Recaps

Zhong Lingyue persuaded the Fighting Dragon Clan leaders that their first move against the Sun-Moon Federation had to secure public legitimacy as well as military advantage. He ordered the Star Dragons to lead forces to the East Sea borders the next morning and seize Federation outposts after the Skysea Alliance declared independence.

• The Aquarius Star Dragon warned that the clan's small numbers and unrecovered cultivation made a direct war costly, while the Scorpio Star Dragon urged them to fight back.
• Zhong Lingyue explained that striking first without justification would let the Federation brand the Skysea Alliance as rebels and Evil Soul Master allies, turning the people against them.
• Zhong Lingyue proposed declaring independence and cited unequal taxation, Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect's armed activity, and the Federation's failure to protect the East Sea as reasons.
• Zhong Lingyue asked the four Star Dragons to lead their teams to the northern, central, and southern East Sea borders the next morning and remove Federation sentry posts after the declaration.
• Zhong Lingyue predicted the Federation's internal disputes would delay its response, giving the Skysea Alliance time to fortify the borders.

Zhong Lingyue finalized Eastsea's war preparations as the Sun-Moon Federation mobilized, while Zhong Shenxiu removed Tang Wulin's remaining Golden Dragon King Bloodline. Tang Wulin was left wondering whether he would again be a slow-cultivating Blue Silver Grass Soul Master.

• Aries Star Dragon, Libra Star Dragon, and Scorpio Star Dragon divided the southern, northern, and central routes, and Zhong Lingyue ordered an independence announcement followed by a dawn attack on Federation border strongholds.
• Wu Siduo and Ye Xinglan chose to leave Eastsea with the remaining Shrek students and return to Shrek Academy.
• Zhong Shenxiu used the Dark Scepter to extract Tang Wulin's remaining Golden Dragon King Bloodline and reinforce its seal.
• Tang Wulin felt his overwhelming strength fade and found only his familiar Blue Silver Grass Soul Power remained.
• Xie Xie took Tang Wulin to watch the stars from a balcony, where Tang Wulin worried that his cultivation would become slow again.

Xie Xie reassured Tang Wulin that his perseverance and character mattered more than the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, helping him regain confidence in rebuilding his strength. The heartfelt moment ended when Xie Xie asked to see Tang Wulin dressed in women’s clothes, and Tang Wulin punched him.

• Xie Xie told Tang Wulin that he valued his toughness, determination, and concern for others rather than his talent or bloodline.
• Xie Xie reminded Tang Wulin that he had pursued strength and worked hard before learning about the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and promised to help him start over.
• Tang Wulin accepted that he could rebuild his strength through his own efforts and declared that he would become a powerful Soul Master.
• Tang Wulin thanked Xie Xie, who called him a brother and suggested Zhong Shenxiu could guide them.
• Xie Xie pretended to reveal a serious wish, then asked to see Tang Wulin in women’s clothes, prompting Tang Wulin to punch his shoulder.

The Skysea Alliance declared independence from the Sun-Moon Federation, and fighting erupted as both sides launched surprise attacks in the Azure Cloud Mountains. Shrek Academy and the War God Temple met Doulong Technology's four Star Dragons head-on, and the clash began with Zhuo Shi targeting Libra Star Dragon.

• The Skysea Alliance Council announced that the eastern coastal prefectures had broken away from the Sun-Moon Federation and would defend themselves against invasion.
• Qiangu Dongfeng and other Federation officials reacted furiously, then received reports that the northern border vanguards had already clashed.
• Libra Star Dragon led Sagittarius Star Dragon, Gemini Star Dragon, and Taurus Star Dragon toward Federation outposts in the Azure Cloud Mountains.
• Long Yeyue, Zhuo Shi, Lan Muzi, Tang Mengyin, Ji Chi, Shi Mengshan, Nangong Yi, and Jiang Zhanheng emerged from the mist, revealing that both forces had launched surprise attacks at dawn.
• Long Yeyue ordered her allies to split up the four Star Dragons, and Zhuo Shi attacked Libra Star Dragon with his Blazing Dragon Scorches the Heavens technique.
• Libra Star Dragon used Mirror-Spirit Flow to create reflections, and two of them sent vines around Zhuo Shi's ankles.

Long Yeyue and Tang Mengyin teamed up to restrain Libra Star Dragon, whose time and space abilities kept them locked in a stalemate. On the second battlefield, Lan Muzi opened an attack on Sagittarius Star Dragon, who faced the blow without retreating.

