Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan and his team assembled for the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition’s opening ceremony, where he encountered the resentful Yu Tianxin and chatted with Shui Yue'er. Xue Ye briefly declared the competition open, and Shui Bing'er suggested his poor health might explain his unusual brevity.

• Lu Yuan arrived beneath the podium and ignored Yu Tianxin, who vowed to defeat and humiliate him in the team preliminaries.
• Shui Yue'er directed Lu Yuan and his team to an open space beside Skywater Academy, where they lined up between Skywater Academy and Godwind Academy.
• Lu Yuan exchanged playful remarks with Shui Yue'er about their popularity as Zhu Zhuqing alerted him that Xue Ye was beginning his speech.
• Xue Ye gave a short address and declared the competition open, surprising Lu Yuan.
• Shui Bing'er told Lu Yuan that Xue Ye had been in poor health and had handed many affairs to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Lu Yuan learned that Xue Ye’s health was failing and suspected Qian Renxue was behind it, resolving to meet her and warn her about moving too quickly. At the competition, Ning Fengzhi publicly favored Heavenly Star Academy, drawing attention to Lu Yuan’s team and leaving him wondering what the sect leader intended.

• Shui Bing'er told Lu Yuan that Xue Ye was gravely ill and had handed many affairs to the Crown Prince.
• Lu Yuan suspected Qian Renxue was responsible and decided to meet her after the preliminary matches to discuss the risks.
• Ning Fengzhi addressed the competition and named Heavenly Star Academy as the team he favored to win the championship.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Imperial Dragon, and his endorsement caused the audience and Shui Bing'er to regard Lu Yuan’s team more cautiously.
• Lu Yuan suspected Ning Fengzhi had deliberately placed Heavenly Star Academy under greater scrutiny and pondered his motives.

At the tournament opening, Dugu Bo promoted Dragon King Hall’s Longevity and Youth Preservation Pills and named Heavenly Star Academy as the team he favored. His reasons revealed that Dugu Yan and Ning Fengzhi’s daughter were on the team, drawing attention to Heavenly Star Academy and its captain, Lu Yuan.

• Dugu Bo addressed the tournament and announced that the top five teams in the Heaven Dou Division preliminaries would each receive a Longevity Pill and a Youth Preservation Pill.
• Dugu Bo assured the announcer that the pills worked as promised, prompting eager interest from the audience, Xue Ye, and Ning Fengzhi.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Dugu Bo had devised the promotion himself, and they agreed it could make the pills famous and profitable.
• Asked which team he favored, Dugu Bo chose Heavenly Star Academy, citing his granddaughter Dugu Yan and Ning Fengzhi’s daughter as team members.
• Ning Fengzhi confirmed his daughter was on the team, and the crowd turned its attention to Heavenly Star Academy and Lu Yuan.

Dugu Bo publicly praised Lu Yuan and predicted Heavenly Star Academy would win the tournament, drawing the other academies’ attention to the team. The first-round draw matched Heavenly Star Academy against Canghui Academy, and Lu Yuan suspected Salas had arranged the pairing deliberately.

• Dugu Bo praised Lu Yuan as an unparalleled genius and declared Heavenly Star Academy the certain tournament champion.
• Lu Yuan teased Zhu Zhuqing after she called him thick-skinned for accepting Dugu Bo’s praise.
• Salas drew the preliminary matchups, including Skywater Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The host announced Heavenly Star Academy’s first opponent was Canghui Academy.
• Lu Yuan suspected Salas had deliberately arranged the match and considered taking Shi Nian’s Illusion Skull for Ning Rongrong.

Lu Yuan considered killing Shi Nian for his Illusion Spirit Bone but decided against it, then joined his companions in the tournament resting area. He briefed them on their first opponent, Canghui Academy, and its unusual Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

• Lu Yuan decided not to kill Shi Nian for the Illusion Spirit Bone and considered using his growing killing intent in a new spear technique.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er prepared to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the opening match, while Lu Yuan and his team left the arena.
• Lu Yuan declined to watch Skywater Academy's match, and Zhu Zhuqing teased him about the academy's girls before feeling reassured by his response.
• Lu Yuan told his team that Canghui Academy was not very strong but could use a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill formed by seven Gem Spirits that created an illusion capable of affecting people with weak spiritual power.

Lu Yuan prepared Heavenly Star Academy for its opening match against Canghui Academy, urging the team to win quickly while explaining that Canghui was unlikely to reveal its trump card so early. As the team planned its strategy, he watched Shui Bing'er defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team and assessed her as a formidable opponent.

