Chapter Summaries

Ju Zi asked Huo Gua to assassinate Xu Tianran, arguing that his death would force her to return to Mingdu and give the Star Luo Empire time to recover. Huo Gua recognized that she had cornered him with the consequences of refusing, and she slipped him a map of Xu Tianran’s route.

• Huo Gua met Ju Zi alone on an unnamed peak in the Mingdou Mountain Range and questioned why she had summoned him.
• Ju Zi told Huo Gua to kill Xu Tianran and explained his route, arrival time, and the dangers posed by Kong Deming and Xu Tianran’s defenses.
• Huo Gua challenged Ju Zi’s motives, but she argued that Xu Tianran’s death would make her return to Mingdu to secure her son’s succession and delay an attack on Star Luo.
• Ju Zi warned that if both she and Xu Tianran died, the Sun Moon army could massacre Star Luo, and Huo Gua could not refute her argument.
• Ju Zi slipped Huo Gua a map of Xu Tianran’s route, leaving him feeling trapped into carrying out her plan.

Xu Tianran secretly traveled to the front lines, where he dreamed of conquering Douluo and having Zhou Huan restore his body. As Kong Deming warned him not to provoke a Deity, ten Soul Tool Shells struck their valley.

• Xu Tianran told Kong Deming he looked forward to touring Douluo after conquering it.
• Xu Tianran asked how he should treat Shrek, and Kong Deming warned him that Zhou Huan’s power as a Deity made him impossible for mortals to challenge.
• Xu Tianran assured Kong Deming he would not confront Zhou Huan, but privately planned to seek the Deity’s help restoring his body.
• Ten Soul Tool Shells, including one Level Nine shell, descended on the valley, and Kong Deming shouted for Xu Tianran to take cover.
• The shells exploded in a blinding blast that shook the surrounding area.

Huo Gua, Tang Wutong, and He Caitou ambushed Xu Tianran and Kong Deming, killing the emperor and stopping Kong from becoming a Level Ten Soul Master. He Caitou avenged his family, and the three left Xu Tianran and Kong Deming dead in the valley.

• Huo Gua and He Caitou launched one modified Level Nine Soul Tool Shell and nine Level Eight shells at Xu Tianran's valley, leaving only Xu Tianran and Kong Deming alive.
• Huo Gua and Tang Wutong attacked Kong Deming while He Caitou fought Xu Tianran, who was already badly injured.
• He Caitou killed Xu Tianran with his Soul Tool Spear and revealed that he was Xu He, Xu Tianran's cousin.
• Kong Deming tried to burn his Martial Soul and fuse it with the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield to become a Level Ten Soul Master, but Huo Gua and Tang Wutong killed him before he could succeed.
• Huo Gua congratulated He Caitou on avenging his family, and He Caitou said he could finally sleep peacefully.

After witnessing Huo Gua, Tang Wutong, and He Caitou kill Xu Tianran and Kong Deming, Zhou Huan and Ma Hongjun discussed mortal weapons, Huo Yuhao’s role as Douluo’s Son of Destiny, and Tang Wutong’s divided soul. Zhou Huan urged Ma Hongjun to question Xiao Wu about Tang San’s choices, and the two headed back toward Shrek.

• After Huo Gua’s group left the valley, Zhou Huan and Ma Hongjun appeared and reflected on the destruction caused by the Soul Tool Shells.
• Ma Hongjun expressed shock at humanity’s powerful Soul Tools, and Zhou Huan argued that human creativity could eventually produce tools capable of slaying gods.
• Ma Hongjun asked whether Huo Yuhao was Douluo’s Son of Destiny, and Zhou Huan confirmed that Tang San had been scheming around him.
• Zhou Huan explained that Tang Wutong’s soul had been split to secure the fortunes of both Douluo’s Son of Destiny and the Star Dou Great Forest, prompting Ma Hongjun to condemn Tang San’s treatment of his daughter.
• Zhou Huan suggested Ma Hongjun ask Xiao Wu about Tang San, and Ma Hongjun turned toward Shrek with Zhou Huan following him.

After Xu Tianran’s death, Ju Zi consolidated her authority and ordered the Sun Moon army to withdraw to Mingdu. With the crisis at Mingdou resolved, Huo Gua and the Tang Sect prepared to return to Shrek.

• Ju Zi’s generals debated whether to avenge Xu Tianran or return to Mingdu and secure the succession, while General Li Hu accused them of treason.
• General Zhao and the gray-armored general killed Li Hu, and Ju Zi ordered his death concealed as a battlefield casualty.
• Ju Zi ordered the Sun Moon army to keep Xu Tianran’s death secret, withdraw, and return to the capital.
• Huo Gua told Xu Jiujiu and Dai Hao that Xu Tianran’s death would force Ju Zi to withdraw and that the Tang Sect would return to Shrek.
• Dai Hao thanked Huo Gua and the Tang Sect for their help and offered them his support in the future.

