Chapter Summaries

Tang Wulin and Du Busi tested their strength in a decisive clash, while Huo Yutong used Fate Anchoring to restore them afterward. The Body Sect and Shrek Academy formed an alliance against the Sun Moon Empire, prompting Xu Jiawei to call for talks about cooperation.

• Du Busi unleashed his ultimate attack as Tang Wulin threw the Golden Dragon Spear at him.
• Tang Wulin and Du Busi collided, and both suffered severe effects from the exchange.
• Huo Yutong used Fate Anchoring to restore Tang Wulin's injured Sea of Consciousness and return Du Busi to his peak condition.
• Du Busi accepted Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, and the next day he and Tang Wulin swore an alliance between the Body Sect and Shrek Academy.
• The Heaven Dou Empire announced the alliance to the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire.
• Xu Jiawei recognized that Shrek Academy would no longer remain on the sidelines and ordered Xu Jiujiu to summon the ministers to discuss cooperation.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong met Wang Dong, who urgently brought them to her room and revealed her true identity as Wang Dong'er. She then explained her connection to the Clear Sky Sect Masters and left Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong stunned by her revelations.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong returned to Shrek Academy after negotiating with the Body Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire's diplomats.
• Wang Dong met them at the academy gates and hurried them to her Tang Sect room.
• Wang Dong entered her room and emerged as Wang Dong'er, revealing that she was a girl.
• Wang Dong'er asked why Niu Tian and Tai Tan, the Clear Sky Sect Masters, had visited Tang Wulin.
• Wang Dong'er summoned a Clear Sky Hammer, revealing it was her second martial soul.
• Wang Dong'er said Niu Tian and Tai Tan were her adoptive fathers, leaving Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong shocked.

Tang Wulin and Wang Dong'er exchanged what they knew about Niu Tian, Tai Tan, and Tang San, leaving Wang Dong'er relieved but still uncertain about her identity. Huo Yutong sensed that Wang Dong'er was probably Tang San's daughter, Tang Wutong, and she and Tang Wulin agreed to take things one step at a time.

• Tang Wulin told Wang Dong'er about his experiences with Huo Yutong in Heaven and Earth Asking Love Valley, Tang San, and Niu Tian and Tai Tan.
• Wang Dong'er explained that Niu Tian and Tai Tan had raised her as their adopted daughter and confirmed that they matched the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
• Wang Dong'er said she might be Tang San's daughter, and Tang Wulin suggested that she could instead be unrelated to him because she had never heard of the name Tang Wutong.
• Wang Dong'er felt relieved by the possibility that she was not Tang San's daughter, then struck Tang Wulin for making her worry and went to sleep.
• After leaving Wang Dong'er's room, Huo Yutong told Tang Wulin that Wang Dong'er's bloodline aura suggested she was Tang San's daughter, Tang Wutong, whose childhood memories had been sealed.

Tang Wulin accepted Xu Jiawei’s invitation to the tense Mingdou Mountain Range, where he planned to forge a wartime alliance between Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire. He arrived with Huo Yutong and two Sea God’s Pavilion elders and was welcomed by Duke White Tiger Dai Hao.

• Tang Wulin received a letter from Xu Jiawei inviting him to meet Xu Jiujiu in the Mingdou Mountain Range, and Elder Song noted the Star Luo Emperor’s swift response to Shrek Academy’s agreement with the Body Sect.
• Tang Wulin agreed to go, recognizing that his visit would publicly signal support for the Star Luo Empire, and asked two elders to accompany him while Elder Song stayed at the Academy.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong departed that night with Feng Hanyu and Wu Chixiang, reaching the Mingdou Mountain Range before dawn.
• Tang Wulin recalled his and Huo Yutong’s previous visits to the region and their changing roles as Shrek Academy leaders.
• Duke White Tiger Dai Hao welcomed Tang Wulin to the Northwest Group Army, and Tang Wulin proposed that they speak inside.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong met with Dai Hao and Xu Jiujiu at the White Tiger Military Camp to discuss Shrek Academy’s support against the Sun Moon Empire. Tang Wulin refused to let the academy start a war, but Huo Yutong demonstrated that she could destroy the enemy’s detection tools, leaving Dai Hao impressed by her power.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong entered Dai Hao’s Commander's Tent and encountered Xu Jiujiu, Dai Yueheng, and Dai Huabin.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Shrek Academy to help the Star Luo Empire, and Tang Wulin agreed to provide support but said the academy would not initiate a war.
• Tang Wulin introduced Huo Yutong as his Martial Soul Fusion partner and a member of Sea God's Pavilion.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Detection Sharing to reveal the Mingdou Mountain Range and mark the Sun Moon Empire’s High-Altitude Detection Soul Tools.
• Huo Yutong destroyed every High-Altitude Detection Soul Tool above Star Luo Empire territory, astonishing the gathered commanders and impressing Dai Hao.

