Chapter Summaries

Lin Ran investigated God Realm fragments, discovered that a vast prison for Beast Race Deities had been abandoned after its captives escaped, and learned that the Sun Moon Empire had invaded the Dou Ling Empire. He then discussed his plans with Du Busi, who agreed to hand leadership of the Body Sect to Lin Ran.

• Lin Ran and the man visited a secret realm shared by the Xuanming Sect and two Dou Ling nobles, but found only Immortal Spirit Qi and Vow Power.
• Lin Ran explored a vast forested fragment once used to imprison Beast Race Deities and found no survivors, concluding the escaped deities had fled into the human world and other parts of Douluo Continent.
• Lin Ran learned that the Sun Moon Empire had seized a quarter of the Dou Ling Empire's territory in five days while the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires reinforced their borders.
• Du Busi asked Lin Ran whether he intended to replace the great empires, and Lin Ran said the empires had become obstacles to his plans to become a god.
• Lin Ran proposed that Nana take the Heaven Dou throne and promised not to mistreat the Heavenly Soul Royal Family.
• Du Busi decided to step down as Body Sect Master and leave the sect's future to Lin Ran, who vowed to make it stronger.

Lin Ran assessed the Sun Moon Empire’s invasion of the Dou Ling Empire, then cultivated in the Water God Temple while the invaders seized territory and breached Lingdou City. He arrived outside the fallen capital and sensed multiple Goddess-level fighters and a powerful antimatter aura within the Sun Moon army.

• Du Busi told Lin Ran that he had rejected the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s request to support the Dou Ling Empire, and Xu Jiujiu reported the Sun Moon Empire’s rapid invasion and its pursuit of secret realms.
• Xu Jiujiu explained that a vast secret realm by the sea trapped everyone who entered, while Lin Ran reasoned that the Sun Moon Empire would turn toward Lingdou City to secure its foothold.
• Lin Ran traveled with the Water God’s subordinate to the Water God Temple, explored its treasures, and stayed there to cultivate and monitor the war.
• After capturing the Xuanming Sect’s secret realm, the Sun Moon Empire advanced toward Lingdou City and breached it with a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell after two days.
• Lin Ran arrived outside Lingdou City and sensed several Goddess-level powerhouses and an exceptionally pure antimatter and anti-energy aura within the Sun Moon Empire’s army.

Lin Ran learned that the Sun Moon Empire had invaded the Dou Ling Empire to seize its secret realms, then watched its forces advance on Lingdou City. After the city fell, he arrived outside it and sensed several Goddess-level powerhouses and a pure antimatter aura among the enemy army.

• Du Busi told Lin Ran that the Heavenly Soul Emperor had asked the Body Sect to support the Dou Ling Empire, but he had refused.
• Xu Jiujiu told Lin Ran that the Sun Moon Empire had seized a quarter of the Dou Ling Empire in five days and was targeting its God Realm secret realms; she also described a coastal realm from which no one had returned.
• Lin Ran concluded that the Sun Moon Empire would attack Lingdou City after securing a foothold, and he chose to let the invaders draw the Dou Ling Emperor's attention while he went to the Water God Temple.
• Lin Ran explored the Water God Temple, then stayed there to cultivate and monitor the war as the Sun Moon Empire captured the Xuanming Sect's secret realm and advanced toward Lingdou City.
• The Sun Moon Empire breached Lingdou City with a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, and Lin Ran arrived outside the city, sensing multiple Goddess-level auras and pure antimatter and anti-energy within its army.

Lin Ran attended a banquet with Ju Zi after entering the Sun Moon Empire’s camp and killing the captured Dou Ling Emperor. Ju Zi thanked him for avenging her parents and tried to recruit him to the Sun Moon Empire, but Lin Ran refused, leaving her asking why.

