Chapter Summaries

After Ye Xishui killed the Evil Emperor, Zhongli Wu tried to seize Huo Yuhao’s body and absorb the Evil Emperor’s soul ring and soul bone. Huo Yuhao watched as Zhongli Wu unknowingly helped complete the Million Year fifth soul ring for his Evil Eyes martial soul.

• The Evil Emperor’s Light of Time and Space aged and crippled Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, Xuan Zi, and Zhongli Wu, while Zhongli Wu transferred his martial soul origin and soul into Huo Yuhao.
• Ye Xishui burned the resentful souls in the Death God Tower and killed the fleeing Evil Emperor with a bloody strike.
• Ye Xishui ordered the Holy Spirit Church members to conceal the Evil Emperor’s death, then rushed to Long Xiaoyao’s side.
• Zhongli Wu claimed the Church Master’s protection and reached for the Evil Emperor’s soul ring and eye-shaped soul bone.
• Zhongli Wu recognized Huo Yuhao’s unfinished fifth soul ring as the embryonic form of a Million Year Soul Ring and guided the Evil Emperor’s soul ring toward it.
• Huo Yuhao watched from his Sea of Spirit, realizing Zhongli Wu was helping complete the fifth Million Year soul ring Bibi Dong had prepared.

Zhongli Wu and the Evil Emperor battled for control of Huo Yuhao’s body, while Huo Yuhao and the spirit souls in his Sea of Spirit waited for them to weaken. Huo Yuhao intended to absorb their remaining energy into his fifth Soul Ring, but Electrolux worried about his body and whether the Silver Dragon King would answer his call.

• Zhongli Wu and the Evil Emperor entered Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Spirit and fought to seize his body and absorb its power.
• The Evil Emperor spread dark-red energy through the Sea of Spirit, while Zhongli Wu’s demonic puppet tore through its tentacles and resisted its attacks.
• Huo Yuhao watched from the Pope Palace with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Myriad Demon King, Thunderclap Hell Vine, Ice Empress, and Electrolux, planning to let the two opponents exhaust themselves.
• Electrolux predicted that Zhongli Wu could outlast the Evil Emperor, but warned that the Holy Spirit Church might notice Zhongli Wu’s death and that Huo Yuhao’s body remained vulnerable.
• Electrolux questioned whether the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale Huo Yuhao had activated could bring the Silver Dragon King to save him.

Huo Yuhao let Zhongli Wu and the Evil Emperor exhaust themselves fighting for control of his Sea of Spirit, then revealed the allies and hidden palace waiting there. Electrolux bound both foes in holy fire as Huo Yuhao began his counterattack.

• The Evil Emperor gained the upper hand over Zhongli Wu in Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Spirit, while both overlooked Huo Yuhao’s preparations.
• Zhongli Wu proposed sharing Huo Yuhao’s body, but the Evil Emperor refused and insisted on claiming it for himself.
• Zhongli Wu burned his soul flame and attacked the Evil Emperor, who answered with the Light of Time and Space, and their final blows exposed a hidden palace in the Sea of Spirit.
• Huo Yuhao appeared with his allies above the palace and trapped Zhongli Wu and the Evil Emperor in Hexagram Arrays.
• Electrolux bound both foes with holy fire as Huo Yuhao thanked them for their gifts and declared his counterattack had begun.

Huo Yuhao defeated Zhongli Wu and Evil Lord within his Sea of Spirit, absorbing Evil Lord’s power after it refused his soul spirit contract. His martial souls recovered completely, leaving him poised to benefit from the victory.

• Huo Yuhao had Electrolux erase Zhongli Wu’s soul despite Zhongli Wu’s threat to Ma Xiaotao.
• Huo Yuhao and his spiritual companions surrounded the weakened Evil Lord and offered it a soul spirit contract.
• Evil Lord rejected the contract, so Huo Yuhao restrained it and began breaking down its spiritual essence.
• As Huo Yuhao absorbed Evil Lord’s power and soul ring, his two martial souls fully recovered.

The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer Legion clashed with the Holy Spirit Cult while Huo Yuhao absorbed Zhongli Wu and the Evil Monarch's power, gaining the Demon King's Eye. Newly conscious but unable to control his body, Huo Yuhao learned from Wu Yun that a Soul Engineer Legion had arrived and sensed an ominous threat.

• The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer Legion demanded to inspect the Holy Spirit Cult's forces outside the Demon Forest, and the Evil Soul Masters attacked, starting a battle.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed Zhongli Wu and the Evil Monarch's cultivation and Life Origin Energy, and the Evil Monarch's External Soul Bone fused with his Eye of Destiny.
• Huo Yuhao named his newly strengthened third eye the Demon King's Eye and considered its potential to grow strong enough to challenge gods.
• Huo Yuhao regained consciousness as a Soul Guidance Shell approached, but Crow Douluo Wu Yun blocked it before it struck him.
• Huo Yuhao pretended to be Zhongli Wu while Wu Yun reported the arrival of the Soul Engineer Legion, prompting Huo Yuhao to sense an ominous premonition.

