Chapter Summaries

Xue Ye entrusted the Heaven Dou Empire to Xue Qinghe, unaware that the crown prince was Qian Renxue, and died after naming her his successor. Qian Renxue held Xue Ye’s funeral and was crowned emperor, bringing the Heaven Dou Empire under her control.

• Ye Renxin and Ning Fengzhi briefly revived Xue Ye, who summoned the imperial relatives and ministers and asked to speak with Xue Qinghe alone.
• Using the Heaven-Isolating Disk, Xue Ye advised Qian Renxue about the Star Luo Empire, Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Pill Tower, Zhao Ming, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and asked her to spare Xue Beng.
• Qian Renxue promised to spare Xue Beng unless he committed treason, and Xue Ye publicly passed the throne to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe before dying.
• Ning Fengzhi called for Qian Renxue to ascend immediately, and she ordered a state funeral and three months of mourning.
• After Xue Ye’s funeral, Qian Renxue was crowned emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire and began her first court session.

Zhao Ming emerged from half a year of seclusion with his third Soul Ring, wealth authority, and learned that Qian Renxue had taken the Heaven Dou throne. He joined her as two Titled Douluo arrived with a summons from the Pope, and Qian Renxue prepared to confront them.

• Zhao Ming gained wealth authority, reached level seventy-five, and emerged from seclusion at the Pill Tower.
• Chen Yuan told Zhao Ming that Emperor Xue Ye had died eight days earlier and Qian Renxue had ascended the throne.
• Zhao Ming visited Qian Renxue, congratulated her, and agreed to accompany her to meet her grandfather after the Soul Master Tournament.
• Demon Bear Douluo and another Titled Douluo summoned Qian Renxue to Spirit City on the Pope's behalf, and Zhao Ming revealed his new authority to her.
• Qian Renxue and Zhao Ming went to the palace square, where Demon Bear Douluo delivered the invitation and ordered her to depart for Spirit City.

Zhao Ming concealed the confrontation at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and defeated the level 95 Demon Bear Douluo after Spirit Hall challenged Qian Renxue’s rule. He rejected Bibi Dong’s invitation on Qian Renxue’s behalf and sent the Sinister Old Man back with a warning.

• Zhao Ming spread his Fortune-Gathering Domain across the palace, hiding the confrontation from those outside and guiding the perceptions of those within it.
• Zhao Ming revealed his seven Soul Rings, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and overpowered Demon Bear Douluo’s attacks with the Silver Whip.
• Demon Bear Douluo used his ninth Soul Skill, but Zhao Ming shattered the meteor and then battered him with the Shangqing Sword Technique until he lost consciousness.
• Zhao Ming returned the unconscious Demon Bear Douluo to Qian Renxue and told her he would leave him to her.
• Zhao Ming identified himself to the Sinister Old Man, crushed Bibi Dong’s invitation, and warned that Spirit Hall had no right to interfere with Qian Renxue’s ascension.

After Ghost Leopard Douluo reported Zhao Ming's victory over Demon Bear Douluo, Bibi Dong suspected Zhao Ming was a god's inheritor and decided against provoking him for now. She planned to wait for the Soul Master Tournament in Spirit City to judge his abilities herself.

• Bibi Dong confronted Ghost Leopard Douluo after he brought the badly injured Demon Bear Douluo back from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo described how Zhao Ming defeated Demon Bear Douluo, and Bibi Dong concluded Zhao Ming might be a god's inheritor.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Leopard Douluo to take Demon Bear Douluo to the Medical Hall and let the matter rest for now.
• After Ghost Leopard left, Bibi Dong blamed Qian Daoliu for supporting Zhao Ming and the Pill Tower, believing he had recognized Zhao Ming's divine inheritance.
• Bibi Dong decided to leave the Heaven Dou Empire in Qian Renxue's hands for now and wait to see Zhao Ming at the approaching Soul Master Tournament in Spirit City.

Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng worried that Qian Renxue was preparing to move against them, while she secretly planned to use Shrek Academy to eliminate Xue Beng. After Shrek joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qian Renxue began considering Ning Rongrong as a means to put pressure on Ning Fengzhi.

• Prince Xue Xing warned Xue Beng to keep up his wastrel act and remain in Heaven Dou City rather than give Qian Renxue an excuse to target him.
• The Imperial Fighting Team defeated Shrek Team decisively at Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena, showcasing Xue Yu's Emerald Swan support abilities and the team's strength.
• Qin Ming invited Flender, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, and the Shrek students to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, citing its resources and access to Mysterious Water Pills.
• Flender agreed to entrust the Shrek students to Qin Ming, and the group began arranging their incorporation into the academy.
• Qian Renxue learned that Shrek Academy had arrived and considered using its members, ideally Ning Rongrong, to kill Xue Beng and gain leverage over Ning Fengzhi.

