Chapter Summaries

Niu Tian and Titan led Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Tang Wei to Clear Sky Fortress to meet the person they believed could help them become gods and resist the Sun Moon Empire. They found the fortress in ruins, and as Tang Wei followed them toward the hidden chamber, Niu Tian and Titan turned deathly pale.

• Niu Tian persuaded Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Tang Wei to accompany him and Titan to Clear Sky Fortress to meet Tang Hao, who slept beneath the sect.
• On the journey, Niu Tian and Titan privately worried about how Tang Hao would react to the Silver Dragon King taking the Golden Ancient Tree.
• The group arrived to find Clear Sky Fortress and Cloud Recesses Unknown Depths reduced to ruins, and Tang Wei frantically searched for the sect's treasure that enabled contact with the God Realm.
• Titan asked whether the destruction could disturb the person sleeping beneath the fortress, and Niu Tian assured him that a Barrier protected him.
• After Tang Wei failed to find the treasure, he followed Niu Tian and Titan into the passageway, where the two men's faces turned deathly pale.

Niu Tian and Titan found that the Barrier protecting Tang Hao’s sleeping place had vanished and that Tang Hao was gone, leaving them terrified that something had happened to him. Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Tang Wei learned Tang Hao’s identity and began considering what his return could mean, while the chapter ended with Niu Tian and Titan fearing he might be in danger.

• Niu Tian and Titan discovered that Tang San’s Barrier had disappeared and found Tang Hao missing from his sleeping room.
• Titan snapped at Tang Wei, and Niu Tian explained that the person who had been sleeping there was Tang Hao.
• Mu En recognized Tang Hao as Clear Sky Douluo and Tang San’s father, while Tang Wei initially rejected the claim before reconsidering the Clear Sky Sect’s legends.
• Tang Wei, Mu En, and Ye Xishui contemplated Tang Hao’s possible influence and the prospect of learning the secret of Ascension to godhood from him.
• Niu Tian and Titan said they did not know where Tang Hao had gone and feared that something important had happened and Tang Hao might be in trouble.

Niu Tian and Titan suspected the Silver Dragon King had found and killed Tang Hao, leaving the Clear Sky Empire without its strongest hope. The others urged them to contact the God Realm for help, but Niu Tian revealed that the God Realm and Douluo Continent had lost contact.

• Tang Wei, Mu En, and Ye Xishui questioned how Tang Hao could have been harmed, given his strength.
• Niu Tian and Titan suspected the Silver Dragon King had discovered Tang Hao's hiding place through Ah Yin and killed him.
• Niu Tian feared the Silver Dragon King would target him and Titan next, while Mu En asked whether she had attacked Tang Hao.
• Tang Wei and Mu En urged Niu Tian to contact Tang San and the God Realm for help.
• Niu Tian revealed that the God Realm and Douluo Continent had lost contact several years earlier, leaving Mu En and Tang Wei despairing.

As the Sun Moon Empire threatened their forces, Ye Xishui and Mu En chose to fight to the death, while Niu Tian persuaded Tang Wei to resist rather than surrender. The chapter ended with Niu Tian and Titan agreeing to join the Clear Sky Empire, Shrek Academy, and the Holy Spirit Cult in the war.

• Tang Wei blamed Niu Tian and Titan for bringing the Clear Sky Sect into the world and exposing it to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ye Xishui declared that the Holy Spirit Cult would never surrender, and Mu En pledged that Shrek Academy would fight alongside it.
• Titan mocked Tang Wei for lacking the courage to make a desperate stand, and Niu Tian urged him to mobilize the Clear Sky Empire's forces.
• Tang Wei agreed to resist the Sun Moon Empire and demanded that Niu Tian and Titan join the war.
• Niu Tian and Titan agreed to fight alongside the Clear Sky Empire, Shrek Academy, and the Holy Spirit Cult.

Snow Empress accepted Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena’s relationship, reassuring the Girl Squad that she would not stand in their way. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao deceived inexperienced Gu Yuena into trying a supposed fusion-skill technique, leaving the Ice Empress jealous and flustered in his sea of consciousness.

• Wang Dong'er asked Snow Empress whether she was angry that Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena had left, and Snow Empress said she welcomed anyone sincere toward Huo Yuhao.
• Wang Dong'er, Meng Hongchen, Di Qiu'er, Zhang Lexuan, Xu Tianzhen, and the others began planning how to win Huo Yuhao over.
• Huo Yuhao convinced Gu Yuena that his instructions for beginning a fusion skill were genuine, and Gu Yuena followed them despite her doubts.
• The Ice Empress tried to warn Gu Yuena and lamented that she could only watch Huo Yuyao with Snow Empress and Gu Yuena.
• Huo Yuhao told the Ice Empress that her turn would come, and she blushed so intensely that steam rose from her head.

