Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang watched the tournament quarterfinals conclude while considering the Body Sect’s plans and spending time with Ye Guyi and Ning Tian. At a meeting in Zhang Lexuan’s room, Zhang Lexuan revealed that Shrek Academy would cooperate with the Body Sect and Xu Jiujiu’s people to assassinate Xu Tianran.

• Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi discussed the Body Sect’s intentions and the likely approaches of Vina and Xu Jiujiu, then watched the Heavenly Dragon Gate defeat the Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy.
• The quarterfinals ended with Shrek Academy, the Clear Sky Sect, the Snow Demon Sect, and the Heavenly Dragon Gate advancing.
• Ning Tian woke, joined Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi for dinner, and learned which teams had advanced.
• Zhang Lexuan arrived with Vina, Xu Jiujiu, Long Aotian, Yu Tianlong, and others, then gathered everyone in her room.
• Zhang Lexuan announced that the academy would cooperate with the Body Sect and Xu Jiujiu’s people in an operation to assassinate Xu Tianran.

Xu Zihuang helped coordinate an alliance to assassinate Xu Tianran, then reflected on the Heavenly Dragon Gate’s unexpected support and shared a tender moment with Ning Tian. Two days later, the tournament semifinals began with Shrek Academy facing Clear Sky Sect.

• Xu Jiujiu explained that the Sun Moon Empire had trapped Ming City’s teams and hidden forces, and Vina outlined an assassination plan targeting Xu Tianran.
• Xu Zihuang declared himself unbeatable below Super Douluo and proposed acting during the underground Soul Engineer competition finals, when Holy Spirit Cult leaders would be present.
• The factions agreed to launch their operation on the night after the semifinal matches, and Yu Tianlong revealed that his grandfather had ordered the Heavenly Dragon Gate to participate.
• Ning Tian comforted Xu Zihuang, and the two reminisced about their past beneath the moon.
• The semifinals began with Shrek Academy versus Clear Sky Sect in the morning and Snow Demon Sect versus Heavenly Dragon Gate in the afternoon.

Xu Zihuang and Tang Wutong agreed to decide the Shrek Academy–Clear Sky Sect semifinal in a one-on-one duel. Their clash became a contest of hammer techniques and raw strength, ending with Xu Zihuang overpowering Tang Wutong and mocking her Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

• Xu Zihuang recognized the Clear Sky Sect leader as Titan, while Tang Wutong challenged him to let their duel decide the semifinal.
• Xu Zihuang accepted Tang Wutong's challenge, and Jing Hongchen announced the one-on-one match between Yu Tianhuang and Tang Wutong.
• Tang Wutong opened with a full-strength Clear Sky Hammer strike, and Xu Zihuang summoned his Dark Red Crystal warhammer with the Thunderclap Nether Vine.
• Xu Zihuang and Tang Wutong repeatedly exchanged hammer blows, each strike growing faster and more powerful as the stage cracked beneath them.
• After Xu Zihuang's thirty-second strike blasted her backward, Tang Wutong spat blood, and Xu Zihuang declared that the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was nothing special.

Xu Zihuang and Tang Wutong fought through the eighty-one strikes of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Tang Wutong unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer before Xu Zihuang defeated her with his Thunder Element Body. When Titan intervened to save Tang Wutong, Xu Zihuang struck him, turning the arena into a confrontation with the Clear Sky Sect elder.

• Tang Wutong and Xu Zihuang traded increasingly powerful hammer blows, each using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and their Soul Skills to counter the other.
• On the eighty-first strike, Tang Wutong exploded her six Soul Rings and used the Great Sumeru Hammer, devastating the stage as Xu Zihuang appeared to stand still.
• Xu Zihuang transformed into a Thunder Element Body with his Hundred Thousand Year Thunder Beast Left Leg Soul Bone Skill and struck at Tang Wutong, who recognized her defeat.
• Titan froze Xu Zihuang with his power as he moved to protect Tang Wutong, but Xu Zihuang broke free and sent his hammer through a spatial rift to hit Titan.
• Titan staggered from the blow and threatened Xu Zihuang as the arena and teams reacted in alarm.

