Chapter Summaries

Cheng Xiao dismissed the Shrek students’ argument with Canghui Academy and warned Zhu Zhuqing that people who stirred up trouble without strength were fools. After he left, Dai Mubai provoked Canghui Academy into a fight and crashed into a table of cloaked travelers, whose leader recognized the danger of confronting him.

• Cheng Xiao observed the divided Shrek students and considered his remaining goals, including learning about the Soul Core method from Xiao Wu.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun insulted a girl from Canghui Academy, and Cheng Xiao interrupted before the argument escalated.
• Cheng Xiao left for his room, telling Zhu Zhuqing that troublemakers without strength were fools, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped to think over his words.
• Dai Mubai renewed his insults toward Canghui Academy, prompting its students to attack him and Shrek’s table.
• Dai Mubai was kicked into a table of cloaked travelers, then rejoined the fight, while their leader warned his companion not to provoke him.

Dai Mubai reunited with Uncle Bai, who revealed that he was leading a mission to attack the Heaven Dou army’s grain depot. Dai Mubai then pleaded for help after claiming someone at the academy had stolen a heavenly herb that could help him catch up to Dai Weisi.

• After the Shrek group’s clash with Canghui Academy ended, the students returned to their rooms, and Dai Mubai slipped out of the inn at night.
• Dai Mubai recognized Uncle Bai, his former guard, and asked how he had fared since helping him escape the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai suspected Uncle Bai had pledged himself to Dai Weisi, but Uncle Bai denied it and explained that his mission involved military secrets.
• Uncle Bai said the Star Luo marshal had ordered him to lead a surprise attack on Suotuo City’s grain depot to disrupt Heaven Dou’s supplies.
• Dai Mubai apologized for his suspicion, then asked Uncle Bai for help because someone at the academy had stolen a heavenly herb he believed could help him catch up to Dai Weisi.

Dai Mubai persuaded Uncle Bai to help him kill Cheng Xiao and seize the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, then the next morning Yu Xiaogang criticized Cheng Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing for not helping their teammates. Cheng Xiao defended their actions and called teammates who brought trouble upon themselves “pig teammates,” provoking Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

• Dai Mubai lied to Uncle Bai about Cheng Xiao taking the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma and pleaded for help, eventually securing Uncle Bai’s agreement to wait for a signal.
• Dai Mubai planned to separate Cheng Xiao from the group so Uncle Bai, a Soul Sage, could kill him and take the ganoderma.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong teased Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing about looking exhausted, while Ma Hongjun joked that Dai Mubai had visited a brothel.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the group’s teamwork, then rebuked Cheng Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing for not helping their teammates the previous day.
• Cheng Xiao argued that the incident was not a battlefield and called teammates who caused trouble “pig teammates,” enraging Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

Cheng Xiao chastised Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun for provoking weaker opponents, then the group entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Oscar a soul beast. When Meng Yiran and the Snake Matron claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Zhao Wuji captured it for Oscar.

• Cheng Xiao warned Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun that their recklessness could get them killed, and Yu Xiaogang ended the argument.
• Yu Xiaogang identified an Eight-Eyed Blazing Scorpion as a possible soul beast for Oscar, but a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent appeared and ate it.
• Yu Xiaogang said the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent could give Oscar a flight skill, and Zhao Wuji moved to capture it.
• Meng Yiran and the Snake Matron arrived and claimed the serpent, while the Snake Matron attacked it.
• Zhao Wuji used his Fifth Soul Skill to seize and knock out the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, then told Oscar to absorb it.

Cheng Xiao secretly sent a Six-Horned Ant to track Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran before Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s soul ring. That night, Cheng Xiao volunteered for watch, leaving Zhu Zhuqing suspicious that he might disappear again.

• Zhao Wuji blocked Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran from taking the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and Yu Xiaogang negotiated with Chao Tianxiang until she left with Meng Yiran.
• Cheng Xiao secretly summoned a Six-Horned Ant and ordered it to follow Meng Yiran without the others noticing.
• Oscar absorbed the serpent’s soul ring and gained a flying skill that lasted one minute.
• The group stayed in the forest overnight, and Cheng Xiao volunteered to keep watch rather than share a tent with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Zhu Zhuqing remembered that Cheng Xiao had vanished while keeping watch before and wondered whether he would disappear again.

