Chapter Summaries

Na'er told Nan Liujing how Gu Yue had arranged for them to enter Dragon Valley, and he planned to make his feelings clear to Gu Yue. After the Star Luo Empire celebrated the destruction of the Green Skull Organization, Nan Liujing chose a mysterious Angel Wing Fragment from the imperial treasury, which Xia Mi said contained a coordinate imprint and powerful faith energy.

• Na'er told Nan Liujing that Gu Yue had given her a coordinate to enter Dragon Valley and that she could absorb the Dragon Souls there; Nan Liujing promised he knew a place where she could absorb at least two Dragon King Souls.
• Na'er urged Nan Liujing to be honest with Gu Yue, and he decided to find a suitable opportunity to talk with her.
• At the award ceremony, Dai Tianling announced that the empire had destroyed the Green Skull Organization and displayed Bone Emperor Douluo's head; he also posthumously honored Zhang Geyang, whose death shocked the visiting delegation and Spirit Pagoda staff.
• Enci took Nan Liujing to the imperial treasury, where Nan Liujing chose a piece of Golden Water Mutual Nourishment for his future Four-word Battle Armor.
• Nan Liujing sensed a mysterious Wing Fragment, and Xia Mi revealed that it held a trace of divinity, an Angel God-related ability, a coordinate imprint, and powerful faith energy.
• Despite Enci's warning, Nan Liujing chose the Wing Fragment and stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.

After learning that Zhang Geyang had been killed and the Green Skull Organization destroyed, Qian Gu Dong Feng pressed ahead with his bombing preparations while investigating what had happened. In Dragon Valley, Nan Liujing’s Heavenly Tribulation Pearl absorbed the Dragon Souls, Soul Bones, and other dragon-related energy throughout the Small World, leaving him and Na'er to gather Dragon Clouds before they were expelled.

• Qian Gu Dong Feng learned that Bone Emperor Douluo had killed Zhang Geyang and that Enci had defeated Bone Emperor Douluo, then argued with Ghost Emperor Ya Ke Si about the failed plot and the bombing plan.
• Ye Xinglan, Yuan En Yehui, and Wu Sidao toured Star Luo City during their vacation and teased Ye Xinglan about her figure.
• Gu Yue and Di Tian opened a passage into Dragon Valley, and Na'er used the Silver Dragon Spear to bring Nan Liujing to the Burial Ground.
• Nan Liujing and Na'er found the Mountain Dragon King's bones, where Nan Liujing's Heavenly Tribulation Pearl activated and drew the Dragon Souls and Soul Bones from across Dragon Valley into his Candy Martial Soul.
• Nan Liujing and Na'er left the emptied valley to gather Dragon Clouds, while the Tang Sect Douhun Hall fighters were expelled from the Small World after their Dragon Pearls shattered.

Nan Liujing returned to Shrek City with Spirit Transfer Academy and the Eight Heavenly Kings, where Leng Yaozhu welcomed him and revealed that the Three Realms Battlefield would open within half a year. Meanwhile, Tang Hao, disguised as Ning Fengzhi, was sent toward the Heaven Dou Continent and brutally subdued by Leng Yulai.

• Nan Liujing gave Enci three bottles of Exorcism Energy Liquid, and Dai Tianling arranged for the Eight Heavenly Kings to study at Spirit Transfer Academy under Nan Liujing's care.
• The academy delegation and the Eight Heavenly Kings crossed the sea by helicopter, passed Devil's Archipelago, and arrived in Shrek City.
• Leng Yaozhu welcomed Nan Liujing, assigned Han Tianyi to oversee Star Luo Continent, and announced that the Three Realms Battlefield would open within half a year.
• Leng Yaozhu explained the battlefield's benefits and warned Yuan En Yehui that demons there could strengthen her Demon Bloodline.
• A man in the Heavenly Spirit Tower learned that someone had returned and said it was time to begin the plan.
• Leng Yulai beat and threatened Tang Hao, disguised as Ning Fengzhi, then ordered him to travel to the Heaven Dou Continent and forced him to beg for mercy.

Nan Liujing persuaded the Mountain Dragon King and the Dragon Souls in Dragon Valley to help Na'er strengthen herself, then brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to absorb the Water Fire Twin Dragon King Souls. Na'er entered seclusion there under Ya Li's care while Nan Liujing departed with Zang Xin.

