Chapter Summaries

An Zhen gathered fixed-mounted Soul Tool cannonballs and brought more Level 9 Soul Engineers under his control as he prepared to seize power in Mingdu. Learning that six Hall of Offerings engineers were researching Grade 10 Soul Tools together, he set out to target them while the Sun Moon Emperor prepared to attend court.

• Xu Tianming delivered the Royal Dragon Soul Engineer Troop's stockpile of Grade 8 and Grade 9 fixed-mounted Soul Tool cannonballs, and An Zhen absorbed them into the Virtual World.
• Xu Tianyuan recruited Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan with rare metals, and An Zhen signed him to a Master-Servant Contract.
• Zheng Zhan revealed that six Hall of Offerings engineers were with Kong Deming researching ways to break through Grade 10 Soul Tool core formation arrays.
• After Xu Tianyuan offered to persuade an engineer he knew, An Zhen sent him to bring that offering out and ordered Zheng Zhan to lead him to Shen and Su.
• An Zhen and Zheng Zhan departed in one direction while Xu Tianyuan went another, as the Sun Moon Emperor's officials gathered at the Imperial Palace.

An Zhen prepared to move against the Hall of Offerings after learning about its defenses and ordering the captured Level 9 Soul Engineers to stand by. He returned to Mingde Hall to warn his companions to stay inside, then disguised himself as Zheng Zhan and set out to enter the Hall of Offerings.

• An Zhen learned that Kong Deming alone among the offerings could create soul-triggered defensive Soul Tools, and that the elders could not safely lure the other offerings out.
• Xu Tianyuan reported that he had failed to find anyone to support the plan, and An Zhen ordered the Level 9 Soul Engineers to prepare their strongest Soul Tools and await orders.
• An Zhen returned to Mingde Hall, reunited with An Qiu'er, and instructed her, Zi Ji, the Xiaomeng siblings, and Grandpa to stay inside.
• An Zhen returned to the captured group, used his Spirit Eyes martial soul to create a perfect copy of Zheng Zhan, and asked Old Shen and Old Su to take him into the Hall of Offerings.

An Zhen, Electrolux, Old Su, and Old Shen infiltrated the Sun Moon Royal Hall of Offerings and assassinated Kong Deming during a staged gift presentation. Their ambush caught the Level 9 Soul Engineers off guard, but the battle was still unfolding as the chapter ended.

• An Zhen used the Master-Servant Contract to control Old Su and Old Shen, while Electrolux's gray aura concealed his presence as they entered the Hall of Offerings.
• Old Shen distracted Old Li with Life Essence Gold, allowing An Zhen to attack his consciousness and turn him into an unexpected ally.
• Old Shen presented Kong Deming with a Life Essence Gold carving knife, which Kong Deming identified as legendary Metal Mother and offered to share with him as a master and disciple.
• Electrolux struck Kong Deming with Forbidden Spirit Death Chain, piercing his head, heart, and lungs before he could react.
• An Zhen and the others attacked the remaining Level 9 Soul Engineers, triggering their defensive Soul Tools and blasting several of them aside.

An Zhen infiltrated Kong Deming’s laboratory, crippled Kong and turned the Hall of Offerings’ Level 9 Soul Engineers against one another. He revealed his plan to replace the emperor and, when reinforcements arrived, showed Kong that they too had joined him.

• An Zhen disguised himself as Zheng Zhan and entered the Hall of Offerings with Old Su and Old Shen to carry out the attack.
• An Zhen’s attack left Kong Deming unable to move, while Old Su, Old Shen, and Old Li fought the other Level 9 Soul Engineers.
• An Zhen revealed himself to Kong Deming and said he intended to remove the emperor and support a kind-hearted member of the Sun Moon royal family as empress.
• Kong Deming learned that Shen, Su, and Li were being controlled rather than acting willingly, and feared An Zhen had taken control of others outside.
• Level 9 Soul Engineers flew toward the Hall of Offerings, then entered Kong Deming’s laboratory and stood beside An Zhen.
• An Zhen asked Kong Deming where his expected reinforcements were, and Kong closed his eyes as his last hope faded.

