Chapter Summaries

Na'er and Emerald met with Qian Gu Dongfeng at the Spirit Pagoda and revealed Na'er's extraordinary Soul Rings despite her having no Martial Soul. They told him Douluo Peace Company intended to acquire the Spirit Pagoda.

• Na'er and Emerald secretly left Douluo Peace Academy and traveled to the Spirit Pagoda, where Qian Gu Dongfeng welcomed them.
• Emerald asked Qian Gu Dongfeng to arrange a private meeting because their business could have major consequences for the continent.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng noticed Na'er and Emerald moved in perfect sync and suspected Douluo Peace Company had created Douluo Peace Academy.
• Na'er revealed nine Nine-Colored Soul Rings, and Emerald explained that Na'er had no Martial Soul.
• Emerald announced that Douluo Peace Company was preparing to acquire the Spirit Pagoda.

Emerald explained that Na'er and others could cultivate without Martial Souls or Soul Spirits, threatening the Spirit Pagoda’s future and offering it acquisition by the Douluo Peace Company. Qian Gu Dongfeng weighed the offer against his hatred of Shrek and pledged loyalty to the company.

• Emerald revealed that Na'er had no Martial Soul and that her apparent Soul Rings were made from pure Soul Power.
• Emerald warned Qian Gu Dongfeng that the Douluo Peace Company was building a machine to erase every Martial Soul on Douluo Star, making Soul Spirits and the Spirit Pagoda obsolete.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng confronted Emerald, but sensed that she and Na'er could overpower him.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng considered using the Spirit Pagoda’s acquisition to gain a chance at revenge against Shrek.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng broke his Coiling Dragon Staff and pledged loyalty to the company.

Qian Gu Dongfeng agreed to bring the Spirit Pagoda into the Douluo Peace Company in exchange for help obtaining weapons, while the company asked to use the Spirit Ascension Platform. Na'er entered the platform and found the hidden passage to the Half-Plane where the remaining Soul Beasts were concealed.

• Qian Gu Dongfeng agreed to merge the Spirit Pagoda into the Douluo Peace Company after Emerald warned that Martial Souls would disappear within two or three years.
• Emerald asked to investigate spatial fluctuations by borrowing the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Qian Gu Dongfeng requested powerful weapons in return.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng arranged for Na'er to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform and secretly ordered his subordinates to watch her.
• Na'er used the concealed node in the platform to enter the Half-Plane created by the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape to shelter the Soul Beasts.
• Na'er sensed powerful auras approaching her in the Half-Plane.

Na'er entered the Soul Beasts’ Half-Plane and used her Dragon Might to subdue Sky Azure Bull Python and the other Soul Beasts. After repairing the damage to the fragile Half-Plane, she revealed herself as their Dragon God and announced her return.

• Sky Azure Bull Python sensed a humanoid intruder and confronted Na'er in the Half-Plane.
• Na'er unleashed her Dragon Might, forcing Sky Azure Bull Python to the ground and overwhelming the Soul Beasts.
• Na'er's pressure caused the Half-Plane to crack, so she used the Abundance's Power to mend it and strengthen the realm.
• Sky Azure Bull Python recognized Na'er's power, and Na'er declared herself the Dragon God and announced, "Soul Beasts, I have returned!"

Na'er entered the Soul Beasts’ Half-Plane and learned that they believed Gu Yue had devoured Di Tian and the Demon Empress. She revealed that she was the Silver Dragon King’s other half, now a complete Dragon God, and offered to protect the Soul Beasts before claiming she could resurrect Di Tian.

• Na'er surveyed the Half-Plane and concluded that the Soul Beasts had no hope without her intervention.
• Bi Ji mistook Na'er for Gu Yue and asked why she had come after devouring Di Tian and the Demon Empress.
• Na'er denied devouring them and revealed that she was the part of the Silver Dragon King who had lived among humans.
• Na'er declared that she had become the complete Dragon God and could protect the Soul Beasts or take them to other planets.
• Zi Ji broke down over the loss of her husband, and Na'er said she could resurrect Di Tian.

Na'er promised that Di Tian could be revived and asked the Ferocious Beasts to decide the Soul Beasts’ future. They chose to leave Douluo Star, and Na'er prepared to relocate them while they awaited a permanent home.

