Chapter Summaries

Han Yuchen and the Shrek team renewed their resolve to challenge the Gods, while Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang reacted to Han Yuchen’s unprecedented power and recognized the danger it brought. Yu Xiaogang urged them to protect Han Yuchen and wait for the powerful factions watching them to make their move, just as someone knocked on the lounge door.

• Han Yuchen inspired Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to face the Gods with renewed fighting spirit.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang reeled after witnessing Han Yuchen’s three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and Flender said recruiting him had been both his best and craziest investment.
• Yu Xiaogang searched his research notes and concluded that his theories could not explain Han Yuchen’s abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang decided that a new era had begun and warned Flender and Liu Erlong that Han Yuchen’s power could make him a target of Spirit Hall, the Upper Three Sects, and the Two Great Empires.
• Yu Xiaogang told them not to flee Heaven Dou City but to wait for the powerful players to approach; then someone knocked on the lounge door.

After Shrek Academy’s victory, the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace and Ning Fengzhi separately invited Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai to banquets, each seeking a meeting for different reasons. Master recognized the political danger and warned Flender and Liu Erlong to prepare.

• An envoy from the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace invited Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai to a banquet attended by Xue Ye, and Master accepted the invitation on their behalf without promising they would attend.
• Master told Flender and Liu Erlong that Xue Qinghe’s invitation was a probe designed to reveal Han Yuchen’s stance.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with the Sword Bone Douluo and offered Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s highest-ranking Guest Tokens.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Han Yuchen and Leng Yuebai to a private banquet, saying he wanted to learn about the secret behind their “Starlight.”
• After Ning Fengzhi departed, Master warned Flender and Erlong that they needed to be prepared.

Han Yuchen decided Shrek would accept Ning Fengzhi’s friendship before dealing with Xue Qinghe’s invitation to the Crown Prince’s banquet. Master Yu Xiaogang met Ning Fengzhi, who explained why he valued Han Yuchen and Cold Yuebai, but Master said Ning had still misunderstood something.

• Han Yuchen told Flender, Liu Erlong, and Master to accept Ning Fengzhi’s invitation and attend Xue Qinghe’s banquet later.
• Han Yuchen hinted that he knew the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s greatest weakness and urged Master to use that knowledge when securing Ning Fengzhi’s support.
• Ning Fengzhi waited with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong in a VIP lounge at the Great Soul Arena.
• Master arrived alone and explained that Han Yuchen was recovering, then agreed that Shrek was willing to accept Ning Fengzhi’s friendship.
• Ning Fengzhi named Han Yuchen and Cold Yuebai’s talent, potential, and mysterious backing as the reasons he valued them, but Master replied that he still saw things incorrectly.

Yu Xiaogang persuaded Ning Fengzhi that Han Yuchen could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve beyond its seven levels, potentially changing the sect’s fate. Ning Fengzhi allied the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Shrek Academy and agreed to provide funding, a cultivation valley, and intelligence.

• Yu Xiaogang told Ning Fengzhi that Han Yuchen might enable the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to reach an eighth or ninth level.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Yu Xiaogang’s claim and asked what Han Yuchen needed in return.
• Ning Fengzhi pledged that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stand with Shrek Academy and oppose its enemies.
• Ning Fengzhi promised Shrek Academy five million Gold Soul Coins, a valley near Sunset Forest, and intelligence about the continent and Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi shook hands, formally establishing an alliance between Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After Shrek secured an investment from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Han Yuchen warned that their upcoming meeting with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would demand political skill and began training Dai Mubai to become a king. Dai Mubai emerged from three days of grueling instruction ready to attend the banquet as the future emperor of the Star Luo Empire.

• Master announced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had agreed to invest five million Gold Soul Coins and reached two other cooperation agreements with Shrek.
• Han Yuchen warned the group that their meeting with Xue Qinghe would be a political battlefield and criticized Dai Mubai for relying on strength instead of royal bearing.
• Han Yuchen challenged Dai Mubai to consider the nobles and factions he would face if he tried to reclaim the Star Luo throne, then offered to train him to become a true king.
• Over three days, Han Yuchen drilled Dai Mubai in court etiquette and used spiritual illusions to expose him to political traps and their consequences.
• Dai Mubai emerged in Star Luo royal attire with a calmer, more imposing presence, and Han Yuchen told him to attend the banquet as the future emperor of the Star Luo Empire.

