Chapter Summaries

After Qian Chengxiao absorbed his first Soul Ring, the group was stunned to learn he planned to take a Ten Thousand-Year Soul Ring for his second. Qian Daoliu flew deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest to find one, while Chihiro Ji, Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei followed.

• Bibi Dong reached Qian Chengxiao and fantasized about keeping him by her side as he finished absorbing his three-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Chihiro Ji, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei were shocked when Qian Chengxiao revealed that his First Soul Ring was a Thousand-Year one.
• Qian Chengxiao asked Qian Daoliu to find their next soul beast and said he wanted a Ten Thousand-Year Second Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu recovered from his surprise and carried Qian Chengxiao deeper into the forest to search for the Soul Ring.
• Chihiro Ji confirmed what Qian Chengxiao had said, then chased after Qian Daoliu with Bibi Dong as Yue Guan and Gui Mei followed.

Qian Chengxiao absorbed a Ten Thousand-Year Soul Ring from the Sky-Rending Mad Lion as his second Soul Ring, astonishing the Spirit Hall group. The Origin of Weapons also consumed the beast’s Soul Bone and strengthened Qian Chengxiao’s bones, while Qian Daoliu imagined his grandson leading Spirit Hall to dominate the continent.

• Qian Daoliu took Qian Chengxiao into the Star Dou Great Forest and found a Sky-Rending Mad Lion, knocking its female companion unconscious with his pressure.
• Qian Chengxiao stabbed the Sky-Rending Mad Lion with the Origin of Weapons, which rapidly devoured the beast and absorbed its Soul Bone.
• Qian Chengxiao sensed that the absorbed Soul Bone had strengthened his own bones, then began absorbing the black Ten Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Chihiro Ji, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei watched in shock as Qian Chengxiao absorbed the ring without showing any signs of rejection.
• Qian Daoliu looked forward to Qian Chengxiao becoming powerful enough to help Spirit Hall rule the Douluo Continent.

Qian Chengxiao returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after absorbing a Ten Thousand-Year Soul Ring, while Bibi Dong continued pursuing him and he rejected her advances. On the journey back to Spirit City, he resolved to seek out Tang Yuehua and A Yin as part of his revenge plan.

• Qian Chengxiao absorbed the Ten Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Chihiro Ji and Qian Daoliu celebrated his potential.
• Bibi Dong snapped out of a strange mental loop, called Qian Chengxiao her husband, and promised to claim him when they returned to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu led the group out of the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Female Lion woke and wondered what had happened to her mate.
• Bibi Dong bit Qian Chengxiao's shoulder in the carriage, and they bit each other until she called their wounds a token of love.
• Qian Chengxiao pushed Bibi Dong away and decided to lay the groundwork to enter the Clear Sky Sect, approach Tang Yuehua, and meet A Yin.

After returning to Spirit City, Qian Chengxiao wondered why Bibi Dong had been so diligent and why everyone was acting strangely. Bibi Dong promised him a surprise that night, leaving him uneasy about what she had planned.

• During the month-long journey home, Bibi Dong cultivated constantly and compressed her Soul Power until she reached level eighteen.
• Qian Chengxiao reasoned that Bibi Dong wanted to surpass him, though he believed his own compressed Soul Power made him far stronger than his level twenty-five suggested.
• The group returned to Spirit City, where Bibi Dong grabbed Qian Chengxiao and told him to wait for a huge surprise that night.
• Bibi Dong hurried into the rear courtyard, while Chihiro Ji and Qian Daoliu told Qian Chengxiao to rest and then left him alone.
• Qian Chengxiao suspected Bibi Dong was behind Chihiro Ji and Qian Daoliu's strange behavior.

After Qian Chengxiao returned to the Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong bought seductive clothes in Spirit City and used her transformation to become an adult. She sealed his Soul Power and carried him toward the bedroom, leaving him struggling in alarm.

• Qian Chengxiao went to his own room to bathe instead of joining Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong went to the Glazed Pavilion and bought Ice Silk Stockings, a purple cheongsam, and other adult clothes.
• Bibi Dong returned to her room, transformed into her mature form, and dressed in the clothes she had bought.
• Bibi Dong appeared in Qian Chengxiao’s room and embraced him while he was bathing.
• Bibi Dong sealed Qian Chengxiao’s Soul Power, carried him toward the bedroom, and told him his resistance excited her.