• Ju Zi recognized Lin Ran, welcomed him into the Sun Moon Empire’s camp, and invited him to a banquet.
• Lin Ran killed the Dou Ling Emperor by destroying his Spiritual Sea, despite Ju Zi expecting him to take the emperor away.
• Ju Zi said Lin Ran had avenged her parents by killing Dai Hao and warned that they might meet as enemies on the battlefield.
• Ju Zi urged Lin Ran to bring the Body Sect into the Sun Moon Empire, offering him the State Preceptor position and the sect imperial protection.
• Lin Ran refused to join the Sun Moon Empire, and Ju Zi asked whether his decision was because of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Lin Ran rejected Ju Zi’s offer to join the Sun Moon Empire, then discovered she had prepared to capture him. After he subdued Ju Zi, six Beast Gods attacked him, and their clash with Lin Ran destroyed the Heavenly Soul Imperial Palace and killed many members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion.

• Lin Ran refused to join the Sun Moon Empire because it relied on Evil Soul Masters and would oppose his path.
• Ju Zi left the banquet, and Lin Ran used his Divine Sense to detect four Soul Engineer legions forming arrays around him.
• Ju Zi ordered the legions to form arrays and capture Lin Ran, but he used a Flying Thunder God Mark to appear behind her and subdue her.
• Six unfamiliar gods confronted Lin Ran and identified themselves as Beast Gods from the Beast Domain, enemies of the God Realm.
• A Beast God attacked while another froze the surrounding space, preventing Lin Ran from teleporting; Lin Ran sent Ju Zi to the Water God Temple and fought back with the Zhu Xian Sword.
• Lin Ran and the Beast God’s clash split the earth and collapsed the Heavenly Soul Imperial Palace, while many Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion members died despite their barriers.

Lin Ran fled the six pursuers from Lingdou City, then turned to fight and killed the Treasure-Hunting Mouse and the Dragon-Headed Fire Phoenix. The remaining four gods surrounded him, and he faced their attacks with the Water Dragon King's divine skills.

• Lin Ran used his Sea of Blood domain and spatial powers to escape the Earth-Shaking Beasts and their allies.
• The Treasure-Hunting Mouse caught up, but Lin Ran pierced it with the Zhu Xian Sword intent and absorbed its origin with the Illusory Sea Pearl.
• Lin Ran pursued and killed the Dragon-Headed Fire Phoenix, preserving and storing her origin.
• The four remaining pursuers surrounded Lin Ran, and the Earth-Shaking Beast urged them to cover one another so he could not pick them off.
• Lin Ran charged into the lightning attack and used Supreme Goodness is Like Water and Water Benefits All Things to disperse and absorb its power.

Lin Ran killed the Treasure-Hunting Mouse and the Dragon-Headed Fire Phoenix, then used the Illusory Sea Pearl and his allies to subdue the Demon Empress. When the Earth-Shaking Beast summoned a second-rank god, Lin Ran escaped to Gu Yuena, who said she was strong enough to face the pursuer.

• The Treasure-Hunting Mouse's consciousness and body collapsed under the Zhu Xian Sword intent, and Lin Ran collected his shattered origin with the Illusory Sea Pearl.
• Lin Ran chased down the fleeing Dragon-Headed Fire Phoenix, overwhelmed her with the Thought of Corruption, killed her, and stored her origin.
• The other four attacked Lin Ran, but he absorbed the lightning and redirected it at the Demon Empress while focusing his assault on her.
• Lin Ran used the Rakshasa Temple and Water God Temple to block the others, then subdued the Demon Empress with a Divine Sense array and left her alive for questioning.
• The Earth-Shaking Beast opened a spatial rift that revealed a second-rank god, so Lin Ran withdrew his allies and used a Silver Dragon Scale to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Yuena said her strength had recovered to the level of a second-rank god and assured Lin Ran she could handle the pursuer.

Lin Ran explained the fallen God Realm’s threats to Gu Yuena and proposed ways to prevent conflict between humans and soul beasts. Gu Yuena agreed to protect Lin Ran for now and considered his plans for the soul beast race.

• Lin Ran told Gu Yuena that the Beast Domain’s gods were connected to the soul beast race and warned that the Sea of Evil could attract an invasion from the Abyss Plane.
• Gu Yuena considered subduing the Beast Gods, then agreed to postpone cultivating anew and to protect Lin Ran while he recovered his strength.
• Gu Yuena asked Lin Ran about the Cultivation Method that could turn ordinary people into soul masters, and he shared his first proposal: develop Soul Spirits into a lasting, potentially reincarnating race that could coexist with humanity.
• Lin Ran presented his second proposal: create a method for humans to form soul rings themselves, with the cooperation of Gu Yuena and the soul beast race.

