Chapter Summaries

Qin Xiao and Xuan Ziwen upgraded Qin Xiao’s Humanoid Soul Tool with powerful armor and a high-level energy core, then tested its immense firepower. Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit Cult learned that the Clear Sky Sect was backing Shrek Academy and decided to summon its Chief Consecrated Douluo; the chapter ended with Xuan Ziwen warning Qin Xiao not to waste a ten-million-Gold-Soul-Coin volley on an ordinary Titled Douluo.

• Qin Xiao explained to Xuan Ziwen that a Humanoid Soul Tool should imitate human anatomy, then asked him to make defensive armor and an energy-storing Magic Array Core.
• Feng Ling told Zhongli Wu and Crow Douluo that the mysterious experts supporting Shrek Academy belonged to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Zhongli Wu agreed to request reinforcements and summon the Holy Spirit Cult’s Chief Consecrated Douluo from seclusion.
• Three days later, Xuan Ziwen brought Qin Xiao armor whose combined defensive arrays reached peak level-eight strength.
• Qin Xiao equipped the Humanoid Soul Tool with Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannons, and Xuan Ziwen realized it could unleash a volley costing ten million Gold Soul Coins.

Qin Xiao tested the Humanoid Soul Tool’s combat power when assassins sent by Dai Hao infiltrated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. After defeating them, he decided to kill Dai Hao himself, despite Jing Hongchen’s doubts.

• Xuan Ziwen admired Qin Xiao’s finished Humanoid Soul Tool, and Qin Xiao estimated it could fight several Titled Douluos.
• Dai Hao’s men entered the academy to seize Qin Xiao, but the Humanoid Soul Tool overwhelmed them with a barrage of armor-piercing soul cannon shells.
• Qin Xiao identified the surviving attackers as Dai Hao’s men and killed them, then resolved to eliminate Dai Hao.
• Jing Hongchen arrived and learned the attackers served Dai Hao, but admitted the Empire was unlikely to act against him soon.
• Qin Xiao told Jing Hongchen he would kill Dai Hao himself, and Jing Hongchen questioned how he could succeed where previous assassins had failed.

Qin Xiao prepared to confront Dai Hao personally, using his improved Humanoid Soul Tool to conceal his identity and avoid provoking a wider conflict. After arriving at the Star Luo Empire’s camp, he announced himself as Huo Yuhao, and Dai Hao reacted with shock when he heard the name.

• Qin Xiao asked Jing Hongchen for a Level Nine Magic Array Core to extend the Humanoid Soul Tool’s endurance, and Jing Hongchen promised to deliver it.
• Qin Xiao told Vina that Dai Hao had targeted him and insisted on taking revenge himself, then made a mask for the Humanoid Soul Tool.
• Jing Hongchen delivered the Level Nine Magic Array Core, and Qin Xiao set out for the Ming Battle Mountain Range with Jin Peng and the others covering his retreat.
• Qin Xiao rejected Jin Peng’s offer to kill Dai Hao, warning that an attack by the Body Sect could fracture the alliance among the Three Great Empires.
• Qin Xiao entered the Star Luo Empire’s camp disguised as a soldier and sent his Humanoid Soul Tool to announce that Huo Yuhao had arrived.
• Dai Hao, already worried that his men had not returned, ordered the messenger to repeat the name Huo Yuhao.

Qin Xiao confronted Dai Hao in the White Tiger army camp and revealed that he had killed the men sent after him. He used hidden soul cannons to devastate the camp, leaving Dai Hao gravely wounded and at gunpoint.

• Dai Hao let Qin Xiao enter the camp and ordered his guards to leave the tent so they could speak alone.
• Qin Xiao told Dai Hao that the men sent to capture him were all dead, then challenged him over the attempted killing.
• Dai Hao agreed to talk and called Qin Xiao his son, while Qin Xiao refused to follow his order to right the overturned table.
• Qin Xiao revealed dozens of hidden soul cannons and fired at Dai Hao, then unleashed another volley as the first attack struck.
• The blast destroyed the Central Army Tent and devastated the surrounding area, killing many soldiers and guards.
• Qin Xiao survived in his damaged Humanoid Soul Tool, held a cannon to Dai Hao's head, and prepared to kill him.

