Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena was trapped outside Dragon Valley after Bai Yuan sealed the Space Rift, but she kept the Dragon God Core and began recovering from her injuries. She and Di Tian left Star Luo in hiding, while Gu Yuena vowed to meet Bai Yuan again and make him pay for humiliating her.

• Bai Yuan sealed the Space Rift, leaving Gu Yuena stranded outside Dragon Valley as the passage vanished.
• Gu Yuena examined the Dragon God Core and realized it had begun fusing with her Silver Dragon King bloodline, while Di Tian failed to reopen the rift.
• Gu Yuena and Di Tian concluded Bai Yuan had held back and might have entered Dragon Valley for a purpose other than the Dragon God Core.
• Di Tian celebrated Gu Yuena's recovery and the Soul Beasts' hopes of revival, while Gu Yuena imagined claiming the continent for Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to stay hidden as they left, then promised to kill Bai Yuan if he was no longer useful and said she would make him kneel and sing for her.

Bai Yuan received the Dragon God's final Core Flame and revealed his plans for the Dragon God Core and the Ten Thousand Beast Platform. As Dragon Valley collapsed, he decided to make the entire space part of his Core Flame rather than bury its dragon bones.

• The Dragon God gave Bai Yuan a small point of nine-colored light that strengthened the Twelve Law Patterns in his Core Flame before the Dragon God dissipated.
• Bai Yuan told Xiao Bai that Gu Yue would keep the Dragon God Core as the foundation of the future Ten Thousand Beast Platform, while the Core Flame would slow her absorption of it.
• Bai Yuan explained that he intended to use the Ten Thousand Beast Platform to lure out the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape.
• Bai Yuan rejected following Tang Wulin's Thousand-Day Dragon Burial, saying it would take too long and leave the dragon remains vulnerable to other races.
• As Dragon Valley collapsed, Bai Yuan declared that he would let the Core Flame take control of the space and absorb its dragon bones, dragon souls, spatial laws, and lingering wills.

Bai Yuan used the Core Flame and the dragon souls’ remaining power to stabilize Dragon Valley and free it from the Tang Sect’s control. Back at the Star Luo Hotel, Gu Yue reunited with the Shrek group, while the Nine-Colored Core in her chest stirred the golden existence within Tang Wulin.

• Bai Yuan unleashed the Core Flame and used the Twelve Laws to mend Dragon Valley’s collapsing space.
• The Core Flame awakened Dragon Valley’s dragon-vein energy and gathered the dragon souls’ strength to anchor the plane above another Space Rift.
• Dragon Valley stabilized under the Core Flame’s protection, and Xiao Bai emerged exhausted as Bai Yuan confirmed they had succeeded.
• Gu Yue returned to the Star Luo Hotel and told Tang Wulin and the others that she had gone to handle family business.
• Tang Wulin felt an inexplicable urge to approach Gu Yue and awkwardly told her she seemed prettier.
• Gu Yue went upstairs, unaware that the Nine-Colored Core had awakened the golden existence within Tang Wulin, whose instinctive hunger he mistook for attraction.

After four days in Dragon Valley, Bai Yuan absorbed the dragon souls’ power, gained immense physical strength, and compressed the entire plane into a bead inside his body before returning to the Shrek delegation. Gu Yue, frustrated by her slow progress absorbing the Dragon God Core, greeted his return by attacking him and calling for a spar.

• Gu Yue recalled sensing the Golden Dragon King’s violent instinct to approach her and vowed to devour him, then wondered where Bai Yuan had gone.
• Bai Yuan emerged from four days of cultivation in Dragon Valley with greatly enhanced strength and collected the entire plane into a bead that he stored inside himself.
• Bai Yuan returned to the Star Luo Hotel, where Zhuo Shi scolded him for disappearing and the Shrek students reacted to his transformed appearance.
• Gu Yue struggled to absorb the Dragon God Core and grew irritated at her lack of progress.
• Bai Yuan returned to Gu Yue’s room, and she charged at him with a punch, announcing that they would spar.

