Chapter Summaries

Shu Yan used Netherfall to gather blood, souls, and negative energy, drawing Elder Yi’s remnant soul into his Sea of Consciousness. As he prepared to return to Star Luo City with the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Xu Jiujiu, Di Tian appeared nearby.

• Shu Yan activated Netherfall, which absorbed the battlefield’s blood, flesh, souls, and negative energy and unleashed a pillar of dark purple light.
• The pillar attracted attention from powerful beings in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Shu Yan waited for Netherfall’s energy to run out.
• A gray current entered Shu Yan’s Sea of Consciousness, where Elder Yi’s remnant soul appeared and greeted the world before Shu Yan welcomed him.
• Shu Yan told the stunned Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Xu Jiujiu that he would explain everything after they returned to Star Luo City.
• The Snow Empress sensed Di Tian approaching and shielded Shu Yan, while the Ice Empress protected him and Xu Jiujiu as footsteps sounded from the forest.

Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shu Yan, and Xu Jiujiu encountered Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest after obtaining what they sought. Di Tian recognized Shu Yan’s complete Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and let them leave, while Shu Yan wondered about the forest’s deeper secrets.

• Di Tian appeared before the four and reminded Snow Empress that she had made no progress in nearly ten thousand years.
• Ice Empress confronted Di Tian over his dismissive attitude, and he recalled how easily he had defeated her when they met in the past.
• Snow Empress explained that she and Ice Empress hoped to cooperate with humans to create a god and find a way past their tribulations.
• Di Tian examined Shu Yan, recognized his complete Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and Soul King cultivation at thirteen, and allowed the group to leave with a warning not to cause trouble in his forest.
• Di Tian vanished, Snow Empress comforted Ice Empress, and Xu Jiujiu recovered from her fear while Shu Yan pondered the Star Dou Great Forest’s hidden power.

Shu Yan spoke with Electrolux after the elder glimpsed fragments of his memories and offered to help cleanse the Living Gold. Later, Shu Yan explained his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest to Xu Jiawei, leaving their discussion focused on the risks and trust involved in dealing with the Ice Snow Two Emperors.

• Shu Yan noticed Electrolux had looked into fragments of his memories and confronted him in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Electrolux explained that he had awakened because of the Living Gold and promised to cleanse its lingering evil intent and curse as he recovered.
• Shu Yan told Electrolux to use the Living Gold to restore his soul and memories, then watched him fall silent.
• Shu Yan met Xu Jiawei in the main hall and explained that he had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest for a great opportunity.
• Shu Yan told Xu Jiawei that Di Tian had briefly appeared at the forest's outskirts but had not harmed them.
• Xu Jiawei warned Shu Yan to avoid risks, and Shu Yan acknowledged the difficulty of trusting the Ice Snow Two Emperors given the stakes for the empire.

Xu Jiawei explained his ties to Elder Qian, revealed his cultivation and the Star Luo Empire’s long-standing cooperation with the Martial Soul Hall Remnants, and made clear that he favored them over the White Tiger Duke. Shu Yan left with a deeper understanding of the empire’s hidden political balance.

• Xu Jiawei revealed that Elder Qian was his teacher and had guided him to become a Titled Douluo.
• Xu Jiawei disclosed that he was Rank 94 and showed his nine soul rings, explaining that his eighth ring had fallen short of one hundred thousand years after its soul beast burned its essence.
• Xu Jiawei explained that the Star Crown Sect had taken the throne from the declining White Tiger Royal Family, while granting them hereditary dukeship to preserve stability.
• Xu Jiawei said the imperial family had supported Martial Soul Hall Remnants for thousands of years, using them as a covert force to handle internal conflicts and other troubles.
• Xu Jiawei stated that he would choose the Martial Soul Hall Remnants over the White Tiger Duke, and Shu Yan gained a deeper understanding of the empire’s political realities.

