Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiao inspected the condemned prisoners, then Mingdu gathered to witness his enthronement as emperor of the Taiyue Empire. After he vowed to defend the empire even against gods, the chapter ended with the White Tiger Duke angrily rejecting an unknown proposal.

• Xu Xiao entered the cave, condemned the prisoners’ behavior, and left as Bai Qi engulfed the cave in blood-red flames.
• Xiao He and Xiang Yu discussed why Xu Xiao had chosen Mingdu’s central square for the ceremony, while Zu Chongzhi described problems at Shrek Academy’s Outer Court.
• Xu Xiao climbed the towering staircase before the gathered citizens and was enthroned as emperor of the Taiyue Empire.
• Xu Xiao displayed his soul rings and vowed to destroy anyone who attacked the empire, even a god; Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei watched from the crowd.
• At the Star Luo Empire’s border, the White Tiger Duke shouted that he would not agree to an unspecified matter.

Xu Xiao showed Snow Empress how the Tower of Myriad Laws could provide endless Soul Beasts and selected a powerful Blazing Bull Demon King for them to hunt. They entered the challenge, arriving at a blood-soaked mountain and spotting the Bull Demon Cave Mansion.

• White Tiger Duke Dai Hao learned that Xu Jiawei had sold out the country and declared that he would take over.
• Xu Xiao brought Snow Empress into the Tower of Myriad Laws and explained its Soul Beast selection and Soul Ring benefits.
• Xu Xiao chose the two-hundred-thousand-year Blazing Bull Demon King, and Snow Empress assessed its threat.
• Xu Xiao explained that a level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell could match a Limit Douluo's full-force attack and described fusing Soul Bones into Martial Soul True Body Armor.
• Xu Xiao and Snow Empress entered the Soul Hunting challenge and arrived at a mountain filled with bones and blood, where they found the Bull Demon Cave Mansion.

Xu Xiao and Snow Empress fought and defeated the Blazing Flame Bull Demon using Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice. As Xu Xiao collected its axe, demonic flames appeared around its blood-red soul ring, prompting both of them to retreat.

• Xu Xiao and Snow Empress approached the Ox Demon's cave, but its charge split the ground with massive fissures.
• The Blazing Flame Bull Demon attacked them with its axe, and Snow Empress froze its hands and scars with her ice sword.
• Xu Xiao weakened the Ox Demon with his spirit skills and True Body Armor, then knocked it back as Snow Empress struck it with Extreme Cold.
• Xu Xiao covered the Ox Demon in magma, and Snow Empress combined her snow domain with his flames to destroy it.
• Xu Xiao stored the Ox Demon's axe, but he and Snow Empress flew away when demonic flames appeared around its blood-red soul ring.

Xu Xiao killed the Blazing Flame Bull Demon, absorbed its soul ring, and reached Level 64 while gaining powerful new abilities. After leaving the Tower of Myriad Laws with the Snow Empress, he met Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu, who immediately asked when he would marry her.

• Xu Xiao detonated the Blazing Flame Bull Demon's soul ring to kill it before it could revive, then healed alongside the Snow Empress.
• Xu Xiao absorbed the soul ring and used his Double Pupil to destroy the second-stage Ox Demon's phantom during its Soul Impact.
• Xu Xiao broke through to Level 64, and he told the Snow Empress that his Sixth Spirit Ability granted Absolute Defense and Entering Demonic State.
• Xu Xiao left the Tower of Myriad Laws with the Snow Empress and received Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu for an audience.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Xu Xiao when he would marry her.

Xu Jiawei agreed to bring the Star Luo Empire into the Sun Moon Empire by marrying Xu Jiujiu to Xu Xiao, who promised to spare the Dai family if they obeyed imperial law. Dai Hao’s planned march on Star Luo City ended in his death, and Xu Jiawei asked Xu Xiao when he would move against the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Xu Xiao agreed to marry Xu Jiujiu as the condition for Star Luo joining the Sun Moon Empire, and promised to spare the Dai family as long as they obeyed imperial law.
• Dai Hao rested in a valley with three hundred White Tiger guards and planned to take Star Luo City after two hours.
• Remnant Dream trapped Dai Hao and his guards in a fatal dream, while Shattered Star confronted Dai Hao over his opposition to Xu Jiawei.
• Shattered Star killed Dai Hao with his Eighth Spirit Skill, Shattered Star Vortex.
• Xu Xiao gave Xiao He full authority over integrating the two nations’ people after learning Dai Hao had been sacrificed.
• Xu Jiawei asked Xu Xiao when he planned to move against the Heaven Dou Empire.

Xu Xiao summoned the Hundred Thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and entrusted them to Bai Qi, then set out to train his Sun Fist Intent. His solo journey ended at the empire's border when Meng Hongchen, Ye Guyi, and Snow Empress joined him.

