Chapter Summaries

Lu Cheng confronted Xuan Zi after rescuing Zhang Lexuan and the others from a hundred-thousand-year Blood-Eroding Devil Python, then revealed his anger that Xuan Zi had failed to keep her safe. The chapter ended with Lu Cheng unleashing a powerful attack against Xuan Zi as the Shrek disciples watched in shock.

• An inner court disciple told Xuan Zi that Lu Cheng had taken Zhang Lexuan, and Xuan Zi rushed after them.
• Lu Cheng sent Wu Ya away with Zhang Lexuan and chose to face Xuan Zi alone.
• Xuan Zi demanded that Lu Cheng hand Zhang Lexuan over, while Lu Cheng accused him of neglecting his duty and nearly letting her die.
• Lu Cheng said Mu En had entrusted Zhang Lexuan to him and revealed four red Soul Rings as he summoned the Sun-Shooting Bow.
• Lu Cheng fired his Sun-Shooting attack at Xuan Zi, lighting the sky with flames as Wu Ya and the Shrek disciples watched.

Lu Cheng escaped after blinding Xuan Zi, then reunited with Zhang Lexuan and Wu Ya and revealed the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The group entered the Sunset Forest to seek the hidden herb garden, while Xuan Zi returned to Shrek Academy determined to question Mu En.

• Xuan Zi pulled Lu Cheng's arrow from his shattered eye and roared that he would take revenge.
• Lu Cheng returned to Wu Ya and Zhang Lexuan badly wounded, and told them he had left Xuan Zi's eye likely to go blind.
• Lu Cheng revealed that Tang San had moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to the Sunset Forest and that the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower guarded it.
• Wu Ya agreed to help Lu Cheng find the valley, and the group set off into the Sunset Forest.
• Xuan Zi returned with Ruomu and decided to ask Mu En what had happened, while Lu Cheng told Wu Ya to disperse the poisonous miasma around them.

Lu Cheng led Wu Ya and Zhang Lexuan through the poisonous miasma to the immortal herbs and obtained a dark-attribute herb for Wu Ya. After Wu Ya broke through to rank ninety-six, Lu Cheng asked Jiaojiao for an herb for Zhang Lexuan, and she offered the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Wu Ya cleared the poisonous miasma while Lu Cheng found the valley, then carried exhausted Zhang Lexuan the rest of the way.
• Lu Cheng identified Youyou and asked Jiaojiao for a dark-attribute immortal herb for Wu Ya.
• Jiaojiao gave Wu Ya a Black Demon Flower, which transformed his Martial Soul and raised his cultivation to rank ninety-six.
• Lu Cheng offered Jiaojiao eternal life if she sacrificed herself to him, and she agreed before he clarified that he wanted an herb for Zhang Lexuan.
• Jiaojiao offered Zhang Lexuan the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Zhang Lexuan plucked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but Lu Cheng rejected her affection and ordered her to grow stronger as his whetstone. After advancing to Titled Douluo, Lu Cheng fired a devastating arrow toward Shrek Academy to demand an explanation, while Mu En punished Xuan Zi for abandoning the students.

• Zhang Lexuan used her heart’s blood and thoughts of Lu Cheng to pluck the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then tearfully called him Brother.
• Lu Cheng dismissed Zhang Lexuan’s feelings, reminded her that he had killed her family, and ordered her to absorb the flower and become stronger.
• Lu Cheng advanced to Titled Douluo with five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and fired his ninth Soul Skill toward Shrek Academy.
• Lu Cheng told Wu Ya that he was demanding an explanation from Shrek Academy and gave Zhang Lexuan the dying Blood-Eroding Devil Python to absorb.
• Mu En reprimanded Xuan Zi for neglecting his duties and confined him to the Sea God Pavilion for three months.
• Yan Shaozhe confronted Mu En over Lu Cheng’s demand, and Mu En admitted he had failed to keep his promise to Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng’s blazing-sun arrow struck Shrek Academy, but Mu En shielded the Sea God Pavilion with the Golden Ancient Tree. Elsewhere, Lu Cheng watched Zhang Lexuan recover and used an illusion to draw her into a vision of her childhood home.

