Chapter Summaries

Gu You left the Blazing Archipelago with his companions after preserving an External Soul Bone for future study, while Hanuman sought Baron’s help in preparing Gu You to challenge the Scarlet King. In Seaside City, Fang Qi learned the three visitors had gone soul hunting and ordered an operation against the Qi Family.

• Gu You locked the External Soul Bone inside a series of boxes and persuaded Dugu Bo to let him study it rather than absorb it.
• Hanuman summoned the Royal Ludroth, which carried Gu You and the others toward Seaside City, and Gu You promised to return to the Blazing Archipelago.
• Hanuman visited Baron and told him Gu You might be their best chance to defeat the Scarlet King, prompting Baron to agree to train him.
• Hanuman and Baron fought over who would claim Gu You, and their flames blasted through the mountain.
• Fang Qi learned the three out-of-town guests had left for the islands seven days earlier, then Li Tian told him the brothers were ready for an operation against the Qi Family.

The narrator considered how Longhua cards could support Dinosaur-Type decks, especially through Ascending Longhua Reincarnation Crest. The Field Spell reminded the narrator of the old Dinosaur-centered Dragon-Dragon-Dragon deck and suggested a possible way to revive its combo.

• The narrator noticed Souleating Oviraptor in the art for Ascending Longhua Dino Gate and realized Longhua might fit in Dinosaur-Type decks.
• The narrator described Dino-Longhua searching Ascending Longhua Dino Gate and the Continuous Spell letting a powerful Dinosaur negate a weaker monster effect.
• The narrator examined Ascending Longhua Reincarnation Crest, which could banish a Dinosaur-Type, send a Sea Dragon-Type to the Graveyard, and add a Wyrm-Type to the hand.
• The narrator imagined using the Field Spell to banish Giant Spinosaurus King, send a Sea Dragon-Type to the Graveyard, and add True King of All Calamities.
• The narrator recalled Giant Spinosaurus King's Special Summon effect and True King of All Calamities's ability to banish cards from the opponent's Extra Deck, then resolved to revive Dragon-Dragon-Dragon.

Seaside City erupted into a revolt against the Qi Family, and Gu You's group arrived amid the fighting. Bai Lang revealed that the revolt began after the Qi Family destroyed a slum family, and Ma Hongjun recognized the missing daughter’s name as Wu Juanjuan.

• Sailors attacked the Qi Family’s forces at the docks, while Qi Langhai killed the chief auctioneer and fled through a hidden tunnel.
• Qi Tao escaped an attack by killing his pursuers and preparing to fight the surrounding crowd.
• Gu You’s group entered the burning city, questioned fighters, and learned from Bai Lang that residents were rebelling against the Qi Family’s oppression.
• Bai Lang said the revolt had begun after a slum family was destroyed, and Ma Hongjun learned the missing daughter was named Wu Juanjuan.

After witnessing Seaside City’s suffering under the Qi Family, Qin Ming’s group encountered Fang Qi confronting Qi Langhai, while Ma Hongjun learned that Wu Juanjuan had died. Ma Hongjun resisted his Evil Fire and resolved to retrieve her from the Qi Family or make them pay.

• Bai Lang told Qin Ming’s group that the Qi Family had taken Wu Juanjuan and continued toward the battlefield, while Qin Ming chose not to stop him.
• Fang Qi confronted Qi Langhai at the City Lord’s Mansion and revealed his Abyssal Walrus possession and Head Soul Bone as the two prepared to fight.
• An old man returned Ma Hongjun’s two Gold Soul Coins, explaining that Wu Juanjuan had trusted him and urging him to live without seeking revenge.
• Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire flared as he grieved over Wu Juanjuan, but Gu You slapped him until he regained focus.
• Ma Hongjun rejected Gu You’s order to leave and vowed to bring Wu Juanjuan back from the Qi Family or make them pay in blood.

