Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena exposed how the Rakshasa God treated Bibidong as a disposable candidate and revealed a technology that let the beast clans create Soul Rings using Soul Power stored in Energy Tubes. The chapter ended with the assembled Soul Masters stunned by this proposed method of peaceful coexistence.

• Gu Yuena told Bibidong that the Rakshasa God had not treated her as a chosen heir and explained how God-Given Soul Rings revealed the quality of a God's investment in a successor.
• The God Trial Takers considered the difference between Soul Ring rewards, and Zhu Lu broke down after realizing how little support she could expect from her Deity.
• Gu Yuena presented six Energy Tubes and explained that the beast clans could use stored Soul Power to produce Soul Rings through special containers.
• The Soul Masters were left astonished by Gu Yuena's technological proposal, while the people from the God Seal World and Blue Tyrant Academy remained calm.

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena negotiated with the human factions at Shrek Academy, proposing Soul Crystal Tubes as a non-lethal alternative to hunting Soul Beasts and warning against organized hunts. The discussion turned to whether the tubes would protect Soul Beasts or constrain humanity, while the Gods remained unable to intervene because they were divided and watching one another.

• Mu En invited Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena and the Ferocious Beasts to discuss the situation, and Gu Yuena accepted after Bibidong stayed silent.
• Gu Yuena and the Ferocious Beasts entered a private room with Mu En, Bibidong, Xu Tianran, Feng Xiu, Yang Haohan, Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, Ye Qingcang, and others, while the Gods watched without acting.
• Gu Yuena explained that Soul Crystal Tubes could provide Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts, and warned that she would respond with force if humans conducted large-scale hunts or killed protected beasts.
• Mu En asked whether the Soul Crystal Tubes were meant as protection, commodities, or shackles that might leave Soul Masters unable to resist a future beast tide.
• Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu voiced no objection, noting that Soul Crystal Tubes could be stored and used as practical resources or currency.

Yang Haohan sought bulk orders of Soul Crystal Tubes as Gu Yuena offered the beast race’s rules for trade and land ownership. Ye Qingcang pressed the human leaders to accept peaceful coexistence, warning that Gu Yuena could relocate the beasts to his side if they refused.

• Yang Haohan supported the discussion but asked Gu Yuena whether the beast race would accept bulk orders for Soul Crystal Tubes.
• Gu Yuena declined to commit to an unspecified quantity, then confirmed that all Soul Beasts, including those in the Sun Moon Forest, obeyed her decree.
• Gu Yuena proposed that Di Tian supervise pricing for Soul Crystal Tubes and requested the beast race be allowed to purchase land.
• Gu Yuena’s representative laid out detailed prices based on a Soul Crystal Tube’s age and species, dividing Soul Beasts into five rarity tiers.
• Ye Qingcang explained that the beast race opposed the Gods rather than the Divine Realm and warned that Gu Yuena could move the beasts to his side if the human leaders rejected peace.

Poseidon Tang San realized that his poor communication and past schemes had helped Ye Qingcang and Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena become allies, then tried to use Wang Dong'er to influence them. Gu Yuena sealed Tang San's divine sense and Poseidon Seal, and she and Ye Qingcang left together after accepting a peace agreement.

• Poseidon Tang San reviewed his past dealings with Ye Qingcang and realized that his actions had helped create a common enemy for Ye Qingcang and Gu Yuena.
• Tang San decided to reach Wang Dong'er through the Poseidon Seal, hoping she would keep her friends from opposing him.
• The Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Light, Black, Space, Time, and Mountain Dragon Kings sealed Tang San's divine sense and Poseidon Seal.
• Gu Yuena revealed that she had anticipated Tang San's intrusion, accused him of targeting the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and tightened the seals until his divine sense was suppressed.
• Gu Yuena and Ye Qingcang left the private room together after accepting Mu En and the others' peace agreement.
• Ye Qingcang warned Gu Yuena about the harsher situation facing her counterpart in the Dou Three Star System and criticized turning her own people into warships.

Ye Qingcang explained how Poseidon Tang San had been cornered into seeking help from another version of himself, while arguing that the God Trial Takers posed little threat. He planned to let the Divine Realm’s gods undermine one another and begin dismantling their revered image, leaving Violet room to join in if she wished.

• Ye Qingcang told Wang Dong'er that Gu Yuena had helped block Poseidon Tang San’s attempt to use her against him, leaving him to seek help in the Dou Three Star System.
• Gu Yuena’s soul beasts, including Di Tian and the Evil Emperor, gathered in Ye Qingcang’s private room after she had summoned or subdued them.
• Gu Yuena warned Ye Qingcang that Poseidon Tang San’s failure could make him wary, and Ye Qingcang said the God Trial Takers were unlikely to act effectively against him.
• Ye Qingcang assessed Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar as limited or unreliable tools for Poseidon Tang San, and concluded the gods would turn against one another.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Ye Qingcang meant to shatter the gods’ golden image, and Ye Qingcang said people would deny the gods’ supposed omnipotence while allowing Violet to take part.

