Chapter Summaries

An Zhen strengthened his allies and traveled between Shrek City and Mingdu while preparing for a future alliance. When Duke Xue Leng and Marquis Xue Kui led a rebellion in the Dou Ling Empire, An Zhen agreed to go suppress it, but the Dou Ling Emperor and Tianyang Douluo were found dead before he could leave.

• An Zhen intimidated the Feathered Serpent into accepting a Soul Spirit contract, then helped Ma Xiaotao and Wu Feng obtain powerful Soul Rings and Soul Spirits.
• Mu En opened Sea God Pavilion's underground meditation chamber so the group could cultivate, and An Zhen traveled to the Sun Moon Empire to spend time with his companions.
• Gu Yue Na accepted An Zhen's Lovesick Heartbreak Red as a treasure, and the Star Luo Royal Family and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan pledged support for his planned alliance.
• Mu En asked An Zhen to aid the Dou Ling imperial family against the rebellion led by Duke Xue Leng and Marquis Xue Kui, and An Zhen accepted the mission.
• Old Song reported that the Dou Ling Emperor and Tianyang Douluo had been killed and their corpses hung above Douling City.

After the Dou Ling Emperor and Tianyang Douluo were killed, An Zhen traveled to Douling City with Shrek Academy experts to investigate and stabilize the crisis. He learned that dozens of royal family members had also been slain, and the prime minister revealed an imperial decree naming An Zhen a prince and the emperor’s uncle.

• Old Song reported that the Dou Ling Emperor and Tianyang Douluo had been killed, and Mu En suspected Evil Soul Masters might be responsible.
• Mu En sent An Zhen, Old Song, Zhang Lexuan, Yan Shaozhe, and Old Zhuang to Douling City, telling An Zhen he could claim his status as prince if needed to stabilize the empire.
• An Zhen transported the group to Douling City in moments, where they found the gates sealed and soldiers patrolling the streets.
• The Douling Prime Minister welcomed An Zhen as a prince and explained that the city remained unstable despite the army’s efforts to maintain order.
• An Zhen saw Ice Coffins containing at least twenty or thirty murdered royal family members, and used Life Essence Gold’s life force to restore the prime minister’s strength.
• The prime minister presented an imperial decree and swan token, explaining that An Zhen was descended from King Zhongshan and had been granted the title of prince by the late emperor.

After identifying the Holy Spirit Cult’s attackers, An Zhen captured two Evil Soul Masters and planned to lure the leaders out using Yan Shaozhe as bait. With the Dou Ling royal family wiped out, the officials urged An Zhen to become emperor, but he refused and said he would become the Sea God Pavilion Head.

• An Zhen identified the murderers as powerful Evil Soul Masters, including Feng Ling, and volunteered to deal with the Rank 98 enemy.
• An Zhen used his Spiritual Power to seize two Soul Saint-level Evil Soul Masters in Lingdou City, and Old Song took them away for interrogation.
• Old Song proposed suppressing the unrest and using Yan Shaozhe as bait because Feng Ling wanted to consume him and pursue the Ultimate Douluo realm.
• The Douling Prime Minister told An Zhen that the royal family members at the Ancestral Sacrifice had been massacred, leaving no acceptable successor.
• The Douling Prime Minister and officials begged An Zhen to ascend the throne, but he refused, saying he would become the Sea God Pavilion Head.

An Zhen took control as acting regent of the Dou Ling Empire and announced that he would personally crush the Holy Spirit Cult-backed rebellion. He left Zhang Lexuan in charge of Lingdou City and set out with Shrek’s group to search for the rebel leaders.

• An Zhen rejected the idea of installing Xue Lingxun and declared himself acting regent while the Dou Ling Empire faced advancing rebel forces.
• An Zhen ordered General Song Guozhong to spread his announcement, blamed the Holy Spirit Cult and its leaders Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling for the crisis, and vowed to destroy the rebels.
• An Zhen appointed Zhang Lexuan to oversee Lingdou City, introduced her as his wife, and gave her the Sea God Helmet for protection.
• An Zhen joined Shrek’s group on the city walls, learned that the captured Evil Soul Masters had yielded portraits but no whereabouts for the two Super Douluo, and confirmed Feng Ling’s identity.
• An Zhen led the group toward a city captured by the rebels while Old Song agreed to remain hidden and help draw Feng Ling out if necessary.

