Chapter Summaries

After Xian Lin'er recounted how a Titled Douluo abducted Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen, Mu En ordered a wanted notice for Huo Yuhao. He suspected Ye Xishui sought Huo Yuhao’s matching divine artifacts, though the chapter explained they could not restore the Rakshasa Godhood without the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.

• Mu En treated Xian Lin'er after she was injured and listened as she explained that she had imprisoned and interrogated Huo Yuhao over his evil attribute.
• Xian Lin'er said she believed Huo Yuhao might be saved, but planned to monitor him and would kill him if he proved dangerous.
• A Titled Douluo with the Shadow Devouring Beast Martial Soul attacked Xian Lin'er, knocked her unconscious, and abducted Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen.
• Xian Lin'er concluded that Huo Yuhao was a Holy Spirit Cult spy, but Mu En suspected Ye Xishui wanted the divine artifacts Huo Yuhao possessed.
• Mu En told Xian Lin'er to issue a wanted notice for Huo Yuhao, while the chapter explained that Ye Xishui would need the Rakshasa Demon Scythe to restore the Rakshasa Godhood.

After Long Xiaoyao died at Shrek, Zhongli Wu brought the captured Huo Yuhao and the Rakshasa Helmet to Ye Xishui, hoping she would harness the power left by the Rakshasa God. The chapter left Ye Xishui consumed by hatred for Gu Yuena and secretly transforming Long Xiaoyao into a vengeful spirit and undead guardian.

• Mu En regretted Huo Yuhao's escape but noted that Xian Lin'er had confiscated his Storage Soul Tools, allowing Du Busi to recover the Body Sect's secret manuals.
• Zhongli Wu counted the Holy Spirit Cult's heavy losses and mourned Long Xiaoyao's death, though he was relieved that Ye Xishui had survived.
• Zhongli Wu brought the unconscious Huo Yuhao, who possessed the Rakshasa Helmet, to Ye Xishui and left her alone with him.
• Ye Xishui vowed to make Gu Yuena suffer and planned to destroy the Spirit Contract Pagoda and seize its Soul Spirit technique.
• Ye Xishui used a secret art to preserve Long Xiaoyao's soul as her vengeful spirit and planned to turn his body into an undead creature to protect her.

After preserving Long Xiaoyao’s soul, Ye Xishui tried to take the Rakshasa Helmet from the unconscious Huo Yuhao, but the Evil Eye Holy King intervened to protect his chosen inheritor. The Holy King then proposed a deal to Ye Xishui, hoping to steer Huo Yuhao toward his inheritance.

• Ye Xishui turned Long Xiaoyao’s soul into her bonded vengeful spirit so she could preserve him for resurrection and swore to avenge his death.
• Ye Xishui sensed several divine powers within Huo Yuhao and prepared to remove the Rakshasa Helmet fused to him.
• Huo Yuhao awoke as the Evil Eye Holy King appeared and warned Ye Xishui not to harm his inheritor.
• Ye Xishui backed down after the Evil Eye Holy King explained that he could intervene through his bloodline and inheritance token.
• The Evil Eye Holy King, concerned that Huo Yuhao had ignored his trials, offered Ye Xishui a deal.

The Evil Eye Holy King offered Ye Xishui the location of the Rakshasa Demon Scythe in exchange for persuading Huo Yuhao to inherit his power. Ye Xishui accepted the deal, and Huo Yuhao became the Holy Spirit Cult’s newest holy son.

• Ye Xishui realized the Evil Eye Holy King’s deal concerned the Rakshasa Godhood and asked him to explain.
• The Evil Eye Holy King explained that God Armor was made from a god’s own Soul Bones and that the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, not the armor, was the Rakshasa God’s inheritance divine artifact.
• The Evil Eye Holy King offered to reveal the Rakshasa Demon Scythe’s location if Ye Xishui induced Huo Yuhao to inherit his power.
• Ye Xishui accepted the deal, and after they completed the contract, Huo Yuhao became the Holy Spirit Cult’s newest holy son.

