Chapter Summaries

Qian Chaoguang recruited Zhang Bowen as the Undead Empire’s future Pope and assigned him to write its Bible. Later, he reviewed the empire’s expansion with Nana and warned her against coercive recruitment and uncontrolled undead reincarnation.

• After learning Zhang Bowen had become a Saint, Qian Chaoguang met him at the Pixiu Merchant Guild and recruited him into the Undead Empire as its future Pope.
• Qian Chaoguang gave Mo Xuan an Aromatic Silk Beauty and gave Zhang Bowen an immortal herb, assigning Zhang Bowen to draft a Bible that united the God of Light and the God of Undead.
• Qian Chaoguang left Zhang Bowen to study the True God System and returned to Mingdu with Huo Yutong and He Caitou for the Holy Spirit Cult-backed soul engineer tournament.
• While traveling with Nana, Qian Chaoguang learned that Taotie businesses and chamber of commerce branches were expanding across the other three nations and that the empire had secured another mining area.
• Qian Chaoguang rejected Nana’s suggestion to use Soul Contracts for forced control and forbade private use of the Undead Creature Reincarnation Ritual, warning that widespread conversion would destroy humanity and the empire.

Qian Chaoguang and Nana discussed the Pixiu Merchant Guild’s rare-metal holdings and the progress of its continent-wide secret mission before arriving at the Xishui Alliance’s underground soul-engineer competition. Disguised under false names, Qian Chaoguang entered the venue and placed a million Gold Soul Coins on ninety-eight contestants qualifying.

• Nana reported that the guild controlled four ore sources, thirteen secret purchasing channels, and had expanded its search network across the Sun Moon Empire and the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms.
• Qian Chaoguang ordered Nana to widen the search for Cosmos Star Silver and other space-type materials to support the creation of more powerful Teleportation Arrays.
• At the Verdant Hotel, Nana showed the guards the guild’s golden Pixiu token, and Chen An welcomed Qian Chaoguang and his companions into the underground venue.
• Qian Chaoguang gave Chen An the names Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Qian Renxue, and Chen An accepted them as their identities.
• Chen An explained the qualifier rules, and Qian Chaoguang told Nana to bet one million Gold Soul Coins that ninety-eight contestants would qualify.

Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou passed the Soul Engineer competition qualifiers, while Qian Chaoguang used a fabricated sect and wealthy backer to conceal their identities and distract the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult. He revealed that their real objective was to use Chen An to find a secret military arsenal and loot its supplies.

• Qian Chaoguang crafted a Level 3 storage Soul Tool in one minute, and Huo Yutong and He Caitou quickly made a Baby Bottle and a Fixed Soul Tool Cannon Shell to pass the qualifiers.
• The yellow-robed elder gave the three contestants their gold qualifier badges and explained that the next day's round would begin the elimination competition.
• Qian Chaoguang warned Chen An to keep their visit secret, then claimed they belonged to the Feng Ling Yue Ying Sect and promised to promote him as a subordinate.
• Qian Chaoguang explained to Huo Yutong and He Caitou that their false identity would encourage the Holy Spirit Cult and Sun Moon Empire to suspect each other and divert their attention.
• Qian Chaoguang revealed that Chen An knew a military-supply reseller who could lead them to a Sun Moon Empire arsenal filled with wartime equipment and restricted rare metals.

Qian Chaoguang explained why the Sun Moon Empire’s modern warfare could overwhelm the Heaven Dou Empire, then prepared Shrek for a match against Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. He chose not to fight, instead sending seven teammates into the elimination round and warning them to defend themselves; the chapter ended as the long-awaited rivalry match began.

• Qian Chaoguang told Nana, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou that the Sun Moon Empire could bypass traditional defenses with Storage Soul Tools and overwhelm the Douluo kingdoms through tactical penetration.
• Qian Chaoguang revealed his plan to use the decapitation squad’s diversion to raid Illustrious Virtue Hall again and steal its research.
• Shrek drew Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy as its third-round opponent, and Qian Chaoguang announced that he would sit out while Huo Yutong, Wang Qiu'er, Hua Bin, Zhu Lu, Ning Tian, Dai Loli, and Xie Huanyue fought.
• Qian Chaoguang urged the team to use their Invincible Barriers when needed and told them to kill opponents who threatened their lives, even authorizing them to attack a biased referee.
• The third elimination round opened with Shrek and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy preparing to face each other in the tournament’s marquee match.

