Chapter Summaries

The Sky Screen revealed that Zhongli, long dismissed in Heaven Dou City as a wealthy loafer, was actually Morax, the Geo Archon. Zhongli then recounted how he gave up his divine name and prepared to return Liyue’s sovereignty to its people.

• Liu Erlong recognized Zhongli on the Sky Screen and described how Heaven Dou City’s courtesans and noblewomen regarded him as a handsome playboy.
• Ma Hongjun noticed that Zhongli’s amber eyes matched those of Morax, prompting others to suspect their identities were connected.
• Xue Beng and Xue Xing recognized Zhongli, and Xue Beng recalled his unsuccessful attempts to win Zhongli’s favor.
• Zhongli declared that he had once ended an era, revealing himself as Morax and stunning people across the Douluo Continent.
• The Sky Screen showed Zhongli explaining that he had fulfilled his mission as Morax and would return power to Liyue’s people, taking the name Zhongli.

The Sky Screen showed Morax defeating Evil Chi with a Heavenly Star, ripping out his spine, and dividing his body into five pieces to suppress across Liyue. As Ning Fengzhi prepared to approach Zhongli, the scene shifted to Zhongli among immortals and ended with a voice declaring that it was time to settle everything.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to prepare its highest-standard gifts so he could meet Zhongli in Heaven Dou City.
• Morax accused Evil Chi of provoking him and summoned a Heavenly Star that petrified him.
• Morax ripped out Evil Chi's spine, turned it into a sword, divided Evil Chi's body into five pieces, and suppressed them around Liyue.
• Ma Hongjun warned Tang San to keep quiet about Morax, leaving Tang San pale and sweating with fear.
• The Sky Screen showed Zhongli standing with several immortals and a young girl beside the Dragon Subduing Tree before a deep voice declared it was time to settle everything.

The Sky Screen showed Morax confronting the maddened Ruinous Dragon King, Rottard, who had forgotten their friendship but still instinctively protected Liyue’s people. Zhongli reflected on his old friend and his own exhaustion before Morax fought Rottard to stop him from destroying the world.

• The Sky Screen showed Rottard destroying rock near human miners while carefully avoiding them, and Zhongli explained that erosion had damaged his memories without erasing his attachment to Liyue.
• Zhongli wondered whether the Sky Screen could send him back to his world and admitted that he was exhausted from carrying so many burdens.
• Morax approached Rottard and reminded him that they were brothers who had built Liyue together, but Rottard rejected him and vowed to destroy humanity.
• Morax decided Rottard’s power threatened the world and attacked him with Geo Lances and Skyward Stars as Rottard fought back.
• Gu Yuena, Di Tian, and Xiong Jun cheered for Rottard, and Gu Yuena and Di Tian glared at Xiong Jun after he said Rottard could lead them to defeat humanity.

The Sky Screen concluded Morax’s review after showing him defeat and seal his former companion Rottard, then declared that the Morax it had reviewed was only the tip of the iceberg. As the Sky Screen prepared to reveal Morax’s reward, Gu Yuena considered how to approach him, while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacked Tang Chen and Bo Saixi.

• Morax struck down Rottard, stopped attacking, and dragged him away to seal him as both showed signs of holding back.
• The Sky Screen declared that the Morax it had reviewed was only the tip of Morax’s iceberg, shocking the people of Douluo Continent.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Flender urged Zhao Wuji to focus on training the students, then promised him a full salary when Zhao threatened to leave.
• After the Sky Screen marked Morax’s review complete, Di Tian accepted that he could not challenge Morax, and Gu Yuena decided that rescuing Rottard was not the right move yet.
• Gu Yuena considered using the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to test Morax, while the whale king attacked Tang Chen and Bo Saixi with the Sea God’s Trident.
• At Zhongli Mansion, Zhongli watched the Sky Screen as it announced a reward for him—Morax.

The Sky Screen removed Zhongli’s Erosion Curse, restoring his power and leaving him refreshed. It then announced a ranking of famous scenes across Douluo Star, and Zhongli wondered whether appearing on the list could let him return.

• The Sky Screen awarded Zhongli the removal of his Erosion Curse, and Gu Yuena and Di Tian realized the reward could make him even more formidable.
• Xiong Jun questioned the reward’s value, but Di Tian warned him after Gu Yuena defended its significance.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang San wondered whether he could reach Morax’s level, and Yu Xiaogang encouraged him with the possibility of future rankings and rewards.
• Zhongli felt his restored power and reflected that the Erosion had stopped worsening on Douluo Continent but had not vanished until the reward.
• The Sky Screen announced a Top Ten Famous Scenes ranking covering the past, present, and future of living beings on Douluo Star, and Zhongli wondered whether making the list could let him return.

