Chapter Summaries

Su Xuan visited Moonlight Pavilion, impressed Tang Yuehua with his harp playing, and found a kindred spirit in her. He planned to stay for several years and recommend students to her, but Tang Yuehua objected when he called her by the wrong name.

• Su Xuan observed Tang Yuehua teaching etiquette and music at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua invited Su Xuan to play the harp, and his performance amazed her and the noble students.
• Su Xuan decided that Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu should study at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Su Xuan and Tang Yuehua teased each other about their lack of literary masterpieces.
• Su Xuan said he might stay for several years and planned to recommend students to Tang Yuehua, who corrected him sharply when he called her Sister Moonlight Pavilion.

After the Evil Eye Saint King’s vessel was destroyed, Su Xuan considered how to reclaim the Star Luo Empire but struggled to choose someone for the mission. Zhu Zhuqing volunteered to go, and Su Xuan accepted that she should take on the relatively safe assignment.

• Su Xuan considered reclaiming the Star Luo Empire but could not find a suitable subordinate to send there.
• Su Xuan told Zhu Zhuqing about recent events, leaving out some of the dangerous details.
• Zhu Zhuqing admired Bibi Dong and listened as Su Xuan explained his plans.
• Zhu Zhuqing volunteered to go to the Star Luo Empire, and Su Xuan recognized that she wanted a meaningful responsibility.

Su Xuan used a Decoy Talisman and his speed to wear down the Evil Eye Saint King, but the Saint King transformed into a powerful white tiger and turned the fight against him. After the White Tiger Meteor Shower injured and weakened Su Xuan, he relied on the Land of No Dust, whose barrier was beginning to fail.

• Su Xuan pressed a Decoy Talisman to his back and grew bolder as he evaded the Evil Eye Saint King's attacks and struck back.
• The enraged Evil Eye Saint King transformed into a massive white tiger, greatly increasing his strength, speed, and defenses.
• Su Xuan used Divine Dragon Wind Thunder Transformation to dodge the white tiger's claw, but the Evil Eye Saint King struck his landing point with White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Su Xuan tore a yellow talisman as the attack hit him, leaving him injured and burdened with a debilitating effect.
• Su Xuan invoked the Ambrosial Arbor bloodline's Land of No Dust to stop the Evil Eye Saint King from devouring him, but its green barrier began to weaken after three minutes.

Su Xuan led Xiaobai and two hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks toward the Evil Spirit Orcas, while considering how to avoid a costly head-on battle. After learning that the orcas could detect nearby creatures and resist poison, he left Xiaobai wondering what plan he had in mind.

• Xiaobai summoned two hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks and asked Su Xuan to protect her juvenile sharks if she died in battle.
• Su Xuan reassured Xiaobai, then rode with Emma on a shark as the pod raced toward the Evil Spirit Orcas.
• Su Xuan considered the orcas' superior strength and persuaded Xiaobai to stop fifty li from their destination.
• Su Xuan summoned the You Long and asked Xiaobai whether the Evil Spirit Orcas were vulnerable to poison.
• Xiaobai explained that the orcas could resist poison and would detect toxins in the sea, but Su Xuan said their detection had nothing to do with his plan.

Su Xuan attended an auction where Ning Fengzhi won the bidding contest for the Cat Girl, before the final lot was revealed as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo captured while rebuilding itself as a human. Enraged by the creature’s imprisonment and sale, Su Xuan decided the auction would not proceed smoothly, while Qian Renxue promised to stand by him.

• Ning Fengzhi stood up to Prince Xue Xing and defended the auction rules, then Su Xuan outbid him for the Cat Girl.
• The auction host introduced the final item: a white mass of airflow sealed on a wooden stand.
• The host explained that the airflow was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast embryo captured during its transformation into a human.
• Su Xuan grew furious at the creature’s captivity and sale, and Qian Renxue held his hand to calm him.
• Su Xuan said life was priceless and hinted that he would stop the auction, while Qian Renxue agreed to accompany him if necessary.

