Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan rebuffed Ning Feng Zhi and Salas at the competition while Tang San secretly reunited with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. The three former Shrek companions met under Lin Xuan’s nose, united by their grievances and their efforts to evade their pursuers.

• Ning Feng Zhi thanked Lin Xuan for sparing Chen Xin and the others, but Lin Xuan said they had survived by fighting for their lives.
• Salas approached Lin Xuan and offered to arrange entertainment, but Lin Xuan dismissed him and Salas withdrew without protest.
• Tang San searched a room for traces of Blue Silver Grass and destroyed them before greeting Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun told Tang San how they had come to Heaven Dou City while hiding from their enemies.
• Tang San’s deliberate guidance brought the three former Shrek companions together after they spotted Lin Xuan at the competition.

Tang San reunited with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun in Heaven Dou City, intending to corrupt a Light Attribute Soul Master for his second Rakshasa God Trial. He revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and five ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, leaving Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun stunned by his strength.

• Tang San recalled fleeing the Frozen Forest after Spirit Hall's forces hunted Fallen Ones, completing his first God Trial and reaching Level 59.
• Tang San recognized Dai Mubai as a possible target for his second trial and welcomed him and Ma Hongjun in Heaven Dou City.
• Dai Mubai explained that he had wandered the continent and asked Tang San how he could defeat Dai Weisi.
• Ma Hongjun revealed that he had reached Level 45, surpassing Dai Mubai's Level 42.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and displayed five black Soul Rings, shocking Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San explained that the hammer was his Second Martial Soul and that he possessed Twin Martial Souls.

Tang San and Ma Hongjun revealed that they had become Fallen Ones and lured Dai Mubai into joining them by promising rapid cultivation and stirring up his hatred of Lin Xuan and Zhu Zhuqing. Dai Mubai agreed, and Tang San began infusing him with Fallen Power, corrupting his White Tiger Martial Soul.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were shocked when Tang San revealed he had destroyed his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, which Lin Xuan’s Blue Silver Emperor suppressed.
• Tang San explained that he and Ma Hongjun had grown stronger by becoming Fallen Ones and consuming people, then offered Dai Mubai the same power.
• Ma Hongjun promised Dai Mubai faster cultivation, while Tang San and Ma Hongjun pressured him to join their ranks.
• Dai Mubai agreed to become a Fallen One, believing refusal would leave him dead at their hands or Dai Weisi’s.
• Tang San reminded Dai Mubai of Zhu Zhuqing and Lin Xuan, intensifying Dai Mubai’s rage before placing the Clear Sky Hammer on his shoulder and infusing him with Fallen Power.
• Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Martial Soul began turning black as red light gathered in its eyes.

Lin Xuan watched Tang San turn Dai Mubai into a Fallen Soul Master and decided Tang San had to be killed before he could slaughter people across the continent. After recognizing Qian Renxue beneath her Xue Qinghe disguise and sending her away, Lin Xuan left the tournament to deal with Tang San.

• Tang San’s hatred drew Fallen Power into Dai Mubai, while a cactus relayed the scene to Lin Xuan through his Perception Domain.
• Lin Xuan concluded that Tang San had been abandoned by the Asura God and chosen by the Rakshasa God, and resolved to kill him to prevent further slaughter.
• Qian Renxue approached Lin Xuan disguised as Xue Qinghe, but Lin Xuan exposed her identity and warned her to abandon her schemes.
• Qian Renxue apologized and withdrew, leaving the spectators stunned that Lin Xuan had rebuffed another major power.
• Lin Xuan watched the tournament’s opening matches with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, then announced that he was going to deal with Tang San.

Tang San infected Dai Mubai with Fallen Energy, completing the Rakshasa God’s Second Trial and gaining control of him for his plans against Lin Xuan. A sudden Third Trial ordered Tang San to escape Heaven Dou City and survive Lin Xuan, leaving him panicked and searching for a way out.

• Dai Mubai transformed into a Fallen Soul Master, felt his increased power, and concealed his lingering hatred for Tang San.
• Tang San received the Second Trial’s reward after infecting Dai Mubai, while Ma Hongjun welcomed Dai Mubai into their group.
• Tang San planned to use Ma Hongjun’s flames against Lin Xuan and Dai Mubai to locate Clear Sky Sect survivors and gather talent.
• Tang San received the Third Trial’s order to escape Heaven Dou City and survive Lin Xuan, then panicked as Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai questioned him.