The Sky Screen ranked Tang San at number ten and showed his future strength and efforts to revive Xiao Wu. The footage exposed Xiao Wu as a Soul Beast and left Tang San defending her while the others questioned whether he would eventually harm her.

• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan that anyone in Spirit Hall could make the list, regardless of strength or status.
• The Sky Screen named Tang San as the top lister for the Top Ten Famous Scenes, surprising Shrek Academy and prompting Ma Hongjun to joke about his idols.
• The Sky Screen showed a future Tang San with four hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings standing over Xiao Wu's body.
• At the Star Dou Great Forest, the Titan Giant Ape told Tang San that reviving Xiao Wu required him to become a Titled Douluo, find the Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, and give her his nine Spirit Rings.
• Shrek's members learned that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast, and Tang San shielded her as Ma Hongjun pointed out that the footage showed Xiao Wu becoming Tang San's Spirit Ring.

Zhongli received Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who visited with gifts to pay their respects without raising any requests. After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, both men were shaken by the oppressive presence they had felt in Zhongli’s home.

• Zhongli reflected on the Sky Screen and welcomed Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin into his residence.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin addressed Zhongli as Mr. Zhongli after he said he was now an ordinary man named Zhongli.
• Ning Fengzhi presented Zhongli with six valuable gift boxes and left without asking him for anything.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in silence, their backs soaked with sweat.
• Gu Rong asked what had happened, and Ning Fengzhi said Zhongli’s presence had nearly overwhelmed him.

Ning Fengzhi returned from meeting Zhongli with confirmation that the Geo Archon could be approached, while the Sky Screen exposed Tang San’s awkward revival scene and awarded him a soul bone. The next ranking began with Zhongli as the top lister, leaving the Sentient Beings waiting to see which of his scenes would be reviewed.

• Ning Fengzhi told Gu Rong and Chen Xin that Zhongli had stepped down from godhood and that his visit had confirmed he could communicate with humans.
• Zhongli inspected the treasures Ning Fengzhi had given him, particularly lingering over the tea leaves.
• The Sky Screen replayed Tang San merging Xiao Wu’s Spirit Rings, and Tang San defended himself against accusations that he had withheld three hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings out of selfishness.
• Tang San’s future self shouted, “Come back to life, my beloved,” embarrassing Xiao Wu and leaving the Shrek Academy students stunned.
• The Sky Screen concluded the Famous Scene TOP 10 review, awarded Tang San a Ten Thousand Year Torso Soul Bone, and announced Zhongli as the top lister for TOP 9.

Tang San received a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone after the Sky Screen exposed his and Xiao Wu’s secrets, and Tang Hao arrived to take them away. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue visited Zhongli, and the Sky Screen showed someone preparing to correct Zhongli’s account of the Geo Archon.

• The Douluo and Sun Moon continents reacted with horror to the Sky Screen’s list, while Tang San angrily received a Ten Thousand Year torso Spirit Bone as compensation for the revelations.
• Flender warned Tang San that Shrek Academy could not protect him and Xiao Wu from powerful Soul Masters seeking her Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone.
• Tang Hao appeared and said he would take Tang San and Xiao Wu away, while Xiao Wu realized that he might have targeted her even without her sacrifice.
• Qian Renxue entered Zhongli’s residence, revealed her true appearance, and greeted him as Senior Zhongli.
• The Sky Screen showed Zhongli discussing the historical Geo Archon with a blonde girl and an unidentified flying object before an archaeologist declared that Zhongli had underestimated the Geo Archon’s Divine Power.

Zhongli rejected Liyue scholars’ claims about the first Morax and explained that Morax had originally served as ordinary money for trade. After the Sky Screen named him the subject of Famous Scene TOP8 and removed his curse of loving all beings, Zhongli and Qian Renxue wondered what would happen next.

• A Liyue archaeologist claimed that a saber and sword could determine Liyue’s ruler, but Zhongli disputed the story.
• Zhongli explained that Morax had been created to facilitate trade and said the first Morax was likely spent as ordinary currency.
• The scholars and onlookers dismissed Zhongli’s account, unaware that he was the Geo Archon himself.
• Zhongli told Qian Renxue that loving all beings was a curse and that, after abdicating godhood, he had no responsibility toward Douluo’s people.
• The Sky Screen concluded TOP9, rewarded Zhongli by removing the curse, and announced him as the subject of Famous Scene TOP8.

The Sky Screen ranked Zhongli at TOP 8, prompting fear and uncertainty over the curse removed from him and what it might mean for Douluo Continent. As the factions considered how helpless they would be against him, the screen began showing a scene with Paimon and a man in Wang Sheng Tang attire.

