Chapter Summaries

Shen Ranxi met with Xue Lingge, who planned to exploit Xue Ye’s poisoning and the succession crisis to seize control of Heaven Dou. The two agreed to support each other as Xue Lingge prepared to act.

• Niu Gao, Tai Tan, Yang Wudi, and Bai He celebrated Tang San and Shen Ranxi’s coming engagement and hoped their ties to Tian Que Pavilion would bring benefits.
• After half a month, Shen Ranxi met Xue Lingge in a secluded teahouse in Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Lingge revealed that Xue Ye had been poisoned over a long period and suspected that Xue Qinghe was behind the plot.
• Shen Ranxi warned Xue Lingge not to become a pawn in Xue Beng’s plans, while Xue Lingge dismissed him as an unworthy rival.
• Xue Lingge declared her intention to take the throne and rule Heaven Dou, and Shen Ranxi promised her support in exchange for her keeping her promise.

Shen Ranxi recovered to eighty percent of her strength while Tang San helped arrange work for Shrek graduates. Dugu Bo warned that Emperor Xue Ye was near death and took Tang San to the imperial palace, leaving Shen Ranxi to finish cultivating.

• Tang San waited at the school gates for Shen Ranxi, while his friends joked that he had been warning off men who pursued her and the others.
• Shen Ranxi examined her cultivation, found that her strength had returned to eighty percent, and began stabilizing it while the final two chains still bound the Little Tree in her Sea of Consciousness.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed how Shen Ranxi and Tang San's organizations could employ Shrek graduates amid Spirit Hall's growing recruitment.
• Dugu Bo arrived and told Tang San that Xue Ye was about to die, asking him and Shen Ranxi to come to the imperial palace.
• Tang San refused to interrupt Shen Ranxi's cultivation, asked Ma Hongjun to inform her later, and traveled with Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi after giving Xiao Wu and the others instructions.

Tang San fought Qian Renxue inside the palace while Shen Ranxi emerged to help Shrek and the Eldest Princess surrounded the palace with troops. Just as Qian Renxue’s Angel Sword threatened to kill Tang San, a silver-haired woman arrived and stopped the strike with the Golden Cudgel.

• Tang San refused Qian Renxue’s offer to join Spirit Hall and fought her while Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi battled Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo.
• Ma Hongjun told Shen Ranxi that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Heaven Dou branch was surrounded, Tang San was trapped in the palace, and soldiers had encircled Shrek; Shen Ranxi sent him to help at the Academy and set off herself.
• Qian Renxue released her Seraphim Martial Soul Avatar and Angel Domain, forcing Tang San to spend most of his remaining strength resisting her.
• The Eldest Princess led troops to surround the palace and ordered them to capture the Crown Prince for colluding with Spirit Hall and plotting against the Emperor.
• Qian Renxue formed an Angel Sword and struck at the weakened Tang San, but a dark-gold Golden Cudgel flew in and intercepted it.
• A silver-haired woman arrived atop the Golden Cudgel and looked down at the fighters.

Shen Ranxi arrived to save Tang San and fought Qian Renxue, defeating her before turning to face Snake Lance and Pufferfish as they tried to escape with her. Shen Ranxi trapped the two Spirit Hall elders with her frost domain and pursued them with her Golden Cudgel.

• Shen Ranxi arrived on a Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud and reunited with Tang San, then rejected Qian Renxue's offer to join her.
• Shen Ranxi taunted Qian Renxue over her years disguised as Xue Qinghe, and the two began fighting in the sky.
• Shen Ranxi gained the upper hand with her combat instincts and struck Qian Renxue down, while a tiny Light Dot landed unnoticed in Qian Renxue's hair.
• Snake Lance rushed to protect Qian Renxue, and he and Pufferfish tried to flee while Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi held them back.
• Shen Ranxi unleashed her Frost Heaven: Eternal Silence domain, slowed the escaping elders, and struck at them with her Golden Cudgel as Pufferfish began swelling.

Xue Lingge’s forces defeated Qian Renxue’s remaining troops, ending the palace coup and clearing the way for Xue Lingge’s coronation as Heaven Dou’s new empress. Afterward, the Shrek group attended the ceremony, while Xiao Wu kept the reason for her troubled expression to herself.

