Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming enslaved Gu Yue and organized the awakened souls to rebuild and manage the Reincarnation Tower. He took Qiangu Zhangting and the souls reincarnated by Du Busi and his brother to the third layer, intending to use its Soul-Shaping Path to draw the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek into his plans.

• Lin Ming told Gu Yue she would work for him forever, then awakened Demon Spirit, Xu Tianjiao, Xia Bingxin, and Xia Bingyu and showed them a recording explaining the Reincarnation Tower.
• Lin Ming tested Demon Spirit's loyalty by asking him to kill Gu Yue, but Demon Spirit hesitated, while Gu Yue offered to atone and earn enough credits to leave.
• Lin Ming appointed Xu Tianjiao administrator of the first layer and ordered him to sort and register every soul, sending the wicked to the furnace and keeping the good ones.
• Lin Ming took Qiangu Zhangting's soul and the souls Du Busi and his brother had reincarnated as to the third layer to use its Soul-Shaping Path.

Lin Ming revealed that the Qiangu Clan had arranged Lu Ya’s parents’ deaths and sold him into slavery, then offered him a chance to replace Qiangu Zhangting and infiltrate the Spirit Pagoda. Lu Ya accepted, and Lin Ming warned that the soul fusion would erase his independent identity and leave him in lasting agony.

• Lin Ming awakened Lu Ya’s soul and questioned him about his parents’ deaths and his enslavement.
• Lin Ming claimed the Qiangu Clan had turned Soul Masters into Evil Soul Masters and framed the Holy Spirit Cult, then showed Lu Ya evidence implicating the Spirit Pagoda.
• Furious and eager for revenge, Lu Ya agreed to replace Qiangu Zhangting and use his position to strike at Qiangu Dongfeng and the Qiangu Clan.
• Lin Ming told Lu Ya that the process would fuse their souls, erase his Martial Soul and independent identity, and cause lasting agony, while requiring him to help frame Shrek.

Lin Ming replaced Lu Ya’s Body Martial Soul with Qiangu Zhangting’s Coiling Dragon Staff and began fusing their souls so Lu Ya could impersonate Qiangu Zhangting. The fusion unexpectedly woke Qiangu Zhangting, who threatened the Myriad Demon King as Lin Ming reacted with surprise.

• Lu Ya agreed to do anything necessary to take revenge, and Lin Ming decided to use Qiangu Zhangting’s soul to help him infiltrate the Qiangu Clan.
• Lin Ming extracted Qiangu Zhangting’s Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul and implanted it into Lu Ya, spending twenty energy crystals.
• Lin Ming began fusing Qiangu Zhangting’s soul with Lu Ya’s to transfer memories, using one more energy crystal.
• Qiangu Zhangting suddenly woke during the fusion and threatened the Myriad Demon King, while the distant Myriad Demon King sneezed.
• Lin Ming stared at the awakened Qiangu Zhangting and remarked that the process had a second stage.

Lin Ming had Lu Ya devour Qiangu Zhangting’s soul and learned the Golden Dragon King’s blood essence had recovered. He then began a plan to keep Shrek occupied by targeting the Spirit Pagoda, arriving with Xiong Jun at Shrek Prison to find an eighteen-year-old Evil Soul Master.

• Lin Ming suppressed Qiangu Zhangting’s soul, and Lu Ya devoured it, gaining most of his memories, Martial Soul, and appearance.
• The Golden Dragon King told Lin Ming that his origin blood essence had recovered to thirty percent, though his strength had not.
• Lin Ming decided to frame Shrek and keep it distracted by targeting the Spirit Pagoda.
• Lin Ming and Xiong Jun reached Shrek Prison, disabled its soul-guidance surveillance, and entered to find a young Evil Soul Master.

Lin Ming arranged for Lu Ya to be reborn in the body of a young Evil Soul Master who looked like Qiangu Zhangting, then set a plan in motion to deliver him to Qiangu Dongfeng. The chapter ended as Lu Ya arrived at the Qiangu Clan’s grounds, setting up a confrontation with his former grandfather.

