Chapter Summaries

Ling Xiao formed yin-yang complementary dual soul cores with the Snow Empress and began teaching the method to the Ice Empress. While they went into seclusion, Evil Soul Masters surged across the Douluo Continent, Shrek began rebuilding, and Xu Tianran restricted foreign sales of soul tools.

• Ling Xiao completed yin-yang complementary dual soul cores after the Snow Empress guided his cultivation.
• The Ice Empress arrived at the Ice Crystal Palace seeking the Snow Empress's help, and Ling Xiao offered to teach her the method with the Snow Empress's assistance.
• Evil Soul Masters emerged across the Original Three Empires of Douluo and established strongholds, taking advantage of the weakened factions and the loss of Shrek's Supervision Group.
• Xuan Zi, Lin Huiqun, Zhuang Yusen, and Song Yunzhi gathered former Shrek students to hunt Evil Soul Masters and rebuild Shrek Academy.
• The Original Three Empires of Douluo supported Shrek's efforts to restore its reputation as the Sun-Moon Empire also struggled with depleted forces and soul-tool stockpiles.
• Xu Tianran ordered that no soul tools, high-grade or low-end, be sold abroad.

Shrek Academy struggled to rebuild after Xu Tianran’s measure, while its students scattered and searched for one another. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang San’s scheme forced Electrolux to sacrifice himself to save Huo Yuhao, who was left grieving and warned that a god had tampered with the origin essence.

• The Four Senior Elders chose Huo Yuhao for the Ultimate Individual Soldier Plan, but Shrek’s defeat and Xu Tianran’s measure made the proposed exchange with the Sun-Moon Empire unlikely.
• Bei Bei searched for Tang Ya in Heaven Dou City and across the continent, unaware that Tang Ya had returned to Shrek, believed he was dead, and fallen into darkness before an Evil Soul Master took her away.
• Xu Sanshi returned to the Xuanming Sect in disgrace, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochеn returned to Shrek, and He Caitou joined the academy’s rebuilding.
• Wang Dong brought Huo Yuhao to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang San secretly placed Asura origin essence imitating Destruction’s aura inside the Titan Giant Ape origin essence Huo Yuhao absorbed.
• The origin essence erupted and threatened Huo Yuhao, so Electrolux intervened and sacrificed himself to save his disciple.
• Before fading from Huo Yuhao’s spiritual sea, Electrolux warned him that a god had tampered with the origin essence and urged him not to blame Da Ming or Er Ming; Huo Yuhao wept as he lost his teacher.

After Huo Yuhao recovered from his injuries, he and Wang Dong left the Clear Sky Sect for Shrek City while the Auspicious Beast secretly took human form. Di Tian found her and set out for the Far North to seek Ling Xiao’s help, where Ling Xiao and the Ice and Snow Emperors met him.

• Huo Yuhao woke under Wang Dong’s care, accepted Er Ming’s apology, and resolved to keep going despite his grief.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong left the Clear Sky Sect for Shrek Academy, following the path that would lead them to Wang Qiu’er.
• The Auspicious Beast took human form and vanished; after searching the Great Star Dou Forest, Di Tian’s beasts found her and secretly watched over her.
• Di Tian warned the ferocious beasts not to interfere with the Auspicious Beast, received the Silver Dragon King’s permission, and traveled to the Far North to find Ling Xiao.
• Ling Xiao, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress emerged from a spatial rift to meet Di Tian, who noticed their increased cultivation.

Ling Xiao explained that he had waited for the Auspicious Beast’s transformation so he could enlist Di Tian in opposing the Tang God-King, and promised to help Di Tian reach 900,000 years of cultivation. He brought Di Tian to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings awakened and Di Tian recognized them.

• Di Tian told Ling Xiao that the Auspicious Beast was about to complete its transformation and asked why Ling Xiao had delayed interfering.
• Ling Xiao said he had waited until he was strong enough to challenge the Tang God-King and admitted that he had planned to scheme against Di Tian by giving him no grounds to refuse.
• Ling Xiao promised to help Di Tian break through to 900,000 years of cultivation before seeking ways to oppose the Divine Realm.
• Ling Xiao led Di Tian and the Ice and Snow Emperors through a spatial rift to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings sensed Di Tian’s draconic bloodline, rose from the springs, and were recognized by Di Tian as Uncle Fire and Aunt Ice.

Ling Xiao revealed that the Dragon God was still alive and had designed the restriction that prevented soul beasts from becoming gods. Di Tian and the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings struggled to accept his claim as Ling Xiao pointed to the Creator God's power behind the heavenly tribulations.

