Chapter Summaries

Luo Chen arrived at the Crown Prince Palace with A Yin, revealed himself to Qian Renxue, and explained where he had been for five years. He agreed to help Qian Renxue take the Heaven Dou throne, but asked her to bring Tang San and Xue Ye so he could speak with Tang San; the chapter ended as Qian Renxue ordered them fetched, intending to beat Tang San in front of Luo Chen and A Yin.

• Luo Chen killed the guards who threatened him and led A Yin toward the Crown Prince Palace.
• Qian Renxue came out with Spear Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo, recognized Luo Chen, and invited him and A Yin inside.
• Luo Chen revealed that Tang Chen had taken and trained him, and told Qian Renxue about his time in Slaughter City and his meeting with A Yin.
• Luo Chen agreed to help Qian Renxue deal with Xue Ye and take the throne, then asked her to release Tang San.
• Qian Renxue refused to bring Tang San into her Imperial Bedroom, but agreed to have him brought to the dungeon alongside Xue Ye so she could beat Tang San while Luo Chen watched.

Luo Chen watched Qian Renxue beat Tang San, then tricked him into believing he could earn his freedom by performing the Toad Skill. Tang San began hopping and croaking before the hall’s witnesses, while A Yin wondered whether something was wrong with him.

• Pufferfish Douluo dragged the chained Tang San into the hall, where Qian Renxue slapped and kicked him.
• A Yin sensed Tang San seemed familiar, but Luo Chen told her he was only his Clear Sky Sect disciple and not her son.
• Tang San recognized Xue Ye and promised that Luo Chen would rescue him, then learned Luo Chen had brought Xiao Wu back to Shrek Academy.
• Luo Chen told Tang San that Qian Renxue would let him leave if he endured her demands, and Tang San eagerly agreed after hearing Xiao Wu was waiting for him.
• Qian Renxue ordered Tang San to perform the Toad Skill, and Spear Douluo removed his chains.
• Tang San lay on the floor, croaked, and hopped like a toad as A Yin asked Luo Chen whether he was seriously ill.

Qian Renxue forced Tang San to perform his Toad Skill, then demanded that he kneel, kowtow, and call her Mom. Tang San endured the humiliation for Luo Chen’s sake and to reach Xiao Wu and rescue his father, and he continued apologizing before Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue whipped Tang San and ordered him to croak louder as he performed his Toad Skill.
• A Yin pitied Tang San, while Luo Chen reassured her and silently encouraged Tang San to endure.
• Qian Renxue ordered Tang San to kneel and kowtow to apologize for insulting her, and Tang San complied despite his hatred of Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue stepped on Tang San’s bald head and demanded that he call her Mom instead of Sister.
• Tang San called Qian Renxue Mom and repeatedly kowtowed while admitting his mistakes.

Tang San placated Qian Renxue by calling her Mom, while secretly planning to master the Sunflower Manual and take revenge on Spirit Hall. After Tang San left the palace, Luo Chen confronted the dying Xue Ye over the Peach Blossom Clan massacre and prepared to kill him.

• Qian Renxue accepted Tang San's shameless submission, declared him her foolish son, and let Luo Chen take him away.
• Tang San left with palace servants after calling Qian Renxue Mom and asking Luo Chen to bring him back to Shrek Academy.
• Tang San noticed A Yin and suggested she was Luo Chen's woman, while A Yin cowered against Luo Chen and called Tang San ugly.
• Luo Chen revealed to Xue Ye that he was a survivor of the Peach Blossom Clan and summoned his Peach Blossom Fan.
• Luo Chen admitted killing Prince Xue Xing and raised his fan to kill Xue Ye, clearing the way for Qian Renxue to become Empress.

Luo Chen killed Xue Ye and left the Imperial Palace with A Yin after urging Qian Renxue to claim the throne. Outside, they reunited with Tang San and prepared to take him back to Shrek Academy, while Luo Chen encouraged A Yin to inspect Tang San's Iron Head Skill.

• Luo Chen killed Xue Ye and told Qian Renxue to announce her ascension to the throne.
• Qian Renxue asked Luo Chen to stay, but he promised to return after she unified the Heaven Dou Empire and left with A Yin.
• Tang San thanked Luo Chen and A Yin for rescuing him from the Heavenly Prison and asked to return to Shrek Academy to see Xiao Wu-jie.
• Tang San called A Yin Sister-in-law and offered to be her dog, while A Yin privately thought he was an idiot.
• Luo Chen asked A Yin to touch Tang San's bald head and check his Iron Head Skill, and Tang San eagerly presented it to her.