An Zhen confronted the rebel army at Baicao City after Xue Kui and Xue Leng conspired with the Holy Spirit Cult to assassinate the Dou Ling ruler and Tianyang Douluo. He killed their transformed Title Douluo guards and broke the army’s morale, leaving the father and son pinned beneath his spiritual power.

• Xue Leng told Xue Kui that the Holy Envoy had claimed to kill the ruler and Tianyang Douluo, and the father and son planned to slaughter nearby villages before attacking Baicao City.
• An Zhen appeared before the rebels, exposed Xue Kui and Xue Leng’s alliance with Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling, and offered conscripted soldiers a chance to surrender.
• A Title Douluo transformed into a flaming lion and attacked An Zhen, but An Zhen killed him with a single strike of his Emperor Sword.
• Xue Kui and Xue Leng urged the remaining three Title Douluo and their soldiers to attack An Zhen, who froze the guards and the advancing troops with his blizzard.
• The rebel army panicked and collapsed as soldiers fled or turned on their overseers, while An Zhen used spiritual power to pin Xue Kui and Xue Leng to the ground.

An Zhen defeated the rebel army at Baicao City, captured its soldiers, and executed Xue Kui and Xue Leng after refusing their offer of intelligence. He told the defenders that the Evil Soul Masters called Holy Envoys planned to return during the siege, and the group prepared to wait for them.

• An Zhen trapped the fleeing rebel soldiers behind ice walls, exposed and killed over a hundred Evil Soul Masters hiding among them, and ordered the rest to surrender.
• An Zhen searched the soldiers’ records and reflected that an invasion from another world might give him the chance to change the Douluo world’s unjust social order.
• An Zhen placed a prisoner general and Baicao City’s leaders in charge of managing the captives until General Song Guozhong arrived.
• Xue Kui offered intelligence in exchange for his and Xue Leng’s lives, but An Zhen executed them and searched their souls for information.
• An Zhen told Yan Shaozhe and the others that the Holy Envoys planned to return to harvest the dead during the afternoon siege, and they decided to wait for them.

An Zhen and Shrek Academy’s allies ambushed Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling with a simulated rebel camp, trapping the Holy Spirit Cult leaders in a confrontation. As the battle began, powerful reinforcements arrived and challenged them for continuing to harm the people.

• An Zhen used a simulated rebel camp to lure Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling within range, while the captives stayed hidden beneath Baicao City.
• An Zhen struck Feng Ling with a spiritual attack, and Old Song and the Green Shadow God Eagle launched an ambush that forced both leaders to activate powerful Soul Tools.
• Yan Shaozhe and the others joined An Zhen to surround Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling, while An Zhen mocked Zhongli Wu and revealed that no Ultimate Douluo had come.
• Zhongli Wu released his soul rings and fixed his killing intent on An Zhen, recognizing him as a threat to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• A white-haired girl and a dark-green-haired loli appeared behind An Zhen, unleashed overwhelming Extreme Cold Power, and condemned Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling for continuing to harm the people.

An Zhen and Zhongli Wu began a fierce battle after Zhongli Wu summoned a bone dragon and fused with it. With help from the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, An Zhen broke through Zhongli Wu’s attacks and struck him with a powerful punch, emerging with his robe only slightly dirty.

• An Zhen challenged Zhongli Wu, who summoned a bone dragon carrying a trace of the Silver Dragon King’s aura.
• Zhongli Wu fused with the bone dragon and sent Feng Ling to hold back Shrek’s fighters while he confronted An Zhen.
• Old Song and Yan Shaozhe attacked Zhongli Wu, while Feng Ling and the Bone Dragon King engaged the others.
• An Zhen clashed swords with Zhongli Wu as the Snow Empress and Ice Empress appeared to counter the Bone Dragon King’s ultimate wind.
• An Zhen struck Zhongli Wu with a powerful fist, and the resulting blast left An Zhen standing with only a little dirt on his robe.

An Zhen fought Zhongli Wu while the Shrek fighters focused on Feng Ling, whose clash with Yan Shaozhe produced an unstable, powerful fusion of their phoenix abilities. Yan Shaozhe prepared to carry the growing energy skyward, and An Zhen began looking for a way to prevent a final sacrifice.

