Chapter Summaries

Tang San, Tai Tan, and Ma Hongjun returned to Heaven Dou City in disguise after Spirit Hall issued wanted notices for them. At Shrek Academy, Flender explained Xue Ye’s plan to unite academies under imperial funding, leaving Shrek to weigh whether it could gain leadership; Spirit Hall was also reconsidering its plans for Heaven Dou.

• Tang San, Tai Tan, and Ma Hongjun saw Spirit Hall’s wanted notices but avoided entering the city and continued to Heaven Dou City.
• The three returned to Shrek Academy, where Flender told them Spirit Hall had searched for them before Xue Ye sent its agents away.
• Flender explained that Xue Ye planned to unite major academies, offer imperial funding, and redirect support away from academies that refused to join.
• Flender worried that joining the United Academy could cost Shrek its identity, while Tang San suggested Shrek could seek leadership of the new organization.
• Spirit Hall discussed whether events in Star Luo meant it should accelerate its plans for Heaven Dou.

Spirit Hall’s leaders kept Qian Renxue’s Heaven Dou plan on hold while Xue Ye established the United Academy and used a student competition to assign Education Committee status. After Tang San and the others urged Xue Ye to oppose New Star Luo, he announced that a delegation from New Star Luo had arrived in Heaven Dou.

• Qian Daoliu decided Spirit Hall would wait and keep its original plan for Qian Renxue’s infiltration of Heaven Dou.
• Xue Ye established the United Academy and arranged a competition to determine the academies’ positions on its Education Committee.
• Xue Ye placed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in the United Academy as a prize whose use would go to the annual champion.
• Tang San and the others visited Xue Ye as representatives of the Tang Sect and the Star Luo Restoration Society, warning him about New Star Luo’s threat and its recruitment of Heaven Dou’s border population.
• Xue Ye announced that a delegation from New Star Luo had arrived in Heaven Dou.

Tang San and his companions listened as Star Luo’s delegation negotiated with Xue Ye, who agreed to fund Old Star Luo’s resistance but refused to intervene openly. The chapter ended with Old Star Luo’s leaders debating whether to accept Heaven Dou’s aid after Hai Ming returned from his journey.

• Xue Ye arranged for Tang San and his companions to secretly listen to Wan Lu’s meeting with the Star Luo delegation, and Dai Mubai recognized Wan Lu as a trusted former official who had betrayed his father.
• Wan Lu asked Heaven Dou to recognize New Star Luo and reopen trade routes, while Xue Ye challenged the new regime’s stability and its efforts to attract Heaven Dou’s refugees.
• Wan Lu secured the reopening of trade routes but left the question of recognition unresolved, and Xue Ye told Tang San’s group that Heaven Dou would fund Old Star Luo without openly joining the conflict or sending personnel.
• Tang San’s Tang Sect continued preparing Hidden Weapons for Old Star Luo, with the Strength Clan forging them and the Defense Clan handling construction and defense.
• Hai Ming returned to Old Star Luo and reported on his journey, while the acting emperor’s people questioned whether they should accept Heaven Dou’s food and weapons.

Ye Qing, Ice Empress, and Xiao Wu crossed into a new world, learned about its Heavenly Power and Pearl Masters, and explored a snowy mountain. They encountered two injured Werewolves climbing toward an ancient Castle, and Xiao Wu noticed that one appeared seriously ill.

• Star Luo accepted the deal, judging that their connected ally could help them without requiring them to act beyond their capabilities.
• Ye Qing followed the Tiger Pearl’s signal to Chile and brought Ice Empress and Xiao Wu through a teleportation gate into a snowy world.
• Ye Qing learned that the world’s people cultivated Heavenly Power through Life Pearls, while its powerful beasts were called Heavenly Beasts.
• The three discovered an ancient Castle atop a snowy peak and climbed toward it, concealed from others.
• Xiao Wu spotted two Werewolves struggling up the mountain, one gravely ill, and observed them closely.

Xiao Wu helped the werewolf Wolf King Baturu and his poisoned son Butler climb Snow God Mountain, using the Evil God Hook to ease Butler’s wounds while learning about the Empire of Ten Thousand Beasts. After the Lion Heart Prince brought them to the Snow God Temple, the Mountain Master finally appeared.

• Ye Qing recognized that Butler’s wounds resembled the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s attacks and sent Xiao Wu to gather information while treating him with the Evil God Hook.
• Baturu explained that Butler, commander of the Swift Wolf Division and heir to the Werewolf Clan, had been poisoned in battle against humans and that physicians across the empire could not cure him.
• Xiao Wu relieved half of Butler’s poison and told Baturu she had trained with a mysterious teacher who sent her to visit the Mountain Master.
• Baturu and Xiao Wu continued up Snow God Mountain, where the Lion Heart Prince greeted the Wolf King and escorted him into the Snow God Temple.
• After more than an hour, the Mountain Master arrived with another figure, and Ye Qing and Ice Empress saw a silver-haired woman with cold, lifeless eyes among them.

