Chapter Summaries

Lin Yun used the immense energy from his Soul Rings to raise their ages and strengthen his body, transforming his demigod body into a Divine Body and gaining conceptual immortality. Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Empire launched a continental war, and Ning Zhirou’s negotiations over Lin Yun’s cannon shells finally began after Xu Jiawei was enraged by an attack.

• Lin Yun divided the Soul Ring energy between increasing his Soul Ring ages and strengthening his body, while Di Tian, Ice Empress, and another companion guarded him.
• Di Tian explained to Ice Empress that Lin Yun’s Golden Dragon King form was not yet complete and recalled the Dragon God’s immense size.
• Lin Yun’s first five Soul Rings gained markings representing one-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulations, and Dragon’s Strength helped his body grow.
• Lin Yun’s demigod body became a Divine Body, leaving him no longer vulnerable to death from old age.
• After becoming Sun Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran launched a continental war and fired a Level 9 cannon shell at both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
• Ning Zhirou’s negotiations with Xu Jiawei over ninety-nine Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells began in earnest after the Sun Moon Empire’s attack enraged him.

Xu Jiawei negotiated with Ning Zhirou to buy ninety-nine Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and Level 9 Soul Tools for the Star Luo Empire as war with the Sun Moon Empire approached. He paid with cash and rare treasures, then took possession of the shells and vowed that the Sun Moon Empire would pay for the cost.

• Ning Zhirou quoted Xu Jiawei forty-five million Gold Soul Coins per shell and negotiated the price down to thirty-eight million each.
• Xu Jiawei agreed to buy ninety-nine Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells for 3.7 billion Gold Soul Coins after Ning Zhirou waived the remaining 62 million.
• Xu Jiawei paid Ning Zhirou 2.5 billion Gold Soul Coins in cash and rare treasures worth 2.5 billion, with 1.3 billion allocated toward Level 9 Soul Tools.
• Xu Jiawei presented the rare treasures as a gesture of goodwill, and Ning Zhirou agreed to convey his favor to Lin Yun.
• Xu Jiawei received the Storage Ring holding the ninety-nine shells and vowed that the Sun Moon Empire would bear the cost alongside the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Jiawei sent Dai Hao Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells to strike back at the Sun Moon Empire, and Dai Hao devastated its camp with them. After Dai Hao taunted the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps, its commander launched a Level 9 shell at him.

• Xu Jiawei summoned Shattered Star Douluo and revealed that he had secretly acquired powerful weapons for use against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei gave Shattered Star Douluo a letter and ten Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells to deliver directly to Dai Hao.
• Dai Hao used eight shells to attack the Sun Moon Empire's camp, causing more than two hundred thousand casualties in fighting strength.
• Dai Hao taunted the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps at the front lines, enraging its commander.
• The Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps commander hurled a Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell at Dai Hao.

Dai Hao and Chen Deng’s battle with Fixed Soul Cannon Shells devastated both armies, leaving the Sun Moon Empire’s Southeast Border Army nearly crippled and its soul master corps almost wiped out. Xu Jiawei considered using Dai Hao’s losses against him, while Xu Tianran learned of the disaster and erupted in rage.

• Dai Hao’s eight Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells killed about 68,000 Sun Moon Empire soldiers and wounded about 204,000, while Chen Deng’s Level 9 shell annihilated most of the Star Luo Empire’s soul master corps.
• Dai Hao and Chen Deng sent battle reports to their emperors after assessing the devastating losses.
• Xu Jiawei regretted the destruction of his soul master corps but remembered Dai Hao’s failure to use the ten Level 8 shells effectively, intending to punish him if the Star Luo Empire survived the war.
• Xu Tianran received the news of the eight shells and initially blamed someone for selling strategic weapons to the Star Luo Empire.
• The messenger reported the casualties, and Xu Tianran crushed his wheelchair’s armrest in fury after learning that ninety percent of the Southeast Border Army had been killed or wounded.

After the Star Luo Empire fired Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, Xu Tianran realized the Sun Moon Empire’s armories had been robbed of a vast stock of weapons. The Sun Moon Empire withdrew from the war, leaving the other powers relieved but the source of the stolen arsenal unknown.

• Xu Tianran questioned how the Star Luo Empire had obtained eight Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and ruled out the Douluo Three Kingdoms as their makers.
• Xu Tianran ordered his subordinates to inspect the royal armories, and they reported that the armories had been robbed.
• Xu Tianran learned that dozens of Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, hundreds of Level 8 shells, and many high-level Soul Tools were missing from the royal stores.
• The Sun Moon Empire withdrew its forces and released the detained academies and sects, easing pressure on the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, and Shrek.
• Xu Jiawei remained concerned about winning the war despite having ninety-one Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells in reserve, while Xu Tianran withdrew to stabilize the situation and prevent the stolen weapons from being used against Radiant City.