Xu Xingyu met the Goddess of Life, who delivered the compensation for Tang San’s punishment and explained that Tang San had lost the Sea God Trident. She left Xu Xingyu with the artifact and teased him about his intimate encounter with Gu Yuena and Ma Xiaotao.

• Buer told Xu Xingyu that an important person wanted to speak with him, and he entered the Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness space to meet her.
• Xu Xingyu recognized the visitor as the Goddess of Life, his old friend Xiao Lu from his previous life as the Starry Dragon Emperor.
• The Goddess of Life explained that Tang San had been punished and gave Xu Xingyu fifteen drops of Tang San’s essence blood, Gold of Life, two blank God Positions, and the Sea God Trident.
• The Goddess of Life said she and the God of Destruction had taken the trident from Tang San and erased every trace of him from it.
• The Goddess of Life teased Xu Xingyu about his intense encounter with Gu Yuena and Ma Xiaotao.

Xu Xingyu learned that Xiao Wu had begun to doubt Tang San and that three First-Level Gods had been assigned to watch over Tang San. The Goddess of Life kept the God of Destruction’s identity secret, leaving Xu Xingyu to wait until he ascended to the Divine Realm to meet him.

• The Goddess of Life teased Xu Xingyu about his former life as the Starry Dragon Emperor, then told him she had given Buer the Life Core godhood and asked him to discuss the Plane Master succession with the Star Lord.
• The Goddess of Life revealed that Tang San and Xiao Wu were experiencing friction, and Xu Xingyu connected Xiao Wu’s suspicions to what he had told her about Wang Dong’er’s so-called hidden injury.
• Xu Xingyu wondered whether his revelation had damaged Tang San and Xiao Wu’s relationship, while the Goddess of Life wondered what Tang San had done to cause their cold war.
• The Goddess of Life said Rong Nianbing, Zhou Weiqing, and the Goddess of Nature had been assigned to watch Tang San and oversee his former responsibilities.
• Xu Xingyu questioned the Divine Realm timeline and asked the God of Destruction’s name, but the Goddess of Life called it a secret and told him he would find out when they met.

After speaking with the Goddess of Life, Xu Xingyu gave Gu Yuena a Blank God Position to replace the Creation Godhead she had lost and let her advance beyond Second-Level God. Gu Yuena left to study the gift, telling Xu Xingyu to explain his involvement with another girl to their other partners himself.

• Xu Xingyu said farewell to the Goddess of Life and returned to his body, where Gu Yuena asked whether their conversation was over.
• Xu Xingyu told Gu Yuena about the Goddess of Life’s gifts and gave her one of the Blank God Positions he had obtained from Tang San.
• Xu Xingyu explained that the Blank God Position could let Gu Yuena develop her own godhood and regain the ability to grow stronger after losing her Creation Godhead.
• Gu Yuena kissed Xu Xingyu, then opened a portal so she could return and comprehend the Blank God Position.
• Before leaving, Gu Yuena told Xu Xingyu she would not get involved in another girl’s affairs and that he would have to explain them to their other sisters.

Xu Xingyu told Ma Xiaotao that he had given her the Vermilion Bird’s inheritance, and she confirmed it by sensing her new Vermilion Bird Martial Soul and golden Seventh Soul Ring. After she learned about Xu Xingyu’s relationship with Gu Yuena, they went to the Spirit Contract Pagoda in Shrek City, where a new Asura field began.

• Xu Xingyu covered the unconscious Ma Xiaotao, who woke and described a nightmare about Gu Yuena catching them together.
• Xu Xingyu told Ma Xiaotao that the nightmare had really happened, shocking her with the news of his relationship with his teacher, Silver Dragon Douluo Gu Yuena.
• Xu Xingyu explained that he had given Ma Xiaotao the Vermilion Bird’s inheritance, and she sensed the inheritance, her changed Martial Soul, and a golden Seventh Soul Ring equivalent to a Million-Year Soul Ring.
• Ma Xiaotao questioned Xu Xingyu about his identity, but he changed the subject and invited her to the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu reported Ma Xiaotao’s situation to Mu En, then took her to the Spirit Contract Pagoda in Shrek City, where a new Asura field began.

