Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xiu defeated Zhang Geyang and faced Tong Yu in the fourth match of the Five Gods Duel. He used Time Stop and an illusion to leave Tong Yu walking toward the Shadow Mockery Abyss, while Dai Tianling watched in shock.

• Zhang Geyang lost the Soul Spirit Duel to Jiang Xiu, then left the arena after declaring he would return.
• En Ci announced that Jiang Xiu would face Tong Yu in the Soul Skill Duel, and Star Luo spectators cheered for Jiang Xiu.
• Tong Yu revealed his nine red Soul Rings and attacked Jiang Xiu with his five-element abilities, but Jiang Xiu matched his strength.
• Tong Yu began using his Five Elements Rotation Domain, but Jiang Xiu stopped time and drew him into an illusion of the Shadow Mockery Abyss.
• After time resumed, Tong Yu wandered toward the abyss while speaking of bringing someone back to life and atoning for his sins, leaving Dai Tianling bewildered.

Jiang Xiu defeated Tong Yu in the fourth match of the Five Gods Duel, then spared him from dying by stopping his burning Mental Projection. As Ghost Emperor prepared to have Jiang Xiu killed, Long Yeyue revealed the Vast Sea Universe Crystal to Chen Xinjie at Shrek Academy.

• Jiang Xiu drew Tong Yu into an illusion of his past, and Tong Yu headed toward the Abyssal rift, ready to die from guilt over his mother's death.
• Jiang Xiu reminded Tong Yu of his mother's love, then used his gray power to stop Tong Yu's Mental Projection from burning away.
• En Ci declared Jiang Xiu the winner of the fourth match after agreeing to a deal with him, and led Tong Yu away from the arena.
• Ghost Emperor ordered Zhang Geyang to carry out a plan to kill Jiang Xiu, while Long Yue assured Dai Yueyan that their teacher would win the final match.
• At Shrek Academy, Long Yeyue showed Chen Xinjie the Vast Sea Universe Crystal, which stirred his Martial Soul.

Long Yeyue showed Chen Xinjie the mysterious Vast Sea Universe Crystal and learned that the Eternal Heaven was ready to move, while they planned to strengthen Shrek Academy. In the wilderness, Jiang Xiu and Zhang Geyang confronted the Ghost Emperor, whose ambush fell apart when Zhang Geyang revealed his allegiance to Jiang Xiu and Dark Bell failed to obey.

• Long Yeyue showed Chen Xinjie the Vast Sea Universe Crystal, which had been kept by the Clear Sky Sect after Yun Ming arranged for its safekeeping.
• Chen Xinjie said the Eternal Heaven could be moved at any time, and Long Yeyue planned for Tang Wulin and the others to challenge the War God Temple after returning from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Long Yeyue told Chen Xinjie that Devil Island had disappeared, while the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well remained safe.
• Jiang Xiu and Zhang Geyang went into the wilderness, where the Ghost Emperor appeared with two Dark Heavenly Kings and four Titled Douluo elders to attack Jiang Xiu.
• Zhang Geyang stepped in front of Jiang Xiu and refused the Ghost Emperor's order to capture him, revealing that he had sided with Jiang Xiu.
• The Ghost Emperor ordered Dark Bell to attack, but Dark Bell did not move, leading the Ghost Emperor to suspect another betrayal.

Jiang Xiu’s forces confronted the Ghost Emperor, whose allies abandoned him as Ba Emperor and the Sage Emperor attacked. The Ghost Emperor detonated his remaining life-bound dead souls to break the Sage Emperor’s spatial barrier and escape.

• Dark Bell declared that she would follow Jiang Xiu, and the Ghost Emperor summoned his dead souls to attack the group.
• Ba Emperor appeared and destroyed the Ghost Emperor’s skeletal defense, while the Sage Emperor arrived and revealed himself as an Abyss King allied with Jiang Xiu.
• The Ghost Emperor realized Jiang Xiu had framed him for the Star Luo Imperial Palace robbery and the God-Slayer shell’s Soul Power storm.
• Leng Yulai threw an elder toward Jiang Xiu and fled through space, while Na Nali offered to pursue her and Jiang Xiu said no one would escape.
• Ba Emperor and the Sage Emperor trapped the Ghost Emperor, who detonated his seven remaining life-bound dead souls and charged through the breach he created.
• A towering figure strode through the air in the distant sky.

