Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianran learned that Jiang Yuheng had stolen the underground armory’s rare metals and bombs, then ordered Ju Zi to hasten the ailing emperor’s death. Meanwhile, the Shrek group rested in the Sky Curtain Jungle, where Huo Yuhao suspected Jiang Yuheng’s distress was connected to Wang Dong'er.

• Xu Zhongguo reported that Jiang Yuheng had stolen the armory’s rare metals and high-explosive bombs, and Xu Tianran chose to focus on repairing the palace and producing war Soul Tools rather than pursuing the Shrek group.
• A palace steward reported that the emperor might live for only another month, and Xu Tianran privately considered shortening that time.
• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi to use any means necessary to shorten the time, and she understood that he meant the emperor rather than palace repairs.
• The Shrek group camped in the Sky Curtain Jungle less than twenty kilometers from their destination, and Jiang Yuheng took the first guard shift on the dangerous western side.
• Huo Yuhao told the others that he suspected Jiang Yuheng’s silence and distress were related to Wang Dong'er.

As the group approached the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, Jiang Yuheng worried that Wang Dong'er would be killed there and feared he could not protect her from Tang San. He comforted her with a fabricated prophecy, but after she left, his anxiety remained.

• The group noticed Jiang Yuheng's unusual worry, and Huo Yuhao said Wang Dong'er would have to handle the matter herself.
• Jiang Yuheng worried that Tang San might target Wang Dong'er in the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, despite his preparations and the restrictions placed on him.
• Wang Dong'er confronted Jiang Yuheng and urged him to share his worries so they could face them together.
• Jiang Yuheng claimed his Frost Dragon had foreseen Wang Dong'er's possible death in the valley, and she reassured him that Flawless would protect her.
• After Wang Dong'er left to heat his food, Jiang Yuheng revealed to himself that the prophecy was a lie meant to hide his identity as a transmigrator.

Jiang Yuheng joined Huo Yuhao’s group after the shift change while Xu Tianran turned the Imperial Palace disaster into a public spectacle and blamed Star Luo and Heaven Dou. In Qiankun Asking Love Valley, the group found their abilities useless and could not see through the dense smoke, leaving Du Busi and Xuan Zi considering a forceful way out.

• Huo Yuhao offered to listen to Jiang Yuheng’s troubles, but Jiang Yuheng said he needed time to adjust and later ate the prepared roast meat at camp.
• Xu Tianran mourned before the Former Emperor’s coffin while the Minister of Defense reported that the palace damage and death would be blamed on Star Luo and Heaven Dou.
• The Imperial Tutor told Xu Tianran that the underground arsenal theft had caused the palace explosion, and Xu Tianran suspected Jiang Yuheng had cracked his cipher lock.
• The Imperial Tutor urged Xu Tianran to expand war-oriented soul tool production and conquer the Douluo Continent and Shrek Academy, while Xu Tianran privately dismissed concern about the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao’s group struggled to navigate Qiankun Asking Love Valley because the smoke blocked Spirit Detection and their soul skills and compass no longer worked.
• Xuan Zi and Du Busi agreed that breaking through the difficult point might be better than wandering in circles.

Jiang Yuheng explained that everyone trapped in the tomb had to pass a creature’s test to escape, and the group was transported to the entrance of Qiankun Asking Love Valley. With no other known way out, Du Busi agreed to lead the group inside.

• Jiang Yuheng told Xuan Zi and the others that anyone entering the area had to pass a test or remain trapped until death.
• Xuan Zi and Du Busi argued over who would protect Jiang Yuheng, while Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er teased them for bickering.
• The group traveled west, and golden-and-silver light rendered their Soul Power ineffective before carrying them to an unfamiliar mountain range.
• Xuan Zi recognized the narrow path through the mountains as the entrance to Qiankun Asking Love Valley.
• Jiang Yuheng said he knew of no alternative to entering the valley, and Du Busi led the group forward despite his concerns for the Body Sect's disciples.

