Chapter Summaries

An Zhen revealed that Tang San and Xiao Wu had planned to replace Wang Dong’s consciousness with Tang Wutong’s sealed memories and use Wang Dong’s soul to strengthen her. Wang Dong broke down over the revelation, and An Zhen vowed to remove the foreign influences and protect her.

• After breakfast, An Zhen told everyone that a god wanted to replace Wang Dong’s consciousness, identifying Tang San and Xiao Wu as responsible.
• An Zhen explained that Wang Dong’s uncles, Niu Tian and Tai Tan, were the former soul beasts Da Ming and Er Ming, and that Tang San and Xiao Wu were the parents of the soul within her body.
• An Zhen showed the group his memories of Xiao Wu and explained that Wang Dong’s other identity was Tang Wutong, whose memories had been sealed.
• An Zhen said Tang San and Xiao Wu had used the Forbidden Spirit Blade to place a wisp of Wang Dong’s soul inside the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, intending to make its power nourish Wang Dong’s main body.
• Wang Dong broke down over the possibility that her family and childhood had been built on lies, while An Zhen, Huo Yutong, and Xiao Xiao comforted her.
• An Zhen promised to remove what did not belong to Wang Dong and declared that anyone who tried to act against her would become his enemy.

An Zhen explained the Spiritual Sense and seal inside Wang Dong, then reassured her that he could protect her from Tang San and the other gods. With the girls pledging their support, Wang Dong agreed to remove the Spiritual Sense, and An Zhen took her into the Undead Subspace to begin.

• An Zhen comforted Wang Dong and told her that her present and future mattered regardless of whether her past was real or false.
• An Zhen explained that a strand of Spiritual Sense and a seal had been placed inside Wang Dong, and Wang Dong agreed to face the danger of removing them.
• An Zhen said his teachers and the God Realm's rules would help restrain Tang San, while the girls declared that they would stand with Wang Dong and An Zhen.
• An Zhen drew Wang Dong's consciousness into the Virtual World as a precaution, then carried her into the Undead Subspace.

An Zhen and Electrolux drew the Sea God's strand of Spiritual Sense out of Wang Dong and sent it away from Douluo Star with the God of Destruction, freeing Tang Wutong's consciousness. Wang Dong awoke safely, and she asked An Zhen to let her speak with Tang Wutong and learn about their shared past.

• An Zhen and Electrolux used the Poseidon Trident, the Scepter of Destruction, and the Undead Subspace altar to trap the Sea God's Spiritual Sense in an energy vortex.
• The God of Destruction opened a spatial rift and sent the vortex into chaotic spatial currents, then returned the Poseidon Trident to Douluo Continent.
• An Zhen returned to Shrek City and released Wang Dong's body, where Tang Wutong's consciousness emerged and kissed him.
• An Zhen moved Tang Wutong's consciousness into his World Martial Soul, then restored Wang Dong's consciousness to her body.
• Wang Dong confirmed she felt normal and asked An Zhen to let her talk with Tang Wutong so she could learn about their past.

An Zhen brought Wang Dong and Tang Wutong together in the Virtual World to confront their separate identities and connection to the shared body. As Tang San and others sensed that Tang Wutong’s spiritual link had vanished and rushed to investigate, Wang Dong pinned Tang Wutong down to talk.

• An Zhen explained that Wang Dong and Tang Wutong were distinct people who both had a claim to their body and soul, then brought Wang Dong into the Virtual World.
• Tang San discovered that the spiritual sense he had left in Tang Wutong’s consciousness had gone beyond his reach, and the Goddess of Life stopped him from leaving the Divine Forbidden Land.
• Da Ming and Er Ming also sensed the lost spiritual link and set out to investigate, suspecting An Zhen’s divine artifact might be involved.
• Tang Wutong confronted An Zhen and Wang Dong, but An Zhen affirmed that Wang Dong was the one he loved.
• After An Zhen left, Wang Dong overpowered Tang Wutong and declared that they would talk.

