Ch. 264Is That You Peeking at Me?

Yao Lan witnessed a past catastrophe in which Shrek’s powerful warriors infected an entire star system’s survivors with loyalty to Shrek. The vision then revealed a blue-haired man resembling Tang San with a red-haired woman and an infant, before the man noticed Yao Lan watching.

  • Yao Lan realized Shrek was a mind-infecting force whose warriors included Level 1 Gods and several God Kings.
  • Shrek’s forces devastated the star system and infected every surviving native, who began chanting Shrek’s name.
  • A blue-haired man resembling Tang San appeared with a red-haired woman holding an infant.
  • The man turned toward Yao Lan and asked whether he was peeking at him.

Ch. 265An Arrow Beyond Time and Space

Yao Lan confronted Tang, a powerful being from beyond the Douluo World who could perceive him across time. Their evenly matched powers threatened the Douluo Universe, and Tang turned to the child in Shrek Mother's arms as his hope of defeating the invader.

  • Tang stopped Shrek Mother from speaking and told her to wait while he dealt with Yao Lan.
  • Tang introduced himself as someone from beyond the world and challenged Yao Lan to reveal his strength.
  • Tang's aura crossed time and space, and Yao Lan met it with an equally powerful force.
  • Tang realized Yao Lan was stronger and hoped the child in Shrek Mother's arms could eventually defeat him through Shrek's methods.
  • Tang attacked with a pen as Yao Lan fired an arrow empowered by The Hunt and Finality, nearly endangering the Douluo Universe.
  • Yao Lan concluded that defeating Tang's physical body would not end Shrek's legacy and decided he needed to use The Destruction.

Ch. 266Yao Lan: Outrageous!

Yao Lan confronted Tang, the Creator God, and learned that Tang saw the people of his world as toys he could abuse. Yao Lan rejected Tang’s offer to share the world and declared him his enemy.

  • Yao Lan restored the damaged Stellaron Hunters' spaceship and saw that Tang had survived his attack by negating it with a special ability.
  • Yao Lan deduced that Tang could not sustain his power for long, and Tang admitted that his strength was limited while insisting he would keep fighting to defend his world.
  • Yao Lan accused Tang of causing suffering, including splitting his daughter’s soul, threatening a mortal mother, and slaughtering the Dragon Clan.
  • Tang declared that the people of his world were his creations to command and abuse, and offered Yao Lan half the world to do the same.
  • Yao Lan rejected Tang’s offer and declared that Tang was his enemy.

Ch. 267Come Forth, Xianzhou Alliance!

Yao Lan failed to keep Tang from escaping through time, so he summoned the complete Xianzhou Alliance to help eradicate Tang’s Shrek Abominations. The chapter ended with Yao Lan issuing an extermination order against every Shrek Abomination in the universe.

  • Yao Lan attacked Tang, but Tang destroyed the temporal passage and vanished with Shrek Mother and the infant.
  • Yao Lan reopened the gate of time with the power of Finality, but found only the familiar ruins and no trace of Tang.
  • Yao Lan told the Stellaron Hunters that he would face Tang himself and warned them to flee if they encountered him.
  • Yao Lan used the power of The Hunt to summon the complete Xianzhou Alliance, including nine Xianzhou vessels and their people.
  • Yao Lan issued an order in Lan’s name to eradicate all Shrek Abominations in the universe.

Ch. 268The Xianzhou-Company Alliance

Hua convened the Xianzhou Alliance to hunt the Shrek Abominations and formed a formal alliance with Emerald and the Interstellar Peace Corporation. The two organizations prepared to combine their forces, share intelligence, map the universe, and begin their campaign.

  • Hua gathered the Xianzhou Alliance’s generals, Sword Heads, and Dragon Lords to declare that they would hunt every Shrek Abomination.
  • Hua announced that the Interstellar Peace Corporation would help locate the abominations, and Emerald arrived with eight other Stonehearts.
  • Emerald explained that the corporation would map known worlds and connect the cosmos while the Nameless remained at the academy.
  • Hua and Emerald formally joined hands to seal the alliance between the Xianzhou Alliance and the corporation.
  • Hua assigned a Stoneheart and corporation employees to each Xianzhou ship so they could share intelligence and supplies before setting out to fight the abominations.

Ch. 269A Substitute for the Child of Destiny

Yao Lan sent the Xianzhou Alliance after Shrek while warning the Stellaron Hunters that Tang’s disruption of time and space could bring figures from other eras into the present. Tang used his authority to scatter Shrek gods across the universe to convert its inhabitants, then named his child Tang Wulin as a substitute Child of Destiny.

