Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang completed the Food God's Second Trial and received a Soul Power increase before being assigned a grotesque third trial. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi persuaded Gu Rong to consider leaving the sect, and planned to approach Dean Zhao during the trip to Spirit City.

• Dai Mubai and Oscar returned to Tang San after Yu Xiaogang left, and Oscar worried that Tang San might be sick.
• Yu Xiaogang received the Second Trial rewards, raising his Soul Power to peak level forty-six and increasing his Soul Ring ages.
• Yu Xiaogang was assigned the third trial: prepare One Bite Three Springs and make Tang San eat it without changing expression while offering heartfelt praise.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Gu Rong to travel to Spirit City, and Gu Rong agreed to go out for fresh air after Chen Xin teased him about his fear.
• Ning Fengzhi privately planned to use Ning Rongrong's relationship with Dean Zhao to build a connection, even considering offering women from the sect to win Zhao over.

Tang San learned that Yu Xiaogang’s soup had made him vomit and suspected it had contained something that affected his senses. He then told Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun that he had reached level forty-nine and was close to awakening his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.

• Oscar and Dai Mubai questioned Tang San about why he had drunk Yu Xiaogang’s foul-smelling soup without noticing anything was wrong.
• Tang San remembered the soup and vomited up his breakfast and what he had drunk, driving Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun from the dormitory.
• After rinsing his mouth with the water jugs, Tang San accused Yu Xiaogang of putting something in the soup that had compelled him to keep drinking it.
• Tang San revealed that his Soul Power had risen three levels overnight to level forty-nine, bringing him closer to awakening his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.
• Oscar congratulated Tang San and began studying his face, then suddenly noticed something.

Tang San suspected Yu Xiaogang’s soup had caused his sudden three-level breakthrough, and persuaded Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai to drink it for their own goals. The three rushed to Yu Xiaogang for more soup, while Yu Xiaogang was already brewing another pot and wondering who should receive it.

• Oscar noticed Tang San seemed different and asked what had caused him to gain three levels overnight.
• Tang San suspected Yu Xiaogang had cooked an Immortal Herb into the soup, and suggested his friends drink more if it could raise their Soul Power.
• Oscar agreed to try the soup, while Tang San urged Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai by invoking Bai Chenxiang and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun resolved to drink three bowls, and Oscar and Dai Mubai followed him to find Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang prepared a bubbling pot of strange soup and wondered who he should give it to.

Tang San and the others entered Yu Xiaogang’s kitchen, where his cooking fumes nearly overwhelmed them. Tang San tricked Yu Xiaogang into preparing soup for the group, then led everyone outside to recover and urged them to endure hardship on the path to becoming gods.

• Tang San and his companions opened the kitchen door and were hit by a choking stench from Yu Xiaogang’s cooking.
• Tang San saw the strange bubbling pot, newborn mice, slop jar, and tadpoles inside the kitchen.
• Tang San claimed Ma Hongjun wanted soup, while Dai Mubai asked Yu Xiaogang to make bowls for himself and Oscar as well.
• Yu Xiaogang happily agreed to make a new dish, and Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun hurried out while Oscar collapsed from the fumes.
• Tang San gave Oscar water, and the group recovered outside the kitchen while complaining about the smell.
• Tang San told his companions that only those who endured hardship could rise above others and become gods.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun steeled themselves to drink Yu Xiaogang’s foul yellow soup in hopes of becoming gods. After they finished the pot, Yu Xiaogang urged them to eat the food, leaving them staring uneasily at the plate.

• Oscar and Tang San rallied Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun by reminding them that enduring hardship could help them become gods.
• Two cooks whispered about Yu Xiaogang’s cooking and planned to let the Sect Master discover the kitchen’s mess when he visited.
• Yu Xiaogang served the group bowls of yellow soup, giving Tang San extra thick material from the bottom of the pot.
• Tang San drank first, then Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai followed, choking and struggling through the soup.
• Oscar asked for another bowl, and Yu Xiaogang refilled it before the group finished the entire pot.
• Yu Xiaogang told them to eat the food, and the four stared at the plate in dismay.

Yu Xiaogang tried to make Tang San and the others eat his new dish of live baby mice, but they fled one by one. In the Zhao Residence garden, Yan Fei emerged from seclusion after absorbing twelve suns and began breaking apart the stars, prompting Yue Shen to restore the void.

