Chapter Summaries

An Zhen received the Goddess of Life’s support and a precious Life Essence Gold bracelet from his new Teacher’s Wife, while she advised him to keep his relationships with Soul Beasts discreet. Back on the Douluo Plane, he founded the Life God Sect in the Sun Moon Empire and left the Goddess’s statue enshrined in the palace.

• The Goddess of Life gave An Zhen the Life Essence Gold bracelet, counseled him about his relationships with Qiu'er and Zi Ji, and offered a possible path for Zi Ji to become a god that he declined.
• An Zhen asked the God of Destruction about the suppression he faced on Douluo Continent, then received a statue of the Goddess of Life before being sent back.
• An Qiu'er, Xu Tianzhen, Zi Ji, and Electrolux explained how they had waited for An Zhen after sensing a god’s presence, and An Zhen told them he had gained powerful divine backing.
• An Zhen ordered the Sun Moon Empire to establish the Life God Sect, assigning it healing and poverty-relief duties, and arranged for the Goddess’s statue to be enshrined in the palace.
• An Zhen told Electrolux that the meeting had eased his worries about Electrolux’s identity and Tang San, as he now had the support of two Kings of Gods.

An Zhen explained his new connection to the God of Destruction and let Gu Yue Na use some Life Essence Gold to heal, while warning her that confronting the God Realm would be too dangerous. After dinner, with Gu Yue Na refining the life force and Meng Hongchen asleep, An Qiu'er approached An Zhen, hoping to seize her chance.

• Gu Yue Na recognized the Life Essence Gold on An Zhen's wrist and learned he had become the God of Destruction's disciple.
• Gu Yue Na wanted the Life Essence Gold to recover, but An Zhen warned that sudden recovery could expose her and that the God Realm's God Kings made escape or battle dangerous.
• Gu Yue Na abandoned her plan to confront the God Realm and chose to absorb some of the life force to heal her injuries.
• At dinner, An Zhen told Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi that he had become the God of Destruction's disciple, and he promised Meng Hongchen they could share immortality.
• After Meng Hongchen fell asleep and Gu Yue Na continued refining the life force, An Qiu'er approached An Zhen while Zi Ji slept.

An Qiu'er carried out her scheme to persuade An Zhen to spend the night with her and Zi Ji, while Gu Yue Na used the God Realm’s Life Essence Gold to heal and helped reveal that the Virtual World was growing faster. The next day, Zi Ji told An Zhen that Meng Hongchen had reported a breakthrough and wanted him to visit at noon.

• An Qiu'er accused An Zhen of neglecting her needs, then joined him and promised Zi Ji an extra turn.
• An Zhen spent a busy night with An Qiu'er and Zi Ji, and An Qiu'er recovered her strength with Life Essence Gold from the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Gu Yue Na used her modified Reverse Scale to refine life force and heal, while An Zhen noticed the Virtual World consuming Yuhai Ore at more than twice its previous speed.
• An Qiu'er and Huo Yutong discussed how the growing number of people might affect their schedule, and An Zhen proposed having everyone join in together.
• Zi Ji told An Zhen that Meng Hongchen had made a breakthrough and wanted him to visit at noon.

An Zhen visited Jing Hongchen’s laboratory and watched him demonstrate a mecha that let Xiao Hongchen fight at the level of a powerful Soul Douluo. Jing Hongchen planned to refine the mecha series and asked An Zhen to support Kong Deming’s proposal for mid-tier natal Soul Tools, which reminded An Zhen of Battle Armor.

• An Zhen went to Mingde Hall with An Qiu'er and Zi Ji after hearing that Jing Hongchen had made a breakthrough in his mecha research.
• Jing Hongchen showed An Zhen the mecha series he had designed, explaining that its models drew inspiration from Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Hongchen piloted a golden mecha and demonstrated its power, while An Zhen tested it and defeated it without being harmed.
• Jing Hongchen described the mecha’s high production cost and outlined plans to develop cheaper models and stronger ones capable of matching Title Douluo.
• Jing Hongchen told An Zhen that Kong Deming wanted support for developing mid-tier natal Soul Tools usable by Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, and An Zhen thought of Battle Armor.

