Recaps

Xu Jiujiu identified Li Lezi as a talent worth pursuing for the Star Luo imperial family and ordered Xu Jiawei to arrange a meeting, while Li Lezi remained unaware of her ambitions. In the Far North, Xiao Zi left with the Snow Empress, developed his Demon Slayer Race clone as a soul engineer, and headed toward Star Luo City after rejecting local recruitment offers.

• Xu Jiujiu told Xu Jiawei that Li Lezi had helped Dai Huabin rise and proposed using the Xu and Dai families’ ties to approach him.
• Xu Jiujiu ordered an imperial edict and a private meeting with Li Lezi, then wondered why she had become so preoccupied with him.
• Xiao Zi released the Snow Empress at the Frozen Forest so she could say farewell to Xiao Bai, the Titan Snow Demon King, and the others.
• Xiao Zi took his Demon Slayer Race clone to Dragon City, where the clone studied a slain Level 9 Soul Engineer’s notes and advanced to Level 3.
• Xiao Zi declined offers from the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the Earth Dragon Sect, and other local factions, then set out for Star Luo City to catch the Soul Fighting Tournament.

Xiao Zi tracked the Soul Fighting Tournament’s progress and prepared to bid at the Starlight Auction House while keeping his Demon Slayer Race clone’s identity secret. The auction began with Xiao Zi and his clone attending separately, each posing as someone unconnected to the other.

• Xiao Zi arrived in Star Luo City and watched Shrek Academy narrowly defeat a weak opponent in the tournament.
• Xiao Zi concluded the tournament was still in its early rounds and waited for the Starlight Auction House to open, hoping to obtain the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
• After another difficult victory, Zhou Yi led the Shrek Team to the auction house and explained its prestige and the growing importance of soul tools.
• Xiao Zi entered a premium private room using Dai Huabin’s registered identity, while the Demon Slayer Race clone entered under a stolen noble’s identity; they acted like strangers when they saw each other.
• Xiao Zi planned to sell his accumulated goods and raise capital, while keeping the clone’s strength and identity concealed to avoid pressure from the Star Luo Empire.
• The lights went out, the curtain rose, and the Starlight Auction began.

Xiao Zi’s Demon Slayer Race clone competed with Shrek at the auction, then bid aggressively for the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife after learning it contained gold of life. The price reached two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins before Zhou Yi stopped Huo Yuhao from bidding further, leaving her to taunt Xiao Zi’s bidder.

• Xiao Zi’s Demon Slayer Race clone bid on soul tools and let Shrek buy a Level 4 Milk Bottle for fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Auctioneer Qing Ya presented the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and described its curse and the deaths of its past owners, causing most bidders to lose interest.
• Xiao Zi’s clone bid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for the knife because it contained gold of life.
• Huo Yuhao bid against Xiao Zi’s clone after Electrolux told him to buy the knife, and the price climbed to two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhou Yi stopped Huo Yuhao from raising Shrek’s bid and sarcastically warned Xiao Zi’s bidder about the knife bringing bad luck.

Xiao Zi won the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and devoured the malice and remnant soul within it, uncovering its concentrated gold of life. As he absorbed the energy in seclusion, Xu Jiujiu received a report that Li Lezi had entered Star Luo City and was staying at a remote hotel.

• Xiao Zi won the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife at auction after Zhou Yi pressured Huo Yuhao to stop bidding.
• Xiao Zi returned to a secluded hotel with the knife and his Demon Slayer Race avatar, which began studying the Sealing God Platform.
• The Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife attacked Xiao Zi's Sea of Consciousness, where Qian Renxue and the Snow Empress defended against its malice.
• Xiao Zi summoned the Golden Horned Beast, which devoured the knife's malice and the Level 9 Soul Engineer's remnant soul.
• Xiao Zi absorbed the knife's gold of life, beginning to strengthen his body and repair his spiritual origin.
• Xu Jiujiu received a spy report that Li Lezi had entered Star Luo City and was staying at a remote hotel.

