Chapter Summaries

Tang San and the Body Sect prepared for a tournament against the Sun Moon Empire after divine trials transformed their teams. Xu Cheng and Xiao Hongchen reshaped the Sun Moon lineup, while Xu Cheng proposed universal identity cards to uncover hidden Holy Spirit Cult members.

• Tang San rallied thirteen elite Clear Sky Sect disciples to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and restore the sect’s reputation.
• Du Busi sent Long Aotian, Vina, and Mu Xue to the tournament, aiming for third place while warning the Body Sect not to offend the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xiao Hongchen and Xu Cheng replaced the Sun Moon Imperial Academy’s original main roster with a powerful lineup that included Xiao Hongchen, A Meng, Sword Enthusiast, Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, and Jiang Nannan.
• Nana explained that hidden Holy Spirit Cult branches remained difficult to locate because Zhongli Wu had destroyed their records and warned them to hide.
• Xu Cheng proposed making identity cards universal so authorities could track people across the Sun Moon Empire and expose concealed Holy Spirit Cult members.

Xu Jiujiu confronted Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect at the tournament hotel, where a disciple’s Soul Saint strength shocked the competing teams. Later, she discussed the tournament with Xu Cheng, who remained unconcerned and said A Xiao could handle the Clear Sky Sect.

• Xu Jiujiu registered the Star Luo Sect team and exchanged barbed remarks with Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect over the Star Luo Sect’s submission to the Sun Moon Empire.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple revealed his Soul Saint aura, prompting astonishment and speculation that the sect had already secured victory in the tournament.
• News of the disciple’s strength spread through the hotel, and Xu Jiujiu told Xu Cheng that it was causing a stir.
• Xu Jiujiu worried the Clear Sky Sect’s strength might panic the tournament teams, but Xu Cheng dismissed her concern and said A Xiao could deal with them.
• Xu Jiujiu tried to give Xu Cheng a gift from Xu Jiawei, but they kissed instead, and Xu Cheng asked where the gift was.

Xu Cheng learned that a rich arcane copper deposit could ease the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool shortage, then the teams gathered to draw their first-round opponents. The Sun Moon Imperial Academy drew the Heavenly Spirit Sect, while Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect also learned their matchups.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Cheng that an underground river in southern Paro Province held at least ten tons of arcane copper, and Xu Cheng asked what reward she wanted.
• The Sun Moon Imperial Academy members discussed Tang San, their tournament tactics, and Ji Juechen’s wish to face a powerful opponent before the draw was announced.
• Dai Huabin confronted the Sun Moon Empire team on the stairs, and Nana dismissed his provocation before leading her team to the draw.
• The draw paired Shrek Academy with the Rhino Armor Sect, the Clear Sky Sect with the Mingyu Sect, and the Sun Moon Imperial Academy with the Heavenly Spirit Sect.
• The draw also paired the Snow Demon Sect with the Star Luo Sect, prompting spectators to discuss the lack of apparent rigging and the difficulty of facing the Clear Sky Sect.

Shrek Academy’s group prepared for the elimination round while gossiping about Xu Sanshi treating Tiantian as Jiang Nannan’s replacement. At the tournament venue, Long Aotian and the Snow Demon Sect’s disciples assessed the Sun Moon Empire’s advanced facilities and worried about the competition ahead.

• Dai Huabin regretted not being matched against the Sun Moon Empire team, but Bei Bei stopped him from confronting them and reminded him to seek revenge in the arena.
• Shrek’s members noticed Xu Sanshi staring at Jiang Nannan, then gossiped that Tiantian resembled her and that Xu Sanshi treated Tiantian as her replacement.
• Bei Bei assigned Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to lead five Reserve Team members against the Rhino Armor Sect and told them to conceal their full strength.
• Bei Bei watched the Sun Moon Empire group leave and reflected on his lingering feelings for Xiaoya.
• Long Aotian and the Snow Demon Sect disciples arrived at their rest pavilion and marveled at its Soul Tool amenities.
• Mu Xue warned that the Sun Moon Empire had advanced rapidly, while Long Aotian questioned whether the tournament might include a Titled Douluo.

