Chapter Summaries

Old Song organized a covert attack on the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, while Xu Tianran discussed the Soul Engineer Great Competition and rare-metal smuggling with Ju Zi. When enemies attacked the emperor’s residence, Xu Tianran ordered reinforcements while secretly welcoming the chance his father might die.

• Old Song instructed his group to attack the palace in Xu He's name, avoid killing the Sun Moon Emperor, and withdraw as soon as the attack succeeded.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi who would win the Soul Engineer Great Competition, and she predicted the Xishui Alliance would take the championship by any means necessary.
• Xu Tianran explained that he intended to concentrate rare-metal smuggling under one faction and later deal with the Holy Spirit Cult after it had served its purpose.
• A Titled Douluo reported that enemies had attacked the emperor’s residence and urged Xu Tianran to retreat.
• Xu Tianran ordered the other Soul Engineer Legions in Mingdu to enter the palace and protect the emperor, while inwardly hoping his father would die.

Xu Tianran visited his unconscious father while Sun Moon forces pursued the attackers, whose diversion was meant to help their companions escape. He ordered the pursuit intensified and, left alone with the Sun Moon Emperor, wished for his father to die so he could claim the throne.

• Xu Tianran went to his father's residence with Ju Zi, while Old Song ordered the black-robed attackers to retreat as Sun Moon forces converged on them.
• Xu Tianran privately hoped the attackers would kill the unconscious Sun Moon Emperor, believing his death would let Xu Tianran become emperor and advance his plans for war.
• A worship hall elder reported that the attackers had shouted slogans about avenging Xu He, though he suspected the accusation was deliberately planted.
• Xu Tianran agreed the clues seemed suspicious and sent the elder to assist the Royal Soul Engineer Legion in capturing the attackers for interrogation.
• Xu Tianran sent his remaining guards outside, then held his father's hand and silently wished for the Sun Moon Emperor to die so he could ascend the throne.

Xu Tianran killed the Sun Moon Emperor and blamed the attack on the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy while vowing revenge. After the Xishui Alliance won the Soul Engineer finals, Huo Yuhao prepared to capture Feng Ling, and Nan Gongwan and the Nether Lightning Douluo attacked her first.

• Xu Tianran shattered the Sun Moon Emperor’s heart with Soul Power, then mourned his death and told his experts to investigate the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao watched the Xishui Alliance win the Soul Engineer finals and planned to make his move against Feng Ling as she left.
• Nan Gongwan demanded that An Litong and Shangguan Wei'er hand over their rare-metal smuggling business, and they left without objecting.
• Feng Ling left with Nan Gongwan and the Xishui Alliance experts to report the victory to Zhong Liwu.
• Nan Gongwan and the Nether Lightning Douluo attacked Feng Ling in a secluded mountain forest, sending dark-green tentacles toward her.

Nan Gongwan and the Nether Lightning Douluo sprang a coordinated attack on Feng Ling, revealing that they had joined Huo Yuhao and Shrek Academy. Feng Ling survived the ambush and fought back, while three Xishui Alliance contestants watched from a nearby mountain, waiting to see who would win.

• Nan Gongwan attacked Feng Ling with poisonous mist, and the Nether Lightning Douluo initially appeared to defend her.
• Nan Gongwan declared that he had abandoned the Holy Spirit Cult because Elder Xuan had once chosen him, and he transformed into his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Feng Ling dismissed her Soul Guidance Defense Barrier and prepared to fight Nan Gongwan herself.
• The Nether Lightning Douluo turned on Feng Ling, combining his lightning attacks to break her defenses and injure her.
• Feng Ling activated her level-nine Soul Guidance Defense Barrier and began fighting Nan Gongwan and the Nether Lightning Douluo.
• Three Xishui Alliance contestants watched the battle from a nearby mountain and waited to support the winning side.

Feng Ling fought Nan Gongwan and the Nether Lightning Douluo with her Evil Phoenix powers, determined to punish the traitors. Huo Yuhao revealed himself as their supposed mastermind, and Feng Ling resolved to capture him and make him the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Son.

• Feng Ling activated her Martial Soul Avatar and shattered Nan Gongwan’s poisonous mist and the Nether Lightning Douluo’s lightning whips.
• Feng Ling engulfed the two elders’ barriers in black flames and used her Ninth Soul Skill, Evil Phoenix Day, to overwhelm them with a purple pillar of light.
• Nan Gongwan called for Lord Huo, and Huo Yuhao revealed himself as the mastermind behind the attack.
• Feng Ling recognized Huo Yuhao and decided to capture him and make him the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Son.

