Chapter Summaries

Ye Qing gathered primordial magnetic thunder gold and left the Star Dou Great Forest wearing a Silver Dragon Reverse Scale that housed Bi Ji and let them communicate. He headed toward Shrek City, intent on raising money to buy the Snow Empress Embryo.

• Ye Qing stored the primordial magnetic thunder gold and planned to sell portions through the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Starlight Auction House, and Shrek to raise two hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
• Bi Ji told Ye Qing that she would guard him and stay in contact with the Star Dou Great Forest, then gave him a Silver Dragon Reverse Scale to wear.
• Ye Qing accepted the reverse scale, and Bi Ji entered it, where she could communicate with him from a projected forest space.
• Ye Qing confirmed that the scale could not be removed, joked about making the little silver dragon his partner, and transformed into golden light to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Qing arrived at Shrek City, where students mistook the blur of his passing for a big black rat.

Ye Qing explained his cooperation with the Star Dou Great Forest to Bi Ji, who revealed that the Soul Beast Clan hoped he would become a god and help protect them. After reaching Shrek Academy as a Soul Ancestor, Ye Qing hid the truth about his fourth Soul Ring from Mu En.

• Bi Ji questioned why Ye Qing, a Shrek Academy student, had entered the Star Dou Great Forest alone, and Ye Qing said he kept some things private.
• Ye Qing told Bi Ji he appreciated her sincerity and agreed to cooperate with the Star Dou Great Forest, while Bi Ji admitted her role was to become his partner and connect him with the Soul Beast Clan.
• Bi Ji explained that the Soul Beast Clan hoped Ye Qing would become a god and change their worsening circumstances, and Ye Qing promised to fulfill their requests if he did.
• Ye Qing arrived at the first-year dormitory and told Mu En he had broken through to Soul Ancestor.
• Ye Qing claimed his fourth Soul Ring came from a thirty-thousand-year Heavenly Dragon Horse and concealed that it was actually from the Thunderclap Hell Vine.

Ye Qing returned to Shrek after obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, reassured Mu En and Ye Feng with a story about the rare Heavenly Dragon Horse, and kept the Eternal Spear secret. He introduced Bi Ji to Qing Xi and considered the risks of what he had to conceal.

• Mu En accepted Ye Qing's explanation that his fourth Soul Ring came from a rare Heavenly Dragon Horse with mutated light-and-lightning attributes, and Ye Qing returned to his dormitory.
• Bi Ji criticized Mu En's Dragon God Douluo title, but Ye Qing defended his teacher and introduced her to Qing Xi, who briefly emerged from his right arm bone.
• Ye Qing cleaned the dusty dorm room and found that Bei Bei and Tang Ya were still away before classes began.
• Ye Qing reported his fourth Soul Ring to Ye Feng, who praised its quality and urged him to take someone along on future training trips.
• Ye Qing concealed the incompletely absorbed Eternal Spear and decided there was no need to discuss the primordial magnetic thunder gold yet.

Ye Qing purified the curse on the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, revealing that it was made of gold of life and using the curse’s energy to advance to level forty-six. He kept the treasure for his own cultivation plans, despite Bi Ji’s interest in it.

• Ye Qing asked Bi Ji to seal his dorm room before opening the box containing the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
• Ye Qing explained that he planned to purify the knife and use its gold of life to support his cultivation.
• Ye Qing transformed into his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger form and refined the curse, absorbing its energy and reaching level forty-six.
• The curse’s removal revealed the knife’s emerald-green appearance, and Bi Ji recognized it as gold of life.
• Bi Ji expressed her desire for the treasure, but Ye Qing put it away and refused to give it to her.

Ye Qing purified the curse's energy to raise his Soul Power, then rejected Bei Bei's invitation to join the Tang Sect. After checking in at the academic affairs office, he came across Zhang Lexuan.

• Ye Qing gained a level by refining the curse's energy and considered giving Bi Ji Gold of Life from another kill.
• Bei Bei told Ye Qing that he and Tang Ya had officially become a couple and that he had joined the Tang Sect.
• Bei Bei invited Ye Qing to join the Tang Sect, but Ye Qing declined because he had little interest in it.
• Ye Qing reflected on Bei Bei's slow cultivation and headed to the academic affairs office to check in.
• Ye Qing entered the academic affairs office and saw Zhang Lexuan helping students register.

Ye Qing ran into Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo at the Outer Court academic affairs office, where they teased each other about whether Han Ruoruo might date him. When Zhang Lexuan checked Ye Qing’s eligibility for the second year, he revealed his formidable soul rings and stunned everyone, including Han Ruoruo.

