Chapter Summaries

Du Bai arrived to help Bibi Dong fight Ye Mingnan, a rogue Soul Douluo who had invaded Clear Wind Manor to see Xiao Hui. Ye Mingnan unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, sending twenty-six boulders crashing toward Du Bai and Bibi Dong as the manor servants feared for their lives.

• Du Bai arrived at the battle and joined Bibi Dong, who had been preventing Ye Mingnan from escaping.
• Du Bai released his Barrett Martial Soul and revealed his overwhelming strength, shocking Bibi Dong, Ye Mingnan, and the manor servants.
• Ye Mingnan regretted invading Clear Wind Manor after realizing Du Bai was there, but he unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill when Du Bai blocked his escape.
• Ye Mingnan multiplied his boulder Martial Soul into twenty-seven boulders and sent twenty-six of them crashing toward Du Bai and Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Hui watched the descending boulders with worry while Luo Haiyun tried to reassure her and the manor servants panicked.

Luo Haiyun evacuated Clear Wind Manor as Romor, Thousand-Faced Marquis, Mr. Big Yellow Dog, and Bibi Dong helped stop Ye Mingnan’s falling boulders. Du Bai pursued Ye Mingnan beyond the manor and fired his strongest eighth soul skill, while Ye Mingnan’s movements suddenly slowed.

• Luo Haiyun sent Cat Girl Xiao Hui to hide and led the manor’s servants and guards into the buildings.
• Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis chose to stay and protect Clear Wind Manor, using their martial souls to break apart the falling boulders.
• Mr. Big Yellow Dog transformed and attacked the boulders, while Bibi Dong followed Du Bai’s instructions and used the Spider Emperor Blood Thorn to defend the manor.
• Du Bai escaped the boulders and pursued Ye Mingnan, who fled toward the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.
• Du Bai stopped and unleashed Destruction’s eighth soul skill, Raging Waves Destructive Strike, as Ye Mingnan’s movements suddenly became incredibly slow.

Du Bai restrained Ye Mingnan with his Eighth Soul Skill and toyed with him while a restaurant servant kicked him on a rooftop. Du Bai then shot Ye Mingnan through the waist, leaving the Soul Douluo gravely wounded but alive.

• Du Bai's Eighth Soul Skill reduced Ye Mingnan's movement until he was nearly unable to move on the rooftop.
• Passersby and the restaurant owner noticed Ye Mingnan, and the owner sent servants up to drag him down.
• Du Bai moved his Barrett Destroyer's aim between Ye Mingnan's kidneys while Ye Mingnan struggled against the restraint.
• A restaurant servant kicked Ye Mingnan onto the roof and continued kicking him as Du Bai watched.
• Du Bai fired the Destroyer Cannon, blasting through Ye Mingnan's right waist and leaving him barely alive.

Du Bai defeated Ye Mingnan with a fatal cannon shot and paid the tavern owner for the damage. Heaven Dou City patrol captain Cui Haochen arrived and asked Du Bai to explain the fight and show his entry documents.

• Du Bai appeared beside the mortally wounded Ye Mingnan and kicked away his hand as he tried to treat his injury.
• The tavern owner confronted Du Bai, who tossed him ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and warned him to stop making noise.
• The tavern owner’s men collected the coins while some passersby secretly pocketed a few.
• Patrol captain Cui Haochen questioned the tavern owner, then asked Du Bai to come down, explain the fight, and present his city-entry documents.

Du Bai used Spirit Hall's Holy Son token and Gold Soul Coins to make Cui Haochen's patrol squad withdraw, then decided to interrogate the captured Ye Mingnan. He carried Ye Mingnan away, suspecting that the empty prison would soon be busy again.

• Du Bai told Cui Haochen that Ye Mingnan had trespassed into Clear Wind Manor and attacked a woman there.
• Cui Haochen asked Du Bai to hand Ye Mingnan over and accompany the patrol squad, but Du Bai refused and displayed Spirit Hall's Holy Son token.
• Du Bai scattered ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as a fine, and Cui Haochen apologized and ordered the patrol squad to leave.
• Du Bai demanded that Ye Mingnan reveal who had sent him, but Ye Mingnan stayed silent.
• Du Bai thought the prison would soon be lively again and picked up Ye Mingnan to take him away.

Du Bai returned to Clear Wind Manor with Ye Mingnan captured and found Bibi Dong holding Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis in restraint. He persuaded Bibi Dong to spare the two bandits because he needed their help and had forced them to swear loyalty.

