Recaps

Goodness and Evil explained to the God of Stars and the Chess God why they had chosen Dai Mubai as their successor but had not yet given him a God's Test. They planned to use the Chess God's assessment to test and temper Dai Mubai discreetly, then pass their godhoods to him directly once he was ready, but Goodness hinted at another reason for the delay.

• The God of Stars praised Dai Mubai's extraordinary talent and accepted that Goodness and Evil had already chosen him as their successor.
• Goodness explained that directly testing Dai Mubai would attract attention because she and Evil had no inheritance site on Douluo Star and held prominent positions in the Divine Realm.
• Goodness said they planned to use the Chess God's test for Dai Mubai's Titled Douluo guardian to assess Dai Mubai indirectly.
• Evil explained that Dai Mubai needed time to develop, and that ruling the Star Luo Empire and reaching the Titled Douluo realm would help prepare him to inherit their godhoods.
• Goodness said they would waive the God's Test and pass their godhoods directly to Dai Mubai once he was ready, then hinted that another reason had kept them from testing him sooner.

Goodness and Evil planned to help Dai Mubai qualify to inherit both of their God King godhoods, beginning by arranging a God's Test for his protector, Lu Qibin. The Chess God bestowed the test and prepared to pass his godhood to Lu Qibin in exchange for inheriting the God of Stars godhood, while the God of Wrath noticed the divine event.

• Goodness explained that Dai Mubai could not yet inherit both her and Evil's godhoods, so they had the Chess God arrange a God's Test for his protector.
• Evil proposed that the Chess God pass his godhood to his descendant Lu Qibin, who wielded the Star Luo Chess Martial Soul, in exchange for the God of Stars godhood.
• The Chess God accepted the arrangement and pledged to cooperate with Goodness, Evil, and Stars.
• The Chess God sent a blue-purple chess piece toward Douluo Star to bestow a God's Test on Lu Qibin.
• The God of Wrath observed the disturbance from the Temple of Wrath and began investigating it.

The God of Wrath dismissed a report about the Chess God’s test as unimportant, while Goodness and Evil’s concealment kept their plan from attracting the attention of the higher gods. They prepared to guide Dai Mubai and gave the Chess God a God-Given Soul Ring as a reward for his successor, Lu Qibin.

• A divine officer reported that the Chess God had bestowed a God's Test on the Titled Douluo Lu Qibin, but the God of Wrath refused to trouble Destruction God King with the news.
• Goodness and Evil’s choice of the low-ranked Chess God kept their plan inconspicuous, and other gods noticed Lu Qibin but overlooked Dai Mubai.
• Goodness and Evil agreed that they could begin guiding Dai Mubai.
• The Chess God asked Goodness and Evil to arrange Lu Qibin’s God's Test and presented them with an inheritance jade token.
• Goodness created a God-Given Soul Ring for Lu Qibin, and the grateful Chess God thanked her and Evil.

A point of divine light entered Lu Qibin and marked him as the Chess God's inheritor, while the appearance of a new divine inheritance stirred concern across the Douluo Continent. Lu Qibin received his first test: help Dai Mubai reach level 40, protect him while he obtains a Soul Ring, and earn a God-Given Soul Ring and 1% godhood affinity.

• A meteor-like point of light entered Lu Qibin's brow, leaving a blue-violet chessboard mark as Dai Mubai, Flender, and Liu Erlong watched in alarm.
• Qian Daoliu sensed a new divine inheritance, then learned from the Angel God that the Chess God was only a Third-Level God.
• Bibi Dong and Bo Saixi also sensed the divine presence and relaxed after learning that the Chess God was granting the inheritance.
• Tang Chen briefly regained consciousness when the Asura Demonic Sword hummed, wondered about the Clear Sky Sect, and was then controlled again by the Nine-Headed Blood-Red Bat King.
• Lu Qibin received the Chess God's first test: raise Dai Mubai's Soul Power to level 40, protect him as he obtains a suitable Soul Ring, and earn a God-Given Soul Ring and 1% affinity with the Chess God Godhood.

After completing the Star Chess Domain, Lu Qibin received an offer to inherit the Chess God’s divine position but asked to consult Dai Mubai first. The Chess God, Lu Xingqi, recognized Lu Qibin’s loyalty and considered Dai Mubai’s extraordinary status before deciding how to respond.

