Recaps

Zhu Zhuqing asked about the Void Emperor, stirring speculation across Douluo Continent and drawing solemn reverence from Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao in Xiangxiao Hall. Jiang Wanwan began to describe the Void Emperor as a being revered by all humanity and every living creature in the universe.

• Zhu Zhuqing's question about the Void Emperor sparked discussion throughout Douluo Continent.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong speculated about the Void Emperor's strength and mastery of space at Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed the Void Emperor's spatial power and wondered whether he was good or evil.
• Bibi Dong expressed yearning to live in the Void Emperor's era and contend with its powerful figures.
• Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao grew solemn as Jiang Wanwan began explaining that the Void Emperor was revered by all humanity and every living being in the universe.

Jiang Wanwan described the dark turmoil that plagued the Shrouding the Heavens World, horrifying the people of the Douluo Continent with the Ancient Supremes’ mass slaughter. She explained that the Void Emperor became humanity’s protector, and the chapter ended with his body and weapon near ruin from a lifetime of battles.

• Jiang Wanwan explained that Ancient Supremes unleashed dark turmoil to devour the life essence of countless beings across the universe.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and the people of Douluo Continent reacted with horror as they compared the atrocities to the evils they knew.
• Jiang Wanwan said the Void Emperor attained the Dao during an era of repeated calamities and was attacked by Forbidden Zone Supremes immediately afterward.
• Jiang Wanwan recounted the Void Emperor’s campaigns against the forbidden zones and his sacrifices to protect humanity.
• Jiang Wanwan said the Void Emperor’s many battles left his body riddled with injuries and the Void Mirror cracked and close to shattering.

Jiang Wanwan recounted how the Void Emperor sacrificed his chance at a second life to kill two Undying Mountain Supremes and protect humanity, leaving Zhu Zhuqing in tears. On the Douluo Continent, the story moved the Shrek Academy elders to reconsider the scale of their own responsibilities.

• Jiang Wanwan explained that the Void Emperor, gravely wounded and near death, had no hope of recovering even with an Immortal Medicine.
• The Void Emperor lured two Undying Mountain Supremes from their forbidden zone and died fighting them at the Cosmic Frontier, winning humanity tens of thousands of years of peace.
• Zhu Zhuqing wept and asked whether the Void Emperor had ever thought of himself, and Jiang Xiaoxiao replied that he had no choice because humanity depended on him.
• Jiang Wanwan declared that the Void Emperor had been humanity's backbone, and the Douluo Continent fell silent beneath the Heavenly Screen.
• Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo reflected on the Void Emperor's sacrifice and felt their own understanding of protection and greatness was limited.

The Void Emperor’s sacrifice moved Bibi Dong, Tang Wulin, Gu Yuena, and people across the Douluo Continent, prompting them to reconsider power and protection. Zhu Zhuqing accepted the responsibility of inheriting the Great Void Technique and vowed to grow strong enough to protect others.

• Bibi Dong reflected on the Void Emperor’s lifelong resolve to protect living beings and felt her destructive path waver for the first time.
• At Eastsea Academy, Tang Wulin admired the Void Emperor and promised Gu Yue he would become strong enough to protect what he cared about.
• Gu Yuena questioned whether humans were all despicable after hearing of the Void Emperor and seeing Tang Wulin’s determination.
• People across the Douluo Continent praised the Void Emperor as a hero who had sacrificed himself to save humanity.
• Jiang Wanwan warned Zhu Zhuqing that inheriting the Great Void Technique carried a responsibility, and Zhu Zhuqing vowed to cultivate it and protect those she loved.

Jiang Wanwan listed several Great Emperors from the Shrouding the Heavens World, and Zhu Zhuyun asked whether any had been women. Across Douluo Continent, female Soul Masters wondered if they too could reach that pinnacle.

• Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing to rest and explained that countless Great Emperors had appeared across the ages, naming several from the late ancient era onward.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked whether any Great Emperors had been women, stirring curiosity among female Soul Masters across Douluo Continent.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether she could become a female Great Emperor and felt her ambition grow.
• Gu Yuena considered whether becoming a Great Emperor could free her from the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's shackles and help her lead the Soul Beast Clan against the Divine Realm.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Bo Saixi each imagined what a female Great Emperor might achieve, while female Soul Masters across the continent found a new goal to pursue.

Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun about the Queen Mother of the West and introduced the Ruthless Empress, whose title inspired awe and curiosity across both worlds. Jiang Wanwan revealed that the title reflected the Empress’s life and hinted that her deeds went far beyond merely shaking heaven and earth.

• Jiang Wanwan explained that the Queen Mother of the West was the first Great Emperor from the Jade Lake Holy Land and created the Western Emperor Scripture.
• Jiang Wanwan revealed that Tantai Guyue had been the Jade Lake Holy Land’s holy maiden before becoming the Heavenly Court’s first empress consort, though she never became an emperor.
• Jiang Wanwan named the Ruthless Empress as the female emperor she admired most, prompting reactions from Bibi Dong, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Tang San.
• Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun that the Ruthless Empress was not born with that name; later generations gave her the title to reflect how she lived.
• Jiang Wanwan said that even describing the Ruthless Empress’s deeds as shaking heaven and earth was far too mild.

Jiang Wanwan described the Ruthless Empress as a peerless emperor whose obsession drove her to slaughter until no one dared claim supremacy. As Douluo Continent speculated about her ruthless reputation, Jiang began recounting the uncertain legends behind her obsession.

• Bibi Dong and the Soul Masters of Shrek Academy wondered what deeds had earned the Ruthless Empress her name, while Qian Renxue compared the empress's ruthlessness with her own.
• Soul Masters across Douluo Continent debated what could have made the empress infamous, and Bo Saixi reflected on how her Dao might have clashed with the world.
• Jiang Wanwan said the Ruthless Empress had slaughtered until none dared proclaim themselves supreme, and Zhu Zhuqing asked what obsession drove her.
• Jiang Wanwan recounted legends that the empress created the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art to await someone's return, fought into the Immortal Road to resurrect her older brother, and forged Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons to face a terrifying enemy.

Jiang Wanwan explained that the Ruthless Empress began with a mortal physique, not divine talent or a powerful bloodline. Her revelation stunned people across the Douluo Continent, leaving them questioning whether someone born ordinary could reach the heights of an emperor.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Jiang Wanwan which legends about the Ruthless Empress were true, and Jiang Wanwan said the past was obscured by time and myth.
• Jiang Wanwan stated that the Ruthless Empress had possessed only a mortal physique at the beginning of her life.
• Bibi Dong, Di Tian, and other powerful figures reacted with disbelief to the idea that someone with no exceptional innate gifts could become an emperor.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang rejected the claim as impossible, while Tang San silently compared it to the limits of his own experience.
• Qian Renxue admired the Ruthless Empress for defying fate, while Bo Saixi wondered whether her path represented another kind of Dao.

Jiang Wanwan described how the Ruthless Empress overcame her ordinary physique and poor aptitude through the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, driven by her determination to wait for someone’s return. Across the continent, powerful figures wondered what the art devoured as they waited for Jiang Wanwan to explain its mysteries.

• Jiang Wanwan said the Ruthless Empress began with a mortal physique and terrible cultivation aptitude, but pursued power so she could wait for someone to return.
• Jiang Wanwan revealed that the Ruthless Empress created the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art and forged her own path to unrivaled power.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to the art’s ominous name and wondered how it worked.
• Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei speculated that the art involved plundering or devouring and decided to keep listening.
• Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, the Myriad Demon King, and Di Tian discussed the art’s possible connection to laws or origin, while Di Tian urged them to wait for Jiang Wanwan’s explanation.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San wondered about the art’s effects and principles.

Jiang Wanwan explained how the Ruthless Empress used the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art to devour the origins of kings and refine countless physiques, becoming a Great Emperor despite the entire universe hunting her. Bibi Dong and the others were left shaken by the art’s threat and the Empress’s ruthless path.

• Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuyun that the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art stole the origins of geniuses and treated their physiques as fuel for the Empress’s evolution.
• Jiang Wanwan explained that the Empress’s methods made ancient clans, sacred lands, and other powerful lineages unite against her.
• Jiang Wanwan recounted how the Empress fought through pursuit and bloodshed, ultimately proving her Dao and becoming a Great Emperor.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing reacted with shock and fear to the Empress’s path of devouring and refining others.
• Bibi Dong realized that the art consumed the foundations of talent and bloodline, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei warned how terrifying it would be if the art spread.

