Chapter Summaries

Su Xuan forgave Gu Yuena after she apologized and agreed to honor the requests in her notebook, learning that she wanted him to spend more time with her and keep her close. As they hurried toward the delayed Martial Soul Awakening, Gu Yuena privately anticipated that he would soon remember they were not biological siblings.

• Gu Yuena apologized to Su Xuan and asked him to agree to several small requests, and he promised to grant them.
• Gu Yuena showed Su Xuan her notebook, 10,000 Things a Good Older Brother Must Do, which contained her wishes and rules for him.
• Su Xuan reflected on how he had relied on assumptions instead of communicating with Gu Yuena, then accepted her wishes within three rules they had agreed on.
• Gu Yuena privately thought that Su Xuan would remember their childhood after his Martial Soul Awakening and realize she was his childhood sweetheart, not his biological sister.
• Gu Yuena finished getting dressed, hooked her arm through Su Xuan's, and hurried with him toward the delayed Martial Soul Awakening.

After defeating Sea Phantom Douluo and Sea Ghost Douluo, Su Xuan reached the Sea Star Sacred Pillar to face Sea Star Douluo, a control-type opponent he expected to be difficult. The battle began with Sea Star Douluo’s tentacles absorbing and restraining Su Xuan’s Golden Sword Qi.

• Su Xuan recovered for two hours after defeating Sea Phantom Douluo, then set out for his next challenge.
• Su Xuan defeated Sea Ghost Douluo quickly and continued to the Sea Star Sacred Pillar.
• Su Xuan recognized Sea Star Douluo as a control-type Soul Master and prepared for a drawn-out fight.
• Sea Star Douluo transformed his limbs and long hair into five tentacles and attacked Su Xuan before he landed.
• Su Xuan countered with five Golden Sword Qi, but Sea Star Douluo’s suckers latched onto and restrained them.

Su Xuan struggled to make Wood Spirit use its own human form, only for the transformation to leave it with a permanent beard. After chatting with Wood Spirit, Su Xuan returned to the tent where Gu Yuena and Bibi Dong were waiting.

• Wood Spirit kept teasing Su Xuan by changing its face and voice, so Su Xuan ordered it to take its own form.
• Wood Spirit first chose a girl’s form, then changed into a boy after Su Xuan demanded it; the boy’s face came with a beard it could not remove.
• Wood Spirit blamed the laws of heaven and earth for the beard, while Su Xuan laughed and then asked how trees reproduced.
• Gu Yuena worried about Su Xuan’s absence while she and Bibi Dong sat dressed in the tent.
• Su Xuan warned Wood Spirit to wait outside, then entered the tent alone.

Su Xuan’s golden light transformed the Daoist classics in his study into the Dao Scripture, giving him a powerful new cheat. Excited by his breakthrough, he celebrated until Gu Yuena caught him singing and posing in his underwear, leaving him so embarrassed that he fainted.

• Su Xuan touched the Classic of the Way and its Virtue, and his golden light forged it and the other Daoist classics into the Dao Scripture in his sea of consciousness.
• Su Xuan learned that the Dao Scripture blessed its cultivator with golden light and could eventually break all laws in the world.
• Thrilled by his newfound power, Su Xuan declared that he would become godlike and steal the enemy base.
• Gu Yuena heard Su Xuan shouting, left the kitchen, and searched the house until she found him performing in the study.
• Gu Yuena pointed out Su Xuan’s singing, poses, and stripped shirt, and Su Xuan fainted from embarrassment.

Su Xuan, Bibi Dong, and Gu Yuena entered the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a six-year-old Bronze Tree. After reaching the mixed zone, Su Xuan used a Daoist technique to create sentries and reassured his family that he would share it with them, while Bibi Dong went to find food and Gu Yuena pressed him to explain the technique.

• Su Xuan told Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena that he had come to find a special Bronze Tree that began growing six years earlier.
• Bibi Dong carried Su Xuan and Gu Yuena through the forest until they reached the mixed zone, where they stopped to rest.
• Su Xuan blew out four breath-made figures to stand guard, and Gu Yuena asked if the technique was a Soul Skill.
• Su Xuan said he would teach the technique to Gu Yuena and Bibi Dong, explaining that family mattered more to him than Soul Skills or God-Bestowed Soul Rings.
• Bibi Dong shielded Su Xuan and Gu Yuena with spiders before leaving to find food.
• Gu Yuena asked Su Xuan to teach her the technique and name it, but he could not answer, so she pinched his waist.