Huo Yutong recognized Dai Luoli as the son of a kind woman from the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, and she and Tang Wulin considered whether his branch could have founded the future Star Luo imperial family. Dai Hao then confirmed he had only three sons before Tang Wulin admitted that Shrek Academy was trying to provoke the Sun Moon Empire into starting the war.

• Dai Luoli entered the Commander's Tent with a new battle report, and Huo Yutong recognized him as the son of the concubine who had once cared for her and her mother.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong speculated that Dai Luoli's descendants might have become the future Star Luo imperial family if Huo Yutong had spared his branch during her revenge.
• Dai Hao said Dai Luoli was an eighteen-year-old Soul Elder who stubbornly wanted to earn military merit, so he kept him nearby handling safer duties.
• Tang Wulin asked whether Dai Hao had any other children, and Dai Hao firmly said he had only Dai Yueheng, Dai Huabin, and Dai Luoli.
• Dai Hao suspected Tang Wulin was provoking the Sun Moon Empire, and Tang Wulin confirmed that Shrek Academy hoped to make it take the initiative in starting the war.

Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed Tang Wulin destroying a Sun Moon Empire detection soul tool and concluded that Shrek Academy was preparing to intervene in the war. Ju Zi persuaded Xu Tianran to attack the forces in the Mingdou Mountain Range first, where she hoped to advance her revenge against Dai Hao.

• Xu Tianran received a report that Tang Wulin had destroyed a High-Altitude Detection Soul Tool over the Star Luo Empire.
• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed the Shrek Academy–Body Sect alliance and Tang Wulin's likely support for the Star Luo Empire.
• Ju Zi argued that Tang Wulin wanted to provoke the Sun Moon Empire into war and recommended changing their target to the forces in the Mingdou Mountain Range.
• Xu Tianran accepted Ju Zi's plan and decided to begin the war quickly by attacking Shrek Academy's forces.
• Ju Zi privately realized that Dai Hao was in the Mingdou Mountain Range and anticipated that her revenge would come sooner.

Tang Wulin trained Dai Luoli through repeated sparring and restored him with Life Force, while Huo Yutong’s meals kept Dai Luoli motivated. After Dai Luoli admitted he hoped to earn military merits to become worthy of Princess Xu Yun, Tang Wulin showed him that his White Tiger Violent Light Wave had grown much stronger.

• Tang Wulin repeatedly defeated Dai Luoli in training, then gave him Life Force to recover and told him he had improved.
• Huo Yutong brought lunch to the training ground, and Dai Luoli eagerly praised her cooking.
• Tang Wulin asked why Dai Luoli had insisted on joining the army, and Dai Luoli admitted he liked Princess Xu Yun and hoped to earn military merits to become worthy of her.
• Huo Yutong rebuked Dai Luoli for underestimating himself, and Tang Wulin asked him to fire his White Tiger Violent Light Wave at a target.
• Dai Luoli shattered the target with the powerful attack and realized his strength had increased, unaware that Tang Wulin’s Life Force treatments had helped cause it.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong strengthened the Star Luo Empire’s defenses while preparing to leave, but the Sun Moon Empire suddenly began its attack on the White Tiger Military Camp. They flew out to intercept the incoming shells as the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps approached.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong helped Dai Luoli improve his Soul Power and prepared the Star Luo Empire for war by gathering intelligence and supplying Soul Tools.
• Huo Yutong detected dozens of incoming shells, and Tang Wulin shielded the White Tiger Military Camp with Mountain Dragon Control.
• Tang Wulin sent Dai Luoli to safety while Huo Yutong warned the camp’s soldiers that the war had begun and the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps would soon arrive.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong flew toward the shells, with Huo Yutong taking the Class 9 shell and Tang Wulin facing the rest.
• Tang Wulin summoned the Fire Dragon King and filled the sky with fire dragons as Dai Hao and the soldiers watched.

Huo Yutong used Fate Embellishment to protect the White Tiger Military Camp from a ninth-grade cannon shell, but the Sun Moon Empire’s assault revealed a far greater threat. Ye Xishui, a Limit Douluo, appeared with the Death God Tower, and Tang Wulin confronted her by invoking his teacher Mu En.

