Chapter Summaries

Lu Cheng and Wu Yun rescued the Zhongli brothers from the Star Luo Empire’s forces, then Lu Cheng killed and devoured them after learning they had slaughtered the Ye Clan. He identified Ye Guyi as a potential target for his simulation plan, while she struggled to survive alone in Sitan City with a severe, evil-qi-tainted wound.

• Wu Yun drove off the Star Luo Empire’s experts, and Lu Cheng and Wu Yun left after warning them not to punish the Zhongli brothers.
• Zhongli Tian revealed that the brothers had killed the Ye Clan patriarch and massacred his clan, while Ye Guyi escaped with a wound from the fight.
• Lu Cheng learned that Ye Guyi had fled west, then killed the Zhongli brothers and devoured their souls before Wu Yun left to report their deaths.
• Lu Cheng decided to find Ye Guyi and raise her into an enemy who might eventually kill him, hoping the plan would earn a high simulation score.
• In Sitan City, hungry and nearly out of money, Ye Guyi bought a bun from a shop assistant who cheated her out of her change.
• Ye Guyi ate the bun and applied crushed medicinal ingredients to her wound, which still prevented her from healing or releasing her Martial Soul.

Lu Cheng rescued Ye Guyi from the snow and, after she recovered from her clan’s slaughter, took her on as his disciple when she vowed to seek revenge on Evil Soul Masters. The chapter ended with Lu Cheng unexpectedly appearing before Jing Hongchen in the Illustrious Virtue Hall.

• Lu Cheng found Ye Guyi near death in the snow, healed her, and brought her to a room where she woke the next morning.
• Ye Guyi mourned her murdered clan and questioned why Lu Cheng had saved her; he challenged her despair and waited as she slowly began eating again.
• Lu Cheng revealed his Blazing Angel Martial Soul, stirring Ye Guyi’s Angel Martial Soul and giving her hope that she was not alone.
• Ye Guyi asked Lu Cheng to take her as his disciple and vowed to kill Evil Soul Masters; Lu Cheng agreed without telling her that the Zhongli trio were already dead.
• Lu Cheng appeared before Jing Hongchen in the Illustrious Virtue Hall and greeted him as his senior brother.

Lu Cheng reunited with Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, then continued training Ye Guyi to become a powerful angel who could destroy the Holy Spirit Cult. He demonstrated the Holy Flame Sword Canon, leaving Ye Guyi awed by a slash that split the clouds above Mingdu.

• Lu Cheng met Jing Hongchen and reassured him that joining the Holy Spirit Cult had been his own choice.
• Meng Hongchen arrived, tearfully reunited with Lu Cheng, and received a bracelet from him.
• Lu Cheng told Jing Hongchen about his angel-Martial-Soul disciple and asked him to protect her if anything happened to him.
• Lu Cheng trained Ye Guyi in sword movements as part of his plan to guide her toward godhood and make the Holy Spirit Cult a sacrifice for her path.
• Lu Cheng demonstrated the three forms of the Holy Flame Sword Canon, and his final slash cleaved a hundred-li stretch of dark clouds.

Lu Cheng continued raising Ye Guyi and helping her evolve into a Seraphim, while her attachment to him grew possessive and obsessive. Concerned by her suppressed emotions, he planned to let her vent by targeting Holy Spirit Cult branch disciples, but Ye Guyi privately fantasized about marrying him and starting a family.

• Ye Guyi accepted Lu Cheng’s guidance, and over the following years she reached Soul King after consuming an Infernal Delicate Apricot, evolving her Martial Soul into a Seraphim.
• Lu Cheng advanced to peak Level 94 and rose through the Holy Spirit Cult ranks, while Ye Guyi reached Level 66 and began treating him as her possession.
• Lu Cheng grew uneasy about Ye Guyi’s increasingly intense attachment but decided to let her vent by asking Wu Yun for intelligence on branch altar disciples.
• Ye Guyi insisted on washing Lu Cheng’s clothes and secretly buried her face in them, savoring his scent.
• Ye Guyi imagined becoming Lu Cheng’s wife, defeating all Evil Soul Masters, and having children with him, then admired her body while imagining his hands touching her.

