Recaps

After the God King recognized Toji’s potential for godhood, Zhang Lexuan, the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and Di Qiu'er celebrated with him. Nearly two years of training and cultivation at the Body Sect left Toji at Level 95, preparing to condense his Third Soul Core as the next step toward godhood.

• Zhang Lexuan and the Snow Empress rejoiced after learning that a God King had deemed Toji worthy of becoming a god, and the four women embraced and celebrated with him.
• Toji spent nearly two years at the Body Sect, training daily against Du Busi and gaining control over his immense physical strength.
• Toji cultivated alongside Di Qiu'er and the others, and his cultivation naturally reached Level 95.
• Toji focused on preparing to condense his Third Soul Core, following Du Busi’s advice to attempt it before Level 98.
• Toji repeatedly practiced condensing the Third Soul Core, and a rudimentary core had already taken shape within him.

Du Busi broke through to Level 99 and became a Limit Douluo, prompting celebrations across the Body Sect. A Heaven Dou Empire envoy then arrived with an urgent summons, and Du Busi set out with Toji to learn what had happened.

• Toji sensed a tremendous surge of power from the mountain and rushed to the training ground as Du Busi began breaking through.
• Du Busi absorbed the surrounding energy and reached Level 99, becoming a Limit Douluo.
• The Body Sect disciples gathered to congratulate Du Busi and celebrate their sect's new strength.
• A royal envoy arrived with an urgent message from the Heaven Dou Emperor, prompting Du Busi and Toji to accompany him.

Xu Tianran’s fear of Toji drove him to turn his bedchamber into a heavily fortified prison as the Sun Moon Empire marched against the Heaven Dou Empire. When Nangong Wan arrived seeking an audience, Xu Tianran suspected Toji might be disguised as him or hiding nearby.

• After Toji led the Body Sect in destroying Shrek Academy, Xu Tianran allied the Sun Moon Empire with the Holy Spirit Cult by promising it the war’s casualties and souls.
• When the Sun Moon Empire’s forces began marching against the Heaven Dou Empire, Xu Tianran feared Toji would blame him and attempt another assassination.
• Xu Tianran fortified his bedchamber, restricted access, imposed constant checks, and grew increasingly sleepless and suspicious.
• Nangong Wan requested an audience, and Xu Tianran activated an emergency defense switch while wondering if Toji had disguised himself as Nangong Wan or followed him inside.
• Nangong Wan entered Xu Tianran’s chamber and stopped ten zhang away as Xu Tianran scanned him with Spiritual Power and detection Soul Tools.

Nangong Wan told Xu Tianran that the Holy Spirit Cult would join the war against the Heaven Dou Empire, while warning him that his fear of Toji was consuming him. As the Heaven Dou Empire faced imminent defeat, Emperor Vikes considered a marriage alliance between Princess Vina and Toji to secure the Body Sect’s support.

• Nangong Wan reported that the Heaven Dou Empire’s resistance was stronger than expected and that Toji had not appeared.
• Nangong Wan warned Xu Tianran that his fixation on Toji was damaging his health, then announced the Holy Spirit Cult would fully join the war.
• Xu Tianran collapsed into terror after Nangong Wan left, vowing to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult once it was no longer useful and calling for Toji.
• Emperor Vikes told Vina that the Sun Moon Empire had broken two defensive lines in seven days and that Heaven Dou might not last a month without reinforcements.
• Emperor Vikes proposed that Vina marry Toji to bring the Body Sect closer to the Heaven Dou Empire, and Vina interrupted him.

Vina told Emperor Vikes she loved Long Aotian, but the Body Sect arrived at the palace and agreed to defend Heaven Dou against the Sun Moon Empire. Toji volunteered to face the enemy alone, and Du Busi promised to lead the sect’s elites to the front the next morning.

• Vina told Vikes she loved Long Aotian and hoped their ties to the Body Sect would bring help to the empire.
• A palace attendant announced that Du Busi and the young sect master had arrived, and Vikes hurried to welcome them.
• Du Busi pledged the Body Sect’s support after Vikes described the desperate situation at the front.
• Toji said he could face the Sun Moon Empire’s forces alone, and Du Busi expressed confidence in his strength.
• Vikes accepted their help as Du Busi promised to lead the sect’s elites to the front with Toji the next morning.

