Chapter Summaries

Zhuge Lan discovered why the Huo brothers and Shi Mo brothers cultivated the Sunflower Manual, then rescued Huo Chui and Huo Jun when they went berserk. He explained that Mysteries Pavilion’s male teachers and students practiced the manual, leaving the four eager to learn from them.

• Zhuge Lan scanned the four men and learned that Huo Chui and Huo Jun had castrated themselves to cultivate the Sunflower Manual, while the Shi Mo brothers’ martial soul naturally made them eunuchs after Level 40.
• Huo Chui and Huo Jun went berserk, and Zhuge Lan used his Soul Bone Skill, Void, to seal their Soul Power and stabilize them.
• Huo Jun defended cultivating the Sunflower Manual for its rapid growth in Soul Power, and Shi Mo agreed that the trade-off was worthwhile.
• Zhuge Lan said that most male teachers and students at Mysteries Pavilion cultivated the Sunflower Manual, making the four men eager to seek his guidance.
• Zhuge Lan clarified that he did not cultivate the manual himself and said Flender and the others could share their cultivation experience with them.

Zhuge Lan explained Mysteries Pavilion’s cultivation methods and promised the Blazing Fire Academy students further rewards for good performance. When Huo Wu challenged his claim of Ice Fire Immunity, Ning Rongrong stepped in and provoked her into attacking, then revealed her evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Zhuge Lan explained that the Sunflower Manual could cause cultivation deviation in fire-attribute cultivators and offered Ice Fire Body Refining as a possible remedy.
• Huo Wu challenged Zhuge Lan to endure her Soul Skills, but Ning Rongrong volunteered to take the test in his place.
• Ning Rongrong provoked Huo Wu into agreeing to a contest and promised to name a condition if Huo Wu failed to hurt her.
• Huo Wu attacked Ning Rongrong with her first Soul Skill, but the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was blasted away without taking damage.
• Huo Wu recognized Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul as the evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Ning Rongrong proudly declared her unique status.

Ning Rongrong challenged Huo Wu to test the limits of her Ice Fire Immunity after Huo Wu questioned whether her evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had gained defensive abilities. Their contest moved to an enclosed Training Ground, where Huo Wu escalated from a weak fire attack to a powerful fourth soul skill.

• Huo Wu questioned whether Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul Evolution had granted her fire resistance or defensive power, and Ning Rongrong scolded her for refusing to accept defeat.
• Huo Wu blamed Zhuge Lan for the situation, but he stayed put after Ning Rongrong signaled him to let her handle the dispute.
• Ning Rongrong proposed that she and Huo Wu compete elsewhere, and Huo Wu agreed to settle the matter through their bodies rather than their Martial Souls.
• At the Training Ground, Huo Wu warned Ning Rongrong not to get hurt, but Ning Rongrong invited her to attack and caught her Fire Meteor without injury.
• Huo Wu unleashed her fourth soul skill, Fire Dance Radiance, and sent a huge purple fireball toward Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong survived Huo Wu’s flames thanks to Ice Fire Immunity, then made Huo Wu accept a secret condition. While Zhuge Lan’s competition continued, Huo Wu returned and unexpectedly kissed him in front of everyone.

• Huo Wu feared she had burned Ning Rongrong to death, but Ning Rongrong appeared unharmed and explained that Ice Fire Immunity had protected her.
• After losing, Huo Wu agreed to Ning Rongrong’s condition, and Ning Rongrong asked her to have Lan bring her new clothes.
• The competitors continued holding their poses, hoping to impress Zhuge Lan, as Osler became the first to be eliminated.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Lie, Huo Yu, and Huo Yun battled to endure, while Zhuge Lan enjoyed the Emotional Value they generated.
• Huo Wu returned to the arena, hesitated before Zhuge Lan, then kissed him, stunning the competitors and sending Emotional Value surging.

Huo Wu kissed Zhuge Lan twice in front of the stunned competition audience, after Ning Rongrong apparently urged her to do so. Zhuge Lan seized the initiative during the second kiss, leaving Huo Wu, the Blazing Fire Academy team, and her brother Huo Wushuang overwhelmed by the spectacle.

• Huo Wu continued kissing Zhuge Lan until he leaned back and accused her of taking advantage of him.
• Huo Wu remembered Ning Rongrong’s expectation and kissed Zhuge Lan again despite her embarrassment and anger.
• Zhuge Lan flipped Huo Wu beneath him and took control of the kiss as the audience regained its senses.
• The Blazing Fire Academy members stared in confusion, while Huo Lie, Huo Yu, and Huo Yun looked to Huo Wushuang, whose face turned bright red.

