Chapter Summaries

Tian Chen showed Tian E his Heart Demon State, which suppressed his evil thoughts but unexpectedly sent his soul outside his body before a purple lightning bolt ended the experience. In the Divine Realm, a purple-robed man and a woman of life discussed leaving, then she saw something that shocked her.

• Tian Chen released his Martial Soul and explained to Tian E how the Heart Demon State and the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon's power protected his mind.
• Tian Chen's soul left his body, surrounded by a pale halo that appeared to elevate his Soul Power, Mental Power, and emotions.
• A bolt of deep-purple lightning shattered the halo, returning Tian Chen to his body with no memory of what had happened.
• Tian E examined Tian Chen, suggested the incident might be related to his skull Soul Bone, and vanished toward the Worship Hall.
• In the Divine Realm, a woman urged the purple-robed man to leave with her, but she was astonished when she looked at what he showed her.

After reaching rank sixty, Tian Chen planned to obtain his sixth Soul Ring from the Sky Azure Bull Python and set his sights on the Star Dou Great Forest. He left with Ye Lingling and four Spirit Hall Offerings to hunt for the ring, though his elders remained concerned about his plan to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.

• Tian Chen decided to pursue the Sky Azure Bull Python for his sixth Soul Ring, saving the Titan Giant Ape for his seventh.
• Tian Chen planned to travel to Suotuo City after obtaining his ring, with fewer than three months remaining before the original story began.
• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling prepared to visit the Star Dou Great Forest the next morning.
• Xia Hong questioned Tian E about Tian Chen's plan to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring as his sixth, and Tian E said Tian Chen's constitution could withstand it.
• Gu Jin and Gu Long were unable to see through Tian Chen's cultivation when he greeted them.
• Tian E led the group toward the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tian Chen and Ye Lingling followed in a separate carriage.

Tian Chen and his companions reached the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. Tian E and the others began their attack, leaving Tian Chen and Ye Lingling under guard as the battle started.

• Tian E led Tian Chen, Ye Lingling, Xia Hong, Gu Jin, and Gu Long from a nearby town and flew them into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tian Chen sensed the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape with his mental power, and Tian E praised his ability to withstand their presences.
• The group arrived at the Lake of Life, where the Sky Azure Bull Python warned them that it and the Titan Giant Ape would not back down.
• Tian E assigned Xia Hong and Gu Long to restrain the Titan Giant Ape, took the Sky Azure Bull Python himself, and ordered Gu Jin to protect Tian Chen and Ye Lingling.
• Tian E charged the Sky Azure Bull Python as Gu Jin and Gu Long attacked the Titan Giant Ape with their Eighth Soul Skills.

Gu Jin and Gu Long joined Tian E and Xia Hong in fighting the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python. Tian E crippled the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Tian Chen killed it before it could self-destruct.

• Gu Jin and Gu Long attacked the Titan Giant Ape, while Tian E suppressed the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Tian E used his Demon-Breaking Domain to free Gu Jin and Gu Long from the Titan Giant Ape’s Gravity Control Domain.
• Xia Hong restrained the Titan Giant Ape with golden threads and spears, allowing Gu Jin and Gu Long to blast it into the lakebed.
• Tian E transformed into his Golden Crocodile True Body, severed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s body, snapped off its horns, and hurled it onto shore.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python tried to detonate its Soul Core, but Tian E froze the surrounding space and Tian Chen destroyed its consciousness with a strike to its skull.

Tian Chen began absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring while Tian E and the others guarded him. As Tian Chen’s destruction attribute suppressed the beast’s lingering resentment and stabilized the absorption, Tian E fought off the Titan Giant Ape’s attack at the Lake of Life.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python’s body transformed into a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and a right arm Soul Bone, which appeared before Tian Chen.
• Tian E, Xia Hong, and the Gu brothers formed a guard around Tian Chen as he began absorbing the Soul Ring.
• The Soul Ring’s power and the Sky Azure Bull Python’s resentment battered Tian Chen, whose Soul Bone helped keep his mind from collapsing.
• Tian E intercepted the Titan Giant Ape as it surged from the Lake of Life and charged toward Tian Chen.
• Tian Chen’s destruction attribute erased the soul power hidden in the Soul Ring and Soul Bone, easing the assault and stabilizing his absorption.

