Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuanzhen used Tai Chi Yin and Yang to extract the Dark Angel’s bloodline and help Yuanen Yehui evolve into a six-winged Fallen Angel, after which the two acknowledged their feelings. Yuanen Yehui asked Zhao Xuanzhen to accompany her home someday to seek justice for her mother and rescue her father; two days later, he left Spirit Dou City for Heaven Dou City while she stayed behind to focus on her duties.

• Zhao Xuanzhen placed the Dark Angel and Yuanen Yehui on opposite sides of a Tai Chi Diagram and purified the Dark Angel’s level 97 Fallen Angel bloodline for Yuanen Yehui.
• Yuanen Yehui broke through to Soul Sage and transformed into a six-winged Fallen Angel, then realized her clothes had burned away and confronted Zhao Xuanzhen about what he had seen.
• Yuanen Yehui confessed that the Titan Family had killed her mother and imprisoned her father, and Zhao Xuanzhen promised to accompany her home when they were strong enough.
• Zhao Xuanzhen offered to help Yuanen Yehui obtain a Soul Spirit, and the two shared affection without taking their relationship further in the secret room.
• Two days later, Zhao Xuanzhen departed Spirit Dou City with the Bai sisters for Heaven Dou City, while Yuanen Yehui stayed behind and said she would keep working toward her responsibilities.

Zhao Xuanzhen rescued the defenders of Spirit Dou City, destroyed the Dark Angel’s summoned beasts, and captured her alive. After arriving in the city, he found Yuanen Yehui had disobeyed his order to stay safe and confronted her about it.

• The Dark Angel survived the Bai sisters’ Instant Light and repelled the combined attacks of Jiang Zhanheng, Shi Mengshan, and the sisters by opening Hell Gates and summoning Three-headed Hellhounds.
• Zhao Xuanzhen arrived, used Tai Xuan Heavenly Ruins to annihilate the beasts, and bound the Dark Angel with Yin and Yang chains, allowing the Bai sisters to strike her with Instant Light.
• Zhao Xuanzhen stopped the Bai sisters from killing the Dark Angel, froze the remaining Holy Spirit Cult members, and accepted thanks from Shi Mengshan and Jiang Zhanheng.
• The reinforcements reached Spirit Dou City, where Yuanen Yehui secretly left the city wall and returned to the Spirit Pagoda Branch rather than face Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Zhao Xuanzhen confronted Yuanen Yehui for disobeying his orders; he joked about punishing her, promised doubled year-end bonuses for the branch, then told her to find a secret room so they could discuss her punishment alone.

The Spirit Pagoda prepared for war after learning that Sea God Tang San had returned, while Jiu Tian completed his first Heavenly Forging and became the continent’s second Divine Craftsman. The chapter ended with Zhao Xuanzhen contacting Jiu Tian with another forging order.

• Leng Yaozhu ordered the Spirit Pagoda into an emergency wartime state, and Gu Yue pledged the Myriad Beast Sect’s support against Tang San.
• Guan Yue reported that Tang San had been searching for someone, and Gu Yue suspected he wanted to contact the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape inside the Myriad Beast Platform.
• Zhen Hua praised Jiu Tian’s forging talent and prepared the Blacksmith Association’s rooftop platform for his first Heavenly Forging.
• Jiu Tian used the Elephant of Dry Gold to withstand seven bolts of elemental lightning and successfully Heavenly Forged Star Luo Holy Gold.
• Zhen Hua decided to announce Jiu Tian as the forging world’s second Divine Craftsman and entrusted him with the Blacksmith Association’s future.
• Zhao Xuanzhen congratulated Jiu Tian on his breakthrough and sent him another forging order.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Na'er in their Star Dou Battle Net exhibition match before an Abyss assault erupted at the Blood God Army's base. As the Blood God Array faltered, Zhao Xuanzhen arrived and killed the Turtle Emperor, but the Devil Emperor emerged from the Abyss Channel.

