Chapter Summaries

Nan Liujing returned to Shrek City with the Spirit Transmission Academy students and the Eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy, where Leng Yaozhu welcomed him and announced that the Three Realms Battlefield would open within half a year. Elsewhere, Leng Yulai sent the disguised Ning Fengzhi, who was actually a divided soul of Tang Hao, to Heaven Dou Continent after beating and humiliating him.

• Nan Liujing gave En Ci three bottles of Life Essence Liquid, and Dai Tianling arranged for the Eight Heavenly Kings to study at Spirit Transmission Academy under Nan Liujing’s care.
• The students and Monster Academy delegation flew across the sea in Black Demon Soul Tool Helicopters, passed the Devil Islands, and arrived at Shrek City.
• Leng Yaozhu embraced Nan Liujing, welcomed the students, and told him, Gu Yue, and the others that the Three Realms Battlefield would open within half a year.
• Leng Yaozhu explained the battlefield’s spiritual treasures and benefits, including the chance for Yuanen Yehui to strengthen her Fallen Angel bloodline by killing demons.
• A white light appeared in the Heavenly Spirit Tower, and a middle-aged man declared that it was time to set a plan in motion.
• Leng Yulai struck and burned Ning Fengzhi, revealed she had arranged for him to go to Heaven Dou Continent, and forced him to call himself a lowly slave before he passed out.

Nan Liujing persuaded the Mountain Dragon King and the other Dragon King Souls to let Na'er absorb them and help revive the dragon race. He then brought Na'er to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where she absorbed the Water Fire Twin Dragon Kings and began a long seclusion, while Nan Liujing left with Zang Xin.

• Nan Liujing convinced the Mountain Dragon King that the Silver Dragon King could help restore the dragon race, and the Mountain Dragon King agreed to be absorbed along with the other Dragon King Souls.
• Nan Liujing persuaded Na'er to stay behind and fuse with the Dragon King Souls instead of accompanying him to the Three Realms Battlefield.
• Nan Liujing secured Zang Xin's permission to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and agreed to help the Blood God Legion against the Abyss.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty revealed that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had formed from the Water Fire Twin Dragon Kings' remains and agreed to let Na'er absorb their souls.
• Na'er summoned the Silver Dragon Spear, absorbed the two Dragon King Souls, and entered seclusion while Ya Li stayed to watch over her.
• Zang Xin let Nan Liujing save his allowance to take two immortal herbs for later, then departed with him from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Nan Liujing revealed his Thunder God inheritance and his plans to reconcile humans and soul beasts, winning Gu Yue’s support and arranging to help the Star Dou Great Forest’s fierce beasts survive their tribulations. After the fierce beasts agreed to see proof of his offer, Nan Liujing set out for the Devil Islands to seek life energy.

• At the Spirit Transmission Academy selection tournament, Ye Xinglan learned that Liujing had taken Gu Yue away to handle something.
• Nan Liujing revealed that he knew Gu Yue was the Silver Dragon King and brought her into the Thunder Realm, where he offered to help end the divide between humans and soul beasts; Gu Yue agreed to become his partner.
• Nan Liujing explained that the Thunder Realm could protect powerful soul beasts during heavenly tribulations, and Gu Yue agreed to arrange a meeting with Di Tian and the other fierce beasts.
• Outside Shrek City, Ghost Emperor received fixed soul cannon shells and discussed a plan to attack Shrek Academy and kill Yun Ming.
• Nan Liujing met Di Tian, Bi Ji, Myriad Demon King, Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, Zi Ji, and Demon Spirit, promising to help evolve their bloodlines and support their tribulations; Di Tian agreed to wait and see.
• After Leng Yaozhu granted him permission to leave, Nan Liujing boarded the Black Demon Soul Tool Helicopter and headed for the Devil Islands.

Nan Liujing and Di Tian secretly observed Dragon Ao’s three-hundred-thousand-year tribulation, then intervened when the Sea Devouring Dragon Crocodile and Little White attacked him. Nan Liujing killed the crocodile, helped Dragon Ao resume his tribulation, and reassured the North Sea Fleet as the ferocious beasts absorbed Life Energy.

