Chapter Summaries

After the Sun Moon Empire defeated its invading enemies, Xu Tianxi killed Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan patriarch Mu Zhen and the victors gathered at a banquet. Jing Hongchen prepared to travel to Star Luo, while Xu Tianxi revealed that Yan Shaozhe was descended from Ye Xishui and had secretly served as the Holy Spirit Cult’s Young Master within Shrek.

• Xu Tianxi stopped Bear King from joining the Far North’s fight against Mu Zhen, while he and the others discussed Su Tong’s Ultimate Martial Soul and Ji Juechen arranged fights with Xu Jiujiu and Gu Zhaoqiu.
• The Snow Empress froze Mu Zhen with Emperor Palm—Great Cold No Snow, and Xu Tianxi shattered the ice, killed him, and took his Soul Bones.
• Kong Deming returned after pursuing Du Busi into Heaven Dou territory and threatening retaliation if the Body Sect attacked Sun Moon Empire citizens.
• At the victory banquet, the assembled allies reviewed the devastating losses suffered by Shrek, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Body Sect.
• Xu Tianxi warned Jing Hongchen that Xiao and Meng might be targeted in Star Luo, so Jing Hongchen decided to go there and protect them.
• Jing Hongchen read Xu Tianxi’s essay accusing Yan Shaozhe of being Ye Xishui’s descendant and the Holy Spirit Cult’s Young Master, and Xu Tianxi predicted Shrek had fewer than ten Titled Douluo left.

After a disastrous operation against the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek’s allies blamed Yan Shaozhe and demanded answers, while Jing Hongchen’s exposé further damaged Shrek’s reputation. At the Holy Spirit Cult, Zhongli Wu read the accusations and was baffled by claims that he had a blood relative and that Feng Ling had been involved with Yan Shaozhe.

• Bei Bei told Yan Shaozhe that the Heaven Dou Empire and several allied sects had arrived to confront Shrek over the missing expedition, and Yan Shaozhe fainted.
• Golden Roc, Ning Guping, and Prince Xue Yu confronted Yan Shaozhe over the deaths of their forces, including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan patriarch.
• Jing Hongchen publicly condemned Shrek and exposed allegations about its history, Xuan Zi’s ties to the Holy Spirit Cult, and Yan Shaozhe’s romantic past.
• Yan Shaozhe and Old Zhuang proposed summoning Shrek’s graduates to seek revenge, but Prince Xue Yu rejected the idea of another costly campaign.
• Zhang Peng asked Zhongli Wu about claims in the condemnation that concerned the Supreme Sect Master, and Zhongli Wu wondered how he could have a blood relative and whether he and Yan Shaozhe shared a lover.

Zhongli Wu learned that exiled nobles had gathered in the Dou Ling Empire and ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to seize Lingdou City and take control of the empire. As the invasion began, Wu Yun Douluo abducted the Dou Ling Emperor and told him the Worship Hall had rebelled.

• Zhang Peng reported that the Holy Spirit Cult’s supplies and income had dwindled, then told Zhongli Wu about the Noble Free-Flight Tournament and the exiled nobles who had fled to Shrek City or the Dou Ling Empire.
• Zhongli Wu decided to make the Holy Spirit Cult the state religion, seize Lingdou City, and control the Dou Ling Emperor, ordering Wu Yun Douluo to lead elite members into the palace.
• Ye Xishui confirmed that Yan Shaozhe was her descendant and sent the recovering Xuan Zi with Zhongli Wu, who planned to find him a Super Douluo to devour.
• Long Xiaoyao objected to attacking Shrek, but Ye Xishui insisted the weakened academy should be taken before their enemies could claim it.
• The Holy Spirit Cult entered Lingdou City at night, and Wu Yun Douluo abducted the Dou Ling Emperor while Zhongli Wu’s forces began targeting the city’s powerful figures.
• Wu Yun Douluo told the Dou Ling Emperor that the Worship Hall had rebelled and presented the head of its master, Sun Douluo.

