Vol. 4The Ruin of Shrek

Huanlong destroyed Shrek City and the conflict among the empires, soul beasts, and divine forces continued as Lu Jingming fought to contain the upheaval. A passage to a parallel Douluo world opened, where new alliances formed and Lu Jingming captured Hanabi while unsure whether to kill her.

  • Huo Yuhao’s attack on Mingdu was stopped by Siegfried’s final strike, and Huo Yuhao’s killing of Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu drew Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult into open conflict.
  • Nan Shuishui led Earth Dragon Gate refugees to Haiyuan City, where the Great Black Tower identified Huanlong as the likely source of Shangguan Wei’er’s corruption and Lu Jingming suspected Huanlong and Xing Xiao had secretly cooperated.
  • Huanlong corrupted the Golden Tree and used its destruction halo to erase much of Shrek City, killing countless people across Sea God Island.
  • Gu Yuena rescued the surviving soul beasts, and Wu Ming and the other surviving disciples reached the crater as the Star Luo Empire prepared for war.
  • Tang San’s Divine Sense was destroyed, Wang Qiuer killed Tang Wutong and inherited her contract with Vita, and Leiyuan shot Niu Tian’s Soul Core with the weapon Lu Jingming gave her.
  • Lu Jingming and Raiden Makoto fought Tang San’s Divine Sense, while Huanlong attacked the Plane Will and Acheron drove her from the Inner Sea of Stars.
  • Hanabi’s Soul-Guided Cannonball attack opened a passage to a parallel world, and Lu Jingming allied with Qian Renxue and the Spirit Hall Empire.
  • Lu Jingming’s companions captured Hanabi after she escaped several attacks, and he reconsidered whether to kill her.
Chapters 303–403 Read from ch. 303

Arc 13Mingdu’s Ruinous Battle

As the battle in Mingdu escalated, Huo Yuhao’s side and the Holy Spirit Cult clashed with Shrek and other forces while Lu Jingming fought the gods and their allies. Refugees reached Haiyuan City, where the discovery of Huanlong’s corruption led Lu Jingming to suspect that the two Envoys of Destruction had been secretly cooperating.

  • Huo Yuhao’s attack was stopped by Siegfried’s final strike, which devastated Mingdu, and Siegfried later disappeared after using up his strength.
  • Huo Yuhao killed Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, prompting Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult to bring their forces into open conflict.
  • Jeanne d’Arc and the Shrek elders fought Zhongli Wu and the Holy Spirit Cult, while Jing Yuan refused to fight his former companions and Karna confronted Xu Tianran.
  • Karna’s clash with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui devastated the palace district, while Tartaglia faced his master Sik Ke and Xiao Wu fought Cú Chulainn.
  • Wang Qiuer fought Tang Wutong over their shared origins, while Lu Jingming battled the Titan Giant Ape and Raiden Yae fought Niu Tian.
  • Vita summoned the Star-Turner against Yulandeer, and Xiao Wu survived Cú Chulainn’s Gáe Bolg before Artoria intervened to face her.
  • Nan Shuishui led Earth Dragon Gate refugees through the Great Black Tower’s spatial gate to Haiyuan City, where Zhang Lexuan and others coordinated their reception.
  • Zhigeniao and the Great Black Tower identified Huanlong as the likely source of Shangguan Wei’er’s Destruction corruption, and Lu Jingming suspected Huanlong and Xing Xiao had secretly agreed to cooperate.
Chapters 303–327 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Fall of Shrek City

Huanlong targeted the Golden Tree and unleashed destruction that erased Shrek City, despite the desperate sacrifices of its defenders. The survivors reached the ruins, where the empires prepared for an inevitable war against the soul beasts.