Lin Ran explained the dangers posed by the fallen God Realm fragments and discussed ways to resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts with Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena agreed to protect him while he recovered and considered his proposed methods for changing the relationship between the two races.

• Lin Ran told Gu Yuena about the Beast Domain and the Sea of Evil, warning that the latter could attract an invasion from the Abyss Plane.
• Gu Yuena decided to postpone sealing her cultivation until she had subdued the Beast Gods, and offered to protect Lin Ran while he recovered.
• Gu Yuena asked Lin Ran about the Cultivation Method that could let ordinary people become soul masters, and he presented a plan to develop soul spirits into a lasting, symbiotic race alongside humans.
• Lin Ran described a second plan to let people condense soul rings on their own, which would ease but not eliminate conflict between humans and soul beasts.

Lin Ran and Gu Yuena agreed to develop the Soul Spirit system and self-condensing soul rings while protecting Soul Beasts who refused to become Soul Spirits. After returning to Dragon City, Lin Ran reunited with Qiu'er, who had been waiting anxiously for him.

• Gu Yuena agreed to let willing Soul Beasts become Soul Spirits while protecting those who refused, and she and Lin Ran planned to improve the system together.
• Lin Ran asked every Soul Beast clan to send two members to the core region for research, but said he would return after handling matters in the human world.
• The Goddesses' battle left the Sun Moon Empire's soul engineer legions damaged and Ju Zi captured, while news of the battle spread across the continent.
• Xu Tianran reacted with shock and fury to Ju Zi's capture, and the Sun Moon Empire's forces in Lingdou City halted their advance.
• Lin Ran returned to Dragon City and found Qiu'er waiting anxiously in his room; she scolded him for making everyone worry.

Lin Ran planned to study Soul Beasts to develop the Soul Spirit system and self-condensed soul rings, then returned to Dragon City after the divine battle. He reunited with Wang Qiu'er, while Wang Dong'er reacted angrily after finding them kissing in her room.

• Lin Ran asked Gu Yuena to gather two Soul Beasts from every clan for research, then said he would return after handling matters in the human world.
• The Sun Moon Empire's soul engineer commanders learned that Ju Zi had been captured and reported the divine battle's outcome to Ming Du.
• News of the battle spread across the continent, leaving the empires and factions worried about the Goddesses supporting the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianran received news of Ju Zi's capture and became furious, while the four soul engineer legions remained stalled in Lingdou City.
• Lin Ran returned to Dragon City and found Wang Qiu'er waiting anxiously for him; she bit his chin before he kissed her and teleported them to another room.
• Wang Dong'er saw Lin Ran and Wang Qiu'er together in her room and angrily told him to go die.

Lin Ran accepted Ju Zi’s surrender and brought her under his command, tasking her with learning about his organization. Vina then told him that her father wanted her to return to the Heaven Dou Empire and inherit the throne, hoping her relationship with Lin Ran would help resist the Sun Moon Empire.

• Ju Zi told Lin Ran what she knew about the blond-led group and its apparent interest in the Body Sect’s secret realm and Shrek City.
• Ju Zi offered to serve Lin Ran, explaining that she still wanted the Star Luo Empire destroyed; Lin Ran accepted her and ordered her to learn about his goals and organization.
• Lin Ran introduced Ju Zi to Vina and Xu Jiujiu, then sent her to Ma Xiaotao to learn the situation.
• Vina showed Lin Ran a letter from her father asking her to return to the Heaven Dou Empire and inherit the throne.
• Vina said her father wanted to use her relationship with Lin Ran to counter the Sun Moon Empire, and Lin Ran promised to help her resist invasion.

Ju Zi joined Lin Ran after explaining that she wanted to destroy the Star Luo Empire, and he assigned her to learn about his plans and organization. Vina and Xu Jiujiu then brought news of their empires’ plans, leaving Lin Ran with a new alliance with the Xu Clan.

