Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao killed Qiangu Dongfeng, revived him to torment his soul, and took the soul spirits from him and Qiangu Dieting before ordering Leng Yaozhu to restore order at the Spirit Pagoda. After waiting at its headquarters for an expected attacker, Huo Yuhao was pulled into a strange space and struck by a seven-colored Clear Sky Hammer.

• Huo Yuhao smashed Qiangu Dongfeng's head, then revived him and inflicted ceaseless pain on his soul.
• Qiangu Dieting claimed Qiangu Qingfeng and Qiangu Zhangting had not taken part in the Spirit Pagoda's crimes, and Huo Yuhao silenced him while investigating the matter.
• Huo Yuhao removed Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Dieting's soul spirits and gave them to Phoenix Demon God Phoenix.
• Huo Yuhao ordered Vice Pagoda Master Leng Yaozhu to restore order at the Spirit Pagoda and went to its headquarters.
• Huo Yuhao waited on the headquarters' top floor for an attacker, then was pulled into a strange space and faced a seven-colored Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin traced a disturbance across Douluo Star and learned that Huo Yuhao had returned, making him an unpredictable threat to their Ten-Thousand-Year Plan. Tang Hao pulled Huo Yuhao into a separate space and struck at him with his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Tang Hao sensed a two-hour disruption in his perception of Douluo Star and suspected that some unknown force had caused it.
• Ah Yin connected with the Life Ancient Tree and learned that Huo Yuhao had returned to Douluo Star with a group of creatures.
• Tang Hao concluded that Huo Yuhao’s return could interfere with the plan to use the Abyss Plane to restore Douluo Star’s energy.
• Tang Hao judged Huo Yuhao to be a threat and dragged him into a separate space to kill him quietly.
• Tang Hao swung his seven-colored Clear Sky Hammer at Huo Yuhao, who turned to face the blow without fear.

Huo Yuhao lured Tang Hao into attacking him at the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, then evaded the Clear Sky Hammer and revealed his full strength. Their opposing powers shook the space as the confrontation began.

• Huo Yuhao explained that he had sent most of the Integration Movement’s forces and Soul Beasts back to Integration Star while preparing to confront Tang Hao alone.
• Huo Yuhao disguised his aura at the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and waited for Tang Hao to take the bait.
• Tang Hao attacked Huo Yuhao with his seven-colored Clear Sky Hammer, believing Huo Yuhao’s strength had weakened.
• Huo Yuhao used Illusory Bubbles to evade the blow and reappeared behind Tang Hao with twenty-seven Soul Rings displayed.
• Huo Yuhao summoned the Calamity Crown, and his pressure as Integration Star’s Plane Master met Tang Hao’s divine power, shaking the space.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Hao clashed, and Tang Hao realized Huo Yuhao possessed genuine God-Level power and an aura like a Plane Master's. Tang Hao remained confident he could defeat him as Huo Yuhao reappeared behind him, setting up their next exchange.

• Tang Hao sensed that Huo Yuhao's aura had changed and resembled the power of a Plane Master.
• Huo Yuhao attacked Tang Hao with the Ice Spirit Spear, and Tang Hao met the strike with his Clear Sky Hammer empowered by Douluo Star's Plane Laws.
• Tang Hao pushed the explosion toward Huo Yuhao, who withdrew his spear and vanished before the shock wave engulfed the area.
• Tang Hao recognized Huo Yuhao's strength as genuine God-Level power but remained confident that he could win.
• Huo Yuhao appeared in the distance behind Tang Hao as the shock wave dissipated.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Hao fought in the dim space, with Tang Hao using Douluo Star’s plane laws to suppress Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao changed the power of his Angel Holy Sword and launched a golden-light strike at Tang Hao, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Huo Yuhao gauged Tang Hao’s strength and judged that, despite being a weaker Third-Class Deity, he had prepared ways to fight the Second-Level Deity.
• Huo Yuhao threw his Ice Spirit Spear at Tang Hao, who deflected it with his Clear Sky Hammer and charged at Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao summoned six pairs of white wings and the Angel Holy Sword, then met Tang Hao’s hammer with the Sun Holy Sword.
• Tang Hao used Douluo Star’s plane laws to slow and suppress Huo Yuhao as they exchanged repeated attacks.
• Huo Yuhao combined the power of the Twelve-Winged Eternal Angel with his angel divine power, then slashed at Tang Hao with a golden-light strike that opened spatial rifts.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Hao traded powerful attacks as Tang Hao used Douluo Star’s Plane Laws to break Huo Yuhao’s restraints and counter his strikes. The chapter ended with Tang Hao gathering his full strength to meet Huo Yuhao’s purple-gold scythe attack, while the Plane Magic Array could not lock onto Huo Yuhao.

