Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ming began condensing a Soul Core in Sea God Pavilion, drawing in a vast cloud of Heaven and Earth Vitality as his Soul Power grew increasingly dangerous. The breakthrough continued under the Elders’ watch, while people across Sea God Island realized Jiang Ming was the one advancing to Titled Douluo.

• Jiang Ming steadily condensed his solid Soul Power funnel while Xuan Zi and the other Elders guarded him.
• Jiang Ming’s funnel absorbed most of his Soul Power and drew in Heaven and Earth Yuan Power, forcing the Elders to struggle to contain its growing strength.
• A vast cloud of vitality gathered above Sea God Pavilion, and Yan Shaozhe recognized that Jiang Ming’s breakthrough surpassed the phenomenon he had caused.
• Qian Duoduo vowed to enter seclusion and reach Rank 9 after Xian Lin'er challenged him about his Soul Master rank.
• Han Ruoruo identified Jiang Ming as the person breaking through to Titled Douluo and took Wu Ming to find Zhang Lexuan.

Jiang Ming’s attempt to condense a Soul Core drew in far more Heaven and Earth Yuan Power than he could control, forcing him to summon four spirits and combine their strength to stabilize and compress it. The solidified Soul Power began consuming spatial power and forming a black-and-gold sphere, leaving Jiang Ming poised to push the dangerous breakthrough further.

• Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo realized Jiang Ming had secluded himself to break through to Titled Douluo at only twenty-four years old.
• Zhang Lexuan noticed the enormous Heaven and Earth Yuan Power cloud and flew toward the Sea God Pavilion, while Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and other Inner Court Disciples followed.
• Jiang Ming struggled to control the solidified Soul Power as it absorbed his power and outside energy, and Xuan Zi, Elder Song, and Elder Lin prepared for the danger of an explosion.
• Jiang Ming merged with Little Light, Little Ice, Little Spirit, and Little Void, using their combined strength to stabilize and compress the Soul Power.
• Spatial cracks formed around the compressed Soul Power, which began devouring spatial power and became a rapidly spinning sphere of golden-red and black energy.
• Jiang Ming focused the power of his Fiery Golden Eyes and Hundred-Thousand-Year Head Soul Bone into a beam aimed at the sphere.

Jiang Ming formed a stable first Soul Core and recovered before beginning to condense a second one, intended to become a Blazing Sun Soul Core. As people outside Sea God Pavilion waited and wondered whether his breakthrough had succeeded, new Yuan Energy Clouds gathered overhead, suggesting the process was not over.

• Jiang Ming completed a stable Soul Core, realized he still needed to integrate God of War Will, and paused to recover before making a second core.
• After an hour, Jiang Ming summoned Little Dark, Little Lotus, Little Wind, and Little Yellow, along with Rongrong and Little Prison, and began condensing the Blazing Sun Soul Core.
• Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and others waited outside Sea God Pavilion while rumors spread about Jiang Ming's breakthrough.
• Meng Hongchen tried to comfort Xiao Hongchen by reminding him that his tournament rivals were his own age, and Xiao Hongchen regained his confidence.
• Gongyang Mo returned to Sea God Pavilion and learned Jiang Ming was attempting to break through to Titled Douluo.
• Gongyang Mo pointed out that Yuan Energy Clouds were gathering above Sea God Pavilion again, larger and faster than before.

Jiang Ming successfully condensed and absorbed two powerful Soul Cores, enduring their violent clash by fusing with his Spirits and balancing their opposing elemental powers. He then entered the second half of his divine trial, where he began comprehending the God of War Will on an ancient battlefield while the Elders were told to leave him to meditate.

• Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Zhang Lexuan, and the others wondered why heaven and earth origin energy had begun gathering again around Sea God Island, while Xiao Hongchen and Elder Ma suspected Jiang Ming's breakthrough had changed in some way.
• Jiang Ming condensed a second Soul Core, then chose to absorb both it and his first Soul Core into his body despite Xuan Zi warning that their power could destroy him.
• Jiang Ming fused with his eight Spirits and used the Spiritual Power of those in his Sea of Consciousness to control the two Soul Cores as they joined with the War God Mark and Sun God Mark.
• Jiang Ming used opposing ice and light powers in the War God Soul Core and fire and darkness powers in the Blazing Sun Soul Core to establish a yin-yang balance, eventually stabilizing his body and completing the first half of his sixth trial.
• Jiang Ming entered a vision of an ancient battlefield and fought its opponents, unknowingly feeding Golden Light into the God of War Soul Core as he began comprehending the God of War Will.
• An aged voice told Xuan Zi and the other Elders to leave because Jiang Ming had entered meditation and would need time before waking.