Xiao Zi met the God of Destruction in his Sea of Consciousness and chose to pursue creating his own godhood, receiving a Destruction Divine Seal and a future reward for reaching Soul Saint. In the Divine Realm, Tang San grew wary of Xiao Zi and began using Tang Wutong to carry out his plans.

• Xiao Zi concealed his identity while the God of Destruction questioned him about his Destruction Condensate and offered him the God of Devastation position.
• Xiao Zi rejected inheriting a divine position, chose to create his own godhood, and received the Destruction Divine Seal and a goal-based promise of a god-given soul ring.
• The God of Destruction met Tang San outside his temple and told him that Li Lezi was only a candidate, not his successor.
• Tang San decided Xiao Zi was a dangerous variable and modified his plans through his divine consciousness, relying on Tang Wutong, who was attending Shrek Academy as Wang Dong.

Xiao Zi brought his Demon Slayer Race avatar to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to seek a job, using the damaged reconnaissance soul tool as an opportunity to introduce him to Xuan Ziwen and Jing Hongchen. Jing Hongchen welcomed the Level 91 Titled Douluo, who asked what position and salary the academy could offer.

• Xiao Zi woke beside Ju Zi and Keke, then promised Ju Zi he would not become her enemy if they ever met on a battlefield.
• Xuan Ziwen scolded Ju Zi, Keke, and Xiao Zi after they returned with the all-terrain reconnaissance soul tool crushed.
• Xiao Zi summoned his Demon Slayer Race avatar and introduced him to Xuan Ziwen as a Level 91 Control-Type Titled Douluo seeking work at the academy.
• Xuan Ziwen left to report the matter, while Ju Zi took Keke away from the confidential discussion.
• Jing Hongchen arrived with Xuan Ziwen, welcomed the Demon Slayer Race avatar, and heard him ask about available positions, salary, and benefits.

The Demon Slayer Race avatar joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after Jing Hongchen offered him generous support and freedom. The Sun Moon Empire enfeoffed him as a marquis, while Xiao Zi advanced at the academy and gained entry to Mingde Hall, just as an unexpected incident began.

• Jing Hongchen offered the Demon Slayer Race avatar a teaching post, research access at Mingde Hall, and freedom to come and go, and the avatar agreed to join the academy.
• The Sun Moon Empire summoned Demon Slayer Douluo, granted him the title of marquis and a fief, and held a grand ceremony in his honor.
• Jing Hongchen assigned Level 9 Soul Engineers to advise the avatar, who earned his Level 7 certification and advanced to level 92.
• Xuan Zi blamed the Star Luo Empire for failing to recruit Demon Slayer Douluo, while the Star Luo Empire resented Shrek Academy for making the same mistake.
• Xiao Zi rose in status as Demon Slayer Douluo's sole disciple, and Wang Shaojie's family transferred him away from the academy.
• Xiao Zi used the avatar to take his exam, earned Level 5 Soul Engineer certification, and entered Mingde Hall before an unexpected incident arrived.

Ju Zi withdrew from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after sharing a farewell kiss with Xiao Zi, who let her go because she served Xu Tianran. Later, Xiao Zi warned Jing Hongchen that Mingde Hall might face a surprise attack, leaving the dean alarmed.

• Ju Zi apologized to Xiao Zi for the attack in the Jingyang Mountain Range, confessed her affection, and kissed him before leaving.
• Xiao Zi told Ju Zi they would meet again, then let her depart despite his feelings because her ties to Xu Tianran could put her in danger.
• Qian Renxue questioned Xiao Zi about Ju Zi, and the two shared an affectionate moment in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Keke told Xiao Zi that Ju Zi had withdrawn from the academy, and he concealed that he knew she was pursuing her dreams.
• After gaining admission to Mingde Hall but making little research progress, Xiao Zi warned Jing Hongchen to prepare for a possible surprise attack.

Xiao Zi left the Sun Moon Empire and entered the Swallowed Star world to train at the Elite Training Camp, where Luo Feng had arranged a place for him. After passing his initial trial, he was taken to Jiangnan Pavilion to meet his sole roommate, a beginner War God.