Lin Xuan tracked down Tang San and overwhelmed him before he could use his specially prepared poison. Tang San, badly injured and desperate to survive, unleashed a hidden surge of power as he clung to his chance to become a god.

• Tang San unsealed his Fallen Power, summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, and warned Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun that Lin Xuan had found them.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun feared Lin Xuan too much to fight, while Tang San searched for him and taunted him.
• Lin Xuan appeared beside Tang San and struck him so hard that he flew through the air and lost several teeth.
• Lin Xuan caught Tang San's Yunxuan Pill, the deadly poison Tang San had prepared for him.
• Tang San regretted not killing Lin Xuan earlier and, determined to survive and become a god, unleashed a surge of hidden potential.

Tang San begged Lin Xuan to spare his life, but Lin Xuan pinned him down and explained that their conflict was a struggle over Fortune. Tang San realized that each defeat had transferred his Fortune to Lin Xuan, leaving him furious and regretful.

• Tang San prostrated himself before Lin Xuan and offered to serve him in exchange for his life.
• Lin Xuan exposed Tang San's secret thoughts with a Void Microphone, then pressed him back onto the ground with his Blood Qi.
• Lin Xuan explained that both he and Tang San possessed the Fortune of children favored by fate.
• Lin Xuan revealed that Tang San's repeated defeats had transferred his Fortune to Lin Xuan and helped him grow stronger.
• Tang San understood that his losses had fueled Lin Xuan's rise and spat blood in rage and regret.

Lin Xuan sealed Tang San in ice after defeating him, then dealt with Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai. Ma Hongjun was struck by lightning, while Dai Mubai begged Zhu Zhuqing to save him, leaving her to respond.

• Lin Xuan froze Tang San while keeping him alive, placed him in Dugu Yan's Wishful Treasure Pouch, and learned nothing of Tang San's failed Rakshasa God Trial and lost qualifications.
• Lin Xuan turned his attention to Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, who feared he would punish them like Tang San.
• Ma Hongjun swore that lightning would strike him if he had intended to oppose Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan called down lightning that blasted him into ashes.
• Dai Mubai begged Lin Xuan for his life and asked Zhu Zhuqing to plead for him, promising to dissolve their engagement.
• Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and clenched her fists as Lin Xuan and Dugu Yan watched her reaction.

Zhu Zhuqing asked Lin Xuan to let her handle Dai Mubai, then offered him a chance to survive by escaping her attacks within a small courtyard. She revealed her strength as a Soul King and left Dai Mubai facing the challenge.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lin Xuan to leave Dai Mubai to her, and Lin Xuan agreed.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai that she had left him because she believed following Lin Xuan gave her a chance to survive and control her fate.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she would repay what she owed Dai Mubai by giving him a way to live, while making clear they had no relationship.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed five Soul Rings and her Soul King strength, shocking Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered to let Dai Mubai leave if he could escape her attacks within the small courtyard.

Dai Mubai tried to escape Zhu Zhuqing’s attack, but a mysterious power intervened and helped him survive at the cost of his left arm. Zhu Zhuqing returned to Lin Xuan, who accepted the outcome and suspected Dai Mubai’s sudden change was not his own doing.

• Dai Mubai pretended to give up, then suddenly charged for the courtyard wall before Zhu Zhuqing could prepare.
• Zhu Zhuqing reacted and pursued him with Hell Stab and Hell Hundred Claws as Dai Mubai activated his Black Tiger Martial Soul and Soul Skills.
• The Rakshasa God spoke within Dai Mubai’s inner world and offered to help him survive.
• Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protection Barrier contracted, and he narrowly avoided a fatal strike, but Zhu Zhuqing severed his left arm and sent him crashing into the ruins.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Lin Xuan for letting Dai Mubai escape, and Lin Xuan said he did not blame her and suspected outside interference.

Qian Renxue and Golden Crocodile found Dai Mubai after Lin Xuan left, learned that he had become a Fallen One, and killed him. Qian Renxue decided to return to Spirit City after the tournament and undertake the God Trial, while Rakshasa raged in the God Realm over losing her new toy.

• Qian Renxue and Golden Crocodile arrived at the ruined area and found Dai Mubai alone after sensing Lin Xuan's Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
• Dai Mubai confessed that he was a Fallen One and explained what had happened with Lin Xuan and the others.
• Qian Renxue resolved to return to Spirit City after the tournament, leave Heaven Dou City to Shadow, and undergo the God Trial.
• Qian Renxue ordered Dai Mubai killed, and Golden Crocodile blasted him apart with a single punch.
• Rakshasa complained that Golden Crocodile had destroyed the toy she had wanted to play with.

