Chapter Summaries

Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy began a three-month exchange at Eastern Radiance Academy, where Huo Wu became Shui Bing'er’s roommate and renewed her rivalry with Xiao Wu. Shui Yue'er secretly used a campus tour to ask Xiao Wu about Ye Kai, learning that he mostly trained and handled academy affairs.

• Ye Kai welcomed the visiting teams and explained that their exchange would last three months.
• Xiao Wu challenged Huo Wu to a one-on-one fight, and Ning Rongrong suggested they wait until Huo Wu had recovered from her journey before fighting.
• Shui Bing'er asked Huo Wu to look after her as a roommate, while she sent Shui Yue'er back to rest.
• Shui Yue'er secretly invited Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu to tour the academy so she could learn about Ye Kai.
• Xiao Wu praised Ye Kai’s role in designing the academy and told Shui Yue'er that he usually trained or handled academy matters.

Ye Kai accompanied Shui Yue'er, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu on a tour of Eastern Radiance Academy, while Shui Yue'er tried to get closer to him and Shui Bing'er kept watch. After Shui Bing'er took her sister back, Ning Rongrong teased Ye Kai about attracting girls, and Shui Yue'er urged her sister to pursue him.

• Ye Kai told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Shui Yue'er about the evening welcoming ceremony and agreed to tour the academy with them.
• Shui Yue'er notified her teammates about the ceremony but hid the tour from them, then asked Ye Kai questions as they walked around.
• Shui Bing'er learned Shui Yue'er had left with Ye Kai and joined the group, watching her younger sister flirt with him.
• Shui Bing'er pulled Shui Yue'er back to the dorm, while Ning Rongrong teased Ye Kai and declared that any new girls would have to line up behind her.
• Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er for secretly liking Ye Kai and urged her to take the initiative before other girls got close to him.

Huo Wu visited Ye Kai at night, and their intimate encounter confirmed Shui Bing'er's suspicions about their relationship. Afterward, Huo Wu confronted Shui Bing'er and proposed an alliance against Ye Kai's other women, leaving Shui Bing'er to consider her offer.

• Huo Wu went to Ye Kai's room, while Shui Bing'er secretly followed and saw them together.
• Ye Kai kissed Huo Wu and held her close, and Huo Wu eventually left his room after kissing him goodbye.
• Huo Wu returned to her dorm and told Shui Bing'er she knew she had followed her.
• Huo Wu said Shui Bing'er also liked Ye Kai and offered to ally with her against Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er formed an alliance, and Shui Yue'er joined after revealing she had been secretly following them. The next morning, Huo Wu discovered Shui Bing'er had met Ye Kai, suggesting she had begun taking the initiative herself.

• Shui Bing'er agreed to Huo Wu's proposal to form an alliance, and Shui Yue'er burst in and insisted on joining.
• Shui Yue'er explained that she had followed Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er after planning to meet Ye Kai herself, then overheard their conversation outside the room.
• Huo Wu teased Shui Bing'er about her lack of initiative and said she and Ye Kai had made more progress; Shui Bing'er hid beneath her quilt and resolved to act.
• The next morning, Huo Wu found Shui Bing'er had already left, and Shui Yue'er guessed she had gone to cultivate.
• Shui Bing'er returned sweaty and said she had run into Teacher Ye while cultivating; Huo Wu noticed Ye Kai's scent on her and doubted that was all that happened.

Xiao Wu stopped Ning Rongrong from sneaking to Ye Kai’s room, while Ah Yin confronted Ye Kai and gave him her birthday gift. The chapter ended with Ye Kai teaching Ah Yin to bake.

• Ning Rongrong tried to leave their dormitory for Ye Kai’s room, but Xiao Wu used her Charm skill and knocked her unconscious.
• Xiao Wu carried Ning Rongrong back to bed, then went to Ye Kai’s room and listened at the door after hearing Ah Yin inside.
• Ah Yin pinned Ye Kai against the door, but Ye Kai countered with the magic card “Hands All Over” and took the initiative.
• Ah Yin told Ye Kai she had come to make up for missing his birthday with a gift: herself.
• Ye Kai began teaching Ah Yin to bake and had her practice what he had demonstrated.

Ye Kai taught the Elite class about Ultimate Martial Souls, explaining their effects and the difficult requirements for evolving one after birth. He left the students considering the theory, while Xin Yan learned why Blazing Academy had been so thoroughly countered by Gu Qiu'er.

