Chapter Summaries

Na'er faced Long Yue in the Star Luo Empire tournament, where the emperor hoped Long Yue could restore his standing after the match. Na'er revealed she had become a Soul Saint, leaving Long Yue's chances bleak as he charged at her.

• Dai Tianling defended his use of underhanded measures, while Ling Luo watched the match with confidence in Na'er.
• Long Yue entered the arena determined to protect Monster Academy's reputation and released his six-ring Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul.
• Na'er revealed seven Spirit Rings, shocking the spectators, En Ci, and Dai Tianling with her recent breakthrough to Soul Saint.
• Long Yue attacked Na'er with an Earth Armor-covered fist, while Na'er prepared to face him with her Dragon Spear.

Na'er used her Silver Dragon Spear to overcome Long Yue's Earth Armor and wound his fist, then revealed her own Two-word Battle Armor, Dragon Fall. Long Yue's new armor failed to restore the advantage, leaving En Ci wondering how Na'er's Battle Armor had reached such exceptional quality.

• Na'er pierced Long Yue's Earth Armor with the Silver Dragon Spear and drew blood from his fist.
• Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan reacted with shock as Long Yue lost the opening exchange, while Dai Tianling and En Ci grew gloomy.
• Long Yue donned his Two-word Battle Armor, raising his aura and briefly restoring the Star Luo citizens' hope.
• Na'er revealed her Two-word Battle Armor, Dragon Fall, designed by Ling Luo and made with metal he had produced through the Method of Sublimation.
• En Ci noticed that Dragon Fall seemed superior to ordinary Two-word Battle Armor and wondered whether Federation technology had advanced.

Na'er defeated Long Yue in the finals, revealing the overwhelming power of her Two-word Battle Armor and Silver Dragon bloodline. After En Ci carried Long Yue away for treatment, Na'er taunted the Star Luo Empire, and the referee announced her as the winner.

• En Ci suspected that Na'er's Battle Armor showed Shrek Academy or the Federation had advanced Battle Armor technology, unaware that its unusual strength came from Ling Luo's special metal.
• Na'er attacked Long Yue with her Silver Dragon Spear, and her bloodline suppressed his Mountain Dragon King Martial Soul.
• Long Yue's frenzy drove him to unleash earthen pillars, but Na'er struck him down and left him badly wounded.
• En Ci stopped Long Yue's bleeding, declared his defeat, and carried him away for treatment.
• Na'er mocked the Star Luo Empire's claim that Long Yue was its top young fighter, and Dai Tianling pressed the referee to announce the result.
• The referee announced Na'er of Shrek Academy as the victor.

Na'er crushed Long Yue in the final, securing Shrek Academy the championship and damaging Monster Academy's reputation and the Star Luo Royal Family's standing. She accepted the Soul Bone prize but rejected Dai Tianling's offer of a noble title and left him unable to recruit her.

• Ling Luo told Dai Tianling that the result had gone as predicted, while Dai worried about the backlash from Long Yue's crushing defeat.
• Yue Zhengyu marveled at Na'er's strength, and Yuanen Yehui reminded him that she had once beaten him herself.
• Dai Tianling stayed for the award ceremony to protect the Star Luo Royal Family's dignity.
• Na'er accepted the Soul Bone from Dai Tianling but refused his offer of a noble title and rejected his invitation to join the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Tianling left after the ceremony, disappointed that Na'er would not join his empire.

The Federation exploited Long Yue’s defeat to intensify a public-opinion campaign against the Star Luo Empire, while Dai Tianling tried to contain the damage. Monster Academy then lost the doubles and team events, leaving Na’er and the Federation’s side with further victories.

• Reports and protests over Long Yue’s defeat spread across the Star Luo Empire, and Dai Tianling ordered royal media to limit the damage.
• Yu Guanzhi and Federation officials agreed to expand the campaign and proposed rewarding Division Master Ling Luo for Na’er’s victory.
• The Star Luo authorities reduced their promotion of the tournament as they braced for more defeats.
• Long Yue failed to recover in time and forfeited the doubles and team events.
• Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui won the doubles championship and swept Monster Academy in the team event, with Yue Zhengyu and Luo Guixing counted among the champions.

After returning from the Star Luo Empire, Ling Luo left the Shrek group and confronted Nether King Douluo Ha Luosa, who appeared with Dark Bell Nana Li and Dark Phoenix Leng Yulai. Ha Luosa attacked Ling Luo with a deadly sword beam to settle old grudges and fulfill a request to kill him.