• Long Yeyue destroyed Libra Star Dragon’s remaining projections with her Light and Dark dragon breaths and attacked him while Tang Mengyin disrupted his Soul Power with her xun.
• Long Yeyue broke free of Libra Star Dragon’s Libra Timing Needle with her Dragon Emperor True Body, while Tang Mengyin used the Illusory Sound Realm to impede his teleportation.
• Libra Star Dragon shattered Tang Mengyin’s illusion and repeatedly used time control, forcing Long Yeyue and Tang Mengyin to keep him occupied rather than leave their battlefield.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon confronted the experts on the second battlefield as Lan Muzi struck at him with Three Suns Opening Prosperity.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon sneered and did not retreat from Lan Muzi’s incoming attack.

Sagittarius Star Dragon fought Lan Muzi and Ji Chi, using precise control of his flames to break their attacks and badly injure Ji Chi. As Nangong Yi launched a powerful defensive-breaking strike from above, Sagittarius Star Dragon formed a flaming longbow to meet him.

• Sagittarius Star Dragon slipped his flames between Lan Muzi’s three blade beams and shattered their connection before attacking Lan Muzi.
• Ji Chi shielded Lan Muzi with Radiant Light Barrier, but Sagittarius Star Dragon used the recoil to evade Lan Muzi’s Spring Snow and blast him backward.
• Ji Chi attacked Sagittarius Star Dragon from behind with Radiant Light Claw, but Sagittarius Star Dragon dodged and struck him in the chest, sending him flying and bleeding.
• Nangong Yi descended from above and attacked Sagittarius Star Dragon with Furious Dragon Boundary Break.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon turned to face Nangong Yi and formed a longbow of flames in his hand.

Sagittarius Star Dragon shattered Nangong Yi’s attack and overwhelmed Lan Muzi and Zhuo Shi in direct combat. Lan Muzi unleashed his True Yang Azure Wood Domain and summoned his Three-Word Battle Armor, leaving Shrek’s fighters empowered to continue the battle.

• Sagittarius Star Dragon’s Flame-Rending Shot broke Nangong Yi’s Furious Dragon Boundary Break, and Ji Chi shielded Nangong Yi from the remaining arrows with his Radiant Light Barrier.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon struck Lan Muzi with Hunting Fire Fist Strike, blasting him across the ground and injuring his arms.
• Zhuo Shi attacked Sagittarius Star Dragon with Blazing Dragon Claw, but their clash forced Zhuo Shi back while Sagittarius Star Dragon held his ground.
• Lan Muzi rose and unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, Sunny Grand Path, creating the True Yang Azure Wood Domain that strengthened him and weakened Sagittarius Star Dragon’s flames.
• Lan Muzi summoned his full Three-Word Battle Armor, which stabilized his arms and rapidly healed his wounds.

Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, Ji Chi, and Nangong Yi activated their three-word battle armor and briefly pushed their combined power to the threshold of a Limit Douluo. They launched a coordinated assault on Sagittarius Star Dragon, who countered their first strikes, as Ji Chi and Nangong Yi pressed him from below and above.

• Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, Ji Chi, and Nangong Yi donned their battle armor, strengthening their domains and auras until they touched the Limit Douluo threshold.
• Lan Muzi attacked Sagittarius Star Dragon with Triple Yang Pass, while Zhuo Shi charged from the side to trap him in a pincer attack.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon used a Flame Arrow to raise a ring of firewalls against Zhuo Shi and blocked Lan Muzi's blade with his fist before blasting him away.
• Lan Muzi recovered and charged again as Ji Chi transformed into a Radiant Holy Lion and wounded Sagittarius Star Dragon with his claws.
• Nangong Yi used Dragon Travels a Thousand Li and struck down with Furious Dragon Boundary Break as Ji Chi attacked from below.

Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, Ji Chi, and Nangong Yi coordinated a fierce counterattack against Sagittarius Star Dragon. The chapter ended as they trapped him with mental suppression and unleashed their strongest attacks.