Huo Gua rejected Xu Jiujiu's suggestion to kill Ju Zi, warning that her death could plunge the continent into war, while Dai Hao explained Shrek's preference for peace. On the flight back to Shrek, Tang Wutong questioned Huo Gua's concern for Ju Zi and worried about facing Zhou Huan and Wang Qiuer again.

• Xu Jiujiu asked Huo Gua to kill Ju Zi, but he warned that the Sun Moon Army might retaliate against Star Luo and trigger a continent-wide war.
• Dai Hao told Xu Jiujiu that her gamble could secure Star Luo's future but that Huo Yuhao and Shrek would not accept the risk of widespread chaos.
• Xu Jiujiu decided the fighting should stop for now and planned to visit Shrek and its rumored Deity.
• Huo Gua and his companions left the Star Luo camp and flew toward Shrek City.
• Tang Wutong questioned Huo Gua's concern for Ju Zi, then grew anxious about seeing Zhou Huan and Wang Qiuer and pinched Huo Gua in frustration.

Wang Qiuer reunited with Huo Gua and Tang Wutong at Shrek Academy, sparking an awkward confrontation over their feelings for him. Huo Gua fled, and Tang Wutong left for Haotian Fort after asking Wang Qiuer to take care of him.

• Wang Qiuer, now an Outer Court teacher, pulled Huo Gua away from Tang Wutong when the couple returned to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Gua panicked at the confrontation and fled to Sea God Island, leaving Wang Qiuer and Tang Wutong alone.
• Tang Wutong apologized to Wang Qiuer, who said she willingly sacrificed herself for Yu Hao and would not give him up.
• Tang Wutong said Wang Qiuer should take care of Yu Hao for now, then flew north toward Haotian Fort.
• Wang Qiuer wondered what was wrong with Tang Wutong, though she recognized that Zhou Huan considered her a victim too.

Zhou Huan, Xiao Xiao, and Wen Xiaoshuai discussed their spying on Huo Gua, Tang Wutong, and Wang Qiuer before Huo Gua asked whether Zhou Huan could save Mu En. The Ice Empress then appeared and asked whether the Snow Empress was there.

• Zhou Huan and Xiao Xiao argued about who had encouraged him to watch Huo Gua with Tang Wutong and Wang Qiuer, while Wen Xiaoshuai pretended not to know what they meant.
• Xiao Xiao revealed that she had learned tea-speak from books in Sister Le Xuan's bookcase and said she would enter the Forbidden Land of Gods if Sister Le Xuan did not return.
• Huo Gua arrived after visiting Mu En and told Zhou Huan that Mu En's soul was nearing its end, asking whether Zhou Huan could help him.
• Zhou Huan said he could separate Mu En's soul from the Golden Tree and nourish it, but Mu En had refused because he wanted to rest there as the Sea God Pavilion Masters had before him.
• The Ice Empress appeared from between Huo Gua's brows and asked Zhou Huan whether the Snow Empress was there.

The Snow Empress reunited with the Ice Empress, then Zhou Huan explained that Huo Gua’s delayed God Position inheritance might be tied to a conflict between Rong Nianbing and Tang San. Electrolux and Huo Gua were left to reckon with that possibility, while Xiao Xiao joked that Tang Wutong had flown off and Qiu'er had won.

• The Snow Empress appeared and took the relieved Ice Empress away to talk privately.
• Huo Gua worried about the Ice Empress, but Zhou Huan explained that the god-level Snow Empress could safely take her away for a short time.
• Huo Gua told Zhou Huan that his Deity Inheritance had been progressing more slowly, and Electrolux emerged to discuss the difficulty of reaching godhood.
• Zhou Huan said Huo Gua’s inheritance likely depended on a conflict between the deity granting it and Tang San, Huo Gua’s future father-in-law.
• Xiao Xiao suggested Huo Gua break up with Tang Wutong, then noted that Tang Wutong had flown away and declared Qiu'er the winner.

Tang Wutong returned to Haotian Fort, troubled by whether she was truly herself, Tang Wutong, or Wang Dong'er, and asked her fathers to help her understand her identity. Niu Tian recognized how serious her distress was, and Tai Tan suggested that she see Xiao Wu.

• Tang Wutong reflected on her conflicting memories of life as Tang Wutong and Wang Dong'er and wondered whether her feelings for Huo Yuhao were truly her own.
• Tang Wutong returned to Haotian Fort and told Tai Tan and Niu Tian that she wanted to see her father.
• Tang Wutong asked whether they could contact her mother, and she admitted that she wanted to figure out who she was supposed to be.
• Niu Tian reassured Tang Wutong that she was still the daughter he loved, but she challenged him for having raised and loved Wang Dong'er.
• Tai Tan suggested that Tang Wutong see Xiao Wu because she needed her.

