Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen and the passengers discovered an Ocean Monument beneath the sea, and Guardians began attacking their cruise ship. Cai Yue'er confronted the creatures while Xiao Chen held back to watch.

• Xiao Chen spotted a vast pyramid-shaped structure on the seabed, and passengers aboard the cruise ship gathered at the railings in alarm.
• Xiao Chen realized the structure was an Ocean Monument and wondered whether its Guardians had appeared in the Douluo Plane.
• Guardians rammed the cruise ship and fired lasers at it, while its soul-tool defense system raised a barrier to protect everyone aboard.
• The Plane Spirit told Xiao Chen to handle the trouble caused by his martial soul, then vanished as the creatures approached.
• Cai Yue'er rose above the sea with several powerful figures and warned the Guardians to leave or be killed.
• Xiao Chen stayed behind Cai Yue'er, expecting her to handle the Guardians and deciding to observe their strength.

Cai Yue'er’s attack revealed that the Guardians were powerful soul beasts, and the cruise ship’s Soul Masters joined the battle. After Wu Zhangkong froze the sea to give close-range fighters a chance to attack, the Guardians broke free, and the fighting intensified.

• Cai Yue'er attacked the Guardians with Moonlight Descends from Heaven, but they emerged unharmed and revealed their immense Soul Power and high cultivation.
• The Guardians redirected their assault toward Cai Yue'er, while Xiao Chen realized his attack had drawn them away from the cruise ship.
• Xiao Chen sent his Wither to bombard the Guardians, and Gu Yue unleashed elemental attacks as Na'er struggled to reach the distant enemies.
• Wu Zhangkong used Heavenly Ice Sword to freeze the sea, allowing Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and the other close-combat Soul Masters to attack the Guardians.
• The Guardians shattered the ice and counterattacked, bringing the battle between the Douluo Soul Masters and Guardians to a fever pitch.

Xiao Chen discovered that killing the Guardians gave him Experience Orbs that increased his Soul Power, while the other Soul Masters struggled against the strange creatures. As Cai Yue'er found an Ocean Monument beneath the sea and her group faced overwhelming odds, she decided to try negotiating with the Guardians.

• Xiao Chen killed a Ten-Thousand-Year Guardian with Wither Head and gained Experience Orbs that raised his Soul Power.
• Xiao Chen rampaged across the ice, killing Guardians with ease as Tang Wulin and Xie Xie watched in shock.
• Xie Xie questioned why the Guardians left no Soul Rings, then was wounded by their lasers; Yuanen Yehui rescued him from the ice.
• Cai Yue'er and her allies were surrounded by seven hundred-thousand-year Guardians and three two-hundred-thousand-year Guardians while defending themselves with her Silver Moon Barrier.
• Cai Yue'er illuminated the seabed and saw a vast Ocean Monument, then resolved to seek negotiations rather than fight the Guardians head-on.

Cai Yue'er failed to negotiate with the attacking Sea Soul Beasts and led the Soul Masters back to the cruise ship, where Xiao Chen used the Command Block to teleport the Guardians away. After the crisis, Xiao Chen feared Minecraft creatures appearing signaled the Douluo Plane’s assimilation, while Gu Yue told Na'er the sea monsters were not living creatures.

• Cai Yue'er tried to negotiate with the Sea Soul Beasts, but their attacks continued, so she ordered everyone to retreat to the cruise ship.
• Cai Yue'er and the Soul Masters fled across the ice as the Guardians pursued them, then the cruise ship accelerated away from the battlefield.
• Xiao Chen used the Command Block to teleport the pursuing Guardians back to the Ocean Monument, ending the chase and leaving Cai Yue'er stunned.
• Xiao Chen returned to his cabin and worried that Minecraft creatures appearing in the Douluo Plane heralded its assimilation, adding that he might need to rebuild the Underworld.
• Gu Yue told Na'er that the sea monsters were not Douluo soul beasts and were not living creatures.

Gu Yue told Na'er that the sea monsters were artificial invaders from another plane and that the Douluo Plane might already be under attack. She concluded that they had to recover their strength, investigate the Extraterrestrial Forces, and protect Xiao Chen, whom she believed was the Plane's Child.

• Gu Yue explained that the sea monsters lacked the traits of living creatures native to the Douluo Plane.
• Gu Yue revealed that the Star Dou Great Forest had suffered a devastating attack, which Na'er had not known about.
• Gu Yue concluded that the attack on the forest and the sea monsters likely came from the same force beyond the Douluo Continent.
• Gu Yue warned that the Douluo Plane had probably been invaded for a long time and that the Lord of the Plane might be powerless or asleep.
• Gu Yue told Na'er to recover their strength, investigate the Extraterrestrial Forces, and protect Xiao Chen as the Plane's Child.

