Chapter Summaries

Gu Yue Na agreed to trade the Lake of Life’s energy for Ruo Tuo’s help removing the Asura Divine Power. Ruo Tuo revealed his enormous true form, leaving the Fierce Beasts awestruck and frightened as Xiao recalled his fearsome reputation.

• Ruo Tuo offered to remove the Asura Divine Power from Gu Yue Na in exchange for the Lake of Life’s energy, and the Fierce Beasts accepted the trade.
• Di Tian questioned whether Ruo Tuo could overcome the Asura God’s power, but Gu Yue Na stopped him and made her decision final.
• Ruo Tuo transformed into a dragon-shaped giant over five hundred meters tall and said less than one-tenth of his strength remained.
• The soul beasts throughout the Star Dou Great Forest trembled at Ruo Tuo’s immense form, while Paimon compared his size to that of Demon Gods.
• Xiao recalled that great demons had feared Ruo Tuo and Demon Gods had fled when he fought alongside the Lord of Geo.

Azhdaha Dragon King demonstrated his immense control over the earth by purging the Asura Divine Power from Gu Yue Na’s wound. He accepted the Lake of Life’s energy under their contract, leaving Gu Yue Na and the Fierce Beasts stunned by his strength.

• Paimon recalled Azhdaha’s kind nature and teased Zhongli by imitating Azhdaha’s demand that he repay his old wishes.
• Azhdaha summoned the power of the earth, cutting Gu Yue Na off from the element and astonishing her with his strength.
• Azhdaha gathered amber energy, extracted the Asura Divine Power from Gu Yue Na’s wound, and destroyed it before shrinking back to palm size.
• The Asura God learned that Gu Yue Na was recovering, decided not to interfere, and hoped Tang San would grow up soon so he could retire.
• Gu Yue Na thanked Azhdaha and offered him all the energy in the Lake of Life, honoring their contract.
• Azhdaha praised Gu Yue Na’s credit and told her to take pictures before he drained the Lake of Life.

Gu Yue Na recovered from the loss of the Lake of Life’s energy and decided to recruit more soul-beast allies, using the Ice Snow Two Empresses’ desire to avenge the dead Ice God. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin overheard the plan, and Di Tian prepared to speak with them.

• Zi Ji and Bi Ji reflected on Zhongli and the others leaving peacefully, while Xiong Jun questioned why the Fierce Beasts had yielded.
• Di Tian explained that he could not die before completing the Dragon Clan’s great cause, and Gu Yue Na noted that the drained Lake of Life now offered a safer hiding place.
• Gu Yue Na told Di Tian to revise their arrangements while she recovered, then ordered him to recruit the Deep Sea king and the Ice Snow Two Empresses.
• Gu Yue Na claimed the Human Deities had killed the Ice God, giving the two women a reason to join them against the humans.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived unnoticed and overheard the secret; after Gu Yue Na and the Fierce Beasts vanished, Di Tian told the two visitors he had something to discuss.

Barnabas descended into the Far North, where the Snow Empress welcomed her as the Ice God, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin committed to cooperating with soul beasts against Spirit Hall. Zhongli and his companions traveled north and encountered the younger generation of the Four Elements Academy in Skywater City.

• The Snow Empress joyfully greeted Barnabas as the returned Ice God, and Barnabas asked whether she was willing to become one of her people.
• The Snow Empress told Barnabas that strange humanlike creatures had appeared a year earlier, including a powerful Hillichurl Frost King that had beaten Atai.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left the Star Dou Great Forest after agreeing to cooperate with soul beasts, and Chen Xin comforted Ning Fengzhi about his decision.
• Zhongli and his companions headed north toward the Far North and met the Four Elements Academy's younger generation in Skywater City.
• The others criticized Feng Xiaotian for pursuing Huo Wu, but Feng Xiaotian insisted that she looked at him gently, prompting Ruo Tuo to ask Zhongli whether he was a simp.

Shui Yue'er dismissed Feng Xiaotian’s devotion to Huo Wu, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun returned to Heaven Dou City to confront Zhu Zhuqing. Ma Hongjun urged Dai Mubai to teach her a lesson rather than let possessiveness and resentment rule him, and the two ended the chapter joking as they headed onward.

