Chapter Summaries

Poseidon offered You Chen knowledge of the Sea God Martial Soul in exchange for helping Sea God Island survive its crisis, and You Chen accepted. After Poseidon left, You Chen used the knowledge and Bo Saixi’s shattered faith to begin removing the divinity from her Martial Soul.

• Poseidon judged You Chen a promising candidate for inheriting a divine position and sought a way to contact him despite the God King’s prohibition.
• Poseidon offered Bo Saixi to You Chen and proposed teaching him how to dismantle her Sea God Martial Soul; Bo Saixi heard the exchange and lost faith in her god.
• You Chen agreed to help Sea God Island overcome its crisis in exchange for Poseidon’s Martial Soul knowledge.
• Poseidon transferred his knowledge to You Chen over a day, then departed after You Chen promised to help.
• You Chen studied the Sea God Martial Soul’s structure and began reversing it in Bo Saixi, using Stardust Power as a substitute for divine power.
• Pale blue light surrounded Bo Saixi as You Chen completed the alteration, leaving her appearance unchanged but her aura transformed.

You Chen broke Bo Saixi’s connection to Poseidon, persuaded her to aid Sea God Island by turning its people toward him, and gained her loyalty. Meanwhile, eight candidates assembled for the Star Luo imperial selection, where Dai Mubai, Tait Spencer, and Amona drew the most attention before the Emperor announced the rules.

• Bo Saixi discovered that her Sea God Martial Soul and domain had weakened into the Ocean Martial Soul and Ocean Domain, and that her connection to Poseidon had been severed.
• You Chen urged Bo Saixi to protect Sea God Island’s innocent inhabitants and make them believe in him, then won her loyalty with a kiss.
• Eight candidates gathered in the Golden Luan Hall for the Star Luo imperial selection, including the despised Dai Mubai, the powerful Tait Spencer, and Amona, whom Zhu Zhuqing supported.
• Dai Mubai glared at Amona with resentment over Zhu Zhuqing and his own lost masculinity, while Amona ignored the hostility around him.
• The Emperor entered the hall, considered Dai Mubai’s chances and the leaked imperial selection plans, then announced that the rules would be presented.

The Star Luo Empire began its Crown Prince ranking contest, where Dai Mubai impressed the nobles before Amona revealed five soul rings and crushed him. After Amona claimed first place and Dai Mubai fell to fourth, Tait gathered the other candidates to discuss eliminating her, and they asked Dai Mubai what help he could provide.

• The emperor announced the selection rules, and the candidates began a round-robin ranking contest in the Golden Luan Hall.
• Dai Mubai defeated a Soul Elder with ease, while Zhu Zhuqing watched confidently after reaching Soul Ancestor through the Beast Soul Alliance’s immortal herb.
• Tait displayed his strength, and the spectators also praised Amona for defeating opponents with Self-Created Soul Skills without using Martial Soul Possession.
• Amona revealed five soul rings, including a black ring, and defeated Dai Mubai, who later finished fourth as she took first place.
• Tait assembled the remaining candidates and proposed eliminating Amona before she gained noble support or reached Soul Emperor cultivation.
• A candidate asked Dai Mubai what assistance he could provide for a plot against Amona in the imperial capital.

Dai Mubai refused Tait’s proposal to join a scheme against Monaldo, while Amona and Zhu Zhuqing discussed the danger of assassination and their stalled Martial Soul Fusion Skill. You Xing proposed a way to improve their soul compatibility, and the Star Luo Emperor ended the chapter by advising Dai Mubai to kill Monaldo as soon as possible.

• Dai Mubai rejected Tait’s plan to target Monaldo and left the gathering, while Tait decided the other candidates would still have to act against their main rival.
• Amona and Zhu Zhuqing returned to their residence, where Amona urged Zhu Zhuqing to stay with her because the Emperor’s faction might target them.
• You Xing appeared from Amona’s shadow and questioned Amona and Zhu Zhuqing about their feelings, concluding that Zhu Zhuqing’s affection for him could help their Martial Soul Fusion Skill progress.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted that she liked You Xing, and he proposed hypnotizing her into treating Amona as him during an experiment.
• The Star Luo Emperor confronted Dai Mubai about refusing Tait’s alliance and advised him to kill Monaldo as soon as possible.