• Lin Ming used the Reincarnation Tower to place Lu Ya’s soul in an Evil Soul Master’s body, and Lu Ya declared himself the real Qiangu Zhangting.
• Lin Ming recruited two prison guards by promising them new bodies and ordered them to torture Lu Ya for a week before sending him to Song Zhan for delivery to Qiangu Dongfeng.
• Lin Ming returned to Eastsea City, managed the Lin Group’s accounts with Bi Ji’s help, and planted a suggestion that made Long Yeyue visit Shrek Prison each day.
• After a week, the two guards delivered Lu Ya to the Qiangu Clan’s grounds while Qiangu Dongfeng was present.

Qiangu Dongfeng discovered that the unconscious Evil Soul Master Lu Ya carried the same Break Evil Dragon Soul as his dead grandson, Qiangu Zhangting. After killing one prison guard and interrogating the other, he seized the guard’s recording Soul Tool to learn who had arranged the encounter.

• Two prison guards delivered Lu Ya and a group of Evil Soul Masters to Qiangu Dongfeng, intending for him to kill Lu Ya himself.
• Qiangu Dongfeng sensed Lu Ya’s Break Evil Dragon Soul and recognized its resemblance to Qiangu Zhangting’s.
• The guards tried to flee, but Qiangu Dongfeng crushed their limbs and demanded to know why they had brought Lu Ya to him.
• Qiangu Dongfeng killed one guard after he threatened him, and the surviving guard said his superiors had ordered him to record Qiangu Dongfeng killing Lu Ya.
• Qiangu Dongfeng spotted the surviving guard trying to destroy his recording Soul Tool, knocked him back, and took the device.

Qiangu Dongfeng watched a recording that appeared to show Shrek torturing Qiangu Zhangting and plotting to make him kill his own grandson. Lu Ya woke and claimed to be Zhangting reincarnated, leaving Qiangu Dongfeng enraged and vowing revenge against Shrek.

• Qiangu Dongfeng watched a recording of prison guards torturing an Evil Soul Master named Qiangu Zhangting and questioning him about secrets only Qiangu Zhangting could know.
• The recording showed Long Yeyue ordering the guards to make Qiangu Dongfeng kill his grandson, and Qiangu Dongfeng killed a guard who refused to explain what was happening.
• Qiangu Dongfeng revived the injured Lu Ya, who woke and called him Grandpa, claiming he was Qiangu Zhangting and had not died.
• Lu Ya blamed Shrek, Long Yeyue, and Yun Ming for killing him, resurrecting him in an Evil Soul Master's body, torturing him for secrets, and planning to make Qiangu Dongfeng kill him.
• Qiangu Dongfeng believed Lu Ya and raged against Yun Ming and Long Yeyue, swearing to kill them.

Qiangu Dongfeng confirmed that Lu Ya’s soul was Qiangu Zhangting’s and, convinced Shrek had manipulated him into nearly killing his grandson, flew into a rage and attacked Shrek Academy. Tang Hao, inside Yun Ming’s body, confronted him after Qiangu Dongfeng destroyed the costly temporary academy, and the two prepared to fight.

• Lu Ya entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, where his soul projection appeared as Qiangu Zhangting, convincing Qiangu Dongfeng that his grandson was alive.
• Qiangu Dongfeng blamed Shrek, Long Yeyue, and Yun Ming for deceiving him and roared that they would pay for what they had done.
• Qiangu Dongfeng flew to Shrek Academy and smashed its temporary buildings and materials with his Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Tang Hao, inside Yun Ming’s body, charged at Qiangu Dongfeng, furious over the destruction of the ten-billion-worth construction site.
• Ya Li strengthened Tang Hao, and Qiangu Dongfeng locked his Break Evil Dragon Soul onto him as they faced off.

