Chapter Summaries

Lu Jingming and Gongzi headed to a training ground to test their strength while Leiyuan watched from the stands and confirmed Lu Jingming's keen intuition. Their battle began before an increasingly curious crowd, and Gongzi attacked with Hydro weapons.

• Ye Guyi told Leiyuan that Lu Jingming was strong, and Leiyuan aimed a sniper rifle at him to test his awareness.
• Lu Jingming sensed Leiyuan watching him, met her gaze through the scope, and smiled at her.
• Lu Jingming considered how many Masters and summoned Servants were changing the balance of power across Douluo Continent.
• Gongzi called Lu Jingming's attention back to their fight, and they rushed at each other with simultaneous kicks.
• Lu Jingming blocked Gongzi's kick and blasted him back with black-red lightning before warning him to stay away because he liked cute girls.
• Gongzi formed his Hydro blades into a longbow and fired several water arrows at Lu Jingming.

Lu Jingming and Gongzi battled across the training grounds, trading lightning and water attacks until Gongzi unleashed the Extreme Evil Technique, Whale Devour Annihilation. Lu Jingming gathered black-red lightning into the tip of his spear to counter it, using his Self-Created Soul Skill for the first time.

• Lu Jingming and Gongzi exchanged spear attacks, then fought with lightning and water weapons as spectators watched.
• Gongzi formed water swords with Sword Intent, and Lu Jingming answered with lightning swords before the two resumed their close-range clash.
• Xing Jianya and Yulandaer arrived and watched as Lu Jingming repeatedly destroyed Gongzi's water weapons with his spear and Withering lightning.
• Gongzi took a shallow wound from Lu Jingming's lightning and announced that he would stop holding back.
• Gongzi invoked Sik Ke's Extreme Evil Technique, Whale Devour Annihilation, and summoned a gigantic water whale to attack Lu Jingming.
• Lu Jingming concentrated black-red lightning at his spear tip and prepared to use his Self-Created Soul Skill for the first time.

Lu Jingming and Gongzi escalated their training battle after Lu Jingming’s Annihilation Spear Intent split Gongzi’s attack and the arena. Gongzi unleashed a devastating all-out strike comparable to a Limit Douluo’s full-force attack, leaving Xiao Hongchen fearing for Lu Jingming’s life.

• Lu Jingming’s Annihilation Spear Intent split the enormous whale, drained the empowered water of its power, and carved a deep fissure through the training ground.
• Gongzi donned his red mask and activated Demon King Armament, fusing the Water and Lightning Elements to multiply his strength.
• Lu Jingming summoned Holy Spear Reverse Return, and he and Gongzi clashed at extreme speed with their spears and lightning.
• Xing Jianya resolved to challenge them to a full-power training battle, while Yulandaer studied how Lu Jingming had developed Black Abyss White Flower’s power to bestow death.
• Gongzi unleashed Extreme Evil Technique, Angel Annihilation, gathering the whale’s destructive energy into a strike comparable to a Limit Douluo’s full-force attack.
• Xiao Hongchen turned pale as he realized the battle had become far more dangerous than he intended.

Lu Jingming and Gongzi’s spar escalated into a clash of their strongest attacks, but Gu Yue summoned Istaroth to stop time and avert disaster. Istaroth recognized Lu Jingming’s unusual Authorities, then returned time to normal with Gongzi’s strike redirected.

• Lu Jingming and Gongzi prepared to unleash deadly attacks, while Yulandaer and Xing Jianya rushed to stop them.
• Gu Yue called on Istaroth, who froze time across the arena before the fighters could collide.
• Istaroth separated Lu Jingming and Gongzi’s spears and questioned Lu Jingming about his power, which reminded her of Ronova’s Authority.
• Lu Jingming recognized that his higher-ranked True Authority let him speak within Istaroth’s stopped time, though he chose not to break free by force.
• Istaroth returned to Gu Yue, time resumed, and Lu Jingming withdrew his attack while Gongzi’s redirected strike continued.

Lu Jingming’s fight with Gongzi was interrupted by Istaroth’s overwhelming time-stopping power, after which Xing Jianya and Yulandaer invited him to train with them. As Lu Jingming and Meng Hongchen left together, she worried about their coming separation and the political strain a marriage could place on her grandfather; the chapter ended as they kissed.

