Chapter Summaries

God of Destruction gave Huo Yuhao the damaged Scepter of Destruction, while Goddess of Life stabilized it with a Seed of Life in his Spirit Sea. Huo Yuhao then asked about Tang San, and the two God Kings offered sharply conflicting judgments before God of Destruction accused Tang San of repeatedly violating the God Realm’s rules.

• God of Destruction sent the Scepter of Destruction into Huo Yuhao’s glabella, unleashing a destructive force that nearly overwhelmed his Spirit Sea.
• Goddess of Life soothed Huo Yuhao with her life energy and planted a Seed of Life to balance the scepter’s destructive power.
• God of Destruction and Goddess of Life urged Huo Yuhao to contact the God Realm after returning ten thousand years into the past, and advised him to seek their God King inheritances rather than accept God of Emotions’ inheritance immediately.
• Huo Yuhao asked what kind of person Sea God Tang San was, and God of Destruction called him hypocritical while Goddess of Life described him as responsible and devoted to the God Realm.
• God of Destruction challenged Goddess of Life’s defense of Tang San, accusing him of repeatedly interfering in lower-realm affairs and disregarding the God Realm’s rules.

The God of Destruction explained how his conflict with Tang San led to a war that weakened the God Realm before the Space-Time Turbulence struck. After he and the Goddess of Life sacrificed their origins to protect the God Realm, Huo Yuhao revealed that it could no longer be sensed from Douluo Continent, leaving the God of Destruction to blame Tang San.

• The God of Destruction said he and Tang San clashed over whether to expand the God Realm and open more God Positions, and he eventually started a war to force his plan through.
• The God of Destruction sealed Tang San and took control of the God Realm Hub, but Huo Yuhao, as the God of Emotions, rallied gods against him.
• The God of Destruction said his trusted Destruction God betrayed him during the battle, causing his defeat and the failure of his plan.
• The Goddess of Life explained that the God of Destruction had spent the God Realm's accumulated vitality on expansion, leaving it unable to resist the Space-Time Turbulence.
• The Goddess of Life said she and the God of Destruction merged their Origins of Life and Destruction to create Power of Creation and protect the God Realm.
• Huo Yuhao said the God Realm could no longer be sensed from Douluo Continent, and the God of Destruction accused Tang San of failing to preserve it.

Huo Yuhao met the fading God of Destruction and Goddess of Life, who gave him divine artifacts and warned him to watch out for Tang San. After returning to the Destruction Fragment, he told Electrolux what had happened and saw unfamiliar figures beneath the dimmed Life Pillar.

• The Goddess of Life entrusted Huo Yuhao with the God Realm's hopes, and the God of Destruction warned him that Tang San could project his will onto the Douluo Continent through the God Realm Hub.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life vanished as the void collapsed, leaving the Scepter of Destruction and Life Seed in Huo Yuhao's Spirit Sea.
• Electrolux recognized the scepter as a divine artifact and listened as Huo Yuhao recounted his meeting with the two God Kings.
• Electrolux said the artifacts gave Huo Yuhao a chance to gain a God King Position, but Huo Yuhao kept his expectations grounded.
• Huo Yuhao awoke beside Gu Yue and Na'er, then spotted unfamiliar figures beneath the dimmed Life Pillar alongside Po Mie and Nightmare.

After the other Old Demons dismissed Po Mie's warning and challenged Huo Yuhao, he called on Electrolux to take control and face all seven at once. Electrolux's ancient aura suppressed the Old Demons, leaving their confidence shaken.

• The Life Tide awakened seven Old Demons, who gathered around Tang Wulin as Huo Yuhao, Gu Yue, and Na'er returned.
• Abomination Old Demon and Devour Old Demon scolded Po Mie and Nightmare for letting the newcomers roam freely.
• Po Mie secretly warned the other five Old Demons that Huo Yuhao was dangerous and should not be provoked.
• Desire Old Demon mocked Po Mie and Nightmare, while Huo Yuhao decided to confront all seven rather than fight them one at a time.
• Huo Yuhao called for his teacher, and Electrolux took control as Huo Yuhao's aura transformed and made the Old Demons tremble.

Huo Yuhao used Electrolux’s Overture of the Undead to overwhelm the seven Old Demons, then let Greed Old Demon know that Po Mie and Nightmare could explain what he wanted. With his goals on Devil Island achieved, Huo Yuhao sat down to recover.

• Huo Yuhao played the Overture of the Undead, causing the seven Old Demons unbearable soul-deep pain while leaving Gu Yue and Na'er unharmed.
• Huo Yuhao explained to Gu Yue that another teacher had taught him the spell, and she chose not to press him for more details.
• After the music ended, the Old Demons recovered and looked at Huo Yuhao with fear and confusion.
• Greed Old Demon apologized on behalf of the seven and asked Huo Yuhao to state his demands.
• Huo Yuhao told Greed Old Demon that Po Mie and Nightmare knew what he sought, then sat down to rest and recover.

