Chapter Summaries

Xuan Zi persuaded Du Busi to join a desperate attack on the Hall of Souls, claiming that a dangerous opponent would not appear. As the Sun Moon Empire's tournament teams advanced, Du Busi gathered representatives of the Star Luo and Dou Ling Empires and invited them to join the Tianfu Alliance.

• Xuan Zi assured Du Busi that the planned assault had an advantage because Mu Qingxue would not dare appear, though he could not explain why.
• Du Busi considered whether Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui might be behind Mu Qingxue's absence, then agreed to Xuan Zi's gamble to protect Shrek and unite the other kingdoms.
• Xuan Zi, Du Busi, and their allies went into hiding while the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament neared its conclusion.
• All four semifinal teams came from the Sun Moon Empire and consisted of its Soul Spirit Soul Masters, delighting the emperor.
• Du Busi summoned Princess Jiujiu and representatives of the Dou Ling Empire and asked them to join the Tianfu Alliance.

Du Busi formed the Tianfu Alliance with Shrek and the Three Douluo Kingdoms to attack the Hall of Souls, while Xuan Zi prepared to face Xiao Qiang with the Body Sect’s help. That night, Du Busi and Xuan Zi confronted Xiao Qiang at the Hall of Souls.

• Du Busi proposed the Tianfu Alliance after Shrek’s ruined reputation made it unable to unite the continent against the Sun Moon Empire, and Xuan Zi objected to fighting under a name other than Shrek.
• Du Busi explained the alliance’s name and made Vina the Body Sect’s Young Sect Master, then assigned the Three Douluo Kingdoms to draw away the Sun Moon Empire’s strongest fighters while Shrek and the Body Sect targeted Xiao Qiang.
• Xuan Zi said a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhao would let him use his Taotie State against Xiao Qiang, and Du Busi set the attack for that night.
• Xiao Qiang sensed Du Busi, Xuan Zi, and the other attackers at the Hall of Souls, and Du Busi declared that only the Hall of Souls or the Tianfu Alliance would remain.

Xiao Qiang fought Xuan Zi and the Body Sect leaders, while Snow Empress battled Du Busi. Xuan Zi swallowed Xiao Qiang in his Taotie form, leaving Snow Empress trying to break through Du Busi to reach him.

• Xuan Zi attacked Xiao Qiang, but Xiao Qiang wounded him with the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment and a Soul Impact.
• Xiao Qiang explained that Shrek's eighth-grade Spirit Defense Soul Tools could not fully block his Soul Impact.
• Snow Empress attacked Du Busi with her Emperor's Palm and snow sword, forcing him to use his second-awakening Body Spirit to hold her back.
• Old Zhao fused his power with Xuan Zi's, triggering the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Bloodline Awakening: Taotie Descends, and Xuan Zi swallowed Xiao Qiang whole.
• Snow Empress tried to attack Xuan Zi, but Du Busi blocked her and burned his Soul Power to endure her assault.

Shrek and the Body Sect attacked the Hall of Souls, but its Soul Tools and fighters killed two Shrek Titled Douluos as Nana and Ling Luochen fought back. Ling Luochen confronted Xian Lin'er and explained why Shrek's treatment of its students and its deadly cultivation methods had turned her against it.

• Shrek and the Body Sect charged the Hall of Souls, whose Soul Cannon emplacements slowed their advance and separated several attackers.
• Nana killed an isolated Shrek Titled Douluo, then used her ghostly form and Netherworld Erosion to defeat the Raging Bear Douluo.
• Ling Luochen trapped Xian Lin'er in an Ice Prison and rejected her accusation of betraying Shrek.
• Ling Luochen told Xian Lin'er that Shrek had nearly gotten her killed during the campaign against Evil Soul Masters and had failed to protect its students.
• Ling Luochen recalled that the tournament's revelations about Shrek's casualty rate had strengthened her resolve, alongside Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, to destroy Shrek.

Shrek and the Body Sect confronted Ling Luochen and the Hall of Souls, but Ling Luochen’s Extreme Ice and the group’s coordinated attack devastated their forces. The chapter ended with Xian Lin'er dying as Xuan Zi’s abdomen burst into flame and a figure emerged.

• Xian Lin'er tried to persuade Ling Luochen to return to Shrek, but Ling Luochen revealed she had reached Soul Douluo and rejected the offer.
• Ling Luochen attacked Xian Lin'er with Extreme Cold Ray, and Qian Duoduo took the blow to protect his wife, becoming frozen solid.
• Nana used her intangibility and clones to help the group gather around Xiao Hongchen, who activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Invincible Shield.
• Ling Luochen unleashed her Ice Burst Technique, killing Shrek’s Soul Douluo and non-defense-type Titled Douluo while leaving the Hall of Souls largely unharmed.
• Nana pierced Xian Lin'er with her Eight Spider Lances, and as Xian Lin'er was dying, a pillar of fire erupted from Xuan Zi’s abdomen and a figure emerged.