• Ju Zi told Lin Ran she would serve him if he helped her destroy the Star Luo Empire, and he accepted her into his organization.
• Lin Ran introduced Ju Zi to Vina and Xu Jiujiu, then sent Ju Zi to find Ma Xiaotao for guidance.
• Vina showed Lin Ran a letter saying her father wanted her to return to the Heaven Dou Empire and inherit its throne, and Lin Ran agreed to help defend her empire.
• Xu Jiujiu announced she would return to the Star Luo Empire and accepted Lin Ran’s jade pendant in case she faced danger.
• Xu Jiujiu told Lin Ran that her imperial brother had agreed for the Xu Clan to join under his command, on the condition that he protect them from the Sun Moon Empire.

Tang San negotiated with the Abyssal Sage King to infiltrate the God Realm in exchange for help reclaiming his divine seat, then met Zhou Weiqing to seek the Asura Seed. When Zhou Weiqing refused, Tang San decided to reincarnate and follow Xiao Wu, hoping Zhou Weiqing would look after his new life.

• The Abyssal Sage King told Tang San that they had reached the God Realm and asked him to secretly investigate its remnants while the Crimson Mother sought a fragment that could help her become a God King.
• Tang San agreed to gather intelligence after the Crimson Mother promised to help him reclaim his divine seat.
• Tang San met Zhou Weiqing and claimed that the Destruction God’s actions and Xiao Wu’s death had led him to release the Golden Dragon King.
• Tang San asked Zhou Weiqing for the Asura Seed, but Zhou Weiqing said it was controlled by the God Kings and could not be taken secretly.
• Tang San resolved to reincarnate, find Xiao Wu, and ask Zhou Weiqing to watch over his reincarnated self.

Tang San persuaded Zhou Weiqing to support his planned reincarnation, then secretly arranged with the Crimson Mother to protect him while he pursued the Asura godhood and a chance to seize the God Realm. Meanwhile, Lin Ran continued developing Soul Spirit and Soul Ring methods and advanced to rank ninety-nine.

• Tang San claimed he needed to find Xiao Wu before returning to face punishment and asked Zhou Weiqing for the Asura Seed, but Zhou Weiqing said he could only recommend an inheritor.
• Tang San decided to reincarnate and asked Zhou Weiqing to look after him, and Zhou Weiqing agreed.
• Tang San told the Crimson Mother that he planned to reincarnate on Douluo Continent and later reclaim the Asura godhood as part of a plan to take the God Realm; she agreed to protect him and spared the plane from the Abyss.
• Tang San secretly met Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others to ask them to infiltrate Douluo Continent, then tried to locate Xiao Wu's reincarnation but found no clues.
• Lin Ran analyzed and fused Soul Beast bloodlines, improved the Soul Spirit Method, created a self-condensed Soul Ring method, and reached rank ninety-nine.

Lin Ran refined Di Tian’s blood into Dark Dragon King blood essence and developed the Myriad Blood Melting Dao Art to merge conflicting bloodlines. When the Sun Moon Empire launched a coordinated invasion, Lin Ran went to Heaven Dou City to assess the crisis while Gu Yuena headed for the Star Luo Empire.

• Lin Ran and Gu Yuena refined Di Tian’s blood into a drop of Dark Dragon King blood essence, which Lin Ran absorbed despite the resulting bloodline turmoil.
• Lin Ran explained that he had created the Myriad Blood Melting Dao Art to fuse different bloodlines by drawing on their shared traits, though the method still needed refinement.
• Lin Ran received urgent intelligence that the Sun Moon Empire had attacked the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires with Goddess support, and Gu Yuena agreed to confront the Beast Gods aiding the invasion.
• Lin Ran gave Gu Yuena a token for the Star Luo Empire, then used Flying Thunder God to reach Heaven Dou City.
• Vina told Lin Ran that Sun Moon Empire forces were advancing toward Dragon City, Heaven Dou City, and the Forest of Life, with a Goddess apparently accompanying each route.

