Chapter Summaries

An Zhen rejected Xue Lingxun’s request to restore the Xue family’s imperial status or have his future children bear the Xue surname, asserting his authority as Dou Ling’s emperor. He later gave immortal herbs to the Star Luo Royal Family and returned to Shrek Academy with Nan Qiuqiu, whose inner courtyard assessment ended with Wang Dong as her combat examiner.

• An Zhen teased Nan Qiuqiu while leading her in circles, then took her to meet Xue Lingxun, the previous emperor’s younger sister.
• Xue Lingxun asked An Zhen to restore the Xue surname or adopt one of his future children into the Dou Ling imperial family, but he ordered her to leave and threatened her family if she displeased him.
• Nan Qiuqiu questioned An Zhen about Xue Lingxun’s princess token, and he dismissed its importance because the court and powerful clans recognized his rule, not the old imperial family.
• An Zhen traveled to Star Luo City and gave five immortal herbs to his brother-in-law, then returned to Shrek Academy with Nan Qiuqiu after entrusting Dou Ling’s affairs to his ministers.
• An Zhen took Nan Qiuqiu through the inner courtyard assessment, where Wang Dong was assigned as the combat examiner.

An Zhen helped Nan Qiuqiu pass Shrek Academy’s inner academy examination, then reassured Beibei that wiping out the Ironblood Sect would punish its crimes. He proposed that the Tang Sect join the Dou Ling Empire and use its medical knowledge to build a system of doctors and hospitals for ordinary people.

• Wang Dong recused herself from Nan Qiuqiu’s examination because An Zhen was involved, then tested her fairly and welcomed her into the inner academy.
• An Zhen visited Mu En and Beibei, revealed evidence of the Ironblood Sect’s crimes, and encouraged Beibei to see its destruction as protecting innocents.
• An Zhen brought Tang Ya to Sea God Pavilion and invited the Tang Sect to join the Dou Ling Empire.
• Tang Ya recognized the Medicine Section and Poison Section from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record that An Zhen presented to her.
• An Zhen proposed working with Medical Immortal Douluo and the Imperial Medical Institute to train doctors and establish hospitals across the Dou Ling Empire.

An Zhen outlined a broad program to improve ordinary people’s lives and invited the Tang Sect to relocate and train physicians, offering funding and immortal herbs. After Tang Ya accepted, Wang Dong showed Nan Qiuqiu the academy’s facilities and brought her to the home she shared with An Zhen.

• An Zhen described plans for healthcare, sanitation, education, and other measures to improve life for ordinary people, prompting Mu En, Beibei, and Tang Ya to reflect on why powerful figures had ignored their suffering.
• An Zhen offered the Tang Sect land, funding, and immortal herbs in exchange for joining his program, and Tang Ya accepted the invitation on the sect’s behalf.
• Tang Ya chose to retain the Tang Sect’s ancestral grounds in Heaven Dou City and begin physician training quickly, while Beibei offered to help teach medicine and poison knowledge.
• An Zhen took Beibei and Tang Ya to Star Luo City, then returned to the Dou Ling Empire to bring over physician candidates selected by Ning Yunzhi.
• Wang Dong showed Nan Qiuqiu the academy’s facilities, introduced her to the Extreme Ice Demon Soul Great White Shark Dong Qianqiu, and led her to a nearby courtyard she called home.

Wang Dong mistook Nan Qiuqiu for An Zhen’s new lover and welcomed her into their home, where she helped Nan Qiuqiu realize she liked him. An Zhen returned to discuss his work in Dou Ling and his plans to obtain a soul ring, leaving the household to hear that he was targeting a beast over six hundred thousand years old.

• Wang Dong showed Nan Qiuqiu around the residence, gave her an empty bedroom, and praised An Zhen as a devoted partner.
• Wang Dong advised Nan Qiuqiu about her feelings for An Zhen, and Nan Qiuqiu admitted they had not confirmed a relationship but that she probably liked him.
• Zhang Lexuan and the other women returned, welcomed Nan Qiuqiu, and invited her to join the household.
• An Zhen returned home, teased Wang Dong about helping Nan Qiuqiu, and explained that Dou Ling’s medical training and low-cost pharmacy plans were underway.
• An Zhen said he would rest briefly before seeking a soul ring over six hundred thousand years old, and planned to ask Teacher Divine Envoy for suitable prey.