After the voyage revealed numerous Ocean Monuments and their guarded Sea Soul Beasts, Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er feared the plane’s impending invasion. In Star Luo City, Cai Yue'er accepted the empire’s competition challenge after securing a soul bone as the Individual Comprehensive Competition’s championship prize.

• The cruise ship avoided the Ocean Monuments it detected, while Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er recognized the signs of accelerating extraterrestrial encroachment.
• After two months at sea, the Shrek party arrived in the Star Luo Empire and traveled by Soul Guidance Train toward Star Luo City.
• Sima Lanxiao invited Cai Yue'er to enter Shrek’s students in the All-Continent Young Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, and she initially declined.
• Sima Lanxiao offered Shrek direct entry to the elimination rounds, prompting Cai Yue'er to agree on the condition that the championship prizes include soul bones.
• Sima Lanxiao explained that only the Individual Comprehensive Competition champion would receive a soul bone, and Cai Yue'er accepted the competition on Shrek’s behalf.

Xiao Chen helped defeat a mecha attack on the train with his Wither Power, then continued to Star Luo City with the Shrek group. After arriving at the Star Luo Grand Hotel, he rested with a headache until Gu Yue came to his door.

• Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er left the train to join the Shrek students and guards fighting dozens of attacking mechas.
• Xiao Chen unleashed Wither Heads that killed the mecha pilots and sent the attackers' machines crashing to the ground.
• Gu Yue and Na'er noticed Xiao Chen's dizziness and headaches after the battle, while Star Luo Empire reinforcements arrived and pursued the remaining attackers.
• The Star Luo Empire sent Soul Guidance Buses to carry everyone safely to Star Luo City and accommodated them at the Star Luo Grand Hotel.
• Xiao Chen rested in his room with a lingering headache until Gu Yue knocked at his door.

Gu Yue worried that Xiao Chen’s Martial Soul was becoming evil and offered to examine him and cure his headaches. After overcoming the defenses around his Sea of Consciousness, she entered it and was shocked by its oppressive darkness.

• Gu Yue sensed that Xiao Chen’s wither power had grown bloodthirsty and feared his Martial Soul was mutating into an evil Martial Soul, but Xiao Chen rejected the idea.
• Gu Yue claimed she had learned a method from her mother to treat Xiao Chen’s headaches and asked to examine him, and Xiao Chen agreed.
• Gu Yue’s first attempt to enter Xiao Chen’s Sea of Consciousness was repelled, so she told him to gather and lock away his spiritual power in his spiritual soul core.
• Gu Yue entered Xiao Chen’s Sea of Consciousness on her second attempt and found it filled with darkness, gray mist, purple light, and an oppressive aura.

Gu Yue entered Xiao Chen's Sea of Consciousness to investigate his mutating Wither Martial Soul and cure his headaches, but a mysterious force expelled her before she could help. Later, she ordered Di Tian to accept a temporary alliance with humanity against the Extraterrestrial Forces, while promising that Soul Beasts would eventually hold humanity accountable.

• Gu Yue explored Xiao Chen's Sea of Consciousness and found two monstrous Wither heads embedded in the walls beside an altar wrapped in black tentacles.
• When Gu Yue touched one of the heads with her Spiritual Power, the tentacles attacked and a force dragged her into the abyss, ejecting her from Xiao Chen's Sea of Consciousness.
• Gu Yue told Xiao Chen she had failed to solve his problems, and he thanked her before falling asleep.
• Di Tian objected to setting aside the Soul Beasts' blood feud with humanity, but Gu Yue insisted they had to unite against the Extraterrestrial Forces threatening the Douluo Plane.
• Gu Yue told Di Tian that the alliance was temporary and promised humanity would eventually pay for its treatment of Soul Beasts; Di Tian agreed to obey her.

Xiao Chen woke from a long sleep and joined the Shrek delegation at the Star Luo imperial palace, where he dozed through Emperor Dai Tianling’s reception. After a scream interrupted his second nap, he recognized the supposed murder as an illusion and prepared to retaliate against the Under-the-bed Douluo.

• Na'er woke Xiao Chen by sitting on his stomach, and Gu Yue brought him lunch before telling him the delegation had to attend the emperor’s reception and palace banquet.
• Xiao Chen, Gu Yue, and Na'er dressed formally, joined the Shrek delegation, and traveled to the Star Luo imperial palace.
• Dai Tianling welcomed the delegation and delivered a lengthy speech while Xiao Chen secretly fell asleep on his feet.
• A ceremonial cannon blast woke Xiao Chen, and Gu Yue reassured him before he went back to sleep during the exchange of diplomatic credentials.
• A scream of “Murder” rang through the hall, and Xiao Chen identified it as an illusion by the Under-the-bed Douluo and decided to retaliate.