The Qiankun Asking Love Valley’s voice trapped the group in a trial space and began a truth-or-dare test, selecting Huo Yuhao and then Wang Dong’er. Meanwhile, Jiang Yuheng confronted a dark-blue-robed man at the valley entrance.

• The group entered the valley’s central lake, where its mysterious voice welcomed them and described the place as a former divine domain.
• Du Busi demanded that the voice explain itself, so it attacked the group and trapped them inside a black-and-white space.
• Huo Yuhao realized they had to complete the trial to escape and secretly sent a message to Wang Dong’er and Xiao Xiao.
• The trial selected Huo Yuhao, who answered that he would still seek revenge and confirmed that he had a lover.
• The trial selected Wang Dong’er and asked whether she would die to save her lover; she picked up the dagger and said her answer had never changed.
• At the valley entrance, Jiang Yuheng mocked the dark-blue-robed man for keeping him there and said he would find him himself.

Jiang Yuheng confronted the Sea God in Qiankun Asking Love Valley and used his concealed ice power to freeze the lake while pretending to be injured. Inside the valley, Wang Dong'er cut open Huo Yuhao's light orb with a dagger and entered the high-level adventure challenge, trusting Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao to return safely.

• The blue-haired Sea God threatened Jiang Yuheng and unleashed the lake's power against him.
• Jiang Yuheng froze the lake and pretended to suffer backlash to lure the Sea God further into his encirclement.
• Wang Dong'er discovered that her dagger could cut through the light orb after Soul Power had failed.
• Wang Dong'er threw the dagger to Huo Yuhao, who caught it, then chose to enter the high-level adventure tunnel.
• Shrek Academy and Spirit Pagoda stayed calm as Wang Dong'er's actions revealed that ordinary weapons could break the orbs and the orb could not control contestants' choices.

Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao began a dangerous mission in Qiankun Asking Love Valley to protect Dai Hao from assassins, while Wang Dong struggled over whether to warn him about a hidden watcher. Elsewhere, the Sea God tried to force the wounded Jiang Yuheng to submit, revealing his plan to restore the Child of Destiny regardless of the cost.

• Zhang Lexuan declined the great adventure, and the other participants chose Truth before being sent into adventures of varying difficulty.
• Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao received a mission to protect Dai Hao from Sun Moon Empire assassins without suffering an attack themselves.
• Huo Yuhao reassured Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao that he would control his emotions despite his grudge against Dai Hao.
• Dai Hao led his personal guards on a patrol through the Ming Dou Mountain Range, while Huo Yuhao detected a faint strand of Soul Power watching them.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong about the hidden watcher, and Wang Dong struggled over whether to alert Dai Hao.
• The Sea God told the wounded Jiang Yuheng that Qiankun Asking Love Valley had trapped his companions in their desires, then demanded his submission and vowed to restore the Child of Destiny at any cost.

Jiang Yuheng and the Sea God reached a stalemate as Jiang revealed the Frost Dragon’s true form, while Wang Dong’er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao cleared their trials in Qiankun Asking Love Valley. The final trial separated them and matched Wang Dong’er against Wang Qiuer.

• Jiang Yuheng revealed that the Frost Dragon was a disguised creature formed from a special skeleton and faced the Sea God in their third confrontation.
• Wang Dong’er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao cleared their trials without injury after Jiang Yuheng’s warning helped them resist the valley’s psychological tricks.
• Huo Yuhao passed Jiang Yuheng’s warning to Wang Dong’er, who realized her next trial might involve an illusion.
• The chief examiner announced the True-Heart Adventure and sent Wang Dong’er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao to separate trial areas.
• Wang Dong’er found Wang Qiuer waiting in a snowy landscape, and the two prepared to fight as each other’s final trial.

Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer faced a staged trial that tried to make them fight over Jiang Yuheng, while Jiang Yuheng revealed that his apparent defeat against the Sea God had been an act. He healed, unleashed overwhelming Soul Power, and declared the battlefield his prepared Hongmen Banquet.

• The Light Orb Mirror announced that the winner of the snowy mountain battle would gain the right to leave first and claim Jiang Yuheng.
• The Light Orb Mirror showed Jiang Yuheng apparently about to be killed, prompting Wang Qiuer to challenge Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er argued that the scene was a trick and dared the Light Orb Mirror to kill Jiang Yuheng, while Wang Qiuer calmed down and trusted her judgment.
• Jiang Yuheng told the Sea God that appearances did not determine victory and questioned whether the plan to make the women fight would succeed.
• As the time approached nine, Jiang Yuheng healed his wounds, unleashed immense Soul Power, froze the lake, and declared that the battlefield was his Hongmen Banquet for the Sea God.

Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer saw through the false examiner in Qiankun Asking Love Valley, and Sister Luo rescued them. At the lakeside, Sister Luo told Wang Dong'er that the coming confrontation would reveal the answers to her questions about Jiang Yuheng.

• Wang Dong'er recognized that the examiner was a deception, and she and Wang Qiuer attacked the orb of light.
• Sister Luo stopped time, restrained the woman behind the deception, and then brought Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer out of the valley.
• Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiuer asked Sister Luo to rescue their companions, but she took only the two of them to Jiang Yuheng at the lakeside.
• Sister Luo told Wang Dong'er to wait with Wang Qiuer and said the coming confrontation would explain Jiang Yuheng's secrets.

Jiang Yuheng confronted Sea God over his schemes and defended his own motives, while Sea God summoned the Sea God Trident to kill him. Jiang Yuheng and Sister Luo turned the battle around with a Time Domain rewind and the Silver Dragon’s intervention, leaving Sea God trapped.

• Sister Luo told Jiang Yuheng to trust Wang Dong'er, and he resolved to let her learn the truth and choose for herself.
• Sea God accused Jiang Yuheng of using his knowledge of the future for the Soul Spirit Plan, while Jiang Yuheng condemned Sea God for treating Wang Dong'er and the Imperial Beast as tools.
• Sea God summoned the Sea God Trident from the Divine Realm and prepared to strike Jiang Yuheng.
• Jiang Yuheng released his Time Domain, rewound the Sea God Trident, and let the Silver Dragon trap Sea God with spatial and elemental powers.
• The Silver Dragon told Jiang Yuheng he should have used Time Stop sooner, and Jiang Yuheng said he had wanted to give Wang Dong'er an explanation.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er faced the truth between them while Luo Yuexi urged them to speak honestly. After sending Jiang Yuheng to Wang Dong'er, Luo Yuexi explained her role and power to Gu Yuena, who questioned whether they had come to control the Douluo World.

• The Silver Dragon criticized Jiang Yuheng for not using his Time Domain immediately, while Luo Yuexi dyed her hair black and told him to talk to Wang Dong'er honestly.
• Luo Yuexi opened a space and pushed Jiang Yuheng through to Wang Dong'er, leaving them to confront their complicated feelings.
• Gu Yuena approached Luo Yuexi and asked whether she knew Jiang Yuheng; Luo Yuexi called herself his guardian, teacher, and close friend.
• Luo Yuexi revealed that she was a Sequence God with power beyond the world, but said she would not disclose Jiang Yuheng's private reasons for coming to the Douluo Continent.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Luo Yuexi and Jiang Yuheng had come to control the Douluo World, and Luo Yuexi wondered why they seemed like interstellar bandits.

Jiang Yuheng comforted Wang Dong'er after she learned that her godly father had been willing to sacrifice her for his plans. Luo Yuexi also explained why the gods had sealed themselves, and Jiang Yuheng agreed to give Soul Beasts greater representation on the Spirit Pagoda council and speed up Artificial Soul Spirit experiments.