• Istaroth stopped time during Lu Jingming and Gongzi’s fight, leaving the observers confused about how the clash had changed.
• Gongzi asked Lu Jingming to fight again, while Xing Jianya and Yulandaer invited him to train with them another time.
• Gu Yue and Meng Hongchen reproached Lu Jingming for taking such a risk, and the battle won him admiration from the academy’s new students.
• Lu Jingming left the training ground hand in hand with Meng Hongchen, while Xiao Hongchen felt an uneasy premonition watching them go.
• Meng Hongchen told Lu Jingming she would return to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in a few months and feared a marriage would put Jing Hongchen in a difficult position.
• Lu Jingming agreed to follow Meng Hongchen’s wishes, and she embraced him and offered her lips for a kiss.

Meng Hongchen and Lu Jingming began their relationship, prompting Xiao Hongchen to confront Lu Jingming before accepting his promise to treat his sister well. As the exchange-study period neared its end, Lu Jingming considered which people might remain at Saint Freya Academy and Haiyuan City.

• Meng Hongchen confessed her feelings to Lu Jingming, while Castorice arrived too late and watched them disappear together.
• The next morning, Xiao Hongchen caught Lu Jingming leaving Meng Hongchen's room and attacked him, but Lu Jingming pinned him down and teased him with a false pregnancy claim.
• Lu Jingming promised Xiao Hongchen he would never let Meng Hongchen suffer, then brought her a nutritious breakfast; after they spent more time together, Xiao Hongchen led his happy sister away for a private talk.
• Lu Jingming realized he had forgotten about Meng Hongchen's Servant, Xing Jianya, and wondered where she had gone the previous night.
• As the exchange period neared its end, Lu Jingming expected Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan, and Xuan Ziwen to remain at Saint Freya Academy or Haiyuan City, and considered how to handle Xuan Ziwen's position.

Lu Jingming and Kong Deming prepared for the Holy Grail War hidden behind the upcoming competition, while Fei Xiao demonstrated her strength at the Body Sect and offered to train a Heaven Dou army. The Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires began preparing, but the Dou Ling Empire stayed uninvolved because it had no Master in the war.

• Lu Jingming and Kong Deming worried that Xu Tianran would use the competition in Mingdu to gather Masters and Servants and advance the Holy Grail War, so Lu Jingming assigned Wang Qiuer, Ye Guyi, and others to compete while keeping himself and his allies out.
• Fei Xiao split a mountain with her axe and defeated Du Busi in their spar, leaving the Body Sect stunned by her overwhelming strength.
• Du Busi realized Vina had summoned a formidable Servant and welcomed Fei Xiao's offer to train the Heaven Dou Empire's troops and Body Sect disciples into a Qingqiu Army.
• Vina persuaded the Heavenly Soul Emperor to entrust the empire's elite Soul Master legions to Fei Xiao for training.
• The Star Luo Empire began making its own preparations, while the Dou Ling Empire took no action because no Master from the empire had emerged in the Holy Grail War.

Xu Jiujiu reunited with Lu Jingming in Haiyuan City and introduced him to her Servant, Hysilens, who had built a powerful cavalry for the Star Luo Empire. Later, Elysia joined Lu Jingming’s household and reunited with Raiden Yae.

• Xu Jiujiu apologized to Lu Jingming for missing his coming-of-age ceremony, and he reassured her that he understood her heavy responsibilities.
• Kritias and Hysilens reunited, but acknowledged that they might have to compete for the Holy Grail while remaining loyal to their respective Masters.
• Lu Jingming welcomed Hysilens to the Douluo Continent, then learned that she had strengthened the Star Luo Empire by creating the Wave-Riding Sword Cavalry.
• Lu Jingming brought Elysia back from the Parallel World after learning that Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were preparing to become Gods.
• Elysia arrived during dinner and joyfully reunited with Raiden Yae, who had believed she would never see her again.

Elysia joined Lu Jingming’s companions and quickly charmed the group, while Xu Jiujiu spent the night with Lu Jingming as a coming-of-age gift. The next morning, Jing Xi found Liu Ying alone by the sea, upset because she had stayed away from Lu Jingming’s room.