• The Sky Screen announced Zhongli as TOP 8, and the Sentient Beings wondered how many famous deeds he had accomplished.
• Ghost, Yue Guan, and the other Titled Douluo worried that removing the curse of God loves all beings might change Zhongli's attitude toward humanity.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to maintain order and accept that no one could stop Zhongli if he became their enemy.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin admitted they had no way to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and planned to visit Zhongli again.
• Qian Renxue watched Zhongli uneasily, but he appeared unchanged after removing the curse and offered no explanation.
• The Sky Screen showed Paimon complaining about a small discount beside a handsome man dressed in Wang Sheng Tang's everyday attire.

The Sky Screen mocked Zhongli for routinely spending Mora without carrying any, then awarded a power to summon the person one missed most. Zhongli suspected the Sky Screen had brought him to Douluo Continent, and an amber Teleportation Array appeared in his residence.

• Zhongli explained that 2.99 million was ten thousand less than three million, prompting Paimon to accuse him of spending other people's money.
• The Sky Screen showed Zhongli buying all the flowers, antiques, and pastries while the blonde girl and Tartaglia paid, and Paimon called him a social good-for-nothing.
• People across Douluo Continent reacted with laughter and disbelief, while Yu Xiaogang worried that recording Zhongli's daily life would undermine his reputation.
• The Sky Screen completed its Famous Scene TOP8 review and offered a reward to summon the person one missed most, causing people to wonder if it could revive the dead.
• Zhongli stood and questioned whether the Sky Screen had brought him to Douluo Continent, while Qian Renxue privately suspected he missed Guizhong.
• An enormous amber Teleportation Array appeared in the main hall of Zhongli Residence.

Zhongli’s amber summoning glow drew attention across Douluo Continent, and the Ruinous Dragon King appeared, furious at Morax. As the continent feared their coming clash, Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to invite the Ruinous Dragon King to join her forces against the God Realm while warning him not to offend Morax.

• Xue Ye watched the glow from the Imperial Palace and recalled why he had sent the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the Sea God’s Heart, to Zhongli.
• Flender considered moving Shrek Academy to Suotuo City, but Zhao Wuji warned that leaving now might offend Morax.
• The Ruinous Dragon King emerged from Zhongli Residence, roared at Morax, and shook Douluo Continent with his arrival.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to invite the Ruinous Dragon King to join her forces and cautioned him not to provoke Morax.

Zhongli reunited with his old friend Rottard, the Ruinous Dragon King, after the Sky Screen brought him to Douluo Continent. Rottard calmed down and took human form, and Xue Qinghe offered the Crown Prince’s Mansion to cover their expenses after the destruction.

• The Ruinous Dragon King arrived and confronted Zhongli, while Qian Renxue sheltered behind Zhongli’s golden shield.
• Di Tian appeared, but Rottard struck him away with a single claw and called him an ant.
• Zhongli recited a shared verse, prompting Rottard to remember him and return to human form.
• Zhongli explained the Sky Screen and Douluo Continent to Rottard, then asked whether he had brought any money.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Rottard and offered to have the Crown Prince’s Mansion pay their expenses.

The Sky Screen revealed Huo Yuhao as the next Famous Scene TOP7, showing him defeat a ten-year Wind Baboon before bonding with the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and receiving a mysterious powerhouse’s remnant soul. The chapter left Douluo Star stunned by Huo Yuhao’s extraordinary advantages and wondering how powerful he would become.

• The Ruinous Dragon King badly injured Di Tian with a casual strike, and Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to recover while she considered the danger posed by powerful dragons losing their minds.
• The Sky Screen named Huo Yuhao as TOP7, prompting confusion and outrage across Douluo Star; Tang San, Tang Hao, and Xiao Wu each felt an inexplicable connection to him.
• The Sky Screen showed Huo Yuhao, a ragged youth, fighting a ten-year Wind Baboon, and Tang San dismissed him as undeserving of the ranking.
• Huo Yuhao fought to the death and killed the Wind Baboon, then encountered the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Huo Yuhao fused with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, gaining a million-year first Spirit Ring and the remnant soul of an unfamiliar powerhouse, leaving viewers shocked and eager to see his future growth.

The Sky Screen showed Huo Yuhao’s future, exposing Tang San’s schemes against his daughter and the Star Dou Great Forest and enraging Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena. After the TOP7 ranking ended, Huo Yuhao received the strength of a Soul Douluo and knowledge of every conspiracy, then arrived ten thousand years in the past.