Xu Tianran halted the Sun Moon Empire’s planned war while he searched for the missing Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, allowing the other powers to breathe easier. At Shrek Academy, Xuan Zi emerged from years of confinement and wondered why Mu En had not summoned him, suspecting something had happened.

• Xu Tianran moved into the depths of Mingde Hall and refused to start a war until the missing Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells were found or accounted for.
• Xu Jiawei celebrated the Sun Moon Empire’s pause as a victory for Star Luo’s cannonballs and praised Xu Jiujiu for arranging the deal.
• Xu Jiujiu took time off from her political duties and enjoyed working as an auctioneer at the Starlight Auction House.
• Xuan Zi left confinement beneath the Golden Tree after five or six years and reflected on Mu En’s absence.
• Xuan Zi suspected something had happened because Mu En had not called him out, despite his belief that Mu En was near death.

After escaping the Golden Tree, Xuan Zi found Shrek Academy and Shrek City nearly deserted and learned that Lin Yun’s widely circulated unofficial histories had recast him as the villainous Supreme Elder. He began reading the books, growing increasingly furious as he discovered stories he had never seen before.

• Xuan Zi slipped out of the Golden Tree while Elder Song remained in seclusion trying to break through to the Limit Douluo realm.
• Xuan Zi explored Shrek Academy and found it far quieter and emptier than he remembered, with no sign of Mu En.
• Xuan Zi entered Shrek City and saw abandoned homes, deserted streets, and former residents reduced to begging and scavenging.
• Xuan Zi seized a beggar for answers, then recognized his own image on the cover of Secret Biography of the Supreme Elder.
• The beggar led Xuan Zi to other drifters, who showed him Dragon and Phoenix Entanglement, Dragon-Phoenix Harmony, Teacher of Sin, Secret Biography of the Supreme Elder, Phoenix Playing with Two Dragons, and Kindred Spirits.
• Xuan Zi read through the books and became more enraged as he encountered the later stories he had never seen.

Xuan Zi realized Shrek Academy had betrayed him and erupted in anger, while Lin Yun emerged from the Extreme North with a Divine Body and a plan to exploit the chaos and devour more power. The chapter ended with Lin Yun setting his sights on Shrek Academy and its Golden Tree.

• Xuan Zi finished reading Shrek Spring and Autumn, realized Song Yunzhi had stabbed him in the back, and unleashed his Rank 98 aura across Shrek City.
• Lin Yun emerged from the ice with upgraded Soul Rings, Rank 87 Soul Power, and a Divine Body.
• Lin Yun considered how he might eventually transform his divine consciousness and power without inheriting a Divine Rank.
• Lin Yun decided to create chaos and purge Scumbag's forces, targeting the Sea Princess Clan first and Shrek Academy second.
• Lin Yun looked toward Shrek Academy, hungering for the Golden Tree and more power.

Lin Yun led Di Tian, Snow Empress, and the other soul beasts toward Shrek to destroy it while Xuan Zi confronted Shrek's elders over Mu En's fate. Xuan Zi attacked the elders with his ninth soul skill, leaving them battered beneath a barrage of earth meteors.

• Lin Yun gathered Di Tian, Snow Empress, and five other ferocious beasts, then led them openly toward Shrek Academy.
• Xuan Zi appeared above Shrek in his Martial Soul Avatar, and Lin Huiqun sent a plea for help to Song Yunzhi.
• Xuan Zi asked Lin Huiqun where Mu En was, and her hesitation convinced him that Mu En had fallen.
• Xuan Zi accused Shrek of betraying him and Mu En, then unleashed his ninth soul skill against the Sea God Pavilion elders.
• Lin Huiqun and more than ten Titled Douluo tried to block Xuan Zi's attack, but his meteors battered them with repeated explosions.

Xuan Zi unleashed a devastating meteor attack on Shrek Academy’s elders until Elder Song arrived and stopped him. After seeing her newly upgraded Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and hearing her claim that the Sea God favored her, Xuan Zi’s anger gave way to despair.

• Xuan Zi used Heavenly Meteor Falling Star Shatter to bombard the Sea God Pavilion elders, drawing the attention of Shrek Academy and Shrek City.
• Tang Wutong asked Huo Yuhao whether they should help, but Huo Yuhao said they were too weak to intervene and thought about gaining strength.
• Xuan Zi’s assault knocked several elders unconscious and badly injured the rest, including Lin Huiqun, Qian Duoduo, and Xian Lin’er.
• Elder Song arrived, halted Xuan Zi’s Ninth Soul Skill, and revealed that her ninth Soul Ring had become a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Elder Song accused Xuan Zi and Mu En of colluding with Evil Soul Masters and claimed the Sea God recognized her as the true Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Xuan Zi questioned Elder Song’s breakthrough to Rank 98, then fell silent as his anger faded into despair.