An Zhen and Nan Qiuqiu wrestled over whether he could stay in her room, then settled into bed with their hands held. An Zhen planned to strengthen Nan Qiuqiu’s Spiritual Power so she could eventually withstand a hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit, while she remained unsure about accepting one.

• Nan Qiuqiu lay awake worrying about her relationship with An Zhen until he came to her room and conjured a bed beside hers.
• An Zhen argued that they were like brothers and friends, then teased Nan Qiuqiu until she realized he had talked her into letting him stay.
• Nan Qiuqiu and An Zhen wrestled across the beds, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao listened from the next room and began their own horseplay.
• Nan Qiuqiu returned to her bed and let An Zhen hold her hand, warning him not to cross the line between their beds.
• An Zhen explained that he wanted to improve Nan Qiuqiu’s Spiritual Power so she could withstand a hundred-thousand-year Soul Spirit, but Nan Qiuqiu refused to accept something so precious.

An Zhen returned to the Sun Moon Empire after staying at Shrek Academy and discussed his plans with the women around him. When Ye Guyi asked him for a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, An Zhen realized she had fallen for someone and promised to support her choice, unaware that she meant him.

• An Zhen woke beside Nan Qiuqiu, who kissed him to show him what she meant by going feral.
• After two days at Shrek Academy, An Zhen left to hunt his Eighth Soul Ring and later recounted his recent deeds to the women in the Sun Moon Empire.
• An Zhen noticed Ye Guyi had been distracted and asked whether she had resolved her cultivation concerns.
• Ye Guyi requested a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, prompting An Zhen to ask whether she truly understood and liked the person she chose.
• An Zhen promised to support Ye Guyi's feelings and recorded that promise at her request.
• An Zhen gave Ye Guyi a fifty-thousand-year-old Lovesick Heartbreak Red while An Qiu'er and Zi Ji watched from the doorway.

An Zhen met Lezheng Zhou, the former patriarch of the Sacred Angel Clan, who sought the Sun Moon Empire’s protection and asked him to save the clan’s fading sacred relic. An Zhen offered the clan two ways to settle in the Empire, leaving Lezheng Zhou to consider which arrangement to choose.

• Ju Zi told An Zhen that Lezheng Zhou, a Rank 98 Super Douluo with a Sacred Angel martial soul, had requested a meeting with the Regent King.
• Lezheng Zhou recounted the Sacred Angel Clan’s history and explained that its members wanted to leave their isolated lives in the Heaven Dou Empire and seek protection from An Zhen.
• An Zhen showed Lezheng Zhou and Ye Guyi the Sacred Angel martial soul, then agreed to protect the clan and asked about its strength.
• Lezheng Zhou revealed that the clan had over 3,600 members, three Super Douluos, seven other Title Douluos, and a sacred relic that had helped its children gain Soul Power but was now fading.
• An Zhen offered the clan either a settlement with limited imperial service or influential positions in the Sun Moon Empire, where it could earn immortal herbs through its contributions.

An Zhen comforted Ye Guyi after revealing that her parents had been killed by Evil Soul Masters, then sought powerful sea Soul Beasts willing to become Soul Spirits. When a Deep Sea Giant refused to come forward, An Zhen attacked it and declared he had come to take its life.

• An Zhen told Ye Guyi that her father had been a Sacred Angel Soul Saint and that two Soul Douluo Evil Soul Masters had killed her parents when she was an infant.
• An Zhen explained that the Evil Soul Masters had later died in the Empire’s purge of the Holy Spirit Cult, and he comforted Ye Guyi as she grieved.
• An Zhen asked the Sea Princess to find powerful sea Soul Beasts willing to become Soul Spirits, but a nearly nine-hundred-thousand-year-old beast demanded that An Zhen pass its test.
• An Zhen rejected the beast’s terms and left the Sea Princess’s territory to seek out powerful creatures in the deep sea.
• An Zhen summoned the Deep Sea Giant from its abyssal territory and attacked it with the Poseidon Trident.
• The enraged Deep Sea Giant emerged amid a storm, and An Zhen declared that he had come to take its life.