• Xiao Wu gathered Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Gu Qiu'er, and the Skywater Team, and the group joined the Blazing Battle Team for breakfast before class.
• Ye Kai introduced Ultimate Martial Souls and explained that Gu Qiu'er’s Ultimate Fire had nullified Blazing Academy’s fire-based attacks.
• Ye Kai described how Ultimate Martial Souls could overpower, absorb same-attribute attacks, and reduce damage from other non-ultimate attributes.
• Ye Kai explained that evolving a martial soul required a powerful Top-tier Martial Soul and same-attribute Top-tier Soul Beasts for every soul ring, though success was not guaranteed.
• Shui Bing'er listened and took notes after Ye Kai identified her Ice Phoenix as the student most likely to evolve into an Ultimate Martial Soul.
• Xin Yan asked how Ye Kai discovered Ultimate Martial Souls, and Ye Kai claimed the discovery had happened by chance.

Ye Kai suggested a way for Dugu Yan to refine her poison and agreed to let her tell Dugu Bo. He then offered to help Shui Bing'er control her Ice Phoenix power, leaving them in an unexpected kiss.

• Ye Kai told Dugu Yan to try compressing her Poison Pill until her gaseous poison became liquid, and she left to inform Dugu Bo.
• Shui Bing'er waited for Ye Kai after class, and he found her outside the classroom.
• Shui Bing'er explained that her Ice Phoenix power was difficult to control and could badly injure or kill opponents.
• Ye Kai teased Shui Bing'er about helping a rival, then promised to help her because she feared harming others.
• Shui Bing'er hugged Ye Kai in gratitude, and their lips touched as she raised her head.

Ye Kai and Shui Bing'er shared an intimate moment before she asked him to examine her martial soul. He discovered her Ice Phoenix was already evolving toward Ultimate Ice, likely because of her third soul ring, and began investigating its cause.

• Shui Bing'er kissed Ye Kai again, and he answered her feelings before reminding her to return to her dormitory.
• Shui Bing'er later asked Ye Kai about her martial soul, while the Skywater Team secretly followed them toward the training field.
• Ye Kai asked Shui Bing'er to release her martial soul and sensed that it was close to reaching Ultimate Ice.
• Ye Kai learned that Shui Bing'er had gained her third soul ring from a twelve-hundred-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion and suspected it had prompted her martial soul's evolution.

Ye Kai explained that Shui Bing'er's Ice Jade Scorpion soul ring had started her martial soul's evolution, though her foundation was not yet strong enough to control it. After her teammates caught Shui Bing'er embracing Ye Kai, Shui Yue'er confronted her sister and then pounced on Ye Kai herself.

• Shui Bing'er told Ye Kai that Teacher Ning Yan had taken her to the Far North, where she found an injured Ice Jade Scorpion.
• Ye Kai explained that Shui Bing'er's martial soul was evolving but warned that her first two soul rings had left her foundation too weak, so she would need powerful Ice-attribute soul rings to support the change.
• Shui Bing'er hugged Ye Kai, and Shui Yue'er and the other five teammates watched them from hiding.
• Shui Bing'er spotted the six spies and chased them, but Shui Yue'er stayed behind to confront her about betraying their agreement.
• Shui Yue'er ran past Shui Bing'er and pounced on Ye Kai, gnawing at him like her sister had.

Ye Kai demonstrated his healing ability and explained that his martial soul possessed Ultimate Life, which strengthened its durability and gave his Soul Power healing properties. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er returned to the dormitory understanding more about their martial souls, while Yue'er remained hopeful that hers could evolve.

• Ye Kai healed the wound Shui Yue'er had caused herself and revealed that he was a Healing Soul Master.
• Shui Yue'er attacked Ye Kai's branch with her Second Soul Skill, but her Soul Power had no effect on it.
• Shui Bing'er realized Ye Kai possessed an Ultimate Martial Soul, and Ye Kai confirmed it was Ultimate Life.
• Ye Kai explained that his Ultimate Life strengthened his martial soul and enhanced his healing abilities, and he told Shui Bing'er to remember what he had shared.
• Shui Bing'er told Shui Yue'er about her martial soul's potential, and Yue'er felt happy for her sister but resolved to pursue her own martial soul's evolution.

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er’s teammates interrogated them about kissing Ye Kai, and Shui Bing'er accidentally revealed that she knew where his dorm was. After Shen Liuyu teased her about getting pregnant, Shui Bing'er chased her down and froze her with Martial Soul Possession.