Huo Yuhao expanded Spirit Hall in Star Luo City, teaching Soul Engineers and welcoming He Caitou as a new recruit. He then turned to the second visitor and asked why that person had come.

• Huo Yuhao taught Spirit Hall's Soul Engineers about the factors that determined the power of Soul Tools.
• Xi Xi brought Huo Yuhao to meet He Caitou, who said he had graduated from Shrek Academy and had been sent by Dean Qian Duoduo to learn from him.
• Huo Yuhao welcomed He Caitou and agreed that Spirit Hall needed more people.
• Huo Yuhao learned that Qian Duoduo had urged Shrek's Sea God Pavilion to cooperate with him after Mu En rejected a proposal to steal his Soul Tool blueprints.
• Huo Yuhao looked at the other visitor in the reception room, furrowed his brows, and asked why that person was there.

Huo Yuhao welcomed Jin Li to Spirit Hall and made her his secretary, keeping her close while considering how she could help him gain the Soul Beasts’ support. Xu Jiujiu arrived at his office and was surprised to find Jin Li there.

• Huo Yuhao asked He Caitou and Xi Xi to leave so he could speak with Jin Li alone.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to let Jin Li stay and appointed her his secretary, explaining that she would assist him with daily affairs.
• Jin Li began following Huo Yuhao throughout Spirit Hall, prompting staff to speculate that she would become his wife.
• Xu Jiujiu came to Huo Yuhao’s office and found Jin Li relaxing on the sofa with a drink.

Huo Yuhao explained to Xu Jiujiu that he had developed a new way to process rare metals and invited her to see it at the Star Luo Blacksmith Association. The next morning, he arrived with Xu Jiujiu and Jin Li, where President Zhu Wen recognized him as the boy who had fought Dai Hao.

• Xu Jiujiu asked Huo Yuhao why he wanted to visit the Blacksmith Association, and he said current metal forging methods were crude and he had a new production method.
• Huo Yuhao invited Xu Jiujiu to accompany him to the association, and she agreed to come the next morning.
• President Zhu Wen and the Star Luo blacksmiths waited at the association to receive Xu Jiujiu.
• Huo Yuhao arrived with Xu Jiujiu and Jin Li, walking ahead of the princess.
• Zhu Wen recognized Huo Yuhao from the tournament battle against Dai Hao two years earlier.

Huo Yuhao visited the Smiths Association with Xu Jiujiu and Jin Li to propose a forging partnership, but his demand that they follow his methods angered the association’s leaders. He revealed a strange piece of rare metal, leaving the three blacksmiths transfixed.

• Zhu Wen welcomed Xu Jiujiu, Huo Yuhao, and Jin Li, then learned that Huo Yuhao was Spirit Hall’s master and had come to discuss a collaboration.
• Huo Yuhao proposed supplying rare metals for the Smiths Association to forge, but insisted they would have to do it his way.
• Zhu Wen said the association could meet specified material standards, while Huo Yuhao replied that his requirements exceeded their capabilities.
• Qu Tong angrily denounced Huo Yuhao for insulting the association’s craft, and Zhu Wen eventually ordered him to sit down.
• Huo Yuhao calmly produced a silver-white metal cube patterned with purple eyes, drawing the riveted attention of Zhu Wen, Qu Tong, and Lin Zhiyuan.

Huo Yuhao demonstrated living Soul-Forged Magic Silver to the Smiths Association’s presidents, then brought them to Zhu Wen’s private Forging Room to show his skill firsthand. After one hammer strike purified Deep Silver beyond anything the presidents had seen, the chapter left them stunned by his forging technique.

• The three presidents sensed that Huo Yuhao’s Magic Silver was alive, and Zhu Wen asked whether they could forge metal like it.
• Huo Yuhao explained that Soul Forging had transformed ordinary Magic Silver, then offered to demonstrate the technique.
• Zhu Wen led Huo Yuhao, Xu Jiujiu, Jin Li, and the others to his private Forging Room.
• Huo Yuhao heated Deep Silver and formed a pair of living Forging Hammers from black light.
• Huo Yuhao purified the Deep Silver with a single strike, leaving its impurities scattered across the anvil and astonishing the three presidents.

Huo Yuhao demonstrated advanced forging techniques to the Star Luo Blacksmith Association’s leaders, winning their respect and securing their cooperation. He accepted the honorary presidency and proposed renaming the organization the Blacksmith Association.