An Zhen defeated the nearly nine-hundred-thousand-year-old Deep Sea Giant with Jimei Divine Thunder and began absorbing its soul ring and left leg bone. Meanwhile, Huo Yutong and Gu Yue Na returned to Shrek Academy as An Zhen remained absent, and a milky-white energy cocoon split open in an unknown sea.

• An Zhen sealed the ocean into an arena with the Poseidon Trident and fought the Deep Sea Giant using destructive lightning and a reflected Fire Dragon King.
• An Zhen unleashed Jimei Divine Thunder, destroyed the Deep Sea Giant, and received its blood-red soul ring and left leg bone.
• Huo Yutong and Gu Yue Na packed for the end of their exchange program and shared a farewell dinner with the other girls, wondering when An Zhen would return.
• Huo Yutong and Gu Yue Na followed Xian Lin'er back to Shrek Academy the next day.
• A milky-white energy cocoon cracked open in an unknown sea far from Douluo Continent.

An Zhen completed his transformation, gained Spiritual Sense and the Authority of Spring and Autumn, and resisted the Douluo Plane Consciousness’s Heavenly Tribulation. He headed for Mingdu with plans to handle matters involving Tang Wutong and the Clear Sky Sect, while preparing for a foreign plane’s arrival.

• An Zhen’s transformation made the Virtual World briefly real, and the Snow Empress explained that his sacred golden light reflected what he had been from the beginning.
• A divine official at the Douluo God Realm’s central hub canceled the warning about An Zhen’s breakthrough, allowing him to undergo more tempering.
• An Zhen woke inside the white cocoon and shattered the blood-red Heavenly Tribulation with purple lightning and his Spiritual Sense, forcing the Douluo Plane Consciousness to stop.
• An Zhen examined his gains, including Spiritual Sense, the Authority of Spring and Autumn, and his eighth soul ring skill, Nurturing, and found that his Soul Power had reached level eighty-six.
• An Zhen set out toward Mingdu with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, discussing his plans for Tang Wutong, the Clear Sky Sect, and the approaching foreign plane.
• Electrolux congratulated An Zhen, taught him applications of Spiritual Sense, and offered his Undead Subspace, but An Zhen chose to focus on mining energy ores first.

The Sacred Angel Clan joined the Sun Moon Empire, where Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi assigned its members to overseas development and imperial inspection teams. An Zhen discovered that the clan’s Angel Holy Sword contained fragments of the Angel God’s divine seat, and the Goddess of Life explained how it could be repaired and passed on through divine trials.

• The Sacred Angel Clan arrived in Mingdu and declared allegiance to the Sun Moon Emperor, receiving a warm welcome from the citizens.
• Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi arranged for Sacred Angel Clan members to assist with overseas resources and serve in imperial inspection and enforcement teams.
• An Zhen appeared during the clan’s work discussions, startling Qian Zhengzhou with his overwhelming presence and noting that Qian Zhengzhou was close to the limit.
• Qian Zhengzhou presented the Angel Holy Sword to An Zhen and explained that its power had steadily diminished over the generations.
• The Goddess of Life told An Zhen that the sword held at least half of the Angel God’s divine seat fragments and that his stored faith power could repair them.
• The Goddess of Life explained that An Zhen could use the restored Angel Holy Sword to bestow the Angel God’s divine trials on one of the girls around him.

An Zhen persuaded the Sacred Angel Clan to let him reshape the Angel God's divine seat and promised Ye Guyi the seat. After returning, he discovered that Ye Guyi and An Qiu'er had plotted to get him alone, but Ye Guyi's attempt to kiss him awake failed because his Spiritual Sense resisted the sleeping bath.

