Chapter Summaries

An Zhen told the girls he would leave for the Land of the Gods, and they resolved to support him despite their sadness. After sharing an intimate moment with Snow Empress in the Virtual World, An Zhen spent the night with Wang Dong'er and the others as he prepared to depart.

• An Zhen told the girls he would follow Teacher Divine Envoy to the Land of the Gods, and they agreed not to hold him back.
• Huo Yutong, Ning Tian, Ma Xiaotao, Luo Chen, Xiao Xiao, Wu Feng, and Xu Jiujiu encouraged one another to support An Zhen and become stronger.
• In the Virtual World, An Zhen teased Snow Empress about kissing him before kissing and embracing her.
• An Zhen joined the girls for dinner, then Wang Dong'er came to his bedroom and asked him to return and marry her.
• Huo Yutong entered An Zhen's bedroom, followed by the other girls.

An Zhen spent a farewell night with the girls before leaving Shrek City with Electrolux and Luo Chen, who gained a powerful Soul Spirit in the Extreme North. After parting from Luo Chen, An Zhen traveled with Electrolux to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian greeted them.

• Wang Dong'er and the other girls surprised An Zhen with a secret, intimate farewell before his departure, and Zhang Lexuan later explained that they had planned it together.
• Huo Yutong gave An Zhen a handmade sachet sewn from treasured cloth, and he left with Luo Chen after promising he would return safely.
• Electrolux took An Zhen and Luo Chen to the Extreme North, where Luo Chen obtained a two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit and torso bone.
• An Zhen and Luo Chen said goodbye outside Shrek City, and An Zhen left with Electrolux to seek greater power.
• Electrolux brought An Zhen to the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Di Tian appeared and greeted him respectfully.

An Zhen tested the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s Fate power and unlocked his fifth soul skill, Fate, which let him cultivate freely and see the world’s Fate. He planned to travel to the Sun Moon Empire with her and Di Tian to kill a Dark Holy Dragon Ultimate Douluo, while also ordering Di Tian to gather every Golden Tortoise in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion greeted An Zhen as her uncle, and Di Tian said his master had ordered him to follow An Zhen’s orders.
• An Zhen sent the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s consciousness into the Virtual World, confirmed he could cultivate there without suppression, and unlocked his fifth soul skill, Fate.
• Using Fate, An Zhen saw the Star Dou Great Forest’s Fate power and a vast crack in the sky, then lowered his gaze to avoid the danger he sensed.
• An Zhen invited the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to take human form and accompany him to the human world, and she agreed after asking to return to the Virtual World.
• Di Tian gave the Three-Eyed Golden Lion the Golden Dragon Spear in the form of a scale, then agreed to accompany An Zhen to the Sun Moon Empire to kill a Dark Holy Dragon Ultimate Douluo.
• An Zhen asked Di Tian to summon Zi Ji and gather every Golden Tortoise in the Star Dou Great Forest.

An Zhen discovered that a Golden Tortoise had stolen Life Essence Gold from the Lake of Life while Three-Eyed Golden Lion began transforming into human form. The chapter ended with An Zhen seeing her new golden-haired appearance.

• An Zhen dived to the bottom of the Lake of Life and found a large portion of its Life Essence Gold missing.
• An Zhen advised Three-Eyed Golden Lion to choose her human appearance herself, hide her third eye, and use a simulated Golden Dragon martial soul.
• Di Tian remained by the lake while Zi Ji brought several Golden Tortoises to meet him.
• Electrolux pointed out the tortoise hiding inside its shell, and Di Tian discovered it had stolen Life Essence Gold and attacked him.
• Di Tian crushed the Golden Tortoise's shell, recovered the stolen metal, and knocked the repentant thief unconscious.
• After five or six hours in the lake, Three-Eyed Golden Lion's transformation ended, revealing a beautiful golden-haired girl.

An Zhen welcomed the transformed Three-Eyed Golden Lion, asserted his identity as the Fire Dragon King, and gathered the Life Essence Gold and his companions for the journey to the Sun Moon Empire. He named the girl An Qiu'er and resolved to protect her from becoming a sacrifice.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion took human form as a powerful six-ringed Soul Emperor, and An Zhen used his Reflection skill to give her clothes.
• An Zhen ordered Di Tian to drive away the Golden Tortoises and make sure the wounded one died, then took its flesh and blood for storage.
• An Zhen revealed his Fire Dragon King aura to Zi Ji, who submitted to him and agreed to follow the plan to pose as his captured servant.
• An Zhen claimed the Life Essence Gold, then said he and his companions were going to the Sun Moon Empire.
• At Di Tian's suggestion, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion chose the name Qiu'er, and An Zhen named her An Qiu'er and told her not to call him Uncle.

