Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen escaped Di Tian after using a new sword skill, then decided to flee to the Sun Moon Empire with Qian Renxue. Tang San lost his ability to monitor Lin Chen and turned to his father for help.

• Lin Chen used the Ignorance Realm and a profound sword strike to disrupt Di Tian, then escaped while Di Tian remained trapped in the rubble.
• Di Tian realized Lin Chen carried the missing fate power and returned to report to Gu Yuena.
• Lin Chen confronted the unseen observer, and Qian Renxue explained that his divine power had strengthened her soul enough to fight opponents below God-Tier.
• Lin Chen and Qian Renxue chose the Sun Moon Empire as their safest destination, and Lin Chen flew there after taking spiritual grass.
• Tang San realized Lin Chen had sensed his surveillance and that he could not use the God Realm Central Hub without the God of Destruction's approval, so he relied on his father for help.
• Xiao Wu entered the Sea God Temple, and Tang San resumed his gentle smile.

Lin Chen fled to the Sun Moon Empire with Qian Renxue and secured a false identity in Mingdu while avoiding the powerful forces pursuing him. He settled into a hotel under the name Lin Tu, with Qian Renxue staying nearby as he considered the dangers of having no one to protect him.

• Lin Chen reached the Sun Moon Empire's border with Qian Renxue, who returned to his Sea of Consciousness before he crossed over alone.
• Lin Chen killed a seven-ring Soul Saint who was robbing a merchant, then asked the merchant to arrange a long-term identity for him in Mingdu.
• Lin Chen traveled with the merchant for three days, and the merchant obtained a Sun Moon Empire Soul Guidance Token for him under the name Lin Tu.
• Lin Chen returned to his original appearance at the hotel and worried that Shrek Academy could no longer protect him from two former God-Tier beings and a demigod.
• Qian Renxue emerged from Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness, declined to get her own identity, and went to sleep in the next room.

Huo Yuhao was put in command of a scouting operation against the Sun Moon Empire, and he began planning reconnaissance with the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy members. Princess Vina then asked to join him, hoping to contribute to her country.

• Lin Chen reflected on his inability to reach the God-Tier and decided to focus on raising his cultivation to the demigod level.
• Lin HuiQun named Huo Yuhao commander of the operation, with Yan Shaozhe and the others agreeing to follow his orders.
• Huo Yuhao outlined plans to scout the Sun Moon Empire from extreme altitude and gather information from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Huo Yuhao asked the Heaven Dou military liaison for permission to conduct reconnaissance, and Princess Vina came to meet him.
• Vina asked to join the reconnaissance mission, explaining that she wanted to do something for her country.

Huo Yuhao took Vina into the sky to scout the Sun Moon Empire’s camp, while Lin Chen studied Chen Xin’s inheritance. The chapter ended with two Evil Soul Masters surrounding Huo Yuhao above the camp.

• Vina told Huo Yuhao that Long Aotian had died protecting her and described the devastating losses the Body Sect suffered in the attack on Heaven Dou City.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to take Vina scouting and led her high into the sky using a Flying Soul Tool.
• At Haotian Fortress, Niu Tian and Tai Tan watched the sleeping Tang Wutong with desolate expressions.
• Lin Chen woke after sleeping for a day, ordered food, and began studying Chen Xin’s inheritance while Qian Renxue ate the delivered meal.
• Huo Yuhao returned to an altitude of four thousand five hundred meters above the Sun Moon Empire’s camp and waited for danger to reveal itself.
• Two Evil Soul Masters appeared, surrounded Huo Yuhao with black fog, and mocked him for spying on the camp as a Soul Saint.

Huo Yuhao and Lin HuiQun captured two Holy Spirit Cult Title Douluo with help from Qian Renxue, while Lin Chen continued cultivating. Tang San secretly tried to recruit Lin Chen by offering him the Godhood Position of Destruction God, but Lin Chen resisted; Qian Renxue then warned that Tang San might have sensed his existence.

• Qian Renxue secretly struck Evil Face Douluo and Heavenly Centipede Douluo with True Sun Fire, giving Huo Yuhao and Lin HuiQun the opening to capture them.
• Huo Yuhao used Spirit Shock and Group Weakness to hinder the two Evil Soul Masters while Lin HuiQun knocked them unconscious.
• Lin Chen chose not to reveal himself during the operation and returned to his cultivation room to study Sword Douluo's inheritance.
• Tang San invaded Lin Chen's thoughts and offered him the Godhood Position of Destruction God if he joined the Tang Sect, but Lin Chen's spiritual skull bone and Godhood Position broke the interference.
• Qian Renxue checked on Lin Chen after sensing a Divine Sense descend, and Lin Chen realized Tang San might have sensed his existence.

