Chapter Summaries

Electrolux descended into the Star Dou Great Forest, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blocked him from entering Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness, so he settled inside Bao Liang instead. Bao Liang left with Electrolux while Huo Yuhao completed his fusion with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, splitting their paths and fortunes.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual shock swept across the forest, knocking out Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Meng Hongchen, and the Time Rift Dragon while weakening Xiao Hongchen and Bao Liang.
• Bao Liang opened the box holding the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife as Electrolux descended from the clouds and chose to approach Huo Yuhao, who carried the Gold of Life’s presence.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blocked Electrolux’s path during its fusion with Huo Yuhao, so Electrolux changed direction and entered Bao Liang’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Electrolux promised to help Bao Liang with the carving knife before falling silent, and Bao Liang concealed his excitement as the spiritual storm subsided.
• Jing Hongchen carried Bao Liang, the unconscious siblings, and the Time Rift Dragon away from the forest, while Bao Liang abandoned his idea of secretly monitoring Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao obtained the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Bao Liang secured Electrolux.

Jing Hongchen returned to the Hongchen residence with Bao Liang, the unconscious children, and the captured Time Rift Dragon after a spiritual storm disrupted their Soul Hunting Operation. Huo Yuhao awoke in the Star Dou Great Forest with a transformed Sea of Consciousness, unaware that the gray current had changed the course of his life and Bao Liang’s.

• Jing Hongchen brought Bao Liang, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and the unconscious Time Rift Dragon back to the Hongchen residence and rested in a secure hall.
• Bao Liang postponed absorbing the Time Rift Dragon’s Soul Ring until Dragon Fang recovered, and Jing Hongchen warned him not to rush into danger again.
• Huo Yuhao awoke after fusing with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and discovered that his Sea of Consciousness and perception had greatly expanded.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm reassured Huo Yuhao that his modest talent and clean, resilient Sea of Consciousness could still let him forge his own path.
• Huo Yuhao remained unsettled by the gray current that had passed by, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told him that two little fellows were waiting outside.

Xiao Hongchen woke in Mingdu with no memory of the events in the Star Dou Great Forest and found Bao Liang beating the captured Time Rift Dragon. After the dragon suddenly sacrificed itself, Bao Liang began absorbing its seventy-six-thousand-year Soul Ring and a rare head External Soul Bone.

• Xiao Hongchen woke in his room with a headache and could not remember what had happened after he encountered the Time Rift Dragon.
• Xiao Hongchen found Bao Liang beating the dragon on the training ground and learned it had bitten him in a sensitive spot and tried to self-destruct.
• Xiao Hongchen urged Bao Liang not to kill the dragon or let it escape, but Bao Liang continued beating it.
• The Time Rift Dragon used a burst of strength to throw Bao Liang off, then chose to sacrifice itself instead of continuing to resist.
• The sacrifice produced a head External Soul Bone and a seventy-six-thousand-year Soul Ring, which entered Bao Liang as he began absorbing them.

Bao Liang completed the sacrifice of the Time Rift Dragon, gaining a powerful Fifth Soul Ring and time-based abilities before the Trial of Destruction assigned him a new challenge. He learned that his next goal was to become a Soul Emperor before age fifteen and obtain a hundred-thousand-year Heavy Space Nether Sea Dragon.

• Bao Liang absorbed the Time Rift Dragon's sacrifice, reaching Soul King level fifty-two and gaining a black Fifth Soul Ring with two effects.
• Bao Liang explained Bites the Dust and Time Erasure, along with the Time Anchoring and Epitaph skills from his External Soul Bone, to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
• The Time Rift Dragon's surviving consciousness challenged Dragon Fang in Bao Liang's Sea of Consciousness, but Dragon Fang defeated him and made him polish his scales.
• The Trial of Destruction announced that Bao Liang had completed the first trial and set his second trial: reach Soul Emperor level before age fifteen and obtain a hundred-thousand-year Heavy Space Nether Sea Dragon as his Sixth Soul Ring.

Bao Liang learned that his Second Trial required him to hunt a Hundred Thousand Year Heavy Space Nether Sea Dragon, whose gravity and space abilities could complement his fighting style. Jing Hongchen gave him Long Xiaoyao’s cultivation manual, and Bao Liang and the others were bewildered by the diagrams on its first page.

• Bao Liang told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that his next trial target was a Hundred Thousand Year Heavy Space Nether Sea Dragon, and they worried about whether he and Dragon Fang could withstand its Soul Ring.
• Jing Hongchen recognized the beast as Xu Tianran’s Ninth Soul Ring and explained that its core ability was gravity control rather than water manipulation.
• Bao Liang realized that gravity could help him control enemies and redirect attacks, while Jing Hongchen advised him to investigate the beast and prepare carefully before hunting it.
• Jing Hongchen gave Bao Liang Eighteen Black Dragon Forms, a cultivation manual and collection of insights from Long Xiaoyao.
• Bao Liang, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen opened the manual and found complex diagrams of male and female human meridians on its first page.