• Lu Yuan told Heavenly Star Academy that Zhu Qing and he would not compete, and challenged the team to defeat Canghui Academy decisively within one minute.
• Fu Qinsheng and the others discussed how to counter Canghui Academy's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Lu Yuan singled out Fu Qinsheng and Qiu'er as key to the fight.
• Lu Yuan explained privately to Zhu Zhuqing that he had mentioned the fusion skill to provoke the team and that Shi Nian was unlikely to use Canghui Academy's trump card in the first match.
• Lu Yuan watched Shui Bing'er and her Ice Phoenix overwhelm Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, then praised her strength and described the threat she posed to Dugu Yan.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing reflected on how his help had transformed her cultivation, then watched Skywater Academy win its match and discussed acquiring the elemental academies. The announcer then scheduled Heavenly Star Academy’s match against Canghui Academy for a quarter of an hour later.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Lu Yuan for helping her grow stronger, and he teased her about being jealous.
• Lu Yuan watched Skywater Academy defeat its opponents and said he wanted Heavenly Star Academy to become the strongest academy on the continent by acquiring the elemental academies.
• Skywater Academy returned to the resting area, and Shui Yue'er praised Lu Yuan before asking about Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan introduced Zhu Zhuqing as his girlfriend, and Shui Yue'er joked that she had planned to pursue him.
• The announcer called Heavenly Star Academy and Canghui Academy to prepare for their match, scheduled to begin in a quarter of an hour.

Lu Yuan led the Heavenly Star Squad to face Canghui Academy, promising rewards if his team won within one minute. The squads took the stage, leaving their match about to begin.

• Lu Yuan watched Fu Qinsheng and the other six quickly form their lineup, then invited Shui Yue'er to watch their match.
• Shui Yue'er persuaded Shui Bing'er to join her in watching, while other academy representatives also headed to the arena.
• Lu Yuan led the Heavenly Star Squad to the waiting area, where they faced Canghui Academy.
• Lu Yuan promised Wang Qiu'er a day with him and offered the others precious pills if they finished the match within one minute.
• Fu Qinsheng led the Heavenly Star Squad onto the platform as Canghui Academy took the opposite side, and the two teams faced off.

Heavenly Star Squad prepared to face Canghui Academy, while Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing discussed leadership and watched rival academies gather information. The match began, and Heavenly Star Squad’s Soul Rings shocked the spectators.

• Wang Qiu'er assessed Canghui Academy’s fighters and dismissed them as weaker than herself, eager to win quickly and spend the day with Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan explained to Zhu Zhuqing why he rewarded his people and urged her to learn how to manage the Soul Guidance Hall, which he planned to entrust to her.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to learn from Lu Yuan and pointed out that Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, and others had come to watch Heavenly Star Squad’s match.
• Lu Yuan dismissed the rival academies’ information-gathering as irrelevant, and the host started the match between Heavenly Star Squad and Canghui Academy.
• Both squads entered Martial Soul Possession and revealed their Soul Rings, leaving the spectators shocked by Heavenly Star Squad’s display.

The Heavenly Star Squad revealed its formidable lineup as it faced Canghui Academy, shocking the audience and other competitors. The chapter left Huo Wu, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing'er confronting the squad’s overwhelming strength.

• Wang Qiu'er, Ling Wei, Fu Qinsheng, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu released their Martial Souls and displayed their levels and soul rings.
• The audience saw that the Heavenly Star Squad had five Soul Ancestors and two Soul Elders, while most of Canghui Academy’s team were only Soul Elders.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang judged Canghui Academy’s chances hopeless, while Huo Wu grimly accepted how difficult victory would be.
• Yu Tianxin clenched his bleeding fists and vowed to defeat Lu Yuan.
• Shui Bing'er worried that the Heavenly Star Academy’s absent members, including Lu Yuan, would make its full lineup even stronger, and Shui Yue'er exclaimed at the team’s strength.

During a match, Xue Ye learned that Lu Yuan led the Dragon King Hall and sought to secure Longevity Pills and meet him. Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo recognized that Xue Ye hoped to win the Dragon King Hall’s support, though they each considered the proposal differently.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er judged the Heavenly Star Academy Team formidable and discussed studying them to prepare for a possible match.
• Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo whether the absent Imperial Dragon was Lu Yuan, and Ning Fengzhi confirmed that Lu Yuan was the Dragon King Hall’s Hall Master.
• Dugu Bo explained that Lu Yuan’s Spirit Enhancement Pills worked and that Longevity Pills could extend a person’s life by five years.
• Xue Ye asked to buy Longevity Pills and meet Lu Yuan, while Ning Fengzhi requested pills for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi suspected Xue Ye wanted the Dragon King Hall’s support, and Dugu Bo considered cooperation with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family acceptable.

