Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang spared Xu Tianzhen and announced plans to ascend the throne and eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult, prompting Shrek Academy and the Three Great Empires to consider how to respond. In Heaven Dou City, Vina read a message from Xu Zihuang that left her stunned.

• Xu Zihuang told Xu Tianzhen he had understood her wish to escape since they met four years earlier, and she chose to stay in the Imperial Palace rather than leave.
• Kong Deming reminded Xu Zihuang that Xu Tianzhen was the royal family's only heir to the Sun Martial Soul, but Xu Zihuang let her walk away.
• The Sun Moon Empire announced that Xu Zihuang had cleared his father's name, executed Xu Tianran, would hold a Heaven Worship Ascension Ceremony in seven days, and planned to eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult.
• He Caitou realized his revenge had ended his obsession with hatred and decided he would rather remain at Shrek Academy than reclaim his former royal identity.
• Xuan Zi decided to lead Shrek Academy's delegation to Xu Zihuang's ascension ceremony after the Sea God's Pavilion elders debated the Sun Moon Empire's intentions.
• Vina read a handwritten letter from Xu Zihuang asking her to state her choice again, and she rose from her throne in shock.

Xu Sanshi prepared to represent the Dou Ling Empire at the gathering in Ming City, while Xu Zihuang waited in the imperial palace for the Heaven Worship Ascension Ceremony. As dawn approached, the ceremony—and his plan to draw out Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao—was imminent.

• Xu Sanshi watched a purple-haired woman in Mystic Nether City and accepted that her ordinary, happy life suited her best.
• Xue Lingxun told Xu Sanshi that his granduncle would accompany him to Ming City, where delegates from Shrek Academy and the three empires would gather.
• Xue Lingxun said Empress Vina would attend and hoped the negotiations could end the war, allowing the Dou Ling Empire to develop Soul Tools.
• Xu Zihuang told Ye Guyi that Xuan Zi and the empire representatives had arrived in Ming City, while he planned to lure out Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao at the ceremony.
• Ju Zi and Ye Guyi chose to stay in the imperial palace with Xi Yan as Xu Zihuang remained with them until dawn and the ceremony approached.

Xu Zihuang held the Heaven Worship Ascension Ceremony before millions of citizens and foreign delegations, presenting himself as the Sun Moon Empire’s new ruler. His appearance revealed his identity to the Original Douluo Continent’s representatives, leaving Elder Xuan devastated.

• Ming City’s citizens and soldiers gathered at the Sun Moon Altar of Heaven for Xu Zihuang’s ascension ceremony.
• Jing Hongchen welcomed delegations from the three great empires and Shrek Academy, whose members discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s intentions.
• Jing Hongchen and the assembled officials, soldiers, and citizens knelt as Xu Zihuang appeared above the altar in imperial robes.
• Elder Xuan recognized Xu Zihuang as Yu Tianhuang and realized that he had deceived everyone.

Xu Zihuang revealed himself as the Sun Moon Empire’s royal heir and claimed the throne, then used the Sun Moon Suppressing Heaven Sword to expose and defeat Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui. He killed Long Xiaoyao, imprisoned Ye Xishui’s soul in the Death God Tower, and left the crowd witnessing his overwhelming power.

• Xuan Zi reasoned that Xu Zihuang’s succession could bring peace between the Sun Moon Empire and the Original Douluo Continent, while Vina and the other guests reacted with shock to his identity.
• Xu Zihuang manifested his nine Soul Rings and the Purple Sun Annihilating Heaven Dragon, declared that he would inherit the imperial legacy, and gained the Sun Moon Empire’s support.
• Xu Zihuang used the Sun Moon Suppressing Heaven Sword to reveal Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui hiding in the Void, severely wounding Ye Xishui.
• Long Xiaoyao transformed into a black dragon to protect Ye Xishui, but Xu Zihuang froze him with Time-Space Imprisonment and killed him with one sword strike.
• Ye Xishui attacked with the Death God Tower, but Xu Zihuang destroyed her Martial Soul Avatar, erased her body, and imprisoned her soul in the Death God Tower.

Xu Zihuang sealed Ye Xishui after Long Xiaoyao died, then rose to acclaim as the Sun Moon Empire’s new emperor. He ordered a purge of the Holy Spirit Cult and ended the ceremony by formally declaring war on the three nations of the Original Douluo Continent.

