Chapter Summaries

Vina reunited with Yang Lin and recounted how Wei Zhongxian had taken control of the Heaven Dou Empire, fulfilling Yang Lin’s warning from three years earlier. As the group considered the changes, Jiang Nannan noted that Wei Zhongxian’s rule had also brought commoners a chance to awaken their martial souls.

• Vina recognized Yang Lin as the boy she had met three years earlier, and he revealed that Satoru Gojo had been an alias.
• Vina recalled Yang Lin’s warning that Wei Zhongxian would seize control within three years, but the royal family and nobles had refused her proposals to win over soldiers and commoners.
• Vina told the group that Wei Zhongxian had consolidated power, imprisoned the emperor, executed the eldest prince, and gained support from nobles, soldiers, and commoners.
• Jiang Nannan finished absorbing her soul ring and kissed Yang Lin on both cheeks while Vina noticed Wang Dong’s embarrassed reactions.
• Jiang Nannan said that despite the crushing taxes, Wei Zhongxian’s rule had given commoners a chance to awaken their martial souls and improve their lives.

Vina resolved to reform the Heaven Dou Empire and learned from Yang Lin to seek out the powerful Sikong Zhen. In the Far North, the Ice Phoenix taught gathered soul beasts while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion brought her fruit instead of eating brains.

• Vina told Shangguan Wan'er she would kill corrupt parasites, even if they were members of her own Wei Family, and vowed to ensure people had food.
• After a night in the Star Dou Great Forest, Yang Lin told Vina to find Sikong Zhen in a town in the eastern Heaven Dou Empire and persuade him to join her household.
• Yang Lin said Sikong Zhen was as formidable as the Ice Emperor, leaving Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong impressed by his strength.
• In the Far North Core Region, the Ice Phoenix taught more than twenty hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, including Xiong Jun, about human knowledge.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion brought fruit to the Ice Phoenix and avoided eating brains so her friend would not be put off by the smell.

The Ice Phoenix taught the Far North soul beasts about human cities and assigned them homework, while promising Di Qiu'er a day of games if she finished her lesson. The soul beasts left class with their assignments, and the Snow Wolf King eagerly accepted his in hopes of spending time with Little Bing'er.

• Di Qiu'er tried to avoid studying, but the Ice Phoenix promised to play with her all day tomorrow if she finished her lesson.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress watched the two little ones fondly as the Ice Phoenix taught the soul beasts about cities.
• Di Qiu'er and Xiong Jun fell asleep during class, and the Ice Phoenix dismissed the drowsy soul beasts after two hours.
• The Ice Phoenix handed out homework papers and pens to the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
• The Snow Wolf King agreed to finish his paper for a chance to ride with Little Bing'er and hurried back to find clever Snow Wolves to help him.

The Ice Phoenix turned the Far North’s hundred-thousand-year soul beasts toward studying human knowledge, then welcomed Gu Yuena when she arrived with Di Tian and Bi Ji. Gu Yuena ended her awkward greeting by offering the Snow Empress a First-Level God’s position if she helped storm the Divine Realm.

• The Ice Phoenix gave the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts test papers, and they returned to their clans to study with their members.
• The Ice Phoenix praised the Snow Empress and Ice Empress for attending her lessons, while the Snow Empress advanced quickly in Soul Tool crafting.
• Di Tian brought Bi Ji and Gu Yuena to the Far North, where the Snow Empress welcomed Gu Yuena as the sovereign of all soul beasts.
• Gu Yuena struggled to maintain her majesty during a long silence, then secretly asked Di Tian what to say next.
• Di Tian advised Gu Yuena to promise the Snow Empress future benefits, so Gu Yuena offered her a First-Level God's position for joining the assault on the Divine Realm.

Gu Yuena secured the Snow Empress’s loyalty and met Di Bing’er, whose affection quickly softened her toward the little phoenix. As the group set out to tour the Far North, Di Tian carried the groggy Three-Eyed Golden Lion along and scolded her for being lazy.

• Di Tian explained that the Far North and Star Dou Great Forest were allies who might someday fight the Divine Realm, and the Snow Empress pledged her loyalty to Gu Yuena.
• Di Tian introduced Di Bing’er to Gu Yuena, and the Ice Phoenix flew into Gu Yuena’s arms.
• Gu Yuena invited Di Bing’er to call her Sister Na and explained that her human form would take two or three months to recover.
• The Snow Empress invited Gu Yuena to tour the Far North, and Gu Yuena accepted.
• Di Tian kicked awake Xiong Jun, carried the Three-Eyed Golden Lion along, and scolded her for sleeping and eating while praising Di Bing’er.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion agreed that Di Bing’er was smarter than her, then said she was better at one thing.