An Zhen discussed Kong Deming’s plan for natal Soul Tools with Jing Hongchen, then toured the research institute and saw how its mecha could change the balance between humans and Soul Beasts. After unexpectedly meeting Ju Zi, he revealed that he knew she wanted Dai Hao dead and had already promised that matter to someone else.

• An Zhen approved Kong Deming’s proposal for a natal Soul Tool and told Jing Hongchen to have him submit a report on what he needed.
• An Zhen told Jing Hongchen that he had studied under a God King and believed he might one day help others become gods; Xiao Hongchen admitted he saw An Zhen as someone to chase after.
• An Zhen toured Mingde Hall’s mecha and mining equipment prototypes, then explained to Zi Ji that humans excelled at using their intelligence creatively.
• Ju Zi recognized An Zhen near the temple after praying to see him again, and An Zhen took her with him to the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.
• An Zhen refused Ju Zi’s request to serve him, revealed that she wanted Dai Hao dead, and said he had already promised that matter to someone else.

An Zhen tried to persuade Ju Zi to abandon her quest for revenge and explained why Yutong had the final say over Dai Hao’s fate. After visiting the palace shrine and spending time with Xu Tianzhen, he found Ju Zi still waiting at the gate and arranged for her teacher to take her away.

• An Zhen told Ju Zi that her parents would have wanted her to live safely and happily, then left her at the palace entrance.
• An Zhen told An Qiu'er and Zi Ji that Yutong had been adopted by Huo Yun'er and could decide what should happen to Dai Hao.
• An Zhen inspected the shrine under construction, then visited Xu Tianzhen while she handled official documents.
• An Zhen and Xu Tianzhen left the side hall and found Ju Zi still kneeling at the palace gate, asking to meet Yutong.
• An Zhen summoned Xuan Ziwen through the Virtual World and ordered him to take Ju Zi away; Xuan Ziwen agreed to bring one of her close girlfriends too.

An Zhen intervened when Na Na was expelled from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for her past connection to the Holy Spirit Cult, reinstating her after learning her parents’ souls had been saved. He also urged Ju Zi not to let revenge consume her, and Ju Zi began reconsidering her choices when Keke and Xuan Ziwen came to support her.

• An Zhen left Ju Zi at the palace gates, advised her not to let hatred change who she was, and postponed killing Dai Hao to avoid provoking war.
• At the academy, An Zhen learned that Na Na was being expelled for having been a Holy Spirit Cult member, despite causing no harm.
• Na Na thanked An Zhen for purifying her parents’ souls, and he told her to live well and lifted the expulsion order.
• An Zhen told Xu Tianzhen that different cases required different treatment and that the Empire should avoid punishing innocent people.
• An Zhen returned to Mingde Hall and affectionately joined Huo Yutong in the kitchen as she cooked.
• Xuan Ziwen and Keke found Ju Zi at the palace gates, and Ju Zi began questioning whether her pursuit of revenge had gone too far.

An Zhen told Huo Yutong about Ju Zi’s tragic past and discussed Huo Yutong’s hatred of Dai Hao, while Huo Yutong offered to reach out to Ju Zi. Seven months after Kong Deming’s breakthrough, a new Level 10 Soul Engineer appeared over Mingdu, alarming Xuan Zi.

• Huo Yutong said she hated Dai Hao and wanted him stripped of his title and made to repent at her mother’s grave, while An Zhen promised to support her.
• As they cooked, An Zhen explained how Ju Zi’s father had died in a border war and why Ju Zi blamed the White Tiger Duke; Huo Yutong offered to try to comfort Ju Zi.
• The next morning, the girls left for class, court, and training, while An Qiu’er stayed with An Zhen and Zi Ji.
• Seven months after Kong Deming became a Tenth-Level Soul Engineer, a huge silver-white apparition appeared above Mingdu and darkened the sky.
• Xuan Zi recognized the apparition’s aura as that of another Tenth-Level Soul Engineer and worried about the Sun Moon Empire’s growing strength.