Su Xuan arranged a spectacular birthday celebration for Gu Yuena in Heaven Dou City, ending with a nighttime hot-air-balloon date. The chapter left Su Xuan and Gu Yuena together in the balloon after they confessed their love.

• Su Xuan teased Uncle De and Uncle Wei during the carriage ride, then revealed that they were part of his birthday plans for Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena waited with Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu until Hu Liena led them outside, where fireworks spelled out a birthday message for Gu Yuena.
• Su Xuan watched the fireworks from a hot-air balloon, then jumped out and parachuted toward the ground while Chrysanthemum Douluo guided the balloon down.
• Hu Liena drew Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu away as black-clad helpers arranged a candlelit heart around Gu Yuena.
• Su Xuan landed in ceremonial clothes, invited Gu Yuena onto the hot-air balloon, and took her on a birthday tour of Heaven Dou City.
• Gu Yuena told Su Xuan she loved him, and Su Xuan returned her confession with a kiss.

Su Xuan comforted Tang San after revealing that the God of Destruction had caused Tang Hao’s death, and promised to repay his debt to Tang Hao by helping Tang San. As the group prepared to return to Nuoding City, Tang San and Xiao Wu tried to address their strained relationship, while Su Xuan remained oblivious to Xiao Wu’s complicated feelings for him.

• Xiao Wu chased Su Xuan in anger, bit his hand, and later accepted his reassurance that he would protect her soul beast identity.
• Su Xuan told Tang San that the God of Destruction had fought Tang Hao through an avatar, then offered to do three things for Tang San to repay his debt to Tang Hao.
• Tang San packed his belongings, privately examined Tang Hao’s warning map, and vowed to avenge his father before agreeing to go to his aunt’s Moonlight Pavilion after visiting Nuoding City.
• Su Xuan reassured Xiao Wu and arranged for Su Yuntao to be promoted, then suggested Tang San and Xiao Wu ride together; Xiao Wu refused and spoke privately with Tang San.
• Tang San apologized to Xiao Wu, but they acknowledged that their brief acquaintance and the pain surrounding Tang Hao’s death left little chance for a future together.
• Tang San chose to ride with Su Yuntao, while Xiao Wu decided to ride with Su Xuan; Su Xuan then revealed that they still had to walk to where the horses were.

Su Xuan met Tang San and told him that Tang Hao had died, giving him the ring containing his father’s ashes and a letter. After Tang San pointed him toward Xiao Wu, Su Xuan went to find the girl he claimed was probably his daughter.

• Su Xuan burned Tang Hao’s body, stored the ashes and soul bones, and went with Chrysanthemum Douluo to meet Tang Hao’s son.
• Su Xuan arrived at Tang San’s home and defeated Tang San in a silent contest of spiritual power and eye techniques.
• Su Xuan told Tang San that Tang Hao had died and gave him the ring Tang Hao had entrusted to him.
• Tang San received Tang Hao’s ashes and began reading the letter inside the ring to learn the truth about his father.
• Su Xuan asked where Xiao Wu was and claimed he was probably her father, so Tang San directed him to the innermost room.

Six years later, Su Xuan had become a level 44 Soul Ancestor and built Core Flame into a powerful organization while transforming Spirit City through technology and education. He prepared to visit Xue Qinghe’s palace after divining that the gathering would bring something he could not miss.

• Su Xuan gained new soul skills and awakened the Ambrosial Arbor’s Land of No Dust domain while making little progress in cultivation.
• With Qian Daoliu and the Pope backing him, Su Xuan founded the Heaven and Earth Natural Science Research Institute, promoted technology, and funded it with Golden Fertilizer and firearms.
• Su Xuan established Core Flame, assigning Gu Yuena, Hu Liena, Uncle Wei, and Uncle De to lead its departments.
• Su Xuan spent years challenging young fighters across Spirit City and Heaven Dou City while Emma recorded data and a Titled Douluo protected him.
• Emma reminded Su Xuan that he was scheduled to attend a gathering at Xue Qinghe’s palace, and his divination convinced him to go.

Su Xuan told Xiao Wu and Tang San that an enemy drawn by the Golden Dragon King aura had killed Tang Hao while trying to attack Xiao Wu and Tang San. Xiao Wu agreed to leave with Su Xuan, while Tang San was left to process the truth about his father's death.

