Recaps

Yin Hongye killed Hua Tao and his family, then led Qian Renxue and Mu Hongchen into the Spirit Pagoda’s sealed basement, where they captured two Holy Spirit Cult members. Leng Yulai claimed that her sister Leng Yaozhu had helped Yin Hongye, but he kept her alive and demanded proof.

• Yin Hongye killed the six leaders accompanying Hua Tao, then showed Hua Tao how Karmic Fire had destroyed his descendants and relatives before killing him too.
• Yin Hongye, Qian Renxue, and Mu Hongchen took the elevator to the basement, where Qian Renxue sensed an evil presence behind the alloy walls.
• Mu Hongchen opened the sealed alloy plate, and Yin Hongye identified Dark Bell Na Nali and Dark Phoenix Leng Yulai below.
• Na Nali and Leng Yulai attacked as the elevator doors opened, but Yin Hongye kicked them into the wall and pinned them there.
• Leng Yulai said her sister Leng Yaozhu had helped Yin Hongye, but he questioned her claim, sealed her and Na Nali’s Soul Power, and spared them for the moment.
• Qian Renxue asked why a Spirit Pagoda member had become an Evil Soul Master, and Yin Hongye said it was connected to Shrek Academy.

Yin Hongye explained that Leng Yulai became an Evil Soul Master after mistaking an embrace between Leng Yaozhu and Yun Ming for a successful confession and betrayal. At the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En blamed Yan Shaozhe for Shrek Academy’s ties to Evil Soul Masters, and Yan Shaozhe wondered why the blame fell on him when Mu En had taught him.

• Yin Hongye linked several Evil Soul Masters to Shrek Academy and said Leng Yulai’s fall stemmed from her love for Yun Ming.
• Leng Yulai claimed Leng Yaozhu stole Yun Ming from her, but admitted she had only seen them embrace and could not hear what they said.
• Mu Hongchen and Yin Hongye mocked Leng Yulai for assuming the embrace meant her sister had confessed and succeeded.
• Qian Renxue questioned whether that misunderstanding alone had turned Leng Yulai into an Evil Soul Master, and Yin Hongye confirmed it.
• At the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En blamed Yan Shaozhe for Shrek Academy’s connection to Evil Soul Masters, and Yan Shaozhe protested that Mu En had taught him.

Yin Hongye had Qian Renxue purify the cursed researchers, then learned they were developing an emotion-erasing Inhibitor and demonstrated how to make it by hand. Mu Hongchen deduced that the Inhibitor was intended for the Demon Empress, exposing her involvement without her appearing.

• Yin Hongye asked Leng Yulai to prove that Leng Yaozhu was her sister, then left her to figure out how.
• Yin Hongye asked Qian Renxue to purify the researchers cursed by the Dark Blood Demon, and her Holy Light restored them while burning the two Evil Soul Masters.
• Lang Yue and Tang Ziran explained that they were researching an Inhibitor that suppressed Ferocious Beasts' emotions and erased emotions in humans.
• Yin Hongye prepared a dose by hand, and Lang Yue confirmed it was purer than the laboratory's version.
• Mu Hongchen reasoned that the Inhibitor was intended for the Demon Empress, whose mental problems followed from devouring too many souls.

Yin Hongye exposed the Spirit Pagoda’s collaboration with the Holy Spirit Cult, captured Leng Yaozhu and Na Nali, and set out to attack the Dou Ling Empire with a colossal golden dragon Mecha. He left New Heaven Dou City in ruins as the assault continued.

• Yin Hongye learned from Tang Ziran that the Spirit Pagoda had cursed researchers after forcing them to complete work on the Inhibitor, and accused it of colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Yin Hongye questioned Leng Yulai about proving her relationship to Leng Yaozhu, then listened as Na Nali offered to infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult and revealed the Ghost Emperor’s plan to gather souls for the Evil God’s arrival.
• Yin Hongye sealed Leng Yaozhu and Na Nali’s Soul Power, said they were worth more alive, and left with his companions for Dou Ling’s capital.
• Yin Hongye summoned a huge golden dragon Mecha, and Qian Renxue asked about its power as it flew toward the Dou Ling Empire.
• Yin Hongye’s Mecha swept through towns and military camps, then destroyed the Imperial Palace and battered New Heaven Dou City with dragon breath and Fixed Soul Cannon Shells.

