Chapter Summaries

Gu Yue explained how Leng Yulai inherited Medusa's divinity, and Xia Yi completed his Martial Soul Evolution before preparing to travel to the Star Luo Continent. After saying goodbye to Leng Yaozhu and forging complete One-Word Battle Armor for himself and Gu Yue, Xia Yi returned to Shrek Academy, where Wujin warned him that people there wanted to make trouble for him.

• Gu Yue explained that the Ten Thousand Snake Secret Realm forced Medusa's remnant soul to pass her inheritance to Leng Yulai, who completed the inheritance after three days and gathered energy for Xia Yi's Martial Soul Evolution.
• Xia Yi spent several days with Leng Yaozhu, but she refused to join his trip to the Star Luo Continent and sent him off to cultivate and gain experience.
• Xia Yi met Gu Yue, learned she had reached Rank forty-four, and forged the remaining pieces of their One-Word Battle Armor in a day and a night.
• Xia Yi and Gu Yue returned to Shrek Academy after more than half a year and found Wujin, who gave them Wujin's remaining Battle Armor parts and warned that people at the academy wanted to make trouble for Xia Yi.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue settled matters with Yuanen Yehui and Mu Xi as they prepared to leave Shrek Academy. At the school gate, Inner Court student Lin Pingzhi blocked their way, leaving their departure uncertain.

• Yuanen Yehui asked Xia Yi to forge the rest of her Battle Armor, and Gu Yue agreed to arrange it in exchange for materials and payment.
• Gu Yue returned to pack while Xia Yi apologized to Mu Xi, who thanked him for helping Zhen Hua improve his Heaven Forging success rate and then said goodbye.
• Xia Yi and Gu Yue spent their remaining Contribution Points and headed for the school gate, intending to leave Shrek Academy.
• Lin Pingzhi confronted Xia Yi and Gu Yue at the gate, summoning five purple soul rings and holding the Evil-Warding Sword.

Xia Yi emerged from seclusion to accompany Gu Yue on Shrek Academy’s exchange trip to the Star Luo Continent and faced the Inner Court Soul Kings competing for a place. He defeated Yu Longri with one punch, leaving Shrek’s leaders worried about the growing power of Leng Yaozhu’s student and Long Yeyue’s reaction.

• Xia Yi agreed to join the Star Luo Continent trip so he could accompany Gu Yue as she searched for the Dragon Valley Small World and investigated Soul Beasts.
• Lin Pingzhi challenged Xia Yi with his self-created Heartless Sword Technique, but Xia Yi conceded and promised that Lin Pingzhi would be the only Soul King chosen for the trip.
• Yu Longri confronted Xia Yi and attacked with his Thunder Dragon Claw, but Xia Yi punched through it and drove Yu Longri into the academy wall.
• Ya Li treated Yu Longri and confirmed that Xia Yi had broken his ribs and damaged his internal organs, while noting that he had held back.
• Long Yeyue reluctantly called off further Soul King challenges, and Ya Li warned her that harming Xia Yi could provoke Heavenly Phoenix Douluo; Yun Ming reassured Ya Li that Long Yeyue would not act recklessly.

At the gates of Shrek Academy, Gu Yue defeated Inner Court Soul Kings Fu Caiyi and Ning Hong after Xia Yi let her handle their challenge alone. Long Yeyue watched from the shadows and, after the humiliating loss, ordered the disciples blocking the way to retreat.

• Fu Caiyi and Ning Hong challenged Xia Yi and Gu Yue together, with Ning Hong activating his One-Word Battle Armor and supporting Fu Caiyi.
• Gu Yue teleported Xia Yi away and faced the pair herself, using an ice decoy to evade Fu Caiyi’s Rampage Fang.
• Fu Caiyi shared her martial soul with Ning Hong, but Gu Yue appeared behind her and struck while Fu Caiyi’s attention was on protecting him.
• Ning Hong admitted defeat to prevent Gu Yue from seriously injuring Fu Caiyi, and Gu Yue returned to Xia Yi’s side.
• Long Yeyue revealed she had watched from the shadows and ordered the Inner Court disciples to come back, regretting that she had allowed them to challenge Xia Yi and Gu Yue.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue arrived in Skysea City to represent the Spirit Pagoda in an exchange with the Star Luo Empire. After Xia Yi explained why Shrek Academy’s conspicuous delegation could alarm the Federation, Gu Yue playfully demanded that he stop showing off his intelligence and never use schemes against her.

