Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Xu Jingyao, a divine child raised in the Sun Moon Empire’s Crown Prince’s Residence, underwent his martial soul awakening. His awakening produced a powerful sword and an enormous divine aspect, but its identity remained unclear.

• Xu Jingyao recalled how he and Tang Wulin had fallen into the Peerless Tang Sect era and been taken in by Xu Tianran, and he vowed to repay Xu Tianran and kill Tang San.
• A eunuch escorted Xu Jingyao to the awakening chamber, where the emperor and Xu Tianran waited with the awakening master.
• As the awakening master activated the six stones, divine power surged through Xu Jingyao and made the chamber’s barrier tremble.
• Two green and purple silhouettes briefly appeared behind Xu Jingyao before dazzling white light pierced through the roof.
• A translucent longsword appeared behind Xu Jingyao, surrounded by the seven elemental powers and the forces of life and destruction.
• The sword’s phantom shuddered, and an enormous, indistinct humanoid divine aspect rose behind Xu Jingyao, nearly filling the chamber.

Xu Jingyao awakened twin martial souls, reached innate soul power level twenty, and received the emperor’s favor and the title Unrestrained. Afterward, he wondered which martial soul to cultivate first and fell asleep before deciding.

• Xu Jingyao awakened a divine sword and a life-and-destruction body martial soul, shattered the chamber’s barrier, and tested at innate soul power level twenty with physical strength equivalent to about level forty.
• Xu Tianran and the emperor reacted with excitement, and Xu Jingyao realized his awakening had appeared to give them additional vitality.
• In the Divine Realm, Tang San wondered why the Douluo Continent’s fortune had changed, but Xiao Wu reassured him after the change seemed to return to normal.
• The emperor adopted Xu Jingyao, promoted him to prince, and granted him the title Unrestrained.
• Xu Tianran promised the emperor he would care for Xu Jingyao and declared him his only younger brother.
• Back in his room, Xu Jingyao questioned which martial soul to cultivate first and fell asleep without choosing.

Xu Jingyao received mysterious divine artifacts while asleep and discovered that his soul power had risen to level 22, with two yellow soul rings around his sword martial soul. As Xu Tianran came to see him, Xu Jingyao tried to understand the rings’ origin and wondered whether his situation resembled Lan Xuanyu’s.

• Xu Tianran found Xu Jingyao asleep and covered him with a blanket.
• Kong Deming found a record that the Angel God had innate level 20 soul power, and asked to become Xu Jingyao’s guardian.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life appeared beside Xu Jingyao and gave him a ring and a bracelet made from their divine artifacts.
• Xu Jingyao woke to find the ornaments on his hands, measured his soul power at level 22, and saw two yellow rings around his sword martial soul.
• Xu Jingyao sent Tang Wulin to the Crown Prince’s martial soul awakening with his token, then wondered if his unusual situation was like Lan Xuanyu’s.
• Xu Tianran arrived at Xu Jingyao’s room after seeing Tang Wulin leave.

Xu Jingyao considered his plans for the Sun Moon Empire and his search for Electrolux, then learned that Tang Wulin had awakened a Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul with innate Level 6 soul power. He agreed to help Tang Wulin pursue cultivation, but grew suspicious of his fear of Xu Tianran.

• Xu Jingyao declined Xu Tianran's offer to arrange a Soul Beast hunt, and Xu Tianran left him a Class 7 Defensive Soul Tool.
• Xu Jingyao reflected on keeping Tang Wulin under his command, finding Electrolux, and dealing with the Golden Dragon King bloodline and Old Tang.
• Tang Wulin returned and told Xu Jingyao he had awakened a Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and possessed innate Level 6 soul power.
• Xu Jingyao was surprised by Tang Wulin's Martial Soul and decided that finding Electrolux was necessary to address the dangers within Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin asked Xu Jingyao for a cultivation method and permission to attend a Soul Master Academy; Xu Jingyao told him to ask Xu Tianran for guidance.
• Tang Wulin panicked when Xu Jingyao asked why he feared the Crown Prince, and Xu Jingyao guessed that he had witnessed the killing of the brothers Xu Jingyao had acquired.

Xu Jingyao moved into the newly renovated Carefree King's Residence, where Kong Deming offered to install defenses and become his instructor at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. After Kong left, Xu Jingyao realized that his unguarded residence and growing political importance made him vulnerable to assassination.

