Chapter Summaries

After killing Dai Weisi, Zhao Ming told the Zhu Family that Dai Mubai had delivered the fatal blow and reassured Zhu Zhuyun that he would protect her. Zhu Zihao proposed that Zhu Zhuyun marry Zhao Ming, Zhu Zhuqing supported the match, and Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuyun accepted each other.

• Zhao Ming watched Dai Weisi die and left to find Zhu Zhuyun.
• At dinner, Zhao Ming announced Dai Weisi's death and explained that Dai Mubai had killed him after Zhao Ming lured him there.
• Zhu Zhuyun thanked Zhao Ming for helping her, and he promised to protect her.
• Zhu Zihao asked Zhao Ming whether he would marry Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing encouraged her sister to accept.
• Zhao Ming agreed to marry Zhu Zhuyun, took her hand, and promised that no one would bully her.
• Zhu Zhuyun accepted Zhao Ming's affection, and he drew her into his arms.

Zhao Ming introduced Zhu Zihao and the Zhu Family sisters to Little Dragon Girl, whose strength rivaled a Titled Douluo, before Zhu Zihao betrothed Zhu Zhuyun to him. Zhao Ming and Zhu Zhuyun spent their first date outside Star Luo City, where he promised to protect her from Dai Weisi and anyone else who might hurt her.

• Little Dragon Girl snatched soul beast meat from the table, and Zhao Ming introduced her as his pet and revealed her Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon lineage and Titled Douluo-level strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun held and stroked Little Dragon Girl before she settled on Zi Ji's shoulder.
• Zhu Zihao betrothed Zhu Zhuyun to Zhao Ming, making them officially a couple.
• Zhao Ming took Zhu Zhuyun outside Star Luo City for their first date and reassured her that he knew Dai Weisi had never been intimate with her.
• Zhao Ming promised to protect Zhu Zhuyun, and the two spent the afternoon together on the grass.

Zhao Ming comforted Zhu Zhuyun’s insecurity about her talent and offered to help her become Empress of the Star Luo Empire and reach the Titled Douluo realm. He told her he would leave soon but promised to stay with her for a few more days before pursuing greater strength.

• Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhao Ming about his strength, and he revealed that he could match a Soul Douluo despite being a Soul Ancestor.
• Zhu Zhuyun lamented that her cultivation talent made her feel unable to help Zhao Ming, and he reassured her that he valued her regardless of her status or strength.
• Zhao Ming offered to make Zhu Zhuyun Empress of the Star Luo Empire, and she agreed to help him govern it.
• Zhao Ming promised to improve Zhu Zhuyun’s talent and help her reach the Titled Douluo realm, and she said she believed him.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked whether Zhao Ming was leaving, and he said he would depart after staying with her a few more days.

Zhao Ming said goodbye to Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing before traveling with Dugu Bo and Zi Ji to Heaven Dou City. After arriving, he planned to deal with Tang San and Grandmaster, while Dugu Bo hoped to introduce him to Dugu Yan.

• Zhu Zhuyun promised Zhao Ming she would learn to manage the Star Luo Empire, while Zhu Zhuqing chose to stay with the Zhu Family before returning to the academy.
• Zhao Ming, Dugu Bo, and Zi Ji left for Heaven Dou City, and Dugu Bo hoped Zhao Ming would become close to his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
• The group traveled at full speed and reached Heaven Dou City after just over two days.
• Zhao Ming surveyed the city and recalled that Tang San and Grandmaster were thriving at Blue Tyrant Academy, then vowed to ruin their good days.
• Dugu Bo offered to host Zhao Ming and Zi Ji for the night, and Zhao Ming agreed.

Zhao Ming visited Dugu Bo’s residence and found Dugu Yan cultivating amid poisonous plants. He revealed a branch from the five-hundred-and-twenty-thousand-year Myriad Demon King, leaving Dugu Bo stunned by the power he believed stood behind Zhao Ming.

