Chapter Summaries

Situ Xuan and Vasha shared a kiss on Burial Dragon Star and talked about visiting the Abyss Plane next. At the Spirit Pagoda, Di Tian told Gu Yuena he had sensed dragon roars, but she insisted that reviving the Dragon Race depended on strengthening the Ten Thousand Beast Platform and mastering soul beast resurrection technology.

• Situ Xuan cleaned himself off, embraced Vasha, and kissed her on Burial Dragon Star.
• Situ Xuan suggested that he and Vasha visit the Abyss Plane next.
• Di Tian visited Gu Yuena in her Spirit Pagoda office with Bi Ji beside her and urgently reported sensing the roars of their clansmen.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian that the Dragon Race was nearly extinct and urged him to help reinforce the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.
• Di Tian accepted that Gu Yuena was right and apologized, recognizing that the roars he heard belonged to the past.

Gu Yuena planned to intercept the Abyss Plane’s life energy to strengthen the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, while Shrek graduates abandoned Federation posts to answer the academy’s recall. The chapter left Di Tian preparing to investigate the abyssal passage and the Federation struggling with the consequences of Shrek’s mass departure.

• Gu Yuena admitted she could not understand why Situ Xuan had refused her alliance, and Di Tian vowed to kill him despite knowing he lacked the strength.
• Gu Yuena proposed intercepting the life energy released by abyssal creatures to weaken the Abyss Plane and strengthen the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to investigate the far-northern abyssal passage, the Blood God Legion’s deployment, and the invasions’ frequency and spatial stability.
• Bi Ji asked when Gu Yuena would go to the Abyss Battlefield, and Gu Yuena said she would first handle matters involving Qiangu Dongfeng and the Spirit Pagoda.
• Shrek graduates abandoned Federation civil, military, and research posts to return to the academy, leaving government work, military units, and projects unattended.

Situ Xuan consolidated control of the Federation and chaired a meeting on military reorganization. After learning that the Central and Western Legions had completed their restructuring, he announced higher military salaries and meal standards.

• Situ Xuan saw Sun Moon Academy graduates and members of great families fill vacancies and prevent unrest across the Federation.
• Situ Xuan gathered Federation officials in the Council Chamber, where his allies held the positions of power and former military leaders had diminished authority.
• Yu Guanzhi reported that the Central Legion's reorganization was complete and its troops remained stable.
• Dong Zi'an reported that the Western Legion's reorganization was complete.
• Situ Xuan announced that soldiers below officer rank would receive double salaries and triple meal standards, while officers and above would receive triple salaries.

Situ Xuan proposed destroying Shrek Academy, and the Federation’s officials largely supported an attack despite the threat posed by the Sea God Pavilion. The discussion ended with Tao Huanli urging the Federation to evacuate Shrek City and bombard it with stored weapons.

• Situ Xuan confirmed the Federation could immediately raise military pay after Wang Dongchen reported that raids had filled the treasury.
• Situ Xuan asked the Council Chamber whether Shrek Academy should be destroyed, and Wang Dongchen enthusiastically backed the idea.
• Chen Xinjie agreed Shrek Academy should be attacked but warned that Yun Ming and the Sea God Pavilion would be difficult to overcome.
• Wang Dongchen proposed using the three God-Slaying Fixed-Station Soul Guidance Cannonballs in Mingdu against Shrek Academy.
• Tao Huanli urged the Federation to declare Shrek City a combat zone, evacuate its residents, and bombard the city with weapons from the Research Institute.

Situ Xuan ordered the Federation forces to surround Shrek City and prepare to destroy Shrek Academy within three days, dismissing concerns about Yun Ming and the academy’s defenses. The Central and Western Legions reached positions around the city, awaiting his next orders.

• Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue stayed silent as Situ Xuan declared that Yun Ming and the Sea God Pavilion did not matter and announced an assault on Shrek City.
• Tao Huanli urged Situ Xuan to weaken Shrek Academy with shelling first, but his glare silenced her.
• Situ Xuan ordered Chen Xinjie to coordinate the encirclement, Yu Guanzhi and Dong Zi'an to surround the city and await orders, Mu Ye to lead the mecha assault, and Wang Dongchen and Tao Huanli to handle logistics.
• Situ Xuan declared that Shrek Academy would vanish from the continent in three days, and the Federation mobilized behind his plan.
• Yu Guanzhi and Dong Zi'an led the Central and Western Legions to encircle Shrek City, deploying heavy weapons thirty li from the city.

The Federation surrounded Shrek City and forced its residents to flee as Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect weighed their chances against a vastly larger army. Qiangu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda to help the Federation seize the south gate when the attack began, leaving Shrek Academy threatened from within and without.