• An Zhen redirected the Shrek fighters to attack Feng Ling while he faced Zhongli Wu alone.
• Feng Ling charged the Shrek fighters with a great sun, and Yan Shaozhe used his Bright Phoenix to intercept her and feed the sun more energy.
• Yan Shaozhe and Feng Ling's powers formed an unstable, incomplete Martial Soul Fusion Skill that neither could control or safely abandon.
• Yan Shaozhe explained to An Zhen that he had meant to detonate the great sun, kill Feng Ling, and escape with nirvana, but the unexpected fusion trapped them together.
• As the great sun's power continued to rise, Yan Shaozhe asked An Zhen for a solution and said he would otherwise carry it high into the sky.

An Zhen stopped Feng Ling’s unstable Martial Soul Fusion Skill by taking control of its power, then faced Zhongli Wu as he unleashed the Bone Dragon’s ultimate wind-and-fire attack. After the collision devastated the plains outside Baicao City, An Zhen found that Zhongli Wu had escaped and went after him.

• Zhongli Wu ordered Feng Ling to explode, while An Zhen reached Yan Shaozhe and used Imprint and All Things to form a Phoenix duality sphere and seize control of the blazing sun.
• An Zhen pulled Yan Shaozhe to safety and sent Feng Ling into the Undead Subspace, then turned to fight Zhongli Wu.
• Zhongli Wu attacked An Zhen with the Death God Needle and made the Bone Dragon combine wind and fire into an Ultimate-level assault; An Zhen’s life power extinguished the needle’s decay flame.
• Zhongli Wu and the Bone Dragon collided with An Zhen’s Phoenix duality sphere, triggering a colossal explosion that shattered space and devastated the plains beyond Baicao City.
• Old Song protected Baicao City with an enormous wall of ice, and An Zhen learned from the Virtual World that Zhongli Wu had escaped badly wounded before setting off to pursue him.

An Zhen captured Zhongli Wu after the Holy Spirit Cult leader fled the explosion, exposed that Ye Xishui was alive as an undead, and condemned Zhongli Wu to eternal torment. He then crushed the rebellion, punished corrupt nobles, began restoring the Dou Ling Empire, and spread recordings of his deeds across the continent.

• Zhongli Wu fled nearly a hundred miles from Baicao City, but An Zhen caught and bound him with a Level 9 Soul Tool.
• An Zhen revealed Ye Xishui, and Zhongli Wu broke down before An Zhen sent him to the Undead Subspace for eternal torment.
• An Zhen returned to Baicao City, restored the ruined land, defeated the rebellion, and punished rebel leaders and corrupt nobles across four provinces.
• An Zhen killed a Super Douluo and two Title Douluo who defended the nobles, then appointed capable people and Shrek Academy disciples to replace corrupt officials.
• An Zhen sold confiscated treasures and used the proceeds to aid victims, fund the national treasury, and prepare pro-people policies.
• Recordings of An Zhen fighting Zhongli Wu, rescuing Dean Yan Shaozhe, and protecting Baicao City spread across the continent to build his reputation.

After An Zhen’s victories made him famous across the continent, he used his power to restructure the Dou Ling Empire’s economy and punish corrupt nobles. The chapter ended with Yan Shaozhe dismissing complaints about An Zhen’s campaign.

• Xu Jiawei celebrated An Zhen’s rise and ordered a generous gift sent to Xu Jiujiu in Shrek City.
• Ning Yunzhi brought civilian supplies and money to the Dou Ling Empire, and An Zhen gave the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan control of the Empire’s economic administration.
• An Zhen confiscated corrupt nobles’ property, killed a noble guilty of horrific crimes, and gave Ning Yunzhi a Rank 9 defensive Soul Tool seized from Feng Ling.
• Song Guozhong joined An Zhen’s campaign, while the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan distributed supplies and helped restore order across the cities.
• An Zhen borrowed officials from the Star Luo Royal Family to fill vacancies and used the Authority of Omniscience to expose and punish officials who did evil.
• At Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe told the communications office teacher to burn letters protesting An Zhen’s actions, saying An Zhen documented the crimes behind every execution.