Tai Tan contacted Xiao Wu, who reunited with Tang Wutong and reassured her that she could be herself rather than Xiao Qi or Wang Dong'er. Xiao Wu chose to stay at Haotian Fort with her daughter, while Tang Wutong decided not to return to Shrek or face Huo Yuhao for now.

• Tai Tan lifted his seal and used his God Official Token to summon Xiao Wu from the God Realm.
• Xiao Wu embraced Tang Wutong, comforted her, and told her she did not have to define herself by her past identities.
• Tang Wutong admitted she still could not let go of Huo Yuhao, despite feeling that he wanted her to be Wang Dong'er.
• Tang Wutong asked whether Tang San had targeted Huo Yuhao as a potential source of support, and Xiao Wu chose not to concern herself with Tang San's actions.
• Xiao Wu said she would stay at Haotian Fort and told Tai Tan he did not need to return to the God Realm.
• Tang Wutong welcomed her mother's decision and said she would not return to Shrek.

Wang Qingya came out of seclusion with Super Douluo strength and a Godhead, then reunited with Zhou Huan, Xiao Xiao, and Wen Xiaoshuai. The group planned a feast to celebrate her return and called Zhou Huan away to fetch the others.

• After Huo Gua returned to the Tang Sect, Zhou Huan and Xiao Xiao joked about his romantic troubles and the meaning of fate.
• Zhou Huan brought Xiao Xiao and Wen Xiaoshuai to Wang Qingya’s home after sensing her divine presence.
• Wang Qingya excitedly hugged Xiao Xiao and told Zhou Huan she had spent five years cultivating in her parents’ Secret Realm of Gods to avenge him.
• Zhou Huan teased Wang Qingya and Wen Xiaoshuai about their feelings, while Wen Xiaoshuai realized he had missed Wang Qingya during their separation.
• Xiao Xiao suggested a reunion feast, Wang Qingya agreed to have her father cook, and Zhou Huan left to pick up the other guests.

Zhou Huan spent a joyful day with his friends but brooded over Zhang Lexuan’s absence and his worries about her safety in the Forbidden Land of Gods. While drinking with Wang Tizhou, he learned that an unknown Outer God Realm was moving toward the Douluo Plane, threatening a possible conflict between God Realms.

• Zhou Huan brought Nan Qiuqiu and Ye Guyi back to the Wang Family, where everyone shared a lavish dinner and toured Falling Shore City.
• Unable to sleep, Zhou Huan went to the garden pavilion and thought about missing Zhang Lexuan, his fears for her safety, and his plan to enter the Forbidden Land of Gods if she did not return after his revenge.
• Wang Tizhou joined Zhou Huan with two jars of wine and reassured him that Zhang Lexuan would be safe.
• Wang Tizhou revealed that an old friend had reported an Outer God Realm rapidly approaching the Douluo Plane.
• Wang Tizhou explained that the damaged God Realm might try to plunder the Douluo God Realm to survive, and Zhou Huan agreed to face whatever came while they continued drinking.

The Abyssal Sage King explained how the Purple Maple God Kings had tortured him into giving them the coordinates of the Douluo Continent. The Purple Maple God Realm’s rulers continued toward their destination, with Snake Ji taking the unconscious Sage King away for more interrogation.

• The Purple Maple God Kings questioned the Abyssal Sage King about the coordinates he had provided, and he insisted they were real.
• The Abyssal Sage King recalled escaping the Douluo Continent and being tortured by Snake Ji for ten days and nights until he revealed its coordinates.
• Snake Ji threatened to interrogate the Abyssal Sage King again, and he fainted.
• The central God King allowed Snake Ji to take the Abyssal Sage King, telling her not to kill him before they reached their destination.
• The scholar-like God King worried that Snake Ji might kill the Abyssal Sage King, but the central God King trusted her restraint.

God of Destruction convened the Five God Kings to warn that an unknown God Realm was approaching Douluo and called for rapid expansion. He took control of the entire God Realm Hub from Tang San and brought Ji Dong and Lie Yan along to help choose candidates for Deity Inheritance.

• Ji Dong and Lie Yan discussed God of Destruction's meeting and worried that they would again be caught between him and Tang San.
• God of Destruction revealed that an unknown Outer God Realm was moving toward Douluo, based on information passed through Former God of Cookery Wang Tizhou.
• God of Destruction argued that the approaching threat required expanding the God Realm and creating more Deity Positions, while Tang San questioned whether that would help against stronger God Kings.
• God of Destruction demanded control over the entire God Realm Hub, and Tang San reluctantly surrendered his half before leaving the hall.
• God of Destruction asked Ji Dong and Lie Yan to help select candidates for Deity Inheritance, and they followed him and Goddess of Life to the God Realm Hub.