• Yu Xiaogang demonstrated eating live baby mice coated in sauce, and Tang San ran away after refusing to try them.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai followed Tang San out, while Yu Xiaogang caught Oscar and insisted he stay to taste the dish.
• Yue Shen sensed that Yan Fei was about to break through as twelve suns shrank and entered her body.
• Yan Fei opened her eyes, and a golden beam shattered stars and threw the void into chaos.
• Yue Shen used Taiyin Samsara, Eternal Myriad Renewal to restore what Yan Fei had disrupted.

Yue Shen restored the shattered starry sky and reunited with Zhao Linchuan and Yan Fei. After Yan Fei teased Zhao Linchuan with a domineering foot-play, Yue Shen caught them and challenged him with her own foot, leaving him trapped between the two women.

• Yue Shen reversed time and restored the ruined starry sky, then boasted to Zhao Linchuan about her control over time and space.
• Yan Fei emerged from the void, greeted Zhao Linchuan and Yue Shen, and Yue Shen withdrew to give the pair privacy.
• Zhao Linchuan carried Yan Fei to her bedroom, where she teased him with a precious treasure and ordered him to lick her divine feet clean.
• Yue Shen suddenly appeared, saw Yan Fei standing over Zhao Linchuan, and questioned him about his interests.
• Yue Shen raised her stocking-clad foot in front of Zhao Linchuan's face and called him a damnable servant, leaving him unsure how to live with both women.

Zhao Linchuan took Moon God, Yan Fei, Qian Renxue, and the others on a picnic, where Qian Renxue revealed that Snow Ye was close to death. Meanwhile, Dai Weisi celebrated his new position as crown prince of the Star Luo Empire.

• Moon God and Yan Fei joined Zhao Linchuan after spending the night with him, and Moon God asked him to take everyone on an outing.
• Yan Fei gave Qian Renxue the first trial of the Eternal God King Trial: spending a day enjoying an outing with Zhao Linchuan.
• Zhao Linchuan took the women to White Cloud Valley, where Moon God danced, Nong Yu played the guqin, and the group shared a meal.
• Qian Renxue told the group that Snow Ye was about to die and that she had checked on him that day.
• Dai Weisi paced in the Star Luo Empire's Crown Prince's Residence, pleased that he had become crown prince.

Dai Weisi ordered Captain Sun to prepare an attack on Heaven Dou’s Soul Master teams and border cities, while Captain Sun secretly arranged to inform the old emperor. At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Luomian discovered Yu Xiaogang had made the kitchen unusable and ordered food from a restaurant for Shrek Academy’s send-off.

• Dai Weisi told Captain Sun to ambush the Heaven Dou Soul Master teams heading to Spirit City and seize border cities without informing the emperor.
• Captain Sun ordered his men to contact Zilan Pavilion, mobilize troops, and tell the old emperor’s attendant about Dai Weisi’s plans.
• Yu Yuanzhen welcomed Shrek Academy’s members at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect before their trip to Spirit City.
• Yu Luomian found the cooks unable to prepare food because Yu Xiaogang had used the kitchen to make strange dishes and mixtures.
• Yu Luomian sent the cooks to buy a feast from the best restaurant in Heaven Dou City.

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian punished Yu Xiaogang for wrecking the kitchen, while the procession to Spirit City was ambushed during its journey. Zhao Linchuan joined the battle and unleashed Energy Art: Tidal Surge against the masked attackers.

• Yu Luomian told Yu Yuanzhen what Yu Xiaogang had done, and Yu Yuanzhen ordered him brought to the backyard for a whipping.
• Yu Yuanzhen whipped Yu Xiaogang, then handed the whip to Yu Luomian, who continued the beating.
• Qian Renxue led fifteen academy teams out from the Royal Hunting Grounds toward Spirit City, while Zhao Linchuan drew attention from female students and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong reacted.
• After traveling for about half a month, the procession camped beside a river, where several streaks of light struck and explosions began an ambush.
• Qian Renxue organized the defense as Chen Xin fought three masked assailants, and Zhao Linchuan attacked the masked group with Energy Art: Tidal Surge.