An Zhen secured Shrek Academy’s support for protecting Wang Dong and proposed Reflecting a body for Tang Wutong as a possible solution to their competing consciousnesses. He began planning academy reforms and cultivation improvements, but by noon he sensed an enemy arriving in Shrek City.

• An Zhen freed Dong Qianqiu from the ice, then teased her by freezing the lake around her again.
• An Zhen explained Wang Dong and Tang Wutong’s situation to Mu En and Xuan Zi, who pledged Shrek Academy’s support for Wang Dong.
• An Zhen proposed Reflecting a body and soul for Tang Wutong, but expected Tang San and Xiao Wu to oppose the plan and vowed to fight if they invaded.
• An Zhen summoned Yan Shaozhe and discussed reforming Shrek Academy, cultivating its members with immortal herbs, and preparing for the future planar war.
• Zhang Lexuan and Xian Lin'er presented candidates and reform plans as An Zhen began reviewing the academy.
• By noon, An Zhen sensed an enemy arriving in the northern part of Shrek City.

Wang Dong and Tang Wutong learned that Wang Dong was the real Wang Dong, and Tang Wutong accepted the truth after An Zhen showed her the Virtual World scenes. An Zhen then went to confront Niu Tian and Tai Tan as they approached Shrek City, and the chapter ended as he unleashed overwhelming Bloodline Power against Tai Tan’s attack.

• Wang Dong explained that An Zhen had placed her consciousness in the Virtual World, and An Zhen said Tang Wutong had read memories stored in their shared soul.
• Tang Wutong insisted that whoever was the real Wang Dong should keep the body she had shared with An Zhen, then watched An Zhen’s scenes and realized she was not the real Wang Dong.
• Wang Dong and Tang Wutong stayed behind to recover while An Zhen went to meet Niu Tian and Tai Tan, who were searching for Wu Tong.
• An Zhen warned Niu Tian and Tai Tan not to approach Shrek City and struck them with Extreme Cold Power, but they emerged unharmed.
• Tai Tan charged An Zhen with a fist, and An Zhen met the attack by releasing immense Bloodline Power that cracked the surrounding space.

An Zhen confronted Niu Tian and Tai Tan after they came to Shrek Academy seeking Wang Dong, exposing their ties to Tang San and their intent to take her. When the two transformed and attacked, An Zhen cut off Tai Tan’s left arm, leaving Da Ming enraged.

• An Zhen struck Tai Tan hard enough to break bones in his right hand and forearm, then challenged Niu Tian when he intervened.
• Niu Tian identified himself and Tai Tan as Clear Sky Sect members who had come to check on their niece Wang Dong, but An Zhen linked her to Tang Wutong and accused them of serving Tang San.
• An Zhen told Shrek’s powerhouses that Tang San wanted Wang Dong dead and that Tang Wutong’s consciousness was meant to devour her, prompting them to prepare for battle.
• Niu Tian demanded that An Zhen hand over Wang Dong and Wu Tong, while An Zhen recalled Tang San’s forced inheritance scheme and ordered Shrek’s forces to protect the city.
• Niu Tian transformed into the Sky Azure Divine Dragon and Tai Tan into the Titan Giant Ape, then attacked Shrek’s people with lightning and gravity domains.
• An Zhen cut off Tai Tan’s left arm, and Da Ming roared in fury as An Zhen remarked on the quality of the soul bones it might yield.

An Zhen defeated Da Ming and Er Ming when they attacked Shrek City, imprisoned their consciousnesses, and stored their bodies in the Undead Subspace. He revealed that he had taken the Poseidon Trident and told the Sea God Pavilion that Tang San and Xiao Wu had acted selfishly in ordering the assault.

• An Zhen used the Poseidon Trident to repel Da Ming’s lightning and stop Er Ming’s attempted self-destruction.
• An Zhen injured the two beasts with spiritual attacks, imprisoned their consciousnesses, and sent their bodies into the Undead Subspace.
• An Zhen told Xian Lin’er that he planned to use Er Ming as his ninth soul ring and reserve Da Ming’s soul ring for Yutong.
• An Zhen identified his weapon as the Poseidon Trident and ordered Shi Xing to calm frightened residents while the Sea God Pavilion prepared a report.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, An Zhen explained how he obtained the Trident and condemned Tang San and Xiao Wu for ordering the attack on Shrek City.

