Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After escaping a battle, Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong discover that she is nearly three months pregnant. Their relief and joy quickly give way to fear: they are fugitives hunted by Spirit Hall, and a child could become a dangerous vulnerability.
• Ning Rongrong initially asks Gao Yang to end the pregnancy, but he urges her to trust him. They decide to keep the child, postponing her proper name until her Martial Soul Awakening: she will take Gao’s surname if she awakens the Seven Kill Sword, or Ning’s if she awakens the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Their changed priorities make them fight less recklessly. Bibi Dong realizes they now have something to protect and eases the pursuit temporarily, waiting for the pregnancy to make them more vulnerable.
• As Ning Rongrong’s due date approaches, Spirit Hall tightens its encirclement. Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo lead powerful forces, repeatedly intervening to prolong the fight and exhaust Gao Yang and his allies.
• Despite suffering severe losses, Gao Yang is badly wounded, Xiao Tian is near death, and the two leaders of Spirit Hall remain strong. After their daughter is born, the family and Xiao Tian fight their way out of a cave surrounded by enemies.
• The battle demonstrates the Seven Kill Sword’s power and forces Bibi Dong to reveal her Immortal Body. But as Bibi Dong’s fatal attack closes in, Xiao Tian sacrifices himself, using Soul Sacrifice to protect the others.

Character developments

• Gao Yang shifts from a fierce, revenge-driven fighter toward a protective father. He refuses to give up on the child and fights while carrying both Ning Rongrong and their newborn.
• Ning Rongrong remains brave and affectionate, but pregnancy and the threat of capture force her to confront the risks of motherhood. Her initial willingness to give up the child gives way to hope and trust in Gao Yang.
• Xiao Tian proves his loyalty through a final, selfless act, spending his last strength to save the family.
• Bibi Dong displays calculated cruelty: she recognizes the couple’s new vulnerability and deliberately prolongs the pursuit rather than granting mercy.

Significant themes

• Love and hope amid persecution: The pregnancy gives the couple warmth and a future to fight for amid relentless violence.
• The cost of survival: Protecting their child changes their tactics but makes them easier to threaten.
• Sacrifice and loyalty: Xiao Tian’s Soul Sacrifice is the ultimate expression of devotion to his companions.
• Family versus vengeance: Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong’s priorities expand beyond revenge as they become parents.

Character interactions

• Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong share a tender exchange about the pregnancy and their child’s possible name, revealing renewed intimacy and trust.
• Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo coordinate their pursuit, repeatedly rescuing their own fighters to wear down Gao Yang’s group.
• Gao Yang and Xiao Tian fight side by side during the escape, until Xiao Tian gives his life to shield Gao Yang, Ning Rongrong, and their daughter.

Plot points and events

• Xiao Tian sacrifices herself to save Gao Yang, urging him to become a god and bring her back. Her death gives Gao Yang a 300,000-year ninth Soul Ring, a skull Soul Bone that completes his set, and a transformed Sword God Domain. He reaches Soul Power Level 95.
• Spirit Hall immediately attacks. Gao Yang uses his ninth Soul Skill, Group Evil God Arena, to draw everyone except Ning Rongrong into a sealed arena where no one can use Soul Skills and everyone appears as a child.
• Relying on his swordsmanship and powerful Soul Bone Skills, Gao Yang kills Spirit Hall’s fighters and Golden Crocodile Douluo. A mysterious divine power rescues Bibi Dong before Gao Yang can kill her, confirming she too is a deity’s inheritor.
• Ning Rongrong collects Soul Bones from the fallen enemies. With Spirit Hall’s Tiger Hunt Plan defeated, Gao Yang joins the Star Luo Empire, which declares war on Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall and begins winning territory.
• Gao Yang names his daughter Xiao Tian in memory of his fallen companion. At age thirty, he learns that the long-missing Shrek group has returned, all as Titled Douluo. When he reunites with them, Ning Rongrong rushes to embrace Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

Character developments

• Gao Yang grows more powerful but is left grieving and uncertain whether he can fulfill Xiao Tian’s request to resurrect her. He channels that loss into protecting his family and opposing Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Tian makes the ultimate sacrifice, yet remains present in Gao Yang’s life through his daughter’s name and his promise to remember her.
• Ning Rongrong shows both her fierce hatred of Spirit Hall and her deep attachment to family and friends. Her reunion with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing reveals her joy at seeing her old companions again.
• Bibi Dong survives through divine intervention, while Golden Crocodile Douluo dies.
• The Shrek group returns after years away, now having reached the highest mortal rank.

