Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiao traveled to Star Luo City to visit Xu Jiujiu at the Royal Estate and discovered that its guards followed her authority instead of his. After ordering Xu Jiujiu to remove her armor, he left their relationship and the conflict over authority unresolved.

• Xu Xiao ordered Rooster to handle Ling Hai City's political affairs and set out for Star Luo City with Dragon Douluo and several guards.
• At the Royal Estate gates, two Spirit King guards failed to recognize Xu Xiao and warned him that even a Title Douluo had to bow to the person inside.
• Xu Jiujiu greeted Xu Xiao as her husband and consort, and he ordered Dragon Douluo to investigate the Ximen Clan and Noble Blood Alliance.
• The guards obeyed Xu Jiujiu rather than Xu Xiao when he told them to remove their armor, prompting him to question the loyalty of Star Luo City's garrisons.
• That evening, Xu Xiao told Xu Jiujiu to remove her armor, then sharply repeated the order when she hesitated.

Xu Xiao confronted Xu Jiujiu over her influence on Star Luo City's garrison, then explained how her actions threatened his rule and asked her to help expose a plot against the empire. After agreeing to his plan, Xu Jiujiu tried to send him away, but Xu Xiao stayed with her.

• Xu Jiujiu cried, then angrily asked Xu Xiao to leave when he failed to comfort her.
• Xu Xiao stopped Xu Jiujiu from dressing and confronted her about claiming control over Star Luo City's garrison.
• Xu Jiujiu said she had acted to protect herself and her imperial brother, and Xu Xiao explained that the soldiers might still identify as Star Luo people rather than Sun Moon people.
• Xu Jiujiu realized she had overstepped, apologized, and learned that Xu Xiao wanted her help with a plan to counter those acting in her name.
• Xu Jiujiu approved Xu Xiao's plan to act deeply in love in public, then tried to send him away, but he locked the door and carried her farther into the room.

Dragon Douluo met Dog Douluo at the Huiyue Hotel to obtain intelligence and an invitation to the Ximen Clan's Old Ancestor's eightieth birthday banquet. He planned to attend in disguise to investigate the people behind the troublemaking faction, and Dog arranged for a wealthy merchant to meet him that evening.

• Dog Douluo emerged from Dragon Douluo's shadow and led him into a secret chamber at the Huiyue Hotel.
• Dog Douluo gave Dragon Douluo intelligence about the Ximen Clan's upcoming birthday banquet and complained about being stuck overseeing the hotel.
• Dragon Douluo decided to attend the banquet in disguise rather than attack the Ximen Family and risk alerting the enemy.
• Dog Douluo produced a lavish invitation to the banquet for Dragon Douluo.
• Dragon Douluo explained that his wealthy-merchant identity required him to meet local merchants, so Dog offered to introduce him to the continent's second-richest merchant.
• Dragon Douluo reminded Dog Douluo that a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo should not visit a merchant, and Dog agreed to arrange for the merchant to visit that evening.

Chen Long met with Jin Wancai, who exposed the Ximen Clan’s illegal taxes and its use of death warriors created from academy teachers and students. Chen Long vowed to investigate and deal with the clan after its leader’s birthday banquet, assuring Jin that the Emperor would not tolerate local powers turning to Evil Soul Master methods.

• Dog persuaded Chen Long to disguise himself in gaudy merchant clothes, and Chen Long left after warning Dog to keep the disguise secret.
• Jin Wancai told Chen Long that the Ximen Clan extorted merchants in Star Luo City and threatened families with its death warriors.
• Jin explained that the Ximen Clan had used its ties to Princess Jiujiu to seize academies and their mimic cultivation grounds, turning teachers into death warriors and students into reserves.
• Jin described the students’ lifeless gray-white eyes and admitted that he had been too afraid to save them.
• Chen Long promised to act against the Ximen Clan after its leader’s birthday banquet and asked Jin to cooperate until then.

