Chapter Summaries

The remaining Evil Spirit Masters broke free of their restraints and turned the battle against Shrek Academy. Yan Feng froze the Hell White Tiger with his Dragon Breath, while Tang Dai struck Wu Feng out of the fight, leaving Shrek Academy in crisis.

• The chapter explained how Tang San and Shrek Academy had spread faith in the Sea God across the Douluo Continent.
• Lu Genggeng’s roar shattered Cao Jinxuan’s Time Lock, while Tang Dai used Golden Skeleton Claw to break free of the Blue Silver Cage.
• Tang Dai grew into a towering golden skeleton by using Wrath of the Golden Skeleton King.
• Yan Feng revealed his Bone Dragon Martial Soul and combined Dragon Transformation, Dragonification, and Dragon Breath to freeze the Hell White Tiger.
• Wu Feng charged at Tang Dai, but he struck her with his massive bone arm and sent her flying, turning the battle against Shrek Academy.

Tang San recovered from killing Gu Yu and saved Ning Tian, Cao Jinxuan, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu from their opponents’ attacks. The battle remained underway as Yan Feng’s Burial Ground trapped Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, while Tang San resisted its life-draining force.

• Ning Tian fired a Level Six Piercing Spirit Tool Cannon at Lu Genggeng, but his fat quickly sealed the wound and he leaped toward her and Cao Jinxuan.
• Tang San recovered, struck Lu Genggeng with the Clear Sky Hammer, and battered him with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Yan Feng attacked Tang San with Dragon Breath, allowing Lu Genggeng to retreat, while the Hell White Tiger broke free of its ice prison.
• Yan Feng trapped the Hell White Tiger in his Burial Ground, and Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu reappeared as the Martial Soul Fusion state ended.
• Tang San pulled Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu out of the Burial Ground and used the Blue Silver Domain to resist its life-draining suction.

Tang San killed Lu Genggeng, prompting Yan Feng to unleash his Bone Dragon True Body and overwhelm Shrek Academy’s remaining fighters. The Golden Bone Spear hurtled toward Tang San as Xiao Hongchen predicted Shrek Academy would lose.

• Tang San escaped the Burial Ground with his Eight Spider Lances, but Lu Genggeng caught him with a bone-chain hook and dragged him toward a poisonous bite.
• Cao Jinxuan briefly froze Lu Genggeng, giving Tang San time to pierce his chest core with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear and kill him.
• Enraged by the deaths of two companions, Yan Feng used his Martial Soul Avatar and transformed into a Bone Dragon True Body.
• Yan Feng’s bone dragon shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass barrier and sent him flying, while Wu Feng, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu could no longer fight.
• Tang Dai hurled a Golden Bone Spear at Tang San, and Ning Tian’s Spirit Tool Cannonballs failed to stop it.
• Xiao Hongchen judged that Shrek Academy was going to lose as the Golden Bone Spear continued toward Tang San.

Tang San’s Hidden Weapons killed Tang Dai, but Yan Feng’s continued attack forced Shrek Academy to concede, giving the Holy Spirit Sect victory at a terrible cost. As the arena fell silent, Zhongli Wu’s rage threatened to erupt, and Jing Hongchen stepped in to shield Xu Tianran and Ju Zi from his aura.

• Yan Feng’s Golden Bone Spear drove Tang San to the arena’s edge, while Ning Tian and Cao Jinxuan lent him their Soul Power.
• Tang San used the Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life Stealing Pellet against Tang Dai, then declared Shrek Academy’s concession as Yan Feng attacked with icy breath.
• Ning Tian’s Invincible Shield blocked Yan Feng’s attack until the Unbreaking Douluo intervened and declared the match over.
• Yan Feng discovered Tang Dai had died from the Hidden Weapon’s poison, leaving him the sole survivor among the four Holy Spirit Sect combatants who had entered the arena.
• The Holy Spirit Sect won the match after losing five of its seven combatants, while Shrek Academy lost Ma Hongjun.
• Zhongli Wu’s rage filled the rostrum, and Jing Hongchen stood before Xu Tianran and Ju Zi to block his dangerous aura.

