Chapter Summaries

In the Star Dou Forest, Shrek Academy’s hunt for a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent broke down amid a fight between Tang San and Dai Mubai, while Spirit Hall moved to capture Xiao Wu. Xu Nian'an recognized the sudden appearance of a golden soul beast as possibly the Three-Eyed Golden Lion as the Titan Giant Ape arrived.

• A golden-furred soul beast emerged in the Star Dou Forest, and the Titan Giant Ape set off to protect her from humans who might threaten her.
• Xu Nian'an learned that the Titan Giant Ape had appeared and that Spirit Hall was making its move, and he decided to interfere with Spirit Hall.
• Tang San led Shrek Academy in hunting a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Dai Mubai was struck aside and the serpent broke free before Zhao Wuji subdued it.
• Dai Mubai blamed Tang San for assigning him a crucial role despite his injury, and the two argued.
• A lion-headed soul beast bit Xiao Wu as Spirit Hall members appeared and announced they had orders from the Pope to capture her.
• The Titan Giant Ape arrived to rescue Xiao Wu, while Xu Nian'an recognized her as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and suspected the golden creature was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Xu Nian'an intervened when the Titan Giant Ape attacked the Shrek students, saving Zhu Zhuqing from its fist. He left her with a warning that she could not die before he allowed it, while the fate of the others remained unclear.

• Xu Nian'an sensed that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had appeared ahead of its expected time and wondered whether his own fortune had caused it.
• The Titan Giant Ape reacted to Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion being chased nearby, and Tang San rushed off to help Xiao Wu.
• Zhao Wuji attacked the Titan Giant Ape and told the others to flee, but the beast struck him down and sent the Shrek students flying.
• Zhu Zhuqing faced the Titan Giant Ape's fist and reflected on her resentment toward Dai Mubai as she accepted that she might die.
• Xu Nian'an descended in golden light, blocked the Titan Giant Ape's attack, caught Zhu Zhuqing, and told her she was not allowed to die before he permitted it.

Xu Nian'an rescued Zhu Zhuqing and forced the Titan Giant Ape to retreat before leaving to pursue his own plans. He expected the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s fate to provoke a Beast Tide and wondered whether the Beasts would awaken early.

• Xu Nian'an descended with Zhu Zhuqing in his arms and told Shrek Academy that he had not come to save them.
• Xu Nian'an revealed his eight soul rings and Dragon Emperor Sword, then threatened the Titan Giant Ape until it retreated into the forest.
• The Shrek group reacted in shock to Xu Nian'an's strength, while Dai Mubai grew jealous of his closeness with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xu Nian'an left after looking toward the direction of the Titan Giant Ape, and Zhu Zhuqing reached out but did not speak.
• Xu Nian'an considered how the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s capture or death could trigger a Beast Tide and possibly awaken the Beasts early.

Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fled Spirit Hall pursuers into a hotel, where Ghost Douluo and his forces surrounded them. Xu Nian'an secretly recorded the confrontation, leaving him with evidence of Spirit Hall’s actions.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion found Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Forest and rushed to her, but Spirit Hall pursuers spotted them.
• A Spirit Hall elder attacked with a giant ghost hand, forcing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to flee with Xiao Wu toward the human settlements.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion crashed into a hotel, where her golden light blasted the pursuing elder out of the darkness.
• Spirit Hall soldiers sealed every exit, and the diners recognized the hovering figure as Ghost Douluo.
• Xu Nian'an recorded the entire incident with a recording Soul Tool so Spirit Hall could not deny or shift blame for what happened.

Spirit Hall’s Ghost Douluo tried to capture the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Xiao Wu, but the Titan Giant Ape burst into the hotel to confront him. Xu Nian'an watched from the shadows as the rescue attempt began, setting the stage for a wider upheaval.

• Spirit Hall’s leaders ordered Ghost Douluo to capture the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after learning that even the Titan Giant Ape treated the beast with reverence.
• Ghost Douluo attacked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion at the hotel, and Xiao Wu recognized Spirit Hall and feared being captured again.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s golden radiance forced Ghost Douluo to reveal himself, but he used his ghostly hand to bind her and Xiao Wu.
• Ghost Douluo prepared to take the captives back to Spirit Hall, while Xu Nian'an watched from outside and anticipated the coming spectacle.
• The Titan Giant Ape tore through the hotel roof and attacked, prompting Ghost Douluo to use his Ghostly Avatar and throw the captives toward his allies.

Xu Nian'an let the Titan Giant Ape rampage while prioritizing the pursuit of the Spirit Hall group carrying Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. After his forces intercepted and defeated them, Xu Nian'an touched the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and awakened the power of destiny.