• Nan Liujing, Di Tian, Gu Yue, and the ferocious beasts concealed themselves near the Devil Islands to watch Dragon Ao undergo his third heavenly tribulation.
• The Sea Devouring Dragon Crocodile and Little White arrived to ambush Dragon Ao, and his two loyal subordinates refused to abandon him.
• Little White and the crocodile attacked Dragon Ao, who ignited his Life Flame and prepared to fight them rather than let them seize his domain.
• Nan Liujing struck the Sea Devouring Dragon Crocodile with purple lightning, while a remnant of the Sea God’s power carried Little White away.
• Nan Liujing restored Dragon Ao with Life Energy and urged him to continue his tribulation, then offered the same energy to the ferocious beasts and revealed his Scepter of Destruction to Di Tian.
• Nan Liujing took the crocodile’s soul bone and soul ring, assured the North Sea Fleet that the Devil Islands’ Sea Soul Beasts would not attack them, and Shen Yue ordered a report to the Federation Central.

Nan Liujing crossed into the God Realm to investigate its recovery and search its temples, where he stole the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill and discovered a Godhead Seed. After returning to Gu Yue, he identified it as the Archaic God's seed and agreed to explain how he had obtained it.

• Gu Yue worried that the God Realm's returning God Kings might oppose their new realm, so Nan Liujing entered the Stone of Destruction to monitor the God Realm himself.
• Nan Liujing reached the God Realm, searched the Emotion God Temple, and followed Huo Yuhao to the Sea God Temple.
• Nan Liujing explored the Sea God Temple, absorbed Immortal Spirit Qi from a lamp, memorized the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill, and found many treasures.
• Nan Liujing accidentally saw Xiao Wu bathing and immediately left for Destruction Castle.
• Nan Liujing obtained a crimson-gold Godhead Seed, returned to Gu Yue, and learned it belonged to the Archaic God, whose powers could suit Yuanen Yehui.

Nan Liujing recruited Dragon Ao to oppose the Shark Emperor and enlisted Di Tian’s beasts to help him, while Guan Yue’s inspection of the Devil Islands found them sealed behind dangerous mist. Back at Spirit Transmission Academy, Ye Xinglan was drawn into the War God inheritance, and Nan Liujing gave Yuanen Yehui the Archaic God Godhead Seed as a token of love.

• Dragon Ao condemned the Second Generation Sea God’s failures and agreed to gather sea beast leaders against the Shark Emperor in exchange for following Nan Liujing.
• Nan Liujing gave Dragon Ao a Soul Tool and asked Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts to kill evil sea beasts and deliver their heads to him after their tribulations.
• Guan Yue found the Devil Islands hidden behind purple-black mist that threatened his mind, so the North Sea Fleet sealed off the surrounding waters.
• Nan Liujing showed Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui the Archaic God Godhead Seed and the War God divine artifact, and the War God inheritance drew Ye Xinglan into the Vajra Pestle.
• Nan Liujing embraced Yuanen Yehui and offered her the Godhead Seed as a token of love, and she accepted him with a smile.

Cargo trucks smuggled sinister weapons into Shrek City while students gathered for an award ceremony, and Ghost Emperor Ax launched a coordinated attack on the city. The Golden Ancient Tree stopped three bloodlight weapons from destroying densely populated districts, but Ghost Emperor Ax then unleashed a God-Slaying Fixed Soul Cannon Shell against Yun Ming.

• Cargo trucks entered Shrek City through a lax checkpoint while secretly carrying weapons.
• Wu Sidu, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, and Nan Liujing attended the selection tournament award ceremony as Ghost Emperor Ax prepared an attack with Dark Blood Demon.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li discussed his teacher's cryptic warnings about the Blue Silver Emperor before they sensed a disturbance in the city's Heaven and Earth Origin Energy.
• Nearly a hundred Fixed Soul Cannon Shells struck toward the academies, while Tang Sect, Federation, Shrek, and Spirit Pagoda forces raised shields and intercepted the bombardment.
• Three bloodlights erupted beneath districts containing nearly two million civilians, but the Golden Ancient Tree extinguished them and reinforced the city's shields.
• Ghost Emperor Ax appeared with nine Titled Douluo and unleashed a God-Slaying Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, forcing Yun Ming to attack as a vast dark-purple vortex formed over the city.