Jiang Ming stabilized after absorbing two immense Soul Cores and continued meditating amid an overwhelming Battle Intent, while Shrek’s elders and disciples waited to learn whether he had reached Titled Douluo. Zhang Lexuan entered to check on him and found him safe, but her attention soon turned to his naked body.

• The three Elders left Jiang Ming in Mu En’s care and discussed how quickly his cultivation could rise after his breakthrough.
• Xuan Zi dismissed the gathered Inner Court Disciples, confirmed that Jiang Ming’s condition had stabilized, and allowed Zhang Lexuan to enter while warning the others away.
• Elder Ma left to report Jiang Ming’s apparent breakthrough to Radiant City, while Xuan Zi asked Gongyang Mo about his cultivation and took him to test his support abilities.
• Zhang Lexuan followed Mu En’s light into Jiang Ming’s cultivation room and used her Martial Soul to withstand his intense Battle Intent.
• Zhang Lexuan saw Jiang Ming meditating naked, felt relieved that he was safe, and blushed as she looked lower.

Jiang Ming completed the sixth trials of the War God and Sun God, receiving the God of War Dragon Spear’s Artifact Spirit before beginning his Sun God trial. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianran plotted to lure him to Radiant City during the tournament and kill him.

• Zhang Lexuan covered Jiang Ming and left the cultivation chamber while Mu En guarded him as his Spiritual Power and Battle Intent intensified.
• Jiang Ming defeated the trial’s opponents, met the Third War God, and received the God of War Dragon Spear’s Artifact Spirit after completing the War God Sixth Trial.
• The Sun God Sixth Trial began immediately, and Jiang Ming absorbed stored sun power as Mu En protected the Golden Tree from the heat.
• Elder Ma’s report reached Jing Hongchen, who warned Crown Prince Xu Tianran that Jiang Ming was breaking through to Titled Douluo.
• Xu Tianran ordered Jing Hongchen to use Ming Jiang to lure Jiang Ming to Radiant City during the tournament, where the Holy Spirit Cult would try to kill him.
• Several days later, Jiang Ming passed the Sixth Trials of both the War God and the Sun God.

After completing the God of War and Sun God Sixth Trials, Jiang Ming received two hundred-thousand-year leg bones and completed his full Spirit Bone set. He woke from a day of rest and began attacking the Level Ninety bottleneck, hoping to become a Titled Douluo.

• During Jiang Ming's seven-day seclusion, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen repeatedly watched the Sea God Pavilion, hoping to learn when he would emerge.
• Jiang Ming finished condensing two Soul Cores and comprehending God of War Will and Sun Power, then learned that Mu En and others had been the only ones to see him after his clothes burned away.
• The God of War and Sun God Sixth Trials declared Jiang Ming's trials complete and rewarded him with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Black Tortoise Left Leg Bone and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Fire Phoenix Right Leg Bone.
• Jiang Ming absorbed both Spirit Bones in his sleep, completing his full set of six Spirit Bones, all of at least hundred-thousand-year quality.
• After resting, Jiang Ming prepared to break through the Level Ninety bottleneck and began striking it with the power of his two Soul Cores.

Jiang Ming combined the power of his Soul Cores, elves, and Spirit Bones to force a breakthrough to Level Ninety, but the energy went out of control and devastated Sea God Pavilion. After the bottleneck finally broke, the Book of Spirits opened a new page and released a transparent elf.