Shu Yan told Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Xu Jiujiu about Elder Yi, then briefly lost control of his body as Electrolux revealed his power. After Xu Jiujiu mentioned unusual visitors from the Southern Empire, including someone with a Golden Crocodile martial soul, Shu Yan decided to meet them.

• Shu Yan returned to the Princess Mansion and discussed his improved Spiritual Power and Elder Yi with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Xu Jiujiu.
• Electrolux briefly took control of Shu Yan and revealed a strange, powerful aura that astonished the three women.
• Snow Empress sensed purity in Electrolux's power, while Ice Empress felt overwhelmed by his spiritual strength.
• Xu Jiujiu told Shu Yan that unusual guests from the Southern Empire had arrived, including someone with a Golden Crocodile martial soul.
• Shu Yan decided to meet the visitors and learn what remained of the former Spirit Hall.

Xu Jiujiu brought Shu Yan and Snow Empress to Star Emperor Grand Hotel to meet descendants of the Martial Soul Hall Remnants. As Shu Yan opened the doors to their hall, a Spirit Soul Skill appeared inside, and he reacted with surprise at what he saw.

• Shu Yan, Xu Jiujiu, and the disguised Snow Empress arrived at Star Emperor Grand Hotel, where the staff greeted the princess.
• Xu Jiujiu ordered the hotel to bar everyone from the floors above the third and led the others toward the guests on the fourth floor.
• Xu Jiujiu warned Shu Yan that the Martial Soul Hall Remnants were united and might require force to persuade, while he promised to try to stay calm.
• Shu Yan sensed a Spirit Soul Skill as blue-green feathers drifted through the hall, then opened the golden doors and narrowed his eyes at the scene inside.

Shu Yan, Princess Jiujiu, and Ice God Douluo met a hidden group in the Star Luo Empire and sought to discuss an important matter. Their leader, Luo Qinghan, identified the group as the Southern Alliance, a force of families excluded by the secular world and labeled Martial Soul Hall Remnants.

• Shu Yan dodged a burly man's punch, then sent him crashing into a glass-covered object with a counterpunch.
• Shu Yan introduced himself alongside Princess Jiujiu and Ice God Douluo and welcomed the gathered people on behalf of the empire.
• The burly man attacked Shu Yan again, but Shu Yan froze him into an ice sculpture and assured the crowd he was unharmed.
• Luo Qinghan challenged Shu Yan over whether the Star Luo Imperial Family intended to break its ancient covenant and destroy her people.
• Shu Yan said the empire still held a friendly attitude toward the group, and Luo Qinghan introduced herself and explained the Southern Alliance's origins.

Shu Yan proposed that Luo Qinghan and the descendants of the Martial Soul Hall Remnants join his cause, promising a chance to restore their families and confront their enemies. Luo Qinghan recognized they had little room to refuse but insisted he would need to demonstrate enough strength and give them hope before they entrusted him with their fate.

• Luo Qinghan rebuked her followers for being overwhelmed by their emotions and reminded them of the far worse oppression their ancestors endured.
• Shu Yan asked Luo Qinghan to dismiss everyone except Chen Ming and Wang Lin, then began a private discussion with the three of them.
• Shu Yan described the remnants’ history of persecution and offered them a chance to clear their ancestors’ names, restore their families, and destroy Shrek and their enemies.
• Luo Qinghan understood that Shu Yan wanted the remnants to submit to him and acknowledged that their shared goals made them a likely choice for his foundation.
• Luo Qinghan told Shu Yan that shared goals were not enough; he needed to prove his strength and show them a hopeful path before they would entrust him with their fate.

Shu Yan challenged Luo Qinghan and her companions to judge his strength for themselves, then revealed his Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and his cultivation as a thirteen-year-old Soul King. The three were left shaken by the display and by his criticism of their Southern Alliance’s unstable position.

