Chapter Summaries

Asura God revealed to Rakshasa God that Poseidon, Tang San, and the God Realm Hub were compromised, but decided to continue their plan and make Tang San’s path to godhood difficult. He also explained why he believed Ao Zhan could defeat the hidden schemer, leaving Asura God and Rakshasa God determined to see how the conflict unfolded.

• Poseidon realized Asura God knew about his suspicious behavior and fled the Divine Temple.
• Asura God removed his helmet and secretly told Rakshasa God about Poseidon, Xiao Wu, Tang San, the compromised God Realm Hub, and Poseidon’s Sea God Trident.
• Asura God said they would continue their plan, allowing Tang San to pursue two Divine Positions while making his path to godhood painful.
• Asura God told Rakshasa God that Ao Zhan grew stronger as he fought and could defeat the hidden enemy, prompting Rakshasa God to recall Feng Yao’s similar ability.
• Asura God said he wanted to witness the hidden schemer’s defeat before accepting that Ao Zhan would ultimately defeat them.

The Asura God and Rakshasa God agreed to keep pretending they knew nothing while waiting for the hidden powers to reveal themselves. At the promotion matches, Qian Yang faced Sin Gourd, and the battle escalated when Qian Yang unleashed Solar Judgment.

• The Asura God told the Rakshasa God they would continue acting unaware until the forces behind Tang San revealed themselves.
• The Golden Academy Team and Evil God Academy Team met in the final promotion match of the day, with Qian Yang facing Sin Gourd first.
• Sin Gourd revealed that his corrupted gourd absorbed evil thoughts to produce wine, which stirred evil thoughts and empowered his attacks.
• Qian Yang dodged Sin Gourd's mental attack and struck at his Evil God's Protection with repeated sword blows.
• Sin Gourd surrounded himself with wine and evil mist, so Qian Yang rose into the air and gathered sunlight and heat into his sword.
• Qian Yang unleashed Solar Judgment, sending a holy, fiery sword beam down toward Sin Gourd.

Qian Yang used his Angel Martial Soul and the open sky to overwhelm several members of the Evil God Team in succession. After defeating Evil Eye, he remained in the arena as the next opponent prepared to fight.

• Qian Yang defeated Sin Gourd with Solar Judgment, then faced Grudge Shadow.
• Qian Yang's Angel Domain dissolved Grudge Shadow's attacks, and Grudge Shadow conceded.
• Sin Bone attacked Qian Yang with bone spikes, but the Angel Domain destroyed them before Solar Judgment defeated him.
• Evil Eye tried to use spiritual attacks and an illusion against Qian Yang, but he was defeated; black light flashed beneath his feet before he lost.

Ancient Lamp and Seven Sins fought Qian Yang, whose holy sword attacks defeated both Evil God Team members. Exhausted, Qian Yang yielded the field to Tian Yao, who faced Lu Mingfei as the Evil God Team captain began spreading his Evil Domain.

• Ancient Lamp covered the arena in black flames, but Qian Yang defeated him with a golden blade of holy light.
• Seven Sins released the seven Original Sins and summoned seven puppets, but Qian Yang destroyed them with Solar Judgment and defeated him.
• Qian Yang, nearly out of energy, stepped down and Tian Yao took his place to face Lu Mingfei.
• Lu Mingfei summoned his Evil Scepter and spread his black Evil Domain, intensifying the flames across the field.

Lu Mingfei absorbed the Evil God Team’s stored malicious thoughts and summoned seven Original Sin Puppets, greatly increasing his strength against Tian Yao. Tian Yao charged through his attacks with her Golden Crocodile King Arming and began cutting apart his black chains.

• Six clouds of malicious thoughts surged from beneath the arena into Lu Mingfei, raising his power to the High-Rank Soul Emperor level.
• Lu Mingfei used his Evil Scepter Martial Soul and the Seven Original Sin Gods’ energy to summon seven Original Sin Puppets.
• Tang San hoped Lu Mingfei would defeat Tian Yao, while the Super Beast Team and other spectators worried about the strength of Lu Mingfei’s power-up.
• Tian Yao summoned the Golden Crocodile King Arming and used Eight Extremes: Second Form, Sheathbreaker, to rush at Lu Mingfei.
• Lu Mingfei sent black chains and a black arrow at Tian Yao, who dodged the chains and sliced them apart with her glowing fingers.