Ye Xishui and Mu En returned without a method for Ascension to godhood and revealed that the Sun Moon Empire had a god stronger than Niu Tian and Titan. With the God Realm cut off from the Douluo Continent, the Clear Sky Empire and its allies could only resist until contact was restored, while Ye Xishui clashed with Tang Wei over the empire’s failure to act sooner.

• Long Xiaoyao asked Ye Xishui whether she had obtained a method for Ascension to godhood, and she shook her head.
• Mu En told Long Xiaoyao that the Sun Moon Empire had a god stronger than Niu Tian and Titan, and that the God Realm had lost contact with the Douluo Continent.
• Niu Tian urged everyone to resist the Sun Moon Empire’s offensive and said the enemy’s god might avoid acting openly, giving them some hope of holding out.
• Tang Wei announced that the Clear Sky Empire would prepare for war and warned Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult not to drag them down.
• Ye Xishui accused Tang Wei of letting the situation worsen through inaction, then left with Long Xiaoyao as Mu En followed.
• Niu Tian warned Tang Wei that his status would no longer protect him if he continued acting recklessly.

Niu Tian and Titan intimidated Tang Wei as the Clear Sky Sect, Shrek Academy, and Holy Spirit Cult prepared to face the Sun Moon Empire. Long Xiaoyao gave up on telling Yan Shaozhe about their family connection, while Qian Duoduo used the chaos of battle to attack Yan Shaozhe with a Fixed Soul Tool Cannon Shell.

• Niu Tian warned Tang Wei not to provoke him, and Tang Wei retreated without responding.
• Long Xiaoyao considered revealing his relationship to Yan Shaozhe, but Ye Xishui opposed the idea and he abandoned it.
• The Sun Moon Empire redeployed its Soul Tool Master Legion to attack the concentrated forces of the Clear Sky Empire.
• As the war began, Qian Duoduo approached Yan Shaozhe under the pretense of fighting beside him, then launched a full-strength attack with a Fixed Soul Tool Cannon Shell.

Qian Duoduo launched a surprise attack on Yan Shaozhe and pursued him with the intent to kill him. As Shrek’s allies struggled to intervene, Qian Duoduo told the gravely wounded Yan Shaozhe that he had long awaited this moment.

• Qian Duoduo blasted Yan Shaozhe with his Ninth Spirit Ability, severely injuring him, then chased after him to finish him off.
• Cai Meier and the Sea God Pavilion Elders tried to rescue Yan Shaozhe, but the Sun Moon Empire’s Rank Nine Soul Engineers blocked them.
• Snow Empress’s teacher taunted Cai Meier about Yan Shaozhe’s condition, prompting her and the others to attack with renewed desperation.
• Mu En noticed Qian Duoduo’s attack and wondered what had driven him to turn on Yan Shaozhe, but Kong Deming stopped Mu En from intervening.
• Qian Duoduo confronted the wounded Yan Shaozhe and declared that he had waited a long time for this chance to kill him.

Qian Duoduo attacked Yan Shaozhe, blaming him for his unresolved entanglement with Xian Lin'er and her dying words. Yan Shaozhe's excuses only enraged Qian Duoduo further, leaving Yan Shaozhe facing his old companion's murderous fury.

• Qian Duoduo advanced on the wounded Yan Shaozhe, who accused him of betraying Shrek Academy and joining the Sun Moon Empire.
• Qian Duoduo revealed that he was trying to kill Yan Shaozhe over his long-running flirtation with Xian Lin'er and her calling Yan Shaozhe's name before she died.
• The Shrek Academy elders recognized the romantic resentment behind Qian Duoduo's attack and recalled the tangled history between Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, Xian Lin'er, and Cai Meier.
• Yan Shaozhe insisted that he had cut ties with Xian Lin'er and swore he had never harbored improper feelings for her.
• Qian Duoduo rejected Yan Shaozhe's excuses as an insult to Xian Lin'er and grew even angrier, while Yan Shaozhe regretted not pursuing her further.

Yan Shaozhe, convinced he would die, taunted Qian Duoduo by claiming Xian Lin'er had been intimate with him, driving Qian into a rage. As Qian Duoduo beat Yan Shaozhe nearly to death, Long Xiaoyao intervened to save his only descendant.

• Yan Shaozhe stopped retreating and mocked Qian Duoduo for supposedly never having been intimate with Xian Lin'er.
• Yan Shaozhe claimed Xian Lin'er had offered herself to him and that he had grown tired of her, enraging Qian Duoduo.
• Qian Duoduo struck Yan Shaozhe and relentlessly beat him with his fists while Yan continued to taunt him.
• Long Xiaoyao, fearing Yan Shaozhe would die, called on Qian Duoduo to let him go.