• Xu Jingyao told Tang Wulin to move their people into the Carefree King's Residence and warned him not to go out alone or ride in soul guidance cars.
• Tang Wulin used Flash Step to tell Xu Jingyao that Kong Deming had arrived, and Xu Jingyao hurried to greet him.
• Kong Deming offered to help with the residence's defenses, and Xu Jingyao requested a system that could withstand a Super Douluo and an anti-assassination device.
• Kong Deming asked to become Xu Jingyao's instructor at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, offered to help him hunt soul beasts, and learned that a god had given him his soul rings.
• After Kong Deming left, Xu Jingyao considered how the other princes might target him while his guards and defenses were still unprepared.

Xu Jingyao fought off twelve assassins sent to kill him in the Carefree King's Residence, revealing the strength of his Martial Soul and Soul Skills. He left the assassins dead and their identities unknown.

• Xu Jingyao sensed danger while cultivating and realized multiple assassins had entered his residence.
• A masked Soul Ancestor attacked Xu Jingyao, but Xu Jingyao stopped the poisoned blade with two fingers and blocked the assassin's needles with a Badge.
• Twelve assassins, including Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, emerged and attacked Xu Jingyao together.
• Xu Jingyao summoned his Antique Long Sword and used Heaven-Burning Sword Dance to engulf the assassins in crimson flames.
• Xu Jingyao used Wind-Chanting Sword Song to amplify the flames and kill all twelve assassins.

Xu Jingyao killed the assassins who attacked his bedchamber and ordered Shadow Douluo to identify the princes behind them. The next morning, he prepared to report the attack to the emperor while planning to use his apparent vulnerability as a child to protect himself.

• Xu Jingyao killed twelve attackers, then ordered Shadow Douluo to investigate who had hired them and clean his bedchamber.
• Xu Jingyao suspected Shadow Douluo had watched the fight before intervening and decided he needed to build his own faction.
• Tang Wulin arrived after the attack was over, and Xu Jingyao sent him back to sleep and told him to arrange repairs to the window.
• Shadow Douluo brought Xu Jingyao a list of the princes involved, and Xu Jingyao ordered him to hang the attackers' heads at their residences.
• Xu Jingyao dressed in his royal robes and prepared to visit Xu Tianran, planning to feign tears and complain that someone had tried to kill him.

Xu Jingyao used his Life Divine Core to restore sensation to Xu Tianran’s legs, giving his brother hope that he could walk again. Xu Tianran embraced Xu Jingyao and agreed with his ambition to unite the Douluo Continent under the Sun Moon Empire, then told him to rest before coming to the palace.

• Xu Jingyao visited Xu Tianran and offered to treat his injuries.
• Xu Jingyao channeled Life Force into Xu Tianran for an hour, leaving himself pale and exhausted.
• Xu Tianran felt his left leg move and thanked Xu Jingyao, who promised to help him stand again.
• Xu Jingyao proposed that Xu Tianran become emperor and that they unite the continent under the Sun Moon Empire, and Xu Tianran agreed.
• Xu Tianran told Xu Jingyao to rest, promised to handle the assassination matter, and asked him to come to the palace once he had recovered.

Xu Jingyao finished treating Xu Tianran and learned that he could command Shadow Douluo while keeping his healing ability secret. He pushed Xu Tianran’s wheelchair at reckless speed through Mingdu, and the ride briefly lifted some of the tension Xu Tianran had carried since his legs were broken.

• Xu Tianran warned Xu Jingyao not to exhaust himself or reveal his healing ability, and told him to show no restraint if another assassination attempt occurred.
• Xu Jingyao noticed the bracelet had warmed during the treatment, then replenished his Soul Power while considering how to build his own forces and prepare to contend with Tang San.
• Xu Tianran waited for Xu Jingyao to awaken, and Xu Jingyao agreed to take him to see His Majesty.
• Xu Jingyao raced with Xu Tianran’s wheelchair down the steps and through Mingdu, while Xu Tianran joked and scolded him.
• Xu Tianran stretched a hand into the wind as they crossed a bridge, and Xu Jingyao sensed that the ride had eased some of his brother’s tension.

Xu Jingyao helped Xu Tianran return to the palace, where the emperor’s meeting established Xu Jingyao’s influence and led to the creation of the Carefree Pavilion. Six years later, Xu Jingyao met Shangguan Wei’er at the Underground Trade Association to discuss cooperation.

• Xu Jingyao pushed Xu Tianran through Mingdu toward the palace, and the brothers joked before Xu Tianran thanked him for helping with his legs.
• Xu Jingyao promised to help Xu Tianran pursue Godhood, then pushed him into the emperor’s study for a meeting with the emperor.
• The other princes paid Xu Jingyao ten years’ stipend, and soul engineers unwilling to make weapons joined his forces.
• Xu Jingyao established the Carefree Pavilion a year later, and its everyday soul tools and other goods sold widely under imperial protection.
• Xu Jingyao had Tang Wulin’s inner presence suppressed with divine power and reinforced the chains in Tang Wulin’s divine soul.
• Six years later, Xu Jingyao met Shangguan Wei’er at the Underground Trade Association and entered a secluded hotel to discuss cooperation.

