Chapter Summaries

Li Ye overcame Hu Liena’s pleas and went to the Pope’s Palace to find Bibi Dong. They confessed their feelings and reunited, and Li Ye remembered the Starflower Dew as a possible way to ease the pain holding her back.

• Li Ye hurried from the Soul Fighting Arena, and Hu Liena chased him and begged him not to seek out Bibi Dong.
• Li Ye told Hu Liena he would keep pursuing Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena kissed him before letting him pass.
• Li Ye used the Pope Token to enter the Pope’s Palace, where Bibi Dong welcomed him and admitted she wanted to spend her life with him.
• Li Ye and Bibi Dong embraced and kissed, but he stopped when he saw her resistance and pain.
• Li Ye remembered the Starflower Dew and thought it might help resolve Bibi Dong’s inner conflict.

Li Ye helped Shrek Academy reach the tournament final while making plans to obtain Starflower Dew and deepen his relationship with Bibi Dong. Shrek defeated Spirit Hall with Tang San’s seven-in-one technique and won the championship.

• Li Ye reunited with Bibi Dong, learned how the red moon could help produce Starflower Dew, and received a new token from her.
• Spirit Hall Academy crushed Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Dugu Yan sought comfort from Li Ye after the loss.
• Shrek defeated Star Luo Royal Academy as Dai Mubai beat Dai Weisi, then Li Ye asked Zhu Zhuyun to remain with Shrek.
• Shrek advanced past Godwind Academy and faced Spirit Hall in the final at the Pope's Palace.
• Shrek's seven transferred their Soul Power into Tang San, who used the enlarged Clear Sky Hammer to break Demon Charm and defeat Spirit Hall.
• Shrek Academy won the tournament championship.

After Shrek Academy won the tournament, Li Ye collected the Soul Bone rewards and distributed them among his companions. The group chose their paths after graduation, and Tang San departed with Tang Hao while Li Ye began helping his friends on their way before returning to Shrek Academy.

• Bibi Dong presented Shrek Academy with three Soul Bones, and Li Ye accepted them while teasing her.
• Li Ye gave the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull to Ning Rongrong, the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Bone to Ma Hongjun, and the Swift Advance Gale-Chasing Left Leg Bone to Zhu Zhuqing.
• The graduating students shared their plans, and Li Ye warned Tang San not to visit Slaughter City before Tang San left with Tang Hao.
• Tang San gave Li Ye Shi Nian's Illusion Right Arm Bone and promised to visit Old Jack while training with his father.
• Li Ye escorted Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar toward their destinations, then returned with Flender to Shrek Academy, which was decorated to celebrate the victory.

Li Ye organized plans to relocate Shrek Academy and establish the Night Emperor Pavilion in his principality, then returned to Nuoding City and reunited with the frail Ma Xiunuo. The chapter ended with Li Ye carrying his grandfather home.

• Dugu Bo told Li Ye that he had killed Dai Weisi, though some guards might have escaped, and Li Ye said the assassination’s goal had been achieved.
• Li Ye convened Shrek Academy and Night Emperor Pavilion experts to discuss relocating the academy and building the sect, with Yu Xiaogang helping shape their proposals into a five-year plan.
• Li Ye’s plan called for relocating and constructing the academy and pavilion, consolidating control of the principality, handling its factions, and gradually developing commerce and supporting its people.
• After issuing the plan, Li Ye prepared to act and spent the night with Zhu Zhuyun before returning to Nuoding City with his six wives under the royal Guard Army’s escort.
• Li Ye reunited with the aged Ma Xiunuo, wept as he realized his grandfather was near death, and carried him home on his back.

Li Ye reunited with Ma Xiunuo, gave him medicinal chicken soup, and spent two years building his power in Fasinuo Province. After establishing his foothold, Li Ye prepared to eliminate the powers that had refused to submit, then set his sights on the Far North to complete his Ghost-Cold Sword's Soul Rings.

