Lu Ren entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, defeated its strongest students, and secured Jing Hongchen’s support. As he trained and began working with Electrolux, Wang Shaojie brought the Imperial Family Inspection Team to arrest him, leaving Lu Ren in golden handcuffs with his Soul Power suppressed.
Lu Ren defended his place at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, bound Xuan Zi to a tournament wager, and began destroying Holy Spirit Cult strongholds in Mingdu. He freed Nana and eight other survivors, then set them to building an intelligence network under his command.
Lu Ren and Ji Juechen destroyed Holy Spirit Cult strongholds, and Lu Ren rose to Soul King while gaining new Cursed Techniques. After finding and protecting Ye Guyi, Lu Ren brought her to the Ordinary Alliance and demanded its support, ending in a challenge to its Level 9 Soul Engineer.
Lu Ren built alliances, fought off Shrek and the Body Sect, and strengthened his cursed abilities while protecting his companions. After months of training and intelligence work, he traveled to the Far North and offered the trapped Ice Empress an equal partnership.
Lu Ren formed a voluntary Soul Spirit Contract with the Ice Empress, saved the Snow Empress, and led the Sun Moon team into the Continental Tournament. After Shrek’s attempts to keep him from the finals and the brutal team battle, Lu Ren won the championship and set Ma Xiaotao on a path toward the Holy Spirit Cult.
Lu Ren and his allies destroyed Shrek’s forces in Star Luo City, then returned to Mingdu as Shrek retreated and the Holy Spirit Cult seized Ma Xiaotao. Lu Ren investigated the cult and killed six of its elders, prompting Zhongli Wu to seek help from the Offering Hall.
Lu Ren established the Spirit Pagoda and its Soul Spirit system with Xu Tianran’s support, placing Nana in charge. As the Holy Spirit Cult moved against them, Lu Ren and his allies attacked its forces, leaving the battle against the remaining offerings unresolved.
Lu Ren defeated the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders while the Spirit Pagoda’s allies held off their forces, and Mu En arrived to challenge him. The arc ended with Lu Ren unleashing Maximum: Uzumaki against Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao, then facing them directly.
Lu Ren defeated Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, Tai Tan, Niu Tian, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin, gaining new power and wiping out Shrek’s core defenses. He left Shrek City under a seven-day ultimatum as the Spirit Pagoda moved in and Zhou Yi opposed its recruitment.
Lu Ren’s forces destroyed Shrek Academy, reshaped the Sun Moon Empire’s leadership, and expanded the Spirit Pagoda while he gained his ninth Soul Ring and entered seclusion. He returned five years later to kill Huo Yuhao as the Sun Moon Empire completed its conquest, then confirmed his intention to ascend to the Divine Realm.
Lu Ren concealed his survival, manipulated Huo Yuhao’s ascension, and built strength in the Undead Plane while the Divine Realm fractured between Tang San and the Destruction God King. After rescuing Huo Yun’er, Lu Ren sent his forces into the Divine Realm and began confronting its gods directly.
Lu Ren seized divine power, defeated or weakened several God Kings, and unleashed the Culling Game across the Divine Realm to fuel his advancement. As the gods split into separate battles, Lu Ren began ascending while Huo Yuhao faced Zhou Weiqing and the God of Space.
Lu Ren and his allies dismantled the Original Sin Gods and God Kings as Huo Yuhao and Ye Guyi climbed the rankings. After a brutal battle, Lu Ren killed Tang San and defeated the Destruction God King and Goddess of Life, promising to preserve their souls for reincarnation.