• At the celebration, Leng Yaozhu announced a selection event in three months, and the eight Monster Academy students made their appearance.
• Nan Liujing met the Mountain Dragon King inside the Candy Container and proposed that he and the other Dragon Souls help Na'er establish a new God Position; the Mountain Dragon King agreed after meeting Na'er.
• Nan Liujing urged Na'er to absorb the Dragon Souls instead of going to the Three Realms Battlefield, and she reluctantly agreed to stay and fuse with them.
• Nan Liujing agreed to visit the Blood God Legion for Zang Xin and traveled with him, Na'er, and Ya Li to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• The Shapeshifted Immortal Herbs drew out the Water Fire Twin Dragon King Souls, which Na'er absorbed into her Silver Dragon Spear before entering seclusion with Ya Li.
• Nan Liujing saved the offer of two Immortal Herbs for later, then left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Zang Xin.

Nan Liujing revealed his plans to help Gu Yue end the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts, then sought the Fierce Beasts’ cooperation by offering a way to strengthen their bloodlines and survive their tribulations. After Di Tian agreed to assess his sincerity, Nan Liujing set off for Devil's Archipelago to seek Life Energy.

• Nan Liujing brought Gu Yue to the Thunder Realm, asked her to be his girlfriend and future partner, and proposed a new God Realm where human and beast gods could coexist.
• Gu Yue described the Star Dou Great Forest’s dwindling Life Origin, and Nan Liujing offered to help the Fierce Beasts strengthen their bloodlines and survive Heavenly Tribulations.
• The Ghost Emperor and a concealed middle-aged man arranged Level Seven through Level Nine Fixed Soul Guide Cannonballs for an attack on Shrek Academy, with Yun Ming as a target.
• Nan Liujing met Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts, explained his offer, and persuaded them to consider testing it; Di Tian said he needed to see Nan Liujing’s sincerity.
• Nan Liujing received Leng Yaozhu’s permission to leave and departed by helicopter for Devil's Archipelago without Wu Sidao.

Nan Liujing and the Fierce Beasts watched Dragon Ao undergo his third Heavenly Tribulation, then intervened when the Sea Devouring Dragon Crocodile and Xiao Bai attacked him. After Nan Liujing saved Dragon Ao and aided his recovery, the North Sea Legion reported the extraordinary events to the Federation.

• Nan Liujing, Gu Yue, Di Tian, and the Fierce Beasts hid near the Devil Sea Region and saw Dragon Ao enduring his third Heavenly Tribulation.
• The Sea Devouring Dragon Crocodile and Xiao Bai arrived to attack Dragon Ao, while two Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beasts stayed to defend him.
• Dragon Ao ignited his Life Fire and prepared to fight, but Nan Liujing suppressed the flames and killed the Sea Devouring Dragon Crocodile with the Scepter of Destruction.
• Xiao Bai escaped with the Sea God's Power, and Nan Liujing sent a Life Torrent to heal Dragon Ao and help him continue his tribulation.
• Nan Liujing told the North Sea Legion that the Devil's Archipelago's Sea Soul Beasts would not attack humans, and commander Shen Yue ordered a report to the Federation's central authorities.

Nan Liujing returned to the God Realm to search for stored Immortal Spirit Qi, learned the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill, and discovered Xiao Wu bathing before escaping back to Gu Yue. He brought back an Archaic God Position Seed, and Gu Yue agreed to exchange answers with him.

• Nan Liujing entered the God Realm through the Seed of Destruction and searched Huo Yuhao's Emotion God Palace, but found no stored Immortal Spirit Qi.
• Nan Liujing followed Huo Yuhao into Tang San's Sea God Palace, mapped its rooms, absorbed Immortal Spirit Qi from a lamp, and memorized the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill.
• Nan Liujing explored the Sea God Palace, accidentally saw Xiao Wu bathing, and hurried back toward the Destruction Castle.
• Tang San sensed his emotions stirring, then noticed greenery returning in the God Realm Committee and concluded the God Realm might soon escape the Space-Time Turbulence.
• Nan Liujing returned to Gu Yue with a crimson-gold God Position Seed, which he identified as the Archaic God Position after breaking its restrictions.
• Gu Yue explained the Archaic God's origins and asked Nan Liujing how he obtained the Scepter of Destruction and the seed; Nan Liujing invited her to share what they each wanted to know.