• Xu Xiao chose the Hundred Thousand Great Snow Dragon Cavalry summon and blocked future Water Margin characters from appearing.
• Xu Xiao showed the disciplined cavalry to Bai Qi and ordered him to train them for the future unification of the continent.
• Xu Xiao reviewed his status and planned to travel alone through the Three Douluo Kingdoms to improve his Sun Fist Intent without using his martial souls.
• Meng Hongchen stopped Xu Xiao at the border and persuaded him to let her join his training journey.
• Ye Guyi and Snow Empress also appeared, and Xu Xiao agreed to take them along after Snow Empress admitted she wanted to keep an eye on him.

Xu Xiao and his companions reached a secluded town after traveling through the forest for more than a month, where he met Huo Yun'er and asked for help. The chapter ended with Xu Xiao revealing his six Soul Rings and pressuring her to let them stay.

• After the White Tiger Duke died, the sick Duchess's servants looted the mansion, beat Dai Huabin, and poisoned the Duchess on orders from a masked agent sent by Xiao He.
• Xu Xiao traveled through the forest with the girls for more than a month until they found a quiet town surrounded by towering trees.
• Meng Hongchen celebrated the chance to rest in town after enduring Xu Xiao's rule that they walk without using Soul Power or Flying Soul Tools.
• Xu Xiao met Huo Yun'er while she was picking mushrooms and asked whether she could recommend a place to stay and provide food.
• Huo Yun'er refused to host Xu Xiao and his companions, so he revealed his six Soul Rings and threatened the safety of her child and the town.

Xu Xiao visited Huo Yun'er and met her seven-year-old son, Huo Yuhao, while his companions enjoyed her pastries. After seeing Yuhao's desire to learn cultivation, Xu Xiao offered to take him as his disciple.

• Xu Xiao asked Huo Yun'er to prepare food, then brought Snow Empress, Meng Hongchen, and Ye Guyi to her courtyard.
• Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi scolded Xu Xiao for making Huo Yun'er uncomfortable, while Snow Empress calmed them down.
• Huo Yun'er brought Huo Yuhao out after finding him eavesdropping, and he eagerly asked Xu Xiao about cultivation.
• Xu Xiao's companions wanted to teach Yuhao, but Xu Xiao refused and offered to make him his disciple instead.

Xu Xiao began teaching Huo Yuhao how to cultivate and promised to strengthen his weak Innate Soul Power through a Medicinal Bath. He gave Yu Hao a cultivation manual and a Storage Soul Tool, then stopped Huo Yun'er from leaving his hut.

• Huo Yuhao knelt and kowtowed to Xu Xiao, who accepted him as a disciple and told him to come for cultivation instruction that night.
• Xu Xiao examined Yu Hao's Spirit Eyes and reassured him that they were a top-tier Body Sect Martial Soul despite his Rank 1 Innate Soul Power.
• Xu Xiao explained that a Medicinal Bath could cleanse and strengthen Yu Hao's body, and promised to use it to raise his cultivation foundation.
• Xu Xiao gave Yu Hao the Crimson Wheel Meditation Technique and instructed him to cultivate it gradually alongside the Medicinal Bath.
• Xu Xiao gave Yu Hao a hundred-cubic-meter Storage Soul Tool containing a visualization diagram, and Yu Hao hurried back to study the technique.
• Huo Yun'er tried to leave Xu Xiao's hut, but he told her she could not leave yet.

Xu Xiao helped Huo Yun'er begin cultivating by using pills to cleanse her body and remove the planar laws holding her back, while Yu Hao's meditation raised his Innate Soul Power. In the God Realm, Tang San failed to locate the Douluo Continent and decided to convene the God Realm Committee.

• Xu Xiao persuaded Huo Yun'er to pursue cultivation and gave her the Heart Protection Pill and Nirvana Pill.
• Xu Xiao taught Huo Yun'er the Crimson Wheel Meditation Technique and guided her through Nirvana using his Sun Martial Soul.
• Huo Yun'er completed the cleansing, gained the foundation to pursue godhood, and dressed in a blue gown Xu Xiao provided.
• Yu Hao cultivated through the night, and Xu Xiao told him his Innate Soul Power had risen to Level 2.
• Tang San searched unsuccessfully for the Douluo Continent, then decided to convene the God Realm Committee.

The Sea God Tang San told the God Realm’s council that the Douluo Plane had vanished and sought the other God Kings’ help to find it. He recruited Dai Mubai and the Shrek Seven Monsters, but Dai Mubai remained resentful of Tang San’s past treatment of them.

