Chapter Summaries

Tang San offered the Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Tang Sect Hidden Weapons as a way to oppose Spirit Hall, but refused to sell their blueprints. Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi questioned the cost and terms of cooperation, leaving Tang San without an agreement.

• Xue Qinghe offered Tang San the title of count if he joined the Heaven Dou Empire, but Tang San declined because he wanted to rebuild the Tang Sect freely.
• Tang San argued that Spirit Hall threatened both the empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi concealed their true loyalties and agreed with him outwardly.
• Tang San demonstrated a Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and Sword Douluo stopped its bolts with a Soul Power barrier before acknowledging their force.
• Tang San claimed the crossbows could be mass-produced for 150 Gold Soul Coins each and could help an army fight Spirit Masters, but Xue Qinghe asked to buy the blueprints instead.
• Tang San refused to sell the blueprints, explaining that the Tang Sect had not yet been rebuilt but that he would preserve its secrets.

Tang San sold the Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints in exchange for Heaven Dou Empire and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect support, then settled into a life of comfort in Heaven Dou City. In the God Realm, the Asura God inspected his chosen successor and was enraged by Tang San’s ruined eye, poor soul bones, and diminished potential.

• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi offered Tang San funding, a Heaven Dou City site, and political support, and Tang San agreed to sell only the Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints.
• Xue Qinghe appointed Tang San an Empire Consultant, and the group arranged for him to supervise production while the Tang Sect headquarters was built in the city.
• Tang San asked Xue Qinghe to contact Divine Doctor Ye about his missing left eye, and Xue Qinghe agreed.
• The Asura God secretly searched for Tang San, heard him dismiss his teammates, and angrily called him trash after Tang San mistook the divine voice for a sound in his room.
• The Asura God discovered that Tang San had inherited a Third-Class God’s power, absorbed six Ten Year Pig Beast Soul Bones, and lost the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul’s potential.

The Promotion Tournament began, and Shrek Academy fell behind Godwind Academy after three of its members lost. Tang San faced Feng Xiaotian, who revealed a flight ability and prepared to use his self-created Soul Skill.

• Cultivation God tossed a blood-red pebble through a crack into the Lower Realm, planning to claim it had fallen by accident.
• Emperor Qinghe opened the Promotion Tournament as the Royal Knights impressed the crowd with their display.
• Blazing Fire Academy defeated Fabia Academy after Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu won seven matches between them.
• Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Ma Hongjun each lost to Godwind Academy, leaving Shrek Academy trailing.
• Tang San fought Feng Xiaotian, took several cuts while evading his Wind Blades, then blocked Feng Xiaotian's wolf claws with Mysterious Jade Hand.
• Feng Xiaotian rose into the air with his wings and announced that he would use Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes against Tang San.

Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian by revealing the Clear Sky Hammer, then helped Shrek Academy beat Godwind Academy. At the match against Crystal Academy, Zhu Zhuqing easily eliminated three Shrek competitors before Ah Yin stepped onto the arena, leaving Tang San unsettled by her familiar presence.

• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer against Feng Xiaotian, while Shang An stopped Salas from acting against him.
• Feng Xiaotian severed his own wings and admitted defeat, and Tang San went on to narrowly defeat Godwind Academy’s remaining competitors.
• Shrek Academy later faced Crystal Academy, where Zhu Zhuqing quickly knocked Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Ma Hongjun out of the arena.
• Tang San took the arena after Zhu Zhuqing stepped down, but Ah Yin appeared as his next opponent.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Ah Yin as the Blue Silver Emperor, and Tang San felt an unexplained familiarity with her.

Ah Yin defeated Tang San in the tournament while secretly whipping him, and the committee awarded Crystal Academy the win after finding no injuries. After Crystal Academy secured first place, Shang An returned ahead of the others to Spirit City and surprised Bibi Dong in the Pope Palace.

• Ah Yin overwhelmed Tang San with Blue Silver Grass, restrained him, and whipped him while hiding the arena from outside view.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Ah Yin of attempted murder, but an examination found Tang San unharmed, so Crystal Academy won the match.
• Tang San struggled after Shrek's repeated tournament defeats, then regained his resolve after Yu Xiaogang reminded him that he was a Deity's inheritor.
• Crystal Academy finished the Promotion Tournament undefeated in first place, while Shrek Academy placed around the middle.
• Shang An left the other teams to travel ahead to Spirit City, where he surprised Bibi Dong in the Pope Palace.

