Chapter Summaries

Xuan Zi, Xian Lin'er, and Tang Feng fought Du Busi inside Kong Deming’s Silver Moon Divine Light Shield as Sun Moon Army cannon fire devastated the Shrek Students outside. Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er resolved to break through and rescue the survivors, but Tang Feng resisted, grieving the Clear Sky Sect experts he had lost.

• Du Busi attacked Xuan Zi, Tang Feng, and Xian Lin'er with spatial power, while Xuan Zi countered and charged him in his human-form Martial Soul Avatar.
• Xian Lin'er shouted for the students to run as Sun Moon Army cannon shells struck them, leaving many dead or badly wounded.
• Xuan Zi fought off Du Busi’s poisonous eighth soul skill and saw the Shrek Students suffering under the bombardment.
• Xuan Zi called on Xian Lin'er and Tang Feng to tear open the shield and save the students, and Xian Lin'er agreed.
• Tang Feng refused to risk himself for Shrek’s students after losing the Clear Sky Sect experts he had brought, but Xuan Zi urged him to act before the Sun Moon Army’s Rank 9 Soul Engineers arrived.

Xuan Zi, Xian Lin'er, and Tang Feng attacked the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield together, but Kong Deming teleported Xuan Zi outside as the other two were overwhelmed. With Star Cloud City under attack and the students badly injured, Xuan Zi chose to evacuate them and the surviving Clear Sky Sect disciples, leaving Xian Lin'er and Tang Feng behind.

• Tang Feng and Xian Lin'er burned their life flames and joined Xuan Zi in concentrating their attacks on one point of the light shield.
• Kong Deming teleported Xuan Zi outside the shield, and Xuan Zi intercepted incoming Soul Guidance Cannon Shells to protect the Shrek Students.
• Xian Lin'er and Tang Feng were left to face Du Busi, Jin Peng, and Kong Deming, and they quickly fell into a disadvantage.
• Xuan Zi saw the injured students and the approaching Ning Xiujie, then decided to evacuate the students and surviving Clear Sky Sect disciples from Star Cloud City.
• Xuan Zi carried the students away and promised Xian Lin'er and Tang Feng that he would return for them if they were still alive.

Xian Lin'er and Tang Feng fought Kong Deming, Du Busi, and Jin Peng after Xuan Zi escaped, but they were overwhelmed and killed. In Star Cloud City, Ning Xiujie and the others searched for Xu Jiujiu while preparing to stage a rescue with the Sun Moon Army.

• Tang Feng accused Xuan Zi of abandoning them, while Xian Lin'er apologized and agreed they had to fight to buy time for the younger generations to escape.
• Tang Feng and Xian Lin'er targeted Jin Peng, but Kong Deming used the light barrier to move him out of their attacks.
• Kong Deming, Du Busi, and Jin Peng joined forces and killed Tang Feng and Xian Lin'er.
• Ning Xiujie and his group entered Star Cloud City and searched for Xu Jiujiu as Allied Forces soldiers fled the city.
• Wang Yiheng told Star Elder to find the Allied Forces' remaining leaders but wait before helping them, so they could later stage a rescue.
• Star Elder found Xu Jiujiu fleeing toward the outskirts with Man Yi and her guards, and told the others not to act rashly.

Xu Jiujiu and Man Yi tried to escape the Sun Moon Army’s encirclement as Xuan Zi fled with wounded Shrek Students and Clear Sky Sect disciples. Xuan Zi was then targeted by the Sun Moon Divine Needles, putting the injured people with him in grave danger.

• Xu Jiujiu feared the allied army could never defeat the Sun Moon Army, while Man Yi promised to protect her and urged her to escape.
• Xu Jiujiu wanted to help Xuan Zi and the wounded Shrek Students and Clear Sky Sect disciples, but Man Yi dragged her toward a less crowded area to flee.
• Ning Xiujie and the others followed Xu Jiujiu and Man Yi, while Star Elder reported their approximate location to Wang Yiheng.
• Xuan Zi shielded the wounded from a barrage of Soul Guidance Cannon Shells, then fled with them after observing the surrounding Soul Engineers.
• The Sun Moon Divine Needles appeared overhead and locked onto Xuan Zi, leaving him worried that the wounded people could not survive their attack.