• Tang Wulin sent a thousand fire dragons to intercept the eighth-grade Fixed Soul Tool Cannon Shells while Huo Yutong used Fate Embellishment to detonate the ninth-grade shell and shield the White Tiger Military Camp from its blast.
• The Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps joined the battle, and Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong warned that the enemy was concealing a stronger force.
• Ye Xishui emerged from a black rift with the Death God Tower, and Tang Wulin identified her as a Limit Douluo.
• Tang Wulin challenged Ye Xishui in the name of his teacher, Mu En, provoking her to unleash Blood Light and the cries of countless Resentful Souls.
• Tang Wulin countered Ye Xishui’s attack with a powerful Dragon Roar, startling her with his apparent strength.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong drew Ye Xishui into an aerial battle to protect the forces below, then used their evolved Martial Soul Fusion to confront the Death God Douluo. The fight began with Ye Xishui unleashing her blood souls, and Tang Wulin narrowly missed striking her as she scattered into blood shadows.

• Tang Wulin challenged Ye Xishui to fight in the sky, and he and Huo Yutong rose to meet her.
• Xuanji Douluo and the Star Luo Empire’s Titled Douluos prepared to attack the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps below.
• Ye Xishui summoned her Blood Soul Demonic Puppet and twelve blood souls, filling the clouds with waves of resentment.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong merged their Soul Power, raising their combined aura to the level of a Limit Douluo.
• Tang Wulin vanished and thrust at Ye Xishui, but she escaped by transforming into scattered blood shadows.

Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin overwhelmed Ye Xishui through their coordinated attacks, but she survived a feigned death and prepared to unleash the Death God Tower. The battle remained unresolved as Ye Xishui readied her strongest attack.

• Huo Yutong used Spirit Thought Vortex to trap Ye Xishui’s blood shadows, but Ye Xishui escaped and attacked Tang Wulin with her blood souls.
• Tang Wulin restrained Ye Xishui with a blue dragon ring and shattered her Boundless Blood Sea Domain with his Golden Dragon skills.
• Tang Wulin blasted Ye Xishui into fragments, but Huo Yutong sensed the danger and warned him that Ye Xishui was still alive.
• Ye Xishui reappeared and tried to stab Tang Wulin, but he blocked her dagger while Huo Yutong’s Soul Impact drove her back.
• Ye Xishui raised her Death God Tower and prepared to use the Death God’s Light against Huo Yutong and Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong countered Ye Xishui’s Death God Tower with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, damaging the tower and forcing her to flee. As she tried to escape through a Space Rift, a spear pierced her from behind.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong realized Ye Xishui had spent another blood soul to revive and discussed how to endure her repeated resurrections.
• Ye Xishui charged the Death God Tower, and Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong joined together to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Soul Shattering Dragon Pupil.
• Soul Shattering Dragon Pupil overcame Ye Xishui’s Death God’s Light and cracked the Death God Tower, making her fear the tower could be destroyed.
• Ye Xishui put away the damaged tower and tried to flee through a Space Rift, but a spear shot from behind and pierced her.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong used the Heavenly Ice Dragon Emperor to drive Ye Xishui into spending most of her Blood Souls, but she escaped after firing a powerful Death God's Light. Huo Yutong restored Tang Wulin with Fate Anchoring, and they descended to aid the battle against the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps.

• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong transformed into the Heavenly Ice Dragon Emperor and attacked Ye Xishui with the Snow Dance Extreme Ice Domain.
• Ye Xishui sacrificed at least three Blood Souls to power the Death God Tower and fire a beam of Death God's Light.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong countered the beam, but Ye Xishui vanished before they could stop her escape.
• Huo Yutong used Fate Anchoring to restore Tang Wulin's Soul Power, and he agreed they should help the Star Luo Empire's forces below.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong flew down through the clouds, while Tang Wulin considered breaking through the Thirteenth Seal.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong defeated Ye Xishui and joined the battle against the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps. Seeing the tide turn, Liao Mengkai ordered his forces to retreat.

• Dai Hao watched the ground battle and waited anxiously for the result of the fight above the clouds.
• Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong descended after defeating Ye Xishui, relieving Dai Hao and inspiring the Star Luo Empire's fighters.
• Liao Mengkai realized Ye Xishui's defeat had left the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps facing a dangerous situation.
• Liao Mengkai ordered the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps to retreat to camp.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong trapped the retreating Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps, and Huo Yutong shattered its defenses and wounded Liao Mengkai. As Tang Wulin moved to destroy the Corps, Liao Mengkai reappeared and launched a ninth soul skill at him while the Corps restrained him.

