Chapter Summaries

Su Xian and Qian Renxue fought Lin Rou and Lin Xue in a soul battle, with Su Xian revealing a terrifying Soul Bone skill to break Lin Xue’s attack. The chapter ended with Lin Xue frozen in fear as the golden claw bore down on her.

• Su Xian took to the air while Lin Rou and Lin Xue used their Snow Rabbit martial souls, and Lin Xue charged Qian Renxue, who drew the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Su Xian attacked the sisters with his Thousand Feathers skill, and Lin Xue shielded Lin Rou from the feathers.
• Lin Rou rushed Qian Renxue but evaded Su Xian’s Skywalk attack with her Warning skill, which gave her a chance to dodge.
• Lin Xue fired a powerful white energy sphere at Su Xian, who answered with a golden claw formed by his Soul Bone and split the sphere apart.
• Lin Rou shouted for Lin Xue to dodge, but Lin Xue stood frozen in terror as the golden claw descended.

Su Xian defeated Lin Rou and Lin Xue with his Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Soul Bone and left the Soul Arena with Qian Renxue. When a man ambushed them to steal the Soul Bone, Su Xian trapped him in a formation and taunted him.

• Su Xian blasted Lin Rou and Lin Xue off the stage, winning the soul battle for the Xue Lian Combination.
• Qin Ming decided to ask the instructors to recruit Su Xian, while an old man ordered Xue Mo to keep Su Xian's visit secret.
• Su Xian and Qian Renxue left the Soul Arena and walked home, joking about fighting together again.
• A middle-aged man appeared in the alley and demanded Su Xian hand over the Soul Bone.
• Su Xian's formation trapped the attacker, reflected his blast back at him, and left him helpless as Su Xian mocked him.

Su Xian extorted thirty thousand gold coins from a would-be robber and left him trapped with a timed box. After the box exploded, Qian Renxue learned Su Xian had more than five hundred arrays and demanded fifty of them.

• The robber offered Su Xian thirty thousand gold coins, and Su Xian took the Black Gold Card before promising to send him home.
• Su Xian tossed a ticking Black Wooden Box into the array, then left with Qian Renxue.
• Su Xian explained that the array was a cheap, single-use item and celebrated the profit from the robbery.
• Qian Renxue demanded to know how many arrays Su Xian had, and he said he had more than five hundred.
• The Black Wooden Box exploded, and Qian Renxue asked Su Xian for five hundred arrays before settling for fifty.

Su Xian gave Qian Renxue defensive formations, and she took two while urging him to keep the rest for his protection. After they returned to the Prince’s Residence, Meng Shenji visited and questioned Su Xian about Spirit Hall, leaving him unmoved by the empire’s supposed crisis.

• Qian Renxue asked Su Xian for formations capable of defending against Titled Douluo, and he offered her four.
• Qian Renxue kept two formations and returned the other two to Su Xian, then ran back to the residence ahead of him.
• Meng Shenji visited the Prince’s Residence, claiming he was concerned because Su Xian had been injured.
• Su Xian bluntly said Spirit Hall was far stronger than the empire and dismissed Meng Shenji’s warning about its growing power.

Su Xian rejected Meng Shenji’s request to compete in the Soul Master Competition, then finished making playing cards and began teaching Qian Renxue Texas Hold’em. The chapter left them playing together as Su Xian struggled to explain the game’s rules.

• Meng Shenji asked Su Xian to represent the Royal Academy in the Soul Master Competition, but Su Xian refused.
• Meng Shenji appealed to Su Xian’s duty to the empire, and Su Xian joked that he could form a cheerleading squad instead.
• Meng Shenji left in frustration, and Su Xian hurried off to show Qian Renxue his completed playing cards.
• Su Xian explained the cards’ ranks and their meanings on the Douluo Continent, then began teaching Qian Renxue Texas Hold’em.
• Qian Renxue questioned the logic behind the hand rankings, and Su Xian eventually admitted he had run out of explanations.

Su Xian and Qian Renxue agreed to play a game with a wager of doing one thing for the winner, and their teasing turned into a tickling match. Su Xian realized Qian Renxue feared he would be angry if she ever lied to him, then they began playing Texas Hold’em, where he deliberately folded and let her win.