Yin Hongye destroyed the Tang Sect branch in New Heaven Dou City after accusing it of sharing technology with the Dou Ling Empire, and the city’s defenses collapsed under his drones. Afterward, Qian Renxue asked why the Tang Sect declined and how wealthy it had been twenty thousand years ago.

• Li Yunzhe confronted Yin Hongye and defended the Tang Sect’s dealings with the Dou Ling Empire.
• Yin Hongye declared that he was taking the Tang Sect branch, then killed Li Yunzhe with the Dragon Mecha’s claw.
• Yin Hongye unleashed waves of drones that destroyed the city’s turrets and defensive arrays and brought down sections of its walls.
• The defenders abandoned their posts, and Yin Hongye planned to put the conquered population to work generating power.
• Qian Renxue asked Yin Hongye why the Tang Sect had declined and how rich it had been twenty thousand years ago.

Yin Hongye explained how the Tang Sect spent ten thousand years nurturing Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters without realizing Tang San had possessed the Blue Silver Emperor, while the Clear Sky Sect continued its hunt for Tang Hao. Meanwhile, the Federation conquered the Dou Ling Continent with a force of eight hundred, and Yin Hongye prepared to return with Leng Yulai.

• Yin Hongye told Qian Renxue that the Tang Sect had honored Tang San by nurturing Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters for ten thousand years before recognizing the flaw in its tradition.
• Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and the Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder heard the Heavenly Screen's revelations, while the Seventh Elder continued sending search parties after Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong angrily defended Yu Xiaogang and insisted his teachings had helped Tang San become a god.
• Yin Hongye explained that the Federation had conquered the Dou Ling Continent with eight hundred people and wanted its resources rather than its people or nobles.
• Yin Hongye told Qian Renxue they would return to the Federation with Leng Yulai so he could collect the bounty for bringing her back alive.

Yin Hongye recounted how Xu Sanshi’s ties to the Dou Ling Imperial Family helped the empire recover, while rival nations reacted to the Heavenly Screen’s revelations. Back in Shrek City, Long Yeyue confronted Qian Gu Dongfeng over Spirit Academy’s new site, and Yin Hongye hurried to the city as Qian Gu Dongfeng threatened to kill him.

• Yin Hongye explained that Xu Sanshi was named regent after a Sun Moon Empire attack nearly wiped out the Dou Ling Imperial Family.
• The Dou Ling emperor ordered ships built to search for the Dou Ling Continent, while Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming discussed advancing Soul Tools and Xu Jiawei ordered Dai Hao watched.
• Yin Hongye and the others returned to the Federation, where the Spirit Pagoda opened Spirit Academy beside Shrek Academy’s ruins and distributed brochures criticizing Shrek.
• Long Yeyue confronted Qian Gu Dongfeng, who mocked Shrek’s destruction and threatened to kill him.
• Yin Hongye heard about the confrontation and changed course for Shrek City.

Qian Gu Dongfeng overwhelmed Long Yeyue in a fight above the ruins of Shrek City while Yin Hongye and his companions watched instead of intervening. Chen Xinjie stopped the beating, but Yin Hongye then arrived to join the confrontation.

• Long Yeyue attacked Qian Gu Dongfeng with the powers of light and darkness, but he countered her blows and repeatedly smashed her into the ruins.
• Yin Hongye, Qian Renxue, and Mu Hongchen watched while Yin explained that they had come to take sides, and Mu Hongchen described Long Yeyue's old conflict with Qiangu Dieting.
• Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao watched the fight on the Heavenly Screen and criticized Long Yeyue's performance.
• Chen Xinjie blocked Qian Gu Dongfeng's staff and ordered him to stop, citing the damage to Shrek City.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng warned that he would cripple anyone who obstructed his Spirit Academy, and Yin Hongye arrived and offered to join the fight.

Yin Hongye arrived as Qian Gu Dongfeng prepared to attack Long Yeyue again, but mocked Long Yeyue and provoked Qian Gu and Chen Xinjie with old grievances instead of stopping the fight. Chen Xinjie blocked Qian Gu’s blow, while Yin Hongye’s revelations about Chen and Long’s past left Chen silent and the confrontation unresolved.

• Yin Hongye taunted the wounded Long Yeyue, saying she had become powerless without Shrek Academy and Yun Ming.
• Yin Hongye mocked Qian Gu Dongfeng and questioned whether his father would ever emerge from seclusion, provoking Qian Gu to raise his staff against Long Yeyue again.
• Chen Xinjie intercepted Qian Gu’s blow with a water shield and told him not to heed Yin Hongye’s incitement.
• Mu Hongchen and Yin Hongye revealed that Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue had once been lovers, but Long had married Heaven's Favor Douluo and Chen later entered a political marriage.
• Yin Hongye questioned whether Chen Xinjie was protecting Long Yeyue because he hoped to rekindle their romance, and Chen remained silent.