• Zhao Xuanzhen overcame Na'er's Battle Armor Domain, struck her helmet to win their match, and joined her in acknowledging the cheering audience.
• Ma Shan and Jiang Wuyue detected the Abyss invasion, raised the alarm, and led the Iron Blood Regiment against the Six-Clawed Demon Empress and the advancing horde.
• Zhang Huanyun captured the Six-Clawed Demon Empress while the Blood God Army mobilized against the Abyss Kings pouring through the vortex.
• Cao Dezhi and the other eight Blood Gods activated the Blood God Array to seal the channel, but the Black Empress and Abyss Kings strained the formation as Cao Dezhi fought the Black Empress.
• Zhao Xuanzhen arrived and killed the Turtle Emperor with the Huanglong Spear, but an Abyss King broke through Blood Nine's defense and a terrifying Devil Emperor emerged from the vortex.

Zhao Xuanzhen crossed the Heaven's End Mountain Range alone and arrived at the Blood God Army, where soldiers welcomed him as the son of fallen heroes and a famed Spirit Emissary. He met Long Yuxue, her mother, and Long Tianwu, who urged him to call him Uncle Dragon.

• Zhao Xuanzhen replenished supplies in Blazing Fire Basin, sent photos to the girls, and checked that Na'er was safe before continuing toward the mountains.
• Zhao Xuanzhen crossed the Heaven's End Mountain Range without using Soul Power, a mecha, or battle armor, then uncovered four hidden scouts with a controlled stomp.
• The scouts recognized Zhao Xuanzhen's letter and saluted him as the descendant of martyrs before escorting him to the military camp.
• Long Yuxue and her mother recognized Zhao Xuanzhen, welcomed him warmly, and discussed his parents and the political turmoil affecting the continent's major powers.
• Long Tianwu arrived after Long Yuxue contacted him, and Zhao Xuanzhen greeted him as Senior Extreme Cold before Long Tianwu asked him to call him Uncle Dragon.

Zhao Xuanzhen accepted the Star Luo Empire’s Five Gods’ Trial, then altered it into a single battle against all five representatives at once. As the packed stadium watched, he appeared above the arena and transformed it into a black-and-white domain under his control.

• En Ci proposed a Five Gods’ Trial to resolve the conflict, offering Star Luo’s cooperation with the Spirit Pagoda if Zhao Xuanzhen won and access to advanced Soul Guide Technology if Star Luo won.
• Zhao Xuanzhen demanded that all five challenges take place together the next day, and En Ci agreed to meet him at Empire Stadium.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er discussed Star Luo’s motives, and Zhao Xuanzhen wondered whether victory would make him the world’s strongest person.
• Empire Television announced Zhao Xuanzhen’s state visit and the trial, drawing an enormous crowd to the stadium the following day.
• Dai Tianling opened the contest as Star Luo’s representatives appeared: Huang Zhengyang, Hu Jie, Tong Yu, Long Yue, and En Ci.
• Zhao Xuanzhen entered the arena, spread his Spirit Domain, and turned the stadium into a black-and-white world beneath his Tai Chi Diagram.

Zhao Xuanzhen awakened his Martial Soul and discovered he possessed Innate Full Soul Power and exceptional spiritual power. Leng Yaozhu identified his Spirit Attribute Body Soul as the Body Sect’s long-sought God-tier True Self, leaving her determined to act on his potential.

• Bai Zhicen and Bai Haoze brought Zhao Xuanzhen to meet Leng Yaozhu, who prepared to awaken his Martial Soul.
• During the awakening, black-and-white energy surrounded Zhao Xuanzhen and formed an image of himself above a Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram.
• Leng Yaozhu and the Bai sisters recognized that Zhao Xuanzhen had awakened a Body Soul rather than a phoenix or Silver Giant Martial Soul.
• Tests showed Zhao Xuanzhen had Innate Full Soul Power and 188 points of spiritual power, reaching the Spirit Connection Realm.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that Zhao Xuanzhen’s Spirit Attribute Body Soul was the Body Sect’s ideal fusion of flesh and spirit, the God-tier True Self.

Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er visited the Spirit Pagoda to negotiate with Zhao Xuanzhen, while En Ci proposed a marriage alliance between Zhao and the Princess. Zhao rejected the offer and displayed the Spirit Pagada’s overwhelming strength, leaving En Ci to reconsider Star Luo’s support for the Tang Sect.

• Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er arrived at the Spirit Pagoda, where its attendants gave them a deliberately cold welcome before leading them to Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Dai Yueyan urged Zhao Xuanzhen not to threaten Star Luo’s interests, and Zhao warned that the empire could not support both the Spirit Pagoda and the Tang Sect.
• Zhao Xuanzhen exposed En Ci’s disguise as an envoy, and En Ci proposed that Dai Yun'er marry Zhao to strengthen Star Luo’s alliance with the Spirit Pagoda.
• Zhao Xuanzhen rejected the marriage alliance, angering Dai Yun'er and disappointing En Ci.
• Zhao Xuanzhen, Gu Yue, Na'er, and Han Tianyi combined their powers to overwhelm En Ci, demonstrating that the Spirit Pagoda could crush Star Luo if the empire stood in its way.

Zhao Xuanzhen took control of the Spirit Pagoda branch in Spirit Wave City and learned that the Holy Spirit Cult researchers had fled, while Leng Yaozhu discussed the changing political and military situation with him. Leng Yulai secretly maintained her reconciliatory act, and the chapter ended with King Na'er dragging Zhao Xuanzhen off to play Qiangu Zhangting.

• Zhao Xuanzhen spared the Spirit Wave City stewards, ordered the Dou Ling Pagoda Masters to report, and inspected the abandoned underground laboratory where the Holy Spirit Cult researchers had fled half a month earlier.
• A steward told Zhao Xuanzhen that the laboratory leader had mentioned Lord Blood Demon and North Sea City, and Zhao Xuanzhen called Leng Yaozhu to report the operation and arrange a public announcement of the Qian Gu Family's destruction.
• Leng Yaozhu told Zhao Xuanzhen that Long Yuxue was rising in politics and warned him that Ya Li suspected Chen Xin Jie was sometimes controlled by an unfamiliar presence; Zhao Xuanzhen urged caution toward Shrek Academy.
• Leng Yulai secretly reflected that a month of flattering Leng Yaozhu had restored her sister's trust, though she still harbored a hidden purpose.
• King Na'er saw Zhao Xuanzhen looking troubled, then dragged him toward the bedroom and declared that she would play Qiangu Zhangting to cheer him up.

Zhao Xuanzhen freed the imprisoned researchers and used the Dragon King’s powers to remove their Blood Demon Curse, then left with Lan Fuzi for the Spirit Pagoda. There, Ya Li and Guan Yue sought refuge and revealed that Chen Xin Jie and Long Yeyue had turned against them, with Guan Yue identifying the force behind them as Sea God Tang San.

• Zhao Xuanzhen told the researchers that the Evil Soul Masters were gone and that they could return home, then explained that the Blood Demon Curse had been planted in them.
• The Dragon King burned away the curse with Destruction Dragon Flame and restored the researchers’ life force with Life Fire.
• Zhao Xuanzhen gave the researchers a Federal Gold Card, recognized Tang Ziran and Lang Yue among them, and left with Lan Fuzi for the Spirit Pagoda.
• Ya Li and Guan Yue arrived at the Spirit Pagoda seeking refuge and described how Chen Xin Jie and Long Yeyue had joined forces and murdered Duo Qing and Wu Qing.
• Guan Yue said Chen Xin Jie had become a different person, described his soul-splitting technique, and revealed that he had rescued Ya Li and the others while Chen Xin Jie was in seclusion.
• Guan Yue concluded that the Ancestor controlling Chen Xin Jie and Long Yeyue was Sea God Tang San.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated the Spirit Transmission Trio in the Reserve Spirit Emissary examination, then faced Qiangu Zhangting in a battle that began with their Three-character Battle Armor Domains. Zhao Xuanzhen’s Tai Chi Dao overwhelmed Zhangting’s Dragon Domain, leaving the duel underway.