Zhongli Wu forced the Dou Ling Emperor to appoint him National Teacher and hand over control of the empire. The emperor agreed to Zhongli Wu’s plans to purge nobles, summon them to Lingdou City, and seize resources for the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Zhongli Wu killed Sun Douluo and frightened the Dou Ling Emperor into submission.
• Wu Yun Douluo threatened the emperor, and Zhongli Wu intervened to pose as his loyal protector.
• Zhongli Wu demanded authority to exterminate the Xue Family imperial clan and purge powerful nobles across the empire.
• The Dou Ling Emperor surrendered state affairs to Zhongli Wu, who ordered Titled Douluo to guard the palace and summoned nobles to Lingdou City.
• Zhongli Wu ordered the empire’s rare metals gathered and commanded every Titled Douluo to return with the head of a Xue Family imperial prince.

Xu Tianxi planned sweeping tax reforms in response to the Dou Ling Empire’s massacre of its nobles, while Xu Jiujiu considered investing in his Soul Spirit faction. At Shrek, Yan Shaozhe issued a Summoning Order for graduates to return to the Sea God Pavilion as the academy faced financial strain and a shortage of powerful fighters.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Tianxi that the Dou Ling Emperor had massacred nobles, abolished their titles, and seized their property, leaving the empire in turmoil.
• Xu Tianxi proposed surrendering most of his salary and imposing a ninety-four-percent tax on nobles, with reductions for those who funded public projects or served the empire.
• Xu Jiujiu asked about the construction of Heavenly Court and offered to invest in Xu Tianxi’s Soul Spirit faction.
• Zhuang Yusheng and Bei Bei told Yan Shaozhe that Shrek had paid large sums and Soul Bones to secure the return of graduates from several groups and empires.
• Yan Shaozhe ordered Zhuang Yusheng and Bei Bei to announce that Shrek was at the brink of life and death and summon graduates across the continent back to the Sea God Pavilion.

The Shrek Summoning Order triggered defections, reprisals, and political upheaval across the three empires while Xu Tianxi sought Kong Deming’s guidance on Soul Guided Devices. Kong Deming appointed Xu Tianxi commander of the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Regiment, but Xu Tianxi chose to focus on cultivation and study for now.

• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo emperors punished Shrek’s departing followers, while the Dou Ling National Teacher Zhongli Wu executed Shrek families and suppressed their remaining influence.
• Xu Tianxi visited Kong Deming in the Worship Hall and learned about the Silver Moon Divine Light Cover and Kong Deming’s plans for an Eleventh Level Soul Guided Device.
• Xu Tianxi proposed improving rare metals through advanced forging and offered a Ten-Forged sample, prompting Kong Deming to support joint research with blacksmiths and Soul Engineers.
• Kong Deming appointed Xu Tianxi commander of the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Regiment and told him to take over from his great-grandfather’s former subordinates.
• Xu Tianxi declined to take up the military role immediately, saying he wanted to cultivate and study Soul Guided Devices under Kong Deming’s guidance.

Xu Tianxi organized Heavenly Court’s research efforts and forged Rank 8 Melee Soul Tool Armor for Gu Zhaoqiu. After testing it, Bear King realized similar armor might let him challenge Di Tian again and asked to learn the forging method.

• Xu Tianxi urged Gu Yuena to advance her artificial soul spirit research and asked her to help create armor from rare metals.
• Gu Zhaoqiu showed Xu Tianxi her Hundred-Forged metals, and he designed and forged her a suit of Rank 8 Melee Soul Tool Armor with Kong Deming’s guidance.
• Gu Zhaoqiu tested the armor against Bear King, whose relaxed confidence disappeared when he felt the force of her punch.
• Bear King decided that armor made for him might let him challenge Di Tian again and asked Xu Tianxi to teach him the forging method.

Xu Tianxi recruited Su Tong to Heavenly Court with generous pay and promised to bring her injured mother from the Heaven Dou Empire. After Ning Tian came seeking a reward for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s help, Xu Tianxi acknowledged its contribution and offered another business deal.

• Xu Tianxi asked Bear King to guard the Auspicious Beast and help Heavenly Court keep watch, and Bear King agreed to become its First Warrior.
• Xu Tianxi hired Su Tong as Heavenly Court’s Far North liaison and Enforcer, offering her a salary, benefits, and support for her family.
• Xu Tianxi promised to bring Su Tong’s injured mother from the Heaven Dou Empire and offered her the option of training as a Spirit Transmitter.
• Snow Empress praised Xu Tianxi’s generosity, then vanished when Ning Tian arrived.
• Ning Tian asked Xu Tianxi to reward the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect for its intelligence and cooperation, and Xu Tianxi proposed a new business deal.

