Chapter Summaries

After rescuing Xiaomeng from the ruins, Zu Zong gave her a new name and brought her into his family. The group reached Xinzheng and reunited with Wei Zhuang and Zi Nv at Zilan Pavilion, where Zu Zong said he was waiting for someone.

• Zu Zong and his companions helped Xiaomeng recover, and A Yan persuaded her father to take the girl with them.
• Zu Zong named the girl Xiaomeng, and she accepted his offer to follow him.
• Zu Zong brought his group to Xinzheng and took them to Zilan Pavilion to meet Wei Zhuang and Zi Nv.
• Zu Zong introduced Yan Fei, Jing Ni, A Yan, and Xiaomeng to Zi Nv, while A Yan greeted Zi Nv and called Wei Zhuang her second uncle.
• Zu Zong told Wei Zhuang he had come to Xinzheng to wait for someone and asked Zi Nv to arrange three guest rooms.

Zu Zong and Yan Fei accepted an invitation to the Hidden Dragon Hall Treasure Exchange Conference, where Zu Zong intended to confront Yan Dan. The conference began with a mysterious bottle of peerless wine captivating the guests.

• Zu Zong paid Zi Nv in gold for rooms at Zilan Pavilion, and Yan Fei grew jealous when he admired Zi Nv.
• Zu Zong received an invitation to the Hidden Dragon Hall Treasure Exchange Conference and planned to attend with Yan Fei while Jing Ni guarded A Yan and Xiaomeng.
• Zu Zong and Yan Fei joined Zi Nv in her carriage, and Zu Zong assured her that Jing Ni and a barrier would protect the others.
• Zu Zong sensed Yan Dan at the conference, and Situ Wanli welcomed Zu Zong, Yan Fei, and Zi Nv before introducing the guests' treasures.
• Situ Wanli presented the final treasure, a bottle of peerless wine said to boost martial power and improve health, and it captivated the guests.

Zu Zong used his power to provoke Touman and Yan Dan into attacking each other after their lustful gazes toward Yan Fei angered him. Yan Dan castrated Touman in revenge for Lord Yanchun, but Touman struck back as Yan Dan’s lower half suddenly stood up.

• Zu Zong quietly controlled Touman, Lord Yanchun, and Yan Dan, then told Yan Fei that they would make the men unable to be men.
• Touman attacked Lord Yanchun and cut off his lower half while Yan Dan remained still.
• Yan Dan drank the bloodied wine and swallowed Lord Yanchun’s severed flesh, shocking the gathering.
• Yan Dan castrated Touman and publicly claimed he had avenged Lord Yanchun before swallowing Touman’s severed flesh.
• Touman swung his cleaver at Yan Dan, whose lower half suddenly stood up as the blade passed over him.

Zu Zong ended the Treasure Exchange Conference’s violent showdown, gave Han Fei Soul Wine, and accepted Zi Nv’s wooden box for delivery. After sending the box into Han Fei’s carriage, he headed to confront Ji Wuye, who was plotting to use Ghost Soldiers' Plunder to bring down Zhang Kaidi.

• Touman cut Yan Dan in half, then was carried away for treatment as Situ Wanli ended the Treasure Exchange Conference.
• Zu Zong refused Han Fei’s Jade Nectar Wine cup and gave him a bottle of Soul Wine instead.
• Zi Nv gave Zu Zong a wooden box to deliver, and he vanished from her carriage using Kamui.
• Zu Zong used Kamui to send the wooden box into Han Fei’s carriage, then set off to find Ji Wuye.
• At the General's Mansion, Ji Wuye praised Emerald Tiger as they discussed using Ghost Soldiers' Plunder to implicate Zhang Kaidi.

Zu Zong overpowered Ji Wuye and the Hundred Birds assassins, then forced Emerald Tiger to wake Ji Wuye with urine. After Ji Wuye beat Emerald Tiger, Zu Zong demonstrated that the Fire Poison in Ji Wuye’s body could burn him to ash and made the general submit.

• Zu Zong appeared in Ji Wuye’s hall, released his pressure, and forced Ji Wuye to kneel while immobilizing Mo Ya, Bai Feng, and the other Hundred Birds assassins.
• Zu Zong struck Ji Wuye with Fire Poison, leaving him writhing in pain until he fainted.
• Zu Zong freed Emerald Tiger from his illusion and ordered him to urinate on Ji Wuye to wake him.
• Ji Wuye woke and beat Emerald Tiger, then submitted when Zu Zong threatened him with the Burning Heart Fire.
• Zu Zong demonstrated the Fire Poison’s power by reducing an assassin’s corpse to ash, and Ji Wuye begged him for mercy.