Huo Yuhao ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to retreat as a Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineer Legion devastated their stronghold, but Zhang Peng exposed him as the surviving Holy Son. Just as Huo Yuhao faced certain death, Ye Qiu arrived with powerful allies and identified herself as his Qiuer.

• Huo Yuhao ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to withdraw, but the Soul Engineer Legion's linked cannon platforms and Advanced Fixed Soul Guidance Shells inflicted massive casualties.
• Wuyun Enshrined led the retreat while Zhang Peng supported the weakened Huo Yuhao and asked for the Holy Son's promised reward.
• Huo Yuhao denied promising Zhang Peng anything, but Zhang Peng struck him down and revealed that he knew Huo Yuhao was still the Holy Son.
• Huo Yuhao used Soul Shock to escape Zhang Peng's grasp, but incoming soul tool rays pursued him.
• Ye Qiu and several powerful figures appeared, and Ye Qiu told Huo Yuhao, "I'm your Qiuer."

Huo Yuhao accepted Ye Qiu as his Soul Spirit, and their shared memories restored his resolve while elevating his spiritual power to the Half-step God King Realm. Transformed by the auspicious lights, he turned against the Holy Spirit Church and faced the Soul Engineer Legion as the Evil Soul Masters hailed him as their Demon King.

• Ye Qiu chose Huo Yuhao as her partner, and their memories together restored his Sea of Spirit and advanced his spiritual cultivation to the Half-step God King Realm.
• Huo Yuhao underwent a dramatic transformation as auspicious lights and new powers gathered around him.
• Huo Yuhao drew Xuan Zi to him and devoured the elder's Taotie bloodline after declaring that Zhongli Wu was dead.
• Zhang Peng ordered the Tool Martial Soul elders to attack, but Huo Yuhao extracted Zhongli Wu's Death God Demonic Puppet and stole the Fourth Elder's Netherworld Sword.
• Gu Yuena withdrew her protection, and Huo Yuhao shielded Ye Qiu while cutting apart the Soul Guidance Shells with the Netherworld Sword.
• The low-level Evil Soul Masters cheered Huo Yuhao as the Demon King.

Huo Yuhao defeated the Holy Spirit Cult and the Soul Engineer Legion with help from Gu Yuena and the other powerful soul beasts, then used Kingly Authority to take control of the cult. He spared the surviving cult members for his own purposes, leaving their future under his command.

• Huo Yuhao used Crown of the Demon King and All Wood Capturing Hand to disarm the Tool Martial Soul Masters and trap the Beast Martial Soul Masters.
• A Rank 8 Soul Engineer ordered the legion to shoot Huo Yuhao, but the Snow Empress intervened as she and Ye Qiu reunited with him.
• Gu Yuena, Ditian, the Snow Empress, Bear Lord, and Bi Ji crushed the Soul Engineer Legion and wounded the Holy Spirit Cult members.
• Huo Yuhao stopped Bear Lord from killing the cult members and declared himself their Holy Master after Zhongli Wu's death.
• Huo Yuhao used Kingly Authority to make the Holy Spirit Cult obey him, while Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and the elusive Great Elder remained outside his control.

Huo Yuhao took control of the Holy Spirit Cult, concealed its headquarters, and let the Star Dou beasts reclaim the remains of their kin. He investigated the cult’s secrets and considered several hidden locations that could provide resources for his future rise to godhood.

• Huo Yuhao stopped Bear Lord from killing the captured Evil Soul Masters, and Gu Yuena warned that the military might investigate the battle site.
• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena restored the terrain and vegetation, concealed the Holy Spirit Cult underground, and Gu Yuena placed a spatial teleportation mark nearby.
• Huo Yuhao altered the cult members’ memories and became the Holy Spirit Cult’s leader, while the fierce beasts searched its halls and discovered evidence of atrocities against humans and Soul Beasts.
• Ditian, Bear Lord, and the other beasts took the remains and materials from the cult’s treasury back to Star Dou.
• Huo Yuhao searched the cult members’ memories for information about the mysterious Holy Emperor but learned that only the current leader and Great Elder had seen him.
• Huo Yuhao considered seeking the Demon Empress, the Earth Dragon Gate Secret Land, the Valley of Asking Love, and Dragon Valley for resources and opportunities.

Xu Tianran discussed his imminent ascension and the empire’s political and tournament preparations with Gou Luanshi in the imperial rear garden. Xu Tianran planned to consolidate control of the empire while arranging for Shrek Academy to win the tournament, and Gou Luanshi left to investigate Mr. Zhongli’s silence.

• Gou Luanshi told Xu Tianran that the emperor was near death and described how much of the military was under their control or likely to support Xu Tianran.
• Xu Tianran promised to appoint Gou Luanshi Chief Eunuch after his ascension, while Gou Luanshi privately held onto his desire to kill Huo Yuhao.
• Gou Luanshi reported that the tournament preparations were proceeding, but several of Huo Yuhao’s companions had left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and could not be found.
• Xu Tianran ordered Gou Luanshi to help Shrek Academy win the tournament out of respect for Dragon God Douluo.
• Gou Luanshi reported that Mr. Zhongli had sent no news, and Xu Tianran ordered him to investigate.

Huo Yuhao returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and prepared to restore Zhongli Yu's shattered martial soul using Zhongli Wu's Death God Demonic Puppet origin and the Dragon God's bloodline. Ye Qiu and the Silver Dragon King's power helped begin the process, but the chapter ended before the transfer was complete.

• Huo Yuhao arranged for Tang Ya and the Holy Spirit Cult disciples to compete in Mingdu under the Tang Sect's name.
• Huo Yuhao returned to the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yuena and the ferocious beasts, where Gu Yuena assessed his weakened physical condition.
• Huo Yuhao took out the frozen Zhongli Yu and prepared to transfer the Death God Demonic Puppet origin into her.
• Huo Yuhao used his fifth soul skill to draw out the Demonic Puppet Factors and martial soul origin while Ye Qiu and the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale pendant activated Dragon God's bloodline power.

Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong reached the Clear Sky Sect, where Xu Sanshi experienced an epiphany while observing the sea of clouds. As Tang Wutong arranged for him to be protected, Xu Sanshi began to understand how Spiritual Power and Soul Power could transform and combine.

• Xu Sanshi asked Tang Wutong whether he should bring gifts to her family, and she warned him that her Titled Douluo relatives would assess him.
• Tang Wutong guided Xu Sanshi to the Clear Sky Sect, hidden atop a towering peak above the clouds.
• After landing, Xu Sanshi gazed at the sea of clouds and entered an epiphany that stirred his Black Tortoise Domain.
• Tang Wutong summoned gray-clad guards to protect Xu Sanshi and flew off to contact her father.
• Xu Sanshi comprehended the transformation between Spiritual Power and Soul Power as pale golden mist rose within his Black Tortoise Domain.

Xu Sanshi gained greater control over his Spiritual Power before Tang Wutong led him through the Clear Sky Sect’s defenses to Vast Sky Fortress. There, he met Tang Wutong’s Second Uncle, Uncle Tai, who tested his strength and remained unconvinced about him.

• Xu Sanshi experienced sudden enlightenment, displayed spiritual power that stirred the clouds, and realized he had improved his control.
• Tang Wutong dismissed the gray-clad guards and guided Xu Sanshi through the Clear Sky Sect’s misty, perilous defenses.
• Tang Wutong told Xu Sanshi that she had not seen her parents for a long time and that her uncles said her father had been driven away by bad people.
• Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong reached Vast Sky Fortress, where Tang Wutong’s Second Uncle appeared and pressured Xu Sanshi with his Soul Power.
• Xu Sanshi endured Uncle Tai’s pressure, offered him medicinal herbs, and learned that he should address him as Uncle Tai rather than Second Uncle.

Xu Sanshi explored Vast Sky Fortress after Tang Wutong brought him there, then discovered a strange liquid in his room’s bathroom. Tang Wutong’s uncles learned which room she had assigned him and reacted with surprise.

• Tang Wutong led Xu Sanshi through Vast Sky Fortress and explained its layout and the Clear Sky Sect’s history.
• Tang Wutong arranged a stone-furnished guest room for Xu Sanshi on the third floor and left to visit her family.
• Xu Sanshi found a portrait of a beautiful woman with rabbit-ear ornaments above a basin of milky-white, viscous, foul-smelling liquid and avoided washing with it.
• Tang Wutong challenged the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python for testing Xu Sanshi, while defending his abilities.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape reacted with surprise when Tang Wutong revealed that she had placed Xu Sanshi in the Sky Azure Bull Python’s cultivation room.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape told Tang Wutong about Xu Sanshi’s royal Dou Ling heritage and worried he might be drawn into defending the empire during the coming war. They decided to test him before allowing him to be with Tang Wutong, who left after warning them not to hurt him.

• The Titan Giant Ape revealed that Xu Sanshi was descended from a Dou Ling princess and possessed a pendant marking his royal status.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape explained that they had lost their godhood and lacked the strength to confront Huo Yuhao’s fierce beasts or influence the coming war.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python argued that Xu Sanshi’s heritage might compel him to defend the Dou Ling Empire and said Tang Wutong’s uncles had to assess him.
• Tang Wutong defended Xu Sanshi’s sincerity and warned that she would not live if her uncles harmed him.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python promised they would only test Xu Sanshi, then sent Tang Wutong to rest while he and the Titan Giant Ape planned their test.

