Chapter Summaries

Ye Kai discussed Xue Qinghe’s apprenticeship ceremony and his plan to approach the Speed Clan, then told Qian Renxue he wanted to marry her after the continent was unified. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue confronting him about his feelings for Fox Senior Sister and setting conditions for her acceptance.

• Salas asked Ye Kai how to respond to Xue Qinghe’s planned apprenticeship to Ning Fengzhi, and Ye Kai told him to wait for his teacher’s reply.
• Ye Kai asked Salas where the Speed Clan was stationed and learned that Bai He’s clan was in Silves City.
• Ye Kai told Qian Renxue to use her teacher-disciple relationship with Ning Fengzhi to deepen their exchanges after the ceremony.
• Ye Kai held Qian Renxue and promised to marry her after the continent was unified, then kissed her.
• Qian Renxue asked Ye Kai about Fox Senior Sister, and Ye Kai admitted he did not want to lie about his feelings.
• Qian Renxue warned Ye Kai not to abandon her and said she would only accept a woman who could keep up with them.

Ye Kai spent the month cultivating and dividing his nights between Ah Yin and Qian Renxue, while Xue Qinghe formally became Ning Fengzhi’s disciple at the Apprentice Ceremony. When Xue Qinghe asked about Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi explained that she had refused to attend and recalled how Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo had indulged her after the Wolf Thief attack.

• Ye Kai comforted Qian Renxue through the night, then told her he would give her a birthday present before she returned to her duties.
• Ye Kai spent the following month body-tempering, cultivating, and visiting Ah Yin and Qian Renxue at night.
• Xue Qinghe attended the Apprentice Ceremony, offered tea to Ning Fengzhi, and officially became his disciple.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi whether Ning Rongrong had attended, and Ning Fengzhi recalled how she had refused to leave the sect after the Wolf Thief attack.
• Ning Fengzhi reluctantly agreed to travel with Sword Douluo, while Bone Douluo stayed behind to keep Ning Rongrong company.

Ning Fengzhi agreed to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Xue Qinghe, while the Crown Prince’s reception drew the attention of rival forces. The next morning, Ning Fengzhi waited to leave with Xue Qinghe and was surprised when Ye Kai arrived.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to accompany Xue Qinghe to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and considered using him to approach Ice Light Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi blamed Chen Xin for spoiling Ning Rongrong, while Chen Xin silently took issue with the accusation.
• Xue Qinghe attracted offers and pledges from various forces, including kingdoms that had broken away from the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue grew exhausted from the reception and later escaped Ning Fengzhi’s prolonged visit to rest.
• Salas reported the ceremony to Ye Kai, who asked him to notify him when Xue Qinghe sent for him the next morning.
• Ning Fengzhi waited with Xue Qinghe at the Crown Prince Residence, and Ye Kai arrived to greet him.

Xue Qinghe brought Ning Fengzhi and Ye Kai to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after revealing Ye Kai’s token, which led Ning Fengzhi to believe his disciple had planted a high-ranking undercover agent in Spirit Hall. At the sect, Ning Rongrong rushed into Ye Kai’s arms, leaving Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe glaring at him.

• Ye Kai greeted Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi at the Crown Prince Residence, shocking Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• Xue Qinghe showed Ning Fengzhi Ye Kai’s token, and Ning Fengzhi concluded that Ye Kai was a high-ranking undercover agent in Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Ye Kai traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Chen Xin noticed Ye Kai’s unusually high Soul Power Level.
• Chen Xin warned Gu Rong to take Ning Rongrong away from the main hall, but Ning Rongrong refused to leave while waiting for Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi entered the main hall with Xue Qinghe and Ye Kai, and Ning Rongrong ran past her father to throw herself into Ye Kai’s arms.
• Ning Fengzhi scolded Ning Rongrong for abandoning her etiquette, while Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe glared at Ye Kai.

Ye Kai met Ning Fengzhi at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Rongrong clung to him and Xue Qinghe teased that he might become Ning Fengzhi’s son-in-law. Ye Kai then revealed his undercover role in Spirit Hall and warned Ning Fengzhi about its powerful factions, before Ning Fengzhi asked about Ye Kai’s cultivation and the Spirit Academy Elite Class.

• Ning Rongrong refused to leave Ye Kai and agreed to go only after he promised her a gift and time together.
• Xue Qinghe congratulated Ning Fengzhi on finding a son-in-law, prompting Ye Kai to steer the conversation toward business.
• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Ye Kai had infiltrated Spirit Hall and become Bibi Dong’s disciple.
• Ye Kai revealed that Bibi Dong had reached rank 99, alarming Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
• Ye Kai described the rivalry between the Worship Hall and the Pope’s Hall to reassure Ning Fengzhi, who then asked about Ye Kai’s cultivation and the Spirit Academy Elite Class.