• Su Xian proposed that the winner of their game could ask the loser to do one thing, and Qian Renxue agreed on the condition that neither could refuse or break their promise.
• Qian Renxue pinned Su Xian down and tickled him for teasing her, but he turned the tables and tickled her in return.
• When Su Xian asked what she would want him to agree to, Qian Renxue said he must not get angry if she ever lied to him in the future.
• Su Xian realized what Qian Renxue had been worrying about, hugged her, and then changed the subject to Texas Hold’em.
• Qian Renxue went all-in with a pair of fives, and Su Xian folded despite holding three aces so she could win.

After losing a rigged card game to Qian Renxue, Su Xian was summoned by Nan Gongling and tried to avoid joining the Royal Fight Team. He agreed to compete after learning she expected him to attend the Royal Academy, while Xue Ye watched with satisfaction.

• Su Xian let Qian Renxue win their card game after repeatedly replacing the chips she lost, and she reminded him of his promise.
• Maid Qin Yao summoned Su Xian to see Nan Gongling, who teased him about taking Qian Renxue to the Soul Arena.
• Su Xian suspected the Soul Arena staff had reported his visit and guessed that Qin Ming had helped Xue Ye pressure him to join the Royal Fight Team.
• Nan Gongling said she did not want him risking his life in the Soul Master Competition but ordered him to attend the Royal Academy and study.
• Su Xian declared that he would join the Soul Battle Competition, then left to seek comfort from Qian Renxue as Xue Ye emerged and celebrated his success.

Su Xian realized Nan Gongling had tricked him into continuing at the Royal Academy, then blamed Xue Ye for the scheme. Meanwhile, Wei Tongling tried to recruit the Defense Clan to build for the First Prince, and Niu Gao agreed after seeing the offered cards.

• Su Xian gave up on confronting Nan Gongling and vowed to make Xue Ye help him someday.
• Wei Tongling asked Niu Gao to have the Defense Clan construct buildings for the First Prince, and Niu Gao questioned whether the request concealed an attempt to annex the clan.
• Niu Gao refused, so Wei Tongling opened the first Brocade Sack and found a Purple Gold Card.
• Niu Gao grew furious at the offer, and Wei Tongling opened the second and third Brocade Sacks, finding a Black Gold Card and a red gold card.
• Niu Gao abruptly claimed the Defense Clan would reluctantly accept the construction work, leaving Wei Tongling stunned.

Niu Gao agreed to take the Defense Clan to Heaven Dou City to carry out construction work after Wei Tongling offered a hundred thousand gold coins, which Niu Gao promptly collected. At the Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue encouraged Su Xian to join the Soul Master Competition, hoping he would gain experience and eventually earn Qian Daoliu's recognition.

• After seeing Wei Tongling's Red Gold Card, Niu Gao agreed to gather the Defense Clan and leave for Heaven Dou City the next day.
• Niu Gao insisted on receiving payment first, and Wei Tongling handed him the card with one hundred thousand gold coins.
• Niu Gao accepted the card and hurried to Dragon Rise City's money vault to withdraw the funds.
• At the Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue concluded that Su Xian could safely take part in the Soul Master Competition and hoped his strength would win Qian Daoliu's support.
• Su Xian protested that keeping Qian Renxue company was important, but she urged him to cultivate and compete.

Meng Shenji returned to urge Su Xian to train with the Royal Fight First Team before the Soul Master Competition, but Su Xian refused and insisted he did not need coordination. He persuaded Meng Shenji to make him an ace substitute instead, leaving him free to avoid training until the finals.

• Meng Shenji visited Su Xian again and asked him to train with the team to improve their coordination before the Soul Master Competition.
• Su Xian angrily accused Meng Shenji of scheming to make him attend the academy and train with the team.
• Su Xian declared that he could win without coordination and told the team to focus on defeating opponents for him.
• Meng Shenji challenged Su Xian to prove his strength against the Royal Fight First Team and make someone withdraw from the first team.
• Su Xian refused to take an official team spot and persuaded Meng Shenji to appoint him an ace substitute for the finals.