• Dugu Bo explained that Zhao Ming had saved him and Dugu Yan from their inherited poison, then described Dugu Yan’s cultivation progress.
• Zhao Ming said Dugu Yan might be close to a breakthrough and produced a pitch-black branch as a gift.
• Zi Ji identified the branch as coming from the Myriad Demon King, a powerful plant-type soul beast with over five hundred and twenty thousand years of cultivation.
• Dugu Bo learned that the Myriad Demon King was not even the strongest soul beast in the Star Dou Forest.
• Dugu Bo concluded that Zhao Ming’s backing might be stronger than Spirit Hall and regarded him with even greater respect.

Zhao Ming helped Dugu Yan break through to level thirty-five, and Dugu Bo revealed that he and his granddaughter were suffering from inherited Snake Venom. Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan she had been promised as Zhao Ming’s maid in exchange for a cure, leaving her to accept the arrangement so they could both survive.

• Zhao Ming used the Demonic Eye Demon Tree Branch’s poisonous energy to help Dugu Yan break through to level thirty-five.
• Dugu Bo introduced Zhao Ming and Zi Ji to Dugu Yan, then explained that Zhao Ming was level forty-three and Zi Ji could rival a level ninety-seven Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Snake Venom had poisoned them both and had caused her father’s early death.
• Dugu Bo assured Dugu Yan that Zhao Ming had come to cure them, then claimed he had promised her as Zhao Ming’s maid in return.
• Dugu Yan agreed to become Zhao Ming’s maid after he cured their poison, while Dugu Bo concealed that he had invented the promise.

Zhao Ming wondered whether he could return to Earth, then spoke with Dugu Yan about the terms of her service as his maid. He agreed to make her his maid for only one month and promised not to behave improperly toward her.

• Zhao Ming asked the system whether he could return to Earth, and the system said he would need strength to shatter the void.
• Dugu Yan thanked Zhao Ming for helping her cultivation and nervously asked to serve as his maid without being expected to do anything improper.
• Zhao Ming agreed that Dugu Yan would serve as his maid for one month and promised to leave her alone.
• Zhao Ming required Dugu Yan to avoid romantic involvement with other men during that month, and she happily agreed.
• Dugu Yan left for the night, relieved that she could reunite with Yu Tianheng after her month of service.

Dugu Yan began serving Zhao Ming as his personal maid, helping him dress and agreeing to take care of his clothes. She left to wash his laundry after he threatened to punish her if it was not clean.

• Dugu Yan woke Zhao Ming and explained that senior students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy had few regular classes.
• Zhao Ming dismissed the idea of joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy, claiming its headmaster was no match for him.
• Dugu Yan helped Zhao Ming get dressed, then went to tidy his room and wash his clothes.
• Dugu Yan protested when she found Zhao Ming's underwear, but he insisted that washing it was part of her duties as his maid.
• Zhao Ming threatened to spank Dugu Yan and create rules for managing her, so she left with his clothes to wash them.

Zhao Ming reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Zi Ji and Dugu Bo, then used its herbs to strengthen his body and ice-fire powers. He began considering whether Ice Empress and Snow Empress could help him balance his Undying Flame.

• Zhao Ming, Zi Ji, and Dugu Bo arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, where Zhao Ming admired its divided icy and fiery waters and the surrounding herbs.
• Dugu Bo offered Zhao Ming the medicinal herbs and left him to stay at the well while he worked on curing Dugu Bo's poison.
• Zhao Ming stopped Little Dragon Girl from eating a herb and told Zi Ji to guard her while he examined the plants.
• Zhao Ming cut down and swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then entered the well as their energies transformed and strengthened his body.
• Zhao Ming released a powerful blast of ice and fire that bored holes into the cliff, then considered absorbing Ice Empress and Snow Empress's Soul Rings to balance his ultimate energies.

Zhao Ming collected the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s rare medicinal herbs and let Little Dragon Girl eat the ones he did not plan to use. After she consumed the last herb, the system announced that she was evolving and would be able to speak normally afterward.

• Zhao Ming used the system to identify and gather the medicinal herbs, planning to give selected treasures to Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and others.
• Zhao Ming told Little Dragon Girl to eat the remaining herbs while leaving their roots intact, and she grew larger as she devoured them.
• Zhao Ming reassured Zi Ji that he would help her and the Soul Beast Clan, then spent the afternoon resting in her arms.
• Little Dragon Girl ate the remaining herbs, grew from two meters to three meters, and then fell asleep in Zi Ji's arms.
• The system announced that the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon was evolving from the early to the middle phase of the Infant Stage and would be able to speak normally afterward.

