Chapter Summaries

The Body Sect emerged from seclusion and headed to Shrek Academy to confront it over its past treatment of Di'ao Academy. As Zhou Yi drove exhausted students through punishing training, a voice from above condemned her teaching and warned Xuan Zi that Shrek was harming another generation.

• Huo Yuhao celebrated with the Body Sect disciples before Du Busi summoned the elders to go to Shrek Academy and settle its old score with Xuan Zi.
• Du Busi brought Huo Yuhao along as the Body Sect elders flew toward Shrek, openly announcing their return from seclusion.
• At Shrek, Xuan Zi felt an ominous unease while Zhou Yi forced her new students, including Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, through exhausting training.
• Xiao Xiao failed to finish her assigned laps, and Zhou Yi spared her because of her rare Martial Soul but ordered three other students to withdraw.
• A thunderous voice from above Shrek condemned Zhou Yi and warned Xuan Zi that he had already ruined one generation of students, as pressure descended upon Zhou Yi.

Du Busi led the Body Sect into Shrek Academy to demand an explanation for Shrek’s earlier abduction of someone from Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, while also seeking Huo Yuhao’s Ultimate Martial Soul Cultivation Manual. The confrontation escalated until Mu En intervened, and Du Busi prepared to fight him.

• Du Busi used his aura to injure Zhou Yi and mocked Shrek’s training methods, while Xuan Zi defended her and challenged the Body Sect’s intrusion.
• Du Busi declared that the Body Sect had come on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire to demand an explanation for Shrek’s actions at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
• Xuan Zi invoked the Body Sect’s old oath, but Du Busi announced that the sect was ending its seclusion and unleashed a full display of his power.
• Du Busi attacked Yan Shaozhe, and Xuan Zi intercepted him before their clash shook Shrek Academy and opened spatial rifts.
• Mu En emerged from the Sea God’s Pavilion and stopped their clash, but Du Busi refused to back down and entered his Body Martial Soul Second Awakening state to challenge him.

Du Busi and Mu En fought above Shrek Academy while the Body Sect moved to capture Xuan Zi over his treatment of Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao's new dragon-cry technique stunned Xuan Zi, and the Body Sect surrounded him as Mu En transformed to intervene.

• Du Busi awakened his Body Martial Soul and fought Mu En, who held back because killing Du Busi could cost him his life and damage Shrek's ties with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xuan Zi blamed Huo Yuhao for Shrek's predicament and tried to capture him, but Du Busi stopped Mu En from rushing to his rescue.
• Huo Yuhao used Azure Sky Soul-Shattering Chant, developed with Hong Yue, to stun Xuan Zi and other Beast Martial Soul wielders.
• Mu En realized the Body Sect's plan and transformed into his Radiant Sacred Dragon as its Titled Douluo surrounded Xuan Zi.
• Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Avatar to defend himself while the Body Sect demanded justice.

Du Busi defeated Xuan Zi and demanded that Shrek answer for his attack on Di'ao Academy. Mu En agreed to send Xuan Zi under guard to Heaven Dou City and compensate Di'ao, while Du Busi also demanded Shrek’s Ultimate Martial Soul cultivation manuals for Huo Yuhao.

• The Body Sect and Shrek’s Titled Douluos joined forces to shield the academy as Du Busi and Mu En, and the Body Sect elders and Xuan Zi, clashed.
• The resulting shock waves battered the defensive barrier, so Mu En used the Golden Tree’s power to protect Shrek Academy and Shrek City.
• Du Busi declared that Xuan Zi’s defeat meant Shrek had lost, and Lang Ya mocked Shrek while Yan Shaozhe restrained his anger.
• Mu En asked what the Body Sect wanted, and Du Busi demanded that Xuan Zi be escorted under guard to Heaven Dou City for the imperial family to judge.
• Du Busi demanded that Shrek compensate Di'ao Academy for all losses caused by Xuan Zi, and Mu En agreed.
• Du Busi insisted that Huo Yuhao copy Shrek’s secret manuals on cultivating Ultimate Martial Souls, leaving Mu En silent.

Mu En negotiated with Du Busi over Shrek’s Ultimate Secret Manual after the Body Sect demanded it for Huo Yuhao. The sides reached an agreement, and Mu En warned the Body Sect about Huo Yuhao’s cultivation and the risks of drawing attention to him.

