Chapter Summaries

Chi Xiu endured Purple Star Academy’s celebration of his appointment as Imperial Tutor, then planned to face Holy Spirit Academy with Bi Ji in the final preliminary match. As the match began, Qian Renxue attended in public, and Pride unexpectedly announced Holy Spirit Academy’s surrender.

• Qian Renxue invited Chi Xiu to stay in the palace, but he left after teasing her, and she angrily accused him of forcibly kissing her.
• Purple Star Academy’s students celebrated Chi Xiu’s appointment with flowers and a speech, which he delivered until nightfall.
• At the strategy meeting, Chi Xiu proposed fighting Holy Spirit Academy one against seven, but Bi Ji volunteered to join him and the other teammates declined.
• Poseidon stopped Chi Xiu and told him to come to her room after the next day’s match to see something.
• Qian Renxue attended the final preliminary match between Purple Star Academy and Holy Spirit Academy, where Pride announced that Holy Spirit Academy surrendered.

After Holy Spirit Academy conceded to Purple Star Academy, Chi Xiu forced Tang San to honor their wager while Xiao Wu watched, then comforted her and learned she had feelings for him. Later, Poseidon confronted Chi Xiu over a portrait of her, and a mysterious cucumber rolled out from behind her door.

• Pride explained that Holy Spirit Academy had conceded because its trump card was being saved for the finals, and Chi Xiu demanded that the losing team honor their wager.
• Chi Xiu stopped Tang San from resisting and made him kneel, kowtow, and slap himself while Xiao Wu watched until nightfall.
• Xiao Wu hugged and kissed Chi Xiu, confessed that she liked him, and asked him to be affectionate with her, but Chi Xiu left after remembering Poseidon had called for him.
• Poseidon showed Chi Xiu a portrait of her that she had found in his room and accused him of secretly keeping it because he liked her.
• A smooth, bare cucumber rolled out from behind Poseidon's door, and Chi Xiu decided he had to find out what was going on with it.

Chi Xiu trained Purple Star Academy’s team after its perfect Preliminary Competition, then Xiao Wu kissed him and confessed her feelings. He returned to the Purple Star Sect to see his family and daughter, where the Snow Empress suggested visiting the Land of Extreme North because the Blue Silver Emperor had taken human form.

• Poseidon grabbed Chi Xiu when he tried to investigate her cucumbers, and he teased her by claiming he liked her before admitting he was joking.
• Purple Star Academy placed first in the Preliminary Competition, and Chi Xiu spent the following weeks training his teammates.
• Xiao Wu kissed Chi Xiu and confessed that she liked him, then hurried away before he could respond.
• Chi Xiu returned to the Purple Star Sect, reunited with his family, and saw that Xue Wuyang could stand and bounce on her feet.
• The Snow Empress asked Chi Xiu to return with her to the Land of Extreme North, where the Blue Silver Emperor had taken human form.

Chi Xiu and Snow Empress dealt with Xue Wuyang’s tantrums before taking her to the Land of Extreme North to visit Snow Empress’s home. There, they spotted A Yin in human form.

• Chi Xiu comforted Xue Wuyang after she got angry, then learned Chi Anran could say her name and told his parents to keep the children apart.
• Madam Chi admitted she and Chi Yuan had another child because they feared being left alone, and Chi Xiu apologized for neglecting her feelings.
• Snow Empress punished Xue Wuyang for interrupting her and Chi Xiu, while the couple later forgot the child outside until they found her asleep against the wall.
• The next day, Chi Xiu took Snow Empress and Xue Wuyang through a spatial rift to the Land of Extreme North, where Xue Wuyang happily ran through the snow.
• Chi Xiu and Snow Empress spotted A Yin standing amid the snow.

Chi Xiu brought Ice Empress and A Yin back to the Purple Star Sect with Snow Empress, where they settled in before he returned to Purple Star Academy. He surprised his teammates during training to test their teamwork, and Liu Dezhi’s illusion of Chi Xiu appeared to catch him off guard.

• Xue Wuyang grew upset at the thought of leaving A Yin behind, so Snow Empress proposed bringing A Yin to the Purple Star Sect; Ice Empress then asked to come too and agreed to call Chi Xiu her husband in exchange for permission.
• Chi Xiu teleported the group to the Purple Star Sect, where Chi Yuan welcomed Ice Empress and A Yin and arranged rooms and attendants for them.
• Chi Xiu returned to Purple Star Academy after Xue Wuyang fell asleep and found his teammates training.
• Chi Xiu ambushed Xiao Wu to test her response, and she escaped his hold with her Invincible Golden Body while Ning Rongrong boosted the team.
• Sun Dabao attacked Chi Xiu with his Fourth Soul Skill, but Chi Xiu destroyed the incoming claw marks with a punch.
• Liu Dezhi created an illusion identical to Chi Xiu, and Chi Xiu fell for the trick.