Qin Xiao returned after killing Dai Hao and bringing back the White Tiger Duke's seal and confidential documents, forcing Jing Hongchen to confront the court over Qin Xiao's entry into Virtue Hall. Jing Hongchen presented proof of the assassination to Xu Tianran and the ministers, who had agreed to support Qin Xiao if he killed Dai Hao.

• The Humanoid Soul Tool killed Dai Hao with a Soul Cannon and took the Space Soul Tool from his body.
• Qin Xiao bombarded the soldiers pursuing the Humanoid Soul Tool, then returned to Jin Peng and the Body Sect experts and confirmed that his mission was complete.
• Qin Xiao showed Jing Hongchen Dai Hao's seal, letters, and confidential documents, proving that he had killed the White Tiger Duke.
• Jing Hongchen confronted Xu Tianran and the ministers about Qin Xiao joining Virtue Hall, and Lord Wang and the others agreed to support him if he killed Dai Hao.
• Jing Hongchen announced that Qin Xiao had already killed Dai Hao and presented the evidence, stunning the court.

Jing Hongchen presented evidence that Qin Xiao was Huo Yuhao and had killed the White Tiger Duke, prompting Xu Tianran to approve resources for him and order an attack on the Ming Battle Mountain Range. In the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiawei learned that the White Tiger Duke had fallen and the army had suffered devastating losses.

• Jing Hongchen gave Xu Tianran letters and a seal that appeared to confirm Qin Xiao’s identity and claims about the White Tiger Duke.
• A border dispatch reported that Huo Yuhao had killed the White Tiger Duke and more than ten thousand soldiers in the Ming Battle Mountain Range.
• Xu Tianran supported Jing Hongchen’s call to nurture Qin Xiao, then assigned ministers to lead an expedition against the weakened Star Luo forces.
• Xu Jiawei received a border report confirming the White Tiger Duke’s death and the devastating losses suffered by his army.

After the Star Luo court learned that Dai Hao had been killed in an attack in the Ming Battle Mountain Range, Xu Jiawei ordered rewards sent to the Duke’s family. The Duchess and Dai Yueheng mistook the procession for news of a victory before Lord Zhang revealed Dai Hao’s death, leaving them devastated and demanding an explanation.

• Xu Jiawei rebuked the panicking ministers, ordered one to inform the White Tiger Duke’s family, and granted them ten million Gold Soul Coins among other rewards.
• The Duchess told Dai Yueheng she had recovered her spirits and hoped to have another son, while he worried about his crippled cultivation and the family’s uncertain future.
• The Duchess told Dai Yueheng that Dai Hao expected Huo Yuhao to meet a violent end in the Sun Moon Empire, and they awaited news.
• A servant announced Lord Zhang’s arrival with carriages of red chests, and the Duchess and Dai Yueheng assumed Dai Hao had earned another reward for a victory.
• Lord Zhang told the Duchess and Dai Yueheng that Dai Hao had been assassinated in the Ming Battle Mountain Range and that the rewards were a tribute; the Duchess collapsed, and Dai Yueheng demanded details.

After Huo Yuhao killed the White Tiger Duke, the Duchess urged Dai Yueheng to avenge his father. Qin Xiao then planned to upgrade his Humanoid Soul Tool and went to ask Jing Hongchen for materials, but Jing Hongchen tried to avoid him.

• Lord Zhang told the Duchess and Dai Yueheng that Huo Yuhao had killed the White Tiger Duke after requesting a private audience with him.
• The Duchess demanded that Dai Yueheng kill Huo Yuhao, and Dai Yueheng promised to make him pay.
• At the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Qin Xiao asked Xuan Ziwen to help upgrade the damaged Humanoid Soul Tool with stronger magic arrays.
• Qin Xiao joked that he would demand 2.3 billion in materials and compensation from Jing Hongchen, while Xuan Ziwen protested that he had never requested that amount.
• When Qin Xiao knocked on Jing Hongchen's office door, Jing Hongchen claimed he was not there.