• Xiao Zi left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, evaded Jing Hongchen’s protectors, and arranged for his Demon Slayer Race Clone to remain in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xiao Zi contacted Babata and traveled with Qian Renxue and the Snow Empress to the Swallowed Star world, where Babata secured his entry into the War God Preparatory Camp.
• Xiao Zi reported to the Elite Training Camp, learned that he would be exempt from rankings until reaching Warrior level, and settled in before his assessment.
• Xiao Zi entered the Trial Tower’s virtual space and defeated ten monsters before the eleventh knocked him out, completing his initial assessment.
• Xiao Zi learned that he would receive no student number yet for his protection, then arrived at Jiangnan Pavilion to meet his beginner War God roommate.

Tang San persuaded Tang Wutong to bind Li Lezi to the Tang family through love, and she set out to fulfill his plan. Xiao Zi recognized the attempt to control him but pretended to surrender, and the chapter ended with him and Tang Wutong spending the night together.

• Tang San told Tang Wutong to make Li Lezi her lover and keep his identity as her father secret in the human world.
• Tang Wutong agreed to win Li Lezi's heart and went to meet him at the boys' dormitory.
• At Sea God Lake, Tang Wutong confided in Xiao Zi and asked whether he would love only her and give up other women.
• Xiao Zi promised her eternal love while privately intending to preserve his independence and deceiving her about his oath.
• Tang Wutong believed she had completed her father's mission, and Xiao Zi carried her away as they spent the night together.

Tang San believed Tang Wutong’s relationship with Xiao Zi had advanced his long-term plans, while Xiao Zi treated their intimacy as a means to manage the threat posed by Tang San. He changed his plans to fake his death and hide, leaving him to maintain appearances with Tang Wutong as the Soul Fighting Tournament approached.

• Tang San learned from Tang Wutong that the plan had succeeded and considered arranging a marriage for his eldest daughter while planning to raise another son.
• Tang Wutong woke beside Xiao Zi, spoke about her family and the Divine Realm, and asked him to bring back food.
• After leaving the dormitory, Xiao Zi reflected that his feelings for Tang Wutong were mostly physical and decided to fake his death, use the God of Destruction’s divine seal to evade Tang San, and go into hiding.
• Xiao Zi bought Tang Wutong’s requested food and returned to find her pleased, then swallowed the leftovers with his Golden Horned Beast nature.
• Xiao Zi and Tang Wutong spent the following days together as the Soul Fighting Tournament drew near.

After the Sea God's Fate, Xiao Zi's interference reshaped relationships and the coming Soul Fighting Tournament, while Xuan Zi's failures drove the Sea God Pavilion Elders to limit his authority. Xiao Zi condensed a powerful three-in-one Origin Core, leaving the Blue Silver Emperor unable to trace the energy disturbance.

• Tang Wutong left Shrek Academy to lead the Tang Sect into the Soul Fighting Tournament, worsening Shrek's shortage of competitors.
• Xuan Zi's mishandling of a mission in the Sun Moon Empire angered the Sea God Pavilion Elders, who made Yan Shaozhe First Vice Pavilion Master and pushed Xuan Zi into a mostly ceremonial role.
• Xiao Zi used the Star Luo Spirit Pearl to combine the Golden Horned Beast origin core, the Demon Slayer Race Clone's body core, and his Destruction Scepter power.
• Xiao Zi drew in vast amounts of heaven and earth origin energy and successfully formed a fist-sized, purple, black, and gold soul core.
• The Golden Tree lost track of the energy source, leaving the Blue Silver Emperor unable to investigate the disturbance.
• Xiao Zi named the completed core the Origin Core and merged it into his Dantian, where it could support his power and allow him to resurrect if his body was destroyed.

Xiao Zi joined the Tang Sect team for the Soul Fighting Tournament and traveled with Shrek Academy to Mingdu. At the Mingyue Grand Hotel, he reunited with Xu Jiujiu, while Tang Wutong claimed him as her fiancé and Xu Jiujiu gave him a token that hinted at future cooperation.

