Chapter Summaries

Cao Dezhi was overwhelmed by Zhu Long while Yun Ming struggled to reach him and called the War God Hall for support. Facing death, Cao Dezhi burned his Martial Soul Source and charged after Chen An, determined to kill him before he died.

• Yun Ming called for help, and one War God Hall powerhouse disobeyed Zhang Huanyun's order to go support him.
• Zhu Long repeatedly smashed Cao Dezhi into the ground, worsening his injuries with Time Power.
• Cao Dezhi burned his Martial Soul Source and Soul Cores to restore his strength, forcing Zhu Long to retreat.
• Yun Ming and the others urged Cao Dezhi to stop, warning that burning his source was irreversible and could kill him.
• Cao Dezhi refused to wait for help and leapt after Chen An, intending to kill him and protect the Tang Sect.

Chen An fled from Cao Dezhi and used Time Power to hasten the burning of Cao Dezhi’s Martial Soul Source. After surviving Cao Dezhi’s sword attacks with powerful defensive Soul Tools, Chen An landed and faced another strike behind a second barrier.

• Gu Yue Na called for everyone to save Chen An and rushed after him, but Yun Ming and the others held Di Tian and the others back.
• Chen An descended toward the ground and used Time Power to accelerate the burning of Cao Dezhi’s Martial Soul Source.
• Cao Dezhi attacked Chen An’s Zhu Long form with sword energy, forcing Chen An to return to human form and activate a ninth-grade defensive Soul Tool.
• The sword lights shattered Chen An’s first barrier, but Chen An used Phoenix power to slow his fall and land safely.
• Chen An activated a second defensive Soul Tool as Cao Dezhi sent a long sword light against it, and the barrier began to crack.

Chen An tried to survive Cao Dezhi’s desperate assault by activating a series of ninth-grade defensive Soul Tools, while Cao Dezhi burned through his remaining life to prepare a final strike. The chapter ended as Cao Dezhi unleashed the Ruthless Severing Thought Strike and Chen An’s allies watched helplessly.

• Chen An used successive defensive Soul Tools to block Cao Dezhi’s attacks, and Cao Dezhi shattered several barriers with increasingly powerful sword strikes.
• Cao Dezhi’s burning origin neared exhaustion, so he gathered all his remaining energy for a final attack intended to kill Chen An.
• Chen An activated a stronger barrier but feared it might not withstand Cao Dezhi’s overwhelming power.
• Yun Ming stopped Di Tian and the others from reaching Chen An, leaving him to face the attack alone.
• Cao Dezhi unleashed the Ruthless Severing Thought Strike, a massive sword arc that tore through space.

Chen An survived Cao Dezhi’s peak strike with the Federation’s strongest portable defensive Soul Tool, then killed the powerless Tang Sect Master. The chapter ended with Yun Ming and Di Tian clashing while Chen An remained in control of the aftermath.

• Cao Dezhi’s sword strike drove Chen An’s shield nearly a hundred meters underground, but the defense held until the sword energy faded.
• Gu Yue Na stopped unsealing her power, while Di Tian prepared to keep Yun Ming away from Chen An.
• Chen An emerged alive as his damaged shield shattered, and Cao Dezhi collapsed after exhausting his Martial Soul Source.
• Di Tian blocked Yun Ming from reaching Chen An, and the two fought again.
• Chen An caught the powerless Cao Dezhi and snapped his neck, killing the Tang Sect Master.

Chen An killed the wounded Cao Dezhi after a hard fight, leaving Yun Ming furious and still pinned down by Di Tian and the Time Dragon Undead Puppet. Chen An stored Cao Dezhi’s corpse and considered whether the beasts could help him kill Yun Ming, while recognizing the danger posed by Tang Sect Soul Tools.

• Yun Ming tried to break through Di Tian and the Time Dragon Undead Puppet to reach Cao Dezhi’s body, but they kept him blocked.
• Bear Monarch and the other fierce beasts used aggressive, injury-trading tactics to keep Cai Yue'er, Zhuo Shi, and the others badly wounded and unable to assist Chen An.
• Chen An reflected on killing Cao Dezhi, the Tang Sect’s sect master, and noted that he had also killed its deputy sect master, Cang Xin.
• Chen An recognized that powerful Tang Sect Soul Tools could still threaten him, despite the deaths of its two strongest members.
• Chen An regretted that Cao Dezhi’s burned-out Martial Soul Source left no cultivation for him to refine into an Energy Pearl, then stored the corpse beside Cang Xin’s.
• Chen An considered having Di Tian and the beasts defeat Yun Ming’s allies so they could join forces against Yun Ming.

