Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiu defeated and captured the Sage Emperor and Sky Ox Emperor, then extracted their energy and gained the Sage Emperor as a subordinate. The Sage Emperor explained that Jiang Xiu could claim the Sky Saint Rift Halberd by surpassing the Abyssal Sage King’s control over the Abyss Plane’s Source.

• Jiang Xiu’s Heavenly Kingdom of Light exploded across the 32nd Plane, killing nearby Abyssal Creatures and defeating the Sage Emperor and Sky Ox Emperor.
• Ba Emperor and the Six-Claw Demon Emperor trapped the emperors’ Abyss Crystals and brought them to Jiang Xiu, who extracted their energy and gave the largest share to Ba Emperor.
• The Ant Emperor found the Sage Emperor’s Book of Wisdom, which Jiang Xiu identified as a diary documenting the Sage Emperor’s travels and investigations in the Abyss.
• After two days of extraction, the Sage Emperor emerged as Jiang Xiu’s devoted subordinate and explained that the Diamond Snare could only restrain the Sky Saint Rift Halberd temporarily.
• The Sage Emperor told Jiang Xiu that complete control of the Sky Saint Rift Halberd required surpassing the Abyssal Sage King’s control over the Abyss Plane’s Source.

Jiang Xiu planned to obtain the Sky Saint Rift Halberd and the Star Luo Empire’s Diamond Snare, relying on the Abyssal commanders and the Golden Dragon King’s power. After he returned to the Douluo Plane and received a warning about the Holy Spirit Cult, his Soul Guidance Communicator rang, while the Abyssal Sage King sensed danger.

• Jiang Xiu discussed how to take the Sky Saint Rift Halberd from Fierce Emperor and use power exceeding the Abyssal Sage King’s to erase its mark.
• Jiang Xiu told the Abyssal commanders he also intended to obtain the Star Luo Empire’s Diamond Snare and described the formidable Qilin Douluo Tong Yu.
• Jiang Xiu assigned Sage Emperor to plan how to seize the Sky Saint Rift Halberd and gave returned energy to several commanders.
• Sage Emperor warned Jiang Xiu that the Holy Spirit Cult had received a God Level god-ascending formation from the Abyssal Sage King.
• Jiang Xiu returned to the Douluo Plane, where his Soul Guidance Communicator rang with Dark Bell displayed; meanwhile, Ba Emperor placated Sky Ox Emperor with Spirit Bamboo.
• The Abyssal Sage King opened his Blood Eye in his palace, troubled by an ominous premonition.

The Abyssal Sage King plotted to use the Demon Empress to descend upon the Douluo Plane, while Jiang Xiu refined two Abyss Kings and prepared his next moves. Dark Bell warned Jiang Xiu that multiple people had commissioned his assassination in the Star Luo Empire, including an unknown buyer who might attack personally.

• The Abyssal Sage King dismissed his unease, planned to consume Spirit Monarch, Devil Emperor, and Fierce Emperor, and waited for the Demon Empress to reach God Level so he could invade the Douluo Plane.
• Jiang Xiu awoke inside the Golden Ancient Tree with spiritual power nearing the Spirit Abyss Realm, and Elder Jin praised him for refining two Abyss Kings.
• Jiang Xiu told Elder Jin that he planned to deal with the Demon Plane and help Underworld Emperor become a god after Yuanen Yehui reached Soul King.
• Dark Bell called Jiang Xiu and warned him that Qiangu Dongfeng and another secretive buyer had commissioned his assassination when he visited the Star Luo Empire.
• Dark Bell told Jiang Xiu that the unknown buyer might act personally, then teased him as she offered to protect him.

Jiang Xiu arranged for Yuanen Yehui to use a free Body Sect quota to obtain her second Soul Spirit, then left her to prepare for their trip to the Spirit Pagoda. The next day, A Ruheng found a crowd gathered outside the Body Sect, demanding to know where the dyed-haired brat who had run off with someone’s daughter was.

• Dark Bell told Jiang Xiu that the Holy Spirit Cult had installed Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shells in Shrek City and that the Young Master had slipped away again.
• Jiang Xiu urged Yuanen Yehui to stop forging and use a free Body Sect quota for her second Soul Spirit, and he arranged to meet her at the academy gates the day after tomorrow.
• Long Yeyue decided to follow Jiang Xiu to the Star Luo Empire and went to the academy treasury to prepare.
• Yuanen Yehui accepted Jiang Xiu’s plan after he left the Forging Room, moved by the care he had shown her.
• A Ruheng opened the Body Sect gate and found a crowd of Soul Masters outside, where someone demanded that the dyed-haired brat who had run off with their daughter come out.