• Sagittarius Star Dragon evaded Ji Chi and Nangong Yi's pincer attack and targeted Lan Muzi, who dodged his punch and countered with Setting Sun.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon caught Lan Muzi's blade between two fingers and threw him away, but the True Yang Azure Wood Domain helped Lan Muzi recover.
• Zhuo Shi covered the battlefield in Burning Prairie Sea while Ji Chi and Nangong Yi struck Sagittarius Star Dragon with a combined mental attack.
• Zhuo Shi and Lan Muzi unleashed Blazing Dragon Scorches the Heavens and Yang Nine Hundred Six as Ji Chi and Nangong Yi maintained their mental suppression.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon was struck by the four warriors' relentless teamwork and fighting spirit.

The Sagittarius Star Dragon overwhelmed Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, Ji Chi, and Nangong Yi with his violet fire laws and relentless attacks. He pierced Ji Chi with a barrage of flaming fists, then appeared before Lan Muzi to strike again.

• The Sagittarius Star Dragon unleashed his flame domain, burning away the four men’s combined attacks and forcing their encirclement to collapse.
• Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, Ji Chi, and Nangong Yi renewed their assault, but the Sagittarius Star Dragon calmly countered their attacks and wore them down.
• The Sagittarius Star Dragon declared that the fight was over and unleashed dozens of Hunting Fire Fist Strikes at the four men.
• Ji Chi raised his Radiant Light Barrier, but the flaming fists shattered it and pierced through his chest, sending him flying.
• The Sagittarius Star Dragon appeared in front of Lan Muzi and swung a Hunting Fire Fist Strike at him.

The Federation’s major powers agreed that Doulong Technology had become a threat and began planning to suppress it, while Shrek fighters battled the Fighting Dragon Clan’s Star Dragons. The fighting remained unresolved, with Libra Star Dragon holding off Long Yeyue and Tang Mengyin as Sagittarius Star Dragon faced Lan Muzi’s attack.

• Long Yeyue destroyed Libra Star Dragon’s remaining projections with her light-and-dark dragon breath.
• Qiangu Dongfeng accused Doulong Technology of colluding with Evil Soul Masters, and Zhuo Shi and Guo Xiaoxu described Shrek’s and the Tang Sect’s losses in Eastsea.
• Chen Xinjie concluded that Doulong Technology had to be suppressed and called for a plan.
• Long Yeyue and Tang Mengyin coordinated attacks and restraints against Libra Star Dragon, but his space-time powers kept them locked in a stalemate.
• Lan Muzi attacked Sagittarius Star Dragon with his Yang Wood Blade’s Three Suns Opening Prosperity, but Sagittarius Star Dragon stood his ground.

Yun Ming arrived in the Azure Cloud Mountains and fought Sagittarius Star Dragon to a standstill, with their strongest techniques colliding without deciding a victor. As they prepared to resume battle, Long Yeyue still faced Libra Star Dragon, while the wounded Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, and Nangong Yi lay near death.

• Yun Ming confronted Sagittarius Star Dragon, and the two traded Soul Skills, arrows, punches, and spear strikes without either gaining the upper hand.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon unleashed Death God Rocket, and Yun Ming countered with Sky-Piercing Sun-Shooting; the collision blasted both fighters backward but left the battle undecided.
• Yun Ming and Sagittarius Star Dragon steadied themselves and prepared to continue fighting.
• Long Yeyue continued restricting Libra Star Dragon with her Light and Dark Domain as Tang Mengyin reached the crater and embraced the badly wounded Lan Muzi.
• Zhuo Shi remained unconscious and near death, Nangong Yi lay gravely injured, and heavy footsteps approached across the battlefield.

Tang Mengyin faced Taurus Star Dragon until Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li arrived and resurrected the fallen allies. Meanwhile, Yun Ming and Sagittarius Star Dragon continued their fierce battle, with their opposing domains colliding as Yun Ming halted Sagittarius Star Dragon’s assault.

• Taurus Star Dragon dropped the corpses of Jiang Zhanheng and Shi Mengshan before Tang Mengyin and demanded her surrender.
• Tang Mengyin stood between Taurus Star Dragon and the wounded Lan Muzi and Zhuo Shi, unable to get help from the other fighters.
• Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li arrived and used Angel's Blessing to heal Nangong Yi, Zhuo Shi, and Lan Muzi and resurrect Jiang Zhanheng and Shi Mengshan.
• Gemini Star Dragon teased Taurus Star Dragon for bringing the corpses within reach of Ya Li, while Taurus Star Dragon prepared to fight again.
• Yun Ming and Sagittarius Star Dragon unleashed their domains, and their opposing forces shook the sky and surrounding mountains.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon charged Yun Ming with a fiery assault, but Yun Ming intercepted his blows with the Sky-Piercing Divine Spear and halted his advance with confinement power.