Toji arrived at the Heaven Dou Empire’s besieged border pass with Du Busi and offered to stop the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineer corps. After Du Busi vouched for his assassination skills, Toji vanished into the shadows to infiltrate the enemy camp.

• Heaven Dou Empire’s defenders learned that the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Corps and Evil Lord Soul Engineer Corps were preparing a devastating assault.
• Du Busi and Toji arrived at the command post, where Du Busi demanded a brief report on the battle.
• Toji offered to handle the enemy forces, and the Titled Douluo recognized him as the continent’s greatest assassin.
• Du Busi explained that Toji would infiltrate the enemy camp and assassinate its commanders, then hinted that Toji had been involved in the battle against Shrek Academy.
• Toji disappeared without a sound, leaving the Heaven Dou Empire’s leaders awed and hopeful.

Toji infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire’s heavily guarded command tent and killed the commanders of the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Corps and the Evil Lord Soul Engineer Corps. He escaped unseen, leaving the army without its two top commanders and the battle’s course in doubt.

• Xu Tianyuan and Wang Yiheng discussed plans to attack the Heaven Dou Empire’s pass.
• Toji appeared behind Wang Yiheng and killed him with the Blade of Life’s Watch.
• Xu Tianyuan activated his Soul Tool Shield and reached for an emergency alarm, but Toji shattered the shield and severed his hand.
• Toji grabbed Xu Tianyuan by the throat and killed him with a precise strike to the heart.
• Toji vanished into the shadows without alerting the guards or triggering an alarm.

Toji silently killed the commanders and Soul Engineers throughout the Sun Moon Empire’s camp, leaving its forces leaderless and in chaos by dawn. Du Busi recognized the opportunity and sent the Heaven Dou Empire’s army to attack.

• Toji assassinated the Sun Moon Empire’s commanders, Soul Engineers, and officers across the camp during the night.
• Soldiers discovered the bodies at dawn and panicked as they realized the entire officer hierarchy had been killed.
• The Sun Moon Empire’s two elite corps lost command and discipline, and their camp descended into chaos, fires, and explosions.
• Du Busi saw the disorder from the Heaven Dou Empire’s fortress and ordered an immediate attack.
• The Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Master army charged toward the disorganized Sun Moon Empire camp.

The Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Master legions routed the Sun Moon Empire’s camp until the Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Soul Masters ambushed them. Ye Xishui confronted Du Busi, but he dodged her deadly attack, leaving her shocked that he had broken through.

• Du Busi led the Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Masters in a devastating charge that routed the Sun Moon Empire’s forces.
• The Holy Spirit Cult’s Evil Soul Masters emerged from hiding and ambushed the Heaven Dou Empire’s legions, halting their advance and inflicting heavy casualties.
• Ye Xishui appeared before Du Busi and declared that she would begin the Body Sect’s destruction.
• Ye Xishui fired a death-energy attack at Du Busi, who dodged it with ease.
• Ye Xishui realized that Du Busi had broken through and reacted in shock.

Du Busi reached Limit Douluo and prepared to fight Long Xiaoyao while Ye Xishui moved to attack the battlefield below. Toji suddenly appeared behind Zhongli Wu, killed him with one slash, challenged Ye Xishui, and vanished.

• Du Busi announced that he had reached Level 99 and challenged Ye Xishui, but Long Xiaoyao appeared and claimed him as his opponent.
• Long Xiaoyao told Ye Xishui to deal with the battle below, and she turned her attention to Zhongli Wu.
• Toji silently appeared behind Zhongli Wu and split him in two with a single strike from his blood-colored greatsword.
• Ye Xishui froze in shock at Zhongli Wu’s death as Toji challenged her with a gesture and vanished.

Ye Xishui discovered that Toji was secretly slaughtering the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces and ordered Long Xiaoyao to retreat. Long Xiaoyao was struck by Du Busi during a moment of distraction, then conceded the fight and announced his departure.