• The Sea God reported that the Douluo Plane had disappeared, and the God of Destruction blamed him for neglecting his duties and demanded control of the God Realm Core.
• The Sea God proposed combining the five God Kings’ strength to locate the plane, while the God of Destruction agreed to unite against outsiders and secretly resolved to investigate Tang San.
• The Sea God visited Dai Mubai and asked him and the Shrek Seven Monsters to help recover Douluo Continent.
• Dai Mubai notified the other Shrek Seven Monsters, then rebuked Tang San for remembering them only when he needed help.
• After Tang San left, Zhu Zhuqing asked Dai Mubai whether he was still angry, and Dai Mubai said Tang San was no longer the friend they had known in the lower realm.

Huo Yuhao reached Level 10 after Xu Xiao trained him in combat, and Xu Xiao brought him and Huo Yun'er into the Tower of Myriad Laws to choose their First Soul Rings. The chapter ended with Yu Hao choosing a Thousand-Year Soul Beast, which visibly unsettled Xu Xiao.

• Xu Xiao sparred with Huo Yuhao and helped him improve his combat skills while protecting him from serious injury.
• Huo Yuhao broke through to Level 10 and transformed his Spirit Eye Martial Soul after refining his Soul Power.
• Xu Xiao told Yu Hao he could obtain a Thousand-Year First Ring and brought him to the Tower of Myriad Laws.
• Huo Yun'er revealed that she had also reached Level 10, and Yu Hao excitedly celebrated that their family could grow stronger together.
• Xu Xiao explained the Tower of Myriad Laws and let Yu Hao choose a Soul Beast for his First Soul Ring.
• Yu Hao chose a Soul Beast, and Xu Xiao's expression changed slightly.

Xu Xiao helped Yu Hao and Huo Yun'er obtain their first Soul Rings in the Tower of Myriad Laws, then learned the Soul Skills each had gained. Yu Hao and Huo Yun'er returned to the courtyard as Soul Masters, where Huo Yun'er demonstrated her new ability at Xu Xiao's request.

• Xu Xiao sealed a thousand-year Imperial Auspicious Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Yu Hao defeated it after an exhausting fight and received its rose-gold Soul Ring.
• Xu Xiao gave Yu Hao a recovery pill and brought Huo Yun'er to find a suitable Soul Beast, advising her to focus on Water Attribute cultivation and Spiritual Power.
• Xu Xiao found Huo Yun'er a Three-Section Fish Dragon Beast with Water and Mental Attributes, sealed it, and left her to fight it alone.
• Yu Hao returned to the courtyard with a rose-gold Soul Ring, saying he had reached Level 15 and gained Soul Deprivation and Sorrow of Fate.
• Huo Yun'er returned with a pale purple Soul Ring, reported reaching Level 14 and gaining Water Dragon Chant, and Xu Xiao asked her to use it on him.

Xu Xiao trained Huo Yuhao and brought Huo Yun'er and the others toward the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes, while Du Busi set out to assassinate the ruler of the Taiyue Empire. As Xu Xiao and Ye Guyi prepared to enter the volcanoes, danger suddenly approached.

• Xu Xiao brought Huo Yun'er and Huo Yuhao out of their secluded life, and a neighbor reported their departure to the Heaven Dou Emperor’s agents.
• Du Busi agreed to kill the new ruler of the Taiyue Empire and flew off alone from the Body Sect.
• Huo Yuhao defeated an Evil Soul Master after Xu Xiao forced him to face the fight without Huo Yun'er’s help, and Xu Xiao warned her that Yu Hao’s future enemy would torture him repeatedly.
• Xu Xiao’s group crossed the desert and reached the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes, where Snow Empress, Meng Hongchen, and Huo Yun'er entered the Tower of Myriad Laws while Xu Xiao and Ye Guyi stayed behind.
• As Xu Xiao prepared to take Ye Guyi inside, he sensed danger approaching and activated his Wings of Fire and Level Six Flying Device.

Xu Xiao fled into the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes with Ye Guyi while Du Busi pursued them, intent on killing him. After using a Rank 8 Soul Tool shell to escape into the volcanoes’ core, Xu Xiao stored Ye Guyi in the Tower of Myriad Laws and prepared to endure the deadly heat.

• Du Busi identified himself as the Body Douluo and attacked Xu Xiao and Ye Guyi as they fled toward the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes.
• Xu Xiao revealed his Double Pupil Martial Soul to break Du Busi’s illusion and disperse his poisonous clouds while protecting Ye Guyi.
• Du Busi activated his Martial Soul True Body Armor and chased Xu Xiao, but Xu Xiao slowed him with Soul Tool shells.
• Ye Guyi used a Rank 8 Soul Tool shell against Du Busi, and Xu Xiao rode the blast’s shockwave into the core of the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes.
• Xu Xiao stored Ye Guyi in the Tower of Myriad Laws, took healing pills, activated Entering Demonic State, and used Yellow Springs Jade Starfall.