• The Federation cut Shrek City's rail lines, encircled the city, and urged non-combatants to evacuate while agents spread panic among the residents.
• Long Yeyue, Zhuo Shi, Feng Wuyu, and other Shrek Academy and Tang Sect leaders discussed the Federation's overwhelming strength and concluded that Situ Xuan intended to destroy the Academy.
• Qiangu Dongfeng prepared the Spirit Pagoda to seize the south gate and let the Federation army into Shrek City when the fighting began.
• Qiangu Zhangting hesitated, but Han Tianyi accepted Qiangu Dongfeng's order to support the Federation from within.
• The Spirit Pagoda's planned betrayal left Shrek Academy facing an impending attack on two fronts as the city grew increasingly deserted.

At the Holy Spirit Cult’s Shrek City stronghold, Ghost Emperor and the Four Heavenly Kings faced the collapse of their plan after Situ Xuan seized control of the Federation and Qiangu Dongfeng surrendered. Leng Yulai warned that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect had to remain standing as a check on Situ Xuan, leaving the Cult to confront a radically changed political order.

• Ghost Emperor learned that Qiangu Dongfeng had surrendered to Situ Xuan and handed over the two stolen God-Slaying Fixed-Station Soul Guidance Cannonballs.
• Ghost Emperor demanded that the Four Heavenly Kings decide what the Holy Spirit Cult should do as Situ Xuan’s army approached Shrek City.
• Leng Yulai declared that Shrek Academy could not be destroyed, and Na Nali mocked her over Yun Ming.
• Leng Yulai argued that without Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, Situ Xuan would be free to target the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Leng Yulai explained that the Cult had thrived because the Federation’s factions checked one another, but Situ Xuan now controlled the military, government, and finances.

Leng Yulai persuaded Ghost Emperor to prepare an alliance against Situ Xuan, while Yu Guanzhi began the attack on Shrek City. The bombardment shattered the city's protective barrier, and Shrek Academy and Tang Sect experts rushed to intercept the shells.

• Leng Yulai explained how Situ Xuan's purges, military reforms, and appointments threatened the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Leng Yulai proposed helping Shrek escape and forming a broader opposition, while Ghost Emperor agreed to prepare the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Yu Guanzhi ordered the Federation forces to open fire on Shrek City's inner district.
• The artillery barrage overwhelmed and shattered Shrek City's protective barrier, damaging buildings and knocking down students who had not evacuated.
• Shrek Academy and Tang Sect experts rose to destroy the incoming shells, and a Sea God Pavilion elder blocked hundreds with a golden screen.

The Federation's War Gods and mecha legions overwhelmed Shrek Academy's defenders, while Guan Yue joined the assault despite his ties to Yun Ming. As Shrek's defenses collapsed and Long Yeyue appeared above the inner city, the battle continued.

• Tang Sect elders and Shrek's Title Douluo destroyed or deflected the incoming shells before the Federation's War Gods attacked them.
• Ao Rui, Jiang Zhanheng, and Nangong Yi engaged Shrek's elders, and Nangong Yi wounded an Agility Attack System Title Douluo.
• Mu Ye and Dong Zi'an led thousands of mechas in a bombardment of Shrek's inner city, scattering its defenders.
• Guan Yue used the Heaven-Surpassing Divine Spear to kill a Sea God Pavilion elder, conflicted because Yun Ming was his senior brother.
• Mu Ye transformed the Little Red mecha into a long saber and breached the inner city wall, allowing the mecha legion to pour inside.
• As Shrek's defensive line collapsed, Long Yeyue appeared above the inner city in pale-blue Battle Armor.

Long Yeyue fought Chen Xinjie on the battlefield while Yun Ming confronted Situ Xuan, who stopped his spear strike with his bare hand. Situ Xuan mocked Yun Ming and met his spear assault head-on, leaving their battle raging.

• Long Yeyue challenged Chen Xinjie for siding with the enemy, and he attacked her with the Golden Trident.
• Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie exchanged deadly strikes, their Soul Power and weapons clashing amid the battlefield.
• Yun Ming regretted what Situ Xuan had become, and Situ Xuan taunted him for letting him leave Shrek Academy.
• Yun Ming thrust with the Qingtian Divine Spear, but Situ Xuan caught it bare-handed and punched toward his head.
• Yun Ming broke free of Situ Xuan's grip and unleashed a storm of spear shadows, while Situ Xuan charged through them with his five powers.

Situ Xuan defeated Yun Ming in a head-on clash and declared that his era was over. Meanwhile, Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie confronted their old feelings as they continued their life-and-death battle for opposing sides.

