Chapter Summaries

After Yun Ming’s three attacks failed to harm him, Lu Li began his counterattack and overwhelmed Yun Ming’s defenses with his first two strikes. Yun Ming’s Four-Word Battle Armor was badly damaged, and Lu Li’s second strike shattered its wing shield.

• Cai Yue'er, Zhuo Shi, Long Yeyue, and Ya Li watched in shock as Lu Li emerged unharmed from Yun Ming’s ninth soul skill.
• Lu Li told Yun Ming that his three moves were over, then activated Holy Dragon Power, Holy Dragon Tyrant Body, and Holy Dragon Domain to greatly boost his attributes.
• Lu Li struck Yun Ming with his dragon claw, forcing Yun Ming to summon his Four-Word Battle Armor, Eternal Qingtian, and tearing apart his arm shields while driving him back thirty meters.
• Yun Ming reinforced his armor with Battle Armor Light Wall and prepared to face Lu Li’s next attack.
• Lu Li enhanced his dragon claw with his Annihilation Claw and shattered Yun Ming’s wing shield in two seconds.

Lu Li unleashed his full-powered third strike, shattering Yun Ming’s Four-Word Battle Armor and decisively defeating him. Yun Ming acknowledged Lu Li’s victory as Shrek Academy’s prestige and his own reputation as the strongest collapsed.

• Yun Ming braced himself for Lu Li’s final move after his first two defenses failed.
• Lu Li transformed into the Golden Holy Dragon King and gathered the power of ten thousand dragon phantoms into his right claw.
• Yun Ming activated every defensive measure in his battle armor, but Lu Li’s claw tore through his shields and shattered Eternal Qingtian.
• Lu Li stopped his claw an inch from Yun Ming’s heart, leaving Yun Ming standing amid the wreckage of his armor.
• Yun Ming admitted that Lu Li had won and recognized his own defeat.

Lu Li defeated Yun Ming in their three-move challenge, shattering his Four-Word Battle Armor and stunning the continent’s factions. As the news spread, Chen Xinjie wondered whether Lu Li was the young man chosen to inherit the Sea God’s power.

• Lu Li defeated Yun Ming and destroyed his Four-Word Battle Armor, then returned to Leng Yaozhu and Na Nali as Shrek Academy left in shock.
• Ya Li told Yun Ming he was inferior to Lu Li, rejected his assumptions about her feelings, and left him questioning their relationship.
• Tang Chusan’s recording of the battle reached Federation Headquarters, where Geng Ping learned that Lu Li had defeated Yun Ming.
• Chen Xinjie watched the footage and wondered whether Lu Li was the young man named in the Sea God’s decree as a possible divine successor.

Lu Li defeated Zhuo Shi and Yun Ming, became first on the Continental Wind and Cloud Ranking, and gained two soul bones and an achievement from his system. The next day, Zhen Hua called to complain that Lu Li had destroyed Yun Ming’s battle armor and left him to forge a replacement.

• Chen Xinjie praised Lu Li’s impact on Shrek Academy and said he planned to visit Shrek City to meet him.
• A Federation livestream showed Lu Li defeating Zhuo Shi and Yun Ming, then declared him first on the Continental Wind and Cloud Ranking.
• Viewers questioned Long Yeyue after she argued that she could defeat Lu Li, and she grew furious at their comments.
• Lu Li received a 200,000-year Starfall Tempest Left Arm Bone, a 100,000-year Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone, and the Number One Under Heaven achievement.
• The next day, Zhen Hua called Lu Li and complained that he had shattered Yun Ming’s battle armor, forcing him to forge a replacement.

Lu Li welcomed Zhuo Shi, who thanked him for helping Chang Kong and asked to spar with him in hopes of breaking through his cultivation bottleneck. Zhuo Shi chose to support Ya Li’s efforts to build ties with the Spirit Pagoda, and left determined to stop siding with Yun Ming.