• Jiang Ming failed to break the Level Ninety bottleneck with his two Soul Cores, so he gathered the power of his eight elves and seven Spirit Bones and activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Golden Battle Body.
• Jiang Ming's attempt to fuse all the power into a single strike triggered a violent backlash, and Mu En called the Elders to help contain the energy threatening Sea God Pavilion.
• Jiang Ming detonated the out-of-control energy against the bottleneck, breaking through to Level Ninety while injuring himself and sending a destructive shockwave across Sea God Island.
• The Book of Spirits opened a new page after Little Void's, and a transparent elf emerged before Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming’s ninth spirit emerged with the power to manipulate time and helped Little Void begin its Hundred-Thousand-Year evolution. After confirming that he had become a Titled Douluo, Jiang Ming planned to postpone the ninth Soul Ring for his Golden Heart Martial Soul and seek a God-Bestowed Soul Ring through his remaining Deity Trials.

• Jiang Ming’s transparent ninth spirit emerged and slowed time around him and the Elders before entering his body.
• The ninth spirit gathered energy from Jiang Ming’s seven evolved spirits, shaped it into a bead, and fed it to Little Void to help it evolve.
• Jiang Ming discovered that his ninth Soul Ring existed but was invisible, and confirmed that his Soul Power remained at Level Ninety while approaching Level Ninety-One.
• Jiang Ming told Xuan Zi he would wait until completing the remaining Deity Trials before obtaining the ninth Soul Ring for his Golden Heart Martial Soul.
• Jiang Ming said he had not chosen a title and considered the risks of hunting the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign or Di Tian.

After reaching the Titled Douluo realm, Jiang Ming chose the title Invincible Douluo and witnessed Little Void complete its Hundred-Thousand-Year evolution. The Book of Spirits and its Small World then fell dormant to evolve, while Zhang Lexuan and the Inner Court Disciples waited outside the Sea God Pavilion and reacted to Jiang Ming’s bold new title.

• Jiang Ming rejected suggestions including Golden Douluo, Spirit Douluo, and God of War Douluo before choosing Invincible Douluo.
• Jiang Ming soothed Little Time with his Spiritual Power and learned it had hidden its faint Soul Ring and used excess breakthrough energy to control time for self-protection.
• Little Void completed its Hundred-Thousand-Year evolution, leaving Jiang Ming with eight Spirits bearing blood-red Soul Rings.
• Little Time entered the Book of Spirits with the other Spirits and warned Jiang Ming that the Small World would evolve and the Book of Spirits would fall dormant.
• The Small World became unreachable before Jiang Ming could retrieve its contents, including captured Soul Beasts, controlled Evil Soul Master lackeys, and Mu En’s body.
• Zhang Lexuan and Inner Court Disciples waited outside the Sea God Pavilion after hearing that Jiang Ming had become a Titled Douluo called Invincible, a title that alarmed and angered many people.

After breaking through to Titled Douluo, Jiang Ming reunited with Zhang Lexuan and decided they should choose a wedding date. Unable to find an almanac in the academy library, he went to ask Zhou Yi for advice, where she invited him to teach her class.

• The Inner Court Disciples watched Jiang Ming emerge from seclusion as a Titled Douluo, then scattered when he suggested sparring with them.
• Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan walked beside Sea God Lake and agreed to choose an auspicious day for their wedding.
• Jiang Ming searched the academy library for a guide to auspicious dates, and Wang Yan suggested he ask someone married.
• Jiang Ming went to the Outer Court Teaching Building to find Zhou Yi and waited until she noticed him during class.
• Zhou Yi greeted Jiang Ming and offered to let him teach her students while they digested the lesson.

Jiang Ming joined Zhou Yi's class, where she announced that he had become a Titled Douluo, and he fielded the students' excited questions. After class, Zhou Yi suggested he use the upcoming Sea God's Fate event to formally propose to Zhang Lexuan, and Jiang Ming decided he needed to arrange a proposal ceremony.

• Zhou Yi brought Jiang Ming into her classroom and introduced him to her students as their senior.
• After a student recognized him as the Great Demon King Jiang Ming, Zhou Yi announced that he had recently become a Titled Douluo, prompting the class to erupt in applause and questions.
• Hu Xue asked Jiang Ming whether he needed a girlfriend, and Zhou Yi explained that he was already in love and would soon marry; Jiang Ming gently turned Hu Xue down.
• Jiang Ming taught the class briefly before Zhou Yi took him to the office and advised him to wait until the Inner Court's Sea God's Fate event to propose to Zhang Lexuan.
• Jiang Ming realized he had never formally proposed to Zhang Lexuan and agreed that he should hold a proposal ceremony, though he admitted he knew little about the matchmaking event.