Xu Jingyao attended a brutal underground Soul Master match alongside leaders of Mingdu’s three underground powers and Tang Wulin. After watching the bout, he asked Shangguan Wei'er to consider using their trade routes to move Carefree Pavilion’s goods.

• Shangguan Wei'er welcomed Xu Jingyao to the venue, where An Litong and Nangong Wan also watched the matches.
• Tang Wulin questioned the bloody fight, but Xu Jingyao and Shangguan Wei'er said the contestants had chosen to risk their lives under the rules.
• A young man and woman defeated a wounded middle-aged Soul Master, who conceded before the woman’s short sword could strike.
• Xu Jingyao told Shangguan Wei'er he wanted to use the Ordinary Alliance, Xishui Alliance, and Aodu Chamber of Commerce trade routes to move Carefree Pavilion’s goods.

Xu Jingyao negotiated with the Ordinary Alliance and warned Tang Wulin about Mingdu’s dangerous factions before encountering Ye Guyi fighting several Evil Soul Masters. As Ye Guyi neared defeat, Xu Jingyao released his martial soul and prepared to intervene.

• Xu Jingyao accepted Shangguan Wei'er’s proposed sixty-forty profit split and told her to send someone to his residence to discuss the details.
• Xu Jingyao explained the dangers posed by the Ordinary Alliance, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and the Xishui Alliance, then warned Tang Wulin not to speak out of turn.
• Xu Jingyao stopped his royal carriage after Ye Guyi confronted a group of Evil Soul Masters nearby.
• Ye Guyi used her Angel Slash and Holy Spirit Slash against the attackers, but they wounded her and overwhelmed her defenses.
• Xu Jingyao recited a line of poetry, released his martial soul and four black Soul Rings, and formed a translucent blue ice sword.

Xu Jingyao used an ice-blue sword to freeze seven Evil Soul Masters in moments, saving Ye Guyi. He stepped down from the royal carriage and approached the injured Ye Guyi.

• Xu Jingyao's ice-blue blade froze the first Evil Soul Master and spread through the others' attacks and bodies.
• The blade sealed all seven Evil Soul Masters in ice within three breaths, then dissipated into ice crystals.
• Ye Guyi slumped to the ground, wounded and astonished by Xu Jingyao's overwhelming strength.
• Xu Jingyao rose from his seat, descended from the royal carriage, and looked toward Ye Guyi.

Xu Jingyao recruited the wounded Ye Guyi, offering her protection and a chance to grow strong enough to purge the Evil Soul Masters. Back at his residence, he considered how to secure Electrolux and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then found an invitation from Shrek Academy that could help him travel to the Original Three Kingdoms.

• Xu Jingyao offered Ye Guyi a chance to become stronger and someday purify the Sun Moon, and she accepted his offer.
• Xu Jingyao ordered Tang Wulin to treat Ye Guyi’s wounds and arrange a room for her, then invited her to his study the next day.
• Xu Jingyao reflected that Ye Guyi could become a check against the Evil Soul Masters and an arbiter in a peaceful era.
• Xu Jingyao considered how to obtain Electrolux and make use of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but could not find a suitable subordinate to receive it.
• Xu Jingyao discovered an invitation from Shrek Academy’s Many Treasures Pavilion and realized it might give him a reason to travel to the Original Three Kingdoms.

Xu Jingyao told Xu Tianran he was going to the Original Three Kingdoms to pursue an important opportunity, and secured permission to take Shadow Douluo with him. Before leaving, he arranged for Kong Deming to protect Ye Guyi and planned to follow Huo Yuhao to seize Electrolux and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Xu Jingyao told Xu Tianran he planned to visit Shrek Academy after receiving an invitation from the Many Treasures Pavilion and sensing an opportunity there.
• Xu Jingyao revealed his strength and asked to take Shadow Douluo as his guard; Xu Tianran reluctantly agreed and offered two more retainers, which Xu Jingyao declined.
• Xu Jingyao arranged for Kong Deming to protect Ye Guyi and instructed Xu Tianran to keep Tang Wulin from going out alone.
• Xu Jingyao packed for the journey and resolved to follow Huo Yuhao to obtain Electrolux and seize the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before Tang San could react.

Xu Jingyao left the Sun Moon Empire in disguise and traveled to the outskirts of Star Luo City, where he planned to exploit Huo Yuhao’s good fortune. After learning that the Carefree Pavilion’s master would visit Shrek Academy, he began following Huo Yuhao to see what opportunities the boy might uncover.