Gu Yue challenged Bai Yuan to a fight, but he effortlessly countered her attacks and pinned her beneath him after she briefly tackled him. Their classmates walked in on the compromising position, and after Bai Yuan left, Gu Yue overheard him call himself a little dog and angrily insisted she was a noble dragon.

• Gu Yue attacked Bai Yuan with a barrage of strikes, but he redirected her power and knocked her into a pillar.
• Gu Yue charged again and tackled Bai Yuan to the ground, only for him to reverse their positions and pin her beneath him.
• Xie Xie and the other Shrek students entered, saw the pair, and quickly withdrew after Gu Yue yelled at them to leave.
• Bai Yuan left the room while Gu Yue stayed behind, embarrassed and furious, and the classmates shouted that they did not believe his claim that they had only been training.
• Gu Yue overheard Bai Yuan call himself a little dog, declared that she was a noble dragon, and threw a piece of cultivation equipment at the door.

Bai Yuan and the Shrek group attended the Starry Sky Auction House, where Tang Wulin won a Ten Thousand Year Dragon Scale Fruit and Bai Yuan acquired a rare metal. The auction ended with En Ci presenting a Holy Light Dragon Dragon Crystal, leaving Bai Yuan wondering about the Imperial Preceptor’s intentions.

• Bai Yuan and the Shrek group arrived at the Starry Sky Auction House and drew attention from the crowd.
• The group entered Private Room Number Nine, where Gu Yue and Ye Xinglan sat on either side of Bai Yuan.
• Tang Wulin bid against other guests and won the Ten Thousand Year Dragon Scale Fruit.
• Bai Yuan won a piece of rare metal, while the group watched the other auction items pass without bidding.
• Auctioneer Keli presented a Holy Light Dragon Dragon Crystal as the final item, and En Ci toasted Bai Yuan from the imperial VIP room.

Holy Dragon Douluo En Ci offered his Holy Light Dragon crystal to win Bai Yuan’s goodwill for the Star Luo Empire. After Bai Yuan met with En Ci and Emperor Dai Tianling, En Ci revealed that what he wanted in exchange was Bai Yuan’s attitude toward the empire.

• En Ci put his Holy Light Dragon crystal up for barter, and nobles refrained from bidding because they recognized the guardian deity’s offer was aimed at someone in particular.
• En Ci told Dai Tianling that the empire needed to earn Bai Yuan’s goodwill to avoid being caught in future war, and the emperor thanked his teacher for his sacrifice.
• An attendant invited Bai Yuan to Private Room One to discuss the crystal, and Bai Yuan went while the Shrek group agreed to wait for him.
• Bai Yuan greeted En Ci and Dai Tianling, then asked them to state plainly what they wanted in exchange for the crystal.
• En Ci told Bai Yuan that he wanted to know his attitude toward the Star Luo Empire.

Bai Yuan rejected En Ci’s attempt to secure the Spirit Pagoda’s support for the Star Luo Empire, but agreed to lead a team against Shrek Academy in an exhibition match. After En Ci arranged to use the match to draw out the Holy Spirit Cult, Bai Yuan returned to the hotel and sensed that the Core Flame had nearly merged with Dragon Valley.

• En Ci asked Bai Yuan to help mediate against the Sun Moon Federation, but Bai Yuan said he could not commit the Spirit Pagoda to the Empire’s cause.
• En Ci changed his offer to a seven-man exhibition match against Shrek Academy, and Bai Yuan agreed to persuade the others to participate.
• En Ci told Dai Tianling to publicize Bai Yuan and Shrek Academy’s affairs to lure the Holy Spirit Cult into acting against them.
• Bai Yuan rejoined the Shrek group for a meal, then returned to the hotel after learning Senior Zhuo Shi might not come back that night.
• Bai Yuan sensed dark golden light from his chest and realized the Core Flame had almost fully merged with Dragon Valley.

