Chapter Summaries

The Abyssal Sage King and the Holy Spirit Cult prepared new attacks while Tang Hao planned to possess Demon Empress when she became a god. A month of uneasy calm ended when ghostly light and alarms signaled a new crisis.

• The Abyssal Sage King restored the Abyssal forces and readied the revived top Abyssal Monarchs for another offensive.
• Ghost Emperor rejected Dark Hummingbird and Dark Blood Demon's plan to attack a densely populated Federation city and instead prepared sacrifices in the sea, Douling, and the Star Luo Empire.
• Demon Empress proposed using Sea Spirit Beasts as offerings, and Tang Hao secretly watched the Holy Spirit Cult's preparations.
• Tang Hao discovered Tang San's divine consciousness was gone, dismissed Tang Wulin as an unsuitable vessel, and decided to possess Demon Empress when she became a god.
• After a month of calm, ghostly light shot into the sky and piercing alarms sounded across the continent.

Yun Chen explained that the Allied Forces could end the Abyssal invasion by gathering life energy to nurture Douluo Planet’s Life Core, then joined the battle and slaughtered the Abyssal Creatures. The invasion continued, but the Life Core could eventually let Douluo Planet devour the Abyssal Plane.

• Chen Xinjie distributed the battle plan, assigning Zhang Huanyun, Cao Dezhi, Yun Ming, and Qiangu Dongfeng to hunt Abyssal Monarchs while the other forces killed Abyssal Creatures and gathered life energy.
• Chen Xinjie asked Yun Chen whether the invasion could be ended, and Yun Chen said the Douluo Plane needed to nurture its Life Core so it could devour the Abyssal Plane.
• Yun Chen privately relied on the Emperor Bow Arrow Talisman’s power to destroy the Abyssal Sage King and collapse the Abyssal Plane.
• Yun Chen returned to his battle line, entered the monster horde, and used his domain and soul skills to annihilate most of the Abyssal Creatures in his area.

Yun Chen and the gathered Soul Masters fought back an immense Abyssal assault, but stealthy creatures infiltrated the logistics lines and threatened Xu Xiaoyan. Yun Chen saved Xu Xiaoyan with crimson-gold crystals before rushing back toward the ongoing battle.

• Yun Chen slaughtered Abyssal Creatures while the other Soul Masters rotated through the Defense Matrix to hold the line.
• Yun Ming, Cao Dezhi, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Zhang Huanyun hunted the Abyssal Monarchs as powerful Abyssal Creatures strained the defenses.
• Abyssal Spirit Dragons slipped past the front and attacked the logistics department, where Xu Xiaoyan helped fight them with the Central Legion's soldiers.
• A Black Empress Clan member attacked Xu Xiaoyan, and she used her Soul Skills to hold off it and the encircling Abyssal Creatures until her Soul Power ran out.
• Crimson-gold crystals shielded Xu Xiaoyan and killed the infiltrating Abyssal Creatures, after which Yun Chen comforted her by mental transmission and rushed back to the battlefield.

Xu Xiaoyan used the power of the “Strife” mark to repel a Possession Demon and unleash a starry attack that swept up Abyssal Creatures. As the Defense Matrix neared collapse, Na'er transformed into a golden dragon, defeated three Abyssal Monarchs, and rallied the soldiers, confirming Yun Ming and Qiangu Dongfeng's suspicions about her identity.

• Xu Xiaoyan absorbed a Possession Demon repelled by the “Strife” mark, gained brief Soul Douluo-level strength, and used her Star Staff Martial Soul Avatar to sweep Abyssal Creatures into a starry canopy.
• Yun Chen returned to the front line as the hunting squad reported that Yun Ming, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Cao Dezhi had killed a third Abyssal Monarch, leaving seven.
• Chen Xinjie ordered soul cannon bombardment inside Shrek Academy, but the Abyssal Creatures' ability to return to the abyss made the relief limited.
• Three Abyssal Monarchs broke the Defense Matrix on Na'er's line, so Na'er transformed into a golden dragon and crushed them before Yun Ming and the others arrived.
• Na'er used her Golden Dragon Roar and Golden Dragon Berserk Domain to destroy Abyssal Creatures and empower the soldiers, while Yun Ming and Qiangu Dongfeng recognized that their suspicions about her identity were correct.