Yun Ming and Sagittarius Star Dragon fought a devastating battle, each surviving their ultimate attacks and preparing to continue. At the border between the East Sea region and the central region, elite forces from the Spirit Pagoda and War God Temple assembled a formidable lineup.

• Yun Ming and Sagittarius Star Dragon exchanged close-range attacks before Sagittarius Star Dragon unleashed a sky-filling barrage of flaming arrows, which Yun Ming blocked and answered with thousands of suppressive phantom spears.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon shattered the spear shadows with a hundred-zhang flaming dragon while the battlefield was devastated by their clashing powers.
• Yun Ming's ultimate spear attack collided with Sagittarius Star Dragon's Heavenly Horse: Death God Rocket, blasting both fighters back and leaving them injured and depleted.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon and Yun Ming gathered their strength again, their battle intent undiminished as fire and suppressive force once more covered the sky.
• At the border between the East Sea region and the central region, Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Qingfeng set aside their feud as the Spirit Pagoda and War God Temple forces prepared to fight together.
• Guan Yue led the War God Temple lineup, with Long Tianwu, Su Mengjun, Xia Zhengleng, and Han Tianyi among the powerful fighters assembled.

The seven peak experts of Sun Moon fought the four Star Dragons across the wasteland as both sides unleashed their domains and signature skills. The battle remained locked in close combat, with Pisces Star Dragon's relentless Bubble Balls forcing Qiangu Dongfeng backward.

• Capricorn Star Dragon tripled the battlefield's gravity while Aquarius Star Dragon filled the wasteland with water mist to empower Scorpio Star Dragon and Pisces Star Dragon.
• Guan Yue, Qiangu Dongfeng, Qiangu Qingfeng, Xia Zhengleng, Han Tianyi, Long Tianwu, and Su Mengjun launched a coordinated assault against the four Star Dragons.
• Capricorn Star Dragon froze Guan Yue briefly with Magic Aurora and struck with Earth Core Demon Ball, but Guan Yue shattered the attack and engaged him in an even duel.
• Scorpio Star Dragon attacked Qiangu Qingfeng from the water mist, while Su Mengjun intervened and joined the close-range fight against him.
• Pisces Star Dragon unleashed Flying Flower Blade Scales and Bubble Ball, and his continuing water-ball attacks drove Qiangu Dongfeng backward.

Guan Yue and the other powerhouses struggled to break the four Star Dragons’ coordinated formation, while the Star Dragons concealed their true identities and forms. After their combined attacks failed to make the formation retreat, Guan Yue faced Capricorn Star Dragon in a spear duel.

• Aquarius Star Dragon bombarded the battlefield as Capricorn Star Dragon restrained the opponents, while Scorpio Star Dragon and Pisces Star Dragon attacked from openings.
• The Qiangu Dongfeng brothers shattered Capricorn Star Dragon’s stone walls, but Scorpio Star Dragon and Pisces Star Dragon stopped Guan Yue from reaching Aquarius Star Dragon.
• Xia Zhengling and Han Tianyi suppressed the Star Dragons as Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Tianwu Mengjun Emperor Divine Sword, against Capricorn Star Dragon’s gravity barrier.
• Guan Yue realized the four Star Dragons had held back, while the narration revealed Capricorn Star Dragon’s command of the Myriad Dragon Grand Formation and the Star Dragons’ advantage in a prolonged battle.
• Guan Yue attacked Capricorn Star Dragon with Shadowless Swift Edge and Spear Suppresses Sky, but Capricorn Star Dragon countered with Earth Spike Ambush and Earth Core Demon Ball.

Guan Yue and the others fought the Star Dragons across the battlefield, trying to break Capricorn Star Dragon’s gravity field while Aquarius Star Dragon and Scorpio Star Dragon disrupted them. Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun wounded Scorpio Star Dragon, but Capricorn Star Dragon boosted him as he unleashed a powerful water cannon.

• Guan Yue battled Capricorn Star Dragon while Aquarius Star Dragon’s aerial attacks disrupted his assault.
• Xia Zhengleng and Han Tianyi tried to restrain Aquarius Star Dragon, but he countered their sound and illusion attacks with light, water, and lightning.
• Scorpio Star Dragon stopped Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun from joining the central fight and attacked them through the water mist.
• Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun combined their strongest sword techniques, breaking through the mist and cutting Scorpio Star Dragon’s shoulder.
• Scorpio Star Dragon formed a Sea Ball Cannon, and Capricorn Star Dragon weakened the gravity around him, increasing his speed and the cannon’s power.