• Lu Qibin completed the Star Chess Domain and heard the Chess God offer him an inheritance.
• Lu Qibin asked Lu Xingqi for permission to discuss the inheritance with Dai Mubai, fearing it could interfere with his duty to protect his lord.
• Lu Qibin believed Dai Mubai’s teachings and resources had brought him this opportunity and remained unwilling to put the inheritance ahead of his loyalty.
• Lu Xingqi was surprised by Lu Qibin’s hesitation but restrained his anger because Lu Qibin was his descendant.
• Lu Xingqi recognized that Dai Mubai was no ordinary member of the Dai Family, since he had been chosen to inherit the powers of the God King of Goodness and the Evil God King.

Lu Qibin reported that he had completed the Star Chess Domain and received an inheritance test from the Chess God, while Lu Xingqi approved of his loyalty to Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai weighed the risks tied to the Dai Family ancestor’s erased records but decided to let Lu Qibin accept the test.

• Lu Xingqi praised Lu Qibin for remaining loyal to Dai Mubai and urged him to discuss the Chess God’s inheritance test with his lord.
• Lu Qibin told Dai Mubai that he had perfected the Star Luo Chess Formation · Domain Prototype into the Star Chess Domain and attracted the Chess God’s attention.
• Dai Mubai recognized the Chess God’s name and recalled secret records that the Dai Family ancestor had erased information about Lu Xingqi and other ministers becoming gods.
• Dai Mubai considered whether the Chess God’s offer could threaten the Dai Family or Star Luo Empire, but decided to let Lu Qibin accept the inheritance test.

Dai Mubai urged Lu Qibin to accept the Chess God’s inheritance, seeing it as a way to strengthen his protection and advance his own plans. Lu Qibin accepted and received a first trial centered on helping Dai Mubai reach rank 40 and obtain a Soul Ring, leaving both men surprised by how easy and unusual the trial seemed.

• Dai Mubai considered the benefits of Lu Qibin becoming a god and privately suspected that Lu Xingqi might have hidden motives, though Lu Xingqi had no ill intentions toward the Dai Family.
• After hearing Lu Qibin’s account, Dai Mubai encouraged him to accept the Chess God’s inheritance test.
• Lu Qibin accepted, and the Chess God’s figure vanished after revealing a first trial requiring Lu Qibin to help Dai Mubai reach rank 40 and protect him while he obtained a suitable Soul Ring.
• Lu Qibin was surprised that his trial revolved around Dai Mubai, and he guessed that the Chess God had designed it to test him indirectly through his service to the prince.
• Dai Mubai was also astonished by the trial’s simplicity, since he was already rank 39 and Lu Qibin could readily protect him during a Soul Beast hunt.

Dai Mubai questioned the strange terms of Lu Qibin’s Chess God inheritance but decided not to worry, trusting Lu Qibin’s loyalty and believing any divine scheme would fail. After they both completed their domains, they stayed in the Chessboard Domain to cultivate.

• Dai Mubai compared Lu Qibin’s assessment with other gods’ trials and questioned why the Chess God had not told him how many tests he would face.
• Lu Qibin confirmed that the Chess God had not specified the number of trials, and Dai Mubai suspected the unusual assessment might conceal a scheme.
• Dai Mubai dismissed his worries because Lu Qibin remained completely loyal to him and the gods could not interfere directly in the affairs of the Douluo Continent.
• Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin completed their domain prototypes, comprehending the Star Luo Empire Domain and the Star Chess Domain respectively.
• Dai Mubai thanked Flender and Liu Erlong for keeping watch, then told them he and Lu Qibin would remain in the Chessboard Domain to cultivate.

Flender confessed his long-hidden love to Liu Erlong while they watched the stars above the sea of clouds. Liu Erlong was shocked and flustered, and Flender ended by asking why she loved Yu Xiaogang instead of him.

• Flender and Liu Erlong left Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin to cultivate in the Chessboard Domain, then stayed nearby to keep watch.
• Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin meditated and cultivated amid the domain’s star-powered boosts.
• Flender noticed Liu Erlong was dressed lightly, but she said she was enjoying the night sky and reflecting on the beauty she had missed.
• Flender led Liu Erlong away from the cultivators and confessed that he had loved her since they first met.
• Liu Erlong was astonished as Flender described their shared background and asked why she chose Yu Xiaogang over him.

Flender confessed that he wanted to be Liu Erlong’s lover, and Liu Erlong discovered that his fierce words stirred unexpected feelings in her. Flender explained that Yu Xiaogang had ignored his repeated invitations to Shrek Academy, leaving him disillusioned with his old friend.

