Chapter Summaries

After a viral video exposed Shrek Academy’s Elders for opening the Demon Plane seal, the Federation announced a nationwide live trial and showed footage of its forces defeating the demons. As the disgraced Elders awaited judgment, Tang Hao reacted furiously to Shrek’s fall and the Federation’s rise.

• The video of Shrek Academy opening the Demon Plane seal spread across the Federation, provoking public outrage and demands that its Elders be punished.
• Pan Wen announced that the Federation would publicly try the Elders in a nationwide live broadcast.
• The Federation released footage showing the Central Legion and the War God Temple defeating the demons and purifying the contaminated land, reassuring and rallying the public.
• Shrek’s Elders waited in despair behind prison bars as the public celebrated the Federation’s response.
• At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao smashed his teacup and unleashed his divine pressure after seeing Shrek’s public disgrace, while Tang Wenshan knelt and begged him to calm down.

Tang Hao blamed Chen Yu for ruining the Tang family's plans and left the Clear Sky Sect to kill him. Meanwhile, Shrek's surviving Elders were publicly paraded before the Federation, where the crowd condemned them.

• Tang Hao learned that the Tang Sect had been destroyed and Shrek was about to fall, jeopardizing Tang San's plan for Tang Wulin.
• Tang Hao decided to kill Chen Yu, believing his former Plane Master power and knowledge of laws made him stronger than Chen Yu.
• Tang Hao departed the Clear Sky Sect and told Tang Wenshan to wait for his return.
• Federation authorities brought Shrek's surviving Elders onto a platform in Federation Plaza and forced them to kneel before a live broadcast.
• The crowd shouted accusations and curses at the Elders, who remained silent under the weight of the evidence against them.

At the execution of Shrek Academy’s Elders, the god Tang Hao intervened and attacked Chen Yu, who met his Great Sumeru Hammer with the Human Emperor Fist. Tang Hao’s hammer began to crack under the gathered will of the Federation’s people.

• The judge sentenced Shrek Academy’s Elders to immediate execution, but a terrifying pressure stopped the proceedings.
• Tang Hao appeared in the blood-red sky with the Clear Sky Hammer and prepared to attack the execution ground.
• Chen Yu arrived from the Parliament Building, and the people cheered for their Chairman.
• Tang Hao attacked Chen Yu with the Great Sumeru Hammer after Chen Yu taunted him about losing his position as Plane Master.
• Chen Yu invoked the people he had protected and struck with the Human Emperor Fist.
• Tang Hao realized the fist carried the will of hundreds of millions as his Clear Sky Hammer began to crack and collapse.

Chen Yu destroyed Tang Hao with the Human Emperor Fist, and Tang Hao’s memories revealed Tang San’s schemes concerning the God Realm and Douluo Plane. As another memory showed Tang San guiding the Abyss Plane toward Douluo after temporal turbulence swept away the God Realm, Chen Yu recognized the threat.

• Chen Yu shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer and blasted Tang Hao apart with the Human Emperor Fist.
• Tang Hao’s fragments displayed his memories to the people, revealing a conversation between Tang San and Tang Hao in the God Realm.
• Tang San said the God King of Destruction would expand the God Realm and later sacrifice himself to stop a great catastrophe.
• Chen Yu questioned Tang San’s opposition to preparing for the catastrophe and condemned the gods for following his plan to do nothing.
• Another memory showed Tang San telling Tang Hao he had found the Abyss Plane and would guide it to the Douluo Plane after temporal turbulence swept the God Realm away.

After the memory fragments exposed Tang San’s role in bringing the Abyss Plane to Douluo, Chen Yu promised to publish the truth. The Federation learned that the Blood God Legion had secretly defended the Abyss Passage for more than six thousand years, and public fury at Tang San rose into a vast tide of resentment.

• The memory fragments ended, leaving the people and Shrek Elders wary and shaken by what they had learned about Tang San and the gods.
• Chen Yu promised that the official website would publish the information people wanted to know, and the crowd gradually left the square.
• The Federation’s website released records revealing the Blood God Legion’s history and its secret defense of the Abyss Passage for more than six thousand years.
• The public blamed Tang San for the sacrifices caused by the Abyss disaster and demanded that he pay for them.
• Chen Yu sensed black-red mist gathering across the Federation, formed from billions of people’s resentment and fury toward Tang San.