• Xiao Wu joined the battle and overwhelmed Spirit Hall Soul Masters with her Eight Section Fall as Xue Lingge’s reinforcements arrived.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo fled with Qian Renxue, and Xue Lingge’s side secured the palace.
• Three days later, the Shrek group traveled to the palace and heard that Xue Beng’s Martial Soul had been crippled during the coup.
• Ling Shuang welcomed the group at the palace gates and guided them to the coronation ceremony.
• Xue Lingge was crowned empress, while officials watched warily after she had purged opponents and disobedient relatives.
• Shen Ranxi asked Xiao Wu why she seemed troubled, and Xiao Wu said she would explain after they returned.

Xue Lingge rewarded Shen Ranxi and the Shrek group for helping secure Heaven Dou, then made Shen Ranxi the hereditary Abyssal King and her sworn younger sister. The chapter ended with Flender celebrating the Academy’s new wealth and privileges.

• Xue Lingge praised the Tang Sect and Shrek for defending Heaven Dou and announced titles, land, gold, and privileges for Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender.
• Xue Lingge named Shen Ranxi the hereditary Abyssal King, granted her a vast tax-free fief and princely privileges, and declared her second in court only to the imperial heir.
• Several officials objected that Shen Ranxi’s rewards exceeded precedent, but Xue Lingge dismissed their objections and said her decision was final.
• Xue Lingge asked Shen Ranxi to become her sworn younger sister, and Shen Ranxi accepted.
• Flender celebrated the Academy’s land, autonomy, and money on the way back while Liu Erlong teased him.

After the palace coup, Tang San took Shen Ranxi on a quiet date and learned her engagement ceremony was only three days away. The next morning, her family arrived at Tian Que Pavilion, where her grandfather silently tested Tang San with his imposing presence.

• Liu Erlong demanded Flender hand over his money, while the others teased him about letting his wife manage it.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender prepared to visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which had also been attacked during the upheaval.
• Tang San asked Shen Ranxi to stroll with him, and Oscar kept Xiao Wu from following them.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San their engagement ceremony was in three days and reassured him that her family would accept him.
• Tang San nervously tried on outfits with Ma Hongjun and Oscar before Shen Ranxi's grandfather, grandaunt, and uncles arrived at Tian Que Pavilion.
• Tang San introduced himself to Shen Ranxi's family, and her grandfather stared him down with a silent show of pressure.

Zhan Duanyue tested Tang San’s resolve and heard his plans for the Tang Sect and his future with Shen Ranxi before agreeing to guide him. On the morning of the three couples’ engagement banquet, family and friends gathered at Tian Que Pavilion, where Feifei, Canglan, and the Great Void Kun arrived carrying flower baskets.

• Tang San told Zhan Duanyue that he would keep the Tang Sect independent, then travel with Shen Ranxi to Sea God Island after their engagement banquet.
• Zhan Duanyue challenged Tang San to demonstrate his abilities at Tian Que Pavilion’s Training Ground.
• Shen Ranxi introduced Zhan Duanyue and the others to Shrek Academy’s Dean and teachers, and Zhan Duanyue gave them gifts and shared his experience reaching the Titled Douluo realm.
• Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Ning Fengzhi, and other guests admired Tian Que Pavilion’s Soul Tool arrangements and banquet offerings as they gathered for the three couples’ engagement.
• Xiao Wu announced the arrival of Feifei, Canglan, and the Great Void Kun, who carried flower baskets for the three couples.

Tang San and Shen Ranxi celebrated their engagement alongside Oscar and Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun and Little Bell. The ceremony ended with Tang San placing a ring on Shen Ranxi’s finger and telling her he wanted her freedom as well as her.

• The three couples walked through the courtyard as their families and friends watched, and Tang Hao thanked Yu Xiaogang for raising Tang San.
• Zhan Duanyue and Tang Hao joined locks of Tang San and Shen Ranxi’s hair into a lover’s knot, while the other couples followed the same ritual.
• Zhan Duanyue and Tang Hao gave Tang San and Shen Ranxi matching warm-jade pendants, and the family members urged the couples to care for one another.
• The gathered young people traded jokes and lamented their jealousy as the elders offered blessings to the three couples.
• Tang San slipped a ring onto Shen Ranxi’s finger and told her he wanted her and all her boundless freedom.

Tang San bound Shen Ranxi to him with a Shared Life-and-Death Contract, and the two celebrated Dai Mubai and Xiao Qing’s engagement with their friends. After Shen Ranxi confessed her love, Tang San kissed her beneath the fireworks and later held her in their room.

• Tang San used the Shared Life-and-Death Contract to bind his life to Shen Ranxi’s, despite her shock and anger.
• Dai Mubai urged Tang San to drink at the engagement banquet, while the guests celebrated and shared wine.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San she loved him, and he kissed her beneath the fireworks.
• Tang San returned to Shen Ranxi’s room that night, lifted her into his arms, and held her close.

