Chapter Summaries

Lu Cheng and the Body Sect launched a raid on Illustrious Virtue Hall to destroy its research, while sparing its researchers. The chapter ended with Jing Hongchen unable to stop the attackers and ordering his people to endure the destruction.

• Zhang Lexuan reunited with Lu Cheng, and the two stole time together before the Body Sect elders prepared to depart.
• Lu Cheng briefed the elders on their ten-minute raid, then led them underground using an earth-drilling Soul Tool.
• Jing Hongchen told Meng Hongchen that the emperor had forced him to send her and A Xiao to Shrek Academy as hostages.
• An explosion and alarms alerted Jing Hongchen to the raid, and he hid Meng Hongchen in a secret chamber before rushing out.
• Du Busi and the Body Sect elders smashed Illustrious Virtue Hall's equipment and research while restraining its researchers.
• Jing Hongchen confronted Du Busi, realized the Body Sect had grown far stronger, and ordered his researchers not to attack.

Jing Hongchen ordered the Illustrious Virtue Hall to surrender rather than risk the lives of its researchers, allowing the Body Sect to plunder its stores and destroy its research. After the Body Sect escaped underground, Jing Hongchen faced blame from imperial officials for the loss.

• Jing Hongchen ordered Lin Jiayi to have the Illustrious Virtue Hall's personnel put down their weapons and not resist the Body Sect.
• The Body Sect raided the Hall for about ten minutes, taking rare metals and Soul Tool equipment while destroying research and overpowering those who fought back.
• Du Busi led the Body Sect's experts toward their earth-boring Soul Tool vehicle as Sun Moon Empire forces arrived.
• Jing Hongchen fired at the retreating vehicle, then sent a Class 9 earth-boring shell into the tunnel, collapsing it and killing the Sun Moon Empire elites pursuing them.
• Jing Hongchen told a white-haired old man that the Body Sect had attacked, and the old man accused him of letting them plunder the Illustrious Virtue Hall without resistance.

Lu Cheng and the Body Sect escaped Mingdu with the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s treasures, but he decided to return for Meng Hongchen and to try to recruit Jing Hongchen. As authorities arrested Shrek’s exchange students as scapegoats, Lu Cheng passed inspection unnoticed and returned to the laboratory, where Ju Zi began to suspect his role in the raid.

• Xu Jiangliu condemned Jing Hongchen, ordered the Royal Soul Tool Legion to pursue the stolen vehicle, and left to report him to the emperor.
• Lu Cheng counted the Body Sect’s enormous haul and told Zhang Lexuan and Du Busi that he planned to return for Meng Hongchen and attempt to win over Jing Hongchen.
• Zhang Lexuan reluctantly agreed to leave with the Body Sect elders after Lu Cheng reassured her, and Lu Cheng reminded them to abduct Xiao Hongchen near Shrek City.
• Royal Soul Tool Legion guards arrested Shrek’s exchange students, while Lu Cheng showed his identification and avoided suspicion.
• At the laboratory, Lu Cheng denied being involved in the raid, and Ju Zi watched him with growing suspicion.

After the Body Sect devastated the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen faced accusations of negligence and collusion before the Sun Moon Emperor. The emperor imprisoned him and ordered an inquiry into Shrek Academy, leaving the court wary of the imperial family’s power.

• Xuan Ziwen told Lu Cheng and the researchers that the Body Sect had attacked the Illustrious Virtue Hall and that Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had been detained.
• Xu Jiangliu accused Jing Hongchen of helping the enemy by blocking the Royal Soul Tool Legion’s pursuit and allowing attackers to use a confidential map of the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
• The old emperor dismissed Jing Hongchen, confiscated his property, and ordered him imprisoned before the investigation had established the truth.
• Xu Jiangliu reported that intelligence linked Shrek Academy to the Body Sect’s attack, and the emperor ordered Shrek’s members interrogated without extraordinary methods.
• The emperor warned the court not to plead for Jing Hongchen, leaving the ministers fearful that the imperial family could destroy even powerful officials.

Lu Cheng defeated Ji Juechen with precise Soul Cannon fire, leaving Ji questioning the limits of his sword path. At the same time, Meng Hongchen told Lu Cheng that Jing Hongchen had been imprisoned and their home confiscated, while Lu Cheng prepared the Body Sect to break him out and confront the Sun Moon Empire.

