Chapter Summaries

After escaping the God Realm, Tian Mucheng told Long Yaoqing and Gu Yuena how Sea God Tang San had killed the Angel God and showed them the Angel God’s Dragon Soul. He decided to give the Dragon Soul to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion so she could grow stronger and provide him with feedback, and she agreed.

• Sea God Tang San found no trace of the people he had sensed and blamed the Goddess of Life, vowing to deal with her and the God of Destruction.
• Tian Mucheng returned to his body in Long Yaoqing’s arms and told her and Gu Yuena that he had encountered a fallen god.
• Tian Mucheng revealed that Sea God Tang San had killed the Angel God and explained what had happened to her inheritor and the Rakshasa God.
• Tian Mucheng decided to give the Angel God’s Dragon Soul to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion instead of using it to create a clone.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion agreed to accept the Dragon Soul, telling Tian Mucheng to fill her up with it.

Tian Mucheng gave the Three-Eyed Golden Lion his Dragon Soul, unleashing a holy force so powerful that Gu Yuena and Long Yaoqing struggled to contain it. Sea God Tang San sensed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion but failed to find Tian Mucheng, while Shrek Academy also noticed the strange aura.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion repeated a suggestive phrase she had learned from Gu Yuena, prompting Long Yaoqing to seize Gu Yuena and take her away for discipline.
• After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion admitted that Gu Yuena had taught her the phrase, Long Yaoqing realized Gu Yuena was in trouble and carried her off.
• Tian Mucheng placed the holy Dragon Soul against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's third eye, releasing a powerful holy force throughout the forest.
• Long Yaoqing and Gu Yuena compressed part of the holy force and concealed Tian Mucheng's presence from Sea God Tang San.
• Sea God Tang San sensed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's powerful aura, then withdrew his gaze when the God of Destruction watched him.
• Mu En noticed the holy light from the Star Dou Forest and wondered why the Auspicious Beast's aura felt wrong.

A burst of holy power from the Star Dou Great Forest alarmed Moyan, who feared Heavenly Canopy's true body was exposing himself by condensing a ninth Dragon Soul. Jin Tianming explained that the display was meant to divert Sea God Tang San’s attention while helping a new companion’s plan, and Moyan later described the situation to Dugu Luo and Han Ruoruo in confusing terms.

• Mu En sensed a disturbance beneath the Golden Tree while wondering about the holy power erupting from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Luo called Moyan to the library window, and Moyan recognized the beam and worried that Heavenly Canopy's true body was condensing a ninth Dragon Soul.
• Jin Tianming told Moyan that the true body was diverting Sea God Tang San’s attention from a plan involving the Imperial Auspicious Beast and a certain whale.
• Moyan and Jin Tianming joked over their Mental Link before she cut it off and returned to the library.
• Moyan told Dugu Luo and Han Ruoruo that her lord had taken in an adopted daughter and granted her ultimate holy power, but neither understood her explanation.

In Sea God City, Tang Shenwang ordered an investigation after someone desecrated Tang San’s statue. Jia De’s group was exposed as the culprits when the city guards confronted them, and Jia De ordered the Evil Soul Masters to kill the soldiers.

• Tang Shenwang arrived at the headless Tang San statue and ordered the guards to find whoever had thrown its head into a shit pit.
• Wu Yun and Nangong Wan watched Jia De’s group from an inn and realized Zhong Liwu, Feng Ling, and Zhang Peng had destroyed the statue at Jia De’s casual suggestion.
• A captain and soldiers entered the inn to inspect the occupants and accused them of destroying the statue.
• Jia De asked to finish his tea, then ordered the Evil Soul Masters to kill the soldiers without splashing blood on his food.
• The captain saw the Evil Soul Masters’ nine soul rings and wondered whether a Soul King could defeat a Titled Douluo.

Jia De’s group captured a soldier captain who had investigated the headless Sea God statue, then hurried away after a golden beam appeared in the sky. Left behind, Wu Yun and Nangong Wan began forcing Sea God City’s residents to abandon their worship of Tang San and honor Jia De’s divine lord instead.

• Nangong Wan stopped the frightened captain from leaving, and Jia De admitted that his group had decapitated the Sea God Tang San statue and thrown its head into a latrine.
• Jia De ordered the Evil Soul Masters to deal with the captain and his soldiers, but a golden beam suddenly appeared above Douluo Continent, prompting Jia De, Zhong Liwu, Feng Ling, and Zhang Peng to leave.
• Wu Yun told Nangong Wan and the elders to preach Jia De’s virtues and challenge Sea God Tang San’s worship in the city.
• Nangong Wan entered a civilian’s home and asked what the family worshipped; the man denied worshipping any deity, but Nangong Wan pointed out a Sea God Tang San carving and sign.

