Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao decided to seek guidance from the Body Sect, while Lu Yu finished refining the Divine Star and planned to recruit promising candidates to become Gods. Lu Yu then restarted the Heavenly Curtain’s reviews by choosing Xiao Hongchen, whose “most tragic genius” evaluation left Xiao and Jing Hongchen fearing for his future.

• Huo Yuhao chose to visit the Body Sect to advance his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and Electrolux supported his decision.
• Lu Yu completed the Divine Star and planned to bring talented Soul Masters and Soul Beasts there, including Spirit Hall worshipers and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.
• Lu Yu decided to review Xiao Hongchen, whom he considered a tragic genius whose potential had been damaged by medicine and misfortune.
• The Heavenly Curtain announced Xiao Hongchen as the Sun Moon Empire’s “most tragic genius,” shocking the empire.
• Meng Hongchen worried about her brother’s fate, while Xiao Hongchen and Jing Hongchen anxiously awaited the review.

Xiao Hongchen watched the account of his defeat by Huo Yuhao and learned that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had overwhelmed him and Meng Hongchen with four Martial Soul Fusion Skills. Jing Hongchen, Xu Tianran, Du Busi, and Spirit Hall’s Honorary Elders reacted to Huo Yuhao’s apparent luck and power, while Xiao Hongchen wondered whether more painful experiences lay ahead.

• Xiao Hongchen recalled entering the competition confident he could defeat Huo Yuhao, despite Huo Yuhao countering Meng Hongchen’s poison and surviving his strongest attacks.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong unleashed four Martial Soul Fusion Skills, crushing Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen concluded that Xiao Hongchen’s loss was unavoidable because Huo Yuhao countered them and had four fusion skills.
• Xu Tianran cursed Huo Yuhao for repeatedly harming the Sun Moon Empire and undermining its interests.
• Du Busi attributed Huo Yuhao’s many Martial Soul Fusion Skills to his status as the Child of Destiny.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo proposed that he and Ghost Douluo develop another Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Ghost Douluo dismissed the idea.

After Huo Yuhao defeated Xiao Hongchen twice, Xiao’s account revealed how he ruined his cultivation foundation with drugs in pursuit of victory and Sun Moon Empire’s honor. Back in the Sun Moon Empire, Meng Hongchen urged her devastated brother to avoid Huo Yuhao, but Xiao refused to accept that advice.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion praised Huo Yuhao’s extraordinary talent, while he reflected on how far he had risen from his suffering at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
• Xiao Hongchen recalled losing to Huo Yuhao at the first competition, then training desperately as people questioned his reputation.
• After Xu Tianran ordered the Sun Moon Empire to win the next competition, Xiao took drugs that damaged his foundation and reached Soul Sage in five years.
• Xiao Hongchen met Huo Yuhao again in Ming Du and lost despite his preparations, suffering the curses and disappointment of the crowd.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux felt sorry for Xiao, while Huo Yuhao regretted that Xiao’s dangerous shortcut had cut short his future.
• Meng Hongchen comforted her shattered brother and urged him to avoid Huo Yuhao, but Xiao clenched his fists and rejected the suggestion as cowardly.

Xiao Hongchen accepted that he could not defeat Huo Yuhao and learned that his future as a Soul Master had been ruined, while receiving a One-Word Battle Armor reward. Lu Yu gained World Origin Power from reviewing Xiao Hongchen, rapidly strengthened the Divine Star, and chose Meng Hongchen as his next target.

• Jing Hongchen urged Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen not to provoke Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Hongchen accepted that no one but Tang San could keep him in check.
• Xu Tianran condemned Xiao Hongchen for failing to defeat Huo Yuhao, while Xiao Hongchen reflected that his future had been ruined and received a One-Word Battle Armor.
• Meng Hongchen encouraged her brother, and Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo lamented that Xiao Hongchen had sacrificed his potential for a single victory.
• Lu Yu received World Origin Power for reviewing Xiao Hongchen, which rapidly expanded the Divine Star beyond the God Realm's level.
• Lu Yu decided that Meng Hongchen would be his next target.

The Heavenly Curtain reviewed Meng Hongchen as someone who loved but could not have, revealing that she fell in love at first sight with Wang Dong during the Continental Soul Master Competition. Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Jing Hongchen, and Ma Rulong reacted to the revelation, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er watched from afar.

• Lu Yu’s thoughts about the Hongchen siblings led the Heavenly Curtain to begin a review of Meng Hongchen’s unrequited love.
• Meng Hongchen’s review described her close family, her Vermillion Ice Toad martial soul, and her victories in the Continental Soul Master Competition.
• Meng Hongchen’s review revealed that she fell in love at first sight with Wang Dong, Shrek’s freshman.
• Xiao Hongchen, Jing Hongchen, and Ma Rulong were shocked and upset to learn that Meng Hongchen loved a woman.
• Meng Hongchen felt bitter about falling for Wang Dong, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er reacted to the revelation.