• Long Xiaoyao’s soul vanished after he bid farewell to Ye Xishui, leaving six Soul Bones behind.
• Xu Zihuang sealed Ye Xishui inside the Death God Tower and stored Long Xiaoyao’s Soul Bones in the Brilliant Dragon space.
• The Sun Moon Empire’s people cheered Xu Zihuang, while Xiao Hongchen accepted him as a ruler worthy of loyalty and Xu Sanshi identified him as Yu Tianhuang to Xue Lingxun.
• Xu Jiujiu suspected that Shrek Academy and the Heaven Dou Empire had known Xu Zihuang’s identity and helped him seize the throne, while Xuan Zi told Du Busi to keep watching.
• Xu Zihuang ordered the Sun Moon Empire to purge the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Soul Masters.
• Xu Zihuang declared war on the three nations of the Original Douluo Continent.

Xu Zihuang declared war on the three nations of the Original Douluo Continent but gave them three months to gather their forces for a decisive battle. As he and Ye Guyi purged the Holy Spirit Cult, Xu Zihuang announced his plan to rebuild Spirit Hall with Ye Guyi as its first Holy Maiden.

• Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and the people from the Original Douluo Continent reacted with shock as Xu Zihuang declared war, and Xuan Zi learned that Yu Tianhuang had never existed.
• Elder Xuan and Du Busi prepared to fight, but Xu Zihuang stopped the Sun Moon Empire’s forces and offered their side three months to assemble for a decisive battle.
• After the ceremony, the Sun Moon Empire mobilized to purge the Holy Spirit Cult, while Vina asked Mu Xue how she should face the coming conflict.
• Xu Zihuang tracked down the Myriad Soul Douluo, and Ye Guyi killed him and purified the resentful spirits in his Myriad Soul Banner.
• Xu Zihuang told Ye Guyi that he intended to rebuild Spirit Hall and appoint her its first Holy Maiden.

After the Holy Spirit Cult was destroyed, Xu Zihuang reorganized the Sun Moon Empire and helped Ye Guyi begin cultivating a second Soul Core. When his spiritual imprint on Blue Buddha Child stirred, he left Ju Zi and discovered the Demon Empress attacking the Star Sea Continent, where the Northern Alliance's lords were gathering to resist her.

• Xu Zihuang explained his plans for an Angel Sanctuary and a Sun Moon Shrine, and Ye Guyi supported his proposal.
• The Sun Moon Empire completed its purge of the Holy Spirit Cult's remaining Evil Soul Masters and reshuffled its upper ranks, rewarding members of Xu Zihuang's forces.
• Xu Zihuang guided Ye Guyi through forming a second Soul Core using Isotopic Resonance, and she stabilized the connection to her first Soul Core.
• Xu Zihuang visited Ju Zi and their son Xu Xiyan, then sensed that his spiritual imprint on Blue Buddha Child had been stirred and prepared to leave.
• The Demon Empress spread a blackish-purple rain across the northern Star Sea Continent, stripping souls from its inhabitants and turning coastal cities into ghostly domains.
• Su Yuelong and the other three lords of the Northern Alliance converged in response to the attack, and the Demon Empress declared her intention to devour the continent's people.

Demon Empress annihilated Su Yuelong and the other Northern Alliance lords, then absorbed the blood energy and souls of the dead across the Star Sea Continent. As she strengthened herself, Ma Xiaotao arrived with Feng Tianyao and another Southern Alliance lord.

• Demon Empress attacked the Northern Alliance lords in her Deep Sea Demon Whale form, destroying cities and mountains with a devastating strike.
• Su Yuelong and the other two Title Douluos used their Martial Soul Avatars to defend themselves while the fourth lord was killed in the thunderstorm.
• Demon Empress transformed into human form and killed Su Yuelong and the remaining defenders with a pillar of black-purple light.
• Demon Empress absorbed the blood energy and souls of the lords and the civilians killed earlier, spreading fear across the Star Sea Continent.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived with Feng Tianyao and another Southern Alliance Title Douluo.

