Chapter Summaries

Elder Song and Shrek’s remaining elders self-destructed to devastate the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces and protect Xuan Zi’s retreat, though none of the Shrek defenders who stayed behind survived. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran watched the battle from afar before the Sun Moon Emperor summoned him, and the furious emperor condemned his ministers for allowing Shrek to attack the empire.

• Elder Song self-destructed against Zhongli Wu, who survived with injuries after Feng Ling helped shield him.
• Shrek’s remaining elders also self-destructed, killing several Holy Spirit Cult experts, purifying undead, and cracking the Death God Tower.
• Zhongli Wu ordered his forces to hold back and did not pursue Xuan Zi’s group; the Shrek elders and teachers who stayed behind were all killed.
• Xu Tianran watched the distant explosions with Ju Zi and was summoned to meet his father, the Sun Moon Emperor.
• The Sun Moon Emperor berated his ministers for Shrek’s attack and demanded to know who had let the crisis worsen.

The old emperor blamed Jing Hongchen for Shrek Academy’s attack on the Sun Moon Empire and ordered his arrest or execution, seeking to shield his own reputation. As the court remained silent, Crown Prince Xu Tianran arrived and asked to speak, leaving the emperor’s response pending.

• The old emperor demanded to know Jing Hongchen’s whereabouts and learned that the Hall Master had secretly left the empire.
• The emperor accused Jing Hongchen of detaining Shrek’s exchange students and provoking Shrek’s retaliation, then ordered his title and position stripped and his arrest, with orders to kill him if he resisted.
• The emperor berated his ministers for allowing Shrek’s forces to reach the empire’s gates, while they stayed silent and privately welcomed their escape from blame.
• Crown Prince Xu Tianran was pushed into the hall in his wheelchair and asked the emperor to calm down, saying he had something to explain.

Xu Tianran defended Jing Hongchen before the emperor, recasting his actions as a dangerous rescue mission and warning that punishing him would threaten the empire’s Soul Tool industry. He left the old emperor facing a court that had begun to side with the Crown Prince.

• Xu Tianran told the emperor that Jing Hongchen had not acted alone in detaining Shrek Academy and that Huo Yuhao was suspected of stealing Mingde Hall’s secret Metal Man technology.
• Xu Tianran described Jing Hongchen’s departure from the borders as a secret mission to rescue Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen from Shrek Academy and force its leaders to return.
• Xu Tianran accused Shrek Academy of taking Sun Moon Empire’s core assets and condemned the Body Sect for invading the empire and reaching Ming City through an undiscovered tunnel.
• Xu Tianran suggested someone had covered up the Body Sect’s tunnel, frightening the ministers into publicly supporting his defense of Jing Hongchen.
• Xu Tianran urged the emperor to preserve Jing Hongchen’s position, arguing that his decades of service made him essential to the empire’s Soul Tool future.

Xu Tianran persuaded the Old Emperor to postpone Jing Hongchen’s punishment and prepare the Sun Moon Empire for war, strengthening his position at court. Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen fled toward the empire with Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Gu Yu, already considering abandoning his grandson if danger caught up with them.

• Xu Tianran urged the Old Emperor to retract his decree against Jing Hongchen, and the ministers supported him.
• The Old Emperor postponed Jing Hongchen’s punishment and ordered the empire to enter level-one combat readiness and rebuild Mingde Hall.
• Xu Tianran left the court with Ju Zi and privately plotted to use Jing Hongchen’s return to advance his own plans.
• Jing Hongchen continued fleeing with Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Gu Yu while worrying that Shrek Academy’s leaders might intercept them.
• Xiao Hongchen urged Jing Hongchen to fight Xian Lin'er, but Jing Hongchen struck him and considered abandoning him first if they were caught.

After returning to Ming City, Xiao Hongchen confronted Gu Yu, resentful of the attention his grandfather had shown him. Xiao Hongchen attacked when Gu Yu ignored his accusations, but Gu Yu effortlessly stopped the strike with a breath.

