Chapter Summaries

Heaven Dou Empire troops attacked Shrek Academy, while Bi Ji and the others defended the teachers and students and waited for Zhao Ming and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The battle continued as Bi Ji shielded the academy, but its defenders faced the danger of being overwhelmed.

• Flender reassured the gathered teachers and students that Bi Ji and her companions would protect Shrek Academy until Zhao Ming arrived.
• Bi Ji told Xiao Wu and the other women to stay behind the defenders as the students assembled and prepared for battle.
• Heaven Dou Empire soldiers and allied experts poured into Shrek Academy and threatened to capture and abuse its female students.
• Flender ordered Shrek Academy's teachers and students to fight, and the defenders met the attacking army.
• Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and their companions repelled the soldiers, but Zi Ji warned that the academy's weaker defenders might run out of Soul Power.
• Bi Ji said Zhao Ming and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's experts were on their way, then released green radiance that enveloped Shrek Academy.

Zhao Ming raced toward Heaven Dou City while Heaven Dou Empire forces used an underground tunnel to launch a surprise attack inside Shrek Academy. Han Cheng threatened Ye Lingling, but a mysterious black shadow appeared before he could act.

• Zhao Ming, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples fought their way toward Heaven Dou City, and Zhao Ming flew ahead alone.
• A Soul Douluo with a pangolin Martial Soul led hundreds of powerful soldiers out of a tunnel beneath Shrek Academy.
• Zi Ji and the others fought the intruders while Han Cheng ordered his soldiers to capture Zhao Ming's women.
• Han Cheng cornered Ye Lingling as she healed students, threatened her family, and used her as a shield against Zi Ji.
• A chill struck Han Cheng, and a black shadow flashed before his eyes.

Zhao Ming arrived at Shrek Academy and rescued Ye Lingling as Han Cheng’s forces attacked. He slaughtered the invading experts, trapped Han Cheng, and destroyed his soul with the Emperor God Domain.

• Zhao Ming appeared at Shrek Academy, pulled Ye Lingling into his arms, and reassured her as Han Cheng ordered his experts to attack.
• Han Cheng’s forces unleashed powerful soul skills, but Zhao Ming killed dozens of Soul Emperors and Soul Saints with one swing of the Black Dragon Sword.
• Zhao Ming swept through the remaining attackers, killing them with his sword and black flames while Han Cheng fled toward the tunnel.
• Zhao Ming collapsed the tunnel to block Han Cheng and confronted him as Han Cheng realized Zhao Ming had truly massacred the army’s experts.
• Zhao Ming’s Emperor God Domain overwhelmed Han Cheng’s will and annihilated his soul.

Zhao Ming rescued Ye Lingling and Shrek Academy, killing the Heaven Dou Empire’s attacking experts and inspiring the students to fight back. Bibi Dong judged Zhao Ming too dangerous to confront for now and returned to Spirit Hall, leaving Qian Renxue with him and giving him a month to come to Spirit Hall.

• Zhao Ming held Ye Lingling, confirmed she was unharmed, and ordered Shrek Academy’s students to recover and then kill the enemy.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s troops and Ge Long learned that Zhao Ming had slaughtered hundreds of experts, including Han Cheng, and feared they could not defeat him.
• Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluos observed Zhao Ming, discussed his strength and his ties to powerful soul beasts, and decided not to attack him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to return, left Qian Renxue by Zhao Ming’s side, and said she would visit him if he did not come to Spirit Hall within a month.

Zhao Ming used his overwhelming aura and the support of powerful sects to make Ge Long surrender the Heaven Dou Empire’s five hundred thousand troops. Bibi Dong learned that Zhao Ming had gained control of the army but remained confident he would fail his divine inheritance trials.

• Zhao Ming confronted Ge Long’s army and used his imperial aura to pressure the marshal into surrendering.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen arrived and declared the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s support for Zhao Ming.
• Ge Long knelt before Zhao Ming and ordered his five hundred thousand troops to lay down their weapons and submit.
• The soldiers across Heaven Dou City and beyond its walls knelt and shouted Zhao Ming’s name, causing Xue Ye to faint in the Imperial Palace.
• Bibi Dong heard that Zhao Ming had subdued the army and admitted Spirit Hall could not currently defeat him, but she believed his character would prevent him from becoming a god.

Zhao Ming secured the surrender of the Heaven Dou forces and took the Vast Sea Universe Cover from the palace, intending to use it to win over Bo Saixi. As Xue Ke fled with her heart broken, Zhao Ming turned his attention to consolidating his rule and visiting Spirit Hall.

