Chapter Summaries

Yuwen Tuo destroyed his old body to reclaim the true body hidden within his soul, then revived with greatly enhanced potential and a complete Body Martial Soul. He reunited with Xiao Xiao and told Xu Tianran that he had severed every tie to the Sun Moon Imperial Family.

• Yuwen Tuo's body exploded, leaving his soul, soul bones, Soul Core, and soul rings suspended as Xiao Xiao and the others mourned him.
• Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Electrolux kept Yuwen Tuo's soul from collapsing while Qiu'er sensed his power rising.
• Yuwen Tuo summoned the Xuanyuan Sword fragment within his soul and regrew his true body, reclaiming his soul bones, Flame Soul Core, and powers.
• Yuwen Tuo's eleven soul rings evolved, and Du Busi recognized that he had reached the Diamond Fourth Awakening, though he still needed an eighth soul ring to complete it.
• Xiao Xiao threw herself into Yuwen Tuo's arms, scolded him for frightening her, and received his promise not to do it again.
• Yuwen Tuo told Xu Tianran that he had completely cut ties with the Sun Moon Imperial Family.

Yuwen Tuo withdrew from Mingdu with his allies after ending the battle, then revealed that he intended to destroy Shrek Academy after reaching Soul Douluo. The survivors parted ways, with Xu Jiujiu thanking him before he continued toward his next goal.

• Long Xiaoyao recognized that a divine-artifact fragment had rebuilt Yuwen Tuo’s body and severed his ties to the Star Luo and Sun Moon Empires.
• Yuwen Tuo persuaded Du Busi to withdraw the Body Sect, and he led Ghost Valley and the other forces out of Mingdu.
• Xu Tianzhen asked whether she could still call Yuwen Tuo her little brother, and he told her their relationship did not depend on blood ties.
• Yuwen Tuo decided to absorb his Eighth Ring, reach Soul Douluo, and make Shrek Academy his next target because he saw it as the chief obstacle to unifying the continent.
• About thirty li from Mingdu, the forces parted ways, and Xu Jiujiu thanked Yuwen Tuo for helping them escape safely.

Yuwen Tuo rejected Xu Jiujiu’s hopes of a future relationship, accepted Tianyuan Douluo’s thanks while reaffirming his intent to kill him, and received an invitation from Nan Shuishui to visit Earth Dragon Gate. He agreed to visit later, after pursuing his next soul ring and dealing with Shrek.

• Yuwen Tuo told Xu Jiujiu that they would have no relationship in the future, and Xu Jiujiu left sadly.
• The Star Crown Douluo criticized Yuwen Tuo’s view of loyalty, while Xiao Xiao, Ling Luochen, and Qiu’er defended their feelings for him.
• Tianyuan Douluo thanked Yuwen Tuo for exposing Xu Tianran’s plan, and Yuwen Tuo accepted his thanks but vowed to take his head someday.
• The remaining factions departed, leaving the Heaven Dou Empire’s forces with Yuwen Tuo.
• Nan Qiuqiu praised Yuwen Tuo and got his autograph, while Nan Shuishui invited him to visit Earth Dragon Gate’s treasured place.
• Yuwen Tuo accepted Nan Shuishui’s invitation and planned to go after becoming a Soul Douluo and dealing with Shrek.

Shrek's group entered Qiankun Valley of Heart's Inquiry and faced its Trial of Love, which tested whether their feelings were sincere. Ma Xiaotao passed after explaining her love for Yuwen Tuo, while Yan Shaozhe's answer revealed his many past lovers and left his trial unresolved.

• Shrek's group became trapped in Qiankun Valley of Heart's Inquiry, where the valley began testing those who had loved someone.
• Wu Feng, Ning Tian, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Dai Huabin, and Zhu Lu answered the valley's questions and passed without difficulty.
• Ma Xiaotao admitted that she still loved Yuwen Tuo and explained how she had crippled him, earning the valley's approval for her sincere feelings.
• Yan Shaozhe named Cai Meier as one of the people he loved, then listed Xian Lin'er, Feng Ling, Cai Meier, and others when asked to name all his lovers.

