Recaps

Jiang Zhen and the others made lanterns, shared dinner, and wrote wishes before releasing them beneath the full moon. Qian Renxue wished to be her true self, and Jiang Zhen’s reassurance left her deeply moved as the group watched their lanterns rise together.

• Jiang Zhen guided Qian Renxue as she learned to make a lantern, while Dugu Yan praised her beauty and Dugu Bo joined the group’s work.
• The group finished their lanterns and shared dinner, where Dugu Bo toasted their newfound closeness.
• Everyone wrote a wish on a lantern, and Qian Renxue wrote, “May I... be my true self, just once.”
• Jiang Zhen told Qian Renxue that her real self shone brighter than the Crown Prince, moving her to tears.
• The group lit and released their lanterns, then watched them rise into the night as Jiang Zhen stood with Ice Empress and Dugu Yan.

Jiang Zhen brought Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling to Skywater Academy and negotiated to enter the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament under its name. He secured Mizuki’s agreement by offering to train Skywater Academy’s team, and the group settled into a prepared courtyard.

• Jiang Zhen arrived at Skywater Academy with Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling and asked a student to direct him to Mizuki’s office.
• Mizuki welcomed Jiang Zhen, who asked how many teams Skywater Academy could register for the tournament.
• Mizuki explained that the academy could form multiple teams in theory, though most schools could only afford one.
• Jiang Zhen proposed entering a team in his own name under Skywater Academy’s tournament slot, and Mizuki agreed.
• Jiang Zhen offered to train Skywater Academy’s team while instructing his own, and Mizuki eagerly accepted.
• Mizuki arranged a secluded courtyard for Jiang Zhen and his companions after they discussed training details.

Jiang Zhen began training the Skywater Team alongside Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, and Ye Lingling at Skywater Academy. He left the girls struggling to adapt to steadily increasing elemental pressure as Mizuki departed, convinced his methods would strengthen them.

• Mizuki brought Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shui Yue'er, Shen Liuyu, Gu Qingbo, and Qiu Ruoshui to meet Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen warned the Skywater Team that his training would be difficult, and Shui Bing'er declared that all seven were willing to continue.
• Jiang Zhen formed water-blue barriers around the trainees, placing heavy pressure on their bodies and slowing their Soul Power.
• Jiang Zhen instructed the girls to adapt to the pressure and temper their bodies and meridians instead of resisting with Soul Power.
• Mizuki recognized the training's potential and left the girls in Jiang Zhen's care as they struggled to move under the pressure.

After a month of intense training, Jiang Zhen challenged Skywater Academy’s decision to make Shui Bing'er a Control System Spirit Master and persuaded Mizuki to let him guide the girls’ future paths. He then led Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their fourth Spirit Rings, where a curious beast near the Lake of Life sensed Jiang Zhen’s unusual aura and raced toward them.

• Jiang Zhen’s training greatly strengthened the girls, and Xue Wu and Yu Hairou both reached Level Forty in Soul Power.
• Jiang Zhen questioned Mizuki’s decision to steer Shui Bing'er toward the Control System and argued that her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul’s offensive potential should not be limited.
• Mizuki accepted Jiang Zhen’s plan and entrusted Shui Bing'er and the other girls’ futures to him.
• A few days later, Jiang Zhen took Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou into the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their fourth Spirit Rings, while Dugu Yan and two others stayed at the academy.
• A small golden-eyed beast by the Lake of Life sensed a rich, peculiar aura of fortune and sped toward Jiang Zhen’s group.

Jiang Zhen brought Xue Wu and Yu Hairou to an icy swamp and helped them obtain powerful fourth Spirit Rings. As they began absorbing them, he searched for Shui Bing'er's ring and sensed a strange golden beast charging toward him.

• Jiang Zhen led the three women to a frozen swamp and told them to wait while he searched nearby.
• Jiang Zhen returned with a seven-thousand-year Crystal Butterfly for Xue Wu and an eight-thousand-year Water Barracuda Beast for Yu Hairou.
• Xue Wu and Yu Hairou killed their Soul Beasts and began absorbing their deep-purple Spirit Rings under Jiang Zhen's watch.
• Jiang Zhen searched for a fourth Spirit Ring for Shui Bing'er and found an eight-thousand-year Ice Crystal Feathered Eagle as a possible target.
• Jiang Zhen sensed a strange golden, five-thousand-year beast racing directly toward him and wondered if it was coming for him.

Jiang Zhen captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion after she searched for the source of a strange fortune near his camp. He brought her back restrained, introducing her to Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou as an interesting little beast.