• Flender confronted Liu Erlong about waiting for Yu Xiaogang and told her he wanted to be her lover.
• Liu Erlong felt flustered and realized Flender’s sternness had stirred romantic feelings in her, while Yu Xiaogang’s absence no longer upset her as much as she expected.
• Flender apologized for his outburst and admitted he might not be able to keep his promise that Yu Xiaogang would come to Shrek Academy.
• Flender explained that he had invited Yu Xiaogang three times to help teach Mubai and Hongjun, but Yu Xiaogang had ignored every letter.
• Flender revealed that he had visited Yu Xiaogang and watched him discard all three invitations, deepening Flender’s disappointment in him.

Flender told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang had used her and him for power and a sense of superiority, and that he had never loved her. Liu Erlong stayed silent, recognizing that Flender’s accusations were true.

• Flender recalled Yu Xiaogang’s arrogance and claimed he had looked down on Flender and Liu Erlong despite their greater talent and cultivation.
• Flender accused Yu Xiaogang of traveling with them to benefit from their knowledge, protection, and Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Flender told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang accepted her pursuit to feed his vanity and to feel superior to Flender, who loved her.
• Flender argued that Yu Xiaogang abandoned Liu Erlong because her clan status and superior talent wounded his pride, not because he loved her but could not accept their relationship.
• Flender gripped Liu Erlong’s shoulders and urged her to wake up, while she lowered her head and remained silent because she knew he was telling the truth.

Liu Erlong recognized that Yu Xiaogang had wasted twenty years of her life and finally let go of her feelings for him. Flender renounced Yu Xiaogang and the Golden Iron Triangle, while Liu Erlong responded to his declaration with laughter.

• Liu Erlong faced the truth that Yu Xiaogang had abandoned her at their wedding and spent twenty years letting her wait for him.
• Liu Erlong's obsession with Yu Xiaogang finally dissipated, though Flender mistook her silence for hurt and began explaining himself.
• Flender told Liu Erlong that he had repeatedly tried to bring her and Yu Xiaogang together, but Yu Xiaogang had betrayed his trust and rejected his efforts.
• Flender declared that he would sever ties with Yu Xiaogang, cancel his invitations to Shrek Academy, and disband the Golden Iron Triangle in favor of a Golden Iron Duo with Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong laughed at Flender's new name for their duo and teased him about what he meant by having a horn elsewhere.

Flender confessed his love to Liu Erlong and kissed her, leaving her flustered but moved by his sincerity and newly awakened feelings for him. Liu Erlong recognized their long history and shared bond, but the day’s events left her needing time to consider what came next.

• Flender joked with Liu Erlong and confessed that he loved her, asking her to give their relationship a chance.
• Flender kissed Liu Erlong before she could answer, and she reacted with shock because it was her first kiss.
• Flender asked Liu Erlong not to reject him immediately, and his sadness calmed her as she considered his devotion.
• Liu Erlong compared Flender favorably with Yu Xiaogang and recognized their shared background, interests, and years of friendship.
• Liu Erlong reflected on meeting Dai Mubai, losing to him, learning of Lu Qibin, and Dai Mubai mastering a domain, as she weighed Flender’s confession.

After Liu Erlong leaned on Flender through the night, Dai Mubai woke to find his Soul Power had reached rank 39 and his Mental Power rank 63. He looked forward to reaching rank 70 and planned to hunt an Ice Silkworm for his Fourth Soul Ring, which was tied to Lu Qibin's God's Test.

• Liu Erlong asked Flender to let her rest on his shoulder, and they watched the sea of clouds together until dawn.
• Flender and Liu Erlong returned separately to their dormitories to avoid gossip at the academy.
• Dai Mubai checked his status and found that his Soul Power had risen to rank 39 and his Mental Power to rank 63.
• Dai Mubai noted that Star Dew and his cultivation boosts had accelerated his mental growth and the Starlight Treasure Bottle's production.
• Dai Mubai planned to reach rank 40 and hunt an Ice Silkworm for a Mental Attribute Soul Ring, which would also advance Lu Qibin's Chess God's Test.

Dai Mubai took Lu Qibin to the Soul Hunting Towns near Tuosuo City to search for evil Soul Masters and Soul Beasts whose power he could devour. As Lu Qibin discovered three hidden Titled Douluo following them on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Mubai realized the empire had secretly sent protection.

• Dai Mubai paused his usual training and brought Lu Qibin along as his bodyguard to inspect the nearby Soul Hunting Towns for wicked Soul Masters and murderous Soul Beasts.
• Dai Mubai and Lu Qibin flew toward Soul Hunting Town No. 1, where Dai Mubai hoped to exploit the region’s widespread lawlessness for his plans.
• Lu Qibin detected three concealed Titled Douluo following them and overheard them mention the Star Luo Empire, its Shadow Guards, and His Majesty the Emperor.
• Lu Qibin explained that the three Titled Douluo were levels 90, 91, and 92, and that they hid themselves after noticing his probing Soul Power and spiritual power.
• Dai Mubai was unsurprised to learn the Star Luo Empire had secretly sent the three experts to protect him.

