Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong discovered a mysterious Pearl at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s corpse but failed to retrieve it before a Black Hole closed. After finding signs that Qian Renxue and Qin Shiyuan had been at the battlefield of the two great Spirit Beasts, she set out to capture them, while Qin Shiyuan unexpectedly knocked the Pearl out of hidden space on his way home.

• Bibi Dong saw a black Pearl glowing blue and azure float above the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s corpse, but the Black Hole carrying it closed before she could pull it out.
• Bibi Dong destroyed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s corpse in anger, then continued searching for the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
• Gui Mei led Bibi Dong to the battlefield, where Yue Guan pointed out a mark that Bibi Dong recognized as bearing Qian Renxue’s sacred aura.
• Bibi Dong concluded that Qin Shiyuan had helped Qian Renxue and ordered her men to find the two Spirit Beasts so she could capture them together.
• On his way home, Qin Shiyuan sensed something approaching through hidden space and slashed with the Mortal World Immortal Sword, knocking the black Pearl into view.

Qin Shiyuan captured the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Life Pearl and let the Nine Abyss Sword Box erase the tiger’s remaining soul. The Sword Box transformed his Sheath Without a Sword, which then joined seamlessly with the pearl.

• Qin Shiyuan pulled the fleeing ink-black pearl into his hand and used Soul Power and Spiritual Power to discover the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s remnant soul inside.
• Qin Shiyuan recognized the pearl as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Life Pearl and recalled it might have significance on another plane.
• The Nine Abyss Sword Box took the Life Pearl, and the Mortal World Immortal Sword erased the tiger’s remaining consciousness.
• The Nine Abyss Sword Box summoned Qin Shiyuan’s Sheath Without a Sword and enveloped it in dense white energy.
• Qin Shiyuan noticed a new indentation on the Sword Sheath, and the Nine Abyss Sword Box fitted the Life Pearl into it.

Qin Shiyuan returned to the Qian Qin Empire with Qian Renxue, where a Shadow Hall agent reported that Bibi Dong had flown into a rage after Hu Liena died in the City of Slaughter. The report left Qin Shiyuan anticipating the Spirit Hall Pope’s growing anger toward him.

• Qin Shiyuan watched the Sword Sheath merge with the black Pearl, transforming into a black-and-gold sheath whose abilities he could not yet detect.
• Qin Shiyuan and Qian Renxue returned to the Qian Qin Empire and handled state affairs together.
• Qian Renxue expressed her determination to serve as Qin Shiyuan’s strongest support, and he comforted her as she rested in the hall.
• Night Fox arrived from Shadow Hall and reported that Bibi Dong had flown into a rage after returning from the City of Slaughter, where Hu Liena had died.
• Qin Shiyuan inferred that Bibi Dong had witnessed Hu Liena’s degradation and remarked that he was curious about her reaction.

Qian Renxue decided to go to Spirit Hall with Qin Shiyuan to settle matters with Bibi Dong, while Qin Shiyuan planned to deal with troublesome figures in the Qian Qin Empire first. At the Strength Clan, Tai Tan and Taino worried that Tang San’s continued absence would split the Tang Sect, until an unknown speaker proposed killing their dissenters.

• Night Fox reported that Bibi Dong had threatened to kill Qian Renxue, seize the Qian Qin Empire, and punish her for failing to take the Heaven Dou Empire sooner.
• Qian Renxue told Qin Shiyuan she wanted to go to Spirit Hall and end her relationship with Bibi Dong once and for all, and he promised to support her.
• Qin Shiyuan said he would prepare a grand gift for Bibi Dong and deal with several stubborn figures in the empire before they left.
• At the Strength Clan, Tai Tan and Taino worried that Tang San’s absence and resentment over Yang Wudi’s death could cause the Tang Sect to fall apart.
• An unfamiliar voice suggested that Tai Tan kill the dissenters to stop them from causing trouble.

Qin Shiyuan appeared at the Strength Clan and confronted Tai Tan and Taino after hearing Tai Tan denounce the Star-Plucking Tower. Tai Tan resolved to hold Qin Shiyuan off while Taino tried to escape and alert the other clans, but Qin Shiyuan effortlessly blocked the exit.