An Zhen returned to Mingdu with Di Tian, Zi Ji, and An Qiu'er, then met Jing Hongchen to plan a coup that would bring the Sun Moon Empire under their control. He revealed a public identity as Zhen Hongchen and demonstrated his reflected Holy Necromancer power, leaving the group ready to begin the takeover.

• An Zhen brought Di Tian, Zi Ji, and An Qiu'er through Mingdu and led them to Jing Hongchen in the laboratory beneath Mingde Hall.
• An Zhen explained his plan to first control Level 9 Soul Engineers, seize power in the Sun Moon Empire, and then confront Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui at Demon Forest.
• An Zhen proposed searching the souls of Holy Spirit Cult leaders for the location of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, and using the Empire's Level 9 Fixed-mounted Soul Tool Cannonballs against Demon Forest if necessary.
• Jing Hongchen agreed to approach his former colleagues and help secure the Level 9 Soul Engineers for the coup.
• An Zhen said he would gather faith under the registered identity Zhen Hongchen and present himself as having the Sacred Angel and a second, necromantic Martial Soul.
• An Zhen transformed into the Holy Necromancer, displaying gray undead power that frightened An Qiu'er.

An Zhen and Jing Hongchen prepared to seize power in the Sun Moon Empire, while An Zhen reunited with Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen at Mingde Hall. He gave the siblings several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, leaving them stunned.

• An Zhen reflected Electrolux's Spiritual Sense, and Jing Hongchen agreed that their plan would proceed without targeting the old emperor.
• An Zhen disguised himself, left Di Tian in a nearby laboratory, and went to find Meng Hongchen with An Qiu'er and Zi Ji.
• An Zhen reunited with Meng Hongchen, who recognized him and threw herself into his arms, while Xiao Hongchen led them to a private sitting room.
• An Zhen explained the operation and introduced An Qiu'er, Zi Ji, and Di Tian to the siblings.
• An Zhen presented Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen with several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

An Zhen gave Xiao and Meng Hongchen Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones, and they entered seclusion to absorb them. Back in the Hongchen Family’s quarters, An Zhen held An Qiu’er close and asked Zi Ji to become a maid to him and Gu Yue Na, as Biji had.

• An Zhen offered Xiao and Meng Hongchen several Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones and explained that they should test which ones suited them.
• Xiao Hongchen chose torso and leg bones, while Meng Hongchen chose a torso bone and a head bone; they told Jing Hongchen they would enter seclusion to absorb them.
• Meng Hongchen reminded An Zhen of their earlier promise before leaving, while An Qiu’er questioned what promise she meant.
• An Zhen took An Qiu’er and Zi Ji to the Hongchen Family’s quarters in Mingde Hall and said there was only one bedroom.
• An Qiu’er said she wanted to sleep with An Zhen, and he embraced her; Zi Ji offered to sleep on the living room floor.
• An Zhen told Zi Ji that he and Gu Yue Na were husband and wife and asked Zi Ji to become their maid, as Biji had.

An Zhen accepted Zi Ji as a maid and woman under Gu Yue Na’s authority, then used his Virtual World to introduce An Qiu’er to Ice Empress and Snow Empress. Zi Ji asked to meet Huo Yutong, and after An Zhen agreed, she became intimate with him and woke beside him the next morning.

• Zi Ji accepted Gu Yue Na’s order to serve An Zhen and Gu Yue Na, and An Zhen seated her beside himself and An Qiu’er.
• An Qiu’er entered An Zhen’s Virtual World, met Ice Empress and Snow Empress, and mistook Ice Empress for a woman An Zhen was secretly keeping.
• An Zhen created a bedroom for An Qiu’er in the Virtual World and asked Ice Empress to look after her.
• Zi Ji asked An Zhen for permission to meet Huo Yutong, and he agreed that they could meet through their consciousnesses after Huo Yutong came to Mingde Hall.
• An Zhen and Zi Ji became intimate, and Zi Ji woke beside him the next morning, still clinging to him.

An Zhen reflected on his new relationship with Zi Ji and spoke with Ice Empress about Snow Empress’s loneliness and his own isolation as a transmigrator. He admitted he was interested in Snow Empress and began considering what to do about her feelings.

• An Zhen spent time with Zi Ji after they became intimate, while An Qiu'er rested beside them without him taking advantage of her.
• An Zhen met Ice Empress in the Virtual World and told her about Zi Ji, his plans, and his encounter with Snow Empress.
• Ice Empress explained that Snow Empress was a unique Heavenly Snow Woman who had lived for ages without anyone of her kind.
• An Zhen realized that Snow Empress and An Qiu'er might share a loneliness rooted in being unique, and he admitted he wanted a child with Ice Empress after reshaping her body.
• An Zhen acknowledged that he wanted to return to his original world, then confessed to Ice Empress that he was somewhat interested in Snow Empress.

