Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin passed the first Sea God trial after enduring a near-death climb, while Ye Xinglan told Ya Li and Yun Ming about Long Yuan’s battle with the Four Great Ferocious Beasts. The chapter ended with leaders from major factions arriving at the devastated site of the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Tang Wulin reached the end of the climb, recovered in a warm pool, and heard Tang San declare the first Sea God trial passed.
• Ye Xinglan told Ya Li and Yun Ming how Long Yuan had fought the Four Great Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yun Ming said Long Yuan’s strength rivaled his own and explained that Long Yuan’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline suppressed dragon-kind Soul Beasts.
• Ya Li asked about the Silver Giant Claw and Silver Giant Dragon that had frightened Di Tian, and Yun Ming said only Long Yuan might know what they were.
• Yun Ming and the Shrek Seven Monsters visited the ruined Star Dou Great Forest, where Cao Dezhi, Zang Xin, Qian Gu Dong Feng, and representatives of other factions also arrived.

Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect regrouped at the vanished Star Dou Great Forest while Yun Ming investigated its disappearance. The Tang Sect then learned that the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had also disappeared, leaving its leaders furious and alarmed.

• Yun Ming reunited with the Tang Sect members and exchanged pointed remarks with Qian Gu Dong Feng.
• Cao Dezhi, Zang Xin, Long Yeyue, Yali, and Yun Ming gathered as five Limit Douluos while the Spirit Pagoda investigated the vanished forest.
• Long Yeyue told Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin about Long Yuan's battle with Di Tian and the Silver Giant Dragon.
• Yun Ming sensed that an unknown plane had devoured the Star Dou Great Forest, though he could not identify it.
• Zang Xin received an urgent call reporting that the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had disappeared, and Cao Dezhi rose in anger.

The Tang Sect discovered that the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had vanished, and the continent feared an unknown plane was targeting it. Long Yuan and Gu Yuena revealed that they had moved the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well into the Dragon God Realm, where Long Yuan planted the Seed of Life.

• Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi found the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well reduced to ruins and ordered the Tang Sect to investigate its disappearance.
• Yun Ming speculated that an unknown plane had swallowed both the Star Dou Great Forest and the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, alarming the continent’s forces.
• Chen Xinjie ruled out the Abyss Plane because no new passage had appeared, but worried that another plane threatened the Douluo Continent.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yuena entered the Dragon God Realm, where the Star Dou Great Forest and the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had been restored.
• Gu Yuena named Long Yuan the Dragon God Realm’s true master, and Long Yuan promised the Soul Beasts they would face no Heavenly Tribulations there.
• Long Yuan planted the Seed of Life in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and ordered the Soul Beasts to protect it.

Long Yuan and Gu Yuena strengthened the Dragon God Realm and discussed devouring other planes to stabilize it. Tang Wulin left the first Sea God trial, while Qian Gu Dong Feng proposed a martial arts tournament to recruit a spouse for Gu Yuena, whose thoughts returned to Long Yuan.

• Long Yuan summoned the immortal herbs to take root beside the Seed of Nature in the Dragon God Realm.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yuena returned to Douluo Continent and discussed devouring the Abyss Plane, the Douluo God Realm, and possibly the Great God Circle to strengthen their realm.
• Tang Wulin learned how the Sea God Nine Trials worked and chose to leave after completing the first trial.
• Tang Wulin returned to his Cultivation Room in the Tang Sect Underground World with his Soul Power and strength restored.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng explained that the Spirit Pagoda planned a martial arts tournament to recruit a spouse for Gu Yuena to improve its public standing and promote her as a future leader.

Gu Yuena agreed to join the Spirit Pagoda’s Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse, insisting that the winner defeat her first. The Spirit Pagoda publicized the event across the continent, drawing attention away from its negative coverage and Shrek Academy’s reconstruction as registrations and prizes stirred excitement.

• Gu Yuena agreed to participate after Qian Gu Dong Feng promised her access to the Spirit Pagoda’s highest-floor library and protection from being forced to accept a winner, and she required that he defeat her before becoming her boyfriend.
• The media announced the tournament and introduced Gu Yuena as a young, powerful Spirit Transfer Envoy, prompting widespread discussion across the continent.
• The Spirit Pagoda chose Mingdu as the venue, partly to divert attention from Shrek Academy’s reconstruction and take advantage of the city’s influence and powerful Soul Masters.
• The Spirit Pagoda announced prizes including one hundred Black Grade Soul Spirits, custom Battle Armor, and rare treasures, prompting young Soul Masters to prepare to compete.
• The Spirit Pagoda expanded eligibility by allowing stronger Soul Masters to enter at older ages, making the tournament the Federation’s most closely watched event.