On Vermilion Bird Street, Xue Beng harassed Zhu Zhuqing and fought with the Shrek group, then Ning Rongrong shot him dead with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. The crossbow bolt’s fatal power had secretly been enhanced by Snake Lance Douluo, and Ning Rongrong was left stunned by Xue Beng’s death.

• Xue Beng spotted Zhu Zhuqing and approached her, but Dai Mubai struck him when he tried to touch her.
• Xue Beng ordered his guards to attack, but they hesitated after recognizing Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda.
• Xue Beng charged Ning Rongrong, who used Tang San’s Zhuge Repeating Crossbow to force him to defend himself with Swan Protection.
• Snake Lance Douluo secretly strengthened one of Ning Rongrong’s bolts with Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong’s bolt pierced Xue Beng’s throat and killed him, leaving her horrified by what she had done.

Ning Rongrong was arrested after shooting Fourth Prince Xue Beng dead, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou court reacted to the killing. Ning Fengzhi pleaded with Qian Renxue to spare his daughter, unaware that Qian Renxue had arranged the events and was posing as a grieving emperor.

• Ning Rongrong killed Xue Beng, and her guards protected her until City Guard Commander Li Lie arrived and arrested her and the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San being taken to prison but held back, believing there was still time to intervene.
• Ning Fengzhi learned what Rongrong had done and discussed rescuing her with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
• Qian Renxue received a report confirming that events had gone according to her plan, then acted grief-stricken when Ning Fengzhi came to plead for Rongrong's life.

Ning Fengzhi offered the Heaven Dou Imperial Family a huge payment and a marriage arrangement in exchange for sparing Ning Rongrong, and Qian Renxue agreed to pardon her after a public sentencing. Qian Renxue then expelled most of Shrek Academy, kept Dai Mubai in Heaven Dou City, and sent Zhu Zhuqing to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu offered her protection.

• Ning Fengzhi offered one hundred million Gold Soul Coins and a Ning clansman to marry into the imperial family, and Qian Renxue arranged for Ning Rongrong to be sentenced publicly before receiving a special pardon.
• Qian Renxue ordered Shrek Academy dissolved and expelled its students from Heaven Dou City, while arranging for Dai Mubai to remain and Zhu Zhuqing to be taken to the Worship Hall.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were released from jail and reunited with Flender, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, and the other Shrek teachers outside the city.
• Dai Mubai was taken to a luxurious mansion and presented with ten beauties, while he worried about Zhu Zhuqing's fate.
• Snake Lance Douluo brought Zhu Zhuqing to Spirit City's Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu told her she had been spared from becoming a tool for producing descendants and could remain there.

Zhao Ming visited the Star Dou Forest, gathered blood from every Ferocious Beast, and taught Di Tian how to condense Soul Rings and cultivate with the Nine Profound Art. After returning to Heaven Dou City, he discussed Qian Renxue’s plans for the Shrek Seven Devils and the White Tiger bloodline; Dai Mubai eventually accepted his captivity and began having children with the women assigned to him.

• Zhao Ming reached Life Lake with Di Tian’s dragon scale and asked the Ferocious Beasts for blood, explaining his Soul Ring Condensation Method.
• Zhao Ming demonstrated the method, taught Di Tian the Nine Profound Art, and collected a drop of blood from every Ferocious Beast before leaving the Star Dou Forest.
• Di Tian recognized the method’s potential to end the conflict over Soul Rings, while the Myriad Demon King worried that humans might exterminate Soul Beasts once they no longer needed them.
• Zhao Ming met Qian Renxue in the imperial palace and discussed her decision to keep Zhu Zhuqing under house arrest and use Dai Mubai to pass on the White Tiger bloodline.
• After resisting for four days, Dai Mubai was reminded of Zhu Zhuqing by one of the women, took her to his room, and began spending his days and nights with the women; Qian Renxue learned the White Tiger bloodline would be passed on.

After Shrek Academy was disbanded, Liu Erlong brought Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the remaining students to Blue Tyrant Academy. Yu Luomian responded by cutting off the academy’s funding, but Liu Erlong decided she would keep Yu Xiaogang there regardless.

• Liu Erlong found the displaced Shrek group and offered them places at Blue Tyrant Academy, urging Yu Xiaogang to stop avoiding her after their painful past.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to join Blue Tyrant Academy so his students could enter the Soul Master Tournament, and Liu Erlong led the group to her school.
• Liu Erlong welcomed the Shrek students and teachers, making them official members of Blue Tyrant Academy.
• After hearing Yu Xiaogang had returned to Liu Erlong’s side, Yu Luomian ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to stop providing resources to the academy.
• Liu Erlong received the funding ultimatum, dismissed it, and decided that keeping Yu Xiaogang at Blue Tyrant Academy mattered more to her than the clan’s support.

Zhao Ming gathered blood from the Star Dou Forest's Ferocious Beasts and taught Di Tian the Soul Ring Condensation Method and the Nine Profound Art, opening the possibility of better relations between humans and Soul Beasts. Back in Heaven Dou City, he discussed Qian Renxue's plans for Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, and Dai Mubai eventually began fathering children with the women assigned to him.

