Recaps

Zhong Shenxiu, Leng Yaozhu, and Gu Yue discussed how to prepare for the Federation’s next attack, while Leng Yaozhu struggled with her feelings for Zhong Shenxiu. After Leng Yaozhu left, Gu Yue revealed that she and Leng Yulai had planned to bring Leng Yaozhu closer to him, and Zhong Shenxiu embraced Gu Yue.

• Zhong Shenxiu grabbed Leng Yaozhu’s wrist and asked her to stay to discuss their plans against the Federation.
• Zhong Shenxiu, Leng Yaozhu, and Gu Yue assessed the Federation, the War God Temple, Shrek, and the Spirit Pagoda as potential threats.
• Leng Yaozhu explained that her faction had taken control of the Eastsea Spirit Pagodas, while the Qiangu Family dominated the rest of the Spirit Pagoda.
• Leng Yaozhu finished the discussion and left for the Eastsea Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yue laughed and told Zhong Shenxiu that she and Leng Yulai had hoped to bring Leng Yaozhu closer to him.
• Zhong Shenxiu drew Gu Yue into his embrace.

Zhong Shenxiu and Gu Yue shared an intimate moment while waiting for Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue worried about how Xiaoyan would react. Zhong Shenxiu promised to handle Xiaoyan when she arrived, while Gu Yue also reflected on Leng Yaozhu's embarrassment after being discovered earlier.

• Zhong Shenxiu pulled Gu Yue into his arms, and she teased him while trying to conceal her nervousness.
• Zhong Shenxiu pressed Gu Yue onto the sofa and kissed her after she warned that Xu Xiaoyan could arrive at any moment.
• After the kiss, Zhong Shenxiu teased Gu Yue about trembling, then gently reassured her that he would deal with Xu Xiaoyan that night.
• Gu Yue worried that Leng Yaozhu would feel awkward after being discovered earlier and recalled how flustered she had looked.

Xu Xiaoyan visited Zhong Shenxiu and reported that the Xu Clan’s affairs were under control, then struggled with her feelings and sneaked into his bedroom at night. The chapter ended with her lying beside him as a gust of wind swept the curtains aside and flooded the bed with moonlight.

• Xu Xiaoyan arrived at Zhong Shenxiu’s residence and greeted him affectionately while Gu Yue watched.
• Xu Xiaoyan reported that her grandfather had settled the East Sea’s affairs and that she had subdued opposition within the Xu Clan.
• Zhong Shenxiu praised Xu Xiaoyan, and she kissed his cheek in response.
• After returning to her room, Xu Xiaoyan decided she would no longer wait to make her feelings known.
• Xu Xiaoyan entered Zhong Shenxiu’s room while he slept and slipped into bed beside him.
• A gust of wind swept the curtains aside, startling Xu Xiaoyan with the sudden moonlight.

Xu Xiaoyan confessed her long-held feelings to Zhong Shenxiu, and he admitted that he liked her too. After she asked him for a promise, Zhong Shenxiu kissed her, leaving them together in the moonlit room.

• Zhong Shenxiu revealed that he had been awake while Xu Xiaoyan nervously climbed into his bed, then pulled her into his embrace and promised she could visit him every day.
• Xu Xiaoyan told Zhong Shenxiu that she had liked him for a long time, and he kissed her forehead and said he liked her too.
• Zhong Shenxiu comforted the tearful Xu Xiaoyan as she clung to him, and their affection grew more intense.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Zhong Shenxiu whether she was beautiful, and he called her beautiful.
• Xu Xiaoyan asked Zhong Shenxiu to give her a promise, and he kissed her passionately.

The Black Hand Clan launched a coordinated night assault on the three great legions guarding the East Sea region, using Dragon Crystal shells and a black-mist invasion to overwhelm their defenses. As casualties mounted and the Clan’s mist-born attackers proved difficult to kill, the legions’ top powerhouses finally moved.