• Dai Tianling felt relieved as Ling Luo and the Shrek Academy group left the Star Luo Empire without further trouble at sea.
• The cruise ship docked at the Federation, and Ling Luo parted from Na'er and the others before heading into the wilderness alone.
• Ling Luo called out to the pursuers, and Nether King Douluo Ha Luosa emerged with Dark Bell Nana Li and Dark Phoenix Leng Yulai.
• Ha Luosa revealed that he had come at Ghost Emperor's request and to settle his grudge with Shrek Academy's former Sea God Pavilion Master.
• Ha Luosa raised his sword and sent a powerful gray sword beam toward Ling Luo's chest.

Ling Luo faced Nether King Douluo Ha Luosa, whose Quasi-God strength and battle armor put him under immense pressure. Ling Luo revealed his own extraordinary Four-word Battle Armor, Holy Radiant Heavenly Judgment, and challenged Ha Luosa to judge it.

• Ha Luosa attacked Ling Luo, who blocked his gray sword energy with a jade-green shield and revealed his Ultimate Life attribute.
• Ha Luosa conjured a gray Netherworld realm and sent its creatures to attack, but Ling Luo's holy radiance melted them away.
• Ha Luosa praised Ling Luo's strength, then donned battle armor close to Four-word Battle Armor and summoned twelve Heavy Armor Knights in Three-word Battle Armor.
• Ling Luo revealed his Four-word Battle Armor, which carried both destruction and life, stunning Ha Luosa with its brilliance.
• Ling Luo named his armor Holy Radiant Heavenly Judgment and invited Ha Luosa to judge it.

Ling Luo revealed his self-forged Four-word Battle Armor, Holy Radiant Heavenly Judgment, and fought the Quasi-God Ha Luosa. Ha Luosa held the advantage despite Ling Luo’s Ultimate Life attribute, while Leng Yulai and Na Nali watched without intervening.

• Ling Luo completed Holy Radiant Heavenly Judgment, a Four-word Battle Armor he had forged himself without Zhen Hua’s help.
• Ha Luosa was astonished to see a Soul Douluo wearing Four-word Battle Armor and assumed Shrek Academy had paid heavily to have it made.
• Ling Luo used spatial ripples to bypass Ha Luosa’s twelve knights and attack him with a sword of Ultimate Life Energy.
• Ha Luosa blocked Ling Luo’s strike and countered, forcing Ling Luo back despite the sword’s advantage against death energy.
• Na Nali recognized Ha Luosa’s overwhelming strength, while Leng Yulai proposed helping and Na Nali warned her not to anger the Nether Emperor.
• Leng Yulai held back as the battle between Ha Luosa and Ling Luo grew more intense.

Ling Luo fought Ha Luosa with the Goddess of Life’s divine techniques, forcing the Nether King Douluo to reveal his obsession with the God Realm. After Ling Luo was badly weakened, Yun Ming and Ya Li appeared to support him, and Yun Ming prepared to settle the score for their teacher’s death.

• Ha Luosa unleashed his full strength with the Twelve Netherworld Knights, but Ling Luo used Life energy to destroy four of them and reveal a divine aura.
• Ha Luosa recognized Ling Luo’s divine aura and tried to capture him for information about the gods, ignoring Ghost Emperor and Qian Gu Dongfeng’s orders.
• Ling Luo and Ha Luosa fought until both were depleted, though Ling Luo appeared close to collapse.
• Ha Luosa ordered Dark Bell and Dark Phoenix to attack Ling Luo, but Ling Luo revealed that Yun Ming and Ya Li were waiting nearby.
• Ya Li treated Ling Luo while Yun Ming confronted Ha Luosa and pointed his Sky Pillar Spear at him, declaring that they would settle the score for their teacher’s death.

Yun Ming revealed that he had anticipated the ambush on Ling Luo, prompting Ha Luosa to search for a mole among the Holy Spirit Cult. After Na Nali unexpectedly attacked Ha Luosa, Ling Luo revealed that he had secretly left a power inside her that could control her body.

• Yun Ming arrived with Ya Li and confirmed to Ha Luosa that he had learned of the plan to ambush Ling Luo in advance.
• Ha Luosa suspected Leng Yulai of leaking the secret, but she denied having revealed anything.
• Na Nali suddenly attacked Ha Luosa and realized that Ling Luo had controlled her body.
• Ha Luosa concluded that Na Nali seemed to be the mole, though she appeared unaware of it.
• Ling Luo told Na Nali that the control over her had been a gift he had left behind.