Xue Aotian examined Butler’s strange poison and used Reality Replay to discover that Zhou Weiqing had injured him, while Xiao Wu had treated most of the damage. After learning Xiao Wu was a powerful Rabbit-man expert sent by an unknown master, Xue Aotian invited her to remain on Snow God Mountain and said Butler could be healed.

• Xue Aotian assessed Butler’s injuries and used his power to examine the treatment already performed.
• Xue Aotian replayed Butler’s memories, revealing Zhou Weiqing’s attack and stirring Tian’er and Gu Yingbing’s reactions.
• Baturu explained that Xiao Wu had removed most of Butler’s poison on the journey to Snow God Mountain.
• Xue Aotian questioned Xiao Wu about her origins, and she said her master had sent her to visit the mountain.
• Xue Aotian examined Xiao Wu’s Evil God Hook, invited her to stay, and said Baturu could take Butler away after his treatment.

Xue Aotian learned that Tian'er loved Zhou Weiqing and explained why their attributes made them a powerful match, but their existing engagement to Gu Yingbing prevented him from approving their relationship. Tian'er returned to her room heartbroken, where Ice Empress offered to help her find Zhou Weiqing.

• Ice Empress secretly listened as Gu Yingbing learned Zhou Weiqing was in the Northern Frontier and vowed to confront him.
• Ye Qing had Xiao Wu ask about the war, and Gu Yingbing explained that the Empire of Ten Thousand Beasts fought several human Empires.
• Xue Aotian asked Tian'er whether Zhou Weiqing was the man she loved, and she begged him to spare Zhou Weiqing in exchange for marrying Gu Yingbing.
• Xue Aotian explained that their Four Great Sacred Attributes could make them powerful, but said Tian'er's engagement made changing course too difficult.
• Ice Empress revealed she had overheard Tian'er and offered to help her find Zhou Weiqing.

Ice Empress agreed to help Tian'er protect Zhou Weiqing and began carrying out Ye Qing's plans to support him, while Xiao Wu went with Gu Yingbing. Zhou Weiqing learned that the Empire of Ten Thousand Beasts had concentrated a huge force against his army, and a messenger arrived with something for him.

• Ice Empress revealed her Heavenly Beast identity to Tian'er and explained that Zhou Weiqing's power might help resolve the Nether problem and reunite Tian'er with her mother, Philia.
• Ye Qing asked Ice Empress to approach Zhou Weiqing and arrange support for his effort to restore the fallen Heavenly Craft Empire, while Ye Qing went to investigate a connection between the Dragon Clan and the Netherworld.
• Tian'er asked Ice Empress to protect Zhou Weiqing from Gu Yingbing and carry him a message, and Ice Empress agreed while promising to bring Zhou Weiqing to Snow God Mountain.
• Xiao Wu accompanied Gu Yingbing under the pretext of familiarizing herself with the Empire of Ten Thousand Beasts.
• At a military meeting, Shenji reported that seventeen divisions of the Empire of Ten Thousand Beasts were massed against the Northwest Group Army, far more than in previous years.
• A voice called across the camp for Zhou Weiqing, announcing that someone had sent him something.

Ice Empress arrived at Zhou Weiqing’s camp with a letter from Tian'er and demanded that he become her disciple for three months. When she and Long Shiya clashed over teaching him, Zhou Weiqing stopped their fight and proposed that they both train him.

• Ice Empress searched the camp for Zhou Weiqing, and Long Shiya identified her as a Heavenly God-level expert.
• Ice Empress gave Zhou Weiqing Tian'er's letter, which described her arranged marriage and a three-month deadline.
• Ice Empress demanded that Zhou Weiqing become her disciple, provoking Long Shiya to challenge her over his student.
• Long Shiya and Ice Empress exchanged attacks, but Zhou Weiqing stepped between them to protect the camp.
• Zhou Weiqing proposed that Long Shiya and Ice Empress both teach him and compete over who was the better teacher.

Long Shiya taught Zhou Weiqing the Six Extremes Heavenly Dao Array after seeing how far Zhou Weiqing had advanced in Six Extremes Conversion. Zhou Weiqing successfully formed the array and began meditating within it, but the Ice Empress then challenged Long Shiya’s confidence by presenting the Evil God Hook.

• Long Shiya recognized Zhou Weiqing’s clever wager and asked him to demonstrate his Six Extremes Conversion.
• Zhou Weiqing simulated abilities across his attributes, ending with Space-Time Distortion, and Long Shiya judged his technique proficient.
• Long Shiya revealed the Six Extremes Heavenly Dao Array and explained how it let elements fuse using power drawn from the outside world.
• Following Long Shiya’s guidance, Zhou Weiqing formed the array from his six Intent Pearls and meditated at its center.
• The Ice Empress said that specializing in a single attribute had advantages and tossed Zhou Weiqing the Evil God Hook.