• Lu Jingming introduced Elysia to the others, and they sensed that he cared for her more deeply than he did for the rest.
• Elysia won over the gathered girls and bonded with San Yueqi over their pink hair and shared confidence.
• Castorice waited to speak with Lu Jingming but left disappointed when he departed with Xu Jiujiu.
• Lu Jingming and Xu Jiujiu spent the night together, while Zhigeniao used Harmony to link her senses with Xu Jiujiu and regretted it.
• Jing Xi found Liu Ying sitting by the sea after staying awake all night, and Liu Ying agreed to return when Jing Xi mentioned Lu Jingming.

After spending the night with Xu Jiujiu, Lu Jingming promised he could help her conceive and left to bring breakfast to Zhigeniao. He teased the embarrassed songstress about what she had experienced through synchronization, then took her to bathe, where she agreed to become intimate with him.

• Xu Jiujiu recalled the previous night and told Lu Jingming she hoped to have a child to continue the Star Crown Sect bloodline.
• Lu Jingming said his martial soul ability could let him interfere with genes, and Xu Jiujiu eagerly wanted to try again, but he urged her to rest.
• Lu Jingming brought breakfast to Zhigeniao, who woke and realized he had overheard her talking about the previous night.
• Lu Jingming teased Zhigeniao about sharing Xu Jiujiu's exhaustion, then carried her to the bathroom to bathe.
• Lu Jingming asked whether Zhigeniao was willing to take their relationship further, and she nodded.

Lu Jingming discovered that Zhigeniao had become pregnant after their intimate encounter, and the two decided to keep the child despite their surprise and uncertainty. They announced the news to their companions, who reacted with shock, envy, and excitement as they welcomed the unborn baby.

• Lu Jingming noticed the World Tree Sacred Mark react and sensed a faint Life Aura inside Zhigeniao, revealing that she was pregnant.
• Zhigeniao refused Lu Jingming's suggestion to terminate the pregnancy, and they agreed to have the child.
• Lu Jingming gently fed Zhigeniao breakfast as they began to accept the news and share their happiness.
• San Yueqi pounced on Lu Jingming in shock after hearing that Zhigeniao was pregnant, while the others reacted with surprise.
• Chang Li, Zhang Lexuan, Xu Jiujiu, Yae Miko, Meng Hongchen, Castorice, and Elysia shared their reactions and excitement about the baby.

Lu Jingming’s household rallied around pregnant Zhigeniao while Xu Jiujiu and Zhang Lexuan pressed him for children of their own. At the Clear Sky Sect, Niu Tian worried about the returning Deep Sea Demon Whale as Tang Wutong sought Vita’s advice on approaching Lu Jingming, unaware that Vita planned to turn the mission into her own entertainment.

• Xu Jiujiu demanded that Lu Jingming promise her a child, and he agreed while noticing Zhang Lexuan’s expectations too.
• San Yueqi offered to care for Zhigeniao, but Zhigeniao politely declined so Lu Jingming could continue visiting her.
• Lu Wu, Lu Qingluan, Jing Liu, and others kept watch over Zhigeniao as the household fretted over her pregnancy.
• Niu Tian and Titan discussed the Deep Sea Demon Whale’s destruction of the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and defeat of the Sea God Family, fearing the Clear Sky Sect could be next.
• Niu Tian watched Tang Wutong with suspicion as she confided in Vita about her mission to approach Lu Jingming.
• Vita urged Tang Wutong to use her beauty to win Lu Jingming over, while privately intending to seek amusement rather than simply follow her duty.

Tang Wutong agreed to enter the Soul Master Competition in the Clear Sky Sect's name, while Shrek's Masters and Servants prepared for the dangerous event. The chapter ended as Jeanne d'Arc summoned Ning Tian and the others to a Sea God Pavilion meeting, cutting short Qing Que's tile game.