Tian Yao fought Lu Mingfei and the Seven Original Sin Puppets, whose abilities combined to slow, drain, and deceive her while the Wrath Puppet repeatedly recovered. She remained largely unharmed but landed inside the Sloth Puppet’s mist, glaring at it in frustration.

• The Wrath Puppet attacked Tian Yao, but she severed its limbs as Lu Mingfei restored it with the Evil Domain’s black mist.
• Tian Yao ignored the regenerating Wrath Puppet and charged Lu Mingfei, breaking through the Sloth Puppet’s mist before the Pride Puppet slowed her down.
• The Greed Puppet and Gluttony Puppet drained Tian Yao’s Soul Power while the Lust Puppet’s Charm struck her and the Envy Puppet copied her Eight Extremes.
• The restored Wrath Puppet punched Tian Yao through the air, breaking the Charm; she landed unharmed and glared at the Sloth Mist.

Lu Mingfei used the Seven Original Sin Puppets to suppress Tian Yao, while she searched for a way to break through his defenses. The chapter left Tian Yao preparing a decisive technique she had learned from her unacknowledged master.

• The Evil God Team discussed their defeat by Qian Yang and considered their chances against the Golden Team, while Tang San hoped Lu Mingfei would injure Tian Yao.
• Tian Yao attacked the Sloth Mist with a golden sword aura, but the puppets absorbed only its gold element and Lu Mingfei repaired their damage with malicious thoughts.
• Tian Yao calmed herself, judged that she had to defeat Lu Mingfei quickly, and decided to use a one-hit attack.
• Tian Yao formed a short rod and chain from gold elements, took a swordsman’s stance, and invoked her master before declaring, “Milong Legend—Blade Intercepts Sword!”

Tian Yao used Golden Skyline to break through Lu Mingfei’s strongest defense and defeat him and the Seven Original Sin Puppets in one strike. The spectators marveled at her power as Lucifer watched his son lose, unable to change the result.

• The Wrath Puppet charged Tian Yao, but she vanished in a flash of golden light and raced toward Lu Mingfei.
• Tian Yao struck Lu Mingfei with Golden Skyline, bisecting the Seven Original Sin Puppets and shattering Evil God's Protection.
• Lu Mingfei fell with a severe wound, and his aura weakened as Tian Yao’s single move secured her victory.
• Spectators and onlookers from Skywater Academy and the Super Beast Team praised Tian Yao, while Ye Lingyun wondered whether his defense could withstand her attack.
• Golden Crocodile proudly celebrated his granddaughter’s victory as the Spirit Hall elders praised her and Tang Chen and the others grew uneasy.
• Lucifer reacted with fury and disbelief as he watched his son lose despite using his strongest defense.

After Shrek drew the Golden Academy Team for the next match, Tang San and the others struggled to find a way to overcome the overwhelming strength gap. The chapter ended with Tian Yao explaining to Gu Ningqiu that she could not learn Golden Skyline because she did not meet the requirements for Eight Extremes.

• The Golden Team defeated the Evil God Team, and Tian Yao drew attention by defeating Lu Mingfei with Golden Skyline.
• The draw matched Shrek Academy against the Golden Academy Team, leaving Tang San and his teammates shocked and worried about the next day's battle.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, and the students discussed their chances, but they could see no clear way to overcome the Golden Team's superior strength.
• Shrek's teachers concluded that Tang San was their best hope because of his Sea God Divine Skills, though Tian Yao's speed could prevent him from preparing an attack.
• Gu Ningqiu asked Tian Yao to teach her Golden Skyline, and Tian Yao explained that she lacked the prerequisites to use Eight Extremes.

Tian Yao explained the brutal training behind Eight Extremes, while Golden Team planned to defeat Shrek by quickly targeting Tang San. In the match, Gu Ningqiu dominated Tai Long and sent him flying with a kick.

• Tian Yao's allies described the eight years of harsh training she endured to master Eight Extremes, and Ye Lingyun realized how much effort she had made to defeat him.
• Ao Zhan asked Golden Team to prepare for its match against Shrek, and the team decided to field Qian Yang, Tian Yao, and Qiu'er to take Tang San out quickly.
• The next day, Tai Long opened the match against Gu Ningqiu by activating his Powerful Gorilla Martial Soul and charging at her.
• Gu Ningqiu caught Tai Long's wrist, broke it when he tried to attack with his other hand, and hurled him away with a roundhouse kick.

