Chapter Summaries

Public anger grew over Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect’s lawlessness, while their members accused the Federation of plotting to destroy them. Yun Ming admitted their mistake at the Abyss Battlefield but urged Shrek and Tang Sect members to defend their legacy against the Federation.

• Federation citizens condemned Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect for attacking military and government forces, summoning Abyss Creatures, and killing civilians who learned Tang Sect techniques.
• Shrek Academy and Tang Sect members rejected the Federation’s accusations, arguing that their past sacrifices against the Abyss proved they had not betrayed humanity and that the military had provoked them.
• Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect decided to seize the moment to dissolve and reorganize the Federation Government, claiming they would purge its corruption.
• Yun Ming issued an open letter admitting that summoning Abyss Creatures to deal with Chen An had been a mistake and apologizing for the damage to Shrek Academy’s and the Tang Sect’s reputations.
• Yun Ming claimed the Federation was preparing to destroy Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and called on their members to defend their twenty-thousand-year legacy and follow the Sea God ancestor’s example.

Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect learned that Long Yeyue had died, worsening their military and public-relations crises. Yun Ming told Chen Xinjie that Long Yeyue had abducted Zhen Hua, leaving Chen Xinjie shocked.

• Yun Ming called Zhen Hua and learned that Long Yeyue had died and Zhen Hua now considered Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect mortal enemies.
• Yun Ming called for Long Yeyue's death to be avenged, while warning the higher-ups to focus first on calming public anger in Shrek City.
• Yun Ming and the higher-ups agreed to recover and strengthen their experts before seeking revenge, then divided up tasks to address the public-relations crisis.
• Yun Ming told Ya Li that he planned to inform Chen Xinjie of Long Yeyue's death so he might join their side.
• Chen Xinjie refused to help Shrek Academy unless Long Yeyue asked him, but Yun Ming revealed that Long Yeyue had been the one to abduct Zhen Hua.
• Chen Xinjie sprang to his feet in shock after hearing Yun Ming's revelation.

After learning that Long Yeyue had been killed by Chen An and his people, Chen Xinjie grieved and vowed to take revenge. Yun Ming persuaded him not to act recklessly and asked him to join forces with Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect against Chen An and the Federation.

• Chen Xinjie learned from Yun Ming that Long Yeyue had been killed by Chen An and his people.
• Chen Xinjie broke down in grief, threatened to kill everyone connected to Chen An, and ordered officials outside his office to stay away.
• Yun Ming warned Chen Xinjie that Chen An's powerful allies made a rash attack too dangerous and urged him to honor Long Yeyue by avoiding pointless sacrifices.
• Chen Xinjie calmed somewhat and asked Yun Ming to explain his plan and why he needed the Sea God Legion's strength.
• Yun Ming asked Chen Xinjie to help avenge Long Yeyue and protect Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect from the Federation.

Chen Xinjie agreed to secretly weaken the Federation’s campaign against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect without openly opposing it. Yun Ming explained how their allies and Shrek City’s defenses could reduce the attacking forces, then outlined a plan to wear down Chen An’s group before killing them.

• Chen Xinjie agreed to influence friendly officers, restrain War God Hall experts, and keep some forces from joining the operation against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• Yun Ming assessed the Federation’s legions and police forces, concluding that allies, Shrek graduates, and Chen Xinjie’s connections could limit their deployment.
• Yun Ming asked Chen Xinjie to persuade military officials to oppose the special operation, and Chen Xinjie agreed.
• Chen Xinjie asked how they would deal with Chen An and avenge Long Yeyue, and Yun Ming proposed weakening Chen An’s group with Shrek City’s Super Defense System before attacking them directly.

The Federation formally ordered Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect to disband within fifteen days and confiscated their assets, citing their past crimes and their role in the Abyss Incident. Public opinion overwhelmingly supported the order, leaving members of both factions feeling betrayed.

• The Federation Speaker and Xu Lang spent more than ten hours listing Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect's crimes at a public press conference.
• The Federation Speaker announced that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect must disband within fifteen days, or face compulsory measures including military force.
• Federation StarNet users overwhelmingly supported the order, while a smaller group called for leniency and appealed to the factions' past contributions and Deity ancestors.
• The Federation monitored the public response and gained confidence from the widespread support for its decision.
• Shrek Academy and Tang Sect members saw the support figures and felt betrayed by the public.

