Chapter Summaries

Dragon's Glory City defeated the Divine Court, while Qi Ling restored order in Heaven Dou City and helped Xue Ke plan her future coronation. As Tang San prepared to visit the City of Metal for rare materials, Qi Ling decided to go with him.

• Dragon's Glory City's fighters defeated the Divine Court, forcing the surviving attackers to flee after Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Thunder Bear Douluo, and Qian Jun Douluo were driven off or wounded.
• Qi Ling announced Xue Ke's restored claim to the Heaven Dou Empire, and Heaven Dou City gradually returned to normal as its residents came back.
• Shrek Academy moved into the former Heaven Dou Academy campus and officially adopted the name Shrek Academy again.
• Qi Ling advised Xue Ke to ascend the throne in two months, and she agreed to follow his guidance.
• Tang San decided to visit the City of Metal with Tai Tan's consultation to buy rare metals, and Qi Ling offered to accompany him.

Qi Ling and Tang San arrived in Gengxin City to buy metals for a powerful creation, while their conversation turned to Tang San and Hu Liena’s future marriage and Ning Rongrong pressed Qi Ling about his own. A man staged a carriage accident to extort money, but after Qi Ling bought his armor, Qi Ling stopped him to settle the man’s debt in turn.

• Tang San asked why Qi Ling needed such enormous quantities of metal, and Qi Ling said they would arm one person who could be worth an army.
• After arriving in Gengxin City, Tang San and Tai Tan praised Qi Ling’s inventiveness and predicted he would become a divine blacksmith.
• Qi Ling teased Tang San and Hu Liena about meeting Tang San’s parents and getting married, then Ning Rongrong complained that Qi Ling kept putting off marriage.
• A craftsman staged a collision and demanded compensation for his armor, so Qi Ling paid him ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to buy it.
• Qi Ling stopped the man from leaving and said they should settle the man’s debt to him.

Qi Ling turned an extortion attempt against the scammer before the group visited the Blacksmith Association to seek rare materials from Lou Gao. Lou Gao agreed to obtain the materials if Qi Ling showed him what they were for, and Qi Ling accepted his offer to provide them for free if Lou Gao could not understand.

• Qi Ling accused the scammer of damaging his carriage and horse, demanding compensation until Tai Tan intervened on the man's behalf.
• The group traveled to the Blacksmith Association, where Tai Tan explained the building's layout and led them to Lou Gao.
• Tai Tan reunited with Lou Gao and handed him Qi Ling's list of unusual materials.
• Lou Gao agreed to gather the materials on the condition that they explain their purpose.
• Qi Ling told Lou Gao he would not understand the project, prompting Lou Gao to offer the materials for free if he could not; Qi Ling then prepared to show him.

Qi Ling persuaded the divine smith Lou Gao to join Dragon's Glory by offering to build a mysterious machine, while Tang San showed Lou Gao his hidden weapons. At a restaurant, Qi Ling forced Bishop Miles and his men to kneel, then left them there as he and his companions ate.

• Lou Gao studied Qi Ling's blueprint, agreed to join Dragon's Glory, and handed the Blacksmith Association presidency to Si Long.
• Tang San showed Lou Gao the blueprint for the Torrential Pear Blossom Needles, while Si Long led the others to arrange their metal purchases.
• Bishop Miles taunted Si Long and demanded that Qi Ling hand over two of the women in his group.
• Qi Ling ordered Miles and the seven men with him to kneel, and all eight dropped to their knees.
• Tang San worried that the Divine Court would retaliate against the Blacksmith Association, but Qi Ling said no one would spread the news.
• Qi Ling and his companions ate while Miles and his men remained kneeling outside the private room.

Qi Ling and his companions attended the Blacksmith Association auction, where Bishop Miles was tricked into bidding one million Gold Soul Coins for profound iron before competing with Qi Ling for the Eight Treasure Wishful Soft Armor. Qi Ling won the armor with a hundred-million bid, then took Tang San to confront Miles and the Divine Court branch, where he unleashed his Gaia Energy Cannon.

• Qi Ling told Tang San that no one from the Divine Court would leave the area alive, while Miles blamed Si Long for forcing him to kneel.
• Lou Gao joined Qi Ling’s group at the auction and eagerly questioned Tang San about his Torrential Pear Blossom Needles.
• Ning Rongrong and Miles drove the price of profound iron up to one million Gold Soul Coins, and Qi Ling let Miles win the overpriced item.
• Miles and Ning Rongrong competed for the Eight Treasure Wishful Soft Armor until Qi Ling abruptly bid one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, securing the armor for the Blacksmith Association.
• Qi Ling and Tang San went to the Divine Court branch, where they found Miles and his followers gathered, apparently planning to rob the Blacksmith Association.
• Qi Ling used his Fourth Soul Skill, Gaia Energy Cannon, against the people in the church; residents later reported seeing a sun that night.

