Chapter Summaries

Meng Li helped the Tang Sect fight Dark Bell and Leng Yulai, while secretly trying to give Leng Yulai a chance to escape. After the battle, Leng Yulai was captured, and Meng Li and Tang Wulin met Chen Xinjie to discuss the Evil Soul Masters and the military.

• Dark Bell attacked Zang Xin with her sound-based control skills while Meng Li and Leng Yulai fought on opposing sides but held back.
• Leng Yulai asked Meng Li about her sister Leng Yaozhu, then followed their plan and used him as a hostage after Dark Bell fled.
• Zang Xin defeated Dark Bell, and the Tang Sect took Leng Yulai into custody despite Meng Li's attempt to help her escape.
• Meng Li told Leng Yaozhu that Leng Yulai had been captured, and Leng Yaozhu left her office to seek help from the Tang Sect.
• Tang Wulin told Chen Xinjie about the Evil Soul Masters' attack, but Chen questioned whether he had evidence and tried to recruit him into the War God Temple.
• Meng Li rejected Chen Xinjie's invitation and left with Tang Wulin.

Meng Li found the drunk Ya Li at the hotel and accompanied her on a walk, where she struggled with her feelings for Yun Ming and another man. A coin toss helped Ya Li recognize what she wanted, and she thanked Meng Li before asking him for a hug, which he refused.

• Meng Li finished consolidating his cultivation and went to the hotel restaurant for food, where he found Ya Li drunk and recognized her.
• Ya Li congratulated Meng Li on becoming a Titled Douluo, then asked him to walk with her instead of sharing a drink.
• In the park, Ya Li said she wished she had never met Yun Ming and revealed she was conflicted between him and another man.
• Meng Li gave Ya Li a coin and explained that her reaction to its result could reveal which choice she truly wanted.
• Ya Li tossed the coin repeatedly, accepted the result, and thanked Meng Li before asking for a hug, which he declined.

Meng Li brought Leng Yaozhu to Skysea City, where she asked him to help find her sister, Leng Yulai, whom the Tang Sect denied holding. When Meng Li confronted Tang Wulin, the Tang Sect Master claimed Meng Li had captured Leng Yulai himself, leaving Meng Li and Leng Yaozhu stunned.

• Ya Li and Meng Li returned to the hotel after sharing a private moment in the park, and Ya Li asked him to keep their conversation secret.
• Meng Li picked up his master, Leng Yaozhu, at Tianhai Station, and she explained that the Tang Sect denied having her younger sister, Leng Yulai.
• Meng Li told Leng Yaozhu that Tang Wulin was now the Tang Sect Master and offered to help investigate Leng Yulai's disappearance.
• Meng Li privately asked Tang Wulin whether Leng Yulai was still in the Tang Sect's hands, and Tang Wulin replied that Meng Li had captured her himself.

Meng Li learned that the Tang Sect planned to release Leng Yulai as part of an agreement with the Holy Spirit Cult, while Leng Yaozhu thanked him for helping her and asked what reward he wanted. The chapter ended with Meng Li asking only that his master take better care of herself.

• Meng Li told Leng Yaozhu that he had tried to help Leng Yulai escape, but Ruthless Douluo stopped him and Leng Yulai was captured.
• Tang Wulin told Meng Li that the Tang Sect would release Leng Yulai in exchange for the Holy Spirit Cult publicly accepting responsibility for the attack and agreeing to avoid war for a year.
• Tang Wulin explained that the Tang Sect would return Leng Yulai first, then trade her spatial divine artifact for Yun Ming's soul if no war broke out within a year.
• Tang Wulin shared stories of Yun Ming's strength, and Meng Li faintly smiled when he heard Yun Ming had blocked a level-twelve Fixed Soul Tool Cannon.
• Leng Yaozhu hugged Meng Li and offered him any reward he wanted, but he asked her to spend less time working and do things she enjoyed.

Meng Li said goodbye to Leng Yaozhu and set out to train in the Dou Ling Empire and Star Luo Empire, hoping to grow strong enough to revive his sister and protect his loved ones. After the Holy Spirit Cult claimed responsibility for the Eastsea Fleet attack, Meng Li traveled aboard the Tang Sect submarine Thousand Spirits; two months later, it surfaced near the Dou Ling Empire.

• Leng Yaozhu saw Meng Li off at Tianhai Station, and Meng Li told her he planned to train in the Dou Ling Empire and Star Luo Empire after becoming a Titled Douluo.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Meng Li that the Federation's impending war made his journey dangerous, then embraced him before boarding the train to Shrek City.
• The Holy Spirit Cult claimed responsibility for the Eastsea Fleet attack, and Chen Xinjie declared war on the cult as the Federation began a purge from Tianhai.
• Meng Li traveled beneath the sea aboard the Tang Sect's submarine Thousand Spirits and spent two months cultivating, reaching Soul Power Level ninety-two.
• Tang Wulin held a meeting to arrange the group's tasks, and the submarine surfaced near a new city in the Dou Ling Empire.