• Du Busi attacked Yan Shaozhe for interrupting, but Mu En stopped the blow and said Shrek could not share the manual lightly.
• Du Busi argued that giving Huo Yuhao the manual would help prepare him to oppose the Sun Moon Empire, and Mu En agreed to let him consult it under conditions.
• Mu En required Huo Yuhao to study the manual inside the Sea God Pavilion for three days and make a witnessed copy to burn afterward; Huo Yuhao agreed.
• Mu En also demanded that Song Yunzhi and Ma Xiaotao accompany Xuan Zi while he was away from Shrek, and Du Busi accepted after sealing Xuan Zi’s Soul Power and handing him to Zhuang Yusen.
• Mu En gave the Ultimate Secret Manual to Huo Yuhao and warned the Body Sect that Ultimate Martial Soul possessors cultivated slowly between Soul Elder and Soul Saint, and that pushing Huo Yuhao into the spotlight could endanger him.

Huo Yuhao studied Shrek’s ultimate martial soul manual and developed a plan to use ultimate ice to temper his body and advance the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art. After returning the original scroll, he joined the others as Ma Xiaotao prepared to travel with the Body Sect, while Mu En collapsed from exhaustion.

• Huo Yuhao copied the manual and concluded that ultimate ice should nourish his martial arts cultivation rather than become his primary focus.
• Huo Yuhao devised a way to use extreme cold to temper his body, but decided to wait until his meridians were stronger before trying it.
• Huo Yuhao returned Mu En’s original manual, and Mu En let him keep the copy containing his own insights.
• Mu En urged Xuan Zi to learn from the incident, and Ma Xiaotao said she would not let Shrek down.
• Mu En sent the Body Sect members off, then collapsed and asked Shrek’s people to take him to the Golden Tree.

The Body Sect returned to Heaven Dou City with Xuan Zi captive, while its elders teased Huo Yuhao about marriage. Ma Xiaotao challenged Huo Yuhao to a duel after he defended Du Busi’s treatment of Xuan Zi.

• Du Busi asked Huo Yuhao about his future wife, and the Body Sect members argued over possible matches for him.
• Huo Yuhao released his Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon Martial Soul to stop the elders’ matchmaking argument.
• Xuan Zi insulted the Body Sect, prompting Du Busi to confront him.
• Ma Xiaotao activated Phoenix Wings Soaring to defend Xuan Zi, and Huo Yuhao used Ultimate Ice to suppress her flames.
• After the group landed near Heaven Dou City, Du Busi and Xuan Zi wrestled while the Body Sect members cheered them on.
• Ma Xiaotao challenged Huo Yuhao to fight her using only her first two Soul Skills.

Huo Yuhao exposed Ma Xiaotao’s hidden phoenix-fire condition and revealed that Elder Mu had offered a steep price for his help. He left the decision to Du Busi, who weighed Shrek Academy’s proposed deal.

• Huo Yuhao refused Ma Xiaotao’s challenge, explaining that the fight would be unfair and meaningless.
• Ma Xiaotao attacked Huo Yuhao, but Jin Peng stopped her while the Body Sect elders held back Song Yunzhi.
• Huo Yuhao deduced that Ma Xiaotao’s impure phoenix fire needed his ultimate ice either to suppress its evil fire or trigger a dangerous evolution.
• Huo Yuhao told Du Busi that Elder Mu had explained Ma Xiaotao’s condition and offered two hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, access to most of Shrek’s materials, and one promise of military aid.
• Huo Yuhao asked Du Busi to decide whether the Body Sect would accept Elder Mu’s offer.

Shrek Academy offered the Body Sect a lavish deal to treat Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire, and Du Busi demanded medicinal herbs as a deposit. Huo Yuhao and Du Busi accepted the advance while suspecting Mu En had broader plans for Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao.

