Chapter Summaries

Li Xuan used a false story about being abandoned by someone from the Clear Sky Sect to make Tang Xiao and the others suspect he was Tang Xiao’s son. As the group left, Boss Hei arrived to attack Li Xuan’s home, and an enraged Tang Xiao revealed his Title Douluo power to protect the boy.

• Li Xuan showed Tang San that his Soul Power had risen to level fourteen, then claimed he sought revenge on the Clear Sky Sect for an abandonment.
• Tang Yuehua felt close to Li Xuan, while his hostility toward Tang Xiao convinced the group he might be Tang Xiao’s son.
• After leaving Li Xuan’s courtyard, Tang Yuehua, Tang Hao, and the others accused Tang Xiao of abandoning a descendant, and he could not explain himself.
• Boss Hei and his thugs arrived and kicked open Li Xuan’s gate to confront the household.
• Tang Xiao erupted with nine Soul Rings and threatened to cripple Boss Hei and his men for provoking the boy he suspected might be his son.

Li Xuan left the Clear Sky Sect’s people baffled over whether he was Tang Chen’s descendant, then traveled to Star Luo City and opened a grilled fish restaurant near Zhu Zhuqing’s home. The chapter ended with him preparing to impress Zhu Zhuqing through his cooking.

• Tang Xiao denied abandoning a woman, and Tang San’s group speculated that Li Ba might be Tang Chen’s descendant and their uncle or grandfather.
• Tang Yuehua questioned Li Ba, who refused to identify his father, and the group decided to investigate while building a relationship with him.
• Li Xuan disappeared the next day, leaving a letter through an eagle that arranged another meeting in two years.
• After getting lost for months, Li Xuan reached Star Luo City and chose the advanced option to leave a deep impression on Zhu Zhuqing.
• Li Xuan bought a restaurant near Zhu Zhuqing’s residence and began turning it into a grilled fish restaurant despite the neighboring shopkeeper’s warnings about a famous competitor.

Li Xuan opened his grilled fish restaurant, and the food drew a huge crowd despite the grocery store owner's doubts. At Zhu Manor, where Zhu Zhuqing had lost her appetite, the Third Butler brought the fish in hopes she might eat it.

• Li Xuan finished preparing his shop and began selling grilled fish after three days of work.
• The grocery store owner's son discovered that Li Xuan's restaurant had a long queue, and customers were willing to pay far more for the fish.
• The grocery store owner learned that the Third Butler of the Zhu Family was among those buying fish for Zhu Zhuqing, who had stopped eating much.
• Zhu Zhuqing's parents discussed seeking the Emperor's healing treasure after healers failed to help her.
• A maid announced that the Third Butler had brought delicious grilled fish that might restore Zhu Zhuqing's appetite.

A noble couple discovered that grilled fish from Li Xuan’s new restaurant restored Zhu Zhuqing’s appetite, and they planned to visit the restaurant and meet its young cook. Meanwhile, two Prosperity Grand Restaurant employees decided to report Li Xuan’s restaurant to Second Boss and have it attacked for its recipe.

• The dignified middle-aged man tried Third Butler’s grilled fish and found it better than Prosperity Restaurant’s fish.
• The noblewoman gave Zhu Zhuqing grilled fish, and Zhu Zhuqing ate eagerly after refusing food for some time.
• The dignified middle-aged man promised to take Zhu Zhuqing to Li Xuan’s Grilled Fish Restaurant for three grilled fish the next day.
• The noblewoman and the dignified middle-aged man learned that a six- or seven-year-old child had grilled the fish and agreed to visit him.
• Two short-haired young men saw Li Xuan’s busy restaurant and went to tell Second Boss to have it smashed and seize its recipe.

Second Boss ordered Ma Biao to destroy Li Xuan’s grilled fish shop and seize its recipe, but Ma Biao found the restaurant full of powerful patrons and left without carrying out the attack. Li Xuan’s business flourished as Zhu Zhuqing and her family arrived, and Ma Biao headed back to confront Second Boss.

• Second Boss learned that Li Xuan was selling popular grilled fish and ordered Ma Biao to smash the shop and take its secret recipe the next day.
• Li Xuan opened his restaurant at noon and raised the price to one Gold Soul Coin per small grilled fish, drawing complaints from some customers and business from wealthy patrons.
• Mr. Song and other well-connected customers praised Li Xuan’s food, while Zhu Zhuqing arrived with her parents and ordered grilled fish.
• Ma Biao arrived with his men to attack the restaurant but recognized Mr. Song, Tie Feng, and Zhu Zhuqing’s family among the customers.
• Ma Biao led his men away and angrily went to Magnate Grand Restaurant to confront Second Boss.