Ma Hongjun decided to fight the Qi Family and left with Oscar, while Gu You prepared to expose the family’s collaboration with a Fallen One. The chapter ended with Gu You and Dugu Bo setting out to watch Ma Hongjun’s actions as Nightingale guided him toward Qi Tao.

• Gu You stopped Ma Hongjun from striking again and warned him that attacking the Qi Family could endanger Flender and the Shrek teachers.
• Ma Hongjun declared that he would become an Elemental HERO and punish the Qi Family, then bowed to Qin Ming before heading toward the cries with Oscar.
• Oscar chose to accompany Ma Hongjun, and Gu You gave Qin Ming a fireproof helmet and a disguised chef’s hat for the two of them.
• Gu You told Qin Ming that he and Dugu Bo would investigate further, then learned from Nightingale that Kroen, known as Lament, was colluding with Qi Xiaofeng and Qi Tao.
• Nightingale reported that Wu Juanjuan was safe and her mother had been rescued; Gu You ordered her to guide Ma Hongjun toward Qi Tao without alerting Kroen.
• Gu You invited Dugu Bo to watch the Qi Family’s crimes come to light, and Dugu Bo agreed.

Ma Hongjun accepted his transformation into a Fallen One and used his new power to confront Qi Tao in Seaside City. As Gu You and Dugu Bo headed toward the City Lord's Mansion, Gu You explained that Ma Hongjun's conviction had let him become a controlled hero, and prepared to begin his own next move.

• Qi Tao slaughtered the warriors facing him and declared that he would devour their blood to grow stronger.
• Gu You and Dugu Bo walked toward the City Lord's Mansion, where Dugu Bo asked whether Ma Hongjun was safe from becoming a Fallen One.
• Ma Hongjun appeared before Qi Tao, revealed his fallen Evil Fire Phoenix form, and named himself Destructive Phoenix Man.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Qi Tao with Phoenix Fire Line as nearby witnesses realized the truth about the Fallen Ones and some fled to seek Spirit Hall.
• Gu You told Dugu Bo that he had challenged Ma Hongjun to strengthen his resolve, then said he would begin acting as the light-attribute mastermind behind the scenes.

Gu You infiltrated the Qi Family estate, negotiated with Qi Xiaofeng, and helped Dugu Bo capture him for interrogation. Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun struggled against Qi Tao as Oscar’s sausages helped the Sailors recover, and Oscar declared Ma Hongjun was his brother.

• Gu You barged into Qi Xiaofeng’s room, ate a seafood feast, and proposed a share of the treasury’s funds while arranging for Qi Tao to follow him.
• Gu You stabbed Qi Xiaofeng through the chest, then Dugu Bo subdued him and prepared to interrogate him about the Fallen One intelligence and the Qi Family treasury.
• Qi Xiaofeng learned that Gu You was a commoner who considered him an obstacle rather than an enemy, and the revelation enraged him.
• Ma Hongjun struggled to keep Qi Tao occupied while Oscar distributed sausages that restored the Sailors’ strength and improved the wounded sailors’ condition.
• Oscar told a sailor that Ma Hongjun was not merely his companion but his brother.

Oscar led the remaining Soul Elders into an ambush against Qi Tao while Ma Hongjun kept him occupied, and Gu You interrogated Qi Xiaofeng about the Qi family’s weaknesses. Fang Qi defeated Qi Langhai and killed him, while Qi Tao unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill and was struck by Oscar’s hidden crossbow; Ma Hongjun then began releasing his Noble Phantasm.

• Oscar ordered the injured Soul Masters to retreat and gathered the eight remaining Soul Elders for his plan.
• Ma Hongjun wore Qi Tao down from the air as Qi Tao resisted his attacks and considered retreating.
• Dugu Bo interrogated Qi Xiaofeng, and Gu You revealed that the storm weakened his Wind Attribute abilities.
• Fang Qi defeated Qi Langhai and killed him despite Qi Langhai’s pleas and excuses.
• Qi Tao activated his Fifth Soul Skill, but Oscar and the Soul Elders ambushed him with crossbow bolts as Ma Hongjun began his Noble Phantasm release.