Zu Zong returned to Zilan Pavilion after warning Ji Wuye not to harm anyone there, then found Zi Nv drinking alone and tried to comfort her about the impossible struggle she shared with Wei Zhuang. He confessed that he wanted both her body and her heart, disarmed her when she drew her sword, and held her as she stopped resisting.

• Zu Zong warned Ji Wuye that harming anyone in Zilan Pavilion would trigger the Fire Poison in his body.
• Zu Zong returned to Zilan Pavilion and found Zi Nv drinking alone in a private room.
• Zu Zong told Zi Nv he had taught Ji Wuye a lesson and asked what was troubling her.
• Zi Nv said she had seen that Zu Zong coveted her body, and Zu Zong admitted he wanted her heart as well.
• When Zi Nv drew the Red Lotus Sword and attacked, Zu Zong caught it, pulled her into his arms, and held her as she stopped struggling.

Zu Zong kissed Zi Nv and then returned to Yan Fei before traveling to Heaven Dou City with A Yan. He reunited with pregnant Qian Renxue, and A Yan secured a promise that he would hold her and her mother to sleep every night for a month.

• Zi Nv blushed and yielded to Zu Zong's kiss, then asked him to let her go.
• Zu Zong returned to Yan Fei, who teased him about how Zi Nv had tasted.
• Qian Renxue reached rank eighty through cultivation aided by Zu Zong's Immortal Herbs.
• Zu Zong arrived in the Crown Prince Residence with A Yan and cautioned Qian Renxue to be careful because she was pregnant.
• A Yan cried over Zu Zong's remark about having another child, then made him promise to hold her and Qian Renxue to sleep every night for a month.
• Zu Zong introduced Qian Renxue to A Yan as her Xue'er mom.

Zu Zong spent time with Qian Renxue and A Yan, then offered Qian Renxue a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring after learning she had reached rank eighty. Qian Renxue was surprised when he revealed the ring, which he presented as a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

• A Yan praised Qian Renxue, and Qian Renxue privately asked Zu Zong whether A Yan was becoming father-obsessed.
• Zu Zong made soup and fed both Qian Renxue and A Yan before sending A Yan to cultivate.
• Zu Zong and Qian Renxue were intimate, and he healed her swollen lips afterward.
• Qian Renxue said she had reached rank eighty and planned to obtain a soul ring after giving birth.
• Zu Zong confirmed through the system that Qian Renxue could absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and showed her one from his storage.

Zu Zong helped Qian Renxue begin absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, then reunited with his girlfriends at Shrek Academy and introduced them to A Yan, his daughter. Liu Erlong took him into his Kamui space and said she wanted a child.

• Zu Zong used the system to fuse a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring with Qian Renxue and stood guard while she absorbed it.
• Ah Yin worried that Zu Zong had abandoned them, and Ning Rongrong privately told the girls that Zu Zong had given himself to her.
• Zu Zong arrived at the private room carrying A Yan, and the girls mistakenly suspected she was another girlfriend until he introduced her as his daughter.
• Liu Erlong led Zu Zong into his Kamui space, laid out a quilt, and told him she wanted a child.
• A Yan got acquainted with the women while Xiao Wu angrily recalled that Zu Zong had lied about going into seclusion at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

A Yan bonded with Zu Zong’s other wives while teasing them about forgiving her father, and Ah Yin insisted that she was his fiancée rather than his daughter. The women then realized Zu Zong and Liu Erlong had been alone for a long time, and A Yan said they would likely stay in the Kamui space for hours.

• A Yan persuaded Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to stop blaming Zu Zong, then called them and Ye Lingling her mothers.
• Ah Yin eagerly introduced herself to A Yan, but A Yan mistook her for Zu Zong’s daughter until Ah Yin clarified that she was his fiancée.
• The women laughed as Ah Yin argued about her place among Zu Zong’s wives, and Ning Rongrong revealed that she was ranked eighth.
• The women noticed that Liu Erlong and Zu Zong had been inside the Kamui space for nearly half an hour, and Ah Yin sensed Zu Zong was excited.
• A Yan confidently told the women that Liu Erlong had taken Zu Zong to bed and that they might remain in the Kamui space for hours or even a day.

Zu Zong returned to Zilan Pavilion with A Yan and reassured Xiaomeng when she confessed she feared he would abandon her. After Xiaomeng opened her heart to his family, Yan Fei told Zu Zong that Han Fei had invited him and Wei Zhuang to a banquet, which was about to begin.