Zhu Lu struggled with the pressure of being caught between Dai Huabin, Dai Yueheng, her family, and the divine trial requiring her to perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Yueheng. As her individual competition match began, she relied on her divine power to believe she could not lose, though the chapter ended by questioning that confidence.

• Dai Mubai chose Dai Yueheng as a God Trial Taker, while Zhu Zhuqing chose Zhu Lu, leaving Dai Huabin devastated and prompting him to avoid Zhu Lu.
• Dai Yueheng refused intimacy and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Lu, but his first divine trial required them to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill successfully.
• Dai Yueheng proposed resisting the trial's demands, while Zhu Lu faced pressure from both the Dai Family and the Zhu Family and grew increasingly conflicted.
• As the suspended competition resumed, Dai Yueheng warned Zhu Lu that her unsettled mindset would endanger her in the arena.
• After hearing her number called, Zhu Lu entered the arena confident that divine power would protect her from defeat, though that belief was left in doubt.

A short-haired youth with immense Killing Intent faced God Trial Taker Zhu Lu in the competition and overwhelmed her with speed and strength. He left her pinned in a deepening crater despite her divine power igniting.

• Experts and Titled Douluo took notice of the youth's controlled Killing Intent, while Ning Fengzhi admitted he knew nothing about him.
• The spectators discussed Shrek Academy's God Trial Takers and the legacy of the Seven Gods as Zhu Lu confidently dismissed her opponent.
• The youth calmly promised to spare Zhu Lu if she surrendered, but she attacked as soon as the countdown ended.
• The youth dodged Zhu Lu's claw, grabbed her head, spun her around, and slammed her face-first into the arena.
• Zhu Lu unleashed divine power and tried to rise, but the youth's golden Qi Aura overpowered her and drove her back into the pit.

The short-haired youth defeated Zhu Lu despite her divine-power eruption and shadow-clone attack, then received a Deity’s trial. He challenged the divine light by asking what would happen if he refused.

• Chen Xin explained to Ning Fengzhi that divine power was a higher-quality force and that the short-haired youth’s golden Qi Aura had suppressed Zhu Lu.
• Zhu Lu unleashed divine power and used Netherworld Shadow Clones, but the short-haired youth pierced the clones with golden arms and offered her a chance to surrender.
• The short-haired youth recalled his training with Ye Qingcang and used Blade Intent to overwhelm Zhu Lu without striking her vital points.
• The short-haired youth tossed Zhu Lu from the arena and withdrew his Qi Aura.
• A pillar of divine light descended and enveloped the short-haired youth, who asked what would happen if he refused the divine trial.

A Divine Sense Clone of the Sun Radiance Star God offered the short-haired youth a god test, but the youth questioned whether he had the right to refuse. The Star God introduced himself and revealed his ties to the Angel God and Asura God King, leaving the youth’s decision unresolved.

• The short-haired youth rejected the Deity’s offer, startling the powerful figures and audience in the Soul Arena.
• The Sun Radiance Star God asked whether the youth was certain he wished to refuse becoming his god test taker.
• The audience realized the youth had rejected a Deity and erupted over the unprecedented offer.
• The Sun Radiance Star God said the youth had the right to choose, then identified himself as a Second Level God subordinate to the Angel God and under the Asura God King’s command.

The short-haired youth rejected Sun Radiance Star God's offer of an inheritance, insisting he would rely on power he earned himself. Sun Radiance backed down, while Ye Qingcang and Gu Yuena reflected on the gulf between the Divine Realm's titles and true cosmic deities.

• The short-haired youth told Sun Radiance Star God that he did not want a divine inheritance and trusted himself to become strong through his own efforts.
• Sun Radiance Star God accepted the refusal without attacking, though he implied the youth would regret choosing that path.
• Ye Qingcang watched from Blue Tyrant Academy and mocked the gap between Sun Radiance Star God's grand title and his actual standing.
• Gu Yuena considered the first generation of the Five Great God Kings the only true deities and dismissed the rest as insignificant.

The chapter contrasts Ye Qingcang's irreverence toward gods with the varied reactions of those around him, while Wang Dong'er privately reflects on her split soul. Elsewhere, Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire weighed how to adapt as deities began entering the fray.