Xuan Zi protected the wounded Shrek Students and Clear Sky Sect disciples from Xu Tianyuan’s Sun Moon Divine Needles, escaping the first attack at the cost of his Martial Soul Avatar. As Xu Tianyuan prepared to strike again, spatial rifts appeared in the group’s path and killed several disciples, leaving Xuan Zi stunned.

• Xuan Zi transformed into the Godly Taotie Bull and shielded the Shrek Students and Clear Sky Sect disciples from the Sun Moon Divine Needles.
• Xuan Zi forced his way out of the needles’ attack range, shattering his Martial Soul Avatar and suffering injuries while the group survived.
• Xu Tianyuan revealed himself as the attacker and locked the Sun Moon Divine Needles onto Xuan Zi again.
• Spatial rifts opened in front of the fleeing group, and Xuan Zi could not stop in time to prevent several disciples from being cut apart.

Xuan Zi escaped the battlefield while grieving the Shrek Students and Clear Sky Sect disciples killed under his protection, and Kong Deming chose to let him flee and spread damaging rumors about him. Grandma Man Yi and Xu Jiujiu escaped with help from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, whose leader promised continued support for the Star Luo Empire; Xu Jiawei received an urgent report in Star Luo City.

• Xuan Zi suppressed his anger and fled, resolving to return to Shrek Academy, resign as a Sea God Pavilion Elder, and someday avenge the dead.
• Kong Deming told Xu Tianyuan not to pursue Xuan Zi and ordered him to spread claims that Xuan Zi had seized power and made foolish decisions.
• Grandma Man Yi thanked Ning Xiujie and Star Elder after the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School rescued her and Xu Jiujiu from the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Legion.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Ning Xiujie to keep supporting the Star Luo Empire, and Ning Xiujie promised that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School would help the allied army and seek revenge.
• Xu Jiawei read an urgent report in the Star Luo Imperial Palace and looked grim.

Xu Jiawei learned that the allied army had suffered a crushing defeat at Star Cloud City because of Xuan Zi’s failed plan and ordered Shrek Academy to answer for his actions. At Shrek Academy, Mu En confronted Xuan Zi after learning of the disaster, while Yan Shaozhe had just reached Rank 96.

• Xu Jiawei opened Xu Jiujiu’s urgent dispatch and learned that the allied army had lost Star Cloud City, suffering heavy casualties and losing territory to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiawei learned that Xuan Zi had seized control of the allied army and caused the defeat with a failed plan to lure and encircle Kong Deming.
• Titan Douluo Cheng Gang suspected that Xuan Zi was a Sun Moon spy, and Xu Jiawei ordered him to demand an explanation from Shrek Academy.
• Cheng Gang reported that the Star Luo Chino Defense Line would be completed in three days.
• Mu En emerged from cultivation with Yan Shaozhe, who had reached Rank 96, then confronted Xuan Zi after receiving news of the defeat.

Mu En confronted Xuan Zi over seizing command of the allied army and the catastrophic defeat, then ordered him to leave Shrek and infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire. Yan Shaozhe watched him go and resolved to grow strong enough to avenge the fallen, while Mu En called representatives of the allied factions to a meeting.

• Mu En asked Xuan Zi why he had seized command authority from Xu Jiujiu, and Xuan Zi defended his decision as a way to save Star Luo.
• When Mu En asked whether Star Luo would fall if Xu Jiujiu did not listen to him, Xuan Zi hesitated and answered, "Hard to say!"
• Mu En condemned Xuan Zi for his failures as a commander and warned that his actions risked splitting the allied forces.
• Xuan Zi offered to resign as a Sea God Pavilion Elder, but Mu En said that was too light a punishment and ordered him to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire until the allied army entered Mingdu.
• Yan Shaozhe watched Xuan Zi depart and resolved to cultivate until he could avenge the fallen Shrek students and Sea God Pavilion Elders.
• Mu En asked Yan Shaozhe to summon representatives of the Clear Sky Sect, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, Star Luo Royal Family, and Dou Ling Imperial Family for a discussion.