• The Black Hand Clan spread black mist across the Northern, Central, and Southern Legion sectors, then fired Dragon Crystal shells at all three camps.
• The three great legions scrambled to form defenses, but the shells unleashed powerful dragon-based attacks that shattered their formations and caused severe casualties.
• The Black Hand Clan engulfed the camps in Blackmist Domain, suppressing visibility and perception before attacking with Shadow Spikes and Shadow Hands.
• Black Hand Clan members emerged from the mist and shadows, repeatedly reforming after attacks as long as their cores remained intact.
• The soldiers tried to regroup and fight back, but the attackers’ ambushes drove casualties higher until the legions’ top powerhouses finally moved.

Yue Zhengen and his Angel Family guards fought to hold the Southern Legion camp against the Black Hand Clan, whose fighters launched suicidal attacks. After Yue Zhengen’s Judgment Light Domain wiped out many attackers, Flame Black Hand appeared before him.

• Yue Zhengen used Holy Light Illumination to clear the black mist and rally the Southern Legion’s soldiers.
• Yue Zhengen and his Angel Family guards drove back the Black Hand Clan until its members began self-destructing and killed several guards.
• Yue Zhengen unleashed Angel’s Wrath, purifying dozens of Black Hand Clan members and wiping out more than half the attackers at the forward positions.
• Yue Zhengen challenged the remaining Black Hand Clan members, and Flame Black Hand emerged from the mist and confronted him.

Flame Black Hand battled Yue Zhengen, overwhelming the Angel Clan commander with black flames that devoured holy light. As the black sun expanded and Yue Zhengen’s light began to shrink, the fight remained unresolved.

• Flame Black Hand struck Yue Zhengen with Black Flame Purgatory Fist, forcing him back through his Angel Barrier.
• Flame Black Hand unleashed Demonic Spirit Flame as the Black Hand clansmen renewed their assault on the defensive line.
• Yue Zhengen summoned his Holy Angel Avatar and fired Judgment Light, but Flame Black Hand’s fist blast consumed the beam and drove him into close combat.
• Flame Black Hand beat back Yue Zhengen’s attacks and destroyed the Angel Guard’s supporting light blades, killing several Angel Clan Soul Masters.
• Yue Zhengen launched Heavenly Feathers Chasing Light, but Flame Black Hand’s Eclipse Hellfire swallowed the blades and began devouring his holy light.

Flame Black Hand overwhelmed Yue Zhengen in battle, forcing the Angel Douluo to risk his life with his ultimate purification skill. The chapter left Yue Zhengen facing imminent death as black flames consumed his attack.

• Flame Black Hand concealed himself in the black flames and struck Yue Zhengen from the flank, shattering his judgment domain and sending him flying.
• Flame Black Hand pursued the wounded Yue Zhengen, broke through his attacks, and inflicted further damage while Yue Zhengen refused to retreat from the Southern Legion.
• Yue Zhengen burned his soul power, bloodline power, and lifespan to unleash his ninth soul skill, Heavenly Holy Purification Judgment.
• Flame Black Hand combined Eclipse Hellfire and Black Flame Purgatory Fist to fight the golden pillar, and his black flames began overwhelming it as Yue Zhengen faced imminent death.

Guan Yue arrived in time to save Yue Zhengen and fought Flame Black Hand, a powerful enemy who could devour the Holy Angel’s light. Their clash escalated as Flame Black Hand broke Guan Yue’s spatial restraint and sent black flames racing up his spear.

• Guan Yue struck Flame Black Hand’s attack aside, saving Yue Zhengen from the black flames.
• Guan Yue exchanged spear attacks with Flame Black Hand, forcing him back and destroying his barrage of fireballs.
• Guan Yue realized Flame Black Hand was holding back while testing his spear skills.
• Flame Black Hand overwhelmed Guan Yue’s defense and broke free of his Void Realm Body Lock.
• Flame Black Hand’s fist collided with Guan Yue’s spearpoint, and black flames surged up the shaft toward Guan Yue’s hand.

