Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yun revealed more about Immortal Taibai and passed Dugu Bo the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and a cultivation system promising vastly extended lifespans. Dugu Bo accepted Xiao Yun as his teacher and committed himself to the Vast Wilderness Sect, while Xiao Yun chose techniques suited to Dugu Bo’s poison-based Martial Soul.

• Xiao Yun told Dugu Bo that Immortal Taibai had transformed Ning Rongrong’s, Zhu Zhuqing’s, and Xiao Wu’s Martial Souls, and revealed that Xiao Lingmao was Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Yun transmitted detailed knowledge of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and a complete cultivation system to Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo learned that the system could grant lifespans of up to one hundred thousand years and bowed to Xiao Yun in gratitude for imparting the Dao.
• Xiao Yun urged Dugu Bo to cultivate diligently, and Dugu Bo pledged his loyalty to the Vast Wilderness Sect.
• Xiao Yun selected the Myriad Poisons Devouring Body Art, Serpentine Evasion, and Five Poisons Divine Palm to complement Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.

Xiao Yun passed Dugu Bo cultivation methods and martial skills, then taught Liu Erlong techniques suited to her fighting style and gave her a Fire Dragon Storage Bracelet. Liu Erlong kissed Xiao Yun before leaving to study her new inheritance.

• Xiao Yun transmitted the Myriad Poisons Devouring Body Art, Serpentine Evasion, and Five Poisons Divine Palm to Dugu Bo, who was thrilled by the inheritance and its potential.
• Dugu Bo thanked Xiao Yun, pledged his loyalty, and left to return to Dugu Manor and cultivate.
• Liu Erlong asked Xiao Yun to teach her techniques, chose Ever-Changing Divine Steps, Dragon Subduing Palm, and One Yang Finger, and received those methods along with the Dragon Subduing Cultivation Method.
• Xiao Yun gave Liu Erlong a Fire Dragon Storage Bracelet, and she kissed his cheek in gratitude.
• Liu Erlong dodged Xiao Yun’s embrace and hurried away to study her new cultivation methods.

Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing returned from hunting Soul Rings with new Soul Skills and stronger cultivation, and Xiao Yun rewarded them before arranging a night of games. When seven people gathered around one mahjong table, Liu Erlong stopped Xiao Yun from leaving and asked him to find a game for the extra players.

• Dugu Yan told Xiao Yun she had reached level sixty-one and gained the control-focused Soul Skill Nerve Poison Fog from a thirty-thousand-year Titan Spectacles King Snake.
• Zhu Zhuqing described her Soul Skill Dark Night Dragon Stripe Strike, which marked enemies to increase the damage of a later detonation, and Xiao Yun praised how it suited her fighting style.
• Xiao Yun gave Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing Soul King-level Soul Replenishing Pills and invited Zhu Zhuqing to prepare dinner with him while Dugu Yan went to wash up.
• After dinner, Xiao Yun excused everyone from cultivation for the night and announced they could play mahjong until midnight before watching Imperial Fighting Team Two's final match the next day.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong brought out a new mahjong table, but Liu Erlong stopped Xiao Yun from slipping away and asked him to include her and Zhu Zhuqing, so he offered to make a new game.

Xiao Yun made playing cards for the women, taught them several games, and ended the evening so everyone could rest before the trip to the Great Soul Arena. Later, Dugu Yan slipped into his room and eagerly kissed him, and he closed the door and shielded the room from sound.

• Xiao Yun carved wooden printing blocks, printed ten decks of playing cards, and cut and rounded the cards.
• Xiao Yun explained the suits, ranks, and several games to Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Sylvia, Shenghua, Liu Erlong, and Dugu Yan.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Sylvia, and Shenghua returned to mahjong while Liu Erlong and Dugu Yan played Dou Dizhu with Xiao Yun.
• Xiao Yun called an end to the games at eleven-thirty so everyone could sleep before cheering for Imperial Dou Team One at the Great Soul Arena.
• Dugu Yan sneaked into Xiao Yun's room and kissed him, and Xiao Yun shut the door and formed a barrier to keep their sounds from escaping.

After spending the night with Dugu Yan, Xiao Yun led Imperial Dou Team One and Heaven Dou Team Two to the arena for their final match. On the way, he encountered Shi Nian, who blamed Xiao Yun for Canghui Academy’s tournament losses and secretly harbored murderous intent toward him.

• Xiao Yun and Dugu Yan spent the night together, and he cleaned the room before they slept.
• Xiao Yun woke Dugu Yan in the morning and used his Spiritual Sense to warn her when Liu Erlong approached; Dugu Yan returned to her room unseen.
• Xiao Yun had breakfast with the others, then led both teams toward the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Dueling Arena.
• Xiao Yun spotted Shi Nian near the arena and wondered why he was still alive despite the events he remembered.
• Shi Nian recognized Xiao Yun, blamed him for Canghui Academy’s defeats, and concealed his killing intent.

Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer, securing Shrek Academy the last qualification spot for the Grand Finals. After Dai Mubai challenged the tournament’s direct qualification for Imperial Dou Team One, Xue Ye asked why he was so confident.

• Feng Xiaotian overwhelmed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass until Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer, shocking the VIPs and prompting Salas to order an investigation into Tang San’s background.
• Feng Xiaotian unleashed Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, while Tang San countered with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and blasted Feng Xiaotian out of the fight.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, giving them third place in the Heaven Dou division preliminaries and the final ticket to the Grand Finals.
• Dai Mubai challenged the Organizing Committee over Imperial Dou Team One receiving direct qualification and accused Heaven Dou Royal Academy of having an unfair advantage.
• Xue Ye stopped the officials from silencing Dai Mubai and asked why the Star Luo prince was so confident.

Dai Mubai challenged Xiao Yun to prove himself and hoped to use the contest to take Zhu Zhuqing back, but Xiao Yun sent Zhu Zhuqing to face him first. Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai’s demands and revealed her Night Dragon Cat Possession as their fight began.

• Dai Mubai asked Xue Ye for permission to challenge an official member of Imperial Dou Team One, and Xiao Yun accepted on the team’s behalf.
• Dai Mubai challenged Xiao Yun, but Zhu Zhuqing asked to settle matters with Dai Mubai herself, and Xiao Yun agreed.
• Xiao Yun told Dai Mubai to defeat his personal maid before facing him, and Zhu Zhuqing descended into the arena.
• Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing and ordered her to return to his side, but she slapped at him and refused.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Possession and attacked Zhu Zhuqing with White Tiger Blazing Light Wave as she activated Night Dragon Cat Possession.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed herself as a young Soul King and confronted Dai Mubai, rejecting his pleas and accusing him of betraying her. She easily outclassed him in their fight, and Dai Mubai’s attacks continued to miss as her claws marked his barrier.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed five spirit rings, including two Ten Thousand Year rings, shocking Dai Mubai, the Shrek group, and the VIP guests.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai’s demands to return and said he had destroyed their bond by using her as a shield; Ning Fengzhi explained her identity and history to Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye ordered that Heaven Dou revoke its pursuit orders against Zhu Zhuqing and welcome her and Xiao Yun into the Empire’s service.
• Dai Mubai attacked Zhu Zhuqing, but she wounded his hand, swept his leg, and sent him crashing to the arena floor.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Bodyguard Barrier and charged again, while Zhu Zhuqing dodged with Xiao Yun’s Phantom Movement Technique and marked his barrier with her claws.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai with her Dragon Mark Blast technique, publicly humiliating him and drawing the arena’s attention. Afterward, Xiao Yun encouraged her to leave her past behind, while Flender and Zhao Wuji blamed her victory on improper methods to restore Shrek Academy’s confidence.

• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but Zhu Zhuqing used Dark Night Clone to surround him and mark his body with accumulating dragon patterns.
• Tang San warned Dai Mubai that the marks were gathering energy, but Zhu Zhuqing detonated them before he could launch his next skill, knocking him unconscious.
• Zhu Zhuqing withdrew from the fight and returned to Xiao Yun as Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Xiao Wu carried Dai Mubai away.
• The crowd cheered Zhu Zhuqing’s victory and unusual spirit ring configuration, while Flender and Zhao Wuji claimed she had relied on a harmful method to boost her strength.
• Xiao Yun praised Zhu Zhuqing for overcoming her past, and she accepted his encouragement with renewed resolve.

After the Heaven Dou Empire Division preliminaries ended, Xiao Yun received a note from Shui Bing'er and left alone to meet her. On the way, Shi Nian trapped him in an illusion and prepared to attack.

• Salas and Xue Qinghe congratulated the four teams advancing to the Grand Finals and announced the end of the preliminaries.
• A guard delivered Xiao Yun a note in Shui Bing'er's handwriting, and he concealed its contents from Dugu Yan and the others.
• Xiao Yun left the academy alone after asking Liu Erlong to supervise the girls' cultivation.
• Following the note's directions toward Skywater Academy's base, Xiao Yun realized the streets around him had become an illusion.
• Shi Nian revealed himself, and Xiao Yun recognized his Remnant Dream Domain as Shi Nian declared that Xiao Yun would remain trapped forever.