Bai Yuan encountered the Radiant Dragon King’s soul in Dragon Valley and invited it to become his seventh soul ring, promising revenge on the Asura God. The Radiant Dragon King rejected becoming his subordinate, and Bai Yuan responded that it would not qualify as his vessel if he had another choice.

• Bai Yuan entered Dragon Valley and found the floating remains of the Radiant Dragon King, the Dragon God's companion dragon.
• The Radiant Dragon King's soul awakened and objected to Bai Yuan standing above it, but softened after sensing his Core Flame and Destruction aura.
• Bai Yuan proposed that the Radiant Dragon King become his seventh soul ring and promised they would take revenge on the Asura God.
• The Radiant Dragon King recalled the Dragon God's decision to execute it and lamented that the dragon clan had lost the war.
• The Radiant Dragon King refused to become Bai Yuan's subordinate, and Bai Yuan declared it would not qualify as his vessel if he had another option.

Bai Yuan summoned Xiao Bai in Calamity Form to subdue the Radiant Dragon King and persuade it to join him. After Bai Yuan promised that Devil Island could help it become the next Dragon God, the Radiant Dragon King offered him a fragment of its bones to absorb.

• The Radiant Dragon King erupted in anger when Bai Yuan questioned whether it was worthy, boasting that the Dragon God had relied on its power of Destruction.
• Bai Yuan called Xiao Bai, who transformed into Calamity Form and displayed power that made the Radiant Dragon King recognize a higher form of Destruction.
• Bai Yuan accepted the Radiant Dragon King's sincere invitation and told it that the Dragon God had used the Godheads of Ruin and Creation to become unrivaled in combat.
• Bai Yuan revealed that Devil Island held divine power left behind by the Goddess of Life and the God King of Destruction, which might help the Radiant Dragon King become the next Dragon God.
• The Radiant Dragon King eagerly agreed to join Bai Yuan and gave him a violet-gold bone fragment containing its power of Destruction to absorb.

Bai Yuan absorbed the Radiant Dragon King's Destruction-attribute torso Soul Bone and witnessed the Dragon God's fatal battle with him. The Light Dragon King arrived seeking Bai Yuan's help, and Bai Yuan revealed he had found the Dragon-Slaying Blade.

• The Radiant Dragon King claimed Bai Yuan was his kindred spirit, while the other dragon souls warned Bai Yuan that the king was lying.
• Bai Yuan absorbed the Radiant Dragon King's torso Soul Bone, whose Destruction power fused with him without resistance.
• Bai Yuan saw a memory of the Dragon God defeating the Radiant Dragon King and piercing his chest.
• The Light Dragon King confronted the Radiant Dragon King, and Bai Yuan stopped their powers from clashing.
• The Light Dragon King said Bai Yuan was the right person, and Bai Yuan told him he had found the Dragon-Slaying Blade.

Bai Yuan secured the Light Dragon King's cooperation by promising to investigate the Dragon-Slaying Blade, then realized En Ci intended to use him to draw out the Holy Spirit Cult. After speaking with Leng Yaozhu, Bai Yuan decided to strike the Evil Soul Masters first.

• The Light Dragon King agreed to cooperate with Bai Yuan for the sake of the Dragon-Slaying Blade and gave him a contract mark.
• Bai Yuan found that the Mountain Dragon King's remains did not respond, so he planned to obtain Long Yue's essence blood after the tournament.
• Bai Yuan told Leng Yaozhu about En Ci's proposal and explained that En Ci wanted him to draw out the Holy Spirit Cult's hidden network.
• Leng Yaozhu offered to send protection, but Bai Yuan said he could handle the threat with Mu Ye nearby and remembered the jade pendant she had given him.
• Bai Yuan ended the call and resolved to strike first against the Evil Soul Masters.

