Chapter Summaries

Yun Ze taught Bear Lord to use gathered elemental energy and lightning tribulation to complete Heaven Forging, then built an array so Bear Lord could practice on his own. At dinner, Yun Ze revealed that Shrek had begun preparing an attack on the Dragon Phoenix Hall and that he had detected the threat of its first shell.

• Yun Ze slowed his forging so Bear Lord could imitate him and guided elemental energy and lightning tribulation into Bear Lord’s metal, helping him successfully complete Heaven Forging.
• Yun Ze told Bear Lord to review the process, then designed an array that would let Bear Lord gather the elements and tribulation lightning needed to forge without Yun Ze’s help.
• Bear Lord practiced Heaven Forging daily in a valley, succeeding about once in ten attempts, while Yun Ze continued to succeed every time he forged.
• At dinner, Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na that Shrek had begun setting up an attack and that he had sensed the first Level Nine shell aimed at the Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Gu Yue Na tried to detect the shell with her spiritual power but sensed nothing unusual nearby.

Gu Yue Na and Yun Ze learned that Shrek and the Tang Sect were secretly placing concealed bombs at Dragon Phoenix Hall, and they let the plan proceed. Yun Ze then used his War God Hall Challenge Token and chose First War God Long Tianwu as his first opponent.

• Gu Yue Na said she would inform Di Tian and the others about the hidden shell, while she and Yun Ze showed no outward reaction.
• Shrek and the Tang Sect used Bear Lord and Ten Thousand Demons King's absence to speed up installing concealed bombs at Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Ze used his War God Hall Challenge Token and arrived at War God Hall with Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, and Lin Yi.
• Yun Ze chose First War God Long Tianwu as his opponent, and she accepted after Di Tian questioned whether she dared to fight.

Yun Ze faced Long Tianwu in the War God Arena and revealed power that shocked the War God Hall. He suppressed Long Tianwu with his Flame Phoenix and overwhelming Sword Intent, then launched a devastating sword slash.

• Chen Xinjie led Yun Ze, Long Tianwu, and the others to the War God Arena for their match.
• Yun Ze and Long Tianwu released their martial souls, and Yun Ze's Limit Douluo-level aura overwhelmed the War Gods.
• Yun Ze formed a Phoenix-patterned longsword from flames and displayed Sword Intent that surpassed Long Tianwu's.
• Yun Ze raised his sword and unleashed a simple slash that produced a sword radiance hundreds of meters long.

Yun Ze defeated Long Tianwu in a spar, but Chen Xinjie intervened to save her from his sword strike. Yun Ze then challenged Xia Bin, and as the next fight approached, Chen Xinjie judged Xia Bin to have a slight advantage because of his Four-Word Battle Armor.

• Yun Ze's sword strike nearly killed Long Tianwu, but Chen Xinjie blocked it and suffered a wound to his palm.
• Long Tianwu survived but was shaken, while Sword God Douluo rushed to comfort her.
• Chen Xinjie declared Long Tianwu defeated, and Yun Ze challenged Xia Bin.
• Xia Bin accepted the challenge, and Chen Xinjie gave him advice while Yun Ze recovered his Soul Power.
• Chen Xinjie told the War Gods that Xia Bin had a greater chance of winning because he possessed Four-Word Battle Armor, though he privately believed Yun Ze was stronger without battle armor.
• Chen Xinjie wondered whether Yun Ze was a god's descendant, since he could not explain the boy's extraordinary talent otherwise.

Yun Ze dominated his battle with Xia Bin, using Flame Arrows, soul skills, and spatial abilities to keep the Demi-God on the defensive. Xia Bin activated his Martial Soul Avatar and charged desperately, but Yun Ze teleported away from his massive palm strike.

• Yun Ze and Xia Bin released their Martial Souls and battle armor, then began fighting as Yun Ze attacked with guided Flame Arrows.
• Yun Ze combined his arrows with Rock Burst and his nine fox tails, keeping Xia Bin at a distance and forcing him to defend.
• Xia Bin activated True Body Possession and charged through Yun Ze's arrows, determined to trade injuries for a chance to attack.
• Yun Ze fired a phoenix-shaped arrow that injured Xia Bin as he rushed forward.
• Xia Bin sealed the space and struck with a massive palm, but Yun Ze broke through the seal and teleported out of its path.

Yun Ze kept Xia Bin at a distance and overwhelmed him with spiritual attacks and Flame Arrows, despite Xia Bin’s greater energy and Limit Douluo strength. Xia Bin’s armor and body were badly damaged, and both fighters were running low on Soul Power, but Yun Ze remained in control and Xia Bin was on course to lose.

