Chapter Summaries

Zhao Ming took Zhu Zhuqing to Dai Mubai and ended her former engagement by destroying their Marriage Contract. He left Dai Mubai devastated after revealing that Xu Jiajia had also broken off her engagement to him.

• Zhao Ming entered Dai Mubai's room with Zhu Zhuqing and declared that she was his woman now.
• Zhao Ming reminded Dai Mubai of his promise to have no further connection with Zhu Zhuqing, then tore up and burned their Marriage Contract.
• Zhao Ming told Dai Mubai that he planned to become engaged to Zhu Zhuqing and eventually marry her, and Zhu Zhuqing called him her husband.
• Dai Mubai claimed he still had his fiancée Xu Jiajia, but Zhao Ming revealed that she had already broken off their engagement.
• Dai Mubai cursed the Xu Family and demanded that Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuqing leave, while Zhao Ming warned him to recover before Dai Weisi came after him.

Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuqing formalized their engagement, and he promised to protect her and give her a wedding. After the couple left, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zihao discovered Zhao Ming’s betrothal gifts were three Spirit Bones.

• Zhao Ming reassured Zi Ji that he wanted all his women to stay with him forever and promised to give her a grand wedding someday.
• Zhao Ming met Zhu Zihao, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun in the study, where Zhu Zihao presented him and Zhu Zhuqing with their Marriage Contract, setting their wedding for six years later.
• Zhao Ming promised to protect Zhu Zhuqing and left three gift boxes on Zhu Zihao’s desk as betrothal gifts before leaving with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuyun opened the boxes and discovered three Spirit Bones, astonishing herself and Zhu Zihao.
• Zhu Zihao praised Zhao Ming as a blessing to the Zhu Family, while Zhu Zhuyun envied Zhu Zhuqing and wondered whether Dai Weisi would ever treat her so generously.

Zhao Ming absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Black Dragon Right Arm Bone, rose to level 43, and gained the Dragon King Claw and Black Dragon Sword skills. He then visited Zhu Zhuyun to investigate the abnormality in her body and asked her to lie down so he could examine her.

• Zhao Ming absorbed the Hundred Thousand Year Black Dragon Right Arm Bone and advanced to level 43.
• Zhao Ming tested the Black Dragon Sword, which destroyed the furniture in his room.
• Zhao Ming reviewed his system panel and decided to pursue Zhu Zhuyun and uncover the problem with her body.
• Zhao Ming went to Zhu Zhuyun's chamber and told her he needed to examine her.
• Zhu Zhuyun invited Zhao Ming inside, and he asked her to lie down on the bed for the examination.

Zhao Ming examined Zhu Zhuyun, suppressed the poison in her body, and helped her break through to Level 43. He discovered that Dai Weisi had been poisoning her with Demonic Soul Incense, leaving Zhu Zhuyun devastated and in disbelief.

• Zhao Ming sensed toxins in Zhu Zhuyun's meridians and used his massage technique and fire-element Soul Power to seal them.
• Zhu Zhuyun broke through from Level 42 to Level 43 after Zhao Ming treated her, and she noticed her body felt healthier.
• Zhao Ming explained that the poison came from something in Zhu Zhuyun's room and asked who had visited her.
• Zhu Zhuyun recalled that Dai Weisi had given her incense and told her to use it every day.
• Zhao Ming identified the incense as Demonic Soul Incense and said Dai Weisi had likely used it to influence and control her.
• Zhu Zhuyun wept and denied that Dai Weisi would harm her.

After Zhao Ming comforted Zhu Zhuyun, she insisted on seeking confirmation from her father about Dai Weisi’s suspected poisoning. Zhu Zihao and Zi Ji confirmed that the incense contained a substance from a Demonic Soul Beast, leaving Zhu Zihao furious and Zhu Zhuqing distressed.

• Zhao Ming held Zhu Zhuyun while she cried over the possibility that Dai Weisi had betrayed her.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhao Ming to take her to Zhu Zihao so she could learn whether her father had poisoned her.
• Zhu Zihao examined the incense in his study and found that its fragrance affected spiritual power.
• Zi Ji identified the incense as coming from a Demonic Soul Beast that could attract female creatures and said the species had been exterminated.
• Zhu Zihao realized Dai Weisi had subjected Zhu Zhuyun to the incense, and Zhu Zhuqing wept in anger over what her sister had endured.

