Chapter Summaries

Zhong Shenxiu stopped Griffin and Kiran’s attacks, while Vance confronted the two who had come to Thunder Whale God Mountain. Despite drawing strength from the mountain, Vance was gradually overwhelmed by their coordinated assault and ended the chapter wounded.

• Zhong Shenxiu drew the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade and split Griffin and Kiran’s incoming attacks before they struck the battlefield.
• Griffin and Kiran mocked Vance and demanded the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower.
• Vance transformed into his Thunder Armor War God Form and drew power from Thunder Whale God Mountain to restore his strength and heal his wounds.
• Vance charged Griffin and met his Rock Fist head-on, while Kiran attacked from behind with Wild Lightning: Void Rend.
• Griffin and Kiran coordinated their close- and long-range attacks, gradually pushing Vance onto the defensive.
• Griffin tore open Vance’s side with a rock-powered blow, and Kiran struck his shoulder with wild lightning.

Vance drew on the Thunder Whale God Mountain’s power to strike Griffin and Kiran, while Zhong Shenxiu waited for the hidden force behind them to attack. After the unseen elder clashed with Zhong Shenxiu, Zhong tossed the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower to Vance and used the Sea Dragon Cannon to stop the elder from reclaiming it.

• Vance drew the Thunder Whale God Mountain’s lightning into himself and unleashed a pillar of power that seriously injured Griffin and Kiran.
• Zhong Shenxiu sensed a powerful divine presence behind the clouds and watched as it attacked him with a giant lightning-wind hand.
• Zhong Shenxiu countered with the Sky-Wing Lion King Demon-Breaking Fist, was hurled into the mountain, then emerged unharmed.
• Zhong Shenxiu tossed the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower to Vance, prompting the hidden elder to demand the artifact back and attack it with a cloud hand.
• Zhong Shenxiu summoned the Sea Dragon Cannon and fired Galaxy Storm, and its water dragon annihilated the elder’s cloud hand.

Zhong Shenxiu, Lan Jinghe, and Vance escaped Duke Leiwen and returned to the Dragon Fighting Plane with the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower. Zhong Shenxiu arrived furious over the Thunder Whale Plane’s defiance and approached the Dragon Fighting Plane’s Plane Core, where a burly figure was waiting.

• Lan Jinghe warned Zhong Shenxiu that they were outnumbered, and he opened a spatial rift with the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade so the three could retreat.
• Duke Leiwen attacked the closing rift with divine lightning but failed to stop their escape and worried that the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower remained in their hands.
• Zhong Shenxiu, Lan Jinghe, and Vance emerged into the prosperous Dragon Fighting Plane, where the Fighting Dragon Clan warriors greeted Zhong Shenxiu as Young Master.
• Zhong Shenxiu led Lan Jinghe and Vance to the Plane Core altar, where a burly figure stood beside its lowest steps.

Zhong Shenxiu ordered Badi Holy Dragon to summon the Grand Dragon Assembly and took his place above the plane core. More than a thousand Fighting Dragon Clan warriors gathered before him, while Lan Jinghe and Vance stood beneath the scrutiny of the assembled dragons.

• Zhong Shenxiu arrived at the altar, and Badi Holy Dragon knelt before him.
• Zhong Shenxiu ordered Badi Holy Dragon to beat the drum and convene the Grand Dragon Assembly.
• The drumbeats stirred an ancient dread in Lan Jinghe and Vance as Zhong Shenxiu climbed the altar and stood before the Energy Crystal.
• The Twelve Star Dragons and the Iceberg Giant Dragon and Volcano Giant Dragon arrived at the altar.
• More than a thousand Fighting Dragon Clan warriors gathered, and their powerful gazes made Lan Jinghe and the injured Vance stand frozen below Zhong Shenxiu.

Zhong Shenxiu convened the Fighting Dragon Clan’s Grand Dragon Assembly and ordered an expedition to reclaim the Thunder Whale Plane from its occupiers. After the war plans spread, Fighting Dragon Clan members stationed outside the Dragon Fighting Plane grumbled that they had been left out of the campaign.

• Zhong Shenxiu silenced the assembled warriors as more than a thousand Fighting Dragon Clan members knelt and hailed him.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon recalled the last Grand Dragon Assembly and celebrated the clan’s revival under Zhong Shenxiu.
• Zhong Shenxiu announced an expedition against the Thunder Whale Plane, explaining that its occupiers had stolen the inheritance he claimed from the dead Thunder Whale God.
• Zhong Shenxiu ordered the army to depart in three days, assigning Badi Holy Dragon to guard the Plane Core and the Twelve Star Dragons and Six Phenomena warriors to join the expedition.
• News of the campaign spread across the Dragon Fighting Plane, and members stationed in the Douluo Plane’s East Sea region complained that they had been excluded.
• An old Battle Dragon and a young Battle Dragon argued over whose service deserved a place on the expedition, while other Doulong members accused their leaders of favoritism.