Yun Ming and Ya Li tried to soften public opinion while refusing the Federation’s order to dissolve Shrek Academy and Tang Sect. As the Federation prepared to act, Qiangu Dongfeng, the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Star Luo and Dou Spirit Empires saw opportunities to benefit from the crisis.

• Yun Ming and Ya Li released a video apologizing for Shrek Academy and Tang Sect’s mistakes, disputing the Federation’s accusations, and refusing to disband.
• The video drew billions of views, but most people still supported the Federation’s actions, leaving Shrek Academy and Tang Sect with little public backing.
• Qiangu Dongfeng told his subordinate to appear to cooperate with the Federation’s operation while preserving the Spirit Pagoda’s strength and letting Chen An’s group bear the danger.
• The Nether Emperor welcomed the conflict as a chance for the Holy Spirit Cult to act while the Federation was distracted.
• The Star Luo and Dou Spirit Empires discussed exploiting the Federation’s internal crisis, and their rulers invited Tang Sect and Shrek Academy to join their nations.

The surviving Clear Sky Sect elders sought out two hidden patriarchs after losing their sect master and nine other Titled Douluo. On the eve of their departures for the Central Legion and Spirit Pagoda headquarters, Chen An and Gu Yue Na shared a farewell dinner and found comfort in being able to meet in Dragon Valley Space each night.

• The Clear Sky Sect survivors debated whether to seek revenge or accept their devastating losses, then agreed to search for the two mysterious patriarchs.
• Tang Feng said Tang Zhan had hidden a map marking the patriarchs’ locations, though he did not know where it was.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na ate and talked in their dormitory before leaving Sun Moon Royal Academy for their new posts the next day.
• Chen An anticipated earning military merit through the coming operation against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• After splitting the Seven-Colored Crystal with the Dragon God's Heart, Chen An and Gu Yue Na learned they could both enter Dragon Valley Space and meet there each night.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na parted ways after spending their last morning together in Mingdu, with Gu Yue Na heading to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and Chen An going to the Central Legion. Chen An arrived ready to take War God Hall’s Level Four Trial, which would elevate his standing within the organization.

• Chen An cared for Gu Yue Na after she drank too much, and the two slept through the night before waking late the next morning.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na packed their belongings and beds, shared a final meal at their usual cafeteria, and left their room behind.
• Gu Yue Na departed with Leng Yaozhu for Spirit Pagoda Headquarters while Chen An rode toward the Central Legion’s base.
• A Central Legion officer told Chen An that the Legion Commander had arranged a live broadcast of his War God Hall Level Four Trial for the Sixteenth Division.
• Chen An considered how passing the trial would make him the War God Hall Master’s direct successor and learned about the organization’s formidable roster of Titled Douluo, reserve War Gods, and mecha combat masters.

Chen An went to the War God Hall to take his fourth-level trial, hoping to secure the Hall Master succession and demonstrate his strength to the Sixteenth Division. The trial was set against the ninety-fourth-rank Terrorclaw Douluo, and Chen An asked what Martial Soul his opponent had before agreeing.

• Chen An planned to pass the trial quickly and use the live broadcast to establish his authority among the Sixteenth Division’s soldiers.
• Chen An arrived at the War God Hall with Yu Guanzhi’s deputy commander and met Guan Yue, Yu Huaiwu, and the eighteen War Gods.
• Yu Huaiwu announced that Chen An’s opponent would be the Eighth War God, the ninety-fourth-rank Terrorclaw Douluo, after Chen Xinjie supported Guan Yue’s demand for the strongest eligible opponent.
• Chen An asked whether Terrorclaw Douluo’s Martial Soul was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Dragon Emperor or a Terror Claw Bear, since the former would be far more dangerous.

Chen An challenged the War God Hall’s Eighth War God, Terrorclaw Douluo, in a level-four trial on a plain. Though the Titled Douluo initially sent Chen An back with his greater strength, repeated clashes began to hurt his fingers more than Chen An’s arms, leaving the contest unresolved.

• Yu Huaiwu introduced the Eighth War God as Terrorclaw Douluo and warned Chen An about the Terror Claw Bear’s claws.
• Chen An chose a battlefield by spinning the roulette, and it sent him and Terrorclaw Douluo to a plain in a small dimension.
• Yu Huaiwu, Guan Yue, and the Sixteenth Division watched the fight, with many doubting that Chen An could defeat a Titled Douluo.
• Terrorclaw Douluo released his Martial Soul, but Chen An’s first hammer strike knocked him backward and surprised the spectators.
• Terrorclaw Douluo met Chen An’s later hammer blows with his terror claws and gradually gained the advantage in raw strength.
• After dozens of clashes, Terrorclaw Douluo’s fingers began to ache from striking the metal hammer, while Chen An remained in better condition.