• Huo Yuhao used alternating hammer strikes to raise Deep Silver to the Thousand Refinement Spirit, First Grade Realm, then refined it to Ten Thousand Refinement Life.
• Zhu Wen, Qu Tong, Lin Zhiyuan, Xu Jiujiu, and Jin Li watched in astonishment as Huo Yuhao’s forging transformed the metal into a pulsing sphere.
• Zhu Wen asked Huo Yuhao to teach the techniques, and Huo Yuhao agreed to share them as part of their cooperation.
• Qu Tong and Lin Zhiyuan withdrew their objections, and Zhu Wen offered Huo Yuhao the presidency of the association.
• Huo Yuhao declined the president’s role because of his duties at Spirit Hall but accepted the honorary presidency.
• Huo Yuhao proposed renaming the organization the Blacksmith Association, and Zhu Wen enthusiastically agreed.

Huo Yuhao and his companions left Devil Island and returned to Shrek City, where Qiangu Dongfeng learned they had arrived. The chapter ended with Qiangu Dongfeng receiving confirmation that his preparations had begun.

• The Star Luo City Blacksmith Association trained its members in Hundred Refinement, while most forgemasters remained stuck at Thousand Refinement.
• Greed Old Demon teleported Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yue, and Na'er from Devil Island to North Sea City after their eight months of training, though only two months had passed outside.
• The group debated whether to travel by Soul Train, but Huo Yuhao arranged for Leng Yaozhu to send them a ride.
• Qiao Chuan and two other Spirit Pagoda Mecha pilots escorted the group safely to Shrek City, where Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue joined Tang Wulin and the others in visiting Shrek Academy.
• Qiangu Dongfeng received a report that Gu Yue and Huo Yuhao had entered Shrek Academy and that his preparations had begun.

After returning from Devil Island, Huo Yuhao and his companions visited Ya Li and learned that Yun Ming sensed an impending catastrophe. As they left Sea God Island, they saw Fixed Soul Guidance Shells targeting Shrek Academy and raced back to the island for safety.

• Huo Yuhao and his companions visited Ya Li on Sea God Island and told her about their experiences on Devil Island.
• Yun Ming revealed that he felt a powerful sense of unease and left to warn the Federation about a possible disaster.
• As the group walked away from Sea God Island, Gu Yue urged Huo Yuhao to return to the Spirit Pagoda, while Xu Xiaoyan suspected the Holy Spirit Cult was behind the danger.
• Xu Xiaoyan spotted streaks of light falling toward Shrek Academy, and Huo Yuhao recognized them as Fixed Soul Guidance Shells.
• Huo Yuhao flew Tang Wulin back to Sea God Island while Na'er and Gu Yue carried Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan across the lake.
• Dozens of Shrek Academy Elders rose into the air on Sea God Island as the attack began.

The Holy Spirit Cult launched a planned assault on Shrek Academy with Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, including a Level 12 God-Slaying weapon. As Huo Yuhao and the others sheltered in Sea God Pavilion, they learned the defenses might fail and he resolved to use all his strength to protect them.

• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie watched the shells bombard Shrek Academy, and Huo Yuhao identified the approaching attackers as the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao led the others to Sea God Pavilion after Elder Jin summoned him, while Yun Ming confronted the attackers and revealed that they had used a Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.
• Huo Yuhao explained that only three God-Slaying Soul Guidance Cannons had ever been made and suspected someone in the Federation's upper ranks had helped the Holy Spirit Cult obtain one.
• Na'er worried about Yun Ming's safety as the Golden Tree's barriers shielded the Inner Court and Sea God Pavilion from the shells.
• Huo Yuhao learned Elder Jin's power was being drained by the Blue Silver Emperor and secretly prepared to reveal all his strength if the defenses were breached.

The Holy Spirit Cult’s planned assault devastated Shrek City and destroyed Shrek Academy, while Yun Ming sacrificed himself to stop two god-slaying shells. Huo Yuhao dismantled a Level 8 shell with his awakened Spirit Eyes, but a Level 9 shell then approached, leaving him unsure he could stop it.

• The Holy Spirit Cult launched a coordinated bombardment from within Shrek City, striking Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect headquarters.
• Yun Ming shattered his God Position, killed many Holy Spirit Cult experts, and used his final spear thrust to destroy two Level 12 shells, disappearing in the explosion.
• Elder Jin’s weakened barrier dissipated, and Sea God Pavilion collapsed as Shrek Academy lay in ruins.
• Huo Yuhao warned his companions that the attack was not over, then rose to intercept an incoming Level 8 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.
• Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul Avatar to dismantle the Level 8 shell into harmless parts.
• Huo Yuhao spotted an incoming Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell and realized he might not be able to stop it.