• The Titan Giant Ape crushed the hotel and badly injured Ghost Douluo, but stopped to search for Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion when their auras weakened.
• The Titan Giant Ape found Xiao Wu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion bound by Spirit Hall personnel and chased after them, while Ghost Douluo used his ninth soul skill to hold it back.
• Xu Nian'an declined to attack the Titan Giant Ape and ordered his forces to cut off the Spirit Hall group in the Sword Mountain Range.
• The Brocade Guard revealed Platinum Bishop Lin Bao's personal information before Xu Nian'an's forces defeated the Spirit Hall group and killed Lin Bao.
• Xu Nian'an touched the unconscious Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and a pillar of light rose as he sensed the power of destiny within himself.

Xu Nian'an and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion underwent a spiritual fusion that awakened a new golden eye and let her witness his life as the founder of the Great Ming Empire. After sending the unconscious Three-Eyed Golden Lion away and ordering Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy, Xu Nian'an prepared to attack the charging Titan Giant Ape.

• A golden light from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stirred soul beasts throughout the Star Dou Forest, and the Titan Giant Ape grew furious after breaking free from Ghost Douluo.
• Xu Nian'an ignored the Brocade Guard's warning and continued sensing the power of fate as his spiritual power merged with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's.
• Xu Nian'an and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion achieved soul resonance, formed a golden dragon, and awakened a new golden eye on her forehead.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion saw Xu Nian'an's memories of becoming the First Emperor Ming and building the Great Ming Empire.
• Xu Nian'an severed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories and had the Brocade Guard take her away, then ordered a subordinate to return Xiao Wu to Shrek Academy while impersonating Tang Hao.
• The Titan Giant Ape charged toward Xu Nian'an, who ordered his forces to attack.

Xu Nian'an joined the battle against the Titan Giant Ape after the Brocade Guards trapped it with their Gravity Domain. He badly wounded the already injured beast, but its Titan Firmament Cannon collided with his Dragon Emperor True Body, blasting away the surrounding Brocade Guards.

• Several hundred Brocade Guards surrounded the Titan Giant Ape and prepared a coordinated attack.
• The Titan Giant Ape unleashed its Gravity Domain, shattered the Guards' attacks, and forced them to the ground.
• Xu Nian'an revealed his five red and three gold soul rings and wounded the Titan Giant Ape with Sword Illusion Dragon Shadow.
• The Titan Giant Ape accused Xu Nian'an of working with its attackers, and he said he had killed the Spirit Hall personnel who captured his target.
• The Titan Giant Ape vowed to kill anyone who had touched the Auspicious Beast or Sister Xiao Wu, then launched Titan Firmament Cannon as Xu Nian'an activated Dragon Emperor True Body.
• The attacks collided and blasted away the surrounding Brocade Guards.

Xu Nian'an killed the Titan Giant Ape and absorbed its hundred-thousand-year soul ring, provoking the Sky Azure Bull Python to leave Life Lake in fury. As Xu Nian'an’s power surged, he confronted the Titan Giant Ape’s presence in his spiritual sea and ordered it to submit or die.

• Xu Nian'an used the Golden Dragon Slash to pierce the Titan Giant Ape’s body and sever its head, killing the forest king.
• A Sword Sect master witnessed the blood-red hundred-thousand-year soul ring rise and realized the Titan Giant Ape had been hunted.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python sensed the Titan Giant Ape’s death, erupted from Life Lake, and headed toward the disturbance in rage.
• Xu Nian'an drew the Titan Giant Ape’s soul ring onto his second martial soul and reached level 85.
• In Xu Nian'an’s spiritual sea, the Titan Giant Ape rampaged until a black-haired man with golden vertical pupils ordered it to submit or die.

Xu Nian'an killed the Titan Giant Ape, throwing the Star Dou Forest into chaos and drawing out the Sky Azure Bull Python. The Sky Azure Bull Python attacked Xu Nian'an and his Brocade Guards, killing several as their battle began.

• Xu Nian'an pierced the Titan Giant Ape's head with a golden strike and killed him.
• The Titan Giant Ape's death and the Sky Azure Bull Python's roar sent soul beasts fleeing and fighting throughout the Star Dou Forest.
• Zhao Wuji protected Oscar from a ten-thousand-year dire wolf as Shrek's group tried to leave the forest.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python swept past Shrek's group, overwhelming them with its aura as it rushed toward the Titan Giant Ape's remains.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python found the Titan Giant Ape's body and saw his soul ring settle into Xu Nian'an's Sun Martial Soul.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python attacked Xu Nian'an and the Brocade Guards, killing several with its whip.

