Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianran ordered the old ministers punished after they opposed his surrender, alarming the Sun Moon Empire’s commanders. As the commanders began plotting to force him into the palace, the real Xu Tianran revealed that he was the Sea God using an inconvenient, deranged body.

• Xu Tianran surrounded the Conference Hall with the Sun Moon Soul Engineer Legion and ordered every old minister except Jing Hongchen to receive a hundred strokes in Mingdu Square.
• The punished ministers cursed Xu Tianran, while the other commanders feared his erratic behavior and questioned how long the Sun Moon Empire could remain under his rule.
• At a secret drinking party, several soul engineer legion commanders discussed their connections to Xu Tianran and suspected that his temperament had changed too quickly for ordinary reasons.
• The commanders decided to persuade Xu Tianran to enter the palace, preparing to use their personal guards if necessary.
• Late at night, Xu Tianran reflected on his body and revealed that he was the Sea God, struggling with the body’s poor performance and bizarre thoughts.

Xu Tianran trapped a group of Soul Engineer Legion Commanders who had infiltrated the palace to seize him. He killed most of them and crippled their elderly leader, who accused Xu Tianran of enabling Jiang Yuheng’s rise and demanded to know why he offered no resistance.

• Xu Tianran dismissed a warning about intruders and told his shadow to keep the palace clean of blood.
• Several Legion Commanders entered the palace, hoping to capture Xu Tianran and negotiate to preserve their interests.
• The commanders realized the silent inner palace was a trap and found their guards already dead.
• Xu Tianran’s black-clad subordinates killed two commanders, captured the elderly legion commander, and crippled him.
• The elderly commander called Xu Tianran a rabid dog and blamed him for indulging Jiang Yuheng.
• Xu Tianran said the commander was unwilling to accept his fate, and the commander asked why Xu Tianran was letting Jiang Yuheng take power without resistance.

Xu Tianran killed the Soul Engineer Legion commander who suspected him of being an impostor and publicly punished the conspirators, deepening the fear and uncertainty among the Sun Moon Empire’s commanders. When Jiang Yuheng’s allies urged him to attack Mingdu, he questioned whether Xu Tianran’s actions were truly foolish.

• Xu Tianran’s teacher accused him of mishandling Jiang Yuheng and suspected that someone had replaced him.
• Xu Tianran crushed the teacher’s head, destroyed his signal transmitter, and ordered the conspirators’ bodies displayed in Mingdu as traitors.
• The Sun Moon Empire’s commanders debated how to respond, and Kong Deming urged them to preserve their strength and wait for Xu Tianran’s plans to unfold.
• Jiang Yuheng received news of the killings and rested calmly until Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao urged him to seize the chance to attack Mingdu.
• Jiang Yuheng asked whether Xu Tianran would have acted so recklessly under normal circumstances.

Jiang Yuheng explained that they were waiting for the Sun Moon Empire’s factions to weaken one another while he followed the rules restricting his power as a Sequence God. He revealed that the Sea God, not Xu Tianran, was controlling the emperor, and Wang Dong'er faced the truth about her father with unexpected calm.

• Jiang Yuheng said Xu Tianran’s purge of Soul Engineer commanders had a hidden purpose and that the pair should let the empire’s factions turn against each other.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that he was waiting for his opponent to act because the Divine Realm’s rules prevented him from using his Sequence God power first.
• Wang Dong'er worried that Xu Tianran might retaliate, but Jiang Yuheng told her that the Sea God was the one controlling the emperor.
• Jiang Yuheng said the God of Destruction was their ally and was restraining the Sea God’s main body.
• Wang Dong'er acknowledged that the Sea God was her father but said she felt calm rather than conflicted.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er discussed his feelings for her and the cost of inheriting the Fourth Sequence before Huo Yuhao reported that the West District wanted to surrender. He Caitou arrived to negotiate, and Jiang Yuheng joined him as the Sun Moon Empire’s consolidation continued.

• Jiang Yuheng reassured Wang Dong'er that the Divine Realm would not make her erase her humanity, then told her that his feelings for her had led him to accept the Fourth Sequence's trial.
• Huo Yuhao told Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong'er that the West District's leader wanted to discuss surrender, and they urged him to send He Caitou to negotiate.
• Huo Yuhao contacted He Caitou, who traveled for three days to meet him and questioned whether the surrender offer was genuine.
• Huo Yuhao convinced He Caitou to act quickly and arranged for Jiang Yuheng to accompany him to the West District.
• Jiang Yuheng met He Caitou and approved of his Sun Moon Imperial Family attire.

Jiang Yuheng and He Caitou accepted the West District’s surrender, and He Caitou made his first ruling as emperor by ordering the leaders of the Zhang, Li, and Zhao Families executed while sparing their dependents. He then proclaimed his rules and penalties to the people before preparing to carry out the executions.