• Yan Shaozhe vowed to kill Lu Cheng, but a fiery arrow transformed into a three-legged Golden Crow and rushed toward the Sea God Pavilion.
• Yan Shaozhe tried to hold back the blazing sun with his Martial Soul Avatar, while Mu En raised a golden barrier around Sea God Island.
• Mu En’s barrier stopped the arrow, and its explosion evaporated nearly half the water in Sea God Lake.
• Ma Xiaotao recognized Lu Cheng’s attack and resolved to seek him out at the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Lu Cheng saw that Zhang Lexuan had reached Level 83 after absorbing the Blood-Eroding Devil Python and decided to intensify her training by using an illusion.
• Zhang Lexuan opened her eyes inside the illusion and found herself in her childhood home.

Lu Cheng forced Zhang Lexuan to relive her parents’ deaths and fight him, strengthening her hatred while defeating her attacks with ease. He left her determined to kill him, then spoke with Wu Yun about his plan and refused to return the Immortal Herb to the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Lu Cheng used an illusion of her parents’ deaths to provoke Zhang Lexuan, who unleashed her soul skills and blood-moon attack against him.
• After Zhang Lexuan mistook a charred illusion for Lu Cheng’s corpse, he struck her and told her to get dressed before continuing their fight.
• Lu Cheng easily shattered Zhang Lexuan’s next blood-moon attack, choked her, and urged her to cultivate and turn her hatred into strength.
• Zhang Lexuan vowed to kill Lu Cheng after he left the cave, while Wu Yun questioned why he was making her hate him.
• Lu Cheng told Wu Yun not to return the Immortal Herb to the Holy Spirit Cult, then opened a bottle containing Zhang Lexuan’s blood.

Lu Cheng prepared to leave the Simulation by adapting his Martial Soul to Zhang Lexuan’s blood, hoping to leave her stronger and able to survive without him. After three months of training her in the cave, he departed without saying goodbye in person, leaving a crow to deliver his message.

• Lu Cheng used Zhang Lexuan’s blood and a secret method to make his Blood Pupils Martial Soul adapt to her, enduring severe pain.
• A crow delivered Ye Xishui’s warning that Lu Cheng should return quickly, and he acknowledged her concern before dismissing the world as simulated.
• Over three months, Zhang Lexuan reached rank eighty-five Soul Douluo and stabilized her strength while training against Lu Cheng and recovering in the hot spring.
• Zhang Lexuan unleashed her eighth Soul Skill, but Lu Cheng’s arrow easily shattered its attack.
• After Zhang Lexuan recovered, a black crow told her Lu Cheng had left and hoped she would become strong enough to fight him; she angrily demanded an explanation from the bird.

Lu Cheng left Zhang Lexuan behind in the valley, where she swore to kill him, and watched the fourth arc’s events unfold. The account ended with Lu Cheng reaching rank ninety-five and deciding that his years of plotting had reached their final stage.

• Zhang Lexuan realized Lu Cheng had left her free and shouted that she would kill him.
• Lu Cheng flew away with Wu Ya and dismissed Zhang Lexuan’s furious threat.
• The account recounted how Lu Cheng’s actions made his name feared across the continent and helped the Holy Spirit Cult grow bolder in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lu Cheng led Holy Spirit Academy to victory over Shrek at the tournament, then found Ma Xiaotao had joined his team and been appointed Holy Maiden.
• Lu Cheng reached rank ninety-five and recognized that the plan he had spent years building was nearing its conclusion.

Yan Shaozhe secretly went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to claim its Immortal Herbs, but Youyou lured him into swallowing a poisoned flower. As a black-robed figure appeared, Yan Shaozhe realized he had fallen into a trap.

