Chapter Summaries

Cheng Xiao raised an army of demon shadows, absorbed Demon King Baran's Magic Crystal, and escaped Slaughter City after Snow Empress killed the King of Slaughter. As the group flew through Hell Road, Cheng Xiao killed a Three-Headed Dark Gold Bat King with the Demon King's Longsword.

• Cheng Xiao extracted the dead demons as Shadow Soldiers and ordered them to kill everyone in Slaughter City to draw out the King of Slaughter.
• Snow Empress instantly killed the King of Slaughter with Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Unparalleled while Cheng Xiao absorbed Demon King Baran's Magic Crystal.
• With Slaughter City collapsing, Snow Empress froze Hu Liena's Bloody Mary and used icy power to suppress her growing urge to kill.
• Cheng Xiao awoke with Soul Power at level eighty-five and eight evolving red soul rings, then summoned Nash to carry the group into Hell Road.
• Nash froze a swarm of blood-red bats, and Cheng Xiao killed the Three-Headed Dark Gold Bat King with a lightning strike from the Demon King's Longsword.

After leaving Hell Road, Cheng Xiao parted ways with Hu Liena and returned to Heaven Dou City, while Bibi Dong prepared Spirit Hall for an early Soul Hunting Operation. The Dragon Emperor ordered the remaining Sovereigns to kill Cheng Xiao as he cultivated, and Tang San began training to awaken his second martial soul.

• Cheng Xiao defeated the Three-Headed Dark Gold Bat King, passed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and led his companions out of Hell Road as Slaughter City fell.
• Cheng Xiao parted ways with Hu Liena and decided to return to Heaven Dou City while the four surviving Sovereigns remained at large.
• Bibi Dong announced that Spirit Hall would begin the Soul Hunting Operation early and target the Clear Sky Sect as well as the other great sects.
• The Dragon Emperor revealed his plan to strengthen his Authority by wiping out life in the dimension and ordered the other Sovereigns to kill Cheng Xiao.
• Dugu Bo told Cheng Xiao that Spirit Hall was gathering bishops for a major move, then learned that Snow Empress and Ice Empress were powerful hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
• Tang San used his hammer to reverse a waterfall, and Tang Hao prepared to take him to cultivate Killing Intent before awakening his second martial soul.

Tang San learned that his mother, Ah Yin, was alive but that his Blue Silver Grass could not awaken while she lived, and Tang Hao attacked the Blue Silver King when it refused to reveal her location. As Tang Hao and Tang San set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, Bibi Dong planned a mission that was secretly a ruse against the Upper Three Sects, while Cheng Xiao spotted a new portal opening in the sky.

• Tang San followed the Blue Silver King's call and learned that Ah Yin was alive, but he could not inherit the Blue Silver Emperor while she remained alive.
• Tang Hao attacked the Blue Silver King for Ah Yin's location, and the Blue Silver King self-destructed rather than become Tang San's Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao promised to find Tang San a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and they left for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bibi Dong ordered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Spirit Hall's elders to pursue an immature Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while telling Hu Liena the operation was a ruse to eliminate the Upper Three Sects.
• Cheng Xiao commanded two thousand Shadow Soldiers in a sparring exercise, then noticed a portal opening in the sky near the Star Dou Great Forest.

Spirit Hall’s expedition into the Star Dou Great Forest was ambushed by creatures from another world, while Cheng Xiao and the Empresses encountered the Beast King. The chapter ended with the Beast King recognizing Cheng Xiao as an unawakened Shadow Monarch and preparing to kill him.

• Ghost Douluo warned Hu Liena that the group must retreat if they could not capture the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• As the forest fell eerily silent, Ghost Douluo sensed danger and ordered Spirit Hall to turn back.
• Steel Fang Werewolves and more than two hundred monsters surrounded Spirit Hall after a portal opened, and Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo led the defense.
• Cheng Xiao, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress searched the forest for the Sovereigns but could not sense their auras.
• The Beast King confronted Cheng Xiao, and their magical powers sent Snow Empress and Ice Empress flying back.
• The Beast King recognized Cheng Xiao as an unawakened Shadow Monarch who had absorbed other Sovereigns’ power and said the Dragon Emperor would welcome his death.