Feng Tianyao, Jin Chenghong, and Ma Xiaotao confronted the Demon Empress, a powerful Sea Soul Beast who had slaughtered Northern Alliance lords and civilians. After the Demon Empress overwhelmed the three Title Douluos and seized Ma Xiaotao, Yu Tianhuang appeared behind her.

• Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong arrived at the enormous crater hoping to claim the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, then saw the transformed Demon Empress and learned she had killed Northern Alliance Title Douluos.
• Ma Xiaotao challenged the Demon Empress over her attack on civilians and her refusal to worship the Sea God, then unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower.
• The Demon Empress reversed Ma Xiaotao's attack, forced her out of her Martial Soul Avatar, and pressed Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong into the crater.
• The Demon Empress pulled Ma Xiaotao to her and began choking her, but her grip loosened when Yu Tianhuang appeared in the Void behind them.

Xu Zihuang confronted the Demon Empress and used his ninth Soul Skill, Eternal Space-Time, to rescue Ma Xiaotao and gain the upper hand. The chapter ended with the Demon Empress trapped in midair by his space-time-infused attacks.

• The Demon Empress tried to kill Ma Xiaotao, but Xu Zihuang appeared and rescued her with Eternal Space-Time.
• Xu Zihuang revealed his nine Soul Rings and told Ma Xiaotao to leave, while she urged him to protect the Star Sea Continent.
• Ma Xiaotao, Feng Tianyao, and Jin Chenghong withdrew as Xu Zihuang and the Demon Empress prepared to fight.
• Xu Zihuang said he wanted the Demon Empress's Soul Rings and Soul Bones, then erased her repulsive-force attack with his Annihilation Divine Spear.
• Xu Zihuang sent space-time-infused spiritual paralysis rays through the Demon Empress's true form, leaving her sluggish and imprisoned in midair.

Xu Zihuang used his three Soul Cores and Martial Soul abilities to overwhelm the Demon Empress, destroying her domain and weakening her with a massive Dark Demonic Evil Thunder attack. He then froze her with Time-Space Imprisonment and pierced her heart with the Annihilation Divine Spear.

• Xu Zihuang restrained the Demon Empress with time-space power and struck her with an enhanced Dark Demonic Evil Thunder.
• The Demon Empress unleashed her Demon Whale Domain, but Xu Zihuang countered it with his Annihilation Domain.
• Dark Demonic Evil Thunder blasted the Demon Empress into the sea and left her aura weakened.
• Xu Zihuang transformed his Golden Eye Martial Soul and used Time-Space Imprisonment to freeze the Demon Empress.
• The Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign struck the Demon Empress with Light of Destruction as Xu Zihuang pierced her heart with the Annihilation Divine Spear.

Xu Zihuang defeated and killed Demon Empress, then offered Blue Buddha Child hope of reviving her mother if her family guarded the seas for humanity for ten thousand years. As Xu Zihuang began absorbing Demon Empress's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, Blue Buddha Child agreed to his terms and Ma Xiaotao, Feng Tianyao, and Jin Chenghong waited nearby.

• Xu Zihuang used the Annihilation Divine Spear to fatally wound Demon Empress, and the people of Star Sea Continent celebrated as the darkness lifted.
• Blue Buddha Child arrived, accused Xu Zihuang of breaking his agreement, and then realized her mother had killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.
• Xu Zihuang destroyed Demon Empress and collected her Soul Ring, Left Arm Soul Bone, and Whale Pearl.
• Xu Zihuang offered to consider reviving Demon Empress and reuniting Blue Buddha Child with her father if her family guarded the seas for ten thousand years, and Blue Buddha Child agreed.
• Xu Zihuang began absorbing Demon Empress's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, while Ma Xiaotao flew to him and Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong decided to wait rather than contest control of the continent.

Xu Zihuang absorbed the Demon Empress’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, reached rank 98, and ordered Jin Chenghong to help rebuild the Angel Sanctuary on the Star Sea Continent. After Wang Qiu’er’s Golden Dragon Spear arrived, he prepared to leave for her, while the Star Dou Great Forest learned that its Auspicious Beast had been stripped of her power and was pregnant with a human’s child.

