Chapter Summaries

After learning that a Man Faced Demon Spider had killed thirty-four miners in the Star Dou Forest’s Second Mine, Huo Yuhao ordered both mines shut down and prepared to lure and capture the creature. The senior miner supervisor accepted his decision and hurried to contact Na Na.

• Huo Yuhao learned that a Man Faced Demon Spider had appeared in the Second Mining Area and killed thirty-four miners.
• The mining-area supervisor explained that the miners had vanished underground and were found drained of blood beside their shattered Rock Drilling Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao ordered the miners’ families to receive triple compensation and halted operations at the First and Second Mines while keeping wages paid.
• Huo Yuhao told the supervisor to contact Na Na and have the Soul Hall take over the mines with the Spirit Pagoda and Death God Tower.
• Huo Yuhao planned to use the Undead Soldiers to make noise in the mines and hold the Man Faced Demon Spider until he could capture it.
• The supervisor agreed to contact Na Na and left, impressed by Huo Yuhao’s decision to prioritize the miners’ lives.

After the Eight Spider Lances attacked again in the Star Dou Forest, Huo Yuhao rushed there with Scarlet King to track it down. Scarlet King identified the victim as an injured 170,000-year-old Gale Wolf King, and their search led underground before the trail vanished.

• Ah Yin and Ten Thousand Demons King's informants detected the Eight Spider Lances killing a Soul Beast, and Scarlet King set out to track it.
• Huo Yuhao left Na Na and used Ground Shrinking to an Inch to reach the Star Dou Forest's southern Mixed Zone.
• Scarlet King told Huo Yuhao that the Eight Spider Lances had killed an injured 170,000-year-old Gale Wolf King.
• Huo Yuhao used a Rock Drilling Soul Drill with Earth Ant Emperor Slash to open a deep pit, then followed Scarlet King underground.
• Scarlet King found the scent trail heading south, but it disappeared about seventy meters below the surface.

Huo Yuhao and Scarlet King pursued the Eight Spider Lances External Bone underground, but its counter-tracking tricks led them toward the southern edge of the Star Dou Forest. Huo Yuhao discovered it was controlling an Earth Spider King with Golden Threads and recognized the method as parasitic control.

• The Eight Spider Lances External Bone confused Huo Yuhao and Scarlet King with winding tunnels while feeding on soul beasts along the way.
• Huo Yuhao and Scarlet King found several drained corpses, including a nine-thousand-year-old Ironhide Bull, and Huo Yuhao realized the External Bone had become unusually intelligent.
• Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection and discovered they had reached the forest's southern edge, where few powerful soul beasts remained.
• Huo Yuhao swept his Mental Power south, found an Earth Spider King covered in Golden Threads, and repeatedly dragged it from the ground as it mechanically fled.
• Huo Yuhao recalled Ah Yin's explanation of the External Bone and identified its control of the Earth Spider King as parasitic control.

Huo Yuhao and Scarlet King realized that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion might be unguarded while Zi Ji was away. At the Spirit Pagoda, Wang Qiu'er and Zi Ji were attacked by the Eight Spider Lances, which broke through the building and pursued them inside a blood-red domain.

• Huo Yuhao asked Scarlet King who was guarding the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Scarlet King realized Zi Ji had been assigned to protect her.
• Wang Qiu'er complained to Zi Ji that humans grew faster, and Zi Ji explained the difference between human and beast cultivation.
• Wang Qiu'er opened her window and found a Man Faced Demon Spider staring at her, so she blasted it away with a punch.
• Zi Ji sensed danger, raised her Demonic Water Domain, and saw the blood-red domain suppressing them.
• The Eight Spider Lances recovered from Wang Qiu'er's attack and charged through the Spirit Pagoda toward the two women.

Wang Qiu'er and Zi Ji battled Eight Spider Lances, which withstood a Rank 9 Focus Soul Guidance Cannon and trapped Zi Ji in poisonous webbing. After seeing their shared Threads of Fate, Wang Qiu'er recognized the monster as Tang San.

• Wang Qiu'er fired Qian Duoduo's Rank 9 Focus Soul Guidance Cannon at Eight Spider Lances, but the creature emerged unharmed and damaged the Spirit Pagoda.
• Wang Qiu'er discovered that the crimson domain severed her connection to the Black Dragon Reverse Scale, preventing her from summoning Di Tian.
• Eight Spider Lances attacked Wang Qiu'er and Zi Ji with poisonous webbing, and Zi Ji was caught while saving Wang Qiu'er.
• Wang Qiu'er countered Eight Spider Lances with the Golden Dragon Lance, startling the creature because it believed Huo Yuhao possessed the weapon.
• Wang Qiu'er revealed the Threads of Fate connecting her and Eight Spider Lances, then accused it of being Tang San.

