Chapter Summaries

Qin Ze and the other quarterfinalists attended the drawing ceremony, where Shrek Academy was placed in the same bracket as the Holy Spirit Sect but drew Mingdu Soul Master Academy as its opponent. Afterward, Qin Ze said he would handle the Holy Spirit Sect himself, driven by a personal hatred of Evil Soul Masters.

• Qin Ze watched the Holy Spirit Sect closely during the quarterfinal drawing ceremony and hoped Shrek Academy would face them.
• Unbreakable Douluo divided the top-ranked teams into brackets, placing Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect together in the upper bracket.
• Qin Ze drew Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy first, but the draw was invalid because they had shared a round-robin group; his next draw matched Shrek Academy against Mingdu Soul Master Academy.
• Vena drew Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy for the Snow Demon Sect, while the Holy Spirit Sect drew Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Ao Jian Sect was matched with Heavenly Dragon Gate.
• Back at the villa, Qin Ze explained that Xu Tianzhen’s Sun martial soul could help Di Yue Li perfect her Golden Dragon bloodline, so Zhang Lexuan agreed Yue Li could face her if she entered the match.
• Qin Ze told Zhang Lexuan he would deal with every Holy Spirit Sect member, and she entrusted the Evil Soul Masters to him.

Xu Jiujiu reported that several factions had agreed to assassinate Xu Tianran before the tournament finals, while Qin Ze helped Ye Guyi join the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and introduced her to Huo Yu Hao. After Electrolux sensed a shattered godly presence within Ye Guyi, Qin Ze suspected it was the broken Angel God Seat and that the Sea God Family had hunted her to prevent its return.

• Xu Jiujiu told Zhang Lexuan and the others that the seniors had agreed to assassinate Xu Tianran on the night before the finals, and Vena reported that her investigation into suspected Holy Spirit Cult control of major cities had found nothing.
• Xiao Kuangdao brought Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao to meet Ye Guyi, and Electrolux sensed a shattered presence in her that seemed to belong to a god.
• Huo Yu Hao revealed his necromancy to Ye Guyi and explained that it came from magic beyond the Douluo Continent; Xuan Zi and Elder Song accepted his explanation and warned him to keep his identity secret.
• Ye Guyi said she wanted revenge for her parents and to hunt Evil Soul Masters, then joined the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect after Qin Ze promised they could pursue her enemy once they were strong enough.
• Xuan Zi told Qin Ze that Shrek was preparing a secret route out of Ming Capital and a fake stronghold to confuse Xu Tianran's scouts, while Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao discussed visiting their mothers and families after the tournament.
• Huo Yu Hao told Qin Ze that Electrolux had sensed a broken godly presence within Ye Guyi, and Qin Ze suspected it was the shattered Angel God Seat and that the Sea God Family had ordered her clan's extermination to prevent its return.

Shrek Academy faced Mingdu Soul Master Academy in the quarterfinals, and He Caitou won the opening individual match by using a Soul Power Blocking Shell to disable Lu Jun’s Flying Soul Tool. Shrek took the first point as the match continued.

• The quarterfinals began, and Shrek Academy and Mingdu Soul Master Academy sent seven contestants each to the waiting area.
• Qin Ze assigned Di Yue Li to face Xu Tianzhen if she entered the match, while He Caitou prepared to fight another opponent.
• He Caitou opened against Lu Jun, who used a Flying Soul Tool to take to the air and attacked with Level Four Penetrating Soul Tool Rays.
• He Caitou’s Magma Heavy Cannon dispersed Lu Jun’s rays and filled the air with lava light spots, then He Caitou fired a Soul Power Blocking Shell that disabled Lu Jun’s flight.
• Unbreakable Douluo caught Lu Jun before he fell into the lava and declared him eliminated, giving Shrek Academy the first individual victory.

Shrek Academy defeated Mingdu Soul Master Academy in the quarterfinals after He Caitou won three matches and Di Yue Li overcame Xu Tianzhen. Di Yue Li absorbed Xu Tianzhen’s solar attack, purified her Golden Dragon Bloodline, and reached level 70 before leaving with Qin Ze to stabilize the power.