Lin Xuan studied the underlying laws in plants to find a way to connect Battle Armor pieces, then used his findings to create One-Word Battle Armor for Zhu Zhuqing. After two months of research and crafting, he completed the armor.

• Lin Xuan told Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing that Spirit Hall members had dealt with Dai Mubai after they left.
• Lin Xuan examined the Law Stripes of Blue Silver Grass and identified a complex connecting rune that could link Battle Armor pieces.
• Lin Xuan observed the underlying laws of other plants and found their structures were broadly similar.
• Lin Xuan discovered that One-Word Battle Armor required a core at least a hundred years old.
• Lin Xuan used plant-derived darkness, sharpness, and speed to craft Zhu Zhuqing's One-Word Battle Armor, completing it after two months.

Lin Xuan completed Two-Word Battle Armor for Dugu Yan, whose power surged to around Level 91 when she put it on. Dugu Bo asked Lin Xuan for armor too and was promised a future set of Three-Word Battle Armor.

• Lin Xuan finished designing Dugu Yan's Two-Word Battle Armor after a month of work, while Dugu Yan reached Level 70 without seeking a seventh soul ring.
• Lin Xuan presented the winged armor to Dugu Yan, and its fusion with her Soul Power rapidly increased her strength.
• Dugu Yan broke through to Soul Douluo and continued advancing, while Zhu Zhuqing resisted her Soul Pressure with One-Word Battle Armor.
• Lin Xuan promised Zhu Zhuqing he would upgrade her armor to Two-Word Battle Armor after she reached Soul Emperor.
• Dugu Bo asked Lin Xuan to make him Battle Armor, and Lin Xuan promised him a complete set of Three-Word Battle Armor once he could craft it.
• Dugu Yan's fusion with her Two-Word Battle Armor completed, leaving her hovering in the air at around Level 91.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Xuan brought Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Bo to Spirit City using a new spatial technique, then spent the day exploring the city with the two women. As they prepared to rest, Zhu Zhuqing encountered her older sister, Zhu Zhuyun.

• Dugu Yan tested her newly gained Battle Armor strength, and Lin Xuan announced that they would visit the tournament finals and then go to the Star Luo Empire for Zhu Zhuqing’s affairs.
• Lin Xuan used his domain and spatial power to teleport the group more than a thousand kilometers to Spirit City in just over a dozen breaths.
• Lin Xuan dismissed Dugu Bo and took Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing sightseeing, promising to help Dugu Yan hunt a Soul Ring after the tournament.
• Feng Xiaotian saw Lin Xuan and the two women, but Lin Xuan’s imposing presence nearly made him kneel in worship.
• Zhu Zhuyun taunted Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Mubai and her new companion, and Zhu Zhuqing turned to greet her sister coldly.

Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi confronted Zhu Zhuqing and Lin Xuan in Spirit City over Zhu Zhuqing’s broken engagement to Dai Mubai, but Lin Xuan overpowered Dai Weisi’s Soul Douluo guard and dismissed the threat. Dai Weisi learned that Dai Mubai had died, while Golden Crocodile admitted Lin Xuan’s Spiritual Power surpassed his understanding.

• Zhu Zhuyun questioned Zhu Zhuqing for abandoning Dai Mubai, and Dai Weisi challenged Lin Xuan over interfering in the Star Luo Royal Family’s affairs.
• Lin Xuan told Dai Weisi to have the Star Luo Emperor dissolve Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai’s engagement, threatening to visit the empire if he refused.
• A Soul Douluo attacked Lin Xuan, who sent him flying with a single glance and left Dai Weisi shaken by his power.
• Lin Xuan told Dai Weisi that Dai Mubai had become a Fallen One through Tang San and had been killed in Heaven Dou City by Spirit Hall Level 98 Titled Douluo Golden Crocodile.
• Dai Weisi thanked Lin Xuan and withdrew with Zhu Zhuyun and his men, while Lin Xuan left for an inn with the two women.
• Qian Renxue asked Golden Crocodile whether he could defeat the Soul Douluo as Lin Xuan had, and Golden Crocodile said Lin Xuan’s Spiritual Power exceeded his comprehension.