Leng Yaozhu rescued Huo Yuhao from a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell and brought him and the others to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters after the Holy Spirit Cult’s assault devastated Shrek City. She left with a cold resolve to respond to the attack.

• Huo Yuhao called on Electrolux for help, but Electrolux sensed that someone else was approaching.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived in her Heavenly Cloud Phoenix Radiance armor and used spatial means to transfer the Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell to the ruined ground below, where it exploded.
• After the bombardment ended, Leng Yaozhu checked that Huo Yuhao and the others were unharmed and moved them from Sea God Island to Spirit Pagoda Headquarters.
• Leng Yaozhu told the group to stay put, then hurried away with a cold and determined expression.

Huo Yuhao and his companions mourned Shrek City's destruction and vowed to grow stronger and avenge the victims. Leng Yaozhu confronted Qiangu Dongfeng, accusing him of helping the Holy Spirit Cult attack Shrek and warning him that she would hold him responsible if Gu Yue or Huo Yuhao were harmed.

• Xu Xiaoyan grieved over Shrek City's destruction, while Tang Wulin and Xie Xie vowed to take revenge on the Holy Spirit Cult and Na'er stressed the need to become stronger.
• Huo Yuhao reflected on Shrek Academy's destruction and Leng Yaozhu's anger toward Qiangu Dongfeng.
• Leng Yaozhu barged into Qiangu Dongfeng's office and accused him of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult and arranging the attack to eliminate Yun Ming, Gu Yue, and Huo Yuhao.
• Qiangu Dongfeng denied the accusations and demanded evidence, but Leng Yaozhu noticed a subtle flicker in his eyes.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Qiangu Dongfeng that she would come after him if Gu Yue or Huo Yuhao were harmed, then left his office.

Qiangu Dongfeng concealed his role in the attack on Shrek Academy and ordered Spirit Pagoda to publicly aid the victims while hiding its tracks. Leng Yaozhu warned Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue that Qiangu Dongfeng had targeted them, then promised protection as Huo Yuhao said his research would yield results within a year.

• Qiangu Dongfeng learned that Gu Yue and Huo Yuhao had survived and accepted Yun Ming's death as the attack's greatest gain.
• Qiangu Dongfeng ordered his subordinate to erase evidence, announce Spirit Pagoda's support for Shrek and Tang Sect, and fund aid for the victims.
• Leng Yaozhu summoned Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue and told them she suspected Qiangu Dongfeng had helped the Holy Spirit Cult attack Shrek Academy and target them.
• Leng Yaozhu said Qiangu Dongfeng would likely avoid another move soon and urged Gu Yue to grow stronger and seek Provisional Spirit Envoy status.
• Huo Yuhao told Leng Yaozhu that his research would produce results within a year, and she offered to seek Spirit Envoy status for him if he succeeded.
• When Gu Yue asked what Huo Yuhao was researching, he and Leng Yaozhu told her it was a secret.

Over six months, Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Pagoda and Spirit Hall developed steadily, and he decided to leave Star Luo City with Jin Li to prepare Spirit Souls for the pagoda’s opening. On the road to the Star Dou Great Forest, he revealed that they would first visit Sunset Forest to find treasure.

• The Spirit Pagoda reached its seventh floor, while the Blacksmith Association and Spirit Hall expanded their work and production.
• Jin Li asked Huo Yuhao about his plans, and he learned she had been away from Star Dou for seven months and thirteen days.
• Huo Yuhao told Jin Li they would travel to the Star Dou Great Forest, explaining that the Spirit Pagoda needed a supply of Spirit Souls.
• Huo Yuhao and Jin Li left Star Luo City by carriage at dawn the next morning.
• When Jin Li questioned their detour, Huo Yuhao said they were going to Sunset Forest near Heaven Dou City to find treasure.

Huo Yuhao and Jin Li searched Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and discovered that a powerful poison was driving Soul Beasts away from its depths. Guided by Aromatic Silk Beauty, Huo Yuhao led Jin Li into the thick poisonous fog, with their destination still ahead.

• After reaching Heaven Dou City, Huo Yuhao and Jin Li flew into Sunset Forest and sensed that Soul Beasts were unusually scarce.
• Jin Li detected a threat in the forest's depths, while Aromatic Silk Beauty recognized the scent of the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower and guided Huo Yuhao toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty explained that Tang San had surrounded the well with a poisonous array made from Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers.
• Jin Li identified the poison as the reason Soul Beasts grew scarcer toward the forest's center, and Huo Yuhao asked whether she trusted him.
• Jin Li agreed, and Huo Yuhao took her hand and led her into the dense poisonous fog.