Tushan Yaya arrived in the Far North and challenged the Snow Empress to a fight. The Snow Empress and the others met the unfamiliar ferocious beast, while Gu Yuena had been playing with the Auspicious Beasts and Ice Empress.

• A group of mercenaries complained about Dragon City's rules and noticed Tushan Yaya approaching through the snow.
• The scar-faced leader warned his men not to provoke Tushan Yaya, but she froze and shattered them as she walked past.
• In the heart of the Far North, Di Tian and the Snow Empress watched Gu Yuena play with the Auspicious Beasts and Ice Empress.
• Di Tian and the Snow Empress sensed an unfamiliar ferocious beast, then flew toward its source with the others following.
• Tushan Yaya introduced herself to the Snow Empress and said she had come to fight her.

Tushan Yaya revealed herself as a powerful Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox and challenged Di Tian’s authority as Beast God, while offering the Tushan Fox Clan’s potential alliance with the Soul Beast Clan. She then sought to fight the Snow Empress and take the Auspicious Beast, but Gu Yuena allowed the spar while promising Little Bing’er would remain safe.

• Tushan Yaya manifested her nine tails and unleashed her immense ice power, alarming the Snow Empress and drawing Di Tian’s interest.
• Tushan Yaya mocked Di Tian as a snake and said the Tushan Fox Clan would recognize him as Beast God only after he defeated her eldest sister.
• Tushan Yaya praised the Snow Empress’s potential, and Di Tian suppressed his anger before proposing an alliance between their clans.
• Tushan Yaya agreed an alliance might be possible if Di Tian defeated her eldest sister, then declared that she had come to fight the Snow Empress and take the Auspicious Beast.
• Gu Yuena permitted the Snow Empress to spar with Tushan Yaya and assured her that Little Bing’er would not be taken away, as Tushan Yaya eagerly prepared to fight.

The Snow Empress and Tushan Yaya fought a fierce, evenly matched duel in the Far North, each unleashing powerful ice techniques. After thousands of exchanges, neither had gained the upper hand, and their battle continued to reshape the landscape.

• The Snow Empress transformed into her combat form and attacked Tushan Yaya with Emperor Sword, Peerless Ice and Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.
• Tushan Yaya used Absolute Zero Domain to neutralize both attacks and counter the Snow Empress's overwhelming cold.
• The Snow Empress unleashed Emperor's Cold Heaven, Xue Wu Shining Sun, while Di Tian protected the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from the battle's shock waves.
• Tushan Yaya drank from her wine gourd, raised her aura to match the Snow Empress, and charged into close combat.
• The Snow Empress and Tushan Yaya exchanged thousands of moves over less than an hour, leaving the Far North covered in shattered and newly formed ice peaks without either gaining the advantage.

Tushan Yaya fought the Snow Empress in the Far North and defeated her after a prolonged battle. The Snow Empress lay helpless on the ice as Tushan Yaya withdrew the deadly chill from her body.

• Tushan Yaya and the Snow Empress took their battle into the sky to avoid devastating the Far North Core Region.
• Tushan Yaya and the Snow Empress fought for four hours, but Tushan Yaya’s greater endurance and ice mastery gradually wore the Snow Empress down.
• Gu Yuena predicted that the Snow Empress would lose, while Di Tian considered what Tushan Yaya’s strength might mean for her faction.
• Tushan Yaya restrained the exhausted Snow Empress and struck her with a frost-covered punch, slamming her into the frozen ground.
• Tushan Yaya pointed at the Snow Empress’s brow and drew out the chill threatening to penetrate her marrow.

Tushan Yaya defeated the Snow Empress, discussed the Tushan Fox Clan and its leaders with Di Tian, and showed the group around the Far North. She left the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looking forward to meeting a playful member of Tu Shan.

• Tushan Yaya defeated the Snow Empress, then offered to fight her again after she broke through to seven hundred thousand years.
• Gu Yuena invited Tushan Yaya to join the Dragon God's ranks, but Tushan Yaya refused and said the Tushan Fox Clan worshipped only the Bitter Love Tree.
• Tushan Yaya told Di Tian that Tu Shan would reveal itself in half a year and warned him that her sister was violent.
• The Snow Empress guided Tushan Yaya and the others around the Far North as Tushan Yaya explained that Tu Shan had three leaders, including Tushan Honghong and Tushan Rongrong.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion invited Tushan Yaya to play One, Two, Three, Freeze, and Tushan Yaya promised to bring along a childish fool from Tu Shan.

Tushan Yaya arranged to bring her younger sister Tu Shan Susu to the Far North, while Wang Dong'er apologized to Jiang Nannan after her secret was exposed. Yang Lin and his companions continued toward Shrek City, with Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong'er making peace but leaving their relationship to Yang Lin playfully unresolved.

