Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye forced the Ice Empress to submit to a binding contract, then found a large reserve of profound ice marrow and began cultivating while she guarded him. In Slaughter City, Tang San and Hu Liena refused the King of Slaughter’s offer, prompting him to open Hell Road, and the two entered while each secretly distrusted the other.

• Lin Ye defeated the Ice Empress, beat her into submission, and bound her as his mount with a soul contract.
• The Ice Empress led Lin Ye to the profound ice marrow, where he opened a cavern and began secluded cultivation as she guarded the entrance.
• Tang San and Hu Liena each earned a hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena, becoming known as the Asura King and the Hell Messenger.
• The King of Slaughter offered Tang San and Hu Liena power and status, but both refused his offer.
• The King of Slaughter drained the arena spectators to open Hell Road, and Tang San and Hu Liena entered it together while each suspected the other of planning betrayal.

Tang San and Hu Liena sabotaged each other on Hell Road until danger forced them to cooperate, and both emerged with Divine Slaughter's Domain. After Tang San attacked Hu Liena outside Slaughter City, the Asura God's divination connected Tang San to a vision of the Divine Realm's destruction, prompting him to summon the God King Council.

• Tang San and Hu Liena repeatedly undermined each other through Hell Road's bat trials, leaving both badly wounded by the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King.
• Tang San and Hu Liena agreed to cooperate against the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and reached the exit, where both obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain and left Slaughter City.
• Tang San attacked Hu Liena as she tried to launch a signal flare, but she sent it before he fled.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei found Hu Liena gravely wounded; she identified Tang San as her attacker, and they carried her toward Spirit City.
• The Asura God divined Tang San's fate and saw a vision of the Twilight of the Gods, then summoned the God King Council.

After reaching level eighty, Lin Ye forced the Snow Empress to submit and placed the Far North under his rule. In Heaven Dou City, he learned Emperor Xue Ye had died and confronted the newly appointed emperor, recognizing her as Qian Renxue.

• Lin Ye formed a soul core, broke through to level eighty, and summoned the Ice Empress to take him to the Snow Empress.
• The Snow Empress attacked Lin Ye, but his Dragon God pressure overwhelmed her, and she agreed to lead the Far North in submission.
• Lin Ye sealed the Snow Empress with a contract, appointed her to govern the Far North, and returned to the Heaven Dou Empire with her and the Ice Empress.
• In Heaven Dou City, Lin Ye heard that Xue Ye had died and that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was to succeed him.
• Lin Ye entered the palace study and addressed the emperor-designate as Miss Qian Renxue.

After Qian Renxue revealed her identity and invited Lin Ye to meet Qian Daoliu, she began the Angel God’s nine trials. A mysterious red light then chose Lin Ye, assigning him to help Qian Renxue complete the trials and inherit the Angel Godhood.

• Qian Renxue revealed her disguise to Lin Ye, told him Xue Ye had died, and invited him to meet her grandfather in the Elder Hall.
• Qian Daoliu tested Lin Ye with his pressure, then recognized his rank-eighty strength and extraordinary talent.
• Qian Renxue reported that her infiltration plan had succeeded, and Qian Daoliu told her to undertake the angel god trial.
• Qian Renxue activated the Angel Statue and received the Angel God’s nine trials.
• A red light separated from Qian Renxue’s golden trial light and chose Lin Ye, giving him an assistance contract to help her complete the trials and inherit the Angel Godhood.

Lin Ye helped Qian Renxue pass the first angel god trial by shielding her from the holy light’s pressure. He then absorbed his reward, a God-bestowed Soul Ring, which reached an unprecedented age of six hundred thousand years.

• Lin Ye revealed that his divine trial required him to help Qian Renxue complete the angel god trial, and Qian Renxue explained the first trial’s holy-light challenge.
• Lin Ye resisted the Angel Holy Light’s corrosion and led Qian Renxue to its core, where she endured the light for the time it took an incense stick to burn and passed the trial.
• Qian Renxue received an increase in soul ring age as her reward, while Lin Ye received a God-bestowed Soul Ring for helping her.
• Lin Ye absorbed the God-bestowed Soul Ring as his eighth ring, which continued growing beyond five hundred thousand years before settling at six hundred thousand years.
• Qian Daoliu marveled at Lin Ye’s unprecedented soul ring configuration and worried that the Divine Realm might envy or suppress his extraordinary blessings.