Yun Chen wiped out the Abyssal Creatures gathered at Shrek Academy, ending the battle and sending a vast tide of life energy to the Ancient Tree in the revived Star Dou Great Forest. Afterward, he went to Shrek Academy’s powerhouses and asked to meet Yuanen Yehui.

• Yun Chen used his eighth soul skill to destroy the Abyssal Creatures and five Abyssal Monarchs gathered inside Shrek Academy, capturing the life energy released by their deaths.
• The Abyssal Passage’s dark pillar of light went out, ending the assault, and a curtain of life energy healed wounded warriors before flowing toward the small tree in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The life energy nourished the Ancient Tree, the forest, and its Spirit Beasts; Xiong Jun’s hidden injuries began to heal, while Di Tian guarded the tree.
• Yun Ming and the other powerhouses recognized the distant emerald glow as their hope of defeating the Abyssal Plane, while Chen Xinjie ordered the military to tally losses and expenditures.
• Yun Chen went to Shrek Academy’s powerhouses and asked where he could find Yuanen Yehui.

Yun Chen sought out Yuanen Yehui and examined her Fallen Angel martial soul before asking to meet the Yuanen family patriarch. He isolated their gathering and asked Yuanen Zhentian to explain what had happened to Yuanen Yehui’s mother.

• Yun Ming led Yun Chen and the Shrek leaders through the logistics area to find Yuanen Yehui.
• Yun Chen asked Yuanen Yehui to summon her Fallen Angel martial soul and observed that she had not fully accepted it.
• Yun Chen asked whether the Yuanen family had sent support, then requested a meeting with its patriarch.
• Ya Li brought Yuanen Zhentian and other Yuanen family members to meet Yun Chen, while Yuanen Yehui reacted with displeasure.
• Yun Chen raised his domain to shield the gathering and asked Yuanen Zhentian to explain what had happened to Yuanen Yehui’s mother.

Yun Chen revealed that Yuanen Yehui’s Fallen Angel Martial Soul could open a passage to the Demon Plane and proposed using it to help the Douluo Plane devour that plane. After Yuanen Yehui agreed, Yun Chen raised her to Title Douluo and opened the passage, then led Yun Ming and the others into the Demon Plane.

• Yun Chen silenced a Yuanen Clan member and had Yuanen Zhentian explain what had happened in the past to Yuanen Yehui.
• Yun Chen told Yuanen Yehui that her Fallen Angel Martial Soul could open the Demon Plane and proposed that the Douluo Plane devour it; Yuanen Yehui agreed to cooperate.
• Yun Chen discussed the plan with Chen Xinjie, who deployed forces and contacted other generals to prepare for a possible Abyssal Plane attack.
• Yun Chen raised Yuanen Yehui to Title Douluo at Sea God Lake, causing her Fallen Angel Martial Soul to open a passage to the Demon Plane.
• Yun Chen killed the first demon to emerge, entrusted Yuanen Yehui to Ya Li, and entered the passage with Yun Ming and the others.

Yun Chen and the Titled-level powerhouses fought their way through the Demon Plane while its invaders were repelled at Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Holy Spirit Cult forces completed blood sacrifices across Star Luo and Douling, and Yun Chen’s group reached the Demon King, Suodan.

• Yun Chen caught up with Yun Ming, Zang Xin, Qiangu Dongfeng, Leng Yaozhu, Zhuo Shi, and the other powerhouses, using his Firmament Blood Domain to help them advance through the Demon Plane.
• Soul cannons at Shrek Academy devastated the demons invading the Douluo Plane, while the Spirit Emperor reported the failed invasion to the Abyssal Sage King.
• The Spirit Emperor and the Dark Hummingbird led blood sacrifices in the seas and across the Douling and Star Luo continents, harvesting countless souls.
• A revived Ha Luosa, inhabited by a portion of Tang Hao’s divine consciousness, defeated the Star Luo army and helped complete the sacrifice there.
• Ghost Emperor completed the blood sacrifice on Douling Continent, and the Holy Spirit Cult leaders carried the harvested souls toward the deep sea.
• Yun Chen and the others reached the depths of the Demon Plane and faced its strongest being, the Demon King, Suodan.