• Tushan Yaya promised the Three-Eyed Golden Lion she would bring Tu Shan Susu to visit and left the Far North after arranging for the Snow Empress to look after her sister.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Ice Phoenix kept Gu Yuena in the Far North to play games with them.
• On the road to Shrek City, Wang Dong'er apologized to Jiang Nannan for sneaking into her tent and being caught after coughing.
• Jiang Nannan demanded that Wang Dong'er explain what she had done, and Wang Dong'er loudly admitted her actions before Jiang Nannan stopped her from being overheard.
• Jiang Nannan explained that she was not angry about Wang Dong'er's relationship with Yang Lin but about her secrecy, and Wang Dong'er insisted they were only getting what they needed.

Yang Lin considered using the Bitter Love Tree to connect humans and Soul Beasts through mutually agreed contracts that could renew bonds across reincarnations. Near Shrek City, he and the two girls were ambushed by masked fighters, and their leader ordered them killed.

• Jiang Nannan reassured Wang Dong'er that she was not angry, and the two resumed calling each other sisters while competing for Yang Lin's attention.
• Yang Lin devised a plan to use the Bitter Love Tree for reciprocal contracts between humans and Soul Beasts, including bonds renewed across reincarnations.
• Yang Lin reasoned that God King Tang's extraction of the Douluo Plane's life energy had shortened Titled Douluos' lifespans and that killing Ah Yin could restore that energy.
• As the three traveled toward Shrek City, Yang Lin sensed hostile watchers and stopped Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong.
• More than a dozen masked fighters appeared, and their Soul Saint leader ordered the group to kill Yang Lin and the two girls.

Yang Lin overwhelmed the assassins sent by Dai Huabin, killing their leaders while Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong fought the remaining attackers. He kept the Soul Saint’s corpse as evidence against Dai Hao, and Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong gained the upper hand over the Soul Ancestors.

• Yang Lin struck the Soul Saint with Cursed Technique Reversal-Red, then used Cursed Technique Lapse-Blue to kill most of the black-clad attackers.
• Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong fought four Soul Ancestors while Yang Lin urged them to gain experience in battle.
• The Soul Saint revealed that Dai Huabin had ordered the attack and begged Yang Lin to spare his family, but Yang Lin refused.
• Yang Lin dodged the Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors, killed the Soul Emperors by smashing their heads together, and killed the Soul Saint with a punch.
• Yang Lin stored the Soul Saint’s corpse as evidence against Dai Hao, while Jiang Nannan killed three Soul Ancestors and Wang Dong supported her from above.
• Jiang Nannan shouted for Wang Dong to get out of the way.

Wang Dong used her Clear Sky Hammer to kill the last black-clad attacker, then Yang Lin told her about the Wangquan Sword and people he had met while traveling. The trio gathered the surviving corpses and headed into Shrek City to confront Dai Huabin.

• Wang Dong used the Clear Sky Hammer's Chaotic Cloak to smash the final exhausted man in black.
• Yang Lin praised Wang Dong's fighting spirit but disputed that the Clear Sky Hammer was the world's greatest tool martial soul.
• Yang Lin described the Wangquan Family's inheritable Wangquan Sword and its young heir, Wangquan Fugui, as well as a cocky boy with cockroach hair and powerful flames.
• Wang Dong said she would not believe Yang Lin's claims until she saw the Wangquan Sword, though she privately trusted him.
• Yang Lin stored the surviving corpses in his Storage Ring, and the three set off for Shrek City to talk with Dai Huabin.

Yang Lin and his companions learned that Dai Huabin had ordered an attack on them and went to confront him at Shrek Academy. Yang Lin beat Dai Huabin in class, and the stunned students turned against him after hearing what he had done.

• Yang Lin spotted Xuan Zi watching Man Sui and gained emotional value when she called Master Liang her companion on a shopping trip.
• Wang Dong told Master Liang that Dai Huabin had arranged the attack, and Yang Lin showed him the White Tiger Duke's Mansion Tokens taken from the attackers.
• Master Liang and Man Sui joined Yang Lin, Wang Dong, and Jiang Nannan as they headed to Shrek Academy.
• Dai Huabin brooded in class about the attack and Zhu Lu's decision to change seats beside Yang Lin.
• Yang Lin burst into the classroom, smashed Dai Huabin through a desk, slapped him, and kicked him through a wall.
• Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong explained Dai Huabin's attempted murder to the class, whose students angrily condemned him.

Yang Lin crippled Dai Huabin in front of Shrek Academy after exposing his wrongdoing, while Huo Yuhao reaffirmed his determination to take revenge on the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. Electrolux accepted Huo Yuhao's resolve and promised him undead power when he awakened again.