• Du Bai escaped with Ye Mingnan, leaving Gold Soul Coins behind as bystanders rushed to collect them.
• Du Bai carried Ye Mingnan back to Clear Wind Manor and found no one injured despite the damage.
• Du Bai reunited with Bibi Dong and tossed Ye Mingnan to the ground as the manor servants celebrated his capture.
• Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis pleaded with Du Bai and Bibi Dong, insisting they had helped protect the manor rather than trying to flee.
• Du Bai asked Bibi Dong to spare the two bandits, explaining that they had sworn loyalty and that he needed their assistance.

Du Bai persuaded Bibi Dong to put aside her prejudice against Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis, and she detoxified them before assigning them to watch Prosperity Shop. Du Bai and Bibi Dong then concluded that the bald brute who harassed Cat Girl Xiao Hui was probably acting on his own, not sent by a faction targeting them.

• Du Bai told Bibi Dong about Prosperity Shop’s conspiracy, and she agreed that Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis had already been punished enough.
• Bibi Dong used Soul Power needles to ease Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis’s poisoning, and they pledged their obedience to her and Du Bai.
• Du Bai ordered Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis to recover and then monitor Prosperity Shop in Heaven Dou City.
• Romor realized he might have a child in Luohun Village and resolved to ask Du Bai for a chance to find out whether the child was still alive.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong reasoned that the bald brute who harassed Cat Girl Xiao Hui was likely acting independently rather than on a faction’s orders.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong dealt with Ye Mingnan after he attacked Clear Wind Manor. Bibi Dong drained his Soul Power and life force, leaving the manor servants newly awed by her ruthlessness.

• Du Bai agreed with Bibi Dong that Ye Mingnan had underestimated them and declared that he would face their wrath.
• Bibi Dong said she would drain Ye Mingnan's Soul Power before the servants locked him up, and Du Bai agreed.
• Bibi Dong released her Death Spider Emperor and displayed her eight soul rings, impressing Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun.
• Bibi Dong used her Sixth Soul Skill, Death Blood-Sucking Spider Thorn, to pierce Ye Mingnan and absorb his Soul Power and life force.
• Ye Mingnan shriveled into a skeletal figure as Bibi Dong drained him, and the Clear Wind Manor residents gained a deeper respect for her.

After Bibi Dong defeated Ye Mingnan, Du Bai ordered him taken to the manor prison and assigned repairs to the stewardesses. Du Bai then carried Bibi Dong back to their room, pretending he needed her to treat his injured leg.

• Bibi Dong withdrew her martial soul after defeating Ye Mingnan, and Du Bai ordered the guards to take him to the manor prison for treatment and interrogation.
• Du Bai told Cat Girl Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun to organize the cleanup and arrange repairs to the damaged manor.
• Cat Girl Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun led the servants to inspect and repair the manor after Bibi Dong gave them permission to resume their lesson later.
• Du Bai claimed that his leg had been injured and asked Bibi Dong to return to their room with him.
• Du Bai swept Bibi Dong into a princess carry before she could respond.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong recovered from their battle together while Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis reflected on Du Bai’s strength and planned to abandon thievery for business. The chapter left Romor and Li Shan preparing to build a trading company and shops while staying behind the scenes.

• Du Bai carried Bibi Dong to his room, where they flirted, kissed, and recovered their Soul Power together.
• Thousand-Faced Marquis told Romor that the defeated Soul Douluo had been reduced to skin and bones and dragged away by the guards.
• Romor warned that Du Bai was too powerful to provoke and told Thousand-Faced Marquis they should treat him with respect and complete his assignments.
• Thousand-Faced Marquis proposed switching from theft to business, using their work for Du Bai and robbing unscrupulous merchants to grow a trading company.
• Romor agreed with Li Shan and planned to gather Gold Soul Coins, then hire an agent to manage their company and shops while they remained hidden bosses.

Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis Li Shan resolved to serve Du Bai while building a commercial empire, and Luo Haiyun told Cat Girl Xiao Hui that they both liked Du Bai. Luo Haiyun urged Xiao Hui to understand that their feelings were reverence rather than romantic love.

