Chapter Summaries

Poseidon and the Asura God discussed their difficulties finding successors and the possibility that Shrek Academy’s geniuses could soon rival existing gods. The Asura God remained determined to leave the Divine Realm, while Poseidon was left without a clear successor and the gods chose not to interfere in the lower realm.

• The Asura God asked Poseidon what he thought of events in the lower realm, and Poseidon admitted he could find no Sea God successor besides Chen Xinjie.
• Poseidon said Chen Xinjie might match his strength as soon as he created a divine position, and noted that Shrek Academy’s people seemed capable of surpassing ordinary gods.
• The Asura God explained that Tang Chen had to defeat Ha Luosa, by any means, before the Asura God would leave the Divine Realm.
• Poseidon considered Jixiang as another possible successor but suspected he would pursue creating his own divine position instead of inheriting one.
• The Asura God estimated that Shrek Academy’s geniuses would need centuries to create divine positions and warned that their faith could deprive Poseidon of followers.
• Poseidon and the Asura God discussed the strange trials of the God of Love’s inheritance and agreed to focus on their own successors while the lower realm handled its troubles.

A mysterious spatial disturbance appeared in the Divine Realm, and even the Five Great God Kings could neither affect nor understand it. As the gods designated the area a forbidden zone, a sleeping man emerged from a rift bearing both Asura and Sea God divine power.

• The Five Great God Kings gathered after a spatial disturbance appeared in one fixed point in the Divine Realm.
• The Destruction God King and Evil God King probed the distortion, but neither could discover its cause.
• Asura God struck the disturbance with the Asura God Sword, but his attack passed through it without effect.
• The Five Great God Kings combined their powers to attack, yet the spatial disturbance remained unchanged.
• The Evil God King designated the area a highest-level forbidden zone and assigned himself and the God King of Goodness to guard it first.
• The disturbance intensified and opened a rift that flung out a sleeping, long-haired man who possessed both Asura and Sea God divine power.

A future Tang San appeared before the original Five Great God Kings and claimed to have arrived from another spacetime. After the gods questioned his identity and his connection to the God of Love’s trial, Tang San showed them selected memories to gain their trust, while seeking a way back to his own spacetime.

• The Destruction God King, Asura God, and Sea God Poseidon confronted the newly awakened Tang San, who recognized them as the Divine Realm’s original Five Great God Kings.
• Tang San said he came from another spacetime and explained that he had inherited both the Asura God and Sea God positions there.
• Poseidon and the Asura God recalled that the Tang San in the lower realm was taking the God of Love’s trial, leaving the future Tang San confused.
• The Asura God examined the lower-realm Tang San and privately doubted that he could ever qualify as a successor.
• Tang San showed the gods selected memories of his trials and victories, hiding his schemes against Huo Yuhao while trying to establish his identity.

After Poseidon explained that Tang San’s memories came from a different timeline, Tang San used his divine sense to discover his counterpart had been captured and castrated by Spirit Hall, while Shrek Academy had spread across the continent. Tang San vowed to intervene and restore events, but the Destruction God King confronted him for planning to interfere with the lower realm.

• Asura God doubted Tang San’s memories but considered helping him ascend if he proved as capable as the Tang San depicted in them.
• Poseidon told Tang San that the memories showed a history different from the present timeline.
• Tang San searched the Douluo Continent with his divine sense and found his counterpart and Dai Mubai bound in a Spirit Hall dungeon.
• Tang San discovered that his counterpart had been castrated, could not find Xiao Wu or the other Shrek Seven Devils, and sensed that Shrek Academy had expanded across multiple regions.
• Tang San vowed to intervene in the lower realm and set events back on track.
• The Destruction God King confronted Tang San and warned him against using divine power to interfere.

Tang San faced suspicion from the Five Great God Kings after revealing his intention to interfere with the lower realm, then claimed he was stranded in their spacetime. The Evil God King allowed him to stay temporarily under strict orders, while Tang San secretly considered building power if he could not return home.

• The Destruction God King and Tang San grew hostile as each resented the other's accusations and memories.
• The Evil God King challenged Tang San to explain how he planned to force the lower world back onto the right track.
• Tang San denied intending to interfere, then asked Poseidon why this world's Shrek Academy differed from his memories and why his counterpart had not entered it.
• Poseidon told Tang San to leave their Divine Realm, but Tang San claimed spacetime turbulence had stranded him and pleaded to stay.
• The Five Great God Kings agreed to let Tang San remain temporarily on the condition that he not interfere in lower-realm affairs.
• Tang San accepted the restriction while privately resolving to seek a way home or build his own forces if he remained trapped.

