Chapter Summaries

Ye Kai returned to Skywater City with Gu Yue Na and gathered the team to discuss their next challenges. After outlining their plan to face Blazing Academy, the team discussed Huo Wu’s Ring Fusion technique, and Gu Qiu’er volunteered to counter it.

• Ye Kai returned to the hotel with Gu Yue Na, where Xiao Wu clung to him and Zhu Zhuqing said she had been training.
• Ye Kai called the team to his room and planned to challenge Blazing Academy in Blazing City, possibly meeting Divine Wind Team there.
• Ye Kai warned the team about Blazing Academy vice-captain Huo Wu’s Ring Fusion technique, and Ning Rongrong explained how the technique worked.
• Dugu Yan questioned why Ning Rongrong had learned Ring Fusion despite having no offensive soul skills, and Ning Rongrong said it tested sect talent and could transfer soul power.
• Gu Qiu’er said she would handle Huo Wu if she used Ring Fusion and assigned Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu to deal with Huo Wushuang.

Ye Kai settled the team's formation for the match against Blazing Battle Team, then spent the night helping Ah Yin cultivate, during which the Blue Silver Emperor bloomed. He wondered why Ah Yin had been so proactive as she fell asleep in his arms.

• Ye Kai arranged for Niu Kun to serve as the team's sole vanguard, with Xiao Wu and Sister Yan taking the flanks behind him.
• Ye Kai assured Niu Kun that he would have more chances to perform against Godwind Academy and Thunder Academy, then dismissed the team until their departure for Blazing Academy.
• Ah Yin pushed Ye Kai onto the bed and asked him to help her cultivate, and their cultivation caused the Blue Silver Emperor to bloom.
• Ah Yin and Ye Kai continued in the bathroom before he carried her to bed and used Life Energy to soothe her pain.
• Ah Yin fell asleep in Ye Kai's arms, and he wondered what had made her so proactive that night.

Ye Kai’s group traveled through the scorching volcanic region near Blazing City and encountered a battle between Blazing Academy and a group of Fallen. After the Eastern Radiance Team helped defeat the Fallen, Huo Wu’s team treated them with suspicion, leaving the two groups facing off.

• Ye Kai had the group use Soul Power to shield themselves from the heat and told Zhu Zhuqing to walk beside him while she trained with weights.
• After an explosion, Zhang Jingyang sensed a battle southwest of the group, and Xiao Wu scouted ahead while Gu Qiu'er led the others toward it.
• The Eastern Radiance Team joined the fight and helped the Blazing Battle Team defeat the Fallen.
• The Blazing Battle Team formed up against the Eastern Radiance Team, and Xiao Wu challenged them for treating their rescuers as enemies.
• Huo Wu suspected the newcomers might be allies of the Fallen, while a male teammate urged her not to act impulsively.

Ye Kai and the Eastern Radiance Team met Blazing Academy’s team on the road to Blazing City, where Huo Wu became eager to challenge them. After Huo Wu blushed while looking at Ye Kai, her brother Huo Wushuang was left stunned.

• Xiao Wu and Huo Wu nearly fought until Ye Kai startled Blazing Academy’s teacher, Xin Yan, and introduced himself as a teacher from Eastern Radiance Academy.
• Xin Yan invited Ye Kai and his team to return to Blazing City with Blazing Academy, and Ye Kai accepted.
• Ye Kai teased Xiao Wu about her puffed cheeks, then agreed to sleep beside her that night after she asked him privately.
• Huo Wu asked Huo Wushuang whether he could defeat Gu Qiu'er, and he said they could prevail by fighting together with her Ring Fusion technique.
• Huo Wu said she looked forward to the soul fight, then blushed while looking at Ye Kai, leaving Huo Wushuang astonished.

Ye Kai brought the Eastern Radiance Team to Blazing City to arrange an exchange tournament with Blazing Academy. After checking into a hotel, Xiao Wu engineered an awkward encounter with Ye Kai while asking him for a bathrobe.

• Xin Yan confirmed that Blazing Academy needed its Dean's approval for an exchange tournament and promised to report the decision by the next day.
• Huo Wu overheard Xin Yan discussing the possible match and told Huo Wushuang that their team needed to win.
• Xin Yan took Ye Kai and the Eastern Radiance Team to a hotel while Huo Wushuang led the Blazing Academy team back.
• Xiao Wu followed Ye Kai to his room to bathe, then pulled open the bathroom door when he handed her a bathrobe.
• Ye Kai tossed the bathrobe onto Xiao Wu and left the bathroom, telling her to get dressed.