Su Xuan and Emma continued toward the Extreme North after Emma reported that the local overlords might include the Ice Empress and White Bear King. The Ice Empress and Xiaobai sensed humans approaching, and the Ice Empress prepared to attack despite Xiaobai reminding her to hear them out first.

• Emma explained that the Extreme North was home to several powerful overlords, most likely the Ice Empress and Xiaobai, and Su Xuan told her to lead the way.
• The Snow Girl quietly watched Su Xuan and Emma as they continued their journey.
• The Ice Empress told Xiaobai to crush the surveillance robots, and Xiaobai worried aloud about whether the Snow Empress would return.
• Xiaobai sensed humans nearby, and the Ice Empress declared that they should be killed if they had come to hunt soul beasts.
• Xiaobai reminded the Ice Empress that the Snow Empress had told her to hear the humans out before attacking.

Ning Rongrong persuaded Zhu Zhuqing to go shopping with her while Su Xuan reviewed his army’s strength and pressed Dr. Zhang Wei for research results. A highest-level alarm then sounded as Su Xuan sensed that something from outside their world had arrived.

• Ning Rongrong convinced reluctant Zhu Zhuqing that shopping together would please Su Xuan and help them get along.
• Uncle De reported the strength and equipment of the Divine Machine Battalion and Flying Eagle Team, but Su Xuan ordered him to wait before starting a war.
• Su Xuan threatened Dr. Zhang Wei over his lack of results, prompting the doctor to describe research into stripping, fusing, and genetically altering martial souls.
• A highest-level red alert sounded across the base, and Su Xuan sensed that something unclean from beyond their world had arrived.

Su Xuan comforted Bibi Dong after her nightmare brought her old pain to the surface, then cooked a golden pheasant while she watched over him. After he left for a walk, he encountered a miniature green version of himself.

• Su Xuan tried to resist Bibi Dong's teasing, but she drew him into bed and fell asleep beside him as he promised to protect her.
• The next morning, Bibi Dong clung to Su Xuan while sobbing from a nightmare, and he held her until she calmed down.
• Su Xuan realized Bibi Dong's wounds had not healed and added Yu Xiaogang to his blacklist.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Xuan to cook the golden pheasant, and he prepared it as beggar's chicken while she watched tenderly.
• Su Xuan went for a walk, leaving Bibi Dong to fall asleep missing him, and encountered a green miniature version of himself.

Su Xuan went for a morning run with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, carrying Ning Rongrong when she tired. Later, Zhu Zhuqing tried to seduce him while bathing by the river, but he refused and left her disappointed.

• Su Xuan met Zhu Zhuqing for their morning run, and Ning Rongrong joined them along the way.
• When Ning Rongrong grew tired, Su Xuan carried her back to her dormitory, while Zhu Zhuqing left without waiting for him.
• Ning Rongrong watched Su Xuan chase after Zhu Zhuqing and vowed to win him back someday.
• At the river, Zhu Zhuqing asked Su Xuan to set up protective barriers so she could bathe in private.
• Zhu Zhuqing embraced Su Xuan and offered herself to him, but Su Xuan resisted and left her to finish bathing.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged from the formation and looked resentfully at Su Xuan.

Su Xuan worried about a missing woman while Emma explained Spirit Hall’s rules and benefits to Dugu Bo. Su Xuan refused to let Dugu Bo return to Heaven Dou City and ordered him to the front lines, where his poison would be useful.

• Su Xuan gave Dugu Bo life-restoring ointment while Emma tried to comfort him about Miss.
• Emma told Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall forbade indiscriminate slaughter of civilians and expected members to answer calls in critical moments.
• Dugu Bo asked whether he could return to Heaven Dou City, but Su Xuan ordered him to the front lines instead.
• Dugu Bo agreed to go on the condition that Su Xuan promised him one thing.

Su Xuan and Emma toured Sea Horse City with Sea Horse Douluo Ou Ya, who explained the island’s population and supply system. After settling in the City Lord’s Mansion, Su Xuan checked his first Sea God Golden Nine Trial and found that he had to pass through doubled Sea God’s Light.