Tang Hao and Tang San followed the trail of a massacre, while Spirit Hall’s wounded fled and the Sovereigns prepared to trap the Shadow Monarch. The Illusion Realm King teleported every faction in the Star Dou Great Forest to the battle between Cheng Xiao and the Beast King, where the Beast King transformed and gained the upper hand.

• Tang Hao and Tang San found corpses belonging to Spirit Hall and strange creatures, then followed the trail, hoping to take revenge.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo escaped with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, then used their remaining Soul Power to stabilize the three youths.
• The Demon King watched the fleeing humans and explained that the Sovereigns planned to trap the weakened Shadow Monarch in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Di Tian confronted the Demon King with the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, while the Demon King called on the Illusion Realm King to teleport everyone across the forest.
• Gu Yue emerged from the Lake of Life and followed Di Tian, concerned about the Beings from Other Worlds.
• The Beast King transformed and struck Cheng Xiao, shifting their battle in his favor.

Cheng Xiao faced the Beast King, Demon King, and Plague King after the Sovereigns turned the Star Dou Great Forest into a trap, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress fought alongside him. He wounded the Demon King and Beast King, but the Plague King’s endless insects overwhelmed the battlefield, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Cheng Xiao healed his injuries with Healing Restoration, summoned the Shadow Scythe, and refused Snow Empress’s offer to help him fight the Beast King.
• The Demon King and Plague King appeared, revealing that the Sovereigns had prepared a trap for Cheng Xiao and his companions.
• Cheng Xiao summoned the Shadow Legion, but the Demon King’s pressure immobilized many of the soldiers as he charged at Cheng Xiao.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress froze the Plague King’s insect giants while Cheng Xiao dodged the Demon King’s attacks and severed his right arm.
• The Beast King blocked Cheng Xiao’s strike at the Demon King, but Cheng Xiao stabbed the Beast King in the right eye with a Shadow Power Short Sword.
• The Plague King struck Cheng Xiao with a giant magical fist as her insects and spiders pressed Snow Empress and Ice Empress, whose attacks could not stop the seemingly endless swarm.

Cheng Xiao fought the Beast King and Demon King at once, growing faster as they began to fear the Shadow Monarch’s power. Nash broke the Demon King’s restraints and joined the battle against the Plague King, where a mysterious silver figure appeared as the fight continued.

• Cheng Xiao used Chaotic Blades against the Beast King, then fought both Sovereigns with the Shadow Scythe and the Demon King's Longsword.
• The Beast King and Demon King worried that Cheng Xiao was growing strong enough for the Shadow Monarch to descend, but Cheng Xiao knocked their weapons aside.
• Nash broke free of the Demon King's magical restraints and unleashed Dragon Breath at the Demon King before Cheng Xiao sent him to aid the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Nash struck the Plague King with Dragon Breath, revealing her rotten appearance, but her magic power overwhelmed him.
• The Snow Empress and a scorpion attacked the Plague King, who brushed off their blows, until a silver figure appeared and drew her attention.

Gu Yue and the others fought the Sovereigns while Cheng Xiao killed the Plague King, but the Beast King crushed Cheng Xiao’s heart and the Sovereigns declared their mission complete. Snow Empress sensed Cheng Xiao was not truly dead and carried him away for treatment, while an unknown passive skill activated as his consciousness faded.

• Gu Yue, Nash, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and the Shadow Legion engaged the Plague King as Cheng Xiao attacked the Demon King and Beast King.
• Cheng Xiao’s poison immunity let him defeat the Plague King with Snow Empress’s help, and he took her Magic Crystal.
• The Beast King transformed into a werewolf, pierced Cheng Xiao’s chest, and crushed his heart while the Demon King held Gu Yue back.
• The Illusion Realm King arrived and joined the Demon King and Beast King in declaring their next task was to bring war to the land.
• Snow Empress preserved Cheng Xiao’s body and followed Gu Yue to get him treated, convinced the Partner Contract meant he was not dead.
• As Cheng Xiao lost consciousness, an unknown passive skill activated after all its conditions were fulfilled.

Cheng Xiao returned from the false world created by the Shadow Monarch and awakened with his full power, while the Dragon Emperor’s forces prepared for war and Bibi Dong continued plotting against the Angel Clan. As Snow Empress and Ice Empress began to grow stronger through their contract with Cheng Xiao, Tang San returned to Douluo Continent determined to rewrite history and find Xiao Wu.