• Jing Hongchen hurried to the imperial palace after hearing rumors that he would be punished for his actions at Shrek.
• Back in Ming City, Xiao Hongchen resented Jing Hongchen's regard for Gu Yu and challenged him over his origins.
• Xiao Hongchen accused Gu Yu of being a spy and demanded that he explain himself, while Meng Hongchen tried to restrain her brother.
• When Gu Yu tried to leave, Xiao Hongchen attacked him with a compressed beam of Soul Power.
• Gu Yu stopped the beam with a breath, and it disintegrated harmlessly before reaching him.

Gu Yu effortlessly stopped Xiao Hongchen’s attack, knocked him down with Dragon God bloodline pressure, and reprimanded him for his arrogance. Meng Hongchen mocked her brother and stayed focused on Gu Yu, leaving Xiao Hongchen to suspect she had changed since their return from Shrek Academy.

• Xiao Hongchen attacked Gu Yu, but Gu Yu dispersed the Soul Power with ease, leaving Xiao Hongchen shocked and wondering if Gu Yu was an Evil Soul Master.
• Gu Yu slapped Xiao Hongchen, then used a trace of dragon might to force him to his knees and make him spit blood.
• Gu Yu told Xiao Hongchen to keep a low profile, and Meng Hongchen watched in disbelief as her brother was defeated.
• Meng Hongchen mocked Xiao Hongchen for his arrogance and inability to withstand Gu Yu, while Xiao Hongchen accused her of changing and suspected she had been possessed.
• Xiao Hongchen noticed Gu Yu had left and realized Meng Hongchen’s gaze had followed him, recalling her behavior since their return from Shrek Academy.

After escaping the Holy Spirit Cult, Xuan Zi led Shrek Academy’s battered survivors toward the Heaven Dou Empire, struggling with his injuries and the loss of many companions. Their retreat was blocked at a Sun Moon Empire soul engineer camp, where Guo Nu and a legion of Class 8 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons prepared to attack.

• Xiao Hongchen suspected that Xiao Xiao had fallen for Gu Yu and vowed that his feud with Gu Yu was not over.
• Xuan Zi reflected on Shrek Academy’s devastating losses and the Holy Spirit Cult’s strength, including its three Limit Douluo.
• Lin Huiqun used the Phantom Color Jade Ruyi’s Light of Life to stabilize Xuan Zi as he insisted on leading the survivors out of the Sun Moon Empire.
• As the Shrek survivors approached the Mingdou Mountain Range, they sensed danger and prepared for another fight.
• Guo Nu and the Sun Moon Empire’s Second Soul Engineer Legion confronted them with rows of Class 8 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons.

Guo Nu confronted the badly wounded Xuan Zi and Shrek Academy with primed Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons, demanding compensation for the damage Xuan Zi had caused to his legion. With cannon fire threatening Shrek’s wounded elders and students, Xuan Zi faced the choice of retaliating or holding back.

• Xuan Zi noticed Guo Nu’s Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons and demanded to know whether the Sun Moon Empire intended to make an enemy of Shrek Academy.
• Guo Nu accused Xuan Zi of injuring his soul engineers and stripping their legion of its Soul Tools, then demanded compensation or threatened to fire the cannons.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing to warn the group that hidden cannons also targeted them across the surrounding mountains.
• Xuan Zi summoned his Godly Taotie Bull martial soul and threatened Guo Nu, who declared he was ready to die and take Shrek’s people with him.
• Lin Huiqun and the other elders urged Xuan Zi not to risk a fight and to prioritize escaping.

Xuan Zi surrendered precious treasures to Guo Nu to secure passage through the Sun Moon Empire, then collapsed from his injuries after reaching safety and swore revenge. The Holy Spirit Cult spread news of Shrek Academy’s defeat, and Shrek City’s sudden closure made people question whether the reports were true.

• Xuan Zi handed Guo Nu the Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart Marrow and three Grade Nine Seven-Colored Profound Pills before Guo Nu released the Soul Cannon lock and opened a passage.
• Xuan Zi led Lin Huiqun, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Wang Qiu'er across the Mingdou Mountain Range into the Heaven Dou Empire, then collapsed and vowed to take revenge on the Sun Moon Empire and its allies.
• Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire both kept the clash secret, but the Holy Spirit Cult spread reports that Shrek had fled in panic and suffered devastating losses.
• People across the Three Douluo Kingdoms doubted the reports, but Shrek Academy stayed silent and sealed Shrek City, deepening suspicions that the claims were true.

