Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu and Hu Liena left their cave in Death Canyon after a tense treatment and used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to fly toward the canyon’s exit. They returned at dusk, where Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ling Yuan Douluo were waiting for them.

• Ye Qiu told Hu Liena that they would be even once they left Death Canyon, leaving her troubled about their relationship.
• Ye Qiu and Hu Liena fused their Martial Souls and flew invisibly through Death Canyon.
• Ye Qiu led Hu Liena to the giant python, and she tortured it to death, obtaining a left arm bone.
• Zhu Zhuqing spotted Ye Qiu and Hu Liena approaching A Thread of Sky and leaped down from the watchtower, with Xiao Wu following.
• Ling Yuan Douluo watched Ye Qiu and Hu Liena arrive in their fused form and wondered how easily they could use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Ye Qiu reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after returning from Death Canyon, while Hu Liena watched him embrace them and struggled with her feelings. The group prepared to return to Spirit City, and the next morning Hu Liena stopped Yan from confronting Ye Qiu.

• Ye Qiu transformed back from Autumn Fox and embraced Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Hu Liena watched from nearby.
• Ling Yuan Douluo noticed Hu Liena was injured and led her away for treatment after Hu Liena said she had lost her Soul Tool.
• Xiao Wu questioned why Hu Liena had been wearing Ye Qiu's clothes, and Ye Qiu took Zhu Zhuqing back to their tent to treat her.
• Ye Qiu spent the night in the tent with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing before the group left the next morning.
• Yan angrily approached Ye Qiu, but Hu Liena warned him not to start trouble, and Xie Yue nodded to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu returned to Spirit City with Hu Liena and reported the trial’s success to Bibi Dong. He then announced that he planned to visit Five Elements City to meet women before heading to Slaughter City, leaving Bibi Dong and the others stunned.

• Ling Yuan Douluo led Ye Qiu, Hu Liena, and the others back to Spirit City after their trial.
• Ye Qiu and Hu Liena met with Bibi Dong, and Ye Qiu recounted their cooperation and presented the parts of ten Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beasts.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena if she had anything to add, but Hu Liena said no while silently resenting Ye Qiu for forgetting what had happened between them.
• Ye Qiu told Bibi Dong he wanted to visit Five Elements City to meet beautiful women before going to Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong challenged Ye Qiu about leaving Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu behind, but Ye Qiu calmly insisted they would understand.

Ye Qiu left Bibi Dong’s hall after discussing his plans to pursue Zhu Zhuqing and the others, while Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena about her feelings for him. Back at the courtyard, Ye Qiu reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then watched Zhu Zhuqing use her Six Paths Clones.

• Bibi Dong told Ye Qiu to wait for Zhu Zhuqing and the others to agree before pursuing them, then warned him to focus on preparing for Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena what had happened between her and Ye Qiu during their training trip, and Hu Liena admitted she knew he was not a good match.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed Ye Qiu back and prepared the food they had bought.
• Ye Qiu asked Zhu Zhuqing to use her Nether Shadow Clone, and she agreed while Xiao Wu protested that he should not neglect her.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Six Paths Clones, surrounding Ye Qiu with six pairs of catlike copies.

Ye Qiu spent the night with Zhu Zhuqing before meeting Xiao Wu the next morning. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue learned he had returned to Spirit Hall City and ordered Pufferfish to send something, while Liu Erlong continued to face Xue Qinghe’s coldness.

• Zhu Zhuqing admitted she was affectionate because Ye Qiu would soon be leaving, and she and her clones spent the night with him.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu joined Ye Qiu and asked whether Zhu Zhuqing was all right; he reassured her and told her to cultivate.
• Qian Renxue received news of Ye Qiu’s return to Spirit Hall City and ordered Pufferfish to send the things over.
• Liu Erlong came to breakfast after practicing the harp, but Xue Qinghe rebuffed her attempts to sit close to him.

Liu Erlong took Xue Qinghe’s medicine and continued settling into her life as Crown Princess, while Hu Liena’s growing preoccupation with Ye Qiu brought her to his residence. The chapter ended with Hu Liena watching Ye Qiu dote on Xiao Wu and realizing how strongly she reacted to even a small kindness from him.

