Chapter Summaries

Ye Mu enjoyed a meal at Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua offered to post a bounty for a rare soul beast he wanted to taste. Before she could act, a golden Sky Screen appeared over the Douluo World and announced a question-and-answer challenge with rewards for correct answers.

• Ye Mu reminisced about his long life and his five years of dining at Moonlight Pavilion with Xue Ke.
• Tang Yuehua visited, and Xue Ke teased her about keeping Ye Mu company before Ye Mu stopped Tang Yuehua from scolding her.
• Tang Yuehua told Ye Mu about the Scaleless Crystal Fish, and he offered ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for one.
• A golden Sky Screen appeared across the Douluo World and announced that those who answered its questions correctly would receive rewards.

A miraculous Sky Screen appeared across Douluo Continent and announced a Q&A with rewards and punishments. When its first question asked which of four Soul Beasts was strongest, Yu Xiaogang confidently prepared to answer, convinced his knowledge would win the rewards.

• The Sky Screen appeared across Douluo Continent and explained that correct answers brought rewards while incorrect answers brought punishment.
• Ye Mu warned Tang Yuehua that respondents risked offending those named in the options, while Xue Ke asked whether he could answer correctly.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Yu Xiaogang declared that the gods' rewards would be theirs, and Flender and the Shrek Seven Devils agreed to register.
• The Sky Screen asked which was the strongest Soul Beast: Heavenly Snow Woman, Titan Giant Ape, Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, or Sky Azure Bull Python.
• Flender worried that a correct answer would also reward the Soul Beasts, but Yu Xiaogang dismissed the risk and urged the Shrek Seven Devils to register.

Xue Ke, Tang Yuehua, and people across the continent considered which Soul Beast was strongest as the Sky Screen displayed four options. Yu Xiaogang urged the Shrek Seven Devils to choose the Sky Azure Bull Python, while powerful Soul Beasts watched and reacted to the question.

• Xue Ke signed up to answer, and Ye Mu worried she would choose the Titan Giant Ape and be punished.
• Er Ming celebrated seeing its name among the options, while Da Ming watched the Sky Screen and expected recognition as the strongest Soul Beast.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King saw its name, claimed its age made it strongest, and mourned the absent master it had waited for.
• Bo Saixi looked toward the Sea God's statue and the protected statue of a young man after the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's roar shook Sea God Island.
• The Ice Empress excitedly pointed out that the Snow Empress was an option, and the Snow Empress warned her to follow their Teacher's instructions.
• Yu Xiaogang told the Shrek Seven Devils to choose the Sky Azure Bull Python, and they agreed to follow his advice.

Dai Mubai was selected as the Sky Screen Q&A’s first answerer, stirring excitement and concern across Douluo Continent. With Yu Xiaogang confident that the Sky Azure Bull Python was the correct answer, Dai Mubai began to respond before the countdown expired.

• The Sky Screen announced that registration had ended and randomly selected Dai Mubai from more than 3.75 million applicants.
• Dai Weisi feared that Dai Mubai would earn a reward, while Ning Fengzhi and Bibi Dong considered the potential consequences of his selection.
• The Shrek Seven Devils celebrated Dai Mubai’s selection, and Yu Xiaogang told him to answer Sky Azure Bull Python.
• A golden beam carried Dai Mubai into the Sky Screen, and Yu Xiaogang predicted that powerful factions would soon come to Blue Tyrant Academy seeking his knowledge.
• The Sky Screen gave Dai Mubai the time it took to burn one incense stick to answer, and he began repeating Yu Xiaogang’s answer.

Dai Mubai confidently chose the Sky Azure Bull Python as the strongest soul beast, but the Sky Screen marked his answer wrong and revealed that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was correct. The revelation left Dai Mubai and the Shrek Seven Devils stunned, while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King raged at being overlooked.

• Dai Mubai chose the Sky Azure Bull Python, drawing ridicule from most people and approval from those who knew of it.
• Xiao Wu and the Shrek Seven Devils celebrated, while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Er Ming anticipated rewards; Snow Empress and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King reacted to Dai Mubai's choice.
• Ye Mu told Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke that the Sky Azure Bull Python was stronger than the Titan Giant Ape, then hinted that someone had been fooled.
• The Sky Screen declared Dai Mubai's answer incorrect, prompting Yu Xiaogang to speculate that the Titan Giant Ape might have surpassed the Sky Azure Bull Python after gaining an opportunity.
• Dai Mubai protested that the result was rigged, but the Sky Screen announced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as the correct answer and described its one-and-a-half-million-year cultivation.