Meng Hongchen’s memories revealed how she pursued Wang Dong at Shrek and later learned that Wang Dong was a girl, causing her to faint from heartbreak. Back in the present, her family comforted her and vowed to keep her away from Shrek, while Meng admitted she continued to miss Wang Dong’er despite knowing they could never be together.

• Mu En laughed as Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong reacted angrily to Meng Hongchen’s story.
• Meng recalled going to Shrek as an exchange student, bringing Wang Dong breakfast and grilled fish, and returning to the Sun Moon Empire without winning his affection.
• At a later Continental Soul Master Tournament, Meng met Wang Qiuer and learned Wang Dong was a girl when Wang Dong announced they were sisters.
• Meng fainted after discovering Wang Dong’s identity, and Wang Dong’er resolved to make amends for hurting her.
• Xiao Hongchen and Ma Rulong vowed to stand up for Meng, while Jing Hongchen decided to keep his grandchildren away from Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er.
• Meng said she continued to miss Wang Dong’er even after she appeared as Tang Wutong, though she knew Tang Wutong belonged to Huo Yuhao.

After Meng Hongchen’s feelings for Wang Dong’er were exposed, she received a One-Word Battle Armor reward and discovered that it dramatically increased her power. She defeated Xiao Hongchen with ease and prepared to test the armor further against her teammates.

• Xiao Hongchen warned Meng Hongchen not to fall in love with a woman, while Meng Hongchen said she would treat her feelings for Wang Dong’er as a lesson.
• Xu Tianran disapproved of Meng Hongchen’s devotion to an enemy, and Huo Yuhao and Electrolux reflected on her unrequited love.
• Meng Hongchen received her own One-Word Battle Armor and found that it increased her power by around twenty levels.
• Meng Hongchen challenged her teammates to fight her, and Xiao Hongchen agreed to spar with her.
• Meng Hongchen defeated Xiao Hongchen instantly, shocking Ma Rulong and the others, who suspected the armor was responsible.

After Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen tested the power of their Battle Armor, Lu Yu received the Super Divine Artifact Fire-Tipped Spear as a review reward. He went to Spirit Hall to recruit Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, offering to help them become gods, and Chrysanthemum Douluo pledged their loyalty.

• Meng Hongchen explained that her Battle Armor unleashed her full power, and Xiao Hongchen put on his own armor and challenged the Sun Moon Battle Team to fight him.
• When no one accepted Xiao Hongchen's challenge, Meng Hongchen urged him to test his limits against a Soul Emperor or Soul Sage, and he decided not to compare himself with Huo Yuhao.
• Lu Yu received the Super Divine Artifact Fire-Tipped Spear for reviewing Meng Hongchen and decided to bring people to the Divine Star.
• Lu Yu appeared above Spirit Hall, reassured Qian Daoliu, and then traveled to the Elder Hall to meet Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Lu Yu released his Dragon God aura and offered to help Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo become gods if they served him, and Chrysanthemum Douluo accepted on their behalf.

Lu Yu gave Yue Guan and Gui Mei six Soul Bones and promised them resources to pursue godhood, securing their loyalty as future aides. He then left to hunt Ye Xishui for more Soul Bones, while Qian Daoliu wondered about Lu Yu’s background and Ye Xishui sensed danger approaching.

• Lu Yu gave Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo six of Xuan Zi’s Soul Bones and offered to provide them with cultivation resources.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei pledged their lives to Lu Yu, who warned that he would reclaim the Soul Bones if they failed to meet his expectations.
• Qian Daoliu questioned Lu Yu’s decision to cultivate them, and Lu Yu explained that their loyalty, intelligence, and ability made them valuable future aides.
• Lu Yu decided to hunt Ye Xishui for Soul Bones that would complete Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo’s sets, then departed.
• Qian Daoliu resolved to question Lu Yu at their next meeting, while Ye Xishui, weakened and increasingly insecure, felt that something bad was about to happen.

Lu Yu crossed the River of Time to kill Ye Xishui and take the Soul Bones she carried. He revealed his god-level power and rejected her offer to serve him, leaving Ye Xishui to summon her Death Tower and fight back.

• Lu Yu arrived in the era of Peerless Tang Sect, where Ye Xishui sensed his overwhelming presence and demanded to know why he had come.
• Lu Yu told Ye Xishui that he intended to kill her for her Soul Bones, and she activated her Martial Soul to defend herself.
• Lu Yu released his god-level pressure, revealing that he was a god and leaving Ye Xishui stunned.
• Ye Xishui offered to serve Lu Yu and help him obtain Soul Bones, but he refused to spare her.
• Lu Yu summoned the Fire-Tipped Spear, and Ye Xishui brought out her Death Tower to resist him.

