Chapter Summaries

Xiao Chen put Zhu Zhuqing through physical tests without Soul Power, and she repeatedly exhausted herself and fainted while Xiao Wu watched. After Xiao Chen revived her and completed the data collection, Zhu Zhuqing’s favorability toward him increased, and he began planning her special training regimen.

• Xiao Chen had Zhu Zhuqing hold a horse stance without using Soul Power while he recorded her physical limits.
• Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly lost her strength and collapsed against Xiao Chen, eventually fainting as Xiao Wu cheered her on.
• Xiao Chen fed the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing herbs and Small Fish Jerky, and she woke to find that he had been preparing a training plan.
• Zhu Zhuqing completed the remaining tests after fainting several more times, and Xiao Chen finished collecting her data.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s favorability toward Xiao Chen increased, and he told her to rest while he devised her special training regimen.

Dai Mubai tried to manipulate Xiao Chen into switching Soul Battle opponents so he could take revenge on Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Chen saw through his scheme. Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai and openly kissed Xiao Chen, leaving Dai Mubai furious and regretful.

• Xiao Chen intimidated Dai Mubai into explaining that he wanted to switch Soul Battle opponents and offered favors, including introducing Zhu Zhuqing's older sister.
• Dai Mubai planned to face Zhu Zhuqing in the arena and humiliate her publicly as revenge for her earlier kick.
• Xiao Chen recognized Dai Mubai's real motive, and Zhu Zhuqing realized that Dai Mubai intended to harm her.
• Zhu Zhuqing sat on Xiao Chen's thigh, declared that she wanted to return the pleasure he had given her, and kissed him.
• Dai Mubai watched them kiss and regretted that he had once left Zhu Zhuqing behind.

After Dai Mubai insulted Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Chen confronted him and forced him to roll out of the room at swordpoint. Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai to Xiao Chen’s judgment, while Dai Mubai departed nursing a grudge against them both.

• Dai Mubai shouted at Zhu Zhuqing for flirting with Xiao Chen, then trembled under Xiao Chen’s overwhelming pressure.
• Xiao Chen told Xiao Wu to keep Zhu Zhuqing company while he dealt with Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu kissed Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai begged Xiao Chen to spare him and promised never to approach Zhu Zhuqing again.
• Xiao Chen checked Zhu Zhuqing’s feelings, then ordered Dai Mubai to roll back to his private room.
• When Dai Mubai tried to leave on foot, Xiao Chen drew the God Slaying Sword and threatened him, forcing Dai Mubai to roll out of the room.

Dai Mubai plotted with Tang San to kill Xiao Chen using two thousand-year Soul Beasts and Tang San’s hidden weapons. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang approached Zhu Zhuqing under the pretense of warning her about Xiao Chen, intending to exploit her.

• Dai Mubai rolled back to his room under Xiao Chen’s pressure and vowed revenge against him.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San agreed to lure two thousand-year Soul Beasts toward Xiao Chen during a hunt for Tang San’s third Soul Ring, with Tang San planning to use hidden weapons.
• Yu Xiaogang saw that Zhu Zhuqing’s next match was against Xiao Chen and claimed he needed to talk her out of it.
• Yu Xiaogang went to confront Zhu Zhuqing, privately intending to use his position as a teacher to manipulate and threaten her.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Xiao Chen with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then accused Xiao Chen of harming Zhu Zhuqing.

Yu Xiaogang tried to turn Zhu Zhuqing against Xiao Chen and persuade her to return to his instruction, but Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu exposed his excuses and motives. Zhu Zhuqing rejected Yu Xiaogang, and Xiao Chen carried her away as their spirit battle was about to begin.

• Yu Xiaogang criticized Xiao Chen for arranging Zhu Zhuqing's match against a Three-ring Soul Master and offered to train her himself.
• Zhu Zhuqing said Xiao Chen would make her stronger, but Yu Xiaogang claimed Xiao Chen lacked the knowledge and experience to teach her.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Wu challenged Yu Xiaogang's credentials, citing his limited theories, past defeat, and failure at Nuoding Academy.
• Xiao Chen accused Yu Xiaogang of coveting Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing told Yu Xiaogang that he disgusted her.
• Xiao Chen carried Zhu Zhuqing away, saying their spirit battle was about to start.