• Lu Cheng used a basic long-range Soul Cannon to suppress Ji Juechen until Ji conceded, then remarked that Ji had only grasped the sword's form.
• Ji Juechen reflected that his sword intent was powerful but hollow, while Jing Ziyan tried to reassure him.
• Meng Hongchen told Lu Cheng that the imperial family had imprisoned Jing Hongchen, seized their home, and might implicate Xiao Hongchen.
• Lu Cheng reassured Meng Hongchen that Jing Hongchen was not in immediate danger and said that leaving the empire could be a good thing.
• Lu Cheng revealed that the Body Sect was marching toward Mingdu with nearly thirty powerful experts to break Jing Hongchen out and challenge the Sun Moon Empire.

Shrek Academy’s elders learned that Lu Cheng had supplied the Body Sect with Immortal Herbs, helping Du Busi reach Limit Douluo, and gathered to prepare for another attack. Mu En questioned whether he had made the wrong choices and whether the gods could truly help Shrek, while Yan Shaozhe insisted the academy must endure.

• Yan Shaozhe told the Sea God Pavilion elders that the Body Sect had abducted Xiao Hongchen and two female students with hair Martial Souls.
• Yan Shaozhe reported that Lu Cheng had given the Body Sect Immortal Herbs, and Mu En confirmed that Du Busi had advanced to Limit Douluo.
• The elders cursed Lu Cheng and resolved to protect Shrek Academy from a possible further attack, while Yan Shaozhe ordered them to conceal Xiao Hongchen’s abduction from the Sun Moon Empire.
• After the elders left, Mu En asked Yan Shaozhe whether he had been wrong, and Yan Shaozhe defended Shrek’s duties and survival.
• Mu En asked whether Yan Shaozhe believed in the gods, and Yan Shaozhe admitted that he had doubts about their ability to help Shrek.

At the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, Lu Cheng reassured Meng Hongchen that he would make the emperor apologize to Jing Hongchen, then reunited with the awakened Snow Empress in his Sea of Consciousness. In Heaven Dou City, Xiao Hongchen discovered that Vina was not a fellow captive and learned Lu Cheng intended to care for Meng Hongchen.

• Lu Cheng told Meng Hongchen that the Body Sect remained nearby and that he would help free Jing Hongchen and force the Sun Moon Emperor to apologize.
• Lu Cheng entered his Sea of Consciousness, where Tian Meng revealed that his Spiritual Power had recovered and the Snow Empress appeared with a trace of divinity.
• The Snow Empress teased and embraced Lu Cheng, then promised to stay by his side as he continued his path.
• Xiao Hongchen urged Vina to help him escape from the carriage, believing they were both prisoners of the Body Sect.
• A guard reported to Vina that the Soul Tools taken from the Illustrious Virtue Hall had been delivered and distributed, revealing her cooperation with the Body Sect.
• Vina told Xiao Hongchen that Lu Cheng had asked her to care for him and would take care of Meng Hongchen, prompting Xiao Hongchen to roar in fury.

After Shrek’s exchange students were released, Long Xiaoyao dismissed Bei Bei’s fears that the Sun Moon Empire would kill them, while Tang San discovered that Lu Cheng had replaced Huo Yuhao as the child of destiny and began planning to control him. The Auspicious Beast felt drawn toward the human world, and the Silver Dragon King sensed a passing Divine Consciousness before returning to her recovery.

• Fan Yu was released from interrogation after officials decided Shrek Academy was unlikely to have stolen the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s blueprints, but he learned that Jing Hongchen had been imprisoned and that Xiao Hongchen was no longer a useful hostage.
• The Shrek exchange students were released, and Bei Bei sought Long Xiaoyao’s help; Long Xiaoyao told him to return, judging that the Sun Moon Empire had little reason to target the group.
• Tang San realized that Huo Yuhao’s providence had faded while Lu Cheng’s had grown far stronger, and decided to use Xiao Qi and his existing schemes to bring Lu Cheng under his control.
• Tang San placed Xiao Qi’s third soul portion inside the Auspicious Beast, which began feeling drawn toward the human world and wondering whether to leave the forest.
• The Silver Dragon King sensed a strand of Divine Consciousness passing over her, warned Di Tian that the Divine Realm might have discovered her, and ordered the Ferocious Beasts not to disturb her recovery.

