Chapter Summaries

Long Yeyue secured Chen Xinjie's promise to help Shrek Academy claim the God-Slayer Class Fixed Soul Guidance Shell Eternal Heaven, while the Abyssal Sage King learned that Jiang Xiu possessed the Seed of Life and renewed his plan to invade the Douluo Plane. Na'er tricked Gu Yue into staying behind to control the Ascending Dragon Pillar and rushed to book a hotel room with Jiang Xiu.

• Long Yeyue agreed to send Shrek Academy students to challenge the War God Temple so they could claim Eternal Heaven, and Chen Xinjie swept Shrek Academy after promising to help.
• The Abyssal Sage King questioned Ghost Emperor about the failed attack on Shrek Academy, then learned from Dark Bell that Jiang Xiu had used a Seed of Life to stop the energy storm.
• Ghost Emperor presented a new plan to obtain the Blood River God-Slaying Array, and the Abyssal Sage King spared him while warning him not to fail again.
• The Abyssal Sage King ordered Sage Emperor, Scythe Emperor, and Sky Ox Emperor to investigate disloyalty in the Abyss Plane, while Scythe Emperor privately seemed doubtful about their loyalty.
• Na'er left Gu Yue to control the Ascending Dragon Pillar, called Star Light Hotel, and booked a room with a king-sized bed so she could meet Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu strengthened his power by devouring more of the Golden Dragon King's Origin and planned his next moves toward the Star Luo Empire. Na'er summoned him to the Starlight Hotel, where she confessed her feelings and drew him into an intimate encounter, while Gu Yue panicked deep beneath the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Jiang Xiu devoured the tenth layer of the Golden Dragon King's Origin and advanced into the Golden Body stage while condensing his eighth Soul Ring.
• Jiang Xiu read Dark Bell's messages about the Ghost Emperor's trip to the Star Luo Empire and resolved to retrieve his Dragon Shadow Legion and bring Dai Tianling under his command.
• Na'er urgently called Jiang Xiu to the Starlight Hotel, where she had prepared for a private meeting.
• Na'er told Jiang Xiu she wanted to be with him for life, and Jiang Xiu promised to keep his word and take her to see the world.
• Na'er and Jiang Xiu moved onto the bed together as Gu Yue paced anxiously beneath the Star Dou Great Forest.

Na'er celebrated her victory over Gu Yue after spending the night with Jiang Xiu, while the Star Luo Empire faced crushing Federation tax sanctions. Dai Tianling decided to leave Yun'er’s choice to her, and Dai Yun'er set out for the Body Sect as Gu Yue rushed toward Shrek City.

• Gu Yue angrily confronted Na'er through their shared connection, and Na'er taunted her before cutting off contact.
• Na'er woke beside Jiang Xiu, recalled their night together, and cried out when the Supreme Bone began moving again.
• Dai Tianling learned that the Federation planned severe tax sanctions against the Star Luo Empire and asked En Ci how to respond.
• En Ci suggested that Princess Yun'er might determine whether the Star Luo Empire could resist, and Dai Tianling decided to support her choice after learning Jiang Xiu was involved.
• Dai Yun'er headed for the Body Sect with a packet of Dianluan Daofeng, while Gu Yue hurried from the Star Dou Great Forest toward Shrek City.

Jiang Xiu watched Zhen Hua demonstrate Heavenly Forging, while the Ant Emperor learned enough to approach a Divine Craftsman breakthrough. After Dai Yun'er arrived seeking Jiang Xiu, he left the Body Sect to meet her, while Gu Yue confronted Na'er at the Spirit Pagoda over Jiang Xiu.

• Zhen Hua demonstrated Heavenly Forging to Jiang Xiu and the Ant Emperor, showing how to infuse metal with the laws of heaven and earth.
• The Ant Emperor realized he had learned the key to Heavenly Forging and returned to the Abyss Plane, while a golden palm destroyed the metal's Heavenly Tribulation before the Thunderclap Hell Vine could devour it.
• Jiang Xiu told Zhen Hua he had learned about nine-tenths of the process, and reflected that the Ant Emperor might bypass the Douluo Plane's limit on Divine Craftsmen by changing planes.
• A Ruheng told Jiang Xiu that Dai Yun'er had come to see him, and Jiang Xiu left the Forging Room to meet her.
• A Ruheng offered Zhen Hua a Nine Dragons Potion, and Zhen Hua agreed to try it.
• Gu Yue accused Na'er of cheating while she was away, and Na'er replied that they might one day become comrades sharing Jiang Xiu.

