Chapter Summaries

Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng led a Star Luo squad in an ambush that destroyed the Sun Moon Army’s provision convoy from Mingxing City. Ye Yulin learned the army had lost half a month’s supplies and vowed to retake the Mingdou Mountain Range within two months.

• Dai Yueheng confirmed Jing Hongchen’s intelligence about the Sun Moon supply route, and Dai Hao ordered him to attack a provision convoy with Chen Zifeng’s support.
• Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng concealed their forces in the hills and attacked the convoy as it passed through the forest.
• Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng killed the Level 8 Soul Engineer commander, and the Star Luo squad burned the provisions and routed the convoy.
• Ye Yulin dispatched forces to intercept the Star Luo squad, but they found only scorched earth after the attackers had escaped.
• Ye Yulin learned that replacing the lost half-month supply would take at least two months and resolved to retake the Mingdou Mountain Range within that time.

Ye Yulin strengthened the Sun Moon Army’s food depot defenses as both armies prepared for a decisive offensive, while Dai Hao planned to exploit intelligence from Jing Hongchen and attack when the depot’s guards were least alert. Meanwhile, Chen Junting used control of Ming Capital to support the front, and he agreed to hold the city’s residents under control for twenty days.

• Ye Yulin ordered Xu Tianyuan to guard the Sun Moon Army’s food depot with the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion and sign a military order holding him responsible if the provisions were lost.
• Dai Hao and the Star Luo commanders anticipated a decisive battle, and Xuanji Douluo deduced that the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion had withdrawn to protect the Sun Moon Army’s remaining provisions.
• Dai Hao told Xu Jiujiu that Jing Hongchen would provide intelligence about the food depot and set a one-month deadline to strike when its guards had grown complacent.
• Gu Tianchen reported that Chen Junting and Meng Hongchen had taken control of Ming Capital and kept the Sun Moon Empire’s officials and orders under surveillance.
• Dai Hao welcomed Gu Tianchen at the Star Luo camp, and Gu Tianchen later returned to Mingdu City to report that he could hold the Sun Moon Army back for twenty days.
• Chen Junting agreed that he could keep Mingdu City’s residents controlled for twenty days with the Myriad Monster King overseeing the surrounding land.

Chen Junting persuaded Gu Tianchen to halt the war before the Three Great Empires exhausted themselves, relying on his plan to become a deity and later subdue the Sun Moon Empire. They arranged to reinforce Xin’s battlefield and evacuate Dongyang City’s residents before using Dugu’s poison, while the captured Shangguan Weier remained terrified of the consequences.

• Gu Tianchen argued that the Three Great Empires might eventually need to kill or assimilate Sun Moon Empire citizens, but Chen Junting said continuing the war would bring devastating losses to the Heavenly Soul and Star Luo Empires.
• Chen Junting explained that Xu Tianran’s death and the rise of a ruler who was half his puppet gave him time to pursue godhood, and Gu Tianchen understood that he planned to use a deity’s power to subdue the Sun Moon Empire.
• Chen Junting said he would have Senior Di Tian send Xiong Jun to assist Xin and ensure the Sun Moon Empire’s main force suffered heavy casualties before withdrawing.
• Gu Tianchen raised concerns about Dugu’s poison killing Dongyang City’s residents, and Chen Junting said they would evacuate them and blame the city lord for the arrangements.
• Chen Junting and Gu Tianchen returned to the detained ministers and Meng Hongchen’s group, while Shangguan Weier regretted her alliance and feared the destruction of the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and Xu Tianran would implicate her.
• More than twenty days passed as the city’s residents and underground organizations stayed hidden, with only starving residents occasionally venturing out to search for food.

Jing Hongchen secretly gave Dai Hao intelligence about a Sun Moon Army spy and its supply depot, then offered a way to shield the raid from detection. Dai Hao ordered an assault and insisted on leading it himself; as the troops prepared to leave, an unidentified figure slipped out of camp to deliver a message.

• Jing Hongchen met Dai Hao in secret and handed him evidence that a Star Luo legion commander was a Sun Moon Empire spy.
• Jing Hongchen revealed the Sun Moon Army's provisions were stored in a guarded depot and promised to shield the attackers from strategic Soul Tools and alarms.
• Dai Hao summoned the generals and ordered Xuanji Douluo, Shattered Star Douluo, Baisheng, and their forces to raid the depot that night.
• Dai Hao rejected the generals' objections and announced he would lead the raid, leaving Xu Jiujiu in command of the camp with Du Busi's help.
• As the troops readied to depart, an unidentified figure evaded the sentries, reached a marked tree in the Mingdou Mountain Range, and took a bamboo tube from his robes.

