Chapter Summaries

Ye Xishui realized the Star Luo Empire had anticipated her weakened state and sent twelve Titled Douluo to attack the Death God Tower. She confronted them, and Shattered Star Douluo launched an attack at the tower as Ye Xishui struck at him.

• Ye Xishui inferred that the Star Luo Empire's forces had been prepared to face the Death God Tower and knew she was present.
• The Titled Douluo led by Xuanji Douluo fought through a Soul Engineer Legion position and reached the Death God Tower.
• Ye Xishui emerged before the tower and revealed six Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Ye Xishui challenged the twelve Titled Douluo and formed a blood claw aimed at Shattered Star Douluo.
• Shattered Star Douluo hurled the power he had gathered from the star cluster toward the Death God Tower.

The Shattered Star Douluo struck Ye Xishui with the absorbed barrage, but she survived the combined assault and killed a Titled Douluo. The Xuanji Douluo revealed that Ye Xishui's strength was limited and used Chen Ping's Sun and Moon God Needle to lead an attack on the Death God Tower.

• The Shattered Star Douluo returned the absorbed soul-guidance attacks toward Ye Xishui, forcing her to abandon her attack and block the blast.
• Ye Xishui scattered the Titled Douluos' combined strike, while the Xuanji Douluo declared that her injuries had reduced her strength to Rank Ninety-Eight.
• Ye Xishui killed a Titled Douluo with a small beam and devoured his soul, leaving only eleven Titled Douluos.
• The Xuanji Douluo revealed the Sun and Moon God Needle, which Chen Ping had lent him, and sent it plunging toward the Death God Tower.
• The Titled Douluos unleashed their strongest Soul Skills against the Death God Tower as Ye Xishui's bloodlight barrier defended it.

Ye Xishui struggled to fend off the Star Luo Empire’s Soul Masters while the Sun and Moon God Needle destroyed the Death God Tower. Just as she prepared to kill the remaining Titled Douluo, a Space Door opened and a Corpse Puppet emerged carrying a deadly Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.

• Ye Xishui killed a depleted Titled Douluo, then blasted away Soul Douluo who rushed her to buy the others time.
• The Sun and Moon God Needle pierced the protective barrier and smashed the Death God Tower into scrap.
• Ye Xishui turned on the Titled Douluo, but their madness made her hesitate as a Space Door opened nearby.
• A Corpse Puppet stepped through the Space Door and shouted, “I'm sorry!” while carrying a Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell that triggered Ye Xishui’s sense of danger.

Ye Xishui fled when a Corpse Puppet carrying a Rank 9 Fixed Cannonball threatened to detonate at close range, allowing the Star Luo Empire’s experts to escape through a concealed Space Door. She realized they had tricked her, and was left furious after losing the Death God Tower and half the Soul Engineer positions in the Mingdou Mountain Range.

• A Corpse Puppet charged Ye Xishui with a Rank 9 Fixed Cannonball, forcing her to retreat from the Star Luo Titled Douluos.
• Xuanji Douluo blocked Ye Xishui’s attack with his Xuanji Umbrella while the Star Luo experts pressed their assault.
• Ye Xishui endured several Soul Skills, including a Spirit Type attack, and broke out of the encirclement toward the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• A seemingly injured Soul Douluo opened a Space Door and ushered the Star Luo Soul Douluos and Titled Douluos through it.
• Ye Xishui realized the experts had staged their desperate attack to cover their escape and became enraged over her losses.

Ye Xishui attacked Chen Ping after he exposed her manipulative offer to spare him, and she seized the Rank 9 Fixed Cannonball to test whether he dared use it. The chapter ended with Chen Ping activating a Rank Nine Invincible Shield and Metal Storm as his Soul Power recovered.

• Ye Xishui unleashed her full Limit Douluo pressure, destroying Chen Ping's Space Door and killing two nearby Soul Douluos.
• Chen Ping asked Ye Xishui to spare him for Mu En's sake, and she agreed until he accused her of planning to recapture him.
• Ye Xishui attacked Chen Ping and threatened to kill Shrek's young students, but he evaded her strike by turning into snow mist.
• Ye Xishui dragged the Corpse Puppet and Rank 9 Fixed Cannonball to her side and challenged Chen Ping to use the weapon.
• Chen Ping revealed a Golden Sphere and activated the Rank Nine Invincible Shield and Metal Storm.

Chen Ping’s Rank 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, the Destruction Storm, detonated in the metal-packed Mingdou Mountain Range and triggered a chain of explosions that engulfed the Sun Moon Empire’s positions. Chen Ping was knocked unconscious, and the mountain range became an inferno as Xu Jiujiu spotted golden lights arcing through the sky.

