Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing reunited tearfully with her mother, Lin Xiyue, while Lu Yuan pressured Zhu Junlin to accept his demands. When Zhu Junlin hesitated, Lu Yuan ordered Long Xiaoyao and Xuan Zi to prepare to kill the Zhu Clan, leaving Lin Xiyue alarmed but Zhu Zhuqing confident that Lu Yuan would not break his promise.

• Zhu Zhuqing embraced Lin Xiyue after five years apart, and they shared an emotional reunion.
• Lu Yuan reflected on Zhu Zhuqing's kindness and noted that four Titled Douluo's pressure had forced Zhu Junlin and the others to their knees.
• Lu Yuan warned Zhu Junlin to accept his two conditions or face the destruction of the Nether Duke's Mansion and the Netherworld Family.
• After giving Zhu Junlin three minutes to decide, Lu Yuan ordered Long Xiaoyao and Xuan Zi to prepare to kill the Zhu Clan when Zhu Junlin remained conflicted.
• Lin Xiyue worried that Lu Yuan was about to massacre the Zhu Clan, but Zhu Zhuqing reassured her that he knew what he was doing.

Lu Yuan used the threat of killing the Nether Duke’s household to force Zhu Junlin to accept his demands. Zhu Junlin agreed to break Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to the Star Luo Imperial Family and publicly arrange her marriage to Lu Yuan.

• Zhu Zhuqing recognized that Lu Yuan was using a convincing show of force to corner the Nether Duke’s household, and Lin Xiyue accepted his intention to defend her daughter.
• Lu Yuan turned to leave while Long Xiaoyao and Xuan Zi prepared to attack, prompting Zhu Junlin to give up resisting.
• Zhu Junlin called Lu Yuan back and agreed to both demands, while Lu Yuan pretended to regret losing his chance to kill everyone.
• Zhu Junlin promised to announce the broken engagement that day and publicly witness Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing’s marriage with Lin Xiyue.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Junlin to claim he had acted willingly, and Zhu Junlin agreed as Zhu Zhuqing privately mocked their shamelessness.

Lu Yuan pressured Zhu Junlin into annulling Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement and agreeing to a marriage alliance, ending the visit with Zhu Zhuqing’s childhood family. Zhu Zhuqing felt free of her old burdens and stayed at the Nether Duke’s Mansion with Lu Yuan so she could spend time with her mother.

• Lu Yuan used the four Titled Douluo’s pressure to make Zhu Junlin yield, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that her father had chosen to protect the Netherworld Family.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Junlin to annul Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement that day and arrange the marriage alliance the next day, and Zhu Junlin agreed to write to the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Lin Xiyue invited Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing to stay at the Duke’s Mansion, and Lu Yuan accepted after seeing Zhu Zhuqing’s hopeful expression.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed Lu Yuan her childhood room and said Lin Xiyue had kept it clean during the five years she was away.
• Lu Yuan comforted Zhu Zhuqing and promised to spoil her, and she leaned happily into his embrace.

Lu Yuan explained to Zhu Zhuqing that Lin Xiyue’s warmth was matched by her intelligence, then Lin Xiyue revealed why she had kept him at the Duke’s Mansion. She aimed to secure Zhu Qing’s happiness and use the marriage alliance with the Dragon King Hall to strengthen the Zhu Clan, while Zhu Junlin still worried about the Star Luo Imperial Family and his damaged relationship with Lu Yuan.

• Lu Yuan stopped Zhu Zhuqing as she praised Lin Xiyue and suggested her mother’s wisdom had shaped her character.
• Lin Xiyue told Zhu Junlin that Lu Yuan and his Titled Douluo had only been bluffing, and that Zhu Qing’s presence meant Lu Yuan would not harm him.
• Lin Xiyue explained that the Duke’s Mansion could not refuse Lu Yuan’s marriage alliance and that Zhu Qing could find happiness with him.
• Lin Xiyue said the alliance would give the Zhu Clan Dragon King Hall’s support and raise its standing among soul master forces.
• Lin Xiyue reasoned that Lu Yuan was prepared to face the Star Luo Imperial Family, which would be restrained by its dependence on the Zhu Clan’s Hell White Tiger martial soul fusion skill.
• Lin Xiyue blamed Zhu Junlin for neglecting Zhu Qing and allowing the family’s ancestral rules to make his daughters suffer.

