Chapter Summaries

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.

Wang Dong'er successfully forged ordinary spirit iron, while Xu Cheng revealed his Level 8 Soul Tool ability and reassured Meng Hongchen after she poisoned Xu Daoran for insulting him. At Shrek Academy, Xiao Hongchen convinced Yan Shaozhe that Bei Bei had willingly left with Xu Cheng, leaving Yan furious about Bei Bei's suitability as a future Sea God Pavilion Master.

• Wang Dong'er forged ordinary spirit iron in less than half a month, and Xu Cheng praised her talent and offered her access to metals for forging.
• Xu Cheng joked that Wang Dong'er could forge a Signal Axe, but she rejected the idea as crude and preferred her Clear Sky Hammer.
• Meng Hongchen told Xu Cheng that she had poisoned Xu Daoran after he insulted Xu Cheng, and Xu Cheng told her not to kill him.
• Xu Cheng told Meng Hongchen that her older brother Xiao Hongchen was expected to become Mingde Hall's future hall master.
• Xiao Hongchen told Yan Shaozhe that Bei Bei had insisted on going with Xu Cheng to the Sun Moon Empire, and Yan Shaozhe believed the story.
• After Xiao Hongchen left, Yan Shaozhe cursed Bei Bei and questioned whether he could serve as Sea God Pavilion Master.

Yan Shaozhe reviewed Shrek Academy’s exchange students and crossed out nearly every promising candidate, blaming Mu En’s choices for the academy’s losses. Long Xiaoyao met him outside Shrek City and revealed that Yan Shaozhe descended from the child Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui had together, leaving Yan Shaozhe stunned by the claim that Ye Xishui had twin martial souls.

• Yan Shaozhe crossed Zhang Lexuan, He Caitou, Fan Yu, Mo Xuan, Chu Qingtian, Xu Sanshi, Ning Tian, Wang Dong, and Xiaoxiao off his list of potential exchange students.
• Yan Shaozhe left for Shrek City, where Long Xiaoyao waited in a tavern and rehearsed how to introduce himself as Yan Shaozhe’s ancestor.
• Yan Shaozhe approached Long Xiaoyao, and Long Xiaoyao transported them both outside Shrek City.
• Long Xiaoyao told Yan Shaozhe that he was the descendant of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui’s child and that his martial soul came from Ye Xishui.
• Yan Shaozhe rejected the claim, then trembled when Long Xiaoyao implied Ye Xishui had twin martial souls.

Xu Cheng examined the souls of Electrolux’s undead and concluded that Douluo Star’s laws of death were incomplete, leaving souls adrift or trapped by Evil Soul Masters. He proposed building a Netherworld Realm to bring order to death, while Electrolux prepared to seek authority over death.

• Xu Cheng drew soul flames from marching Skeleton Soldiers and discussed with Electrolux whether undead souls counted as new life.
• Electrolux explained that no god governed death in this world and that he might claim its authority after recovering more of his strength.
• Xu Cheng reasoned that the undead souls were like newborns and that something missing from the world prevented them from growing or entering reincarnation.
• Xu Cheng connected the disordered laws of death to wandering souls, imprisoned souls, and the early arrival of abyssal creatures.
• Xu Cheng proposed that the world needed a river, the power of judgment, and a name, then declared it the Netherworld Realm.

Xu Cheng discussed building a Netherworld Realm with Electrolux, then prepared for a looming attack on Mingdu as Zhang Lexuan affirmed her desire for revenge and a future with him. After their playful roleplay, Ma Xiaotao finally entered Xu Cheng’s office, revealing she had waited outside while listening.

• Xu Cheng proposed using the Abyss Plane and the Lake of Life to help Electrolux establish a Netherworld Realm governing death and reincarnation.
• Xu Cheng told Zhang Lexuan that Shrek Academy and other factions might soon attack Mingdu, and she said she wanted to kill Mu En and avenge her adoptive family.
• Xu Cheng teased Zhang Lexuan about having children and arranged a hero-and-princess roleplay with her in his office.
• Ma Xiaotao waited outside Xu Cheng’s office for about an hour, listening to the sounds inside and telling herself she was being considerate.
• Xu Cheng opened the door and admitted Ma Xiaotao, explaining that he had sensed her presence.

Xu Cheng learned that Ma Xiaotao's cultivation had stalled because she needed to practice dual cultivation with him, while Zhang Lexuan revealed why she had turned against Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with the empress ordering Meng Hongchen punished over her attack on a prince, despite warnings about Xu Cheng's influence.

• Zhang Lexuan told Ma Xiaotao that Mu En had murdered her adoptive parents and said she wanted to kill him herself.
• Xu Cheng examined Ma Xiaotao and explained that her cultivation required dual cultivation with him to progress faster.
• Nana told Xu Cheng that the Imperial Clan had taken Meng Hongchen away and was holding her over the prince's injuries.
• The empress rejected Elder Bai's request to release Meng Hongchen after an apology and ordered that ankle shackles be added.