After the Holy Spirit Sect lost five elite disciples in the quarterfinals, Zhongli Wu restrained his anger while Xu Tianran and Bibi Dong discussed the prospects of cooperation. The tournament advanced to the semifinals, leaving the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy burdened by Ma Hongjun’s death and Tang Ya’s role in it.

• Zhongli Wu blamed Shrek Academy for the deaths of his disciples, then left after Xu Tianran urged him to calm down; the seductive woman apologized to Xu Tianran and followed him.
• Bibi Dong accepted Zhongli Wu’s grief, while Xu Tianran privately considered Spirit Hall a preferable ally to the Holy Spirit Cult and Bibi Dong resolved to acquire Sun Moon Empire technology.
• Shrek Academy mourned Ma Hongjun, while Tang Sect members struggled over how to rescue Tang Ya without provoking Tang San and the others.
• The Holy Spirit Sect withdrew after losing five Core Disciples, and the semifinal draw gave Eternal Night Palace a bye while Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy was matched against the Tang Sect.
• Liu Xing anticipated the tournament’s end and expected Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy and Eternal Night Palace to contend for the championship; Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng left with Tang Ya, Yan Feng, Ma Xiaotao, and other substitutes after glaring at Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong secretly met Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and Zhang Lexuan to discuss the Sun Moon Empire and Spirit Hall’s threat. Zhang Lexuan confirmed that Shrek Academy would join their alliance, strengthening their plan to assassinate Xu Tianran.

• At a crowded restaurant on Dinghou Street, Xu Jiujiu, Vina, Zhang Lexuan, and Ning Rongrong met in disguise and discussed the brutal match between Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Ning Rongrong and Vina warned that the Sun Moon Empire and Spirit Hall were conspiring to trap their forces and make a move after the tournament.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Bone Douluo had uncovered crucial intelligence and helped her evade surveillance to attend the meeting.
• Xu Jiujiu urged the others to unite against the threat, and Vina asked whether Shrek Academy would support their cause.
• Zhang Lexuan said Elder Xuan and the academy elders had agreed to cooperate, bolstering the alliance’s plan to assassinate Xu Tianran.
• Xu Jiujiu welcomed Shrek Academy’s support, which raised the alliance’s hopes of killing Xu Tianran and delaying the war.

Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and Zhang Lexuan agreed to coordinate against the Sun Moon Empire while Xu Tianran prepared a deceptive escape route through Mingdu’s west. After reviewing Chong Yun’s intelligence, Liu Xing suspected the western route led through a dangerous Holy Spirit Cult ritual site and considered how to get the Earthly Dragon Gate safely out of the city.

• Zhang Lexuan, Xu Jiujiu, and Vina agreed to discuss the details of their joint operation against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran learned that forces guarded Mingdu’s east, south, and north, while the western preparations were meant to lure the enemy into choosing that route.
• Liu Xing received Chong Yun’s intelligence that many teams from the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms had been captured or pressured to pledge allegiance to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Liu Xing connected Guinaifen’s report of a Holy Spirit Cult sacrifice in a western valley to the apparent escape route and suspected it was a trap.
• Liu Xing considered how to safely remove the Earthly Dragon Gate from Mingdu, despite Nan Shui Shui’s strength and the danger posed to Nan Qiuqiu and the others.

Liu Xing planned an escape route for the Earthly Dragon Gate, then spent time with Firefly and Meng Hongchen as they prepared to enjoy Mingdu. At the Spirit Tool Master Competition finals, he spotted Huo Yuhao and He Caitou competing amid a struggle between the city’s underground factions.

• Liu Xing planned to have Nan Shui Shui lead the Earthly Dragon Gate south, with Chong Yun and Guinaifen escorting them past the forces surrounding Mingdu.
• Liu Xing confided his concerns about the coming war to Firefly, and they drew close until Meng Hongchen interrupted them.
• Meng Hongchen decided she wanted intimate contact with Liu Xing, while Firefly guarded him and Meng Hongchen considered recruiting the Snow Maiden and Gu Yuena as allies.
• Liu Xing and the others went out to enjoy Mingdu and later attended the finals of the Mingdu Spirit Tool Master Competition.
• Liu Xing recognized Huo Yuhao, competing as Tang Wu, and He Caitou, competing as Tang Si, and considered the rivalry among the Xishui Alliance, the Aodu Merchant Guild, and the Ordinary Alliance.

