Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen survived the Million-Year tribulation and became a Kun Peng Divine Beast, only for a mysterious ranking system to appear across Douluo Continent. As Shrek Academy’s leaders and Huo Yuhao considered the ranking’s power and possible rewards, the Martial Soul Ranking remained inactive.

• Lu Chen overcame the Million-Year Heavenly Tribulation, transformed into human form, and reunited with Gu Yuena beside the Lake of Life.
• Lu Chen recalled his transmigration, ten thousand years of Daily Sign-in System rewards, and evolution into a Kun Peng Divine Beast.
• A golden ranking appeared across Douluo Continent and announced that it would list the top twenty human Soul Masters and grant rewards.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena examined the ranking’s inactive lists, including the Strongest Soul Beast Ranking, while wondering about its power.
• Mu En, Xuan Zi, and the Sea God's Pavilion elders discussed the ranking at Shrek Academy and decided to observe its evaluation.
• Huo Yuhao heard Tian Meng and the Ice Empress speculate that the ranking could offer a divine opportunity, then grew concerned about the inactive Martial Soul Ranking.

The Golden Ranking revealed Cai Meier of Shrek Academy as its twentieth-ranked Human Soul Master and awarded her increased Soul Power and Spirit Ring lifespans. The reward broke her level 95 bottleneck, raising her to a Level 96 Super Douluo.

• Electrolux warned Huo Yuhao that the ranking could expose his secrets, while Niu Tian and Titan worried it might reveal Dong'er's identity.
• Du Busi welcomed the ranking as a chance to display the Body Martial Soul's strength and learn about other powerful experts.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena discussed the ranking with their children, while Di Tian and Bi Ji wondered what the Heavenly Rules intended.
• The Golden Ranking announced Cai Meier as its twentieth-ranked Human Soul Master and described her combat record and abilities.
• The ranking's rewards reached Cai Meier, increasing her Soul Power and Spirit Ring lifespans and elevating her from level 95 to Level 96.

Cai Meier received a major reward from the Golden Ranking and advanced to Level 96, while Lu Chen and Gu Yuena let their children explore the forest under Di Tian’s protection. The ranking announced Jing Hongchen in nineteenth place, and he was delighted to learn he had made the list.

• Cai Meier’s reward increased her Soul Power by one level and raised all her spirit ring lifespans by five hundred years, making her a Level 96 Super Douluo.
• Xuan Zi, Du Busi, Lu Chen, and Gu Yuena reacted to the Golden Ranking’s rewards and considered the power and implications behind it.
• Lu Youyou and Lu Lingtian asked to explore outside, and Lu Chen sent them with Di Tian while warning them to beware of Evil Soul Masters.
• The Golden Ranking named Jing Hongchen nineteenth, citing his soul tools and combat strength, and awarded him a Soul Power level, one thousand years of spirit ring lifespan, and a random Level 8 soul tool blueprint.
• Jing Hongchen was stunned to find his name on the ranking, then became delighted.

Jing Hongchen received a powerful Soul Tool blueprint for placing nineteenth, while the Golden Ranking revealed Holy Spirit Cult Consecrated Elder Wu Yun at eighteenth. The ranking exposed the Cult’s strength and granted Wu Yun enough power to reach Level 96.

• Jing Hongchen received a thousand years of additional Spirit Ring Lifespan, increased Soul Power, and the blueprint for the Light of Destruction Soul Tool.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena discussed how the Golden Ranking would expose hidden forces and bring upheaval to the continent.
• The Golden Ranking named Wu Yun of the Holy Spirit Cult as eighteenth and described his brutal history and combat abilities.
• Shrek Academy’s elders reacted with anger and concern, while Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling welcomed the ranking and its rewards.
• Wu Yun received a Soul Power increase, 1,500 years of Spirit Ring Lifespan, and a random Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, breaking through to Level 96.