Shang An reunited with Bibi Dong and taught her a supposed cultivation method, while Tang San’s pursuit of a mysterious blood-red stone spiraled into a costly failure. Xue Qinghe obtained the stone and sent a Spirit Douluo to demand it from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, leaving Yu Yuanzhen incredulous at the request.

• Shang An reunited with Bibi Dong, then presented her with the Mystical Method of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Interweaving and cultivated with her.
• Tang San tried to buy a blood-red stone from a stall owner, but the Spirit Emperor owner raised the price and took all of Tang San’s Gold Soul Coins without selling it.
• Xue Qinghe learned of Tang San’s failed purchase, had the stone bought under a Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect disguise, and stored it for Shang An to examine.
• Tang San returned to the stall and learned the stone had been sold, then persuaded Xue Qinghe to send an envoy to recover it by falsely claiming it was his family heirloom.
• A Spirit Douluo arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect with Xue Qinghe’s Imperial Token and asked Yu Yuanzhen to hand over the stone, leaving him baffled by the demand.

Tang San accused the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect of taking a stone he wanted, and Xue Qinghe sent another envoy to demand it back. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall and reunited with her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

• Yu Yuanzhen refused to produce the stone and challenged Tang San to come claim it himself.
• The Spirit Douluo reported the refusal to Xue Qinghe and Tang San, who blamed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect for stealing his opportunity.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Offering Zhou to return to the sect with treasures and try again.
• After Tang San left, Xue Qinghe revealed that she planned to return to Spirit City as Qian Renxue and bring Shang An the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and the stone.
• Two days later, Qian Renxue arrived at Spirit Hall's Worship Hall and greeted her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall hoping Shang An would help her reconcile with Bibi Dong, but their reunion turned jealous and hostile. That night, Shang An brought Qian Renxue to bed and prepared to begin a plan while Bibi Dong slept.

• Qian Daoliu welcomed Qian Renxue home, and she told him Shang An had explained why Bibi Dong had been cold toward her.
• Qian Renxue noticed something unsettling about the Angel Statue and decided she would ask Shang An about the divine inheritance.
• Shang An persuaded Bibi Dong to receive Qian Renxue, but Qian Renxue grew jealous when she saw Shang An resting in Bibi Dong's arms.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong exchanged sharp words until Shang An sent Qian Renxue away, then asked Bibi Dong about her feelings toward her daughter.
• Shang An visited Qian Renxue that night, brought her to bed, and began preparing to act after estimating that Bibi Dong was asleep.

Shang An created a virtual Douluo Continent and drew Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue into a version of the original timeline without him. In the dream, Bibi Dong relived Spirit Hall’s clashes with Tang San and ended four years later with her Rakshasa God Trial restricting her strength.

• Shang An used his Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit to build a lifelike virtual world and draw Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue’s consciousness into it.
• Qian Renxue’s attempt to recruit Tang San failed, and after he revealed the Clear Sky Hammer, Spirit Hall’s interception of him was stopped by Dugu Bo and Sword Douluo.
• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang, then tried to kill Tang San and capture Er Gou after Spirit Hall lost the tournament, but Tang Hao rescued them.
• Bibi Dong later failed to capture Er Gou in the Star Dou Great Forest after Er Gou sacrificed herself to become Tang San’s sixth Spirit Ring.
• Tang San exposed Qian Renxue’s identity in Heaven Dou City, collapsing her infiltration plan, but Qian Renxue escaped back to Spirit Hall.
• Four years later, Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa God Trial restricted her strength, leaving her able to wield only about Level 98 power despite having reached Level 99.

Bibi Dong recounted Spirit Hall’s war against the empires, Tang San’s rise to godhood, and her eventual alliance with Qian Renxue against him. In their final battle, Qian Renxue died shielding Bibi Dong from the Asura God Sword, leaving Bibi Dong grieving over the daughter she had only just acknowledged.

• Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, crippled the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and drove the Two Great Empires into retreat.
• Tang San repeatedly escaped Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, eventually becoming a dual god and defeating them both.
• Qian Renxue rushed in front of Bibi Dong to take the Asura God Sword’s strike, and Bibi Dong called her Xue’er for the first time.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong to call her Xue’er again, then died in her arms as Bibi Dong desperately tried to remove the sword.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue awoke from a possible future in which Tang San killed them, and Shang An explained that the vision showed a timeline without him. Qian Renxue gave Shang An the blood-red stone Tang San wanted and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, whose Sea God phantom appeared after Shang An threatened it.

