Chapter Summaries

Zhong Kui and Beast God Di Tian agreed to cooperate after Di Tian confirmed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well held the souls of his uncle and aunt. Zhong Kui urged the soul beasts to adopt Soul Tools, but Di Tian dismissed the idea and continued to rely on the Silver Dragon King’s eventual recovery.

• Di Tian emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, confirmed Zhong Kui had told the truth, and promised the Star Dou Great Forest would support their cooperation.
• Zhong Kui blamed the God Realm’s rule and Soul Ring System for the conflict between humans and soul beasts, while Di Tian warned that the soul beasts would eventually seek revenge on the gods.
• Di Tian suspected Zhong Kui had connections to gods who wanted to ease the conflict, but Zhong Kui could not explain the contradictions among the Douluo series’ accounts of the world.
• Zhong Kui advised Di Tian to have soul beasts learn to use Soul Tools so they could resist humanity’s growing technological power.
• Di Tian rejected Zhong Kui’s advice because he believed Soul Tools were inferior to god-level strength and expected the Silver Dragon King to recover and defeat humanity.

Zhong Kui and Snow Empress urged Di Tian to develop Soul Tools so soul beasts could grow stronger, and the Silver Dragon King agreed while telling him to weaken humanity's unity. Di Tian began seeking strategists and Soul Tool researchers among the soul beasts, leaving the King of Ten Thousand Demons interested in helping undermine humanity.

• Zhong Kui, Snow Empress, and the others encouraged Di Tian to adopt human Soul Tool technology to strengthen soul beasts.
• Scarlet King supported the proposal, warning that humans' continued advances would leave soul beasts increasingly vulnerable.
• The Silver Dragon King instructed Di Tian to develop Soul Tools and stir conflict among humans while she continued recovering.
• Di Tian admitted he needed help devising a strategy, so the Silver Dragon King told him to seek advice from intelligent soul beasts.
• Di Tian asked the gathered soul beasts to identify strategists and Soul Tool researchers, and the King of Ten Thousand Demons volunteered interest in weakening humanity's unity.

The soul beasts discussed how to provoke human conflict while advancing Soul Tool technology, then Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm returned to Shrek Academy with their partnership quietly breaking down. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began planning to leave Huo Yuhao and seek another host, while their resentment remained unresolved.

• King of Ten Thousand Demons offered to stir up conflict among humans, while Scarlet King warned that the soul beasts also needed to develop Soul Tools.
• Di Tian asked who among the soul beasts could develop Soul Tools, and Xiong Jun suggested the Auspicious Beast, prompting Bi Ji to object.
• Huo Yuhao blamed Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for his ten-year Solitary Bamboo martial soul and resented the outcome.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm defended his past help and privately decided Huo Yuhao was no longer worth investing in.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm considered joining Beibei, and he and Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy while concealing their growing conflict.

Zhong Kui returned to the Sun Moon Empire with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, praising its Soul Tool technology and opportunities for ordinary people. At the Royal Soul Guidance Academy, Jing Hongchen learned how powerful his two new allies were and arranged for them to study Soul Tools.

• Snow Empress and Zhong Kui arrived in the Sun Moon Empire, where Zhong Kui praised its Soul Tool development and criticized the Douluo Three Kingdoms for neglecting commoners.
• Zhong Kui contacted Jing Hongchen, who welcomed his return and was surprised to hear he had brought two Title Douluo friends.
• Zhong Kui told the Ice and Snow Emperors that they could learn Soul Tool technology and bring that knowledge back to strengthen soul beasts.
• At the Royal Soul Guidance Academy, Ice Empress and Snow Empress revealed their auras, stunning Jing Hongchen with one Super Douluo and one Limit Douluo.
• Jing Hongchen accepted the Ice and Snow Emperors as allies and arranged for reliable Soul Engineers from Virtue Hall to teach them.

Ju Zi privately asked Zhong Kui whether he could cure a high-ranking man who could no longer have sex or father children. Zhong Kui said there was hope if Xu Tianran’s forces could win over the Clear Sky Sect and learn where to find Immortal Herbs, leaving Ju Zi uncertain whether the sect would help.

• Zhong Kui prepared to teach his alchemy students again when Ju Zi arrived to speak with him privately on behalf of the Regent Prince.
• Ju Zi asked whether an important man whose reproductive organ had been damaged could be cured, and Zhong Kui confirmed that ancient medicines might offer a treatment.
• Zhong Kui told Ju Zi that the Clear Sky Sect knew the whereabouts of Immortal Herbs associated with Tang San and might share clues if they were won over.
• Zhong Kui ended the meeting and left, while Ju Zi wondered whether the secluded Clear Sky Sect would ever help the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Tianran learned that Zhong Kui could not yet cure his disability and that Immortal Herbs might be his only immediate hope. He ordered Ju Zi to approach the Clear Sky Sect for information and protect Zhong Kui, while trying to avoid relying on another man to father his heir.