Bai Yuan used Castorice’s awakening Death authority to summon the Radiant Dragon King against the Green Skull base, where it destroyed the two Skeleton Kings and trapped the fleeing Evil Soul Masters. Skeleton Douluo emerged from seclusion to confront the dragon, which asked Bai Yuan whether killing him would end the fight.

• The Green Skull leader learned that the soul-guided bombs meant to kill Bai Yuan had failed without a trace and chose not to disturb Skeleton Douluo’s seclusion.
• The Earth Vein erupted beneath the Green Skull base, and the Radiant Dragon King appeared above the collapsing cave.
• The Radiant Dragon King destroyed the two Skeleton Kings with a single strike while Bai Yuan used Castorice’s Death authority to sustain its energy body.
• A death-domain barrier enclosed the base, killing Evil Soul Masters who tried to escape.
• Skeleton Douluo emerged early from seclusion and demanded to know why the Radiant Dragon King was attacking Green Skull.
• The Radiant Dragon King glanced at Bai Yuan and asked whether killing Skeleton Douluo would end the fight.

Bai Yuan used the Radiant Dragon King and Light Dragon King to destroy Skeleton Douluo and wipe out the Green Skull organization. After the battle drained some of the Core Flame’s power, Bai Yuan headed deeper into Green Skull’s lair to inspect its spoils.

• Radiant Dragon King attacked Skeleton Douluo’s forces with Destruction, while Light Dragon King burned the gathered Evil Soul Masters with holy light.
• Skeleton Douluo tried to absorb four Skeleton Kings, but Radiant Dragon King and Light Dragon King seized the two he had not devoured.
• Skeleton Douluo consumed two of his subordinates, transformed into a thousand-meter skeleton, and unleashed his ninth soul skill, Ghost Prison Fiends.
• Light Dragon King destroyed the Ghost Prison gate with the Sword of Light, and Radiant Dragon King killed Skeleton Douluo with a beam of Destruction.
• Bai Yuan sensed that the battle had depleted some of the Core Flame’s power, then went deeper into Green Skull’s lair.

Bai Yuan annihilated the Green Skull organization, collected its hidden treasures, and destroyed its lair. After returning to the Star Luo Hotel, he revealed that he had reached rank sixty and told the Shrek group about Monster Academy’s proposed exhibition match.

• Bai Yuan used the Spear of Divine Retribution to turn the fleeing Green Skull members to ash, wiping out the organization.
• Bai Yuan broke into Green Skull’s hidden warehouse, gathered its Soul Tools, weapons, wealth, and Soul Bones, and stored them in Dragon Valley space.
• Bai Yuan burned down the Green Skull lair and erased the remaining traces of the organization.
• Bai Yuan returned to the Star Luo Hotel, where Tang Wulin and Xie Xie noticed his changed aura and learned that he had reached rank sixty.
• Bai Yuan told the Shrek group that Monster Academy had proposed a team battle exhibition match for the closing ceremony and asked whether they wanted to participate.

Bai Yuan agreed to lead the students in a seven-person exhibition match against Monster Academy, provided they coordinated instead of charging ahead. Later, he invited Gu Yue into his room, where she came to discuss cooperation with the family behind her.

• Bai Yuan told Tang Wulin and the others that Zhuo Shi wanted their opinion on the proposed exhibition match at the tournament's closing ceremony.
• Yue Zhengyu urged the team to participate after revealing that the winners would receive seven spiritual treasures, and Bai Yuan agreed on the condition that the students coordinate.
• Bai Yuan left to tell Zhuo Shi their decision while Yue Zhengyu and Xie Xie bickered about Yue's admiration for him.
• Bai Yuan found Gu Yue waiting outside his hotel room, teased her, and invited her inside.
• Bai Yuan sensed a faint resonance between Gu Yue's Dragon God Core fragment and the Dragon King auras within him, then heard her propose cooperating with the family behind her.