Qi Ling returned to Heaven Dou City in time to see Xue Ke crowned the new monarch, then went to Dragon's Glory City to begin building a Gundam. He traded the gathered metals to his system for the Gundam’s parts, with Lou Gao waiting to help assemble them.

• Lou Gao and Qi Ling divided the wealth and rare metals taken from the Divine Court, and Lou Gao joined Qi Ling on his return journey.
• Qi Ling returned to Heaven Dou City and reassured Xue Ke before her coronation, while Bibi Dong encouraged her.
• With Prince Xue Xing presiding, Xue Ke was crowned Heaven Dou Empire’s new monarch as the city cheered.
• Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory City and showed Lou Gao the blueprint for a humanoid Soul Tool puppet modeled on a Gundam.
• Qi Ling explained that he would make the parts himself, while Lou Gao waited and studied Tang San’s hidden weapon blueprints.
• Qi Ling used the system to exchange all his metal materials for the parts needed to build the Gundam.

Qi Ling completed a nearly thirty-meter Gundam with Lou Gao’s help and stored it as a secret weapon. After learning about Sea God Island’s dangers and godhood inheritance, he prepared to travel there with Tang San and the others, then returned to the Clear Sky Sect to report on their promises.

• Qi Ling used his Dragon Flame to assemble the Gundam’s exceptionally strong parts, while Lou Gao discovered that ordinary flames could not melt them.
• After a month and a half, Qi Ling finished the Gundam and put it into a specially made storage ring.
• Qi Ling found the others at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and heard Grandmaster and Sword Douluo explain Sea God Island and its Limit Douluo.
• Qi Ling and the others discussed the dangers of Sea God Island and decided to make their preparations before going there to cultivate.
• Qi Ling returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang San and told its elders that they had fulfilled the promise to bring them ten Divine Court Titled Douluo heads, then said he expected to become a Titled Douluo soon.

Qi Ling, Tang San, and Hu Liena returned to Sunset Forest to find Tang Hao, but discovered he had lured a powerful enemy away from Ah Yin and been defeated. Tang San found Ah Yin hidden in a hollow tree while Qi Ling concluded Tang Hao might still be alive and had been taken away.

• Tang Xiao taught Tang San Clear Sky Sect secret techniques before Tang San, Hu Liena, and Qi Ling set off for Sunset Forest.
• Tang San found no sign of Tang Hao at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Qi Ling discovered a footprint showing Tang Hao had deliberately moved away to fight.
• Qi Ling inferred that Tang Hao had lured the enemy away to protect Ah Yin, so he and Tang San split up to search for her and follow Tang Hao's trail.
• Qi Ling found the remains of a fierce battle and concluded Tang Hao had been utterly defeated and likely taken away alive.
• Tang San found Ah Yin concealed inside a hollow tree, and Qi Ling recognized how Tang Hao had hidden her.

Qi Ling and Tang San pursued the Divine Court’s forces to rescue Tang Hao, whom Qian Xunji had captured. They found him bound and launched a surprise attack, but Thunder Bear Douluo raced to intercept the rope carrying Tang Hao away as Qi Ling unleashed his dragon roar.

• Ah Yin told Tang San that Qian Xunji’s people had taken Tang Hao toward the Divine Temple and that Tang Hao was still alive.
• Qi Ling sent Hu Liena to warn everyone while he and Tang San pursued the captors with Ah Yin’s guidance.
• At dusk on the second day, Qi Ling spotted Tang Hao bound beside seven enemies, including Snake Lance Douluo and Thunder Bear Douluo.
• Qi Ling fired seven Overbearing Dragon Spears to pin down the Soul Douluos and distract the Titled Douluos while the Immortal-Binding Rope dragged Tang Hao away.
• Thunder Bear Douluo transformed and chased after Tang Hao, so Qi Ling used Martial Soul Possession and unleashed Nine Heavens Dragon Roar.

Qi Ling rescued Tang Hao, healed his broken leg, and helped Tang San confront the Titled Douluo who had injured him. Qi Ling killed Snake Lance Douluo and crippled Thunder Bear Douluo, preparing to finish him with Holy Dragon Judgment.