Lin Ran refined Di Tian’s blood into Dark Dragon King blood essence and explained how his Myriad Blood Melting Dao Art could fuse bloodlines. When the Sun Moon Empire launched a multi-front war, Lin Ran went to Heaven Dou City to assess the crisis and concluded he could defeat the enemy forces one by one.

• Lin Ran swallowed the Dark Dragon King blood essence refined from Di Tian’s blood, while Gu Yuena suppressed his surging bloodline power.
• Lin Ran told Gu Yuena that he had fused dozens of races’ bloodlines and developed the preliminary Myriad Blood Melting Dao Art to combine them into a new bloodline.
• Lin Ran received urgent news that the Sun Moon Empire had invaded the Heaven Dou Empire on multiple fronts while its forces broke through the Ming Dou Mountain Range into the Star Luo Empire.
• Lin Ran sent Gu Yuena to the Star Luo Empire with his token so she could deal with the Beast Gods assisting the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lin Ran arrived at Heaven Dou City, where Vina described the invading forces, and he said he could take them down one by one rather than split their forces in response.

Jin Lin sent Titan and the Star Sea Whale to attack the Forest of Life, but both turned against him and pledged themselves to Lin Ran and the Life Goddess. Jin Lin watched their surrender in fury as the confrontation at the Forest of Life began.

• Jin Lin wounded Titan to force him and the Star Sea Whale to attack the Forest of Life while he stayed behind.
• Titan and the Star Sea Whale agreed to seek the Life Goddess's protection if the Forest's defenders proved powerful, or to join her to gain favor.
• Lin Ran learned the pair were approaching, dealt with the Sun Moon Empire's last army, and returned to the Forest of Life.
• Gu Yuena learned from surrendered Beast Gods that Jin Lin possessed the Golden Dragon King's damaged godhead and resolved to claim it.
• The Star Sea Whale warned Lin Ran about Jin Lin, and Titan knelt before the Tree of Life and offered his aid.
• Jin Lin saw the two Beast Gods surrender and angrily denounced them as cowards.

Lin Ran defeated Jin Lin with his Nine-Colored Sea of Laws and, with the Life Goddess’s help, killed him and claimed his damaged Godhead of Ruin. He forced the Star Sea Whale and Titan to become contracted soul spirits, assigning Titan to his teacher and the Star Sea Whale to Huo Yun’er.

• Jin Lin attacked the Star Sea Whale and Titan, injuring them despite their surrender, then turned his killing intent toward Lin Ran.
• Lin Ran used his Sea of Laws to absorb and convert Jin Lin’s attacks, weakening him while protecting Lin Ran from harm.
• Lin Ran and the Life Goddess trapped Jin Lin with the Tree of Life and struck him with the Zhu Xian Sword, killing him.
• A damaged Godhead of Ruin entered Lin Ran, who suppressed it, erased the remnant Golden Dragon King’s will, and claimed the godhead.
• Lin Ran made the Star Sea Whale and Titan sign soul spirit contracts, then ordered Titan to become his teacher’s second martial soul and chose Huo Yun’er as the Star Sea Whale’s partner.

After defeating the Beast Gods, Lin Ran organized the postwar recovery and traveled to the Star Luo Empire, where he gave Gu Yuena the damaged Godhead of Ruin. He warned her not to fuse it with her Creation Godhead, leaving her to pursue the God King level through her own inheritance.

• Lin Ran returned to the Forest of Life, where Du Busi and the others welcomed him, and he assigned Ju Zi, Xiao Xiao, and others to manage surrendering troops and restore order.
• Lin Ran helped Vina establish postwar measures at the Heavenly Soul Imperial Palace, then spent the night with her in the palace hall.
• The next day, Lin Ran traveled to the Star Luo Empire, where he found order recovering after Gu Yuena defeated the invading Sun Moon Empire army.
• Gu Yuena told Lin Ran she had subdued the Beast Gods and learned that a Second-Class God possessed the Golden Dragon King's God Core of destruction.
• Lin Ran gave Gu Yuena the damaged Godhead of Ruin, explaining that he had killed its owner during the attack on the Forest of Life.
• Lin Ran warned Gu Yuena not to fuse the incomplete godhead with her Creation Godhead, and she promised to remember his advice.