Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu walked through Spirit City with Hu Liena, who struggled to explain her feelings after he returned her Purple Record Medal. In the rain, she admitted she regretted rejecting him and asked if he would accept her, leaving Ye Qiu’s answer unresolved.

• Hu Liena asked Ye Qiu to take a walk, and he agreed after calling out to Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.
• Hu Liena asked whether Ye Qiu still had her Purple Record Medal, and he questioned her about the extra character she had added to it.
• When rain began falling, Ye Qiu tried to return the medal, but Hu Liena refused it and chased after him as he walked away.
• Hu Liena cried that she regretted rejecting Ye Qiu and explained that she had wanted him to treat her better because she was afraid.
• Hu Liena asked whether Ye Qiu was willing to accept her, and he told her that few men would refuse someone as alluring as her.

Hu Liena accepted Ye Qiu’s uncertain feelings and asked him to treat her a little better. After sharing a brief kiss, they returned to her residence, where Ye Qiu promised to treat her well and Hu Liena asked him to stay longer.

• Hu Liena told Ye Qiu she would accept his feelings as they were, as long as he did not abandon her or make her harm her teacher.
• Ye Qiu kissed Hu Liena briefly, then stopped and reassured her that she had done nothing wrong.
• Ye Qiu and Hu Liena used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Autumn Fox Fusion, to fly back to her residence.
• Hu Liena cried with happiness after realizing Ye Qiu’s thoughts showed a momentary fluctuation, and Ye Qiu promised to treat her well.
• Ye Qiu carried Hu Liena into her home and told her to change, but she asked him to stay a little longer.

Ye Qiu visited Hu Liena's chamber, where the two shared an intimate, teasing encounter over tea. He left after drinking the tea, while Hu Liena remained behind.

• Ye Qiu agreed to accompany Hu Liena to her chamber, where he noticed she had kept the clothes he wore in Death Canyon.
• Hu Liena brewed tea while Ye Qiu bathed, then worried about his coming journey to Slaughter City and his involvement with Ling Yuan Jie.
• After bathing, Hu Liena joined Ye Qiu and responded shyly to his teasing and advances.
• Hu Liena brought Ye Qiu tea, and he waited in her chamber for half an hour.
• Ye Qiu drank the now-cold tea and left Hu Liena's chamber.

After spending a few days with Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, Ye Qiu learned that Bibi Dong had arranged his passage to Slaughter City and wanted to inspect his Martial Soul. Bibi Dong gave him a token and assigned Elder Ling Yuan to escort him and Xiao Wu, then summoned him to demonstrate his Martial Soul.

• Hu Liena arrived at Ye Qiu's courtyard and told him that Bibi Dong wanted to see him.
• Ye Qiu left with Hu Liena for Pope Hall, reassuring her that she belonged with him.
• Bibi Dong gave Ye Qiu a blood-colored token for Slaughter City and arranged for Elder Ling Yuan to escort him and Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Qiu to come closer so she could examine his Martial Soul.

Ye Qiu attempted a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Bibi Dong, but her spiritual defenses rejected his power before it could reach her mind. He prepared to leave Spirit City the next day, reassured Hu Liena, and spent the remaining time with her.

• Ye Qiu joined hands with Bibi Dong and tried to fuse their powers, but she rejected his spiritual power and ended the attempt.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Ye Qiu and warned him not to bully Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena met Ye Qiu outside, and he told her he would leave Spirit City the next day and asked her to look after Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Qiu asked why Hu Liena had refused Whale Rubber before, then promised to give her some himself.
• Ye Qiu returned Hu Liena to her room, gave her his remaining Whale Rubber, and stayed with her while Yan watched dejectedly.

Ye Qiu gave Hu Liena the Phantom Serene Heart Grass and prepared to leave Spirit City with Xiao Wu. Ling Yuan Douluo and Hu Liena saw them off, and Ye Qiu left with Hu Liena’s Purple Record Medal.

