Chapter Summaries

After losing her memories, Liu Erlong became dependent on Shang An and reacted jealously when she learned Dugu Yan was his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue struggled against a voice inside her that urged her to kill Shang An’s other women and imprison him.

• Shang An fed Liu Erlong and comforted her as she clung to him, then led her outside to meet Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
• When Dugu Yan introduced herself as Shang An’s girlfriend, Liu Erlong demanded that he make Dugu Yan leave and ran away in tears.
• Dugu Yan provoked Liu Erlong into insisting she would stay, then left so Shang An could reassure her that she was welcome at home.
• Shang An told Liu Erlong that she and the other women in his life were all important to him, and Liu Erlong accepted his reassurance.
• At the Crown Prince Residence, Qian Renxue heard an inner voice urge her to kill Shang An’s companions and keep him imprisoned, but she denied being tempted and vowed to destroy the voice.

While Liu Erlong stayed with Shang An, Flender searched for her in the Primordial Dark Forest and found signs of her bloody battle with Spirit Beasts. His search was interrupted when a Roc attacked him, forcing him to flee without finding her.

• Dugu Yan spent a lonely night while Liu Erlong slept clinging to Shang An, and Flender grew frantic when Liu Erlong failed to return to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Flender rebuked Yu Xiaogang for his callousness, then learned from Ma Hongjun that a female Spirit Saint had been seen slaughtering Spirit Beasts in the Primordial Dark Forest.
• Flender followed Liu Erlong's Soul Power traces to a pile of Spirit Beast corpses and called for her from above the forest.
• A roughly sixty-thousand-year-old Roc attacked Flender after mistaking him for another human who had provoked it.
• Flender used his spirit skills to escape the Roc's golden restraint, then fled toward the forest's edge as the Roc pursued and injured him.

Liu Erlong spent the night with Shang An while Flender searched for her after she disappeared from Blue Tyrant Academy. Flender found evidence of her in the Primordial Dark Forest, but his search ended with a furious Roc chasing him out of the forest.

• Dugu Yan regretted letting Liu Erlong stay with Shang An, while Liu Erlong slept clinging to him through the night.
• Flender grew anxious when Liu Erlong failed to return, then angrily rebuked Yu Xiaogang for dismissing his concern.
• Ma Hongjun told Flender that a female Spirit Saint had been seen slaughtering Spirit Beasts in the Primordial Dark Forest, and Flender hurried there to search.
• Flender found Liu Erlong's Soul Power among piles of Spirit Beast corpses and feared she might be injured or dead.
• Flender called for Liu Erlong from the air and angered a Roc, which attacked him and chased him from the forest.

Flender escaped from the forest after failing to rescue Liu Erlong, while Shang An cared for the amnesiac Liu Erlong and later met Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue revealed that an Inner Demon inside her urged her to attack Shang An’s other women, and Shang An discovered he could hear it.

• Flender escaped the Roc, then blamed himself for Liu Erlong’s capture and ability to rescue her.
• Liu Erlong clung to Shang An at home until Dugu Yan frightened her into letting him leave, and Shang An comforted her.
• Shang An went to meet Qian Renxue, who confessed that another version of herself had appeared inside her and urged her to target his other women.
• The Inner Demon claimed it could not be destroyed without killing Qian Renxue, but Shang An surprised it by hearing its voice.

Shang An put Qian Renxue into a deep sleep and entered her mind to confront the Inner Demon troubling her. He witnessed painful memories of her guilt over Xue Qinghe and her rejection by Bibi Dong, then used his power to create a gentler version of Bibi Dong and offer Qian Renxue comfort.

• Shang An hypnotized Qian Renxue, isolated her with the Taiyi Dharma Domain, and sent his Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit into her mind.
• Shang An found Qian Renxue's memory of Xue Qinghe's death and promised to bear her sins, intending to free her from guilt.
• Shang An witnessed young Qian Renxue's hope collapse when Bibi Dong threw away the handmade comb she had given her.
• Shang An saw Qian Renxue cry to Qian Daoliu about her mother, then conjured a loving Bibi Dong who reached out to her.

Shang An entered Qian Renxue’s memories, comforted her younger self, and found her sleeping beside a mysterious gateway. He captured the Dark Qian Renxue who tried to escape, then woke Qian Renxue and reunited with her, ending in a kiss.