Dai Hao captured Moyan for betraying the country, then led a surprise attack on the Sun Moon Empire’s River Valley camp. The assault set the provisions ablaze and left Xu Tianyuan and Qiu Yu under attack, while Xu Tianya was trapped in Baisheng’s Heavenly Star Furnace.

• Dai Hao caught Moyan planting a bamboo tube, beat him, and ordered his capture, interrogation, and execution.
• Dai Hao led his troops south to the River Valley under cover of darkness and launched an aerial assault on the Sun Moon Army camp.
• The attack’s explosions killed soldiers and destroyed Soul Engineer teams, while Xu Tianyuan and Xu Tianya tried to defend the camp and save its provisions.
• Xu Tianyuan used a Level 9 Disintegration Cannon to destroy the descending Heavenly Star Furnace, but Dai Hao and his allies renewed their assault.
• Dai Hao, Xuanji Douluo, and Shattered Star Douluo attacked Xu Tianyuan, while Baisheng trapped Xu Tianya and then moved the Heavenly Star Furnace to suppress Qiu Yu.

Dai Hao and his allies attacked the Sun Moon Empire’s River Valley, where Xu Tianyuan’s dying counterattack left them badly wounded. As the Sun Moon Main Camp prepared to attack the Star Luo Main Camp instead of simply rescuing the River Valley, the battle remained unresolved and both sides faced a decisive clash.

• Xu Tianyuan’s Tyrannosaurus True Body was overwhelmed by Dai Hao, Shattered Star Douluo, and Xuanji Douluo, then detonated his Soul Tools and shells in a final attack.
• Dai Yueheng fought through the Sun Moon troops and battled a Level 8 Soul Engineer while the River Valley’s forces clashed across the battlefield.
• Xu Tianya self-destructed with a Level 8 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell, injuring Baisheng and giving Qiu Yu a brief respite, but Baisheng recovered enough to attack him with the Heavenly Star Furnace.
• Jing Hongchen argued that the Sun Moon Empire should attack the Star Luo Main Camp and capture Xu Jiujiu rather than focus on rescuing the River Valley.
• Ye Yulin ordered the River Valley forces to abandon the provisions, cover the Soul Engineer Legions’ withdrawal, and fight to the death if necessary, then ordered the main army to march on Star Luo.
• Dai Hao, Xuanji Douluo, and Shattered Star Douluo survived Xu Tianyuan’s explosions with severe injuries as the River Valley battle continued.

Dai Hao’s forces destroyed the Sun Moon Empire’s provisions and annihilated the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion at River Valley, while Baisheng captured Qiu Yu. In Ming Capital, Chen Junting ended the occupation, sent a letter to Jing Hongchen, and led his group north, leaving the city liberated.

• Baisheng trapped Qiu Yu in the Heavenly Star Furnace, burned the River Valley provisions, and killed Luo Fen and Luo Yuan when they arrived with reinforcements.
• Dai Hao changed plans and led four Titled Douluo in wiping out the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion and the remaining Sun Moon soldiers, then ordered Baisheng to cripple the captured Qiu Yu.
• Chen Junting told Gu Tianchen that the time had come to end the occupation of Ming Capital, and Meng Hongchen wrote a letter describing the attack on the Imperial Palace and Xu Tianran’s death.
• Chen Junting’s group revealed they had plundered Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, then prepared to return home.
• Chen Junting sent Gu Tianchen to deliver Meng Hongchen’s letter to Jing Hongchen and led the others north on the Seven Kills Sword.
• After the plants and vines withdrew, Ming Capital lit up and its people celebrated their liberation.

Du Busi and “Zhongli Wu” continued their fierce duel as the Mingdou Mountain Range became a brutal battlefield between the Star Luo and Sun Moon Empires. With the Star Luo front collapsing, Xu Jiujiu led the camp’s remaining elite forces into battle and briefly turned the tide, prompting Ye Yulin to leave the Sun Moon Main Camp and target her.