• Yun Ze avoided Xia Bin’s close-range attacks and combined long-range Flame Arrows with spiritual attacks that disrupted Xia Bin’s concentration.
• Chen Xinjie wondered whether Yun Ze was a god’s reincarnation, while Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, Lin Yi, and the other War Gods watched in shock.
• Xia Bin unleashed his full strength, filling the arena with lightning and Azure Gang Wind, but Yun Ze evaded his attacks and maintained the advantage.
• Yun Ze’s arrows pierced Xia Bin’s Four-Word Battle Armor, scorching it and leaving Xia Bin badly injured as his armor neared its limit.
• Yun Ze suffered internal injuries and had less than thirty percent of his Soul Power left, but Xia Bin’s condition was worse and Yun Ze remained poised to win.

Yun Ze used his Million Year Soul Ring to overwhelm Xia Bin with Titan’s Hand and a devastating spiritual attack. As Chen Xinjie and Di Tian fought over whether to intervene, another War God charged toward Xia Bin.

• Yun Ze activated his sixth Soul Ring, revealing a Million Year Soul Ring and terrifying the War Gods watching the duel.
• Xia Bin refused to admit defeat and burned his life essence and Battle Armor to prepare a desperate attack against Yun Ze.
• Yun Ze’s Titan’s Hand trapped Xia Bin under crushing gravity, then a spiritual attack shattered Xia Bin’s spiritual power and left his aura weakening.
• Yun Ze clenched his hand, crushing Xia Bin’s Battle Armor and deforming his body with the force of the giant palm.
• Di Tian blocked Chen Xinjie when he tried to rescue Xia Bin, while Lin Yi warned the other War Gods not to interfere.
• One War God ignored Lin Yi’s warning and charged forward to save Xia Bin.

Yun Ze killed Xia Bin during their fight, and Di Tian defended him by citing the War God Hall’s rules. Di Tian then accused Chen Xinjie of deliberately letting Xia Bin die, leaving the War Gods questioning Chen Xinjie’s loyalty.

• Lin Yi knocked out a War God who tried to interfere and warned the others not to move.
• Xia Bin ignored calls to surrender and died when his crushed body exploded under the force of Yun Ze’s attack.
• Chen Xinjie charged at Yun Ze to avenge Xia Bin, but Di Tian blocked him and defended Yun Ze’s actions as an accident permitted under War God Hall rules.
• Gu Yue Na supported the exhausted Yun Ze while Di Tian accused Chen Xinjie of failing to save Xia Bin because he hoped Xia Bin would kill Yun Ze.
• Chen Xinjie denied the accusation, claiming Di Tian’s aura had prevented him from intervening.

Di Tian threatened the War Gods with punishment and consequences for their families if they defied him after he became Main Hall Master. Yun Ze then asked Di Tian to handle his appointment, and Di Tian agreed.

• Chen Xinjie accused Yun Ze of killing Xia Bin and warned that the War God Hall would seek revenge, but Yun Ze said Chen Xinjie would soon lose the authority to speak for it.
• Di Tian said he would strip Chen Xinjie of real power once his appointment as Main Hall Master came through and promised to punish War Gods who disobeyed him.
• Di Tian warned the War Gods that he would kill those who secretly followed Chen Xinjie, even threatening their families with punishment for treason.
• Di Tian said the War God Hall belonged to the Federation Government and that its members should obey the Hall Master chosen to lead it.
• Yun Ze asked Di Tian to handle the appointment matter, and Di Tian replied respectfully.

After Yun Ze defeated Xia Bin, Di Tian arranged for him to become Deputy Hall Master, while the Federation Speaker and Chen Xinjie investigated his extraordinary power. Ah Yin and Tang Hao concluded Yun Ze was probably not a reincarnated god, but Ah Yin told Zhao Yi not to hesitate to kill him if necessary.

• Di Tian told the Federation Speaker that Yun Ze had replaced Xia Bin as Deputy Hall Master, and the Speaker promised to process the appointment and handle Xia Bin's death.
• Chen Xinjie showed Zhao Yi the recording of Yun Ze's fight with Xia Bin and shared his suspicion that Yun Ze was a god's reincarnation.
• Zhao Yi consulted the Golden Tree, and Ah Yin wondered whether Yun Ze's Limit Douluo strength at ten meant he was a reincarnated god.
• Tang Hao argued that Yun Ze was unlikely to be a reincarnated god, explaining that no god had chosen reincarnation and that Yun Ze's fire attribute and timing ruled out the God of Destruction.
• Tang Hao could not explain Yun Ze's origins, while Ah Yin told Zhao Yi not to hold back and to kill Yun Ze if necessary because he had endangered Wulin.

Di Tian and Lin Yi asserted their authority in the War God Hall while the Tang Sect secretly continued installing shells at the Dragon Phoenix Hall. Yun Ze entered the hidden chamber where the shells were stored and found their sleeping guard.