Bibi Dong restrained Qian Chengxiao and forced herself on him, revealing that her rebirth had restored her adult form and Title Douluo strength. When he threatened to disappear once her borrowed state ended, she ignored him, became fixated on his past preferences, and ended by declaring that he was hers.

• Bibi Dong sealed the room, pinned Qian Chengxiao to a couch, and silenced his calls for help.
• Bibi Dong kissed Qian Chengxiao and confessed she had long wanted to possess him, while he realized her rebirth had restored her strength and adult body.
• Qian Chengxiao warned that he would vanish when Bibi Dong's restored state ended, briefly making her pause before she resumed restraining him.
• Bibi Dong fixated on Qian Chengxiao's former fondness for her feet and mentioned Xue Er as she continued to overpower him.
• Qian Chengxiao slapped Bibi Dong, but she grew more excited, restrained his hands, and declared that he belonged to her.

Bibi Dong restrained Qian Chengxiao and tried to force herself on him, but he confronted her with her past devotion to Yu Xiaogang and the harm she had caused him. Bibi Dong broke down in tears as Qian Chengxiao dressed and left to make plans to get away from her.

• Bibi Dong pinned Qian Chengxiao down and pleaded for him to submit to her.
• Qian Chengxiao reminded Bibi Dong of how she had professed her love for Yu Xiaogang, leaving her panicked and insisting that it had not been her.
• Qian Chengxiao accused Bibi Dong of loving Yu Xiaogang while repeatedly hurting him, and demanded to know why she was clinging to him now.
• Qian Chengxiao said he would treat his past feelings for Bibi Dong as a mistake and let her do as she pleased.
• Bibi Dong slid away from Qian Chengxiao and broke down crying, while he dressed and left to arrange his escape from her.

Qian Chengxiao feared Bibi Dong’s growing obsession and persuaded Qian Daoliu to let him infiltrate the Clear Sky Sect using his weapon-transforming ability. As Qian Daoliu flew him away from Spirit City, Bibi Dong recovered from her breakdown and vowed to make Qian Chengxiao return.

• Qian Chengxiao hurried to Qian Daoliu’s residence, determined to leave Spirit City before Bibi Dong’s obsession worsened.
• Qian Chengxiao transformed his Origin of Weapons into a Haotian Hammer and proposed entering the Clear Sky Sect as a spy.
• Qian Daoliu initially rejected the dangerous plan, but Qian Chengxiao reassured him and promised to support him in his old age.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to help, and he and Qian Chengxiao flew toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Bibi Dong recovered from her breakdown, watched Qian Chengxiao leave, and threatened to use Qian Daoliu and Chihiro Ji to force him back.

Qian Chengxiao left Qian Daoliu at the edge of Clear Sky Sect territory and continued toward the sect under a fabricated identity. He reached its territory and encountered two disciples, Tang Lei and Tang Lei, who questioned why he was there.

• Qian Daoliu teased Qian Chengxiao about being happy to leave Spirit City and asked why his feelings toward Bibi Dong had changed, but Qian Chengxiao pretended to fall asleep.
• While Qian Chengxiao slept, Qian Daoliu covered him with a blanket, and Qian Chengxiao silently vowed to grow strong enough to confront Bibi Dong.
• After three days of travel, Qian Daoliu brought Qian Chengxiao to the edge of Clear Sky Sect territory and warned him to stay safe.
• Qian Daoliu promised to destroy Clear Sky Sect if anything happened to Qian Chengxiao, and Qian Chengxiao asked him to spread a false story about his adoptive father's younger sister.
• Qian Chengxiao traveled for two more days, then met Clear Sky Sect disciples Tang Lei and Tang Lei while resting by a fire.
• Qian Chengxiao feigned delight at finding Clear Sky Sect members, and the two brothers asked why he had come there.

Qian Chengxiao posed as Tang Chengxiao, a lost descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, and used his Haotian Hammer and claimed twin martial souls to persuade the Tang Lei brothers to take him home. He reached the sect and was brought before Sect Master Tang Tian, where he recognized the little girl on the swing as Tang Yuehua.

• Qian Chengxiao pretended his father had died and claimed the Clear Sky Sect was his home, then introduced himself as Tang Chengxiao.
• Qian Chengxiao summoned his Haotian Hammer, and the Tang Lei brothers inferred that he had twin martial souls and eagerly agreed to take him to the sect.
• The Tang Lei brothers brought Qian Chengxiao to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Jiu heard their explanation and decided to present him to the clan leader.
• Tang Jiu led Qian Chengxiao and the Tang Lei brothers into the courtyard to meet Sect Master Tang Tian, who was pushing a young girl on a swing.
• Qian Chengxiao heard the girl's laughter and concluded that she was Tang Yuehua.