Qiangu Dongfeng unleashed his full strength against Tang Hao, destroying much of Shrek in their battle. After both fighters were left badly injured, Qiangu Dongfeng bit off and swallowed Tang Hao’s ear.

• Qiangu Dongfeng used the Unyielding Staff Technique to attack Yun Ming, and Tang Hao intercepted the strike with his spear, destroying buildings across Shrek.
• Tang Hao counterattacked with Sky-Piercing Sun-Shooting and pierced Qiangu Dongfeng’s shoulder, but Qiangu Dongfeng charged again in a frenzy.
• Qiangu Dongfeng summoned a Dragon Soul duplicate and launched a life-sacrificing staff attack at Tang Hao, reducing Shrek’s fissure to countless ravines.
• Tang Hao survived the blast with a charred hand and found Qiangu Dongfeng still breathing, then lifted him from the ground.
• Qiangu Dongfeng bit off Tang Hao’s ear and swallowed it, leaving Tang Hao furious.

Tang Hao fought Qiangu Dieting after Qiangu Qingfeng rescued Qiangu Dongfeng, and the battle devastated Shrek Academy. The Qiangu family withdrew with Qiangu Dongfeng, leaving Tang Hao furious but unable to continue the fight.

• Tang Hao tried to kill Qiangu Dongfeng, but Qiangu Dieting and Qiangu Qingfeng arrived and Qiangu Qingfeng pulled Qiangu Dongfeng from Tang Hao’s grasp.
• Qiangu Dieting battered the weakened Tang Hao with the Coiling Dragon Staff while Ya Li lent Tang Hao power and defensive support.
• Tang Hao burned the power of faith to unleash Sky-Piercing Sun-Shooting, but Qiangu Dieting defended against the strike and the shock wave obliterated Shrek Academy.
• Qiangu Qingfeng and Qiangu Dieting confronted Tang Hao, who accused Qiangu Dongfeng of attacking Shrek and biting off his ear.
• Qiangu Dieting admitted the Qiangu family was in the wrong and left with Qiangu Qingfeng and Qiangu Dongfeng, promising to settle the matter after Dongfeng recovered.

Tang Hao seethed over losing an ear while Qiangu Dongfeng discovered he might soon break through to the Quasi-God level, prompting the Qiangu Clan to declare all-out confrontation with Shrek. Lin Ming then arrived at Shrek and demanded twenty billion in compensation for the damage, leaving Tang Hao stunned by the contract's fine print.

• Long Yeyue emerged after Qiangu Dieting and the others left, and Tang Hao angrily told her to get lost as she tried to justify her retreat.
• Qiangu Dongfeng woke after a day unconscious and told Qiangu Dieting and Qiangu Qingfeng that he believed he had reached a bottleneck before the Quasi-God level.
• Qiangu Dieting reassured Qiangu Dongfeng that the family would accept Zhangting, then declared all-out confrontation with Shrek while Dongfeng focused on breaking through.
• Lin Ming visited Shrek three days later and presented Tang Hao with loss reports and a contract demanding twenty billion in compensation.
• Tang Hao protested the triple-compensation clause and questioned the reported losses, but Lin Ming pointed out that the clause was in the contract.

Lin Ming collected Shrek's construction payments from Tang Hao, leaving the academy short on funds. While searching the Sea God Pavilion for valuables to sell, Tang Hao found Huo Yuhao's sealed Secret of the Body and decided to auction it at a grand event one week later.

• Lin Ming showed Tang Hao the construction records and contract, and Long Yeyue ordered Shrek to pay twenty billion in compensation.
• Tang Hao transferred the twenty billion and the remaining nine billion construction payment to Lin Ming.
• Tang Hao learned that Shrek had roughly ten billion left after construction costs and began gathering Sea God Pavilion treasures to sell.
• Tang Hao found an ancient box sealed by Spirit Ice Douluo and discovered the Secret of the Body inside.
• Tang Hao decided to auction the manual and other treasures at Shrek Academy one week later.