• Shu Yan proposed that he and Luo Qinghan lay their cards on the table, prompting Luo Qinghan, Chen Ming, and Wang Lin to reveal their Martial Souls and cultivation levels.
• Luo Qinghan introduced herself as a level forty-nine Battle Soul Ancestor, while Chen Ming and Wang Lin disclosed that they were sixteen-year-old level forty-four and level forty-three Battle Soul Ancestors.
• Shu Yan announced that he was a thirteen-year-old level fifty-five Soul King with a Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul, then summoned five black Soul Rings and unleashed extreme cold throughout the hall.
• The Heavenly Snow Woman’s pressure shocked Luo Qinghan, Chen Ming, and Wang Lin, and Shu Yan withdrew his Martial Soul after demonstrating that he had controlled its full power.
• Shu Yan declared that his talent and strength should be enough to make them follow him, then told them their alliance was already unstable and that their self-comforting words would not change that.

Shu Yan convinced Chen Ming, Wang Lin, and Luo Qinghan to join him by revealing the Snow Empress’s identity and urging them to reclaim their families’ former glory. Luo Qinghan requested a fight to test Shu Yan’s right to lead, and he agreed to meet them at Star Luo Arena at noon the next day.

• Shu Yan introduced the Snow Empress as a Rank 99 Limit Douluo and former Chief Worship of the Imperial Hall of Worship, stunning Chen Ming, Wang Lin, and Luo Qinghan.
• Chen Ming chose to follow Shu Yan rather than abandon his family’s old hatred and humiliation, and Wang Lin agreed to join as well.
• Luo Qinghan also agreed to join but challenged Shu Yan to prove himself in battle, so Shu Yan scheduled a fight against the group at Star Luo Arena for noon the next day.
• Shu Yan freed the frozen burly man in the hotel and left with the Snow Empress and Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu worried that the descendants might only pretend to cooperate, but Shu Yan said he expected them to choose loyalty once they saw what following him could offer.

Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu reviewed intelligence about the Southern Visitors and learned more about the talented descendants among the Martial Soul Hall Remnants. With Xu Jiawei seemingly prepared to support Shu Yan’s effort to win them over, Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu went to Star Luo Arena to meet the group and assess their strength.

• Xu Jiawei sent Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu a report listing the Southern Visitors’ martial souls and approximate Soul Power Levels.
• Shu Yan explained the histories of the Golden Crocodile, Coiled Dragon Staff, Diamond Mammoth, and Black Demon martial souls, while Xu Jiujiu recalled how the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Education Committee members had left the empire.
• Shu Yan singled out fifteen-year-old Qian Gu Yueyin as a remarkable talent with a possible connection to Elder Qian, and Xu Jiujiu noted that declining talent threatened the visitors’ families.
• Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu left the Princess Mansion to see what the visitors could do at Star Luo Arena.
• Shu Yan’s group entered the Heaven-tier arena’s preparation area and found Luo Qinghan, the other two visitors from the previous day, and several unfamiliar people waiting there.

Shu Yan met Tian Ling and Qian Gu Yueyin, trading teasing remarks before Qian Gu Yueyin attacked him. After Shu Yan repelled her with a single punch, he challenged the others to fight him together and prove themselves.

• Tian Ling introduced herself as Luo Qinghan's older sister and teased Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu, while Shu Yan joked that she looked like an auntie.
• Qian Gu Yueyin challenged Shu Yan over his arrogance and his Extreme Ice martial soul.
• Qian Gu Yueyin charged Shu Yan with her Coiled Dragon Staff, but he dodged her strikes and then knocked her backward with one punch.
• Shu Yan called on the others to attack him together and prove they deserved to follow him.

Shu Yan effortlessly dominated the Soul Ancestors who attacked him in the arena, while Luo Qinghan watched from the sidelines and prepared to intervene. As Shu Yan summoned a frost halberd and Wang Lin fled, Qian Gu Yueyin and Hu Yanhao prepared to make one last stand.