Mu En soothed the allied leaders' anger over Xuan Zi's actions by promising Tang Niu a future duel and offering compensation to the other factions. In the God Realm, Tang San discovered the deaths of many Clear Sky Sect Disciples and confronted Da Ming and Er Ming for allowing them to leave seclusion.

• Tang Niu and the other allied leaders demanded that Xuan Zi answer for the Clear Sky Sect Disciples killed on the battlefield.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that Mu En had stripped Xuan Zi of his elder status and sent him to wreak havoc in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Mu En promised Tang Niu a one-on-one duel with Xuan Zi if the allied forces won, and Tang Niu agreed to put the greater good first until then.
• Mu En offered soul bones and free Soul Tools to soothe the Dou Ling Imperial Family, the Star Luo Royal Family, and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
• Tang San learned that nearly half of the Clear Sky Sect Disciples had died and summoned Da Ming and Er Ming to demand an explanation.

Tang San ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to recall the Clear Sky Sect Disciples, claiming it would protect them from the God of Destruction while concealing his plan to profit from the war and make the two bear the blame. Da Ming and Er Ming agreed to arrange the recall, and several days later Mu En confronted Tang Niu over the sect’s decision to withdraw its support from the allied army.

• Da Ming explained that Wang Dong had sought the Clear Sky Sect’s aid and that its Soul Masters had descended the mountain to support Shrek Academy.
• Tang San rebuked Da Ming and Er Ming, ordered them to bring the remaining Clear Sky Sect Disciples back into seclusion, and privately planned to let the sect suffer while they took the blame.
• Tang San persuaded Da Ming and Er Ming that recalling the disciples would protect them from the God of Destruction’s scrutiny.
• Da Ming insisted that the disciples had to return because Tang San would pursue the plan regardless, and Er Ming agreed to notify them.
• Several days later, Mu En challenged Tang Niu over the Clear Sky Sect’s withdrawal, asking how the allied army could resist the Sun Moon Army without its support.

Mu En learned that the Clear Sky Sect Disciples were being recalled and ordered Shrek’s allies to fall back and defend their territory while Yan Shaozhe trained. He kept secret a countermeasure involving the Golden Tree and his own soul, then sent Gong Changlong and Zhang Lexuan to approach the Star Luo and Dou Ling Emperors.

• Tang Niu told Mu En that the Clear Sky Sect Disciples had to return to their mountain gate, though he promised to reveal its location if the war worsened and suggested drawing Sun Moon Experts there.
• Mu En doubted Tang Niu would keep his promise and concluded that Shrek needed to buy time for Shaozhe to become a Limit Douluo.
• Mu En summoned Gong Changlong and Zhang Lexuan and told them the Clear Sky Sect’s withdrawal had weakened the allied forces.
• Mu En ordered the allies to abandon plans to reclaim lost territory, strengthen their defenses, and protect the land they still held.
• Mu En said he had a way to help Shaozhe defeat Kong Deming, though it would require the Golden Tree and his own soul, and sent Gong Changlong and Zhang Lexuan to speak with the Star Luo and Dou Ling Emperors.
• The scene shifted to Huo Yuhao sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s Spirit Pagoda tower.

Huo Yuhao used divine fire and Faith Power to condense a God-given eighth soul ring and advanced to Soul Douluo. After confirming the process succeeded, he planned to study God-given Soul Spirits with Elder Yi later.

• Huo Yuhao prepared to create his eighth soul ring as the Ice God, drawing on what Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong had taught him about God-given Soul Rings.
• Huo Yuhao began condensing the ring, spreading frost across the pavilion until it became coated in thick ice.
• Huo Yuhao activated his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul, and a red eighth soul ring formed as his cultivation rose to rank eighty-six.
• Huo Yuhao told Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the other Soul Spirits that he felt well and that the God-given Soul Ring had succeeded.
• Huo Yuhao explained that he could strengthen the ring by investing more Faith Power and planned to ask Elder Yi to research God-given Soul Spirits when he was available.