• Romor decided to work toward securing cultivation resources for a hoped-for next generation, giving himself a reason to keep living.
• Romor and Thousand-Faced Marquis Li Shan agreed to work for Du Bai, seek agents, and build a commercial empire while remaining loyal to him.
• Cat Girl Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun oversaw repairs to Clear Wind Manor and praised Du Bai and Dong'er’s strength.
• Luo Haiyun asked Cat Girl Xiao Hui whether she liked Du Bai, then admitted that she liked him too.
• Luo Haiyun led Cat Girl Xiao Hui to a pavilion and said they should face their feelings as reverence for Du Bai, not romantic affection.

Luo Haiyun and Cat Girl Xiao Hui discussed their admiration for Young Master Du Bai and accepted that romance with him was impossible. They comforted each other and resolved to focus on cultivation and their duties at Clear Wind Manor.

• Luo Haiyun explained that their feelings for Young Master Du Bai came from admiration, unlike the love between him and Sister Dong'er.
• Cat Girl Xiao Hui admitted she liked Du Bai for his excellence, kindness, and the freedom he had given her, but accepted that they could not be together.
• Luo Haiyun embraced Xiao Hui and confessed that she also feared she would compare future partners to Du Bai.
• Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun agreed to maintain proper distance from Du Bai while remaining loyal to him and Sister Dong'er.
• Luo Haiyun urged them to cultivate diligently and manage Clear Wind Manor, and Xiao Hui said their conversation had eased her heart.

Luo Haiyun and Xiao Hui accepted that they could not be with Du Bai and resolved to cultivate together, while Du Bai and Bibi Dong grew closer after the battle at Clear Wind Manor. Du Bai visited the injured prisoner Ye Mingnan and began questioning him about his identity, cultivation, and attack on the manor.

• Luo Haiyun and Xiao Hui confessed their admiration for Du Bai, accepted that they could not be together, and agreed to become stronger Soul Masters together.
• Du Bai recovered his Soul Power with Bibi Dong by his side, and the two grew closer while resting and massaging each other.
• The Three Strange Chefs of Clear Wind prepared a celebratory feast, and Du Bai arranged special food for Mr. Big Yellow Dog and its dog army.
• After lunch, Bibi Dong returned to her room to cultivate, while Du Bai went to the manor prison to see the wounded Ye Mingnan.
• Du Bai questioned Ye Mingnan, who gave his name and confirmed that he was an 84th-level Soul Douluo before hesitating over why he had attacked Clear Wind Manor.

Du Bai interrogated Ye Mingnan, who confessed that he had broken into Clear Wind Manor out of curiosity about its cat girl rather than as a spy. Du Bai imprisoned him, took his Soul Tool Ring, and examined its contents.

• Ye Mingnan told Du Bai that he had come to Heaven Dou City and Sunset Forest seeking opportunities, then visited Clear Wind Manor to see the Prime Cat Girl.
• Du Bai doubted Ye Mingnan’s story but decided to keep him imprisoned and warned that useful information might earn him reduced punishment or release.
• Ye Mingnan offered three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and other treasures for his freedom, but Du Bai refused and took his Soul Tool Ring.
• Du Bai slapped Ye Mingnan when he cursed, and Ye Mingnan gave up struggling.
• Du Bai searched the ring and found more than three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and several valuable flowers and grasses.

Du Bai discovered that Ye Mingnan had a soul bone fused into his arm but chose to keep him alive, sentencing him to a month in prison and ordering the guards to punish him without killing him. Back in his room, Du Bai checked his Gold Card mission progress and began cultivating while he waited to reach one billion Shock Points.

• Du Bai found an arm soul bone and other valuables in Ye Mingnan's Soul Tool Ring, then confirmed from Ye Mingnan's reaction that he had another soul bone fused into his left arm.
• Du Bai sentenced Ye Mingnan to one month in prison and promised him a chance to regain his freedom afterward.
• Du Bai ordered the guards to punish Ye Mingnan daily while keeping him alive, and they began punishing him after Du Bai left.
• Du Bai checked that he had 9,9396,1568 Shock Points with one hour, fifty-two minutes, and three seconds left in his mission.
• Du Bai sat cross-legged on his bed and began cultivating.

Du Bai completed the Shocking Gold Card mission and received a million-year Nine-Headed Fire Qilin as a Sacrificial Soul Beast, along with a title and over a billion Shock Points. He decided to fuse with the Qilin that night and use the commotion to attract attention, claiming it had entered his room and sacrificed itself voluntarily.