Dai Mubai prepared to eliminate Amona, but his first assassination attempt failed when Amona revealed strength approaching the Soul Emperor level. Amona considered whether to flee the imperial city or seek an investigation, while You Xing warned him that two Soul Sages were watching.

• The Emperor urged Dai Mubai to kill Monaldo and offered support, so Dai Mubai asked for manpower and received Ettore and a Royal Guard unit.
• Amona and Zhu Zhuqing stayed at an imperial city inn for half a month while the other candidates prepared for a chance to attack.
• After Amona left the inn, Dai Mubai followed him with Ettore and arranged an attack that would conceal his involvement.
• A Soul King death warrior attacked Amona and killed himself when capture seemed imminent, then concealed assassins joined the assault.
• Amona suppressed the attackers, including two Soul Emperors, while Dai Mubai watched without intervening and the assassins withdrew.
• Amona weighed leaving the city against asking the Emperor to investigate, and You Xing told him two Soul Sages were secretly watching.

Amona left the imperial city and survived a Royal Guard ambush after You Chen concealed her escape with an illusion, giving her faction time to expand its influence while rivals believed she was badly wounded. In the Star Dou Great Forest, You Chen stole Tang San’s newly acquired Eight Spider Lances and considered giving them to Ye Lingling.

• Amona chose to leave the city, and Dai Mubai sent Ettore, the Royal Guard captain, and other assassins after her.
• Amona’s party fought through successive ambushes, and Amona killed several Soul Emperors before the remaining attackers caught up.
• Ettore and the captain believed Monaldo and Zhu Zhuqing had escaped using the Hell White Tiger, while You Chen’s Stardust Illusion concealed that Amona and her subordinates were unharmed.
• You Chen planned to spread the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce’s influence while the other candidates weakened one another.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Er Ming took Xiao Wu, Tang San killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and absorbed its Soul Ring, and You Chen stole Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances as they began to emerge.

You Chen watched Tang San lose the Eight Spider Lances and several other opportunities, then used an illusion of Xiao Wu to confront him in the Star Dou Great Forest. The chapter left Tang San humiliated and unable to catch Xiao Wu as she left him behind.

• Tang San attacked Zhao Wuji with an anesthetic needle and left the Shrek group to search for Xiao Wu alone.
• You Chen used the Stardust Phantom to create an illusion of Xiao Wu and placed her in Tang San’s path.
• The illusory Xiao Wu told Tang San she was leaving Shrek Academy and revealed four soul rings, showing she had reached Soul Ancestor while Tang San had only reached three rings.
• Xiao Wu criticized Tang San for falling behind in cultivation, leaving him ashamed and convinced he had disappointed her.
• Xiao Wu fled into the forest, and Tang San failed to catch up before losing her trail.

You Chen planned to push Tang San toward reckless cultivation while Xiao Wu reunited with Da Ming and Er Ming at the Lake of Life. After leaving them with You Chen on her mind, Xiao Wu departed with resources and a way to hide her Soul Beast aura, while You Chen appeared before her brothers.

• You Chen considered how to make Tang San impatient for power and tempt him to add Soul Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer too early.
• Xiao Wu reunited with Da Ming and Er Ming, boasted about her time among humans, and awkwardly omitted details about You Chen.
• Er Ming told Xiao Wu how You Chen had defeated him, and Xiao Wu revealed that You Chen was her friend and had given her a method to conceal her Soul Beast aura.
• Da Ming offered Xiao Wu stored cultivation treasures, and she stayed at the Lake of Life for two more days before leaving with her brothers escorting her out of the core region.
• Xiao Wu jokingly told Da Ming and Er Ming to beat You Chen if they met him again, but Da Ming said they should not attack her friend.
• You Chen appeared as Da Ming finished speaking, laughing at his sensible advice.

