Chapter Summaries

Zu Chongzhi trapped Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao in the God-Slaying Realm while Zhongli Wu escaped toward the Demon Forest. Long Xiaoyao sacrificed his lifespan to become a Pseudo-God, sent Ye Xishui away after crippling her powers, and died without attacking Zu Chongzhi and the others.

• Zu Chongzhi revealed his Body Sect Martial Soul and trapped Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao in the God-Slaying Realm.
• Zhongli Wu escaped toward the Demon Forest, planning to cooperate with the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord and rebuild his power.
• Long Xiaoyao sacrificed his remaining lifespan to break free of the God-Slaying Realm and enter the Pseudo-God Realm.
• Long Xiaoyao used his divine power to send Ye Xishui to safety and cripple her Evil Martial Soul, Bright Phoenix Martial Soul, and Soul Power.
• Long Xiaoyao restrained Zu Chongzhi, Xiang Yu, Xiao He, and Jing Hongchen instead of attacking them, then laughed and identified himself as the Dragon Emperor Douluo before dissolving into blue smoke.

Zhongli Wu escaped the battle, but Xiang Yu captured and killed him before flying to Mingdu to help contain the Evil Soul Masters threatening the city. The chapter also revealed Xu Xiao’s plan to tell Shrek the truth about the Golden Tree and left Zu Chongzhi preparing to confront the academy.

• Jing Hongchen and Xiao He accepted Zu Chongzhi’s report that Long Xiaoyao had crippled Ye Xishui’s Evil Martial Soul, then Xiao He went to report to Xu Xiao.
• Zhongli Wu reached an uninhabited shore and fantasized about capturing Feng Ling, but Xiang Yu caught him and used Dismemberment to kill him.
• Elder Kong asked Xiang Yu to help stop the Evil Soul Masters threatening Mingdu, while Jing Hongchen began evacuating ordinary citizens and Zu Chongzhi pursued his separate mission.
• Xu Xiao had ordered Zu Chongzhi to reveal that Tang San used the Golden Tree to steal the souls and destiny of Shrek’s former Sea God Pavilion masters.
• Zu Chongzhi prepared to confront Shrek Academy and warned that he would exterminate its people if they refused to abandon their allegiance to Tang San.

Feng Ling killed the Taiyue Empire’s Old Emperor while searching for Crown Prince Xu He, and Kong Deming annihilated Xu Tianxiong’s faction with a Level 10 Soul Tool. As evil Soul Masters spread through Mingdu, Kong Deming called for Xiang Yu and the Hall of Worship to defend the city.

• Feng Ling tortured the Old Emperor for Xu He’s whereabouts, then killed him and flew to confront Xu Tianxiong.
• Kong Deming sealed Xu Tianxiong’s manor and announced that he would purge the traitors on Xu Xiao’s orders.
• Xu Tianran tried to flee through a secret passage, but Kong Deming’s Silver Moon Divine Light Wave killed him and everyone else in the manor.
• Kong Deming sensed evil Soul Masters spreading through Mingdu and summoned Xiang Yu and the Hall of Worship to help protect the people.
• Jing Hongchen arrived with Xu Xiao, who was protected by Xiao He.

Xu Xiao received reports that the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters had been destroyed and that its remaining forces were approaching. After Xiao He killed the Grand Elder and five elders, Xu Xiao was left facing Feng Ling.

• Xiao He arrived with Xu Xiao, and Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen recognized Xu Xiao as their emperor.
• Xiao He reported that Ye Xishui had escaped, while Elder Kong reported the deaths of Xu Tianxiong, Xu Tianran, their families, and everyone in the Imperial Palace.
• Xu Xiao learned that Ye Xishui had been restored to her former appearance and that Xiang Yu had been ordered to capture her alive.
• The Grand Elder and five Evil Soul Master elders attacked Xu Xiao, but Xiao He killed them with his spatial abilities.
• Jing Hongchen and Elder Kong kept Feng Ling from intervening, and Xu Xiao told her she was the only one left.

Xu Xiao and Xiao He defeated Feng Ling and captured her alive in Mingdu. Xu Xiao tried to break her loyalty to Yan Shaozhe by boasting of his power, and Feng Ling ended the chapter by kissing him.

• Xiao He restrained Feng Ling with Unfixed Wind Waves while Xu Xiao used Extreme Fire to weaken her Ninth Spirit Skill.
• Xu Xiao bound the injured Feng Ling and carried her to one of his residences in Mingdu.
• Xu Xiao mocked Yan Shaozhe and claimed he was a better man and a far more powerful future ruler.
• Xu Xiao revealed his powerful soul rings, shocking Feng Ling and weakening her resolve.
• Feng Ling set aside her resistance and kissed Xu Xiao while he was still speaking.

