Vol. 1Li Ye’s Rise to Godhood

Li Ye built his strength, relationships, and political influence while pursuing the Sea God and Asura God inheritances. After the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sacrificed himself, Li Ye stood close to level 100, with godhood still ahead.

  • Li Ye revealed his spear martial soul, became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, and acquired three Soul Rings while helping Tang San and Xiao Wu cultivate.
  • Li Ye explored the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, helped Liu Erlong and Dugu Yan, and returned to Nuoding City with rare herbs for his friends.
  • Li Ye grew Shrek Academy’s student body, married Liu Erlong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu, and enlisted Dugu Bo to hunt his fifth Soul Ring.
  • Li Ye killed a fifty-thousand-year Six-Winged Fire Phoenix and gained its Soul Ring and six External Soul Bone wings.
  • Li Ye rescued Zhu Zhuqing, strengthened Shrek Academy and the Night Emperor Pavilion, and completed the first five Sea God trials, reaching Soul Douluo.
  • Li Ye secured Fasinuo Province, prepared to receive the title Duke of Night, and rode to the palace as Qian Renxue questioned whether he had recognized her disguise.
  • Li Ye completed major Sea God and Asura God trials, reconciled with Bibi Dong, and built his power and influence.
  • After the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sacrificed himself, Li Ye gained his ninth Soul Ring and Torso Soul Bone and came close to level 100.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1Li Ye’s First Soul Rings

Li Ye became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, acquired three Soul Rings, and helped Tang San begin cultivating. His journey to Sunset Forest brought him to Dugu Yan, Liu Erlong, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before he returned to Nuoding City with rare herbs for his friends.

  • Li Ye revealed his spear martial soul, concealed his second martial soul, and became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple before testing at innate level eighteen.
  • Li Ye acquired his first two Soul Rings with Yu Xiaogang and Flender’s help and entered Nuoding Academy at level twenty-one.
  • Li Ye helped expose Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor heritage, and Tang San became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple while Xiao Wu joined them at the academy.
  • Li Ye helped Tang San obtain a Life Source Deer’s Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone, then accompanied Tang San and Xiao Wu to Holy Soul Village and carried away a Blue Silver Emperor they found near a waterfall.
  • Li Ye reached level thirty, helped Dugu Yan obtain her third Soul Ring, and relied on Spear Old Demon to defeat a Mutant Three-Eyed Demon Fox before reaching level thirty-three.
  • Li Ye rescued Liu Erlong from a powerful soul beast and suffered a backlash, and Liu Erlong helped him recover before they met Dugu Bo.
  • Li Ye agreed to be with Dugu Yan in exchange for herbs, refined two rare herbs, accelerated the Blue Silver Emperor’s growth with his blood, and helped Liu Erlong become a Soul Saint.
  • Li Ye advised Dugu Bo to transfer his toxins into a Soul Bone or treasure, returned to Nuoding City, and gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Tang San the eight-petal immortal orchid.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2The Phoenix Soul Ring

Li Ye grew stronger, built Shrek Academy’s student body, and married Liu Erlong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu. He then enlisted Dugu Bo for his fifth Soul Ring hunt and gained a Phoenix’s six-winged External Soul Bone.

  • Xiao Wu refined the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and reached rank 30, while Tang San refined the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and rose to rank 29.
  • Yu Xiaogang wrote Liu Erlong a farewell letter, while Li Ye chose to remain with her and promised to marry her in two years.
  • Tang San absorbed a Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring and gained the Eight Spider Soul Bone, while Li Ye later hunted two powerful Soul Beasts and absorbed their Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
  • Li Ye met Bibi Dong and Hu Liena in disguise, then reunited with Liu Erlong and hunted Soul Beasts with her in the Star Dou Forest.
  • Li Ye revealed his strength at the Soto Great Soul Arena, defeated a level 50 Soul King, and told Flender that Liu Erlong was his girlfriend.
  • Li Ye recruited 207 students for Shrek Academy and helped arrange Soul Ring hunts before leaving for Liu Erlong’s wedding.
  • Li Ye, Liu Erlong, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu held a private wedding ceremony and spent their wedding night together.
  • Li Ye persuaded Dugu Bo to serve as the Night Emperor Pavilion’s Supreme Elder and help him hunt a fifth Soul Ring.
  • Li Ye killed a fifty-thousand-year Six-Winged Fire Phoenix, absorbed its Soul Ring, and gained six External Soul Bone wings as he and Dugu Bo collected the Phoenix’s six eggs.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Sea God Trials

Li Ye rescued Zhu Zhuqing, built ties with Shrek Academy, and pursued the Sea God’s inheritance until he became a Soul Douluo. He returned to lead the Night Emperor Pavilion, secured Fasinuo Province, and prepared to receive the title Duke of Night while Qian Renxue questioned whether he had discovered her disguise.

  • Li Ye rescued Zhu Zhuqing from Zhu Zhuyun’s guards, discussed the sisters’ escape from their fates, and promised to help them challenge the Star Luo imperial order.
  • Li Ye brought Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, helped expand its enrollment, and recruited Oscar and Ma Hongjun into the Night Emperor Pavilion.
  • Li Ye left Shrek to search for An Dong’er, gained strength in the Far North, and traveled to Sea God Island to begin the Sea God’s trials.
  • Li Ye completed the first five trials, became a Soul Douluo, and killed the Evil Orca King to gain his eighth Soul Ring.
  • Li Ye returned to Shrek, announced the Night Emperor Pavilion, and defeated Chen Xin in a spar that helped Chen Xin break through to level 97.
  • Li Ye secured Fasinuo Province as the pavilion’s territory and Shrek Academy’s new home, then helped Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing advance their cultivation and Soul Rings.
  • Li Ye persuaded Ah Yin to remain with him until he could revive her, then learned that the Emperor would grant him the title Duke of Night and Fasinuo Province.
  • Li Ye rode to the palace with Shrek’s teachers and students as Qian Renxue wondered whether he had seen through her disguise.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Trials and Farewells

Li Ye built up his power and influence, completed major Sea God and Asura God trials, and reconciled with Bibi Dong after Starflower Dew erased her painful memories. The arc left Li Ye close to level 100 after the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sacrificed himself, with his final path to godhood still ahead.

  • Li Ye accepted his Grand Duke title, gave Tang San the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and watched Tang San defeat Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Qian Renxue revealed her identity and asked Li Ye to help seize the Heaven Dou Empire, while Li Ye later recognized Hu Liena and Bibi Dong as the women he already knew.
  • Li Ye reunited with Bibi Dong, and Shrek Academy defeated Spirit Hall to win the tournament before Li Ye began building New Shrek Academy and Night Emperor Pavilion.
  • Li Ye defeated the Titan Snow Demon King, then spent half a year with the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ice Bear King before all three sacrificed themselves and made him a nine-ring Titled Douluo.
  • Li Ye entered Slaughter City, killed Tang Chen after defeating the King of Slaughter, retrieved the Asura Demon Sword, and cleared the inner city of Wicked Soul Masters to advance his Sea God and Asura God trials.
  • Li Ye passed through Hell Road with Tang San and Hu Liena, then gave Bibi Dong the Primordial Yin Flower Dew, which erased her painful memories and let her remember their relationship without its past trauma.
  • Li Ye negotiated with Qian Daoliu and promised to help Bo Saixi gain her freedom, then traveled to Sea God Island and buried Tang Chen beneath a crabapple tree.
  • Li Ye wounded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and secured his agreement to sacrifice himself, then received the whale king's ninth Soul Ring and Torso Soul Bone, bringing his Soul Power close to level 100.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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