Chapter Summaries

Months after Ye Xi began researching Soul Tools, Tian Yao asked Golden Crocodile whether he would support her relationship with a transformed soul beast, and he accepted. Ye Xi then successfully condensed a Soul Core, and Qian Renxue succeeded after practicing through the night.

• Ye Xi admired the first-grade Soul Tool she had made before Qian Renxue invited her to see Tian Yao.
• Tian Yao asked Golden Crocodile if he would support her liking someone, then revealed that person was a transformed soul beast; Golden Crocodile accepted her choice.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi guessed Tian Yao had met someone on Sea God Island, then Ye Xi returned to her room to experiment with a Soul Core.
• Ye Xi compressed her Soul Power and successfully formed a Soul Core, recording the method for her grandpa and Aunt Dong.
• Qian Renxue tried Ye Xi's method, failed once because she lost focus, then succeeded by dawn and embraced Ye Xi.

Ye Xi showed Qian Renxue a combat Soul Tool, while Tang San and Ning Fengzhi negotiated a cautious alliance. Later, Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Ye Xi, Hu Liena, and Tian Yao went shopping in Spirit City, where Hu Liena reflected on her teacher’s warning about Black Sesame Tangyuan.

• Ye Xi gave Qian Renxue her method for making Soul Cores and demonstrated a level-one combat Soul Tool, and Qian Renxue told her to keep both discoveries within Spirit Hall for now.
• Tang San proposed cooperating with Ning Fengzhi, who weighed the risks and negotiated terms based on Tang San’s claim that he had three Titles and over a hundred Soul Masters.
• After Tang San left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin he doubted that Rongrong and Ye Xi could remain at peace in the future.
• The Elders and Worshippers began trying Ye Xi’s Soul Core method while Ye Xi and Qian Renxue relaxed in the Papal Hall gardens with Tian Yao.
• Bibi Dong invited Qian Renxue, Ye Xi, and Tian Yao on a stroll, and the group went shopping in Spirit City with Hu Liena carrying the purchases alongside Tian Yao.

After spending the night at the Papal Hall with Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, Ye Xi left Spirit City with the others as Bibi Dong considered advancing her plan to unify the Heaven Dou Empire. In the God Realm, the gods discovered a problem with the Forbidden God Land’s seal and arranged for Ice God to guard it first.

• Bibi Dong invited Qian Renxue to stay at the Papal Hall, and Qian Renxue brought Ye Xi along; Ye Xi ended up sleeping in a chair.
• Hu Liena noticed Bibi Dong’s good mood, and Bibi Dong told her to learn from Qian Renxue and Ye Xi about cultivation.
• After several more days in Spirit City, Qian Renxue, Ye Xi, Tian Yao, and the others departed for Heaven Dou City while Bibi Dong considered launching the Spirit Hunting Operation early.
• Destruction God King told the assembled gods that the Forbidden God Land’s seal seemed damaged, and the gods agreed to reinforce it and take turns guarding the place.
• The gods chose Ice God to begin guarding the Forbidden God Land, while Shura God promised that he and Destruction God King would inspect the seal after the meeting.

Ye Xi and her companions were ambushed in an unusual white mist by the Holy Cult, whose Vice Cult Master tried to recruit her before trapping the group. Ye Xi rejected him and fought the attackers as Qian Renxue and Tian Yao defended the others.

• A strange mist suppressed Ghost Leopard’s Spiritual Power, and crossbow bolts and hidden weapons attacked the carriage.
• Ye Xi recognized a bolt’s resemblance to Tang Sect weapons, while Ghost Leopard went after the attackers who fired the hidden weapons.
• The Holy Cult’s Vice Cult Master offered Ye Xi the position of Saintess and claimed its Cult Master could help her understand her martial soul, but Ye Xi refused without knowing the cult’s aims.
• The Vice Cult Master trapped Ye Xi, Qian Renxue, Tian Yao, and the others behind a barrier as more than a hundred masked fighters appeared around them.
• Ye Xi, Qian Renxue, and Tian Yao engaged their opponents, and Ye Xi unleashed her Sixth Soul Skill, Ice Sword Judgment, against the Titled Douluo.