After Ximen Dapan learned that the Ximen Clan Leader had died, he revealed himself as a newly advanced Title Douluo and took charge of the clan. He left the clan poised to defy Star Luo City’s authorities and abused a ten-year-old girl while the Family Elders stood by.

• Jin Wancai agreed to remain under Dragon Douluo’s watch until their secret plan was complete.
• Ximen Dapan learned of the Clan Leader’s death, vowed revenge, and arrived to take control of the Ximen Clan.
• Ximen Dapan revealed his nine soul rings and declared that the clan should prepare a grand birthday banquet five days later.
• Ximen Dapan ordered three Family Elders to arrange a meeting with an unnamed person after the banquet and told them to warn the younger generation while His Majesty remained in Star Luo City.
• Ximen Dapan took a ten-year-old girl into a small house, abused her as the Family Elders waited outside, then ordered them to return her to her parents.

Xu Xiao took Jiujiu out through Star Luo City in a revealing outfit, openly displaying their affection to provoke the Ximen Clan into lowering its guard. They left the city behind them buzzing with gossip, while Xu Xiao reassured his jealous wife and continued to tease her.

• After the ancestor left, the Family Elders found the little girl on the icy floor, carried her away, and cleaned the room.
• Xu Xiao dressed Jiujiu in a rose-red outfit and black stockings, then took her out riding through Star Luo City.
• At the city gate, a guard nearly tried to stop the couple, but his captain recognized Xu Xiao and Jiujiu and pulled him aside.
• Xu Xiao and Jiujiu rode through the city under the protection of Spirit King guards, drawing attention from passersby and putting down would-be troublemakers.
• Xu Xiao ignored women who flirted with him and teased Jiujiu when she grew jealous.

Xu Xiao and Xu Jiujiu attended Old Ancestor Ximen’s birthday celebration while Chen Long and Jin Wancai surveyed the Ximen residence. Xu Xiao’s arrival was welcomed by the Family Elders, who competed to curry favor with him, until one tried to offer him his granddaughter and Xu Jiujiu intervened.

• Xu Xiao and Jiujiu continued acting like an affectionate couple, easing the Ximen Clan’s suspicions about his visit to Star Luo City.
• On Old Ancestor Ximen’s birthday, Chen Long and Jin Wancai paid the entrance fees and entered the Ximen residence disguised as merchants.
• Chen Long used his Spiritual Power to inspect the residence and saw Ximen Clan disciples bully merchants and clear the way to the pavilion.
• Xu Xiao and Xu Jiujiu arrived with three Family Elders, who praised Xu Xiao and tried to recommend their descendants to him.
• One Elder began offering his granddaughter to Xu Xiao, and Xu Jiujiu cut him off with a pointed cough.

Xu Xiao visited the Ximen Family with Jiujiu and drew the clan elders’ attention away from Chen Long so Dragon Douluo could infiltrate the estate more easily. The elders sent Ximen Lian to seduce Xu Xiao, but Jiujiu angrily challenged her when she entered the pavilion.

• Xu Xiao sat with Jiujiu in the pavilion while the Ximen Family elders and merchants watched him, and he noticed Chen Long among the crowd.
• Xu Xiao’s presence drew the Ximen Family’s men toward the pavilion, helping create an opening for Dragon Douluo to infiltrate the estate.
• The First Family Elder led the other elders away and proposed sending his granddaughter Ximen Lian to seduce Xu Xiao.
• Xu Xiao overheard their plan and dismissed the idea, comparing Ximen Lian unfavorably to Feng Ling.
• Ximen Lian entered the pavilion in revealing clothes and strong perfume, and Jiujiu angrily demanded to know who had allowed her in.

Xu Xiao rejected Ximen Lian’s advances while Jiujiu watched, then recognized Ximen Dapan as an evil Soul Master whose crimes made him a target. At Ximen Dapan’s birthday gathering, rumors of the Ximen Clan leader’s death and a powerful Evil Demon spread, and the old ancestor’s attention settled on a child who spoke about revenge.

