Recaps

Xu Cheng learned that the Sun Moon Empire's treasury had run dry and planned to seize wealth from the Provincial Dukes to fund his ambitions. Elder Kong recognized his leadership and gave him his personal collection of soul tools, before leaving Xu Cheng to face two identical women who were angry with him.

• Ye Cheng warned Ye Guyi to show Xu Cheng respect and stay out of trouble as they traveled through Mingdu.
• Xu Zhen told Xu Cheng that the treasury was empty after years of military and scientific spending, and Xu Cheng explained his plans to extract wealth from the Provincial Dukes.
• Xu Cheng said that squeezing the dukes would only fund a few years of work and that he also wanted resources from the Original Continent's Three Kingdoms.
• Elder Kong gave Xu Cheng a storage soul tool containing his personal collection, including more than a dozen Level 9 Soul Tools, as a sign of his trust.
• Elder Kong opened his office door, revealing two identical blue-haired women glaring indignantly at Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng introduced Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er as sisters who shared an origin and encouraged their rivalry, while Wang Qiu'er stunned the arena by defeating a powerful Shrek student. He offered Ning Tian a dangerous chance to evolve her Martial Soul, and the chapter ended with former Shrek student Chen Zifeng declaring that he and his old classmates would be enemies next time they met.

• Xu Cheng explained to Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er that they shared a soul-derived origin and that Tang San had plotted against them, prompting both girls to vow to surpass or kill him.
• Wang Qiu'er crushed a peak Soul Emperor from Shrek Inner Court in the dueling arena, then fought a Shrek Soul Saint to a draw.
• Xu Cheng comforted Wang Dong'er and offered Ning Tian a chance to evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda; Ning Tian accepted despite the danger.
• Chen Zifeng argued with Shrek students over his move to Sun Moon Imperial Academy, invoked Xuan Zi to silence them, and warned that they would be enemies when they met again.
• Ma Xiaotao watched Chen Zifeng's confrontation from the arena while Xu Cheng noticed her in the crowd.

Xu Cheng watched Chen Zifeng leave Shrek, then dealt with a drunken Ma Xiaotao and visited Shangguan Wei'er's underground territory in Mingdu. The other underground factions wondered who her honored guest was, while Shangguan Wei'er presented Xu Cheng with three dragon maidens.

• Xu Cheng dismissed doubts about Chen Zifeng's defection and planned to use him as a weapon against Shrek.
• Ma Xiaotao got drunk on orange juice cocktails, revealed herself to Shrek disciples, and asked Xu Cheng to help with her evil fire.
• Xu Cheng and Ma Xiaotao were intimate as her Evil Fire Phoenix power flared and then subsided.
• Shangguan Wei'er led Xu Cheng through Mingdu's underground world to the Ordinary Alliance's heavily guarded district.
• Nangong Wan and another faction leader speculated about the identity and influence of Shangguan Wei'er's honored guest.
• Shangguan Wei'er presented three dragon maidens to Xu Cheng, who rejected the idea of using dragon blood to improve his martial soul.

Xu Cheng investigated the dragon maidens and presented Jing Hongchen with a plan to develop spatial folding technology, arguing that the Sun Moon Empire should first strengthen its foundations and prepare for future conflicts with gods. He left Jing Hongchen with a broader goal in mind: securing resources from the Three Kingdoms of the Original Continent to accelerate development.

• Xu Cheng examined the dragon maidens with his blood-red gaze, then ordered Shangguan Wei'er to send them away and warned her not to act on her own again.
• Electrolux told Xu Cheng that the dragon maidens’ dragon bloodlines seemed unnaturally precise, as though they had been artificially manufactured.
• Xu Cheng showed Jing Hongchen a feasibility study for a spatial folding Soul Guidance array, and Jing Hongchen realized it could potentially transport people as well as shells.
• Xu Cheng argued that spatial folding was too difficult to prioritize immediately, but insisted it had to be developed eventually because their future enemies would be gods.
• Xu Cheng told Jing Hongchen that they first needed to control resources and improve efficiency, then resolved to obtain resources from the Three Kingdoms of the Original Continent by other means.

Xu Cheng explained plans to use currency and Soul Power Condensation Blocks to harvest resources from the Original Three Kingdoms, then introduced the Starlink Railway Plan. He offered Wang Dong'er the rare Spirit Forging Master path, leaving her to consider a profession that might lead to divine ranks or a lifetime of fruitless work.

