Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang told Tang San about Tang Hao’s conflict with Spirit Hall and revealed that Ah Yin was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Tang San resolved to cultivate and seek revenge on Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky School, while still planning to ask his mother why she hated his father.

• Tang San confronted Yu Xiaogang for refusing to explain his parents’ past, and Yu Xiaogang agreed to tell him what he knew.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Tang Hao was a gifted Clear Sky School disciple who became Clear Sky Douluo, fought three Spirit Hall Titled Douluo, and was expelled when the school yielded to Spirit Hall’s pressure.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who fell in love with Tang Hao, and that Spirit Hall hunted her for her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Tang San assumed Spirit Hall had forced Ah Yin to leave again and grew resentful toward the Clear Sky School and Tang Xiao for abandoning Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to follow his cultivation plan and postpone dealing with his rivals, and Tang San left to cultivate.

Three years later, Ye Kai hosted Qian Renxue, Light Feather Douluo, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong at Eastern Radiance Academy as they celebrated his coming of age and discussed the academy’s powerful students. Xue Qinghe proposed an exchange tournament with the Heavenly Dou Academy Main Team, and the chapter ended with the Eastern Radiance Academy Team’s lineup and its remaining weaknesses laid out.

• Qian Renxue brought Light Feather Douluo and Dugu Bo to Eastern Radiance Academy to celebrate Ye Kai’s coming of age, while Hu Liena was still on her way.
• Dugu Bo and Gu Rong compared Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong, and Ye Kai explained that the Elite class was away for practical combat training.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ye Kai whether Eastern Radiance Academy would hold an exchange tournament with the Heavenly Dou Academy Main Team.
• The chapter listed the Eastern Radiance Academy Team’s members and noted its limited attack-type roster, while explaining why Niu Kun and Bai Chenxiang had joined the academy.

Ye Kai and the others rushed to help Xiao Wu and Gu Qiu'er, who were retreating from attackers in the Star Dou Great Forest. Xiao Wu handed the wounded Zhu Zhuqing to Ye Kai while the team joined the fight.

• Ning Fengzhi and the other elders met Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan at the academy, and Hu Liena arrived soon afterward.
• A Speed Clan member reported that Xiao Wu and Gu Qiu'er had encountered a wounded girl pursued by three Soul Ancestors and several Soul Elders.
• Ye Kai took Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and the rest of the team to help, while Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and Gu Rong followed to watch.
• Ning Rongrong boosted the retreating group, and Niu Kun joined Gu Qiu'er in holding off the attackers as the others entered battle.
• Xiao Wu passed the injured girl to Ye Kai, who recognized her as Zhu Zhuqing.

Ye Kai and the others drove off the men pursuing Zhu Zhuqing and brought her back to Eastern Radiance Academy to recover. There, Xue Qinghe and Hu Liena argued over Ye Kai while Light Feather Douluo watched, and Zhu Zhuqing reluctantly accepted Ye Kai's care.

• After Ning Rongrong empowered the group, the leader of the men in black halted the fight and demanded that Ye Kai hand over Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu refused to surrender Zhu Zhuqing, so the men in black retreated rather than risk a fight against the larger group.
• Ye Kai stopped treating Zhu Zhuqing's injuries and brought her back to Eastern Radiance Academy, where Ning Fengzhi found her vaguely familiar.
• In the reception room, Hu Liena told Xue Qinghe she could have Ye Kai first, while Light Feather Douluo watched them and ate melon seeds.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke as Ye Kai carried her into a dormitory and struggled against him before he reassured her that she was safe.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to leave, but her weakness made her collapse; Ye Kai put her back in bed, and she agreed to rest.

Ye Kai hosted a banquet before taking Qian Renxue to her room, where they spent the night in a playful interrogation that left her unconscious and revealed more than a dozen pieces of intelligence. The next morning, Ye Kai went to prepare breakfast, and Hu Liena entered Qian Renxue’s room to see what had happened.

• Ye Kai changed out of his bloodstained clothes and joined the banquet with Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Hu Liena, Light Feather Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Gu Yue Na.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo left for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ye Kai told the others he planned to take them traveling and let them face real enemies.
• Ye Kai followed Xue Qinghe to a room, where Xue Qinghe revealed her true identity as Qian Renxue and began a playful angel-and-demon encounter with him.
• Ye Kai overpowered Qian Renxue in their role-play and interrogated her until she revealed more than a dozen pieces of intelligence and fainted.
• The next morning, Ye Kai left to make Qian Renxue breakfast, and Hu Liena teased him before entering the room.

