Lu Chen left Nuoding Academy to develop his Blue Silver Grass and Black Iron Sickle, gaining four spirit rings in Star Dou Forest. After reaching level 50, he began fighting the Demon Spirit Tree as a candidate for his fifth ring.
Lu Chen gained powerful abilities from new Spirit Rings, cured Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and helped Dugu Yan evolve into a Jade Phosphorus Dragon. The group remained hidden in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well valley as Lu Chen prepared to help Dugu Bo absorb an immortal herb and hunt his Seventh Spirit Ring.
Lu Chen gained his seventh Spirit Ring and ascended to the Blue Silver Emperor, then helped Dugu Bo defeat the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s attack. The sect sought reconciliation while Lu Chen and Dugu Yan returned to cultivate, leaving her ready to hunt a dragon-blooded Spirit Beast for her fifth ring.
Lu Chen gained a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and new life-based powers, then returned home and revived Ah Yin to protect his family. He arrived at Shrek Academy and reunited with Xiao Wu, drawing Tang San’s angry attention.
Lu Chen brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing into the Star Dou Forest, where he and the forest’s beast kings killed two powerful Spirit Beasts and gained their treasures and Spirit Rings. The arc leaves Lu Chen facing the hundred-thousand-year Void Mantis, which he intends to make his Black Iron Sickle’s third Spirit Ring.
Lu Chen killed the Void Mantis, advanced his cultivation, and took Tang San’s external soul bone before traveling with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing toward Heaven Dou City. After the academy rejected them, he attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, killed its leaders, and began establishing his own sect in its compound.
Lu Chen claimed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s wealth and built the Longevity Sect and Academy, gathering powerful allies while rejecting imperial control. His campaign against Spirit Hall’s rumors turned into a continent-wide scandal about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, leaving Yu Xiaogang expelled from his clan and unconscious.
Lu Chen defeated Tang Hao’s threats, strengthened his sect and family, and grew into a Level 99 Peerless Douluo after raising the Thousand Jun Ant Brothers. The stretch ended with Tang Hao seeking the Clear Sky Sect’s support for revenge against Lu Chen.
Lu Chen destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, killed Tang Hao and other enemies, and gained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud while helping his companions grow stronger. As Dugu Yan absorbed a powerful Spirit Ring, Qian Daoliu began maneuvering Spirit Hall to exploit the fall of the great sects.
Lu Chen defeated Spirit Hall's defenders and recovered the materials needed to revive Xiao Wu's mother, though her damaged soul still needed treatment. He then hunted ocean spirit beasts for his remaining spirit rings and killed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
Lu Chen absorbed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s power, chose the Seed of Destruction, and forged a path toward godhood while surviving Asura’s attempt to kill him. He then restored Ah Rou, placed Dugu Yan on the Sea God’s trials, and worked to bring academies and sects into Longevity Academy ahead of the tournament.
Lu Chen guided Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan through the Sea God trials, then returned with them to the continent as Bibi Dong moved against the old order. At the tournament, Tang San’s blood-draining power was exposed, and he accused Lu Chen while Xiao Wu denied his claims.
Lu Chen defeated Bibi Dong, dismantled the old empires, and established the Douluo Federation before taking Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to Sea God Island. After the women completed their trials, they hunted a Deep Sea Demonic Whale, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing gained hundred-thousand-year seventh spirit rings while Dugu Yan began absorbing the whale’s torso bone.
Dugu Yan completed the Sea God inheritance, while Lu Chen brought his family and allies toward the Divine Realm and killed Asura. Lu Chen joined forces with Gu Yuena to expand the Divine Realm, then defeated the God Kings of Evil and Goodness, leaving their positions open for Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.