• Chen Ping’s Invincible Shield was struck by the blast from the Destruction Storm, and the shockwave knocked him unconscious.
• The shell scattered 1,080 Gold Crystal Metal Bombs, which fused with nearby metal and triggered secondary explosions.
• The Metal Storm spread through the Mingdou Mountain Range, igniting Soul Guidance Devices and destroying the surrounding camps.
• Star Luo’s powerhouses watched the mountain range erupt in fire, molten metal, and rock.
• Xu Jiujiu pointed out golden lights rising from the mountain range and falling in arcs.

Chen Ping survived the Rank 9 Fixed Cannonball’s blast inside his Invincible Shield but was knocked unconscious and badly injured. The Star Luo Empire reclaimed the Mingdou Mountain Range, and Medical Immortal Douluo arrived to treat him.

• The Invincible Shield carried Chen Ping clear of the explosion, but its acceleration knocked him unconscious and bloodied his head.
• Shattered Star Douluo caught Chen Ping before he hit the ground and found his pulse still strong, while Great Hammer Douluo went to summon healers.
• The Star Luo Titled Douluo coordinated with the army to take over the Mingdou Mountain Range and recognized how many lives Chen Ping’s actions had saved.
• The White Tiger Duke and Xu Jiujiu arrived with Medical Immortal Douluo and sixteen other healing Soul Masters.
• Medical Immortal Douluo enveloped Chen Ping in a pale green healing barrier.

Wang Xian'er confirmed Chen Ping had recovered from his injuries and was only unconscious, while Dai Hao and Xu Jiujiu learned that his attack had destroyed the Royal Star Legion and damaged the Death God Tower. Chen Ping woke just as they discussed giving him the repairable Death God Tower and rare metals as compensation.

• Wang Xian'er told Xu Jiujiu that Chen Ping had no injuries left and would wake once the blow to his forehead wore off.
• Wang Xian'er and Dai Hao sensed something from the Mingdou Mountain Range and awaited news of the attack on Ye Xishui.
• A messenger reported that the Metal Storm had devastated the range, killed the Royal Star Legion soldiers, and burned out the Soul Guidance Devices at the site.
• The messenger said Ye Xishui had taken the explosion in front of the Death God Tower, leaving the tower and Sun and Moon God Needle damaged but repairable.
• Dai Hao and Xu Jiujiu discussed compensating Chen Ping with the Death God Tower and rare metals for his aid to the Star Luo Empire.
• Chen Ping woke up, mistook Xuanji Douluo's face for a frightening sight, and awkwardly explained that he had been startled by talk of his rewards.

After recovering from his injuries, Chen Ping told Dai Hao and Xuanji Douluo he had reached the peak of Level 69 and encountered a bottleneck before Level 70. He proposed condensing a Soul Core early to break through, leaving Dai Hao and Xuanji Douluo alarmed and debating whether the plan was reckless.

• Xu Jiujiu teased Chen Ping for waking as soon as compensation was discussed, and Chen Ping accepted that he would receive Rare Metals.
• Chen Ping said he intended to return to the academy and asked Dai Hao and Xuanji Douluo about Soul Cores rather than military affairs.
• Chen Ping revealed that his Soul Power had reached the peak of Level 69 and that he felt a bottleneck before Level 70.
• Xuanji Douluo and Dai Hao realized Chen Ping meant to condense a Soul Core to break through the barrier.
• Dai Hao called Chen Ping's plan reckless, but Chen Ping countered that ancient Soul Masters had advanced without Soul Cores.

Chen Ping asked Dai Hao and Xuanji Douluo about condensing a Soul Core to overcome his stalled cultivation. After they explained the risks and methods, he left the conversation with a clearer understanding of Soul Core cultivation.

• Xuanji Douluo warned Chen Ping that condensing a Soul Core early could complicate his later path to Dual or Triple Soul Cores.
• Chen Ping argued that Soul Masters had reached Level 99 even before Soul Cores existed, persuading Dai Hao and Xuanji Douluo that an early Soul Core would not necessarily block his future advancement.
• Xu Jiujiu asked to learn about condensing a Soul Core, but Dai Hao explained that she first needed to transform her gaseous soul power into liquid form, leaving her discouraged.
• Xu Jiujiu returned to her tent to cultivate, determined to reach Level 70 before Chen Ping condensed a Soul Core.
• Chen Ping questioned Dai Hao and Xuanji Douluo about Soul Core cultivation and gained useful knowledge after speaking with them for half the night.

After devastating losses on two fronts and the Holy Spirit Cult’s betrayal of its own army, Xu Tianran reeled in the palace. He eventually regained his composure after thinking of a way to break the deadlock.