• Xue Wu and Yu Hairou celebrated their powerful new Fourth Spirit Skills while Shui Bing'er listened and thought of Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen sensed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion near the camp and left to find her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion searched the area for the source of a vast fortune, and Jiang Zhen surprised her on a tree branch.
• Jiang Zhen trapped the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in a water sphere and lifted her by the nape as she begged him not to kill her.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion threatened Jiang Zhen with Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King, but he carried her back to camp.
• Jiang Zhen introduced the restrained Three-Eyed Golden Lion to Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou as an interesting little beast.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion grew curious about Jiang Zhen after sensing his immense fortune, and food and drink softened her wariness toward him. After sneaking close to him at night, she touched his forehead with her Vertical Pupil, triggering strange golden and silver halos that enveloped them both.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion recognized Jiang Zhen as the source of the powerful fortune attracting her and cautiously studied him.
• Shui Bing'er offered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion roasted Soul Beast meat, which she eagerly ate after refusing to be petted.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion approached Jiang Zhen and asked for a drink from his gourd, then happily drank the fruit-flavored liquid he poured for her.
• Jiang Zhen brought the full and calmer Three-Eyed Golden Lion into a tent, where they settled down to sleep.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion woke in the night, approached Jiang Zhen, and touched his forehead with her Vertical Pupil, causing golden and silver halos to envelop them both.

After Jiang Zhen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion underwent Fate Connection, she glimpsed fragments of a possible future and grew closer to him. The next morning, Jiang Zhen secured Shui Bing'er's Spirit Ring and hunted a Golden Light Lion for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, who happily ate its brain and curled up in his arms.

• Jiang Zhen and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion shared their memories and emotions through Fate Connection, leaving her dizzy and astonished by visions of the future.
• Jiang Zhen captured an eight-thousand-year-old Ice Crystal Feathered Eagle, and Shui Bing'er killed it and began absorbing its Spirit Ring.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion asked Jiang Zhen to catch a twenty-thousand-year-old Golden Light Lion so she could eat its brain.
• Jiang Zhen subdued the Golden Light Lion and carried it back to camp.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion ate the Golden Light Lion's brain, thanked Jiang Zhen, and settled contentedly in his arms.

Scarlet King and Zi Ji searched for the missing Three-Eyed Golden Lion, while Jiang Zhen prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest with his companions and the Auspicious Beast. Their departure was interrupted when Scarlet King and Zi Ji found them, and Zi Ji demanded that Jiang Zhen release the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Zi Ji woke Scarlet King and told him that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was missing, so they set out to search for her.
• Scarlet King questioned Er Ming and Da Ming, and Er Ming pointed them toward the direction the Auspicious Beast had gone.
• Shui Bing'er completed her absorption of the Ice Crystal Feathered Eagle Spirit Ring and became a Soul Ancestor.
• Jiang Zhen asked the Three-Eyed Golden Lion whether she wanted to see the world outside, and she wrestled with whether to leave the forest with him.
• Scarlet King and Zi Ji arrived at Jiang Zhen's campsite, and Zi Ji pointed at him and demanded that he release the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Jiang Zhen fought Scarlet King and Zi Ji after demanding Spirit Bones in exchange for Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He gained the upper hand and knocked Scarlet King into the ground, where Three-Eyed Golden Lion urged him and Zi Ji to stop fighting.

• Jiang Zhen shielded Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou from Scarlet King and Zi Ji's pressure, then refused to release Three-Eyed Golden Lion without Spirit Bones.
• Jiang Zhen blocked Scarlet King's punch and revealed his nine Spirit Rings before attacking both Ferocious Beasts with the Raging Orca Halberd.
• Scarlet King and Zi Ji transformed into their true forms and fought Jiang Zhen, but he held them off and gained the upper hand.
• Jiang Zhen stood on Zi Ji's back and used her movement to strike Scarlet King, sending him crashing into a pit.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion checked on the injured Scarlet King, then shouted at Jiang Zhen and Zi Ji to stop fighting.

Jiang Zhen overwhelmed Zi Ji in their fight, but spared her when Di Tian and Bi Ji arrived. Di Tian said their Master wished to meet Jiang Zhen.

• Zi Ji ignored the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s plea to stop and unleashed a barrage of Spirit Skills at Jiang Zhen.
• Jiang Zhen evaded Zi Ji’s attacks, landed on her back again, and held on as she twisted through the air.
• Zi Ji transformed into human form to throw Jiang Zhen off, but he halted his fall, rushed her, and seized her by the throat.
• Bi Ji and Di Tian appeared, and Jiang Zhen released Zi Ji as Bi Ji helped her recover.
• Di Tian told Jiang Zhen that his strength had earned him the right to speak with them and that their Master wished to see him.

