Chapter Summaries

Gu Ye returned to Bibi Dong’s bedchamber and performed surgery on her second martial soul, while Bibi Dong confirmed her attraction to him. She revealed that she possessed twin martial souls and demanded that he become her man, leaving him to choose between accepting her or facing the consequences.

• After returning to Spirit Hall, Gu Ye followed a guard to Bibi Dong’s bedchamber despite suspecting her intentions.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Ye to help improve her second martial soul, and he began the surgery using Surgical Space.
• During the operation, Bibi Dong realized that Gu Ye stirred excitement in her and decided she wanted him as her man.
• After the surgery, Bibi Dong told Gu Ye she possessed twin martial souls and explained that revealing the secret meant he could not simply leave.
• Bibi Dong asked Gu Ye whether he would become hers, or choose the alternative.

Gu Ye accepted Bibi Dong’s offer to become her man, then kissed her and went with her to her bedroom. While Bibi Dong and Gu Ye were together, Duo'er and Hu Liena wondered why Bibi Dong had summoned him.

• Gu Ye wrestled with Bibi Dong’s offer before deciding that he would become her man.
• Gu Ye kissed Bibi Dong, and she allowed him to hold her and carry her into her bedroom.
• Bibi Dong told Gu Ye to serve her, and the two began an intimate encounter in her room.
• Duo'er lamented that Gu Ye would soon leave Spirit Hall, while Hu Liena wondered why Bibi Dong had summoned him.

Qian Renxue worried that Bibi Dong might pursue Gu Ye, while Tang Hao prepared to protect Tang San on a future trip to Spirit Hall. Gu Ye and Bibi Dong became lovers, and the chapter ended with Duo'er wondering whether Gu Ye had spent the night in Bibi Dong's palace.

• Qian Renxue reviewed information on Spirit Master teams, sent Kadan a letter, and worried that Bibi Dong might make a move on Gu Ye.
• Tang Hao noticed a Spirit Hall spy following him and decided to find someone to treat his injuries before accompanying Tang San to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong told Gu Ye that he was her man, and the two resumed their passionate encounter in her sleeping palace.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Ye fell asleep together after their night together.
• Duo'er wondered whether Gu Ye had stayed in Bibi Dong's sleeping palace after Bibi Dong summoned him.

Gu Ye spent several days with Bibi Dong before leaving Spirit City to return to Heaven Dou City, while Bibi Dong accepted her feelings for him and the Rakshasa God said she could now complete her seventh divine test. He returned with the tournament finals approaching, wondering how Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others were doing.

• Bibi Dong claimed Gu Ye as her man, and he told her he would need to leave soon to return to his teaching duties and disciple.
• Bibi Dong let Gu Ye carry and care for her, and the two spent more time together while the Rakshasa God said Bibi Dong had opened the knot in her heart and could complete her seventh divine test.
• Gu Ye agreed to help Hu Liena strengthen her martial soul's charm ability, then left Spirit City as Duo'er and Hu Liena saw him off.
• Bibi Dong watched Gu Ye depart and vowed to wait for his return, while Duo'er and Hu Liena resolved to cultivate for the finals.
• Gu Ye returned to Heaven Dou City after more than twenty days away and decided not to tell Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others what had happened at Spirit Hall.

Gu Ye spotted Tang Hao traveling with his younger sister Tang Yuehua and followed them as Spirit Hall spies tailed their carriage. Tang Hao killed six spies and left Tang Yuehua near Heaven Dou City, unaware that their leader had escaped.

• Gu Ye sensed Tang Hao inside a carriage and followed it, recognizing Tang Yuehua as the woman accompanying him.
• Gu Ye noticed Spirit Hall spies tracking the carriage, while Tang Hao revealed he had allowed them to follow so he could kill them away from the city.
• Tang Yuehua asked about Tang Hao’s injuries, and he told her he planned to visit Ah Yin before returning to watch over Tang San.
• Tang Hao left the carriage and killed six Spirit Hall spies, believing he had eliminated them all.
• Tang Hao urged Tang Yuehua to return to Moonlight Pavilion by a detour, then left as she watched him go.

Gu Ye followed Tang Yuehua after Tang Hao left, but a Spirit Hall scout ambushed her carriage, killed her guard, and knocked her unconscious. Just as the scout considered violating her, Gu Ye intervened and revealed a Spirit Hall elder token, leaving the scout kneeling before him.