• Cheng Xiao realized that the Blue Star world was an illusion, rejected the Shadow Monarch’s offer to return to his original world, and used “Arise!” to reclaim his power.
• The Dragon Emperor ordered the Beast King, Demon King, and Illusion Realm King to proceed with preparations for war, while Bibi Dong told Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to recover and vowed to destroy the Angel Clan.
• After Cheng Xiao’s heart had beaten for three days, Nash, Ah Yin, and Titan emerged from his shadow and welcomed their king as he revived with a black heart and immense power.
• Cheng Xiao thanked Snow Empress and Ice Empress, then explained that the missing Sovereigns had likely escaped through a dimensional rift and encouraged the two Empresses to cultivate as their contract strengthened them.
• Tang San awakened in a valley beside the unconscious Tang Hao, recalled returning to Douluo Continent to retrieve Xiao Wu, and vowed to rewrite everything.

Tang San urged Tang Hao to return to the Clear Sky Sect while planning to reach Sea God Island and complete the God Trial. Meanwhile, Cheng Xiao sensed Spirit Hall attacking the Upper Three Sects and traveled with Gu Yue and others toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where the raid was underway.

• Tang San treated Tang Hao's injuries and persuaded him that the Clear Sky Sect was at fault for its past retreat, urging him to return and lead it back into the world.
• Tang Hao agreed to Tang San's plan, while Tang San resolved to go to Sea God Island, complete the God Trial, and find Xiao Wu.
• At night, Nash transformed into his true form and won a contest of dragon strength against Di Tian and Zi Ji, drawing cheers from the Shadow Soldiers.
• Cheng Xiao sensed the Dragon Emperor's approach and detected attacks on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then traveled with Gu Yue, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress toward the battle.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Spirit Kite Douluo led Spirit Hall's assault on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, killing disciples and setting its buildings ablaze.

Cheng Xiao intervened when Spirit Hall attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, killed Demon Bear Douluo, and forced the remaining attackers to withdraw. After Cheng Xiao left, Ning Fengzhi ordered the surviving disciples to disperse and conceal their ties to the sect so it could survive.

• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong tried to protect Ning Fengzhi as Spirit Hall attacked, but a sudden darkness halted both sides.
• Cheng Xiao appeared from the darkness and killed Demon Bear Douluo with a single strike, then ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to withdraw.
• Cheng Xiao raised the fallen fighters as Shadow Soldiers, including the dead from both sides, despite Bone Douluo’s concern for the sect’s disciples.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Cheng Xiao for saving the sect, and Cheng Xiao departed through a spatial gate with Gu Yue.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the survivors to leave for Heaven Dou City and dismissed the sect’s disciples, forbidding them from identifying themselves as members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was devastated by Spirit Hall, Ning Fengzhi sought shelter for its survivors at Seven Star Academy, while Cheng Xiao’s strange power unsettled Sword Douluo. Bibi Dong learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had also been wiped out and questioned Qian Daoliu about the otherworldly creatures, but he warned her not to provoke them before becoming a god.

• Dugu Bo and Cheng Xiao discussed the coming upheaval, then met Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo at Seven Star Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Spirit Hall had killed more than two-thirds of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s disciples, and he agreed to join Seven Star Academy after Dugu Bo demanded that they stand their ground in future battles.
• Sword Douluo asked Cheng Xiao about his Soul Power rank and briefly sensed a world of darkness when he met Cheng Xiao’s gaze.
• Bibi Dong learned that Cheng Xiao had stopped the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that Spirit Hall had destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then said she would target the Haotian Sect next.
• Qian Daoliu shielded Qian Renxue from Bibi Dong’s aura and warned Bibi Dong that the otherworldly creatures were terrifying and should not be provoked before she became a god.

The Dragon Emperor ordered the Sovereigns and his forces to prepare a war of destruction, while the God Realm Committee debated how to respond to powerful visitors from another world. On Sea God Island, Tang San sought Bo Saixi so he could reopen the Sea God Nine Trials and regain his power quickly.

