Chapter Summaries

Qian Yu stripped Bibi Dong of the Pope’s position and Qian Renxue took her place, leaving Bibi Dong furious and vowing revenge. The Heavenly Screen then announced a ranking of the fifteen strongest individuals, prompting figures across the continent to speculate about who would rank first.

• Hu Liena protested Qian Yu and Qian Renxue’s treatment of Bibi Dong, but Qian Renxue declared that Spirit Hall belonged to the Angel God and the Qian Family.
• The elders ignored Bibi Dong and bowed to Qian Renxue, while Bibi Dong vowed to avenge her humiliation before leaving the hall.
• The Heavenly Screen announced that first place on the power ranking would be revealed in three days, then opened the Douluo Power Ranking for the fifteen strongest individuals.
• Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi discussed the coming rankings outside Jialing Pass, while Tang Hao predicted Tang San would rank first because of his godly inheritances.
• On Sea God Island, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai praised Tang San’s chances of taking first place on the strength ranking.

The Strength Ranking began, and Bibi Dong expected to place among its strongest after losing her position as Pope. Instead, she ranked fifteenth and last, leaving her furious as the Heavenly Screen ignored her protests.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu expressed confidence that Tang San would rank first.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Yu where he expected to rank, but he only smiled at the Heavenly Screen.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena discussed the Strength Ranking, and Hu Liena predicted Bibi Dong would place in the top five or top three.
• The Heavenly Screen ranked Bibi Dong fifteenth, citing her incomplete divine trials and distracted heart, and awarded her increased Rakshasa affinity and a Divine Soul Restoration Pill.
• Bibi Dong rejected the ranking as bogus and unfair, but the Heavenly Screen ignored her.

Qian Renxue and Qian Yu mocked Bibi Dong after she ranked fifteenth, while the newly revealed fourteenth-ranked Jing surpassed her and ordered her to leave the Pope Palace. Humiliated and furious, Bibi Dong decided to take Hu Liena to the Haiyue Empire and seek the Haiyue Empress’s help to regain what she had lost.

• Qian Renxue and Qian Yu celebrated Bibi Dong’s fifteenth-place ranking and ridiculed her strength.
• The Heavenly Screen revealed Jing in fourteenth place, above Bibi Dong, and awarded her a god-level movement technique and two levels of soul power.
• Jing delivered Qian Yu’s order for Bibi Dong to leave the Pope Palace, and Bibi Dong swallowed her anger rather than challenge her.
• Hu Liena defended Bibi Dong and called her Qian Yu’s former wife, intensifying Bibi Dong’s resentment.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to pack for the Haiyue Empire, planning to seek the Haiyue Empress’s aid and reclaim everything she had lost.

Qian Yu postponed the trip to the Haiyue Empire to restore order in Spirit Hall, while the Heavenly Screen ranked Si Kongzhen thirteenth and Gongsun Li twelfth. The next day, Bibi Dong watched their names from Vast Sea City and seethed with anger.

• Qian Renxue recognized Jing on the Heavenly Screen, and Qian Yu praised her fourteenth-place ranking.
• Qian Yu told Qian Renxue they would leave for the Haiyue Empire at dawn after he settled Spirit Hall's disorder.
• Gongsun Li attended Qian Yu in the bath, and the two became intimate.
• The Heavenly Screen ranked Si Kongzhen thirteenth and awarded him Thunderous Might and a Thunder God Body.
• The Heavenly Screen ranked Gongsun Li twelfth and upgraded her Maple Splendor Umbrella while increasing her Soul Power purity.
• At Vast Sea City, Bibi Dong saw Si Kongzhen and Gongsun Li's names and angrily cursed them.

Bibi Dong and Hu Liena arrived at the Haiyue Empire and discovered that Zhu Zhuqing had become Haiyue's devoted servant. Meanwhile, Da Qiao appeared before Qian Yu in the Worship Hall and embraced him.

• Bibi Dong compared her mature allure with Haiyue's beauty while Hu Liena asked what the empress looked like.
• A Haiyue fleet reached the harbor, and Zhu Zhuqing came ashore to escort Bibi Dong and Hu Liena aboard.
• Bibi Dong recognized Zhu Zhuqing, who declared that Shrek was in her past and that she now served Haiyue as her master.
• Hu Liena feared that Zhu Zhuqing's submission meant she was the servant of the mysterious mastermind behind Haiyue.
• Da Qiao appeared in the Worship Hall, greeted Qian Yu as her master, and embraced him while he affectionately stroked her hair.