Qiu'er opened Shrek's match against Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy by killing Ye Can Shang with a single spear strike. Meng Hongchen entered the second bout and released her Martial Soul, leaving the match poised to continue.

• Shrek sent Qiu'er out first while Qian Chaoguang and He Caitou remained absent, angering Xiao Hongchen and the Sun Moon team.
• Qiu'er faced Ye Can Shang, a Soul King and evil soul master, and attacked as soon as the referee started the match.
• Qiu'er shattered Ye Can Shang's skeletal Martial Soul and fatally pierced him with one spear strike before he could react.
• Qiu'er accused the referee of failing to intervene, while Xiao Hongchen urged Meng Hongchen to face her.
• Meng Hongchen began the second bout by releasing her Martial Soul and revealing her six Spirit Rings.

Qiu'er defeated Meng Hongchen with a spear strike that shattered her Invincible Barrier and severely wounded the referee, giving Shrek Team its second consecutive win. Dai Loli then overwhelmed Ding Xiaobu with his Blood Tiger abilities and relentless close combat, leaving Ding trapped inside an Invincible Barrier as the chapter ended.

• Qiu'er pierced Meng Hongchen's Invincible Barrier with her Golden Dragon Spear, badly wounding the referee and leaving Meng terrified and nearly out of Soul Power.
• Zheng Zhan took over as referee, declared Shrek Team the winner, and Qiu'er forfeited the next match to recover.
• Xiao Hongchen sent Ding Xiaobu to face Dai Loli, who appeared nervous before the match began.
• Dai Loli activated Berserk, transformed his White Tiger Raging Light Wave into a mental attack, and used it to disrupt Ding Xiaobu.
• Dai Loli relentlessly attacked Ding Xiaobu at close range until Ding activated a Rank 5 Invincible Barrier, but Dai Loli continued striking it and draining his Soul Power.

Dai Loli defeated Ding Xiaobu, prompting Xiao Hongchen to enter the individual elimination round against Huo Yutong. Huo Yutong’s Martial Soul Armor and relentless soul tool attacks pushed Xiao Hongchen into a fierce clash, and the chapter ended with their opposing powers colliding.

• Dai Loli broke Ding Xiaobu’s Invincible Barrier, overwhelmed him with attacks, and won the third match for Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Hongchen volunteered to fight next, and Dai Loli conceded so Huo Yutong could take his place.
• Xiao Hongchen revealed his seven Soul Rings and unleashed a barrage of cannon fire, while Huo Yutong donned her Martial Soul Armor and blocked it with Extreme Ice Guardian.
• Huo Yutong deployed hundreds of Floating Soul Tool Cannons and concealed herself in a blizzard, forcing Xiao Hongchen to defend and counterattack.
• Huo Yutong struck Xiao Hongchen with her Dark Gold Terror Claw, then intensified the blizzard into the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain and attacked with Emperor Palm: Great Cold Without Snow.
• Xiao Hongchen reconstructed his golden cannon as Huo Yutong unleashed amplified Ultimate Ice, and their attacks collided in a powerful shockwave.

Huo Yutong defeated Xiao Hongchen, securing Shrek Academy’s advancement and prompting Xu Tianran to postpone his war plans while investigating Shrek’s technology. Qian Chaoguang then entered the Mingdu Soul Engineer Tournament under a false identity, placed a huge bet, and prepared to skip ahead by crafting a Fourth Level Baby Bottle.

• Huo Yutong used her Imperial Sword and soul-bone abilities to defeat Xiao Hongchen, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy conceded the team battle.
• Xu Tianran ordered Xiao Hongchen treated, launched investigations into Shrek’s Soul Tools, and postponed the planned war until the empire gathered more information and resources.
• The tournament’s third elimination round ended with heavy casualties, while the Tang Sect also advanced to the round-robin matches.
• Qian Chaoguang collected his winnings from Chen An, wagered again on sixty-eight qualifiers, and asked whether the grand prize included Cosmos Star Silver.
• Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou entered the Soul Engineer Tournament under false identities and decided to craft Fourth Level Baby Bottles to skip the next round.