• Zhuo Shi brought Shen Yi and spiritual fruits to thank Lu Li for healing Chang Kong’s hidden injuries, but Lu Li declined the gifts.
• Zhuo Shi asked Lu Li to spar with him regularly, and Lu Li agreed; Zhuo Shi then pledged to help Ya Li build friendly relations with the Spirit Pagoda.
• Shen Yi shared Wu Changkong’s messages, in which he asked Lu Li for another match and congratulated him on becoming number one on the Continental Wind and Cloud Ranking.
• After Ya Li and the others left, Lu Li and Na Nali discussed why Zhuo Shi had chosen to distance himself from Shrek Academy’s leadership.
• On the way back, Zhuo Shi told Shen Yi that Yun Ming had mocked his weakness and that he no longer believed Shrek could defeat Lu Li; he resolved to support Ya Li and stop compromising with Yun Ming.

Feng Wuyu and Zhuo Shi decided that Shrek Academy should befriend the Spirit Pagoda and support Ya Li’s position, while the Star Luo Empire considered how to respond to Lu Li’s rising power. At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Chu Ge joined their faction, leaving Yun Ming furious at what he saw as four traitors.

• Feng Wuyu told Zhuo Shi that Shrek was headed for ruin if it kept opposing the Spirit Pagoda and Federation, and Zhuo Shi agreed to stand with Ya Li.
• Yun Ming worried that he had treated Zhuo Shi unfairly, but Long Yeyue insisted that neither of them had done anything wrong.
• Dai Tianling and En Ci discussed Lu Li’s threat to the Star Luo Empire and concluded that befriending him might be their best option.
• Dai Yun'er heard Lu Li’s name and vowed to make him pay for threatening her country.
• At a Sea God Pavilion meeting, Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu backed Ya Li’s plan to befriend the Spirit Pagoda, and Chu Ge joined them as the fourth member of the faction.
• Yun Ming and Long Yeyue denounced the four elders as traitors, while Yun Ming privately recognized Lu Li’s success in winning them over.

Yun Ming rejected friendly relations with the Spirit Pagoda unless it approached Shrek Academy first, while Lu Li dismissed further efforts to persuade him and hinted that he could claim Shrek through his Seagod inheritance. The Federation chairman underestimated the chance that Chen Xinjie would side with Lu Li, but Chen soon appeared before Lu Li as a challenger.

• Yun Ming dismissed Chu Ge and Zhuo Shi’s warnings, insisting that the Spirit Pagoda must take the initiative to befriend Shrek Academy.
• Yun Ming argued that Lu Li’s strength would deter the Federation, while Ya Li silently judged him stubborn and unreachable.
• Lu Li told Ya Li to stop trying to sway Yun Ming and said he had plans for Shrek Academy, invoking his Seagod Trident and inheritance as a source of legitimacy.
• Geng Ping told Tang Chusan that the Federation had little to fear unless the Spirit Pagoda, Shrek Academy, and Tang Sect united, and he dismissed the possibility of Chen Xinjie joining Lu Li.
• Chen Xinjie appeared before Lu Li in Shrek City and introduced himself as a challenger, inviting Lu Li to call him Elder Chen.

Lu Li accepted Hanhai Douluo Chen Xinjie’s challenge to a three-move spar and met him above the Star Dou Great Forest. As Chen Xinjie prepared to begin, both men showed confidence in the coming clash.

• Na Nali asked Lu Li who the friendly visitor was, and Lu Li identified him as Hanhai Douluo Chen Xinjie, a renowned Limit Douluo and War God Temple Master.
• Chen Xinjie told Leng Yaozhu that he had come to spar with Lu Li, and Lu Li agreed to fight him immediately in a three-move match.
• Lu Li left with Chen Xinjie for the skies above the Star Dou Great Forest, postponing his shopping trip with Na Nali and Leng Yaozhu.
• Chen Xinjie manifested an ocean of soul power while Lu Li’s calm surroundings kept the sea at bay, and Chen Xinjie prepared to make the first move.

Lu Li faced Chen Xinjie’s first three soul skills and endured their attacks, countering the raging waves with a strike from his Holy Dragon Spear. Chen Xinjie recognized that the spear strike carried godly-level power and prepared to use his ninth soul skill for the final move.

