Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin received food from Cao Xin, who considered whether to reveal a bold plan to him. Gu Yue sensed an overwhelmingly powerful gaze before the group reached Dragon Valley, where Elder Wu was stunned by Cao Xin’s presence and learned that he was a Peak Quasi-God.

• Tang Wulin asked Black One for food, and Cao Xin invited him to take what he needed from his bus.
• Cao Xin considered waiting to see whether Tang Wulin would reveal his secrets before deciding whether to act.
• Gu Yue sensed a godlike gaze while gathered with Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts, then chose to focus on recovering her cultivation in Dragon Valley.
• The next afternoon, Tang Wulin and the others crossed the mountains and reached the stone hut guarding Dragon Valley’s entrance.
• Elder Wu stared at Cao Xin and froze until Black One explained that Cao Xin was the Young Sect Master and a Peak Quasi-God.

Cao Xin opened a passage into Dragon Valley and entered despite the realm's restrictions on powerful Soul Masters. He reached the valley floor, where he found the Remnant Soul of the Dragon God.

• Elder Wu learned Cao Xin was the Young Sect Master of Tang Sect and thanked him for remembering his years guarding Dragon Valley.
• Cao Xin tore open a passage to Dragon Valley, stunning Elder Wu, Black One, Tang Wulin, and the White-Rank Fighters.
• Black One sent the White-Rank Fighters, including Tang Wulin, through the rift and told them to use their Dragon Balls to escape danger.
• Cao Xin entered Dragon Valley, leaving Elder Wu and Black One baffled that its laws had not expelled him.
• Cao Xin crossed the wasteland of dragon bones and reached the valley floor, where he saw the seven-colored Remnant Soul of the Dragon God.

Cao Xin destroyed the Asura God’s remnant thought and used the Dragon God’s remnant soul to strengthen the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. Gu Yue and Tang Wulin arrived in Dragon Valley, and Gu Yue questioned Cao Xin about what he had seen.

• The Dragon God’s roar made Dragon Valley glow with seven-colored light, while the Asura God’s bloody figure attacked Cao Xin with a giant sword.
• Gu Yue sensed danger and rushed toward the depths of Dragon Valley, while Tang Wulin broke away from the White-Rank Fighter and followed the pull of his Golden Dragon King bloodline.
• Cao Xin split the Asura God’s sword with his Four Seasons technique and destroyed the remnant thought.
• Cao Xin isolated the Dragon God’s remnant soul within a white void, where the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings absorbed its energy and gained enough power to battle a Third-Level God.
• Gu Yue and Tang Wulin reached Cao Xin, and Gu Yue asked him whether he had seen anything.

Cao Xin left Tang Wulin and Gu Yue in Dragon Valley after revealing he had absorbed the Dragon God's remnant soul, then returned to the Tang Sect branch. The next morning, Tong Yu surrounded the branch with Imperial Guards and attacked Hu Jie, declaring that he had come to kill Cao Xin for killing his teacher, En Ci.

• Cao Xin told Gu Yue he had absorbed the Dragon God's remnant soul, wished Tang Wulin good luck, and left Dragon Valley.
• Cao Xin returned to the Tang Sect branch and resumed reading while Elder Wu and Black One saw him off.
• The next morning, Star Luo Empire Imperial Guards surrounded the Tang Sect branch, and Hu Jie came out to confront them.
• Tong Yu arrived, attacked Hu Jie, and declared that he would kill Cao Xin to avenge his teacher, En Ci.
• Hu Jie tried to suggest there might be a misunderstanding, but Tong Yu denied it and attacked more ruthlessly.

Cao Xin arrived at the Tang Sect branch and defeated Tong Yu, who had used a forbidden technique to become a Quasi-God and avenge his teacher. Cao Xin sent Tong Yu to a barren island beneath the Five-Element Mountain, then appeared before the officials and Emperor Dai Yueyan in the imperial palace.

• Tong Yu attacked Hu Jie outside the Tang Sect branch, but Cao Xin arrived and drew the disciples out to greet him.
• Tong Yu revealed his Quasi-God power, and Cao Xin saw that a Star Luo Empire forbidden technique had temporarily raised his cultivation at the cost of his bloodline and future.
• Tong Yu used Five-Element Grip on Cao Xin, but Cao Xin shattered it and summoned the Five-Element Mountain with his Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Cao Xin used Ends of the Earth to contain the mountain's destructive force, then teleported Tong Yu and the mountain to a barren island where Tong Yu would be trapped until he died.
• Cao Xin told Hu Jie and the Tang Sect disciples to return to their duties, then appeared in the imperial palace before the officials and Dai Yueyan.
• Dai Yueyan cried out in disbelief that Cao Xin was still alive, and the officials erupted into confused discussion.