Ning Rongrong and Tang San oversaw the Qiankun Valley of Heart's Inquiry, where Cai Meier passed the first trial by declaring her love for Yan Shaozhe despite his many lovers. After the group received their third-trial rewards, Yuwen Tuo's fourth Fire God trial tasked him with hunting a Two Hundred Thousand-Year Demon Flame Tyrant Lizard, and several companions decided to join him.

• Ning Rongrong ordered Yan Shaozhe whipped for his promiscuity, while Cai Meier declared that she still loved him and passed the first trial.
• Everyone except Yan Shaozhe passed the first round, and Wang Dong'er, Ma Xiaotao, and Cai Meier skipped the adventure segment to proceed to the third trial.
• The group's divine trial marks awarded rewards for completing their third trials, including increased Soul Power and God affinity.
• Yuwen Tuo received a trial to hunt a Two Hundred Thousand-Year Demon Flame Tyrant Lizard, while Yuwen Qiu was tasked with assisting him.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress explained that the tyrant lizards were an ancient Ultimate Fire clan corrupted by demonic flames and supposedly destroyed by the Fire God.
• Ling Luochen, Yuwen Qiu, and Xiao Xiao decided to accompany Yuwen Tuo to find the Flame Lord and pursue their own goals.

Yuwen Tuo warned Du Busi to keep the continent peaceful while he prepared for his plan against Shrek, then parted ways with his allies. In Qiankun Valley of Heart's Inquiry, Ma Xiaotao chose to die with Yuwen Tuo rather than surrender him, passed her trial, and Huo Yuhao received a major power boost from Tang San.

• Yuwen Tuo urged Du Busi to let the nations recover and strengthen themselves before he began the second part of his plan, then left with Xiao Xiao and the others.
• The group split up, with one party returning to the Body Sect and the other heading toward the Land of the Extreme North.
• During the Adventure of True Hearts, Wang Dong'er sacrificed herself for Huo Yuhao, while Ma Xiaotao faced a trial that recreated the day she first absorbed Yuwen Tuo's pure fire.
• Ma Xiaotao chose to enter the house again and die with Yuwen Tuo rather than give him up, and Ning Rongrong declared that she had passed the trial.
• Tang San dispelled the illusion, and Ma Xiaotao affirmed that she would rather die with Yuwen Tuo than surrender him; everyone from Shrek passed the trials.
• Qiankun Valley of Heart's Inquiry rewarded the group with increases in Cultivation Power, including raising Huo Yuhao from Soul King to Level Seventy.

Tang San secretly manipulated Ma Xiaotao and Yuwen Tuo while planning to claim the power of both Children of Destiny. In Mingdu, Jing Hongchen chose to sever Illustrious Virtue Hall’s ties with Evil Soul Masters as the Sun Moon Empire descended into a succession crisis.

• Tang San gave Ma Xiaotao a Love God Heart Imprint containing hidden control powers and raised her level to ninety, intending for her to use it against Yuwen Tuo.
• Tang San planned to awaken Tang Wutong through Wang Dong’er’s body and to use Yuwen Tuo to obtain Yuwen Qiu’s Destiny Power.
• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen woke in Illustrious Virtue Hall and learned from Jing Hongchen that Yuwen Tuo had devastated the Sun Moon Empire’s forces and crippled Xu Tianran.
• Jing Hongchen told his grandchildren that the emperor had less than three months to live and that rival princes were struggling for the throne.
• After Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen urged him to choose Illustrious Virtue Hall over cooperation with Evil Soul Masters, Jing Hongchen ordered the hall to reject them and protect academy students from abduction.

Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Qiu entered the Divine Fire Purgatory to face the Demon Flame Tyrant Lizard, but the Flame Lord warned them that the beast’s power far exceeded theirs. They found the sealed Flame King, who revealed his contempt for the Fire God and defended his use of Demon Flame as the Flame Lord accused him of destroying his own clan.