Guan Yue fought Flame Black Hand to protect Yue Zhengen and the Southern Legion, but was outmatched even after unleashing his strongest techniques. Flame Black Hand withdrew with the Black Hand Clan after warning the Federation that the East Sea belonged to Zhong Shenxiu, leaving Guan Yue to assess the threat and tend to the devastated camp.

• Guan Yue activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Flame Black Hand with his eighth soul skill, but Flame Black Hand easily shattered the remaining spear phantoms and pressed his assault.
• Flame Black Hand sensed Super Douluo reinforcements approaching and fused Eclipse Hellfire with Black Flame Purgatory Fist into a full-strength attack.
• Guan Yue countered with his ninth soul skill, but the collision hurled him backward, cracked his armor, and left him bleeding.
• Flame Black Hand warned Guan Yue that the East Sea belonged to his lord, Zhong Shenxiu, then led the Black Hand Clan in an orderly retreat.
• Guan Yue chose not to pursue, recognizing the danger of entering the black mist and prioritizing the devastated military camp.
• Yue Zhengen thanked Guan Yue for saving his life and pledged the Southern Legion's support to the War God Temple.

Guan Yue told Yue Zhengen that the East Sea conflict was an invasion by forces from the Dragon Fighting Plane and ordered him to alert the Federation Council, the Spirit Pagoda, and Shrek. In the northern garrison, Guo Zhenfeng fought Ju Kuang and unleashed his ninth Soul Skill, Annihilation Slash.

• Guan Yue revealed to Yue Zhengen that the black mist creatures and fire-attribute powerhouse came from the Dragon Fighting Plane, whose forces had established a beachhead in the East Sea.
• Guan Yue ordered Yue Zhengen to count casualties, reinforce defenses, and notify the Federation Council, the Spirit Pagoda, and Shrek.
• At the northern garrison, Guo Zhenfeng confronted Ju Kuang, who dismissed his challenge and countered his first two Soul Skills with wind techniques.
• Guo Zhenfeng fused with the Azure Peak War God mecha and attacked Ju Kuang with his seventh and eighth Soul Skills, but Ju Kuang damaged the mecha by striking its armor seams.
• Guo Zhenfeng burned his blood essence and unleashed his ninth Soul Skill, Annihilation Slash, at Ju Kuang.

Ju Kuang killed Northern Legion Commander Guo Zhenfeng before Zang Xin arrived, then retreated with the Black Hand Clan. In the central defense zone, Yu Siyuan, Zhou Chong, and Lin Mo fought Toxic Ferocity and unleashed their strongest attacks after his poison weakened them.

• Ju Kuang cleaved through Guo Zhenfeng's god-grade mecha and killed him with a wind blade.
• Zang Xin arrived and used Traceback to counterattack Ju Kuang, but a retreat signal sent Ju Kuang and the Black Hand Clan east into the black mist.
• Zang Xin chose not to pursue and turned his attention to stabilizing the leaderless Northern Legion.
• Toxic Ferocity's poisonous mist battered Yu Siyuan's Painting Barrier as Zhou Chong and Lin Mo attacked him, and his poison wounded Zhou Chong and disrupted all three defenders.
• Yu Siyuan, Zhou Chong, and Lin Mo burned their blood essence and launched an all-out assault on Toxic Ferocity with their martial soul avatars and strongest skills.

Long Yeyue arrived to confront Toxic Ferocity, but the Black Hand Clan killed Zhou Chong and left Lin Mo and Yu Siyuan grievously injured before retreating. At the border of the East Sea, Illusion learned that the attacks had devastated the northern and central fronts, just as a blazing fireball struck the mountain.

• Long Yeyue used her Light and Dark Domain and Dragon Emperor True Body to attack Toxic Ferocity, who evaded through the poison mist.
• Toxic Ferocity killed Zhou Chong, destroyed Lin Mo’s left leg, and forced Yu Siyuan to sever his poisoned left arm.
• Long Yeyue drove Toxic Ferocity and the Black Hand Clan away, then treated Yu Siyuan and assessed the severe losses across the three fronts.
• Illusion met with Toxic Ferocity and Ju Kuang, who reported that Zhou Chong had died, Yu Siyuan had lost an arm, and Ju Kuang had killed the northern legion commander, Guo.
• A fireball crashed into the mountain beside Illusion, Toxic Ferocity, and Ju Kuang, and a hearty laugh came from the smoke.