• Xu Xiao ordered Ximen Lian to leave, then told her to close the door, making Jiujiu laugh and praise his attitude.
• Xu Xiao read the system panel identifying Ximen Dapan as a Level 91 Titled Douluo who had become an Evil Soul Master and required a young girl every three days.
• Ximen Dapan arrived at the garden for his eightieth birthday, and Xu Xiao recognized him as the Ximen Clan’s old ancestor.
• A Spirit Emperor told the crowd that the Ximen Clan leader had been swallowed by a Level 9 high-ranking Evil Demon in Ling Hai City.
• The old man explained that high-ranking Level 9 Evil Demons matched Level 99 Limit Douluos, and Yaya asked whether Ximen Dapan could ever find one to avenge the clan leader.
• Yaya’s mother hurriedly apologized as Ximen Dapan looked toward the girl with evil thoughts.

After Xu Xiao and Jiujiu left Ximen Residence, Chen Long infiltrated the estate at night to capture and interrogate a Family Elder. He learned that the Old Ancestor had invited a mysterious lord to meet in the forbidden area at the back mountain, then killed the Elder and Ximen Lian before her alarm could escape his domain.

• Xu Xiao searched Ximen Residence for the suspicious person but found nothing, then left with Jiujiu and waited for Chen Long's signal.
• Chen Long and Jin Wancai paid to stay at Ximen Residence, and Chen Long later slipped out alone after the guards watching them withdrew.
• Chen Long entered the Family Elder Residence and subdued the Third Elder, who mistook him for a thief and attacked.
• Chen Long sealed the Third Elder's Soul Power and tortured him until he revealed that the Old Ancestor had invited a lord to meet in the forbidden area at the back mountain.
• Chen Long killed the Third Elder and beheaded Ximen Lian when she tried to call for help, keeping her scream trapped within his domain.

Ximen Dapan confronted the black-robed figure who had sent his clan leader to Ling Hai City, but was overpowered and learned the mission targeted Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi, who were connected to Xu Xiao. The black-robed figure pressed Ximen Dapan into joining a plan to kill Xu Xiao, and the chapter ended with the figure asking whether Ximen Dapan intended to settle accounts with them instead.

• Ximen Dapan summoned the black-robed figure to demand an explanation and compensation for the death of Clan Leader Ximen.
• The black-robed figure overwhelmed Ximen Dapan, who apologized and abandoned his demand for compensation.
• The black-robed figure revealed that the mission to Ling Hai City was to abduct Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi, whose man was Xu Xiao.
• Ximen Dapan panicked upon learning Xu Xiao's identity, then agreed to accompany the black-robed figure to kill him.
• The black-robed figure asked Ximen Dapan if he intended to settle accounts with them.

Xu Xiao confronted Ye Xishui in the back mountain after discovering she had returned as a ninety-ninth-rank Limit Douluo. He overwhelmed her attacks with his Sun Martial Soul and Extreme Fire, leaving her enraged and unable to defeat him.

• Xu Xiao revealed himself to Old Ancestor Ximen and the black-robed figure, while Old Ancestor Ximen tried to escape.
• The black-robed figure revealed herself as Ye Xishui and said Tang San had restored her power after Xu Xiao destroyed her Holy Spirit Cult eight years earlier.
• Ye Xishui attacked Xu Xiao with her demon puppet martial soul and Hell's Gate, but his Extreme Fire destroyed the spirits she summoned.
• Ye Xishui sent Blood Soul Demon Puppets and blood spears at Xu Xiao, but his Sun Martial Soul and punches burned or shattered them.
• Xu Xiao mocked Ye Xishui about Long Xiaoyao's death, and she furiously declared that he was courting death.

