Chapter Summaries

Yu Guan Zhi and Dong Zi An clashed over who should lead the first echelon, deepening the military’s internal crisis. While Luo Ze recovered in Shrek City, Di Tian asked him to persuade Gu Yue Na not to execute members of the Dragon Clan.

• Elder Long argued that the army should strike the enemy unexpectedly, while others worried about leaving West City vulnerable to traitors.
• Yu Guan Zhi ordered Dong Zi An’s Western Army to lead the charge, but Dong Zi An refused and accused him of protecting the Central Army.
• Dong Zi An left the meeting, and military headquarters disciplined both commanders and threatened to restore Chen Xin Jie as commander-in-chief.
• Luo Ze reassured Gu Yue Na that the military’s arguments came from competing interests, but she refused to let him leave while he recovered.
• Di Tian admitted he had opposed Luo Ze and Gu Yue Na’s relationship, then asked Luo Ze to persuade his master to spare several Dragon Clan members.

Luo Ze went to the Star Dou Great Forest to deal with Soul Beast clan leaders who had resisted Gu Yue Na, despite Di Tian pleading for their lives. He killed the Cave Demon Spider to establish his authority and prepared to confront the others, promising restraint if they stopped resisting.

• Luo Ze rejected Di Tian’s plea to spare the rebellious Soul Beasts and ordered him to lead the way to them.
• Di Tian brought Luo Ze to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Luo Ze met the Jade Swan and the Ten Fierce Beasts’ representatives.
• The representatives delayed taking Luo Ze to the resisting clan leaders, but eventually led him to the Cave Demon Spider, Man Faced Demon Spider, Hell Three-Headed Tiger, and Golden Crocodile Turtle.
• Luo Ze erased the Cave Demon Spider with his Time Power before it could speak and ordered Di Tian to gather every Soul Beast to witness what happened.
• Di Tian asked Luo Ze to show mercy, and Luo Ze agreed not to harm those who stopped causing trouble.

Luo Ze suppressed the Soul Beast leaders’ resistance and left Di Tian responsible for keeping them in line. Meanwhile, the Third Sequence advised Hades to exploit divisions within the Federation and disrupt its supplies as the conflict between North City and South City escalated.

• Di Tian asked Luo Ze to spare the Soul Beast leaders, but Luo Ze used his bloodline suppression to silence their resistance and warned that he could replace them with marine Soul Beasts.
• The Golden Giant Crocodile wondered why the Soul Beasts had grown resistant despite Luo Ze’s role in their revival, while Luo Ze warned Di Tian that he expected reconciliation rather than another intervention.
• Luo Ze noticed the Man Faced Demon Spider clan leader and considered a costly solution before leaving.
• The Third Sequence watched reports of his creations’ victories and told Hades that North City and South City should not be encircled because West City and North City had kept substantial forces.
• The Third Sequence urged Hades to use spies within the Federation to choke off supplies and provoke an unprecedented internal explosion.

Third Sequence helped the Holy Spirit Cult spark a rebellion among mixed border legions, leaving the Douluo Federation’s leaders unable to identify who had issued the orders. With the border threatened and few experienced commanders available, Mo Lan and the Hawk Faction’s leader went to ask the recovering Luo Ze for help, and he asked why the legions had attacked.

• Third Sequence guided the Holy Spirit Cult as it rapidly stirred unrest within the Federation, while the borders remained unaware of the upheaval.
• The Hawk Faction’s leader and Mo Lan discovered that legions loyal to both factions had rebelled, and neither faction knew who had mobilized them.
• Mo Lan learned that recalling the border forces would take at least half a month, so the Federation planned to deploy older armored legions to delay the rebels.
• The Hawk Faction’s leader proposed recruiting Luo Ze as commander, but Mo Lan warned that he was injured and that the Spirit Pagoda’s approval was required.
• After notifying the Spirit Pagoda, Mo Lan traveled with the Hawk Faction’s leader to Shrek City and asked Luo Ze for help; he asked why the legions had attacked.

Luo Ze agreed to take command of the Federation’s response to rebellions disrupting communications with the border after securing full authority and freedom to act. At Mingdu’s command center, he recognized that the rebel forces had been controlled by creatures from beyond.

• Mo Lan and Hawk Faction's Number One asked Luo Ze to help address rebellions threatening the Federation while its experienced troops were deployed at the border.
• Luo Ze agreed to return on the condition that command authority remained solely with him and no one held him accountable for anyone he killed.
• Mo Lan accepted Luo Ze's conditions on behalf of the Dove Faction and as the next Speaker, despite Hawk Faction's Number One questioning the lack of a council vote.
• Luo Ze explained that he suspected the border crisis was a plot to plant spies and break the Federation apart from within.
• At Mingdu's command center, Commander Zhang reported that rebel forces were advancing despite heavy losses and superior Federation Soul Tools.
• Luo Ze observed the rebels' unfocused eyes and concluded that creatures from beyond had controlled them.

