Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian learned that the Lightning Commerce Guild had come to Eastsea City to exploit the disaster by driving up grain prices, and he decided to turn their scheme against them. He arranged to bring in more grain and rent them empty warehouses, setting up the guild to be left with unsellable stock.

• Uncle Fu urged Ye Tian to use Qian Renxue’s presence to gain power, but Ye Tian rejected the idea and warned him not to worsen her misunderstanding.
• Chen Jian told Ye Tian that the Lightning Commerce Guild had arrived with an estimated seven million Gold Soul Coins to manipulate grain prices by spreading rumors of shortages.
• Ye Tian concluded that the guild’s purchases could drive up prices across Sylvis Province and nearby provinces, while his own grain stores were empty.
• Ye Tian instructed Chen Jian to ask the Li Family to transport grain from other ports using its ships.
• Ye Tian agreed to rent the Lightning Commerce Guild his empty warehouses, planning to buy its grain after the guild failed to sell it.

Yu Tianheng arrived in Eastsea City with the Lightning Commerce Guild and dismissed trade in favor of finding sparring partners. At the Spirit Hall branch, She Long received conflicting letters from Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, leaving him caught between their orders and preparing to meet the Pope.

• Yu Tianheng arrived in Eastsea City and told Gao Yao to find him Sea Soul Masters to spar with instead of involving him in commerce.
• She Long opened Bibi Dong's letter and learned that Qian Renxue had been seriously injured and that Bibi Dong wanted him to investigate the Millennial Family.
• She Long decided to delay action against the Millennial Family and wait to see how the Heaven Dou Empire responded.
• She Long opened Qian Daoliu's letter and learned that he opposed Bibi Dong's plan to reassign Spirit Hall officials across the board.
• Qian Daoliu ordered She Long to deliver a warning to Bibi Dong, leaving She Long afraid but resolved to seek an audience with her.

Qian Renxue woke from her injuries on the East Sea Coast and learned that Ye Tian had rescued her and that Hu Liena planned to marry him with Bibi Dong’s approval. Meanwhile, Ye Tian oversaw potato planting in Purple Bamboo Village and received urgent news that had not yet been translated.

• Qian Renxue woke with a severe shoulder fracture and learned from Hu Liena that Ye Tian had brought her back to the East Sea Coast.
• Qian Renxue worried that Ye Tian knew her identity, but Hu Liena revealed that Bibi Dong had approved her marriage to him.
• Bibi Dong brought Qian Renxue rice porridge, and Qian Renxue awkwardly thanked her.
• Ye Tian and Chen Jian discussed planting potatoes in raised ridges and delaying planting elsewhere while the Lightning Commerce Guild bought grain.
• Thirteen brought Ye Tian an urgent Morse Code message, and Ye Tian asked him to explain what had happened.

Ye Tian suspected that Qian Gu Nan Feng had forged an imperial order to mobilize fifty thousand troops against Eastsea City, so he set out to alert She Long. They reached the villa, where Qian Renxue thanked Ye Tian for saving her and She Long watched in shock as Ye Tian held Bibi Dong’s hand.

• Thirteen reported that fifty thousand troops across Sylvis Province had mobilized toward Eastsea City under an Imperial Edict and Tiger Tally issued by Xue Ye.
• Ye Tian suspected Qian Gu Nan Feng had forged the mobilization order and decided to leave the matter to Spirit Hall by notifying She Long.
• Ye Tian and Thirteen set out for Eastsea City but encountered She Long’s group on the road.
• At the villa, Ye Tian greeted Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and the wounded Qian Renxue, who thanked him for saving her.
• Ye Tian falsely credited Profound Spear Douluo with rescuing Qian Renxue, then took Bibi Dong and Hu Liena by the hand to prepare food, leaving She Long astonished.

Qian Renxue learned of Qian Daoliu’s opposition to Bibi Dong’s reassignment policy and argued that Spirit Hall needed reform to prepare for looming conflict. She began considering whether Ye Tian could help overcome the policy’s political obstacles and decided the problem could test his abilities.

• Qian Renxue watched Ye Tian lead Bibi Dong away and felt envious of their closeness.
• She Long gave Qian Renxue the letter Qian Daoliu had written about Bibi Dong’s New Policy.
• Qian Renxue told She Long that tensions with the empires and sects made war likely within ten years, so Spirit Hall needed to strengthen itself through reform.
• She Long warned that the reassignment policy could provoke Spirit Hall’s subordinate clans and would face Qian Daoliu’s resistance.
• Qian Renxue suspected Ye Tian had devised the policy and considered asking him to solve its difficulties as a test of his abilities.