You Chen secured Da Ming’s agreement to become his soul ring in exchange for nurturing Xiao Wu, then returned to cultivation after arranging for the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce to guide Xiao Wu’s growth. He deduced that the God Realm Committee was monitoring him but would likely wait until he approached level 99 to intervene, and he began investigating Rule Permission as a clue to the Nine Heart Begonia’s one-wielder restriction.

• You Chen offered Da Ming the chance to become his soul ring and protect Xiao Wu, while Li Na argued that the sacrifice could bring Da Ming divine fortune.
• Da Ming agreed to the deal on the condition that You Chen nurture Xiao Wu, and You Chen said he would return for Da Ming when he needed him.
• After Xiao Wu returned to a human city, the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce arranged an opportunity for her to join and begin developing there.
• You Chen returned to cultivating the Godly Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength and continued refining Immortal Spiritual Energy at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• You Chen deduced that the God Realm Committee had drawn its attention to him and would probably wait until he reached level 99 before acting.
• You Chen studied knowledge from Poseidon and discovered Rule Permission as a clue to the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul’s restriction to one wielder.

You Chen developed a theory that mortals could use Martial Soul domains to comprehend Laws and potentially overcome the restrictions on Ye Lingling’s family, then called for Ignis to discuss a new idea. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall’s invasion of the sea stalled against Sea God Island, where Bo Saixi guarded the island and faced unrest among the sea soul beasts.

• You Chen concluded that advancing control over a Martial Soul’s source might let mortals develop their own domains and eventually comprehend Laws, and he summoned Ignis to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Over the following year, Spirit Hall and its allies invaded the sea, but Sea God Island’s Sacred Pillar Douluos crushed their advance force and inflicted heavy losses.
• Bibi Dong severely injured a Sacred Pillar Douluo, prompting Sea God Island’s fighters to move in groups and become more cautious.
• Bo Saixi returned to Sea God Island after You Chen and Ye Lingling restored her arms, but she had only recovered to Titled Douluo cultivation.
• Poseidon let Bo Saixi retain access to Sea God Hall’s divine power, allowing her to defend Sea God Island while its soul beasts grew restless at her apparent weakness.

The sea war intensified as Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi each let the stalemate continue for their own purposes, while a hidden presence stirred beneath the waves. On the continent, Monaldo’s feigned injury kept the Imperial Selection candidates and their supporters deceived, but Dai Mubai’s violent response to a joint attack made the selection increasingly bloody.

• The absence of Bo Saixi emboldened powerful Sea Soul Beasts to attack, creating a three-way war among the wild beasts, Sea God Island, and the land Soul Masters’ alliance.
• Bibi Dong pressured Qian Daoliu into tolerating the sea campaign, then killed a two-hundred-thousand-year giant venomous squid and withdrew to recover as the Rakshasa God’s power continued to corrode her.
• Bo Saixi stayed out of the fighting, intending to let the Sea Soul Masters despair before revealing You Chen and redirecting their faith toward him.
• Bibi Dong considered provoking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to draw more factions into a continent-wide conflict, while a massive shadow stirred beneath the sea.
• Amona’s staged injury as Monaldo convinced rival factions that he had lost his potential, prompting some supporters to increase their bets and others to dismiss him as a threat.
• During the first year of the Imperial Selection, Dai Mubai killed two candidates who joined forces against him and struck back when they tried to have him disqualified.

As Monaldo’s health and the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce’s influence became public, the Imperial Selection narrowed to Monaldo and Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai prepared to force a confrontation, but Ettore told him that rumors about his infertility were spreading throughout the imperial capital.