Ye Xi’s allies poured through her Space Rifts to reinforce her against the Evil Soul Masters, turning the battle in her favor. The Vice Cult Master tried to shift the fight with another chess piece, but the Evil Eye Holy King immobilized him before he could place it.

• Dugu Bo emerged from a Space Rift and attacked the staff-wielding Titled Douluo, but was quickly struck down.
• She Long and Ci Xue arrived and engaged the staff-wielding Titled Douluo while Dugu Bo joined Qian Renxue against three Soul Douluo.
• The Vice Cult Master summoned Qingtian and Night Hawk, but Demon Bear, Xiao Bai, Yang Wudi, Yang Wushuang, Niu Gao, Shui Wuchang, Meng Shu, Ye Qingxue, and others arrived to reinforce Ye Xi’s side.
• Ye Qingxue healed the wounded as Ye Xi’s allies gained the advantage, and Ye Xi declared that time was supreme and space was king.
• The Vice Cult Master tried to place another chess piece, but the Evil Eye Holy King immobilized him, while Ye Xi and Qian Renxue prepared to confront him if he moved.

Vice Cult Master Blood Chess unleashed his final soul skill, and Ye Xi’s side defeated the remaining Evil Soul Masters as Qingtian escaped. After learning Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard had encountered Chen Xin and Gu Rong, Ye Xi ordered her people to conceal what happened and act hostile toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi prepared to send Ning Rongrong away from Heaven Dou City.

• Vice Cult Master Blood Chess used his ninth soul skill, creating a massive bloody hand that Ye Xi, Qian Renxue, Tian Yao, and the others fought together to destroy.
• Demon Bear joined the attack, the bloody hand dissipated, and Qingtian fled into the white mist as the remaining Evil Soul Saints were killed.
• Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard returned injured and told Ye Xi they had encountered Chen Xin and Gu Rong, respectively; Ye Qingxue healed them.
• Ye Xi ordered her people to dispose of the corpses, destroy their carriage, and act as though nothing had happened while temporarily placing Ling Yuan in charge of the Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Heaven Dou City might become dangerous and that he would send her away until the situation settled.

Ning Fengzhi learned that only Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard had entered Heaven Dou City, leaving Ye Xi’s whereabouts unclear, while Ye Xi revealed herself to Qian Renxue and planned to crush the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. She then went to Shrek Academy, abducted Yu Xiaogang, and began interrogating him about Tang San in the Sunset Forest.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that Chen Xin and Gu Rong had held Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard back, then received a report that only those two had entered Heaven Dou City and ordered a disciple to visit Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue that she planned to crush the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, force Xue Ye to step down, and bring in allies before acting.
• Ye Xi left the palace with She Long and went to Shrek Academy to search for Tang San, ordering She Long to secretly bring Yu Xiaogang to her.
• She Long abducted Yu Xiaogang and took him with Ye Xi to the core region of Sunset Forest.
• Ye Xi demanded to know where Tang San was, struck Yu Xiaogang with a wooden club, and accepted a barbed vine from She Long to continue questioning him.

Ye Xi and She Long tortured Yu Xiaogang for information about Tang San, then used him to pressure Yu Luomian to bring his daughter back. Ye Xi and Qian Renxue waited in the Crown Prince’s palace for news from Shrek Academy.

• Ye Xi repeatedly lashed Yu Xiaogang and demanded to know where Tang San was, while She Long added salt to his wounds and kicked him.
• Yu Xiaogang said he did not know Tang San’s whereabouts because Tang San only occasionally returned to the academy; Ye Xi ordered She Long to take him away.
• Ye Xi had She Long nail Yu Xiaogang up in Heaven Dou City and tell Yu Luomian to bring his daughter back the next day or prepare her coffin.
• She Long delivered Ye Xi’s warning to Yu Luomian, who left for Shrek Academy after She Long departed for Tiandou Imperial Palace.
• She Long reported to Ye Xi and Qian Renxue, and Ye Xi ordered someone to watch Shrek Academy and notify her of any news.
• Qian Renxue carried Ye Xi to bed, and the two rested while waiting for news.

