Chapter Summaries

Wu Changkong brought Tang Wulin to Shrek Academy, where Ya Li found his soul was recovering, while Tang San secretly began moving the final nine layers of Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline to Ah Yin for safekeeping. Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang delivered the Tang Sect’s offer to Nan Liujing to earn third-class military merit on the front lines, and Nan Liujing resolved to prove his strength.

• Wu Changkong arrived at Shrek Academy with Tang Wulin, and Zhuo Shi led them to Sea God Pavilion for Ya Li to examine him.
• Tang San restored Tang Wulin’s soul connection and contacted Ah Yin, asking her to safeguard the final nine layers of Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
• Ya Li told Wu Changkong and Zhuo Shi that Tang Wulin’s soul was gradually recovering, and she asked them to remain on Sea God Island while she observed him.
• Yun Ming told Ya Li that the Federation had used her apology video to provoke Elder Long, and he chose to wait before responding.
• Shen Yi told Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan that Tang Wulin was stable in Shrek Academy, while Xu Zihuang privately offered Nan Liujing a promised reward if he earned third-class military merit at the front lines.
• Nan Liujing questioned whether others had coordinated their push for him to train at the front and decided to prove his strength.

Nan Liujing faced Xu Junlan in the fourth round of the young adult individual matches and defeated the six-ring Soul Emperor without using battle armor. His victory left the competition and spectators across the continent stunned by the power of his Ultimate Lightning and Staff Intent.

• Ao Rui, Long Tianwu, and Luo Yuhang watched as Nan Liujing and Xu Junlan entered the arena for their match.
• Nan Liujing evaded Xu Junlan’s Solar Arrows and used his Ultimate Lightning and Staff Intent to break through her attacks and defenses.
• Xu Junlan activated Eternal Day and attacked with her Sun God Spear, but Nan Liujing blocked her full-force strike using his Golden Dragon defenses and Thunder Dragon Staff.
• Nan Liujing defeated Xu Junlan, who conceded and asked whether they had become friends through fighting.
• The referee announced Nan Liujing’s victory, and broadcasts showed the four-ring Soul Master defeating a six-ring Soul Emperor.

Nan Liujing advanced through the youth division tournament and reunited with Ye Xinglan, Wu Sidu, and Yuanen Yehui, while Wu Sidu upset Yu Jiutian to reach the top sixteen. In the Extreme North, the Demon Empress ordered Ghost Emperor Ax to pressure Qian Gu Dongfeng into keeping the Federation plan alive, and Ghost Emperor Ax secretly resented her command.

• Nan Liujing returned to the waiting area after defeating Xu Junlan, and Xu Junlan advised Xiao Pojun and Long Tianwu to build goodwill with him for access to future Heavenly Forged Metal.
• Xiao Pojun, Long Tianwu, and Xu Zihuang won their matches and advanced to the fifth round, leaving sixteen contestants to compete for the quarterfinals.
• Nan Liujing visited Yuanen Yehui, Wu Sidu, and Ye Xinglan, teased Wu Sidu, and flirted with Ye Xinglan while they watched his match replay.
• Ye Xinglan defeated a Spirit Pagoda contestant, and Wu Sidu used Hell White Tiger to defeat Yu Jiutian despite being overpowered for most of their match.
• Ghost Emperor Ax told the Demon Empress that Shrek Academy's cooperation with the Federation threatened to delay their plan, and she ordered him to force Qian Gu Dongfeng to maintain it or expose his dealings with Evil Soul Masters.
• Ghost Emperor Ax left the pit while privately vowing that he would not tolerate the Demon Empress's authority if not for their final objective.