• Ye Qing greeted Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo, and he and Zhang Lexuan caught up after years apart.
• Han Ruoruo explained that she had brought Zhang Lexuan to the Outer Court to unwind after a tiring mission.
• Zhang Lexuan teased Han Ruoruo about being interested in Ye Qing, leaving both of them awkwardly speechless.
• The other students watched Ye Qing chat comfortably with the two Inner Court disciples and grew jealous.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Ye Qing to show his soul rings as part of the second-year check-in, and he revealed yellow, purple, black, and black rings that forced weaker students to the floor.
• Han Ruoruo reconsidered dating Ye Qing after seeing his power, prompting Zhang Lexuan’s incredulous reaction.

After Han Ruoruo became attracted to Ye Qing’s talent and looks, he decided to begin willpower training with Bi Ji so he could resist being swayed by other women. Bi Ji agreed to enter his Sea of Consciousness with a strand of her Spiritual Origin, and the training was about to begin.

• Han Ruoruo asked whether Ye Qing had Twin Martial Souls, then openly told Zhang Lexuan she wanted to be her sister-in-law.
• Zhang Lexuan encouraged Han Ruoruo to pursue Ye Qing, but Ye Qing left the academic affairs office without returning her interest.
• Ye Qing told Bi Ji that he needed help resisting his bodily instincts and attraction to women, and Bi Ji agreed to train him.
• Ye Qing proposed raising his standards by spending time with Bi Ji, and she agreed to enter his Sea of Consciousness while he cultivated.
• Bi Ji split off a strand of her Spiritual Origin, which appeared above the sea in Ye Qing’s Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Qing spent the night cultivating with Bi Ji’s spiritual origin, growing closer to her while becoming less interested in other women. The next morning, he and Bei Bei went to Shrek Academy’s Promotion Assessment, where Ye Qing planned to face a thousand-year soul beast and declined Bei Bei’s challenge to compete for the higher score.

• Ye Qing chatted with Bi Ji throughout the night, and their relationship warmed as he admired her spiritual-origin form.
• Bei Bei learned that Ye Qing had reached Soul Ancestor and began cultivating harder to catch up with him.
• Xue Cai told Class One that their first-day Promotion Assessment would determine whether they advanced to the second year.
• On the way to the Beast Arena, Ye Qing said he was confident about fighting a thousand-year soul beast for a higher score.
• Bei Bei challenged Ye Qing to compete for the better assessment score, but Ye Qing refused and walked ahead to Xue Cai.

Ye Qing volunteered to take the lead in Class One’s advancement assessment and challenged ten Soul Beasts at once. He defeated them in seconds and earned an unprecedented score of 150 points.

• Ye Qing told Xue Cai he would go first, then entered the Beast Arena for his assessment.
• When the chief judge asked him to choose a Soul Beast, Ye Qing asked to fight ten, and Yan Shaozhe approved the request.
• Ten Soul Beasts, including three thousand-year beasts, surrounded Ye Qing as students from Classes One and Two watched.
• Ye Qing used Holy Light Shuttle and his Speedster Domain to knock out nine beasts in seconds and tie the snake into a knot.
• The chief judge awarded Ye Qing 150 points, and the Beast Arena erupted in an uproar.

After earning a perfect score in the advancement assessment, Ye Qing prepared to take Bi Ji to Shrek City’s Treasure Appraisal Fair, where he began reconsidering how to sell his primordial magnetic thunder gold. The chapter left him worried that Shrek Academy might expect him to hand it over for free.

• Ye Qing subdued all ten Soul Beasts without killing or injuring any of them, earned 150 points, and left amid the crowd’s cheers while Bei Bei watched with clenched fists.
• Over the following week, Ye Qing nourished his opened Hidden Meridians with vitality and decided to take Bi Ji out after realizing they were running out of things to discuss.
• Ye Qing and Bi Ji agreed to visit the Treasure Appraisal Fair, while Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan also received or used invitations to attend.
• Ye Qing parted from Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan in Shrek City and bought street snacks for himself and Bi Ji to try through the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale.
• At the Treasure Appraisal Fair, Ye Qing went to the second floor and worried that Shrek Academy might claim his primordial magnetic thunder gold instead of paying him for it.

Ye Qing used his new Red Level VIP status to seek a valuable Soul Bone in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and planned to pay by trading a small quantity of primordial magnetic thunder gold. He chose the Eternal Radiance Star Right Arm Bone, and Elder Lin was summoned after learning he intended to buy it outright.

