Chapter Summaries

A Bao and Huang Shuo settled in Mingdu and sensed a heavenly refinement attempt, while Tang Wulin learned forging from Zhen Hua. Tang Wulin completed heavenly refinement and became a Divine Blacksmith, though Zhen Hua insisted he had not finished shaping the metal.

• A Bao and Huang Shuo found a guest room in crowded Mingdu, and A Bao continued cultivating after healing his injuries with a Universe Creation Pill.
• A Bao and Huang Shuo sensed a distant heavenly tribulation, and Huang Shuo mistook it for a heavenly refinement in the Undead Demiplane.
• Zhen Hua showed Tang Wulin a failed heavenly refinement attempt and explained the technique, hoping Tang Wulin would become a Divine Blacksmith and help the Tang Sect’s standing with the Federation.
• Zhen Hua prepared a Universe Creation Pill for Tang Wulin to use after an expected failure, while Tang Wulin began forging and pressed on with the heavenly refinement.
• Tang Wulin’s vines absorbed most of the seven-colored heavenly tribulation, completing the heavenly refinement, but Zhen Hua told him the metal had not passed because it still needed shaping.

Tang Wulin received a Universe Creation Pill from Zhen Hua and chose to save it for his companions, while training in Heavenly Refinement and preparing for the Tournament to Find a Spouse. Meanwhile, Gu Yuena advanced her secret plan and sent Di Tian back to the Star Dou Great Forest as the tournament approached.

• Zhen Hua gave Tang Wulin a Universe Creation Pill, and Tang Wulin decided to share it with his companions rather than use it alone.
• Ya Li told Tang Wulin that the pill could not restore Yun Ming's soul after it had left his body.
• Tang Wulin practiced Heavenly Refinement under Zhen Hua, forged a Four-Word Battle Armor piece, and earned Zhen Hua's recognition as a Divine Blacksmith.
• Tang Wulin kept his achievement quiet because of the coming Tournament to Find a Spouse and hostility from the Hawk Faction and Spirit Pagoda.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to return to the Star Dou Great Forest until her plan began, then prepared to face the tournament and put the plan into motion.

A Bao entered the Spirit Pagoda’s Tournament to Find a Spouse while reflecting on inequality in the Sun Moon Federation and the contrast with the Demon Race’s past. After earning an intentionally unremarkable score in six preliminary tests, he encountered Lan Fozi again as he prepared for the next stage.

• A Bao joined the preliminary-test line while Huang Shuo watched from the stands, and he regarded the tournament’s lavish scale with little interest.
• A Bao recalled the hardship and resource inequalities he had seen among ordinary residents and Soul Masters in Mingdu, and compared them with the Demon Race’s past.
• Lan Fozi introduced himself to A Bao and asked about his martial soul, but A Bao postponed answering to take his test.
• A Bao suppressed his cultivation and spiritual power during six tests, earning an unremarkable score; Tang Wulin, disguised as Yulong Yue, watched him with curiosity.
• As A Bao prepared for the mecha-operation stage, a white-clad person with at least Titled Douluo strength passed by, and Lan Fozi approached again with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan member.

A Bao, Lan Fozi, and Tang Wulin disguised as Yulong Yue completed the mecha-piloting trial and learned about the eighth trial, the Myriad Beast Platform. A Bao recognized that it might be connected to the Small World he had come to investigate and entered the gate with renewed excitement.

• Lan Fozi introduced Yulong Yue to A Bao, and A Bao revealed that his martial soul was the Demon Dragon.
• The three reached the mecha-piloting trial; Lan Fozi gave up because she could not pilot, A Bao easily completed the maneuver, and Yulong Yue devised a new one.
• A staff member explained that contestants in the Myriad Beast Platform would face soul beasts and earn points by surviving, while its benefits could increase cultivation and soul-ring age.
• A Bao suspected the platform was the Small World he had come to investigate and became eager to enter, surprising Lan Fozi and Yulong Yue.
• A Bao, Lan Fozi, and Yulong Yue entered the Myriad Beast Platform through its gate of light.