• Chen Xinjie attacked Lu Li with Vast Sea Dragon Surge, whose endlessly regenerating dragon phantoms gradually drained his strength.
• Lu Li used Holy Dragon Judgment to vaporize the dragon phantoms and blast a gap in Chen Xinjie’s ocean, but the sea quickly restored itself.
• Chen Xinjie compressed the ocean’s power into Boundless Sea and fired a devastating ray, which Lu Li withstood using Holy Dragon Power without taking damage.
• Chen Xinjie unleashed Raging Sea Waves, and Lu Li pierced the thousand-meter tidal waves with his Holy Dragon Spear, leaving a crack in Chen Xinjie’s Sea Avatar.
• Ya Li asked Leng Yaozhu and Na Nali about Lu Li’s Holy Dragon Spear, and they hinted that it was not his strongest weapon form.
• Chen Xinjie praised Lu Li’s strength and announced that he would use his ninth soul skill for their final exchange.

Lu Li faced Chen Xinjie’s ninth soul skill, Boundless Sea, and unleashed his own ninth soul skill, World-Ending Holy Dragon, in their decisive clash. Chen Xinjie’s power faded after fifteen breaths, and Lu Li conceded the match.

• Chen Xinjie activated his ninth soul skill, Boundless Sea, which began absorbing and diluting Lu Li’s power.
• Lu Li expanded his Holy Dragon Domain and used Dragon King Judgment, but Boundless Sea swallowed both attacks.
• Lu Li concentrated Myriad Dragons Pay Homage into himself and transformed into the World-Ending Holy Dragon.
• Chen Xinjie drove Boundless Sea into a dark blue pillar that met the World-Ending Holy Dragon in a fierce struggle.
• After fifteen breaths, Boundless Sea faded, leaving Chen Xinjie weakened, and Lu Li withdrew his martial soul and conceded.

Lu Li overwhelmed Chen Xinjie with his first attack and began a second, vastly stronger assault, while Long Yeyue decided to fly to the battle and secretly strike Lu Li down with Chen Xinjie's help. The chapter left Chen Xinjie bracing for Lu Li's empowered Golden Holy Dragon attack as Long Yeyue approached.

• Chen Xinjie praised Lu Li's strength and invited him to demonstrate his power, while Lu Li agreed to attack in three moves.
• Lu Li's Holy Dragon Spear pierced Chen Xinjie's Azure Dragon Shatters the Sky, broke through his Boundless Ocean shield, and shattered all nine Boundless Sea Guard layers before stopping short of his brow.
• Lu Li began his second move by transforming with Holy Dragon Avatar and unleashing four soul skills to amplify his Golden Holy Dragon King and lead a charge of dragon souls.
• Chen Xinjie strengthened his defenses with Ocean Avatar, Boundless Sea, and his Four-Word Battle Armor as Lu Li's attack bore down on him.
• Long Yeyue sensed the fight, decided to enlist Chen Xinjie in a plan to attack Lu Li, and flew toward the battle.

Lu Li defeated Chen Xinjie in their second exchange, shattering his Boundless Sea Cosmos Battle Armor, then asked about Chen Xinjie’s connection to the Sea God. After showing Lu Li the Seagod Helmet, Chen Xinjie asked whether Lu Li had encountered the Sea God’s legacy, and Lu Li raised his hand without answering.

• Lu Li’s attack blasted Chen Xinjie away and shattered his Boundless Sea Cosmos Battle Armor.
• Chen Xinjie agreed to continue their three-move spar, while Lu Li asked whether he had encountered things related to the Sea God.
• Chen Xinjie revealed that he belonged to the Sea God Family and showed Lu Li the Seagod Helmet, a divine artifact bestowed by Tang San.
• Chen Xinjie asked whether Lu Li had encountered the Sea God’s legacy, believing that Lu Li was the Sea God’s successor.
• Lu Li smiled and slowly raised his right hand as Chen Xinjie waited for his response.