Xu Nian'an fought and killed the Sky Azure Bull Python using his Sun Martial Soul and Soul Tools. As its red soul ring appeared, violent tremors and a roar came from Life Lake, leaving a new disturbance in the Star Dou Forest's core.

• Xu Nian'an ordered the Brocade Guards to activate defensive Soul Tools, preventing casualties from the Sky Azure Bull Python's sweeping tail.
• Xu Nian'an struck the Sky Azure Bull Python with Titan Firmament Cannon, badly burning its tail and overpowering it with blazing flames.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python fired Light of Annihilation, but Xu Nian'an blocked it with a defensive Soul Tool before counterattacking with Titan Sunset.
• The wounded Sky Azure Bull Python tried to flee, but Xu Nian'an pursued it with Myriad Swords Return to One and killed it.
• As the Sky Azure Bull Python's blood-red soul ring appeared, violent tremors and a roar rose from Life Lake, drawing Xu Nian'an's attention.

Xu Nian'an killed the Sky Azure Bull Python, prompting Di Tian and the soul beasts of Life Lake to awaken and declare war. As the Brocade Guard secured the corpse and soul ring, the enraged beasts emerged and Xu Nian'an ordered a retreat toward Spirit City.

• Xu Nian'an inspected the Sky Azure Bull Python's corpse after the Brocade Guard confirmed they had erased evidence of the Great Ming Empire's presence.
• At Life Lake, Di Tian received permission from the lake's master to fight and was told to bring back a certain man if possible.
• Di Tian rallied the soul beasts and declared war, awakening numerous powerful Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts from Life Lake.
• Xu Nian'an sensed the beasts approaching and ordered the Brocade Guard to collect the Sky Azure Bull Python's corpse and soul ring.
• As Life Lake erupted, Xu Nian'an ordered a retreat toward Spirit City, and a flaming, three-headed beast appeared, enraged by the scent of a Beast.

Xu Nian'an encountered the Scarlet King while escaping the Star Dou Forest, then left Long Xiaoyao to hold him off. In the forest’s outer region, Xu Nian'an came across Shrek Academy and Meng Yiran’s group arguing over a Man Faced Demon Spider, and warned them that a Beast Tide was coming.

• Xu Nian'an recognized the Scarlet King as a nearly three-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast and considered him a suitable target for his second martial soul.
• The Scarlet King pursued Xu Nian'an and demanded the return of the Auspicious Beast, but Xu Nian'an refused to fight and ordered his Brocade Guards to leave with him.
• Long Xiaoyao intercepted the Scarlet King and fought him, while Xu Nian'an and his people continued toward the forest’s outer region.
• Xu Nian'an ordered the Brocade Guards to follow their plan to mislead the Star Dou Forest’s beasts and direct the coming Beast Tide toward the Great Ming Empire.
• Xu Nian'an found Zhu Zhuqing, Shrek Academy, and Meng Yiran’s group disputing over a Man Faced Demon Spider, then warned them that the Star Dou Forest would soon launch a Beast Tide.

Xu Nian'an warned the group that the Star Dou Forest was heading toward a Beast Tide, then returned to help Tang San obtain the Man Faced Demon Spider’s soul ring after Zhu Zhuqing pleaded with him. He took the spider’s soul ring and corpse for himself, leaving the others to react to his warning and power.

• Dai Mubai and Meng Yiran challenged Xu Nian'an to prove that a Beast Tide was coming as he tried to leave with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhao Wuji asked Zhu Zhuqing to help Tang San, and she persuaded Xu Nian'an to turn back despite his displeasure.
• Xu Nian'an explained that Spirit Hall had captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and killed the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, provoking the Star Dou Forest’s soul beasts to prepare a Beast Tide.
• Xu Nian'an explained that the powerful beings in the forest’s depths were ordinary soul beasts around two hundred thousand years old, while true Beasts exceeded two hundred and fifty thousand years.
• Xu Nian'an stored the Man Faced Demon Spider’s soul ring and corpse in his Storage Ring, intending to keep them away from Tang San.

Xu Nian'an gave Dragon Duke a Soul Spirit Tower token after Meng Yiran lost her chance at the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring, and Xiao Wu reappeared among the group. The chapter ended as a Beast Tide surged toward them while Long Xiaoyao fought three powerful soul beasts.

• Tang San asked Xu Nian'an for the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring, but Zhao Wuji warned him against absorbing it during the approaching Beast Tide.
• Meng Yiran confronted Dragon Duke for repeatedly failing to stand up for her, and Xu Nian'an gave Dragon Duke a token to obtain a suitable soul ring from a Soul Spirit Tower.
• Ning Rongrong explained the token's value and the Soul Spirit Tower's vast soul ring supply, while Dragon Duke thanked Xu Nian'an.
• Long Xiaoyao fought a three-headed lion and two other powerful soul beasts in the sky as Xiao Wu emerged from the forest and reunited with the group.
• Before Tang San could check on Xiao Wu, the ground shook and a massive Beast Tide advanced toward them.