Wang Qiu'er fought Tang San, who was controlling the Eight Spider Lances, and used her Soul Skills and Soul Tools to counter his attacks. She brought him crashing out of the air and hurled the Golden Dragon Lance at him with tremendous speed.

• Wang Qiu'er recognized that Tang San's Mystic Jade Hand could resist some of the Golden Dragon Lance's devouring power.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to attack, but Wang Qiu'er blocked his spider legs with two Invincible Shields and activated three enhancement Soul Skills.
• Wang Qiu'er blasted away Tang San's Spider Web Binding and tried to strike him with the Golden Dragon Lance, but he transformed the Eight Spider Lances into golden wings and flew above her.
• Wang Qiu'er used the Anti-Air Soul Guidance Conch to make Tang San's Sea God Eight Wings fall uncontrollably.
• Wang Qiu'er activated Golden Dragon Head and hurled the Golden Dragon Lance toward the falling Eight Spider Lances.

Tang San used the Eight Spider Lances to trap Wang Qiu'er and Zi Ji, then revealed that he had personally descended to the mortal realm to steal Wang Qiu'er's Soul Beast fate and bloodline. He planned to kill Huo Yuhao next, while counting on the Shura Domain to hide his attack until dawn.

• Wang Qiu'er recalled her Golden Dragon Lance as Tang San pulled the Eight Spider Lances out of reach, and Zi Ji broke free from his web with severe wounds.
• Tang San accused Wang Qiu'er of stalling and revealed that he had lured Huo Yuhao away before descending into the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San said he intended to take Wang Qiu'er's Soul Beast fate and bloodline, then kill Huo Yuhao.
• Tang San recalled learning from miners' memories that Shrek had posted a bounty for him and was dismantling the Shrek Seven Devils' statues, which fueled his fury against the academy.
• Tang San relied on the Spirit Pagoda's distance from Shrek City and his Shura Domain to conceal the confrontation until dawn.

Tang San ambushed Zi Ji and Wang Qiu'er inside his Shura Domain, but they prepared for his Hidden Weapons and blocked his King of Hell's Summons. The chapter ended with Tang San charging at them after the poison needles bounced off their Invincible Shields.

• Zi Ji expanded her Demonic Water Domain and revealed the spider webs Tang San had concealed throughout the Shura Domain.
• Wang Qiu'er gave Zi Ji her Storage Rings, whose Soul Guidance Device reserves astonished Zi Ji.
• Zi Ji used two eighth-grade Milk Bottles to recover her Soul Power while Tang San prepared to attack.
• Tang San fired two poison needles using King of Hell's Summons, relying on their ability to pierce protective energy.
• Zi Ji and Wang Qiu'er anticipated the attack, activated Invincible Shields and defensive Soul Tools, and knocked the needles away.
• Tang San charged at the two women after his Hidden Weapons failed to hit them.

Zi Ji transformed and used Abyssal Devour to confront Tang San, but his Eight Spider Lances overwhelmed her despite her resistance and Soul Tools. As Tang San prepared to finish her, a terrifying white beam erupted from a nearby black tower and left him unable to defend himself.

• Zi Ji transformed into her Hell Demon Dragon King form and trapped Tang San in Abyssal Devour.
• Tang San escaped underground and wounded Zi Ji with a surprise attack from below.
• Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances inflicted severe wounds and poison on Zi Ji, while her Soul Tools only delayed his assault.
• Tang San prepared a fatal strike against the weakened Zi Ji, but a world-destroying aura suddenly incapacitated him.
• A massive white beam shot from a black tower near the Spirit Pagoda, cutting through space too quickly for Tang San to defend against.

Wang Qiu'er used the Angel of Death's Light to injure Tang San's Eight Spider Lances and break open his Shura Domain. Beast God Di Tian then revealed himself through Wang Qiu'er and attacked Tang San, leaving the two enemies facing off.