Xu Tianxi planned to gather intelligence on Shrek and bar its people from entering Mingdu, while Ning Tian agreed to help in exchange for an undisclosed reward. At Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe welcomed returning graduates and their families as Shrek rebuilt its ranks.

• Xu Tianxi asked Ning Tian to collect detailed information about Shrek graduates and spies, then abandoned his idea to lure Shrek into rescuing Song Yunzhi because it risked drawing powerful allies into the conflict.
• Xu Tianxi discussed his humanoid soul tool research, arranged official positions for three hundred Xuanming Sect elites, and urged Ning Tian to keep cultivating despite her doubts about overcoming her sect’s level-seventy-nine limit.
• Ning Tian told Xu Tianxi that Wang Dong planned to visit Mingdu, so he ordered her to draw Wang Dong and other Shrek core disciples for an entry blacklist.
• Xu Tianxi promised Ning Tian a future reward for the intelligence and offered two Rank 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells to encourage her work.
• Yan Shaozhe welcomed returning Shrek graduates and their families to the Sea God Pavilion, declaring that Shrek’s strength would recover.

Shrek’s returning experts filled the Sea God Pavilion, where they discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Spirits and the growing cooperation between humans and Soul Beasts. The Pavilion voted to investigate Soul Spirits, while Bei Bei remained isolated and worried about Tang Ya, sensing that Shrek had changed beyond recognition.

• Many Shrek veterans returned with their families and descendants, restoring the academy’s numbers but leaving Bei Bei feeling unfamiliar with the people in the Sea God Pavilion.
• Bei Bei worried about Tang Ya, who had been missing for more than two years, and blamed Xuan Zi for harming many people close to him.
• Sky Fire Douluo reported that the Bear King and Scarlet King had helped ambush Body Douluo Du Busi, suggesting the Star Dou Great Forest’s Soul Beasts were cooperating with the Sun Moon Empire.
• Elder Chen said Sea God Island could not ally with Shrek because a Sea Soul Beast clan had rebelled, killing nine Sacred Pillars and injuring the High Priest.
• Old Zhuang proposed investigating the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Spirits and its planned Heavenly Court, and the new Sea God Pavilion unanimously approved the mission.
• As the returning members celebrated, Bei Bei wondered whether their intelligence-gathering plans would help find Tang Ya and felt that Shrek was no longer the place he knew.

Xu Tianxi opened Heavenly Court in Mingdu, presenting it as a major social welfare organization and announcing non-aggression pacts with two great soul beast territories. The ceremony ended with Wang Dong being barred from entering the Sun Moon Empire at its border.

• Xu Tianxi unveiled Heavenly Court, whose construction had created jobs and supporting industries across Mingdu and nearby cities.
• Xu Tianxi promised free martial soul awakenings, support for Soul Masters and Soul Guidance engineers, and protection from exploitation, while naming Miss Ye its image ambassador and the Qian Gu Father and Son its worship protectors.
• Bear King announced the Sun Moon Star Dou Non-Aggression Pact, and the Titan Snow Demon King declared a similar pact with the Far North on behalf of Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Kong Deming, the Old Emperor, Jing Hongchen, and other guests praised Heavenly Court and its role in the Sun Moon Empire before Xu Tianxi completed the ceremony with three ceremonial shots.
• A border staff member checked Wang Dong's photograph, gave him a red card, and refused him entry into the Sun Moon Empire.

Wang Dong was barred from entering the Sun Moon Empire because she was a Shrek student, so she declared she had quit and paid for an expedited visa. Xu Tianxi arranged for Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen to host her, then took Gu Zhaoqiu into seclusion to avoid an unspecified threat.

• A border official denied Wang Dong entry because Shrek students were banned after the attack on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and Mingde Hall.
• Wang Dong decided to leave Shrek and told the Tenth Elder to inform the academy, though he said the sect masters had to be notified first.
• Wang Dong declared her departure from Shrek, paid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and began the visa process while waiting at the border station.
• Xu Tianxi learned of Wang Dong's application and asked Zhang Lexuan to arrange for Ling Luochen to host her during her visit to Xiao Xiao.
• Xu Tianxi went to the Blacksmith Workshop and told Gu Zhaoqiu that they would enter seclusion together to avoid certain filthy things coming after them.

