Chapter Summaries

Vina’s group fled toward the Star Luo border while Evil Soul Masters and Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineers closed in, leaving them trapped and under attack. Just as the battle began, Ju Zi spotted a legendary Golden Dragon flying over the battlefield.

• Du Busi tore free of Zhong Liwu’s whirlwind and stayed behind to hold off the Evil Soul Masters while Vina’s group escaped.
• Elder Jinpeng and another Body Sect elder intercepted Wu Yun and Zhang Peng, but the Dark Cloud Scorpion Tiger overwhelmed them as the pursuers continued after Vina.
• Vina’s group found several hundred Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineers blocking the Star Luo border, and Ye Guyi proposed drawing them away so Vina could escape.
• A black-robed Evil Soul Master ambushed the group, and Ye Guyi wounded him with her Holy Sword before hundreds of Evil Soul Masters attacked.
• Ju Zi refused to send the Soul Engineers to help, then saw a Golden Dragon arrive above the battlefield.

Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to rescue Vina and the Heavenly Soul group from Evil Soul Masters. After the enemy fled, Zi Yao said he would speak to someone blocking their route to the Star Luo Border.

• A Golden Dragon appeared and tore through the Evil Soul Masters, giving the surrounded Heavenly Soul group a chance to counterattack.
• The black-robed leader attacked the Golden Dragon with his Nether Dragon and Skeleton Martial Soul, wounding it.
• Ye Guyi used Holy Light Illumination to expose the Nether Dragon, allowing Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er to destroy it and defeat the black-robed leader.
• The remaining Evil Soul Masters fled as Ye Guyi, Wu Yun, and Wu Yu pressed their attack.
• Vina explained that a Soul Engineer Legion blocked the road to the Star Luo Border, and Zi Yao said he knew someone there and would speak with her.

After the Holy Spirit Cult’s defeat, Zi Yao secretly met Ju Zi in her tent and urged her to help him take control of the Sun Moon army. Ju Zi remained doubtful, but Zi Yao showed her a power that left her shaken and asking whether he truly came from the legendary place.

• Ju Zi prepared to lead troops to capture the Heavenly Soul Princess after the Holy Spirit Cult’s defeat.
• Zi Yao revealed himself in Ju Zi’s tent, and she welcomed him before learning he was connected to the Heaven Dou party.
• Ju Zi offered to help Zi Yao’s companions escape but insisted the Heavenly Soul Princess had to remain in Sun Moon custody.
• Zi Yao said he would destroy the Sun Moon Royal Family, take control of its army, and needed Ju Zi’s help.
• Zi Yao showed Ju Zi his power, and she was left trembling and asking whether he came from the legendary place.

After learning that Zi Yao might have ties to the God Realm, Ju Zi ordered the Sun Moon forces to retreat, allowing the group to escape into Star Luo territory. Du Busi learned of Jinpeng’s death and declared war on the Holy Spirit Cult, while Zi Yao’s party continued toward Star Luo City.

• Ju Zi ordered a retreat from the border, and the disguised Zi Yao left the camp as the Golden Dragon carried Vina, Ye Guyi, and the others to safety.
• Dai Huabin met Zi Yao’s group on patrol and escorted them to Dai Hao’s encampment after Vina explained their mission.
• Du Busi arrived wounded, then learned that Jinpeng had died protecting the group and received his Golden Torso Soul Bone from the grieving Elder Shuangbi.
• Vina promised Jinpeng the highest state rites and a hereditary Heaven Dou nobility title, and Du Busi rallied the Body Sect to fight the Holy Spirit Cult to the death.
• Dai Huabin challenged Zi Yao and was defeated with a slap, while Dai Hao offered to make amends for his son’s past; Zi Yao said he was saving Dai Huabin for a friend before departing for Star Luo City.

Xu Jiujiu asked Zi Yao and the Holy Cult to help Star Luo resist Sun Moon and its Evil Soul Masters, offering the cult religious authority on the level of the Body Sect. Zi Yao remained interested but questioned how Star Luo could fulfill the offer, and Xu Jiujiu said the empire would honor its agreement.

• Xu Jiujiu welcomed Vina, Zi Yao, Ye Guyi, and the others to the Star Luo Royal Hotel and explained that Shrek's and Dou Ling's representatives would return from the front lines the next morning.
• Xu Jiujiu asked to speak privately with Zi Yao, then pleaded with him to save Star Luo; Ye Guyi intervened and promised the Holy Cult would help within its capabilities.
• Xu Jiujiu told Zi Yao that Evil Soul Masters had appeared in groups on the battlefield and asked the Holy Cult to cooperate with Star Luo's army.
• Zi Yao said the Holy Cult could not protect an entire nation in a war against Sun Moon, but Xu Jiujiu proposed joining forces with Shrek's Inspection Team and offered the cult status equal to the Body Sect if Star Luo survived.
• Zi Yao questioned how Star Luo could grant the Holy Cult that status within its political structure, and Xu Jiujiu assured him the empire would fulfill the agreement.

