Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yuheng and Tang Ya defeated four Evil Soul Masters, and Tang Ya absorbed their remaining Soul Power as they discussed her path to becoming a Titled Douluo. They reunited with Bei Bei and returned to the Heaven Dou Empire camp, where Xuan Zi learned that Tang Ya had come back.

• Tang Ya killed the four Evil Soul Masters and absorbed their remaining Soul Power, then told Jiang Yuheng she needed at least five months to break through to Titled Douluo.
• Jiang Yuheng explained why the Sun Moon Empire had relied on him as its only potential Level 10 Soul Engineer and said he would not return to serve Xu Tianran.
• Jiang Yuheng and Tang Ya carried two corpses each to the meeting point, where Bei Bei embraced Tang Ya and wept with relief.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Jiang Yuheng, and Xiao Xiao gave Bei Bei and Tang Ya some privacy before returning to the Heaven Dou Empire camp with the corpses.
• Xuan Zi met the group at the camp entrance, and Jiang Yuheng explained the mission and Tang Ya's return, delighting Xuan Zi.

Tang Ya apologized to Xuan Zi and discussed the Tang Sect’s future as the group considered their next move against the Evil Soul Masters. Jiang Yuheng agreed to help the Tang Sect, then prepared to examine the four corpses’ memories with Princess Vina present.

• Tang Ya apologized to Xuan Zi, who accepted her apology and said Shrek Academy shared the blame for the Tang Sect’s decline.
• Tang Ya persuaded Jiang Yuheng to help the Tang Sect rebuild through the Spirit Pagoda, and he agreed to discuss the work later.
• Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er discussed pursuing the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineer legions, while Xuan Zi realized Jiang Yuheng and Tang Ya had each killed two Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Masters in one move.
• Xuan Zi asked Jiang Yuheng whether he had used a cheat, then revealed he had read Jiang Yuheng’s Jiang Dong CP fanfic; Jiang Yuheng blamed Huo Yuhao and said he would settle accounts later.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that his Soul Bone Skill and Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Detection Sharing could let him skim the dead Evil Soul Masters’ memories, and Xuan Zi called Princess Vina to join them.
• Princess Vina asked Jiang Yuheng if he had killed the four Evil Soul Masters, and he credited Tang Ya with the greatest share of the victory.

Jiang Yuheng won the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Rookie Soul Engineer Competition again and discussed how his success had alienated the other students with Xiao Hongchen. He left the academy to meet someone, while Dean Jing Hongchen warned him to stay safe and return early for a crucial Level Ten Soul Tool experiment.

• Jiang Yuheng won his latest Rookie Soul Engineer Competition, drawing resentment rather than congratulations from the other students.
• Xiao Hongchen told Jiang Yuheng that his talent, aloofness, and sudden rise had made the other students see him as an enemy.
• Jiang Yuheng said he planned to meet someone during the break, but doubted he could meet her because her family watched her closely.
• Xiao Hongchen demanded that Jiang Yuheng introduce him to the woman, whom he called his future sister-in-law.
• Dean Jing Hongchen warned Jiang Yuheng to avoid the Holy Spirit Cult and return early to prepare for an experiment on the stability of the Sun Moon Empire’s Level Ten Soul Tools.

Jiang Yuheng left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and traveled to the Heaven Dou Empire to investigate Clear Sky Fort. There, he ran into a girl whose pink-and-blue eyes stunned him, while her brothers searched for her nearby.

• Jiang Yuheng criticized Xu Tianran and the Emperor to Jing Hongchen, then departed the academy as Xu Tianran watched and ordered Jing Hongchen summoned.
• Jiang Yuheng traveled by ship for a week to the Heaven Dou Empire, using his map and Soul Power to head toward Clear Sky Fort.
• Jiang Yuheng ignored the food vendors and grilled-fish queues as he made his way through the city.
• A girl bumped into Jiang Yuheng, argued with him, then grabbed his hand and led him away when he recognized her eyes.
• The muscular man searched for Xiao Dong while the composed middle-aged man reassured him that his Soul Power could protect her.