After Shrek Academy was attacked by the Holy Spirit Cult, Xu Xingyu and Ma Xiaotao found Mu En gravely wounded in the Sea God Pavilion. Ma Xiaotao revealed her Vermilion Bird Martial Soul, and Mu En rewarded Xu Xingyu with the Vast Sea Cosmic Crystal before asking to make another deal.

• Xu Xingyu absorbed the Soul Power seal on the door, and he and Ma Xiaotao learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had attacked Shrek Academy.
• Mu En summoned Xu Xingyu and Ma Xiaotao to the Sea God Pavilion hall, where they found him gravely injured beside Zhang Lexuan.
• Mu En explained that his battle with Xishui and the others had damaged his Soul Core and left him with little time to live.
• At Mu En's request, Ma Xiaotao revealed her Vermilion Bird Martial Soul, and he recognized the Vermilion Bird God's power within her.
• Mu En gave Xu Xingyu the Vast Sea Cosmic Crystal as agreed and apologized for being unable to take him as a disciple.
• Mu En asked Xu Xingyu whether he would consider making another deal with him.

Xu Xingyu heard Mu En’s proposed deals between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Contract Pagoda, including discounted Soul Tools and Soul Spirits in exchange for student placements and graduate recommendations. Mu En also asked Xu Xingyu to evolve Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul into a Taotie, but Xu Xingyu warned that doing so could turn Xuan Zi into a catastrophic threat.

• Mu En proposed that Shrek buy Soul Spirits and Soul Tools from the Spirit Contract Pagoda at eighty percent of their price in exchange for student placements, graduate recommendations, and improved relations.
• Xu Xingyu asked about Mu En’s other proposed deal, and Mu En requested that he use the Myriad Beasts Blood Stele to evolve Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul into a Taotie.
• Mu En explained that Shrek needed Xuan Zi to reach Limit Douluo because Shrek would lack a Limit-level combatant without him.
• Xu Xingyu warned that evolving Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul would magnify his appetite and could make him devour anything nearby.
• Xu Xingyu explained that a Limit-level Xuan Zi would need to consume energy equal to that of three Limit Douluo each day or go berserk and devour everything around him.

Xu Xingyu warned that evolving Xuan Zi’s Martial Soul into a true Taotie could awaken a deadly appetite, leading Mu En to abandon his original plan. Mu En changed Xuan Zi’s deal to a promise and declared his belief that Xu Xingyu could become a leading figure on Douluo Continent.

• Zhang Lexuan questioned whether Xu Xingyu’s account of Taotie was reliable, and he claimed Beast God Di Tian had revealed the secret to the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Xingyu explained that the first Taotie had devoured his kin and threatened the Mountain Dragon, so the Dragon Clan had exterminated pure-blooded Taotie.
• Mu En realized that completing Xuan Zi’s evolution would be too dangerous, though Xuan Zi could still briefly transform into Taotie and suffer exhaustion afterward.
• Mu En changed the deal concerning Xuan Zi from its original terms to a promise and praised Xu Xingyu’s extraordinary talent.
• Zhang Lexuan grew curious about Xu Xingyu after hearing Mu En compare his potential favorably with Tang San’s.

Mu En recognized Xu Xingyu’s Second Martial Soul as the Dragon God and confirmed that Xu Xingyu was its inheritor. He gave Xu Xingyu a powerful Dragon Core, saying it was being returned to its rightful owner.

• Mu En released a sphere of light that provoked Xu Xingyu’s Dragon God Martial Soul, and Xu Xingyu stopped it before it could attack.
• Mu En explained how Xu Xingyu’s powers, Gu Yuena’s Silver Dragon Martial Soul, and Di Tian’s alliance with the Spirit Contract Pagoda led him to identify Xu Xingyu’s Martial Soul.
• Xu Xingyu admitted that he was the Dragon God’s inheritor and that this was why the Spirit Contract Pagoda could cooperate with the Soul Beast Clan.
• Mu En handed Xu Xingyu the Dragon Core, which Xu Xingyu recognized as the source of energy that had once helped Huo Yuhao form his Soul Cores.