Yun Chen and his allies destroyed the Demon Plane, and the energy from its collapse transformed the Golden Ancient Tree into a towering Tree of Life. As the group prepared for the coming battle with the Abyssal Plane, Yun Chen sent Na'er and Xiong Jun to capture two beasts loyal to Tang San and take control of their Spirit Beast refuge.

• Yun Ming, Zang Xin, and Qiangu Dongfeng helped Yun Chen defeat Demon King Suodan and destroy the throne controlling the Demon Plane.
• The collapsing Demon Plane's energy flowed into the Golden Ancient Tree, which grew into a more than three-hundred-meter-tall Tree of Life.
• At headquarters, Yun Chen told the others to prepare for the decisive battle with the Abyssal Plane.
• Ziji reported that the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape had been found, and Yun Chen ordered Xiong Jun to accompany Na'er in subduing them.
• Yun Chen explained that Na'er should take control of the Spirit Beasts in the pair's small plane, while he remained in Shrek City because he feared a stronger Abyssal attack.

Yun Chen and the gathered leaders debated the Federation Council’s request to send experts to aid Douling and Star Luo, while Shrek’s survivors faced the likely impossibility of rebuilding their academy. After nearly a month of calm, the Abyssal Passage opened again, but Yun Chen and the Limit Douluos held back because they sensed an ominous unease.

• Yun Chen dismissed Yuanen Zhentian’s reaction to Er Ming’s death and ignored a Clear Sky Sect member who had also reacted.
• Chen Xinjie received the Federation Council’s request to send experts to support Douling and Star Luo, and brought it to the leaders for discussion.
• Yun Chen questioned whether the gathered leaders would accept the proposal, while Yun Ming and others explained the Federation’s political motives.
• Ya Li rejected the proposal to rebuild Shrek Academy by appealing to its former influence, as Tang San’s reputation had fallen and other forces would oppose the academy’s return.
• Nearly a month later, the Abyssal Passage opened again, and artillery struck the emerging Abyssal Creatures while Yun Chen, Yun Ming, and the other Limit Douluos stayed back because of their foreboding unease.

The Holy Spirit Cult joined the battle alongside the Abyssal Creatures, bringing back the supposedly dead Underworld Emperor Ha Luosa and revealing the Demon Empress. Yun Chen warned Wu Zhangkong to survive, promising he could search for Long Bing’s reincarnated traces after reaching god level; the chapter ended as the battlefield erupted into combat.

• The Holy Spirit Cult arrived with its elites, including Ghost Emperor, Underworld Emperor Ha Luosa, Dark Hummingbird, and Dark Blood Demon.
• Wu Zhangkong focused on Dark Hummingbird, but Yun Chen reminded him that he could seek Long Bing’s reincarnated traces if he survived and reached god level.
• Yun Chen recognized the hooded Demon Empress and concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult had used the Blood River God-Slaying Array to create another god-level opponent.
• Ghost Emperor taunted Qiangu Dongfeng about an earlier gift, and Qiangu Dongfeng accused the Holy Spirit Cult of cooperating with the abyss.
• Qiangu Dieting attacked Ghost Emperor, and both sides joined the fight as the Abyssal Creatures continued to threaten the battlefield.

The Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders battled the Federation and Shrek’s strongest fighters as Yun Ming noticed something strange about Ha Luosa. After Dark Blood Demon was killed, Zang Xin exposed a flaw in Ha Luosa’s heart, and Demon Empress finally entered the fight by attacking Yun Ming and Zang Xin with pillars of water.