Yin Hongye warned Chen Xinjie to separate his private feelings for Long Yeyue from his duties as a Federation general, while the Heavenly Screen’s audience discussed the many love triangles among famous figures. Qian Renxue learned how Mu En made Zhang Lexuan promise to protect Shrek Academy and become Bei Bei’s child bride, and condemned him for exploiting her desperate circumstances.

• Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen compared Chen Xinjie, Long Yeyue, and Qian Gu Dongfeng to other famous love triangles, while Qian Renxue recalled similar relationships from her own era.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng ended the confrontation and left without holding Shrek Academy accountable over the Spirit Academy matter, then Yin Hongye warned Chen Xinjie not to let private feelings cloud his public duties.
• Yan Shaozhe worried that later generations knew his romantic history, and Mu En told him he had earned the embarrassment.
• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao each denied that Yan Shaozhe had inherited his romantic entanglements from them.
• Qian Renxue asked why Zhang Lexuan had forgotten Bei Bei after receiving a reward from Qiankun Asking Love Valley, and Yin Hongye explained that Mu En had made her agree to protect Shrek Academy and become Bei Bei’s child bride.
• Qian Renxue condemned Mu En for exploiting Zhang Lexuan when she was desperate for revenge.

Yin Hongye questioned Mu En’s engagement arrangement for Zhang Lexuan and outlined how its obligations could be twisted to satisfy the letter of the rules. The discussion left Zhang Lexuan sorrowful, while Yin Hongye and Qian Renxue returned to debating Bei Bei’s relationship with Tang Ya and the Tang Sect’s revival.

• Yin Hongye explained that Mu En’s life-saving favor had become a shackle for Zhang Lexuan, and described how a ghost marriage could fulfill the engagement and Shrek Academy’s protection pledge.
• Outside the Heavenly Screen, Yan Shaozhe asked Mu En whether he had arranged Zhang Lexuan’s engagement to Bei Bei while she was desperate; Mu En admitted the decision had been impulsive and inappropriate.
• Zhang Lexuan listened in silence as Cai Mei'er warned him not to overthink the Heavenly Screen’s suspicions, and he felt sorrowful about the agreement made after his family was slaughtered.
• Yin Hongye’s group traveled back to Mingdu, where Qian Renxue questioned why Bei Bei had saved money with Tang Ya instead of using his status to secure land for the Tang Sect.
• Yin Hongye argued that Bei Bei could easily have obtained land through his connections, then pointed out that a sect without even a Soul Emperor had once dared to attack the Tang Sect.

Yin Hongye explained Shrek Academy’s role in the Tang Sect’s decline, then described the Star Dou Pod and the Federation tournament. As Qian Renxue and the others discussed the system’s flaws and prizes, the Clear Sky Sect found an intermittent underground passage outside the Heavenly Screen.

• Qian Renxue questioned why Shrek Academy had failed to protect the Tang Sect, and Yin Hongye said the academy had deliberately let the Tang Sect’s troubles drag on.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Shrek Academy had partly caused Tang Ya’s fall into darkness, and Yin Hongye agreed.
• Yin Hongye explained that the Federation’s Star Dou Pod let users enter the Star Dou Battle Network, and that his proposed historical free-roaming game had been rejected because of its effect on ancestors’ reputations.
• Yin Hongye described the pod’s limits with powerful fighters, while Mu Hongchen criticized the Federation’s artificial intelligence and firewall.
• Yin Hongye outlined the Federation tournament’s events and prizes, and Qian Renxue questioned how securely it protected participants’ information.
• The Clear Sky Sect found an intermittent underground passage outside the Heavenly Screen.

Clear Sky Sect elders found Tang Hao hiding in a tunnel and defeated him in a narrow stone chamber, accusing him of bringing Spirit Hall down on the sect and causing Ah Yin’s death. Tang Xiao ordered Tang Hao taken back for judgment, while the chapter ended with a blade from the South Sea Legion arriving to visit Yin Hongye inside the Heavenly Screen.