Ma Biao confronted Second Boss after the attack on Li Xuan’s restaurant drew a crowd of important customers, then agreed to try again after learning they had come only for the food. At the restaurant, Li Xuan promised to show Zhu Zhuqing dishes from eight cuisines and began cooking for her family.

• Ma Biao kicked down Second Boss’s door and beat him for sending him to attack Li Xuan’s restaurant.
• Old Five and Old Six reported that the distinguished customers had come for the food and did not know Li Xuan.
• Second Boss gave Ma Biao five days to smash Li Xuan’s shop and obtain the secret recipe, and Ma Biao left to investigate.
• Zhu Zhuqing finished her third grilled fish and listened as Li Xuan described other ways to cook fish and different cuisines.
• Li Xuan began preparing eight dishes, and their aroma impressed Zhu Zhuqing’s parents and made her father secretly swallow.

Li Xuan impressed Zhu Zhuqing and her parents with his cooking, and Zhuqing's family offered him protection through a Zhu Manor token. After serving more dishes, Li Xuan received a system reward for leaving a deep impression on Zhu Zhuqing.

• Zhu Zhuqing and her parents devoured Li Xuan's Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs despite their attempts to maintain noble composure.
• Li Xuan served Spicy Boiled Fish, declined the stern middle-aged man's offer to work at his residence, and accepted a Zhu Manor token.
• The stern middle-aged man explained that he gave Li Xuan the token to protect him from troublemakers and because he saw potential in him.
• Zhu Zhuqing and her parents eagerly ate the Spicy Boiled Fish and praised Li Xuan's cooking.
• The system rewarded Li Xuan with Advanced Array and 10 physique for leaving a deep impression on Zhu Zhuqing, then offered him the chance to deepen that impression.

Li Xuan finished entertaining Zhu Zhuqing and her family, then learned from Ma Biao about the Magnate Grand Restaurant and marked it as a future target. After choosing a mission to defeat Dai Mubai three times, he headed to the training ground and watched Dai Mubai practice riding.

• Li Xuan served five dishes to Zhu Zhuqing and her family, who left praising his cooking and saying they would return the next day.
• Ma Biao decided not to smash Li Xuan’s restaurant, followed Li Xuan, and revealed what he knew about the Magnate Grand Restaurant after being confronted.
• Li Xuan ordered Ma Biao to leave Star Luo City, then listed the Prosperity Grand Restaurant as a target for destruction.
• Li Xuan chose the advanced mission to defeat Dai Mubai three times for an Advanced Painting skill and 20 Soul, then went to the training ground.
• Dai Mubai practiced riding while other boys praised him, and Li Xuan watched him critically from nearby.

Li Xuan challenged Dai Mubai to a best-of-three contest and dominated him in their first hand-to-hand match. Dai Mubai lay in pain after Li Xuan slammed him into the ground, while his lackeys tried to help him.

• Li Xuan boasted that he would be the best in the training ground and provoked Dai Mubai by mocking his riding skills.
• Dai Mubai challenged Li Xuan to compete in three contests, and Li Xuan agreed to let Dai Mubai choose the first one.
• Dai Mubai chose hand-to-hand combat without Soul Power or martial souls, confident that he could beat Li Xuan.
• Li Xuan dodged Dai Mubai's attack, lifted him, and slammed him into the ground more than a dozen times.
• Dai Mubai's lackeys rushed to check on him, but he hid that a rock was pressing against his groin and claimed he only needed time to recover.

Li Xuan defeated Dai Mubai in a contest of archery and spirit-beast knowledge, then left as Dai Mubai ordered someone to follow him. In the Heaven Dou Empire, officials asked Old Liu to resolve the dispute with the Star Luo Empire over Poison Douluo’s refusal to let his grandson-in-law apologize, and Old Liu agreed to attend the next court assembly.

• Dai Mubai dismissed his guards, and Li Xuan demonstrated exceptional archery before agreeing to compete in spirit-beast knowledge instead.
• Li Xuan answered Iron Ox’s three spirit-beast questions immediately, defeating Dai Mubai without needing a final round.
• Li Xuan walked away, and Dai Mubai ordered a black-robed figure to follow him while wondering which family he came from.
• Heaven Dou Empire officials told Old Liu that Poison Douluo and Dugu Yan refused to let Li Xuan apologize to the Star Luo Envoy.
• Old Liu agreed to attend the next court assembly to address the conflict between the two nations.

Li Xuan raised his prices and offered Zhu Zhuqing a free meal in exchange for washing dishes, while his cooking overwhelmed the guards outside. In the Star Luo Empire’s palace, Dai Mubai explained his father’s plan to blame Poison Douluo and his grandson-in-law for the war and undermine trust in them.