• The Sky Screen revealed that Shrek Academy replaced Spirit Hall as the Douluo Continent’s leading power ten thousand years in the future, shocking Tang San, Bibi Dong, and the others.
• The footage showed Huo Yuhao growing up, meeting Wang Dong and his companions, and surviving schemes and battles, including Xuan Zi’s blunder against a Soul King.
• The Sky Screen exposed Tang San personally stripping away his daughter’s soul, prompting Xiao Wu to condemn him and Gu Yuena to order the Fierce Beasts to kill Tang San and his allies.
• The footage showed Wang Qiuer sacrificing herself and Wang Dong'er falling into slumber, while Huo Yuhao mourned and performed his dramatic self-created soul skills.
• After the TOP7 ranking concluded, the Sky Screen rewarded Huo Yuhao with knowledge of every conspiracy and Soul Douluo strength, sending him ten thousand years into the past.
• At the New Zhongli Residence, Zhongli remarked that the reward involved Time Authority and questioned whether even Barbatos could accomplish it.

Zhongli and the Ruinous Dragon King drank together while Poseidon’s divine soul trembled nearby, and Tang San’s family feared Huo Yuhao’s arrival from the future. The Sky Screen placed Zhongli at number six on the Famous Scene List and began showing him protecting “Xue Qinghe” amid ruins.

• The Ruinous Dragon King asked Zhongli whether Hagintos might come to Douluo Continent, then brought food and wine and charged the feast to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.
• Zhongli stored the tea set beside six boxes and an azure gem containing a wisp of Poseidon’s divine soul, which trembled at the two men’s power.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Tang Hao realized Huo Yuhao had traveled from ten thousand years in the future, and Tang Hao admitted he might not be able to defeat him.
• Huo Yuhao emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest, angrily vowed to find Tang San, and vanished.
• The Sky Screen listed Zhongli as number six and showed him and “Xue Qinghe” facing a huge creature among ruins, where Zhongli formed an amber shield around “Xue Qinghe.”

The Sky Screen replayed Xue Qinghe facing the Ruinous Dragon King beside Zhongli, strengthening Xue Qinghe’s standing while Xue Beng and Xue Xing worried about the succession. After Zhongli received the Heart of the Geo God and gave it to the Ruinous Dragon King, the Sky Screen began Famous Scene TOP5, showing a youth asking Zhongli for permission to leave on a journey.

• Xue Qinghe watched the replay and felt relieved that the Sky Screen had not exposed her identity.
• Xue Ye praised Xue Qinghe’s courage, while Xue Beng asked Xue Xing what he should do after Xue Qinghe gained favor with Zhongli.
• The Sky Screen showed Zhongli confronting the Ruinous Dragon King and labeled the dragon king a “Big Sucker.”
• Zhongli received the Heart of the Geo God as a reward and handed it to the Ruinous Dragon King, who accepted it.
• The Sky Screen began Famous Scene TOP5 and showed a youth asking Zhongli to let him leave the place he had guarded for over a hundred years to seek the Traveler.

Zhongli’s quiet remark about revealing part of his clothes prompted speculation, while the Sky Screen introduced Fushé and the other Yakshas. As Zhongli and Ruinous Dragon King reminisced about Liyue and old battles, Ruinous Dragon King questioned Zhongli’s uncanny knowledge, then set his suspicions aside to drink with him.

• Zhongli murmured that he had apparently needed to reveal a corner of his clothes, leaving viewers to wonder what he meant.
• Xue Qinghe learned that the bill from Jade Chamber Hotel was for Ruinous Dragon King’s expenses.
• The Sky Screen showed Marshal Tengshe Tai, Fushé, alongside Fire Rat General Yingda, Conch General Fana, and Heart Monkey General Minu.
• Ruinous Dragon King asked Zhongli whether Fushé and the others were doing well, and Zhongli said they lived with Cloud Retainer and the others.
• Ruinous Dragon King recalled Zhongli’s timely interventions in past crises and questioned how he had known what would happen.
• Zhongli claimed he was now an ordinary person, and Ruinous Dragon King dropped the subject and urged him to drink.

Trapped beneath The Chasm, Paimon and the others tried to summon Xiao, but their calls received no answer. The Traveler made a more direct plea, and the chapter ended before revealing whether Xiao would come.

• Fana worried that Golden Peng was too young to handle the danger, and Fushé reassured her by pointing out that Zhongli was nearby.
• Beneath The Chasm, Arataki Itto and Paimon quarreled until Kuki Shinobu separated them, while the group searched for a way out.
• Paimon recalled Xiao's promise to come whenever the Traveler faced danger and persuaded everyone to call his name.
• After their shouted calls failed, Paimon asked the Traveler to try, and the Traveler called on Xiao to heed her summons and protect them.