Vol. 5The Annihilation Crisis

Jin Tianming and Moyan’s actions stirred conflict across Shrek Academy as Jia De rose to power and the Holy Spirit Cult prepared to strike. The stretch ended with Du Busi demanding concessions from Shrek, while Mu En prepared to take his blow.

  • Shengyang Yue joined Shrek’s exchange program as Ye Xishui led Jin Tianming into the Far North and secured the rulers’ cooperation.
  • Moyan’s schemes led to a scandal around Tang San, and Lin Tou returned to attack Xu Jiawei.
  • Moyan joined Shrek’s Star Dou Great Forest expedition and brought Xiong Jun to punish Xuanzi after the bear killed several students.
  • Zhang Lexuan absorbed a Blood Moon Spirit Fox as her eighth soul ring, and Mu En convened a Sea God Conference to address Xuanzi’s conduct.
  • Jin Tianming received Ice Empress’s soul ring as Tian Mucheng awakened Jia De, the Annihilation Ancient Dragon.
  • Jia De made Death’s Emissary submit, then transformed Feng Ling into a Rank 99 Limit Douluo and gained Zhang Peng’s allegiance.
  • Jia De empowered Zhang Peng and the Holy Spirit Cult, while Zhang Peng attacked Shrek Academy and broke through to Limit Douluo.
  • Du Busi defeated Xuanzi and demanded concessions from Shrek, and Mu En agreed to take his attack.
Chapters 402–501 Read from ch. 402

Arc 17Exchange and Far North Intrigue

Shengyang Yue’s exchange visit to Shrek sharpened tensions with Ye Xishui while Jin Tianming’s expedition subdued the Far North’s rulers. At Shrek, Moyan’s schemes against Tang San caused a scandal that drew scrutiny from Sea God Tang San, while Lin Tou’s return ended in an attack on Xu Jiawei.

  • Shengyang Yue revealed his hundred-thousand-year seventh soul ring, then joined the exchange program to Shrek, where Zhao Xin arranged for him and Ye Xishui to share a room.
  • Shrek’s elders resolved to recruit Shengyang Yue, while Mu En took Long Xiaoyao to the shabby Outer Court dormitory and the Sun Moon students received special accommodations.
  • Ye Xishui led Jin Tianming and the children into the Far North, where she and Electrolux defeated the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King, who agreed to cooperate with Jin Tianming.
  • Jin Tianming revived Lin Tou, ordered Ye Xishui to turn him into a puppet, and later Mu En and Long Xiaoyao sensed the Far North disturbance before returning to discuss the next competition.
  • Moyan and Dugu Luo poisoned Tang San, whose loss of control in his dormitory prompted Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Tang Ya to intervene before Mu En and Long Xiaoyao arrived.
  • Elder Zhuang found no toxin in Tang San, while Mu En confronted Moyan and learned she intended to keep tormenting him, and Black and Bai Yu continued plotting against Moyan as Lei Ze refused their alliance.
  • Sea God Tang San reviewed footage of his lower-realm avatar’s behavior and told Mu En to observe him further, while Moyan discussed Tang San’s divine presence with the Plane Seed.
  • Lin Tou returned to Xu Jiawei and attacked him, but a Titled Douluo knocked him away, and Xu Jiujiu rushed to her injured brother as Wen Yu followed after thanking Jin Tianming.
Chapters 402–426 Summaries Read

Arc 18The Star Dou Expedition

Moyan’s intervention in Shrek Academy’s soul-hunting expedition brought Zhang Lexuan a successful Soul Spirit and left Xuanzi responsible for the deaths of most of the students. Mu En convened a Sea God Conference to address Xuanzi’s conduct, while Long Xiaoyao privately doubted his character.

