Chapter Summaries

Xu Jiujiu questioned whether Shrek and the Clear Sky Sect could defeat the Sun Moon Empire after Shrek’s students were badly injured. Tai Tan and Niu Tian offered no convincing assurance, so she left to discuss the situation with her imperial brother.

• Huo Yuhao asked Xu Jiujiu to trust Shrek, while she remained furious about Xuan Zi’s failure to protect the students.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Tai Tan and Niu Tian who they were, and Tai Tan identified them as the Clear Sky Sect’s vice sect master and sect master.
• Xu Jiujiu asked what confidence they had against the Sun Moon Empire’s Class 8 Soul Tools, and Niu Tian refused to disclose their plans.
• Xu Jiujiu recognized that the Clear Sky Sect had no real trump card and decided to speak with her imperial brother about winning the championship.
• Xu Jiujiu left after asking the Clear Sky Sect leaders to care for the injured students.

Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu discussed the Star Luo Empire’s hidden conflict with the Dai Clan and the threat to the Xu Clan’s standing if the Sun Moon Empire won the Soul Fighting Tournament. Xu Jiujiu proposed secretly controlling Shrek participants to injure their rivals, but Xu Jiawei worried about the risks.

• The chapter explained how the Dai Clan had yielded the throne to the Xu Clan during the empire’s crisis, while retaining the White Tiger Duke title and military power.
• The Dai Clan under Dai Hao sought to reclaim the throne, and the Xu Clan feared that losing power could bring a reckoning.
• Xu Jiawei told Xu Jiujiu that Shrek’s team had suffered heavy casualties and that a Sun Moon Empire victory would damage the Xu Clan’s prestige.
• Xu Jiujiu proposed using spiritual-type Soul Masters to control Shrek participants and make them injure the Sun Moon Empire’s team.
• Xu Jiawei considered the plan feasible but worried that Shrek’s level-ninety-eight Title Douluo could expose it and cause serious trouble.

Xu Jiawei rejected Xu Jiujiu’s proposal to secretly control Shrek’s members, fearing that exposure would ruin the Star Luo Empire’s reputation and leave it isolated. Xu Jiujiu then suggested seeking help from the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xu Jiawei warned Xu Jiujiu that Huo Yuhao might detect their interference and expose the Star Luo Empire’s cheating.
• Xu Jiawei explained that Shrek’s strength and the Star Luo Empire’s lack of powerful allies made exposure especially dangerous.
• Xu Jiujiu argued that they should secretly try to resist the Sun Moon Empire’s victory rather than wait for its growing influence to threaten them.
• Xu Jiawei refused to authorize the plan, deciding its risks outweighed the possible benefits.
• Xu Jiujiu asked whether they should seek help from the Clear Sky Sect, and Xu Jiawei repeated the sect’s name in surprise.

Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei about meeting Clear Sky Sect leaders Niu Tian and Tai Tan, and proposed using the sect against the Sun Moon Empire. She argued that the Star Luo Empire had no meaningful ties to the sect anymore, leaving Xu Jiawei to consider her scheme.

• Xu Jiujiu explained that Clear Sky Sect Masters Niu Tian and Tai Tan had visited and that their martial souls were the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, not the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Xu Jiawei listened as Xu Jiujiu proposed recruiting the Clear Sky Sect to fight the Sun Moon Empire and weakening both sides through the conflict.
• Xu Jiujiu argued that the Star Luo Empire could rely on the Heaven Dou Empire and Body Sect Master Du Busi if the Clear Sky Sect and Sun Moon Empire fought.
• Xu Jiujiu recounted that the Clear Sky Sect had once covertly supported the Dai-led Star Luo Empire but had withdrawn from the world and no longer aided it.
• Xu Jiujiu concluded that the Xu-led Star Luo Empire had no current relationship with the Clear Sky Sect and need not hesitate to use it.

Xu Jiujiu failed to persuade the Star Luo emperor to scheme against the Clear Sky Sect and Sun Moon Empire, while Tai Tan secretly overheard them and reported their plan to Niu Tian. The brothers discussed whether to punish the Star Luo Empire and criticized Tang San’s treatment of Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang.

• Xu Jiujiu urged her brother to interfere with the championship, but the Star Luo emperor refused, fearing retaliation from the Clear Sky Sect and the loss of Shrek’s support.
• Tai Tan returned to Niu Tian and recounted the siblings’ conversation and Xu Jiujiu’s proposed scheme.
• Niu Tian agreed that the emperor had wisely rejected Xu Jiujiu’s dangerous plan, which could have brought down the Star Luo Empire if exposed.
• Tai Tan suggested secretly teaching the Star Luo Empire a lesson and argued that Tang San would not retaliate on its behalf.
• Niu Tian stopped Tai Tan from openly discussing Tang San’s conduct, but Tai Tan criticized Tang San for denying Bai Chenxiang a chance to ascend to the God Realm despite bending its rules himself.