• Shui Yue'er called Feng Xiaotian a lovesick lapdog for chasing Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian insisted that Huo Wu liked him.
• Shui Yue'er led the Skywater Academy members away, while Huo Wushuang sighed over Feng Xiaotian’s futile pursuit of his sister.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun entered Heaven Dou City to deal with Zhu Zhuqing and reflected on how far they remained from Zhongli’s power.
• Ma Hongjun warned Dai Mubai to teach Zhu Zhuqing a lesson instead of killing her, and pointed out that Dai Mubai’s feelings came from possessiveness and pride.
• Dai Mubai swung a playful punch at Ma Hongjun, who dodged and ran off.

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy, where they reunited with Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong and revealed they had become god inheritors and Rank 92 Titled Douluo. Their joyful reunion was interrupted by news that three Education Committee members from Heaven Dou Royal Academy had arrived aggressively.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai headed to Shrek Academy, and Ma Hongjun vowed to help the teachers stand again with the power of a god.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong discussed Shrek Academy’s worsening fortunes and considered moving to a smaller place.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai arrived and reunited with their teachers.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he and Ma Hongjun were inheritors of the God of War and Phoenix God, respectively.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai showed their Rank 92 Titled Douluo strength and soul rings to the teachers.
• A messenger announced that three Education Committee members from Heaven Dou Royal Academy had arrived aggressively.

Flender, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai faced Meng Shenji and the other Heaven Dou academy elders, who demanded that Shrek leave its land. The dispute turned into a fight, but the revealed god-inheritor status and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings of both sides made Meng Shenji reconsider.

• Meng Shenji accused Shrek of misusing imperial resources and demanded that its members give up their land and leave.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai refused, and Flender said they could speak for Shrek, prompting Meng Shenji to declare that fists would settle the dispute.
• Both sides activated their Martial Soul Possession and revealed their soul rings; Meng Shenji had become a Titled Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Meng Shenji recognized Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai as god inheritors and asked how many trials they had completed, suggesting there might be a misunderstanding.

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai confronted Meng Shenji and the other elders, but Xiaofeilian arrived and took charge. After she dismissed the two divine successors as unworthy, their gods warned them to leave because she served the God of Destruction, yet Ma Hongjun refused to back down.

• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai revealed that they had passed six divine trials and challenged Meng Shenji and the elders to fight.
• Xiaofeilian appeared in the training ground without the Titled Douluo sensing her arrival, and the elders stepped behind her.
• Dai Mubai invoked the Five-Year Pact and said they had come to test Xiaofeilian's strength for Tang San, but she said they were not worthy.
• The Phoenix God warned Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai to leave, explaining that Xiaofeilian was the successor to a God King and would hold authority over them if they ascended.
• Ma Hongjun refused to apologize or leave, insisting that he would protect Shrek Academy.

Ma Hongjun challenged the Phoenix God over his weakness but chose to keep inheriting the God Position, while Dai Mubai also vowed to survive. The two then challenged Xiaofeilian to a wager, but she dismissed them and told them to make their move.

• Ma Hongjun blamed the Phoenix God for being weak, and the Phoenix God revealed that he had passed on his God Position because of Asura rather than Ma Hongjun's merit.
• The Phoenix God urged Ma Hongjun to apologize to Xiaofeilian or give up the God Position, but Ma Hongjun refused to apologize and said he would not be a coward again.
• The Phoenix God praised Ma Hongjun's unyielding spirit and said he would acknowledge him if he survived, while explaining that he would not personally offend Xiaofeilian.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai vowed to survive, then challenged Xiaofeilian to a wager.
• Xiaofeilian said the two were not worthy of wagering against her, rejected Ma Hongjun's taunt, and told them to make their move.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun offered Xiaofeilian a wager involving their God-Bestowed Soul Rings, hoping to secure a safe retreat if they lost. Xiaofeilian accepted, then swiftly slapped Dai Mubai and turned toward Ma Hongjun, who begged her not to hit his face.

• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun offered Xiaofeilian their two God-Bestowed Soul Rings if they failed to withstand three of her attacks, while Shrek Academy would leave.
• Xiaofeilian accepted the wager and warned them not to break their contract.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun prepared to fight, but Xiaofeilian moved too quickly for them to see.
• Xiaofeilian slapped Dai Mubai, who recognized the familiar blow and lost his fighting spirit.
• Xiaofeilian turned toward Ma Hongjun, who begged her not to hit his face.