Ye Guyi awoke in the Holy Spirit Cult’s secret chamber and spoke with Qian Renxue, whose Divine Consciousness urged her to accept the Angel Temple inheritance so she could grow strong enough to capture her Master. Ye Guyi agreed and entered the temple to begin the divine trials.

• Ye Guyi awoke in the Holy Spirit Cult’s secret chamber, bathed, and spoke of her longing for her Master and her plan to take control of the cult.
• Qian Renxue appeared as a remnant of Divine Consciousness and questioned Ye Guyi about her feelings for her Master.
• Ye Guyi criticized Qian Renxue for letting her feelings for Tang San weaken her and shatter her angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue urged Ye Guyi to accept the Angel Temple inheritance, explaining that divine power would let her surpass her Master.
• Ye Guyi decided to accept the inheritance and stepped into the Angel Temple to undergo the divine trials.

Lu Cheng revealed his true power to Ji Juechen and overwhelmed him in a duel to help him experience despair and awaken his Annihilation Domain. Ji Juechen accepted the lesson, while Jing Ziyan learned Lu Cheng’s secret and Meng Hongchen stayed by his side.

• Ji Juechen asked Lu Cheng what he had meant by suggesting he change his approach to sword cultivation, and Lu Cheng proposed that he pursue annihilation or emotion.
• Lu Cheng brought Ji Juechen into a sealed dueling arena and revealed his fire phoenix form and crimson fire bow to Jing Ziyan and Meng Hongchen.
• Ji Juechen charged Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng stopped him with three precise arrows, pinning him to the wall and leaving him badly wounded.
• Lu Cheng asked whether Ji Juechen had felt despair, and Ji Juechen confirmed he had and thanked Lu Cheng for the lesson.
• Meng Hongchen asked whether Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen could be trusted, and Lu Cheng said they would not betray him before she flirted with him.

Xu Jiangliu presented fabricated evidence against Jing Hongchen, and the emperor sentenced him to death and ordered his nine generations exterminated. At the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, Fire Phoenix guards seized Meng Hongchen, but Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan intervened to protect her.

• Xu Jiangliu accused Jing Hongchen of treason and presented letters and a Storage Soul Tool as evidence.
• The emperor blamed Jing Hongchen for corruption and rare-metal smuggling, then ordered him beheaded in Empire Square and his nine generations exterminated.
• Huo Ling and the Fire Phoenix guards arrived at the academy and took Meng Hongchen into custody because of her grandfather’s alleged treason.
• Meng Hongchen protested and sought help from Lu Cheng as the guards began escorting her away.
• Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan stopped the guards and shielded Meng Hongchen.

Lu Cheng let Meng Hongchen be taken so he could mount a larger rescue, gathering the Body Sect’s strongest fighters outside Mingdu and hiding them in an undead-filled world for the night. At the execution ground, Jing Hongchen learned Meng Hongchen had helped the Body Sect and finally abandoned his loyalty to the Sun Moon Imperial Family as the execution began.

• The Fire Phoenix captain took Meng Hongchen into custody while Lu Cheng and Ji Juechen stood down, and Lu Cheng told Ji Juechen he would rescue her openly later.
• Lu Cheng gathered thirty-four Body Sect fighters, including two Limit Douluo, outside Mingdu and sent them through a gate into an undead-filled world to wait until the next day.
• At the execution ground, Jing Hongchen and his family were led in shackles toward the nooses as the crowd watched.
• Meng Hongchen asked Jing Hongchen whether he would leave if the Body Sect came to save him, and he realized she had helped them obtain the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s map.
• Jing Hongchen saw the emperor on the platform and, after the guards denied him any dignity, severed the last of his loyalty to the Sun Moon Imperial Family.

Lu Cheng and the Body Sect stormed Jing Hongchen’s execution, overwhelmed the Sun Moon Empire’s forces, and humiliated the emperor. Kong Deming arrived and allowed Lu Cheng to take several people, while Lu Cheng warned him that an empire depended on the people’s hearts.

