Chapter Summaries

Blade reunited with Bai Yan before the Stellaron Hunters departed, while the Xianzhou Alliance and the Interstellar Peace Corporation strengthened the Sea of Stars Community. Their investigation uncovered Shrek gathering in one place, offering a possible lead against its mastermind.

• Kafka asked Blade whether he would return to the Xianzhou, but he said he was only Blade, not Ying Xing.
• Bai Yan approached the Stellaron Hunters’ ship, and Blade exchanged farewells with her before she departed.
• The Temple Federation joined the Sea of Stars Community with support from the Xianzhou Alliance and the Interstellar Peace Corporation.
• Jing Yuan and Emerald reviewed the alliance’s expansion and discussed the need to defeat the mastermind behind Shrek’s attacks.
• Jing Yuan and Emerald discovered that Shrek appeared to be gathering on a massive scale somewhere in the universe.

A messenger told Tang that the Xianzhou Alliance had destroyed Shrek’s forces across multiple worlds, including the Small God Realm created by Tang’s son. Tang realized Yao Lan’s forces had grown far faster than expected and saw the crisis as a chance to strike back.

• A messenger rushed into Shrek God Realm to report urgent news to Tang and Shrek Mother.
• The messenger said that every Shrek team sent to other worlds had been attacked and that none had returned alive.
• The messenger identified the Xianzhou Alliance and Luofu Xianzhou as the attackers, and Tang recognized their connection to Yao Lan.
• Tang questioned how Yao Lan had built such a powerful force in less than a month and considered that he might have misjudged him.
• Tang grew excited at the possibility that Yao Lan had paid a great price to create his forces and saw an opportunity to make the world belong to Shrek.

Tang decided to exploit Yao Lan’s severe injuries and prepare a decisive assault, ordering Shrek’s scattered forces and controlled planets to gather near the Shrek God Realm. He left Tang Wulin behind to punish the messenger, who Tang Wulin swallowed, then set out with his parents to make preparations for war.

• Tang realized that Yao Lan was severely crippled and declared that he would crush the invader and take control of the universe.
• Tang ordered Tang Wulin to punish the messenger for disgracing Shrek, then left with Shrek Mother.
• Tang Wulin swallowed the messenger and hurried after his parents.
• Tang told Tang Wulin that Shrek would gather its scattered members and controlled planets near the Shrek God Realm.
• Tang prepared to launch a full assault and kill the enemy leader before she grew stronger.

A year after the fight against Shrek, Yao Lan oversaw Azure Blue Star’s transformation as it replaced Soul Power with Path Energy and rapidly developed new technology. The chapter ended with the former Shrek Academy students thriving as Pathstriders on different paths.

• The Xianzhou Alliance and the Interstellar Peace Corporation spent a year suppressing Shrek across the universe and expanding the Sea of Stars Community.
• Yao Lan kept news of the universal conflict from Azure Blue Star while the planet overhauled its energy system, education, and technology.
• Herta’s research and Curios helped researchers rebuild Azure Blue Star’s scientific foundation, while Ruan Mei’s assistance further advanced the planet.
• Yao Lan saw Douluo Peace Academy’s new Technology Experience Center as students praised Herta’s influence.
• Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xinglan, and Yuan En Yehui had become Pathstriders, with Herta helping Yuan En Yehui gain the power of Abundance through the Ambrosial Arbor.

As they prepared to graduate from Douluo Peace Academy, Tang Wulin and his friends visited a Technology Experience Center together. Ye Xinglan tried to grow closer to Tang Wulin, while the unseen Yao Lan watched them and decided to discipline the couples and nominate Tang Wulin for an award.

• Xie Xie invited Tang Wulin to enter the Technology Experience Center, and Tang Wulin invited the others to join him.
• The group agreed to explore the center, recalling that Teacher Himeko had said it might inspire their Paths.
• Xu Xiaoyan and Yue Zhengyu entered hand in hand, while Xie Xie accompanied Yuan En Yehui, leaving Tang Wulin and Ye Xinglan together.
• Ye Xinglan offered Tang Wulin her hand, but he regretfully declined and followed the others; she vowed not to give up and caught up with him.
• Yao Lan watched unseen and decided Xie Xie, Yuan En Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, and Xu Xiaoyan would face a talk with the academy, while he praised Tang Wulin and planned to nominate him for the Three Good Student selection.

