Chapter Summaries

Xu Jiujiu presided over talks between the Spirit Contract Pagoda, Shrek Academy, and representatives of the three empires about Xu Tianran’s suspected plan to seize control during the tournament. The empires revealed they wanted to assassinate him and asked the Spirit Contract Pagoda and Shrek Academy for intelligence, combat, and Soul Tool support.

• Princess Vina arrived with a Titled Douluo and exchanged pointed compliments with Xu Jiujiu about their relationships with powerful factions.
• Xue Nan arrived for the Dou Ling Empire with Heavenly Sun Douluo, while Xu Tianxing represented the Star Luo Empire alongside Xu Tian, surprising Xu Jiujiu.
• Xu Jiujiu opened the talks and confirmed that the attendees had verified reports of Xu Tianran’s plans to use the tournament to bring factions to heel.
• Xu Jiujiu urged the representatives to state what they wanted from the Spirit Contract Pagoda and offered to share special intelligence about Mingdu.
• Xu Tianxing said the three empires planned to assassinate Xu Tianran during the tournament and asked the Spirit Contract Pagoda and Shrek Academy to support the operation.
• Xue Nan and Vina requested intelligence and combat assistance, and Vina also asked the Spirit Contract Pagoda to provide Soul Tools.

Xu Jiujiu revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult had developed biochemical weapons and placed devices based on them throughout Mingdu, forcing the representatives to reconsider their plan to assassinate Xu Tianran. The chapter ended with Xu Jiujiu asking them to choose between proceeding with the assassination or joining efforts to evacuate the city.

• Bei Bei said Shrek Academy would not favor any empire, while the representatives waited to hear the Spirit Contract Pagoda's position on the assassination plan.
• Xu Jiujiu said she would first share new information about the Sun Moon Empire, and Bei Bei agreed to hear her out.
• Xu Jiujiu showed the representatives documents and evidence that the Holy Spirit Cult was developing biochemical weapons.
• Vina examined the evidence and warned that it could require them to cancel the assassination plan, while Xu Tianxing and Xue Nan questioned the Cult's intentions and the evidence's implications.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed that the Spirit Contract Pagoda had found Soul Tools based on the weapons' blueprints across Mingdu, including devices containing two special agents.
• Xu Jiujiu asked the representatives to choose between pursuing Xu Tianran's assassination and working together to evacuate Mingdu.

The representatives agreed to coordinate an escape from Mingdu, search for the Holy Spirit Cult’s biochemical weapons, and plan an assassination attempt on Xu Tianran to cover the younger generation’s departure. After Xu Jiujiu spoke with Xu Tian about Xu Xingyu, she received a message from Wang Dong'er saying Xu Xingyu was out of contact.

• Vina, Xue Nan, and the Star Luo Empire's representative agreed that the Holy Spirit Cult’s threat required immediate action, and Bei Bei pledged Shrek Academy’s support.
• Xu Jiujiu and the other representatives planned for each faction to find its own escape route and search for the biochemical weapons in Mingdu.
• The factions agreed to send experts to assassinate Xu Tianran and draw Mingdu’s forces away from the younger generation as they escaped.
• Xu Tian met Xu Jiujiu and Ma Xiaotao, asked about Xu Xingyu, and welcomed Ma Xiaotao as family.
• After Xu Tian left, Xu Jiujiu received a message from Wang Dong'er stating that Xu Xingyu was out of contact.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena infiltrated the Mingdu Imperial Palace and discovered a hidden underground secret realm whose altar resonated with Xu Xingyu’s Dragon God Bloodline. The altar transported them away, and Elder Kong and Xu Tianran headed to investigate.

• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena used Divine Sense to evade the palace defenses and searched the grounds after receiving Wang Dong'er's map to a secret realm from He Caitou.
• They found a hidden underground hall containing an emerald altar and ancient formation, where Xu Xingyu's Dragon God Bloodline caused the altar to respond.
• The altar released a pillar of light that transported Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena into the secret realm.
• Elder Kong sensed the spatial fluctuation and concluded that someone had opened the secret realm despite its restrictions.
• Xu Tianran insisted on joining Elder Kong to investigate, and Elder Kong carried him toward the teleportation altar.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena entered a secret realm saturated with the Power of Destruction and suspected it was the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s burial place. Despite the danger, they chose to explore farther in search of clues about the Space Dragon King.

• The altar transported Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena into an emerald realm filled with destructive clouds, rivers, and oppressive energy.
• Gu Yuena used the Power of Creation to protect herself, while Xu Xingyu adapted to the Power of Destruction through his Dragon God Bloodline.
• Xu Xingyu reasoned that the realm was the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s burial place, created and maintained by the Dragon God and Space Dragon King.
• Gu Yuena worried the realm might be a trap, but Xu Xingyu argued it could hold clues about the Space Dragon King.
• Gu Yuena agreed to continue, and Xu Xingyu led her deeper into the secret realm.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena followed a strange presence through the ruined realm and discovered what appeared to be the Space Dragon King's remains. The bones awakened as a raging bone dragon and attacked them, leaving the pair facing a powerful God-level enemy.

• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena followed the presence through the destruction-ravaged landscape toward its source.
• They found an enormous emerald dragon skeleton, which Xu Xingyu identified as the Space Dragon King's remains.
• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena wondered why the Space Dragon King was there and where the realm's destructive power had come from.
• Purple flames appeared in the skeleton's eye sockets, and the awakened bone dragon declared that the Dragon God must die.
• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena fought back against the bone dragon, but their attacks barely harmed it and they struggled to withstand its Destruction Dragon Breath.
• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena realized they were fighting a First-Level God wielding the bones and defenses of a God King.

Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena discovered that the Bone Dragon could only be defeated by neutralizing its destructive power with creation before purifying the spirit within it. They combined their powers in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Xu Xingyu's decisive strike purified the Bone Dragon, leaving only its lifeless bones.

• Gu Yuena and Xu Xingyu struggled to survive the Bone Dragon's attacks, and Gu Yuena could not teleport them out of the space.
• Xu Xingyu deduced that the Bone Dragon's vengeful spirit could be defeated with purification, but its destructive power first had to be countered with creation.
• Gu Yuena embraced Xu Xingyu, triggering their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and transforming him into silver-violet armor-clad form.
• Xu Xingyu wielded Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon Spear and gathered the powers of creation and purification for a final strike.
• Xu Xingyu's strike broke through the Bone Dragon's attack and purified its destructive will, returning it to lifeless skeletal remains.

After defeating the bone dragon, Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena recovered and spoke with the Space Dragon King, Emerald, whose Head Soul Bone joined Xu Xingyu. The Dragon Kings’ Soul Bones resonated with it and helped form the foundation for Xu Xingyu’s Third Soul Core, while Gu Yuena wondered why he had remained gloomy.

• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena separated after their fused attack defeated the bone dragon, then rested and absorbed the purified energy around them.
• Xu Xingyu regretted being too weak to protect Gu Yuena, but a voice from the fallen dragon’s skull interrupted his thoughts.
• Xu Xingyu recognized the Space Dragon King, Emerald, who teased him before calling himself a sinner of the Dragon Clan.
• Emerald told Xu Xingyu that he had used his power too conservatively and that few opponents besides a God King could withstand him.
• Emerald’s Head Soul Bone fused with Xu Xingyu, strengthening his spatial control and causing the Nine Great Dragon Kings’ Soul Bones to resonate.
• The resonating Soul Bones formed a small vortex in Xu Xingyu’s dantian, laying the groundwork for his Third Soul Core, while Gu Yuena wondered why he looked gloomy.

Xu Xingyu uncovered the true cause of the Dragon God War through the Space Dragon King's memories: the Dragon God’s destructive younger brother turned against him, and the Dragon God later divided his mind to control creation and ruin. The Dragon Clan reached its height, but the story left off with the Rainbow Dragon becoming pregnant.