Tang Tian accepted Qian Chengxiao as a descendant of the Clear Sky Sect after seeing his Haotian Hammer and learning that Chihiro Ji had killed his parents. The chapter ended with Tang Tian promising to help him destroy Spirit Hall, while Qian Chengxiao privately recognized the clan leader’s skill at winning him over.

• Tang Jiu told Tang Tian that Qian Chengxiao was a stranded descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Chengxiao summoned his Haotian Hammer to prove it.
• Tang Tian asked how Qian Chengxiao’s father had died, and Qian Chengxiao said Chihiro Ji had killed both his parents.
• Qian Chengxiao described his mother begging Chihiro Ji to spare him and revealed that she was Chihiro Ji’s younger sister.
• Tang Tian declared Chihiro Ji and Spirit Hall enemies of the Clear Sky Sect and promised to lead Qian Chengxiao against them once he became a Title Douluo.
• Qian Chengxiao thanked Tang Tian and vowed to avenge his parents, while Tang Tian insisted that the sect would share his enemy; Qian Chengxiao privately suspected Tang Tian was cleverly winning his loyalty.

Qian Chengxiao revealed his Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel Martial Soul and extraordinary Soul Rings to the Haotian Sect, shocking Tang Tian and the others. Tang Yuehua grew determined to comfort him, unaware that her concern had become love.

• Tang Tian asked Qian Chengxiao about his Martial Soul, and Qian Chengxiao recounted how it had made Chihiro Ji threaten him and how his Mother died protecting him.
• At Tang Jiu's prompting, Qian Chengxiao released his Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel Martial Soul, stunning Tang Jiu, Tang Tian, and the others.
• Tang Yuehua noticed Qian Chengxiao's purple and black Soul Rings and alerted Tang Tian, who realized Qian Chengxiao had a thousand-year First Soul Ring and a ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring.
• Qian Chengxiao withdrew his Martial Soul while hiding his satisfaction at the success of his infiltration behind a sorrowful expression.
• Tang Yuehua mistook Qian Chengxiao's sorrow for grief and self-blame, and resolved to become his light and lead him out of his sadness.

After seeing Qian Chengxiao's extraordinary soul rings, Tang Tian proposed that he marry Tang Yuehua when they came of age. Qian Chengxiao confessed that he liked her, Tang Yuehua agreed to her father's arrangement, and Tang Tian settled their betrothal.

• Tang Lei, his brother, Tang Jiu, and Tang Tian marveled at Qian Chengxiao's thousand-year first soul ring and ten-thousand-year second soul ring.
• Tang Tian proposed that Qian Chengxiao marry Tang Yuehua once they came of age and asked what they both thought.
• Qian Chengxiao said he liked Tang Yuehua, would not force her, and had fallen for her at first sight.
• Tang Yuehua shyly agreed to leave the decision to Tang Tian.
• Tang Tian settled the betrothal and planned for their wedding after they came of age.

Tang Tian left Tang Yuehua to show Qian Chengxiao around the Clear Sky Sect and take care of him. After exchanging introductions and promising to guide each other for the rest of their lives, the two set off for Tang Yuehua’s room to share Osmanthus Cake.

• Tang Yuehua bashfully peeked at Qian Chengxiao while Tang Tian and the others watched their interaction with indulgent smiles.
• Tang Tian put Qian Chengxiao’s hand in Tang Yuehua’s and left them alone, asking her to show him around, find him food, and arrange a place for him to stay.
• Qian Chengxiao introduced himself, and Tang Yuehua released his hand and extended hers as she introduced herself and asked him to guide her.
• Qian Chengxiao replied, “For the rest of our lives, please guide me,” and he and Tang Yuehua held hands again.
• Tang Yuehua invited Qian Chengxiao to her room to eat Osmanthus Cake and offered to cook him noodles as well.

Tang Yuehua fed Qian Chengxiao all twelve Osmanthus Cakes to cheer him with a little sweetness, and her thoughtful gesture touched him. After she fainted from shyness in his arms, she woke, saw him holding her, and fainted again.