After learning that Dai Weisi had poisoned Zhu Zhuyun with Demonic Soul Incense, Zhu Zihao sought a cure and prepared to confront the emperor. Zhao Ming warned him that the poison might be part of a long-running Dai Family plot against the Zhu Family, leaving Zhu Zihao determined to investigate without alerting them.

• Zi Ji confirmed that Zhu Zhuyun had been poisoned, and Zhuqing and Zhao Ming comforted her as Zhu Zihao blamed himself.
• Zi Ji said she did not know how to cure the poison, so Zhu Zihao decided to invite Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
• Zhu Zihao planned to confront Dai Long, but Zhao Ming warned that Dai Weisi might not have obtained the rare poison on his own.
• Zhao Ming pointed out that the Dai Family had benefited from a thousand years of conflicts with the Zhu Family, and Zhu Zihao began to suspect a wider conspiracy.
• Zhao Ming urged Zhu Zihao to check whether other Zhu Family women had been exposed to the incense and to keep his discoveries secret; Zhu Zihao agreed.

Zhao Ming comforted Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhu Yun after Dai Weisi’s betrayal, promising to protect them from the Dai Family. He helped the exhausted Zhu Zhu Yun rest and left determined to make her and Zhu Zhuqing’s tormentors pay.

• Zhao Ming reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he would protect Zhu Zhu Yun, and Zhu Zhuqing suggested that he and her sister could be together.
• Zhu Zhu Yun mourned Dai Weisi’s betrayal and questioned her own worth as Zhao Ming tried to comfort her.
• Zhao Ming reminded Zhu Zhu Yun that Dai Weisi was to blame and encouraged her to move on from their engagement.
• Zhao Ming carried Zhu Zhu Yun to bed and covered her with a blanket, and she eventually fell asleep feeling calmer.
• Zhao Ming watched over Zhu Zhu Yun and vowed to protect both sisters and punish those who had harmed them.

Zhao Ming took Zhu Zhuyun on a walk through Star Luo City, then flew with her above the city and urged her to look beyond the Star Luo Empire. Zhu Zhuyun remained proud and reluctant to rely on him, and Zhao Ming brought her back while resolving to win her affection.

• Zhu Zhuqing dressed Zhu Zhuyun for her outing with Zhao Ming and teased them about winning Zhu Zhuyun's heart.
• Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuyun walked through Star Luo City, where passersby stared at her.
• Zhao Ming spread his Wings of Immortality and carried Zhu Zhuyun into the sky, where she examined the wings and marveled at the view.
• Zhao Ming encouraged Zhu Zhuyun to pursue a life beyond the Star Luo Empire and offered to help her, but she said she preferred to rely on herself.
• Zhao Ming flew Zhu Zhuyun back to Star Luo City and resolved to win her over someday.

Dugu Bo examined Zhu Zhuyun’s Demonic Soul Incense poison but could not cure the effect it had on her mind. He then offered to take Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple, but she refused and said Zi Ji could teach her.

• Zhu Zihao told the family that Dugu Bo was on his way to treat Zhu Zhuyun, while Zhao Ming privately doubted Dugu Bo could cure her.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the Zhu Family hall and examined Zhu Zhuyun, concluding that he could not remove the poison’s effect on her mind.
• Dugu Bo explained that the poison would make Zhu Zhuyun favor Dai Weisi, though it was not yet deeply rooted and would not harm her health.
• Zhu Zhuqing criticized Dugu Bo for failing to cure her sister, then refused his offer to become his disciple and said Zi Ji could teach her.

Zhu Zhuqing challenged Dugu Bo’s boast by introducing Zi Ji, who overwhelmed him with her aura and revealed power he mistook for that of a level ninety-seven Titled Douluo. Zhao Ming then told Dugu Bo that he could cure Zhu Yun’s poison, leaving Dugu Bo respectful and eager to learn more.

• Dugu Bo claimed he was far stronger than Zi Ji and tried to make Zhu Zhuqing promise to become his disciple if he defeated her.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed that Zi Ji was present, and Zi Ji accepted Dugu Bo’s challenge.
• Dugu Bo released his Titled Douluo pressure, but Zi Ji stood unmoved and struck him with her own aura, making him cough blood and apologize.
• Dugu Bo assumed Zi Ji was a level ninety-seven Titled Douluo and asked Zhao Ming his name after seeing her stand beside him.
• Zhao Ming told Dugu Bo that many people could cure Zhu Yun’s poison and then said he could cure it himself, given enough time.