• Xu Tianran learned that Ye Xishui had been driven from the Star Luo Border by Chen Ping’s Rank 9 Fixed Cannonball, while the Death God Tower and a Soul Engineer Legion had also been lost.
• Ye Xishui told Xu Tianran that Chen Ping had used a spatial portal and a Rank Nine Invincible Shield, prompting Xu Tianran to suspect he had stolen the sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Cannonballs from Zero Chamber.
• Xu Tianran received word that two Soul Engineer Legions, including the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Legion, had been destroyed in an ambush after the Heaven Dou Empire detonated hundreds of tons of Soul Guidance Shells.
• Xu Tianran learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had devoured the souls of soldiers from their own army, alarming the other Soul Engineer Legions.
• Ju Zi marched north after retreating, intending to invade the Heaven Dou Empire without orders, and Xu Tianran finally thought of a way to break the deadlock.

Chen Ping spent four hundred thousand Points to analyze Shrek Academy’s Golden Ancient Tree and discovered that it contained the fused Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, and could absorb and redirect nearby life force. The analysis left him questioning what Tang San had used that power for.

• The Sun Moon Empire’s attack on the Mingdou Mountain Range intensified the war preparations and anxiety among Shrek Academy’s students.
• Chen Ping returned to Shrek Academy and stood by Sea God Lake, keeping his sixteen Rank 9 Fixed Cannonballs as a hidden last resort against future enemies.
• Chen Ping summoned the Elf and paid four hundred thousand Points to analyze the Golden Ancient Tree.
• The analysis revealed that Ah Yin had fused with the Golden Ancient Tree through a Life Fusion Ritual and was slumbering within it.
• Chen Ping learned that the tree could shift a region’s center of life force and wondered whether it had drained the Star Dou Forest for Tang San’s purposes.

Chen Ping inspected the Statue of Zhao Wuji and witnessed a ten-thousand-year-old memory of Zhao Wuji asking Tang San about a change in Soul Masters’ Martial Soul Avatars. Tang San’s answer was not shown, leaving the cause of the weakening unresolved.

• Chen Ping identified the statue beneath the lake as the Statue of Zhao Wuji and used his Spiritual Power to reveal its Time Remnant.
• Chen Ping watched the memory shift to Spirit City, where Zhao Wuji and Fu worried about Qin Ming’s early death despite his strength as a Titled Douluo.
• Zhao Wuji awakened the Golden Ancient Tree’s Sea God’s Light to speak with Tang San, who reiterated that God Realm rules prevented him from bringing Bai Chenxiang there.
• Zhao Wuji told Tang San that Soul Masters’ Martial Soul Avatars had weakened when they reached seven rings, especially around Shrek Academy.

Chen Ping witnessed Zhao Wuji confront Tang San about the Golden Ancient Tree draining life force and weakening Soul Masters, only for Tang San to silence him with divine power. After the vision shattered, Chen Ping realized the tree had become a tool for Tang San to suppress potential challengers to godhood across Douluo Star.

• Zhao Wuji told Tang San that Soul Masters near Spirit City suffered weakened Martial Soul Avatars and shortened lifespans after breakthroughs, and accused the Golden Ancient Tree of draining their life force.
• Tang San dismissed Zhao Wuji’s accusations and used the Golden Ancient Tree’s Sea God’s Light to blast him away, leaving him gravely injured.
• Chen Ping surfaced from the lake as the vision ended and Zhao Wuji’s statue shattered, then reflected on Zhao Wuji’s loyalty and fate.
• Chen Ping concluded that the Golden Ancient Tree had spread its influence across Douluo Star, draining life force and weakening Soul Masters’ prospects of reaching godhood.
• Chen Ping realized Tang San had also altered Martial Soul Avatar skills to make any potential Chosen One less powerful than himself.

Chen Ping realized that Tang San had used the Golden Ancient Tree to weaken Douluo Continent and preserve stolen vitality for himself, then resolved to surpass him by forming a Soul Core. With Qian Duoduo and Xian Liner guarding him, Chen Ping began compressing his Soul Power to attempt the breakthrough.

• Chen Ping concluded that Tang San had planted the Golden Ancient Tree to weaken the continent and gather vitality for his own future use.
• Chen Ping resolved to condense a Soul Core, break through the Level 70 bottleneck, and eventually challenge Tang San with greater sustained combat ability.
• Qian Duoduo told Chen Ping that the academy had learned of his strategy for the Heaven Dou Empire and his actions at the Star Luo Border, and said he was nearing Rank 96 after crafting several Rank Eight Soul Guidance Devices.
• Chen Ping told Qian Duoduo about his decision and his conversation with Xuanji Douluo and the White Tiger Duke.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Liner agreed to guard Chen Ping as he attempted to form a Soul Core in the Alchemy Pavilion.
• Chen Ping circulated his Spiritual Power and began compressing an increasing amount of Soul Power in his palm.