Lin Xiyue and Zhu Junlin discussed strengthening ties with the Dragon King Hall and managing Zhu Zhuyun, while Lu Yuan explained Lin Xiyue’s motives and political advice to Zhu Zhuqing. Lu Yuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing that her mother’s affection was genuine, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted his perspective.

• Lin Xiyue told Zhu Junlin to treat Zhu Zhuqing well and make the betrothal banquet grand to build ties with the Dragon King Hall.
• Lin Xiyue rejected Zhu Junlin’s suggestion to send Zhu Zhuyun to Dai Weisi and said she would take Zhu Zhuyun to apologize to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Yuan whether her mother was as calculating as he believed.
• Lu Yuan explained that Lin Xiyue’s support for their marriage could benefit the Zhu Clan and the Dragon King Hall, while her maternal concern for Zhu Zhuqing remained genuine.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Lu Yuan’s reassurance and decided she did not need to dwell on her mother’s motives.

Lu Yuan and Lin Xiyue agreed to hold his marriage alliance ceremony with Zhu Zhuqing in three days. Lin Xiyue then asked them to spare Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing softened at her mother's plea.

• Lu Yuan considered how the Zhu Clan could help him when he eventually attacked the Star Luo Empire.
• Lin Xiyue visited Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing and proposed holding their marriage alliance ceremony three days later.
• Lu Yuan agreed to Lin Xiyue's proposed date after seeing Zhu Zhuqing's hopes for a grand celebration.
• Lin Xiyue explained that Zhu Zhuyun had acted to survive and no longer posed a threat, then asked Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing to spare her.
• Zhu Zhuqing softened as Lin Xiyue pleaded for Zhu Zhuyun.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to spare Zhu Zhuyun, and Lin Xiyue promised to persuade her to apologize and reconcile with her sister. The next morning, Zhu Zhuyun apologized to Zhu Zhuqing, leaving Lu Yuan unsure whether her remorse was genuine.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Yuan not to make trouble for Zhu Zhuyun, and he agreed after reflecting on her kindness toward her family.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Xiyue that neither she nor Lu Yuan intended to pursue Zhu Zhuyun, and Lin Xiyue thanked them and promised to bring Zhu Zhuyun to apologize.
• Lu Yuan warned Lin Xiyue not to force Zhu Zhuyun, and Lin Xiyue left after assuring him she would handle it.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuyun apologized to Zhu Zhuqing for trying to assassinate her when they were young.
• Lu Yuan wondered whether Zhu Zhuyun's apology was sincere or whether Lin Xiyue had simply persuaded her.

Lu Yuan remained suspicious of Zhu Zhuyun’s sudden apology, while Zhu Zhuqing accepted it to make Lin Xiyue happy. After leaving Zhu Zhuqing under Ma Xiaotao’s protection, Lu Yuan followed Lin Xiyue and Zhu Zhuyun to confront them.

• Lu Yuan doubted Zhu Zhuyun’s remorse and warned that he would not let her use an apology to get close to Zhu Zhuqing and seek revenge.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Zhu Zhuyun’s apology despite sharing Lu Yuan’s suspicions, because she did not want to upset Lin Xiyue.
• Lin Xiyue left Zhu Zhuqing’s room with Zhu Zhuyun after the sisters promised to get along.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Lu Yuan she suspected Zhu Zhuyun had an ulterior motive and asked him not to go too far when he confronted her.
• Lu Yuan left Ma Xiaotao to protect Zhu Zhuqing, then followed Lin Xiyue and Zhu Zhuyun through the Duke’s Mansion.