• Jiang Yuheng and He Caitou met Wang Mu, who knelt and begged for the Wang Family’s lives, explaining that the Zhang, Li, and Zhao Families had threatened them for wanting to surrender.
• Jiang Yuheng asked He Caitou how he would punish the three families, and He Caitou ordered their heads and upper echelons killed while sparing their children, women, and collateral branches.
• Jiang Yuheng accepted He Caitou’s decision, while He Caitou helped Wang Mu up and reminded him to remain loyal to his emperor.
• He Caitou ordered his Soul Engineer Legion to bring the condemned leaders to the execution platform and announced that surrendering nobles would be pardoned and promoted, while rebels and traitors would face severe punishment.
• He Caitou drew the Sun Sword as the condemned men protested, and the head of the Li Family fixed his gaze on Jiang Yuheng and threatened him.

Jiang Yuheng watched He Caitou execute the three family heads and spare some nobles while distributing confiscated wealth to the poor, then warned the West District families against betraying the Empire or aiding its enemies. The nobles were left uncertain of their fate, but Jiang Yuheng made clear that he expected them not to repeat past crimes.

• He Caitou executed the three family heads, confiscated their family fortunes, and gave much of the wealth to impoverished commoners.
• Huo Yuhao argued that He Caitou should eliminate the root causes of corruption, while Wang Dong'er said the emperor should bear the consequences of his own decisions.
• Jiang Yuheng waited as He Caitou handled the West District, where old-established noble families had amassed wealth through Rare Metals.
• Wang Mu and other family heads offered Jiang Yuheng gifts and half their fortunes in exchange for protection, but he rejected their assumption that money could buy their lives.
• Jiang Yuheng warned the West District nobles against betrayal and colluding with the enemy, saying he did not want another city massacre.

Tang Wulin traveled with Luo Ze to meet his young sister Wang Dong'er and showered her with snacks before asking for a hug. After winning her trust, he left the story waiting for Jiang Yuheng to reunite her with her sister.

• Tang Wulin nervously prepared to meet his sister, and Luo Ze agreed to take him to Douluo Continent II.
• Luo Ze warned Tang Wulin not to frighten Wang Dong'er, while Daming confronted Luo Ze and was forced to stand down.
• Tang Wulin lured Wang Dong'er from Clear Sky Fort to Dream Paradise and bought her a large amount of snacks.
• Tang Wulin brought Wang Dong'er back to Clear Sky Fort, defeated her fathers in a bet, and asked her for a hug.
• Years later, Jiang Yuheng complained that Wang Dong'er remembered Tang Wulin's childhood kindness more vividly than his own.

Jiang Yuheng secured the West District for He Caitou and left him to govern it, while the front-line leaders waited for the silent South District to respond. Jiang Yuheng refused to intervene, leaving the next decisions to Huo Yuhao and He Caitou.

• Jiang Yuheng warned the West District’s old aristocrats against breaking their agreement, and Wang Mu assured him they would honor it.
• A week later, the West District had stabilized enough for He Caitou to secure his position, though smaller sources of unrest remained.
• Huo Yuhao asked He Caitou why the South District had sent no news, and He Caitou explained that its manager opposed his father’s peace policy and believed conquest would bring peace.
• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong'er that Xu Tianran’s suspicion had driven him to his present position, and Wang Dong'er teased him about surviving the emperor’s many assassination attempts.
• Wang Dong'er asked whether the South District intended to resist to the end, but Jiang Yuheng said command belonged to Huo Yuhao and He Caitou and left the matter to them.

Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong'er not to interfere with He Caitou, while Huo Yuhao and He Caitou clashed over how to handle the South District's surrender. In Mingdu, Jing Hongchen confronted Kong Deming, then realized Kong Deming was preparing to fight as the decisive battle approached.

• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong'er to let He Caitou act as he wished, and she understood his plans were connected to Xu Tianran and Tang San.
• After two peaceful weeks, Huo Yuhao received the South District's surrender request and ordered an attack, but He Caitou persuaded him to target only the nobles who refused to surrender.
• Huo Yuhao accepted He Caitou's decision and left to make arrangements in Mingdu as the decisive battle neared.
• Jiang Yuheng instructed Jing Hongchen to force a decisive battle, so Jing Hongchen confronted the recuperating Kong Deming about hiding his strength.
• Jing Hongchen realized Kong Deming had no reason to surrender and rushed back inside, where he found Kong Deming dressed in his Soul Engineer attire and smiling.

Jing Hongchen met Empress Ju Zi and claimed he would help save the Sun Moon Empire from Jiang Yuheng. Ju Zi prepared to use her trump card and forced Jing Hongchen to accept surveillance, leaving him committed to her faction under threat to his family.