• Xuan Zi outlined Shrek Academy’s offer of rare Soul Beast hunts, access to its materials, and military assistance in exchange for treating Ma Xiaotao.
• Du Busi demanded one mental-attribute herb and one ice-attribute herb as a deposit, and Song Yunzhi agreed to deliver them after Xuan Zi returned to Shrek City.
• Huo Yuhao privately told Du Busi that Shrek’s generosity suggested Ma Xiaotao’s condition was severe or that the academy had another motive.
• Du Busi warned that Mu En might be shaping Shrek’s future through Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao, and questioned whether Shrek would honor the deal after Mu En died.
• Huo Yuhao said he would suppress Ma Xiaotao and help the empire root out Shrek’s influence if the academy caused trouble, and Du Busi approved.

Huo Yuhao and the Body Sect arrived in Heaven Dou City, where the Royal Knights escorted them to the imperial palace for a banquet. During the journey, Huo Yuhao and Du Busi debated the strength of Soul Tools, and the chapter ended as the group reached the palace grounds.

• Xuan Zi arrived in Heaven Dou City as a prisoner and reflected on his changed circumstances.
• Commander Mo Feng and the Royal Knights welcomed Du Busi and the Body Sect on the emperor’s orders.
• Huo Yuhao and the others rode toward the palace in carriages, while Xuan Zi and his companions received a less comfortable one.
• Du Busi warned Huo Yuhao against relying on Soul Tools, but Huo Yuhao argued that their technology posed a serious threat.
• Du Busi showed Huo Yuhao a Sun Moon Empire Soul Cannon shell, crushed it before it could explode, and explained the Body Sect’s reliance on physical strength.
• The group arrived at the imperial palace grounds and prepared to disembark.

Huo Yuhao waited in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace while the elders discussed how the emperor might respond to Shrek Academy’s attack on Di'ao Academy. The emperor then summoned Huo Yuhao for a private audience, leaving Ma Xiaotao behind.

• Du Busi took Xuan Zi and Qingying Douluo to meet the emperor and told Huo Yuhao to wait in the Heavenly Star Hall with Xue Yang and Bai Ming.
• Mu Yun escorted Huo Yuhao, Xue Yang, Bai Ming, and Ma Xiaotao to the hall, where Huo Yuhao learned about Mu Yun’s daughter Mu Xue and her friendship with Princess Vina.
• While they waited, Huo Yuhao asked how the emperor might deal with Shrek Academy, and Xue Yang and Bai Ming predicted that Shrek would be monitored and warned.
• Ma Xiaotao angrily defended Shrek, but Bai Ming and Xue Yang challenged her and reminded her that Xuan Zi was awaiting the emperor’s punishment.
• A red-robed attendant delivered the emperor’s decree summoning Huo Yuhao for an immediate audience.

Huo Yuhao met Emperor Xue Heng in the Hall of Mental Cultivation and explained why he planned to cultivate the Ice Dragon Martial Soul first. He left the emperor, Vina, and Du Busi impressed by his ambition to strengthen his body before transforming his Spirit Eyes through talisman-master methods.

• Mu Yun escorted Huo Yuhao to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where Emperor Xue Heng asked about his future cultivation and offered imperial resources.
• Vina urged Huo Yuhao to consider carefully, while Du Busi promised the Body Sect would support whichever martial soul he chose to cultivate first.
• Huo Yuhao reasoned that strengthening his physique with the Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon would prepare him to bear the spiritual power needed to evolve his Spirit Eyes.
• Huo Yuhao announced that he would cultivate the Ice Dragon Martial Soul first, explaining that he expected his Spirit Eyes to evolve and that the Body Sect should be his foundation.
• Du Busi laughed with approval at Huo Yuhao's reasoning, while Xue Heng and Vina reacted with surprise.

Xue Heng granted Huo Yuhao the hereditary Azure Dragon viscount title and named him deputy commander of the reinstated Ring of the Heavens Knight Order. After Du Busi recommended Long Aotian and five other Body Sect disciples for positions, Xue Heng appointed them, then gave Huo Yuhao a starlight sapphire Storage Soul Tool at Vina’s request.