Jiang Yuheng met Wang Dong'er properly after helping her evade her fathers, then guided her around the city for Qixi Festival. He escorted her back to Clear Sky Fort, gave her a flower, and stole a brief kiss before they parted.

• After Daming and the other man left, Jiang Yuheng dispelled his Time Domain and reassured Wang Dong'er that she was safe from discovery.
• Wang Dong'er admitted she had run away from home to enjoy the festival, and Jiang Yuheng promised to guide her around the city.
• Jiang Yuheng took Wang Dong'er to try local food and see the seaside, using a mysterious ability to ease her stomach after she ate raw seafood.
• As the sun set, Jiang Yuheng offered Wang Dong'er a pink-and-blue flower as a meeting gift, and she happily accepted it.
• Jiang Yuheng escorted Wang Dong'er to Clear Sky Fort, embraced her, and gave her a brief kiss as payment for their earlier encounter.

Jiang Yuheng revealed the Holy Spirit Cult’s strength to Princess Vina and Shrek’s representatives, while diverting Vina’s suspicion about the Sun Moon Empire’s halt. After Vina ordered security measures, Jiang Yuheng warned his companions that Zhongli Wu would retaliate, and Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao proposed using the cult’s anger to set an ambush.

• Jiang Yuheng told Princess Vina, Xuan Zi, and the others that the Holy Spirit Cult had ten Elders and a Hall of Worship, revealing a greater threat than Shrek Academy had expected.
• Princess Vina questioned why the Sun Moon Empire had stopped its advance, but Jiang Yuheng redirected her attention to the four captured Evil Soul Masters.
• Princess Vina ordered the four Titled Douluo Evil Soul Masters’ heads displayed at the border and called for stronger patrols, inspections, and protections for nobles and Imperial Family Members.
• After Xuan Zi left, Jiang Yuheng checked that the group could speak privately and warned that Zhongli Wu would likely retaliate personally.
• Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao suggested setting an ambush for Zhongli Wu and the Holy Spirit Cult’s other high-ranking members while they were enraged.

Zhongli Wu arrived at the Sun Moon Empire’s Imperial Palace and demanded troops to punish the Heaven Dou Empire, but Xu Tianran stalled him while considering the Empire’s threats. Xu Tianran then ordered Ju Zi to retrieve the Flawless from Jiang Yuheng, while Jiang Yuheng prepared to make his move against Huo Yuhao over their chessboard.

• Princess Vina ordered the heads and bodies of the Holy Spirit Cult members displayed atop the city gate, boosting Heaven Dou Empire morale.
• Zhongli Wu asked Xu Tianran for half the command authority over the Imperial Dragon Legion and Terrorclaw Legion so he could attack the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xu Tianran promised to conquer the Heaven Dou Empire eventually but issued no order, and Zhongli Wu left after recognizing he could not force the issue.
• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi that Jiang Yuheng was a major problem and ordered her to retrieve the Flawless, even if she had to steal Jiang Yuheng’s memories.
• Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao analyzed their chess positions as Jiang Yuheng warned that he was about to send out the troops.

Jiang Yuheng used a chess game with Huo Yuhao to explain his strategy for the conflict between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, warning that Zhongli Wu might be a threat. After Huo Yuhao returned to Xiao Xiao, Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er prepared to rest before advancing their plan the next day.

• Jiang Yuheng advanced a pawn despite Huo Yuhao's warning, then used Huo Yuhao's capture of it to take his remaining cannon with a chariot.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that Huo Yuhao had focused on an apparent opportunity and overlooked an enemy force waiting to strike.
• Huo Yuhao suggested Jiang Yuheng was worried about Zhongli Wu, and Jiang Yuheng threw him into the ground for calling them both smiling tigers.
• Wang Dong'er arrived, gave Huo Yuhao a wet wipe, and sent him back to Xiao Xiao, who had been waiting for him.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er reflected on getting older and agreed to return to their room and rest before advancing the pawn the next day.