• Ye Qing worried Shrek might exploit the value of his primordial magnetic thunder gold, so he devised a plan to trade small amounts for valuable treasures.
• Ye Qing obtained a Red Level VIP card, granting him one free item and a forty-percent discount on purchases.
• Ye Qing selected the Eternal Radiance Star Right Arm Bone, priced at eighteen million Gold Soul Coins, and prepared twenty-five kilograms of primordial magnetic thunder gold.
• Ye Qing told the attendants he wanted to purchase the Soul Bone rather than claim it for free, and one attendant escorted him to a private waiting room.
• The attendant contacted Elder Lin, who wondered how Ye Qing could afford the Soul Bone and whether Old Ye had funded him.

Ye Qing persuaded Lin Huiqun to sell him the Everlasting Radiance Star Soul Bone by demonstrating how Soul Bone Fusion had strengthened his right arm bone. He traded twenty-five kilograms of primordial magnetic thunder gold for it, and Lin Huiqun added a ten-thousand-year secret-art Soul Bone.

• Lin Huiqun questioned why Ye Qing wanted the Everlasting Radiance Star and warned him not to use his red-card privileges to resell it.
• Ye Qing explained that he planned to fuse the star-attribute Soul Bone with his right arm bone and demonstrated the power of his fused Light-Breaking Demon Soul Bone.
• Lin Huiqun accepted Ye Qing's explanation and agreed to sell him the Everlasting Radiance Star.
• Ye Qing offered twenty-five kilograms of primordial magnetic thunder gold in exchange, and Lin Huiqun accepted the trade.
• Lin Huiqun gave Ye Qing an additional ten-thousand-year secret-art Soul Bone for his planned fusion.

After completing a sale and finishing his second year at Shrek Academy, Ye Qing traveled with Bi Ji to Star Luo City. Xu Jiujiu still longed for Ye Xuan, and Xu Jiawei learned he had arrived and set out to find him.

• The Treasure Gathering Pavilion delivered the Eternal Radiance Star Right Arm Bone and the Ten-Thousand-Year Secret Art Soul Bone, while Ye Qing told Lin Huiqun he had no more primordial magnetic thunder gold.
• Ye Qing spent the rest of his second year grinding through training until Bei Bei stopped trying to keep up, and he reached level 48 while Bei Bei remained below level 40.
• Ye Qing flew away from Shrek Academy with Bi Ji and decided to visit human cities in other empires.
• Xu Jiujiu continued to miss Ye Xuan, so Xu Jiawei ordered a search for him and then learned he had checked into the Starlight Hotel in Star Luo City.
• Xu Jiawei prepared his carriage to confront Ye Xuan, while Ye Qing rested at the hotel and Bi Ji emerged from the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale to treat the effects of his Soul Skill.

Ye Qing discussed his fifth Soul Ring with Bi Ji, who recommended a hundred-thousand-year Six-Winged Demon Tiger. He learned that the Star Dou Great Forest had no Dark Demon Evil God Tigers left, and Bi Ji sensed someone approaching as they neared their destination.

• Ye Qing rested in Bi Ji's lap and asked when Holy Light Shuttle would stop making him motion sick; Bi Ji said he would likely need to reach Soul Saint.
• Ye Qing asked Bi Ji to recommend a Soul Beast for his fifth Soul Ring, and she proposed a hundred-thousand-year Six-Winged Demon Tiger.
• Ye Qing asked whether any Dark Demon Evil God Tigers remained in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Bi Ji said the last known one had disappeared ten thousand years earlier.
• Ye Qing accepted Bi Ji's recommendation and reflected that he could develop his Martial Soul's power without a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring.
• Bi Ji sensed someone approaching and returned to the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale.

Ye Qing received a visit from Xu Jiawei, who tested his strength and learned that he possessed rare Golden Tree tea leaves. Xu Jiawei left impressed by Ye Qing and revealed that Xu Jiujiu could not stop thinking about him, while Ye Qing remained focused on negotiating for money.

• Bi Ji warned Ye Qing that a male Titled Douluo had arrived, and Ye Qing opened the door to find Xu Jiawei.
• Xu Jiawei silently assessed Ye Qing, then remarked that his bearing was good but his strength seemed weak.
• Ye Qing revealed his peak rank forty-eight Soul Power, surprising Xu Jiawei and earning his admiration.
• Xu Jiawei said Xu Jiujiu could not stop thinking about Ye Qing, leaving Ye Qing confused.
• Xu Jiawei recognized the Golden Tree tea and asked whether Ye Qing was from Shrek, but Ye Qing denied it and offered him the remaining leaves.

