Chapter Summaries

The Golden Tree absorbed the Heart of Origin and evolved into a Divine Tree, releasing vast Life Origin Power across the Douluo Continent. Gu Yuena and Jiang Li recognized the transformation’s significance, while the future impact on the continent remained uncertain.

• Old Zhuang and Yan Shaozhe felt their Soul Power stirred by the Golden Tree’s upgrade as Mu En described its benefits to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi witnessed the radiant Golden Tree, while the beings in Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness marveled at its immense Life Origin Power.
• The Golden Tree’s golden beam and spreading Life Origin Power drew the attention of Soul Masters throughout the Douluo Continent.
• Gu Yuena sensed the power affecting the continent’s life energy, and Di Tian surmised that the Heart of Origin had transformed the Golden Tree into a Divine Tree.
• Jiang Li sensed the Golden Tree’s transformation from the Starry Sky Auction House and wondered what future it would bring to the Douluo Continent.

The Spirit Land Contract strengthened the Lake of Life, while Bi Ji helped Snow Empress hatch the Heavenly Snow Woman, drawing a Thunder Tribulation that Gu Yuena stopped. Tang San reconnected with Douluo Continent and appeared before Titan and Niu Tian at Clear Sky Sect.

• Di Tian activated the Spirit Land Contract, causing the Lake of Life and its surrounding forest to flourish with greatly increased Life Force.
• Snow Empress asked Bi Ji to nurture the Heavenly Snow Woman's Pet Egg, and Bi Ji's Life Force helped the egg hatch.
• A Thunder Tribulation descended when the Heavenly Snow Woman began to emerge, but Gu Yuena blocked the lightning and urged Snow Empress to leave.
• Tang San sensed Douluo Continent again through a concealed spatial gap and sent his divine sense toward it.
• Tang San's divine-sense incarnation appeared before Titan and Niu Tian at Clear Sky Sect, where they greeted him excitedly.

Tang San descended to the Douluo Continent and learned from Titan and Niu Tian about the Starry Sky Auction House, the Soul Beast Clan’s rise, and the powerful Soul Spirits it had introduced. Alarmed by the Eternal Day Sky-Burning Phoenix’s ancient bloodline and the Golden Tree’s evolution, he returned to the God Realm after giving Titan and Niu Tian a way to contact him.

• Tang San asked Titan and Niu Tian about Dong'er and the Clear Sky Sect, then learned that the sect had grown stronger through the Starry Sky Auction House.
• Niu Tian described how the auction house had changed the continent, including Bi Ji becoming a Million-Year Soul Beast.
• Titan showed Tang San the hundred-thousand-year Eternal Day Sky-Burning Phoenix Soul Spirit and explained how Soul Spirits worked.
• Tang San recognized the phoenix’s ancient bloodline and warned that Dong'er might face unimaginable consequences if she absorbed it.
• Tang San learned more about the auction house and the evolved Golden Tree, then gave Titan and Niu Tian a means to contact him before returning to the God Realm.

Tang San returned to the God Realm after investigating the Eternal Day Sky-Burning Phoenix Soul Spirit and warned that the Starry Sky Auction House might be able to revive ancient Soul Beasts. A sudden disturbance at the God Realm Hub revealed that someone was forcibly stripping Douluo Continent of its Origin Power, leaving the God Kings to investigate.

• Tang San told Xiao Wu that Dong'er was safe and explained that he believed the Starry Sky Auction House revived extinct Soul Beasts rather than creating them.
• The God of Destruction confronted Tang San for descending to the lower realm without authorization, while the Goddess of Life explained the Eternal Day Sky-Burning Phoenix's corrupt origins and power.
• Tang San suspected the Starry Sky Auction House might eventually revive the Eternal Day Sky-Burning Phoenix completely, posing a threat to the God Realm and possibly Gu Yuena.
• The Douluo Continent star at the God Realm Hub flared red with Soul Beast apparitions, and Tang San and the other God Kings rushed to investigate.
• Tang San detected that someone was forcibly stripping Douluo Continent's Origin Power, while the Kindness God King and Evil God King examined the situation.

Abyss Plane creatures broke through space beneath the Lake of Life and at Shrek Academy, draining the Lake of Life’s origin and the Golden Tree’s power. Gu Yuena sealed the breach at the lake and suspected the Golden Tree’s evolution had attracted the Abyss, while Mu En and the others struggled to stop the assault at Shrek Academy.

• The Lake of Life turned red and receded as Abyss shadows emerged from a crack and began consuming its origin.
• Gu Yuena destroyed the creatures and repaired the crack, then sealed off the space beneath the lake.
• Gu Yuena suspected the Golden Tree’s evolution had disturbed the Douluo Continent’s Plane Origin and drawn the Abyss Plane.
• A spatial crack opened beneath Sea God Lake, and Abyss creatures began siphoning power from the Golden Tree.
• Mu En, Xuan Zi, and the Sea God Pavilion Elders attacked the creatures, but the crack continued draining the Golden Tree.
• Mu En communicated with the Golden Tree as he and Xuan Zi faced the prospect of its power being exhausted.