• Xia Yi and Gu Yue traveled to Skysea City in Gu Yue’s Mecha and checked into Tianhai Hotel as Spirit Pagoda representatives.
• Chang Gongyan urged the Star Luo delegation to include Xia Yi, and Leng Yaozhu agreed to send him as a Spirit Pagoda representative.
• Cai Yue'er arrived with Shrek Academy’s large delegation, including Wu Si and Lan Muzi, prompting Xia Yi and Gu Yue to discuss Shrek’s motives.
• Xia Yi explained that Shrek’s show of closeness to the Star Luo Empire could make the Federation suspect disloyalty, especially with Wu Siduo in the delegation.
• Gu Yue told Xia Yi not to flaunt his intelligence or scheme against her, and Xia Yi reassured her that he would never deceive her.

Yuanen Yehui asked Xia Yi to forge her Battle Armor, and Gu Yue arranged a loan so Xia Yi could use his best materials and skill. He produced a complete set with fusion rates of ninety-nine percent, while continuing to pursue the mythical God Metal.

• Xu Xiaoyan collected Contribution Points after the Shrek Academy team lost a bet over Xia Yi staying with Gu Yue, while Tang Wulin and Na'er grew angry.
• Yuanen Yehui asked Xia Yi to forge her Battle Armor, and Ye Xinglan invited the group to eat while apologizing for her past behavior toward him.
• Yuanen Yehui offered Federal Coins and asked Xia Yi not to use Divine Metal, but Gu Yue proposed that she borrow the forging fee and repay it in installments.
• Xia Yi forged Yuanen Yehui a complete set of One-Word Battle Armor by midnight, with every piece reaching a ninety-nine percent fusion rate.
• Yuanen Yehui realized the monthly payments would exceed two hundred thousand Federal Coins, while Xia Yi continued trying to achieve the one-hundred-percent fusion rate required for God Metal.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue boarded the exchange ship for the year-long journey to the Star Luo Continent and discovered that the Demon Empress had secretly come aboard. After she sent them an invitation at the ship’s reception, they decided to meet her and find out what she intended.

• Yuanen Yehui told Cai Yue'er that Xia Yi had forged her complete set of One-Word Battle Armor with Spirit-Forged Spirit Alloy at a ninety-nine percent fusion rate, and Cai Yue'er reported his feat to Shrek Academy.
• Xia Yi, Gu Yue, and the Beasts boarded the ship with the exchange groups from Douluo Continent and Star Luo Continent.
• Xia Yi and Gu Yue spotted the Demon Empress at the bow, where she revealed herself to them before disappearing into the sea unnoticed by everyone else.
• Xia Yi told Gu Yue and the Beasts to watch for the Demon Empress, and they agreed to avoid provoking her while guarding against her plans.
• After the ship announced a formal reception, Di Tian sensed that the Demon Empress had boarded and was heading to the banquet hall while deliberately revealing her aura.
• Xia Yi decided that he and Gu Yue would accept the Demon Empress’s invitation and go to the reception.

Xia Yi and Gu Yue attended the exchange gathering and watched the Demon Empress pose as the elegant merchant Lan Haijun. They kept their distance from her while Gu Yue grew jealous over Na'er’s beauty.

• Xia Yi and Gu Yue entered the hall quietly and spotted the Demon Empress mingling as Lan Haijun.
• Xia Yi learned from a lovestruck young sea Spirit Master that Lan Haijun claimed to be a widowed merchant expanding her family business to Star Luo Continent.
• Lan Haijun smiled toward the young man, who became excited, while Xia Yi warned him she might be using him and his connections.
• The young man praised Gu Yue but called Na'er more beautiful, prompting Gu Yue to glare at Xia Yi and pinch his waist.
• Gu Yue suspected the Demon Empress had an ulterior motive but decided she and Xia Yi should not approach her and risk drawing suspicion.

At a crowded gathering aboard the ship, Shrek Academy’s students drew attention for their unusual behavior while Lan Muzi and Tang Yinmeng discussed the danger surrounding Xia Yi and Gu Yue. The chapter left Tang Yinmeng suspecting that someone had deliberately kept Ya Li away by triggering a plague among villagers she had once treated.