At the Moonlight Pavilion, Tang San learned that Xue Qinghe and Lin Ye had orchestrated the execution of Shrek Academy’s leaders, deepening his hatred and driving him to seek a way to approach Princess Xue Ke. He ended the chapter having engineered a brief, ordinary encounter with her while concealing his intentions.

• Tang San attended class at the Moonlight Pavilion and privately maintained his hatred despite Tang Yuehua’s advice to cultivate a peaceful heart.
• Tang San overheard that Emperor Xue Ye had died and that Xue Qinghe had succeeded him, while Lin Ye had gained the new emperor’s favor.
• Tang San learned that Shrek Academy had been shut down, its dean and several teachers executed, and Zhao Wuji was missing; he blamed Xue Qinghe and Lin Ye and vowed revenge.
• Tang San decided he could use Princess Xue Ke to learn about the imperial family and find an opportunity to deal with Xue Qinghe.
• Tang San staged a mishap with his sheet music, retrieved it beside Xue Ke, and used the exchange to make a courteous first approach while hiding his hatred.

Tang San covertly observed Xue Ke at the Moonlight Pavilion, then rescued her from an arranged abduction on her way back to the palace. He framed Baron Balke as the instigator and left Xue Ke grateful and impressed by him.

• Tang San concealed his hatred for Xue Qinghe while pretending to practice during Xue Ke's music lesson.
• After class, Tang San stayed behind to practice until dusk, then followed the flow of carriages through Heaven Dou City.
• Thugs ambushed Xue Ke's carriage, knocked out her maid, and dragged Xue Ke into the street.
• Tang San used swift hand-to-hand combat to defeat the attackers without revealing his martial soul.
• Tang San made the surviving thug name Baron Balke as the supposed instigator, then helped Xue Ke to her feet.
• Imperial guards arrived to protect Xue Ke, who left with Tang San's name and image fixed in her mind.

After Tang San rescued Xue Ke from a kidnapping, he earned her trust by revealing his musical talent and patiently teaching her. As Xue Ke grew increasingly drawn to him, Tang San privately regarded her affection as progress toward his plan.

• Xue Ke exchanged a warm, grateful look with Tang San when they arrived at the Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang San impressed the class and Tang Yuehua by playing the difficult passage with skill and personal expression.
• Xue Ke asked Tang San to help with an awkward fingering transition, and he patiently taught her until she improved.
• Tang San privately recognized that his rescue, musical talent, and instruction were drawing Xue Ke closer to him.
• Tang San later distinguished himself through his compositions and musical answers, while Xue Ke became increasingly fascinated by him.

After half a year of friendship at the Moonlight Pavilion, Tang San coaxed Xue Ke into recalling the events surrounding Emperor Father's death and Shrek Academy's downfall. Her account convinced him that Lin Ye and Xue Qinghe had orchestrated a trap, and he left determined to use Xue Ke in his revenge plan after his studies ended.

• Tang San and Xue Ke grew close over six months of discussing music and sharing their thoughts.
• Tang San noticed Xue Ke was troubled and gently encouraged her to explain what she remembered from the previous year.
• Xue Ke recalled that Emperor Father had fallen ill after Lin Ye won the Tournament, and that Imperial Uncle Xue Xing and Shrek Academy were accused of treason.
• Xue Ke said Eldest Brother and Lin Ye had apparently gathered evidence and laid a trap around Emperor Father's bedchamber, though she knew few details.
• Tang San concealed his rage, comforted Xue Ke, and watched her leave before vowing revenge against Lin Ye and Xue Qinghe.
• Tang San planned to make Xue Ke a willing pawn once he finished his studies at the Moonlight Pavilion.

After completing the first three stages of Qian Renxue’s Angel God Trial, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue learned that Xue Ke had grown close to Tang San, but Lin Ye chose to let him act. Tang San secured Xue Ke’s support for founding the Tang Sect and left for the Shrek Ruins to reunite with Dai and the others and begin his revenge.

• Qian Renxue’s double reported that Xue Ke had been visiting Moonlight Pavilion and had grown close to Tang San.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Ye how he would deal with the remaining Shrek survivors, and Lin Ye said he would let them scamper about for a few more days.
• After graduating from Moonlight Pavilion, Tang San asked Xue Ke to help him establish the Tang Sect, which would specialize in hidden weapons usable by ordinary soldiers.
• Xue Ke promised to report Tang San’s proposal to His Majesty and secure the empire’s support, while Tang San secretly planned to use the resources for revenge.
• Tang San left the Imperial Capital for the Shrek Ruins, intending to reunite with Boss Dai and the others.