  • Moyan challenged Xuanzi’s leadership at Shrek Academy and helped Zhang Lexuan complete her Soul Douluo breakthrough before joining the expedition with Dugu Luo.
  • Xuanzi abandoned the expedition team in the Star Dou Great Forest, where a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear killed several students while Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo struggled to protect the survivors.
  • Moyan brought Xiong Jun to confront Xuanzi, who had attacked the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and a Blood Moon Spirit Fox, and Xiong Jun beat him while sparing his life.
  • Zhang Lexuan accepted Moyan’s experimental Soul Spirit method and successfully absorbed the Blood Moon Spirit Fox as her eighth soul ring.
  • Han Ruoruo joined Moyan’s master’s faction to learn the Soul Spirit method, and Moyan placed a Dragon Soul inside her.
  • Xuanzi returned to Shrek Academy with only four students, prompting Mu En to reprimand him and order Yan Shaozhe to convene a Sea God Conference.
  • Zhang Lexuan recounted the expedition’s events at the conference, while Long Xiaoyao privately questioned Zhao Xin’s character and disagreed with Mu En’s trust in him.
Chapters 427–451 Summaries Read

Arc 19The Annihilation Ancient Dragon

Tian Mucheng gained Ice Empress’s soul ring and awakened Jia De, the Annihilation Ancient Dragon, whose power threatened anyone outside Tian Mucheng’s plans. As Black and Bai Yu secured Death’s Emissary, Jia De reshaped Feng Ling into a Rank 99 Limit Douluo and gained Zhang Peng’s submission.

  • Mu En reaffirmed Xuanzi’s identity and Zhang Lexuan’s place in the Sea God Pavilion, then Jin Tianming defeated the challengers in a training match without revealing his Martial Soul.
  • Long Yaoqing brought Jin Tianming and the two Empresses to Tian Mucheng, where Snow Empress agreed to his arrangement and Ice Empress’s soul ring was transferred to him.
  • Tian Mucheng awakened the Annihilation Ancient Dragon, Jia De, who pledged to destroy the world if Tian Mucheng’s plan failed and warned Jin Tianming of his annihilating power.
  • Jia De slaughtered people while seeking Death’s Emissary, then found him and made him submit by forcing him to experience the deaths of his victims.
  • Moyan offered Ma Xiaotao a chance to overcome her Evil Fire Phoenix drawbacks, and Ma Xiaotao promised to protect Shrek even if that meant opposing Yan Shaozhe.
  • Black and Bai Yu confronted Death’s Emissary, and Black wagered with Jia De rather than surrender Bai Yu before receiving Death’s Emissary and orders to deal with Moyan first in a future avatar civil war.
  • Black assigned Death’s Emissary to prepare to kill or cripple the Taotie Douluo, while Jia De reclaimed his Annihilation Authority and sought out Feng Ling.
  • Jia De used his Annihilation Authority to reshape Feng Ling into a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, and Feng Ling and Zhang Peng both submitted to him.
Chapters 452–476 Summaries Read

Arc 20Annihilation and the Limit Breakthroughs

Jia De empowered the Holy Spirit Cult and sent Zhang Peng against Shrek Academy, while Tang San tried to recruit Moyan and found his influence challenged. Du Busi reached Limit Douluo and forced Mu En to honor Shrek Academy’s concessions, leaving Mu En about to take his attack.

  • Jia De blessed Zhang Peng, who reached Rank 98 and set out for Shrek Academy, then empowered Zhong Liwu and the Holy Spirit Cult to prepare for an assault on the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Zhang Peng attacked Shrek Academy and overwhelmed Xuan Zi before Mu En and Long Xiaoyao confronted him, but Jia De’s power helped Zhang Peng break through to Limit Douluo.
  • Long Xiaoyao accepted Beibei as his disciple, while Jia De ordered Zhang Peng to survive and later assist Zhong Liwu in the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Moyan challenged Tang San’s influence, showed him a recording of his avatar, and refused his offer of godhood unless he gave her a tangible condition.
  • Dugu Yan warned Du Busi that her family had divine backing, and Tian Mucheng approved revealing his existence gradually while asking her to handle trouble caused by Moyan.
  • Du Busi defeated Xuan Zi and demanded that Shrek Academy return a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, send students with Body Martial Souls to the Body Sect, and let him strike Mu En.
  • Tang San learned that Xiao Dong had injured his avatar with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and ordered Niu Tian and Tai Tan to bring it to him for treatment.
  • Mu En agreed to take Du Busi’s attack after questioning how he had reached Limit Douluo, while Du Busi avoided testing Moyan’s claims against Xuan Zi because he feared her family’s divine backing.
Chapters 477–501 Summaries Read
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