Chapter Summaries

The Abyssal Sage King told Sage Emperor about the Holy Spirit Cult’s plan to break the seal and asked him to help prepare the invasion of the Douluo Plane. Sage Emperor agreed outwardly while secretly plotting to serve Jiang Xiu, and left the palace newly tasked with finding disloyal figures across the Abyss Plane.

• The Abyssal Sage King explained that the Holy Spirit Cult planned to use the Blood River God-Slaying Array to ascend and help the Abyss army enter the Douluo Plane.
• Sage Emperor praised the plan while privately deciding to warn his master, Jiang Xiu, about the Holy Spirit Cult.
• The Abyssal Sage King revealed that he needed the Abyss Plane Source to overcome the Douluo Plane’s rejection and planned to sacrifice Spirit Monarch and two other Emperors.
• Sage Emperor agreed to join the Nine-Grid Battlefield despite realizing it could cost him his life, while privately planning to transfer the Abyss Source to Jiang Xiu.
• The Abyssal Sage King agreed to let Sage Emperor inspect the Sky Saint Rift Halberd in three years and ordered him to identify disloyal people across the Abyss Plane.
• Sage Emperor left the palace smiling, privately affirming that his loyalty belonged to a monarch but not necessarily the Abyssal Sage King.

Shi Mengshan visited the Body Sect to seek Mu Ye’s help with the incompatibility between her Martial Soul and Battle Armor, while A Ruheng became smitten with her and resolved to grow stronger. Meanwhile, the Star Luo delegation arrived at the Federation’s coast with a mysterious black-robed man calling himself Ning Fengzhi.

• Shi Mengshan visited Mu Ye, who agreed to help her address the conflict between her Martial Soul and Battle Armor and arranged for her to return the next day.
• A Ruheng’s attraction to Shi Mengshan grew when she challenged him to defeat her, so he began training with a Nine-Needle Silver Blood-Qi Potion.
• Jiang Xiu left for Shrek Academy to prepare for his work with Ya Li, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, and the arriving Star Luo delegation.
• Changgong Yan and his apprentice arrived at the Federation’s coast aboard a Star Luo ship for a blacksmithing exchange.
• A black-robed Soul Master befriended Changgong Yan and told the young man to call him Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi, a Holy Spirit Cult elder, plotted to assassinate Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua and frame Changgong Yan to provoke conflict between the Star Luo Empire and the Federation. At Shrek Academy, Jiang Xiu agreed to join the exchange trip to Star Luo and secured Ya Li’s promise to protect Yuanen Yehui when she cultivates.

• Changgong Yan and Lin Yuhan arrived on Douluo Continent for the blacksmith exchange, and Lin Yuhan vowed to prove the Star Luo Empire’s young blacksmiths were the best.
• After parting from Changgong Yan, Ning Fengzhi revealed his plan to kill Zhen Hua and frame Changgong Yan, hoping to drive the Federation and Star Luo Empire into war.
• Jiang Xiu and Ya Li discussed Faith Power, while Jiang Xiu considered how a loss of believers could destabilize a god’s Godhood.
• Ya Li invited Jiang Xiu to join the academy’s Star Luo exchange and compete in the All-Continent Elite Tournament.
• Jiang Xiu asked Ya Li to protect Yuanen Yehui during her future cultivation, and Ya Li agreed.
• Jiang Xiu prepared to go to Star Luo, where he intended to borrow the empire’s National Artifact and where the Underworld Emperor had already arrived.

Jiang Xiu completed Yuanen Yehui’s shoulder guard and encouraged her to compete for a place on the Star Luo Empire team, while preparing for a possible attack on his teacher, Zhen Hua. Meanwhile, Qiangu Dongfeng arranged for Zhang Geyang to kill Jiang Xiu if he traveled to the Star Luo Empire, leaving the plot poised for a looming confrontation.

• Jiang Xiu finished Yuanen Yehui’s shoulder guard, and she said she would keep helping him forge until she repaid her debt.
• Yuanen Yehui told Jiang Xiu she would enter the selection for the Star Luo Empire competition, hoping to win its prize money.
• After Yuanen Yehui left, Jiang Xiu warned Ba Emperor to prepare for an attack during the next day’s exchange between the blacksmith associations.
• Qiangu Dongfeng ordered Zhang Geyang to kill Jiang Xiu if he went to the Star Luo Continent, and Zhang Geyang agreed.
• Zhang Geyang tried to get his Thunderclap Hell Vine to help temper his body, but it refused and returned to its Soul Ring.