Xiong Er and Liu Qiang rejected Tang San’s plea to keep the Shrek Seven Devils together and accused him of leading Shrek to ruin. They refused to help him rebuild the Tang Sect, leaving Tang San furious and alone with his ambitions.

• Tang San urged Xiong Er and Liu Qiang to remain Shrek Seven Devils for life, but Xiong Er mocked the group and its ties to Tang San.
• Liu Qiang announced that he and Xiong Er were officially leaving the team, despite Tang San’s pleas and promises.
• Liu Qiang blamed Tang San and Lin Ye for the deaths and losses surrounding Shrek, while Xiong Er agreed that Shrek should have ended long ago.
• Tang San insisted Shrek was not finished and declared that he would rebuild the Tang Sect to stand at the pinnacle of the continent.
• Xiong Er and Liu Qiang laughed at Tang San’s ambition, accused him of wanting to use them, and unequivocally refused to help him.

Tang San killed Xiong Er and Liu Qiang after they rejected his attempt to keep them, then tried to persuade Dai Mubai that they had betrayed Shrek. The chapter left Dai Mubai terrified as Tang San appealed to their old friendship.

• Liu Qiang told Tang San that Lin Ye had become a trusted Soul Saint of the new emperor, and he left with Xiong Er.
• Tang San attacked Xiong Er and Liu Qiang from behind with poisoned Bone-Piercing Needles, killing them both.
• Dai Mubai witnessed the murders and recoiled in terror when Tang San turned toward him.
• Tang San hid his cruelty behind an anguished expression and told Dai Mubai that Xiong Er and Liu Qiang had betrayed them.

Tang San won Dai Mubai’s trust with feigned sympathy and recruited him to help rebuild the Tang Sect. Elsewhere, Lin Ye arrived at the Speed Clan’s manor to present Chief Bai He with a proposal about the clan’s future.

• Tang San comforted Dai Mubai about his defeat and humiliation, secretly viewing him as useful muscle.
• Tang San proposed rebuilding the Tang Sect and seeking support from Tai Tan and the Strength Clan.
• Dai Mubai accepted Tang San’s plan, and they prepared to leave under cover of night.
• Lin Ye knocked at the Speed Clan’s manor and asked the gatekeeper to tell Chief Bai He he had a proposal concerning the clan’s future.
• The gatekeeper recognized Lin Ye’s reputation and hurried off to inform Bai He.

Lin Ye visited Bai He to offer the struggling Speed Clan resources, protection, and a future place in the empire in exchange for its loyalty and reconnaissance expertise. Bai He hesitated to betray the other affiliated clans, so Lin Ye proposed persuading the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan to join too.

• Lin Ye entered the Speed Clan's main hall and proposed cooperation to Bai He.
• Lin Ye reminded Bai He that the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned the Four Great Affiliated Sects, leaving the Speed Clan weakened and impoverished.
• Lin Ye promised cultivation resources, protection from Spirit Hall and other factions, and a future place at the heart of the empire's power in return for the Speed Clan's loyalty and expertise.
• Bai He hesitated to accept because he felt bound by the Speed Clan's ties to the Breaking, Defense, and Strength Clans.
• Lin Ye asked whether Bai He would cooperate if he persuaded the Breaking Clan and the Defense Clan to join them.

Lin Ye asked Bai He to invite Yang Wudi and Niu Gao so he could persuade them to join the Agility Clan, while Tai Tan refused to meet with him. During his wait, Lin Ye advised Bai Chenxiang on her Movement Technique and demonstrated his power, leaving her deeply impressed.

• Lin Ye asked Bai He to secretly invite Yang Wudi and Niu Gao to the Agility Clan, and Bai He sent an elder to fetch them.
• Lin Ye watched Bai Chenxiang practice and warned her that relying only on speed could expose her weaknesses.
• Lin Ye split an Ironwood stake with a flick of his finger and advised Bai Chenxiang to unite strength, speed, and variation.
• Two days later, the elder reported that Yang Wudi and Niu Gao were waiting in the Main Hall, but Tai Tan had refused to come.
• Lin Ye dismissed Tai Tan's refusal and went with the elder to meet Yang Wudi and Niu Gao.