Shrek announced an auction featuring the Secret of the Body, enraging the Body Sect and drawing the attention of nations and factions. Du Bisou recruited Lin Ming to wait until Shrek sold the manual, then expose it publicly and force the auction house to compensate the buyer.

• Tang Hao arranged publicity for Shrek's auction, which offered Soul Bones, immortal herbs, and the Secret of the Body.
• Shrek's announcement caused factions across the continent to prepare to bid, while Mu Ye, Du Busi, and Du Bisou condemned Shrek for keeping and selling the Body Sect's secret.
• Du Bisou proposed paying Lin Ming tens of billions to help retaliate against Shrek, and Lin Ming agreed to hear the plan.
• Du Bisou planned to wait until Shrek sold the Secret of the Body before the Body Sect released its authentic version, triggering the auction house's tenfold compensation rule.
• Lin Ming recognized the scheme as a way to scam Shrek and enthusiastically approved.

Lin Ming and Du Bisou plotted to use the Body Sect’s Secret of the Body to fleece Shrek Academy, while Lin Ming prepared for a continent-wide auction. At the auction, Lin Hui confronted Lin Ming and threatened that Lin Construction’s hidden financial disaster would eventually claim the Shrek contract money.

• Lin Ming agreed with Du Bisou to buy Shrek’s copy of the Secret of the Body and sell the debt to others who could collect from Shrek.
• Lin Ming reasoned that Shrek would have to honor its contract and compensation guarantees, then decided to keep bidding on the Body Sect’s manual.
• Lin Ming used the week before the auction to build a luxurious auction house and drew on the joint account holding nearly a hundred billion.
• Powers from across the continent gathered at Shrek Academy, and Lin Ming attended the auction prepared to become Shrek’s enemy.
• Lin Hui confronted Lin Ming with Lin Zhen present and claimed that Lin Construction was an empty shell whose collapse would let them take the money from the Shrek order.

Lin Ming dismissed Lin Hui’s threat and planned to exploit his uncle’s interest in the construction project while the Shrek auction began. At the auction, Leng Yulai and Leng Yaozhu competed for an immortal herb, with Leng Yulai bidding on behalf of the Yun Ming soul sharing her body.

• Lin Hui threatened Lin Ming over the project, but Lin Ming brushed him off and decided to let his uncle and his backers take part of it.
• The auction opened with ordinary items that sold for thirty billion in total, delighting Tang Hao as the proceeds recovered his compensation to Lin Ming.
• Three Soul Bones sold for enormous prices, including a spiritual head bone that went for five billion to a mysterious buyer.
• Leng Yaozhu bid on a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, but Leng Yulai immediately outbid her for the herb Yun Ming wanted.
• Leng Yulai, a Holy Spirit Cult Heavenly King sharing her body with Yun Ming, continued the bidding with confidence.

Leng Yulai and Yun Ming traveled to Shrek City, where she bought a cockscomb phoenix sunflower for three billion after Yun Ming explained it could strengthen his Evil Phoenix Fire-Tip Spear. The auction then introduced a Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma, while Leng Yaozhu suspected Leng Yulai’s identity and resolved to investigate her.

• Leng Yulai and Yun Ming arrived in Shrek City, and Yun Ming asked her to obtain the cockscomb phoenix sunflower so his martial soul could grow stronger.
• Leng Yulai outbid Leng Yaozhu and bought the immortal herb for three billion, then told Yun Ming she had secured it for him.
• Leng Yaozhu suspected the rival bidder was Leng Yulai and decided to investigate after the auction.
• The Heaven Dou Empire bought the Eight-Stamen Profound Ice Ginseng for two billion.
• The auctioneer introduced the fifty-thousand-year-old Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma, which could strengthen a Dragon Clan bloodline and potentially trigger a second awakening of a Dragon Martial Soul.
• The chapter revealed that Long Yeyue had already consumed another Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma, helping her purify her bloodline and reach the quasi-god level.