Qin Xiao demanded a huge reward from Jing Hongchen for killing the White Tiger Duke, then Kong Deming visited Xuan Ziwen to investigate the assassination. Kong Deming learned that Qin Xiao had built the Humanoid Soul Tool used in the attack, but he could not see it move because only Qin Xiao could operate it.

• Qin Xiao demanded three billion and materials for Level 8 Soul Tools from Jing Hongchen as a reward for killing the White Tiger Duke.
• Kong Deming visited Xuan Ziwen and warned him that his devotion to Soul Tool research could make him neglect his other obligations.
• Kong Deming examined Qin Xiao's Humanoid Soul Tool, and Xuan Ziwen revealed that Qin Xiao had used it to kill the White Tiger Duke.
• Xuan Ziwen explained that Qin Xiao was a Level 7 Soul Engineer and that the Humanoid Soul Tool's battle core had come from Dean Hongchen.
• Kong Deming asked Xuan Ziwen to make the Humanoid Soul Tool move, but Xuan Ziwen said only Qin Xiao could operate it.

Kong Deming examined Qin Xiao’s Humanoid Soul Tool and watched Qin Xiao demonstrate its movement, voice, and ability to use a Soul Guidance Ray Gun. Kong Deming praised its design but pointed out that its low-level Magic Arrays limited its power, and Qin Xiao was asked why he had not fixed them.

• Kong Deming admired Qin Xiao’s Humanoid Soul Tool until Qin Xiao returned and objected to him touching it.
• Xuan Ziwen introduced Kong Deming to Qin Xiao, and Kong praised Qin Xiao’s achievements with Humanoid Soul Tools.
• Qin Xiao activated the Humanoid Soul Tool, which walked despite battle damage and answered Kong through its voice-simulation Magic Array.
• Qin Xiao demonstrated how the Humanoid Soul Tool used a Soul Guidance Ray Gun, impressing Kong with its integrated design.
• Kong praised the Humanoid Soul Tool but noted its low-level Magic Arrays and asked Qin Xiao why he had not upgraded them.

Qin Xiao persuaded Kong Deming to provide the people and materials needed to improve the Humanoid Soul Tool, then handed over its complete blueprints. Outside the Star Luo Imperial Palace, the Duchess tried to force an audience with Xu Jiawei so she could seek revenge on Huo Yuhao.

• Qin Xiao told Kong Deming that limited resources were holding back the Humanoid Soul Tool, and Kong Deming promised to supply help.
• Qin Xiao offered Kong Deming the Humanoid Soul Tool blueprints, while Xuan Ziwen praised Qin Xiao's apparent willingness to share his work.
• Qin Xiao handed Kong Deming a complete set of blueprints, and Kong Deming promised to have the parts made as soon as possible.
• The Duchess knelt outside the Star Luo Imperial Palace and demanded justice, while Dai Yueheng urged her to return home.
• The Duchess told Dai Yueheng that their household was losing its power and said she wanted Huo Yuhao dead.

The Duchess and Dai Yueheng persuaded Xu Jiawei to send three Titled Douluo after Huo Yuhao in the Sun Moon Empire. At the Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Ye Yulin barged into the laboratory and angered Kong Deming.

• The Duchess and Dai Yueheng entered Xu Jiawei’s hall, where the Duchess demanded justice for the White Tiger Duke’s death.
• Xu Jiawei agreed that Huo Yuhao should be killed and named Xuanji Douluo, Blood Fiend Douluo, and Giant Strength Douluo for the mission.
• The Duchess urged Xu Jiawei to summon the three Titled Douluo immediately, and he agreed to arrange their departure the next day.
• Ye Yulin barged into the Royal Soul Engineer Academy laboratory, prompting Kong Deming to rebuke him for failing to knock.

