Chapter Summaries

Wang Xiao guarded Zhu Zhuyun as she absorbed a nine-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring, then gave her the Soul Bone the spider left behind. Zhu Zhuyun successfully absorbed both and ended the chapter beside Wang Xiao at a campfire.

• Wang Xiao gave Zhu Zhuyun Beryl Jade Plain Saliva and urged her to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's nine-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuyun endured the Soul Ring's immense pressure while Wang Xiao kept watch, and she succeeded a day later.
• Wang Xiao found a Soul Bone on the Man Faced Demon Spider and handed it to Zhu Zhuyun despite her initial refusal.
• Zhu Zhuyun absorbed the Soul Bone while Wang Xiao guarded her, then joined him by a campfire and said she had finished.

Wang Xiao helped Zhu Zhuyun recover after she absorbed Soul Rings and a Soul Bone, then returned with her from Wolf Poison Forest. Back at Star Luo Royal Academy, Zhu Jie Zhong visited Wang Xiao and warned that disaster was about to befall him.

• Wang Xiao fed Zhu Zhuyun by the campfire, and the system rewarded him with three Mechanical Hand Eternal Edition fragments for completing a hidden sign-in task.
• At dawn, Wang Xiao saw Zhu Zhuyun's four Soul Rings and her evolved Eight Spider Lances, then told her to keep the Soul Bone and his involvement secret.
• Wang Xiao left Wolf Poison Forest with Zhu Zhuyun and sent her back to the academy before returning to his own affairs.
• The next day, Zhu Jie Zhong entered Wang Xiao's dormitory and warned him that disaster was coming.
• Wang Xiao denied having done anything to deserve trouble and asked Zhu Jie Zhong what disaster he meant.

Zhu Jie Zhong warned Wang Xiao to stay away from Zhu Zhuyun because she was Dai Weisi’s fiancée, but Wang Xiao refused to back down. Later, Wang Xiao went with Zhu Zhuyun and the other girls to their dormitory, where they found Dai Weisi, Ying Wei, and Li Yang waiting with hostile intent.

• Zhu Jie Zhong confronted Wang Xiao about his closeness to Zhu Zhuyun and warned him that Dai Weisi and the forces behind them would retaliate.
• Wang Xiao refused to submit to Zhu Jie Zhong’s warning and threatened to make their backers pay if they caused him trouble.
• Zhu Jie Zhong left, resolving to speak with Zhu Zhuyun as well.
• Wang Xiao met Zhu Zhuyun, Dong Hui, Yang Ming Xin, Tang Hong Ning, and the other girls, then went out with them.
• That evening, the girls brought Wang Xiao to their dormitory, where they found Dai Weisi, Ying Wei, and Li Yang waiting.

Dai Weisi challenged Wang Xiao to a three-on-one fight at the academy’s back mountain, but Wang Xiao’s overwhelming strength quickly defeated Li Yang and Ying Wei. The chapter leaves Dai Weisi alone against Wang Xiao, afraid for his life.

• Dai Weisi confronted Wang Xiao at Zhu Zhuyun’s dormitory and challenged him to fight alongside Li Yang and Ying Wei.
• Wang Xiao accepted the three-on-one challenge and went with Dai Weisi and the others to the academy’s back mountain.
• Dai Weisi, Li Yang, and Ying Wei attacked Wang Xiao, but his Climbing Tiger’s Shield blocked their assaults.
• Wang Xiao used his accelerated footwork and punches to knock Li Yang unconscious, then struck Ying Wei unconscious with Sea Submerging Power.
• Dai Weisi was left alone and feared that Wang Xiao might kill him.

Wang Xiao defeated Dai Weisi and spared his life after Dai Weisi pleaded and offered rewards. Dai Weisi reconsidered his priorities and decided to protect his claim to the throne rather than pursue Zhu Zhuyun.

• Dai Weisi launched his White Tiger spirit skills, but Wang Xiao easily outmatched him with his speed and attacks.
• Wang Xiao battered Dai Weisi into a pit and threatened to bury him, prompting Dai Weisi to beg for his life and cite his royal status.
• Dai Weisi offered Wang Xiao wealth and influence in exchange for mercy, and Wang Xiao warned him not to challenge him again.
• Wang Xiao left with Zhu Zhuyun and the others, while Dai Weisi concluded that he should abandon his pursuit of Zhu Zhuyun to preserve his succession prospects.
• Dai Weisi began laughing over his new plan, waking Li Yang and Ying Wei, who approached him in confusion.