• Xue Qinghe gave Liu Erlong a pill that nearly stopped her Soul Power, then invited her to eat and visit Moonlight Pavilion.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu sparred playfully, with Xiao Wu ending up clinging to him after he caught her kick.
• Hu Liena arrived at Ye Qiu’s residence, troubled by her feelings and angry that he had not taken responsibility for her.
• Ye Qiu asked Hu Liena about her injuries and offered her hot tea, which made her feel unexpectedly comforted.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu for tea and drank it from his hand while pointedly showing off in front of Hu Liena.

Ye Qiu spoke with Hu Liena about the Spirit Bone and her proposal to train together, while Hu Liena struggled with her attraction to him. He revealed that he would soon leave for Slaughter City and admitted that his wives minded his pursuit of other women, though they tolerated him.

• Xiao Wu teased Ye Qiu before taking breakfast to Zhu Zhuqing’s room, leaving him alone with Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena asked about Zhu Zhuqing and the Spirit Bone, but Ye Qiu offered compensation and she insisted she wanted nothing in return.
• Hu Liena proposed that the Golden Generation train and spar together, and Ye Qiu agreed to begin the next day despite saying he would soon leave Spirit City for Slaughter City.
• Hu Liena asked whether Ye Qiu’s wives accepted him finding other women, and he admitted they minded but tolerated him.

Hu Liena grew closer to Ye Qiu and invited him and the others to train with her group, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing remained protective of him. By the second day of training, Hu Liena was openly shielding Ye Qiu from Yan, and Ye Qiu found that he enjoyed her attention.

• Hu Liena drank the tea Ye Qiu had poured before fleeing the courtyard, while Xiao Wu revealed she would protect Zhu Zhuqing and asked Ye Qiu to stay safe.
• Ye Qiu combed Xiao Wu's hair into twin ponytails, and Zhu Zhuqing joined them after recovering from the previous night.
• Ye Qiu spent the night with Xiao Wu, then woke beside her and later greeted Zhu Zhuqing on the rooftop.
• Hu Liena arrived after breakfast and led Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Mimetic Cultivation Field.
• On the second day of training, Hu Liena's plan to merge with Ye Qiu was thwarted, and she repeatedly rebuked Yan when he tried to quarrel with him.

Ye Qiu explained how he resisted Hu Liena’s soul skills, then told Bibi Dong that he planned to leave the next day. Hu Liena struggled to understand why he showed no response to her feelings, but resolved to keep trying.

• Ye Qiu told Hu Liena his spiritual power, eyes, and Self-Created Soul Skill let him counter her soul skills.
• Ye Qiu said he planned to leave the next day, and Hu Liena lost interest in training.
• Hu Liena asked Ye Qiu for a lift to Pope Hall, where he informed Bibi Dong of his departure and received permission to go.
• Bibi Dong challenged Hu Liena’s belief that Ye Qiu cared for her, pointing out that he was going to find another woman.
• Hu Liena admitted she could not stop thinking about Ye Qiu and said she was trying to understand him.

Hu Liena sought reassurance that Ye Qiu would not harm Bibi Dong or Spirit Hall, then returned the Purple Record Medal and promised to win it back herself. Bibi Dong had ordered Ling Yuan Douluo to watch Ye Qiu, who was leaving Spirit City.

• Bibi Dong comforted Hu Liena and warned her to think carefully before making a major life decision.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ling Yuan Douluo to follow Ye Qiu and keep a close eye on him.
• Ye Qiu left Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, then wrote Qian Renxue a letter saying he was leaving Spirit City.
• Hu Liena stopped Ye Qiu at the city gate and asked whether he would harm Bibi Dong or Spirit Hall.
• Ye Qiu said he wanted no conflict with Spirit Hall or Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena returned his Purple Record Medal, promising to win it back herself.

Ye Qiu left Spirit City for Five Elements City, with Ling Yuan Douluo following him under the Pope’s orders. After arriving, he disguised them and found a place to stay near an indoor soul battle venue.

• Ye Qiu teased Hu Liena before flying away, leaving her troubled by their farewell.
• Ye Qiu noticed that his Purple Record Medal had been marked with the character “Fox.”
• Ye Qiu detected Ling Yuan Douluo’s pursuit and invited her to travel with him.
• Ye Qiu and Ling Yuan Douluo flew to Five Elements City, where he wore a mask and gave her one too.
• Ye Qiu found a two-story building with a dining area and lodging after nightfall.