Mu En explained how he had obtained and been harmed by the Dragon Core, then offered it and his King's Landing technique to Xu Xingyu in exchange for help protecting Shrek Academy. Xu Xingyu agreed under conditions that included Spirit Contract Pagoda members teaching at Shrek, and Mu En arranged for Zhang Lexuan to accompany him as he returned to consult his teacher.

• Mu En recounted finding a Radiant Dragon Clan member’s Dragon Core, nurturing it for a century, and suffering severe damage when he tried to absorb it while injured.
• Mu En offered Xu Xingyu the Dragon Core and a booklet recording his Self-Created Soul Skill, King's Landing, in exchange for help with Shrek Academy’s future crisis.
• Xu Xingyu accepted the offer on the condition that his help would not violate his principles, agreed to Shrek’s purchases from the Spirit Contract Pagoda, and requested that pagoda members work as Shrek teachers.
• Mu En agreed to the teaching request if the candidates met Shrek Academy’s standards, while Xu Xingyu planned to use the teachers to begin reforming Shrek’s education.
• As Xu Xingyu prepared to leave and consult his teacher, Mu En asked Zhang Lexuan to accompany him and handle future discussions.

Xu Xingyu traveled to the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s Shrek City branch with Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan, while Mu En hoped Zhang Lexuan would learn about negotiation and find a future beyond her old vow. On the way, Ma Xiaotao grew jealous and worried about joining Xu Xingyu’s family, and their arrival brought an unexpected greeting.

• Mu En had sent Zhang Lexuan with Xu Xingyu to train her as a future leader and hoped she might eventually be entrusted to him.
• Xu Xingyu answered Zhang Lexuan’s questions about the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s Soul Tools and Soul Spirits as they traveled through Shrek Academy’s Outer Court.
• Ma Xiaotao felt left out of their business discussion and worried that Xu Xingyu’s other partners would resent her for joining their family.
• Xu Xingyu, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan arrived at the Spirit Contract Pagoda, where a black-haired girl in its uniform recognized Xu Xingyu.

Tang Ya explained how despair over the Tang Sect’s decline led her to become an Evil Soul Master and attack the Iron Blood Sect before the Blue Silver Emperor rescued her. She joined the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s Heavenly Soul Branch in exchange for the promise of support for the Tang Sect, and she had come to Shrek to withdraw from her studies.

• Tang Ya told Zhang Lexuan that Xu Xingyu’s words and her own struggles in cultivation had made her doubt whether she could restore the Tang Sect.
• Tang Ya sought sponsorship from her father’s old friends in Heaven Dou City, but they rejected her, and she found that the Tang Sect’s old grounds had become the Iron Blood Sect’s territory.
• Tang Ya smashed the Iron Blood Sect’s sign and attacked its members, using her devouring ability until the sect master forced her back.
• The Blue Silver Emperor rescued Tang Ya, wiped out the Iron Blood Sect, and later offered to fund the Tang Sect if she became his disciple and formed a Soul Spirit Contract with him.
• Tang Ya accepted the Blue Silver Emperor’s conditions, joined the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s Heavenly Soul Branch, and came to Shrek to withdraw from the academy and reassure Bei Bei.

Xu Xingyu faced his girlfriends after bringing Ma Xiaotao to Gu Yuena’s office, where they accepted her but demanded that he choose who would be next. The argument left him overwhelmed as the women pressed him for an answer.

• Xu Xingyu asked Tang Ya where Gu Yuena was and took Ma Xiaotao to her office.
• Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, Xu Yanxue, and Xu Jiujiu confronted Xu Xingyu about becoming intimate with Ma Xiaotao.
• Xu Xingyu knelt on a washboard, explained what had happened, and apologized while asking the women not to blame Ma Xiaotao.
• Jiang Nannan told Xu Xingyu to decide the order in which he would be intimate with the other women.
• Wang Dong'er, Xu Yanxue, Xu Jiujiu, and Jiang Nannan argued over who should be next, then demanded Xu Xingyu choose.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena discussed their plans for Shrek Academy before Gu Yuena revealed that Dragon Valley had appeared near the Heavenly Soul Empire. Xu Xingyu learned that Tang Hao and Ah Yin were no longer hiding it and suspected the Douluo Star Lord had exposed its location, though Gu Yuena warned the trip could still be dangerous.