• Zhao Ming visited the Star Dou Forest and asked Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts for blood, explaining that it could be used to condense Soul Rings without killing Soul Beasts.
• Zhao Ming taught Di Tian the Soul Ring Condensation Method and the Nine Profound Art, and Di Tian found that Soul Beasts could use the latter to improve their cultivation efficiency.
• Zhao Ming returned to the imperial palace and discussed with Qian Renxue how she had confined Zhu Zhuqing to the Worship Hall and planned to use Dai Mubai to pass on the White Tiger bloodline.
• Dai Mubai resisted the Heaven Dou Empire's plan for four days, then brought a woman who reminded him of Zhu Zhuqing to his room and began spending his nights with the ten women.
• Qian Renxue learned that Dai Mubai had begun indulging with the women and smiled, knowing the White Tiger bloodline would be passed on.

After Shrek Academy was disbanded, Liu Erlong offered the group a place at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Yu Xiaogang agreed to go despite their painful history. Yu Luomian then threatened to cut off the academy’s funding, but Liu Erlong chose to disregard the threat.

• Liu Erlong found the displaced Shrek group and invited its students and teachers to join Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to take the group to Blue Tyrant Academy so his students could continue training and compete in the Soul Master Tournament.
• Liu Erlong brought the group to the academy and welcomed them as students and teachers.
• Yu Luomian learned that Yu Xiaogang had joined Liu Erlong’s academy and ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to stop funding it.
• Liu Erlong received the clan’s warning and threw it away, deciding that Yu Xiaogang’s presence mattered more than the academy’s resources.

Zhao Ming’s attempt to enter the Ice God Temple provoked the Ice Empress, but Di Tian arrived and overwhelmed the Ice and Snow Emperors, securing Zhao Ming permission to enter. Inside the temple, the Treasure-Dropping Coin awakened the Ice God’s lingering power of faith and revealed that the Ice God was the Snow Empress’s predecessor, an ancient ice-and-snow spirit born from the same source.

• Zhao Ming asked to explore deeper into the ice palace, and the Ice Empress attacked him before he could explain.
• Zhao Ming summoned Di Tian with the dragon scale, and Di Tian’s overwhelming presence stopped the Ice Empress and challenged the Snow Empress.
• Di Tian defeated the Snow Empress’s Emperor Palm with one dragon-claw strike and threatened to unleash the Dragon God Claw, prompting her to concede and let Zhao Ming enter the temple.
• The Snow Empress led Zhao Ming to the Ice God Temple and opened its sealed entrance for him.
• Zhao Ming entered the temple, where the Treasure-Dropping Coin gathered the lingering power of faith and revealed the Ice God’s image.
• Zhao Ming recognized that the Ice God was an ancient ice-and-snow spirit who had fallen in the Dragon God War, and that the Snow Empress was born from the same origin.

Zhao Ming explained to the Ice God that the Dragon God’s oath had prevented Soul Beasts from becoming gods and offered her a chance at resurrection by helping him form his fourth Soul Ring. The Ice God agreed, and they began gathering the Far North’s fortune, faith, and her remaining divine power into the Treasure-Dropping Coin.

• Zhao Ming told the Ice God that Soul Beasts could not become gods because of the Dragon God’s oath after the Dragon God War.
• Zhao Ming offered to link the Ice God’s restored godhood to his fourth Soul Ring and have the Snow Empress inherit her position, giving the Ice God a chance to return to life.
• The Ice God agreed to help Zhao Ming, trusting his confidence despite the risk that she would dissipate if their plan failed.
• Zhao Ming activated the Fortune-Gathering Domain while the Ice God poured her remaining divine power into the Treasure-Dropping Coin.
• The domain spread across the Far North, awakening ancient Soul Beasts as Zhao Ming began forming his fourth Soul Ring from Soul Power, divine power, fortune, and faith.

Zhao Ming’s fourth Soul Ring granted him authority over wind and water, whose harmony with ice allowed the Ice God Divine Position to begin healing. The Ice God passed it to the Snow Empress, secured the Destruction God King’s support, and returned to the temple as Zhao Ming awakened at level 77.

• Zhao Ming formed his fourth Soul Ring, gaining control over wind and water and causing ice-attribute Soul Beasts across the Far North to submit.
• The Ice God Divine Position responded to Zhao Ming’s authority and began healing as it absorbed the Far North Soul Beasts’ faith.
• The Ice God gave the Snow Empress the Ice God Divine Position and the Ice God Nine Trials, naming her as her successor.
• The Ice God sent a message to the Destruction God King, who agreed to receive the Snow Empress into the Divine Realm and gave the Ice God Immortal Spirit Qi.
• The Ice God returned to the Ice God Temple, where the divine position entered the Snow Empress’s mark, and Zhao Ming later awakened at level 77.