Ye Tian learned that Qian Gu Nan Feng had sent troops to surround the villa, but chose to resolve the political crisis without revealing the Heavenly Strategy Army. He gave Qian Renxue the skin suit so she could impersonate Xue Qinghe, then noticed a flaw in her disguise.

• Hu Liena accidentally ignited the wok with hot oil, and Ye Tian smothered the flames before anyone was hurt.
• Thirteen told Ye Tian that about fifteen hundred Sylvis Legion cavalry were closing in on the villa, and Ye Tian decided not to mobilize the Heavenly Strategy Army.
• Ye Tian told She Long and Qian Renxue that Qian Gu Nan Feng's troops had surrounded the area and were likely targeting the Crown Prince.
• Ye Tian gave Qian Renxue a skin suit and helped her put it on so she could impersonate Xue Qinghe.
• Ye Tian examined Qian Renxue's disguise and pointed out that the Crown Prince's pectorals looked exaggerated.

With Qian Renxue too injured to appear as Xue Qinghe, Ye Tian disguised himself as the Crown Prince and faced cavalry sent to arrest him. He convinced the soldiers that Qian Gu Nan Feng and the Millennial Family were plotting treason, and Lu Fei arrived to meet him.

• Qian Renxue proposed that Ye Tian temporarily pose as Xue Qinghe, and She Long agreed to act as his guard.
• Ye Tian used Qian Renxue's mimicry skill and disguise mask to make himself look like the Crown Prince.
• Cavalrymen arrived seeking Ye Tian on orders from the Governor, and Ye Tian presented himself as Xue Qinghe.
• Ye Tian accused Qian Gu Nan Feng and the Millennial Family of treason and ordered the cavalry captain to summon the commander.
• Lu Fei arrived, knelt before Ye Tian, and apologized for believing Qian Gu Nan Feng's claims.

Ye Tian saw through Lu Fei’s attempt to keep him in place until Qian Gu Nan Feng arrived, and decided to stay at the villa and test his Rocket against the rebel leader. As Hu Liena invited everyone to eat, Ye Tian remained confident that he could face the coming Super Douluo.

• Lu Fei offered to guard Ye Tian at the villa and volunteered to persuade Qian Gu Nan Feng’s officials to defect, then rode away to report back.
• Ye Tian told Qian Renxue and She Long that Lu Fei was one of Qian Gu Nan Feng’s men because he had not tried to escort them out of danger.
• She Long warned that Qian Gu Nan Feng might be an Evil Soul Master powerful enough to rival a Super Douluo, while Ye Tian said he would not endanger everyone.
• Ye Tian planned to test his Rocket on Qian Gu Nan Feng, whom he expected to become the first Titled Douluo killed by one.
• Hu Liena invited Ye Tian, She Long, and Qian Renxue to eat, and said she was not afraid of Qian Gu Nan Feng with Ye Tian there.
• Qian Renxue doubted Ye Tian could handle a Super Douluo and resolved never to fall in love.

Hu Liena and Ye Tian set their wedding for two days before New Year, while She Long privately worried that the marriage would harm Hu Liena and Spirit Hall. That night, Hu Liena struggled with guilt over hiding her identity from Ye Tian, but his teasing answer left her frustrated rather than reassured.

• Hu Liena asked Ye Tian when they would marry, and they agreed to hold a simple wedding two days before New Year.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Hu Liena, while She Long disapproved of her marrying Ye Tian and resolved to warn him.
• Hu Liena suggested Butterfly Valley at Butterfly Farm as their wedding venue, and Ye Tian teased her about being unable to carry her.
• Qian Renxue thought she would not marry before Spirit Hall unified the continent.
• That night, Hu Liena worried that Ye Tian would regret marrying her if he learned the truth, but Ye Tian joked that he had been more attracted to her looks, prompting her to snap at him.

Ye Tian and Hu Liena were interrupted by Qian Gu Nan Feng’s arrival, and Ye Tian went out with She Long and Qian Renxue to confront him. She Long attacked Qian Gu Nan Feng, who stood his ground as his generals mocked the challenge.

• Hu Liena resolved to train harder, then responded to Ye Tian’s kiss before Qian Gu Nan Feng called for them to come outside.
• Ye Tian told Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to remain inside, then wheeled Qian Renxue downstairs with She Long’s help.
• Lu Fei revealed that he was Qian Gu Nan Feng’s disciple and accused Spirit Hall of assassinating the Crown Prince and sending impostors.
• Ye Tian recognized the dense black aura around Qian Gu Nan Feng and questioned him about his nephew’s death.
• Qian Gu Nan Feng’s pressure made She Long realize how powerful he was, but She Long summoned his Serpent Spear and attacked.
• Qian Gu Nan Feng stood without dodging as his generals mocked She Long and praised the power of his Evil Dragon Staff.

