Chapter Summaries

Toji and Du Busi emptied the Sun Moon Empire’s three underground treasury levels, including its vast stockpile of Soul Tools and ammunition. When they emerged, Jing Hongchen and a heavily armed force had turned the treasury entrance into a trap, leaving them facing an overwhelming attack.

• Du Busi hurriedly collected the top-grade materials on the second level while Toji went down to explore the third.
• Toji and Du Busi found a vast arsenal of Soul Cannons, weapons, ammunition, and Milk Bottles, then cleared it out in twenty minutes.
• The two left the underground treasury with its three warehouses emptied and headed back to the surface.
• Toji and Du Busi emerged into a deadly ambush prepared with dozens of powerful turrets and hundreds of elite Soul Engineers.
• Jing Hongchen stood at the front of the force surrounding the treasury entrance.

Jing Hongchen ordered the Soul Engineer corps to fire on Toji and Du Busi after Toji rejected his plea to surrender. Toji vanished and slaughtered the corps in seconds, leaving Jing Hongchen facing a wrecked battlefield.

• Jing Hongchen begged Toji to surrender, promising to spare his life because of their past friendship and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's regard for him.
• Toji told Jing Hongchen that he had held back only to give him face.
• Furious, Jing Hongchen ordered the Soul Engineer corps to fire, and Toji stopped Du Busi from attacking.
• Toji vanished and tore through the Soul Cannon array and Soul Engineer corps with blood-colored blade light.
• Jing Hongchen saw the corps destroyed and the Soul Cannon array reduced to smoking wreckage.

Toji annihilated the Soul Engineers guarding the Sun Moon Empire's treasury and left Jing Hongchen alive, utterly broken by fear. He gave the stolen materials to Du Busi and set off alone to infiltrate the imperial palace.

• Toji confronted Jing Hongchen after destroying everyone and everything in the encirclement, leaving the Illustrious Virtue Hall master terrified and helpless.
• Toji spared Jing Hongchen, explaining to Du Busi that he could kill him whenever he wished.
• Toji handed Du Busi the Storage Soul Tools containing materials taken from the Sun Moon Empire's treasury and told him to return to the Heaven Dou Empire to rest.
• Toji refused Du Busi's offer to stand guard and said he would infiltrate the imperial palace alone.

Toji left Du Busi and infiltrated the imperial palace to meet Ju Zi, who was now empress of the Sun Moon Empire. He appeared in her chambers, where Ju Zi was startled by his sudden arrival and asked what he wanted.

• Du Busi stored the Core Flames and hurried toward the Heaven Dou Empire to deliver them to Xuan Ziwen.
• Toji slipped into the imperial palace, avoiding its guards and detection Soul Tools without being noticed.
• Ju Zi sat alone in her chambers, reflecting on the man who had changed her fate.
• Toji suddenly appeared behind Ju Zi, startling her into dropping a glass vase.
• Ju Zi composed herself and asked Toji why he had come and whether she could help him.

Ju Zi told Toji how she had gained Xu Tianran’s trust and established herself in the army. Toji agreed to support her bid to seize control of the Sun Moon Empire, and Ju Zi pledged to take over the imperial palace within five years.

• Ju Zi described her rise in the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion and her growing influence with Xu Tianran.
• Toji asked whether Ju Zi could take Xu Tianran’s place if he were killed, and Ju Zi explained that she lacked the power to do so yet.
• Ju Zi promised to take control of the imperial palace within five years if Toji supported her.
• Toji offered military support, resources, intelligence, and necessary removals, and the two forged a secret alliance.
• Ju Zi thanked Toji and, exhausted by her lonely life at court and in the army, felt an urge to seek comfort from him.

Toji offered to sabotage Kong Deming’s Soul Tool project and help Ju Zi win him over. When Ju Zi asked how to handle pressure to conceive a child for Xu Tianran, Toji told her she did not have to comply and promised to kill anyone who tried to force her.

• Ju Zi told Toji that Kong Deming was leading a project to develop a Soul Tool against him, and Toji proposed sabotaging it to bring Kong Deming to her side.
• Ju Zi judged the plan possible and gave Toji intelligence about the laboratory, its staff, its defenses, and Kong Deming’s routine.
• Ju Zi explained that Xu Tianran and the court might pressure her to conceive a child with another man and pass it off as Xu Tianran’s.
• Toji told Ju Zi she did not have to obey anyone’s demands and vowed to kill whoever tried to force her.
• Ju Zi was moved to tears, rejected the idea of being a tool or chess piece, and felt her love for Toji deepen.

Ju Zi sought comfort from Toji, but after briefly leaning on him, she sensed his emotional distance and asked why he had changed. Toji revealed that he was qualified to become a god and focused on reaching godhood, leaving Ju Zi stunned.

• Ju Zi asked Toji if she could lean on him, and he agreed.
• Ju Zi rested against Toji, then impulsively wrapped her arms around him before pulling away in embarrassment.
• Ju Zi told Toji he seemed more indifferent than before and asked why he had changed.
• Toji said he was qualified to become a god and spent every moment thinking about how to achieve it.
• Ju Zi was dumbfounded by Toji's revelation because godhood seemed like a legend beyond her reach.