Xiao Qiang broke through Xuan Zi’s Taotie State with god-level attack power, leaving Du Busi stunned by Shrek’s failed sacrifice. In the God Realm, Tang San discovered that the Son of Destiny had changed and that his plans for Huo Yuhao were now in jeopardy.

• Xiao Qiang broke through Xuan Zi’s Taotie State, making Shrek and the Body Sect’s losses futile.
• Du Busi roared in disbelief while Snow Empress kept him from acting.
• Tang San sensed god-level power on the Douluo Continent and saw that Xiao Qiang, not Huo Yuhao, possessed it.
• Tang San recalled that Erming’s investigation had found Huo Yuhao had lost about thirty percent of his Fortune, while the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life watched him for interfering in the lower realm.
• Tang San realized that Xiao Qiang’s appearance invalidated his preparations and left him unsure how the Son of Destiny had changed.

Tang San realized that misidentifying the Son of Destiny had ruined his plans and left him unable to safely confront the God of Destruction or approach Xiao Qiang. He ordered the soul beasts at the Clear Sky Sect to have a Titled Douluo retrieve Wutong’s soul and the Golden Dragon Spear from Huo Yuhao, while the battle in Ming Capital neared its end.

• Tang San concluded that Daming, Erming, and his parents could not intervene in the lower realm without drawing the God of Destruction’s attention.
• Tang San considered using a divine inheritance to connect Xiao Qiang to him but saw that passing on either godhood would undermine his position and create new risks.
• Tang San sent divine sense to the two soul beasts at the Clear Sky Sect and ordered a Titled Douluo to retrieve Wutong’s soul and the Golden Dragon Spear from Huo Yuhao.
• Tang San warned the soul beasts not to go themselves, lest the other God Kings come to the Douluo Continent.
• In Ming Capital, the battle between the Hall of Souls and Shrek and the Body Sect drew to a close, with only Xuan Zi and Du Busi barely alive among the Titled Douluo.

After Xiao Qiang killed Shrek's remaining level ninety-five Super Douluo and nearly defeated Xuan Zi, Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao intervened and proposed ending the battle. Xuan Zi demanded Shrek's traitors and Soul Spirit technology as compensation, leaving Long Xiaoyao's allegiance uncertain.

• Xiao Qiang killed the weakened level ninety-five Super Douluo with a Soul Impact, then Bai Qingshan restored some of his strength so he could attack Xuan Zi.
• As Xiao Qiang was about to kill Xuan Zi, Long Xiaoyao caught his sword and asked him to let the matter end.
• Xiao Qiang accepted the chance to stop fighting, while Snow Empress continued battling Du Busi.
• Xuan Zi demanded that Xiao Qiang hand over Shrek's traitors and Soul Spirit technology, hoping Long Xiaoyao would help Shrek because of Mu En's request.
• Long Xiaoyao hesitated, and Xuan Zi took his hesitation as a possible sign that he would side with Shrek.

Long Xiaoyao attacked Xiao Qiang to force him to share Soul Spirit technology, but Mu Qingxue arrived and saved him. Xiao Qiang's interference let Snow Empress kill Du Busi, leaving Long Xiaoyao facing Mu Qingxue.

• Xuan Zi begged Long Xiaoyao to secure Soul Spirit technology for Shrek, and Long Xiaoyao reluctantly agreed to ask Xiao Qiang for it.
• When Xiao Qiang refused, Long Xiaoyao attacked and began closing in to seal his Soul Power.
• Mu Qingxue arrived and used holy swords to cut through Long Xiaoyao's dark hand and drive him back.
• Xiao Qiang used Mental Interference on Du Busi, allowing Snow Empress to kill him and escape her battle.
• Mu Qingxue confronted Long Xiaoyao about his demand to share the technology.

Mu Qingxue revealed that she had reached Rank 99, shifting the battle against the Holy Spirit Cult in the Hall of Souls’ favor. As Ye Xishui and the cult’s forces arrived, Xiao Qiang prepared to fight, but a mushroom cloud suddenly rose above the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Xuan Zi was stunned when Mu Qingxue appeared as a Limit Douluo, and he realized Shrek’s plan to use the Holy Spirit Cult against the Hall of Souls had collapsed.
• Long Xiaoyao suspected that Zhong Liwu had been killed and that Mu Qingxue had secretly eliminated members of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Long Xiaoyao pushed Xuan Zi away as Mu Qingxue and the Snow Empress attacked him together.
• Xiao Qiang assessed the approaching Ye Xishui and Holy Spirit Cult forces and prepared to fight with the Soul Power he had left.
• A mushroom cloud rose above the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Xiao Qiang and Long Xiaoyao discovered that Shrek had destroyed Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, killing millions, and confronted Huo Yuhao over the massacre. Long Xiaoyao rejected Shrek’s claim that Huo Yuhao would take responsibility, and a muscular figure with heterochromatic eyes appeared to block the group as they prepared to leave.

