Chapter Summaries

Yun Ming protected Shrek City from the destructive aftermath of the Tang Sect’s annihilation while the Holy Spirit Cult escaped. After the barrier fell, he declared Shrek would enter a state of war to the death and vowed revenge.

• Yun Ming anchored the Sky-Piercing Spear in Shrek’s central plaza and used his Seventh Soul Skill to shield the city from the shock wave.
• Mo Chen Douluo and other Titled Douluos reinforced the barrier, but Yun Ming bore most of the destructive force as Shrek’s Outer City was devastated.
• Blood Demon, Dark Hummingbird, and Na Nali taunted Yun Ming, then led the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces away.
• Yun Ming’s barrier collapsed after the aftermath subsided, and he saw that the Tang Sect had been completely destroyed.
• Yun Ming ordered martial law, rescue efforts, repairs, and heightened vigilance at the East Sea front, declaring Shrek was entering a state of war to the death.
• Yun Ming vowed to repay the Holy Spirit Cult for the Tang Sect’s destruction and Shrek’s humiliation.

After Tang Hao injured Zhong Lingyue and reduced Thunderclap Black Hand and Quake Black Hand to origin mist, Zhong Shenxiu ordered a retaliatory night raid against the Sun-Moon Federation. Leng Yaozhu accepted her place at Zhong Shenxiu’s side to avoid losing her sister again, while Zhong Shenxiu prepared to use her.

• Zhong Shenxiu held Thunderclap Black Hand and Quake Black Hand in their origin forms and vowed not to let Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s attack go unanswered.
• Zhong Shenxiu ordered the Black Hand Clan to raid the Sun-Moon Federation’s three legion encampments at midnight and commanded Dragon Crystal Cannons to bombard their forward positions.
• Leng Yulai accepted the order and flew toward the military camp, while Leng Yaozhu chose to stand with Zhong Shenxiu rather than lose her sister again.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Leng Yaozhu that he was using her guilt toward Leng Yulai, and Leng Yaozhu answered that she would never abandon her sister again.
• Zhong Shenxiu said he would make good use of Leng Yaozhu, teasing her about Leng Yulai and leaving her blushing.

Zhong Shenxiu brought Leng Yaozhu to the Dragon Fighting Plane and restored Jinglei and Kuang Zhen in the Dark Aspect Origin Pool. After confirming they would recover and grow stronger, he transported Leng Yaozhu to another valley.

• Zhong Shenxiu opened a spatial fissure and led Leng Yaozhu into the Dragon Fighting Plane.
• Leng Yaozhu saw the plane's thriving dragon population as Zhong Shenxiu explained its dragon breeds and the growth of more than three hundred hatchlings.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Leng Yaozhu passed Titled Douluo-level Black Hand Clan guards and entered a valley containing the Dark Aspect Origin Pool.
• Zhong Shenxiu placed Jinglei and Kuang Zhen's weakened origins in the pool, where they began recovering.
• Zhong Shenxiu said Jinglei and Kuang Zhen would regain their forms in about three months and grow stronger, then transported Leng Yaozhu to another valley.

Zhong Shenxiu and Leng Yaozhu found Di Tian happily telling baby dragons stories in the Dragon Fighting Plane. Di Tian reported that its pure origin power was stirring his cultivation and could let him reach the true divine level.

• Di Tian entertained the baby dragons with exaggerated stories about the Dragon God and the gods of the Divine Realm.
• Zhong Shenxiu and Leng Yaozhu watched Di Tian dote on the hatchlings and reflected on how the Dragon Fighting Plane had brought him among dragons again.
• Di Tian sensed Zhong Shenxiu, dropped his playful manner, and knelt to greet his lord.
• Di Tian told Zhong Shenxiu that the Dragon Fighting Plane's concentrated darkness origin had begun to stir his cultivation and could soon help him break through to the true divine level.
• Zhong Shenxiu noted Di Tian's popularity with the hatchlings, and Di Tian admitted through his embarrassment that he enjoyed spending time with them.

Zhao Song broke through to the ninth layer of the Raging Force Layered Peaks Secret Art and briefly overwhelmed Leo Star Dragon, but his exhausted body and mind conjured a false victory. Leo Star Dragon killed him with a strike to the back of the neck, while Chen Xinjie’s arrival at the East Sea revealed his new half-step into the divine realm.

• Zhao Song continued fighting Leo Star Dragon until his spiritual power suddenly cleared and he broke through to the ninth layer of his secret art.
• Yu Guanzhi and Chen Xinjie discussed Zhong Shenxiu and the Leng Family before Zhong Shenxiu arrived with Quake Black Hand and Thunderclap Black Hand.
• Chen Xinjie armed himself with the Vast Sea Cosmos armor and Sea God Helmet, then struck Quake Black Hand back with a wave of power.
• Zhao Song used his ninth-layer force to drive Leo Star Dragon back and expose him to a seemingly decisive mace strike.
• Zhao Song’s mace passed through an illusion, and Leo Star Dragon cut through his armor and neck from behind, killing him.

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.