Meng Li and Tang Wulin arrived in the Dou Ling Empire and met Li Yunzhe, the local Tang Sect branch head. Meng Li revealed that New Soul Company had made him its temporary representative there, leaving Li Yunzhe surprised and curious about his connection to Ya Li.

• Meng Li and the others disembarked and were greeted by Li Yunzhe, head of the Tang Sect Dou Ling Empire Branch.
• Tang Wulin introduced Meng Li to Li Yunzhe, who welcomed him as New Soul Company's representative.
• Meng Li recalled that Zhou Hansheng had appointed him temporary general manager of New Soul Company in the Dou Ling Empire.
• As the group traveled by car, Li Yunzhe asked where they would meet the local company representative, and Meng Li told him that the representative was already in the car.
• Li Yunzhe doubted Meng Li's claim until he recognized Ya Li as the Holy Spirit Douluo and reconsidered the young man's standing.

Meng Li and Li Yunzhe discussed the Dou Ling Empire’s weak military position and why it should seek peace, while Tang Wulin redirected the group toward Lingbo City. Meng Li confirmed through their Telepathic Connection that Gu Yuena had arrived on the continent, then agreed to investigate Tang Wulin’s feeling that his parents were inside Spirit Pagoda.

• Li Yunzhe explained the Dou Ling Empire’s military forces and its competing strategies for facing the Douluo Federation, and Meng Li argued that peace was its only sensible option.
• Tang Wulin announced that they were going to Lingbo City, and Meng Li sensed a familiar aura connected to Gu Yuena.
• Meng Li messaged Gu Yuena, who confirmed she had arrived in the Dou Ling Empire and said she would meet him later.
• Tang Wulin asked Meng Li to investigate the familiar presence he believed belonged to his parents, and Meng Li agreed to help find them inside Spirit Pagoda.

Tang Wulin and his companions arrived in Lingbo City, where Li Yunzhe privately confronted Ya Li about her relationship with Meng Li before accepting her choice. Tang Wulin and Meng Li searched for the missing people and discovered a secret Spirit Pagoda research institute connected to Evil Soul Masters.

• Li Yunzhe knelt before Ya Li and revealed that she had saved his family thirty years earlier, then asked to speak with her privately.
• Li Yunzhe urged Ya Li not to betray Yun Ming's feelings, but Ya Li rejected his moral pressure and said she would pursue what she cared about; Li Yunzhe chose to support her and keep their conversation secret.
• Tang Wulin searched Lingbo City with his Spiritual Power but found no trace of his parents.
• Meng Li detected a secret research institute and the aura of Evil Soul Masters, and Li Yunzhe confirmed that the Spirit Pagoda operated such a facility in Lingbo City.
• Meng Li said he knew where the research institute was located.

Tang Wulin and Meng Li planned to infiltrate the Spirit Pagoda’s secret research institute to rescue Tang Wulin’s parents. Meng Li entered the branch headquarters using Leng Yaozhu’s ID card, and the local tower master discovered he had found the institute.

• Meng Li learned that Leng Yaozhu knew nothing about the secret research institute, so Tang Wulin asked Li Yunzhe for help rescuing his parents.
• Li Yunzhe arranged an undercover contact, while Meng Li gave Tang Wulin a map, an Angel’s feather to signal the moment to act, and a plan for creating a disturbance.
• Li Yunzhe explained that the local Spirit Pagoda branch housed the Dou Ling Empire headquarters and had at least five Titled Douluo-level powerhouses, including more than two Super Douluo.
• Two days later, Meng Li sensed that Tang Wulin had found an opportunity and headed toward the area where his parents were held.
• Meng Li used Leng Yaozhu’s ID card to enter the Spirit Pagoda branch, and Hua Tao reported the identity theft to Qian Gu Dongfeng.
• Hua Tao saw Meng Li reach the secret research institute and warned Qian Gu Dongfeng that the intruder had found it.

Meng Li fought his way through the Spirit Pagoda’s underground facility to reach Tang Wulin and his parents. He killed the Evil Soul Masters attacking Tang Ziran and prepared to face the remaining enemies while Tang Wulin carried his father away to seek help.

• Tang Wulin sensed his parents and rushed through a closing door as Meng Li arrived on the third underground level and killed eight guilty guards, sparing two innocent ones.
• Meng Li killed a fleeing Five Rings Evil Soul Master, broke through the sealed door, and defeated the Evil Soul Masters ambushing him along the way.
• Meng Li found Tang Wulin facing the men who had attacked Tang Ziran and killed the attacker who had pierced Tang Wulin’s father.
• Meng Li handed Tang Ziran to Tang Wulin and told him to take his family to find Sister Yali, while Tang Wulin carried his father away with Blue Silver Emperor vines.
• Meng Li confronted the seven remaining Evil Soul Masters, who realized his nine green-gold soul rings and Angel Martial Soul left them at a severe disadvantage.