Yun Ming sacrificed himself to stop the Level 12 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, but Ghost Emperor’s Soul-Annihilating Divine Needles killed him and Cai Yue’er’s betrayal wounded Shrek’s elders. Nan Liujing helped repel Ghost Emperor, then Ah Yin was captured by the contract’s power as Elder Jin revealed he had preserved Yun Ming’s soul.

• Ghost Emperor unleashed a Level 12 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, and Yun Ming burned his origin and divine position to intercept it above Shrek City.
• Ghost Emperor used Soul-Annihilating Divine Needles to pierce Yun Ming’s soul, and the wounded Yun Ming fell into Sea God Lake as the destructive vortex surged back.
• Cai Yue’er detonated the Soul Devouring Yin Water implanted in her body, injuring Shrek’s elders and overwhelming Ya Li’s healing power.
• Nan Liujing shattered Ghost Emperor’s palm strike with lightning, and Qian Gu Qingfeng and Qian Gu Dieting arrived to help suppress the cannon shell’s remaining energy.
• The contract took effect within the Golden Ancient Tree, leaving Ah Yin helpless as its light patterns merged into her and captured her.
• Elder Jin revealed that he had preserved Yun Ming’s soul and explained that the Seeds of Life had reduced the casualties from the earlier bombardment.

After the attack on Shrek City was repelled, Nan Liujing and the other survivors discovered that a strange curse was crippling Shrek Academy’s elders. Elder Jin revealed that Tang San had imprisoned him and that the Blue Silver Emperor had devoured souls entrusted to the Golden Ancient Tree, leaving Shrek and the Tang Sect reeling.

• Nan Liujing reassured Leng Yaozhu that he was unharmed after helping repel Ghost Emperor’s attack, and Qian Gu Dieting confirmed his strength had withstood a Quasi-God’s assault.
• Nan Liujing warned Qian Gu Dieting and Qian Gu Qingfeng that Ghost Emperor’s words suggested the Holy Spirit Cult still had a dangerous plan, then comforted Leng Yaozhu and promised to stand beside her.
• Ya Li and the surviving Shrek members found the elders afflicted by a strange dark power that resisted both her healing and Leng Yaozhu’s True Phoenix Fire.
• Elder Jin said only Quasi-God-level purification could remove the curse, then refused to save the elders because they belonged to Shrek Academy.
• Elder Jin revealed that Tang San had hidden his mother’s divine soul inside him and that the Blue Silver Emperor had consumed his life origin, imprisoned him, and devoured souls including Bei Yang and Cen Zhiyuan.
• Elder Jin offered to save the elders only if they abandoned Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, leaving Ya Li devastated and Zang Xin’s faith in Tang San shattered.

After Yun Ming's death, Ya Li disbanded Shrek Academy so Elder Jin could save its fallen elders, despite the cost of placing them under Nan Liujing's authority for ten years. Elder Jin revealed that Yun Ming could be resurrected, and Nan Liujing offered his Demon Body to temporarily inhabit Yun Ming's body while they searched for Soul Nurturing Wood.

• Ya Li declared Shrek Academy disbanded and accepted Elder Jin's terms for saving the fallen elders, including their ten-year obligation to Nan Liujing.
• Elder Jin rescued the elders with Nan Liujing's help, and Ya Li carried Yun Ming's body toward the Sea God Pavilion for burial in the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Elder Jin told Ya Li that Yun Ming's soul origin had been preserved and that resurrection might be possible if they found thirty-thousand-year-old Soul Nurturing Wood and a powerful soul body.
• Nan Liujing offered his Demon Body to temporarily control Yun Ming's body, and Ya Li readily agreed.
• Ya Li said she would search the Three Realms Battlefield for Soul Nurturing Wood, while Nan Liujing offered to help find it.