• The Dragon Emperor ordered the Demon King to attack human cities, the Beast King to cleanse the forests, and the Illusion Realm King to hold back the Second Shadow Monarch’s forces.
• The Dragon Emperor commanded his dragons and soldiers to prepare for a war that would destroy everything.
• The Asura God, Evil God, Kindness God, God of Destruction, and Goddess of Life discussed the visitors from another world and the danger of a Divine Soul appearing in the lower realm.
• Tang San arrived at Sea God Island and asked its guards to take him to Bo Saixi, claiming his great-grandfather Tang Chen had been close to her.
• Sea Horse Douluo summoned Bo Saixi, and Tang San greeted her while intending to have her reopen the Sea God Nine Trials.

Tang San received the Sea God Nine Trials on Sea God Island and vowed to reach godhood quickly, while a massive portal opened over the Star Dou Great Forest and another appeared above Heaven Dou City. Cheng Xiao prepared Seven Star Academy for the approaching Sovereigns' army as the chapter ended with the portal looming over the capital.

• Bo Saixi presided over Tang San's assessment, and the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar revealed that he had received the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Bo Saixi warned Tang San that failure carried consequences worse than death, then ordered the island's residents to honor him while he completed the trials.
• Tang San resolved to contact the Sea God and regain his strength quickly so he could confront Spirit Hall and reunite with Xiao Wu.
• A portal opened above the Star Dou Great Forest, prompting the Sky Azure Bull Python to fly toward it while the Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu to seek Di Tian's help.
• Cheng Xiao told Dugu Bo to gather Seven Star Academy's students as the Sovereigns' army approached, while Ning Fengzhi reported that the Heaven Dou Royal Family had mobilized its guards.
• A huge portal appeared above Heaven Dou City, terrifying its residents and defenders as Cheng Xiao's companions prepared for the threat.

Bibi Dong declared Spirit Hall the Spirit Hall Empire and gained Qian Daoliu’s support for an assault on the Clear Sky Sect. In Heaven Dou City, a giant and armies of otherworldly creatures attacked, while Cheng Xiao’s allies fought back and the Shapeshifting Monarch revealed himself as the Demon King.

• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall’s branches closed, recalled its soul masters, and announced plans to eliminate threats to the Spirit Hall Empire, including the Clear Sky Sect.
• Bibi Dong persuaded Qian Daoliu to let the Worship Hall elders aid the empire by promising to hand power to Qian Renxue after unification, and he sent Golden Crocodile and Azure Luan to assist.
• Xiao Wu remained at Seven Star Academy while Di Tian and Gu Yue returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Cheng Xiao’s group prepared to defend Heaven Dou City.
• A colossal Giant emerged from the portal and began destroying Heaven Dou City as Nash charged to fight it and otherworldly armies attacked the Heaven Dou Empire’s soldiers.
• Sword Douluo, Dugu Bo, and the others fought the Chaos Soldiers, whose strength surged after magical power from the portal made them more dangerous.
• The Shapeshifting Monarch appeared behind Cheng Xiao, called himself the Demon King, and declared that he had betrayed the Dragon Emperor to kill him.

Cheng Xiao defeated the Demon King and turned the fallen Chaos Soldiers into powerful Shadow Soldiers, shifting the battle in Heaven Dou City in his favor. As the enemy troops began to retreat in fear, he declared that his counterattack against the Sovereigns had only just begun.

• Cheng Xiao overwhelmed the Demon King with his Sovereign-level power and killed him after shattering his sword and inflicting grievous wounds.
• Cheng Xiao raised the dead Chaos Soldiers as Shadow Soldiers, then absorbed the Demon King's Magic Crystal and returned to the battle.
• Cheng Xiao cut down the attacking Giant and raised it and the insectoid soldiers slain by Nash as more Shadow Soldiers.
• The new Shadow Soldiers turned on their former comrades, while the Giant Soldier wielded its old axe to mow down Chaos Soldiers.
• Cheng Xiao sensed the enemy's fear and told the retreating soldiers that his counterattack against the Sovereigns had only begun.