• Yuwen Tuo returned to the Land of the Extreme North with Qiu'er, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochen and entered the Divine Fire Purgatory.
• The Flame Lord warned Yuwen Tuo that the Demon Flame Tyrant Lizard had 290,000 years of cultivation, immense physical strength, and Demon Flame that could defeat even powerful Ferocious Beasts.
• Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er agreed to test the Tyrant Lizard's strength and retreat if they could not handle it.
• The Flame Lord led Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er to a ridge overlooking the chained black lizard, while the Ice Empress and Snow Empress recognized its terrifying strength.
• Flame King mocked the Fire God and insisted that Demon Flame's power justified his refusal to repent.
• The Flame Lord accused Flame King of wiping out the Tyrant Lizard clan by devouring its members himself.

Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Qiu fought Flame King in the Sealed Land as Yuwen Tuo's Fourth Fire God Trial, learning that the Tyrant Lizard clan had fallen to Flame King's greed for demon flames. Flame King's near-indestructible body and powerful demon flame attacks pushed the siblings into a dangerous battle.

• Flame King revealed that he had slaughtered his own clan to monopolize the demon flames left scarce after Fire God sealed them away.
• The Flame Lord ordered Yuwen Tuo to kill Flame King for his fourth trial, and Yuwen Tuo entered the Sealed Land with Qiu'er.
• Flame King recognized Yuwen Tuo as Fire God's inheritor and Qiu'er as the Auspicious Beast, then vowed to kill them both.
• Qiu'er attacked with the Golden Dragon Spear while Yuwen Tuo's Flame Emperor Blade failed to damage Flame King's hardened body.
• Yuwen Tuo used the Xuanyuan Sword Soul to cut Flame King's neck, but demon flame mucus rapidly healed the wound.
• Flame King unleashed a demon flame breath and underground lava traps, forcing Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Qiu to dodge eruptions of deadly flames.

Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er fought the Flame King in the Sealed Land but were overwhelmed by its demon flames, strength, and durability. They escaped to the high platform to rethink their strategy, while the Flame King remained behind and vowed they would never pass its trial.

• Yuwen Tuo used Flame Emperor Domain and Soul Sacrifice to protect Qiu'er from the Flame King's demon flames, while Qiu'er took on its Flame Tail Whip with Golden Dragon True Body and was quickly disarmed.
• The Flame King unleashed Doomsday Meteor Fire, and Yuwen Tuo used Soul Sacrifice to carve an escape route through the meteors.
• Yuwen Tuo summoned a Divine Fire Doppelganger to shield their retreat from the Flame King's Demon Flame Breath, then recalled it after he and Qiu'er escaped the Sealed Land.
• The Flame King emerged unharmed from the meteor barrage, and Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er decided that even their fusion skill might not have defeated it.
• Yuwen Tuo took Qiu'er back to the high platform to reconsider their battle strategy, while the Flame King roared that they would never pass its trial.

Yuwen Tuo and his companions struggled to find a way to defeat the Flame King, while Qiu'er left to pursue an unknown plan and Ling Luochen departed to cultivate. In the Fire God and Water God's secluded valley, Xiao Xiao confessed her wish to become Yuwen Tuo's wife, and they spent the night together.

• Yuwen Tuo admitted he could not defeat the Flame King until he advanced to Soul Douluo, and Qiu'er announced she would leave for two months to pursue an idea.
• Ling Luochen left to cultivate in the Land of the Extreme North, while the Flame Lord led Xiao Xiao and Yuwen Tuo to the secluded valley where the Fire God and Water God had lived.
• Xiao Xiao asked Yuwen Tuo to rebuild Shiwa Village with her, and he promised they would return and restore their home.
• Xiao Xiao told Yuwen Tuo she wanted to become his wife because she feared losing him, and he agreed to take responsibility for her.
• Yuwen Tuo made Red Crab Mandarin Duck Dish for Xiao Xiao, and they pledged themselves to each other before sharing a bed.

Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao woke as newlyweds in the blooming valley, where their intimacy had increased Xiao Xiao’s Soul Power. After Yuwen Tuo released the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Electrolux from his Sea of Consciousness, the academy and sect teams returned home, and Xu Jiujiu reported the events at the Sun Moon Imperial Palace to Xu Jiawei and Xu Yueran.

