Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao reassured Queen Medusa and Ya Fei that he had agreed to visit Yao Ye to gain military authority for his plan to annex the Jia Ma Empire. He prepared to leave for the Princess's Manor, while Medusa stayed behind to avoid revealing that her strength had not recovered.

• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei woke beside Lu Yunxiao and questioned his decision to meet Yao Ye.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that he intended to use Yao Ye to secure part of the military authority for his future conquest of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei and Queen Medusa accepted his reasoning, and Medusa offered to accompany him before realizing her weakened state could be exposed.
• Lu Yunxiao told Medusa to stay home and said he was glad she had worried about him.
• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei helped Lu Yunxiao dress for his visit to the Princess's Manor.

Lu Yunxiao left Queen Medusa and Ya Fei after teasing them, and the two women discussed their feelings for him and considered forming an alliance. The chapter ended with Lu Yunxiao arriving at the Princess's Manor.

• Lu Yunxiao teased and kissed Queen Medusa and Ya Fei before leaving with their shoes.
• Queen Medusa warned Ya Fei not to harm Lu Yunxiao, and Ya Fei promised she would never do so.
• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei admitted they did not fully trust each other but recognized their shared devotion to Lu Yunxiao.
• Ya Fei proposed that she and Queen Medusa form an alliance to seek more of Lu Yunxiao's affection, and Queen Medusa agreed to consider it.
• Lu Yunxiao tidied himself up and arrived at the Princess's Manor.

Yao Ye welcomed Lu Yunxiao to the Princess's Manor for a private meeting and tried to build rapport with him over tea. Their exchange ended with Yao Ye realizing that Lu Yunxiao was unpredictable and difficult to handle.

• Yao Ye greeted Lu Yunxiao at the Princess's Manor and explained that she had invited him as a private acquaintance.
• Yao Ye led Lu Yunxiao through the manor to a garden pavilion and dismissed the maids, leaving them alone.
• Yao Ye poured Lu Yunxiao rare Cloud Mist Tea and offered him a cup.
• Lu Yunxiao stopped Yao Ye from drinking first, took the cup from her, and drained it himself.
• Yao Ye joked about Lu Yunxiao's directness and privately concluded that he was unpredictable and difficult to handle.

Lu Yunxiao met with Yao Ye, who tried to charm him and build a closer relationship while praising his abilities. He confronted her about investigating him, then left her still attempting to win his favor.

• Yao Ye poured tea for Lu Yunxiao and asked him to call her by her name, but he insisted on formal distance and asked her to state her purpose.
• Yao Ye praised Lu Yunxiao’s strength, alchemy, and Heavenly Flames, then asked his age; he answered that he was sixteen.
• Lu Yunxiao questioned whether Yao Ye had investigated him, and she hesitated because she had secretly gathered information about him.
• Lu Yunxiao said he did not mind being investigated, and Yao Ye expressed relief and continued praising him.
• Lu Yunxiao remarked that his two companions at home were less eloquent than Yao Ye, who replied by praising the Queen and Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao rejected Yao Ye’s offer to win him over through the imperial family, then teased her while asking about her younger sister, Yao Yue. Their private conversation turned serious when he asked whether the Mu Family could surrender some of its military authority.

• Yao Ye asked why Lu Yunxiao had joined the Misty Cloud Sect and offered him anything the imperial family could provide, including herself.
• Lu Yunxiao refused to treat feelings as a bargain, leaving Yao Ye disappointed and privately indignant.
• Lu Yunxiao asked about Yao Ye’s younger sister, Yao Yue, and learned that she was an eighteen-year-old Tier 3 Alchemist.
• Lu Yunxiao said he was more interested in mature women and teased Yao Ye, who grew annoyed but kept her composure.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Yao Ye whether the Mu Family could surrender part of its military authority, and she narrowed her eyes at the serious proposal.

Lu Yunxiao pressed Princess Yao Ye to grant the Mittel Family military authority, and she proposed marriage as the price. Lu Yunxiao rejected the proposal and reaffirmed that he would not trade marriage or feelings for political power.