Mu En, Xuan Zi, and the Shrek Academy defenders fought off Abyss creatures pouring through spatial rifts until the Golden Tree completed its upgrade and closed the rifts. Ah Yin revealed that the Abyss Plane had discovered the Douluo Continent and warned that a larger invasion could follow.

• Mu En ordered the defenders to hold Shrek Academy while the Golden Tree dealt with the spatial rifts, and they battled the Abyss creatures emerging from them.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi struggled against the growing horde as a powerful presence approached through a rift, forcing Mu En to tell everyone to fall back.
• The Golden Tree completed its upgrade and unleashed golden light that destroyed the creatures, stabilized the rifts, and healed them shut.
• Mu En and Xuan Zi thanked the Golden Tree, and Ah Yin explained that the rifts came from the Abyss Plane, which had sensed the Douluo Continent's Plane Origin during the upgrade.
• Ah Yin warned that the Abyss Plane would likely invade on a greater scale, and Mu En promised to prepare and protect the Douluo Continent.

After the Golden Tree repelled an Abyssal attack, Tang San received permission to descend to Douluo Continent and check on Ah Yin. She reassured him about the Golden Tree’s new power and warned him about the mysterious Starry Sky Auction House and other powerful beings, leaving him to return to the God Realm while the Abyss threat remained unresolved.

• The God Kings saw Douluo Continent recover after the Golden Tree repelled the Abyss creatures, and Tang San secured permission from Destruction God King to descend and address the Abyss Invasion.
• Tang San reunited with Ah Yin inside the Golden Tree, where she told him she was safe and could wield part of Douluo Continent’s Plane Origin.
• Ah Yin explained that the Abyss Plane remained dangerous but said the Golden Tree could use Plane Power against another invasion.
• Tang San asked about the Starry Sky Auction House, and Ah Yin said its two powerful auras defied investigation and urged him not to provoke it.
• Ah Yin also revealed that a Half-Step God King-level expert was in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Tang San wondered whether the auction house might be connected to the Abyss Plane.
• At Ah Yin’s urging, Tang San returned to the God Realm, leaving her and Shrek Academy to watch over Douluo Continent.

Jiang Li ordered Soul Emperor to destroy the Abyss Plane’s unfinished spatial rifts and punish the Abyss Monarch, forcing the Abyss Plane to retreat. A month later, Ling Yun opened another auction and announced that Soul Spirits would be available for purchase after it ended.

• Jiang Li refused to have Soul Emperor directly confront the Abyss Plane, but ordered him to destroy the unfinished spatial rifts across Douluo Continent.
• Soul Emperor destroyed the hidden rifts, then struck the Abyss Plane and injured the Abyss Monarch, who fled and decided to lie low.
• Ah Yin sensed Soul Emperor’s power, while Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts not to provoke the Starry Sky Auction House.
• A month later, major factions gathered at the Starry Sky Auction House for its latest auction.
• Ling Yun announced that buyers would be able to purchase Soul Spirits after the auction, using newly created equipment for selling them.

Ling Yun introduced the permanent Soul Spirit sales and opened the auction with a Netherworld Xuan Turtle Torso Soul Bone. Xu Sanshi resolved to obtain the divine-beast-bloodline Soul Bone, and the bidding began with competing powers raising the price.

• Ling Yun explained that Soul Spirits would remain available for purchase at the device in the Starry Sky Treasure Vault space.
• Ling Yun presented a Ten Thousand Year Netherworld Xuan Turtle Torso Soul Bone, which Xu Sanshi’s Netherdark Tortoise Martial Soul reacted to.
• Ling Yun revealed that the Soul Beast carried the Black Tortoise Divine Beast’s bloodline, prompting Xu Sanshi to decide he must win the Soul Bone.
• Jiang Nannan offered Xu Sanshi a loan, and Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the others offered to pool their Gold Soul Coins to help him.
• Ling Yun set the starting bid at one million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Sanshi, followed by other bidders, began competing for the Soul Bone.

Xu Sanshi won the Netherworld Spirit Turtle Torso Soul Bone for 20 million Gold Soul Coins, narrowly beating out the Star Luo Empire. Ling Yun then introduced Star Marrow, a powerful substance from beyond Douluo Continent, and Du Busi resolved that the Body Sect would secure it.