The Sky Screen revealed that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had lived for one million five hundred thousand years, terrifying Soul Masters across the continent. As an image showed the whale’s overwhelming power and a tiny figure standing on its head, Ye Mu revealed no surprise and thought of the creature as a fish he had once raised; the Sky Screen then announced that rewards would be distributed.

• The Sky Screen revealed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s cultivation, and Tang Yuehua, Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Soul Masters across the continent reacted with fear and disbelief.
• Ye Mu reassured Tang Yuehua that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had no reason to come onto land because it naturally lived in the deep sea.
• The Sky Screen displayed the whale’s immense size and power as its movements caused tsunamis that swallowed islands, cities, and forests.
• Viewers noticed a human figure standing steadily on the whale’s head, and Xue Ke asked Ye Mu whether the person could be the Sea God.
• Ye Mu said the whale had nothing to do with him and told Xue Ke not to let it delay their meal, while privately recalling that he had once caught the creature as a little fish.
• The Sky Screen announced that the correct answer had been revealed and rewards would now be distributed.

The Sky Screen rewarded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with increased cultivation, exemption from a Heavenly Tribulation, and the Sea Soul Beast God Position. Its reward sparked continent-wide panic over the possibility that it might unite the soul beasts and destroy humanity.

• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reacted to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King receiving a reward while Da Ming and Er Ming received none.
• The Sky Screen granted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King one hundred thousand years of cultivation, exemption from one Heavenly Tribulation, and the Sea Soul Beast God Position.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's cultivation increased, and its Heavenly Tribulation vanished before striking.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King swallowed the azure divine light containing the god position, dismissed the reward as inferior to its master's gift, and returned to the sea.
• People across the continent panicked that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could lead intelligent soul beasts against humanity.
• The Sky Screen announced that respondent Dai Mubai had answered incorrectly and would be punished.

The Sky Screen revealed that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King gained a Divinity, provoking envy and discussion among Soul Beasts and humans. It then stripped Dai Mubai of his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum as punishment, leaving him severely weakened and raising questions about Immortal Herbs across the continent.

• Di Tian rebuked Xiong Jun for suggesting they steal the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Divinity and urged him to cultivate.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress discussed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the plight of Soul Beasts hunted by humans.
• Dai Weisi hoped Dai Mubai would be punished, while Flender and the others worried about the consequences of his wrong answer.
• The Sky Screen stripped Dai Mubai of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, causing him extreme pain before he fainted.
• Flender said Dai Mubai's Soul Power had fallen to level thirty-eight and his physical condition had severely deteriorated.
• People across the continent wondered what Immortal Herbs were and how Dai Mubai had obtained one.

Ye Mu explained Immortal Herbs, while the Sky Screen’s first question sent powerful factions toward Yu Xiaogang at Blue Tyrant Academy. The second question asked for the strongest current First Soul Ring limit, and Yu Xiaogang eagerly prepared to answer, convinced the reward was his.

• Ye Mu told Xue Ke and the others that Immortal Herbs could strengthen bodies, raise Soul Power, and even evolve Martial Souls.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to take Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo to Blue Tyrant Academy, anticipating that many factions would converge there to seek Yu Xiaogang’s expertise.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to search the continent for Yu Xiaogang, while Ye Mu dismissed the idea of seeking him out and noted that Dai Mubai had trained under him but answered incorrectly.
• The Sky Screen presented its second question, asking which of eight options was the current strongest First Soul Ring limit, ranging from two hundred and fifty years to one million years.
• Ye Mu suggested that the most impossible option might be correct, and Yu Xiaogang recognized the question as his area of expertise and urged everyone at Blue Tyrant Academy to register.

The Sky Screen selected Tang San to answer its second question about the first soul ring’s age limit, exposing that he had been an outer disciple of the Tang Sect in his previous life and had transmigrated into Douluo Continent. His companions accepted him, but Ah Yin realized that her real son had died and Tang San’s soul had taken over his body; the Sky Screen then drew Tang San into its scroll.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that the first soul ring’s limit was 423 years, and the Shrek Seven Devils signed up, confident they knew the answer.
• The Sky Screen ended registration and randomly selected Tang San from 13,725 applicants, displaying details about his past life and twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, and the other Shrek Seven Devils reassured Tang San that they would still accept him, while Ning Rongrong and others privately questioned his identity.
• Ah Yin saw the Sky Screen’s annotation and concluded that her infant son had died and a soul from another world had taken over his body.
• A golden beam enveloped Tang San, lifted him into the air, and drew him into the Sky Screen Scroll.

Tang San was chosen to answer the Sky Screen’s question and declared that human soul masters would receive the gods’ reward, prompting factions across the continent to react to his exposed identity and location. Ye Mu told Tang Yuehua that Tang San had possessed and unknowingly devoured her nephew’s soul, while Tang San confidently prepared to answer based on Yu Xiaogang’s research.