Chen Ping condensed his solid Soul Power into a Soul Core, enduring its enormous drain as four powerful attributes emerged and threatened to destabilize it. Snow Empress and Scarlet King restrained the opposing ice and fire powers, but the core continued absorbing Chen Ping’s Spiritual Power as it shifted toward two yin-and-yang shades.

• Chen Ping compressed his Soul Power into a solid, funnel-shaped core that drew in energy from the surroundings and from his own body.
• Qian Duoduo and Xian Liner watched as Chen Ping’s rose-gold Spiritual Power kept the core stable while the Alchemy Pavilion’s gathering energy alarmed its occupants.
• After the core devoured most of Chen Ping’s Soul Power, his attribute powers emerged and began clashing inside the vortex.
• Snow Empress and Scarlet King appeared and restrained the extreme ice and fire, allowing the four-attribute vortex to settle.
• The fused Soul Powers shifted toward two yin-and-yang shades, while the core began absorbing the Spiritual Power Chen Ping had placed around it.

Chen Ping used his remaining strength and Electrolux’s guidance to condense an unprecedented four-element Soul Core at level 69. After the core formed, he swallowed it directly, leaving Qian Duoduo and Xian Liner stunned as they wondered whether his body could withstand it.

• Chen Ping’s Soul Power dwindled as he struggled to keep the forming core under control, while Qian Duoduo prepared to intervene and Xian Liner stopped him, sensing the worst had passed.
• Electrolux corrected the Soul Power vortex’s rotation, turning it into a double cone as Chen Ping neared the end of the condensation process.
• Chen Ping poured his last Spiritual Power into the Solid Soul Power, and the vortex collapsed into a black-and-white Soul Core connected to him by a thread.
• Qian Duoduo recognized that the core had formed and warned Chen Ping to release it if his body could not bear it.
• Chen Ping swallowed the Soul Core directly, shocking Qian Duoduo and Xian Liner.

After absorbing his Soul Core, Chen Ping reached Level 70 and planned to obtain his Seventh Soul Ring in the Small World of the Other Shore to avoid the Golden Ancient Tree’s influence. A month later, Electrolux revealed a way to let undead rapidly raise their Soul Power Levels, though Chen Ping’s God-Bestowed Soul Ring remained unfinished.

• Chen Ping swallowed his Soul Core, absorbed it without difficulty, and advanced to Level 70.
• Qian Duoduo warned Chen Ping to stabilize his soul power before leaving the Alchemy Pavilion with Xian Liner.
• Chen Ping decided he could advance to Soul Saint inside the Small World of the Other Shore, beyond the Golden Ancient Tree’s reach.
• In the Undead Demiplane a month later, Electrolux gave Chen Ping four bottles of distilled divine power but told him to figure out how to make a soul ring himself.
• Electrolux announced that he had found a way for undead to rapidly raise their Soul Power Levels despite lacking meridians.

Electrolux revealed his plan to give undead Soul Masters miniature soul cores so they could cultivate passively without meridians. He explained that he had developed Soul Core Arcane Models to make cores small and slow enough for their fragile bodies, but had not yet described the models in detail.

• Electrolux took control of Chen Ping's body and demonstrated a Soul Power vortex, compressing it into a double-cone tornado.
• Electrolux explained that soul cores could draw in Soul Power without meridians, allowing undead Soul Masters to cultivate passively.
• Chen Ping excitedly imagined the undead army leveling up rapidly, while Electrolux envisioned raising vast numbers of undead to the ninth rank.
• Chen Ping warned that ordinary soul cores might grind apart the undead's skeletons, which could not withstand the force of rotation.
• Electrolux said he had studied the problem and created Soul Core Arcane Models for miniature, low-speed cores suited to the undead.

Electrolux developed a Low-Speed Soul Core and successfully implanted one in Snake, while Chen Ping urged him to prioritize reverse-engineering God-Bestowed Soul Rings to meet the coming demand. After leaving the Small World, Chen Ping encountered Long Ao Tian, who arrived urgently to ask for his advice.

• Electrolux explained that a Soul Core could remain stable at low rotational speed and condensed a Low-Speed Soul Core for Snake to test.
• Snake absorbed the Low-Speed Soul Core and felt it rapidly channeling vitality into its body.
• Chen Ping pointed out that mass-producing Low-Speed Soul Cores would create a huge shortage of Soul Rings, so Electrolux agreed to prioritize reverse-engineering God-Bestowed Soul Ring Technology.
• Chen Ping left the Small World and met Long Ao Tian, who said he urgently needed Chen Ping's advice after being unable to reach him through the Soul Guidance Communicator.
• Chen Ping asked Long Ao Tian whether something had gone wrong on the front lines.