Chapter Summaries

Qin Ze planned to use Fixed Soul Cannon Shells to sabotage Ju Zi’s reinforcements and weaken Xu Tianran’s position, then hid near the battlefield to watch the pursuit. Ju Zi’s outnumbered Soul Engineer squad established a defensive position on three hills and waited for help after firing an emergency signal flare.

• Qin Ze decided to attack Ju Zi’s reinforcements with his three Fixed Soul Cannon Shells and told Wang Dong and Huo Yu Hao to fly east without him.
• Qin Ze disguised himself in a gray robe and hid near the mountain pass, where he spotted Ju Zi leading a hundred-person Soul Engineer squad pursued by rebel forces.
• A Soul Cannon Shell exploded near Ju Zi’s squad, injuring several Soul Engineers as the pursuing force closed in.
• Ju Zi ordered Hong Shujian to fire a red emergency signal flare and directed her squad to find defensible terrain.
• Ju Zi’s squad occupied three connected hills, and she distributed Milk Bottles to four strong Soul Engineers while urging everyone to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Ju Zi’s squad used Soul Tool Shells and Flame Detonation Shells to hold off Zhao Yang’s encircling army as reinforcements raced toward them. The flames devastated the attackers climbing the mounds, but Ju Zi knew enemy Soul Masters with Flying Soul Tools could still break through.

• Ju Zi arranged her squad’s defenses, and their Soul Tool Shells killed several pursuing soldiers as Zhao Yang ordered an all-out assault and demanded that Ju Zi be captured alive.
• The rebels surrounded the three mounds and fired three volleys of arrows, forcing Ju Zi and her teammates to shelter among the rocks.
• When Ju Zi realized the rebels were advancing instead of firing another volley, she ordered the squad to launch Flame Detonation Shells at the hillside.
• The squad fired nearly fifty shells into the packed soldiers climbing the mounds, and the explosions engulfed the slopes, killing hundreds and driving the survivors into panic.
• Ju Zi stayed alert after the attack because she knew the flames could not stop Soul Masters equipped with Flying Soul Tools.

Ju Zi’s squad held the hill against Zhao Yang’s rebels while reinforcements approached, and Qin Ze prepared a Fixed Soul Cannon Shell as his gift. Zhao Yang revealed Ju Zi’s identity as the crown prince’s fiancée to rally his soldiers and buy time to capture her.

• Ju Zi ordered her exhausted squad members to recover and prepared the survivors to defend the hill as Zhao Yang’s Soul Masters bombarded them.
• Qin Ze watched the battle and prepared to fire a Fixed Soul Cannon Shell from a cannon he had asked Qian Duoduo to make.
• Ju Zi spotted the approaching reinforcements, while rebel soldiers realized their army was being counter-encircled.
• Zhao Yang announced over soul loudspeakers that Ju Zi was the crown prince’s fiancée and urged his soldiers to capture her before the reinforcements arrived.
• Ju Zi realized that Zhao Yang had learned her concealed identity, and the squad suspected a spy on the crown prince’s side.

Ju Zi and her exhausted Soul Engineer squad fought to hold off Zhao Yang and the rebel army until reinforcements arrived. As Ju Zi fired her Thunder Giant Cannon at Zhao Yang, Qin Ze secretly launched three Fixed Soul Cannon Shells toward the reinforcement commanders, leaving the shells closing in on their target.

• Ju Zi rallied her squad and the arriving reinforcements as they clashed with the rebel army.
• Zhao Yang revealed he was a Soul Saint, crossed the flames, and killed a Soul Engineer with a spear.
• Ju Zi aimed her class seven Thunder Giant Cannon at Zhao Yang and fired as he strengthened his defenses with his Violent Gold Bear Martial Soul Avatar.
• Qin Ze slipped behind the reinforcement forces and fired one Level 6 and two Level 5 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells at the commanders overseeing the battle.
• The three shells arced toward the reinforcement commanders while the fighting continued.

Qin Ze destroyed the Sun Moon Empire's infantry command post, then escaped with Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong toward the Heaven Dou Empire. The three stopped to rest on the way to Wang Dong's home, where he said his Big Dad and Second Dad would welcome them.

• Qin Ze fired three Fixed Soul Cannon Shells at the command post, killing its five corps commanders, while Lin Hai ordered the rear army to attack and sent healers to the injured Ju Zi.
• The empire's reinforcements and Zhao Yang's rebels retreated from the battlefield, and Qin Ze flew away to meet Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong.
• Qin Ze told Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong that Ju Zi was the Sun Moon Empire's Crown Princess, then the three crossed into the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Wang Dong explained that his Big Dad and Second Dad were his father's brothers, and Qin Ze recognized that they had both sacrificed themselves.
• The three stopped to cook fish on their journey to Heaven Dou City, and Wang Dong said his Big Dad and Second Dad disliked formal gifts but enjoyed drinking.