Huo Yuhao prepared to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire's main camp to rescue Tang Ya, while Tang San resolved to stop Lin Chen from becoming a god. Huo Yuhao and his allies launched their plan by detonating a Level Nine Soul Cannon Shell, and the chapter ended with someone warning Lin Chen that something had gone wrong.

• Huo Yuhao and his allies learned from Nangong Wan that Tang Ya was in the Sun Moon Empire's camp with Zhongli Wu, and Huo Yuhao proposed infiltrating the camp disguised as the Evil Face Douluo.
• Huo Yuhao persuaded Beibei, Yan Shaozhe, Lin HuiQun, and the others to support his infiltration plan.
• Tang San discovered that his Divine Sense had been erased and vowed to prevent Lin Chen from becoming a god.
• Huo Yuhao positioned a Level Nine Soul Cannon Shell in the commander's tent and summoned Lin HuiQun, Yan Shaozhe, and Ice Bear King Xiaobai through a pitch-black door.
• Huo Yuhao activated the shell's Destroying Storm, triggering a massive explosion that shook the battlefield.
• Someone warned Lin Chen that something was wrong.

Tang Hao launched a surprise attack on Lin Chen in Mingdu, forcing him to flee before they clashed in a bamboo forest. As the battle shook the surrounding region and alarmed both armies, Huo Yuhao headed toward the fight.

• Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer destroyed Lin Chen's hotel, but Qian Renxue blocked the blow long enough for Lin Chen to escape toward the outskirts of Mingdu.
• Yan Shaozhe and Lin HuiQun heard the explosion, while Zhongli Wu and Xu Tianran reacted to reports of a powerful blast and chaos in Mingdu.
• Lin Chen recognized Tang Hao, fled to a bamboo forest, and confronted him after Tang Hao blocked his path.
• Lin Chen activated his Nine Kill Sword Realm and attacked Tang Hao with his sword techniques, but Tang Hao countered with his Explode Ring and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ye Xishui noticed the distant battle, and Long Xiaoyao left to investigate as Mingdu's citizens rushed into shelters.
• Huo Yuhao left the front lines and raced toward Lin Chen and Tang Hao's battle.

Lin Chen fought Tang Hao, revealed the power of his Ninth Soul Skill, and fatally wounded him. Huo Yuhao arrived and learned that Tang Wutong was Tang San’s daughter, while Azure Lightning and two familiar figures intervened before Lin Chen could finish Tang Hao.

• Tang Hao overwhelmed Lin Chen with the Great Sumeru Hammer, but Lin Chen’s Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear shattered part of the Clear Sky Hammer before both fighters were driven back.
• Lin Chen used his Ninth Soul Skill and pierced Tang Hao’s chest, leaving him fatally wounded.
• Huo Yuhao arrived, and Lin Chen told him that Tang San had sent Tang Hao to kill him and that Tang Wutong was Tang San’s daughter.
• Huo Yuhao recoiled in disbelief as Lin Chen prepared to kill Tang Hao, but Azure Lightning blocked his sword and Uncle Niu and Uncle Tai appeared.
• Uncle Niu and Uncle Tai departed without fighting Lin Chen, who then activated his Life Domain to recover as Huo Yuhao questioned him about Tang San.

Lin Chen freed Wang Qiu'er's soul from her Soul Ring and returned to Heavenly Spirit City with Huo Yuhao. There, he reunited with Yan Shaozhe and revealed that he had reached rank 99.

• Lin Chen told Huo Yuhao that Niu Tian and Tai Tan had been resurrected by Tang San and explained the purpose of Qiankun Love-Seeking Valley.
• Lin Chen used Soul Deprivation to draw Wang Qiu'er's weak soul out of her Soul Ring, then advised Huo Yuhao to find Sacred Soul Grass to strengthen it.
• Huo Yuhao promised not to help Tang San against Lin Chen and flew with him toward Heavenly Spirit City.
• Lin Chen and Huo Yuhao returned to the courtyard, where Yan Shaozhe greeted Huo Yuhao and reunited with Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen revealed that he had reached rank 99, stunning Yan Shaozhe, Huo Yuhao, and Princess Vina.

Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy after refusing Princess Vina’s offer to join the Heaven Dou Empire, and reunited with Zhang Lexuan. He told her Tang San had sent powerful enemies to kill him, and she promised to stand by him while he chose not to involve the academy.