Yu Xiaogang’s corpse was found nailed to a building in Heaven Dou City, while Frost Snow Pavilion staged a show of internal discord for a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect messenger. Ning Fengzhi decided to probe Frost Snow Pavilion further as he suspected Ye Xi might be missing.

• Merchants found Yu Xiaogang’s corpse nailed to a building, and Flender retrieved it and brought it back to Shrek Academy.
• Yu Luomian summoned Liu Erlong to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, leaving Flender to go to the central district alone.
• Ling Yuan kicked over a table and threatened a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple, while Ye Qingxue defended him; after he left, they revealed their confrontation had been staged.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple reported to Ning Fengzhi that Ye Xi was absent and Ling Yuan was acting as Pavilion Master.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong discussed the signs that Ye Xi might be missing and assessed the possibility of discord within Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to send another disciple to investigate Frost Snow Pavilion and told Chen Xin and Gu Rong to keep recovering from their injuries.

Yu Yuanzhen ordered an investigation into Yu Xiaogang's death while Ye Xi kept watch over Frost Snow Pavilion and Shrek Academy. Tang San returned to Shrek, learned his teacher was dead, and was attacked by Ye Xi as he walked alone through Heaven Dou City.

• Yu Yuanzhen asked Yu Luomian about Heaven Dou City and instructed him to investigate Yu Xiaogang's death.
• Ye Xi left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to Ling Yuan and ordered She Long to keep watching Shrek Academy.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun returned to Heaven Dou City after discussing Tang San's idea to take over the Holy Cult.
• Flender showed Tang San and Ma Hongjun Yu Xiaogang's gravestone and explained what he knew about his death.
• Tang San walked alone through the city, where Ye Xi attacked him and dodged his hidden weapons.

Ye Xi and She Long cornered Tang San in Heaven Dou City after Ye Xi confirmed he had become an Evil Soul Master. Tang San’s Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle wounded Ye Xi before they killed him, and Ye Xi ordered She Long to burn and separately bury the body; as she neared Frost Snow Pavilion, she found Ning Fengzhi keeping it under close watch.

• Ye Xi defeated Tang San’s hidden weapons and attacked him, then recognized his blood-tainted Blue Silver Grass as proof that he had become an Evil Soul Master.
• Tang San fled from Ye Xi, but She Long struck his shoulder with a snake spear and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Tang San threatened Ye Xi and She Long with a Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, then fired it and wounded Ye Xi with one of its needles.
• Ye Xi threw her Slaughtering Sword through Tang San’s chest, and She Long stabbed him again while Ye Xi ordered the body burned outside the city and the ashes buried separately.
• Ye Xi headed to Frost Snow Pavilion and stopped after discovering Ning Fengzhi watching it closely.

Ye Xi returned to Qian Renxue after a mission, but Qian Renxue learned that Ye Xi had been injured and made her receive care. She Long brought back an infant from a burned village, and Ye Xi sensed the child might be connected to Evil and Good, who had recently entered reincarnation.

• Ye Xi left for Frost Snow Pavilion after suffering a shoulder wound, while She Long found a living infant in a well in a burned village and carried it to Tiandou Imperial Palace.
• She Long told Qian Renxue that Ye Xi had been injured and was returning to Frost Snow Pavilion, prompting Qian Renxue to wait for her through the night.
• Ye Xi returned at dawn and tried to conceal her injury, but Qian Renxue confronted her and spanked her for hiding it.
• Qian Renxue ordered She Long to find the best healing Soul Master for Ye Xi, and Ye Xi recognized the infant he carried as unusual.
• Asura Demon told Ye Xi that Evil and Good had recently entered reincarnation.

Ye Xi and Qian Renxue suspected the baby She Long had rescued was the reincarnation of the Evil God King and sent him to Qian Daoliu at the Worship Hall. Seven days later, Guangling and the other offerings arrived in Heaven Dou City, sensed an Evil Soul Master near Shrek Academy, and planned to meet Ye Xi and Qian Renxue that night.

• Ye Xi learned that Evil and Good had entered reincarnation, suspected She Long's rescued infant was Evil, and arranged with Qian Renxue to send him to Qian Daoliu.
• She Long brought a healing Soul Master to treat Ye Xi, and Qian Renxue and Ye Xi rested after their busy night.
• Seven days later, Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo entered Heaven Dou City and sensed an Evil Soul Master aura from Ma Hongjun as he searched for Tang San.
• Guangling ordered Salas to monitor Shrek Academy, then postponed an inspection until after meeting Ye Xi and Qian Renxue.
• At the imperial palace, Xue Qinghe offered Xue Ye hot tea and volunteered to handle his government affairs.

Xue Ye urged Xue Qinghe to keep Frost Snow Pavilion and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in balance, while Qian Renxue and Ye Xi discussed his plan. That night, Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo delivered a Papal Hall letter announcing that the Spirit Hunting Operation would begin ahead of schedule.

• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe to monitor Frost Snow Pavilion's conflict with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and mediate if needed, hoping neither side would dominate.
• Xue Qinghe secretly anticipated Xue Ye's abdication, then returned to the palace and revealed herself as Qian Renxue to Ye Xi.
• Qian Renxue recounted Xue Ye's plan to Ye Xi, who said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's destruction would coincide with Xue Ye's abdication.
• Guangling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo arrived at the Crown Prince's palace and waited while Qian Renxue and Ye Xi bathed.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Xi read a Papal Hall letter announcing the Spirit Hunting Operation would start ahead of schedule, and Guangling said more forces would arrive in three days.

Qian Jun, Qian Renxue, and Ye Xi arranged a coordinated strike against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Ning Fengzhi prepared to seek Yu Yuanzhen’s support. Elsewhere, Gu Yuena reflected on the soul beast clan’s uncertain future before setting out to travel the continent with Wang Qiu’er and Xiao Wu.

• Ye Xi and Qian Renxue planned to attack in four days, assigning Frost Snow Pavilion and Guangling to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, She Long, and Ci Xue to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Guangling secretly informed Ling Yuan, who quietly began making arrangements for Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Chen Xin and Gu Rong needed another half month to recover, then decided to gather his men and visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Gu Rong to seek Yu Yuanzhen’s alliance.
• Frost Snow Pavilion’s and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s hidden forces began moving through Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Yuena told Wang Qiu’er and Xiao Wu that the soul beast clan risked extinction because soul beasts could not become gods without the Dragon God’s revival, which would require reaching the sealed Golden Dragon King.
• Gu Yuena invited Wang Qiu’er to travel around the continent, and Xiao Wu reluctantly followed them.

Qian Renxue and Ye Xi prepared to launch their operation that night as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect reacted to Frost Snow Pavilion’s movements. Yang Wushuang joined them, while Xue Qinghe set out to confront Xue Ye and demand his abdication.

• She Long reported that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had noticed the gathering soul masters and locked down its sect, while Yu Yuanzhen chose to wait; Qian Renxue ordered him to summon Yang Wushuang.
• At the Breaking Clan, Yang Wushuang received a letter and left to prepare, while Bai He urged Titan to let go of the Clear Sky Sect’s fall.
• Yang Wushuang arrived at the imperial palace and told Qian Renxue and Ye Xi that everything was ready for their operation that night.
• Ye Xi put on a fox-like mask and went to make preparations despite Qian Renxue warning her to be careful.
• Qian Renxue transformed into Xue Qinghe and headed to Xue Ye’s residence, deciding that he had to abdicate.

Ye Xi led a night assault on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where her forces fought Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong. The battle remained unresolved as poison spread among the sect’s defenders and Ye Xi’s allies continued fighting.

• Ye Xi assigned Guangling, Lingyuan, Ghost Leopard, Dugu Bo, and their forces positions for a three-sided attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Guangling and Lingyuan killed the entrance guards and signaled the assault, prompting Ghost Leopard and Dugu Bo to attack from the flanks.
• Ning Fengzhi organized the sect’s defenders as Lingyuan fought Gu Rong and Ghost Leopard battled Chen Xin.
• Ye Qingxue and Ye Lingling supported the attackers with Nine Heart Begonia healing while Dugu Bo’s poison spread among the defenders.
• Guangling intercepted Chen Xin’s Ninth Soul Skill, which had been aimed at Ye Xi, and Dugu Bo’s poison caused Ning Fengzhi to cough up darkened blood.

Ye Xi and Frost Snow Pavilion broke through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s defenses and killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong. With the battle nearly over, Ye Xi ordered the sect’s remaining members killed or offered surrender and settlement, then turned her thoughts to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Dugu Bo’s poison weakened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s fighters as Frost Snow Pavilion attacked, and Light Feather stopped Ye Xi from joining the battle.
• Ning Fengzhi rejected Chen Xin’s suggestion to retreat, and he, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong unleashed their strongest soul skills against Frost Snow Pavilion.
• Ye Xi joined the fight with her Martial Soul Avatar and Ice Sword Judgment, helping Frost Snow Pavilion overpower the trio’s attacks.
• Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword broke, Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon Transformation was crushed, and Ye Xi’s forces killed the three leaders.
• Ye Xi ordered Frost Snow Pavilion to kill the remaining Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members, accept surrenders from affiliated sects, and provide settlement money for ordinary people.
• Ye Xi looked toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan but concluded that Yu Luomian’s presence as an inside man meant the operation there should go smoothly.

Yu Luomian betrayed and killed Yu Yuanzhen during the assault on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Xue Qinghe spared Xue Ke and comforted her after Xue Ye fell unconscious. Ye Xi grew jealous when she saw them together, and Qian Renxue took her to Lake Heart Pavilion to talk.

• Yu Luomian stabbed Yu Yuanzhen and urged the clan disciples to follow him, while Qian Jun ordered the unwilling survivors killed.
• Xue Qinghe approached Xue Ke with a dagger but put it away, then comforted her and considered sending her to Xi Er's fief.
• Ye Xi saw Xue Qinghe comforting Xue Ke, left the palace in a jealous mood, and punched a tree before directing the others back to their duties.
• Guangling teased Qian Jun and Jiang Mo that Ye Xi was jealous, and Jiang Mo said no one in Heaven Dou City could threaten her except her own people.
• Xue Qinghe found Ye Xi at Frost Snow Pavilion and took her hand to lead her to Lake Heart Pavilion to talk.
• Ye Qingxue inventoried the spoils, estimating that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's supplies could support Frost Snow Pavilion for nearly a hundred years and far exceeded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's stores.

After the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Frost Snow Pavilion’s power grew while Spirit Hall prepared to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Ye Xi joined Xue Qinghe as Xue Qinghe prepared to make her move that night, ahead of her planned coronation the next morning.

• Bibi Dong learned that Xue Er and Xi Er had found an infant believed to be the Evil God King’s reincarnation, and Qian Daoliu named him Qian Chen and decided to adopt him.
• Ye Qingxue reported that Frost Snow Pavilion could not find Ning Rongrong, so Ye Xi ordered everyone to stop searching and left the pavilion with Ling Yuan.
• Xue Ke departed the imperial palace in a royal carriage, and Xue Qinghe waved goodbye before Ye Xi called her soft.
• Ye Xi asked when Xue Qinghe would act, and Xue Qinghe said she would make her move that night and ascend the throne as Heaven Dou Empire’s new emperor the next morning.