An Zhen tried to court Snow Empress after Ice Empress encouraged him to give her the family and companionship she longed for. Snow Empress insisted that seven hundred thousand years had taught her to transcend loneliness, but kissed An Zhen and tried to send him away, only for him to reappear and catch her off guard.

• Ice Empress told An Zhen to pursue Snow Empress if he wished, but warned him not to let Snow Empress down.
• An Zhen visited Snow Empress and found her reading with An Qiu'er, who eagerly clung to him before he sent her consciousness back to her body and soul.
• An Zhen touched Snow Empress's feet with his tenfold perception, then said he wanted to care for her loneliness.
• Snow Empress said her seven hundred thousand years had made her transcend loneliness, and An Zhen accepted that her loneliness did not need comforting.
• Snow Empress forcibly kissed An Zhen and told him to withdraw, but An Zhen reappeared as she peeked from behind her book.

An Zhen teased Snow Empress in the Virtual World, then comforted her into sharing a hug and agreeing to keep it secret from Binger. Back in reality, Meng Hongchen found An Zhen with An Qiu'er and Zi Ji, then told him that a Level 9 Soul Engineer would visit Jing Hongchen’s laboratory that afternoon to help develop a Level 9 Soul Tool.

• An Zhen restrained Snow Empress and teased her before asking about her feelings toward him.
• Snow Empress admitted she did not want to betray Binger, but accepted An Zhen’s hug and asked him not to tell Binger.
• An Zhen spent the next day in his room with An Qiu'er and Zi Ji, absorbing life energy.
• Meng Hongchen entered and found An Zhen with An Qiu'er and Zi Ji, then told him about the Level 9 Soul Engineer’s visit to Jing Hongchen’s laboratory.
• An Zhen recognized the visit as the start of his plan.

An Zhen and Jing Hongchen prepared to use Electrolux’s Master-Servant Contract to bring the Sun Moon Empire’s Level 9 Soul Engineers under their control, beginning with Zhang Feng. The chapter ended as the contract struck Zhang Feng and chains invaded his sea of spirit.

• An Zhen explained to Meng Hongchen why Zhang Feng was a better first target than the younger, proud Ye Yulin.
• Jing Hongchen revealed that Zhang Feng accepted illicit tributes and had ties to Wang Ming and Ye Yulin, making him vulnerable to their plan.
• Electrolux prepared two concealed six-pointed star formations while An Zhen told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen that they were rebelling.
• An Zhen disguised himself as Zhen Hongchen and waited with Jing Hongchen for Zhang Feng to arrive.
• An Zhen unleashed the contract on Zhang Feng, freezing him as deathly chains spread through his sea of spirit.

An Zhen subdued Zhang Feng with a Master-Servant Contract and recruited him into a plan to purge the Holy Spirit Cult’s influence from the Sun Moon Empire and claim the title of Regent King. After rewarding Zhang Feng with life-extending power, An Zhen reviewed profiles of other Level 9 Soul Engineers, and Zhang Feng offered to help bring his old friends into the cause.

• An Zhen forced Zhang Feng to accept a Master-Servant Contract, and Zhang Feng asked whether he should call him Master.
• An Zhen told Zhang Feng he planned to remove corrupt forces from the imperial court and seek the title of Regent King, and Zhang Feng agreed to call him Your Highness.
• An Zhen gave Zhang Feng power that could preserve his vitality for nearly two years and promised benefits for him and his family.
• Jing Hongchen gave An Zhen profiles of the Empire’s Level 9 Soul Engineers, and An Zhen began reviewing them.
• Zhang Feng offered to use his relationships with other Level 9 Soul Engineers to support An Zhen’s cause.

An Zhen enslaved Level 9 Soul Engineers Zhang Feng and Wang Ming, then planned to use them to bring Ye Yulin under his control. He also considered how Soul Engineers and the Virtual World could accelerate technological development in the Sun Moon Empire.

• An Zhen gave Zhang Feng and Wang Ming life-energy tea after making them his servants, and both accepted their new roles.
• Zhang Feng explained An Zhen’s ambitions to Wang Ming, who pledged his service and resolved to earn more life-extending rewards.
• An Zhen selected Ye Yulin as their next target, and Zhang Feng and Wang Ming agreed to bring him in despite warning that he was difficult to sway.
• An Zhen ordered Di Tian to accompany them and kill Ye Yulin if he resisted.
• An Zhen reflected on Soul Engineers’ importance to the Empire and considered using the Virtual World to advance mecha and Battle Armor technology.