Jiang Xiu visited the Blacksmith Association and learned that Zhen Hua had regained his strength after taking A-Heng’s Nine Dragons Potion. He chose Evil Spirit Forging for his Two-Word Battle Armor and asked Zhen Hua how to become a Divine Craftsman, learning that Heaven-Forged Metal had to survive a Heavenly Tribulation.

• Jiang Xiu entered the Blacksmith Association while the Star Luo delegation, led by Changgong Yan and accompanied by Lin Yuhan and Ning Fengzhi, arrived for a forging exchange.
• Jiang Xiu found Zhen Hua forging a Four-Word Battle Armor and discovered that A-Heng’s Nine Dragons Potion and Zhen Hua’s body-tempering techniques had restored his strength.
• Zhen Hua advised Jiang Xiu to make his Two-Word Battle Armor from Creation Spirit-Forged Metal, but Jiang Xiu insisted on using Evil Spirit Forging.
• Jiang Xiu asked Zhen Hua how to break through to Divine Craftsman, prompting the Ant Emperor to listen eagerly from the Monarch Domain.
• Zhen Hua explained that Heavenly Forging imbued metal with the power of heaven and earth, and that metal had to undergo a Heavenly Tribulation to become true Heaven-Forged Metal.

Jiang Xiu learned that a Heavenly Tribulation was necessary to become a Divine Craftsman, and Zhen Hua agreed to demonstrate one after a forging exchange. During the exchange, Ning Fengzhi attacked Zhen Hua, but Zhen Hua revealed his formidable combat strength and counterattacked.

• Zhen Hua explained that breaking through to Divine Craftsman required harmony between heaven, earth, and people, and Jiang Xiu suspected Tang Hao controlled the Heavenly Tribulation as the Douluo Plane's Plane Spirit.
• Zhen Hua invited Jiang Xiu to watch the exchange with the Star Luo Empire and promised to draw down a Heavenly Tribulation afterward, while Jiang Xiu ordered Ba Emperor to guard against an assassination attempt.
• Zhen Hua and Changgong Yan performed Soul Forging before the audience, and Zhen Hua's metal proved far more advanced than Changgong Yan's.
• Ning Fengzhi transformed into a streak of blood-red light and attacked Zhen Hua with three crimson beams, shattering his Level 9 Protective Barrier.
• Zhen Hua revealed his muscular body, activated Four-Word Battle Armor Possession, and struck at Ning Fengzhi with his Dragon Claw and Sorrowful Wind Skull-Splitting Palm.

Ning Fengzhi attacked Zhen Hua at the Blacksmith Association, then escaped amid a staged self-destruction when Ba Emperor swallowed the Fierce Ghost and prevented the blast. Zhen Hua detained Changgong Yan and Lin Yuhan for questioning, while Ba Emperor caught up with Ning Fengzhi in Shrek City as Tang Wulin sensed danger nearby.

• Ning Fengzhi clashed with Zhen Hua, whose Dragon Claw and Four-Word Battle Armor helped him survive the attack, while Jiang Xiu recognized Ning Fengzhi's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Ning Fengzhi claimed he was acting for the Star Luo Empire, blamed Changgong Yan, and used the Fierce Ghost's apparent self-destruction as cover to flee.
• Ba Emperor emerged from the shadows and swallowed the Fierce Ghost before it could explode, then Jiang Xiu ordered him to capture Ning Fengzhi.
• Zhen Hua restored order and had Changgong Yan and Lin Yuhan taken to his office, while Jiang Xiu followed, pleased by the prospect of obtaining a Soul Bone and metal.
• In Shrek City, Tang Wulin felt a troubling premonition, but Xie Xie dismissed it as they continued shopping ahead of the exchange-program selection.
• Ning Fengzhi headed for a Holy Spirit Cult base, but Ba Emperor blocked him in an alley and ordered him to come back.

Ba Emperor defeated and captured Ning Fengzhi after she threatened Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, while Dark Hummingbird watched from hiding. Back at the Blacksmith Association, Jiang Xiu exposed Ning Fengzhi as Blood Pupil and tore away her disguise.