• Xu Cheng proposed anchoring Sun Moon Coins to standardized Soul Power Condensation Blocks and controlling their supply to draw rare metals from the Original Three Kingdoms.
• Xu Cheng outlined other schemes involving counterfeit coins, Artificial Soul Rings, and market manipulation, while Jing Hongchen agreed to improve the soul-power condensing technology.
• Elder Kong explained the Starlink Railway Plan to Wang Dong'er, describing a network of underground routes and stations intended to improve transport across the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Cheng visited Wang Dong'er, noted her cultivation progress, and offered her the chance to become a Spirit Forging Master.
• Xu Cheng told Wang Dong'er that Spirit Forging could produce artifacts rivaling high-level Soul Tools and might eventually lead her to the ranks of the gods.

Xu Cheng ordered Ju Zi to lead the Fire Phoenix Corps in crushing the rebellious dukes while he prepared to expand the Sun Moon Empire’s infrastructure. Nana also revealed that the dukes had neglected children’s education, leaving Xu Cheng to confront the empire’s entrenched inequality.

• Nana reported that seventeen dukes had come to Mingdu, while others had openly rebelled, delayed, or appeared to have joined the rebellion.
• Xu Cheng ordered Aunt Qing to deploy troops and appointed Ju Zi to lead the Fire Phoenix Corps against the rebels, with Wang Yiheng guarding the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• Xu Cheng discussed testing Ju Zi’s leadership and described plans for the Starlink Railway, including underground construction in Mingdu and eventual expansion across the empire and into the Deep Sea.
• Nana told Xu Cheng that children’s spirit awakening rates were only twenty percent in the ducal provinces she had investigated.
• Xu Cheng frowned at the dukes’ neglect of education and the stark gap between Mingdu’s advanced transport and the provinces’ reliance on horse-drawn carriages.

Ju Zi chose to launch a surprise assault on the rebel forces rather than risk a slow battle of attrition, determined to prove herself as a capable commander. As the attack began, a conscripted soul master spotted the unmanned soul tools overhead and shouted a warning.

• Ju Zi and her confidantes surveyed the rebel army and discussed its strength and the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Corps’ advantages.
• Biling urged Ju Zi to take the initiative, and Ju Zi decided to strike first with a full assault in half an hour.
• Soul masters in the bamboo forest mocked Mingdu’s forces and boasted about their chances against them.
• An elderly Soul Grandmaster heard the drones, recognized their weapons, and shouted that the enemy was attacking.

Ju Zi’s forces used unmanned soul tools and mechas to crush Grand Duke Huihuang’s army in a devastating assault. Grand Duke Huihuang fled with Zhao Yang, but Zhao Yang was shot down by mechas in the bamboo forest.

• Grand Duke Huihuang’s camp was devastated by a barrage from silver unmanned soul tools, and his soldiers struggled to identify the attackers.
• Linglong ordered the drones to shield themselves, lock onto targets, and detonate, killing three Soul Saints and nearly all the Soul Emperors caught in the blasts.
• Ju Zi’s crimson mechas attacked Grand Duke Huihuang and routed his army, while two dukes died and two were captured.
• Zhao Yang fled through the bamboo forest carrying his wounded father, Grand Duke Huihuang, after losing an arm and seeing their forces collapse.
• A mecha shot Zhao Yang through the chest, and he fell beneath the bamboo as the machines emerged from the shadows.

Ju Zi returned from a crushing victory, and Xu Cheng rewarded her before using the defeat of the rebellion to bring the grand dukes under his control. Meanwhile, Tang San and Dai Huabin arrived in Mingdu, where Tang San approached Ning Tian.

• Ju Zi reported that her forces had defeated the rebels and Xu Cheng praised her, then she asked him for a child.
• Nana guarded Xu Cheng and Ju Zi while they were together, as the grand dukes waited several days for Xu Cheng to receive them.
• Xu Cheng presented the heads of five executed rebel dukes and had Nana explain how Ju Zi's corps had defeated the rebel army.
• Xu Cheng told the grand dukes they could not return home and offered them a life of privilege in Mingdu without political authority; they agreed.
• Tang San and Dai Huabin arrived in Mingdu, spotted Ning Tian, and Tang San hurried over to introduce himself.