• Yun Ming unleashed his strongest spear attack, but Situ Xuan fused his five powers and crushed it with a punch.
• Situ Xuan shattered Yun Ming’s defense, wounded him, and sent him flying backward before declaring that his era should end.
• Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie briefly returned to their youthful appearances, and their memories and feelings resurfaced as they fought.
• Long Yeyue attacked with the Light and Dark Dragon Emperor’s power while Chen Xinjie countered with the Vast Sea domain and Sea God Trident.
• Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie resumed their fierce duel, with their opposing powers colliding across the battlefield.

Yun Ming unsealed his Four-Word Battle Armor and full power to defend Shrek, with Ya Li supporting him as he faced Situ Xuan. Situ Xuan's eight red soul rings and combined powers let him overwhelm Yun Ming, and their clash ended with Yun Ming realizing ordinary attacks could not break through his defense.

• Yun Ming activated his Four-Word Battle Armor and unleashed his Spirit Origin Realm power as Shrek's forces fought on.
• Ya Li healed Shrek and Tang Sect elders, then rushed to Yun Ming and used Prayer Angel to reinforce and protect him.
• Situ Xuan activated all eight red soul rings, stacking their physical enhancements and combining his five powers.
• Situ Xuan crossed the sky and punched Yun Ming, cracking his battle armor despite Yun Ming's spear block and Ya Li's support.
• Situ Xuan continued his heavy assault while Yun Ming countered with spear techniques and realized conventional attacks could not overcome Situ Xuan's defense.

Yun Ming burned his blood essence and lifespan to unleash his full strength, briefly suppressing Situ Xuan but failing to overcome his rapidly healing body. Situ Xuan then revealed the full power of his Seven-Turn Myriad Phenomena body and struck at Yun Ming with his ultimate fist as Yun Ming refused to retreat and leave Shrek exposed.

• Yun Ming ignited his blood essence and expanded the Qingtian Domain, using a barrage of spear strikes to break through Situ Xuan’s flame barrier and wound him.
• Situ Xuan’s injuries healed almost instantly, and he mocked Yun Ming as the strain of burning his foundation began to weaken him.
• Situ Xuan released the full power of his Seven-Turn Myriad Phenomena body, drawing in the force of heaven and earth and rendering Yun Ming’s spear attacks ineffective.
• Situ Xuan rose high above the battlefield and announced his fist technique, then unleashed Lone Blade Settles the Eight Wilds against Yun Ming.
• Yun Ming sensed the punch’s overwhelming force, saw Shrek’s ruined city and endangered fighters, and resolved that he could not retreat.

Yun Ming burned his remaining life force to attack Situ Xuan, but was defeated and left near death as Situ Xuan declared Shrek's era over. Chen Xinjie abandoned his restraint and began overpowering Long Yeyue, while Ya Li caught Yun Ming as he fell.

• Yun Ming used Qingtian, Shoot the Sun against Situ Xuan, but his spear strike failed and his battle armor and body were shattered by the collision.
• Ya Li rushed to catch the falling Yun Ming as Situ Xuan declared that Shrek's era was over.
• After seeing Yun Ming's defeat, Chen Xinjie ended his feigned stalemate with Long Yeyue and unleashed his full strength.
• Chen Xinjie used his Vast Sea Domain and Sea God's Descent to wound Long Yeyue, then trapped her with Vast Sea Seal and drove her back with relentless attacks.
• Ya Li caught Yun Ming and held his badly injured body, crying out to him as she stroked his cheek.

Cai Yue'er watched Yun Ming lie near death after Situ Xuan's devastating attack, then chose to self-detonate rather than let Mu Ye kill her. Her explosion tore through the sky and destroyed low-flying Mechas, while Mu Ye braced behind an immense defense.

• Ya Li poured healing power into Yun Ming but could only preserve his fading life, while Cai Yue'er grieved over him.
• Mu Ye launched a lethal attack at Cai Yue'er in his God-Rank Mecha Little Red as the surviving Shrek forces watched helplessly.
• Cai Yue'er ignited her cultivation and Silver Moon Battle Armor, then flew toward the Federation's Mecha lines to sacrifice herself for Shrek's survivors.
• Mu Ye halted his saber, raised layered defenses, and used his Flawless Golden Body to withstand Cai Yue'er's self-detonation.
• Cai Yue'er's explosion swept across the sky, destroying low-flying Mechas and opening a vast vacuum in the air.