• Li Ye brought Ma Xiunuo home, introduced Xiao Wu and the other girls as his future wives, and gave his grandfather chicken soup infused with hundred-year jade ginseng.
• Ma Xiunuo refused to move into Li Ye's residence, and Liu Erlong and the others spent a night overwhelming Li Ye after Ma Xiunuo urged him to have a child.
• Li Ye welcomed leaders of major powers in Fasinuo Province, but waited more than ten days for several Soul Douluo-led powers that refused to pledge allegiance.
• Over two years, Li Ye established New Shrek Academy and Night Emperor Pavilion, recruited the Defense Clan, and raised his Soul Power to level 88.
• Li Ye and his allies organized a five-pronged surprise attack to eliminate the powers obstructing his rule in the Eternal Night Principality.
• Li Ye planned to travel to the Far North to obtain Soul Rings from its Three Great Heavenly Kings and the Ice Bear King.

Li Ye traveled to the Far North to hunt powerful Soul Beasts and defeated the Titan Snow Demon King, who ultimately sacrificed himself after learning Li Ye had another Martial Soul with room for his Soul Ring. Li Ye reached the threshold of rank 90 and went searching for the Ice Bear King, while the Snow Empress and Ice Empress set out to confront him.

• Li Ye flew to the Far North, found the Titan Snow Demon King's tracks, and challenged him to sacrifice himself or die.
• The Titan Snow Demon King fought Li Ye but was defeated by Li Ye's Desolate-Breaking, Annihilating Spear Thrust.
• Li Ye revealed his Ghost-Cold Sword and promised the Titan Snow Demon King a place in the Divine Realm, so the Titan Snow Demon King willingly sacrificed himself and became the sword's sixth Soul Ring.
• Li Ye gained the Titan Snow Demon King's left arm bone and reached rank 90, while the Snow Empress and Ice Empress realized he might be capable of becoming a god.
• Li Ye went to search for the Ice Bear King, and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress headed out to confront him.

Li Ye found the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ice Bear King and demanded that they sacrifice themselves to become his Soul Rings. After negotiations failed with the Ice Empress and Ice Bear King, he fought them and defeated them.

• Li Ye discovered the Ice Bear clan and found the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ice Bear King together.
• Li Ye demanded that the three Soul Beasts become his Soul Rings or die, then revealed his Sea God Mark as proof of his potential.
• The Snow Empress agreed to consider his request if he spent time with them, but the Ice Empress and Ice Bear King refused and challenged him.
• Li Ye summoned the Demonic Flame Spear, and the Snow Empress stepped aside as the Ice Empress and Ice Bear King attacked.
• After several hours of fighting, Li Ye beat the Ice Empress and Ice Bear King to the ground without using the final two moves of the Seven Desolate-Breaking Techniques.

After half a year with Li Ye, the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ice Bear King sacrificed themselves to help him gain three powerful Soul Rings, making him a Titled Douluo. The Sea God's next trial sent him to Slaughter City, so Li Ye flew to Spirit Hall to ask Bibi Dong where it was, unaware that Tang San was already fighting there.

• The Ice Empress and Ice Bear King accepted Li Ye's strength but said they would consider sacrificing themselves after the Snow Empress tested his character.
• After spending half a year with Li Ye, the Snow Empress led him and the others to an icy lake and asked him to thank the Ice God if he became a god.
• The Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ice Bear King sacrificed themselves, giving Li Ye red, red, and orange Soul Rings and making him a nine-ring Titled Douluo before age eighteen.
• Li Ye completed the Sea God's Sixth Trial and received a five-thousand-year increase to all his Soul Rings and five percent Sea God Affinity; his Seventh Trial required him to kill the King of Slaughter and seize the Asura Demon Sword.
• Li Ye returned to the Snow Woman's Cave Dwelling, sealed its entrance with profound ice, and flew to Spirit Hall to ask Bibi Dong where Slaughter City was.
• Unbeknownst to Li Ye, Tang Hao had taken Tang San to Slaughter City, where Tang San was fighting for his life in the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Li Ye reunited with Bibi Dong, learned the location of Slaughter City, and gained Xiao Wu’s agreement to ask Da Ming and Er Ming to help Bibi Dong. After preparing to leave, he entered Slaughter City to complete his trials and protect Hu Liena.