Qian Gu Dongfeng and Yan Baichuan discussed advancing a conspiracy against Shrek Academy despite their dwindling support and limited access to weapons. In the youth division semifinals, Yuanen Yehui defeated Ye Xinglan, and the two left the stage as friends, with Nan Liujing watching approvingly.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng decided Nan Liujing had to be eliminated to secure the Qian Gu Family's succession for Zhangting.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng met Yan Baichuan in Mingdu and pressed him to keep their plan moving, but Yan Baichuan said he could obtain only one God-Slaying Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, five Level 9 shells, and twenty Level 8 shells.
• Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui began their semifinal duel, with Ye Xinglan using her sword techniques against Yuanen Yehui's Titan Giant Ape form.
• Ye Xinglan's sword-body unity attack broke Yuanen Yehui's aura lock, but Yuanen Yehui's prepared Earth Power counter weakened the strike and left Ye Xinglan exposed.
• The referee stopped Yuanen Yehui's Air Cannons and declared her the winner; Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui agreed to duel again and walked off together as Nan Liujing gave them a thumbs-up.

Nan Liujing prepared Ye Xinglan for the third-place match and reassured her about their growing distance, while Leng Yaozhu arrived to support him before the semifinals. Meanwhile, Qian Gu Dongfeng and Ghost Emperor agreed on a plan to use Cai Yue'er to detonate a God-Slaying shell inside Shrek Academy, and Guan Yue sought Nan Liujing for the front lines.

• The semifinal draw paired Nan Liujing against Xiao Pojun and Xu Zihuang against Long Tianwu, while a Mingdu poll gave Xu Zihuang overwhelming support.
• Xu Junlan explained Xu Zihuang's popularity to Xiao Pojun and Long Tianwu, who joked and brawled as they discussed his match against Nan Liujing.
• Nan Liujing gave Ye Xinglan detailed notes on her Sword Intent and comforted her about feeling left behind; Leng Yaozhu arrived and asked whether he was confident of winning the championship.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng and Ghost Emperor agreed to obtain a God-Slaying shell and use Cai Yue'er to detonate it inside Shrek Academy, with Ghost Emperor promising to turn Cai Yue'er against the academy.
• At the packed arena, Guan Yue asked Leng Yaozhu about Nan Liujing joining the front lines, and she said they would discuss it after he won the championship.

Nan Liujing defeated Xiao Pojun in a contest of artistic realms and advanced to the youth division final, earning admiration across the continent. After the halftime show, Xu Zihuang and Long Tianwu prepared to fight the second semifinal, with Long Tianwu eyeing a chance to help Nan Liujing.

• Xiao Pojun proposed deciding his match with Nan Liujing through their artistic realms, and Nan Liujing agreed.
• Nan Liujing's Staff Intent overwhelmed Xiao Pojun's Spear Intent, and Xiao Pojun admitted defeat before the arena-wide crowd.
• Nan Liujing and Xiao Pojun exchanged friendly words, while Xiao Pojun told Xu Junlan he now genuinely admired Nan Liujing's skill.
• Long Tianwu decided to wear Xu Zihuang down so Nan Liujing would have a better chance in the final and so he could earn a Four-word Battle Armor.
• The host introduced the second semifinal between Long Tianwu and Xu Zihuang, and Long Tianwu fixed Xu Zihuang with an unusually hostile stare.

Xu Zihuang defeated Long Tianwu in a destructive arena battle, though both damaged their Two-word Battle Armor and Xu was left weakened ahead of the finals. Meanwhile, the adult division’s newly announced Sun Moon Canyon free-for-all raised suspicions, and Long Yeyue secretly arranged for Shrek Academy to obtain medicinal ingredients in case its rivals joined forces against it.

• Long Tianwu and Xu Zihuang equipped their Two-word Battle Armor and clashed, with Long Tianwu’s wind attacks countering Xu Zihuang’s destruction flames.
• Long Tianwu and Xu Zihuang each empowered a battle armor skill with soul ring energy, and their attacks devastated the arena before Guan Yue declared Xu Zihuang the winner.
• Long Tianwu admitted he had fought to test the battle armor skill, while Nan Liujing realized the battle had weakened Xu Zihuang before the finals.
• Ye Xinglan told Nan Liujing and Leng Yaozhu that the adult division would be an eighteen-team free-for-all in Sun Moon Canyon, prompting Nan Liujing to suspect the format targeted certain people.
• Long Yeyue told Shrek Academy’s team not to worry about the competition format, then ordered two elders to gather medicinal ingredients in case the War God Hall and Spirit Pagoda cooperated against them.
• Long Yeyue called Shen Yi and instructed her to ensure Shrek Academy won the youth division Three-on-three and Seven-on-seven finals.