Zhu Zhuqing warned Cheng Xiao that Dai Mubai might send a Soul Sage after him, but Cheng Xiao insisted on leaving. She offered to use her status as Dai Mubai's fiancée to help him, and agreed to a dangerous task after he warned her that it could cost her life.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Cheng Xiao that she recognized one of Dai Mubai's guards as a Soul Sage and suspected Dai Mubai planned to harm him.
• Cheng Xiao thanked Zhu Zhuqing but still prepared to leave despite the danger.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered to use her identity as Dai Mubai's fiancée to draw away the people pursuing Cheng Xiao.
• Cheng Xiao rejected her offer at first because he did not want to owe her a favor.
• Cheng Xiao asked whether Zhu Zhuqing would help even if her life were at risk, and she firmly agreed.

Cheng Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing lured Dai Mubai’s hidden guards into a clash with powerful Soul Beasts so Cheng Xiao could seize the Eight Spider Lances from a Man Faced Demon Spider. After escaping the fight, Cheng Xiao was confronted by a mysterious man who knew about the Soul Bone and asked how he had obtained the Mountain Dragon Ring.

• Zhao Wuji and Yu Xiaogang discovered Cheng Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing were missing, while Dai Mubai searched for Uncle Bai and believed his men had betrayed him.
• Zhu Zhuqing found Uncle Bai’s hiding place and convinced him that Dai Mubai wanted Cheng Xiao killed, then led him and his men after a Six-Horned Ant.
• Cheng Xiao’s Shadow Soul Beasts surrounded Uncle Bai’s group, and Cheng Xiao seized Zhu Zhuqing and fled while pretending to hold her hostage.
• Cheng Xiao used the Nine Rings to withstand Uncle Bai’s attack, then threw Zhu Zhuqing toward Meng Yiran as he drew Uncle Bai toward Dragon Duke and Snake Matron.
• Cheng Xiao pursued the fleeing Man Faced Demon Spider, recovered the Eight Spider Lances from its remains, and prepared to escape.
• A mysterious man appeared undetected, took Cheng Xiao’s Nine Rings Soul Tool, and asked how Cheng Xiao had obtained the Mountain Dragon Ring.

Cheng Xiao tried to escape after Beast God Di Tian confronted him over the Mountain Dragon Ring, but Di Tian captured him after sensing his Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and its connection to the Dragon Kings. Di Tian brought him to a hidden forest lake, where a giant Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear recognized him and warned him about bringing a human into their territory.

• Di Tian questioned Cheng Xiao about the Mountain Dragon Ring, and Cheng Xiao offered it to him before trying to flee.
• Cheng Xiao summoned a hundred Shadow Soul Beasts, but Di Tian destroyed them all with a single strike.
• Cheng Xiao used his Dragon Emperor Martial Soul to escape, and Di Tian sensed its superior bloodline along with the auras of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
• Di Tian caught Cheng Xiao, restrained him, and carried him to a tranquil lake in the forest.
• A giant Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear appeared and angrily asked Di Tian why he had brought a human there, confirming that Cheng Xiao had been taken to the territory of Beast God Di Tian.

Di Tian brought Cheng Xiao into the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region, where the ferocious beasts lived, and questioned him about the Mountain Dragon Ring and the Dragon Kings’ aura. After discovering that Cheng Xiao held a map to Dragon Valley, Di Tian had to keep him alive and close, leaving Cheng Xiao trapped among the beasts.

• Bear Lord confronted Di Tian about bringing Cheng Xiao into the core region, then left to cultivate and began wailing as he went after Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Di Tian warned Cheng Xiao not to run and asked where he had obtained the Mountain Dragon Ring; Cheng Xiao said he had bought it at an auction.
• Di Tian realized Cheng Xiao had a map to Dragon Valley in his head and understood that he needed to keep the boy alive until they found it.
• Di Tian asked how Cheng Xiao had acquired the aura of the Two Great Water and Fire Dragon Kings, and Cheng Xiao explained that he had cultivated with their dragon souls.
• Di Tian suspected Cheng Xiao’s body held something unusual after hearing his explanation.

Di Tian brought Cheng Xiao before the Silver Dragon King, who investigated the strange Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and discovered its power of destruction. She ordered Di Tian to feed Cheng Xiao pure dragon blood until he could fully release that power, intending to strip it from him, but Di Tian then revealed that Cheng Xiao possessed the Dragon Tomb Map.

• Di Tian asked Cheng Xiao to release his Dragon Emperor Martial Soul and sensed its unfamiliar dragon bloodline and immense power of destruction.
• The Silver Dragon King awakened in the lake and ordered Cheng Xiao to draw blood while in Martial Soul Possession.
• Cheng Xiao cut his palm, and Di Tian sent his blood into the lake for the Silver Dragon King to examine.
• The Silver Dragon King recognized the power of destruction in Cheng Xiao's blood and ordered Di Tian to feed him pure dragon blood so she could later try to strip away his power and bloodline.
• Cheng Xiao considered using the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to escape if the Silver Dragon King tried to take his power.
• Di Tian revealed that Cheng Xiao also possessed the Dragon Tomb Map, and the lake fell silent.