Chen An fought the Eighth War God in his Golden Armor War God Ape form, using his defense and immense hammer to keep pace with the armored Titled Douluo. The spectators were stunned by Chen An’s strength, while Guan Yue became more determined to kill him.

• Chen An forced the Eighth War God into repeated hammer clashes, dealing more damage than the bear’s claws inflicted on his armor.
• The Eighth War God summoned his three-word battle armor, and Chen An transformed into a nearly ten-meter-tall Golden Armor War God Ape.
• Chen An shattered the Eighth War God’s claw attack with his hammer, then traded powerful blows with him as both fighters pressed their attack.
• The Eighth War God feared Chen An would destroy his battle armor, while Guan Yue, Yu Huaiwu, and the watching War Gods marveled at Chen An’s strength.
• Guan Yue recognized Chen An as a growing threat and resolved that he had to be killed as soon as possible.

Chen An defeated the Eighth War God in the level-four trial, becoming the first person to pass both the level-three and level-four trials. His victory made him the War God Hall's first successor to the Hall Master and greatly raised his standing.

• Chen An and the Eighth War God traded heavy blows before both unleashed their ultimate attacks and fought to a stalemate.
• The Eighth War God's Terror Claw Bear phantom shattered, leaving him severely injured; Chen An also fell from his Martial Soul state but retained the slight advantage.
• The Eighth War God conceded, and Chen An spared him and was declared the first person to pass the level-four trial.
• Yu Huaiwu celebrated Chen An's achievement, while Guan Yue and the others hostile to him reacted with displeasure at his rise in status.
• The Sixteenth Division's soldiers marveled at Chen An's victory and began to regard him as stronger than their former division commander.

After passing the War God Hall’s fourth-level trial, Chen An became the first-in-line successor to the Hall Master, though his appointment still required formal approval. Despite his injuries and Guan Yue’s hostility, Chen An left for the Sixteenth Division to settle matters there.

• The Sixteenth Division’s soldiers and demoted Deputy Division Commander accepted Chen An’s strength after seeing him defeat the Eighth War God, while reserving judgment on his leadership skills.
• Yu Huaiwu congratulated Chen An on passing the fourth-level trial and explained that he would become the War God Hall Master’s first-in-line successor, subject to formal procedures.
• Guan Yue glared at Chen An and left with seven War Gods after Yu Huaiwu warned him to obey the Hall’s rules.
• Medical personnel treated Chen An and the badly injured Eighth War God, while the remaining War Gods watched Chen An with astonishment.
• Chen An declined further treatment, told Yu Huaiwu he would visit the Sixteenth Division, and left the War God Hall on his own despite his wounds.

Chen An arrived at the Sixteenth Division's garrison and was formally introduced as its new division commander, with his remarkable achievements and impending promotion to Federation General announced. He addressed the soldiers, demanded that they respect his authority and obey military orders, and received their united reply.

• Chen An arrived at the Sixteenth Division's garrison alongside four senior Central Legion officers and surveyed the assembled soldiers.
• The Third Division commander introduced Chen An, listing his competition victories, War God Hall achievements, and expected promotion to Federation General.
• The soldiers reacted with shock as they heard the full extent of Chen An's accomplishments.
• Chen An declared that soldiers could speak casually with him in private but had to respect his office and obey military regulations on formal occasions.
• Chen An asked whether the soldiers understood, and they answered in unison that they did.

Chen An met the Sixteenth Division’s four deputy commanders and took charge of its training. The chapter also explained how the Federation’s resource shortages had let the Tang Sect catch up technologically, leaving the Federation wary of its power.

• Chen An asked the Sixteenth Division’s four deputy commanders to introduce themselves and learned that the former division commander was a rank ninety-one Titled Douluo with no current duties.
• Chen An ordered the four deputies to conduct the day’s training as planned and told them to report to him afterward.
• The soldiers trained in the square and in simulated miniature worlds, which the Federation had originally developed for military use.
• The chapter described how the Federation’s depleted resources after building three God-Slaying Weapons slowed its research while the Tang Sect advanced using resources and talent it had acquired.
• The Federation restricted the Tang Sect’s trade with the other two continents because it feared the sect’s resources and technology could threaten its control.

