Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena confided in Leng Yao Zhu that Qian Gu Huang Yu had pushed her away and left, and Leng Yao Zhu offered to ask Qian Gu Huang Yu what she was thinking. Their relationship remained unresolved as Qian Gu Huang Yu refused Leng Yao Zhu’s call and Gu Yuena discovered she had been removed from Qian Gu Huang Yu’s Spirit Link special-care list.

• Qian Ren Xue teased Qian Gu Huang Yu, who denied getting defensive and turned away in a pout.
• Gu Yuena told Leng Yao Zhu that Qian Gu Huang Yu had pushed her away and left, and Leng Yao Zhu struggled to understand their worsening relationship.
• Leng Yao Zhu offered to ask Qian Gu Huang Yu what she was thinking and tried calling her, but Qian Gu Huang Yu hung up.
• Gu Yuena checked her Soul Guidance Communicator and found that Qian Gu Huang Yu had removed her from her Spirit Link special-care list.

Qian Gu Huang Yu fled to Qian Ren Xue after arguing with Gu Yue, and Qian Ren Xue tried to uncover the cause and help her reconcile. The chapter ended with an author apology notice about the story’s quality and irregular updates.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu told Qian Ren Xue that she and Gu Yue had fought, but blushed and refused to explain how Gu Yue had bullied her.
• Qian Ren Xue realized Qian Gu Huang Yu had run to her room for refuge and decided to help her understand the problem.
• Qian Ren Xue asked whether Qian Gu Huang Yu disliked being intimate with Nana, and Qian Gu Huang Yu admitted she liked it.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu became hostile when Qian Ren Xue teased her, so Qian Ren Xue backed down; Qian Gu Huang Yu then seemed calmer.
• The chapter included an author apology notice acknowledging recent quality problems and unstable updates and promising to make improvements.

Qian Ren Xue explained Qian Gu Huang Yu’s feelings to Leng Yao Zhu, who relayed the news to Gu Yuena. Encouraged that Qian Gu Huang Yu liked her, Gu Yuena messaged her to ask directly if she liked her.

• Qian Ren Xue told Leng Yao Zhu that Qian Gu Huang Yu had withdrawn because she was unsure about her feelings and what a relationship with Gu Yuena would mean.
• Leng Yao Zhu learned that Qian Gu Huang Yu had feelings for Gu Yuena and hurried away to make a plan with her.
• Leng Yao Zhu told Gu Yuena that Qian Gu Huang Yu definitely liked her.
• Gu Yuena became excited, opened LingTong, and messaged Qian Gu Huang Yu, “Do you like me?”

Qian Gu Huang Yu discussed the Federation’s failure to stop Evil Soul Master attacks with Qian Ren Xue and said she wanted to change the Federation. As Gu Yuena struggled to reconnect with her before their One-on-One match, Qian Gu Huang Yu sent her an invitation to become a spiritually connected couple.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu read Gu Yuena’s blunt message asking whether she liked her, changed Gu Yuena’s note to Cringe Dragon, and left messages from others on read.
• Qian Ren Xue worried about rising Evil Soul Master attacks and the Federation’s inaction, while Qian Gu Huang Yu criticized the Federation Secrecy Law and said she preferred her own rules.
• Gu Yuena told Leng Yao Zhu that she had asked Qian Gu Huang Yu whether she liked her, then sent more messages after Leng Yao Zhu suggested trying again.
• Qian Ren Xue told Qian Gu Huang Yu that the Federation Parliament’s Council Members had moved their families and asked what she would do about her coming match with Nana.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu read Gu Yuena’s complaint about her silence and refusal to attend the pre-match meeting, then sent her an invitation to become a spiritually connected couple.

Gu Yuena feared that Qian Gu Huang Yu saw her only as a friend, but Leng Yao Zhu reassured her that Huang'er would explain herself the next day. Gu Yuena regained her confidence and looked forward to confronting Huang'er.

• Gu Yuena told Leng Yao Zhu that Qian Gu Huang Yu had agreed to become her Spiritually Connected Couple, and Leng Yao Zhu's reply made Gu Yuena worry they were only friends.
• Gu Yuena explained that Qian Gu Huang Yu was the only friend she had chosen for herself, and Leng Yao Zhu offered to ask Huang'er about her feelings.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu read Leng Yao Zhu's message but left it unanswered, then asked Qian Ren Xue to tell Leng Yao Zhu she would explain things to Gu Yuena the next day.
• Leng Yao Zhu relayed Huang'er's promise, and Gu Yuena said she would make Huang'er pay tomorrow.
• Leng Yao Zhu told Qian Ren Xue what Gu Yuena had said, and Qian Ren Xue replied that she was not Leng Yao Zhu's messenger.