Qian Yu and his companions used Da Qiao’s spatial power to travel instantly toward the Haiyue Empire, while the Golden Ranking revealed Shangguan Wan’er in eleventh place. In the Great Tang imperial palace, Shangguan Wan’er admitted she missed Qian Yu, and Wu Zetian recalled her secretly listening while Wu Zetian and Qian Yu were together.

• Da Qiao opened a space passage with her lantern, transporting Qian Yu, Qian Renxue, and several Elders away from the Worship Hall.
• The Golden Ranking announced Shangguan Wan’er as eleventh and showed her power and rewards as a Level 99 Peerless Douluo.
• Wu Zetian congratulated Shangguan Wan’er, whose Martial Soul had evolved after receiving the ranking’s reward.
• Shangguan Wan’er said she missed Qian Yu, and Wu Zetian teased her about eavesdropping on Wu Zetian and Qian Yu on the Dragon Bed.

The Shrek Seven Devils debated the threats posed by the Great Tang and Haiyue Empires, while Tang San decided they should return to Jialing Pass before pursuing greater power. At Haiyue’s docks, Bibi Dong disparaged Qian Yu as Zhu Zhuqing returned with a reaction that made Bibi Dong question her.

• Wu Zetian teased Shangguan Wan'er about the night Qian Yu had heard her breathing and promised she would someday experience the same pleasure.
• Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong urged the Shrek Seven Devils to act against the Great Tang Empire, but Dai Mubai insisted they target Haiyue because Zhu Zhuqing had been taken there.
• Tang San admitted he could not confidently defeat the mysterious empires and said he needed to inherit the Asura God’s position; he ordered the group to return to Jialing Pass and trust Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena discussed the Great Tang and Haiyue Empires, and Bibi Dong speculated that powerful men supported both rulers.
• Bibi Dong insulted Qian Yu as Zhu Zhuqing returned and reacted strangely, prompting Bibi Dong to demand an explanation.

Qian Yu arrived at the Haiyue Empire, where the Haiyue Empress eagerly welcomed him and treated Qian Renxue as family. As the group watched the Golden Ranking update, Shangguan Wan'er was announced in eleventh place.

• Zhu Zhuqing escorted Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to wait for the Haiyue Empress, while Bibi Dong expected the Empress to agree to an alliance against their common enemy.
• Qian Yu and his group arrived at the Glazed Imperial Palace, and the Haiyue Empress rushed to embrace him, saying she had waited for him.
• Haiyue told Qian Yu that the empire was stable and that those who resisted her had been made into nourishment for the palace.
• Qian Renxue objected to Haiyue clinging to her father, but Haiyue warmly welcomed her as Aunt Haiyue and offered her a home in the empire.
• The Golden Ranking changed again, announcing Shangguan Wan'er in eleventh place as a Great Tang Prime Minister and Level 99 Peerless Douluo.

Qian Yu left Haiyue to decide how to handle Bibi Dong and Hu Liena after they arrived seeking refuge. Haiyue made them wait outside until the next morning, then pulled Qian Yu toward the rear hall.

• Qian Renxue asked Qian Yu whether Shangguan Wan'er was one of his people, and he confirmed it indirectly.
• Haiyue praised Qian Yu and discussed her Moon Descendant Clan secret technique with him.
• Zhu Zhuqing reported that Bibi Dong and Hu Liena had come to seek Haiyue's protection.
• Qian Yu told Haiyue to handle the request according to the rules for those seeking refuge.
• Haiyue ordered Zhu Zhuqing to make Bibi Dong and Hu Liena wait outside the hall until the next morning.
• Haiyue pulled Qian Yu toward the rear hall, saying her cultivation had stagnated without him.

Haiyue reunited with Qian Yu and kept Bibi Dong and Hu Liena waiting outside her palace all night. By morning, Haiyue introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Qian Yu with suggestive interest.

• Qian Renxue stayed behind as Haiyue took Qian Yu into her private chambers, where they spent the night together.
• The Sky Golden Ranking revealed Cai Wenji in tenth place, while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena waited outside the palace gates for Haiyue.
• Bibi Dong sensed an unusual aura from Haiyue's chambers and grew resentful at being kept waiting.
• At dawn, Bibi Dong and Hu Liena were still outside, while Haiyue relaxed beside Qian Yu and suggested making them wait another day.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered to help Haiyue wash, and Haiyue presented her to Qian Yu while hinting at her flexibility and untouched body.