Blaze challenged Illusion over his warning not to disrupt The Master's plans, and the two fought fiercely atop the mountain. Blaze acknowledged Illusion's skill after their clash, and the group regrouped while discussing their absent comrades.

• Blaze arrived from the southern front and mocked Toxic Ferocity, Ju Kuang, and Illusion for celebrating their recent victories.
• Illusion warned Blaze not to let his personal desires interfere with The Master's plans, and Blaze attacked him with Black Flame Purgatory Fist.
• Illusion countered Blaze's fire attacks with sword shadows and illusions, while Toxic Ferocity and Ju Kuang watched.
• Blaze and Illusion unleashed their strongest attacks, and their powers clashed in an explosion that forced both fighters back.
• Blaze praised Illusion's skill, and Toxic Ferocity stopped the fight before anyone was seriously hurt.
• Ju Kuang noted that Kuang Zhen and Jinglei were still being nurtured within Darkness Origin, and Blaze dismissed their recent defeat.

Illusion relayed Zhong Shenxiu’s orders for the Fighting Dragon Clan to reveal itself and the Black Hand Clan to infiltrate and recruit allies while avoiding a full-scale war with the Federation. Blaze accepted command of the central border, and Toxic Ferocity worried that he might break the restraint and attack on his own.

• Ju Kuang, Toxic Ferocity, and Blaze discussed the raid’s consequences and expected Federation reinforcements before Illusion announced that Zhong Shenxiu had issued orders.
• Illusion said the Fighting Dragon Clan would step into the open while the Black Hand Clan took over border defense, intelligence, infiltration, and efforts to recruit dissatisfied groups.
• Illusion ordered the clans to avoid large-scale conflict so they could preserve the Douluo Plane and exploit the Federation’s internal divisions before a decisive battle.
• Blaze objected to suspending the fighting but agreed after Illusion explained the costs of a war of attrition and the Master’s objective.
• Blaze volunteered to hold the central border, then flew off toward the Central Army after Illusion permitted limited regional clashes.
• Toxic Ferocity warned Illusion that Blaze might eventually sneak into a Federation camp if he went too long without a proper fight.

Illusion assigned Toxic Ferocity and Ju Kuang to destabilize the Federation’s southern and northern fronts while he monitored the border for Zhong Shenxiu. In Eastsea City, Zhong Shenxiu left a meeting frustrated by local families seeking favors while secretly courting the Sun-Moon Federation.

• Illusion sent Toxic Ferocity to harass the Holy Angel Clan on the southern front without causing mass casualties.
• Ju Kuang took the northern front and planned to disrupt the Northern Legion’s supplies and communications.
• Illusion established his domain over the border and pledged to prepare the Douluo Plane for Zhong Shenxiu.
• Zhong Shenxiu rode from Skysea Alliance headquarters with Leng Yaozhu and complained about a meeting with regional families and alliance elders.
• Zhong Shenxiu criticized the families for seeking resources and positions from Doulong Technology while secretly approaching the Sun-Moon Federation.

Zhong Shenxiu struggled with governing the Douluo Plane and considered using force, but Leng Yaozhu advised him to win the people’s support and avoid uniting the divided Sun-Moon Federation against him. She offered to help him manage political affairs, then realized she might have sounded too eager.

• Zhong Shenxiu complained that the Xu Clan and other groups were stalling, and considered crushing the political obstacles by force.
• Leng Yaozhu warned Zhong Shenxiu that harsh rule would create panic and unite the Sun-Moon Federation against the Dragon Fighting Plane.
• Leng Yaozhu argued that the Federation was corrupt and that people might welcome a new ruler who treated them fairly.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized Leng Yaozhu’s political insight and felt comforted by her advice and companionship.
• Leng Yaozhu offered to help Zhong Shenxiu with political affairs, then froze at how proactive her offer sounded.