After half a month of cultivation in the Golden World, Tang Wulin learned that the Star Dou Great Forest and the Tang Sect’s Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had disappeared. The news made him vomit blood and faint, and Zang Xin carried him away to treat his injuries.

• Tang Wulin learned from Xie Xie that he had cultivated for half a month and heard that the Four Great Ferocious Beasts could challenge even four Limit Douluos.
• Tang Wulin asked about the silver giant dragon that had intimidated the ferocious beasts, then reconsidered their plan to search the Star Dou Great Forest for the Life Crystal.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that the Star Dou Great Forest and the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had both disappeared.
• Tang Wulin vomited blood after hearing the news, and Zang Xin and the Shrek Seven Monsters rushed to support him.
• Zang Xin confirmed the disappearances, and Tang Wulin coughed up blood again, fainted, and fell face-first to the floor.
• Zang Xin carried Tang Wulin to bed and treated his injuries while the Shrek Seven Monsters stood stunned.

Tang Wulin learned that the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and Star Dou Great Forest might have vanished after being devoured by another plane, then cheered up at the chance to join the Spirit Pagoda’s tournament for Gu Yuena. He grew furious when he heard some graduates opposed Shrek Academy’s reconstruction because of radiation, leaving his friends wary of his temper.

• Tang Wulin grieved over the disappearance of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, and Zang Xin said the Star Dou Great Forest and the secret realm might have been devoured by another plane.
• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that the Spirit Pagoda was holding a Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse for Gu Yuena, and Tang Wulin decided to enter to spite Long Yuan.
• Xie Xie reported that Shrek Academy’s reconstruction was progressing with support and supplies from graduates and the Tang Sect, though some senior graduates objected.
• Xie Xie explained that the opponents feared radiation would make the academy unsafe and deter students, and Tang Wulin punched the wall while angrily insisting the problem would be resolved.

Tang Wulin learned that the Spirit Pagoda’s spouse-recruitment tournament was drowning out news of Shrek Academy’s reconstruction, then decided to enter after seeing Gu Yuena’s promotional video. At Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Gu Yuena revealed to Long Yuan that she had arranged for the tournament’s champion to defeat her, confident that he would win.

• Xie Xie reported that Shrek Academy’s reconstruction was progressing, but the Spirit Pagoda’s tournament had dominated public attention and buried criticism of the organization.
• Yue Zhengyu showed Tang Wulin and the others a promotional video presenting Gu Yuena’s beauty and strength, ending with the tournament date, July eighteenth.
• Tang Wulin called the tournament a conspiracy and announced that he would enter.
• Gu Yuena asked Long Yuan whether he minded her agreeing to the tournament, and he said it was fine.
• Gu Yuena told Long Yuan that she had made the final victor defeat her, believing that he would ultimately win.

The Spirit Pagoda’s tournament to recruit a spouse for Gu Yuena drew widespread attention as the Federation Fleet returned from its failed expedition, while Ghost Emperor and Halosa prepared a secret operation. The chapter left the Federation divided over whether to attack the Tang Sect, with the proposal stalled amid opposition and shifting political support.

• The Spirit Pagoda’s publicity made Gu Yuena and the upcoming Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse famous across the continent, while Shrek Academy’s reconstruction progressed around Sea God Lake.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng’s team secretly dug an underwater passage beneath Sea God Lake to search for and repair the unexploded Godslayer-grade fixed-installation Soul Tool.
• News arrived that the Federation Fleet would return in ten days after gaining nothing from its expedition, raising fears that returning leaders such as Chen Xinjie would target the Tang Sect.
• Ghost Emperor and Netherworld Douluo Halosa discussed how the tournament and the Federation’s distraction aided their plan, then ordered preparations sealed and intensified.
• The Federation Fleet returned to its bases, and Parliament’s proposal for a full-scale purge of the Tang Sect remained stalled as Doves, moderates, and changes linked to Shrek Academy’s reconstruction opposed it.

As the Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse approached, Mingdu prepared for the influx of contenders while Long Yuan and Gu Yuena cultivated together in private. Gu Yuena revealed that she had agreed to the tournament only to help the Spirit Pagoda and would choose no husband unless someone defeated her.

• Major families and powers sent young talents to Mingdu, but the Spirit Pagoda refused their requests to meet Gu Yuena before the tournament began.
• Mingdu grew crowded as soldiers maintained order and the Great Stadium closed for renovations ahead of the tournament.
• Tang Wulin and the Tang Sect arrived at their Mingdu property, while the Snow Dragon Squad returned to the Blood God Legion.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yuena cultivated together with the Dragon God Core, strengthening their recovering Dragon God's Power.
• Long Yuan teased Gu Yuena with repeated kisses, and she told him that no contender could compare to him.
• Gu Yuena explained that she had joined the tournament to help the Spirit Pagoda and would only choose a husband if the final victor defeated her.