Lu Cheng took Ye Guyi to fight the Holy Spirit Cult, explaining that she could pursue godhood through faith as she grew stronger. After Ye Guyi defeated the cultists and drew faith from grateful civilians, Lu Cheng exposed a hidden trick in the dead Soul Saint’s head.

• Lu Cheng told Ye Guyi that she could become a god through faith and accepted her wish to remain with him, though he knew he would eventually have to sacrifice himself.
• Lu Cheng brought Ye Guyi to Nuode City, where Holy Spirit Cult members were seizing civilians as sacrifices.
• Ye Guyi rescued the civilians, defeated the cultists, and killed the Sixth Holy Spirit with her Angel Martial Soul.
• Lu Cheng observed the civilians’ faith gathering around Ye Guyi, then led her to the city’s Holy Spirit Cult branch altar.
• Ye Guyi killed the branch’s Soul Saint and other cultists, but Lu Cheng caught a crimson shadow escaping from the Soul Saint’s exploded head and warned her about the cult’s tricks.

Lu Cheng and Ye Guyi continued their campaign against Evil Soul Masters as Ye Guyi grew into a powerful leader of the Holy Angel Church. With Ye Xishui preparing to destroy the church, Lu Cheng visited Ye Guyi, who said she was nearing godhood and vowed to take him with her to the Divine Realm.

• Lu Cheng captured and destroyed a Holy Spirit Cult Great Holy Spirit after Ye Guyi defeated him, then left with her.
• Two years later, Lu Cheng defeated Zhongli Wu, became Holy Spirit Cult leader, and had his Blazing Angel Martial Soul corrupted into a Fallen Angel Martial Soul.
• Ye Guyi advanced rapidly, founded the Holy Angel Church, and gathered believers and allies while Lu Cheng secretly supported her.
• The Holy Angel Church won imperial recognition, and Ye Guyi reached Level 95 as signs of the Angel God's divine power gathered around her.
• Ye Xishui called for the Holy Spirit Cult to destroy the Holy Angel Church, and Lu Cheng agreed to the attack.
• Lu Cheng met Ye Guyi at the church headquarters, where she said she was nearing godhood and promised to bring him with her to the Divine Realm.

Lu Cheng reunited with Kong Deming and asked him to protect Ye Guyi, his only disciple, before the Holy Spirit Cult launched a night raid on the Holy Angel Church. The attack was halted when Kong Deming arrived to help Ye Guyi, and Ye Xishui ordered the cult to retreat.

• Lu Cheng visited Kong Deming after five years and asked him to protect Ye Guyi, revealing that she was his disciple and Kong Deming’s granddisciple.
• Kong Deming promised to protect Ye Guyi, and Lu Cheng assured him he had never blamed him for what happened five years earlier.
• Ye Xishui led the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces in a surprise attack on the Holy Angel Church headquarters, where Ye Guyi healed the wounded and reclaimed souls with her power.
• Ye Xishui recognized that Ye Guyi was developing a godhead through faith and ordered the cult to kill her.
• Jing Hongchen and Illustrious Virtue Hall forces joined the battle, while Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao pressed Ye Guyi until Kong Deming intervened.
• Kong Deming blocked Long Xiaoyao’s attacks, and Ye Xishui withdrew as Sun Moon Empire troops entered the city.