Gu You recounted Qi Tao’s death and explained the aftermath of Seaside City’s liberation to Qian Renxue, including Spirit Hall’s reconstruction work and the appointment of Fang Qi as acting city lord. The chapter ended with Lin Fan’s role in the city’s resistance being recorded as his story prepared to reach the world.

• Gu You told Qian Renxue that Qi Tao had died after Ma Hongjun’s attack, while Nightingale supervised Seaside City’s reconstruction and investigations into the Qi Family.
• Nightingale rejected a proposal to pursue Destructive Phoenix Man and Destiny HERO - Dish Commander, pointing to the city’s memorial honoring them as heroes.
• Gu You told Qian Renxue that Fang Qi had become acting city lord, the implicated nobles had been removed, and Ma Hongjun had returned home after agreeing to join their plan.
• Gu You hinted that he had candidates in mind as Qian Renxue asked who would be on his list.
• A chronicler recorded Lin Fan’s account of the people who helped save Seaside City and told him that his story would soon be known to the world.

Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village, spent time with Ah Yin and Old Jack, and worked on his Soul Guidance Hidden Weapons before falling asleep and finding himself trapped as a ghostly observer of his six-year-old self. He watched the younger Tang San’s past unfold and was horrified when Tang San knelt to take Yu Xiaogang as his teacher.

• Tang San came home from the blacksmith shop, reassured Ah Yin, and ate dinner with her and Old Jack.
• Tang San returned to his room and carved a Soul Guidance Array for his hidden weapons before going to sleep.
• Tang San awoke as an illusory ghost beside his six-year-old self and realized he could not affect the past.
• Tang San watched his younger self live alone with Tang Hao, forge a hidden weapon, and leave for Nuoding City with Old Jack.
• Tang San saw his younger self meet Yu Xiaogang and kowtow to him, leaving the older Tang San in despair.

Tang San watched a distorted version of his past life unfold, mocking Yu Xiaogang’s teaching and the other Tang San’s choices as he relived the years leading up to Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with both versions of Tang San setting out for Shrek, one carrying a Hair Crystal and the other planning how to obtain one.

• Tang San watched Xiao Wu arrive at Seventh Dormitory and dismissed her crude behavior as an enemy’s distortion of his memories.
• Yu Xiaogang took the other Tang San to hunt a first Soul Ring, where the boy killed a Datura Snake and gained [Entangle] with only a weak numbing poison.
• The other Tang San spent his junior academy years following Yu Xiaogang’s lessons and forging hidden weapons, then gained [Parasite] from a Ghost Vine with another weakened poison effect.
• After reaching level twenty-nine, the other Tang San left Nuoding City with Xiao Wu for Shrek Academy near Suotuo City.
• At Rose Hotel, the other Tang San and Xiao Wu took a room but ultimately did not share a bed, and he later bought a Hair Crystal from Flender’s shop.
• Tang San resolved to buy Flender’s Hair Crystal and set off toward Shrek Academy alongside the other Tang San.

Tang San watched an alternate version of himself stumble through Shrek Academy’s battles, adventures, and discoveries, repeatedly criticizing his choices. After the alternate Tang San uncovered Xiao Wu’s true form and distributed the Immortal Herbs, time stopped and a mysterious voice challenged Tang San to question whether this version was actually his true self.

• Tang San watched the alternate Tang San lead his teammates against Zhao Wuji, where their tactics failed and Xiao Wu was knocked unconscious.
• The alternate Tang San later reached rank thirty, obtained the Eight Spider Lances, and endured Shrek Academy’s trials before arriving in Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo abducted the alternate Tang San, who survived the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well by consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.
• The alternate Tang San took the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, shared them with the Shrek Seven Devils, and recognized Xiao Wu’s true form.
• Everything froze and turned monochrome as a hoarse voice asked Tang San whether the events he had watched might reveal his own true nature.