• Zhao Xuanzhen accepted the challenge to fight Ao Wuchang, Tuoba Xi, and Cheng Tie all at once.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used Only I Am Supreme to stun the Trio, then knocked Tuoba Xi and Cheng Tie out with Advancing Block and Strike.
• Ao Wuchang summoned the Hundred-Thousand-Year Dark Nether Wolf Emperor, but it sensed Zhao Xuanzhen’s Spirit Domain and fled through the Summoning Gate; Zhao Xuanzhen then defeated Ao Wuchang.
• Leng Yaozhu announced Zhao Xuanzhen had become a Reserve Spirit Emissary, and Qian Gu Dongfeng ordered Qiangu Zhangting to enter the battlefield while plotting to kill Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Qiangu Zhangting and Zhao Xuanzhen exchanged threats before activating their Three-character Battle Armor, Heaven Opening and Tai Chi Dao.
• Zhao Xuanzhen’s Myriad Laws of Nature domain overwhelmed Qiangu Zhangting’s Dragon Domain and erased its Evil-Breaking Dragons.

Long Yeyue prepared to fire Eternal Kingdom at the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, despite Ling Zichen warning that the blast would kill millions of civilians. The Star Dou Fierce Beasts ambushed the Tang Sect and War God Hall forces, Long Yeyue fled the battle, and Gu Yuena’s side seized Eternal Kingdom and wiped out the main opposing faction.

• Long Yeyue brought Eternal Kingdom to the Tang Sect’s underground base and ordered Ling Zichen to prepare it for firing at the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
• Ling Zichen warned Long Yeyue that the cannonball could devastate Shrek City and nearby cities, but Long Yeyue took the weapon and loaded it into a powerful Soul Guide cannon.
• An alarm revealed that Gu Yue, Na'er, Di Tian, and the Star Dou Fierce Beasts had surrounded the Tang Sect Headquarters, while Shi Mengshan and Jiang Zhanheng admitted they had exposed the plan.
• Gu Yuena and Di Tian overwhelmed the defenders as the fierce beasts attacked, and Long Yeyue abandoned Eternal Kingdom and fled when dragon might suppressed her.
• Di Tian killed Ao Rui and Mo Zihong, captured Eternal Kingdom, and gave it to Gu Yuena; the Spirit Pagoda forces later reported that the main battle faction had been eliminated.

Eastsea Academy and Shrek Academy began their exhibition match, with Zhao Xuanzhen and Yu Yuanheng clashing as captains. Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Yu Yuanheng with his Golden Awakening and Thunder Dragon, leaving Shrek’s pride and the match’s outcome in doubt.

• Both teams entered the arena and summoned their Martial Souls and Soul Rings before the referee started the match.
• Ning Xian and Xu Lizhi boosted Shrek’s fighters as the teams engaged across the arena, with Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Jiu Tian gaining the upper hand in their matchups.
• Na'er overwhelmed Ye Xinglan with the Silver Dragon Spear and revealed that she had mastered spear intent.
• Yu Yuanheng used Dragon Transformation and attacked Zhao Xuanzhen, but Zhao Xuanzhen’s Golden Awakening gave him the advantage in their close-range exchange.
• Zhao Xuanzhen broke Yu Yuanheng’s arm and countered his Blue Electric Divine Dragon Annihilation with a golden Thunder Dragon.
• The Thunder Dragon pierced Yu Yuanheng’s transformed body, leaving him defeated as Zhao Xuanzhen called him a stepping stone.

