Chapter Summaries

Snow Empress cultivated the Heavenly Emperor's True Explanation, converting some of her Soul Power into ice spiritual power and forming her first Saint Spirit Dao Pattern, which greatly increased her strength. Lin Hao summoned her to High Heaven Hall and silently examined her before beckoning her forward.

• Snow Empress studied the Great Dao of Ice and struggled to guide her power along the new cultivation route.
• Snow Empress broke through a spiritual shackle, purified her power, and formed her first Saint Spirit Dao Pattern.
• Snow Empress realized her strength had leapt forward and considered how much stronger she could become by forming a complete system of Dao Patterns.
• A maid told Snow Empress that Lin Hao had summoned her to High Heaven Hall, and she followed the maid there.
• Lin Hao silently examined Snow Empress, opened his eyes, and beckoned her toward him.

Lin Hao examined Snow Empress and found that her pure ice-element origins gave her extraordinary potential, then named her his concubine and disciple. The heavenly screen left the people of Douluo Continent stunned, while Tang San began to question what he had seen.

• Lin Hao restrained Snow Empress and examined her body, discovering that she was a pure Elemental Saint Spirit with the potential to become a Great Emperor.
• Lin Hao teased Snow Empress about her warmth and racing heartbeat before releasing her from his embrace.
• Lin Hao told Snow Empress that she would remain by his side as both his concubine and disciple.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong reacted with shock and speculation as they watched the heavenly screen.
• Tang San knitted his brows and asked whether the others had noticed something.

After Lin Hao declared Snow Empress his concubine-disciple and denied her the right to refuse, observers reacted with envy and disbelief. Snow Empress left to consider the unfamiliar prospect, with ten years to adjust before Lin Hao began teaching her.

• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and their companions joked about Ma Hongjun envying Lin Hao’s power and authority, then acknowledged how absolute strength could override ordinary rules.
• Bibi Dong heard of Lin Hao’s treatment of Snow Empress and wondered how many people would yearn for the opportunity he had given her.
• Ice Empress reacted furiously to news that Snow Empress had been made Lin Hao’s concubine-disciple, while the other Far North beasts trembled nearby.
• Lin Hao told Snow Empress she had no right to refuse, gave her ten years to adjust, and ordered her to return the next day for his personal instruction.
• Snow Empress left Heavenly Court slowly, privately reflecting on the unfamiliar way Lin Hao regarded her and repeating the words “Ten years.”

Snow Empress considered whether to spend the ten years Lin Hao had given her adjusting to his world before returning to the Douluo Continent. In Xiangxiao Hall, Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wanwan settled in as consorts and brought Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing to live with them, hoping the sisters might eventually win Lin Hao’s favor.

• Snow Empress reflected on how Lin Hao’s arrival had disrupted her long, solitary life and wondered whether she could get used to his world within ten years.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wanwan received Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing in Xiangxiao Hall after becoming consorts.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked why the Jiang sisters seemed different and why they had moved to the grand palace.
• Jiang Xiaoxiao explained that Xiangxiao Hall would be their new home and encouraged Zhu Zhuyun to work toward gaining His Majesty’s favor.

Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Jiang Xiaoxiao, and Jiang Wanwan rested together while the Heavenly Screen’s black livestream fueled envy and outrage across Douluo Continent. Back in Xiangxiao Palace, Zhu Zhuqing asked Jiang Wanwan about the Void Emperor, whose name inexplicably made her feel sad.

• Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao said they would rest, then lay down with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar reacted enviously to the black Heavenly Screen and Lin Hao’s companions at Shrek Academy.
• Dai Weisi smashed a goblet in anger over Lin Hao taking Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, then dismissed the servants and guards.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Jiang Wanwan to explain who the Void Emperor was and why hearing his name made her feel sad.

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.