• Gu Ye found the corpses of the scouts Tang Hao had killed and followed Tang Yuehua's carriage.
• A hidden Spirit Hall scout tracked Tang Yuehua and attacked her guard on the road near Heaven Dou City.
• The scout defeated and killed Tang Yuehua's guard, then knocked Tang Yuehua unconscious and prepared to assault her.
• Gu Ye emerged from behind a tree and rebuked the scout for his intentions toward Tang Yuehua.
• Gu Ye showed his Spirit Hall elder token, and the scout knelt and begged for forgiveness.

Gu Ye rescued the unconscious Tang Yuehua from a Spirit Hall scout and brought her to his Medical Hall in Heaven Dou City. After learning his identity and spending time with him, Tang Yuehua felt drawn to him and volunteered to help clean the hall.

• Gu Ye stopped a Spirit Hall scout from harming Tang Yuehua, claimed her as his, and sent the scout back to report to Salas.
• Gu Ye treated Tang Yuehua, carried her to Heaven Dou City, and drove her to his Medical Hall.
• Tang Yuehua woke in the carriage, learned Gu Ye had supposedly rescued her, and recognized him as the famous Medical Hall owner.
• Gu Ye helped Tang Yuehua down from the carriage and let her rest at the Medical Hall.
• Tang Yuehua offered to help Gu Ye clean the dusty Medical Hall and took up the work when he doubted her ability.

Tang Yuehua cleaned Gu Ye’s clinic while he prepared dinner, and she chose to stay the night after the two grew closer over their meal. Meanwhile, Salas learned that Tang Yuehua had been rescued by someone carrying a Spirit Hall elder’s token and planned to visit Moonlight Pavilion the next day.

• Tang Yuehua realized Gu Ye expected her to clean the clinic and worked until the main hall was spotless, while Gu Ye cleaned the rooms and cooked in the rear courtyard.
• A Spirit Hall scout reported to Salas that Gu Ye had rescued Tang Yuehua with an elder’s token and that she might be Moonlight Pavilion’s owner; Salas decided to visit the pavilion the next day.
• Gu Ye comforted Tang Yuehua, shared dinner with her, and learned that she was the Pavilion Master of Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua decided to stay at the clinic overnight, and Gu Ye offered to help her after her waist began hurting from the work.

Gu Ye treated Tang Yuehua’s fatigue with a massage at the Medical Hall, and she realized she had fallen for him. Meanwhile, Liu Erlong and the four women at Blue Tyrant Academy waited for Gu Ye to return, unaware that he was already back; Tang Yuehua ended the night dreaming about him.

• Gu Ye helped Tang Yuehua bathe and prepared to massage her at the Medical Hall.
• Tang Yuehua relaxed as Gu Ye massaged her back and waist, while he tested her response to his touch.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Jiang Zhu asked Liu Erlong when Gu Ye would return, and the women shared that they missed him and planned to keep Liu Erlong company.
• Tang Yuehua realized she had fallen for Gu Ye and decided she might confess her feelings later, but she thanked him instead of stopping him when he left.
• Tang Yuehua dreamed that Gu Ye returned her feelings, then woke at dawn embarrassed and blamed the dream on him.

Tang Yuehua returned to Moonlight Pavilion with Gu Ye, where Platinum Bishop Salas threatened her and tried to exploit her ties to Tang Hao. Gu Ye protected her by kissing her in front of Salas, then sent her inside and stayed behind to face him.

• Tang Yuehua cleaned up before Gu Ye arrived, and he took her to Moonlight Pavilion after breakfast.
• Salas arrived with the spy who had attacked Tang Yuehua and threatened her and Moonlight Pavilion, revealing that she was Tang Hao’s younger sister.
• Gu Ye comforted Tang Yuehua and whispered that she should follow his instructions and not resist.
• Gu Ye kissed Tang Yuehua to provoke Salas, and Tang Yuehua willingly returned the kiss.
• Gu Ye sent Tang Yuehua inside Moonlight Pavilion, then faced Salas alone.

Gu Ye used a supreme Spirit Hall token to make Salas back down and keep his identity secret. Inside Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua confessed her feelings, but Gu Ye asked her to wait before he gave her an answer.