• Ju Zi reported that Zhong Kui could not cure Xu Tianran yet, but that Immortal Herbs might restore his body and that the Clear Sky Sect knew where to find them.
• Xu Tianran decided to test the Clear Sky Sect's willingness to help by offering a great reward, including imperial Soul Tool technology, for clues about the Immortal Herbs.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to arrange protection for Zhong Kui, fearing the Holy Spirit Cult might target him and disrupt his plans.
• Ju Zi said Hall Master Hongchen had already arranged secret protection for Zhong Kui, but Xu Tianran insisted that extra precautions were necessary.
• Ju Zi left to make the arrangements, while she and Xu Tianran hoped Zhong Kui could eventually help them avoid seeking another man's seed.

Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek upset after gaining a ten-year Solitary Bamboo martial soul instead of the Ultimate Ice martial soul he had hoped for. He told Beibei he had Twin Martial Souls, and Beibei advised him to search the library or ask his teacher how to improve the weak martial soul.

• A Cult Leader ordered preparations to strengthen cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire while warning that their goals would eventually conflict.
• Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek frustrated that his trip to the Far North had left him with a ten-year Solitary Bamboo martial soul instead of an Ultimate Ice martial soul.
• A classmate noticed Huo Yuhao's mood and suggested that Beibei could help if someone had bullied him, but Huo Yuhao refused to explain what had happened.
• Huo Yuhao asked Beibei where to find books on martial soul theory and revealed that he had Twin Martial Souls, including a ten-year Solitary Bamboo.
• Beibei cited Yu Xiaogang's theory that Twin Martial Souls should be equal in quality, then suggested Huo Yuhao search the library or ask his teacher how to improve his martial soul.

Tian Meng doubted that Shrek or Zhou Yi could help Huo Yuhao evolve his second Martial Soul, but Huo Yuhao asked Zhou Yi for guidance anyway. Zhou Yi admitted she could not access Shrek’s sealed records and suggested finding a legendary Immortal Herb, leaving Huo Yuhao without a practical solution.

• Tian Meng resolved to abandon Huo Yuhao eventually and seek a more promising genius, though he pretended to encourage him to consult Zhou Yi.
• Huo Yuhao told Zhou Yi that he had Twin Martial Souls and asked how Sea God Tang San had evolved his Martial Soul.
• Zhou Yi was shocked to learn Huo Yuhao’s second Martial Soul was a ten-year Solitary Bamboo.
• Zhou Yi explained that she could not access Shrek’s classified records about Tang San, and even Fan Yu could not obtain them for her.
• Zhou Yi suggested that an Immortal Herb might improve or evolve a Martial Soul, and Huo Yuhao privately wondered how he could possibly find one.

Huo Yuhao searched Shrek's library for a way to evolve his Solitary Bamboo Martial Soul but found no useful records. Tang Ya told him how Tang San's Blue Silver Grass evolved through the Blue Silver King’s sacrifice, leaving Huo Yuhao determined to seek a powerful Solitary Bamboo soul beast that might do the same.

• Huo Yuhao searched Shrek's library for a way to improve his Martial Soul, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm privately resented him and hoped to find another genius to work with.
• Tang Ya arrived at the library and examined Huo Yuhao's ten-year Solitary Bamboo Martial Soul.
• Tang Ya encouraged Huo Yuhao by recounting how the Blue Silver King's sacrifice awakened Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and evolved his Martial Soul.
• Huo Yuhao asked whether a powerful Solitary Bamboo soul beast could sacrifice itself and evolve his Martial Soul, and Tang Ya said it might be possible.
• Huo Yuhao regained his motivation and decided to search for a king among Solitary Bamboo soul beasts.

Titan and Niu Tian discussed Tang San’s plans and searched for the true Child of Destiny, while Wang Dong’s growing aversion to Huo Yuhao was revealed to stem from Tang San’s tampering. Zhong Kui then prepared to enter seclusion and attempt a breakthrough to third-grade Alchemist, with Electrolux promising to protect him.

• Titan told Niu Tian that Tang San suspected Huo Yuhao had been replaced as the Child of Destiny because his second martial soul was a ten-year Solitary Bamboo.
• Titan and Niu Tian accepted that they could not oppose Tang San, discussed his plans for Tang Wutong and the Imperial Auspicious Beast, and began searching for the true Child of Destiny.
• Wang Dong moved away when Huo Yuhao approached, and her thoughts revealed that Tang San’s divine-sense fragment caused her disgust toward him.
• Zhong Kui told Electrolux that he planned to enter seclusion and break through to third-grade Alchemist.
• Electrolux agreed to protect Zhong Kui from trouble while he cultivated.