Xiao Yun exposed the flaws in Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream Martial Soul and resisted his strongest attacks. Xiao Yun killed Shi Nian, stored his corpse, and continued toward Skywater Academy’s outpost.

• Xiao Yun deduced that Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream was an incomplete Martial Soul and accused him of murdering Soul Masters to strengthen it.
• Shi Nian used his Martial Soul Avatar and Hundred Ghosts Night Parade to attack Xiao Yun.
• Xiao Yun’s purple lotus barrier absorbed Shi Nian’s ghostly Soul Spirits and neutralized his other spiritual attacks.
• Shi Nian tried to flee, but Xiao Yun killed him with a cyan sword qi.
• Xiao Yun stored Shi Nian’s corpse in his Pagoda Space and reappeared on the street before continuing toward Skywater Academy’s outpost.

Xiao Yun met with Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou, who sought his guidance about protecting their academies from powerful enemies after the preliminary rounds. He gave Shui Bing'er a Soul Sense Imprint to summon a Dragon Soul Phantom, then asked Yao Yuerou whether she wanted a similar safeguard for herself or Yao Zi.

• Shui Bing'er, Shui Ruoyan, Yao Yuerou, and Yao Zi greeted Xiao Yun at Skywater Academy's temporary quarters, and he asked them to dispense with formalities.
• Shui Ruoyan told Xiao Yun that the academies feared attacks by Soul Saint or Soul Douluo experts after they returned home.
• Xiao Yun placed a Soul Sense Imprint in Shui Bing'er that could summon a Dragon Soul Phantom with temporary Titled Douluo-level strength.
• Yao Yuerou asked Xiao Yun for a protective trump card for Plant Academy, and he asked whether she wanted it for herself or Yao Zi.

Xiao Yun gave Yao Zi a powerful soul imprint and tasked Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou with searching for a future Vast Wilderness Sect site. After discovering Yao Zi had awakened a rare Wood Spirit Body through the medicinal seeds, he began explaining her condition and its risks.

• Xiao Yun placed the Xuanming Ice Dragon King's soul imprint on Yao Zi and warned her to use it only to save her life.
• Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou agreed to search near their academies for a suitable site for the future Vast Wilderness Sect.
• Yao Yuerou presented medicinal herb seeds that had begun sprouting after Yao Zi sensed them with her Soul Power.
• Xiao Yun learned that Yao Zi had suffered sluggish Soul Power and alternating heat and cold, then examined her meridians.
• Xiao Yun identified Yao Zi's condition as a rare Wood Spirit Body awakened by the seeds' spiritual vitality.

Xiao Yun offered Yao Zi a choice between sealing her Wood Spirit Body and awakening it while changing her Martial Soul, and she chose awakening. He transformed her Crimson Flame Thorn into a Dragon Mark Thorn and opened her spiritual vein, leaving her Wood Spirit Body active and in harmony with her new Martial Soul.

• Xiao Yun explained that Yao Zi's Wood Spirit Qi conflicted with her fire-attribute Martial Soul and presented two possible solutions.
• Yao Zi chose to awaken her Wood Spirit Body, despite Yao Yuerou's concerns and after encouragement from Shui Bing'er.
• Xiao Yun altered Yao Zi's Crimson Flame Thorn into a Dragon Mark Thorn and changed her first soul skill into the Growth Technique.
• Xiao Yun guided Immortal Spirit Qi through Yao Zi and opened the core spiritual vein of her Wood Spirit Body.
• Yao Zi's Wood Spirit Body awakened, and Xiao Yun sensed that it had formed an initial harmonious cycle with her Dragon Mark Thorn Martial Soul.

Xiao Yun awakened Yao Zi’s Wood Spirit Body and transformed her Martial Soul, but the effort left him mentally and physically drained. Yao Zi emerged from the Quiet Room healthy and grateful, easing Yao Yuerou’s fears.

• Xiao Yun used his Immortal Spirit Qi and Spiritual Power to awaken Yao Zi’s Wood Spirit Body, transform her Martial Soul, and adjust her soul rings.
• Xiao Yun became exhausted, and Shui Bing'er helped him rest while Yao Zi thanked him and confirmed that her inner conflict had vanished.
• Shui Bing'er stayed beside Xiao Yun as he recovered in the Quiet Room.
• Outside, Yao Yuerou anxiously asked Shui Ruoyan whether Xiao Yun’s treatment could succeed, and Shui Ruoyan urged her to trust him and Yao Zi.
• Yao Zi emerged from the Quiet Room looking healthy and full of vitality, relieving Yao Yuerou.