Long Ao survived his Heavenly Tribulation and joined Nan Liujing’s plan to oppose Shark Emperor and expand his influence in the ocean. Back at Spirit Transfer Academy, Ye Xinglan was drawn into the Martial God inheritance, while Nan Liujing gave Yuan En Yehui the Archaic God position as a Token of Love.

• Long Ao and the Fierce Beasts completed their enhancements, and Di Tian agreed to prepare for his next Heavenly Tribulation.
• Long Ao condemned the Second Generation Sea God, agreed to follow Nan Liujing, and accepted a Soul Tool and orders to rally ocean Beast Kings against Shark Emperor.
• Nan Liujing asked the Fierce Beasts to kill evil sea creatures after passing their tribulations, while the North Sea Legion failed to investigate the mist around Devil's Archipelago.
• Nan Liujing presented Ye Xinglan and Yuan En Yehui with the Martial God inheritance and the Archaic God position, respectively.
• The Martial God inheritance carried Ye Xinglan into the world within the Vajra Pestle, and Nan Liujing embraced Yuan En Yehui and offered her the God Position Seed as a Token of Love.

Ghost Emperor Ya Ke Si’s forces launched a massive attack on Shrek City, but the Golden Ancient Tree stopped three deadly shells from killing civilians. The assault escalated when Ya Ke Si appeared with a God Slayer Fixed Soul Guide Cannonball and nine Titled Douluo, forcing Yun Ming to confront him as a vast purple vortex formed over the city.

• Dark Blood Demon reported to Ghost Emperor Ya Ke Si that he had secured three sinister shells, and Ya Ke Si ordered him to wait.
• Yun Ming and Ya Li discussed the cryptic Blue Text and Emperor Text in Yun Ming’s dreams before they sensed a disturbance over Shrek City.
• Nearly a hundred Fixed Soul Guide Cannonballs struck toward Shrek Academy and the Spirit Transfer Academy, while their experts and city forces intercepted the bombardment and raised Soul Power Shields.
• Three shells released blood light at ground level, threatening nearly two million civilians, but the Golden Ancient Tree engulfed and dissolved the attack, then reinforced the city’s shields.
• Dark Blood Demon ordered the Evil Soul Masters to withdraw as Yun Ming and the other experts noticed a God Slayer Fixed Soul Guide Cannonball approaching.
• Ghost Emperor Ya Ke Si appeared with nine Titled Douluo, and Yun Ming attacked him as their clash began forming a huge purple vortex over Shrek City.

Cloud Ming sacrificed himself to intercept the God-Slaying Level Cannonball, but the Ghost Emperor killed him with the Soul Annihilation Divine Needle and Cai Yuer detonated Soul Devouring Yin Water among the Shrek Elders. After the remaining blast was subdued and the Ghost Emperor fled, Ah Yin’s contract with Nan Liujing took effect, while Elder Jin preserved Cloud Ming’s soul.

• The Ghost Emperor launched the God-Slaying Level Cannonball at Shrek City, and Cloud Ming burned his origin and God Position to meet it with a Godfall Strike.
• The Ghost Emperor unleashed the Soul Annihilation Divine Needle, which pierced Cloud Ming’s defenses and caused his radiant form to fall into Sea God Lake.
• Cai Yuer detonated the Soul Devouring Yin Water hidden in her body, injuring the Shrek Elders and leaving them vulnerable to lasting damage.
• Nan Liujing shattered the Ghost Emperor’s attack with a lightning-wreathed vine, and Qian Gu Qingfeng and Qian Gu Dieting arrived to help drive him away and contain the blast’s remnants.
• Nan Liujing’s contract took effect, transforming Ah Yin from the Blue Silver Emperor vine into a young woman as Elder Jin revealed that Cloud Ming’s soul had survived.