Yuanen Yehui won the youth individual final, but Shrek Academy suffered crushing defeats in the Three-on-three and Seven-on-seven finals, leaving Long Yeyue furious as Mingdu’s citizens jeered the academy. Nan Liujing received a private shoulder massage from Wu Sidu, while Xu Zihuang prepared to face him despite recovering only seventy percent of his strength; Shrek’s youth contestants were then punished by Long Yeyue.

• Yuanen Yehui defeated her Soul Ancestor opponent in the youth individual final, then collapsed from her injuries after speaking to Nan Liujing.
• The Spirit Pagoda’s team overwhelmed Shrek Academy in the Three-on-three final, while Shen Yi anticipated that Long Yeyue would punish her.
• The War God Hall’s team rallied against Shrek Academy in the Seven-on-seven final and won, prompting widespread ridicule and chants against Shrek in Mingdu.
• Long Yeyue restrained herself when Spirit Pagoda’s Limit Douluo turned their attention toward her, then left the stands as the crowd continued cursing Shrek.
• Wu Sidu massaged Nan Liujing’s shoulders and fled in embarrassment after he teased her about being his fiancée.
• Xu Zihuang told Tang Sect leaders he had recovered to seventy percent of his peak strength, while Long Yeyue stripped Shrek’s youth contestants of their reserve-student status and benefits for three years.

Nan Liujing faced Xu Zihuang in the youth division individual final and declared that he represented the Douluo Continent's future. He overwhelmed Xu Zihuang with his Two-word Battle Armor and lightning attacks, leaving the crowd convinced he would dominate his generation.

• Xu Zihuang challenged Nan Liujing, saying he would crush him and prove he represented the Tang Sect's future.
• Nan Liujing declared that he represented the Douluo Continent's future, drawing a deafening response from the stadium.
• When the match began, Nan Liujing revealed his Two-word Battle Armor and struck Xu Zihuang with a lightning-fast punch.
• Nan Liujing's Heavenly Dipper Thunder Extremity shattered Xu Zihuang's purple-black dragon-shaped sword aura and forced the referees to intervene.
• Nan Liujing stood victorious amid the lightning-filled ruins and proclaimed himself first among his generation as the crowd cheered.

Nan Liujing won the youth individual championship, while the remaining youth events ended with titles for the Frost Alliance and War God Hall. After the competition, the continent’s leaders discussed sending Nan Liujing to the front lines once he reached Soul King, and the chapter left him promised a rare Soul Spirit and a possible bloodline-boosting gift for his mentor Zhen Hua.

• Zang Xin urged Xu Zihuang to accept his defeat, and Xu Zihuang congratulated Nan Liujing as the crowd watched.
• Nan Liujing reunited with Xia Zheng Leng, Leng Yaozhu, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and Wu Sidu, then watched the Frost Alliance win the Three-on-three final and War God Hall take the Seven-on-seven title.
• At a banquet, Yu Guanzhi proposed sending Nan Liujing to the front lines, and Qian Gu Qingfeng and Xia Zheng Leng agreed he should wait until he reached Soul King.
• Nan Liujing said he would volunteer for the War God Training Camp, and Yu Guanzhi offered him the Yu Family’s Variant Soul Spirit Number Five for his future Soul Spirit fusion.
• Leng Yaozhu offered to give Nan Liujing a drop of Sky Phoenix Blood Essence to deliver to Zhen Hua, which could help him advance toward Super Douluo.