Tian Chen finished absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python’s Soul Ring and right arm Soul Bone, reaching level sixty-three and awakening a powerful dragon transformation. After Tian E freed him to choose his own path, Tian Chen taunted the injured Er Ming about returning for him and the human-form Soul Beast, then left with his family while considering how to follow Tang San’s group.

• Tian Chen absorbed the Sky Azure Bull Python’s Soul Ring and right arm Soul Bone, and his Soul Power rose to level sixty-three.
• Tian Chen’s right arm completed its Dragon Transformation through the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s bloodline, releasing a purple-black dragon-shaped lightning bolt across the sky.
• Tian E told Tian Chen he would no longer restrain him, and Tian Chen greeted his elders and teased Ye Lingling.
• Tian Chen stepped on Er Ming’s head and warned him that he would return, then hinted that the human-form Soul Beast was not safe.
• Tian E said Er Ming would recover after a few thousand years and carried Tian Chen and Ye Lingling away, while Tian Chen considered following Tang San’s group.

Tian Chen and Ye Lingling parted from Tian E’s group and traveled to Suotuo City, where Tian Chen planned to cultivate and carry out his plans before Shrek Academy began recruiting. They arrived at the Rose Hotel, which Tian Chen owned, and entered the White Innocence room before another door opened nearby.

• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling left Tian E and the others after returning safely from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Tian E accepted Tian Chen’s decision to stay in Suotuo City, while he and his companions headed for Spirit City.
• Tian Chen and Ye Lingling traveled to Suotuo City and entered through its gates using a Spirit Hall affiliation token.
• Tian Chen brought Ye Lingling to the Rose Hotel, which he had bought three years earlier, and showed her the White Innocence room.
• As Tian Chen was about to close the room’s door, another door opened behind him.

Tian Chen spent a tender morning with Ye Lingling before taking her sightseeing around Suotuo City. While searching for Flender's shop, he sensed a Soul Saint inside and entered, where he recognized Flender.

• Tian Chen saw Dai Mubai arrive with twin girls and noticed that Dai Mubai's White Tiger martial soul seemed to tremble in his presence.
• Tian Chen joined Ye Lingling in her newly decorated bedroom, and they shared a tender moment before breakfast.
• Tian Chen asked Ye Lingling about Suotuo City, then took her shopping and bought the things she liked.
• Tian Chen found Flender's small general store and sensed a Soul Saint-level expert inside.
• Tian Chen entered the shop with Ye Lingling and recognized Flender sitting in a wooden reclining chair.

Tian Chen bought a plate crystal from Flender, but Flender doubled its price and tried to stop him from leaving. After they fought to a standstill, a red-robed official arrived and ordered Flender’s shop smashed as Tian Chen left with Ye Lingling.

• Tian Chen recognized a plate crystal in Flender’s shop and paid the thousand Gold Soul Coins Flender demanded for it.
• Flender raised the price to two thousand Gold Soul Coins and claimed Tian Chen could not leave without paying the difference.
• Tian Chen crushed the crystal and challenged Flender, then moved Ye Lingling behind him to protect her.
• Flender attacked Tian Chen, and their clash sent the shop’s goods crashing to the floor before they each retreated three steps.
• A red-robed middle-aged man arrived and announced that private fights were forbidden in Suotuo City; Tian Chen left with Ye Lingling, and the man ordered Flender’s shop smashed.

Tian Chen punished Flender through Meng Tao and received a letter from Dugu Yan asking Ye Lingling to help her cultivate in Sunset Forest. Ye Lingling decided to go, while Tian Chen stayed in Suotuo City and promised to send an escort.

• Spirit Hall soldiers began smashing Flender's shop, and Flender restrained himself from resisting the Spirit Hall cardinal.
• Tian Chen waited with Ye Lingling in a teahouse as Meng Tao reported that he had smashed Flender's shop on Tian Chen's orders.
• Meng Tao delivered Dugu Yan's letter, and Tian Chen gave it to Ye Lingling to read.
• Ye Lingling told Tian Chen that Dugu Yan planned to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and wanted help cultivating in Sunset Forest.
• Ye Lingling asked to travel to Sunset Forest with Tian Chen, but he said he would stay in Suotuo City and arrange an escort for her.