• Ye Xishui feared that the unseen assassin who had killed Zhongli Wu was still nearby and searched the battlefield with her Spiritual Power, but found no trace of him.
• Ye Xishui saw Toji kill several Holy Spirit Cult fighters as Heaven Dou’s Soul Masters and the Body Sect drove the cult’s army into retreat.
• Ye Xishui urgently told Long Xiaoyao to retreat, distracting him during his clash with Du Busi.
• Du Busi broke through Long Xiaoyao’s Darkness Domain and struck him, sending him flying and drawing blood.
• Long Xiaoyao recognized that the Holy Spirit Cult’s battle line had collapsed, conceded to Du Busi, and said they would fight again another day.

After Toji helped Heaven Dou defeat the Sun Moon Empire’s forces and kill Zhongli Wu, the battlefield was cleared and the victory celebrated. The chapter ends with Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao reporting Zhongli Wu’s death to Crown Prince Xu Tianran in Mingdu.

• Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui fled the battlefield while Du Busi and Toji watched the fighting end.
• Heaven Dou forces celebrated their victory, and Du Busi credited Toji’s assassinations with turning the battle in their favor.
• The Heaven Dou Empire cleared the battlefield, gathered captured Soul Tools and resources, and spread news of the victory across the continent.
• Emperor Vikes hosted a victory banquet, where Du Busi requested imperial support for the Body Sect and Toji declined all rewards.
• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao told Crown Prince Xu Tianran that Zhongli Wu had been killed with a single stroke.

Xu Tianran joined forces with the Holy Spirit Cult, then seized the Sun Moon Empire's throne after the emperor died under mysterious circumstances. As the other nations feared his rule, Emperor Vikes summoned Du Busi and Toji, and Du Busi went to ask his disciple whether he would meet with the emperor.

• Xu Tianran vowed to devote the empire’s resources to developing Soul Tools to counter the assassin, and Ye Xishui agreed that the Holy Spirit Cult would help him clear obstacles to the throne.
• The Sun Moon Emperor died suddenly, and Xu Tianran crushed his rivals and was crowned emperor in Mingdu with the Holy Spirit Cult’s support.
• Emperor Vikes feared Xu Tianran would unleash the Sun Moon Empire’s full strength and ordered Feng Xiang to summon Du Busi and Toji urgently.
• Feng Xiang told Du Busi about Xu Tianran’s ascension and the emperor’s request while Du Busi was consolidating his new Limit Douluo realm.
• Du Busi said he would report to the emperor but first ask Toji, who was resting in a quiet room, whether he would come.

After Xu Tianran seized the Sun Moon Empire’s throne, Du Busi urged Vikes to prepare for an offensive against the empire and the Holy Spirit Cult. Vikes committed Heaven Dou’s forces to support the Body Sect, while Toji stayed behind to pursue his own path to Godhood.

• Du Busi told Toji that Xu Tianran had killed his father and taken the throne, but Toji said their priority remained defeating the Holy Spirit Cult’s two Limit Douluo.
• Toji declined to attend Vikes’s meeting, choosing to continue studying how to forge his own Godhood.
• Du Busi went to the imperial palace and told Vikes that they should attack the Sun Moon Empire rather than merely defend against it.
• Du Busi asked Vikes to provide the Body Sect with the empire’s resources, intelligence, and access to border fortresses and Soul Tool positions.
• Vikes agreed to put Heaven Dou’s forces at Du Busi’s disposal and declared that the empire and the Body Sect would fight together.

Xuan Ziwen revealed that he had completed customized Level 9 Soul Tool sets and Life-Bound Soul Tools for the Body Sect’s Titled Douluo elders. He gave Du Busi his equipment and began presenting Toji with a separate set.

