Chapter Summaries

The Body Sect attacked Ming Virtue Hall with massive explosions and assassinations, killing hundreds of Soul Masters before its experts counterattacked. Du Busi confronted Jing Hongchen, who fought back as the battle spread through the underground base.

• Four enormous explosions struck researcher-heavy areas of Ming Virtue Hall, killing about a hundred Soul Masters and injuring many others.
• Black-clad Body Sect attackers emerged from underground and killed more than a hundred wounded Soul Masters, including a Level 9 Soul Master.
• Ming Virtue Hall experts used Purple Lightning Soul Tools to paralyze and attack the attackers, but Du Busi melted the weapons and sent poisonous liquid toward the Soul Masters.
• Jing Hongchen arrived with reinforcements, blocked Du Busi's poison, and ordered the attackers killed.
• Jing Hongchen and the other Ming Virtue Hall experts attacked the Body Sect, while Du Busi held back Jing Hongchen and two other Level 9 Soul Masters.

Qin Yue and his allies raided Ming Virtue Hall, stealing a giant humanoid Soul Tool and moving on toward the Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells. Jing Hongchen realized the Body Sect’s attack had been a diversion, leaving him fearing for the rest of his family fortune.

• Qin Haichuan and the masked raiders plundered secret chambers while Jing Hongchen’s Title Douluo-level experts were away.
• Qin Yue found the unfinished giant humanoid Soul Tool and used the Starlight Sapphire to store it.
• Ice Empress reported that Du Busi was suppressing three Title Douluo-level enemies while the Body Sect had suffered only minor casualties.
• Qin Yue set out with Ice Empress and Snow Empress to locate the underground warehouse holding Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells.
• Jing Hongchen realized the Body Sect’s attack was meant to draw attention and feared that Ming Virtue Hall’s classified laboratories had been robbed.

Jing Hongchen continued fighting Du Busi rather than risk leaving the front line, while the Body Sect Master attacked Ming Virtue Hall’s other defenders. A hidden strike from Bear Lord devastated the reinforcements, leaving Du Busi to suspect a powerful force had arranged the attack as Bear Lord remained concealed by Qin Yue’s Power of Fate.

• Jing Hongchen realized he could not leave to inspect the secret laboratories and focused on preserving his strength while fighting Du Busi.
• Du Busi noticed Jing Hongchen had stopped risking his life and redirected his attacks toward the other Level 9 Soul Masters.
• Nearly ten Title Douluo arrived as reinforcements, but a huge claw shadow killed or wounded more than half of them.
• Du Busi recognized the attacker’s strike as Bear Lord’s and wondered who had recruited the Beast of Calamity.
• The surviving reinforcements searched for the hidden attacker, unaware that Qin Yue’s Power of Fate concealed Bear Lord from them.

Qin Yue’s attack on Ming Virtue Hall was bolstered by Bear Lord’s hidden strikes, while Du Busi overwhelmed Jing Hongchen and the other Level 9 Soul Masters. Long Xiaoyao arrived to protect Jing Hongchen, and Qin Yue prepared to bring the Ice Empress up to face him as Du Busi recognized the Dark Sacred Dragon.

• Bear Lord’s threat made the Level 9 Soul Masters fight cautiously, allowing Du Busi and the Body Sect Title Douluo to press their opponents.
• Ye Xishui sensed the attack on Ming Virtue Hall, and Xu Tianran learned that Du Busi and another powerful expert were attacking.
• Xu Tianran asked Ye Xishui to save Jing Hongchen, but Long Xiaoyao left the palace to confront the unknown attacker.
• The Snow Empress warned Qin Yue that a powerful human had arrived, and Qin Yue suggested that the Ice Empress test herself against a Limit Douluo.
• Du Busi recognized Long Xiaoyao as the Dark Sacred Dragon and was shocked that he had pledged himself to the Sun Moon Empire.

Du Busi fought Long Xiaoyao at Ming Virtue Hall, unleashing his Body Martial Soul Second Awakening and forcing Long Xiaoyao to use his domain. After Long Xiaoyao carried the battle away from the hall, Qin Yue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress passed a sleeping Jing Hongchen underground.

• Bear Lord withdrew into the shadows after Long Xiaoyao appeared.
• Jing Hongchen left the battlefield to check the classified laboratories beneath Ming Virtue Hall.
• Du Busi transformed into a giant with his Body Martial Soul Second Awakening and challenged Long Xiaoyao.
• Long Xiaoyao knocked Du Busi back, then used darkness to stop his Death Kingdom from engulfing the hall.
• Long Xiaoyao struck Du Busi out of the domain and sent him flying toward the southern outskirts of Ming Capital.
• Qin Yue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress walked past the sleeping Jing Hongchen, and Qin Yue praised Du Busi's performance.