Wu Yun’s Golden Ranking reward strengthened the Holy Spirit Cult, prompting Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire to prepare for the threat. As the ranking continued, Zhang Peng was named seventeenth.

• Wu Yun received a ten-thousand-year Dark Attribute Soul Bone and claimed his strength could rival a level 97 powerhouse, while Zhongli Wu urged the Holy Spirit Cult to watch for more rewards.
• Elder Song called an emergency Sea God’s Pavilion meeting, where Shrek’s elders agreed to record Holy Spirit Cult members and contact other factions about an alliance to destroy the cult.
• Emperor Xu Tianran ordered the Sun Moon Empire to track future ranking placements, put the Royal Soul Engineer Corps on level-one readiness, and summon Ju Zi.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena discussed the Holy Spirit Cult and awaited the soul beast ranking, which Lu Chen hoped would judge him, Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and the others.
• The Golden Ranking announced Zhang Peng in seventeenth place, showing him surrounded by phantom poisonous insects.

Zhang Peng of the Holy Spirit Cult received the ranking’s rewards, prompting Shrek Academy to mark him as a top-priority target. Xian Lin'er then ranked sixteenth, and her position made Shrek’s leaders recognize how many powerful figures remained ahead of her and prepare the academy for danger.

• Zhang Peng received a level of Soul Power, stronger Spirit Rings, and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, then vowed to find another city to slaughter.
• Shrek’s leaders condemned Zhang Peng and ordered that he be killed at all costs if they found him.
• Xian Lin'er was ranked sixteenth and received rewards that raised her Soul Power to level 97 and strengthened her Azure Flame Dragon Martial Soul.
• Xian Lin'er and the Sea God's Pavilion elders were shocked that at least fifteen people ranked above her.
• Mu En ordered Shrek Academy to contact other forces urgently and enter a wartime state.

The Golden Ranking placed Yan Shaozhe fifteenth and rewarded him with greater strength and a Sacred Attribute Domain Seed, prompting hope at Shrek and concern elsewhere. As Yan Shaozhe vowed to oppose the Holy Spirit Cult, Xu Tianran and Ju Zi considered how Shrek's growing power might affect the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xu Tianran, Zhongli Wu, and Lu Chen each reacted to Xian Lin'er’s sixteenth-place ranking and reward, while Lu Chen and Gu Yuena discussed the world beyond the forest.
• Lu Lingtian and Lu Youyou, secretly protected by Di Tian, reached a town near the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Golden Ranking announced Yan Shaozhe in fifteenth place for his Bright Phoenix martial soul and his strength against Evil Soul Masters.
• Yan Shaozhe received a level increase, stronger spirit rings, a purified Bright Phoenix bloodline, and a Sacred Attribute Domain Seed, then vowed that the Holy Spirit Cult’s end was near.
• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed Shrek’s rising strength and the possibility of using the Holy Spirit Cult threat to their advantage.

Ju Zi plotted to turn the Holy Spirit Cult against Yan Shaozhe, while the Golden Ranking revealed Golden Peng of the Body Sect in fourteenth place. Golden Peng absorbed his rewards, including Thunder God Liquid, and gained greatly enhanced physical strength with the potential to reach a Golden Tier Awakening.

• Ju Zi proposed secretly exaggerating Yan Shaozhe's threat and forging evidence that Shrek had provoked the Holy Spirit Cult, and Xu Tianran assigned her to carry out the plan.
• Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling recognized Yan Shaozhe's ranking and Domain Seed as a growing threat to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• The Golden Ranking named Golden Peng, the Body Sect's vice sect master, as fourteenth and awarded him longer-lasting Spirit Rings, a Torso Spirit Bone, and Thunder God Liquid.
• Du Busi appeared to guard Golden Peng, and Golden Peng absorbed his rewards as his Spirit Rings strengthened and the Torso Spirit Bone fused with him.
• Golden Peng swallowed the Thunder God Liquid, which tempered his body with Thunder Power and increased his physical strength by at least thirty percent.
• Golden Peng told Du Busi that his Body Martial Soul had neared Golden Tier Awakening, and Du Busi urged him to stabilize his gains.