Xu Jiawei tested Ye Qing’s allegiance and background, then left him alone with Xu Jiujiu. As the two caught up, Ye Qing revealed he had a Soul Bone to sell, and Xu Jiujiu eagerly asked its price.

• Xu Jiawei concluded that Ye Qing was likely from the Star Luo Empire, admired his talent, and decided to keep an eye on his intentions toward Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu rushed into the room, and Xu Jiawei teased her about Ye Qing before leaving them alone.
• Xu Jiujiu reproached Ye Qing for not visiting her during the past year, and he explained that he had been cultivating.
• Ye Qing revealed that absorbing a Soul Bone had helped him advance six ranks in a year.
• Ye Qing offered to sell Xu Jiujiu a Soul Bone from a fifty-thousand-year-old Starry Pegasus, and she asked how much it cost.

Ye Qing offered Xu Jiujiu a fifty-thousand-year-old Starry Pegasus Soul Bone for Gold Soul Coins, and she mistook his gesture for a sign of affection before kissing him. She brought the Soul Bone to Xu Jiawei and asked for a great deal of money to buy it, while Bi Ji reacted with jealousy.

• Ye Qing offered to sell Xu Jiujiu the Starry Pegasus Soul Bone for Gold Soul Coins and let her name the price.
• Xu Jiujiu accepted the Soul Bone, read romantic meaning into Ye Qing’s actions, and kissed him; Ye Qing kissed her back.
• Bi Ji crushed her teacup and complained that she had been there first.
• Xu Jiujiu went to Xu Jiawei, asked him for lots of money, and showed him the Soul Bone.
• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei that Ye Qing was selling her the Soul Bone rather than giving it to her.

Xu Jiawei agreed to buy Ye Qing’s Soul Bone for twenty million gold, while Bi Ji confronted Ye Qing about his closeness with Xu Jiujiu. Bi Ji rejected his attempt to kiss her until he wiped away Xu Jiujiu’s lipstick, and Ye Qing returned to entertaining her with a tale.

• Xu Jiawei gave Xu Jiujiu twenty million gold cards to buy Ye Qing’s Soul Bone and told her to absorb it.
• Xu Jiujiu eagerly left to find Ye Qing, and Xu Jiawei worried that she was falling for him.
• Bi Ji complained that Ye Qing had kissed Xu Jiujiu but never kissed her, and Ye Qing explained that he was using Xu Jiujiu’s influence to help with his plans.
• Ye Qing tried to kiss Bi Ji, but she stopped him because Xu Jiujiu’s lipstick was still on his mouth and returned to the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale.
• Ye Qing washed his face, returned to brewing tea, and resumed telling Bi Ji a story about Xiao Huohuo.

Ye Qing sold Xu Jiujiu thirty kilograms of Primordial Magnetic Thunder Gold for twenty million Gold Soul Coins and spent several happy days with her in Star Luo City. He then prepared to leave, while Xu Jiujiu reluctantly watched him go.

• Xu Jiujiu paid Ye Qing twenty million Gold Soul Coins for the Soul Bones.
• Ye Qing offered to sell thirty kilograms of Primordial Magnetic Thunder Gold, and Xu Jiujiu bought it for twenty million Gold Soul Coins on behalf of the Star Luo Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu invited Ye Qing to drink, and they shared an intimate evening together.
• Ye Qing and Xu Jiujiu spent several happy days together in Star Luo City.
• Outside Star Luo City, Xu Jiujiu held Ye Qing's hand and asked whether he had to leave so soon, and Ye Qing quoted a line about enduring love.

After leaving Xu Jiujiu, Ye Qing asked Bi Ji about the poison of the jade phosphorus flowers guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained his plan to take its treasures. Bi Ji revealed that the Poison Formation posed no obstacle to her and demonstrated by transporting Ye Qing through space.

• Xu Jiujiu kissed Ye Qing goodbye and watched him leave with tears in her eyes.
• Ye Qing asked Bi Ji about jade phosphorus flowers and described the vast Poison Formation surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ye Qing explained why he believed Tang San had no divine sense guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and said he wanted to seize its treasures.
• Bi Ji felt Ye Qing underestimated her ability to handle the Poison Formation.
• Bi Ji waved her hand and took Ye Qing across space to the other side.