Lu Yuan secretly followed Zhu Zhuyun and Lin Xiyue, then overheard Zhu Zhuyun’s plan to win him over and link the Zhu Clan with Dragon King Hall. Lin Xiyue reluctantly considered helping, while Zhu Zhuyun threatened to expose their conversation if she refused.

• Lu Yuan used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s protective barrier to follow Zhu Zhuyun and Lin Xiyue unseen.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Lin Xiyue she wanted to become Lu Yuan’s woman to strengthen the Zhu Clan’s ties with Dragon King Hall and secure a new source of support.
• Lin Xiyue worried that Zhu Zhuyun’s plan would worsen her relationship with Zhu Qing, but began to see possible benefits for both her daughters and the clan.
• Zhu Zhuyun threatened to reveal their conversation unless Lin Xiyue helped improve Lu Yuan’s impression of her.
• Zhu Zhuyun confidently described how she would win Lu Yuan over, and Lin Xiyue criticized her for comparing herself to Zhu Qing.
• The author’s note clarified that Zhu Zhuyun would not be added to the novel’s harem.

Zhu Zhuyun plotted with Lin Xiyue to win Lu Yuan and take Zhu Qing's place, but Lu Yuan overheard them and confronted Zhu Zhuyun. He left her gasping in his grip as she decided to stop explaining and gamble that he would not kill her.

• Zhu Zhuyun asked Lin Xiyue to help change Lu Yuan's attitude, and Lin Xiyue agreed while warning her to treat Zhu Qing properly.
• After Lin Xiyue left, Zhu Zhuyun vowed to take Lu Yuan from Zhu Qing and become the Dragon King Hall Master's wife.
• Lu Yuan appeared and revealed that he had heard the conversation between Zhu Zhuyun and Lin Xiyue.
• Lu Yuan overwhelmed Zhu Zhuyun with his aura, forced her to her knees, then lifted her by the throat.
• Zhu Zhuyun realized Lu Yuan would not trust her excuses and decided to gamble that he would not dare kill her.

Lu Yuan rejected Zhu Zhuyun's attempt to seduce him and explained that he had spared her in the arena only because Zhu Zhuqing had pleaded for her. He offered to protect Zhu Zhuyun if she put aside her revenge and cared for Zhu Zhuqing, leaving her to reckon with Zhu Qing's unexpected kindness.

• Zhu Zhuyun tried to charm Lu Yuan and suggested that she and Zhu Qing become his women, but Lu Yuan warned her not to mistake his restraint for desire.
• Zhu Zhuyun accused Lu Yuan of sparing her in the arena because he coveted her beauty, and Lu Yuan revealed that Zhu Qing had asked him to show mercy.
• Lu Yuan condemned Zhu Zhuyun for seeking revenge despite Zhu Qing's forgiveness and told her to remember the kindness that had kept her from being crippled.
• Lu Yuan said he would keep the encounter secret and offered Dragon King Hall's protection if Zhu Zhuyun became a caring older sister to Zhu Qing.

Lu Yuan forced Zhu Zhuyun to swallow the Azure Water Spiritfall Pill to ensure she would not harm Zhu Zhuqing, then offered to cure her if she treated Zhu Zhuqing well for five years. Zhu Zhuyun agreed but later tried to flirt with Lu Yuan, who drove her away by threatening to trigger the poison.

• Lu Yuan warned Zhu Zhuyun not to plot against Zhu Zhuqing and briefly choked her to make the threat clear.
• Lu Yuan forced Zhu Zhuyun to swallow the Azure Water Spiritfall Pill and explained that he could trigger its deadly poison if she harmed Zhu Zhuqing.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuyun he would cure the poison after five years if she treated Zhu Zhuqing well, and promised to protect her from Zhu Junlin.
• Zhu Zhuyun agreed to care for Zhu Zhuqing and asked Lu Yuan to honor his promise of protection.
• Zhu Zhuyun teased Lu Yuan with another offer to be with him, but he threatened to trigger the poison, and she fled.

Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Zhu Zhuyun had sought his protection and agreed to support her in exchange for peace between the sisters, while concealing her revenge motive. Meanwhile, Dai Tianfeng learned that Zhu Junlin had broken Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to Dai Mubai and intended to betroth her to Lu Yuan, leaving the emperor furious.

• Lu Yuan controlled Zhu Zhuyun with the Azure Water Spiritfall Pill and arranged to protect her in exchange for her treating Zhu Zhuqing as an elder sister should.
• Lu Yuan returned to Zhu Zhuqing and claimed Zhu Zhuyun wanted to attach herself to him for protection after losing Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing doubted Lu Yuan’s account, then accepted his explanation that he had rejected Zhu Zhuyun and made her promise to live peacefully with her sister.
• Zhu Zhuqing shut the doors and windows and kissed Lu Yuan, saying she wanted to purify his thoughts.
• Dai Tianfeng told Lin Yuanzhen that Zhu Junlin had torn up Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai’s marriage agreement and planned to betroth her to Lu Yuan.
• Dai Tianfeng denounced Zhu Junlin’s decision as a provocation against the Star Luo Imperial Family, while Lin Yuanzhen expressed surprise.

Dai Tianfeng ordered an expedition against Lu Yuan and the Dragon King Hall after reading Zhu Junlin’s blunt letter ending the engagement. Lin Yuanzhen warned him not to kill Zhu Junlin, then took charge of mobilizing the forces meant to capture Lu Yuan and his companions.

• Dai Tianfeng grew furious at Zhu Junlin’s letter and vowed to kill both him and Lu Yuan.
• Lin Yuanzhen argued that Zhu Junlin had likely been coerced and that killing him would damage the alliance between the Netherworld Family and the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Dai Tianfeng agreed to spare Zhu Junlin but insisted that Lu Yuan be captured and the Netherworld Family punished.
• Dai Tianfeng ordered the White Tiger Legion, five thousand elite Soul Masters, and an army of three hundred thousand to mobilize against Lu Yuan.
• Lin Yuanzhen accepted command of the operation and left to gather the troops, while Dai Tianfeng ordered him to bring Zhu Junlin back alive.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing formally became engaged at a lavish ceremony in the Nether Duke's Mansion, receiving Zhu Junlin and Lin Xiyue's blessing. Later, Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Yuan to give her a child, leaving him stunned.

• Guests gathered at the Nether Duke's Mansion as Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing held their betrothal ceremony.
• Zhu Junlin and Lin Xiyue entrusted Zhu Zhuqing to Lu Yuan, who promised to cherish and protect her.
• Zhu Zhuqing embraced Lu Yuan and thanked him for making their engagement official and earning her mother's blessing.
• Zhu Zhuyun watched the couple with envy and reflected that Zhu Zhuqing had gained love, status, and power while she had gained nothing.
• In private, Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing celebrated their engagement, and Zhu Zhuqing asked him to give her a child.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing enjoyed their time together after their engagement before Ma Xiaotao brought news that the Star Luo Imperial Family had mobilized against them. Lu Yuan assessed the threat of the three hundred thousand troops and the elite White Tiger Legion, leaving the group facing an imminent battle.

• Lu Yuan corrected Zhu Zhuqing's spear practice, then agreed to imprint the Vast Sea Spear Art into her memories when she lost focus.
• Zhu Zhuqing embraced Lu Yuan and asked when they could have a child, but he told her it was too early and could not be rushed.
• Ma Xiaotao delivered a letter from Fu Yinheng reporting unusual movements by the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Lu Yuan learned that Star Luo had mobilized three hundred thousand troops and sent five thousand members of the White Tiger Legion to confront him.
• Lu Yuan explained that Lin Yuanzhen would command the legion and that the army intended to exhaust his allies' Soul Power before surrounding them.

Lu Yuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Junlin that he had a plan to defeat the White Tiger Legion and the Star Luo army, relying on Old Long’s Ultimate Douluo strength and his prepared Soul Tools. He left Zhu Junlin waiting safely in Senyue City while warning him to abolish the Zhu Clan’s ancestral rules and earn the right to call him a worthy son-in-law.

• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing that Old Long could overcome the White Tiger Legion because Ultimate Douluo power could not be matched by numbers alone.
• Lu Yuan revealed that he had brought twenty-six fixed-mounted Soul Guidance Cannons, more than three hundred shells, and noted that Jing Hongchen carried a Rank 9 cannon.
• Lu Yuan promised Ma Xiaotao and Zhu Zhuqing that he would show them how Soul Tools could devastate a battlefield.
• Zhu Junlin asked Lu Yuan how he planned to defend Senyue City from Lin Yuanzhen, five thousand White Tiger Legion soldiers, and three hundred thousand troops, and Lu Yuan assured him the city would remain unharmed.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Junlin he could not yet call him a worthy son-in-law and ordered him to abolish the Zhu Clan’s ancestral rules.

Lu Yuan forced Zhu Junlin to agree to abolish the Netherworld Family’s rule of sisters killing each other and promised to deal with the Star Luo Imperial Family. He then revealed the ambush prepared for Lin Yuanzhen’s army, leaving the Dragon King Hall’s forces poised to destroy the White Tiger Legion and the surrounding troops.

• Lu Yuan demanded that Zhu Junlin abolish the sister-killing rule, and Zhu Junlin agreed if Lu Yuan could prevent the Star Luo Imperial Family from retaliating.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked to accompany Lu Yuan to watch the battle and help protect Zhu Zhuqing, and Lu Yuan allowed her to join them.
• Lu Yuan displayed his six soul rings, then flew with Zhu Zhuqing and the others to the plain outside Senyue City.
• Fu Yinheng explained that the Qin Sect had prepared cannon positions and five belts of buried explosive Soul Tools to divide Lin Yuanzhen’s troops and trap the White Tiger Legion.
• Lu Yuan said the battle would cost more than a hundred million Gold Soul Coins, and Jing Hongchen offered to make more Soul Tools afterward.

Lu Yuan and Jing Hongchen set up concealed Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons and prepared Dragon King Hall’s disciples to attack the Star Luo Empire’s advancing forces. Lin Yuanzhen sensed an ambush and halted the army, but the troops had already entered the plains as Lu Yuan signaled the remote explosives to detonate.

• Lu Yuan assigned Jing Hongchen to lead the Soul Guidance Hall and train Dragon King Hall disciples in making Soul Tools.
• Lu Yuan and Jing Hongchen positioned Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons across the mountain, including three Rank 8 cannons, and armed each with shells.
• Lu Yuan ordered the disciples to man the cannons and conceal themselves while they waited for the Star Luo Empire’s forces.
• Lin Yuanzhen led the White Tiger Legion and the three-hundred-thousand-strong army onto the plains, accompanied by three Soul Douluo.
• Lin Yuanzhen sensed danger and halted the army, but Lu Yuan saw that the troops had entered the plains and signaled the disciples to detonate the remote explosive Soul Tools.

Lu Yuan detonated more than two thousand explosive Soul Tools, devastating and dividing Lin Yuanzhen’s Star Luo army before ordering a barrage of Soul Guidance cannon shells against the White Tiger Legion. Lin Yuanzhen recognized Lu Yuan’s attack and ordered his elite troops to scatter, but the bombardment continued.

• More than two thousand explosive Soul Tools detonated, killing tens of thousands of Star Luo soldiers, wounding many more, and opening five deep abysses that split the army apart.
• Lin Yuanzhen realized Lu Yuan might have arranged the explosions and felt an overwhelming sense of danger.
• Lu Yuan ordered his disciples to fire sixteen sixth-grade and ten seventh-grade Fixed-Installation Soul Guidance Cannons at the White Tiger Legion.
• The first volley killed hundreds of White Tiger Legion soul masters, and Lin Yuanzhen ordered the survivors to scatter.
• Lu Yuan ordered the cannons to spread their fire across the plain and bombard every area where the White Tiger Legion might flee.