Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen defeated Sword Douluo Yan Tian in the Emperor Orthodox Grand Competition, while Du Busi and Kong Deming swept their own matches. Du Busi challenged Ye Chen for the next round and asked whether Shrek’s Dragon God Douluo had truly died.

• Ye Chen’s Five-Clawed Golden Dragon overwhelmed Yan Tian’s Crimson Flame True Body and sent him crashing into the mountains.
• Yan Tian conceded defeat and thanked Ye Chen for showing mercy; Shrek advanced, and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect withdrew from the contest for first place.
• Du Busi and Kong Deming crushed their opponents, leaving Shrek Academy, the Body Sect, and the Sun Moon Empire as the remaining contenders.
• Du Busi challenged Ye Chen to fight in the first match of the second round, and Ye Chen accepted.
• After they met in the sky, Du Busi asked Ye Chen whether Dragon God Douluo had truly passed away.

Ye Chen fought Du Busi in the Emperor Orthodox Grand Competition, but his strongest unarmored form gradually fell behind the Limit Douluo. He summoned his Four-Word Battle Armor as his final trump card, leaving Kong Deming shocked by the creation.

• Ye Chen told Du Busi that Mu En was alive but had sent him to handle the competition, then drew the Emperor Aurora Sword and gathered the Power of Light.
• Du Busi revealed his nine Soul Rings and attacked Ye Chen with a Giant Spirit Palm, which collided with Ye Chen’s towering sword of light.
• Yan Tian judged that Du Busi had the advantage, and Ye Chen was gradually forced onto the defensive.
• Ye Chen admitted he needed to wear his Battle Armor and began assembling it as golden dragons appeared around him.
• Kong Deming recognized the armor as a creation combining Soul Engineers and Soul Masters, and Ye Chen named it Emperor Armor and shouted, “Emperor Armor, combine!”

Ye Chen revealed the Emperor Armor and faced Du Busi again, while the Titled Douluo recognized him as the Emperor’s true orthodox successor. Ye Chen’s Five Shadow Killing Moves shattered Du Busi’s strongest attack and purified its poison.

• Ye Chen donned the Golden Emperor Armor, and the Titled Douluo suspected he was the Emperor’s true successor.
• Du Busi realized the Emperor orthodox competition was misguided and resolved to recognize only Ye Chen as the true successor.
• Ye Chen challenged Du Busi to fight again, and Du Busi respectfully accepted before preparing his strongest attack.
• Du Busi used his Martial Soul Avatar and Ninth Soul Skill, Yellow Springs Jade Starfall, to form a giant poison sphere.
• Ye Chen unleashed the Five Shadow Killing Moves, and his combined elemental and light slashes shattered the poison sphere and purified the poison.

Ye Chen defeated Du Busi in their spar after donning the Emperor Armor, leaving the onlookers stunned by the revelation that he was the Emperor Successor. The chapter ended with Ma Xiaotao insisting that Ye Chen was the Emperor Successor despite Xian Lin'er saying the armor was a Soul Tool.

• Ye Chen restrained Du Busi with the Five-Element Seals, then used Golden Purification to free him rather than deal a killing blow.
• Du Busi conceded and praised Ye Chen's strength, comparing him to Beast God Di Tian.
• The watching factions realized Ye Chen was the Emperor Successor, while Jing Hongchen celebrated his granddaughter Meng Hongchen's connection to him.
• Ma Xiaotao became angry that Ye Chen had hidden the Emperor Armor from them, and she declared him the Emperor Successor despite Xian Lin'er's explanation.

After defeating Du Busi, Ye Chen was recognized by the assembled factions as the Emperor Successor, but he insisted that the Orthodox Grand Competition continue and challenged Kong Deming. As they prepared to fight, Kong Deming offered Ye Chen a Ninth-level Soul Tool in exchange for an explanation of the Emperor Armor, and Ye Chen began explaining Battle Armor.

• Ma Xiaotao convinced Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er that the Emperor Armor's appearance proved Ye Chen was the Emperor Successor.
• The factions bowed to Ye Chen, and Sword Douluo Yan Tian proposed ending the competition; Kong Deming agreed that he would not take the Emperor Orthodoxy back to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ye Chen refused to end the competition and challenged Kong Deming, who accepted while promising not to claim the orthodoxy even if he won.
• Kong Deming asked Ye Chen about the Emperor Armor and offered him the Silver Moon Divine Spear, a Ninth-level Soul Tool compatible with a Moon Martial Soul.
• Ye Chen thought the Silver Moon Divine Spear would suit Zhang Lexuan and explained that the Emperor Armor was a Battle Armor that combined a Soul Tool with its wearer.