• Tang Hao concentrated his Second-Level Deity power into the Clear Sky Hammer and broke Huo Yuhao’s golden slash with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Huo Yuhao trapped Tang Hao in Angel Hexagram, but Tang Hao used Douluo Star’s Plane Laws to shatter the array.
• Huo Yuhao attacked Tang Hao with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and Tang Hao drove him back before throwing the Clear Sky Hammer at him.
• Huo Yuhao used Stillness of All Things to slow the hammer, then teleported beside Tang Hao and fused with the Rakshasa Dharma Form.
• Tang Hao recalled the Clear Sky Hammer and gathered Douluo Star’s Plane Laws, but discovered the Plane Magic Array could not lock onto Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao swung his purple-gold Rakshasa Demon Scythe at Tang Hao, who gathered his full power to face the strike.

Huo Yuhao gained the upper hand over Tang Hao, but Tang Hao tried to escape by collapsing their battlefield. Huo Yuhao trapped him in the collapsing space with Cold Lotus Ice Court, and Tang Hao faced Huo Yuhao’s exposed, chaotic left eye.

• Huo Yuhao used Integration Star’s power to overpower Tang Hao, wounding him and cracking the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao struck the surrounding space to collapse it and tried to escape back to Douluo Star.
• Huo Yuhao cast Cold Lotus Ice Court, using the snow lotus and the Ice Spirit Spear and Angel Holy Sword to trap Tang Hao in the space.
• Huo Yuhao summoned thousands of Ultimate Ice Swords as Tang Hao prepared to stall and find a way out.
• Huo Yuhao’s eyepatch shattered, and his chaotic left eye filled Tang Hao with instinctive terror and left him briefly dazed.

Huo Yuhao battled Tang Hao inside the Cold Lotus Ice Court, disrupting Tang Hao’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and forcing him to detonate Douluo Star’s plane-law power. The blast damaged the space around them, but Huo Yuhao steadied himself and prepared to attack again as Tang Hao resumed his assault.

• Huo Yuhao distracted Tang Hao with Austin Griffin’s soul and sent a storm of Ultimate Ice swords at him.
• Huo Yuhao charged Tang Hao with the Golden Dragon Spear and used Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless to undermine his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Tang Hao hurled the Clear Sky Hammer at Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao’s ice dragon knocked it aside and wounded Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao detonated Douluo Star’s plane-law power, forcing Huo Yuhao back and tearing apart the Cold Lotus Ice Court.
• Huo Yuhao steadied himself and prepared to attack again as Tang Hao roared and sent the Clear Sky Hammer after him.

Tang Hao used the Douluo Star Plane Laws to unleash his strongest Great Sumeru Hammer, but Huo Yuhao transformed into a Holy Necromancer and shattered the attack. The Ice Spirit Spear pierced Tang Hao, leaving him wounded and facing Huo Yuhao’s real target: his soul.