Toji used Ju Zi’s intelligence to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire’s top Soul Tool research institute and sabotage its work without being detected. After Kong Deming reported the incidents, Xu Tianran realized Toji had returned and feared his growing reach across Mingdu.

• After spending the night with Ju Zi, Toji followed her intelligence to the research institute and slipped inside undetected.
• Toji sabotaged equipment and destroyed research materials throughout the laboratory, causing chaos among the gathered Level 9 Soul Engineers.
• Kong Deming searched for the intruder but found no trace, then left to warn Xu Tianran that the research was under attack.
• Kong Deming reported the sabotage to Xu Tianran, who recognized Toji’s hand in it and feared the monster had returned to Mingdu.

Ju Zi devised a defensive plan that helped the Sun Moon Empire detect Toji near the research institute, while also steering Kong Deming’s research toward a countermeasure Toji intended to exploit. The institute detected Toji’s brief approach, and Kong Deming’s estimation of Ju Zi rose considerably.

• Ju Zi suggested withdrawing nonessential equipment and guards from the institute’s Core Zone while surrounding the institute with a wide-area Soul Power resonance field.
• Xu Tianran ordered Kong Deming to carry out Ju Zi’s plan, and the institute established the purified Core Zone and detection field.
• Toji sensed the field at the institute’s perimeter and decided to let it expose his supposed invisibility to Soul Tools, hoping Kong Deming would develop a large Soul Tool to counter him.
• The institute’s monitor detected a fleeting disturbance before it vanished, and Kong Deming concluded that Ju Zi’s plan had driven the intruder away.
• Kong Deming greatly increased his estimation of Ju Zi’s strategic value.

Ju Zi prepared to lead the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion into battle while Toji promised to return in five years to kill Xu Tianran. Before he left, they shared a passionate kiss, and Ju Zi resolved to rise to power so she could hand Toji control of the Sun Moon Empire.

• Kong Deming reconsidered Ju Zi's importance to the empire and decided to watch her closely.
• Ju Zi told Toji that Xu Tianran had ordered her to lead the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion to the western frontier, and Toji said he would leave and return in five years to kill Xu Tianran.
• Ju Zi stopped Toji and kissed him passionately; Toji eventually embraced her in response.
• Toji left through the bedchamber's side door as dawn broke.
• Ju Zi vowed to build military merit and political power over the next five years so she could give Toji authority over the Sun Moon Empire.

Du Busi delivered treasures from the Sun Moon Empire’s treasury to Xuan Ziwen, who immediately became absorbed in researching them. Toji revealed his plan for Ju Zi to seize imperial power, leaving Du Busi wondering whether Toji would father her child.

• Xuan Ziwen examined the treasures Du Busi had brought back from the Sun Moon Empire and hurriedly sent Du Busi out of his laboratory.
• Du Busi met Toji outside and asked whether he had killed Xu Tianran, but Toji said he had not.
• Toji revealed that Ju Zi was his ally and proposed giving her five years to take control of the empire before Xu Tianran was killed.
• Du Busi argued that Ju Zi would need a child of the Xu family to secure her claim to the throne.
• Toji said Ju Zi had asked to have a child, prompting Du Busi to ask who the father would be.

Toji explained his plan involving Ju Zi and Xu Tianran, while Huo Yuhao trained under the Clear Sky Sect to prepare to defeat Toji. After three years of extreme training produced only one level of progress, Toji concluded he needed a powerful opponent to break through his God Level bottleneck.

• Toji told Du Busi he had given Ju Zi the seed without touching her, then said he would eventually make Xu Tianran a cuckold.
• Niu Tian and Tai Tan watched Huo Yuhao train at rebuilt Shrek Academy and discussed how they and Tang San were preparing him to fight Toji.
• Toji recalled three years of dangerous training across the continent with Zhang Lexuan and Di Qiu'er, which had gained him only one level.
• Toji recognized that ordinary life-and-death trials could no longer strengthen his Divine Body and decided he needed an opponent who could threaten him.

Toji returned to the Star Dou Great Forest with Di Qiu'er and challenged Di Tian to a fight. Di Tian accepted, and they headed for an open plain to battle.

• Toji asked Di Qiu'er to take him back to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Toji challenged Di Tian before the Ferocious Beasts at the Lake of Life.
• Di Tian recalled a previous challenger and tested Toji with his God Level pressure, which only excited Toji further.
• Di Tian accepted Toji's challenge, and they raced toward a primordial plain to fight.

Toji challenged Di Tian to a contest of pure physical strength on the Ancient Wasteland Plain. After Toji’s first punch shook and slightly suppressed Di Tian, the Beast God became exhilarated and launched into an all-out battle with him.