The Yuanen Family staged a confrontation at the Body Sect to spur Yuanen Tiandang out of his despair, with Leng Yaozhu pushing him to remember his responsibilities. After Yuanen Zhentian stopped Tiandang from overexerting his damaged body, he formally offered the Yuanen Family’s alliance to Jiang Xiu.

• Yuanen Tiandang rushed to the Body Sect looking for his daughter, and A Ruheng blocked his way.
• Leng Yaozhu confronted Yuanen Tiandang, reminding him of his failures and telling him that the Yuanen Family had come to ally with the Body Sect.
• Yuanen Tiandang regained his resolve and released a surge of Soul Power, but Yuanen Zhentian knocked him unconscious to protect his damaged meridians.
• Yuanen Zhentian thanked Leng Yaozhu, while A Ruheng learned the confrontation had been staged to help Yuanen Tiandang recover.
• Yuanen Zhentian told Jiang Xiu that the Yuanen Family had brought 108 members to form an alliance, including seven Titled Douluo or stronger.

The Yuanen Family joined the Body Sect as its guardian family, strengthening Jiang Xiu’s position while drawing the resentment of Long Yeyue and Qiangu Dongfeng. As Mu Ye neared the end of his seclusion and Xiong Jun chose to side with Na’er, War Gods from the War God Temple arrived in Shrek City to investigate the Body Sect.

• Yuanen Zhentian brought the Yuanen Family to the Body Sect, where Jiang Xiu welcomed them and Leng Yaozhu arranged their residence; Yuanen Tianshang declared the family would serve as the Body Sect’s guardian family.
• Long Yeyue resented the Yuanen Family’s alliance with the Body Sect and expected the War God Temple to support her plans, while Qiangu Dongfeng worried about Leng Yaozhu’s growing influence and considered using Level 12 shells against Long Yeyue and Cai Yue'er.
• Yun Ming regretted losing the Yuanen Family as an ally, sensed Mu Ye gathering power in seclusion, and expected him to emerge within three days before their duel.
• Xiong Jun decided to bet everything on Na’er after considering Jiang Xiu’s connections to the Body Sect, the Yuanen Family, and other major powers.
• Four War Gods arrived at the gates of Shrek City to investigate the Body Sect, and Lao Jiu teased Sister Seven before she ordered him to get lost.

The Four Great War Gods arrived in Shrek City to support an upcoming battle and secretly investigate the Body Sect, while Jiang Xiu discussed the Star Luo visit and his plans with Leng Yaozhu. Leng Yaozhu told him his master would soon emerge from seclusion, bringing his agreed battle with Yun Ming closer.

• Shi Mengshan threatened Jiang Zhanheng with her battle-armor hammer after he teased her, and Ao Rui intervened to calm her down.
• Ao Rui explained that the War God Temple had sent the four War Gods to support an upcoming battle and investigate the Body Sect’s hidden powerhouse.
• Jiang Xiu told Leng Yaozhu he would travel with Shrek Academy to the Star Luo Empire and bring her a gift, possibly involving Zhang Geyang.
• Jiang Xiu asked Leng Yaozhu to arrange cooperation for his plan to help Yuanen obtain a second Soul Spirit without revealing the truth to her.
• Leng Yaozhu asked Jiang Xiu to help Na'er with mecha design theory, then told him his master would soon emerge from seclusion.

Jiang Xiu brought Yuanen Yehui to the Spirit Pagoda to challenge the Soul Spirit Tower and obtain a Soul Spirit for her. As they faced the tower’s first-floor guardians, Mu Ye emerged from seclusion at the Body Sect.

• Yuanen Yehui met Jiang Xiu outside Shrek Academy while her father, Yuanen Tiandang, watched them from hiding and worried about Jiang Xiu.
• Jiang Xiu and Yuanen Yehui entered the Spirit Pagoda, where Qiangu Zhangting saw Jiang Xiu and retreated after privately boasting that he had won by avoiding a fight.
• Jiang Xiu brought Yuanen Yehui to the Soul Spirit Tower and started the challenge despite her hesitation about the expense.
• Eight thousand-year Datura Snakes emerged from the tower’s first-floor doors to confront Jiang Xiu and Yuanen Yehui.
• A terrifying aura erupted from the Body Sect as Mu Ye opened his eyes within the Golden Ancient Tree.