• Ye Qiu gave Hu Liena the Phantom Serene Heart Grass and explained that eating its petals could enhance her soul skills.
• Ye Qiu went to Ling Yuan Douluo’s residence, but she refused to let him in.
• The next morning, Ye Qiu left Spirit City with Xiao Wu while Zhu Zhuqing remained asleep.
• Ling Yuan Douluo and Hu Liena waited at the city gates to see Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu off.
• Hu Liena gave Ye Qiu her Purple Record Medal, and he kissed her before departing.

Ye Qiu flew to Heaven Dou City and visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi told him Ning Rongrong had joined the Emperor Team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu reached the academy, where Rongrong saw him and ran to him after their reunion.

• Ye Qiu flew from Spirit City toward Heaven Dou City with Ling Yuan, then changed partners and continued with Xiao Wu to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Sword Douluo stopped Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu near the sect, and Ning Fengzhi told Ye Qiu that Ning Rongrong was at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the Emperor Team.
• Ye Qiu told Xiao Wu that Rongrong remained a Support-Type Spirit Master and that he planned to take everyone along on her Godly Trial after he left Slaughter City.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy and flew to the Emperor Team’s training grounds, where Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan were battling Shi Mo and Shi Mo.
• Ning Rongrong spotted Ye Qiu after he landed, put away her martial soul, and ran toward him, calling him a damned liar.

Ye Qiu reunited with Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan after returning to the arena, then greeted Xiao Wu and set off with them for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As he flew with Ning Rongrong, she explored his memories, while he continued to hide the truth about Xue Qinghe.

• Ning Rongrong rushed to Ye Qiu and embraced and kissed him after he returned.
• Dugu Yan joined Ye Qiu and Ning Rongrong, and she kissed him while Xiao Wu watched.
• Xiao Wu made her presence known and confronted Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan about their closeness to Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu decided to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he merged with Ning Rongrong for the flight while placing Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan inside the Ruyi Treasure Sack.
• Ning Rongrong explored Ye Qiu's memories during their flight, but he kept his dealings with Xue Qinghe concealed.

Ye Qiu arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, then joined a feast with Ning Fengzhi and the Titled Douluo. He revealed that he planned to visit Slaughter City because a God was hidden there, and said he had close ties with Spirit Hall’s future successor.

• Ye Qiu and Dugu Yan landed at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Dugu Bo, Bone Douluo, Sword Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi greeted them.
• Xiao Wu introduced herself to Ning Fengzhi as a level fifty-four Battle Spirit King, startling him and the three Titled Douluo.
• At the feast, Ye Qiu left the girls and joined Ning Fengzhi and the elders when Dugu Bo called him over.
• Sword Douluo asked Ye Qiu whether he was going to Slaughter City, and Ye Qiu confirmed it, revealing that a God was hidden there.
• Ye Qiu said the Sea God had told him about the opportunity and that he considered himself family with Spirit Hall because he was close to its future successor.

Ye Qiu warned Ning Fengzhi that Spirit Hall’s current Pope, Bibi Dong, remained dangerous, while urging the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to preserve its strength and prepare for a future alliance. After returning to Ning Rongrong’s residence, he told her he would leave for Slaughter City the next day, and she asked him to promise he would return alive.

• Dugu Bo teased Ye Qiu about his influence over Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi and the others reacted awkwardly.
• Ye Qiu cautioned Ning Fengzhi to stay wary of Bibi Dong and avoid a deadly conflict with Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to preserve the sect’s strength.
• Ye Qiu predicted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would eventually stand alongside Spirit Hall and play a larger role beyond the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ye Qiu returned to Ning Rongrong’s residence and settled the drunken Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan into a room.
• Ning Rongrong asked when Ye Qiu would leave, and he told her he planned to depart the next day for Slaughter City.
• Ning Rongrong made Ye Qiu promise to come back alive, then playfully suggested he spend the afternoon with her and return to her bedroom after tiring out Dugu Yan.

Ye Qiu spent the night with Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan before leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Xiao Wu for Heaven Dou City. Ning Rongrong planned to secure Shi Nian’s rare Head Spirit Bone by having Ye Qiu obtain it for her personally.