  • Lu Jingming killed Er Ming with Black Abyss White Flower, while Tang Wutong’s divine aura surged and the Beast Tide advanced on Shrek City under Huanlong’s control.
  • Shrek’s defenders fought the Beast Tide as Ganyu froze Huanlong’s dragon form, but Bear Lord killed Qian Duoduo and broke through the city’s defenses.
  • Huanlong reached the Golden Tree and battled Tang San, then defeated his Divine Sense Clone, restrained Ah Yin, and corrupted the tree’s origin.
  • The Golden Tree became Huanlong’s vessel, and her destruction halo erased much of Shrek City and killed countless people across Sea God Island.
  • Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, Xian Lin'er, Shi Xing, and other defenders sacrificed themselves to crack the Star of Destruction, but Huanlong sent it crashing into Shrek City.
  • Gu Yuena broke free and rescued the surviving soul beasts, while reinforcements arrived to find Shrek City replaced by an enormous crater.
  • Wu Ming and the other surviving disciples reached the ruins and described Huanlong’s attack, as Sky Eagle Douluo ordered the Star Luo Empire to prepare for war.
Chapters 328–352 Summaries Read

Arc 15The Fall of the Divine Sense

As the empires prepared for war and Huanlong’s schemes escalated, Lu Jingming and his allies fought to end the battles in Mingdu. Tang San’s Divine Sense was destroyed, Wang Qiuer inherited Tang Wutong’s contract, and Leiyuan killed Niu Tian with a weapon from Lu Jingming.

  • Xu Jiawei ordered defenses near the Star Dou Great Forest as Gu Yuena commanded the soul beasts to retreat and set out to help Lu Jingming.
  • Huanlong attacked the Plane Will, but Acheron wounded her severely and drove her from the Inner Sea of Stars.
  • Lu Jingming merged with Raiden Makoto and battled Tang San’s Divine Sense, then Jing Liu intervened and forced Tang San to flee with his power weakened.
  • The Holy Spirit Cult’s forces retreated as Servants fell, and Möbius rebuilt Yae Sakura’s body with the Core of Corruption.
  • Huanlong saved Xu Tianran and helped preserve the Sun Moon Empire, while Hanabi and Vita prepared their own plans amid the fighting.
  • Jing Liu defeated Hu Lei and Gu Yuena erased Tang San’s Divine Sense, after which Wang Qiuer killed Tang Wutong and absorbed her body and memories.
  • Wang Qiuer inherited Tang Wutong’s contract with Vita and declared that her name remained Wang Qiuer.
  • Lu Jingming gave Leiyuan Seven Thunders of Sin Cleansing, and she shot Niu Tian’s Soul Core as Raiden Yae fought him in the sky.
Chapters 353–378 Summaries Read

Arc 16Worlds Collide and Alliances Form

The unstable passage linked parallel Douluo worlds, scattering survivors and bringing Lu Jingming into alliances and conflicts across both worlds. The arc left Hysilens preparing to inherit the Sea God’s seat and Hanabi captured by Lu Jingming, who was unsure what to do with her.

  • Hanabi detonated Level Nine Soul-Guided Cannonballs across Mingdu, opening a passage that dragged survivors toward the parallel world as Lu Jingming and his companions crossed through.
  • Xu Tianran claimed the Sun Moon Empire’s throne and prepared for war, while Haiyuan City sheltered Shrek survivors and began plans to rebuild their academy.
  • Ruan Mei removed Huanlong’s Brand of Destruction from Shangguan Wei’er, and Xu Tianran and the neighboring empires strengthened their forces rather than launch an immediate invasion.
  • Lu Jingming allied with Qian Renxue and the Spirit Hall Empire, then reassured Gu Yuena about their future and promised to stand by her.
  • Xuan Zi revealed his group’s future origins to the Star Luo alliance, while Ning Tian urged the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to relocate to her parallel world before Spirit Hall overwhelmed the continent.
  • Huo Yuhao defeated Da Ming and Er Ming, while Xiao Wu killed Er Ming and Beibei resolved to seek the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone to save Tang Ya.
  • Sik Ke and the arriving Hysilens and Kritias helped drive Oser from Sea God Island, and Hysilens agreed to undertake the Sea God’s Nine Trials.
  • Lu Jingming and his companions captured Hanabi after she escaped several attacks, but her strange reaction to punishment left him reconsidering whether to kill her.
Chapters 379–403 Summaries Read
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