Guan Yue and the Qiangu brothers battled the Star Dragons as their coordinated attacks and grand formation steadily overwhelmed the battlefield. Capricorn Star Dragon unleashed a vast gravity field while Aquarius Star Dragon spread lightning through the water mist, leaving the conflict in a dangerous escalation.

• Guan Yue attacked Capricorn Star Dragon with spear techniques, but Capricorn froze time with Magic Aurora and countered with Earth Core Demon Balls.
• Pisces Star Dragon evaded Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Qingfeng with water mist, while the brothers combined their domains and powerful attacks to trap him.
• Aquarius Star Dragon struck the brothers’ attack with lightning, diverting it and allowing Pisces Star Dragon to escape and resume harassing them.
• Guan Yue recognized that the formation was growing stronger and ordered everyone to converge on him and break through the center.
• Capricorn Star Dragon unleashed his domain, warping gravity across the wasteland as Aquarius Star Dragon filled the water mist with lightning and water.

Guan Yue battled Capricorn Star Dragon inside the formation, while Qiangu Dongfeng and the others struggled against the Star Dragons amid shifting gravity, mist, and electricity. The fight continued as Han Tianyi tried to trap Aquarius Star Dragon with a mental attack.

• Guan Yue used Spear-Forgetting Realm and a relentless spear assault against Capricorn Star Dragon, but Magic Aurora froze time and let Capricorn strike his shoulder.
• Guan Yue charged back at Capricorn Star Dragon, determined to make him expend more time magic.
• Scorpio Star Dragon attacked Qiangu Dongfeng, Su Mengjun, and Long Tianwu, while Pisces Star Dragon used water and electricity to hinder Qiangu Qingfeng.
• Han Tianyi cast Myriad Illusory Dreams through the mist, but Aquarius Star Dragon damaged the illusion with Hydro-Electric Strike.
• Han Tianyi used Consciousness Cage against Aquarius Star Dragon to try to seal his elemental control.

The six opponents struggled against the four Star Dragons, whose teamwork kept interrupting their attacks. The Scorpio and Pisces Star Dragons summoned the Water Sign Sacred Artifact’s Sea Dragon Cannon while their allies trapped the others, leaving Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun in its firing line.

• The Scorpio Star Dragon repeatedly attacked Xia Zhengleng, but Su Mengjun, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Qiangu Qingfeng blocked him; the Pisces Star Dragon then helped him retreat and heal.
• The Aquarius Star Dragon used the Long Water Bottle to reflect Long Tianwu’s sword attack and then interrupted her and Su Mengjun’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill with a Light Edge Cannon.
• The four Star Dragons released source power as armor-like forms, surprising Qiangu Dongfeng and the others.
• The Scorpio and Pisces Star Dragons jointly summoned the Water Sign Sacred Artifact’s Sea Dragon Cannon while Capricorn restrained Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun with water and gravity.
• The Star Dragons pinned down the remaining fighters, leaving the Sea Dragon Cannon aimed at Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun as its white light intensified.

Yun Ming and Sagittarius Star Dragon traded devastating attacks and ended their duel battered but ready to continue. Meanwhile, Lan Muzi, Zhuo Shi, Ji Chi, and Nangong Yi coordinated a renewed assault on Sagittarius Star Dragon, who faced their combined attacks as the chapter ended.

• Lan Muzi evaded Sagittarius Star Dragon's charge and disrupted his attack, allowing Yun Ming to strike him with a powerful spear blow.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon and Yun Ming clashed with their ultimate attacks, both suffering serious damage before preparing to fight again.
• Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Qingfeng stood with the Spirit Pagoda and War God Temple forces, setting aside their grievances amid the looming battle.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon caught Lan Muzi's Setting Sun blade between two fingers and scorched it with purple-red flames before throwing Lan Muzi back.
• Zhuo Shi spread a strengthened Sea of Burning Prairie as Nangong Yi and Ji Chi stunned Sagittarius Star Dragon with combined spiritual attacks.
• Zhuo Shi and Lan Muzi launched their ultimate attacks from opposite sides while Ji Chi and Nangong Yi maintained their suppression, forcing Sagittarius Star Dragon to confront the four's coordinated assault.