After spending the morning caring for Qian Renxue, Ye Kai said goodbye to Hu Liena as she prepared to return to Spirit City. The chapter ended with Hu Liena leaving after sharing a passionate farewell with Ye Kai.

• Hu Liena visited Qian Renxue, teased her about the previous night, and learned that Ye Kai was preparing breakfast for her.
• Ye Kai fed Qian Renxue, then left her to rest after she said her injuries still hurt.
• Hu Liena pulled Ye Kai into her room, but stopped him because Azure Serpent Douluo was nearby and she planned to return to Spirit City.
• Hu Liena packed her belongings and told Ye Kai she would work hard at cultivation before leaving.
• Ye Kai and Hu Liena shared a passionate farewell, and he told her to travel safely.

Ye Kai checked on Qian Renxue, confirmed his relationship with her to Light Feather Douluo, and then brought breakfast and spare clothes to the recovering Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing revealed that her pursuers were still nearby and remembered how her fiancé, the Third Prince, had abandoned her, leaving her vulnerable to Dai Weisi and her elder sister.

• Ye Kai told Dugu Bo he had plans to help Dugu Yan improve her cultivation, then admitted to Light Feather Douluo that he and Qian Renxue had confirmed their relationship.
• Ye Kai escaped Light Feather Douluo's questions about marriage and children and brought breakfast to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Kai gave Zhu Zhuqing his spare clothes after noticing her battle-damaged outfit, then waited outside while she changed.
• Ye Kai warned Zhu Zhuqing that the people who had pursued her were still near the academy and advised her to recover before leaving.
• Zhu Zhuqing remembered that her fiancé, the Third Prince, had fled and that Dai Weisi and her elder sister were blocking her path to her goal.

Ye Kai offered to help Zhu Zhuqing reach Suotuo City and showed her intelligence revealing that Dai Mubai had abandoned his duties and spent his time chasing women. Zhu Zhuqing broke down over her bleak prospects, while Ye Kai urged her to become stronger.

• Ye Kai invited Zhu Zhuqing to travel with his group to Suotuo City rather than surrender her to the Star Luo Royal Family and the Zhu Family.
• Ye Kai told Zhu Zhuqing that Dai Mubai was in Suotuo City and offered to show her information about him.
• Ye Kai brought Zhu Zhuqing reports on Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing learned that Dai Mubai had made little progress and spent his time pursuing women.
• Zhu Zhuqing despaired that Dai Mubai could not help her defeat Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun before their coming duel.
• Ye Kai wiped Zhu Zhuqing's tears and told her that fate was an excuse for the weak and that she needed to become stronger.

Ye Kai agreed to take Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City so she could see Dai Mubai for herself, then gathered the Eastern Radiance Team to plan an exchange tour of northern academies. The team prepared to depart in two days, with Ye Kai also inviting Gu Yue Na along.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Kai to take her to Suotuo City, and he agreed, offering her his clothes until they could buy her new ones in Häagen-Dazs City.
• Ye Kai told Zhu Zhuqing she could explore the academy but warned her to stay away from the tall tower to the south.
• Ye Kai invited Gu Yue Na to travel with the team, and she agreed to go.
• Ye Kai summoned the Eastern Radiance Team and announced exchange tournaments with Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Five Element Academies, plus team battles at local Great Soul Arenas.
• Ning Rongrong assessed the rival academies and identified Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Yu Tianheng, Huo Wu, and Yu Tianxin as notable opponents.
• Ye Kai told the team to pack for their departure in two days and declared Eastern Radiance Academy's northern campaign underway.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong suspected that Ye Kai had changed after losing his virginity, while Ye Kai cared for Qian Renxue and discussed Zhu Zhuqing, the academy, and the coming tournament with him. After Qian Renxue drove Ye Kai from his room for the night, someone ambushed him with a kiss as soon as he returned to his own room.

• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong wondered why Ye Kai seemed different and each privately decided she wanted to be second with him.
• Ye Kai brought lunch to Qian Renxue, who teased him about the previous night and promised to indulge him once they returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Kai explained that he planned to take Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City, where Dai Mubai stayed, and discussed his administrative trainees and the Exchange Tournament with Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe explained that the Third Prince was preparing to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy ahead of the next Soul Master Competition.
• Qian Renxue drove Ye Kai out of her room for the night, and an unidentified person pinned him to his door and kissed him when he returned to his room.

Ye Kai finished teaching Ah Yin a cooking technique after hours of practice, and she fell asleep from exhaustion. The next morning, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong went to visit Ye Kai, still curious about what Xiao Wu had overheard the night before.