A Bao entered the Myriad Beast Platform and investigated its unusual rules, including how soul spirits grew and how soul beasts vanished after death. Near the platform’s center, he found Yulong Yue facing a powerful giant ape, while he wondered why the system had not teleported him away.

• A Bao entered the Myriad Beast Platform, examined his Electronic Number Plate, and began exploring without absorbing its Heaven and Earth Vital Energy or interfering with others.
• A Bao watched soul spirits slowly grow as their masters absorbed the local energy, saw mortally wounded soul masters teleported out, and observed a defeated Diamond Mammoth’s body dissipate without leaving a soul ring.
• A Bao concluded that the platform’s unusual laws suggested the Silver Dragon King wielded considerable power, then explored its vast territory and sensed interference near its center.
• A Bao heard a roar and hurried toward it by a cautious route, noticing Lan Fozi also heading in that direction.
• A Bao saw Yulong Yue, in Three-Word Battle Armor, sent flying by a hundred-meter giant ape that emerged from the central lake and struck at him.
• A Bao questioned why the platform had not teleported Yulong Yue away as Tang Wulin, disguised as Yulong Yue, prepared to counterattack.

Tang Wulin, disguised as Yulong Yue, and A Bao faced the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python in the Myriad Beast Platform as both sought a way to reach the center. A Bao exploited the beasts’ lowered guard to strike the Titan Giant Ape, while Tang Wulin remained pinned down by his opponent.

• Tang Wulin used Gravity Control and a combined punch to repel the Titan Giant Ape, but the beast struck the ground and trapped him as the Sky Azure Bull Python emerged from the lake.
• Tang Wulin recognized the two Soul Beasts, then used Blue Emperor Senluo Thunder Prison to wound the Titan Giant Ape and force it back.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python focused on A Bao, leaving Tang Wulin to face the Titan Giant Ape alone while A Bao considered how to get past the beasts.
• A Bao attacked the Sky Azure Bull Python with the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Sword, vanished when the python countered, and reappeared behind the Titan Giant Ape.
• A Bao’s sword cut a sizable wound into the back of the Titan Giant Ape’s hand as Tang Wulin endured the beast’s oppressive aura.

Tang Wulin and A Bao faced the enraged Titan Giant Ape on the Myriad Beast Platform, where A Bao revealed the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon's aura and countered its devastating punch. After their forces collided, A Bao was flung into the air, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• The Titan Giant Ape unleashed a punch at A Bao, and Tang Wulin decided to reveal the Golden Dragon Spear and fight.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python tried to calm the enraged Titan Giant Ape, but its attack could no longer be stopped.
• A Bao gathered the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon's aura into his sword, and Tang Wulin sensed no connection between A Bao's dragon-type power and the Golden Dragon King or Dragon Clan.
• A Bao traced the Titan Giant Ape's rushing wind with a sword strike, dispersing the force of its punch before thrusting at its fist.
• The Titan Giant Ape and A Bao collided in a blast that knocked the Titan Giant Ape back, and Tang Wulin saw A Bao missing from the ground before hearing him in the air.

A Bao and Tang Wulin fought the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, but A Bao was knocked far away and Tang Wulin was left to face both opponents alone. After recovering in a crater elsewhere in the Myriad Beast Platform, A Bao heard an unfamiliar voice remark on his pure dragon bloodline.

• A Bao used the explosion to reach the Sky Azure Bull Python while Tang Wulin distracted the Titan Giant Ape with the Golden Dragon Spear and Thunderclap Hellvine.
• A Bao broke through the Sky Azure Bull Python's lightning and met its claws with the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Sword, but the Sky Azure Bull Python's tail struck him away.
• Tang Wulin took out the Golden Trident and fought the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python with A Thousand Accusing Fingers and White Clouds Drift Emptily for a Thousand Years.
• A Bao crashed into a crater, recovered, and realized he had landed in the opposite direction within the central region of the Myriad Beast Platform.
• An unknown voice addressed A Bao as a young member of the Dragon Clan with pure bloodline and asked what kind of dragon he was.