Jing Hongchen became a Tenth-Level Soul Engineer and demonstrated his Natal Soul Tool, while An Zhen and Zi Ji discussed the Dragon Clan’s future. At the academy, Huo Yutong grew close to Ju Zi and revealed that An Zhen was her boyfriend when Ju Zi asked about him.

• Jing Hongchen transformed out of his silver mecha and offered to share his breakthrough insights with the gathered Soul Engineers.
• An Zhen told Zi Ji that Soul Beasts might need to learn from humans, and Zi Ji said she wanted to help carry the burden of reviving the Dragon Clan.
• Huo Yutong and Ju Zi completed and disguised a Level 5 Soul Tool, reflecting on how their friendship had grown alongside Keke.
• Ju Zi nervously asked Huo Yutong whether she knew An Zhen, and Huo Yutong said he was her boyfriend.
• Keke, who had just finished Huo Yutong’s food, asked who An Zhen was.

Ju Zi asked Huo Yutong to introduce her to An Zhen, hoping he could help her avenge her parents, while Huo Yutong explained that An Zhen would not agree to kill Dai Hao. An Zhen arranged for Ju Zi to enter the Sun Moon Empire’s court as a trainee official, giving her a chance to prove herself.

• Ju Zi asked Huo Yutong to introduce her to An Zhen, and Keke mistakenly thought Ju Zi wanted to steal her friend’s boyfriend.
• Huo Yutong defended An Zhen and explained that she accepted his other relationships, while Keke condemned him and wanted to meet him.
• An Zhen refused to meet Ju Zi and said her desire to kill Dai Hao conflicted with Huo Yutong’s wish for him to repent before Aunt Huo’s grave.
• Huo Yutong told Ju Zi that An Zhen would not kill Dai Hao, and Ju Zi said she would still be satisfied if he lived in humiliation and repentance.
• Huo Yutong gave Ju Zi a recommendation letter to become a female official trainee, and An Zhen explained the arrangement to Xu Tianzhen.

An Zhen dressed Xu Tianzhen in a black silk office lady outfit, and the two shared an affectionate, intimate moment in the palace. Ju Zi arrived to begin her trial as a secretary, completed her first assignment reviewing memorials, and learned that further training and tests awaited her.

• An Zhen used his First Soul Skill, Reflection, to change Xu Tianzhen into a black silk office lady outfit, and she teased him about his lecherous intentions.
• Xu Tianzhen invited An Zhen to be gentle, but he held her on the dragon throne as she rested in his arms.
• Ju Zi entered the palace after Xuan Ziwen and Keke saw her off and encouraged her to try the new position.
• An Zhen confirmed Ju Zi had accepted his proposal and told her to prove her value, promising Dai Hao would be dealt with within seven years if she succeeded.
• An Zhen gave Ju Zi ten memorials to answer, then reviewed her suggestions alongside Xu Tianzhen's and said Ju Zi would face more training and tests.

An Zhen arranged for Ju Zi to study state affairs and employed her as a masseuse, then received Kong Deming after his return from the sea. Kong Deming brought soul bones and news of rich mineral veins, including two sites guarded by powerful sea Soul Beasts, leaving An Zhen to decide how to proceed.

• Ju Zi agreed to serve An Zhen and began massaging him after he offered her a change of clothes and said she would study under officials.
• Xu Tianzhen woke at sunset, and An Zhen announced that Kong Deming had returned to Mingdu.
• Kong Deming reported reaching level ninety-eight and presented five soul bones from his hunt; An Zhen took a torso bone for Xu Tianzhen and traded two treasures for two arm bones.
• An Zhen gave Kong Deming a Star Luo Spirit Pearl and Chijiao to help him strengthen his cultivation and fire-attributed martial soul.
• Kong Deming reported thirteen energy mineral veins, including three exceptionally rich mines, and described a site guarded by two Demon Soul Great White Sharks and another inhabited by a wounded sea Soul Beast over six hundred thousand years old.