Electrolux completed a Destruction-attribute divine longbow for Huo Yuhao, who named it the World Extinction Bow and prepared to test it. Meanwhile, Xuan Zi headed for Mingdu to capture Xu Tianran, while Yu Mengdi continued hunting Evil Soul Masters with Zhao Die'er.

• Electrolux gave Huo Yuhao the completed longbow and explained that it formed arrows when infused with Soul Power and Spiritual Power.
• Huo Yuhao tested the World Extinction Bow, summoned three arrows, and agreed to go hunting with Electrolux to test its power.
• Xuan Zi reasoned that Mingdu would be lightly defended and decided to capture Xu Tianran to help the allied forces and restore Shrek Academy's reputation.
• Yu Mengdi killed an Evil Soul Master near Mingdu, and Zhao Die'er teased her about wanting to meet the Tower Master and win his heart.

Yu Mengdi struggled with her feelings for the Tower Master while Zhao Die'er warned her not to rival Ye Guyi. After the Angel Clan's hunting party encountered a Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Master, Zhao Die'er led them in a desperate defense with linked soul tools, and the shields began to crack.

• Zhao Die'er warned Yu Mengdi to keep her feelings for the Tower Master to herself for the Angel Clan's sake, and Yu Mengdi reluctantly agreed.
• Zhao Die'er gathered the Angel Clan members after their hunt and led them out of the forest.
• A nine-ring Evil Soul Master from the Holy Spirit Cult ambushed Zhao Die'er and the Angel Clan, threatening to turn them into corpse slaves.
• Zhao Die'er ordered the Angel Clan Soul Masters to form a defense, and they used linked defense soul tools made by Mingde Hall to withstand his black mist.
• The Evil Soul Master transformed into a thorn-covered black dragon and attacked with black lightning, draining the defenders' Soul Power and cracking their shields.
• Zhao Die'er decided the Angel Clan had to counterattack with a linked attack.

Zhao Die'er and the Angel Clan Soul Masters wounded a Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Master with a linked attack but were running out of Soul Power. Huo Yuhao arrived and fired three arrows from the World Extinction Bow, startling the old man as he prepared to counter with his Ninth Soul Skill.

• Zhao Die'er led the Angel Clan Soul Masters in a linked attack that injured the old Evil Soul Master, but the clash left their Soul Power depleted.
• The old man prepared to attack again and recognized Huo Yuhao, offering him a place as a Holy Son in exchange for joining the Holy Church.
• Huo Yuhao refused to answer and fired three arrows from the World Extinction Bow at the old man.
• The arrows shattered the old man's black-mist hands, shocking him, and he summoned his Ninth Soul Skill, Dragon Charge, to destroy them.

Huo Yuhao killed a Holy Spirit Church elder with the World Extinction Bow and promised Zhao Die'er and the others a Martial Soul Second Awakening. In Mingdu, Zhong Liwu suspected Shrek Academy was behind the disappearances of Evil Soul Masters, while Xuan Zi entered the city to seek Shrek spies before attempting to capture Xu Tianran.

• Huo Yuhao shattered the dragon phantom with thirteen feathered arrows and annihilated the old man.
• Zhao Die'er thanked Huo Yuhao, and he offered to arrange Martial Soul Second Awakening for her group.
• Zhong Liwu questioned the Great Elder about the missing Evil Soul Masters and rejected his suspicion that Xu Tianran was responsible.
• The Great Elder suggested Shrek Academy was provoking conflict between the Holy Spirit Church and the Sun Moon Empire, and Zhong Liwu ordered disciples used as bait.
• Xuan Zi entered Mingdu to gather intelligence for capturing Xu Tianran and headed to find Shrek Academy's spies.