Masked attackers fled after their assault was repelled, and Qian Renxue later learned that Xue Ye had been assassinated, the Star Luo Empire had invaded, and Bone Douluo was missing. She left for the capital, while Zhao Linchuan and Huo Wu followed to defend the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Masked attackers retreated after their energy attack destroyed a distant forest, and Chen Xin pursued them while Qian Renxue ordered the others to tend to the wounded.
• Ye Lingling healed the injured Soul Masters, while Qian Renxue comforted the camp; two Shrek Academy reserve students had died in the initial attack.
• A scout reported that Xue Ye had been assassinated, the Star Luo Empire had captured several cities, and Bone Douluo's fate was unknown.
• Qian Renxue departed for home after telling the gathered students she could no longer accompany them to Spirit City.
• Zhao Linchuan and Huo Wu set off after Qian Renxue to help defend the Heaven Dou Empire, while Huo Wu challenged the others to join them.

After Huo Wushuang and other Soul Masters turned back toward Heaven Dou City, Shrek Academy was left divided over whether to follow them. In Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe faced pressure to surrender territory to the advancing Star Luo Empire, then learned that Bone Douluo had been killed.

• Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Soul Masters from several academies turned back toward Heaven Dou City, leaving Shrek Academy unsure whether to continue to Spirit City or return.
• Dai Yutian learned that his rebellious son had launched a war against the Heaven Dou Empire and ordered attendants to bring the Crown Prince to him.
• At a court meeting, Xue Qinghe asked his officials how to repel the Star Luo Empire, but the prime minister and other officials urged him to cede territory and pay compensation for peace.
• Xue Qinghe challenged the officials' willingness to surrender, arguing that the empire still had hundreds of thousands of soldiers.
• A scout reported that Bone Douluo had been killed and that his mutilated body had been returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, leaving Xue Qinghe collapsing in shock.

After Xue Qinghe collapsed in court, Qian Renxue revealed her fury at the ministers and military officers for refusing to resist the Star Luo Empire. She ordered them killed, confirmed that civilians had been evacuated, and planned for “Xue Qinghe” to die the next morning.

• Xue Qinghe collapsed after trying to stand, and palace maids carried him away while the ministers panicked over the death of a Titled Douluo.
• The old prime minister told the ministers to return home and mind their words and actions during the crisis.
• Qian Renxue changed back into women's clothes and raged at the court for proposing surrender instead of fighting.
• Zhao Linchuan ordered Jin Da and the others to eliminate the ministers and military officers, while Zi Nu confirmed that the Brocade Guard had escorted civilians to safety.
• Qian Renxue told Zhao Linchuan that “Xue Qinghe” would die the next morning and said she had already planned the act.

As Heaven Dou City’s officials panicked over the Star Luo Empire’s advance, the old prime minister secretly prepared to surrender if Spirit Hall stayed out of the war. His plans were interrupted when a corpse was thrown into his study, and he recognized it as his pupil just as a blade rang out.

• The old prime minister told his anxious followers to wait for Spirit Hall’s response and sent them home without revealing his plans.
• After the residence grew quiet, the old prime minister examined the surrender document he had prepared and considered opening the gates with Ge Long if Spirit Hall did not intervene.
• A dark figure smashed through the study window and hurled a corpse in front of the old prime minister’s desk.
• The old prime minister called for guards, then approached the corpse and recognized it as his pupil.
• A blade rang out like a dragon’s roar.

Zhao Linchuan, Qian Renxue, and Zi Nu staged an escape and assassination attempt at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. As Qian Renxue lay wounded outside the gates, she accused the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire of colluding to kill her.

• Zhao Linchuan read surrender petitions while Qian Renxue held the Imperial Seal and prepared to leave with Zi Nu.
• Qian Renxue damaged a pillar and cried out about an assassin as Zi Nu, disguised and wielding a Clear Sky Hammer, pursued her through the palace.
• The palace erupted into battle, and Qian Renxue fled to the gates covered in blood with the Imperial Seal.
• Zi Nu emerged as a Titled Douluo, subdued the onlookers, and struck Qian Renxue with her hammer.
• Wounded on the ground, Qian Renxue accused the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire of being her killers.

Zhao Linchuan stopped the black-clad woman from striking Xue Qinghe, but she escaped after declaring that Xue Qinghe could not be saved. As Xue Qinghe died, he entrusted the Heaven Dou Empire to Zhao Linchuan, who suggested Her Holiness the Pope instead, and the arriving students, teachers, and onlookers mourned the prince.

• Zhao Linchuan intercepted the black-clad woman’s Clear Sky Hammer attack on Xue Qinghe, forcing her to flee.
• Xue Qinghe told Zhao Linchuan that his injuries were fatal and asked him to protect the Heaven Dou Empire and its people.
• Xue Qinghe offered Zhao Linchuan the realm, but Zhao Linchuan said Her Holiness the Pope would be a better choice to govern it.
• Xue Qinghe reaffirmed that he entrusted the empire to Zhao Linchuan, then died in his arms.
• The onlookers and the returning academy students and teachers grieved over Xue Qinghe’s death and called for revenge.