Ye Yulin met Qin Xiao and learned that Qin Xiao had independently created a working Humanoid Soul Tool, then eagerly asked to test its power. Elsewhere, an old man visited Ye Xishui and told her that Zhongli Wu had asked for his help.

• Ye Yulin arrived and expressed shock that a teenage boy had killed the White Tiger Duke.
• Kong Deming denied helping Qin Xiao and confirmed that Qin Xiao had killed the White Tiger Duke himself.
• Qin Xiao activated the Humanoid Soul Tool and explained that his mental power controlled its mechanical body.
• Kong Deming contrasted Qin Xiao's working creation with Virtue Hall's immobile Humanoid Soul Tool, and Ye Yulin asked to test it.
• An old man visited Ye Xishui and told her that Zhongli Wu wanted him to lend a hand.

Ye Xishui told Long Xiaoyao that Yan Shaozhe was their son, not her child with Mu En. Long Xiaoyao learned Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect had resisted the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack, and the chapter left him delighted by the revelation and resentful that Mu En had raised Yan Shaozhe.

• Long Xiaoyao told Ye Xishui that Clear Sky Sect powerhouses had driven Zhongli Wu back during the attack on Shrek City.
• Long Xiaoyao said he planned to visit Shrek Academy and deal with the Clear Sky Sect’s powerhouses, and Ye Xishui agreed.
• Ye Xishui revealed that she had borne a son in her youth, and Long Xiaoyao assumed she meant Zhongli Wu.
• Ye Xishui revealed that Yan Shaozhe was their son, shocking Long Xiaoyao, who wondered whether Mu En was his father.
• Ye Xishui explained that she had left Yan Shaozhe with Mu En because she could not care for him and his Bright Phoenix Martial Soul was incompatible with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Ye Xishui explained her plan to destroy Shrek Academy, unify the Douluo Continent, and create a god-level powerhouse, while Long Xiaoyao resolved to protect Yan Shaozhe during the attack. At the Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Qin Xiao unveiled the successful Second-Generation Humanoid Soul Tool and left the gathered engineers stunned by saying later generations would arrive within his lifetime, not theirs.

• Ye Xishui told Long Xiaoyao that Shrek Academy had to be destroyed but that Yan Shaozhe must not be harmed.
• Ye Xishui explained that she planned to use the Sun Moon Empire’s conquest to unite the continent’s faith and create a god-level powerhouse.
• Long Xiaoyao agreed to find a way to destroy Shrek Academy without hurting Yan Shaozhe.
• Several days later, Qin Xiao introduced the successful Second-Generation Humanoid Soul Tool to Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, Ye Yulin, Xuan Ziwen, and the others.
• Qin Xiao said the tenth-generation model would be available within his lifetime, leaving the gathered engineers shocked.

Qin Xiao left the academy after the top soul engineers discussed his Humanoid Soul Tool and whether he could defend himself against another Body Sect attack. Outside, three Titled Douluo lay in ambush, debating how to kill Huo Yuhao without being trapped inside the academy.

• Ye Yulin, Jing Hongchen, and Kong Deming urged Qin Xiao to develop Humanoid Soul Tools quickly, and he ushered them out of the laboratory.
• Qin Xiao went for a walk outside the academy, while Ye Yulin wanted to follow and protect him.
• Kong Deming stopped Ye Yulin and claimed Qin Xiao could defend himself, but Jing Hongchen reminded them of the Body Sect's previous attack on the Virtue Hall.
• Kong Deming and the others agreed Qin Xiao's arsenal made him a formidable opponent who could hold out for help.
• Giant Strength Douluo proposed charging into the academy to kill Huo Yuhao, but Blood Fiend Douluo warned that they might not escape its powerful defenders.