Xu Tianxi entered seclusion beneath Heavenly Court to refine his cultivation and pursue Thousand-Forged Metal, while the Mountain Dragon King discussed the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon’s mysterious history. After several days, Xu Tianxi began forging armor for the Xuanming Sect elites and set out to master Thousand-Forging.

• Xu Tianxi handed Xiao Hongchen the position of Lord of Heavenly Court and entered the underground training grounds with Gu Zhaoqiu, three hundred Xuanming Sect elites, and a group of Soul Engineers.
• Xu Tianxi absorbed the Ice Empress’s sealed Soul Power and Source Power, while the Ice Empress, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Mountain Dragon King discussed his future cultivation and the possible origins of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon bloodline.
• The Mountain Dragon King suggested that Xu Tianxi eventually investigate Sun Moon Imperial Family records and dangerous regions on the Sun Moon Continent to learn who had bestowed the bloodline blessing.
• After several days of cultivation, Xu Tianxi took forged rare metals from Gu Zhaoqiu and began making battle armor for the Xuanming Sect elites.
• Xu Tianxi failed to advance Ink Silver beyond Hundred-Forged Metal until Gu Zhaoqiu explained that Thousand-Forging required removing impurities and awakening the metal’s spirituality.
• Xu Tianxi gave Gu Zhaoqiu upgraded Soul Guidance Detection Goggles, then used them to study Ink Silver as he resumed forging toward Thousand-Forged Metal.

Wang Dong reunited with Xiao Xiao at the border and learned how well the Sun Moon Empire had treated her after Shrek's terrorist attack destroyed the academy. Xiao Xiao warned Wang Dong not to persuade her to return on Shrek's behalf, and Wang Dong insisted she had cut ties with Shrek and had come only to find her.

• Wang Dong joyfully reunited with Xiao Xiao, while Ling Luochen watched and judged Wang Dong's cultivation and intentions.
• Xiao Xiao told Wang Dong that the Sun Moon Empire had given her comfortable housing, cultivation support, and freedom to study as she wished.
• Xiao Xiao explained that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's destruction had temporarily halted her stipend, though she and her parents had been given hotel lodging and jobs in Mingdu City.
• Xiao Xiao told Wang Dong not to ask her to return for Shrek, fearing that Senior Sister and the academy authorities would misunderstand.
• Wang Dong denied coming on Shrek's behalf and said she had cut ties with the academy and had come specifically to find Xiao Xiao.

Wang Dong reunited with Xiao Xiao in the Sun Moon Empire and learned that her demanding academy life was far from the relaxing escape she had hoped for. As Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen took Wang Dong to Mingdu, Ling Luochen concealed their mission to keep Wang Dong distracted and test her loyalty.

• Wang Dong told Xiao Xiao she had left Shrek, while Ling Luochen reflected on Shrek’s decline and Xu Tianxi’s overwhelming strength.
• Xiao Xiao invited Wang Dong to visit the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, but Wang Dong was shocked to learn how intensely Xiao Xiao and the other students trained.
• Xiao Xiao explained that she needed to reach Soul Emperor before the next Tournament and that Xu Sanshi was already trying to break through to that realm.
• Xiao Xiao agreed to spend several days showing Wang Dong around Mingdu, and Ling Luochen offered to guide and protect her.
• Ling Luochen privately recalled that Xiao Xiao had accepted a mission to keep Wang Dong away from Heavenly Court and its secret Soul Spirit research, then contacted Zhang Lexuan to discuss testing her.

Tang San learned that his orders to seize a Water Dragon Ferocious Beast had led to heavy losses for Sea God Island and the Clear Sky Sect, while Shrek and the empires faced further upheaval. After discovering he could no longer contact the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he erupted in fury and vowed to find whoever had interfered with it.

• Tang San contacted Niu Tian and Tai Tan and learned that Di Tian had defeated their forces after the Sea Soul Beasts resisted the attempt to capture a Water Dragon Ferocious Beast.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan reported that Shrek had lost battles and betrayed Huo Yuhao to the Body Sect, while the Holy Spirit Cult had conquered the Dou Ling Empire and raised an Asura statue.
• Tang San told Niu Tian and Tai Tan to keep the Clear Sky Sect from intervening, intending to let the people's desperation grow before he later appeared as their savior.
• Tang San observed Wang Dong traveling through the Sun Moon Empire, Huo Yuhao at the Body Sect, and Yan Shaozhe teaching new Shrek disciples to revere the Original Seven Devils.
• Tang San failed to contact the Divine Sense he had left at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and blamed the Plane Will's resistance for blocking his perception.
• Tang San erupted in anger and threatened whoever had laid hands on the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Tang San was forced to abandon his surveillance of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and planned to wait for the Abyssal Plane’s invasion before acting. Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan recruited Ning Tian and Wu Feng to investigate Wang Dong’s feelings, and the chapter ended with them welcoming Wang Dong to Mingdu City.