• A Clear Sky Sect disciple found a freshly dug tunnel, and the Seventh Elder identified Tang Hao’s lingering Soul Power and summoned Tang Xiao and the elders.
• Tang Xiao and the elders followed the tunnel to a hidden stone chamber, where they found Tang Hao and accused him of betraying the sect.
• The Seventh Elder attacked Tang Hao, and Tang Xiao and three elders joined in, overwhelming the injured Tang Hao with their Clear Sky Hammers.
• The Seventh Elder blamed Tang Hao for Ah Yin’s death and spat on him, while Tang Hao insisted that Ah Yin had sacrificed herself willingly.
• Tang Xiao ordered Tang Hao taken back to face judgment, and the Seventh Elder agreed to bring him before the old sect master and disciples.
• Inside the Heavenly Screen, Yin Hongye worked with dragon bones before a blade from the South Sea Legion came to visit.

Yin Hongye examined Sima Jinchi, a rank-eighty-nine Dragon Slaying Saber spirit who had been unable to advance for nearly three years. The scan began as Na'er recognized his Martial Soul, while Di Tian realized the saber had survived into the current era and Ning Fengzhi celebrated finding someone with a similar cultivation blockage.

• Sima Jinchi arrived at Yin Hongye's laboratory after Yue Zhengen sent him to seek help with his stalled cultivation.
• Yin Hongye brought Sima Jinchi through the dangerous laboratory and asked Mu Hongchen to give him a deep scan.
• Di Qiuer and Na'er watched the examination, and Na'er identified Sima Jinchi's Martial Soul as the Dragon Slaying Saber.
• Yin Hongye described Sima Jinchi's military record and explained that he fought with a saber despite commanding a Mecha division.
• Di Tian recognized the Dragon Slaying Saber as the weapon forged from the Dragon God's horn and wondered how it had gone unnoticed.
• Ning Fengzhi excitedly remarked that Sima Jinchi was also stuck at a cultivation level.

Mu Hongchen found no physical reason for Sima Jinchi’s Soul Power to stop at level eighty-nine, and Yin Hongye challenged him to a saber duel. The duel awakened Sima Jinchi’s memories as the Dragon Clan Ritual Blade, and he realized he had never been human.

• Mu Hongchen said Sima Jinchi’s body and Martial Soul were healthy and that he should be able to reach Titled Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi resented the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda being used as a comparison.
• Yin Hongye proposed a fight, and Sima Jinchi eagerly accepted a saber-technique contest.
• Yin Hongye easily suppressed Sima Jinchi’s saber attacks and used his killing intent to awaken the Dragon Slaying Saber's consciousness.
• Sima Jinchi relived memories of a dragon-slaying saber and a nine-colored dragon forging the Dragon Clan Ritual Blade.
• Sima Jinchi’s body erupted in golden light as he broke through and recovered his memories, then said he had not been human after all.

Sima Jinchi learned that his account of the Dragon God War was incomplete and that the Dragon Clan’s fall was largely caused by the Dragon God. After he asked whether the Dragon Clan could still become gods, Mu Hongchen noticed Sima Jinchi’s golden Soul Ring and identified it as a possible Million-Year Soul Ring, shocking the observers outside the Heavenly Screen.

• Mu Hongchen questioned Sima Jinchi about his nature, and Sima Jinchi explained that he was the spirit of the Dragon Slaying Saber, formed from the Dragon God's horn.
• Yin Hongye corrected Sima Jinchi’s account of the Dragon God War, explaining that the Dragon God went mad after the Dragon Prince died and that the Light Dragon King and his wife sacrificed themselves to stop him.
• Di Tian laughed as he watched Sima Jinchi react to the truth, while Bi Ji recalled learning that the Dragon God had prevented Soul Beasts from becoming gods.
• Sima Jinchi asked whether the Dragon Clan could still become gods, and Yin Hongye said they could only if the Dragon God revived, adding that someone could inherit his Divine Position.
• Mu Hongchen asked about Sima Jinchi’s new abilities and pointed out that his golden Soul Ring might be a Million-Year Soul Ring, astonishing the observers outside the Heavenly Screen.

Yin Hongye tested his four Dragon King swords against Sima Jinchi’s Dragon Clan Ritual Blade and defeated him with one combined strike. Afterward, Yin Hongye said the test revealed a flaw in his research, while the onlookers learned that Huo Yuhao’s first Soul Ring was a Million-Year Soul Ring.