An Zhen enslaved Ye Yulin, the Starry Sky Douluo and Level 9 Soul Engineer, using a Master-Servant Contract and demonstrated his Angel Martial Soul. After reviewing the results with Electrolux, An Zhen took Ye Yulin to seek out more Soul Engineers in Mingdu, beginning an upheaval in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Ye Yulin accepted an invitation from Zhang Feng and Wang Ming to visit Wang Ming's home after hitting a bottleneck in his research on the Sun Moon God Needle.
• An Zhen used Spiritual Power to subdue Ye Yulin and establish a Master-Servant Contract.
• Ye Yulin resisted and denounced An Zhen, but the contract caused him agonizing pain and forced him to obey.
• An Zhen revealed his Angel Martial Soul and ordered Ye Yulin to remain silent, then rewarded Zhang Feng and Wang Ming with life Spiritual Lights.
• In the Virtual World, Electrolux assessed the enslavement of the Level 9 Soul Engineers and said they could surprise the others, excluding Kong Deming.
• An Zhen left with Ye Yulin to visit Level 9 and Level 8 Soul Engineers in Mingdu.

An Zhen visited a Sun Moon Empire treasury with the bound Level 9 Soul Engineer Xu Guozhong and collected thousands of dangerous Fixed-mounted Soul Tool Cannonballs to prevent a future catastrophe in Mingdu. He then prepared to target another Level 9 Soul Engineer, while Xu Guozhong recommended the Imperial Dragon Legion.

• Xu Guozhong opened the hidden treasury for An Zhen and Ye Yulin, showing them its rare metals and strategic Soul Tool supplies.
• An Zhen found more than ten thousand Grade 5-to-7 Fixed-mounted Soul Tool Cannonballs and used his Virtual World to store them away.
• An Zhen said he would visit another Level 9 Soul Engineer, and Xu Guozhong offered to recommend a target.
• An Zhen asked about the Level 9 Soul Engineers in the Imperial Dragon Legion and the Royal Legion, and Xu Guozhong urged him to target the Imperial Dragon Legion first.

An Zhen used Xu Guozhong’s knowledge to uncover the Royal Dragon Legion’s hidden resources and arranged to seize control of it. After forcing Xu Tianyuan into a contract, An Zhen announced his plan to rebel and take power in the Sun Moon Empire.

• Xu Guozhong told An Zhen that the Royal Dragon Legion held vast wealth and secretly produced Level 9 Fixed-mounted Soul Tool Cannonballs.
• An Zhen agreed with Xu Guozhong’s plan to lure in Xu Tianyuan, then secretly arranged additional safeguards.
• Electrolux helped An Zhen subdue Xu Tianyuan and force him to sign a contract, making him An Zhen’s slave.
• An Zhen ordered Xu Tianyuan to sit and cooperate, then asked Xu Guozhong about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Troop and the Hall of Offerings.
• Xu Tianyuan protested when he realized An Zhen meant to enslave powerful figures, and An Zhen declared that he intended to seize control of the Sun Moon Empire.

An Zhen used the Master-Servant Contract to bring Xu Tianyuan under his control and outlined his plan to rule the Sun Moon Empire through a chosen imperial family member. After Xu Tianyuan pledged loyalty, An Zhen gathered the imperial family's Soul Engineers and prepared to target the empire's remaining forces.

• An Zhen revealed that he controlled six of the Sun Moon Empire's Level 9 Soul Engineers, including Xu Guozhong and Ye Yulin, and used the contract to make Xu Tianyuan invite Xu Tianming to meet.
• An Zhen said he would support someone from the Sun Moon imperial family as emperor, while removing the current emperor and Xu Tianran for colluding with Evil Soul Masters.
• Xu Tianyuan accepted the empire's new reality and pledged to serve An Zhen.
• An Zhen identified Death God Douluo Ye Xishui as Xu Tianran's godmother and said he would deal with the Holy Spirit Cult's two Ultimate Douluos.
• An Zhen assembled Xu Guozhong, Xu Tianyuan, Xu Tianming, and the imperial family's Level 8 Soul Engineers at the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Troop base, then named the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Troop's deputy commanders and the Hall of Offerings as his next targets.

An Zhen used the Master-Servant Contract to take control of Sun Moon Empire military leaders and senior officials, steadily securing the Empire’s power. By nightfall, he had also captured two deputy commanders of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps, bringing his tally to nearly half of the Empire’s Level 9 Soul Engineers.

• An Zhen ordered Xu Tianyuan to arrange separate meetings with the Hall of Offerings’ members and two deputy commanders, while Xu Guozhong took him to visit senior officials.
• An Zhen barred the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Troop from leaving and warned its members against betrayal, then used his visits to bring more than seven senior officials under his control.
• An Zhen ordered the prime minister to continue serving as usual for his final day, while Xu Tianyuan returned and reported that he had lured the two deputy commanders to the troop’s base.
• Xu Tianyuan arranged to separate the two visitors, and An Zhen used the opportunity to bring each under his control.
• An Zhen had the deputy commanders taken away under the pretense of conducting research and noted that he had secured nearly half of the Empire’s nine Level 9 Soul Engineers.