Chapter Summaries

The Sky Screen’s revelation of Chang’an City and its healing “Ultimate” prompted people across the continent and the seas to consider seeking its help. At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing decided Chang’an was where she belonged and asked Flender to let her withdraw.

• Dugu Bo left to travel toward Chang’an after wondering whether its “Ultimate” could cure his martial soul’s flaw and allow him to obtain Ice and Fire Spring Water.
• Ye Xinci learned that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the Upper Three Sects, and Dugu Bo were heading to Chang’an, but chose to wait and see what the major powers discovered.
• Shui Ningshuang worried that Shui Bing’er’s frail body and Ice Phoenix martial soul might worsen after Rank Seventy, and wondered if Chang’an’s “Ultimate” could help her.
• The Sea Witch, Bai Xiuxiu, and Lan Fozi independently changed course toward Chang’an after seeing the Sky Screen’s revelation.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San protested that Chang’an had not invited them, while Zhu Zhuqing told Headmaster Flender she wanted to withdraw from school.

Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy and publicly severed her engagement to Dai Mubai, while Ning Rongrong followed her out. Elsewhere, the Sun Moon Empire and Xiedi reacted to the Sky Screen’s Power Ranking and the strength of Chang'an City, leaving their ambitions and confidence shaken.

• Zhu Zhuqing cut off a lock of hair to end her engagement with Dai Mubai, declared that she was divorcing him, and challenged Shrek to meet her at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in two and a half years.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar’s sausage, announced that she was dropping out of Shrek, and chased after Zhu Zhuqing.
• Flender and Dai Mubai condemned Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong for leaving, while Yu Xiaogang dismissed Zhu Zhuqing’s words and Tang San threatened the two women.
• Emperor Xu Tianyang reconsidered his plans to conquer Douluo Continent after learning that Chang'an City possessed Class Ten Soul Tools, while Crown Prince Xu Tianlong urged him to investigate before acting.
• Xiedi raged over the beings ranked above him on the Sky Screen and smashed his head into an ancient tree.

With a second world ranking announced for two and a half days later, major powers raced toward Chang'an City to seek its favor. Ye Han prepared the city’s defenses as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan reached the Great Wall and was challenged by its guards.

• The King of Slaughter decided he needed outside support before he could claim Chang'an’s Ultimate and erase Tang Chen’s consciousness.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders split up, sending some to retrieve Tang Chen and others to visit Chang'an.
• The Sky Screen announced that the second ranking would appear in two and a half days, prompting Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to travel to Chang'an together.
• Shangguan Wan’er told Ye Han that six major forces were approaching Chang'an’s four gates, and he ordered the Great Wall Guard to screen visitors and patrol the city.
• Shangguan Wan’er reported that absorbing a soul bone had raised her to Rank Ninety-Five, and Ye Han observed the approaching forces through his Universal Divine Sense Domain.
• Yu Yuanzhen led the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to the east gate, where a Great Wall guard shouted that outsiders were forbidden to pass.

Kai defeated Yu Yuanzhen and the four Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders with one strike after they challenged him for passage into Chang'an. Ye Han and Shangguan Wan'er watched the battle, then noticed Spirit Hall’s group arriving at the South Gate, where Baili Shouyue would face them.

• Kai demanded a divine artifact or the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique as tribute, then challenged Yu Yuanzhen and the four elders to fight for entry.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the elders released their martial souls and combined them into the Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon, while Kai revealed his Holy Beast Azure Dragon martial soul and Rank 97 strength.
• Kai used Ten Thousand Critical Strike to destroy the Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon and badly wound all five opponents, ordering them to retreat.
• Ye Han and Shangguan Wan'er watched the fight through Ye Han’s Universal Divine Sense domain, and Shangguan Wan'er praised Kai’s victory.
• Shangguan Wan'er spotted Spirit Hall’s group arriving at the South Gate with three Title Douluo, and Ye Han saw Hu Liena among them.