Gu Ningqiu continued Shrek’s one-on-one relay match, defeating four opponents without using her Martial Soul or Arming form. She left Zhu Zhuqing badly wounded after piercing her abdomen with a light arrow.

• Gu Ningqiu eliminated Tai Long with Radiant Brilliance Art after he flew off the stage.
• Huang Yuan attacked with his Lone Wolf Martial Soul, but Gu Ningqiu shattered his Soul Skill and knocked him out with Flash Art.
• Gu Ningqiu defeated Jing Ling with a single punch when he approached her.
• Tang San sent Zhu Zhuqing to wear Gu Ningqiu down, but Gu Ningqiu caught her at speed and kicked her away.
• Gu Ningqiu formed a light-element bow and shot an arrow through Zhu Zhuqing’s abdomen without detonating it or adding fire.

Gu Ningqiu defeated Dai Mubai after mocking him about Zhu Zhuqing kneeling to Tian Yao, leaving Shrek with only three members. Tang San realized Xiao Wu was next to face her.

• Dai Mubai attacked Gu Ningqiu with his White Tiger Intense Light Wave, but she caught and dispelled it with her Alien Energy.
• Gu Ningqiu taunted Dai Mubai about Zhu Zhuqing kneeling before Tian Yao to save him, prompting spectators to learn of the old humiliation.
• Golden Crocodile remembered Dai Mubai's insult toward Tian Yao and anticipated that Dai Tianfeng would learn about it.
• Gu Ningqiu struck Dai Mubai, burned him with a fireball, and eliminated him from the match.
• Tang San watched Gu Ningqiu defeat a fourth Shrek member and realized Xiao Wu was next in their planned order.

Xiao Wu challenged Gu Ningqiu to avenge her mother, but Gu Ningqiu defeated her with one fiery kick. Enraged, Tang San entered the fight and tried to unleash Sea God's Thirteen Halberds, but Gu Ningqiu struck first and injured him.

• Tang San hesitated to send Xiao Wu against Gu Ningqiu, but Xiao Wu insisted that she would fight to avenge her mother.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation to appear behind Gu Ningqiu, who blinded her with golden light and knocked her down with a burning kick.
• Gu Ningqiu's kick fractured Xiao Wu's left shoulder and severely burned her, leaving her gravely injured.
• Tang San rushed onto the stage after Xiao Wu was carried away and confronted Gu Ningqiu in a rage.
• Tang San summoned the Blood Sea Trident and began gathering power for Sea God's Thirteen Halberds, but Gu Ningqiu struck him first and sent his Soul Power rampaging through his meridians.

Gu Ningqiu defeated Tang San and then overwhelmed Ma Hongjun, completing the Golden Team’s one-against-seven sweep of Shrek. The match ended with Ma Hongjun severely injured and Shrek once again defeated.

• Gu Ningqiu relentlessly beat Tang San, then launched him down with her Radiant Brilliance Art, knocking him unconscious and revealing his face.
• Ma Hongjun entered the arena as the final Shrek fighter and became enraged when Gu Ningqiu insulted him and Shrek.
• Ma Hongjun’s Rakshasa Evil Flame clashed with Gu Ningqiu’s Golden Flame, but her flames gradually swallowed his attack.
• Gu Ningqiu bound Ma Hongjun with Golden Flame chains and severely injured him with a Radiant Brilliance Art at sixty percent strength.
• The Golden Team completed a one-against-seven sweep, defeating all seven Shrek fighters.

After learning that Gu Ningqiu had defeated Shrek's team and shattered his mask in front of everyone, Tang San fled and raged over the public humiliation. He refused to accept that his face and disgrace might become known, and began considering killing nearly everyone on Douluo Continent and altering survivors' memories after he became a god.

• Tang San woke up and learned from Flender that Gu Ningqiu had defeated all seven members of Shrek's team.
• Tang San discovered that Gu Ningqiu had shattered his mask, exposing his face to everyone at the match.
• Tang San screamed and ran from camp, while Flender persuaded Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji to give him space.
• Tang San reached a deserted place, unleashed blood waves with the Blood Sea Trident until his Soul Power was exhausted, and crouched down in despair.
• Tang San resolved that after becoming a god, he might kill nearly everyone on Douluo Continent and alter the survivors' memories to conceal his humiliation.