Xiaofeilian defeated Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, accepted both God-Bestowed Soul Rings, and drove the challengers from Shrek Academy. She then gave two rings to Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin, while Zhongli began recounting an amusing memory from years earlier.

• Ma Hongjun surrendered to Xiaofeilian and handed over his God-Bestowed Soul Ring, then retrieved Dai Mubai’s ring and gave it to her as well.
• Zhongli laughed and told Paimon and the others that he remembered the day Chiyu took a master.
• Shrek Academy was emptied, leaving Xiaofeilian and the three education committee members behind.
• Xiaofeilian offered two God-Bestowed Soul Rings to Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin to help them obtain powerful soul rings as they approached Titled Douluo.
• Meng Shenji urged Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin to accept the rings, reminding them that Chiyu had once given him one too.

Flender and the Shrek elders chose to leave the soul master world and live in seclusion after the academy’s fall, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun accepted their defeat but refused Flender’s advice to join Xiaofeilian. As Zhongli’s group prepared to enter the Far North, he sensed that Cloud Retainer had returned in a hurry, so they turned back.

• Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin accepted Xiaofeilian’s gifts, while Meng Shenji teased them about their gratitude.
• Flender told Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai that the Shrek elders would retire to a small village instead of moving to the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai gave Flender a gold card containing one million Gold Soul Coins, and Flender accepted it as a gesture of filial respect.
• Flender warned Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun not to seek revenge on Xiaofeilian and urged them to join her, but both refused.
• Dai Mubai acknowledged Xiaofeilian’s strength and promised not to target her again, then he and Ma Hongjun watched the Shrek elders depart.
• Zhongli sensed that Cloud Retainer was traveling back at nearly full speed, so his group turned away from the Far North to return.

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai encountered Xianyun and Lumine outside Heaven Dou City, and Ma Hongjun tried to flirt with Xianyun. After Xianyun challenged them to prove they were not mortal commoners, Ma Hongjun revealed his Titled Douluo aura, but their reaction shocked him.

• Xianyun told Lumine they were near Heaven Dou City, where Zhongli and Paimon had once descended.
• Ma Hongjun spotted Xianyun, and he and Dai Mubai agreed that Dai Mubai would not compete for her.
• Xianyun called Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai mortal commoners, prompting them to approach and boast about themselves.
• Xianyun asked how they would prove they were not mortal commoners.
• Ma Hongjun introduced himself as eighteen and activated his martial soul, but Xianyun and Lumine reacted in a way that shocked him.

Xianyun and Lumine encountered Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, who mistook Xianyun’s warnings and stories about Zhongli and Chiyu for a bluff. After the brothers provoked her, Xianyun beat them badly and left with Lumine, while they realized her adeptal arts surpassed their world’s martial arts.

• Ma Hongjun tried to impress Xianyun and Lumine, but Lumine and Xianyun considered him weak despite his Titled Douluo status.
• Xianyun warned Ma Hongjun to leave and mentioned that she knew Chiyu through the Lord of Geo.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun accused Xianyun of lying and continued provoking her.
• Xianyun struck Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai until they were swollen and frightened, then departed with Lumine.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai realized they had gotten into trouble and said Xianyun’s adeptal arts were on another level.

Lumine reunited with Paimon and the others at Zhongli Manor after several years away, while Aether confronted Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun outside Heaven Dou City. The chapter ended with Lumine revealing how hungry she had been by devouring Paimon’s food.

• Aether stopped Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun outside Heaven Dou City and warned them to flee before the Abyss attacked.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun refused to leave, so Aether summoned Abyss creatures that struck them with lightning, water, and fire.
• Xianyun recognized Guizhong at Zhongli Manor and embraced her after learning she had come back to life.
• Lumine reunited with Paimon, who had grown plump while eating well at Zhongli Manor.
• Lumine complained about how she had spent the past few years, then seized and ate the food Paimon had been enjoying.

Lumine reunited with Paimon and devoured the food Paimon had saved, while Zhongli explained that Guizhong’s return could not be repeated for the dead whose souls were gone. Lumine reflected on Corrosion’s purpose, and the chapter ended with Zhongli affirming that the existence of Demon Gods and Adepti had meaning.