Ye Chen explained Battle Armor and the Battle Armor Master profession to Kong Deming, then accepted the Silver Moon Divine Spear as promised. The two agreed to settle their duel with one move, and Ye Chen began unleashing his ultimate technique, Emperor Demon Subjugation Annihilation Slash.

• Kong Deming learned that Ye Chen had developed Battle Armor with two senior elders and listened as Ye Chen explained the Battle Armor Master profession.
• Kong Deming gave Ye Chen the Ninth-level close-combat Soul Tool, the Silver Moon Divine Spear, then revealed that he had become a Tenth-level Soul Tool Master.
• Ye Chen summoned the Emperor Armor and Emperor Aurora Sword, and he and Kong Deming agreed to decide their spar with one move.
• Ye Chen warned Kong Deming that he would use his strongest battle technique, then gathered the Power of Light and Power of Five Elements for Emperor Demon Subjugation Annihilation Slash.
• Ye Chen combined the Aurora Shield with the Emperor Aurora Sword to form the Emperor Battle Halberd, summoned a colossal War Dragon of Light, and enlarged himself and his weapon with Dharma Appearance Heaven and Earth.

Ye Chen demonstrated the godlike power of his Emperor Demon Subjugation Annihilation Slash, overwhelming Kong Deming but sparing him by directing the strike at a mountain range. He urged Kong Deming to warn the Sun Moon Empire against restarting the continent’s wars, threatening to confront its ruler himself.

• Ye Chen unleashed the Emperor Demon Subjugation Annihilation Slash, shocking Kong Deming, Du Busi, and the soul masters watching the battle.
• Kong Deming used the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield’s spatial power to defend himself, but Ye Chen’s strike surpassed his ability to stop it.
• Ye Chen spared Kong Deming and struck a distant mountain range, blasting it into a vast crater.
• Ye Chen ended his Dharma Appearance Heaven and Earth state and asked Kong Deming for his judgment; Kong Deming admitted the attack had surpassed the level of soul masters.
• Ye Chen asked Kong Deming to warn the Sun Moon Empire’s ruler against war and threatened to visit the imperial palace if fighting resumed.

After winning the Emperor Orthodox Grand Competition, Ye Chen persuaded Kong Deming to help stop the Sun Moon Empire from going to war and promised to end the conflict across the continent. He revealed that Zhang Lexuan might be related to Kong Deming, whose memories of a woman from a century earlier filled him with regret.

• Kong Deming pledged to convey Ye Chen's message to the Sun Moon Empire's ruler and do everything he could to stop the empire from pursuing war.
• Ye Chen said he would visit the capitals of the Douluo Three Kingdoms after the competition to end the war, then travel to the Sun Moon Empire to ensure peace.
• Ye Chen told Kong Deming that his sworn sister, Zhang Lexuan, shared Kong Deming's Moon Martial Soul and had lost her family, and asked to help her find her clansmen.
• Kong Deming recalled a young woman who had left home after he opposed her love, and regretted that his stubbornness might have led to her disappearance.
• Ye Chen promised to bring Zhang Lexuan to meet Kong Deming, as Titled Douluo gathered to congratulate Ye Chen on winning the competition.

After revealing his power as the Emperor’s inheritor, Ye Chen returned to Guangming City and began planning to prevent future wars and eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult. He summoned Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei to discuss a permanent end to war, but the chapter ended before he explained his proposal.

• Ye Chen returned to Ma Xiaotao and the other women, and Ma Xiaotao bit him for hiding that he was the Emperor’s inheritor.
• Ye Chen coaxed Ma Xiaotao with a promise, then made promises to his other girlfriends after they copied her tantrum.
• Ye Chen returned with the women to Guangming City and decided to discuss ending war with Xu Jiawei before visiting the other empires.
• Ye Chen planned to visit the Sun Moon Empire with Zhang Lexuan, search for her relatives, and destroy the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Jiawei, Xu Jiujiu, and Star Luo Empire Titled Douluo met Ye Chen in Bright Tower and asked what urgent matter he wanted to discuss.

Ye Chen persuaded Xu Jiawei to sign an Eternal Alliance forbidding wars between great nations, then left to visit the other rulers and bind them to the pact. Later that night, he reunited with Ma Xiaotao in private.

• Ye Chen told Xu Jiawei that he would persuade the Sun Moon Empire to join an Eternal Alliance and punish any empire that broke its pledge.
• Xu Jiawei signed the alliance document on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, and Ye Chen said he would seek signatures from the other three great empires.
• Xu Jiujiu thanked Ye Chen for helping protect the Star Luo Empire's people, and he teased her about visiting him in a few days.
• That night, Ma Xiaotao emerged from the bathroom in a red gauze dress, and Ye Chen praised her beauty and welcomed her into his embrace.