Xu Sanshi cultivated in Vast Sky Fortress’s Spirit Gathering Cultivation Room, using its pure World Origin Energy to strengthen his Black Tortoise Martial Soul. The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape discussed his resolve and decided to help his Martial Soul evolve.

• The Titan Giant Ape questioned Xu Sanshi’s worthiness, but the Sky Azure Bull Python defended his character and suggested testing him further.
• Xu Sanshi meditated in the cultivation room and absorbed World Origin Energy, enduring pain as his Soul Power grew and his Black Tortoise bloodline began to purify.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python told the Titan Giant Ape that Xu Sanshi’s determination came from his love for Xiao Qi and his trust in her, and that he was trying to complete his Martial Soul Evolution.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape decided to give Xu Sanshi benefits and use the Spirit Gathering Cultivation Room to help evolve his Black Tortoise.

Xu Sanshi completed his Martial Soul Evolution and gained a Divine Beast Black Tortoise Martial Soul, while Tang Wutong returned with improved soul rings. The pair left Vast Sky Fortress for the Sun Moon Empire, and Tang Wutong carried an embroidered pouch that her father had prepared for Xu Sanshi to open if their relationship reached a certain point.

• Xu Sanshi completed his Martial Soul Evolution, gaining a Black Tortoise Martial Soul and three purple and three black soul rings.
• Xu Sanshi cultivated for two days with guidance from the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape until Tang Wutong returned with stronger Light Goddess Butterfly soul rings.
• Tang Wutong and Xu Sanshi said farewell to Niu Tian and Titan, left Clear Sky Peak, and began traveling south toward the Sun Moon Empire.
• Tang Wutong recalled the Sky Azure Bull Python's instructions and secretly carried the embroidered pouch her father had made for Xu Sanshi.

Zhongli Yu awoke beside Huo Yuhao after dreaming of death and a golden skeletal giant who called himself Hades. As she recounted how Zhongli Wu had abused and manipulated her into becoming an Evil Soul Master, she revealed that she had unknowingly killed her own parents.

• Zhongli Yu dreamed she crossed toward death, was sent back, and faced a golden skeletal giant that declared, “My name is—Hades!”
• Zhongli Yu woke beside Huo Yuhao, who told her he had avenged her and revealed that Zhongli Wu had tried to perform Body Seizure on him.
• Zhongli Yu explained that Zhongli Wu had forced her as a child to kill people and had cut her off from her parents.
• Zhongli Yu recalled that Zhongli Wu promised she could reunite with her parents after completing a mission to slaughter a small sect.
• Zhongli Yu discovered her parents’ photograph among the dead and realized Zhongli Wu had altered the photos she had been given so she would not recognize them.

Zhongli Yu awakened the god-level Underworld King Demonic Puppet and tried to kill herself and Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao subdued her with his Demon King's power. Afterward, they reconciled, while the Sea God continued sending divine power toward the Golden Dragon King in the Forbidden God Zone.

• Zhongli Yu blamed Huo Yuhao for killing her grandfather, then awakened her Blood Soul Demonic Puppet into the Underworld King Demonic Puppet and seized his throat.
• Gu Yuena explained the danger of Zhongli Yu's new Martial Soul and warned Huo Yuhao she would kill Zhongli Yu if he could not control her.
• Huo Yuhao used Crown of the Demon King to suppress Zhongli Yu's Martial Soul, then restrained and punished her until she admitted she would not try to kill him again.
• Gu Yuena and the others withdrew while Huo Yuhao and Zhongli Yu spent the night together, finishing their encounter the next day.
• In the Forbidden God Zone, the Sea God continued sending divine power downward and anticipated witnessing the Golden Dragon King's power.

Huo Yuhao learned that Xie Huanyue and the Straw Hat Brigade had rescued Marshal Xie Long and were preparing for a decisive battle against the Heaven Dou Empire. Worried for Fatty and their companions, Huo Yuhao decided to travel there and assess the danger before offering aid.

• Huo Yuhao learned that Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would jointly hold a matchmaking event in Sunrise City.
• Huo Yuhao heard that the Straw Hat Brigade had rescued Marshal Xie Long and turned the tide against the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Huo Yuhao decided to go to the Heaven Dou Empire after realizing that Fatty and his companions could face powerful enemies.
• Snow Empress offered to summon Extreme North soul beasts, Zhongli Yu suggested slaughtering a city, and Ye Qiu proposed calling Bear Lord and the others.
• Huo Yuhao stopped the women from fighting and chose to assess the situation at the coming battle before deciding how to help.