• He Caitou defeated three Mingdu Soul Master Academy students in succession, earning Shrek Academy three points.
• Xu Tianzhen took the stage, but He Caitou conceded so Di Yue Li could face him; Qin Ze tied Di Yue Li’s hair into a ponytail before her match.
• Xu Tianzhen used his Sun martial soul and Myriad Radiance to fill the stage with scorching light, while Di Yue Li defended herself and sensed his attacks.
• Xu Tianzhen gathered and compressed True Sun Fire into a powerful strike, but Di Yue Li absorbed it, emerged unharmed in golden armor, and reached level 70.
• Xu Tianzhen conceded for himself and Mingdu Soul Master Academy, and Unbreakable Douluo declared Shrek Academy the winner and semifinalist.
• Qin Ze checked Di Yue Li’s bloodline and left with her to stabilize the solar energy, while the rest of Shrek stayed to watch the Holy Spirit Sect face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Qin Ze helped Di Yue Li absorb the True Sun Fire Battle Armor’s energy, purifying her Golden Dragon Bloodline and strengthening her, before the two shared an intimate moment. After Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy conceded to the Holy Spirit Sect and the remaining quarterfinals concluded, Shrek Academy’s semifinal opponent was set to be the Holy Spirit Sect, whom Qin Ze intended to confront over Maple Leaf Village.

• Qin Ze infused Di Yue Li with Life Origin while she absorbed the True Sun Fire Battle Armor’s energy, and her Golden Dragon Bloodline grew purer and stronger.
• Qin Ze embraced and kissed Di Yue Li, and she went to bathe while he waited outside.
• Zhang Lexuan and the Shrek group returned and told Qin Ze that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had conceded to the Holy Spirit Sect, provoking unrest among the spectators.
• Qin Ze and the others watched the Snow Demon Sect defeat Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy, then saw Yu Tianlong lead the Heavenly Dragon Gate to defeat the Ao Jian Sect.
• Shrek Academy, the Snow Demon Sect, the Heavenly Dragon Gate, and the Holy Spirit Sect advanced to the semifinals, where Qin Ze resolved to begin settling the score with Zhong Liwu over Maple Leaf Village.

Qin Ze and Huo Yu Hao arranged to acquire Rare Metals from an arms warehouse through Chen An, while Xu Tianran prepared for a suspected assassination and plotted to exploit the coming conflict. Qin Ze secretly followed Chen An to the warehouse and watched him and its manager arrange the deal, leaving the theft planned for the next day.

• Xu Tianran learned of an assassination plan and told Ju Zi that he had prepared defenses, while discussing the empire's military support and his father's declining health.
• Qin Ze, Huo Yu Hao, and Ji Juechen met Chen An, who explained the rising cost and scarcity of Rare Metals and accepted a one-million-Gold-Soul-Coin deposit.
• Chen An proposed arranging the handoff during the tournament finals, when the warehouse guards would be distracted, and Qin Ze agreed.
• Qin Ze used a concealed spiritual body to follow Chen An through the Ming Capital as he evaded notice and went to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's warehouse district.
• Chen An met the warehouse manager, Brother Li, confirmed the available Rare Metals, and arranged to collect them the next day while Qin Ze secretly watched them.

Qin Ze dominated Shrek Academy’s semifinal against the Holy Spirit Sect, killing Jili and then purifying Wang Xiaolei’s resentful spirits with Azure Dragon Power. The match continued as the freed spirits tore Wang Xiaolei apart, leaving the Holy Spirit Sect and spectators stunned.

• Qin Ze entered the individual elimination round against Jili and warned him he would remove his head and kick it like a ball.
• Qin Ze overwhelmed Jili with the Aura of Destruction, removed his head, captured his soul, and destroyed it after kicking the head across the stage.
• Qin Ze froze and crushed Jili’s body while the Holy Spirit Sect sent Wang Xiaolei out as its next fighter.
• Wang Xiaolei used bone claws, evil frost, and a Death Whip made from resentful spirits against Qin Ze, but Qin Ze’s Azure Dragon Power purified the attacks and suppressed Wang Xiaolei’s abilities.
• Qin Ze’s purified resentful spirits turned on Wang Xiaolei and tore his skeletal body apart before he could surrender.

Qin Ze defeated and killed Zheng Dashu of the Holy Spirit Sect in the individual elimination round, using his flying ability, lightning-charged blades, and Soul Devouring Demon Sealing Slash. The chapter ended with Unbreakable Douluo arriving too late to save Zheng Dashu, while the Holy Spirit Sect watched Qin Ze as a growing threat.

