Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiaofeng bribed Hall Master Lei Yue to help him and Shopkeeper Li seek the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s backing over their trouble with the Great Soul Arena. At the newcomer competition, Ye Xiaofeng received two byes, defeated Wang Hao, and remained eligible for the afternoon round.

• Ye Xiaofeng brought Shopkeeper Li to Hall Master Lei Yue and offered him food and a one-hundred-thousand Gold Soul Coin check in exchange for introductions to the elders and help with their trouble.
• Ye Xiaofeng told Shopkeeper Li that they needed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support to recover their money from the Great Soul Arena.
• Hall Master Lei Yue opened the newcomer competition, and Ye Xiaofeng drew two consecutive byes, prompting Wang Hao to accuse the Hall Master of favoritism.
• Ye Xiaofeng faced Wang Hao, broke through his defenses, dodged his ten-thousand-year Soul Skill, and kicked him out of the arena after disarming him.
• Hall Master Lei Yue ruled that Ye Xiaofeng had not violated the rules and allowed him to continue as thirteen contestants advanced to the next round.

Ye Xiaofeng advanced through the tournament and faced the remaining competitors in a no-rules battle after Ning Fengzhi arrived. He unleashed his Self-Created Soul Skill against Han Lei and Lin Fei, while Ning Rongrong appeared beside her father and the two elders.

• Ye Xiaofeng defeated Liu Yuan by forfeit, and Hall Master Lei ruled that Liu Yuan had not broken the tournament rules.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo, who ordered the seven remaining contestants to fight together until only one remained standing.
• Chang Sheng rallied the other contestants against Ye Xiaofeng, but Ye Xiaofeng blocked their attacks, wounded Chang Sheng, and kicked him from the arena.
• Ye Xiaofeng used his Soul Skills to eliminate more opponents, leaving Han Lei and Lin Fei to attack him together with their ten-thousand-year Soul Skills.
• Ye Xiaofeng rose after being driven to the edge of the arena and used his Self-Created Soul Skill, Man-Sword Unity, as Han Lei and Lin Fei prepared to defend themselves with Ning Fengzhi's support.
• Ning Rongrong arrived to watch the match, and Bone Douluo beckoned her over, saying he had good news for her.

Ye Xiaofeng won the sect tournament and used his prize request to persuade Sword Douluo Chen Xin to accept him as a disciple, while arranging the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s backing to collect his Great Soul Arena winnings. Xue Qinghe learned Ye Xiaofeng had joined the sect and ordered Luo Shaotian to prepare the money, leaving him to seek another way to deal with Ye Xiaofeng.

• Hall Master Lei announced Ye Xiaofeng as tournament champion, and Ning Fengzhi awarded him a storage ring, one million Gold Soul Coins, and a request within the sect’s power.
• Ye Xiaofeng asked Chen Xin to take him as a disciple and refused to pledge his life solely to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Chen Xin agreed after Ye Xiaofeng promised the sect would prosper for a thousand years.
• Ye Xiaofeng revealed that he had won five or six hundred million at the Great Soul Arena and offered payments to secure support; Bone Douluo accepted, and Ye Xiaofeng knelt to acknowledge Chen Xin as his master.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to have Chen Xin handle the Great Soul Arena matter, and Ye Xiaofeng’s system announced that his Soul Power Level had increased by five.
• Luo Shaotian told Xue Qinghe that Ye Xiaofeng had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so Xue Qinghe ordered him to prepare the money and said he would find another way to deal with Ye Xiaofeng.

Ye Xiaofeng revealed his extraordinary twin martial souls and self-generating soul rings to Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who warned him to keep the secret and agreed to teach him swordsmanship. Chen Xin explained the Sword Sect’s destruction and his loyalty to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then accompanied Ye Xiaofeng to the Great Soul Arena, where they met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