• Shrek Academy’s students and staff watched hundreds of thousands of soldiers kneel and pledge allegiance to Zhao Ming.
• Xue Ke left the Imperial Palace with a maid, believing that her relationship with Zhao Ming could only end in hatred.
• Zhao Ming appeared on the palace walls after Xue Ke departed and decided not to stop her or pursue a relationship with her.
• Zhao Ming entered the Imperial Palace, where he found Xue Ye dead and used his Spiritual Power to locate the Vast Sea Universe Cover.
• Zhao Ming took the Vast Sea Universe Cover and considered using it to approach Bo Saixi after stabilizing the Heaven Dou Empire and visiting Spirit Hall.

After taking control of the Heaven Dou Empire, Zhao Ming arranged for Zhu Yun to govern it and planned to unite it with the Star Luo Empire. At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu revealed her grief over her mother's death, and Zhao Ming promised he could revive her if she and Bibi Dong let go of their hatred.

• Ge Long submitted five hundred thousand soldiers to Zhao Ming, and the gathered leaders agreed that Zhu Yun would manage the former Heaven Dou Empire as it prepared to unite with the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhao Ming left the banquet at Shrek Academy to find Xiao Wu, whom he discovered sitting alone on a rooftop.
• Xiao Wu told Zhao Ming that Bibi Dong had killed her mother and that she had taken human form to seek revenge.
• Zhao Ming claimed he could revive Xiao Wu's mother, but said the revival required Bibi Dong to give up the Soul Ring and Spirit Bone she had gained and for Xiao Wu to release her hatred.
• Xiao Wu said she would forgive anything if her mother could return, while Zhao Ming promised to help and tried to persuade her to spend the night with him.

Zhao Ming reassured Xiao Wu that he could revive her mother, then left Heaven Dou City to visit Zhi'er at the Clear Sky Sect. There, Zhi'er longed for Zhao Ming and rebuffed Tang Xiao, who mistook her devotion to Zhao Ming for grief over Tang Hao.

• Zhao Ming promised Xiao Wu he was completely confident he could revive her mother and spent a tender morning with her.
• After breakfast at Bronze Sparrow Manor, Zhao Ming left for the Clear Sky Sect, where Zhi'er was staying.
• Zhi'er waited at her residence, longing for Zhao Ming and reflecting that her cultivation and efforts had not yet fulfilled his tasks.
• Tang Xiao urged Zhi'er, whom he called Ah Yin, to forget Tang Hao so he could pursue her.
• Zhi'er rejected Tang Xiao's advances and went to her chamber, while Tang Xiao suggested she wear shorter dresses.

Zhao Ming reunited with Zhi'er in her bedchamber after years apart and promised to take her away from the Clear Sky Sect within half a year. After Zhi'er told him Tang Xiao had asked her to wear a short skirt, Zhao Ming planned to use the situation to show off in front of the sect master.

• Zhi'er worried that Zhao Ming had forgotten her, while he arrived unseen in her bedchamber and watched her.
• Zhao Ming embraced Zhi'er, and she tearfully told him how much she had missed him and feared he no longer wanted her.
• Zhao Ming promised to protect Zhi'er and take her away within half a year, saying he first needed time to sever her connection to Ah Yin and carry out his plans against the Clear Sky Sect.
• Zhi'er told Zhao Ming that Tang Xiao had asked her to wear a short skirt, and Zhao Ming suggested she dress up for their meeting with him.
• Zhi'er agreed to wear a short skirt because Zhao Ming wanted to see her in one.

Zhao Ming visited Zhi'er, whose true identity was Ah Yin, and took her out to eat while Clear Sky Sect disciples watched. After he easily defeated hundreds of disciples, Tang Xiao and the sect elders rushed to confront him.

• Zhi'er changed into a short dress, and Zhao Ming praised her before agreeing to dine with her.
• Zhao Ming held Zhi'er's hand as they walked through Clear Sky Sect, drawing angry and jealous attention from the disciples.
• Tang Jiu challenged Zhao Ming and was knocked away with one slap; Tang Ge then attacked and was also sent flying.
• Zhao Ming blasted hundreds of disciples aside and took Zhi'er to a restaurant, where she rested happily in his arms after their meal.
• Tang Xiao and the elders became furious over Zhao Ming's public closeness with Ah Yin and headed to the restaurant.