She Long fought Qian Gu Nan Feng, who overwhelmed him with his speed and power and moved to attack Qian Renxue and Ye Tian. Ye Tian stayed calm and signaled for a rocket launch, leaving Qian Gu Nan Feng facing an incoming high-speed strike.

• She Long used his Fourth Soul Skill, Imperial Snake Pride, against Qian Gu Nan Feng, but Qian Gu Nan Feng dodged and counterattacked, making She Long spit blood.
• Qian Gu Nan Feng declared his ambition as an Evil Soul Master and prepared to kill She Long before going after Qian Renxue and Ye Tian.
• She Long blocked Qian Gu Nan Feng and urged Ye Tian to take Qian Renxue away while he held him off.
• Ye Tian calmly signaled the operators on the villa roof, where a rocket launch position had been prepared.
• A tungsten-alloy rocket launched at high speed and locked onto Qian Gu Nan Feng, racing toward him before he could react.

Ye Tian killed Qian Gu Nan Feng with a rocket, ending the immediate rebellion and helping Qian Renxue secure control of the Sylvis Legion. As urgent orders went out to restore order, Ye Tian reflected on the danger of power and decided that an island might be the only place his family could live in peace.

• A rocket pierced Qian Gu Nan Feng's skull, and the Heavenly Strategy Army killed or drove off his remaining followers.
• She Long and Qian Renxue were astonished by Ye Tian's apparent strength, while Qian Renxue considered bringing him to her side.
• Ye Tian took Qian Renxue back to Na Na's room, then resolved to consider moving with his sister and Na Na to an island.
• The next day, Ye Tian wrote urgent orders for Qian Renxue, who stamped them with the Crown Prince Seal and sent messengers to recall the Sylvis Legion divisions.
• Hu Liena joked about the seal's power, and Ye Tian described authority as a double-edged sword while Qian Renxue reflected on her mission to prevent war.

Qian Renxue tested Ye Tian by asking about Spirit Hall’s Transfer Policy, hoping to judge his ability to advise Spirit Hall. Ye Tian warned that the policy could bring fatal disorder and leave Spirit Hall vulnerable to the Two Great Empires, but declined to offer a solution, leaving Hu Liena convinced he had one.

• Qian Renxue considered using Spirit Hall’s Transfer Policy to test Ye Tian’s abilities after learning of Bibi Dong’s disagreement with Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Tian that Spirit Hall planned to transfer all subordinate Spirit Hall officials, and Ye Tian laughed at the plan.
• Ye Tian said the Transfer Policy would cause internal chaos and let the Two Great Empires exploit Spirit Hall’s weakness, driving away affiliated soul master families.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong recognized the danger Ye Tian described, while Hu Liena asked whether he knew a solution.
• Ye Tian said he did not know a solution and planned to leave for an island, but Hu Liena privately concluded that he was hiding one.

Ye Tian explained to Hu Liena that Spirit Hall’s Transfer Policy could succeed if a major event distracted the Two Great Empires, then told her he planned for them to move to an island after their marriage. Outside, Bibi Dong showed concern for Qian Renxue, and Ye Tian gave her a Healing Pill disguised as a thousand-year Azure Lotus Seed.

• Hu Liena asked Ye Tian how Spirit Hall could carry out the Transfer Policy, and he explained that peace allowed the Two Great Empires to focus on Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena realized that a major event on the continent could distract the empires and let Spirit Hall complete the policy without interference.
• Ye Tian told Hu Liena that he planned for them to move to an island after their marriage because war might reach them.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that She Long would guard her when she returned to Heaven Dou City, and Qian Renxue struggled to respond to her concern.
• Ye Tian gave Qian Renxue a Healing Pill, claiming it was a thousand-year Azure Lotus Seed obtained by his friend Chen Jian.

Ye Tian received Li Haitian and Yu Tianheng, who offered several million gold coins to commission ships from him. Ye Tian wondered how Yu Tianheng knew he could build ships, and Chen Jian revealed that Ye Tian owned the Black Shipyard Workshop.

• Chen Jian told Ye Tian that Li Haitian and Yu Tianheng had come to see him at Butterfly Farm.
• Ye Tian exchanged polite greetings with Li Haitian and Yu Tianheng, then asked what business had brought Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng offered several million gold coins to commission ships for his family, and Ye Tian suspected the order was connected to the Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Tian wondered how Yu Tianheng knew about his shipbuilding ability, and Chen Jian explained that the fishing team had bought the Black Shipyard Workshop two years earlier.

Ye Tian agreed to build twenty large ships for Yu Tianheng’s family in a six-million-Gold-Coin deal, then charmed Li Jiuchuan by accepting her flowers. Yu Tianheng watched their interaction and wondered whether he really was no match for Ye Tian.