• Zhang Lexuan received a letter directing her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Yan Shaozhe learned that it was the valley where she had met Lu Cheng.
• Yan Shaozhe decided to investigate the valley without consulting Mu En, hoping to keep its Immortal Herbs from other factions.
• Yan Shaozhe reached the valley and befriended Youyou, who told him Lu Cheng was away and offered him a flower said to benefit sacred Martial Souls.
• Yan Shaozhe swallowed the flower, began suffering as it burned inside him, and saw a black-robed figure appear.

Lu Cheng trapped Yan Shaozhe in an illusion and killed him after Yan Shaozhe mistakenly believed he had escaped through Phoenix Nirvana. The chapter ended with Lu Cheng crossing Yan Shaozhe’s name off his death list.

• Yan Shaozhe realized Lu Cheng had manipulated him and concluded that Lu Cheng intended to eliminate threats to Zhang Lexuan, including powerful figures across the continent.
• Lu Cheng told Yan Shaozhe that everyone would have to suffer for Lexuan, but Yan Shaozhe claimed he could escape through another means.
• Yan Shaozhe used Phoenix Nirvana and believed he had escaped to Sunset Forest, while Lu Cheng’s illusion kept him trapped in the valley.
• Lu Cheng’s scarlet arrow struck Yan Shaozhe, and Yan Shaozhe discovered that the flower he had swallowed was a poisonous herb and that he had never escaped the illusion.
• Yan Shaozhe died after telling Lu Cheng he would wait for him in hell, and Lu Cheng crossed Yan Shaozhe’s name off a white notebook containing four names.

Ma Xiaotao mourned Yan Shaozhe with Lu Cheng, then learned from his words and preparations that he expected to die in the coming assault on Shrek Academy. Lu Cheng left her asleep and ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to begin the attack, while Zhang Lexuan worried about Yan Shaozhe and watched Mu En emerge after a meeting of powerful figures.

• Ma Xiaotao mourned Yan Shaozhe at his grave and struggled to reconcile her loyalty to her teacher with her love for Lu Cheng.
• Ma Xiaotao begged Lu Cheng not to leave her, and he admitted through his silence that he expected to die; he promised to give her his Sun-Shooting Bow before he left.
• A crow told Lu Cheng that the Holy Spirit Cult had surrounded Shrek Academy with its elders and forces, ready to attack on his command.
• Lu Cheng used a faint crimson light to keep Ma Xiaotao asleep, laid her on the grass, and ordered the cult to proceed with its attack on Shrek Academy.
• Zhang Lexuan worried that Yan Shaozhe had not returned and considered warning Mu En, then saw Mu En and other powerful figures emerge from the Sea God Pavilion after reaching an agreement.

Lu Cheng led the Holy Spirit Cult in surrounding Shrek Academy, while Mu En and the assembled allies prepared to face the attack. Mu En demanded to know where Shaozhe was, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Zhang Lexuan told Mu En that Yan Shaozhe had gone to Sunset Forest after receiving a note from Lu Cheng and had not returned.
• Gray-black miasma spread toward Shrek Academy as more than twenty Titled Douluos from the Holy Spirit Cult revealed themselves, including Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.
• Lu Cheng emerged before the gathered forces and proposed that Du Busi might cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult after it destroyed Shrek Academy.
• Du Busi, representatives of the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire, and other allied experts rose to oppose Lu Cheng and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Mu En shielded Shrek Academy with the Golden Ancient Tree's light, confronted Lu Cheng, and asked where Yan Shaozhe was.

Lu Cheng led the Holy Spirit Cult’s assault on Shrek Academy as Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui fought its defenders. As Elder Song and Xian Lin'er attacked Lu Cheng, he revealed that he had long since become a Super Douluo and that his Three-Legged Golden Crow was the sun itself.