Luo Ze helped Commander Qin suppress the controlled rebel Soul Engineer legions, despite concerns that fighting could harm Luo Ze and the commanders’ cultivation. The Holy Spirit Cult revealed that the rebellions were meant to lure Luo Ze out, then ordered the Mist creatures in West City to rise again and planned for Third Sequence to attack North City.

• Commander Qin volunteered to lead the mission to suppress the controlled legions, but Luo Ze insisted on accompanying him to protect the civilians and the commanders’ Dao Hearts.
• Luo Ze helped defeat another rebel Soul Engineer legion, and he ordered his forces not to pursue the fleeing soldiers.
• The Black Empress reported that Luo Ze had personally suppressed several rebel forces, which matched Third Sequence’s plan to draw him from the hospital and the Federation’s rear.
• The Holy Spirit Cult ordered the Mist creatures in West City to rebel again and planned to leave the attack on North City to Third Sequence.

Hades and the Holy Spirit Cult discussed their alliance with the Third Sequence and considered escalating their attack on the Douluo Federation. Hades asked the Third Sequence for all his troops to seize West City within five days, claiming Demon Empress could overcome Sky Pillar Douluo’s defenses.

• The Holy Spirit Cult members agreed that their first plan was complete and decided to ask the Third Sequence what to do next.
• Dark Hummingbird explained that he had once sensed Luo Ze’s weak life force and chose to delay the fight because he believed Luo Ze would die soon.
• Hades decided to report the situation to the Third Sequence, since the Holy Spirit Cult was relying on his power as an ally.
• The Third Sequence accused Hades and the Holy Spirit Cult of hypocrisy after Hades reported that Luo Ze had eliminated their agents.
• Hades asked the Third Sequence to lend him all his troops so they could take West City within five days, and said Demon Empress could defeat Sky Pillar Douluo.

Yu Guan Zhi ordered the Central Army’s Air Force Legion to reconnoiter South City despite Chen Xin Jie’s concerns, and the aircraft encountered and defeated the border’s monstrous creatures. The legion pressed its advantage, clearing bats and Black Hornets as the commanders watched from headquarters.

• Third Sequence ordered Hades to take West City while maintaining absolute victory and allowing no retreat.
• Yu Guan Zhi ordered the Air Force Legion to investigate South City after the other legion commanders agreed to support the operation.
• Fifty reconnaissance aircraft found human remains and ruined weapons in a dark, lifeless landscape near South City.
• A swarm of bats formed a Three-headed Monster, which the aircraft destroyed with a coordinated barrage.
• The Air Force Legion continued its attacks, eliminating bats in the mountains and Black Hornets in the forest.

The Holy Spirit Cult’s Bee Emperor unleashed bats and drone bees that nearly wiped out the Douluo Federation’s air force corps. As the enemy advanced toward the command center, Yu Guan Zhi and the other commanders assessed their dwindling options and prepared to defend South City.

• Chen Xin Jie warned Yu Guan Zhi not to underestimate the Holy Spirit Cult, and Yu Guan Zhi reprimanded him for challenging his authority as overall commander.
• The Bee Emperor’s bats and drone bees regrouped and devoured nearly half of the Central Army’s air force corps before Yu Guan Zhi could order it to retreat.
• The Bee Emperor recalled his swarm, dismissed the Douluo Federation’s strength, and followed the Black Empress’s orders to advance toward the command center and draw Luo Ze out.
• Yu Guan Zhi’s analysts identified the Bee Emperor as the likely attacker, while Yu Guan Zhi warned that the Federation could not rely on its few Divine Power users to defeat the enemy.
• A corps commander suggested deploying the main force, but Dong Zi An rebuked him and insisted they preserve it to fight for South City.

After South City’s air force suffered devastating losses, Yu Guan Zhi sought Shrek’s help to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult and its allies. Yun Ming agreed to assist and arrived at the command center with Yali, while Shrek’s elders worried that the Federation might soon call on the injured Luo Ze.

• Yu Guan Zhi rejected the commanders’ concerns about losses, and Chen Xin Jie suggested asking Shrek, the Spirit Pagoda, and the Tang Sect to investigate South City.
• Yu Guan Zhi contacted Yun Ming, who agreed to help but asked how many Federation troops would support the investigation.
• Yun Ming told Elder Long and Long Yeyue about the situation, and they discussed the threat to the border transport route and Luo Ze’s poor condition.
• Yun Ming went to the command center, where Yu Guan Zhi, Chen Xin Jie, Dong Zi An, Yue Guan, and the other commanders welcomed him.
• Yun Ming introduced his wife, Holy Spirit Douluo Yali, whose healing abilities impressed the military commanders.