• Xuan Ziwen greeted Du Busi and Toji at the research base and announced that all thirty-six customized equipment sets for the Body Sect elders were finished.
• Xuan Ziwen explained that each elder’s set included optimized Level 9 Soul Tools and a Life-Bound Soul Tool attuned to their Martial Soul.
• Xuan Ziwen handed Du Busi a storage ring containing his equipment, including Soul Tool Armor and defenses against spiritual attacks.
• Du Busi examined the equipment, praised Xuan Ziwen, and boasted that he would use it to defeat Long Xiaoyao.
• Xuan Ziwen gave Toji a dark storage ring containing a complete Level 9 Soul Tool set with defenses, concealment, spatial interference, and countermeasures against Spiritual Detection.

Xuan Ziwen presented Toji with specially made Soul Tools and introduced his disciple He Caitou, then revealed that equipping the empire had nearly emptied its treasury. He asked Du Busi and Toji to secure a vast supply of top-grade materials before the Sun Moon Empire erased their advantage.

• Xuan Ziwen gave Toji a dark red ring containing Soul Tools designed to support his fighting style and praised the saber nearing divine-weapon status.
• Xuan Ziwen introduced He Caitou as his Level 6 Soul Engineer disciple, and He Caitou thanked Toji for saving him and bringing him to the empire.
• Xuan Ziwen celebrated the chance to pursue his research and pass on his knowledge to He Caitou.
• Xuan Ziwen told Du Busi and Toji that he had emptied the empire's treasury to produce Soul Tools and that high-level materials were nearly gone.
• Xuan Ziwen asked Du Busi and Toji to obtain as many top-grade Soul Tool materials as possible, warning that the Sun Moon Empire could soon erase their advantage.

Toji proposed robbing the Sun Moon Empire’s treasury in Mingdu to obtain materials for Xuan Ziwen’s research, and Du Busi agreed to the plan. Toji returned to Zhang Lexuan’s home, where the Ice Empress and Snow Empress defended their increased freedom to roam.

• Toji proposed robbing the Sun Moon Empire’s warehouse in Mingdu to supply Xuan Ziwen with materials.
• Xuan Ziwen enthusiastically accepted the plan and hurried He Caitou back to work on Soul Tool optimizations.
• Du Busi asked Toji whether he was serious, and Toji confirmed they would rob the treasury for Teacher Xuan’s materials.
• Toji returned to Zhang Lexuan’s home and found Zhang Lexuan, Di Qiu’er, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress enjoying fruit with Father Zhang and Mother Zhang.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress told Toji that their greater range let them enjoy more freedom while he pursued godhood.

Toji shared a warm family meal with the Zhang family, Zhang Lexuan, Di Qiu'er, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress, finding peace in the home he treasured. On the balcony, he explained his stance on the war and chose to leave Di Qiu'er behind to look after their home while he went to the Sun Moon Empire.

• Mother Zhang and Father Zhang welcomed Toji home and gathered everyone around the dinner table.
• Toji found comfort in the family meal and let go of his grievances and worries for a time.
• Di Qiu'er asked whether Toji had decided to help the Heaven Dou Empire resist the Sun Moon Empire.
• Toji explained that he would not force the tide of history to protect the Heaven Dou Empire, though he still intended to confront Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Di Qiu'er offered to accompany Toji to the Sun Moon Empire, but he asked her to stay and look after their home.
• Toji spent the night with Di Qiu'er, setting aside cultivation and planning to enjoy the peace of home.

Toji left Di Qiu'er asleep at home and traveled with Du Busi to Mingdu, slipping past the Sun Moon Empire’s defenses. He reunited with Shanggong Wei'er at the Ordinary Alliance’s hidden courtyard, where his sudden arrival stunned her.

• Toji carried Di Qiu'er to bed, then quietly left the Zhang family home.
• Toji met Du Busi at the Body Sect compound, and they set out for Mingdu.
• Toji and Du Busi bypassed the Sun Moon Empire’s border defenses and entered Mingdu undetected.
• Toji led Du Busi through the city to the Ordinary Alliance’s hidden courtyard.
• Shanggong Wei'er dropped her teacup and stared in shock when Toji appeared.

Toji met with Shanggong Wei'er and learned that the Xishui Alliance, led by the Titled Douluo Nangong Wan, threatened the Ordinary Alliance. After receiving Nangong Wan's location, Toji vanished to kill him and several Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion leaders, leaving Shanggong Wei'er ready to seize the Xishui Alliance's territory.