Ning Fengzhi examined Ye Kai and learned that he had gained his extraordinary cultivation from an Immortal Herb. Ye Kai gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty to evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and she began absorbing it as Ning Fengzhi watched.

• Ning Fengzhi had Chen Xin examine Ye Kai, who claimed a heavenly treasure herb had greatly increased his Soul Power without harming his body.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ye Kai about the herb, and Ye Kai presented an Aromatic Silk Beauty as a gift for Ning Rongrong.
• The Aromatic Silk Beauty caused Ning Fengzhi's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to shine, and Ye Kai explained that it could evolve Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul.
• Chen Xin brought Ning Rongrong to the hall, where Ye Kai explained how to absorb the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Ning Rongrong began absorbing the herb, and her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda glowed as Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Xue Qinghe, and Ye Kai watched.

Ning Rongrong absorbed the medicinal power and evolved her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, reaching level 20 at age six. Ning Fengzhi accepted her relationship with Ye Kai, while Xue Qinghe left with them under a cold gaze that foreshadowed trouble in Heaven Dou City.

• As Ning Rongrong absorbed the medicine, her Martial Soul gained two floors and became the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, confirming the sect's old legend.
• After absorbing the medicine overnight, Ning Rongrong awoke at level 20, astonishing Ning Fengzhi and everyone present.
• Ye Kai told Ning Fengzhi to have Ning Rongrong obtain her Second Soul Ring after she stabilized, and Ning Fengzhi began addressing him as Uncle Ning.
• Ning Rongrong defended Ye Kai to Gu Rong, who promised to protect her if Ye Kai mistreated her, while Chen Xin accepted Ning Fengzhi's decision.
• Xue Qinghe congratulated them without warmth, then left with Ye Kai and Gu Rong as Ning Rongrong ran after them.

Ye Kai spent the morning with Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then asked Ning Fengzhi about Millennium Whale Tendon and explained its effect on spirit ring absorption. He left the group interested in the discovery, while he had already arranged a Soul Spirit gift for Qian Renxue.

• Gu Rong settled Ye Kai and Xue Qinghe into guest rooms, and Ning Rongrong left after learning they needed rest.
• Xue Qinghe teased Ye Kai about Ning Rongrong, then threatened to settle accounts with him back in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Rongrong dressed up and fetched Ye Kai and Xue Qinghe for a meal with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
• Xue Qinghe gave Ning Rongrong a Jade Box, and Ye Kai promised Qian Renxue a gift when they visited the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ye Kai asked Ning Fengzhi whether the sect had Millennium Whale Tendon and explained that each piece could raise the spirit ring age limit by about four hundred years, with little benefit after three pieces.

Ye Kai helped Ning Rongrong absorb Millennium Whale Tendon and used his Martial Soul to neutralize its side effect, greatly improving her constitution. Ning Fengzhi arranged to gather more whale tendon and offered Ye Kai a reward, but Ye Kai had not decided what he wanted.

• Ning Fengzhi confirmed the sect could provide three pieces of Millennium Whale Tendon, and Ye Kai said his Purification Domain could suppress its side effect.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Chen Xin to retrieve the tendon and agreed with Gu Rong to have sect disciples search for more.
• Ning Rongrong ate the melted Millennium Whale Tendon, and Ye Kai purified its side effect with his Martial Soul.
• Chen Xin confirmed Ning Rongrong's constitution had improved enough for her to pursue a Soul Ring of around 1,700 years.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Ye Kai a reward for helping Ning Rongrong, but Ye Kai could not think of anything he wanted.

Ye Kai toured the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and chose valuable herbs from its treasure vault. He agreed to spend the next few days with Rongrong before returning to Spirit City, while Xue Qinghe also prepared to leave.

• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong to guide Ye Kai through the sect's treasure vault after their meal.
• Ye Kai reassured Ning Rongrong that she could be herself, while warning her to treat others fairly and promising to take her out to gain experience once she reached rank 30.
• Ye Kai searched the vault's Herb Area and took a Star Luo Spirit Pearl, a Hun Yuan Immortal Herb, and more than a dozen other herbs into his System Space.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Xue Qinghe to join the sect's trip to obtain Ning Rongrong's Second Soul Ring, but Xue Qinghe declined because he and Ye Kai had to return to their duties.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ye Kai to play with her before he left, and he agreed to stay for two more days.

Ye Kai reunited with Qian Renxue in the secret chamber and gave her Xiao Guang as a Soul Spirit, explaining that it could provide growing Soul Rings. After assessing her strength, he determined she could absorb a Soul Spirit of around thirty-five thousand years, and the two prepared to leave for her fifth Soul Ring.