• Xu Xingyu learned that the Dragon God and the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon had been born from the clash of creation and destruction.
• The Dragon God created the Eight Great Dragon Clans, while the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon grew resentful and began destroying other life-forms.
• After the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon attacked him, the Dragon God fought him for seven days and seven nights and killed him.
• The Dragon God absorbed and sealed his brother’s runaway destructive power, then split his mind to control the powers of creation and ruin.
• The Dragon God created the Divine Dragon Realm and the Five Great God Kings, while the Dragon Clan conquered planes across the galaxy.
• The Dragon God created the Rainbow Dragon as his wife, and their flourishing future changed when she became pregnant.

The chapter recounts how the Space Dragon King’s resentment toward Starry made him vulnerable to the Will of Destruction, leading him and the Time Dragon King to sacrifice Starry during the Divine Dragon Realm’s ascension. The Dragon God killed the corrupted pair, but the destruction within them emerged as the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s Dragon Soul.

• The Dragon God’s wife secretly carried and gave birth to Starry, then died from the strain, and Starry grew into a beloved and exceptionally powerful crown prince.
• Starry gave up his claim to the Dragon God Divinity and left to journey through the sea of stars, deepening the Space Dragon King’s resentment.
• While inspecting the Divine Dragon Realm’s spatial barriers, the Space Dragon King entered the world holding the sealed Dragon Soul and became infected by the Will of Destruction.
• The Space Dragon King repeatedly absorbed Aura of Destruction, grew stronger than the Light Dragon King, and was chosen by the Dragon God as his successor.
• The Space and Time Dragon Kings, controlled by the Will of Destruction, ambushed Starry during the Divine Dragon Realm’s ascension and sacrificed him to stabilize the realm.
• After the Dragon God discovered Starry’s death, he killed the Time and Space Dragon Kings, and the Will of Destruction separated from them as the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s Dragon Soul.

The Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s scheme drove the Dragon God into a destructive frenzy, killing nearly everyone on the battlefield. After the Starry Dragon Emperor helped separate the enemy’s soul, the Dragon God divided himself into the Golden and Silver Dragon King and left the Divine Dragon Realm in the human Five Great God Kings’ care while awaiting his son’s rebirth.

• The Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon revealed how he had possessed the Space Dragon King, orchestrated the attack on the Starry Dragon Emperor, and manipulated the Dragon God into devouring his Dragon Soul.
• The Dragon God’s Power of Ruin overwhelmed his Power of Creation, and he attacked those around him while the Light Dragon King and other God Kings tried to stop him.
• The Vermilion Bird God sacrificed her Divine Sense and samsara to restore the Starry Dragon Emperor’s scattered soul, then entered samsara herself.
• The Starry Dragon Emperor and the Light Dragon King used the Star Soul Pearl and their remaining strength to separate the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s Dragon Soul, which escaped with the Space Dragon King’s body.
• The Dragon God discovered the restriction preventing beasts from becoming gods, then had the Asura God split him into the Golden and Silver Dragon King and sent the Starry Dragon Emperor to be reborn.
• The Dragon God entrusted the shattered Divine Dragon Realm to the human race’s Five Great God Kings, sealed the fallen Dragon Clan in Dragon Valley Small World, and left his original power as the Dragon God’s Heart.

After Xu Xingyu recovered memories revealing the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s origins and schemes, he and Gu Yuena escaped its sealed realm. Their passage was sabotaged, leaving them stranded at a lake of gold and silver while two hidden figures celebrated their trap.

• Xu Xingyu learned he had passed the Fifth and Sixth Dragon God Nine Trials and awakened his memories as the Starry Dragon Emperor.
• Xu Xingyu explained to Gu Yuena that the Space Dragon King had sealed the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon’s soul, while the first Sun Moon Emperor gained its bloodline through the altar.
• Xu Xingyu revealed that the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon was transforming its descendants so it could eventually possess one and revive itself.
• Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena left the small world through a spatial tunnel, but the tunnel destabilized and transported them elsewhere.
• Xu Xingyu recognized a lake of gold and silver and cursed Tang San as two dark figures watched and declared that their trap would keep him from escaping.