• Qin Shiyuan revealed himself in Tai Tan's seat, and Tai Tan and Taino realized he was the Lord of the Star-Plucking Tower.
• Tai Tan accused Qin Shiyuan of coming to destroy the Strength Clan and summoned his eight Spirit Rings and Great Ape phantom.
• Tai Tan secretly told Taino to flee, warn the clan, and contact the other three clans while he stayed behind to fight.
• Taino charged for the door, but Qin Shiyuan shut it with a gesture, and Taino crashed against it without budging it.

Qin Shiyuan forcibly planted a Soul Restriction in Taino after Taino failed to break the door. When Tai Tan attacked to save his son, Qin Shiyuan froze him and planted the same mark in him, planning to capture the four troublemakers together.

• Taino used his strongest soul skill to smash the door, but it did not move.
• Qin Shiyuan planted a Soul Restriction in Taino, leaving him silent and motionless.
• Tai Tan transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Qin Shiyuan, shaking the already unstable house.
• Qin Shiyuan froze Tai Tan in midair and planted a Soul Restriction in his glabella.
• Qin Shiyuan said he would wait until the four troublemakers gathered before taking them all in one sweep.

Qin Shiyuan took control of Tai Tan and Taino and ordered them to gather the other clans at the Strength Clan. When the leaders arrived expecting Tang San and promised resources, Tai Tan confronted them over their earlier insults, leaving the reunion tense.

• Qin Shiyuan used a gray streak of light to control Tai Tan, then ordered him to gather the other three clans at the Strength Clan.
• Several days later, Niu Gao, Bai He, Yang Jian, and thousands of Tang Sect disciples arrived at the Strength Clan after receiving Tai Tan's notice about Clear Sky Sect backing and cultivation resources.
• Taino welcomed the visitors and said Tai Tan was discussing matters with the Sect Master, leading the clan leaders to believe Tang San had returned.
• Taino directed the disciples to wait for their resources and led Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Jian to the council hall.
• Tai Tan challenged the three leaders over their earlier insults toward Tang San, and Niu Gao accused him of treating old brothers heartlessly.

Niu Gao restrained Bai He and Yang Jian from confronting Tai Tan, fearing the clans would lose Clear Sky Sect’s protection. He realized Tai Tan had been replaced or manipulated by Qin Shiyuan, who revealed that he had gathered the clans in one place to trap them.

• Tai Tan insulted the three clan leaders, and Niu Gao stopped Bai He and Yang Jian from retaliating so they would not risk losing Clear Sky Sect’s backing.
• Niu Gao sent Yang Jian a mental warning that angering Tang San could doom the clans, and Yang Jian reluctantly calmed down.
• Tai Tan unexpectedly denounced Tang San, prompting Niu Gao to suspect that the man before them was not truly Tai Tan.
• Qin Shiyuan appeared in the council hall and said Tai Tan was present but Tang San was elsewhere.
• Niu Gao recognized Qin Shiyuan as the Tower Lord of Star-Plucking Tower and realized he had lured the clans together.
• Qin Shiyuan declared that the clans had all gathered and that it was time to close the net.

Qin Shiyuan surrounded the Four Great Clans with Star-Plucking Tower’s forces and refused Yang Jian’s plea to spare the Breaking Clan. As the leaders blamed Tang Hao and Tang San for their fate, Qin Shiyuan killed them, leaving the clans’ remaining members facing their deaths.

• Qin Shiyuan revealed that Star-Plucking Tower had surrounded the Strength Clan’s grounds with over a hundred fighters, including the Dragon Duke, Snake Matriarch, and several Titled Douluo.
• Yang Jian knelt before Qin Shiyuan and offered to do anything if he would spare the Breaking Clan, but Qin Shiyuan declared it was too late and that all the assembled clans would die.
• Yang Jian cursed Tang Hao and Tang San for bringing the Breaking Clan to ruin and urged his clansmen to hate Tang San even after death.
• Qin Shiyuan told Yang Jian, Niu Gao, and Bai He that their time was up, and all three felt a chill at their necks and saw blood on their hands.

The Star-Plucking Tower annihilated the four great clans and destroyed the Tang Sect. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang learned of the massacre from Flender and was left shocked and pale.