• Liao Mengkai ordered the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps to retreat, but Tang Wulin used the Spirit Thought Vortex to pull them toward Huo Yutong.
• Liao Mengkai ordered his Soul Engineers to attack Huo Yutong, and Tang Wulin blocked their beam while Huo Yutong shattered their shield with her Eye of Destiny.
• Huo Yutong's concealed Blade of Life's Vigil pierced Liao Mengkai's chest, and Tang Wulin confronted him as he tried to escape into an Alternate Dimension.
• Tang Wulin summoned fire dragons to threaten the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps, forcing Liao Mengkai to reappear and attack him.
• The Corps restrained Tang Wulin with a linked lock-on while Liao Mengkai unleashed his ninth soul skill, Blade Soul Severing, at Tang Wulin's chest.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong defeated Liao Mengkai and destroyed the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps. With the enemy’s aerial forces eliminated, the Star Luo Empire’s Titled Douluo turned on the ground troops, ending the first battle of the Sun Moon Empire’s war in a sweeping Star Luo victory.

• Liao Mengkai poured his bloodline power into the Demon God Blade and thrust it at the restrained Tang Wulin.
• Huo Yutong used Spiritual Interference and Fate Prevision to make Liao Mengkai’s strike miss, allowing Tang Wulin to break free.
• Tang Wulin unleashed a golden dragon attack that killed Liao Mengkai, commander of the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps.
• The arriving Titled Douluo overwhelmed the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps, with Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong stopping its stronger Soul Engineers.
• The Star Luo Empire’s forces descended on the ground troops in the Mingdou Mountain Range and won the first battle of the war.

Tang Wulin gave Dai Hao a trove of captured Soul Tools and Rare Metals before Shrek’s group left the Mingdou Mountain Range. He revealed that Shrek Academy would use the Shrek Summons to unite the Original Three Kingdoms against the Sun Moon Empire, then led his companions back to the academy to prepare for the next battle.

• Dai Hao thanked Tang Wulin for helping save the Northwest Group Army and the Mingdou Mountain Range as Shrek’s group prepared to depart.
• Tang Wulin gave Dai Hao a Storage Soul Tool filled with captured Soul Tools and Rare Metals taken from enemy commanders.
• Dai Hao promised Duke White Tiger’s support, then asked about Shrek Academy’s plans.
• Tang Wulin said Shrek would use the Shrek Summons to rally the Original Three Kingdoms against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Tang Wulin told Dai Hao that Luoli was outstanding, then left the military camp and flew back toward the academy with his companions.

Xu Tianran confronted Zhong Liwu over Ye Xishui’s refusal to meet him after the Dreadclaw Soul Engineer Corps was destroyed. Ye Xishui explained that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had fought with power approaching that of Limit Douluos, then revealed the damage to her Death God Tower, leaving Xu Tianran to ask Old Man Kong to examine it.

• Xu Tianran demanded to know why Ye Xishui would not meet him and threatened to purge the Holy Spirit Cult if Zhong Liwu could not explain.
• Ye Xishui appeared and invited Xu Tianran into her room to discuss the battle’s defeat.
• Ye Xishui said Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had strength approaching that of Limit Douluos and possessed a Martial Soul Fusion technique.
• Ye Xishui summoned her damaged Death God Tower, and Xu Tianran saw that cracks covered its surface.
• Xu Tianran asked Old Man Kong to examine the damaged Death God Tower.

Kong Deming confirmed that Ye Xishui’s Death God Tower had suffered severe damage, lending credence to her claim that Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong could fight at Limit Douluo level. He urged Xu Tianran to launch a rapid offensive against the Heaven Soul and Dou Ling Empires before Shrek’s leaders grew stronger, but the chapter ended with news that Shrek Academy had issued the Shrek Summons.

• Kong Deming examined the Death God Tower and confirmed that its damage supported Ye Xishui’s account of her defeat.
• Ye Xishui used Xu Tianran’s fear of Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong to push the Sun Moon Empire toward war with Shrek Academy.
• Kong Deming urged Xu Tianran to send the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps, Imperial Dragon, and Fire Phoenix against the Heaven Soul and Dou Ling Empires.
• Ye Xishui agreed that the Holy Spirit Cult would join the offensive and requested the Empire’s stored Fixed Soul Tool Cannon Shells.
• Xu Tianran and Kong Deming received a message that Shrek Academy had issued the Shrek Summons.