An Zhen confronted the Dou Ling Empire’s corruption, bringing aid to starving people and declaring himself emperor before the court. He exposed officials’ crimes and ordered the nobles to face judgment, ending with the revelation that one official had embezzled five million Gold Soul Coins in northern subsidies.

• Shrek Academy ignored letters from Dou Ling nobles and officials seeking mercy or urging them to restrain An Zhen, while Mu En praised his killings and Yan Shaozhe burned the letters.
• An Zhen used the Reflection of the Jade Swan to restore warmth and vitality to people in a freezing slum, then left supplies for a grieving mother whose infant had died.
• Seeing lavish wealth beside the slum’s misery, An Zhen condemned the world and decided to cut down another noble.
• At court in Lingdou City, An Zhen appeared before officials who defended their exploitation of the poor, demanded that they address him as Your Majesty, and accused them of betraying the Empire’s people.
• An Zhen gave the prime minister evidence of his crimes, acknowledged both his faults and merits, and ordered him to deal with his family’s affairs and hang the heads of fleeing officials on the city wall.
• An Zhen confronted the official who called the poor cheap lives, ordered him to die, and exposed his role in embezzling more than half of the Empire’s northern subsidies—five million Gold Soul Coins.

An Zhen punished corrupt Dou Ling officials, appointed Ning Yunzhi as prime minister, and persuaded Sky Dragon Gate to join his empire. The clan accepted after An Zhen hinted at a coming world war and the involvement of gods.

• An Zhen ordered a corrupt official sliced to death in the throne hall and defended the punishment as justice for citizens who had died because of stolen relief funds.
• An Zhen dismissed most of the Dou Ling Empire's officials, confiscated nobles' estates, and asked Ning Yunzhi to become prime minister, promising that Ning Tian's future child would inherit the throne.
• An Zhen compared Yu Tianlong with other young prodigies, including Wu Feng and Wang Dong'er, and told Yu Yunzhen that he had brought Sky Dragon Gate an opportunity involving legendary immortal herbs.
• Yu Yunzhen announced that Sky Dragon Gate would become a guardian clan of the Dou Ling Empire and take government posts after An Zhen hinted at a world war and gods.

An Zhen met Nan Qiuqiu while buying desserts in Dragon City, then revealed his identity when she brought him to Earth Dragon Gate. He began a meeting with sect master Nan Shuishui about two important matters, one of which concerned Nan Qiuqiu.

• An Zhen bought all the desserts in a shop, where Nan Qiuqiu mistook him for a wealthy suitor and told him she admired An Zhen.
• Nan Qiuqiu introduced An Zhen to young women from other sects before they discovered they were both heading to Earth Dragon Gate.
• Nan Qiuqiu took An Zhen to meet her mother, sect master Nan Shuishui, while Earth Dragon Gate disciples suspected him of being a stalker.
• Nan Shuishui recognized An Zhen, and Nan Qiuqiu was shocked to learn the handsome youth she had just praised was the very person she admired.
• An Zhen said he had two important matters to discuss and invited Nan Qiuqiu to join the meeting because one matter concerned her.

An Zhen invited Nan Shuishui to bring the Earth Dragon Gate into the Dou Ling Empire, offering the sect autonomy in its internal affairs. After Nan Shuishui reviewed his memories of the Sky Dragon Gate’s decision, An Zhen revealed that he also wanted to purchase the Earth Dragon Gate’s secret territory.

• An Zhen asked Nan Shuishui to join the Earth Dragon Gate to the Dou Ling Empire, explaining that the Empire needed reputable soul masters to help govern.
• An Zhen offered the Earth Dragon Gate a choice of any main city except Lingdou City as its base and showed Nan Shuishui a spiritual light containing his memories of the Sky Dragon Gate.
• While Nan Shuishui examined the memories, An Zhen shared desserts with Nan Qiuqiu, who teased him about his interest in the women she had introduced.
• Nan Shuishui confirmed that the Sky Dragon Gate had already joined the Dou Ling Empire and asked what would happen to Dragon City if both dragon sects left.
• An Zhen said the Sky Dragon Gate would receive different treatment because it was stronger, then revealed that he wanted to purchase the Earth Dragon Gate’s secret territory.