• Tang Hao detonated part of the Plane Laws to repel Huo Yuhao, then launched a final Great Sumeru Hammer despite the damage to his body.
• Huo Yuhao transformed through four super Forbidden Spells of Necromancy and empowered the Ice Spirit Spear with pure white energy.
• Huo Yuhao thrust the spear through the Plane Laws’ power and focused his attack on Tang Hao rather than merely stopping the hammer.
• Tang Hao poured out his remaining power, but Huo Yuhao shattered the Great Sumeru Hammer and the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao failed to evade the Ice Spirit Spear, which pierced his arm and entered his body, revealing Huo Yuhao’s intent to attack his soul.

Huo Yuhao wounded Tang Hao and tried to extract Douluo Star’s authority, but Tang Hao severed his arm and escaped. By absorbing the small share of authority left in the arm, Huo Yuhao stopped Tang Hao from using it to reject him from Douluo Star and prepared to wait for Tang Hao to reappear.

• Huo Yuhao drove the Ice Spirit Spear into Tang Hao and began extracting the authority over Douluo Star from his soul.
• Tang Hao realized he could escape only by sacrificing the pierced arm and a portion of his authority, then severed the arm and fled.
• Huo Yuhao pursued Tang Hao back to the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters but could not find him.
• Huo Yuhao shattered Tang Hao’s severed arm and absorbed the small amount of Douluo Star’s authority it contained.
• Huo Yuhao realized Tang Hao could no longer use that share of authority to force him off Douluo Star, so he decided to wait for Tang Hao to show himself.

After Huo Yuhao defeated Tang Hao, he chose to delay attacking Tang Hao and Ah Yin while he handled other threats on Douluo Star. Tang Hao and Ah Yin decided to bring forward their Ten-Thousand-Year Plan and exploit the coming conflict with the Abyss Plane.

• Huo Yuhao considered destroying the Life Ancient Tree at Shrek Academy but decided it would not force Tang Hao and Ah Yin out of hiding, and might prompt them to seek other opportunities.
• Huo Yuhao put away his armor, resumed his usual appearance, and planned to let Tang Hao and Ah Yin believe they were safe while he dealt with Douluo Star's other affairs.
• Tang Hao returned to Ah Yin with one arm missing, and she confirmed that the Life Ancient Tree at Sea God Lake was unharmed.
• Tang Hao told Ah Yin that Huo Yuhao's presence had ruined their original plan and that they could no longer rely on Douluo Star's Plane Laws to expel him.
• Tang Hao proposed bringing forward the Ten-Thousand-Year Plan, reasoning that Huo Yuhao and the Abyssal Sage King would weaken each other while Tang San's measures were activated.
• Tang Hao planned to loosen Douluo Star's barrier with the Abyss Plane to speed the Holy Spirit Cult's opening of a passage, and Ah Yin reluctantly agreed.

Xiao An traveled to the Devil Archipelago with the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life to investigate the energy there and help them recover. After an energy tide struck him, he saw a silent, obscured vision of a palace, a being draining his power, and the war that followed, before the God of Destruction asked how he felt.

• Xiao An arrived above the Devil Archipelago and sensed a powerful summons he could not explain.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life recognized the destruction energy and Life Energy across the islands and explained their properties to Xiao An.
• Xiao An found a fragment of a structure in the woods, and the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life recognized it as one they had lost in Space-Time Turbulence.
• An energy tide surged from the fragment and struck Xiao An despite his defenses.
• Xiao An saw an obscured vision of a palace, a being draining his power, and the flames of war, while feeling resistance and discomfort.
• The God of Destruction asked Xiao An how he was feeling.

Xiao An emerged from an illusion after the energy fragment briefly stirred violent fluctuations in his mind. The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life wondered whether he had recovered memories of his past as the Dragon Clan Crown Prince, but he told them he was all right.

• The God of Destruction called to Xiao An, and Xiao An returned to consciousness on Devil Island as the scenes around him shattered.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life absorbed the fragment's energy from Xiao An, then waited as his mind fluctuated violently.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life recalled the Dragon God's curse, the fall of the Dragon God Realm, and their own separation from the Divine Realm in Space-Time Turbulence.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life considered that Xiao An might recover his memories, but chose not to mention the past before he did.
• Xiao An answered that he was all right, and the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life accepted his reply without disappointment.