Xu Nian'an led his group away from the Star Dou Forest as a massive Beast Tide surged out, while the Sword Sect discovered evidence that Spirit Hall had hunted both the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python. The Beast Tide devastated the outskirts and reached Spirit Hall’s defensive line, leaving Spirit City in danger.

• Xu Nian'an ordered his group to withdraw, and the Sword Sect Master found Spirit Hall corpses, Lin Bao’s body, and the severed tail of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast before fleeing with the tail.
• The Brocade Guard copied the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s aura, sent a sample to their informant in Spirit City, and returned to the Great Ming Empire with Xu Nian'an’s main force.
• Xu Nian'an reassured Zhao Wuji and the others that the Beast Tide would not reach them and that they would witness a spectacle.
• The Beast Tide poured onto the plains, trampling people and killing others with attacking avian soul beasts.
• The Beast Tide reached Spirit Hall’s defensive line, where its stationed personnel realized they faced an unprecedented swarm.

Ghost Douluo reported to Bibi Dong that Lin Bao had taken two soul beasts but never returned, just as a massive Beast Tide breached the Star Dou Forest defense line. Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall’s response as the beasts began attacking Spirit City.

• Ghost Douluo told Bibi Dong that he had fought the Titan Giant Ape and let Lin Bao carry off the golden soul beast and a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong learned that Lin Bao had not returned to Spirit Hall in nearly half a year and suspected something had happened to him.
• A messenger warned Bibi Dong that an immense Beast Tide had overwhelmed the Star Dou Forest defensive line and was attacking Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong emerged from Pope Palace, killed an attacking soul beast, and ordered Spirit Hall’s forces and Spirit City’s defenses to mobilize.
• After the first wave of beasts was cleared, Bibi Dong learned that the defensive line had fallen and vowed to stop the Beast Tide from entering Spirit City.

Bibi Dong deployed Spirit Hall’s forces to defend Spirit City from the Star Dou Forest Beast Tide, while Spirit Vulture Douluo destroyed the flying soul beasts above Martial Soul City. The battle continued as Demon Bear launched his attack at the front line.

• Spirit Hall mobilized its forces and moved civilians to safety as the Beast Tide approached Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong assigned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to the flanks, sent Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear to split the front, and ordered Sea Turtle Douluo to reinforce gaps.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Vulture Douluo to stop the flying soul beasts from reaching Martial Soul City.
• Spirit Vulture Douluo used her eighth soul skill, Blood Boiling, and brought down countless flying soul beasts in flames.
• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear faced the front line, and Demon Bear activated his seventh soul skill, Demon Bear True Body.

Xu Nian'an predicted that the beast tide would overwhelm Spirit City, while Ning Rongrong explained the Great Ming Empire’s past victory over Spirit Hall. As stronger soul beasts joined the battle, Bibi Dong killed a ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and a speaking tiger demanded that the humans hand over the Auspicious Beast.

• The Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard split the beast tide across three battlefields as Spirit Hall’s members joined the fight.
• Xu Nian'an said Spirit City would fall, and Ning Rongrong revealed that the Great Ming Empire had once defeated Spirit Hall’s forces.
• Tang San resolved to grow stronger, find his mother, and avenge his father, while considering approaching Xu Nian'an through Zhu Zhuqing.
• A ten-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear shattered Elder Sea Turtle’s shield and struck him down before Bibi Dong killed it.
• A blood-tinged tiger sent Ghost Leopard Douluo flying and demanded that the humans hand over the Auspicious Beast.

Bibi Dong confronted the Blood Fiend Tiger King as the Beast Tide devastated Spirit City, but a powerful new soul beast interrupted her attempt to kill him. The Scarlet King arrived with two companions, turning the battle’s focus toward a new threat.

• Xie Yue checked on Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong ordered them and the other soul masters to return to Spirit City until the ten-thousand-year soul beasts were cleared.
• Bibi Dong challenged the Blood Fiend Tiger King, who demanded the Auspicious Beast and attacked her with a blast of scarlet light.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo attacked the Blood Fiend Tiger King, but he wounded them and pursued Ghost Leopard as his blood aura grew stronger.
• Bibi Dong restrained the Blood Fiend Tiger King with her Spider Web Restraint and prepared to finish him.
• The Scarlet King arrived in a fireball, forced Bibi Dong to retreat, and burned a Spirit Hall squad to ashes.
• Two figures silently appeared beside the Scarlet King.