Xu Xiao used a Summon Count to purify Feng Ling’s Evil Phoenix Martial Soul, which evolved into the God-tier Ember Divine Phoenix and raised her to Rank 98. The next morning, he summoned his subordinates to introduce them to Feng Ling, while Elder Zu remained away at Shrek.

• Xu Xiao used one Summon Count to purify Feng Ling’s Evil Phoenix Martial Soul while she underwent the transformation in a bath.
• Feng Ling’s Martial Soul evolved into the Ember Divine Phoenix, and the system reported her as a Rank 98 Super Douluo with Beginner Destruction Intent.
• Xu Xiao reviewed his subordinates’ combat assessments and wondered how Elder Zu’s visit to Shrek was going, including whether Ah Yin would restore Mu En.
• Feng Ling woke with her evil energy gone, teased Xu Xiao about their past, and spent the night with him again.
• The next morning, Xu Xiao summoned everyone except Elder Zu.

Xu Xiao sent Zu Chongzhi to investigate Shrek Academy, where he discovered that Mu En had recovered his Limit Douluo strength. After Mu En revealed that he had secretly killed Ah Yin and gained further power, Zu Chongzhi began discussing Tang San's scheme with him.

• Xu Xiao introduced Feng Ling as a trusted ally whose evolved Ember Divine Phoenix Martial Soul gave her power to contend with strong Limit Douluo.
• Xu Xiao learned that Ye Xishui was outside the Sun Moon Empire and prepared for his ascension to the throne while awaiting news from Zu Chongzhi.
• Zu Chongzhi entered Shrek Academy and learned that Mu En had recovered his combat power after stripping Xuan Zi of his positions.
• Zu Chongzhi met Mu En at the outer academy's male dormitory, and the two moved to a secluded space to discuss a matter concerning gods.
• Mu En recalled killing Ah Yin with the Golden Tree's help, reclaiming her plundered power, and returning to peak strength.
• Zu Chongzhi told Mu En that he presumably already knew of Tang San's scheme.

Xu Xiao used a video communication Soul Tool to tell Mu En about Tang San’s schemes and propose cooperation between the Taiyue Empire and Shrek Academy. Mu En considered the proposal but demanded that Xu Xiao first prove his strength by defeating him.

• Elder Zu introduced Xu Xiao, the Taiyue Empire’s Emperor, to Mu En through a video communication Soul Tool.
• Xu Xiao revealed that Tang San had sent Ah Yin, his father, and two soul beasts disguised as Clear Sky Sect Masters to Douluo Continent, and had split his daughter’s soul into three parts, including Wang Dong.
• Xu Xiao predicted that Tang San would need at least a hundred years to restore the God Realm and claimed that the Taiyue Empire would cultivate many gods of its own.
• Xu Xiao proposed that Shrek exchange some of its Title Douluos with the Sun Moon Empire so they could teach at other academies and put the Empire above Shrek’s own honor.
• Mu En said he would cooperate only if Xu Xiao could first find someone capable of defeating him.

Xu Xiao summoned Bai Qi, a Demigod who had comprehended the Law of Killing, to face Mu En instead of Elder Zu. The chapter ended as Mu En saw Bai Qi waiting above Sea God Lake.

• Xu Xiao weighed his summoning choices, saved the Hundred Thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry option for a future summon, and chose Bai Qi.
• Mu En told Xu Xiao he would show mercy, but Xu Xiao warned him to fight at full strength.
• Bai Qi appeared at Shrek's Inner Court and used his Divine Sense to learn the Golden Tree's location.
• Zu Chongzhi opened the Yellow Horn Tree Space, and Mu En saw Bai Qi standing above Sea God Lake.

Mu En challenged Bai Qi after discovering he was a Peak Demigod, and absorbed vast amounts of Soul Power to become a Pseudo-God. Bai Qi killed Elder Xuan for insulting him, leaving Mu En to face the Demigod alone.

• Elder Zu brought Mu En before Bai Qi, whose killing intent made Mu En realize he faced a Demigod.
• Mu En released his Rank 99 power and absorbed Soul Power for an hour, transforming into a Pseudo-God while Bai Qi waited.
• Bai Qi identified himself as a Peak Demigod and said he would spare Mu En's life.
• Elder Xuan insulted Bai Qi, who beheaded him with a blade of killing intent before anyone could intervene.
• Mu En stepped forward and activated his Seventh Spirit Skill, Light Holy Dragon True Body.

Bai Qi overwhelmed Mu En in their battle at Shrek Academy, leaving the academy scarred by his killing intent and blood rain. After Mu En recovered, Shrek Academy agreed to cooperate with Xu Xiao’s forces, while Xu Xiao planned to return Bai Qi to the Taiyue Empire.