Ghost Emperor tried to escape after Jiang Xiu broke through, but Underworld Emperor captured him and revealed that he had joined Jiang Xiu and reached God Level. Ghost Emperor offered to spy for Jiang Xiu and revealed the Abyssal Sage King’s invasion plans, while Jiang Xiu declared that he wanted the Abyssal Sage King to descend so he could hunt him.

• Ghost Emperor fled from Jiang Xiu, but Underworld Emperor intercepted him and carried him back toward Jiang Xiu.
• Underworld Emperor admitted that he had joined Jiang Xiu and broken through to God Level, and Ghost Emperor stopped resisting.
• Jiang Xiu confronted the captured Ghost Emperor, who offered to become his spy in exchange for his life.
• Ghost Emperor revealed that the Blood River God-Slaying Array could help Demon Empress become a god and let the Abyssal Sage King cross into the Douluo Plane.
• Jiang Xiu said he wanted the Abyssal Sage King to descend so he could hunt him down.

Jiang Xiu explained that the Blood River God-Slaying Array would let the Abyssal Sage King possess Demon Empress, creating an opportunity to hunt him, and ordered his allies to gather the array’s energy from Abyss clans rather than Douluo’s civilians. After capturing Dark Phoenix and beginning Ghost Emperor’s transformation, Jiang Xiu learned that unrest in the Douluo Plane’s Core Area might signal Tang Hao’s imminent move.

• Jiang Xiu told Ghost Emperor that the Abyssal Sage King needed Demon Empress’s God Level body to descend, and that possession would weaken him enough to hunt.
• Ghost Emperor suggested provoking war between the Star Luo Empire and the Federation for the Blood River God-Slaying Array’s materials, but Jiang Xiu forbade harming Douluo’s civilians.
• Sage Emperor revealed that he, Scythe Emperor, and Sky Ox Emperor controlled the Enforcement Squad and planned to hunt disloyal Abyss Kings for energy.
• Scythe Emperor brought the unconscious Dark Phoenix to Jiang Xiu, who planned to give her to Aunt Leng along with an Immortal Herb.
• Jiang Xiu cut Ghost Emperor’s neck and had the Shadow Monarch begin extracting him as Underworld Emperor warned of unrest in the Douluo Plane’s Core Area.
• Jiang Xiu suspected Tang Hao might be preparing a major move and resolved to reach the Divine Origin Realm and reshape Ah Yin.

Jiang Xiu prepared to confront Tang Hao and the Abyssal Sage King while strengthening the Shadow Legion, then visited Leng Yaozhu with Zhang Geyang’s Tower Master token. Leng Yaozhu welcomed him into her cultivation chamber, leaving her intentions unclear.

• Jiang Xiu agreed with Underworld Emperor and the others that they would fight Tang Hao and the Abyssal Sage King, while Underworld Emperor left to cultivate and watch Tang Hao.
• Jiang Xiu sent Sage Emperor and Scythe Emperor to recruit Abyssal races into the Shadow Legion, then subdued Leng Yulai and restored Ghost Emperor’s core injury.
• Jiang Xiu told Ghost Emperor to take him to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters so he could meet the Demon Empress, then departed with Zhang Geyang and extracted four Holy Spirit Cult elders.
• At Leng Yaozhu’s villa, Jiang Xiu presented Zhang Geyang’s Tower Master token, and Leng Yaozhu led him toward her cultivation chamber.

Jiang Xiu brought Leng Yulai, who had tried to kill him, to Leng Yaozhu and revealed the sisters’ bitter misunderstanding over Yun Ming. He left Leng Yulai imprisoned in Leng Yaozhu’s villa and gave Leng Yaozhu a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

• Jiang Xiu brought Leng Yulai out of his Monarch Domain, and Leng Yulai reacted with hatred when she saw her sister, Leng Yaozhu.
• Leng Yulai accused Leng Yaozhu of betraying her over Yun Ming, while Leng Yaozhu explained that she had gone to see him for Leng Yulai’s sake.
• Jiang Xiu told Leng Yaozhu that Leng Yulai had tried to kill him, and Leng Yaozhu asked him to spare her younger sister’s life.
• Jiang Xiu restrained Leng Yulai with Netherworld Iron Chains and left her imprisoned in a soundproof room at Leng Yaozhu’s villa.
• Jiang Xiu gave Leng Yaozhu the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which he had brought especially for her.