Xiao Chen staged a one-on-one soul battle against Zhu Zhuqing, using the match to guide her and raise her favorability. After overpowering her attacks and putting her in an embarrassing position, he urged her to seize her own future, and she agreed.

• Xiao Chen entered the arena carrying Zhu Zhuqing and revealed that she was his opponent, Nether Cat.
• The referee began the match, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Xiao Chen with Hell Stab and Nether Hundred Claws, but neither technique harmed him.
• Xiao Chen grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's legs as she tried to retreat and pulled her toward him, leaving her unable to land another effective attack.
• Xiao Chen asked whether Zhu Zhuqing wanted to seize her future and change her fate, and she answered that she wanted to seize her future with her own hands.

Zhu Zhuqing fought Xiao Chen by holding him in a tight scissor hold, while Yu Xiaogang left the arena and borrowed 5,000 Gold Soul Coins from Flender. Flender followed him to a noble pleasure house, discovered he had hired a girl, and angrily slapped him.

• Zhu Zhuqing kept attacking Xiao Chen and locked his head between her legs, holding on despite their difference in strength.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the fight resentfully, then asked Flender to lend him 5,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Flender lent Yu Xiaogang the money, and Zhao Wuji suspected Yu Xiaogang planned to spend it on women.
• Flender followed Yu Xiaogang and found him at a noble pleasure house waiting with a hired girl.
• Yu Xiaogang said he had come to relieve stress, and Flender slapped him while condemning his treatment of Sister Erlong.

Flender beat Yu Xiaogang for betraying Liu'er Long and ordered him confined to the academy. After hearing that Xiao Chen had registered for a team battle, Flender went to find out how confident he was, but overheard a startling conversation outside Xiao Chen's room.

• Flender beat Yu Xiaogang and said he would tell Liu'er Long that Yu Xiaogang had hired prostitutes rather than take responsibility for her.
• Flender dragged Yu Xiaogang back to the academy and ordered Zhao Wuji to revoke his privileges and prevent him from leaving unsupervised.
• Zhao Wuji told Flender that Xiao Chen, Zhu Zhuqing, and Little San had registered for a team spirit fight.
• Flender took Zhao Wuji's money and went to ask Xiao Chen how confident he was of winning the battle.
• Flender stopped outside Xiao Chen's room and overheard someone asking whether eating something of Xiao Chen's would make their Martial Soul mutate.

Xiao Chen helped Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul begin mutating, then spoke with Flender about his attack on Yu Xiaogang. He agreed to help Flender separate Liu Erlong from Yu Xiaogang by finding her a suitable match, while privately considering himself for the role.

• Xiao Chen comforted Zhu Zhuqing as her Martial Soul mutation caused her to lose control, then covered her and noticed Flender had arrived.
• Flender asked why Xiao Chen had attacked Yu Xiaogang despite their connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Xiao Chen defended his actions.
• Flender explained his concerns about Yu Xiaogang and asked Xiao Chen for help with Liu Erlong.
• Xiao Chen said Yu Xiaogang was unworthy of Liu Erlong and proposed introducing her to a suitable peer from the clan.

Xiao Chen struck a deal with Flender to arrange Liu Erlong’s marriage and manipulate the odds on Xiao Chen’s upcoming team battle. The chapter ended with Flender rushing off with Xiao Chen’s cards as Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul mutation succeeded.

• Flender agreed to help keep Liu Erlong away from Yu Xiaogang and act as her matchmaker.
• Flender asked Xiao Chen to engineer a draw in the upcoming five-versus-five battle, and Xiao Chen agreed for a share of the profits.
• Xiao Chen proposed using paid shills to inflate the betting odds, then wagering on the option with the highest odds.
• Xiao Chen gave Flender a gold card and three Black Gold Cards to fund the scheme, and Flender hurried off to arrange it.
• Xiao Chen noticed that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul mutation had succeeded.

Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul mutation succeeded, raising her Soul Power and granting her Cat Claws ranged attacks. After Xiao Chen explained the improvement, she joined him and Xiao Wu for the upcoming team soul battle.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power rose to the middle of Level 29 as her Cat Claws and cat ears changed during the Martial Soul mutation.
• Zhu Zhuqing realized she had moved onto Xiao Chen while enduring the mutation, then asked him to pull away; Xiao Chen moved her onto the sofa.
• Zhu Zhuqing tested her altered Martial Soul and discovered her Cat Claws could strike targets from a distance and strengthen her soul skills.
• Xiao Chen assessed that Zhu Zhuqing could contend with a three-ring Soul Master, and Xiao Wu reminded her they were on the same side.
• Xiao Chen, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing set out for the five-versus-five team soul battle, and Zhu Zhuqing’s favorability toward Xiao Chen increased.

Xiao Chen led the Nameless Team into a three-against-seven match against the Divine Soldier Team, dismissing Flender’s intelligence and relying on his own strength. He effortlessly crushed the team’s Hammer Man and left the match poised to continue with the injured opponent expected to recover and fight again.

• Flender gave Xiao Chen, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing information about their opponents, but Xiao Chen destroyed it and headed for the arena.
• The referee introduced the Divine Soldier Team and the Nameless Team, noting that Xiao Chen and the two women would face seven opponents.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing retreated to the edge of the stage while Xiao Chen confronted the Divine Soldier Team alone.
• Hammer Man charged Xiao Chen and made crude remarks about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Chen caught his hammer with one hand.
• Hammer Man boosted his attack with three Soul Skills, but Xiao Chen slammed him into the ground and left him unable to fight.
• Xiao Chen asked the referee to have Hammer Man recover, then told him to return and entertain him with everything he had.

Xiao Chen let Hammer Man recover, but the Divine Soldier Team used the opportunity to surround him and attack together. He emerged unharmed, then defeated all seven with one sword strike and called on Zhu Qing and Xiao Wu to take their turn.

• Xiao Chen asked the referee to let Hammer Man recover before continuing the fight, and Hammer Man agreed to pay for treatment.
• After recovering, Hammer Man joined the other six members of the Divine Soldier Team in surrounding Xiao Chen and launching all twenty-one of their Soul Skills.
• Xiao Chen walked out of their attack unharmed and mocked the team for their weak combined strength.
• Xiao Chen struck once with invisible sword aura, severely injuring the seven men and destroying their ability to speak.
• The Divine Soldier Team tried to flee the arena, but Xiao Chen’s sword auras blocked their escape, and he called for Zhu Qing and Xiao Wu to act.

Xiao Chen made the injured Divine Soldier Team fight Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, who defeated all seven and won the match for the Nameless Team. After returning to their private room, Zhu Zhuqing proactively sought Xiao Chen’s help with her cultivation.

• Xiao Chen sent Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu to fight the seven injured members of the Divine Soldier Team, threatening another sword strike if they lost.
• Zhu Zhuqing held off three opponents while Xiao Chen watched, and Xiao Wu fought four opponents.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu defeated the Divine Soldier Team, and the referee declared the Nameless Team the winner.
• Flender arrived to celebrate the winnings and told Xiao Chen that the Great Soul Arena organizers wanted to promote him.
• Zhu Zhuqing approached Xiao Chen for help with her cultivation, increasing her favorability and his physical attributes before Xiao Wu joined them.

After seeing Xiao Chen overwhelm the Divine Soldier Team, Dai Mubai decided to have him killed that night and recruited Tang San and the others to help fund the assassins. The group prepared a poison-backed assassination plan, and Dai Mubai returned to his room confident Xiao Chen would die.

• Dai Mubai learned that Xiao Chen had grown powerful enough to suppress seven Three-ring Soul Masters and became furious after hearing about Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai demanded that Tang San break through to level 30 that night, but Tang San said he needed until the following night.
• Tang San recommended hiring two Veteran Five-ring Soul Kings or a Six-ring Soul Emperor, with one assassin using Tang San's poison.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire, then admitted he had run away from home and needed the others' savings to pay for the assassins.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar handed over their savings, while Tang San sold hidden weapons and poisons to cover the remaining cost.
• Dai Mubai arranged the assassination and returned confident that Xiao Chen would die, while Tang San assured him his poison was reliable.