A Bao encountered a mysterious consciousness inside the Myriad Beast Platform, learned that it could affect the platform’s laws, and was forced out before discovering who it was. He waited at the Tournament to Find a Spouse venue, where Yulong Yue eventually emerged from the light gate.

• A Bao cautiously questioned a voice in his mind, which asked about his unfamiliar dragon bloodline and proposed taking turns asking questions.
• A Bao identified himself as a member of the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan, then asked why the Myriad Beast Platform’s planar laws differed from those outside; the voice claimed the difference was because of itself.
• After hearing a clash of energy nearby, the voice told A Bao to leave and used a spatial fluctuation to expel him from the Myriad Beast Platform.
• The consciousness deep within the Dragon God Core wondered about A Bao’s pure but unfamiliar bloodline and reflected that the Golden Dragon King’s and Silver Dragon King’s bloodlines had appeared.
• A Bao returned to the tournament venue, stayed silent with the staff, and waited to see whether Yulong Yue would make it out.
• About five minutes later, Yulong Yue appeared through the light gate.

Tang Wulin returned from the Myriad Beast Platform without Lan Fozi, then waited until she was safely teleported back. Inside the platform, Da Ming and Er Ming discussed Tang Wulin’s possible connection to Tang San and planned to seek him out.

• Da Ming and Er Ming attacked Tang Wulin and Lan Fozi, but both were overwhelmed; Lan Fozi tried to save Tang Wulin before they were captured and questioned about his connection to Tang San.
• A silver claw teleported Tang Wulin away before he could answer Da Ming and Er Ming, and he returned to the Tournament to Find a Spouse venue without Lan Fozi.
• Tang Wulin waited with A Bao and prepared to reenter the Myriad Beast Platform, but Lan Fozi appeared, exhausted, before he could go back for her.
• Tang Wulin and A Bao left, while Lan Fozi hurried away from the medical staff to conceal her gender.
• Da Ming told Er Ming that they could find Tang Wulin on Douluo Star and investigate his relationship with Tang San, and Er Ming accepted the task of seeking him out.

Tang Wulin remained in the Tournament to Find a Spouse despite Gu Yuena’s plea that he leave, while A Bao continued investigating her motives and preparing for a separate plan. As the group draw began, Gu Yuena struggled between her responsibilities and her wish that Tang Wulin stay.

• Tang Wulin recalled how Gu Yuena had embraced him, told him to forget their relationship, and vanished after he promised to protect her.
• Tang Wulin considered recruiting A Bao into Shrek Academy, while A Bao kept his strength hidden and continued investigating Gu Yuena and the Myriad Beast Platform.
• A Bao and Yue Ye agreed that he should prepare for a plan requiring items from the Spirit Pagoda, but he waited for a better opportunity as factions approached him.
• Guan Yue presided over the group draw, and Gu Yuena saw that Tang Wulin had stayed at the tournament despite her warning.
• Gu Yuena wrestled with her reason to reject Tang Wulin and her desire for him not to leave, while feeling bound by her responsibilities to the Soul Beasts.

After an explosion left a crater in the competition platform, the chapter looked back at A Bao’s changing perspective on society and his journey to Mingdu Stadium. It ended with Sima Jinchi warning A Bao that he would fight without holding back.

• An explosion blasted a huge crater into the platform, and the spectators and commentators were stunned by the state of A Bao and Sima Jinchi.
• A Bao reflected on the weariness and inequality he saw among Mingdu’s ordinary people and wondered what the Undead Demiplane would become.
• A Bao recalled how his father, Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, had shaped his life, and how defeat, change in Demon City, and rebuilding in the Undead Demiplane had led him to question his identity and purpose.
• A Bao walked toward Mingdu Stadium with Huang Shuo, observing the deference ordinary people showed wealthy competitors and Soul Masters.
• Sima Jinchi warned A Bao that his martial soul might counter the Demon Dragon and said he would not hold back.