Zhong Kui began refining pills to reach the third rank while the Snow Empress and Ice Empress studied Sun Moon Empire Soul Tool technology. Jing Hongchen grew furious after learning that the Holy Spirit Cult had likely abducted a talented student, and he began preparing to respond.

• Zhong Kui started refining Finger Pills under Electrolux's observation as he attempted to become a third-rank Alchemist.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress discussed their Soul Tool studies and the threat the Sun Moon Empire's weapons posed to the Far North.
• Jing Hongchen read that a wealthy merchant's son, a student and fifth-rank soul engineer, had disappeared with his bodyguards.
• Jing Hongchen suspected the Holy Spirit Cult had abducted the student to brainwash him and use him as a future asset, and decided to make preparations.

Jing Hongchen met Kong Deming to warn that the Holy Spirit Cult was abducting the Sun Moon Empire’s young talents and that continued cooperation would endanger the empire. Kong Deming said it was not yet time to confront Xu Tianran, but proposed strengthening Zhong Kui and finding a worthy imperial successor to eventually remove him.

• Jing Hongchen contacted Kong Deming and met him at the Soul Tool research base to discuss a serious problem.
• Jing Hongchen told Kong Deming that a Royal Soul Guidance Academy genius and his bodyguards had disappeared, likely abducted by the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Jing Hongchen argued that the Holy Spirit Cult’s actions showed the danger of cooperating with it and could lead to the empire being ruled by Evil Soul Masters.
• Kong Deming said he was waiting for a suitable imperial successor before deposing Xu Tianran, since the old emperor would not live much longer.
• Kong Deming proposed increasing Zhong Kui’s resources and training, bringing him into politics, and having him work with his friends to oppose the Evil Soul Masters.
• Kong Deming said he would search the imperial family for a reliable talent whom Zhong Kui could help raise to replace Xu Tianran.

Kong Deming secretly prepared Linglong, an eight-year-old transmigrator and talented Soul Master, to challenge Xu Tianran for the Sun Moon Empire's throne. He planned for her to enter the academy and approach Zhong Kui, whom Linglong suspected was also a transmigrator, while keeping her identity hidden from Jing Hongchen.

• Kong Deming and Hall Master Hongchen agreed to wait for the right opportunity to retaliate against the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Kong Deming revealed that he was secretly training Linglong, who had reached rank eighteen and become a Class 1 Soul Engineer, to replace Xu Tianran as ruler.
• Kong Deming refused to tell Jing Hongchen about Linglong, fearing Xu Tianran might coerce him or that the plan could be exposed.
• Kong Deming planned for Linglong to attend the academy and try to win Zhong Kui's support against Xu Tianran.
• Linglong realized she was a transmigrator named Xu Tianling and suspected Zhong Kui was one too, based on his pills and allies from the Far North.

Linglong arrived at the academy after Kong Deming told her to approach Zhong Kui carefully and build allies on her own. She entered the soul tool classroom and found the Snow Empress and Ice Empress studying soul tools.

• Kong Deming explained Zhong Kui's alchemy skills and advised Linglong to earn his trust before revealing her identity.
• Linglong suspected Zhong Kui was a transmigrator and thought the two Title Douluo friends Kong Deming mentioned might be the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Kong Deming reminded Linglong that she was destined to become emperor and had to develop her own abilities and allies.
• Linglong completed her academy enrollment procedures and went to the soul tool classroom.
• Linglong saw the Snow Empress and Ice Empress learning soul tool techniques and recognized them as the Far North's powerful beasts.

Linglong met the Ice and Snow Emperors, who were studying Soul Tool technology to protect the Far North’s soul beasts, while keeping her identity private. Zhong Kui emerged from seclusion as a Tier 3 Alchemist and searched his system for another Sub-Flame of the Heavenly Flames to advance his plans and revive Electrolux.

• Linglong realized the Ice and Snow Emperors were missing from Huo Yuhao’s spiritual world and suspected Zhong Kui had taken their opportunities.
• The Ice and Snow Emperors noticed Linglong, discussed whether she belonged to the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family, and resolved to study Soul Tool technology for the Far North.
• Linglong introduced herself and asked the Ice and Snow Emperors about their origins, but they declined to share private information and asked about her skin color.
• Zhong Kui successfully advanced to Tier 3 Alchemist, and Electrolux appeared to congratulate him before returning to his spiritual world.
• Zhong Kui recalled that a powerful alchemist could use a pill and a Heavenly Flame to revive Electrolux, then searched his system for another Sub-Flame of the Heavenly Flames.

Zhong Kui bought and refined a Fallen Heart Flame Sub-Flame to accelerate his cultivation, then emerged from seclusion to accept gifts from the Sun Moon Empire. Meanwhile, Di Tian’s meeting in the Star Dou Great Forest struggled to find a Soul Beast willing to study Soul Tool technology, and a suggestion to send the Auspicious Beast enraged him.