Themes

• Sacrifice and remembrance: Xiao Tian’s death drives Gao Yang’s grief, resolve, and choice to name his daughter after her.
• Power and strategy: Gao Yang’s specialized arena and sword mastery overturn Spirit Hall’s numerical advantage.
• Loyalty and revenge: Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong remain committed to resisting Spirit Hall, while Ning Rongrong’s treatment of the fallen reflects her anger.
• Family and reunion: Amid war and loss, Gao Yang prioritizes his wife and daughter, and the Shrek friends’ return brings a moment of joy.

Character interactions

• Xiao Tian’s final words urge Gao Yang to seek godhood and restore her.
• Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo coordinate Spirit Hall’s attack, but their different roles—commanding and rallying—cannot overcome Gao Yang’s advantage.
• Ning Rongrong entrusts their daughter to Gao Yang after the battle, then takes revenge on the corpses and gathers their Soul Bones.
• Gao Yang wins the Star Luo Emperor’s support for war against their shared enemies.
• At the reunion, Ning Rongrong greets Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing enthusiastically while Gao Yang holds their daughter.

Plot points

• Xiao Tian, Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong’s daughter, charms the Shrek group, who shower her with rare treasures.
• At dinner, Gao Yang confirms the continent’s disasters: Tang Hao is dead; the Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sects have been destroyed; and Yu Xiaogang is imprisoned by Spirit Hall. The news enrages the returning Shrek group, who vow to destroy Spirit Hall.
• Tang San leaves to retrieve his mother and win the Clear Sky Sect’s support. Gao Yang secures the Star Luo throne for Dai Mubai, with Zhu Zhuqing as empress.
• Six months later, the allied forces invade Heaven Dou. The brutal battle for Jiayu Pass costs enormous numbers of lives, including the Clear Sky Sect’s seventh elder and Spirit Hall’s Third Offering. The alliance eventually conquers Heaven Dou and advances to Spirit City.
• Just as victory seems near, Qian Daoliu dies and Qian Renxue ascends to godhood. She turns the battle around, killing Ma Hongjun, Bai Chenxiang, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and many Clear Sky Sect fighters.
• Qian Renxue spares Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong. Gao Yang exploits her pride to propose a wager. He cannot defeat her, but manages to draw a drop of her golden blood. She gives him one month to produce a god-level fighter or she will resume the slaughter.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Tian’s warmth and resemblance to her parents endear her to the Shrek group; Oscar’s emotional response leads him to give her two valuable Soul Bones.
• The returning Shrek members move from reunion and celebration to grief and fury as they learn what happened during their absence.
• Dai Mubai accepts leadership of Star Luo and proves a capable wartime commander, but the casualties eventually push him to commit fully to battle. He and Zhu Zhuqing die defending their forces.
• Gao Yang’s political influence and strategic skill help unite the anti–Spirit Hall forces. Faced with Qian Renxue’s overwhelming power, he relies on psychological insight and bold negotiation rather than strength.
• Qian Renxue is a god in power but remains youthful, proud, and conceited in temperament. Her desire to recruit Gao Yang gives him a narrow opening to bargain.

Significant themes

• War’s human cost: Victory comes through catastrophic losses, affecting ordinary Soul Masters and renowned heroes alike.
• Power and vulnerability: Even the strongest mortals are helpless against a god, while Qian Renxue’s pride leaves a small strategic weakness.
• Loyalty, family, and legacy: The Shrek group’s affection for Xiao Tian contrasts with the destruction threatening their friends, families, and institutions.
• Desperation and hope: With defeat seemingly inevitable, Gao Yang’s wager creates one last chance to resist.