• Li Ye flew from the Far North to Spirit Hall and reunited with Bibi Dong, revealing that his Soul Power had reached rank 98 and showing her his Ghost-Cold Sword.
• Li Ye offered to take Bibi Dong to Star Dou Forest to obtain Soul Rings from Da Ming and Er Ming, but she initially refused to avoid hurting Xiao Wu.
• Li Ye told Xiao Wu about his plan, and she agreed to try persuading Da Ming and Er Ming if Bibi Dong could resurrect her mother and help them become divine beasts.
• Li Ye visited Ah Yin, spent time with Xiao Wu and the other five, and then left Xiao Wu at the Lake of Life to pursue the Sea God's trial and Asura God's inheritance.
• Li Ye found the entrance to Slaughter City and jumped through an opening, intending to obtain Starflower Dew, complete his trial, and protect Hu Liena.

Li Ye entered Slaughter City and challenged the King of Slaughter, who was controlled by the Nine-Headed Bat King inside Tang Chen. Li Ye defeated Tang Chen and pierced his chest, leaving him a chance to speak his final words.

• Li Ye overwhelmed the black-armored knight at Slaughter City's gate and flew into the city.
• Li Ye cut open the roof of the Hell Slaughter Arena, provoking the King of Slaughter to confront him.
• Li Ye and the King of Slaughter, who controlled Tang Chen, fought with the Demonic Flame Spear and a blood-red sword while Tang San and Hu Liena watched.
• Li Ye drove Tang Chen back and unleashed Desolation Breaker, Annihilation Demon Spear.
• Tang Chen regained consciousness and countered with the Asura Demon Sword, but Li Ye overpowered him and pierced his chest.
• Li Ye spared Tang Chen long enough to ask whether he had any final words or wishes.

After killing Tang Chen, Li Ye accepted his final wishes and took his remains, then reunited with Tang San and Hu Liena in Slaughter City. He ordered Tang San to stay with him while he remained there.

• Tang Chen died after asking Li Ye to save Bo Saixi if he attained godhood and to deliver the Clear Sky Token to Clear Sky Sect disciples.
• Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu sensed Tang Chen's death, while Tang Hao discovered that the King of Slaughter had been his grandfather.
• Li Ye sealed Tang Chen's remains in ultimate ice, stored them in his Soul Tool, and retrieved the Asura Demon Sword.
• Hu Liena embraced Li Ye when he arrived, and Tang San revealed himself after removing his mask.
• Li Ye scolded and hugged Tang San, ordered him to stay by his side in Slaughter City, then carried Hu Liena toward the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Li Ye completed the Sea God’s eighth trial by slaughtering Wicked Soul Masters in Slaughter City, then learned that he had also been chosen to inherit the Asura God’s position. The chapter left him facing the Asura Nine Trials’ final challenge: pass through Hell Road, kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, complete his Soul Rings and Soul Bones, and reach level 100.

• The Sea God assigned Li Ye the final red-level trial: kill one thousand Wicked Soul Masters using only the Asura Demon Sword and no Soul Bone Skills.
• After Tang San won, Li Ye told Tang San and Hu Liena to remain in the Hell Slaughter Arena and went out alone to hunt Wicked Soul Masters.
• Li Ye killed 2,139 Wicked Soul Masters and cleared the inner city of Slaughter City in one day.
• The Sea God rewarded Li Ye with two God-bestowed Soul Rings, a ten-thousand-year increase to all his Soul Rings, 15% Sea God Affinity, and the position of Sea God Enshrined on Sea God Island.
• The Asura God chose Li Ye as his inheritor and revealed that he needed only to complete the ninth trial to inherit the Asura God Position.
• The Asura God’s ninth trial required Li Ye to pass through Hell Road, kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, complete his Soul Rings and Soul Bones, and raise his Soul Power to level 100.