An Zhen ordered Kong Deming to secure the Sun Moon Empire’s ocean resources while avoiding killing a young Deep Sea Demonic Whale, then began drawing Ju Zi into his household and preparing her for government work. Ju Zi became Xu Tianzhen’s secretary, and An Zhen gave her an Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid to support her cultivation.

• An Zhen ordered Kong Deming to kill the hundred-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark and have Hall Master Hongchen drive off the Deep Sea Demonic Whale, while sparing its young if possible.
• An Zhen told Kong Deming that a King of Gods had taken him as a disciple and directed him to coordinate mining operations with Prime Minister Hongchen.
• An Zhen kissed Ju Zi at Mingde Hall, promised to take things slowly, and arranged for her to meet Xu Tianzhen at the academy gates the next morning.
• Huo Yutong recognized Ju Zi’s scent on An Zhen and urged him not to bully her, while Xu Tianzhen spent the night with him.
• Ju Zi studied government affairs and quickly impressed An Zhen, who envisioned her as the Empress’s secretary.
• An Zhen gave Ju Zi a thousand-year Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid to strengthen her foundation and help overcome the cultivation limits of food-type Soul Masters.

After the Snow Empress’s head soul bone finished assimilating, An Zhen unlocked the Omniscience authority and tested its ability to analyze people and objects through the Virtual World. He returned to the palace and used it to uncover private details about Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi, leaving Xu Tianzhen flustered and calling him a pervert.

• Imperial Palace guards discussed the Empire’s improving economy and Xu Tianzhen’s increased government workload.
• An Zhen learned that the Snow Empress’s head soul bone had finished assimilating and unlocked the Omniscience authority.
• An Zhen tested Omniscience on the Ice Empress and Yuhai Ore, discovering that it combined known information with the Virtual World’s analysis and could work with other authorities.
• An Zhen used Omniscience to examine Xu Tianzhen and the nearby furniture, then revealed that Ju Zi’s underwear had orange fruit embroidery.
• Xu Tianzhen blushed, called An Zhen a pervert, and pounded his chest with her fists.

Shrek Academy debated the Sun Moon Empire’s growing strength and decided to respond cautiously while helping its students prepare. Wang Dong’er resolved to visit Huo Yutong there, while An Zhen reunited with Huo Yutong and examined the limits of his new Authority of Omniscience.

• Shrek Academy’s elders weighed whether the Sun Moon Empire’s advances signaled a coming war, and Mu En advised waiting, returning goodwill if offered and striking back if attacked.
• Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that Wang Dong’er wanted to visit Huo Yutong in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Wang Dong’er insisted on going to see Huo Yutong and Gu Yue Na, and Zhang Lexuan offered to ask Xuan Zu about using academy resources.
• Huo Yutong joyfully embraced An Zhen at his home in the Sun Moon Empire, where he used his new Authority of Omniscience to inspect her and Gu Yue Na.
• Gu Yue Na explained that the Douluo Plane could not record her true identity and warned An Zhen that Universe Consciousness might have interfered with the God Star Ceremony.

An Zhen used his omniscience ability to learn that Wang Dong'er was traveling to the Sun Moon Empire, and he agreed to meet her while keeping Gu Yue Na's identity hidden. After Wang Dong'er arrived in Mingdu with a Shrek caravan, An Zhen disguised himself as Huo Yutong and reunited with her.