Chi Xiu led a training battle, tested the team’s coordination, and advised Liu Dezhi and Sun Dabao on improving their combat skills. After Zhu Zhuqing’s insecurity led her to ask for criticism, Chi Xiu asked whether she wanted to be his girlfriend and made confidence a condition, leaving her smiling and eager to improve.

• Chi Xiu defeated Zhu Zhuqing’s attack by exposing Liu Dezhi’s illusion, then removed Zhuqing from the exercise after warning her not to lose focus.
• Xiao Wu and Liu Dezhi coordinated attacks and illusions against Chi Xiu, but he saw through them and eliminated Xiao Wu from the exercise.
• Ning Rongrong predicted Chi Xiu’s attempt to attack the support members, and Sun Dabao carried them away from his real target.
• Chi Xiu advised Liu Dezhi to add spiritual effects to his illusions and told Sun Dabao to focus on control or locking skills.
• Chi Xiu comforted the discouraged Zhu Zhuqing, then asked whether she wanted to be his girlfriend and told her to become confident before she could qualify.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Chi Xiu’s condition and left smiling, while Chi Xiu was surprised by how much the prospect had encouraged her.

Chi Xiu teased Poseidon after discovering she had pretended to dislike her food just to see him, then brought her back from a beach with his spatial teleportation. The next morning, he visited Skywater Academy invisibly and surprised Shui Binger during training.

• Wang Erdan told Chi Xiu that Poseidon had rejected her usual food, and Chi Xiu suspected she wanted to see him.
• Chi Xiu and Wang Erdan caught Poseidon secretly eating the food, and Poseidon admitted she had wanted to see Chi Xiu.
• Poseidon said she wanted to return to Sea God Island, so Chi Xiu teleported them to its beach; she changed her mind and asked him to take her back.
• Chi Xiu returned Poseidon to her room, while she shut the door before he could ask whether she wanted to live with him.
• The next morning, Chi Xiu went invisibly to Skywater Academy’s indoor training ground and secretly touched Shui Binger, then startled her by embracing her from behind.

Chi Xiu secretly visited Shui Binger during training, then spent the days before the Advancement Tournament helping the Purple Star Battle Team grow stronger with immortal herbs. The team left for the Military Camp to compete, while Poseidon worried about what she would eat during their absence.

• Chi Xiu appeared invisibly behind Shui Binger during training, teased her, and made her leave with him for her room.
• Over the next ten days, Chi Xiu gave Shui Binger immortal herbs that reduced her swelling and raised her Soul Power by several levels.
• The Purple Star Battle Team trained hard and gained two Soul Power levels each, with Xiao Wu reaching level forty-seven and Liu Dezhi reaching level forty-three.
• The team packed and set off for the Advancement Tournament at the Military Camp, where spectators were not allowed.
• Poseidon stopped Chi Xiu to ask what she would eat while the team was away, then wondered whether the Military Camp food was good.

Chi Xiu accompanied the tournament teams to the Royal Hunting Grounds, where they were told the Advancement Tournament draw would soon take place. The teams entered a temporary tent believing Qian Renxue had come to greet them, though Chi Xiu knew they were mistaken.

• Poseidon claimed she was the teams’ instructor and joined their trip to the Military Camp after Chi Xiu gave permission.
• Poseidon and Ning Rongrong argued over a seat in the carriage until Chi Xiu told Ning Rongrong to yield it.
• Chi Xiu traveled with Poseidon and the other students to the Royal Hunting Grounds, where teams from across the empire gathered.
• Chi Xiu noticed Blazing Academy members traveling with Godwind Academy and recognized that Huo Wu intended to compete in the Advancement Tournament.
• A guide announced that the draw would take place shortly and that the tournament would begin the next day, then led the teams into a tent where they assumed Qian Renxue was waiting to see them.

At the Royal Hunting Grounds, Qian Renxue met the teams and privately invited Chi Xiu to her tent that night, while Pride recognized Poseidon as the woman from Tang Chen’s portrait. Purple Star Academy then struggled to find a place for its extra member, and Poseidon arranged to share a tent with Chi Xiu.

• Qian Renxue greeted the teams, approached Chi Xiu, and asked about the unfamiliar teacher leading Purple Star Academy, who introduced herself as Poseidon.
• Pride recognized Poseidon from a portrait Tang Chen had shown her and recalled his story about Poseidon, a woman of his era and equal strength.
• Qian Renxue whispered an invitation for Chi Xiu to visit her tent that night, and Poseidon teased him about whether he would go.
• After the drawing, Purple Star Academy discovered it had one more person than assigned tents, and Poseidon rejected the girls as roommates one by one.
• Poseidon accepted Chi Xiu as a tentmate, provoking Ning Rongrong, then called Chi Xiu over to choose their tent.