Xu Zihuang led Shrek Academy past the Clear Sky Sect and prepared for the assassination of Xu Tianran, while Titan and Niu Tian discussed a plan to bring him and Tang Wutong together. The chapter ended with Niu Tian revealing that he had sensed divinity in Xu Zihuang.

• Xu Zihuang endured Titan’s pressure, and Titan backed down after Niu Tian warned him; Xu Zihuang returned to Shrek’s resting area with Zhang Lexuan and Ye Guyi.
• Jing Hongchen declared Shrek Academy the winner over the Clear Sky Sect, and Xu Tianran anticipated Shrek’s final against the Snow Demon Sect.
• Long Aotian defeated Yu Tianlong, completing the semifinals and setting up the final between Shrek Academy and the Snow Demon Sect.
• Xu Tianran ordered the imperial palace placed on Level 1 Alert and prepared its defenses for the coming assassination attempt.
• Xu Zihuang reassured Ning Tian before the operation, while she secretly arranged for Elder Gu to protect him.
• Niu Tian reproached Titan for intervening and said Xu Zihuang was fated with his Tang Family, revealing that he had sensed divinity in him.

Xu Zihuang revealed his Spiritual Detection Sharing ability to the strike team before infiltrating the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace alone. He found Ju Zi in Xu Tianran’s study and confronted her while Xu Tianran remained unaware nearby.

• Xu Zihuang used Spiritual Detection Sharing to show the group a detailed view of Ming City and explained that the ability came from his Soul Spirit.
• Zhang Lexuan agreed to let Xu Zihuang scout the imperial palace alone and led the others to rendezvous with the strike team.
• Xu Tianran invited Ju Zi to watch the Soul Tool Production Competition, but she chose to stay beside him in the Imperial Study.
• Xu Zihuang entered the palace through the Golden Eye Martial Soul True Body and surprised Ju Zi in the room adjoining the study.
• Xu Zihuang restrained Ju Zi against the wall and asked Xu Tianran whether he liked the surprise, while Xu Tianran continued reading without noticing them.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Ju Zi in Xu Tianran’s palace, but she refused to leave with him, so he vowed to protect her and returned to join the assassination attempt. As Shrek Academy and the Body Sect clashed with Long Xiaoyao’s forces, Xu Zihuang breached the palace’s defenses and unleashed Firefly of Thunder on Xu Tianran.

• Xu Zihuang secretly met Ju Zi and asked her to leave with him, but she refused because she wanted to help him take control of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran summoned his guards after Long Xiaoyao confronted Du Busi, and the two sides’ Title Douluo forces gathered above the palace.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi attacked Long Xiaoyao as the two sides’ experts fought, while Xu Tianhuang’s Spiritual Power Field weakened the enemy forces.
• Xu Tianran ordered the Hall Master to prepare as a masked assault squad breached the palace defenses and overwhelmed its guards.
• Xu Zihuang returned to the palace, cut through its Level 9 Soul Guiding Shield, and teleported Xu Tianran in front of him.
• Xu Zihuang used Firefly of Thunder to make countless purple-gold motes explode around Xu Tianran.

Xu Zihuang led the assault squad through Xu Tianran’s defenses and nearly killed him after stealing his Sun Moon Qiankun Pot. Kong Deming intervened and teleported Xu Tianran away, leaving Xu Zihuang facing the powerful elder.

• Xu Zihuang’s Spiritual Power Field disabled the Sun Moon Empire’s guards below seven rings, allowing the assault squad to break through the palace defenses.
• Zhang Lexuan, Nan Shuishui, Xing Heng, and Ye Guyi unleashed their powers against the Soul Engineers and Evil Soul Masters while the others held off reinforcements.
• Xu Zihuang endured the explosions of Firefly of Thunder and seized Xu Tianran’s Sun Moon Qiankun Pot, severing its connection to its owner.
• Xu Zihuang smashed Xu Tianran into the palace foundation and prepared to stab him with a Thunder God Spear.
• Kong Deming appeared beneath a second Silver Moon and teleported Xu Tianran away before Xu Zihuang could strike.