Tang Wulin forged and donned his Four-Word Battle Armor, then followed Wu Zhangkong and the others to the Virtual Space to test their strength and learn about rewards for winning battles. Tang Wulin spotted Silver Dragon King bloodline among the prizes and decided he needed it to pursue Dragon God bloodline.

• Tang Wulin forged his Four-Word Battle Armor with his Heavy Silver Hammers and put it on, greatly increasing his aura.
• Xie Xie suggested that Tang Wulin find a sparring partner, but Wu Zhangkong directed them to the Virtual Space instead.
• Wu Zhangkong explained that defeating data-based students from other Shrek Academy branches at the same soul power level would earn points that could be exchanged for treasures.
• Tang Wulin found Silver Dragon King bloodline on the treasure list and resolved to obtain Dragon God bloodline to surpass the limits of his Golden Dragon King bloodline.
• Xie Xie drew his twin daggers and urged everyone to charge into battle for points.

Xie Xie challenged the virtual Jixiang expecting an easy win, but Jixiang’s Life and Death Silver Needle Domain overwhelmed him until he unleashed his strongest techniques and finally defeated him. Xie Xie collected his points, then warned the others that the virtual opponents had been strengthened far more than Wu Zhangkong had claimed.

• Xie Xie chose virtual Jixiang, confident he could defeat him quickly and earn points.
• Jixiang used his Life and Death Silver Needle Domain to dissolve Xie Xie’s first attack, heal himself, and wound Xie Xie with black needles.
• Xie Xie escalated to his Martial Soul Avatar and broke through Jixiang’s damaged domain with his Eighth Soul Skill, destroying the virtual opponent.
• Xie Xie collapsed after winning, received his points, and complained that the virtual opponents were far too strong.
• The others believed Xie Xie’s warning that the system had given the opponents a major boost.

Xie Xie recovered and challenged the others, while Ning Rongrong defeated a support-type opponent wielding a Level-Seven Soul Cannon. Tang Wulin then agreed to test his newly forged Four-Word Battle Armor against Na'er and Gu Yue, and the three prepared to fight.

• Xie Xie used the Virtual Space's recovery function and called for his next opponent.
• Ning Rongrong selected a support-type Soul Master, then used her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and Forging Hammer to defeat an opponent with a Level-Seven Soul Cannon.
• Ning Rongrong was surprised by her generous point reward and stepped down from the arena.
• Tang Wulin received Na'er's message proposing a two-on-one fight to test his Four-Word Battle Armor, and he agreed.
• Na'er and Gu Yue appeared on the arena and warned Tang Wulin they would not go easy on him.

Tang Wulin fought Gu Yue and Na'er as they used their battle armor, elemental attacks, and spear techniques against him. He unleashed his Dragon Emperor Forbidden Technique and defeated their virtual bodies, which dissolved into data.

• Na'er summoned her Silver Dragon Spear and Three-Word Battle Armor, while Gu Yue summoned her own battle armor and elemental powers.
• Tang Wulin donned his Four-Word Battle Armor and clashed with Na'er as Gu Yue attacked him with fused elements.
• Tang Wulin used Dragon Emperor Forbidden Technique forms to break through their attacks, while Gu Yue and Na'er coordinated to defend and strike back.
• Xie Xie wondered whether boosted versions of Gu Yue and Na'er could beat Tang Wulin, and Ning Rongrong suggested a boosted Tang Wulin might be even more formidable.
• Tang Wulin unleashed the sixth form of his Dragon Emperor Forbidden Technique, and Gu Yue's and Na'er's virtual bodies dissolved into data.

Chrysanthemum Douluo tortured Tang San and Dai Mubai to make them reveal the God of Love’s cultivation technique. Dai Mubai surrendered and was released, while Tang San remained bound in the Confinement Room, regretting that he had not spoken first.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo whipped Tang San and Dai Mubai and demanded they hand over the technique.
• Tang San warned Chrysanthemum Douluo that stealing a divine technique could bring punishment from the God of Love, but Ghost Douluo argued that the inheritance could be claimed by whoever obtained it.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo resumed the torture and threatened to use a saltwater-soaked whip, while warning that imprisonment could ruin their chance to complete the God of Love’s trial.
• Dai Mubai broke under the saltwater whipping and offered to hand over the technique.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo took the technique, released Dai Mubai, and left Tang San bound as Tang San regretted not giving in first.