• Xue Wu, Qiu Ruoshui, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, and Gu Qingbo cornered Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er and demanded to know what had happened with Ye Kai.
• Shen Liuyu pressed Shui Bing'er about kissing Ye Kai, while Shui Yue'er said her own kiss had ended too quickly for her to feel anything.
• The girls tickled Shui Bing'er until she admitted the kiss had felt comfortable and left her unable to think or breathe.
• Shui Bing'er accidentally revealed that she knew where Ye Kai's dorm was, prompting her teammates to tease her about visiting him.
• Shen Liuyu joked about Shui Bing'er getting pregnant and fled when Shui Bing'er became furious; Shui Bing'er chased her and froze her with Martial Soul Possession.

Shui Bing'er disciplined Shen Liuyu after she made a remark about Shui Bing'er's potential, then she and Huo Wu joined their teams for a change in training. Over the next three months, the visiting students attended Eastern Radiance Academy's Advanced classes and made considerable progress.

• Shui Bing'er dragged Shen Liuyu into a room and disciplined her, while Huo Wu and the other girls watched from nearby.
• Huo Wu asked Shui Bing'er about ultimate attributes, and Shui Bing'er suggested Huo Wu might develop them too.
• Ning Yan and Xin Yan told their teams they would attend Eastern Radiance Academy's Advanced classes instead of the practical combat class.
• Ye Kai approved the plan, and the visiting students joined different Advanced classes.
• Over three months, both teams and their teachers learned from the classes, and the students made considerable progress.

On the night before Skywater Academy and Blazing Academy departed, Ye Kai said farewell to Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er, then prepared Zhu Qing and Dugu Yan to consume Whale Rubber. The chapter ended with Ye Kai and Dugu Yan together after she finished absorbing its effects.

• Ye Kai held a farewell banquet and walked around the academy with Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er, who asked to visit him after graduation.
• Ye Kai reassured the three women that he would welcome them at Eastern Radiance Academy, then kissed them goodbye as Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong watched.
• Ye Kai asked Zhu Qing what Soul Ring she wanted, and she chose a dark-attribute feline Soul Beast; he planned to find one for her and later settle a score with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Gu Qiu'er softened the Whale Rubber, and Zhu Qing swallowed and absorbed it while Ye Kai cooled her with his domain.
• Dugu Yan swallowed her portion of Whale Rubber and went to a room with Ye Kai, where she absorbed its effects before he carried her to bed.

Ye Kai brought Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Soul Spirits, where Er Ming reported that a hammer-wielding group had fought him and Da Ming. Er Ming went to search for their requested Soul Beasts, while Dugu Yan began to suspect Xiao Wu was connected to Da Ming.

• Ye Kai left with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan learned that Soul Spirits could grow stronger as their Soul Masters advanced.
• Er Ming appeared wounded and told Ye Kai that a group led by a powerful hammer wielder had fought him and Da Ming before fleeing.
• Ye Kai suspected the leader was Tang Xiao and decided to report the information to Pope Teacher after returning to the academy.
• Dugu Yan connected Er Ming's mention of Da Ming with Xiao Wu's earlier words and wondered whether Xiao Wu was involved.
• Ye Kai requested a roughly ten-thousand-year-old poison snake Soul Beast and a roughly four-thousand-year-old dark cat or tiger Soul Beast, both Top-tier Soul Beasts.
• Er Ming agreed to search for the Soul Beasts, though he said the gathering point lacked the requested dark-attribute type.

Ye Kai helped Dugu Yan contract an Emperor Cobra as an over-limit Soul Spirit, using the Tree of Life to heal her as she endured the painful absorption. Dugu Yan completed the process and collapsed from exhaustion, while Zhu Zhuqing decided she would also pursue an over-limit spirit ring.

• Da Ming went to find the Ten Thousand Demons King while Er Ming searched for a suitable Soul Beast for Ye Kai.
• Er Ming returned and reported that a poison-attribute snake-type Soul Beast met the requirements, so Ye Kai chose to help Dugu Yan first.
• Ye Kai reassured Zhu Zhuqing and explained that Dugu Yan could absorb a spirit ring beyond her age limit, though the process would be extremely painful.
• Dugu Yan used her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul to gain the Emperor Cobra's acknowledgment and began absorbing its spirit ring.
• Ye Kai used branches of the Tree of Life to heal Dugu Yan as the ring repeatedly injured and restored her body.
• After nearly an hour, Dugu Yan completed the over-limit Soul Spirit absorption and collapsed from exhaustion.