• Violet supported Ye Qingcang's remarks, while the others in his room reacted with caution, indifference, or disbelief.
• Wang Dong'er reflected on her irregularly divided soul and her wish to be whole again.
• Mu En, Xuan Zi, Old Song, Yan Shaozhe, and other Shrek Academy leaders debated whether to recruit the youth favored by the Sun Radiance Star God.
• Shrek Academy's leaders considered whether to change admissions, competition, and information policies as more deities appeared.
• The Sun Moon Empire considered how to adapt because Soul Tools could not match gods, and Soul Skills tied to the world's laws could defeat even powerful weapons.

Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu weighed whether the Demon Race should prepare for war with Douluo Star and its Divine Realm, while considering Austin Griffin and the growing turmoil. As Divine Realm gods selected young Soul Masters in the tournament, Ye Qingcang anticipated that more powerful figures would emerge.

• Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu concluded that the God Seal World’s existing cultivation path had strong potential, but that potential mattered only when converted into actual strength.
• Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu questioned whether the Demon Race should strike first against Douluo Star and its Divine Realm, citing the threat posed by the still-living Austin Griffin in their star system.
• War Maniac Demon God Anan noted that any of the Divine Realm’s Five Great God Kings could destroy them, while Moon Demon God Agares urged caution and Star Demon God Vassago proposed peace and alliances.
• Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu postponed his decision as Divine Realm gods descended to select young Soul Masters, including two Punishment Knights from different star systems.
• Ye Qingcang remarked that the second round had only begun and expected more geniuses and powerful figures to appear.

Ye Qingcang reflected on how the God Trial Takers’ defeat had inspired ambitious Titled Douluo to consider defying the gods for a chance at immortality. He returned to Blue Tyrant Academy’s private room, where Liu Erlong revealed she had broken through the Rank 90 bottleneck and teased him about his girlfriends.

• Ye Qingcang overheard spectators debate how gods chose God Trial Takers and considered how those rejected by gods might try to become candidates themselves.
• Ye Qingcang reasoned that desperate Titled Douluo might risk angering a god, hoping another god or faction would accept them as God Trial Takers.
• Ye Qingcang returned to the private room and recognized that Liu Erlong had broken through the Rank 90 bottleneck.
• Liu Erlong said she had planned to surprise Ye Qingcang with her breakthrough, then teased him for organizing the Nine Divisions and finding several girlfriends.
• Ye Qingcang defended his relationships while Liu Erlong briefly lifted a table, then set it down and chose not to criticize him.

Ye Qingcang reassured Liu Erlong that he did not resent her for guiding him, then reviewed the results of the first elimination round. The chapter left him satisfied with the tournament outcomes as the group prepared for what would follow.

• Ye Qingcang told Liu Erlong that she had given him life and that he did not blame her for guiding him.
• Xiao Xiao, Chen Ying'er, Wang Yuanyuan, Yue Ye, and the others overheard him and reacted with surprise.
• The chapter described which companions had gone out and why Sheng Cai'er remained with Sheng Lingxin and Lan Yanyu.
• Ye Qingcang read Violet's statistical report and noted that all top fifty Heaven Ranking students had passed the first elimination round.
• Ye Qingcang judged Dai Yueheng's victories fair and said he was satisfied with the overall elimination results.

Liu Erlong compared the tournament’s elimination rates across major academies and explained why academy students struggled against sect disciples, family heirs, and rogue cultivators. Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan returned, and Liu Erlong revealed that she had broken through her bottleneck but still lacked a Ninth Soul Ring.

• Liu Erlong discussed the tournament’s open entry and the varied strengths of rogue cultivators, sect disciples, and family heirs.
• Liu Erlong described the high elimination rates at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tianshui, Blazing Fire, and other academies, noting that Spirit Hall and Shenfeng had fared better.
• Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng entered the room, greeted Liu Erlong respectfully, and asked why she was there.
• Yu Tianheng realized Liu Erlong might have succeeded in breaking through her cultivation bottleneck.
• Liu Erlong confirmed that she had broken through during seclusion but still needed a Ninth Soul Ring.

Yu Tianheng modestly dismissed his status as a God Trial Taker, while Ye Qingcang praised Blue Tyrant Academy’s resources and argued that people’s starting points shaped their paths. Ye Qingcang then asked Violet to assess possible dark horses for the Top 128, and she listed several candidates, including Chen Ying'er, whose unpredictable summons made her potential impossible to judge.