• After the purified vengeful spirits killed Wang Xiaolei, Qin Ze erased Wang Xiaolei's soul and Unbreakable Douluo awarded the match to Shrek Academy.
• Scorpion Tiger Douluo sent Zheng Dashu to face Qin Ze, who took to the air to evade the Corrosive Ghost Tree's attacks beneath the stage.
• Qin Ze's Shadow Axe destroyed Zheng Dashu's corrosive gas, but Zheng Dashu escaped with his Ghost Tree Evasion soul skill.
• Zheng Dashu released ghostly figures and corrosive gas, but Qin Ze destroyed the figures and attacked Zheng Dashu with lightning-charged Spinning Blades.
• Qin Ze used Soul Devouring Demon Sealing Slash to lift and immobilize Zheng Dashu, then cut away his branches with the blades.
• Unbreakable Douluo tried to stop the match, but Qin Ze's sword qi annihilated Zheng Dashu before the referee could reach him.

Qin Ze led Shrek Academy into the team battle against the Holy Spirit Sect and revealed the overwhelming power of his Demon Armor True Body, killing all four remaining opponents. Zhong Liwu left the arena vowing revenge, while Xu Tianran soothed him and Ju Zi.

• Qin Ze forfeited Shrek Academy’s remaining individual matches and asked to proceed directly to the team battle, then recovered his strength during the fifteen-minute break.
• Qin Ze led Shrek Academy onto the stage and activated his Demon Armor True Body after He Caitou amplified him with four cigars.
• Qin Ze’s Ice Crystal Sword attack killed Lu Genggeng and Tang Dai, while Yan Feng escaped the strike and Gu Yu survived by using a void Soul Skill.
• Qin Ze endured Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon attacks, then froze and shattered Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon True Body, killing Yan Feng and Gu Yu as well.
• Zhong Liwu suppressed his killing intent and left after vowing revenge, while Xu Tianran promised to capture Qin Ze and Ju Zi kept silent.

Qin Ze killed the Holy Spirit Sect’s seven leading disciples, then received a message telling him to proceed to the Divine Temple for an assessment mission. As the allied forces prepared to strike Ming Capital before the finals, Xu Tianran strengthened the palace defenses and plotted to eliminate his rivals.

• Qin Ze defeated the Holy Spirit Sect’s seven disciples, reunited with Di Yue Li, and received the Divine Temple assessment message.
• Qin Ze taunted Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng after the battle, while Shrek’s allies and the spectators celebrated the Evil Soul Masters’ deaths.
• Representatives of Shrek Academy, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and the Star Luo Empire finalized plans to attack Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and rescue captured teams.
• Qin Ze arranged for Huo Yu Hao to use the Skydream Iceworm and Electrolux’s help to collect supplies from the Sun Moon armory; the Snow Demon Sect then defeated the Heavenly Dragon Gate, with Long Aotian revealed as a Soul Saint.
• Xu Tianran ordered heightened palace security, considered using the western secret realm to weaken Shrek Academy and the Body Sect, and told Ju Zi to arrange the deaths of his rival brothers while sparing Xu Fu.

The Holy Spirit Cult discussed its plans to exploit a possible assassination attempt on Xu Tianran, while Qin Ze and the Shrek group prepared for the tournament finals and their arsenal operation. The group split up at night to carry out their assigned roles.

• Zhong Liwu reprimanded Zhang Peng for the deaths of the Holy Spirit Cult’s disciples, then heard Feng Ling report on their plans to seize influence in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Feng Ling revealed that the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire had plotted to assassinate Xu Tianran, and the Holy Spirit Cult considered how his death or incapacitation could benefit them.
• Qin Ze told Zhang Lexuan that he had invited two helpers for the planned attack on Xu Tianran and cautioned Huo Yu Hao not to overexert his Spiritual Power.
• The Underground Soul Engineer Tournament finals drew crowds with lucrative prizes, including a Rank 9 Soul Tool and rare metals for the top three competitors.
• Qin Ze divided the group between the arsenal, the tournament site, and a payment handover, then the members departed for their assigned destinations.

Qin Ze and his allies prepared to attack the Sun Moon Empire’s armory while Du Busi, Xuan Zi, and Xiao Kuangdao confronted Long Xiaoyao at the imperial palace. As the powerful Douluo clashed in the sky, Qin Ze’s group set off with Huo Yu Hao’s spiritual body to begin their part of the operation.

