Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan realized Ning Rongrong had drugged him and entered his room to kiss him while he fought to control his bloodline’s urges. He confronted her over the violation, and she fell silent as she understood the danger of what she had done.

• Lu Yuan connected Ning Rongrong’s suspicious behavior and the wine she had brought to the drug taking effect.
• Ning Rongrong used a Soul Tool key to unlock Lu Yuan’s door and found him struggling to resist the drug.
• Ning Rongrong stroked Lu Yuan’s face and kissed him while he remained focused on controlling himself.
• Lu Yuan opened his eyes and warned Ning Rongrong that he might kill her for drugging him.
• Lu Yuan compared her actions to a man drugging a woman, and Ning Rongrong fell silent as she considered the consequences.

Lu Yuan confronted Ning Rongrong after she drugged him, but her tearful confession revealed how deeply she loved him and why she had acted. She insisted she would be with him, while Lu Yuan restrained himself and remained conscious as his clarity dwindled.

• Lu Yuan suppressed the bloodline stirring within him and demanded to know whether Ning Fengzhi had ordered Ning Rongrong to drug him; she said the idea had been hers.
• Ning Rongrong confessed that she had loved Lu Yuan for four years and was devastated by his repeated rejection, then challenged him to kill her.
• Lu Yuan withdrew his intimidating aura when he saw Ning Rongrong's grief, and she tore off her clothes and threw herself at him.
• Lu Yuan caught Ning Rongrong by the shoulders and held her back as she said she would still be his once his remaining clarity faded.
• Lu Yuan questioned whether Ning Rongrong would risk her reputation for him, and she answered that she did not care what others thought and wanted only to be with him.

Ning Rongrong confessed her love to Lu Yuan and pressured him to accept responsibility for her, and he finally agreed to be with her. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan setting a consequence for her future misbehavior, leaving Ning Rongrong worried she might have to stay away from him for half a year.

• Ning Rongrong told Lu Yuan she loved him and threatened to kill herself if he refused to take responsibility for her.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she had sacrificed her modesty and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's honor because she wanted to be with Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan accepted Ning Rongrong, and she embraced and kissed him.
• Lu Yuan pointed out the double standards around men and women pursuing or coercing someone, making Ning Rongrong laugh and promise to behave.
• Lu Yuan said he would leave Ning Rongrong for half a year whenever she caused trouble, and she worried she would not be able to control her temperament.

Lu Yuan punished Ning Rongrong for drugging him by ordering her to stay away from him for half a year, but she asserted her rights as his girlfriend and kissed him. Meanwhile, the drug sent Liu Erlong and Flender into illusions that brought them together, while Lu Yuan struggled to keep control.

• Lu Yuan told Ning Rongrong that she had to rein in her temper and stay away from him for half a year as punishment for drugging him.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Lu Yuan's other girlfriends could lose their tempers, then accepted that his different treatment of her was punishment for her actions.
• Ning Rongrong declared she would exercise her rights as Lu Yuan's girlfriend and kissed him, forcing him onto the bed.
• Liu Erlong, under the drug's influence, mistook Flender for Yu Xiaogang and chased him into his room.
• Flender mistook Liu Erlong for the woman in his illusion, and they embraced as the drug's effects took hold.
• Lu Yuan shoved Ning Rongrong away and told her to leave because he was about to lose control.

Ning Rongrong admitted that she had drugged Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing to force herself into his life, and Zhu Zhuqing slapped her before warning her to accept her place. Zhu Zhuqing then chose to be intimate with Lu Yuan, and the next morning he woke with both women beside him.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke up and confronted Ning Rongrong for drugging Lu Yuan and getting her drunk.
• Ning Rongrong apologized, and Zhu Zhuqing slapped her and warned her that Lu Yuan's other women would not tolerate more schemes.
• Lu Yuan healed Ning Rongrong's swollen face, and Zhu Zhuqing asked her to turn around before undressing.
• Zhu Zhuqing chose to be intimate with Lu Yuan while Ning Rongrong watched after turning back around.
• The next morning, Lu Yuan woke with Zhu Zhuqing in his arms and Ning Rongrong asleep beside him.

Lu Yuan comforted Ning Rongrong after she woke and confessed how much she treasured his affection. Flender woke beside Liu Erlong and resolved to take responsibility for their night together, but Liu Erlong realized what had happened and slapped him.

• Lu Yuan covered Ning Rongrong with a blanket, and she woke when he pinched her cheek.
• Ning Rongrong told Lu Yuan she was happy to receive the tenderness she had once longed for, and he promised to cherish her.
• Flender woke beside Liu Erlong, saw the blood on the bedsheet, and decided he would stay by her and take responsibility.
• Liu Erlong woke, realized she and Flender had slept together, broke free of his embrace, and slapped him.

Lu Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing left Room 601 to get breakfast and spotted Liu Erlong slipping out of Flender’s room. They suspected that the two deans had become involved after drinking Blue Sprite.

• Ning Rongrong playfully asked Lu Yuan to judge her figure, and he teased her about her small chest while Zhu Zhuqing joined in.
• Lu Yuan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing dressed and left Room 601 to find breakfast.
• The trio saw Liu Erlong hurry out of Flender’s room and enter the room across the corridor.
• Lu Yuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong speculated that something had happened between Liu Erlong and Flender after they drank Blue Sprite.