Qian Chaoguang and his companions passed the Soul Engineer contest, and he arranged for Chen An to procure rare materials while the tournament entered its round-robin stage. Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong secretly returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they prepared to use Chaos Water and immortal herbs to improve their cultivation and bodies.

• Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou completed three Sealed Baby Bottles, passed the judges’ test, and gave the bottles to Chen An in exchange for his help obtaining rare materials.
• Qian Chaoguang explained through the Soul Link that Chen An’s greed and desire for advancement would make him useful to them.
• The tournament’s round-robin groups were announced, placing Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy together, and Qian Chaoguang left Qiu'er to lead the team against the Sun Moon academy.
• Qian Chaoguang gave He Caitou a Hunyuan Immortal Herb and took Huo Yutong away from Mingdu to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Qian Chaoguang summoned Dragon One, Dragon Two, and Dragon Three, then chased Dragon One after he quoted Yu Xiaogang's Quotations.
• Qian Chaoguang and Electrolux prepared to extract Chaos Water for Huo Yutong’s body refinement and Qian Chaoguang’s cultivation, while Huo Yutong brought out a vermilion fruit with nine golden threads.

Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong completed the Ice Fire Alchemy Body, strengthening their bodies and rapidly advancing their cultivation. After collecting his gambling winnings, Qian Chaoguang returned to the Mingdu Elite Soul Engineer Tournament, where he learned the new elimination round would end in a fight using the contestants’ own soul tools.

• Huo Yutong swallowed the Nine Petal Life Spirit Fruit and joined Qian Chaoguang in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Electrolux guided their cultivation and condensed Chaos Divine Water.
• Qian Chaoguang reached rank sixty-seven, while Huo Yutong’s body strengthened and her cultivation reached the range of rank seventy.
• Shrek Academy defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, and the first round of the round-robin tournament ended with the Sun Moon academy’s prestige collapsing.
• Qian Chaoguang collected rare metals and Gold Soul Coin certificates from Chen An after winning a huge payout, then bet another million on the first contestant finishing within half an hour.
• He Caitou told Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong about the Tang Sect’s difficult match against Mingyu Sect and the audience’s reaction to Wang Dong and Qiu’er.
• Chen An explained that the soul engineer tournament’s next round would divide the entrants into elimination matches, with contestants eventually fighting using the soul tools they had made, and Qian Chaoguang criticized the format.

Qian Chaoguang confronted two arrogant Holy Sect contestants before the match, then began crafting a close-combat Soul Tool in an unconventional way that drew the tournament’s attention. When he asked for quenching supplies that the organizers had not provided, the judges added a rule allowing contestants to use their own tools and materials.

• Qian Chaoguang declined to bet on the tournament and told Chen An to focus on collecting rare metals.
• Huo Yutong forced Number 98 to kneel, and Qian Chaoguang kicked Number 96 before leaving the lounge with Huo Yutong and He Caitou.
• Number 96 and Number 98 learned that Qian Chaoguang’s group claimed to belong to the Feng Ling Yue Ying Sect and decided to report them to their Teacher after the competition.
• The tournament began, and Qian Chaoguang forged a sword blank with two Spirit Awakening Hammers, startling the contestants and spectators.
• Qian Chaoguang requested quenching supplies, and the judges allowed Soul Engineers crafting close-combat Soul Tools to use their own tools and materials.

Qian Chaoguang completed an unusual crimson heavy sword and defeated Gao Dalou in the competition’s first combat match, revealing the weapon’s ranged attack and flying-sword capabilities. Afterward, Chen An concealed Qian Chaoguang’s true background from the chief referee, who was left shaken by what he had heard.

• Qian Chaoguang finished a crimson heavy sword with three embedded Core Arrays, while Gao Dalou completed a Class 4 Shock Cannon.
• The judges could not assess Qian Chaoguang’s sword and arranged a duel between him and Gao Dalou using only their newly made soul tools.
• Gao Dalou fired a Concussion Bomb, but Qian Chaoguang sent out Blade Light and calmly split the incoming shell with his sword.
• Qian Chaoguang’s sword attack overwhelmed Gao Dalou, then his flying heavy sword stopped just before Gao Dalou’s brow and secured the victory.
• The chief referee asked Chen An about Number 66, and Chen An gave him a misleading account of Qian Chaoguang’s background while hiding his connection to Young Master Qian Daoliu.