Blood Fiend Douluo, Giant Strength Douluo, and Xuanji Douluo spotted Huo Yuhao leaving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and followed him, while Qin Xiao realized he had drawn three pursuers into a trap. Elsewhere, Crow Douluo waited anxiously for news about Shrek Academy before a powerful presence arrived, which Zhongli Wu identified as the Great Enshrined.

• Giant Strength Douluo backed down after Blood Fiend Douluo warned him that reckless action in Mingdu could get them killed.
• Xuanji Douluo recognized Huo Yuhao leaving the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Giant Strength Douluo prepared to attack him.
• Blood Fiend Douluo and Xuanji Douluo persuaded Giant Strength Douluo to follow Huo Yuhao farther from the Academy before striking.
• Qin Xiao moved through the crowded streets and recognized that the three Douluos had taken the bait.
• Crow Douluo asked Zhongli Wu and Feng Ling for news about their plans against Shrek Academy, then sensed a powerful presence approaching.
• Zhongli Wu told Crow Douluo that the approaching person was the Great Enshrined.

Long Xiaoyao arrived to discuss the Holy Spirit Cult’s attack on Shrek City, then attacked Zhongli Wu after hearing him threaten Yan Shaozhe. He demanded that Yan be spared, leaving Feng Ling asking for an explanation as the two sides teetered on the brink of conflict.

• Long Xiaoyao arrived, and Zhongli Wu reported that the Clear Sky Sect was Shrek Academy’s only reinforcement.
• After Zhongli Wu said he wanted to torture Yan Shaozhe, Long Xiaoyao kicked him through a line of trees.
• Long Xiaoyao warned Zhongli Wu that Yan Shaozhe could not be harmed, shocking Zhongli Wu, Feng Ling, and Crow Douluo.
• Zhongli Wu insisted Yan Shaozhe had to die, and Long Xiaoyao’s killing intent chilled the area.
• Feng Ling and Crow Douluo tried to prevent a fight, but Long Xiaoyao dismissed Crow Douluo and Feng Ling asked him to explain why he would spare Yan Shaozhe.

Long Xiaoyao ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to attack Shrek Academy at nightfall, overriding Feng Ling’s suggestion to use hidden pawns. Meanwhile, Giant Strength Douluo, Blood Fiend Douluo, and Xuanji Douluo pursued Qin Xiao out of Mingdu, but his presence vanished at a mountain peak.

• Long Xiaoyao refused to explain himself to Feng Ling and secured Zhongli Wu’s agreement to follow his orders.
• Crow Douluo reported that Shrek Academy was isolated, and Long Xiaoyao ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to attack at nightfall.
• Feng Ling suggested activating two hidden pawns, but Long Xiaoyao rejected her proposal and ordered everyone to prepare.
• Giant Strength Douluo, Blood Fiend Douluo, and Xuanji Douluo followed Qin Xiao out of Mingdu, intending to kill him.
• Blood Fiend Douluo tracked Qin Xiao’s faint presence to a mountain peak, where it vanished completely.

Qin Xiao lured three Star Luo Empire Titled Douluos into an ambush and attacked them with Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannons. After the blast left two enemies badly injured, his Soul Tool duplicate revealed a powerful scoped weapon and killed Giant Strength Douluo.

• Qin Xiao confronted Xuanji Douluo, Giant Strength Douluo, and Blood Fiend Douluo, who had come to kill him.
• Qin Xiao surrounded himself with Absolute Defenses while the Humanoid Soul Tool secretly deployed twenty or thirty Level Eight Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannons.
• The cannons devastated the wooded hills, leaving Xuanji Douluo down and Blood Fiend Douluo and Giant Strength Douluo injured.
• Giant Strength Douluo spotted a second Qin Xiao, and Blood Fiend Douluo realized the Soul Tool duplicate had attacked them.
• Giant Strength Douluo threw Blood Fiend Douluo at Soul Tool Qin Xiao and tried to escape with a Flying Soul Tool.
• Soul Tool Qin Xiao shot Giant Strength Douluo with a scoped weapon, then told Blood Fiend Douluo it was a Sniper Rifle, not a Soul Cannon.