Chapter Summaries

Su Qiu revealed that he had faked his death and planned to search for another Abyss Passage, while Gu Yue organized Shrek’s recovery efforts among the ruins. The chapter ended with Xu Xiaoyan praising Gu Yue after the conference.

• Su Qiu told Mu Ye, Mu Chen, Zhen Hua, and Su Wuyan that he planned to recruit help from the Blood God Legion to search for a possible new Abyss Passage.
• Su Qiu said he had faked his death to guard against someone other than the Abyss, without explaining Tang San’s role.
• Gu Yue received reports on Shrek’s search and rescue, medical, and security teams, and ordered them to continue their work carefully.
• After the others left the conference, Xu Xiaoyan praised Gu Yue for calming the elders who had been arguing.

Gu Yue continued organizing Shrek’s recovery as Yun Ming confirmed that Tang San had drained the Golden Ancient Tree’s origin and vowed to hold him accountable. With Shrek unable to train its Seven Monsters, Yun Ming sent them to different factions and institutions for further training.

• Xu Xiaoyan reported that the Tang Sect’s generous supplies had been inventoried and registered.
• Yun Ming told Gu Yue he would leave Shrek in her hands, then accepted her account that Tang San had drained the Golden Ancient Tree and vowed not to let him go.
• Long Yuxue told Gu Yue she was returning to the Blood God Legion, and Gu Yue asked her to wait a day so someone could accompany her.
• Yun Ming gathered the Seven Monsters and decided to send them to different places for training because Shrek could no longer teach them.
• Xu Xiaoyan chose the Blood God Legion, Yuanen Yehui was assigned to the War God Temple, Tang Wulin to the Tang Sect, Yue Zhengyu to his family’s legion, and Ye Xinglan to the Federal Investigation Bureau.

Xu Xiaoyan and Long Yuxue were ambushed by a huge Sand Demon Worm swarm in the desert, but a mysterious man wiped out the creatures and rescued them. Xu Xiaoyan recognized him as Su Qiu, though he denied it.

• Long Yuxue and Xu Xiaoyan were attacked by Sand Demon Worms, which damaged the Sand Buggy's tire and surrounded them.
• Xu Xiaoyan immobilized the swarm with her Star Staff, then used her Dark Gold Dreadclaw to kill a ten-thousand-year Desert Worm that slipped through.
• A young man cleared the swarm with an air wave and his refined iron staff, then stopped the remaining worms from escaping and killed them all.
• Xu Xiaoyan recognized the man as Su Qiu by the way he brushed sand from his clothes, but he denied being him.

Su Qiu revealed himself to Xu Xiaoyan and Long Yuxue, then joined them on their journey to the Blood God Legion with an extravagant transforming Steel Dragon. After they reached the Legion and the sentries confirmed they were friendly, Su Qiu went straight to find Cao Dezhi.

• Xu Xiaoyan recognized Su Qiu despite his disguise, and he admitted he had faked his death; Long Yuxue was relieved to find him alive.
• After their Sand Buggy was destroyed, Su Qiu gave Long Yuxue a new one and brought out a transforming Steel Dragon for himself and Xu Xiaoyan to ride.
• Su Qiu explained that he controlled the Steel Dragon with Soul Power and Mental Power while Long Yuxue drove behind them.
• At the Blood God Legion, sentries surrounded the Steel Dragon until Long Yuxue identified the group as friendlies.
• Su Qiu went directly into the Blood God Battalion to find Cao Dezhi.

Su Qiu returned to the Blood God Battalion and warned Cao Dezhi that at least three Abyss Emperors had infiltrated the Douluo Plane. He proposed sending elite teams to hunt them while most of the legion continued guarding the main Abyss Passage.

• Su Qiu appeared before Cao Dezhi, who revealed he had never believed Su Qiu died in Shrek City's bombing.
• Su Qiu told Cao Dezhi that he had personally seen at least three Abyss Emperors infiltrate the Douluo Plane.
• Su Qiu pointed out possible hidden Spatial Nodes near major cities and warned that the Abyss could strike from within while the legion guarded the main passage.
• Su Qiu proposed leaving seventy percent of the troops at the passage and sending elite reconnaissance teams across the continent to locate the Abyss forces.
• Cao Dezhi weighed the risk of dividing the legion, while Su Qiu dismissed the Federation's objections and invoked the soldiers' anger over Shrek City's destruction.

