Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that the growing powers surrounding Zhuge Lan and the Sunflower Manual would make the continent dangerous, so everyone needed to become stronger. Dugu Yan agreed to stop rejecting Zhuge Lan and enter the Dance King Competition, though she could not dance, and Dugu Bo offered to seek help from Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion.

• Dugu Bo explained that Mysteries Pavilion, the Sunflower Manual, and rival forces made the current peace a calm before a storm, and said he wanted to grow stronger to protect himself and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan reconsidered her prejudice toward Zhuge Lan and realized that Ye Lingling and others had joined him because he offered a path to greater strength.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that Ye Lingling would surpass her if she kept rejecting everything connected to Zhuge Lan.
• Dugu Yan agreed to take part in the Dance King Competition, but worried that she could not dance well enough to win.
• Dugu Bo said he would look into the competition rules and find someone to train Dugu Yan, mentioning Tang Yuehua of Moonlight Pavilion.

Dugu Bo persuaded Dugu Yan to go to Moonlight Pavilion and meet Zhuge Lan, while Tang Yuehua speculated that Zhuge Lan was behind the changes affecting Heaven Dou City and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Still mortified by the dance that had ruined her dignified image, she blamed him and vowed to get even if she had the chance.

• Dugu Yan agreed to go with Dugu Bo to Moonlight Pavilion, and Dugu Bo warned Yu Tianheng that he would settle their accounts later.
• Tang Yuehua examined records about Zhuge Lan and wondered whether he was secretly directing Mysteries Pavilion and influencing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Yuehua recalled how the citywide dance had made her dance embarrassingly in public and left her unwilling to see anyone.
• Tang Yuehua received invitations to teach dancing to families preparing for the Dance King Competition, which renewed her humiliation and anger toward Zhuge Lan.

Tang Yuehua inferred that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had pledged itself to Zhuge Lan and decided to meet him, while Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny worried that they had become irrelevant within Mysteries Pavilion. As they discussed Meng Yiran’s feelings for Zhuge Lan, Liu Erlong arrived to seek instruction from them.

• Tang Yuehua resolved to make contact with Zhuge Lan after hearing Poison Douluo mentioned and considering the Dance King Competition an opportunity.
• Zhuge Lan noticed frequent changes on his light screen and wondered whether Old Poison had exposed him to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny lamented that they felt overlooked in Mysteries Pavilion and discussed how to become closer to Zhuge Lan.
• Serpent Granny suggested that Meng Yiran’s feelings for Zhuge Lan could secure their family’s place, and Dragon Duke realized Yiran might already love him.
• Liu Erlong arrived at Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny’s residence and loudly asked them for instruction.

Meng Yiran feared that Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had come to drive her family out of Mysteries Pavilion, but learned Liu Erlong only wanted to spar with Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny. As the elders greeted Liu Erlong, Dragon Duke worried that their family might still be forced to leave without gaining anything from following Zhuge Lan.

• Meng Yiran rushed out to confront Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, then feared they had come to expel her family from Mysteries Pavilion.
• Ning Rongrong told Meng Yiran that Liu Erlong wanted to spar with Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny, easing Meng Yiran's fears.
• Meng Yiran compared herself with Liu Erlong and wondered why Zhuge Lan had never paid attention to her.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong regarded their plan to make Meng Yiran feel inferior as successful and anticipated Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny's arrival.
• Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny warmly welcomed Liu Erlong while Dragon Duke worried the women could represent Zhuge Lan's intentions and force them to leave Mysteries Pavilion.

Liu Erlong visited Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny and asked to spar against their World Serpent Dragon fusion. She revealed a staggering soul ring configuration that left the family stunned as the chapter ended.

• Serpent Granny welcomed Liu Erlong, who said she had come to seek guidance after becoming a Soul Douluo.
• Meng Yiran warned Liu Erlong against challenging her grandfather, while Dragon Duke tried to smooth over the exchange.
• Serpent Granny reassured Meng Yiran and accepted that Liu Erlong could spar with Dragon Duke.
• Liu Erlong announced that she wanted to challenge Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny together as the World Serpent Dragon.
• Liu Erlong released her fire dragon aura and revealed six black soul rings and one red ring, astonishing Meng Yiran, Dragon Duke, and Serpent Granny.

