Chapter Summaries

Jin Tianming abolished the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family and appointed Kong Deming and Ju Zi to lead its new government. After a minister objected to Ju Zi’s appointment, Huo Yuhao exposed him as a spy, and the minister turned violent.

• Huo Yuhao spotted a spy’s corpse during Ju Zi’s operation to clear out agents in Mingdu and reacted with intense hatred.
• Jin Tianming told the ministers that the empire would have no emperor or imperial family and named Kong Deming its first Leader.
• Jin Tianming appointed Ju Zi Deputy Leader to manage the empire’s daily affairs while Kong Deming focused on researching Class 10 Soul Tools.
• A minister objected to Ju Zi’s appointment, so Jin Tianming presented evidence from Huo Yuhao identifying the man as a Star Luo Empire spy.
• Huo Yuhao aimed a Soul Tool at the exposed minister, who rose and threatened to drag everyone down with him.

Jin Tianming reorganized the Sun Moon Empire’s government and military, appointing Ju Zi as deputy leader and assigning ministers to new departments. Ju Zi accepted the role after Jin Tianming told her that the Lord Saint believed she had exceptional leadership ability, and she vowed to lead the Empire toward revenge and unification.

• Huo Yuhao used a gun-shaped Soul Tool infused with ultimate ice to kill a Soul Sage before he could self-destruct, impressing Jin Tianming and alarming the ministers.
• Jin Tianming appointed Ju Zi deputy leader, while Xiao Hongchen protested that he had contributed to Huo Yuhao’s Soul Tool and Jing Hongchen slapped him for causing a scene.
• Jin Tianming consolidated the Worship Hall and the legions into the Military Department, and he made Ye Yulin, the worshippers, and the legion commanders responsible for its affairs.
• Jin Tianming renamed Mingde Hall the Research Department, appointed Jing Hongchen as its minister, and ordered him to investigate infiltrators.
• Jin Tianming warned the ministers to support Kong Deming and Ju Zi, then explained to Ju Zi that the Lord Saint had recommended her because of her leadership potential.
• Ju Zi vowed not to disappoint the Lord Saint and promised to lead the Empire toward revenge and unification.

Xu Jiawei learned of upheaval in the Sun Moon Empire and heard how Dai Hao had beaten Dai Huabin after a humiliating Soul Tool video surfaced. He suspected someone had targeted Dai Huabin, while Wang Xian'er denied any implication and praised Wen Yu.

• Xu Jiawei read reports of upheaval in the Sun Moon Empire and summoned Jiujiu and Wen Yu to discuss the urgent matter.
• Xu Jiawei asked a shadow guard whether Dai Hao had returned, and the guard confirmed that Dai Hao had publicly beaten Dai Huabin.
• The shadow guard explained that Dai Hao had watched a video falsely claiming Tang San and Dai Mubai had been lovers and that the trait had passed down to Dai Huabin.
• Dai Hao had tried to destroy the video device, then returned to his mansion and whipped Dai Huabin and the Duchess White Tiger.
• Xu Jiawei laughed at Dai Huabin's disgrace and wondered whether someone had orchestrated it; Wang Xian'er blamed Dai Huabin's arrogance and praised Wen Yu.

Wen Yu urged Xu Jiujiu to seize the chance to inherit the Star Luo Empire, while Xu Jiawei’s failing health and the coming Soul Master Competition brought their political and military concerns into focus. After Wen Yu warned that the Star Luo Battle Team might be overwhelmed by her powerful relatives, Xu Jiawei acknowledged that war was approaching, and Wen Yu bluntly reminded him he might not live to see it.

• Wen Yu teased Xu Jiujiu about taking the throne and admitted she wanted to experience politics, while Xu Jiujiu struggled to suppress her growing ambition.
• Wen Yu and Xu Jiujiu entered the heavily guarded palace and found Xu Jiawei weak and leaning against the dragon throne.
• Xu Jiawei asked about Wen Yu’s cultivation and her prospects in the Soul Master Competition, and Wen Yu warned that the Star Luo Battle Team could be defeated before she could heal anyone.
• Xu Jiawei said he believed war was coming, and Wen Yu tactlessly told him he would probably be dead by then.