Dai Huabin led Shrek Academy to a crushing victory over the Rhino Armor Sect, revealing overwhelming strength and drawing attention from the tournament’s other factions. Xu Cheng and Gu Yuena noted that Dai Huabin’s Soul Douluo cultivation had been aided by Dai Mubai.

• Tang San resolved to win the tournament and considered how he might use the newly empowered inheritors of the Divine Seats.
• Dai Huabin taunted the Rhino Armor Sect before the match, while its captain tried to provoke him into showing an opening.
• Dai Huabin blocked the Rhino Armor Sect’s combined charge with White Tiger Vajra Barrier, then badly injured its captain after he attempted to surrender.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and the watching academies speculated about Dai Huabin’s strength and whether Shrek had an even stronger leader.
• Bei Bei praised Dai Huabin in Shrek’s rest area, while Xu Cheng and Gu Yuena attributed his and Zhu Lu’s rapid cultivation to Dai Mubai’s help.

Tang San's Clear Sky Sect faced Cain's Mingyu Sect in the elimination rounds, and Tang San quickly overwhelmed most of the team with his Blue Silver Entanglement. He killed one disciple and threatened to kill another every minute, leaving Cain to decide how to respond.

• Xu Cheng said Tang San would likely kill Tang Ya if he had not sheltered her, and Ju Zi noted the Clear Sky Sect-Mingyu Sect and Snow Demon Sect-Star Luo Sect matches.
• Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er discussed Shrek's confidence and the Sun Moon Empire's concealed strength.
• Tang San confronted Cain over the Mingyu Sect's past support for the Sun Moon Empire and declared them mortal enemies.
• Cain told Xue Bing that the Mingyu Sect should fight to reveal Tang San's strength, and the match began.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Entanglement paralyzed the Mingyu Sect members, while A De and Xue Bing broke free and reached Cain.
• Tang San killed one trapped Mingyu Sect disciple and threatened to kill another each minute, as Cain raised a hand to stop A De.

Cain and Tang San revealed themselves as Titled Douluos and clashed in the arena, shocking the tournament crowd. With Mingyu Sect disciples hanging overhead and the countdown nearly over, Cain conceded to Tang San.

• Cain attacked Tang San with her blood-red claws, cutting through his clothes and drawing blood.
• Tang San summoned his Eight Spider Lances and revealed nine Soul Rings, including four Hundred-Thousand-Year rings.
• Cain revealed that she also possessed nine Soul Rings, and the crowd realized both team leaders were Titled Douluos.
• Tang San and Cain fought at tremendous speed, with their attacks shaking the Level 9 Soul Tool arena.
• Tang San taunted Cain about the hanging Mingyu Sect disciples as the countdown neared its end.
• Cain raised her hand and conceded.

After Cain’s Mingyu Sect surrendered to the Clear Sky Sect, Shrek and the Body Sect speculated that she had been artificially strengthened, while their disciples praised their own divine-backed power. The Star Luo Sect then surrendered to the Snow Demon Sect, and Xu Cheng’s group prepared to face the teams that had begun treating them as threats.

• Cain cut through Tang San’s vines, then led Xue Bing and A De off the stage as the Mingyu Sect surrendered to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xuan Zi praised Zhou Sichen’s theory that Cain’s strength came from Sun Moon Empire experiments and declared that Shrek could nurture future demigods.
• Long Aotian recalled meeting the Angel Martial Soul inheritor and discussed Xu Cheng’s reputation with Vina and Mu Xue.
• Xu Jiujiu announced the Star Luo Sect’s surrender to the Snow Demon Sect, prompting other academies to consider surrendering if they faced Shrek, the Clear Sky Sect, or the Body Sect.
• Xu Cheng asked Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen about their next match, while Wang Qiu’er volunteered to go first and Wang Dong’er looked toward the Clear Sky Sect with melancholy.

During the tournament, Xu Cheng learned that Xuan Zi was trying to contact Long Xiaoyao and arranged to meet him himself. As the elimination rounds continued, Xu Cheng considered unifying the continent to earn a meaningful system reward, while Jiang Nannan prepared to settle her own grudge against someone from Shrek.