Dai Yun'er asked Jiang Xiu to stop the Federation’s sanctions against the Star Luo Empire, and he proposed deciding its future through a Five Gods Duel. After Jiang Xiu left, Dai Yun'er drugged his tea with Upside-Down Dragon and Phoenix, but Gu Yue arrived before she could act further.

• Gu Yue left Na'er after Na'er taunted her with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then hurried toward the Body Sect when she felt a sudden inspiration.
• Qiangu Dongfeng told Ghost Emperor to wait until Jiang Xiu arrived before dealing with Leng Yaozhu and their other plans.
• Dai Yun'er asked Jiang Xiu to halt the sanctions, and he revealed that the Federation was preparing to conquer the Star Luo Empire.
• Jiang Xiu proposed that the Star Luo Empire join the Federation if it lost a Five Gods Duel, and he offered to face any fighters without restrictions.
• After Jiang Xiu left to meet Teacher Ya Li, Dai Yun'er poured Upside-Down Dragon and Phoenix into his tea.
• Gu Yue called for Jiang Xiu from outside the room, startling Dai Yun'er.

Dai Yun'er hid beneath Jiang Xiu's bed after spiking his tea, but Gu Yue drank it and succumbed to the potion's effects. Jiang Xiu returned, and Gu Yue chose to kiss him and pursue intimacy while Dai Yun'er remained trapped under the bed.

• Dai Yun'er hid beneath the bed and used a Level 8 Stealth Soul Tool to conceal herself from Gu Yue.
• Gu Yue noticed Dai Yun'er but pretended not to, then drank the tea Dai Yun'er had spiked with Upside-Down Dragon and Phoenix.
• At the Body Sect, Jiang Xiu left Ya Li waiting and returned to his room, where he found Gu Yue affected by the tea and Dai Yun'er beneath the bed.
• Gu Yue embraced Jiang Xiu and insisted she wanted what Na'er had, then kissed him.
• Jiang Xiu bound Dai Yun'er in darkness with shadows as Gu Yue and Jiang Xiu fell onto the bed.

Ya Li left the Body Sect feeling uncertain about her future and her lost chance to have a child. The next day, Dai Yun'er accepted Jiang Xiu's Five Gods Duel challenge on the Star Luo Empire's behalf, and Dai Tianling reacted angrily to the terms.

• After waiting three hours for Jiang Xiu, Ya Li left the Body Sect and wondered whether she would ever have the family she had hoped for.
• Jiang Xiu questioned Dai Yun'er about the drug she had used and asked whether the Star Luo Empire would accept the Five Gods Duel.
• Dai Yun'er accepted the duel, which required Jiang Xiu to face one Star Luo Empire expert each in Soul Spirits, Soul Skills, Mechas, Battle Armor, and weapons.
• Jiang Xiu told Dai Yun'er to send En Ci, and she hurried away to inform her father.
• Dai Yun'er learned that she had stayed at the Body Sect overnight and fled in embarrassment.
• Dai Tianling read Dai Yun'er's message and angrily called Jiang Xiu arrogant for challenging one man against an empire.

Dai Tianling and En Ci arranged the Star Luo Empire’s contestants for Jiang Xiu’s Five Gods Duel, while the Ghost Emperor prepared a trap with the Underworld Emperor’s help. At the Body Sect, A Ruheng warned Jiang Xiu that Chen Xinjie had changed the Eternal Heaven’s guards, suggesting someone was targeting the Federation’s last God-Slayer Class Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.

• Dai Tianling accepted Jiang Xiu’s challenge and selected Huang Zhengyang, Chu Tiange, Tong Yu, Zhang Geyang, and En Ci to represent the Star Luo Empire.
• En Ci and Dai Tianling worried that the Empire’s victory might only buy it a year, and discussed how Spirit Ice Douluo had once saved it from destruction.
• The Ghost Emperor learned Jiang Xiu was coming, revealed his plan to kill him and seize his mysterious seed, and ordered Dark Bell and Dark Phoenix to watch for developments.
• Na Nali told the Ghost Emperor that the Underworld Emperor would deal with their enemies, while Leng Yulai privately noted that her older sister Leng Yaozhu was also in the Star Luo Empire.
• Leng Yaozhu anticipated Jiang Xiu’s arrival and felt guilty that Zhang Geyang had become another enemy of his.
• A Ruheng told Jiang Xiu that Chen Xinjie had replaced the Eternal Heaven’s guards with people tied to Shrek Academy, raising suspicion that someone planned to seize the Federation’s last God-Slayer Class Fixed Soul Guidance Shell.