Tai Tan explained to Niu Tian why he hated Tang San: Tang San had failed to help White Crane and Bai Chenxiang ascend to the God Realm despite White Crane’s crucial role in helping resurrect Xiao Wu. He also condemned Tang San for failing to resurrect the Sword and Bone Douluo, and left no doubt that he saw Tang San as someone who betrayed his benefactors.

• Tai Tan reminded Niu Tian that White Crane was Tang San’s granduncle and had given Tang San the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng that helped restore Xiao Wu to human form.
• Tai Tan argued that Tang San could have brought Bai Chenxiang to the God Realm as a divine official, especially since the God of Emotions had brought his teacher and several wives.
• Niu Tian recognized that the God of Emotions had exceeded the God Realm’s supposed family limits, reinforcing Tai Tan’s claim that Tang San could have negotiated Bai Chenxiang’s ascent.
• Tai Tan explained that he and Niu Tian valued White Crane’s family because their help had made Xiao Wu’s resurrection possible, but Tang San had not repaid their kindness.
• Tai Tan added that the Sword and Bone Douluo had sacrificed themselves to retrieve and resurrect Tang San, yet Tang San had not brought them back.
• Tai Tan admitted that fear had led him to help Tang San persecute spirit beasts, but said he would never harm his own benefactors and despised Tang San for doing so.

Yao Lao explained the limits of the Beast Fire he could make in Douluo Continent and described how Beast Fire worked on Dou Qi Continent. Phoenix King learned that taking Gu Yuena’s flame could endanger her, so they left it alone, and Yao Lao compared the flames of Douluo’s martial souls with low-tier Beast Fire.

• Yao Lao told Phoenix King that his best available flame was only a quasi-seventh-tier Beast Fire, far below what he could create on Dou Qi Continent.
• Yao Lao explained that extracting a living magical beast’s Beast Fire could cripple or kill it, while a flame taken from a dead beast would gradually fade unless preserved with its companion source.
• Yao Lao said soul beasts could recover after their flames were extracted, but he had avoided taking Gu Yuena’s flame because the risks to her were unknown.
• Phoenix King agreed that he would not endanger his wife for her potentially seventh-tier Beast Fire.
• Yao Lao and Phoenix King compared Douluo’s martial-soul flames with Beast Fire, concluding that even Limit Douluo flames were only around the fourth or fifth tier.

Niu Tian and Tai Tan confronted the truth that Xiao Wu had not pursued revenge as she claimed and that they had helped Tang San harm soul beasts. Trapped in their service to Tang San, they turned back to finding the era’s Child of Destiny.

• Niu Tian tried to silence Er Ming, but Er Ming said they had become Tang San’s lackeys and betrayed their original purpose of protecting soul beasts.
• The chapter recounted how Ah Rou died at Bibi Dong’s hands and how Tai Tan and Niu Tian had supported Xiao Wu’s plan to enter the human world and seek revenge.
• Xiao Wu’s cultivation history and life with Tang San were presented as evidence that she had prioritized enjoying human life over avenging Ah Rou or protecting soul beasts.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan regretted supporting Xiao Wu and Tang San, but accepted that they could not undo the past or escape their service to Tang San.
• Niu Tian ended the discussion and told Tai Tan to keep observing the continent-wide Soul Fighting Tournament to identify the Child of Destiny for Tang San.

Zhong Kui learned that Tai Tan and Niu Tian were in the Star Luo Empire, likely investigating who had disrupted Tang San’s plans. He and Electrolux weighed the threat and considered hiding Zhong Kui’s role by making someone else appear to be the child of luck.

• Meng Hongchen told Zhong Kui that Clear Sky Sect Masters Tai Tan and Niu Tian had arrived in the Star Luo Empire to protect an heir competing with Shrek.
• Zhong Kui concluded that Tang San had sent Tai Tan and Niu Tian to identify whoever was taking Huo Yuhao’s opportunities.
• Electrolux explained that divine officials could overwhelm most Limit Douluo and warned that Zhong Kui lacked the strength to face them directly.
• Electrolux suggested seeking help from powerful soul beasts, while Zhong Kui proposed framing someone else as the child of luck to divert danger and gain time to grow stronger.

Electrolux and Zhong Kui agreed to conceal their strength and use geniuses from other teams to distract Niu Tian and Tai Tan while they grew stronger. Zhong Kui judged that he still needed far more power to challenge Tang San, whom he blamed for manipulating Huo Yuhao and the wider Douluo world.