Zhao Ming brought Zhi'er before the Clear Sky Sect elders to seek the map to Sea God Island, but Tang Xiao attacked him after seeing him touch Ah Yin. Zhao Ming revealed his identity and met Tang Xiao's full-force hammer blow barehanded, leaving the sect stunned as he prepared to strike back.

• Zhao Ming left the hotel with Zhi'er, intending to obtain Tang Chen's map to Sea God Island.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders confronted Zhao Ming, and a Law Enforcement Hall elder attacked him before Zhao Ming's aura forced the elder to kneel and spit blood.
• Tang Xiao saw Zhao Ming touching Ah Yin and swung his Clear Sky Hammer at him despite the elders' warnings.
• Zhao Ming revealed his identity as Zhao Ming, released his Wings of Immortality Martial Soul, and caught Tang Xiao's hammer strike with his bare hand.
• Zhao Ming challenged Tang Xiao to endure one of his moves.

Zhao Ming used his Ice and Fire Bipolar Domain to force Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders to submit, then demanded the sect’s Sea God Island map and received it. He also demanded that Zhi'er accompany him, leaving Tang Xiao torn between protecting her and safeguarding the sect as the elders turned against him.

• Zhao Ming unleashed his Ice and Fire Bipolar Domain across the Clear Sky Sect, terrifying its disciples and leaving Tang Xiao unable to stop the flames from hurting them.
• Tang Xiao apologized and bowed to Zhao Ming, who ended the domain and went with the sect leaders to the main hall.
• Zhao Ming asked Tang Xiao for the Sea God Island map, and Tang Xiao handed over the map recorded by his grandfather.
• Zhao Ming praised Zhi'er’s beauty and demanded that she accompany him for a few days, but Tang Xiao refused.
• The Clear Sky Sect elders berated Tang Xiao and threatened to reconsider his position as sect master, while he struggled with the danger to the sect and his desire to protect Ah Yin.

Zhao Ming pressured Tang Xiao into letting Zhi'er accompany him for a few days, while privately revealing that he knew she was Ah Yin, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The chapter ended with Zhao Ming taking Ah Yin away and Tang Xiao collapsing after choosing the Clear Sky Sect's safety over protecting her.

• Zhao Ming demanded that Zhi'er accompany him, and the Clear Sky Sect elders urged Tang Xiao to agree to avoid provoking him.
• Tang Xiao hesitated over revealing Ah Yin's identity, but agreed to Zhao Ming's demand after the elders invoked the sect's past disaster over Ah Yin.
• Zhao Ming praised Tang Xiao publicly, then privately threatened him with Ah Yin's Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, making clear that he knew her identity.
• Zhao Ming took Zhi'er's hand and waist and led her away, while the Clear Sky Sect elders cursed him.
• Tang Xiao watched Ah Yin leave, spat blood, and collapsed.

Zhao Ming and Zhi'er confessed their feelings, and she chose to become his woman. Tang Xiao spent the night fearing for Ah Yin, then broke down when Zhao Ming implied they had been together; Zhao Ming left him powerless and said he would remain at the Clear Sky Sect for a few more days.

• Zhi'er asked Zhao Ming to stay longer and told him she wanted to become his woman, and he carried her to her chamber.
• Zhao Ming and Zhi'er spent a day and a night together, after which she lay exhausted and he promised to bring her food.
• Tang Xiao waited outside Ah Yin's chamber all night, grew distraught over Zhao Ming's sealed room, and repeatedly coughed blood.
• Zhao Ming told Tang Xiao that Ah Yin was unwell from being tired and taunted him with the suggestion that she had begged him the previous day.
• Tang Xiao threatened Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming warned him that any attack could put Ah Yin and the Clear Sky Sect at risk.
• Zhao Ming returned to Ah Yin's chamber and said he would leave the Clear Sky Sect after a few more days.

After spending three days with Zhi'er in the Clear Sky Sect, Zhao Ming left for Spirit Hall, intending to complete a mission that would take him and Bibi Dong to the past. He planned to win Bibi Dong over there and considered how to prepare for Spirit Hall's powerful experts before meeting her.

• Zhao Ming called Zhi'er his wife, told her to call him Husband, and comforted her as she ate pastries.
• Zhao Ming spent three days cultivating and being affectionate with Zhi'er in the Clear Sky Sect, then left without provoking Tang Xiao.
• Zhao Ming planned to travel to the past with Bibi Dong and win her over before Qian Xunji or Yu Xiaogang could affect her fate.
• The system warned Zhao Ming that changing Bibi Dong's fate could affect the present and advised him not to cause a pregnancy during the mission.
• Zhao Ming decided to stabilize his cultivation and preferably reach Soul Emperor before going to Spirit Hall, where he also considered asking Qian Daoliu for Qian Renxue's hand.