Xuan Zi learned that the Sea God had rejected him and tried to leave, but Song Yunzhi demanded the soul bones he carried and forced him into battle. As they fought above Shrek City, Lin Yun’s group quietly arrived and watched, with Lin Yun preparing to exploit the infighting.

• Xuan Zi gave up on confronting Shrek Academy after seeing Song Yunzhi and turned to leave, but Song Yunzhi stopped him and demanded the academy’s soul bones.
• Xuan Zi refused to surrender his soul bones and transformed into the Godly Taotie Bull to fight Song Yunzhi, who took the form of the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle.
• Song Yunzhi gained the advantage by using her speed to repeatedly attack Xuan Zi’s shield and wear down his Soul Power.
• Lin Yun’s group approached Shrek City quietly and recognized that Xuan Zi and Song Yunzhi were fighting among themselves.
• Lin Yun called Zhang Lexuan and Xixi over, pleased by the chance to take advantage of the conflict.

Lin Yun and his allies fired ten Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells at Shrek Academy, devastating Sea God Island and destroying nearly the entire academy. The Golden Tree protected Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong, while Lin Yun’s group surveyed the ruins.

• Lin Yun distributed Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and changed Zhang Lexuan and Xixi’s targets after they refused to kill Shrek’s ordinary students and teachers.
• Lin Yun, Di Tian, and Snow Empress concealed the group’s auras as Lin Yun, Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, Scarlet King, and others prepared their shells.
• Lin Yun gave the signal, and ten shells launched toward their targets, with three heading for Sea God Island.
• The three shells detonated over Sea God Island, evaporating Sea God Lake and destroying Shrek Academy’s buildings and inhabitants.
• The Golden Tree protected Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong, and Lin Yun’s allies praised the destruction as they looked over the ruins.

Lin Yun destroyed Shrek Academy’s forces with seven Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, killing Xuan Zi and Song Yunzhi in a staged funeral. After Ma Xiaotao joined him, he considered the danger posed by Tang San’s divine senses in the Golden Tree and decided to wait for a safer chance to act.

• Lin Yun’s seven Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells struck Xuan Zi and Song Yunzhi, and the simultaneous blasts erased their auras.
• Lin Yun welcomed Ma Xiaotao, who explained that she no longer believed the current Shrek Academy matched the Shrek of her memories.
• Lin Yun ordered Ma Xiaotao to stay by his side and said he would judge whether to correct her thinking based on her future performance.
• Lin Yun considered whether Tang San could use the divine senses within Tang Wutong and the Golden Tree to unleash God Rank power.
• Lin Yun decided to wait for Tang San and his people to leave the Shrek ruins before pursuing the Golden Tree.

The Golden Tree resisted Ah Yin’s attempt to possess it while shielding Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong from three Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells. Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong survived, but Shrek Academy was reduced to a scorched crater, and an unknown figure emerged from the Golden Tree.

• The Golden Tree welcomed the cannon shells and dropped its defenses, forcing Ah Yin to protect Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong while struggling against the blasts.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm protected Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Eye, but he lost three seals, used Sky Dream Finger, and suffered slight burns to his eyes.
• Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong recovered from the blast and saw that Shrek Academy, Sea God Island, and Sea God Lake had been destroyed.
• An unknown figure walked out from inside the Golden Tree.

Yan Shaozhe emerged unharmed from Shrek’s destruction and learned that the academy and its people had been wiped out by a Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell. After Huo Yuhao stopped him from rushing to the Sun Moon Empire, Yan Shaozhe chose to protect the Golden Tree and asked Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong to help rebuild Shrek.

• Yan Shaozhe survived the blast while sheltered by the Golden Tree and emerged as Shrek’s only surviving Titled Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao told Yan Shaozhe that a Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell had destroyed Shrek, leaving the island in ruins and killing the academy’s people.
• Furious over Shrek’s destruction, Yan Shaozhe vowed to attack the Sun Moon Empire, but Huo Yuhao persuaded him to wait for a chance to strike.
• Yan Shaozhe decided to stay and protect the Golden Tree, Shrek’s remaining treasure and hope for rebuilding.
• Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong promised to help restore Shrek, and Yan Shaozhe watched them share a tender moment.

After Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong left the damaged Shrek Academy, Lin Yun watched the Golden Tree and celebrated that it had spent power protecting them. Surrounded by amused soul beasts, he revealed that he had an evil plan to exploit Shrek’s downfall and advance the soul beast clan’s ambitions.