• Electrolux warned that revealing themselves before they could contend with the God Realm would invite an attack, and said he intended to face it alongside Zhong Kui.
• Zhong Kui and Electrolux decided to divert Niu Tian and Tai Tan's attention by using talented contestants from other teams as shields.
• Zhong Kui explained that he had entered the Soul Fighting Tournament for system rewards and needed to strengthen himself before confronting Tang San.
• The chapter described Tang San's godhoods, divine weapons, combat abilities, and influence over Huo Yuhao and other events in the Douluo world.
• The chapter argued that Tang San had shaped Huo Yuhao's fate and that Huo Yuhao had failed to oppose him, while Electrolux remained unable to be resurrected.

Zhong Kui advised staying hidden and building strength before confronting Tang San. At the Star Luo Empire’s Soul Fighting Tournament, Huo Yuhao saw Dai Hao and struggled with his anger over his mother’s death.

• Zhong Kui outlined a strategy of hiding in Electrolux’s Undead Demiplane, developing the Battle Through the Heavens System, and confronting Tang San only after gaining power.
• Xu Jiawei announced Dai Hao’s presence as the White Tiger Duke at the tournament.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Dai Hao and felt furious, recalling his hatred and refusal to acknowledge him as his father.
• The chapter contrasted Huo Yuhao’s earlier resentment with his later failure to avenge his mother or hold the Duchess and Dai Clan accountable.

Huo Yuhao saw Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke, and struggled to contain his rage before confiding in Beibei. After Huo Yuhao revealed that Dai Hao was his father and described how his mother had been abused, Beibei recognized the depth of his hatred and desire for revenge.

• Huo Yuhao saw Dai Hao and wanted to attack him, but held back because he was too weak to win.
• Beibei brought Huo Yuhao to a room and asked whether he was related to the White Tiger Duke.
• Huo Yuhao broke down and admitted that Dai Hao was his biological father.
• Huo Yuhao told Beibei how he and his mother had been mistreated at the White Tiger Duke Mansion and how Dai Hao had given his mother a dagger.
• Beibei suggested that Dai Hao may have intended the dagger as a means for Huo Yuhao's mother to kill herself, and Huo Yuhao declared that he hated his father and wanted revenge.
• Beibei inferred that Huo Yuhao's half-brothers were involved in his mother's abuse and expressed disgust at what had happened.

Beibei urged Huo Yuhao to grow powerful enough to confront the White Tiger Duke before seeking revenge for his mother. Huo Yuhao explained why he had kept his past secret and accepted Beibei’s promise of support.

• Beibei told Huo Yuhao that he needed to become a Super Douluo or stronger before he could demand justice from the White Tiger Duke and the Star Luo Empire.
• Huo Yuhao cried as he spoke about his suffering and thanked Beibei for believing in him.
• Beibei asked why Huo Yuhao had not told him and Tang Ya about his past when they first met.
• Huo Yuhao said his fear of being exposed and hunted, along with his wish to avenge his mother himself, had kept him silent.
• Beibei said he understood and promised to help Huo Yuhao as much as he could.

Beibei sympathized with Huo Yuhao's desire for revenge and remained hostile toward Dai Huabin for abusing Huo Yun'er and targeting Yuhao. The chapter blamed Tang San for shaping Yuhao's suffering and for holding back the Douluo Continent's development, leaving Yuhao's tragedy tied to the world Tang San created.

• Beibei voiced his anger at Dai Huabin for abusing Huo Yun'er and harming Huo Yuhao.
• Beibei repeatedly defended Huo Yuhao, including confronting Dai Huabin over his treatment of Yuhao and opposing him after the assassination attempt.
• When Huo Yuhao spoke of avenging his mother, Beibei listened and did not force him to abandon his plan.
• The narrator argued that Tang San's influence had prevented Huo Yuhao from pursuing justice and revenge against the Dai Clan.
• The narrator condemned Tang San's rule for leaving ordinary people without access to martial-soul awakenings and slowing technological development on the Douluo Continent.

Beibei questioned Huo Yuhao about Wang Dong’s sudden distance and suspected Wang Dong had approached him for a specific purpose. Huo Yuhao withheld his secret connection to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, while Beibei remained convinced something was wrong with Wang Dong.

• Beibei asked Huo Yuhao why Wang Dong had become distant, and Huo Yuhao said he did not understand the change and felt hurt by it.
• Huo Yuhao told Beibei that Wang Dong’s attitude had changed after Huo Yuhao revealed his Solitary Bamboo martial soul.
• Beibei suspected Wang Dong had originally approached Huo Yuhao because he thought Huo Yuhao was his target, then pulled away after learning otherwise.
• Beibei asked whether Huo Yuhao had encountered anyone strange or dangerous, and Huo Yuhao denied knowing of anyone while hiding Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s existence.
• Beibei warned that Wang Dong had something seriously wrong with him and might have had a purpose from the start.

Beibei warned Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong might have approached him for a purpose and urged him to stay cautious. Meanwhile, Wang Dong confided to Niu Tian and Tai Tan that her hatred of Soul Tools and sudden aversion to Huo Yuhao made her feel controlled, and Niu Tian suspected Tang San’s divine-consciousness fragments were responsible.