• Lin Chen declined Princess Vina’s offer to join the Heaven Dou Empire, and Huo Yuhao opened his Undead Demiplane to release Lin HuiQun and the others.
• Huo Yuhao offered to give the Heaven Dou Empire the intelligence he had gathered, and the group left Heavenly Spirit City for Shrek Academy the next morning.
• Lin Chen parted from the group at Shrek City and flew to Shrek Academy, where Zhang Lexuan greeted him with an embrace and brought him home.
• Lin Chen told Zhang Lexuan that Tang San had tried to recruit him, threatened him after he refused, and sent two Limit Douluo and Tang Hao to hunt him.
• Zhang Lexuan offered to report the attack to the Sea God Pavilion, but Lin Chen asked her not to involve the academy, and she promised to stand by his side.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan gained the elders’ approval to host Shrek Academy’s Sea God Fate Matchmaking Conference, and Lin Chen reunited with Tang Xiaoyan at home. After dinner, he went to the Tang Sect to summon Huo Yuhao and Beibei to Sea God Pavilion, then returned to Zhang Lexuan.

• Zhang Lexuan asked Lin Chen to co-host the Sea God Fate Matchmaking Conference, and the Sea God Pavilion elders approved their plan.
• Lin Chen explained that his white hair came from his breakthrough, while Xuan Zi confirmed his level 99 cultivation was real.
• Lin Chen returned home, reunited with Tang Xiaoyan, and saw her demonstrate her nearly six-hundred-year first Soul Ring.
• After dinner, Zhang Lexuan sent Lin Chen to the Tang Sect to remind Huo Yuhao and Beibei to attend the conference.
• Lin Chen told Huo Yuhao and Beibei that Xuan Zi had summoned them to Sea God Pavilion, then left to return to Zhang Lexuan.

Lin Chen spent three days enjoying a peaceful domestic life with Zhang Lexuan and Tang Xiaoyan in Shrek City. Their evening stroll was interrupted when three familiar figures appeared through a tear in the sky, drawing the Sea God Pavilion Elders toward Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen returned home and played with Tang Xiaoyan before Zhang Lexuan sent her to cultivate.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan spent the afternoon together, and he stayed in her room that night while sealing the house against outside senses and preventing Qian Renxue from watching.
• Lin Chen settled into a peaceful routine with Zhang Lexuan and Tang Xiaoyan for three days.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan strolled through Shrek City, where Lin Chen bought her a sugar figurine.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan sensed a disturbance in the sky, flew toward it, and watched three familiar figures emerge from a split in the void as the Sea God Pavilion Elders rushed to Lin Chen's location.

Lin Chen confronted Tang Hao, Niu Tian, and Tai Tan over their attempts to kill him, while the Sea God Pavilion members arrived and tried to mediate. Tang Wutong questioned her family about the attack, but Lin Chen launched the fight before they could answer, leaving the Sea God Pavilion uncertain whether to intervene.

• Lin Chen accused Tang Hao, Niu Tian, and Tai Tan of pursuing him, and both sides released their Soul Rings as the Sea God Pavilion members arrived.
• Lin Chen told Xuan Zi that Tang San had sent the three to hunt him, and Xuan Zi tried to mediate as Niu Tian asked to borrow the Golden Tree to heal Tang Hao.
• Lin Chen said he had wounded Tang Hao and invited Xuan Zi to sense his lingering aura, but Niu Tian blocked Xuan Zi's probe.
• Tang Wutong confronted Tang Hao, Niu Tian, and Tai Tan about their attempt to kill Lin Chen, and Lin Chen said Tang San had targeted him because he refused to join the Tang Sect or accept a godhood.
• Lin Chen unleashed Myriad Swords Returning to Origin, and Tai Tan raised an earthen barrier to block the storm of swords while the Sea God Pavilion hesitated over whether to intervene.

Lin Chen fought Tang Hao, Niu Tian, and Tai Tan while Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong reunited below. After defeating Niu Tian, Lin Chen turned to face Tang Hao, but a blue-gold spear suddenly struck from above.

• Tang Wutong embraced Huo Yuhao and revealed that she was Dong'er, while their allies watched Lin Chen battle in the sky.
• Lin Chen blocked Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer and used his lightning barrier to hold off Niu Tian and Tai Tan, forcing Tang Hao into a one-on-one fight.
• Lin Chen and Tang Hao traded powerful attacks, and their clash sent them flying backward while Tang Hao fought through his injuries.
• Niu Tian broke through Lin Chen's lightning barrier, but Lin Chen defeated him with his Dark Gold Dreadclaw and a combined sword strike.
• Lin Chen turned back toward Tang Hao and charged, but a blue-gold spear suddenly descended and he blocked it with the Nine Kill Sword.

The God of Destruction stopped Tang San from killing Lin Chen and rebuked him for breaking the God Realm’s rules. After recovering from his injuries, Lin Chen planned to search for soul bones, believing the God of Destruction would restrain Tang San for now.