Ling Luo revealed that he had planted a seed of Life God Power in Na Nali during the North Sea Legion battle, using it to learn of Ha Luosa’s assassination plan and influence Na Nali’s actions. As Yun Ming confronted the weakened Ha Luosa, Ha Luosa ordered his allies to attack with everything they had and retreat.

• Na Nali realized Ling Luo had tampered with her during the battle at the North Sea Legion, and Ling Luo confirmed he had secretly planted a seed of Life God Power in her.
• Ling Luo explained that the seed had let him learn of Ha Luosa’s plan to assassinate him, prompting Yun Ming and Ya Li to leave Shrek Academy and intervene.
• Ling Luo challenged Ha Luosa to settle his grudge with Yun Ming, and Yun Ming stepped forward with the Sky Pillar Spear.
• Ling Luo triggered Na Nali’s planted seed, making her charge at Ha Luosa as Yun Ming’s spear attack forced Leng Yulai to defend herself.
• Ha Luosa warned Na Nali to suppress her power, then ordered his allies to attack with everything they had and retreat.

Yun Ming nearly killed Ha Luosa, but Ghost Emperor arrived in time to save him and revealed that he had prepared a powerful array. The Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders faced Yun Ming, Ya Li, and Ling Luo as the All Things Extinction Array began to form.

• Yun Ming focused his Sky Pillar Spear attacks on Ha Luosa and left him badly pressured and bleeding.
• Ghost Emperor appeared and blocked Yun Ming’s next strike, saving Ha Luosa.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li realized Ghost Emperor’s arrival was unexpected, while Ling Luo confirmed Nana Li had not known about it.
• Ya Li prepared to fight alongside Yun Ming as Ling Luo recovered enough strength to protect himself.
• Ghost Emperor admitted he could not defeat Yun Ming directly and revealed that he had summoned nearby Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters to establish the Nether Skull—All Things Extinction Array.

Yun Ming clashed with the Ghost Emperor, whose formation empowered him enough to launch a devastating attack before he escaped with Ha Luosa. Ling Luo chose what to do with the two abandoned Holy Spirit Cult leaders, while Yun Ming worked to contain the formation’s deadly effects.

• The Ghost Emperor used a formation fueled by resentful souls to strengthen himself and attacked Yun Ming with Death Netherfire.
• Yun Ming, Ling Luo, and Ya Li combined their powers to meet the attack, and the clash devastated the surrounding wilderness.
• The Ghost Emperor escaped with Ha Luosa, leaving Na Nali and Leng Yulai behind.
• Na Nali gave up, while Ya Li knocked Leng Yulai unconscious.
• Ling Luo told Ya Li to take Na Nali to the academy and hand Leng Yulai to Vice Tower Master Leng after he dealt with her.
• Yun Ming went to contain the formation’s plague and death auras before they could spread to civilians.

Qian Gu Dongfeng learned that Ling Luo had returned safely to Shrek Academy and confronted Ghost Emperor about the failed attack. Ghost Emperor blamed Qian Gu Dongfeng for failing to account for Yun Ming and Ya Li, leaving Qian Gu Dongfeng wondering how they had learned of the plan.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng waited anxiously for news of the Holy Spirit Cult's attempt to kill Ling Luo.
• A man in black reported that Ling Luo had returned safely to Shrek Academy, and Qian Gu Dongfeng smashed his desk in anger.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng activated the office's isolation barrier and called Ghost Emperor to demand an explanation.
• Ghost Emperor said the Holy Spirit Cult had suffered enormous losses and accused Qian Gu Dongfeng of failing to notice Yun Ming and Ya Li at the scene.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng realized his watchers had not detected Yun Ming and Ya Li and wondered how they had known about his secret plan.

After the failed assassination left the Holy Spirit Cult badly weakened, Ghost Emperor blamed Qian Gu Dongfeng’s proposal and demanded compensation. Qian Gu Dongfeng agreed, but privately vowed to make the cult repay him once it was no longer useful.

• Ghost Emperor told Qian Gu Dongfeng that Ling Luo, Yun Ming, and Ya Li had caused the operation to fail, leaving Nether King Douluo gravely injured and two of the Four Heavenly Kings dead.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng denied knowing that Yun Ming and Ya Li had left Shrek City, while Ghost Emperor concealed that Dark Bell Nana Li had acted as a spy.
• Ghost Emperor demanded compensation from Qian Gu Dongfeng, arguing that his proposal had contributed to the Holy Spirit Cult’s losses.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng accepted the list of requested items, which he would have to pay for from the Qian Gu Family’s own wealth.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng privately vowed to make the Holy Spirit Cult repay him once his plan succeeded and the cult was no longer useful.