• An Zhen told the Sacred Angel Clan that a god would restore the Angel Holy Sword and that their faith could reshape the Angel God's divine seat; Qian Zhengzhou agreed to let An Zhen decide its fate.
• An Zhen warned the clan of an approaching foreign plane, gave them six immortal herbs, and later told Xu Tianzhen and Ju Zi he would secure divine seats for them after devouring it.
• An Zhen decided that Ye Guyi would receive the Angel God's divine seat, then went to Mingde Hall to take her for a soul ring.
• Ye Guyi hurried to An Qiu'er and revealed a plan to get close to An Zhen, while An Zhen visited Meng Hongchen before returning home.
• An Qiu'er lured An Zhen into a medicinal bath that put him to sleep, and Ye Guyi entered the tub and tried to kiss him.
• An Zhen woke and explained that his god-level Spiritual Sense had resisted the bath's effects, then confronted Ye Guyi about her plan.

The narrator felt sick, with a muddled head, hot ears, and a weak, exhausted body. When the symptoms had not improved by afternoon, the narrator took the day off.

• The narrator woke with a buzzing, muddled head and hot ears.
• The narrator felt exhausted and weak whenever they tried to think.
• The symptoms had not improved by afternoon, so the narrator asked for leave.

Ye Guyi confessed that she and An Qiu'er had schemed to use the medicinal bath to bring her closer to An Zhen, and An Zhen accepted her feelings. He then gave Ye Guyi the Angel Holy Sword, beginning her Angel God divine examination.

• Ye Guyi revealed that An Zhen's promise to support her choice was recorded and insisted he should accept her, while An Zhen struggled with his changed feelings for his student.
• An Qiu'er woke in An Zhen's embrace, and Ye Guyi admitted that An Qiu'er had helped plan the medicinal bath; An Zhen punished them both.
• An Zhen accepted Ye Guyi as his partner, and Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi, and Xu Tianzhen returned and learned what had happened.
• An Zhen gave Ye Guyi the Angel Holy Sword, and she began the first Angel God divine examination to gather faith and restore the divine position.
• Ye Guyi used An Zhen's faith crystals to complete the trial, gained increased soul-ring ages and three two-hundred-thousand-year god-bestowed soul rings, and handed two of them to An Zhen.

An Zhen returned to Shrek City in time for the Sea God's Fate Matchmaking Event after helping Ye Guyi advance through her divine trials and prepare to absorb a God-bestowed Ring. He gathered the girls to participate, then took the stage at the event and began a formal announcement, leaving everyone wondering what he would reveal.

• An Zhen explained that a God-bestowed Ring could grant a soul skill suited to its absorber, and Ye Guyi cleared her first three divine trials before resting and preparing to absorb one.
• After Ye Guyi entered seclusion, An Zhen returned to Shrek City and surprised Wang Dong, Huo Yutong, and Gu Yue Na at home.
• An Zhen persuaded the girls to join the Sea God's Fate event, with everyone except Zhang Lexuan agreeing to participate, and asked Mu En and Xuan Zi to attend.
• An Zhen caught up with Xu Sanshi, who planned to confess to Jiang Nannan during the event, and learned that Xu Sanshi's father had given the princess token to Prime Minister Ning.
• As the event began, An Zhen stepped onto the platform and announced his identity and accomplishments before starting a formal announcement, prompting the veiled female disciples to wonder if he would confess to someone.

An Zhen halted the Sea God’s Destiny matchmaking event by announcing his claim to the Sea God Pavilion Head position and challenging two Ultimate Douluo to prove his strength. He challenged Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi and Dragon God Douluo Mu En, then stunned everyone by effortlessly dispelling their control over the power of heaven and earth.

• Huo Yutong realized An Zhen had invited the girls to help prevent the matchmaking event from causing a Shura field.
• An Zhen announced that he could assume the Sea God Pavilion Head position upon reaching Title Douluo, and said he would prove himself by fighting two Title Douluo.
• An Zhen named Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi and Dragon God Douluo Mu En as his opponents, shocking the gathered students and teachers.
• Xuan Zi and Mu En unleashed overwhelming displays of Ultimate Douluo power as An Zhen faced them in the sky.
• An Zhen touched the fabric of the world and stripped both opponents of their control over heaven and earth, making their grand phenomena vanish.

