Chapter Summaries

Lan Changsheng built a second Symbiosis Tower from purified ore and found a Sky Dream Ice Silkworm soul that had resisted its summons because it remained with a grieving boy. After hearing how the boy lost his closest companion, Lan Changsheng guided the boy’s Soul Power toward awakening his eye-type Martial Soul.

• Lan Changsheng took one fifth of the mineral vein’s ore to preserve the local ecosystem and offered the nethergazing grass help before returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Lan Changsheng used 999 purified ore pieces to build a second Symbiosis Tower, inscribed it with formations, and began guiding awakened souls inside.
• Ah Yin touched the unfinished tower and had her soul pulled into it, so Lan Changsheng drew her back into her body and warned her about its strong pull.
• Lan Changsheng found a boy mourning the Tian Meng Ice Cicada he called Little Dream and listened as the boy described their friendship and how the village chief’s son killed it.
• Lan Changsheng noticed Soul Power gathering in the boy’s eyes and guided it gently, supplying what the boy lacked until an awakening fluctuation spread from him.

Lan Changsheng discovered that Chi Wang had awakened the rare Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and helped him reunite with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s soul. Chi Wang and the silkworm formed a Symbiotic Contract, leaving Chi Wang dizzy after the silkworm merged into him.

• Chi Wang’s pain and swelling vanished as he awakened the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, and he began seeing clearly.
• Lan Changsheng showed Chi Wang the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s soul and explained that it was dead but could remain in the Symbiosis Tower.
• Chi Wang asked whether the silkworm could stay with him, and Lan Changsheng offered them a Symbiotic Contract.
• Chi Wang and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm agreed to the contract, and the silkworm’s soul merged into Chi Wang alongside a yellow Soul Ring.
• Chi Wang’s eyes lost their glow and he became dizzy, so Lan Changsheng told him to rest.

Lan Changsheng invited Chi Wang to attend school and took him from the village to the Sunset Forest to meet two future classmates. They entered a dangerous area filled with poisonous plants and miasma, where the jade phosphorus seven-absolute flowers released a rainbow-colored haze.

• Lan Changsheng offered to take Chi Wang to school, and Chi Wang excitedly agreed.
• Chi Wang said goodbye to his grandfather, who sent him off with bundles of food and supplies.
• Lan Changsheng carried Chi Wang’s bundles away with a trick, then guided him through spatial displacement to the Sunset Forest.
• Chi Wang used his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul to sense the journey but became sick from the spatial jump, while Lan Changsheng explained that it would train his mental strength.
• Lan Changsheng led Chi Wang deeper into the forest, where poisonous plants, Soul Beast bones, and thickening miasma surrounded them.

Lan Changsheng brought Chi Wang through Sunset Forest to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they found Tang San and Xiao Wu imitating an Iron-Armed Azure Ape. He introduced Chi Wang to his younger sister Ah Yin, but the frightened boy mistook her for a ghost and then the Black Mountain Old Demon.

• Lan Changsheng warned Chi Wang that the beautiful flowers and poisonous miasma in Sunset Forest were dangerous, and led him safely through the forest.
• Chi Wang and Lan Changsheng reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and saw Tang San and Xiao Wu copying the Iron-Armed Azure Ape's roars and tree-swinging.
• Lan Changsheng told Chi Wang that Tang San and Xiao Wu would be his classmates, then took him to Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin greeted Lan Changsheng and waved a branch at Chi Wang, who screamed and called her the Black Mountain Old Demon.
• Lan Changsheng soothed Chi Wang and explained that Ah Yin was his younger sister and the continent's only Blue Silver Emperor.

Lan Changsheng brought Chi Wang to Shrek Academy to register, introducing him to Tang San and Xiao Wu before they left. At the academy, Lan Changsheng stopped Flender from making Oscar rebuild the ruined kitchen and began repairing it himself, while Flender explained Oscar’s ambitions as a Food System Soul Master.

• Lan Changsheng introduced Chi Wang to Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Tang San and Xiao Wu welcomed him as a younger classmate.
• Lan Changsheng took Chi Wang to Shrek Academy, where Chi Wang saw its teachers and students, including Oscar rebuilding a collapsed building.
• Lan Changsheng rebuked Flender for making Oscar do the work, and Flender said Oscar wanted a combat-oriented path despite being a Food System Soul Master.
• Lan Changsheng used Blue Silver Grass to gather the building materials and rebuild the ruined kitchen.

Lan Changsheng introduced Chi Wang, the first soul master to contract a soul spirit, and demonstrated how the new method could replace hunting soul beasts for soul rings. Flender recognized the opportunity for Shrek Academy, while Lan Changsheng revealed that the soul spirit process could be replicated, though he still had to inscribe each formation himself.