• Shang An witnessed Bibi Dong embrace Qian Renxue and apologize for making her suffer.
• Shang An visited infant Qian Renxue in her memories and comforted her after her father ignored her.
• Shang An found Qian Renxue asleep beside a gateway containing power beyond God Rank, then stopped Dark Qian Renxue from escaping the hall.
• Dark Qian Renxue tried to seduce Shang An into releasing her, but he bound her, reduced her to a black sphere, and stored her in his Primordial Spirit.
• Qian Renxue woke with the voice in her mind gone, and Shang An assured her he would handle Dark Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue kissed Shang An’s cheek to thank him, and he turned his head and kissed her.

Shang An created an Adaptive Spirit Ring Crystal that gave Dugu Yan a powerful Spirit Ring and raised her to Spirit King, while Poseidon and Asura God discussed the danger posed by the reincarnated Angel God. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan warning Liu Erlong that cultivating with Shang An required giving herself to him.

• Qian Renxue told Shang An that Xue Xing was gathering evidence about the poisoning, and Shang An promised to handle him.
• Poseidon warned Asura God that the reincarnated Angel God was slipping beyond their control, but Asura God dismissed the concern and viewed her as a stepping stone for his chosen successor.
• Shang An completed an Adaptive Spirit Ring Crystal after conducting experiments and gave one to Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the crystal, gained a compatible Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, and advanced to Spirit King.
• Liu Erlong confronted Dugu Yan for supposedly keeping Shang An to herself, and Dugu Yan warned that their cultivation required giving everything to him.

Shang An freed Qian Renxue’s Inner Demon and created a new body for her, giving her the name Qian Anxue. She revealed that she had been born from Abyssal Demonic Qi and Qian Renxue’s obsession, a result that disrupted the God Realm’s plan for Qian Renxue.

• Shang An and Dugu Yan brought Liu Erlong to Shang An’s room, and the three spent the night together.
• Shang An woke after making a small cultivation breakthrough, while Yu Xiaogang doubled the Shrek Four Monsters’ training after Ma Hongjun teased him.
• Shang An released the dark phantom from the black pearl and explained that he wanted to give her a separate body.
• Shang An formed a body from spiritual qi, awakened it with World Origin, and transferred the dark phantom into it.
• The newly embodied woman chose the name Qian Anxue and told Shang An she had formed from Abyssal Demonic Qi and Qian Renxue’s obsession.
• Shang An concluded that gods had sent the demonic qi through the Angel God Statue to influence Qian Renxue’s return, but Qian Anxue’s emergence had derailed their plan.

Shang An learned that the gods had schemed to prevent Qian Renxue from reclaiming the Angel God's position, while Qian Anxue revealed her shared strength and Spirit Ring abilities with Qian Renxue. In Heaven Dou, Xue Ye collapsed from Shang An's undetectable poison, and Prince Xue Xing's strategist urged him to suspect Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

• Shang An dismissed the gods' plans, asked Qian Anxue about the Abyss, and learned that she and Qian Renxue shared cultivation, memories, and Spirit Ring abilities.
• Shang An drew Qian Anxue into his arms and began examining her body.
• Xue Beng recalled his past with Xue Xing, drove away a man who was servicing him, and raged against his uncle.
• Xue Ye collapsed while reviewing documents, and imperial physicians warned Xue Qinghe that he might not wake again.
• Xue Qinghe privately rejoiced that Shang An's poison could not be detected, while Shang An planned to help Qian Renxue take control of Heaven Dou.
• Prince Xue Xing learned that Xue Ye might not recover, and his strategist suggested that Xue Qinghe had poisoned the emperor.

Xue Xing followed his strategist Zhu Buer's advice and launched a rebellion against Xue Qinghe, but Xue Qinghe's defenses and allies left the rebel army besieging Heaven Dou City with its supply lines cut. Xue Xing agreed to seek Dugu Bo's help to poison the city's fifty thousand defenders, while Xue Beng saw through his uncle's ambitions.

• Zhu Buer persuaded Xue Xing that Xue Qinghe might kill him after taking the throne, and Xue Xing agreed to rebel with Xue Beng as his candidate for the throne.
• Xue Beng pretended to welcome his uncle's plan while privately suspecting that Xue Xing intended to make him a puppet.
• Xue Xing gathered nobles and generals as rumors spread that Xue Qinghe had murdered his brothers and poisoned Xue Ye; Shang An said the trap was set.
• Xue Xing brought two hundred thousand troops to surround Heaven Dou City, but Xue Qinghe had prepared fifty thousand defenders and allied nobles had cut off the rebels' retreat and supplies.
• Zhu Buer proposed asking Green Phosphorus Douluo to poison the defenders, and Xue Xing agreed after his subordinates endorsed the plan.
• After Xue Xing left, Dugu Bo rubbed his forehead.