The Fighting Dragon Clan argued over expedition slots before Zhong Shenxiu’s forces assembled a cross-plane army in little more than a day. The chapter ended with Lan Jinghe and Vance stunned by the army’s speed and readiness.

• An older dragon berated the Fire-Attribute Battle Dragon for questioning his battle experience, while Di Tian tried to calm the dispute and was driven away as an unworthy newcomer.
• Di Tian accepted that he would not receive an expedition slot and returned to teaching Baby Dragons, though he resented being excluded from battle.
• The Twelve Star Dragons settled the roster: seven would lead divisions on the expedition, while the other five stayed behind to guard the Dragon Fighting Plane and Douluo Plane.
• The Iceberg Giant Dragon, the Cold Mountain Dragon Clan, the Moon-Sky Star Dragon Clan, and hundreds of Fighting Dragon powerhouses gathered at the Thunder Whale God Mountain secret realm.
• Lan Jinghe and Vance expressed astonishment to Zhong Shenxiu that his army had assembled in just over a day.

Zhong Shenxiu led the Fighting Dragon Clan through the Plane Passage to conquer the Thunder Whale Plane and reclaim its territory. After Duke Leiwen fused his will with the Plane Consciousness and attacked, Sagittarius Star Dragon confronted him with a flaming arrow.

• Zhong Shenxiu prepared the Fighting Dragon Clan for war, and three days later he led hundreds of warriors through the Plane Passage to the Thunder Whale Plane.
• The Plane Consciousness pressed down on the invading army, but Zhong Shenxiu brought out the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower, whose aura caused the pressure to weaken.
• Duke Leiwen appeared and fused his will with the Plane Consciousness, then attacked Zhong Shenxiu with a powerful bolt of purple lightning.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon flew up and fired his Death God Rocket at Duke Leiwen's lightning, and the flaming arrow collided with it in midair.

Sagittarius Star Dragon and Libra Star Dragon led the Fighting Dragon Clan’s assault on the Thunder Whale Plane, overwhelming its defenders. Lan Jinghe confronted Downs and battered him into the sea, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Sagittarius Star Dragon shattered Duke Leiwen’s lightning attack with the Death God Rocket and forced him to defend himself against the arrow.
• Libra Star Dragon used the Space-Time Mirror to scatter hundreds of Dragon Fighting Warriors across the Thunder Whale Plane, where they attacked its defenders.
• The Thunder Whale Plane’s four remaining gods arrived, but the Fighting Dragon Clan’s forces overwhelmed them and their allies.
• Lan Jinghe spotted Downs and attacked him with the Abyssal Sea God-Overturning Anchor.
• Lan Jinghe broke through Downs’s poisonous lightning defenses, wounded him, and smashed him into the sea.

Lan Jinghe and the allied fighters overwhelmed Downs and Duke Leiwen’s forces across several battlefields. Duke Leiwen was badly wounded by Sagittarius Star Dragon, while Griffin and Kiran were close to defeat.

• Lan Jinghe left Downs battered and terrified in the water.
• Vance relentlessly attacked Atticus, smashing him into a cliff and leaving him unable to rise.
• Virgo Star Dragon and Scorpio Star Dragon wounded Griffin and Kiran with coordinated illusions and attacks, trapping them in a whirlpool.
• Duke Leiwen noticed his allies were losing and became distracted during his fight with Sagittarius Star Dragon.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon fired a three-arrow Chain Volley that broke Duke Leiwen’s shield and severely burned half his body.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon drew his bow again and prepared another Death God Rocket.

Duke Leiwen tried to retreat but was overwhelmed after Zhong Shenxiu severed his connection to the Thunder Whale Plane's consciousness and bound it with the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower. Sagittarius Star Dragon defeated Duke Leiwen and dragged him from the sea, while the plane's consciousness was being pulled toward Zhong Shenxiu.

• Duke Leiwen tried to flee into the Thunder Whale Plane, but Sagittarius Star Dragon pursued him and resumed their battle.
• Duke Leiwen drew power from the plane's consciousness, but Zhong Shenxiu used Holy Dragon Sky-Severing Slash to tear apart its connection to the duke.
• Zhong Shenxiu used the Thunder Roaring Cangming Tower to bind the plane's consciousness and drag it toward the tower.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon blocked Duke Leiwen from rescuing the consciousness, shot through his shoulder, and beat him into the sea.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon dragged the half-dead Duke Leiwen out of the water, and Duke Leiwen begged him to kill him.