Qian Yu accepted Zhu Zhuqing as his master, and the Heavenly Screen announced Tang San in ninth place on the personal power ranking. After returning from Sea God Island, Tang San revealed he had passed eight of the Sea God’s trials, while Yu Xiaogang and the others boasted that their side would claim first place on the power ranking.

• Haiyue released Zhu Zhuqing and ordered her to greet Qian Yu as her master, and Zhu Zhuqing obeyed.
• The Heavenly Screen ranked Tang San ninth in personal power and awarded him a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, increased Sea God Affinity, and an Asura God’s Blessing.
• Three days later, Tang San and the Shrek group returned to Jialing Pass, where Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and the others welcomed them.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao that he had passed the first eight of the Sea God’s Nine Trials and could wield the Sea God Position after completing the final trial.
• Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others dismissed Qian Yu and expected their side to win first place on the power ranking.
• The golden ranking changed as thunder rolled through the clouds.

Tang San discovered that the Golden Ranking placed him ninth and accused Qian Yu of manipulating the list. After Bibi Dong and Hu Liena waited two days for an audience, Haiyue finally summoned them, and Qian Yu prepared to meet them as the Power Ranking’s first place was about to be announced.

• Tang San saw that he ranked ninth and claimed Qian Yu had tampered with the Power Ranking.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena waited outside Haiyue’s Side Hall for two days while Bibi Dong worried about Tang San’s strength and the people ranked above him.
• Hai Yi announced that Haiyue had awakened and summoned Bibi Dong and Hu Liena inside.
• Qian Yu awoke in Haiyue’s bedchamber, and Haiyue personally dressed him while Zhu Zhuqing attended them.
• Haiyue told Qian Yu that Bibi Dong’s long wait was retribution, and Qian Yu decided to meet her before the first-place ranking was announced.

Qian Yu reunited with Bibi Dong at breakfast, but the Golden Ranking interrupted their confrontation by revealing Jixia Academy as the force in first place. Its four subordinate powers were shown, leaving the continent stunned as the ranking began to display extraordinary figures.

• Qian Yu entered the Empress Hall with Haiyue and Zhu Zhuqing, where Qian Renxue greeted him and teased Haiyue about being jealous.
• Bibi Dong arrived, recognized Qian Yu as the man she had abandoned, and froze when she saw his place among Haiyue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Qian Renxue.
• As Bibi Dong prepared to confront Qian Yu, the Golden Ranking blazed across the sky and announced the first-place entry in the Douluo Power Ranking.
• The ranking revealed Jixia Academy and showed its subordinate forces: Wonderful Sound Pavilion, Mo Family City, Haiyue Empire, and Great Tang Empire.
• The continent erupted in shock at the academy’s reach, and the ranking began displaying extraordinary figures.

The Golden Ranking revealed Qian Yu as the dean of Jixia Academy, a hidden power that included Haiyue, Wu Zetian, Mozi, Li Bai, and other formidable figures. Gu Yuena suspected Qian Yu was the same man Bibi Dong had cast aside, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress wondered how powerful he was.

• The Golden Ranking displayed Jixia Academy’s representative figures before revealing Qian Yu as its dean.
• At the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena and Di Tian realized that several powerful kingdoms and factions belonged to Jixia Academy.
• Gu Yuena connected Qian Yu to Qian Renxue’s father, whom Bibi Dong had discarded, and suspected they were the same person.
• Gu Yuena reflected on Qian Yu’s power and felt curious about him.
• In the Extreme North, Snow Empress and Ice Empress discussed Jixia Academy’s strength and wondered whether Qian Yu could surpass a god.

Shrek's camp reacted with shock and disbelief when the Golden Ranking revealed Jixia Academy as the top force and named Qian Yu as its dean. As Tang San and the others struggled to accept the ranking, Tang Hao recognized Qian Yu's name as familiar.

• Tang San smashed his Sea God Trident into the ground and demanded to know what Jixia Academy was.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he had found no record of Jixia Academy, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were stunned by the forces it commanded.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu marveled that Qian Yu had won the devotion of two Empresses and many beautiful representatives.
• Oscar objected to Ning Rongrong's praise of Qian Yu, but she called him jealous.
• Tang Hao wondered why Qian Yu's name sounded familiar, and Qian Yu's detailed information appeared on the Golden Ranking again.