Xu Xiao fought Ye Xishui, breaking her Boundless Sea of Blood Domain and defeating her Blood-colored Demon God form with two fire dragons. Though Ye Xishui appeared badly wounded, she used Space Shift to launch a surprise attack with her Ninth Spirit Skill, Blood Soul Great Method.

• Ye Xishui unleashed her Boundless Sea of Blood Domain, but Xu Xiao overpowered it with his Fiery Flame World and shattered it.
• Ye Xishui fused with her Blood Soul Demon Puppet through her Martial Soul Avatar, taking on a Blood-colored Demon God form with Pseudo-God-level combat power.
• Xu Xiao summoned two fire dragons that broke Ye Xishui’s shield and tore apart her demon god form, leaving her wounded.
• Xu Xiao refused to approach the seemingly defeated Ye Xishui, then attacked her from a distance as she recovered.
• Ye Xishui used Space Shift to appear near Xu Xiao and activated her Ninth Spirit Skill, Blood Soul Great Method, to unleash Myriad Souls Devour Heart.

Xu Xiao killed Ye Xishui and found an obscene statue among her belongings, while Ximen Dapan disguised himself and crawled through a dog hole to escape his burning clan residence. He emerged outside only to be confronted by Dragon Douluo.

• Xu Xiao used his Double Pupil to interrupt Ye Xishui’s suicide attack, smashed her head with a punch, and searched her storage bracelet.
• Xu Xiao found Gold Soul Coins and a statue of Scum among Ye Xishui’s belongings.
• Ximen Dapan abandoned his family’s burning residence and disguised himself as a beggar to evade Imperial soul masters searching for him.
• Ximen Dapan spotted a dog hole near the exit and crawled through it to escape the clan grounds.
• Dragon Douluo stepped out from beneath a tree and mocked Ximen Dapan for crawling through a dog hole.

Dragon Douluo killed Old Ancestor Ximen and led the purge of the Noble Blood Alliance’s headquarters, while Xu Xiao entered the Tower of Myriad Laws and ordered a continent-wide hunt for its remnants. In the God Realm, the barrier repairs had cost one-third of the deities their lives, and the Destruction God King confronted Tang San for an explanation.

• Old Ancestor Ximen attacked Chen Long, but Dragon Douluo revealed his level 98 strength, killed him, and took his Storage Soul Tool ring.
• Xu Xiao ordered Chen Long and the Soul Douluos to destroy the Ximen Clan and then attack the Noble Blood Alliance’s island headquarters, where they rescued captured women and wiped out the alliance stronghold.
• Xu Xiao reviewed and approved Xiao He’s documents, then entered the Tower of Myriad Laws to cultivate as the Demon Plane’s invasion drew closer.
• Xu Xiao gave Chen Long a roster of Noble Blood Alliance remnants and ordered him to hunt them down with help from the Zodiac Douluos; Chen Long dispatched orders across the continent.
• God Realm barrier repairs killed many Level 3 Deities and Level 2 Gods, leaving one-third of the deities dead despite the five God Kings and Level One Gods repairing the flaws.
• The Destruction God King confronted Tang San over the casualties, and Tang San accepted blame as he looked at the injured deities and mourned a missing former companion.

Tang San relinquished control of the God Realm's center, but the Nine-Colored Goddess left his side after Oscar's death, and Destruction moved to take power. Meanwhile, the Demon Emperor ordered the eighteen Demon Kings to launch another assault on the Douluo Plane in two and a half months.

• Tang San gave up control of the God Realm's center and revealed that Oscar had died defending the God Realm.
• The Nine-Colored Goddess rejected Tang San and joined Destruction's side, while the Goddess of Desire comforted her.
• Destruction announced that he would take over the God Realm's center, and Xiao Wu objected.
• Destruction challenged Xiao Wu's authority, and Tang San eventually agreed to his demand.
• The Demon Emperor ordered the eighteen Demon Kings to attack again in two and a half months after their forces were wiped out.
• The strongest Demon King ended the Bone Demon King and Crocodile Demon King's argument and ordered the kings to prepare for the next attack on the Douluo Plane.