Huo Yuhao defeated Feng Ling, placed a Soul Core Seal on her, and freed her from Zhong Liwu’s control, prompting her to submit and demand Zhong Liwu’s death. Meanwhile, Tang San watched Shrek Academy’s group head west and planned to steer them toward Qiankun Love Questioning Valley, though Xiao Qi’s recovered memories troubled him.

• Feng Ling attacked Nan Gongwan and Nether Lightning Douluo before turning the Purple Sun’s power on Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao used spatial power to devour the Purple Sun’s light, then struck Feng Ling with a purifying attack that forced her out of her Evil Phoenix form.
• Huo Yuhao placed a Soul Core Seal on Feng Ling while Electrolux removed Zhong Liwu’s control over her.
• Feng Ling regained her memories, submitted to Huo Yuhao, and demanded that Zhong Liwu be killed.
• Nan Gongwan and Nether Lightning Douluo praised Huo Yuhao after seeing him defeat Feng Ling.
• Tang San watched Old Song lead the group west from Mingdu and planned to guide them toward Qiankun Love Questioning Valley, while worrying about Xiao Qi’s recovered memories.

Tang San planned to use Xiao Qi as a replacement for Rising Star in Qiankun Love Questioning Valley, while plotting to seize control of the Divine Realm from God of Destruction. In the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, Xu Tianran blamed Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire for the emperor’s death and discussed war plans with Zhong Liwu.

• Tang San planned to split off portions of his and Xiao Qi’s divine consciousness to keep her trials hidden from Xiao Wu and the Four God Kings.
• Tang San intended to use the Golden Dragon King’s escape to discredit God of Destruction, rally the other gods, and reclaim the Divine Realm Central Hub.
• Xu Tianran learned that Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire forces had secretly left Mingyue Hotel after the Sun Moon Imperial Palace was attacked.
• Xu Tianran suspected the two groups had attacked the palace and asked Zhong Liwu whether West Mountain could trap the Shrek Academy group.
• Zhong Liwu assured Xu Tianran that the Shrek Academy group would die at West Mountain and agreed to pursue the Star Luo Empire thieves.
• Zhong Liwu congratulated Xu Tianran as the new emperor and asked when he planned to launch the war.

Xu Tianran warned Zhong Liwu that Mu En had returned as a Limit Douluo and asked the Holy Spirit Cult to help kill him if war began. Meanwhile, Old Song and Shrek Academy’s students remained trapped in a strange valley near West Mountain.

• Xu Tianran discussed preparing the Sun Moon Empire for war and exploiting his father's assassination to rally public support.
• Xu Tianran told Zhong Liwu that Mu En had returned and briefly displayed Limit Douluo strength, improving Shrek Academy’s standing.
• Xu Tianran asked Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao to confront Mu En in a future war, and Zhong Liwu reluctantly agreed to try.
• Old Song realized that she and the Shrek Academy students had been circling the same valley without finding an exit.
• Old Song told the exhausted students to rest for the night and promised to lead them back to the academy.

Huo Yuhao split off a spiritual body to arrange the Body Sect’s safe departure from Mingdu and travel to Qiankun Love Questioning Valley, while his true body remained with the Sun Moon Team for the finals. Du Busi received Huo Yuhao’s instructions, though he mistakenly assumed Huo Yuhao and his teacher had attacked the soul engineer legions.

• Huo Yuhao suspected Xu Tianran was behind the old emperor’s death and planned to claim the throne and gather Faith Power.
• Huo Yuhao sent a spiritual body with Elder Yi to tell Ju Zi to spare the Body Sect and then head for Qiankun Love Questioning Valley.
• Du Busi told the Body Sect members that Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire had left Mingdu and that the western escape route might be a trap.
• Huo Yuhao told Du Busi that the Body Sect could leave in one hour if they avoided the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion.
• Du Busi asked whether Huo Yuhao and his teacher had slaughtered the soul engineer legions, and Huo Yuhao told him to follow the instructions instead.

Huo Yuhao warned Du Busi to keep the Body Sect away from West Mountain and reassured him that the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineer Legions would not interfere with their retreat. Meanwhile, Old Song struggled to lead Shrek Academy out of the valley, where their powers were suppressed, and the chapter ended as a golden-silver tide approached the group.

• Huo Yuhao told Du Busi to avoid West Mountain and prepare the Body Sect to depart within an hour.
• Du Busi relayed Senior Xiao’s assurances, and the Body Sect disciples praised him for helping their retreat.
• Old Song failed to escape the valley and gathered Xian Lin'er, Cai Meier, and the students to discuss how to get out.
• Old Song led the group together through the valley, marking their route and giving the students time to rest at a lakeside camp.
• Xian Lin'er spotted a golden-silver glow surging toward the Shrek group and called everyone to prepare for battle.

Old Song, Cai Meier, and Xian Lin'er tried to protect the Shrek Students from a mysterious force that pulled them into the fog. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao entered Qiankun Love Questioning Valley and asked Electrolux and the Plane Consciousness to help him challenge its foundations.

• Golden-silver light covered the Shrek group, and Old Song, Cai Meier, and Xian Lin'er formed a defensive line around the students.
• A powerful pulling force dragged the group toward the fog, and the three elders reinforced a soul power barrier to protect the students.
• Huo Yuhao entered the outskirts of Qiankun Love Questioning Valley with help from the Plane Consciousness but had not yet begun its trials.
• Huo Yuhao speculated that Tang San had used Zhong Liwu's grandfather as an experience officer in the valley for a hundred years.
• Huo Yuhao told Electrolux about the valley and asked him to join forces with the Plane Consciousness to help shake its foundations.

Huo Yuhao and his allies prepared to counter Tang San’s Spiritual Sense while Huo Yuhao planned to exploit Qiankun Love Questioning Valley and claim the God of Love’s divine position and remains. He secretly placed part of his Spiritual Power in Ning Tian so he could enter the trials unnoticed and improve the Shrek group’s chances.

• Huo Yuhao judged that the Plane Consciousness and Electrolux could handle Tang San’s Divine Official-level Spiritual Sense, though its destruction might provoke Tang San to send stronger power.
• Huo Yuhao had the Plane Consciousness display the Shrek group’s progress through Qiankun Love Questioning Valley and reasoned that the God of Love’s divine position and remains should still exist there.
• Huo Yuhao planned to obtain the God of Love’s divine position and remains, convert the divine position into Faith Power, and use the Godly Body for his own purposes.
• Huo Yuhao asked the Plane Consciousness and Electrolux to conceal a portion of his Spiritual Power inside Ning Tian so he could pass as a trial participant.
• Huo Yuhao chose Ning Tian because the Shrek group lacked Huo Gua’s knowledge of the valley, and he suspected Ning Rongrong was one of its controllers.

Huo Yuhao recognized that Ning Rongrong likely controlled Qiankun Love Questioning Valley and reasoned that Ning Tian would pass its trial, while he avoided choosing Wang Dong because of Tang San. The Shrek group was drawn into the valley, where the students landed on a golden platform and the three elders were told they could leave.

• Huo Yuhao concluded that Ning Rongrong controlled Qiankun Love Questioning Valley and would let Ning Tian pass, while he feared Tang San’s treatment of Wang Dong.
• The Shrek group emerged from the fog and saw a vast lake surrounded by mountains, with golden and silver light drawing them toward its center.
• Cai Meier and Old Song discussed how they could not resist the force pulling them in and suspected a deity was responsible.
• Huo Yuhao reflected on the valley’s origins, its selective entry, and the strange records of the Three Great Treasure Basins in the Tang Sect Poison Manual.
• The Shrek group reached the lake’s center, where the students landed on a golden platform and Old Song, Cai Meier, and Xian Lin'er were told they were too old for the Sincere Adventure and could leave.

Ning Rongrong and Tang San secretly continued the Sincere Adventure trial in Qiankun Love Questioning Valley while Shrek’s elders tried to negotiate for their students. Wu Feng was forced to answer whether she had a lover, but she denied loving Ning Tian and was punished again.

• Xian Lin'er complained about being considered too old for the trial, while Old Song worried about the students' safety and appealed to the valley's god for their release.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she had come at Tang San's invitation to help control the valley, while Tang San privately told her to continue testing the students.
• The valley's voice announced that the Sincere Adventure had begun, and a golden barrier separated the students before selecting Wu Feng.
• The trial asked Wu Feng whether she had a lover, and she denied it despite her feelings for Ning Tian.
• The valley punished Wu Feng for lying, and she stubbornly denied having a lover again.

Ning Rongrong learned that Wu Feng loved Ning Tian and brought Ning Tian into the trial to question her about her own feelings. Huo Yuhao secretly influenced Ning Tian to refuse to answer, leaving Ning Rongrong stunned by Ning Tian's praise of her ancestor.

• Ning Rongrong threatened to kill Wu Feng unless she answered honestly, and Wu Feng revealed that Ning Tian was her lover.
• Ning Rongrong freed Ning Tian from her bubble and asked whether she had a lover, while Wu Feng remained trapped and unable to speak.
• Huo Yuhao secretly used Spiritual Power to influence Ning Tian, hoping to prevent her from naming him as the person she loved.
• Ning Tian refused to reveal her feelings, saying she would rather face torture or death than submit to power, and praised Ancestor Ning Rongrong as her idol.
• Ning Rongrong was stunned and embarrassed by Ning Tian's words, since she had only meant to frighten her.