• Su Xuan teased Xiao Wu at her door, then explained that the Golden Dragon King blood he had given her had made her a target.
• Su Xuan brought Xiao Wu to Tang San and revealed that an enemy attracted by her aura had fought Tang Hao, who killed the attacker before dying from his injuries.
• Tang San blamed Xiao Wu in a moment of grief, and Su Xuan defended her, saying the blood had come from him and challenging Tang San to seek revenge on him instead.
• Su Xuan asked Xiao Wu to return with him for her safety, and she agreed.
• Su Xuan jokingly told Xiao Wu to call him Ancestor, and she objected to him taking advantage of her.

Su Xuan and the Wood Spirit were trapped by a swarm of Red-Eye Disease Patients, but Su Xuan discovered the Golden Dragon King's aura could overwhelm them. After the Wood Spirit used the Golden Dragon King Ball to counterattack, Su Xuan sensed that a crimson eye had been watching them.

• Su Xuan and the Wood Spirit held off the Red-Eye Disease Patients behind a failing barrier while Su Xuan finished setting up a formation.
• Su Xuan and the Wood Spirit entered the formation as the barrier broke, and Su Xuan estimated they had fifteen minutes before they were overwhelmed.
• Su Xuan captured three Red-Eye Disease Patients and found that his Dragon Might Domain made them tremble in fear.
• Su Xuan activated the Golden Dragon King Ball, and its aura made the three Red-Eye Disease Patients fall prostrate, resolving the immediate crisis.
• The Wood Spirit took the Golden Dragon King Ball to counterattack while Su Xuan rested, and Su Xuan sensed a crimson giant eye watching before it vanished.

Su Xuan arrived in Heaven Dou City and brought Tang San to Moonlight Pavilion to meet Tang San’s aunt, the pavilion master. The entrance attendants treated Su Xuan as a distinguished guest but questioned Tang San, and Su Xuan asked to bring his friend inside.

• Su Xuan asked Gu Yuena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena to explore Heaven Dou City while he handled business at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Su Xuan gave Tang San a token to use at Spirit Hall branches and explained that he could despise Yu Xiaogang without judging Tang San for being his student.
• Su Xuan and Tang San arrived at Moonlight Pavilion, where Su Xuan wondered about the status of Tang San’s aunt.
• Two attendants stopped them at the entrance, and Su Xuan asked whether Tang San could accompany him inside to meet the Moon Xuan Pavilion Master.

Su Xuan brought Zhu Zhuqing and Wood Spirit to the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire to observe the conflict, hoping to understand the continent through war. After Star Luo soldiers attacked him, he captured one and learned the empire might be preparing for war, leaving Wood Spirit urging him to kill the prisoner.

• Zhu Zhuqing sparred with Wood Spirit while Su Xuan watched, and Su Xuan encouraged her to keep training and learn from him.
• Su Xuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Wood Spirit reached the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire and set up camp on a mountain to observe covertly.
• While heading to a stream to catch fish, Su Xuan dodged three arrows, activated his defenses, and tracked the hidden archers.
• Su Xuan rushed the archers and knocked one Star Luo soldier unconscious with a punch.
• After the soldier woke at camp, Su Xuan questioned him and inferred from his reaction that the Star Luo Empire might be preparing for war.
• Wood Spirit warned Su Xuan that the soldier had to die and urged him to abandon his reluctance to kill.

Su Xuan welcomed the newly hatched Snow Girl and bonded with her and Gu Yuena. Elsewhere, Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu in Suotuo City, while Zhu Zhuqing saw her fiancé, Dai Mubai, enter a pink hotel with twin girls.

• Su Xuan watched the snow-white egg hatch, then lifted the Snow Girl and let Gu Yuena hold her.
• Tang San arrived in Suotuo City and recognized Xiao Wu after six years apart.
• Xiao Wu told Tang San they had no relationship and asked him not to contact her; Tang San left in despair.
• Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai enter a pink hotel with two identical twin girls and left in disgust.

After rescuing a frightened Cat Girl from the auction house, Su Xuan recovered at a Core Flame base and learned that fate was drawing powerful figures to a place where their paths would converge. He named the Cat Girl Cat Nanbei and promised she would be protected as one of his people.

• Emma carried the injured Su Xuan to a Core Flame base, where Chrysanthemum Douluo asked how to handle the rescued Cat Girl.
• While unconscious, Su Xuan consulted the Dao Scripture, learned he could not see his own fate, and was told to go to a node where allies and enemies would gather.
• Su Xuan woke after two days, confirmed his injuries had healed, and asked Emma to take him to the Cat Girl.
• Su Xuan learned that the Cat Girl had no name and had only been known by a number.
• Su Xuan named her Cat Nanbei and promised she could rely on his name and protection.