• Xu Zihuang absorbed the Demon Empress’s Soul Ring and Left Arm Soul Bone, gaining a million-year-level Martial Soul Avatar and advancing to rank 98.
• Xu Zihuang showed Jin Chenghong and Feng Tianyao how Ye Guyi had killed Myriad Soul Douluo, then ordered Jin Chenghong to clear obstacles to rebuilding the Angel Sanctuary.
• Ma Xiaotao challenged Xu Zihuang’s plan, but he dismissed her and sent Jin Chenghong and Feng Tianyao away.
• Wang Qiu’er’s Golden Dragon Spear arrived, and Xu Zihuang seized it and prepared to cross the Void as Ma Xiaotao grabbed his wrist and demanded to go with him.
• Di Tian learned from Bi Ji that the Auspicious Beast’s soul, bloodline, and fortune had been forcibly taken and that she was pregnant with a human’s child.

Di Tian blamed Shrek Academy for the Imperial Auspicious Beast’s stolen soul and bloodline, then led a massive Beast Tide against Shrek City. As Di Tian’s Dragon Flame overwhelmed Elder Xuan’s defenses, Mu En intervened to save him and warned Di Tian that Shrek’s founders had ascended to the God Realm.

• Di Tian ordered Myriad Monster King, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King to launch a Beast Tide and destroy Shrek City, while Bi Ji took the injured Wang Qiu'er to the Lake of Life.
• Tang Wutong completed her transformation under the Golden Trident rune, and Niu Tian and Titan discussed how they would handle Xu Zihuang when he came for her.
• Mu En alerted Elder Xuan to the approaching danger as darkness spread across the southern horizon, and Shrek Academy ordered its defenders to assemble at the city walls.
• Shi Xing, Beibei, Tang Ya, Elder Xuan, and the other defenders saw the Soul Beast army approach Shrek City, and Di Tian attacked with Myriad Dragon Flame.
• Elder Xuan’s yellow continent defense shattered under Di Tian’s assault, but Mu En’s Golden Dragon caught him and extinguished the remaining flames.
• Mu En confronted Di Tian and warned him that Shrek’s glory could not be profaned because the Original Seven Devils had ascended to the God Realm.

Di Tian attacked Shrek City over the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Mu En joined with Xuan Zi to fight him as the Soul Beast army breached the city’s defenses. Just as Di Tian prepared to kill them with the Dragon God Claw, Xu Zihuang emerged from the Void and blocked the strike.

• Di Tian accused the Deities of plotting over the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and threatened to destroy Shrek City, while Mu En and Xuan Zi confronted him.
• Mu En fused with Xuan Zi’s Gourmet God Bull Martial Soul, awakening Taotie’s bloodline with power from the Golden Tree, and Taotie fought Di Tian in the sky.
• Xiong Jun used Sky-Tearing Claw to tear through the city’s shield and southern wall, then led the Soul Beast army’s charge alongside Crimson King as Myriad Monster King and Bi Ji commanded from behind.
• Di Tian separated Mu En and Xuan Zi with his bloodline suppression and attacked them with the Dragon God Claw.
• Xu Zihuang stepped out of the Void and blocked Di Tian’s Dragon God Claw with his Brilliant Dragon Claw, halting both sides with his spiritual pressure.

Xu Zihuang confronted Di Tian during the Beast Tide and revealed that he possessed Yin-Yang Complementary Three Soul Cores, overpowering Di Tian in their initial clash. He vowed to protect Shrek City and repay Shrek Academy, but Di Tian recognized his bloodline as connected to the Auspicious Beast and attacked, leaving Xu Zihuang to counter with his Golden Dragon Spear.

• Xu Zihuang and Di Tian clashed, and Xu Zihuang's Three Soul Cores caused space around Di Tian to collapse and forced him to retreat.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi questioned Xu Zihuang's motives, and he explained that he would stop the Beast Tide to protect Shrek City's civilians and repay Shrek Academy.
• Xu Zihuang challenged Di Tian to stop and promised an explanation about the Imperial Auspicious Beast.
• Di Tian recognized the Golden Dragon Spear and the bloodline aura tied to the Auspicious Beast's unborn child, then accused Xu Zihuang of deceiving the Auspicious Beast.
• Di Tian attacked with the Black Dragon Sword, but Xu Zihuang blocked his strike and thrust the Golden Dragon Spear toward Di Tian's left chest.