Zhuge Lan and Huo Wu’s scene overwhelmed the contestants, leading to a chain of eliminations in the competition. Huo Wushuang fell to fifth place, while Huo Lie, Huo Yu, and Huo Yun realized they had taken second through fourth.

• Huo Lie, Huo Yu, and Huo Yun each planned to outlast the others for fifth place while Huo Wushuang endured Zhuge Lan and Huo Wu’s confrontation.
• Huo Wu shoved Zhuge Lan away, and the Shi Mo brothers were eliminated after their Soul Power went haywire from the shocking scene.
• Huo Wushuang collapsed from surging blood and qi, and Huo Lie assumed he had won the reward for fifth place.
• Huo Yu and Huo Yun scolded Huo Lie and pointed out that Yu Feng had already been eliminated.
• Huo Lie discovered he was in second place and Huo Wushuang had ended up fifth, while Huo Yu and Huo Yun took third and fourth.

After Huo Wu kissed Zhuge Lan and relayed Ning Rongrong's message, she fled the arena, leaving Huo Wushuang heartbroken. Ye Lingling won the competition, and Zhuge Lan offered to heal the injured contestants himself, while Ye Lingling suspected he had an ulterior motive.

• Huo Wu told Zhuge Lan that she had fulfilled Ning Rongrong's request and that Ning Rongrong was waiting in the training room, then hurried out of the arena.
• Huo Wushuang watched Huo Wu leave without checking on him and lamented that his sister had abandoned her family for a lover.
• Zhuge Lan declared Ye Lingling the winner and Huo Wushuang fifth place, but Huo Wushuang's injuries prevented him from summoning his martial soul or soul rings.
• Ye Lingling offered to heal the injured contestants, but Zhuge Lan said he would treat them himself and called for anyone needing treatment to stand before him.
• The contestants gathered in front of Zhuge Lan for treatment, while Ye Lingling watched warily after recalling his miraculous healing ability.

Zhuge Lan healed the Huo Jun brothers, the Shi Mo brothers, and Huo Wushuang with Holy Light, but the treatment overwhelmed them with embarrassing pleasure. Huo Wushuang had just entrusted Huo Wu to Zhuge Lan before the healing left him dazed and blank.

• The Huo Jun brothers, the Shi Mo brothers, and Huo Wushuang eagerly asked Zhuge Lan to heal them so they could recover and continue cultivating.
• Huo Wushuang reconsidered Zhuge Lan, then told him to look after Huo Wu, and Zhuge Lan accepted.
• Zhuge Lan cast “I bless you,” healing everyone with dense Holy Light.
• The healed group was overwhelmed by intense satisfaction, and their conflicting embarrassment and pleasure sent Emotional Value flooding to Zhuge Lan.
• A passing breeze intensified the sensation, leaving Huo Wushuang with a vacant gaze and a blank mind.

Zhuge Lan’s healing soul skill restored the injuries of Huo Wushuang, Huo Chui, Huo Jun, and the Shi Mo brothers, leaving Huo Wushuang wary of him and the others impressed. The healing also reversed the Sunflower Manual cultivators’ loss, and they celebrated as what they had cut off grew back.

• Huo Wushuang recovered under Zhuge Lan’s healing soul skill and privately feared that Zhuge Lan had deliberately let him embarrass himself.
• Huo Chui praised Zhuge Lan after his injuries healed, and Huo Jun agreed that their Dean’s strength would help the academy grow.
• Shi Mo and Shi Mo sensed something unusual as their injuries healed and their Soul Power rose.
• Shi Mo discovered that what he had cut off had grown back and excitedly told his brother.
• Huo Chui, Huo Jun, and the others checked their own bodies, found the same change, and celebrated Zhuge Lan.

After the Holy Light restored the men’s severed limbs, they discovered they would have to castrate themselves again to continue cultivating the Sunflower Manual. Huo Chui acted first, and Zhuge Lan marked him as a promising prospect while resolving to put him through further trials.

• Huo Wushuang and Ye Lingling were shocked that the healing soul skill had regrown the men’s severed limbs.
• The group resumed circulating the Sunflower Manual, but their expected breakthrough failed when they realized restored limbs meant they had to castrate themselves again.
• The men collapsed into despair and wailed over having to repeat the painful procedure.
• Huo Chui grabbed and castrated himself again, declaring that he would do whatever it took to become stronger.
• Huo Jun tried to stop Huo Chui but arrived too late, while Zhuge Lan marked Huo Chui as a promising prospect and watched him closely.