Qian Daoliu brought Qian Renxue to thank Lin Xuan for sparing them in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Lin Xuan asked him to cultivate a Blue Silver Emperor seed in the Angel God Statue’s holy aura. Qian Daoliu agreed to plant it in the Worship Hall, though he could not guarantee the result.

• Qian Daoliu concluded that Lin Xuan might be the era’s Child of Destiny and led Qian Renxue to thank him for saving them in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm searched Dugu Bo’s residence for Lin Xuan, found it empty, and decided to wait for him there.
• Lin Xuan sensed Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue at his door and let them into his room, where Qian Daoliu offered to repay his debt to Spirit Hall.
• Lin Xuan gave Qian Daoliu a Blue Silver Emperor seed and asked him to plant it near the Angel God Statue so its holy aura could cultivate a Holy Attribute.
• Qian Daoliu accepted the seed and agreed to plant it, while Lin Xuan assured him the holy power would produce the desired attribute.

Lin Xuan solved the domain bottleneck in his Three-Word Battle Armor research and began forging a set for Dugu Bo, while the Star Luo Emperor ordered the empire to resist Lin Xuan's interference in the succession. After the Sacred Attribute Blue Silver Emperor was born, Lin Xuan learned of the empire's plans and prepared to face its resistance.

• Lin Xuan studied domains in the Blue Silver King and plant Soul Beasts, then deduced the Soul Tool Runes needed to create domains in Three-Word Battle Armor.
• Dai An received Dai Weisi's message, chose to uphold the Star Luo Royal Family's succession rules, and ordered the empire to mobilize using the Anti-Lin Xuan Tactics.
• Godwind Academy defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's team with the Great Tornado, and Feng Xiaotian emerged as the tournament's dark horse.
• Lin Xuan waited for the Blue Silver Emperor Seed to sprout and spent a month designing and preparing Soul-Forged Metal for Dugu Bo's Three-Word Battle Armor.
• The Sacred Attribute Blue Silver Emperor was born, and Lin Xuan learned that the Star Luo Empire intended to resist him.

Lin Xuan arrived at Star Luo City and suppressed Dai An’s million-strong army with the forces surrounding his appearance. He then appeared before Dai An on the city wall, leaving Dai An to confront the overwhelming difference in their strength.

• Dai An waited on Star Luo City’s walls while Ning Feng Zhi and Gu Rong watched for Lin Xuan’s arrival, despite a month passing without any sign of him.
• A Spatial Rift opened above the city, and Lin Xuan’s nine-colored aura suppressed Beast Martial Soul users while his Nature Domain disabled Plant Martial Souls.
• The million-strong army was left kneeling or unable to use Soul Skills, and Dugu Yan mocked the soldiers as Lin Xuan, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Bo emerged from the rift.
• Dai An realized Lin Xuan had defeated his army without relying on Soul Tools and could no longer be countered by sheer numbers.
• Lin Xuan and his companions vanished and reappeared before Dai An on the city wall, startling him with their speed.

Lin Xuan pressured Emperor Dai An to cancel Zhu Zhuqing’s marriage contract, while Dugu Bo threatened to wipe out the Dai Family if he refused. Dai An finally offered to amend the ancestral precepts if Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted the challenge.

• Lin Xuan withdrew his domain and urged Dai An to dissolve Zhu Zhuqing’s marriage contract and name Dai Weisi the heir.
• Dai An insisted that the ancestral precepts required Zhu Zhuqing to complete the succession assessment even though Dai Mubai was dead.
• Dugu Bo threatened to slaughter the Dai Family, leaving Dai An fearful that his family line could be wiped out.
• Dai An agreed to cancel the marriage contract if Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun at eighteen.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward and accepted Dai An’s challenge.

Zhu Zhuqing confronted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun over her marriage contract, but Lin Xuan revealed that Zhu Zhuyun had secretly let her escape Star Luo City. Zhu Zhuqing discovered she had reached Soul King rank and faced the pair as they unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Dai An asked Lin Xuan to talk Zhu Zhuqing out of fighting, but Lin Xuan refused and warned Zhu Zhuqing not to hurt Zhu Zhuyun too badly.
• Lin Xuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Zhu Zhuyun had deliberately allowed her to escape Star Luo City, and Zhu Zhuyun confirmed it.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the truth but insisted on fighting, then revealed five Soul Rings and challenged Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger and ambushed Zhu Zhuqing with a claw and tail strike.
• Zhu Zhuqing dodged the claw and vanished with her teleportation ability, while Dai Weisi searched warily for her.