Ye Guyi received a powerful defensive Soul Tool from Kong Deming and mistook the gift as a sign that Lu Cheng’s elders accepted her as his future wife. Over the next two years, her church grew and she neared godhood while Shrek Academy obstructed her campaign; the chapter ended as she launched the final war against the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Kong Deming gave Ye Guyi a black-and-gold bracelet, and she decided she would wait for Lu Cheng to reveal his identity himself.
• Lu Cheng identified the bracelet as a pinnacle Level 9 defensive Soul Tool, and Ye Guyi took his agreement that his elders liked her as confirmation of her hopes.
• Over two years, Ye Guyi reached Level 98 and expanded the Holy Angel Church, while Lu Cheng concealed the requirement for her ascension to godhood.
• Ye Xishui repeatedly tried to ambush Ye Guyi, but Lu Cheng warned her in advance and foiled the attacks.
• Mu En refused Ye Guyi’s request for Shrek Academy to help destroy the Holy Spirit Cult, and Shrek covertly discouraged other factions from joining her forces.
• Ye Guyi launched the final war against the Holy Spirit Cult.

Ye Guyi led the Holy Angel Church and its allies to attack the Holy Spirit Cult while Lu Cheng stayed behind and revealed his Fallen Angel form. As the expedition neared the cult’s headquarters, Lu Cheng waited underground for Ye Guyi to arrive, while Kong Deming suspected his disciple had a hidden plan involving her path to godhood.

• Ye Guyi rallied the Holy Angel Church and led its forces out to wipe out the Holy Spirit Cult, with Lu Cheng remaining at the palace.
• Lu Cheng transformed into a Fallen Angel after Ye Guyi departed and watched her retreating figure.
• Ye Xishui angrily demanded to know where Lu Cheng was, and he appeared and promised to remain at the Holy Spirit Cult as its final barrier.
• Lu Cheng went to the cult’s deepest underground chamber and waited for Ye Guyi’s forces to arrive.
• Kong Deming joined the expedition with most of the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineer Legions and suspected his disciple planned to help Ye Guyi become a god.

Ye Guyi led the allied forces to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult’s army and killed Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, but the final Evil Soul Master remained beneath the cult’s altar. There, she discovered that the cult’s leader was her master, Lu Cheng, who attacked her as she pleaded for him to stop.

• Ye Guyi challenged the Holy Spirit Cult, and the allied forces clashed with its members while Kong Deming and Long Xiaoyao fought as Limit Douluo.
• Ye Guyi’s swordsmanship overwhelmed Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, and she killed them as the allied forces wiped out the cult’s remaining fighters.
• After devouring Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, Ye Guyi still failed to break through to godhood, then sensed a powerful darkness rising from the underground altar.
• Kong Deming ordered the army to seal off the area, and Ye Guyi entered the altar alone to confront the presence within.
• Ye Guyi found Lu Cheng seated as the Holy Spirit Cult’s leader; he struck at her, and she begged him to stop fighting and go home with her.

Ye Guyi fought Lu Cheng, her teacher and beloved, after learning he was an Evil Soul Master, and killed him as she completed her godhood. She carried his body away and refused the Divine Realm’s offer, choosing to remain in the mortal realm with his corpse.

• Lu Cheng taunted Ye Guyi for refusing to strike him, then guided her through their sword forms as she struggled between love for him and her oath to destroy Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Guyi performed the World-Purifying Lotus Flower Flame and pierced Lu Cheng, absorbing his Fallen Angel power and fully forming her divine core.
• Lu Cheng died in Ye Guyi’s arms after calling his death her final lesson, and she grieved that even as a deity she could not revive him.
• Kong Deming stopped Jing Hongchen from pursuing Ye Guyi and explained that Lu Cheng could not have been stopped.
• Ye Guyi placed Lu Cheng in an ice coffin, rejected the Divine Realm’s invitation, and vowed to stay with him in the mortal realm.

Lu Cheng’s remnant soul was discovered by Ye Guyi and the God of Destruction, and Ye Guyi refused to accept that he was gone. When Lu Cheng used the Simulation Device to leave the world, Ye Guyi gave up her godhood to follow him into reincarnation, leaving Destruction without the ally he had hoped to recruit.