As the semifinals began, the Spirit Contract Pagoda Team worried over Xu Xingyu’s disappearance and learned they would face the Holy Spirit Cult Team. Wang Dong'er and the others resolved to defeat the Evil Soul Masters, while still hoping Xu Xingyu would return safely.

• The Spirit Contract Pagoda Team waited anxiously for Xu Xingyu, whose Star Soul Clones had vanished after he and Gu Yuena disappeared.
• Xu Jiujiu, Ma Xiaotao, and others searched for Xu Xingyu but found no trace of him.
• Wang Dong'er, Gu Qiuxi, Jiang Nannan, Xu Yanxue, Xu Jiujiu, and Ma Xiaotao vowed to devote more effort to their God Examinations so they could help Xu Xingyu.
• The semifinal draw matched the Shrek Team against the Body Sect Team and the Spirit Contract Pagoda Team against the Holy Spirit Cult Team.
• Wang Dong'er and her teammates prepared to defeat the Holy Spirit Cult Team and send its Evil Soul Masters to reincarnation.

As Jiang Nannan prepared to face Jixiang in the individual match, Xu Tianran watched from the hosts’ viewing area and struggled with jealousy toward Xu Xingyu. He planned to use a Dragon Core to recover his manly vigor and eventually take Xu Xingyu’s place, while the match was about to begin.

• Jiang Nannan entered the arena to cheers, while Jixiang of the Holy Spirit Team appeared as her opponent.
• Xu Tianran had ordered Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan to prevent deaths in the match because he wanted to avoid offending the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
• Xu Tianran recalled that several Spirit Contract Team members were romantically involved with Xu Xingyu and grew jealous of his life.
• Xu Tianran imagined defeating Xu Xingyu and taking his place, and decided Xu Xingyu had to die to ease his resentment.
• Xu Tianran touched the Dragon Core he had found in the emptied secret realm and reflected that it seemed to be slowly healing him.

Xu Tianran and Ju Zi assessed the Spirit Contract Team’s chances against the Holy Spirit Team before the match began. Jixiang trapped Jiang Nannan and appeared to pierce her brow, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Ju Zi judged the Spirit Contract Team favored because its members likely possessed Battle Armor, but she told Xu Tianran the outcome was hard to predict.
• Xu Tianran asked Zhongli Wu whether the Holy Spirit Team could win, and Zhongli Wu confidently promised victory.
• Jiang Nannan attacked Jixiang, dodging his tongue until he used Turbidity of Darkness to bind her with tentacles.
• Jixiang distracted Zheng Zhan with an Absolute Defensive Soul Tool and sent his tongue toward Jiang Nannan’s brow.
• Jiang Nannan called Jixiang disgusting as his tongue pierced the spot between her brows.

Jiang Nannan used her Moon Shadow Clone to escape Jixiang’s attack, then defeated him with the Explosive Killing Eight-Stage Throw. After the referee declared her the winner, the Holy Spirit Team’s second contestant entered the arena for the next individual match.

• Jiang Nannan revealed that Jixiang had struck her clone and explained how she had created it among her afterimages.
• Jiang Nannan caught Jixiang off guard and launched him into the air with her first and fourth Soul Skills.
• Jiang Nannan performed the Explosive Killing Eight-Stage Throw, leaving Jixiang gravely injured and unable to move.
• The masked Holy Spirit captain protested that Jiang Nannan had committed deliberate murder, but Zheng Zhan overruled him.
• Jixiang died, and Zheng Zhan announced Jiang Nannan as the winner of the first individual match.
• Jiang Nannan replenished her Soul Power with her Milk Bottle Soul Tool as the Holy Spirit Team’s second contestant entered the arena.