Baili Shouyue stopped Hu Liena and three Spirit Hall elders from entering Chang'an, then forced them to retreat by taking Hu Liena hostage. As Ye Han and Shangguan Wan'er watched, a party from the Star Luo Empire approached the Great Wall’s west gate.

• Ye Han refused Shangguan Wan’er’s suggestion to send reinforcements, trusting Mulan to act if needed.
• Baili Shouyue told Hu Liena and three Title Douluo elders that they needed a divine artifact or had to defeat him to enter Chang'an.
• Baili Shouyue revealed his level ninety-seven Vermilion Bird Martial Soul, and Hu Liena ordered Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Ling Yuan to attack him.
• Baili Shouyue took Hu Liena hostage and demanded surrender, so Yue Guan and Gui Mei conceded and Spirit Hall’s party left.
• Ye Han and Shangguan Wan’er watched the encounter end, then noticed the Star Luo Empire’s party nearing the west gate.

Baili Xuance confronted the Star Luo delegation at Chang'an’s west gate and overwhelmed Emperor Dai Xiaotian, Zhu Qingyue, and their guards. After the survivors fled, Ye Han and Shangguan Wan'er noticed the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect delegations approaching the north gate.

• Emperor Dai Xiaotian and his delegation mocked Chang'an’s defenses until Baili Xuance challenged them all to fight.
• Baili Xuance revealed his level-ninety-seven Holy Beast White Tiger and defeated Dai Xiaotian and Zhu Qingyue’s Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Dai Weisi ordered the Star Luo guards to attack, and Baili Xuance slaughtered them as Zhu Qingyue, Dai Xiaotian, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuyun escaped.
• Ye Han and Shangguan Wan'er watched the battle from the City Lord’s Mansion’s rear mountain.
• Shangguan Wan'er spotted the Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect delegations at the north gate, including Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.

Su Lie defeated Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong at Chang'an’s Great Wall, then resurrected after their combined attack and forced them to concede. As Ye Han learned of the victory, Shangguan Wan'er warned that Dugu Bo and two Clear Sky Sect Title Douluo had entered the Great Wall.

• Xue Qinghe’s party reached Chang'an’s Great Wall and learned that they had to present a divine object or defeat Su Lie to enter.
• Su Lie revealed his Holy Beast Xuanwu Martial Soul and overwhelmed Chen Xin’s attack, injuring him with his first Soul Skill.
• Ning Fengzhi enhanced Chen Xin and Gu Rong, who unleashed a combined attack that struck Su Lie down.
• A Soul Tool Minion activated Su Lie’s resurrection, and the exhausted Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong conceded.
• Qian Renxue resolved to win Chang'an over, while Shangguan Wan'er reported that Dugu Bo and two Clear Sky Sect Title Douluo had slipped into the Great Wall.

Li Xin stopped Dugu Bo at Chang'an’s northern High Ground and captured him after learning he wanted to make a deal with the City Lord. As Ye Han ordered Dugu Bo brought in, Mulan went to confront two Clear Sky Sect elders approaching from the west.

• Dugu Bo slipped past the Great Wall and reached the northern High Ground, where Li Xin confronted him.
• Li Xin revealed his Level ninety-nine strength, defeated Dugu Bo, and took the Immortal Herb he offered as part of a proposed deal.
• Ye Han told Shangguan Wan'er to have Li Xin bring Dugu Bo to the City Lord's Mansion.
• Tang Lie and Tang Wei advanced through the western buffer zone, dismissing Chang'an's defenses, until a woman's shout challenged them.

Hua Mulan defeated the Clear Sky Sect elders Tang Wei and Tang Lie after they invaded Chang'an, while Ye Han deliberately let Tang Lie escape to spread word of the city’s strength. When Li Xin brought the unconscious Dugu Bo to the City Lord’s Mansion, Ye Han’s Creation God System restarted after detecting a character from the original plot.