Zhou Weiqing gained the Evil God Hook and learned from the Ice Empress how to maximize a single attribute, then persuaded Long Shiya to let her teach him as well. Three months later, he arrived at Snow God Mountain, where Long Shiya began fighting Gust while the gathered beastman leaders watched.

• The Ice Empress explained that the Evil God Hook shared the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s origins and taught Zhou Weiqing to bring one attribute to its limit.
• Zhou Weiqing convinced Long Shiya to accept the Ice Empress as another teacher, and she offered him the support of around a hundred thousand troops if he proved himself in battle.
• Three months later, Zhou Weiqing arrived at Snow God Mountain as Tian'er and the beastman leaders gathered for the meeting.
• Long Shiya fought Gust, while Xue Aoying held back because he wanted to understand Long Shiya’s reasons and had summoned Xue Aotian.
• Xue Aoying watched the Ice Empress, whom he could not assess, and waited to see how long Gust could withstand the three visitors.

Long Shiya overwhelmed Lion King Gust on Snow God Mountain, forcing Xue Aotian to intervene before the conflict escalated. After the Ice Empress and Xiao Wu revealed their presence, Xue Aotian agreed to let Zhou Weiqing duel Gu Yingbing for Tian'er’s hand, with the wedding canceled if Zhou won.

• Long Shiya used the Six Extremes Heavenly Dao Array to suppress Gust and blasted him away with a six-colored hammer.
• Xue Aotian appeared to block Long Shiya, and the Ice Empress revealed herself as another Heavenly God-level powerhouse, with Xiao Wu present nearby.
• Xue Aotian led the group to Snow God Palace, where the Ice Empress and Xue Aotian clashed before Long Shiya declared they had come for Xue Aotian and his chosen son-in-law.
• Xue Aotian recognized Zhou Weiqing’s claim to Tian'er and proposed a duel against Gu Yingbing, promising to cancel the wedding if Zhou won.

Zhou Weiqing and Gu Yingbing began their competition on Snow God Mountain, facing tests of presence and endurance against powerful Heavenly Beasts. After Zhou Weiqing secretly used Ice Empress’s aura to intimidate a beast, the first round shifted to withstanding the pressure of Heavenly Emperor Rank Snow God Mammoths, where his death-training left him calm.

• Xue Aotian led Zhou Weiqing, Gu Yingbing, and the others into Snow God Mountain’s hidden cavern and explained the presence test.
• Gu Yingbing intimidated an Upper Sect Rank Heavenly Beast with his presence, and Zhou Weiqing made another collapse by secretly using Ice Empress’s aura on his hand.
• After the lower-ranked Heavenly Beasts were tested, Xue Aotian announced that the competitors would have to withstand pressure from Heavenly Emperor Rank beasts.
• Two Snow God Mammoths unleashed their pressure on Zhou Weiqing and Gu Yingbing, but Zhou Weiqing remained calm because Ice Empress’s death-training had made him accustomed to fear.

Zhou Weiqing and Gu Yingbing endured the ninth trial against two Bright Mighty God Apes, then faced Xue Aotian’s wife, Philia, in the final trial. Zhou won the first contest of the final round, and Xue Aotian prepared to test both men himself in a second contest of combat.

• Gust proposed that he and the Tiger King test Zhou Weiqing and Gu Yingbing, but Xue Aotian kept the original plan for the ninth trial.
• Zhou Weiqing and Gu Yingbing lasted a quarter of an hour under the pressure of two upper-level Heavenly Emperor Rank Bright Mighty God Apes, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Xue Aotian introduced his wife, Philia, a Heavenly God Rank Nether Demon Tiger, to judge the final trial for his daughter’s suitors.
• Philia’s pressure drove Gu Yingbing from her domain after only a few minutes, while Zhou Weiqing endured long enough to win the first contest.
• After both men rested, Xue Aotian announced that he would suppress his cultivation and personally test their combat strength in the second contest.

Zhou Weiqing fought Xue Aotian in the second round and revealed a new form of the Six Extremes Heavenly Dao Array. Although Xue Aotian defeated him, Zhou Weiqing held out longer than Gu Yingbing and won the round by wasting more of Xue Aotian’s time.

• Gu Yingbing faced his former master Xue Aotian and was defeated quickly despite going all out.
• Zhou Weiqing began his match by retreating, then used his Dragon Tiger Transformation and wings to evade Xue Aotian’s attacks.
• Zhou Weiqing formed a modified Six Extremes Heavenly Dao Array, which Xue Aotian recognized as a powerful new variation.
• Zhou Weiqing used his equipment and Mirror Image Attack to counter Xue Aotian’s blows, while Xue Aoying noticed he could still use skills within the array.
• Xue Aotian eventually defeated Zhou Weiqing, but Zhou Weiqing lasted longer than Gu Yingbing and won the round by delaying him.