Cao Dezhi and Su Qiu organized a continent-wide scouting operation to search for Abyssal activity. Long Yuxue received orders appointing her deputy captain of the first squad, leaving her exhausted and convinced she would have to work for Su Qiu again.

• Cao Dezhi agreed to form thirty scouting squads and ordered them to report any signs of spatial fluctuations or Abyssal aura.
• Cao Dezhi told Su Qiu that protecting Douluo Continent mattered more to him than the Tang Sect’s fate.
• The Blood God Legion mobilized its soldiers and distributed Soul Tools as the scouting squads prepared to deploy.
• Su Qiu secretly marked the soldiers with his Space-time Power and Destiny Soul Skill so he could sense anything they missed.
• Long Yuxue and Xu Xiaoyan received deployment orders, and Long Yuxue was appointed deputy captain of the first scouting squad.
• Long Yuxue realized the classified chief commander was probably Su Qiu and resented being sent to work for him again.

Su Qiu assembled a five-person scouting squad and assigned everyone codenames before leading them to the central grounds to pick something up. The squad prepared to leave on a full-region mission into the continent’s interior.

• Long Yuxue and Xu Xiaoyan received transfer orders placing them under the commander-in-chief, and Xu Xiaoyan eagerly hurried to Long Yuxue’s barracks.
• Su Qiu gathered Xu Xiaoyan, Long Yuxue, Jiang Qiyue, and Jiang Wuyue to form a scouting squad.
• Su Qiu told the squad to call him Tyrannosaurus, and the others chose the codenames Star, July, May, and Rain-Snow.
• The squad prepared its supplies, and Su Qiu led them to the central grounds to pick something up.

Su Qiu awakened his Steel Dragon and flew with Xu Xiaoyan, Long Yuxue, Jiang Qiyue, and Jiang Wuyue to Skysea City. At a restaurant, Jiang Qiyue watched Xu Xiaoyan cling to Su Qiu and wondered whether she was the only one who thought their behavior was unusual.

• Su Qiu awakened the Steel Dragon with a whistle, impressed the Blood God Legion's Mecha Designers, and invited his companions aboard.
• Xu Xiaoyan climbed onto the dragon first and happily held Su Qiu, followed by Long Yuxue and the Jiang siblings.
• Su Qiu flew the group beyond the Endless Mountains, landed outside Skysea City, and put the Steel Dragon away.
• The group entered the war-ready city and sat down at a restaurant near the harbor, where Xu Xiaoyan claimed the seat beside Su Qiu and leaned against him.
• Jiang Qiyue concluded that Xu Xiaoyan seemed to like Su Qiu, but Long Yuxue showed no reaction and Jiang Wuyue was despondent, leaving Jiang Qiyue wondering if she was abnormal.

Su Qiu told the team they were heading from Skysea City to the Heaven Dou Continent, then revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult’s surviving members were mostly Titled Douluo and claimed he had killed the rest. The chapter left Jiang Qiyue stunned as Su Qiu also described himself as a newly ascended Titled Douluo with a blood Body Martial Soul.

• Long Yuxue asked why they had come to Skysea City, and Su Qiu said they would travel to the Heaven Dou Continent because he had never been there.
• Jiang Qiyue warned that strict harbor security and limited diplomatic exchanges could complicate their departure, and Su Qiu explained that the Federation was hunting the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Su Qiu said the Holy Spirit Cult had almost no members left below Titled Douluo because he had killed the others, but Jiang Qiyue took the claim as a joke.
• Jiang Qiyue asked about Su Qiu’s Martial Soul and strength, and he said he had a blood Body Martial Soul and had recently become a Titled Douluo.

Su Qiu’s group boarded the Ocean Explorer for the Heaven Dou Continent, where Su Qiu recognized the seemingly friendly student Lina as the Evil Soul Master Na Nali in disguise. Lina stayed close to the group, and Su Qiu suspected their scouting team was her target as the ship sailed into the night.

• After clearing the port’s inspections with Blood One’s special pass, Su Qiu’s group prepared to board the Ocean Explorer.
• Lina, posing as a Tianhai Academy exchange student, asked Jiang Wuyue for help with her suitcase and introduced herself to the group.
• Su Qiu sensed Lina’s concealed Evil Soul Master aura and suspected she was Na Nali, but kept his discovery to himself.
• Lina struck up conversations with Su Qiu and followed the group aboard, claiming she was scared to travel alone and booking a cabin nearby.
• On deck, Lina told Su Qiu her nickname was Bell and said her Martial Soul’s sound soothed people; Su Qiu recognized the claim as a cover for Na Nali’s deadly Dark Bell.