Cheng Xiao was spared because the Silver Dragon King needed the Dragon Tomb Map to locate Dragon Valley, then Di Tian imprisoned him near the captive Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm secretly contacted Cheng Xiao and hinted that it could help him escape, leaving Cheng Xiao considering an alliance.

• The Silver Dragon King ordered Di Tian to keep Cheng Xiao alive because his map was needed to find Dragon Valley.
• Di Tian brought Cheng Xiao to a cage near Bear Lord and the bound Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then left him imprisoned.
• After nightfall, Cheng Xiao took out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm contacted him telepathically.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that the beasts exploited it for energy and warned Cheng Xiao that the map was the reason he was still alive.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked whether Cheng Xiao wanted to escape, and Cheng Xiao asked if it had a way.

Cheng Xiao rejected Tian Meng’s dangerous escape plan and tried to use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but the attempt exhausted him. After Di Tian returned, Tian Meng seized control of Cheng Xiao and threatened to destroy his mind unless Di Tian released it.

• Tian Meng proposed using its Spiritual Power to threaten Di Tian, but Cheng Xiao refused because it might damage his mind.
• Cheng Xiao poured his Spiritual Power into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which rebounded and left him unconscious.
• Di Tian found Cheng Xiao the next day, confirmed he had only overexerted himself, and waited for him to wake.
• After Cheng Xiao awakened, Di Tian sensed Tian Meng’s Spiritual Power and attacked it with a giant hand of darkness.
• Tian Meng took control of Cheng Xiao and threatened to crush his mind unless Di Tian released it.

Cheng Xiao's mind absorbed Tian Meng's Spiritual Power, unleashing a black armored figure and drawing out Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Origin. After an azure phantom revealed the Silver Dragon King's presence to the God Realm, Cheng Xiao awakened in a strange space before Yegrit, who said he had been waiting for him.

• Cheng Xiao's mind began draining Tian Meng's Spiritual Power while Di Tian and Tian Meng remained locked in their confrontation.
• A massive black armored figure appeared from Cheng Xiao, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Origin was pulled into his mind as the Silver Dragon King awakened.
• Di Tian destroyed an azure phantom that had emerged from Cheng Xiao, but its final words revealed the Silver Dragon King's hiding place to the God Realm.
• Cheng Xiao awoke in a dark space, followed a path of light, and found Yegrit waiting with a black greatsword.
• Cheng Xiao questioned whether his Shadow King and Destruction King Martial Souls were truly normal Twin Martial Souls, and Yegrit told him he had been waiting for him.

Cheng Xiao arrived in the Dimensional Rift, where Yegrit ordered him to defeat the Shadow Legion and claim the throne despite his lack of Soul Power and a martial soul. Meanwhile, the gods attacked the injured Silver Dragon King in the Star Dou Forest, and she and Di Tian met their assault with devastating attacks.

• Yegrit told Cheng Xiao that the Shadow Legion awaited the King's arrival and ordered him to ascend the throne by defeating them.
• Cheng Xiao discovered he had arrived as a soul without Soul Power or a martial soul, then faced the charging Shadow Legion.
• The gods found the Silver Dragon King in the Star Dou Forest, and she and Di Tian prepared to drive them back.
• The Sea God rallied the gods to attack the Silver Dragon King, who countered with an elemental beam as Di Tian used Dragon God's Claw.
• The attacks collided and erupted in a blast that cracked space, revealing that the gods had underestimated the Silver Dragon King's strength.

The Silver Dragon King destroyed the gods’ attacks and sent the Silver Dragon Spear into the God Realm, where Destruction stopped it. Meanwhile, Cheng Xiao endured countless deaths in Yegrit's trial and realized that his next death might be permanent.

• The gods unleashed their strongest attacks, but the Silver Dragon King split their combined power with the Silver Dragon Spear and destroyed their incarnations.
• The Silver Dragon Spear pierced through space and threatened several second-class gods in the God Realm.
• Destruction appeared and blocked the Silver Dragon Spear, prompting the Silver Dragon King to confront him.
• Cheng Xiao repeatedly died to Yegrit's Shadow Legion while being ordered to ascend the throne or proceed to Eternal Rest.
• After reviving from another death, Cheng Xiao sensed that his soul had nearly vanished and feared that he could truly die.

Cheng Xiao fought through repeated deaths in the trial for the throne, awakening the power to command shadows and conquer death. After defeating Yegrit, he was recognized as the Monarch and received the loyalty of the Shadow Second Legion.