• Bibi Dong woke in her bedchamber, realized she had not lost Qian Renxue, and vowed to destroy anyone who threatened her daughter.
• Qian Renxue woke beside Shang An and learned that her life with Bibi Dong had been a possible future in a world without him.
• Qian Renxue gave Shang An the blood-red stone Tang San wanted, and Shang An stored it in his Small World.
• Qian Renxue gave Shang An the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then Shang An left to examine the divine artifact.
• Shang An ordered Er Ming to urinate on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, prompting the Sea God's phantom to emerge and ask who Shang An was.

Shang An searched the Sea God's divine sense and discovered the history behind the Sea God's rise, his schemes against the Angel God, and the tampering of Qian Renxue's inheritance. He kept the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and planned to use it to create a Sea God Position in his Small World as the tournament finals approached.

• Shang An froze the Sea God's divine sense with Heavenly Dao Power, searched its memories, and kept the Sea God's embarrassing memories of the Water God.
• Shang An learned how the Sea God gained the Ancient Sea God Heart, unified the seas, and became a god after failing to defeat the Angel God.
• Shang An discovered that the Sea God and Asura God had schemed against the Angel inheritance and that Qian Renxue was the Angel God's reincarnation.
• Shang An learned that the Sea God's divine sense had been stored in the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and decided to use it as the core of a new Sea God Position in his Small World.
• The thirty-three tournament teams prepared for the finals, competing for rewards that included several Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Shang An brought Yu Xiaogang into the Pope Palace after Yu demanded to see Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong rejected Yu and affirmed her closeness to Shang An, while Yu convinced himself that she still loved him.

• Flender warned Shrek Academy's team that Crystal Academy and Spirit Hall Academy would be difficult opponents, while Tang San secretly reflected on the poison he had planted in Flender.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded to see the Pope, but a Holy Imperial Warrior with Spirit Saint cultivation refused to let him enter.
• Shang An arrived, isolated Yu Xiaogang's odor with magical power, and escorted him into the Pope Palace.
• Bibi Dong failed to recognize Yu Xiaogang at first, then slapped him twice for calling her Dong'er.
• Shang An reassured Bibi Dong that he believed her, while Yu Xiaogang decided she was cold because she resented his failure to visit and still loved him.

Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s request for the secret of cultivating Twin Martial Souls and had him beaten out of Spirit City, leaving him to hide his humiliation from Tang San. At the tournament, Shrek advanced past Blazing Fire Academy’s forfeit and then drew the Star Luo Empire’s seeded team, where Dai Mubai faced his older brother Dai Weisi.

• Bibi Dong hurled Yu Xiaogang from Pope Palace, ordered the Holy Imperial Warriors to beat him out of Spirit City, and threatened Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to wait for his injuries to heal and then tell Tang San that his old acquaintance did not know the secret of Twin Martial Souls.
• Blazing Fire Academy forfeited its match against Shrek, while four of its members joined Godwind Academy, prompting protests that Spirit Hall’s organizing committee rejected.
• Shrek drew the Star Luo Advanced Spirit Master Academy Team in the third round, and Dai Mubai grew visibly troubled before the match.
• Dai Weisi confronted Dai Mubai on the arena, saying he had to suppress his younger brother, and Dai Mubai challenged him to prove who would win.

Dai Mubai entered the match against Dai Weisi despite his disadvantage, while Tang San led Shrek into battle against the Star Luo team. Tang San was knocked out after his footwork faltered, leaving the match's outcome unresolved.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai about Zhu Zhuqing and his weak position in their family rivalry.
• Tang San led Shrek into the match, using Thorn Vines to attack the Star Luo team as Dai Mubai fought Dai Weisi.
• Tang San's Thorn Spikes poisoned and incapacitated most of the Star Luo team, but Dai Weisi's attacks put Shrek's other members out of the fight.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Tang San, who evaded them while waiting for their power to fade.
• Shang An praised Xiao Wu in a private room, and Tang San suddenly faltered in the arena as the Hell White Tiger struck him and knocked him out.