Nan Liujing gained the Golden Dragon King bloodline and Golden Dragon Staff from Ah Yin while Elder Jin fused his soul clone into Yun Ming’s body. At Shrek Academy, Elder Jin exposed Long Yeyue’s flight during the attack, and Ya Li disbanded the academy before leading the Direct Faction students toward the Tang Sect.

• Elder Jin completed the ritual to fuse Nan Liujing’s Demon Body into Yun Ming and then took Nan Liujing to meet Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin gave Nan Liujing the Golden Dragon King bloodline, which the Heavenly Tribulation Bead absorbed and suppressed, and she also handed him the Golden Dragon Staff.
• Nan Liujing learned that Ah Yin’s strength had been reduced by her contract and considered using her to help capture Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Long Yeyue challenged Ya Li’s authority to disband Shrek Academy, but Elder Jin crushed her and revealed that she had fled the city during the God-Slaying Cannon Shell attack.
• Ya Li formally disbanded Shrek Academy, ordered Long Yeyue to leave, and sent the Collateral Faction students home.
• Elder Jin warned Zang Xin that the Direct Faction students could not remain in the city under Tang Sect’s name, so Zang Xin agreed to consider changing the sect’s name or relocating.

Qian Gu Dieting confronted Qian Gu Dongfeng over his collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult and forced him to choose between resigning and leaving the continent. As the Federation reeled from the Shrek City attack and investigated its causes, Tang San learned that Shrek Academy had disbanded and Sea God Island had been sealed.

• Qian Gu Dieting accused Qian Gu Dongfeng of helping the Holy Spirit Cult bring a God-Slaying Fixed Soul Cannon Shell into Shrek City and struck him when he denied it.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng admitted he was trapped by his past dealings, and Qian Gu Dieting ordered him to resign or leave the Douluo Continent.
• Qian Gu Dieting named Leng Yaozhu as temporary Pagoda Master and scheduled a duel between Nan Liujing and Zhangting to decide the succession; Qian Gu Dongfeng chose to go to the Heaven Dou Continent.
• The Shrek City attack sparked public panic and an emergency Federation response, while more than ten officials committed suicide as investigators pursued the missing cannon shell.
• Tang San awakened at Spirit Transmission Academy and learned from Leng Yaozhu that Shrek Academy had disbanded and Sea God Island had been sealed.

After Shrek Academy disbanded, the Tang Sect weighed whether to leave Shrek City and ultimately changed its name to Xuan Gate. Chen Xinjie learned that Leng Yaozhu had become the Spirit Pagoda's acting master, while Tang Wulin continued toward the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Yue and Old Tang.

• Leng Yaozhu announced a month-long provisional break and told Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and Wu Sidu that Nan Liujing was helping the Golden Ancient Tree save the cursed Sea God Pavilion elders.
• Tang Wulin asked Tang Yue to take him to the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Yue agreed to seek his father's permission.
• Ya Li announced Shrek Academy's disbandment, Yu Guanzhi began purging Federation officials, and Chen Xinjie visited the Tang Sect, where Ya Li refused an offer to join the War God Hall.
• Chen Xinjie learned that Qian Gu Dongfeng had resigned and Leng Yaozhu had temporarily become Pagoda Master; Qian Gu Dieting said a contest between Nan Liujing and Zhangting would determine the next heir.
• Zang Xin announced that the Tang Sect had changed its name to Xuan Gate, enraging Old Tang as Tang Wulin and Tang Yue traveled toward the Clear Sky Sect.

Nan Liujing revealed that Shrek Academy had been disbanded, arranged for its venerable elders to serve at the Blood God Legion, and reunited Ya Li with Yun Ming’s body, now controlled by his Demon Body. Back at the Heavenly Spirit Tower, he gave Leng Yaozhu and his companions powerful dragon soul bones to absorb as they prepared for the Three Realms Battlefield.