• Qiangu Dieting, Qiangu Qingfeng, and Qiangu Dongfeng pressed Ghost Emperor while Yun Ming fought Ha Luosa and Wu Zhangkong struggled against Dark Hummingbird.
• Leng Yaozhu and Zang Xin worked together to burn Dark Blood Demon to ash.
• Leng Yaozhu joined the fight against Ghost Emperor, while Zang Xin assisted Yun Ming against Ha Luosa.
• Zang Xin’s soul skill exposed the guilt in Tang Hao’s divine sense controlling Ha Luosa, allowing Yun Ming and Zang Xin to drive him to the verge of death.
• Demon Empress attacked Yun Ming and Zang Xin with enormous pillars of water drawn from the air and Sea God Lake.

Yun Chen overwhelmed the Demon Empress, but Ha Luosa pierced her and her body was seized by Tang Hao. Tang Hao revealed his seven-colored Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Yun Chen and the others, leaving the Clear Sky Sect’s future in greater danger.

• Yun Chen blocked the Demon Empress’s attacks and froze her ultimate move, Surging Waves, with the Spear of Divine Punishment.
• Ha Luosa rescued the Demon Empress from Yun Chen, then stabbed her with the Pluto Sword as another consciousness took control of her body.
• The Abyssal Sage King watched from the abyss and considered the Demon Empress’s body as a vessel, unaware that Tang Hao had occupied it first.
• Yun Chen recognized the familiar energy in the Demon Empress’s body and realized Tang Hao had taken control.
• Tang Hao summoned his seven-colored Clear Sky Hammer and smashed it toward Yun Chen and the others, while the Clear Sky Sect faced fear of the consequences.

Yun Chen defeated Tang Hao and helped the Plane Spirit reclaim control of the Douluo Plane, but the Abyssal Sage King tried to sever the connection between the planes. Yun Chen and Yun Ming entered the Abyssal Passage to pursue the threat into the Abyssal Plane.

• Yun Chen shattered Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer and destroyed his divine soul with the Spear of Divine Punishment after Tang Hao detonated his divine rings.
• The Plane Spirit seized Tang Hao's authority and expelled his damaged, bodiless divine soul from the plane's layer.
• The Abyssal Sage King tried to cut the Abyssal Plane's connection to the Douluo Plane, while the Plane Spirit and Life Core held the connection in place.
• The Federation's Title Douluos intercepted Abyssal Monarchs trying to return through the Abyssal Passage, but the Abyssal Sage King abandoned them and continued its attempt to sever the connection.
• Yun Chen flew into the Abyssal Passage, and Yun Ming followed him into the Abyssal Plane.

Yun Chen used a talisman to destroy the Abyssal Plane and send its energy into the Douluo Plane, ending the invasion. Back at the command headquarters, the gathered powerhouses reacted with fear and unease toward him.

• Yun Chen and Yun Ming confronted the Abyssal Sage King in the Abyssal Plane, where Yun Chen activated a burning arrow talisman.
• Yun Chen pulled Yun Ming through the passage to safety as the Reignbow Arbiter's arrow shattered the Abyssal Plane and its energy flowed into the Life Core.
• The Douluo forces finished wiping out the Holy Spirit Cult and the remaining Abyssal Creatures, while the gathered powerhouses struggled to comprehend Yun Chen's feat.
• Yun Chen returned to the command headquarters and noticed the Clear Sky Sect members hiding, the Shrek elders weakened, and Holy Spirit Douluo Yali looking away from him.

Yun Chen and the assembled fighters learned that the Abyssal Plane had been destroyed, leaving the Plane Spirit and Life Core to restore Douluo Planet as it prepared to ascend. As Chen Xinjie organized the aftermath, Shrek City’s destruction and the Spirit Pagoda’s impending turmoil left the future uncertain.