Qian Gu Dongfeng failed to persuade Ghost Emperor to target Ling Luo, leaving the Qian Gu Family committed to its dangerous alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult. Ling Luo brought the captured Leng Yulai to Leng Yaozhu, reuniting the sisters and giving Leng Yaozhu a chance to learn about the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng urged Ghost Emperor to join forces against Ling Luo, but Ghost Emperor refused because the Holy Spirit Cult could not afford more losses.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng recognized that his family had few allies and resolved to continue cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult despite the risks.
• Ling Luo arrived at the Spirit Pagoda with Gu Yue and the restrained Leng Yulai, shocking Leng Yaozhu with the return of her long-lost younger sister.
• Ling Luo explained that Leng Yulai was a Holy Spirit Cult Heavenly King who had attacked him, and that Dark Bell Nana Li had also been detained.
• Leng Yaozhu thanked Ling Luo for sparing Leng Yulai and accepted her into her custody.

Leng Yaozhu questioned her younger sister Leng Yulai about leaving the family and joining the Holy Spirit Cult as the Dark Phoenix. After Leng Yaozhu explained that Leng Yulai had misunderstood her confession to Yun Ming, the sisters reconciled, leaving Leng Yulai crying in her sister’s embrace.

• Ling Luo warned Leng Yaozhu to conceal Leng Yulai’s identity, then left the sisters alone in the soundproofed office.
• Leng Yaozhu asked why Leng Yulai had left the family and joined the Holy Spirit Cult, and Leng Yulai accused her of confessing to Yun Ming despite knowing of her feelings for him.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that she had confessed only to fulfill her own wish and had hoped to help Leng Yulai afterward.
• Leng Yulai struggled to believe her sister, but Leng Yaozhu’s sincerity broke down her defenses.
• Leng Yulai apologized through tears as Leng Yaozhu held and comforted her.

Leng Yulai reunited with Leng Yaozhu, learned why Ling Luo had arranged for them to cooperate, and joked that he might fall for her. Meanwhile, Ling Luo toured Spirit Pagoda headquarters with Gu Yue, unaware of their speculation and certain he had left no means to spy on Leng Yulai.

• Leng Yulai asked Leng Yaozhu why Ling Luo had sent her to her, and Leng Yaozhu explained their alliance and her break with Qian Gu Dongfeng’s family.
• Leng Yaozhu worried that Ling Luo might have left a hidden method on Leng Yulai, but Leng Yulai reassured her that he had no reason to do so.
• Leng Yulai joked that Ling Luo might fall for her and enjoyed Leng Yaozhu’s conflicted reaction without explaining that she was only teasing.
• Ling Luo wandered around Spirit Pagoda headquarters with Gu Yue and thought that Leng Yulai was not worth spying on.

Gu Yue showed Ling Luo around the Spirit Pagoda, where they ran into Qiangu Zhangting, still humiliated and fearful after his earlier defeat by Ling Luo. Ling Luo mocked him and put an arm around Gu Yue, who leaned into him, leaving Qiangu Zhangting to glare helplessly.

• Gu Yue guided Ling Luo through the Spirit Pagoda and considered how her work on the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit and Ten-Thousand Beasts Platform strengthened her position.
• Qiangu Zhangting approached Gu Yue and became hostile when he noticed Ling Luo beside her.
• Qiangu Zhangting recognized Ling Luo and remembered his crushing defeat, but could not bring himself to challenge him.
• Ling Luo mocked Qiangu Zhangting, then put an arm around Gu Yue while she deliberately leaned against him.
• Qiangu Zhangting glared at Ling Luo as Ling Luo regarded him like a defeated dog.

Ling Luo and Gu Yue humiliated Qiangu Zhangting after Gu Yue declared she knew Ling Luo had a girlfriend and still chose to be with him. Qian Gu Dongfeng arrived to confront them, and Ling Luo mocked him as he stood up for his grandson.

• Ling Luo taunted Qiangu Zhangting, while Gu Yue said she accepted Ling Luo despite his girlfriend and had no interest in Qiangu Zhangting.
• Qiangu Zhangting was shaken by Gu Yue's rejection as Spirit Pagoda staff watched without helping him.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng arrived and accused Gu Yue of helping an outsider bully someone from Spirit Pagoda.
• Qiangu Zhangting hurried behind his grandfather, and Qian Gu Dongfeng hid his displeasure with his grandson while facing Ling Luo and Gu Yue.
• Ling Luo mocked Qian Gu Dongfeng for coming to defend Qiangu Zhangting.