Qian Renxue instructed a group of newly purchased slave women on the Prince's Residence's rules and promised that those who learned court etiquette could regain commoner status. Afterward, she and Su Xian went to prepare the rules and materials for the games planned for Entertainment City.

• Qian Renxue told the hundred women that they could live in peace at the Prince's Residence and regain commoner status by passing their etiquette training.
• Qian Renxue ordered Qin Yao to take the women to the matrons and oversee their lessons.
• Qian Renxue asked Su Xian to teach her Texas Hold'em so she could compile a booklet explaining the rules for Entertainment City.
• Su Xian agreed to return to their room with Qian Renxue to organize the rules and regulations for the games.
• Qian Renxue asked Su Xian to carry her, and he gave in before joking with her as they left.

Su Xian began teaching the residence cooks Huaiyang cuisine as he prepared to expand his cooking operation. Meanwhile, Meng Shenji secretly recruited Yu Tianmin to help curb the First Prince’s influence, setting up a new scheme against Su Xian.

• Su Xian planned to use Niu Gao and Titan to make game materials that could resist Mental Power and Soul Power.
• Su Xian gathered the five cooks and announced that he would teach them new cooking methods so they could train more cooks.
• Mo Tala and the other cooks eagerly accepted the task, hoping their work would secure their place in the residence after Qian Renxue promised servants a chance to shed their slave status.
• Su Xian led the cooks to the kitchen and began teaching them Huaiyang cuisine.
• Meng Shenji met Yu Tianmin in a bamboo grove and asked her to blunt the First Prince’s edge, warning her to keep the matter secret.

Su Xian rushed to stop Xue Wuji from fighting Nalan Xiao, but trapped his younger brother in an energy net and accused him of impersonating a prince. Xue Wuji was left stunned as Su Xian ordered him taken to prison.

• A maid told Su Xian that Xue Wuji had gotten into a fight with Nalan Xiao, so Su Xian hurried to the scene.
• Xue Wuji challenged Nalan Xiao to continue their fight, while the Patrol Captain worried about intervening between the prince and the marquis’s son.
• Nalan Xiao sensed something amiss near the Saint Hall, withdrew his martial soul, and offered to spar with Xue Wuji at his residence another time.
• As Xue Wuji tried to attack Nalan Xiao, Su Xian captured him in an energy net that absorbed his Soul Power.
• Su Xian let Nalan Xiao leave, then ordered the guards to take Xue Wuji to the Great Prison for impersonating a prince.

Su Xian ordered Xue Wuji sent to the Great Prison for fighting in the streets, and an imperial decree confirmed the punishment. After Xue Wuji was taken away, Su Xian urged Xue Mingtong to pursue the Crown Prince position.

• Su Xian mocked Xue Wuji and threatened him with a massive hammer until Xue Wuji agreed to accept imprisonment.
• Xue Mingtong arrived and quietly told Su Xian that the attackers probably had not targeted Nalan Tianqing.
• Su Xian ordered the Patrol Captain to take Xue Wuji to the Great Prison and keep him there until further notice.
• A palace-dressed woman delivered the emperor’s decree ordering Xue Wuji’s imprisonment, and the crowd cheered as he was taken away.
• Su Xian told Xue Mingtong to work toward becoming Crown Prince, leaving Xue Mingtong uneasy about the prospect.

Su Xian investigated why Xue Wuji had fought Nalan Xiao and worried that the clash could destabilize the border negotiations and provoke war. In the prison, Xue Wuji claimed he had challenged Nalan Xiao to win a title for the imperial family, and Xue Ye drew his sword in fury.

• Su Xian considered whether Spirit Hall or the Star Luo Empire had instigated Xue Wuji and Nalan Xiao’s fight, and feared its impact on the border negotiations.
• Su Xian changed course and went to the Great Prison, where Xue Ye and Xue Mingtong arrived soon after.
• Xue Wuji acted carefree in his cell until Xue Ye demanded that he explain the fight.
• Xue Wuji said he had recently become a Soul Elder and challenged Nalan Xiao to claim a Heaven Dou Four Heroes title for the imperial family.
• Xue Ye asked whether anyone had provoked Xue Wuji, then drew his sword when Xue Wuji innocently asked what he was looking for.