Xu Tianran explained to Ju Zi why he was using the Holy Spirit Cult and Spirit Hall to balance the Sun Moon Empire’s military weaknesses and pursue his ambition to conquer the continent. Meanwhile, the Tang Sect members waited in hiding near the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy for Huo Yuhao’s Soul Separation ability to begin their operation.

• Liu Xing watched the Spirit Tool Master competition, expecting Huo Yuhao to conceal his undead in the official event.
• Wang Dong'er, Tang San, Xiao Xiao, Liu Erlong, and Flender waited outside the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy for Huo Yuhao, while Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan carried out separate tasks.
• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi that he had offered the Holy Spirit Cult a share of the profits to secure its help while keeping its power in check.
• Xu Tianran described his plan to balance the Holy Spirit Cult against Spirit Hall and use their combined strength to conquer the continent during his reign.
• Ju Zi voiced concern about the Holy Spirit Cult, then declined Xu Tianran’s invitation to attend the competition and stayed to massage his shoulders.

Xu Tianran and Ju Zi anticipated an assassination attempt in Mingdu, but Long Xiaoyao confronted Du Busi and challenged the assembled Titled Douluo to settle their conflict in the sky. Bibi Dong watched as dozens of powerful soul masters gathered overhead, with many more still hidden.

• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi to stay by his side because he expected their enemies to come that night.
• Long Xiaoyao revealed himself above Xu Tianran's study as guards surrounded the building and lit the sky.
• Du Busi emerged from a rift and confronted Long Xiaoyao, revealing that the Body Sect had become the Heaven Dou Empire's Guardian Sect.
• Long Xiaoyao called on Xuan Zi and challenged the enemy experts to fight in the sky under the Titled Douluo's unwritten convention.
• Bibi Dong watched dozens of Titled Douluo take to the sky and realized that many more experts remained concealed.

Titled Douluo from Shrek Academy, the Body Sect, and the Star Luo Empire confronted Long Xiaoyao and the Holy Spirit Cult above Mingdu. As You Xiang watched eagerly and Luocha recorded the spectacle, Xuan Zi and Du Busi attacked Long Xiaoyao together, and their clash began.

• Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Ning Fengzhi watched the gathering forces in Mingdu as the three-way standoff took shape.
• Di Tian and Bi Ji surveyed the human experts and worried about the Soul Beast race’s disadvantage.
• You Xiang dragged Luocha to watch the confrontation, and Luocha began recording it for the Eternal Night Palace disciples.
• Du Busi charged Long Xiaoyao, and Xuan Zi followed after deciding they needed to fight together.
• Long Xiaoyao struck at Du Busi and Xuan Zi with two enormous black palm shadows, and Du Busi met them with his giant green palms.

Long Xiaoyao fought Du Busi and Xuan Zi above Mingdu, holding back while their teamwork and his pressure helped them approach a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Liu Xing noticed Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power drop and a Spiritual Entity leave his body, then led his companions toward the battle near the Imperial Palace as the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy secretly began to act.

• Du Busi tore apart Long Xiaoyao’s black palm shadow, while Xuan Zi’s full-force punch shattered it but sent him flying backward.
• A distant boom drew Liu Xing’s attention, and Fire Burning Eyes revealed that Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power had fallen and a Spiritual Entity had vanished from his body.
• Liu Xing took Firefly’s hand and led Snow Maiden and the others out of the competition venue toward You Xiang and Luocha’s viewing spot.
• Long Xiaoyao, Du Busi, and Xuan Zi clashed in their Martial Soul Avatars high above Mingdu, with the two Rank 98 Super Douluo coordinating to withstand him.
• Xuan Zi and Du Busi sensed their bottlenecks loosening and realized Long Xiaoyao was carefully holding back to help them progress toward becoming Limit Douluo.
• The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy began acting in secret as powerful figures gathered near the Imperial Palace.