Jiang Yuheng warned Wang Dong'er that Sun Moon Empire spies might act inside Heaven Dou Empire and agreed to gather intelligence at the border with Huo Yuhao. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran ordered an invasion of Heaven Dou Empire, and Zhongli Wu and Ju Zi noticed a mysterious golden Trident mark in his eyes.

• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er discussed the danger of hidden spies and agreed that the Spirit Pagoda would gather intelligence because Heaven Dou Empire would not lend them its Detector Soul Tool.
• Jiang Yuheng took Huo Yuhao to patrol the border and monitor the two Soul Engineer Legions, warning Wang Dong'er never to remove their ring.
• Xu Tianran summoned Zhongli Wu and Ju Zi, ordered the destruction of Heaven Dou Empire, and told Ju Zi to coordinate from the rear while prioritizing her unborn child's safety.
• Zhongli Wu and Ju Zi discussed Xu Tianran's unusual behavior after Zhongli Wu reported seeing a golden Trident mark in the emperor's eyes.
• Zhongli Wu offered to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult and asked Ju Zi to arrange a temporary truce between the two Soul Engineer Legions.

Ju Zi sought Jing Hongchen’s help in finding a commander to lead the Sun Moon Empire’s campaign against the Heaven Dou Empire while she was unable to serve. Jing Hongchen agreed to approach Kong Deming, but worried that the senior might be in seclusion and impossible to reach.

• Ju Zi considered Zhongli Wu’s veiled request for military authority and looked for someone who could command against the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ju Zi visited the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and waited silently with Jing Hongchen before explaining that the Empire needed a commander for its campaign against the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ju Zi told Jing Hongchen that Zhongli Wu intended to enter the fray and that the Empire needed a commander with prestige and strength.
• Jing Hongchen recommended Kong Deming and volunteered to help persuade him.
• Ju Zi returned to the rear palace, leaving Jing Hongchen to worry that Kong Deming might be in seclusion.

Jing Hongchen persuaded Kong Deming to leave his underground laboratory and take part in the Sun Moon Empire’s campaign against the Heaven Dou Empire, warning him that Jiang Yuheng’s return posed a serious threat. Ju Zi personally welcomed Kong Deming out of seclusion, leaving him moved by her regard.

• Jing Hongchen visited Kong Deming’s laboratory and urged him to help bring down the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Kong Deming questioned why he was needed when the empire’s four King-level Soul Engineer Legions could overwhelm their enemies.
• Jing Hongchen explained that Jiang Yuheng had returned with superior strength and technology, and that his Flawless could withstand a full-strength strike from a Level Ten Soul Tool.
• Kong Deming blamed Jiang Yuheng’s rise on past indulgence, then reluctantly agreed to leave his laboratory after Jing Hongchen talked with him at length.
• Ju Zi waited outside with the Royal Guard and personally welcomed Kong Deming, praising his service and strength.

Kong Deming accepted Xu Tianran’s authority to command the army and Zhongli Wu’s forces, while securing approval to act against Jiang Yuheng. Zhongli Wu then approached Kong Deming and offered to accompany him to the military camp before their campaign against the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Ju Zi and Kong Deming secretly reported their plan to Xu Tianran, who praised Ju Zi and entrusted Kong Deming with command of the army and Zhongli Wu’s forces.
• Kong Deming warned Xu Tianran about Jiang Yuheng’s schemes and requested absolute control, and Xu Tianran agreed that Jiang Yuheng should be eliminated.
• Kong Deming began preparing for the campaign, worried that Jiang Yuheng could counter their plans and force a costly battle.
• Zhongli Wu approached Kong Deming, introduced himself respectfully, and offered to accompany him to the military camp so the soldiers could recognize him as an ally.