Liu Erlong challenged Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Serpent Granny Chao Tianxiang, shocking them with her level 87 strength and the Ultimate Ice aura of her supposedly Fire Dragon Soul. As the three left to fight, Meng Yiran questioned whether she could ever measure up to Zhuge Lan’s other women.

• Liu Erlong announced her level 87 Fire Dragon Soul and challenged Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny.
• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang were stunned by Liu Erlong’s blue, freezing aura and suspected Zhuge Lan’s opportunities had helped her grow so powerful.
• Chao Tianxiang urged Meng Shu to show their full strength, and the couple accepted Liu Erlong’s challenge as worthy opponents.
• Meng Shu carried Chao Tianxiang to the Training Ground, leaving Meng Yiran with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Meng Yiran reflected on the powerful factions she had encountered and felt inferior to Zhuge Lan’s other women.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing confronted Meng Yiran about her feelings for Zhuge Lan and asked whether she wanted to join his women. Zhu Zhuqing initially rejected her, leaving Meng Yiran heartbroken, then began explaining that she had once hoped they would become sisters.

• Ning Rongrong asked Meng Yiran whether she liked Zhuge Lan, and Meng Yiran admitted that she did.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Meng Yiran that everyone had noticed her feelings, including her grandparents and people at the academy.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Meng Yiran wanted to become Zhuge Lan's woman, and Meng Yiran cautiously asked if she could.
• Zhu Zhuqing answered, “Of course not,” leaving Meng Yiran devastated and convinced they were trying to make her give up on him.
• Zhu Zhuqing softened and explained that she had once looked forward to Meng Yiran joining them as a sister, but her explanation continued beyond the chapter.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing confronted Meng Yiran about wasting her earlier chance with Zhuge Lan, then offered her another opportunity to join their group by serving as a maid. Meng Yiran struggled to accept the condition, and Zhu Zhuqing urged her to follow her heart as she considered what to do.

• Ning Rongrong criticized Meng Yiran for hesitating and failing to take the initiative with Zhuge Lan, while Zhu Zhuqing explained that she would need to act if she wanted to become his woman.
• Meng Yiran regretted wasting her earlier opportunity and asked whether she still had a chance.
• Ning Rongrong told Meng Yiran that Zhuge Lan’s group needed more members and offered her another chance, starting as a maid.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Meng Yiran would still be treated as a sister and promised they would later try to make her status official.
• Ning Rongrong warned that other candidates, including Ye Lingling, Huo Wu, and Dugu Yan, could take her place, while Zhu Zhuqing told Meng Yiran to choose according to her heart.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong urged Meng Yiran to reconsider her choices while Liu Erlong easily overwhelmed Dragon Duke in their sparring match. Liu Erlong offered the World Serpent Dragon couple a chance to seek opportunities at Mysteries Pavilion, and the battle was set to continue.

• Ning Rongrong warned Meng Yiran not to regret her decision, and Meng Yiran thanked Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong for helping her.
• Liu Erlong struck Dragon Duke with a casual punch, sending him flying and leaving him shaken by her strength and Ultimate Ice.
• Dragon Duke praised Liu Erlong, who suggested that Mysteries Pavilion could offer him opportunities to advance.
• Serpent Granny asked whether Meng Yiran still had a chance, and Liu Erlong assured her that she liked Meng Yiran.
• Dragon Duke asked whether the sparring match would continue, and Liu Erlong agreed to face the World Serpent Dragon's full might.

Liu Erlong faced Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny, whose combined reputation and coordination made them formidable opponents despite her overwhelming strength. She attacked before they could use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and shattered Serpent Granny’s probing strike without taking damage.

• Dragon Duke realized Liu Erlong’s power surpassed his and decided to challenge her alongside Serpent Granny.
• Liu Erlong agreed to fight the World Serpent Dragon couple while carefully holding back to avoid injuring them.
• Liu Erlong attacked before Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny could use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Serpent Granny used her first soul skill, Snake Blade, to test Liu Erlong and disrupt her punch.
• Liu Erlong broke the Snake Blade with her fist, leaving Serpent Granny’s probing attack ineffective.

Liu Erlong fought Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny, whose decades of seamless teamwork initially kept her occupied despite their inability to pierce her defenses. Liu Erlong’s flames, ice, and lightning slowed the couple and forced Dragon Duke to take a powerful strike meant for Serpent Granny.