  • Yao Lan ordered the Stellaron Hunters to continue their operation carefully and set the Xianzhou Alliance on a pursuit of Shrek.
  • The Stellaron Hunters departed for the world of Throne of Seal, uncertain whether Tang’s changes had affected it.
  • Tang dismissed his injuries and concluded that he needed more power to face Yao Lan.
  • Tang threw the Douluo Universe’s timeline into chaos, increasing the power he could draw upon.
  • Tang and the Shrek Mother sent First-Level Gods and Supreme Gods to convert the universe’s inhabitants into Shrek.
  • Tang named his child Tang Wulin to replace the original Child of Destiny.

Ch. 270Elio, Ram Him to Death!

The Stellaron Hunters reached the Throne of Seal World, which was sealed off by Shrek’s Black Qi, and decided to investigate without calling on their original body. After alerting the Luofu and breaking through the barrier, they saw the world’s corruption and Silver Wolf ordered Elio to ram the attacker with their ship.

  • Kafka decided the Stellaron Hunters would enter the Black Qi barrier and assess the situation before seeking help from their original body.
  • Kafka ordered Elio to send their coordinates to the Luofu Xianzhou as a precaution.
  • The Stellaron Hunters’ ship endured the Black Qi and reached the planet inside the sealed star system.
  • Liu Ying, Silver Wolf, and Blade saw Shrek’s green radiance and sensed its aura across the corrupted world.
  • Something struck the ship, so Silver Wolf ordered Elio to ram the attacker, sending the vessel down like a red meteor.

Ch. 271The Current State of the Throne of Seal

A mysterious green light unleashed an invasion that mutated humans and Demons into powerful, contagious monsters called Shrek. Long Haochen urged humanity and the Demons to unite against the disaster, though the chapter left its origins and purpose unknown.

  • At the ruined Temple Federation headquarters, human and demon leaders gathered to discuss a catastrophe resembling the Demon God Pillars’ descent six thousand years earlier.
  • Long Haochen, weakened and tended by Saint Cai'er, told the gathered leaders that they had not yet lost and could face the foreign enemy together.
  • A green light descended after the battle against Austin Griffin, causing mutations among both humans and Demons.
  • The green monsters spread their transformation through contact with bodies or blood and possessed strength above the ninth rank.
  • The survivors named the invading monsters Shrek after the word they repeatedly shouted.

Ch. 272Long Haochen's Secret

After the Shrek Monsters nearly destroyed the human-Demon allied army, Long Haochen concealed that Shrek’s corruption and a mysterious third power were clashing with his spiritual power, leaving him unable to fight. The Temple Federation’s meeting ended without a plan as Shrek Monsters arrived outside.

  • The Shrek Monsters overwhelmed the allied forces, and the retreat cost the lives of Long Xingyu, Long Tianyin, Yang Haohan, and Yang Haoyu while the three demon gods were infected.
  • Long Haochen became gravely ill after Shrek blood splashed onto him, and he mourned the loss of his father and grandfather while trying to hide his condition from Cai'er and his companions.
  • Long Haochen sensed that his spiritual power, Shrek’s corrupting power, and an unknown power from a stone giant were clashing inside him.
  • Long Haochen revealed to himself that he could no longer fight or use a Throne of Seal, while the Temple Federation failed to find a solution.
  • The crowd outside the meeting chamber warned that the Shrek Monsters had arrived.

Ch. 273Long Haochen's Preservation

With the Temple Federation under attack by the Shrek Monsters, Long Haochen refused to retreat despite his failing body and faced the enemy alongside the Federation’s strongest fighters. The Preservation Aeon, Klippah, gave him power that cleansed the tainted blood and shielded humanity and Demons, but Xuan Zi then challenged him as a newly born Pathstrider.

  • Long Haochen and the officials learned that the Shrek Monsters had reached the Temple Federation, leaving them no choice but to make a final stand.
  • Demon Hunt Squads fought the invading Shrek Monsters to protect residents, and some members self-destructed rather than risk becoming infected.
  • Long Haochen arrived with the Federation’s top combatants and ordered the humans and Demons to withdraw while they covered the rear.
  • Long Haochen encountered the Preservation Aeon, Klippah, in a vision and accepted its power to protect those he loved.
  • Klippah’s amber energy healed Long Haochen’s corruption and let him raise a golden barrier that drove back or destroyed many Shrek Monsters.
  • Xuan Zi emerged from the Shrek Monsters and challenged Long Haochen, calling him a newly born Pathstrider.

Ch. 274That Person's Plan

Xuan Zi’s attempt to turn the world into part of the Shrek God Realm was disrupted when a spacecraft brought powerful Path Energy into the universe, making Long Haochen a Pathstrider of “The Preservation.” As Xuan Zi confronted Long Haochen, a red-lit presence descended from the sky, and Long Haochen began to understand what was happening.