After reports of assassinations plunged Heaven Dou City into panic, Zhao Linchuan rallied the people to enlist at Dao Seeking Academy and defend the empire against Star Luo. The chapter revealed that Qian Renxue’s apparent death had been staged, and she prepared to leave as a Spirit Hall special envoy while Zhao Linchuan and Zi Nu remained together.

• Riders reported that the prime minister, Ge Long, and several other officials had been murdered, spreading fear that Heaven Dou Empire was collapsing.
• Zhao Linchuan called on the people to enlist at Dao Seeking Academy and fight Star Luo’s army, and Huo Wu and the crowd accepted him as their leader.
• In the Eastern Palace, Qian Renxue complained that Zi Nu had struck her too hard while staging her apparent death.
• Qian Renxue, Zi Nu, and Zhao Linchuan discussed how blame for the killings could fall on the Clear Sky Sect, and Zhao Linchuan told Qian Renxue to prepare to leave as a Spirit Hall special envoy.
• Qian Renxue departed, and Zi Nu led Zhao Linchuan toward Qian Renxue’s bedroom and asked him to stay with her that night.

Zhao Linchuan reclaimed Heaven Dou Empire’s lost cities and took Jialing Pass after unrest in the Star Luo Empire forced its defenders to withdraw. Back at Dao Seeking Academy, he promised Ning Rongrong he would find and rescue Chen Xin, who had gone searching for the Clear Sky Sect.

• Qian Renxue sent the troops toward the front lines, where Zhao Linchuan reclaimed the occupied cities with little resistance.
• Zhu Xuanming accused Dai Weisi of murdering Dai Yutian and other crimes, and Star Luo Empire fell into chaos.
• Dai Weisi’s forces withdrew from Jialing Pass to suppress the rebellion, allowing Zhao Linchuan to take the stronghold without losing a soldier.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhao Linchuan and Ning Fengzhi that Chen Xin had secretly left to find the Clear Sky Sect after Gu Rong’s death.
• Zhao Linchuan warned that the Clear Sky Sect had at least five Titled Douluo and ordered Jin Da to find its hiding place so they could rescue Chen Xin.
• Ning Fengzhi left Ning Rongrong in Zhao Linchuan’s care and returned to arrange provisions for the border troops.

Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Linchuan to stay with her, but he left her with Xiao Wu, who advised her to take the initiative if she wanted to grow closer to him. Later, Yan Lingji welcomed Zhao Linchuan home with a meal before realizing she had been manipulated into feeling guilty and attacking him playfully.

• Ning Fengzhi left after Zhao Linchuan apologized for the trouble, and Zhao Linchuan helped Ning Rongrong settle in a lounge.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhao Linchuan to keep her company, but he left to return home and sent Xiao Wu to her instead.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu what had happened, and Xiao Wu advised her to pursue Zhao Linchuan actively.
• Yan Lingji served Zhao Linchuan a meal at the Zhao Residence and listened as he praised her cooking.
• Yan Lingji realized Zhao Linchuan had made her feel guilty over their past, grabbed his ear, and shoved him onto the bed.
• Yan Lingji pinned Zhao Linchuan down and bit his shoulders while accusing him of teasing, deceiving, and bullying her.

Zhao Linchuan gathered Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to prepare an army against the Clear Sky Sect, then confronted its leaders over the murder of Xue Qinghe. Tang Xiao was compelled to confess publicly, leaving the sect’s guilt exposed as the elders tried to silence him.

• Chen Xin reunited with Ning Rongrong after Jin Da’s men found him near the Clear Sky Sect and brought him back.
• Zhao Linchuan praised Jin Da and sent him to ask Yue Shen for a Divine Core to accelerate his cultivation.
• Zhao Linchuan declared that the Clear Sky Sect deserved death for assassinating Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi pledged his support.
• Tang Xiao and the elders argued over the public murder of Xue Qinghe, which appeared to have been carried out by a Clear Sky Hammer Titled Douluo.
• Zhao Linchuan appeared above the Clear Sky Sect and confronted Tang Xiao, who suddenly confessed to killing Xue Qinghe and condemned the Heaven Dou Empire.
• The Second Elder covered Tang Xiao’s mouth to stop him from revealing more.