• After the banquet, Ye Xiaofeng told Shopkeeper Li that he could return to the inn and resume business the next morning.
• Sword Douluo examined Ye Xiaofeng, learned about his twin martial souls and eight thousand-year soul rings, and warned him to keep his abilities secret and avoid showing off before he was strong enough.
• Ye Xiaofeng pleaded for Bing'er and the other girls, and Chen Xin revealed that he had only tested whether they would expose Ye Xiaofeng’s secret.
• Chen Xin agreed to teach Ye Xiaofeng swordsmanship and described how his father’s death and the Sword Sect’s destruction led him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ye Xiaofeng asked Chen Xin about his cultivation and the possibility of starting a force of his own, but Chen Xin said he could not leave the sect, though he would help Ye Xiaofeng if needed.
• Ye Xiaofeng led Chen Xin to the Great Soul Arena to collect the money he had offered, where Luo Shaotian introduced them to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Ye Xiaofeng collected his Great Soul Arena winnings from Xue Qinghe and took control of the arena, setting new betting rules and putting Luo Shaotian in charge. He then received a system mission to study swordsmanship with Sword Douluo and headed with him to Heavenly Human World Inn.

• Xue Qinghe paid Ye Xiaofeng five hundred million Gold Soul Coins and agreed to surrender the Great Soul Arena to cover the remaining debt, while Luo Shaotian was assigned to cover the promised ten-million reward.
• After Xue Qinghe left, Ye Xiaofeng made Luo Shaotian submit to him and ordered changes to arena betting, fees, contestant registration, and match assignments, including a welfare foundation funded by betting proceeds.
• Ye Xiaofeng raised Luo Shaotian’s salary to one hundred thousand per month, warned him not to betray him, and had him divide the money on the Black Gold Card into several cards.
• Xiao Bing gave Ye Xiaofeng a mission to study the sword with Sword Douluo and complete a character for “kill,” then disappeared after threatening him with lightning.
• Ye Xiaofeng and Sword Douluo went to Heavenly Human World Inn, where Shopkeeper Li welcomed them.

Ye Xiaofeng dined with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who bickered while accepting his money. After Sword Douluo took Ye Xiaofeng to an auction house, Bone Douluo stirred Ning Rongrong’s jealousy and brought her after them.

• Shopkeeper Li welcomed Sword Douluo and Ye Xiaofeng, and Sword Douluo let Ye Xiaofeng keep the hundred-million Black Gold Card as a gift.
• Bone Douluo joined them for dinner, and he and Sword Douluo traded insults until Ye Xiaofeng and Shopkeeper Li calmed them down with the meal.
• Ye Xiaofeng gave Bone Douluo another hundred-million Black Gold Card, which Bone Douluo accepted as tribute.
• Sword Douluo said he would take Ye Xiaofeng to the auction house, prompting Bone Douluo to storm back to the sect.
• Bone Douluo told Ning Rongrong that Sword Douluo and Ye Xiaofeng were going to the auction house, and she angrily insisted on going to see what they bought.

Ye Xiaofeng, Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and Bone Douluo clashed over several items at the Imperial Capital Auction Hall before meeting for a meal at the Heavenly Human World Inn. The chapter left Ye Xiaofeng troubled and unable to calm his mind, delaying his sword training until he could settle his thoughts.

• Ye Xiaofeng bid against Ning Rongrong for a storage ring and Sand-Shooting Shadow, but Ning Rongrong won the ring and Ye Xiaofeng stopped bidding on the weapon after driving its price up.
• Ye Xiaofeng outbid Prince Xue Xing for Lou Gao's Soul Master Armor, and Bone Douluo persuaded Ning Rongrong to let him have it in exchange for a favor.
• After the auction, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo bickered while the four went to the Heavenly Human World Inn, where Ning Rongrong laughed at their quarrel.
• On the way back to the sect, Ye Xiaofeng told Sword Douluo he wanted to begin sword training, but Sword Douluo said he needed a calm state of mind first.
• Ye Xiaofeng returned to his room, struggled to quiet his thoughts, and eventually fell asleep.

Ye Xiaofeng trained with Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who overwhelmed him and left him in a state of enlightenment to study the sword. Meanwhile, Sword Douluo took Ning Rongrong to Heavenly Human World Inn, where Bone Douluo’s careless remarks enraged her and left him pleading for a chance to explain.