Bai Yuan persuaded Gu Yue to support his plan to seize control of the Star Luo Spirit Pagoda and destroy the Qiangu Family, while offering her people forty percent of the benefits. He also considered recruiting several Shrek Academy students, and the chapter ended with anticipation building for the exhibition team battle between Shrek Academy and Monster Academy.

• Gu Yue analyzed Bai Yuan’s motives, and he told her he planned to strike first against Qiangu Dongfeng and eliminate the Qiangu Family root and branch.
• Gu Yue agreed to stand with Bai Yuan in exchange for forty percent of the benefits for her people.
• Bai Yuan teased Gu Yue about blushing, and she angrily charged at his closed door before leaving.
• Bai Yuan considered recruiting Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, and Yue Zhengyu, while deciding that building a team would take time and trust.
• Star Luo Stadium filled with spectators as excitement grew for the announced exhibition seven-man battle between Shrek Academy and Monster Academy.

At the tournament’s closing ceremony, Monster Academy and Shrek Academy faced off in a seven-versus-seven match for a spiritual-item reward. Both teams entered with the pressure of the Empire’s expectations, and the match began with Long Yue determined to defeat Bai Yuan.

• Dai Tianling announced the friendly match between Monster Academy and Shrek Academy and promised each victor a spiritual item beneficial to cultivation.
• Monster Academy’s Eight Heavenly Kings entered, and Long Yue told his teammates they could not waste the opportunity their teacher had secured before vowing not to lose to Bai Yuan.
• Bai Yuan led Shrek’s team onto the arena, where Yue Zhengyu drew cheers from spectators and Tang Wulin privately vowed to keep up with Bai Yuan.
• Bai Yuan told his teammates to follow their plan, avoid rushing, and fight at their own pace.
• En Ci warned both teams to follow the rules and avoid injuries, then announced the start of the match.

Monster Academy launched a coordinated opening assault against Shrek, but Xu Lizhi strengthened Shrek’s fighters and Gu Yue’s mysterious pressure left Lin San and Xie Xie weakened. The clash continued as Xie Xie called Yuan En to take over.

• Long Yue led Monster Academy forward while Ye Zhi enhanced her teammates, and Dai Yueyan, Hua Lantang, Su Mu, Lin San, and Teng Teng moved to attack Shrek’s formation.
• Bai Yuan told Shrek to stick to the rhythm as Monster Academy’s attacks converged on them.
• Xu Lizhi sent Light Spirit Steamed Bun, Bloodthirsty Red Bean Bun, and Piercing Char Siu Bun to Shrek’s front-line members, boosting their vitality and Soul Power while reducing their weight.
• Lin San attacked Gu Yue with his Wind Dragon Dagger, but she teleported aside and Xie Xie blocked his second strike with the Light Dragon Dagger.
• Gu Yue’s purple-eyed pressure made Lin San and Xie Xie’s bodies go weak, and Xie Xie called for Yuan En to take over.

Shrek and Monster Academy clashed across the arena as Gu Yue, Yuanen Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, Tang Wulin, and Ye Xinglan pressured their opponents. Hua Lantang found himself facing Bai Yuan alone and desperately called for Long Yue to help.

• Gu Yue halted Lin San’s wind and trapped him with blue fireballs, but Long Yue raised an earthen barrier to block her attack and Yuanen Yehui’s pursuit.
• Teng Teng tried to sneak toward Xu Lizhi, but Yue Zhengyu exposed him with Holy Light and fought him head-on.
• Tang Wulin met Dai Yueyan’s charge and used Golden Dragon King bloodline suppression to hold the Tiger King at bay.
• Ye Xinglan stopped Long Yue with the Stargod Sword, overpowering his spear with Star Edge.
• Su Mu began activating his Fivefold Halo, but Yuanen Yehui descended on him with her enhanced Titan Giant Ape form as someone warned that the backline was under attack.
• Hua Lantang faced Bai Yuan across the arena, panicked, and shouted for Long Yue to come help.