• Chen Jian explained that Ye Tian’s shipyard built large, fast vessels using northern oak and three-masted sailing technology.
• Yu Tianheng offered Ye Tian a contract for twenty large ships at three hundred thousand Gold Coins each, with a sixty percent deposit and delivery within one year.
• Ye Tian agreed to the terms and signed the contract, followed by Yu Tianheng signing for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Li Haitian congratulated Ye Tian and Yu Tianheng on closing the deal and thanked Ye Tian for supporting the Li Family’s shipping business.
• Li Jiuchuan brought Ye Tian flowers, and he praised her, accepted them, and placed one in her hair.
• Yu Tianheng felt frustrated by Li Jiuchuan’s attention toward Ye Tian and wondered whether he was inferior to him.

Yu Tianheng pursued Li Jiuchuan, but she rejected him and he refused Ye Tian’s warning to withdraw from the grain trade in Silves. Ye Tian invited Li Haitian to lunch and revealed that he knew the Profound Spear Douluo’s identity was Coral, leaving Li Haitian unsettled.

• Yu Tianheng asked Li Haitian whether Li Jiuchuan was promised in marriage, then confessed his feelings and asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Li Jiuchuan politely rejected Yu Tianheng, who took offense and prepared to leave.
• Ye Tian warned Yu Tianheng to withdraw from the grain business in Silves, but Yu Tianheng insisted the Lightning Commerce Guild would continue.
• Ye Tian instructed Chen Jian to quietly deal with the grain profiteers, then invited Li Haitian to stay for lunch.
• Ye Tian asked Li Haitian to discuss the Profound Spear Douluo and called him Coral, startling Li Haitian.

Li Haitian recounted how his father had separated his sister from Wu Fuxuan, who later joined the Evil Soul Masters and attacked the Li Family. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena discussed Ye Tian’s strategy for Spirit Hall and considered framing the Star Luo Empire for an assassination to destabilize Heaven Dou and advance the Transfer Policy.

• Li Haitian told Ye Tian that Wu Fuxuan had been his sister’s childhood sweetheart, that his father forced them apart, and that his sister vanished after searching for Wu Fuxuan in the City of Slaughter.
• Li Haitian explained that Wu Fuxuan had instead joined the Evil Soul Masters, challenged Li Haitian’s father decades earlier, and attacked the Li Family a month and a half ago.
• Li Jiuchuan brought tea to Ye Tian and Li Haitian, and Li Haitian kept the previous generation’s tragedy from affecting her.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue that Ye Tian had devised a strategy for the Transfer Policy, and both women praised its potential to keep Spirit Hall secure for centuries.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue discussed provoking a crisis in the Two Great Empires, and Qian Renxue proposed blaming the Star Luo Empire for an assassination plot tied to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Bibi Dong approved the plan as a way to keep the empires on edge while Spirit Hall completed the Transfer Policy.

Ye Tian accepted Li Jiuchuan’s handmade bracelet before arranging to brew several kinds of pills, including gifts for his upcoming marriage to Na Na. He and Chen Jian settled on a quiet wedding at Butterfly Valley, and Ye Tian headed to the Alchemy Room to begin preparations.

• Li Haitian thanked Ye Tian for supporting the Li Family’s shipping business, and Li Jiuchuan gave Ye Tian a bracelet she had made from Ten Thousand Year Gold Dragon Fish Whisker.
• Chen Jian asked Ye Tian for an Aphrodisiac Pill to help restore the Fire Spirit Chicken population, so Ye Tian sent him to gather ingredients for brewing it.
• Ye Tian also ordered ingredients for Heaven Essence Pills and Soul Solidifying Pills, calling the pills betrothal gifts for Na Na.
• Chen Jian learned that Ye Tian would marry Na Na in a little over twenty days and promised to arrange the wedding at Butterfly Valley.
• Ye Tian asked Chen Jian to keep the wedding low-key, then went to the Alchemy Room inside Sea Soul Mountain.

Ye Tian prepared to refine pills while explaining standardized processes to Chen Jian. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong learned that Ning Fengzhi and Jian Chenxin were heading to the East Sea to retrieve the injured Crown Prince, and persuaded them to take her along.

• Thirteen greeted Ye Tian at the Alchemy Room, then left to handle intelligence matters.
• Chen Jian delivered medicinal materials, and Ye Tian heated several pill furnaces while explaining how standardized processes improved pill refinement.
• Ning Rongrong thought about Oscar and the approaching Seven Monsters' gathering, recalling that he had left after she told him the sect master's spouse needed great combat power.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that he and Jian Chenxin were going to the East Sea to bring back the seriously injured Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Rongrong asked to go with them, and Jian Chenxin supported her request until Ning Fengzhi agreed.