• Yan Shaozhe boasted about Mu En’s strength and mocked the Soul Device Department, while Xu Xiao dismissed him and Zu Chongzhi promised he would pay for his arrogance.
• Mu En unleashed his Bright Giant Dragon’s Holy Dragon’s Sigh, but Bai Qi split the attack with his sword and revealed five black and four red Soul Rings.
• Bai Qi’s blood rain threatened Shrek Academy, and he struck Mu En with Killing Heart Through Clarity, breaking his Martial Soul Avatar and leaving him gravely injured.
• Mu En overcame the attack’s killing-intent illusion and rose from Sea God Lake, then ordered Shrek Academy’s experts to help the Golden Tree clear the bloodwater.
• Mu En agreed that Shrek Academy would cooperate with Xu Xiao’s forces, with the details to be discussed at a Sea God Pavilion meeting.
• Xu Xiao planned to send Bai Qi back to the Taiyue Empire and leave Zu Chongzhi at Shrek Academy to oversee the cooperation.

After the battle, the empires and factions reacted to Shrek’s defeat and the rise of the Taiyue Empire, with some refusing to take the threat seriously. Xu Xiao organized his new regime and assigned Bai Qi and Xiang Yu military roles, then remembered that he had not visited the Snow Empress.

• Xu Jiawei feared Star Luo could not resist a Demigod and considered offering the entire country as Xu Jiujiu’s dowry to secure her future.
• Du Busi dismissed reports of Mu En’s strength, so Xue Hui kept the Heaven Dou Empire’s hostile stance toward Taiyue.
• Tianyang Douluo planned to cooperate with Du Busi and sacrifice himself in an attack against a Sun Moon Empire Limit Douluo, while Dou Lin increased its cooperation with Heavenly Soul.
• Xu Xiao appointed Bai Qi to command and train one hundred thousand iron cavalry and assigned Xiang Yu as his deputy commander.
• Xu Xiao left government affairs to Xiao He, allowed Elder Kong and Jing Hongchen to focus on research, and decided to visit the Snow Empress.

Snow Empress met Xu Xiao at Sun Moon Lake, where he rescued her from Ximen Qing and invited her to stay with him. After learning that both of their Ultimate Martial Souls slowed their cultivation, they agreed to practice together each day.

• Snow Empress ignored the onlookers at Sun Moon Lake until Ximen Qing tried to stop her and make advances toward her.
• Xu Xiao struck Ximen Qing into the lake, explained that the researcher had harmed people before, and led Snow Empress away from the crowd.
• Xu Xiao asked Snow Empress to stay with him for safety, and she accepted while admitting she was curious about human life.
• Xu Xiao scanned Snow Empress and learned that she was a Level 62 Spirit Emperor whose combat power rivaled Soul Douluo.
• Snow Empress recognized Xu Xiao's Extreme Fire Martial Soul, and he proposed palm-to-palm cultivation to help their Ultimate Martial Souls grow.
• Snow Empress agreed to practice with Xu Xiao every day, then hurried away, embarrassed by her misunderstanding of what he meant by Dual Cultivation.

Xu Xiao gave Snow Empress the Frost Art and began cultivating with her, helping her grow stronger as their relationship developed. After a month, he asked her to become his empress, while a new Sea God Pavilion meeting at Shrek left Yan Shaozhe enraged by Zu Chongzhi's presence.

• Xu Xiao gave Snow Empress the Frost Art, which offered a cultivation path beyond the God Kings, and confessed that he loved her.
• Snow Empress agreed to get to know Xu Xiao through Dual Cultivation, and he guided her through the Frost Art's beginner stage.
• Over the next month, Snow Empress formed nine ice crystals and reached Rank 63, while she discovered Xu Xiao had misled her about how compatible their cultivation methods were.
• Xu Xiao asked Snow Empress to become his empress when he ascended the throne, and she made him promise to tell her before bringing any more younger sisters into his life.
• At Shrek's Sea God Pavilion meeting, Yan Shaozhe nearly jumped up in anger when he saw Zu Chongzhi seated where Xuan Zi had once sat.

Mu En introduced Zu Chongzhi as Shrek Academy’s new Soul Tool Department dean, ended the Extreme Single Soldier Plan, and ordered Yan Shaozhe to focus on breaking through to Rank 96. Zu then confronted Yan Shaozhe in front of Shrek’s gathered students and teachers, demanding he answer for his insults against soul devices; the sparring match was about to begin.

• Yan Shaozhe and other elders objected to Zu Chongzhi attending the Sea God Pavilion meeting, but Mu En silenced them and criticized Yan Shaozhe for suppressing the Soul Device Department.
• Mu En named Zu Chongzhi the new dean of the Soul Tool Department, ordered Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo to assist him, and terminated the Extreme Single Soldier Plan.
• Zu Chongzhi said the department would focus on civilian soul devices, criticized the plan’s flaws, and revealed his Rank 97 cultivation.
• Yan Shaozhe left the pavilion determined to defend traditional Spirit Masters, but Zu Chongzhi and Mu En stopped him and challenged him to a public spar.
• Teachers and students gathered to watch as Mu En raised a protective barrier, and Yan Shaozhe tried to avoid the match by pointing out Zu Chongzhi’s greater rank.