• Qi Ling stunned Thunder Bear Douluo, freed Tang Hao, and used Holy Dragon Redemption to heal his injuries and restore his broken leg.
• Tang San learned that one of the Titled Douluo had broken Tang Hao’s leg and attacked the new Titled Douluo with his Blue Silver Grass and Eight Spider Lances.
• Snake Lance Douluo attacked Qi Ling while Thunder Bear Douluo fled, but Qi Ling crushed Snake Lance Douluo’s head with his bare hand.
• Qi Ling caught Thunder Bear Douluo, knocked him down with Tyrant Dragon Fist, and broke his remaining arm when he attacked again.
• Qi Ling activated his Sixth Soul Skill, Holy Dragon Judgment, to finish Thunder Bear Douluo.

After killing their opponents, Qi Ling and Tang San rescued Tang Hao, but Qian Xunji arrived before they could escape. Qi Ling sent Tang San and his parents away and confronted Qian Xunji, whose Angel Domain clashed with Qi Ling’s Xuanyuan Sword Realm.

• Qi Ling killed Thunder Bear Douluo, while Tang San killed his opponent but suffered a broken arm and shattered Eight Spider Lances; Qi Ling healed him.
• Qi Ling and Tang San checked on Tang Hao, who thanked them for rescuing him, and Qi Ling warned that Qian Xunji might be nearby.
• Qian Xunji approached, and Qi Ling told Tang San to take Tang Hao and his mother away while he held Qian Xunji back.
• Qi Ling challenged Qian Xunji, taunted him about the Divine Court’s losses, and met his Angel Domain with the Xuanyuan Sword Realm.
• Qi Ling switched to his Blood Devil Emperor Martial Soul as Qian Xunji declared that he would defeat him and become the embodiment of righteousness.

Qi Ling fought Qian Xunji, using his Soul Skills to withstand the Limit Douluo’s attacks and turn them back on him. After injuring Qian Xunji, Qi Ling prepared to reveal his Fifth Soul Skill, Eight Desolations Heaven-Imprisoning Prison.

• Qi Ling attacked Qian Xunji with Blood Devil Hundred Rending Claws, then reshaped the Soul Skill to catch and devour Qian Xunji’s Angel Light Blade.
• Qian Xunji used Angel Clone to create seven bodies and unleashed seven Angel’s Roars against Qi Ling.
• Qi Ling survived the assault in his Blood Devil form and reflected the absorbed Soul Power, severely injuring all seven Qian Xunjis.
• Qian Xunji charged at Qi Ling again, but Qi Ling activated his Fifth Soul Skill, Eight Desolations Heaven-Imprisoning Prison.

Qi Ling trapped Qian Xunji in the Eight Desolations Heaven-Imprisoning Prison, but Qian Xunji broke free and gained the advantage with his Angel Domain. After Qian Xunji stabbed Qi Ling through the heart, Qi Ling revealed that he had lured him into a trap.

• Qi Ling used the Eight Desolations Heaven-Imprisoning Prison to ensnare Qian Xunji and constrict him with its tentacles.
• Qian Xunji activated his Martial Soul Avatar and broke the prison with his Ninth Soul Skill, Angel's Glory.
• Qi Ling unleashed his Blood Devil Avatar, and the two fought at full strength.
• Qian Xunji's Angel Domain strengthened him and let him overwhelm Qi Ling, eventually thrusting his sword into Qi Ling's heart.
• Qi Ling pretended to accept defeat, then embraced Qian Xunji and told him he had fallen for it.

Qi Ling detonated his Soul Power to kill Qian Xunji, but both survived by using Undying Body and were left too weak to move. They argued over their abilities while lying helplessly in the wasteland.

• Qi Ling revealed that he had deliberately lost to Qian Xunji so he could trap him and make them perish together.
• Qi Ling detonated his Soul Power, causing a massive explosion across the plain.
• Tang San sensed Qi Ling's apparent death and rushed back after telling Tang Hao to stay behind.
• Qian Xunji resurrected using Bibi Dong's Undying Body, then watched Qi Ling re-form from blood and six Soul Bones.
• Qi Ling and Qian Xunji discovered that both were too weak to move and taunted each other about their powers.

Qi Ling forced Qian Xunji into a truce by threatening to keep fighting until Tang San arrived, then offered to remove Qian Xunji’s curse in exchange for a Soul Bone and Soul Ring taken from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit. They agreed to meet in seven days to exchange them.

• Qian Xunji admitted that Qi Ling’s madness frightened him and proposed that they end their battle.
• Qi Ling refused to stop without a condition and reminded Qian Xunji that Tang San was nearby.
• Qi Ling revealed that the Sleepless City's daggers had left a dark curse that obstructed Qian Xunji’s path to godhood.
• Qi Ling offered to remove the curse in exchange for a Soul Bone and Soul Ring from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Qian Xunji agreed to meet Qi Ling in seven days, and Qi Ling told him to leave.