Nan Liujing survived the Ghost Emperor’s attack, then joined the others at Shrek Inner Court, where the Elders were being consumed by a strange curse-like power. Elder Jin refused to save them because they belonged to Shrek Academy and revealed that Tang San had imprisoned and exploited him, leaving Shrek and the Tang Sect reeling from the revelations.

• Nan Liujing warned Qian Gu Dieting, Qian Gu Qingfeng, and Leng Yaozhu that the Holy Spirit Cult might target other Federation cities, then reassured Leng Yaozhu that he would grow strong enough to protect her.
• Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu failed to remove the dark power afflicting Shrek Academy’s Elders, and Leng Yaozhu concluded that only Quasi-God-level purification could erase it.
• Elder Jin appeared after Lan Muzi urged the survivors to seek his help, but warned that the Elders would lose their cultivations unless they were saved within three days.
• Elder Jin secretly told Nan Liujing that he would trade Shrek Academy’s end and control over its people for the favor he owed him.
• Elder Jin revealed that Tang San had hidden his mother’s divine soul inside the Golden Ancient Tree, allowing her to drain its Life Origin and restrict its freedom for ten thousand years.
• Elder Jin told Ya Li and Zang Xin that the Blue Silver Emperor had devoured the stored souls of Bei Yang and Cen Zhiyuan, shattering Zang Xin’s faith in Tang San.

After Ya Li disbanded Shrek Academy to secure Elder Jin’s help, Liujing assisted in saving the fallen Elders, who would be bound to obey him for ten years. Elder Jin then revealed that Yun Ming could potentially be revived, and Ya Li agreed to let Liujing’s Demon Body temporarily inhabit Yun Ming’s body while she sought Soul Nurturing Wood.

• Ya Li declared Shrek Academy disbanded and asked Elder Jin to save the people who were not academy members.
• Elder Jin enlisted Liujing to help rescue the Elders, explaining that a Life Seed would bind them to obey Liujing for ten years; Ya Li accepted after the students urged her to agree.
• Elder Jin told Ya Li that Yun Ming’s Soul Origin had been preserved and explained that revival required old Soul Nurturing Wood and a powerful soul body.
• Liujing revealed his Demon Body, and Ya Li agreed to let it temporarily control Yun Ming’s body.
• Ya Li said she would search the Three Realms Battlefield for Soul Nurturing Wood, while Liujing offered to help look for it.

Nan Liujing obtained Ah Yin’s Gold Dragon King bloodline and the Golden Dragon Spear, while Elder Jin completed Yun Ming’s fusion and exposed Long Yeyue’s flight during the attack. Ya Li reaffirmed Shrek Academy’s dissolution, and Elder Jin warned Zang Xin that the Tang Sect could not remain in the city under its current name.

• Nan Liujing had his Demon Body enter Yun Ming while Elder Jin controlled the fusion, then went with Elder Jin to see Ah Yin.
• Ah Yin gave Nan Liujing the final nine layers of the Gold Dragon King’s Origin Bloodline, which the Heavenly Tribulation Pearl absorbed and suppressed.
• Ah Yin presented Nan Liujing with the Golden Dragon Spear, and he considered using it to strengthen his Dragon Subduing Staff.
• Long Yeyue challenged Ya Li’s authority to disband Shrek Academy, but Elder Jin revealed that she had fled the city during the God Slayer Cannonball attack.
• Ya Li again declared Shrek Academy disbanded, dismissed the Collateral Line students, and prepared to take the direct line students to the Tang Sect.
• Elder Jin told Zang Xin to change the Tang Sect’s name or leave the city, while Zang Xin worried about the damage to the sect if Tang San’s reputation collapsed.

Qian Gu Dieting confronted Qian Gu Dong Feng over his collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult and ordered him to resign or leave the Douluo Continent, naming Leng Yaozhu as temporary Tower Master. As the Federation began investigating the attack on Shrek City, Tang San learned that Shrek Academy had disbanded and Sea God Island had been sealed.