Zhong Shenxiu and Leng Yaozhu discussed how to handle East Sea's powerful families, and he ultimately chose a forceful plan that would put the Leng Family in charge as enforcers. Leng Yaozhu recognized the opportunity and risks but fell silent as Zhong Shenxiu insisted he would support her.

• Leng Yaozhu advised Zhong Shenxiu to reward cooperative families, keep records on those aligned with the Federation, and deal with them later.
• At Zhong Shenxiu's residence, he embraced Leng Yaozhu from behind and proposed making the Leng Family the first enforcers of the Douluo Continent.
• Leng Yaozhu warned that abruptly giving her family authority could alarm the other families and push them toward the Federation.
• Zhong Shenxiu dismissed her concerns and ordered the Leng Family to oversee East Sea affairs, promising to back her and replace or punish anyone who resisted.
• Leng Yaozhu considered that a decisive crackdown might make the families comply and that the role could raise her family to the continent's top powers.

Leng Yaozhu accepted Zhong Shenxiu’s offer to lead East Sea’s new Law Enforcement Hall, while Zhong teased her until she hurried away. Left alone at the villa, he reflected on how Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan were occupied with their own work.

• Zhong Shenxiu assured Leng Yaozhu that he trusted her and would protect her if anything went wrong, and she agreed to have the Leng Family enforce order in East Sea.
• Leng Yaozhu promised to present a governance plan within three days and asked Zhong Shenxiu to take responsibility if problems arose.
• Zhong Shenxiu granted Leng Yaozhu broad authority to establish and command an independent Law Enforcement Hall beside the Skysea Alliance headquarters.
• Zhong Shenxiu asked Leng Yaozhu to take a bath with him, and she blushed, called him a bastard, and hurried out after promising to send word in three days.
• Zhong Shenxiu was left alone and thought about Gu Yue researching spatial technology and Xu Xiaoyan expanding the Xu Clan amid Skysea’s independence crisis.

Zhong Shenxiu found Lan Jinghe, the Demon Empress of the Holy Spirit Cult, waiting in his bedroom and traded flirtatious barbs with her while both secretly tested the other’s power. He ended their banter and demanded to know why she had come.

• Zhong Shenxiu bathed and sensed the Douluo Continent’s planar shackles weakening as his cultivation neared level eighty.
• Zhong Shenxiu discovered Lan Jinghe sitting on his bed when he entered his bedroom.
• Lan Jinghe teased Zhong Shenxiu about being alone after a woman had left, and he invited her to keep him company.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Lan Jinghe exchanged provocative remarks while their spiritual powers clashed beneath the banter.
• Zhong Shenxiu stopped the flirtation and asked Lan Jinghe what she had come to discuss.

Lan Jinghe sought Zhong Shenxiu’s cooperation, warning that Yun Ming was about to ascend to godhood and threaten both their forces. Zhong Shenxiu dismissed her concerns and ridiculed the Holy Spirit Cult’s failed attack on Shrek City, while Lan Jinghe endured his insults.

• Lan Jinghe confronted Zhong Shenxiu with the will-pressure of her Level-100 True God status, but his Dragon God authority overpowered her demonic whale aura.
• Zhong Shenxiu taunted Lan Jinghe after they withdrew their pressure, and she said she had come to discuss cooperation.
• Lan Jinghe warned that Yun Ming was about to ascend to godhood and would target the Dragon Fighting Plane’s forces and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Zhong Shenxiu mocked her fear of Yun Ming and recalled how the Holy Spirit Cult had failed to kill him during its attack on Shrek City.
• Lan Jinghe accepted Zhong Shenxiu’s accusations in silence as he described the devastation of Shrek City and Yun Ming’s survival and growing power.

Lan Jinghe tried to recruit Zhong Shenxiu into a joint strike against Yun Ming, but he rejected her proposed division of power and demanded better terms. She offered control of the Abyss Passage and the Holy Spirit Cult’s secrets about the God Realm, then moved close to press her advantage.