Lu Yu defeated and killed Ye Xishui, taking her Soul Bones and Death Tower before leaving through the River of Time. At Shrek, Long Xiaoyao sensed that something had happened to Ye Xishui but kept his worry to himself.

• Ye Xishui attacked Lu Yu with the Light of Death, but his divine power suppressed it.
• Lu Yu used the Immortal Binding Rope and his domain to bind Ye Xishui, preventing her from using her Soul Power.
• Lu Yu killed Ye Xishui with the Fire-Tipped Spear and collected her six Soul Bones and Death Tower.
• A lightning tribulation descended after Lu Yu killed Ye Xishui, but he prepared to enter the River of Time without concern.
• At Shrek, Long Xiaoyao felt that something bad had happened and wondered if Ye Xishui was in danger.
• Mu En spoke with Long Xiaoyao about Yan Shaozhe, and Long Xiaoyao said their relationship had become less strained.

Lu Yu gave Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo Ye Xishui's Soul Bones and Death Tower, then revealed to Qian Daoliu that he had inherited the Dragon God and created a Divine Star. He invited Qian Daoliu to join it and offered to guide his ascension.

• Lu Yu gave Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo six more Soul Bones, bringing their total to twelve, and urged them to reach level one hundred.
• Lu Yu gave Ghost Douluo the Death Tower, a Soul Tool capable of slaying gods, and told the pair to cultivate for their future place on the Divine Star.
• Qian Daoliu followed Lu Yu to Worship Hall and asked about his inheritance.
• Lu Yu revealed that he had inherited from the Dragon God and created a Divine Star more powerful than the God Realm.
• Lu Yu invited Qian Daoliu to join the Divine Star and offered to personally guide his ascension.

Qian Daoliu accepted Lu Yu’s offer to join the Divine Star and asked to bring Qian Renxue and the Worship Hall’s offerings with him. After Lu Yu agreed, Qian Daoliu gathered the six offerings and announced that Spirit Hall would conquer the Sun Moon Empire before they ascended together as Gods.

• Qian Daoliu chose Lu Yu’s Divine Star over the God Realm and asked to remain in the lower realm until Qian Renxue became a God.
• Lu Yu severed Qian Daoliu’s connection to the God Realm and bound him to the Divine Star.
• Qian Daoliu asked Lu Yu to accept the other Worship Hall offerings, and Lu Yu agreed as long as they broke through rank one hundred.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Golden Crocodile Douluo, Azure Luan Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo, Guang Ling Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu told the six offerings that Spirit Hall would conquer the Sun Moon Empire before they ascended together, and they vowed to take it.

Lu Yu opened a path for soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest to become gods, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Di Tian ascended to the Divine Star. With Di Tian gone, Xióng Jūn secretly considered claiming his territory.

• Lu Yu declared that soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest could ascend, giving them a chance to become gods.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into a dragon and became a god, then ascended after bidding farewell to his wife and daughter.
• Di Tian ascended to the Divine Star as the soul beasts honored their Beast God.
• The Silver Dragon King felt relieved that Lu Yu had fulfilled his promise, while Xióng Jūn secretly planned to take over Di Tian's territory.

After the Silver Dragon King and Na'er departed for the Divine Star, Lu Yu began a new video reviewing Ji Juechen, whose devotion to sword cultivation had overcome his weak start. The video revealed Ji Juechen’s early training and left viewers curious about the path that made him exceptional.

• The Silver Dragon King entrusted the Star Dou Great Forest to Xióng Jūn, bid farewell to Bì Jī and Zi Jī, and left with Na'er.
• On the Divine Star, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Dī Tiān began building Divine Seats while the Silver Dragon King recuperated.
• Lu Yu chose Ji Juechen as the subject of his next video, prompting Ning Fengzhi and Qian Daoliu to reflect on Lu Yu’s influence.
• Lu Yu uploaded the video, and Ning Rongrong and others became curious about Ji Juechen after hearing the phrase, “There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters.”
• Ji Juechen’s story revealed that he awakened the Meteoric Iron martial soul at six with rank-three Innate Soul Power, then tempered it into a sword and pursued sword cultivation.
• At eight, Ji Juechen went alone to the Star Dou Great Forest and hunted a Hundred Year Soul Beast for his Soul Ring, persisting despite repeated brushes with death.

Sword Douluo admired Ji Juechen’s single-minded pursuit of swordsmanship and learned how his feelings for Jing Ziyan grew despite his commitment to the Ruthless Sword. After Ji Juechen’s sword shattered in a crushing defeat by Huo Yuhao, Sword Douluo feared the setback would end his journey.