After a month of preparation, Gao Yang used ring detonation to fight Qian Renxue and nearly defeated her, but Bibi Dong appeared as a second god. With Tang San unconscious and Gao Yang nearly out of soul rings, Xiao Wu threw him the Asura Sword and offered to become its sheath.

• Gao Yang and his companions spent a month preparing for the coming battle, while many Star Luo forces defected to Spirit Hall.
• Gao Yang detonated the Golden Staff’s soul rings and then the Seven Kill Sword’s, gaining god-level power and badly wounding Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue escaped Gao Yang’s final attack by abandoning two pairs of wings, just as Bibi Dong struck at him.
• Tang San blocked Bibi Dong’s attack but fell unconscious, and Gao Yang realized that Bibi Dong had also become a god.
• Xiao Wu took the Asura Sword from Tang San and threw it to Gao Yang, declaring that she would become his sword sheath.

Gao Yang bound Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue with the Asura Sword’s Golden Thread, but exhausted his strength before he could kill either goddess. Xiao Wu shielded him from their attacks, and Qian Renxue’s Angel Holy Sword pierced them both; Xiao Wu’s sudden red light left Gao Yang realizing something just as the chapter ended.

• Xiao Wu threw the Asura Sword to Gao Yang, who used his remaining power to bind Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue with the Golden Thread.
• Gao Yang tightened the thread around Bibi Dong, tearing away her armor and wounding her before her purple-black mist blasted him away.
• Xiao Wu caught Gao Yang, and Qian Renxue reached them before Bibi Dong could attack.
• Gao Yang begged Xiao Wu to kill him, but Xiao Wu refused and shielded him from the two goddesses.
• Qian Renxue drove the Angel Holy Sword through Xiao Wu and Gao Yang, and Xiao Wu apologized to Rongrong before red light erupted from her.

Gao Yang fused with Xiao Wu and the Asura Sword, becoming the Asura God to fight Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue. He defeated them, while gods in the higher plane learned of his ascension and the Evil God and Sword God set out for the Asura Palace.

• Xiao Wu told Gao Yang that Tang Chen had entrusted Tang San with the Asura Sword, but Tang San was unconscious and could not fuse with her.
• Xiao Wu fused with Gao Yang, becoming the Asura Sword Sheath, and warned him that his Asura Divine Power would last only three hours.
• Gao Yang transformed into the Asura God and revealed his power to Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue attacked Gao Yang, but he killed her with one sword strike; Bibi Dong then charged at him and was restrained.
• The God of Love mocked the Asura God over Gao Yang's ascension, and the Evil God and Sword God left to confront him at the Asura Palace.

Gao Yang brought the defeated Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to Ning Rongrong, who killed them to avenge the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After the battle, Xiao Wu chose to disappear into the Star Dou Great Forest, while Gao Yang took Ning Rongrong and Xiao Tian by ship to Sea God Island.

• Gao Yang brought the powerless Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue before Ning Rongrong and let her decide their fate.
• Ning Rongrong shot Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, then comforted Xiao Tian as they mourned the enemies of their family.
• Gao Yang purged Spirit Hall's loyalists and left the remaining cleanup to Dai Weisi.
• Gao Yang spoke privately with Xiao Wu, who refused to see him again and decided to hide in the Star Dou Great Forest; three days later, Tang San woke and went searching for her.
• Gao Yang took Ning Rongrong and Xiao Tian aboard a ship bound for Sea God Island, where Xiao Tian excitedly saw sea soul beasts and sea soul masters.

Over the decades, Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect rise to the continent’s foremost sect, while Oscar and Ning Qianqian ascended to godhood and transformed the sect’s Martial Soul. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong dying in Gao Yang’s arms, asking him to help her remember their life together.