Ye Kai and Xiao Wu prepared to explore Blazing City at night, while Xiao Wu teased Ye Kai and showed off her new hairstyle to Ning Rongrong. Outside the hotel, they met Huo Wu, and Ye Kai invited her to recommend places to visit in exchange for dinner.

• Ye Kai dried Xiao Wu's hair and suggested that she wear it in a high ponytail, which she agreed to do.
• Ye Kai and Xiao Wu decided to go out, and Xiao Wu teased him before changing and calling the others.
• Xiao Wu showed Ning Rongrong her new look, while Ye Kai checked that Zhu Zhuqing could handle her current training intensity.
• Ye Kai's group met Huo Wu outside the hotel, and he invited her to recommend places in Blazing City in exchange for dinner.

Ye Kai and Xiao Wu encountered Huo Wu in Blazing City, where Huo Wu learned that Skywater Academy planned to exchange with Eastern Radiance Academy. Xiao Wu and Huo Wu challenged each other to a team spirit battle, but Feng Xiaotian interrupted, and Ye Kai dragged Xiao Wu away as Huo Wu called after them.

• Huo Wu asked Ye Kai where Eastern Radiance Academy was, and he told her Skywater Academy was seeking an exchange with it.
• Huo Wu grew concerned that the academies would become stronger and resolved to discuss the matter with Huo Wushuang and Huo Linyun.
• Xiao Wu and Huo Wu traded challenges to fight in a team spirit battle, drawing the attention of Blazing City onlookers.
• Feng Xiaotian arrived and confronted Ye Kai, while Huo Wu asked him why he was there.
• Ye Kai pulled Xiao Wu away before Feng Xiaotian could speak further, and Huo Wu called after them.

Huo Wu asked Ye Kai to help deter Feng Xiaotian, who challenged Ye Kai to a Soul Battle after believing Huo Wu was his girlfriend. Ye Kai arranged for his disciple Gu Qiu'er to fight Feng Xiaotian at the Blazing City Great Soul Arena, and the group headed there as onlookers followed.

• Huo Wu chased after Ye Kai and Xiao Wu, clung to Ye Kai's arm, and told Feng Xiaotian that Ye Kai was her boyfriend.
• Xiao Wu objected that Ye Kai had never agreed to be Huo Wu's boyfriend, and Feng Xiaotian challenged Ye Kai to a Soul Battle, demanding Huo Wu if he won.
• Huo Wu flared up and prepared to attack Feng Xiaotian, but Ye Kai stopped her and promised to handle the matter.
• Ye Kai told Feng Xiaotian to defeat his disciple Gu Qiu'er for a chance to challenge him, and Feng Xiaotian accepted.
• Huo Wu led Ye Kai's group toward the Blazing City Great Soul Arena, followed by curious passersby, and asked Ye Kai to call her by her name.

Gu Qiu'er fought Feng Xiaotian in a solo match at Blazing City's Great Soul Arena, countering his wind attacks and aerial maneuvers with her Golden Dragon Spear and soul skills. She seized control of the fight and slammed him toward the ground, but Feng Xiaotian fired five wind blades at her as he fell.

• Gu Qiu'er and Feng Xiaotian were matched against each other in a solo soul fight after both requested the bout.
• Ning Rongrong and the other girls urged Gu Qiu'er to defeat Feng Xiaotian, and she confidently went to the stage.
• Feng Xiaotian activated his martial soul and attacked with ten wind blades, but Gu Qiu'er blocked them with her spear and Second Soul Skill.
• Feng Xiaotian took to the air and dived at Gu Qiu'er, but her Fourth Soul Skill struck him with successive eruptions and sent him flying.
• Gu Qiu'er grabbed Feng Xiaotian's ankle and smashed him toward the ground, while he folded his wings and launched five wind blades at her.

Gu Qiu'er defeated Feng Xiaotian by exploiting cracks in his wings and striking when he hesitated, winning the Soul Fight. After the battle, Huo Wu felt insulted by the revelation that Feng Xiaotian had once let her win, while Ye Kai addressed her without calling her Student Huo Wu.

• Gu Qiu'er countered Feng Xiaotian's increasingly powerful Gale Demon Wolf Consecutive Slashes and dodged his final attack.
• Gu Qiu'er spotted cracks in Feng Xiaotian's wings, shattered one with her Golden Dragon Spear, and sent him tumbling off the stage.
• The host declared the Three-Eyed Emperor the winner, and Feng Xiaotian left without receiving treatment, shaken by his defeat.
• Huo Wu realized Feng Xiaotian had previously yielded to her and felt insulted that her victory had not been earned head-on.
• Xiao Wu and the Eastern Radiance Team celebrated Gu Qiu'er, while Ye Kai spoke to Huo Wu without calling her Student Huo Wu.