After sending Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou City to check on Dugu Yan, Tian Chen began fusing the Gold of Life with the crystal in his forehead. The fusion started to expand his Sea of Consciousness, but its outcome remained unknown.

• Ye Lingling asked Tian Chen to send her to Heaven Dou City, and he agreed so she could visit Dugu Yan.
• Tian Chen sent Ye Lingling off in a guarded carriage with Salina and the Spirit Hall deacons.
• Tian Chen returned to his room and prepared to fuse with the Gold of Life.
• Tian Chen released his Soul Rings and concealed his presence with the Evil God Domain before pressing the Gold of Life against the crystal in his forehead.
• The Gold of Life poured vitality into Tian Chen's Sea of Consciousness, which expanded as the cyan light began fusing with the crystal.

After integrating the gold of life, Tian Chen watched Tang San and Xiao Wu arrive at the Rose Hotel and observed their confrontation with Dai Mubai. The chapter ended with Tang San and Dai Mubai revealing their Martial Souls while Xiao Wu argued with Dai Mubai’s twin companions.

• Tian Chen reflected on how the gold of life had transformed his Mental Power and strengthened his body’s ability to recover.
• Tian Chen spotted Tang San and Xiao Wu entering the Rose Hotel and recognized Tang San’s belt.
• Dai Mubai arrived with the twins and challenged Tang San and Xiao Wu after Xiao Wu told him to leave.
• Tang San defeated Dai Mubai without using his Martial Soul, prompting Dai Mubai to release his White Tiger Martial Soul and three Soul Rings.
• Tang San revealed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and two Soul Rings, and Xiao Wu snapped at the twins when they mocked its smell.

Tian Chen identified the Soul Beast behind Tang San’s second Soul Ring, then left the fight to prepare to target Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy. At a tavern near the Soto Great Soul Arena, he killed Greedy Wolf and turned his attention to the Hou brothers.

• Tian Chen recognized that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass barbs and corrosive mucus came from a Ghost Vine and a Caterpie, then decided to leave Dai Mubai and Tang San’s fight.
• Tian Chen instructed Uncle Wu to follow Dai Mubai, then used his fourth Soul Skill to teleport three hundred meters away.
• Tian Chen went to a tavern frequented by Soul Masters and ordered fruit wine as patrons mocked him and the Hou brothers eyed him.
• Greedy Wolf challenged the Hou brothers, but backed down when they reminded him that their Mad Battle Team had beaten his team.
• Tian Chen crushed Greedy Wolf’s head against the tavern floor, then asked whether the Hou brothers were Hou Jun and Hou Yan.

Tian Chen hired the Hou Brothers and arranged for them to help him undermine the Shrek Seven Devils, then confronted Mad Rhino and his team in an alley. After Mad Rhino tested him by putting a hand on his shoulder, Tian Chen seized his hand and struck him down, leaving the rest of the team surrounding Tian Chen.

• Tian Chen killed Greedy Wolf in the tavern, paid the Hou Brothers, and told them to accompany him.
• Manager Zhang ordered the waiter to dispose of Greedy Wolf's body and kept the tavern staff from discussing Tian Chen.
• Tian Chen explained his plan to the Hou Brothers in an alley, and they accepted his money and instructions.
• Mad Rhino arrived with his teammates and asked Tian Chen who he was while testing his strength with a hand on his shoulder.
• Tian Chen seized Mad Rhino's hand and struck him in the abdomen, prompting the others to surround Tian Chen.

Tian Chen subdued Mad Rhino, then had Dai Mubai abducted and left in the Hou Brothers’ custody. Xia Hong witnessed the bizarre arrangement and worried about what Qian Daoliu would think.

• Tian Chen kicked Mad Rhino hard enough to shatter the armor on his arms, then ordered him to leave.
• Wu Zi offered to kill Mad Rhino’s group, but Tian Chen refused because the Mad Battle Team still had value to his plans.
• Tian Chen asked Wu Zi whether everything was ready, and Wu Zi assured him it was.
• Wu Zi rendered Dai Mubai and the twin sisters unconscious, then handed Dai Mubai to the Hou Brothers on Tian Chen’s orders.
• Tian Chen and Wu Zi left while the Hou Brothers began their disturbing encounter with the unconscious Dai Mubai.
• Xia Hong watched from the Spirit Hall Main Hall and worried that Qian Daoliu would learn what Tian Chen had arranged.