After the tournament ended with Spirit Hall Academy in first place, Shang An traveled to the Far North to find a Million-Year Ice Silkworm and harvest its stored energy. He found the sleeping Silkworm Baby beneath a thick sheet of ice and prepared to cut into it.

• Dai Mubai blamed Tang San for Shrek Academy's loss, while Spirit Hall Academy, Crystal Academy, and Godwind Academy advanced as the tournament's last teams.
• Dugu Yan and Hu Liena taunted each other over their relationships with Shang An before their teams faced off; Hu Liena's charm distracted Dugu Yan, and Spirit Hall Academy won the match and tournament.
• Crystal Academy took second place and Godwind Academy took third, while the tournament's rewards and Crystal Academy's performance drew widespread attention.
• More than half a month later, Shang An followed his divination across the Far North and had Ni Huang melt through a thick layer of ice.
• Shang An and Ni Huang entered a freezing cavern and found a sleeping Million-Year Ice Silkworm whose body held accumulated Cold Marrow energy.
• Shang An reassured the alarmed Ni Huang that the weak Ice Silkworm posed little danger and drew a specially forged knife.

Shang An and Ni Huang grilled and ate meat cut from the sleeping Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then Shang An restrained him and began refining his million-year cultivation with the Six-Ding Divine Fire. Ni Huang held the silkworm in place as he cried out for mercy.

• Shang An cut meat from the sleeping Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and grilled it, while Ni Huang helped with the fire and ate most of the skewers.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm woke, enjoyed the grilled meat, and urged Shang An to bring more before realizing the meat came from his own body.
• Shang An immobilized Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and silenced him after rejecting his offer to become a spirit ring.
• Shang An began refining Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with the Six-Ding Divine Fire, while Ni Huang restrained him with her level-98 spirit power.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm screamed and begged for mercy as the flames consumed his outer skin and gathered his energy.

Shang An refined Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and sacrificed the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python to break through to Peak Douluo and complete his Taiyi Dharma Body. After he and Ni Huang left the cave, Ice Empress confronted them and was stunned when Shang An asked her to become his pet.

• Shang An refined Sky Dream Ice Silkworm with the Six-Ding Divine Fire and absorbed its spiritual power.
• Shang An had the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python sacrifice themselves to form two red Spirit Rings, then broke through to Peak Douluo and major completion of his Taiyi Dharma Body.
• Ni Huang congratulated Shang An, and he promised to protect her as they embraced.
• Ice Empress sensed the humans in the cave, went down to investigate, and wondered whether they had come for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Ice Empress ordered Shang An and Ni Huang to leave her clan's territory, but Shang An asked her to become his pet, shocking her.

Shang An subdued the Ice Empress with his domains and an improved Taiyi Seal, then claimed her as his pet. He left the cave with Ni Huang and pressured the reluctant Ice Empress to lead him to the Snow Empress by threatening to eat her.

• The Ice Empress attacked Shang An, but his Gravity Domain and Slow Domain restrained her, and he stroked her sensitive scorpion tail.
• Shang An knocked the Ice Empress on the head, used Taiyi Seal to strip away her strength, and picked her up after she failed to escape.
• The Ice Empress agreed to hide her intentions and wait for a chance to break the seal while Shang An carried her from the cave with Ni Huang.
• Shang An asked the Ice Empress to take him to the Snow Empress, but she refused to betray her sister.
• Shang An threatened to make scorpion stew and said he would spare the Ice Empress if she led him to the Snow Empress, leaving her conflicted.

Shang An brought Ice Empress to meet Snow Empress and offered to help her escape her approaching Heavenly Tribulation. He then showed both Spirit Beasts the entrance to his Small World, where they could cultivate without Thunder Tribulations, and led them inside.

• Shang An lured a hungry Ice Plains Wolf toward Ice Empress, let her panic briefly, then rescued her from the hundred-year Spirit Beast.
• Shang An and Ni Huang followed Ice Empress to Snow Empress’s palace in the Far North, where Snow Empress welcomed them inside.
• Shang An told Snow Empress that her cultivation limit was approaching and offered to help her survive the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Shang An teased Snow Empress by saying he wanted to help because she was beautiful, while Ice Empress accused him of stealing her wife.
• Shang An opened a door to his Small World and explained that Spirit Beasts could cultivate there without Thunder Tribulations.
• Shang An carried Ice Empress through the door, and Snow Empress followed him into the Small World while Ni Huang stayed outside.