Lu Li revealed himself as the Sea God's inheritor, and Chen Xinjie pledged the Sea God Family’s loyalty to him. The chapter ended with Chen Xinjie offering to help Lu Li become Federation speaker, while Leng Yaozhu asserted that Lu Li could claim leadership of Shrek Academy.

• Di Tian recognized the Seagod Trident and despaired that Lu Li, the Dragon Clan’s hope, had become the Sea God’s inheritor.
• Ya Li learned that Lu Li was the Sea God’s successor and asked Leng Yaozhu and Na Nali whether they had already known.
• Lu Li confirmed his identity to Chen Xinjie, who knelt and pledged the Sea God Family’s service and protection.
• Lu Li ended their planned three-move exchange, and Chen Xinjie explained the authority the Seagod Trident could grant Lu Li at Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• Chen Xinjie offered to help Lu Li become speaker of the Federation Parliament, and Leng Yaozhu said Lu Li could claim leadership of Shrek Academy with the Seagod Trident.

Long Yeyue confronted Chen Xinjie over his alliance with the Spirit Pagoda and urged him to turn against Lu Li, but Chen Xinjie slapped her and rejected her demands. The chapter ended with Long Yeyue releasing her martial soul and Chen Xinjie preparing to fight her.

• Long Yeyue arrived at the sealed area, and Chen Xinjie greeted her coldly and denied that their past relationship mattered.
• Long Yeyue accused Chen Xinjie of seeking her attention, declared that she hated Lu Li, and urged him to abandon the Spirit Pagoda for Shrek Academy.
• Chen Xinjie asked Long Yeyue to explain her objection, then slapped her when she demanded that he choose Shrek Academy over the Spirit Pagoda and Lu Li.
• Long Yeyue released her Bright Holy Dragon martial soul, and Chen Xinjie released his Ocean Martial Soul and challenged her.

Long Yeyue confronted Lu Li and Chen Xinjie, but Chen Xinjie struck her twice for insulting Lu Li, then Lu Li slapped her and forced her to flee. She returned toward Shrek Academy vowing revenge, while Lu Li dismissed her as a coward.

• Chen Xinjie threatened Long Yeyue and warned her not to disturb Lu Li, then declared that their former relationship was over.
• Long Yeyue insulted Lu Li and accused Chen Xinjie of betraying her, so Chen Xinjie slapped her again and defended Lu Li.
• Long Yeyue tried to leave, but Lu Li stopped her with his oppressive aura and slapped her across the face.
• Long Yeyue held back her anger, fled toward Shrek Academy, and vowed to make Lu Li and Chen Xinjie regret what happened.
• Chen Xinjie offered to teach Long Yeyue a lesson, but Lu Li dismissed her as a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

Lu Li revealed his knowledge of the Dragon God, the Dragon Kings, and Di Tian’s identity, convincing Di Tian that he was the Dragon Clan’s hope and future Dragon God. Di Tian pledged himself to Lu Li, while Ya Li returned to Leng Yaozhu and Nana and prepared to see how Yun Ming and Long Yeyue would react to Lu Li’s Seagod inheritance.

• Lu Li approached Di Tian and explained that the Seagod Trident had chosen him, though he had no relationship with the previous Seagod.
• Di Tian realized the inheritance might have been intended for Tang Wulin, but Lu Li told him he had heard that he would become the new Dragon God.
• Lu Li described the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings, the Dragon Clan tomb, and Di Tian’s identity, leaving Di Tian overwhelmed.
• Di Tian revealed himself as the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, knelt before Lu Li, and asked him to lead the Dragon Clan’s revival.
• Lu Li helped Di Tian up and promised to do what he could for the Dragon Clan, and Di Tian celebrated their prospects.
• Ya Li said goodbye to Leng Yaozhu and Nana, promised to keep Lu Li’s secret, and wondered how Yun Ming and Long Yeyue would react to his Seagod inheritance.