Ye Qiu spent lavishly to turn a restaurant into a Spirit Duel Pavilion, while Ling Yuan Douluo agreed to be called his sister. He unveiled a provocative challenge aimed at the Five Element Academies, setting the stage for challengers to come to him.

• Ye Qiu rented and cleared an entire building, prompting Ling Yuan Douluo to question how he had so much money; he joked that he lived off his rich little sister.
• Ye Qiu gave Ling Yuan a room for the night, then arranged the building's conversion into a Spirit Duel venue and trusted her to protect him.
• The next morning, Ye Qiu greeted Ling Yuan and called her Ling Yuan Jie after she insisted he call her sis; he hinted that he was planning to draw women to him.
• Ye Qiu posted a proclamation challenging anyone to a Spirit Duel Betting Duel and promising to accept any punishment if he lost.
• Ye Qiu unveiled the Spirit Duel Pavilion sign, taunting several academies with signs and a carpet; Ling Yuan called him trouble, and he said challengers would need the strength to beat him.

Ye Qiu opened the Spirit Duel Pavilion under Ling Yuan Douluo’s protection and drew challengers from the major academies. After a succession of humiliating defeats, Shui Yue'er emerged without the Panda Brand Mark, though she had lost her duel to Ye Qiu.

• Ling Yuan Douluo silenced the angry crowd outside the pavilion and warned that troublemakers would be executed without mercy.
• Ye Qiu closed the pavilion for the night, and Ling Yuan Douluo secretly arranged for the branch master and the lord of Five Elements City to verify his age the next morning.
• The officials announced that Ye Qiu had awakened less than seven years earlier, prompting students and academy leaders to underestimate him and rush to challenge him.
• After the pavilion opened, Ye Qiu defeated every challenger in under a minute, and the losers left with dark circles and agreed to his charitable conditions.
• Shui Yue'er challenged Ye Qiu to remove his mask but lost; she cried to avoid receiving the Panda Brand Mark and left with her eyes unmarked.

Shui Yue'er returned with lunch for Ye Qiu and Ling Yuan, while Ye Qiu revealed that his target was Shui Yue'er's older sister. That afternoon, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian arrived at the Spirit Duel Pavilion to confront Ye Qiu.

• Shui Yue'er returned with lunch after another challenger was thrown from the Spirit Duel Pavilion and turned away further challengers until the afternoon.
• Ling Yuan teased Shui Yue'er about poisoning the food, and Ye Qiu invited her to stay for lunch, but she blushed and hurried back to the academy.
• Ling Yuan asked whether Shui Yue'er was Ye Qiu's target, and Ye Qiu said he was after her older sister.
• Ling Yuan put her feet on Ye Qiu's knee, and he playfully made her pull them away.
• That afternoon, Huo Wu arrived with Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian, complained that Feng Xiaotian had delayed her, and headed toward the Spirit Duel Pavilion.

Huo Wu entered Ye Qiu’s Spirit Duel Pavilion to challenge him over his insult to Blazing Fire Academy, while Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang faced off with Hu Yeli outside. Ye Qiu accepted Huo Wu’s demand that he apologize if defeated and wagered that she would serve as his maid for a month if she lost.

• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu arrived at the Spirit Duel Pavilion after Shen Liuyu was thrown out by Ye Qiu.
• Hu Yeli arrived and demanded that Huo Wu and the others move aside, but Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang blocked him while Huo Wu registered for a duel.
• Huo Wu entered the pavilion, greeted Ling Yuan Douluo, and challenged Ye Qiu over the couplet insulting Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wu demanded that Ye Qiu kneel at Blazing Fire Academy’s entrance and apologize if he lost.
• Ye Qiu accepted Huo Wu’s wager and said she would serve as his maid in the Spirit Duel Pavilion for a month if she lost.

Ye Qiu accepted Huo Wu’s challenge and began fighting her at the Spirit Duel Pavilion after offering her the choice of facing his clone or him. Meanwhile, Shen Liuyu met Shui Bing’er and the other Skywater Academy girls outside Skywater City and told them Ye Qiu had punched her and thrown her into the street.