Jiang Zhen escorted Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou out of the Star Dou Great Forest before Zi Ji led him to the Lake of Life. There he faced Gu Yue Na, the Silver Dragon King and ruler of the Soul Beasts.

• Jiang Zhen agreed to meet Di Tian's Master after safely taking his companions out of the forest.
• Bi Ji healed Scarlet King and soothed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion while Jiang Zhen prepared to leave with the three girls.
• Di Tian ordered Zi Ji to escort Jiang Zhen to the Lake of Life after he settled Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou at an inn outside the forest.
• Jiang Zhen teased Zi Ji by suggesting she let him ride on her true form, and she flew ahead at full speed.
• Zi Ji brought Jiang Zhen to the Lake of Life, where Di Tian, four Ferocious Beasts, and Gu Yue Na awaited him.

Gu Yue Na privately negotiated with Jiang Zhen, hoping he would help the Soul Beast Clan oppose the God Realm, but he rejected her proposed path to godhood and challenged the unequal bargain. The chapter ended with Jiang Zhen asking whether she would agree if his condition was that he wanted her.

• Gu Yue Na questioned Jiang Zhen about his strength and divine path, and he said he was following a different path.
• Gu Yue Na revealed that she was the Silver Dragon King, and the Ferocious Beasts briefly turned hostile after she wondered whether Jiang Zhen was a God Realm reincarnate.
• Gu Yue Na dismissed the beasts and brought Jiang Zhen into a private space, where she proposed helping him gather faith so he could become a god.
• Jiang Zhen rejected the faith-based path and pointed out that Gu Yue Na wanted his help to challenge the God Realm and change the rules restricting Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yue Na asked what condition would make Jiang Zhen help her, and he replied that he wanted her.

Gu Yue Na accepted Jiang Zhen’s proposal to help the Soul Beast Clan in exchange for a future bargain, and agreed to let the Three-Eyed Golden Lion travel with him under Bi Ji and Zi Ji’s guard. Jiang Zhen prepared the group to leave, then persuaded Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts to hand over Spirit Bones before a golden-lit figure emerged from the forest.

• After recalling the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s vision of a young man atop a silver dragon facing five powerful figures, Gu Yue Na agreed to Jiang Zhen’s future bargain to help the Soul Beast Clan.
• Jiang Zhen asked to take the Three-Eyed Golden Lion outside, and Gu Yue Na assigned Bi Ji and Zi Ji to accompany and guard her while following Jiang Zhen’s arrangements.
• Jiang Zhen gave Form Transformation Pills to Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion; the Three-Eyed Golden Lion returned to her nest to use hers and plan her human form.
• Jiang Zhen asked Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts to sponsor him with Spirit Bones, then visited their lairs and returned from Di Tian’s cave on surprisingly friendly terms.
• A figure bathed in a faint golden halo emerged from the small forest beside the Lake of Life.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion took human form and left the Star Dou Great Forest with Jiang Zhen and the other Soul Beasts. She chose the name Jiang Lingxi, and the group met Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou before setting off for Skywater Academy.

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion emerged in human form, impressing Jiang Zhen, while Gu Yue Na and the other Ferocious Beasts departed; Di Tian told her and Bi Ji and Zi Ji to prioritize safety.
• Zi Ji carried Jiang Zhen, Bi Ji, and the unsteady Three-Eyed Golden Lion toward the forest outskirts, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion chose the name Jiang Lingxi.
• Bi Ji and Jiang Zhen approved Jiang Lingxi's name, while Zi Ji silently increased her flying speed.
• The group landed in a secluded valley, and Zi Ji immediately returned to human form rather than keep serving as their mount.
• Jiang Zhen brought Jiang Lingxi, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji to the inn, where they met Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou; he introduced the newcomers as friends and led everyone toward Skywater Academy.

Jiang Zhen returned to Skywater Academy with Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Jiang Lingxi, introducing them to Lan Xi, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling as teammates and special instructors. He gave Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling powerful Spirit Bones to strengthen the team for the tournament, while Jiang Lingxi eagerly urged everyone to go eat.