• The Star-Plucking Tower’s forces killed the four patriarchs and wiped out the gathered members of the four clans.
• Yu Xiaogang brooded over Tang San’s absence and blamed the Star-Plucking Tower for his injuries and the empire’s turmoil.
• Flender visited Yu Xiaogang and told him that the academy had dwindled to fewer than a hundred people.
• Flender revealed that the Star-Plucking Tower had destroyed Tang San’s Tang Sect and the four great clans, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned.

Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed the Tang Sect’s destruction and feared Star-Plucking Tower would target Shrek Academy next. A black-robed visitor appeared in Yu Xiaogang’s office, and Yu Xiaogang recognized him as Tang San.

• Yu Xiaogang condemned Star-Plucking Tower’s destruction of the Tang Sect, while Flender worried that Shrek Academy would be targeted because Tang San had once been its student.
• Yu Xiaogang said Tang San was probably still recovering and hoped he would stay hidden, while Flender suspected he had either died or abandoned them.
• Flender left after urging Yu Xiaogang to consider Shrek Academy’s future, and Yu Xiaogang called after him to share any news of Tang San.
• A black-robed figure rolled through Yu Xiaogang’s window, and Yu Xiaogang mistook him for an assassin from Star-Plucking Tower.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Three-Eyed Blazing Thunder and attacked, but the visitor bound it with Blue Silver Grass, revealing himself as Tang San.

Tang San secretly visited Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy and pretended to be injured and grieved over the Tang Sect’s destruction. He asked Yu Xiaogang for help with something important, but had not yet revealed what it was.

• Tang San revealed himself to Yu Xiaogang and warned him to keep his voice down.
• Tang San claimed Qin Shiyuan had injured him during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, and Yu Xiaogang urged him to be cautious.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Star-Plucking Tower had destroyed the Four Great Clans and the Tang Sect.
• Tang San stopped Yu Xiaogang from calling Flender and pretended to vow revenge for the Tang Sect disciples.
• Tang San thanked Yu Xiaogang and said he needed help with something more important.

Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to choose Spirit Beasts for his Clear Sky Hammer, hoping to gain strength against Star-Plucking Tower. Yu Xiaogang warned that adding rings now could limit Tang San’s future potential, then proposed dangerous combat training inspired by Oscar’s rapid growth.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he wanted six Spirit Beasts for his Clear Sky Hammer so he could defend himself from Star-Plucking Tower.
• Tang San revealed he had reached level sixty-one and shown Yu Xiaogang his Blue Silver Grass rings, including a sixty-thousand-year Purple Scaled Poison Scorpion ring.
• Yu Xiaogang warned that Tang San’s spiritual power could only support a Three Purple Three Black configuration now and advised him to wait until he reached level ninety.
• Tang San insisted that surviving Star-Plucking Tower mattered more than preserving his future potential, and Yu Xiaogang said he had another way to help him grow quickly.
• Yu Xiaogang recommended constant life-and-death battles and explained that Oscar’s dangerous experiences had helped his strength improve rapidly.

Yu Xiaogang told Tang San about Sea God Island, a dangerous home of powerful Sea Soul Masters that could provide the pressure he needed to grow. Tang San agreed to go, and Yu Xiaogang decided to send the remaining Shrek Seven Devils with him.

• Yu Xiaogang explained that Tang San needed training under pressure suited to his current stage.
• Yu Xiaogang described Sea God Island, where Spirit Hall had lost thousands of Spirit Masters and two Titled Douluo in an earlier attack.
• Yu Xiaogang recounted his visit to the island and explained that its residents were Sea Soul Masters who worshipped a powerful Lord Sea God.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that outsiders who passed the island's trials could stay, but could never leave once they became Sea Soul Masters.
• Tang San agreed to travel to Sea God Island, and Yu Xiaogang said he would summon Mu Bai and the other remaining Shrek Seven Devils to accompany him.

Tang San visited Yu Xiaogang in disguise and obtained a route map to Sea God Island for the surviving Shrek Seven Devils. As Tang San fled Shrek Academy, he saw a figure on the teaching building and feared that Qin Shiyuan had discovered him.

• Tang San reflected on the deaths of Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong and silently judged Yu Xiaogang for condemning Star-Plucking Tower.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that the five surviving Shrek Seven Devils would gather and travel to Sea God Island without Soul Saint-level helpers.
• Tang San hurried Yu Xiaogang for the map, took the dusty route map, and escaped through the window.
• Tang San disguised himself in a black hood and hurried toward the academy exit.
• Tang San saw a figure watching him from the teaching building, then fled into a dark alley in terror.