Jiu Tian defeated Tang Wulin in the forging finals, while Shrek Academy faced public backlash and internal conflict after losing to Eastsea Academy. Ye Xinglan set out to help address the crisis, and Gu Yue left for secluded cultivation while hesitating over whether she needed to devour Na'er.

• Jiu Tian forged Thousand-Forged Grade 1 Flame Gold, and the judges named him the blacksmith contest champion over Tang Wulin.
• Shrek's defeat to Eastsea Academy became a public scandal, and Yu Yuanheng blamed Ye Xinglan while the team split into factions.
• Shen Yi warned the Shrek students that Sea God Pavilion might expel them unless the academy's crisis was resolved.
• Ye Xinglan decided she had to help the academy through the crisis and slipped out late at night.
• Gu Yue told Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er she was returning home for one to three years of secluded cultivation after sensing a change in her body.
• Gu Yue left the hotel with a purple-haired woman and questioned whether she needed to devour Na'er before reaffirming her resolve to claim both Na'er and Tang Wulin.

Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er returned to Shrek Academy, where the Young Genius Ranking placed them fifth and twenty-first, respectively. After learning of Shrek’s penalties for the exhibition match, they began the ten-stage entrance examination and encountered a Ten Thousand Year Cave Spider Demon in the desert.

• Na'er showed Zhao Xuanzhen the updated Young Genius Ranking, which placed him fifth and her twenty-first, and she resolved to challenge the Shrek students ranked above her.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er arrived in Shrek City with Holy Spirit Douluo Yali, while Leng Yaozhu warned Yali to protect them from Cai Yue'er.
• Yali explained the Sea God Pavilion’s punishments: Yu Yuanheng and Ye Xinglan received probation, the defeated students faced harder exams, and Shen Yi was reassigned to a special class.
• Yali escorted Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er to their entrance examination, where they ignored the Gold-eyed Black Dragon King’s pressure and earned ten points in the first stage.
• In the desert of the second stage, Na'er cut through a spider-silk trap while Zhao Xuanzhen struck the sand and exposed a Ten Thousand Year Cave Spider Demon.

Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er completed the first three assessment stages and demonstrated their talents at Shrek Academy, where Cai Yue'er tried to poach Zhao Xuanzhen for Light Darkness Douluo. Leng Yaozhu intervened, and the chapter ended with Zhao Xuanzhen challenging ten students at once, including Mo Jue, fourth on the Young Genius Ranking.

• Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er killed a ten-thousand-year Cave Spider Demon and received full marks for the beast-fighting stage.
• Na'er crossed the Guillotine Gate in ten seconds while Zhao Xuanzhen shattered the blades with his bare hands, earning full marks for the first three stages.
• Na'er demonstrated her Silver Dragon Spear and spatial attack, receiving ten points for the special talent assessment.
• Cai Yue'er offered to make Zhao Xuanzhen Light Darkness Douluo's Final Disciple, but Leng Yaozhu attacked her through the Phoenix Pendant and forced her to stop assessing students.
• Ya Li punished Cai Yue'er and continued the assessment, opening the comprehensive combat stage for Zhao Xuanzhen.
• Zhao Xuanzhen faced ten Shrek students, including Mo Jue, and demanded that they all fight him together.

Zhao Xuanzhen criticized Shrek Academy’s influence and challenged its Young Genius Ranking students at Spirit Ice Plaza. After defeating tenth-ranked Le Zhengyu, he faced third-ranked Li Qiankun.

• Zhao Xuanzhen argued to Ye Xinglan that Shrek’s graduates should join other factions and defend the continent, prompting her to question the Academy’s teachings.
• Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er went to Spirit Ice Plaza, where he formed an ice arena and Na'er announced his challenge to Shrek’s ranked geniuses.
• Le Zhengyu accepted the challenge, but Zhao Xuanzhen defeated him with his Tai Chi techniques and Body Secret Technique Wing Transformation.
• Le Zhengyu acknowledged his loss and said he would return home to absorb his clan’s Inherited Soul Spirit before challenging Zhao Xuanzhen again.
• Eighth-ranked Ye Xinglan considered fighting Zhao Xuanzhen but left to find work, while third-ranked Li Qiankun stepped onto the arena to defend his class’s dignity.