• Jiang Zhen brought Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Jiang Lingxi to the courtyard and introduced them to Lan Xi, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Jiang Lingxi introduced herself as a level forty-two Assault System Battle Spirit Master with a Golden Dragon Martial Soul, and the other girls shared their own abilities.
• Jiang Zhen gave Ye Lingling a thirty-thousand-year Jade Swan External Spirit Bone and Dugu Yan a seventy-thousand-year Nether Dragon Right Arm Bone.
• Jiang Zhen said he planned to prepare suitable Spirit Bone sets for the team and reassured Ye Lingling that he had other arrangements for Lan Xi and Jiang Lingxi.
• Jiang Lingxi, hungry after the discussion, urged everyone to go eat.

Jiang Zhen’s intense training, soul bones, spirit rings, and Immortal Herbs greatly strengthened the four women. With the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament about to begin, Mizuki led Skywater Academy’s teams toward Heaven Dou City.

• Jiang Zhen trained the four women through high-pressure exercises and near-real battle illusions, sometimes subjecting Skywater Team’s seven main members to the same trials.
• Dugu Yan absorbed a Seventy-Thousand-Year Nether Dragon Right Arm Bone and Ye Lingling absorbed a Thirty-Thousand-Year Jade Swan, then Jiang Zhen helped them obtain fifth and fourth spirit rings.
• Jiang Zhen gave the women Immortal Herbs: Dugu Yan reached Level Fifty-Eight, Lan Xi reached Level Fifty-Four after gaining her fifth spirit ring, and Ye Lingling and Jiang Lingxi each reached Level Forty-Eight.
• More than half a year later, Mizuki assembled Skywater Academy’s main team and Jiang Zhen’s four-member special team for the tournament.
• Mizuki led both teams in decorated carriages toward Heaven Dou City as the tournament preparations began.

The Heaven Dou Empire division of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament began with the opening ceremony and the introduction of Skywater Academy’s unusual four-member Makeshift Team. After Blue Tyrant Academy drew the opening match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy B-Team, Jiang Zhen left the arena with Bi Ji and Zi Ji, uninterested in watching.

• The Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena hosted the tournament’s opening ceremony before a packed crowd.
• Skywater Academy entered with its main team and the four-member Makeshift Team, featuring Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, Ye Lingling, and Jiang Lingxi.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other Blue Tyrant Academy members watched the Makeshift Team with darkened expressions when they saw Dugu Yan.
• Xue Ye declared the preliminaries open, Ning Fengzhi addressed the competitors, and Hamburg conducted the first-round draw.
• The opening match was set between Heaven Dou Royal Academy B-Team and Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Jiang Zhen dismissed the matchup and left the arena with Bi Ji and Zi Ji.

Jiang Zhen took Bi Ji and Zi Ji shopping for human clothes and dining in Heaven Dou City. That night, he knocked on Zi Ji’s hotel room door and began asking to look at something of hers.

• Jiang Zhen suggested that Bi Ji and Zi Ji buy human clothes at Cloud Dress Pavilion, and both women agreed.
• Bi Ji chose two elegant dresses, while Zi Ji picked purple qipaos and a black outfit; Jiang Zhen paid for their purchases.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji changed into their new clothes, and Jiang Zhen praised how well the outfits suited them.
• Jiang Zhen took Bi Ji and Zi Ji to Hundred Flavors Pavilion, where they sampled human cuisine.
• That night, Jiang Zhen knocked on Zi Ji’s hotel room door and asked if he could take a look at her...

Jiang Zhen asked Zi Ji to demonstrate her Yin Water so he could deepen his understanding of the Water Law, and she explained its power and nature. Her teachings gave him a new perspective on water’s yin aspect, bringing him closer to understanding the Water Law.

• Jiang Zhen abruptly asked Zi Ji to show him her Yin Water, and she mistook his request for something intimate before he clarified and apologized.
• Jiang Zhen explained that his pure Water Martial Soul let him pursue the Water Law and that Zi Ji’s Yin Water could help him understand its yin aspect.
• Zi Ji welcomed Jiang Zhen into her room and described Yin Water as a force shaped by death, resentment, darkness, and devouring.
• Zi Ji demonstrated how her Yin Water drained a plant of its vitality until it crumbled to ash, then explained its connection to her Deathly Decay Spirit Skill and Devouring Domain.
• Jiang Zhen studied Zi Ji’s explanation and saw how Yin and Yang, motion and stillness, together formed a fuller picture of the Water Law.

After spending the night discussing Yin Water with Zi Ji, Jiang Zhen saw signs that his Rank 98 bottleneck was loosening and decided to enter seclusion. He arranged for Dugu Bo, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji to protect his companions, then flew to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye to attempt his breakthrough.