As the Youth Advanced Soul Master Competition resumed under heightened security, Qian Gu Huang Yu avoided her friends and taunted the Shrek team before the quarterfinals began. Light Douluo Liang Sheng announced the first One-on-One match, pairing Le Qian Xue against Yue Zhengen.

• Qian Gu Dong Feng learned that Qian Gu Huang Yu had blocked him after he sent her hundreds of messages, while Gu Yuena and Qian Ren Xue laughed at his embarrassment.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu arrived at Mingdu Grand Stadium alone and taunted Cao Dezhi and the Shrek members about Yun Ming’s injury.
• Cao Dezhi told Zang Xin that he was confident in two-on-two but could not guarantee victory against Gu Yuena’s team in seven-on-seven.
• Light Douluo Liang Sheng appeared as referee, and Qian Ren Xue identified him as War God Hall’s level-98 First War God.
• Liang Sheng announced that Le Qian Xue would face Yue Zhengen in the first One-on-One quarterfinal.

Qian Ren Xue advanced to the One-on-One semifinals after Yue Zhengen surrendered without fighting. As the next quarterfinal match was announced, Qian Gu Huang Yu remained in the audience, and Chen Hanyu was set to face Yu Guan Zhi.

• Gu Yuena sensed that Qian Gu Huang Yu had arrived because of the Silver Dragon scale she had given her.
• Light Douro Liang Sheng called Qian Ren Xue and Yue Zhengen to the arena for the first quarterfinal match.
• Qian Ren Xue urged Yue Zhengen to surrender, and he forfeited rather than fight her.
• Light Douluo Liang Sheng declared Qian Ren Xue the winner and sent both contestants away.
• Light Douluo Liang Sheng announced that Chen Hanyu would face Yu Guan Zhi next.

Qian Ren Xue advanced after Yue Zhengen surrendered, and Chen Hanyu then surrendered to Yu Guan Zhi without fighting. Afterward, Chen Hanyu gave Shui Qingli a sixty-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark skull bone, insisting she had no feelings for her.

• Qian Ren Xue returned victorious, puzzled that Yue Zhengen had surrendered after her pre-match taunts.
• Chen Hanyu surrendered to Yu Guan Zhi as soon as the quarterfinal match began, leaving the audience and Yu Guan Zhi stunned.
• Yu Hao Sheng explained that he had ordered both fighters to avoid revealing their trump cards, and Chen Hanyu left with Shui Qingli.
• Chen Hanyu gave Shui Qingli a sixty-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark skull bone and told her to absorb it.
• When Shui Qingli seemed moved by the gift, Chen Hanyu blushed and denied having feelings for her.

Shui Qingli accepted Chen Hanyu’s soul bone, while the quarterfinals were disrupted by multiple withdrawals and cancellations. The final match between Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena began, but Gu Yuena knelt before Qian Gu Huang Yu with a silver ring.

• Shui Qingli accepted the sixty-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark skull soul bone from Chen Hanyu and urged her to be more honest with herself.
• Light Douluo Liang Sheng silenced the angry audience after Chen Hanyu surrendered to Yu Guan Zhi without a fight.
• Liang Sheng announced that Yun Ming could not compete because of cultivation injuries, and Cao Dezhi advanced by default, prompting the spectators to demand refunds.
• Liang Sheng announced the quarterfinal match between Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena, whose entrance drew loud cheers from the audience.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena met each other’s gaze without summoning their martial souls, then Gu Yuena knelt and presented a silver ring.

During the competition, Gu Yuena proposed to Qian Gu Huang Yu in front of the arena, leaving them and the spectators stunned. Qian Gu Die Ting tried to intervene but Bei Gong Li stopped him, insisting that Qian Gu Huang Yu should choose her own future.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena silently faced each other on the competition stage while Light Douluo Liang Sheng and the audience watched.
• Gu Yuena knelt before Qian Gu Huang Yu and presented her with an ornate Silver Dragon Ring.
• Qian Ren Xue, Leng Yao Zhu, Leng Yulai, Qian Gu Dong Feng, Qian Gu Qing Feng, Zang Xin, and the others reacted with shock to Gu Yuena's proposal.
• Qian Gu Die Ting prepared to stop the proposal, but Bei Gong Li held him back and told him to let Qian Gu Huang Yu decide for herself.

Gu Yuena publicly proposed to Qian Gu Huang Yu with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Qian Gu Huang Yu accepted the ring before dancing with her. As they danced, they teased each other about who had fallen in love first, leaving their relationship newly confirmed.