Ning Fengzhi sent Shrek Academy to the Heaven Dou Palace banquet in his carriage, where Dai Mubai’s newfound regal bearing silenced nobles who mocked them. Dai Mubai led the group into Tulip Hall, where the gathered dignitaries turned their attention to him and Han Yuchen.

• Ning Fengzhi sent his carriage to bring Shrek Academy to the imperial palace banquet.
• Dai Mubai’s composed presence impressed his companions as the group traveled to Heaven Dou Palace.
• Young nobles and Heaven Dou Royal Academy students mocked Shrek Academy, but Dai Mubai’s imposing aura silenced them.
• Han Yuchen urged Tang San to follow Dai Mubai, saying the real show was only beginning.
• Dai Mubai led Shrek Academy into Tulip Hall, where the dignitaries fixed their attention on him and Han Yuchen.

At Xue Qinghe’s banquet, Han Yuchen sidestepped the Crown Prince’s attempt to make him a target by praising his defeated opponent, Eidolon, instead. Ning Fengzhi backed Han Yuchen’s toast, leaving Xue Qinghe’s awkward position unresolved.

• Xue Qinghe welcomed the Shrek students and expressed concern over Han Yuchen’s supposed injuries.
• Xue Qinghe hosted the Shrek group at the banquet’s most distinguished table and toasted Han Yuchen as a future legend.
• Han Yuchen credited his victory over Eidolon to luck and proposed that the guests toast her as the true strong one.
• Xue Qinghe concealed his irritation as Han Yuchen’s remarks put him in a difficult position before the nobles.
• Ning Fengzhi rose with his wine cup and praised Han Yuchen’s words.

Ning Fengzhi backed Han Yuchen’s toast to Miss Eidolon, forcing Xue Qinghe to agree, then gave Ning Rongrong a rare Soul Bone to demonstrate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support for Shrek. The banquet fell silent when Emperor Xue Ye arrived.

• Ning Fengzhi supported Han Yuchen’s proposal to toast both Miss Eidolon and the victor, and Xue Qinghe reluctantly agreed.
• Ning Fengzhi presented Ning Rongrong with the Vast Sea Calming Heart skull bone, a rare Soul Bone suited to Support System Soul Masters.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s public gift made the guests wary of Shrek and further angered Xue Qinghe.
• Emperor Xue Ye entered Tulip Hall, and the guests set down their cups and greeted him.

At the banquet, Emperor Xue Ye announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team would merge with Shrek Academy, binding it to the Empire. Han Yuchen rejected the offer in public, leaving the Emperor and the assembled nobles stunned.

• Xue Ye arrived at Tulip Hall with Dugu Bo and praised the Shrek students.
• Xue Ye announced the merger of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team into Shrek Academy and appointed Yu Xiaogang chief instructor and Imperial Chief Spirit Master Advisor.
• Han Yuchen stood before Yu Xiaogang could respond and faced Xue Ye’s imperial pressure without faltering.
• Han Yuchen thanked Xue Ye but declared that Shrek Academy could not accept the offer, provoking an uproar and darkening the Emperor’s expression.

Han Yuchen refused Xue Ye’s demand to merge Shrek Academy with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, citing his academy’s distinct traditions and his teacher’s injunction to avoid political allegiance. He offered cooperation in exchange for an autonomous territory to establish a new Shrek Academy, leaving Xue Ye weighing the risks until a minister supported the proposal.

• Han Yuchen told Xue Ye that Shrek Academy’s educational philosophy differed from Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s and that his teacher’s final instructions forbade entering court or pledging allegiance to a power.
• Han Yuchen proposed that Shrek serve as a Guest Instructor Group for the Imperial Dou Team and represent the Heaven Dou Empire in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Han Yuchen demanded ten li of territory outside Heaven Dou City with absolute autonomy for a new Shrek Academy.
• Xue Ye recognized Han Yuchen’s proposal as an effort to set limits on imperial control and weighed accepting it against the danger of pushing Shrek toward a rival power.
• A minister told Xue Ye that Han Yuchen’s proposal was feasible.

Xue Ye granted Shrek Academy a vast, autonomous campus after Ning Fengzhi helped him accept Han Yuchen’s demands. As the group celebrated their gain, Han Yuchen warned that their public victory had made them targets, and two Titled Douluo blocked their carriage on the way home.