Kong Deming’s Silver Moon Martial Soul revealed a connection between Zhang Lexuan and the Sun Moon Empire’s royal bloodline. Xu Zihuang unleashed the Light of Time and Space against Kong Deming and Xu Tianran, then severed Xu Tianran’s right arm as the battle continued.

• Kong Deming appeared with his Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, and Zhang Lexuan’s Soul Power reacted to his Martial Soul as memories of her family’s tragedy resurfaced.
• Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and Wang Qiu’er recognized that Zhang Lexuan’s Martial Soul shared an origin with Kong Deming’s, while Xu Tianran realized the possible royal connection.
• A Golden Eye appeared above Kong Deming and Xu Tianran, and Xu Zihuang unleashed a silver pillar of light that froze the imperial palace’s fighters.
• Wang Qiu’er recognized Xu Zihuang’s attack as the Light of Time and Space and threw him the Golden Dragon Spear.
• Xu Zihuang combined the Golden Dragon Spear with the Thunder God Spear and struck at Xu Tianran, but Kong Deming diverted the attack’s course with his Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.
• Xu Zihuang’s spear severed Xu Tianran’s right arm, drawing the attention of fighters across the palace and in the sky.

Xu Zihuang severely wounded Xu Tianran and led the assault team out of the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace as its hidden cannons forced both sides to retreat. The allies rendezvoused safely in Ming City, where they learned the assassination had thrown the Sun Moon Empire into uncertainty, though Xu Tianran's fate remained unclear.

• Xu Zihuang severed Xu Tianran's right arm with the Golden Dragon Spear, draining Xu Tianran's life force before retreating from Kong Deming.
• Xu Zihuang ordered the assault team to withdraw when Soul Guidance Cannons emerged throughout the imperial palace, and Elder Xuan and Du Busi led the airborne Title Douluos away.
• Du Busi and Elder Xuan encountered Elder Gu and Yu Yangyan, who joined them as they prepared to break out of Ming City.
• Long Xiaoyao and Zhongli Wu let the retreating allies go rather than challenge the palace's cannons, while Xu Tianran was taken for treatment.
• Du Busi told Vina and Xu Jiujiu that Xu Zihuang had severely injured Xu Tianran, and the seventeen-member assault team returned safely to the rendezvous.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er were taken to Qiankun Inquiry Valley by Tang San's scheme while Elder Xuan led the others out of Ming City. There, Xu Zihuang rejected the valley's trial to rescue the Demon Shark clan from the Deep Sea Demon Whale.

• Xu Zihuang foresaw danger, gave Ye Guyi a strand of Spiritual Power, and was pulled away with Wang Qiu'er by the gold-and-silver light of Qiankun Inquiry Valley.
• Elder Xuan decided to lead the others out of Ming City after Ye Guyi said she could sense Xu Zihuang's condition and location through his Spiritual Power.
• Xu Tianran awoke under treatment, ordered Ju Zi to carry out the purge and seize control with Elder Kong, and Ju Zi resolved to use the opportunity to advance her own plans.
• In Qiankun Inquiry Valley, Xu Zihuang recognized Ning Rongrong's voice and refused to answer her question about whether he had a lover.
• The valley sent Xu Zihuang, Tang Wutong, and Wang Qiu'er into an adventure to save the Demon Shark clan from the Deep Sea Demon Whale, but Xu Zihuang refused the task and turned to leave.

Xu Zihuang rejected Tang San’s Sea God trial and mocked Tang Wutong, provoking her fury as the Demon Empress’s supernatural storm spread across the sea. The chapter left Xu Zihuang, Tang Wutong, and Wang Qiu'er facing the Demon Empress as she attacked the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan.

• Xu Zihuang recognized the Demon Empress and refused to enter the battle or accept the Sea God affinity reward.
• Tang Wutong argued that the Sea God legacy was an extraordinary opportunity, but Xu Zihuang said he would pursue his own goals and accept no one else’s demands.
• Tang Wutong began to reveal information about the Shrek Seven Devils, but the Golden Trident rune stopped her from speaking.
• Xu Zihuang called Tang Wutong a loser he had defeated and prepared to leave, humiliating her and making her furious.
• The Demon Empress’s black-purple rain reached Xu Zihuang, Tang Wutong, and Wang Qiu'er, who resisted its sinister energy with their Soul Power.
• The Demon Empress emerged from the sea and announced that she would use the Demon Soul Great White Shark King’s flesh and blood to break through her bottleneck.