Ye Kai caught Godwind Academy's Teacher following the Eastern Radiance Team and defeated him after the teacher attacked. He left the man drained of Soul Power and continued back to the hotel, where Huo Wushuang apologized for Huo Wu before Ye Kai clarified that she had helped them.

• Ye Kai sensed someone following the team and led everyone into a quiet street while they protected Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Godwind Academy's Teacher attacked with wind blades, and Ye Kai blocked the attack and bound him with Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Kai drained Godwind Academy's Teacher's Soul Power and warned him not to follow them or challenge Eastern Radiance Academy again.
• Ning Rongrong complained about Godwind Academy and threatened to ask Crown Prince Gege to deal with them.
• Huo Wushuang found the group and apologized for Huo Wu, but Ye Kai explained that Xiao Wu was a different student and that Huo Wu had helped them around Blazing City.

Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang that Feng Xiaotian had been holding back in their past fights and that he could defeat either sibling one-on-one, prompting them to report the news to Teacher Xin Yan. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong grew jealous that Xiao Wu would share a bed with Ye Kai and secretly sought storybooks in Blazing City.

• Huo Wu explained that Gu Qiu'er had fought Feng Xiaotian and revealed he had been seriously injured, then warned Huo Wushuang that neither sibling could beat him alone if he fought at full strength.
• Huo Wushuang suggested telling Teacher Xin Yan about Feng Xiaotian and the Eastern Radiance Team before their next soul fight.
• Ning Rongrong learned that Xiao Wu would sleep in Ye Kai's room and decided to buy storybooks to catch up with her.
• Ning Rongrong presented her token at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Blazing City outpost and asked its steward where she could buy storybooks.

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang chose to face the spirit battle against Gu Qiu'er and Feng Xiaotian despite expecting defeat, while Ye Kai and Xiao Wu shared an intimate moment and reaffirmed their commitment to each other. The chapter ended with Ye Kai promising to protect Xiao Wu for the rest of his life.

• Ning Rongrong returned to her hotel under the secret escort of two Sect Disciples, and the steward finally relaxed.
• Xin Yan asked Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang whether they would proceed with the spirit battle, and both siblings refused to back down.
• Xin Yan told Huo Wu to decide for herself whether to reveal her trump card.
• Huo Wu left Xin Yan's dormitory distracted by memories of Ye Kai, while Huo Wushuang returned to his own dormitory confused.
• Ye Kai refused Xiao Wu's request, then held her as they kissed and talked about their years together.
• Xiao Wu recalled how frightened she had been when Ye Kai exposed her identity, and Ye Kai promised to protect her until the end of life.

Ye Kai and Xiao Wu met Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang after Huo Wu’s academy agreed to join the Exchange Tournament. Huo Wu showed growing interest in Ye Kai, while her brother figured out her feelings and was forced to leave the table.

• Ye Kai woke from a dream about his Martial Soul and discovered Xiao Wu was squeezing his neck in her sleep.
• Ye Kai helped Xiao Wu get ready, then used Life Energy to restore Ning Rongrong after she admitted she had not slept well.
• Ye Kai, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong found Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang waiting in the hotel lobby, and Huo Wu accepted Ye Kai’s invitation to eat despite having already eaten.
• Huo Wu told Ye Kai that her academy had agreed to join the Exchange Tournament and credited Teacher Xin Yan with sending them to report the news.
• Huo Wushuang connected Huo Wu’s unusual behavior to her interest in Ye Kai, so Huo Wu kicked him under the table and made him pretend he needed the restroom.

The Eastern Radiance Team defeated Blazing Academy and later won at Thunder Academy before returning to Eastern Radiance Academy. Ye Kai granted the team a week off and promised to prepare breakthroughs for Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing together.

• Huo Wu challenged the Eastern Radiance Team to a duel, and the team defeated the Blazing Battle Team, with Xiao Wu becoming its first member eliminated.
• Huo Wu kissed Ye Kai goodbye and invited his team to visit Eastern Radiance Academy, while Xiao Wu vowed to return for revenge.
• After defeating Feng Xiaotian, the Eastern Radiance Team skipped Godwind Academy and went to Thunder Academy, where Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Yu Yuanzhen watched their match.
• Back at Eastern Radiance Academy, Ye Kai gave the team a week off and told Jing Yang, He Guang, and Niu Kun to visit their clans.
• Ye Kai said he would prepare for Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to break through together, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked Dugu Yan for agreeing to wait.