Xiao Chen secretly gave Dai Linger a powerful hunger effect after she tried to startle him with an illusion, leaving her publicly humiliated during the diplomatic ceremony. That night, Dai Tianling reprimanded her and confirmed that the princess would choose her consort after the tournament, while Dai Linger fled rather than accept the betrothal.

• Xiao Chen used the Command Block to inflict a day-long Hunger III effect on Dai Linger after she tried to trick him with an illusion.
• Dai Linger's stomach growled repeatedly during the ceremony, embarrassing her in front of the officials and foreign delegation as Dai Tianling ordered the guests to move to the banquet.
• Dai Linger suspected Xiao Chen had caused her sudden hunger and tried to confront him, but Dai Tianling ordered her to come to his chambers that night.
• Dai Tianling scolded Dai Linger for her behavior at the diplomatic ceremony, then relented when she pleaded with him.
• Dai Tianling asked Dai Linger about her betrothal to Long Yue, and she fled the chamber rather than agree to marry.
• Dai Tianling told the empress that the original plan would stand and that the princess would choose her consort after the tournament.

At the Star Luo banquet, Xiao Chen avoided the dance floor and considered cutting ties with Gu Yue before she obtained the Dragon God Core. Just as he settled into a quiet corner, Dai Yuner’s illusion interrupted his rest, and he recognized her as its caster.

• Xiao Chen slipped away from Gu Yue and Na'er and found a secluded seat at the banquet.
• Xiao Chen decided he should repay Gu Yue’s favors and gradually draw a clear line between them before she obtained the Dragon God Core.
• Xiao Chen thought that Na'er would remain loyal to him even if he opposed the soul beasts.
• Xiao Chen ignored the dancing and rested in his corner as the banquet grew lively.
• A piercing scream sounded in Xiao Chen’s mind, and he recognized Dai Yuner as the one who had cast an illusion on him.

After Dai Yuner’s outburst drew hostile attention to Xiao Chen, he used the Wither Storm’s power to intimidate the nearby guests and rebuffed Gu Yue when she tried to comfort him. Dai Tianling felt the force of Xiao Chen’s eye but learned that Xiao Chen would not enter the tournament, while Gu Yue was left increasingly uneasy about the distance between them.

• Xiao Chen unleashed the purple power in his left eye, terrifying the nearby Star Luo youths until they scattered.
• Gu Yue approached to comfort Xiao Chen, but he told her to stay out of his affairs, leaving her shaken by his eye and his coldness.
• Dai Tianling arrived and felt soul-deep pressure when he met Xiao Chen’s gaze, prompting Xiao Chen to realize he had not dismissed the Wither Storm’s partial possession.
• Dai Tianling asked whether Xiao Chen would compete, and Xiao Chen confirmed that he had no intention of entering the tournament.
• After Dai Tianling left, Xiao Chen sat silently beside Gu Yue, whose worry grew as she felt the gap between them widening.

After Dai Yuner angered him at the banquet, Xiao Chen decided to use his Wither Skeleton to kill her that night. Gu Yue's attempt to ask what was wrong only deepened their estrangement, and Xiao Chen prepared to control the Wither Skeleton for the assassination.

• Na'er joined Xiao Chen and Gu Yue as the banquet ended, and Xiao Chen told her Dai Yuner had provoked him.
• Na'er offered to help confront Dai Yuner, but Xiao Chen said he would handle the matter himself and left with her.
• Gu Yue watched Xiao Chen and Na'er leave, then followed them back to the Star Luo Grand Hotel and resolved to ask Xiao Chen about his coldness later.
• Xiao Chen summoned his Wither Skeleton and began preparing to control it, but Gu Yue's knocks interrupted him.
• Xiao Chen shut the door on Gu Yue, who left in hurt and anger, deciding to accept the distance he wanted.
• After Gu Yue departed, Xiao Chen summoned the Wither Skeleton again and prepared to send it after Dai Yuner.

Xiao Chen used shared vision to teleport a Wither Skeleton into Dai Yun’er’s bedchamber and attack her while he watched remotely. Dai Yun’er fainted in terror, and the skeleton charged at Dai Tianling, leaving Xiao Chen convinced she would die.

• Xiao Chen established a mental link with the Wither Skeleton and discovered he could share its vision, allowing him to control it remotely.
• Xiao Chen teleported the Wither Skeleton into the Star Luo Imperial Palace to kill Dai Yun’er.
• Dai Yun’er’s Hunger III buff left her severely weakened, and the imperial physicians could not identify or treat the cause.
• The Wither Skeleton appeared in Dai Yun’er’s bedchamber, frightening her into fainting.
• Dai Tianling turned toward the Wither Skeleton as it charged at him, while Xiao Chen watched through its vision and believed victory was assured.

Xiao Chen joined Na'er for a lavish grilled-fish dinner after she insisted on treating him, while he teased her about her debts and she discovered the restaurant exceeded her budget. The meal was interrupted by official news announcing Dai Yuner's death, leaving Xiao Chen relieved that the imperial family had finally confirmed her assassination.

