Chapter Summaries

After obtaining his fourth Soul Ring, Li Wuyou spotted a staged attack on Zhu Zhuqing as he left the Star Dou Great Forest. He recognized her sister Zhu Zhuyun overseeing the scene and watched from hiding, leaving the sisters’ confrontation unresolved.

• Li Wuyou finished eating Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast meat, summoned his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, and set out for Suotuo City.
• Li Wuyou heard fighting near the edge of the forest and landed on a tree to watch.
• Eight level forty Soul Ancestors attacked Zhu Zhuqing, a level twenty-seven Soul Grandmaster, while steering her toward a safe route out of the forest.
• Zhu Zhuyun watched the staged siege from a clearing, guarded by two level fifty Soul Kings.
• Li Wuyou judged the attackers’ performance to be fake and recognized the besieged girl as Zhu Zhuqing and the woman watching as her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun.

Li Wuyou watched Zhu Zhuyun let Zhu Zhuqing go, but Zhu Zhuyun made him the target of a false accusation and ordered her subordinates to attack. As the assault began, Li Wuyou prepared to show the power of his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

• Li Wuyou decided not to interfere in the Zhu sisters’ confrontation and prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhu Zhuyun spotted Li Wuyou and claimed he was Zhu Zhuqing’s lover, prompting eight Soul Ancestors to surround him.
• Zhu Zhuqing denied Zhu Zhuyun’s accusation and rebuked her for dragging an innocent stranger into their dispute.
• Li Wuyou confronted Zhu Zhuyun for spreading rumors and dismissed the Soul Ancestors surrounding him.
• Zhu Zhuyun ordered her subordinates to kill Li Wuyou, and they launched a coordinated attack with sound, close combat, and support skills.
• Li Wuyou’s killing intent surged as his six golden wings blazed with sacred light.

Li Wuyou defeated Zhu Zhuyun’s pursuers and decided to chase her down, but Zhu Zhuqing knelt and offered him a rare Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to spare her sister. Li Wuyou examined the gift and recognized it as a valuable forty-thousand-year life-attribute Right Leg Soul Bone, leaving Zhu Zhuyun’s fate dependent on his response.

• Li Wuyou revealed four black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and used teleportation to kill the eight Soul Ancestors and fatally wound the Soul King who shielded Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhu Zhuyun escaped with a flying Soul King, and Li Wuyou decided to pursue and kill her rather than leave a future threat.
• Zhu Zhuqing knelt before Li Wuyou and pleaded for her sister, having realized Zhu Zhuyun’s earlier provocations had been meant to help her.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered Li Wuyou a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone in exchange for Zhu Zhuyun’s life.
• Li Wuyou opened the box and identified the gift as a rare, roughly forty-thousand-year life-attribute Right Leg Soul Bone.

Li Wuyou accepted Zhu Zhuqing’s stolen 44,444-year life-attribute Soul Bone after realizing it had been meant for Zhu Zhuyun, but refused to spare Zhu Zhuyun in exchange for the bone alone. He left Zhu Zhuqing facing his demand for another valuable bargaining chip.

• Zhu Zhuqing offered Li Wuyou the life-attribute Soul Bone and asked him to spare her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun.
• Li Wuyou guessed that Zhu Zhuqing had stolen the Soul Bone from Zhu Zhuyun’s betrothal gifts, and Zhu Zhuqing’s reaction confirmed his suspicion.
• Li Wuyou took the Soul Bone into the Angel God’s divine trial secret realm and dismissed the possibility of repercussions from the Star Luo Empire and the Nether Duke’s Mansion.
• Zhu Zhuqing swore that her family would not retaliate if Li Wuyou spared Zhu Zhuyun, but Li Wuyou said the Soul Bone would only secure Zhu Zhuqing’s safety.
• Li Wuyou declared Zhu Zhuqing his captive and demanded another tangible benefit before he would spare Zhu Zhuyun.

Li Wuyou demanded another bargaining chip for Zhu Zhuyun’s life, then settled on a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as Zhu Zhuqing’s ransom. Zhu Zhuqing admitted she had less than ten thousand coins left, leaving her unable to pay the amount demanded.