Meng Li crushed seven Evil Soul Masters, then confronted the Dou Ling Empire Spirit Pagoda branch tower master after exposing the branch’s connection to the Holy Spirit Cult. The chapter ended as Meng Li, identified as Vice Tower Master Leng’s disciple, launched the first attack against Hua Tao, a level-ninety-six Super Douluo.

• The seven Evil Soul Masters tried to attack Meng Li together, but he overpowered them and killed all seven as they fled.
• Tang Wulin escaped the Spirit Pagoda with his parents and sent the other Shrek Seven Devils, A Ruheng, and Sima Jinchi to help Meng Li.
• Meng Li reached the Spirit Pagoda branch, where the alarms had summoned its soul masters and mechas.
• The branch tower master confronted Meng Li, who accused the Spirit Pagoda of being a branch of the Holy Spirit Cult and revealed his face.
• Hua Tao recognized Meng Li as Vice Tower Master Leng’s disciple, and Meng Li equipped his battle armor and attacked.
• Hua Tao used his control over the air to evade Meng Li’s spear thrust.

Meng Li destroyed the Spirit Pagoda branch in Lingbo City and killed its branch master, Hua Tao, after Hua Tao’s offer of a truce turned into a surprise attack. Afterward, Meng Li’s killing intent intensified, and he flew to an uninhabited forest to avoid harming civilians.

• Meng Li unleashed his Tide of Life, grew a massive tree through the Spirit Pagoda, and devastated the branch while attacking Hua Tao.
• Hua Tao used his Martial Soul Avatar and Three-word Battle Armor to survive Meng Li’s purple energy sphere, then offered to let Meng Li move freely in the Dou Ling Empire.
• Hua Tao attacked Meng Li while his attention was diverted, but Meng Li resisted the restraint and killed him with a heat-based soul skill.
• The Shrek Seven Devils, Sima Jinchi, Ruheng, and Li Yunzhe watched in disbelief as Meng Li defeated a Super Douluo and destroyed the branch.
• Meng Li noticed his killing intent turning toward civilians and fled to a forest, where he continued to struggle with the urge to kill.

Meng Li lost control under the Golden Dragon King's killing intent until Gu Yuena helped him remove the Inverse Scale and revealed that Na'er’s personality had awakened within her. Na'er explained the source of Meng Li’s frenzy and gave him an icy-blue object to help him, leaving him eager to find a way for her personality to remain.

• Meng Li resisted the urge to attack Gu Yuena, and she told him the Inverse Scale was causing his frenzy.
• Meng Li tore the Inverse Scale from his chest, and Gu Yuena led him through a spatial rift.
• Gu Yuena embraced Meng Li and revealed that Na'er had awakened, while Gu Yue had preserved her personality by sacrificing thirty percent of her strength.
• Na'er explained that the Golden Dragon King's destructive personality caused Meng Li's urge to slaughter and warned him not to let the Golden Dragon King possess him.
• Na'er attached an icy-blue object to Meng Li's Silver Dragon scale, changing it to platinum and easing his pain while leaving him cold and clear-headed.

Meng Li reunited with Gu Yuena, gave her the Ice God Pearl, and fell asleep before she could leave. They returned to Lingbo City together, where the Spirit Pagoda searched for the masked attacker, and Li Yunzhe mistook Gu Yuena for Meng Li’s new romantic partner.

• Gu Yuena gave Meng Li the Ice God Pearl and explained that his Inverse Scale held the hostility that could awaken the Golden Dragon King's madness and destruction.
• Meng Li fell asleep in Gu Yuena's arms, and she abandoned her plan to leave him behind.
• After Meng Li woke, Gu Yuena accepted his candied hawthorn and said she would go wherever he went, so they decided to return to Tang Wulin.
• In Lingbo City, surviving Spirit Pagoda soul masters treated the wounded and struggled to remember the attacker's face as the branch lay destroyed.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena returned to the hotel, where Li Yunzhe saw them holding hands and angrily judged Meng Li as promiscuous.

Meng Li reunited with Tang Wulin and learned that Ya Li had saved Tang Wulin’s parents, while his relationship with Gu Yuena hurt Ya Li. After Tang Wulin’s parents suddenly worsened, Ya Li identified the cause as Blood Demon Curse Kill, leaving their lives in danger.