Xiao Bai and the Demon Shark clan fought the Demon Empress, who sought revenge for her husband, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Trapped by Tang San's divine trial, Xu Zihuang rejected its rescue objective and considered helping the Demon Empress instead.

• Xiao Bai confronted the Demon Empress, who revealed that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had been her husband and began slaughtering the Demon Shark clan.
• Xiao Bai attacked with Demon Shark's Fangs as the Demon Empress's lightning killed dozens of Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• Tang Wutong urged Xu Zihuang to save the clan, but Wang Qiu'er challenged her judgment and Xu Zihuang refused to intervene.
• Xu Zihuang took Wang Qiu'er with him to leave the waters, but Tang San's trial prevented them from escaping and ordered them to rescue the Demon Shark clan.
• Tang Wutong insisted that they had to complete the mission, while Xu Zihuang declared he could instead help the Demon Empress destroy the clan.

Xu Zihuang rejected Tang Wutong’s attempt to stop him and entered the thunderstorm, where he used his Thunder God Descent to wipe out the Demon Shark clan. The Demon Empress celebrated the clan’s destruction as Xu Zihuang aimed a Thunder God Arrow at Xiao Bai.

• Xu Zihuang transformed with his Purple Sun Thunder Prison Dragon Martial Soul and flew toward the thunderstorm, while Tang Wutong pursued him and warned him about divine punishment.
• Tang Wutong blocked Xu Zihuang with Butterfly Goddess Fall, but Xu Zihuang used Source of Lightning and Thunder God Descent to blast her away.
• Wang Qiu'er watched from a distance and found that she could not see Xu Zihuang’s, Tang Wutong’s, or her own fate.
• Xu Zihuang entered the storm, revealed the power of his Thunder God Armor, and froze the Demon Empress’s thunderstorm as Xiao Bai fought her overhead.
• Xu Zihuang struck down every Demon Shark with Forest of Lightning, leaving Xiao Bai devastated and the Demon Empress laughing at the clan’s faith in the Sea God.
• Tang Wutong arrived as Xu Zihuang formed a Bow of Lightning and fired the Thunder God Spear at Xiao Bai with Thunder God Arrow.

The Demon Empress killed Xiao Bai and took her inherited Shark Pearl, while Xiao Bai’s 300,000-year Head Bone went to Xu Zihuang. Xu Zihuang escaped with Wang Qiu'er, and a terrifying presence arrived after their departure.

• The Demon Empress restrained Xiao Bai as Xu Zihuang’s Thunder God Spear pierced and killed her.
• The Demon Empress extracted Xiao Bai’s Shark Pearl and planned to use it to recover and face the 800,000-year Tribulation.
• Xiao Bai’s 300,000-year Ferocious Beast Soul Ring appeared, and her 300,000-year Head Bone flew into Xu Zihuang’s hand.
• Xu Zihuang revealed his Golden Eye Martial Soul and threatened the Demon Empress before taking Wang Qiu'er and disappearing.
• After Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er left, space collapsed and the Demon Empress reverted to her true form in terror; Tang Wutong had also disappeared.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er found themselves on the opposite side of Douluo Star after Tang San failed to return them to Qiankun Inquiry Valley, leaving them to cross a vast sea to reach the continent. As they set off aboard the Magic Whale, Xu Zihuang revealed that he had known Wang Qiu'er's identity since she entered the human world.

• Xu Zihuang transferred his valuable items into the Brilliant Dragon Ring, but the Sun Moon Qiankun Pot destroyed his Storage Bracelet and its contents.
• Xu Zihuang realized Tang San had left them far from Qiankun Inquiry Valley and that returning to the continent could take years.
• Xu Zihuang brought out the Magic Whale and asked Wang Qiu'er to steer while he meditated to recover his Soul Power.
• Wang Qiu'er guided the Magic Whale southwest and asked when Xu Zihuang had discovered her identity.
• Xu Zihuang told Wang Qiu'er he had known from the moment she entered Shrek City and stepped into the human world.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er traveled west across the sea together while Shrek Academy searched for them and the continent prepared for possible war. Ye Guyi left to search for Xu Zihuang, while Jiang Nannan departed Shrek Academy for good.