• Chen Ming, overwhelmed by Shu Yan's Extreme Ice suppression and Luo Qinghan's reprimand, left the arena.
• Shu Yan dodged Wang Lin, Qian Gu Yueyin, and Hu Yanhao's attacks, then shattered his ice spikes against Hu Yanhao's defensive shield.
• Shu Yan resisted Luo Qinghan's mental attack and triggered Electrolux's protection, causing a hidden girl to suffer backlash.
• Luo Qinghan sent Tian Ling into the fight, but Shu Yan punched her out of the arena almost immediately.
• Shu Yan formed a frost halberd, Wang Lin fled, and Qian Gu Yueyin told Hu Yanhao to hold Shu Yan off while she prepared her final move.

Shu Yan defeated Qian Gu Yueyin and persuaded the gathered young soul masters to follow him, completing one stage of his plan in Star Luo City. After Medical Immortal Douluo relayed that His Majesty and Elder Qian wanted to see him, Shu Yan agreed to visit the palace and turned his attention toward what came next.

• Shu Yan explained that Qian Gu Yueyin’s staff strikes drew on the power of heaven and earth, but he endured them and forced her to admit defeat.
• Shu Yan called for Medical Immortal Douluo, who healed Qian Gu Yueyin and the others and told Shu Yan that His Majesty and Elder Qian wanted to see him.
• Chen Ming, Wang Lin, Hu Yanhao, Luo Qinghan, Meng Ning, Tian Ling, and Qian Gu Yueyin stepped forward to show they would follow Shu Yan.
• Xu Jiujiu, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress watched as Shu Yan completed this part of his plan and prepared to focus on other matters.

After Shu Yan formed a team with Qian Gu Yueyin and the others, he broke through to Rank 56 and went to meet Qian Gu Chaoshēng. Qian Gu Chaoshēng endorsed Shu Yan’s plans and began to explain why he had summoned him.

• Shu Yan attended a celebratory banquet with his new teammates and learned about their personalities.
• After returning to the Princess Mansion, Shu Yan cultivated through the night and broke through to Rank 56.
• Shu Yan learned that Xu Jiujiu had gone to handle an important matter, so he entered the palace to meet the Great Enshrined One.
• Xu Jiawei led Shu Yan through a secret passage to Qian Gu Chaoshēng’s secluded chamber.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng praised Shu Yan’s battle and agreed that the team should follow him to overcome their predicament.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng began to share his story, saying it would explain why he had asked to see Shu Yan.

Qian Gu Chaoshēng recounted how the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King transformed his cultivation after he found it in the ruins of the former City of Slaughter. He explained that purging its poison saved him but its evil power damaged his origin, leaving him unable to advance beyond Level 98, while its life force extended his lifespan.

• Qian Gu Chaoshēng described his youth, his mother's death, and his journey across the continent after becoming a Titled Douluo.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng told Shu Yan that he found a dying Fierce Beast in the ruins of the former City of Slaughter.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng revealed that the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King had survived Tang San's attack by escaping into the sea of blood and had nearly reached five hundred thousand years of cultivation.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng explained that the Evil-Breaking Dragon in his Coiled Dragon Staff overcame the Bat King's attempt to possess him, and that he gained its cultivation and origin.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng said the evil Soul Power damaged his origin and prevented him from reaching Limit Douluo, while the Medical Immortal Douluo helped remove its poison and evil energy.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng told Shu Yan that the Bat King's remaining life force was why he had lived so long.

Qian Gu Chaoshēng told Shu Yan how he had turned his Coiled Dragon Staff into a Pseudo Divine Artifact and revealed that he had only three years left to live. He asked Shu Yan to protect Qian Gu Yueyin and the Empire, offered him the staff and a great opportunity, and directed him to the ruins of Jialing Pass for answers about the Rakshasa God.