Chen An and Yun Ming witnessed the devastating aftermath of Tang Zhan’s Ring Detonation, which left the Mountain Dragon King and Fire Dragon King near death and killed Tang Zhan. With the Clear Sky Sect’s forces shattered and Shrek Academy’s fighters also considering retreat, Yun Ming faced a choice between pursuing the battle and withdrawing.

• Chen An saw the Eternal Divine Fire Clock shrink and revealed the gravely injured Mountain Dragon King and Fire Dragon King inside.
• Tang Zhan died after his body gave out from the strain of Ring Detonation and the battle, despite having failed to kill his opponents.
• A surviving Super Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect fled, deciding to return and warn the sect after ten of its eleven fighters had died.
• Cai Yue'er, Zhuo Shi, and the others considered retreat and looked to Yun Ming to decide what they should do.
• Yun Ming struggled between his rage and desire for revenge and the rational need to withdraw.

Chen An stabilized the Mountain Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, then discovered Tang Zhan's Clear Sky Hammer had survived as a tangible weapon. When a War God Hall Super Douluo arrived, Yun Ming ordered his injured allies to retreat, choosing to preserve Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect rather than fight to the death.

• Chen An fed corpses to the Mountain Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, stabilizing their undead origins and keeping them from dying.
• Chen An recognized that Tang Zhan's Clear Sky Hammer had become a tangible weapon and planned to strengthen it with Tang Zhan's core energy.
• A rank-ninety-five Super Douluo from the War God Hall arrived, while Chen An secretly urged the injured dragon kings to recover quickly.
• Yun Ming saw that only one War God Hall expert had arrived and ordered Cai Yue'er, Zhuo Shi, and the others to retreat.
• Bear Monarch, Di Tian, and the Time Dragon pursued Yun Ming's group as Chen An mocked their retreat, but Yun Ming refused to turn back and risk Shrek Academy's future.

Yun Ming retreated rather than risk dying, choosing to preserve himself for Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect. Chen An ordered Scarlet King to kill the War God Hall expert who had arrived, and Scarlet King wounded him as he fled toward the Abyss Battlefield.

• Yun Ming resolved to retreat because his responsibilities to Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect outweighed the value of dying with his enemies.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na stayed behind with Scarlet King while Yun Ming and the others escaped.
• The War God Hall expert claimed he had come to mediate and request help at the Abyss Battlefield, but Chen An accused him of coming to attack.
• Chen An ordered Scarlet King to kill the expert, who fled toward the Abyss Battlefield while warning of the War God Hall's retaliation.
• Scarlet King caught the fleeing expert and sent him flying with a blow that made him cough up blood.

Chen An watched Director Sun and another Sun Moon Royal Academy director die from their wounds, then searched for the other fallen men to bring their bodies home. Meanwhile, Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and another Shrek Academy Super Douluo turned back to cover their allies’ escape, burning their Martial Soul Source to fight Di Tian’s pursuers.

• Scarlet King continued overpowering the rank-95 Super Douluo while Chen An and Gu Yue Na chose not to pursue Di Tian’s group.
• Chen An found Director Sun gravely wounded, promised to repay Sun Moon Royal Academy and protect the directors’ descendants, and watched him die.
• The other surviving director died after silently nodding to Chen An, who closed his eyes and decided to gather the fallen men for burial.
• Gu Yue Na stayed with Chen An as he searched, while the Mountain Dragon King and Fire Dragon King recovered by devouring Clear Sky Sect corpses.
• Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and another Shrek Academy Super Douluo turned back to face Di Tian’s pursuing group and ignited their Martial Soul Source, determined to take enemies down with them.

Yun Ming and the others fled while Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and Guangming stayed behind to fight Di Tian's group. The pursuers killed Guangming and Feng Wuyu, while Zhuo Shi continued fighting alone.

• Cai Yue'er stopped Yun Ming and the others from turning back, urging them to survive and prepare for the crises facing Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• Di Tian's group abandoned the pursuit and fought Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and Guangming as the three burned their Martial Soul Sources.
• Di Tian prevented Bear Monarch from revealing his true form, and Bear Monarch wore down the three with relentless attacks.
• Bear Monarch pierced Guangming's chest with his claws and tore him into four pieces.
• Di Tian subdued Feng Wuyu after his power ran out and snapped his neck, leaving Zhuo Shi as the remaining defender.

Zhuo Shi learned that Bear Monarch had killed his disciple Wu Zhangkong and died attacking him, ending the pursuit battle with Shrek Academy’s forces. Chen An and Gu Yue Na returned with their allies to the Dragon Valley Space to recover, where Chen An restricted the Fire Dragon King’s recovery to prevent him from reaching the quasi-god realm.