Huo Chui cut off his source of troubles to cultivate the Sunflower Manual, inspiring others to consider doing the same. Huo Jun pointed out that Huo Chui was still under Holy Light and would simply grow it back, leaving Huo Chui fainting in shock.

• Huo Wushuang grew anxious that Huo Chui and the others might surpass him through the Sunflower Manual, but he decided to wait for another cultivation method with fewer side effects.
• Zhuge Lan realized Huo Chui's sacrifice had shaken the others' resolve and made them consider cultivating the Sunflower Manual.
• Huo Chui told Huo Jun he would protect him and accept any price to become stronger, while Huo Jun admitted he still wanted to cultivate the Sunflower Manual.
• Huo Jun reminded Huo Chui that Holy Light would make his source of troubles grow back, and Huo Chui fainted after realizing his sacrifice had been pointless.
• Shi Mo and Shi Mo thanked Huo Jun for warning them, and Huo Jun said his brother was too impulsive and could use some sleep.

Zhuge Lan ended the healing that had caused Huo Chui’s injury, then reassured the new students and raised Ye Lingling and Huo Wushuang’s first soul rings to a thousand years. The chapter left Ye Lingling and the onlookers awed by his power and wondering what it cost.

• Huo Jun felt guilty about failing to stop Huo Chui, while Huo Wushuang thanked him and said he would consider the Sunflower Manual.
• Zhuge Lan withdrew the Holy Light and apologized, claiming he had meant to heal the students and was willing to offer other Cultivation Methods.
• Shi Mo and Shi Mo hoped Zhuge Lan could resolve their predicament, and Huo Jun regretted suspecting the Dean.
• Zhuge Lan called Ye Lingling and Huo Wushuang forward and increased their first soul rings from yellow to purple, making them thousand-year rings.
• Ye Lingling and the onlookers marveled at Zhuge Lan’s ability and speculated about his identity and the cost of his power.

Zhuge Lan rewarded Ye Lingling and Huo Wushuang with upgraded soul rings, delighting in the Emotional Value they generated and planning to stage more competitions. After sending the others to rest and tour Mysteries Pavilion, he headed to the Training Ground to meet Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu.

• Ye Lingling admired Zhuge Lan's generosity after her First Soul Ring was raised to black, while Huo Wushuang resolved to stay close to him for more rewards.
• Zhuge Lan celebrated the Emotional Value he had gained and looked forward to earning more through the upcoming Dance King Competition.
• Zhuge Lan told Huo Jun to take Huo Chui back to rest and sent the others to explore the academy before leaving for the Training Ground.
• Huo Jun departed with Huo Chui, Huo Wushuang went to look for Huo Wu, and the remaining visitors began touring Mysteries Pavilion.
• The ferocious beasts kept cultivating and avoided disturbing Zhuge Lan as he went to meet Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu.

Ice Empress complained that Zhuge Lan was wasting divine-level rewards on games, then realized she and Snow Empress had been lured into human territory by the same offers she mocked the students for accepting. She concluded that Zhuge Lan looked down on her and vowed to remember the grudge.

• Ice Empress criticized Zhuge Lan for using powerful rewards to play games, while Snow Empress insisted that his wishes were not their concern.
• The narration explained that Zhuge Lan was waiting for Ice Empress’s fiery emotions to expose her weaknesses, while she feared provoking him.
• Ice Empress mocked the new students for being led around by Zhuge Lan and failing to see that he was using them for amusement.
• Snow Empress pointed out that Ice Empress and the students had both been drawn in by Zhuge Lan’s offers, prompting Ice Empress to recognize the similarity.
• Ice Empress decided Zhuge Lan had summoned her to the academy because he looked down on her and vowed to remember the grudge.

The Ice Empress’s emotional turmoil surged while Zhuge Lan remained unaware of what had provoked it. At the training room, he reunited with Ning Rongrong, who refused his affection because Huo Wu had touched him.

• The Snow Empress reflected that her alliance with Zhuge Lan had been a practical exchange, while the Ice Empress wrongly believed she had been manipulated.
• Zhuge Lan noticed a huge increase in Emotional Value and wondered what had stirred the Ice Empress.
• Zhuge Lan decided to leave the Ice Empress to stew and went to the training room, expecting Ning Rongrong to be waiting.
• Ning Rongrong surprised Zhuge Lan from behind, and he recognized her and pulled her into his arms.
• Ning Rongrong turned away from Zhuge Lan, claiming she could not accept that Huo Wu had touched him, and Zhuge Lan reminded her she had helped arrange the encounter.