Shrek Academy, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire launched a carefully planned assault on Xu Tianran inside the Mingdu Imperial Palace while Xuan Zi and Du Busi kept Long Xiaoyao occupied. As the elite attackers advanced, Zhang Lexuan’s Silver Moon Spirit Soul drew Kong Deming’s attention and deepened his suspicions about her origins.

• You Xiang sensed that Long Xiaoyao was holding back as he fought Xuan Zi and Du Busi, while the battle below erupted into a palace assault.
• Liu Xing watched the attack and doubted that the invading soul masters could reach Xu Tianran without facing the Sun Moon Empire’s hidden defenses.
• Long Aotian led the elite squad toward the Imperial Study, using his Indestructible Golden Body to shield his teammates from Spirit Tool attacks.
• Zhang Lexuan’s silver moon destroyed Soul Tools across the battlefield and caught the attention of Xu Tianran and Kong Deming.
• Kong Deming watched Zhang Lexuan closely because her Silver Moon Spirit Soul resembled the Sun Moon Imperial Family’s inherited martial soul.
• The coordinated attackers exploited the palace’s limits on destructive Soul Tools and pushed the guards back with agile close-range tactics.

During the assault on the Sun Moon Empire’s Imperial Palace, Zhang Lexuan unleashed her amplified Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, Blood Moon Eclipse, against the defenses around the Imperial Study. A Black Phoenix interrupted her attack, and the chapter ended with the blood-red power spreading across the barrier and affecting Ju Zi inside.

• The invading forces clashed with the palace’s Soul Guidance Barriers and the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Spirit Masters, while Yan Feng engaged Long Aotian.
• Xu Tianzhen watched the battle calmly, confident that Xu Tianran was protected by the Imperial Palace’s defenses.
• Long Aotian helped Zhang Lexuan rise above the battlefield, where auxiliary soul masters—including a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda—amplified her power.
• Zhang Lexuan transformed the Silver Moon into a blood moon, alarming Xu Tianran and Ju Zi and drawing the attention of the Titled Douluo overhead.
• A Black Phoenix flew out from a courtyard near the Imperial Study, prompting Zhang Lexuan to unleash Blood Moon Eclipse against the Rank 9 Soul Guidance Barriers.
• The blood-red energy spread across the golden barrier and caused Ju Zi inside it to feel a strange force surging through her body.

Zhang Lexuan’s Blood Moon Eclipse devastated the Imperial Study and nearly overwhelmed its Ninth Level Soul Guidance Barrier, but Xu Tianran survived by activating the peak Ninth Level Star Dou Qiankun Bowl. Zhang Lexuan called off the attack, recognizing that the assassination had failed.

• Ju Zi endured the pain of her boiling blood and activated her Invincible Shield to protect Xu Tianran, but he pulled her behind him.
• Zhang Lexuan’s Blood Moon Eclipse battered the Ninth Level Soul Guidance Barrier, alarming Xu Tianzhen while Liu Xing reassured her that Xu Tianran was not easily defeated.
• Xu Tianran stood before Ju Zi as the Imperial Study and surrounding buildings dissolved into blood-colored ruins.
• Xu Tianran summoned the Star Dou Qiankun Bowl, whose golden barrier blocked Zhang Lexuan’s blood-colored moonlight.
• Zhang Lexuan stopped the Blood Moon Eclipse and realized Xu Tianran had survived, causing the assassination plan to fail.

Zhang Lexuan’s assassination attempt on Xu Tianran failed, and she recognized the Black Phoenix as Ma Xiaotao while fighting her in the sky. The battle spread into a massive clash among Titled Douluos, and strange sounds began surrounding Zhang Lexuan and the others.

• The palace guards fired Spirit Tool Rays at Zhang Lexuan as the Black Phoenix pursued her, but Long Aotian intervened and was sent crashing back to his allies.
• Zhang Lexuan recognized the Black Phoenix as Ma Xiaotao and fought her with her Silver Moon Spirit Soul Avatar, discovering that Ma Xiaotao’s flames had reached the level of Ultimate Fire.
• Du Busi ordered his forces to attack, while Xuan Zi summoned Shrek Academy’s Titled Douluos to help Zhang Lexuan’s group escape.
• Long Xiaoyao resumed fighting Du Busi and Xuan Zi as nearly fifty Titled Douluos joined the battle, leaving the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Spirit Masters under heavy pressure.
• Xu Tianran ordered the Hongchen Hall Master to prepare, and Zhang Lexuan’s group heard strange clacking and creaking sounds coming from all directions.