• Serpent Granny’s Snake Blade failed to affect Liu Erlong, so she retreated as Dragon Duke struck Liu Erlong’s fist with Divine Dragon Tail Sweep and knocked it off course.
• Serpent Granny renewed her low-cost Snake Blade attack and released venom, while Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny coordinated their attacks to harass Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong used Sky-Piercing Flame to cover the arena in frost, erasing Serpent Granny’s blades and venom.
• Liu Erlong followed with Raging Fire Thunder, and her flames, ice, and lightning slowed Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny, leaving Serpent Granny unable to evade.
• Dragon Duke turned back to protect Serpent Granny and met Liu Erlong’s powerful attack with his Dragon Staff, unleashing a tremendous explosion.

Liu Erlong battled Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny, forcing Dragon Duke to unleash his Martial Soul Avatar and fight for a chance to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As the couple began their Dragon Snake Strike, Liu Erlong recognized their skill and contrasted their teamwork with the Golden Iron Triangle’s reliance on her and Flender to protect Yu Xiaogang.

• Dragon Duke endured Liu Erlong’s attack but realized her strength and his worsening condition made a prolonged fight dangerous.
• Dragon Duke activated his Martial Soul Avatar and charged Liu Erlong, while Serpent Granny stayed back to recover and prepare their fusion skill.
• Dragon Duke found an opening, feinted instead of pressing his attack, and returned to Serpent Granny after taking a punch.
• Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dragon Snake Strike, as their dragon and snake phantoms began to merge.
• Liu Erlong admired the couple’s coordination and reflected that Yu Xiaogang could not contribute meaningfully to the Golden Iron Triangle’s battles.

Liu Erlong reflected on her lack of recent combat experience and resolved to improve by sparring with Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny. Their Dragon Snake Strike summoned a venomous Golden Dragon, which clashed in the sky with Liu Erlong’s Ice-and-Fire-enhanced dragon soul, and the battle remained undecided.

• Liu Erlong recognized Dragon Duke Meng Shu’s formidable combat skill and decided to spar with the World Serpent Dragon couple to sharpen her abilities.
• Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny completed their Dragon Snake Strike and summoned a Golden Dragon infused with Serpent Granny’s venom.
• Liu Erlong’s Ice-and-Fire-enhanced martial soul confronted the Golden Dragon, whose dragon might it did not fear.
• Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny chose to test their fusion’s power in a direct clash instead of relying on dragon-bloodline suppression.
• The Golden Dragon and Liu Erlong’s dragon soul collided repeatedly in the sky, unleashing powerful blows while keeping the destruction away from the surrounding area.

Liu Erlong fought the World Serpent Dragon couple to a standstill, astonishing observers with her power. After sensing the battle, Dugu Bo resolved to head to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and teach Yu Tianheng a lesson, while the clash at Mysteries Pavilion continued.

• Liu Erlong battled the World Serpent Dragon couple with strength that surprised experts across Mysteries Pavilion.
• Dugu Bo sensed the fight from Moonlight Pavilion and marveled at Liu Erlong’s apparent growth and bloodline power.
• Dugu Bo decided to help Dugu Yan by giving Yu Tianheng a harsh lesson and hurried toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang Yuehua continued training Dugu Yan in etiquette and dance, reflecting on Zhuge Lan’s influence over Dugu Bo.
• The Ice and Fire Dragon and the Golden Dragon fought evenly, with the Ice and Fire Dragon gripping its opponent’s neck while the Golden Dragon struggled with brute force.

Liu Erlong and the World Serpent Dragon couple fought a fierce battle, but Ultimate Ice steadily weakened their fusion until they risked everything on a final attack. Their ultimate moves collided in a massive explosion, leaving Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny unable to continue and the battle’s outcome clear.

• Liu Erlong’s Ice and Fire Dragon used Ultimate Ice to freeze and weaken the Golden Dragon, disrupting Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dragon Duke and Serpent Granny poured out their remaining Soul Power, broke free, and unleashed their all-or-nothing Poison Dragon Flame.
• Liu Erlong answered with her Martial Soul Avatar and Ice Burst Star Sky, and the two ultimate moves collided in a massive explosion.
• The blast shook Mysteries Pavilion and alarmed people watching outside the academy.
• Liu Erlong stood firm, while Dragon Duke caught the injured Serpent Granny; exhausted and unable to fight again, they conceded the battle by their condition.