• Yuwen Tuo explained Qiankun Valley of Heart's Inquiry and the fate awaiting Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao to Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Xiao discovered that her Soul Power had risen to Level 75, while Yuwen Tuo said his cultivation had also improved.
• The Ice Empress demanded that Yuwen Tuo release her from his Sea of Consciousness, and he freed her, Snow Empress, and Electrolux after getting dressed.
• The academy and sect teams returned to their respective forces, and Xu Jiujiu recounted what had happened in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace to Xu Jiawei and Xu Yueran.

Qiu'er returned after two months as a Soul Douluo, having gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Torso Bone, and gave Yuwen Tuo a large piece of Life Gold. After preparing for another month, Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er returned to the Sealed Land to challenge the Flame King again.

• Xu Yueran realized she felt heartache for the child she had cast aside, even though he had severed their ties.
• Qiu'er returned to the valley and found Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Xiao together, while Xiao Xiao claimed she had been cultivating and had reached Level Seventy-Five.
• Qiu'er revealed that she had reached Level Eighty-Four, become a Soul Douluo, and gained a Hundred Thousand Year Golden Hawksbill Soul Ring and Torso Bone.
• Qiu'er gave Yuwen Tuo a large piece of Life Gold, and he used it to strengthen his Mental Power over the next month.
• Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Qiu challenged the Flame King again, and he vowed not to let them escape this time.

Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er used their strengthened abilities to gain the upper hand against the Flame King, countering his flames with Qiu'er's auspicious powers and Yuwen Tuo's soul attacks. The Flame King unleashed Doomsday Meteor Fire, and Yuwen Tuo drew the entire attack onto himself and endured its demonic flames until his body began to waver.

• Qiu'er saw through the Flame King's Demon Flame Breath, pierced its weak point, and stunned him before he could use Explosive Flame Ground.
• Yuwen Tuo activated Golden Awakening and wounded the Flame King's soul with Sword Intent.
• Qiu'er used Auspicious Protection and Doom to protect herself and Yuwen Tuo from the Flame King's Demonic Flame Curse while making him suffer bad luck.
• Yuwen Tuo bound and repeatedly struck the unlucky Flame King, landing critical hits with every attack.
• The Flame King summoned Doomsday Meteor Fire, and Yuwen Tuo drew the meteors toward himself and used elementalization to endure their physical impact.
• Yuwen Tuo endured all the demonic flames in the meteor shower, but his body began to waver as his organs burned.

Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Qiu defeated the Flame King with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Beyond Reincarnation, and absorbed its soul ring and soul bone. Yuwen Tuo completed his Diamond Fourth Awakening, while Qiu'er condensed a Soul Core.

• Qiu'er healed Yuwen Tuo with Golden Flame Soul · Nirvana, and he weakened the Flame King's defenses with his soul bone skill.
• Yuwen Tuo and Yuwen Qiu unleashed Beyond Reincarnation, while Qiu'er used the Golden Dragon Spear to weaken the Flame King's Demon Flame Breath.
• Beyond Reincarnation pierced the Flame King's weakness, and Yuwen Tuo finished it with the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Yuwen Tuo absorbed the Flame King's soul ring and right leg bone while Qiu'er cultivated and condensed a Soul Core.
• Yuwen Tuo destroyed the Flame King's remnant soul, completed the absorption, and achieved Diamond Fourth Awakening.

As the Sun Moon Empire descended into a succession struggle, Ma Xiaotao became a Titled Douluo and Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er completed the Fire God’s Fourth Trial. Their Fifth Trials then ordered them to take revenge on Shrek, leaving Yuwen Tuo eager to attack the academy.

• After the Sun Moon Emperor died without naming an heir, Xu Tianming and Xu Guozhong competed for the Sun Moon Empire’s throne while Kong Deming and Ye Yulin kept order.
• Ma Xiaotao absorbed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blood Phoenix’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone, becoming the Phoenix Douluo.
• Yuwen Tuo and Qiu'er awakened after killing the Flame King, with Qiu'er reaching Level Eighty-Six and Yuwen Tuo reaching Level Eighty-Four and gaining new powers.
• The Flame Lord praised their strength and revealed their Fifth Trials: Yuwen Tuo had to kill at least four Titled Douluo from Shrek, while Qiu'er had to assist him.
• Yuwen Tuo welcomed the trial and said Shrek was already his next target.