• Gu Ye revealed his token to Salas, who recognized its authority, apologized, and promised not to target Tang Yuehua or expose Gu Ye's identity.
• Salas ordered his scout to obey Gu Ye, then left Moonlight Pavilion with his men.
• Tang Yuehua checked that Gu Ye was unharmed, and he reassured her that Salas would not return.
• Tang Yuehua confessed that she had fallen for Gu Ye and kissed him.
• Tang Yuehua worried Gu Ye would judge her for her reputation and age, but Gu Ye asked her to wait until he was ready to answer her feelings.
• Tang Yuehua promised she would wait for Gu Ye as long as necessary.

Gu Ye returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, prepared its team for the advancement matches, and accompanied them to the Imperial Hunting Grounds. As the matches were about to begin, Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe arrived, with Xue Qinghe seeking to question Gu Ye about his time at Spirit Hall.

• Gu Ye left Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion and returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Zhu Zhuqing and the others welcomed him and told him about their progress.
• Gu Ye briefed Blue Tyrant Academy's seven competitors on the tournament rules and spent an evening with Liu Erlong and Zhu Zhuqing, warning Zhu Zhuqing about a powerful opponent at Spirit Hall.
• Three days later, Gu Ye and the Blue Tyrant Academy group arrived at the Imperial Hunting Grounds, where Roxon escorted them to their assigned barracks for the advancement matches.
• Gu Ye assigned the group their rooms, sharing one with Liu Erlong, while Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Jiang Zhu roomed together.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited the barracks, and Xue Qinghe looked to Gu Ye for details about what he had done at Spirit Hall.

Blue Tyrant Academy drew a bye in the first round of the promotion tournament, while Blazing Fire Academy defeated Fabia Academy through Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu. Gu Ye left the competition ground to meet Xue Qinghe and unexpectedly encountered Consort Ming, whose intense interest in him puzzled the Crown Prince.

• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited Liu Erlong's courtyard, then Xue Qinghe left Gu Ye a pointed look before departing.
• Blue Tyrant Academy drew a bye, and Blazing Fire Academy's Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu defeated Fabia Academy after each winning several consecutive matches.
• Gu Ye noticed Xue Qinghe watching him from the VIP stand and left the competition ground to speak with him.
• Xue Ye watched the tournament and planned to ask Gu Ye to treat Consort Ming, who was resting in his camp.
• Gu Ye followed Xue Qinghe to the Crown Prince's camp, where Consort Ming greeted Gu Ye excitedly before composing herself and acknowledging Xue Qinghe.

Gu Ye reassured Qian Renxue about his time at Spirit Hall and learned she planned to attack Tang San, advising her against an ambush. After Xue Qinghe left to answer Emperor Xue Ye’s summons, Consort Ming entered Gu Ye’s barracks and revealed she had been thinking about him.

• Gu Ye praised Consort Ming’s beauty, and Qian Renxue showed jealousy before asking him about his month at Spirit Hall.
• Gu Ye told Qian Renxue about Duo'er, Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong’s attempt to recruit him.
• Qian Renxue revealed she was Bibi Dong’s daughter and told Gu Ye she planned to have Spirit Hall attack Tang San’s group after the promotion matches.
• Gu Ye warned Qian Renxue that Tang San would be protected by Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Tang Hao, and urged her to reconsider assassination.
• A soldier summoned Xue Qinghe to meet Emperor Xue Ye, and Consort Ming went to Gu Ye’s barracks while he was alone.
• Consort Ming entered Gu Ye’s room, closed the door, and told him she had been thinking of him since his earlier treatment.

Consort Ming lured Gu Ye into Xue Ye’s barracks room and used her seductive fragrance and Martial Soul to make him waver. As she moved in to claim him, the guards outside also succumbed to her scent.

• Consort Ming took Gu Ye to her room, revealed that she had faked her past illnesses to tempt him, and urged him to treat her again.
• Consort Ming undressed and approached Gu Ye, who struggled against his attraction and the danger of betraying Xue Ye.
• Consort Ming released the pink aura of her Fragrance Martial Soul and moved in close, believing Gu Ye would give in to her.
• The guards outside smelled Consort Ming’s alluring scent and became infatuated, though they could not see inside the barracks room.