Tang San was about to be killed by Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo when a strange spatial fluctuation whisked him away. He woke in a weed-filled clearing, free and resolved to hide until he could inherit the God of Love’s Divine Position.

• Ghost Douluo urged Chrysanthemum Douluo to kill Tang San, and the two mocked Tang San when he begged for his life.
• Tang San, injured and stripped of his Soul Power, despaired that no one could save him as Chrysanthemum Douluo prepared to strike.
• A strange spatial fluctuation made Tang San vanish before Chrysanthemum Douluo’s palm could hit him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo suspected the God of Love had intervened and hurried to report the incident to the Pope.
• Tang San awoke in a clearing, realized his restraints were gone, and decided to hide while pursuing the God of Love’s Divine Position.

The Asura God confronted Tang San for interfering in the Douluo Continent, but Tang San claimed his lower-realm counterpart’s life was linked to his own. The Asura God challenged him to prove why he had inherited the Asura Godhood in his world, and Tang San agreed to fight for the right to protect himself.

• The Asura God appeared before Tang San and accused him of breaking his promise by interfering in the lower realm.
• Tang San explained that the other Tang San’s survival affected his own life and promised to intervene only if that counterpart faced death.
• The Asura God decided to test Tang San’s claim by preparing to attack the Douluo Continent.
• Tang San summoned his Sea God Divine Power and warned the Asura God to stop.
• The Asura God challenged Tang San to prove why he had passed him the Asura Godhood in Tang San’s world, and Tang San agreed to fight for the Asura God’s forgiveness.

Tang San fought the Asura God in a sparring realm but relied on Sea God power and was overwhelmingly defeated. The Asura God stripped the Asura Godhood from him, leaving Tang San unconscious.

• Tang San began the fight by unleashing his God King-level Sea God power, angering the Asura God, who expected him to use Asura power.
• The Asura God overwhelmed Tang San's Sea God Devour with Asura, endless shackles and shattered his Dragon of Supreme Yin True Water with six Asura Swords.
• The Asura God struck Tang San with the Asura God Sword, sending him crashing into a crater and leaving him badly wounded.
• The Asura God condemned Tang San's limited grasp of slaughter and used his origin laws to strip the Asura Godhood from him.
• Tang San screamed, accused the Asura God, spat blood, and lost consciousness.

Asura God reclaimed his divine power from Tang San and chose not to report Tang San’s interference in the lower realm, while Poseidon admitted he could not challenge him. Asura God then watched as Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect toward Slaughter City, where the party found it astonishingly orderly and clean.

• Asura God returned the unconscious Tang San to his home, then told Poseidon he had reclaimed his Asura Divine Power.
• Poseidon said he could not take back Tang San’s Sea God Divine Power because he was too weak to defeat him.
• Asura God decided not to report Tang San’s lower-realm interference and watched the continent, learning that Tang Chen was heading to fight Ha Luosa.
• Tang Xiao questioned why Shrek Academy had ties to Slaughter City, and the Seventh Elder said powerful groups used such places for hidden dealings.
• Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect party into Slaughter City, where they found clean streets and Fallen Soul Masters walking peacefully in orderly lines.

Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect found Slaughter City transformed into an orderly city under Ha Luosa, whose Holy Spirit Execution Department hunted Fallen Soul Masters. Tang Chen declared that he had come to challenge Ha Luosa, and a woman who recognized him warned that if he was caught again, he might never leave.

• Tang Xiao asked Tang Chen why Slaughter City looked nothing like the blood-soaked place they had heard about, and Tang Chen explained its history and trials.
• A woman told Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect that Ha Luosa had reshaped Slaughter City and organized its residents into the Holy Spirit Execution Department.
• The woman confirmed that the department had killed Fallen Soul Masters and bandits across the continent, and said its members now trained under Ha Luosa.
• Tang Chen told the woman he had come to challenge Ha Luosa.
• The woman recognized Tang Chen as the former King of Slaughter and warned that if he was caught again, he might never get out.