Shen Ranxi teased Tang San after he returned drunk, and their flirtation turned into a passionate night together. By morning, she had awakened in bed, exhausted but comfortable, while the story left them recovering after their intimacy.

• Tang San came to Shen Ranxi smelling of alcohol, and she playfully inspected his abdominal muscles.
• Tang San kissed Shen Ranxi, and their restrained intimacy gave way to a passionate embrace.
• Shen Ranxi put Feifei and Canglan into the space before Tang San continued kissing her.
• Tang San and Shen Ranxi exchanged declarations of affection as their passion intensified.
• Shen Ranxi woke in daylight, sore and exhausted, with her sleepwear changed and her body clean and comfortable.

Shen Ranxi brought Tang San into her shared space and revealed the Primordial Divine Evolution Tower, which could accelerate cultivation by changing the flow of time. Tang San accepted her trust, and the chapter ended with him stunned by the tower’s power.

• Tang San and Shen Ranxi woke together, but Canglan interrupted their intimacy and coiled around Shen Ranxi’s wrist.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San she would reveal what she had been hiding, then brought him into her space.
• Tang San discovered the space’s rich spiritual energy, spirit fields, and mountain peaks, and realized it was a world of its own.
• Shen Ranxi told Tang San she trusted him because he had chosen her and was willing to live and die with her.
• Shen Ranxi showed Tang San the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, spirit plants, and the Primordial Divine Evolution Tower.
• Shen Ranxi explained that the tower accelerated time, with one outside day equaling ten days on its first floor and twenty on its second, leaving Tang San in disbelief.

Shen Ranxi showed Tang San the tower’s cultivation and training features, then reunited with Feifei and A Yuan. The group planned to leave for Sea God Island the day after tomorrow, while Shen Ranxi and her friends traded teasing remarks over breakfast.

• Shen Ranxi explained the tower’s time limits and revealed that its Training Ground could replicate opponents, including Titled Douluo and Tang San himself.
• Feifei confronted Shen Ranxi for leaving it behind, and Shen Ranxi promised to make it a gigantic cake; A Yuan greeted Shen Ranxi and Tang San.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun came to ask about their departure, and Dai Mubai dragged Ma Hongjun away after he jokingly implied Tang San and Shen Ranxi had been busy all night.
• Dai Mubai said his imperial father was willing to cooperate with the other empire, and Shen Ranxi set their departure for Sea God Island for the day after tomorrow.
• Shen Ranxi told the group Spirit Hall was occupied with choosing the Seven Great Sects and would not yet see them as a threat.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu teased Shen Ranxi about Tang San, and Shen Ranxi teased Ning Rongrong about Oscar as they ate breakfast.

Shen Ranxi and her companions departed Shrek Academy for Sea God Island, after she agreed to bring Bai Chenxiang along for training. During the journey, Shen Ranxi revealed that they would confront a cult whose headquarters lay along their route.

• Shen Ranxi agreed to take Bai Chenxiang to Sea God Island but warned Bai He that she could not protect her every moment.
• The Shrek group gathered to see Shen Ranxi and the others off, and their teachers and families gave them farewells and advice.
• Shen Ranxi, Tang San, and their companions left the academy by carriage and discussed the long journey and Sea Soul Masters.
• Shen Ranxi revealed she had gathered information about a cult and that its headquarters lay along their route to Sea God Island.
• Shen Ranxi said Tian Que Pavilion would handle the cult's other locations, and her companions welcomed the prospect of confronting the headquarters.

Shen Ranxi and the others attacked the cult’s final hideout, fighting fanatical cultists while rescuing captives from the sacrificial altar. Shen Ranxi revealed that Spirit Hall had destroyed the cult’s god and challenged the cultists as the battle continued.

• Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others fought through the cultists while Oscar guarded Little Bell and Ning Rongrong.
• Little Bell used her butterfly hair accessory to blast attackers, then took out her Soul Guidance Gun as Shen Ranxi told her to prioritize saving people.
• The cult leader urged his followers to capture the intruders and sacrifice them, driving the cultists back into a frenzied attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and the others saw the victims on the altar and condemned the cultists for treating ordinary people as sacrifices.
• Shen Ranxi taunted the cult leader, then explained that Spirit Hall had destroyed the cult’s god in the Star Dou Great Forest after it attacked Spirit Hall members.
• Shen Ranxi declared that Spirit Hall had come to grind the cultists’ bones to dust, and the cult leader struggled to accept her claim.