• Bi Ji, the Myriad Demon King, Xiong Jun, Di Qiu'er, and other powerful beasts hurried to witness Di Tian’s fight with Toji.
• Toji and Di Tian unleashed their powers and collided fist against fist, sending a devastating shockwave across the plain.
• Toji’s strength shook Di Tian’s body and left his fist numb, revealing that Toji had the advantage in their direct clash.
• Di Tian praised Toji, abandoned his contempt, and eagerly stepped forward to fight at full strength.
• Toji welcomed the greater pressure, and the two continued exchanging blows, shattering space and carving craters into the plain.

Toji pushed himself against Di Tian in a desperate fight, then drew a baleful greatsword to break through his limits. He unleashed a devastating slash at Di Tian, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Toji endured Di Tian’s increasingly powerful physical attacks, healing from his injuries as he sought pressure strong enough to break the God Level barrier.
• Di Tian concentrated dark energy into a final punch and declared that it would end Toji’s struggle.
• Toji summoned a level-nine melee soul tool greatsword that absorbed his Bloodline Power and overwhelmed Di Tian’s dark presence with its baleful aura.
• Toji crossed the distance to Di Tian and brought the greatsword down in a slash that cut through space.

Toji wounded Di Tian with his dark red greatsword, forcing the Beast God to reveal his true form and fight at full strength. As Toji continued to withstand his attacks and inflict further wounds, Di Tian gathered nine-colored light in his claw and unleashed the Dragon God Claw.

• Toji's blade broke through Di Tian's darkness shield and dragon scales, cutting a deep wound across his arms.
• Di Tian reacted to being wounded with fury and transformed into the colossal Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.
• Toji and Di Tian fought across the Ancient Wasteland Plain, trading destructive attacks as Toji's wounds healed and his blade injured Di Tian several times.
• Di Tian raised his dragon claw and gathered nine-colored light, invoking the Dragon God Claw.

Toji broke through to Level 97 under the pressure of Di Tian’s Dragon God Claw, then fought back and defeated him with a vicious blade strike. Di Tian survived the blow but was left wounded and in disbelief at his loss to a human.

• Di Tian unleashed his Dragon God Claw, threatening to erase Toji completely.
• Toji broke through to Level 97 and used his fists to force the Dragon God Claw back.
• Toji retrieved his vicious blade and slashed Di Tian across the forehead, driving him into the earth.
• The watching Ferocious Beasts fell silent as the dust cleared and Toji stood beside the enormous sinkhole.
• Di Tian appeared at the pit’s bottom, wounded and stunned that he had lost to a human.

After defeating Di Tian, Toji spent two years tempering his body and forging a half-formed Godhood, while Di Tian acknowledged his path toward divinity. Du Busi arrived with news that the Sun Moon Empire had launched an all-out war against the Douluo Continent.

• Di Qiu'er and Bi Ji rushed to aid Toji and Di Tian after Toji defeated Di Tian, while the Ice Empress and Snow Empress recognized his achievement and urged him to forge his own Godhood.
• Over the next two years, Toji and Di Tian exchanged insights and trained beside the Lake of Life, developing mutual respect.
• Di Tian told Toji that his path of becoming a god through his body, Qi and blood, and battle might let him reach the Divine Realm.
• Di Tian recognized that Toji had forged a half-formed Godhood, but Toji realized he needed fiercer battles to complete it.
• Du Busi arrived at the Lake of Life and told Toji that the Sun Moon Empire had launched an all-out war against the Douluo Continent.

Du Busi brought Toji news of the allied forces’ desperate request to assassinate Xu Tianran, and Toji agreed to leave seclusion and kill him. Toji arrived at the allied camp, where his overwhelming pressure stunned the surviving leaders, and Du Busi confirmed they wanted him to take Xu Tianran’s head.

• Du Busi told Toji that the Dou Ling and Star Luo Empires had suffered severe defeats and the surviving powers had united to ask him to assassinate Xu Tianran.
• Toji accepted the mission, and Di Tian bid him farewell as he left the Lake of Life with Du Busi.
• Toji and Du Busi reached the allied forces’ headquarters, where the surviving leaders awaited them.
• Toji’s presence overwhelmed Heavenly Sun Douluo, Dai Hao, and the other gathered experts, leaving them stunned by his power.
• Toji asked Du Busi what the allied leaders needed, and Du Busi said they wanted him to take Xu Tianran’s head.

Toji left the camp and infiltrated Mingdu to kill Xu Tianran, then met Ju Zi in her chambers and discovered the child was his. After Ju Zi warned him about deadly traps set for him in the palace, Toji headed for Xu Tianran, eager to face them.

• Toji vanished from the camp after the Titled Douluo fell silent, and Heavenly Sun Douluo recalled that Toji had defeated Di Tian.
• Toji slipped through Mingdu’s palace defenses and reached the empress’s chambers.
• Toji recognized the infant Ju Zi was holding as the child conceived from the seed he had given her.
• The infant sensed Toji in hiding and fixed its gaze on him, prompting Ju Zi to turn and recognize him.
• Ju Zi told Toji that Kong Deming had joined her and warned that Xu Tianran had filled the palace route to the throne hall with deadly traps.
• Toji said he welcomed the traps and vanished to confront Xu Tianran.