Ye Chen said farewell to Meng Hongchen and Xu Jiujiu before traveling to Heaven Dou City to recruit the Heaven Dou Empire into the Eternal Alliance. The Heavenly Soul Great Ancestor recognized Ye Chen as the Emperor Successor and received him respectfully, leaving Ye Chen ready to discuss his proposal with the emperor.

• Ye Chen said goodbye to Ma Xiaotao and the others, then visited Meng Hongchen and told her about the Eternal Alliance.
• Meng Hongchen shared an intimate farewell with Ye Chen, who later visited Xu Jiujiu and parted from her after they spoke and kissed.
• Ye Chen traveled to Heaven Dou City and went to the imperial palace to negotiate the Eternal Alliance.
• Two Titled Douluo from the Heavenly Soul Royal Family came to meet Ye Chen, and the Heavenly Soul Great Ancestor recognized him as the Emperor Successor.
• Ye Chen said he wanted to discuss an important matter with the Heaven Dou Emperor, and the Heavenly Soul Great Ancestor offered the empire's support.

Ye Chen secured the Heaven Dou Empire’s signature on the Eternal Alliance and accepted the Heavenly Soul Ancestors’ invitation to stay at the imperial palace. The ancestors planned to introduce Princess Vina to him, while Vina reluctantly agreed to attend the banquet but refused to dance for anyone but Ye Chen.

• The Heavenly Soul Great Ancestor signed the Eternal Alliance on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Ye Chen confirmed the document.
• The two Heavenly Soul Ancestors invited Ye Chen to the imperial palace, where he agreed to stay for the night.
• The Heavenly Soul Ancestors arranged a lavish banquet and decided to present Princess Vina to Ye Chen in hopes of connecting their royal family to his future.
• The Heavenly Soul Empress persuaded Vina to attend the banquet as ordered by the ancestor, though Vina refused to perform a dance.

At a Heaven Dou Empire banquet, Princess Vina became captivated by Ye Chen and performed a dance for him. After the banquet, she visited his palace and asked him to take a walk with her, just before he was due to leave for the Dou Ling Empire.

• The Heaven Dou Emperor toasted Ye Chen and thanked him for supporting peace through the Eternal Alliance.
• Princess Vina saw Ye Chen at the banquet, changed from reluctant to eager, and introduced herself as his admirer.
• Vina danced for Ye Chen, who praised her performance, and she learned that he had come to prevent war across the continent.
• After the banquet, Ye Chen settled into the palace prepared for him and planned to leave for the Dou Ling Empire the next day.
• Vina knocked on Ye Chen's door late at night and asked him to take a walk with her.

Princess Vina confessed her feelings to Ye Chen, and he agreed to let her pursue him. After spending the night exploring Heaven Dou City together, they returned to her palace, where Vina kissed him and led him to her bed.

• Princess Vina confessed that she loved Ye Chen and asked for a chance to pursue him, and he agreed.
• Ye Chen praised Vina’s smile, took her hand, and went with her to explore Heaven Dou City.
• Vina shared her burdens as a princess while she and Ye Chen talked and wandered through the city.
• After returning to Vina’s palace, Ye Chen told her he liked her, and she kissed him.
• Vina asked Ye Chen to stay the night, led him to her bed, and drew the curtains.

Ye Chen left the Heaven Dou Empire after spending the night with Princess Vina, then secured the Dou Ling Empire’s signature on the Eternal Alliance and returned to Shrek Academy. He found Zhang Lexuan attempting to break through to Titled Douluo and waited nearby, monitoring her Soul Core condensation in case she needed help.

• Ye Chen spent the morning with Princess Vina before leaving the Heaven Dou Empire, while the Heavenly Soul Great Ancestor decided to personally protect her.
• Ye Chen traveled to the Dou Ling Empire, summoned its ancestor, and secured the empire’s signature on the Eternal Alliance.
• Ye Chen returned to Shrek Academy and went to visit Zhang Lexuan, intending to give her the Silver Moon Divine Spear.
• Ye Chen discovered that Zhang Lexuan was attempting to condense her first Soul Core in her cultivation chamber, so he waited in her home and watched over her with his spiritual power.

Zhang Lexuan successfully condensed her first Soul Core and broke through to Titled Douluo, then reunited with Ye Chen and learned of his identity as the Emperor’s successor and her possible surviving family. A day later, she and Ye Chen set out with their companions so she could obtain her ninth Soul Ring.