• Zhong Kui compared several Heavenly Flame Sub-Flames in the System Shop and chose the Fallen Heart Flame Sub-Flame for its cultivation benefits.
• Zhong Kui bought and refined the Sub-Flame, resolving to grow strong enough to reach Titled Douluo and eventually pursue greater power.
• Zhong Kui emerged from seclusion and accepted medicinal herbs and other gifts from people in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Di Tian urged the Ferocious Beasts and summoned Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to choose someone to study Soul Tool technology for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• A Soul Beast questioned whether any of their kind could learn the technology or safely travel to the human world, and another suggested sending the Auspicious Beast.
• Di Tian roared in fury at the suggestion that the Auspicious Beast should go.

Zhong Kui celebrated reaching Tier 3 Alchemist and warned the Ice and Snow Emperors that they needed to grow stronger before facing Tang San. Tang Ya suggested Huo Yuhao search for clues at the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament, leaving him hopeful that he could evolve his second martial soul and gain power for revenge.

• Zhong Kui visited the Ice and Snow Emperors after emerging from seclusion as a Tier 3 Alchemist, and the Ice Empress congratulated him.
• Zhong Kui urged the Ice and Snow Emperors to prepare for Tang San, explaining the vast power gap between gods and God Kings.
• The Ice Empress described a dark-skinned girl she had encountered, and Zhong Kui called her skin coffee-colored before realizing the Douluo Continent might not know coffee.
• Tang Ya recognized that Huo Yuhao was searching for Solitary Bamboo to evolve his second martial soul and told him the Soul Fighting Tournament might offer useful clues.
• Huo Yuhao welcomed the suggestion and imagined becoming powerful enough to make everyone who had looked down on him pay.

Tang Ya told Huo Yuhao that winning the Soul Fighting Tournament could earn him soul bones, and Tian Meng urged him to enter so he could seek resources and information to evolve his second Martial Soul. Huo Yuhao agreed to compete, while both he and Tian Meng privately planned to use their partnership for their own ends.

• Tang Ya told Huo Yuhao that tournament champions could receive soul bones, then left without revealing her doubts about his chances.
• Tian Meng urged Huo Yuhao to enter the Soul Fighting Tournament, saying victory could bring soul bones and information about a plant-type soul beast like Solitary Bamboo.
• Huo Yuhao questioned whether his strength was enough to compete, while recalling his resentment over the ten-year Martial Soul he had received.
• Tian Meng provoked Huo Yuhao by threatening to end their partnership, while privately planning to find a stronger host among the tournament’s competitors.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to compete and asked Tian Meng to help him win, while privately resolving not to let Tian Meng abandon him.

Zhong Kui explained that he wanted to reforge his Bronze Sword, which suppressed energy and released it in an explosive burst, and considered asking Electrolux for help. Meanwhile, Mu En urged Xuan Zi to prepare Shrek Academy for the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament, while Xuan Zi remained confident that Shrek would win.

• Zhong Kui asked the Snow Empress about her sword, and she said Emperor Sword: Ice Extremity Unparalleled was made from her energy.
• Zhong Kui explained that he wanted to upgrade his Bronze Sword and described its energy-suppressing effect, which unleashed a burst when the sword left his hand.
• Zhong Kui thought that Electrolux might help reforge the Bronze Sword into a super divine artifact.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi to select outstanding students and protect Shrek Academy's reputation at the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Xuan Zi dismissed concerns about the Sun Moon Empire and said Xiaotao and the other students were strong enough to win.

Mu En warned Xuan Zi that his arrogance toward Soul Tools and the Sun Moon Empire endangered Shrek, and revealed that he had only a few years left to live. In the God Realm, Tang San decided Huo Yuhao was no longer useful and considered withdrawing Tang Wutong from the Soul Fighting Tournament.

• Mu En cautioned Xuan Zi that Level 9 Soul Tools and Kong Deming could threaten Shrek despite its powerful Title Douluo.
• Xuan Zi dismissed Mu En’s concerns, argued Shrek could eventually defeat the Sun Moon Empire, and said it could become Shrek’s affiliate.
• Mu En told Xuan Zi he was nearing death and doubted Xuan Zi could preserve Shrek’s legacy unless he stopped looking down on Soul Tools.
• Mu En ordered Xuan Zi to correct his behavior, train the tournament students, and consider cultivating Huo Yuhao for the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Tang San learned Huo Yuhao’s second martial soul was a ten-year Solitary Bamboo and decided Huo Yuhao had lost his value as a prospective son-in-law.
• Tang San considered having Tang Wutong skip the Soul Fighting Tournament because he no longer expected Huo Yuhao to help her win.