• Gao Yang and Ning Rongrong returned to a continent ruled by the Star Luo Empire, raised twenty-four children, and helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect regain prominence.
• Gao Yang stepped down as deputy sect master after Xiao Tian became a Super Douluo, and Ning Qiyu led the sect as it surpassed the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Sect.
• Oscar visited the sect as the Food God, gave Ning Rongrong six hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones, and later met Ning Qianqian, Gao Yang’s granddaughter.
• Oscar and Ning Qianqian ascended together, leaving behind a treasure that removed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s limitations and allowed members to awaken the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• As Ning Rongrong neared the end of her life, she asked Gao Yang whether he regretted his choices, and he held her while she asked him to help her remember their life together.

After Ning Rongrong died of old age, Gao Yang rejected the Evil God's legacy and fought to die so he could keep his promise to join her. Xiao Tian, revealed as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, helped him die, and Gao Yang reunited with Ning Rongrong.

• Gao Yang entrusted his daughter Xiao Tian with the sect and its soul bones before returning to Ning Rongrong's bedside.
• The Evil God told Gao Yang he could revive Ning Rongrong after becoming a god but refused, insisting she could not inherit the God of Kindness.
• Gao Yang tried to kill himself and then painfully removed his soul bones to weaken his Demigod Body, determined to fulfill his promise to live and die with Ning Rongrong.
• Gao Yang called on his old companion, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and she revealed herself as Xiao Tian before embracing him and removing his Head Soul Bone.
• Gao Yang died, saw his wounds heal, and reunited with Ning Rongrong.

After the simulation ended, Gao Yang received the Evil God's rewards and struggled with his lingering feelings for the simulated Ning Rongrong. Meanwhile, the real Ning Rongrong woke from a vivid dream of their life together, and the chapter ended with her maid finding her in a highly agitated state after a night of strange dreams.

• Gao Yang received an SS rating, a demigod's body, an evolved Martial Soul, stronger Soul Rings, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as a pet, and the title One Lifetime, One Love.
• Ning Rongrong woke from dreams of meeting Gao Yang and spending a lifetime with him, including his final rejection of divinity and his death.
• Ning Rongrong reunited with Sword Douluo and asked whether he knew anyone named Gao Yang.
• Gao Yang selected the wedding-night CG before going to sleep, and a dark figure slipped into his room.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong's maid found her sleeping restlessly and drenched in sweat before waking her.

Gao Yang discovered that Xiao Tian had hatched from an egg and encountered a second system that rewarded him for winning women’s affection. After Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er reacted to his invitation to go shopping, Gao Yang realized both sisters were eager for his attention.

• A maid watched Ning Rongrong dream and worried about her stamina before leaving her room to bathe and wonder who Gao Yang was.
• Gao Yang found an egg in his bed, and Xiao Tian hatched from it as a little black tiger, renewing their bond.
• Shui Yue'er greeted Gao Yang at Shrek Academy and tried to accompany him into town to buy Xiao Tian a cat bed.
• The God of Love System bound to Gao Yang’s second martial soul and identified Shui Yue'er as a high-quality woman, awarding affection points for her positive feelings toward him.
• Shui Bing'er stopped Gao Yang and Shui Yue'er from leaving to shop, but the system revealed that she was unhappy he had not invited her.
• Gao Yang invited Shui Bing'er along, and her affection rapidly increased despite her icy words, leading him to suspect she was even easier to win over than Shui Yue'er.

Gao Yang took Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er shopping in Suotuo City, where he spotted Xiao Wu and Tang San and realized they were approaching Shrek Academy. He led the sisters to a pink hotel, and Shui Bing'er's affection reached its peak, unlocking the Points Shop.