• Du Busi struck “Zhongli Wu” with his Immaculate Golden Body, but “Zhongli Wu” countered with his Demon Scythe and the two continued fighting above the battlefield.
• The Sun Moon Empire breached the Mingdou Mountain Range with Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shells, sending troops into Star Luo territory and intensifying the fighting.
• As the Star Luo first-line battlefield collapsed, Xu Jiujiu ordered the remaining forces at the main camp to join the battle and charged with them despite Giant Hammer Douluo and Manyi's objections.
• Xu Jiujiu used her Star Crown Martial Soul to strengthen the troops, helping them retake the first-line battlefield and drive back the Sun Moon forces.
• Ye Yulin left the Sun Moon Main Camp to capture Xu Jiujiu and secure victory for the Sun Moon Empire.

The Star Luo Army routed the Sun Moon Army, but Jing Hongchen rescued Ye Yulin and ordered a retreat before the Star Luo forces could press their advantage. Dai Hao also withdrew his troops, angering Xu Jiujiu and Du Busi, until news arrived that Gu Tianchen had come to see him.

• Xu Jiujiu augmented the Star Luo Army as it drove the Sun Moon Army back, but Ye Yulin attacked her and her protectors with the Sun Moon Divine Needle.
• Baisheng, Dai Hao, and Shattered Star Douluo attacked Ye Yulin, but his defenses held until Jing Hongchen intervened and drove off their pursuers.
• Jing Hongchen rescued Ye Yulin, who ordered the Sun Moon Army to retreat; the Star Luo Army also withdrew, halting its pursuit.
• Du Busi confronted “Zhongli Wu” as the armies withdrew, then stormed into Dai Hao’s tent to demand an explanation.
• Xu Jiujiu challenged Dai Hao over his retreat, but Dai Hao said the enemy could not yet be destroyed; a report that Gu Tianchen had arrived prompted him to say his explanation had come.

After Xu Tianran’s death and the collapse of the Sun Moon Army’s morale, Ye Yulin ordered a retreat, but Dai Hao led the Star Luo Army in a devastating pursuit that annihilated nearly the entire force. Dai Hao then ordered his troops to break camp and advance on the cities in Sun Moon territory.

• Ye Yulin learned that the Star Luo Army had withdrawn, then struggled to contain mutinies and desertions amid the Sun Moon Army’s food shortage and heavy losses.
• Jing Hongchen confirmed that Xu Tianran was dead and Ming Capital had been attacked, so Ye Yulin ordered the Sun Moon Army to retreat.
• Dai Hao’s forces celebrated the news, apologized for doubting him, and followed his order to invade Sun Moon territory.
• The Star Luo Army and its Titled powerhouses attacked the retreating Sun Moon Army, while Jing Hongchen dragged Ye Yulin to safety; nearly all the remaining soldiers and Soul Engineers were annihilated.
• Dai Hao ordered his army to advance on the cities in Sun Moon territory.

After learning that Xu Tianran had died and the Sun Moon Imperial Palace had been destroyed, Kong Deming ordered the Sun Moon Army to withdraw toward Dongyang City while the Heaven Dou Army prepared to attack. Chen Junting returned to Dongyang City, controlled its City Lord and a Soul Engineer Legion commander, and ordered the civilians evacuated as his group infiltrated the defenses.

• Kong Deming confirmed Xu Tianran's death, resolved to secure the Sun Moon Empire's future, and ordered the troops on the Heaven Dou front to retreat in stages toward Dongyang City.
• Marshal Li learned of the Sun Moon Army's withdrawal and rallied the Heaven Dou Army to attack and reclaim its territory.
• As Dongyang City's civilians fled, the Soul Engineer Legion commander confronted the City Lord, who defended their right to escape the war.
• Chen Junting incapacitated the commander and the City Lord, then ordered Dugu Xin to arrange the evacuation of all civilians and use the commander to infiltrate the defenses.
• Chen Junting warned Dugu Xin against annihilating the city's civilians along with its army, and Dugu Xin agreed to abandon the plan.

Zheng Zhan’s army defended Dongyang City against Wuyan, Tai Yu, and Old Heavenly Dragon, but the assault tore through the city’s defenses. Dugu Xin secretly began spreading deadly poison beneath the city, and Wuyan recognized the danger and ordered Tai Yu to retreat.