Shen Ranxi and the Shrek group fought the Evil Soul Masters in an underground church, with Shen Ranxi using a time-infused illusion to cripple their strongest man. The battle turned against the church, and its surviving leaders began to retreat.

• Shen Ranxi provoked the Evil Soul Masters with a declaration praising the Angel God, then trapped their strongest man with Void Strangler and Dream Abyss Domain.
• Tang San intercepted the black-robed high priestess, whose Martial Soul was a Two-Headed Snake, while the Shrek group fought the church’s other members.
• Bai Chenxiang kept fighting despite her distress at killing, while Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang carried the injured to Little Bell for treatment.
• Shen Ranxi’s time-infused illusion drained the man’s strength and left him badly wounded, though maintaining it exhausted her Mental Power.
• Tang San struck the high priestess with his Clear Sky Hammer, and the wounded man decided to retreat and seek revenge later.

Shen Ranxi and the others fought the enraged man and the black-robed woman, while Canglan unleashed a freezing assault that struck friend and foe alike. The man transformed into a giant spider and attacked Shen Ranxi, but a sudden barrier of purple-blue flames and a blue Ice Dragon shattered his strongest strike and sent him flying.

• Tang San blocked the man's escape with Blue Silver Grass, while Shen Ranxi summoned Canglan and the black-robed woman tried to flee.
• Canglan covered the valley in ice and rained down spikes, forcing Ma Hongjun and the others to fight amid the chaos.
• Shen Ranxi taunted the man and charged him, while Tang San and Dai Mubai intercepted the black-robed woman.
• The man transformed into a Corroding Bone Heart-Eating Spider, and Lü Yuan struck it with the Golden Cudgel and a Soul Skill.
• The man's strongest attack crashed into purple-blue flames and a blue Ice Dragon, then shattered and threw him several yards away.

Shen Ranxi and her companions defeated the Evil Soul Masters at their headquarters, then split up to search for survivors, remaining enemies, and spoils. As they entered the underground palace, they discovered abducted children being kept as potential Containers for the Evil God's descent.

• Shen Ranxi battered the injured man through the cultists and killed him, then killed the woman in black as well.
• After the raid, Shen Tang and the others rested among the ruined battlefield as dawn broke.
• Shen Ranxi and Tang San urged the group to continue their work, and Tang San assigned teams to hunt stragglers, rescue captives, and search deeper inside.
• The group agreed to gather and burn the corpses while collecting the cultists' valuables.
• In the underground palace, Shen Ranxi, Xiao Wu, and Tang San found half-grown children abducted to serve as Containers for the Evil God's descent.

Shen Ranxi and Tang San rescued Ashan, Anian, and Adi from an altar where Evil Soul Masters had tortured them, then began caring for the children as they recovered. After the group celebrated their victory and divided the spoils, Shen Ranxi inspected Tang San’s wound and scolded him for staying silent about being hurt.

• Ashan and the other two surviving children were chained to altar stones after brutal experiments, and Ashan collapsed into Shen Ranxi’s arms when she was freed.
• Shen Ranxi gave the children pills while Tang San used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill to restore their failing bodies, and she burned the altar site clean.
• Ashan woke in the group’s carriage, ate porridge, and reunited with Anian and Adi as Shen Ranxi comforted them and urged them to grow strong enough to protect themselves.
• The group celebrated their victory, gave the children thirty percent of the spoils, divided the rest, and assigned Canglan and Feifei to keep watch.
• Shen Ranxi examined Tang San’s bruised abdomen and scolded him for not speaking up when he was injured, and Tang San answered with a weak squeak.

Tang San and Shen Ranxi shared an intimate moment before the group resumed traveling and discovered a village massacred by half-human, half-wolf creatures. They rescued several surviving women, while Shen Ranxi stayed behind to protect the others and later comforted Little Bell.

• Tang San coaxed Shen Ranxi into kissing him, and the next day she regretted the marks he left on her neck and body.
• Shen Ranxi arranged care for the three children as the group hurried onward, then agreed to let everyone rest for half a day at a village.
• Tang San noticed something was wrong, and Bai Chenxiang scouted the village and reported that it had been massacred by half-human, half-wolf monsters.
• Tang San led the group to rescue survivors while Shen Ranxi stayed behind to guard Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Shen Ranxi and Oscar fought off werewolves as the others rescued several terrified women and returned with them.
• Shen Ranxi reassured Little Bell, who buried her face in her sister's chest.