Zhao Ming revealed that Dugu Bo and his descendants were being poisoned and claimed he could cure them after studying the poison. Dugu Bo asked Zhao Ming to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Zhao Ming put Zhu Zhuyun’s cure first.

• Zhao Ming told Dugu Bo he could cure Zhu Zhuyun’s poison after studying it for up to a month.
• Zhao Ming explained that Dugu Bo’s Jade-Scaled Serpent Martial Soul and poison-based cultivation had poisoned him and his descendants, prompting Dugu Bo to kneel and beg for a cure.
• Zhao Ming deduced that Dugu Bo used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to suppress the poison and suggested antidotal herbs grew there.
• Dugu Bo invited Zhao Ming to inspect the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Zhao Ming said he would first cure Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhao Ming promised Zhu Zihao he would find a way to cure Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zihao revealed that Zhao Ming was engaged to Zhu Zhuqing and was not yet thirteen.

Zhu Zhuyun confronted Dai Weisi about using Demonic Soul Incense on her, and he admitted his motives before attacking her. After Dai Weisi defeated her and tried to force himself on her, Zhu Zhuyun realized she loved Zhao Ming and chose to cut her own throat rather than submit.

• Zhu Zhuyun went to Dai Weisi's residence to question him about the Demonic Soul Incense, while Zhao Ming secretly watched and planned to intervene if she was endangered.
• Dai Weisi dropped a teapot when Zhu Zhuyun asked about the incense, then recognized the incense burner she showed him and admitted he had used it to make her love and obey him.
• Dai Weisi blamed Zhu Zhuyun for rejecting his advances and said he had resorted to the incense because he could not wait until their marriage.
• Dai Weisi attacked Zhu Zhuyun, overpowered her, and declared that he would take her so the engagement could not be broken off.
• Zhu Zhuyun thought of Zhao Ming as the person she truly loved, closed her eyes, and slashed a sharp blade toward her neck.

Zhao Ming saved Zhu Zhuyun from killing herself, removed the Demonic Soul Incense poison, and learned that she loved him. He defeated Dai Weisi and, after Zi Ji arrived, left the First Prince’s Mansion’s other experts accounted for.

• Zhao Ming knocked away Zhu Zhuyun’s blade and comforted her as Dai Weisi tried to bargain for her.
• Zhu Zhuyun rejected Dai Weisi and declared that she loved Zhao Ming, completing his mission and earning him a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon Pet Egg.
• Zhao Ming used the system to remove the Demonic Soul Incense poison from Zhu Zhuyun, while she believed he had paid a great cost to save her.
• Dai Weisi charged Zhao Ming, who struck him down with the Black Dragon Sword and warned that he could kill him at any time.
• Dai Weisi threatened Zhao Ming with the powerful experts in the First Prince’s Mansion, and Zi Ji arrived, assuring her master that no one would notice what happened.

Zhao Ming confronted Dai Weisi over his treatment of Zhu Zhuyun and forced him to swallow Demonic Soul Incense mixed with a sow’s blood. He left Dai Weisi infatuated with Huahua and desperate to save her from the slaughterhouse.

• Zi Ji knocked Dai Weisi away and told Zhao Ming that she had sealed off the area and incapacitated the mansion’s stronger guards.
• Zhao Ming sent Zhu Zhuyun and Zi Ji outside, then confronted Dai Weisi over what he had done to Zhu Yun.
• Dai Weisi attacked Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming seized his fist, twisted his arm, and warned that Dai Long might discard him.
• Dai Weisi begged Zhao Ming to spare him, and Zhao Ming forced him to swallow enhanced Demonic Soul Incense mixed with Huahua’s blood.
• Zhao Ming revealed that Huahua was a sow in the mansion’s slaughterhouse, and Dai Weisi collapsed in despair as he developed feelings for her.

Zhao Ming returned Zhu Zhuyun safely and cured her Demonic Soul Incense poison, then helped Zhu Zihao plan how to use the crisis to strengthen the Zhu Family. He left with Zi Ji, intent on spending the night with her.

• Zhao Ming brought Zhu Zhuyun back unharmed and revealed that he had cured her poison and that she had broken things off with Dai Weisi.
• Zhao Ming invited Dugu Bo to become a Zhu Family guest elder, and Dugu Bo agreed if Zhao Ming cured his and his granddaughter’s poison.
• Zhao Ming advised Zhu Zihao to demand compensation from Dai Long and use the dispute to take over the Xu Family’s influence.
• Zhao Ming told Zhu Zihao to have Dai Long cancel Zhu Zhuyun’s engagement, then left with Zi Ji.
• Zhao Ming called Zi Ji his wife and carried her back to his courtyard.