• Li Yunzhe questioned Meng Li about Gu Yuena, who called herself Meng Li’s girlfriend and said Ya Li knew about their relationship.
• Meng Li reunited with Tang Wulin and the others, and Ya Li explained that Tang Ziran had survived but needed a long recovery.
• Ya Li left after seeing Meng Li and Gu Yuena holding hands, while Meng Li sensed her pain and practiced controlling the Inverse Scale fused with the Ice God Pearl.
• Lang Yue woke and reunited with Tang Wulin, and Gu Yuena comforted Meng Li when he felt lonely about his own parents.
• After Meng Li and the others went to eat, Tang Wulin’s parents developed a writhing ghostly pattern on their foreheads and grew pale.
• Ya Li examined Tang Wulin’s parents and identified their condition as Blood Demon Curse Kill, alarming Tang Wulin.

Meng Li and Ya Li combined their powers to break the Blood Demon Curse Kill afflicting Tang Wulin’s parents, saving their lives. Tang Ziran and Lang Yue recovered, while Meng Li collapsed from exhaustion and Ya Li took him to rest.

• Ya Li warned Tang Wulin that healing alone could not save his parents and that they had to remove the Blood Demon Curse Kill.
• Meng Li used his Angel Domain and Angel’s Heal to weaken the curse and slow Tang Ziran and Lang Yue’s decline.
• Meng Li and Ya Li fused their angel powers, restrained the curse marks, and burned away most of the Blood Demon Curse Kill as its caster threatened them.
• Tang Ziran and Lang Yue regained consciousness after Ya Li and Meng Li treated them, and Tang Wulin thanked both of his parents’ rescuers.
• Meng Li collapsed from exhaustion, and Ya Li carried him to his room while Gu Yuena learned he would recover with rest.

Tang Wulin learned from Tang San that he was Tang San’s son and carried the Golden Dragon King’s essence, while Tang San suspected Meng Li was the Golden Dragon King and warned that he threatened the Douluo Continent. Meng Li remained unaware of the suspicion and went with Gu Yuena to a night market, where they stopped at a ring-toss stall.

• Tang Wulin recalled meeting Old Tang, learning that Tang San was his father and that the Golden Dragon King’s essence had been sealed inside him.
• Tang San warned Tang Wulin that Meng Li might be an incarnation of the Golden Dragon King and could seek to reclaim its power.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that Meng Li carried the auras of the Golden Dragon King, the God of Destruction, and the Life Goddess, and said he planned to defeat him after the God Realm returned.
• Meng Li asked Tang Wulin why he was distracted, then left with Gu Yuena to visit the Dou Ling Empire’s night market.
• Gu Yuena admired an Angel doll at a ring-toss stall, and Meng Li questioned the owner about the price of the rings.

Meng Li showed off his ring-toss skills to win dolls for Gu Yuena, then offered to pay the stall owner rather than make him take a loss. The owner’s flattering wishes made Gu Yuena happy but also reminded her of their painful situation, and Meng Li invited the crowd to share in the prizes.

• Meng Li paid the ring-toss owner and learned the rings had been tampered with, while Gu Yuena worried about the cost.
• Meng Li landed a ring around Gu Yuena’s chosen angel doll, then hit ten dolls with ten rings as the crowd watched.
• The ring-toss owner begged Meng Li to stop, and the spectators criticized him for running a dishonest stall.
• The owner praised Meng Li and Gu Yuena as a married couple, bringing Gu Yuena happiness and quiet heartbreak.
• Meng Li offered to pay for the rings and dolls, including his tosses, and promised a free doll to anyone who said something nice.

Meng Li took Gu Yuena on a drive to the seaside, where he sang for her as they traveled. When they reached the coast, both felt homesick and wished they could return home together, but Meng Li tried to cheer her up.

• Meng Li won every plush toy at the ring-toss stall, then left with Gu Yuena and asked where she wanted to go.
• Gu Yuena chose the seaside, and Meng Li drove her toward the coast after they bought snacks.
• Gu Yuena asked to kiss Meng Li, and he agreed before she shyly pecked his cheek.
• Meng Li sang songs during the drive, and Gu Yuena listened closely and asked him to keep singing.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena reached the coast, where they both expressed longing for home before Meng Li comforted her.

Meng Li and Gu Yuena spent the night walking along the beach, sharing a promise to live until they could be together again. As dawn broke, Meng Li kissed Gu Yuena’s cheek, leaving her overjoyed.

• Gu Yuena sang for Meng Li, and he praised her voice as they arrived at a beach in the Dou Ling Empire.
• Meng Li and Gu Yuena walked barefoot along the shore, where Meng Li sang her a song about meeting again in another life.
• Gu Yuena stopped Meng Li and insisted he would not die, and they promised with linked pinkies to live well and stay together.
• Gu Yuena and Meng Li drew each other inside a heart in the sand, then she fell asleep in his arms.
• At sunrise, Gu Yuena asked Meng Li for a kiss, and he gently kissed her cheek.