• Na'er invited Xiao Chen to dinner to celebrate her perceived victory over Gu Yue, and Xiao Chen accepted, then asked her to repay her debt.
• Na'er led Xiao Chen to an upscale grilled-fish restaurant, where she realized the menu prices had nearly exhausted her budget.
• Xiao Chen recognized Na'er's embarrassment and remarked that she had been careless in choosing the restaurant.
• The restaurant's television switched to an official broadcast announcing that Dai Yuner had been assassinated three days earlier and that an investigation team had been formed.
• Xiao Chen felt relieved that Dai Yuner had not been revived and enjoyed the news as he waited for their meal.

Gu Yue learned from Zi JI that Monster Academy might be connected to Dragon Valley, where the Dragon God Core she needed was located. Fearing Dragon Valley would soon collapse, she planned to find an entrance quickly and enter before it was too late.

• Na'er reacted to news of Dai Yun'er's death, while Xiao Chen changed the subject to the money she had left for food.
• Gu Yue asked Zi JI about Dragon Valley, and Zi JI reported that Monster Academy's dragon Martial Soul experts might have inherited their powers from it.
• Gu Yue warned Zi JI not to force entry and approved a plan to investigate Monster Academy when its headmaster attended the upcoming tournament.
• After Zi JI left, Gu Yue worried that Dragon Valley's unstable space would collapse and destroy the Dragon God Core.
• Gu Yue decided to wait for Zi JI's findings, then have Di Tian use the Dragon God Claw to open a passage if necessary, so she could retrieve the core.

After Xiao Chen and Na'er returned from dinner, Gu Yue visited Na'er to arrange a temporary fusion so they could enter Dragon Valley and retrieve the Dragon God Core. Xiao Chen failed to teleport directly into Dragon Valley and planned to follow Gu Yue there when she went.

• Xiao Chen and Na'er returned to the Star Luo Grand Hotel after an expensive meal, and Na'er lamented that Xiao Chen had spent her monthly allowance.
• Gu Yue told Na'er that Dragon Valley rejected Soul Masters above rank fifty and proposed that they temporarily fuse to enter and obtain the Dragon God Core.
• Na'er agreed to the fusion only if they shared control and she could end it at any time, while Gu Yue promised not to attack her before their wager expired.
• Na'er reminded Gu Yue that three years remained in their wager and predicted Gu Yue would lose before Gu Yue left her room.
• Xiao Chen tried to use the Command Block to teleport into Dragon Valley but failed, so he planned to follow Gu Yue there under an invisibility buff and seek the Dragon King's Soul Bones.

Long Yue defeated Yuanen Yehui to win the tournament’s individual championship, while Xiao Chen watched and learned from Gu Yue about the Mountain Dragon’s ancient lineage. Gu Yue became alarmed when Xiao Chen suspected she was a Seven-Colored Dragon herself, and the three left the Arena.

• The Star Luo Empire accelerated the tournament while focusing on investigating Dai Yuner’s assassination, and the individual final was set between Yuanen Yehui and Long Yue.
• Long Yue defeated Yuanen Yehui in a few exchanges, winning the championship and leaving Cai Yue'er and Shrek’s spectators dismayed.
• Xiao Chen recognized Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon Martial Soul and asked Gu Yue about it.
• Gu Yue explained that the Mountain Dragon King had sacrificed himself to create land for the Dragon Clan, and that Mountain Dragons had exceptionally pure bloodlines.
• Xiao Chen suggested that Gu Yue was a Seven-Colored Dragon rather than someone with a Seven-Colored Dragon Martial Soul, unsettling her before he left the Arena with Gu Yue and Na'er.

On the way back from the Arena, Xiao Chen questioned Gu Yue about her family's connection to the Dragon God while hiding his own interest in the Dragon God Godhood. Gu Yue explained the Dragon God's war against the Divine Realm and stopped before revealing what happened after he was split in two.

• Xiao Chen decided not to give Gu Yue the Golden Dragon King Divine Core and resolved to keep it for Na'er instead.
• Xiao Chen asked Gu Yue whether her family and Seven-Colored Dragon Martial Soul were connected to the Dragon God, and Gu Yue claimed her ancestors had inherited power from the Nine Dragon Kings.
• Gu Yue warned Xiao Chen that obtaining the Dragon God Godhood was impossible for humans and explained that her family remained fundamentally human despite its powerful dragon Martial Souls.
• Gu Yue recounted how the Dragon God fought the Five God Kings to free the Beast Gods from oppression, but the Beast Gods ultimately lost the war.
• Gu Yue said the Asura God cleaved the Dragon God in two, though the Dragon God could still be reborn, then stopped before revealing more.