• Wang Dong'er complained that the tournament matches were dull, teased Xu Cheng about his night with Wang Qiu'er, and demanded that forging for him cost one time with him.
• Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er visited a tavern to contact Long Xiaoyao using Mu En's code phrase, but Xuan Zi drank too much and passed out without reaching him.
• Xu Cheng told Nana that Long Xiaoyao was already dead and arranged for Xuan Zi to meet him at the tavern, where he would handle the meeting himself.
• Xu Cheng reflected that unifying the continent might be the only achievement capable of earning him a valuable system reward.
• Jiang Nannan told Xu Cheng that her mother was well and missed him, then said she would personally settle her grudge with the Shrek person who had been watching her.

Xu Cheng spent the morning with Xu Lexuan before agreeing to meet Shrek Academy, while the Clear Sky Sect and Sun Moon Imperial Academy drew each other in the second Elimination Round. As the academy teams prepared to fight, Xu Cheng appeared disguised as Long Xiaoyao to meet Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er.

• Xu Lexuan teased Xu Cheng by the pool, and he later agreed to meet Shrek Academy after Nana contacted him.
• Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei saw that the Clear Sky Sect had drawn the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, and Bei Bei believed the fair draw had caught the empire unprepared.
• Tang San dismissed the danger of fighting on Sun Moon Empire territory, while Wang Dong'er and the others prepared to face the Clear Sky Sect with her leading the revenge effort.
• Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er met a black-robed stranger in a tavern, who revealed himself as Xu Cheng disguised as Long Xiaoyao.

Xu Cheng posed as Long Xiaoyao and heard Xuan Zi and Xian Lin'er propose that he and Ye Xishui help Shrek Academy overthrow the Sun Moon Empire, backed by Tang San and an approaching Abyss Plane invasion. At the tournament, Tang San prepared the Clear Sky Sect to face Wang Dong'er and the Sun Moon Imperial Academy, whose five-woman lineup drew the crowd’s attention as the match began.

• Xu Cheng learned that Tang San had promised him and Ye Xishui Third-Level God seats if they secretly aided Shrek Academy against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xian Lin'er explained that Shrek Academy planned to exploit an Abyss Plane invasion to weaken the Sun Moon Empire before striking from within.
• Tang San recognized Wang Dong'er at the tournament and resolved to teach his estranged daughter a lesson by defeating her team.
• Wang Dong'er rebuked Tang Yannian and prepared to face the Clear Sky Sect alongside Meng Hongchen, Ning Tian, Wang Qiu'er, and Tang Ya.
• The referee announced the Clear Sky Sect versus Sun Moon Imperial Academy match, and Xu Sanshi criticized the Sun Moon Empire for fielding only five competitors.

Wang Dong'er revealed her immense strength and self-forged Signal Axe, overwhelming Tang San in the tournament match. As Tang San unleashed his divine power, Ning Tian supported Wang Dong'er with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Wang Dong'er displayed a terrifying soul ring configuration and struck Tang San with her Signal Axe, stunning the arena and Shrek Academy.
• Wang Dong'er repeatedly wounded Tang San, forcing him to summon the Sea God Trident before he recognized the axe as her reforged martial soul.
• Tang San condemned Wang Dong'er for altering her martial soul and raised a divine domain against her.
• Ning Tian stepped forward as Tang San intensified his attack, while Wang Qiu'er and Tang Ya assessed the danger.
• Wang Dong'er began to struggle against Tang San's full strength and called for Ning Tian's support.
• Ning Tian activated the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and cast several boosts, ending with Invincible Defense.

Sun Moon Imperial Academy defeated Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect after Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er severed Tang San's arm, leaving the rival factions shaken by the academy's strength. Xu Sanshi suspected a god backed the Sun Moon Empire and resolved to discuss choosing sides with his father, while Xu Cheng explained Tang San's limited power to Xiao Hongchen.