• Ye Kai guided Ah Yin through a second round of practice, and they completed the technique after two and a half hours of teaching.
• Ah Yin fell asleep from exhaustion, and Ye Kai held her while they rested; the person outside his door left.
• Xiao Wu returned to her room and stayed awake, wondering how Ah Yin’s training had lasted two and a half hours.
• Ning Rongrong woke with a sore neck and confronted Xiao Wu, who explained what she had heard outside Ye Kai’s room.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased each other, then went to Ye Kai’s room; he laid the sleeping Ah Yin in bed and opened the door to Ning Rongrong.

Ye Kai kept Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu out of his room, treated Ning Rongrong’s injury, and prepared to leave with them the next day. Over breakfast, he and Xue Qinghe discussed delaying their unification plan until Xue Qinghe had built up stronger forces, leaving Ye Kai to consider visiting Sea God Island after the Soul Master Competition.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu tried to peer into Ye Kai’s room, but Ye Kai shut them out because Ah Yin was still asleep and the room was a mess.
• Ning Rongrong showed Ye Kai the mark Xiao Wu had left on her neck, and Ye Kai healed it before telling the girls to pack for their departure the next day.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Ah Yin could travel, and Ye Kai said he would take her into his Sea of Consciousness.
• At breakfast, Ye Kai told Xue Qinghe to wait two or three years before beginning the unification plan because his available people lacked numbers and experience.
• Ye Kai and Xue Qinghe discussed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Heaven Dou Empire’s Third Prince, and when Xue Qinghe should accept his inheritance.
• Ye Kai decided that visiting Sea God Island after the Soul Master Competition could help prepare for the later unification plan.

Ye Kai cared for Ah Yin after their intimate night, and Gu Yue Na revealed that Ah Yin’s cultivation had recovered to eighty-five thousand years. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang directed Tang San to enroll at Shrek Academy and said he would join him later.

• Gu Yue Na questioned Ye Kai about human mating and told him that Ah Yin was nearing a complete recovery.
• Ye Kai checked the System Panel and saw that Ah Yin’s cultivation had reached eighty-five thousand years.
• Ah Yin woke and told Ye Kai that she finally belonged completely to him; Ye Kai bathed and comforted her as she recovered.
• In Nuoding City, Yu Xiaogang recommended Shrek Academy to Tang San and told him to enroll first while he handled other matters.

Ye Kai brought Zhu Zhuqing to meet the others and set out with them, while Ning Rongrong grew jealous of Zhu Zhuqing’s figure. In Häagen-Dazs City, Ye Kai learned that Zhu Zhuqing’s family had secretly helped her escape and accepted a letter and money for her.

• Ye Kai met Zhu Zhuqing in the morning, and she asked him to call her Zhuqing instead of Miss Zhu.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself to the group and thanked Xiao Wu and Gu Qiu'er for saving her, while Ning Rongrong became jealous of her figure and Ye Kai comforted her.
• Ye Kai led the group to Häagen-Dazs City so Zhu Zhuqing could buy clothes, and Dugu Bo sensed that a black-clad man was following them.
• The black-clad man knelt before Ye Kai and revealed that Zhu Zhuqing’s elder sister had arranged her escape and sent a letter for her.
• Ye Kai accepted the letter and two Soul Coin Cards from Zhu Zhuqing’s family to deliver to her.

Ye Kai spared a Zhu Family messenger and gave Zhu Zhuqing the letter and money from her sister, prompting her to consider staying with him to grow stronger. That night, Ye Kai fought Light Feather, a Titled Douluo who suppressed his power to Soul Saint level, and their battle continued into the sky above camp.

• Ye Kai returned with a letter from Zhu Zhuqing's sister and gave Zhu Zhuqing the letter and the card containing her money.
• Light Feather challenged Ye Kai to a duel and offered to suppress his strength to level 79; Zhu Zhuqing began to think she might become stronger by staying with Ye Kai's group.
• That night, Light Feather revealed his nine-ring Martial Soul, while Ye Kai summoned his six Soul Rings, astonishing Zhu Zhuqing.
• Light Feather attacked with invisible arrows and an Ice Blue Arrow as Ye Kai used his branches and opened the Gate of Closure and Gate of View to counter him.
• Ye Kai and Light Feather's attacks caused a powerful blast, forcing Dugu Bo to shield the onlookers and camp with his fifth soul ring.
• Light Feather flew into the sky on Ice Wings as Ye Kai pursued him using the flying ability of the Ah Yin Soul Bone.