• Xiao Qiang saw the explosion over Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and realized Shrek was responsible.
• Ye Xishui denied ordering the attack, and Long Xiaoyao questioned the Holy Spirit Cult’s higher-ups.
• Xiao Qiang identified Shrek as the culprit, and Long Xiaoyao contacted Bei Bei for an explanation.
• Huo Yuhao claimed he had planned and carried out the destruction alone, but Long Xiaoyao rebuked him for causing millions of deaths.
• Long Xiaoyao crushed the Soul Communication Device and condemned Shrek, while Bei Bei told Huo Yuhao they would discuss the matter after returning.
• A muscular figure with heterochromatic eyes appeared and blocked Huo Yuhao and the others as they prepared to leave.

Dai Yueheng ambushed the Shrek and Body Sect contestants, brutally killing Bei Bei and Vina over his grudges against the Body Sect and Huo Yuhao. He spared those uninvolved, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er professed their love before Dai Yueheng effortlessly struck Huo Yuhao down.

• Dai Yueheng attacked Bei Bei, whose Martial Soul Avatar could not withstand him, and left him mortally wounded.
• Dai Yueheng seized Vina and killed her despite her threats and pleas, revealing himself through his White Tiger skills.
• Ning Tian recognized Dai Yueheng and led Xiao Xiao away after he offered to spare those unrelated to his feud.
• Wang Dong'er chose to stay with Huo Yuhao, and they exchanged declarations of love as Huo Yuhao vowed to fight Dai Yueheng.
• Huo Yuhao rushed Dai Yueheng and was slapped into a wall, prompting Dai Yueheng to mock his devotion to two women.

Dai Yueheng confronted Huo Yuhao over his promises of lifelong devotion, making Wang Dong'er question her relationship with him. After she left, Dai Yueheng killed Huo Yuhao and removed the External Soul Bone containing the Duchess's soul.

• Dai Yueheng attacked Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er drew her Clear Sky Hammer to defend him despite their difference in strength.
• Dai Yueheng asked Wang Dong'er whether Huo Yuhao had promised to remain devoted to one wife, then compared Huo Yuhao's promise to his father's broken promises to his mother.
• Dai Yueheng challenged Huo Yuhao's account of Duke White Tiger's ignorance of his mother and pointed out that Huo Yuhao had received mother's honor by son's status during his first two years.
• Wang Dong'er put away her Clear Sky Hammer and left Huo Yuhao after reconsidering his promises.
• Dai Yueheng killed Huo Yuhao, gouged out the martial soul in his eyes, and removed the External Soul Bone containing the Duchess's soul.

Ning Tian urged Ning Fengyun to send the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to aid the Hall of Souls, arguing that the crisis offered the school a rare chance to gain influence. Ning Fengyun refused, and Ning Tian was confined to the compound as other factions debated whether to intervene.

• Ning Tian brought Xiao Xiao to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School’s branch in Ming Capital, where they found temporary shelter.
• Ning Tian confronted Ning Fengyun for not supporting the Hall of Souls, but he explained that the school could not risk retaliation from the Evil Soul Masters.
• Ning Tian argued that aiding the Hall of Souls could secure the school’s future, but Ning Fengyun upheld the elders’ decision to stay out of the conflict.
• A Soul King stopped Ning Tian from leaving the compound, preventing her from secretly representing the school at the Hall of Souls’ crisis.
• Other factions watched the conflict between the Hall of Souls and the Holy Spirit Cult and debated whether to help, while many Sun Moon Empire Soul Masters considered Bai Qingshan’s character.

The Hall of Souls struggled against the Holy Spirit Cult while Xiao Qiang’s injuries and exhausted strength kept him from turning the battle around. Most watching factions refused to help, but Nan Shui Shui joined the fight and appeared to overpower the Holy Spirit Cult’s Nether Thunder Douluo.

• The Mingyu Sect elder considered helping the Hall of Souls but decided to wait and watch for the palace to summon the Worship Hall.
• The chapter explained that Xiao Qiang was too badly injured to face the Holy Spirit Cult’s powerful offerings, leaving the Hall of Souls at a disadvantage.
• Nan Shui Shui went alone to support the Hall of Souls because Xiao Qiang had saved Nan Qiūqiū two years earlier.
• Nether Thunder Douluo took Nan Shui Shui as his opponent, but she fought him to a draw and seemed to gain the upper hand.
• The spectators were left wondering how a Soul Douluo could make a Titled Douluo Evil Soul Master look as if he were holding back.