Ju Zi returned from the front to serve as Xu Cheng’s secretary, while Nana agreed to manage the Holy Spirit Cult as Ju Zi took charge of the Sun Moon Empire’s affairs. Meanwhile, Tang San tried and failed to recruit Ning Tian into the Shrek Seven Devils after she learned what Ning Rongrong had done ten thousand years earlier.

• Huo Qing urged Ju Zi to return to Xu Cheng and take over the Sun Moon Empire’s government work, while Nana managed the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ju Zi returned to Xu Cheng, and he welcomed her back as his secretary and assigned her control of his forces within the empire.
• Nana welcomed Ju Zi as a sister and agreed to handle the Holy Spirit Cult while Ju Zi took charge of the empire’s forces and institutions.
• Xu Cheng, Ju Zi, and Nana reunited intimately in his room.
• Tang San invited Ning Tian to join the Shrek Seven Devils, but she rejected him after Dai Huabin explained that Ning Rongrong had refused to resurrect two members of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Xu Cheng used the Ultron Commerce Association to launch a fraudulent investment program that drew money from nobles across the Three Kingdoms. Shrek Academy invested two hundred million Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Cheng planned to draw it further into the scheme.

• The Silver Dragon King defended her decision to contract with Xu Cheng and said she would accompany him to Shrek Academy to protect him.
• Xu Cheng reassured Sun Moon Empire officials about its finances and ordered them to move quickly with an investment scheme targeting those who had money.
• Rumors of the Ultron Commerce Association's promise of fifty-percent returns in five days spread through the Heaven Soul Empire and attracted noble investors.
• Mu En approved Shrek Academy's investment of two hundred million Gold Soul Coins despite his doubts about the program.
• Xu Cheng learned Shrek had invested and decided to let it sink deeper into the scheme.

Xu Jiujiu investigated the sudden campaign blaming Tang San for the Three Kingdoms’ decline and recognized how the Sun Moon Empire’s growing power was reshaping public opinion. Meanwhile, Xu Cheng and Tang Ya entered Heaven Soul City, where Tang Ya was enraged by claims that Tang Sect Hidden Weapons used infant souls, and Xu Cheng planned to visit her ancestors and Shrek Academy.

• Xu Jiawei lamented Star Luo’s collapse and planned to raise funds by borrowing money and selling treasures so the empire could prepare for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu read the Star Luo Empire Royal Family Weekly’s accusations against Tang San, then requested newspapers from Shrek, Heaven Dou, and Dou Ling to investigate the broader shift in public opinion.
• Xu Jiujiu found that newspapers across the Three Kingdoms blamed Tang San for their troubles, while some writers praised the Sun Moon Empire and argued that Soul Tools would replace Martial Souls.
• Xu Cheng arrived in Heaven Dou City with Tang Ya, who flew into a rage after reading a newspaper claim that Tang Sect Hidden Weapons required infant souls.
• Xu Cheng explained that most people had not seen the movie exposing Tang San’s theft of Tang Sect techniques, then agreed to accompany Tang Ya to pay respects to her ancestors and visit Xiao at Shrek Academy.

Xu Cheng rejected Rong Nianbing’s renewed offer of godhood, then asked Gu Yuena to accompany him and Tang Ya to Shrek Academy. There, Gu Yuena detected a hidden demigod with a soul-beast aura, leading Xu Cheng to suspect that Ah Yin had awakened early.

• Tang San decided to seek cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult, hoping to find Ma Xiaotao and use Shrek’s reputation to turn the factions against one another.
• Xu Cheng and Tang Ya visited the ruined Tang Sect courtyard in Heaven Soul City, where Tang Ya cleaned the hall and paid respects at her parents’ graves.
• Rong Nianbing again urged Xu Cheng to inherit his godhood, but Xu Cheng questioned the limits and costs of divine immortality until Rong Nianbing vanished.
• Xu Cheng summoned the Silver Dragon King, who appeared as Gu Yuena and agreed to protect him and Tang Ya on their visit to Shrek Academy.
• Near Shrek Academy, Gu Yuena sensed a concealed demigod with a soul-beast aura, and Xu Cheng concluded that it was likely Ah Yin.

Tang San tried to recruit the Holy Spirit Cult and Shrek’s former students into a new Seven Devils team, but his plans met suspicion and rejection. Meanwhile, Xu Cheng revealed to Xiao Hongchen that he had orchestrated the investment frenzy that left Shrek Academy preparing to sell its treasures, and he planned to use his immense wealth to buy them.