• Sea Horse Douluo Ou Ya showed Su Xuan and Emma Sea Horse City and explained that its residents included retired warriors and children who were not counted among the Sea God warriors.
• Ou Ya described how Sea God Island’s residents lived by growing crops, fishing, bartering, and receiving supplies from outside merchant fleets.
• Su Xuan questioned the reliability of relying on outsiders for supplies, and Ou Ya said Sea Soul Masters would not betray the sacred island.
• Ou Ya arranged for Su Xuan and his group to stay in the City Lord’s Mansion, then left to convey Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi’s orders.
• Su Xuan checked his first trial and read that he had to pass through the doubled Sea God’s Light.

Su Xuan reunited with Gu Yuena and told her and Bibi Dong that his injury had healed, but he would not return with them because he needed to settle a karmic matter. He prepared to set out with Wood Spirit, while Bibi Dong gave him a bracelet to call for help.

• Su Xuan and Gu Yuena accidentally collided, then sat with Bibi Dong and caught up on Gu Yuena's recent activities.
• Su Xuan revealed that his injury had healed, and Gu Yuena asked him to take her shopping when they returned.
• Su Xuan introduced Wood Spirit and explained that the immense tree they had seen was his future complete form, which would take another hundred thousand years to grow.
• Gu Yuena asked about ways to enhance her bust, and Su Xuan promised to prepare a diet and massage guide for her.
• Su Xuan explained that he had to travel with Wood Spirit to resolve a karmic matter, and Bibi Dong gave him a bracelet so he could contact her if he faced danger.

Su Xuan and Wood Spirit used a disguise to meet three soul masters who wanted help investigating a Spiritual Plant Garden in the Star Dou Great Forest. Su Xuan agreed to go with them immediately, setting out to witness a struggle over an opportunity.

• Su Xuan spotted three approaching soul masters and told Wood Spirit to disguise himself as an intimidating old expert.
• Passerby A, Passerby B, and Passerby C approached the tent, and Passerby A offered to guide the supposed Senior through the forest.
• Su Xuan emerged and asked the three to state their real purpose plainly.
• Passerby A explained that they wanted to cooperate with the pair to explore a newly appeared Spiritual Plant Garden, with the pair receiving seventy percent of the gains.
• Su Xuan agreed to the proposal and said they would set out immediately.

Su Xuan returned from shopping, showered, and found Gu Yuena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena absorbed in a card game he had introduced. When Gu Yuena lost, she persuaded him to take half her paper-slip penalty, leaving him covered in decorations alongside her.

• Su Xuan carried the shopping bags inside, then went upstairs to shower while Gu Yuena, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena stayed in the living room.
• Hu Liena showed Gu Yuena and Zhu Zhuqing the playing cards and rules Su Xuan had given her, and the three began playing Fighting the Landlord with paper slips as penalties.
• Su Xuan finished showering, admired himself in the mirror, and came downstairs expecting the girls to notice him.
• Gu Yuena called Su Xuan over and, with Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena's approval, transferred half of her paper slips to his face, doubling the penalty for the slips she gave him.
• Su Xuan defended Gu Yuena by claiming she only wanted matching decorations with her brother, while Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena laughed at him.

Su Xuan negotiated special treatment with Wang Yan, explaining that he would attend school only about one day a week. After touring the academy, he asked to be placed with Gu Yuena in a lower class, then followed Wang Yan toward Class One to meet his classmates.

• Su Xuan told Wang Yan that he was Gu Yuena’s brother, might be even stronger than her, and would attend school only about one day a week.
• Wang Yan complained about Gu Yuena’s classroom habits and the parents who blamed him for their children’s poor performance.
• Wang Yan showed Su Xuan the academy’s facilities, including its simulated cultivation environments, arena, and Beast Arena.
• Su Xuan suggested transferring himself and Gu Yuena to Class Two or Class Three so the classes could compete more evenly.
• Wang Yan promised not to interfere with Su Xuan’s behavior in class, and Su Xuan asked him to lead the way into Class One.

Su Xuan and Wood Spirit followed Passerby A toward a rumored treasure site after he defeated Passerby B and drove off Passerby C. Wood Spirit warned that the Soul Master world was far crueler than Su Xuan imagined, and reflected that saving ordinary people would mean opposing the world.