• Mu En realized Lu Cheng had used Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe to weaken Shrek Academy before the Holy Spirit Cult’s assault, while Long Xiaoyao charged into battle against Xuan Zi and Du Busi.
• Ye Xishui summoned the Death God's Tower and fired its Death God Ray at Mu En, who drew on the Ancient Golden Tree’s power to destroy the beam with Dragon Emperor Evil-Shattering Rend.
• Mu En refused to abandon Shrek Academy and prepared to fight Ye Xishui to the death.
• Elder Song wounded Lu Cheng in a surprise attack, then joined Xian Lin'er in sealing off his escape.
• Lu Cheng revealed that he had already reached the Super Douluo realm, and Elder Song recognized that his Three-Legged Golden Crow was the sun itself.

Lu Cheng revealed the Three-Legged Golden Crow’s overwhelming power in the battle above Shrek Academy, while Ma Xiaotao awoke transformed and raced back to him. As dawn approached, the exhausted defenders faced Du Busi and Xuan Zi’s desperate self-detonation against Long Xiaoyao.

• Wu Ming and Shrek’s inner court disciples watched Lu Cheng’s Three-Legged Golden Crow and realized how far its power surpassed their understanding of the Golden Crow Martial Soul.
• Elder Song ambushed Lu Cheng, but he countered with three Golden Crow arrows, forcing her to dodge and injuring Xian Lin'er while two fiery birds guarded him.
• Ma Xiaotao awoke in a valley, discovered that her Martial Soul had become a Divine Fire Phoenix and her Soul Power had risen, then flew toward Shrek Academy, afraid Lu Cheng would die.
• After fighting through the night, Mu En and Ye Xishui were both near defeat, while Du Busi, Xuan Zi, and Lu Cheng had suffered grievous injuries.
• Du Busi and Xuan Zi exchanged a glance, enlarged their bodies, and charged Long Xiaoyao with the intent to self-detonate.

Du Busi sacrificed himself to cripple Long Xiaoyao, while Mu En pursued Ye Xishui with his life force and named Zhang Lexuan his successor. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Cheng helped Long Xiaoyao kill Xuan Zi, then betrayed Long Xiaoyao for love of Ye Xishui and left him dying.

• Du Busi self-destructed while holding Long Xiaoyao, and Mu En decided to pursue Ye Xishui with his final strength.
• Mu En named Zhang Lexuan the next Sea God Pavilion Master before chasing Ye Xishui, while Lu Cheng also pursued them and Xuan Zi followed Long Xiaoyao.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Cheng struck Xuan Zi with a fiery arrow and joined Long Xiaoyao in killing him.
• Lu Cheng claimed he would return to support Shrek Academy, then pierced Long Xiaoyao with a crimson arrow and confessed that he loved Ye Xishui.
• Long Xiaoyao understood Lu Cheng's betrayal, asked to be buried with Ye Xishui, and fell toward the ground.

Lu Cheng revealed that his plan had begun after Mu En killed his family and Zhang Lexuan’s, and he confirmed that Xuan Zi and Long Xiaoyao were dead. As his stolen-Martial-Soul technique left him dying, Mu En died after learning the Sun Moon Federation would unite the continent, and Zhang Lexuan confronted Lu Cheng.

• Lu Cheng suppressed the injuries caused by his Martial Soul-stripping technique and hurried toward Mu En.
• Mu En realized Lu Cheng had manipulated the battle, while the Sun Moon Empire’s forces attacked the direction Ye Xishui had fled.
• Lu Cheng told Mu En that he had planned his revenge since the night Mu En killed his family and Lexuan’s, confirmed Xuan Zi and Long Xiaoyao were dead, and said the Sun Moon Federation would rule the continent.
• Mu En apologized to Lu Cheng and died as the Sun Moon Empire ordered its forces to leave the dying Lu Cheng alone.
• Zhang Lexuan found Mu En dead, confronted Lu Cheng, and he taunted her into attacking him.