Long Xiaoyao tried to save Yan Shaozhe from Qian Duoduo and exposed how deeply he cared about him, while Ye Yulin kept Long Xiaoyao at bay. Long Xiaoyao finally revealed that Yan Shaozhe was his and Ye Xishui’s descendant, but Niu Tian and Titan remained unable to act under Gu Yuena’s pressure.

• Long Xiaoyao attacked Ye Yulin’s blockade and threatened Qian Duoduo to stop him from killing Yan Shaozhe.
• Qian Duoduo ignored Long Xiaoyao’s threat, struck Yan Shaozhe in the chest, and kicked him between the legs, crippling him.
• Long Xiaoyao unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and called on Niu Tian and Titan to rescue Yan Shaozhe, putting the Sun Moon Empire’s Rank Nine Soul Engineers on alert.
• Gu Yuena’s pressure prevented Niu Tian and Titan from moving, leaving them unable to intervene.
• Long Xiaoyao declared that Yan Shaozhe was the descendant of Ye Xishui and himself.

After Yan Shaozhe’s identity as Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui’s descendant was exposed, Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao accused Shrek Academy of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult. The Snow Empress offered the opposing forces a chance to surrender, leaving Shrek’s students and former Heaven Dou Empire soldiers wavering.

• Mu En regretted telling Long Xiaoyao about Yan Shaozhe’s identity as the revelation threw the battlefield into uproar.
• Qian Duoduo stopped attacking Yan Shaozhe and condemned him as the descendant of an Evil Soul Master.
• Tang Ya accused Yan Shaozhe of trying to turn her into an Evil Soul Master and questioned Shrek Academy’s ties to the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ma Xiaotao accused Shrek Academy of collusion, saying Yan Shaozhe had encouraged her to cultivate despite her Evil Fire.
• The Snow Empress relayed Huo Yuhao’s offer to spare those who surrendered, and Xu Tianzhen and the Rank Nine Soul Engineers confirmed it.
• Shrek Academy students and former Heaven Dou Empire soldiers began reconsidering their loyalty, while Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming struggled with their doubts.

Huo Yuhao watched as the conflict pushed Shrek Academy and former Heaven Dou Empire forces toward the Sun Moon Empire, while Qian Duoduo finally killed Yan Shaozhe and attacked Long Xiaoyao. The chapter left Long Xiaoyao badly injured by Qian Duoduo’s Fixed Soul Tool Shell, with the battlefield’s balance further shaken.

• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena watched the battlefield as defections to the Sun Moon Empire became increasingly likely.
• Qian Duoduo threw Yan Shaozhe into the air and killed him with his strongest attack.
• Long Xiaoyao furiously condemned Qian Duoduo, who prepared to die after avenging Xian Lin'er.
• Qian Duoduo charged Long Xiaoyao and detonated a Fixed Soul Tool Shell, while Ye Yulin prevented Long Xiaoyao from dodging.
• Kong Deming, Mu En, and the others contained the blast, but Long Xiaoyao emerged bloodied and severely injured.

Huo Yuhao watched the Sun Moon Empire defeat the forces of Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Clear Sky Sect, while he and Gu Yuena resumed their intimate battle. The defeated forces retreated or surrendered, and the chapter ended with the Sun Moon Empire celebrating victory as Long Xiaoyao remained gravely wounded and furious.

• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena exchanged teasing accusations before Gu Yuena took control and resumed their intimate encounter.
• Titan stopped Ye Yulin from attacking the wounded Long Xiaoyao and ordered Mu En, Tang Wei, and Ye Xishui to retreat.
• Niu Tian covered the retreat while many Shrek Academy and former Heaven Dou Empire fighters surrendered to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Tang Ya and Ma Xiaotao stayed with the Sun Moon Empire after the Snow Empress and Wang Dong'er revealed they had been Huo Yuhao's spies.
• Zhang Lexuan allowed Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, and the other defectors to be imprisoned pending judgment, while Long Xiaoyao remained ready to fight Niu Tian and Titan.

After Yan Shaozhe's death, Long Xiaoyao confronted Niu Tian and Titan for failing to save him, and the survivors discussed how to withstand the Sun Moon Empire. Long Xiaoyao mourned his lost descendant and concluded that devotion to someone who did not love him had brought him nothing.

• Long Xiaoyao angrily accused Niu Tian and Titan of standing aside while Yan Shaozhe died, and Mu En stopped Tang Wei and the others from escalating the argument.
• Titan explained that Gu Yuena had appeared just as he and Niu Tian were about to intervene, and said they would have died if they had tried to save Yan Shaozhe.
• Niu Tian proposed testing whether Gu Yuena would let them fight next time and urged everyone to endure until the connection between the God Realm and Douluo Continent returned.
• Mu En reassured the group that the Sun Moon Empire would hesitate to attack after seeing Niu Tian and Titan, while the narrator revealed that both sides were being used in a larger plan.
• Long Xiaoyao grieved that Yan Shaozhe had died before he could reveal their kinship, then reflected on his years serving Ye Xishui and concluded that being a simp led to no good ending.