• Nan Liujing told the cured venerable elders that Shrek Academy had been disbanded, and Ya Li explained the secrets behind Elder Jin’s resentment toward the Academy.
• Zang Xin announced that the Tang Sect had become the Xuan Gate, while Nan Liujing promised not to force the elders into immoral acts and planned to send them to the Blood God Legion.
• Ya Li embraced Yun Ming’s body, which the Demon Body controlled, and Nan Liujing left her with the Sky-Pillar Divine Spear before she chose to pursue a cultivation breakthrough.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that Qian Gu Dongfeng was suspected of colluding with Evil Soul Masters and warned that the Three Realms Battlefield would open in a month and a half.
• Nan Liujing gave Yuanen Yehui, Leng Yaozhu, Wu Sidu, and Ye Xinglan compatible hundred-thousand-year dragon soul bones, and Leng Yaozhu took the three younger women to help them absorb theirs.
• Nan Liujing sensed that the sacred place for overcoming tribulations had succeeded and concluded that Dragon Ao now had helpers.

Long Yeyue failed to persuade Chen Xinjie to help rebuild Shrek Academy, while Tang Wulin reached the Clear Sky Sect and was temporarily possessed by Tang San, who asked the sect to find Niu Tian and Tai Tan. Meanwhile, the Demon Empress ordered the Evil Soul Masters to infiltrate the Blood God Legion and continue their plans.

• Chen Xinjie rejected Long Yeyue's request to rebuild Shrek Academy, and Long Yeyue claimed she had once carried his child before he left her.
• Tang Yue brought Tang Wulin to the Clear Sky Sect, where the elders examined Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
• Tang San took control of Tang Wulin's body, identified himself to the Clear Sky Sect elders, and asked them to bring Niu Tian and Tai Tan to meet him.
• Tang Feng decided to go to the Forbidden Zone to ask Niu Tian and Tai Tan whether Tang San was truly their ancestor.
• The Demon Empress learned that the Blood River God-Slaying Array lacked materials and ordered Ghost Emperor to infiltrate the Blood God Legion and help break the Blood God Array when the time came.
• Ghost Emperor told the Demon Empress that drug development was expected to succeed within three years, while privately considering that he would not serve her forever.

Tang San revealed to Tai Tan that he had brought the Abyss to Douluo Star as part of a plan to make the planet evolve, but Nan Liujing’s theft of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline threatened the plan. Meanwhile, the Federation strengthened its defenses and Feng Wu Yu joined the Blood God Legion, where Nan Liujing’s weapon had already helped repel an Abyss tide.

• Tang Feng brought Er Ming to see Tang Wulin, and Tang San’s divided soul appeared after Er Ming confirmed Tang Wulin’s resemblance to Xiao Wu.
• Tang San explained his plan to let Douluo Star devour the Abyss, revealed that Nan Liujing had stolen part of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and asked Er Ming to leave Nan Liujing for him.
• Er Ming returned to the small plane and told Da Ming about Tang San; Da Ming ordered him to reinforce the plane’s origin first and then search for Nan Liujing without acting rashly.
• After the Shrek City attack, the Federation formed a special Soul Master legion and assigned powerful Soul Masters to guard major cities.
• Feng Wu Yu arrived at the Blood God Legion with Shrek Academy elders, where Zhang Huanyun and Cao Dezhi showed him Nan Liujing’s Soul Light Tower and described its success against Abyssal creatures.

Nan Liujing and the Spirit Transmission Academy students arrived at the military base for the Three Realms Battlefield, where he reunited with friends and accepted bets over Exotic Crystals. After the spatial passage opened, the factions crossed into the battlefield, and the God of Destruction sensed the Life Ancient Tree and urged Nan Liujing to get closer.