• Qian Gu Chaoshēng explained that he had used power from the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King and the City of Slaughter to raise his Coiled Dragon Staff to the level of a Pseudo Divine Artifact.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng said he had abandoned his pursuit of godhood and had at most three years to live, then asked Shu Yan to look after Qian Gu Yueyin and offered him the staff and a great opportunity.
• Shu Yan questioned whether Qian Gu Chaoshēng could preserve the staff after death and whether it should instead go to Qian Gu Yueyin.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng explained that the Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul bound each Coiled Dragon Staff wielder to their own staff, while his contact with divine power in the City of Slaughter gave him another way to preserve his staff.
• Shu Yan agreed to Qian Gu Chaoshēng's request and asked which god's power he had encountered.
• Qian Gu Chaoshēng identified the power as belonging to the Rakshasa God and told Shu Yan to visit the ruins of Jialing Pass for answers.

Shu Yan discussed Electrolux’s Undead Demiplane and a possible divine-power bargain before Xu Jiujiu returned with her Star Crown Sect inheritance and a powerful Soul Bone. After they examined the treasure, Shu Yan and Xu Jiujiu became intimate at the Princess Mansion.

• Electrolux explained that the Rakshasa God’s power was real and urged Shu Yan to accept the offer, promising him access to the Undead Demiplane and its creatures.
• Electrolux suggested he might use the god’s power to create a combat puppet with god-level strength, and Shu Yan briefly imagined attacking the ruins of Jialing Pass with the Ice Snow Two Emperors.
• Xu Jiujiu returned to the Princess Mansion and told Shu Yan she had received the Star Crown Sect’s secret-method legacy and a legacy Soul Bone.
• Shu Yan identified the left leg bone as a roughly seventy-thousand-year-old Light Attribute Soul Bone from a Heavenly Star Unicorn, and Xu Jiujiu explained that the sect had few rarer star-attribute alternatives.
• After Shu Yan returned the Soul Bone and continued touching her, Xu Jiujiu protested, but Shu Yan bound her wrists with a golden ribbon and silenced her.

Xu Jiujiu absorbed a left leg Soul Bone while Shu Yan studied the Undead Magic imprint Electrolux had left him. After waking, she explained why the Soul Master Tournament mattered to her, and Shu Yan teased that winning it would matter to him if it helped him marry her.

• Xu Jiujiu went to absorb her left leg Soul Bone, and Shu Yan stayed nearby to guard her while studying Electrolux's Undead Magic imprint.
• Shu Yan struggled to combine Undead Magic with Soul Power and ended his attempts by preparing the Soft Bone Rabbits for a meal.
• After Xu Jiujiu woke, the Ice Empress praised her progress to Soul Ancestor and urged her to aim for Soul King before age twenty.
• Xu Jiujiu explained that the Soul Master Tournament could boost a nation's prestige and finances, and that defeating Shrek Academy would carry special significance.
• Shu Yan said the tournament would matter to him if winning it made Xu Jiujiu happy enough to accept his marriage proposal, making her blush.

During a meal, Shu Yan learned of a dangerous hundred-thousand-year Mutated Void Predator and decided to pursue its Soul Ring once he reached level sixty. The Ice Empress grew jealous of the Snow Empress’s affection for Shu Yan and took his plate of roasted rabbit.

• The Ice Empress ate greedily until the Snow Empress threw her away from the table, after which she returned with better manners.
• Shu Yan joked about wanting a Soft Bone Rabbit’s Soul Bone and Soul Skills, prompting the Snow Empress to tell him about a powerful Mutated Void Predator near the Dou Ling Empire.
• The Ice Empress recalled that the creature had injured one of her clansmen when she and others tried to hunt it three hundred years earlier.
• Shu Yan said his body had grown stronger from the Living Gold and Snow Lotus’s residual Soul Power, and the Snow Empress agreed to help him hunt the creature when he reached level sixty.
• The Ice Empress grew jealous when the Snow Empress responded warmly to Shu Yan, then snatched his plate and declared that he owed her.