Xue Aotian gave Gu Yingbing and Zhou Weiqing five minutes each to reach Tian'er, whose memories he had sealed, and let her choose between them. Gu Yingbing failed to move her, but Zhou Weiqing's words and the resonance of their Saint Attributes broke the seal and began restoring her memories.

• Xue Aotian sealed Tian'er's memories and arranged for Gu Yingbing and Zhou Weiqing to speak to her privately for five minutes each.
• Gu Yingbing reminded Tian'er of their childhood promise, but her five-year-old self grew frightened and could not understand why liking him meant she should marry him.
• After Gu Yingbing's time ran out, Tian'er recoiled from him, and he spat blood as Xue Aotian gave Zhou Weiqing his turn.
• Zhou Weiqing called Tian'er "Fat Cat," stirring a powerful response despite her confusion.
• Zhou Weiqing summoned the Six Absolute Divine Radiance Array, and Tian'er's Saint Energy resonated with his powers of Time and Evil, breaking Xue Aotian's spiritual seal.

Ye Qing visited the Elven sealed land and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Oscar resigned from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to rejoin Tang San and the others. The group reached Vast Sea City and bought a Dragon Abyss Boat at auction as they prepared to go to sea.

• Ye Qing quietly entered the Elven sealed land, inspected the Tree of Life, and left without disturbing the Elves.
• Ye Qing returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, discussed the Dragon Clan with Di Tian, and began studying a World Tree leaf for a grafting project.
• The Shrek squad won the United Academy championship as New Star Luo conquered Old Star Luo, increasing pressure on Heaven Dou and the Tang Sect.
• Oscar decided to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi allowed him to resign after Sword Elder erased his memories of the Sect.
• Oscar joined Tang San and the others at Vast Sea City, where they bought the Dragon Abyss Boat at auction.

Tang San and his companions bought the Dragon Abyss Boat and arranged passage aboard the Sea Demon, but had to learn about the Old Sea God to secure a ship. As they sailed toward sea spirit beast territory, Captain Haider made them fill out another questionnaire.

• Tang San bid ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for the Dragon Abyss Boat, and Ma Hongjun explained that Sea Spirit Masters were especially dangerous in the water.
• Tang San planned for Ma Hongjun to scout from the air and intended to test whether the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could hide them at sea.
• The group struggled to rent a ship because locals required knowledge of the Old Sea God, then passed a questionnaire through unofficial channels after three days of study.
• Tang San and Oscar rented the Sea Demon from Captain Haider, and the ship set sail with the group aboard.
• After Oscar suffered seasickness, Tang San asked Haider how ships avoided sea spirit beasts, and Haider handed out a multiple-choice Old Sea God questionnaire before continuing.

Tang San and his companions confronted Captain Haider after he used a rigged questionnaire to try to keep their fare, then forced him to take them toward Sea God Island. Haider secretly diverted the ship into the Demonic Whale Sea Area, claiming it was a shortcut.

• Haider declared all four questionnaires failed because none of his multiple-choice questions included the correct answers, and he refused to refund their fare.
• Tang San revealed that the travelers were Spirit Masters, but Haider and his seven crew members released their Martial Souls and threatened them at sea.
• Haider's crew jumped overboard to escape, while Tang San restrained Haider and sealed his Soul Power.
• Haider admitted that the Sea Demon belonged to the Zi Zhenzhu Commercial Group, a former pirate organization that extorted travelers and had thousands of members.
• Tang San forced Haider to sail toward Sea God Island, and the four travelers took over the ship's chores as Haider quietly plotted.
• Haider secretly altered the ship's course, and when Tang San questioned him, he claimed the route crossed the Demonic Whale Sea Area as a shortcut.

Tang San and his companions were stranded after Haider detonated explosives in the Demonic Whale Sea Area, where Lan Fozi attacked their ship and drove them off course. They used the Dragon Abyss Boat to reach Sea God Island, where island guards stopped them as they entered.

• Haider revealed that the Demonic Whale Sea Area held a powerful hundred-thousand-year Sea Spirit Beast, then detonated fish bombs and a second explosive on the Sea Demon.
• Tang San tried to protect the group, but Lan Fozi destroyed the ship with ocean currents and unleashed a storm that forced the four companions onto a deserted island.
• Tang San and his companions studied their map, launched the Dragon Abyss Boat, and learned to steer it underwater.
• The group crossed the sea in the Dragon Abyss Boat and arrived at Sea God Island.
• As Tang San and the others walked inland, seven or eight Sea God Island guards appeared and blocked their path.