Uncle De brought Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to Su Xuan’s underground base, where Dr. Zhang Wei selected Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San for a capsule test. Tang San entered a virtual desert scenario and faced an enemy as his beginner strength test began.

• Uncle De led the five visitors through the steel corridor into the vast underground base.
• Dr. Zhang Wei examined the group, chose Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San for testing, and sent Xiao Wu, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to use the training machines.
• Dr. Zhang Wei gave Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San purple cards and told them to lie in the capsule chambers and survive whatever came next.
• Tang San entered a virtual desert, where an ugly man charged at him.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eye and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and summoned Blue Silver Grass as the enemy attacked.

Su Xuan confronted Flender over Shrek Academy’s admissions and purpose, challenging whether its founder truly helped commoners. He then pressed Flender about his feelings for Liu Erlong, leaving the Soul Sage emotionally shattered.

• Li Yusong complained that Su Xuan should be expelled, but Flender admitted he could not defeat him.
• Su Xuan criticized Shrek Academy for rejecting commoner students while claiming to help them, and Flender defended its selective educational philosophy.
• Su Xuan argued that Flender’s academy served talented students who could find other teachers and resources, while those in greatest need were left without guidance.
• Su Xuan asked which side Flender would support in a war between Spirit Hall and the two empires, and Flender said he would likely remain neutral.
• Su Xuan brought up Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, prompting Flender to admit he would fight beside Liu Erlong and then break down over his unrequited love.

As Suotuo City came under Spirit Hall’s control, Yu Xiaogang tried to abandon the crisis and leave, breaking with Flender. Su Xuan had Yu Xiaogang captured for desertion and then told Flender that he had come to find him, leaving his purpose unclear.

• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he was leaving for a safer place, and Flender condemned him for fleeing the danger facing the continent.
• Yu Xiaogang insulted Flender over Erlong and prepared to leave, while Flender reconsidered his duties and resolved to protect the continent.
• Flender found Su Xuan outside and saw that Zhao Wuji had bound and gagged Yu Xiaogang on Su Xuan’s orders.
• Su Xuan called Yu Xiaogang’s attempted escape desertion and ordered Zhao Wuji to take him away, while hinting that Yu Xiaogang would face consequences.
• Su Xuan reassured Flender that he regarded him as an ally and revealed that he had come specifically to find him.

Tang San prepared to leave Yu Xiaogang, but Su Xuan challenged Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and confronted Tang San in a one-sided test of strength. Tang San exhausted his techniques and weapons without making Su Xuan step back, and Su Xuan left Yu Xiaogang with a final warning about the limits of his understanding.

• Tang San thanked Yu Xiaogang, kowtowed to him, and defended him when Su Xuan called him a hypocrite.
• Su Xuan revealed that Elder Wang Mo had once taught Yu Xiaogang and considered him incompetent and morally beyond saving.
• Su Xuan criticized Yu Xiaogang for publishing unverified theories, and Yu Xiaogang asked whether a woman was well before Su Xuan angrily told him he was unworthy of mentioning her.
• Tang San challenged Su Xuan, who promised to lose if Tang San could make him take one step back; Su Xuan revealed his golden Soul Rings and remained unmoved by Tang San’s attacks.
• Tang San used his Clear Sky Hammer and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Su Xuan’s second Soul Skill left him standing as Tang San collapsed from exhaustion.
• Su Xuan mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories and advised him that those confined by their own understanding could never see what geniuses saw.

Ning Rongrong successfully absorbed the Nine-Leaf Glazed Grass while Su Xuan teased her about its cost and rejected her flirtatious offer. At the academy, Flender confronted Yu Xiaogang about Liu Erlong, but Yu Xiaogang refused to return to her, choosing to continue his research.

• Ning Rongrong woke after absorbing the Nine-Leaf Glazed Grass, and Su Xuan checked on her before she playfully offered to repay him by warming his bed.
• Flender reflected on Su Xuan's advice about Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong as Yu Xiaogang arrived and asked to see Tang San.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang shared tea, and Yu Xiaogang proudly praised Tang San as the disciple who would prove his theories correct.
• Flender asked Yu Xiaogang whether he remembered Liu Erlong, but Yu Xiaogang said he could not be with her because they were siblings.
• Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to go find Liu Erlong, but Yu Xiaogang refused, saying his theories were unfinished.