Ning Fengzhi urged Ning Rongrong to pursue Qian Yu, hoping to secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s evolution, while Oscar overheard and left heartbroken. At Spirit City, Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo reacted with alarm to the Golden Ranking’s revelation of Jixia Academy’s power.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that winning Qian Yu’s favor might help her evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong admitted she wanted a powerful husband like Qian Yu, and Oscar overheard their conversation before leaving in silence.
• Yu Xiaogang heard Shrek students praise Qian Yu and insult Bibi Dong’s choice, then stormed away in humiliation.
• Qian Daoliu surveyed the Golden Ranking’s images of Jixia Academy and its subordinate powers, while Golden Crocodile Douluo marveled that Spirit Hall had known nothing of them.

The Golden Ranking revealed Jixia Academy and its dean, Qian Yu, as a power capable of commanding empresses and peerless experts, shocking Qian Daoliu and the gathered academy students. The chapter ended with Bo Saixi on Sea God Island wary of Jixia Academy’s strength.

• Qian Daoliu recognized Qian Yu as Qian Renxue’s father and realized that the man he had dismissed as an unremarkable live-in son-in-law had secretly built Jixia Academy.
• At an exchange gathering, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling saw the Golden Ranking reveal Jixia Academy’s empresses and its dean, Qian Yu.
• The women connected Qian Yu to Spirit Hall rumors and learned from Dugu Yan that Bibi Dong had divorced him, lost her position as Pope, and been succeeded by Qian Renxue.
• On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi saw Jixia Academy’s ranking and grew wary of its power, reconsidering the Haiyue Empire’s place among the rising forces.

Bo Saixi learned that Seahorse Douluo and the other six Sacred Pillars had secretly joined Wonderful Sound Pavilion and urged Sea God Island to submit to Jixia Academy. The chapter ended with the Pillar Guardians discovering that Jixia Academy’s dean, Qian Yu, was their true master.

• Bo Saixi reacted with shock and unease when she saw Qian Yu named as Jixia Academy’s dean on the Sky Golden Ranking.
• Seahorse Douluo asked Bo Saixi to lead Sea God Island into submission to Jixia Academy and revealed his Wonderful Sound Pavilion token.
• Bo Saixi rejected Seahorse Douluo’s proposal and unleashed her Soul Power against him.
• Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Spear Douluo, Sea Illusion Douluo, Sea Ghost Douluo, Sea Star Douluo, and Sea Woman Douluo emerged and joined Seahorse Douluo in calling for submission.
• Seahorse Douluo explained that the Pillar Guardians had followed Lord Li Bai’s plan and revealed that they had only just learned Jixia Academy stood above Wonderful Sound Pavilion.
• The Pillar Guardians were stunned to learn that Qian Yu was Jixia Academy’s dean and their true master.

Bibi Dong entered the Haiyue Empire Empress Hall and confronted Qian Yu, whom she dismissed as a useless man living off women. Qian Renxue and Haiyue defended him, leaving Bibi Dong convinced that she could force him out and reclaim some dignity.

• Bibi Dong arrived at Haiyue's palace and was shocked to find Qian Yu reclining beside Haiyue and Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue mocked Bibi Dong for losing her position as Pope and rejected her claim to be a caring mother.
• Bibi Dong insulted Qian Yu and urged Haiyue to expel him from the palace.
• Haiyue responded calmly and watched Qian Yu for a cue instead of ordering him out.
• Bibi Dong mistook Haiyue's silence for hesitation and threatened to humiliate Qian Yu.

The Golden Ranking revealed that the Haiyue Empire and other major powers belonged to Jixia Academy, whose dean was Qian Yu. Bibi Dong discovered that the man she had dismissed as useless was the powerful figure she had hoped to meet.

• Qian Yu ordered Haiyue to stop teasing Bibi Dong, and Haiyue respectfully addressed him as her master.
• The Golden Ranking announced the affiliated forces of Jixia Academy, including the Haiyue Empire, Great Tang Empire, Mohist Mechanical City, and Wonderful Sound Pavilion.
• Bibi Dong asked Haiyue to introduce her to Jixia Academy's mysterious leader so she could win his favor.
• Qian Renxue pointed out that Qian Yu was the figure Bibi Dong sought, but Bibi Dong and Hu Liena mocked the claim.
• The Golden Ranking showed the affiliated powers bowing to Qian Yu and named him dean of Jixia Academy.