• As Jing Hongchen and his family faced execution, Lu Cheng attacked the guards with flaming arrows while Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan fought through the crowd to reach them.
• Lu Cheng opened a sinister gate, and Du Busi led the Body Sect’s Titled Douluo in taking control of the execution square and defeating the Sun Moon Empire’s forces.
• Lu Cheng kicked and humiliated the emperor, while Jing Hongchen realized Lu Cheng intended to recruit him and Ji Juechen marveled at their victory.
• Kong Deming arrived with elite soldiers and stopped his commanders from attacking, then agreed that Lu Cheng could take Jing Hongchen and the others.
• Lu Cheng told Kong Deming that an empire depended on its people and warned that scattered hearts could never be gathered again.

Lu Cheng used a Mirror Clone to deceive Kong Deming and help Jing Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and the others escape the Sun Moon Empire. After reaching safety, he headed toward the Heavenly Soul Empire, where Xiao Hongchen was attending a banquet with its rulers and the Body Sect.

• Meng Hongchen kicked the old emperor, while Kong Deming tried to persuade Jing Hongchen to remain loyal to the Sun Moon Empire, but Jing Hongchen rejected him and entered the Undead Demiplane with his family and the Body Sect.
• Lu Cheng stayed behind as the gate closed, but Kong Deming struck him and ordered the guards to seize him.
• Lu Cheng revealed that he was a Mirror Clone, which shattered and left Kong Deming realizing the real Lu Cheng had already escaped; the old emperor was helped up after wetting himself.
• Hundreds of kilometers outside Mingdu, Lu Cheng confirmed that he had rescued the people he came for and flew away on bionic wings.
• In Heaven Dou City, Xiao Hongchen attended a banquet with Vina, Long Aotian, and the Heavenly Soul Empire’s rulers, where a Body Sect beauty teased him about Lu Cheng’s request to look after him.

Lu Cheng reunited Xiao Hongchen with his sister and Jing Hongchen, then led a gathering of the Body Sect and Heavenly Soul Empire’s leaders in discussing the danger posed by the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tools. He ended the chapter by declaring that they intended to rebuild the Spirit Hall, leaving the emperor and the assembly stunned.

• Vina told Xiao Hongchen that Jing Hongchen had lost his position and been imprisoned, but his sister and grandfather were returning unharmed.
• Xiao Hongchen reunited with his sister and Jing Hongchen, and Lu Cheng welcomed the Hongchen family at a gathering with the Body Sect’s elders and the Heavenly Soul Emperor.
• Jing Hongchen warned that Sun Moon Empire Soul Tools could overwhelm traditional forces, and he proved their range and power by defeating the Fifth Elder in a test.
• Lu Cheng urged the Body Sect to develop Soul Tools and restore free Martial Soul Awakening, warning that the original continent could lose much of its territory if war began.
• After the Heavenly Soul Emperor objected to reviving the Spirit Hall, Lu Cheng declared that they intended to become the next Spirit Hall.

Lu Cheng consolidated the Body Sect’s control over the Heavenly Soul Empire, assigning Jing Hongchen to build its Soul Tool Department and Lang Ya to oversee awakening offices. After the meeting, he reunited with Wei Ling'er, while Vina persuaded her father to cooperate with the Body Sect as Lu Cheng pursued ambitions for the continent.

• Lu Cheng secured the Heavenly Soul Emperor’s compliance and put Jing Hongchen in charge of the Soul Tool Department, entrusting him with the Illustrious Virtue Hall equipment and reserves.
• Jing Hongchen accepted the role and promised to build a laboratory, while Lu Cheng said the Body Sect was already training Soul Tool talent.
• Lu Cheng ordered awakening offices established across the Heavenly Soul Empire and told Lang Ya to kill nobles who obstructed them; Lang Ya accepted the assignment.
• Outside the palace, Wei Ling'er embraced Lu Cheng, and he agreed to spend the night with her.
• Vina warned the Heavenly Soul Emperor that resisting Lu Cheng could doom the empire, and he agreed to cooperate with the Body Sect.

Xu Tianran considered conspiring with the Holy Spirit Cult to secure the Sun Moon Empire’s throne while his father recovered, as Lu Cheng woke in the Body Sect after spending the night with Wei Ling'er. Ma Xiaotao came to fetch him for Zhang Lexuan, who was handling the sect’s affairs.