Kong Deming sent the Sun Moon Empire’s forces to prepare for an assault on the Heaven Dou Empire while refusing Zhongli Wu’s offer to intervene. Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao intercepted a carrier pigeon’s message, and Jiang Yuheng brought the intelligence to Princess Vina as they prepared to respond.

• Kong Deming rejected Zhongli Wu’s attempt to secure a role for the Holy Spirit Cult and ordered additional Soul Engineer legions to support the invasion.
• Kong Deming’s forces departed, and messages were prepared for two King-level Soul Engineer legions to gather intelligence and stand by.
• Half a month later, Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao watched a carrier pigeon fall in the Heaven Dou Empire’s border camp and discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s military technology.
• Jiang Yuheng left Huo Yuhao to stop any carrier pigeons from escaping and went to meet Princess Vina.
• Princess Vina read the intercepted letter and expressed surprise at how quickly the Sun Moon Empire was acting, while Jiang Yuheng admitted he had not read it.

Jiang Yuheng prepared a plan against the Sun Moon Empire and enlisted He Caitou in his efforts to overthrow Xu Tianran and restore the former dynasty's Prince. He proposed turning public opinion against the Royal Family by exposing its alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult, while Kong Deming and Zhongli Wu posed an imminent threat.

• Princess Vina explained that Kong Deming commanded the Sun Moon Empire's forces, and proposed exploiting their lack of preparation rather than confronting them directly.
• Princess Vina assembled her troops, with Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya joining the mission, while Jiang Yuheng stayed behind to prepare for the decisive battle.
• Jiang Yuheng received a warning that Kong Deming and Zhongli Wu had arrived, and suspected his sole ally, Jing Hongchen, had sent it.
• Jiang Yuheng told He Caitou about the letters and his analysis, and He Caitou pledged his complete trust and support.
• Jiang Yuheng proposed spreading word that the Royal Family cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult to win the people's support and undermine Xu Tianran.

Jiang Yuheng told He Caitou how exposing Xu Tianran’s ties to Evil Soul Masters could destabilize the Sun Moon Empire and help He Caitou rally the oppressed people. Meanwhile, Princess Vina’s forces battled the Imperial Dragon and Dread Claw Soul Engineer Legions, and she considered retreating after heavy casualties before someone stopped her.

• Jiang Yuheng urged He Caitou to reveal his imperial identity at the right moment and turn the people against Xu Tianran.
• The Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion used vibration waves to counter the Heaven Dou Empire’s Flying Soul Tools, inflicting heavy casualties as Princess Vina’s soldiers fought on.
• The Imperial Dragon legion commander contacted the Dread Claw Legion and learned it was also under attack by the Heaven Dou Empire’s main force.
• The Imperial Dragon commander decided to bring back part of his main force to help defeat the Heaven Dou detachment and join the Dread Claw Legion.
• Princess Vina received reports of more than fifteen hundred casualties and began to consider ordering a retreat, but someone called for her to wait.

Huo Yuhao persuaded Princess Vina to seize the Sun Moon Empire’s abandoned Soul Tools, giving the Heaven Dou Empire a way to offset its weapons disadvantage. After the Royal Dragon and Dread Claw Legions discovered their losses, their commanders decided to attack a border city without authorization, but a terrifying figure arrived before they could act.

• Huo Yuhao told Princess Vina that the night attack could bring them Soul Tools, prompting her to order troops to collect the enemy’s weapons.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Engineer Legions harassed the Royal Dragon and Dread Claw Legions while retrieving their abandoned Soul Tools, then withdrew to camp.
• The Royal Dragon and Dread Claw commanders found the battlefield stripped of Soul Tools and discussed how to make up for their losses.
• The commanders agreed to attack the Heaven Dou Empire’s first border city without waiting for authorization.
• A familiar, terrifying figure kicked open the commanders’ meeting-room door before they could reorganize their forces.