• Flender explained his plan to train Oscar as an enhanced close-combat fighter, and Lan Changsheng asked him to bring Oscar over later.
• Lan Changsheng introduced Chi Wang, a six-year-old with innate full soul power and the Spirit Eyes martial soul, and Flender accepted him into Shrek Academy.
• Lan Changsheng gathered the academy's people and announced that Chi Wang was the first soul master to formally contract a soul spirit.
• Chi Wang summoned Little Dream, a hundred-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Lan Changsheng explained how soul spirits could provide soul rings and help their masters fight.
• Lan Changsheng described creating the Symbiosis Tower to nurture the unwilling souls of dead soul beasts into contractable soul spirits.
• Flender realized the soul spirit system could help Shrek Academy's students advance and resolved to build a close relationship with Lan Changsheng.

Lan Changsheng explained that Soul Spirits had to willingly choose their human partners and warned Tang Hao against overusing Ring Detonation. After realizing the Symbiosis Tower could manage Soul Spirit contracts independently if awakened, he decided to make its Main Tower the center of the system.

• Lan Changsheng told Ning Rongrong and the others that Soul Spirits could not be bought or forced into contracts, then warned Tang Hao that repeated Ring Detonation could ruin his cultivation or kill him.
• Lan Changsheng asked Oscar about his doubts, and Chi Wang reassured him that a Soul Spirit would choose him; Flender urged Oscar to focus on cultivating first.
• Lan Changsheng left Chi Wang with the items his grandfather had sent, and Oscar offered to show him around and help him settle in.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lan Changsheng considered how to let Soul Spirits form contracts without his presence, while Ah Yin kept Tang San and the others quiet.
• Lan Changsheng noticed Tang San using his Clear Sky Hammer to absorb Soul Power and realized he could awaken the Main Symbiosis Tower to oversee contract formation across the other towers.

Lan Changsheng awakened the Symbiosis Tower’s spirit, named her Lan Yi, and taught her the contract formation for human-Soul Beast symbiosis. The chapter ended with Tang San and the Earth Bear preparing to test the contract together.

• Lan Changsheng awakened the Symbiosis Tower’s spirit, and the tower’s souls honored her birth.
• Lan Changsheng named the spirit Lan Yi and explained that she would help change how humans and Soul Beasts coexisted.
• Lan Yi learned to manifest the symbiosis contract formation from the pattern engraved in her soul.
• Tang San volunteered to test the formation using his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, which had no Soul Rings.
• The Earth Bear answered Tang San’s call and chose to cultivate alongside him, though Lan Changsheng remained uneasy.

Lan Changsheng oversaw Lan Yi’s first Symbiotic Contract, joining Tang San with the ten-thousand-year Earth Bear. The ritual exposed Tang San’s memories beyond his birth, and Lan Changsheng let the contract finish while silently confronting what Tang San’s reaction might mean for Ah Yin.

• Lan Changsheng judged that Tang San could endure the Earth Bear’s soul and entrusted Lan Yi with directing the contract.
• Lan Yi linked Tang San and the Earth Bear’s powers, and both experienced each other’s memories.
• The Earth Bear’s memories reached a scene before Tang San’s birth, but Tang San fought to sever the connection, destabilizing the formation.
• Lan Changsheng reassured Ah Yin and allowed the Earth Bear and Lan Yi to restore the ritual, completing the contract and forming a black Soul Ring around Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San left exhausted after Lan Changsheng advised him to bathe, while Lan Changsheng kept Ah Yin from comforting him and hoped he would not hurt her.

After completing the Third Trial, Lan Changsheng learned that he would no longer feel anger and began building another Symbiosis Tower Subtower. He installed it at a new site, drew Spirit Hall's attention, and demanded that its Pope come to meet him.

• Lan Changsheng reassured Lan Yi that the failed Symbiotic Contract ceremony was not her fault, and she flew off to connect with another tower.
• Lan Changsheng claimed his Third Trial reward, raising his mastery of the Law of Life to thirty-eight percent and losing the ability to feel anger.
• Lan Yi announced the Soul Spirit System at the connected tower, but Spirit Hall members arrived and blocked access to it.
• Lan Changsheng used Life Divine Power to prepare ore and complete a second Symbiosis Tower Subtower.
• Lan Changsheng carried the tower to a planned site and planted it in the ground, drawing nearby onlookers and Spirit Hall members.
• Lan Changsheng demanded that Spirit Hall's Pope come to meet him, and one of the gathered men started to challenge him.

Lan Changsheng waited at the Symbiosis Tower while Spirit Hall debated how to deal with his Soul Spirit Symbiosis System. Bibi Dong decided to meet him in person and arrived as Spirit Hall cleared the area, leaving Lan Changsheng facing her.