• Ning Fengzhi argued that granting Shrek Academy land would benefit the Heaven Dou Empire, giving Xue Ye a way to accept Han Yuchen’s terms.
• Xue Ye agreed to grant Shrek Academy a royal hunting ground south of Heaven Dou City, with autonomy over the territory.
• The Shrek group celebrated their new campus in the carriage while Han Yuchen watched the dark road in silence.
• Han Yuchen warned Flender and the others that taking land from the Emperor in public had stirred powerful enemies and made them more likely to attack.
• The carriage stopped abruptly when two Titled Douluo-level auras confronted the group, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin announced that guests were blocking the road.

Ning Fengzhi and the Shrek group were confronted on the road by Spirit Hall Elders Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who had come to kill Han Yuchen. Han Yuchen provoked them into attacking, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong took the battle into the sky to protect everyone below.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei blocked Ning Fengzhi's carriage and demanded that he hand over the Shrek group as heretics.
• Ning Fengzhi refused to cooperate, while Chen Xin warned the two elders that they would have to face him to reach their targets.
• Han Yuchen stepped out of the carriage, insulted Yue Guan and Gui Mei, and accused Spirit Hall of resorting to assassination.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei charged at Han Yuchen, but Chen Xin and Gu Rong intercepted them in a clash that shook the road.
• The four Titled Douluo moved their fight into the sky, where Chen Xin battled Yue Guan and Gu Rong fought Gui Mei as Ning Fengzhi protected the Shrek Seven Devils with a glazed barrier.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo drove off the attacking Spirit Hall elders, but a group of deadly shadow puppets then ambushed Shrek Academy and the Golden Iron Triangle. As Leng Yuebai faced three Titled Douluo-level attackers, the most dangerous shadow struck at Han Yuchen, who recognized the assailants as Solonsen's lackeys.

• Ning Fengzhi boosted Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo with his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Han Yuchen secretly strengthened his support power with a trace of starlight.
• Ghost Douluo and Specter Douluo unleashed a storm of golden blades to cover their retreat, and Ning Fengzhi stopped Sword Douluo from pursuing them.
• Han Yuchen sensed hidden killing intent and warned everyone as dozens of black shadows attacked the Shrek Seven Devils and the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Leng Yuebai swept several shadows away with the Star Radiance Heavenly Silk, while Master Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong formed the Golden Sacred Dragon to fight back.
• Three powerful shadows surrounded Leng Yuebai, and another slipped behind Han Yuchen with a dagger aimed at his heart.
• Han Yuchen turned toward the attacker with a thrilled smile and called the shadows Solonsen's lackeys before invoking Shadow Contract.

Han Yuchen fought a Titled Douluo puppet and destroyed it by trading a severe shoulder injury for a decisive opening. He staggered away bloodied as the battlefield fell silent and the others recognized the depth of his strength.

• The black-clad assassin struck Han Yuchen with a killing blow, shattering his shield and sending him crashing into the ground.
• Han Yuchen ordered the Shrek Seven Devils and the others not to interfere, then used Sword Dance and Restraint to deflect the assassin’s attacks.
• Han Yuchen deliberately exposed his left shoulder to lure the puppet into a committed attack.
• Han Yuchen used Dragon Strike to briefly stun the puppet, took a dagger through his shoulder, and struck its chest with Blade of Flowing Water.
• The black-clad assassin shattered into black particles, and Han Yuchen declared it was the first one.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Tang San watched Han Yuchen in shock, while Tang San’s desire to grow stronger surged.

Han Yuchen and the Golden Sacred Dragon team destroyed the two Titled Douluo puppets with the Starbone Sub-Dragon’s sacrifice and their final attack. The victory left Han Yuchen, Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong exhausted, while Leng Yuebai remained locked in a desperate fight against three coordinated puppet assassins.

• Master warned that maintaining the Golden Sacred Dragon was draining their Soul Power, while Han Yuchen struggled to his feet despite his injuries.
• Han Yuchen summoned the Starbone Sub-Dragon and ordered Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong to prepare their strongest attack.
• The Starbone Sub-Dragon endured the Shadow Puppet’s blows and trapped it with its wings, tail, and bone claws.
• Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong fired Sacred Dragon Breath at the immobilized Shadow Puppet and vaporized it, then collapsed as the Golden Sacred Dragon dispersed.
• Han Yuchen returned the shattered Starbone Sub-Dragon to the Dimensional Space, while Leng Yuebai continued struggling against three coordinated Titled Douluo-level puppet assassins.