• Na'er assured Zi Ji and the other Ferocious Beasts that Di Tian could be revived, winning their genuine loyalty.
• Na'er asked whether the Soul Beasts wanted to remain alongside humans on Douluo Star or leave for another world, warning that staying could lead to renewed conflict.
• Bi Ji’s group chose to leave, and the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape agreed, having lost their reason to support humanity.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape recalled Hanabi’s news that the Divine Realm had fallen into a Black Hole and perished, along with Tang San.
• Na'er asked the Soul Beasts to hand over control of the Half-Plane so she could move them to a temporary location with benefits for their growth.

Douluo Peace Company became the dominant power on the Douluo Continent as the Spirit Pagoda joined it and other forces wondered how it would respond to the coming crisis. At a leadership meeting, Asta and her colleagues discussed the war declared by the Douling Continent and revealed that drone production was already underway.

• Netizens on Douluo Net speculated that Douluo Peace Company would replace the failing Sun Moon Federation as the continent’s ruler.
• The Spirit Pagoda joined Douluo Peace Company after Qian Gu Dongfeng met with its upper management, alarming other forces that feared the company would annex them.
• After the Douling Continent declared war, Douluo Peace Company told visiting forces that it could handle the matter without their help.
• Asta called a meeting with Aventurine, Emerald, and Topaz to discuss the war and explain the company’s public stance.
• Topaz said their tasks were assigned and factories were working overtime to produce tens of millions of drones.

Yao Lan’s clones prepared Douluo Peace Company for war after Douling Continent’s radicals persuaded its emperor to invade. With millions of drones ready, the company planned to demonstrate modern warfare and reclaim its overseas territory.

• Yao Lan summoned Ruan Mei, who quickly became a biology expert and helped Herta advance the Aeon experiment past its bottleneck.
• Asta reported that Douling Continent’s radicals had launched the war because they dismissed reports of the True God and Evil Soul Masters as propaganda and believed Douluo Continent was weak.
• Asta, Topaz, Aventurine, and Emerald learned that the company could produce 1.2 million drones daily and had more than 50 million in reserve.
• Yao Lan’s clones resolved to use the drone force to defeat Douling Continent and reclaim the company’s overseas territory.
• Asta tried to rally the group with a ceremonial dedication, but the others each offered a different name.

The Dou Ling Empire fleet invaded the Douluo Continent, confident that the Sun Moon Federation was too weakened to resist, but a swarm of drones surrounded its warships and forced it to retreat. Director Topaz ordered the drone operators to bring every last ship back.

• The commander rallied the Dou Ling Empire soldiers and led ten warships toward the Douluo Continent.
• The radar operator reported more than a thousand flying enemies, and the commander saw the sky filled with black drones.
• Nearly a hundred drones surrounded the warships and exploded, shaking the fleet with their shockwaves.
• The commander called the attack a trap and ordered the fleet to retreat.
• A drone operator asked Director Topaz what to do, and Director Topaz ordered them to bring every last ship back.

Topaz led Douluo Peace Company's Swarm Drones to capture the Dou Ling Empire's ten warships and then sent most of the force toward the empire's capital. The drones reached the capital, where the defenders sounded the alarm.

• The Dou Ling Empire commander tried to flee, but the drones lifted his warships from the sea and disabled their weapons.
• The drone operators reported the capture of all ten warships and their crews to Topaz.
• Topaz ordered a small drone force to return with the prisoners and the larger force to attack the Dou Ling Empire's capital.
• A watchtower guard spotted the approaching drones and sounded the alarm as the capital prepared its defenses.

Topaz oversaw the capture of ten Dou Ling Empire warships and their crews, whom the Douluo Peace Company planned to use as labor and ransom prisoners. Wu Zhangkong learned that Herta had requested he work as Topaz’s assistant, while the captured commander discovered that the company had already won the war against the Dou Ling Empire.

• The Douluo Peace Company seized ten Dou Ling Empire warships and brought their crews ashore as prisoners.
• Topaz decided the captured soldiers would work sewing winter clothing until they could be exchanged for ransom.
• Topaz told Wu Zhangkong that Herta had requested he be assigned as her assistant, and he resolved to work hard while waiting for Long Bing’s resurrection.
• Topaz questioned the captured commander, who regretted joining the attack and asked to be killed.
• The commander asked about the war against the Dou Ling Empire, and Topaz checked her phone and announced that they had already won.