Wen Yu told Emperor Xu Jiawei that her family’s faction could help the Star Luo imperial family eliminate Dai Hao, while revealing that her family’s Martial Souls were gifts from gods. The court and its hidden Titled Douluo were left stunned by her emerald-green soul rings and the family’s divine backing.

• Xu Jiawei asked Wen Yu what her family was plotting in the Sun Moon Empire, and she denied knowing Jin Tianming’s plans because they belonged to different family factions.
• Wen Yu warned Xu Jiawei that her family might draw the Star Luo imperial family into its faction and offered to help make Dai Hao disappear in exchange for its support.
• Xu Jiawei accepted the proposed arrangement, and Wen Yu sensed the Titled Douluo hidden nearby and asked whether they could hear her.
• Wen Yu explained that Spiritual Power and Soul Tools were important to a Soul Master’s growth, then asked Xu Jiawei whether he believed in gods.
• Wen Yu revealed her six emerald-green soul rings and claimed that the Martial Souls of her family members were gifts from gods, shocking Xu Jiujiu and the hidden Titled Douluo.
• Cheng Gang grew envious and agitated at Wen Yu’s revelation, so another Titled Douluo held him back and told him to calm down.

Wen Yu revealed that rival factions in her family sought every god-bestowed Martial Soul so they could become new deities, while Xu Jiawei realized the Star Luo Empire had no plan to stop them. As Xu Jiujiu walked with Wen Yu, she questioned whether Wen Yu wanted her on the throne for protection, while Wen Yu privately considered when to begin her plan.

• Wen Yu told Xu Jiawei that factions in her family wanted to collect every god-bestowed Martial Soul and become new deities.
• Xu Jiujiu realized Wen Yu might have been sent away for protection, and Wen Yu confirmed that was partly true.
• Wang Xian'er explained that she had broken through after making a deal with a powerful figure behind Wen Yu, and Xu Jiawei accepted her explanation.
• Xu Jiawei asked Wen Yu how to defend against a future attack, but Wen Yu admitted she had no plan yet, leaving him despairing.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Wen Yu whether her family could remove Martial Souls, and Wen Yu explained that doing so would kill the person.
• Wen Yu urged Xu Jiujiu to protect her after becoming empress, then privately wondered when to start her plan.

Moyan realized Sea God Tang San was using the Golden Tree to restore Ah Yin and suspected he was also preparing to bring his avatar into Shrek Academy. When Ah Yin and Tang San tried to take Little Jin’s power, the Golden Tree Spirit set itself ablaze, leaving Tang San furious and unable to stop it.

• Moyan and the Plane Seed recognized that Sea God Tang San was targeting the Golden Tree and its natural power.
• The Golden Tree released powerful Soul Power and life energy, drawing students and elders to cultivate while Zhang Lexuan warned Han Ruoruo that something was wrong.
• Moyan suspected Tang San was using the eruption to prepare his avatar’s entry into the Inner Court.
• Ah Yin approached Little Jin to absorb its power, but Little Jin accused her and Tang San of betraying it and chose self-immolation.
• Tang San failed to extinguish Little Jin’s flames, told Ah Yin to absorb the remaining life energy, and departed while vowing to discover the god behind the flames.

Moyan revealed how she had secretly protected Little Jin from Sea God Tang San, while Tang San’s clone began plotting to escape his control. Sea God Tang San sent the clone toward the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion to investigate a mysterious family, giving the clone an opportunity to grow stronger and pursue the divine throne.

• Moyan told the Plane Seed that she had planted a flame safeguard with Little Jin, foiling Sea God Tang San’s attempt to seize him.
• The Plane Seed envied Tian Mucheng’s ability to raise loyal children, and Moyan warned it not to speak ill of their creator.
• Sea God Tang San told Tang San that he had found no one blocking entry to the Inner Court and that the Golden Tree Spirit had self-immolated.
• Sea God Tang San decided to investigate the Star Luo Empire, ordering Tang San to absorb the divine power he had left at the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion and seek information from a genius of the mysterious family.
• Tang San accepted the mission while secretly planning to devour the divine power and eventually overthrow Sea God Tang San.