Tang San discovered that his cultivation talent had sharply declined, so Yu Xiaogang told him about Deity inheritances as a possible solution. Tang San left Blue Tyrant Academy to search for one, while Yu Xiaogang mistakenly believed Tang Hao could help him.

• Tang San worried that his Blue Silver Grass and declining cultivation talent would prevent him from reaching the peak or saving Xiao Wu.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang about his problem, and Yu Xiaogang recalled the Angel God inheritance at Spirit Hall and the Sea God inheritance on Sea God Island.
• Yu Xiaogang said there were other Deity inheritances scattered across the continent, and Tang San requested leave to search for one.
• Yu Xiaogang allowed Tang San to leave for up to a year and urged him to depart Heaven Dou City quickly.
• Tang San packed his belongings and left, while Yu Xiaogang hoped Tang Hao would provide clues or restore his talent, unaware Tang Hao was dead and stored in someone's Storage Ring.

Xue Qinghe entrusted Heaven Dou’s elite troops to loyal generals, but Dugu Bo annihilated the army with poison, clearing the way for Xue Xing and Xue Beng to seize the palace. As Xue Xing and Xue Beng embraced in Taiyuan Hall, Xue Beng secretly recognized that his uncle wanted the throne for himself.

• Xue Qinghe placed fifty thousand loyal troops under the command of trusted generals to defend against Xue Xing’s forces.
• Dugu Bo poisoned the barracks, killing the fifty thousand soldiers, their commanders, and the royal family members visiting the camp.
• Dugu Bo reported the attack’s success to Xue Xing, who ordered his two hundred thousand troops to enter Heaven Dou City and surround the imperial palace.
• Xue Xing sent Dugu Bo and his men to fetch Xue Qinghe from the East Palace while he and Xue Beng entered Taiyuan Hall.
• Xue Xing told Xue Beng he would rule Taiyuan Hall, and Xue Beng embraced his uncle while privately suspecting Xue Xing intended to claim the empire himself.

Xue Qinghe seized control of the Heaven Dou Empire after Xue Beng killed Xue Xing and was captured, while Shang An helped Liu Erlong advance to Spirit Douluo. Meanwhile, Tang San fled a powerful Spirit Beast and reached a cliff, where he chose to jump rather than be devoured.

• Xue Beng stabbed Xue Xing to death, and Xue Qinghe ordered their guards subdued and Xue Beng taken away.
• Xue Qinghe's forces secured Heaven Dou City and the army, and rumors about Xue Beng's illegitimacy spread despite the royal family's efforts to suppress them.
• After Xue Ye died, Xue Qinghe ascended the throne as Emperor Qinghe and delayed ministers' demands that she take consorts.
• Shang An helped Liu Erlong absorb a sixty-thousand-year Iron-Armored Earth Dragon Spirit Ring, advancing her to Spirit Douluo, and then drew her into an intimate encounter.
• Tang San fled a thousand-year King of the Earth until he reached a cliff and decided to leap rather than die in the Spirit Beast's jaws.

After Tang San fell from the cliff, he arrived at the God of Suffering’s inheritance site and began the Nine Trials of Suffering. Ten months later, he had passed the fourth trial, gained a Thorn Vine Martial Soul and a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring, but still could not freely leave the site.

• Tang San survived soul-deep agony after his fall and woke in the God of Suffering’s inheritance land, where Thorn explained that he qualified as an inheritor.
• Tang San agreed to endure the world’s suffering and began the Nine Trials, enduring three days of flogging and gaining a mutated Thorn Vine Martial Soul.
• Tang San refused to start the second trial immediately and learned he would need to pass the fourth trial to leave the inheritance site freely.
• Over ten months, Tang San completed the second, third, and fourth trials, reaching Soul Power level forty and receiving a God-Given Spirit Ring.
• Tang San passed the fourth trial and increased his fourth Spirit Ring’s age by five thousand years, turning it into a ten-thousand-year ring.

Tang San left the Inheritance Land after learning that the God of Suffering was a powerful deity, while Thorn privately mocked his inflated impression of the god. In Heaven Dou City, Shang An prepared his companions to enter the Spirit Master Tournament, and Ning Rongrong joined their all-girl team hoping to learn their unusual techniques.

• Tang San strengthened his resolve to save Xiao Wu, left the Inheritance Land, and heard Thorn describe the God of Suffering as a True God and Enforcer of the God Realm.
• After Tang San departed, Thorn revealed that the God of Suffering was merely one of many Third-Class God Enforcers and mocked Tang San's assumptions.
• Shang An reviewed Spirit Hall's growing influence and invited the women around him to form a team for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.
• The women agreed to compete, and Shang An had Ye Lingling invite Ning Rongrong to fill a team spot.
• Ning Rongrong withdrew from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and visited Shang An's residence, where Xiao Wu explained that the others were practicing footwork and fist techniques.
• Ning Rongrong asked if she could learn the techniques, eager to become a heroine despite being a Support-type Spirit Master.