• Lu Yunxiao told Yao Ye that the Mittel Family needed military authority, while she worried that its combined commercial and military strength would threaten the imperial family.
• Yao Ye admitted she could agree to grant the authority if Lu Yunxiao married her.
• Yao Ye claimed she had a genuine favorable impression of Lu Yunxiao and leaned toward him, but he stopped her.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to grant one other request if she handed over the military authority, but Yao Ye refused to yield without marriage.
• Lu Yunxiao rejected the marriage proposal and said he would never use feelings as a bargaining chip.

Lu Yunxiao pressured Yao Ye into listening by revealing that he knew the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast was failing. He left her shaken by suggesting the imperial family could be replaced with the beast near death and only Jia Xingtian remaining as its protector.

• Yao Ye refused to give Lu Yunxiao military authority after he rejected her advances, but he insisted she would agree to another offer.
• Lu Yunxiao brought up the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast, prompting Yao Ye to apologize and ask him to continue.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Yao Ye about her schemes, then ordered her to pour tea as he questioned her about the beast.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast was close to dying, and Yao Ye dropped her teacup in shock.
• Lu Yunxiao said that with the beast failing and only Elder Jia remaining, replacing the imperial family would not be difficult, and Yao Ye angrily protested before backing down under his icy gaze.

Lu Yunxiao offered Yao Ye a deal: he would heal the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast in exchange for part of the Jia Ma Empire’s military authority. When Jia Xingtian clashed with Hai Bodong above the imperial palace, Lu Yunxiao took Yao Ye to watch and then flew toward the battle, intending to make Jia Xingtian lose in front of the arriving onlookers.

• Lu Yunxiao offered to heal the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast if the Jia Ma Empire surrendered part of its military authority, and Yao Ye agreed.
• A battle between Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong erupted above the imperial palace and drew the attention of people across the capital.
• Lu Yunxiao carried Yao Ye through the air to the imperial grounds, revealing that he was a Dou Zong.
• Lu Yunxiao judged that Jia Xingtian might gain the advantage as the battle continued and decided to let him lose before the approaching spectators.
• Lu Yunxiao shot toward Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong’s battle.

Lu Yunxiao joined Hai Bodong in fighting Jia Xingtian, and their combined attacks gradually overwhelmed the imperial elder. The battle left Jia Xingtian wounded and on the defensive.

• Yao Ye worried that Jia Xingtian's defeat would damage the imperial family's prestige as Lu Yunxiao entered the battle.
• Lu Yunxiao struck Jia Xingtian's yellow light barrier with his sword, allowing Hai Bodong to knock him back and reveal himself.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong teased each other about Yao Ye before turning their attention to Jia Xingtian.
• Lu Yunxiao attacked Jia Xingtian while Hai Bodong summoned an Ice Dragon, forcing Jia Xingtian to defend against them both.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong kept up their assault, leaving Jia Xingtian disheveled, bleeding, and praising Lu Yunxiao's strength.

Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong joined forces to overwhelm Jia Xingtian with powerful Dou Techniques. They shattered Jia Xingtian’s energy mountain, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Hai Bodong attacked Jia Xingtian with Thousand Shadow Frost Kill, while Jia Xingtian countered with Mountain Collapse Strike.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned tens of thousands of energy swords with Myriad Swords Art and sent their sword-aura dragon toward Jia Xingtian.
• Yao Ye, Nalan Yanran, Queen Medusa, and Ya Fei watched the attack, while Medusa reassured Ya Fei about her value to Lu Yunxiao.
• Jia Xingtian reinforced his energy mountain to withstand Lu Yunxiao’s assault, but Lu Yunxiao signaled Hai Bodong to increase their power.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong intensified their attacks until Jia Xingtian’s energy mountain cracked and shattered.

Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong defeated Jia Xingtian, damaging the imperial family's prestige. After Yao Ye confronted Lu Yunxiao, Jia Xingtian apologized for her and Lu Yunxiao offered him a Tier 6 Rejuvenation Pill.

• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong combined their attacks and sent Jia Xingtian crashing from the sky, shocking the onlookers and weakening the imperial family's standing.
• Hai Bodong caught the falling Jia Xingtian, and Lu Yunxiao joined them as Yao Ye anxiously checked on her grandfather.
• Yao Ye blamed Lu Yunxiao for injuring Jia Xingtian and accused him of ganging up on one person, but Jia Xingtian rebuked her and ordered her to apologize.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted that he and Hai Bodong had outnumbered Jia Xingtian, while Jia Xingtian praised Lu Yunxiao's strength and conceded defeat.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Jia Xingtian a Tier 6 Rejuvenation Pill as an apology for his injuries.

After leaving Jia Xingtian, Lu Yunxiao reunited with Ya Fei and Queen Medusa, scolding them for coming to a dangerous battle before drawing both into his embrace. Jia Xingtian advised Yao Ye to pursue Lu Yunxiao sincerely, and she accepted his advice.

• Lu Yunxiao gave Yao Ye a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, reminded her of their deal, and departed with Hai Bodong.
• Jia Xingtian told Yao Ye that Lu Yunxiao had shown mercy, then learned she was interested in him and advised her to pursue him sincerely rather than rely on a political marriage.
• Yao Ye agreed to Jia Xingtian's advice, though she was unsure how to approach Lu Yunxiao as an ordinary girl.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong found Ya Fei and Queen Medusa in another part of the imperial palace, and Lu Yunxiao scolded them for coming near the dangerous battle.
• Lu Yunxiao reproached Queen Medusa for her unrecovered strength, then softened and embraced both her and Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao successfully prepared Seven-Colored Illusory Spirit Liquid to raise his Soul Power toward the seventh grade, while Queen Medusa asked him to accompany her back to the Snake-people Race once she recovered. As they left together, Ya Fei told him that the Eldest Princess had come to fulfill their agreement.

• Lu Yunxiao discovered the correct mixture for Seven-Colored Illusory Spirit Liquid and explained that it could greatly enhance Soul Power.
• Queen Medusa visited Lu Yunxiao, and he promised to accompany her back to the Snake-people Race once she had fully recovered.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about the end of her supposed half-month slavery, then finished preparing the spirit liquid.
• Lu Yunxiao took Queen Medusa toward their room, but Ya Fei stopped them and said the Eldest Princess had come to fulfill her agreement with him.

Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid and promised to guard her throughout her transformation. She changed into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and enclosed herself in a radiant egg, while Lu Yunxiao prepared to use a golden card as he considered her eventual return to Dou Zong strength.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that the imperial family had agreed to transfer some military authority to the Mittel Family in exchange for his help healing the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast.
• Lu Yunxiao sent Ya Fei to tell Yao Ye to return in three days, then stayed with Queen Medusa.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid and promised to remain by her side while she evolved.
• Queen Medusa drank the fluid, transformed into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and formed a huge multicolored egg around herself.
• Lu Yunxiao watched the egg and took out a golden card as he thought about Queen Medusa regaining her Dou Zong strength.

After three months of seclusion, Lu Yunxiao had reached Eight-Star Dou Ling and discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to One-Star Dou Ling in his absence. He remained with Queen Medusa’s evolving egg and sat down to eat with Ya Fei, asking whether Yao Ye had come.

• Lu Yunxiao checked his status and saw that he had reached Eight-Star Dou Ling, his Soul Power had advanced to mid-stage Late Mortal Realm, and the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was still evolving.
• He noticed the Snow Demon Ape had reached early sixth tier and asked the system to check Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation.
• The system showed Xiao Yi Xian at One-Star Dou Ling, astonishing Lu Yunxiao and making him eager to reunite with her in the Outcloud Empire.
• Lu Yunxiao patted Queen Medusa’s Nine-Colored Giant Egg and urged Cai'er to finish evolving.
• Ya Fei brought Lu Yunxiao his meal, and he asked whether Yao Ye had come that day.

Lu Yunxiao and Ya Fei spent an affectionate meal together, and she told him that Xiao Yan had arrived in the Imperial Capital under the alias Yan Xiao. Lu Yunxiao revealed that Xiao Yan’s mysterious backing was actually the soul inside his body, leaving Ya Fei surprised as the chapter ended with their playful conversation.

