimenting on his meridians with the Golden Tree's healing energy supporting him.
• Ye Qing decided to obtain the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, though he did not know how to use its gold of life safely.
• Bei Bei trained obsessively to catch up with Ye Qing while Zhang Lexuan attended outer court classes and did not see him.
• Ye Qing researched light-attribute soul beasts in Shrek's library and focused his second soul ring plans on strengthening his light abilities.