• An Elder from the Star Luo Empire bid 15 million Gold Soul Coins for the Soul Bone, and Xu Sanshi countered with his 20-million limit.
• Ling Yun sold the Netherworld Spirit Turtle Torso Soul Bone to Xu Sanshi after no one else raised the bid.
• Xu Sanshi celebrated his win with Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, and Huo Yuhao.
• Ling Yun presented a crystal bottle of Star Marrow, whose pure Star Power astonished the auction hall.
• Du Busi sensed that Star Marrow could benefit the evolution of Body Martial Souls and told the Body Sect to obtain it.

Ling Yun opened the bidding on a bottle of Star Marrow, a treasure that could strengthen Soul Masters’ bodies and other abilities. The Body Sect won it for thirty million Gold Soul Coins, while the other factions saved their resources for later items.

• After learning the Star Marrow’s effects, Du Busi and the Body Sect elders decided they had to obtain it for their Body Martial Souls.
• Xuan Zi and Mu En, Ning Qitian, Titan and Niu Tian, and Xu Tianran each recognized the treasure’s potential for their factions.
• Ling Yun set the starting bid at five million Gold Soul Coins, and Xuan Zi, Ning Qitian, Xu Tianran, and Du Busi began bidding.
• The bidding passed twenty-five million as rival factions competed, while most others held back for later treasures.
• A Body Sect elder bid thirty million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Tianran and Ning Qitian declined to raise the price.
• Ling Yun sold the Star Marrow to the Body Sect for thirty million Gold Soul Coins, and the factions awaited the auction’s later items.

Ling Yun unveiled the Martial Soul Grade-Up Card, which could raise a Martial Soul by one rank with a 50% to 100% chance but could not affect Top-Tier Martial Spirits. The major factions began bidding fiercely, with Zhongli Wu and Xu Tianran leading the contest.

• Ling Yun revealed the Golden Card as the Martial Soul Grade-Up Card and explained its restrictions and possible effects.
• Mu En, Xuan Zi, Zhongli Wu, Ning Qitian, and Xu Tianran recognized the card’s potential to create powerful Soul Masters and resolved to obtain it.
• Ling Yun opened the auction with a starting bid of ten million Gold Soul Coins and minimum raises of five million.
• Zhongli Wu bid fifteen million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Tianran immediately raised the bid to twenty million.

Ning Qitian won the Martial Soul Upgrade Card for 200 million Gold Soul Coins. The auction then introduced a Mechanical Soul Beast Man-Faced Demon Spider, sparking a fierce bidding war among the major powers.

• Ning Qitian outbid the other powers and bought the Martial Soul Upgrade Card for 200 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ling Yun presented a mechanical construct resembling a Man Faced Demon Spider, and the major powers debated its nature and potential.
• Ling Yun explained that the Mechanical Man Faced Demon Spider could reproduce the combat strength and abilities of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast using Soul Tool energy.
• Xu Tianran, Xuan Zi, and Zhongli Wu began bidding, driving the price past 200 million Gold Soul Coins.

Ling Yun’s description of the Mechanical Soul Beast sparked intense interest from Mingde Hall, Shrek Academy, and the Holy Spirit Cult. After a fierce bidding contest, Jing Hongchen secured it for the Sun Moon Empire for nine hundred million Gold Soul Coins, while Shrek withdrew and resolved to focus on studying its existing Soul Tool.

• Ling Yun explained that the Mechanical Soul Beast could analyze battlefields, use multiple crystal cores, and fight at most of its strength even without an operator’s Soul Power.
• Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen urged Xu Tianran to secure the Mechanical Soul Beast for the Sun Moon Empire, while Xian Lin'er and Mu En decided Shrek should pursue it within its means.
• Xu Tianran opened the bidding at three hundred million Gold Soul Coins, and Xian Lin'er and Zhongli Wu joined the contest for Shrek and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Jing Hongchen and Zhongli Wu drove the price above eight hundred million before Zhongli Wu withdrew, leaving Shrek and Mingde Hall to compete.
• Jing Hongchen bid nine hundred million Gold Soul Coins, and Xian Lin'er withdrew after consulting Mu En, allowing Mingde Hall to win the Mechanical Soul Beast.
• Xian Lin'er accepted the loss, and Mu En told her to prioritize studying Shrek’s existing Ninth-Level Soul Tool and developing its own technology.

Ling Yun introduced the fourth auction item, the Mixed Origin Xuan Tian Gong, a cultivation method that enhanced Soul Power and could complement other techniques. Tang Ya feared its resemblance to the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill would undermine the sect, and the chapter left her worried about its future.

• Ling Yun revealed an ancient book that drew in ambient Soul Power, and Zhongli Wu and Du Busi resolved to obtain it.
• Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao recognized similarities between the book's aura and the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill, then saw its title revealed as Mixed Origin Xuan Tian Gong.
• Ling Yun explained that the technique doubled Soul Power precision, tripled cultivation speed, and could be used alongside other methods.
• Bei Bei asked whether the Mixed Origin Xuan Tian Gong was connected to the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and Ling Yun said it was far more complete and could reach realms above level one hundred Soul Power.
• Tang Ya worried that the superior technique would draw talent away from the Tang Sect and leave it to fade into obscurity.