• Ye Guyi clung to Lu Cheng’s preserved body and insisted that her master was still alive.
• The God of Destruction sensed a remnant of Lu Cheng’s soul and explained that it was too damaged to recover, then offered to awaken it so Ye Guyi could say goodbye.
• Lu Cheng emerged from the body and told Ye Guyi he had once planned to devour her, but she revealed she had never believed he could die so easily and vowed to revive him.
• The Simulation Device offered Lu Cheng a chance to leave, and Ye Guyi grabbed his hand and asked to go with him.
• Ye Guyi’s Angel Godhood shattered as she followed Lu Cheng into reincarnation, and the God of Destruction was left behind.

Lu Cheng selected the Fallen Angel Martial Soul and an Illustrious Virtue Hall title from his simulation rewards, then received Wei Ling'er’s intimate thanks for helping her Body Martial Soul advance. He decided to honor his promise to Tang Ya and later learned that Ye Guyi had awakened with memories of another worldline and two evolved Martial Souls.

• Lu Cheng chose the Fallen Angel Martial Soul from his simulation rewards, then selected the title that improved his Soul Tool skills from Meng Hongchen’s rewards.
• Lu Cheng manifested the Fallen Angel Martial Soul and wondered about Ye Guyi’s advancement before Wei Ling'er visited to thank him for her Body Martial Soul’s evolution.
• Wei Ling'er seduced Lu Cheng and spent the night with him, while he considered helping Tang Ya reclaim her home and keeping watch on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Cheng decided it was time to fulfill his promise to Tang Ya and planned a trip to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ye Guyi woke in another worldline, remembered her life in the Ordinary Alliance, and discovered that she had both the Blazing Angel and Fallen Angel Martial Souls.

Ye Guyi entered an underground arena to prove her strength, but revealed her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and terrifying power against Blood Fist. After she won and vanished into darkness, a black-robed spectator from the Holy Spirit Cult declared that she was destined for them.

• Ye Guyi reflected on her search for Evil Soul Masters and resolved to fight in the arena to gain the Ordinary Alliance's attention and resources.
• Blood Fist charged Ye Guyi with his Blood-Devouring Fist, intending to kill her with a single blow.
• Ye Guyi summoned her Fallen Angel wings and Holy Demon Sword, wounded Blood Fist, then bound and dragged him into darkness with Holy Demon, Judgment.
• The referee announced Ye Guyi's victory as the crowd recoiled from her apparent Evil Soul Master abilities.
• Ye Guyi left the arena, saying she would wait for her teacher in the darkness, while a black-robed Holy Spirit Cult spectator decided she was destined for the cult.

Lu Cheng shared a meal with the girls as they discussed their plans, then decided to escort Tang Ya to pay respects to her family and take Wang Dong'er along to protect her from Tang San. The next morning, they reached Heaven Dou City by carriage.

• Xiao Xiao announced that she had advanced to Soul Elder and said she wanted to remain with the Body Sect and learn its body-tempering methods.
• Jiang Nannan said she would stay wherever Lu Cheng went, while Tang Ya agreed to return home and pay respects to her family.
• Wang Dong'er said she did not want to return to the Clear Sky Sect and feared Tang San might come after her while Lu Cheng was away.
• Lu Cheng invited Wang Dong'er to join his trip with Tang Ya and planned to seek a Soul Ring after their visit.
• Lu Cheng, Tang Ya, and Wang Dong'er traveled by carriage to Heaven Dou City, where the driver announced their arrival.

Tang Ya returned to Heaven Dou City with Lu Cheng and Vina to reclaim the Tang Sect’s former grounds and take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect. After Lu Cheng accepted the city lord’s punishment for his past failure to protect the Tang Sect, Tang Ya arrived at the Iron Blood Sect’s gates and prepared to confront its disciples.