The Golden Ranking revealed Kong Deming as the continent’s top soul engineer, whose strength rivaled a Level 98 Titled Douluo and whose reward included near-Level 10 knowledge and a powerful soul tool blueprint. Shrek Academy committed its resources to catching up in soul tools, while Kong Deming glimpsed a path toward a breakthrough.

• The Golden Ranking named Kong Deming thirteenth, identifying him as a Level 94 Titled Douluo whose soul tool mastery gave him combat power comparable to a Level 98 Titled Douluo.
• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi celebrated Kong Deming’s ranking, while Jing Hongchen rejoiced that his teacher had come close to Level 10.
• The Sea God’s Pavilion elders recognized the Sun Moon Empire’s advantage in soul tools, and Mu En ordered Shrek Academy to give its Soul Tool Department the highest priority.
• Kong Deming received increased soul ring lifespans, Level 10 soul engineer insights, and the blueprint for the soul tool Heaven and Earth Shine Together.
• Kong Deming realized the new insights had revealed the knowledge missing from his research and found the blueprint’s seemingly impossible design feasible.

The Golden Ranking revealed Feng Ling as a Rank 97 Holy Spirit Cult vice cult master and granted her rewards that raised her to Level 98, alarming the continent’s major powers. As the Body Sect moved to ally with Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect prepared to emerge from seclusion, Huo Yuhao reeled at Kong Deming’s near-Level 10 Soul Engineer abilities.

• The Golden Ranking announced Feng Ling’s rank, evil phoenix abilities, and reward, while Shrek’s elders warned that the Holy Spirit Cult’s strength rivaled their own.
• Feng Ling received the ranking rewards and broke through to Level 98 as Zhongli Wu and Ye Xishui welcomed her increased power.
• Du Busi ordered Golden Peng to secretly meet Mu En and offer the Body Sect’s cooperation against the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Niu Tian and Titan decided to unseal the Clear Sky Sect, send disciples out to gather information, and contact Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao studied Kong Deming’s ranking and feared the implications of a Soul Engineer nearing the legendary Level 10 realm.

After reflecting on Kong Deming’s near-Level 10 soul engineering, Huo Yuhao renewed his determination to grow stronger. The Golden Ranking placed Shrek elder Song Yunzhi eleventh, leaving the continent’s factions wondering who ranked above her.

• Huo Yuhao, Tian Meng, the Ice Empress, and Electrolux discussed Kong Deming’s potential to become the first Level 10 Soul Engineer, and Huo Yuhao vowed to catch up.
• The Golden Ranking announced Song Yunzhi as the eleventh-ranked human Spirit Master, identifying her as Shrek Academy’s Level 97 Azure Eagle Titled Douluo.
• Shrek’s Sea God’s Pavilion elders were shocked that Song Yunzhi missed the Top Ten, while Mu En urged them not to dwell on the ranking.
• Du Busi questioned the ranking, while Zhongli Wu mocked Shrek and Feng Ling anticipated the Top Ten.
• Song Yunzhi received the ranking rewards, rose to Level 98, and gained a purified martial-soul bloodline and an Extreme Speed Domain Seed.

The Golden Ranking placed Shrek Academy elder Lin Huiqun tenth and Holy Spirit Cult leader Zhongli Wu ninth, revealing that even a Level 98 powerhouse was surpassed by eight unknown figures. Their rankings and rewards unsettled the continent’s factions as everyone awaited the remaining names.