Jiang Xiu helped Yuanen Yehui obtain a Diamond Baboon Soul Spirit in the Soul Spirit Tower before leaving after learning that Mu Ye had emerged from seclusion. Mu Ye broke through to Limit Douluo, and Yun Ming arrived to call in their old agreement and fight him outside the city.

• Jiang Xiu defeated the Diamond Baboon and had it become Yuanen Yehui's second Soul Spirit, forming a fourth Thousand-Year Soul Ring for her.
• Jiang Xiu sensed a Soul Spirit in the tower that resonated with his Shadow Monarch Martial Soul and decided to return for it after obtaining his third Soul Spirit.
• A message alerted Jiang Xiu that a pillar of light had appeared above the Body Sect, and he recognized it as a sign that Mu Ye was breaking through.
• Jiang Xiu thanked Deacon Liu for the warning and left the Soul Spirit Tower, leaving a shadow to guard Yuanen Yehui as she absorbed her Soul Spirit.
• Mu Ye broke through to Limit Douluo, and Yun Ming arrived at the Body Sect to demand the fight promised by their old agreement.
• Mu Ye and Yun Ming raced toward the outskirts of Shrek City to fight, while A Ruheng lamented the hole Mu Ye had left in the ground.

Mu Ye and Yun Ming gathered their allies outside Shrek City for a long-awaited battle between the Body Sect and Shrek Academy. The two prepared to fight as Di Tian and Yuanen Tiandang secretly focused their hostility on Cai Yue'er.

• A Ruheng, the War God Temple, the Tang Sect, the Yuanen Family, Leng Yaozhu, and other powerful figures flew out of Shrek City as Mu Ye and Yun Ming headed to the wilderness.
• Qiangu Dieting recalled the past battle against Ha Luosa and considered joining the coming fight rather than dying quietly of old age.
• Mu Ye and Yun Ming faced each other outside the city, while Long Yeyue argued with Mu Ye and Ao Rui and Hu Jie led their groups to Shrek Academy's side.
• Cai Yue'er taunted Mu Ye, but Yuanen Zhentian, Leng Yaozhu, and Han Tianyi arrived to stand with him, leaving the two sides ready for battle.
• Di Tian and Yuanen Tiandang watched Cai Yue'er with murderous hostility, and she sensed that someone might be targeting her.

Yun Ming and Mu Ye fought in a fierce contest as their allies watched, while Long Yeyue plotted to use the War God Temple to pressure the Body Sect. The chapter ended with Ao Rui refusing to act without authorization as Long Yeyue insisted her orders carried Chen Xinjie’s authority.

• Yun Ming wounded Mu Ye with a spear strike, and both fighters recognized the other’s strength.
• Mu Ye unleashed his Body Sect techniques and battered Yun Ming with a relentless series of attacks, while Yun Ming blocked and countered with the Sky-Prop Spear.
• A Ruheng noticed Shi Mengshan and became attracted to her, prompting Hu Jie to consider the political benefits of a possible marriage.
• Long Yeyue told Ao Rui to seize the chance to interrogate the Body Sect after Mu Ye lost, but Ao Rui objected that they lacked evidence and orders.
• Long Yeyue claimed she could accuse the Body Sect of colluding with Soul Beasts and ordered Ao Rui to act, saying Chen Xinjie would bear responsibility if anything went wrong.

Ao Rui agreed to Long Yeyue’s demand to target the Body Sect as Jiang Xiu watched and prepared to counter the Federation’s plans. As Yun Ming gained the upper hand against Mu Ye, Mu Ye fused his God-Rank Mecha with his Four-Word Battle Armor and rose to Quasi-God strength.

• Long Yeyue pressured Ao Rui into joining her effort against the Body Sect, and Ao Rui quietly signaled the other three War Gods to comply.
• Jiang Xiu recognized that the War God Temple had come to Shrek City to oppose the Body Sect and sent a message bearing the character “West.”
• Mu Ye suspected that Shrek Academy possessed the Body Sect’s complete Secret of the Body after Yun Ming repeatedly anticipated his techniques.
• Yun Ming used Sky Prohibition to force Mu Ye downward and prepared to finish the battle with a decisive blow.
• Mu Ye summoned Little Red, whose God-Rank Mecha merged with his Four-Word Battle Armor and raised his power to the Quasi-God level.
• Mu Ye charged at Yun Ming, declaring that it was his turn to attack.