Su Qiu recognized that Lina was the Holy Spirit Cult’s Dark Bell, a Super Douluo in disguise, and chose to play along while investigating her purpose. During the voyage, Xu Xiaoyan guarded him closely, and Lina kept trying to draw near the group.

• Su Qiu saw through Lina’s disguise and identified her as the Dark Bell, while Lina tried to win his trust with friendly conversation.
• Xu Xiaoyan interrupted them with a late-night snack, warned Su Qiu that Lina seemed suspicious, and learned he planned to play along.
• Su Qiu told Xu Xiaoyan to warn Long Yuxue not to reveal information to Lina.
• Over the next two days, Lina repeatedly sought chances to talk with Su Qiu, while Xu Xiaoyan stayed close and drove her away.
• Jiang Qiyue grew more confused by the group’s relationships, while Jiang Wuyue’s admiration for Tyrannosaurus increased.

Su Qiu and Lina continued pretending to be a curious exchange student and her companions while secretly probing each other. When a Sea Soul Beast attacked the ship, Su Qiu protected Lina and revealed his control over bloodline power, leaving her more interested in evaluating him as the voyage continued.

• Su Qiu casually asked Lina about Tianhai Academy and her trip while she maintained her exchange-student persona.
• A Sea Soul Beast pack attacked the ship, and the captain ordered passengers to return to their cabins.
• When a tentacle burst through the corridor wall and struck toward Lina, Su Qiu stepped in and crushed it with one hand using Bloodline Power.
• Lina thanked Su Qiu and asked whether his power came from his bloodline; he confirmed that his Martial Soul was blood and that he could control bloodline power.
• During the rest of the voyage, Lina asked increasingly pointed questions about bloodline cultivation, Body Martial Souls, and secret techniques, and Su Qiu tailored his answers to what she wanted to hear.

Lina tried to recruit Su Qiu into the Holy Spirit Cult by praising its acceptance of his Blood Martial Soul and offering its resources and secret arts. Su Qiu feigned interest and agreed to meet a contact alone at midnight, while privately welcoming the chance to investigate the cult.

• Lina hosted Su Qiu and his companions in Wanghai City and continued observing him as Long Yuxue and Jiang Qiyue searched the city for clues.
• During dinner, Lina argued that power itself had no good or evil and suggested Su Qiu's Blood Martial Soul would be valued by a place that welcomed strength and unconventional abilities.
• Su Qiu pretended to hesitate before asking Lina where she meant, while privately suspecting the Holy Spirit Cult wanted his blood and vitality for its secret arts.
• Lina invited Su Qiu to meet someone in the alley behind the Old Oak Bar at midnight and told him to come alone.

Su Qiu followed Lina to a hidden Holy Spirit Cult recruitment site, expecting a more dangerous kind of “release.” He discovered she only wanted him to join the cult and sign a contract, leaving him frustrated as Lina challenged his courage.

• Su Qiu agreed to meet Lina alone at midnight, and he told the others to stay behind and not come looking for him.
• Lina met Su Qiu in the alley behind Old Oak Bar and used the Dark Bell while pretending to seduce him.
• Lina led Su Qiu through hidden alleys to an underground site, where he marked several newly recruited Evil Soul Masters.
• Lina revealed that she wanted Su Qiu to join the Holy Spirit Cult and handed him an enrollment form.
• Su Qiu realized that Lina’s talk of “releasing oneself” meant embracing the cult, and Lina mocked him for hesitating to sign.

Su Qiu signed the Holy Spirit Cult’s soul-binding contract but secretly thwarted its curse, then received orders to investigate the Blood God Legion’s mysterious commander-in-chief. He continued leading his squad around Heaven Dou Continent, gathering intelligence while hunting newly turned Evil Soul Masters.

• Su Qiu pretended to accept the contract, suppressed its curse in his Sea of Consciousness, and let Lina believe it had bound him.
• Lina ordered Su Qiu to use his Blood God Legion identity to investigate the Legion’s sudden operation and learn about its mysterious commander-in-chief.
• Su Qiu received a nearly empty dossier and an evil-technique manual, then left the cult’s underground base with an identity token.
• Su Qiu led his squad around Heaven Dou Continent, investigating local powers and searching for signs of the Abyss without finding any.
• Su Qiu captured and eliminated several newly turned Evil Soul Masters, telling the Holy Spirit Cult that he needed to do so to maintain his cover.