• Tang Wulin and Xu Lizhi focused on eating at the gathering, while Lin Pingzhi practiced swordplay and angrily rejected the girls who approached him.
• Wujin attended as captain of Shrek Academy's Outer Court team and watched the Demon Empress with curiosity.
• Lan Muzi praised Lin Pingzhi's talent and warned Tang Yinmeng that people might target Xia Yi and Gu Yue while they were away from Douluo Continent.
• Tang Yinmeng questioned why Ya Li had not joined the exchange event to protect Na'er and asked whether she had chosen to stay away or had been prevented from coming.
• Lan Muzi explained that Ya Li had gone to a village where a plague had returned among people she had treated years earlier, and Tang Yinmeng suspected someone had engineered the outbreak to occupy her.

Lan Muzi explained that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect were maneuvering against the Federation to protect their influence, while the Demon Empress overheard him. At the banquet, Xia Yi and Gu Yue danced as Lan Muzi helped a Star Luo attendant secretly copy data from the Ocean Voyager in exchange for an imperial promise.

• Lan Muzi told Tang Yinmeng that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect wanted to use Xia Yi and Tang Wulin's Divine Craftsman potential to pressure the Federation, and Tang Yinmeng accepted that he had his reasons.
• The Demon Empress and the Beasts overheard Lan Muzi's conversation, and the Demon Empress smiled at the schemes against Xia Yi and Gu Yue.
• Sima Lanxiao announced banquet contests, and Gu Yue drew Xia Yi into dancing until he learned to keep up on his own.
• Di Tian informed Xia Yi that the Demon Empress had gone to the Ocean Voyager after Pan Wen and Sima Lanxiao, and Xia Yi told him not to interfere unless their safety was threatened.
• On the Ocean Voyager, Lan Muzi let Sima Lanxiao's attendant into the control room to hand-copy ship data for ten minutes in exchange for conditions approved by the Star Luo Emperor.

The Demon Empress planned to destroy the Ocean Voyager and frame Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire to provoke war and help the Holy Spirit Cult grow. Di Tian warned her about the Abyss and urged her to serve his Lord, but she refused to pledge herself.

• Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect arranged to have Xia Yi die in the Star Luo Empire and sought the empire’s help in exchange for the Ocean Voyager’s power system.
• The Demon Empress secretly planted timed Soul Guidance Bombs aboard the Ocean Voyager and told Di Tian she meant to blow it up after it returned to the Douluo Continent.
• The Demon Empress planned to blame Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire for the disaster, ruin Shrek Academy’s reputation, and provoke war between the two powers.
• Di Tian warned the Demon Empress that the Abyssal Creatures were dangerous and revealed that he had detected their aura on her.
• Di Tian demonstrated his mastery of the dark element and offered the Demon Empress power surpassing the Sea God if she swore loyalty to his Lord.
• The Demon Empress rejected Di Tian’s offer and left, while he expected she might submit after observing his Lord.

After the celebration aboard the Star Luo, Xia Yi gained insight while forging atop its mast but fell just short of perfect fusion. He returned to find Gu Yue awakening the power of fortune and accelerating nearby soul beasts’ cultivation, while he discussed the Demon Empress’s ambitions with Di Tian.

• Gu Yue pulled Xia Yi away from the awards after learning he might receive one onstage with Na'er.
• The Demon Empress watched Xia Yi forge atop the mast and sensed his profound unity with heaven and earth.
• Xia Yi forged metal to a 99.99 percent fusion rate, then meditated until he gained a new insight without reaching a breakthrough.
• Xia Yi returned to Gu Yue and found her golden-eyed as sea soul beasts gathered around the Star Luo and grew stronger.
• Di Tian explained that Gu Yue’s growing power of fortune was accelerating nearby soul beasts’ cultivation.
• Xia Yi told Di Tian that he and Gu Yue would treat the Demon Empress as an ally without trying to control her.

Gu Yue’s spiritual power broke through to the middle stage of the Spirit Abyss Realm, while Xia Yi and the Beasts continued improving through cultivation and study. The Demon Empress accepted Shrek Academy’s coursework but remained wary of joining Star Dou Forest; after quickly learning to design a Yellow Mecha’s core formations, she sensed an arrival as the Star Luo ship shook.

