Chapter Summaries

The God of Destruction explained his plans for the God Realm and revealed that Qin Ze might inherit his divine position. Meanwhile, Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao explored the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Qin Ze reunited with the immortal herbs and prepared to guide Huo Yu Hao.

• The God of Destruction told the Goddess of Life he would push his proposal to develop the God Realm and its lower planes, even if it led to conflict.
• The God of Destruction said Qin Ze might inherit his position if he found the inheritance temple on Douluo Continent and passed the God King trial, while the Goddess of Life was shocked by Qin Ze's pure life aura.
• Qin Ze clarified that he and Huo Yu Hao were in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Huo Yu Hao recognized it as the place recorded in the sect's books.
• Qin Ze woke Youyou, who excitedly summoned the other immortal herbs, and they crowded around him to ask about his experiences and whether he had become a god.
• Qin Ze introduced Huo Yu Hao to Youyou and planned to watch for Tang San's interference while helping Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong'er avoid their future fates.

Qin Ze revealed evidence that Wang Dong'er was connected to Tang San and that Niu Tian had lied about visiting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving Huo Yu Hao confused. He then exposed the history Tang San had concealed from the immortal herbs, and Youyou wondered how Qin Ze knew it.

• Qin Ze pointed out that Wang Dong'er's forehead mark matched Tang San's Sea God Trident and suggested that Niu Tian and Titan were the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
• Huo Yu Hao considered the clues about Wang Dong'er and the Clear Sky Sect, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, and Electrolux confirmed that the sect masters had extraordinary, possibly divine-beast, auras.
• Qin Ze said the immortal herbs confirmed that no one but Tang San had entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in ten thousand years, contradicting Niu Tian's claim that he had visited repeatedly.
• Qin Ze told Youyou that Tang San had not discovered the well first and recounted visions showing Dugu Bo discovered it, brought Tang San there, and Tang San later replanted the herbs and established the seven-herb rule.
• Youyou admitted that Tang San had told the immortal herbs this version of events, then asked Qin Ze how he knew the well's hidden history.

Qin Ze persuaded the intelligent immortal herbs to use Memory Reversal, but a force blocked them from accessing their predecessors’ memories. After a vision of a vast sea and purple lightning, Qin Ze concluded that Tang San was still watching over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and had confined the herbs there.

• Youyou and the other intelligent immortal herbs agreed to use Memory Reversal after Qin Ze described what he knew about their predecessors.
• As the herbs activated the skill, a blue-gold aura from the ice-white lake shattered their light, and Qin Ze saw a vast sea before purple lightning drove it back.
• Qin Ze returned to his senses and suspected that the sea was Tang San, who had drawn out the purple lightning.
• The herbs stopped using Memory Reversal and reported that an unknown power had blocked them from inheriting their predecessors’ memories.
• Qin Ze told the herbs that Tang San had likely restricted access to the valley with the Jade Phosphor Seven-Leaf Flowers, leaving them to realize the flowers might also imprison them.

Youyou gave Qin Ze an ancient book that revealed the immortal herbs’ grim history, and Huo Yu Hao began questioning Tang San after reading his hypocritical account of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Qin Ze further challenged Tang San’s reputation by telling Huo Yu Hao about Bai Chenxiang’s fate, then left him stunned with the possibility that the dead could be brought back to life.

• Youyou handed Qin Ze an ancient book, while the immortal herbs grew despondent over their treatment by Tang San.
• Qin Ze gave the book to Huo Yu Hao, who found Tang San’s warning against taking too many herbs despite Tang San having stripped the treasure land himself.
• Huo Yu Hao’s respect for Tang San wavered, and Qin Ze told him that Ma Hongjun had left Bai Chenxiang behind in the mortal world.
• Qin Ze argued that Tang San could have brought Bai Chenxiang to the Divine Realm but had not, deepening Huo Yu Hao’s doubts about Tang San.
• Qin Ze mentioned that ancient texts said the souls of the dead could be recalled, and Huo Yu Hao urgently asked whether it was true.