• Zhu Lu felt disgust toward Dai Huabin and considered asking her father to end their engagement and arrange a marriage with the Hua Mansion.
• Yang Lin pinned Dai Huabin down, then crushed the bones in his arm after Dai Huabin denied knowing what he meant.
• Yang Lin's classmates explained Dai Huabin's actions to the gathered students, who condemned him, while Huo Yuhao felt relieved to see his enemy suffer.
• Huo Yuhao told Electrolux that he would never forgive the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and would destroy it; Electrolux accepted his resolve and promised to give him undead power when he awoke.
• Tian Meng warned Huo Yuhao not to trust Electrolux and promised to help him gain power at level 20, while Huo Yuhao said he valued Tian Meng as a companion.

Yang Lin crippled Dai Huabin after revealing that Dai Huabin had ambushed him, while Du Weilun let the punishment continue under pressure from Yang Lin’s ties to Hua Mulan and Man Sui. News of the incident spread through Shrek Academy, and Dai Yueheng learned that Yang Lin had injured his younger brother, complicating his hidden feelings for Hua Mulan.

• Dai Huabin threatened Yang Lin, who broke his other arm and then stopped when Du Weilun intervened.
• Yang Lin showed Du Weilun the corpses and a White Tiger Duke’s Mansion token, explaining that Dai Huabin had sent men to ambush him.
• Yang Lin invoked Hua Mulan’s status and warned that she was coming to Shrek, so Du Weilun allowed him to continue.
• Yang Lin crippled Dai Huabin’s legs, and Wang Dong, Jiang Nannan, and Man Sui each kicked him before he passed out.
• News of Yang Lin crippling Dai Huabin spread through Shrek Academy and stirred an uproar.
• Dai Yueheng learned Yang Lin had crippled Dai Huabin and restrained his anger because he wanted to become Hua Mulan’s brother-in-law.

The Sea God Pavilion dismissed Yang Lin’s punishment with a small fine after Xuan Zi threatened an Elder who objected, and Xuan Zi claimed he was nearing the Limit Douluo realm. Two days later, Hua Mulan arrived at Shrek Academy with the Star Luo Empire’s Shattered Star Douluo.

• Dai Yueheng rejoiced that Dai Huabin had been crippled, believing his brother could no longer compete for the White Tiger Duke’s inheritance.
• Xuan Zi chaired a Sea God Pavilion meeting and proposed fining Yang Lin only a few Gold Soul Coins for crippling Dai Huabin.
• When an Elder objected, Xuan Zi pointed out that his disciple had also joined in and pressured the Elder into supporting the light punishment.
• Xuan Zi said his cultivation had advanced and that he expected to reach Limit Douluo soon, prompting the Elders to congratulate him.
• Two days later, Hua Mulan arrived at Shrek Academy with Shattered Star Douluo, whom she repeatedly called an old man.

Hua Mulan arrived at Shrek Academy, brushed off an attempted show of authority from its staff, and collected the injured Dai Huabin. She left with him to return to the Star Luo Empire and demolish the Dai Family's ancestral residence.

• Shattered Star Douluo accompanied Hua Mulan to Shrek Academy, where students recognized her and gathered to see her.
• Hua Mulan entered the academy after displaying her Soul Rings, and Cai Mei'er and several Sea God Pavilion Elders came to meet her.
• Hua Mulan suppressed an Elder who challenged her, then continued inside with Shattered Star Douluo.
• Mu En blamed Yan Shaozhe for the failed attempt to intimidate their guests and considered replacing Cai Mei'er with Lexuan.
• Hua Mulan greeted Yang Lin and Wu Liuqi, teased Wang Dong and Jiang Nannan, and picked up the injured Dai Huabin.
• Hua Mulan declined the students' requests for autographs, invited them to join her army after graduation, and left Shrek with Dai Huabin.

Wei Zhongxian installed Sima Zhao as chancellor after Sima Zhao revealed he had killed Chancellor Wang and a prince, then crushed resistance at court. Di Renjie defied Wei Zhongxian and left, while commoners praised the changes brought by Wei Zhongxian’s rule.

• Wei Zhongxian asked the ministers whether they objected to appointing Sima Zhao as chancellor, and Sima Zhao revealed that he had killed Chancellor Wang and the young prince for plotting rebellion.
• A military officer denounced Sima Zhao, who revealed his nine Soul Rings and killed the officer; the terrified ministers unanimously accepted Sima Zhao’s appointment.
• Di Renjie condemned the court’s charade and walked out despite Wei Zhongxian’s threats, while Wei Zhongxian destroyed the dragon throne in anger.
• Wei Zhongxian ordered a new throne and openly sold official posts as loyal ministers lamented the court’s disgrace.
• Di Renjie headed to the government office as commoners greeted and praised him, and some credited Wei Zhongxian with improving their lives.