After recovering from his battle with Qian Xunji, Qi Ling arranged to have Qian Xunji’s curse lifted in exchange for a Soul Bone and Soul Ring. At their meeting, Qian Xunji delivered the Soul Bone and summoned the ring, which Qi Ling sealed.

• Tang San found Qi Ling alive after Qian Xunji escaped and brought him back to Dragon's Glory City to recover.
• Qi Ling asked Xiao Ye and Uncle Li to lift Qian Xunji’s curse, and Xiao Ye agreed despite Uncle Li’s objections.
• Four days later, Qi Ling and Xiao Ye met Qian Xunji, who arrived with Xue Qinghe instead of Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Xunji gave Qi Ling the Soul Bone from Xiao Wu’s mother and summoned the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Qi Ling used the Ring Sealing Technique to seal the Soul Ring without affecting Qian Xunji.

Qi Ling sealed Xiao Wu's mother's Soul Ring into her Soul Bone, preserving both for a possible resurrection at Sea God Island. Xiao Ye lifted Qian Xunji's curse in a way that left him without usable Soul Power for a year, and she and Qi Ling returned safely to Dragon's Glory City.

• Qi Ling sealed Xiao Wu's mother's Soul Ring into her Soul Bone and stored both away for a future attempt to resurrect her.
• Qi Ling agreed to let Xiao Ye lift Qian Xunji's curse despite the risk that Qian Xunji could become a god.
• Xue Qinghe planned to attack after Xiao Ye's treatment, but Qi Ling warned him off.
• Xiao Ye used black flames to lift the curse, burning away Qian Xunji's Soul Power for a year.
• Xiao Ye admitted she had chosen the most painful method, then Qi Ling carried her back to Dragon's Glory City, where everyone welcomed them safely.

Qi Ling told Xiao Wu that her mother could be revived by using Xiao Wu’s Martial Soul as a vessel, though Xiao Wu would lose her powers in the process. After the group prepared for Sea God Island and Dai Mubai trained to catch up, Grandmaster arranged opponents to test them before their departure.

• Qi Ling showed Xiao Wu her mother’s Soul Ring and Soul Bone and explained that Xiao Wu would need to become a Titled Douluo and sacrifice her Martial Soul to revive her mother.
• Xiao Wu gladly accepted the cost, and Bibi Dong offered to serve as the vessel instead, but Qi Ling explained that Xiao Wu’s Martial Soul was the only option available.
• During the month Qi Ling spent recovering his Soul Power, Bei Na took Yang Tiexin to pursue the Battle God’s trial, while Dai Mubai returned and broke through to the Soul Saint realm in the Starry Sky Barrier.
• Jian Lan declined to train in the Starry Sky Barrier, explaining that her sword insights mattered more than increasing her Soul Power.
• Qi Ling, the Shrek Seven Devils, Hu Liena, Bai Chenxiang, Jian Lan, and Yu Tianyi formed the twelve-person party for Sea God Island.
• Grandmaster warned the group to grow stronger and introduced opponents he had chosen to test them before the journey.

Grandmaster arranged a trial in which the Shrek group faced Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, forcing them to confront the gap between their strength and that of powerful opponents. The match ended with the group overwhelmed, while Qi Ling declined to fight the two Douluos.

• Grandmaster excluded Qi Ling and Bai Chenxiang from the trial and revealed that Chen Xin and Gu Rong would be the opponents.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong attacked the group without holding back, and their coordinated offense and defense overwhelmed the fighters.
• Jian Lan split Gu Rong's bone shield with her Immortal Slayer, but Chen Xin drove back Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai before the battle returned to a stalemate.
• Chen Xin ended the match with an attack that sliced through space, leaving the group aware of their weakness.
• Ma Hongjun asked Qi Ling to avenge them, but Qi Ling said he would rather not fight the two Douluos; Gu Rong privately admitted he feared Qi Ling could beat him badly.

Xue Ke gave Qi Ling the Heaven Dou Empire’s divine artifact, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but he decided to pass it to someone better suited to use it. He took her to the mountains and gave her a ring containing a Gundam, then helped her connect to its cockpit.

• Xue Ke presented Qi Ling with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the Heaven Dou Empire’s divine artifact, and he said he wanted to give it to someone more suited to it.
• Qi Ling told Xue Ke he had a gift for her and took her from Dragon's Glory City to the nearby mountains.
• Qi Ling gave Xue Ke a Soul Tool ring and explained that it contained something intended to protect her.
• Xue Ke used the ring to summon a Gundam over thirty meters tall.
• Qi Ling guided Xue Ke as she connected to the Gundam and entered its cockpit.