• Tang Yuehua fed Qian Chengxiao all twelve pieces of Osmanthus Cake, and he ate them despite not liking sweet pastries much.
• Tang Yuehua realized Qian Chengxiao did not like the cakes, and he admitted he had praised them to avoid disappointing her.
• Tang Yuehua explained that she wanted his life to hold sweetness as well as bitterness, and Qian Chengxiao sincerely thanked her.
• Qian Chengxiao patted Tang Yuehua's head and touched her nose, making her blush, steam, and faint into his arms.
• Tang Yuehua woke in Qian Chengxiao's embrace, saw his face close to hers, and fainted again.

Qian Chengxiao woke Tang Yuehua, then took her to the kitchen and prepared cream puffs while she eagerly tasted the cream. Tang Yuehua squeezed out far too much cream, and Qian Chengxiao was left dumbfounded as something else happened.

• Qian Chengxiao carried the fainted Tang Yuehua to the bed, where she woke up hungry and hid her face beneath the bedding.
• Qian Chengxiao offered to cook, and Tang Yuehua eagerly led him to the kitchen before fetching water for him.
• Qian Chengxiao took cream from his Storage Soul Tool and began making cream puffs while Tang Yuehua watched.
• Qian Chengxiao let Tang Yuehua taste the cream, and she enjoyed its rich sweetness.
• Tang Yuehua squeezed the cream bag too hard, spilling cream from her mouth and leaving Qian Chengxiao stunned.

Tang Yuehua ate Qian Chengxiao’s Cream Puffs and deliberately licked cream from his thumb, while he warned her not to eat cream in front of other men. She secretly admitted she had acted on purpose, following her mother’s advice to strike first with someone she liked.

• Tang Yuehua worried over Qian Chengxiao’s nosebleed, and he assured her he was fine before offering her Cream Puffs.
• Qian Chengxiao made Tang Yuehua wait for the Cream Puffs to cool while she watched him and became captivated by him.
• Tang Yuehua ate the Cream Puffs, then licked cream from Qian Chengxiao’s thumb when he wiped her mouth.
• Qian Chengxiao told Tang Yuehua not to eat cream or Cream Puffs in front of anyone else, especially men, and she obediently agreed.
• Tang Yuehua privately admitted she had licked his thumb on purpose and resolved to follow her mother’s advice to strike first with someone she liked.

Tang Yuehua, overwhelmed by her feelings for Qian Chengxiao, feared that her lack of cultivation talent made her unworthy of him. After Qian Chengxiao comforted her, she explained that she loved him but believed his bright future would leave her behind.

• Tang Yuehua resolved to win Qian Chengxiao over and thought anxiously about making their relationship permanent.
• She remembered that her mutated Noble Circle martial soul left her unable to advance beyond Soul Power level ten, and her confidence collapsed.
• Qian Chengxiao saw Tang Yuehua crying, comforted her, and pulled her into his arms.
• Tang Yuehua told Qian Chengxiao that she loved him but thought she was unworthy because he was handsome, talented, and destined for a dazzling future.

Qian Chengxiao comforted Tang Yuehua, who reassured him that she would never abandon him and secretly decided they should sleep together because they were engaged. After she pretended to faint so he would carry her to her bedroom, he put her to bed, but she grabbed his hand when he tried to leave.

• Qian Chengxiao held Tang Yuehua and promised he would not leave or abandon her.
• Tang Yuehua decided that their engagement meant they were already husband and wife, and planned to get Qian Chengxiao to sleep in her bedroom.
• Qian Chengxiao reflected on his past devotion to Bibi Dong and contrasted her with Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Yuehua blurted out that she was looking at her handsome future husband, then buried her face in his arms in embarrassment.
• Tang Yuehua pretended to faint, and Qian Chengxiao carried her to her room and put her on the bed.
• Qian Chengxiao started to leave, but Tang Yuehua grabbed his hand and told him not to go.

Qian Chengxiao carried Tang Yuehua to bed and lingered over her feet, while Tang Yuehua pretended to be unconscious and mistook his interest for affection. She asked him to stay, and they ended the night asleep in each other’s arms.

• Qian Chengxiao laid Tang Yuehua on her bed, removed her shoes and socks, and stared at her feet.
• Tang Yuehua secretly watched Qian Chengxiao and decided he liked her feet, so she offered to let him play with them if he stayed.
• Tang Yuehua asked Qian Chengxiao to keep her company and invited him to sleep in her bed.
• Qian Chengxiao climbed onto the bed and began kneading Tang Yuehua’s feet, causing her to genuinely faint.
• Qian Chengxiao stopped touching Tang Yuehua’s feet, pulled her into his arms, and fell asleep beside her.
• Tang Yuehua woke briefly in Qian Chengxiao’s embrace, watched him sleep, and drifted off again.