• Yan Shaozhe let Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong leave Shrek Academy so they could develop safely and grow stronger.
• Lin Yun watched the Golden Tree and concluded that Ah Yin, Tang San, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had all helped ensure Huo Yuhao survived the attack.
• Lin Yun realized that the Golden Tree had used its power to shield Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong, and he was pleased that Ah Yin had further exhausted herself.
• Bijie, Di Tian, Myriad Demon King, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King reacted to Lin Yun’s unsettling laughter, while Ice Empress eagerly asked what he planned to do next.
• Lin Yun pointed to Shrek’s ruins and announced that he had an evil plan to take advantage of Shrek’s destruction and bring the soul beast clan closer to ruling Douluo Continent.

Lin Yun revealed his plan to draw other forces to Shrek and use them to test Ah Yin and Tang San while he stayed hidden. His book, "Source of Life," accused Tang San and Shrek of monopolizing the Golden Ancient Tree and draining the continent’s life force, setting the stage for a struggle over Shrek’s ruins.

• The Ice Empress and the other beast kings affirmed their loyalty to Lin Yun, and Lin Yun declared that the soul beast clan would one day rule the world.
• Lin Yun planned to publicize Shrek’s Golden Tree and ruined state so greedy human forces would converge on the academy and test Ah Yin and Tang San for him.
• Lin Yun released "Source of Life," which claimed Tang San had hidden his advantages and that Yu Xiaogang had misdirected Tang San’s cultivation of Blue Silver Grass.
• The book alleged that Tang San had monopolized the Golden Ancient Tree, using its life force to strengthen Shrek’s experts and gather faith while shortening the lives of soul masters across the continent.
• Lin Yun’s preface accused Shrek’s secret absorption of life force of being more evil than the acts of Evil Soul Masters.

Myriad Demon King distributed Qingye’s “Source of Life,” whose account blamed Tang San for stealing the Plane Consciousness and Golden Ancient Tree to benefit his family and Shrek. The story left the continent’s factions enraged and coveting the Golden Tree, especially after an unknown faction bombarded Shrek Academy and left the tree standing alone.

• Myriad Demon King sold copies of “Source of Life” to passersby, who eagerly bought the regular and collector’s editions because Qingye had written them.
• “Source of Life” claimed Tang San had sent Tang Hao and Ah Yin to possess the Plane Consciousness and Golden Ancient Tree, weakening the continent and shortening soul masters’ lifespans.
• Titled Douluo became furious when they read that the weakening continent had reduced their lifespans, and one warrior called for Shrek to be brought down and the Golden Tree freed.
• The book described the Plane Consciousness resisting Tang Hao and the Golden Ancient Tree imprisoning Ah Yin, before Tang San’s plan gradually replaced both entities and put them under his control.
• Soul masters and factions believed Shrek’s prosperity depended on the Golden Tree, and greed for it spread across the continent.
• An unknown faction bombarded Shrek Academy with Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, leaving only the Golden Tree standing and intensifying the factions’ ambitions.

After Shrek’s destruction, factions raced toward its ruins to claim the Golden Tree, while Xu Tianran investigated the unknown force behind Shrek’s downfall. He began to suspect that powerful soul beasts had stolen the Sun Moon Empire’s weapons and were secretly acting together.

• The Body Sect and Holy Spirit Cult each gathered Titled Douluo and set out for Shrek’s ruins, claiming they would protect the Golden Tree.
• Mingde Hall declared that the Golden Ancient Tree belonged to the Sun Moon Empire, and Xu Tianran celebrated Shrek’s destruction while wondering who had stolen the cannon shells.
• Xu Tianran ruled out the Douluo Three Kingdoms, the Body Sect, the Holy Spirit Cult, and other human factions as the force behind the theft.
• Xu Tianran considered whether the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, or Snow Empress had led soul beasts in raiding the Sun Moon Empire’s arsenal.
• Xu Tianran grew terrified as he wondered why the soul beast race had acted and what it wanted.

Lin Yun considered how to cross the barrier to godhood and asked Gu Yuena for advice. As he explained his uncertainties, Gu Yuena’s warm reunion with her brother carried an unspoken hint of jealousy over his harem.

• Xu Tianran suspected an unknown force had supplied the Star Luo Empire with Soul Tools, but decided to focus on unifying the continent and claim the Golden Tree afterward.
• Lin Yun returned to Lake of Life with the Fierce Beasts, and Ma Xiaotao learned that he was the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts.
• Lin Yun assigned Myriad Demon King to secretly watch the Golden Tree while the other Fierce Beasts left to amuse themselves.
• Lin Yun considered devouring the Golden Tree to reach nine rings and asked Gu Yuena whether his transformed powers could let him become a god.
• Gu Yuena appeared beside Lin Yun, reflected on how closely she had followed his schemes, and felt displeased about his growing harem as he explained his doubts.