Zhao Ming explained how Dugu Bo could contain the poison in his body and gave him antidotes before Dugu Bo went into seclusion to try the treatment. He then gave Dugu Yan a Spirit Bone so he could cure her poison, leaving her touched and willing to offer herself to him, though he refused while she still cared for Yu Tianheng.

• Zhao Ming told Dugu Bo to force his poison into a Spirit Bone and gave him antidotes made with Zhao Ming's blood.
• Dugu Bo asked about Dugu Yan's condition, then instructed her to attend to Zhao Ming while he went into seclusion.
• Zhao Ming teased Dugu Yan about not washing his clothes, and she accepted a symbolic spanking for failing to finish the task.
• Zhao Ming explained that Dugu Yan needed a Spirit Bone to contain her poison and gave her a jade-green one.
• Dugu Yan offered herself to Zhao Ming out of gratitude, but Zhao Ming declined while she still had feelings for Yu Tianheng.

Dugu Yan absorbed Zhao Ming's Spirit Bone, advanced to level thirty-six, and felt increasingly indebted to him. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Tianheng heard rumors that Dugu Yan was spending time with another man and decided to investigate, determined to keep her for himself.

• Dugu Yan absorbed Zhao Ming's Spirit Bone and broke through to level thirty-six.
• Zhao Ming told Dugu Yan he would help move the poison in her body into the Spirit Bone, and she thanked him before he left.
• Yu Tianheng learned that Dugu Yan had missed training and heard rumors that she was with another young man.
• Yu Tianheng decided to find out what Dugu Yan was doing and vowed not to let anyone take her from him.

Zhao Ming finished removing Dugu Yan’s poison, and she began serving as his maid under their agreement. Yu Tianheng found them together, misunderstood the treatment, and attacked Zhao Ming, who overpowered him before Dugu Yan asked him to stop.

• Zhao Ming told Dugu Yan that her poison was gone and reminded her to call him young master during her month as his maid.
• Yu Tianheng overheard sounds in Dugu Yan’s bedchamber, kicked open the door, and assumed she had been intimate with Zhao Ming.
• Dugu Yan tried to explain that Zhao Ming had been treating her illness, but Yu Tianheng accused her of cheating on him.
• Zhao Ming embraced Dugu Yan and declared that she was his woman, provoking Yu Tianheng to attack him.
• Zhao Ming sent Yu Tianheng crashing into a wall and suppressed him with his aura until Dugu Yan begged Zhao Ming to let him go.

Yu Tianheng misunderstood Zhao Ming detoxifying Dugu Yan and left, convinced she had betrayed him, while Dugu Yan was hurt by his accusations. Zhao Ming comforted her and privately admitted he had orchestrated the encounter to drive them apart, leaving him intent on claiming her for himself.

• Dugu Yan checked on Yu Tianheng, who assumed she had been unfaithful with Zhao Ming and walked away in despair.
• Yu Tianheng waited outside for Dugu Yan to follow and explain, but she did not come, so he left heartbroken.
• Zhao Ming comforted Dugu Yan, who blamed herself for the misunderstanding and chose not to pursue Yu Tianheng.
• Zhao Ming urged Dugu Yan to explain things to Yu Tianheng later, though he knew he had arranged the encounter and intended to make their relationship deteriorate.
• Dugu Yan went to tidy Zhao Ming's room, while he watched her leave and resolved to take her for himself.

Zhao Ming headed to Blue Tyrant Academy to confront Tang San after six years apart. Tang San, confident in his new strength and his father’s protection, was startled when Zhao Ming appeared before him.

• After removing Dugu Yan’s poison, Zhao Ming decided to visit Blue Tyrant Academy and seek out Tang San.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang San easily defeated a Soul Elder during combat class and drew the admiration of the students.
• Tang San reflected on his hatred of Zhao Ming, his longing for Xiao Wu, and his belief that his level-thirty-five cultivation and Tang Hao’s protection would let him defeat Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming called Tang San by the teasing name “Tang Dou Dou,” and Tang San trembled before turning to face him with hatred.