After arriving at his new residence, Chen An recovered from his injuries and summoned the four deputy division commanders to learn about the Sixteenth Division. They outlined its forces and equipment as the division prepared for operations against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.

• Chen An moved into the residence arranged by Yu Guanzhi and used the Suiyue Liuli Lamp to recover while resting in its time-slowing domain.
• After several hours, Chen An opened the door to the four deputy division commanders and declined their offer to call medical personnel.
• Chen An asked the deputies for a detailed account of the Sixteenth Division so he could plan its upcoming operations against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• The former division commander described the division's 8,511 personnel, including its Soul Master battalion, mecha company, aerial fighters, heavy-weapons regiment, and main body of infantry.

Chen An explained the Sixteenth Division’s weaknesses and proposed using a special operation against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect to seize their resources and strengthen the division. He planned to lead a hundred-person support unit alongside his Limit Douluo, while targeting the Tang Sect’s secret underground bases once enough members had gathered there.

• Chen An learned that the Sixteenth Division lagged behind the other divisions in Soul Master strength, recruits, weapons, and equipment.
• Chen An told the deputy division commanders that seizing the Tang Sect’s assets could help the Sixteenth Division overcome its disadvantages, while Shrek Academy’s wealth remained out of reach for now.
• Chen An revealed that he knew the locations of the Tang Sect’s underground bases and intended to attack them after enough people had gathered there.
• Chen An proposed a hundred-person special operations unit made up of the fifty strongest Soul Masters, thirty Black-Grade Mechas, and twenty fighter jets.
• Deputy Division Commander Zhang questioned whether a hundred people could raid the Tang Sect, and Chen An clarified that the unit would support his Limit Douluo, which reassured the commanders.

Chen An delegated the Central Legion division’s routine management and prepared a hundred-person squad for a special operation against the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. After completing the War God Hall’s Level Four Trial and being injured in battle, he met Gu Yue Na in Dragon Valley Space, where she decided to bring Bi Ji to treat him.

• Chen An assigned Deputy Division Commander Zhang to select and manage a hundred soldiers, while the other deputy commanders took charge of the division’s routine affairs.
• Chen An told the division commanders to prepare for the risky special operation, which they hoped would bring them merits and promotions.
• After the deputy commanders left, Chen An called Gu Yue Na, and they entered Dragon Valley Space through the Seven-Colored Crystal.
• Gu Yue Na noticed Chen An’s facial scars and grew worried when he explained that he had been injured defeating a level ninety-four Terror Claw Bear Soul Master in the War God Hall’s Level Four Trial.
• Gu Yue Na said she would bring Bi Ji to treat Chen An, while the injured Di Tian and other fierce beasts continued recovering with Gold of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Chen An and Gu Yue Na discussed their prospects and spent time cultivating and studying within the Suiyue Liuli Lamp’s time domain. Meanwhile, the Federation stood firm against Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and Chen An began noting the officials and governors who opposed its decision.

• Gu Yue Na told Chen An that Leng Yaozhu had arranged assessments for her at Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, while Chen An described his military advancement and joked about their wager.
• Chen An and Gu Yue Na cultivated for more than twelve hours inside the time domain, then studied, slept, and spent nearly forty-eight hours there while only eight hours passed outside.
• Chen An returned to his Sixteenth Division duties and found that his vice division commanders had already handled most affairs.
• Chen An learned that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect maintained their hardline stance and that the Federation refused to change its punishment despite public opposition.
• Chen An memorized the names of Federation officials and city governors who opposed the decision, suspecting they had ties to Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect.

Chen An secured his War God Hall positions and offered three Limit Douluo puppets to attack Tang Sect Branches, easing the Federation’s difficulties with its operation. As the fifteen-day deadline arrived, the Federation publicly demanded that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect state whether they would disband.

• Yu Huaiwu told Chen An that he had become first in line to inherit the War God Hall Master position and a Deputy Hall Master, with his military rank being processed.
• Yu Huaiwu explained that Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue had failed to block Chen An’s appointment and that the Federation’s relationship with them had worsened over their opposition to the operation.
• Xu Lin told Chen An that Federation officials, governors, and city police departments were obstructing the operation against the Tang Sect.
• Chen An offered to use three Limit Douluo puppets to deal with Tang Sect Branches while the Federation focused on besieging Shrek City.
• The Federation’s senior officials welcomed Chen An’s offer but remained troubled by Shrek City’s defenses and the risk of civilian casualties.
• When the fifteen-day deadline arrived, the Federation publicly demanded that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect declare whether they would disband.