• Zhuo Shi asked Di Tian whether he had killed Wu Zhangkong, and Bear Monarch admitted that he had killed him.
• Zhuo Shi charged Bear Monarch, who killed him with a single claw strike.
• Di Tian said his Soul Power was nearly depleted, so he and the others ended their pursuit and returned.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na gathered the dead officials and council members, then entered the Dragon Valley Space with Di Tian and the others to recover.
• Bi Ji recovered her Soul Power and began treating Chen An at Gu Yue Na’s request.
• Chen An limited how many dragon souls the Fire Dragon King could absorb, preventing him from advancing to the quasi-god realm.

After Bi Ji healed Chen An and the others, Chen An returned with Gu Yue Na and the recovered Undead Puppets to the ongoing Abyss Battlefield. They saw the Federation’s defense line struggling against the Abyss Creatures, while a massive linked Soul Tool formation kept four peak-level Abyss Emperors at bay.

• Bi Ji healed Chen An, then treated Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, and the others.
• The Fire Dragon King and Mountain Dragon King recovered most of their strength, while the Time Dragon returned to peak condition.
• Chen An decided to leave Dragon Valley Space with Gu Yue Na and the recovered Undead Puppets to help at the Abyss Battlefield.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na returned to the battlefield after an hour outside, though six hours had passed for them in Dragon Valley Space.
• Chen An summoned the Time Dragon and flew toward the military camp, where soldiers, mecha, and Soul Tools fought the Abyss Creatures.
• The Federation’s linked hexagram array, made from 108 ninth-grade Soul Tools, trapped the Black Empress and three other peak-level Abyss Emperors under its firepower.

Chen An reunited with Xu Lin, Xu Lang, and the surviving Titled Douluos after revealing the power of his side. Facing mounting losses and danger from the humans’ defenses, the Black Empress ordered the Abyss Creatures to retreat, and Zhang Huanyun urged the defenders to stop them.

• Chen An summoned the Mountain Dragon King and its Undead Puppet to reveal his location to his allies.
• Xu Lin, Xu Lang, and the four Titled Douluos reached Chen An, while Zhang Huanyun saw that they had survived their battle against Yun Ming.
• The Black Empress weighed the danger of further losses and the threat to her position in the Abyss, while other Abyss Emperors also sought to withdraw.
• The Black Empress ordered the Abyss Creatures to retreat through the Abyss Channel.
• Zhang Huanyun shouted for everyone to do their best to keep the Black Empress and the other Abyss Emperors from escaping.

Chen An agreed to help Zhang Huanyun stop the Black Empress, but decided not to let his allies kill her outright because he feared provoking the Abyssal Sage King and wanted to devour her energy later. As the Black Empress retreated toward the Abyss Channel, Chen An’s allies and the Blood God Legion failed to stop her, leaving Zhang Huanyun unable to intervene safely.

• Zhang Huanyun asked Chen An to have his powerful allies kill the Black Empress and the other Abyss Emperors.
• Chen An weighed the danger of provoking the Abyssal Sage King and chose to let the Black Empress return to the Abyss rather than kill her completely.
• Chen An sent the Fire Dragon King, Mountain Dragon King, and Time Dragon after the Black Empress, privately telling them to hold back.
• The Black Empress sent Abyss Creatures to block the three dragons while she moved closer to the Abyss Channel.
• Zhang Huanyun ordered soul-guided attacks against the Black Empress, but they did little to stop her retreat.
• Zhang Huanyun wanted to intervene himself, but his generals warned that the three remaining Abyss Emperors could surround and kill him.

Black Empress and the remaining Abyss Creatures retreated through the Abyss Channel after the Blood God Legion and its allies repelled their assault. Zhang Huanyun organized the aftermath as the survivors mourned their dead and prepared for another attack.

• Black Empress escaped into the Abyss Plane while the Abyss Creatures who had covered her retreat were killed by the Fire Dragon King, Mountain Dragon King, Time Dragon, and soldiers.
• The assault ended after half an hour, leaving the Blood God Legion exhausted and grieving its fallen comrades.
• Chen An and the others reached the ruined frontline command headquarters, where Zhang Huanyun ordered battlefield cleanup and reinforcements for the damaged defensive line.
• Zhang Huanyun called for weapons, ammunition, and manpower, while the wounded Xu Lin, Xu Lang, and others received treatment.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na were safe, but the six people who had gone to help Chen An had died, and Cao Dezhi and nearly all the Clear Sky Sect reinforcements had also been killed or wounded.