Xu Zihuang fought Di Tian above Shrek City while Mu En urged Shrek Academy’s leaders to preserve the Academy’s legacy rather than resist the Sun Moon Empire at any cost. After Xiong Jun intervened and Xu Zihuang repelled him with gravity and repulsion, Di Tian transformed into his true form and charged again as Xu Zihuang prepared to reveal his Martial Soul Avatar.

• Xu Zihuang and Di Tian exchanged blows with the Golden Dragon Spear and Black Dragon Sword, unleashing Ultimate Lightning, Darkness, Destruction, and Annihilation powers above Shrek City.
• Mu En advised Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Zhang Lexuan to prioritize Shrek Academy’s survival, and Zhang Lexuan promised to become its future head.
• Beibei and Tang Ya reunited with Mu En, while Shrek’s disciples and the Soul Beast army watched the duel in shock.
• Xiong Jun decided to support Di Tian and attacked Xu Zihuang with Sky-Tearing Claw, but Xu Zihuang shattered the attack and hurled Xiong Jun dozens of kilometers away using gravity and repulsion.
• Di Tian rebuked Xiong Jun, transformed into the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King, and charged Xu Zihuang as Xu Zihuang prepared to unleash his Second Martial Soul’s Martial Soul Avatar.

Xu Zihuang transformed into the Purple Sun Thunder Prison Dragon and defeated Di Tian in a battle above Shrek City. After Di Tian challenged his promise to explain what happened to the Auspicious Beast, Xu Zihuang told him to withdraw the Soul Beast army and promised to help reclaim everything for her.

• Xu Zihuang used his Martial Soul Avatar and six attributes to fight Di Tian, who attacked with the Dragon God Claw.
• Ma Xiaotao returned to Shrek City, reunited with Zhang Lexuan and Mu En, and recounted how Xu Zihuang had killed the Demon Empress.
• Xu Zihuang broke Di Tian's Dragon God Claw with the Brilliant Dragon Claw and blasted him into a crater outside Shrek City.
• Xu Zihuang spared the weakened Di Tian and asked him to lead the Soul Beast army away.
• Di Tian accused humans of taking the Auspicious Beast's bloodline and soul, and Xu Zihuang promised to help reclaim everything for her.

Xu Zihuang stopped the Beast Tide by defeating Di Tian, then revived Wang Qiu'er with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and brought Di Tian and Bi Ji to witness his revenge. The chapter ended with Xu Zihuang annihilating a hidden stronghold and its Soul Masters.

• Xu Zihuang told Di Tian he would reclaim Wang Qiu'er's soul and bloodline, and Di Tian agreed to withdraw the Beast Tide if he fulfilled his promise.
• Di Tian ordered the Soul Beast army to retreat, while Xuan Zi oversaw Shrek City's recovery and Zhang Lexuan revealed Xu Zihuang's identity to Ma Xiaotao.
• Xiong Jun challenged Di Tian's decision to retreat, but Di Tian threatened it and left with Bi Ji to check on Wang Qiu'er.
• Xu Zihuang retrieved Wang Qiu'er from the Lake of Life and fed her the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, restoring her life force.
• Xu Zihuang took Wang Qiu'er, Di Tian, and Bi Ji to a mountain range, then destroyed the mountains and killed the Soul Masters who emerged from its castle.

Xu Zihuang used two divine artifacts to suppress Titan and Niu Tian after destroying the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Wutong awakened with Wang Qiu'er’s memories, but Xu Zihuang rejected her and pierced her chest with the Eternal Spear of Time.

• Xu Zihuang confronted Titan and Niu Tian with the Eternal Spear of Time as they protected Tang Wutong, and Niu Tian claimed that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had been her incarnation.
• Di Tian and Bi Ji realized that Tang San had plotted against the Auspicious Beast, while Xu Zihuang condemned Titan and Niu Tian for serving the Tang Family.
• Titan attacked Xu Zihuang in his Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul Avatar, but Xu Zihuang struck him back and sealed him inside a massive sphere of boulders.
• Xu Zihuang bound Niu Tian in his Sky Azure Dragon form with the Void Chain and activated the Void Dragon Locking Array, suppressing his divine power.
• Tang Wutong awakened with Wang Qiu'er's memories and feelings for Xu Zihuang, but he declared that she could never become Wang Qiu'er and pierced her chest with the Eternal Spear of Time.