Jiang Xiu prepared for the Five Gods Duel by claiming Eternal Heaven for himself, overseeing the Abyss Emperors’ new creations, and setting out to control the Star Luo Empire. Meanwhile, Wu Changkong’s group failed to find Devil Island and headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to seek a way to grow stronger.

• Jiang Xiu told A Ruheng he would deal with Chen Xinjie’s plan to give Eternal Heaven to Long Yeyue after returning from the Star Luo Empire.
• The Ant Emperor presented Jiang Xiu with living Heaven-Forged Metal after becoming a Divine Craftsman, and Jiang Xiu ordered him to take control of the Sky Saint Rift Halberd.
• The Six-Claw Demon Emperor unveiled the completed God-Rank Mecha, which he had modified so he could become its spirit and help Jiang Xiu control it.
• Jiang Xiu set out for the Star Luo Empire, declaring that he would bring it under his control.
• Tang Wulin, Wu Changkong, Xu Lizhi, and Xie Xie searched the North Sea for Devil Island but could not find it.
• Wu Changkong led the group toward the Tang Sect to obtain Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Wu Changkong's group was forced to leave the North Sea after the North Sea Legion denied Shrek Academy's claim to Devil Island, while Tang San prepared to unite the Divine Realms through a competition. Gu Yue set out for Dragon Valley, and aboard a ship bound for the Star Luo Empire, the Life and Destruction God Kings decided it was time to act regarding Jiang Xiu.

• A North Sea Legion squadron confronted Wu Changkong's group, denied Shrek Academy's autonomous jurisdiction over the waters, and forced them to leave.
• Wu Changkong told the group to become stronger, and Tang Wulin resolved to use his Clear Sky Hammer to protect those he cared about.
• Tang San planned to use a competition to absorb the other Divine Realms into his own and believed his hidden hand on the Douluo Plane gave him an advantage.
• Gu Yue left Na'er at the Spirit Pagoda to oversee the Soul Beast Clan's revival while she went to Dragon Valley to help Jiang Xiu recover the True Dragon Clan's shadows.
• As Jiang Xiu refined the Golden Dragon King's source aboard a ship bound for the Star Luo Empire, the Life and Destruction God Kings decided it was time to make their move.

The Destruction God King and Life God King fused their seeds and planned to give them to Jiang Xiu after he killed Tang Hao. Jiang Xiu arrived alone in the Star Luo Empire for the Five Gods Duel, provoking its citizens and declaring he would take on every challenger.

• The Destruction God King and Life God King fused their seeds, which contained the Secret of Creation, and decided to hand them to Jiang Xiu after he killed Tang Hao.
• Jiang Xiu arrived at the Star Luo Empire’s largest port alone, where Sima Lan, En Ci, and the eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy waited to greet him.
• Jiang Xiu’s boast that he alone was enough angered the gathered citizens, while Sima Lan hoped the outrage would pressure the Federation if Jiang Xiu lost.
• Jiang Xiu challenged anyone still confident after the Five Gods Duel to face him and threatened to sink Star Luo City before boarding the Soul Guidance Train.
• Leng Yaozhu watched Jiang Xiu and considered asking him to help her cultivate so she could reach Quasi-God and take control of the Star Luo Empire Spirit Pagoda branch.
• Dai Yueyan asked Long Yue what he thought, and Long Yue declared that they should believe in En Ci, the State Preceptor.

Jiang Xiu arrived in the Star Luo Empire as the Ghost Emperor plotted to kill him and provoke a war. The Five Gods Duel was set for the next day, while Tang Sect’s Elder Qi tried to sell weapons to Dai Tianling.

• Dai Yun'er admitted she would accept marrying Jiang Xiu to protect the Star Luo Empire, leaving Long Yue heartbroken.
• The Ghost Emperor watched Jiang Xiu’s train arrive and planned to kill him, frame the Star Luo Empire, and exploit the resulting deaths for his Blood River God-Slaying Array.
• Dai Tianling and Jiang Xiu confirmed that the Five Gods Duel would take place tomorrow at Star Luo Stadium and restated their conditions for victory and defeat.
• Jiang Xiu and Zhang Geyang exchanged hostile words in front of Dai Tianling and En Ci, while privately Zhang Geyang was told his act had been convincing.
• Elder Qi urged Dai Tianling to buy Tang Sect’s new Soul Guidance weapons, explaining that the sect needed funds after its headquarters was destroyed and its vault mysteriously emptied.