• Leng Yaozhu learned that the Three Realms Battlefield passage might open by noon the next day, and the students settled into the base.
• Tang Yue explained that Tang Wulin's ancestors were connected to the Clear Sky Sect, while Nan Liujing left to meet friends from the War God Training Camp.
• Nan Liujing and Yuanen Yehui met Xu Zihuang, Dai Yun'er, Long Yue, Xu Junlan, Xiao Pojun, and Long Tianwu, then agreed to bet on who would collect more Exotic Crystals.
• Xu Junlan offered four pieces of Gold Water Confluence as the stake, and Long Yue and the others agreed to bet a meal against Nan Liujing.
• The factions entered the stabilized passage and arrived in the Three Realms Battlefield, where Elder Li welcomed them and led them toward a city.
• The God of Destruction sensed the Life Ancient Tree and asked Nan Liujing to get close enough for him to locate Xiao Lu.

Nan Liujing and the Spirit Transmission Academy students arrived in Li City, traded supplies for pills, and learned that Exotic Crystals were connected to the God of Destruction’s wife and the Life Ancient Tree. Their shopping was interrupted by a tense encounter with Li Tian, who probed Nan Liujing and was warned not to do so again; Li Tian apologized, and the groups parted with plans to meet at the banquet.

• Elder Li escorted Nan Liujing and the Spirit Transmission Academy students through Li City, where they learned about its districts, rival cities, and trade with outsiders.
• Nan Liujing’s group exchanged Douluo Star goods for pills and Exotic Crystals at a Pill Workshop.
• The God of Destruction revealed that Exotic Crystals were Life Condensing Beads tied to his wife’s Divine Soul and urged Nan Liujing to gather them and defeat Exotic Beasts.
• Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and Wu Sidu selected Spirit Fruits for Na’er while Nan Liujing accompanied them.
• Li Tian returned to Jadeite Long Street with his hunting squad, probed Nan Liujing’s Spiritual Power, and suffered a backlash; Nan Liujing warned him not to try again.
• Li Tian apologized as the two groups nearly clashed, then said they would see each other at the banquet that night.

Nan Liujing defeated Li Tian in a sparring match, demonstrating that Li Tian’s lightning magic could not harm him and overwhelming Li City’s greatest young genius. The Douluo Star leaders agreed to help Li City gather Life Source Crystals for five days after learning that vicious beast attacks had nearly depleted the city’s protective barrier; the Forbidden Zone expedition was set to begin the next day.

• Li City and the Douluo Star powerhouses settled their dispute over the share of spiritual herbs by agreeing to hold a sparring match between their younger generations.
• Nan Liujing redirected Li Tian’s Thunderbirds, sent them chasing Li Tian around the arena, and defeated him with a powerful strike from the Coiled Dragon Staff.
• At the banquet, the First Elder explained that vicious beast attacks had nearly exhausted the Life Source Crystals powering Li City’s protective array and asked the guests to help gather more in the Forbidden Zone.
• Leng Yaozhu agreed on behalf of her team to help gather Life Source Crystals for five days, and Guan Yue and the other leaders agreed to the same limit before searching for spiritual herbs.

Nan Liujing and the others entered the Forbidden Zone, hunted Exotic Beasts, and followed a signal to a battle where Yuanen Yehui ambushed the pure-blood demon Tuoke. After revealing her Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul and challenging him, she faced Tuoke as Nan Liujing and three others arrived.

• The Great Elder opened the Forbidden Zone, and Nan Liujing agreed with Li Tian to assist in finding Life Source Crystals in exchange for Exotic Crystals.
• Nan Liujing and the girls hunted Mist Weaver Birds and other weak Exotic Beasts, collecting their Exotic Crystals while passing over the young spiritual herbs.
• The God of Destruction told Nan Liujing that the Life Ancient Tree might be hidden beneath a vast expanse of Life Light Mist, but a positioning formation soon signaled that Li City had found a Life Source Crystal nearby.
• Nan Liujing and the girls followed the signal to a battle where demons and You City mages were pressing Li City’s mages, and Yuanen Yehui attacked Demon Tuoke to save a retreating mage.
• Tuoke invoked his royal bloodline to suppress Yuanen Yehui, but she transformed into a six-ring Titan Giant Ape and challenged him before Nan Liujing and three others arrived.