• Qin Ze, Di Yue Li, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan waited near Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for Huo Yu Hao’s spiritual body to arrive.
• Du Busi, Xuan Zi, Xiao Kuangdao, and their allies gathered to assassinate Xu Tianran, while Xu San Shi and Jiang Nannan headed toward their escape point.
• Long Xiaoyao sensed the attackers at the imperial palace and faced Du Busi, Xuan Zi, and Xiao Kuangdao as their forces assembled for battle.
• Long Xiaoyao launched dragon-shaped palm attacks, which Du Busi, Xiao Kuangdao, and Xuan Zi each countered.
• Qin Ze and his companions watched the battle begin, then headed toward the armory with Huo Yu Hao’s spiritual body and Electrolux’s soul.

Qin Ze led his group into the Sun Moon Imperial arsenal, where they killed the guards and reached its Rare Metal warehouse. Electrolux stayed behind to deal with the first-floor alarms while Qin Ze and the others broke into the second floor and killed its Rank 7 Soul Engineer.

• Huo Yuhao concealed the group as Qin Ze led them past the guards to Li Chong’s courtyard, and Ji Juechen killed Li Chong when he came outside.
• Qin Ze used Li Chong’s keys and access code to guide the group through the arsenal’s defenses, and Qin Ze and Ji Juechen killed two Rank 6 Soul Engineers at the elevator.
• The group entered the Rare Metal warehouse, where Electrolux offered to remove the alarm restrictions and stayed behind while Qin Ze led the others onward.
• Di Yue Li used the Spirit Gold longsword to drain the second-floor door’s life force, and Qin Ze and Ji Juechen entered and killed the Rank 7 Soul Engineer guarding it.

Qin Ze and his companions discovered a vast reserve of Soul Tools beneath the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and began using Electrolux’s undead to move its supplies. Meanwhile, the assassination attempt on Xu Tianran failed, but a mysterious dragon claw tore through the sky and killed him, leaving the battle for Ming Capital in chaos.

• Qin Ze and the others returned to the first level, where Electrolux used undead creatures to transfer the stored supplies into his demiplane while Qin Ze replenished his strength with life force.
• Qin Ze, Jing Ziyan, and Ji Juechen opened the third level and found an enormous warehouse packed with Soul Tools, which Electrolux prepared to help empty.
• Long Aotian, Zhang Lexuan, and the assassination squad attacked Xu Tianran, but Zhang Lexuan’s Blood Moon Eclipse failed to break his Vajra Bowl and other defenses.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to deal with his imprisoned brothers and commanded Red Dust Hall to act as fighting between the palace’s forces intensified.
• A voice addressed Ming Capital as the sky cracked open, and a giant dragon claw descended on Xu Tianran, destroying his defenses and killing him.

After Di Tian killed Xu Tianran, Ju Zi and Jing Hong Chen moved to put Xu Fu on the throne while the surviving forces escaped Ming Capital. Qin Ze headed into Qiankun Wenqing Valley, where Ning Rongrong, Xiao Ao, and Ma Hongjun prepared to investigate his arrival.

• Di Tian killed Xu Tianran, and the Holy Spirit Cult withdrew as Ju Zi and Jing Hong Chen began plans to install Xu Fu and restore order.
• Kong Deming took charge of the imperial crisis, ordered Xu Fu brought to the palace, and summoned the Royal Soul Engineer Corps to Ming Capital.
• The allied forces escaped through a tunnel, but Qin Ze stayed behind and traveled alone toward the Sun Moon Mountain Range.
• Qin Ze entered Qiankun Wenqing Valley, where its golden and silver light transported him into the realm but left him on the grass beside the lake.
• Ning Rongrong sensed someone had entered the valley and opened a gate to investigate with Xiao Ao and the reluctant Ma Hongjun.

Qin Ze entered Qiankun Wenqing Valley, where Ning Rongrong shortened his trial after sensing the God of Destruction’s aura. He then challenged the official history of the God War, leaving Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun suspecting that Sea God Island had helped Tang San rewrite the records.

• Ning Rongrong used her divine power to observe Qin Ze in Qiankun Wenqing Valley and recognized the God of Destruction’s aura around him.
• Ning Rongrong gave Qin Ze only a few questions before ending his trial and promising him a reward.
• Qin Ze revealed that he belonged to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and asked why later histories erased the sect’s sacrifices and credited the Sea God alone.
• Ning Rongrong was shaken by Qin Ze’s account, and Oscar noted that Tang San’s seclusion had coincided with the change in historical records.
• Ma Hongjun suggested that Sea God Island might have helped Tang San alter the records, leaving Ning Rongrong stunned by the possibility.