The Soul Beasts and Shrek Academy students reacted to the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art’s ability to devour a being’s origins, while Tang San felt a hidden desire for its power and Ning Rongrong admired the Ruthless Great Emperor’s resolve. The chapter left Ning Rongrong wishing she could share even a fraction of that courage when protecting what mattered to her.

• Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and the Myriad Demon King recoiled at the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art’s ability to strip away a life’s origins, and Di Tian acknowledged the Ruthless Great Emperor’s extraordinary resolve.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Xiao Wu were horrified by the art’s threat to anyone’s foundation, while Tang San privately considered its path to ultimate power.
• Ning Rongrong argued that the Ruthless Great Emperor’s art represented possibility and determination rather than mere cruelty.
• Ning Rongrong said she hoped she could have a fraction of the Ruthless Great Emperor’s courage if she ever had to protect what mattered most.

Jiang Wanwan described the Ruthless Great Emperor’s disappearance after more than a hundred thousand years, though accounts disagreed on whether she died in meditation or sought the Immortal Road. Her fate prompted the Douluo Continent’s factions to compare the Great Emperor’s immense power with the gods’ immortality, while Tang San ended the chapter by sensing something was wrong.

• Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun that the Ruthless Great Emperor’s presence vanished after her Dao traces faded, with rumors claiming she either died in meditation or ventured into the Cosmic Frontier.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei discussed how Great Emperors seemed to wield extraordinary individual power but remained subject to lifespans, unlike the gods of the Divine Realm.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether she could combine the Great Emperor’s power with the eternity offered by godhood.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong reflected on the value of immortality and the Ruthless Great Emperor’s choice to live boldly despite her eventual end.
• Tang San broke his silence and said that something did not seem right.

Tang San and the Star Dou Great Forest’s Ferocious Beasts compared their world’s paths to longevity with the cultivation path of the Shrouding the Heavens World. Bi Ji proposed that becoming Immortal might let its Great Emperors transcend death, leaving Di Tian and the others shaken before Jiang Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke.

• Tang San argued that the two worlds followed different paths, then brought up the possibility of becoming Immortal.
• The Myriad Demon King, Di Tian, and the other Ferocious Beasts discussed how Soul Beasts’ tribulations and longevity differed from cultivators’ pursuit of power.
• Bi Ji wondered whether the Ruthless Empress had truly fallen and suggested that becoming Immortal was the Heavenly Emperor’s ultimate goal.
• The Scarlet King and Xiong Jun reacted with shock to the possibility that Great Emperors could seek everlasting life beyond their finite lifespans.
• Di Tian concluded that the other world’s path might break the limits imposed by heaven and earth, while Soul Beasts remained bound by Divine Realm rules.
• After the beasts fell silent, Jiang Xiaoxiao suddenly interjected.

Jiang Xiaoxiao told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun that she suspected the Ruthless Empress had never died, citing a remark by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor. Her claim left the sisters and the Douluo Continent wondering whether the Empress was still alive and connected to the Heavenly Emperor.

• Jiang Xiaoxiao secretly told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun that she believed the Ruthless Empress might still be alive.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and people across the Douluo Continent reacted with shock to the possibility that the Empress had survived through the ages.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Jiang Xiaoxiao how the Empress could still be alive if later Great Emperors had appeared.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao recalled hearing His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor praise the Ruthless Empress while reading an ancient jade slip.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao speculated that His Majesty and the Ruthless Empress had met and shared a deep connection, leaving the sisters and the Douluo Continent stunned.

The revelation that the Ruthless Empress was still alive stunned figures across the Douluo Continent, who wondered whether she had achieved immortality. Shrek Academy’s students then speculated about her relationship with Lin Hao and whom she was waiting for, but Tang San doubted their theories.

• Bo Saixi, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and the Ferocious Beasts reacted with shock to the news that the Ruthless Empress was alive and considered whether she had become an Immortal.
• Xiong Jun wondered whether the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art could grant immortality, leaving the Ferocious Beasts unsettled and secretly longing for that power.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun and Zhao Wuji wondered how the Ruthless Empress had survived beyond a Great Emperor’s supposed lifespan.
• Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar speculated that Lin Hao and the Ruthless Empress had once been lovers, while Oscar imagined a romance that crossed eras.
• Tang San pointed out that the Ruthless Empress was waiting for someone to return, and he rejected Oscar’s theory that Lin Hao was that person.