Jiang Ming prepared a proposal for Sister Lexuan while his Ming Jiang clone awaited Meng Hongchen’s return from the exchange program. Huo Yuhao used a concealed weapon to bargain with Jing Hongchen for Soul Tools, and Xu Tianran ordered Jing Hongchen to accept the deal and revealed a plan to kill Jiang Ming before the tournament.

• Jiang Ming spent a month planning an unforgettable proposal and wedding, while Ming Jiang reached Level Ninety and continued his Soul Tool research under Jing Hongchen’s guidance.
• Jing Hongchen told Ming Jiang that Meng Hongchen would soon return, and Ming Jiang relayed the news to Jiang Ming for advice.
• Huo Yuhao gave Jing Hongchen a black box that fired hidden iron arrows, then negotiated for three Rank 9 Soul Tools in exchange for his technology.
• Jing Hongchen brought Huo Yuhao’s demands to Crown Prince Xu Tianran, who agreed to the terms because he wanted the technology.
• Xu Tianran reminded Jing Hongchen that Jiang Ming had represented Shrek during the previous handover and suggested killing Jiang Ming before the tournament.

After the exchange students returned home, Jiang Ming prepared for his wedding with Zhang Lexuan while learning that Sun Moon Empire forces might ambush the returning Shrek delegation. Jiang Ming caught up with Elder Xuan and joined the response, determined to discover who was behind the attack.

• Xu Tianran ordered Jing Hongchen to enlist Long Xiaoyao to kill Jiang Ming.
• Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy held farewell ceremonies, and Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er escorted the Sun Moon students to the exchange point instead of Jiang Ming.
• Jing Hongchen and Yan Shaozhe exchanged the students and formally ended the two-and-a-half-year program; Huo Yuhao then spoke privately with Yan Shaozhe.
• Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan discussed their wedding plans, including invitations, the banquet, and attire.
• After sensing Elder Xuan and other Elders leave, Jiang Ming learned that Huo Yuhao's acquisition of precious Rare Metals might prompt an ambush on the returning Shrek group.
• Jiang Ming caught up with Elder Xuan and went to support the delegation, wondering whether Kong Deming would lead the ambush.

Jiang Ming and Elder Song rushed to aid Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Huo Yuhao after Jiang Ming suspected the ambush involved Evil Soul Masters. Jiang Ming blasted Zhang Peng with the Heaven and Earth Cannon, but the battle escalated when a Limit Douluo appeared.

• Jiang Ming reasoned that the attackers were likely Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters, then sped ahead with Elder Song to warn Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er.
• Zhang Peng intercepted Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Huo Yuhao, demanding that they surrender Huo Yuhao.
• Xian Lin'er attacked Zhang Peng, but retreated after receiving a warning through her Voice Transmission Soul Tool.
• Jiang Ming fired two Rank 9 Heaven and Earth Cannon blasts at Zhang Peng, while Yan Shaozhe protected Huo Yuhao and announced that reinforcements had arrived.
• Yan Shaozhe called out Zhang Peng’s hidden ally, and a Limit Douluo emerged as Elder Song reached Xian Lin'er and Jiang Ming recognized the newcomer’s immense strength.

Jiang Ming and Shrek’s group faced Long Xiaoyao, a Limit Douluo allied with the Holy Spirit Cult, who demanded Huo Yuhao’s ring and Jiang Ming’s life. Jiang Ming stepped forward to challenge him despite the overwhelming difference in cultivation.

• Jiang Ming realized the old man’s Limit Douluo cultivation posed a grave threat and warned Yan Shaozhe to protect Huo Yuhao.
• The Scorpion Tiger Douluo reappeared, injured by the Rank 9 Soul Cannonballs, and questioned how Shrek had acquired them.
• The old man introduced himself as Long Xiaoyao, and Yan Shaozhe recognized him as the Dragon Emperor Douluo and former friend of Mu En.
• Long Xiaoyao offered to spare the others if they survived three attacks and handed over Huo Yuhao’s ring, but demanded Jiang Ming stay behind.
• Elder Song moved to protect Jiang Ming, but he stepped forward and challenged Long Xiaoyao to try to kill him.