• Gu Yuena knelt before Qian Gu Huang Yu in the stadium and offered her a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone as an excuse to accept the proposal.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu accepted Gu Yuena's ring, and Gu Yuena invited her to dance.
• Gu Yuena took the male lead as they danced, and Qian Gu Huang Yu complained about the change in their usual roles.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu asked why Gu Yuena had rarely invited her to dance, and Gu Yuena teased her for being too shy to confess her feelings.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu denied falling first and explained that she invited Gu Yuena to dance so other people would not ask her.

Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena shared a private conversation during their dance, confirming that their relationship had gone beyond friendship. Gu Yuena carried Qian Gu Huang Yu from the arena after claiming victory, while the onlookers reacted to their closeness.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu told Gu Yuena that she was the only friend she had chosen for herself and that they were now beyond friends.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu realized how much Gu Yuena cared about her opinion and thought of her as an Emperor Bow.
• Gu Yuena asked Light Douluo Liang Sheng to confirm her victory, then picked up Qian Gu Huang Yu and left the arena.
• The audience cheered, Guan Yue gave up on pursuing Qian Gu Huang Yu, and Cao Dezhi rejected Zang Xin's offer to find him a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Zhuo Shi and Feng Wuyu watched Qian Gu Huang Yu nestled in Gu Yuena's embrace and wept.

Gu Yuena carried Qian Gu Huang Yu away from the spectator stands and questioned her about past romantic interests, revealing her possessiveness and affection. They later discussed the soul bone Gu Yuena wanted, while the Spirit Pagoda group decided to head back without them.

• Gu Yuena carried Qian Gu Huang Yu through the sports center, and Qian Gu Huang Yu protested being carried and teased Gu Yuena about her route.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Qian Gu Huang Yu had liked anyone before, then said they should postpone what came next until Qian Gu Huang Yu developed more.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu asked what kind of soul bone attracted Gu Yuena, and Gu Yuena said she wanted a photograph of them from a past trip.
• At the Spirit Pagoda spectator stands, Leng Yulai, Qian Gu Dong Feng, and Qian Ren Xue wondered where Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena had gone.
• Leng Yao Zhu suggested the group leave, and Leng Yulai eagerly hoped they might catch Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena in the act.

After Gu Yuena publicly proposed to Qian Gu Huang Yu and was accepted, Di Tian and Qian Gu Die Ting faced the political fallout as the news spread across the Federation. The chapter ended with Bei Gong Li offering to use the military to remove the reports, just as Di Tian's call interrupted Qian Gu Die Ting.

• Bi Ji told Di Tian that Gu Yuena had fallen in love with Qian Gu Huang Yu and confessed to her during a televised match.
• Di Tian learned that Gu Yuena's proposal had succeeded and worried that their relationship could affect the alliance.
• Bai Yin Qing reported that footage of Gu Yuena and Qian Gu Huang Yu had gone viral and dominated the trending topics.
• Qian Gu Die Ting worried that public criticism of his daughter’s relationship could damage the Spirit Pagoda’s standing.
• Leng Yang Jun suspected that Shrek, the Tang Sect, and the War God Hall were backing websites that refused to remove the posts.
• Bei Gong Li offered to have the military remove the reports, but Di Tian's call interrupted Qian Gu Die Ting.

Di Tian and Qian Gu Die Ting agreed to deny that Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena's actions at the tournament had any romantic meaning, while Gu Yuena and Qian Gu Huang Yu reconciled in private. The War God Hall's leaders reacted angrily to Qian Gu Die Ting's public explanation but decided not to confront him.

• Di Tian relayed Qian Gu Huang Yu's plan to Qian Gu Die Ting, who agreed to describe the incident as a protest against the War God Hall's handling of the tournament.
• Gu Yuena carried Qian Gu Huang Yu to their bedroom, where they discussed the consequences of their public actions and embraced.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu told Gu Yuena that the situation had already been handled, and Gu Yuena held her close as they teased each other.
• Light Douluo Liang Sheng watched Qian Gu Die Ting's press conference and complained that the explanation blamed the War God Hall.
• Chen Yi Ming and Yu Hao Sheng urged Liang Sheng to let the matter go, warning that challenging Gu Yue Chun Qiu could bring further trouble.

Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena concealed the truth about their supposed wedding night while the Federation Grand Competition resumed with the two-on-two matches. As Chen Hanyu and Shui Qingli faced Body Sect fighters Hua Feng and Feng Chen, Gu Yuena sensed something unusual about Shui Qingli’s bloodline.