Jiang Nannan used her Moon-Gathering Illusory Seal to pin down and mercilessly beat a Holy Spirit Team Soul Emperor, drawing cheers from the crowd. The match left Zhongli Wu furious, while Tang Ya wondered why the Holy Spirit captain's voice sounded familiar.

• Jiang Nannan trapped the Dark Gold Bloodsucking Demon Bat Soul Emperor with her Moon-Gathering Illusory Seal and repeatedly slammed him against it with kicks and elbows.
• The spectators cheered Jiang Nannan and vented their hatred of the Holy Spirit Cult, while Xu Tianran remained outwardly composed and Ju Zi noticed his trembling hand.
• Zhongli Wu silently vowed revenge against the spectators and the Spirit Contract Pagoda for the humiliation.
• Ye Guyi and Nan Qiuqiu celebrated Jiang Nannan's victory, while Wang Dong'er and Gu Qiuxi discussed her ruthless fighting style.
• Xu Yanxue privately judged Wang Dong'er and Gu Qiuxi to be just as violent, and Tang Ya wondered why the Holy Spirit captain's voice seemed familiar.

Jiang Nannan defeated a Holy Spirit Team contestant, then her deflected moon wheel killed him after she had forfeited her next match. Xu Yanxue and Gu Qiuxi also defeated two opponents each, leaving Wang Dong'er to face the final contestant.

• Jiang Nannan used her Heavenly Moon Wheel Motion against the bat Soul Master, and Zheng Zhan blocked the strike and declared her the winner.
• Jiang Nannan forfeited the next match, but her deflected moon wheel returned and pierced the bat Soul Master's chest.
• Xu Yanxue defeated two opponents, freezing them and planting timed Ice Blast Techniques in their ice sculptures before forfeiting.
• Gu Qiuxi defeated two opponents, including Yan Feng, whom she beat by unleashing Blood Dragon and dismantling his Bone Dragon.
• The Spirit Contract Team's plan left Wang Dong'er to fight the final opponent after Jiang Nannan, Xu Yanxue, and Gu Qiuxi each defeated two contestants.

Gu Qiuxi defeated Yan Feng, leaving Wang Dong'er to face the Holy Spirit Team's final contestant, who was revealed to be the missing Huo Yuhao. The match began as Tang Ya and Bei Bei grappled with the discovery that Huo Yuhao had joined the Holy Spirit Cult willingly.

• Zhongli Wu watched the Holy Spirit Team lose members and wondered why its captain had not conceded.
• Gu Qiuxi tore apart Yan Feng's Bone Dragon Martial Soul, won the match, and yielded the next bout to Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er entered the arena for the final individual match against the Holy Spirit Team's captain.
• The captain removed his robe and revealed himself as Huo Yuhao, shocking the Shrek and Spirit Contract teams.
• Tang Ya struggled with Huo Yuhao's apparent willing allegiance to the Holy Spirit Cult, while Bei Bei resolved to treat him as a traitor if necessary.
• Zheng Zhan started the final individual match between Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao.

Wang Dong'er confronted Huo Yuhao over joining the Holy Spirit Cult and accused him of blaming others for choosing the path of an Evil Soul Master. After they revealed their powerful Martial Souls and Soul Rings, Huo Yuhao lunged at Wang Dong'er to begin the fight.

• Wang Dong'er accused Huo Yuhao of becoming the Holy Spirit Cult's captain and Holy Son despite his past at Shrek.
• Huo Yuhao blamed Xu Xingyu for his fall, but Wang Dong'er said Huo Yuhao had rejected others' goodwill and acted out of jealousy.
• Wang Dong'er recalled the hardships she and Xu Xingyu had endured and argued that Huo Yuhao had chosen the shortcut of becoming an Evil Soul Master.
• Huo Yuhao released his Martial Soul and displayed eight Soul Rings, including two red rings.
• Wang Dong'er released her Vast Sea Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul and displayed seven Soul Rings, including two red rings.
• Huo Yuhao roared and lunged at Wang Dong'er as their fight began.