• Zheng Zhan stopped a commander from forcing Dongyang’s fleeing civilians back into the city, then led his army inside to prepare for the enemy.
• Wuyan, Tai Yu, and Old Heavenly Dragon attacked Dongyang City; Zheng Zhan fought Tai Yu while Old Heavenly Dragon engaged the two Level 9 Soul Engineers.
• Wuyan broke through the city wall and slaughtered its defenders, while Tai Yu’s attacks damaged the city gate and wounded Zheng Zhan.
• Dugu Xin appeared on the South City wall and used his Ten-Headed Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Avatar to spread concealed poison beneath Dongyang City.
• Wuyan spotted Dugu Xin’s serpent avatar, warned Tai Yu to retreat, and Tai Yu obeyed, leaving Zheng Zhan bewildered.

Dugu Xin unleashed his Ultimate Poison across Dongyang City, killing nearly everyone inside and leaving the Sun Moon Empire’s army devastated. Zheng Zhan attacked Dugu Xin with a Level 9 shell, but Chen Junting intercepted it and confronted Zheng Zhan, who accused the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect of causing the massacre.

• Zheng Zhan learned that Dugu Xin and the Ten-Headed Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor had appeared on Dongyang City’s southern wall.
• Dugu Xin spread Ultimate Poison across the city, killing soldiers and Soul Masters as the toxic fog consumed Dongyang City.
• Chen Junting left Ning Tian to help Dugu Xin, while Wuyan, Tai Yu, and Old Heavenly Dragon blocked Sun Moon Empire reinforcements.
• Zheng Zhan decided to fight to the death and fired a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell at Dugu Xin.
• Chen Junting’s sword strike detonated the shell and pierced Zheng Zhan’s defenses, cracking the Unbreakable Divine Shield.
• Zheng Zhan accused Chen Junting’s sect of bringing devastation to the city, and Chen Junting replied that it was war.

Chen Junting defeated Zheng Zhan in Dongyang City, forcing him to destroy his Unbreakable Divine Shield before sacrificing himself in a final explosion. Afterward, Chen Junting asked Dugu Xin whether he could draw back the poison covering the city, but Dugu Xin said he could only handle it after advancing further.

• Chen Junting unleashed a thousand-meter sword strike at Zheng Zhan, who transformed into his Diamond Armored Dragon Martial Soul Avatar and countered with his ninth Soul Skill.
• Zheng Zhan detonated his Unbreakable Divine Shield to stop Chen Junting’s sword, leaving himself gravely wounded.
• Chen Junting used his perfected Junting sword move, and Zheng Zhan charged into it before blowing himself up; Chen Junting’s Sword Qi contained the blast.
• Dugu Xin supported Chen Junting as he descended, then explained that he could not yet draw the poison out of Dongyang City and proposed sealing it until he grew stronger.
• Chen Junting replied that waiting until then would be too late.

Chen Junting purified Dongyang City of Dugu Xin’s poison and arranged to trap Kong Deming’s retreating army by sealing its escape route. Letters revealing the Sun Moon Empire’s defeats shattered the army’s morale, and Kong Deming ordered it to board ships at dawn and return home.

• Chen Junting used the array, Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Wu Feng’s Dragon Flame to gather and burn away the poison covering Dongyang City.
• Chen Junting declared that he would inherit the title Sword Douluo and proposed spreading news of the Sun Moon Army’s encirclement to force its surrender or a desperate fight.
• Chen Junting sent Gu Tianchen to scatter letters over the army and bring Super Douluo to help block its escape through the Northern Sea.
• At Haibo City, Kong Deming read the letters reporting the Sun Moon Empire’s defeats and death of its emperor, denounced them as enemy propaganda, and ordered the army to board ships at dawn.
• The letters spread through Kong Deming’s army, collapsing its morale, while Ye Xuanji sent sect elders, Xian Liner, and Qian Duoduo to reinforce the Heavenly Soul Army.
• Marshal Li ordered the Heavenly Soul Army to pressure Kong Deming without pursuing until his troops had boarded their ships.

Chen Junting and the allied forces trapped the retreating Sun Moon Empire fleet off Dongyang City with a coordinated formation and overwhelming assault. Faced with the destruction of his barrier, a demoralized army, and Ye Xuanji’s arrival, Kong Deming ordered the troops to surrender.

• Chen Junting told Xian Liner and Qian Duoduo that the allies would strike at Kong Deming and the army’s morale, then revealed their plan at sea.
• Kong Deming ordered heightened surveillance as the fleet approached Dongyang City, but he could not identify the danger ahead.
• Huo Yuhao reported that the fleet had entered the chosen waters, and Gu Tianchen, Chen Junting, and Ning Tian activated their abilities to trap it.
• The Four Symbols Star Constellation Array and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation shattered Kong Deming’s barrier as the allied experts attacked, devastating the fleet and breaking its soldiers’ resolve.
• Ye Xuanji urged Kong Deming to surrender, and Kong Deming ordered the Sun Moon Army to lay down its arms.