• Zu Zong brought A Yan back to Zilan Pavilion, where she told Jing Ni and Yan Fei about helping him during his fight with Liu Erlong.
• Xiaomeng asked Zu Zong whether he had other wives, and he explained that they lived in another world.
• Zu Zong realized Xiaomeng felt neglected, apologized, and comforted her as she cried and admitted she feared he no longer cared for her.
• Yan Fei and Jing Ni shared how their troubled pasts made them understand Xiaomeng, while A Yan began crying after seeing them cry.
• Xiaomeng embraced Zu Zong and finally opened her heart to his family of four.
• Yan Fei told Zu Zong that Han Fei had delayed a banquet at Zilan Pavilion so he and Wei Zhuang could attend, and Zu Zong suspected Han Fei wanted to investigate the Ghost Soldiers' Plunder with Wei Zhuang.

Zu Zong went to meet Han Fei and Wei Zhuang at Zilan Pavilion, while Zi Nv struggled with her feelings after his kiss the previous night. After he caught and healed her following a fall on the stairs, Zu Zong openly admitted that he acted perverted only toward women he liked.

• Yan Fei teased Zu Zong about Zi Nv avoiding him, and he set off to meet Han Fei.
• Hong Yu told Zi Nv that Zu Zong had returned, prompting Zi Nv to leave the private room and hide nearby.
• Zi Nv reflected on Zu Zong's confession and kiss, unsure whether she hated him or liked him.
• Zu Zong found Zi Nv, and she backed toward the stairs until she missed a step.
• Zu Zong caught Zi Nv and healed her injured foot, then told her he showed his perverted side only to women he liked.

Zu Zong met Han Fei and Wei Zhuang, discussed the Han Kingdom’s weaknesses and the dangers of Qin Country’s laws, and rejected Han Fei’s offer to become his adviser. He ended by asking Han Fei why he treated him differently from Yan Dan.

• Zu Zong joined Han Fei and Wei Zhuang, giving them Soul Wine while Nong Yu played behind a curtain.
• Han Fei asked what they thought of the Han Kingdom, and Wei Zhuang condemned its ruler and corrupt officials.
• Zu Zong argued that the Han Kingdom needed reforms like Qin Country’s, but warned that Qin’s harsh wartime laws could cause chaos after unification.
• Han Fei knelt and asked Zu Zong to stay and advise him, but Zu Zong refused and said Wei Zhuang was enough to help.
• Zu Zong asked Han Fei why he scorned Yan Dan but was willing to speak with him, leaving Han Fei wondering about Zu Zong’s role in Yan Dan’s humiliation.

Zu Zong discussed Han Fei’s limits and offered him and his allies refuge at Zilan Pavilion before rescuing Yan Lingji from her prison. Yan Lingji tried to escape and attack Zu Zong, but his power stopped her fireball, leaving her intent on running.

• Zu Zong asked Han Fei whether he could reform Han despite the king being the greatest obstacle, and praised Han Fei’s benevolence while offering him refuge at Zilan Pavilion.
• Han Fei and Wei Zhuang went to Ji Wuye’s General’s Mansion to bluff the location of the hidden military pay out of him.
• Zu Zong left Nong Yu’s performance and broke Yan Lingji’s crystal prison with Susanoo’s skeletal arm.
• Yan Lingji used the Fire Charm Technique on Zu Zong, but it failed to affect him, and he gave her a cloak.
• Yan Lingji tried to flee and then attacked Zu Zong with a fireball, but an invisible barrier stopped it and left him unharmed.

Zu Zong restrained Yan Lingji, then turned her attempted kiss into a passionate encounter before she escaped. Back at Zilan Pavilion, he confronted Zi Nv about avoiding him, confessed his feelings, and kissed her in her room.

• Yan Lingji tried to flee, but Zu Zong bound her with Blue Silver Emperor Vines and demanded a kiss in exchange for releasing her.
• When Yan Lingji aimed for his cheek, Zu Zong turned his head and kissed her on the lips, then groped her until he stopped and let her go.
• Yan Lingji threatened to kill Zu Zong and left after he told her his name was Lan Zong and that he lived in Zilan Pavilion.
• Zu Zong returned to Zilan Pavilion and saw Wei Zhuang and Zi Nv come back after Han Fei recovered the stolen military funds.
• When Zi Nv tried to avoid him, Zu Zong pulled her into his arms, used Kamui to take her to her room, and confessed that he liked her.
• Zu Zong kissed Zi Nv as his answer to her question about whether he truly liked her.

Zu Zong told Zi Nv that his investigation linked Nong Yu’s Fire Rain Agate to Madam Hu and the destroyed Fire Rain Mountain Manor. He concluded that Nong Yu was likely the missing daughter of Madam Hu and Li Kai.

• Zi Nv woke in Zu Zong’s arms, and he assured her that Fei Yan, Jing Ni, and A Yan already knew about their relationship.
• Zu Zong noticed Nong Yu outside the room after she dropped her washbasin, and Zi Nv asked her to return after one incense stick.
• Nong Yu entered the room, and Zi Nv told her she had become Zu Zong’s third concubine.
• Zu Zong explained that Madam Hu and Consort Hu were sisters and daughters of the Fire Rain Mountain Manor’s master.
• Zu Zong said Madam Hu’s daughter with Li Kai had disappeared after Li Kai was framed and Madam Hu was taken by Liu Yi, and he suspected Nong Yu was that daughter.

Zu Zong brought Zi Nv into his family and took Xiaomeng and A Yan to visit Qian Renxue on Douluo Continent. There, Xiaomeng awakened a Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power at level ten and obtained a surprising First Soul Skill.

• Zu Zong comforted Zi Nv, then introduced her to Hong Yu as his wife and promised to protect her.
• Zu Zong brought Zi Nv to meet Fei Yan, Jing Ni, A Yan, and Xiaomeng, and Jing Ni and Fei Yan took Zi Nv aside to talk.
• Zu Zong promised A Yan a visit to Mom Xue'er, and Xiaomeng asked to go with them.
• Zu Zong used Kamui to take Xiaomeng and A Yan to Qian Renxue's courtyard on Douluo Continent.
• Zu Zong discovered that Xiaomeng could cultivate Soul Power, awakened her Martial Soul, and found that she had Innate Soul Power at level ten with light and darkness attributes.
• Zu Zong took Xiaomeng to obtain her First Soul Ring, and her First Soul Skill surprised him.

Zu Zong brought several women from Qin's Moon to Douluo Continent, helped them awaken Martial Souls and gain Soul Rings, and secured Zilan Pavilion by controlling its enemies. As Qian Renxue's due date approached, he acquired two powerful spider corpses, raising his Eight Spider Lances to the divine level and his Soul Power to level seventy-nine.

• Zu Zong awakened Martial Souls for Yan Fei, Jing Ni, and Zi Nv, helped them obtain Soul Rings, and arranged for most of them to cultivate at Shrek Academy while Zi Nv returned to Zilan Pavilion with an Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Zu Zong killed Vulture and Liu Yi, controlled Ji Wuye and other Night Curtain members with Fire Poison, and made Chao Nv Yao submit to him and follow Zi Nv's instructions.
• Wei Zhuang subdued Yan Lingji and her companions; Zu Zong brought Yan Lingji to Douluo Continent, awakened her fire Martial Soul, and arranged for the remaining members to join Quicksand.
• Zu Zong spent the following weeks cultivating with the women while visiting Qian Renxue and waiting for her due date.
• Bibi Dong found two Man Faced Demon Spider Emperors, and Zu Zong lured them into fighting before claiming their corpses.
• The Eight Spider Lances devoured the two spiders and reached the divine level, Zu Zong's Soul Power rose to level seventy-nine, and he gave a Wisdom Soul Bone to Yan Fei, raising her to level forty-six.

Zu Zong learned from Flender that Yu Xiaogang was gravely injured and went to his residence with Ye Lingling. Before they entered, Zu Zong sensed that Tang San had killed Yu Xiaogang while tormenting him, and Flender went inside to see for himself.

• Zu Zong received Flender at the courtyard while A Yan slept in his arms.
• Flender told Zu Zong that Tang San had used his ninth soul skill on Yu Xiaogang, leaving him badly injured.
• Zu Zong left A Yan with Jing Ni and took Ye Lingling with him to Yu Xiaogang's residence.
• Zu Zong sensed that Yu Xiaogang was dead and that Tang San was tormenting his corpse, while Dai Mubai lay tied up nearby.
• Zu Zong warned Flender that Yu Xiaogang had died, and Flender went into the room to confirm it.

Zu Zong and Ye Lingling witnessed Flender confront Tang San over Yu Xiaogang’s death, while Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang and claimed he had assaulted him. The chapter ended with Tang San tearing off his bloodstained sheet in front of the gathered Shrek students.

• Zu Zong carried Ye Lingling away from Yu Xiaogang’s residence just before an explosion blasted a hole through it.
• Flender and Tang San emerged into the air, and onlookers recognized Tang San by his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Flender accused Tang San of killing Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San defended himself by condemning Yu Xiaogang’s teachings.
• The crowd saw Dai Mubai sobbing over Yu Xiaogang’s corpse inside the damaged residence.
• Tang San claimed Yu Xiaogang had assaulted him and tore off his bed sheet before the assembled Shrek students.