Chapter Summaries

Dugu Chen tested his new reincarnation soul skill on Di Tian, then went to the Star Dou Great Forest to meet the Silver Dragon King. After overpowering Xiong Jun and shrinking him into a little bear, Dugu Chen was invited to the Lake of Life, dragging the humiliated Di Tian along.

• Spirit Hall captured Fengyao City after Dai Tianfeng's death, and Bibi Dong ordered the Fallen Ones executed.
• Dugu Chen encountered Di Tian in the forest and used his Blade of Reincarnation to weaken him, turning him into a child and creating three phantoms.
• Dugu Chen took Di Tian to the Lake of Life and sensed the Silver Dragon King's presence, drawing the Fierce Beasts to surround him.
• Xiong Jun attacked Dugu Chen with Sky Rend Claw, but Dugu Chen swallowed the attack in a Space Rift and then used his soul skill to shrink Xiong Jun into a little bear.
• The Myriad Demon King asked Dugu Chen why he had come, and the Silver Dragon King invited him into the Lake of Life with Di Tian.

Dugu Chen entered the Lake of Life and met the imprisoned million-year Soul Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the Silver Dragon King. The Silver Dragon King recognized that the Plane Spirit had acknowledged him, while Dugu Chen joked that it was because he was handsome.

• Dugu Chen revealed Di Tian's identity, and the transformed Di Tian wrestled with Xiong Jun as the Soul Beasts watched.
• Dugu Chen told Myriad Demon King that his Soul Skill should wear off in about half a shichen, then entered the Lake of Life.
• A chained million-year Soul Beast begged Dugu Chen to rescue him, but Dugu Chen continued on without him.
• Dugu Chen found the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and petted her until she ran out of strength to resist.
• The Silver Dragon King appeared, and Dugu Chen admired her beauty before she remarked that the Plane Spirit had recognized him.
• Dugu Chen claimed his handsome appearance might explain the Plane Spirit's recognition, leaving the Silver Dragon King confused.

Dugu Chen explained to Gu Yuena that Soul Beasts’ souls were being shattered into Soul Rings instead of entering reincarnation, leaving their kind with no path to survive. He offered to help solve the problem if Gu Yuena came to work for him.

• Dugu Chen told Gu Yuena that the Soul Beasts could not defeat the God Realm with their current strength and that even the Dragon God’s return would not guarantee victory.
• Dugu Chen proposed that Gu Yuena work for him, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion tried to warn her against trusting him.
• Dugu Chen described his visit to the Netherworld and noted that it contained no Soul Beast souls.
• Dugu Chen explained that Soul Rings absorbed fragments of Soul Beasts’ souls, preventing most of them from reincarnating.
• Gu Yuena realized the cause of the Soul Beasts’ plight and asked Dugu Chen what they should do, and he again invited her to work for him.

Dugu Chen explained his plan to expand samsara into a Netherworld spanning the universe and asked Gu Yuena to help him. Gu Yuena considered his proposal but sent him outside while she weighed the risks and benefits.

• Gu Yuena asked Dugu Chen to explain his plan before she agreed to help him.
• Dugu Chen said he had gained the Heart of Samsara's recognition and wanted to become the Lord of Samsara, expanding it beyond Douluo Star to create a Netherworld within the Three Realms.
• Dugu Chen revealed the Asura Demon Sword and proposed merging it into samsara as the Asura Path, then adding the Sea God's weapon to strengthen its origin.
• Gu Yuena doubted that the Heart of Samsara could support the universe, so Dugu Chen proposed merging Dragon Valley into the Netherworld to provide power and shelter its dragon souls.
• Gu Yuena told Dugu Chen to wait outside while she considered his proposal, and he reminded her that Douluo Star was sealed for only ten years.

Dugu Chen left Gu Yuena after discussing the Soul Beasts’ future and went to the Lake of Life, where he teased Xiong Jun and demanded food from Di Tian. After enjoying rare forest fruits, he considered taking the Myriad Demon King with him for the valuable produce.

• Dugu Chen ignored Tian Meng’s pleas to take him along and left Gu Yuena to decide what to do.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion told Gu Yuena that Dugu Chen was annoying but that destiny marked him as an important turning point for Soul Beasts, helping Gu Yuena decide to trust him.
• Dugu Chen reached the Lake of Life and taunted Xiong Jun, who backed down rather than risk being humiliated again.
• Dugu Chen met Di Tian, claimed Gu Yuena had invited him to stay, and demanded food and drink before settling down to nap.
• Dugu Chen woke to a feast of rare fruits, ate a fruit from the Myriad Demon King that invigorated his Spiritual Power, and considered digging up the Myriad Demon King to take him away.

Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena agreed to cooperate in giving soul beasts a path into the Netherworld and securing future God Positions, and he helped her recover from her injuries before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. Three months later, Spirit Hall had conquered Star Luo and was preparing to unify the continent, while Dugu Chen returned to Dugu Manor.

• Dugu Chen learned that Bibi Dong had killed the Sky Azure Bull Python during a surprise raid on the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Chen promised Gu Yuena that the Netherworld could eventually accommodate soul beasts and agreed to reserve God Positions for Di Tian and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, while Gu Yuena accepted his terms.
• Dugu Chen helped Gu Yuena remove much of the Asura sword energy and recover seventy to eighty percent of her injuries, then left after agreeing to contact her when his preparations were complete.
• During the three months of his absence, Spirit Hall conquered Star Luo, Tang San's identity and scandals involving Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang became public, and Bibi Dong began preparing to establish an empire.
• Dugu Chen returned to Dugu Manor and knocked Dugu Bo's hooked fish back into the lake, prompting the fish to spray water at them and Dugu Chen to threaten to make fish soup.

Dugu Chen revealed that he had reached Level 99 and overwhelmed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in a brief rematch. He gave Dugu Bo the Primordial Immortal Grass and Soul Core methods, then brought Gu Yuena to Dragon Valley to fulfill his promise to the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.

• Dugu Chen told Dugu Bo that he had succeeded in his task and offered him the Primordial Immortal Grass as a way to reach Level 99, then revealed that he had already reached Level 99 himself.
• Dugu Chen confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Demon Empress, easily blocked their attacks, and sent them fleeing after a single powerful kick.
• Dugu Chen returned to Dugu Bo and gave him the Primordial Immortal Grass and his knowledge of two methods for condensing a second Soul Core, prompting Dugu Bo to begin secluded cultivation.
• Dugu Chen brought Gu Yuena to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and explained that he intended to preserve its remaining immortal grasses in the Netherworld or the God Realm.
• Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena transported the dragon souls and bones of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King through a spatial passage to Dragon Valley, where the two dragon souls showed their excitement.

Gu Yuena absorbed the Dragon God's Soul and gained control of Dragon Valley, while Dugu Chen used the Heart of Samsara to merge the valley into the Netherworld. The dragon souls took new forms and soared through their new home, though they had not recovered their memories.

• The Dragon God's Soul awakened the dragon souls in Dragon Valley, and Gu Yuena transformed into a silver dragon to absorb its power and the Golden Dragon King Origin.
• Gu Yuena took the golden and silver crystals left by the Dragon God's Soul and gained control of the Dragon Valley secret realm.
• Dugu Chen absorbed the Heart of Samsara into his purple soul ring and opened a rift in the Netherworld.
• Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena merged Dragon Valley into the Netherworld, where Dugu Chen buried Dragon Bones and the laws of reincarnation took effect.
• Dragon souls emerged as intelligent, living dragons, and Dugu Chen told Gu Yuena they could reincarnate or perhaps recover their memories someday.

Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena sacrificed the Golden Dragon Spear and Molten Earth-Splitting Halberd to strengthen the Heart of Samsara as they worked to transform the Netherworld. Three years later, Spirit Hall ruled Douluo Continent as the Spirit Hall Empire, and the continent had entered a peaceful period of development.

• Dugu Chen brought Gu Yuena to the Heart of Samsara, where they discussed the Soul Beast clan’s fate and prepared to strengthen its origin.
• Gu Yuena offered the Golden Dragon Spear, and Dugu Chen contributed the Molten Earth-Splitting Halberd after explaining its connection to the Evil God.
• Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena melted both weapons into origin energy, causing the Heart of Samsara to grow and further increasing Dugu Chen’s strength.
• Over three years, Spirit Hall conquered Douluo Continent, established the Spirit Hall Empire, and made Bibi Dong its first emperor.
• Bibi Dong promoted Soul Tool development while Qian Renxue, Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Bo continued their trials or cultivation.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er left the Extreme North and returned toward Heaven Dou City, while the women in Dugu Chen's life pursued their own goals in his absence. Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena confirmed that the Netherworld had grown powerful enough to face the God Realm, leaving them ready to expand their plan.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er emerged from the Extreme North, and Shui Bing'er admitted she longed to see Dugu Chen after three years apart.
• Dugu Yan fiddled with the dolls Dugu Chen had made her, then called Ye Lingling to go find Rongrong while Ye Lingling worked on a Level Five Soul Tool.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she had completed the seventh Angel trial and immediately began the eighth, determined to win against Dugu Chen.
• Dugu Chen told Gu Yuena that Dragon Valley and several divine artifacts had become nourishment for the Netherworld.
• Gu Yuena said the Netherworld had reached one-quarter of the God Realm's origin and could now give Dugu Chen God King strength, allowing them to face the God Realm if discovered.

Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena began establishing the Netherworld and its Six Paths of Reincarnation, while an unexplained energy fluctuation from Douluo Star alerted the God Realm. Asura God and Sea God were released from confinement after the God Kings learned of the disturbance.

• Dugu Chen rejected Gu Yuena’s plan to divide the Six Paths between humans and Soul Beasts, instead assigning paths according to the dead’s recorded lives.
• Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena began laying out the Netherworld’s regions, including the Yellow Springs, Ghost Gate Pass, the Bridge of Forgetfulness, and the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• A strange energy fluctuation from Douluo Star spread through the God Realm, prompting the God of Destruction to call for the God Realm Center to be operated.
• The Kind God King and Life God King agreed to release Asura God and Sea God from confinement so they could investigate the disturbance.
• Sea God sensed that the Power of Faith reaching him had sharply declined, while Asura God suspected something had gone wrong on Douluo Star.
• After receiving a message, Asura God told Sea God that something major had happened on Douluo Star, and they set out to investigate.

Dugu Chen completed the Netherworld and revealed power comparable to a God King, prompting the Asura God to confront him over the loss of the Asura Demon Sword. As the God Kings departed to face him, the other gods reacted to Dugu Chen’s rise and the Sea God realized his faith had vanished because someone had raided Douluo Star.

• The Asura God accused Dugu Chen of causing trouble, while Destruction defended him before the God Kings turned their attention to Douluo Star.
• Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena completed the Netherworld and its eighteen levels of hell, then Gu Yuena hid from the God Realm’s detection.
• The God Kings saw the Netherworld and recognized Dugu Chen’s God King-level strength, and Dugu Chen revealed that he had obtained his power through the Asura Demon Sword.
• The Asura God left to confront Dugu Chen, and the other God Kings followed as Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena set their plan in motion.
• The Fire God teased the Earth God about Dugu Chen’s rise, while the Sea God realized that someone had raided his former home and cut off his faith on Douluo Star.

Dugu Chen fought Asura God in the void, overpowering him with close combat before countering his Asura Gods Slash with Six Paths, Reincarnation. As the four God Kings watched, Dugu Chen summoned the Reincarnation Staff and struck Asura God with Purple Reincarnation Thunder, which began weakening his cultivation.

• Dugu Chen intercepted Asura God in the void and gained the advantage in their close-range battle, aided by lightning from his Soul Bones.
• Asura God broke away from Dugu Chen and formed an energy version of the Asura Demon Sword, then unleashed Asura Gods Slash.
• Dugu Chen used Six Paths, Reincarnation to meet Asura Gods Slash, splitting the void into blood-red and purple halves.
• Kind, Destruction, Evil, and the other God Kings arrived and debated whether to intervene as the battle intensified.
• Dugu Chen summoned his Reincarnation Staff and attacked Asura God with Purple Reincarnation Thunder, causing Asura God's cultivation to grow unstable.

Dugu Chen used Reincarnation and his familiarity with the Asura God’s laws to gain the upper hand in their battle. After striking the Asura God with his Kirin Fist, he summoned a purple spear and prepared to press his advantage.

• Dugu Chen’s Reincarnation abilities destabilized the Asura God, while the Life God King, Evil God King, Destruction God King, and the other God Kings watched and prepared to intervene.
• Dugu Chen endured the Asura God’s killing intent and grew stronger, exploiting his greater familiarity with the Asura God’s laws.
• The Asura God unleashed Asura, Judgment, but Dugu Chen blocked it with a waterfall of lightning and pressed him back in a clash of weapons and laws.
• Dugu Chen knocked aside the Asura God’s energy longsword and struck him with Kirin Fist, making his Asura Armor flicker.
• Dugu Chen summoned a patterned purple spear as the injured Asura God faced his next attack.

Dugu Chen and the Asura God exchanged devastating attacks outside Douluo Star while the other God Kings tried to intervene. The battle’s shockwaves stirred chaos and alarm across the continent, and Di Tian recognized the fight as part of Gu Yuena’s plan.

• Dugu Chen hurled his Universe Throw at the Asura God, then used Light of Time and Space to hinder the Evil God King's rescue attack.
• The Asura God countered with a blood-red giant sword, and Dugu Chen met it with Absolute Protection as their attacks collided in a massive explosion.
• The blast shook Douluo Star, causing unrest among its people and drawing Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu out to investigate the battle between unknown Gods.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King watched the battle uneasily as the Demon Empress worried about him.
• Di Tian sensed Dugu Chen's familiar aura and concluded that Gu Yuena's plan had begun and the Soul Beasts' revival was approaching.