Tang San awakened in the Tower of Time Limits, where Dialga showed him the Sacred Timeline and alternate outcomes of his choices. Dialga urged him to guide his timeline back toward it, but Tang San demanded to know who he was, and Dialga revealed himself as the God of Time.

• Tang San struck at the robed stranger, who blocked his attack and turned him into a stone statue before releasing him.
• The robed man brought Tang San to the Tower of Time Limits and showed him the Sacred Timeline, which injured Tang San when he tried to examine it with spiritual power.
• Dialga showed Tang San alternate timelines in which different choices led to other paths or death, and explained that the Sacred Timeline was the one that could continue indefinitely.
• Dialga urged Tang San to lead his timeline back to the Sacred Timeline and promised that its Tang San had a happy life, but Tang San questioned his identity.
• Dialga revealed himself as the Dragon of Time from the Second Era and the God of Time who continued into the Third Era.

Dialga showed Tang San the Sacred Timeline and tried to persuade him to follow its path with the promise of a happier future. Tang San refused after Dialga could not answer where Xiao You belonged, touched his own dark timeline, and woke at dawn in Holy Soul Village.

• Dialga revealed that he was the Time Dragon King and explained the Sacred Timeline and its possible branches to Tang San.
• Dialga showed Tang San his dark timeline and urged him to return to the Sacred Timeline, promising a future with his parents, children, and beloved by his side.
• Tang San asked where Xiao You was on the Sacred Timeline, noticed Dialga's confusion, and rejected his offer.
• Tang San touched the dark timeline and vanished, while Dialga explained that fate and a monstrous head prevented him from controlling Tang San's world.
• Dialga recalled abandoning his identity as a dragon to survive the coming end of the Second Era and began planning for the Fourth Era.
• Tang San woke in bed at dawn after a rooster crowed.

Tai Long attacked Holy Soul Village to take revenge on Gu You, but Dawn intervened to protect the villagers and was gravely injured. Tang San arrived, healed Dawn, and prepared to face Tai Long.

• Tai Long reached Holy Soul Village and smashed its stone stele, drawing the villagers outside.
• Tai Long revealed his corrupted Bloodthirsty Ape Demon form and attacked Uncle Zhang, but Dawn knocked his fist aside.
• Dawn held its ground against Tai Long as the villagers fled, and Tai Long turned his attack on the rooster.
• Tang San arrived and stopped Tai Long with a Rasengan, then used his life force to heal Dawn.
• Tang San placed Dawn in the Blue Silver Grass and told it to rest while he faced the Fallen One.

Tang San confronted Tai Long after discovering that he had destroyed Holy Soul Village’s stele and harmed Dawn, then learned that Tai Long had slaughtered villagers to corrupt his Martial Soul. Tang San incapacitated him with King of Execution and prepared to interrogate him about who had directed him to target the village.

• Tai Long offered to spare Tang San if he left with Dawn, then invited him to join in destroying Holy Soul Village and promised to awaken his Martial Soul.
• Tai Long showed Tang San the Book of Awakening and explained that a village blood sacrifice had transformed his Great Strength Gorilla into a Bloodthirsty Ape Demon.
• When Tai Long admitted that civilians had been used as sacrifices, Tang San revealed his rank forty-one Blue Silver Emperor and condemned him.
• Tang San used King of Execution to pierce Tai Long, sever his meridians and ligaments, and prevent him from fighting back.
• Tang San explained that Xiao You cared about the village stele and Dawn, then restrained Tai Long and prepared to interrogate him about who had encouraged the attack.

Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao rushed a newspaper to Holy Soul Village, where its announcement detailed the new Star of Heaven Dou Tournament and Ma Xiunuo worried about the growing cooperation between the empire and Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Tang San questioning Tai Long about a mysterious attacker whose face he could not see.