As graduation approached at Douluo Peace Academy, Topaz and her assistants recruited and assessed students for the Interstellar Peace Corporation. Wu Zhangkong recognized his former students among the graduates and set off with Long Bing to meet them, hoping to recruit them.

• Topaz, Wu Zhangkong, and Long Bing worked at Douluo Peace Academy, where the Interstellar Peace Corporation recruited graduates and evaluated their character.
• The narration explained that Long Bing had joined the company as Wu Zhangkong’s assistant and that Asta had named the married pair the corporation’s “Model Good Couple.”
• Wu Zhangkong recognized his former students and told Long Bing he had not expected to meet them again so soon.
• Long Bing asked to meet the students and suggested recruiting them into the Interstellar Peace Corporation.
• Wu Zhangkong and Long Bing set off together, expecting Topaz to be pleased to see the young people she had long been interested in.

Teacher Himeko told her students about a recruitment fair as graduation approached, while Xing, March 7th, and Dan Heng celebrated their plans to join the Star Dome Train. Inspired by Xing, Tang Wulin approached her to ask what the train was, hoping it could help him find Liu Ying.

• Teacher Himeko asked the class to consider their futures, and Xing, March 7th, and Dan Heng celebrated their plans to head into space aboard the Star Dome Train.
• The students speculated about Xing's background, while Tang Wulin resolved to seek her help finding Liu Ying.
• Teacher Himeko announced an upcoming Interstellar Peace Corporation Recruitment Fair and described its notable guests and opportunities.
• After class, Xie Xie asked Tang Wulin about his interest in the Star Dome Train, and Tang Wulin said it was what he had been looking for.
• Tang Wulin approached Xing and asked her what the Star Dome Train was.

As major powers scrambled to recruit Pathstriders after the Soul Power system vanished, the Interstellar Peace Corporation kept the continent stable and prepared a Recruitment Fair at Douluo Peace Academy. Xing agreed to tell Tang Wulin about the Star Dome Train, but changed her mind about refusing payment when he produced a limited-edition Platinum Trash Can Statue.

• The loss of Soul Power weakened old factions and caused many elderly Titled Douluo to die, prompting major forces to recruit Pathstriders.
• The Interstellar Peace Corporation stopped factions from using coercion and arranged a Recruitment Fair at Douluo Peace Academy to announce important news.
• Tang Wulin asked Xing about the Star Dome Train, and she agreed to tell him while holding out her hand for payment.
• Tang Wulin emptied rare metals, gold, and diamonds from his Storage Watch, astonishing his classmates and tempting Xing.
• Xing began to refuse the valuables, but declared Tang Wulin her best friend after he produced a Douluo Peace Academy limited-edition Platinum Trash Can Statue.

Xing explained the Star Dome Train and its connection to Akivili to Tang Wulin, revealing that Himeko had repaired it and would soon depart with Xing, March 7th, Dan Heng, and Lao Yang. Tang Wulin asked Xing to take him along, while March 7th and Dan Heng had already decided he was too weak to qualify unless he passed a difficult test.

• Xing accepted Tang Wulin’s Platinum Trash Can Statue and led him out of the classroom to answer his questions.
• March 7th and Dan Heng agreed that Tang Wulin sincerely wanted to learn about the Star Dome Train but considered him too weak to join without passing a difficult test.
• Xing told Tang Wulin that the Star Dome Train traveled between worlds and blazed routes through the universe.
• Tang Wulin recognized the connection to Akivili of Trailblazing, and Xing explained that Akivili created the train and that Himeko had repaired it after it crashed onto Azure Blue Star.
• Xing revealed that she, March 7th, Dan Heng, Lao Yang, and Himeko would soon depart aboard the Star Dome Train.
• Tang Wulin asked Xing if she could take him with them.

Tang Wulin attended the Recruitment Fair to take the Star Dome Train’s test and prove he could join its crew as a Nameless. His companions waited nearby to witness his attempt before pursuing their own futures.

• Tang Wulin entered the Recruitment Fair’s independent space and searched for the Star Dome Train’s booth.
• Tang Wulin recalled Xing telling him that he needed to be a Pathstrider, possess extraordinary strength, and pass the Star Dome Train’s test to join.
• Tang Wulin told Xing he still wanted to board the train for Liu Ying and spent the following period training to grow stronger.
• Tang Wulin’s companions agreed not to follow his path, but they planned to watch him board the train before choosing their own futures.
• Tang Wulin found Teacher Himeko at the Star Dome Train booth and gave his companions a thumbs-up as he promised to bring them good news.