Tang San accepted the God of Destruction’s terms to protect Tang Hao, then considered using the Golden Dragon King and the coming conflict to regain control of the God Realm. On Douluo Continent, Zhou Huan prepared to evacuate his people if the God War arrived, while Ma Hongjun returned to the God Realm.

• Tang San surrendered control of the other half of the God Realm Hub to keep the God of Destruction from exposing Tang Hao’s actions, leaving him unable to challenge the God of Destruction directly.
• Tang San learned Xiao Wu had secretly gone to Douluo Continent and decided to wait for the coming battle with an Outer God Realm to create an opening to reclaim power, possibly by using the Golden Dragon King.
• Zhou Huan reasoned that the Outer God Realm posed little threat to Douluo Continent but considered leaving the planet if the God War spread there, and he weighed whether he would help the Douluo God Realm.
• Ma Hongjun received an order for all Deities outside the God Realm to return and asked Zhou Huan to protect Xiaotao if the war reached Douluo Star.
• Zhou Huan promised he could evacuate his family, friends, and people from Shrek and Peach Spring Village, and Ma Hongjun departed for the God Realm.
• Zhou Huan wondered whether Gu Yuena would leave or stay if the God War reached Douluo Continent.

Five years passed as Zhou Huan prepared for the approaching God Realm conflict and waited for Zhang Lexuan to emerge from the Forbidden Land of Gods. Shrek’s strongest cultivators advanced, several accepted Godhood inheritances, and Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er neared the completion of theirs.

• Zhou Huan learned that the God Realm Hub had detected the Outer God Realm’s aura and planned to kill Tang Hao before searching for Zhang Lexuan.
• Xiao Xiao reached Limit Douluo, Wen Xiaoshuai reached rank ninety-eight and gained a cyan Godhead, and Wang Qingya also became a Limit Douluo.
• Huo Gua inherited the God of Emotion’s God Position, reunited with his mother Huo Yun'er, and struggled with his feelings about Tang San.
• The God of Destruction offered God Position Inheritances to Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er, who accepted after Zhou Huan promised to evacuate Shrek if disaster struck.
• Zhou Huan sensed that Xuanzi and the other two were close to completing their inheritances.

Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er became Third-level Deities and prepared to join the God Realm’s coming war. Before leaving, Xuan Zi appointed Ma Xiaotao as Sea God Pavilion Master, leaving Shrek in her care.

• Three beams of divine light erupted from Sea God Pavilion, and Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er appeared as newly ascended Third-level Deities.
• Ma Xiaotao admitted she wanted to become a god, while Zhou Huan explained that the approaching God Realm war made delaying her inheritance safer.
• Xuan Zi defended his choice to join the battle, and Zhou Huan noted that Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er could bring Cai Meier and Qian Duoduo to the God Realm.
• Xuan Zi named Ma Xiaotao the new Sea God Pavilion Master because he, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er would soon leave for the God Realm.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er went to fetch their partners, while Xiao Xiao wished Xuan Zi a safe journey in a way that startled him.

Zhou Huan discovered that an Outer God Realm was hurtling toward Douluo Star and struggled over whether he could save its billions of inhabitants. When Zhang Lexuan flew toward the Purple Thunder Cloud, Zhou Huan charged after her.

• After Xuanzi and the others ascended to the God Realm, Zhou Huan told Xiao Xiao and Wang Qingya he would evacuate Shrek and Peach Spring Village if the God War threatened them.
• Three days later, Zhou Huan spotted a Purple Thunder Cloud speeding toward Douluo Star and realized the planet would be destroyed if it reached them.
• Zhou Huan debated whether to flee or try to save the billions of people on Douluo Star, while the Snow Empress told him only eighty seconds remained.
• Zhang Lexuan flew from Douluo Continent toward the Purple Thunder Cloud, and Zhou Huan immediately followed her into the starry sky.

Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan joined forces to resist the approaching Outer God Realm, but realized they could not stop it and prepared to evacuate Douluo Star. The Douluo God Realm’s Hub halted the Purple Thunder Cloud, leaving Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan to watch as ten God Kings emerged to face five from the Douluo God Realm.

• Zhang Lexuan returned from the Forbidden Land of Gods and used a Hexagram Array to shield herself and Zhou Huan from the Purple Thunder Cloud.
• Zhou Huan summoned the Floating Pagoda, but he and Zhang Lexuan could not stop the Outer God Realm and agreed to take people away from Douluo Star.
• A massive strike from the Douluo God Realm’s Hub stopped the Purple Thunder Cloud, and Zhou Huan and Zhang Lexuan took shelter inside the Floating Pagoda.
• Zhou Huan embraced Zhang Lexuan and told her he had missed her, and she said she had missed him too.
• Ten God Kings emerged from the Purple Thunder Cloud while five figures came out of the Douluo God Realm, and Zhou Huan decided to watch before intervening.