• Xu Xingyu settled the order among the women by their human ages, and Xu Jiujiu invited him to visit her anytime before leaving with the others and Ma Xiaotao.
• Xu Xingyu told Gu Yuena about his agreement with Mu En, and she agreed to select teachers for Shrek Academy and assign Soul Tool sales to Yao Ling.
• Gu Yuena revealed that she had sensed Dragon Valley, the Dragon God’s hidden world containing powerful relics including the Dragon God’s Heart and Dragon Ascension Pillar.
• Gu Yuena said a spatial rift near the Heavenly Soul Empire led to Dragon Valley and warned that its sudden appearance might be part of a scheme.
• Xu Xingyu explained that Destruction had captured Tang Hao and Ah Yin and recovered their divine seats, leading him to suspect that the Douluo Star Lord had deliberately revealed Dragon Valley’s location.

Gu Yuena explained why she was cautious about taking Xu Xingyu to Dragon Valley and urged him to strengthen himself before facing the Dragon God's examination. She then arranged his preparations and sent him to rest with Gu Qiuxi while she handled paperwork.

• Gu Yuena told Xu Xingyu that Dragon Valley had rejected her and seemed to be waiting for him, possibly to begin the Dragon God's examination.
• Gu Yuena urged Xu Xingyu to reach Soul Emperor level and ideally gain Titled Douluo-level combat strength before entering Dragon Valley, and he agreed to prepare carefully.
• Gu Yuena offered Xu Xingyu a reward, but he said he was tired and mentioned that he had not sorted out his feelings for Xu Jiujiu.
• Gu Yuena stopped teasing Xu Xingyu and told him to rest, then asked Gu Qiuxi to escort him to his room while she finished her documents.

Xu Xingyu reunited with Gu Qiuxi and learned that she had enrolled at Shrek Academy as a transfer student. Gu Qiuxi criticized the academy’s teaching, and Xu Xingyu reaffirmed his determination to keep its educators from adopting Shrek’s flawed system.

• Xu Xingyu noticed Gu Qiuxi’s self-chosen appearance and reflected that she was her own person, not Tang Wutong’s clone.
• Gu Qiuxi teased Xu Xingyu about finding her pretty and joining his family, bringing up Xu Yanxue as his lover.
• Xu Xingyu learned that Gu Qiuxi had joined Shrek Academy’s Outer Court with a recommendation letter from Gu Yuena.
• Gu Qiuxi said Shrek’s Soul Master instruction was mediocre and its Soul Tool courses were far behind the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s.
• Xu Xingyu explained that Shrek drew students through its resources rather than exceptional teaching and resolved to protect his educators from its methods.

Gu Qiuxi explained her troubled school life to Xu Xingyu, including Dai Huabin’s unwanted pursuit, and reflected on her growing feelings for Xu Xingyu. After Di Tian helped her recognize her love and encouraged her, she began competing for Xu Xingyu’s affection.

• Gu Qiuxi worried Xu Xingyu might criticize her for being willful and reaffirmed her desire to help the Soul Beast Clan as the Golden Dragon King's inheritor.
• Xu Xingyu asked Gu Qiuxi about school, and she described how Dai Huabin kept pursuing her after she rejected him, while Zhu Lu blamed and insulted her.
• Xu Xingyu noted that Dai Huabin had become attracted to Gu Qiuxi after she beat him, as Dai Huabin had once fallen for Wang Qiu'er for similar reasons.
• Gu Qiuxi compared the men at school with Xu Xingyu and realized she disliked Dai Huabin because her feelings for Xu Xingyu were more than sibling affection.
• Di Tian recognized that Gu Qiuxi was in love with Xu Xingyu, supported the match, and began teaching her about romance with Zi JI.
• Gu Qiuxi accepted her feelings and officially entered the competition for Xu Xingyu's affection.