Li Ye completed the Hell Road with Tang San and Hu Liena, then left them behind and flew to Spirit Hall to reunite with Bibi Dong. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong running into his arms as they embraced.

• Li Ye considered how to raise his Soul Power to level 100 and decided that Sword Dao Chen Xin might help him improve his sword intent.
• Li Ye carried Tang San and Hu Liena through Hell Road, freezing and shattering the Three-Headed Black-Gold Bat King and its swarm with his Ultimate Ice domain.
• Li Ye found and killed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, had Tang San retrieve its inner core, and earned a complete Slaughter Domain after passing through the exit.
• Li Ye left Tang San and Hu Liena a message to go home on their own, then flew straight to Spirit Hall to see Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong rushed out of the Pope's Palace and embraced Li Ye when he returned.

Li Ye gave Bibi Dong the Primordial Yin Flower Dew, which left her unconscious for ten days before she awoke with her painful memories erased. He learned she remembered their life together and resolved to help her live happily, then gave her two God-bestowed Soul Rings.

• Li Ye carried Bibi Dong into the Pope's Palace and gave her the Primordial Yin Flower Dew, after which she fainted despite his attempts to check her condition.
• Li Ye watched over Bibi Dong for ten days while Hu Liena visited, and Bibi Dong eventually woke asking why he had returned from Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong told Li Ye she had forgotten much of her past, but remembered herself as An Dong'er and recalled their relationship and the events of recent years.
• Li Ye realized the flower dew had erased Bibi Dong's painful memories and decided not to remind her of them, hoping she could pursue her dream as Pope.
• Bibi Dong teased Li Ye about marrying Long'er and grew jealous of Tang San, so Li Ye gave her the two God-bestowed Soul Rings he had earned from the Sea God Trial.
• Bibi Dong pulled Li Ye onto the bed after he muttered about their unconsummated marriage.

Li Ye met Qian Daoliu in Douluo Hall to settle Bibi Dong’s place in Spirit Hall and protect Qian Renxue. After reassuring Qian Daoliu about Qian Renxue, Li Ye asked him and the others to help stage an endless play, then hinted that Qian Daoliu had once been himself on Sea God Island.

• Li Ye went alone to Douluo Hall and sat down with Qian Daoliu, who offered to negotiate over Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu promised that Spirit Hall’s elders and consecrated Douluo would obey Bibi Dong and said he could recall Qian Renxue from her plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Li Ye told Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong no longer remembered her past and promised not to harm Qian Renxue, offering instead to help her rule the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Daoliu suggested that Li Ye could be with Qian Renxue as well, but Li Ye turned the conversation back to business.
• Li Ye asked Qian Daoliu and the others to help him put on a play that would never end, then mentioned Qian Daoliu’s time on Sea God Island.

Li Ye spoke with Qian Daoliu about freedom and agreed to help Bo Saixi escape her role, then returned to the Night Emperor Pavilion and reunited with his family. He learned that his wives had been advancing in cultivation and was confronted with their demands that he start a family.

• Li Ye told Qian Daoliu that Bo Saixi longed for freedom and that Tang Chen had appealed to her through his free-spirited nature.
• Qian Daoliu asked Li Ye to help give Bo Saixi her freedom, and Li Ye explained his plan to put on an act before leaving Douluo Hall.
• Li Ye returned to the Night Emperor Pavilion, checked on Ma Xiunuo, and told Yu Xiaogang he would soon leave for Sea God Island.
• Yu Xiaogang teased Li Ye about having a child with Liu Erlong, revealing that Ma Xiunuo and Li Ye’s wives had urged him to bring it up.
• Li Ye checked the six women’s cultivation levels and learned that Xiao Wu had persuaded Da Ming and Er Ming to help Tang San instead of Bibi Dong.
• During the winter family gathering, Li Ye’s wives pressed him to have a child, leaving him exhausted.