Lu Yuan realized that Ning Rongrong’s drugged wine and his own failure to close Flander’s door had led to Liu Erlong entering Flander’s room. He hoped the incident might bring Liu Erlong and Flander together, and planned to speak with Flander while handling the next day’s match draw himself.

• Lu Yuan questioned how Liu Erlong had entered Flander’s room, then remembered that he had left the door open while carrying Zhu Zhuqing away.
• Lu Yuan said Ning Rongrong was chiefly responsible for drugging the wine, though he also shared some blame for leaving the door open.
• Lu Yuan hoped the incident might help Liu Erlong move on from Yu Xiaogang and accept Flander, who had loved her for more than twenty years.
• Lu Yuan decided not to comfort Liu Erlong immediately and planned to speak with Flander after eating.
• Lu Yuan said he would attend the next day’s match draw because Liu Erlong could not go.

Lu Yuan spoke with Flender about his night with Liu Erlong and urged him to take responsibility. Flender vowed to stay by Liu Erlong’s side without pressuring her, leaving their future together uncertain.

• Lu Yuan visited Flender to discuss helping him and Liu Erlong find happiness together.
• Flender hid the bloodstained bedsheet and tried to explain away the palm print on his face.
• Lu Yuan confronted Flender about Liu Erlong leaving his room upset and promised to keep what happened confidential.
• Flender explained that he and Liu Erlong had been drunk and believed their encounter was an accident.
• Flender said he would stay by Liu Erlong for the rest of his life and wait for her to accept him.

Lu Yuan advised Flender on how to win Liu Erlong’s heart, telling him to pursue her sincerely and persistently despite his own teasing claims that his success with women came from being handsome and strong. Flender resolved to keep trying to prove his love to Erlong.

• Lu Yuan criticized Flender’s past stinginess and poor courting skills, and Flender asked him for advice on winning Liu Erlong.
• Lu Yuan joked that his own success came from being handsome and strong, then described how he had stayed beside his first girlfriend and won her affection.
• Lu Yuan advised Flender to set aside his pride, show Liu Erlong sincere devotion, and accept help from him and the others.
• Flender vowed not to give up on Liu Erlong and promised to give her everything Yu Xiaogang could not.

Lu Yuan returned to Room 601, reassured Ning Rongrong that Flender and the others had not discovered they were drugged, and asked her and Zhu Zhuqing to help Flender pursue Liu Erlong. He then visited Bibi Dong, revealed that he had arranged to face the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and planned to defeat their Hell White Tiger without using his Martial Soul.

• Lu Yuan told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that Flender and the others believed their drunken mishap had been an accident, and asked the two girls to help Flender grow closer to Liu Erlong.
• Lu Yuan left Room 601 to draw his next opponent and went to Papal Hall to see Bibi Dong.
• Lu Yuan told Bibi Dong that he had arranged to face the Star Luo Royal Academy Team the next day.
• Lu Yuan recounted his past fight against Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun and vowed to defeat their Hell White Tiger without using his Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong supported Lu Yuan's plan and invited him to stay for lunch.

Lu Yuan and the Heavenly Star Squad gathered at the finals venue for the third round, where twelve remaining teams would compete to reach the final stages. As the morning matches began, Lu Yuan’s team watched from the spectator area alongside Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy, while their own match was scheduled for the afternoon.

• Lu Yuan led the Heavenly Star Squad, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others to the competition venue, where they learned the finals format and that their match was expected in the afternoon.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar suggested watching the morning matches, and Lu Yuan took the group to the spectator area.
• Lu Yuan greeted Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and the other members of Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy, who had also reached the top twelve.
• Ning Rongrong took the seat beside Lu Yuan that Wang Qiu'er had expected to use, then promised her a gift in exchange for sitting elsewhere that day.
• Lu Yuan watched as the two teams preparing for the morning match approached the arena.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team faced Godwind Academy in the finals, revealing a powerful lineup that included Tang San as a Soul King and six Soul Ancestors. Lu Yuan and others sensed something unsettling about Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai as the match began, and the chapter left their fight yet to unfold.

• Lu Yuan watched the teams assemble and predicted that the much stronger Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team would defeat Godwind Academy.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar were surprised to see Dai Mubai and Tang San representing Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Dugu Yan noticed Yu Tianheng had returned with an unsettling change about him.
• Lu Yuan also sensed a strange, oppressive aura around Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai and resolved to examine them during the fight.
• The host started the match, and the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team revealed one Soul King and six Soul Ancestors, shocking the spectators.
• Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er remarked that the team's strength was nearly comparable to the Heavenly Star Academy Team's and had grown in a suspiciously unusual way.

Lu Yuan identified Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng as Evil Soul Masters after their team overwhelmed Godwind Academy with corrupted abilities. He saw their status as a legitimate reason to kill them and began forming a plan for the final tournament.

• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu judged the Divine Wind Squad outmatched by the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing noticed unnatural changes in Tang San's, Dai Mubai's, and Yu Tianheng's Martial Souls and eyes.
• Tang San trapped all seven members of Godwind Academy in black-vine cages, and Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng's attacks crippled them in one wave.
• Lu Yuan concluded that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could drain blood and life force, and that all three men had dark, evil energy.
• Lu Yuan decided that their status as Evil Soul Masters gave him a public justification to kill Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, and he began planning for the final tournament.

Lu Yuan dismissed Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng after their team won a brutal match, then traded taunts with them in front of the audience. Tang San promised they would reclaim what they had lost, and the three left the arena with a future clash looming.

• Lu Yuan privately considered how to make Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng suffer, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to his words and demeanor.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Feng Xiaotian's team, leaving every member seriously injured.
• Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai made a throat-slitting gesture toward Lu Yuan after their victory.
• Lu Yuan mocked the trio and warned them not to lose before he faced them; Tang San vowed they would reclaim everything they had lost.
• Ning Rongrong defended Lu Yuan and insisted that the three men had no chance against him.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to face Star Luo Royal Academy, while Lu Yuan privately confirmed to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that Tang San and the others were Evil Soul Masters. He and Zhu Zhuqing took the field for the afternoon match, as Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng watched from the stands.

• Ning Rongrong defended Lu Yuan, and he told her that he and Zhu Zhuqing were discussing how to deal with Tang San and the others, whom he identified as Evil Soul Masters.
• Lu Yuan took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing for a walk before the afternoon matches began.
• In the waiting area, Lu Yuan said he and Zhu Zhuqing would compete against Star Luo Royal Academy because of their personal grievances, and Fu Qinsheng explained the background to their teammates.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing answered the host’s call and walked onto the arena to begin the match.
• Tang San acknowledged that he and the others had lost to Lu Yuan and said they had no right to look down on him before taking revenge.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing faced the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, where Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi provoked Zhu Zhuqing and renewed their old feud with Lu Yuan. As the match began, Lu Yuan promised to let Zhu Zhuqing settle her past while he handled the rest of the team.

• Tang San urged Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai to take Lu Yuan seriously, and he resolved to gather intelligence before facing him again.
• Zhu Zhuyun mocked Zhu Zhuqing, who recalled the assassination attempts and vowed to reclaim what she was owed.
• Dai Weisi challenged Lu Yuan over their past encounter, and Lu Yuan threatened to cripple the Star Luo team.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing to focus on defeating Zhu Zhuyun while he kept the other opponents away from her.
• The match began, and the Star Luo Royal Academy Team revealed six Soul Ancestors among its members.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she had become a Soul King with a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, then challenged Zhu Zhuyun while Lu Yuan blocked the Star Luo Royal Academy team from interfering. Lu Yuan sent Dai Weisi and the other five team members flying with his overwhelming strength, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun’s fight underway.

• Zhu Zhuqing displayed her five soul rings and stunned the audience and the Star Luo Royal Academy team with her Soul King cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing credited Lu Yuan with helping her grow stronger, while Zhu Zhuyun grew jealous and Dai Weisi became wary of Lu Yuan.
• Zhu Zhuqing charged at Zhu Zhuyun, and Lu Yuan moved to stop the rest of the Star Luo Royal Academy team from interfering.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck Zhu Zhuyun with one claw attack and sent her flying after their first exchange.
• Dai Weisi and five teammates split up to attack Lu Yuan and reach Zhu Zhuyun, but Lu Yuan used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to knock all six down.

Lu Yuan effortlessly overpowered the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, while spectators reflected on his and Zhu Zhuqing’s overwhelming strength. He left Dai Weisi as the last opponent on the stage, with the Hell White Tiger still ahead.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar watched Zhu Zhuqing and Lu Yuan’s displays and felt discouraged by how far their former companions had surpassed them.
• Ning Rongrong praised Lu Yuan’s strength, while Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Shui Yue'er, and Shui Bing'er recalled the helplessness of facing Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan brushed aside the Star Luo Royal Academy Team’s attacks and said he was ready to clear them out before facing the Hell White Tiger.
• Lu Yuan knocked a defense-type Soul Ancestor off the stage with a punch, badly injuring him, and Dai Weisi retaliated with his Fourth Soul Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Lu Yuan used Mountain Sea Fist, Move Mountains and Fill Seas, to shatter Dai Weisi’s attack, then punched the remaining four teammates off the stage, leaving Dai Weisi alone.

Lu Yuan overpowered Dai Weisi while Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhu Zhuyun, then the Star Luo heirs fused into the Hell White Tiger. Lu Yuan punched the colossal beast aside and smashed it into the arena, leaving a third of the stage in ruins.

• Lu Yuan slapped Dai Weisi across the face, blocked his counterattack, and knocked him down before dragging him toward Zhu Zhuqing's fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhu Zhuyun but held back, leaving her sister with superficial injuries.
• Lu Yuan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, who asked him to spare Zhu Zhuyun; he agreed but said he would cripple Dai Weisi.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger and attacked Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan pushed Zhu Zhuqing out of danger, punched the Hell White Tiger into the air, then seized its tail and smashed it into the arena, wrecking nearly a third of the stage.