• Beibei told Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong might have used him and warned him to be careful, while acknowledging the danger of confronting the Clear Sky Sect’s Tai Tan and Niu Tian.
• Beibei privately struggled to understand why Mu En had insisted that Huo Yuhao take part in the selection despite the risks.
• Wang Dong welcomed Big Uncle and Second Uncle and described how her feelings toward Huo Yuhao had changed.
• Wang Dong told Niu Tian and Tai Tan that she hated Soul Tools despite recognizing their value and felt as though something controlled her.
• Niu Tian suspected Tang San’s fragments of divine consciousness had caused Wang Dong’s hostility toward Soul Tools and Huo Yuhao.

Wang Dong admitted that he doubted himself, while Niu Tian and Tai Tan concealed the truth about the divine influence behind his aversion to Soul Tools. Tai Tan argued that they should seek the God of Destruction’s protection for Wang Dong, whose bond with him and the Goddess of Life might help keep her safe.

• Niu Tian decided he could not reveal the truth about Tang San’s plan because Tang San’s divine sense could hear them and the consequences would be severe.
• Wang Dong told Niu Tian that he truly doubted himself and could not understand his reactions to Soul Tools.
• The chapter explained that Tang San’s lingering divine sense and Wang Dong’s sealed identity as Tang Wutong caused her subconscious rejection of Soul Tools and other strange reactions.
• Tai Tan suggested telling the God of Destruction, believing he cared deeply for Tang Wutong and could protect Wang Dong.
• Tai Tan recalled Ah Rou’s care for them and grew enraged that Tang San had split her granddaughter’s soul to bind her to the child of destiny.

Tai Tan hesitated to tell Wang Dong that he was part of Tang Wutong’s soul, fearing Tang San would discover the secret. The chapter contrasted the God of Destruction’s efforts to expand the God Realm with Tang San’s repeated violations of its laws, leaving Tang San portrayed as the more culpable God King.

• Tai Tan considered telling Wang Dong that he was a fragment of Tang Wutong’s soul but stayed silent to avoid alerting Tang San.
• The account explained that second-generation God Kings Ji Dong and Lie Yan trusted Tang San because of the first generation’s appointment and their shared battles.
• The God of Destruction sought to expand the God Realm so it could accommodate more gods and qualified successors from the lower realms.
• The account listed Tang San’s actions in Peerless Tang Sect, including threatening Ju Zi and Xu Yunhan, interfering in mortal affairs, and ordering the Sun Moon Empire renamed.
• The chapter contrasted Tang San’s conduct with the God of Destruction’s record and concluded that Tang San had violated the God Realm’s laws more seriously.

Niu Tian told Tai Tan that they could not stop Tang San’s plan and had to remain obedient for Xiao Wu and Wang Dong’s sake. Meanwhile, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen criticized Shrek after learning that a relatively weak Evil Soul Master had badly injured its competition team under Xuan Zi’s protection.

• Niu Tian told Tai Tan that exposing Tang San’s plan would change nothing and might prompt Tang San to prepare a backup plan.
• Niu Tian reflected on Tang San’s plan to use the Abyss invasion to evolve the Douluo Plane and accused him of exploiting mortals for his family’s benefit.
• Niu Tian told Tai Tan that they had to obey unless a variable appeared that could help them, for Xiao Wu and Wang Dong’s sake.
• Xiao Hongchen said Shrek’s team had suffered heavy losses to an Evil Soul Master despite being led by the rank ninety-eight Xuan Zi.
• Meng Hongchen agreed that Xuan Zi’s failure to protect the competition team was absurd because the Evil Soul Master was only around Soul King level.

Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Nana, and Chen Fei discussed how Xuan Zi’s failure to stop a Soul King Evil Soul Master had damaged Shrek’s reputation. They left the incident as a source of ridicule for the Sun Moon team and questioned how Shrek had once helped defeat Spirit Hall.

• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen called Xuan Zi’s failure absurd after Yao Haoxuan died, six students were badly injured, and Huo Yuhao was taken hostage.
• The Sun Moon team criticized Xuan Zi for letting the students enter the cave first and failing to restrain both the explosions and Death’s Emissary.
• The team acknowledged that Death’s Emissary had prepared traps and that Xuan Zi had prioritized saving the injured students, but still judged his leadership a failure.
• Nana joined Meng Hongchen and said she could not understand how a level ninety-eight Super Douluo had failed to protect the students.
• Chen Fei mocked Shrek’s reputation and wondered how Spirit Hall had lost to Shrek and its allies ten thousand years earlier.
• An unnamed speaker told Chen Fei to lower his voice and said Shrek’s strength had included its ability to rally powerful allies against Spirit Hall.