Bao Liang, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen discovered that Long Xiaoyao’s eighteen-form manual could disrupt Soul Power and spiritual pathways as well as heal hidden injuries. Long Xiaoyao then searched the Holy Spirit Cult for the missing massage manual, unaware that the others had it.

• Bao Liang interpreted the manual’s eighteen techniques as ways to target Soul Masters’ meridians, joints, Soul Power, and spiritual pathways, especially those of Evil Soul Masters.
• Bao Liang tested the poke technique on Xiao Hongchen, briefly blocking Soul Power in his wrist, and Meng Hongchen’s gentle touch made Bao Liang’s Ultimate Flame stray from its circulation path.
• The three realized the techniques could also channel Soul Power and heal injuries caused by their Ultimate powers, and Xiao Hongchen recognized that Long Xiaoyao had taught them how to survive.
• Long Xiaoyao searched his cave residence in the Holy Spirit Cult for his missing massage manual.

Bao Liang, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen practiced the Eighteen Black Dragon Forms on death-row prisoners, while their Spirit Forging research remained stalled. Bao Liang refused to rush to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, warning Jing Hongchen that news of its Immortal Herbs could drive powerful groups to desperate measures.

• Bao Liang and the others practiced the Eighteen Black Dragon Forms on metal figures and one another before Jing Hongchen supplied death-row prisoners as practice subjects.
• Bao Liang tested the first six forms on the prisoners, suppressing their Soul Power and causing severe physical effects.
• Jing Hongchen visited the training ground and heard that the trio had advanced through six forms but had made no breakthrough in Spirit Forging.
• Jing Hongchen asked Bao Liang when he would set out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Bao Liang said they could not go yet because the Immortal Herbs would provoke desperate competition.

Bao Liang burned away the impurities in Ye Yulin’s body, earning valuable gifts, but refused to treat Kong Deming because the procedure was too dangerous. Later, Xiao Hongchen tricked Bao Liang into carrying Meng Hongchen’s shopping bags while he slipped away to eat.

• Jing Hongchen agreed that he and Ye Yulin would accompany Bao Liang to the tournament after Bao Liang offered to remove their bodily impurities.
• Bao Liang spent nearly a day and night burning away Ye Yulin’s impurities, causing Ye Yulin’s Soul Power to surge and his bottleneck to loosen.
• Ye Yulin rewarded Bao Liang with Gold Soul Coins, modified soul-guided weapons, and fixed-installation soul-guided bombs, but Bao Liang refused to treat Kong Deming because of the risks.
• Bao Liang, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen spent the afternoon shopping in Mingdu, with Bao Liang carrying Meng Hongchen’s purchases.
• Xiao Hongchen claimed he would buy food, then hid at a food stall and watched Bao Liang struggle to keep up with Meng Hongchen’s shopping.
• Bao Liang realized Xiao Hongchen had tricked him when Xiao Hongchen did not return, while Xiao Hongchen finished his wontons and went back to studying Spirit Forging.

As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament approached, the Sun Moon Team finalized its roster and trained with new Battle Armor that greatly strengthened Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Bao Liang remained unable to find material strong enough for his own armor, while the team prepared to compete in Star Luo City.

• Meng Hongchen dragged an exhausted Bao Liang home after taking him on a long shopping trip, where Xiao Hongchen laughed at his plight.
• Jing Hongchen added Ji Juechen to the Sun Moon Team as a regular member, and Ji reached level sixty and became a Soul Emperor in less than three months.
• Bao Liang named the Time Rift Dragon Iron Soldier and allowed it to settle in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Xiao Hongchen tested the first Battle Armor prototype and gained enough strength to match a level sixty-nine Power Attack System Soul Emperor.
• Jing Hongchen upgraded Meng Hongchen's Soul Tools into Battle Armor, while Bao Liang continued searching for material capable of withstanding his strength.
• Bao Liang and the team sparred as they prepared for the tournament, and Ji Juechen temporarily wielded Jing Hongchen's Sword of Judgment.

As the Sun Moon Team set out for the tournament, Shrek suffered devastating losses in an ambush led by Xuan Zi, and Huo Yuhao was abducted by the Death Messenger. The chapter traced Huo Yuhao’s growing resentment and hunger for power as Tian Meng and the Ice Empress considered how to rescue him without exposing themselves.

• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen became Soul Emperors, while Bao Liang approached level fifty-nine, and the Sun Moon Team prepared to leave for the tournament.
• Jing Hongchen led the Sun Moon Team out of Mingdu, while Bao Liang drew attention from onlookers before Xiao Hongchen stopped him from making a scene.
• Xuan Zi led Shrek’s team into an ambush in the Ming Dou Mountain Range, where Yao Haoxuan died, Chen Zifeng lost a leg, and several others were badly injured.
• The Death Messenger abducted Huo Yuhao, while Tian Meng and the Ice Empress weighed how to free him without revealing their strength.
• The chapter recounted how Huo Yuhao’s mistreatment at Shrek and his hatred of Dai Huabin culminated in a Soul Blast that left Wu Feng severely mentally impaired, deepening his belief that he needed more power.

Jing Hongchen led the Sun Moon team to Star Luo City for the competition, where they rested, joked, and placed bets on how many Shrek members would appear. The team entered the city and took in its striking mix of old and modern styles.

• Jing Hongchen and Ye Yulin escorted the team aboard the new soul guidance airship and set off for Star Luo City.
• The team landed outside Star Luo City, rested, and ate a meal cooked by Bao Liang.
• Bao Liang proposed betting on how many Shrek members would come, and the team—including Jing Hongchen—placed bets.
• The team entered Star Luo City and observed its blend of ancient and modern styles.

The Sun Moon team checked into the Star Emperor Hotel and watched Shrek enter the tournament with only its reserve team, led by Huo Yuhao, who revealed six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and defeated Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy instantly. Bao Liang looked forward to facing Shrek, though the teams could meet only in the finals.

• Ma Rulong explained the hotel and tournament schedule as the Sun Moon team registered and checked in.
• Shrek arrived the following day, but its main team members stayed out of sight, prompting Xiao Hongchen to suspect they were hiding a secret weapon.
• At the opening ceremony, the Sun Moon team noticed Shrek had brought only three main team members, and Bao Liang collected his winnings from a bet on Shrek's lineup.
• Huo Yuhao led Shrek's reserve team onto the stage and revealed six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings during the match against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Huo Yuhao used the Golden Road Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Tianling, then led Shrek away after the victory.

Bao Liang dismissed Huo Yuhao’s simulated Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and entered the elimination match against Qiutang Academy alone. After taunting the opposing team and giving them five seconds to surrender, he unleashed his Soul Skills as they attacked him.

• Xiao Hongchen panicked over Huo Yuhao’s six red Soul Rings, but Bao Liang argued they were fake and restored the team’s confidence.
• The referee announced Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s match against Qiutang Advanced Soul Master Academy, and Bao Liang insisted on fighting alone.
• Bao Liang entered the arena to jeers from the spectators, while Xu Jiawei let the crowd’s hostility continue and judged him arrogant.
• Bao Liang revealed five orange-red Soul Rings and gave Qiutang Academy five seconds to surrender.
• Qiutang Academy’s seven members attacked together, and Bao Liang counted down before activating Molten Fire Thousandfold Forging and Instant Explosion, engulfing the stage in an orange-red blast.

Bao Liang defeated Qiutang Academy with a single devastating attack that destroyed the Soul Fighting arena, humiliating the Star Luo Empire before the crowd. The Sun Moon Team returned to the hotel as Xu Jiawei ordered Bao Liang and his companions investigated and the tournament was suspended while the venue was repaired.

• Bao Liang's attack flattened the arena and left all seven Qiutang Academy students unconscious, while Xu Jiawei ordered officials to investigate Bao Liang and his connections.
• The referee declared the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy the winner, and Bao Liang mocked his defeated opponents and the spectators who had insulted him.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen praised Bao Liang when he returned to the rest area, and he insisted he had gone easy on Qiutang Academy.
• Xu Jiawei ordered surveillance of Bao Liang and the Sun Moon Team, then announced that the elimination matches would be suspended for one or two days.
• The Sun Moon Team returned to the Star Emperor Hotel to celebrate, while Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Wang Yan received the suspension notice.

Wang Yan told Shrek’s team that a Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy contestant had demolished the tournament arena and defeated seven opponents in five seconds without using Soul Tools. The team struggled to understand the contestant’s power, and Ma Xiaotao wondered whether he might be an Evil Soul Master.

• Wang Yan told Shrek’s team that the elimination rounds had been postponed because the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s match had destroyed the arena.
• Wang Yan explained that one contestant had used two Soul Skills to demolish the arena and end a seven-against-one match in five seconds.
• He Caitou and the others reacted with disbelief that the contestant had accomplished this without using Soul Tools.
• Xu Sanshi asked whether Ma Xiaotao could destroy an arena, and she angrily said she could not.
• Ma Xiaotao suggested that the Sun Moon contestant might be an Evil Soul Master.

Shrek’s team debated Bao Liang’s destructive Soul Skills and Wang Yan concluded that he was likely an Ultimate Fire Soul Master. Ma Xiaotao saw Bao Liang as a possible cure for her Evil Fire, while Wang Yan decided the team should inspect the arena damage themselves.