The empress arranged for Xu Jiran to assault the shackled Meng Hongchen so he could win her over and gain Jing Hongchen’s support, but Xu Cheng and Jing Hongchen arrived before the plan could succeed. Xu Cheng killed or hurled aside the Imperial Clan members who challenged him and ordered Nana to distribute an Image Stone recording of what happened, leaving the empress and Xu Jiran facing ruin.

• The empress told Xu Jiran to take advantage of Meng Hongchen’s restraints and make her his, hoping to win Jing Hongchen’s favor and strengthen his claim to the throne.
• Xu Jiran hurried to his residence, where Meng Hongchen was waiting, and lunged at her while she secretly smiled.
• Xu Cheng, Jing Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen watched from outside as Xu Cheng kept the empress from entering the room.
• When an Imperial Clan elder and two Level 7 Soul Engineers confronted Xu Cheng, he killed the two Soul Engineers and sent the elder crashing through the walls.
• Xu Cheng told Nana to preserve and distribute the Image Stone recording, then warned the empress that Xu Jiran would no longer be her brother and that she would face the same fate.

Xu Zhen ended the succession struggle by stripping Xu Jiran and Xu Tianran of their titles and declaring Xu Cheng Crown Prince. Xu Tianran accepted the decree as officials arrived to seize his residence.

• The Empress demanded that Xu Zhen punish Xu Cheng, while Xu Jiran pleaded beside her.
• Xu Zhen rejected the Empress’s threats and warned Xu Jiran that Xu Cheng could have killed him but had shown restraint.
• Xu Zhen ordered Xu Jiran reduced to a commoner, sent the Empress to the cold palace, and stripped Xu Tianran of his title and property.
• Xu Zhen proclaimed Xu Cheng Crown Prince, and the Imperial Advisor accepted the decree.
• Xu Tianran acknowledged that Xu Cheng had won the succession and told his attendant to surrender the residence without resistance.
• Officials arrived at Xu Tianran’s gates to seize the residence, and Xu Tianran prepared to leave.

Xu Cheng took command of the Royal Soul Engineer Corps as his father’s health worsened and prepared Mingdu’s defenses for the Academy Tournament war. At the armory, Huo Yuhao refused to withdraw from the coming battle, and Xu Tianzhen insisted on staying with him.

• Xu Jiangnian told Xu Cheng that Xu Zhen had transferred the Royal Soul Engineer Corps to his command and left the fate of the deposed princes to him.
• Xu Cheng reviewed the corps’ roster and ordered Xu Jiangnian’s forces to guard Mingdu’s eastern and southern approaches against ordinary Titled Douluo and weaker opponents.
• At a Sun Moon Empire armory, Xing Yi collected lavish Soul Tools and equipment for his company ahead of the imminent war.
• Xing Yi urged Huo Yuhao to leave the front, but Huo Yuhao refused, citing his scouting and calibration abilities and his duty to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Tianzhen tried to drag Huo Yuhao away, but he stood firm, and she declared that she would stay and asked for Soul Guidance Armor.

Xu Cheng refused Xu Tianzhen’s request to spare Huo Yuhao from the front lines, while reassuring her that he would protect him. At an underground military position, Xing Yi told Huo Yuhao how Xu Cheng had transformed the Holy Spirit Cult and earned the devotion of ordinary people, leaving Huo Yuhao deeply moved as he entered a chamber containing the Ground Chain network.

• Xu Cheng rejected Xu Tianzhen’s plea to keep Huo Yuhao away from danger, and she asked him to protect her husband.
• Xu Cheng asked how far Xu Tianzhen and Huo Yuhao’s relationship had progressed, and she admitted they had kissed on the cheek before realizing his reaction was ominous.
• Huo Yuhao told Xing Yi that he wanted to help Xu Cheng rather than enjoy life as the princess’s consort.
• Xing Yi recounted how the Holy Spirit Cult had killed his younger brother and explained that Xu Cheng had crushed its strongholds and given ordinary people a way to live with dignity.
• Huo Yuhao was shaken by Xing Yi’s account as soldiers praised Xu Cheng, then followed Xing Yi into a metal-lined chamber containing the Ground Chain network.

Xu Cheng planned Mingdu's defenses against an imminent attack by the Original Three Kingdoms and Shrek, positioning forces to draw the strongest enemies toward Huo Yuhao. He revealed that Di Tian and the Snow Empress would help, then opened the Gate of the Undead and declared the Undead World would be the main battlefield.

• Xing Yi told Huo Yuhao that Mingdu's Ground Chains formed a defensive network and warned him that powerful enemies might attack.
• Xu Cheng placed the south and east at the center of the defense plan because Huo Yuhao was stationed in the south, where the enemy's strongest forces would likely strike.
• Xu Cheng assigned the Fire Phoenix Corps and Royal Dragon to the north, the Evil Lord and Terrorclaw to the west, and ordered Mingde Hall to lock down while the Academy Tournament proceeded.
• Xu Cheng revealed that Di Tian and the Snow Empress would support Mingdu, then announced his intention to kill Mu En and severely wound the two Clear Sky Sect powerhouses.
• Xu Cheng opened the Gate of the Undead and showed the assembled leaders the Undead World, which he said would host the battle the day after tomorrow.