Xue Qinghe stayed with Xue Ye to watch the promotion matches while Gu Ye secretly began an affair with Consort Ming. The matches continued through noon, and Gu Ye was still in Consort Ming’s camp as the guards outside mistook their scent for incense.

• Xue Ye kept Xue Qinghe in the VIP seats to watch the matches and identify talents to recruit.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi praised Feng Xiaotian, while Xue Ye planned to ask Xue Qinghe to recruit him.
• Gu Ye gave in to Consort Ming’s provocation, and they began an affair in Xue Ye’s bed.
• Tang San defeated six opponents in the promotion match, revealing his Clear Sky Hammer and impressing Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.
• Dai Mubai and Shui Bing’er each helped their teams win, while Salas considered reporting Tang San’s identity to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong wondered where Gu Ye had gone as the guards outside Consort Ming’s camp enjoyed the fragrance coming from inside.

Gu Ye secretly slept with Xue Ye’s favored consort, Consort Ming, then escaped just before Xue Ye returned. Xue Ye later invited Gu Ye to examine Consort Ming, leaving Gu Ye to enter her room again under the emperor’s own escort.

• Gu Ye and Consort Ming finished their secret encounter, and she asked him to visit her again while they agreed to keep their relationship hidden.
• Consort Ming explained that her unusual fragrance came from her innate constitution and Martial Soul, then sent Gu Ye out through a back door when Xue Ye and his companions returned.
• Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi discussed matters while Consort Ming blended incense, and Gu Ye returned to Xue Qinghe’s barracks.
• Gu Ye ran into Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi as they left, and Xue Qinghe said he had invited Gu Ye over.
• Xue Ye greeted Gu Ye and asked him to examine Consort Ming, so Gu Ye entered her room again with the emperor’s invitation.

Gu Ye examined Consort Ming and told Xue Ye that her fragrance Martial Soul had affected her health, offering to treat her in private over three sessions. After giving her a spirit medicine that raised her Soul Power by three levels, Gu Ye left, with formal treatment set to begin the next day or later.

• Xue Ye brought Gu Ye to Consort Ming's room and asked him to examine her.
• Gu Ye diagnosed Consort Ming's discomfort as weakness and changes caused by her fragrance Martial Soul.
• Gu Ye told Xue Ye that treatment required three private sessions, and Xue Ye agreed to let him treat Consort Ming without anyone else present.
• Gu Ye gave Consort Ming a milky-white medicinal liquid to restore her strength, and her Soul Power rose by three levels.
• Gu Ye said formal treatment could not begin that day and promised to return tomorrow or the day after.

Gu Ye returned to Blue Tyrant Academy after treating Emperor Xue Ye’s consort, then watched Zhu Zhuqing lead the team into its advancement match against Barak Academy. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuqing knocking out her first opponent in one kick and Barak’s enraged teammates rushing forward before the referee stopped them.

• Gu Ye told Liu Erlong and the others that Emperor Xue Ye had kept him to treat Consort Ming, while the consort and Gu Ye secretly exchanged glances at the matches the next day.
• Blue Tyrant Academy prepared for its match against Barak Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing entered first as team captain.
• A Barak Academy fighter teased Zhu Zhuqing and underestimated her, but she revealed her yellow, yellow, purple, and black spirit rings.
• Zhu Zhuqing crossed the arena at immense speed and knocked the Barak fighter unconscious with a single kick.
• Barak Academy’s teammates charged toward Zhu Zhuqing, and the referee stopped them.

Zhu Zhuqing defended herself against Barak Academy’s attempts to overwhelm her and dominated the team fight, defeating all seven opponents. After the match, her hidden strength and Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s protection had drawn the VIPs’ attention.

• Liu Erlong stopped Barak Academy’s members from swarming Zhu Zhuqing, and Platinum Bishop Salas warned them not to enter the stage without permission.
• Zhu Zhuqing faced Barak Academy’s second contestant, whose Sunflower Martial Soul released poisonous mist and a barrage of attacks.
• Lovesick Heartbreak Red protected Zhu Zhuqing, nullifying the attacks and withering the opponent’s flower Martial Soul.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Barak Academy’s remaining five Soul Elder contestants one by one and swept all seven opponents.