• Li Wuyou threatened to kill Zhu Zhuyun unless Zhu Zhuqing offered another satisfactory bargaining chip.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she had no more Soul Bones or valuable possessions to offer.
• Li Wuyou suspected Zhu Zhuqing could still pay a ransom and recoiled at the thought that she might have gone without bathing.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she had spent most of her money evading Zhu Zhuyun’s pursuit and bribing mercenary squads.
• Li Wuyou accepted the 44,444-year-old life-attribute Soul Bone as payment for Zhu Zhuyun’s life and demanded a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she had fewer than ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and could not pay the ransom.

Li Wuyou questioned Zhu Zhuqing about her engagement to Dai Mubai and learned that Dai Mubai had fled the Star Luo Empire before their wedding, leaving her trapped by Emperor Dai Tian’s decree. The chapter ended with Li Wuyou understanding the political reasons behind her predicament while still suspecting she hoped to avoid paying her ransom.

• Li Wuyou mocked Zhu Zhuqing for lacking the money to pay her ransom and asked whether Dai Mubai’s family had given her a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone as a betrothal gift.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dai Mubai fled the Star Luo Empire as soon as their engagement was announced, so they never held a wedding banquet and she received no betrothal gift.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Li Wuyou that Emperor Dai Tian refused to cancel the engagement because doing so would expose Dai Mubai’s flight and damage the imperial family’s dignity.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that her father would not challenge Dai Tian for her sake, leaving her as the sole sacrifice while her family and Zhu Zhuyun benefited.
• Li Wuyou recognized that Zhu Zhuqing’s account clarified why Dai Mubai had never been brought back and why she had not ended their engagement, though he suspected she wanted his sympathy to avoid the ransom.

Li Wuyou brought the exhausted Zhu Zhuqing back toward Suotuo City to collect a ransom of one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Dai Mubai. Zhu Zhuqing also planned to find Dai Mubai there, and began discussing her next move with Li Wuyou.

• Li Wuyou made Zhu Zhuqing run for hours from the Star Dou Great Forest toward Suotuo City, then agreed to let her rest for ten minutes.
• Li Wuyou planned to ransom Zhu Zhuqing for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and expected Dai Mubai to pay, since nobles secretly funded him.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted Suotuo City and reflected that she had intended to find Dai Mubai to secure the ransom.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided to use Li Wuyou as a bodyguard while making Dai Mubai pay, then asked Li Wuyou to discuss something with her.
• Li Wuyou introduced himself by name and told Zhu Zhuqing to call him Brother Li; he listened to what she wanted to discuss.

Zhu Zhuqing told Li Wuyou about Dai Mubai’s wealthy maternal family and proposed raising his ransom. They agreed to split any money beyond the original demand, then entered Suotuo City to find him.

• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dai Mubai’s maternal family secretly supported him with Gold Soul Coins and cultivation resources despite his flight from the Star Luo Empire.
• Li Wuyou agreed to demand several times the original one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins from Dai Mubai and split the extra money with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Li Wuyou and Zhu Zhuqing entered Suotuo City, where Zhu Zhuqing asked him to help locate Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy.
• Li Wuyou assured Zhu Zhuqing that he knew where Dai Mubai was and led the way.

As they walked through the city, Zhu Zhuqing asked Li Wuyou about Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy. After hearing that Dai Mubai squandered his time on drinking and women and that Shrek Academy imposed harsh admission tests without offering much support, she grew angry and disappointed.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Li Wuyou to explain Dai Mubai's cultivation and Shrek Academy's reputation and strength.
• Li Wuyou recalled Dai Mubai's frequent drinking and visits to the Rose Hotel with women instead of working hard to cultivate.
• Li Wuyou described Shrek Academy's strict age, Soul Power, Martial Soul, and combat requirements, and contrasted them with Heaven Dou Royal Academy's support for talented students.
• Zhu Zhuqing listened to Li Wuyou's account and became angry and disappointed with Dai Mubai.