Tang Chen returned to Slaughter City to challenge Ha Luosa, hoping to defeat him and inherit the Asura Godhood. After learning that his debts to the city remained unpaid, he followed the Young Woman to Ha Luosa’s palace, where seeing his old enemy revived his terror and left him asking if they could rig the match.

• Tang Chen decided to face Ha Luosa despite the Young Woman warning that he could not win at his current strength.
• Tang Chen asked whether the Clear Sky Sect members could leave safely if he lost, and the Young Woman said they could as long as they obeyed Slaughter City's rules.
• The Young Woman revealed that Ha Luosa had secretly arranged for Slaughter City not to pursue Tang Chen after his escape, but said Tang Chen still owed the city and had offended Ha Luosa.
• Tang Chen chose to meet Ha Luosa, believing he had no other path to improve enough to claim the Asura Godhood and return to Bo Saixi.
• The Young Woman led Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect party to Ha Luosa's palace, where Ha Luosa's presence frightened them and revived Tang Chen's fear.
• Tang Chen blurted out a request to rig the match.

Tang Chen asked Ha Luosa to throw their upcoming fight, but Ha Luosa rejected him and demanded a fair battle. Humiliated, Tang Chen regained his resolve and unleashed his Peerless Douluo aura as the Clear Sky Sect elders cheered him on.

• Tang Chen offered Ha Luosa any price if he would lose to him, and the Clear Sky Sect elders silently accepted the potential cost.
• Poseidon laughed at Tang Chen's proposal while the Asura God decided that Tang Chen had lost the right to inherit the Asura Godhood.
• Ha Luosa refused to throw the fight and challenged Tang Chen to attack him fairly.
• Tang Chen blamed his servility on the Bat King's influence, then declared that they would fight.
• Tang Chen unleashed his peak level-ninety-nine pressure, and the Second Elder rallied the Clear Sky Sect to cheer for him.

Tang Chen unleashed all nine of his Soul Rings against Ha Luosa, but Ha Luosa defeated him with one strike and had him imprisoned again. In the Divine Realm, Poseidon and the Asura God recognized Ha Luosa's extraordinary power and considered investigating Shrek Academy.

• Tang Chen activated his Slaughter Domain, detonated all nine Soul Rings, and attacked Ha Luosa with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Ha Luosa countered with his Deathly Stillness Cross Domain and shattered Tang Chen's attack, sending him crashing to the ground.
• Ha Luosa ordered the woman in black to take Tang Chen away and lock him up.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders refused to fight Ha Luosa and fled Slaughter City.
• Poseidon and the Asura God discussed Ha Luosa's strength and wondered how he had cultivated to such heights.
• Poseidon suggested that he and the Asura God investigate Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang woke badly injured in a poor family's home and learned the rescuers had found him amid the dead after an attack on the Star Luo Imperial Family. He feared Spirit Hall would kill him as the sole survivor, then panicked again when he learned the family had contacted Shrek Academy.

• Yu Xiaogang woke as an old man and his two sons explained that they had found him among bodies and wreckage and had reported the incident.
• Yu Xiaogang overheard the sons complain about the danger of bringing him home and insult his appearance, and he silently scorned them.
• Yu Xiaogang realized the family had notified someone and tried to ask whether anyone else had survived, but his injured throat made speaking painful.
• Yu Xiaogang told the older boy that he was the Grandmaster and that Spirit Hall had ambushed members of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• The older boy said they had notified Shrek Academy, leaving Yu Xiaogang convinced that he had fallen into the hands of another enemy.

Yu Xiaogang told a Shrek Academy investigator that Spirit Hall had attacked his group, then asked to be rewarded with a Mystic Water Pill. After being told he could try to join Shrek Academy, he decided to take its entrance assessment and pursue the pills he believed could change his fate.

• A Shrek Academy investigator arrived at Yu Xiaogang’s bedside and asked him what had happened in the woods.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo for the ambush and urged Shrek Academy to rescue his disciple from Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang asked for a Mystic Water Pill in exchange for his information, but the investigator refused to give resources to outsiders.
• The investigator told Yu Xiaogang that Shrek Academy had no age limit and that he could seek admission by passing its assessment.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to stop treating Shrek Academy as an enemy and resolved to take the assessment for access to its pills.