• Gu Yue comprehended the power of destiny for three days and three nights, breaking through to the middle stage of the Spirit Abyss Realm before engaging in Spiritual Dual Cultivation with Xia Yi.
• Xia Yi, Gu Yue, and the Beasts studied and cultivated, while Bi Ji offered the Demon Empress Shrek Academy’s Battle Armor and Mecha coursework and described Xia Yi’s ambition to forge Five-Word Battle Armor.
• The Demon Empress took the coursework but insisted she would pay for any Battle Armor Xia Yi forged, refusing to pledge loyalty because she intended to pursue godhood independently.
• The Demon Empress studied mecha design with Zi Ji’s guidance and learned to design the core formations of Yellow Mechas in less than a month.
• The Demon Empress sensed someone arriving, and the Star Luo ship shook violently with a boom.

After a timed Soul Guidance Bomb was found and secretly covered up aboard the Ocean Voyager, Pan Wen remained anxious until a sea-beast attack shook the ships. Tang Wulin learned that the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan had come seeking revenge, and the chapter ended as powerful sea beasts demanded the humans surrender the killer.

• Pan Wen concealed the discovery of the bomb in the Ocean Voyager's power system, silenced the crew who found and dismantled it, and ordered frequent inspections.
• Fifty days later, violent attacks struck the Ocean Voyager and the Star Luo as the sea turned dark purple and a massive water pillar hit the Star Luo's barrier.
• Mu Ye told Tang Wulin and the others that powerful Sea Soul Beasts were attacking and revealed that his recent test had led to the deaths of many Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• Mu Ye gave Tang Wulin fish oil from a ten-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark, while human powerhouses flew out to face the approaching beasts.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark King surfaced with other powerful sea beasts and demanded that the humans hand over the killer of her clansmen.

Cai Yue'er provoked the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, turning the voyage into a battle between Sea Soul Beasts and the two ships. As the fighting intensified, Tang Yinmeng was gravely wounded by the Demon Soul Great White Shark King's attack, and Lan Muzi discovered he had no signal to call for help.

• Cai Yue'er threatened the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, and Pan Wen accused Shrek Academy of hypocrisy and deliberate provocation.
• Cai Yue'er revealed her Super Douluo power and Three-Word Battle Armor, but the Beast transformed into a giant octopus and the Demon Soul Great White Shark King launched an attack on the ships.
• Pan Wen and Sima Lanxiao ordered the soul masters to defend the ships, and Tang Wulin, Na'er, and the others joined the battle.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark King attacked Lan Muzi with Demon Shark Tooth, and a hidden strike pierced Tang Yinmeng's chest despite Lan Muzi's Spring Snow skill.
• Lan Muzi tried to call Holy Spirit for help, but he found that his Soul Guidance Communicator had no signal at sea.

Cai Yue'er’s decision to force the ships into battle against the Sea Soul Beasts brought heavy losses, while Lan Muzi begged Xia Yi to save Tang Yinmeng and she died after he refused to expose Long Yeyue’s plague scheme. Tang Wulin’s companions were struck by the sharks’ attacks, and Mu Ye sensed an unseen force aiding the Sea Soul Beasts as the battle continued.

• Cai Yue'er’s deliberate provocation forced the Soul Masters aboard both ships to fight the Sea Soul Beasts, and Tang Yinmeng was mortally wounded by a Demon Shark Tooth.
• Lan Muzi begged Xia Yi to heal Tang Yinmeng, but Xia Yi demanded that he reveal Long Yeyue’s role in the plague; Tang Yinmeng then ended her own life rather than let Lan Muzi expose her teacher.
• More than a hundred demon soul great white sharks attacked Tang Wulin’s companions, killing Xu Lizhi, Xie Xie, and Yue Zhengyu as Tang Wulin shielded Xu Xiaoyan.
• Na'er took hits meant for Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan, but a hidden force weakened the attacks enough to keep her alive; Yuanen Yehui was knocked unconscious.
• A Beast Octopus tore off Cai Yue'er's Battle Armor and doused her with ink, causing her skin to melt, while Mu Ye sensed an invisible force manipulating the battle.