• Wang Yan rejected the idea that Bao Liang was an Evil Soul Master, citing his orange-red flames and lack of an evil, bloody presence.
• After asking Ma Xiaotao whether an Ultimate Attribute Soul Emperor could destroy half an arena in one move, Wang Yan concluded Bao Liang likely possessed Ultimate Fire.
• Wang Yan warned that Bao Liang’s feats could undermine the mystery surrounding Huo Yuhao’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill and make him a major tournament threat.
• Ma Xiaotao privately resolved to have Xuan Zi capture Bao Liang so Shrek could recruit him and she could use his Ultimate Fire to solve her Evil Fire problem.
• Wang Yan led the group to Star Luo Plaza to examine the lingering power at the scene.

The Shrek group returned to Star Luo Plaza under the excuse of gathering intelligence and found the arena replaced by a crater left by Bao Liang’s Soul Skill. As they struggled to comprehend its lingering power, Ma Xiaotao recognized the fire as Ultimate Fire.

• Xu Sanshi suggested that the Shrek group turn back, but Wang Yan insisted they were returning to gather intelligence.
• Other academy teams noticed the Shrek group hurrying back to the plaza and gave them knowing looks.
• The group found the arena destroyed, with lava glowing in a deep crater and Soul Engineers unable to approach it safely.
• Wang Yan, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and the others were stunned by the crater’s lingering power and doubted that a Five-Ring Soul King had caused it.
• Ma Xiaotao approached the crater, felt her Evil Fire respond to the heat, and identified the lingering flame as Ultimate Fire.

After Ma Xiaotao identified the flames left by Bao Liang as Ultimate Fire, she hoped Elder Xuan could bring him to Shrek, while Wang Yan warned her not to act rashly. The Sun Moon team celebrated Bao Liang’s victory, and he began discussing a plan with Xiao Hongchen as tensions between the academies rose.

• Ma Xiaotao told Wang Yan that Bao Liang’s flames were Ultimate Fire and could potentially purify the Evil Fire inside her.
• Wang Yan warned Ma Xiaotao not to act against Bao Liang before Elder Xuan returned, but she privately considered ways to bring him to Shrek.
• Wang Yan explained that Elder Xuan was away, while the Shrek group debated Bao Liang’s extraordinary power and growing importance in the tournament.
• Mi Jia returned to the Sun Moon team’s celebration and reported that Shrek had come back to Star Luo Plaza after hearing Bao Liang left Ultimate Fire behind.
• Bao Liang dismissed the possibility of Shrek challenging them and considered using Jing Hongchen and Ye Yulin to trap them if they fought dirty.
• Bao Liang leaned toward Xiao Hongchen and asked whether he wanted to show off in front of everyone.

Bao Liang planned to lure Shrek into a trap in the round-robin stage, while the teams gathered to resume the tournament and Huo Yuhao struggled with the revelation of Bao Liang’s strength. The round-robin stage began with Shrek called to the arena first.

• Bao Liang explained his plan for Xiao Hongchen to provoke Shrek into attacking an apparent opening, then trap them with Meng Hongchen, Ma Rulong, Ji Juechen, and Bao Liang.
• Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei watched the teams closely after Shrek and Sun Moon had made such dramatic displays on the tournament’s first day.
• The teams gathered at Star Luo Plaza, and Wang Yan brought Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong to observe the competition after Bao Liang’s arena-destroying attack became impossible to conceal.
• Huo Yuhao worried that Bao Liang might have Twin Martial Souls, then learned he had an Ultimate Martial Soul and felt even more overwhelmed; Wang Yan, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi encouraged him to keep fighting.
• The elimination round ended with 67 teams advancing, and after a rest day the round-robin stage began with Shrek Academy called to the arena first.

Xiao Hongchen dominated the round-robin matches with overwhelming Soul Tool firepower while Bao Liang concealed his strength and helped Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy secure a top ranking. After the tournament, Qing Ya delivered an invitation to the top-tier auction, and Bao Liang eagerly anticipated acquiring the Snow Empress Embryo.

• Bao Liang watched Xu Sanshi defeat Shrek’s first opponent and sent Xiao Hongchen to face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s group-battle opponents alone.
• Xiao Hongchen summoned 128 Soul Tool Floating Cannons and forced the referee to stop the match after a single devastating volley.
• Xiao Hongchen continued winning the team and one-on-one matches, while Bao Liang disguised his endurance and Ma Rulong and Ji Juechen kept their abilities hidden.
• Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy finished the nine-round round-robin tournament with an overwhelming record, though Xiao Hongchen showed signs of fatigue.
• Qing Ya visited the Sun Moon Team with an invitation to the top-tier auction, and Bao Liang resolved to obtain the Snow Empress Embryo.