After Zhu Zhuyun unified the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires as the Heaven's Mandate Empire, Zhao Ming's many partners gathered for an awkward banquet that gradually became playful. Zhao Ming joined them and tried to ease their resentful attention while Zhu Zhuyun carried the burden of governing the newly united empire.

• Zhu Zhuyun merged the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire, renamed them the Heaven's Mandate Empire, and became its Empress.
• Bi Ji encouraged the gathered women to support one another as sisters, and Zhu Zhuyun asked her to look after her.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran about their intimacy with Zhao Ming, prompting them to pin and tickle her as the women laughed.
• Zhao Ming followed the women's auras to the harem, where he embraced Zhu Zhuyun and acknowledged her hard work governing the empire.
• Zhu Zhuyun and the other women gave Zhao Ming resentful looks, so he awkwardly asked how everyone had been and told them not to overwork themselves.

Zhao Ming assigned Yun Yun, Medusa, and Angel Yan important roles in managing and training the newly founded Heaven's Mandate Empire. After the other women left, he kept Dugu Yan with him, and the chapter ended as he promised to marry her.

• Zhao Ming asked Bi Ji about Tianyi Pavilion, and she reported that it had avoided major losses and was returning to normal operations.
• Zhao Ming assigned Yun Yun and Medusa to help Zhu Yun govern the empire and Angel Yan to train its army.
• Zhao Ming finished giving the women their duties, and Bi Ji and the others left the hall one by one.
• Zhao Ming stopped Dugu Yan as she was leaving and asked her to warm his bed.
• Zhao Ming held Dugu Yan in bed, told her he would take care of her, and promised to marry her.

Zhao Ming confronted Qian Renxue about her insistence that they had no relationship, then promised to repair the damage to her cultivation and help her grow stronger. He began teaching her his Self-Created Soul Skill, leaving her embarrassed but willing to continue training.

• Zhao Ming woke beside Dugu Yan, checked on her pain, and left her to rest.
• Qian Renxue rejected Zhao Ming's claims that they belonged together, but he kissed her and insisted their relationship had begun.
• Zhao Ming examined Qian Renxue and explained that her attempted self-destruction had weakened her meridians and foundation.
• Zhao Ming promised to help Qian Renxue recover and reach Soul Saint before they returned to Spirit Hall.
• Zhao Ming arranged Qian Renxue into a posture for the Divine Foot Sutra and taught her its circulation route, while she warned him not to touch her carelessly.

Qian Renxue enjoyed the benefits of Zhao Ming’s self-created cultivation skill as they teased each other and spent time together in the imperial garden. After Zhao Ming asked her to marry him, she accepted, leaving them committed to a future together.

• Qian Renxue praised Zhao Ming’s soul skill for improving her cultivation speed and physical strength, then accused him of being shameless for creating it.
• Zhao Ming claimed the soul skill was intended as a betrothal gift to Qian Daoliu and teased Qian Renxue about becoming his wife.
• Zhao Ming took Qian Renxue to the imperial garden, where she reflected on how happy and carefree she felt with him.
• Zhao Ming pinned Qian Renxue among the flowers and asked her to marry him when he proposed to Qian Daoliu at Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue quietly agreed to marry Zhao Ming, and he asked her to confirm that she was serious.

Zhao Ming told Qian Renxue about his mixed human and Soul Beast nature and his plan to end the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts by changing the rules after he became a god. He took her toward Star Dou Forest to meet its Fierce Beasts and seek a powerful Spirit Bone, a Soul Ring, and possibly a Soul Spirit for her.

• Qian Renxue worried that her grandfather and Spirit Hall would oppose their relationship, but Zhao Ming promised no one could keep them apart.
• Zhao Ming revealed that he was both human and Soul Beast, and Qian Renxue accepted him without hesitation.
• Zhao Ming explained that he wanted to abolish the rules forcing Soul Masters to kill Soul Beasts, and Qian Renxue promised to support him.
• Zhao Ming planned to take Qian Renxue to Star Dou Forest for a suitable External Soul Bone and seventh Soul Ring, while exploring whether Soul Spirits could offer a peaceful alternative to killing Soul Beasts.
• As they traveled, Zhao Ming told Qian Renxue about powerful Soul Beasts and considered whether Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts might become his Soul Spirits.