Xiao An absorbed the fragment’s destruction and life energy with the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life guiding him, gaining two Soul Cores and strengthening his Martial Soul. He hurried back toward the open Spatial Passage, but sensed a mysterious call from a direction he resisted approaching.

• The Goddess of Life explained that Xiao An would absorb the fragment’s energy so she and the God of Destruction could store and gradually absorb it, while some energy would become his strength.
• Xiao An pushed through the energy tides, touched the fragment, and followed the gods’ guidance as its power gathered in his Dantian.
• Two Soul Cores formed within Xiao An, his young dragon Martial Soul grew more solid, and the Devil Archipelago’s unnatural changes returned to normal.
• After learning that less than two days had passed, Xiao An hurried to return through the still-open Spatial Passage, having exceeded his planned two-hour absence.
• As Xiao An prepared to leave, he sensed a familiar call from a certain direction and felt an unexplained resistance to it.

After Huo Yuhao seized control of the Spirit Pagoda, Yue Ye ordered its staff to compile records and operations while Leng Yaozhu struggled to absorb the day’s revelations. Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Dieting remained imprisoned, and the Qiangu family faced an uncertain future under Huo Yuhao’s power.

• Most of the Integration Movement’s troops withdrew from Spirit Pagoda Headquarters with the soul spirits, and Huo Yuhao entered the headquarters with Leng Yaozhu.
• Yue Ye told Leng Yaozhu to have the staff compile personnel, soul spirit transaction, and operational records, and Leng Yaozhu passed on the order.
• Yue Ye told Leng Yaozhu about Huo Yuhao’s past among the Demon Race, leaving Leng Yaozhu shocked.
• Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Dieting remained imprisoned at the headquarters, while Huo Yuhao’s necromancy continued to torment Qiangu Dongfeng.
• Qiangu Zhangting struggled to cope with the Qiangu family’s collapse, and Qiangu Qingfeng tried to comfort him.

After Huo Yuhao’s strike against the Spirit Pagoda, the public reacted to his return while the Pagoda’s staff kept operating under his instructions. In Heaven Dou City, Zhen Hua and Mu Ye decided to visit Shrek City, where Zhen Hua hoped to meet Tang Wulin and learn about the Integration Movement’s mecha soul forging.

• Students and parents left Shrek City after the entrance examinations were canceled, while students who had witnessed Huo Yuhao’s battle found new motivation to cultivate.
• Ordinary people focused on Huo Yuhao’s return and privately discussed his possible connection to the emperor who founded the Sun Moon Federation, while temporarily overlooking other revelations.
• Spirit Pagoda staff fell silent after learning Huo Yuhao had planned the operation, then followed his instructions to keep the Pagodas running.
• Zhen Hua told Mu Ye he planned to visit Shrek City to check on Tang Wulin and ask Huo Yuhao about the soul forging on the black-grade mechas.
• Mu Ye reminded Zhen Hua of the revelations about Qiangu Dongfeng, Yun Ming, and Gu Yuena, but Zhen Hua said he already knew and asked whether Mu Ye would come along.
• Mu Ye agreed that they should go to Shrek City.

Blood God Legion members watched Huo Yuhao defeat Di Tian and announce the Spirit Pagoda’s defeat, leaving them stunned by his return and the revelations about Gu Yuena and the conflict between the factions. Long Yuxue worried about how Tang Wulin would face Gu Yuena’s identity, while Zhang Huanyun and the Blood Gods struggled to process what they had witnessed.