Luo Chen brought A Yin and Tang San back to Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu recognized the transformed Tang San and beat him while demanding to know what he had done during the past five years. Tang San explained that his grandfather’s training had made him shorter and taught him several techniques, and he remained eager to protect Xiao Wu.

• A Yin reluctantly inspected Tang San’s Iron Head Skill, then slapped him after he made an unwelcome remark about her touching his bald head.
• Luo Chen, A Yin, and Tang San left the Imperial Palace for Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were waiting.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong recognized the short, bald boy as Tang San, who joyfully rushed toward Xiao Wu and dropped to his knees.
• Xiao Wu kicked and slapped Tang San, then pinned his head to the ground and demanded to know where he had been for five years.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that his grandfather had taught him the Toad Skill, Iron Head Skill, and Ambidexterity Technique, and that his head-training had changed his appearance.

Xiao Wu humiliated Tang San and challenged him to become strong enough to face the Spirit Empire before speaking to her. Tang San took her words as hope for a future together, barked to prove his devotion, and decided the Sunflower Manual would make him powerful enough.

• Xiao Wu reminded Tang San that he had failed to protect her from the Spirit Empire and told him to act like a dog until he was strong enough to stand up to her.
• Tang San barked repeatedly in the academy corridor to show Xiao Wu his devotion, drawing the contempt and attention of students and teachers.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong left together, discussing the changes Tang San, Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Little Cat might have undergone.
• Ma Hongjun urged Tang San to stop barking, but Tang San imagined that defeating the Spirit Empire would win Xiao Wu's love and chose the Sunflower Manual as his path to strength.
• Luo Chen rebuked Ma Hongjun for insulting Tang San and joked about Ma Hongjun's baldness, prompting Ma Hongjun to flatter Luo Chen and leave.

Luo Chen encouraged Tang San to become Xiao Wu’s “God Dog,” then left with A Yin while Tang San embraced the idea and recalled the Sunflower Manual he had hidden for years. As Luo Chen and A Yin walked away from Shrek Academy, A Yin asked what he had meant by calling Tang San a God Dog.

• A Yin called Tang San an ugly child and urged Luo Chen to leave because she could no longer stand his barking.
• Luo Chen told Tang San that he might get a chance to accompany Xiao Wu and become her God Dog and Shrek Academy’s protector.
• Tang San stopped barking and vowed to become a God Dog to protect Xiao Wu and Shrek Academy and rescue his father.
• Tang San retrieved the Sunflower Manual, which Luo Chen had given him six or seven years earlier, and treated it as his trump card against Spirit Hall.
• Luo Chen walked away with A Yin, who asked why Tang San had become so excited about being called a God Dog.

Tang San returned to Shrek Academy and studied the Sunflower Manual, believing it could give him the power to rescue Tang Hao and protect Xiao Wu. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, declared that she would ascend the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• A Yin told Luo Chen she disliked Tang San, and Luo Chen carried her in his arms while imagining how she might affect Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Flander recognized Tang San at Shrek Academy, offered him a place to stay, and discouraged him from trying to rescue Tang Hao.
• Tang San became the target of ridicule after students spread the story of him crawling and barking, dubbing him Three Families' Big Dog.
• Tang San opened the Sunflower Manual and wrestled with its instruction to castrate himself, then resolved to accept the sacrifice if Xiao Wu did not mind and train to become a God Dog.
• Tang San barked on all fours as he imagined defeating Spirit Hall and rescuing Tang Hao.
• Qian Renxue, transformed into Xue Qinghe, announced that she would take the throne after the emperor's death.

Qian Renxue seized the Heaven Dou throne and planned to establish herself publicly as its empress, while Luo Chen warned Ning Rongrong about Spirit Hall’s attack and urged Xiao Wu to encourage Tang San to cultivate the Sunflower Manual. Xiao Wu began coaxing Tang San, leaving him stunned as she patted his iron-hard bald head.

• Qian Renxue secured Marshal Ge Long’s Three Armies Tiger Tally and announced that she would become Heaven Dou’s true empress under her own name.
• Qian Renxue ordered Spear Douluo to announce that Xue Qinghe would choose Qian Renxue as his principal consort at the coronation.
• Luo Chen warned Ning Rongrong that Spirit Hall had begun attacking the original Three Upper Sects, so she sent word to her father.
• Luo Chen told Xiao Wu to persuade Tang San that mastering the Sunflower Manual was necessary to save their companions.
• Xiao Wu warmly greeted Tang San, recalled their past together, and patted his bald head, which rang like iron.