Zhao Xuanzhen defeated Li Qiankun and Nangong Yao in succession, earning the chance to challenge the top-ranked Tang Dong. Tang Dong entered the arena as an Ice Jade Scorpion Soul King and declared that the present belonged to him.

• Yun Ming and Ya Li watched as Zhao Xuanzhen fought Li Qiankun, and Yun Ming dismissed the academy enforcers while assuring Ya Li that the contestants were safe.
• Zhao Xuanzhen used War Bone to break through Li Qiankun’s defenses, then defeated him with Collapse Fist: Ban Lan Chui after Li Qiankun launched Stabilize Qiankun.
• Li Qiankun accepted defeat and left with Class One, Year Two, while Ya Li and Yun Ming discussed Zhao Xuanzhen’s fighting style and his conserving strength for the remaining opponents.
• Nangong Yao challenged Zhao Xuanzhen with Phantom Mist and Fox Charm, but he resisted her spiritual attack and subdued her before she could release her One-Word Battle Armor.
• Zhao Xuanzhen called out Tang Dong, who stepped onto the arena, revealed his Ice Jade Scorpion martial soul and five soul rings, and declared that the present belonged to him.

Zhao Xuanzhen returned to Spirit Pagoda with Na'er, celebrated reaching the top of the Young Genius Ranking, and discussed his plans for training and battle armor with Leng Yaozhu. The chapter ended with Na'er absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul bone and vowing to protect Zhao Xuanzhen as he pursued the top spot.

• Na'er told Leng Yaozhu that Zhao Xuanzhen had defeated the top four young geniuses, and Zhao Xuanzhen explained why he had spared Tang Dong despite Tang Dong breaking their agreement.
• Leng Yaozhu gave Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er ownership of White Tiger Street, which they decided to rename Mysterious Dragon Street, and gave each a Phoenix Pendant.
• Leng Yaozhu arranged for Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er to attend Shrek classes in the mornings, train at Spirit Pagoda in the afternoons, and cultivate on Sea God Island at night.
• Zhao Xuanzhen told Leng Yaozhu that he planned to skip One-Word Battle Armor and make Two-Word Battle Armor with high-grade Spirit Forging Alloy, then tried to explain his ties to the Body Sect.
• Na'er absorbed the hundred-thousand-year Left Leg Soul Bone of the Thorn Dragon Emperor, whose soul submitted to her Silver Dragon King bloodline, and vowed that her genius would never fall as she protected Zhao Xuanzhen.

Na'er and Zhao Xuanzhen entered the Golden Tree for enlightenment, where Na'er explored a space-aligned cultivation room and Zhao Xuanzhen confronted the remains of two ancient Qilin. As their meditations began, a mysterious old man appeared in Zhao Xuanzhen's spiritual world and addressed him as the Variable of Destiny.

• Na'er bragged to Zhao Xuanzhen about defeating the Sky Pillar Douluo, then Shen Yi's lesson nearly exposed her as a transformed Soul Beast before she explained why Na'er's Silver Dragon Spear proved she was human.
• Zhao Xuanzhen teased Na'er about being a dragon, and they left class together while Ye Xinglan watched them with envy.
• Yun Ming brought Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er into the Golden Tree and assigned them separate rooms for enlightenment, inviting Na'er to become his personal disciple.
• Na'er entered a space-filled room and began comprehending the Power of Space, while Zhao Xuanzhen faced the remains of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Yin Qilin and Yang Qilin.
• As Zhao Xuanzhen absorbed the Qilin energy, a golden light appeared in his spiritual world; the Teng Snake confronted it before an old man emerged and called Zhao Xuanzhen the Variable of Destiny.