• Ma Xiunuo made Su Yuntao leave Nuoding City before dawn to deliver Heaven Dou Weekly to Tang San.
• The newspaper published Xue Qinghe's announcement of the Star of Heaven Dou Tournament, including its teams, new multi-format rules, regulations, and rewards.
• Ma Xiunuo regretted that Gu You appeared to be aligning with Xue Qinghe rather than Spirit Hall and grew uneasy about the empire and Spirit Hall working so closely.
• Gu You's injured rooster had recovered most of its wounds and crowed at dawn, though it still lacked one wing.
• Tang San skipped his usual cultivation and asked Tai Long about the mysterious person whose face he had been unable to see.

Tang San interrogated Tai Long and learned that a mysterious Fallen One had given him the Book of Corruption, while the aftermath of the attack on Holy Soul Village drew Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo to the village. The chapter ended with Tang San asking Spirit Hall for help investigating hidden Fallen Ones in Heaven Dou City on behalf of Gu You.

• Tang San tortured Tai Long until he confessed how he had been rescued by a Fallen One, received the Book of Corruption, and planned to destroy Holy Soul Village to take revenge on Gu You.
• Tang San considered how the Fallen Ones might be using corruption and political conflict to weaken major forces, then detected Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo approaching the village.
• Su Yuntao saw Holy Soul Village in ruins and feared a Corpse Controller was waiting there, but Uncle Zhang told him that a lunatic Spirit Master had attacked the village and that Dawn and Xiao San had saved them.
• Ma Xiunuo arrived with Tang San, who had taken the form of a Treeman, and the three went to the blacksmith shop.
• Tang San showed Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao the interrogation report and asked Spirit Hall to help Gu You investigate Fallen Ones hidden in Heaven Dou City.

Tang San stopped Ma Xiunuo and Su Yuntao from reporting Tai Long’s capture to Heaven Dou City, suspecting a Fallen One there had powerful connections, and asked Ma Xiunuo to take him to Spirit City to meet the Pope. Meanwhile, news of the Star of Heaven Dou Tournament spread, and Blazing Fire Academy decided to compete for the championship.

• Tang San explained why reporting Tai Long’s capture to Heaven Dou City could alert the Fallen Ones and asked Ma Xiunuo to take him to Spirit City to meet the Pope.
• Tang San said farewell to Old Jack and traveled toward Nuoding City with Ma Xiunuo, Su Yuntao, and the captured Tai Long.
• Ma Xiunuo gave Tang San a Heaven Dou Weekly carrying news about Gu You as the tournament announcement excited Heaven Dou City residents and academy students.
• Huo Wushuang argued that Blazing Fire Academy should pursue the championship, and Huo Wu agreed that the tournament offered a rare chance to qualify directly for the main competition.
• Huo Yuanlie accepted his children’s proposal and declared that Blazing Fire Academy would aim to win the championship.

Several academies prepared for the Crown Prince’s competition, while Shui Bing’er recognized the event as an open scheme aimed at Skywater Academy. During training, Gu You demonstrated his strength as Qin Ming explained how the new rules would reshape academy training, and Yu Xiaogang watched Dai Mubai closely.

• Feng Xiaotian agreed to compete for Godwind Academy, while Ling Xiaochen ordered him to draw up the roster within two days.
• Huyan Zhen told Huyan Li to win the competition after Huyan Li reported that he had successfully absorbed a thousand-year Head Soul Bone.
• Dong Yinhan gathered Skywater Academy’s team to discuss the newspaper’s prize, and Shui Bing’er warned that the competition was a trap aimed at them.
• Yu Tianxin rejected Yu Luomian’s advice to hide his strength, while Yu Luomian decided Yu Tianheng was the better choice to lead the sect in the future.
• During training, Gu You defeated Yu Tianheng and sent Xiao Wu flying before Qin Ming explained how the new rules would affect academies’ resource allocation.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Dai Mubai train as the chapter ended with a report detailing Gu You’s martial soul and abilities.