Vol. 4Shrek’s Ascendance

Tang Linyuan led his companions through Devil Island’s trials, defended Shrek from the Holy Spirit Cult, and took control of the Federation and Eternal Heaven. After killing the Demon Empress, he watched the remaining battles against the cult’s leaders unfold in his imprisoned worlds.

  • Tang Linyuan reunited with Na’er, married her, trained his companions, and led them toward Devil Island.
  • Tang Wulin and his companions fought Shen Qiuming at the North Sea Legion base until a mysterious voice intervened.
  • Tang Linyuan subdued the North Sea Legion and brought Tang Wulin and his companions to Devil Island, where the Seven Old Demons tested them.
  • Tang Linyuan created a Samsara Secret Realm for the demons, repelled a sea-beast tide, and took the group to Heaven Dou City as the Holy Spirit Cult began its attack.
  • Tang Linyuan stopped the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack on Shrek City, killed Ghost Emperor, and became Shrek Academy’s Pavilion Master.
  • He secured Federal approval for military Inspectorates and demanded that Shrek take custody of Eternal Heaven, provoking Chen Xinjie and the legion commanders.
  • Tang Linyuan defeated Chen Xinjie for control of Eternal Heaven, rose to rank ninety-nine, and led Shrek in taking down the Spirit Pagoda and assuming control of the Federation.
  • He killed the Demon Empress and watched Chen Xinjie and the others fight the imprisoned Holy Spirit Cult leaders.
Chapters 304–403 Read from ch. 304

Arc 13The Devil Island Trial

Tang Linyuan reunited with Na'er, then put his companions through brutal training and led them toward Devil Island. When Tang Wulin and the others tried to borrow an aircraft from the North Sea Legion, they clashed with its officers and were left exhausted after a fierce battle with Shen Qiuming, just as a mysterious voice intervened.

  • Tang Linyuan challenged Gu Yue during the wedding ceremony, and she revealed herself as Number Seventeen while Na'er appeared as Number Eighteen and chose to join him.
  • Tang Linyuan and Na'er completed their wedding, then spent time together as Na'er’s Silver Dragon King origin stabilized and her independent will strengthened.
  • Tang Linyuan trained his companions for three months before leading them toward Devil Island, first by train and then on a grueling flight after Evil Soul Masters derailed their train.
  • Tang Linyuan and his companions reached North Sea City, where Xie Xie reported that the coast was too dangerous for ships and the group decided to seek an aircraft from the North Sea Legion.
  • Tang Wulin and the others entered the North Sea Legion base to request an aircraft, but a major recognized their true mission and ordered them detained, so they fought their way out.
  • Shen Qiuming intercepted Tang Wulin and the other five, trapped them in his Battle Armor Domain, and battled them until they combined their powers in a gold-and-silver dragon attack that badly injured him.
  • Shen Qiuming decided to imprison the exhausted students as leverage against Shrek Academy, but a mysterious voice challenged his right to discipline them.
Chapters 304–328 Summaries Read

Arc 14Devil Island Trials

Tang Linyuan subdued the North Sea Legion, then took Tang Wulin and his companions to Devil Island, where the Seven Old Demons’ trials hardened their resolve. After Tang Linyuan created a secret realm for the demons and repelled a sea-beast tide, the group traveled to Heaven Dou City, where the Holy Spirit Cult began an attack.

  • Tang Linyuan defeated Shen Yicheng with a spear strike, won the North Sea Legion’s submission, and had Shen Yicheng discipline the officers who had tried to flee.
  • Tang Linyuan brought Tang Wulin and his five companions to Devil Island, where Destruction Old Demon and Nightmare Old Demon arranged trials meant to test them.
  • The six defeated Nightmare Old Demon’s illusions by confronting them in their own ways, then endured Devour Old Demon’s forced insect-eating and Abomination Old Demon’s torture.
  • The Old Demon of Desire’s aphrodisiac mist nearly overwhelmed the six, but Tang Wulin’s declaration helped them regain their clarity and repel it with their strengthened willpower.
  • The Seven Old Demons explained that they had once been Shrek’s Seven Devils and were trapped on Devil Island after encountering a Destruction Fragment, and Tang Linyuan created a Samsara Secret Realm to sustain their souls.
  • Tang Linyuan drove back a sea-beast tide with the Samsara Rune and took the group toward Heaven Dou City, planning to visit Zhen Hua and stop the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack.
  • At Heaven Dou City’s station square, Tang Wulin celebrated surviving the train ride, but Xie Xie spotted Fixed Soul Guidance Shells falling toward the crowd and Tang Linyuan identified the attack as the Holy Spirit Cult’s opening move.
Chapters 329–353 Summaries Read