• Qian Gu Dieting accused Qian Gu Dong Feng of helping the Holy Spirit Cult bring a God Slayer Fixed Soul Guide Cannonball into Shrek City and struck him when he denied it.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng admitted he had been trapped by his collaboration with the Evil Soul Masters and begged his father to protect him from the Federation.
• Qian Gu Dieting ordered Qian Gu Dong Feng to resign or leave the Douluo Continent, appointed Leng Yaozhu temporarily, and scheduled a duel between Nan Liujing and Zhang Ting in two and a half years.
• The Federation called an emergency meeting, while Divine Brush Douluo Yu Guanzhi began investigating the missing God Slayer cannonball and more than ten members of parliament committed suicide.
• Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie led War God Hall experts to Shrek City to investigate the attack and count casualties.
• Tang San awoke from Tang Wulin's Sea of Consciousness and learned from Leng Yaozhu that Shrek Academy had disbanded and Sea God Island had been sealed.

After Shrek Academy disbanded, the Tang Sect faced an ultimatum to change its name or leave Shrek City, while Chen Xinjie learned Ye Yue had abandoned the academy and Leng Yaozhu took over as Spirit Pagoda Tower Master. The Tang Sect renamed itself the Mysterious Sect, and Old Tang erupted in anger when Tang Wulin and Tang Yue told him.

• Leng Yaozhu announced a one-month academy break, and Ye Xinglan, Yuan En Yehui, and Wu Sidao learned Nan Liujing was helping the Golden Ancient Tree save the cursed Sea God Pavilion Elders.
• Tang Wulin asked Tang Yue to take him to the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Yue agreed to seek his father's permission.
• Ya Li announced that Shrek Academy had disbanded, while Yu Guanzhi pursued Federation corruption and traced the missing God Slayer Fixed Soul Guide Cannonball to Qian Gu Dong Feng.
• Zang Xin told the Tang Sect leaders that they had to change their name or leave Shrek City; Liang Xiaoyu argued they should stay and rename the sect.
• Ya Li told Chen Xinjie that Ye Yue had fled during the attack and returned to seize power, then declined an offer to join the War God Hall.
• Qian Gu Dong Feng resigned, Leng Yaozhu became temporary Tower Master, and Zang Xin announced that the Tang Sect would become the Mysterious Sect; Old Tang angrily rebuked the news.

Nan Liujing learned that Shrek Academy had been disbanded and arranged for its former Elders to serve at the Blood God Legion, while Ya Li reunited with Yun Ming’s body and resolved to grow stronger. Back at the Heavenly Spirit Tower, Nan Liujing gave Leng Yaozhu, Yuan En Yehui, Wu Sidao, and Ye Xinglan powerful True Dragon Soul Bones to absorb as they prepared for the Three Realms Battlefield.

• Ya Li told the Elders that Shrek Academy had been disbanded and revealed the truth behind Elder Jin’s hatred of the Academy, while Zang Xin announced that the Tang Sect had become the Mysterious Sect.
• Nan Liujing reassured the Elders that he would not ask them to act immorally and planned to send them to the Blood God Legion; Ya Li arranged temporary lodging for four direct-line Elders at the Mysterious Sect.
• Nan Liujing revealed that the Demon Body had taken control of Yun Ming’s body, and Ya Li embraced him before returning the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear to Nan Liujing.
• Ya Li asked to cultivate inside the Golden Ancient Tree and resolved to fight the Holy Spirit Cult and the Abyss, while Elder Jin prepared to enter seclusion.
• At the Heavenly Spirit Tower, Leng Yaozhu explained that Qian Gu Dong Feng was suspected of colluding with Evil Soul Masters and urged the group to prepare for the Three Realms Battlefield.
• Nan Liujing gave Yuan En Yehui, Leng Yaozhu, Wu Sidao, and Ye Xinglan four powerful True Dragon Soul Bones, and Leng Yaozhu took the three women to help them absorb their chosen bones.

Long Yeyue failed to persuade Chen Xinjie to help rebuild Shrek Academy, while Tang Wulin reached the Clear Sky Sect and Tang San took control of his body to identify himself. The Demon Empress ordered the Evil Soul Masters to infiltrate the Blood God Legion, and Ghost Emperor secretly considered rising above her.