Cao Xin killed Dai Yueyan and Long Yue in the Star Luo imperial hall, then left the empire after months of political purges. Back aboard the returning ship, Tang Wulin told Cao Xin what had happened between him and Gu Yue after Cao Xin left Dragon Valley.

• Cao Xin identified Long Yue as an accomplice in Dai Yueyan’s scheme and killed him after Long Yue pleaded for the emperor’s life.
• Dai Yueyan begged for forgiveness and offered to abdicate, but Cao Xin killed him and told the ministers to choose a new ruler for the Star Luo Empire.
• Over the following months, the empire’s officials endured repeated purges, while the Kirin Douluo was imprisoned and the emperor was replaced.
• The Star Luo delegation watched with relief as Cao Xin’s ship departed, while Tang Wulin and Gu Yue returned with their relationship strained after Dragon Valley.
• On the ship’s third day, Tang Wulin visited Cao Xin and began explaining what had happened between him and Gu Yue after Cao Xin left.

Tang Wulin confided in Cao Xin about Gu Yue’s betrayal and his uncertainty over their friendship, then felt relieved after being heard. Later, Old Tang awoke in Tang Wulin’s Sea of Spirit and questioned why the Dragon Valley’s Dragon God Remnant Soul had not helped him break a seal, leaving Tang Wulin startled by Old Tang’s knowledge.

• Tang Wulin told Cao Xin that Gu Yue had pursued him for his Golden Dragon King bloodline and admitted he did not like her, though he still valued their friendship.
• Tang Wulin explained that he could neither resume their relationship as before nor cut Gu Yue off completely, and Cao Xin quietly listened until Tang Wulin felt less burdened.
• After returning to his room, Tang Wulin began meditating and found that Old Tang had awakened in his Sea of Spirit.
• Old Tang questioned why Tang Wulin’s seal remained at the third layer and asked whether he had encountered the Dragon God Remnant Soul in Dragon Valley.
• Tang Wulin said Dragon Valley had strengthened his bloodline and Soul Power but had not broken his seals, then asked Old Tang whether he had once been a Tang Sect disciple.

Tang Wulin revealed Old Tang’s secrets to Cao Xin, who rewrote Tang Wulin’s bloodline and severed his causal connection to Tang San. A month later, the group returned to the Federation, Gu Yue left alone, and Cao Xin recounted the journey’s events to Zang Xin.

• Tang Wulin withheld what he had learned about the Dragon God from Old Tang, then went to Cao Xin and told him about Old Tang, the Golden Dragon King bloodline, and the seals.
• After Tang Wulin said he trusted him, Cao Xin used [Set Facts Aside] to redefine Tang Wulin as the son of Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, removing his connection to Tang San.
• Tang Wulin sensed that something had changed but could not explain it, and a month later the giant ship arrived at Skysea City's harbor.
• Gu Yue left alone into the crowd, while Tang Wulin watched silently and Xie Xie held back from calling after her.
• Cao Xin returned to the Tang Sect and told Zang Xin about the trip, including Dragon Valley and the fates of Dai Tianling, Dai Yun'er, En Ci, Dai Yueyan, and Tong Yu.

After the Star Luo Royal Family's attack on Cao Xin, Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin retaliated by destroying Star Luo Palace. Cao Xin returned to Sea God Pavilion and resumed administrative work, where Nangong Yi arrived asking to meet Light and Dark Douluo.

• Zang Xin contacted Cao Dezhi and joined him in traveling to the Star Luo Empire to settle accounts with the Star Luo Royal Family.
• After Hu Jie reported the attacks on Cao Xin, Cao Dezhi destroyed Star Luo Palace with three sword strikes while Zang Xin stood beside him.
• Cao Xin returned to Sea God Pavilion and continued handling routine paperwork, regretting that he had accepted Yun Ming's duties.
• Zhuo Shi told Cao Xin that Nangong Yi, the Eighth War God, had arrived from War God Hall.
• Nangong Yi asked Cao Xin to summon Light and Dark Douluo, and Cao Xin realized he was asking for Long Yeyue.

Chen Xinjie came to Shrek after learning that Long Yeyue had died, demanding the truth from Cao Xin. When Chen Xinjie attacked, Cao Xin met his full-force strike with Four Seasons Cycle and split it apart.