After reaching Rank 98, Xu Xiao considered leading the Title Douluo into the Demon Plane while its Demon Emperor was in seclusion, and planned to consult Elder Zu about developing a God Slayer Bullet. At the Lake of Life, Bi Ji met her Lord’s silver-haired projection, who asked about the growing strength of the Douluo Plane and became interested in Xu Xiao.

• Xu Xiao emerged from seclusion at the peak of Rank 98 Super Douluo and ordered a guard to summon every Title Douluo-level powerhouse and above to Shrek.
• The system told Xu Xiao that the Demon Plane’s god was in seclusion, prompting him to consider an offensive against the Evil Demons and a God Slayer Bullet strike.
• Xu Xiao decided to visit Elder Zu to discuss developing the God Slayer Bullet before traveling to the Demon Plane.
• Bi Ji answered her Lord’s summons to the Lake of Life and discovered that the silver-haired girl before her was only a projection.
• Bi Ji attributed the Douluo Plane’s growing strength to the Evil Demons Xu Xiao had killed, and her Lord expressed interest in meeting him.

Xu Xiao returned to Shrek, checked on preparations for the Demon Plane raid, and learned that the God-Slaying Rank 12 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell was nearly complete. He went to find Yu Hao and arrived just as Yu Hao discussed Xu Xiao’s private affairs with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

• Xu Xiao ordered Xiao He to summon Title Douluo above Rank 91 to Shrek and decided not to bring lower-ranked Soul Masters on the raid.
• Xuan Ziwen told Xu Xiao that Elder Zu and Jing Hongchen were finishing the safety system for the God-Slaying Rank 12 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, which could be sealed the next day.
• Xu Xiao found a statue of himself in Shrek Square and learned that the academy had replaced the statues of the seven people who became gods with his.
• He Caitou told Xu Xiao that Yu Hao was testing a newly completed Soul Tool at the shooting range.
• Yu Hao celebrated reaching Rank 7 Soul Engineer and told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Xu Xiao had gone to find Jiujiu, prompting Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to defend Xu Xiao.

Xu Xiao returned to Shrek Academy and tricked Yu Hao into sparring with the newly promoted freshman Core Disciples. Yu Hao entered the arena unaware that the students had heard he planned to bully them, while Xu Xiao watched with Meng Hongchen.

• Yu Hao praised himself and complained about Xu Xiao to Tian Meng, but Xu Xiao appeared behind him and caught him talking.
• Xu Xiao teased Yu Hao, then threatened to beat him unless he agreed to test the freshmen, so Yu Hao reluctantly accepted.
• Xu Xiao escorted Yu Hao to the Soul Dueling Arena and told him the new Core Disciples were talented but arrogant.
• Xu Xiao joined Meng Hongchen in the stands and admitted he wanted to see how a freshman's time-type martial soul performed in combat.
• Yu Hao introduced himself as a Level 69 Assault System Battle Soul Emperor, while students in the stands spread the rumor that he intended to bully the freshmen.

Huo Yuhao faced Shrek Academy's freshman champions and used his spiritual power to turn Ya's attacks against his own team. After the match, Xu Xiao told Meng Hongchen he planned to shift from defense to offense.

• Ya, Wu Miao, and Tan Zhu introduced themselves and attacked Huo Yuhao as the match began.
• Ya froze Huo Yuhao while Wu Miao and Tan Zhu struck, but Huo Yuhao emerged unharmed and knocked Tan Zhu unconscious.
• Huo Yuhao advanced on Ya and Wu Miao, breaking Wu Miao's spirit attack with a finger tap.
• Ya used Time Stop and Time Shatter Strike, but Huo Yuhao's spiritual power caused the attack to defeat Ya and Wu Miao instead.
• Xu Xiao told Meng Hongchen that he planned to shift from defense to offense.