• Lin Huiqun was revealed as tenth, and her ranking recognized her strength and awarded her increased soul power, longer-lived Spirit Rings, the Azure Jade Domain, and a random Eighty Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Zhongli Wu was revealed as ninth, receiving a perfected Death God Domain, increased soul power compression, longer-lived Spirit Rings, and a random Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Shrek Academy, the Body Sect, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Sun Moon Empire reacted with alarm and reconsidered the strength of the hidden experts above Zhongli Wu.
• Du Busi kept the plan to cooperate with Shrek but demanded a detailed plan and greater sincerity, while Xu Tianran ordered Soul Tool research prioritized and suspended contact with the Holy Spirit Cult pending reassessment.
• Zhongli Wu seethed over ranking only ninth as Ye Xishui urged the Holy Spirit Cult to focus on strength, and the continent awaited the remaining ranks.

The Golden Ranking placed Xuan Zi eighth and Du Busi seventh, revealing that several powerful figures beyond the known Limit Douluo occupied the higher places. The chapter left Du Busi demanding to learn who ranked above him.

• The Golden Ranking placed Xuan Zi eighth and assessed his strengths and flaws, awarding him increased Spirit Ring Lifespans, a purified Gluttonous Domain, and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Mu En reasoned that if Du Busi ranked seventh, three unknown powerhouses must occupy places ahead of him alongside the three known Limit Douluo.
• The Golden Ranking announced Du Busi in seventh place and identified the limits of his Body Martial Soul as the reason for his position.
• Du Busi's anger cooled when the assessment exposed his cultivation's bottleneck, but he demanded to know who the six people ranked above him were.

The Golden Ranking revealed Mu En as sixth, exposing how his Origin Injury had weakened his current combat strength. Shrek Academy reeled at the revelation as the continent’s powers remained on alert for hidden experts.

• Xu Tianran ordered an investigation into unknown peak experts after learning Du Busi was ranked seventh.
• Zhongli Wu and Ye Xishui concluded that hidden old monsters or outsiders were moving and decided to accelerate their plan.
• Niu Tian ordered the Clear Sky Sect into its highest lockdown while it investigated the unfamiliar experts implied by the rankings.
• The Golden Ranking announced Mu En as sixth, and its assessment revealed his Level 99 cultivation was limited by severe hidden injuries from an old battle.
• Mu En and the Sea God's Pavilion members reacted with shock and concern as the ranking granted him rewards, including partial restoration of his injuries and a Bright Dragon Crystal.

Mu En warned that the Golden Ranking’s revelation of his weakened condition had exposed Shrek Academy to danger, then the ranking named Titan of the Clear Sky Sect as fifth. His reveal shocked the continent and led Mu En to suspect that Niu Tian was hidden there as well.

• Mu En explained that his foundational injury had weakened him and that Shrek Academy would face danger now that the world knew.
• Xuan Zi, Song Yunzhi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Cai Meier, and the other elders vowed to defend Shrek Academy.
• The Golden Ranking named Titan of the Clear Sky Sect fifth and revealed his origins, near-Limit Douluo combat power, and ranking rewards.
• Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er reacted with shock, while Mu En recognized Titan and suspected Niu Tian was also in the Clear Sky Sect.
• Du Busi realized Titan and the other Clear Sky Sect elder had survived and judged the situation more troublesome.

After Titan received the Golden Ranking’s fifth-place reward, the list named Long Xiaoyao fourth and granted him powerful enhancements, alarming factions across the continent. The ranking left everyone waiting tensely for the final three names.

• Titan absorbed his rewards, strengthening his spirit power, soul bones, spirit rings, and Gravity Domain, while Niu Tian warned that the ranking had exposed them.
• The Golden Ranking revealed Long Xiaoyao as fourth place, identifying him as a Level 99 Limit Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Long Xiaoyao received enhanced spirit power and ring lifespans, the Sky Dragon Claw inheritance, and a 150,000-year left arm soul bone.
• The Holy Spirit Cult celebrated Long Xiaoyao’s rewards, while Shrek Academy and other factions worried about the strengthened Holy Spirit Cult.
• The ranking announced that only the top three places remained, leaving the continent awaiting the final revelations.