After surviving Du Busi’s attack, Xu Xiao recovered in a volcanic cavern and used its lethal heat and shifting terrain to cultivate his Sun Fist Intent. He broke through to major mastery and continued deeper into the cavern after lava sealed the entrance.

• Du Busi searched the poisoned wasteland for Xu Xiao, found no sign of him, and waited near the volcanic core.
• Xu Xiao woke after seven days in a cavern beneath the volcano and realized the Extreme Fire inside him had healed his injuries and dispersed Du Busi’s poison.
• Xu Xiao cautiously navigated the cavern’s extreme heat, falling lava, and shifting gravity while cultivating his Sun Fist Intent, and his Soul Power rose from level 64 to level 65.
• Xu Xiao discovered that the courage to stake everything on a punch was his path to major mastery of Sun Fist Intent.
• When lava surged toward him, Xu Xiao punched it apart and achieved major mastery of Sun Fist Intent.
• Xu Xiao saw that lava had sealed the entrance and headed deeper into the cavern to find another exit.

Xu Xiao found an otherworldly god’s corpse in a hidden chamber, survived the god’s attempt to possess him, and spent a year refining its soul fragments. He emerged from the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes as a level 77 Soul Sage, only to learn that five years had passed and Bai Qi had come looking for him.

• Xu Xiao studied the dead powerhouse’s fire insights, searched the chamber for an exit, and approached the throne when he found no way out.
• A remnant soul emerged from the corpse’s ring, restrained Xu Xiao, and invaded his Sea of Consciousness to seize his body and martial souls.
• Xu Xiao activated his system’s antivirus mode, which destroyed the remnant soul, and he took the ring before refining the soul fragments.
• Over the next year, Xu Xiao reached the Divine Origin Realm, perfected his Sun Fist Intent, and advanced to level 77 after visiting the Tower of Myriad Laws.
• Xu Xiao allowed himself to be teleported out as the Hundred Thousand Volcanoes sank underground, then Bai Qi arrived and told him he had been gone for five years.

After five years passed outside while Xu Xiao cultivated in the secret chamber, he returned to the Taiyue Empire and learned that Xiao He and Bai Qi had kept it stable. Xu Xiao then prepared to join Shrek Academy in disguise with Huo Yuhao, leaving Snow Empress behind, and reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Xu Xiao discovered that he had reached Level 77 and ordered Bai Qi to take him back to Sun Moon.
• Xiao He reported five years of domestic affairs, Evil Soul Master attacks, and cooperation with Shrek Academy, while Xu Xiao urged him to focus on cultivation.
• Xu Xiao arranged to join the next teacher-student exchange as a concealed teacher at Shrek Academy.
• Xu Xiao released his companions from the Tower of Myriad Laws, but Snow Empress chose to return to the Land of Extreme Ice and Huo Yun'er stayed behind.
• Xu Xiao and Huo Yuhao traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Huo Yuhao volunteered to catch fish beside a stream; Xu Xiao recalled the original story and noted that Yu Hao had reached Level 30.

Yu Hao shared his grilled fish with Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Xu Xiao before leaving with his teacher to seek a soul ring. Tang Ya and Bei Bei followed them, and Yu Hao dodged an ambushing Wind Baboon as Xu Xiao wondered whether events would lead him to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

• Tang Ya rushed over to Yu Hao, ate his grilled fish, and asked him to become her chef.
• Yu Hao saved the remaining fish for Xu Xiao, whose presence left Bei Bei terrified.
• Xu Xiao and Yu Hao left for the forest, and Tang Ya persuaded Bei Bei to follow them.
• Xu Xiao concealed his aura and wondered if Yu Hao would still encounter the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Yu Hao dodged an ambushing Wind Baboon and wondered if it was the surprise Xu Xiao had promised.

Xu Xiao’s disciple Huo Yuhao encountered the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which became his Wisdom Soul Ring, while a mysterious gray bead also entered his Sea of Spirit. Huo Yuhao revealed three extraordinary soul rings to Tang Ya and Beibei, with Xu Xiao assuring him that he would protect him.

• Xu Xiao killed a Wind Baboon with one punch as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm emerged from the ground and addressed Huo Yuhao.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm introduced itself as a million-year soul beast and offered to become Huo Yuhao’s Wisdom Soul Ring.
• After Xu Xiao told him to accept the opportunity, Huo Yuhao agreed, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered his Sea of Spirit.
• A gray bead entered Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Spirit, forcing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to accept that it would coexist with another presence.
• Tang Ya and Beibei found Huo Yuhao, who revealed rose-gold, purple, and platinum soul rings as Xu Xiao reassured him.