• Liu Erlong told Yu Tianheng that she had broken through her bottleneck and was only one Ninth Soul Ring short of becoming a Titled Douluo; Yu Tianheng congratulated her and asked after Tianxin.
• Ye Qingcang told Yu Tianheng that Blue Tyrant Academy’s resources and Self-Created Soul Skills gave its students advantages over the Three Upper Sects, while Yu Tianheng admitted he lacked the courage to endure the dangerous trials others had faced.
• Ye Qingcang said that perseverance through hardship mattered more than bravery or a person’s starting point, then asked Violet to estimate how many underdog geniuses could reach the Top 128.
• Violet named Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, Ji Juechen, Ghost Na Na, and Han Yu as possible Top 128 contenders, while noting that Huo Yuhao was difficult to assess.
• Violet explained that Chen Ying'er’s prospects were impossible to predict because her summons could range from a powerful Fire Phoenix to a weak little lamb.

Ye Qingcang explained why he had not defended Chen Ying'er and confronted Wang Yuanyuan about her lack of trust in him and the team. Chen Ying'er fled in tears after he questioned her intentions, while Wang Yuanyuan went after her; Jiang Nannan then met Ye Qingcang's mother, Liu Erlong.

• Gu Yuena said Chen Ying'er's heart was not upright, and Wang Yuanyuan angrily challenged her and blamed Ye Qingcang for staying silent.
• Ye Qingcang explained that he had not intervened because Gu Yuena was right and Wang Yuanyuan had acted without trusting him as captain or treating him as one of her own.
• Ye Qingcang questioned whether Chen Ying'er had truly wanted to join his team, and she bowed before running out in tears.
• Ye Qingcang told Wang Yuanyuan that Chen Ying'er was not to blame and urged her to comfort her, so Wang Yuanyuan ran after her.
• Jiang Nannan arrived with the others, and Ye Qingcang introduced her to his mother, Liu Erlong, as his girlfriend.

Ye Qingcang and Liu Erlong welcomed Shrek Academy’s students and Spirit Hall’s representatives at Blue Tyrant Academy, while Liu Erlong clarified her relationship to another version of herself. The visit revealed that Le Xuan was helping the combined team devise tactics against Ye Qingcang.

• Ma Xiaotao introduced herself to Liu Erlong and credited Ye Qingcang with awakening her Fire Phoenix martial soul, while Liu Erlong asked her to call her Auntie rather than Principal.
• Dai Yueheng introduced himself as the White Tiger Duke’s eldest son and spoke carefully about the relationship between different histories, while Gu Yuena watched Ye Qingcang and played with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Ling Luochen and the other visitors gave brief introductions, and the chapter described Shrek’s expanded battle team and Spirit Hall’s smaller group.
• Ye Qingcang asked where Le Xuan was, and Jiang Nannan explained that Le Xuan had joined the others to help devise tactics against him.
• Ye Qingcang reacted with disbelief that the team was studying how to defeat him, despite his confidence that no one could beat him in the Individual Competition.

Ma Xiaotao declared that her Shrek and Spirit Hall team would reach the finals and challenge Ye Qingcang, while Liu Erlong arrived and learned about the new Soul Crystal Tubes. Liu Erlong met Ye Qingcang’s girlfriends and discovered he also had a fiancée, leaving him to face her pointed questions after Ma Xiaotao and the others abruptly departed.

• Ma Xiaotao insisted that her team would overcome every rival and reach the finals to challenge Ye Qingcang, prompting the room to erupt in laughter.
• Xiao Wu returned with Liu Erlong, who explained that she had broken through Rank 89 and come to obtain a ninth spirit ring.
• Gu Yuena explained that Soul Crystal Tubes could store soul power for spirit ring production and offered to help Liu Erlong obtain a 100,000-Year Spirit Ring.
• Ye Qingcang introduced Sheng Cai'er to Liu Erlong and explained that her loss of sight came from her Spiritual Stove and Grim Reaper inheritance.
• Liu Erlong promised to protect Sheng Cai'er and Jiang Nannan if Ye Qingcang mistreated them, then learned he was engaged to Zhang Lexuan.
• Ma Xiaotao told Liu Erlong that Zhang Lexuan was Ye Qingcang’s fiancée, then led the others away and left him to face his mother.

Liu Erlong scolded Ye Qingcang over his many confirmed relationships, then left him to settle the awkward atmosphere with the girls. The chapter ended with Yue Ye teasing him and Ye Qingcang asking Violet to have someone protect her amid the surrounding turmoil.

• Liu Erlong struggled to balance her disapproval of Ye Qingcang's relationships with her concern for his pride and the girls' feelings.
• After Ye Qingcang promised Liu Erlong several things, she took a walk and left him with the others.
• The girls felt more at ease after seeing Ye Qingcang get scolded and reveal a less composed side of himself.
• Yue Ye teased Ye Qingcang about the secrets she had witnessed, and he pinched her cheek while pretending to be angry.
• Ye Qingcang told Violet to arrange a watcher for Yue Ye because someone might target or exploit her despite her strength.