Liu Erlong defeated Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Serpent Granny Chao Tianxiang in a spar, and Meng Yiran accepted how far her grandparents’ strength fell short of hers. She set aside her old expectations and asked Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to help her pursue the possibility they had discussed.

• Dragon Duke Meng Shu admitted defeat and thanked Liu Erlong for showing mercy, while Liu Erlong praised his and Serpent Granny Chao Tianxiang’s experience.
• Liu Erlong urged the group to return, hinting that Meng Yiran might soon have a chance to be with Zhuge Lan.
• Meng Yiran saw her grandparents return battered and learned that Liu Erlong had defeated them decisively.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu confessed that Liu Erlong could have killed them in a fight to the death, and Meng Yiran accepted his defeat without blaming him.
• Meng Yiran told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that she had thought things through and asked them to help her with the possibility they had discussed.

Meng Yiran chose to leave with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to pursue Zhuge Lan, while Serpent Granny Chao Tianxiang reassured her confused husband that their granddaughter could choose her own path. Back in his room, Zhuge Lan celebrated his plans and considered strengthening himself before the women visited.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed Meng Yiran’s decision to pursue her happiness and offered to help her.
• Meng Yiran bade farewell to Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Serpent Granny Chao Tianxiang, who promised to support her.
• Serpent Granny explained to Meng Shu that Meng Yiran was going to find Zhuge Lan, then shut him out when he kept asking questions.
• Zhuge Lan returned to his room and reflected on his schemes, the Dance King Competition, and publicizing Dugu Bo as a Gold Medal Teacher.
• Zhuge Lan imagined being with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Liu Erlong, then decided to ask the system to strengthen him.

Meng Yiran arrived at Zhuge Lan’s room dressed in a maid outfit Ning Rongrong had prepared and coached her to wear. Zhuge Lan recognized Ning Rongrong’s scheme and teased Meng Yiran, leaving her to explain what she intended to do as his maid.

• Ning Rongrong persuaded Meng Yiran to wear a revealing maid outfit and coached her on how to act when she met Zhuge Lan.
• Meng Yiran gathered her courage, went to Zhuge Lan’s room, and waited for him in the outfit.
• Zhuge Lan opened the door, mistook her appearance for a surprise, and teased her as a Little White Rabbit who had delivered herself to his door.
• Meng Yiran blushed but introduced herself as Zhuge Lan’s maid and said she had come because he was there.
• Zhuge Lan guessed Ning Rongrong had arranged the encounter and asked Meng Yiran what she planned to do as his maid.

Meng Yiran overcame her shyness to offer herself to Zhuge Lan, who carried her into a private room to teach her a maid’s duties. Zhu Zhuqing, Liu Erlong, and Ning Rongrong left them alone, while Ning Rongrong began planning more outfits and accessories for Meng Yiran.

• Meng Yiran nervously offered to bathe Zhuge Lan, serve him food, or let him eat her first, then nearly collapsed from embarrassment.
• Zhuge Lan shut the door, caught Meng Yiran in his arms, and carried her inside to teach her a maid’s duties.
• Ning Rongrong, Liu Erlong, and Zhu Zhuqing watched from hiding, unaware that Zhuge Lan had already noticed them.
• Zhu Zhuqing led the others away and said Meng Yiran and Zhuge Lan were now together, leaving their relationship to them.
• Ning Rongrong complained that they had only used one maid outfit and planned to give Meng Yiran more clothes and accessories, but Zhu Zhuqing rejected the idea.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Liu Erlong refocused on their plan to help Zhuge Lan recover his former attitude and punish Flender and the others. They chose Ye Lingling as their next target while Zhuge Lan stayed behind with a maid.

• Ning Rongrong accepted Zhu Zhuqing’s promise to play with her after their plan was finished.
• Liu Erlong worried whether Zhuge Lan could handle more women, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing insisted he was more than capable.
• Zhuge Lan reflected that Liu Erlong’s growing strength would not close the gap between them, then turned his attention to a maid.
• Zhu Zhuqing reminded Ning Rongrong and Liu Erlong that their goal was to help Zhuge Lan and make Flender and the others pay for their schemes.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Liu Erlong agreed to pursue Ye Lingling next.