• Lan Changsheng sat before the Symbiosis Tower to refine the Law of Life and worried that the system’s power might one day control him.
• Bibi Dong heard the report about Lan Changsheng and the Soul Spirit Symbiosis System, then dismissed her advisers and chose to meet him.
• Bibi Dong judged that Spirit Hall needed to control the system or cooperate with Lan Changsheng, and flew toward the tower.
• Lan Changsheng continued contemplating the Law of Life as Spirit Hall members retreated from his unsettling presence.
• A Spirit Hall consecrator ordered the area evacuated when Bibi Dong approached, and Lan Changsheng stood to face her.

Lan Changsheng argued that the Soul Master system’s reliance on hunting Soul Beasts was harmful and used the Symbiosis Towers to offer a different path. Bibi Dong left without fighting, and Lan Changsheng established another Subtower as he expected her to accept his demands.

• Bibi Dong confronted Lan Changsheng near the Symbiosis Tower, but after their discussion she stamped the ground and left without attacking him.
• The Old Deacon and a young fellow hid while Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters watched Bibi Dong depart and debated whether to cordon off the tower.
• Lan Changsheng built another Symbiosis Tower from ore, and Lan Yi connected to it as a Subtower for forming Soul Spirit contracts.
• Lan Changsheng told Lan Yi that Bibi Dong would agree to his demands because she understood the changing times.
• In their earlier conversation, Lan Changsheng challenged Bibi Dong over the Soul Masters’ dependence on hunting Soul Beasts and argued that the Symbiosis Tower gave everyone an equal opportunity.

Lan Changsheng persuaded Bibi Dong that the Soul Spirit Method would transform the continent and that Spirit Hall could not stop its spread. He proposed that Spirit Hall help promote it, and Bibi Dong agreed to draft a policy, though she could not take control of the Symbiosis Towers.

• Lan Changsheng told Bibi Dong that the Soul Spirit tide would overcome Spirit Hall, leaving her angry and powerless.
• Bibi Dong asked why Lan Changsheng sought cooperation despite their blood feud, and he said working with Spirit Hall could speed reconciliation between Soul Beasts and human Soul Masters.
• Bibi Dong suggested Lan Changsheng's decision was tied to Ah Yin and asked whether he could speak for Tang Hao and Tang San; he said their views were not her concern.
• Bibi Dong demanded full usage permissions for the Symbiosis Tower, but Lan Changsheng refused and introduced Lan Yi, who controlled each tower.
• Bibi Dong agreed to have Spirit Hall announce and promote the Soul Spirit Method, and Lan Changsheng asked to review its policy before she left.

Bibi Dong accepted an agreement with Lan Changsheng to spread the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method, despite Spirit Hall elders’ objections. As Lan Changsheng established Symbiosis Towers across the continent, nobles tried to reserve them for their descendants, and he told Lan Yi their obstruction could help the method’s promotion.

• Lan Changsheng and Lan Yi left for their next destination after discussing Bibi Dong’s schemes.
• Bibi Dong convened Spirit Hall’s elders and cardinals and announced her agreement with Lan Changsheng to promote soul spirit symbiosis.
• Spirit Hall elders urged Bibi Dong to destroy the Symbiosis Towers and kill Lan Changsheng, but she argued that resisting would cost Spirit Hall the people’s support.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to recognize soul spirit Soul Rings and direct its branches to help promote the method.
• Lan Changsheng established Symbiosis Towers across the continent, while the Heaven Dou Empire supported the method and nobles elsewhere tried to monopolize the towers.
• Lan Yi wanted to disrupt nobles’ attempts to reserve the towers, but Lan Changsheng stopped her and said their actions could help the method.

Zhou Lin arrived at Qingshi Town and preached the Life God Church, urging villagers to trust the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method. When he touched the Symbiosis Tower, Lan Yi sensed his exceptional compatibility, and Zhou Lin offered his memories and soul to the tower spirit.

• Zhou Lin arrived at Qingshi Town and introduced himself as founder of the Life God Church.
• Zhou Lin argued that the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method was a blessing from Lan Changsheng, but the villagers remained wary.
• Zhou Lin pressed his hand to the Symbiosis Tower and released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and Soul Power.
• Lan Yi sensed Zhou Lin's exceptional compatibility and left to inspect the tower while Lan Changsheng continued to the next node.
• Zhou Lin recalled how Lan Changsheng had rescued him and how he had gathered followers to worship the God of Life.
• Zhou Lin laid his soul and memories bare before the Soul Spirit and began reciting a prayer for its miracle to reach mortals.