• Wang Qiu'er fired the Angel of Death's Light, which erased Tang San's web and badly burned the Eight Spider Lances.
• Wang Qiu'er grabbed the wounded Zi Ji and tried to escape, but Tang San sent Devouring Gold Threads and a giant web after them.
• Wang Qiu'er transformed, unleashed a spatial storm, and shattered the Shura Domain with her power.
• Wang Qiu'er revealed that Beast God Di Tian had arrived, and a black dragon claw struck at Tang San.
• Tang San realized that Wang Qiu'er had used the Black Dragon Reverse Scale to summon Di Tian when the Angel of Death's Light broke the domain.

Tang San’s assassination attempt against Wang Qiu'er failed, and he was forced to fight Di Tian as Du Busi and Elder Xuan joined the battle. He unleashed a devastating Soul Skill to escape, while his opponents denounced him as an Evil Soul Master and revoked his enrollment at Shrek Academy.

• Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances recovered from their injuries, revealing that he had concealed the blood energy stored within them, and he clashed with Wang Qiu'er, who called upon Dragon Flame.
• Du Busi and Elder Xuan arrived from Shrek City to help Di Tian, but Du Busi injured his fist on Tang San’s spider legs.
• Tang San unleashed hundreds of Devouring Gold Threads, forcing Di Tian, Elder Xuan, and Du Busi to retreat as the threads consumed trees into dust.
• Du Busi called Shrek a den of Evil Soul Masters and mocked Tang San, while Elder Xuan announced that Tang San’s enrollment at Shrek Academy was revoked.

Tang San escaped Shrek Academy’s attack, while Huo Yuhao returned with Di Tian and recovered the Golden Dragon Lance from Wang Qiu'er. Elsewhere in Star Dou Forest, the Hell Spirit Cat faced the final bolts of its hundred-thousand-year tribulation and feared it would not survive.

• Tang San hardened his resolve against Shrek Academy and escaped underground as Elder Xuan solidified the earth to hinder him.
• Du Busi caught the weakened Wang Qiu'er, while Zhuang Lao restored her and Zi Ji as Shrek’s medical team treated Zi Ji.
• Huo Yuhao and Di Tian arrived, and Wang Qiu'er handed Huo Yuhao the Golden Dragon Lance.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the Death God Tower had opened the Shura Domain and let Wang Qiu'er reconnect with Di Tian, while he and Di Tian made further arrangements.
• The Hell Spirit Cat used its Netherworld Shadow Clone to mislead the eighth bolt of its heavenly tribulation, but it feared it would die before the ninth.

Huo Yuhao and Di Tian trapped Tang San by using a Hell Spirit Cat’s tribulation as bait, then sealed him with a God Conferring Ball. Tang San was captured alive, and the Hell Spirit Cat received an antidote.

• Tang San arrived in the Star Dou Forest and helped the Hell Spirit Cat survive its ninth tribulation lightning strike before trapping it in spider silk.
• Tang San prepared to devour the Hell Spirit Cat, convinced that his luck and power had returned.
• Huo Yuhao blocked Tang San’s spider lance with the Golden Dragon Lance and demanded that he repay his debt to the Douluo Continent.
• Huo Yuhao used a God Conferring Ball to seal Tang San and his Eight Spider Lances.
• Huo Yuhao gave the Hell Spirit Cat an antidote, and Di Tian appeared, confirming that they had arranged the entire trap together.

Huo Yuhao and Di Tian tried to force Tang San to flee without endangering Shrek City, but Tang San broke free of the God Conferring Ball. The chapter left him surrounded by more than three hundred Eighth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells as Huo Yuhao prepared to detonate them.

• Huo Yuhao planned to leave Tang San an escape route so he would not fight to the death near Shrek City.
• Huo Yuhao opened a Gate of the Undead and dropped more than three hundred Eighth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells around Tang San.
• Tang San's Eight Spider Lances tore apart the God Conferring Ball, allowing him to escape its restraints.
• Tang San emerged from the shattered God Conferring Ball and found himself nearly buried beneath the cannon shells.

Huo Yuhao detonated three hundred Eighth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells around Tang San, creating a catastrophic blast that left Tang San struggling to survive. Er Ming rushed into the explosion, then played dead, leaving Da Ming stunned by his apparent cleverness.

• Huo Yuhao's three hundred Eighth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells erupted around Tang San and devastated the surrounding land.
• Tang San called for help as the blasts trapped him in crushing pressure and extreme heat that threatened to break his Eight Spider Lances.
• Er Ming charged into the blast zone, was hurled back by the shockwave, and appeared to lie lifeless.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Er Ming, who secretly blinked, checked that Huo Yuhao and Da Ming had seen him, then closed his eyes and played dead.
• Da Ming realized Er Ming had charged into danger to avoid being exposed as having planned to leave him to face Di Tian.