Zhang Lexuan and the allied forces faced a palace-wide array of powerful cannons, forcing the Titled Douluo to retreat after Long Xiaoyao blocked the weapons from firing. As the factions withdrew, Ju Zi discovered Xu Tianran was a Titled Douluo, while Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to pursue the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Zhang Lexuan warned the airborne fighters to retreat as hidden cannons emerged throughout the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and charged to fire.
• Du Busi attacked, but Long Xiaoyao transformed into a colossal Black Dragon and blocked both the Titled Douluo and the palace cannons.
• Xu Tianran ordered the cannons to stand down, and Xuan Zi led Shrek Academy’s forces in an orderly retreat, followed by Du Busi and the others.
• Ju Zi recognized Xu Tianran’s prosthetic legs as Ninth Level Spirit Tools and realized he had reached the Titled Douluo realm.
• Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to help the Sun Moon Empire keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Mingdu.
• Ning Fengzhi decided his group should leave before they lost their chance to escape.

After the failed attack on the Sun Moon Empire's Imperial Palace, the allied groups began withdrawing from Mingdu while Qian Renxue stopped Spirit Hall's agents from targeting Ning Fengzhi. The Demon Empress watched Shrek's evacuation and prepared a revenge scheme aimed at Sea God Tang San.

• Du Busi reported that the Imperial Palace operation had failed because of its defenses and Long Xiaoyao, so Vina organized the group's escape from Mingdu.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered why Spirit Hall had not seized the opportunity to attack, while Qian Renxue blocked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo from pursuing him.
• Xuan Zi led Shrek Academy west out of Mingdu, and Zhang Lexuan returned to the city to find the Tang Sect members and guide them to the West Suburbs.
• The Demon Empress observed the evacuations without intervening and vowed to make Sea God Tang San suffer through a revenge conspiracy.

Xu Guozhong rushed back to the military warehouse after the upheaval in Mingdu, hoping its underground defenses would keep him safe. He discovered his trusted subordinates were missing, and the elevator’s anti-theft mechanism trapped his group as they tried to descend.

• Xu Guozhong returned to the courtyard with seven high-ranking Spirit Tool Masters after the Imperial Palace disturbance.
• Xu Guozhong called for his trusted subordinates, but no one answered, so he ordered his group to stay alert and search the rooms.
• Xu Guozhong realized the warehouse might be in danger and led his group to the elevator entrance.
• A Seventh-Rank Soul Engineer tapped the elevator wall, but the elevator plunged and jammed when the anti-theft mechanism activated.
• Xu Guozhong furiously blamed the Seventh-Rank Soul Engineer as the group became trapped inside the elevator.

Xu Guozhong’s team struggled to escape the sabotaged underground warehouse while Xu Tianran’s forces tracked the departing factions and prepared to trap them. Huo Yuhao remained in Mingdu for the tournament, and Xu Guozhong’s group found their route blocked by another disabled door.

• Xu Guozhong discovered that the elevator had been sabotaged and ordered his Soul Engineers to break out.
• Liu Xing let Zhang Lexuan and the Shrek Academy group leave the hotel, and they departed Mingdu to search for Xuan Zi and the others.
• Xu Tianran learned that Shrek Academy had headed west while the Body Sect, Heaven Dou Empire, and Star Luo Empire were hiding in a Viscount Manor, so he ordered surveillance and planned to force them west.
• Jing Hongchen reported that the Empire’s Rank 9 fixed-installation spirit tool cannons were ready, while Zhongli Wu vowed to turn Shrek Academy’s people into Corpse Puppets.
• Xu Guozhong and his subordinates escaped the elevator shaft, found two dead guards, and discovered that the warehouse door mechanisms had also been destroyed.
• Xu Guozhong ordered his Soul Engineers to break down the door, but a Rank 8 Spirit Tool Master warned that attacking it might trigger the defensive system.