• Luo Yuexi told Gu Yuena that Jiang Yuheng had chosen to win her love through understanding and affection rather than simple control, and Gu Yuena reflected on how human cunning had driven Soul Beasts into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Jiang Yuheng assured Wang Dong'er that he had approached her because he truly liked her, and Wang Dong'er admitted she was struggling to accept that her father had put his plans above her life.
• Jiang Yuheng embraced Wang Dong'er and promised she would never be alone, and her grief soon gave way to curiosity and anger about Xiao Xiao's private stories.
• Luo Yuexi told Jiang Yuheng that the Sea God's Divine Sense was in his spatial domain and that Gu Yuena wanted another Soul Beast seat on the Spirit Pagoda council.
• Jiang Yuheng agreed to grant the Soul Beasts another council seat and accelerate the Artificial Soul Spirit experiments.

Jiang Yuheng and Luo Yuexi convinced Gu Yuena to trust the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Spirit technology and their cooperation with the Soul Beasts. Gu Yuena returned to the Lake of Life to enter deep seclusion, while Luo Yuexi left to resume her duties in the Divine Realm.

• Gu Yuena doubted Jiang Yuheng’s motives until Luo Yuexi swore by her divine soul that his promises were true.
• Gu Yuena accepted their explanation, thanked Luo Yuexi for her trust, and told Jiang Yuheng to seek Di Tian’s help while she was in seclusion.
• Jiang Yuheng asked why Luo Yuexi had not spent more time with her mother, and Luo Yuexi explained that changing the past could ruin his efforts.
• Luo Yuexi told Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er to handle what came next and to bring the auspicious beast young lady with them.
• Luo Yuexi played a recording of Old Tang demanding that she return to work, then left to take over Old Tang’s shift.

Jiang Yuheng, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiuer escaped Qiankun Asking Love Valley and reunited with their companions, then discussed the Sea God's trapped Divine Sense and the Sun Moon Empire's plans. After everyone returned, Jiang Yuheng promptly issued an order granting Soul Beasts another seat in Spirit Pagoda.

• Luo Yuexi left Douluo Continent, and Jiang Yuheng promised Wang Dong'er he would answer her questions after they returned to Shrek Academy.
• Wang Qiuer pledged not to reveal what she had witnessed, and Jiang Yuheng led her and Wang Dong'er through a spatial rift out of Qiankun Asking Love Valley.
• Jiang Yuheng reunited with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao, showed them the imprisoned Sea God's Divine Sense, and warned that they needed to plan a response to the Sun Moon Empire's threat.
• Xuan Zi organized the group to leave the valley, while Jiang Yuheng urged them to prepare a rescue plan during the Sun Moon Empire's recovery from the Mingdu explosion.
• Vina and Princess Jiujiu returned to their countries, Xuan Zi took the others to Shrek Academy, and Jiang Yuheng returned to Spirit Pagoda and issued an order granting Soul Beasts another seat.

Jiang Yuheng prepared to make the Spirit Pagoda’s rescue of the Douluo Continent a public triumph, while Shrek Academy waited for the Pagoda to act. When the empires and sects appealed for help, he demanded tangible rewards from Princess Jiujiu and Princess Vina before agreeing to a rescue.

• Di Tian worried Jiang Yuheng had made a hidden deal, but the Jade Swan reminded him that the Silver Dragon King had ordered him to support Jiang Yuheng.
• Jiang Yuheng sent Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao to the Sea God's Pavilion Meeting and told them to speak only on his behalf.
• Jiang Yuheng explained to Huo Yuhao that the Spirit Pagoda wanted to rescue people at the right moment and be seen as the Douluo Continent’s savior.
• The empires, sects, and academies sent Shrek pleas for help, but the Sea God's Pavilion remained silent while Princess Jiujiu and Princess Vina visited.
• Jiang Yuheng told the princesses the Spirit Pagoda would not launch a rescue without tangible rewards, and Princess Jiujiu accused him of exploiting the crisis.