An Zhen forced Kong Deming and the remaining imperial offerings to choose between submission and death, promising to establish a Sun Moon imperial heir and destroy the Holy Spirit Cult. Kong Deming accepted, and An Zhen began invading his sea of consciousness.

• An Zhen gave Kong Deming an ultimatum and threatened to purge the former dynasty’s remnants if he refused to submit.
• When a Level 9 Soul Engineer protested, a hidden black dragon claw struck him unconscious and left him near death.
• Kong Deming, seeing no chance of victory, asked how An Zhen would deal with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• An Zhen said he would eliminate the cult and establish someone from the Sun Moon imperial family as the new Emperor, and Kong Deming submitted.
• Kong Deming persuaded the other three injured Soul Engineers to lower their weapons, while An Zhen restored the unconscious man’s life force.
• Kong Deming opened his mind as instructed, and An Zhen drove powerful Spiritual Power into his sea of consciousness.

An Zhen ordered Kong Deming and the Level 9 Soul Engineers to purge traitors around the throne and install Xu Tianzhen as the new emperor. Kong Deming found Xu Tianzhen at Mingdu Soul Master Academy, where An Zhen prepared to approach her.

• Ministers in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace speculated about the Level 9 Soul Engineers gathering at the Hall of Offerings.
• An Zhen put Kong Deming in command of an operation to remove the throne’s traitors and establish a new emperor, naming Xu Tianzhen as the candidate.
• Kong Deming gave an official a cover story for the gathering, then left with the Soul Engineers to carry out their assignments across Mingdu.
• Kong Deming found Xu Tianzhen watching a class battle at Mingdu Soul Master Academy.
• An Zhen appeared beside Kong Deming, saw Xu Tianzhen, and said they should be patient when communicating with her.

An Zhen and Kong Deming forced Xu Tianzhen into a coup, declaring that she would take the Sun Moon Empire’s throne after her father and the Crown Prince were deemed unfit to rule. Xu Tianzhen resisted, but An Zhen carried her away to deal with the court.

• An Zhen approached Xu Tianzhen after her class won its Soul Fighting Arena match and told her a valuable gift awaited her.
• An Zhen revealed that the gift was the throne of the Sun Moon Empire, while Kong Deming restrained Xu Tianzhen with his Title Douluo pressure.
• Kong Deming said Xu Tianzhen’s father and the Crown Prince could no longer rule, then placed a bracelet on her wrist that suppressed her Soul Power and Bloodline Power.
• Xu Tianzhen learned that An Zhen and Kong Deming were rebelling and accused An Zhen of forcing her great-grandfather to participate.
• An Zhen said he controlled Kong Deming and, after Xu Tianzhen refused to become his accomplice, picked her up and carried her away.

An Zhen told Xu Tianzhen that he had taken control of nearly all the Sun Moon Empire’s Level 9 Soul Engineers and could overthrow her family. He forced her to accept becoming a puppet emperor, then led her and Kong Deming toward the Sun Moon Imperial Palace to meet her subjects.

• An Zhen carried the struggling Xu Tianzhen and warned her that Kong Deming’s life depended on her cooperation.
• An Zhen revealed that his agents were taking control of Mingdu and that he had enough weapons to destroy the Sun Moon imperial family.
• Xu Tianzhen asked why An Zhen was doing this, and he explained that he sought power and resources through competition.
• An Zhen refused to give Xu Tianzhen time to think and threatened to install her grandfather as emperor, so she agreed to obey him.
• An Zhen told Xu Tianzhen she would retain some authority as a puppet emperor, wiped away her tears, and led her with Kong Deming toward the palace.