Qin Ze encouraged Huo Yu Hao to pursue godhood by revealing that becoming a First-level God could revive his grandmother and Huo Yu Hao’s mother. He persuaded Youyou and the other intelligent immortal herbs to reject Tang San’s rules, gathered medicines for his allies, and prepared to return while wondering how Tang San had discovered his presence.

• Qin Ze told Huo Yu Hao that godhood could revive their loved ones, strengthening Huo Yu Hao’s resolve to pursue a Deity Position.
• Qin Ze soothed Youyou and promised to take the immortal herbs to the Divine Realm, prompting Youyou to declare that the herbs would no longer obey Tang San’s rules.
• Youyou explained that the lakes made the plants grow faster, and Qin Ze tested the icy lake before deciding he needed to become at least a Soul Saint to reach its bottom.
• Qin Ze collected Lovesick Heartbreak Red and several medicines for Ning Guanqing, Moonlight Douluo, and Qiankun Douluo, leaving seeds behind.
• After Huo Yu Hao finished reading, Qin Ze gave him Lovesick Heartbreak Red and sent him to receive a suitable immortal herb from Youyou.
• As Huo Yu Hao absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Qin Ze suspected Tang San was hiding from the God of Destruction and wondered how Tang San had noticed someone enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao returned to the academy after Huo Yu Hao absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, while Tang San worried that the God of Destruction might have detected his surveillance. Huo Yu Hao resolved to focus on Wang Dong'er, and Qin Ze left to see Di Yue Li.

• Qin Ze suspected that the parchment scroll carried by Huo Yu Hao had triggered Tang San's awareness of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and considered seeking the God of Destruction's inheritance.
• Huo Yu Hao finished absorbing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, gained a higher Spiritual Power level, and discovered his eyes had become double pupils.
• Tang San realized his Sea God Divine Sense had clashed with the God of Destruction's Divine Seal, then relaxed when the God of Destruction contacted him only to announce a God Realm Committee meeting.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life watched a light screen showing Ma Hongjun's isolation in the Phoenix Pool and discussed his long separation from the Sea God and other gods.
• After returning to the academy, Huo Yu Hao asked how to give the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Wang Dong'er, and Qin Ze told him to trust his feelings and use the flower carefully.
• Huo Yu Hao accepted that Wang Dong'er was the person he loved, while Qin Ze left to reunite with Di Yue Li.

Qin Ze and the others gathered at the Sea God Pavilion, where Xuan Zi explained that the next Soul Fighting Competition would be held in the Sun Moon Empire and opened to sects as well as academies. The academy planned to send six Senior Elders for protection, and Bei Bei and Tang Ya were left to decide whether to compete under the Tang Sect’s name.

• Qin Ze arrived at the Sea God Pavilion with Di Yue Li and joined Bei Bei and the others, who teased Xu San Shi and He Caitou before Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong'er arrived.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi welcomed the group and announced that the next Soul Fighting Competition would begin in a few months in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xuan Zi explained that the contest rules were being changed to allow sect forces to participate, and Qin Ze said Xu Tianran was likely behind the change as part of his ambitions for the continent.
• Xuan Zi said six Senior Elders would accompany the academy’s team to ensure its safety in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xuan Zi told Bei Bei and Tang Ya they could compete under the Tang Sect’s identity, leaving the final decision to them.

The Shrek students chose to compete as Shrek rather than under the Tang Sect’s name, and Xuan Zi appointed Qin Ze captain for the Sun Moon Empire tournament. Afterward, Qin Ze confronted He Caitou about his hidden Sun Martial Soul, and He Caitou admitted he was the former Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.

• Tang Ya declined Xuan Zi’s offer for the students to compete under the Tang Sect’s name, choosing to represent Shrek instead.
• Xuan Zi named twelve students for the tournament, with Qin Ze as captain and Bei Bei as vice-captain.
• Ning Tian explained that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would avoid the tournament to protect its lucrative business in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Qin Ze asked He Caitou to speak privately and revealed that he had recognized He Caitou’s Sun Martial Soul.
• He Caitou admitted that his original name was Xu He and that he was the former emperor’s son and the Sun Moon Empire’s former Crown Prince.