Qian Chaoguang and his companions continued dominating the Soul Tool Elite Tournament while he used his life-giving power to recruit Chen An and secure rare metals. In the Top Six Battle, the trio drew separate opponents and began a five-hour crafting round, where Qian Chaoguang forged a huge guandao from Cloud Titanium and Star Steel.

• Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong returned to Sky One Villa with major cultivation advances, and their teammates stopped pressing them for an explanation.
• Shrek Team and Tang Sect maintained perfect records in the round-robin stage and secured their places in the top eight.
• Qian Chaoguang demonstrated his ability to restore Chen An's vitality and loosen his cultivation bottleneck, then urged him to obtain more rare metals.
• The final six contestants drew their matchups, with Qian Chaoguang, Huo Yutong, and He Caitou each assigned a different opponent.
• The Top Six Battle began with a five-hour soul-tool crafting round, and Qian Chaoguang forged Cloud Titanium and Star Steel into a massive guandao while eating steamed buns.

Qian Chaoguang spent most of the five-hour contest crafting a dark-green suit of Soul Tool Armor, then used Soul Power to complete it as a Soul Armament just before time ran out. As the judges began appraising the contestants’ work, Feng Ling and the Holy Spirit Cult elders discussed Qian Chaoguang’s talent, their losses from his winning bets, and the coming matchups.

• Qian Chaoguang finished his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and then carved patterns into armor components with the upgraded Blade of Souls.
• Qian Chaoguang connected the armor components with Soul Power, completed his Soul Armament just before time expired, and submitted it for appraisal.
• Nether Lightning Douluo praised Qian Chaoguang’s skill and speculated that he was Liu Tiezhu’s disciple, while Feng Ling and Nangong Wan discussed recruiting him.
• Nether Lightning Douluo judged that Huang Zheng would struggle against Qian Chaoguang and that Mo Ke would likely lose to Huo Yutong.
• Nangong Wan reported that Qian Chaoguang had won seven hundred million Gold Soul Coins from the Holy Spirit Cult through repeated successful bets.
• The judges appraised the contestants’ soul tools, with Qian Chaoguang having made two, four contestants having made six each, and newcomer Number 85 having made four.

Huo Yutong defeated Mo Ke with a soul attack, and Qian Chaoguang began his match against Huang Zheng by crushing cannon shells barehanded and summoning A Fan. The duel was still underway as Qian Chaoguang revealed a towering gray phantom and six halos.

• He Caitou overwhelmed his opponent in three minutes without activating his Martial Soul.
• Huo Yutong blocked Mo Ke’s Corrosion Decomposition Cannon with a Mind Barrier, then used Soul Judgment to defeat him after Huang Zheng admitted defeat on his behalf.
• Qian Chaoguang and Huang Zheng began the final match, and Qian Chaoguang refused to equip the Soul Armament or wield the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
• Qian Chaoguang caught Huang Zheng’s two soul power shells in his bare hands and crushed them.
• Qian Chaoguang blocked Huang Zheng’s charged cannon blast, summoned A Fan, and watched as the Soul Armament fitted itself onto the undead creature.
• Qian Chaoguang formed a huge gray staff and a towering phantom surrounded by six gray halos.

Qian Chaoguang used A Fan and his new Soul Armament to defeat Huang Zheng in the Xishui Alliance tournament, drawing the Alliance’s attention to his unusual abilities. He then persuaded Shrek’s team to concede to the Tang Sect so they could improve their odds of facing the Holy Spirit Cult, and the story ended as the Top Eight draw ceremony began.

• Qian Chaoguang’s undead warrior A Fan overwhelmed Huang Zheng, and Third Elder intervened before A Fan’s second strike could land.
• Nangong Wan awarded Qian Chaoguang his qualifying prize and invited him to speak after the final; Qian Chaoguang asked whether the Alliance had Cosmos Star Silver.
• Nangong Wan and Feng Ling suspected Qian Chaoguang might be the Holy Son, but their tracker lost sight of him and his companions.
• Qian Chaoguang explained that he wanted Shrek to concede to the Tang Sect so they would have a better chance of meeting the Holy Spirit Cult, and Shrek’s team unanimously agreed.
• Shrek conceded, putting the Tang Sect through as the group’s first seed; the eight qualifying teams were then announced.
• Qian Chaoguang arrived with the other teams at Mingyue Hotel for the Top Eight drawing ceremony, hoping to face the Holy Spirit Cult in the first round.