Ning Rongrong tested the students in the first round, Sincerity, and let Ning Tian and Wu Feng pass after their reactions convinced her of their loyalty to love. The other students also cleared the round, and Ning Rongrong announced the start of Adventure, sending those exempt from testing ahead to the third stage.

• Ning Rongrong whipped Ning Tian for refusing to answer whether she loved someone, while Wu Feng watched from inside a transparent bubble.
• Wu Feng cursed Ning Rongrong for hurting Ning Tian, and Ning Rongrong struck him three times before declaring Ning Tian had passed the Sincerity round.
• Ning Rongrong released Wu Feng and quickly tested him, allowing him to pass the first stage.
• Huo Yuhao observed from Ning Tian's Sea of Consciousness as Ning Rongrong tested Bei Bei and the other students; they passed, while some were exempted.
• Ning Rongrong ended the Sincerity round and began the Adventure round, directing students exempt from testing to enter the third stage first.

Ning Rongrong forced Ning Tian and Wu Feng into a trial that required one of them to kill the other, but Ning Tian refused and threatened to expose Ning Rongrong’s interference in the mortal world. The chapter ended with Ning Tian daring the deity to kill her rather than send them into a deep adventure.

• Ning Rongrong began the second trial and selected Ning Tian and Wu Feng to go first.
• The roulette wheel assigned both Ning Tian and Wu Feng the task of killing the other or entering a dangerous deep adventure.
• Wu Feng tried to kill herself so Ning Tian could pass, but Ning Tian stopped her and threatened to kill herself too.
• Ning Tian refused to kill Wu Feng or enter the deep adventure, then threatened to reveal Ning Rongrong’s actions to the other deities.

Ning Tian’s threat and reminder of Ning Fengzhi’s death shook Ning Rongrong, who asked Tang San for advice. After Tang San urged her to consider the juniors’ different limits, Ning Rongrong let Ning Tian and Wu Feng pass the remaining trials and prepared to send them away with rewards.

• Ning Tian’s threat and reference to Ning Fengzhi’s final words reopened Ning Rongrong’s grief over being unable to bring her father to the Divine Realm.
• Ning Rongrong asked Tang San how she should handle Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
• Tang San advised Ning Rongrong to account for the juniors’ different capacities to endure hardship, while leaving the decision to her.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Tang San, appeared beside Ning Tian, and declared that Ning Tian and Wu Feng had passed the trials and would receive rewards before leaving.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng received five Soul Power levels and left Qiankun Love Questioning Valley, while Huo Yuhao stayed hidden beneath the lake. He found the God of Love's corpse and divine bow and arrows and prepared to take them away for Electrolux to study.

• Wu Feng asked Ning Rongrong whether the other students could skip the remaining trials, but Ning Rongrong refused and granted Ning Tian and Wu Feng five Soul Power levels each.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng appeared outside the valley, where Old Song, Cai Meier, and Xian Lin'er checked on them and learned what had happened.
• Huo Yuhao's spiritual body remained hidden beneath Golden Sun Silver Moon after sharing Ning Tian's status as someone who had cleared the trial.
• Huo Yuhao examined the God of Love's corpse and her golden bow and three arrows, while Electrolux identified the artifacts and sensed energy that might be a divine position.
• Huo Yuhao and Electrolux began preparing to take the corpse and divine artifacts away, with the Plane Consciousness offering no objection.

Tang San secretly manipulated the trial roulette for Wang Dong, but the wheel stopped when Qiankun Love Questioning Valley lost its power after the God of Love’s corpse and divine artifact vanished. Tang San blamed the God of Destruction, while Destruction detected that the valley’s inner region was on the verge of collapse and wondered if someone had inherited the God of Love’s divine position.

• Tang San secretly tampered with the roulette so Wang Dong would be pushed toward a deeper adventure.
• The roulette stopped, and Ning Rongrong discovered that Qiankun Love Questioning Valley had lost its energy supply.
• Tang San searched the valley and found that the God of Love’s corpse and divine artifact had disappeared.
• Ning Rongrong concluded that the Shrek group needed to be moved before the valley collapsed.
• Tang San blamed the God of Destruction for the theft and vowed that he had crossed a line.
• The God of Destruction checked the Divine Realm Central Hub, detected the valley’s inner region beginning to collapse, and wondered whether someone had inherited the God of Love’s divine position.