Elder Qi pressed Dai Tianling to consider an alliance with the Tang Sect as the Star Luo Empire faced the Federation, while Dai Tianling resolved that the realm should belong to whoever could repel the Abyss. At the Star Luo Hotel, the Ghost Emperor called Zhang Geyang to propose joining forces to kill Jiang Xiu.

• Elder Qi urged Dai Tianling to accept the Tang Sect's help against the Federation, and Dai Tianling promised to answer after the Five Gods Duel.
• After Elder Qi left, En Ci agreed that the Star Luo Empire could not win a war against the Federation.
• Dai Tianling told En Ci that whoever saved the Douluo Plane from the Abyss should claim the realm, but insisted the empire must win the Five Gods Duel the next day.
• Jiang Xiu praised Zhang Geyang's performance and heard his report about the Ghost Emperor's arrival and his refusal to pledge allegiance to Leng Yaozhu.
• The Ghost Emperor called Zhang Geyang and proposed joining forces to kill Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu plotted to bring the Star Luo Empire under his control while preparing for the Abyss Plane’s coming invasion. Ghost Emperor also began coordinating another assassination, leaving Dark Bell’s whereabouts and targets unresolved.

• Ghost Emperor asked Zhang Geyang to provide Jiang Xiu’s itinerary and lead him somewhere isolated, while Jiang Xiu and Zhang Geyang secretly planned to ambush him.
• Jiang Xiu ordered his Shadow Legion Commanders to suppress Star Luo clans resisting unification and approved a modified gourd artifact designed to seize opponents’ weapons.
• Jiang Xiu planned to recruit Black Empress by tempting her with a chance to reach God Level, and he intended to unite the Star Luo people by revealing the Abyss Plane’s renewed threat.
• Jiang Xiu resolved to continue his plans despite the danger of facing both the Abyss Plane and Tang Hao.
• Ghost Emperor contacted Underworld Emperor to ask where Dark Bell was and whether she was coming to the Star Luo Empire to eliminate several people; Underworld Emperor agreed that they needed to be eliminated.

The Five Gods Duel opened in Star Luo Stadium, where Jiang Xiu faced the empire’s Mecha master Huang Zhengyang in the first match. As Huang Zhengyang charged with his God-Rank Mecha, Jiang Xiu began a Mecha fusion with the Six-Claw Demon Emperor.

• The Ghost Emperor arranged for the Underworld Emperor to block Jiang Xiu’s escape while Zhang Geyang aided him openly.
• Crowds filled Star Luo Stadium as Dai Tianling declared the Five Gods Duel open and introduced Huang Zhengyang and Jiang Xiu.
• Jiang Xiu and Huang Zhengyang exchanged words before summoning their God-Rank Mechas.
• Huang Zhengyang charged at Jiang Xiu with his enormous sickle and declared his intention to crush Jiang Xiu’s arrogance.
• Jiang Xiu invoked Mecha fusion, and the Six-Claw Demon Emperor announced that it would take control of the battlefield.

Jiang Xiu overwhelmed Huang Zhengyang in their mecha duel, forcing the Star Luo Empire commander to activate his hidden power. Jiang Xiu answered with Thunder Half Moon Slash, and the chapter ended as his blade met the White Death God's scythe.

• Huang Zhengyang attacked Jiang Xiu with the White Death God's scythe, but Jiang Xiu evaded the strike and appeared behind him.
• Jiang Xiu overpowered Huang Zhengyang with his Crescent Moon Blade, and Six-Claws empowered the mecha as Jiang pressed the attack.
• Huang Zhengyang activated Hidden Back Energy and unleashed Death God's Advent at Jiang Xiu.
• Jiang Xiu summoned moonlight to strengthen his mecha and launched Thunder Half Moon Slash at the White Death God's head.
• Huang Zhengyang poured his Soul Power into the mecha as its scythe swept toward Jiang Xiu's blade.