An Zhen discovered an Ice Attribute treasure trove beneath Earth Dragon Gate and offered Nan Shuishui a trade for access to it. After mining the Myriad Years Profound Ice Marrow and Profound Ice Divine Crystals, he returned to Nan Shuishui, who proposed another option.

• An Zhen told Nan Shuishui about the Ice Attribute mineral vein, and she explained that Earth Dragon Gate's ancestral secret cave lay beneath a cold spring.
• An Zhen sensed an even colder cavern beneath the vein and offered Nan Shuishui two Earth Dragon Golden Melons and three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones in exchange for the treasures.
• An Zhen transformed into the Ice Dragon King, whose aura affected Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu, then entered the well to excavate the hidden cavern.
• An Zhen mined all the Myriad Years Profound Ice Marrow and Profound Ice Divine Crystals, storing them safely in the Virtual World.
• An Zhen showed Nan Shuishui a piece of the Myriad Years Profound Ice Marrow, and Nan Shuishui said she had another option to propose.

An Zhen negotiated with Nan Shuishui over the Earth Dragon Gate’s treasures, while she tried to arrange for her daughter Nan Qiuqiu to pursue him. After learning more about An Zhen’s lovers and the exceptional talents of the girls around him, Nan Qiuqiu agreed to try spending time with him and see whether they were compatible.

• An Zhen refused to raise his offer for the Earth Dragon Gate’s immortal herbs and soul bones, and Nan Shuishui explained that leaving their thousand-year home troubled her.
• Nan Shuishui offered the treasures to An Zhen and revealed that she had once planned them as Nan Qiuqiu’s dowry, embarrassing her daughter.
• An Zhen told Nan Shuishui that he already had ten lovers and said he would not accept an arranged marriage, leaving the choice to Nan Qiuqiu.
• After An Zhen left, Nan Shuishui urged Nan Qiuqiu to pursue him, pointing to his strength and the extraordinary talents of the women around him.
• Nan Qiuqiu admitted she had favorable feelings toward An Zhen and agreed to try spending time with him.

An Zhen relocated the Sky Dragon Gate, Earth Dragon Gate, and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to the Dou Ling Empire, helping the nation prosper and build a powerful Soul Tool legion. As Dou Ling grew stronger, the Sky Soul Emperor feared its ambitions and resented the sects that had joined it.

• An Zhen explained his plans to strengthen Dou Ling and promised Nan Shuishui that the Snow Empress would prevent beast tides; he offered her an immortal herb and three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones as either betrothal gifts or payment for the secret-realm treasures.
• Nan Shuishui accepted the treasures as betrothal gifts, while Nan Qiuqiu blushed at An Zhen’s attention.
• An Zhen moved the Earth Dragon Gate, Sky Dragon Gate, and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to Lingdou City, where the clan’s wealth and hundreds of thousands of dependents helped revive the city.
• An Zhen and Ning Yunzhi recruited experts, funded infrastructure, and brought new resources into Dou Ling, while the Empire formed a thousand-member Soul Tool legion equipped with advanced military weapons.
• The Sky Soul Emperor learned of Dou Ling’s new legion and angrily condemned An Zhen and the sects that had joined him; his prime minister stayed silent as the Emperor worried about Heaven Dou’s vulnerability.

An Zhen dismissed a warning from the Sky Soul Emperor, revealed that a great war was coming, and rewarded Dou Ling’s officials with a chance to gain immortal herbs and other benefits. After the court meeting, he walked with Nan Qiuqiu to meet a guest, teasing her along the way.

• The Sky Soul Emperor rejected establishing diplomatic relations with the Sun Moon Empire and sent a letter urging An Zhen to restrain the Dou Ling Emperor.
• An Zhen threw the letter aside, had Descending Dragon Douluo eject the Sky Soul envoy, and told his officials that a great war would begin in a little over two years.
• An Zhen promised rewards to loyal officials, gave Ning Yunzhi three Aromatic Silk Beauties, and announced fifty portions of Life Spirit Liquid and future chances to earn immortal herbs.
• After dismissing the court, An Zhen spoke with Nan Qiuqiu about his rule and his confidence that the Sky Soul Imperial Family could not oppose him.
• An Zhen called Nan Qiuqiu by her name and teased her about falling into his arms and getting pregnant as they headed to meet a guest.