• The Star Luo Emperor, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, Ning Fengzhi, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King reacted to the revelation of a Million-Year Soul Ring.
• Yin Hongye summoned four swords made from the remains of the Water, Fire, Wind, and Earth Dragon Kings to test them against Sima Jinchi.
• Sima Jinchi transformed into the Dragon Clan Ritual Blade, but Yin Hongye’s four swords overwhelmed him and forced him back into human form.
• Sima Jinchi admitted defeat, and Yin Hongye said the trial had helped him find a flaw in his research.
• Mu Hongchen asked why Sima Jinchi had used only one Soul Skill, and Yin Hongye confirmed that Huo Yuhao’s first Soul Ring was a Million-Year Soul Ring.

Yin Hongye explained how the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm became Huo Yuhao’s first Soul Ring and helped him obtain the Ice Empress as his second Martial Soul. Outside the Heavenly Screen, Di Tian blamed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for indirectly causing the Auspicious Beast’s death and seized him.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm realized the Heavenly Screen was discussing his million-year cultivation and wondered how he had become Huo Yuhao’s first Soul Ring.
• Yin Hongye explained that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had sacrificed himself to Huo Yuhao, sealed his Soul Ring’s age, and later became a Soul Spirit.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Huo Yuhao could have become a god without the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and Yin Hongye linked him to Huo Yuhao’s Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress grew displeased, while Di Tian confronted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and accused him of aiding Huo Yuhao, who later got the Auspicious Beast killed.
• Di Tian grabbed the trembling Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as he struggled to explain himself.
• Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen connected the Ice Empress’s disappearance to Huo Yuhao’s second Soul Ring and Martial Soul, adding that Mu En had worked out the connection.

Mu En realized he had delayed Huo Yuhao’s rise, while Yin Hongye explained Huo Yuhao’s spiritual Soul Skills and Sima Jinchi recounted his origins and ambitions. Sima Jinchi learned that Yin Hongye had already mastered the Saber God realm, and people outside the Heavenly Screen concluded that the Dragon Slaying Saber was likely in the Douluo Continent’s original lands.

• Mu En told Yan Shaozhe that he had discovered Huo Yuhao’s Martial Soul secret, then worried that Shrek Academy might not reform in time.
• Yin Hongye described Huo Yuhao’s four spiritual Soul Skills, and Mu Hongchen discussed how powerful spiritual ability could enable concealment from detection.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm angrily defended his four Soul Skills to Huo Yuhao, insisting that they were powerful and especially praising Spiritual Sharing.
• Sima Jinchi explained that the Dragon God had sent him to the Douluo Continent, where he became human, awakened the Dragon Slaying Saber, and eventually reached rank eighty-nine before meeting Yin Hongye.
• Sima Jinchi said he planned to pursue the Saber God realm, but Yin Hongye demonstrated a flawless Saber God strike and stunned him.
• Di Tian and others outside the Heavenly Screen inferred that Sima Jinchi was likely in the Douluo Continent’s original lands and resolved to obtain the Dragon Slaying Saber.

The Star Luo Empire, Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall, and Di Tian sought the Dragon Slaying Saber after learning of its power, while Sima Jinchi repeatedly challenged Yin Hongye and Di Qiuer entered the Star Dou Battle Network. At Shrek Academy’s former grounds, Long Yueye despaired over the Spirit Pagoda’s recruitment notice but took hope in the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal.

• The Star Luo Emperor ordered a search for the Dragon Slaying Saber, and Tang Xiao urged the Clear Sky Sect elders to seek it as well.
• Bibi Dong considered using the saber against the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, while Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi dismissed the search and Di Tian set out to claim it.
• Sima Jinchi repeatedly challenged Yin Hongye at the laboratory and was knocked down in a single move each time.
• Di Qiuer entered the Star Dou Battle Network as her opponents disconnected, while Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen made money from the Federation.
• Long Yueye raged over the Spirit Pagoda recruiting at Shrek Academy’s former grounds, then recalled that she possessed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal.

Tang San endured karmic fire in the Divine Realm and contacted Long Yeyue through the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, learning that Shrek Academy had been destroyed and his son had survived. He agreed to visit the Tang Sect, while Yin Hongye prepared to search Heaven Dou City for valuables.

• Long Yeyue used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to seek enlightenment, and Tang San used its counterpart to contact her while karmic fire tormented him.
• Tang San learned from Long Yeyue that Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect had been blown up, but the Tang Sect still existed.
• Long Yeyue told Tang San that Yin Hongye had saved the golden dragon child and taken him to the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, so Tang San regarded Yin Hongye as a good person.
• Tang San told Long Yeyue to take him to the Tang Sect and then ended their contact.
• The Tang Sect members competed in the Star Dou Battle Network's restricted mecha event, while Yin Hongye prepared to search Heaven Dou City for valuables.
• Qian Renxue appeared, nearly making Tang San think he had seen a ghost.