Du Busi unleashed his Ninth Spirit Skill against Long Xiaoyao, but Long Xiaoyao identified the technique’s Soul Power weakness and gained the upper hand. Qin Yue realized the Du Busi fighting Long Xiaoyao was an empty shell, while the real Du Busi had escaped at the cost of being badly weakened.

• Du Busi transformed into scarlet venom and used his Ninth Spirit Skill, Du Bisi, to attack Long Xiaoyao.
• Du Busi explained that his venom could not die while its predetermined target remained alive, but Long Xiaoyao reasoned that killing Du Busi would end the effect.
• Long Xiaoyao repeatedly scattered Du Busi, forcing him to spend Soul Power to maintain himself and leaving him on the verge of defeat.
• Qin Yue watched with Ice Empress and recognized that the Du Busi fighting Long Xiaoyao was an empty shell.
• Qin Yue inferred that the real Du Busi had escaped using the venom on Ming Virtue Hall’s dome and had been left badly weakened.

Du Busi escaped Ming Capital with the Body Sect experts, while Long Xiaoyao discovered that the Ice Empress had appeared and that the Snow Empress was watching from afar. He weighed the danger of fighting the Far North’s leaders and chose not to call Ye Xishui into the battle.

• Du Busi condensed his poison into a human shape, gathered the Body Sect experts, and escaped through the underground tunnel beneath Ming Virtue Hall.
• Du Busi released the clone that had deceived Long Xiaoyao, and the collapsing clone taunted him before vanishing.
• Long Xiaoyao recognized the Ice Empress as a Far North Soul Beast with Limit Douluo-level strength, and she identified herself.
• The Snow Empress appeared at the edge of the battlefield, and Long Xiaoyao sensed her immense power.
• Long Xiaoyao abandoned his plan to summon Ye Xishui, judging that a battle between the four experts would favor the Far North leaders.

Long Xiaoyao held back against the Ice Empress, who used their exchange to improve her odds in a future fight, while Qin Yue learned that the Holy Spirit Cult stronghold had fallen and Electrolux was delayed. At the imperial palace, Xu Tianran demanded an explanation from Jing Hongchen, who revealed that four groups had attacked Ming Virtue Hall.

• Long Xiaoyao fought the Ice Empress for over ten minutes, then watched her and the Snow Empress leave before flying back toward the Sun Moon imperial palace.
• Qin Yue gave the exhausted Ice Empress a snow lotus, and she said their spar had improved her chances against Long Xiaoyao from forty-sixty to sixty-forty.
• Qian Canghai reported that the Holy Spirit Cult stronghold had been breached, Xu Han and two Evil Soul Master Title Douluo had died, and the clan head had withdrawn into the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• Qian Canghai told Qin Yue that Electrolux was unharmed but delayed, and Qin Yue began making new arrangements.
• Xu Tianran demanded an explanation from Jing Hongchen, who reported that four groups had invaded Ming Virtue Hall and described the first three.

Xu Tianran learned that Number One and all sixteen Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells in Ming Virtue Hall had been stolen, then received news that five more shells were missing from the Sun Moon Royal Armory. He ordered a confidential meeting for the next day to investigate the thefts and suspected traitors within the empire.

• Xu Tianran demanded an explanation from Jing Hongchen, who admitted that Number One and sixteen Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells had vanished from Ming Virtue Hall.
• Jing Hongchen accepted responsibility, offered to resign and produce shells, and begged Xu Tianran to spare the Hongchen Family.
• Xu Tianran questioned Jing Hongchen about the theft and considered Long Xiaoyao a suspect after hearing that the thief had knocked Jing Hongchen unconscious without triggering his defensive Soul Tools.
• A messenger told Xu Tianran that five Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells and other weapons had been stolen from the Sun Moon Royal Armory.
• Xu Tianran dismissed Jing Hongchen and ordered every department to prepare for a confidential meeting the next day about both robberies.

After Qin Yue revealed his role in the raid on Ming Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen killed Shadow Douluo Xue Chen and chose to flee the Sun Moon Empire with the Hongchen Family. He ordered his clansmen to gather their valuables and prepare to leave Ming Capital that night.

• Jing Hongchen warned his clansmen that he had made a grave mistake and told them to settle their affairs before he was confined.
• Jing Hongchen suspected Shadow Douluo Xue Chen was spying on his residence and feared Crown Prince Xu Tianran might make him the scapegoat for the raid.
• Qin Yue arrived carrying the unconscious Xue Chen and challenged Jing Hongchen to prove his resolve to leave the empire.
• Jing Hongchen killed Xue Chen, then listened as Qin Yue admitted responsibility for the raid and the theft of Ming Virtue Hall's materials.
• Jing Hongchen agreed to join Qin Yue and summoned the Hongchen Family to escape Ming Capital.
• Jing Hongchen told his clansmen to pack valuables and leave that night, warning that anyone who failed to return in time would be left behind.