• Kong Deming brought Jing Hongchen through a secret passage to meet Ju Zi in the imperial harem.
• Ju Zi said it was time to use their trump card, and Kong Deming left to tell their forces to prepare for action.
• Jing Hongchen asked who Ju Zi meant by “them,” and she questioned why he had suddenly chosen to oppose Jiang Yuheng.
• Jing Hongchen explained that he had stayed out of political schemes but would step forward to protect the empire and its people.
• Ju Zi warned Jing Hongchen that her people would watch his family and placed an Eavesdropping Soul Tool on his collar.

Ju Zi secured Jing Hongchen’s oath while preparing for the attacks to come, as He Caitou and Huo Yuhao clashed over how to govern the Sun Moon Empire during wartime. After agreeing to stop interfering with He Caitou’s decisions, Huo Yuhao went to Jiang Yuheng and admitted that he feared he was losing his humanity.

• Ju Zi questioned whether Jing Hongchen’s oath guaranteed his loyalty but accepted that there was no time to dwell on it.
• He Caitou pursued reconciliation and restrained punishment while governing the Sun Moon Empire, unlike Jiang Yuheng’s harsher approach.
• Huo Yuhao told He Caitou that his conciliatory policy was poorly timed, but He Caitou defended his responsibility to the empire’s future.
• Huo Yuhao accepted He Caitou’s authority, returned the commander token, and left the tent.
• Huo Yuhao went to Jiang Yuheng and confessed that he felt increasingly distant from humanity.

Huo Yuhao struggled with the loss of his humanity as he integrated into the Sequence God, then learned that Sun Moon merchant caravans were arming civilians to overthrow nobles across the Douluo Continent. Jiang Yuheng convinced him to ignore the crisis and continue the attack, leaving the Star Luo Empire's envoy furious at Huo Yuhao's refusal to return.

• Jiang Yuheng told Huo Yuhao that his changing identity showed he was integrating into the Sequence God, and Huo Yuhao admitted he was conflicted about losing his humanity.
• Jiang Yuheng showed Huo Yuhao a report that Sun Moon merchants had sold Soul Tool Weapons to civilians, who were being rewarded for killing nobles across the Star Luo, Heaven Dou, and Dou Ling Empires.
• Huo Yuhao suggested returning to stabilize the Douluo Continent, but Jiang Yuheng urged him to ignore the nobles' fate and focus on their own objectives and loved ones.
• Huo Yuhao sent a vague refusal to the Douluo Continent's representatives, and the Star Luo Empire's envoy angrily questioned his decision.

Huo Yuhao rejected the Star Luo and Dou Ling Empires’ appeals for immediate aid, insisting the Spirit Pagoda would prioritize its own interests and demand payment. The envoys were left trying to negotiate terms as Huo Yuhao held firm.

• Jiang Yuheng let Huo Yuhao answer the Star Luo Empire’s envoy, and Huo Yuhao refused to change the Spirit Pagoda’s offensive plan for the empires’ sake.
• Huo Yuhao told the envoys to leave and said the Spirit Pagoda would not interfere with its own interests, even when the Star Luo envoy asked whether Jiang Yuheng shared his view.
• The Dou Ling Empire’s envoy condemned Huo Yuhao, who challenged the envoys to offer something in exchange for aid.
• Huo Yuhao explained that the Spirit Pagoda charged for its help, noting that the Star Luo Empire’s emperor had paid for an earlier rescue.
• The Star Luo envoy asked to borrow troops and settle the cost later, while the Dou Ling envoy asked Huo Yuhao for more time to negotiate.

Huo Yuhao and Jiang Yuheng demanded that the Three Great Empires offer the Spirit Pagoda equivalent benefits before it would intervene. The Heaven Dou Empire paid for Jiang Yuheng to suppress its rebellion, while the Star Luo Empire remained hesitant and was warned that Jiang Yuheng was far stronger than it realized.

• Huo Yuhao rejected the envoys’ request for help without adequate compensation and said the Spirit Pagoda’s interests came first.
• Jiang Yuheng praised Huo Yuhao for putting the Spirit Pagoda’s interests ahead of personal feelings and told him to handle the negotiations accordingly.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s envoy gave Jiang Yuheng three chests of Rare Metal and Soul Tool components in exchange for resolving the empire’s rebellion within a week.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s envoy told the Star Luo Empire’s envoy that his empire had completed its deal and urged him to stop hesitating and seek Jiang Yuheng’s help.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s envoy warned that Jiang Yuheng was not merely a Super Douluo-level powerhouse, then left for the Douluo Continent.
• The Star Luo Empire’s envoy watched him depart and admitted that his empire could not bear to part with its money.

