Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue and Ye Xi trained in the Angel Secret Realm before Ye Xi visited Bo Saixi to hear stories of the past. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue questioned Qian Daoliu about his youthful feelings for Bo Saixi, leaving him calm as he played chess with Golden Crocodile.

• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi trained on the Angel Secret Realm’s Nine-Layered Stairways, enduring Golden Flame and gravity until the afternoon.
• Qian Renxue went to the Worship Hall to speak indirectly with Qian Daoliu, while Ye Xi went to visit Bo Saixi.
• Ye Xi asked Bo Saixi about her past, and Bo Saixi welcomed her inside and began telling stories.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu whether he had loved Bo Saixi when he was young, and he confirmed that he and Tang Chen had both pursued her.
• Golden Crocodile remarked that youthful unrequited love was hard to forget, while Qian Daoliu stayed composed and declared that Golden Crocodile was losing their chess game.

Qian Renxue and Ye Xi spent a month cultivating and growing closer to Bo Saixi while preparing for the tournament in Spirit City. As the tournament approached, Ye Xi and Qian Renxue discussed visiting Sea God Island after it ended, and Ling Yuan reported that their lodging and other preparations were underway.

• Qian Renxue returned to her room and cultivated while Ye Xi listened to Bo Saixi talk, then asked Qian Renxue what Qian Daoliu thought about Bo Saixi.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi settled into a routine of attempting the Angel trial and visiting Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu; after a month, Ye Xi reached level fifty-seven and the Fourth Layer, while Qian Renxue reached the Fifth Layer.
• Ye Xi told Bo Saixi she would be busy with the upcoming tournament in Spirit City, and Bo Saixi invited her and Qian Renxue to visit Sea God Island.
• Ye Xi proposed that she and Qian Renxue visit Sea God Island after the tournament and try the Sea God's trial; Qian Renxue agreed to consider it and said they would arrange affairs in Heaven Dou City.
• Ling Yuan reported to Qian Renxue and Ye Xi that lodging for Frost Snow Pavilion had been arranged at Spirit City's finest hotel and that other preparations would soon be complete.

Ye Xi refused Bibi Dong’s request to sit out the tournament, despite Bibi Dong offering compensation to Frost Snow Pavilion. Their conversation was interrupted by Yu Xiaogang’s arrival, and Ye Xi left Bibi Dong with a pointed remark about his feelings for her.

• After waking, Ye Xi learned Qian Renxue had gone to Douluo Hall and went to meet Ling Yuan.
• In Papal Hall, Bibi Dong offered Ye Xi a good seat and compensation if she did not compete in the tournament so Na Na could win.
• Ye Xi refused Bibi Dong’s request and said she would participate in the tournament.
• A Guardian Knight reported that Yu Xiaogang had arrived to see Bibi Dong.
• Ye Xi prepared to leave, called Yu Xiaogang Bibi Dong’s old lover, and remarked that he had no place for Bibi Dong in his heart.

Ye Xi challenged Bibi Dong to bet on whether Yu Xiaogang had come to reminisce or ask her for help, and Bibi Dong accepted. Yu Xiaogang asked for the solution to Twin Martial Souls, and Bibi Dong had him thrown out before retreating to her room.

• Ye Xi argued that Yu Xiaogang had never truly cared for Bibi Dong and proposed a bet about his reason for visiting.
• Bibi Dong accepted the bet, and Ye Xi hid behind a screen as Yu Xiaogang was admitted to Papal Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang greeted Bibi Dong and immediately asked her for the solution to Twin Martial Souls.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang to address her as Your Majesty Pope and ordered the Guardian Knights to escort him out.
• Ye Xi emerged and saw Bibi Dong's bleeding palm and reddened eyes before Bibi Dong returned to her room.
• Hu Liena asked to enter Bibi Dong's room, but Bibi Dong angrily told her to go cultivate.

Bibi Dong struggled to accept Ye Xi’s words about Yu Xiaogang as the Rakshasa God urged her to reconsider the past and choose how to move forward. Meanwhile, Ye Xi learned that the teams were traveling to Spirit City, then joined Qian Renxue on the Fifth Layer Stairway to train.

• Hu Liena heard Bibi Dong’s angry voice, decided not to disturb her, and left.
• Bibi Dong revisited memories of Yu Xiaogang while the Rakshasa God challenged her feelings and suggested she look back before choosing her path.
• Ling Yuan told Ye Xi that the Frost Snow Pavilion team and other teams were heading to Spirit City, escorted by Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and Shui Wuchang.
• Ye Xi left Ling Yuan to oversee the arena construction and went to the Angel Secret Realm to see Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue helped Ye Xi reach the Fifth Layer Stairway, where Ye Xi began training despite the intense heat and gravity.