Qin Yue graduated from Shrek Academy and set out with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen for Forest Spirit City. On arrival, they were stunned by the city’s extensive soul guidance technology and strict security systems.

• Xiao Hongchen declined to say goodbye to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy team, explaining that his grandfather’s defection had made them strangers.
• Qin Yue told Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen it was time to leave, and the three departed for Forest Spirit City after Qin Yue graduated from Shrek Academy.
• The group saw Forest Spirit City’s barrier, orderly buildings, flying soul tools, and heavily equipped walls as they approached.
• City guard Li Hu welcomed them and recited regulations, including a ban on unauthorized takeoff enforced by the city’s Defense System.
• After entering the city, Qin Yue noticed its traffic signals, road markings, and barrier-like lights made it resemble a modern city.

Qin Yue returned to Forest Spirit City and learned how Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen had developed its departments and research facilities over the past two years. The report showed that the city was positioned to grow into a major center for Soul Masters and Soul Tools.

• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen bickered while traveling through Forest Spirit City, then learned that Qin Yue was the minister of the Information Technology Development, Operations, and Supervision Department.
• Jing Hongchen explained that applicants needed to reach Level 7 as a Soul Master and pass screening and an interview to join the department.
• Xuan Ziwen welcomed Qin Yue and praised the Internet, describing how its early local network had inspired him to devote himself to its development.
• Jing Hongchen reported that Forest Spirit City had completed several renovation projects and organized its administration into six departments, alongside the Soul Tool Research Institute and Energy Research Center.
• Qin Yue heard how the city’s facilities and Jing Hongchen’s academy could attract talent and help Forest Spirit City grow into a super first-tier city.

Qin Yue announced that he would compete in the newly expanded Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament and gathered the teammates he had chosen. The team assembled in Forest Spirit City, where its members introduced themselves before preparing to travel to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Qin Yue explained that sects could now enter the tournament and said he would compete alongside Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and other friends.
• Jing Hongchen worried that Xu Tianran might target Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, but Qin Yue reassured him that Guan Xue, Yu Bing, and Cang Hai would accompany them.
• Qin Yue ordered messengers to summon his chosen teammates and said the group would visit the Angel Family's clan grounds to settle an old matter and practice together.
• Four days later, Nan Qiuqiu, Wu Feng, Ning Tian, and Qin Qiu'er arrived in Forest Spirit City and introduced themselves to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen learned that Qin Yue’s team included several unusually powerful Soul Masters, including Ning Tian’s Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and Qiu’er’s Ultimate Strength Golden Dragon Spear. Qin Yue revealed that he was a seventeen-year-old rank ninety-three Title Douluo with nine 100,000-Year Soul Rings, leaving everyone stunned and Ning Tian fearing he had received a God Trial that could separate them.

• Ning Tian showed Xiao Hongchen her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and explained that it was the rarest support martial soul in her sect’s history.
• Nan Qiuqiu and Wu Feng explained that their Rouge Glazed Dragon and Pale Flame Dragon martial souls were positive mutations from top-tier Beast Martial Souls.
• Qiu’er said her Golden Dragon Spear was born with the Ultimate Strength attribute, and Xiao Hongchen realized how formidable the team was.
• Qin Yue corrected Xiao Hongchen’s assumption that he was a Soul Douluo and revealed his rank ninety-three Title Douluo cultivation and nine 100,000-Year Soul Rings.
• Ning Tian recognized the soul ring configuration from her sect’s records and feared Qin Yue had received a God Trial that might take him away from her.

Qin Yue explained the history of gods and the paths to ascension after Ning Tian became upset about the separation between the mortal world and the God Realm. He revealed that he was undergoing the Thunder God Trial but hoped to pursue a higher Divine Position, leaving the others with a clearer picture of the God Realm’s hierarchy.

• Qin Yue comforted Ning Tian, who explained that she feared loved ones might never meet again after ascending to the God Realm.
• Qin Yue confirmed that the First-generation Shrek Seven Devils had ascended and said their divine ancestors might intervene if the Star Luo Empire faced destruction.
• Qin Yue explained that Soul Masters needed to reach level 99 to pursue a god’s inheritance or create a Divine Position, while Soul Beasts faced a blocked path to ascension.
• Qin Yue revealed that he was completing the eighth Thunder God Trial but did not plan to ascend with only the Thunder God Position.
• Qin Yue described the four ranks of gods and explained that God Officials were powerful beings who had not reached true godhood.

Qin Yue explained that he planned to use the Holy Spirit Cult and the tournament in Ming Capital to gather faith and raise his Divine Position beyond that of a First-Class God. He revealed the Information Department’s potential to transform Soul Ring technology, then assigned his newly formed team a distant mission departing in three days.