The Star Luo Empire's messenger agreed to seek Huo Yuhao's help, and the Dou Ling Empire's messenger decided to return with him to request aid. After hearing their plans, Jiang Yuheng questioned Huo Yuhao about why he had not stopped them.

• The Dou Ling Empire's messenger complained that he could not reason with Jiang Yuheng and his brother, while the Star Luo Empire's messenger revealed that the Heaven Soul Empire had reached an agreement with Jiang Yuheng.
• The Star Luo Empire's messenger decided to approach Huo Yuhao for help, and the Dou Ling Empire's messenger reluctantly considered doing the same.
• The Star Luo Empire's messenger presented his plan to Huo Yuhao, who agreed and told him to settle it quickly.
• The Star Luo Empire's and Dou Ling Empire's messengers decided to return together and left for the Douluo Continent the next morning.
• Huo Yuhao told Jiang Yuheng about the messengers' plans, and Jiang Yuheng questioned why Huo Yuhao had not stopped them.

Jiang Yuheng decided to leave the battlefield and deal with unrest near Shrek Academy, despite his companions’ concerns about losing his support against Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and the Death God Tower. He reassured them that Wang Dong’er could defend herself with [Flawless] and gave her Hongchen’s Blessing before preparing to go.

• Jiang Yuheng worried that Shrek Academy’s teachers could not act decisively against the civilians causing trouble at home.
• Wang Dong’er suggested asking Jiang Yuheng’s Big Sister for help, but he refused and decided to go himself.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er objected because Jiang Yuheng was holding the front together against Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and the Death God Tower.
• Jiang Yuheng said Wang Dong’er could use [Flawless] to withstand even the Death God Tower, but she hesitated to use the ring because it was his proposal gift to her.
• Wang Dong’er asked Jiang Yuheng for Hongchen’s Blessing instead, and he gave it to her as a powerful defensive Soul Tool.

Jiang Yuheng returned to the Heaven Dou Empire and heard how local thugs had used Soul Tools and civilian hostages to thwart the empire’s forces. He challenged Vina and Vieri’s conventional approach, leading Vina to realize they should not follow ordinary rules against scoundrels.

• Huo Yuhao, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong'er joked about writing a novel based on Jiang Yuheng, who then left for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Jiang Yuheng arrived in the empire and met Regent Prince Vieri, who knelt to honor him despite Jiang Yuheng insisting they were equals.
• Vina and her officials showed Jiang Yuheng a classified deployment map and explained that local thugs had used Soul Tools and civilians as human shields.
• Jiang Yuheng questioned why the empire was fighting the thugs by ordinary means and asked Vina what to do when a kidnapper demanded a hostage exchange.
• Vina answered that they should find a chance to kill the kidnapper, then realized the empire had been overly constrained by morality when dealing with scoundrels.

Vina and Vieri sought a way to stop the unrest without harming civilians, and Jiang Yuheng agreed to help in exchange for a share of the Special Economic Zone’s profits and four Soul Spirit opportunities for the Heaven Dou Empire’s elite. After he left, the officials debated his abilities while Vina turned back to the worsening public unrest.

• Vieri refused to use tactics that could endanger civilians and asked for a safer way to defeat the troublemakers.
• Vina asked Jiang Yuheng to name his price, and he demanded fifteen percent of the Special Economic Zone’s profits in exchange for help and four Soul Spirit opportunities for the imperial family and nobles.
• Vina accepted the deal and asked Lord Frost Dragon Butterfly to deal with the hooligans while she prepared the contract.
• After Jiang Yuheng left, Vieri and the ministers discussed his strength and whether he could surpass the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Vina urged the others to focus on stabilizing public sentiment as civilians joined the unrest, and one minister suggested it might not be a bad thing.

Vina rejected the Prime Minister’s plea to stop relying on Jiang Yuheng, insisting that the Heaven Dou Empire had no alternative to his help. Meanwhile, the Star Luo Empire’s court learned of Jiang Yuheng’s return and considered exploiting the news against the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Vieri argued that Jiang Yuheng’s power could quickly break the Forbidden Curse, while the Prime Minister objected to relying on him and proposed hiring mercenaries instead.
• Vieri explained that the Sun Moon Empire’s mercenaries could include spies and that the Star Luo Empire was too troubled to help.
• The Prime Minister knelt and begged Vina to stop cooperating with Jiang Yuheng, but she refused and ordered him confined until the crisis ended.
• Princess Xu Jiujiu and the Star Luo court questioned whether Jiang Yuheng had truly returned, and Dai Hao judged the report likely genuine.
• The Southern Military Representative urged Dai Hao to use the news to undermine the Heaven Dou Empire, and Dai Hao agreed that the opportunity should not be wasted.