Xuan Zi visited the Xuan Tian Inn, Shrek’s spy contact in Mingdu, and ordered Zhao Yunfeng to uncover Xu Tianran’s travel plans and guards so he could capture the Sun Moon Emperor. He gave Zhao Yunfeng and the other spies three days to gather the intelligence, despite Zhao Yunfeng’s concerns.

• Xuan Zi arrived at the Xuan Tian Inn, which had once belonged to the Tang Sect and now served as a contact point for Shrek spies.
• Xuan Zi secretly identified himself to Zhao Yunfeng, and Zhao Yunfeng led him to a private room and activated a Soundproof Soul Guidance Barrier.
• Xuan Zi asked Zhao Yunfeng to gather intelligence about Xu Tianran’s travel arrangements and the experts protecting him, explaining that he intended to capture the emperor.
• Zhao Yunfeng urged Xuan Zi to target Soul Tool warehouses instead, but Xuan Zi insisted that capturing Xu Tianran could change the war’s course.
• Xuan Zi ordered Zhao Yunfeng and the other spies to gather the intelligence within three days, dismissing Zhao Yunfeng’s plea for more time.

Xu Tianran struggled to secure his throne despite being unable to father children, while Xuan Zi planned to exploit intelligence about the emperor’s movements to capture him. The chapter ended with Xuan Zi asking Zhao Yunfeng to get him into the Soul Engineer Legion guarding Xu Tianran.

• Zhao Yunfeng agreed to convey Xuan Zi’s instructions and bring along the Star Luo Spies and Dou Ling Spies.
• Xu Tianran worried that pressure from his ministers to establish an Empress and produce heirs would expose his impotence, so he planned to choose an Empress and seek a Holy Spirit Cult technique to control her.
• After three days of gathering intelligence, Zhao Yunfeng told Xuan Zi that Xu Tianran would inspect Mingde Hall in three days with two Rank 9 Soul Engineers and a Soul Engineer Legion.
• Xuan Zi decided to arrange an ambush during the inspection and asked Zhao Yunfeng to get him into Xu Tianran’s Soul Engineer Legion, leaving Zhao Yunfeng hesitant.

Xuan Zi pressured Zhao Yunfeng to sacrifice Shrek Academy’s Mingdu intelligence network to create a diversion for an attempt to capture Xu Tianran. Three days later, Xu Tianran visited Mingde Hall, where Huo Yuhao and the researchers had made progress in their Soul Tool research.

• Xuan Zi ordered Zhao Yunfeng to mobilize the spies to attack important locations in Mingdu, despite Zhao Yunfeng warning that the operation could destroy the intelligence network.
• Xuan Zi persuaded Zhao Yunfeng to agree by arguing that capturing Xu Tianran could prevent greater losses for the allied forces, then asked him to summon the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire spies.
• Three days later, Xu Tianran arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy escorted by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion and asked Jing Hongchen where Huo Yuhao and the researchers were.
• Jing Hongchen explained that Huo Yuhao and the researchers were engrossed in new progress at Mingde Hall, and Xu Tianran ordered his escort to wait rather than interrupt them.
• Xu Tianran entered Mingde Hall after the researchers were notified of his arrival, and they greeted him respectfully.

Xu Tianran learned that Huo Yuhao had invented the Ocean-Crossing Soul Tool and ordered Mingde Hall to produce more for Sun Moon warships. Meanwhile, Xuan Zi prepared to exploit attacks on Mingdu to capture Xu Tianran at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• A researcher demonstrated the Ocean-Crossing Soul Tool, which redirected attacks into the sea, and explained its limitations.
• Xu Tianran recognized the device's military value and ordered Jing Hongchen to fund its production for fleets that could attack the Star Luo and Dou Ling Empires from the sea.
• The researchers revealed Huo Yuhao as the Soul Tool's inventor, and Xu Tianran praised him and promised him a fief after the Sun Moon Empire unified the continent.
• Zhao Yunfeng told Xuan Zi that their spies would soon attack key locations in Mingdu, drawing away some of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion.
• Xuan Zi sent Zhao Yunfeng to assist with the attacks and planned to capture Xu Tianran while he remained at the academy.