• The imperial physician said the old emperor had fallen asleep and needed quiet rest, while Xu Tianran performed grief before his rival Fourth Brother.
• Fourth Brother mocked Xu Tianran’s claim to the throne, and Xu Tianran considered accepting the Holy Spirit Cult’s help to kill his father and ascend.
• Xu Tianran saw a shadowy figure disappear and concluded that the coming night would determine whether he could take the throne.
• Lu Cheng awoke beside Wei Ling'er, and Ma Xiaotao entered their room to tease them and urge him to get up.
• Zhang Lexuan reviewed Body Sect documents in the council hall courtyard while Lu Cheng and Ma Xiaotao headed to meet her.

Lu Cheng prepared the Body Sect for the Sun Moon Empire’s planned tournament trap while spending months in the sect and advancing his strength. As he turned to gathering resources and expanding the sect’s influence, the Black Tortoise Sect emerged as the most active obstacle to universal awakening.

• Zhang Lexuan reported that the Sun Moon Empire had stayed silent, and Lu Cheng predicted it would use the upcoming tournament to lure the continent’s powers into Mingdu.
• Lu Cheng agreed that the Body Sect would attend the tournament openly under its own name, while Shrek Academy recovered its students and Xiao Hongchen remained behind during a hostage exchange.
• The Sun Moon Empire opened tournament participation to sects and organizations, drawing hidden powers into the competition as Zhang Lexuan and the others recognized Lu Cheng’s prediction.
• Over the following months, Lu Cheng reached the Soul Douluo realm, planned a return to Sunset Forest, and directed Jing Hongchen and Xuan Ziwen to develop Soul Tools for the Body Sect.
• Lu Cheng promoted universal awakening across the region, but local powers obstructed the effort, with the Black Tortoise Sect in Black Tortoise City causing the most trouble.

Lu Cheng answered the Black Tortoise Sect’s resistance by mobilizing the Body Sect and confronting its leaders with Shrek Academy’s Yan Shaozhe present. After Xu Jiangliu defied him, Lu Cheng ordered Elder Lin to cut off all ten of Xu Jiangliu’s fingers, provoking Yan Shaozhe.

• Lang Ya reported that the Black Tortoise Sect had rejected the Body Sect’s demands and that Yan Shaozhe had intervened on its behalf.
• Lu Cheng issued a mobilization order, summoning six elders and ten third-generation disciples to assemble.
• Xu Jiangliu gathered local leaders and Yan Shaozhe to oppose the Body Sect’s plan to claim authority over the commoners.
• Lu Cheng entered their council chamber with Lang Ya, insulted a white-haired elder, and challenged Xu Jiangliu over his threat to cut off the Body Sect’s fingers.
• Xu Jiangliu defied Lu Cheng, who ordered Elder Lin to sever all ten of Xu Jiangliu’s fingers.
• Yan Shaozhe rose in fury, and Elder Lin challenged him to test the sharpness of his blade.

Lu Cheng confronted Yan Shaozhe and ordered the destruction of the Black Tortoise Sect in revenge for its past crimes. After the sect was wiped out, he sent Yan Shaozhe back to Shrek with a warning for Mu En and directed the Body Sect to take over the territory and expand across the Heavenly Soul Empire.

• Yan Shaozhe tried to stop Lu Cheng, while Bei Bei urged him to return to Shrek and Lu Cheng rejected the appeal, citing Mu En’s slaughter of Lexuan’s family.
• Lu Cheng gave the gathered factions three counts to leave and declared that he would spare no one from the Xu Clan.
• The other factions fled, and Lu Cheng ordered the Black Tortoise Sect’s Xu members killed; Chen Lin killed Xu Jiangliu, and Xu Sanshi died as well.
• The Body Sect’s fighters burned the estate and reported that none of the Xu Clan had survived; Lu Cheng spared Yan Shaozhe and told him to deliver a warning to Mu En.
• Lu Cheng ordered Lang Ya to take over the Black Tortoise Sect’s territory and spread the Body Sect’s awakening branches throughout the Heavenly Soul Empire within six months.