• Vita persuaded Tang Wutong to go to Mingdu, where she expected to find Lu Jingming, and Tang Wutong agreed to form a Clear Sky Sect team for the Soul Master Competition.
• Qing Que won another round of Imperial Jade of the Firmament against Xiaoxiao and Ning Tian, then urged Xiaoxiao not to worry about preparing for the Holy Grail War.
• Ning Tian warned that the Sun Moon Empire's competition would be dangerous and that Shrek Academy would send its Masters; Wu Feng regretted that she could not become a Master and protect Ning Tian.
• Jeanne d'Arc appeared and told Ning Tian that the academy had summoned all Masters to the Sea God Pavilion for a meeting.
• Jeanne d'Arc explained that she intended to protect Ning Tian and innocent people, and Qing Que lamented that the summons had ended their game.

Shrek Academy’s Masters and Servants gathered in Sea God Pavilion as Jing Yuan analyzed the Holy Grail War and the newcomers’ strength. The meeting was still assembling when Ma Xiaotao arrived furious that her Servant had knocked her out and disappeared.

• Wu Feng left after Ning Tian told her to return, and Jeanne d'Arc worried that she had offended her.
• Jing Yuan took the seat of honor in Sea God Pavilion and privately decided not to share his theories about the Holy Grail War and its hidden connections.
• He Caitou, Xiaoxiao, Ning Tian, and Jiang Nannan arrived with Karna, Qing Que, Jeanne d'Arc, and Song Que; Song Que demanded payment for fighting, and Yan Shaozhe agreed.
• Xu Sanshi arrived with Cú Chulainn, who eagerly looked forward to battling heroes from other worlds.
• Dai Huabin entered with Siegfried and kept to a secluded corner, prompting Xiaoxiao to complain about him.
• Ma Xiaotao rushed in and told the gathering that her Servant had ambushed her, knocked her out, and vanished.

Hanabi used her disguise to impersonate Ma Xiaotao and provoke a confrontation in the Sea God Pavilion, leaving the Masters and Servants unable to identify her until Karna exposed her. After revealing herself, Hanabi teased Ma Xiaotao and warned Karna, He Caitou, and Jeanne d'Arc that she held grudges.

• Ma Xiaotao could not locate Hanabi through their Command Spell, while Yan Shaozhe recalled the damage her earlier pranks had caused at Shrek Academy.
• A second Ma Xiaotao arrived with Han Ruoruo and Aglaea, and neither Aglaea nor Jeanne d'Arc could tell which Ma Xiaotao was real.
• Both Ma Xiaotaos threatened to fight, but Cai Meier urged them to avoid damaging the Sea God Pavilion and the Golden Tree.
• Jing Yuan declined to intervene, while Karna used The Poor's Insight to identify the first Ma Xiaotao as Hanabi in disguise.
• Hanabi revealed herself, dodged Ma Xiaotao's fireball, called her a fire chicken, and warned Karna, He Caitou, and Jeanne d'Arc that she held grudges.

Sik Ke trained Bai Xiuxiu in the Far North Ice Field until Snow Empress and Ice Empress told them to leave for the approaching Holy Grail War. Sik Ke agreed to go to Mingdu with Bai Xiuxiu, intent on pursuing strength and the Holy Grail’s rewards.

• Jing Yuan ended the gathering, and Hanabi placated Ma Xiaotao while the Masters and Servants prepared for the approaching Soul Master Competition and Holy Grail War.
• Sik Ke stopped Bai Xiuxiu’s intense training and supported her as she began meditating to recover.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress arrived and told Sik Ke and Bai Xiuxiu to leave the Far North for the Holy Grail War.
• Ice Empress explained that someone wanted Sik Ke to participate, and Snow Empress suggested it was because doing so would be more interesting.
• Sik Ke left with Bai Xiuxiu, planning to enter the Holy Grail War so Bai Xiuxiu could pursue revenge and Sik Ke could gain power.

Sik Ke and Bai Xiuxiu reached Dragon City to resupply, where a chance encounter with Artoria and Nan Qiuqiu escalated into a clash between Servants. Sik Ke escaped through a spatial vortex, leaving Gold Soul Coins behind to compensate for the damage.