Xue Ye tried to draw the Dragon King Hall closer to the Heaven Dou Empire and provoke Salas, while Salas privately remained loyal to Lu Yuan and hoped to earn a Longevity Pill. On the arena, the Heavenly Star Squad overwhelmed Canghui Academy from the opening exchange, with Jiang Zhu healing the opponents as Wang Qiu'er and Ling Wei attacked.

• Xue Ye asked Dugu Bo to arrange a meeting with Lu Yuan, and Dugu Bo agreed to pass along the request when Lu Yuan was free.
• Xue Ye suggested that Lu Yuan might treat Salas, but Salas recognized his attempt to worsen Spirit Hall’s relations with the Dragon King Hall and pretended to take offense.
• Canghui Academy’s members trembled at the Heavenly Star Squad’s strength, while the squad showed disdain for their opponents’ Soul Ring configurations.
• Fu Qinsheng started the match, Ning Rongrong enhanced Wang Qiu'er and Ling Wei, and Jiang Zhu cast Healing Aura on Canghui Academy.
• Wang Qiu'er struck one Canghui Academy member into the air, and Ling Wei wounded another with Mad Bear’s Claw.

Fu Qinsheng’s team defeated Canghui Academy in fifty-nine seconds, meeting Lu Yuan’s one-minute limit. Shi Nian watched his injured students and grew resentful toward Lu Yuan.

• Dugu Yan and Jing Ling watched Wang Qiu'er and Ling Wei overpower Canghui Academy while Ning Rongrong enhanced the fighters.
• Fu Qinsheng sent Jing Ling into the battle and used Mental Slowness to weaken only Canghui Academy’s members.
• Wang Qiu'er, Ling Wei, and Jing Ling knocked the remaining opponents out of the arena, ending the match.
• Lu Yuan told the team they had won in fifty-nine seconds, and Ning Rongrong expressed relief that they had avoided punishment.
• Shi Nian glared resentfully at Lu Yuan as the announcer declared Heavenly Star Academy the winner.

After celebrating the team’s victory, Lu Yuan met Ye LingSu, the Nine Heart Begonia Sect Master, who considered joining Dragon King Hall and hoped Lu Yuan might become a suitable husband for her daughter. Ye LingSu was impressed by Lu Yuan, but had not yet discussed her conditions with him.

• Wang Qiu'er asked Lu Yuan how she had performed, and he praised her before treating the team to a celebratory meal at the Star Blue Hotel.
• After the meal, Lu Yuan took Zhu Zhuqing and Wang Qiu'er back to Dragon King Hall to meet someone he had arranged to see.
• The next day, Ye LingSu met Lu Yuan and said she had long admired his reputation; Lu Yuan asked what conditions she wanted to discuss.
• Ye LingSu considered joining Dragon King Hall for protection and hoped to find a powerful battle-type Soul Master to protect her daughter and continue the Nine Heart Begonia lineage.
• After meeting Lu Yuan, Ye LingSu was impressed by his appearance and bearing and considered him a promising potential son-in-law.

Ye LingSu offered to join the Dragon King Hall if Lu Yuan married her daughter, Ye Lingling. Lu Yuan revealed that he already had four girlfriends, leaving Ye LingSu reconsidering the proposal.

• Ye LingSu admired Lu Yuan's appearance, temperament, talent, and achievements as she met with him.
• Lu Yuan asked Ye LingSu to state the condition for joining the Dragon King Hall.
• Ye LingSu praised Ye Lingling and proposed betrothing her to Lu Yuan as her condition.
• Lu Yuan reminded Ye LingSu that Zhu Zhuqing was already his girlfriend and then disclosed that he had four girlfriends.
• Ye LingSu frowned at the prospect of Ye Lingling becoming Lu Yuan's fifth girlfriend.

Lu Yuan challenged Ye LingSu over her proposal to marry Ye Lingling to him as a lesser wife, rejecting the political alliance and condemning the idea of treating relationships as bargains. Ye LingSu could not answer his questions, leaving the proposed marriage unresolved.