• As Lin Chen struggled to block Tang San’s spear, the God of Destruction destroyed it with lightning and publicly accused Tang San of violating the God Realm’s rules.
• Lin Chen survived the attack, vowed to kill Tang San once he became a god, and assured Tang Wutong he would not harm her.
• Niu Tian called Tang Wutong away, and she left with Niu Tian, Tai Tan, and Tang Hao after Lin Chen quietly told her something that seemed to concern Tang Hao’s remaining life.
• Zhang Lexuan helped Lin Chen return home, where he used the Life Domain and received healing help from Qian Renxue.
• After a day of recovery, Lin Chen said he would search for the two soul bones he still needed and explained that the God of Destruction would likely keep Tang San from attacking again soon.

Tang San summoned the Shrek Seven Monsters after his attempt to kill Lin Chen backfired and the God of Destruction used it to pressure him over the God Realm Central Hub. Three days later, Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan prepared to leave to gather the remaining two soul bones, while Ma Xiaotao stayed behind to care for Tang Xiaoyan.

• Lin Chen explained to Zhang Lexuan that the God of Destruction held equal standing with Tang San and would not let him act recklessly.
• Tang San told the Shrek Seven Monsters that Lin Chen possessed a potential God King-level Godhood Position, had defeated Tang Hao, and had become a threat he intended to eliminate.
• Ning Rongrong recognized Lin Chen's Nine Kill Sword as the evolved Seven Kill Sword and wept at the memory of Sword Douluo, while she and Oscar questioned Tang San's plan.
• Three days later, Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan finished packing to leave and search for the remaining two soul bones.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Ma Xiaotao to care for Tang Xiaoyan, and Ma Xiaotao wondered when Zhang Lexuan would return.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan left Shrek and headed for Heaven Dou City to search for Soul Bones and check on the auction house. There, the Huang Family and two allied families threatened to seize the Zhou Family’s Soul Tool supply channels, unaware that Lin Chen was already rushing to intervene.

• Zhang Lexuan decided to stay with Lin Chen, and they left Shrek while Ma Xiaotao agreed to take Tang Xiaoyan to play briefly before teaching her cultivation.
• Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan chose to visit the Heaven Dou City auction house, then planned to check the Dou Ling Empire.
• Huang Kai and two allied family leaders demanded sixty percent of the Zhou Family’s Soul Tool supply channels from Zhou Lin.
• A small sword Lin Chen had given Zhou Mingxing protected Zhou Lin from the pressure of the assembled Soul Masters.
• Huang Kai ordered his Soul Masters to attack the Zhou Family, while Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan hurried toward the disturbance.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan rescued the Zhou Family from an attack by three rival families, and Zhou Lin welcomed them as honored guests. Lin Chen then asked about a Heaven Dou City auction, learning it was tied to the empire’s war against the Sun Moon Empire.

• Zhou Lin’s confidant betrayed him by giving Huang Kai the small sword Lin Chen had provided, but Zhang Lexuan and Lin Chen arrived before the Zhou Family could be forced to surrender.
• Zhang Lexuan revealed herself as a Title Douluo, reclaimed the small sword, and drove the three families away after declaring she would protect the Zhou Family.
• Lin Chen explained that he had promised Zhou Mingxing to keep his family safe, then returned the sword to Zhou Lin.
• Zhou Lin thanked Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan in the reception hall, and Lin Chen showed him the items Zhou Mingxing had given him.
• Lin Chen asked whether Heaven Dou City would soon auction soul bones, and Zhou Lin said a recent auction was recruiting experts for the war against the Sun Moon Empire.

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan secured Zhou Lin’s help getting into the Heaven Dou City auction, while the God of Destruction ordered the Original Sin Gods to investigate Lin Chen and watch Tang San. Five days later, Zhou Lin escorted Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan into the auction house, where they were about to seek soul bones.

• Zhang Lexuan told Zhou Lin that she and Lin Chen had come to find high-quality soul bones, and Zhou Lin offered to admit them to the auction as guest elders of the Zhou Family.
• The God of Destruction ordered the Original Sin Gods to watch the Sea God, investigate Lin Chen’s unfamiliar Godhood Position, and make Laziness join their efforts.
• The Goddess of Life visited the God of Destruction, and he told her that Tang San had tried to kill Lin Chen after sending Tang Hao to the lower realm.
• Five days later, Zhou Lin gave Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan their auction number plates and led them into the auction house.

Lin Chen, Zhang Lexuan, and Zhou Lin attended a Heaven Dou Empire auction and learned it was recruiting people for the army through human trafficking. The first lot was ten female slaves, and the auctioneer raised the stakes by offering a payment option involving strong men.

• Zhou Lin warned Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan that the auction was intended to recruit people for the empire’s war against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lin Chen recognized the recruitment scheme as human trafficking, while Zhou Lin explained that the Zhou Family had nearly been forcibly drafted.
• Auctioneer Qing Ning began the event and unveiled the first lot: ten female slaves.
• Zhang Lexuan sensed the women were alive and clenched her fists as Qing Ning described them as trained and obedient.
• Qing Ning revealed that all ten women were virgins, then set the starting price at five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins or thirty strong men.