• Xiao Zi told Tang Wutong that he had been condensing a soul core, and she relayed Yan Shaozhe's request for the teams to train for the tournament.
• Tang Wutong revealed that she had registered Xiao Zi for a separate Tang Sect team, and Xiao Zi agreed without committing to help it win.
• Xiao Zi met Huo Yuhao and the other Tang Sect competitors at the training grounds, where he saw that Shrek's roster lacked Wang Qiu'er and had few core fighters.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and the two teams traveled to Mingdu, where Shrek's leaders and Tang Wutong reacted skeptically to the Sun Moon Empire's advanced city and soul tools.
• At the Mingyue Grand Hotel, Xu Jiujiu greeted Xiao Zi, but Tang Wutong introduced herself as the Clear Sky Sect's young master and declared that Xiao Zi was her fiancé.
• Xu Jiujiu gave Xiao Zi a gold token and offered her help, and he accepted it while implying they might soon cooperate.

At the Soul Fighting Tournament registration, Xiao Zi recognized Tang Ya, who had disappeared for years and returned as an Evil Soul Master with the Holy Spirit Cult. Tang Ya severely wounded Bei Bei in a sudden attack and left with Zhang Peng, while Bei Bei tried to call after her.

• After Xu Jiujiu left, Tang Wutong demanded that Xiao Zi hand over the token, but he explained that accepting it maintained goodwill with the Star Luo Empire.
• The Tang Sect members completed their tournament registration, and Xiao Zi sensed an unfamiliar figure in the crowd and recognized her as Tang Ya.
• Bei Bei rushed to Tang Ya and asked where she had been, but Tang Ya attacked him with Dark Blue Silver Grass and sent him flying into a wall.
• Huo Yuhao and Xu Sanshi helped defend Bei Bei, while Tang Wutong and Xu Sanshi worked to dispel the evil energy from his wounds.
• Zhang Peng and the black-clad Holy Spirit Cult members escorted Tang Ya away, and Bei Bei tried to rise and call after her despite his injuries.

Xiao Zi reunited with Ju Zi and agreed to help her secure an heir while using her position to advance his plans for the Sun Moon Empire. At the Lake of Life, he received soul rings from the ferocious beasts and the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, reached level one hundred, and ascended toward the Divine Realm to settle old grievances.

• Ju Zi recognized Xiao Zi and invited him into her command tent, where they reunited and she told him Xu Tianran wanted her to bear an heir.
• Xiao Zi agreed to father Ju Zi's child and explained that Dai Huabin was enslaved by him, leaving Ju Zi free to pursue her revenge against Dai Hao.
• At the Lake of Life, Xiao Zi persuaded Di Tian and the soul beast faction to provide soul rings, promising to marry Gu Qiu'er after he became a god.
• Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, Bi Ji, and Di Tian sacrificed themselves to provide soul rings for Xiao Zi's Destruction Scepter.
• Gu Yuena emerged and sacrificed herself as Xiao Zi's ninth soul ring, fully reviving the Destruction Scepter and helping him reach level one hundred.
• Xiao Zi instructed Gu Qiu'er and the others, then ascended toward the Divine Realm to resolve his long-standing grievances.

Xiao Zi and Qian Renxue celebrated their long-awaited wedding, then discussed Xiao Zi’s future cultivation and service to the Primal Universe with Luo Feng. Luo Feng confirmed he was bound for the Origin Continent, leaving Xiao Zi determined to follow him there.

• The Giant Axe Founder officiated Xiao Zi and Qian Renxue’s wedding, and they exchanged vows before their guests.
• Xiao Zi and Qian Renxue toasted the guests and thanked Luo Feng for attending, while their children Qian Yang and Qian Xuefei watched nearby.
• Luo Feng told Xiao Zi to undergo the Star Tower’s life-or-death trial and said the Douluo Star System had joined the Primal Universe’s administration.
• Xiao Zi chose to join the Virtual Universe Company and serve the Primal Universe in exchange for contribution points.
• Luo Feng explained that he had reached the Origin Continent through the guidance of Sitting Mountain Guest and invited Xiao Zi to meet him there.
• Xiao Zi resolved to continue cultivating and pursue greater strength.