• Ning Fengzhi attacked Ba Emperor with her Blood Eye Martial Soul, but he swallowed her spiritual attack and defeated her within seconds.
• Ning Fengzhi escaped Ba Emperor's grasp by activating her Martial Soul Avatar, then grabbed Tang Wulin and Xie Xie as hostages.
• Ba Emperor subdued Ning Fengzhi and carried her away, leaving Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to return to Shrek Academy.
• Dark Hummingbird emerged from hiding, put on several Stealth Soul Tools, and reflected that Blood Pupil's mission had likely succeeded.
• Ba Emperor brought Ning Fengzhi to Jiang Xiu at the Blacksmith Association, where Jiang Xiu called her Blood Pupil and ripped away her false face.

Jiang Xiu tortured and converted Blood Pupil into a Shadow Soldier, learning that Dark Phoenix had helped plan the assassination of Zhen Hua and was likely still in the Star Luo Empire. He prepared for the dangerous trip ahead and reached Zhen Hua’s office as someone discussed the incident’s effect on relations between the Star Luo Empire and the Federation.

• Jiang Xiu questioned Blood Pupil about the attempt on Zhen Hua, and Ba Emperor shocked her when she refused to answer.
• Jiang Xiu ordered Ba Emperor to kill Blood Pupil, then used his Extraction authority to turn her into a Shadow Soldier and rose from level fifty-eight to level sixty.
• Blood Pupil revealed that Dark Phoenix had worked with her on the mission and possessed the Space-Time Divine Shuttle, but she did not know where Dark Phoenix was.
• Jiang Xiu decided to look for Dark Phoenix in the Star Luo Empire and considered how the turmoil there could help him obtain the Diamond Snare.
• Jiang Xiu sent Blood Pupil to the Monarch Domain, asked her to bring him a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and went to Zhen Hua’s office.
• Jiang Xiu heard someone tell President Changgong that the incident should not damage relations between the Star Luo Empire and the Federation.

Zhen Hua negotiated compensation from Changgong Yan after the assassination attempt, while Jiang Xiu defeated Lin Yuhan in a forging contest. Gu Yue sent Di Tian and Xiong Jun to the Star Luo Empire to prepare for Dragon Valley, and Dai Tianling caught Dai Yun'er eavesdropping as he discussed tensions with the Federation.

• Zhen Hua demanded discounted sea metals, more than a hundred rare metals, and Evil-Slaying God-Killing Metal from Changgong Yan in exchange for the Federation Blacksmith Association not pursuing the assassination.
• Lin Yuhan challenged Jiang Xiu to a forging contest, but he completed Hundred Refinement, Thousand Refinement, and perfect Spirit Forging with astonishing speed.
• Gu Yue ordered Di Tian and Xiong Jun to travel to the Star Luo Empire and ensure the opening of Dragon Valley went smoothly.
• Dai Tianling worried over reports of the assassination and the Federation Hawk Faction's call to invade, while En Ci reassured him that the Federation would not act rashly.
• Dai Tianling noticed Dai Yun'er eavesdropping outside his study and called her in, but she denied doing so.

Dai Yun'er reassured Dai Tianling about the upcoming tournament, while a spy's letter revealed the Green Skull Organization's connection to the Holy Spirit Cult. Dai Tianling and En Ci also discussed Qilin Douluo Tong Yu's unresolved heart knot and Huo Yuhao's legacy.

• Dai Yun'er eased Dai Tianling's worries about Vice President Changgong Yan and the tournament, then left to train after hearing about Jiang Xiu.
• En Ci told Dai Tianling that Monster Academy was counting on Long Yue to defeat Shrek Academy in the continent-wide tournament.
• A guard delivered a spy's letter reporting that the Green Skull Organization had been awaiting a powerful Evil Soul Master, and En Ci identified the Holy Spirit Cult as a possible connection.
• Dai Tianling and En Ci worried over whether the Holy Spirit Cult might send a powerful leader to the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Tianling asked about Tong Yu, and En Ci explained that Qilin Douluo remained confined to Monster Academy because of the heart knot left by his mother's death and his revenge.
• Dai Tianling and En Ci reflected on Huo Yuhao's pride and heritage, and En Ci guessed that Huo Yuhao had taken Electrolux with him to the Divine Realm.

Dai Tianling planned to find Dai Yun'er a husband after the tournament, while Na'er decided to follow Jiang Xiu to the Star Luo Empire to keep Gu Yue away from him. Shrek Academy approved its delegation, and Long Yeyue secretly arranged an assassination attempt against Jiang Xiu, unaware that Dark Bell intended to protect him.