After cultivating in the Angel Secret Realm, Qian Renxue and Ye Xi bathed together while Bibi Dong spent three days secluded in her room. When Bibi Dong returned to work, she ordered Demon Bear to follow Ye Xi, leaving Qian Renxue and Ye Xi unsure of her intentions.

• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi descended from the Angel Secret Realm late at night, then Qian Renxue carried Ye Xi to bathe with her.
• Bibi Dong stayed in her room for three days before emerging and going to her study to handle government affairs.
• Bibi Dong summoned Demon Bear and ordered him to follow Ye Xi, dismissing his suspicion that she wanted him to monitor the Second Miss.
• Demon Bear waited outside Ye Xi's room until Qian Renxue and Ye Xi came out, then told them Bibi Dong had sent him to follow Ye Xi.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi questioned whether Demon Bear had been sent to monitor them, but he denied it, leaving them confused about Bibi Dong's motive.

Ye Xi and Qian Renxue accepted Qian Daoliu’s advice not to overthink Bibi Dong assigning Demon Bear to them, then continued the Angel Second Trial. As the tournament teams arrived in Spirit City, Dai Weisi learned Zhu Zhuqing was traveling with Frost Snow Pavilion, and Ye Xi welcomed the team before postponing Zhu Zhuqing’s attempt to speak.

• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu that Demon Bear had been assigned as their subordinate, and Qian Daoliu suggested they take the assignment at face value.
• Ye Xi and Qian Renxue stopped speculating about Bibi Dong’s motives and left to continue the Angel Second Trial.
• More than half a month later, Zhu Zhuyun told Dai Weisi that Zhu Zhuqing was arriving in Spirit City with Frost Snow Pavilion’s team, and Dai Weisi dismissed the risk of offending the pavilion.
• Ye Xi waited with Ling Yuan and Demon Bear for Frost Snow Pavilion’s team, then welcomed Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, Shui Wuchang, Tian Yao, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others to her hotel.
• When Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward to speak, Ye Xi interrupted her and said they would discuss it later.

Ye Xi brought Tian Yao to meet Bo Saixi, who invited the Sea God Inheritor to Sea God Island, but Tian Yao chose to wait until the tournament ended. Ye Xi and Qian Renxue went out to explore Spirit City, where Demon Bear noticed they were being followed.

• Ye Xi warned Zhu Zhuqing to stay at the hotel because people from Star Luo Royal Academy had arrived in Spirit City.
• Ye Xi brought Tian Yao to the Worship Hall, where Bo Saixi identified her as the Sea God Inheritor and offered to take her to Sea God Island.
• Tian Yao asked to finish the tournament before going to Sea God Island, and Bo Saixi agreed to wait at the Worship Hall.
• Golden Crocodile praised Tian Yao but cautioned her against becoming arrogant and reminded her to remain loyal to the Angel Lineage.
• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue she would return to the hotel that night, and the two went out to stroll through Spirit City with Demon Bear.
• Demon Bear noticed someone following them, but Qian Renxue said to ignore the follower unless they caused trouble.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun approached Ye Xi and Qian Renxue, claiming they wanted to visit Zhu Zhuqing, but Ye Xi warned them not to pressure a Frost Snow Pavilion guest on its territory. Later, Ye Xi offered Zhu Zhuqing support in building the pavilion’s influence in the Star Luo Empire in exchange for helping her break her marriage agreement with the royal family.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun introduced themselves to Ye Xi and Qian Renxue and asked Ye Xi to let them bring Zhu Zhuqing home for a visit.
• Ye Xi told Zhu Zhuyun to speak with Zhu Zhuqing directly and warned that she would intervene if they made things difficult for a Frost Snow Pavilion guest on pavilion grounds.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun left after Dai Weisi paid for Ye Xi and Qian Renxue’s drinks, and Dai Weisi privately admired Qian Renxue.
• Ye Xi sent Demon Bear to find Ling Yuan and ask her to tell Zhu Zhuqing that Ye Xi was waiting at the hotel.
• Ye Xi asked Zhu Zhuqing what she could offer and proposed helping her dissolve her marriage agreement in exchange for her establishing Frost Snow Pavilion’s influence in the Star Luo Empire.

Ye Xi told Zhu Zhuqing to remain at Frost Snow Pavilion until she was ready to act, then told Qian Renxue she intended to take control of the entire Star Luo Empire. The next morning, Ye Xi and Qian Renxue left their room and went with the others to breakfast.

• Ye Xi told Zhu Zhuqing to cultivate at Frost Snow Pavilion until she gave her instructions, and Zhu Zhuqing left the room.
• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue that she wanted the entire Star Luo Empire, and Qian Renxue accidentally broke the strap of Ye Xi's clothes.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi spent the night together, and Ling Yuan overheard sounds from outside their room the next morning.
• Ye Xi and Qian Renxue bathed, dressed, and emerged to find Ling Yuan waiting outside; Ling Yuan claimed she had only just arrived.
• Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, Dugu Yan, and the others joined Ye Xi and Qian Renxue, and they went to a private room for breakfast after the hotel staff announced it was ready.

As the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament Finals approached, Ye Xi explained the competition and weighed whether she would fight for Frost Snow Pavilion. Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that Spirit Hall’s team faced a formidable challenge from Ye Xi, leaving the championship uncertain.

• Ye Xi explained that the tournament would begin with thirty teams competing for fifteen advancement slots, followed by knockout rounds and a final.
• Dugu Yan declared Frost Snow Pavilion could win the championship, while Ye Xi said she would enter the arena only if needed.
• Shui Wuchang left to visit Skywater Academy’s Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, while Yang Wudi and Dugu Bo went to search Spirit City for medicinal herbs.
• Ye Xi told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling they could explore Spirit City but instructed Zhu Zhuqing to remain at the hotel because Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun were there.
• Ye Xi and Qian Renxue stayed in their room and began meditative cultivation after teasingly giving each other marks on their necks.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Spirit Hall should secure at least second place and warned that Ye Xi could defeat a Soul Saint, making Frost Snow Pavilion a serious threat.

As the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament Finals began, Ye Xi prepared Frost Snow Pavilion for its second match against Star Luo Royal Academy. Before that, Skywater Academy faced Blazing Academy in the opening match, whose outcome remained uncertain.

• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that the Golden Generation's odds against Frost Snow Pavilion depended on overcoming Tian Yao with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shui Wuchang urged Shui Bing'er and the other Skywater Academy members to join Frost Snow Pavilion before graduating, then settled them into the hotel.
• Ye Xi and the Frost Snow Pavilion and Skywater Academy teams arrived together at the Finals, where Bibi Dong opened the tournament and representatives drew match lots.
• Ling Yuan Mianxia told Ye Xi that Frost Snow Pavilion would face Star Luo Royal Academy in the second match, and Ye Xi chose Tian Yao, Yang Yan, and Yang Miao to compete while she held the rear.
• Shui Bing'er led Skywater Academy into its opening match against Blazing Academy, and Ye Xi judged the two teams evenly matched.

Ye Xi’s team entered the match against Star Luo Royal Academy after Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Academy. Tian Yao overpowered Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger, and the battle continued as she attacked the falling opponents.

• Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to injure Huo Wu, helping Skywater Academy defeat Blazing Academy.
• Ye Xi led Tian Yao, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yang Yan, Yang Miao, and the others onto the stage to face Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun released their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger, while Tian Yao spread Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Tian Yao stopped the Hell White Tiger, punched it down, and repeatedly smashed it into the stage by its tail.
• The Hell White Tiger broke apart, and Tian Yao pursued the falling figures with her Third Soul Skill as a scream rang out.

Tian Yao accidentally struck Dai Weisi between the legs during the match, and Dai Weisi conceded after Ye Lingling healed him. After Crimson Nether Academy won, Ye Xi left the tournament with Ling Yuan, bought pastries and drinks, and returned to find Qian Renxue reading at the hotel.

• Tian Yao accidentally hit Dai Weisi in a sensitive area, prompting the Star Luo Empire representative to demand Crimson Nether Academy's disqualification.
• The Heaven Dou Empire representative defended the academy, and Bibi Dong ruled that the match would continue and Frost Snow Pavilion had committed no violation.
• Ye Lingling healed Dai Weisi, but he refused to keep fighting and conceded the match to Crimson Nether Academy.
• Ye Xi cautioned Tian Yao against using such attacks, and Tian Yao insisted the strike had been an accident.
• Ye Xi left the tournament with Ling Yuan, bought pastries and drinks, and returned to the hotel, where she offered them to Qian Renxue.

Ye Xi ordered Ling Yuan to watch Dai Weisi, suspecting he might retaliate after his injury. Dai Weisi visited the Fire Leopard Sect, and Lor Diarra reported the trip to Ling Yuan, who passed the news to Ye Xi while she and Qian Renxue were together.

• Ye Xi told Ling Yuan to keep watch on Dai Weisi in case he plotted against Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun he wanted to vent his anger and went to visit an allied sect.
• Lor Diarra followed Dai Weisi to the Fire Leopard Sect and waited outside while he stayed there for about five hours.
• Dai Weisi returned to the hotel, and Lor Diarra reported his visit to Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan informed Ye Xi of Dai Weisi's visit, then Ye Xi and Qian Renxue resumed their intimate moment.

Ye Xi dismissed the threat posed by the Fire Leopard Sect, while she and Qian Renxue spent the night together. The next day, Fire Leopard Sect disciples staged a confrontation with Tian Yao in the street, and their sect master, Fire Flame Leopard, arrived as she and her companions tried to leave.

• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue that the Fire Leopard Sect was no serious threat, and the two spent the night together.
• The next morning, Tian Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went shopping around Spirit City while Lor Diarra watched the Fire Leopard Sect's movements.
• Tian Yao bought osmanthus cakes for herself, Ye Xi, and the Young Master.
• A Fire Leopard Sect disciple pretended to fall into Tian Yao, then accused her of attacking him as other disciples gathered.
• Tian Yao kicked the disciple and prepared to leave with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, but Fire Flame Leopard approached them amid applause.

Tian Yao and her companions clashed with Fire Flame Leopard after he attacked them, but Ye Xi and several powerful allies arrived and subdued him. With Fire Flame Leopard at her mercy, Tian Yao slapped him while Ling Yuan went to inform Second Worship Golden Crocodile, Tian Yao’s grandfather.

• Fire Flame Leopard confronted Tian Yao and demanded an explanation for her attack on a Fire Leopard Sect disciple, while Tian Yao denied knowing why he was causing trouble.
• Lor Diarra arrived to protect Tian Yao and fought Fire Flame Leopard, but neither Soul Douluo could quickly defeat the other.
• Ye Xi appeared with Ling Yuan, Demon Bear, and Dugu Bo, whose combined pressure gave Lor Diarra the chance to overpower Fire Flame Leopard.
• Ye Xi questioned Fire Flame Leopard, who backed down when faced with Frost Snow Pavilion’s Titled Douluos, and she let Tian Yao punish him.
• Tian Yao slapped Fire Flame Leopard repeatedly, while Ling Yuan left to inform Second Worship Golden Crocodile about the incident.

Ye Xi accepted compensation from Fire Flame Leopard and spared him because the Fire Leopard Sect still had value to her. Later, Golden Crocodile Douluo attacked Fire Flame Leopard over his attempt to bully his granddaughter and warned that he would return tomorrow.

• Ye Xi kept Fire Flame Leopard under pressure until he offered her a Gold Soul Card, other items, and a thousand-year soul bone.
• Ling Yuan returned, and Ye Xi left with her people, telling Fire Flame Leopard she looked forward to their next meeting.
• Ye Xi returned to the hotel, joined Qian Renxue in bed, and fell asleep with her.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo summoned Fire Flame Leopard to a secluded hill and accused him of trying to bully his granddaughter.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo beat Fire Flame Leopard and said he would come back the next day.

Fire Flame Leopard joined Frost Snow Pavilion after Golden Crocodile's beating convinced him to make amends, while Ye Xi and Qian Renxue continued their Angel Secret Realm assessment. Nearly a month later, Frost Snow Pavilion prepared to face Spirit Hall's Golden Generation in the tournament final, and Bibi Dong interrupted Ye Xi and Qian Renxue in the garden.

• Fire Flame Leopard recovered from his injuries and visited Ye Xi to offer the Fire Leopard Sect's allegiance to Frost Snow Pavilion, agreeing to keep the arrangement secret until Ye Xi expanded the Pavilion into the Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Xi promised to ask about Golden Crocodile's conflict with Fire Flame Leopard and explain the situation if it proved necessary.
• Ye Xi and Qian Renxue returned to the Papal Hall and spent the following weeks undergoing the second assessment in the Angel Secret Realm as Tian Yao and Dugu Yan led their team to victory after victory.
• The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament reached its final, with Frost Snow Pavilion set to face Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.
• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue she would fight in the final, then Bibi Dong arrived in the garden and asked if she was interrupting them.

Bibi Dong asked Ye Xi whether she thought Bibi Dong had been wrong, and Ye Xi criticized the dangers of Spirit Hall’s internal divisions while admitting she did not know how to judge Bibi Dong’s past. Bibi Dong said she had recently understood a few things and left Ye Xi wondering what had changed her.

• Bibi Dong asked to speak with Ye Xi alone, and Qian Renxue left them to talk.
• As they walked, Bibi Dong asked Ye Xi whether she thought Bibi Dong had been wrong.
• Ye Xi described Bibi Dong’s strengths and criticized the conflict between the Papal Hall and Worship Hall, Qian Renxue’s undercover mission, and Bibi Dong’s efforts to shift power.
• Ye Xi said she knew the secrets of Bibi Dong’s past but could not judge her, and she observed that Bibi Dong seemed different.
• Bibi Dong said she had recently understood a few things, then left for the Papal Hall and told Ye Xi to return to Qian Renxue.
• Ye Xi returned home and told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong seemed different.