• News that Monaldo was healthy spread, and the Beast Soul Alliance’s assassins eliminated two more candidates, leaving only Monaldo and Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai watched the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce’s advertisements and complained that Monaldo was tying merchants to the royal family.
• Ettore warned Dai Mubai that he was in an unfavorable position after the other candidates’ deaths were connected to him and he had no alibi.
• Dai Mubai planned to lure Monaldo into the imperial palace and kill him, relying on the Council of Elders to help him overcome the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce.
• Ettore told Dai Mubai that rumors claiming he had lost the ability to reproduce were spreading across the imperial capital.
• Dai Mubai saw his image appear on an LCD display as the rumor struck him with horror.

Dai Mubai’s public humiliation intensified the conflict over the Star Luo succession, and You Chen killed the Emperor to force a rapid transfer of power. Amona became Emperor and Zhu Zhuqing became Empress, while You Chen confronted Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou over her stalled takeover.

• A broadcast showed Dai Mubai admitting he had lied about Tang San, and Dai Mubai fainted in shame.
• The Emperor, an imperial elder, and the Minister of Military Affairs challenged Amona over the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce’s role in the Imperial Selection.
• You Chen defended Amona, then killed the Emperor with a beam of starlight and warned the court to keep playing by the rules.
• Amona ascended the throne, married Zhu Zhuqing, and abolished the old Imperial Selection system despite the imperial clan’s opposition.
• You Chen rebuked Qian Renxue for failing to take control of Heaven Dou and urged her to seize power through strength.

You Chen shattered Qian Renxue’s delusions by comparing her failed decade-long infiltration of Heaven Dou with his swift takeover of Star Luo, but she chose to continue her path and become emperor. He revealed that he intended to unify the continent, seize faith, and claim godhood, setting him against Spirit Hall, then warned Qian Renxue about Tang San before leaving.

• You Chen’s account of Monaldo’s effortless rise as Star Luo’s emperor drove Qian Renxue into despair, but his mental force brought her back to clarity.
• Qian Renxue recognized Bibi Dong’s malicious intentions yet resolved to finish her Heaven Dou mission and become emperor for her own sake.
• You Chen told Qian Renxue he would unify Douluo Continent, seize faith, and forge godhood, while refusing to place Spirit Hall or their personal bond above his goals.
• Qian Renxue asked You Chen to work with her, but she could not guarantee Spirit Hall would obey him, and the two accepted that their paths conflicted.
• You Chen revealed Tang San’s parentage and his hatred of Spirit Hall, then departed; Qian Renxue chose not to protect Tang San and left him to Star Luo’s disposal.

After learning Tang San was Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, Qian Renxue arranged for him to be killed, despite having recruited him as a retainer and supported his growth. Tang San was assassinated by Star Luo forces, and You Chen suspected that fate might bring him back in another world.

• Qian Renxue learned Tang San was Yu Xiaogang’s disciple and ordered close surveillance, directing her people to ensure Tang San died if Star Luo’s attempt failed.
• Over the following year, Tang San trained at New Shrek Academy, befriended Tai Long, won Tai Tan’s recognition, and brought the four single-attribute clans under his command.
• As the Soul Master Grand Competition approached, Qian Renxue publicly cut ties with Tang San by accusing him of poisoning Dai Mubai, and rumors spread that the Crown Prince had abandoned him.
• Tang San chose to stay and compete after Yu Xiaogang assured him that the Golden Iron Triangle could stand against a Titled Douluo.
• Star Luo royal assassins killed Tang San, and You Chen witnessed the attack and wondered whether Tang San would be reincarnated and return stronger.

You Chen chose the Acceleration Rule Trait and used Inspiration Burst to solve the last obstacle to a Martial Soul Fusion with Ignis. He discovered that a secret technique could adjust their souls’ “color” to make them compatible, and went to seek Ignis to put the breakthrough into practice.

• You Chen weighed the three Rule Traits and selected Acceleration, which doubled his speed gains and reaction speed without consuming energy.
• You Chen used both of his available Inspiration Burst charges and gained insights that resolved several research problems.
• You Chen recalled how Ignis had evolved her Martial Soul into the Crimson Underworld Dragon after absorbing the Red Lotus Blast Scale Dragon’s Soul Ring.
• You Chen realized that a secret technique could adjust the color of his and Ignis’s souls to overcome the final obstacle to their Martial Soul Fusion.