Dai Mubai realized that the Star Luo Imperial Family had sent three Titled Douluo to protect him after learning of his strength and the White Tiger Beast God’s inheritance. He asked the three elders to withdraw and avoid observing what he was about to do.

• Dai Mubai reasoned that the Star Luo Imperial Family had increased his protection because he had revealed his talent and obtained the White Tiger Beast God’s inheritance.
• Dai Mubai compared the Titled Douluo forces of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires and recognized that four Titled Douluo now guarded him, including Lu Qibin.
• Dai Mubai decided that his next action should remain hidden from everyone except Lu Qibin.
• Dai Mubai asked the three Dai clan elders protecting him to move farther away and refrain from probing with their Soul Power or spiritual power.

Dai Mubai told Lu Qibin to discreetly search Soul Hunting Town for wicked Soul Masters so he could harvest their Soul Power and evil power. Lu Qibin opened his Star Chess Domain and began selecting targets, while a young scholar was cornered by thugs seeking to steal the ginseng he had bought for his sick mother.

• Dai Mubai asked Lu Qibin to resume searching Soul Hunting Town quietly for Soul Masters guilty of serious crimes.
• Lu Qibin concealed his Soul Power and spiritual search, finding many Soul Masters who bullied and harmed others.
• Lu Qibin opened his Star Chess Domain and sent a starlit chess piece toward the town to control his chosen targets.
• A gang of thugs cornered a young scholar in an alley and demanded the ginseng he had bought for his gravely ill mother.

A young scholar escaped six thugs who tried to steal the hundred-year-old ginseng he needed for his sick mother, after unseen game pieces stopped the attackers. Elsewhere, Wang Liang offered to support Chen Ping’s widow, Wanrong, but made clear he expected her to become his partner, leaving her shocked and angry.

• Six thugs cornered a young scholar and demanded his money and hundred-year-old ginseng, threatening to kill him when he resisted.
• Game pieces fell from above and struck the thugs, causing them to withdraw their Martial Souls and leave the alley.
• The young scholar hurried home with the ginseng, relieved that he had protected the medicine for his ill mother.
• Wang Liang visited Chen Ping’s widow, Wanrong, and gave her the team’s compensation for her husband’s death.
• Wang Liang asked Wanrong to come live with him and promised to care for her and her child, while Wanrong reacted with shame, anger, and disbelief.

Lu Qibin helped Dai Mubai gather evil Soul Masters from Soul Hunting Town so Dai Mubai could devour their Soul Power. After stopping Wang Liang from assaulting Chen Ping’s wife, Dai Mubai began draining the captured thugs and was pleased by how much his cultivation increased.

• A blue-violet starlight entered Wang Liang’s eyes, compelled him to leave his valuables with Chen Ping’s wife, and walk out of her home.
• Chen Ping’s wife decided to sell her courtyard house and return to her parents’ home.
• Lu Qibin brought captured criminals from Soul Hunting Town to a secluded grove outside town, where Dai Mubai arrived.
• Dai Mubai summoned the Demonic Weapon Tiger Soul and told Lu Qibin it could devour Soul Power to increase his cultivation.
• Dai Mubai drained the Soul Power of two low-level thugs, purified it, and absorbed it into his cultivation.

Dai Mubai devoured two thugs’ Soul Power and broke through to level 40, leaving his Soul Power saturated until he obtained a Fourth Soul Ring. He planned to hunt a Soul Beast with Lu Qibin the next day, while Lu Qibin wondered whether they should release the evil-doing Soul Masters they had captured.

• Dai Mubai absorbed the two thugs’ Soul Power and advanced from level 39 to level 40, becoming saturated at his bottleneck.
• Dai Mubai reflected that Devouring could accelerate his cultivation and make reaching higher levels seem attainable.
• Dai Mubai told Lu Qibin he would prepare to hunt a Soul Beast for his Fourth Soul Ring the next day.
• Lu Qibin welcomed the plan because Dai Mubai’s progress also affected his own God’s Test and his chance to obtain a God-Given Soul Ring.
• Lu Qibin asked whether they should release the captured evil-doing Soul Masters now that Dai Mubai could not cultivate further without a Soul Ring.