After the Holy Spirit Cult slaughtered the Sun Moon Imperial Clan, the continent’s powers prepared for possible attacks, while Mu En increased Shrek Academy’s defenses. He Caitou revealed his royal identity and sought Shrek’s help to reclaim the Sun Moon Empire, leaving the academy’s leaders to consider his claim.

• News spread that the Holy Spirit Cult had slaughtered the Sun Moon Imperial Clan, leaving Kong Deming as the only known imperial survivor.
• Xu Jiawei rejoiced that the Sun Moon Empire was less likely to start a continental war, then considered whether the former empires and Shrek Academy could attack it later.
• Mu En ordered Shrek Academy to strengthen its defenses, suspecting that Zhang Peng’s appearance and the slaughter were part of a larger plan.
• Xian Lin'er raised He Caitou’s name at the Sea God Pavilion meeting, and Mu En suggested waiting to learn more about the Sun Moon Empire before acting.
• Xian Lin'er refused to tell Yan Shaozhe what she and Mu En had discussed, while Qian Duoduo blocked him from pressing her.
• He Caitou revealed to Fan Yu that he was the youngest descendant of the Sun Moon Imperial Clan and asked Shrek Academy to help him reclaim the throne; Fan Yu brought him to meet Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo.

Xian Lin'er confirmed that He Caitou had a Sun martial soul and explained that Shrek Academy needed time to investigate the Sun Moon Empire before helping him. In Mingdu, Jin Tianming revealed the scale of his Dragonkin network and brought Jing Hongchen to meet Di Tian and the other seniors.

• Xian Lin'er told He Caitou that she and her teacher would investigate the Sun Moon Empire before deciding how to help him.
• Jin Tianming's preparations kept Mingdu stable after the Sun Moon Imperial Clan was wiped out, while Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen argued during a walk.
• Meng Hongchen pulled Xiao Hongchen away, and Jing Hongchen slapped him after he called out to Jin Tianming.
• Jin Tianming brought the group to an inn filled with his Dragonkin, explaining that their numbers were roughly comparable to Shrek Academy's student body.
• Jing Hongchen nearly summoned his martial soul and Soul Tools when he sensed the powerful guests upstairs, but Jin Tianming reassured him that they were allies.
• Di Tian greeted Jin Tianming and watched Jing Hongchen's wary reaction.

Jin Tianming, Di Tian, Jing Hongchen, and the Fierce Beasts planned a human-soul beast partnership for the Spirit Transmission Department. As Di Tian’s group set out to persuade Evil Eye Tyrant Evil Emperor to join them, Evil Emperor sensed an unexplained chill in Evil Demon Forest.

• Di Tian called Jing Hongchen “Minister Jing,” and Jing Hongchen corrected him about the order of his name; Jing then slapped Xiao Hongchen out of the inn for laughing.
• Jin Tianming proposed that soul beasts move to Mingdu as senior Spirit Transmission Department officials, balancing their role in the Soul Spirit Method with humans’ role in Soul Tool research.
• Jing Hongchen named Ye Yulin and several Rank 8 Soul Engineers as the human representatives, while Di Tian chose Snow Empress, Bi Ji, Myriad Monster King, Zi Ji, and Evil Eye Tyrant.
• Di Tian explained that the group had come to persuade Evil Emperor to unite with the soul beast race, while the Fierce Beasts displayed their strength and made Jing Hongchen suspect they might resort to force.
• In Evil Demon Forest, Evil Emperor felt a chill while eating, asked a descendant about ice-element soul beast meat, and dismissed the sensation without discovering its cause.

Jin Tianming brought Di Tian and the Fierce Beasts to confront the Evil Emperor, revealing that the plan was to capture the Evil Eye Clan and use its Spiritual Power to support Soul Tools. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen learned that a hidden being stronger than Di Tian served as the soul beast race’s true ruler, while Gu Yuena tried to persuade Tian Mucheng to see whether they could reproduce.