• Shanggong Wei'er reported that the Xishui Alliance had royal backing and that Nangong Wan, a Holy Spirit Cult Titled Douluo, had inflicted heavy losses on the Ordinary Alliance.
• Toji ordered Shanggong Wei'er to find Nangong Wan and said he would kill him so the Ordinary Alliance could claim the Xishui Alliance's territory.
• Shanggong Wei'er returned with a map showing Nangong Wan at a guarded estate in Mingdu's western district, where he was entertaining Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion Soul Engineers.
• Toji told Du Busi he would kill Nangong Wan and several Legion leaders, then vanished without a trace.
• Shanggong Wei'er prepared the Ordinary Alliance to take over the Xishui Alliance's territory as she anticipated upheaval in Mingdu.

Toji ambushed a gathering of the Xishui Alliance and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Legion, killing Nangong Wan and a Level 9 Soul Engineer before the guests could react. The survivors finally realized they were under attack and prepared to fight back.

• Nangong Wan toasted the gathered Soul Engineers and promised the Xishui Alliance would help them pursue greater profits.
• Toji appeared behind Nangong Wan and split him in two with a single saber strike.
• While the guests were stunned, Toji shattered a Level 9 Soul Engineer's automatic defensive shield and cut off his head.
• The surviving Soul Engineers screamed, recognized the attack, and turned their fear into killing intent.

Toji slaughtered Nangong Wan and the senior Soul Engineers at the banquet, leaving Mingdu’s western district in chaos. Shanggong Wei'er launched an attack on the Xishui Alliance’s strongholds, while Toji and Du Busi headed for the national treasury.

• Toji survived the Soul Engineers’ strongest attacks and killed everyone in the banquet hall, including Nangong Wan.
• Guards discovered the massacre, and panic spread through Mingdu’s western district.
• Toji returned to the Ordinary Alliance hall, and Shanggong Wei'er realized Nangong Wan and the other banquet guests were dead.
• Shanggong Wei'er ordered the Ordinary Alliance to seize the Xishui Alliance’s strongholds and kill anyone who resisted.
• Toji and Du Busi left for the national treasury near the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Toji and Du Busi reached a hidden entrance to the Sun Moon Empire's imperial treasury and descended to its massive soul tool door. They obtained a guard's authorization key, and Toji ordered him to provide Soul Power to the console.

• Toji and Du Busi slipped past the academy's patrols and reached the concealed courtyard entrance.
• Du Busi knocked out the two guards while Toji opened the hidden staircase beneath the house.
• Toji and Du Busi descended to the underground platform and examined the sealed soul tool door and its console.
• Toji revived one guard and forced him to reveal the location of his authorization key; Du Busi revived the other guard.
• Toji inserted the golden key into the console and ordered the guard to input Soul Power.

Toji and Du Busi forced their way into the Sun Moon Empire’s underground treasure vault after triggering an alarm. They descended by elevator and confronted another group of guards at the vault’s inner door.

• The guards opened the massive doors, but an alarm sounded and Du Busi killed them in anger.
• The Snow Empress created an ice barrier that muffled the alarm while Toji and Du Busi squeezed through the half-open doors.
• Toji and Du Busi killed the four guards on the platform and descended in an elevator after Du Busi broke into its controls.
• The elevator opened onto a lower passage, where six guards mistook the intruders for Steward Li’s party until they saw Toji and Du Busi.

Du Busi and Toji broke into the Sun Moon Empire’s treasury, defeated its guards, and began stealing its rare metals. After emptying the first warehouse level, they reached a smaller second level filled with far more valuable materials.

• Du Busi and Toji killed the six elite guards before the treasury’s inner gate.
• Toji punched through the reinforced gate, revealing a vast warehouse packed with rare metals.
• Toji and Du Busi collected all the metals and crates from the first warehouse level using their Storage Soul Tools.
• Du Busi smashed the gate to the second level, where they found shelves of more valuable rare metals, ores, and metal solutions.