• Ye Qiu spent the afternoon with Ning Rongrong and the night with Dugu Yan while Xiao Wu and Ling Yuan Douluo waited nearby.
• In the morning, Ye Qiu took the Ruyi Treasure Sack from Xiao Wu, said goodbye to Ning Fengzhi, and left with her without waiting for Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan to wake.
• After Ye Qiu left, Dugu Yan asked Ning Rongrong about Shi Nian and learned he possessed a Ten Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone; Ning Rongrong said she wanted Ye Qiu to give it to her personally.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu flew to Heaven Dou City, changed their appearances, and headed toward the Crown Prince Residence.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Qiu to buy her candied hawthorns, clothes, and other necessities, and he agreed to spend time shopping with her.

Ye Qiu arrived at the Crown Prince Residence with Xiao Wu and reunited with Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe. He told her he was heading to Slaughter City, and their reunion ended in an affectionate kiss.

• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu bought candied hawthorns on their way to the Crown Prince Residence and passed Liu Erlong in a carriage.
• Ye Qiu used the Crown Prince's token to enter the residence, revealed his true appearance, and met Xue Qinghe in the back garden.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form and led Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu to her study.
• Qian Renxue returned to her female form and learned that Ye Qiu planned to go to Slaughter City.
• Ye Qiu embraced and kissed Qian Renxue, who admitted she had missed him while Xiao Wu watched and ate a carrot.

Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue shared their memories, and he offered to use his Eight Spider Lances to uncover the truth about Yu Xiaogang. He then took Qian Renxue and Xiao Wu to the dungeon, where Snake Lance was torturing Yu Xiaogang and preparing to question him about Bibi Dong.

• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue connected their memories, and Qian Renxue angrily confronted him about the women she saw in them.
• Ye Qiu offered to use his Eight Spider Lances to investigate Yu Xiaogang’s past, and Qian Renxue showed reluctant curiosity.
• Ye Qiu transformed into Tang San and led Qian Renxue and Xiao Wu through the secret passage to the dungeon.
• The group found Yu Xiaogang imprisoned and badly injured while Snake Lance tortured him.
• Snake Lance stopped when Xue Qinghe arrived, then asked Yu Xiaogang whether he loved Bibi Dong.

Ye Qiu used his Eight Spider Lances to inspect Yu Xiaogang’s memories after Tang San taunted and tortured him in prison. The memories showed that Yu Xiaogang had approached Bibi Dong with ulterior motives, though he had not become intimate with her and had hoped to cure his martial soul defect.

• Qian Renxue questioned Ye Qiu about Yu Xiaogang, while Yu Xiaogang begged for relief from his torture.
• Ye Qiu entered Yu Xiaogang’s cell disguised as Tang San and pretended to offer help, prompting Yu Xiaogang to plead for rescue.
• Yu Xiaogang offered Tang San Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong in exchange for his freedom, and Tang San shot out his left eye with a Silent Sleeve Arrow.
• Ye Qiu used an Eight Spider Lance to remove the arrow and then entered Yu Xiaogang’s memories.
• Ye Qiu saw that Yu Xiaogang had sought Bibi Dong to find a cure for his martial soul defect, while avoiding becoming intimate with her because he believed he was unworthy.

Ye Qiu finished absorbing Yu Xiaogang’s memories and left him in the dungeon under Snake Lance Douluo’s custody. He told Qian Renxue he would leave after lunch, and she threatened to kill his enemies and send them to keep him company if he failed to return alive.

• Ye Qiu absorbed Yu Xiaogang’s memories, learned about his past with Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, and resisted the urge to devour him.
• Ye Qiu reunited with Xiao Wu and left the dungeon while Snake Lance Douluo agreed to castrate the unconscious Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Qiu shared Yu Xiaogang’s memories with Qian Renxue, who condemned him as a scum.
• Ye Qiu teased Qian Renxue and Xiao Wu before returning with them to the study.
• Ye Qiu said he would leave after lunch, and Qian Renxue promised to prepare provisions and threatened to kill his enemies if he did not return alive.

Ye Qiu left Qian Renxue and flew to Blue Tyrant Academy disguised as Xue Qinghe. There, he confronted Liu Erlong in her office and began ordering and teasing her.