Qin Ze learned that the Sun Moon Royal Family’s Ancestral Land might hold the origin of the Purple Blazing Sky Annihilating Dragon and reassured He Caitou about his place at Shrek. He then visited the Tang Sect to ask Xuan Ziwen about buying the Sword of Judgment for Ji Juechen.

• He Caitou told Qin Ze that members of the Sun Moon Royal Family with the Purple Blazing Sky Annihilating Dragon visited a secret Ancestral Land near the Ming Capital at age eighteen.
• Qin Ze reassured He Caitou that Shrek would not reject him for his royal identity and said he had not told anyone else.
• Qin Ze hinted that He Caitou would have an opportunity to kill Xu Tianran in the future.
• Qin Ze went to the Tang Sect, where he greeted Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Huo Yu Hao, Wang Dong'er, and Xuan Ziwen.
• Qin Ze asked Xuan Ziwen whether he still had the class-eight Soul Tool, the Sword of Judgment, so he could buy it for Ji Juechen.

Qin Ze bought the Sword of Judgment from Xuan Ziwen and gave Ji Juechen spirit herbs that helped him break through to Soul Saint. After watching Di Yue Li and Wu Feng spar, Qin Ze gave Ning Tian herbs for two elders and was left pondering a note about Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

• Xuan Ziwen sold Qin Ze the Sword of Judgment for one million five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins after learning it was for Ji Juechen.
• Qin Ze delivered the Sword of Judgment and a Dragon Blood Fruit to Ji Juechen, who ate the fruit and broke through to Soul Saint.
• Qin Ze left Ji Juechen a Mist Spirit Flower for Jing Ziyan and went to watch Di Yue Li and Wu Feng spar.
• Di Yue Li defeated Wu Feng, and Qin Ze gave Ning Tian Moonlight Flower and Dragon Scale Grass for Moonlight Douluo and Qiankun Douluo.
• Qin Ze returned to the dormitory with Di Yue Li and studied a note bearing the words Qiankun Wenqing Valley, which stirred a strange feeling in him.

Qin Ze received Ghost Nana’s report of organized Evil Soul Masters near Sea Soul City and suspected they were connected to the Demon Empress and Gui Wujing. He later showed Xuan Ziwen Shrek’s unfinished Humanoid Soul Tool, proposed the names and roles of Mecha and Battle Armor, and left Xuan Ziwen considering the research.

• Ning Tian delivered Qin Ze a letter from Ghost Nana reporting organized Evil Soul Masters near Sea Soul City, and Qin Ze warned Nana to be careful.
• Qin Ze studied a map and suspected the Evil Soul Masters’ location was connected to the Demon Empress and Gui Wujing.
• Qian Duoduo summoned Qin Ze to receive Xuan Ziwen, who had arrived at Shrek Academy while Jing Ziyan was still asleep.
• Qin Ze took Xuan Ziwen to the Civilian Department and showed him its unfinished livelihood-focused soul tools, including a Soul Tool Refrigerator.
• Qin Ze brought Xuan Ziwen to Shrek’s Humanoid Soul Tool testing base and suggested calling the large war machine a Mecha and smaller enhancing armor Battle Armor.
• Jing Ziyan called Qin Ze and said she was coming to meet them, while Xuan Ziwen left the base intrigued by the Mecha.

Qin Ze, Bei Bei, and Qian Duoduo went to Sea God Pavilion, where Xuan Zi explained the new format for the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. The students learned that they would train together before traveling to Ming Capital, then agreed to share dinner at the Nine Treasures Hotel.

• Jing Ziyan reunited with Xuan Ziwen in the lounge, while Qian Duoduo summoned Qin Ze, Bei Bei, and the others to Sea God Pavilion.
• Qian Duoduo said he wanted to invite Xuan Ziwen to research soul tools at the academy, and Bei Bei revealed that he had already encouraged Xuan Ziwen to do so.
• Xuan Zi announced that the competition would have elimination preliminaries followed by group and knockout stages, with individual matches and team matches determining results.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered practical combat training three times a week, and Xuan Zi scheduled the first session at the Douluo Arena for the next day.
• Bei Bei proposed a group dinner, and Ning Tian offered to arrange it at the Nine Treasures Hotel.