The Starry Sky Auction House auctioned the Mixed Origin Xuan Tian Gong, a cultivation method capable of reaching beyond the god level, drawing fierce bids from Douluo Continent's major factions. Zhongli Wu won it for 2.8 billion Gold Soul Coins, leaving Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect unable to secure the method for the Tang Sect.

• Mu En warned Bei Bei that Shrek Academy had to balance securing the cultivation method against saving resources for later auction items.
• Jiang Li watched the crowd's interest, expecting the auction of the Mixed Origin Xuan Tian Gong to change the Tang Sect's future and earn him Auction Points.
• Ling Yun began the bidding at fifty million Gold Soul Coins, and Du Busi, Zhongli Wu, Yan Shaozhe, and the Clear Sky Sect entered the contest.
• Zhongli Wu drove the price past one billion Gold Soul Coins, while Mu En told Bei Bei to wait rather than have Shrek bid immediately.
• Zhongli Wu bid 2.8 billion Gold Soul Coins, and Ling Yun brought down the hammer to award him the Mixed Origin Xuan Tian Gong.

At the Starry Sky Auction House, Ling Yun unveiled the Karma Sword, an artifact that could sever karmic ties but inflicted a hundredfold backlash on its wielder and those connected to them. After several factions rejected the danger, Xuan Zi bid fifty million Gold Soul Coins for Shrek Academy, prompted by the Abyss Plane threatening the Douluo Continent.

• Ling Yun presented the Karma Sword and explained that severing karma brought a hundredfold backlash that could affect the wielder’s allies and family.
• Du Busi decided that the Body Sect could not risk bidding for the sword.
• Di Tian asked Gu Yuena whether the Soul Beast Clan should acquire the sword, and she firmly forbade it, warning that karma could drive the clan to extinction.
• Ling Yun explained how karmic causes and effects could be used to influence targets, while warning that even God Kings could not control karma safely.
• After Ling Yun set the opening bid at fifty million Gold Soul Coins, Xuan Zi bid for Shrek Academy because of the Abyss Plane’s threat to the Douluo Continent.

Shrek Academy won the Karma Sword for 1.3 billion Gold Soul Coins after Zhongli Wu drove up the bidding to drain its funds. As the auction moved on, Ling Yun revealed a mysterious Black Diamond Crystal that seemed to devour light.

• Shrek Academy’s members agreed that they needed the Karma Sword to guard against the Abyss Plane and keep it from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Zhongli Wu joined the bidding, hoping both to secure the sword and to prevent Shrek Academy from gaining a weapon that could obstruct the Holy Spirit Cult.
• The Sun Moon Empire, the Clear Sky Sect, and other major factions entered the bidding, but eventually only Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult remained.
• Shrek Academy bid 1.3 billion Gold Soul Coins, and Zhongli Wu withdrew after realizing he could weaken Shrek Academy’s chances in later auctions by raising the price.
• Ling Yun sold the Karma Sword to Shrek Academy and then presented a Black Diamond Crystal that appeared to consume the surrounding light.

The Starry Sky Auction House revealed that the Darkness Core contained Ultimate Darkness Power and could create a domain that suppressed vision and Mental Power. Long Xiaoyao and Mu En recognized its significance, and the auction began with Zhongli Wu bidding on behalf of the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Long Xiaoyao sensed the crystal’s Ultimate Darkness Power and decided he wanted to obtain it, and Zhongli Wu agreed to bid for the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Mu En recognized the Ultimate Darkness Power and worried about who would acquire the crystal.
• Ling Yun named the item the Darkness Core and explained that it could create a domain filled with Ultimate Darkness that restricted others’ vision and Mental Power.
• Ling Yun set the starting price at eighty million Gold Soul Coins and opened the auction.
• Zhongli Wu bid one hundred million Gold Soul Coins after receiving Long Xiaoyao’s signal.

Ling Yun demonstrated the Darkness Core’s domain during the auction, revealing that it suppressed perception and overwhelmed even Mu En’s Light Power. The major factions resolved to fight for the Core, while Di Tian and Gu Yuena assessed its power and limitations.

• As the Holy Spirit Cult bid on the Darkness Core, the major factions joined the auction to keep it from Long Xiaoyao’s group and strengthen their own forces.
• Ling Yun activated the Darkness Core, plunging the Starry Sky Auction House into darkness and suppressing the bidders’ Mental Power.
• Mu En, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe judged the domain a severe threat to Shrek Academy and decided to compete for the Core despite their limited resources.
• Di Tian found that the Ultimate Darkness Power suited him, while Gu Yuena pierced the domain with silver light and said overwhelming strength could break it.