  • Xuan Zi watched Shrek Monsters turn fallen humans and Demons into new Shreks, believing they would help defend the universe from Yao Lan.
  • Xuan Zi sensed an invasion and realized the arriving spacecraft had caused Path Energy to surge, making Long Haochen a Pathstrider whose power could destroy the Shreks’ forbidden techniques.
  • As the Shrek Monsters dwindled, Xuan Zi descended between them and the Temple Federation, intending to test Long Haochen and seek a way to claim the world.
  • Long Haochen agreed to duel Xuan Zi so the wounded humans and Demons could retreat, while suspecting Xuan Zi had ulterior motives.
  • A red streak carrying a presence like Path Energy fell through the dark sky, and Long Haochen connected the clues and thought he had found the answer.

Ch. 275Xuan Zi: Path to Death!

Xuan Zi failed to persuade Long Haochen to cooperate and unleashed the Shrek Monsters on the fleeing citizens while fighting him. Long Haochen was overwhelmed by the Godly Taotie Bull, but a mysterious dark figure arrived to face it.

  • Long Haochen suspected the approaching Outsiders from Beyond the Heavens were allies, but attacked Xuan Zi instead of accepting his demands.
  • Xuan Zi ordered the Shrek Monsters to kill the city's humans and turn them into Shrek members before the Outsiders arrived.
  • Long Haochen sent Cai'er and the others to protect the fleeing citizens while he held off Xuan Zi.
  • Xuan Zi transformed into the Godly Taotie Bull and charged Long Haochen, whose Divine Obstruction failed and whose sword and shield shattered.
  • Long Haochen stood up with his final sword to defend the Federation's people until a pitch-black figure descended between him and the bull.

Ch. 276Self-Destruct, Blade!

Long Haochen was rescued by Kafka and Blade, who confronted the Godly Taotie Bull while their companions protected the fleeing crowd. Kafka knocked Long Haochen unconscious and treated him, then gave Blade a high-powered bomb to help him defeat the bull.

  • Kafka and Blade appeared before Long Haochen and blocked the Godly Taotie Bull's attack.
  • Kafka said their other companions were protecting the fleeing crowd and used her Path Energy to make Long Haochen lose consciousness.
  • Kafka gave Long Haochen healing medicine made by Ms. Herta.
  • Blade severed the Godly Taotie Bull's horn, and Xuan Zi taunted him while relying on his own rapid healing.
  • Kafka tossed Blade a high-powered bomb and signaled for him to use it.

Ch. 277I Don't Eat Beef

Blade fought the Godly Taotie Bull Xuan Zi and used Herta’s bombs to overpower him. After Xuan Zi begged for his life, Blade told him he did not eat beef and detonated another bomb, leaving Xuan Zi defeated.

  • Blade struggled to kill Xuan Zi, then charged at him and detonated a bomb inside his mouth.
  • The blast badly injured both Blade and Xuan Zi, but Blade remained alive because of Abundance's Curse.
  • Kafka revealed that the bomb had been made by Ms. Herta and threw another bomb toward Xuan Zi.
  • Blade caught the bomb, shoved it into Xuan Zi's mouth, and held his jaws shut as Xuan Zi begged him to spare his life.
  • Blade said he did not eat beef and detonated the bomb, turning Xuan Zi into grilled steak.

Ch. 278Cai'er: You Are the True Reapers!

Kafka told Ye Hua that her companions had gone to help the Temple Federation’s rear, where Sam and Cai'er had already destroyed the Shrek Monsters attacking the fleeing people. The survivors witnessed the pair treat the slaughter as a game, leaving Saint Cai'er shaken by their power.

  • After the Godly Taotie Bull fell, Kafka and Blade eliminated the remaining Shrek Monsters near Long Haochen, and Kafka reassured the Temple Federation that he would recover.
  • Ye Hua thanked Kafka for helping the Temple Federation and learned that her other two companions had gone to support the rear.
  • At the rear, Cai'er and the Dawn of Light Demon Hunt Squad watched as Sam and a silver-haired girl blasted the attacking Shrek Monsters to death.
  • The silver-haired girl compared her kill count of 2,872 with Sam’s 4,382 and conceded their game.
  • Saint Cai'er watched the pair’s destruction and thought of them as the true reapers.

Ch. 279Shrek Throne?

After Shrek’s monsters were defeated, Cai’er met the mysterious cosmic hunters and brought them to the Temple Federation, where they made contact with the isolated Throne of Seal World. Long Haochen woke beside Cai’er and discovered that the Throne of Eternal and Creative Divinity was changing into something connected to Shrek.