• Tang San recognized Ning Tian's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, then tried to attack her, but Wang Qiu'er blocked him and revealed her powerful Golden Dragon Martial Soul.
• Wang Qiu'er wounded Tang San, and Wang Dong'er forced him to surrender before her Signal Axe struck his neck.
• Jing Hongchen declared Sun Moon Imperial Academy the winner, stunning the other factions and Shrek Academy's team.
• Xu Sanshi calmed Bei Bei by saying Shrek's goal was to rely on its divine backer, then privately suspected that a rival god supported the Sun Moon Empire and considered the stakes for his sect and the Dou Ling Empire.
• Xu Sanshi reassured Tiantian and decided he would consult his father about choosing a side, even if that meant betraying Bei Bei.
• Xu Cheng told Xiao Hongchen that Tang San could not use his full strength with only the Sea God Trident, while Ye Guyi remarked that she would not need to compete.

Tang San plotted to strengthen himself and destroy the Sun Moon Empire while Xu Cheng prepared defenses against the Abyss and discussed humanity’s future with Ju Zi. Gu Yuena and Xu Cheng used their contract and powers to heal her ancient wounds, and she declared that their bloodlines were now one.

• Tang San and his true self discussed his severed arm, plans to reinforce his body with divine power, and a strategy to weaken the Sun Moon Empire while the Clear Sky Sect competed.
• Xu Cheng instructed Ju Zi to begin preparing the Starlink Defense System and revealed the three-year Ark Project, which aimed to secure humanity’s future beyond Douluo Star.
• Gu Yuena drew Xu Cheng into a Martial Soul Fusion and explained that his destruction power could heal the wounds left by the God of Destruction.
• Xu Cheng discovered that their linked powers formed a cycle that accelerated his cultivation while helping Gu Yuena recover.
• Xu Cheng used his Eye of Destiny to guide destruction power into Gu Yuena’s injuries, and their mingled blood activated the contract as Gu Yuena said their bloodlines were one.

Xu Sanshi secretly met Jiang Nannan to offer the Mystic Yin Sect and Dou Ling Empire’s allegiance to the Sun Moon Empire, hoping to protect the people behind him. Xu Cheng arrived, exposed what he knew about Xu Sanshi’s divine examination, and stopped Xuan Zi’s attack after demanding a more convincing pledge.

• Dai Huabin defeated an opponent in the tournament, while Shrek’s members discussed Xu Sanshi’s loyalty and his past with Jiang Nannan.
• Xu Sanshi slipped away from Shrek’s rest area after learning that the Mystic Yin Sect and other powers were endangered by the Sun Moon Empire’s rise.
• Xu Sanshi met Jiang Nannan and offered intelligence and support from the Mystic Yin Sect and Dou Ling Empire in exchange for a meeting with Xu Cheng.
• Xu Cheng appeared and revealed that he knew Xu Sanshi had been involved in Tang San’s divine examination on Sea God Island.
• Xu Cheng rejected Xu Sanshi’s offer as insufficient, and Xuan Zi launched a deadly attack on him.
• Xu Cheng dispersed Xuan Zi’s assault and told Xu Sanshi that his pledge of allegiance was now enough.

Xu Cheng protected Xu Sanshi from Xuan Zi in Mingdu, then warned that Xuan Zi’s anger could put Tiantian in danger. Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er found Tiantian at Shrek Academy and brought news of Xu Sanshi’s defection, while Jing Hongchen intervened when Xuan Zi confronted them.

• Xu Cheng arrived with the Sun Moon Empire guards and shattered Xuan Zi’s powerful attack with one finger, then forced him to leave Mingdu.
• Xu Cheng told Xu Sanshi that he had not arranged his capture and warned him that Xuan Zi might take out his anger on Tiantian.
• Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er went to Shrek Academy’s rest area and told Tiantian that Xu Sanshi had defected.
• Tiantian left with Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er despite Bei Bei’s objection, and Xuan Zi arrived furious and denounced her and Xu Sanshi.
• Jing Hongchen blocked Xuan Zi’s pressure and defended Xu Sanshi’s choice, prompting Xuan Zi to leave.