• Tang San realized he could not investigate the severed Divine Sense without risking the God of Destruction’s scrutiny, so he planned to have his parents investigate later and prepare for the Abyssal Plane’s invasion.
• Zhang Lexuan grew suspicious after Ling Luochen reported Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao’s closeness, and she decided Wang Dong’s intentions needed testing.
• Zhang Lexuan persuaded Ning Tian to approach Wang Dong and ask about same-sex relationships, while Wu Feng enthusiastically offered to help.
• Zhang Lexuan proposed welcoming Wang Dong with a group, getting her drunk, and questioning her about her feelings.
• Several days later, Wang Dong arrived outside Mingdu City with Xiao Xiao and Ling Luochen, where fireworks announced her visit and Ning Tian greeted her warmly.

At a welcome banquet, Wang Dong was plied with alcohol and shown a new Sun Moon Empire movie before Ning Tian and Wu Feng questioned her about Xiao Xiao. Wang Dong insisted they were only friends, and Xiao Xiao overheard her, ran off in tears, and left Wang Dong stunned.

• Zhang Lexuan, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, and the others welcomed Wang Dong and took turns getting her drunk at a banquet.
• Xu Sanshi showed Wang Dong a Sun Moon Empire movie, and she praised its Soul Guided Technology while explaining that Soul Tools made her feel sick.
• After the movie, Ning Tian led Wang Dong and Wu Feng into the garden, where Wu Feng asked whether Wang Dong had romantic feelings for Xiao Xiao.
• Wang Dong said she and Xiao Xiao were only friends and that she could not marry a woman, while Ning Tian listened from nearby.
• Xiao Xiao overheard Wang Dong, called her a liar, and ran away crying as Ling Luochen and Ning Tian pursued her, leaving Wang Dong bewildered.

Wang Dong'er left Mingdu after Xiao Xiao chose to focus on cultivation, while Xu Tianxi explained to Gu Zhaoqiu why he feared the God King behind her. The chapter ended with Gu Zhaoqiu embracing Xu Tianxi and kissing his cheek despite his objections.

• Ling Luochen told Wang Dong'er that Xiao Xiao wanted to set aside emotional matters and concentrate on cultivation, and Wang Dong'er left for home in tears.
• Xu Sanshi secretly reported Wang Dong'er's departure, and Xu Tianxi watched her carriage leave through a long-distance Soul Tool.
• Xu Tianxi warned Gu Zhaoqiu that the God King behind Wang Dong'er might target her and urged her to stay cautious until he reached God Rank.
• Gu Zhaoqiu asked why Xu Tianxi was so protective, then told him she wanted more than a sibling relationship.
• Xu Tianxi asked Gu Zhaoqiu to wait until he became a god, but she held him tightly and kissed his cheek.

Gu Zhaoqiu pressured Xu Tianxi into accepting her possessive advances, then used her Three-Eyed Golden Beast form to create a Fate Connection with him. Tang San’s Divine Sense watched the connection form and realized that his plan to use Gu Zhaoqiu’s Power of Fate for Little Seven was falling apart.

• Gu Zhaoqiu threatened to have Di Tian and the other soul beasts capture Xu Tianxi if he tried to escape.
• Xu Tianxi explained that his arrangement with Xu Jiujiu was a political alliance and that he had a close but non-romantic relationship with Meng Hongchen.
• Gu Zhaoqiu decided Xu Jiujiu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill made her a rival and summoned the Three-Eyed Golden Beast phantom.
• Xu Tianxi transported himself and Gu Zhaoqiu to the Necromantic Demiplane, where their Life Eyes formed a Fate Connection.
• Electrolux recognized Gu Zhaoqiu’s true form, while Tang San’s Divine Sense watched helplessly as the connection disrupted his plan for Little Seven.