Elder Zu defeated Yan Shaozhe, proving that a Soul Tool Master could overcome a powerful traditional spirit master without relying on prearranged devices. After Yan Shaozhe was taken away, Elder Zu claimed control over the Soul Tool Department’s resources, leaving the departments openly hostile.

• Yan Shaozhe attacked Elder Zu with his phoenix spirit skills and dismissed Soul Tool Masters as inferior.
• Elder Zu used his Origin Magnetic Gauntlet to break apart Yan Shaozhe’s phoenix attack, astonishing the onlookers.
• Yan Shaozhe tried to exploit a Soul Engineer’s supposed weakness in close combat, but Elder Zu suppressed his spiritual attack and caused severe backlash.
• Elder Zu said he had shown mercy and that Yan Shaozhe’s headache would last a month, while Cai Mei'er dragged Yan Shaozhe away.
• Elder Zu took charge of Soul Tool Department resource distribution, and Xu Xiao’s plan to turn the departments against each other began to take effect.

As he prepared for his coronation, Xu Xiao ordered a purge of suspected enemies and reviewed the loyalty and deployment of the empire’s Soul Engineer regiments. He appointed Xiang Yu to seize the Evil Lord Soul Mech Master Regiment and kill its commander, while warning that Luan Feng would also die if she interfered.

• Xu Xiao gave Bai Qi a list of people to kill before the coronation and added Ximen Qing and his family to it.
• Xu Xiao spent the evening at the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy with Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi.
• Xu Xiao reviewed the Soul Engineer regiments’ positions and assessed their commanders, including Xu Tianyuan, Liao Mengkai, and Luan Feng.
• Xu Xiao appointed Xiang Yu to take command of the Evil Lord Soul Mech Master Regiment and kill its commander, Wang Yiheng.
• Xu Xiao ordered Xiang Yu to kill Luan Feng as well if she interfered.

Wang Yiheng received Xu Xiao’s order to surrender his post and, enraged, rallied his trusted Soul Tool Masters to rebel and march on Mingdu. Xiang Yu killed Wang Yiheng and everyone at the meeting, then searched the commander’s memories.

• Wang Yiheng read Xu Xiao’s letter, which mocked him over Xu Tianxiong’s downfall and ordered him to relinquish his post and beg forgiveness in Mingdu.
• Wang Yiheng summoned his trusted Soul Tool Masters and declared that they would purge disobedient subordinates before marching on Mingdu to overthrow Xu Xiao.
• Wang Yiheng’s followers pledged to stay with him, but Xiang Yu appeared and condemned them as traitors.
• Xiang Yu swiftly killed Wang Yiheng and the assembled Soul Tool Masters, who had left their Soul Tool weapons outside the meeting tent.
• Xiang Yu pulverized Wang Yiheng’s body and used his Spiritual Power to search the commander’s memories.

Xiang Yu took command of the Evil Lord Soul Mech Master Regiment, purged its former leadership, and imposed a contest to select its officers. He forced Luan Feng to accept an imperial order to keep guarding the border, while in Mingdu Ximen Qing continued assaulting a woman he saw as a substitute for Snow Empress.

• Xiang Yu announced that the former commander had been executed for treason and declared himself the regiment's new commander.
• Xiang Yu replaced the regiment's ranks and ordered Soul Engineers to compete in arena matches for two Centurion and twenty Squad Leader positions.
• After the arena battles ended, Xiang Yu received Luan Feng and used his power to make her accept the imperial order to guard the border.
• Xiang Yu introduced himself as the new commander, and Luan Feng left in anger.
• In Mingdu, Ximen Qing attacked a woman he had chosen because she reminded him slightly of Snow Empress.

Bai Qi carried out Xu Xiao’s purge of corrupt officials and criminal clans, destroying the Ximen Clan and hunting down those on the Empire’s list. The last surviving fugitives hid in a cave, unaware that danger had reached them.

• Bai Qi crushed the Ximen Clan’s residence, killed its patriarch, and slaughtered its fleeing members after identifying the innocent.
• Bai Qi caught Ximen Qing escaping through a dog hole and killed him after hearing his plans to prey on women in a border town.
• Bai Qi used Spiritual Power to kill a corrupt official who was preparing to bribe inspectors with stolen treasures.
• Several dozen fugitives gathered in a cave outside Mingdu and argued over their crimes and the Empire’s purge.
• The white-bearded old man told the fugitives they were the last survivors, and the group noticed the forest had gone unnaturally silent before relaxing and turning on the bronze-skinned boy.