• Lumine angrily ate Paimon’s favorite food after learning Paimon had been living comfortably while she searched and struggled across Teyvat.
• Xianyun asked Zhongli whether other fallen Adepti and Yaksha could be resurrected, but Zhongli explained that only Guizhong had left behind a soul.
• Guizhong grew quiet when Xianyun mentioned Streetward Rambler, whose grief over Guizhong’s death had been severe.
• Lumine reasoned that Corrosion might wear down powerful, emotional Demon Gods and Adepti before their conflicts destroyed the world.
• Paimon revealed that Osial had arrived in the Douluo Continent before Lumine and was hibernating in the ocean.
• Zhongli rejected the idea that the Immortal Race’s existence was meaningless, saying that existence itself was reason enough.

Lumine forced Paimon to surrender her hidden food stash, which she shared with everyone outside Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Aether defeated Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai and challenged them to reconsider whether they deserved to become gods, leaving them to return toward the Star Luo Empire as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched in alarm.

• Lumine threatened to cook Paimon until Paimon revealed her treasured food boxes and surrendered her remaining hidden provisions.
• Outside Heaven Dou City, Paimon promised to take Lumine to the Seven Treasure Hotel, and Lumine shared Paimon's collected food with everyone.
• Zhongli reflected on whether Aether had arrived in this world earlier and wished everyone a happy new year on the Douluo Continent.
• Aether defeated Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, criticized their conduct as inheritors of false gods, and left through a gateway.
• Ma Hongjun urged Dai Mubai to abandon past grievances and focus on becoming true gods, and the two set off toward the Star Luo Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who had watched Aether's group beat Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, wondered what the terrifying beings were.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin learned that Spirit Hall was marching on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and prepared to fight. Bibi Dong led the assault in hopes of breaking through to godhood, and the battle began at the foot of the sect’s mountain.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed the mysterious monsters and wondered whether Ning Fengzhi’s divine inheritance was being judged.
• A messenger reported that Spirit Hall was advancing on the sect, and Ning Fengzhi ordered every disciple to prepare for battle.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Spirit Hall’s forces and told Nana to protect herself during the fighting.
• Spirit Hall and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect began a battle at the mountain’s foot, separating the clashes of high- and low-level Soul Masters.
• An icy divine arrow announced the arrival of an opponent who threatened Chen Xin with death.

Spirit Hall confronted Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and their allies, while Golden Crocodile Douluo offered them a chance to surrender. Tang Xiao joined the defenders, but Golden Crocodile dismissed him as no threat, and the chapter ended with Chen Xin’s side still keeping its confidence for reasons not yet revealed.

• Guang Ling attacked Chen Xin with an Ice Divine Arrow, but Chen Xin split it with his sword intent and mocked him.
• Golden Crocodile restrained Guang Ling, revealed his Rank Ninety-Eight strength, and demanded that Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi surrender.
• Chen Xin refused, citing the 1,527 Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples killed in Spirit Hall’s earlier sneak attack and vowing revenge.
• Tang Xiao appeared and declared that he would fight Spirit Hall to the death, despite doubting he could defeat its strongest members.
• Golden Crocodile dismissed Tang Xiao as incapable of making Spirit Hall suffer serious losses, while the defenders’ confidence left him uncertain.
• Tang Xiao noticed Bibi Dong and wondered what the unpredictable woman was doing.

Bibi Dong broke battlefield convention by slaughtering Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, prompting Chen Xin and the other Titled Douluo to attack Spirit Hall’s forces. Tang Xiao’s strike aimed at Hu Liena killed Yan instead, and Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused into Bewitching Charm amid their grief.

• Bibi Dong ignored Chen Xin’s challenge and continued killing Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, while Spirit Hall’s elders prepared to fight Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Tang Xiao, and their allies.
• Chen Xin embraced the Seven Kill Sword as a Sword of Protection and attacked Spirit Hall, prompting Titled Douluo on both sides to unleash attacks across the battlefield.
• With Ning Fengzhi’s amplification, Tang Xiao launched Sky-Defying Strike at Hu Liena to make Bibi Dong suffer the loss of a loved one.
• Yan rushed Hu Liena out of the hammer’s path and was killed by Tang Xiao’s strike.
• Hu Liena realized she loved Yan, and she and her brother Xie Yue fused into Bewitching Charm as bloodlust and killing intent surged around them.