Su Xian and Xue Mingtong punished Xue Wuji for causing trouble, while Xue Ye ordered them to teach him a lesson without leaving external injuries. The brothers continued beating Xue Wuji in the prison as his cries echoed through it.

• Su Xian pretended to plead for Xue Wuji before kicking him twice while claiming his leg had cramped.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Wuji to reflect in prison and barred him from leaving without an imperial decree.
• Su Xian and Xue Mingtong restrained Xue Wuji, stripped off his clothes, and bound him with his pants.
• Xue Ye returned, kicked Xue Wuji, and told Su Xian and Xue Mingtong to go easy so the Empress Dowager would not see external injuries.
• Su Xian and Xue Mingtong covered Xue Wuji with a blanket and beat him as he cried out in pain.

Su Xian persuaded Xue Wuji that his imprisonment and beating were for the empire’s sake, then returned to his residence and found Xue Ke and Yu Tianmin there with Qian Renxue. The chapter left Su Xian preparing to address Qian Renxue’s jealousy.

• Su Xian told Xue Wuji that his punishment was necessary because Nalan Tianqing was negotiating with the Star Luo Empire, and Xue Mingtong confirmed the situation.
• Xue Wuji accepted that he had been wrong and agreed to stay in prison for a while, while Xue Mingtong remained behind after Su Xian left.
• Su Xian returned home and found Xue Ke, Qian Renxue, and Yu Tianmin in the main hall.
• Qian Renxue handed Xue Ke to Su Xian and pointed out that Xue Ke had come looking for him, while showing displeasure at Yu Tianmin’s presence.
• Su Xian suspected Qian Renxue was jealous and decided he would teach her a lesson that night.

Su Xian confronted Yu Tianmin over joining the Royal Fight Team, then accepted her challenge to a soul battle after Qian Renxue pushed him to take part. He defeated Yu Tianmin with three Capture Cannons and claimed the right to lead the team.

• Yu Tianmin told Su Xian she opposed his joining the team because his lower Soul Power could jeopardize their chances in the competition.
• Su Xian tried to persuade Yu Tianmin to ask Meng Shenji to exclude him, but Qian Renxue encouraged him to participate.
• Su Xian asserted that the empire controlled the academy and challenged Yu Tianmin, wagering that the winner would lead the Royal Fight Team.
• Yu Tianmin agreed to the wager, adding that Su Xian would have to follow the academy's arrangements if she won.
• Su Xian fired three Capture Cannons and wrapped Yu Tianmin in a net, leaving her bound on the ground.

Su Xian defeated Yu Tianmin and secured the captaincy of the Royal Fight Team, while Qian Renxue celebrated his victory. After Yu Tianmin admitted defeat, she tried to kick him, but Su Xian knocked her down again and pretended to be injured.

• Su Xian taunted Yu Tianmin after defeating her, and Qian Renxue joined him on the stage and called him her husband.
• Qian Renxue praised Su Xian, then pinched his waist and left with Xue Ke.
• Su Xian pressured Yu Tianmin to admit defeat, and she finally conceded and acknowledged her loss.
• Yu Tianmin attacked Su Xian after he freed her, but his red light blasted her away and he trapped her in energy nets again.
• Su Xian pretended to be injured and called Yu Tianmin an assassin, leaving her furious and close to tears.

After the guards detained Yu Tianmin for the supposed assassination attempt, Su Xian pretended to be injured so Qian Renxue would carry him away. In private, he revealed his plan to deal with the person who sent Yu Tianmin, while Qian Renxue demanded half of whatever compensation he collected.

• The Prince's Residence guards surrounded the Soul Arena and restrained Yu Tianmin as Qian Renxue rushed to Su Xian's side.
• Su Xian pretended to be badly hurt and let Qian Renxue carry him to their bedroom.
• Su Xian admitted he had tricked Qian Renxue and explained that he planned to settle privately with the person who had sent Yu Tianmin to frame him.
• Qian Renxue agreed to keep the matter quiet, then teased Su Xian and demanded half of his future compensation.
• Qian Renxue playfully attacked Su Xian with a pillow before warning him that news of the incident could spread.