News that Shrek City had sealed itself off confirmed Shrek Academy’s devastating defeat, spreading panic across the Three Douluo Kingdoms. As the story left off, Star Luo’s rulers feared their kingdoms could no longer resist the increasingly powerful Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Word spread that Shrek City had sealed its gates, and the public took the news as proof that Shrek Academy had suffered a crushing defeat.
• People panicked, hoarded supplies, and fled border towns as rumors grew about invasion, Evil Soul Master infiltrations, and infighting at Shrek.
• Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei demanded details about Shrek’s losses, and a military minister reported that more than ten Title Douluo had died, Elder Song and other elders were suspected of self-destructing, and Xuan Zi was gravely wounded.
• A young general accused the Sun Moon Empire of supporting the Holy Spirit Cult, while the prime minister warned that the ambush showed how powerful the forces available to Sun Moon had become.
• An old duke asked what the Three Douluo Kingdoms could do to defend themselves now that Shrek had been crippled and the Sun Moon Empire had grown stronger.

After Shrek’s defeat, the three kingdoms panicked as the Holy Spirit Cult expanded its influence and Xu Tianran prepared to exploit the crisis. Huo Yuhao and the others were drawn into the Valley of Love and Emotion, where Huo Yuhao found himself unable to contact Electrolux.

• The Shrek elders debated how to answer the three kingdoms’ inquiries and decided to condemn the Holy Spirit Cult while proclaiming that Shrek’s legacy would endure.
• The Holy Spirit Cult increased its infiltration and attacks across the three kingdoms as Shrek’s defeat weakened public confidence.
• Xu Tianran praised Guo Nu, discussed the Holy Spirit Cult with Jing Hongchen, and ordered border exercises and further unrest in the three kingdoms.
• Xu Tianran declared that he would demand his father abdicate so he could become emperor of the Sun Moon Empire.
• An eerie aura swept up Huo Yuhao and the others near the Sun Moon border and transported them to the Valley of Love and Emotion.
• Huo Yuhao recognized the valley, failed to reach Electrolux, and asked Tian Meng whether anything seemed wrong.

Wang Dong led the group into the Valley of Love and Emotion, where they were separated to face its trial. In the God Realm, Tang San watched the trial and recognized Wang Qiu'er as part of his plan, but froze when he saw another girl named Wang Chun'er with the same face and realized his Golden Dragon Spear was missing.

• Wang Dong explained the Valley of Love and Emotion, and the group rushed inside hoping to find a path to godhood.
• Wang Qiu'er worried about the valley but followed Huo Yuhao after recalling Di Tian's instruction to trust him.
• The group reached the lake, where golden and silver light shields separated them for the trial.
• Tang San learned that the valley had activated and went to watch its trial with Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
• Tang San saw Wang Chun'er beside Huo Yuhao and questioned how she could resemble Tang Wutong when he had divided only part of his daughter's soul once.
• Tang San inspected Wang Qiu'er and then noticed his Golden Dragon Spear was missing.

Tang San discovered that the Golden Dragon Spear was missing and began the Domain of Absolute Love trial, where Huo Yuhao and three girls confessed their love for him. Wang Dong revealed she was Wang Dong'er and challenged Wang Qiu'er and Wang Chun'er, but her attack pierced them both.

• Tang San found no trace of the Golden Dragon Spear or much of Tang Wutong's divine consciousness on Wang Qiu'er, and wondered who had interfered with his plans.
• Tang San announced the Trial of the Heart in the Valley of Love and Emotion and asked Huo Yuhao whether he loved someone.
• Huo Yuhao named Wang Qiu'er, while Wang Qiu'er, Wang Dong, and Wang Chun'er each named Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong revealed that she was a girl named Wang Dong'er and declared her love for Huo Yuhao.
• The trial trapped Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, and Wang Chun'er together and ordered them to fight, with the winner passing.
• Wang Dong'er struck Wang Qiu'er and Wang Chun'er with her Butterfly God Slash after their shield failed, piercing both of them.

Wang Dong'er killed Wang Qiu'er and Wang Chun'er under the barrier's control, leaving Huo Yuhao consumed by hatred. Tang San tried to force the Valley of Love and Emotion back on course, but Electrolux intervened and was destroyed while shielding Huo Yuhao.