Long Yeyue brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal to the Tang Sect basement, where Tang San learned the sect was struggling financially and began planning its revival. Meanwhile, Yin Hongye, Mu Hongchen, and Qian Renxue explored the Tang Sect’s vast underground complex and uncovered its extensive industrial holdings before reaching Zang Xin and Long Yeyue.

• Long Yeyue showed Zang Xin the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal and said Tang San had sent a divine message promising to revive the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.
• Tang San learned the Tang Sect lacked money, could not rely on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and had suffered repeated robberies by the Red Lotus Douluo, so he began making plans for its revival.
• Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen broke into the Tang Sect’s elevator and dropped into its underground complex with Qian Renxue, who learned it contained sixteen heavily defended spaces.
• Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen entered an armory and explained that the Tang Sect had held major stakes in Soul Tool manufacturers and distributors, keeping much of the Federation’s money within the sect and the Spirit Pagoda.
• Yin Hongye kicked open a large door and found Zang Xin and Long Yeyue; Qian Renxue recognized Tang San’s voice.

Yin Hongye challenged Tang San’s voice coming from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal, arguing it could be a deception rather than proof that the Sea God was speaking. As Mu En began investigating the crystal, Tang San still blamed Qian Renxue for the confusion and the Divine Realm’s apparent disappearance.

• Qian Renxue and Tang San were both startled to see each other, while Tang San noticed Yin Hongye’s immense fortune and considered recruiting him for the Tang Sect.
• Yin Hongye and Mu Hongchen discussed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal, and Mu En recognized the object outside the Heavenly Screen as a means of contacting the Sea God.
• Tang San accused Qian Renxue of being dead and demanded to know whether she was human or a ghost, prompting those present to speculate that she haunted Yin Hongye.
• Yin Hongye questioned whether Tang San was truly the Sea God and suggested the crystal’s message could be a Holy Spirit Cult or Evil God plot; Mu Hongchen supported his doubts.
• Long Yeyue and Heartless Douluo began to suspect the message might be fraudulent, while Tang San continued to blame Qian Renxue.
• Mu En began verifying Yin Hongye’s suspicions about the crystal.

Mu En kept the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal despite learning nothing from it, while Yin Hongye exposed Long Yeyue’s lack of victories and beat her after she attacked him. Qian Renxue struck the crystal with the Angel Holy Sword, causing its deep-blue power to flood the room with darkness and crushing water pressure.

• Mu En examined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal, suspected Tang San had left it as part of a contingency, and decided to keep it.
• Yin Hongye convinced the Passionate Douluo that Long Yeyue could have been tricked, then mocked her record of victories.
• Tang San worried over Shrek Academy’s collapse as Long Yeyue charged Yin Hongye, who caught her and slapped her repeatedly.
• Yin Hongye used Long Yeyue as a human shield and demanded a hundred million Federation Credits from the Spirit Pagoda for every slap, stopping the Passionate Douluo from intervening.
• Qian Renxue struck the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal, which released a surge of deep-blue power that plunged the room into darkness and intense water pressure.

Tang San’s attempt to reach the Douluo Continent was exposed as suspicious when his power appeared cold and sinister, and Yin Hongye led the others to attack him. Tang San escaped through the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal, but his connection to the continent remained his last anchor as karmic fire consumed him in the Divine Realm.

• Tang San tried to send his divine consciousness through the outer barrier again, but his power reached the Douluo Continent only intermittently and appeared cold and sinister.
• Yin Hongye accused the phantom of being an Evil Soul Master in disguise, while Qian Renxue questioned whether he was truly Sea God Tang San.
• The Asura God questioned the Sea God about the phantom’s deep-sea power, and the Sea God admitted that the deep sea was dark and mysterious.
• Yin Hongjian, Mu Hongchen, Qian Renxue, and Passionate Douluo attacked the phantom, but Tang San retreated into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud Crystal and escaped by spatial transfer.
• Yin Hongye suggested Ghost Emperor might be nearby, while Mu Hongchen offered to help Passionate Douluo find a traitor and Passionate Douluo refused.
• Tang San spat blood in the Divine Realm as karmic fire intensified; Xiao Wu urged him to stop using divine power, but Tang San insisted the crystal was his last anchor to the Douluo Continent.