The Spirit Pagoda announced the rules and rewards for its Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse, while Qiangu Zhangting prepared to win Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena reunited with Long Yuan, who then went to ask Zhen Hua for forging guidance.

• The Spirit Pagoda announced that registered six-ring Soul Masters aged thirty to fifty would pass screenings and elimination rounds before competing for rewards and a chance to be chosen by Gu Yuena.
• Qiangu Zhangting asked Gu Yuena for a hug, but she vanished and left him determined to win the tournament.
• Gu Yuena appeared in Long Yuan's room, embraced and kissed him, and spent a quiet time with him by the window.
• Long Yuan told Gu Yuena he would seek Zhen Hua's guidance about forging, then traveled to the secluded residence where Zhen Hua and Mu Ye were playing chess.
• Zhen Hua welcomed Long Yuan and questioned why he needed forging advice despite already being a Divine Craftsman.

Long Yuan showed Zhen Hua how his Four-Word Battle Armor had transformed and discussed his ideas for a forging realm beyond Heavenly Forging. He revealed that he could now forge Four-Word Battle Armor with a ninety percent success rate and proposed Divine Forging for armor suited to gods.

• Long Yuan released his battle armor, whose nine-colored light formed a dragon, and Zhen Hua praised its transformation and quality.
• Zhen Hua explained the importance of his Divine Craftsman status and why the Douluo Federation and other powers protected him.
• Long Yuan asked what lay beyond Heavenly Forging, and Zhen Hua said he had never thought the realm could be surpassed.
• Zhen Hua described Heavenly Forging's low success rate and how each smith's understanding of the Laws of Heaven and Earth shaped the process.
• Long Yuan said he forged Four-Word Battle Armor with a ninety percent success rate and proposed Divine Forging, with god-suited armor called Five-Word Battle Armor, Six-Word Battle Armor, or Divine Armor.

Long Yuan told Zhen Hua that his Divine Forging and Four-Word Battle Armor success rates had reached ninety percent, prompting a discussion about the influence his Divine Craftsman status could wield. Long Yuan kept that status secret for now and began explaining Divine Forging to Zhen Hua, leaving their lesson underway.

• Zhen Hua reacted with disbelief when Long Yuan confirmed his ninety-percent success rate for Four-Word Battle Armor and Divine Forging, then praised him for surpassing his teacher.
• Zhen Hua explained that announcing Long Yuan's Divine Craftsman status could secure support for Shrek Academy or the Spirit Pagoda, and asked which side Long Yuan would choose.
• Long Yuan said he had already made his choice and would keep his Divine Craftsman status private until he needed to reveal it.
• Long Yuan described Divine Forging as a process requiring Demigod-level ability or divine power, and said its product should be called Divine Armor.
• Long Yuan began demonstrating and explaining Divine Forging at Zhen Hua's forging table while Zhen Hua listened and asked questions.

Long Yuan began upgrading his Four-Word Battle Armor through Divine Forging, drawing on his extraordinary Spiritual Power and control over the elements. As Zhen Hua, Feng Wuyu, and the other elders watched, Long Yuan achieved Spiritual Forging and then completed Soul Forging with only a few hammer blows.

• Long Yuan separated his Four-Word Battle Armor components and began reforging one directly, while Zhen Hua watched without interfering.
• Long Yuan concealed the forging site with a Soul Power Barrier and gathered fourteen elements around himself.
• Mu Ye, Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and the other elders rushed over after sensing the powerful fluctuations and witnessed Long Yuan's control of the elements.
• Long Yuan melted the Battle Armor component and revealed overwhelming Progenitor Dragon Blood Energy, startling the observers with his aura.
• Long Yuan struck the component once to achieve Spiritual Forging, then infused it with the gathered elements and completed Soul Forging with another hammer blow.

Long Yuan completed a fourteen-element forging process and created a Chest Armor that surpassed Heavenly Forging. The Divine Armor fused into his body, and he declared that it was more advanced than Five-Word or Six-Word Battle Armor.

• Long Yuan used Heart Forging to shape the battle armor component into the form of his Progenitor Dragon Martial Soul.
• Zhen Hua explained to Feng Wuyu that Long Yuan was communicating with the metal through his heart and giving it intelligence and a soul.
• Colored lightning struck the forging table and Long Yuan as the component endured fourteen bolts representing the fourteen elements he controlled.
• Long Yuan poured Soul Power into the component and tapped its dragon head, completing the forging as it absorbed the lightning.
• The dragon-shaped Chest Armor circled Long Yuan, fused into his skin, and revealed its fourteen-colored glow.
• Long Yuan announced that he had created Divine Armor beyond Heavenly Forging and more advanced than Five-Word or Six-Word Battle Armor.