• Cao Xin told Nangong Yi that Long Yeyue was dead and sent him back to report to Chen Xinjie.
• Chen Xinjie flew to Sea God Island and demanded to know who had killed Long Yeyue.
• Cao Xin challenged Chen Xinjie's grounds for questioning him, reminding him of Long Yeyue's marriage to Old Bei and their past relationship.
• Chen Xinjie insisted that he had promised Tian Juan to protect his wife, then attacked Cao Xin with his full strength.
• Cao Xin used Four Seasons Cycle to split Chen Xinjie's palm strike, shaking Sea God Island with the collision.

Cao Xin killed Chen Xinjie after overcoming him with the Sentimental Sword, and the War God Hall learned of Chen Xinjie’s death. When Guan Yue confronted Cao Xin at Shrek Academy, Cao Xin invoked the Tang Sect ancestral precepts and attacked him, leaving the two poised to fight.

• Chen Xinjie summoned the Sea God Helmet, but Cao Xin used the Sentimental Sword to draw him into memories of Long Yeyue and stab him through the heart.
• Nangong Yi visited Shrek Academy several times seeking Chen Xinjie, and Zhuo Shi finally told him that Chen Xinjie was dead.
• Nangong Yi returned to the War God Hall with the news, and Deputy Hall Master Guan Yue went to Shrek City to confront Cao Xin.
• Cao Xin admitted that he had killed Chen Xinjie, and Guan Yue accused him of provoking a war and failing Yun Ming’s trust.
• Cao Xin cited the Tang Sect ancestral precepts and struck Guan Yue with the Ruthless Sword, which Guan Yue blocked with his Crossing Sky Spear.

Cao Xin killed Guan Yue with a sword that drained his lifespan, prompting the War God Temple to appeal to the Federal Council. The council convened to discuss Shrek Academy, and the Spirit Pagoda called for a more balanced power to maintain federal order.

• Guan Yue attacked Cao Xin, but Cao Xin’s Withering and Flourishing of All Things sword drained Guan Yue’s lifespan and left him vulnerable.
• Guan Yue tried to flee, but Cao Xin struck him down before he could leave the study.
• The War God Temple suspected Guan Yue had been killed and decided to ask the Federal Council to intervene against Shrek Academy.
• Pan Wen convened the Parliament, where Nangong Yi described the War God Temple’s failed attempts to contact Shrek and Guan Yue’s disappearance.
• A Spirit Pagoda representative cited recent incidents involving Shrek and urged the Federation to consider a more balanced power structure.

Parliament debated Spirit Pagoda’s demand for answers about Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue, while Shrek Academy blamed Chen for attacking Cao Xin first. Days later, Tang Wulin sensed an impending threat and discovered a missile barrage descending on Shrek City.

• Pan Wen approved a parliamentary inquiry demanding Shrek Academy explain Chen Xinjie’s death and Guan Yue’s disappearance.
• Cao Xin told Zhuo Shi that Chen Xinjie had attacked him first, and Zhuo Shi relayed that answer to Parliament.
• Spirit Pagoda’s representative argued that Shrek Academy still had to answer for Chen Xinjie’s death and Guan Yue’s absence, and the meeting ended without a decision.
• Qian Gu Dongfeng watched Shrek Academy from Spirit Pagoda headquarters and accepted that he could no longer turn back.
• Tang Wulin woke from meditation with a premonition and saw more than a hundred missiles spreading across the sky above Shrek City.

Tang Wulin watched Shrek Academy and Shrek City fend off a massive missile attack, while Cao Xin intercepted most of the shells with his power. As the defenders thought the danger had passed, a Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shell appeared above the city.

• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan watched Shrek’s Elders and other experts intercept the incoming Fixed Soul Guidance Shells before they could hit the city.
• Cao Xin used his snowflake ability to freeze and destroy nearly eighty percent of the shells, while Zang Xin checked on him and found his Soul Power barely depleted.
• Tang Wulin headed toward Sea God Island, and Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan followed him.
• Cao Xin sensed more shells were coming despite the Elders beginning to relax.
• A purple light covered Shrek City as Zang Xin recognized the arrival of a Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shell and cried out that the Council had gone mad.

Cao Xin stopped two Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shells from destroying Shrek City, revealing power beyond what Zang Xin or the others had expected. After absorbing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and using an Upgrade Pill to reach Level 89 and Second-Level God strength, he froze the shells and sent them into his independent space, leaving the witnesses stunned.

• Zang Xin urged Cao Xin to flee as two Level 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Artillery Shells approached, prepared to sacrifice himself to buy his son time.
• Cao Xin asked Zang Xin to trust him and used Frozen Thousand Miles to cover Shrek City in snow, slowing the two shells.
• Cao Xin broke through to Level 80, absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and advanced to Level 84 and the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo realm.
• Cao Xin used an Upgrade Pill to raise his Soul Power to Level 89 and reach Second-Level God strength, then projected Within an Inch into reality and summoned the Ice Dragon King.
• The Ice Dragon King froze the two Level 12 shells, and Cao Xin drew them into his palm and sent them into his independent space.
• Zang Xin, the Sea God Pavilion and Tang Sect elders, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan stared in shock at Cao Xin and the dragon.