Da Ming restrained himself to Limit Douluo strength and helped hold off Huo Yuhao and Di Tian while Tang San weakened amid the explosion. Di Tian pursued Tang San, while Da Ming challenged Huo Yuhao to test his strength, and the chapter ended as Da Ming’s tail swung at him.

• Da Ming revealed his six black and three red soul rings and used Azure Sluggish Domain to slow Huo Yuhao while Di Tian rushed toward Tang San.
• Di Tian transformed into his black dragon form and plunged into the burning blast zone to attack Tang San.
• Da Ming revealed his bull-headed serpent form and challenged Huo Yuhao, who drew the Dark Gold Living Blade and aimed his hand cannon at him.
• Huo Yuhao fired a barrage of poisonous needles, but Da Ming dispersed them with his dragon breath.
• Da Ming lashed his tail at Huo Yuhao, who braced himself against the incoming strike.

Huo Yuhao battled Da Ming while Tang San watched from afar as Di Tian pursued and severely wounded him. Tang San fled into the Star Luo Empire, killing people along the way, while Di Tian chased him and witnesses recorded the pair.

• Huo Yuhao dodged Da Ming's tail strike and retaliated with the God Striking Whip, prompting Da Ming to question how he had obtained it.
• Tang San distracted himself to watch Huo Yuhao and Da Ming fight, and Di Tian attacked him with Ten Thousand Dragons Flame and the Black Dragon Sword.
• Tang San lost another Eight Spider Lances leg and fled with four remaining while Di Tian pursued him and gathered the severed legs.
• Tang San escaped the Star Dou Forest into the Star Luo Empire and devoured an innocent Soul Master mercenary with his Devouring Gold Threads.
• Di Tian drove off Soul Masters who tried to observe the chase, while others recorded Tang San and Di Tian racing past them.

Huo Yuhao battled Da Ming in the sky, turning Da Ming’s Cyan Extinction Lightning back on him and then using Evil Emperor’s Thorn Light Wheel. The injured Da Ming became furious and prepared to fight seriously.

• Soul Masters who had witnessed the earlier events planned to trade recordings and information to Shrek for rewards.
• Da Ming pursued Huo Yuhao and fired Cyan Extinction Lightning at him.
• Huo Yuhao used his blade to redirect the lightning and blasted it back at Da Ming, injuring his left eye.
• Huo Yuhao summoned Evil Emperor, whose Thorn Light Wheel inflicted severe pain on Da Ming.
• Da Ming roared in fury and faced Huo Yuhao with a fierce desire to win.

Huo Yuhao fled Da Ming while Evil Emperor urged him to use the Light of Time and Space, and Tang San escaped Di Tian’s pursuit by massacring civilians to replenish his vital energy. Tang San then set his sights on the Clear Sky Sect in the Star Luo Empire.

• Evil Emperor prepared to use the Light of Time and Space, but Huo Yuhao cut off its power and ran after Tang San.
• Evil Emperor reminded Huo Yuhao that the Gold of Life in his battle blade could restore the life force needed for repeated attacks, but Huo Yuhao refused to use the move against Da Ming.
• Da Ming chased Huo Yuhao at great speed, while Soul Masters below recognized the Sky Azure Bull Python and questioned Tang San’s influence over the continent.
• Tang San repeatedly tried to attack cities and replenish his vital energy, but Di Tian stopped him until Tang San activated the Sea God Eight Wings and escaped into a city.
• Tang San devoured civilians and massacred people in the city, then decided to target the Clear Sky Sect because ordinary people restored too little of his vital energy.

Tang San fled toward the Clear Sky Sect while Di Tian and Huo Yuhao pursued him, and Da Ming realized that Tang San intended to attack the sect. Tang San turned on its descendants, demanding repayment for the Immortal Spirit Qi that had nourished them.

• Tang San feinted toward Star Luo Imperial City, then changed course and raced toward the Clear Sky Sect as Di Tian pursued him.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the Clear Sky Sect's mountain and wondered what Tang San hoped to find there.
• Da Ming recognized Tang San's intent and rushed ahead to stop him, but Tang San's Trident brand forced him to attack Di Tian instead.
• Tang San denounced Da Ming, Er Ming, Shrek, the Star Dou Forest, and Ning Rongrong as traitors who deserved to die.
• More than twenty Titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect emerged, and Tang San told them they had to repay him for generations of nourishment from Immortal Spirit Qi.