Faith Backlash shattered Tang San’s Sea God Godhood, so he seized Xiao Wu’s power to inherit the Asura Godhood and become the Asura God King. But the backlash transformed into a golden Power of Humanity that began cracking his new Godhood, as a man appeared above the golden ocean and raised his fist.

• Tang San suffered a devastating Faith Backlash that shattered his Sea God Godhood and sent his cultivation plummeting.
• Xiao Wu rushed into the Sea God Temple, and Tang San forcibly absorbed her power despite her cries of pain.
• Tang San inherited the Asura Godhood and became the Asura God King, leaving Xiao Wu drained and white-haired.
• The black-red backlash transformed into a golden Power of Humanity and began cracking the Asura Godhood.
• A man appeared above the golden ocean, looked at Tang San, and raised his right fist.

Chen Yu used the Power of Humanity to shatter Tang San’s dual Godhoods, leaving him crippled and vulnerable to Faith Backlash. Back in the Douluo Plane, Chen Yu learned that the public had turned against the Sea God faith and Shrek Academy, and Pan Wen awaited his instructions on Shrek.

• The Power of Humanity overwhelmed Tang San and shattered his Asura Godhood, but Lie Yan and Ji Dong arrived and intervened before Chen Yu could kill him.
• Lie Yan stabilized Tang San while Ji Dong confronted Chen Yu, who withdrew after judging that his remaining Power of Humanity could not defeat both God Kings.
• Chen Yu returned his attention to the Douluo Plane and concluded that Tang San could no longer threaten his ambitions, even if a God King prolonged his life.
• Pan Wen reported that the public was resisting the Sea God, the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils, and Shrek Academy, and that Sea God temples and shrines had been destroyed.
• Pan Wen asked Chen Yu for instructions on what to do about Shrek Academy.

Chen Yu ordered the Federation to reclaim Shrek City's sovereignty while leaving Shrek Academy standing but banning its activities. When Federation officials arrived to take over, Shrek City officials resisted until a public security officer shot the leader of the opposition.

• Chen Yu ordered Pan Wen to reclaim Shrek City's sovereignty and execute anyone who resisted.
• Chen Yu ordered Shrek Academy to remain in name and address only, with enrollment and investment activities prohibited.
• Federation officials arrived in Shrek City to take control of its administrative, financial, and judicial authority.
• Shrek City officials rejected the handover and declared they would resist the Federation's takeover.
• A public security officer shot the elderly official who led the resistance, and the Federation official declared that the times had changed.

The Federation completed its takeover of Shrek City, ending Shrek’s long-standing independence and privileges. Chen Yu then called the council to propose demanding compensation from Star Luo and Dou Ling for their use of Tang Sect networks to drain Federation resources, threatening war if they refused.

• Federation officials took control of Shrek City’s departments, revoked Shrek Academy’s privileges, and replaced its flags with Federation flags.
• News of Shrek’s downfall spread across the Federation, leaving former allies and supporters uncertain about the future.
• Chen Yu convened all 231 councilors in Ming Capital and presented evidence of the Tang Sect’s resource transfers to Star Luo and Dou Ling.
• Chen Yu proposed sending delegations to demand compensation from Star Luo and Dou Ling and threatened to activate Level-One War Mode if they refused.
• Chen Yu said he would lead the War God Temple, Spirit Pagoda, and the Three Great Navies into battle, prompting an uproar in the council hall.

The Federation Council unanimously approved preparing for war with the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire, while first sending a delegation to demand compensation for resources the Tang Sect had sent overseas. Public opinion broadly supported the decision, and Chen Yu instructed Pan Wen to prepare the delegation.

• Federation councilors debated war, diplomacy, and preparations before voting unanimously in favor.
• News of the vote spread across the Federation, where most people supported Chen Yu and blamed the Tang Sect for the resource shortage.
• Pan Wen reported that public opinion favored war, with support especially high in coastal cities.
• Chen Yu told Pan Wen to prepare the delegation, then looked out over Ming Capital and considered the planes in his possession.

Chen Yu prepared for the Federation’s future while the diplomatic mission drew applications from powerful figures eager to be remembered in history. At Spirit Pagoda headquarters, he confronted Qiangu Dongfeng about the Qiangu Family’s past cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult and asked the family to send someone on the delegation.