Long Yuan demonstrated that his God Armor had fused with his body and explained that only Limit Douluo with sufficient Spiritual Power could safely wear it. He resumed forging the remaining components while the elders, inspired by the armor’s power, resolved to cultivate until they could qualify for it.

• Long Yuan showed that his God Armor had become part of his skin and could withstand cuts from an engraving knife.
• Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and the other Sea God Pavilion elders asked Long Yuan to forge God Armor for them, but he said they needed to reach Limit Douluo first.
• Long Yuan explained that God Armor protected both the Soul Master and martial soul, required Level 99 Soul Power and Spirit Abyss Realm Spiritual Power, and might also be usable by someone with Mu Ye’s physique.
• The elders regretted that they could not yet wear God Armor, and several left to cultivate toward the Limit Douluo level.
• Long Yuan told Zhen Hua that God Armor was an upgrade beyond Five-Word and Six-Word Battle Armor, which could be nurtured using Divine Sense and divine power.
• Long Yuan continued forging the remaining components, while Zhen Hua watched and decided he also needed to cultivate.

Long Yuan spent a week upgrading every piece of his Four-Word Battle Armor through Divine Forging, completing a set of God Armor that fused into his body. He declared that his combat strength had reached the god level, while the assembled masters marveled at his power and forging skill.

• Long Yuan forged continuously for a week, drawing fourteen elements into his Divine Forging as lightning tribulations struck.
• Two Mecha specialists in Mingdu discussed the rare Divine Craftsmen and the difficulty of acquiring god-grade metal and Four-Word Battle Armor.
• On the eighth day, Long Yuan completed the final component and transformed his entire battle armor into God Armor.
• Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, Mu Ye, Sima Jinchi, A Ruheng, and the Sea God Pavilion elders gathered as Long Yuan fused with the God Armor and released a powerful aura.
• Long Yuan explained that his Soul Power remained at level ninety-nine Quasi-God, but the God Armor raised his combat strength to the god level.
• The assembled masters praised Long Yuan's forging advancement and recognized him as a Beyond God Craftsman.

Long Yuan completed the Ancestor Dragon Divine Armor as the first Beyond God Craftsman, then reunited with Gu Yuena at the Spirit Pagoda and reaffirmed their bond. They left their private world to find Lin Ximeng, whose strength and status had risen greatly after receiving an Immortal Herb.

• Long Yuan completed his divine armor, named it the Ancestor Dragon Divine Armor, and became the first Beyond God Craftsman in history.
• Long Yuan returned to Mingdu and reunited with Gu Yuena, promising to upgrade her Four-Word Battle Armor.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yuena spent the night together, and Long Yuan teased her about calling him husband the next morning.
• Long Yuan and Gu Yuena treated the upcoming Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse as a formality arranged by Qian Gu Dong Feng.
• Lin Ximeng met Long Yuan and Gu Yuena, asked when they would marry, and was revealed to have become a level 85 Soul Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit.

Long Yuan reunited with his forging teacher Mang Tian and showed him the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, then gave Immortal Herbs to Mu Ye and Zhen Hua. The herbs strengthened all three teachers, leaving Mu Ye at Level 95 and Zhen Hua at Level 96.

• Lin Ximeng took Gu Yuena to her office, where Gu Yuena split into Gu Yue and Na'er to spend time with her while Long Yuan returned to his room.
• Mang Tian called Long Yuan and teased him for hiding his forging and cultivation achievements before revealing that he was with Zhen Hua.
• Long Yuan traveled instantly to Mu Ye and Zhen Hua's residence, then took Mang Tian to see the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
• Long Yuan gave Mang Tian's fellow teachers Mu Ye and Zhen Hua Hundred Thousand Year Immortal Herbs from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and asked them to keep their origin secret.
• After absorbing the herbs, Mu Ye reached Level 95 and Zhen Hua reached Level 96, and both thanked Long Yuan for their improved strength and vitality.

Long Yuan finished repaying most of his debts of gratitude and turned his attention to the Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse in Mingdu. As the event began, Tang Wulin entered in disguise as Tang Lin, and Gu Yuena learned that the Shrek Seven Monsters had also joined under false identities.

• Long Yuan reflected that the Immortal Herbs he had given away had improved his benefactors and that their replanted seeds were growing again.
• The Martial Arts Tournament to Recruit a Spouse drew nearly four thousand Soul Masters to Mingdu after the Spirit Pagoda announced a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit as part of Gu Yuena's dowry.
• The Douluo Federation deployed extensive security around Mingdu Great Stadium, while the Spirit Pagoda gained public support through its event preparations and donations.
• Tang Wulin entered the preliminary round disguised as Tang Lin of the Clear Sky Sect, prompting speculation among the participants.
• Gu Yuena asked Long Yuan about Tang Lin, and Long Yuan explained that Tang Lin was Tang Wulin and that the Shrek Seven Monsters were competing under different identities.