Nangong Wan forced Sea God Tang San's worshippers in Sea God City to destroy their statues or die, while Jia De and his companions entered a mysterious cave to investigate the missing Great Elder and a hidden whale. Their attack on the ocean at the cave's end triggered a violent response from something below.

• Nangong Wan gave the residents of Sea God City a chance to survive by smashing their Sea God Tang San statues, and some refused and died while others complied.
• Zhong Liwu told Jia De that the Holy Spirit Cult's Great Elder had vanished after entering the cave, and Zhang Peng explained that it had appeared suddenly over a decade earlier.
• Jia De decided to enter the cave to find the whale before Sea God Tang San could discover it, and Zhong Liwu, Zhang Peng, and Feng Ling followed him.
• Jia De's group explored the dark passage past scattered corpses and reached a cliff above an abyss-like ocean, with the cave entrance swallowed by darkness behind them.
• Jia De ordered Zhang Peng to attack the ocean below with his Martial Soul Avatar, and the strike triggered a deafening boom that shook the cave.

Jia De confronted the Demon Empress in her ocean domain and overpowered her with his dragon form and Annihilation Power. He noticed her daughter, Little Whale, and ended the chapter by asking whether she hated Sea God Tang San.

• The Demon Empress emerged from the sea and tried to attack Jia De, but he transformed into a colossal dragon and pinned her down.
• Jia De infused the Demon Empress with Annihilation Power, causing her severe physical and mental torment.
• Zhang Peng, Zhong Liwu, and Feng Ling watched Jia De's attack and wondered why he had become so urgent and ruthless.
• Jia De noticed Little Whale approaching and silenced the Demon Empress when she ordered her daughter to retreat.
• Jia De promised to release the Demon Empress if Little Whale answered his question, then asked whether she hated Sea God Tang San.

Bai Yu confronted the awake Ye Guyi and demanded her loyalty or threatened to turn her into a puppet. Outside, Black heard Uncle Su’s account of the village’s hardships and read Su Yuntao’s diary, which blamed Tang San for Spirit Hall’s destruction.

• Bai Yu revealed that he and Black had known Ye Guyi was pretending to sleep, then offered her loyalty or threatened to make her a puppet.
• Black left Bai Yu to speak with Ye Guyi and reassured Uncle Su that she had recovered.
• Uncle Su described how Evil Soul Masters harassed the border village and lamented that Shrek Academy never came to help.
• Uncle Su brought Black his ancestor’s diary, which Black found was written by Su Yuntao and included his remorse over failing to report Tang San’s Innate Full Soul Power.
• Black asked whether Uncle Su hated Shrek Academy and Tang San, and Uncle Su said he did because Spirit Hall’s disappearance had left villagers unable to awaken their martial souls.

Mu En sought another blessing from Sea God Tang San but was instead ordered to investigate the holy power in the Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San’s clone prepared to leave the Clear Sky Sect before Wang Dong attacked him, while Bai Yu told Black she planned to reshape a woman’s soul.

• Mu En reported the Evil Soul Masters’ activity to Sea God Tang San, who refused to bless him again and ordered him to investigate the holy power in the Star Dou Great Forest alone.
• Sea God Tang San vanished to return to the God Realm, leaving Mu En disappointed but convinced his ancestor had a deeper purpose.
• Tang San’s clone, watching the Star Dou Great Forest from the Clear Sky Sect, decided to go to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and cursed the main body for withholding memories.
• Wang Dong ambushed Tang San’s clone with her Clear Sky Hammer, and he evaded her attack using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Uncle Su discussed Sea God Tang San’s past with Black before going to farm, and Bai Yu told Black she would reshape a woman’s soul after the woman rejected her and tried to commit suicide.

Jia De questioned the Demon Empress and her daughter about their hatred of Sea God Tang San, then invited them to join his campaign against him. The Demon Empress realized Jia De was not a dragon from their plane, leaving her stunned by the revelation.

• Jia De asked the Demon Empress's daughter whether she hated Sea God Tang San for killing her father, and she affirmed that she had never forgotten her hatred.
• The Demon Empress admitted that she also hated Tang San and blamed him for her husband's death.
• Zhang Peng joked that Jia De was psychologically manipulating the whales, so Zhong Liwu punched him off the cliff into the sea.
• Jia De invited the Demon Empress to join him in campaigning against Tang San, and she questioned whether they could challenge a god.
• Jia De revealed his knowledge of power beyond their world, leading the Demon Empress to realize that he was not a dragon from their plane.

Jia De convinced the Demon Empress to join the coming divine war against Sea God Tang San and agreed to send her daughter, Little Whale, to a small world for safety. After the Demon Empress reunited with her daughter, Jia De returned to Sea God Island and found that Nangong Wan had turned the city's worshippers against Tang San.