Tang San collapsed and met Sea God Poseidon in an illusion of Sea God Island, where he asked Poseidon to erase the words Gu Yuena had carved on his face. Poseidon feared provoking Gu Yuena and warned Tang San that restoring his face would bring consequences.

• Tang San collapsed when the Trident Mark on his forehead glowed, and his consciousness arrived on Sea God Island.
• Poseidon appeared from the Sea God Temple and greeted Tang San, while privately worrying that Gu Yuena would punish anyone who tried to interfere with her handiwork.
• Tang San told Poseidon that Gu Yuena had carved words onto his face and asked him to remove them.
• Poseidon hesitated to restore Tang San's face because he feared Gu Yuena would retaliate, then warned that the consequences would not be easy to handle.

Poseidon explained that healing Tang San’s face could provoke Gu Yuena again, then offered to restore Tang San’s manhood instead. Tang San insisted Poseidon restore Xiao Wu’s face first, and Poseidon took control of Bo Saixi’s body to carry out the healing, leaving Tang Chen behind.

• Poseidon identified Gu Yuena as the Silver Dragon King and warned that she might attack Tang San again if his face were healed.
• Tang San worried that Gu Yuena would continue targeting him and hesitated when Poseidon offered to restore his manhood.
• Tang San asked Poseidon to restore Xiao Wu’s face before restoring his own manhood, and Poseidon agreed to do both.
• Poseidon took control of Bo Saixi’s body and left the tent to handle the matter.
• Tang Chen was left puzzled and worried that Bo Saixi might face danger from Ao Zhan.

Poseidon tried to heal Xiao Wu's face but discovered that its appearance could not be changed. He left Bo Saixi unconscious and told Tang San that Xiao Wu’s condition was beyond his abilities.

• Tang Chen followed Poseidon to Xiao Wu's tent and waited outside while Poseidon tried to heal her with Sea God's Light.
• Poseidon sent Bo Saixi's Sea God Martial Soul into Xiao Wu's body and found that her physical body was unharmed, while her consciousness bore the same scars.
• Poseidon concluded that Xiao Wu's soul was injured, then found no soul injuries and decided that her scars were innate, though he blamed Gu Yuena for them.
• Poseidon left Xiao Wu's tent, told Tang Chen to ask Tang San what had happened, and released control of Bo Saixi, who collapsed unconscious.
• In the illusion, Poseidon told Tang San that Xiao Wu's scars were beyond his ability to heal.

Poseidon tried to compensate Tang San with powerful gifts after learning Xiao Wu’s soul injury could not be healed, but an interruption cut off their exchange. The Asura God summoned Poseidon to his temple and confronted him before he could grant Tang San anything.

• Poseidon told Tang San that Xiao Wu’s soul injury could not be healed and offered him Spirit Rings, Spirit Bones, increased Soul Power, or older Spirit Rings instead.
• Tang San pretended to care only about restoring Xiao Wu’s smile, then accepted Poseidon’s advice to focus on becoming stronger.
• The Asura God abruptly pulled Poseidon into the Asura God Temple, causing Poseidon’s meeting with Tang San to end and the promised gifts to go unfulfilled.
• Tang San returned to his previous location, remembered Poseidon’s promises, and repeatedly tried to contact him through the Trident Mark.
• Poseidon angrily confronted the Asura God and Rakshasa after the Asura God explained that he had interrupted Poseidon’s attempt to reward Tang San.

Asura God caught Poseidon trying to give Tang San powerful compensation and confronted him in the Asura God Temple. Poseidon challenged Asura God over his motives for saving him, and Asura God drew blood with the Asura Magic Sword.

• Asura God sensed Poseidon preparing to aid Tang San, stopped practicing swordsmanship, and dragged Poseidon to the Asura God Temple.
• Poseidon insisted that raising Tang San's Soul Power and Spirit Ring ages and giving him Spirit Bones and God-Bestowed Soul Rings were minor acts of compensation.
• Asura God rebuked Poseidon for criticizing his private life and reminded him that he had saved Poseidon from Destruction God King and Evil God King.
• Poseidon claimed Asura God had saved him only to gain influence and said their relationship was merely an exchange of protection for service.
• Asura God asked whether Poseidon truly believed that, then cut Poseidon's face with the Asura Magic Sword.