Lin Ming learned that the Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma contained a remnant of the Water Dragon King's soul, leading the Golden Dragon King to insist they visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Lin Ming agreed to seek the Dragon Kings' remains after stabilizing the Star Luo Empire, then planned to fuse the Water Dragon King's remnant with the Vast Sea Glazed True Dragon's soul and reincarnate the result.

• The Golden Dragon King told Lin Ming that a remnant soul of the Water Dragon King was hidden inside the Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma.
• The Golden Dragon King inferred that the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King rested within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and urged Lin Ming to take him there so he could devour their remains.
• Lin Ming promised to help the Golden Dragon King reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after stabilizing the Star Luo Empire.
• Lin Ming reasoned that the other Dragon Kings' souls might also remain and said he could extract and edit them rather than summon them.
• Lin Ming proposed fusing the Water Dragon King's remnant soul with the Vast Sea Glazed True Dragon's hundred-thousand-year Dragon Soul, then reincarnating the result.
• The Golden Dragon King realized Lin Ming intended to create a Dragon King-level soul and eagerly approved of the plan.

Lin Ming won the Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma for four billion, knowing it contained the Water Dragon King’s soul, before Shrek Academy put the Secret of the Body up for auction. As the bidding reached fifty billion and the Star Luo Empire led, Lin Ming wondered why the Douluo Federation had not bid, leaving the auction unresolved.

• Lin Ming outbid En Ci and won the Dragon Blood Jade Ganoderma for four billion.
• Lin Ming bought several other items before Shrek Academy introduced the Secret of the Body as its final lot.
• The auctioneer guaranteed the Secret of the Body’s authenticity and exclusivity, while Body Sect members resented Shrek’s offer.
• The Spirit Pagoda and Tang Sect joined the bidding, but Han Tianyi and Hu Jie’s factions eventually stopped bidding as the price climbed.
• The Star Luo Empire bid fifty billion for the Secret of the Body, and Lin Ming questioned why the Douluo Federation had not joined the auction.

Lin Ming won the Secret of the Body and secured a contract that could make Shrek liable for massive compensation if the item was fake. Tang Hao agreed to escort him toward Eastsea City, but rival factions pursued them, including Leng Yulai and Leng Yaozhu.

• Lin Ming outbid Dai Yun'er and En Ci for the Secret of the Body with a bid of 50,000,000,001, and the Star Luo Empire gave up.
• Tang Hao and Long Yeyue confronted Lin Ming, who paid for his purchases and signed a Federation-filed contract guaranteeing tenfold compensation if the Secret of the Body was fake.
• Lin Ming asked Tang Hao to escort him to Eastsea City, and Tang Hao agreed while Ya Li accompanied them.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li flew with Lin Ming out of Shrek City, and numerous factions followed them.
• Leng Yulai pursued Tang Hao with her Phoenix Fire-Tipped Spear, while Leng Yaozhu followed to find out whether Leng Yulai was her younger sister.

Yun Ming, possessing a strange red-clad body, confronted Tang Hao while escorting Lin Ming toward Eastsea City. After the two exchanged accusations over their past and Tang Hao’s ruined body, they clashed with their spears, leaving their deadly feud unresolved.

• Tang Hao continued escorting Lin Ming and Ya Li as factions pursuing Lin Ming followed at a distance, waiting for someone to attack first.
• A scarlet-haired, feminine-looking man appeared, and Leng Yaozhu noticed his resemblance to both Leng Yulai and Yun Ming.
• The stranger identified himself as Yun Ming and privately accused Tang Hao of ruining his body; Tang Hao demanded to know how Yun Ming had returned and who was behind the reincarnations.
• Yun Ming attacked Tang Hao with the Phoenix Fire-Tipped Spear, while Tang Hao entrusted Lin Ming to Ya Li and summoned the Sky-Piercing Long Spear.
• Yun Ming and Tang Hao's spears collided, sending both men flying back as their fight began.