• Wang Dong'er struck down Wang Qiu'er and Wang Chun'er, then insisted to Huo Yuhao that the barrier had controlled her.
• Huo Yuhao stared at Wang Dong'er with hatred, and Tang San realized the deaths had derailed his plan to bind Huo Yuhao to his daughter.
• Tang San tried to use his Asura Divine Power to interfere with the lower realm and erase the accident.
• Electrolux blocked Tang San's attack and challenged him for manipulating Huo Yuhao's life.
• Tang San shattered Electrolux's barrier, and Electrolux gave Huo Yuhao a final farewell before his remnant soul was destroyed.

Tang San killed Electrolux, erased memories from Huo Yuhao's consciousness, and descended in his true body to attack the Star Dou Great Forest. He began slaughtering its fierce beasts, and Di Tian prepared to fight back as the forest's survival hung in the balance.

• Tang San destroyed Electrolux's remnant soul and forced Wang Xia'er back into her original form.
• Tang San erased Huo Yuhao's memories of Electrolux and Wang Xia'er, implanted a false memory about Wang Dong'er, revived Wang Qiu'er, and burned Wang Dong'er's body.
• Tang San descended to the Star Dou Great Forest and confronted Di Tian at Life Lake, accusing the soul beasts of sabotaging his plans.
• Tang San attacked the forest with Boundless Sea Ripples, breaking Bi Ji's barrier and gravely injuring her.
• Tang San killed Wan Yao Wang with Dusk of the Sea God, and Di Tian unleashed Dragon God Claw in rage.

Tang San defeated Di Tian at the Star Dou Great Forest, but the fierce beasts sacrificed themselves to help Gu Yuena escape with the stolen core of his power. Gu Yuena reached Gu Yu and gave him the power, urging him to become a god and protect her on the way to the God Realm so she could devour the Golden Dragon King and become the Dragon God.

• Di Tian’s Dragon God Claw failed to overcome Tang San, and Tang San struck him down with the Seagod Trident.
• Zi Ji sacrificed herself to shield Di Tian, and Di Tian extracted Tang San’s power and passed it to Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena used Space Banishment to escape through chaotic currents as Bi Ji gave her a final blessing and Di Tian detonated himself to delay Tang San.
• Tang San’s pursuit was disrupted by Di Tian’s explosion, and Gu Yuena escaped to Ming City in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Gu Yuena told Gu Yu that Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others had fallen and the Star Dou Great Forest was destroyed.
• Gu Yuena handed Gu Yu Tang San’s power and ordered him to become a god and protect her on the way to the God Realm.

Gu Yue forced Gu Yu to absorb the Asura and Seagod powers, then took him to the Dragon Graveyard to make him a god. By awakening the dragon spirits and combining their power with the God Realm Hub, she helped him form a new God Realm and become its God King, leaving them poised to challenge Tang San.

• Gu Yu feared Tang San’s descent and tried to escape, but Gu Yue forced the divine powers into his body.
• Gu Yue carried Gu Yu through a spatial gate to the Dragon Graveyard and declared that she would help him become a god.
• Gu Yuena used the Heart of the Dragon God to awaken the dragons’ spirits and pour their power into Gu Yu.
• The Dragon Graveyard’s reserves and the powers within Gu Yu formed a new God Realm, with Gu Yu as its God King.
• Gu Yu’s nine-colored dragon form emerged as Gu Yuena watched him attain divine power.

Gu Yu and Gu Yuena entered the God Realm, where Gu Yuena absorbed the Golden Dragon King and revived as the Dragon God. After she and Gu Yu defeated Tang San and the other God Kings, Gu Yuena began rebuilding the God Realm and revived Di Tian.

• Gu Yu and Gu Yuena tore open a passage into the God Realm and entered the Forbidden God Land.
• Gu Yu knocked aside the First-Class Gods guarding the seal while Gu Yuena used the Heart of the Dragon God to absorb the Golden Dragon King.
• Tang San arrived and fought Gu Yu, but Gu Yu held him back until Gu Yuena completed her transformation into the Dragon God.
• Dragon God Gu Yuena used her power to defeat and annihilate Tang San and the other Gods who had arrived.
• Gu Yuena thanked Gu Yu, began establishing new rules for the God Realm, and revived Di Tian.