Tang San learned that Xiao Hongchen had returned and vowed to reclaim his dignity, while the tournament’s group assignments stirred anxiety among the competitors. Xiao Hongchen then discovered that Gu Yuena’s plentiful Green Jelly Paste was meant to help A Cheng and others endure their lovers’ demands, and learned the Sun Moon Imperial Academy faced little trouble in its group.

• Tang San learned Xiao Hongchen had appeared and dismissed warnings about his strength, while the God King cautioned him not to underestimate the young man.
• The sixty-four remaining teams were drawn into eight groups, placing Shrek Academy in group seven, the Clear Sky Sect in group three, and the Sun Moon Imperial Academy in group one.
• Xiao Hongchen questioned Meng Hongchen and Ma Xiaotao about Green Jelly Paste and realized they wanted it to help A Cheng endure his many partners.
• Gu Yuena explained that Slimes had multiplied into the tens of thousands in her territory, and she let Jing Ziyan take as much Green Jelly Paste as she wanted.
• Meng Hongchen said the Sun Moon Imperial Academy’s strongest group rival was the Spirit Taming Sect, and Yu Tianlong had already been left to handle them.

Xu Cheng returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Academy group and was coaxed into drinking Green Jelly Paste as the women teased him about his night with Gu Yuena. At the Competition Arena, Ji Juechen discussed the remaining matches and the team roster, leaving Xu Cheng imagining him challenging Bei Bei after the competition.

• Meng Hongchen offered Xu Cheng Green Jelly Paste, and Tang Ya explained that it boosted his kidneys while Ma Xiaotao teased him about surviving the next night.
• Xu Cheng drank the jelly as Nana wiped his mouth, while he privately reflected on how physically powerful Ye Guyi and Gu Yuena were.
• Xu Cheng watched the competition from the academy's rest area rather than an Imperial Seat and recalled that his father had eagerly abdicated to travel around Sun Moon.
• Ji Juechen said the final five matches were largely decided and named Bei Bei and Long Aotian as the only opponents who had caught his interest.
• Xiao Hongchen explained that Ji Juechen was over the age limit, so Xu Cheng had been added to the main team roster, while Ning Tian joined the Reserve Team.
• Ji Juechen said he could seek out opponents after the competition, and Xu Cheng imagined him confronting Bei Bei with a sword challenge.

Xu Cheng learned that Tang San had descended to the mortal realm with the Nine-Colored Goddess, while Destruction warned him about the loosening Golden Dragon King seal. Destruction later returned to the Goddess of Life, who clarified that she was interested in Meng Hongchen and Zhang Lexuan, not Xiao Hongchen.

• Destruction told Xu Cheng that Tang San had descended to the mortal realm with the Nine-Colored Goddess and asked him to stay safe.
• Xu Cheng dismissed Tang San’s warning about spatial turbulence as a lucky guess, then learned that the Golden Dragon King’s seal had begun to loosen.
• Xu Cheng connected the Golden Dragon King’s agitation to his night with Gu Yuena and sent Destruction back to give Life his regards.
• Destruction told the Goddess of Life that he had visited Xu Cheng and believed he understood what had provoked the Golden Dragon King.
• Destruction asked whether Life had taken an interest in Xiao Hongchen, and Life said she was actually interested in Meng Hongchen and Zhang Lexuan.

The group stage ended, and the sixteen qualifying academies drew their round-of-sixteen matchups. Xu Tianzhen taunted Bei Bei over Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy’s group-stage victory, while the draw kept the strongest teams apart and left several lower-ranked teams facing near-certain defeat.

• Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, the Proud Sword Sect, and the Heavenly Dragon Sect emerged as dark horses as the group-stage qualifiers were announced.
• Xu Tianzhen mocked Bei Bei for Shrek Academy’s loss to Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, and Bei Bei avoided provoking Xu Cheng.
• The qualifying academies sent representatives to draw lots, with Xiao Hongchen drawing number one and Xu Tianzhen drawing number three.
• The draw kept the Sun Moon Empire, Shrek, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Snow Demon Sect from meeting each other, while the Proud Sword Sect, Heavenly Dragon Sect, Spirit Taming Sect, and Soto Academy drew formidable opponents.