• Tang San and Dai Huabin proposed an alliance against the Sun Moon Empire to the Holy Spirit Cult, and Nana ordered the cult to track their movements after they left.
• Tang San learned that Fan Yu had disappeared and that Shrek Academy had told Mo Xuan to hold steady, then tried to recruit Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan for his recreated Shrek Seven Devils.
• Jiang Nannan rejected the idea of playing Xiao Wu and threatened to kill Xu Sanshi if he bothered her again, while Tang San misread her feelings toward him.
• Mu En approved selling Shrek Academy’s treasures at auction after the academy recovered three hundred million Gold Soul Coins from its investment and prepared to raise more funds.
• Xu Cheng met Xiao Hongchen in Shrek City and disclosed that he had engineered the investment scheme, intending to spend his profits on Shrek’s treasures.

Xu Cheng met Xiao Hongchen in Shrek City, where they discussed the Sun Moon Empire and Xiao’s sister Meng Hongchen. Meanwhile, Wang Qiu’er dominated a competition match, Xu Tianzhen reunited with Huo Yuhao, and Xu Cheng received reports about Tang San’s scheming and the two younger students’ apparent romance.

• Xu Cheng and Xiao Hongchen joked over the restaurant’s Tang San-themed dishes before Xiao accused Xu Cheng of getting together with Meng Hongchen.
• Wang Qiu’er nearly killed Wei An after he flirted with her, but an elder intervened and stopped her attack.
• Xu Tianzhen faced Huo Yuhao in the next match, recognized him despite his changed appearance, and eagerly touched his face.
• Xu Cheng arrived in Shrek City with Tang Ya and Gu Yuena, took adjoining hotel rooms, and listened as An Ying reported Tang San’s attempts to recruit allies against the Sun Moon Empire.
• An Ying reported that Xu Tianzhen and Huo Yuhao seemed to have something going on, prompting Xu Cheng to demand more details.

Xu Cheng reviewed his growing powers and the political threats surrounding him before heading toward a crucial auction, while Shrek Academy’s elders debated the academy’s leadership and future tournament prospects. The chapter ended with Bei Bei realizing he might have to face Xu Cheng at the next All-Continent Soul Master Tournament.

• Tang Ya read Nana’s letter about Xu Tianzhen and Huo Yuhao, then Xu Cheng confronted her over secretly recording him and they spent the night together.
• Gu Yuena tried to block out the sounds from next door but repeatedly removed her sound barrier to listen.
• Xu Cheng assessed his cultivation, abilities, forces, and enemies, then told Tang Ya he had brought his fortune to the evening auction.
• Mu En announced that Xuan Zi would succeed him as Sea God Pavilion Master and Bei Bei would be the next successor, while Yan Shaozhe privately resented the decision.
• Qian Duoduo pointed out that Xu Cheng and the Sun Moon Empire’s Golden Generation would be eligible for the next tournament, prompting the elders to consider Bei Bei’s challenge of facing Xu Cheng.

Mu En arranged to pass power to Bei Bei, while Yan Shaozhe grew furious over the decision and clashed with Qian Duoduo. At Shrek’s auction, Xu Cheng’s arrival shocked the gathered dignitaries, and he trapped Xu Jiujiu’s protector Manyi in an illusion after she threatened him.

• Mu En told Bei Bei that Ancestor Ah Yin would preserve some of his Soul Power and bestow it on him, then warned him about the burdens of leading Shrek Academy and began to explain Zhang Lexuan’s situation.
• Yan Shaozhe accused Mu En of favoring Bei Bei and criticized Shrek’s investment in Soul Tools, prompting an argument with Qian Duoduo.
• Xu Cheng, Gu Yuena, Xiao Hongchen, Ji Juechen, and Ma Rulong arrived at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion for Shrek Academy’s auction.
• Xu Jiujiu met Vina and Mu Xue at the auction and learned that Long Aotian and other powerful guests had also arrived.
• The guests were startled when Xu Cheng entered, and Xu Jiujiu recognized him from their previous meeting.
• Manyi secretly threatened Xu Cheng over Xu Jiujiu, so he drew her into a blood-red illusion and warned her that he could kill her easily.

Xu Cheng confronted the Clear Sky Sect at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion before an elder defused the dispute, then discussed Xiao Hongchen’s plan to develop living metal. The auction began with a Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow Bed, which caught Xu Cheng’s attention.