• Xu Zihuang told Wang Qiu'er he recognized her and would not attack her, then divided their sea journey into her daytime watch and his nighttime watch.
• Xu Zihuang concealed the Magic Whale with its Soul Guiding Shield as he and Wang Qiu'er continued toward Douluo Continent.
• The continent remained tense and quiet after the assassination attempt, while Ju Zi took over Xu Tianran's duties and the Three Great Empires prepared for possible war.
• Xuan Zi ordered Shrek Academy to use all its resources to investigate Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er's disappearance after the elders concluded they might be in a spatial secret realm.
• Ye Guyi left Shrek Academy to search for Xu Zihuang, with Zhang Lexuan accompanying her out of Sea God's Pavilion.
• Jiang Nannan left Shrek Academy forever, leaving behind her Ghost Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone and everything else that belonged to the academy.

After Jiang Nannan left Shrek Academy, Beibei persuaded Tang Ya to respect her decision, while Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er continued sailing across the sea and grew stronger together. Their journey ended in a confrontation with a newly advanced Ferocious Beast that questioned Xu Zihuang’s origins.

• Ye Guyi left Shrek Academy to visit Ning Tian and coordinate the search for Xu Zihuang.
• Tang Ya found Jiang Nannan’s letter and Ghost Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone, then told Beibei that Jiang Nannan had left the academy.
• Beibei urged Tang Ya to respect Jiang Nannan’s choice and trust that Xu Zihuang would survive; they decided to inform the others and the academy staff.
• After more than a month at sea, Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu’er improved their cultivation by drawing Heaven and Earth Elemental Power together.
• A humanoid octopus Sea Soul Beast appeared before Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu’er, revealing itself as a Ferocious Beast and claiming they had entered the waters near Star Sea Continent.
• The Ferocious Beast saw Xu Zihuang’s unusual seven Soul Rings and realized he was not a native of Star Sea Continent.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er confronted a Demonic Pattern Octopus that mistook them for Star Sea Continent natives. Xu Zihuang used his Sea God aura and Annihilation Divine Spear to defeat and intimidate the beast, then took its memories about the continent before leaving with Wang Qiu'er.

• The Demonic Pattern Octopus transformed into its enormous true form and questioned Xu Zihuang after sensing his unusual Soul Rings.
• Wang Qiu'er used her Eye of Destiny on the octopus, but Xu Zihuang stopped her and promised to make her another serving of fish soup.
• Xu Zihuang summoned the Annihilation Divine Spear and used the Sea God Trident mark to suppress the octopus before piercing and destroying one of its eyes.
• The octopus mistook Xu Zihuang for the Sea God's successor and begged for mercy, then surrendered its memories about Star Sea Continent.
• Xu Zihuang reviewed the memories and left the sea region with Wang Qiu'er, while the octopus wondered whether the Sea God deserved its faith.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er reached Star Sea Continent, where Xu Zihuang planned to recover, find the Dragon Valley secret realm, and seek information from the Hua family. After breaking through to Rank 74, he accidentally saw Wang Qiu'er bathing, and she confronted him as he left her to decide whether to travel with him.

• Xu Zihuang learned from the Demonic Pattern Octopus about Star Sea Continent, its Blood Warriors, ruling Soul Master families, and the Dragon Valley treasure he hoped to find.
• Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er reached the continent before dawn, and Xu Zihuang planned to rest before going to Dragon Wolf City in Hua family territory.
• Xu Zihuang prepared a meal with Wang Qiu'er, then cultivated on the beach while she left to bathe at a nearby waterfall.
• Xu Zihuang naturally broke through to Rank 74 and detected Wang Qiu'er with his Spiritual Power, immediately withdrawing it after seeing her bathing.
• Wang Qiu'er confronted Xu Zihuang in embarrassment and anger, but he flew toward the mountains and told her to choose whether to accompany him or act alone.