• Tang San identified himself as a Shrek Academy student living at Blue Tyrant Academy and named Yu Xiaogang as his teacher before asserting that human soul masters would receive the reward.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Tang San’s selection, Yu Yuanzhen set out to bring him back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to kill him.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Clear Sky Sect to set out and protect Tang San, anticipating that Spirit Hall would target him.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua asked Ye Mu whether Tang San could answer correctly, and Ye Mu revealed that Tang San had possessed her nephew and devoured his soul.
• The Sky Screen gave Tang San time to think, but he declared that he already knew the answer and praised Yu Xiaogang’s authority on first Soul Ring limits.

Tang San confidently chose Yu Xiaogang’s theory of a 423-year limit for a first soul ring, but the Sky Screen marked him wrong and revealed that the correct answer was one million years. The revelation left Yu Xiaogang furious and cast doubt on his research.

• Yu Xiaogang expected Tang San’s endorsement to earn him respect, while factions rushed toward Blue Tyrant Academy to recruit him.
• Ye Mu realized Tang San would not receive the reward, and Tang Yuehua hoped he would be punished for taking over her nephew’s body.
• Tang San chose option four, claiming a first soul ring could reach 423 years based on Yu Xiaogang’s research.
• The Sky Screen declared Tang San’s answer incorrect, prompting people across the continent to question Yu Xiaogang’s theory.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted the Sky Screen was targeting him as Liu Erlong tried to calm him, and the Sky Screen revealed option eight, one million years, as correct and identified Ye Mingzhao as a level 150 God King.

The Sky Screen revealed that Ye Mingzhao was a level-150 God King who guarded Nirvana Island and received a Million-Year Soul Ring from a mysterious man. The man’s voice and back seemed identical to Ye Mu’s, leaving Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke wondering whether he was connected to the revelation.

• Tang Xiao explained that a Clear Sky Sect ancestor had discovered Nirvana Island ten thousand years earlier and recorded that it was home to extraordinary beings.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender were stunned by the Million-Year Soul Ring and the existence of a level-150 God King.
• The Sky Screen showed a mysterious man granting Ye Mingzhao a dazzling Million-Year Soul Ring and entrusting him with guarding the Heaven Gate on Nirvana Island.
• Xue Ke noticed the mysterious man resembled Ye Mu, while Tang Yuehua recognized a striking similarity in his voice and back.
• The Sky Screen announced that the correct answer’s reward was five levels of Soul Power and a giftable God King Divinity.

Ye Mingzhao received a God King Divinity but refused to absorb it, while the Sky Screen’s revelations made people question Yu Xiaogang’s theory and resent Tang San for his wrong answer. The Sky Screen then announced Tang San’s punishment, leaving him terrified that he might lose the advantages he gained from the Immortal Herbs.

• The Sky Screen’s reward raised Ye Mingzhao’s strength and gave him a God King Divinity, which he put away before resuming his vigil at the Bronze Gate.
• Bibi Dong coveted Ye Mingzhao’s Divinity but recognized that she could not take it, while people across the continent began viewing Nirvana Island as a holy land and doubting Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theory.
• Liu Enqi and others grew furious with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang because Tang San’s incorrect answer cost them rewards.
• Ye Mu predicted that people would seek trouble with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, while Tang Yuehua hoped the Sky Screen would punish Tang San harshly.
• The Sky Screen announced that Tang San would be punished, and Tang San panicked that it might take away the advantages he gained from the Immortal Herbs.

After Tang San answered incorrectly, the Sky Screen stripped away his Immortal Herbs and Tang Sect hidden weapon knowledge, leaving Yu Xiaogang and the others shaken. The Sky Screen then posed its third question about humanity’s first Soul Master, and Tang Yuehua identified Yue Wuhen as the likely answer.

• The Sky Screen removed Tang San’s Immortal Herbs and erased his Tang Sect hidden weapon knowledge, causing him to faint.
• Flender caught Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang regretted the punishment and resented the Sky Screen; Ning Fengzhi acknowledged that Yu Xiaogang’s theories had limits.
• Bibi Dong worried about Yu Xiaogang’s distress and wondered whether she should keep trying to see him.
• The Sky Screen asked who humanity’s first Soul Master was and offered four choices, including Ye Mingzhao and Yue Wuhen.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered his confidant to search historical records, while Tang Yuehua told Xue Ke that Yue Wuhen was the first recorded human Soul Master.

Ye Mu revealed that Ye Mingzhao was the first soul master he had created, while Qian Renxue and the Clear Sky Sect each believed they had found the answer to the trivia question. Qian Renxue was selected as the respondent and appeared publicly in her female identity, alarming Spirit Hall’s enemies.