After leaving the arena, Xiao Chen took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing into a nearby forest, where two Soul King assassins ambushed them with Dai Mubai hiding nearby. Xiao Chen killed both assassins and then turned his attention to Dai Mubai, whose three legs were struck with unbearable pain.

• Flender let Xiao Chen leave with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhao Wuji dragged Yu Xiaogang back toward the academy and Tang San sided with Flender.
• Tang San privately resolved that Xiao Chen would die that night, while Dai Mubai went ahead to a place where he could find women.
• In the forest, Xiao Chen sensed two assassins and identified Dai Mubai hiding behind them; Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to defend themselves.
• The two level-55 Soul King assassins attacked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, but Xiao Chen restrained them and killed them with his soul skills.
• Xiao Chen called out Dai Mubai, who stayed hidden until pain struck his three legs and made him scream.

Xiao Chen crippled Dai Mubai but spared him, then spent the night with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. The next morning, he drew a card for basic staff techniques and looked forward to meeting Meng Yiran when Tang San went to hunt for his third Soul Ring.

• Xiao Chen broke Dai Mubai’s legs and crushed his third leg, but spared him after Dai Mubai begged for mercy.
• Xiao Chen left with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai crawled away, vowing to reveal his identity and take revenge.
• Xiao Chen drew a card that gave him mastery of basic staff techniques and anticipated meeting Meng Yiran during Tang San’s hunt for a third Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing left to cultivate, and Xiao Chen called on Xiao Wu after she pretended to sleep.

Ning Rongrong woke up, grew jealous when she saw Xiao Chen with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then learned Dai Mubai had hired assassins to kill him. Xiao Chen faced a crowd of Soul Masters recruited by Dai Mubai, and began exposing Dai Mubai’s past as a coward.

• Ning Rongrong saw Xiao Chen return with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, but set aside her jealousy after Xiao Wu told her Dai Mubai had arranged an assassination attempt against Xiao Chen.
• Ning Rongrong resolved to give Xiao Chen a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Signal Flare to protect him.
• Ma Hongjun called Xiao Chen out, and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing went outside after him.
• Tang San and dozens of Soul Masters confronted Xiao Chen, demanding that he answer for injuring Dai Mubai and threatening him with violence.
• Xiao Chen mocked Dai Mubai as a coward and began to recount what Dai Mubai had done in the Star Luo Empire.

Xiao Chen exposed Dai Mubai’s royal-family secret, turning the Soul Masters against him, then let Tang San and the others leave while planning to deprive Tang San and Oscar of their expected Soul Rings. That night, Ning Rongrong secretly took Xiao Chen outside and confessed her feelings through a private, intimate encounter.

• Xiao Chen revealed that Dai Mubai had fled the Star Luo Empire to avoid competing with Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuqing confirmed his account.
• The Soul Masters abandoned Dai Mubai, while Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San distanced themselves from him and pledged loyalty to Xiao Chen before leaving.
• Flender announced that Tang San and Oscar had both reached level 30 and would travel with Zhao Wuji to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts.
• That night, Ning Rongrong woke Xiao Chen and asked whether he liked her personality; Xiao Chen reassured her, and they kissed and embraced.

Xiao Chen took Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing ahead to an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest, where he reached level forty and defeated Canghui Academy’s fighters. He forced the academy’s leader to kneel, just as Meng Yiran arrived at the inn.

• Xiao Chen carried Ning Rongrong into a carriage and traveled ahead with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing while Zhao Wuji’s group continued on foot.
• At the inn near the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Chen used a Soul Power Enhancement Card to reach level forty.
• Several Canghui Academy students threatened Xiao Chen and the girls, so Xiao Chen crippled them and silenced the inn.
• The Canghui Academy leader tried to attack Xiao Chen with his Mysterious Tortoise Martial Soul, but Xiao Chen crushed his Soul Skill and forced him to kneel.
• Meng Yiran arrived at the inn with another figure and looked toward Xiao Chen.