• Jin Tianming refused to interfere with the Evil Emperor and invited Meng Hongchen and Huo Yuhao to come along; Huo Yuhao changed his mind when he heard Jin Tianming might help him choose a Spirit Type soul beast.
• The Evil Emperor sensed the Star Dou Great Forest’s powerful figures approaching and flew out to investigate, while Di Tian led the Fierce Beasts to surround him and demand his agreement.
• Jing Hongchen asked Jin Tianming how the Hongchen Family had reached an agreement with the soul beasts, and Jin Tianming said the soul beast race’s true king was a mascot beside his family’s deity.
• Jin Tianming clarified that the being stronger than Di Tian remained hidden in the center of the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Jing Hongchen astonished.
• At the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena begged Tian Mucheng to let her see whether they could reproduce, while Long Yaoqing and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched nearby.

Di Tian brought the Fierce Beasts to Evil Emperor to discuss the future of soul beasts, but Xiong Jun’s blunt question sparked a fight before Evil Emperor understood the proposal. Di Tian’s group beat Evil Emperor unconscious, and Jin Tianming moved in with his companions to see what happened next.

• Di Tian arrived at Evil Emperor’s territory with the Fierce Beasts and proposed discussing the future of soul beasts.
• Evil Emperor laughed at Di Tian’s proposal, and Xiong Jun’s impatient demand for an answer made Evil Emperor believe they had come to challenge him.
• Huo Yuhao sensed Evil Emperor’s overwhelming Spiritual Power and asked Tian Meng whether he could reach that level.
• Di Tian ordered the Fierce Beasts to attack together, and they beat Evil Emperor unconscious despite his protests against being ganged up on.
• Jin Tianming recorded the beating, saw the Evil Eye Tyrants remain too frightened to intervene, and headed over with Xiao Hongchen and the others after Evil Emperor fell.

Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts subdued Evil Emperor, then Jin Tianming introduced the Soul Spirit Method and secured Evil Emperor’s support. The chapter ended with Jin Tianming asking Huo Yuhao to choose an Evil Eye Tyrant as his third Soul Spirit.

• Di Tian asked Bi Ji to treat the battered Evil Emperor, who woke up fearing the Fierce Beasts would beat him again.
• Jin Tianming tried to speak with Evil Emperor, but Evil Emperor mistook him for an insignificant human and provoked Di Tian into nearly attacking again.
• Jin Tianming provided chairs and had Di Tian show Evil Emperor documents explaining the Soul Spirit Method.
• Evil Emperor read the documents, agreed to support the method, and argued with Di Tian and Xiong Jun over who had started their earlier fight.
• Evil Emperor asked which descendant should participate, and Jin Tianming told Huo Yuhao to choose an Evil Eye Tyrant for his third Soul Spirit.

Huo Yuhao and Jing Hongchen went to choose a Soul Beast while Jin Tianming explained to the Fierce Beasts why the gods had blocked Soul Beasts from becoming gods. After learning the Dragon God’s history and hearing about a plan to fight in a future War of the Gods, the Evil Emperor agreed to join Jin Tianming’s side.

• Jin Tianming sent Huo Yuhao to choose with Jing Hongchen, while Xiao Hongchen and Meng followed them.
• The Evil Emperor questioned whether the gods would allow peaceful coexistence between humans and Soul Beasts, and Jin Tianming confirmed that they had blocked Soul Beasts’ path to godhood.
• Di Tian explained the Dragon God’s past, and the Evil Emperor confronted him over the consequences for the Soul Beast race.
• Di Tian said their Lord had awakened and was working with the god behind Jin Tianming, who sought Soul Beast support for a future War of the Gods.
• Jin Tianming told the Evil Emperor that the god’s goal was only to survive, and the Evil Emperor agreed to join them.

Tian Mucheng took over Jin Tianming’s body and persuaded the Blue Silver Emperor to move with her people to the Spirit Pagoda. After Jin Tianming regained control, Evil Emperor discovered the gift Tian Mucheng had left in his body.