Zi Yao explained his plans for the Holy Cult and discussed a possible Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Ye Guyi. The chapter left Ye Guyi agreeing to spend the night with him under the pretext of preparing for their future skill.

• Zi Yao told Ye Guyi he wanted the Holy Cult to become a force recognized by all Three Great Empires, and explained Wang Qiu'er's origins and Wang Dong'er's awakening.
• Ye Guyi asked how Zi Yao could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Wang Qiu'er, then waited hopefully for him after leaving her door ajar.
• Zi Yao returned to Ye Guyi's room through the balcony window, and the two shared an awkward moment when she realized her nightgown revealed her underwear.
• Zi Yao said his Martial Soul could potentially fuse with any living Martial Soul, including Ye Guyi's Angel Soul, and proposed cultivating their tacit understanding by sleeping together.

Zi Yao spent the night with Ye Guyi before rejoining Wang Qiu'er, and the group attended the Three Empires Summit in Star Luo. The summit opened with a dispute over Heavenly Soul's losses, ending as Du Busi punched Dou Ling's Great Consecrator.

• Zi Yao and Ye Guyi spent the night together, and he told her she would remain important to him before returning to Wang Qiu'er.
• Wang Qiu'er and Zi Yao joined Vina and Ye Guyi for breakfast, where Vina learned that Wang Qiu'er and Zi Yao were a couple.
• The group entered the summit hall, where Xu Jiawei welcomed representatives of the three empires and Shrek.
• A Dou Ling Venerable blamed Heavenly Soul for its losses while crossing the war zone, provoking Du Busi.
• Du Busi appeared in front of the Dou Ling Venerable and punched him in the face.

Du Busi asserted his authority at the Three Empires Summit, where the delegates uncovered a Holy Spirit Cult spy and negotiated military support against the Sun Moon Empire. The meeting ended with Dou Ling agreeing to reinforce the borders and Shrek and the Holy Cult agreeing to confront the Evil Soul Masters alongside Star Luo.

• Du Busi injured the Dou Ling Venerable to establish his authority, and Xu Jiawei arranged for the Medical Immortal Douluo to treat him.
• Vina introduced Ye Guyi as the Holy Cult's Angel Consecrate, and Ye Guyi exposed a soul-confined Soul Douluo from Dou Ling's Imperial Family as a Holy Spirit Cult spy.
• Du Busi dragged the spy from the room, while Vina persuaded Dou Ling's prince to send half its military forces to support the Heavenly Soul and Star Luo Borders.
• Xu Jiujiu pressed Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe over Shrek's failure to stop the Evil Soul Masters, and Xu Jiawei required Shrek's Inspection Team to help eliminate them.
• The delegates assigned Dou Ling to reinforce the Heavenly Soul Border, while Ye Guyi promised Holy Cult support for Star Luo's front lines and plans to establish another base there.

Zi Yao and the Shrek reinforcements returned to find the city under a brutal assault by the Holy Spirit Cult, while Shrek's defenders struggled to evacuate civilians. They rescued Tang Ya and the others from an Evil Soul Master squad, but Shrek's forces remained overwhelmed and could save only a limited number of people.

• Zhong Liwu led the Evil Soul Masters in a surprise attack on Shrek while Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe were away, and the Golden Tree's light helped the academy hold out.
• Zi Yao and Wang Qiu'er arrived in Shrek City and saw the devastation as Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, Zhang Lexuan, and other reinforcements joined the fighting.
• Tang Ya, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and their allies defended refugees, but an Evil Soul Master squad forced them back into the golden light and threatened a Shrek student.
• Wang Qiu'er used Life Ice, Emperor Palm—Great Cold Without Snow to kill or freeze many attackers, and Zi Yao rescued the threatened girl.
• Zi Yao learned that Shrek was evacuating civilians and Outer Court disciples to Sea God Island, though limited ferryboats and space meant many could not be saved.

Zi Yao opened his Undead Demi-Plane to shelter Shrek’s refugees, while Shrek’s leaders debated whether to resist or retreat as their defenses and supplies dwindled. Zi Yao then began siphoning the Golden Tree’s life force, merging his consciousness with it.

• Zi Yao used Void Gates to bring Zhang Lexuan and others into his Undead Demi-Plane, then offered it as temporary shelter for tens of thousands of refugees.
• Xuan Zi and the Sea God Pavilion elders learned they could not rely on the Sea God’s Light for long, and discussed the Evil Soul Masters’ demands and the lack of outside support.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed using Zi Yao’s plane to retreat, but Elder Song insisted Shrek must defend Sea God Island and the Golden Tree.
• Zi Yao connected the Blue Silver Grass vines Tang Ya had cultivated to the Golden Tree, drained its life force, and merged his consciousness into it.

Shrek Academy’s battle against the Holy Spirit Cult ended with Yan Shaozhe apparently killed and captured, but Phoenix Nirvana revived him. Long Xiaoyao recognized him as Mu En’s disciple and released him, while Yan Shaozhe returned to Shrek after Long Xiaoyao judged him unfit to lead.