• Vina told Lu Cheng and Tang Ya that she had arranged for Heaven Dou City’s gates to be sealed and the Iron Blood Sect to be dealt with.
• Vina fined the city lord three years’ salary for his responsibility in the Tang Sect’s destruction, and Lu Cheng agreed the punishment was fair.
• The city lord ordered his attendants to destroy the Iron Blood Sect’s reputation and support the Tang Sect after Lu Cheng’s carriage departed.
• At the Iron Blood Sect’s former grounds, Tang Ya thanked Lu Cheng and kissed him in the carriage, leaving Vina embarrassed and alone with them.
• Tang Ya left the carriage, faced the Iron Blood Sect’s disciples, and announced that she had returned.

Tang Ya slaughtered the Iron Blood Sect to avenge her parents, then collapsed from exhaustion. A Holy Spirit Cult Soul Saint tried to abduct her, but Lu Cheng recognized him and killed him with a single arrow.

• Tang Ya killed Tie Tang, Tie Li, and more than a hundred Iron Blood Sect disciples as her Dark Blue Silver Emperor’s devouring power fueled her rampage.
• Tang Ya avenged her parents, then collapsed unconscious from exhaustion.
• A black-robed Holy Spirit Cult member appeared and tried to take Tang Ya away, while Vina secretly called for help.
• Lu Cheng confronted the man, identified the Holy Spirit Cult, and dismissed his claim that Tang Ya belonged among Evil Soul Masters.
• Lu Cheng used his Double Pupils and a blazing arrow to pierce the black-robed Soul Saint’s chest.

Lu Cheng killed the Evil Soul Masters who attacked Tang Ya, then stayed at the Tang Sect’s former grounds and spent the next day preparing to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest. He planned to recruit Sun Moon Empire talent and use the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s support to expand the Body Sect’s Soul Tool Department.

• Lu Cheng carried Tang Ya after killing the black-robed Evil Soul Master and asked Vina to clean up the scene.
• Tang Ya served Lu Cheng a lavish breakfast and threatened to kill herself when he tried to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lu Cheng agreed to stay with Tang Ya, and they spent the night together before their planned departure.
• Lu Cheng considered recruiting Xuan Ziwen, Ji Juechen, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen to strengthen the Body Sect’s Soul Tool Department.
• Lu Cheng reflected on the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s financial and logistical support, while Tang Ya lay exhausted beside him.

Tang Wutong visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to claim an immortal herb, only to learn that a boy had taken nearly all of them. Meanwhile, Lu Cheng sensed a group of Evil Soul Masters moving through the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Wang Dong'er found Tang Ya exhausted in bed, and Lu Cheng carried Tang Ya when she struggled to walk.
• Tang Wutong entered the valley with Clear Sky Sect experts and ordered them to wait outside while she went in alone.
• Tang Wutong told Youyou she had come to take the trial and demanded an immortal herb.
• Youyou revealed that a boy had taken all the immortal herbs, and Tang Wutong left furious, vowing to make Da Ming and Er Ming find him.
• At camp in the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Cheng sensed a group of beings with a presence like Evil Soul Masters moving through the area.

The Holy Spirit Cult secretly prepared to abduct the Auspicious Beast, while Ye Guyi spotted Lu Cheng and suppressed her desire to reunite with him. Lu Cheng sensed the cult’s formation and realized its target, then entered the formation before it was completed.

• Zhongli Wu led Ye Guyi, Zhang Peng, Wu Yun, and other Titled Douluo through the Star Dou Great Forest to capture the Auspicious Beast and planned to blame Shrek Academy.
• Ye Guyi recognized Lu Cheng at a distant camp but hid her feelings and resolved to approach him only after gaining more strength.
• Zhang Peng asked how to handle the people near the camp, and Zhongli Wu ordered the cult to avoid them while keeping them out of the secret formation.
• Electrolux told Lu Cheng that the Holy Spirit Cult was forming a crude dark-magic barrier and had deliberately routed around him.
• Lu Cheng suspected the cult was targeting the Auspicious Beast, told Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, and Elder Chen he would take a stroll, then charged into the formation.