Long Xiaoyao resolved to live for himself after Ye Xishui showed no concern over Yan Shaozhe’s death. In the God Realm, Tang San learned from Tang Hao about Huo Yuhao and the crisis on Douluo Continent, then blamed the Plane Will for interfering with his Millennium Plan and sought to restore the connection between the realms.

• Long Xiaoyao realized Ye Xishui did not care about Yan Shaozhe’s death and decided to live for himself.
• Tang Hao urged Tang San to restore the God Realm’s connection to Douluo Continent and save Ah Yin from Huo Yuhao.
• Tang San asked Tang Hao whether Huo Yuhao possessed unusual fortune, then demanded a full account of what had happened.
• Tang Hao recounted the events he had witnessed, including the Mirror Flower, Water Moon illusion in which Huo Yuhao took Ah Yin.
• Tang San concluded that Huo Yuhao was a Child of Destiny and accused the Plane Will of acting against his plan.
• Tang San reasoned that the Clear Sky Sect might have joined the struggle for power and resolved to reconnect the realms before his Millennium Plan failed.

The Sun Moon Empire abandoned plans for a decisive assault after Niu Tian and Titan proved stronger than its Four-Word Battle Armorists, and it focused on governing conquered territories instead. After the Girl Squad returned to the academy, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena finally came back from their extended stay, leaving Huo Yuhao facing the squad’s resentment and eager attention.

• Niu Tian and Titan overwhelmed Kong Deming, prompting the Sun Moon Empire to avoid a full-scale battle with the Clear Sky Empire.
• The Sun Moon Empire began consolidating its rule over the former Star Luo and Dou Ling Empires as civilians increasingly fled toward its territory.
• The Girl Squad returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy while Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena stayed away for several more days.
• Gu Yuena admitted no regret over delaying their return, though she knew the Girl Squad would be angry and Huo Yuhao would no longer be alone with her.
• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena returned to the academy, where the resentful Girl Squad members fixed their attention on Huo Yuhao as he rubbed his aching waist.

Huo Yuhao met with Xu Tianran, Xiao Hongchen, and Ji Juechen, who asked whether gods truly existed. He confirmed that they did and reassured Xu Tianran that Niu Tian and Titan were not especially powerful compared with stronger gods, leaving the others inspired or wary of the possibilities.

• Huo Yuhao left the Girl Squad and joined Xu Tianran, Xiao Hongchen, and Ji Juechen, who asked why he had come.
• Ji Juechen asked whether gods existed, and Xu Tianran and Xiao Hongchen listened eagerly.
• Huo Yuhao confirmed that gods existed, prompting Ji Juechen to set becoming a god as his next goal and Xiao Hongchen to consider how Soul Tools might combat them.
• Xu Tianran worried that Niu Tian and Titan could threaten the Sun Moon Empire, so Huo Yuhao reassured him that the two were weaker than truly powerful gods and that he could surpass them.

Xu Tianran asked Huo Yuhao whether he could reach Ultimate Douluo and ascend to godhood, then set new goals alongside Xiao Hongchen and Ji Juechen. In the Clear Sky Empire, Mu En angrily opposed a plan to slaughter civilians who tried to flee, then gave up on advising its leaders and walked away.

• Xu Tianran asked Huo Yuhao if he had a chance to break through to Ultimate Douluo and enter God's Domain, and Huo Yuhao said his talent gave him a chance.
• Xu Tianran, Xiao Hongchen, and Ji Juechen gained new goals, while Huo Yuhao went to face the Girl Squad.
• As people continued fleeing the Clear Sky Empire, some of its leaders proposed using slaughter to keep them from leaving, and Holy Spirit Cult members offered to carry it out.
• Mu En condemned the proposal and warned Tang Wei and the others that it would only make ordinary people more desperate to escape.
• Tang Wei challenged Mu En to offer a better solution, but Mu En left the palace and said he would no longer involve himself.

Mu En sent Bei Bei away to escape the Clear Sky Empire and preserve the Golden Holy Dragon line, accepting that he might never see him again. Bei Bei was arrested at the border by Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineers, who said they would help fallen nobles continue their families’ legacies.

• Mu En told Bei Bei to leave and live under a concealed identity while he stayed behind in Shrek Academy.
• Mu En secretly sent Bei Bei to join refugees fleeing toward the Dou Ling Empire.
• Soul Engineers at the Clear Sky Empire’s border noticed Bei Bei’s noble bearing and took him into custody.
• Bei Bei found more than a dozen fallen nobles from several empires with him, and the Soul Engineers said the Sun Moon Empire would help them continue their family lines.