• Ye Kai gave Ning Rongrong a necklace with a Space Mark and departed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Xue Qinghe.
• Back at the Crown Prince Residence, Xue Qinghe entered the secret chamber and revealed her true identity as Qian Renxue.
• Ye Kai reunited with Qian Renxue and presented Xiao Guang as her Soul Spirit, explaining how its Soul Rings would grow with her strength.
• Ye Kai assessed Qian Renxue and concluded she could absorb a Soul Spirit of around thirty-five thousand years with his support.
• Qian Renxue agreed to set off with Ye Kai, who went to tell Light Feather Douluo to announce that she was in seclusion.

Ye Kai brought Qian Renxue to the Star Dou Great Forest to find her a Soul Spirit, while revealing that Ah Yin had already contracted with him. He introduced Qian Renxue to the Ten Thousand Demons King and warned her that the forest’s hidden power surpassed Spirit Hall’s, then prepared to search for a suitable spirit.

• Light Feather Douluo let Ye Kai and Qian Renxue travel alone, and Ye Kai planted herbs near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well before flying toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renxue questioned Ye Kai about his Soul Spirits, and he revealed Ah Yin, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had signed a Soul Spirit Contract with him.
• Qian Renxue said she would accept a light- or fire-attribute Soul Spirit, preferably under twenty-five thousand years old.
• After about ten days of travel, Ye Kai reached the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Ten Thousand Demons King met him and agreed to help.
• The Ten Thousand Demons King brought Ye Kai and Qian Renxue toward the Lake of Life, and Ye Kai warned Qian Renxue that even Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo might return defeated if they entered the forest.

Ye Kai helped Qian Renxue contract a Bright Radiance Holy Spirit Lion Soul Spirit and explained the overwhelming power of the Star Dou Great Forest’s strongest Soul Beasts. After leaving Qian Renxue to recover near Heaven Dou City, Ye Kai and Ah Yin flew toward Spirit City.

• The Ten Thousand Demons King sent Da Ming and Er Ming to find a thirty-six-thousand-year Light or Fire attribute Soul Beast, and they chose a Bright Radiance Holy Spirit Lion for Qian Renxue.
• Ye Kai used Xiao Guang’s Holy Light Body and Life Energy to help Qian Renxue endure the painful Over-Level Absorption and complete her Soul Spirit contract.
• The Ten Thousand Demons King sensed that Qian Renxue had a powerful suppressive force, while Ye Kai told him that Xiao Na was attending school with Xiao Wu.
• After Qian Renxue woke, Ye Kai explained that the Ten Thousand Demons King was only the Star Dou Great Forest’s fourth-strongest and that its strongest could defeat all four Limit Douluo.
• Ye Kai and Ah Yin brought Qian Renxue to the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue urged Ye Kai to continue his own affairs.
• Ye Kai and Ah Yin boarded Xiao Guang and flew toward Spirit City.

After returning to Spirit City, Ye Kai discussed Soul Spirits and his new academy plans with Bibi Dong. He planned to establish Eastern Radiance Academy and a Spirit Pagoda near the Star Dou Great Forest, while delaying student Soul Spirit contracts until he could ensure their loyalty.

• Ye Kai returned to Spirit City and promised Hu Liena he would find her a Soul Spirit after speaking with Bibi Dong.
• Ye Kai showed Bibi Dong Xiao Guang and proposed training loyal spiritual-type Soul Masters to perform Soul Spirit contracts.
• Ye Kai told Bibi Dong he planned to recruit suitable disabled Spirit Hall Stewards as teachers, supported by Stewards who would hunt souls for students.
• Ye Kai named his academy Eastern Radiance Academy and proposed placing it, along with the Spirit Pagoda, near the Star Dou Great Forest under the protection of its kings.
• Bibi Dong approved the broad plan and offered to provide manpower to build the academy, while Ye Kai said its students would not be ready to showcase Soul Spirits in the upcoming competition.

Ye Kai oversaw the construction of Eastern Radiance Academy and sought the Speed Clan’s help with scouting and evacuation. The Imperial Beast joined Gu Yue Na and Ye Kai in the human world under the name Gu Qiu'er, whom Gu Yue Na accepted as her younger sister.

• Ye Kai showed Xiao Wu and Gu Yue Na the academy construction site and told them it would be ready in about a year.
• Ye Kai asked Niu Gao to introduce him to Bai He so he could hire the Speed Clan for scouting and warning duties near the academy.
• Gu Yue Na questioned Ye Kai’s preparations, and he explained that the Speed Clan could scout and gather intelligence.
• The Imperial Beast appeared in a transformed form, and Ye Kai recognized her despite her having slipped away from Di Tian and the Scarlet King.
• Gu Yue Na allowed the Imperial Beast to stay with them, and Ye Kai suggested the name Gu Qiu'er; she accepted it.