• Di Tian and Lin Yi formally exercised their authority as Deputy Hall Masters and defeated the War Gods in same-level sparring.
• Di Tian promised the War Gods better treatment and possible pill rewards if they accepted him as their future hall master.
• Shrek monitored Di Tian and Lin Yi's absence while Tang Sect personnel accelerated the shell installation at the Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• A Tang Sect researcher complained as he guarded the shells in a hidden underground chamber more than five hundred meters from the Dragon Phoenix Hall.
• Yun Ze silently entered the chamber through distorted space and made the guard fall asleep.

Yun Ze monitored the Tang Sect’s placement of forty-nine shells, then watched Shrek and Tang Sect prepare to detonate them in Mingdu. As the countdown neared its end, Yun Ze’s defenses activated inside the Dragon Phoenix Hall Building, while Di Tian, Gu Yue Na, and the others braced for the explosion.

• Yun Ze read the memories of an unconscious man involved in the bombing and left the installed shells untouched.
• The Tang Sect completed placement of all forty-nine shells, and Zhao Yi confirmed they would detonate together at midnight.
• Zhao Yi told Chen Xinjie the detonation time and warned him not to activate Mingdu’s defensive array; Chen Xinjie agreed not to do so.
• Yun Ze sensed the danger would arrive within two days, while Shrek, the Tang Sect, Di Tian, Gu Yue Na, and their allies waited tensely.
• With one minute remaining, Yun Ze ended his cultivation and formed magic arts as energy surged through the Dragon Phoenix Hall Building.

Forty-nine shells detonated around Dragon Phoenix Hall, unleashing three-colored spheres of energy that devastated Mingdu and killed more than a hundred thousand civilians. A red shield protected Sun Moon Royal Academy and held back the blast, while Mingdu’s defenses activated and light curtains descended around the explosion zone.

• At midnight, the forty-nine shells around Dragon Phoenix Hall exploded simultaneously, and Zhao Yi and the others watched the attack unfold from Sea God Pavilion as Chen Xinjie observed Mingdu from afar.
• The black, purple, and red spheres of energy engulfed Dragon Phoenix Hall and nearby areas, destroying buildings and killing civilians as they spread toward Sun Moon Royal Academy.
• A fiery-red beam shielded Sun Moon Royal Academy, and red beams from around the blast zone formed a vast Energy Shield that stopped the destructive energy from spreading outward.
• Mingdu’s City Defense Department activated its defensive soul tool array, sending tens of thousands of blue pillars into the sky to form a citywide shield.
• Several curtains of light descended around the explosion zone as Mingdu’s shield continued spreading across the city.

A devastating explosion struck Mingdu, and a fiery red barrier contained its shockwave while the city activated its defensive systems. Dragon Phoenix Hall remained intact above the ruined ground, leaving Zhao Yi uncertain whether the attack had killed its inhabitants.

• Mingdu's defensive Soul Tool array divided the city into protected zones, while Xu Lin activated Sun Moon Royal Academy's defenses and ordered everyone to ready defensive Soul Tools.
• The Federation Speaker called Yu Guan Zhi to mobilize the Central Army Group, and Yu Guan Zhi immediately ordered the troops to assemble.
• Chen Xinjie told Zhao Yi that the explosion had engulfed Dragon Phoenix Hall, then reported that a fiery red barrier had contained the shockwave.
• Zhao Yi and the others worried that the red light from the blast's center had triggered the barrier, though Chen Xinjie suspected it came from Sun Moon Royal Academy.
• Gu Yue Na, Yun Ze, Di Tian, Lin Yi, and the others watched as Dragon Phoenix Hall remained unharmed, hovering over the devastated ground.

After a devastating explosion leveled a district of Mingdu, officials cleared the blast zone and watched in shock as Dragon Phoenix Hall rose intact from the crater. Yun Ze and the others emerged unharmed, leaving Chen Xinjie terrified that they knew who had caused the blast.

• Di Tian and the others waited inside Dragon Phoenix Hall while the explosion’s energy weakened, and Mingdu authorities evacuated civilians and sealed the city.
• Yu Guan Zhi, Chen Xinjie, and other officials watched the fiery barrier fade as the defensive array began neutralizing the blast energy.
• The blast zone was revealed to be a crater hundreds of meters deep, prompting grief and fury among those observing it.
• Dragon Phoenix Hall rose intact from the crater and hovered above the defensive barrier, stunning Chen Xinjie and the gathered officials.
• Yun Ze, Gu Yue Na, Di Tian, Lin Yi, and the others emerged unharmed, and Di Tian’s mocking look left Chen Xinjie fearing they knew who was behind the explosion.