• Xue Heng praised Huo Yuhao’s cultivation judgment, and Du Busi pledged the Body Sect’s support for him before the emperor.
• Xue Heng granted Huo Yuhao the hereditary title of Azure Dragon Viscount and appointed him deputy commander of the Ring of the Heavens Knight Order, tasking him with leading the Azure Dragon Guard against evil soul masters.
• Vina reminded Xue Heng that the order’s commander had not been chosen, and Du Busi recommended Long Aotian for the post along with five Body Sect disciples as captains.
• Xue Heng appointed Long Aotian commander of the Celestial Guard and named Wang Yanfeng, Chen Yu, Chen Lü, Gu Tong, and Jiang Yixi the order’s five captains.
• Du Busi teased Xue Heng about arranging a marriage for Huo Yuhao, and Xue Heng gave Huo Yuhao a starlight sapphire Storage Soul Tool that Vina had asked him to provide.

Huo Yuhao received Xue Heng’s gifts and learned how Heaven Dou had settled its dispute with Shrek. Du Busi arranged for Huo Yuhao to represent Di'ao Academy, pursue Soul Tool research, and begin formal Body Sect training, leaving him with the challenge of leading Di'ao to victory in next year’s tournament.

• Xue Heng gave Huo Yuhao a Starlight Sapphire Necklace containing at least one and a half million Gold Soul Coins and rare ice marrow, while Vina encouraged him to accept their support.
• Du Busi explained that Shrek had to apologize publicly, pay Di'ao’s losses, regulate its conduct in Heaven Dou, and participate in a six-month exchange program.
• Du Busi told Huo Yuhao that Long Aotian and Ma Xiaotao would represent Di'ao in the exchange, and that Huo Yuhao was expected to help monitor Ma Xiaotao’s evil fire.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to represent Di'ao in next year’s Soul Master Tournament and asked to join its Soul Tool Department to explore using the body as a tool and spiritual power as a carving blade.
• Du Busi assigned Lang Ya and Gu Tong to study with Huo Yuhao, warned him to consult Du Busi and Hong Yue before trying his plan, and ordered him to begin formal Body Sect training.
• Du Busi challenged Huo Yuhao to lead Di'ao to the tournament championship, promising to consider him for Young Sect Master if he succeeded and demanding he relinquish his Azure Dragon Noble Title and deputy commander post if he failed.

Huo Yuhao received the Azure Dragon Seal and began studying the Body Sect’s Secret of the Body, learning how its Second Awakening worked. Du Busi set a demanding training plan to strengthen him so he could absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring from a Super Soul Beast at rank thirty.

• Huo Yuhao accepted his Azure Dragon Viscount seal and returned to the Body Sect with Du Busi and the others, while Ma Xiaotao was taken back to Di'ao Academy after her Evil Fire was suppressed.
• Xue Xin promised Di'ao Academy would support Huo Yuhao’s growth and arrange for a Soul Tool expert to teach him.
• Du Busi gave Huo Yuhao the Secret of the Body and explained the Body Ancestor’s beliefs, the role of divinity, and how pain and insight could trigger a Body Martial Soul’s Second Awakening.
• Huo Yuhao studied the manual’s meridian diagram, recognized similarities to the Martial Scripture, and quickly learned the Body Sect’s secret arts and combat techniques under Du Busi’s guidance.
• Du Busi ordered Huo Yuhao to remain at the Body Sect until rank thirty, refine ice marrow and medicinal herbs, and undergo lightning baptism when thunderstorms came so he could prepare for a Second Awakening and a powerful Soul Ring.

Huo Yuhao tempered his body by absorbing the ice marrow under the Ice Empress's guidance, and his Soul Power increased slightly. The dormant Gray Pearl awakened Electrolux, who introduced himself to Huo Yuhao and revealed that he came from another world.

• Du Busi planned to capture a Sea Dragon for Huo Yuhao's Second Soul Ring and left to search for one.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the ice marrow while the Ice Empress guided its power through his meridians, bones, and skin.
• Huo Yuhao endured the painful tempering until his Soul Power bottleneck broke and his level increased slightly.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rambled to the dormant Gray Pearl, which suddenly trembled and manifested an elderly figure.
• Electrolux introduced himself to Huo Yuhao and said he came from another world, like the Martial Ancestor.

Electrolux recounted his origins and the history of the Shengmo Continent, then explained how magic and Soul Skills worked. Huo Yuhao recognized that Electrolux's insights could help him understand Soul Skills and advance his Spirit Eyes, and listened as Electrolux described Soul Master cultivation as a stage of borrowing external power to reach natural elements.