Yuan En Yehui caught Xie Xie staring at Tingyun and scolded him, but Tingyun soon introduced herself and the Xianzhou Alliance to the group. The five learned that the Alliance had come to Azure Blue Star to share news about the wider universe, leaving them wondering how the Interstellar Peace Corporation had made contact with other cosmic powers.

• Yuan En Yehui noticed Xie Xie staring at a fox-eared woman and hit him for ogling another woman.
• Xie Xie insisted he had only been curious about the woman's unfamiliar power.
• Tingyun appeared and teased Xie Xie before offering to tell the group about the Xianzhou Alliance.
• Tingyun introduced herself as a Ferry Envoy from the Luofu and explained that she had come to Azure Blue Star to share news of the universe.
• The group realized Tingyun was not from their planet and wondered whether the Interstellar Peace Corporation's name change was connected to its contact with other cosmic powers.

Tingyun told Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and the others that Shrek was a feared cosmic menace hunted by the Xianzhou Alliance. The group began speculating that the Shrek Monsters were connected to Shrek Academy’s origins on Azure Blue Star, and they vowed to drive them away if they returned.

• Tingyun asked whether the group knew what Shrek was and noted their reaction to hearing the name.
• Tingyun described Shrek as a cosmic disaster whose green monsters had destroyed civilizations and slaughtered countless beings.
• Tingyun explained that the Xianzhou Alliance led an endless hunt against Shrek Monsters and stood on the front line of the conflict.
• Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and the others wondered whether Shrek Monsters had inspired Shrek Academy’s name or secretly arrived on Azure Blue Star centuries earlier.
• The group resolved to drive the Shrek Monsters away if they ever returned to Azure Blue Star.

Tingyun explained Shrek’s crimes across the universe to Xie Xie and the others, who understood why the truth had been kept from the public. Ye Xinglan chose to join the Xianzhou Alliance and fight Shrek, and Tingyun gave her a Jade Abacus that would let her board an arriving Xianzhou vessel.

• Xie Xie and the others thanked Tingyun for revealing Shrek’s true nature and asked why its crimes had not been made public.
• Tingyun explained that exposing Shrek while Azure Blue Star was developing could plunge the planet into chaos.
• Ye Xinglan announced that she wanted to join the Xianzhou Alliance and fight Shrek across the universe.
• Ye Xinglan told her companions she considered herself a sinner for defending Shrek and wanted to make amends by destroying it.
• Tingyun gave Ye Xinglan a Jade Abacus to board an arriving Xianzhou vessel, leaving her to prove her ability.

Tang Wulin visited Himeko to take the trial for boarding the Star Dome Train, expecting to fight a virtual opponent. The trial began when Sam appeared on the combat platform in a silver-white mech.

• Tang Wulin told Himeko he had trained hard and was ready to face the dangers of traveling through the universe.
• Himeko led Tang Wulin into the Star Dome Train and explained that the Hall of Valor could recreate recorded fighters and their combat techniques.
• Tang Wulin agreed to fight the opponent Himeko would summon and entered the combat arena.
• Himeko contacted the opponent, and Sam arrived on the battlefield in a silver-white mech.

Tang Wulin faced a virtual SAM Mecha reconstructed from Firefly’s combat data during his Star Dome Train assessment. After realizing the opponent fought like Liu Ying, he began matching its techniques, and the two mechas clashed evenly as Firefly prepared to get serious.

• Tang Wulin mistook the silver-white SAM Mecha for Liu Ying, but its first punch knocked him across the arena.
• Himeko told Tang Wulin that the mecha was a reconstruction of Liu Ying’s combat data and that he had to defeat it to join the Star Dome Train.
• Firefly remotely controlled the mecha and tried to knock Tang Wulin out before he could board the train.
• Tang Wulin dodged Firefly’s attacks using familiar techniques and recreated a SAM Mecha of his own from his memories.
• The two mechas fought amid blue and green flames, and Tang Wulin kicked Firefly away before adopting her fighting stance.