• Lan Jinghe warned Zhong Shenxiu that Yun Ming was nearing godhood and would threaten the East Sea, but Zhong dismissed Yun Ming and vowed to kill him if he became an obstacle.
• Lan Jinghe proposed that they eliminate Yun Ming, offering Zhong the Sun-Moon Federation while the Holy Spirit Cult claimed the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek’s position.
• Zhong Shenxiu refused to share what he believed would eventually be his and demanded to know what the Holy Spirit Cult could truly offer.
• Lan Jinghe offered Zhong control of the Abyss Passage and the Holy Spirit Cult’s accumulated secrets about the God Realm.
• Lan Jinghe moved close, pressed Zhong Shenxiu back onto the bed, and hooked a finger beneath his chin.

Lan Jinghe offered Zhong Shenxiu the Holy Spirit Cult’s inheritance on recondensing a Divine Position in exchange for his help. She asked him to join her in killing Yun Ming and to protect her daughter afterward, revealing her maternal tenderness as her one weakness.

• Lan Jinghe teased Zhong Shenxiu and offered guarded secrets in exchange for a promise, while he challenged her about the deposit she wanted.
• Lan Jinghe explained that the Abyss Passage connected the Douluo Plane and the Abyss Plane, then revealed the Holy Spirit Cult possessed an inheritance describing how to recondense a Divine Position.
• Zhong Shenxiu showed interest in the inheritance but demanded to know what Lan Jinghe wanted from him.
• Lan Jinghe flirted with Zhong Shenxiu, but he seized her wrist and warned her to stop playing tricks and discuss business.
• Lan Jinghe asked Zhong Shenxiu to help her kill Yun Ming when he ascended to godhood and to protect her daughter for the rest of her life.

Zhong Shenxiu and Lan Jinghe negotiated an alliance in which he would help her kill Yun Ming, destroy Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and protect her daughter in exchange for control of the Abyss Passage, God Realm inheritance records, and the Holy Spirit Cult’s intelligence network. Later, Ling Zichen angrily confronted Xiha Dragon over his crude hammer-forged modifications to a soul guidance cannon.

• Lan Jinghe told Zhong Shenxiu that she wanted revenge fulfilled and her daughter to live safely and freely.
• Zhong Shenxiu offered to help Lan Jinghe kill Yun Ming, destroy Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and protect her daughter, demanding control of the Abyss Passage and access to the Holy Spirit Cult’s secrets and intelligence.
• Lan Jinghe accepted and said she would send the materials and Abyss Passage coordinates in batches, then return after confirming when Yun Ming would ascend to godhood.
• Lan Jinghe left through the window, and Zhong Shenxiu dismissed the hidden Iceberg Giant Dragon and Volcano Giant Dragon.
• Ling Zichen criticized Xiha Dragon for hammering rough array patterns into a Rank 6 soul guidance cannon, saying his method ruined the metal and would cause major energy loss.

Ling Zichen and Xiha Dragon clashed over whether precise Soul Guidance Technology or Withered Dragon forging made better weapons for the East Sea Legion. Their argument left them trading claims about engineering, durability, and mass production, while Xiha Dragon privately remained interested in learning Soul Forging.

• Xiha Dragon slammed the lab bench and condemned Ling Zichen's delicate array patterns as fragile and useless in combat.
• Ling Zichen defended her design's ninety-two-percent energy conversion rate and accused Xiha Dragon's patterns of risking a cannon explosion.
• Xiha Dragon pointed to the piles of damaged frontline cannons and argued that his dragonfire-forged weapons could endure extreme conditions.
• The chapter revealed that Aquarius Star Dragon had summoned the Withered Dragon Clan to upgrade the East Sea Legion's arsenal and explore combining their forging methods with Soul Guidance Technology.
• Ling Zichen argued that her Superconducting Array could fire repeatedly with little energy loss and that hand-forging could not equip a legion efficiently.
• Xiha Dragon boasted that his clan could purify and cast metal in moments, while privately valuing Douluo Continent's Soul Forging and spiritual weapons.