Zhong Shenxiu forced the plane consciousness to lead him to the Thunder Whale Plane’s core and began draining its origin energy. As he neared his goal, the consciousness self-destructed, leaving Zhong Shenxiu gravely injured and unconscious.

• The Sagittarius Star Dragon bound Duke Leiwen in flaming chains and threw him onto a cloud, keeping him alive as potential fuel.
• Zhong Shenxiu suppressed the plane consciousness and threatened to destroy it until it led him to the Plane Core.
• Zhong Shenxiu found the Thunder Crystal at the center of the core chamber and attacked it with his Dragon Fighting techniques.
• Zhong Shenxiu pierced the Thunder Crystal and used the Light-Imperial Ninja Blade to drain its origin energy, rapidly increasing his power.
• The plane consciousness self-destructed, and the ensuing storm of origin power shattered Zhong Shenxiu’s armor and knocked him unconscious.

After the Thunder Whale Plane’s core self-destructed, Libra Star Dragon rescued the unconscious Zhong Shenxiu while Sagittarius Star Dragon took command and the Fighting Dragon Clan slaughtered the nobles and freed the slaves. The plane began collapsing, leaving its people facing imminent disaster.

• Libra Star Dragon found Zhong Shenxiu unconscious in the destroyed core space, then used the Space-Time Mirror to take him away for treatment.
• Libra Star Dragon ordered Sagittarius Star Dragon to take control and carry out the devouring ritual, and Sagittarius Star Dragon killed Duke Leiwen.
• Scorpio Star Dragon blocked Lan Jinghe from approaching Zhong Shenxiu and told her to focus on conquering the plane.
• Vance led the Dragon Fighting Warriors in killing the nobles, troops, officers, and arena owners while sparing and freeing the slaves.
• The Thunder Whale Plane began collapsing after its Plane Core shattered, and Sagittarius Star Dragon called out to stop the panicking people.

The Six Star Dragons transported the Western Frontier Sea and its inhabitants from the collapsing Thunder Whale Plane into the Dragon Fighting Plane, while the Doulong army gathered spoils and withdrew. Vance and Lan Jinghe left as the Thunder Whale Plane was destroyed and arrived at the newly merged seas.

• Sagittarius Star Dragon and the other five Star Dragons used the Hexagram Devouring Formation to pull the Western Frontier Sea through a spatial rift and settle it beyond the Dragon Fighting Plane's East Sea.
• Sagittarius Star Dragon ordered the troops to tally their spoils and withdraw through a stable passage opened by Capricorn Star Dragon.
• Vance watched the Thunder Whale Plane collapse, and Lan Jinghe wondered why Zhong Shenxiu had not conquered the Douluo Plane.
• Vance and Lan Jinghe flew through the passage as the Thunder Whale Plane's last land shattered behind them.
• Vance and Lan Jinghe arrived at the Dragon Fighting Plane, where the Western Frontier Sea and its islands began merging with the East Sea.

After the Fighting Dragon Clan absorbed the Thunder Whale Plane’s sea and resettled its freed slaves, Zhong Shenxiu demanded the Holy Spirit Cult’s allegiance and ordered its Evil Soul Masters sent into the Sun-Moon Federation. He explained to Lan Jinghe that he had not conquered his enemies outright because his own people were too scarce to risk losing.

• Lan Jinghe sensed the Dragon Fighting Plane assimilating the Western Frontier Sea, while the Fighting Dragon Clan organized food, medical care, and housing for the rescued Thunder Whale slaves.
• Vance arranged for the former Thunder Whale forces to become the foundation of a new Thunder Whale Guard.
• Lan Jinghe visited the recovering Zhong Shenxiu, who offered the Holy Spirit Cult a divine artifact in exchange for supporting the Fighting Dragon Clan and sending Evil Soul Masters into the Sun-Moon Federation.
• Lan Jinghe asked why Zhong Shenxiu had not crushed his enemies despite his overwhelming strength, and he replied that every Fighting Dragon warrior was precious to him.

Lan Jinghe accepted her place under Zhong Shenxiu and returned to Eastsea City, where she went to see her daughter. At Doulong Technology, Tang Wulin and Lan Fozhi left work together for an evening stroll.

• Zhong Shenxiu kept his plans for the Douluo Plane secret from Lan Jinghe, intending to use the Holy Spirit Cult as a tool while avoiding a decisive battle until he could secure the plane’s origin core.
• Lan Jinghe pledged to obey Zhong Shenxiu, then left to arrange matters within the Holy Spirit Cult and returned to Eastsea City.
• Lan Jinghe flew to Doulong Technology instead of returning to the cult, intending to see her daughter first.
• Tang Wulin finished testing a portable soul guidance communicator and found Lan Fozhi waiting for him after their work in the Technical Department.
• Tang Wulin invited Lan Fozhi to stroll in a nearby park, and they left the building together.