• Qian Renxue told Ye Qiu to go to Blue Tyrant Academy and return to report, warning him not to touch anyone in Slaughter City.
• Ye Qiu flew to Blue Tyrant Academy, knowing Liu Erlong suspected the Crown Prince had not been the person who attacked her.
• Flender escorted Liu Erlong back from inspecting the academy, then left her at the Dean's Office.
• Ye Qiu revealed himself as Xue Qinghe to Liu Erlong and ordered her to call him Husband.
• Ye Qiu touched Liu Erlong and presented her with a strip of black silk.

Ye Qiu visited Liu Erlong in her dean's office and resumed an intimate encounter with her, directing her while she wore a blindfold. The chapter ended with him moving her desk as part of rearranging the office.

• Ye Qiu told Liu Erlong to blindfold herself and sit in the dean's chair.
• Ye Qiu revealed himself and kissed Liu Erlong, who recognized his familiar presence.
• Ye Qiu led Liu Erlong behind the desk and continued their intimate encounter despite her protests about being in her office.
• Ye Qiu told Liu Erlong he would inspect whether she had neglected her training and arranged her clothes at her waist.
• Ye Qiu began pushing Liu Erlong's desk to rearrange the office, and Liu Erlong helped him move it.

Ye Qiu finished rearranging Liu Erlong’s office, then visited Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince Residence before setting out with Xiao Wu for the Star Dou Great Forest. He left Qian Renxue behind with a promise to return in a year, and Xiao Wu reflected on his overwhelming strength.

• Ye Qiu and Liu Erlong rearranged the Dean's Office, and he helped her recover before leaving.
• Ye Qiu returned to the Crown Prince Residence, where Qian Renxue demanded his report and Xiao Wu recovered from washing up.
• Ye Qiu shared an intimate farewell with Qian Renxue and promised they would conquer the world together after he returned.
• Xiao Wu cleaned Ye Qiu’s hand with tea, then left with him for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renxue watched Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu fly away, while Xiao Wu wondered what Ye Qiu’s overwhelming force would feel like directed at her.

Liu Erlong suspected that the youth who had assaulted her was the black-haired youth she remembered, not Xue Qinghe. After learning that a youth and girl had visited the Crown Prince Residence, she went to confront Xue Qinghe and demand the truth.

• After leaving the Blue Silver Forest, Ye Qiu planned to visit Ah Yin and contact Er Ming to escort Xiao Wu back.
• Liu Erlong searched her office for evidence of who had been with her, then changed clothes and prepared to leave.
• Flender arrived to take Liu Erlong to meet sponsors, but she said she felt unwell and returned to the Crown Prince Residence.
• During the carriage ride, Liu Erlong recognized the scent of the black-haired youth and feared that he had been the one with her, rather than Xue Qinghe.
• At the Crown Prince Residence, Liu Erlong asked the guards whether any unusual guests had arrived and learned that a youth and a girl had visited.
• Liu Erlong went straight to the Crown Prince's study to ask Xue Qinghe for the truth.

Liu Erlong confronted Qian Renxue after realizing that Xue Qinghe was not the person who had abused her, and Qian Renxue revealed that Ye Qiu was the only one who had touched her. Their argument exposed Qian Renxue’s contempt for Liu Erlong and ended with Qian Renxue slapping her before she could finish accusing her of acting for Bibi Dong.

• Liu Erlong dismissed the servants, entered Qian Renxue’s study, and offered the black silk ribbon while calling her husband.
• Liu Erlong lunged at Qian Renxue and bit her, then recognized from the taste that Qian Renxue was not the person who had abused her.
• Liu Erlong demanded to know who had made her call him husband, and Qian Renxue admitted she had considered bringing in others but had not done so.
• Qian Renxue told Liu Erlong that Ye Qiu was the only one who had touched her and mocked her for being unfaithful and foolish.
• Liu Erlong asked why Qian Renxue had forced her to marry, and Qian Renxue said it had been entertaining.
• Liu Erlong accused Qian Renxue of torturing her because of Bibi Dong, but Qian Renxue slapped her before she could finish.