  • Cai’er realized the two hunters had precisely killed only the green-skinned monsters and judged that they were stronger than she was.
  • Cai’er asked the hunters who they were, and one transformed from an armored figure into a girl and explained that they traveled the cosmos to hunt anomalies.
  • An assassin arrived and found the battlefield already won, while Cai’er invited the hunters to the Federation’s center as thanks.
  • Long Haochen woke in a lavish room beside the exhausted Cai’er and wondered why the Throne of Eternal and Creative Divinity had not answered him.
  • Long Haochen sensed Shrek’s aura within himself and saw the throne’s symbol changing, leading him to suspect it had caused the monsters’ arrival.

Ch. 280Green Light

Long Haochen blamed himself for the Shrek Monsters’ arrival until Cai'er helped him regain his resolve, and he decided to seek the Outsiders’ aid. Meanwhile, the Stellaron Hunters discussed helping the Temple Federation fight Shrek, while Silver Wolf teased Liu Ying about her feelings for Xing.

  • Long Haochen blamed himself for the deaths caused by the Shrek Monsters as the Throne of Eternal and Creative Divinity stirred within him.
  • Cai'er awakened, comforted Long Haochen, and persuaded him that he could not control everything.
  • Long Haochen resolved to protect his surviving loved ones, grow stronger, and meet the Outsiders from Beyond the Heavens.
  • Kafka, Silver Wolf, Blade, and Liu Ying discussed helping the Temple Federation deal with the Shrek threat.
  • Silver Wolf teased Liu Ying that she wanted to help Xing on her Trailblazing journey, and Liu Ying told her not to say it aloud.

Ch. 281Negotiation and Cooperation

Long Haochen hosted the Stellaron Hunters and explained how the Shreks had devastated the Saint Demon Continent. Kafka offered to help liberate the world, and Long Haochen agreed to cooperate with them.

  • Long Haochen invited Kafka and the other Stellaron Hunters to dinner to thank them and avoid making enemies of them.
  • Kafka asked Long Haochen to explain the Shreks and the crisis facing the Saint Demon Continent.
  • Long Haochen recounted how the Shreks had appeared during human-Demon negotiations and transformed other living creatures.
  • Silver Wolf compared the disaster to Resident Evil, while Kafka worried that Tang intended to turn the universe's inhabitants into Shreks.
  • Kafka offered the Stellaron Hunters' cooperation to liberate the world, and Long Haochen accepted.

Ch. 282Are There Still Experts?

Kafka explained to Long Haochen and the others that the Shrek creatures were godlike beings created by a powerful entity who could summon powerful figures from other worlds and time periods. The Black Qi continued to thicken after Xuan Zi’s apparent death, leaving the group to fear that he survived or that an even stronger enemy was coming.

  • Long Haochen welcomed the Stellaron Hunters’ help, and Kafka explained that the Shrek creatures had invaded many worlds and that every one of them possessed at least Godhood.
  • Kafka showed a cube containing the power of another Feng Xiu, explaining that the Shrek gods could summon powerful beings from other worlds and eras, including twisted versions of Feng Xiu, Xuan Zi, Long Haochen, or Saint Cai'er.
  • Kafka described Tang, Shrek Mother, and the Shrek God Realm as threats beyond the strength of ordinary gods, and warned that distant allies might not arrive in time to help.
  • Long Haochen agreed that they had to rely on their own strength after Kafka pointed out that the Black Qi had grown denser despite Xuan Zi’s apparent death.
  • Long Haochen and the others concluded that Xuan Zi might still be alive and recovering, or that the Shrek God Realm had sent an even more powerful being.

Ch. 283Long Yeyue: I'm Back!

Long Yeyue returned as a powerful member of the Shrek God Realm and learned that invaders had killed Xuan Zi and that the Shrek forces were under attack by the Xianzhou Alliance. She prepared to confront the invaders and planned to aid the Shrek Mother, while scheming to become Shrek’s true master through Tang Wulin.

  • Long Yeyue prayed to the Shrek Mother and vowed to spread Shrek’s name throughout the universe.
  • Long Yeyue sensed that outsiders had entered the Throne of Seal World and killed Xuan Zi, whom she dismissed as a failure.
  • Long Yeyue contacted the Shrek Mother and learned that the Xianzhou Alliance had devastated the Shrek God Realm’s forces.
  • Long Yeyue vowed to defeat the invaders in the Throne of Seal World and then help the Shrek Mother.
  • Long Yeyue hoped to attract Tang Wulin’s attention and become Shrek’s true master.
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