Di Tian explained that Dragon Phoenix Hall’s protective array had shielded Sun Moon Royal Academy and limited the explosion’s damage to Mingdu, earning him the gratitude of Xu Lin and Federation officials. He then revealed that a Soul Douluo had detonated the blast after threatening revenge for the dead Tang Sect and Shrek experts, leaving the officials to infer who was responsible.

• Xu Lin told the gathered officials that a red barrier had protected Sun Moon Royal Academy during the explosion.
• Di Tian explained that Dragon Phoenix Hall’s clan-protecting array had created the barrier and that he diverted some of its energy to shield the academy.
• Xu Lin, the Federation Speaker, Yu Guan Zhi, and other officials thanked Di Tian for saving the academy and limiting civilian casualties, while Chen Xinjie did not bow.
• Di Tian claimed credit for the rescue as planned, keeping Yun Ze out of the spotlight.
• When the Federation Speaker asked who had caused the explosion, Di Tian described a Soul Douluo who had threatened revenge for the dead Tang Sect and Shrek experts before pressing a button.

Di Tian accused Shrek and the Tang Sect of causing the explosion and proposed using Truth Serum Pills to interrogate their leaders. The Federation Speaker agreed that the factions were highly suspicious and backed the investigation.

• Di Tian claimed Shrek and the Tang Sect had arranged the explosion, stirring anger among the officials.
• Chen Xinjie challenged Di Tian's accusation as possible slander, but Di Tian proposed verifying it with Truth Serum Pills.
• Di Tian insisted the Tang Sect Leader and Sea God Pavilion Master would be forced to take the pills and confess if they refused to cooperate.
• The Federation Speaker accepted Di Tian's proposal and declared that Shrek and the Tang Sect must be investigated.

After Dragon Phoenix Hall survived the bombing unharmed, Zhao Yi and the Shrek elders struggled to understand how it was possible. When the Federation Speaker summoned Shrek and the Tang Sect to Mingdu over suspicions of their involvement, Zhao Yi realized Dragon Phoenix Hall might have known about the plot beforehand and let the attack happen.

• The Federation officials agreed to investigate Shrek and the Tang Sect, and the Federation Speaker called Sea God Pavilion.
• The Shrek elders learned Dragon Phoenix Hall had emerged from the explosion without injuries and speculated that Yun Ze had used divine power.
• The Federation Speaker asked Zhao Yi to send help to bomb-stricken Mingdu, but Zhao Yi refused, citing the danger to Shrek City.
• The Federation Speaker revealed that Lord Yun Tian suspected Shrek and the Tang Sect of planning the bombing and asked Zhao Yi to meet him in Mingdu.
• Zhao Yi inferred that Dragon Phoenix Hall might have learned of the plot from Da Ming and deliberately allowed the bombing to proceed.

After Shrek and the Tang Sect refused to travel to Mingdu, Di Tian led a delegation toward Shrek City to accuse them publicly and prepare for further action. Yun Ze’s plans also blocked Chen Xinjie from taking Eternal Heaven Kingdom, leaving Chen Xinjie furious at him.

• Zhao Yi suspected Dragon Phoenix Hall Building had framed Shrek and the Tang Sect, then refused the Federation Speaker’s request to come to Mingdu.
• Bai Fei also refused to leave Shrek City, so Di Tian decided to lead the Federation delegation there with media reporters.
• Chen Xinjie declined to accompany Di Tian, while the Federation Speaker, Yu Guan Zhi, Di Tian, and others boarded flying Soul Tools for Shrek City.
• Bear Lord and Ten Thousand Demons King went to War God Hall to guard Eternal Heaven Kingdom on Yun Ze’s orders, preventing Chen Xinjie from taking it.
• Chen Xinjie glared at Yun Ze with murderous intent as Yun Ze calmly entered Dragon Phoenix Hall Building.

After the Mingdu explosion killed and injured hundreds of thousands, the public blamed Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, while Zhao Yi and his allies prepared to resist interrogation with Truth Serum Pills. By dawn, furious crowds were demanding that the Federation kill the masterminds and disband both factions.

• Yun Ze returned to his routine after the explosion, while Gu Yue Na anticipated reclaiming the remaining Golden Dragon King within a year and Bi Ji led five Emerald Swans to treat the injured.
• Mingdu's city defense force, police, and medical staff launched rescue operations as citizens watched reports and mourned the casualties.
• An article on Star Network accused Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect of causing the explosion, and Yun Tian was said to be heading to Shrek City to expose them.
• Zhao Yi told his allies they could not take Truth Serum Pills after learning from Chen Xinjie that Di Tian and the others were heading to Shrek City.
• As news spread across the Federation, people condemned Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and crowds demanded the Federation kill the masterminds and disband both factions.