Huo Yu Hao, Wang Dong, and Qin Ze traveled to Clear Sky Sect, where Qin Ze entered an unexpected state of enlightenment. The chapter left him advancing his Spiritual Power toward the Spirit Sea Realm as Wang Dong went to notify the sect.

• Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong agreed to present themselves as friends for now, and Wang Dong said Qin Ze could use the Ice Jade Marrow at her family’s home.
• The three traveled around Heaven Dou City and continued to Clear Sky Sect, resting along the way because Huo Yu Hao could not keep flying as long as Qin Ze.
• After landing halfway up Clear Sky Sect’s mountain, Qin Ze sensed an opportunity and sat down to meditate.
• Qin Ze’s Spiritual Power and Sea of Consciousness transformed as he entered enlightenment, which the Snow Empress recognized as a rise toward the Spirit Sea Realm.
• Wang Dong told Huo Yu Hao to wait with Qin Ze and flew into the clouds to inform the sect and her Big Dad and Second Dad.

Qin Ze completed his sudden enlightenment and demonstrated the strengthened power of the Demon Armor's Aura of Destruction. He followed Wang Dong and Huo Yu Hao through the Clear Sky Sect's cloud defenses to Clear Sky Castle, where they were met by a burly figure emerging from the gate.

• Qin Ze released a burst of destructive power that scattered the clouds, then told Huo Yu Hao his sudden enlightenment was over.
• Wang Dong sent the gray-clothed disciples away and led Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao through the cloud sea that blocked Spiritual Power probing.
• Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao followed Wang Dong through the disorienting mountain mist toward her home.
• Wang Dong showed them Clear Sky Castle, and Huo Yu Hao marveled that the hidden Clear Sky Sect remained powerful.
• Qin Ze sensed movement at the castle's main gate and saw an extremely burly figure walk out.

Wang Dong brought Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao into Clear Sky Castle, where Titan tested them with his overwhelming pressure before welcoming them as guests. As Wang Dong led them to their rooms, Qin Ze recognized Titan as Er Ming and considered why his power had been suppressed.

• Titan arrived and pressed Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao with his aura, but Qin Ze stood firm while Huo Yu Hao struggled under the pressure.
• Wang Dong confronted Titan for bullying her guests, and Titan acknowledged the two young men before leading them inside.
• Titan introduced himself as Tai Tan, offered to prepare a welcome meal, and Wang Dong took Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao to their rooms.
• Qin Ze recognized Titan as Er Ming and speculated that the divine realm had suppressed his cultivation to avoid attracting the other God Kings' attention.
• Wang Dong explained Clear Sky Castle's layout and the sect's garrisons as gray-clothed members passed by and bowed respectfully to her.

Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao stayed in Wang Dong’s Cold Jade Room, where Qin Ze used the Frozen Spring and Ten Thousand Year Ice Jade Marrow Bed to draw on their icy energy. When Qin Ze revealed his Ice Scorpion Soul Bone, the Ice Empress recognized its aura and realized he had absorbed a soul bone from her clan.

• Wang Dong brought Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao to the Cold Jade Room and explained that its stone bed was a valuable treasure.
• Qin Ze learned from the Snow Empress that the Ten Thousand Year Ice Jade Marrow Bed could help unlock and absorb her hidden origin energy.
• After Wang Dong left, Qin Ze used the Frozen Spring as the Snow Empress instructed and began drawing its energy through his Ice Scorpion Soul Bone.
• The Ice Empress sensed the Ice Scorpion Soul Bone’s aura while speaking with Huo Yu Hao in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Huo Yu Hao saw the emerald-green light on Qin Ze’s left arm, and the Ice Empress identified it as a soul bone from her clan.

Qin Ze told Huo Yu Hao that he had absorbed the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone after bonding with a Heavenly Snow Woman Soul Beast Embryo, then let the Snow Empress reunite with the Ice Empress in Huo Yu Hao’s Sea of Consciousness. Meanwhile, Wang Dong left Clear Sky Castle to await her fifth soul ring, while Niu Tian and Titan discussed watching Huo Yu Hao and Qin Ze.

• Huo Yu Hao approached Qin Ze and recognized the Ice Scorpion Left Arm Bone on his arm.
• Qin Ze claimed that a Heavenly Snow Woman Soul Beast Embryo had bonded with him, allowing him to absorb the Ice Scorpion Soul Bone despite not being an Extreme Ice Soul Master.
• The Snow Empress entered Huo Yu Hao’s Sea of Consciousness and embraced the Ice Empress, while the Skydream Iceworm watched in shock.
• Wang Dong asked Niu Tian and Titan not to trouble her friends before leaving to wait for her fifth soul ring.
• Titan told Niu Tian that Qin Ze’s power reminded him of the God of Destruction, and Niu Tian decided they would keep an eye on Huo Yu Hao.