Jiang Yuheng secured Rare Metal from the Three Great Empires in exchange for the Spirit Pagoda’s help rescuing the tournament participants held in Sunrise City. Shrek Academy’s elders approved Huo Yuhao’s plan to infiltrate from the Sun Moon Empire’s coastal border, while Nan Qiūqiū anxiously awaited a chance to save her mother.

• Princess Vina and Princess Jiujiu agreed to Jiang Yuheng’s terms, and he required the Three Great Empires to provide a large quantity of Rare Metal.
• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong'er that the Spirit Pagoda was ready, and she informed the Sea God's Pavilion that the rescue plan needed to be finalized.
• Shrek’s scouts reported that the captives were held in Sunrise City under heavy guard from Mad Bull Douluo, a Soul Engineer legion, and Evil Soul Masters.
• Huo Yuhao proposed entering from the Sun Moon Empire’s coastal border while Sea God's Pavilion elders created distractions at two military strongholds, and Mu En ordered the elders to join the rescue.
• Nan Qiūqiū worried about saving her mother, and Jiang Yuheng reassured her that the coastal infiltration plan would improve their chances.

Jiang Yuheng and the others planned a hostage rescue in Sunrise City after Nan Qiūqiū escaped from the Sun Moon Empire, suspecting her escape was part of a trap. They settled on gathering intelligence in person before finalizing their approach, while choosing who would join the mission remained a concern.

• Jiang Yuheng had Ye Guyi take Nan Qiūqiū to rest while they waited for Wang Dong'er and the others to return.
• Wang Dong'er reported that the group would travel by a safer coastal route, with the Body Sect creating a diversion at the front.
• Jiang Yuheng told the group about Nan Qiūqiū's escape, and they warned the Sea God's Pavilion that the Sun Moon Empire might be anticipating their rescue.
• Bei Bei described Sunrise City's strengthened defenses, and Jiang Yuheng rejected He Caitou's proposal to tunnel beneath the city and use explosives.
• Jiang Yuheng outlined the skills needed for an advance team to investigate Sunrise City, while Bei Bei remained at the Spirit Pagoda and the group considered which candidates fit the requirements.

Jiang Yuheng organized a rescue mission to Sunrise City and led his group toward the Sun Moon Empire. After reaching the Star Luo border, Xuan Zi hinted that their plan lacked a crucial person, leaving Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er to consider who it might be.

• Jiang Yuheng accepted Nan Qiūqiū's insistence on joining the rescue team and warned everyone to follow his orders in Sunrise City.
• Bei Bei asked Jiang Yuheng to bring Tang Ya back if he found her, and Jiang Yuheng promised to do so.
• Jiang Yuheng and eight companions boarded a level 7 Soul Tool aircraft and traveled from Shrek City toward the Star Luo Empire's border.
• The group reached the coast after a long, hot flight, and Jiang Yuheng chartered a commercial ship bound for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xuan Zi told Jiang Yuheng that the plan was missing a crucial person, but Jiang Yuheng refused to guess and suggested asking Wang Dong'er.

Jiang Yuheng learned that Wang Qiuer had been assigned to join the mission despite his warning, and he told Huo Yuhao to protect her and the Soul Beasts if anything went wrong. The group reached Haiyue City to wait for a returning trade ship, and Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er set out to explore and visit their meeting place.

• Xuan Zi revealed that Wang Qiuer was the helper assigned to the group, and Jiang Yuheng suspected the Sea God had interfered with his orders.
• Jiang Yuheng confirmed that Huo Yuhao had relayed his warning to the Sea God's Pavilion elders and instructed him to take Wang Qiuer away if danger threatened the Soul Beasts.
• The next morning, Jiang Yuheng's group reached Haiyue City and checked into an inn while they waited for a trade ship to return.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er bought local supplies, and Wang Dong'er suggested they visit the designated meeting place and pay the deposit.