Zhang Lexuan fought Lu Cheng with her full strength, but his Three-Legged Golden Crow overwhelmed her until his power suddenly began to fail. As Sun Moon Empire reinforcements routed the Holy Spirit Cult, Lu Cheng’s Sun-Shooting Bow dissolved, and Jiaojiao realized he might be dying.

• Zhang Lexuan unleashed her blood moon, but Lu Cheng’s Three-Legged Golden Crow swallowed it, and she followed with her Ninth Soul Skill, Spirit of the Silver Moon.
• Sun Moon Empire reinforcements attacked the Holy Spirit Cult’s fleeing disciples, while Wu Ya escaped and realized Lu Cheng had orchestrated a grand game of chess.
• Lu Cheng declared Zhang Lexuan too weak, and she prepared for what she thought would be his final blow.
• Lu Cheng suddenly weakened, and Zhang Lexuan seized the chance to launch her Eighth Soul Skill at him again.
• Lu Cheng’s Sun-Shooting Bow dissolved after he thanked it, while Jiaojiao appeared in his consciousness and angrily confronted him over his failing body.

Lu Cheng revealed to Jiaojiao that his plan required his death, and she chose to remain with him rather than be transferred to Ma Xiaotao. After Zhang Lexuan found him dying, Jiaojiao disclosed that Mu En had arranged the massacre of her family to manipulate her and Lu Cheng into joining Shrek Academy.

• Lu Cheng told Jiaojiao his death was part of a plan he had set in motion years earlier, and offered to let her survive as Ma Xiaotao’s Soul Spirit.
• Jiaojiao rejected being passed on to someone else and chose to die with Lu Cheng.
• Zhang Lexuan found Lu Cheng gravely wounded beside a stream after the blood moon struck him.
• Lu Cheng admitted that he had killed Mu En and others, then told Zhang Lexuan that Mu En was not the true culprit behind her family’s deaths.
• Jiaojiao explained that Mu En had colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult to target the Lu and Zhang families, intending to force Lu Cheng and Zhang Lexuan into Shrek Academy.

Jiaojiao revealed that Lu Cheng had sacrificed his reputation and safety to protect Zhang Lexuan, who learned the truth as he lay dying. Lu Cheng gave her his Martial Soul before he died, and Zhang Lexuan killed herself rather than live without him.

• Jiaojiao told Zhang Lexuan that Lu Cheng had repeatedly risked everything to protect her and had endured the world's hatred for her sake.
• Zhang Lexuan confronted Lu Cheng, who admitted he had hoped to leave something behind for her and gave her his Martial Soul, which appeared as a crimson eye on her forehead.
• Lu Cheng died in Zhang Lexuan's arms, and Jiaojiao vanished into a blaze of fire that merged into his body.
• When Ruomu and the Shrek Academy elders arrived, Zhang Lexuan said Lu Cheng had overlooked that she could not live without him, then stabbed herself through the heart with her hairpin.
• Ma Xiaotao arrived and showed the elders evidence of the truth, leaving them silent as Ruomu mourned the ill-fated lovers.

Lu Cheng chose the Sun-Shooting Bow and then Blood Pupils as two rewards from his completed simulation, while Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Jiaojiao awakened with memories of their simulated lives. The chapter ended with Zhang Lexuan vowing to find Lu Cheng, as he watched a Black Tortoise Sect steward outside his home before exhaustion overtook him.

• Ma Xiaotao visited Lu Cheng and Zhang Lexuan's graves, reflected on her life, and walked into the flames to reunite with Lu Cheng.
• Lu Cheng selected the Sun-Shooting Bow as his first reward and discovered that the hidden objective gave him a second choice.
• Lu Cheng chose Blood Pupils, detected Chen Ling sleeping outside the courtyard, and watched him leave at dawn before falling asleep.
• Zhang Lexuan realized her memories of Lu Cheng were real and vowed to find him.
• Ma Xiaotao felt her Divine Fire Phoenix Martial Soul evolve and mourned that she would never see Lu Cheng again, while Jiaojiao woke in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with her memories intact.