Wang Xiao accepted Dai Weisi’s invitation to dine with the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, suspecting the meeting might be a trap. As they traveled to the imperial palace, Wang Xiao criticized Dai Weisi’s extravagant carriage and lectured him about his duties as Crown Prince.

• Wang Xiao stopped pondering his final hidden Sign-in Task when Dai Weisi came to his dormitory with an invitation from the Emperor.
• Wang Xiao agreed to meet the Emperor despite suspecting he might be lured into a trap.
• Dai Weisi accompanied Wang Xiao through the academy, where students noticed their unusually familiar behavior.
• Dai Weisi took Wang Xiao toward the imperial palace in a luxurious carriage.
• Wang Xiao called Dai Weisi’s lavish carriage wasteful and warned him that a Crown Prince should prioritize the people and the nation.

Wang Xiao accompanied Dai Weisi to the Star Luo Imperial Palace, where he sampled the Emperor’s feast and secretly packed away wine and food for his companions. The Star Luo Emperor arrived and met Wang Xiao’s unflinching gaze.

• Dai Weisi gave Wang Xiao his carriage, and they traveled to the Imperial Palace together.
• Dai Weisi used his tokens to bring Wang Xiao into the palace and left him in the main hall while he went to inform his father.
• Wang Xiao drank the palace wine and packed bottles and dishes into his Soul Tool to take back for his companions.
• Wang Xiao recited a poem about not wasting food, and the hidden listeners applauded.
• Dai Weisi’s blond father, the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, entered the hall and faced Wang Xiao, who met his gaze without fear.

Wang Xiao met with Evil Eye Great Emperor Dai Musi, who accused him of misconduct and warned him to stay away from Zhu Zhuyun. Wang Xiao challenged Dai Musi’s threats, but sat back down when the emperor claimed the confrontation had only been a pre-meal joke, leaving the two to continue their meal.

• Dai Musi questioned Wang Xiao about his identity and his appointment as a teacher at Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Wang Xiao refused to explain his origins and ate while Dai Musi accused him of damaging the academy’s reputation.
• Wang Xiao angrily denied being a thief and insulted Dai Musi after the emperor warned him to follow the rules and know his place.
• Dai Musi threatened Wang Xiao over Zhu Zhuyun and crushed a cup, prompting Wang Xiao to challenge him and head for the door.
• Dai Musi laughed and called the confrontation an appetizer, so Wang Xiao returned to his seat and resumed eating without fear.

Dai Musi introduced the beautiful palace performer Lu Ji to Wang Xiao in hopes of steering him away from Zhu Zhuyun. Wang Xiao recited and wrote down a famous poem for Lu Ji, who became enamored with his talent, before Dai Musi sent her away so he could speak with Wang Xiao privately.

• Dai Musi dismissed the song-and-dance troupe except for Lu Ji and introduced her to Wang Xiao.
• Lu Ji served Wang Xiao wine, and Wang Xiao offered to recite a poem for her.
• Wang Xiao recited a long poem, impressing Lu Ji, who asked him to let her turn it into a song.
• Wang Xiao copied the poem for Lu Ji and gave her his address so she could visit him later.
• Dai Musi told Lu Ji she could visit Wang Xiao at Star Luo Royal Academy and then dismissed her to discuss important matters with Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao refused Dai Musi’s demand to stay away from Zhu Zhuyun, and the two fought inside the palace. Wang Xiao left Dai Musi injured and collapsed against a wall.

• Dai Musi demanded that Wang Xiao give up Zhu Zhuyun, but Wang Xiao refused and provoked him.
• Dai Musi revealed his eight soul rings and attacked Wang Xiao with his White Tiger True Body.
• Wang Xiao dodged Dai Musi’s strikes and kicked him into the tables and chairs.
• Dai Musi used his eighth spirit skill, White Tiger Roar, Shatter Mountains and Rivers, forcing Wang Xiao to defend himself and move the fight outside.
• Dai Musi pursued Wang Xiao with White Tiger Gale Demon, but Wang Xiao struck him with his enlarged Hundred Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, sending him into a wall and leaving him coughing blood.