Wang Dong received a fifth soul ring from the Sea God Pillar while Tang San secretly watched her and discovered Huo Yu Hao and Qin Ze inside Clear Sky Castle. When Tang San’s divine will struck Qin Ze and was destroyed, he suspected the God of Destruction.

• Niu Tian and Titan took Wang Dong to the third floor of Ascension Pavilion to raise her existing soul rings and give her a fifth.
• The Sea God Pillar gathered World Origin Energy, marked Wang Dong with a trident, and formed a black soul ring for her to absorb.
• Tang San learned that Xiao Qi was absorbing her fifth soul ring and secretly watched Wang Dong through the Sea God Pillar.
• Tang San noticed Huo Yu Hao and Qin Ze in the Cold Jade Room and sent a strand of divine will to investigate Qin Ze.
• Qin Ze’s divine will destroyed Tang San’s probing, so Tang San erased his own strand and called out the God of Destruction.

Tang San suspected the God of Destruction had noticed his attention to Douluo Continent, while Destruction identified Tang San as the one interfering there. Destruction resolved to send more gods to the continent and reconsidered the Ice God's vacant inheritance as he planned to challenge Tang San's control of its faith.

• Tang San saw the God of Destruction's Seal on Douluo Continent and decided to monitor the plane through Xiao Qi's Divine Sense.
• The God of Destruction received a report, recognized Tang San's Divine Sense, and decided to place more Inheritance Temples on Douluo Continent.
• Destruction recalled that the Seven Elemental Lord Gods had once planned to establish inheritances on Douluo Continent before canceling them, and suspected Tang San had influenced them.
• Destruction examined the Ice God's Inheritance Seed and considered the power of faith that had helped Ice God Lu Ya become a god.
• Destruction concluded Tang San was trying to monopolize Douluo Continent's faith and declared that the God Realm needed a change.

Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao began absorbing the Ice Jade Bed’s pure origin energy, while Snow Empress guided the power within Qin Ze. Qin Ze reached level sixty-five, and a mysterious Scepter Pattern appeared on his forehead, startling Snow Empress.

• Snow Empress vanished from Huo Yu Hao’s Sea of Consciousness, and Ice Empress teased Skydream Iceworm as he tried to comfort her.
• Qin Ze told Huo Yu Hao to absorb the Frozen Spring’s energy, then removed his clothes and sat on the Ice Jade Bed to cultivate.
• Snow Empress guided the Ice Jade Bed’s origin energy into Qin Ze, causing his six soul rings to appear and his body to repeatedly turn transparent.
• Qin Ze’s cultivation rose from level sixty-four to level sixty-five as he controlled and merged the surging energy with his Spiritual Power.
• Qin Ze sensed something watching him from above, and a Scepter Pattern formed and flashed on his forehead, leaving Snow Empress trembling in his Sea of Consciousness.

Qin Ze received a divine call naming an inheritance temple while his cultivation surged, and Huo Yu Hao learned that the divine realm had chosen him. Meanwhile, Wang Dong completed her fifth soul ring, reached Soul King, and discussed returning to her female form.

• Qin Ze received a message in his Sea of Consciousness telling him to follow the Divine Seal to the Inheritance Temple, and his cultivation broke through toward Level 66.
• The Skydream Iceworm told Huo Yu Hao that a god from the divine realm had chosen Qin Ze, while Electrolux warned him to cultivate carefully.
• Huo Yu Hao sat on the Ice Jade Bed to cultivate as the Snow Empress helped Qin Ze absorb her source power and the Frozen Spring's energy.
• Wang Dong stabilized after absorbing her God-Bestowed Soul Ring and discovered that her Soul Power had risen six levels to Level 56.
• Niu Tian told Wang Dong that Huo Yu Hao and Qin Ze were cultivating naked, and Wang Dong laughed before Niu Tian urged her to wear women's clothes again.

Wang Dong'er received a sealed pouch from her father, while Tang San asked Niu Tian to investigate someone who had accompanied her to Clear Sky Castle. Qin Ze emerged from cultivation at rank sixty-eight and discussed the possible divine inheritance with the Snow Empress.

• Niu Tian gave Wang Dong a pouch her father had left for her future son-in-law, explaining that its contents were sealed as a test.
• Tang San appeared in the Ascension Pavilion and asked Niu Tian to investigate the identity of the other person who had come to Clear Sky Castle with Xiao Qi.
• Qin Ze finished absorbing the Snow Empress origin, rose from rank sixty-four to rank sixty-eight, and left the Cold Jade Room while Huo Yu Hao continued cultivating.
• Qin Ze met Wang Dong'er in women's clothing and told her he had known she was a girl for a long time.
• Qin Ze discussed the god who had chosen him with the Snow Empress and said an Inheritance Temple could help him identify the god and advance rapidly.