Mu Ye fused his Four-Word Battle Armor with Little Red, briefly reaching the Quasi-God realm and turning his duel with Yun Ming around. The fight continued with Mu Ye pressing his advantage while Yun Ming considered using his Battle Armor or a mysterious golden rune.

• Mu Ye merged his Battle Armor with Little Red, astonishing the watching Shrek Academy, War God Temple, and Tang Sect members.
• The fusion resisted Yun Ming’s Sky Prohibition and raised Mu Ye’s power to the Quasi-God realm.
• Yun Ming attacked with the Sky-Prop Spear, but Little Red’s missiles opened a gap that Mu Ye used to vanish and launch a surprise strike.
• Little Red’s Crimson Rays forced Yun Ming to defend, allowing Mu Ye to land a heavy blow and send him flying back.
• Little Red covered Yun Ming with cannon fire as Mu Ye attacked at close range, leaving Yun Ming on the defensive.
• Yun Ming weighed whether to use his Battle Armor or a mysterious golden rune in his Sea of Consciousness.

Mu Ye and Yun Ming fought to a standstill as both held back their strongest powers, and Yun Ming eventually proposed a draw. Before Mu Ye could accept, Long Yeyue accused the Body Sect of conspiring with Di Tian and called for his arrest, leaving Di Tian bewildered.

• Mu Ye and Little Red used Mecha attacks to keep Yun Ming occupied, while Shi Mengshan noticed Mu Ye could not use his Martial Soul with his Mecha and Battle Armor.
• Mu Ye rejected Little Red's suggestion to use a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell and planned to bluff Yun Ming with the threat of a Gold-Grade Second Awakening.
• Yun Ming hesitated to use his trump card, then put away his spear and proposed a draw after Ya Li signaled him to stop.
• Long Yeyue called Mu Ye a Federation traitor and urged Ao Rui and three other War Gods to arrest him.
• Leng Yaozhu challenged Long Yeyue to provide proof, and Long Yeyue accused the Body Sect of conspiring with Di Tian and the Soul Beast Clan, surprising Di Tian.

Long Yeyue accused the Body Sect of colluding with the Soul Beast Clan and pressed the War God Temple to take Mu Ye into custody, while Leng Yaozhu and the Yuanen Family stood in their way. As the War Gods prepared to force their way through, a five-star general appeared and challenged their authority to arrest Mu Ye without proof.

• Long Yeyue blamed the Body Sect for colluding with the Soul Beast Clan, and onlookers and Shrek Academy members condemned the sect.
• Leng Yaozhu, Han Tianyi, and Yuanen Zhentian defended the Body Sect, while Hu Jie watched cautiously and Qiangu Dongfeng urged Leng Yaozhu not to interfere.
• Jiang Xiu reassured A Ruheng that they should wait, while Di Tian considered exploiting the accusation and felt his cultivation bottleneck loosen.
• Long Yeyue pressed Ao Rui to act, and the War Gods armored themselves and demanded that Yuanen Zhentian let them take Mu Ye.
• A towering five-star general emerged through space and demanded to know who had authorized Mu Ye's arrest without proof.

Dong Zi'an intervened to stop Ao Rui and the War God Temple from arresting Mu Ye, exposing Long Yeyue’s role in the accusation and forcing Ao Rui to accept responsibility. After Dong Zi'an declared the matter settled, Mu Ye demanded compensation from Shrek Academy, while a hidden metal sphere watched the confrontation and a scientist named Ling became fascinated by what she saw.

• Dong Zi'an confronted Ao Rui over the authority for arresting Mu Ye, and Ao Rui admitted that Long Yeyue had relayed Chen Xinjie's orders.
• Ao Rui discovered that Long Yeyue had disappeared, then took responsibility for the War God Temple's actions.
• Dong Zi'an reminded Ao Rui that he was a soldier serving the Federation's people and declared the incident an internal misunderstanding.
• Hu Jie urged the others to find Long Yeyue, while Mu Ye demanded compensation from Shrek Academy for damaging the Body Sect's reputation.
• Jiang Xiu spotted a tiny red-glowing metal sphere observing the scene, and Ling excitedly studied it on a Soul Guidance Screen at Tang Sect headquarters.