Qin Ze’s account of history unsettled Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, who learned that Bai Chenxiang had died alone and that their descendant still suffered from an Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul. After Qin Ze received a powerful reward and left Qiankun Wenqing Valley, the three gods decided to investigate Tang San by asking the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.

• Ning Rongrong and Oscar questioned whether Tang San had altered history, while Ma Hongjun joined their connection to Qin Ze’s image to ask about Bai Chenxiang.
• Qin Ze told Ma Hongjun that Bai Chenxiang had died at the old site of the Speed Clan and that she and Ma Hongjun had a living descendant at Shrek Academy with a troubled martial soul.
• Ning Rongrong granted Qin Ze an all-around enhancement, raising his Soul Power Level from seventy-one to seventy-five, and Ma Hongjun sent him a Crystal Pill to help their descendant transform her martial soul.
• Oscar proposed checking the God Realm Core with the God of Destruction and asking the Goddess of Life whether Tang San had brought Bai Chenxiang into the Divine Realm.
• Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun agreed to investigate and left Qiankun Wenqing Valley together.

Qin Ze escaped a pursuing group of Evil Soul Masters and entered the Land of Inheritance of the God of Destruction. After passing its first trial, he accepted the God of Destruction trial, which began with obtaining the Heart of the Ocean.

• Qin Ze killed three Soul Emperor Evil Soul Masters while escaping the ambush, then lured the pursuing group through the forest and killed three more with sensor-triggered explosive Soul Tool bombs.
• Qin Ze reached the Land of Inheritance of Destruction, where the Divine Seal opened a portal and warned him about the dangers inside.
• Qin Ze strengthened his Source of Destruction with the land's energy and absorbed life energy from plants before restoring the plants with Azure Dragon Life Origin.
• Qin Ze crossed the plain and resisted the Purple Blazing Sky Annihilating Dragon's lingering will, while Azure Dragon helped him overcome its spiritual attack.
• Qin Ze learned that the confrontation had been an illusion-based trial, passed it, and accepted the God of Destruction trial to obtain the Heart of the Ocean.

Qin Ze completed the God of Destruction’s preliminary trial, strengthened his Source of Destruction, and began considering how to combine it with the Azure Dragon Life Origin. After Evil Soul Masters ambushed him outside the Sun Moon Ancestral Land, Di Yue Li and Di Tian rescued him, and he left the Sun Moon Empire with them.

• The God of Destruction’s inheritance instructed Qin Ze to obtain the Heart of the Ocean, refined his Source of Destruction, and advised him to explore combining it with the Life Origin.
• Qin Ze returned to the foggy forest and was ambushed by Ghost Hand and other Evil Soul Masters, who sought to capture him alive.
• Di Yue Li appeared and stopped Ghost Hand’s attack, then fought beside Qin Ze as more Evil Soul Masters surrounded them.
• Di Tian arrived, killed nearly twenty Evil Soul Masters, and learned that Qin Ze had begun the God of Destruction’s inheritance trial.
• Qin Ze apologized to Di Yue Li for worrying her, collected the explosive Soul Tool bombs he had prepared, and left the Sun Moon Empire with Di Yue Li and Di Tian.

After returning to Shrek City, Qin Ze learned that the Heart of the Ocean might be connected to the Sea Princess Clan, giving him a lead for his God Trial. Gu Yuena also revealed a plan to make Di Yue Li the next Dragon God, while Qin Ze headed to the Sea God Pavilion to report back to the elders.

• Di Tian brought Qin Ze and Di Yue Li to the Lake of Life, where he said he knew nothing about the Heart of the Ocean and suggested Qin Ze consult Shrek Academy’s records.
• After Qin Ze and Di Yue Li returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Yue Li shared how worried she had been when she could not sense him, and Qin Ze invited her to join him at the Land of Inheritance.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian that Di Yue Li could inherit the fused bloodlines of the Auspicious Beast and the Golden Dragon King to become a new Dragon God, and ordered him to support Qin Ze’s path to godhood.
• Qin Ze and Di Yue Li flew to Shrek City, entered the academy, and met Wang Yan and Han Ruo Ruo near Sea God Island.
• Wang Yan and Han Ruo Ruo explained that the Heart of the Ocean might form from the Sea Princess Clan’s collective faith in the Sea God, and Qin Ze decided he had a lead before hurrying to the Sea God Pavilion.