Yuwen Tuo left Divine Fire Purgatory with Xiao Xiao and Qiu'er, intending to return to Heaven Dou City before confronting Shrek. In Mingdu, Xu Tianran left Xu Tianzhen’s residence with Ju Zi and died after cursing Yuwen Tuo and urging Ju Zi to avenge him.

• The Fire God and the other Elemental Gods supported Yuwen Tuo’s trial against Shrek, arguing that they had not broken the God Realm’s rules.
• Yuwen Tuo let Ling Luochen continue cultivating in the ice valley, and Xiao Xiao insisted on accompanying him to help confront Shrek.
• Yuwen Tuo told Xiao Xiao and Qiu’er that they would return to the Heaven Dou Empire first to discuss matters with His Majesty.
• Xu Tianran, crippled and stripped of his status, rejected Xu Tianzhen’s care and begged Ju Zi to take him away.
• Ju Zi carried Xu Tianran through Mingdu, where citizens avoided and mocked him, and he cursed Yuwen Tuo before dying in Ju Zi’s arms.

After Xu Tianran’s burial, Yuwen Tuo returned to Heaven Dou City and secretly met Snow Heart Emperor in the imperial palace. Snow Heart Emperor refused to let Yuwen Tuo shoulder the blame for their coming plan alone and insisted he should be honored as a hero.

• Xu Tianzhen buried Xu Tianran as a commoner, and Ju Zi departed with her desire for revenge still intact.
• Wei Na arranged for news of Xu Tianran’s fate to reach Yuwen Tuo in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Yuwen Tuo returned to Heaven Dou City with Yuwen Qiu and Xiao Xiao, then entered the imperial palace to meet Snow Heart Emperor.
• Jiang Yuan arrived to confront the intruder and recognized Yuwen Tuo, whose strength he judged greater than his own.
• Yuwen Tuo told Snow Heart Emperor he was preparing to go to Shrek and could handle their matter alone if given more time.
• Snow Heart Emperor refused to let Yuwen Tuo bear the infamy and declared that he should become a hero revered by the people of Heaven Dou Empire.

Yuwen Tuo agreed to help Snow Heart Emperor strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire while accepting years of grievances as he secluded himself to pursue a breakthrough. Back at the Body Sect, he reunited with the badly injured Ji Juechen, who had been hunted after killing an Evil Soul Master.

• Snow Heart Emperor asked Yuwen Tuo to support the Heaven Dou Empire and help his daughter Na Na, and Yuwen Tuo agreed despite the prospect of suffering grievances at Shrek.
• Snow Heart Emperor explained to the Empress that he hoped Yuwen Tuo's loyalty and sense of obligation would keep him committed to the Heaven Dou Empire, then asked her to deliver him a gift.
• Yuwen Tuo returned to the Body Sect and found Ji Juechen wounded and demanding a fight, so Lu Si forced him to sit down.
• Wei Na told Yuwen Tuo that Ji Juechen had been pursued to Heavenly Soul by Evil Soul Masters, and Ji Juechen recounted killing Wu Yun before Wu Yu hunted him for nearly three months.
• Yuwen Tuo welcomed Ji Juechen to stay as his guest because he had fought Evil Soul Masters.

Yuwen Tuo returned to the city where his martial soul had awakened and confronted Ma Sino and Su Yunlang over the decision that had sent him to Shrek. He began settling his old grievance, while the two men faced the consequences of having ignored his wishes.

• Ji Juechen joined Ghost Valley, and Yuwen Tuo sent him to challenge Long Aotian until he could win.
• Yuwen Tuo traveled toward Shrek Academy with Xiao Xiao and Qiu'er, stopping first at the city near Shiwa Village where he had awakened his martial soul.
• Ma Sino reviewed the city's latest awakening records with Su Yunlang and complained that there were no exceptional talents.
• Yuwen Tuo and his companions appeared before Ma Sino and Su Yunlang, who recognized him as the child they had sent to Shrek.
• Su Yunlang apologized for his part in Yuwen Tuo's suffering, while Yuwen Qiu condemned the men for deciding that geniuses belonged at Shrek.