Zhao Ming hatched his Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon pet egg and discovered the newborn dragon could grow to rival a God King. After Zi Ji pointed out that the dragon was female, Zhao Ming renamed her Little Dragon Girl.

• Zhao Ming checked the pet egg’s information and learned that a Mature Stage Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon could rival a God King.
• Zhao Ming showed Zi Ji the egg, fed it his blood, and learned that it could grow by consuming high-energy treasures, including energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• The egg hatched, and the newborn Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon immediately showed affection for Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming named the dragon Little Dragon and told her to obey Zi Ji as well.
• Zi Ji noticed the dragon was female, so Zhao Ming changed her name to Little Dragon Girl.

Dai Long conceded to Zhu Zihao after the Demonic Soul Incense scandal, surrendering the Xu Family’s forces and ending Zhu Yun and Dai Weisi’s engagement. After Zhu Zihao left, Dai Long beat Dai Weisi for nearly damaging the Dai Family’s power.

• Dai Long apologized to Zhu Zihao, who demanded compensation rather than accepting the apology.
• Dai Long agreed to remove the Xu Family from court affairs and hand its army and other forces to Zhu Zihao.
• Zhu Zihao annulled Zhu Yun and Dai Weisi’s engagement, and Dai Long accepted the decision.
• After Zhu Zihao departed, Dai Long berated Dai Weisi for using Demonic Soul Incense to pursue Zhu Yun.
• Dai Long repeatedly struck Dai Weisi with an iron rod until Dai Weisi collapsed unconscious.

Zhao Ming visited the disgraced Dai Weisi, forced him to slap himself, and then set Huahua on him while pretending to offer help strengthening his body. He trapped Dai Weisi inside a Space Lock and left, planning to have Dai Mubai find him after half an hour.

• Dai Weisi blamed Zhu Zhuyun and Zhao Ming for his lost engagement and fading chance to inherit the throne.
• Zhao Ming entered Dai Weisi's residence and demanded that he slap himself; Dai Weisi pleaded for help gaining strength and struck himself a hundred times.
• Zhao Ming told Dai Weisi that Dai Mubai had advanced quickly with his help, then let Dai Weisi believe he might receive a cultivation treasure.
• Zhao Ming sent Huahua charging at Dai Weisi, who fled and begged for mercy rather than harm the sow.
• Zhao Ming tripped Dai Weisi with Soul Power, sealed the courtyard with the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon's Space Lock, and left, planning for Dai Mubai to find him in half an hour.

Zhao Ming visited Dai Mubai and encouraged him to seize the chance to kill Dai Weisi, who had fallen from favor after the Demonic Soul Incense scandal. Dai Mubai headed for the First Prince's Mansion, unaware that Zhao Ming intended to use him as a pawn.

• Dai Mubai celebrated Dai Weisi's political downfall and believed his own chance of inheriting the throne had greatly improved.
• Zhao Ming admitted he had exposed the Demonic Soul Incense and said he would help Dai Mubai obtain the Crown Prince Position.
• Dai Mubai denied resenting Zhao Ming over Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhao Ming slapped him and made him praise her beauty.
• Zhao Ming offered to help Dai Mubai deal with Dai Weisi and told him the time was right to visit the First Prince's Mansion.
• Dai Mubai prepared to confront Dai Weisi while Zhao Ming expected him to kill his rival and take the blame.

Dai Mubai visited Dai Weisi after Zhao Ming left him humiliated, then killed him to eliminate his rival for the Star Luo Empire’s throne. Dai Mubai emerged as the empire’s sole remaining prince and heir, while witnesses feared the empire was about to change.

• Dai Mubai found Dai Weisi beside Huahua and learned that Zhao Ming had left him in that state.
• Dai Mubai decided he would not oppose Zhao Ming until he gained the throne, then planned to reclaim Zhuqing afterward.
• Dai Weisi insulted Dai Mubai over his broken engagements, and Dai Mubai attacked him and declared his intention to kill him.
• Dai Mubai overcame Dai Weisi’s defense and killed him with a soul skill and a blow to the head.
• Dai Mubai left the First Prince's Mansion covered in blood, and the witnesses found Dai Weisi dead and recognized Dai Mubai as the only remaining prince.