Zhu Zhuqing pushed herself through relentless cultivation, prompting Dugu Yan to worry about her mental state. Ye Kai reassured Dugu Yan, then visited Zhu Zhuqing to help her relax, leaving her flustered and overwhelmed by his massage.

• Dugu Yan asked Ye Kai whether Zhu Zhuqing could endure her intense training, and Ye Kai said she was strong and close to a breakthrough.
• Ye Kai told Dugu Yan they would make Zhu Zhuqing rest after she broke through, then resumed their intimate training with Dugu Yan.
• Ye Kai waited in Zhu Zhuqing's dorm and told her he had come to help her relax.
• Zhu Zhuqing bathed, then sat before Ye Kai as he massaged her shoulders and back.
• Ye Kai stopped the massage and left, while Zhu Zhuqing realized she needed another bath.

After spending the night with Dugu Yan, Ye Kai cared for her the next morning and walked around campus with her and Ah Yin. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu asking to return and visit Da Ming and Er Ming.

• Zhu Zhuqing fell asleep in her room, unaware that Dugu Yan was absent.
• Ye Kai returned to his room after exhausting Dugu Yan during their extra training, and Dugu Yan urged him to pay attention to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Kai woke beside Dugu Yan and teased her before helping her recover and making her breakfast.
• Ye Kai, Dugu Yan, and Ah Yin strolled around campus, while Dugu Yan and Ah Yin privately discussed Ye Kai behind a Soul Power barrier.
• Xiao Wu rushed to Ye Kai and asked to go back to see Da Ming and Er Ming.

Xiao Wu joked with Ye Kai and Dugu Yan before a patrol report announced that teams from Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy were approaching Eastern Radiance Academy. The two teams arrived together, and their leaders discussed their previous match against Eastern Radiance Team, leaving Ning Yan surprised that Blazing Battle Team had eliminated Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu told Ye Kai to take her with him later, and Ye Kai explained to Dugu Yan that her “younger brothers” Da Ming and Er Ming were actually older than her.
• Xiao Wu playfully chased Ye Kai, then pounced on Dugu Yan when she agreed with his explanation.
• Ye Kai teased Dugu Yan, who covered his mouth when he threatened to reveal her private words, and he whispered something that made her blush and flee.
• A Speed Clan patrol member reported that sixteen people from the direction of Häagen-Dazs City were nearing the academy, and Ye Kai identified them as teams from Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy.
• Ning Yan and Xin Yan met outside Eastern Radiance Academy, where Xin Yan said Blazing Battle Team had needed to go all out to eliminate Xiao Wu.
• Ning Yan and the Skywater girls were shocked that Blazing Battle Team had defeated Xiao Wu.

Ning Yan and Xin Yan brought students from Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy to Eastern Radiance Academy, where Ye Kai explained its open admissions and approach to educating commoners. The visit revealed that Ye Kai was using the academy and a Spirit Hall recruitment agreement to build the grassroots foundation for his reforms.

• Ning Yan and Xin Yan stopped their group when they sensed they were being watched, then accepted an escort from Eastern Radiance Academy patrol guards.
• Ye Kai welcomed the visiting academies and led them past the school rules, including a warning against blindly pursuing power.
• Ye Kai explained that students could attend the junior department for free and described the academy's route into its senior department for talented students.
• Ye Kai revealed that Spirit Hall would recruit graduates to serve as stewards who awakened martial souls in distant communities.
• Ye Kai planned to make Eastern Radiance Academy and its graduates the starting point for his reforms.

Zhang Heng carried out Spirit Hall’s village awakenings and offered children from poor families a chance to study at Eastern Radiance Academy. Meanwhile, Ye Kai arranged for academy students to teach soul master basics in villages, then agreed to host visiting students from two academies while saying Huo Wu would need to leave their team dormitory temporarily.

• Zhang Heng set out from Spirit Hall to awaken martial souls in nearby villages, inspired by lessons from Eastern Radiance Academy about contributing beyond one’s cultivation level.
• Zhang Heng found three children with cultivation potential in a poor village and offered two of them places at his academy’s tuition-free junior department if they traveled to Spirit Hall within ten days.
• Zhang Heng issued Spirit Hall certificates and continued to the next village as other students carried out similar outreach across Spirit Hall branches under Ye Kai’s plan.
• Ning Yan and Xin Yan asked Ye Kai to let children from their academies attend classes at Eastern Radiance Academy for a few days, and he agreed.
• Ye Kai told the visiting group that Huo Wu might have to move out of their team dormitory, leaving her confused.