Tang San confronted Zhao Ming at Blue Tyrant Academy, convinced that his level-thirty-five cultivation would let him defeat him and reclaim Xiao Wu. Zhao Ming challenged Tang San to withstand three moves to learn about Xiao Wu, and Tang San prepared to fight.

• Tang San recognized Zhao Ming and, reassured by his own strength and Hidden Weapons, threatened to kill him and take Xiao Wu back.
• Zhao Ming mocked Tang San about their past and his girlfriend Ruhua, while Tang San privately resolved to leave her once he reclaimed Xiao Wu.
• Tang San demanded to know where Xiao Wu was, and Zhao Ming claimed her as his own and offered to answer if Tang San could withstand three moves.
• Blue Tyrant Academy's students and teachers reacted to the confrontation, but Tang San told the teachers to stay out of it.
• Tang San released his level-thirty-five Soul Power and declared that he would reclaim his past humiliations from Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming easily defeated Tang San and received a system mission to humiliate him, with rewards tied to Tang San’s negative emotions. After Zhao Ming continued to overpower and publicly shame Tang San, the academy’s teachers intervened.

• Tang San attacked Zhao Ming with Blue Silver Grass and Spider Web Restraint, but Zhao Ming burned away the grass and kicked him aside.
• The system gave Zhao Ming a mission to humiliate Tang San and revealed a progress bar measuring Tang San’s negative emotions.
• Tang San tried to fight Zhao Ming with Tang Sect techniques, but Zhao Ming repeatedly slapped him while taunting him over Xiao Wu.
• Tang San fired a Zhuge Crossbow at Zhao Ming, who dodged the bolts and kicked Tang San hard enough to make him spit blood.
• Several Blue Tyrant Academy teachers called for Zhao Ming to stop.

Zhao Ming defeated Tang San and overpowered three Blue Tyrant Academy teachers who tried to stop him. Liu Erlong arrived, and Zhao Ming received a mission to win her over, leaving him intent on pursuing her.

• Zhao Ming dismissed Tang San as a genius because of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and easily defeated him.
• Three Blue Tyrant Academy teachers attacked Zhao Ming, but he struck them down and made them mistake him for a Soul Emperor.
• The teachers apologized to Zhao Ming, while the students began distancing themselves from Tang San.
• Liu Erlong arrived, and Zhao Ming admired her beauty.
• Zhao Ming received a mission to win Liu Erlong over, with a Simulation Cloak as the reward, and decided to pursue her.

Zhao Ming defended his attack on Tang San by accusing him of coveting Xiao Wu and trying to disrupt their relationship. Liu Erlong demanded proof, leaving Tang San facing public suspicion at Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Liu Erlong found Tang San injured and asked Zhao Ming why he had attacked him.
• Zhao Ming and Tang San confirmed that they were about the same age, shocking Liu Erlong and the Blue Tyrant Academy students.
• Liu Erlong challenged Zhao Ming’s conduct, while Zhao Ming accused her of judging the dispute unfairly by trusting Tang San without hearing him out.
• Zhao Ming claimed Tang San had improper intentions toward Xiao Wu and that he had attacked him after hearing him voice filthy thoughts about her.
• Liu Erlong asked Zhao Ming what proof he had, as the surrounding students began piecing together his accusation against Tang San.

Zhao Ming turned Tang San’s accusations against him, convincing Blue Tyrant Academy’s students and Liu Erlong that Tang San had pursued Xiao Wu and tried to disrupt Zhao Ming’s relationship. Liu Erlong led Zhao Ming away to discuss the matter privately while Tang San was left to recover.

• Tang San angrily denied Zhao Ming’s claim that he was trying to ruin Zhao Ming and Xiao Wu’s relationship.
• Zhao Ming prompted the students to recall Tang San’s argument about Xiao Wu, and the crowd began to scorn Tang San and sympathize with Zhao Ming.
• Liu Erlong questioned Li Zhan, who confirmed hearing Tang San and Zhao Ming argue over Xiao Wu.
• Tang San pleaded with Liu Erlong to believe that Zhao Ming was slandering him, but Zhao Ming insisted Xiao Wu had always loved him.
• Zhao Ming offered to let Liu Erlong investigate at Nuoding Academy, and she led him away to speak privately while Li Zhan took Tang San to get medicine and rest.