• Zhu Zhuqing visited Li Xuan’s restaurant and learned that each dish now cost 1,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Li Xuan offered Zhu Zhuqing a free meal if she washed the dishes, and she agreed before asking him to prepare four dishes.
• Yue'er warned the Vice-Captain about Li Xuan’s irresistible cooking aroma, and the hungry Vice-Captain eventually plugged her nose.
• The Star Luo Emperor asked Dai Mubai about the apology involving Poison Douluo and his grandson-in-law, and Dai Mubai described the plan to turn the Heaven Dou Empire against them.

Dai Mubai told the Star Luo Emperor about Li Xuan and revealed that he was staying in Star Luo City, prompting the emperor to order his capture and plan an invasion of the Heaven Dou Empire. Li Xuan escaped Dai Mubai’s raid in the form of a black cat, while Zhu Zhuqing returned to find his restaurant destroyed and became even more estranged from Dai Mubai.

• Dai Mubai outlined how the Star Luo Empire could exploit Poison Douluo’s refusal to apologize to invade the Heaven Dou Empire and pressure him into submission.
• The Star Luo Emperor showed Dai Mubai a dossier on Li Xuan, and Dai Mubai admitted he had met him before revealing that Li Xuan ran a Grilled Fish Restaurant in Star Luo City.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered Dai Mubai to capture Li Xuan and sent a shadow to follow him, while Dai Mubai led his subordinates to the restaurant.
• Li Xuan spotted the approaching group through God's Perspective, turned into a black cat, and escaped through the rear window before Dai Mubai’s men found him and wrecked the restaurant.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned with a gift, saw the ruined restaurant and Dai Mubai’s group, and was carried away by her female guard before she could confront them.
• Li Xuan took Zhu Zhuqing’s abandoned gift, gained Soul +5 as her relationship with Dai Mubai worsened, and headed toward the Tycoon Grand Hotel, Star Luo Imperial Palace, and treasury.

Li Xuan transformed into the Green Fatty, wrecked Magnate Grand Restaurant, and charged into the Star Luo imperial palace after the emperor declared war on the Heaven Dou Empire. The chapter ended with the Green Fatty bearing down on the palace's main hall as the emperor and ministers tried to stop him.

• Li Xuan transformed into the Green Fatty and attacked Second Boss and the subordinates who planned to capture him for the grilled fish recipe.
• Li Xuan destroyed Magnate Grand Restaurant while using God's Perspective to avoid harming innocent guests.
• The Star Luo Emperor declared war on the Heaven Dou Empire, and the ministers shouted in support.
• A guard reported that the Green Fatty had broken into the palace and knocked the commander-in-chief unconscious.
• The Green Fatty charged toward the main hall, and the emperor's people shouted for someone to stop him.

Green Fatty overpowered the Star Luo Empire’s defenders, battered the emperor and two princes, and destroyed the great hall. It left carrying the imperial throne and headed toward the Imperial Palace Treasury, while the stunned survivors began rescuing the wounded.

• The Star Luo Empire’s ministers, guards, and five black-robed figures attacked Green Fatty with their strongest techniques, but it remained unharmed.
• The Star Luo Emperor unleashed his soul-bone skill, but Green Fatty grabbed him and repeatedly smashed him into the ground until he lay motionless.
• Green Fatty charged at Dai Mubai and the First Prince, beat them unconscious, and flung them into a distant building.
• Green Fatty wrecked the great hall, took the imperial throne, and departed toward the Imperial Palace Treasury.
• The survivors emerged from their shock and called for rescuers to help the emperor and the princes.

Li Xuan looted the Imperial Palace Treasury, accepted the World Will’s favor, and gained an opportunity to travel to another world. As Zhu Zhuqing and her father headed to the palace, Li Xuan’s Green Fatty form crashed down toward her.

• Li Xuan and his soul beasts looted the Imperial Palace Treasury before he escaped past the guards.
• A healer revealed that Dai Mubai had been castrated, and the World Will offered Li Xuan 40% of Dai Mubai’s favor in exchange for replacing him.
• Li Xuan accepted the favor, gained a world-travel opportunity, and felt the world’s oppressive force lift.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s father told her that Li Xuan had defeated Dai Mubai and might have come to Star Luo City because he was interested in her.
• A palace wall collapsed as Li Xuan’s Green Fatty form leaped over it and fell toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Li Xuan’s Green Fatty rampaged through the Star Luo Imperial Palace, leaving the emperor, princes, and army commander badly injured and forcing Star Luo to withdraw its troops. Back in the Heaven Dou Empire, Poison Douluo refused to surrender Li Xuan to appease Star Luo, while Old Liu threatened to kill himself unless Li Xuan was made to apologize.