Wang Xiao fought Dai Musi, an eighty-eighth-level Soul Douluo, and initially pressured him with powerful attacks. Dai Musi activated his White Tiger Domain and ambushed Wang Xiao, leaving him badly injured as the battle continued.

• Wang Xiao struck Dai Musi with his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and Dai Musi countered with his Eighth Spirit Skill, sending both fighters flying.
• Wang Xiao unleashed another dragon attack and trapped Dai Musi in the stems and leaves of his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul.
• Dai Musi activated his White Tiger Domain, slowing Wang Xiao’s attacks and making his own movements difficult to track.
• Dai Musi ambushed Wang Xiao repeatedly with his White Tiger Martial Soul True Body, and Wang Xiao spat blood and suffered serious injuries.

Wang Xiao captured Dai Musi with his Blood Chicken Vine and fought off the palace guards who rushed to kill him. The guards switched to a plan to wear him down, but Wang Xiao believed his abundant Soul Power would let him outlast them.

• Dai Musi attacked Wang Xiao, but Wang Xiao's Blood Chicken Vine shielded him and then restrained Dai Musi, draining his Soul Power.
• Dai Musi threatened Wang Xiao and offered the guards a promotion and one million Gold Soul Coins to kill him.
• Wang Xiao used his sixth spirit skill, Flying All Over the Sky, and the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms Miracle Version to kill many of the attacking guards.
• The long-faced captain ordered the surviving guards to scatter, launch diversionary attacks, and stall for reinforcements.
• Wang Xiao recognized their plan and trusted that his Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart would give him enough Soul Power to outlast them.

Wang Xiao defeated most of Emperor Musi’s guards, but Musi refused to stop the attacks and awaited reinforcements. Zhu Lingzhong arrived with a force of thousands, and Musi ordered him to test Wang Xiao with a thousand guards before fighting him himself.

• Wang Xiao used his speed and Lightning Flash Kick to defeat more than half of the remaining guards, causing Dai Musi to vomit blood in anger.
• The long-faced captain, Old Ba, and the surviving guards fled, then encountered thousands of armed reinforcements marching into the plaza.
• The captain and Old Ba brought Dai Musi to Zhu Lingzhong, who asked what had happened and learned that Wang Xiao had overwhelmed Musi and most of the first squad.
• Dai Musi warned Zhu Lingzhong not to underestimate Wang Xiao and told him to send a thousand guards to attack first.
• Zhu Lingzhong agreed to test Wang Xiao, while Wang Xiao watched the arriving force and remained confident that he had not revealed his strongest abilities.

Wang Xiao used his armor and invisibility to evade Zhu Lingzhong’s guards and attack Emperor Musi and Zhu Lingzhong. He left Zhu Lingzhong badly beaten while the guards surrounded Musi for protection.

• Zhu Lingzhong sent more than a thousand guards to attack Wang Xiao, who summoned his armor and vanished using his speed.
• The guards searched for Wang Xiao as Emperor Musi told Zhu Lingzhong what he knew about the youth and his past actions.
• Wang Xiao invisibly slapped Emperor Musi twice, leaving a handprint, while Musi and Zhu Lingzhong whispered together.
• Wang Xiao ambushed Zhu Lingzhong with a barrage of soul-bone skills and attacks, knocking the Titled Douluo into the dirt.
• A guard captain ordered more than a hundred guards to surround Emperor Musi, who suspected Wang Xiao was invisible.

Wang Xiao unleashed his Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel martial soul against Zhu Lingzhong and Dai Musi’s forces, overwhelming the Titled Douluo and the enemy horde. Dai Musi and the surviving soldiers fled, leaving the battle decisively in Wang Xiao’s favor.

• Wang Xiao revealed himself, and Zhu Lingzhong climbed out of the ground before ordering tens of thousands of guards to charge.
• Wang Xiao used Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms Miracle Version to strike down more than a hundred attackers, prompting Zhu Lingzhong to release his nine-ring Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
• Wang Xiao revealed his Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel martial soul, alarming Dai Musi and the enemy soldiers, who debated its connection to the Qian Family.
• Wang Xiao flew above the battlefield and used his Fallen Angel spirit skills to kill or wound many soldiers and repeatedly batter Zhu Lingzhong into the ground.
• Dai Musi’s guards and deputy generals carried him and Zhu Lingzhong away as the remaining enemy soldiers fled from Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao returned safely from the Imperial Palace of the Star Luo Empire with a feast for Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, and promised to take them out the next day. At Star Luo Royal Academy, Zhu Yun and the others still worried that the emperor might harm him, unaware that he had already returned.