Xiao Wu manipulated Tang San into believing that becoming a God Dog would let him protect her, Shrek Academy, and the Heaven Dou Empire. Tang San overcame his hesitation and hurried off to begin the practice, prepared to sacrifice something important.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San that her mother had been killed by Spirit Hall and used her grief to explain why she had been hitting him.
• Xiao Wu said she needed a God Dog who could avenge her and protect Shrek Academy from Qian Renxue, while Luo Chen warned that Qian Renxue had taken control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang San declared that he could become a God Dog but worried that the process would cost him something important.
• Xiao Wu promised Tang San he would become Shrek's pride, with a statue, building, and plaza named for him.
• Tang San decided to become a God Dog and crawled toward the dormitories, apologizing in his thoughts to Tang Hao and Tang Chen.

Tang San cut away his so-called divine artifact with a Butterfly Blade, believing he had cast off his burdens and could now cultivate the Divine Treasure Canon. He opened the canon and began his path to transform from dog to god.

• Tang San prepared to sever his attachment to his divine artifact so he could cultivate the Divine Treasure Canon.
• Tang San chose a Butterfly Blade over a Dragon Whisker Tiger Needle and made a dramatic farewell speech before cutting himself.
• Tang San suffered pain and bleeding as the cut separated his divine artifact from his body, and he could not find it afterward.
• Tang San treated the loss as a necessary sacrifice, placed the Divine Treasure Canon on the table, and opened it to the first page.
• Tang San declared that he had cast aside his shackles and officially began cultivating the Divine Treasure Canon.

After seven days cultivating the Divine Treasure Canon, Tang San developed a shrill voice, a strange yellow ponytail, and an unconscious Orchid Finger gesture. He went to see Ning Rongrong, who slapped him, while Luo Chen and Xiao Wu prepared to meet him and observe the changes.

• Tang San completed his seven-day cultivation and discovered a long yellow patch of hair on his otherwise bald head, which he tied into a small braid.
• Tang San noticed his effeminate voice and Orchid Finger gesture but decided they might help with his divine arts and went out carrying hidden weapons.
• Students mocked Tang San's appearance as he crossed campus, but he dismissed them and declared his devotion to Xiao Wu.
• Tang San encountered Ning Rongrong in the corridor, and she slapped him after seeing his yellow teeth and ugly appearance.
• Luo Chen told Xiao Wu that Tang San had completed the first step and that his hormones and appearance had changed, then Xiao Wu hurried out to see him.

Tang San showed Xiao Wu and Luo Chen that cultivating the Sunflower Manual had greatly increased his Soul Power and improved his hidden-weapon skills. After Xiao Wu tested his boast by grabbing his braid, Tang San demonstrated the technique and declared that he would defeat Bibi Dong and protect Shrek and Xiao Wu.

• Ning Rongrong recognized Tang San, recoiled at his appearance, and kicked him before leaving.
• Luo Chen noticed that the Sunflower Manual had deepened Tang San’s Soul Power to roughly Rank 69 and pretended to be surprised by his changed appearance.
• Xiao Wu grabbed Tang San’s little braid and lifted him into the air while he claimed he had transformed from a dog into a god.
• Xiao Wu released and flung Tang San aside, then asked him to prove that he had mastered a powerful technique.
• Tang San used threads to guide Dragon Whisker Tiger Needles into a wall, blasting more than a dozen holes, and proclaimed the power of his Sunflower Manual.

Tang San demonstrated his Sunflower Manual techniques and won Xiao Wu’s approval as her God Dog, while Xiao Wu went to comfort Ning Rongrong after learning about her family’s losses. In the Heaven Dou palace, Qian Renxue revealed her true identity and used her power and martial soul to secure her appointment as Empress, leaving her plan to take control of the Empire underway.

• Tang San unleashed his Sand Shooting Shadow—72 Poison Needles, whose inner force shattered the palace’s stonework, and Luo Chen praised his completed divine skill.
• Xiao Wu accepted Tang San as her God Dog, teased him about his braid, then left to comfort Ning Rongrong over her family’s losses and Sword Dao Chen Xin’s injury.
• Nobles and ministers gathered as Qian Renxue entered the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and was announced as the new Emperor’s Empress and overseer of the Ministry of Rites and Music.
• When Marshal Ge Long and others questioned her, Qian Renxue revealed seven Soul Rings and addressed the assembled nobles, silencing their objections with her authority.
• Qian Renxue’s appointment advanced her plan to become the true Heaven Dou Empress, while the chapter foreshadowed Xue Qinghe’s coming death.