Tang San realized Qin Shiyuan had come to destroy Shrek Academy and fled after despairing over his own fear and weakness. Qin Shiyuan attacked the academy and confronted Flender, while Yu Xiaogang urged the others to stand and fight.

• Tang San guessed Qin Shiyuan planned to destroy Shrek Academy, recognized how badly fear had broken him, slapped himself, and disappeared into the crowd.
• Qin Shiyuan watched Tang San leave, decided to deal with him later, and headed to Shrek Academy after mentioning Sea God Island and a gift for Pope.
• Qin Shiyuan landed in the academy, sealed it inside a barrier, and demanded that Yu Xiaogang come out.
• Flender arrived and learned Qin Shiyuan intended to kill the people who remained at Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang called for Flender and the others to defend Shrek Academy with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Flender turned toward a shocking sight.

Yu Xiaogang brought Shrek Academy’s teachers and students to Flender, who furiously accused him of gathering them to face Qin Shiyuan, a Titled Douluo who had killed the Clear Sky Douluo. Realizing his mistake, Yu Xiaogang proposed using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to buy the students time to escape, and Flender prepared to hold Qin Shiyuan back even at the cost of his life.

• Yu Xiaogang arrived with roughly a hundred Shrek Academy teachers and students, and Flender slapped away his hand and berated him for bringing them to face Qin Shiyuan.
• Flender warned that their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could not match Qin Shiyuan, and asked Liu Erlong why she had not stopped Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he was wrong and suggested using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to give the students time to escape.
• Flender accepted that this was their last chance and told the teachers and students to run if he died holding Qin Shiyuan back.

Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong activated their trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill, transforming Three-Eyed Blazing Thunder into a gigantic Golden Dragon. Qin Shiyuan admired the dragon, then drew the Mortal World Immortal and prepared to end the fight.

• Flender urged Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to atone for their mistakes and stand their ground, while Liu Erlong noticed Yu Xiaogang's hesitation and began to doubt him.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong formed a triangle and completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Three-Eyed Blazing Thunder, and all sixteen of their Spirit Rings gathered on it.
• Three-Eyed Blazing Thunder grew into a majestic Golden Dragon, whose presence sent Qin Shiyuan's robes flying.
• Qin Shiyuan dismissed the Golden Dragon as weak and drew the Mortal World Immortal from its sheath.

Qin Shiyuan stopped Yu Xiaogang’s Golden Sacred Dragon before it could strike and taunted him about his motives and his relationship with Bibi Dong. He revealed that Tang San had gone to the Clear Sky Sect without taking Yu Xiaogang, leaving Yu Xiaogang to confront the implication.

• Qin Shiyuan summoned his Mortal World Immortal Sword and released the aura of his nine Spirit Rings against the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Yu Xiaogang, controlling the Golden Sacred Dragon, charged at Qin Shiyuan while Flender feared that the attack would doom the Shrek teachers and students.
• Qin Shiyuan used his fourth Spirit Ring to stop the Golden Sacred Dragon just before its claw reached him.
• Qin Shiyuan mocked Yu Xiaogang over Bibi Dong and accused him of treating Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils as tools for his theories and fame.
• Qin Shiyuan told Yu Xiaogang that Tang San had joined the Clear Sky Sect a month earlier and asked why Tang San had not taken his teacher with him.

Qin Shiyuan used Spirit Share to show Yu Xiaogang a scene of Tang San fleeing Shrek Academy rather than risk his life to save his teacher. The evidence left Yu Xiaogang frozen and trembling.

• Qin Shiyuan suggested that Tang San’s ties to the Clear Sky Sect could explain his actions, but Yu Xiaogang insisted he trusted his disciple.
• Qin Shiyuan sent spiritual force into the Golden Sacred Dragon and showed its occupants a scene of Tang San meeting Dugu Bo.
• Tang San warned Dugu Bo that Qin Shiyuan had come to Shrek Academy and urged him to flee with him.
• Dugu Bo suggested calling nearby Clear Sky Sect elders to rescue Yu Xiaogang, but Tang San refused and said anyone who wanted to save his two-ring teacher could go alone.
• Qin Shiyuan ended Spirit Share and asked the trembling Yu Xiaogang whether the scene had convinced him.