Qin Ze explained how divine inheritances could accelerate cultivation and discussed his plans to gather allies for the coming Soul Fighting Competition. After Huo Yu Hao gained six Soul Power levels in the Cold Jade Room, Qin Ze joined the Clear Sky Sect elders for a feast and began earning their approval.

• Qin Ze told Snow Empress that divine trials could greatly hasten cultivation and wondered why many Peerless Tang Sect-era geniuses had never received divine positions.
• Qin Ze said he planned to seek help from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Body Sect after visiting Clear Sky Sect, ahead of the second Soul Fighting Competition.
• Huo Yu Hao emerged from the Cold Jade Room at level forty-eight, having gained six Soul Power levels, and joined Qin Ze and Wang Dong'er for dinner.
• Titan challenged Qin Ze to drink, and the two finished three liters of wine in under a minute while Niu Tian watched.
• Titan and Niu Tian repeatedly served wine to Huo Yu Hao, who became drunk, while Qin Ze ate and drank with them.
• Niu Tian praised Qin Ze for becoming a Shrek Academy Inner Court disciple despite growing up in a small village, and Qin Ze credited the people who had guided him.

Qin Ze learned that Niu Tian’s questions were sent to Tang San, then left Clear Sky Castle with Wang Dong and traveled to Nine Treasures City. He reached the city after many years away, while Huo Yu Hao set off for Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Qin Ze told Niu Tian that he belonged to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and Niu Tian agreed to take Wang Dong back to Shrek Academy later.
• Qin Ze explained to the Snow Empress that Niu Tian and the Titan Giant Ape were divine officials, and Niu Tian sent his questions about Qin Ze through the pillar of light.
• Qin Ze asked Huo Yu Hao to persuade Teacher Xuan to leave Mingde Hall and to look for a Rank 9 Soul Master who had researched the Soul Tool Vehicle.
• Wang Dong decided to travel with Qin Ze to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, while Huo Yu Hao flew toward Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Qin Ze and Wang Dong reached the outskirts of Nine Treasures City, where Qin Ze smiled at the city he had not seen for many years.

Qin Ze and Wang Dong entered Nine Treasures City, where the sect’s members recognized Qin Ze as an honorary elder and welcomed him. Qin Ze reunited with Di Yue Li and introduced Wang Dong as a girl, who explained that she wanted advice before revealing her identity to Huo Yu Hao.

• Wang Dong and Qin Ze entered Nine Treasures City and made their way toward the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s inner city.
• Zhuang Changgou recognized Qin Ze as Elder Qin, welcomed him, and reported his return to the sect.
• Qin Ze reunited with Di Yue Li, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng, then left to visit his teacher and entrusted Wang Dong to them.
• Qin Ze told the three girls that Wang Dong was a girl, surprising them.
• Wang Dong explained that she planned to reveal her identity to Huo Yu Hao and had come to ask the girls for advice on women’s clothing and styling.

Wang Dong went shopping with Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Di Yue Li to prepare for Huo Yu Hao, while Qin Ze returned to his sect and discussed cultivation and the coming Soul Fighting Competition with Xiao Kuangdao. The chapter ended with the two heading to the council hall as Qin Ze planned to prepare for the threats ahead.

• Wang Dong admitted her feelings for Huo Yu Hao, and Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Di Yue Li offered to help her dress up.
• Qin Ze visited Xiao Kuangdao and explained that the Power of Destiny kept his cultivation from being seen through.
• Qin Ze proposed using Azure Dragon Power to raise the sect's World Origin Energy, and Xiao Kuangdao agreed to discuss it with Guan Qing.
• Qin Ze warned that the Sun Moon Empire might attack during the Soul Fighting Competition with help from Evil Soul Masters, and asked Xiao Kuangdao to accompany the competitors.
• Xiao Kuangdao agreed to go, and Qin Ze revealed that he had reached Level 68 before they set off for the council hall.

Qin Ze joined the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s council and explained that Shrek Academy’s invitation likely concerned its nearly completed Self-Condensing Soul Ring Method. He revealed that he had condensed his own fifth soul ring, leaving the sect elders astonished by his two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.

• Xiao Kuangdao and Qin Ze entered the council hall, where Ning Guanqing, Bai Yuli, and the sect elders welcomed Qin Ze home.
• Ning Guanqing told the gathering that Shrek Academy had invited him to a meeting four months later without explaining its purpose.
• Qin Ze guessed that Shrek Academy planned to discuss the Self-Condensing Soul Ring Method, and Xiao Kuangdao recalled Qin Ze had told him about the technique before.
• Qin Ze revealed that he had condensed his fifth soul ring himself and displayed his soul rings to the council.
• Xiao Kuangdao confirmed that Qin Ze's fifth and sixth soul rings were Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings without any soul-beast aura.