Qiangu Zhangting prepared to lead the Spirit Pagoda team in the Federal Grand Competition while Long Yeyue armed Shrek Academy’s students with pills against the Federation’s unfair rules. As the top teams raced for points, the Sky Eye exposed their positions, and Shrek Academy fled toward the canyon boundary with the Spirit Pagoda team closing in.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng warned Qiangu Zhangting that he would be sent to the Blood God Legion and threatened anyone who challenged his claim to lead the Spirit Pagoda.
• Long Yeyue gave seven Shrek Inner Court students scarlet pills and ordered them to use them against opponents who joined forces.
• Qiangu Zhangting led the Spirit Pagoda team into the canyon, where they ambushed another team and earned twenty-one points.
• After three hours, Shrek Academy led the rankings while the Spirit Pagoda and War God Hall tied for second; the Federation then revealed every team’s location with the Sky Eye.
• Yu Hanshuang ordered Shrek Academy to flee as the War God Hall approached, and the team turned right at the canyon boundary while a Clear Feather Phantom Eagle secretly tracked them.

Shrek Academy’s students swallowed blood-red pills during their battle with the Spirit Pagoda and War God Hall, gaining enough strength to turn the fight around. Guan Yue intervened and had Star Dou expose the pills as cheating, leaving Shrek Academy’s team and leaders facing the consequences.

• Qiangu Zhangting persuaded Ye Wujiu and the War God Hall team to join the Spirit Pagoda in ambushing Shrek Academy.
• Yun Qing tracked Shrek Academy’s movements from the air, allowing the two allied teams to ambush them in a valley.
• Shrek Academy was overwhelmed until Yu Hanshuang ordered his teammates to take the blood-red pills, which dramatically increased their strength.
• The empowered Shrek team counterattacked, and Yu Hanshuang’s Ice Dragon form sent Qiangu Zhangting crashing into a mountain wall.
• Guan Yue froze the battle and ordered Star Dou to investigate Shrek Academy’s sudden power increase.
• Star Dou showed footage of Shrek’s students taking pills and declared their conduct cheating, while Long Yeyue received a call from the Pavilion Master.

After Long Yeyue’s cheating scandal destroyed Shrek Academy’s reputation, Yun Ming stripped her of her authority and considered surrendering Shrek Outer City to the Federation. He agreed to transfer jurisdiction in exchange for the Federation’s help, while Guan Yue proposed turning the outer court into War God Academy to preserve its future.

• Guan Yue removed Shrek’s students from the competition, and news of their drug-assisted cheating sparked a continent-wide scandal that shook Shrek City and delighted Qian Gu Dongfeng.
• Yun Ming confronted Yu Hanshuang and learned that Long Yeyue had ordered the students to take the drugs; he then stripped Long Yeyue of her honors and confined her to Sea God Island.
• The Federation Chairman offered to ease public outrage if Shrek surrendered jurisdiction over its outer city, and Guan Yue suggested renaming the outer court War God Academy or seeking Tang Sect’s support.
• War God Hall defended its championship, and Yun Ming privately agreed to transfer outer-city jurisdiction to the Federation while retaining oversight rights.
• The Federation Chairman launched a public campaign defending Shrek Academy, drawing attention from its enemies as the online tide began to shift.

After Shrek Academy’s cheating scandal drove students away and ruined its reputation, Yun Ming and Ya Li considered sacrificing the Outer Court and relocating. Long Yeyue’s plea for Chen Xinjie’s help failed, while Nan Liujing brought Yuanen Yehui to fuse with a powerful Soul Spirit he had specially prepared for her.