Bai He, the Speed Clan chief, visited the construction site of Eastern Radiance Academy after receiving Niu Gao’s offer of guard work. Ye Kai offered to hire all the Speed Clan’s direct members and educate its younger generation for free, and Bai He accepted.

• Bai He read Niu Gao’s letter offering the Speed Clan negotiable security work at the academy and decided to investigate in person.
• Bai He traveled to Eastern Radiance Academy’s construction site, where Niu Gao greeted him and explained that a Titled Douluo stood behind the academy.
• Niu Gao introduced Bai He to Ye Kai, who asked how many direct members the Speed Clan could provide.
• Ye Kai offered five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins a year to hire all direct Speed Clan members and free schooling for their younger generation.
• Bai He accepted Ye Kai’s offer, and Ye Kai asked him to return when the academy was completed in a year.

Ye Kai explained to Ning Rongrong why Eastern Radiance Academy taught Ideological and Moral Education alongside Soul Master training, arguing that character helped powerful Soul Masters live loyally and treat ordinary people well. Ning Rongrong joined the academy, where she was placed in the Advanced class.

• Ning Rongrong questioned Ye Kai about the academy’s Ideological and Moral Education class as they passed the Junior Class.
• Ye Kai explained that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo stayed loyal to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because of Ning Fengzhi’s character, and connected that lesson to treating others kindly.
• Ye Kai gave Ning Rongrong a textbook whose preface warned that those who worship power would eventually be consumed by it.
• Ye Kai described the academy’s lessons and principles, then invited Ning Rongrong to enroll.
• Ning Rongrong accepted the invitation, and Ye Kai offered to enroll her directly in the Advanced class because she had reached Rank 30.
• The Hagendas Kingdom’s free junior schooling and rumors that Ye Kai was a Titled Douluo helped Eastern Radiance Academy attract students from villages, other kingdoms, and clans.

Ye Kai showed Ning Rongrong around Eastern Radiance Academy, explaining its departments and rules before bringing her to meet her roommate, Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu introduced herself as a Rank 26 Attack-type Soul Master, while Ning Rongrong recognized that she also had feelings for Ye Kai.

• Ye Kai gave Ning Rongrong the required girls' uniform and refused to let her wear her own clothes, explaining that she should make friends without relying on her identity as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's First Miss.
• Ye Kai toured the academy with Ning Rongrong and explained that the Intermediate department taught practical trades and that students could earn money through academy missions.
• Ye Kai described the Advanced department's classes and explained that Elite class members received two-person dormitories.
• Ye Kai brought Ning Rongrong to the dormitory she would share with Xiao Wu, then helped her make her bed while Xiao Wu was away cultivating.
• Xiao Wu returned, pounced on Ye Kai, and then greeted Ning Rongrong by introducing herself as a Rank 26 Attack-type Soul Master.

Ning Rongrong joined the academy and met Xiao Wu, who began absorbing an Immortal Herb from Ye Kai to strengthen her Spiritual Power. Ye Kai promised to help Ning Rongrong obtain her Third Spirit Ring, and Gu Qiu'er and Gu Yue Na arrived to meet their new classmate.

• Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Xiao Wu as a nine-year-old level 30 Support-type Quasi Soul Elder and credited Ye Kai with helping her advance.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Kai for help leveling up, and he gave her Yinghuo Grass to strengthen her Spiritual Power and Charm.
• Ning Rongrong asked about Ye Kai's relationship with Xiao Wu, then discussed her wish to obtain a Soul Power amplification skill for her Third Spirit Ring.
• Ye Kai agreed to take Ning Rongrong to obtain her Third Spirit Ring and said he would arrange for her guards to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu Qiu'er and Gu Yue Na came to check on Xiao Wu, and Ye Kai introduced them to Ning Rongrong as her new classmates.

Tang San's repeated defeats, Ah Yin's warnings, and her sudden disappearance left him confused and haunted by nightmares, slowing his cultivation. He finally asked Yu Xiaogang to tell him about his parents.

• Yu Xiaogang questioned Tang San about his stalled cultivation and wondered whether his defeats by Xiao Wu, Gu Qiu'er, and Gu Yue Na had shaken him.
• Ah Yin repeatedly urged Tang San to stop investigating and live quietly, while Yu Xiaogang assured him that his Twin Martial Souls would eventually let him surpass his rivals.
• After Eastern Radiance Academy was built and the three girls transferred, Ah Yin told Tang San that powerful people had found her and warned him to survive before disappearing.
• Tang San's nightmares about Ah Yin and his grief over losing his parents further damaged his spirit and cultivation.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to tell him about his father and mother.