• Hua Mulan revealed her Rank 97 Auspicious Beast Qilin martial soul and drove Tang Lie and Tang Wei back with its overwhelming power.
• Hua Mulan immobilized Tang Wei with her Whirling Dance skill and killed him with Blooming Blade as Tang Lie fled.
• Ye Han ordered Hua Mulan not to pursue Tang Lie so he could carry news of the consequences of invading Chang'an back to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Hua Mulan told Kai, Su Lie, Baili Xuance, and Baili Shouyue to divide Tang Wei’s corpse into four pieces and hang them at the Great Wall’s gates.
• Li Xin arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion carrying the unconscious Dugu Bo, and the Creation God System restarted after detecting a character from the original plot.

Ye Han healed Dugu Bo’s martial-soul flaw in exchange for his loyalty and discovered that Immortal Herbs regrew endlessly inside The Ultimate. After ordering Chang'an’s citizens to receive herbs and reaching the threshold for level ninety-two, he entered seclusion, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong approached the city’s northern gate.

• Li Xin presented Dugu Bo and a Nine-Rank Dragon Ganoderma to Ye Han, and Dugu Bo offered his Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch containing all the Immortal Herbs.
• Ye Han agreed to heal Dugu Bo and his granddaughter in exchange for their joining Chang'an, and Dugu Bo swore loyalty.
• Shangguan Wan'er gave Dugu Bo Spring of Life from The Ultimate, which completely healed his martial-soul flaw.
• Shangguan Wan'er confirmed that the Immortal Herbs could regrow endlessly, and Ye Han ordered every citizen to register for a suitable herb.
• Dugu Bo's faith raised Ye Han's Faith Power above the threshold for level ninety-two, so Ye Han entered seclusion to break through.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong approached Chang'an City's northern gate, and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to join and grow stronger.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were captured after trying to enter Chang'an, while Dugu Bo agreed to bring Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling there. Ye Han emerged from seclusion having reached Rank 92, then learned that Hua Mulan had imprisoned the two outsiders against Chang'an’s rules.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong approached Chang’an’s northern gate, where Dun Shan appeared and Hua Mulan and Su Lie confronted them.
• Zhu Zhuqing insisted she wanted to join Chang’an to become stronger, and Hua Mulan ordered Dun Shan to lock up both girls for now.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan about her family’s danger, and Dugu Yan agreed to go to Chang’an; Ye Lingling also asked to go so she could preserve the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.
• Ye Han emerged from seclusion after breaking through from Rank 91 to Rank 92.
• Shangguan Wan’er reported that Hua Mulan had imprisoned Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong instead of eliminating or driving them away.

Ye Han accepted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as citizens of Chang'an and ordered Hua Mulan to settle them in and provide each with an Immortal Herb. After Shangguan Wan'er reported the latest events, the system announced that their faith had brought Ye Han enough Faith Power to break through to level 94.

• Shangguan Wan'er told Ye Han that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had arrived at Chang'an seeking to join, and Ye Han teleported to the Great Wall Detention Prison to meet them.
• Ye Han confirmed that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were certain they wanted to join Chang'an, then accepted them as citizens and placed them under Hua Mulan's command.
• Ye Han ordered Hua Mulan to help the two women settle in and assign each a suitable Immortal Herb from the Immortal Herb Pavilion.
• Shangguan Wan'er questioned Ye Han about allowing the women to join, and he explained that Hua Mulan's decision had helped his plans to break through.
• Shangguan Wan'er reported that Chang'an's clash with visiting factions had caused an uproar, and Ye Han noted that the New Ranking announcement was approaching.
• The system reported that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had developed faith in Ye Han, bringing his Faith Power to 11234 and triggering his breakthrough to level 94.

Ye Han recruited Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling into Chang'an, then broke through to Rank 95 as the continent awaited the Sky Screen's second ranking. The Martial Soul Quality Ranking finally appeared, announcing rewards for the top thirty martial souls.