• Dai Tianling told En Ci that he would find Dai Yun'er a talented husband after the tournament because she had a duty to the imperial family.
• After learning that Gu Yue was going to the Star Luo Empire with Jiang Xiu, Na'er decided to travel there under the pretext of an exchange and enlisted Xiong Jun and two little dragon Soul Spirits.
• Feng Wuyu named the Shrek Academy students bound for the Star Luo Empire, and Yun Ming approved the delegation led by Cai Yue'er and Wu Changkong; Long Yeyue raised no objections.
• Long Yeyue hired Dark Bell to ensure Jiang Xiu stayed in the Star Luo Continent, but Dark Bell planned to take the money and protect her little brother instead.
• Long Yeyue decided to arrange Jiang Xiu's death herself if the Evil Soul Masters failed, then spoke with Chen Xinjie, who offered to let her borrow the Eternal Heaven if she were in danger.

Jiang Xiu absorbed the fifth seal of the Golden Dragon King Origin and prepared to leave for the Star Luo Empire and Dragon Valley. Before he departed, Elder Jin gave him a Bright Source Flower for Yuanen and urged him to involve her in the plan against Ah Yin.

• Jiang Xiu absorbed the fifth seal’s Bloodline Power as Elder Jin reflected on the Golden Dragon King and the mingling of life and destruction within Jiang Xiu.
• Jiang Xiu saw the Golden Dragon Spear behind the sixth seal and briefly considered extracting the Golden Dragon King’s remnant consciousness, but put the idea aside to focus on imprisoning Ah Yin.
• Jiang Xiu told Elder Jin that he would travel to the Star Luo Empire and Dragon Valley, where the Underworld Emperor was waiting for him.
• Elder Jin discussed Yuanen Yehui’s progress and told Jiang Xiu to explain the Demon Plane to her so she could help send its coordinates; he also gave him a Bright Source Flower for her.
• After Elder Jin sent Jiang Xiu off, Ya Li met him outside the Cultivation Room, and Jiang Xiu joked that she would squeeze him dry during another discussion.

Jiang Xiu agreed to continue Ya Li’s Faith Power lessons remotely as he prepared to travel to the Star Luo Empire. As Shrek Academy’s delegation boarded its ship, Long Yeyue and Yuanen Tiandang watched from hiding, each preparing to act against their targets.

• Ya Li arranged daily Communication Soul Tool lessons with Jiang Xiu, then declined Yun Ming’s visit because she was tired and wanted to focus on mastering Faith Power.
• At dinner, Mu Ye told Jiang Xiu that the Body Sect possessed only a third of the Secret of the Body and vowed to confront Shrek Academy after completing his Battle Armor fusion.
• Jiang Xiu resolved to reclaim the Secret of the Body openly and ensure the Star Luo Imperial Family suffered first to reduce sacrifices in the coming Abyss battle.
• Three days later, Cai Yue’er, Wu Changkong, Jiang Xiu, and the Shrek Academy students boarded a giant ship bound for the Star Luo Empire with Federation representative Pan Wen.
• Long Yeyue watched Jiang Xiu board and noted that the Body Sect powerhouse was absent, while Yuanen Tiandang prepared to confront Cai Yue’er over his daughter.

Yuanen Zhentian prepared to confront Cai Yue'er and tell Yuanen Yehui the truth about her family’s past, while worrying about the Demon Plane’s return. On the voyage to the Star Luo Empire, Jiang Xiu reunited with Na'er, and the group saw living Sea Soul Beasts as they discussed the near-extinction of terrestrial Soul Beasts.

• Yuanen Zhentian decided to leave Yuanen Tianshang in charge of the family while he went to confront Cai Yue'er, and planned to reveal the past to Yuanen Yehui.
• Jiang Xiu and Gu Yue discussed Na'er's absence aboard the ship, and Na'er soon arrived, delighted to see her big brother.
• Pan Wen told Councilor Li that the Federation could not win over the Tang Sect, which he condemned for selling arms to the Star Luo Empire.
• Jiang Xiu stood between Gu Yue and Na'er at the observation platform as they bickered over him.
• Jiang Xiu, Na'er, and Gu Yue watched dolphin-like Sea Soul Beasts leap from the ocean and reflected on the decline of terrestrial Soul Beasts.

Jiang Xiu remembered the Sea Princess and considered how he might turn the Sea Soul Beasts’ faith against the Sea God, then treated Yuanen Yehui to Bright Source Flower nectar before the Star Luo Delegation’s banquet. As night fell, Na’er prepared to put her “Kissing Plan” into action.