• Huo Yuhao asked Electrolux about his surviving Divine Sense, and Electrolux explained that his original body had died and that Tian Meng's fusion had drawn him to the Douluo Continent.
• Huo Yuhao trusted Electrolux because he had not harmed him and the Martial Scripture had accepted him; Electrolux expressed gratitude for sharing Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness with the Martial Scripture.
• Electrolux told Huo Yuhao, the Ice Empress, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm about the Shengmo Continent, his break with the Glorious Church, and his transformation into the Undead Scourge.
• Moved by Electrolux's experiences and understanding of life and death, Huo Yuhao bowed to him and thanked him for his guidance.
• Electrolux distinguished magic from Soul Skills, explaining that Soul Skills arose from the resonance between Soul Rings and Martial Souls, while Soul Beast abilities more closely resembled magic.
• Electrolux described Soul Master cultivation as borrowing external power to communicate with natural elements, and Huo Yuhao listened closely for insights useful to his future cultivation.

Electrolux analyzed Huo Yuhao’s Soul Rings and concluded that the Soul Master system relied on external bridges to reach the laws of heaven and earth. After the Martial Scripture revealed a higher realm, Huo Yuhao gained recognition for combining Soul Magic and the Talisman Master system, while Electrolux passed his magical insights to him.

• Huo Yuhao summoned his Soul Rings and let Electrolux examine them firsthand.
• Electrolux explained that Soul Rings were magic arrays containing Soul Power seals, Soul Beast soul fragments, and fragments of laws.
• Electrolux described Soul Masters as relying on Soul Beasts and Martial Souls as crutches, while proposing a progression from borrowed power to creating laws.
• The Martial Scripture shone and showed Electrolux the Above Sovereign realm, while Huo Yuhao gained recognition from the Talisman Master system for his proposed cultivation path.
• Electrolux bowed to the Martial Scripture and passed his magical cultivation insights to Huo Yuhao as an inheritance.

Huo Yuhao continued his intense training and learned that Su Tong had come to Di'ao Academy to see him, prompting his sectmates to tease him. After sparring with them, he demonstrated his new Immovable Ice Dragon Bell, then Jin Peng took him and Gu Tong to meet a Heaven Dou operative.

• Huo Yuhao's sectmates told him that Su Tong had visited Di'ao Academy looking for him and teased him about their relationship.
• Huo Yuhao transformed with his Azure Sky Profound Ice Dragon Martial Soul and fought Wang Yanfeng, Chen Yu, Chen Lü, and Gu Tong.
• Huo Yuhao used Immovable Ice Dragon Bell to block their combined attack, then countered and forced Chen Yu to surrender.
• Huo Yuhao told Jin Peng that Immovable Ice Dragon Bell could likely withstand a full-power attack from a newly promoted Soul King.
• Jin Peng took Huo Yuhao and Gu Tong to meet the Heaven Dou operative embedded in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Huo Yuhao and Gu Tong began studying Soul Tools under Linghu, a Heaven Dou spy and researcher at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Spiritual Detection Sharing and Huo Yuhao’s inventive designs revealed the potential for combining Soul Tools with his other arts, leaving Gu Tong determined to master the fundamentals.

• Jin Peng introduced Linghu as an undercover Level 6 Soul Engineer and asked him to teach Huo Yuhao, Gu Tong, and Lang Ya when he returned.
• Linghu explained that Spiritual Power was vital to Soul Engineering, and Huo Yuhao demonstrated how Spiritual Detection Sharing could help engrave Core Arrays and coordinate Soul Engineers.
• Linghu dismantled an illumination Soul Tool and taught its Core Array principles while Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to examine the components.
• Electrolux studied the Soul Tool and offered to help Huo Yuhao combine Talisman Master Artifact Refining, Soul Tools, and Magic Arrays.
• Huo Yuhao sketched ideas for new Soul Tools, including laser, blinding, barrier, illusion, and healing designs, impressing Linghu with concepts beyond the Sun Moon Empire’s existing research.
• Gu Tong recognized Soul Tools’ potential, accepted that Huo Yuhao was far ahead of him, and began studying the fundamentals on his own.