The Golden Ranking revealed that Ye Xishui possessed the Bright Phoenix and Blood Red Demonic Puppet Martial Souls and granted her powerful rewards, unsettling spirit masters across the continent. At Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe suspected a connection between Ye Xishui’s Bright Phoenix and his own, but Mu En withheld the truth and redirected attention to the Holy Spirit Cult’s growing threat.

• The Golden Ranking named Ye Xishui third among human Spirit Masters, revealing her Twin Martial Souls and awarding her stronger Spirit Rings, Soul Bones, and the Blood God Sword.
• Spirit masters across the continent reacted with shock to Ye Xishui’s Bright Phoenix Martial Soul and her immense reward.
• Yan Shaozhe recognized that Ye Xishui shared his Bright Phoenix Martial Soul and urgently asked Mu En how she had obtained it.
• Mu En avoided answering Yan Shaozhe’s question and urged Shrek Academy’s elders to unite the righteous factions against the strengthened Holy Spirit Cult.
• Yan Shaozhe suppressed his questions but resolved to uncover the truth, while the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders celebrated Ye Xishui’s reward.

The Golden Ranking named Niu Tian as second place, revealing that the Sky Azure Bull Python had become an Azure Divine Dragon and reached the pinnacle of mortal strength. After receiving his reward, Niu Tian considered bringing the Clear Sky Sect out of seclusion as the continent awaited the identity of the first-place expert.

• Ye Xishui received the ranking reward, including the Blood God Sword, and declared that the Holy Spirit Cult would soon rule the continent.
• The Golden Ranking revealed Niu Tian as second place and identified him as the Sky Azure Bull Python, a Limit Douluo with nascent Divine Sense and mastery of the Law of Time.
• Niu Tian's ranking reward increased his Spirit Ring lifespans, gave him three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones, and formed the embryonic Azure Divine Domain.
• Shrek Academy, the Body Sect, the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Sun Moon Empire reacted with alarm to Niu Tian's strength and the Clear Sky Sect's hidden foundation.
• Niu Tian accepted his reward and suggested that the Clear Sky Sect should end its ten-thousand-year seclusion and seek a path forward for the continent.
• The ranking left first place unrevealed, leaving factions and people across Douluo Continent wondering who could surpass Niu Tian.

The Golden Ranking named Tang Hao, a long-vanished Clear Sky Douluo, as its first-place human spirit master and revealed that he had become a Second-rank Deity who could briefly descend upon Douluo Continent. His return shocked the continent and left rival powers reconsidering their plans.

• The Golden Ranking announced Tang Hao as first place and revealed his divine status, strength, and special rewards.
• At Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi and the others were stunned, while Mu En felt reassured and Elder Song ordered the academy to gather records and restrain careless talk.
• Du Busi saluted Tang Hao’s image and acknowledged that he could not compete with a deity.
• At the Holy Spirit Cult, Zhongli Wu feared Tang Hao would thwart the cult’s plans, while Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao reacted with fear and awe.
• At the Sun Moon Empire palace, Xu Tianran fell from his wheelchair, and Ju Zi caught him as they recognized that Tang Hao’s existence threatened their ambitions.

After Tang Hao's ascension to godhood shook the continent, the Heavenly Ranking announced a Soul Beast Power Ranking. Humans and soul beasts alike wondered who would rank highest as the list began to reveal its first name.

• Ju Zi urged Xu Tianran to remain cautious after Tang Hao appeared as a Deity, while Titan and Niu Tian celebrated Tang Hao's rise.
• The Heavenly Ranking announced that it would rank the top twenty soul beasts and grant rewards suited to their origins.
• At Shrek Academy, Mu En warned that a million-year-level soul beast might be hidden deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Xuan Zi agreed that a terrifying presence existed there.
• Lu Chen and Gu Yuena anticipated the ranking, with Lu Chen wondering where his million-year cultivation and Kun Peng bloodline would place him.
• The ranking's golden light began forming its first name, stirring soul beasts across the continent and leaving everyone to wonder who would take first place.