• Gao Yang bought desserts for Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er, and their affection levels rose as they competed for his attention.
• Gao Yang recognized Xiao Wu and Tang San passing outside the dessert shop and expected them to arrive at Shrek Academy soon.
• Gao Yang teased Shui Bing'er by offering her the last bite of dessert, raising her affection as she accepted it.
• Gao Yang took the sisters by the hands and led them to a pink hotel, prompting Shui Bing'er to accuse him of being a pervert.
• Shui Bing'er's affection reached its peak, and the Points Shop opened.

Gao Yang used his new points shop and led Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to watch Tang San clash with Dai Mubai at a hotel. Xiao Wu became intensely attracted to Gao Yang, provoking Shui Bing'er to attack her with an ice spike.

• Gao Yang inspected the points shop, which offered a Succubus Sacred Physique for his 500 points, then continued toward the hotel with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• The sisters recognized Dai Mubai causing trouble and recalled that Shui Bing'er had once beaten him severely after he persistently pursued her.
• Gao Yang arrived as Tang San and Dai Mubai began fighting, and he judged Tang San's technique and reactions superior despite his lower Soul Power.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether Blue Silver Grass could be cultivated, and Gao Yang told her to study Tang San's attacks.
• Xiao Wu sensed Gao Yang's vitality, felt strongly drawn to him, and stepped toward him; Shui Bing'er responded by firing an ice spike at her.

Gao Yang intervened when Dai Mubai’s attack endangered Tang San and Xiao Wu, then confirmed that the known storyline remained intact. Back at Shrek Academy, he began a new simulation with Zhu Zhuqing as his target and selected three talents that unlocked a life-rewinding ability.

• Shui Bing'er dispersed the ice that had frozen Dai Mubai’s companions after Gao Yang stopped the fight and ordered Dai Mubai to clean up and return to Shrek Academy for punishment.
• Gao Yang asked Tang San and Xiao Wu if they were hurt, told Tang San he had taken the wrong path, and left without explaining further.
• Tang San learned that Gao Yang taught at Shrek Academy and concluded that following his teacher’s advice had been the right choice.
• Gao Yang returned to the academy with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, fed Xiao Tian soul beast meat, and started another simulation.
• Gao Yang chose Zhu Zhuqing as his pursuit target and selected fated for romance, noble scion, and survive great calamity, triggering the impermanence of life talent.

Gao Yang was born into a respected support-specialist family and awakened a cigarette martial soul with innate full soul power. After becoming infatuated with Zhu Zhuyun, he followed Zhu Zhuqing and found her under attack by bandits, leaving him to choose what to do.

• Gao Yang was born into a family that performed awakening ceremonies for a Star Luo noble, and his father raised him strictly.
• At six, Gao Yang awakened the cigarette martial soul with innate full soul power and gained a speed-boosting first soul skill that cost lifespan.
• Gao Yang ran away from home at eight, but his father caught him and left him recovering in bed for three months.
• Gao Yang became captivated by Zhu Zhuyun when she visited the junior academy with her younger sister, Zhu Zhuqing.
• Gao Yang followed Zhu Zhuqing after school and encountered bandits trying to kill her, while her Hidden Guards struggled to protect her.
• Gao Yang faced a choice between fleeing, fighting the bandits, or smoking a cigarette first.

Gao Yang rescued Zhu Zhuqing from an assassination attempt, but his date with Zhu Zhuyun led him into a trap where human traffickers crippled him and forced him into begging before he died. He used the impermanence of life talent to restart the simulation on the morning of the date and prepared to choose his next move.

• Gao Yang used his Red Cloud soul skill to rescue Zhu Zhuqing and hide with her until Zhu Zhuyun found them.
• Gao Yang asked Zhu Zhuyun for a date as repayment, and she agreed, but she never appeared at their meeting.
• A gang of fallen soul masters captured Gao Yang and brought him to their dungeon, where their leader revealed he had disrupted their attempt to kill Zhu Zhuqing.
• The traffickers crippled Gao Yang's martial soul, cut out his tongue, and made him beg until he ended his life by jumping into a river.
• Gao Yang triggered the impermanence of life talent and revived on the morning of his date, facing choices about confronting Zhu Zhuyun, cultivating, or calling backup against the traffickers.