• Grandma Manyi realized Xu Cheng was far more formidable than she had expected after their Blood Moon encounter and worried about how his strength would affect future tournaments.
• Xu Cheng greeted Nan Shuishui, Ning Hao, and other sect representatives, then threatened to send troops against the Clear Sky Sect after Tang Wen insulted him and challenged him.
• Elder Lin intervened, and Xu Cheng and Tang Wen agreed to set aside their dispute and attend the auction.
• Xiao Hongchen told Xu Cheng that Wang Yan had suggested developing his martial soul toward living metal, and Xu Cheng promised to help him seek a way to achieve it.
• Tian Meng told Xu Cheng about the Deep-Sea Silver-Sinking Jellyfish, whose unusual vitality might help create living metal, though it lived in a dangerous deep-sea region.
• The auction opened with a Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Jade Marrow Bed, and Xu Cheng reacted with interest while Electrolux sneezed in his Sea of Consciousness.

Xu Cheng attended Shrek’s auction, where rival factions watched and debated whether to seize him while the first lot, ten-thousand-year ice marrow, drew fierce bids. The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect won it for one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, and the next lot revealed a healing gemstone that Gu Yuena identified as Bi Ji’s Tear.

• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confirmed the ten-thousand-year ice marrow was genuine, and Xu Cheng’s companions encouraged him to bid.
• Mu En warned Shrek’s elders that Xu Cheng’s solo appearance likely concealed a powerful trump card, while Xuan Zi argued against him and the elders chose to wait.
• Long Aotian, Tang Wen, and Ning Hao prepared to bid from their private rooms, with Ning Hao determined to secure the ice marrow for Xu Cheng.
• Tang Wen’s fifty-million bid was surpassed, and Ning Hao’s Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect won the ice marrow for one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
• The Red-Clothed Girl presented Bi Ji’s Tear, and Gu Yuena said she could ask Bi Ji for more if Xu Cheng wanted it.

Xu Cheng won the Rakshasa God’s dagger and other treasures at Shrek’s auction, then left with Bei Bei and Tang Ya as hostile factions prepared an ambush. When Tang Wen’s force confronted them, Xu Cheng summoned multiple bone dragons and revealed overwhelming power.

• Xu Cheng urged Xiao Hongchen to buy the Deep Sea Silver Mother as a future soul ring, then won it and several other auction items with bids from Room Four.
• Xu Cheng won the Rakshasa God’s dagger for 480 million Gold Soul Coins, while Bei Bei’s martial soul evolved into the Radiant Sacred Dragon and he advanced to Soul Emperor.
• Xu Cheng invited Bei Bei to travel back to the Sun Moon Empire with him, and Bei Bei accepted under Xu Cheng’s Fourth Soul Skill: Liar.
• Xu Cheng, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei left Shrek City as Gu Yuena departed and the Clear Sky Sect prepared to seize the dagger and kill Xu Cheng.
• Tang Wen’s forces ambushed Xu Cheng’s group, and Xu Cheng summoned multiple bone dragons after telling Tang Wen to get lost.

Xu Cheng used his undead forces and the Holy Spirit Cult’s experts to crush Tang Wen’s Clear Sky Sect party, then concealed the battle from Shrek Academy. After Xian Lin'er reported the massacre to the Sea God Pavilion, Shrek’s elders debated the fallout, unaware that Bei Bei had disappeared.

• Xu Cheng summoned vast undead forces, and Tang Wen attacked him with his Clear Sky Hammer before Ye Cheng’s fallen angel spirit blocked the strike.
• Qi Mu and other Holy Spirit Cult experts arrived, and Xu Cheng ordered them to kill the Clear Sky Sect party while a crimson barrier hid the battle from Shrek Academy.
• The Holy Spirit Cult forces defeated the Clear Sky Sect; Qi Mu severed Tang Wen’s legs, and Xu Cheng ordered him killed.
• Xu Jiujiu and Long Aotian watched Xu Cheng leave, shaken by his strength and authority.
• Mu En and the Sea God Pavilion elders discussed the vanished battle disturbance until Xian Lin'er reported that Tang Wen and the Clear Sky Sect force had been wiped out.
• Shrek’s elders debated the consequences, unaware that Bei Bei had disappeared from the academy.

Xu Cheng examined a fragment of the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and chose to pursue its divine authority rather than commit to the God of Destruction’s inheritance, while Tang Ya began absorbing a Soul Bone. At the Holy Spirit Cult, he realized Ye Xishui believed he was a hidden successor, and Shrek Academy learned that Bei Bei was in the Sun Moon Empire’s hands.