• The Federal Parliament Speaker announced that the Federal Grand Competition had ended and that a new competition would replace it.
• Zhuo Shi reported that dozens of Outer Court students had withdrawn, while Guan Yue told Yun Ming that War God Hall’s proposed takeover required replacing most of Shrek’s staff.
• Long Yeyue asked Chen Xinjie to help Shrek Academy, but he refused because he needed the Yu Family’s support to rebuild the Sea God Legion and reminded her that she had once abandoned him during an ambush.
• Ya Li proposed severing Shrek’s Outer Court, cooperating with Leng Yaozhu and relocating the new academy; after Zhuo Shi reported more withdrawals, Yun Ming told Ya Li to discuss the plan with Leng Yaozhu.
• Ye Xinglan criticized Shrek Academy to Ya Li, who agreed with her, while Yuanen Yehui reported that many students had withdrawn.
• Nan Liujing took Yuanen Yehui to the Spirit Pagoda, where she learned he had upgraded a King Kong Baboon Soul Spirit specifically for her and entered the light gate to fuse with it.

Nan Liujing, Gu Yue, and Ye Xinglan learned that Shrek Academy planned to give its failing Outer Court to the Spirit Pagoda, whose elders approved the transfer under Leng Yaozhu’s management. Yun Ming closed the Outer Court and secretly planned to reopen it on the Star Luo Continent, while public notices announced the closure and the Spirit Pagoda’s new academy.

• Nan Liujing explained that Leng Yaozhu had Gu Yue rest and cultivate to protect her from attention, and Gu Yue reflected on her rising status in the Spirit Pagoda.
• Ya Li offered Shrek Academy’s Outer Court to Leng Yaozhu unconditionally, and Leng Yaozhu agreed to convene the Spirit Pagoda’s Council of Elders.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng supported taking over the Outer Court, and the elders approved the transfer with Leng Yaozhu in charge.
• Yun Ming persuaded the Sea God Pavilion elders to close the Outer Court because of mass student withdrawals and the cheating scandal.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li told trusted elders they would use Tang Sect connections to reopen Shrek Academy on the Star Luo Continent.
• The Spirit Pagoda announced plans for Spirit Transmission Academy at the former Outer Court, and the Federation announced it would administer Shrek City.

After Shrek Outer Court was transferred to the Spirit Pagoda, Nan Liujing inspected its poor facilities and helped plan Spirit Transmission Academy, which began construction as former students chose their paths. A year and a half later, the Holy Spirit Cult was conditioning Cai Yue'er’s soul while Qian Gu Dongfeng and Ghost Emperor prepared a plan to kill Yun Ming with a God-Slaying Cannon Shell.

• Shrek Academy apologized for its cheating scandal and transferred the Outer Court to the Spirit Pagoda, where Leng Yaozhu announced plans to open Spirit Transmission Academy.
• Nan Liujing’s inspection revealed inadequate dormitories, including one public restroom serving dozens of students, and he proposed a new academy divided into Soul Master and Mecha programs.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Nan Liujing to recruit promising students who had withdrawn; Li Qiankun and Mo Jue agreed, while the first-year students contacted through Yuanen Yehui hesitated.
• Former students pursued cultivation or returned home as the Spirit Pagoda approved Nan Liujing’s proposal and began renovating the Outer Court.
• A year and a half later, Dark Blood Demon continued conditioning Cai Yue’er’s soul while Qian Gu Dongfeng told Ghost Emperor that obtaining a God-Slaying Cannon Shell would take up to two years.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to return Cai Yue’er’s soul within half a year, with enough self-awareness to avoid suspicion but under their absolute control.

Nan Liujing received approval for Yuanen Yehui to join the War God Training Camp, then traveled with Qian Gu Qingfeng to the Yu Family to fuse with his Second Soul Spirit. The chapter ended as Yu Guanzhi revealed that Soul Spirit Number Five was the Time-Space Behemoth.

• Nan Liujing agreed to visit the Yu Family the next day to fuse with his Second Soul Spirit, and Qian Gu Qingfeng gave him a Mental Sphere containing the Unbending Staff Technique’s operational process.
• Nan Liujing asked Qian Gu Qingfeng to let Yuanen Yehui join the War God Training Camp, and Qian Gu Qingfeng approved her application.
• Qian Gu Qingfeng asked Nan Liujing about his feelings for Yuanen Yehui, and Nan Liujing admitted he cared for her while Yuanen Yehui listened outside the office.
• Nan Liujing hosted a dinner with Gu Yue, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, and Na'er before the group left for training the next morning.
• Nan Liujing and Qian Gu Qingfeng arrived at the Yu Family’s ancestral grounds, where Yu Guanzhi led them into a secluded forest to meet Soul Spirit Number Five.
• Nan Liujing recognized the forest’s strange effects as time reversal and spatial folding, and Yu Guanzhi identified the Soul Spirit as the Time-Space Behemoth.