Gao Yang followed his revenge plan to the Zhu Family’s women’s quarters, intending to target Zhu Zhuyun, but discovered that the woman bathing was Zhu Zhuqing. The chapter ended when Zhu Zhuqing mistook him for Little Yun and asked him to massage her shoulders.

• The story recounted how the protagonist’s father helped him destroy the human traffickers’ hideout, after which he tortured the leader and two fallen soul masters before killing them.
• The protagonist decided to seek revenge on Zhu Zhuyun and befriended Zhu Zhuqing under false pretenses to approach the Zhu Family.
• On Zhu Zhuqing’s birthday, Gao Yang slipped out of the guest room and entered the women’s quarters, believing he had found Zhu Zhuyun’s residence.
• Gao Yang watched a woman bathe, then quietly entered her room and approached the bathtub.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Gao Yang, whom she mistook for Little Yun, to massage her shoulders, and Gao Yang realized who she was.

Gao Yang was caught massaging Zhu Zhuqing after she bathed, but she hid him in her bathtub when Zhu Zhuyun came to speak with her. Zhu Zhuyun left believing her sister was alone, while Gao Yang stayed underwater despite Zhu Zhuqing signaling him to surface.

• Gao Yang accidentally revealed himself to Zhu Zhuqing, and she attacked him before demanding an explanation.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Gao Yang to hide when Zhu Zhuyun arrived at her door to talk.
• Gao Yang jumped into the bathtub with Zhu Zhuqing just before Zhu Zhuyun entered the room.
• Zhu Zhuqing pulled Gao Yang underwater as Zhu Zhuyun approached the tub, concealing his presence behind the screen.
• Zhu Zhuyun spoke of the distance between the sisters, then left after deciding Zhu Zhuqing was safe.
• Zhu Zhuqing signaled Gao Yang to surface, but he remained underwater, frustrating her.

Zhu Zhuqing confronted Zhu Zhuyun over the Zhu Family’s tradition of setting sisters against each other and refused to marry Dai Mubai. As Zhu Zhuyun tried to persuade her to accept her fate, Gao Yang secretly held Zhu Zhuqing’s legs beneath the water, and Zhu Zhuqing ended the chapter by challenging her sister to marry her off to a womanizer.

• Zhu Zhuqing accused Zhu Zhuyun of expecting her to accept a future that could lead to the sisters killing each other.
• Zhu Zhuyun insisted she loved Zhu Zhuqing and suggested they could both marry Dai Weisi to avoid becoming enemies.
• Gao Yang secretly caught and teased Zhu Zhuqing’s legs beneath the water while Zhu Zhuyun continued speaking.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to marry Dai Mubai and said she wanted a husband who would protect her, not a man too afraid to challenge his elder brother.
• Zhu Zhuyun relented after Zhu Zhuqing began to cry, and Zhu Zhuqing reminded her that Dai Mubai frequented the red-light district and asked whether she could bear to marry her sister off to a whoremonger.

Zhu Zhuyun caught Gao Yang in Zhu Zhuqing’s bath and nearly killed him, but Zhu Zhuqing traded obedience to the family for his life. Zhu Zhuyun sent Gao Yang to Slaughter City, where he died after a month; he then insisted that the System reload him to the day he entered the Slaughter Road.

• Zhu Zhuyun discovered Gao Yang in Zhu Zhuqing’s bathtub and seized him, intending to kill him to protect the Zhu Family’s reputation.
• Zhu Zhuqing begged Zhu Zhuyun to spare Gao Yang and promised to obey the family’s arrangements and serve as Zhu Zhuyun’s whetstone.
• Zhu Zhuyun agreed not to kill Gao Yang but sent him to Slaughter City, leaving him a note telling him never to return.
• Gao Yang’s simulation ended with his death in Slaughter City after one month.
• Gao Yang ordered the System to reload him to the day he entered the Slaughter Road, rejecting its warning about his poor odds and increasing pain.