An Zhen forced the Sea God Pavilion members to choose between him and the First Generation Shrek Seven Monsters, then confronted the Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness, whose connection to Douluo Star’s natural laws caught his interest. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction defeated Tang San, while the Goddess of Life passed along An Zhen’s discovery and the gods decided to let Tang San’s subordinates investigate Tang Wutong’s situation.

• An Zhen proposed expelling two members of the First Generation Shrek Seven Monsters and declaring war on the Clear Sky Sect, then demanded the Sea God Pavilion choose sides.
• The Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness appeared in the meeting hall and confronted An Zhen after hearing his threat against Tang San.
• An Zhen recognized the Golden Ancient Tree’s connection to Douluo Star’s natural laws and considered how he might use that power.
• The God of Destruction defeated Tang San in the Divine Forbidden Land, leaving Tang San badly injured and Xiao Wu wounded.
• The Goddess of Life told the God of Destruction that An Zhen had discovered Douluo Star’s Child of Nature and wanted that identity.
• The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life decided not to tell Tang San about Tang Wutong’s situation, leaving his subordinates to investigate.

An Zhen received life and nature divine skills from the Goddess of Life, then confronted the Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness in Sea God Pavilion after it demanded he obey Tang San’s wishes. He used his life power to take control of the tree and connect with Douluo Star’s Heart of Nature, which told him he smelled good.

• The Goddess of Life sent An Zhen divine skills related to life and nature, and he considered the conflict in the God Realm before turning to the Golden Ancient Tree’s demands.
• The Golden Ancient Tree ordered An Zhen to release the Titan Giant Apes, apologize, and return Wang Dong, but An Zhen proposed destroying its spiritual consciousness instead.
• An Zhen overwhelmed the Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness with his Spiritual Sense and revealed himself as a powerful Child of Nature.
• An Zhen used the Goddess of Life’s power to assimilate the Golden Ancient Tree’s life force and tried to claim the planet’s Child of Nature status.
• An Zhen sensed Douluo Star’s laws of nature and connected to its Heart of Nature, which told him, “You smell so good.”

An Zhen lured the Heart of Nature away from the Golden Ancient Tree and declared a sweeping takeover of Shrek Academy, demanding that its members follow his plans or leave. Beneath Sea God Pavilion, he absorbed the planet’s life force and claimed the Heart of Nature, becoming its Child of Nature.

• An Zhen used God Realm life force to tempt the Heart of Nature, which abandoned the Golden Ancient Tree and approached him.
• An Zhen ordered the statues of the First Generation Shrek Seven Monsters destroyed, called Sea God Tang San an evil god, demanded the Clear Sky Sect be seized, and renamed Sea God Pavilion, Sea God Island, and Sea God Lake World.
• An Zhen announced that he would rule Shrek Academy and gave the Sea God Pavilion members the choice to carry out his four proposals or leave; Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and the other members chose to stay, while one member resigned.
• An Zhen captured the Golden Ancient Tree’s consciousness incarnation and went beneath Sea God Pavilion to meet the arriving Heart of Nature.
• An Zhen used Divine Skill: Life Sacrifice to condense Douluo Star’s life force into the Heart of Nature, then grabbed it and claimed the status of Child of Nature.

An Zhen absorbed the Heart of Nature and the Golden Ancient Tree’s accumulated life force, transforming his body while sharing benefits with Sea God Island. As Shrek Academy denounced Sea God Tang San, the Star Luo Emperor chose to publicly support the accusation, and Shrek began destroying the Seven Monsters’ statues.

• An Zhen absorbed the Heart of Nature with the Goddess of Life’s power, beginning a rapid transformation of his body and life force.
• An Zhen drained the Golden Ancient Tree’s accumulated energy, distributed life-enhancing light across Sea God Island, and continued his seclusion.
• Major powers received Shrek Academy’s notice voiding its invitations, then learned that the Academy had branded Tang San an evil god and accused him of ordering an attack on Shrek City.
• After reading a confidential letter from the Star Luo princess and confirming Shrek’s announcement, Xu Jiawei ordered a proclamation denouncing Evil God Tang San.
• At Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo smashed the statues of the Shrek Seven Monsters, including Tang San’s statue.