After the Demon Soul Great White Shark King attacked the Ocean Voyager and the Star Luo, Pan Wen and Sima Lanxiao sent distress calls as reinforcements raced toward the ships. Long Yeyue and Yun Ming also set out, with Long Yeyue determined to protect Xiao Bai and Yun Ming agreeing to first learn what had happened.

• Pan Wen and Sima Lanxiao reported the attacks and severe casualties, prompting the Sun Moon Federation and Star Luo Empire to dispatch reinforcements.
• Chen Xinjie and Leng Yaozhu flew toward the ships, while Yun Ming prepared to leave Shrek Academy.
• Long Yeyue refused to send Ya Li, reasoning that the Federation had other healers and that Ya Li needed to remain with plague-stricken villagers.
• Yun Ming reflected that Shrek Academy needed major change, but admitted he could not confront Long Yeyue and shared some of her fear that Xia Yi would outshine the academy.
• Long Yeyue joined Yun Ming, insisting that they protect Xiao Bai from retaliation because she was the Sea God's mount.
• Yun Ming agreed to investigate first and uphold justice for Xiao Bai only if she had not attacked innocents without provocation.

Mu Ye appeared to protect Tang Wulin, challenged the Beast Octopus, and revealed his Four-Word Battle Armor and God-Rank Mecha. An unseen force from the ocean then overpowered him, tore him apart, and dragged his body and mecha beneath the sea.

• The Beast Octopus demanded that the humans hand over the murderer, while Xiao Bai looked toward Tang Wulin.
• Mu Ye appeared, treated Cai Yue'er, and claimed to be the murderer to keep Tang Wulin from being identified.
• Mu Ye fought the Beast Octopus with his Four-Word Battle Armor and transformed Red Mecha, forcing the octopus to unleash its full power.
• An unseen ocean force attacked Mu Ye with water chains, which his blade could not destroy.
• The water chains tore Mu Ye apart and pulled his remains and Red Mecha into the sea.

After Mu Ye’s death, Xiao Bai demanded that Tang Wulin be handed over, and Tang Wulin revealed why Cai Yue'er had provoked the Sea Soul Beasts. The humans blamed him and tried to seize him, while Lan Muzi stood in his defense as fighting broke out.

• Xiao Bai demanded Tang Wulin in exchange for letting the humans leave, while Pan Wen asked Tang Wulin to explain what had happened.
• Tang Wulin recounted the events, revealing that Cai Yue'er had provoked the Sea Soul Beasts to protect him, and the survivors turned their anger on him and Shrek Academy.
• Pan Wen asked for time to consider Xiao Bai’s demand, prompting the ship’s passengers to accuse him of shielding Tang Wulin and threaten to hand Tang Wulin over themselves.
• Lan Muzi shielded Tang Wulin, and Flame Saber Douluo Yuan Xi attacked him; Lan Muzi broke Yuan Xi’s soul skill and repelled him.
• The passengers rushed to capture Tang Wulin, but Lan Muzi donned his Three-Word Battle Armor and fought them off with his Yang Wood Blade.

Lan Muzi accidentally killed Ye Wuque while defending Tang Wulin, and the revelation that they were from Shrek Academy prompted Xiao Bai to withdraw and offer to explain herself to Shrek’s leaders. After the Sea Soul Beasts retreated, the survivors mourned their dead and questioned Cai Yue’er’s actions, while Xu Xiaoyan discovered Wujin had stayed in his room during the battle.

• Lan Muzi’s Saber Soul split Ye Wuque in two, and Ye Xinglan grieved over her cousin’s death.
• Tang Wulin offered to take responsibility, but Lan Muzi brought him before Xiao Bai and warned her that Shrek Academy would remember the attack.
• Xiao Bai learned that Lan Muzi and Tang Wulin were from Shrek Academy, gave Lan Muzi a blue pearl for Chen Xinjie, and led the Sea Soul Beasts away.
• The Demon Octopus King worried that Xiao Bai might blame him for the attack, and the other Sea Soul Beasts withdrew as well.
• Xu Xiaoyan questioned Shen Yi about Cai Yue’er’s decision to provoke the Sea Soul Beasts and mourned the dead students, including Xie Xie, Xu Lizhi, Yue Zhengyu, and Ye Wuque.
• Xu Xiaoyan found Wujin in his room, where he said he had not risked his life because he had not provoked the Sea Soul Beasts.