Ning Rongrong joined Ye Lingling and the others' team and learned that Shang An was their instructor, a thirteen-year-old Spirit Saint with extraordinary talent. After teasing and pressing him about his masked face, she agreed to take responsibility if he was ugly, and Shang An removed his mask.

• Ye Lingling said she would ask Shang An before sharing his training techniques with Ning Rongrong, who then settled into chatting with the team.
• Shang An returned to the residence, welcomed Ning Rongrong to the team, and revealed that he served as its instructor.
• Shang An displayed his seven Spirit Rings and told Ning Rongrong he had just turned thirteen, shocking her with his Spirit Saint cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong asked Shang An to teach her his cultivation method, and Xiao Wu teased that he only taught it to his pets before Ye Lingling clarified he meant family.
• Ning Rongrong questioned why Shang An wore a mask, insisted she would take responsibility even if he was ugly, and watched him remove it.

Ning Rongrong saw Shang An’s unveiled face and became infatuated with him, then agreed to contact her father, Ning Fengzhi. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi urged Xue Qinghe to unite the Heaven Dou Empire and other powers against Spirit Hall, and Xue Qinghe appeared receptive.

• Shang An removed his mask, and Ning Rongrong was captivated by his appearance.
• Shang An asked Ning Rongrong to contact Sect Master Ning, and she explained that her father was in Heaven Dou City meeting Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall’s growing strength threatened the major sects and empires.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed an alliance that would share resources and train Spirit Master armies while bringing other powers together.
• Xue Qinghe agreed that Ning Fengzhi’s proposal made sense and considered it.

Ning Fengzhi sought Xue Qinghe’s support for an alliance against Spirit Hall, while Shang An learned that Ning Fengzhi wanted to meet him about Ning Rongrong. Tang San returned to Shrek Academy, injured a guard who barred him from entering, and prepared to test his strength against Dai Mubai.

• Ning Fengzhi urged Xue Qinghe to ally with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect against Spirit Hall, but Xue Qinghe asked for several days to consider and later sneered that the sect should submit to Spirit Hall.
• Sword Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong’s talented male friend wanted to meet him, so Ning Fengzhi arranged to meet at Fengming Restaurant the next day.
• Shang An learned about the planned meeting and hoped Ning Fengzhi would know what was good for him.
• Tang San tried to enter Shrek Academy without a student ID, and when the guard refused him, Tang San crushed the guard’s hand bones and walked inside.
• Dai Mubai confronted Tang San, who decided to use him to test his increased strength; Dai Mubai began to suspect Tang San was familiar.

Tang San fought Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy, but Flender intervened and left Tang San gravely injured. After learning that Tang San had found the God of Suffering’s inheritance, Yu Xiaogang imagined using his disciple’s future power to destroy Spirit Hall.

• Tang San attacked Dai Mubai with his Thorn Vine skills, and Flender stopped Tang San from delivering a lethal blow.
• Flender wounded Tang San while attacking him, then took him for treatment; Teacher Li said Tang San would live but had lost a kidney.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived and pressed Tang San about the inheritance, then carried him to his dormitory to speak privately.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he had encountered the God of Suffering but kept the trials and rewards secret.
• Yu Xiaogang concluded the God of Suffering surpassed the Sea God and Angel God, and envisioned Tang San destroying Spirit Hall once he grew stronger.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang celebrated Tang San’s divine inheritance and planned for the tournament, while Shang An’s meeting with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo turned tense when they doubted his age and strength. Ni Huang subdued Sword Douluo at Shang An’s command, leaving Ning Fengzhi to suspect Shang An’s claim of being a thirteen-year-old Spirit Saint might be true.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to pursue the tournament championship and warned him about the Heaven Dou Royal Team, the Star Luo Royal Team, and Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Tang San confidently vowed to win, relying on his divine inheritance, ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring, and Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo met Shang An, and Ning Rongrong revealed that Shang An was a thirteen-year-old Spirit Saint.
• When Sword Douluo accused Shang An of deceiving Ning Rongrong and released his Spirit Rings, Ni Huang appeared and overwhelmed him with her Soul Power.
• Shang An ordered Ni Huang to stop, and Ning Fengzhi began to believe Ning Rongrong’s claims while wondering what powerful force Shang An belonged to.