Jiang Xiu defeated Huang Zhengyang in the first battle of the Five Gods Duel, then faced Chu Tiange and the Weeping Blood Sword in the divine weapon contest. When Jiang Xiu called the sword by name, it broke free from Chu Tiange and flew toward him.

• Jiang Xiu survived Huang Zhengyang's strongest strike and defeated him, leaving Huang Zhengyang's God-Rank Mecha badly damaged.
• Huang Zhengyang acknowledged Jiang Xiu's skill, and Jiang Xiu said he had to win for a reason.
• En Ci announced the second battle, and Chu Tiange entered the arena with the Weeping Blood Sword, a divine weapon forged from his ancestor's Martial Soul.
• Jiang Xiu produced a gilded Gourd Artifact as his weapon, surprising En Ci and making Dai Tianling feel he had seen it before.
• As Chu Tiange charged, Jiang Xiu called out to the Weeping Blood Sword, which escaped Chu Tiange's grasp and flew toward Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu effortlessly won the second match of the Five Gods Duel by capturing Chu Tiange’s Weeping Blood Sword, then provoked the Star Luo Empire with his victory. That evening, Leng Yaozhu warned him about the next day’s duels and reaffirmed their agreement if he got rid of Zhang Geyang.

• Jiang Xiu swallowed the Weeping Blood Sword with the Gilded Gourd, then drew it back out and held it without the sword resisting.
• En Ci declared Jiang Xiu the winner of the second match, and Chu Tiange vowed to earn the sword’s recognition and challenge him again.
• Jiang Xiu returned the Weeping Blood Sword by planting it in the arena and told the Star Luo Empire that its people were the challengers.
• Dai Tianling questioned whether the Star Luo Empire could win, while En Ci expressed confidence in Zhang Geyang and Tong Yu for the next day’s duels.
• Leng Yaozhu visited Jiang Xiu and cautioned him about the coming Soul Skill and Soul Spirit duels.
• Jiang Xiu said he intended to get rid of Zhang Geyang, and Leng Yaozhu confirmed their agreement if he succeeded.

Leng Yaozhu invited Jiang Xiu to her secret chamber, while Gu Yue misread her intentions and later discussed Dragon Valley with Jiang Xiu. The Holy Spirit Cult prepared to kill Jiang Xiu, and the next day Jiang Xiu and Zhang Geyang began the Five Gods Duel’s Soul Spirit Duel.

• Leng Yaozhu reminded Jiang Xiu to put his safety first in his duel with Zhang Geyang, then invited him to her secret chamber to discuss a way to reach the Quasi-God realm.
• Gu Yue saw Leng Yaozhu wearing black stockings and suspected she had feelings for Jiang Xiu, while Jiang Xiu asked whether Mountain Dragon King’s token could open Dragon Valley.
• Jiang Xiu and Gu Yue planned to visit Dragon Valley and extract the True Dragon shadows, then cultivated together overnight.
• Ghost Emperor planned to attack Jiang Xiu after the next day’s matches, while Dark Phoenix reported that Zhang Geyang had prepared a trap and Dark Bell said the Underworld Emperor had arrived.
• Dai Tianling opened the day’s events at Star Luo Stadium, and En Ci announced the Soul Spirit Duel between Jiang Xiu and Zhang Geyang.
• Zhang Geyang declared that he would defend the Star Luo Empire’s honor, and Dai Tianling and En Ci expected him to defeat Jiang Xiu.

Jiang Xiu faced Zhang Geyang in the Five Gods Duel, where Zhang appeared to fight fiercely for the Star Luo Empire against Jiang Xiu’s overwhelming Ender Dragon. The Ender Dragon defeated Zhang’s Soul Spirits, and En Ci thanked Zhang for his effort, while Zhang secretly smiled at how convincingly the performance had worked.

• En Ci started the duel, and Zhang Geyang summoned his Nether Flame Beast to face Jiang Xiu’s Ender Dragon.
• Jiang Xiu’s Ender Dragon overwhelmed the Nether Flame Beast but spared it, while the beast roared and struggled as if fighting desperately.
• Zhang Geyang sent out the Extreme Evil Tyrant Tiger and Explosive Wild Ape, and the Ender Dragon used Void to evade their attacks before striking them down.
• Zhang Geyang repeatedly urged his defeated Soul Spirits to fight again until the Ender Dragon sent all three back to the Soul Spirit Space.
• Zhang Geyang lamented his failure, and En Ci thanked him for fighting on behalf of the empire; Zhang responded with a strange smile.