• Jiang Xiu recalled the Sea Princess and planned to seek out powerful Sea Soul Beasts to help him oppose the Sea God’s influence.
• Na’er ate Demon Soul Great White Shark and other seafood despite having said she would not eat Sea Soul Beasts, while Gu Yue shared fish belly with Jiang Xiu.
• Jiang Xiu gave Yuanen Yehui Bright Source Flower nectar, and she agreed to repay him by staying at his side and forging if she could not pay him back.
• Yuanen Yehui learned that Na’er had prepared Jiang Xiu’s banquet outfit, but Jiang Xiu then gave Yuanen a dress to wear for the occasion.
• Na’er stood on the deck at night with a notebook labeled “Kissing Plan,” ready to act.

Na'er confessed her feelings to Jiang Xiu and kissed him on the deck, but their moment was interrupted when Demon Soul Great White Sharks attacked the ship. Na'er fought back with her Silver Dragon Spear as Jiang Xiu watched for a hundred-thousand-year beast, which began to emerge from the depths.

• Na'er nervously hinted at her feelings, and Jiang Xiu told her he liked her too.
• Na'er kissed Jiang Xiu while Gu Yue watched, then Gu Yue left in frustration.
• The ship halted as more than a thousand Demon Soul Great White Sharks attacked its protective barrier.
• Na'er took her Silver Dragon Spear onto the sea and attacked the sharks while the ship's fighters joined the battle.
• Jiang Xiu searched for a hundred-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark as one several hundred meters long rose from the seabed.

Jiang Xiu and the ship’s defenders fought off an assault by the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale while the Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus prepared to attack from below. Jiang Xiu protected Na’er and slaughtered the sharks, then confronted the octopus as a giant dragon-headed monster appeared behind it.

• The ship detected the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, and Cai Yue'er led the defense while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King emerged to attack.
• Jiang Xiu sensed the Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus beneath the ship and sent a streak of black light after it, hoping to learn where the Sea Princess Clan was.
• Cai Yue'er fought the Demon Soul Great White Shark King as the ship’s Soul Masters and Shrek Academy members battled the other Sea Soul Beasts.
• Jiang Xiu saved Na’er from a shark ambush, then used Shadow Thug to kill the surrounding Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• The Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus moved to attack the ship, but Jiang Xiu’s voice stopped it, and a towering dragon-headed monster appeared behind it.

The Ba Emperor defeated and captured the Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus, then sensed Long Yeyue nearby and planned to devour her again after completing The Master's order. The Demon Soul Great White Shark King and Deep Sea Demonic Whale retreated when the summoned Ferocious Beast failed to appear, while Jiang Xiu returned to the ship with Na'er.

• The Ba Emperor overwhelmed the Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus, knocked it unconscious, and took it away.
• The Ba Emperor sensed the Soul Master with the Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul Origin, recognized her as Long Yeyue, and decided to deal with her later.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark King called on the Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus to attack the ship, but it did not appear.
• A bubble surfaced instead of the Ferocious Beast, and the Demon Soul Great White Shark King suspected betrayal and ordered his survivors to retreat.
• Pan Wen ordered the ship to assess casualties and prepare to leave, while Jiang Xiu returned aboard with Na'er after receiving the Ba Emperor's message.
• Pan Wen noticed Jiang Xiu and Na'er returning and went over to speak with Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu’s party regrouped after the sea-beast attack while Gu Yue drew Na’er away to discuss Dragon Valley, and Yuanen Yehui planned a scheme involving a formal gown. Jiang Xiu then questioned the captured Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus about the Sea Princess, only to discover his subordinates had beaten him without asking a question.

• Pan Wen praised Jiang Xiu and Na’er, offered help through his connection with Commander Yu, and later agreed with Councilor Li to let the battle video spread.
• Gu Yue secretly told Na’er that she wanted to discuss Dragon Valley, and Na’er left with her to seek benefits for Jiang Xiu.
• Yuanen Yehui resolved to give someone a formal gown, while Long Yeyue abandoned her failed attempt to sink the ship and headed for Star Luo Continent.
• Jiang Xiu went to question the bound Blue Brilliance Demonic Octopus about the Sea Princess and found that Blood Pupil and Ba Emperor had not yet asked him anything.
• Jiang Xiu unsealed the octopus’s mouth, and the creature protested that he could not answer because nobody had questioned him.