Zhou Lin opened himself to the Symbiosis Tower, and the Wind-Thunder Vine chose to form a covenant with him. As the thousand-year soul spirit transformed his body and Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, the villagers watched in stunned silence.

• Zhou Lin poured his soul power into the Symbiosis Tower, which illuminated Qingshi Town and revealed a vast Soul Spirit Secret Realm to him.
• Zhou Lin opened his consciousness to the soul spirits, and the Wind-Thunder Vine drove the other spirits away with its lightning.
• The Wind-Thunder Vine declared Zhou Lin worthy of symbiosis because of his sincere faith in Lan Changsheng and his compassion for ordinary people.
• Lan Yi protected Zhou Lin as the Wind-Thunder Vine's thousand-year origin power flowed into him and formed his second soul ring.
• Lightning transformed Zhou Lin's body and evolved his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, while the villagers watched in astonishment.

Zhou Lin’s breakthrough and Lin Shi’s successful bond with a Cave Ant soul spirit convinced the people of Qingshi Town that the Symbiosis Tower could change their lives. After a new subtower was completed, Lan Changsheng prepared to bring the Soul Beast Clan into the symbiosis system.

• Zhou Lin displayed his breakthrough to the villagers of Qingshi Town and praised the soul spirit symbiosis path.
• Lin Shi bonded with a hundred-year Cave Ant soul spirit through the Symbiosis Tower, gaining a soul ring and a strength-boosting soul skill.
• The villagers crowded around Lin Shi and surged toward the Symbiosis Tower, while Zhou Lin resolved to gather believers for the God of Life.
• Lan Changsheng heard Lan Yi’s report about the watchers who had observed the tower’s construction and allowed them to leave.
• After completing another subtower in the mountains, Lan Changsheng set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to win the Soul Beast Clan’s acceptance.

As the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method spread, Ning Fengzhi recognized that Lan Changsheng was gathering the people’s support and chose to align the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with him. In the Far North, ancient soul beasts awakened and turned their attention toward the Star Dou Great Forest, while the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion remained wary of human promises.

• Xue Ye ordered the Heaven Dou Empire to support the Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method and open its academies to soul masters who contracted soul spirits.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed how the symbiosis movement threatened the old powers, then learned that people were abandoning their homes for Qingshi Town and forming the Life God Church.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to join Lan Changsheng, and Gu Rong revealed that the sect had already packed its valuables so they could set out to find him.
• Ancient soul beasts awakened in the Far North, and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion questioned whether humans could be trusted to honor symbiosis.
• The Three Great Heavenly Kings and other powerful soul beasts turned their attention toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lan Changsheng and Lan Yi entered the Star Dou Great Forest to meet the Silver Dragon King, who confronted him about his efforts to change the relationship between humans and soul beasts. Lan Changsheng declared that he intended to end their cycle of slaughter, leaving their first exchange unresolved.

• Lan Changsheng told Lan Yi that the Silver Dragon King slept beneath the Lake of Life and led her into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• As they traveled toward the forest's core, Lan Changsheng recalled the Silver Dragon King's arrival on the continent and how he had waited for her to give the soul beasts commands.
• At the Lake of Life, the Silver Dragon King made contact with Lan Changsheng through her draconic presence and awakened her eyes in the depths below.
• The Silver Dragon King questioned whether Lan Changsheng's Symbiosis Towers and Soul Spirit Symbiosis Method were genuine efforts to protect soul beasts or another way to enslave them.
• Lan Changsheng denied seeking justice on anyone's behalf and said he intended to end the cycle of slaughter between humans and soul beasts.

Lan Changsheng convinced the Silver Dragon King that the Symbiosis Great Path could protect Soul Beasts, swore binding vows to preserve its fairness, and secured her agreement to have Soul Beasts embrace it. The new order began spreading across Douluo, while news arrived that Tang San had revealed his secret after Ah Yin and Xiao Wu helped him resolve his inner conflict.

• The Silver Dragon King challenged Lan Changsheng, warning that human greed could turn symbiosis into another means of enslaving Soul Beasts.
• Lan Changsheng explained that the Symbiosis Laws gave Soul Spirits freedom of choice and promised to punish anyone who abused the contracts.
• Lan Changsheng swore a Heavenly Dao Oath to keep symbiosis equal, preserve the checks and balances, and protect Soul Beasts if humans betrayed them.
• The Silver Dragon King accepted the oath, agreed to support the Symbiosis Great Path, and pledged that Soul Beasts under her command would voluntarily become Soul Spirits.
• Lan Changsheng learned that the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Life God Church were advancing the new order as Soul Spirit numbers rose sharply.
• Lan Changsheng received news from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that Tang San had resolved his inner conflict and revealed his secret after Ah Yin and Xiao Wu cared for him.