• Light Douluo Liang Sheng stormed off to patrol after Chen Yi Ming explained that Gu Yue Chun Qiu’s outsider status made him unpredictable to the major factions.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena agreed to hide that their wedding-night act had been a mission, while Leng Yulai worried about facing Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena appeared hand in hand at the arena and traded teasing remarks about the previous night.
• Chen Yi began the quarterfinal two-on-two matches as referee, and Qian Gu Huang Yu watched Chen Hanyu and Shui Qingli face Hua Feng and Feng Chen.
• Gu Yuena said Shui Qingli’s bloodline seemed impure, while Qian Gu Huang Yu recalled that Di Tian had killed Body Sect Masters and stolen their methods.
• Hua Feng and Feng Chen entered Martial Soul Possession, revealing their massive physiques and powerful arms.

Chen Hanyu and Shui Qingli overwhelmed the Body Sect brothers with their domain and sealing abilities, then Chen Hanyu trapped them with Unfixed Wind Waves. Qian Ren Xue recognized the technique as one of Tang Buddha Ancestor’s signature abilities.

• Chen Hanyu taunted Hua Feng over his cultivation, provoking him and Feng Chen into charging at her.
• Chen Hanyu spread her Azure Sea Sacred Abyss domain across the arena, slowing the brothers with water pressure as Shui Qingli sealed their Soul Skills.
• Hua Feng and Feng Chen activated their body Martial Soul Second Awakenings and regained speed, with Hua Feng revealing a silver-grade awakening and Feng Chen a bronze-grade one.
• Chen Hanyu cast two blue rings that stopped both brothers in place, and Qian Ren Xue recognized the technique as Unfixed Wind Waves.

Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin faced Leng Yao Zhu and Leng Yulai in the tournament after several other teams advanced. Cao Dezhi and the others donned their Battle Armor as the match began, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Chen Hanyu restrained Hua Feng and Feng Chen with a water-based technique, and Chen Yi rescued them after they lost.
• Yu Guan Zhi and Yue Zhengen defeated their opponents, while Guan Yue forfeited to Qian Gu Huang Yu and Gu Yuena because Yun Ming could not attend.
• Leng Yao Zhu and Leng Yulai took the field against Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi, and Leng Yao Zhu rejected Cao Dezhi's demand that they give up.
• Cao Dezhi released his Battle Armor and rose into the air, prompting Leng Yao Zhu to summon her own armor and phoenix wings.
• Zang Xin and Leng Yulai also donned their Rank 2 Battle Armor as the battle got underway.

Leng Yao Zhu and Leng Yulai gained an early advantage over Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi by disrupting Zang Xin's Traceback skill, but Cao Dezhi then pressured Leng Yulai and forced Leng Yao Zhu to defend her. Cao Dezhi's Severing Lovesickness took hold of Leng Yao Zhu as the battle continued.

• Leng Yao Zhu attacked Zang Xin and Cao Dezhi with fiery sword energies from her Skyfire Phoenix Feather.
• Zang Xin used Traceback, but hidden phoenix feathers forced him out of the skill and set him ablaze.
• Leng Yulai slowed Zang Xin with her Dark Phoenix Feather, and the sisters trapped him beneath their sword energies.
• Zang Xin used Regret to briefly disrupt the sisters, giving Cao Dezhi time to join him and block their attacks.
• Cao Dezhi attacked Leng Yulai with the Heartless Sword, forcing Leng Yao Zhu to shield her.
• Cao Dezhi used Severing Lovesickness, leaving Leng Yao Zhu briefly questioning why she was protecting Leng Yulai.

Leng Yao Zhu broke free from Zang Xin’s mental control and joined Leng Yulai against Cao Dezhi. Cao Dezhi unleashed his Heartless Sword Avatar to split Leng Yao Zhu’s blazing attack, leaving her exhausted.

• Severing Lovesickness made Leng Yao Zhu abandon Leng Yulai, but Zang Xin’s Regret stopped her as she turned back.
• Leng Yulai concealed herself inside her Dark Sky Curtain domain and attacked Cao Dezhi with her sword qi.
• Leng Yao Zhu used Phoenix Bathed in Fire to break Zang Xin’s control and struck Cao Dezhi with her Bright Sun.
• Cao Dezhi activated Severing Fates to withstand Leng Yao Zhu’s attack, while Zang Xin realized Qian Ren Xue had revealed their Soul Skills.
• Cao Dezhi used his Heartless Sword Avatar to cleave Leng Yao Zhu’s Bright Sun in two, leaving her drained from the fight.