Jiang Xiu used the Golden Dragon King Origin to undermine Ah Yin’s confidence in her Ten Thousand Year Plan while Leng Yaozhu absorbed an Immortal Herb and suffered an unexpected effect. The chapter ended with Leng Yaozhu pressing herself against Jiang Xiu in a secret chamber as Tang Hao sensed an unexplained omen.

• Leng Yaozhu agreed to absorb the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower while Jiang Xiu prepared for Tang Hao’s possible awakening and checked on Ah Yin in the Bronze Coffin.
• Ah Yin urged Jiang Xiu not to leave the Douluo Plane with the Seed of Life, but Jiang Xiu dismissed her plan and revealed he held the Golden Dragon King Origin.
• Jiang Xiu left Ah Yin to reconsider her failing Ten Thousand Year Plan as his Shadow Legion continued to supply him with spiritual power.
• Leng Yaozhu emerged from the secret chamber burning with heat, and she asked Jiang Xiu to fulfill his promise before pressing herself against him.
• Tang Hao felt an unexplained sense of unease but assumed Ah Yin had hidden the Seed of Life and that Xiao San’s Ten Thousand Year Plan would succeed.

Tang Hao revealed that he was secretly manipulating the Abyssal Sage King to advance the Tang Family’s plan, while Tang Wulin’s group failed to obtain Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The group escaped the Dragon Lord’s attack, then learned that Pavilion Master Long had ordered them to challenge the War God Temple.

• Tang Hao reflected on the Abyssal Sage King’s attack on the passage and resolved to let the Blood God Legion suffer to protect Xiao San’s plan.
• Zang Xin brought Tang Wulin and the others to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to claim Immortal Herbs under the old pact with Huo Yuhao.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty rejected Zang Xin’s claim and declared the Immortal Herbs served the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.
• Aromatic Silk Beauty summoned the Dragon Lord, whose claw shattered Zang Xin’s sword attack and forced the group to flee.
• The Water Dragon King said the Golden Dragon King had ordered that one of the group must not die and warned the Immortal Herbs against disobedience.
• Wu Changkong received Pavilion Master Long’s order for Tang Wulin and his companions to challenge the War God Temple, leaving Tang Wulin stunned.

Wu Changkong explained that Tang Wulin and his companions would challenge the War God Temple to obtain the God-Slayer Class Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, Eternal Heaven, after two months of training. As the final Five Gods Duel match approached, Jiang Xiu and Leng Yaozhu affirmed their relationship, and Leng Yaozhu discovered she had broken through to the Quasi-God realm.

• Wu Changkong told Tang Wulin and his companions that they would challenge the War God Temple for Eternal Heaven and began preparing to train them for two months.
• Qiangu Dongfeng watched Jiang Xiu win four matches against the Star Luo Empire, worried about his growing influence, and contacted Qing about the Spirit Pagoda succession contest.
• Dai Tianling entrusted the Star Luo Empire’s fate to En Ci before the final Five Gods Duel match.
• Jiang Xiu and Leng Yaozhu discussed their relationship and agreed to keep it private for now.
• Leng Yaozhu realized she had broken through to the Quasi-God realm overnight.

Jiang Xiu prepared to face En Ci in the final match of the Five Gods Duel, which would determine whether the Star Luo Empire submitted to the Sun Moon Federation. As the bout began, Jiang Xiu stood ready to win and reveal the truth about the Abyss Plane’s invasion.

• Leng Yaozhu warned Jiang Xiu that En Ci was a powerful Limit Douluo, while Jiang Xiu insisted he had a sure way to win.
• Leng Yaozhu refused to free her imprisoned sister Leng Yulai, who secretly began plotting against Jiang Xiu.
• The Star Luo Stadium filled with spectators as Dai Yun'er and Dai Tianling feared what defeat would mean for the empire.
• Dong Zi'an told Jiang Xiu that Federation warships were waiting nearby and that the Federation would move in after his victory.
• The final match began, and Jiang Xiu and En Ci entered the arena determined to win.

Jiang Xiu fought En Ci in the Battle Armor competition, overwhelming the Limit Douluo with his Golden Dragon King aura and forcing him back. En Ci then revealed his Peerless Holy Dragon Four-Word Battle Armor, but Jiang Xiu unleashed an even greater power and declared that En Ci should be the one to feel guilty.