At Douluo Arena, Qin Ze and Di Yue Li began one-on-one combat training while Huo Yu Hao was away condensing a Soul Ring. Their fierce duel left both fighters exchanging powerful attacks, and Qin Ze’s fist met Di Yue Li’s scaled fist as the fight continued.

• Mu En invited Xuan Ziwen to join Shrek Academy as an external instructor, and Xuan Ziwen accepted after Jing Ziyan persuaded him.
• Huo Yu Hao missed the training session because Qian Duoduo took him to Self-Condense a Soul Ring after he reached Level 50.
• Di Yue Li chose Qin Ze as her opponent, and the two began their duel after Yan Shaozhe activated the Soul Power barrier.
• Di Yue Li charged Qin Ze with her Golden Dragon Spear, and their collision shattered the arena floor and shook the barrier.
• Qin Ze’s Witch’s Cloak absorbed Di Yue Li’s spear shadows, and he grabbed her spear before punching at her.
• Di Yue Li formed scales over her fist and punched back at Qin Ze.

Di Yue Li and Qin Ze traded powerful attacks, but Qin Ze’s barrier endured her strikes. Di Yue Li revealed a domain-type Soul Skill and charged at him with her Golden Dragon Spear as Qin Ze countered with his Demon Blade.

• Qin Ze deflected Di Yue Li’s Golden Dragon Spear with the second charged strike of Soul Devouring Demon Sealing Slash.
• Di Yue Li realized Qin Ze’s barrier would take several more attacks to break, while He Caitou explained how it resisted Soul Power attacks.
• Di Yue Li revealed her domain-type Soul Skill, and Qin Ze answered by releasing Dark Demon Domain.
• Di Yue Li formed dragon-scale armor and charged Qin Ze with her Golden Dragon Spear and Light's Demonic Breaker Right Arm Bone.
• Qin Ze activated Master's Power and Grip of Ice Mark, Strong Attack, and slashed at Di Yue Li with his Demon Blade.

Di Yue Li and Qin Ze unleashed their strongest attacks in a devastating clash that nearly overwhelmed the arena’s defenses. Xuan Zi contained the destruction, and Di Yue Li collapsed into Qin Ze’s arms after exhausting her Soul Power, but quickly recovered with his help.

• Di Yue Li and Qin Ze’s first clash destroyed the center of the competition platform, and Di Yue Li retreated with thirty percent of her Soul Power remaining.
• Di Yue Li prepared to use her strongest domain skill, while Qin Ze activated his fifth, hundred-thousand-year soul skill; Xuan Zi gave them Soul Power protections and prepared to intervene.
• Di Yue Li gathered the nine Golden Dragons into herself and struck down with a massive golden dragon claw as Qin Ze’s Demon Blade opened a Spatial Rift and unleashed a pillar of destructive aura.
• Xuan Zi arrived at the collision and used spatial cracks to swallow both attacks, preventing the arena from being destroyed.
• Di Yue Li exhausted her Soul Power and collapsed into Qin Ze’s arms, and Qin Ze replenished her energy and used a healing halo to stabilize her.

Qin Ze and Di Yue Li’s battle revealed the strength of their soul skills and Di Yue Li’s mastery of the Power Law, after which the students resumed sparring under Yan Shaozhe’s guidance. Months later, Qin Ze remained just short of Soul Saint as the Elite Competition approached, and Mu En prepared to coordinate with the two great empires and Du Busi against Xu Tianran’s plans.