Dai Mubai devoured more than thirty evil Soul Masters, raising his Soul Power to level 40 and his Heavenly Dipper Bug First Soul Ring to 5,000 years. He also absorbed their Original Sin Evil Power, causing the Evil Eye White Tiger projection to grow more sinister.

• Lu Qibin used her Star Chess Domain to find and restrain heinously wicked Soul Masters, bringing them to Dai Mubai in the woods outside Soul Hunting Town.
• Dai Mubai devoured the Soul Power and cultivation of the captured Soul Masters, steadily increasing his Heavenly Dipper Bug Soul Ring's age.
• After devouring just over thirty Soul Masters, Dai Mubai reached the level 40 Soul Ancestor realm and raised his First Soul Ring from 2,643 to 5,000 years.
• Lu Qibin was shocked that Dai Mubai's Devouring ability could increase both his cultivation and Soul Ring age so quickly.
• Dai Mubai absorbed the captured Soul Masters' Original Sin Evil Power, and the black stripes and mismatched eyes of his Evil Eye White Tiger projection grew darker and more sinister.

Dai Mubai killed and devoured most of the captured evildoing Soul Masters, using their power, souls, and bodies to strengthen himself and his Tiger Soul Domain. He spared Wang Liang and a few influential survivors, then turned his attention to the three remaining Soul Elders.

• Dai Mubai decided that releasing the captured evildoing Soul Masters would risk future trouble, so he ordered them dealt with.
• Dai Mubai killed all but Wang Liang and a few others, then used the Tiger Soul Domain to enslave the dead men’s souls as Demonic Soul Chang Ghosts.
• Dai Mubai devoured the corpses, absorbing their flesh-and-blood essence and Bloodline Power until his physical strength matched that of a level-fifty Soul King.
• Lu Qibin was shocked by Dai Mubai’s Twin Martial Souls and two domains, and privately reflected on the danger his talent posed if outside forces discovered it.
• Dai Mubai noticed the three surviving captured evildoing Soul Masters, all of whom had reached the Soul Elder realm.

Dai Mubai tested the Tiger Soul Saber’s Demonization ability on three crippled Soul Masters, hoping it would trigger the Favorability System. Their panels showed 100% favorability marked as false, and Dai Mubai realized their demonized loyalty could still change.

• Dai Mubai chose Wang Liang, Tao Kang, and Ge Feng as test subjects after devouring their cultivation but sparing their lives.
• Dai Mubai used the Tiger Soul Saber to demonize the three men, and they submitted to him as their master.
• Dai Mubai checked their information panels and found each had 100% favorability marked as false.
• Dai Mubai concluded that demonized loyalty differed from naturally earned loyalty and was not permanent.

Dai Mubai tested whether Demonization could trigger the Favorability System and successfully obtained three Basic Favorability Treasure Chests by controlling Wang Liang, Tao Kang, and Ge Feng. The chests yielded only one item each, and the system explained that their abnormal status and the men’s poor attributes had reduced the rewards.

• Dai Mubai used Demonization on Wang Liang, Tao Kang, and Ge Feng, raising each man’s favorability to 100%.
• The system confirmed that each man had abnormal status and favorability data, but granted Dai Mubai one Basic Favorability Treasure Chest for each.
• Dai Mubai opened all three chests and received three items in total, one from each chest.
• Dai Mubai asked why the chests yielded fewer items than his previous ones, and the system cited the men’s abnormal data and their poor talent, strength, fortune, and luck.

Dai Mubai examined three items from discounted treasure chests and realized the Innate Soul Power +1 Pill could combine with Ma Hongjun’s Innate Soul Power Rank Nine Pill to create a pseudo Innate Full Soul Pill. He decided the pair might suit Zhu Zhuqing if their relationship developed well, while the chapter ended with him considering the darkness-type Shadow Confinement skill’s compatibility with his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul.

• Dai Mubai examined the three chest rewards: an Innate Soul Power +1 Pill, Shadow Confinement, and Sense of Smell Enhancement.
• Dai Mubai learned that Wang Liang’s obsession with overcoming his talent limit had produced the pill, which could raise innate Soul Power by one rank.
• Dai Mubai realized the new pill and Ma Hongjun’s Innate Soul Power Rank Nine Pill could together raise innate Soul Power by ten ranks, giving him a second way to create a pseudo Innate Full Soul Pill.
• Dai Mubai decided he could reserve the two pills for Zhu Zhuqing if their relationship progressed steadily, rather than give precious pills to someone who did not like him.
• Dai Mubai recognized Tao Kang’s Shadow Confinement as a darkness-attribute control skill compatible with his Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul.