Chapter Summaries

Ling Qiqi deceived the Ling Family patriarch into sending the chief steward after the people who had injured Ling Zhong, concealing his own revenge plot. He set out for Ping Town with the steward, intent on destroying the Ling Family for his younger sister’s death.

• Ling Qiqi arrived at Ling Zhong’s home and theatrically told the guards that Ling Zhong was in trouble.
• The chief steward reported Ling Qiqi’s news to the Ling Family patriarch, who summoned him and learned that Ling Zhong had been seriously injured in Ping Town.
• Ling Qiqi urged the patriarch to pursue the attackers, claiming they were an ordinary child and a Soul King with no powerful backing.
• The patriarch ordered the chief steward to capture the attackers alive, and Ling Qiqi agreed to identify them.
• Ling Qiqi followed the chief steward toward Ping Town and privately revealed that he planned to avenge his younger sister by bringing down the Ling Family.

Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou encountered three women being pursued by a band of robbers on their way to the Star Luo Empire. When the robbers proved to be Soul Masters, Dai Zhirou attacked and swiftly overwhelmed them, leaving the women stunned by her strength.

• Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou spotted three women fleeing from a group of men in a small forest.
• Dai Zhirou told the women to stand behind her, while Taishi Ming sensed something was wrong and watched them cautiously.
• Taishi Ming attacked the lead robber, Mad Sword You Feng, with his Seven Sha Sword, but You Feng blocked the strike with his martial soul.
• You Feng revealed that he and his men were robbers, and Taishi Ming urged Dai Zhirou to kill them.
• Dai Zhirou transformed into her half-human, half-spider form and defeated the robbers with her spider legs, shocking the three women.

Dai Zhirou and Taishi Ming rescued three women, but Taishi Ming exposed them as dangerous impostors and demanded to know who had sent them. Just as he moved to kill them, he heard a familiar laugh and stopped, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Dai Zhirou defeated the bandits, and Mei Ling, Mei Zhen, and Mei Ai thanked her while claiming their family had been killed protecting them.
• Taishi Ming put his sword to Mei Ai’s neck after noticing she had twice tried to touch Dai Zhirou, and he accused the women of acting and poisoning their hands.
• Dai Zhirou realized Taishi Ming was right and guarded against Mei Ling and Mei Zhen as they revealed their killing intent.
• Mei Ling asked how Taishi Ming had seen through them, and he explained that the bandit leader’s blocked attack, the women’s escape, and Mei Ai’s suspicious behavior had exposed their scheme.
• Taishi Ming prepared to kill the women, but a nearby laugh of “Nyeh nyeh nyeh” made him stop and wonder if he was hearing things.

Taishi Ming reunited with Zi Xia, who had killed Eagle Mask and led a bandit gang, and used his Wine of Life to heal her ruined face. Zi Xia left with Mei Ling, Mei Zhen, and Mei Ai, while Dai Zhirou confronted Taishi Ming over his teasing about the night before.

• Zi Xia revealed herself to Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou, and Taishi Ming asked to speak with her alone.
• Zi Xia told Taishi Ming she had killed Eagle Mask, then explained she had formed a robbery gang with Mei Ling, Mei Zhen, and Mei Ai.
• Taishi Ming used his Second Soul Skill, Wine of Life, to heal Zi Xia's old facial injury, and she thanked him.
• Zi Xia refused to join Taishi Ming on the way to the Star Luo Empire and left with Mei Ling, Mei Zhen, and Mei Ai after exchanging promises with him.
• Dai Zhirou teased Taishi Ming about Zi Xia, and Taishi Ming joked about the previous night until Dai Zhirou accused him of deliberately climbing into her bed.

Dai Zhirou and Taishi Ming reached Suotuo City, where they interrupted Bu Le as he tried to assault a woman he had abducted. Dai Zhirou defeated Bu Le, and Taishi Ming stayed behind to deal with him while Dai Zhirou carried the woman to safety.

• Ping Town's chief steward questioned the innkeeper about Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou, while Ling Qiqi pretended to search for them despite knowing they were headed toward the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Zhirou and Taishi Ming arrived in Suotuo City and spotted a shadow carrying someone across the rooftops.
• Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou followed Bu Le to a room and saw him trying to undress the woman he had abducted.
• Dai Zhirou burst through the window and badly wounded Bu Le with a kick before he could react.
• Taishi Ming asked Dai Zhirou to take the woman outside, then threw an oil lamp beneath Bu Le's crotch.

Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou rescued Zhang Yu'er, then encountered Yang Changsheng and Yang Bubai, who had mistaken them for thieves. After sharing a meal at Zhang Yu'er's family inn, they discovered they were all traveling to the Star Luo Empire Imperial City.

• Taishi Ming set Bu Le's crotch on fire after pinning his leg, then left with Dai Zhirou to escort Zhang Yu'er home.
• Yang Changsheng and Yang Bubai attacked Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou with spears, mistaking them for thieves, then apologized after Zhang Yu'er explained what had happened.
• Zhang Yu'er's father welcomed the rescuers and Yang Changsheng and Yang Bubai to a lavish meal at the family inn.
• Yang Changsheng said he was taking Yang Bubai to study at the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy and visit his aunt.
• Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou learned that Yang Changsheng and Yang Bubai were also headed to the Star Luo Empire Imperial City, and Taishi Ming suggested they might become classmates.

E Kao and Tian Ya set out to avenge Bu Le by finding the tavern owner's daughter, Zhang Yu'er, and questioning her about who had attacked him. They broke into her room, but her scream woke Taishi Ming, Dai Zhirou, Yang Changsheng, and Yang Bubai, who rushed toward her.

• Bu Le woke and told E Kao and Tian Ya that a young man and a woman had burned him, then suspected the tavern owner's daughter might lead them to the attackers.
• E Kao and Tian Ya went to Zhang Yu'er's family's tavern and used E Kao's martial soul to conceal themselves as they searched for her room.
• E Kao and Tian Ya knocked on Zhang Yu'er's door, but when she became frightened and screamed, Tian Ya kicked the door open.
• E Kao tried to question Zhang Yu'er while making lewd threats, and Tian Ya guarded the doorway in case the rescuers were nearby.
• Taishi Ming, Dai Zhirou, Yang Changsheng, and Yang Bubai woke at Zhang Yu'er's scream, dressed, and hurried toward her room.

Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou confronted Tian Ya and E Kao outside Zhang Xiaoyu’s room, where they discovered Zhang Yu'er was being held hostage. After the two Soul Kings attacked, Taishi Ming drew Tian Ya’s attention and entered the room while Dai Zhirou trapped both enemies in her poisonous web.

• Dai Zhirou and Taishi Ming found Tian Ya outside Zhang Xiaoyu’s room, and Tian Ya taunted them about Bu Le’s injuries.
• Taishi Ming’s sword attack wounded Tian Ya, and E Kao emerged carrying Zhang Yu'er over his shoulder.
• Dai Zhirou revealed her five-ring Soul King strength, prompting Tian Ya and E Kao to attack Taishi Ming to pressure her.
• Taishi Ming used his Soul Bone Skill to charge at Tian Ya, forcing Tian Ya to shield himself with Zhang Yu'er, then slipped into her room.
• Dai Zhirou covered the corridor floor with her Giant Poisonous Ground Web, corroding Tian Ya and E Kao’s feet.

Yang Changsheng and Yang Bubai ambushed the men holding Zhang Yu'er, allowing Taishi Ming to rescue her. Tian Ya and E Kao were killed, but an elder and a younger man from the Ling Family watched the fight, and the elder approached Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou unnoticed.

• Yang Changsheng and Yang Bubai attacked from above while Taishi Ming snatched Zhang Yu'er away from Tian Ya.
• Yang Changsheng broke through Tian Ya's Blade Curtain with his fifth soul skill and killed him with the Soul Breaking Spear.
• Dai Zhirou struck E Kao with her Parasitic Web, and spiders erupted from his body before venom melted him away.
• An elder and a younger man watched Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou from the shadows and identified them as the people who had harmed the Ling Family.
• The elder leaped behind Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou without either of them noticing.

The Ling Manor chief steward attacked Dai Zhirou and Taishi Ming, but Taishi Ming’s tricks and Dai Zhirou’s recovery kept them fighting. As the chief steward rushed to finish Taishi Ming, Yang Changsheng intervened and forced him back.

• The chief steward ambushed Dai Zhirou, but Taishi Ming shoved her aside and took the attack’s focus; Dai Zhirou was wounded, while Taishi Ming survived the chief steward’s strike with Sword Thrust.
• Taishi Ming threw Dai Zhirou a Wine of Life gourd as a feint, allowing her to drink stored Wine of Life and Soul Wine and recover; the chief steward destroyed the thrown gourd too late.
• The chief steward unleashed Ten Thousand Blades Descend, but Dai Zhirou blocked the blades while Taishi Ming avoided them through the inn roof and restored some of his Soul Power with Soul Wine.
• The chief steward charged at Taishi Ming, intending to eliminate the support Soul Master, but Yang Changsheng appeared above and struck with Break, interrupting the attack and driving the chief steward back.

Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou defeated the head steward and discovered evidence linking him to the Ling Manor, whose people might be targeting them. Taishi Ming set out to find the remaining attackers, but Dai Zhirou questioned why they had let the head steward die without intervening.

• Dai Zhirou restrained the head steward with her spider web while Yang Changsheng attacked him with spears, but his blade-qi defense held.
• Taishi Ming used his External Spirit Bone’s horn drill to break the head steward’s defense and kill him, then asked Dai Zhirou to keep the embarrassing skill secret.
• Yang Changsheng warned Taishi Ming not to use the move again until he was stronger, and earned Taishi Ming’s trust by showing no greed for his Soul Bone.
• Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou wondered who had ordered the attack, and Taishi Ming suspected the Zhu Family but could not explain how they might know he was alive.
• Taishi Ming examined a Space Soul Tool taken from the head steward’s subordinate and found a plaque marked “Ling Manor” and “Steward,” linking the attack to the Ling family.
• Taishi Ming moved to hunt down the remaining attackers, but Dai Zhirou asked why they had watched the head steward die without helping him.

Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou arrived at Star Luo Royal City and went to the War King's Mansion before visiting the imperial palace, hoping to prevent Dai Zhirou's marriage from being arranged again. There, Dai Zhirou rejected her nephew Dai Zhouyuan's familiar advances and warned him to address her as the princess.

• Taishi Ming and Dai Zhirou traveled to Star Luo Royal City while Yang Bubai stayed behind to try more of Zhang Yu'er's cooking.
• At the city gates, Dai Zhirou showed her princess token, and the guards welcomed her as the carriage's escort returned to the border.
• Taishi Ming persuaded Dai Zhirou to visit the War King's Mansion before the imperial palace so they could prepare for the possible marriage arrangement.
• A mansion guard recognized Dai Zhirou and let her and Taishi Ming inside, while another guard went to announce her arrival.
• Dai Zhouyuan greeted Dai Zhirou as "Little Sister Zhirou," but she told him to get lost and warned him to address her as Your Highness the Princess.
• Dai Zhouyuan vowed to make Dai Zhirou kneel before him, while Taishi Ming teased her about their childhood and a guard silently worried he had overheard too much.

Ye Han, posing as Ye Han and Dai Zhirou’s future Imperial Son-in-law, visited the War King and used his Wine of Life to restore the old man’s severed limbs. The recovered War King promised Ye Han a great favor, and Ye Han indicated that he wanted his support for his relationship with Dai Zhirou.

• Dai Zhirou introduced Ye Han to the War King, who teased her about grooming him.
• Ye Han revealed his two Hundred-Year Soul Rings and demonstrated his Food-type support martial soul.
• Ye Han told the War King that his Wine of Life could regrow severed limbs and gave him a gourd to drink.
• Ye Han supplied eighteen gourds, fully restoring the War King’s legs and left arm.
• The War King offered Ye Han a great favor, and Ye Han took Dai Zhirou’s hand and hinted at what he wanted.

The War King gave Ye Han a choice of Soul Bones, then went to the palace with Dai Zhirou to settle her marriage situation. After Ye Han refined his choice, the Emperor learned of his rare ability to regenerate severed limbs.

• The War King offered Ye Han one of two Soul Bones, and Ye Han chose the left leg bone despite Dai Zhirou’s concern about their significance.
• The War King told Ye Han to refine the Soul Bone while he took Dai Zhirou to the palace to negotiate her situation with the Zhu Family.
• Ye Han refined the Soul Bone and gained a 60,000-year Lightning Rabbit Left Leg Soul Bone with the skill Instant Flash Shift, which allowed three consecutive flashes of up to one hundred meters.
• The War King met the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire and revealed that his adoptive son Ye Han was a two-ringed Soul Grandmaster under nine who could regenerate severed limbs.
• The Emperor was shocked by Ye Han’s age, cultivation, and healing ability, then regained his composure.

The War King pressed the Emperor and Zhu Fengyun to approve Dai Zhirou’s marriage to his adopted son, Ye Han, instead of Zhu Pingshui. The Emperor and Zhu Fengyun accepted the match after Dai Zhirou declared her love for Ye Han and the War King implied he could help heal their families’ disabled members.

• The War King asked the Emperor to marry Dai Zhirou to Ye Han, arguing that they loved each other and were a better match than Zhu Pingshui.
• The Emperor hesitated because he had already agreed with Zhu Fengyun to arrange Dai Zhirou’s marriage into the Zhu Family.
• Zhu Fengyun arrived, and the War King claimed the Emperor had approved Ye Han’s engagement while offering Dai Piaopiao as the alternative Zhu Family bride.
• The War King hinted that his recovery and potential strength as a Titled Douluo, along with Ye Han’s ability to treat the families’ disabled members, gave him leverage.
• Dai Zhirou firmly asked the Emperor and Zhu Fengyun to bless her marriage to Ye Han, and both men accepted.

Dai Zhirou revealed to the Emperor, the Duke of Netherworld, and the War King that Ye Han was a Dual Spirit soul master, securing their recognition of his loyalty to the Star Luo Empire. The War King offered Ye Han a valuable soul bone, while the Emperor and Duke of Netherworld considered how precious such gifts were.

• Dai Zhirou thanked the Emperor and Duke of Netherworld for agreeing to handle her matter in secret, and the Emperor said it would be announced publicly in about a year.
• Dai Zhirou asked the Emperor, Duke of Netherworld, and War King to keep her next revelation secret, then explained that Ye Han was an eight-year-old Soul Grandmaster who could regenerate severed limbs.
• Dai Zhirou revealed that Ye Han was also a Dual Spirit soul master like Bibi Dong, shocking the Emperor, Duke of Netherworld, and War King.
• Dai Zhirou explained that Ye Han had hidden his Dual Spirit and would have joined Spirit Hall and returned to seize her if the Emperor refused.
• The War King offered Ye Han the sixty-thousand-year Lightning Rabbit Soul Bone he had received from the Former Emperor.
• The Emperor and Duke of Netherworld reflected on the soul bone’s rarity and recalled how the Emperor had once used another soul bone to recruit a Titled Douluo.

The Emperor arranged an engagement for Dai Weisi and planned a Princess Mansion for Ye Han, while Tiger Mask investigated Ye Han’s apparent death in Balak Kingdom. Tiger Mask realized the Second Prince and Snake Manor had lured him into a trap, but their forces blocked his escape.

• The Emperor told the Duke of Netherworld to arrange Dai Weisi’s engagement and assigned the War King to oversee the residence intended as Ye Han’s Princess Mansion.
• Tiger Mask inspected a decayed corpse believed to be Ye Han’s and questioned whether he had faked his death.
• Three agents reported that Dai Zhirou, Bai Jingjing, Hanyu, and Lüping had left after Ye Han’s supposed death, while Dai Zhirou had visited the Second Prince’s Mansion.
• Tiger Mask suspected Ye Han had escaped with one of the Four Poisons, then learned that Snake Manor and the Second Prince’s forces were approaching.
• Tiger Mask ordered his agents to split up and flee, but an unseen pursuer challenged them as they tried to escape.

The Snake Manor Twin Snakes Brothers ambushed Tiger Mask while royal-family pursuers chased his subordinates. Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill killed Tiger Mask, and an eight-ringed figure emerged from the shadows.

• Tiger Mask ordered his four subordinates to flee while he stayed to face the attackers, as Wang Dong and Wang Cheng led pursuers after them.
• She Hai and She Tian confronted Tiger Mask, who revealed his Blood Tiger Martial Soul and hinted at his connection to the Star Luo Royal Family.
• The brothers revealed their seven-ring Soul Saint cultivation and combined their power into the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Twin Snakes Strangling.
• Tiger Mask's Fierce Tiger Roar failed to stop the twin snakes, and his Martial Soul Avatar was shattered as the snakes killed him.
• An eight-ringed figure rushed out from the shadows.

She Hai and She Tian defeated and killed the masked Soul Douluo with their Twin Snakes Transform into Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Afterward, Elder Snake confirmed that the royal family’s attack had ended any chance of reconciliation, and Snake Manor prepared to leave the Balak Kingdom.

• She Hai and She Tian unleashed Twin Snakes Transform into Dragon, shattered the masked Soul Douluo’s sword attacks, and struck him down despite the injuries caused by their fusion skill.
• She Hai and She Tian used their Martial Soul Avatars to overpower the masked Soul Douluo, killed him, and looted his corpse before heading to meet Elder Snake.
• The Second Prince saw the Four-headed Giant Dragon and learned from Elder Snake that the Snake Manor Twin Prodigies had returned after disappearing decades earlier.
• Elder Snake told the Second Prince that the royal family’s attempt to kill the Twin Prodigies had destroyed the last chance for reconciliation, so Snake Manor would leave the Balak Kingdom.
• Elder Snake urged the Second Prince to learn from the Heaven Dou Empire and warned that suppressing and exterminating powerful families would not strengthen a kingdom.

Dai Zhirou accepted the arrangement to establish a Princess Mansion, and Ye Han spent the night with her before she took him to the Royal Academy. There, Dai Zhirou became instructor to Ye Han and four other students in a junior class.

• Dai Zhirou told Ye Han that her father had agreed and that he had bestowed the residence beside the War King's Mansion on her as the Princess Mansion.
• Ye Han teased Dai Zhirou about their relationship and future children, while she blushed and knocked him on the head.
• The next morning, Dai Zhirou woke Ye Han and took him to the Royal Academy after he had spent the night in her room.
• Dai Zhirou explained that Ye Han would join a junior class and that she would be his instructor.
• Dai Zhirou introduced Ye Han, an eight-year-old two-ring Support System Soul Grandmaster, to the class's two boys and two girls, then asked them to introduce themselves.