• Sword Douluo praised Ji Juechen’s determination, from tempering his martial soul into a sword to becoming Mingde Hall’s chief disciple, and said he wished they had lived in the same era.
• Ji Juechen recalled growing attached to Jing Ziyan, then rejected the idea because he believed his Path of Ruthlessness left no room for emotion.
• Jing Ziyan blushed and wondered whether Ji Juechen liked her and how she would respond if he confessed.
• Ji Juechen challenged Huo Yuhao after hearing of his strength, but Huo Yuhao defeated him and shattered his sword with a punch.
• Sword Douluo worried that Ji Juechen would not recover from losing his sword and urged him to keep moving forward.

Sword Douluo worried that Huo Yuhao’s defeat would break Ji Juechen’s spirit, but Ning Fengzhi believed the sword fanatic would keep pursuing the sword. Huo Yuhao received reassurance from Electrolux, while Mu En awaited his arrival at Shrek and Xu Tianran reacted to Ji Juechen’s crushing loss.

• Sword Douluo worried that Ji Juechen might lose heart after Huo Yuhao shattered his sword, but Bone Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo concluded that Ji Juechen would persevere.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm teased Huo Yuhao for defeating Sun Moon Empire geniuses Xiao Hongchen and Ji Juechen, while Huo Yuhao worried that he had made too many enemies.
• Electrolux promised to protect Huo Yuhao if trouble arose, and Huo Yuhao said he would keep a lower profile and handle what he could himself.
• Mu En wondered why Xuan Zi had not brought Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er to Shrek, then reassured himself that Tang San would guide them there.
• Xu Tianran lamented that no one had been able to defeat Huo Yuhao after Ji Juechen suffered a crushing loss and had his sword shattered.

The Sun Moon Emperor declared Huo Yuhao his enemy and placed a reward on his life, while the Heavenly Curtain revealed that Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan had left the Sun Moon Empire to join the Tang Sect. Tang Ya welcomed their arrival but worried that Huo Yuhao would never join them, and Xu Tianran angrily called for Ji Juechen to be killed before an adviser warned him against it.

• The Old Emperor ordered a reward for anyone who killed Huo Yuhao, making him a public enemy of the Sun Moon Empire.
• The Heavenly Curtain showed Ji Juechen recounting how he had twice lost to Huo Yuhao and continued pursuing his sword path.
• Jing Ziyan encouraged Ji Juechen to seek out Huo Yuhao, and they both left the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy to join the Tang Sect.
• Tang Ya celebrated Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan joining the Tang Sect, then worried that Huo Yuhao would refuse to join because of the Sea God's manipulation of his life.
• Bei Bei resolved to help Tang Ya rebuild the Tang Sect even without Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Tianran demanded Ji Juechen's death for defecting, but an adviser warned him that killing Ji Juechen would damage his reputation and succession prospects.

Ji Juechen joined the Tang Sect and realized that love belonged in his sword path rather than being cast aside. After confessing his feelings to Jing Ziyan, he broke through his bottleneck at rank seventy.

• Xiao Hongchen wanted to punish Ji Juechen for joining the Tang Sect, but Jing Hongchen stopped him and urged him to avoid trouble connected to Huo Yuhao.
• Ji Juechen considered joining the Tang Sect, where he found strong opponents to challenge and received the Judgment Sword from Huo Yuhao.
• Ma Rulong angrily condemned Huo Yuhao for taking the Judgment Sword and Ji Juechen from the Sun Moon Empire.
• Stuck at rank sixty-nine, Ji Juechen watched Huo Yuhao spar with Xu Sanshi and realized that love could strengthen rather than obstruct his sword path.
• Ji Juechen recognized his love for Jing Ziyan, confessed his feelings to her, and broke through to rank seventy.

Ji Juechen discovered that love for Jing Ziyan could strengthen his sword path, then received the Seven Kill Sword as a second Martial Soul. As Xu Tianran plotted to recruit him through Jing Ziyan, Sword Douluo yearned to pass on his sword legacy, but Bone Douluo reminded him they could never meet.

• Ji Juechen was shaken by the realization that embracing his love for Jing Ziyan could guide him along the sword path, while Jing Ziyan blushed at his feelings.
• Sword Douluo praised Ji Juechen's self-forged path, and Bone Douluo lamented that the two sword geniuses had lived in different eras.
• After the review ended, Ji Juechen received the Seven Kill Sword as his second Martial Soul and vowed not to disgrace its name.
• Xu Tianran decided to recruit Ji Juechen by first winning over Jing Ziyan, since Ji Juechen's new Martial Soul made the Judgment Sword less persuasive.
• Sword Douluo longed to teach Ji Juechen, but Bone Douluo reminded him they could never meet, so Sword Douluo challenged Gu Rong to a spar.