An Zhen demonstrated his command over the power of heaven and earth by overwhelming Xuan Zi and Mu En in battle, unleashing a dragon so vast that it covered the sky. The two Ultimate Douluo conceded defeat, and An Zhen claimed his hand had slipped.

• An Zhen scattered Xuan Zi and Mu En's control of the World Force and summoned an ice-white dragon with the power of heaven and earth.
• Xuan Zi and Mu En activated their Martial Soul Avatars and attacked An Zhen, but he suppressed their techniques and empowered his dragon with the laws of the world.
• An Zhen expanded his Spiritual Sense across the Star Dou Great Forest, drawing in an ocean of energy that became a True Dragon tens of thousands of meters long.
• The dragon lifted Xuan Zi and Mu En's Martial Soul Avatars, and Xuan Zi called off the fight while Mu En admitted defeat.
• An Zhen exclaimed that his hand had slipped.

After An Zhen defeated the two Ultimate Douluo, his uncontrolled power froze Sea God Lake and cemented his position as Shrek Academy’s new Sea God Pavilion Head. That night, he brought Huo Yutong and Luo Chen home with Myriad Years Profound Ice Marrow, and Huo Yutong and Wang Dong agreed to take the next step with him.

• An Zhen froze Sea God Lake with Extreme Cold Power, then condensed the remaining energy into a crystal containing the Erosion Authority and swallowed it.
• Huo Yutong and Luo Chen cultivated on the frozen lake while Shrek’s elders prepared to pass the Sea God Pavilion Head position to An Zhen, and reports of his strength spread across the continent.
• Three days later, Shrek Academy invited the leaders of the major factions to a gathering.
• On the night of the Sea God Fate event, An Zhen ended the Sea God Pavilion meeting and used a Universe to bring Huo Yutong and Luo Chen home.
• An Zhen gave Huo Yutong and Luo Chen Myriad Years Profound Ice Marrow, and Huo Yutong agreed to take the next step with him.
• Wang Dong joined An Zhen at home, and she and the other girls realized he intended to spend the night with them.

An Zhen discovered a seal and a wisp of Tang Wutong’s Spiritual Sense inside Wang Dong, and resolved to remove them so Wang Dong’s consciousness would remain her own. Meanwhile, Ning Tian and Wu Feng prepared for their “exam,” which An Zhen began as he joined them in their bedroom.

• An Zhen examined Wang Dong and found both a protective seal and a wisp of Spiritual Sense containing Tang Wutong’s consciousness and memories.
• The Goddess of Life identified the seal as an emotional-sensing mark and explained that the Poseidon Trident might draw away the Spiritual Sense, though tampering could alert Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• An Zhen decided to remove the threats, insisting that Wang Dong would never become Tang Wutong.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng reviewed their notes together in their bedroom before An Zhen appeared and took their book.
• An Zhen put the book aside, approached the bed, and announced that their “exam” was beginning.

An Zhen spent the night with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, then visited Xiao Xiao the next day. At breakfast, he asked Wang Dong whether someone who gained another set of memories and a different personality was still the same person, leaving the others suspicious and concerned.

• An Zhen visited Ning Tian and Wu Feng first, and the three spent the night together.
• The next morning, An Zhen and Ning Tian resumed their intimacy, waking Wu Feng before the two women fell asleep from exhaustion.
• An Zhen went to Xiao Xiao's room, and she agreed to become his; they shared an intimate moment.
• At dinner, Zhang Lexuan noticed another woman was missing and wondered whose turn it would be that night.
• The next morning, An Zhen served breakfast and asked Wang Dong whether someone with new memories and a changed personality was still the same person.
• Wang Dong said they were not, while Zhang Lexuan and Huo Yutong grew suspicious and concerned about An Zhen's question.