You Chen and Ignis successfully fused their Martial Souls into the Salvation Demon Stardust Dragon, which he judged to be Quasi-God King Level despite its imperfections. He then turned toward helping Bibi Dong evolve her Martial Soul, while rumors in the Star Luo Empire began undermining Amona's rule.

• You Chen used the Soul Color Phase Method to calculate the compatibility needed for Martial Soul fusion with Ignis.
• You Chen and Ignis activated their fusion technique and became the Salvation Demon Stardust Dragon, though the imperfect form lacked an innate domain and could not use Sacrifice Sanctuary.
• You Chen assessed the fused Martial Soul as Quasi-God King Level and tested its power with Ignis across the deserted island and sea.
• You Chen decided to complete Bibi Dong's task and help her evolve her Martial Soul into a Meteor Dragon.
• The Star Luo imperial clan spread rumors suggesting Amona and the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce had planned Monaldo's removal, stirring suspicion among the nobles.

Amona strengthened her hold on the Star Luo Empire with harsh purges and reforms that improved commoners’ lives, while You Chen ordered her to publicize Bibi Dong’s scandals. The announcement stirred the continent, made You Chen widely known, and completed his stalled mission.

• Amona executed officials and guards who resisted her orders, replaced them with Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce agents, and used advanced equipment to defeat noble Soul Masters opposing her rule.
• Amona’s decrees won her growing support among commoners while provoking nobles and officials, though she still had to compromise in regions where her administration lacked control.
• Amona publicly vouched for Bibi Dong’s scandals, explaining to her ministers that she was seeking justice for her teacher, You Chen.
• News of the announcement spread across the continent, turning Bibi Dong into a popular topic and prompting people to ask who You Chen was.
• You Chen’s plan completed his long-delayed mission and brought his name to wider public attention.

You Chen’s plans for spreading faith contrasted with Bibi Dong’s scheme to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Sea God Island’s growing despair. After Bo Saixi ordered the island’s people to flee and their faith collapsed, towering waves rose at the island’s edge.

• You Chen calculated that broad devotion among ordinary people could generate abundant faith and considered Bibi Dong’s fame a way to advance his plans.
• Bibi Dong, trapped at sea with Spirit Hall’s forces, planned to exploit a clash between the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and Bo Saixi to seize the whale’s million-year soul ring.
• Sea Dragon Douluo begged Bo Saixi to lead Sea God Island, but she said she could no longer defend it and ordered its people to disperse before the enemy attacked.
• Sea Dragon Douluo asked whether You Chen could help, and Bo Saixi replied that nothing there was worth his intervention.
• Bo Saixi told Sea God Island’s people to flee, causing them to believe the Sea God had abandoned them and lose their hope.
• Bo Saixi struggled to suppress a fervent smile as towering waves rose at the island’s edge.

You Chen appeared as the World-Saving Star God, healed the Spirit Hall Allied Forces and Sea God Island, and drove off the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. After fleeing back to the continent, Bibi Dong succumbed to madness and chose to kill Yu Xiaogang so she could continue her revenge, then headed for Heaven Dou City.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King shattered the Sea God Hall, trapped the Spirit Hall Allied Forces, and destroyed more than ten ships with a sweeping attack.
• You Chen manifested as the Star Light Dragon, healed the wounded and those who appeared dead, and inspired belief among the survivors.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King tried to flee, but You Chen struck it with a controlled starlight attack; the whale pretended to be gravely injured and escaped into the sea.
• Bibi Dong pursued the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, suffered devastating losses, and unsealed her power to survive before returning to the continent in a state of madness.
• The Rakshasa God urged Bibi Dong to kill Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong chose to sacrifice him rather than abandon her revenge.
• Bibi Dong became an emotionless executor and headed for Heaven Dou City.