Lu Li reunited with Leng Yaozhu and Na Nali, and they discovered Leng Yulai unconscious after testing Holy Spirit Cult medicines on herself. Di Tian then told Gu Yue that Lu Li had received the Sea God's inheritance, but also revealed that the Dragon God had appeared to him and that Lu Li had exceptional potential as a Dragon Clan powerhouse.

• Ya Li left to return to Na'er, while Lu Li, Leng Yaozhu, and Na Nali reminisced about Lu Li's childhood eating habits and exchanged affectionate words.
• Lu Li realized Leng Yulai was missing, and they found her passed out in her room beside bottles of high-grade Holy Spirit Cult medicine.
• Di Tian contacted Gu Yue and told her that Lu Li had received the Sea God's inheritance and obtained the Seagod Trident.
• Gu Yue reacted in shock and anger when Di Tian explained that the Dragon God had also appeared to Lu Li and that he was destined to become a First-Level God with even greater potential.

Gu Yue had Xiong Jun test Tang Wulin and concluded that Tang San’s divine consciousness was no longer protecting him, strengthening her belief that Lu Li had taken the Golden Dragon King Bloodline and the Seagod Trident. The chapter left Gu Yue considering when to reveal her identity to Lu Li, while Long Yeyue angrily complained to Yun Ming about Chen Xinjie choosing Lu Li over her.

• Gu Yue reasoned that Lu Li had acquired Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King Bloodline and the Seagod Trident, and suspected Tang San’s divine consciousness was gone.
• Gu Yue ordered Xiong Jun to test Tang Wulin, and Xiong Jun suppressed him with his Beast King pressure until he fainted.
• Xiong Jun brought Tang Wulin to Gu Yue, who concluded that Tang San had no remaining contingency and ordered Xiong Jun to return him.
• Gu Yue decided Lu Li would never side with Tang San and wondered whether she should reveal that she was the Lord of the Dragon Clan.
• At Shrek Academy, Long Yeyue complained to Yun Ming that Chen Xinjie had slapped her for Lu Li’s sake.

Yun Ming worried that Chen Xinjie's closeness to Lu Li would leave Shrek increasingly isolated, while Long Yeyue dismissed his concerns. Lu Li later received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and Sea God's Arm from the system and considered recruiting Chen Xinjie as his first loyal subordinate.

• Long Yeyue told Yun Ming that Chen Xinjie had become close to Lu Li, and Yun Ming warned that this could strengthen ties between the War God Temple and the Spirit Pagoda.
• Long Yeyue rejected Yun Ming's fears and promised to protect Shrek, while Ya Li privately believed Lu Li would become the new leader of Shrek and the Tang Sect.
• Na'er noticed Ya Li smelled like Lu Li, and Ya Li confirmed that she had seen him and that he had done something remarkable.
• Lu Li checked his system and received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and a hundred-thousand-year Sea God's Arm after completing the mission to withstand Chen Xinjie's three moves.
• Lu Li considered the Sea God's inheritance a possible path alongside his goal of becoming the Dragon God and resolved to see what recruiting Chen Xinjie could bring him.

Lu Li reflected on the loyalty of those around him and resolved to become a god to protect them. After Chen Xinjie publicly announced that Lu Li had defeated him, Lu Li’s fame spread further, prompting the Tang Sect’s leaders to consider meeting him and learning whether he had a deeper connection to their future.

• Lu Li considered how few people might remain loyal if Tang San returned and decided to pursue godhood to protect his loved ones.
• Chen Xinjie told Duanmu Yan to announce that Lu Li had defeated him and sent Cao Dezhi to contact the Spirit Pagoda.
• Lu Li learned that Chen Xinjie’s official statement had made him even more famous, while Leng Yaozhu and Lingling celebrated his reputation.
• At Shrek Academy, Yun Ming and Long Yeyue worried that Lu Li’s victories over Yun Ming and Chen Xinjie signaled Shrek Academy’s decline.
• Zang Xin told Cao Dezhi that Lu Li had defeated Chen Xinjie, and Cao Dezhi decided they should meet Lu Li because he might have significance for the Tang Sect.