Arc 15Shrek’s Defense and Reckoning

Tang Linyuan stopped the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack on Shrek City, defeated Ghost Emperor, and became Shrek Academy’s Pavilion Master. He then forced the Federation to approve military Inspectorates and demanded that Shrek take custody of the last God-Slaying shell, bringing him into confrontation with Chen Xinjie and the legion commanders.

  • Tang Linyuan and his team eliminated the Evil Soul Masters targeting Heaven Dou City, then he met Zhen Hua and began learning Heavenly Forging.
  • Tang Linyuan could not complete his eight-element alloy because the Douluo Plane withheld the lightning tribulation, and he left for Shrek City to stop the planned attack.
  • Tang Linyuan and Yun Ming located the hidden shells around Shrek City, while Yun Ming and Ya Li neutralized the two God-Slaying shells aimed at the academy.
  • Tang Linyuan rescued the injured Yun Ming and Ya Li, then killed Ghost Emperor and sealed his remnant soul.
  • Yun Ming entrusted Shrek Academy to Tang Linyuan, who became Pavilion Master, captured Ghost Emperor for interrogation, and expelled Long Yeyue for abandoning Shrek during the attack.
  • Tang Linyuan publicized Shrek’s defense and Ghost Emperor’s capture, then demanded joint Federal Council and Shrek Academy Inspectorates in every major legion.
  • The Federal Council approved the Inspectorates, and Tang Linyuan demanded that Shrek Academy take custody of the remaining God-Slaying shell, Eternal Heaven.
  • Chen Xinjie offered to protect Eternal Heaven through the War God Hall, and Tang Linyuan challenged him as the nearby legion commanders released their powers.
Chapters 354–378 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Eternal War and Shrek’s Rise

Tang Linyuan won control of Eternal Heaven, reached rank ninety-nine, and led Shrek in taking down the Spirit Pagoda and seizing control of the Federation. He then launched a campaign against the Holy Spirit Cult, killed the Demon Empress, and watched the remaining battles unfold in his imprisoned worlds.

  • Tang Linyuan challenged Chen Xinjie to a public duel over Eternal Heaven, defeated him at sea, and claimed the weapon for Shrek Academy.
  • Tang Linyuan secured Eternal Heaven in the Samsara Secret Realm, ordered Shrek’s expansion and military Inspectorate missions, then entered seclusion while Na'er cultivated beside him.
  • After reaching rank ninety-nine and carving out a Divine Position, Tang Linyuan appointed new elders, named Na'er Deputy Pavilion Master, and declared the Spirit Pagoda Shrek’s first target.
  • Tang Linyuan and Zang Xin broadcast evidence of Qiangu Dongfeng’s crimes, defeated the Qiangu family leaders, and forced the family to serve on the front lines under restrictions.
  • Tang Linyuan became Supreme Speaker of the Federation with unanimous support, tracked down escaped traitors, and announced a campaign against the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Tang Linyuan led the commanders to the cult’s Far North lair, exposed the Demon Empress’s Blood River God-Slaying Array, and attacked her as she revealed her pseudo-god power.
  • Tang Linyuan imprisoned the cult’s surviving leaders and assigned Chen Xinjie, the Qiangu family, Wu Zhangkong, Leng Yaozhu, and Zang Xin to fight them while he pursued the Demon Empress.
  • Tang Linyuan killed the Demon Empress and sent her soul into the Samsara Secret Realm, then watched Chen Xinjie and the others battle the imprisoned cult leaders.
Chapters 379–403 Summaries Read
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