Dugu Chen and the Asura God’s clash tore open space, forcing the God Kings to contain the damage before the fight ended in a stalemate. While the battle distracted the God Realm, Gu Yuena entered the seal holding the Golden Dragon King and agreed to free him so they could flee to the lower realm.

• Dugu Bo reassured Dugu Yan that Dugu Chen would be fine, then embarrassed her by urging her to have a child and giving her a pile of medicinal packets.
• Dugu Chen and the Asura God’s attacks created a massive spatial rift, and the enraged will of the greater universe forced the four God Kings to stabilize the area.
• Gu Yuena used the God Realm’s distraction to enter the Golden Dragon King’s sealed land, and he agreed to escape with her to the lower realm.
• Dugu Chen endured the Asura God’s signature strike without injury, while the Asura God was wounded and the God Kings argued over whether he should continue fighting.
• Evil and the others stopped the confrontation, and Destruction praised Dugu Chen before Life exposed his boast about his past bearing.

Dugu Chen reached an agreement with the God Kings over the Netherworld and avoided another fight with Asura God while the Golden Dragon King's seal was broken. The Golden Dragon King emerged and attacked the God Realm's forces as Gu Yuena watched from the shadows.

• Dugu Chen agreed to let his feud with Asura God rest if Asura stopped pursuing him, and the God Kings agreed not to obstruct the Netherworld's expansion so long as it did not invade living planets.
• The God Realm shook as the seal began to fail, and Asura God accused Dugu Chen of creating a diversion while Dugu Chen accused Asura of being the traitor.
• Life God King and Kind God King rushed to support the God Realm, while Destruction God King stayed behind with Dugu Chen and Asura God.
• Evil God King reached the sealed land too late as the seal collapsed and the Golden Dragon King burst free, then ordered the Gods to attack.
• The Golden Dragon King endured the Gods' attacks and charged at them, while Gu Yuena watched from the shadows and decided she would no longer hold back.

The Golden Dragon King rampaged through the God Realm, fighting the God Kings and killing dozens of gods before they drove him into the void. Dugu Chen and Gu Yuena watched as Destruction and Asura went to reinforce the others, while Gu Yuena revealed that she had given the Golden Dragon King a trump card to help him escape.

• The Golden Dragon King killed a Second-Tier God and forced the other gods to flee before Evil, Kind, and Life joined the battle.
• The Golden Dragon King fought the three God Kings near the God Realm's core, and the other gods joined in with long-range attacks.
• Evil and Kind wounded the Golden Dragon King, and the ensuing battle killed dozens of gods before the three God Kings drove him beyond the God Realm.
• Destruction urged Asura to help defeat the Golden Dragon King, and both God Kings headed back to the battle.
• Gu Yuena told Dugu Chen that she had given the Golden Dragon King a trump card, but feared he might not dare escape to Douluo Star.

Dugu Chen secretly lured the wounded Golden Dragon King to Douluo Star, where he trapped the planet and attacked him with the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk. The chapter ended as the violet Reincarnation Tribulation Light struck the Golden Dragon King.

• Dugu Chen told Gu Yuena to stay hidden and watch where the Golden Dragon King fled, then secretly prepared Douluo Star.
• The five God Kings overwhelmed the Golden Dragon King, but he summoned the Dragon God's Soul and unleashed Dragon God Claw to escape.
• Dugu Chen pursued the fleeing Golden Dragon King while Destruction and Asura set off after him and Evil, Kindness, and Life remained to guard the God Realm.
• The Golden Dragon King sensed Dugu Chen's pursuit and headed for Douluo Star to devour the Golden Ancient Tree and recover.
• Dugu Chen made the Golden Ancient Tree vanish, trapped Douluo Star with the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and struck the Golden Dragon King with Reincarnation Tribulation Light.

Dugu Chen showed Destruction and Evil the Netherworld and explained that he had captured the Golden Dragon King to fuel its Heart of Samsara. He secured their support for the Netherworld’s expansion and its plan to reincarnate fallen Gods, then returned to find someone waiting for him.

• Dugu Chen admitted to Destruction that he had taken the Golden Dragon King, then invited Destruction and Evil into the Netherworld while Asura returned to the God Realm in anger.
• Destruction and Evil saw the Golden Dragon King bound beneath the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk as his origin power flowed into the Heart of Samsara.
• Dugu Chen promised Destruction that the Golden Dragon King would never appear again, then proposed cooperation between the God Realm and the Netherworld.
• Dugu Chen explained that the Heavenly Dao could reincarnate fallen Gods while preserving their experience, and Destruction and Evil agreed to help on the condition that he did not tamper with the process.
• Dugu Chen used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to gather the remnant souls of several fallen Gods, then returned to the Netherworld and found someone waiting for him.