• Blood God Legion soldiers recognized the black dragon on the screen as Beast God Di Tian, then froze when he called out Huo Yuhao’s name.
• Huo Yuhao defeated Di Tian with one punch and announced the Spirit Pagoda’s defeat, prompting stunned discussion throughout the legion’s hall.
• Ling Wuyue pinched Long Yuxue to confirm the events were real, and Jiang Wuyue asked them why Huo Yuhao differed from the historical records.
• Jiang Wuyue raised a rumor about the founding of the Sun Moon Federation, but Ling Wuyue and Long Yuxue urged him to stop discussing it.
• Long Yuxue remembered that Gu Yuena was the Silver Dragon King and worried about how Tang Wulin would handle the revelation, while she and her companions stayed at the legion.
• Zhang Huanyun and the Blood Gods watched in disbelief as Huo Yuhao’s return, the Spirit Pagoda’s defeat, and the other revelations overwhelmed the command center.

After Huo Yuhao’s announcement exposed Qiangu Dongfeng’s collusion with the Holy Spirit Cult, Zhang Huanyun calmed tensions between the Blood Gods and ordered the Blood God Legion to maintain its defenses. He sent Long Yuxue and the Blood Dragon Squad to Shrek Academy to learn about the situation and find Tang Wulin, and they prepared to leave for Shrek City.

• Zhang Huanyun and the Blood Gods watched the announcement and footage in stunned silence, while Shrek Academy’s Blood Gods showed hostility toward those from the Spirit Pagoda.
• Zhang Huanyun eased tensions, and the Blood Gods from the Spirit Pagoda refrained from arguing after Huo Yuhao revealed Qiangu Dongfeng’s role in the bombing of Shrek Academy.
• Zhang Huanyun ordered the Blood God Legion to strengthen its defenses around the Abyss passage and prevent conflicts between members from Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda.
• Zhang Huanyun sent Long Yuxue and the Blood Dragon Squad to Shrek Academy to find Tang Wulin and gather information about events outside the legion.
• Long Yuxue and the Blood Dragon Squad prepared their equipment for the trip to Shrek City, eager to see what was happening and hoping to meet Huo Yuhao.

Xue Yuntian watched footage of Huo Yuhao’s overwhelming strength and reconsidered the Heaven Dou Empire’s dependence on the Tang Sect. He concluded that the empire might need to seek another path, though he had little direct connection to Huo Yuhao.

• Xue Yuntian recalled how the Integration Movement had crushed the Heaven Dou Royal Guards and overwhelmed the empire’s retainers in Lingbo City.
• Xue Yuntian received reports that other Spirit Pagoda branches and the Heaven Dou Fleet had also come under attack.
• Xue Yuntian watched Huo Yuhao defeat Di Tian with a single punch and briefly hoped Huo Yuhao might help the Heaven Dou Empire return to the Douluo Continent.
• Xue Yuntian reconsidered that hope because Huo Yuhao had stronger ties to other factions and nations than to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Yuntian watched Huo Yuhao announce his intentions and decided the Tang Sect might no longer be the Heaven Dou Empire’s only choice.

Dai Tianling, Dai Yueyan, and Dai Yun'er watched footage of Huo Yuhao defeating Di Tian and attacking the Spirit Pagoda, and realized the returned Spirit Ice Ancestor might not favor the Star Luo Empire. Dai Tianling still saw Huo Yuhao’s return as the empire’s best chance to regain its standing and resolved not to let the opportunity pass.

• Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er watched Huo Yuhao defeat Di Tian with one punch and struggled to comprehend his strength.
• Dai Yun'er recognized Gu Yuena as the Silver Dragon King and understood she was the person Tang Wulin had been waiting for, while worrying about Tang Wulin after seeing Huo Yuhao stab him.
• Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er questioned why Huo Yuhao had not warned the Star Luo Empire before attacking the Spirit Pagoda, since the empire’s fleets and army had also been attacked.
• Dai Tianling rejoiced that the Spirit Ice Ancestor had returned, but Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er warned that Huo Yuhao’s actions showed little regard for the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Tianling acknowledged their concerns but resolved to seek ties with Huo Yuhao, believing his return was the empire’s only chance to regain its place on the Douluo Continent.