The Douluo Peace Company defeated the Dou Ling Empire in under two hours, and the empire surrendered and accepted its jurisdiction. The Star Luo Empire panicked at the collapse of the three-way balance, but Dai Tianling received a friendly offer from the company and made a decision.

• Topaz learned from Kao Er that the Douluo Peace Company’s drones destroyed the Dou Ling Empire’s armed forces and forced its surrender in one hour and fifty-two minutes.
• Kao Er accepted that he had been captured and hoped to avoid prison by being assigned to a sewing machine factory.
• Dai Tianling learned that the Dou Ling Empire had surrendered to the Douluo Peace Company, leaving his Star Luo Empire facing a far stronger power.
• The Douluo Peace Company replied to Dai Tianling’s request for talks by proposing exchanges and closer friendship, and Dai Tianling silently made his decision.

As the newly named Shrek Seven Monsters played in the snow, Tang Wulin reflected on how the Star Luo Empire exchange brought their group together. The chapter ended with Tang Wulin resolving to work harder while carrying his many burdens.

• Firefly and Xu Xiaoyan enjoyed the first snowfall, and Xu Xiaoyan used her Star Wheel Chains to freeze Xie Xie so she could hit him with a snowball.
• Xie Xie retaliated by putting snow down Xu Xiaoyan's clothes, but Sam caught him and buried him headfirst in the snow.
• Yuan En envied the close friendship among the group, and Tang Wulin reflected on how they had grown close.
• Tang Wulin recalled that Firefly, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, Yue Zhengyu, Yuan En, and Ye Xinglan had been selected as the Shrek Seven Monsters for the Star Luo Empire exchange.
• Tang Wulin thought about Gu Yue's move to the Inner Courtyard and his own burdens, then resolved to work harder.

The newly formed temporary Shrek Seven Monsters went out for a meal before their trip to the Star Luo Empire, where they discussed a previous encounter with Topaz and met three identical waitresses. Tang Wulin relaxed with his friends, unaware of the unprecedented firework awaiting him.

• Yue Zhengyu bragged about the Shrek Grand Restaurant, while Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan revealed that Topaz, a director of the Douluo Peace Company, had treated them there.
• Liu Ying warned the group not to draw attention by discussing Topaz, and they chose an affordable restaurant in Shrek City.
• Yue Zhengyu and Liu Ying thought the waitress looked familiar, but Yue Zhengyu stopped trying to remember where he had seen her.
• Three identical twin-tailed waitresses delivered the group's food, wished them a Merry Christmas, and spoke of more Elation to come.
• Tang Wulin enjoyed the rare moment of rest, while an unprecedentedly grand firework was foreshadowed.

Tang Wulin and the others shopped at a Douluo Peace Company mall, where they learned about the company’s affordable, high-quality goods and encountered the same mysterious twin-tailed girl from the restaurant. On their way back to Shrek Academy, Tang Wulin recognized her as Hanabi, a leader among the Evil Soul Masters.

• After seeing off the quintuplet waitresses, Tang Wulin led the group to a new Douluo Peace Company mall in Shrek City.
• The group met the same twin-tailed girl working as a salesgirl and bought winter clothes at surprisingly low prices.
• The salesgirl explained that Douluo Peace Company had helped improve living standards across the continent, while Tang Wulin noticed two embroidered characters inside his clothing.
• As the seven walked back toward the academy at night, Tang Wulin thought of Wu Zhangkong and wished he could be there.
• The red-clad girl appeared again, called herself Hanabi, and Tang Wulin recognized her name as belonging to an Evil Soul Master leader.

On Christmas night, Hanabi confronted Tang Wulin and revealed the Fatui planned to destroy Shrek Academy, which she claimed had become corrupt. She gave him a map marked with bombs and one hour to find them, leaving him racing to protect the academy.