• Jiang Xiu’s Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon aura overwhelmed En Ci’s Light Sacred Dragon Dragon Might and suppressed the Beast Martial Souls of spectators throughout Star Luo Stadium.
• Jiang Xiu charged En Ci with a barrage of increasingly fast punches, shattering the ground beneath the State Preceptor.
• Jiang Xiu struck En Ci with Sett’s Haymaker and forced him to step backward, shocking the Star Luo citizens watching.
• En Ci summoned his Peerless Holy Dragon Four-Word Battle Armor and explained that it had become one with his life.
• Jiang Xiu released a powerful dragon roar and told En Ci that he was the one who should feel guilty.

Jiang Xiu fought En Ci in the Five Gods Duel, using his Three-Word Battle Armor and a new blood-energy technique to withstand the Limit Douluo’s Four-Word Battle Armor. En Ci refused to surrender and ignited his armor to stop Jiang Xiu from completing the duel.

• Jiang Xiu donned his Three-Word Battle Armor, and its fusion with his martial soul and Golden Dragon King Origin brought his aura close to Super Douluo level.
• Jiang Xiu and En Ci exchanged fierce blows as En Ci activated his Four-Word Battle Armor and Holy Dragon Domain, while the arena barrier cracked under their power.
• Jiang Xiu unleashed his Five-Finger Imperial Dragon Fist, damaging En Ci’s armor, but En Ci refused to admit defeat.
• En Ci explained that he had spent ten years of his life completing a Four-Word Battle Armor for the Star Luo Empire and vowed to prevent Jiang Xiu from completing the Five Gods Duel.
• En Ci set his Four-Word Battle Armor alight, accepting the cost as he upheld his responsibility to the Star Luo Empire.

Jiang Xiu overwhelmed En Ci with his Dragon Emperor Domain, which revealed a vision of ancient dragons rebelling against the Divine Realm. En Ci refused to surrender and reignited his Battle Armor, but Jiang Xiu unleashed his full Dragon Might and forced him to bow.

• En Ci burned his Four-Word Battle Armor and charged Jiang Xiu with his Thousand Dragon Domain, determined not to let the Star Luo Empire lose by his hand.
• Jiang Xiu activated his Dragon Emperor Domain, summoning the spiritual remnants of God Level dragon warriors, who overwhelmed En Ci’s domain and submitted to Jiang Xiu.
• En Ci witnessed a giant dragon leading the True Dragons against the Divine Realm before Jiang Xiu declared that he had lost.
• En Ci discovered he could not use his Soul Power or Battle Armor inside the domain, but he reignited the armor through sheer resolve to protect the empire.
• The clan leaders behind Dai Tianling signaled toward the shadows as En Ci’s Battle Armor reignited, and Jiang Xiu unleashed the Golden Dragon King’s and Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s pressure, making En Ci bow his head.

Jiang Xiu defeated En Ci in the Five Gods Duel, earning the Dragon Clan’s recognition and securing the final match victory. Dai Tianling then honored his promise and declared the Star Luo Empire would submit to the Sun Moon Federation, prompting furious citizens and a covert move by the nobles.

• Jiang Xiu used the Dragon Emperor Domain and his Purple Golden Dragon Claw to overwhelm En Ci, who fell and accepted defeat.
• The sealed Golden Dragon King sensed that the Dragon Clan had recognized Jiang Xiu and envied the glory he had gained.
• Huang Zhengyang announced Jiang Xiu as the winner of the Battle Armor match, and the stadium erupted in cheers.
• Jiang Xiu called on Dai Tianling to fulfill his promise, and Dai Tianling declared the Star Luo Empire would submit to the Sun Moon Federation.
• Star Luo citizens protested Dai Tianling’s decision, while the nobles secretly signaled someone in the shadows to make a move.

Jiang Xiu used the Shadow Legion to suppress an attempted riot at the Star Luo Stadium and persuaded Dai Tianling to let him deal with the conspirators. He revealed that the Abyss Plane had never stopped invading and warned that a full-scale assault threatened the Douluo Plane, urging the Star Luo Empire and the Federation to unite.