• Tang Yuehua asked Ye Mu whether he knew the identity of the first soul master, and Xue Ke correctly answered Ye Mingzhao.
• Ye Mu explained that he had created Ye Mingzhao a million years earlier, granting him soul-master abilities and the Undead Race Bloodline.
• Qian Renxue recognized Ye Mingzhao as the likely answer and registered, while Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders found a book that pointed them to Yue Wuhen and also registered.
• The sky selected Qian Renxue from 3,220 registrants and displayed her profile, revealing her innate soul power level of twenty and Six-Winged Angel martial soul.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the Clear Sky Sect elders called for Qian Renxue to be killed, while she flew toward the Sky Screen Scroll and appeared publicly in her female attire.

Qian Renxue answered that Ye Mingzhao was humanity’s first Soul Master, while Yu Xiaogang insisted the answer was Yue Wuhen. The Sky Screen confirmed that Qian Renxue was correct, leaving Yu Xiaogang’s confident claim disproved.

• Qian Renxue appeared as a contestant, alarming Tang Xiao and Ning Fengzhi because of her talent and potential threat to their sects.
• Qian Daoliu recalled ancient Qian Family texts identifying the first Soul Master as Ye Mingzhao and trusted Qian Renxue to remember them.
• Qian Renxue confidently answered option three, Ye Mingzhao.
• Yu Xiaogang mocked Qian Renxue’s answer and claimed an ancient text identified Yue Wuhen as humanity’s first Soul Master.
• The Sky Screen announced that Qian Renxue had answered correctly.

Qian Renxue answered the third question correctly, while Yu Xiaogang insisted his rejected answer was right and revealed how he had acquired his books. The Sky Screen then showed Ye Mingzhao’s mysterious creator leaving him to guard the Heaven Gate, though Ye Mu could not remember making that promise.

• Qian Renxue became the first contestant to answer correctly, prompting celebrations among commoners and concern among the major powers about Spirit Hall’s growing strength.
• Ye Mu explained that he had created Ye Mingzhao and later granted him his first soul ring, making him humanity’s first soul master.
• Yu Xiaogang rejected the result and told the others that he had bought three books, including Secret History of Soul Masters, from an old gentleman for one Gold Soul Coin.
• Snow Empress realized that Ye Mingzhao was the human Teacher had guided, while Ice Empress asked when they would become gods and Snow Empress reminded her of their Undying Bloodline.
• The Sky Screen showed the blurry figure telling Ye Mingzhao to guard the Heaven Gate until he returned, and Ye Mu wondered what business he had gone to handle.

The Sky Screen revealed that Ye Mingzhao was humanity’s first soul master, created a million years ago and still alive, and that Nirvana Island held a chance to obtain a Divinity. Qian Renxue answered correctly and received a dramatic increase in power, leaving Spirit Hall celebrating her new Angel God King Inheritance.

• Ye Mu remembered that he had left Nirvana Island long ago because he had grown tired of guarding the Heaven Gate, while the revelation of his million-year history excited the public and drew the attention of powerful factions.
• Yu Yuanzhen considered seeking Nirvana Island’s opportunities, and Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to search for the island while approaching it cautiously.
• Flender and Liu Erlong discussed the damage caused by the Sky Screen’s earlier questions and worried about Qian Renxue’s correct answer and reward.
• Qian Renxue received twenty-five levels of Soul Power, three high-age soul rings, an evolved Twelve-Winged Holy Angel Martial Soul, and the Angel God King Inheritance.
• Qian Renxue emerged with nine soul rings, including three hundred-thousand-year rings, and Qian Daoliu wept with pride as the Sky Screen announced that option rewards would follow.

The Qiu and Yue Clans received rewards for Qian Renxue’s answer and decided to join Spirit Hall, while other factions began seeking allies to counter its growing power. Ye Mu explained to Xue Ke that super god-level martial souls could reach the God King Level.

• The Qiu Clan received increased soul power, potential, and evolved martial souls, and its patriarch ordered two elders to deliver a letter offering the clan’s allegiance to Spirit Hall.
• The Yue Clan received similar rewards, and its patriarch declared that the clan would join Spirit Hall because of Qian Renxue’s strength and future prospects.
• Sword Douluo wondered how the restored Moon Sword would compare with his Seven Kill Sword, and Ning Fengzhi decided to seek out the Yue Clan for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Other sects and empires considered recruiting allies to oppose Spirit Hall, unaware that the Qiu and Yue Clans were already preparing to join it.
• Xue Ke asked Ye Mu about super god-level martial souls, and he explained that they could reach the God King Level.