• Passerby A rejected his original deal with Passerby B and Passerby C, provoking Passerby B to reveal his Blue Flower Snake Martial Soul.
• Passerby A revealed his White Eagle Martial Soul and defeated Passerby B, forcing Passerby C to flee with her brother.
• Su Xuan assessed his own fighting strength while Wood Spirit watched the battle and joked about Passerby A's defeat.
• Passerby A apologized to Wood Spirit and led the way after Su Xuan told him to continue.
• Wood Spirit privately warned Su Xuan that Passerby A was untrustworthy, while Su Xuan explained why he still wanted to follow him and learn about the world.
• Wood Spirit reflected that Soul Masters could act without restraint and that changing the world to save commoners would make Su Xuan its enemy.

Su Xuan returned to Spirit City and rested at home while Emma helped Cat Nanbei bathe and encouraged her to grow more confident. Gu Yuena reunited with Su Xuan, then became excited when he said he would take her with him when he left in about a week.

• Su Xuan returned to Spirit City, collapsed on the sofa, and fell asleep while Emma took Cat Nanbei to bathe.
• Cat Nanbei asked Emma why Su Xuan had rescued her, and Emma explained that he believed her life and dignity could not be bought or sold.
• Emma teased Cat Nanbei, who said she trusted Su Xuan to protect her and promised to smile more.
• Gu Yuena found Su Xuan asleep and embraced him, then grew upset when he said he would leave in about a week.
• Su Xuan told Gu Yuena he would take her with him, and she joyfully showered him with kisses before asking to bathe together.

Su Xuan and his group encountered the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, who agreed to let them leave unharmed. Xiao Wu then appeared and offered to let them pass if Su Xuan called her Sister Xiao Wu.

• Su Xuan refused to let Gu Yuena risk revealing her aura and persuaded the Sky Azure Bull Python to allow their group to leave.
• Gu Yuena confronted Su Xuan about Xiao Wu's Golden Dragon King essence blood and the crescent necklace from another girl, and Su Xuan explained both.
• Xiao Wu interrupted the group, with the Titan Giant Ape guarding her, and demanded that Su Xuan call her Sister Xiao Wu in exchange for letting them pass.
• Su Xuan asked whether Xiao Wu meant her offer, and she confirmed that she always kept her word.

Su Xuan, Gu Yuena, and Bibi Dong found the legendary Ambrosial Arbor, which Su Xuan revealed to them through Spiritual Sense Sharing. Gu Yuena learned the divine tree was on their side and could help them counterattack the Divine Realm, though Su Xuan could only guess why it remained there.

• Gu Yuena asked Su Xuan whether he regretted her harshness, and he reassured her by kissing both her cheeks.
• Su Xuan sensed a resonance in his soul and used the Dao Scripture's golden-light vision to reveal the enormous Ambrosial Arbor.
• Gu Yuena shook Su Xuan out of his stunned trance, and he used Spiritual Sense Sharing to let her and Bibi Dong see the divine tree.
• Bibi Dong asked how the tree would heal Su Xuan's injuries, and he said they only needed to wait there because of his intuition.
• Gu Yuena asked whether the Ambrosial Arbor would support them, and Su Xuan said it belonged with them and could aid their future counterattack against the Divine Realm.

Su Xuan sparred with Xiaobai at sea, using his domains and sword skills to overpower and restrain her until she surrendered. After Xiaobai left, Su Xuan returned to shore and learned from Emma that His Holiness the Pope was nearly finished absorbing it.

• Su Xuan countered Xiaobai’s shark-tail attack with Golden Sword Qi and trapped her inside a golden barrier that froze the surrounding seawater.
• Xiaobai broke free after a prolonged struggle and admitted Su Xuan’s soul skills and domains made him difficult to fight, then declared she would no longer spar with him.
• Su Xuan reassured Xiaobai and reflected that her speed and the ocean would still give her an advantage in a fight to the death.
• Xiaobai departed into the deep sea, and Su Xuan flew back to shore, where Emma watched him admiringly.
• Su Xuan told Emma that His Holiness the Pope was almost done absorbing it, and Emma quietly acknowledged him.