An Zhen enslaved crown prince Xu Tianran through a Master-Servant Contract and learned that Xu Tianran had revealed An Zhen’s agreement with Jing Hongchen to Ju Zi. As An Zhen prepared to take control of Mingdu and enter the Imperial Palace, Ju Zi was brought to Mingde Hall and left under Zi Ji’s watch.

• Kong Deming separated Xu Tianran from his attendants and brought him to meet An Zhen, who branded him with a soul contract.
• An Zhen ordered Xu Tianran to reveal who knew about his agreement with Jing Hongchen, and Xu Tianran named Ju Zi.
• An Zhen told Jing Hongchen to find Ju Zi and bring her to Mingde Hall, then confirmed that Kong Deming had prepared Mingdu’s four high-energy compressed array Soul Tools for the takeover.
• An Zhen summoned Jing Hongchen and prepared to enter the Imperial Palace after learning that Kong Deming had not made the palace’s scaled-down array Soul Tools.
• Zi Ji brought Ju Zi to An Zhen’s room at Mingde Hall, where Ju Zi realized she was trapped and considered waiting for her captor or seeking help from Xuan Ziwen.

An Zhen and his allies launched a coup against the Sun Moon Empire, taking control of Mingde Hall’s preparations and moving to seize the capital’s key Soul Tools. Their forces surrounded the Imperial Palace, where Xu Tianran declared the ruler unfit and the rebellion began.

• An Qiu'er examined Ju Zi and wondered whether An Zhen was attracted to her, while Zi Ji assured her that he liked them all.
• Jing Hongchen brought Ju Zi to Zi Ji, then joined An Zhen, Xu Tianran, Xu Tianzhen, and Kong Deming as they prepared to seize Mingdu and purge the palace.
• An Zhen signaled the operation with Kong Deming’s silver revolver, while the four high-energy compression arrays were seized and Title Douluos took to the skies across Mingdu.
• Xu Tianran confronted the palace forces and declared that the current ruler was incompetent and allied with Evil Soul Masters, claiming he was saving the Empire.
• A furious white-haired old man challenged Xu Tianran, then saw Kong Deming’s silver moonlight surround the palace and lock onto him.

An Zhen and Kong Deming confronted the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, accusing the emperor of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult and demanding that the Naive Princess be enthroned. The Sun Moon Emperor offered An Zhen the imperial scepter and control over Mingdu’s high-energy compressed array Soul Tools in exchange for a private conversation.

• An Zhen declared that Xu Tianran was the rebel and presented himself as acting with Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming to uphold the imperial house.
• Twelve Level 9 Soul Engineers aimed their weapons at the palace forces, and Kong Deming struck down an eighth-level Soul Engineer who challenged An Zhen.
• Kong Deming accused the emperor and crown prince of aiding Evil Soul Masters and called for the Naive Princess to rule under An Zhen’s leadership.
• An eighth-level Soul Engineer brought out the aged Sun Moon Emperor, who offered An Zhen the imperial scepter and Mingdu’s Soul Tool controls for a private conversation.

An Zhen took control of the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and confronted the old emperor, who revealed a last defense and offered to surrender the Empire’s secrets if An Zhen married Xu Tianzhen. An Zhen had not accepted the proposal when the chapter ended.

• An Zhen took the Sun Moon Scepter from the old emperor and handed it to Kong Deming, who confirmed it was genuine.
• An Zhen entered the palace, sat on the throne, and told the old emperor that he wanted power beyond mortal rule and asked how he wished to die.
• The old emperor revealed nine Level 9 Fixed-mounted Soul Tool Cannonballs and threatened to perish alongside An Zhen if the Sun Moon royal family was destroyed.
• The old emperor asked An Zhen to establish his daughter as emperor, but An Zhen refused to hear an unspecified request.
• The old emperor offered the Empire and its secrets in exchange for An Zhen marrying Xu Tianzhen, explaining that he was acting because he doted on her.