Kong Deming confronted two Soul Engineer Legion commanders over their defiance of the emperor’s order and learned that Jiang Yuheng’s tactics had forced their hand. At the Heaven Dou camp, Princess Vina’s seizure of enemy Soul Tools strengthened her standing, while Jiang Yuheng revealed to Wang Dong'er that he was pursuing a calculated bid for complete victory and profit.

• Kong Deming entered the command room and demanded an explanation from the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Legion commander and the other commander for disobeying military orders.
• The commanders described Jiang Yuheng’s surprise attack, and Kong Deming praised Jiang Yuheng before ordering them to submit accurate military reports.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s Legion Commanders admired the captured Sun Moon Empire Soul Tools and credited Princess Vina with narrowing the technological gap.
• Jiang Yuheng congratulated Princess Vina, and the commanders applauded her as her standing among them rose.
• Wang Dong'er asked Jiang Yuheng whether Vina would be tempted by power, and he explained that he was calculating a path to complete victory and profit.
• Wang Dong'er asked Jiang Yuheng to teach her how to manipulate people.

Wang Dong'er asked Jiang Yuheng to teach her military strategies, and he agreed in exchange for a kiss before explaining The Art of War. The next day, Princess Vina saw a chance to relieve Heaven Dou's military pressure with a stockpile of advanced Soul Tools, but hesitated over asking Jiang Yuheng to help train their Soul Engineers.

• Wang Dong'er demanded that Jiang Yuheng teach her, and he asked her to kiss him once as tuition.
• Wang Dong'er pushed Jiang Yuheng into a chair, kissed him, and insisted he keep his promise.
• Jiang Yuheng taught Wang Dong'er strategies from The Art of War and considered how to counter the two King-level Soul Engineer Legions at the border.
• Princess Vina surveyed the advanced Soul Tools in the military camp and saw a way to form a Soul Engineer Legion that could ease Heaven Dou's pressure.
• Princess Vina's adjutant suggested asking Jiang Yuheng to help train the army, but she worried about offending Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda.

Princess Vina pushed the Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Engineer Legion commanders to create a Royal Family-controlled King-level legion, despite their concerns that they lacked the time and experience. She chose the Chen Family to lead it and promised them the empire’s finest Soul Tools, prompting the other commanders to protest.

• Vina rejected an adjutant’s objections and reaffirmed her support for Jiang Yuheng and the alliance.
• Vina proposed forming a King-level Soul Engineer Legion under the Royal Family’s direct command and demanded a commander who would obey her.
• Several senior officers left after Vina demanded solutions instead of objections, while the Chen Family volunteered to lead the legion.
• Vina gave the Chen Family one week to build the finest legion and promised them the best Soul Tools seized from the enemy.
• The other Soul Engineer commanders protested that concentrating the best equipment in the Chen Family’s legion would leave their own forces weaker and increase casualties.

Princess Vina ordered Commander Chen to distribute the captured Soul Tools, while Jiang Yuheng and his allies prepared for the Sun Moon Empire’s expected night raid. Kong Deming chose Mu City as his target and discussed the operation with Zhongli Wu, despite his distrust of the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Princess Vina ended the meeting and ordered Commander Chen to distribute the Soul Tools and detain anyone who obstructed him.
• Commander Chen demanded that the legion commanders hand over detailed weapons information, then left to carry out Princess Vina’s orders.
• Jiang Yuheng predicted that Kong Deming would launch a night raid, and Huo Yuhao proposed luring the enemy into a trap.
• Wang Dong'er said she and Huo Yuhao would arrange the tactics, and Jiang Yuheng agreed to focus on carrying them out.
• Kong Deming ordered a night raid and selected Mu City as the target, recognizing its strategic importance.
• Zhongli Wu approached Kong Deming to discuss the operation, while Kong Deming remained resentful of his alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult.