Chapter Summaries

Bi Zihan reunited with Qian Renxue after his fight with Chen Xin, pretending to be injured so he could hold her while they returned to Heaven Dou City. At Qian Renxue’s old courtyard, she questioned him about his secrets, but he dodged her questions and the chapter ended with her pressing him to explain himself.

• Qian Renxue found Bi Zihan in a thicket, and he pretended to be badly injured while embracing her.
• Qian Renxue let Bi Zihan hold her before supporting him as they walked toward Heaven Dou City.
• Ghost Leopard assured Ci Xue that Bi Zihan was only pretending to be injured, while Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard discussed his relationship with Qian Renxue and his ties to Spirit Hall.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue went to the courtyard where he had lived as a child, and he revealed that he had lived there from age six to nine.
• Qian Renxue asked Bi Zihan to explain his secrets, including the changed patterns in his eyes, but he deflected her questions.

Bi Zihan explained to Qian Renxue how the Six-Winged Angel mark forced him to develop a dangerous method that sealed his emotions, and they confronted the Angel God when she appeared before them. The Angel God said she had come to discuss something with Bi Zihan, who would have to agree to it.

• Bi Zihan told Qian Renxue that the Six-Winged Angel mark destroyed his attempts to form a second sword intent, so he found an alternative that raised his strength but sealed his emotions.
• Qian Renxue warned Bi Zihan not to use the method again and resented the Angel God for targeting him.
• The marks on Bi Zihan's arm and Qian Renxue's forehead shone, transporting them into a golden space where the Angel God appeared.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue confronted the Angel God, and Qian Renxue stood protectively in front of him.
• The Angel God said she had come to discuss something with Bi Zihan and that he had to agree to it.

The Angel God asked Bi Zihan to split his fifth soul ring so Qian Renxue could use its Light Bloodline and Light Seed to advance her Martial Soul. The Bright Angel refused for now and demanded that Qian Renxue enter Bi Zihan’s Spiritual Sea and climb its ten steps alone.

• The Angel God proposed dividing Bi Zihan’s fifth soul ring into two weakened rings so he and Qian Renxue could absorb them and help her reach the Twelve-Winged Angel.
• Qian Renxue asked whether the plan would harm Bi Zihan, and Bi Zihan said he would agree only if the fifth Fallen Angel consented.
• The Angel God entered Bi Zihan’s Spiritual Sea, where the Evil Eye Saint King challenged her before letting her pass after a voice from beyond the stone gate called him away.
• The Bright Angel heard the Angel God’s proposal, refused to give up her Light Bloodline and Light Seed for now, and told her to bring Qian Renxue to climb the ten steps alone.

The Angel God secured Bright Angel’s agreement to let Qian Renxue attempt the Fallen Angels’ ten-step trial, warning that the climb could be dangerous and might lead to the Slaughtering Angel. Qian Renxue chose to try, and the group entered Bi Zihan’s Spiritual Sea, where the Slaughtering Angel explained the trial’s goal.

• Bright Angel agreed to the Angel God’s proposal on the condition that the inheritor climb the ten steps, warning that the Slaughtering Angel was exceptionally dangerous.
• The Angel God told Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue that they could attempt the trial or choose a peaceful life, and Bi Zihan promised to protect Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue decided to climb the steps so she would not fall behind Bi Zihan, and the Angel God took them to the Spiritual Sea.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue entered through an ancient stone gate as the Fallen Angels awakened and the Slaughtering Angel caught her Cross Spear at the tenth step.
• The Slaughtering Angel told Qian Renxue that she would pass by reaching the Cross Spear, with no time limit or restrictions on her methods.

Qian Renxue faced the ten-step trial and endured visions of temptation, darkness, fire, light, and an illusion concerning Bi Zihan. She reached the tenth step and passed, while Slaughtering Angel said the proposed soul-ring and bloodline matter would have to wait until both of them met the Soul Power requirements.

• Slaughtering Angel stopped Bi Zihan from following Qian Renxue and restrained him as she began the trial.
• Quan saw a glimpse of the future but refused to reveal it, then placed her scepter on the tenth step.
• Qian Renxue climbed the first eight steps, then wept after an illusion concerning Bi Zihan appeared on the ninth.
• Qian Renxue stepped onto the tenth stair, where Quan's scepter shielded her from the Cross Spear's killing aura.
• Quan brought Qian Renxue and the scepter down, and Bi Zihan immediately checked on her.
• Slaughtering Angel confirmed that Qian Renxue had passed but said the soul-ring and bloodline matter had to wait until both Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan could add soul rings.

Quan warned Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue that someone in the God Realm intended to harm them and lent Qian Renxue the Super Divine Artifact Dream Weaver. Back in their bodies, the pair began raising their Soul Power and receiving soul rings and bloodline power from Bright Angel.

• Quan privately warned Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue to beware of the God Realm and lent Qian Renxue Dream Weaver, which she was to give to a future person who resonated with it.
• Bright Angel explained the preparations needed for the soul ring and bloodline process, and Angel God returned Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue to their bodies.
• Qian Renxue ordered Yu Long, Ci Xue, Fourth Enshrinement, and Fifth Enshrinement to guard the courtyard while she and Bi Zihan entered a room to cultivate.
• Bi Zihan reached the level-fifty bottleneck, and Qian Renxue reached the level-sixty bottleneck as Bright Angel formed soul rings for them.
• Bright Angel asked Qian Renxue whether she would resurrect her; satisfied by Qian Renxue's promise, she transmitted her bloodline information and pure bloodline to Qian Renxue.
• Angel God sealed the room with a barrier and worried that the God Realm Committee might discover she had raised their Soul Power.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue absorbed divided powers from the Bright Angel, gaining powerful soul skills and divine gifts. The Angel God proposed their engagement and presented papers for them to review, but neither had agreed aloud by the chapter’s end.

• The Bright Angel divided her power between Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue, strengthening their martial souls and granting them soul rings.
• The Bright Angel gave Bi Zihan the Bow of Light and a left leg soul bone, while he and Qian Renxue reached Soul King and Soul Emperor ranks respectively.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue discovered their new soul skills, including linked survival abilities, healing, protection, and powerful light attacks.
• The Angel God warned them to conceal her role in raising their Soul Power and told Qian Renxue that the Light Seed had opened a second martial soul slot for her.
• The Angel God proposed arranging an engagement and placed two glowing sheets before Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue, but neither answered or signed them.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue signed their engagement contract and chose to marry eight years later. Boye revealed that she was an Indestructible Soul who needed a willing donor with a pristine Primordial Yin Body to obtain a normal body, and they agreed to search for one at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue signed the engagement contract and set their wedding for eight years later.
• After the Angel God departed, Bi Zihan asked why Boye could appear outside a soul ring, and Boye explained that she was an Indestructible Soul.
• Boye told Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue that she needed a pristine Primordial Yin Body willingly given to her so she could live as a normal person.
• Qian Renxue suggested checking the Heaven Dou Auction House, and Boye confirmed that only about five days had passed and the auction would be held the next day.
• Boye entered one of Qian Renxue's soul rings to wait while Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue searched for a suitable body.

After Boye merged into Qian Renxue’s Sixth Spirit Ring, Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue discussed her new Bright Angel bloodline and his plan to seek the Sea God’s trial. Qian Renxue insisted on accompanying him to Sea God Island, though they still needed to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud first.

• Boye’s body merged into Qian Renxue’s Sixth Spirit Ring, and she withdrew her martial soul.
• Qian Renxue told Bi Zihan that her Bright Angel bloodline had granted her the unusable ability Day-Night Reversal and that her martial soul could evolve further while she stayed with him.
• When Bi Zihan said he could not remain in the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue became upset until he explained he planned to take the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Sea God Island for the Sea God’s trial.
• Bi Zihan told Qian Renxue he did not intend to inherit the Sea God’s divine position, and she agreed that they first needed to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Qian Renxue insisted on joining Bi Zihan on the journey to Sea God Island and said she could manage her responsibilities in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue reunited and shared an affectionate moment before Ci Xue interrupted them with news from the auction house. A soul bone had been stolen, and the guards were all dead, leaving them without a suspect or a clear course of action.

• Bi Zihan kissed Qian Renxue and teased her as they spoke about how much they had missed each other.
• Bi Zihan pulled Qian Renxue into his arms, and she stopped resisting and enjoyed his embrace.
• Ci Xue interrupted them to report that a soul bone had been stolen from the auction house.
• Qian Renxue demanded to know who had stolen the soul bone, but Yu Long and Ci Xue said all the guards had been killed and the culprit was unknown.

Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan set out to investigate the theft of her auction house’s soul bones, but first visited the Cold Snow Auction House. Qian Renxue showed Bi Zihan how she had hired commoner girls previously sold as merchandise, giving them ordinary work instead of treating them as slaves.

• Qian Renxue ordered Yu Long and Ci Xue to have the Spirit Soul Sanctuary secretly investigate who had taken the soul bones.
• Bi Zihan suggested that he and Qian Renxue inspect the auction house, and Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear teased them about spending five days together in a room.
• Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan left the courtyard wearing masks, and Bi Zihan took her hand as they walked.
• Qian Renxue led Bi Zihan into the Cold Snow Auction House and explained that she had bought commoner girls who had not developed a slave mentality to work there.
• Bi Zihan approved of Qian Renxue’s decision to let the girls live and work as ordinary people.

Qian Renxue showed Bi Zihan around the Cold Snow Auction House, where a thousand-year soul bone had been stolen, then discussed her political position in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and plans against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter left them together in her bedchamber as Qian Renxue revealed that some people in the palace still opposed her.

• Qian Renxue explained the auction house’s floors and told Li Shang that Bi Zihan was her future husband and could enter the restricted fourth floor.
• Li Shang reported that a thousand-year soul bone had been stolen from the third room, where bloodstains and scattered goods remained but no signs of battle appeared.
• Qian Renxue dismissed the investigation and told Li Shang to clean the room and keep guarding the fourth-floor entrance.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue went to her bedchamber, where he teased her before asking about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Qian Renxue said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could be dealt a fatal blow when the time was right, that Xue Ye had begun trusting her with state affairs, and that some people in the palace still opposed her.

Bi Zihan planned to eliminate Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng as obstacles to Qian Renxue’s claim to the Heaven Dou throne. He intended to provoke a major incident at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to gain access to court, leaving Qian Renxue to cooperate while protecting her position.

• Qian Renxue told Bi Zihan that Prince Xue Xing had been obstructing her after she removed the Second and Third Princes, and that Xue Beng appeared to be a harmless playboy.
• Bi Zihan warned Qian Renxue that Xue Beng’s playboy behavior was a disguise taught by Prince Xue Xing, and said neither prince could be allowed to remain.
• Bi Zihan proposed contacting Xue Beng and causing a major disturbance at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to attract Emperor Xue Ye’s attention and enter court openly.
• Qian Renxue agreed to adapt and cooperate with Bi Zihan’s plan, while asking him to explain how he would handle the academy’s powerful defenders.
• Bi Zihan said he was confident he could defeat anyone among the younger generation except Qian Renxue, and described the divine artifacts that could devastate the empire or potentially kill a god.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue discussed a plan to build his reputation and undermine the Heaven Dou nobles, then shared an affectionate farewell. After Qian Renxue left for the palace, Bi Zihan went to inspect the Soul Fighting Arena.

• Bi Zihan outlined a plan to earn fame at the Soul Fighting Arena before targeting the Heaven Dou royal family, with Xue Beng provoking the fighter Jian Hen.
• Qian Renxue asked who in the God Realm might threaten them, and Bi Zihan vowed to protect her even if he had to overthrow the God Realm.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue kissed before agreeing to meet the next morning and visit the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Qian Renxue disguised herself as Xue Qinghe and left through the passage with Yu Long and Ci Xue.
• Bi Zihan told Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear he was going to the Soul Fighting Arena and asked them to have Qian Renxue wait if she arrived early.

Bi Zihan registered as Jian Hen and entered a team Soul Fighting match alone, betting on himself to defeat seven Soul Kings. He used the Bow of Light to fire seven arrows and blasted the opposing team off the arena stage.

• Bi Zihan registered as a level-fifty-one Soul King named Jian Hen and passed the Soul Power test.
• Bi Zihan insisted on entering a team Soul Fighting match alone, claiming he could fill every role on a team himself.
• Bi Zihan planned to shock the audience by using the Bow of Light and went to bet on his own victory.
• The host announced that Jian Hen would face a Soul King team alone, and the audience placed bets overwhelmingly against him.
• Bi Zihan entered the arena and faced seven contemptuous Soul Kings.
• Bi Zihan fired seven arrows from the Bow of Light and blasted all seven opponents off the stage.

Bi Zihan won his Soul Fighting Arena match in an instant, then returned to the courtyard after buying breakfast in Heaven Dou City. In Spirit City, Qian Daoliu learned that Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue had signed a marriage contract as the Angel God and Evil God King inheritors, and he informed Bibi Dong.

• Bi Zihan defeated the entire opposing team in an instant, claimed his winnings, and returned to the resting area.
• Qian Daoliu received the marriage contracts signed by Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan under the Angel God's witness, with their marriage set for eight years later.
• Qian Daoliu celebrated the news with Golden Crocodile and said he trusted Bi Zihan without needing anyone to watch him.
• Qian Daoliu showed Bibi Dong the marriage contract and told her about Bi Zihan's status as a God King inheritor.
• At dawn, Bi Zihan bought breakfast in Heaven Dou City, returned to the courtyard, and waited for Fourth Enshrinement and Fifth Enshrinement to wake.

Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue went to the Heaven Dou Auction House to buy untrained girls for Cold Snow. When Qian Renxue worried the purchase would drain Cold Snow’s funds, Bi Zihan revealed he had over ninety million Gold Soul Coins after winning a bet.

• Bi Zihan lounged on Qian Renxue’s lap while she ate breakfast, then they prepared to visit the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear advised Qian Renxue to be careful but stayed behind as she and Bi Zihan left without masks.
• Qian Renxue led Bi Zihan to an underground chamber where the manager showed them chained and injured girls being sold to Cold Snow.
• Bi Zihan said Cold Snow would take every girl who had not been broken into submission, while Qian Renxue worried the purchase would exhaust their funds.
• Bi Zihan showed Qian Renxue eight Gold Soul Cards and explained that he had earned over ninety million Gold Soul Coins by betting at the auction house.

Bi Zihan proposed using the people bought from Heaven Dou Auction House to staff Cold Snow and establish an academy for Soul Masters and commoners, and Qian Renxue agreed to test the plan before expanding it. After paying for 173 people, Qian Renxue also chose to take a dying young girl whom the auction house had deemed worthless.

• Bi Zihan proposed letting the people choose whether to work at Cold Snow and establishing an academy that would train Soul Masters and teach trades to commoners.
• Qian Renxue approved a trial of Bi Zihan’s academy plan before Spirit Hall considered promoting it widely.
• Bi Zihan teased Qian Renxue for a kiss, but stopped when she refused to initiate one.
• Bi Zihan paid the manager 17 million Gold Soul Coins for 173 people and arranged for them to be delivered to Cold Snow Auction House.
• Qian Renxue learned that a dying young girl was not among the purchased people and asked whether she was a virgin.
• Qian Renxue decided to take the girl, and the manager agreed to hand her over.

Qian Renxue and Bi Zihan brought a dying auction-house captive to Cold Snow, where Boye offered to grant her final wish in exchange for her body. Boye took over the woman’s body and appeared to reach godhood before shattering her tenth soul ring, leaving Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue shocked and asking what had happened.

• Qian Renxue sent Bi Zihan to carry the injured girl back to Cold Snow so Boye could examine her as a possible body.
• Boye emerged from Qian Renxue’s martial soul and offered the girl a chance to see her family in exchange for willingly giving up her body.
• The girl recounted how Evil Soul Masters slaughtered her village and how the Heaven Dou Auction House imprisoned her and treated her as merchandise.
• Boye granted the girl’s wish, then merged into her body as Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue watched.
• Boye appeared with a tenth tri-colored soul ring, shattered it, and knelt before Bi Zihan as his subordinate.
• Bi Zihan asked Boye what had happened, but she said she sensed nothing unusual about herself.

Boye explained that she was a demigod with the power to protect Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue, then the three went to Cold Snow to receive people sent by the Heaven Dou Auction House. Qian Renxue sorted the arrivals into departing staff, those willing to stay, and children, and the chapter ended as the departing group was led away to collect their coins.

• Boye explained that dividing her power with Bi Zihan had changed her martial soul and that her soul held energy equivalent to a second-class god.
• Bi Zihan and Qian Renxue followed Boye to Cold Snow and found the people delivered by the Heaven Dou Auction House waiting in the hall.
• Qian Renxue dismissed the auction house manager and ordered the arrivals to be taken to Auction Hall No. 2, while she, Bi Zihan, and Boye waited in Hall No. 3.
• Qian Renxue told the arrivals to line up according to whether they wished to stay at Cold Snow, leave, or were children.
• Fewer than twenty people chose to stay, while roughly fifty children stood apart, and Qian Renxue sent those leaving to collect ten Gold Soul Coins each.