Chi Xiu shared a cramped tent with Poseidon, whose hopes of getting closer to him were frustrated when he left to visit Qian Renxue. He reached the Empress’s tent and was admitted while she was bathing, leaving him waiting nearby as her maids prepared her.

• Poseidon insisted on sharing a secluded tent with Chi Xiu, while Ning Rongrong chose a nearby tent before reconsidering after Xiao Wu teased her.
• After they laid out their bedding, Chi Xiu and Poseidon struggled with their closeness; when Chi Xiu accidentally fell onto her, he apologized and left to see Qian Renxue.
• Poseidon realized Chi Xiu had gone to visit the Empress and returned to bed, feeling disappointed.
• Chi Xiu arrived at Qian Renxue’s guarded tent, where a palace maid invited him inside because the Empress was bathing.
• A palace maid seated Chi Xiu behind curtains and told him to wait while other maids tended to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue called Chi Xiu to her command tent, where they flirted and kissed before he returned to the tent he shared with Poseidon. Poseidon found lip marks on him and drove him outside for the night, while Qian Renxue summoned him again the next morning and Poseidon followed to confront her.

• Qian Renxue dismissed her maids and teased Chi Xiu before kissing him and asking him to keep her company.
• Chi Xiu returned to the shared tent late at night, and Poseidon saw the lip marks on his neck and kicked him outside.
• Chi Xiu spent the night meditating outside and gave Xiao Wu and Sun Dabao an excuse when they noticed the marks.
• Qian Renxue summoned Chi Xiu to watch the earlier matches, leaving Purple Star Academy to arrange its own lineup for the day.
• Poseidon followed Chi Xiu toward Qian Renxue's command tent after recognizing where the lip marks had come from.

Chi Xiu brought Poseidon to confront Qian Renxue, but the visit turned into a rivalry over Chi Xiu’s affection. Poseidon accepted Chi Xiu’s offer to date her and, at the competition, made clear she intended to keep him close.

• Poseidon followed Chi Xiu to the Imperial Camp and loudly accused Qian Renxue of seducing him, drawing the attention of nearby soldiers and soul masters.
• Chi Xiu discovered the lipstick marks on his neck and escorted Poseidon into Qian Renxue’s tent, where Qian Renxue hugged him and provoked Poseidon.
• Chi Xiu stopped Poseidon from attacking Qian Renxue by proposing that he date Poseidon, and Poseidon agreed to protect him and keep a close eye on him.
• Qian Renxue changed clothes for Chi Xiu, while Poseidon sought reassurance that he liked her and grew anxious over his teasing about her eating.
• At the competition viewing area, Poseidon insisted on sitting beside Chi Xiu and held his arm when Qian Renxue invited him to sit with her.

Qian Renxue arranged for Purple Star Academy to face a weak opponent, and Xiao Wu defeated all seven contestants to close out the Advancement Tournament’s first round. Afterward, Chi Xiu took Poseidon hunting, where the two shared a horse and grew closer.

• Qian Renxue ordered an attendant to investigate Poseidon and watched the tournament while Chi Xiu defended her.
• Xiao Wu defeated the kingdom team’s leader with a waist bow, then beat its remaining six contestants in three exchanges or fewer.
• Qian Renxue said goodbye to Chi Xiu, who promised Purple Star Academy would take first place.
• Poseidon insisted Chi Xiu take her to find food, so he led her to the hunting grounds and held her hand.
• The managers prepared royal-grade hunting arrangements for Chi Xiu and Poseidon, including one Royal Steed for them to share.
• Chi Xiu and Poseidon mounted the horse together, with Poseidon sitting in front and leaning back into his arms.

Chi Xiu and Poseidon went hunting together, but their close ride across the grassland left them both flustered. After they returned with a boar and a deer, Poseidon changed into a short skirt, and Chi Xiu approached her from behind at the grill.

• Chi Xiu and Poseidon rode the Royal Steed across the hunting grounds, becoming awkwardly aware of their close contact.
• Chi Xiu shot a wild boar, and Poseidon later killed a deer with a precise arrow after he stopped the horse.
• Chi Xiu called the attendants to collect the prey, and he and Poseidon returned to change clothes.
• Poseidon chose a short skirt, which made Chi Xiu's flustered state return, and they walked to the charcoal grill together.
• Poseidon asked Chi Xiu for help with grilling, and he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with a description of the grand and luxurious room where the meeting is held, suggesting an important gathering.
• The meeting is between two powerful figures: the Emperor and the Grandmaster of the Knights.
• They discuss the recent events in the kingdom, including the mysterious disappearances and the threat of an ancient evil.
• The Emperor tasks the Grandmaster with finding the legendary hero who can save the kingdom.
• The Grandmaster reveals that he has found this hero, a young woman named Elara, who has been living in hiding.