• Sik Ke and Bai Xiuxiu entered Dragon City under Sik Ke’s presence-concealing art, traded Far North materials for Gold Soul Coins, and stocked their supplies.
• Bai Xiuxiu persuaded Sik Ke to investigate a crowd, where they found Artoria eating at a restaurant beside Nan Qiuqiu, whose hand bore a Command Spell.
• Artoria sensed Sik Ke’s presence, transformed into armor, and confronted her; Sik Ke launched an ice attack, and Artoria countered with Strike Air, destroying the restaurant and scattering the crowd.
• Sik Ke sent Bai Xiuxiu through a spatial vortex, then exchanged sword blows with Artoria before escaping through another vortex.
• Heaven Dragon Douluo and Nan Shuishui arrived, and Artoria explained that Sik Ke had withdrawn and left Gold Soul Coins as compensation.

Nan Shuishui and Heaven Dragon Douluo discussed whether their sects should enter the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Master Competition despite the danger of the Holy Grail War, and Nan Shuishui decided to establish an Earth Dragon Gate branch in Haiyuan City. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao and hundreds of Holy Spirit Cult believers underwent a Buli Ren transformation, leaving Huo Yuhao healed, immortal, and able to control his new power.

• Heaven Dragon Douluo resolved to take Heaven Dragon Gate to the competition, while warning Nan Shuishui to prioritize Earth Dragon Gate’s survival over the Holy Grail War.
• Nan Shuishui told Nan Qiuqiu to take people to Haiyuan City after the competition and establish an Earth Dragon Gate branch.
• Zhongli Wu, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao watched as five hundred Holy Spirit Cult fanatics drank Buli Ren blood and began transforming under a blood moon.
• Huo Yuhao drank Hu Lei’s heartblood and endured a powerful transformation that merged his Spirit Eyes and Ice Jade Scorpion powers into a Buli Ren body.
• Hu Lei severed Huo Yuhao’s head to test his regeneration, and Huo Yuhao picked it up, reattached it, and healed instantly.
• Huo Yuhao mastered shifting between his human and wolfman forms, regained his previously incomplete body, and looked toward Xiao Mei.

The Holy Spirit Cult celebrated as its followers transformed into Buli Wolfmen, while Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao worried about their future under Hu Lei and the threats gathering around Douluo Star. Yae Sakura stayed behind to protect the controlled Tang Ya, and Jing Hongchen chose to warn Lu Jingming about the Sun Moon Empire’s destructive mecha program and mysterious disappearances.

• The Holy Spirit Cult’s followers transformed into Buli Wolfmen, and Zhongli Wu celebrated the creation of a powerful, regenerating legion as Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao remained uneasy about Hu Lei’s rule.
• Hu Lei considered the Antimatter Legion, the suspected Great Lord of Annihilation, Jing Liu, and the Envoy of Wisdom, and resolved to strengthen his Buli Ren forces against the dangers on Douluo Star.
• Yae Sakura and Himeko discussed escaping with Tang Ya, but Yae Sakura stayed because Tang Ya was controlled and poisoned and the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders could stop them.
• Jing Hongchen told Lu Jingming that Mingde Hall was mass-producing giant mecha powered by destructive energy furnaces, and that their corruption could turn Soul Engineers into obedient weapons.
• Jing Hongchen revealed that people were disappearing and soul beasts had nearly vanished from the Jingyang Mountains, leading him to suspect that Xu Tianran’s mysterious allies were responsible.

Lu Jingming reflected on Xu Tianran’s growing power and his own safeguards against the summoned Xing Xiao before visiting Chang Li in Haiyuan City. Chang Li showed him the city’s prepared forces, including more than ten thousand Golden Guards, as they discussed the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire.

• Lu Jingming explained that Xu Tianran had seized control of the Sun Moon Empire and used the Antimatter Furnace to create Void Troops while wiping out soul beasts in the Jingyang Mountains.
• Lu Jingming revealed that Xing Xiao had been summoned using Negative Energy drawn from the Tomb of the Gods, but he trusted The Great Black Tower and his ability to summon Acheron if necessary.
• After Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Xing Jianya, and Gongzi departed, Lu Jingming recognized that Chang Li had been the chief force behind Haiyuan City’s growth.
• Lu Jingming used Decomposition Power to attempt a spatial-transfer sneak attack on Chang Li, but she evaded him and rejected the idea that such a trick could fulfill her promise.
• Lu Jingming warned Chang Li about the Sun Moon Empire’s Mecha, Antimatter, and Soul Engineer Legions, and she showed him Haiyuan City’s military preparations, including over ten thousand Golden Guards.