As the Hall of Souls gained reinforcements, Killing God Douluo broke Xiao Qiang’s Susanoo and forced Xiao Lan to shield him. Xiao Lan refused to retreat and vowed to protect her brother while he recovered.

• Nan Shui Shui fought Nether Thunder Douluo, prompting several sects to join the battle in support of the Hall of Souls.
• The arriving Soul Douluo held back many Evil Soul Masters, improving the Hall of Souls’ position without resolving the larger threat.
• Killing God Douluo split Xiao Qiang’s Susanoo and prepared a stronger attack, but Xiao Lan blocked it with her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone’s Invincible Shield.
• Xiao Qiang used Life’s Watch Blade to recover during the shield’s three-minute duration while Tian Meng considered another way to help him.
• Xiao Lan reminded Xiao Qiang how he had cared for her and declared that she would protect him.

Xiao Lan killed Killing God Douluo and led the Hall of Souls’ counterattack against the Holy Spirit Cult. As Snow Empress and Mu Qingxue fought Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao risked his life to protect her, while Xiao Qiang asked his allies how to strengthen someone’s physique.

• Xiao Lan fused her soul rings and cut Killing God Douluo and his sword in two.
• Xiao Lan ordered the Hall of Souls to exterminate the Evil Soul Masters, and its forces and allied factions began driving back the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Snow Empress kept Ye Xishui suppressed, then nearly dealt her a devastating blow when Ye Xishui lost focus.
• Long Xiaoyao burned his Soul Power and spiritual power to force Mu Qingxue back and shield Ye Xishui, declaring that anyone who wanted to kill her would have to step over his corpse.
• Ye Xishui chose to stay and face death alongside Long Xiaoyao after confirming that he still loved her.
• Xiao Qiang asked the soul masters with him whether they knew how to strengthen someone’s physique.

Xiao Qiang tried to prevent Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui from fighting to the death, offering them a chance to leave and revealing Yan Shaozhe’s connection to them. Just as Xiao Qiang prepared to explode his rings, Xiao Sheng arrived in Bone Dragon form, giving them a powerful defense and easing the crisis.

• Xiao Qiang arranged for support Soul Masters to strengthen his physical defenses before confronting Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.
• Xiao Qiang offered to let the pair leave if Ye Xishui stopped acting as an Evil Soul Master, but Ye Xishui rejected the offer over her hatred for him.
• Xiao Qiang revealed that Yan Shaozhe was descended from Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, and promised not to harm him.
• Ye Xishui began burning her Soul Power and spiritual power, while Long Xiaoyao refused to trust Xiao Qiang’s promise and prepared to fight.
• Xiao Sheng emerged from a spatial rift as a colossal Bone Dragon, and Xiao Qiang withdrew the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment instead of exploding his rings.

After the battle, Xiao Qiang rewarded the factions that aided the Hall of Souls and offered Nan Shui Shui a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul for her help. Nan Qiūqiū began fusing with it, while Ning Fengyun watched.

• Xiao Qiang’s side defeated Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui with only light injuries, though Ye Ningguang was seriously hurt by backlash.
• Xiao Qiang thanked the factions that had intervened before Xiao Lan defeated Killing God Douluo and promised each a seventy-thousand-year Soul Spirit, with help absorbing it at rank sixty.
• Xiao Qiang offered Nan Shui Shui a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul in gratitude for her assistance, and she agreed in exchange for the Hall of Souls accepting a suitable treasure from Earth Dragon Gate.
• Nan Shui Shui helped Nan Qiūqiū break through to rank sixty, and Nan Qiūqiū began fusing with the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul as Ning Fengyun watched.

Ning Fengyun regretted not supporting Xiao Qiang earlier after learning Nan Shui Shui had received a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul, while Ning Tian explained why she understood the reward. As Nan Qiūqiū finished absorbing it and Ye Ningguang awakened, Ning Fengyun remained uncertain whether such a Spirit Soul could help the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

• Ning Fengyun realized Xiao Qiang had rewarded Nan Shui Shui with a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul, far more than he had expected for her help.
• Ning Fengyun regretted not risking his life to support Xiao Qiang, while Ning Tian said she had expected generous rewards based on what Xiao Qiang had given an earlier supporter.
• Ning Tian comforted Ning Fengyun and said the school could still buy seventy-thousand-year Spirit Rings, though it might need to spend more.
• Nan Qiūqiū finished absorbing the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul, reached rank sixty-six, and gained five black Spirit Rings and one red Spirit Ring, but her Martial Soul remained the Rouge Dragon.
• Ning Fengyun acknowledged that even a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Soul might not break the limits of their Martial Souls, then Ye Ningguang awakened.