Qian Chaoguang steered the Top Eight draw so Shrek would face the Body Sect and eventually meet the Holy Spirit Sect before the final, while teams eliminated from the tournament were quietly urged to leave Bright Capital. On the quarterfinal day, the Tang Sect easily defeated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, and the Proud Sword Sect and Sky Dragon Gate began a lively match.

• Qian Chaoguang interrupted the official’s rambling, and Zheng Zhan explained the Top Eight draw rules.
• The draw placed Shrek against the Body Sect and the Holy Spirit Sect against the Star Luo National Academy Team, while the Tang Sect drew Bright Capital Soul Tool Master Academy and the Proud Sword Sect drew Sky Dragon Gate.
• Vina and Qian Chaoguang exchanged assurances of friendship and cooperation despite their teams’ upcoming match.
• Representatives from Heavenly Soul, Star Luo, and Shrek secretly persuaded many eliminated teams to leave Bright Capital, while Xu Tianran remained unaware of their efforts.
• Wang Dong embraced Qiu'er at the competition venue, and Qian Chaoguang and Huo Yutong privately speculated about their relationship.
• The Tang Sect defeated Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy without needing a team battle, and the Proud Sword Sect and Sky Dragon Gate began their quarterfinal match.

Qian Chaoguang faced Wang Yanfeng of the Snow Demon Sect in the quarterfinals and overwhelmed him with powerful combat techniques and relentless attacks. Wang Yanfeng’s Invincible Barrier cracked under the assault, leaving the match poised for Qian Chaoguang to finish.

• After the Holy Spirit Sect defeated the Star Luo National Academy team by forfeit, Xu Jiujiu wished Qian Chaoguang luck against the Body Sect.
• Qian Chaoguang led Shrek Academy into the quarterfinal match against the Snow Demon Sect as spectators cheered for the God of Light.
• Wang Yanfeng opened the duel with a shockwave, but Qian Chaoguang split it with Blade Qi and countered with repeated force attacks.
• Qian Chaoguang broke through Wang Yanfeng’s defense with a blood-colored hammer blow and followed up with attacks that drove him into an Invincible Barrier.
• Qian Chaoguang continued striking the barrier until it cracked and Wang Yanfeng’s Soul Power was nearly exhausted.

Qian Chaoguang defeated Wang Yanfeng and Chen Lü in succession during Shrek’s elimination match against Snow Demon Sect, then faced the sect’s young master, Long Aotian. Their opening exchanges revealed their formidable martial skills, and Long Aotian awakened his Silver Grade Body Martial Soul as Qian prepared another strike.

• Qian Chaoguang defeated Wang Yanfeng, whose Invincible Barrier failed to protect him from having his Soul Power drained.
• Qian Chaoguang defeated Chen Lü’s full-power second-awakened attack with his Reign blade technique, leaving Chen with severe leg injuries.
• Long Aotian entered the match after Vina’s team considered Shrek’s remaining fighters and Qian Chaoguang’s strength.
• Long Aotian and Qian Chaoguang exchanged powerful attacks, with Long Aotian’s body enduring Qian’s blade while suffering a wound.
• Qian Chaoguang readied another blade technique, prompting Long Aotian to retreat and reveal his Silver Grade Body Martial Soul Second Awakening.

Qian Chaoguang and Long Aotian fought to a draw after unleashing their strongest attacks, destroying much of the competition stage. The contest resumed with Huo Yutong facing Gu Tong, as Qian Chaoguang expected the Body Sect to concede if she defeated him.

• Long Aotian activated his Silver Grade second awakening and several soul skills, trading fierce attacks with Qian Chaoguang.
• Qian Chaoguang revealed his Battle Armor, while Liu Tiezhu watched excitedly and celebrated that his research had succeeded.
• Long Aotian unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar strike, and Qian Chaoguang countered with his incomplete Yin Yang technique, causing a massive explosion that damaged the stage.
• Qian Chaoguang and Long Aotian agreed to a draw, and Qian Chaoguang healed them both before Zheng Zhan announced the result.
• Qian Chaoguang told Huo Yutong to defeat Gu Tong quickly, and she stepped onto the repaired stage to face the Body Sect's Silver Grade second-awakening Soul Emperor.