The Heaven Soul Empire received word that Kong Deming and the last Sun Moon Army had surrendered, prompting the three empires to consider the ceasefire and divide the spoils. The chapter ended with the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire setting ambitious plans to strengthen themselves and prepare for future wars.

• The Heaven Soul Emperor learned that the lost territories had been recovered and Kong Deming had surrendered, then ordered a grand celebration.
• The Heaven Soul Emperor presented the major forces’ appeal to spare the surrendered Sun Moon Empire, and his court shifted toward a ceasefire and territorial compensation before debating how to divide the spoils.
• Xu Jiawei announced a Star Luo Empire celebration, then ordered plans to strengthen border defenses, recruit Sun Moon talent, and develop the empire’s Soul Engineer system.
• Xue Feng regretted the Sun Moon Empire’s defeat, then declared that the Dou Ling Empire would develop for ten years before waging war against the Heaven Soul Empire.

After Xu Tianran’s death and the Sun Moon Empire’s defeat, Kong Deming negotiated a humiliating peace treaty with the victorious powers and signed it to preserve his people’s future. As he left the talks, representatives from Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect stopped him to ask about the Holy Spirit Cult.

• With the imperial throne vacant and the Star Luo Army advancing, factions in the Ming Capital struggled for power until news arrived that Kong Deming’s army had surrendered.
• The Sun Moon court concluded it could not continue the war, and Jing Hongchen sent Kong Deming the empire’s bottom line for peace negotiations.
• In Dongyang City, Kong Deming and the victorious powers argued over demands for territory, resources, compensation, and military restrictions.
• Kong Deming accepted the reduced compensation terms and signed the treaty on behalf of the Sun Moon Empire.
• As Kong Deming prepared to leave, Chen Junting and representatives of Shrek Academy and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect asked him about the Holy Spirit Cult.

Chen Junting finally contacted the God of Destruction and reported Saint Emperor’s threat, but the God of Destruction chose to leave the matter to Douluo Star’s people. Meanwhile, Kong Deming secured Meng Hongchen’s claim to the Sun Moon throne by confirming that she carried Xu Tianran’s heir and forcing the court to accept her unborn child as Crown Prince.

• Ning Tian told Chen Junting that Vina and Jiu Jiu had left, and Chen Junting said Kong Deming had no useful information about the Holy Spirit Cult’s surviving Titled Douluo.
• Chen Junting contacted the God of Destruction, explained Saint Emperor’s threat, and learned that the God of Destruction would investigate the other plane.
• The God of Destruction found no neighboring plane near Douluo Star and decided to let Chen Junting and the people below handle the invasion themselves.
• Kong Deming returned to Mingdu and told Jing Hongchen he wanted Meng Hongchen and her unborn child to inherit his legacy and the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jing Hongchen revealed that Meng Hongchen was already pregnant with Xu Tianran’s child, and Kong Deming confirmed the pregnancy before promising to support the unborn heir.
• Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen brought Meng Hongchen before the court, where Kong Deming’s authority and the imperial physician’s testimony silenced the opposing imperial relatives.

Meng Hongchen consolidated control of the Sun Moon Empire with Kong Deming’s backing, while Xu Jiawei held a victory sacrificial ceremony in Star Luo City and resolved to unify the continent. The ceremony turned into a massacre when Zhongli Wu, the Demon Queen, and other Evil Soul Masters attacked, leaving Xu Jiawei’s fate uncertain.

• Kong Deming named Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen his disciples and secured support for Meng Hongchen’s rule in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Meng Hongchen purged rebellious Imperial Family relatives and took control of the court, while Kong Deming retained military authority.
• Xu Jiawei held a grand sacrificial ceremony outside Star Luo City and vowed to unify the Douluo Continent.
• Dark clouds covered the ceremony, and blood-colored meteors struck the crowds around the altar.
• Zhongli Wu, the Demon Queen, and eight Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters attacked as Xu Jiawei and the Star Luo experts fought back.
• Xu Jiawei activated his Star Crown Martial Soul Avatar and appeared to order someone to take Xu Jiujiu and escape before explosions engulfed the altar.