• Chen Yu reviewed dossiers on the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire as he considered how the Federation could become self-reliant.
• Influential officials, clan heads, scholars, and retired elders flooded Pan Wen with requests to join the diplomatic delegation, leaving him struggling to manage their competing interests.
• Chen Yu arrived at Spirit Pagoda headquarters and told Qiangu Dongfeng he wanted the Qiangu Family to send someone on the delegation.
• Chen Yu reminded Qiangu Dongfeng that he knew about the Qiangu Family’s cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult, shocking him.
• Qiangu Dongfeng recalled how Long Yeyue had slapped Qiangu Dieting decades earlier and how the humiliation had fueled the family’s resentment.

Chen Yu confronted Qiangu Dongfeng over his dealings with the Holy Spirit Cult and the human experiments transferred to the Dou Ling Empire, then ordered the Qiangu Family to surrender its assets and leave the Spirit Pagoda. Qiangu Dieting accepted that they could not oppose Chen Yu and summoned Qiangu Qingfeng to join the delegation, knowing they were all going to die.

• Qiangu Dongfeng recalled his plan to destroy Shrek Academy through his alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult and realized Chen Yu knew about the Qiangu Family’s crimes.
• Chen Yu told Qiangu Dongfeng that the Qiangu Family would surrender its assets to the Federation and withdraw from the Spirit Pagoda, while giving its younger generation one opportunity.
• Qiangu Dongfeng knelt and commanded the Qiangu Family to heed him.
• Qiangu Dieting struggled with the family’s situation but concluded that resisting Chen Yu, a Deity, would only bring destruction.
• Qiangu Dieting ordered Qiangu Qingfeng to return so they could join the delegation together, and Qiangu Dongfeng understood they were all going to die.

Qiangu Dieting ordered the Qiangu Family’s senior members to sacrifice themselves so the Federation could use their deaths as a pretext for war with the Star Luo Empire. Three days after the Federation delegation sailed for Star Luo, Sea God Island’s Grand Elder and the other Elders arrived in Skysea City to investigate the island’s recent disaster.

• Qiangu Dieting told Qiangu Dongfeng to prepare for the senior members’ deaths, which he believed would secure the younger generation’s future and give the Federation an excuse to act against Star Luo.
• Half a month later, the Federation delegation boarded a passenger liner at Skysea City, accompanied by the Three Great Navies, and set sail for the Star Luo Continent.
• Three days after the delegation departed, the Grand Elder and other Elders of Sea God Island arrived in Skysea City.
• The Elders recalled that Sea God Island had suffered earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and near-submersion after the Sea God’s statue exploded.
• The Grand Elder sent the other Elders and attendants into Skysea City to gather information about the Federation.

The Sea God Family learned that the Federation had exposed the Sea God’s alleged crimes, but the Grand Elder dismissed the revelations as slander and decided to visit Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Chen Yu learned that members of the Sea God Family had arrived in Skysea City and resolved to eliminate the threat.

• The Sea God Family members gathered reports about Shrek Academy’s collapse, the Tang Sect’s purge, and the revelations about Tang San and the Abyss Plane.
• The Grand Elder rejected the reports as lies and said the group would go to Shrek Academy to learn about their opponents.
• Pan Wen told Chen Yu that unfamiliar visitors in Skysea City appeared connected to the Sea God Family.
• Chen Yu recalled the family’s ties to Chen Xinjie and the War God Temple, then decided to wipe out the Sea God Family.

Chen Yu ordered Pan Wen to discreetly deal with the uninvited guests, while the Sea God Island Elders entered Shrek Academy and discovered its grounds and classrooms were deserted and neglected. Unable to find any students or staff, they continued by boat across Sea God Lake toward the inner courtyard.

• Chen Yu told Pan Wen to arrange a discreet response to the uninvited guests without disturbing ordinary people.
• The Sea God Island Elders arrived at Shrek Academy and found its dusty gates unattended.
• The Elders saw that the statues at Spirit Ice Plaza and the plaza of the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils were covered in dust and moss, angering them.
• The Elders searched the academy’s teaching buildings and found empty, dusty classrooms with no students, teachers, or staff.
• The Elders boarded a boat across Sea God Lake and headed toward the inner courtyard.