A Bao faced Sima Jinchi in the Tournament to Find a Spouse and quickly proved stronger in their first exchange, then matched him through a fierce saber-and-sword battle. Sima Jinchi, unable to gain an advantage and tiring faster than A Bao, prepared to decide the match with one powerful strike.

• A Bao and Sima Jinchi began their Titled Douluo match, revealing their battle armor and Soul Rings as Sima Jinchi charged first.
• A Bao cut through Sima Jinchi’s attack and struck him into a crater, ending their first exchange in seconds.
• Sima Jinchi got up and demanded to continue, then launched an all-out assault as A Bao met him blade for blade.
• A Bao evaded Sima Jinchi’s downward strike and countered, while Sima Jinchi rolled aside to escape the slash.
• Sima Jinchi realized he was tiring faster than A Bao and gathered his Soul Power for a decisive attack.

Sima Jinchi unleashed the full force of his Dragon-Slaying Saber against A Bao, but A Bao resisted its judgment and answered with the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Sword. A Bao won the match, and Sima Jinchi accepted his defeat.

• Tang Wulin wondered whether A Bao's Demon Dragon Martial Soul was truly a dragon-type Martial Soul because the Dragon-Slaying Saber had no apparent effect on him.
• Sima Jinchi used Myriad Dragon Law and his ninth soul skill to launch Judgment with the Dragon-Slaying Saber.
• A Bao resisted the saber's oppressive visions, calmed his anger, and activated the Heaven-Defying Demon God Domain.
• A Bao's sword broke through Sima Jinchi's attack, then stopped less than a centimeter from Sima Jinchi's eye.
• Sima Jinchi conceded, and A Bao lowered his sword and praised Sima Jinchi's strength.

A Bao defeated Sima Jinchi in the Tournament to Find a Spouse, drawing attention from powerful factions while remaining wary of Gu Yuena and her plans. Later, he shared an awkward dinner with Yulong Yue and Lan Fozi, recognizing that both were disguised and that Lan Fozi was a woman.

• A Bao's victory over Sima Jinchi stunned the spectators, while Qiangu Dongfeng considered recruiting him and Gu Yuena weighed his strength against her plans.
• Tang Wulin and the others accepted Sima Jinchi's defeat, and A Bao left the stadium before anyone could find him.
• Huang Shuo met A Bao outside the stadium, and they returned together to avoid visitors from the War God Temple and Spirit Pagoda.
• A Bao resumed his less conspicuous performance in later matches and postponed plans to enter the Spirit Pagoda for blueprints.
• A Bao noticed that Yulong Yue and Lan Fozi were both in disguise and realized Lan Fozi was a woman as the three sat awkwardly at dinner.

A Bao shared a barbecue meal with Lan Fozi and Tang Wulin, disguised as Yulong Yue, who hoped to recruit him. A Bao dismissed the Tournament to Find a Spouse as meaningless because its rewards did little for ordinary Soul Masters, leaving Yulong Yue and Lan Fozi silent.

• Lan Fozi joined A Bao at his table, and A Bao realized she was a woman disguised as a man.
• Yulong Yue joined them, and he and Lan Fozi traded lighthearted barbs until A Bao stopped them.
• Tang Wulin, disguised as Yulong Yue, reflected on his parents’ absence and his interest in recruiting A Bao to Shrek Academy or the Tang Sect.
• Tang Wulin asked A Bao what he thought of the Tournament to Find a Spouse, hoping to draw him toward its rewards.
• A Bao called the tournament meaningless and argued that its rewards and the Myriad Beast Platform did little to help ordinary Soul Masters.
• Yulong Yue and Lan Fozi fell silent after hearing A Bao’s criticism.