• Qin Yue told Ning Tian and the others that he would not settle for ascending as a First-Class God and planned to use the Holy Spirit Cult as kindling for his rise.
• Qin Yue said the tournament in Ming Capital would expose the Holy Spirit Cult and Crown Prince Xu Tianran before spectators from across the continent.
• Qin Yue explained to Xiao Hongchen that Soul Rings contained information and that the Information Department could develop technology to store, alter, and eventually manufacture them.
• Qin Yue revealed that Xuan Ziwen had developed a Soul Tool that stored some Soul Rings and could erase the information identifying their killer.
• Qin Yue told the team to prepare supplies for three days before departing on a distant mission to improve their teamwork.

Qin Yue took his team aboard a Level 9 Flying Soul Tool and revealed that their destination was deep in the ocean, where they would build teamwork. His companions admitted how they had prepared for the journey, leaving Qin Yue to discover that Xiao Hongchen had packed an enormous arsenal of Fixed Soul Guidance Shells instead of many supplies.

• Qin Yue brought the team to Forest Spirit City's eastern gate and summoned a Level 9 Flying Soul Tool associated with the Hongchen Family.
• Qin Yue and the others boarded the craft, which flew southeast from Forest Spirit City under the protection of its Soul Guidance Arrays.
• Wu Feng asked where they were going, and Qin Yue revealed that they would travel deep into the ocean and needed fresh water.
• Ning Tian offered a month's supply of fresh water, while Nan Qiuqiu said her stored ice could provide water for the seven of them for a month.
• Qiu'er offered to use her knowledge of Sea Soul Beasts to find fresh water, while Meng Hongchen admitted she had brought little food and Xiao Hongchen explained that she could make fresh water by condensing ice with Soul Power.
• Xiao Hongchen revealed that he had packed only three days of food for seven people and filled the rest of his Storage Soul Tool with 120 Level 6, 30 Level 7, and three Level 8 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells.

Qin Yue led the team to Blue Sea City and explained why they would travel across the ocean by wooden ship rather than using Soul Tools. As the group boarded, Xiao Hongchen found a new direction for his research, and Angel Family protectors prepared to accompany them on the voyage.

• Qin Yue explained to Wu Feng that flying directly to their destination would drain his Soul Power and attract Sea Soul Beasts, and reminded her that the trip was also meant to strengthen the team's coordination.
• Wu Feng's playful interruption eased the tension among the team, which Qin Yue had recognized as divided into smaller cliques whenever he was absent.
• Qin Yue chose a wooden sailing ship, explaining to Xiao Hongchen that its lack of Soul Power fluctuations made it safer in waters filled with Sea Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Hongchen considered how concealing Soul Power fluctuations could improve ocean travel and Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells, while Meng Hongchen remained focused on armor-type Soul Tools.
• Qian Canghai greeted Qin Yue at the dock, where Qian Dengyun and Qian Zhaomu were waiting to join the voyage, which had at least four Title Douluo-level protectors aboard.

Wu Feng and the others encountered and defeated a Demon Soul Crab, then discovered its meat was revolting. The group returned the crab to the sea and blamed Qin Yue for pretending to enjoy it.

• Wu Feng complained that they had sailed for days without seeing a Sea Soul Beast, and Qin Yue explained that they would soon attract one by releasing Soul Power fluctuations.
• Qian Dengyun spotted a roughly twenty-thousand-year-old Demon Soul Crab, and Qin Yue sent Nan Qiuqiu and Wu Feng to fight it while warning them to finish quickly.
• Nan Qiuqiu hurled the crab out of the sea, and Wu Feng struck it with a flaming spear; they killed it in under three minutes.
• Nan Qiuqiu brought the crab's claws and meat aboard, and the group grilled and tasted them.
• Wu Feng and the others spat out the foul-tasting crab, then scolded Qin Yue for claiming to enjoy it; Qin Yue resolved to scare Qian Dengyun in return for watching them suffer.

Qin Yue and the others caught and tasted Golden-Scaled Red-Tailed Fish after encountering an unusual school near the ship. Their meal was interrupted by Phantom Sound Jellyfish rising from the deep, and Qian Dengyun warned that something extraordinary had happened in the ocean.

• Qian Dengyun spotted a school of Golden-Scaled Red-Tailed Fish and guided the ship toward it.
• A Ten-Thousand-Year Golden-Scaled Red-Tailed Fish attacked, and the sailors fought the school and harvested its fish.
• Wu Feng and Ning Tian praised the fish while Qian Dengyun explained that the school had appeared off its usual route because of a battle between Sea Soul Beast groups.
• Phantom Sound Jellyfish surfaced beside the ship, and Qian Dengyun recognized their appearance as a sign of upheaval in the deep ocean.