After Qian Renxue seized the Heaven Dou throne, Tang San revealed that he had accepted her as his mother, while Ning Fengzhi and his allies considered how to resist the Spirit Empire. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo privately agreeing to send Ning Rongrong and the other children somewhere.

• Shrek Academy and Ning Fengzhi’s group gathered after learning that Qian Renxue had become Heaven Dou Empress.
• Tang San said Qian Renxue had forced him to call her mother and that he was willing to accept her as family.
• Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi expressed shock at Tang San’s attitude toward Qian Renxue.
• Chen Xin said Qian Renxue had secured the empire, leaving refuge in the Star Luo Empire as a possible option.
• Ning Fengzhi said only the birth of a true god could stop the Spirit Empire from unifying the continent.
• Bone Douluo asked Ning Fengzhi whether he meant to send Ning Rongrong and the other children to a certain place, and Ning Fengzhi agreed.

Ning Fengzhi considered Sea God Island a safe refuge from the Spirit Empire, while Bibi Dong planned to leave the conquest of Sea God Island and the Clear Sky Sect to Luo Chen. At Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong beat Tang San for declaring his intention to serve Qian Renxue as her son, and Xiao Wu told her to stop hitting her dog.

• Ning Fengzhi believed Sea God Island's ocean defenses would protect it from the Spirit Empire, unaware that Bibi Dong had become a true god and intended to leave its conquest and the Clear Sky Sect to Luo Chen.
• Flander berated Tang San for wanting to recognize Qian Renxue as his mother after Spirit Hall had killed his teacher, Xiao Gang.
• Tang San defended his choice, boasted about mastering the Sunflower Manual, and said he would go to the palace to pay respects to Qian Renxue.
• Ning Rongrong grew angry at Tang San for betraying the victims of Spirit Hall and slapped him before grabbing his Little Braid and beating him to the floor.
• Tang San begged Luo Chen and Xiao Wu for help, and Xiao Wu smiled before telling Ning Rongrong to stop hitting her dog.

Tang San entertained Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong by acting like a dog, then left to play with Liu Erlong’s two gray dogs. After the group failed to find a way to reclaim the Heaven Dou Empire from Spirit Hall, Luo Chen proposed uniting independent sects into a new force, though Ning Fengzhi warned that winning their leaders’ support would be difficult.

• Tang San imitated a dog so convincingly that Liu Erlong’s two gray dogs played with him, and Ning Rongrong agreed not to hit him.
• Xiao Wu sent Tang San outside to look after the gray dogs because Liu Erlong was upset about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s massacre.
• Ning Fengzhi and the others discussed the crisis after Spirit Hall took control of the empire’s authority and military, but found no solution.
• Luo Chen proposed negotiating with sects that had not submitted to Spirit Hall and establishing a new sect.
• Ning Fengzhi said the surviving Clear Sky Sect and the four former affiliated sects could form a powerful force with Shrek Academy, but doubted their leaders would recognize the young Luo Chen.

Luo Chen told Ning Fengzhi and Shrek Academy that he would establish the Luo God sect to unite forces against Spirit Hall, concealing that he was actually serving the Spirit Empire. Three days later, Zhu Zhuqing brought the blind, mute, and crippled Dai Mubai to Shrek Academy, where she prepared to reunite him with his former friends.

• Luo Chen proposed founding the Luo God sect, and Ning Fengzhi and Flander agreed to help him gather resistance forces.
• Ning Rongrong said Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing would return after completing their business, unaware of Dai Mubai’s condition.
• Luo Chen sensed a carriage carrying Dai Mubai entering Heaven Dou City three days later.
• Zhu Zhuqing followed the carriage to Shrek Academy and told Dai Mubai that he would soon see Flander and his former friends.

Zhu Zhuqing brought Dai Mubai back to Shrek Academy in a carriage, while he silently panicked at the thought of facing his old friends. Oscar and Ma Hongjun reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, and she pointed them toward Dai Mubai inside the carriage.

• Dai Mubai trembled and begged inwardly as Zhu Zhuqing dismissed the guards and pulled his carriage into Shrek Academy.
• Students recognized Zhu Zhuqing and wondered where Dai Mubai was as she pulled the carriage to the faculty and staff dormitory.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw Tang San imitating a dog while practicing with the two Ma Hongjuns.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun came out, recognized Zhu Zhuqing, and asked whether Dai Mubai had returned with her.
• Zhu Zhuqing pointed Oscar and Ma Hongjun to the carriage and told them Dai Mubai was inside.