Nan Liujing fused with the Time-Space Behemoth and received its thousand-year-old origin blood essence and soul bone from Yu Guanzhi in exchange for promising to forge the Yu Family a Four-word Battle Armor. At the War God Training Camp, Xu Junlan led him to his assigned room, where he unexpectedly came face-to-face with Yuanen Yehui leaving the bathroom in a bathrobe.

• Nan Liujing impressed the Time-Space Behemoth with his Spiritual Power, Ultimate Lightning, and Golden Dragon abilities, then fused with it and reached level fifty-two.
• Yu Guanzhi gave Nan Liujing the Time-Space Behemoth's origin blood essence and left palm bone in return for his promise to forge a Four-word Battle Armor for the Yu Family.
• Nan Liujing arrived at the War God Training Camp, where Long Tianwu told Qian Gu Qingfeng that new Abyss creatures possessed some Soul Power Attack Immunity.
• Xu Junlan welcomed Nan Liujing, shared a meal with him, and took him to the Spirit Pagoda students' accommodations to receive his room assignment.
• Xu Junlan opened room 520 and Nan Liujing found Yuanen Yehui stepping out in a bathrobe; Xu Junlan hurried away and left them alone.

Nan Liujing joined Yuanen Yehui in Dorm 520 and attended the War God Training Camp’s opening ceremony, where he and fifteen other Spirit Pagoda students became probationary soldiers. After a sobering lesson on Abyss creatures, he and Yuanen Yehui encountered Xu Junlan, Xiao Pojun, Long Tianwu, Jiang Wuyue, and Long Yuxue, who had come to speak with him.

• Xu Junlan explained that Nan Liujing had received the wrong dorm assignment, and Yuanen Yehui invited him to stay in her room instead of going to the outpost.
• Nan Liujing and Yuanen Yehui spent the night in Dorm 520, then joined the Training Camp students for the morning assembly.
• Su Mengjun welcomed the Spirit Pagoda and Blood God Legion students, and Jiang Zhanheng issued wristbands and designated the sixteen Spirit Pagoda students as probationary soldiers.
• Nan Liujing and the other Spirit Pagoda students attended a lesson on Abyss creatures and saw projections of the devastation they caused.
• Xu Junlan, Xiao Pojun, Long Tianwu, Jiang Wuyue, and Long Yuxue met Nan Liujing in the corridor, and Xiao Pojun greeted him enthusiastically.

Nan Liujing agreed to forge high-quality Spirit Alloy for the War God Training Camp, impressing the soldiers with his skill while Yuanen Yehui resolved to stay by his side. He then led the Spirit Pagoda disciples into a dangerous simulated Land of Gloom assessment, and the team vanished into its spatial passages.

• Yuanen Yehui refused Xu Junlan’s Merit Points, but Xu Junlan transferred the thousand points anyway, and Nan Liujing agreed to forge Spirit Alloy for Long Tianwu’s team members.
• Nan Liujing forged Water Sound Gold to Thousand Forging Grade One with an eighty percent fusion rate, earning the team members’ admiration, while Yuanen Yehui prepared materials for the others.
• Yuanen Yehui privately resolved to make the most of her time with Nan Liujing at the camp and become his capable helper.
• Nan Liujing and Yuanen Yehui joined the Spirit Pagoda disciples, and the instructors explained the Mimicry Pod assessment’s dangers, rewards, and penalties.
• Nan Liujing arranged the team’s formation in the simulated cavern, then led everyone toward the spatial passages, where they disappeared into the Land of Gloom.