Cancer Star Dragon and Leo Star Dragon overwhelmed their opponents with powerful defenses, flames, and illusions. Leo Star Dragon and Virgo Star Dragon left the six fighters battered, while Virgo Star Dragon wounded Luo Yuhang badly with a surprise strike.

• Cancer Star Dragon blocked Ao Rui’s Sunflame Torrent, countered his Golden Sun Barrier, and battered him with metal waves and a pincer strike.
• Leo Star Dragon overpowered Zhao Song and pressured the group as Virgo Star Dragon used illusions and light attacks to disrupt them.
• Guo Xiaoxu, Liang Xiaoyu, Mo Zihong, Luo Yuhang, and Shen Qinglan worked together to defend and heal their team, but Leo Star Dragon’s flames kept breaking their formation.
• Virgo Star Dragon’s Wing Illusion Light wounded several fighters and prevented Mo Zihong from locating his true body.
• Luo Yuhang used Dark Emperor True Body and Dark Emperor Demon Dragon Strike against Virgo Star Dragon, but struck an illusion instead.
• Virgo Star Dragon appeared behind Luo Yuhang and cut through his Battle Armor, leaving a deep wound on his arm.

Guo Xiaoxu and his companions struggled to withstand the coordinated attacks of the Virgo and Leo Star Dragons while Zang Xin and Ao Rui were occupied elsewhere. When the Cancer Star Dragon’s Golden Forbidden Light disabled Guo Xiaoxu, Zhao Song burned his blood essence and intercepted the Leo Star Dragon’s killing blow, forcing it into a direct clash.

• The Virgo and Leo Star Dragons attacked together, and Guo Xiaoxu’s group formed a defense that began to buckle under their combined assault.
• The Leo Star Dragon wounded Zhao Song and sent Liang Xiaoyu crashing into a rock wall as their defense line neared collapse.
• The Aries Star Dragon taunted the six fighters while battling Zang Xin, but Zang Xin struck at its mind with his Passionate Sword before being driven back.
• The Cancer Star Dragon fired Golden Forbidden Light at Guo Xiaoxu, slowing his Soul Power and shattering his Thousandfold Force Shield.
• The Leo Star Dragon raised its axes to kill the disabled Guo Xiaoxu, but Zhao Song ignited his blood essence and knocked the axes aside with his Mad Demon Mace.
• The Leo Star Dragon welcomed Zhao Song’s challenge and prepared to fight him head-on.

Zhao Song burned his blood essence to fight the Leo Star Dragon, while the Virgo Star Dragon attacked the team's injured defender and rear-line controllers with her true body and two clones. The battle continued with Zhao Song nearing his limit and the others struggling to hold off the Virgo Star Dragon.

• Zhao Song fought the Leo Star Dragon with his stacked-force mace technique, reaching its seventh layer and forcing the Leo Star Dragon back thirty feet.
• The Virgo Star Dragon created two clones and sent them after Guo Xiaoxu, Shen Qinglan, and Mo Zihong while she attacked Guo Xiaoxu herself.
• Luo Yuhang shielded Guo Xiaoxu from the Virgo Star Dragon, but her illusion feathers worsened his injuries.
• Mo Zihong struck at the Virgo Star Dragon's mind with his zither, but her Star Illusion Melody dispersed the soundwave and she counterattacked.
• Shen Qinglan blocked a clone's scythe with a water shield and bound its legs, but the clone broke free as her strength waned.
• The Virgo Star Dragon's other clone confronted Liang Xiaoyu, whose speed failed to overcome the illusions clouding his vision.

The Tang Sect fighters struggled to hold off the Star Dragons as their battle lines faltered. Zhao Song, crippled by the backlash of burning his essence blood, kept standing against Leo to protect his companions.

• Liang Xiaoyu activated his Flash Demon Ape Avatar, but the Virgo Star Dragon's clone matched his speed and attacks.
• Guo Xiaoxu broke the Golden Forbidden Light with his Eighth Soul Skill and shielded Luo Yuhang from a Light Scythe Slash.
• Zang Xin weakened the Aries Star Dragon's gravity field and diverted his charge, but the Aries Star Dragon continued to pin him down.
• Ao Rui used Nine Suns Become One to force the Cancer Star Dragon back half a step, then held against its returning golden tide.
• Zhao Song and Leo exchanged powerful blows; despite suffering severe backlash from burning his essence blood, Zhao Song stood up and prepared to fight again.