After the Abyss assault and the deaths of Cang Xin and Cao Dezhi, Chen An demanded that Zhang Huanyun take a firm stance against the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. Zhang Huanyun agreed to cooperate and promised to report the incident to the Federation and demand punishment for the Tang Sect.

• The Federation members saw the deaths of the Tang Sect's two masters as an opportunity to reduce the Tang Sect's influence in Parliament.
• Zhang Huanyun thanked Chen An and his three experts for helping end the Abyss assault, while warily assessing them.
• Chen An kept the three Undead Puppets nearby and demanded that Zhang Huanyun explain what the Blood God Legion would do about the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.
• Zhang Huanyun said the Blood God Legion would not let the matter rest and promised to report it to the Federation and press for punishment of the Tang Sect.

Zhang Huanyun agreed to hold the Tang Sect accountable for the Blood God Legion’s losses, then learned that Chen An controlled three ultimate-level puppets. Impressed by Chen An’s strength and potential support, Zhang Huanyun offered him the Blood God Legion’s deputy commander or commander position, but Chen An chose to pursue his development in the Central Legion.

• Zhang Huanyun said his main grievance was against the Tang Sect and agreed to support holding it accountable for the war’s casualties.
• Chen An explained that the three powerful figures beside him were his puppets, astonishing Zhang Huanyun, the Blood God Legion officers, Xu Lin, and Xu Lang.
• Zhang Huanyun offered Chen An the positions of Deputy Legion Commander or Legion Commander in the Blood God Legion.
• Chen An declined the offer, said he preferred to develop in the Central Legion, and promised to return someday to help guard the Abyss Channel.

Chen An refused Zhang Huanyun’s offer to become Blood God Legion Commander and prepared to return with Xu Lang and the others to pursue Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect. After they left, Zhang Huanyun told the Federation Speaker that the Tang Sect had triggered the Abyss assault and that Chen An had killed Cang Xin and Cao Dezhi, prompting plans to hold the Tang Sect accountable.

• Zhang Huanyun offered Chen An command of the Blood God Legion, but Chen An declined, and Xu Lang supported his decision to train elsewhere first.
• Zhang Huanyun promised the offer would remain open, while Chen An reflected that he wanted revenge and would eventually need to confront the Abyss and the Plane Master.
• Chen An and the others left to prepare to expose Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect’s actions to Federation citizens.
• Zhang Huanyun contacted the Federation Speaker and described the Abyss assault and the deaths of Cang Xin and Cao Dezhi.
• The Federation Speaker called for the Tang Sect to be held accountable and considered demanding compensation and possibly harsher measures.

Qiangu Dongfeng and Guan Yue learned that Cang Xin and Cao Dezhi had died while Yun Ming fled, and each considered the threat posed by Chen An and his allies. After Chen An returned to the Central Legion, Yu Guanzhi confirmed the news and heard how Chen An had helped kill the two Tang Sect leaders before heading to an emergency council meeting.

• Qiangu Dongfeng learned that Chen An’s allies had killed Cang Xin and Cao Dezhi and forced Yun Ming to retreat, then summoned Spirit Pagoda leaders and informed his father.
• Guan Yue heard the battle report, grieved for Cang Xin and Cao Dezhi, and concluded that Chen An had become a grave threat.
• Chen An and Xu Lang returned to the Central Legion, where Yu Guanzhi confirmed the deaths and prepared to attend the emergency council meeting with them.
• On the bus, Chen An explained that his three Undead Puppets had overwhelmed Cang Xin and that he had killed the weakened Cao Dezhi.
• Yu Guanzhi and the senior generals were shocked to learn Chen An commanded three ultimate-level Undead Puppets and had killed a peak demigod.

Chen An entered the Federation system as the regiment commander of the Sixteenth Division and attended a high-level meeting about the Abyss Creatures and the Tang Sect. He reached the secured Federation Base with Xu Lin and Gu Yue Na as officials worked through the night to supply the Blood God Legion.

• Xu Lang and Yu Guanzhi signed Chen An’s appointment documents, making him the regiment commander of the Sixteenth Division of the Central Legion.
• Chen An, Gu Yue Na, Xu Lin, and Xu Lang traveled into Mingdu’s inner city to attend the Federation meeting.
• At the Federation Base’s entrance, a scanner checked visitors for prohibited shells and Soul Tools, and Xu Lin explained that the city wall concealed a powerful integrated defensive system.
• Chen An saw that the Federation Government Building and the other buildings were lit as staff prepared urgent resources for the Blood God Legion.
• Zhang Huanyun submitted preliminary casualty figures and requests for weapons, ammunition, metals, medicine, and other supplies, and military personnel began arranging deliveries.