An Zhen rejected Tang Wutong’s advances, explaining that her feelings came from Wang Dong’s memories and that his conflict with Tang San made a relationship impossible. On the sixteenth day of seclusion, he completed his fusion with the Heart of Nature and learned that Douluo Star’s natural balance depended on him.

• An Zhen spent his seclusion time with Ice Empress and Snow Empress while Tang Wutong watched from the Virtual World.
• Tang Wutong approached An Zhen in a swimsuit, but he teleported her away and told her he could not love her because he loved Wang Dong and her feelings came from Wang Dong’s memories.
• Tang Wutong cried in her room, while An Zhen told Ice Empress and Snow Empress that he had rejected her to prevent greater harm and that the coming conflict with Tang San made a relationship impossible.
• On the sixteenth day of seclusion, An Zhen opened his eyes and sent the Heart of Nature back underground while retaining nearly half its authority.
• An Zhen realized that his life now carried Douluo Star’s natural power and laws, and that leaving or dying there without ascending would cause nature and life on the planet to collapse.

An Zhen emerged from seclusion after becoming divine in body, discussed Shrek Academy’s gains with Xuan Zi, and approved a competition roster before predicting the usual tournament would be canceled. He then reunited with Luo Chen at home, while the planned contest shifted to a continent-wide event for competitors under thirty and below Soul Douluo.

• An Zhen gathered the remaining life energy into a crystal and left the underground meditation chambers after ordering Soul Engineers to design an energy conversion device to preserve them.
• Xuan Zi told An Zhen that the academy was stable and described how the divine-power fire rain had improved talents, caused breakthroughs, and extended elders’ lifespans.
• An Zhen explained that divine power was available to him because two God Kings backed him, leaving Xuan Zi stunned.
• Yan Shaozhe presented the proposed competition roster, and An Zhen approved it while predicting that the under-twenty tournament in Mingdu would not take place and a broader under-thirty, below-Soul-Douluo contest would be held instead.
• An Zhen returned to Luo Chen’s room and embraced her as she welcomed him affectionately.

After reuniting with his companions, An Zhen revealed his plan to unify Douluo and command its armies against external planes. He reassured Xu Jiujiu about the Star Luo Royal Family, then continued helping his allies cultivate, while Huo Yutong announced she had reached level eighty.

• An Zhen spent time with Luo Chen, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan, then rested with Xu Jiujiu.
• An Zhen told Xu Jiujiu that he planned to unify Douluo because Shrek Academy alone could not command the forces needed to fight external planes.
• Xu Jiujiu promised the Star Luo Royal Family would not oppose him, and An Zhen assured her that the Star Crown Xu Family would retain and expand its influence.
• An Zhen claimed he could make the Sun Moon Empire submit without fighting, then spent time with Xu Jiujiu and the Silver Dragon King.
• Huo Yutong told An Zhen she had broken through to level eighty, and he praised her progress.

An Zhen spent the day with Gu Yue Na, whose injuries were healed by the life force from his Life Essence Gold, then reunited with Huo Yutong and Wang Dong in a recreated version of their freshman dormitory. After a night together, Xiao Xiao appeared and teased him about looking worn out.

• Huo Yutong flirted with An Zhen before leaving him with Gu Yue Na, who reproached him for being distracted and then fell asleep after they spent most of the day together.
• An Zhen used the life force from his Life Essence Gold to heal Gu Yue Na through the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale, bypassing her self-seal.
• An Zhen entered Huo Yutong's room, where she and Wang Dong wore their Shrek Academy freshman uniforms, and he recreated their old dormitory.
• An Zhen and Wang Dong spent the night together, and Huo Yutong brought them food before joining them.
• Xiao Xiao met An Zhen in the afternoon and teased him for looking worn out.