Himeko and Yao Lan discovered that Tang Wulin had secretly used the Path of Remembrance to train in dreams, explaining how he could fight Liu Ying’s powerful remote-controlled SAM Mecha to a standstill. The chapter left Tang Wulin using his years of dream battles to prove he could stand on his own against a virtual Liu Ying.

• Himeko watched Tang Wulin hold his ground against Liu Ying’s Emanator-level remote-controlled SAM Mecha and wondered how strong he had become.
• Himeko contacted Yao Lan, who searched the Path for Tang Wulin’s use of Path Energy.
• Yao Lan discovered that Tang Wulin possessed a hidden ability called Dream, which let him fight and train in his dreams.
• Tang Wulin had spent his dreams battling Liu Ying, the Swarm, and other people from his memories, including Hanabi, Herta, and Long Yeyue.
• Tang Wulin used the combat skills and knowledge he had gained in those dream battles to match the virtual Liu Ying and show that he could stand on his own.

Tang Wulin fought a virtual Liu Ying in a SAM Mecha and prepared to defeat her so he could board the Star Dome Train and find the real Liu Ying. Meanwhile, the Shrek God Realm sent a green object through Yao Lan’s defenses to Azure Blue Star, forcing him to mobilize his clones.

• Tang Wulin recognized the virtual opponent’s fighting style as Liu Ying’s and anticipated her final attack.
• Tang Wulin copied Liu Ying’s transformation and charged the virtual opponent, determined to win and find the real Liu Ying.
• Yao Lan monitored the universe while searching the Path for signs of Tang Wulin, briefly letting his attention drift from the star system.
• The Shrek God Realm launched a green object that pierced Yao Lan’s defenses and reached Azure Blue Star.
• Yao Lan ordered his clones on Azure Blue Star to gather and stop the Shrek Monsters from spreading.

Teacher Yang, Herta, and Topaz sensed an approaching emergency as Azure Blue Star faced a new threat linked to Shrek God Realm. Topaz sent Wu Zhangkong to protect his students, and Long Bing joined him.

• Teacher Yang sensed danger, left Douluo Peace Academy, and asked his colleagues to cover his and Teacher Himeko's duties.
• Herta and Ruan Mei recognized that Shrek God Realm had sent a green being to Azure Blue Star, and Herta prepared to respond.
• Herta Space Station had grown into a hub for research and talented people, with Asta recruiting researchers and Ruan Mei's identity made public.
• Wu Zhangkong waited at the Recruitment Fair for Wulin and his other students, but they did not appear.
• Topaz told Wu Zhangkong that Interstellar Peace Corporation headquarters was in an emergency, ended its activities at the fair, and gave him a box so he could protect his students.
• Long Bing joined Wu Zhangkong and promised they would not be separated this time.

A green meteor struck the ruins of Shrek Academy in Herta City and rebuilt it, revealing Shrek Academy’s return to Azure Blue Star. Asta resisted the academy’s influence, but more than a hundred thousand people were turned into its students and began chanting in its support.

• A green meteor fell onto the ruins of Shrek Academy, and Asta watched as it struck near Herta City.
• Green light spread from the impact site and raised new buildings, while Yao Lan’s preserved ruins and plans to rebuild them were overtaken by Shrek Academy’s sudden return.
• Researchers in Herta City saw the buildings and the words “Shrek Academy” appear in the sky, and some tried to flee.
• A deeper green shockwave stopped the fleeing researchers and compelled them to walk toward Shrek Academy as green light appeared in their eyes.
• Asta resisted the academy’s power but crouched in pain, while more than a hundred thousand people shouted slogans declaring themselves Shrek’s students.

Asta used the secret Space-Based Kinetic Energy Weapon to destroy the newly arrived Shrek Academy after its Green Light brainwashed people across Herta City. The blast freed the affected people, and continent-wide alarms announced that Douluo United Nations had entered a crisis requiring the planet to unite.

• The Green Light transformed many people in Herta City into Shrek students, prompting Asta to act.
• Asta ordered the Staff of the Gods, a powerful space-based weapon, to target the ruins of Shrek Academy.
• A red strike hit Shrek Academy and engulfed it in an explosion, destroying the academy and ending the Green Light’s hold over Herta City.
• Asta ordered researchers to evacuate Herta City, and they began leaving as the alarms sounded across the continent.
• The continent-wide sirens announced a critical moment for Douluo United Nations and called for the people of the planet to unite.