• Jia De explained that he had come to recruit the Demon Empress to attack Sea God Tang San, not to fight her.
• Jia De shared memories of the planned divine war, and the Demon Empress agreed to join despite realizing the conflict could destroy the Douluo Continent.
• The Demon Empress asked Jia De to send Little Whale to the Small Plane World, and he granted her request.
• The Demon Empress called Little Whale over and apologized for having been cold to her, and they reunited.
• Jia De returned to Sea God Island with Zhang Peng, Zhong Liwu, and Feng Ling, where they found the Sea God statue gone and the crowd denouncing Sea God Tang San as a cancer of the Douluo Continent.

Tian Mucheng stayed with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion while Long Yaoqing intercepted Mu En in the Star Dou Great Forest. Tang San reached the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, only to discover it had disappeared.

• Long Yaoqing sensed Mu En approaching the Divine Light, and Tian Mucheng told her not to kill him because Hei Yu and Bai Yu still needed him.
• Mu En secretly pursued the Divine Light, believing it offered him a rare opportunity, while Tang San arrived at Sunset Forest after escaping Wang Dong.
• Long Yaoqing blocked Mu En, challenged his Dragon God Douluo title, and attacked as he tried to flee.
• Mu En summoned his Bright Holy Dragon and used his Martial Soul Avatar to resist Long Yaoqing's icy strike.
• Tang San reached the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well's former location and collapsed when he found that the spring had vanished.

Tang San discovered that the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well had been emptied and began seeking another path to power. In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion completed her Dragon Soul fusion and took human form, while Mu En struggled to survive and planned his final arrangements.

• Tang San found the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well gone, blamed the people of this world, and began considering other ways to seize opportunities.
• Long Yaoqing told Tian Mucheng that Mu En had been weak and had escaped using his Dragon Pill, leaving him close to death.
• Mu En, badly injured and chilled by ice, decided to return to Shrek City and entrust Moyan and Zhang Lexuan with the academy’s burden before teleporting away.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion completed her fusion, transformed into a young girl, and asked Tian Mucheng to dress her.
• Long Yaoqing blamed Gu Yuena for teaching the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that behavior, while Tian Mucheng ignored Gu Yuena’s plea for help and chose clothes for the girl.

Sea God Tang San and God of Destruction watched each other warily in the God Realm while Tian Mucheng helped the Three-Eyed Golden Lion adjust to her new powers and human form. After refusing to take back her gifts, she chose the name Tian Shuqiu and provoked Gu Yuena with her teasing.

• Sea God Tang San noticed God of Destruction watching him and blamed Shengyang Yue for making him wary of schemes involving fallen gods.
• Tian Mucheng dressed Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who asked him to compare her beauty with Gu Yuena's.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion described her Ultimate Power, Ultimate Light, and Ultimate Sacredness, and Tian Mucheng regretted using his final Dragon Soul on the Angel God soul.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion offered to return her powers and Golden Dragon bloodline, but Tian Mucheng refused and told her to keep them.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion declared that Tian Mucheng was her man, then settled on the name Tian Shuqiu after Gu Yuena and Long Yaoqing confronted her.
• Tian Shuqiu teased Gu Yuena for being foolish, prompting Gu Yuena to challenge her to a duel.

Tian Mucheng and his companions debated where to send Tian Shuqiu for training while his clones refused to take responsibility for her. Jia De appeared at the meeting and provoked the other clones, leaving Black and Jin Tianming watching him closely.

• Long Yaoqing asked Tian Mucheng how he would arrange for Tian Shuqiu, and he considered sending her to a clone for training.
• Tian Mucheng's clones stayed silent about taking Tian Shuqiu, while Moyan rejected Shrek Academy and Jin Tianming suggested the Sun Moon Empire.
• Moyan proposed sending Tian Shuqiu to Wen Yu, but a newly arrived clone named Jia De supported the idea and introduced himself.
• Jia De warned Moyan and suggested Black and Bai Yu might be the final winners, prompting Moyan to threaten him with a Blazing Sun.
• Wen Yu redirected the discussion to Tian Shuqiu, while Black and Jin Tianming kept their attention on Jia De in case he caused trouble at the meeting.

Tian Mucheng’s avatars chose Wen Yu to accompany and care for Three-Eyed Golden Lion Tian Shuqiu while they reported on their unfinished tasks. With their preparations largely on track, Tian Mucheng told them to rest until the Soul Master Competition ended before beginning the next stage of his plans.