• Yan Shaozhe told the group that Qin Ze and Di Yue Li’s attacks rivaled strikes from high-level Soul Saints using Martial Soul Avatars, and explained that Di Yue Li had absorbed the Power Law.
• Bei Bei proposed a two-on-two match between He Caitou and Xiao Xiao against Xu San Shi and Jiang Nannan, and Yan Shaozhe approved the sparring arrangement.
• Yan Shaozhe organized further matches and coached the students, while Huo Yu Hao arrived after condensing his fifth soul ring.
• Three and a half months later, Qin Ze failed to break through to Soul Saint and told Mu En that the Elite Competition was approaching and Xu Tianran was now Regent.
• Mu En agreed to have Xuan Zi contact the two great empires and Du Busi after Qin Ze and the others went to the Sun Moon Empire.

Qin Ze hoped Xu Tianran’s death would stabilize the Sun Moon Empire, while Shrek’s civilian soul tools neared mass production. Shrek’s competition team and a separate group of elders set out for Ming Capital, where a record 166 teams would compete.

• Qin Ze learned Di Tian had agreed to help with his plan and that Bear Lord would join him.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng examined the Soul Tool Refrigerator as Qian Duoduo explained that the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect could help produce and promote civilian soul tools.
• Xuan Zi sent twelve Shrek students, accompanied by Xian Lin'er and Zhang Lexuan, toward Ming Capital for the Elite Competition.
• Mu En assigned Xuan Zi, Xiao Song, Chun Yang, Chao Jie, and Feng Rong to travel to Ming Capital, rendezvous with allies, and buy rare metals for the Acupoint Breaking Soul Tool.
• Qin Ze heard that the competition theme was “return,” and learned that 166 teams had registered under the age and Soul Ancestor requirements.

The Sun Moon Empire prepared lavish rewards and accommodations for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, drawing teams with the promise of valuable Soul Tools and money. In the imperial garden, Xu Tianran discussed his father’s declining health and his control over the army with Ju Zi, then warned her not to risk her life before he took the throne.

• The Sun Moon Empire offered a Class 9 Soul Tool to the champion, a Class 8 Soul Tool to the runner-up, a Class 7 Soul Tool to third place, and money to teams that reached the top thirty-two.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi about his father, and she reported that the emperor was growing weaker and spent much of his time unconscious.
• Ju Zi reported that Xu Tianran controlled two-fifths of the army, while the remaining forces were divided between the emperor’s loyalists and his rivals.
• Xu Tianran rejected Ju Zi’s suggestion to eliminate his rivals before his coronation, saying it could provoke desperate resistance.
• Xu Tianran reminded Ju Zi of the danger she had faced during the rebellion of the Grand Duke of Brilliance and told her that she had to stay alive.

Xu Tianran promised Ju Zi command of the Sun Moon Empire’s forces so she could avenge her parents, while warning her to delay confronting Shrek Academy. Near Ming Capital, Shrek Academy’s group stopped to eat, and Qin Ze treated everyone to a feast of dishes he had prepared.

• Xu Tianran promised Ju Zi that she would lead the campaign against the Star Luo Empire and deal with its emperor and Dai Hao.
• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi to delay action against Shrek Academy because of its powerful figures and ability to rally support.
• Ju Zi reported that preparations for the plan were proceeding smoothly, and Xu Tianran sent her to invite Mr. Zhong Li.
• Zhang Lexuan led Shrek Academy’s group to land near Ming Capital, where Qin Ze set up a table and brought out a feast he had prepared.
• Di Yue Li praised Qin Ze’s fermented glutinous rice balls, and he promised to make them for her whenever she wanted before she kissed him on the cheek.

Shrek's group enjoyed a leisurely rest on the road to Ming Capital before continuing their journey. They reached the Sun Moon Empire's vast, unwalled capital, whose scale and confidence impressed the newcomers.

• Travelers and competition teams passed Shrek's group as they ate lunch, drawn by the food and the girls' appearance.
• Qin Ze rested on Di Yue Li's lap while the others relaxed, and Jiang Nannan let Xu San Shi sleep on her legs.
• After a two-hour rest, Zhang Lexuan gathered the group and led them onward toward Ming Capital.
• The group reached Ming Capital and marveled at its immense steel-like skyline and lack of city walls.
• Two thousand soldiers guarded the city's entrances and managed the crowds arriving for the competition.