• Hanabi appeared after Tang Wulin's companions had left and restrained him with her divine power.
• Tang Wulin recognized Hanabi and said he believed she would not harm innocent people.
• Hanabi revealed that Shrek Academy was the Fatui's target and said they intended to eliminate it.
• Hanabi restrained Tang Wulin, explained her reasons for attacking the academy, and ignored his protest that it had not become corrupt.
• Hanabi vanished after telling Tang Wulin she had planted bombs throughout Shrek Academy and giving him one hour to find them.
• Tang Wulin found a map of the academy covered in red dots marking the bombs.

Tang Wulin raced back to Shrek Academy to warn Dean Cai about bombs planted throughout the school, but he only began to question the academy’s importance after disarming the first one. He left determined to protect Shrek for now, while the fate of the remaining bombs was unresolved.

• Tang Wulin saw the map covered in bomb locations and hurried back to Shrek Academy, telling Liu Ying’s group to wait rather than risk involving them.
• Tang Wulin warned Cai Yue'er, but she dismissed his claim until she opened a drawer and found a bomb disguised as a red doll modeled after Hanabi-sama.
• Cai Yue'er tried to destroy the doll with Soul Power, but its terrifying aura forced her and Tang Wulin to the ground and showed that it could only be deactivated as it instructed.
• Tang Wulin said “I'm a pig” three times, deactivating the bomb before the doll vanished and questioned whether Shrek Academy was worth protecting.
• Tang Wulin considered how Shrek Academy compared with his family and friends, then set aside his doubts and resolved to protect the academy while the crisis continued.

Shrek Academy’s students searched for bombs planted by the Evil Soul Masters, and Tang Wulin’s group joined the effort. At the final bomb, Tang Wulin was forced to choose whether one of his friends would sacrifice their life to save the academy, until a silver-haired girl volunteered.

• Tang Wulin’s friends returned to Shrek Academy and joined him in searching for bombs, declaring themselves the Shrek Seven Monsters.
• Tang Wulin disarmed a bomb by repeating that he was Hanabi’s loyal dog, then Xie Xie urged him to hurry to the last location.
• At the shore of Sea God Lake, a doll announced that the final bomb could only be moved if someone gave up their life, and it placed the choice on Tang Wulin.
• Tang Wulin struggled to choose between his friends’ lives and saving Shrek Academy, until a silver-haired girl stepped forward and volunteered.

Tang Wulin watched Shrek Academy’s teachers and students pressure Firefly into carrying a bomb away, despite his objections. After Cai Yue'er stopped him from intervening, Firefly flew off in Sam's armor, and the bomb exploded above Sea God Lake as Tang Wulin wished Shrek Academy had been destroyed.

• Firefly volunteered to carry the bomb away, but Tang Wulin tried to stop her because of the danger and her illness.
• Two Shrek teachers and the surrounding students praised Firefly’s sacrifice and urged her to save the academy.
• Tang Wulin’s companions objected, but the crowd silenced them as the bomb’s countdown continued.
• Firefly put on Sam's armor, and Tang Wulin tried to restrain her with Blue Luminescence Entanglement.
• Cai Yue'er stopped Tang Wulin and told him to support Firefly’s choice, saying Shrek had no other option against enemies at the level of gods.
• Firefly flew away with the bomb, which exploded over Sea God Lake, while Tang Wulin privately wished the blast had destroyed Shrek Academy.

Hanabi’s staged attack on Shrek Academy planted doubts in Tang Wulin, but Herta arrived with Liu Ying safe and then arranged to accompany Cai Yue'er to the Star Luo Continent. Herta accepted Tang Wulin’s offer of a favor, while the Abyss Creatures saw her departure as an opportunity to advance their plans.

• Hanabi revealed that she had staged the incident to drive a wedge between Tang Wulin and Shrek Academy, while planning to pin a future attack on a weapons buyer.
• Hanabi ended her spectacle, and Herta appeared in the sky with Liu Ying, who reunited with Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan.
• Herta rebuked Cai Yue'er and announced that she would accompany Shrek’s delegation to the exchange conference in the Star Luo Continent.
• Cai Yue'er, secretly controlled by an Abyss Creature, welcomed Herta’s decision because it would give the Abyss Creatures a chance to act without her.
• Tang Wulin thanked Herta and promised her a favor, and Herta privately considered how her connections to him had strengthened her position.