An Zhen defeated the old emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, secured his surrender through a Master-Servant Contract, and agreed to protect Xu Tianzhen. He ordered the empire’s loyal forces subdued and prepared a nationwide proclamation announcing the old emperor’s self-reproach.

• The old emperor asked An Zhen to spare Xu Tianzhen from becoming a puppet and to give her a better life, and An Zhen unleashed his power, making the emperor’s weapons disappear.
• An Zhen said he was interested in Xu Tianzhen, while declaring that Xu Tianran would be punished for his crimes rather than killed.
• The old emperor admitted defeat and opened his mind, allowing An Zhen to establish a Master-Servant Contract.
• An Zhen left the palace and learned that Kong Deming had stopped the imperial palace’s loyal forces from breaking in to protect the emperor.
• An Zhen ordered the subdued forces left alive, announced the old emperor’s surrender, and directed his followers to prepare a nationwide proclamation.

After taking control of the Sun Moon Empire, An Zhen organized the transition of power and set plans to bring Mingdu’s factions under his command while preparing to eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult. He left the Empire’s administration to Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen and went with Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen to inspect the imperial treasury.

• The old Emperor surrendered, then took Xu Tianzhen aside and joined Kong Deming to persuade Mingdu’s officials, generals, and princes to accept the coup peacefully.
• An Zhen ordered the Empire’s contracted fighters to secure Mingdu and bring its powerful Soul Engineers and Soul Masters under control, while warning that the Xishui Alliance and the Holy Spirit Cult required special care.
• An Zhen appointed Jing Hongchen Imperial Preceptor and Prime Minister, and Jing Hongchen agreed to manage the Empire’s affairs alongside him.
• An Zhen found Xu Tianzhen frightened and compliant, ordered everyone to work, and had Xu Tianran confined until order was restored.
• An Zhen told Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen to focus on cultivation, then took Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen to inspect the Sun Moon Imperial Palace’s treasury.

Gu Yue Na became a fourth-level Soul Engineer at Shrek Academy and agreed to join Xian Lin'er's exchange trip to the Sun Moon Empire. Meanwhile, An Zhen looted the imperial treasury and insisted on taking the newly crowned Xu Tianzhen with him for her protection, until she suddenly snapped at him.

• Gu Yue Na completed a Grade 4 Soul Tool core formation, and Xian Lin'er praised her craftsmanship and confirmed her promotion to fourth-level Soul Engineer.
• Xian Lin'er invited Gu Yue Na to join Shrek Academy's two-and-a-half-year exchange program at Mingde Hall, and Gu Yue Na eagerly accepted.
• An Zhen led Xu Tianzhen and the Xiao-Meng siblings through the royal treasury, collected its weapons and knowledge, and let the siblings take some rare materials.
• An Zhen warned Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen not to rely too heavily on medicinal plants, then said he would return home to rest.
• An Zhen insisted Xu Tianzhen stay with him for protection from the Holy Spirit Cult, but she accused him of threatening her and suddenly cried, "Awoo!"

An Zhen brought Xu Tianzhen to Mingde Hall, treated her bite wound, and restored her power as a test of trust. He then discovered Ju Zi bound in his bedroom, where she recognized him as An Zhen, and he told her that Xu Tianran was already imprisoned.

• Xu Tianzhen accused An Zhen of ruining her family, but he warned her to accept her new position and healed her injured mouth.
• An Zhen led Xu Tianzhen to Mingde Hall, unlocked her bracelet, and let her regain her suppressed power under a warning to behave.
• An Zhen settled Xu Tianzhen in the study, where she cautiously prepared for the night and fell asleep.
• An Zhen returned to his bedroom and found Ju Zi bound on the bed while An Qiu'er and Zi Ji discussed a blueprint.
• Ju Zi recognized An Zhen and confronted him about having her captured, and An Zhen revealed that Xu Tianran was in prison.