The Holy Spirit Cult intervened as Shrek faced destruction, forcing the Sun Moon Federation's assault into a temporary deadlock. With Leng Yulai opening a spatial gate, Zhuo Shi began evacuating Shrek's survivors while Situ Xuan prepared to face the Cult's revealed forces.

• Mu Ye survived Cai Yue'er's self-detonation, but Shrek's remaining defenders lost hope as the Federation continued its assault.
• The Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa ambushed Situ Xuan, but he blocked their attacks and revealed he had anticipated the Holy Spirit Cult's hidden forces.
• Blood Demon, Na Nali, Dark Hummingbird, and Leng Yulai joined the battle, disrupting the Federation's encirclement.
• Leng Yulai opened a spatial teleportation gate and urged the surviving Shrek forces to escape.
• Feng Wuyu held back the Federation pursuers while Zhuo Shi led the wounded and young disciples toward the gate.

Qiangu Dieting emerged from seclusion and stopped Qiangu Dongfeng from committing the Spirit Pagoda to the Federation’s war against Shrek and Tang Sect. He showed Qiangu Dongfeng that helping Situ Xuan win could make the Spirit Pagoda powerful enough to become his next target.

• Qiangu Dieting arrived at the Spirit Pagoda encampment, leaving its forces frozen and Qiangu Dongfeng subdued.
• Qiangu Dieting scolded Qiangu Dongfeng for cooperating too closely with the Federation and risking the Spirit Pagoda’s reserves.
• Qiangu Dongfeng argued that Situ Xuan’s overwhelming strength made the destruction of Shrek and Tang Sect inevitable, so the Spirit Pagoda had to pledge allegiance to survive.
• Qiangu Dieting threw a cup past Qiangu Dongfeng and warned that Situ Xuan sought absolute rule, not shared power.
• Qiangu Dieting explained that a victorious, dominant Spirit Pagoda would become an obstacle to Situ Xuan’s dictatorship, and Qiangu Dongfeng realized their service could invite their destruction.

Qiangu Dieting persuaded Qiangu Dongfeng to keep the Spirit Pagoda out of the battle, while Situ Xuan faced a joint attack from the Holy Spirit Cult's leaders and proved unharmed by their strongest strike. The Spirit Pagoda withdrew from the conflict as Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa realized Situ Xuan was far stronger than they had expected.

• Qiangu Dieting explained that the Spirit Pagoda could survive the upheaval only by staying neutral and yielding what Situ Xuan demanded.
• Qiangu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda's forces to remain inside and barred them from joining the battle.
• Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa joined forces with the Holy Spirit Cult's other leaders to attack Situ Xuan, but their surprise assault failed to break his defenses.
• Situ Xuan combined his powers and struck with one punch, forcing Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa back and cracking their Battle Armor.
• Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa saw that Situ Xuan remained steady and showed no sign of exhaustion after his earlier battle with Yun Ming.

Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa worked together to wound Situ Xuan while the Holy Spirit Cult held off the Federation long enough for Shrek’s survivors to evacuate. Chen Xinjie then struck Long Yeyue and sent her toward the teleportation gate.

• Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa resumed their fight with Situ Xuan, combining Ghost Emperor’s restraints with Ha Luosa’s attacks to overwhelm his defenses.
• Situ Xuan endured their coordinated assault, but Ha Luosa’s death power and Underworld Lament accumulated deep wounds that his healing could not quickly repair.
• The Holy Spirit Cult’s Four Heavenly Kings and followers held back the Federation army as Shrek’s students and elders escaped through Leng Yulai’s stable teleportation gate.
• Chen Xinjie unleashed the Vast Sea Universe battle armor’s oceanic power, crushed Long Yeyue’s defenses, and sent her flying toward the teleportation gate.

Situ Xuan unleashed Bloody Battle Across the Eight Wilds after the Shrek forces escaped, turning his injuries into fuel and overwhelming the Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa. As both quasi-gods launched desperate attacks that surpassed their usual limits, Situ Xuan stood his ground and prepared Lone Blade Settles the Eight Wilds.

• Situ Xuan saw that the Shrek forces had escaped and unleashed Bloody Battle Across the Eight Wilds, forming a blood-colored cloak from his surging battle intent.
• Situ Xuan shattered the Ghost Emperor’s Nine Heavens Soul-Locking Array and split his Four-Word Battle Armor with a close-range punch.
• Situ Xuan countered Ha Luosa’s death sword beam, breaking the Pluto King phantom’s crown and injuring Ha Luosa’s arm.
• The Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa burned their origins and lifespan to launch a soul-locking spear and a sky-filling storm of death sword Qi at Situ Xuan.
• Situ Xuan compressed all his power into one point and activated Lone Blade Settles the Eight Wilds against their combined attack.