• Zhang Lexuan completed her breakthrough to Titled Douluo and happily reunited with Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen told Zhang Lexuan about his recent victories, the revelation that he was the Emperor’s successor, and the Eternal Alliance; she accepted his secret without anger.
• Ye Chen told Zhang Lexuan that Kong Deming might be her surviving relative, and gave her the Silver Moon Divine Spear, a Ninth-level Soul Tool.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Ye Chen to accompany her to obtain her ninth Soul Ring, and he carried her to her bedchamber.
• The next day, Ye Chen and Zhang Lexuan arrived at Shrek Academy’s gates with Gu Yuena, Di Qiuer, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress; Di Qiuer offered to find Zhang Lexuan a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to sacrifice.

Ye Chen brought Zhang Lexuan to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable soul beast for her ninth Soul Ring, and Zhang Lexuan discovered Gu Yuena’s authority over Di Tian and the ferocious beasts. The Ice Empress then explained Ye Chen’s identity and contracts to Bi Ji and Zi Ji, while Di Tian went to seek a suitable soul beast for Zhang Lexuan.

• Zhang Lexuan thanked Di Qiuer and accepted Gu Yuena’s promise to find a soul beast that would sacrifice itself for her.
• Ye Chen led the group to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian greeted Di Qiuer and addressed Gu Yuena as his master, shocking Zhang Lexuan.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to find a soul beast with water or moonlight attributes that was over one hundred thousand years old.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji asked the Ice Empress why she and the Snow Empress were in their current forms, and the Ice Empress explained their contracts with Ye Chen.
• The Ice Empress revealed that Ye Chen was the Emperor Successor, and Zi Ji said the other ferocious beasts had only known him as Gu Yuena’s friend.

Bi Ji and Zi Ji asked to become Ye Chen’s contracted beasts, and he agreed to contract with them after Zhang Lexuan obtained her ninth Soul Ring. As Zhang Lexuan received a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring from the Moonlight Sacred Deer’s sacrifice, Ye Chen began forming contracts with Bi Ji and Zi Ji.

• Zi Ji and Bi Ji asked the Ice Empress whether they could form contracts with Ye Chen, and the Ice Empress agreed to ask him.
• Ye Chen agreed to contract with Bi Ji and Zi Ji after Zhang Lexuan obtained her ninth Soul Ring, noting that the contracts would boost his cultivation.
• Di Tian brought a hundred-thousand-year Moonlight Sacred Deer to Gu Yuena, who ordered it to sacrifice itself for Zhang Lexuan.
• The Moonlight Sacred Deer sacrificed itself to Zhang Lexuan, producing a dark red hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Ye Chen began contracting with Bi Ji and Zi Ji, who told Bear Lord they were pursuing the path to godhood.

After forming contracts with Bi Ji and Zi Ji, Ye Chen prepared to condense his second Soul Core. He began the process under Gu Yuena’s protection, leaving the beasts to wonder at his extraordinary progress.

• Di Tian accepted that Bi Ji and Zi Ji’s contracts with Ye Chen meant they would likely become Divine Beasts, and that he would no longer become their partner.
• Ye Chen completed the contracts with Bi Ji and Zi Ji, transforming them into Little Bi Ji and Little Zi Ji while preserving their memories.
• Little Bi Ji explained the contracts and Ye Chen’s identity as an Emperor Successor to the ferocious beasts, who then asked Ye Chen to contract with them; he refused.
• Ye Chen planned complementary Soul Cores: a Five Elements Soul Core in his middle dantian and a Dark Soul Core in his lower dantian, complementing his Light Soul Core.
• Ye Chen asked Gu Yuena to guard him as he began condensing his second Soul Core, and she cleared the area except for his companions and contract beasts.

After condensing a second Soul Core, Ye Chen challenged Di Tian to test his strength. Their battle revealed that Ye Chen’s light attribute suppressed Di Tian, and they prepared to decide the fight with their strongest moves.

• Ye Chen condensed a Five Elements Soul Core in his middle dantian, stabilizing it alongside his Light Soul Core.
• Ye Chen challenged Di Tian, and Gu Yuena brought Zhang Lexuan, Di Qiuer, and the four contract beasts into the sky to watch.
• Ye Chen and Di Tian clashed, but Ye Chen’s Light Soul Power suppressed Di Tian’s Dark Soul Power.
• Di Tian proposed that they decide the victor with their strongest moves, and Ye Chen agreed.
• Di Tian transformed into a black giant dragon and unleashed Dragon God Claw as Ye Chen summoned the Five Sacred Killing Moves.