• Zhong Liwu ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to surround and kill a Shrek Pavilion Elder, and Yan Shaozhe was struck through the heart by a Scorpion Tiger Sword.
• Zhong Liwu displayed Yan Shaozhe’s body to Shrek’s fighters, then agreed to give him to Zhang Peng as research material.
• Yan Shaozhe revived through Phoenix Nirvana, and Zhong Liwu questioned him about his parents after noticing his unusual Light Phoenix powers.
• Long Xiaoyao arrived, identified himself as Mu En’s sworn brother, and took Yan Shaozhe away with Zhong Liwu’s permission.
• Long Xiaoyao asked Yan Shaozhe how he would lead Shrek, then sent him back after judging his approach and leadership inferior to Mu En’s.

As the Holy Spirit Cult’s deadline arrived, Shrek’s elders prepared to resist while Yan Shaozhe urged surrender and left after Ma Xiaotao rejected him. Zi Yao awakened with a Sixth Soul Ring forged from the Golden Tree’s life force, then learned that Wang Qiu’er had successfully absorbed the Dragon Pill as the battle approached.

• Xian Lin'er and Xuan Zi rejected Yan Shaozhe’s surrender proposal, while Cai Mei'er and others sided with him.
• Yan Shaozhe left Sea God Island and asked Ma Xiaotao to go with him, but she refused to surrender and ended their relationship.
• Zi Yao awakened his Sixth Soul Ring, which he had forged through a Soul Connection with the Golden Tree.
• Tang Ya told Zi Yao that Shrek’s defenders were preparing for the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack, and he promised not to abandon them.
• Zi Yao visited Wang Qiu’er, who had awakened after absorbing the Dragon Pill and regained her powerful Light Power.

The Holy Spirit Cult attacked Shrek, and Long Xiaoyao shattered its Golden Light Barrier before the battle began. Zi Yao summoned the Body Sect through Gates of the Undead, turning the fight against the Evil Soul Masters, while Du Busi fled from Long Xiaoyao after challenging him to a duel.

• Zhong Liwu offered Shrek neutrality, but the disciples who refused to stand aside forced him to call on Long Xiaoyao.
• Long Xiaoyao summoned a black dragon that broke Shrek's Golden Light Barrier, and Yan Shaozhe led his followers away to watch the battle.
• Zhang Lexuan urged Zi Yao to escape and kissed her forehead, but Zi Yao promised that Shrek would win.
• As Shrek's disciples fought the Evil Soul Masters, Zi Yao opened Gates of the Undead and brought Du Busi and the Body Sect into the battle.
• Long Xiaoyao confronted Du Busi, who challenged him to a duel and then fled into the sky; Long Xiaoyao waited ten seconds before pursuing him.

As Shrek's allies struggled to hold off the Holy Spirit Cult, the Golden Tree awakened and supported their forces. Zi Yao revealed that he had awakened it and ordered A Lan to merge with it, aiming to make her the core of its consciousness and future guardian of Douluo Planet's life.

• Elder Zhuang used the Tree of Life to protect thousands of Soul Masters, while Xian Lin'er, Xuan Zi, Elder Song, Zhang Lexuan, and Han Ruoruo fought the Holy Spirit Cult's forces.
• Zhang Lexuan realized the allied forces were barely holding their ground and searched for Zi Yao, but neither she nor Han Ruoruo could find him.
• The Golden Tree awakened, healing Shrek's Soul Masters and injuring Evil Soul Masters with golden leaves, while Zhong Liwu dismissed its threat.
• Zi Yao revealed that his connection had caused the Golden Tree to awaken and offered to help it reach adulthood, but it rejected him.
• Zi Yao summoned A Lan and instructed her to use her Devour Attribute to merge with the Golden Tree and become the core of its consciousness.
• A Lan accepted Zi Yao's command and began merging her power into the Golden Tree.

A Lan took control of the Golden Tree, allowing Zi Yao to activate Shrek’s hidden defenses as the battle against the Holy Spirit Cult grew desperate. Mu En’s remnant soul appeared to save Shrek, and a powerful Golden Dragon emerged from the tree to attack the Evil Soul Masters.

• A Lan successfully took over the Golden Tree and agreed to cooperate with Zi Yao.
• Xuan Zi used Taotie’s origin, strengthened by Elder Song, to fight Zhong Liwu and the Bone Dragon King, but their elemental attack held him back.
• The Golden Tree manifested Mu En, who announced that Zhang Lexuan would become Sea God Pavilion’s Pavilion Master and urged her to build a good relationship with Zi Yao.
• Zhong Liwu struck Mu En’s Bright Holy Dragon with his Death God Needle, and Mu En’s remnant soul dispersed into the Golden Tree.
• A Golden Dragon emerged from the tree, absorbed Mu En’s light energy, and killed over a thousand Evil Soul Masters with its breath.