Ye Kai ended his exhausting duel with Light Feather and explained the dangers of the later gates to the academy team. That night, he followed Zhu Zhuqing into the forest, where she read Zhu Zhuyun’s letter and struggled to decide what to do next.

• Xue Qinghe stopped Light Feather before he could use his eighth soul skill, and Ye Kai withdrew from the Seven Gates State, suffering severe backlash.
• Ah Yin cushioned Ye Kai’s fall with Blue Silver Grass after Xiao Wu crashed into him, and Ye Kai explained that the later gates could badly injure anyone without enough physical strength.
• Ye Kai offered to assess the team’s physiques and teach them the later gates after the Exchange Tournament, then everyone went to rest.
• Zhu Zhuqing left her tent during the night, and Ye Kai followed her into the forest.
• Zhu Zhuqing read Zhu Zhuyun’s letter, which offered her protection and urged her to avoid Dai Mubai, then became uncertain about her future.
• Ye Kai suggested Zhu Zhuqing leave her next path to fate, and she worried that he might think she still wanted to find her fiancé.

Zhu Zhuqing used Ye Kai’s coin toss to realize she wanted to stay by his side, then confessed her feelings and explained why she no longer cared for Dai Mubai. Ye Kai promised to be her support, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to camp wearing an Eastern Radiance Academy uniform and feeling shy about their flirtation.

• Ye Kai gave Zhu Zhuqing a Gold Soul Coin to help her recognize which path she truly wanted to choose.
• As Ye Kai caught the coin before it landed, Zhu Zhuqing realized she wanted to stay with him and kissed him.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Dai Mubai had disappointed her by fleeing and abandoning her to danger, not by pursuing other women.
• Ye Kai embraced Zhu Zhuqing and promised to be her support and harbor, and she accepted his reassurance.
• Ye Kai gave Zhu Zhuqing an Eastern Radiance Academy uniform, and she activated her Martial Soul Possession and meowed after he called her a little kitten.
• Zhu Zhuqing hurried back to her tent, replayed the moment with Ye Kai, and fell asleep with a faint smile.

Zhu Zhuqing joined Eastern Radiance Academy and asked Ye Kai to guide her cultivation as she sought strength to escape her troubles. After sparring with him that night, she improved at dodging his Martial Soul’s attacks and returned to the inn to rest.

• Zhu Zhuqing arrived wearing Eastern Radiance Academy’s uniform, and Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan inferred her connection to Star Luo’s Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Kai to guide her cultivation, and he agreed to assess her that night.
• Qian Renxue watched Zhu Zhuqing’s closeness with Ye Kai and felt jealous, though she approved of Zhu Zhuqing wanting to become stronger herself.
• Ye Kai invited Dugu Yan to join his sparring session with Zhu Zhuqing, but she declined to focus on her own cultivation.
• Ye Kai trained Zhu Zhuqing to advance past attacking branches, and she improved from struggling against three to handling five before they returned to the inn.

After Zhu Zhuqing exhausted herself during training, Ye Kai carried her back to the inn, and the two shared a tender, intimate moment on the way. Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep in Ye Kai’s room, where he left her to rest and resumed cultivating.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s legs gave out after training, so Ye Kai caught her and offered to carry her back.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to ride on Ye Kai’s back, and she gradually relaxed as he carried her through town.
• Ye Kai used a cool restorative power to ease Zhu Zhuqing’s soreness, and she told him she was fortunate to have met him.
• Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep on Ye Kai’s back, so he carried her to his room and tucked her into bed.
• Dugu Yan came looking for Ye Kai, saw Zhu Zhuqing asleep, and returned to her room without disturbing her.
• Ye Kai sat on the sofa and cultivated while Zhu Zhuqing slept.

Ye Kai comforted Zhu Zhuqing after she had a nightmare, and she asked him to hold her before falling asleep again. Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong arrived at Ye Kai’s room and found Zhu Zhuqing there, while Dugu Yan overheard Ning Rongrong’s teasing and confronted her.

• Ye Kai stayed beside Zhu Zhuqing through the night after she clutched his hand during a nightmare.
• Ye Kai teased Zhu Zhuqing with a lock of her hair until she woke and instinctively attacked him.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized Ye Kai had slept in a chair to respect her, then asked him to hold her and fell asleep in his arms.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong knocked on Ye Kai’s door, and Ye Kai explained that Zhu Zhuqing had slept in his room after their late training.
• Ning Rongrong joked about Dugu Yan and Ye Kai, and Dugu Yan overheard her and squeezed her cheeks in retaliation.