• Lu Yuan asked Ye LingSu whether she still wanted to betroth Ye Lingling to him after learning he had four confidantes.
• Ye LingSu weighed her objections to Ye Lingling becoming a lesser wife against the advantages of linking the Nine Heart Begonia lineage to the Dragon King Hall.
• Lu Yuan pressured Ye LingSu to give him a decision and asked whether she expected Ye Lingling to become his principal wife.
• Lu Yuan compared Ye LingSu's proposal with Ning Fengzhi's approach and said he disliked political marriages because feelings were not merchandise.
• Lu Yuan asked whether Ye LingSu had considered Ye Lingling's wishes, and Ye LingSu fell silent.

Lu Yuan rejected Ye LingSu’s attempt to arrange a marriage alliance between him and Ye Lingling, then turned her appeal for sympathy into a chance to tease her. He suggested that Ye LingSu find support by marrying a powerful elder, leaving her startled by his matchmaking.

• Ye LingSu asked what Lu Yuan thought of her daughter, and Lu Yuan praised Ye Lingling but firmly rejected political marriage alliances.
• Ye LingSu described herself and Ye Lingling as a widow and orphan without support, hoping to win Lu Yuan’s sympathy and secure the match.
• Lu Yuan recognized Ye LingSu’s attempt to persuade him and asked whether she had considered finding someone to rely on.
• Ye LingSu began to suggest Lu Yuan as a match for her daughter, but he interrupted and proposed Dugu Bo as a husband for her.
• Ye LingSu recoiled at the idea of marrying Dugu Bo, so Lu Yuan suggested Mad Rhino Douluo instead.

Lu Yuan confronted Ye LingSu over her attempt to secure the Nine Heart Begonia Sect’s protection by arranging a marriage between Ye Lingling and him. He offered the same terms as before, and Ye LingSu agreed to join the Dragon King Hall.

• Lu Yuan teased Ye LingSu about possible matches with Mad Rhino Douluo, Bright Phoenix Douluo, and Long Xiaoyao, and Ye LingSu denied having feelings for them.
• Ye LingSu became tearful and said she had not expected Lu Yuan to mock a widow and her daughter.
• Lu Yuan accused Ye LingSu of using beauty and pity to influence him, then explained that she had hoped marriage would protect her sect and preserve its lineage.
• Lu Yuan said he would overlook Ye LingSu’s earlier schemes, promised the Dragon King Hall would take nothing from her sect, and gave her the choice to join or leave.
• Ye LingSu agreed to join the Dragon King Hall.

Ye LingSu agreed to join the Dragon King Hall after Lu Yuan refused to change his terms, then asked whether he might love her daughter Ye Lingling. A week later, Lu Yuan prepared the Heavenly Star Squad for its seventh preliminary match against Thunder Academy, warning them that the formidable opponent had personal grudges with him.

• Ye LingSu agreed to join the Dragon King Hall, and Lu Yuan promised the hall would protect the Nine Heart Begonia Sect.
• Ye LingSu asked Lu Yuan whether he would accept or come to love Ye Lingling, and Lu Yuan replied that he only liked very beautiful women.
• A week later, Lu Yuan told the Heavenly Star Squad that Thunder Academy would be their toughest opponent yet and warned them to be careful.
• Lu Yuan said Zhu Qing and he would sit out the match, leaving the squad to prove its strength against Thunder Academy.
• Ling Wei and Wang Qiu'er promised to win, and Wang Qiu'er asked Lu Yuan to spend a day playing with her if they succeeded.

Lu Yuan briefed the Heavenly Star Squad on their tactics against Thunder Academy, authorizing Fu Qinsheng to use his dangerous fourth soul skill and telling Wang Qiu'er to focus on Yu Tianxin. The teams arrived at the arena, where Yu Tianxin glared at Lu Yuan with open hostility.

• Lu Yuan left command of the match to Fu Qinsheng and permitted him to use Chaotic Demonic Sounds if the battle became intense.
• Lu Yuan explained that Fu Qinsheng's fourth soul skill could severely damage opponents' minds, and told Dugu Yan she could use her poison against Thunder Academy.
• Lu Yuan assigned the team's roles, ordering Jing Ling to protect Ning Rongrong and Jiang Zhu while Fu Qinsheng controlled the field.
• Lu Yuan told Wang Qiu'er to attack Yu Tianxin and incapacitate him without killing him, and she agreed.
• Lu Yuan led the Heavenly Star Squad to the arena, where Thunder Academy watched them with hostility and Yu Tianxin glared resentfully at Lu Yuan.