• The Wang Clan duke incited black-robed agents and angry citizens to attack Jiang Xiu, hoping to disrupt the Star Luo Empire’s alignment with the Federation.
• Jiang Xiu stopped Dai Tianling from intervening and sent the Shadow Legion, led by the Ant Emperor, to subdue the rioters inside the stadium.
• A second group of eight hundred black-robed Soul Masters charged toward the stadium, where a towering figure with scarlet dragon eyes appeared to block them.
• The Ant Emperor captured the black-robed agents, and Dai Tianling agreed to let Jiang Xiu deal with those seeking to preserve their power and wealth.
• Jiang Xiu dismissed the Shadow Legion and told the crowd that the Abyss Plane had continued invading for six thousand years and was preparing a full-scale assault.
• Jiang Xiu urged the Star Luo Empire and the Federation to end their conflict and unite against the Abyss Plane.

Jiang Xiu rallied Star Luo Stadium to unite against the Abyss Plane, while Dai Tianling declared that Star Luo would join the Federation to face their common enemy. After Dai Tianling relinquished the empire, a huge crowd gathered to chant his name, restoring his resolve.

• Jiang Xiu revealed that his parents had died fighting the Abyss Plane and urged the people of Star Luo to unite for the Douluo Plane's survival.
• Dai Tianling declared Star Luo's submission to the Federation and promised its territory to whoever could save the land and its people if the Douluo Plane faced destruction.
• Dai Tianling publicly endorsed Jiang Xiu, then told him that those seeking to stir up trouble could do as they pleased.
• Jiang Xiu offered Dai Tianling support, and the two discussed the Star Luo Empire's future before Jiang Xiu left.
• Most of Dai Tianling's ministers departed to make arrangements for their families, while Dai Tianling reflected on his rule and the empire's handover.
• Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan told Dai Tianling that more than a hundred thousand citizens were chanting his name outside the stadium, renewing his resolve.

Jiang Xiu planned to secure the Star Luo Empire and pursue the God-Slayer Class Fixed Soul Guidance Shell while preparing to revive the dragons in Dragon Valley. As nobles plotted a revolt against the Sun Moon Federation, the Shadow Legion arrived at Duke Wang’s mansion.

• Jiang Xiu told Gu Yue that the Abyss Plane was preparing to attack and that they should bring the Star Luo Empire under control before reviving the dragons in Dragon Valley.
• A Ruheng warned Jiang Xiu that the War God Temple was selecting War Gods in a move tied to the God-Slayer Class Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, and that Qiangu Qingfeng had returned to the Spirit Pagoda.
• Jiang Xiu decided to prevent Shrek Academy from obtaining the shell and asked A Ruheng’s wife to monitor the War God Temple while keeping herself safe.
• Gu Yue urged Jiang Xiu to spend the night with her, while the Mountain Dragon King waited alone in Dragon Valley.
• Duke Wang and other nobles planned to incite a revolt and use the Star Luo people to negotiate with the Sun Moon Federation.
• The Shadow Legion arrived at Duke Wang’s mansion and promised the nobles a little treat.

The Shadow Legion raided the Wang Mansion while Sage Emperor, Scythe Emperor, and Sky Ox Emperor hunted Abyss Kings under the Three Emperors’ command. After Blood Emperor and his clan were absorbed into the Shadow Legion, Spirit Monarch, Fierce Emperor, and Devil Emperor emerged and condemned Sage Emperor’s attacks.

• Ant Emperor and Ba Emperor seized the Wang Mansion, killed its nobles, and turned them into Shadow Soldiers.
• Ant Emperor and Ba Emperor discussed Sage Emperor’s mission in the Abyss Plane and continued searching the mansion for anything they had missed.
• Sage Emperor arrested Blood Emperor, rejected his bribe, and had Scythe Emperor kill him so Sage Emperor could extract the Abyss Source.
• Sage Emperor said the three Emperors needed to capture at least half of the Abyss Kings before the plane war, while Sky Ox Emperor warned that Spirit Monarch and the others were following them.
• Sage Emperor reminded Sky Ox Emperor to betray the Abyssal Sage King when the chance came, then the three Emperors left with Blood Stones and the transformed Blood Pupil Clan.
• Spirit Monarch, Fierce Emperor, and Devil Emperor emerged after Sage Emperor’s departure, and Fierce Emperor declared that Sage Emperor’s targets deserved to die.