• Jia De criticized Moyan for being lazy, and Moyan accepted his accusation without arguing.
• Tian Mucheng asked which avatar would look after Three-Eyed Golden Lion Tian Shuqiu, and Wen Yu volunteered so she could continue her schemes against the Star Luo Empire.
• Tian Mucheng held a vote, and every avatar supported Wen Yu’s assignment.
• Jin Tianming asked the avatars to report their unfinished tasks, including Jia De’s need to persuade the Demon Empress and prepare for the campaign against Sea God Island.
• After hearing the reports, Tian Mucheng told the avatars to rest until the Soul Master Competition ended, and they pledged their loyalty to him.

Yan Shaozhe learned that Mu En had been gravely injured by an unknown Fierce Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest and that even Shrek Academy’s strongest healer could not save him. Xuanzi ordered Mu En’s condition kept secret and accused Moyan’s family of orchestrating the attack, leaving Yan Shaozhe confused about Xuanzi’s sudden hostility toward her.

• After Tianmu City’s meeting ended, Long Yaoqing questioned whether Wen Yu could handle the arrangements, and Starfall reassured her that Wen Yu treated her own people gently.
• Yan Shaozhe worried about choosing a seventh soul ring for his disciple and struggled with the prospect of Moyan becoming the Sea God Pavilion master despite her disrespect for Ancestor Tang San.
• Xuanzi summoned Yan Shaozhe to a treatment room, where they found Elder Zhuang trying to stabilize the gravely injured Mu En.
• Xuanzi explained that Mu En had gone alone to the Star Dou Great Forest to investigate a beam of light and had been badly wounded by an unknown Fierce Beast.
• Elder Zhuang said Mu En’s injuries were too severe to heal, while Xuanzi ordered him to keep the injury secret and claimed Moyan’s family might have arranged the attack.
• Xuanzi pulled Yan Shaozhe from the room, and Yan Shaozhe wondered why Xuanzi had turned against Moyan despite Mu En’s earlier succession plan.

Xuan Zi tried to convince Yan Shaozhe that Moyan had arranged Mu En’s injury to secure the Sea God Pavilion Master position, but Yan Shaozhe demanded evidence and questioned Xuan Zi’s motives. Xuan Zi then proposed that Yan Shaozhe become the next Pavilion Master and hinted that he knew the truth about Yan Shaozhe’s origins.

• Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe he suspected Moyan and her family had caused Mu En’s injury and deliberately lured him away.
• Yan Shaozhe challenged Xuan Zi’s accusations, pointing out that he had no evidence and that Moyan’s family was important to the academy.
• Xuan Zi insisted that Moyan’s benefit from Mu En’s injury was proof, while Yan Shaozhe considered whether Mu En might have encountered a Fierce Beast instead.
• Yan Shaozhe asked whether Xuan Zi wanted to become Pavilion Master, but Xuan Zi said Yan Shaozhe should take the position.
• Xuan Zi asked whether Yan Shaozhe had always been curious about his origins, leaving Yan Shaozhe alarmed.

Tang San reunited with Tang Ya in Heaven Dou City and urged her to reclaim the Tang Sect’s territory, while Xuan Zi revealed Yan Shaozhe’s origins to persuade him to become Sea God Pavilion Master. Moyan secretly watched their conversation and decided to abandon her peaceful plan for Shrek Academy.

• Tang San arrived in Heaven Dou City searching for the Tang Sect’s former territory and ran into Tang Ya.
• Tang Ya questioned Tang San about his break, and he admitted he had visited the Clear Sky Sect to retrieve something belonging to his elders.
• Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe that learning his origins might show he was suited to become Sea God Pavilion Master, then led him to his room to explain.
• Moyan watched Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe through a video Soul Tool and decided to stop pursuing a peaceful takeover of Shrek Academy.
• Tang San asked Tang Ya to lead him to the Tang Sect’s territory so he could drive out its occupiers, but she refused and cried when he scolded her.

Tang San struck Tang Ya and left to search for the Tang Sect’s territory, while a hidden figure abducted her. At Shrek Academy, Xuanzi revealed that Long Xiaoyao was Yan Shaozhe’s great-grandfather and urged Yan Shaozhe to use the connection to help secure the Sea God Pavilion Master position.

• Tang San slapped Tang Ya while demanding the Tang Sect’s territory, then left her behind to search for it himself.
• A figure watching from an alley abducted Tang Ya as she sat crying.
• Black and Bai Yu received a message in Shrek City and anticipated the next stage of their arranged plan.
• Xuanzi told Yan Shaozhe that Shrek Academy faced grave danger and revealed Long Xiaoyao was his great-grandfather.
• Xuanzi urged Yan Shaozhe to set aside his anger and use Long Xiaoyao’s support to pursue the Sea God Pavilion Master position.
• At the Outer Court, Long Xiaoyao taught Beibei to make a cake so he could win back a girl’s heart.