After the battle for Heaven Dou City ended, Cheng Xiao refused Xue Ye’s invitation and used spatial leap to pursue the Fanged King. At the same time, the Clear Sky Sect faced an attack from Spirit Hall, while the Beast King sensed Cheng Xiao’s arrival in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Dugu Bo, Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo surveyed the devastation after the day-long battle, while Cheng Xiao’s Shadow Legion finished killing the magical beasts from the teleportation gate.
• Ning Fengzhi told Cheng Xiao that Xue Ye wanted to meet him, but Cheng Xiao refused and prepared to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest to confront the Fanged King.
• Cheng Xiao sensed the magical power around him, thanked the Shadow Monarch, and used spatial leap to locate the Fanged King and disappear into his shadow.
• At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao defended Tang Hao against the elders’ accusations, but a disciple reported that Spirit Hall was attacking, and Tang Xiao ordered the sect to form up.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, the Beast King’s royal guards had overwhelmed Di Tian, Gu Yue, and the other Fierce Beasts; the Beast King sensed danger when it noticed a shadow moving unnaturally.

Cheng Xiao confronted the Beast King, blocked its escape, and began punishing it for killing him, while the Beast King realized he had fully inherited the Shadow Monarch's power. At Clear Sky Sect, Bibi Dong led the Spirit Hall Empire's forces in a final assault to destroy the sect.

• Cheng Xiao crushed the Beast King's magical beast guards and used Dominator's Authority to stop the Beast King from opening a teleportation gate.
• The Beast King begged Cheng Xiao for mercy and offered to join forces against the Dragon Emperor, but secretly planned to betray him.
• Cheng Xiao revealed that the Beast King had killed him before, then attacked it with the Shadow Scythe and severed one of its ears.
• The Beast King transformed into a giant wolf and recognized that Cheng Xiao had truly gained the Shadow Monarch's power; Cheng Xiao declared that three strikes remained.
• Bibi Dong assembled the Spirit Hall Empire's elders and worships beneath Clear Sky Sect's mountain and ordered the army to destroy the sect.

Spirit Hall Empire launched a devastating assault on Clear Sky Sect, overwhelming its defenders and leaving Tang Xiao captured as Bibi Dong ordered the sect exterminated. On Sea God Island, Tang San sensed a blood connection had been severed, awakened his Divine Slaughter's Domain, and triggered a powerful response from the Sea God's Trident.

• Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall Empire's forces up Clear Sky Sect's mountain, where Light Feather Douluo's arrows slaughtered many disciples and Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo divided and suppressed the sect's Elders.
• Demon Subduing Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo jointly overpowered Tang Xiao, while Golden Crocodile Douluo struck Tang Hao down and Spirit Hall forces surrounded him.
• Bibi Dong demanded Clear Sky Sect's surrender, but Tang Xiao refused, so she seized him and ordered Spirit Hall to exterminate the sect.
• At Sea God Island, Tang San sensed a blood connection had been lost, became convinced Spirit Hall was responsible, and unleashed his Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Tang San activated the Sea God's Trident, causing the trident in Sea God Hall and all of Sea God Island to shake as Bo Saixi watched in disbelief.

The Sea God intervened to help Tang San complete his third trial early, and Bo Saixi gave him a god-bestowed soul pearl before he set out to face the Evil Orca King. Meanwhile, the Spirit Hall Empire declared war after devastating Heaven Dou and the Clear Sky Sect, while Cheng Xiao’s allies watched more than a hundred thousand magical beasts arrive and bow to him as the Third Generation Shadow King.

• The Sea God sent divine power to Tang San, completing his Tidal Body Tempering trial early, increasing his Sea God affinity and Soul Power, and strengthening his head soul bone.
• Bo Saixi told Tang San to help the Demon Soul Great White Shark kill the Evil Orca King and gave him a god-bestowed soul pearl.
• Xue Xing reported that Spirit Hall had become the Spirit Hall Empire and declared war on Heaven Dou and Star Luo; Xue Ye agreed to seek Seven Star Academy’s aid.
• Cheng Xiao told Seven Star Academy’s leaders to conserve their strength, then rushed with Gu Yue to investigate a newly opened teleportation gate.
• More than a hundred thousand magical beasts emerged from the gate and bowed to Cheng Xiao as he approached their leader.
• Belyon identified himself as Marshal and Commander-in-Chief of the Shadow Legion and said he had come under the Sovereign’s orders to support Cheng Xiao, the Third Generation Shadow King.