• Xu Jingyao departed Mingdu with Shadow Douluo, and Xu Tianran worried that he might die on the journey.
• Xu Jingyao considered how to balance his two Soul Cores and planned to seek the Body Sect and visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xu Jingyao put on a concealed rank-nine mask and Carefree Pavilion clothing, then told Shadow Douluo to address him as Ziqing, master of the Carefree Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that the Carefree Pavilion’s master had agreed to visit Shrek Academy, and Mu En urged him to preserve their relationship.
• Xu Jingyao waited near the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion while Shadow Douluo searched for Huo Yuhao, then followed the boy to pursue the opportunities his fortune might reveal.

Xu Jingyao and Shadow Douluo followed Huo Yuhao into the Star Dou Great Forest, where he fought a Wind Baboon and collapsed after reaching the forest’s depths. A Sky Dream Ice Silkworm appeared, its immense spiritual pressure overwhelming Shadow Douluo while Xu Jingyao pretended to pass out.

• Xu Jingyao and Shadow Douluo secretly followed Huo Yuhao from Star Luo City toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Yuhao cooked fish, then continued deeper into the forest after Xu Jingyao wondered why Bei Bei and Tang Ya had not appeared.
• Huo Yuhao passed a warning sign and killed a ten-year Wind Baboon with the White Tiger Dagger, suffering several wounds.
• Xu Jingyao slipped a tracking gem into the White Tiger Dagger’s hilt while Huo Yuhao tended to his injuries.
• Huo Yuhao collapsed in pain as immense spiritual pressure spread through the forest, and Xu Jingyao pretended to lose consciousness.
• A Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged, and its spiritual pressure left Shadow Douluo stiff with fear.

Xu Jingyao persuaded the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to merge with him, raising his Soul Power to level 49 and attracting a mysterious gray shadow into his Sea of Consciousness. After Xu Jingyao and Shadow Douluo withdrew nearby, Bei Bei and Tang Ya found the unconscious Huo Yuhao and carried him away.

• Xu Jingyao offered the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm a path to godhood in exchange for becoming his pet, and Tian Meng agreed.
• Tian Meng sacrificed his Origin and spiritual power into Xu Jingyao, whose Soul Power rose to level 49 as his Sea of Consciousness overwhelmed the silkworm with divine auras.
• A gray shadow descended from the storm clouds, entered Xu Jingyao's Sea of Consciousness, and vanished into its green ocean.
• Xu Jingyao placed a Locator Gem in Huo Yuhao's White Tiger Dagger, then left with Shadow Douluo and stabilized his Soul Power in a concealed tent nearby.
• Bei Bei and Tang Ya found the unconscious Huo Yuhao, confirmed he was alive, and carried him away.

Xu Jingyao recovered from the strain of balancing his life and destruction soul powers, then overheard Bei Bei discussing the Carefree Pavilion with Tang Ya. He left without meeting them, already having ordered the Pavilion to incorporate Tang Sect hidden-weapon designs into future soul tools.

• Xu Jingyao brought his soul power back into balance and decided he might need to visit the Body Sect before attempting to form a soul core.
• Xu Jingyao and Shadow Douluo set out for Shrek Academy and hid when they heard Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya ahead.
• Bei Bei guided Huo Yuhao through the first circuit of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and Huo Yuhao noticed that his soul power was growing faster.
• Bei Bei told Tang Ya that the Carefree Pavilion's advanced soul tools could offer the Tang Sect an opportunity to cooperate with them.
• Xu Jingyao judged the Tang Sect's interest as an attempt to take the Pavilion's technology and recalled that its engineers had already incorporated hidden-weapon designs into future soul tools.
• Xu Jingyao and Shadow Douluo took another trail around the clearing to avoid meeting Bei Bei and the others.

Xu Jingyao visited the Carefree Pavilion branch in Shrek City and prepared to meet Shrek Academy’s representatives. He arrived at an elaborate welcome ceremony and recognized how familiar it felt.

• Xu Jingyao considered Mu En’s interest in the Pavilion’s technology and resolved to keep its core research protected.
• Shopkeeper Qian told Xu Jingyao that Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe would welcome him, and that Xuan Zi was a loyal customer of the Pavilion’s food.
• Shopkeeper Qian reported that He Caitou was from the Sun Moon Empire and might be a noble, but Xu Jingyao postponed dealing with the matter.
• Xu Jingyao cultivated in the branch courtyard, then dressed formally and set out for Shrek Academy with Shadow Douluo.
• Xu Jingyao saw students and teachers welcoming him at the academy gates, with Yan Shaozhe, Zhang Lexuan, and Xuan Zi waiting there.