Li Wuyou and Zhu Zhuqing headed for Shrek Academy as Zhu Zhuqing reconsidered her hopes for Dai Mubai and her chances of survival. They spotted Dai Mubai entering the Rose Hotel with twin sisters, and Li Wuyou invited Zhu Zhuqing to go inside and see for herself.

• Zhu Zhuqing concluded that Dai Mubai was too weak and debauched to help her defeat Dai Weisi, and considered seeking refuge with Spirit Hall instead.
• Li Wuyou continued toward Shrek Academy, while Zhu Zhuqing followed, hoping to assess Dai Mubai and the academy’s strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing walked into Li Wuyou when he stopped outside the Rose Hotel.
• Li Wuyou told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai had entered the hotel with twin sisters.
• Zhu Zhuqing grew furious and disappointed after realizing Dai Mubai had brought women to the hotel, and Li Wuyou asked whether she wanted to go inside with him.

Zhu Zhuqing and Li Wuyou went to the Rose Hotel, where she saw Dai Mubai arriving with twin sisters and arguing with Tang San and Xiao Wu. Li Wuyou recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu but concealed that he knew them, while considering the risks of targeting Xiao Wu; the confrontation at the hotel remained unresolved.

• Zhu Zhuqing decided to confront Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, and Li Wuyou followed her, eager to watch the scene.
• Dai Mubai argued with Tang San and Xiao Wu over a hotel room while keeping a twin sister under each arm.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai with the twins and grew furious at his reckless behavior.
• Li Wuyou recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu and considered Xiao Wu's value and the danger of provoking Tang Hao.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Li Wuyou whether he knew Tang San and Xiao Wu, but he denied knowing them.

Li Wuyou taunted Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu into settling their dispute with a fight, then watched as Xiao Wu charged Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai, reassured by Xiao Wu’s ordinary Soul Ring configuration, transformed into his White Tiger form and attacked her.

• Li Wuyou mocked Dai Mubai for hesitating to fight Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai recognized him as the fighter who had grievously wounded him at the Great Soul Arena.
• Dai Mubai insisted he could easily defeat the two level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmasters, despite his fear of Li Wuyou.
• Xiao Wu activated her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul and challenged Dai Mubai, telling Tang San to handle Li Wuyou.
• After seeing Xiao Wu’s two yellow Soul Rings, Dai Mubai dismissed her threat and activated his White Tiger Martial Soul Possession.
• Dai Mubai lunged at Xiao Wu and swung a tiger claw toward her chest.

At the Rose Hotel, Xiao Wu attacked Dai Mubai while Li Wuyou prevented Tang San from intervening by challenging him to a duel. Tang San accepted, and the chapter ended with the two Soul Masters facing off.

• Dai Mubai released his level-thirty-eight Soul Elder pressure and boasted that he would show Xiao Wu the difference in their strength.
• Xiao Wu dodged Dai Mubai's attack and charged in, aiming to use her Soft Bone Rabbit grappling techniques.
• Dai Mubai activated his third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and struck at Xiao Wu's incoming leg.
• Tang San prepared to rescue Xiao Wu, but Li Wuyou's killing intent stopped him and Li Wuyou told him not to interfere.
• Li Wuyou challenged Tang San to spar, and Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and accepted.

Li Wuyou accepted Tang San’s challenge and revealed his level forty-four strength and four black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, stunning everyone in the Rose Hotel. He sensed Tang Hao watching from the shadows and left Tang San’s confidence and faith in Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theory shaken.

• Tang San challenged Li Wuyou, while Zhu Zhuqing reflected that seeing Li Wuyou’s four black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings had changed how she judged ordinary Soul Ring configurations.
• Li Wuyou overwhelmed Tang San with his Soul Power, formed an Angel Holy Sword, and revealed his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and four black Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Li Wuyou sensed Tang Hao’s killing intent from the shadows and considered how his Angel Clone skills and other abilities might let him face Tang Hao.
• Tang San recoiled in disbelief at Li Wuyou’s level and Soul Ring configuration, while Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai also reacted with shock.
• The twin sisters lost interest in Dai Mubai and turned their attention toward Li Wuyou.
• Tang San questioned Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theory and stood dazed as his understanding of Soul Rings crumbled.