After Cao Xin froze the two Level 12 artillery shells, Cao Dezhi arrived and learned what his son had done. Tang Hao descended to investigate Cao Xin’s godlike power and attacked him, prompting Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Xie Xie and Tang Wulin reacted to Cao Xin’s overwhelming strength as the Ice Dragon disappeared.
• Cao Dezhi arrived after the artillery shells’ energy field vanished and confirmed that Cao Xin and Zang Xin were safe.
• Zang Xin recounted how Cao Xin had frozen the shells, and Cao Dezhi praised his son’s strength.
• Rainbow light gathered in the sky, and Cao Xin recognized the descending presence as Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao attacked the weakened, eight-ring Cao Xin with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi joined forces and transformed into two enormous swords using Emotion Moves Heaven.

Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin used their perfectly fused Martial Souls to trap Tang Hao in a cocoon of emotional power, while Cao Xin calmly directed the city’s recovery. Cao Xin then activated [Set Facts Aside] and entered the cocoon.

• Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin combined the Ruthless Sword and Sentimental Sword, unleashing an emotional Soul Skill that briefly stunned Tang Hao and wrapped him in a silver cocoon.
• Tang Hao struggled against the emotions invading his Sea of Spirit and realized the cocoon could drain his power if it held for half a month.
• Cao Xin told Zhuo Shi and the Tang Sect elders to help Shrek City’s injured and handle the aftermath of the intercepted shells.
• Cao Xin estimated that Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin’s fusion could restrain Tang Hao for about two days without backlash, and rejected the idea of them sacrificing themselves.
• Cao Xin activated [Set Facts Aside] and merged into the silver cocoon.

Cao Xin, Cao Dezhi, and Zang Xin used the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill Ruthless Great Dao to strip Tang Hao of his Plane Lord status and kill him. Cao Xin then confronted Qian Gu Dongfeng, who attacked him and was struck by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

• Cao Xin joined Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, creating Ruthless Great Dao and a giant eye that stripped Tang Hao of his Plane Lord status and erased his consciousness.
• The giant eye refined Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer into a seven-colored divine artifact, which Cao Xin stored for the Tang Sect.
• Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin asked Cao Xin how he had joined their fusion skill, but he said it was a secret, and the two left arguing playfully.
• At Spirit Pagoda headquarters, Qian Gu Dongfeng despaired over his failure to destroy Shrek City and his inability to avenge his father.
• Cao Xin appeared before Qian Gu Dongfeng and declared he had come to kill him; Qian Gu Dongfeng attacked with his Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Cao Xin used Within an Inch to summon the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, whose combined attack sent Qian Gu Dongfeng flying and left him suffering from extreme cold and heat.

Cao Xin killed Qian Gu Dongfeng after the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King destroyed Qian Gu’s attack. At Parliament, councilors panicked over their possible complicity and debated shifting all blame to Qian Gu as they feared Cao Xin’s response.

• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King killed Qian Gu Dongfeng in his office, and Cao Xin left as Within an Inch dispersed.
• A secretary informed Pan Wen that Qian Gu Dongfeng was dead, alarming the councilors assembled in the Parliament Building.
• Zhao Guang accused the Spirit Pagoda of secretly arranging the Level 12 shells, while its representative denied knowing about Qian Gu’s operation.
• Sun Yuehua warned that Parliament needed to consider how Cao Xin would treat those behind the attack, prompting Zhao Guang to insist he knew nothing.
• Qian Wantong proposed that Parliament publicly place responsibility on Qian Gu, apologize to Shrek City, and cooperate with its investigation.

After Cao Xin entered Parliament’s conference hall, he rejected its apology and compensation offer and killed every parliamentarian involved in the attack on Shrek City. He left the surviving parliamentarians frozen in the hall with Pan Wen standing among the dead.

• Pan Wen proposed apologizing to Shrek Academy, covering the incident’s costs, and requesting a meeting with Cao Xin while Parliament waited for his response.
• Cao Xin arrived at the conference hall as Parliament discussed its plan.
• Pan Wen offered Parliament’s apology and compensation, but Cao Xin dismissed the offer.
• Cao Xin killed the middle-aged parliamentarian and the Spirit Pagoda representative, then hunted down the other parliamentarians involved.
• Cao Xin left the hall, where the remaining parliamentarians stayed silent and Pan Wen stood among the bodies.