An Zhen freed Ju Zi after binding her to a spiritual contract and told her she could seek compensation, while Ju Zi left to learn what had happened to the Empire. Meng Hongchen confronted An Zhen about his long absence and other relationships, and he carried her to her home, apologized, and began to comfort her.

• An Zhen told Ju Zi that Xu Tianran was finished and the current Emperor was sleeping next door, then bound her with a contract preventing her from revealing Zhen Hongchen's relationship with An Zhen.
• An Zhen cut Ju Zi's ropes, offered her compensation, and gave her a jade access card; Ju Zi left without knowing what had changed in the Empire.
• Meng Hongchen interrupted An Zhen and clung to him, expressing her hurt over waiting for him and seeing him grow close to other women.
• An Zhen sent An Qiu'er's consciousness to the Virtual World and carried Meng Hongchen to her home, where photographs of them covered the walls.
• An Zhen apologized to Meng Hongchen, who forgave him, and he pulled her onto the bed and began to embrace her.

An Zhen comforted Meng Hongchen after they became lovers, then turned his attention to An Qiu'er and Xu Tianzhen. Meanwhile, Ju Zi learned that the Sun Moon Empire’s ruler had abdicated and Zhen Hongchen had become regent, leaving her to wonder whether An Zhen’s claims were true.

• An Zhen and Meng Hongchen rested together after their first night as lovers, recalling their childhood and the 1,898 days since they had stopped sleeping together.
• An Qiu'er urged An Zhen to have Rui Beast children, but he told her to focus on controlling the Golden Dragon Spear and his important mission.
• An Zhen found that Xu Tianzhen had not eaten since he captured her, apologized, and gave her a meal while promising she could earn more freedom.
• Ju Zi met Keke after leaving Mingde Hall and learned from photographs that the old emperor had abdicated, Xu Tianran had been denounced for colluding with Evil Soul Masters, and Zhen Hongchen had become regent.
• Ju Zi questioned whether the news was reliable and wondered if An Zhen had told her the truth about the Empire.

Zhen Hongchen issued a manifesto accusing the emperor and Crown Prince of enabling the Holy Spirit Cult and declaring that he and his allies would depose them. He called for Naive Princess to become Empress under his regency, with Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen as her guardians.

• Zhen Hongchen accused the reigning emperor of neglecting the Empire and secretly colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Zhen Hongchen condemned the Crown Prince for accepting an Evil Soul Master as his adoptive mother and allowing the cult to grow stronger.
• Zhen Hongchen, Kong Deming, and numerous Level 9 Soul Engineers vowed to depose the emperor and Crown Prince and save the Empire.
• Zhen Hongchen proposed enthroning Naive Princess as Empress, with himself as regent and Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen as tutors and guardians.
• Zhen Hongchen called on the Empire's nobles, officials, generals, and people to support the restoration and threatened punishment for those who resisted.

Ju Zi learned that An Zhen had taken control of the Sun Moon Empire and resolved to seek his help in avenging her parents. After Xu Tianzhen’s coronation, An Zhen noticed the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders pursuing him and rushed to confront them outside the city.

• Ju Zi saw soldiers clearing out Crown Prince Xu Tianran’s residence, learned that the old emperor had confessed to collaborating with Evil Soul Masters, and decided she would pursue revenge through An Zhen or another powerful ruler.
• Xu Tianzhen ascended the throne as empress and appointed An Zhen Regent King, granting him authority over military and state affairs.
• An Zhen manifested an angel and used a sacred blessing to heal civilians and loosen the bottlenecks of many Soul Masters, winning the crowd’s praise.
• After the coronation, Xu Tianzhen rested with An Zhen, and they discussed the Holy Spirit Cult’s recent silence.
• An Zhen discovered Ye Xishui and a weathered old man following him in the Virtual World, then carried Xu Tianzhen toward the outskirts to draw them away from the city.
• Ye Xishui unleashed her evil power and extracted nearby souls, while An Zhen insulted her and tried to draw the battle toward the outskirts.