Jiang Ming faced Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, who had come to kill him and take Huo Yuhao’s ring, and tried to buy time by provoking him into limiting the fight to three moves. Jiang Ming survived the first two attacks, and as Long Xiaoyao prepared to use his full strength for the last, Xuan Zi and others arrived.

• Long Xiaoyao demanded Huo Yuhao’s ring and ordered Jiang Ming to stay, but Jiang Ming insulted him and accepted his challenge to withstand three moves.
• Jiang Ming used his Bloodline Power to resist Long Xiaoyao’s black-hole attack, then retreated to conserve strength and stall for help.
• Long Xiaoyao questioned Jiang Ming about his Golden Second Awakening and connection to the Body Sect, but Jiang Ming refused to explain.
• Jiang Ming pierced Long Xiaoyao’s dragon-claw attack with the Sky Piercer Spear, though the effort showed the Limit Douluo’s strength.
• Long Xiaoyao announced he would use his full strength for the third move as Xuan Zi and others arrived and called for him to stop.

Jiang Ming faced Long Xiaoyao’s final attack after Long transformed into his Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul Avatar and unleashed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skill. As the dragon claw tore through space, Jiang Ming revealed his full power and summoned the Snow Empress to meet it, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Xuan Zi and the Sea God Pavilion Elders arrived, but Long Xiaoyao transformed into his Dark Holy Dragon and warned Xuan Zi not to interfere with his final move.
• Jiang Ming told Xuan Zi to stand aside, then prepared his Soul Spirits and defensive Soul Tools to withstand Long Xiaoyao’s promised strike at half strength.
• Long Xiaoyao activated a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Skill and summoned a gigantic dragon claw that tore open the surrounding space.
• Huo Yuhao asked Yan Shaozhe whether Jiang Ming could survive, while Electrolux assured Huo Yuhao that Jiang Ming would endure the attack, though he might be injured.
• Jiang Ming released his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, activated his Soul Skills and Spirit Bone abilities, and transformed into a golden giant.
• Jiang Ming summoned the Snow Empress, who launched Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Unrivaled toward Long Xiaoyao’s dragon claw.

Jiang Ming used the Snow Empress, his Sky Piercer Spear, and bloodline suppression to withstand Long Xiaoyao’s third attack and wound him. Long Xiaoyao honored his promise and left, but Yan Shaozhe suddenly appeared weakened.

• Jiang Ming coordinated with the Snow Empress to block Long Xiaoyao’s dragon claw while revealing his extraordinary Soul Ring configuration.
• The Snow Empress’s Emperor Sword blocked most of the attack, and Jiang Ming pierced Long Xiaoyao’s claw with the Sky Piercer Spear.
• Jiang Ming used Bloodline Suppression to weaken Long Xiaoyao’s Dark Holy Dragon and then charged him, knocking his dragon form away.
• Jiang Ming declared that the three moves had passed, and Elder Xuan, Elder Song, and Elder Lin gathered beside him as Long Xiaoyao withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Long Xiaoyao praised Jiang Ming, kept his promise, and departed with Zhang Peng.
• Huo Yuhao noticed that Yan Shaozhe had turned pale and seemed to have grown weaker.

After Long Xiaoyao left, Yan Shaozhe became mysteriously weak, then recovered on the journey back to Shrek Academy. Jiang Ming concluded that Yan Shaozhe was probably Long Xiaoyao’s son or grandson, leaving Xuan Zi stunned by the revelation.

• Huo Yuhao alerted the group to Yan Shaozhe’s sudden weakness, and Jiang Ming examined him but found no injuries.
• Yan Shaozhe insisted he could travel, and the group hurried back to Shrek Academy as his condition gradually improved.
• Jiang Ming privately asked Xuan Zi about Yan Shaozhe’s background and learned that Mu En had brought him to Shrek.
• Jiang Ming explained that his blood-suppressing soul skill had also weakened Yan Shaozhe, suggesting a close bloodline link to Long Xiaoyao.
• Jiang Ming told Xuan Zi that Yan Shaozhe was likely Long Xiaoyao’s son or grandson, leaving Xuan Zi bewildered.