Dai Mubai woke injured and furious after an assault he could not remember, then attacked Ning Rongrong when they collided outside the Starlight Grand Hotel. Tian Chen revealed that he had used Time Reversal to engineer their conflict, and Ning Tian and Ning Zhen subdued Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai woke in an alley with blood on his hand and no memory of what had happened after he left with the twins.
• Dai Mubai knocked Ning Rongrong down outside the Starlight Grand Hotel and sent her flying with a burst of Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong ordered Ning Tian to kill Dai Mubai, and Ning Tian and Ning Zhen released their Martial Souls and five Soul Rings.
• Tian Chen told Wu Zi to keep the Spirit Hall deacons away and explained that he had used his Time Reversal Soul Skill to cause the conflict.
• Ning Tian and Ning Zhen attacked Dai Mubai together, dislocated his joints, and pinned him to the ground.

Tian Chen watched Ning Rongrong’s escalating cruelty and Dai Mubai’s humiliation, then met his Third Grandfather at the Soto Great Soul Arena. Xia Hong arranged for Tian Chen to meet Doudou, leaving their purpose unclear.

• Ning Rongrong ordered Ning Tian and Ning Zhen to beat Dai Mubai, while Tian Chen watched and told Wu Zi to have Meng Tao’s men stop them.
• Flender brought an injured Dai Mubai back to Shrek Academy after Spirit Hall’s enforcement squad intervened.
• Xia Hong took Tian Chen to the Soto Great Soul Arena and asked what he thought of the hostess, Doudou.
• Manager Ao summoned Doudou and told her he was taking her to meet two important people.

Tian Chen met privately with Doudou at the Soul Fighting Arena, while Xia Hong teased him about his intentions. The next morning, Dai Mubai attacked Ning Rongrong at Shrek Academy's entrance, but Ning Tian intervened and knocked him down.

• Xia Hong mistakenly accused Tian Chen of being interested in men, then left after Manager Ao brought Doudou to meet him.
• Tian Chen offered Doudou the chance to refuse, but she chose to stay with him.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai waited at the entrance while helping Li Yusong with admissions.
• When Ning Rongrong arrived to take the preliminary test, Dai Mubai recognized her and attacked her.
• Ning Tian blocked Dai Mubai's strike and punched him away, leaving him bleeding and on his knees.

After Dai Mubai attacked Ning Rongrong, Ning Tian and Ning Zhen confronted Shrek Academy teacher Li Yusong and demanded an explanation. Ning Rongrong agreed to let the matter go if Dai Mubai would leave her alone, while the black-haired girl watching him chose to stay at Shrek despite her growing disappointment.

• Li Yusong revealed his Soul Emperor cultivation and stepped in to protect Dai Mubai as Ning Tian prepared to confront him with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's authority.
• Ning Tian identified Ning Rongrong as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Tang San confirmed the sect's standing to Xiao Wu.
• A black-haired girl watched Dai Mubai with disgust and questioned whether coming to find him had been the right choice.
• Ning Rongrong asked Li Yusong to guarantee Dai Mubai would not attack her again, and Li Yusong agreed while sending Dai Mubai to fetch Oscar.
• Dai Mubai left after glaring at Ning Rongrong, and the black-haired girl decided to stay at Shrek Academy despite her disappointment in him.

Flender brought Tang San and the other students to the Soto Great Soul Arena for their first practical combat lesson. As the group entered, Dai Mubai tried to speak with Zhu Zhuqing and was rejected, while Ning Rongrong slipped away to use her sect’s token to enter a VIP room and request the supervisor.

• Flender explained that practical combat was the students’ first lesson and led them toward the Soto Great Soul Arena.
• Dai Mubai stopped Zhu Zhuqing to talk, but she coldly refused and went inside without him.
• Oscar approached Ning Rongrong and agreed to wait while she said she was going to the restroom.
• Ning Rongrong used a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect token to gain access to high-class VIP room number three and summon the supervisor.
• The chapter noted that the Great Soul Arena had been founded by seven major Soul Master clans, but Spirit Hall’s growing power had altered the balance among them.