Tang Wulin and Lan Fozhi shared a tender evening after work, but Lan Jinghe interrupted their near-touching and took her daughter away. Lan Jinghe decided to let Lan Fozhi keep working with and seeing Tang Wulin while she watched him.

• Tang Wulin promised Lan Fozhi the first trial version of his new communicator, and they sat together by the lake in Central Park.
• Tang Wulin and Lan Fozhi edged their hands closer until Lan Jinghe arrived and startled them apart.
• Lan Jinghe took Lan Fozhi away, while Tang Wulin wondered whether she disapproved and thought of his missing parents.
• Lan Jinghe asked Lan Fozhi about Tang Wulin, teased her embarrassment, and judged him decent enough to consider.
• Lan Jinghe told Lan Fozhi to keep working as usual and continue seeing Tang Wulin.

Lan Jinghe let Lan Fozhi pursue her interest as long as she kept up with her studies and work, while privately warning Tang Wulin not to mistreat her daughter. At the Spirit Pagoda, Qiangu Qingfeng confronted Qiangu Dongfeng over his dealings with the Holy Spirit Cult and announced that he had returned to stay.

• Lan Jinghe agreed to let Lan Fozhi pursue her interest, then vowed to kill Tang Wulin if he mistreated her daughter.
• Qiangu Dongfeng anxiously waited outside Qiangu Gu’s cultivation chamber, worried about the Spirit Pagoda’s troubles and his father’s attempt to break through to the Divine Realm.
• Qiangu Qingfeng accused Qiangu Dongfeng of secretly dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult and helping bring the Spirit Pagoda to the brink of disaster.
• Qiangu Dongfeng defended his decisions as necessary for the family, while Qiangu Qingfeng warned that the Spirit Pagoda’s neutrality and legacy were at risk.
• Qiangu Qingfeng told Qiangu Dongfeng that he had returned to stay and would prevent him from straying further down the wrong path.

Qiangu Qingfeng reassured Qiangu Dongfeng that he would stay and help unite the Qiangu Family and Spirit Pagoda, just as the Federation summoned the Spirit Pagoda to discuss Doulong Technology’s economic blockade. In seclusion, Qiangu Dieting fought through a trial of shadow opponents and then confronted a mocking reflection of himself.

• Qiangu Qingfeng told Qiangu Dongfeng he would not compete for the Pagoda Master position and would stand with him against outside threats.
• Qiangu Dongfeng accepted his brother’s offer, and the two agreed to face their father’s return from seclusion together.
• A Spirit Pagoda disciple reported that the Federation had invited the Spirit Pagoda to next month’s Supreme Federal Council meeting about Doulong Technology’s blockade in the east.
• Qiangu Dieting fought endless shadow opponents in his mental trial, wielding the Coiling Dragon Staff until he defeated the final shadow.
• Qiangu Dieting’s reflection appeared and taunted him for failing again, but he defiantly challenged it.

Qiangu Dieting defeated the Heart Demon with the ninth form of the Unyielding Staff Technique and broke through to become a True God. As he flew into the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation above Shrek City, the Spirit Pagoda prepared for the trial that could change the continent’s balance of power.

• Qiangu Dieting realized his heart was still and used World-Splitting Achieved Godhood to split the Heart Demon apart.
• Qiangu Dieting awoke in his secluded cultivation chamber as his Quasi-God barrier shattered and True God might erupted from him.
• Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Qingfeng witnessed their father emerge, while tribulation clouds gathered over the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek City.
• Qiangu Dongfeng ordered the Spirit Pagoda’s protective formation activated and the crowds evacuated to underground shelters.
• Qiangu Dieting welcomed the Nine Heavens Divine Tribulation and flew toward the clouds with his Coiling Dragon Staff.

Qiangu Dieting endured seven bolts of heavenly tribulation while fighting to condense his Battle Dao fruit and achieve godhood. As the eighth bolt gathered, he remained battered but unyielding, while the pressure threatened the Spirit Pagoda and the city below.

• Qiangu Dieting met the first bolt of heavenly lightning with his Coiling Dragon Staff and charged toward the tribulation clouds.
• Qiangu Dieting blocked the second, third, and fourth bolts with successive forms of the Unyielding Staff Technique as Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Qingfeng watched from below.
• Qiangu Dieting recalled his long struggle, his family’s decline, and his resolve to fight the heavens rather than accept defeat.
• Qiangu Dieting endured the fifth, sixth, and seventh bolts, suffering severe wounds as his fighting spirit grew stronger.
• The eighth bolt gathered in the clouds, and its pressure cracked the Pagoda-Protecting Array and left the people in the city struggling to breathe.