Yao Zi emerged from Xiao Yun’s treatment with an activated Wood Spirit Body, a transformed Dragon Mark Thorn Martial Soul, and a Thousand-Year first spirit ring. She tested her new spirit skill, Spring Wind Transforms Rain, and made the courtyard’s plants grow rapidly.

• Yao Zi told Yao Yuerou and Shui Ruoyan that Xiao Yun was recovering inside and that his treatment had gone smoothly.
• Yao Yuerou and Shui Ruoyan saw Yao Zi’s green hair and natural aura, then watched her reveal her purple, yellow, purple, and purple spirit rings.
• Yao Zi summoned her Dragon Mark Thorn, and Yao Yuerou and Shui Ruoyan sensed its powerful life force and dragon-like pressure.
• Yao Zi said her new spirit skill needed an outdoor demonstration, so Yao Yuerou and Shui Ruoyan took her to a courtyard.
• Yao Zi used Spring Wind Transforms Rain, causing moss, weeds, shrubs, and flowers to grow rapidly.

After witnessing Xiao Yun’s power, Yao Yuerou sought Shui Ruoyan as an ally and persuaded her to pursue him rather than submit to a family-arranged marriage. They planned to use Shui Ruoyan’s secret wine at a banquet that night to make Xiao Yun’s mind hazy, though Shui Ruoyan remained uneasy.

• Yao Yuerou watched Yao Zi test her transformed soul skills and resolved to win Xiao Yun’s favor for the chance to improve her own Martial Soul.
• Yao Yuerou drew Shui Ruoyan aside and learned that the Shui Family was pressuring her to make a marriage alliance.
• Yao Yuerou proposed that Shui Ruoyan become Xiao Yun’s confidante instead of accepting an unwanted marriage, and Shui Ruoyan agreed to consider the plan.
• Yao Yuerou suggested that Shui Ruoyan bring out the Shui Family’s secret brew, Mirror Flower Water Moon, at a banquet that night and have them take turns toasting Xiao Yun.
• Shui Ruoyan hesitated at the idea, but Yao Yuerou urged her to act before they returned to face their families.

After Xiao Yun helped Yao Zi mutate her Martial Soul, Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou arranged a banquet to thank him and serve him the Shui Family's wine. As the meal continued, the wine and Xiao Yun's lingering mental fatigue stirred the Seed of Desire in his Sea of Consciousness.

• Yao Zi tested her Wood Spirit Body and found that it had strengthened her other soul skills by at least fifty percent.
• Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou asked Shui Bing'er to persuade Xiao Yun to stay for a farewell dinner, and he agreed after waking from meditation.
• The women welcomed Xiao Yun to a banquet featuring seafood from Supreme Water Delicacy and the Shui Family's secret brew, Mirror Flower Water Moon.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Yao Zi secretly sampled the wine while Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou repeatedly toasted Xiao Yun.
• The wine's medicinal effect and Xiao Yun's unrecovered mental fatigue stirred the Seed of Desire, sending pink desire energy through his Sea of Consciousness.

Xiao Yun’s desire erupted after Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou brought him to her bedroom, drawing three passing girls into the encounter. Meanwhile, the women at his apartment waited for him until Ning Rongrong started a mahjong game, though Liu Erlong still watched the door and wondered where he was.

• Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou led the visibly drunk Xiao Yun to Shui Ruoyan’s bedroom.
• The Seed of Desire overwhelmed Xiao Yun, and he swept Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou onto the bed; three girls passing the open door were drawn in as well.
• At Xiao Yun’s apartment, Liu Erlong, Dugu Yan, Sylvia, and Shenghua worried and complained when he failed to return by dinner.
• Ning Rongrong called the girls to play mahjong, and Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Sylvia, Shenghua, and Liu Erlong joined her.
• Liu Erlong played with the others but continued glancing toward the entrance and silently demanded that Xiao Yun have a good explanation.

Xiao Yun realized the Seed of Desire had caused him and the women around him to lose control, and he resolved to take responsibility for what happened. Shui Ruoyan accepted his promise but asked for time to discuss their future with the others, leaving the women to decide what came next.

• Xiao Yun discovered that the Seed of Desire had provoked the previous night's loss of control and that much of his purified soul power had passed to Shui Ruoyan, Yao Yuerou, and the others.
• Shui Ruoyan and Yao Yuerou woke and found Shui Bing'er, Yao Zi, and Shui Yue'er on the same bed, realizing the incident had involved them too.
• Shui Ruoyan dressed, then asked Xiao Yun to talk with her in the Living Room.
• Xiao Yun promised to take responsibility and offered to bring the women to live at his future estate alongside his other partners.
• Shui Ruoyan accepted his promise but asked him to leave while she discussed the matter with Yao Yuerou, Shui Bing'er, and the others.