Li Ye returned to Sea God Island after visiting Bibi Dong, and Xiao Bai greeted him with a declaration that she wanted to have a child with him. At the top of Sea God Mountain, Bo Saixi avoided his embrace and asked whether he had killed Tang Chen.

• Li Ye saw that Bibi Dong had shifted her focus to developing Spirit Hall and fighting evil, then spent time with her before leaving for Sea God Island.
• Li Ye summoned Xiao Bai with the Conch, caught up with her in the sea, and promised to grant one of her requests.
• Xiao Bai asked Li Ye to have a baby with her and offered to abandon her 100,000-Year Cultivation; Li Ye asked her to wait until he attained a Divine Position.
• Li Ye followed Xiao Bai to Sea God Island and climbed the steps to Sea God Hall, where Bo Saixi avoided his embrace.
• Bo Saixi asked Li Ye whether he had killed Tang Chen.

Li Ye told Bo Saixi that Tang Chen had died and helped her bury him on Sea God Island. He revealed that his final Asura trial required him to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and reach level 100, then pulled the Sea God Trident from its pedestal and asked Bo Saixi to take him to the whale king.

• Li Ye explained that Tang Chen had died after being parasitized by the Nine-Headed Bat King and had asked him to save Bo Saixi from her fate.
• Bo Saixi mourned Tang Chen, and Li Ye brought out his frozen body before helping her bury him beneath a crabapple tree with his head facing east.
• Li Ye told Bo Saixi that he had received the Asura God's trials and needed only to complete the final trial by killing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, filling his Soul Ring and Soul Bone slots, and reaching level 100.
• Bo Saixi worried that Li Ye might die trying to become a god, but Li Ye promised to complete the trials and help her gain her freedom.
• Li Ye pulled the Sea God Trident from its pedestal and asked Bo Saixi to take him to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King so he could test its power.

Li Ye attacked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with the Sea God Trident, badly wounding him and forcing him to flee. Li Ye caught up and offered him a chance to sacrifice himself in exchange for revival after Li Ye attained godhood, warning that he would otherwise kill the other Sea Soul Beasts as well.

• Bo Saixi and Xiao Bai accompanied Li Ye to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's territory, where Xiao Bai expected the whale king to emerge.
• Li Ye located the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and hurled the Sea God Trident at him using the sixth form of the Seven Desolate-Breaking Techniques.
• The whale king countered with a purple-black lightning orb, but the collision left him gravely wounded and sent the trident flying.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fled while suppressing his injuries, and Li Ye pursued him with the trident.
• Li Ye told the whale king to stop resisting and offered to revive him if he sacrificed himself after Li Ye attained godhood.
• The whale king refused to surrender, so Li Ye threatened to slaughter the other Sea Soul Beasts if he continued trying to escape or called them to fight.

Li Ye persuaded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to sacrifice himself by promising to resurrect him after becoming a god and help his wife and daughter reach the Divine Realm. After the whale king returned with his family and sacrificed himself, Li Ye gained his ninth Soul Ring and final Soul Bone, leaving his cultivation just short of level 100.

• Li Ye showed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King the intact souls of sacrificed hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts and explained that the Sea God had permitted him to wield the Sea God Trident.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King agreed to sacrifice himself on the condition that Li Ye help reunite him with his wife and daughter after becoming a god.
• Li Ye promised to resurrect the whale king and suggested finding his wife and daughter a successor who could help them ascend to the Divine Realm.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King returned to notify his family, while Li Ye secretly placed a Desolate Qi mark on him.
• Ten days later, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King brought his wife and daughter to Li Ye, said farewell to them, and sacrificed himself.
• Li Ye gained the Demonic Flame Spear's ninth Soul Ring, a Torso Soul Bone, and nearly ninety percent of the whale king's Soul Power, bringing him close to level 100.