The Sea God Island offerings arrived at a deserted Shrek Academy and found Sea God Pavilion preserved but covered in dust. They discovered a frail old man inside, who slowly opened his eyes after they addressed him.

• The offerings crossed Sea God Lake and wondered whether Chen Yu was responsible for Shrek Academy's ruin.
• The Grand Elder led the offerings through the empty inner courtyard, where their hopes began to falter.
• The offerings found Sea God Island and the Golden Ancient Tree still radiant, but no people remained there.
• The Grand Elder opened Sea God Pavilion and the offerings found it quiet, dusty, and unchanged in appearance.
• An offering called out to a white-haired old man rocking in a chair, and the old man slowly opened his cloudy eyes.

Yun Ming revealed that Chen Yu had become a god and that Shrek Academy could not defeat him, while Ah Yin considered how to salvage Tang San’s long-planned scheme. She concluded that the Golden Ancient Tree’s power and status had fully matured, but she could no longer claim it.

• The Elders left the Sea God Pavilion after deciding to rest elsewhere on Sea God Island, and Yun Ming reopened his eyes and muttered that Chen Yu had become a god and could not be defeated.
• Yun Ming regretted making an enemy of Chen Yu and taking Ya Li, then gave up on struggling and waited for what would come.
• Ah Yin appeared beside Yun Ming and recalled watching Chen Yu kill Tang Hao because she had been too weak to intervene.
• Ah Yin considered Tang San’s plan, Tang Wulin’s birth, and the coming war with the Abyss Plane, then decided she had to act without confronting Chen Yu directly.
• Ah Yin recognized that the Golden Ancient Tree had become the Douluo Plane’s natural core and the pinnacle of plant-type life, but its fully matured power was no longer hers to claim.

Ah Yin offered the weakened Yun Ming a chance to gain godhood and revenge, and he accepted. Meanwhile, three powerful War God Temple leaders secretly entered Shrek Academy, backed by Chen Yu’s years of hidden preparations.

• Ah Yin decided to have Yun Ming devour the Golden Ancient Tree so she could pursue Tang San’s plan without suffering the tree’s curse herself.
• Ah Yin asked Yun Ming if he wanted to become a god and take revenge on Chen Yu, and Yun Ming resolutely agreed.
• The War God Temple’s Quasi-God master and two Demigod vice masters arrived at Shrek City and entered Shrek Academy under cover of night.
• The chapter revealed that Chen Yu had secretly trained powerful forces in five small Planes as part of his Star Gate Project.
• Chen Yu abandoned the Star Gate Project after Tang Hao lost his position as Plane Master, preventing the expected war with Tang Hao and the Shrek faction.

Three War God Temple swordsmen ambushed Sea God Island, killing its attendants and several worshippers while overwhelming the survivors. The Grand Elder escaped with an azure light, leaving Second Worship behind as the swordsmen turned to finish him.

• Chen Yu transferred dozens of young powerhouses from the minor planes into important Federation posts, while three War God Temple swordsmen headed for Sea God Island.
• The three swordsmen unleashed a barrage of sword qi, killing three worshippers and all the attendants and severely wounding two more.
• The Grand Elder and Second Worship survived the first attack, but the swordsmen pressed their assault and forced them to retreat.
• The Grand Elder used an azure escape technique to flee beyond Shrek Academy, abandoning Second Worship to face the attackers.
• The swordsmen turned their blades on Second Worship before planning to pursue the Grand Elder, who stopped in a distant wilderness and vowed that divine punishment would come.

Chen Yu confirmed that the War God Temple had completed its mission and reflected on the difference between faith-based ascension and proving the Dao through force. Seeing that future Gods might overwhelm the Douluo Plane, he resolved to create a new God Realm for them.

• The Grand Elder was killed by a silver-white spear that struck from afar, leaving a vast crater where the forest had stood.
• The War God Temple members recognized the attack as Chen Yu’s and returned after confirming their mission was complete.
• Chen Yu watched Shrek City from the Parliament Building and considered why he relied on subordinates instead of personally handling ordinary threats.
• Chen Yu compared Yun Ming’s faith-based ascension with Gods who proved the Dao through their own power.
• Chen Yu realized that future Gods could destroy the Douluo Plane if they had nowhere else to go, so he decided to establish a new God Realm.