• Long Yeyue told Chen Xinjie she had once been pregnant with his child, but he dismissed the claim as a lie and flew away, leaving her enraged and radiating dark light.
• Tang Yue brought Tang Wulin through the Clear Sky Sect’s hidden mountain route, where the sect elders confirmed that Tang Wulin possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
• Blue-gold light burst from Tang Wulin, and Tang San took control of his body, suppressed the elders’ power, and asked them whether they remembered Niu Tian and Tai Tan.
• Tang San identified himself, then withdrew into Tang Wulin, prompting Tang Feng to head for the Forbidden Ground to seek confirmation from Niu Tian and Tai Tan.
• The Demon Empress learned that the Blood River God Slaying Great Formation lacked materials and ordered Ghost Emperor to infiltrate the Blood God Legion and help break the Blood God Great Array.
• Ghost Emperor reported that the medicine research should succeed within three years and privately resolved that he would not remain beneath the Demon Empress forever.

Tang San revealed his plan to use the Abyss to force Douluo Star to evolve, while Tai Tan and Da Ming agreed to proceed cautiously and seek Nan Liujing. A month after Shrek City’s attack, Feng Wuyu arrived at the Blood God Legion, where the Soul Light Tower and Nan Liujing’s aid strengthened the defenders’ hopes against the Abyss.

• Tang Feng brought Tai Tan to see Tang San’s divided soul, which appeared from Tang Wulin and confirmed its identity with the Trident Shadow.
• Tang San explained that he had drawn the Abyss to Douluo Star and planned for Tang Hao to kill the Abyssal Sage King, but said Nan Liujing had taken part of Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King bloodline.
• Tai Tan agreed to find Nan Liujing, while Da Ming ordered him to reinforce the Small Plane first and avoid acting rashly.
• A month after Shrek City’s attack, the Federation reshuffled its parliament, expanded security measures, and formed a special Soul Master Legion to protect cities.
• Feng Wuyu and ten others arrived at the Blood God Legion, where Xue San mourned Yun Ming and Feng Wuyu learned that Nan Liujing’s Soul Light Tower had helped defend the legion.

Nan Liujing and the Spirit Transfer Academy delegation arrived at the military base as the Three Realms Battlefield opened, where he reunited with old friends and accepted a wager to collect Exotic Crystals. After crossing into the battlefield, he heard the God of Destruction sense the Life Ancient Tree and promised to help him reach it.

• Leng Yaozhu learned that the expanding Space Rift was expected to open by noon the next day, and the students settled into the base's Accommodation Area.
• Nan Liujing and Yuan En Yehui met Xu Zihuang, Dai Yun'er, Long Yue, and the War God Training Camp group, and Xu Junlan wagered Golden Water Mutual Nourishment on who would collect more Exotic Crystals.
• More than four hundred young Soul Masters entered the Three Realms Battlefield through the Spatial Tunnel and arrived on a platform overlooking its divided landscapes.
• Old Li welcomed the Douluo delegation and led them toward a distant city while the experts shielded the young Soul Masters.
• The God of Destruction told Nan Liujing that he sensed Xiao Lu's aura and asked him to get closer, and Nan Liujing agreed to help him find the Life Ancient Tree.

Nan Liujing and the Spirit Transfer Academy group arrived in Li City, traded for local Elixirs, and learned from the God of Destruction that Exotic Crystals could help him claim the Life Ancient Tree. Their peaceful outing ended in a tense encounter with Li Tian, whose probe of Nan Liujing’s Mental Power backfired; Li Tian apologized, and the groups prepared to meet again at the banquet.

• Old Li welcomed Nan Liujing and the Spirit Transfer Academy group to Li City, where the locals traded with outsiders and feared Evil Beasts beyond their oases.
• Nan Liujing’s group exchanged supplies for Elixirs and Exotic Crystals at a Pill Workshop.
• The God of Destruction told Nan Liujing that the Strange Beasts and Life Condensing Pearls were connected to his wife’s revival and urged him to gather crystals or kill Strange Beasts.
• Gu Yue, Ye Xinglan, Yuan En Yehui, and Wu Sidao picked Premium Spirit Fruits for Na'er as Li Tian’s Hunting Squad returned with an Evil Beast’s head.
• Li Tian secretly tested Nan Liujing’s Mental Power, suffered a backlash, and prompted a confrontation between the Hunting Squad and the Spirit Transfer Academy students.
• Li Tian apologized and acknowledged Nan Liujing’s strength, while Nan Liujing led his group away and Li Tian said they would meet again at the banquet.