Lin Ye challenged Niu Gao and Yang Wudi to reconsider their clans’ loyalty to the Clear Sky Sect and judged his strength against their famed defense and offense. He proposed a test in which he would try to breach Niu Gao’s full-strength barrier before Yang Wudi could break through it, leaving the terms of failure unfinished.

• Niu Gao confronted Lin Ye and demanded to know why he deserved to absorb their clans, while Yang Wudi asked what Lin Ye could offer them.
• Lin Ye reminded Niu Gao and Yang Wudi that the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned their clans for over twenty years and asked whether they would let their younger generations’ futures suffer.
• Lin Ye’s commanding presence unsettled Niu Gao and Yang Wudi, who recognized that his pressure exceeded what they expected from a youth.
• Lin Ye praised the Defense Clan’s Immovable Barrier and the Breaking Clan’s offensive skill, then proposed testing his strength against both chiefs.
• Lin Ye asked Niu Gao to raise his barrier at full strength and Yang Wudi to use his strongest defense-breaking soul skill, promising to prove his qualification or face an unfinished condition.

Lin Ye challenged Niu Gao to test whether he could pierce the defense Niu Gao trusted, and shattered his Immovable Barrier with a single strike. Niu Gao and Yang Wudi were left stunned by Lin Ye’s strength just as an enraged voice called out to them from outside.

• Lin Ye offered to leave the four clans alone if he could break through Niu Gao’s defense before Yang Wudi attacked.
• Niu Gao activated his martial soul and used his fifth soul skill, Immovable Barrier, while Yang Wudi watched.
• Lin Ye pressed forward with one hand, pierced the barrier, and struck Niu Gao through it, leaving him shaken.
• Yang Wudi recognized Lin Ye’s strike as an extraordinary application of penetrating force, and Bai He stood speechless.
• Lin Ye said he had used half his strength, leaving Niu Gao and Yang Wudi in awe.
• An enraged voice outside shouted Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi’s names.

Lin Ye confronted the Strength Clan Chief Tai Tan after Tai Tan condemned Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi for turning away from the Clear Sky Sect. The chapter ended with Lin Ye crushing Tai Tan beneath his foot while Tang San watched from hiding.

• Tai Tan stormed into the Speed Clan hall and accused Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi of betraying the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang San watched from the courtyard shadows.
• Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi defended their choice, citing the Clear Sky Sect's abandonment of their clans and praising Lin Ye's potential.
• Tai Tan insulted Lin Ye and threatened the three clan chiefs with the Clear Sky Sect's future reckoning.
• Lin Ye struck Tai Tan with a powerful slap, hurling him into the hall wall and leaving him badly injured.
• Lin Ye stamped on Tai Tan's chest as the clan chiefs pleaded with him and Tang San remained hidden, then said, "Since when did ants dare speak like this?"

Lin Ye killed Tai Tan and won the submission of the Speed, Defense, and Breaking Clans, while Tang San fled and began establishing the Tang Sect. Xue Qinghe confronted Xue Ke over helping Tang San, and she learned that her brother considered him a traitor.

• Lin Ye ignored the clan chiefs’ pleas, killed Tai Tan, and let Tang San escape while reflecting on how isolated the Strength Clan had become.
• Bai He, Niu Gao, and Yang Wudi each pledged their clans’ allegiance to Lin Ye, who gave them resources to divide among themselves.
• Tang San returned to the shabby Tang Sect headquarters and told Dai Mubai to supervise the craftsmen building a hidden weapon workshop.
• Xue Ke entered the Imperial Study expecting praise, but Xue Qinghe questioned her for using her princess privileges to secure Tang San’s sect headquarters.
• Xue Qinghe called Tang San a Shrek rebel who had conspired with the late Prince Xue Xing against the imperial authority, leaving Xue Ke stunned.

Xue Qinghe forced Xue Ke to drink poison, then blamed Tang San for her death and placed a bounty on him. Tang San learned of the accusation and fled Heaven Dou City with the Tang Sect as the hunt began.

• Xue Qinghe confronted Xue Ke with evidence linking Tang San to Shrek and ordered her death; Xue Ke drank the poisoned wine.
• The empire posted a bounty accusing Tang San of murdering Xue Ke with a hidden weapon, offering one hundred thousand gold and a Soul Bone for his head.
• A Tang Sect disciple warned Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar that the city was in chaos and the emperor had made Tang San a wanted man.
• Tang San ordered the Tang Sect to destroy its equipment and abandon its premises before pursuers arrived.
• Tang San led Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the disciples through a concealed exit toward the slums as the hunt began.