• Myriad Monster King brought the frightened Blue Silver Emperor to Jin Tianming, who called on Tian Mucheng to handle her.
• Tian Mucheng fainted in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Long Yaoqing looked after him while Gu Yuena asked to hold him.
• Tian Mucheng took control of Jin Tianming’s body and used natural energy to calm the Blue Silver Emperor.
• The Blue Silver Emperor agreed to move to the Spirit Pagoda with her people after Tian Mucheng promised they could come and that they would meet again.
• Tian Mucheng praised the Fierce Beasts and Evil Emperor before ending the connection, and Jin Tianming regained control.
• Evil Emperor praised Tian Mucheng’s generosity after Di Tian told him to check for changes in his body.

Bai Yu intervened when Ye Guyi was surrounded by Evil Soul Masters, using her power to make them slaughter one another. Ye Guyi mistook Bai Yu for an enemy and attacked her, so Black appeared behind her and kicked her.

• Ye Guyi fought a group of Evil Soul Masters while Bai Yu and Black watched from the shadows.
• Bai Yu took control of several Evil Soul Masters, making them attack their companions and then themselves.
• Bai Yu approached Ye Guyi, but Ye Guyi sensed her evil aura and swung her Holy Sword at her.
• Bai Yu dodged Ye Guyi's attack and called for Black to teach her a lesson.
• Black appeared behind Ye Guyi, condemned her for attacking her lifesaver, and kicked her as she tried to strike back.

Black defeated Ye Guyi, then discovered that the Angel God Qian Renxue’s remnant consciousness had taken control of her body. He decided to summon Tian Mucheng to speak with Qian Renxue, while Tian Mucheng was called away from the Lake of Life.

• Black kicked Ye Guyi through a wooden house, purified the Evil Soul Masters’ aura, and challenged her for judging all Dark Elements as evil.
• Black handed Ye Guyi her Holy Sword and told her to fight, but he effortlessly devoured her holy slash.
• Qian Renxue revealed herself through Ye Guyi’s body, and Black became interested in her remnant consciousness.
• Qian Renxue sensed Bai Yu’s attempt to control those nearby and confronted her, but Black stopped Bai Yu and chose to call Tian Mucheng.
• At the Lake of Life, Tian Mucheng told Long Yaoqing that he had been summoned by a clone, while Gu Yuena sulked nearby.

Tian Mucheng and Bai Yu confronted Qian Renxue, whose divine consciousness had taken control of Ye Guyi, and Bai Yu overwhelmed her in combat. Qian Renxue unleashed the Holy Angel martial soul to counter Bai Yu’s killing strike as Tian Mucheng looked toward the sky and asked whether someone had noticed.

• Tian Mucheng recognized that the girl facing him was Qian Renxue using Ye Guyi’s body and mocked her as a relic of a bygone era.
• Qian Renxue attacked Tian Mucheng, but Bai Yu blocked her Holy Sword and knocked her back with his spear.
• Bai Yu pressed Qian Renxue with repeated spear attacks while Tian Mucheng analyzed the weak divine consciousness inhabiting her.
• Qian Renxue unleashed her Light Power to create distance, but Bai Yu gathered darkness into his spear and launched a killing strike.
• Qian Renxue summoned the Holy Angel martial soul and cast Angel Radiance, colliding with Bai Yu’s attack as Tian Mucheng looked skyward and murmured, “Have you noticed?”

Sea God Tang San sensed an aura connected to the Angel God and a mysterious family but could not locate its source. Meanwhile, Tian Mucheng defeated Qian Renxue’s remnant soul, turned it into his ninth Dragon Soul, and let Bai Yu take the dying Ye Guyi as a subordinate.

• Sea God Tang San searched the lower realm for the Angel God’s aura and the aura of a family but found only an ordinary village.
• Xiao Wu brought the Goddess of Life to examine Sea God Tang San’s increasingly strong rotten smell, but the Goddess of Life sensed nothing unusual.
• Tian Mucheng reproached Bai Yu for exposing the Angel God’s location, then questioned Qian Renxue about why she had not escaped.
• Qian Renxue stayed silent as Tian Mucheng accused her of destroying the Angel Clan’s dignity and revealed his plan to wage a War Against the Gods.
• Tian Mucheng separated Qian Renxue’s divine sense from Ye Guyi and turned it into a Dragon Soul for his ninth soul ring.
• Bai Yu asked to take the barely alive Ye Guyi as a subordinate, and Tian Mucheng agreed.