• Ye Han emerged from seclusion after gaining two ranks and learned that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's martial souls had evolved after taking Immortal Herbs.
• Shangguan Wan'er reported that Dugu Bo had arrived with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who sought Graceful Healing in exchange for lifelong loyalty to Chang'an.
• Ye Han accepted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling as citizens of Chang'an and assigned them to Shangguan Wan'er.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan developed faith in Ye Han, bringing his Faith Power to 11,800 and reaching the threshold for Rank 95.
• Ye Han entered seclusion again, broke through to Rank 95, and waited with Shangguan Wan'er for the Sky Screen.
• The Sky Screen formed its second ranking, the Martial Soul Quality Ranking, which would rank the top thirty martial souls by source quality and grant rewards to their outstanding owners.

The Martial Soul Quality Ranking was announced, prompting the major factions to predict how their martial souls would fare. Chang'an’s leaders expected their people to dominate, while Spirit Hall, the Worship Hall, and Heaven Dou’s allies each voiced confidence in their own contenders as the ranking began.

• The Sky Screen announced that the new ranking would judge martial soul quality alone, sparking discussion across the Douluo Plane.
• Ye Han and Shangguan Wan'er predicted that Chang'an’s people, including its new arrivals, would claim places on the list.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena declared that Spirit Hall’s martial souls would rank near the top, and Bibi Dong vowed to return to Chang'an after gaining another reward.
• Qian Daoliu cautioned the Worship Hall against underestimating Chang'an, after Ling Yuan reported that its South Gate general had an extraordinary martial soul.
• Xue Ye decided to visit Chang'an with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while Xue Xing and Qian Renxue urged him not to hand over the divine item.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Chen Xin, and Yu Yuanzhen expected their martial souls to rank highly, and Xue Ye hoped Marshal Ge Long’s Nine-Life Divine Dragon would make the list.

The Martial Soul Quality Ranking began, prompting factions across the world to anticipate their placements while Shrek Academy argued over who might qualify. The first revealed entry was Zhu Zhuqing of Chang'an City in thirtieth place, with rewards for her and her faction.

• Qian Renxue, Dai Xiaotian, and Xu Tianyang each expected their factions' martial souls to rank highly and anticipated the rewards.
• Tang Xiao and three Clear Sky Sect elders entered Slaughter City to search for Tang Chen, while Tang Hao followed them in hopes of finding his grandfather.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender praised the students' martial souls, while Ma Hongjun mocked Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and Yu Xiaogang argued that Tang San could claim a reward through the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Sea Witch, Lan Fozi, Bai Xiuxiu, and Xiao Bai reached the canyon near Chang'an and entered from four different sides.
• The Sky Screen revealed Zhu Zhuqing's Nine Nether Profound Underworld Cat in thirtieth place, representing Chang'an City, and awarded her soul power, stronger soul rings, and a self-adapting ring; Chang'an City also received an Enchanted Feather.

Zhu Zhuqing’s evolved Nine Nether Profound Underworld Cat placed thirtieth on the Sky Screen, prompting Star Luo to brand her a traitor and Chang’an an enemy. Her reward raised her to level forty-one with a ten-thousand-year soul ring, while she began wondering how to repay Ye Han before the twenty-ninth-place ranking appeared.

• The Sky Screen revealed Zhu Zhuqing’s evolved martial soul and her connection to Chang’an, alarming Heaven Dou and provoking Emperor Dai Xiaotian to strip her status and declare Chang’an a public enemy.
• Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuqing of seducing Ye Han for power, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San dismissed her martial soul’s ranking and predicted their own martial souls would place higher.
• Zhu Zhuqing received the ranking reward, reaching level forty-one and gaining a ten-thousand-year soul ring as Hua Mulan and Ning Rongrong congratulated her.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Hua Mulan to help her thank Ye Han and privately wondered if she could repay him by offering herself.
• Ye Han received an Enchanted Feather as his reward, and the Sky Screen announced the Green Phosphor Phantom Dragon Emperor in twenty-ninth place.