• Xu Cheng and Tang Ya inspected the bloodthirsty Short Dagger, and Electrolux identified it as a fragment of the Rakshasa God’s Super Divine Artifact, likely the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
• Xu Cheng decided to seek the Rakshasa God’s authority and gave Tang Ya a ten-thousand-year Snake Vine Soul Bone to absorb.
• Xu Cheng visited the badly injured Ye Xishui, who spoke of the Holy Spirit Cult’s rise, and he later concluded that she regarded him as her successor and awaited his hidden dark side.
• Nangong Wan explained that Ye Xishui had met no one but Xu Cheng during her seclusion, prompting Xu Cheng to understand why she trusted him and to keep her mistaken belief intact.
• At Sea God Pavilion, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo reported that Bei Bei had been taken to the Sun Moon Empire with Xu Cheng, and Mu En ordered the meeting dismissed while saying Bei Bei would be safe.

Xu Cheng dealt with Bei Bei’s return and discussed Mingdu’s defenses with Jing Hongchen before reuniting with Zhang Lexuan. Tang San’s attempts to recruit Ning Tian failed, Dai Huabin abandoned him, and Ning Tian began Xu Cheng’s test.

• Bei Bei returned to Jing Hongchen’s office after Mu En advanced his bloodline and Martial Soul, and Xu Cheng explained that he had brought him back.
• Xu Cheng told Jing Hongchen that Shrek’s leverage had weakened and outlined plans to defend Mingdu while letting some enemies escape.
• Xu Cheng returned to Zhang Lexuan, reassured her about Mu En, and spent an intimate afternoon with her.
• Tang San tried to recruit Ning Tian and persuade Wang Dong’er to return to the Clear Sky Sect, but Wang Dong’er struck him and left with Ning Tian.
• Dai Huabin told Tang San he was done helping him and walked away to focus on cultivation.
• Ning Hao brought Ning Tian to Xu Cheng for her test, and Xu Cheng said he would judge her temperament and character.

Ning Tian passed Xu Cheng’s trial, and Xu Cheng arranged for the Aromatic Silk Beauty to sacrifice itself so her martial soul could advance toward godhood. Meanwhile, Tang San plotted from the Divine Realm, while the Sky Azure Bull Python and Tai Tan prepared a covert attack on the Sun Moon Empire to abduct Dong'er.

• Tang San watched the lower realm from the Divine Realm and planned to use Xu Cheng and Zhou Weiqing as pieces in his schemes.
• The God of Destruction lamented that Xu Cheng had not contacted him about inheriting his position, while Goodness and Evil waited for their prospective successors.
• Ning Tian survived Xu Cheng’s trial of darkness and deprivation, proving her resolve and passing.
• Xu Cheng asked the Aromatic Silk Beauty to sacrifice itself to Ning Tian and promised it would become a god.
• Tai Tan urged the Sky Azure Bull Python to attack after the Clear Sky Sect lost five Titled Douluo and Tang Wen, but the Sky Azure Bull Python ordered him to wait and focus on abducting Dong'er during the planned assault.

Ning Tian emerged from the secret chamber as a Soul King with an evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Xu Cheng planned to reward Wang Dong'er and reap the profits from his scheme. Meanwhile, Ye Xishui revealed that Yan Shaozhe was Long Xiaoyao's son and sent Long Xiaoyao to tell him the truth, leaving Long Xiaoyao wondering how to make amends.

• Ning Tian left the secret chamber as a Soul King, showed her evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Ning Hao and the sect elders pledged their loyalty to Xu Cheng.
• Xu Cheng considered how Ning Tian's new abilities could enhance soul tools and planned to take Wang Dong'er and his other companions to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Sunset Forest.
• Ju Zi told Xu Cheng that the scheme had accumulated 2.7 billion Gold Soul Coins, and Xu Cheng decided to reap the harvest when the Academy Tournament began in three days.
• Xu Cheng explained to Ju Zi that the allied factions would absorb their losses rather than risk destabilizing the Gold Soul Coin, then drew her into a private celebration.
• Ye Xishui revealed that Yan Shaozhe was Long Xiaoyao's son and ordered Long Xiaoyao to tell him his identity and mention Feng Ling's marriage to Zhongli Wu.
• Long Xiaoyao agreed to approach Yan Shaozhe and considered how to compensate him for the years he had been absent.