• Ye Xiaofeng attacked Sword Douluo with his Soul Skills, but Sword Douluo easily countered them and warned him that arrogance had unsettled his heart.
• Sword Douluo defeated Ye Xiaofeng’s Man-Sword Unity, then shattered his Green Lotus Bodyguard and placed him in a protected state of enlightenment.
• Sword Douluo took Ning Rongrong to Heavenly Human World Inn, where they discovered Bone Douluo eating alone.
• Shopkeeper Li asked Bone Douluo why Ning Rongrong had not come, and Bone Douluo complained about her temper without realizing she and Sword Douluo were listening.
• Ning Rongrong overturned Bone Douluo’s table and stormed out with Sword Douluo, while Bone Douluo tried to stop her and promised to give her whatever she wanted.

After Bone Douluo soothed Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo taught Ye Xiaofeng, Ning Fengzhi arranged for Ning Rongrong to study at Shrek Academy. Despite both elders objecting, Ning Rongrong chose to leave that day, while Ye Xiaofeng remained in a state of enlightenment.

• Bone Douluo coaxed Ning Rongrong through lunch at Shopkeeper Li's inn, then returned to the sect with her and Sword Douluo.
• Bone Douluo and Ning Rongrong discovered Ye Xiaofeng sitting motionless in a state of enlightenment, and Bone Douluo explained its significance.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived and told Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that he planned to send Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo objected, but Ning Rongrong decided to attend Shrek Academy and promised to visit every week.
• Ning Fengzhi said Hall Master Lei was waiting at the gate, and Ning Rongrong hurried off to leave that day.

Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing enrolled at Shrek Academy, bringing its student total to seven. After Dai Mubai assigned them dormitories, the newcomers were kept awake by Fatty’s late-night encounter, then woke and hurried to the training field the next morning.

• Hall Master Lei escorted Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy, where Li Yusong admitted her after she challenged his concern about her family background.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing enrolled, and Li Yusong turned away the rest of the applicants after declaring the academy had reached its quota.
• Li Yusong explained that the academy had accepted its students based on their potential and powerful connections, then ordered Dai Mubai to arrange dormitories and summon everyone to training at seven the next morning.
• Ning Fengzhi declined Hall Master Lei’s offer to send someone to protect Ning Rongrong, trusting Shrek Academy to keep her safe.
• Dai Mubai placed the four newcomers in the first-floor dormitory, where they overheard Fatty pleading with Lili through the night before she left and Fatty chased after her.
• Dai Mubai woke the students the next morning, and Tang San and the others hurried to the training field after oversleeping.

Flender imposed Shrek Academy’s rules on the students, making them run laps and handle their own meals after Ning Rongrong finished late. The four newcomers learned how stingy he was and began agreeing with him to avoid trouble.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San complained about the academy uniforms, while Flender insisted they were character training and declared that his word was the rule.
• Flender ordered the seven students to run ten laps before noon, but Ning Rongrong finished after lunchtime.
• When the students found no food, Flender said they were punished as a group and criticized Ning Rongrong for slowing them down.
• The seven ate at an inn, with Ning Rongrong paying the bill, then returned to find Flender assigning them responsibility for their meals and afternoon lessons.
• Oscar asked for a refund of the meal fees, but Flender dismissed the request, and Ma Hongjun praised his decision.
• Over the following days, the newcomers learned about Flender’s stinginess and began agreeing with him whenever he spoke.

After a month of enlightenment, Ye Xiaofeng awakened with new strength and revealed the extraordinary soul rings of both his martial souls to Sword Douluo Chen Xin. Once recovered, he left the sect to meet Shopkeeper Li and discussed making money from the Great Soul Arena.

• Sword Douluo Chen Xin watched over Ye Xiaofeng as he awakened from a month of enlightenment, then caught him when he fainted and helped him recover.
• After more than a week of recuperation, Ye Xiaofeng sparred with Sword Douluo and used Man-Sword Unity to send a “Kill” character at him.
• Xiao Bing announced that Ye Xiaofeng had gained five soul power levels and that all his soul rings had become ten-thousand-year rings.
• Ye Xiaofeng showed Sword Douluo his Jade Swan’s matching rings and simulated a safer ring configuration, and Sword Douluo warned him to conceal his secret.
• Ye Xiaofeng gave Sword Douluo a Black Gold Card containing 200 million for the Sect Master, then went to the Heavenly Human World Inn to see Shopkeeper Li.
• Ye Xiaofeng told Shopkeeper Li that Luo Shaotian was handling the Great Soul Arena’s business plans.