Tang San speculated about Lin Hao’s connection to the Ruthless Empress while Ye Fan struggled with his stalled cultivation in a small town near Spirit Ruins Paradise. Ye Fan noticed a lost little girl carrying a strange golden, three-eyed beast, whose presence stirred his Sacred Body, and paused to watch them.

• Tang San argued that Lin Hao and the Ruthless Empress shared a significant but uncertain connection, though he doubted they were simply a couple.
• Oscar and Ning Rongrong wondered whether the group might someday meet the Ruthless Empress.
• Ye Fan despaired over his inability to cultivate as a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, then rejected the idea of giving up and settling into an ordinary life.
• Ye Fan bought three meat buns and noticed a bewildered little girl holding a golden, three-eyed creature.
• The creature’s presence stirred Ye Fan’s Sacred Body slightly, and he stopped to observe the unusual pair.

The Heavenly Screen shifted to Qiu'er and Xiao Nannan in a marketplace, where Ye Fan approached them with steamed buns. Yu Xiaogang dismissed all three as ordinary background extras and sent Shrek Academy back to training, while students at Eastsea Academy wondered whether Ye Fan had sensed something unusual about the little golden-furred beast.

• The Heavenly Screen switched from Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun's livestream to Qiu'er and Xiao Nannan walking through a marketplace.
• Yu Xiaogang told Xiao Wu there was no evidence that Qiu'er or Xiao Nannan was special, then called them background extras.
• Tang San recognized Ye Fan as someone who had entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land with Li Dan, and Shrek's students watched as Ye Fan brought buns toward the girl.
• Yu Xiaogang judged Ye Fan to be an ordinary man without extraordinary opportunities and urged the Shrek Seven Devils to focus on cultivation.
• Tang San and the others returned to training, while Xie Xun, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yuena at Eastsea Academy speculated that Ye Fan had noticed the golden-furred beast was unusual.

Ye Fan approached the lost Xiao Nannan and her extraordinary companion, Qiu'er, and offered them food while trying to learn where they belonged. Observers across the Douluo world speculated about Ye Fan’s motives and ordered records of him, while Ye Fan was left deciding what to do with the two lost travelers.

• Gu Yuena identified Xiao Nannan’s golden beast as the rare Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an Emperor Auspicious Beast with the power of destiny, and suspected the girl had an unusual identity.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to record all footage and information about Ye Fan, while Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo speculated about his motives.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, along with members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, discussed Ye Fan’s composure and the significance of his survival after the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.
• Ye Fan approached Xiao Nannan and asked where her family was; she said she and Qiu'er had gotten lost and could not remember their home.
• Qiu'er bristled when Ye Fan mistook her for a puppy, declared herself an Emperor Auspicious Beast, and Xiao Nannan accepted a steamed bun from him.
• Ye Fan shared buns with Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er, then asked where they planned to go as he weighed whether to help them.

Ye Fan met Xiao Nannan and her talking beast Qiu'er, who insisted they needed to reach the Heavenly Court to see Lin Hao. Though he knew little about the Heavenly Court and feared the risks, Ye Fan agreed to help them seek information and escort them part of the way.

• Xiao Nannan told Ye Fan she and Qiu'er were going to the Heavenly Court to see Lin Hao, though she did not know why.
• Qiu'er asked Ye Fan to take them to the Heavenly Court, and he explained that he knew only rumors about its location in the White Jade Capital.
• Xiao Nannan said Ye Fan felt comfortable to her, while Qiu'er argued that his curiosity and sense of responsibility would make him help them.
• Ye Fan agreed to seek information and escort them part of the way, while warning that his knowledge and ability to protect them were limited.
• Xiao Nannan told Ye Fan her name but said she could not remember where she came from or why she needed to see the Heavenly Emperor.

Ye Fan returned to Lingxu Cave Heaven with Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er to report his plans and seek clues about the Heavenly Court. The sect could not guide him directly, but its leader pointed him toward White Emperor City, leaving Ye Fan determined to make the dangerous journey.

• Ye Fan traveled with Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er toward Lingxu Cave Heaven, learning that Xiao Nannan remembered little and could walk for hours without tiring.
• At Lingxu Cave Heaven's gate, Junior Brother Li warned Ye Fan that visitors from the Ji Family had recently unsettled the elders.
• Ye Fan asked the sect leader and elders for information about the Heavenly Court, but they said its location was hidden and difficult to find.
• The sect leader told Ye Fan that White Emperor City was the Heavenly Court's largest stronghold in the Eastern Wasteland and his best lead.
• The sect leader warned that White Emperor City was more than ten thousand li away and the journey would be deadly, but Ye Fan insisted he had to go.