• Jiang Zhen thanked Zi Ji for teaching him about Yin Water, and she was pleased when he called her Big Sister.
• Bi Ji saw Jiang Zhen leave Zi Ji's room at dawn and suspected they had spent the night together, but Jiang Zhen explained that they had discussed cultivation before telling her he would enter seclusion.
• Jiang Zhen asked Dugu Bo to protect Dugu Yan and her companions and to deal firmly with anyone who troubled them; Dugu Bo promised to guard them.
• Jiang Zhen encouraged Dugu Yan, Lan Xi, Ye Lingling, and Jiang Lingxi before flying to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye in Sunset Forest to break through his Rank 98 bottleneck.

Jiang Zhen returned to the secluded valley, reunited with Ice Empress and Snow Empress, and received kisses from both before preparing to break through to rank 98. He entered seclusion to study the Yin Water mysteries Zi Ji had taught him, while the others remained in the valley.

• Jiang Zhen arrived at the valley and reunited with Ice Empress, who enthusiastically embraced and kissed him.
• Snow Empress asked about the competition, then kissed Jiang Zhen after he teased her; Ice Empress saw them and chased after Snow Empress, excited by the possibility of sharing them both.
• Lan Fozi, Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Demon Empress, and Sea Princess met Jiang Zhen and confirmed that the valley was safe and beneficial for their souls.
• Jiang Zhen told them he planned to enter seclusion and break through to rank 98, then went to the wooden cabin to prepare.
• Jiang Zhen began studying Zi Ji's teachings on Yin Water and combining them with his Yang Water attribute.

The Makeshift Team defeated Blazing Academy in its first qualifier match, stunning the arena with its four-member lineup and powerful Spirit Rings. Meanwhile, Jiang Zhen entered a mysterious state of cultivation at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye, where two opposing streams of water formed a Taiji Diagram.

• Huo Wu challenged the four-person Makeshift Team before the match, and Dugu Yan and Jiang Lingxi answered her taunts.
• The Makeshift Team revealed two Spirit Kings and two Soul Ancestors, shocking the spectators and VIP guests.
• Dugu Yan and Jiang Lingxi attacked Blazing Academy’s front line while Lan Xi’s Blue Silver Emperor vines resisted Huo Wu’s flames and controlled the field.
• Dugu Yan, Jiang Lingxi, and Lan Xi incapacitated Blazing Academy’s fighters, forcing Huo Wu and the remaining members to surrender.
• The referee declared the Makeshift Team victorious, and the crowd began treating it as a formidable opponent.
• At the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye, Jiang Zhen meditated as two opposing streams of water coiled around him and a Taiji Diagram appeared beneath him.

Jiang Zhen merged the Yin Water and Yang Water, breaking through to Level 98 Peak and glimpsing a path toward the Level 99 barrier and possibly level 100. He left the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye with the Sea Princess Phantom to watch Lan Xi and the others compete in Heaven Dou City, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress stayed behind.

• Jiang Zhen united the Yin Water and Yang Water through his understanding of the Water Law, clarifying the Taiji Diagram and breaking through to Level 98 Peak.
• Jiang Zhen left seclusion and reunited with Ice Empress and Snow Empress at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Jiang Zhen invited Ice Empress and Snow Empress to watch Lan Xi and the others compete, but Snow Empress chose to cultivate and Ice Empress stayed to accompany her.
• Jiang Zhen invited the Sea Princess Phantom to join him, and she transformed into a tiny mermaid on his shoulder.
• Jiang Zhen set off with the Sea Princess Phantom, flying toward Heaven Dou City.

Jiang Zhen reunited with Lan Xi and the Makeshift Team during the Promotion Tournament, then joined the Heaven Dou delegation as it set out for the Grand Finals in Spirit City. The team finished first undefeated, and the chapter ended with the delegation traveling toward Spirit Hall’s headquarters.

• Jiang Zhen found Jiang Lingxi’s aura at the Royal Hunting Park and secretly appeared beside the Makeshift Team during its bye.
• Lan Xi told Jiang Zhen that the team had thirteen wins, no losses, and no draws, while Dugu Yan, Jiang Lingxi, and Ye Lingling celebrated their record.
• Zi Ji questioned Jiang Zhen about his rapid breakthrough, and he thanked her for her earlier guidance.
• The Promotion Tournament ended with the Makeshift Team in first place, followed by Godwind Academy, Skywater Academy, and Blazing Academy; Blue Tyrant Academy placed fifth.
• After three days of rest, Xue Qinghe led the fifteen qualifying teams and five hundred Royal Knights toward Spirit City, with Jiang Zhen traveling alongside Bi Ji and Zi Ji.