• The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings recognized Di Tian and learned that he had endured repeated heavenly tribulations because soul beasts were barred from becoming gods.
• Di Tian explained that Ling Xiao could absorb heavenly thunder and protect soul beasts from the tribulations, then Ling Xiao asked the Dragon Kings to give Di Tian or himself their origin essence.
• Ling Xiao revealed that he had discovered the Dragon Kings beneath the spring and had brought Di Tian there deliberately.
• Ling Xiao stated that the Dragon God was not dead and had created the restriction on soul beasts becoming gods, stunning Di Tian and the Dragon Kings.
• Ling Xiao argued that the heavenly thunder rule involved the Creator God's power, which none of the Five Great God Kings possessed.

Ling Xiao persuaded the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings to give him and Di Tian their remaining essences by promising to help them find the Dragon God. After Di Tian reached the 900,000-year bottleneck, Ling Xiao took him to the deep sea for his heavenly tribulation and arranged for news of it to reach the Demon Empress.

• Ling Xiao convinced the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings to follow his arrangements, promising to lead them to the Dragon God after they spoke with the Silver Dragon King.
• The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings gave their remaining essences to Ling Xiao and Di Tian, who absorbed them in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well over two days.
• Di Tian reached the 900,000-year bottleneck, and thunderclouds gathered as his heavenly tribulation approached.
• Ling Xiao brought Di Tian and the others to the deep sea so the tribulation would not devastate the Far North, while the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' remnant souls stayed behind with the Ice and Snow Emperors.
• Ling Xiao chose the deep sea so word of his ability to absorb heavenly lightning might reach the Demon Empress and draw her into his plans against Tang San.

Di Tian endured a massive nine-hundred-thousand-year tribulation while Ling Xiao entered the Thunder Domain to help him absorb the heavenly thunder. The Demon Empress arrived hoping to kill and absorb Di Tian, but she was stunned when Ling Xiao charged into an eight-colored bolt.

• An unprecedented eight-element heavenly tribulation gathered over the ocean, and Di Tian faced it alone inside the Thunder Domain.
• Di Tian transformed into the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and was badly wounded by the escalating heavenly thunder.
• Ling Xiao entered the Thunder Domain to help Di Tian, drawing even fiercer bolts while the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings watched anxiously.
• The Demon Empress learned of Di Tian's tribulation and hurried toward it, planning to kill and absorb him after he weakened.
• The Demon Empress saw Ling Xiao charge into an eight-colored bolt and reconsidered whether he and Di Tian were enemies.

Ling Xiao absorbed the heavenly thunder during Di Tian’s tribulation, helping Di Tian reach 930,000 years of cultivation while rising to 910,000 himself. The Demon Empress left to investigate Ling Xiao, and the group returned to the Lake of Life, where Xiong Jun wrongly accused the Far North of injuring Di Tian.

• Ling Xiao absorbed the eight-colored heavenly thunder unharmed, causing his cultivation to surge as he provoked the thunderclouds.
• Di Tian survived the tribulation and reached 930,000 years of cultivation, while Ling Xiao rose to 910,000 years.
• The Demon Empress abandoned her ambush plan and left to learn Ling Xiao’s identity, hoping he could help her survive her own tribulation.
• Ling Xiao led the group through a spatial rift to the Lake of Life so Di Tian could treat his wounds.
• Xiong Jun accused the Far North of ganging up on Di Tian, but Ling Xiao’s reply stopped him, and the beasts discovered Di Tian had surpassed 900,000 years of cultivation.

Di Tian recovered from his breakthrough and learned that the Auspicious Beast had left the Great Star Dou Forest for the human world, so Ling Xiao set out to find her and bring her to the Extreme North. Before departing, Ling Xiao revealed that they would soon seek the Dragon God, and Bi Ji volunteered to accompany him instead of the Scarlet King.

• Di Tian reached 930,000 years of cultivation, learned the Auspicious Beast was missing, and asked Ling Xiao to find her in the human world.
• Ling Xiao told Di Tian to focus on healing and said he would take the Auspicious Beast to the Extreme North rather than return her to the Great Star Dou Forest.
• Ling Xiao sent the Ice and Snow Emperors back to the Extreme North to cultivate and warned them that an all-out war with the God King was approaching.
• After the Ice and Snow Emperors departed, Ling Xiao told the ferocious beasts to inform the Silver Dragon King that they would soon look for the Dragon God.
• Di Tian asked which beast would accompany Ling Xiao, and Bi Ji volunteered after pointing out that the Auspicious Beast might flee from the Scarlet King.