An Zhen reunited with Nan Qiuqiu after a long absence and persuaded her to accept his feelings and become his consort. He carried her to her room, where she asked him to remain devoted to her and formally seek her mother’s blessing before they began their intimate encounter.

• An Zhen found Nan Qiuqiu resting after her morning training and pulled her into his arms.
• An Zhen explained matters Nan Qiuqiu had never learned in detail, and she became curious and excited despite her embarrassment.
• An Zhen asked whether Nan Qiuqiu wanted to try being with him, and she admitted she had already decided to accept him.
• An Zhen carried Nan Qiuqiu toward her room and presented her with an imperial decree appointing her as his consort.
• Nan Qiuqiu asked An Zhen to keep loving her and to formally ask her mother for her hand, and he agreed.
• An Zhen began by massaging Nan Qiuqiu’s foot to help her relax.

An Zhen spent time with Nan Qiuqiu, Wang Dong, and Huo Yutong before a mysterious bolt of purple lightning arrived at his courtyard. In the God Realm, negotiations over Tang San’s violations threatened to become a larger confrontation after Rong Nianbing and the Elemental Gods joined Tang San’s side.

• Nan Qiuqiu rested after spending the night with An Zhen, and Huo Yutong welcomed her into the group as one of their sisters.
• A bolt of purple lightning guided by a trace of life force descended into An Zhen’s courtyard and drew everyone’s attention.
• Ji Dong urged Lie Yan to bring back the Good and Evil God Kings and arrange talks between Tang San and the God of Destruction rather than risk splitting the God Realm.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that his connection to Da Ming and Er Ming had become faint, and Xiao Wu feared that something had happened to them and Tang Wutong.
• Lie Yan invited the God Kings to negotiate, but Rong Nianbing and the seven Elemental Gods arrived to support Tang San, prompting the God of Destruction to regard them as future enemies.

God of Destruction and Goddess of Life exposed Tang San and Xiao Wu’s abuse of their power and demanded that the God Realm punish them. Tang San accepted that he would face judgment but still demanded his daughters’ return, while God of Destruction insisted Wang Dong had her own will and proposed new rules for divine examinations.

• Tang San demanded to know Tang Wutong’s condition and have her safety guaranteed, and Goddess of Life showed the gods that Wang Dong and Tang Wutong were two separate consciousnesses.
• God of Destruction revealed that Shrek Academy and two empires had condemned Tang San for ordering Da Ming and Er Ming to attack Shrek City, and Tang San and Xiao Wu blamed An Zhen.
• Goddess of Life showed evidence that Xiao Wu had used the Poseidon Trident to force An Zhen into a God Examination Space, and she and God of Destruction threatened consequences for Tang San and his companions.
• Rong Nianbing warned Tang San to rely on the God Realm’s rules, and God of Destruction called for judgment of Tang San and Xiao Wu for escaping prison and attacking a law enforcement official.
• Tang San accepted punishment but demanded Wang Dong and Tang Wutong be returned; God of Destruction refused and said Wang Dong was an independent person and An Zhen’s beloved.
• God of Destruction demanded a verdict against Tang San and Xiao Wu and proposed requiring divine examination sites to be built in uninhabited areas so mortals could choose whether to enter.

At the Audit Committee meeting, the God of Destruction secured a vote to make divine succession rules stricter, while Tang San arranged to send a sealed protector to the mortal world for his daughter. An Zhen learned that descending deities could be killed and offered his companions a choice of divine examinations from the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life.

• The God of Destruction proposed that deities swear not to choose mortal successors in violation of the rules, and the council approved the measure with five votes.
• Tang San demanded permission to send someone with sealed strength to protect his daughter, and challenged the God of Destruction to settle their conflict in the mortal world.
• The Goddess of Life warned An Zhen that descending deities would retain their experience and could still grow stronger, but confirmed that they could be killed.
• An Zhen told the women that deities would descend to the mortal world and reassured them that he would handle the threat.
• An Zhen displayed the Scepter of Destruction and the Goddess of Life's mark, then offered the women a choice between their divine examinations.