Yun Ming led a reconnaissance mission toward South City, where the otherworldly creatures made conventional weapons ineffective and the Federation hoped to gather enough information for an attack. After spotting two hidden Holy Spirit Cult members, he prepared to confront them.

• Yu Guan Zhi briefed Yun Ming, Saint Spirit Douluo, and the others on the reconnaissance mission and South City's threat.
• Yu Guan Zhi and Dong Zi'ang explained that the probes needed comprehensive data, and the group finalized a plan with Yun Ming as the vanguard.
• Yu Guan Zhi warned Yun Ming to watch for the Holy Spirit Cult's Black Empress and Bee Emperor, then Yun Ming departed with the reconnaissance probes.
• Yun Ming reached South City and learned that no Holy Spirit Cult members had been detected in the area.
• Yun Ming used spiritual detection to find two hidden figures on a mountain five li from South City and declared that he had them in check.

Yun Ming fought Black Empress and Dark Hummingbird while waiting for the Federation forces to finish withdrawing, but Hades arrived and joined the attack. The chapter left Yun Ming facing Hades, Ghost Emperor, and Dark Bee as Hades approached with monsters and creatures from the outside world.

• Yun Ming confronted Black Empress and Dark Hummingbird, recalling that he had permanently severed Black Empress's right arm in their earlier fight.
• Yun Ming equipped his Four-word Battle Armor, detected Mist gathering around his opponents, and learned from central command that the forces needed three more minutes to withdraw.
• The Third Sequence criticized the Holy Spirit Cult's failure to encircle Yun Ming, and Hades offered to take charge of the plan.
• Hades traveled to South City and destroyed the Douluo Federation's aircraft with the Hades Sword.
• Yun Ming sensed Hades approaching and prepared to face him alongside Ghost Emperor and Dark Bee as abyssal monsters and black creatures followed Hades.

The Holy Spirit Cult trapped Yun Ming in a black Mist barrier, leaving Luo Ze as Douluo Continent’s strongest available defender. The Third Sequence tried to provoke Luo Ze into leaving Shrek Academy, but Luo Ze warned that he would trade his life for the Third Sequence’s if he made a move.

• Hades, Mist, and the Third Sequence trapped Yun Ming in a black Mist barrier and revealed that the Third Sequence was targeting Luo Ze.
• Yun Ming realized the Holy Spirit Cult wanted to lure Luo Ze out and worried that no one else could secure victory against the Abyss group.
• Yu Guan Zhi and Chen Xin Jie received footage showing Yun Ming disappearing into the Mist and were shocked by his capture.
• The Third Sequence visited Luo Ze at Shrek Academy and argued that news of Yun Ming’s imprisonment would make people pressure Luo Ze to leave.
• Luo Ze said Gu Yue and Wulin could defend against the Holy Spirit Cult’s members and warned the Third Sequence that he would trade his life for his.

Luo Ze angrily destroyed the Third Sequence’s avatar after it threatened his loved ones, while the news of Yun Ming’s capture threw West City into turmoil. Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na suspected the Holy Spirit Cult had another purpose and sent their concerns to Elder Long and Long Yeyue before heading to the rescue.

• The Third Sequence threatened Luo Ze’s friends, family, and lovers, prompting Luo Ze to destroy its avatar despite his weakened condition.
• Rumors about Yun Ming’s disappearance and the Mist’s influence undermined morale in West City, and Elder Long and Long Yeyue decided to send Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na together.
• Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na questioned how the Holy Spirit Cult had captured Yun Ming so easily and why it had announced his capture instead of killing him.
• Tang Wulin relayed their suspicions to Elder Long and Long Yeyue, warning that the enemy might be using the news and Mist to provoke panic.

Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult had captured Yun Ming to lure Luo Ze out, then volunteered to investigate South City despite Elder Long's concerns. At the command headquarters, Tang Wulin requested the Divine Angel Family patriarch's support, and Yu Guan Zhi went to ask Le Jun for it.

• Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na told Elder Long and Long Yeyue that the enemy's real target was likely Luo Ze, and Long Yeyue argued that they should proceed with their plan to rescue Yun Ming.
• Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na insisted on going to South City, where Yu Guan Zhi briefed them on Yun Ming's imprisonment in a sealed, world-like space.
• Tang Wulin said they needed the Divine Angel Family patriarch to protect them during the operation, and Yu Guan Zhi reluctantly agreed to ask him.
• Yu Guan Zhi left the command headquarters and went to the Divine Angel Family encampment, where Le Jun asked why he had come in person.