• Lu Yunxiao complained about Princess Yao Ye’s persistent pursuit, and Ya Fei said Yao Ye’s feelings seemed genuine.
• Lu Yunxiao and Ya Fei shared a meal and affectionately embraced afterward.
• Ya Fei told Lu Yunxiao that Xiao Yan had visited the Auction House, asked for help, and bought human-skin masks while using the alias Yan Xiao.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized the alias and explained that Xiao Yan had a powerful soul inside his body rather than a mysterious faction backing him.
• Ya Fei recalled that the Black Robe who had traded with her in Wu Tan City was Xiao Yan, though the soul inside him had handled their dealings.

Lu Yunxiao and Ya Fei discussed waiting for Queen Medusa to finish evolving before becoming true lovers, and Ya Fei worried about how Gu Xun'er and Yun Yun would react. Their teasing turned into an intimate encounter when Lu Yunxiao carried Ya Fei to the bed.

• Ya Fei asked when Lu Yunxiao would take her, and he said they would wait until Cai'er finished evolving so she would not clash with Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei wondered whether Yun Yun and Gu Xun'er would object to Queen Medusa going first, and Lu Yunxiao reassured her they would accept it.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Gu Xun'er could not lose her virginity before her bloodline matured and guessed she was jealous after hearing about his other relationships.
• Ya Fei teased Lu Yunxiao about collecting outstanding women, and he mocked her as a weak one-star Dou Master.
• After Ya Fei repeatedly bit him, Lu Yunxiao lifted her and tossed her onto the bed.

Queen Medusa completed her evolution and emerged from the Nine-Colored Giant Egg in human form. After Lu Yunxiao praised her beauty, she covered herself with clothes formed from Dou Qi, leaving him unable to keep looking.

• Ya Fei and Lu Yunxiao were interrupted by a surge of energy and a Nine-Colored Radiance from the giant egg.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized that Queen Medusa had succeeded in evolving, and Ya Fei left the room because the pressure was too much for her.
• Queen Medusa's Nine-Colored Giant Egg cracked and burst apart, revealing her transformed body.
• Lu Yunxiao called out to Queen Medusa and praised her beauty.
• Queen Medusa asked whether Lu Yunxiao liked what he saw, then formed clothes from Dou Qi and covered herself.

After Queen Medusa recovered from her evolution, she teased Lu Yunxiao and tried to punish him for how he had treated her in the past. Lu Yunxiao summoned Qing Yanjing to restrain her, and Queen Medusa realized the woman was not an outsider.

• Queen Medusa teased Lu Yunxiao for spending her three-month evolution with Ya Fei and pinched his cheeks while boasting that she was stronger.
• Queen Medusa pushed Lu Yunxiao onto the bed and tried to spank him to get revenge for his past treatment of her.
• Lu Yunxiao snapped his fingers, and Qing Yanjing appeared and suppressed Queen Medusa with one hand.
• Lu Yunxiao told Qing Yanjing to release Queen Medusa and introduced her by name before sending her away.
• Queen Medusa accused Lu Yunxiao of having someone else bully her, then guessed from his use of “Jing'er” that Qing Yanjing was close to him.

Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about Qing Yanjing’s superior talent, provoking Medusa’s jealousy and anger before the two reconciled. Afterward, Medusa asked Lu Yunxiao to hold her as their relationship deepened.

• Queen Medusa accused Lu Yunxiao of letting Qing Yanjing bully her, and he said Medusa had brought it on herself by refusing to listen.
• Lu Yunxiao told Medusa that Qing Yanjing was twenty-one and at the peak of Dou Zong, and Medusa doubted his claims about her talent.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Medusa for disliking the women around him and called her jealous of Qing Yanjing.
• Medusa tried to leave, but Lu Yunxiao held her and told her to blame him rather than Qing Yanjing.
• After they reconciled, Lu Yunxiao reflected that he would soon turn seventeen, and Medusa asked him to hold her.