• Cheng Xiao rejected Eternal Rest and fought the Shadow Soldiers, growing stronger as they merged into his shadow.
• Cheng Xiao reached Yegrit but was killed repeatedly whenever he tried to defeat him.
• As Yegrit prepared to kill him for the final time, Cheng Xiao cried, “Stand Up!” and resurrected with a legion of Shadow Soldiers behind him.
• Cheng Xiao used Shadow Exchange and the legion’s attacks to defeat Yegrit, who melted into his shadow.
• Cheng Xiao turned away from the throne’s former allure and commanded Yegrit and the Shadow Second Legion to kneel before him as Monarch.

The God of Destruction ordered the Silver Dragon King to leave, but the gods challenged his decision and she revealed the God Realm’s past betrayal. As the God Kings attacked her, she sent the Silver Dragon Spear toward the seal holding the Golden Dragon King.

• The God of Destruction recalled how the God Realm had concealed the truth about the Dragon God’s war and explained why he had not supported the gods’ plan to kill the Silver Dragon King.
• The God of Destruction told the Silver Dragon King to leave, but the Sea God, the God of Time, and other gods demanded that she be killed.
• The Silver Dragon Spear shook the God Realm’s boundary and roused the Golden Dragon King beneath the Divine Forbidden Land’s seal.
• The Silver Dragon King accused the God Kings of treachery and threatened to bring down the God Realm with her.
• The God of Destruction, the God of Evil, and the God of Asura struck the Silver Dragon King with their divine attacks, badly wounding her.
• The Silver Dragon King sent the Silver Dragon Spear toward the Golden Dragon King’s seal.

The God Realm faced a plane collision after Cheng Xiao ordered Eternal Rest to connect directly to Douluo Continent, while the Silver Dragon King fell defending the soul beasts. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was pulled into a vortex but kicked back out by someone inside it.

• The God of Goodness and the God of Life sealed the Silver Dragon Spear as the Silver Dragon King died from the God Kings’ attacks, leaving Di Tian raging helplessly.
• The God of Evil, Asura, and Destruction prepared to eliminate Di Tian, but a plane collision shook the God Realm and forced the gods to defend its borders.
• Yegrit explained the risks of connecting Eternal Rest directly to Douluo Continent, and Cheng Xiao chose the immediate connection to gain fighting strength.
• A vortex violently dragged Sky Dream Ice Silkworm toward it after its chains broke, but a leg from inside kicked it back out.

Cheng Xiao discovered that Tian Meng’s Spiritual Power had fueled his Spiritual Sea, leaving Tian Meng’s Spiritual Origin nearly depleted. He decided to make Tian Meng sacrifice itself and tried to persuade it with the promise of seeing Ice Empress again and becoming immortal, ending by showing it an image of himself extracting a shadow.

• Cheng Xiao emerged from the vortex and learned from Tian Meng that the vortex had nearly drained its Spiritual Origin.
• Cheng Xiao realized Tian Meng’s invasion had supplied enough Spiritual Power to awaken his vast Spiritual Sea and meet Yegrit’s condition.
• Tian Meng refused to return to its body and declared that it would live in Cheng Xiao’s Spiritual Sea instead.
• Cheng Xiao decided to force Tian Meng to sacrifice itself, but Tian Meng fled and crashed into an invisible barrier.
• Cheng Xiao offered to let Tian Meng see Ice Empress again and promised it could become immortal, then showed it an image of himself extracting a shadow.

Cheng Xiao persuaded Tian Meng to sacrifice himself for Soul Skills and a Soul Bone, while the Silver Dragon King faked her death to escape the God Kings. Tian Meng’s sacrifice overwhelmed Cheng Xiao, forcing the Silver Dragon King to intervene as Di Tian realized the Dragon Tomb Map was at risk.

• Cheng Xiao convinced Tian Meng to seal his cultivation and sacrifice himself, and they chose four Soul Skills and a head Soul Bone for Cheng Xiao.
• Tian Meng began his sacrifice outside the Star Dou Great Forest, while Di Tian ordered the Soul Beasts to attack humanity after the Silver Dragon King appeared to die.
• The Silver Dragon King told Di Tian she had faked her death to evade the God Realm and ordered him to take Cheng Xiao to the Dragon Tomb for the Dragon God Core.
• Tian Meng’s seal shattered, and the sacrifice’s power surged through Cheng Xiao, causing his body to burst with bloody mist as Tian Meng lost control.
• Di Tian feared Cheng Xiao’s death would destroy the Dragon Tomb Map, so the Silver Dragon King raised the Gold of Life from Lake of Life.