Zhuge Lan played along with Ning Rongrong’s teasing, and the two grew intimate before discussing Huo Wu’s agreement. Ning Rongrong urged him to treat Huo Wu kindly and seemed pleased to welcome her as another sister.

• Zhuge Lan pulled Ning Rongrong into his embrace and responded to her teasing with an intense intimate encounter.
• Afterward, Ning Rongrong complained that Zhuge Lan had been too forceful, and he warned her not to provoke him again.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Huo Wu had fulfilled their agreement, and Zhuge Lan confirmed that she had.
• Ning Rongrong proudly said she had helped add another sister and reminded Zhuge Lan not to call Huo Wu trouble or bully her.
• Zhuge Lan said he had never considered Huo Wu trouble and teased Ning Rongrong, who replied that he had bullied her just then.

Ning Rongrong teased Zhuge Lan about bringing Huo Wu closer to their circle of sisters, while Zhuge Lan wondered whether Huo Wu truly wanted that. Ning Rongrong then pretended to be injured and claimed she had endured Huo Wu’s flames for their family, leaving Zhuge Lan captivated by her cute act.

• Zhuge Lan laughed at Ning Rongrong’s flustered reaction and admitted he enjoyed seeing the usually proud Little Witch defeated.
• Ning Rongrong said she had pushed Huo Wu toward Zhuge Lan to help share the burden, and decided Huo Wu would be only the beginning of their growing group of sisters.
• Zhuge Lan cautioned that Huo Wu might not welcome Ning Rongrong’s arrangement, but Ning Rongrong insisted Huo Wu was attracted to him and would eventually be grateful.
• Ning Rongrong recalled that Huo Wu’s feelings had intensified after their encounter, earning Emotional Value as her emotions continued to fluctuate.
• Ning Rongrong stepped back, feigned tears, and claimed she had overcome Huo Wu’s terrifying flames for their future family, while Zhuge Lan was captivated by her act.

Zhuge Lan ambushed Ning Rongrong after she asked for a reward, and the two were left alone in the sealed training room. Meanwhile, Ye Lingling and the others toured Mysteries Pavilion, whose lavish facilities impressed them and deepened Ye Lingling’s regret that Dugu Yan had refused to come.

• Ning Rongrong asked Zhuge Lan for a reward, but he caught her off guard and sealed the training room doors as she tried to take back her request.
• Ye Lingling and the others toured Mysteries Pavilion and were astonished by its expensive, fully equipped facilities.
• Huo Yun and Shi Mo compared Mysteries Pavilion with their former Blazing Fire Academy and praised its resources.
• Ye Lingling regretted that Dugu Yan had chosen to stay with Yu Tianheng instead of joining Mysteries Pavilion.

Dugu Bo tried to persuade Dugu Yan to join Zhuge Lan’s Mysteries Pavilion, convinced it offered her the best future and hoping she might become close to Zhuge Lan. Dugu Yan refused, suspecting her grandfather’s matchmaking motives, and insisted that joining the academy would not mean becoming Zhuge Lan’s woman.

• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to join Mysteries Pavilion, citing Zhuge Lan’s rapid rise and the resources she could gain there.
• Dugu Yan resisted his repeated appeals and said she had decided to stay where she was.
• Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo about whether he wanted her to cultivate at the academy or had another motive.
• Dugu Bo admitted that he wanted her to stop wasting her time on Yu Tianheng and pursue Zhuge Lan instead.
• Dugu Yan rejected the idea of becoming Zhuge Lan’s woman, though she acknowledged his exceptional abilities.

Dugu Yan firmly rejected Dugu Bo’s suggestion that she join Mysteries Pavilion, while Dugu Bo struggled to cultivate the Five Venoms Divine Palm and blamed Yu Tianheng for her refusal. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo deciding to go beat up Yu Tianheng.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo she would never share a man with other women and refused to join Mysteries Pavilion.
• Dugu Bo mistakenly blamed Yu Tianheng for Dugu Yan’s refusal and resolved to teach him a lesson.
• Dugu Bo struggled to cultivate the Five Venoms Divine Palm and considered asking Zhuge Lan for help despite feeling embarrassed.
• Dugu Bo decided he could safely take out his frustration on Yu Tianheng and left to find him.