A Bao’s questions about the Spirit Pagoda’s expensive Soul Spirits made Lan Fozi and Tang Wulin reflect on the hardships faced by ordinary Soul Masters. After dinner, Tang Wulin left to answer Xie Xie’s message with Lan Fozi pursuing him, while A Bao met Huang Shuo on the outskirts of Mingdu and watched their opponent warily.

• A Bao’s questions about Soul Spirit prices stirred Lan Fozi’s discomfort and reminded Tang Wulin of the defective ten-year Soul Spirit he had once been able to afford.
• Tang Wulin reflected on how far he had come and wondered what ordinary Soul Masters were supposed to do, but he could not resolve his doubts.
• A Bao ended the serious conversation, paid for the grilled meat, and left the restaurant.
• After Lan Fozi teased Yulong Yue about A Bao leaving, Tang Wulin received a message from Xie Xie and hurried away, with Lan Fozi following him.
• A Bao reached Huang Shuo on the outskirts of Mingdu and warily watched the person facing them.

A Bao and Huang Shuo confronted a Soul Master carrying the Demon Plane’s power in the West Mountain Range and fought to capture her. A Bao severely wounded her, and as she struggled on the ground, the purple glow faded from her eyes.

• Huang Shuo detected a familiar trace of the Demon Plane’s aura in Mingdu, pursued its source, and contacted A Bao.
• A Bao joined Huang Shuo in the West Mountain Range, and they recognized the aura and prepared to capture the Soul Master alive.
• The Soul Master attacked Huang Shuo with her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and Dark Magic Sword, but he endured her assault.
• When the Soul Master tried to escape through a rift, A Bao used his Four-Word Battle Armor to stop her and cut away half her manifested wings.
• A Bao’s strike shattered the Soul Master’s battle armor and sent her crashing to the ground, where she struggled up as the purple glow left her eyes.

A Bao captured the injured woman, who tried to kill herself with his sword and asked him to burn her remains, but he kept her alive and took her to the Undead Demiplane. Zang Xin and Ya Li found no trace of the battle, while Lan Fozi returned to her hotel troubled by her mother’s revenge and her own reasons for entering the Tournament to Find a Spouse.

• The injured woman agreed to surrender, then activated her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and threw herself onto the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Sword at her throat.
• As A Bao and Huang Shuo tried to save her, she asked them to burn her to ashes and began extinguishing her own life force.
• A Bao stabilized the woman’s life force, had Huang Shuo clear the battle traces, and took her to the Undead Demiplane.
• Amorous Douluo Zang Xin and Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li arrived half an hour later, searched the area, and found no clues to the battle.
• Ya Li reflected on Yuanen Yehui’s situation as she and Zang Xin returned to Mingdu.
• Lan Fozi returned to her hotel, questioned her mother’s revenge and her own motives for entering the tournament, then chose to meditate.

After leaving his match, A Bao met Yue Ye, who told him about a Holy Spirit Cult outpost she had destroyed and discussed their plans to confront the Demon Plane. In the Undead Demiplane, Qiu'er and Na'er questioned the captured Soul Master, who warned them that her recovery would endanger them but refused to reveal her name.

• A Bao left Mingdu Grand Stadium and encountered Yue Ye, who had taken Huang Shuo's place.
• Yue Ye told A Bao she had destroyed a Holy Spirit Cult scouting outpost using information from the captured Soul Master.
• A Bao and Yue Ye discussed the Myriad Beast Platform, their plans to act against the Demon Plane, and waiting for Huo Yuhao to send word.
• Qiu'er and Na'er questioned the captured Soul Master, who revealed that the Ghost Emperor had left the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters and most cult members had relocated.
• The Soul Master urged Qiu'er and Na'er to burn her body before it recovered, but refused to give her name and watched them leave in despair.