Character Developments

• The Emperor is shown to be wise and concerned for his kingdom, willing to entrust the Grandmaster with a crucial mission.
• The Grandmaster is revealed to be resourceful and dedicated, having spent considerable time and effort finding Elara.
• Elara, though not physically present, is introduced as a potential savior, hinting at her strength and importance.

Significant Themes

• The theme of destiny is prominent, with Elara being the one chosen to save the kingdom.
• The power dynamics between the Emperor and the Grandmaster are explored, showing respect and mutual trust.

Character Interactions

• The Emperor and the Grandmaster interact as equals, with the Emperor showing deference to the Grandmaster's expertise.
• The Grandmaster's revelation about Elara hints at a potential mentor-mentee relationship, as he has been watching over her.

Poseidon revealed that she was a Level 99 Titled Douluo after Chi Xiu's teammates questioned her strength, then watched Purple Star Academy win another match. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong before going to confront Qian Daoliu about his past friendship with Poseidon.

• Poseidon and Chi Xiu returned to Purple Star Academy's tents, where Ning Rongrong and the others questioned her strength and relationship with Chi Xiu.
• Poseidon manifested her Sea God martial soul and revealed her Level 99 Soul Power, overwhelming the others until they apologized.
• Sun Dabao defeated three opponents in a row, and Xiao Wu helped Purple Star Academy secure another victory.
• Poseidon noticed red marks on her body and suspected Chi Xiu had left them, while he denied waking during the night.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong she was doing well, then went to see Qian Daoliu after learning Poseidon was a Level 99 Douluo and his longtime friend.

Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu about Poseidon and tried to keep him from interfering with Chi Xiu, but Qian Daoliu went to meet his old friend. Poseidon reunited with him and introduced Chi Xiu as her boyfriend.

• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that Poseidon had come to the continent and was at the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Grounds, and Qian Daoliu decided to see her.
• Qian Renxue sent word that Qian Daoliu was going to meet Poseidon, hoping Tang Chen would hear and go to the hunting grounds.
• Poseidon accused Chi Xiu of secretly kissing her while she slept, but he denied it and followed her away from the stands.
• Qian Daoliu arrived at the hunting grounds and reunited with Poseidon, who told him she had never started a family and had not been with Tang Chen.
• Poseidon introduced Chi Xiu to Qian Daoliu as her boyfriend.

Chi Xiu revealed his strength to Qian Daoliu, who had challenged him to prove he was worthy of Poseidon. After seeing Chi Xiu’s martial soul and soul rings, Qian Daoliu accepted him and asked to keep visiting Poseidon, but the conversation took a tense turn when he revealed that Empress Qian Renxue was his granddaughter.

• Poseidon introduced Chi Xiu as her boyfriend, and Qian Daoliu questioned their age difference before demanding a test of Chi Xiu’s strength.
• Chi Xiu transported himself, Poseidon, and Qian Daoliu to the Royal Hunting Grounds Area using his Space Element ability.
• Chi Xiu revealed his Dragon God martial soul and eight hundred-thousand-year soul rings, and told Qian Daoliu that he had killed Tang Hao during the Two-Empire Challenge Match.
• Qian Daoliu abandoned the fight after learning Chi Xiu’s strength and asked him what he would do if he became a god; Chi Xiu said he had no interest in staying in the Divine Realm.
• Qian Daoliu asked to visit Poseidon and offered to have his granddaughter Qian Renxue fulfill her requests, prompting Poseidon to realize that Qian Renxue was the Empress and tell him to leave.

Poseidon declared Chi Xiu her boyfriend to make Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu abandon their feelings for her, then kissed Chi Xiu in front of them. Tang Chen left vowing to possess Poseidon, while Poseidon reassured Chi Xiu that she liked him.

• Poseidon accused Qian Renxue of seducing Chi Xiu, and Qian Daoliu promised to investigate and discipline his granddaughter.
• Tang Chen arrived and challenged Poseidon's relationship with Chi Xiu, but Poseidon called Chi Xiu her boyfriend and kissed him.
• Tang Chen was devastated and threatened to possess Poseidon, while Poseidon warned him that harming Chi Xiu would make her declare war on him.
• After Tang Chen left, Chi Xiu hugged and teased Poseidon until she admitted that she liked him.