• Yun Chen considered whether to take control of the War God Hall while the fighters assessed Qiangu Dongfeng’s injuries and the Qiangu Family’s position.
• The Plane Spirit announced that the Abyssal Plane had been completely destroyed and that it would work with the Life Core to restore the planet’s ecological balance.
• Na'er returned to Shrek City and threw herself into Yun Chen’s arms, then looked for Xiong Jun and the gift he was bringing.
• Yun Chen asked Chen Xinjie to oversee the aftermath, and Chen Xinjie arranged for the legions to withdraw and the supporting powerhouses to go to Mingdu.
• The survivors recognized that Shrek City had suffered devastating casualties and that abyssal corrosion made rebuilding Shrek Academy at its old site impossible.

After the war, Chen Xinjie rejected politicians seeking to profit from the victory, while Yun Chen received news of the Spirit Pagoda’s leadership change and returned to Eastsea City with Xu Xiaoyan. Yun Chen reflected on his future with Na’er and left her guarding the Life Core in the Star Dou Great Forest with Di Tian.

• Chen Xinjie took charge of postwar affairs, refused political figures’ requests to share in the spoils, and decided not to approve Shrek Academy’s application for land.
• Guan Yue informed Yun Chen that Leng Yaozhu had become Spirit Pagoda Master and that Qiangu Dongfeng’s family had been removed from the Spirit Pagoda’s authority.
• Yun Chen considered whether to pursue immortality so he could remain with Na’er, but resolved to pass on the Divinity of Strife before doing so.
• Xu Xiaoyan left her father’s document review to join Yun Chen in Eastsea City, where they had returned after the war.
• Na’er remained with Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest to protect the Life Core from anyone tempted to seize it.

Yun Chen settled into a quiet life in East Sea with Xu Xiaoyan while studying the unusual Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Na'er brought him. Meanwhile, unrest spread across the Federation, and the Douling and Star Luo Federations appeared ready to exploit Shrek Academy’s destruction.

• Yun Chen learned that Tang Wulin had become a Soul King, reconciled with Ouyang Zixin, and opened a forging workshop in East Sea.
• Xu's father turned away local families seeking ties with Yun Chen, so Yun Chen took Xu Xiaoyan for a stroll along the snack street.
• Yun Chen examined the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff Na'er had brought back and considered how its inherited will might help the Spirit Beast race change.
• The Douling and Star Luo Federations learned of Shrek Academy’s destruction and seemed to be preparing to take advantage of it.

Chen Xinjie opposed a war with the Star Luo Federation, and Yun Chen warned him that the casualties could endanger the planet’s imminent ascension. Chen Xinjie launched a purge of corrupt officials and military personnel, while Yun Chen killed a Holy Spirit Cult Evil Spirit Master and executed the official sheltering him; the war rumors faded.

• Chen Xinjie declared at a military meeting that the Federation must not go to war because its forces had suffered heavy losses and conflict could disrupt plane ascension.
• After the Plane Spirit warned that wartime casualties could affect the developing Life Core, Yun Chen informed Chen Xinjie.
• Chen Xinjie distributed a dossier of officials’ crimes and ordered a purge of political and military figures, including Federal Council members linked to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Yun Chen assisted Guan Yue’s operation and killed a Soul Douluo Evil Spirit Master who attacked soldiers during an arrest.
• Yun Chen executed the Eastsea official who had sheltered the Evil Spirit Master, and the purge caused the rumors of war to dissipate.

Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan settled how the Douluo Plane would introduce Paths, and the Plane Spirit wrote the concept into the plane laws. As people began evoking Paths through their skills, Zhen Hua, Mu Ye, and A Ruheng became the first known pioneers.

• Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts decided to leave Douluo Planet, and Yun Chen accepted that relocating was their best option.
• Yun Chen struggled to define Paths for the Douluo cultivation system until Xu Xiaoyan suggested allowing them to develop freely while prohibiting a few malicious concepts.
• Yun Chen established which concepts could not give rise to Paths and conveyed the rules to the Plane Spirit, which added them to the advancing plane laws.
• Zhen Hua evoked a Path through forging, while Mu Ye evoked one through cooking.
• Yun Chen revealed that A Ruheng had already evoked a Path through the Body Sect's body-tempering art and surpassed Mu Ye in cultivation.