After Dugu Yan recovered enough to wake, Ye Kai helped Zhu Zhuqing find and contract a Ghost Leopard. Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing its power, while Dugu Yan rested on Xiao Guang’s back.

• Dugu Yan collapsed after succeeding, and Ye Kai stayed with her while Zhu Zhuqing cultivated nearby.
• Da Ming reported that the Clear Sky Sect group had fled the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ye Kai treated Da Ming and Er Ming before returning to the others.
• Dugu Yan woke and apologized to Zhu Zhuqing for being unable to help her search, but Zhu Zhuqing told her to rest.
• Ye Kai took Zhu Zhuqing to find a dark-attribute feline Soul Beast, and they located a Ghost Leopard of around four thousand years.
• Ye Kai restrained the Ghost Leopard and used Spiritual Power to communicate, persuading it to contract with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the Ghost Leopard completed the contract, and she began absorbing its power as she was placed on Xiao Guang’s back.

Ye Kai returned to Spirit City and warned Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu that Tang Xiao and several Clear Sky Sect elders were hunting for spirit rings and could soon become Titled Douluos. Bibi Dong summoned Qian Daoliu to discuss the threat.

• Ye Kai returned Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to the dormitory, where Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong helped them rest after their painful spirit-ring absorption.
• Ye Kai flew back to Spirit City and entered Pope's Hall, where Bibi Dong welcomed him and listened to his report.
• Ye Kai told Bibi Dong that Tang Xiao and several Clear Sky Sect elders were hunting for spirit rings and might soon reach the Titled level.
• Ye Kai explained that two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts had driven the Clear Sky Sect group away but left no corpses.
• Bibi Dong summoned Qian Daoliu, who considered the danger posed by Tang Xiao and the possibility of the Clear Sky Sect gaining several Titled Douluos.

Ye Kai proposed using a Clear Sky Sect inheritance Soul Bone as bait to lure the sect out, and Qian Daoliu agreed to the plan. Later, Bibi Dong asked Ye Kai to massage her, but an unsettling influence stirred in her before she abruptly sent him away.

• Ye Kai suggested displaying a Clear Sky Sect inheritance Soul Bone as a tournament prize to provoke the sect into emerging, and Bibi Dong explained why the bait would be difficult for them to resist.
• Qian Daoliu approved the plan and arranged for Third Brother to watch the foot of the Clear Sky Sect's mountain.
• Bibi Dong dismissed her Maids and asked Ye Kai to massage her while they spoke privately in the garden.
• Ye Kai observed that Bibi Dong's Sea of Consciousness had barely worsened and suspected the Rakshasa God was dead.
• A green mist flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes, and she felt an intense heat before suddenly stopping Ye Kai and sending him away.

Bibi Dong questioned the source of her resurging desires while Ye Kai led Eastern Radiance Academy to Heaven Dou City for the tournament. There, Tang San spotted Ah Yin with Ye Kai, followed them to a hotel, and knocked on their door, calling for his mother.

• Bibi Dong searched her body and Sea of Consciousness for the cause of her thoughts but found no trace of Rakshasa's influence.
• Ye Kai brought Eastern Radiance Academy to Heaven Dou City after the team won its qualifying spot in the Hagendas Kingdom division.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Yu Xiaogang brooded over contestants using thousand-year second soul rings, while Tang San and Dai Mubai competed for Royal Fight Team Two.
• Ye Kai took Ah Yin sightseeing in Heaven Dou City, where Tang San saw them enter a hotel together.
• Ah Yin kissed Ye Kai in their hotel room, and Tang San knocked on the door, calling, "Mom? Open the door. It's me, Xiao San."

Tang San followed his sense of blood connection to Ah Yin’s hotel room, hoping to speak with his mother, but found her acting strangely and refusing to let him inside. When he tried to break in, Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass restrained him and threw him down the corridor, leaving him trapped outside.

• Tang San booked a room and tracked the strongest trace of his bloodline connection to a door, struggling to accept that Ah Yin was inside.
• Tang San called Ah Yin his mother, but she denied being related to him and refused to open the door.
• Tang San heard sounds from inside and mistook Ah Yin’s trembling and cries for signs that she was in danger.
• Tang San tried to force his way in, but Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass blocked the door and bound his summoned Martial Soul.
• Tang San failed to see through the blue barrier with his Purple Demon Eyes, and Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass flung him to the end of the corridor.