• Du Bai completed the two-hour mission and received 1,043,996,969 Gold Card Shock Points, the title 'Shaking the Ancient and Shining the Present,' and the 1.04-million-year Nine-Headed Fire Qilin.
• Du Bai inspected the sleeping Qilin in his Storage Space and decided it would become the second Soul Ring for his Fire Qilin AK-47.
• Du Bai thanked the system and reflected on the effort he had spent earning the reward, including staying in Heaven Dou City and auctioning off a fifty-thousand-year Jade Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set.
• Du Bai asked whether the Qilin's sacrifice would cause a commotion, and the system confirmed that it would have an enormous impact.
• Du Bai decided to fuse with the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin that night and planned to claim it had entered his room while he slept and sacrificed itself voluntarily.

Du Bai decided to stage the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s sacrifice in Heaven Dou City so he could absorb its soul ring publicly and conceal his other secrets. After equipping the title “Shaking the Ancient and Shining the Present,” he tested its effect and found that a maid could not stop watching him.

• Du Bai planned to absorb the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin’s soul ring that night, using witnesses from multiple factions to explain his growing strength and deflect suspicion from Spirit Hall.
• Du Bai equipped the title “Shaking the Ancient and Shining the Present,” which increased his imposing aura by twenty percent.
• Du Bai felt more confident and eye-catching after equipping the title and wondered whether Xiao Dong Dong would find him more captivating.
• Du Bai left his room to find Xiao Dong Dong for dinner and secretly observed a maid repeatedly looking at him.
• Du Bai headed toward the main hall, where he encountered two more maids.

Du Bai’s new title made the servants, guards, and Bibi Dong find him unusually captivating, though he hid the reason from her. Bibi Dong grew flustered and wondered whether she was falling more deeply in love with him, just as Cat Girl Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun arrived to report on Clear Wind Manor’s repairs.

• Du Bai noticed the maidservants and guards secretly looking at him and realized his title, 'Shaking the Ancient and Shining the Present,' had heightened his appeal.
• Bibi Dong joined Du Bai in the main hall and repeatedly glanced at him, unable to understand why he seemed so mysterious and attractive.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Du Bai’s cultivation had improved, and Du Bai denied it while concealing the title’s effect.
• Du Bai teased Bibi Dong that she might simply like him more, and his words made her blush and question her growing feelings for him.
• Du Bai raised his arm, and Bibi Dong’s heart fluttered at the ordinary gesture as Cat Girl Xiao Hui and Luo Haiyun arrived to report on repairs to Clear Wind Manor.

Du Bai learned that Luo Haiyun and Cat Girl Xiao Hui were affected by his “Shaking the Ancient and Shining the Present” title, so he decided to wear it sparingly and keep his relationship with them professional. After dinner with Bibi Dong, he visited Mr. Big Yellow Dog and its army of dogs.

• Luo Haiyun and Cat Girl Xiao Hui felt an unusual attraction to Du Bai but suppressed their feelings and greeted him and Bibi Dong formally.
• Luo Haiyun reported that the residence had been cleaned, roof repairs had been arranged, and Heaven Dou City’s patrol squad had asked a few questions about the battle before leaving.
• Du Bai praised the two stewards and decided to stop wearing the title except when necessary, while Bibi Dong felt reassured by his thoughts about avoiding suspicion.
• Du Bai, Bibi Dong, Luo Haiyun, and Cat Girl Xiao Hui chatted, then shared a feast prepared by the Three Strange Chefs of Clear Wind.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong strolled around the residence after dinner and visited Mr. Big Yellow Dog and its army of dogs, which all turned to look at Du Bai.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong strolled through Clear Wind Manor, discussed collecting beast languages and Du Bai’s preferred soul ring abilities, and grew closer under the moonlight. After they returned to their rooms, Du Bai planned to fuse the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin at two in the morning and began cultivating while he waited.

• Mr. Big Yellow Dog and the dogs bowed to Du Bai and Bibi Dong, and Du Bai explained that Golden Dogtail Grass had made the dog a spirit beast.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong continued touring the manor and agreed to collect more beast languages after leaving Heaven Dou City.
• Du Bai told Bibi Dong he wanted future soul rings to focus on power and mobility, with forced control effects as another possibility.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong watched the moon and lake together, then exchanged good-night wishes and returned to their rooms.
• Du Bai decided to wait until two in the morning to use the system to make the Nine-Headed Fire Qilin sacrifice itself, and he began cultivating as he waited.