• Huo Wu signed a betting agreement that required her to serve as Ye Qiu’s maid for a month if she lost, while Ye Qiu would kneel and apologize if he lost.
• Ye Qiu showed Huo Wu his clone and offered to let her fight it, but she angrily insisted on fighting him.
• Ling Yuan Douluo opened the dice cup and told Ye Qiu he had lost their round, earning herself a shoulder massage from him.
• Huo Wu introduced herself and attacked Ye Qiu with her Fire Shadow, while he used Martial Soul Possession and charged through her flames.
• Shen Liuyu met Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, Qiu Ruoshui, and Gu Qingbo outside Skywater City and said Ye Qiu had punched her eye and thrown her into the street.

Ye Qiu defeated Huo Wu in the Spirit Duel Pavilion and forced her to surrender and serve as his maid for a month. Huo Wu refused to explain the situation to her companions, so Ye Qiu decided to wait for them to come inside.

• Shui Yue'er persuaded Shen Liuyu to return to the Spirit Duel Pavilion, while Shui Bing'er and the others discussed Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian.
• Huo Wu attacked Ye Qiu with her spirit skills, but he dodged and withstood her attacks without injury.
• Ye Qiu overpowered Huo Wu, injured her, and carried her toward the exit to expose her for breaking her word.
• Huo Wu surrendered after Ye Qiu promised to help her cultivate, and he told her she would live there as his maid for a month.
• Huo Wu refused to go outside and explain things to her companions, so Ye Qiu chose to wait for them to come in.

After Huowu lost to Ye Qiu, Hu Yeli challenged him inside the Spirit Duel Pavilion while Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian were kept outside. Ye Qiu struck Hu Yeli with an ordinary punch, and Hu Yeli counterattacked with his third spirit skill as Shui Bing'er and the Heavenly Water Girl Group arrived.

• The Pavilion Master was declared the winner, and Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian learned that Huowu had lost and would serve Ye Qiu as a maid for a month.
• Hu Yeli registered for a match and entered the Spirit Duel Pavilion, while Ling Yuan's imposing aura stopped Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian from forcing their way inside.
• Hu Yeli revealed his Diamond Mammoth martial soul and challenged Ye Qiu, who injured him with an ordinary punch and sent him flying.
• Ye Qiu taunted Hu Yeli, who activated his third spirit skill, Death Crush, and crashed down onto him, shattering the ground.
• Shui Bing'er and the Heavenly Water Girl Group arrived and learned that Huowu had lost; Shui Yue'er mentioned the maid wager, provoking Huo Wushuang.

Ye Qiu emerged from the Spirit Duel Pavilion carrying the unconscious Hu Yeli and let Shui Yue'er’s group watch the duels. Shui Yue'er persuaded Ye Qiu to heal Shen Liuyu’s bruised eyes, while Shui Bing’er remained wary of his unknown origins.

• Ye Qiu carried Hu Yeli out of the pavilion and threw him to the ground before telling an Elephant Armor Academy member to take him away.
• Ye Qiu let Shui Yue’er’s sister, Shui Bing’er, challenge him before Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang, and he also allowed the girls to watch.
• Shui Yue'er asked Ye Qiu to heal Shen Liuyu, and he agreed.
• Ye Qiu told Shui Yue'er they could just be friends, startling her before she brought Shen Liuyu to him for treatment.

Ye Qiu healed Shen Liuyu, then faced Huo Wu and the Skywater Academy girls after their battles. Shui Bing'er accepted his challenge, with the duel set to decide whether Ye Qiu would remove the couplet or she would help him practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Ye Qiu healed Shen Liuyu, and Shui Yue'er watched with relief that her friendship with Ye Xiu would remain undiscovered.
• Huo Wu accused Ye Qiu of pretending to be a Soul Elder, then realized Shui Bing'er and the others had seen her bruised eyes and tried to hide them.
• Ling Yuan Douluo invited Shui Yue'er to join her, teasing her for having cried during an earlier challenge.
• Ye Qiu asked who would duel first, and Shui Bing'er stepped forward while the other girls went to sit with Huo Wu.
• Shui Bing'er offered to make Skywater Academy Ye Qiu's friend and asked him to remove the entrance couplet if she won; Ye Qiu said she would help him practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill if she lost.