Ye Fan left Lingxu Cave Heaven with Pang Bo, Xiao Nannan, and Qiu'er to travel to White Emperor City and seek the Heavenly Court. On the way, they learned that Qing Emperor's Tomb had appeared, while Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders discussed what the tomb might mean.

• Ye Fan accepted a map to White Emperor City from the sect leader, who warned him to take care after leaving Lingxu Cave Heaven.
• Pang Bo decided to accompany Ye Fan after hearing about his mission to White Emperor City.
• Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Xiao Nannan, and Qiu'er left Lingxu Cave Heaven and traveled east toward White Emperor City.
• On the seventh day, Ye Fan and Pang Bo noticed cultivators heading east and asked a passing man what had happened.
• The man told Ye Fan and Pang Bo that Qing Emperor's Tomb had appeared.
• Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders discussed the tomb and wondered whether its appearance was tied to Ye Fan's journey.

News of the Azure Emperor’s tomb spread across the Shrouding the Heavens World, and Ye Fan decided to investigate its outskirts after Qiu'er sensed a strange presence to the east. The chapter left Ye Fan and his companions heading toward the Demon Emperor’s Tomb while Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing rested in the Nine Heavenly Pool.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Yu Yuanzhen, and the Shrek Academy members discussed the dangers and opportunities surrounding the Azure Emperor’s tomb.
• A cultivator told Ye Fan and Pang Bo that the Demon Emperor’s Tomb had appeared in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wasteland, drawing powerful factions from across the region.
• Ye Fan initially chose to continue toward White Emperor City rather than risk entering the crowded tomb grounds, while keeping Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er with them.
• Qiu'er sensed a familiar presence near the tomb and described it as connected to karma, prompting Ye Fan to change course and investigate from the outskirts.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing relaxed in the Nine Heavenly Pool at White Jade Capital.

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing enjoyed the Nine Heavenly Pool and reflected on how fortunate they were to cultivate in the Heavenly Court. When Lin Hao arrived, they realized their three-month deadline had come and planned to request leave to handle matters at home.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun marveled at how the spiritual spring strengthened their bodies, souls, and cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuyun splashed Zhu Zhuqing, and the sisters played together in the pool, relaxing as they had not since childhood.
• Lin Hao arrived, and Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing stopped playing and greeted him nervously.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Lin Hao they had been in the Heavenly Court for almost three months, prompting the sisters to consider their choice to return temporarily rather than leave permanently.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Hao they might need a few days of leave to handle matters at home.

Lin Hao agreed to Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing’s request to return to the Star Luo Empire, then invited them to join him on a trip to Qing Emperor’s Tomb. As they prepared to leave in three days, the sisters attended to Lin Hao in the bath while Zhu Zhuyun asked about the tomb’s danger.

• Zhu Zhuyun asked Lin Hao for seven days to return home with Zhu Zhuqing, and he agreed.
• Lin Hao told the sisters that Qing Emperor’s Tomb had appeared in the Eastern Wasteland’s Southern Region and invited them to accompany him.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing eagerly accepted, and Lin Hao set their departure for three days later.
• Lin Hao reflected on needing system rewards to extend Tantai Guyue’s lifespan and decided the trip would relieve his boredom.
• The sisters helped Lin Hao bathe, and he assured Zhu Zhuyun that they would be safe with him at Qing Emperor’s Tomb.

Lin Hao formally took Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing as nominal disciples, earning system rewards as their reverence and dependence increased. He told them to meet him the next morning, when he would introduce them to a fellow countryman.

• Lin Hao emerged from the spirit spring and praised Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing for accompanying him to the Qing Emperor's Tomb.
• Lin Hao took both sisters as nominal disciples, and they knelt to accept his tutelage.
• The sisters' favorability increases triggered system rewards for Lin Hao, including lifespan pills and a basic Faith Condensation Method.
• Lin Hao instructed Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing to meet him at the hour of the dragon to meet a fellow countryman.
• The sisters left the hall excited about their new status, while Lin Hao opened his palm after they had gone.