• The Loli Voice System rewarded Wang Xiao with the final three Mechanical Hand Eternal Edition fragments, completing the set.
• Wang Xiao flew back to his residence, where Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing greeted him and asked him to take them out for fun.
• Wang Xiao secretly planned an outing for the next day and brought out an elaborate feast from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night.
• Wang Xiao told the girls that Emperor Musi had invited him to dinner at the Imperial Palace of the Star Luo Empire, and they celebrated his royal invitation.
• At Star Luo Royal Academy, Zhu Yun blamed Dai Weisi for involving Wang Xiao with the emperor, while Dai Weisi insisted he had little choice and urged everyone not to worry.

Wang Xiao returned safely from the Imperial Palace, reassured Zhu Zhuyun and the others, and later received Dai Weisi’s apology for the scheme involving Dai Musi. Dai Weisi also delivered an invitation from the Dean, leaving Wang Xiao to wonder whether he would be confronted over the palace battle.

• Dai Weisi received a report that left him trembling with terror, while Zhu Zhuyun and the other women decided to go to the Imperial Palace to check on Wang Xiao.
• Wang Xiao returned unharmed, assured Zhu Zhuyun that Dai Musi had not dared harm him, and shared food he had brought back from the palace.
• The next day, Dai Weisi knelt before Wang Xiao, apologized for the previous day’s events, and promised there would be no repeat.
• Wang Xiao warned Dai Weisi to pass a message to Dai Musi, then asked him to send over his carriage.
• Dai Weisi told Wang Xiao that the Dean wanted to see him, and Wang Xiao wondered whether Zhu Jie Zhong was calling him about the Imperial Palace incident.

Wang Xiao was appointed vice principal of Star Luo Royal Academy by Emperor Musi’s decree, then returned home with Dai Weisi’s carriage. He noticed Gu Yuena acting distant and worried that her First Personality was awakening.

• Zhu Jie Zhong gathered the academy’s teachers and students and announced that Wang Xiao had been appointed vice principal by imperial decree.
• Wang Xiao accepted the vice principal’s Token and told the students they could come to him with their problems.
• Wang Xiao arrived at his residence in Dai Weisi’s carriage and showed it to Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Wang Xiao noticed Gu Yuena keeping her distance and wondered whether her First Personality was beginning to awaken.

Bibi Dong ordered Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan to bring Xiao Xiao back after he had been away for over a year. Meanwhile, Wang Xiao took Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing on a carriage tour of the Star Luo Imperial Palace, then slipped into Gu Yuena’s room at night to test whether her First Personality had awakened.

• Bibi Dong complained that Xiao Xiao had been gone for over a year and sent Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan to bring him back.
• Wang Xiao reassured Zhu Zhuqing about Dai Weisi’s former carriage, carried her aboard, and ordered the driver to take them to the Imperial Palace.
• Wang Xiao used his Chicken Blood Vine martial soul to entangle the guards blocking the palace gate, then entered the grounds with the others.
• Wang Xiao and the girls toured the Imperial Palace, ate a meal invited by Emperor Musi, and returned after sunset.
• Wang Xiao secretly entered Gu Yuena’s room in the middle of the night to test whether her First Personality had awakened.

Wang Xiao found Gu Yuena missing after secretly entering her room, and he suspected she had regained her memories and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest. He and the others searched nearby without success, leaving him planning to visit the forest and check whether she had gone back to Life Valley.

• Wang Xiao sneaked into Gu Yuena's room at night and accidentally watched her roll off the bed, but she vanished before he could find her.
• Wang Xiao searched the residence and nearby area with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Gu Yuena left with a man and a woman from a nearby rooftop.
• The next morning, Wang Xiao told the others that he had been the intruder in Gu Yuena's room, and they agreed to search in two groups.
• Wang Xiao and the others searched all day but found no trace of Gu Yuena.
• Wang Xiao planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest in a few days to hunt for his Seventh Soul Ring and see whether Gu Yuena had returned to Life Valley.