Ling Xiao and Bi Ji waited outside Shrek Academy for the Auspicious Beast, while the Tang God-King arranged a meeting between Huo Yuhao and a veiled woman. The woman’s veil and headscarf fell away in the wind, leaving Huo Yuhao captivated by her striking resemblance to the Goddess of Light.

• Ling Xiao brought Bi Ji to Shrek City and said they would wait outside Shrek Academy for the Auspicious Beast.
• The Tang God-King guided Huo Yuhao out of the academy and arranged for a veiled woman to arrive nearby.
• Ling Xiao and Bi Ji waited at a roadside stall, where Bi Ji spotted Huo Yuhao leaving the academy.
• The veiled woman entered the street, and the Tang God-King’s breezes lifted her veil and blew off her headscarf.
• Huo Yuhao caught the falling headscarf and stared at the woman’s face, which reminded him of the Goddess of Light.

Huo Yuhao met Wang Qiu'er, who had deliberately sought him out, while Ling Xiao and Bi Ji tried to take her back to the Far North. Tang San guided Huo Yuhao back to them, and the chapter ended with Huo Yuhao stepping in to protect Wang Qiu'er from Ling Xiao and Bi Ji.

• Huo Yuhao returned Wang Qiu'er's handkerchief and chased after her, but she disappeared before he could find her.
• Wang Qiu'er secretly watched Huo Yuhao and rejoiced at their meeting, which Tang Wushuang had arranged through fate.
• Ling Xiao and Bi Ji recognized Wang Qiu'er and tried to persuade her to return to the Far North, but she refused.
• Tang San discovered Ling Xiao and Bi Ji were trying to take Wang Qiu'er away and guided Huo Yuhao back to them.
• Huo Yuhao heard Ling Xiao say they should take Wang Qiu'er by force, then charged in and pulled her behind him.

Ling Xiao confronted Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er in Shrek City, revealing that he knew Wang Qiu'er's connection to Tang Wutong before seizing both of them by the throat. Bi Ji pleaded with Ling Xiao to calm down, while Tang San watched from the Divine Realm.

• Huo Yuhao recognized Ling Xiao from the Far North and froze when Ling Xiao confronted him over Wang Qiu'er.
• Ling Xiao taunted Huo Yuhao about Electrolux's death, then grabbed him by the throat.
• Wang Qiu'er demanded Ling Xiao release Huo Yuhao, and Bi Ji also urged Ling Xiao to let him go.
• Ling Xiao identified Wang Qiu'er as the Auspicious Beast and mentioned Tang Wutong, startling Bi Ji, Huo Yuhao, and Tang San.
• Ling Xiao grabbed Wang Qiu'er by the throat and rejected her attempt to bargain, prompting Bi Ji to plead for her safety.

Ling Xiao killed Huo Yuhao with eight-colored heavenly thunder, disrupting Tang San’s plans, and then killed Xuan Zi when he tried to flee. As the power of fortune passed from Huo Yuhao to Ling Xiao, Bi Ji guarded Wang Qiu'er and feared Ling Xiao might kill her.

• Ling Xiao told Bi Ji he would take the Auspicious Beast away even if she refused to return, and Tang San realized Huo Yuhao was in danger.
• Ling Xiao pierced Huo Yuhao with eight-colored heavenly thunder and erased him, while Tang San watched helplessly as the Destruction God-King arrived.
• Wang Qiu'er’s third eye awakened, revealing Huo Yuhao’s power of fortune flowing into Ling Xiao.
• Xuan Zi arrived in Shrek City, recognized Ling Xiao, and tried to flee, but Ling Xiao pulled him through a spatial rift.
• Ling Xiao killed Xuan Zi with eight-colored heavenly thunder, then turned toward Bi Ji and Wang Qiu'er as Bi Ji shielded the Auspicious Beast.

Ling Xiao brought Wang Qiu'er and Bi Ji to the Far North, where the Tree of Life appeared in Ah Yin's form and revealed that Ah Yin's remaining consciousness had recognized Tang Wutong's soul within Wang Qiu'er. Ah Yin comforted Wang Qiu'er for several days, but when her remnant soul faded at sunset, Tang Wutong's soul wept.

• Ling Xiao took Wang Qiu'er and Bi Ji through a Spatial Rift to the Tree of Life in the Far North.
• The Tree of Life appeared as Ah Yin and called Wang Qiu'er by Tang Wutong's childhood nickname, Xiao Qi.
• Wang Qiu'er suffered a sharp headache as Tang Wutong's memories awakened, and Ling Xiao explained that Ah Yin's presence had stirred the other half of her soul.
• Ah Yin comforted Wang Qiu'er, easing her pain, while Ling Xiao, Bi Ji, and the others cultivated beneath the Tree of Life.
• After spending several days together, Ah Yin's remaining soul vanished at sunset, and Tang Wutong's soul shed a tear.