• Gu Yue Na explained that she had never reached her peak because the Asura God attacked shortly after her consciousness was born, and An Zhen discussed the Dragon God's choices and his omniscience ability.
• Huo Yutong asked An Zhen to find out what Wang Dong'er was doing, and he learned that she planned to travel to the Sun Moon Empire after her final examinations.
• An Zhen said he would acknowledge Wang Dong'er as long as Gu Yue Na's identity stayed secret, while Huo Yutong warned him to explain Xu Tianzhen and the others.
• Wang Dong'er packed for the journey, and Zhang Lexuan arranged for her to travel safely with a Shrek merchant caravan after the examinations ended.
• In Mingdu, An Zhen left Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi and used Mimicry to disguise himself as Huo Yutong.
• An Zhen met Wang Dong'er outside a merchant guild, and they embraced as their Soul Power fused and Winter Pupil Force appeared.

Wang Dong reunited with An Zhen at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy after he disguised himself as Huo Yutong and surprised her. He brought her to his room, where she met Xu Tianzhen, Zi Ji, and An Qiu'er and learned that six women shared nights with him.

• Wang Dong toured Mingde Hall with An Zhen disguised as Huo Yutong and worried aloud about An Zhen's long silence.
• The real Huo Yutong and Gu Yue Na arrived, and Wang Dong recognized An Zhen beneath his disguise.
• Wang Dong and An Zhen embraced and kissed before he carried her to his room.
• Wang Dong met Xu Tianzhen, Zi Ji, and An Qiu'er, then learned that An Qiu'er was the Emperor Rui Beast.
• An Qiu'er told Wang Dong that six women, including herself, were together with An Zhen at night.

Wang Dong reunited with An Zhen and confronted him about his other relationships before listening to his account of his life in the Sun Moon Empire. After An Zhen revealed the Ice Fire Yin-Yang Well, Wang Dong agreed to visit it with him.

• Wang Dong scolded An Zhen for failing to write to her, then let him comfort her and kissed him.
• Wang Dong asked An Zhen about his other women, and he told her about Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, his background, and his rise to become Regent King.
• An Zhen explained his actions in the Sun Moon Empire, including removing the old emperor, establishing Xu Tianzhen as empress, and exterminating Evil Soul Masters.
• An Zhen told Wang Dong about Ju Zi, Yutong's plans for Dai Hao, and the Ice Fire Yin-Yang Well, while Wang Dong urged him to treat Ju Zi well.
• An Zhen warned Wang Dong about Qiankun Asking Love Valley and invited her to see the Ice Fire Yin-Yang Well, and she eagerly agreed.

Wang Dong reunited with An Zhen and Huo Yutong, joined An Zhen’s household for dinner, and saw the Ice Fire Yin-Yang Well preserved inside the Virtual World. There, An Zhen identified a Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained the strict requirements for picking it.

• Wang Dong met An Zhen’s other companions and learned that he would delay visiting her home because he had matters to handle in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yutong caught up after dinner, while Ye Guyi asked An Zhen whether Wang Dong was one of his wives and learned she was his first love.
• An Zhen brought the girls into the Virtual World to view the relocated Ice Fire Yin-Yang Well and its garden of exotic plants and sentient immortal herbs.
• Wang Dong spotted a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and An Zhen explained that picking it required a sincere, devoted thought of one’s beloved and a drop of heart’s blood.

An Zhen revealed that he could copy celestial herbs and found two Lovesick Heartbreak Reds, which Wang Dong and Meng Hongchen chose to claim. Both girls successfully proved their sincere love and picked a flower, while An Zhen’s copied life remained an empty shell without consciousness.

• An Zhen explained the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s powers and limitations, then used his Spiritual Power to find a second one in the garden.
• Wang Dong and Meng Hongchen chose to try picking the flowers, while Huo Yutong, Gu Yue Na, Zi Ji, Ye Guyi, and others declined.
• An Zhen demonstrated that copied living beings had bodies and souls but no consciousness, and Gu Yue Na said they needed enlightenment.
• Wang Dong and Meng Hongchen offered their heart’s blood to the flowers, which recognized them as owners and detached from their Wujue stones.
• An Zhen replenished the girls’ lost blood with life force, and Wang Dong held her newly claimed Lovesick Heartbreak Red with joy.