Dugu Yan’s Green Phosphor Phantom Dragon Emperor ranked twenty-ninth, earning her a power increase and a soul ring while stirring alarm across the continent. Chang’an’s growing influence angered Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou’s Prince Xue Xing, and the chapter ended as the Sky Screen announced Sea Dragon in twenty-eighth place.

• The Sky Screen ranked Dugu Yan’s evolved martial soul twenty-ninth and revealed that she belonged to Chang’an City.
• Dugu Yan received her reward, reached Soul King, and gained two ten-thousand-year soul rings, while Ye Lingling congratulated her and Dugu Bo celebrated.
• Ye Han collected a Low-Grade Supreme Treasure from the ranking reward, and Shangguan Wan'er hinted that Ye Lingling’s martial soul evolution was even more remarkable.
• Bibi Dong raged over Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan joining Chang’an, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei feared Chang’an could cultivate powerful martial souls.
• Prince Xue Xing called Dugu Bo’s departure a betrayal, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Yu Yuanzhen, and Qian Renxue discussed whether their factions’ martial souls would rank.
• The Sky Screen announced Sea Dragon in twenty-eighth place.

The Sea Dragon martial soul ranked twenty-eighth, astonishing the continent with its innate domain and rewards. Sea God Island, Spirit Hall, the Worship Hall, and Shrek Academy reacted with confidence and speculation about their own rankings before the Sky Screen announced twenty-seventh place.

• The Sky Screen ranked Sea Dragon twenty-eighth and revealed its Demonic Breaking Domain, rewards, and Sea God Hall faction gift.
• Bo Saixi received an Origin Flow Crystal, while the Sacred Pillars insisted that her Sea God martial soul would rank first.
• Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders reacted to Sea Dragon's placement, and Bibi Dong predicted that her Spider Emperor martial souls would reach the top ten.
• Qian Daoliu and the worshippers worried about their own placements but insisted that his Six-Winged Angel martial soul would rank first.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang explained innate talent domains and claimed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon would rank in the top five.
• The Sky Screen announced the twenty-seventh-ranked martial soul: Coiling Dragon Staff.

Spirit Hall’s Coiling Dragon Staff, Guang Ling Divine Bow, and Qing Luan Divine Bird ranked twenty-seventh, twenty-sixth, and twenty-fifth, bringing rewards and breakthroughs to their representatives. The ranking then began revealing twenty-fourth place, identifying it as the Seven Kill Sword.

• The Coiling Dragon Staff ranked twenty-seventh with Qian Jun as its representative, disappointing both Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.
• The Guang Ling Divine Bow ranked twenty-sixth, followed by the Qing Luan Divine Bird at twenty-fifth, both representing Spirit Hall.
• Qian Jun, Guang Ling, and Azure Luan received soul power and ring-lifespan increases, while Qian Daoliu distributed their faction’s additional treasures to Xiao Xue, Jiang Mo, and Xiongshi.
• Spirit Hall’s worships celebrated their rewards and speculated that Golden Crocodile might reach Level 99 if his Martial Soul ranked.
• The Sky Screen announced the twenty-fourth-place Martial Soul as the Seven Kill Sword.

The Seven Kill Sword ranked twenty-fourth, and Chen Xin received rewards that raised him to level ninety-eight. Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor then ranked twenty-third, leaving her furious as its reward descended upon her.

• The Seven Kill Sword ranked twenty-fourth, shocking the continent and prompting Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Yu Yuanzhen, and Chen Xin to question what martial souls ranked above it.
• Chen Xin received a level increase to ninety-eight and longer-lasting soul rings, while Ning Fengzhi received Cloth Armor and gave it to Gu Rong.
• Qian Renxue wondered whether the rest of her seven grandfathers would rank and how the rankings would affect Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong insisted that her martial soul would not rank among the bottom ten, but the Sky Screen placed her Death Spider Emperor at twenty-third.
• Bibi Dong lost her composure and unleashed her Soul Power across Pope Palace as Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena watched in fear.
• A golden pillar carrying Bibi Dong's Heaven-Sent Reward descended and enveloped her.