Han Yuchen identified the puppets’ linked parent-and-child structure and directed the Shrek Seven Devils and their allies to focus their attacks on the core. Their coordinated assault opened a path for the Hell White Tiger to strike one of the puppet assassins, while Oscar’s copies restrained it for the incoming blow.

• Leng Yuebai suffered a deep arm wound when three Titled Douluo puppets synchronized their attacks, while the other fighters struggled against puppets that continually healed.
• Han Yuchen analyzed the puppets’ movements and energy links, recognized their linked structure, and identified the three assassins attacking Leng Yuebai as the core.
• Han Yuchen ordered Tang San to prepare his Fourth Soul Skill and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to unleash the Hell White Tiger.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fused their Martial Souls, and the Hell White Tiger charged at one of the puppet assassins as Chen Xin and Gu Rong cleared the way.
• Oscar copied the Hell White Tiger to restrain the assassin and force it to face the true Hell White Tiger’s attack.

Han Yuchen entered the battlefield and used Sacred Qilin Flash Strike to pierce the core puppet assassin, then detonated Sacred Lin Judgment inside it. The core's destruction triggered a chain reaction that purified every Shadow Puppet, leaving the Shrek fighters and their allies stunned by Han Yuchen's victory.

• Leng Yuebai realized Han Yuchen had coordinated the fighters and identified the puppet assassin as the key to breaking the battle.
• Han Yuchen used Sacred Qilin Flash Strike to reach the core puppet assassin and pierce its chest before the others' attacks landed.
• Han Yuchen unleashed Sacred Lin Judgment inside the puppet, destroying it with Divine Judgment Lightning.
• The core puppet's destruction triggered the remaining Shadow Puppets to erupt in sacred flames and vanish across the battlefield.
• Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo stopped to stare at Han Yuchen, who stood untouched amid the golden motes.

Han Yuchen annihilated the attackers with a single strike, leaving the witnesses stunned by his overwhelming strength. He revealed that the Shadow Contract served Solonsen and sought to devour the world, warning that a greater threat was gathering around them.

• Han Yuchen destroyed the puppets and addressed Solonsen, claiming he would take his pieces and challenging him to appear in person next time.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Gu Rong reacted with awe to Han Yuchen's power, while Tang San accepted that he and Han Yuchen walked different paths.
• Leng Yuebai sensed a sacred aura from Han Yuchen that seemed connected to her own and stirred the Soul Fragment within her.
• Han Yuchen told Ning Fengzhi that the Spirit Hall elders were only bait and identified the hidden organization as the Shadow Contract, which served Solonsen.
• Han Yuchen warned that the Shadow Contract was older and more dangerous than Spirit Hall and intended to devour the world, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the others facing an approaching storm.

After the battle, Han Yuchen told Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo that Solonsen was a cosmic plunderer seeking to devour Douluo Continent’s World Origin. Ning Fengzhi pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to follow Han Yuchen, leaving them united against the threat.

• Gu Rong used his ninth soul skill to repair the ruined official road after the battle.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Han Yuchen to explain Solonsen and the Shadow Contract in a sound-isolated chamber at Shrek Academy.
• Han Yuchen revealed that Solonsen traveled through countless universes and planned to devour Douluo Continent, including its God Realm.
• Han Yuchen said he and Solonsen were destined enemies and that their war had begun when he was born into this world.
• Ning Fengzhi bowed to Han Yuchen and pledged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to follow his lead.

Han Yuchen urged Ning Fengzhi to gather allies against Solonsen, then helped the Shrek Seven Devils turn their defeat and helplessness into renewed resolve. As the group left Shrek Academy for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, they understood that the continent was on the verge of upheaval.

• Han Yuchen told Ning Fengzhi that Solonsen had infiltrated the continent and urged him to seek support from the Clear Sky Sect and Sea God Island.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Master Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Liu Erlong, and the Shrek Academy group to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Han Yuchen noticed Tang San's questions and reassured him that they would talk later, then shared a subtle moment of understanding with Leng Yuebai.
• The group left Shrek Academy in a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect carriage, while Flender, Master, and the others reflected on leaving their old home.
• Han Yuchen challenged the Shrek Seven Devils over their helplessness in battle, then encouraged them to treat the gap between themselves and powerful enemies as room to improve.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun vowed to train harder, and Tang San thanked Han Yuchen as the carriage raced into the night.