Le Jun agreed to defend South City, while Yu Guan Zhi’s growing fixation on Luo Ze and Eternal Heaven Kingdom led Dong Zi An to take over as Commander-in-Chief. After hearing Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na’s assessment of the enemy’s trap, Luo Ze decided to go to the front lines with Ling Zi Chen despite his failing health.

• Le Jun agreed to take the dangerous South City assignment and warned Yu Guan Zhi not to make an enemy of Luo Ze.
• Yu Guan Zhi admitted that troubling thoughts about Luo Ze and Eternal Heaven Kingdom had plagued him, so Dong Zi An arranged for him to stay under observation and took command.
• Dong Zi An met with Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na, and Tang Wulin explained that Sky Pillar Douluo was likely bait intended to draw out the Kirin Douluo.
• Luo Ze told Ling Zi Chen he would go to the front lines to prevent Sky Pillar Douluo from being harmed, and he persuaded her to accompany him.

Luo Ze took Luo Yuexi to Heaven Dou Star, where they toured historical sites and shopped before attending an auction. The chapter left them watching the auction as a replica of the Silver Dragon Spear was offered for bidding.

• Luo Ze and Luo Yuexi arrived in Heaven Dou City and toured its History Research Museum, where a guide explained the role Blue Silver Grass and Bamboo Root had played in humanity’s history.
• Luo Ze took Luo Yuexi to the mall, where Gu Yue Na stopped her from buying a gemstone but agreed to get her Silver Dragon Douluo and Kirin Douluo figures.
• Luo Yuexi asked to study the Fire Element, and Gu Yue Na agreed despite Luo Ze worrying that his daughter would cause trouble with it.
• Luo Ze and Gu Yue Na shared an affectionate moment before taking Luo Yuexi to the auction the following afternoon.
• The auctioneer introduced a replica Silver Dragon Spear, made with fifty or sixty percent of the original’s power, with bidding starting at ten billion.

Luo Ze gave Ling Zi Chen his blood for her Five-word Battle Armor experiments and arranged for her to work in North City. As Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na set out to break the deadlock at West City, Yu Guan Zhi revealed that Luo Ze had arrived.

• Ling Zi Chen asked Luo Ze for blood to test her ideas about creating a god-grade Five-word Battle Armor, and Luo Ze agreed to support her experiments.
• Luo Ze told Ling Zi Chen that the core components of Eternal Heaven Kingdom had to be handed over, then agreed to move her research to North City.
• Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na decided to investigate the crisis at West City themselves, with Le Jun supporting them from the rear.
• Chen Xin Jie and Le Jun warned Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na against the dangerous mission, but Le Jun agreed to accompany them.
• Yu Guan Zhi stopped Chen Xin Jie from following the pair and told him that Luo Ze had arrived.

Tang Wulin and Gu Yue Na investigated the worsening Mist in South City and were ambushed by Black Underworld Douluo and Dark Phoenix. As Gu Yue Na tried to reach Dark Phoenix by revealing her identity as Leng Yulai, the Third Sequence attacked, but Luo Ze arrived and stopped the strike with Time Power.

• Chen Xin Jie and Yu Guan Zhi learned that Luo Ze was on his way to South City.
• Tang Wulin used his Golden Dragon Martial Soul to disperse the Mist while Gu Yue Na searched the area with Space Power.
• Black Underworld Douluo trapped Tang Wulin in Black Fog as Dark Phoenix prepared to attack Gu Yue Na.
• Gu Yue Na identified Dark Phoenix as Leng Yulai and urged her to return to Douluo Continent.
• The Third Sequence shattered Gu Yue Na’s spatial defense and attacked, but Luo Ze arrived and sealed the attacker’s movements with Time Power.

Luo Ze drove back the Third Sequence's Mist, freed Sky Pillar Douluo, and helped South City regain its light, though the commanders feared it might be a trap. He brought Eternal Heaven Kingdom to the front and asked Yu Guan Zhi how to defend South City while the enemy's movements remained unpredictable.

• Luo Ze used his Divine Power with Gu Yue Na to disperse the Mist and restore Sky Pillar Douluo's isolated space to the main world.
• Black Underworld Douluo withdrew from South City with his companions after taunting Tang Wulin about their next meeting.
• Yu Guan Zhi and the other commanders celebrated South City's return to light but worried the enemy had lured them into a trap.
• Gu Yue Na and Tang Wulin confronted Luo Ze about risking his weakened body, and he told them Ling Zi Chen and Eternal Heaven Kingdom had arrived.
• Luo Ze showed the commanders Eternal Heaven Kingdom and Yu Guan Zhi pledged the military's support for Spirit Pagoda, Shrek, and the Tang Sect.
• Luo Ze asked whether a Soul Engineer legion should garrison South City, and Yu Guan Zhi admitted they still could not predict the enemy's movements.