Ling Zichen studied the mecha fusion and discovered Jiang Xiu’s extraordinary strength, adding him to her research plans. Outside Shrek City, Mu Ye demanded compensation from Shrek Academy, but negotiations stalled as the factions argued over Long Yeyue’s failed scheme.

• Ling Zichen recorded theories about transferring souls into mechas under a project called “Mechanical Ascension.”
• Ling Zichen ordered Xiao Ai to scan those present and was astonished by fourteen-year-old Jiang Xiu’s Soul Power and Soul Saint-level physical strength.
• Ling Zichen added Jiang Xiu as a candidate for the bloodline breakthrough program and watched him notice the hidden Soul Guidance Monitor.
• Jiang Xiu suspected the monitor was a surveillance Soul Tool and reflected that Long Yeyue’s failed scheme had given Dong Zi'an leverage against Chen Xinjie.
• Mu Ye demanded compensation from Shrek Academy, but its Elders refused while Ao Rui tried to mediate.
• Ya Li urged Yun Ming to let the dispute go because the Continental Tournament was approaching, and Yun Ming concluded Chen Xinjie would face the headache.

Yun Ming and Mu Ye ended the confrontation through a private settlement, while the Four Great War Gods left Shrek Academy. At the War God Temple, Chen Xinjie learned their mission had failed and immediately asked whether Long Yeyue was hurt.

• Yun Ming proposed that he and Mu Ye discuss compensation privately, and Mu Ye agreed to end the dispute.
• Ao Rui decided to report the incident to Guan Yue, while Qiangu Dongfeng lamented that the two sides had not fought.
• Mu Ye led his group toward Shrek City, Hu Jie prepared to return to the Star Luo Continent, and Yun Ming's invitation to Ao Rui and the other War Gods was declined.
• Shi Mengshan stayed behind to study how Mu Ye combined his Battle Armor and Martial Soul, while Ao Rui and the other War Gods returned to the War God Temple.
• Dark Hummingbird hid nearby and resolved to continue preparing the plan to bomb Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• A law enforcement officer told Chen Xinjie that the Four Great War Gods' mission had failed, and Chen Xinjie urgently asked whether Long Yeyue was hurt.

Chen Xinjie dismissed the failed operation against Mu Ye and planned to use Yu Guanzhi against Dong Zi'an, while his son Chen Shaojie grew furious over his efforts to make amends to Long Yeyue. At the Body Sect, Dong Zi'an warned that the Abyssal Passage’s weakening seal was letting Abyssal Royal and Imperial Clans through.

• A law enforcement officer told Chen Xinjie that Long Yeyue had withdrawn after Dong Zi'an intervened to stop the Four Great War Gods from arresting Mu Ye.
• Chen Xinjie blamed Dong Zi'an’s actions on his rivalry with Yu Guanzhi and ordered the War Gods to reflect on their mistakes.
• Chen Shaojie overheard Chen Xinjie say he wanted to repay his debt to Long Yeyue, became angry, and left the War God Temple.
• At the Body Sect, Mu Ye thanked Dong Zi'an for protecting them, while Jiang Xiu thanked Dong Zi'an for being his master.
• Jiang Xiu asked about the Abyssal Passage, and Dong Zi'an revealed that its weakening seal was allowing more Abyssal races, including Royal and Imperial Clans, to pass through.

Jiang Xiu learned that the Abyssal Passage was under growing threat and resolved to report to the army, while the group discussed the Federation, the Star Luo Empire, and his upcoming trip. Meanwhile, Sage Emperor appeared before Abyssal Sage King and won his approval with an extravagant display of loyalty.

• Dong Zi'an explained that the Black Empress could pass through the Abyssal Passage and warned that the Federation was concealing the Abyss Plane threat.
• Jiang Xiu considered luring the Black Empress into serving the Shadow Legion and said he would report to the army when the time came.
• Leng Yaozhu encouraged Jiang Xiu to prepare for his trip to the Star Luo Empire and mentioned the Tang Sect genius Long Yue.
• Jiang Xiu recalled that Ning Fengzhi was plotting to assassinate his teacher, Zhen Hua, while Dong Zi'an criticized the Star Luo Empire's independence.
• Na'er arrived looking for Jiang Xiu, and Mu Ye offered to cook a feast, lifting the group's mood.
• Sage Emperor appeared before Abyssal Sage King, praised him extravagantly, and earned his satisfaction as the most loyal subject.