• The Green Fatty spared Zhu Zhuqing, then charged away, and Zhu Zhuqing and her father found the Star Luo palace reduced to ruins.
• A black-robed man told Zhu Zhuqing and her father that the Green Fatty had smashed the treasury, injured the emperor and two princes, and left the army commander trapped in a wall.
• Star Luo withdrew its troops and ordered its people to hunt the Green Fatty instead of going to war with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Li Xuan left his Experience Card state, gained another five percent Super Defense, flew to Zhu Zhuqing’s home, and returned to Natural Space to sleep.
• Old Liu demanded that Poison Douluo hand over Li Xuan and have him apologize to Star Luo, while Dugu Yan offered to apologize in his place.
• Old Liu threatened to smash his head against the hall pillars if Poison Douluo refused, leaving Poison Douluo and Dugu Yan alarmed.

Poison Douluo and Dugu Yan faced accusations from Heaven Dou officials who feared war with the Star Luo Empire, but news arrived that Li Xuan had attacked Star Luo City and forced its army to withdraw. As Heaven Dou celebrated its reprieve, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo received orders to intercept the Green Monster.

• Dugu Yan asked Poison Douluo whether they could explain Li Xuan's identity to the officials, but he refused to reveal it without Li Xuan's permission.
• Two messengers reported that the Star Luo Empire had withdrawn its troops after the Green Monster attacked its imperial city and wounded the emperor, two princes, and the commander-in-chief.
• Poison Douluo rejoiced at the report, warned the officials not to provoke his granddaughter's husband, and left with Dugu Yan.
• The Heaven Dou officials acknowledged that the Green Monster had prevented the war, though they did not know who it was.
• Ghost Douluo received a secret order from the Enshrined Elder Hall directing him and Chrysanthemum Douluo to travel to the Star Luo Empire and intercept the Green Monster in three days.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo panicked at the order, and Ghost Douluo agreed that they could not afford to provoke the monster.

Bibi Dong learned that Spirit Hall’s Enshrined Elders planned to hunt Green Fatty and sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to lure him away with a false rumor. Meanwhile, Li Xuan appeared at Zhu Zhuqing’s home, where a system prompt offered him choices for dealing with the hunters.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo feared confronting Green Fatty and went to warn Bibi Dong about the Enshrined Elders’ plan to kill him.
• Bibi Dong received news that Green Fatty had destroyed Star Luo Imperial Palace and decided Spirit Hall should avoid provoking him.
• After hearing about the planned hunt, Bibi Dong ordered the two Douluo to spread false news about an evolution treasure in the Extreme North while she delayed the Enshrined Elders.
• Li Xuan appeared in Zhu Zhuqing’s bedroom, then waited on the roof until she woke and spotted him.
• The system presented Li Xuan with three options for responding to the Enshrined Elders’ hunt.

Li Xuan chose an advanced system option, gave Zhu Zhuqing a mysterious Spatial Spirit Tool, and earned a Soul Ring reward by impressing her. He left for the Heaven Dou Empire, while Zhu Zhuqing’s mother recognized the bracelet’s significance and took her daughter to speak with her father.

• Li Xuan chose the advanced option, then told Zhu Zhuqing he had reached Soul Power Level fifteen.
• Li Xuan gave Zhu Zhuqing a patterned bracelet, explained that it was a Spatial Spirit Tool, and gained a reward that increased any Soul Ring’s age limit by 500 years.
• Li Xuan declined Zhu Zhuqing’s offer to stay, told her he was returning to the Heaven Dou Empire, and left after she asked him to come back.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s mother noticed the bracelet and suspected Li Xuan had made it, then took Zhu Zhuqing to see her father.

Zhu Zhuqing’s parents examined Li Xuan’s Soul Tool bracelet and agreed to welcome him, while Li Xuan got lost on his way to Spirit Hall and collected several Sea Spirit Beasts. Golden Crocodile Douluo led five experts out to hunt the Green Monster, but a roar and violent crashes erupted near Spirit Hall’s southern gate.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s father learned that Dai Mubai had lost his male characteristics, but the noblewoman pointed out Li Xuan’s Soul Tool bracelet and explained its significance.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s parents praised Li Xuan’s many abilities and agreed that the Zhu Family should build a good relationship with him.
• Li Xuan lost his way while flying toward Spirit Hall, defeated a giant crab, collected several Sea Spirit Beasts, and eventually continued toward his destination by riding the Ghost Tiger.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo led five black-robed experts from Spirit Hall to destroy the Green Monster, while Bibi Dong and the Douluo believed it had been lured to the Extreme North.
• A bloodthirsty roar and a series of crashes sounded near Spirit Hall’s southern gate, frightening Bibi Dong.