Ling Xiao learned that Tang San had brought the Clear Sky Sect back into the human world to strengthen his faction and prepare to kill him. Da Ming and Er Ming arrived in Shrek City, forcing the local Elders and the Sun-Moon Empire to reassess the balance of power.

• Ling Xiao sent the Myriad Demon King to investigate and learned that the Clear Sky Sect had publicly announced its return and was heading to Shrek City.
• Tang San checked Ah Yin through Tang Wutong's consciousness and focused on killing Ling Xiao so he could transfer Ling Xiao's fortune to Wang Qiu'er.
• Tang San ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to bring the Clear Sky Sect to Shrek City, using their return to advance his plans and help Xiao Qi recover.
• Da Ming and Er Ming's arrival intimidated Lin Huiqun, Zhuang Yusen, and Song Yunzhi, while Wang Dong's standing rose.
• The Clear Sky Sect's return alarmed the Sun-Moon Empire, and Xu Tianran put his war plans on hold.

Xu Tianran blamed the Clear Sky Sect for engineering the losses among humanity’s strongest Soul Masters and spread rumors to turn the other factions against it. Meanwhile, the Demon Empress and the Evil Monarch headed for the Extreme North to seek the Thunder Spirit’s help with their tribulations, while Ling Xiao waited for Di Tian to emerge from seclusion as the Clear Sky Sect began acting.

• Xu Tianran suspected the Clear Sky Sect had lured human Soul Masters to the Far North so it could seize power, and he ordered his people to expose its alleged scheme.
• Xu Tianran sent subordinates to the Douluo Expedition Kingdom to spread rumors that the Clear Sky Sect was colluding with Soul Beasts.
• The Demon Empress told the Evil Monarch that Di Tian had reached 900,000 years of cultivation because a Lightning Innate Elf could help Soul Beasts survive heavenly tribulations.
• The Demon Empress proposed that she and the Evil Monarch ask the Thunder Spirit for help or imprison Lei Lin, and they agreed to approach him peacefully.
• The Demon Empress and the Evil Monarch left the Evil Demon Forest for the Extreme North, while Ling Xiao waited beneath the Tree of Life for Di Tian to emerge from seclusion.

Ling Xiao met with the Demon Empress and Evil Monarch to enlist their help in breaking through to a million years, but the Evil Monarch challenged his motives and demanded access to the Tree of Life. Ling Xiao seized and restrained him, letting the Ice Empress slap him, then warned the Demon Empress she might not leave the Extreme North safely.

• Ling Xiao and the Ice and Snow Emperors emerged from a spatial rift to meet the Demon Empress and Evil Monarch on the Extreme North Icefield.
• Ling Xiao explained that he had drawn the Demon Empress out because they shared Sea God Tang San as an enemy, and said he needed their tribulations to break through to a million years.
• The Evil Monarch mocked Ling Xiao's plan and argued that the two sides were merely taking what they needed, then began demanding access to the Tree of Life.
• Ling Xiao used spatial power to seize the Evil Monarch and held him still while the Ice Empress slapped him repeatedly.
• Ling Xiao warned the Demon Empress that, having come to the Extreme North, she might not be able to leave safely.

Ling Xiao trapped the Demon Empress and the Evil Monarch in his Thunder Domain, then used their attacks to learn temporal law while pretending to struggle. After killing the Evil Monarch, he offered the Demon Empress a choice: attempt a tribulation without his help or die immediately.

• The Demon Empress realized Ling Xiao had lured her ashore and tried to flee, but his Thunder Domain restrained her.
• Ling Xiao told the Ice and Snow Emperors to stand aside, then challenged the Evil Monarch and the Demon Empress to defeat him if they wanted to leave.
• The Evil Monarch and the Demon Empress joined forces, and the Evil Monarch struck Ling Xiao with Light of Time and Space while Ling Xiao secretly studied its temporal law.
• The Evil Monarch and the Demon Empress realized Ling Xiao had been learning from their attacks, and Ling Xiao taunted them for discovering his plan.
• Ling Xiao immobilized both opponents with spatial power and heavenly thunder, then blasted the Evil Monarch until nothing remained.
• Ling Xiao offered the Demon Empress a chance to survive by attempting a tribulation without his help, warning that he would kill her if she refused.