After breaking through to Soul King, Ye Xiaofeng visited the Imperial Capital Grand Soul Fighting Arena and used his authority as its owner to summon Qingqing. She discovered that the man who had invited her for tea was her boss, Ye Xiaofeng.

• Ye Xiaofeng told Shopkeeper Li that he had broken through to the Soul King realm, then went to the Imperial Capital Grand Soul Fighting Arena.
• Ye Xiaofeng invited Qingqing for tea and proposed a bet, then left the betting counter and entered Luo Shaotian's office.
• Ye Xiaofeng rebuked Luo Shaotian, heard that the arena had earned twenty million last month, and told him to keep the money as operating capital.
• Ye Xiaofeng asked Luo Shaotian to bring Qingqing to his office, and Luo Shaotian summoned her from the busy betting area.
• Ye Xiaofeng revealed that he wanted to invite Qingqing for tea, and Qingqing realized he was the arena's boss.

Ye Xiaofeng grew closer to Qingqing, appointed her general manager of the Grand Soul Fighting Arena, and learned about her difficult past. After shopping together, he accompanied her to her impoverished home and resolved that she would never have to live that way again.

• Ye Xiaofeng invited Qingqing to tea and, after Luo Shaotian entered, appointed her general manager while making Luo Shaotian her deputy.
• Qingqing told Ye Xiaofeng about her hardship growing up in Suotuo City, her healing Azure Bird martial soul, and her efforts to save money for a suitable soul ring.
• Ye Xiaofeng reassured Qingqing that her new good fortune was real, and she blushed and ran from the office after he admitted she made his heart flutter.
• Ye Xiaofeng took Qingqing shopping, then accompanied her to collect belongings from her dilapidated home.
• Ye Xiaofeng told Qingqing it would never happen again, then drank the cold water she offered to spare her embarrassment.

Ye Xiaofeng brought Qingqing to the Heavenly Human World Inn after an impulsive embrace and kiss, then shared dinner and wine with her. The chapter ended with Shopkeeper Li arranging for them to share Ye Xiaofeng’s upstairs room, leaving Ye Xiaofeng protesting that they were innocent.

• Ye Xiaofeng accidentally touched Qingqing while she packed, then embraced and kissed her before stopping when she asked for more time.
• Ye Xiaofeng stored Qingqing’s belongings in his Soul Guiding Device Storage Ring and took her to the Heavenly Human World Inn.
• Ye Xiaofeng introduced Qingqing, the Great Soul Arena’s general manager, to Shopkeeper Li, who had connected a bedroom upstairs to Ye Xiaofeng’s private room.
• Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing drank wine with dinner until Qingqing began to feel its effects.
• Ye Xiaofeng asked Shopkeeper Li for a room for Qingqing, but Shopkeeper Li claimed the other rooms were full and left after telling Qingqing to take the bed while Ye Xiaofeng slept on the sofa.

Ye Xiaofeng stayed with Qingqing after she got drunk, and her fear that he did not like her led them to share a bed. They became intimate, but Ye Xiaofeng restrained himself at the last moment, and the next day they teased each other as they woke together.

• Ye Xiaofeng took Qingqing to bed, stayed on the sofa, and refused to take advantage of her while she was drunk.
• Qingqing woke crying and asked Ye Xiaofeng whether he disliked her, then asked him to sleep beside her.
• Qingqing teased Ye Xiaofeng in bed until they became intimate, but Ye Xiaofeng stopped before going too far.
• Ye Xiaofeng woke at noon and went to prepare a bath while Qingqing slept beside him.
• Qingqing and Ye Xiaofeng joked about the previous night, and Ye Xiaofeng caught her hand as she tried to strike him.

Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing’s playful bath ended with Qingqing punching both of his eyes, leaving him with panda eyes. They got dressed and went downstairs, where Qingqing’s outfit drew stares and Ye Xiaofeng asked where Shopkeeper Li had gone.

• Ye Xiaofeng climbed into the bathtub to wash Qingqing, but she punched him in the left eye when he tried to embrace her.
• Ye Xiaofeng pretended his injury was serious, so Qingqing punched him in the right eye and warned him not to deceive or bully her.
• Qingqing dressed in a new outfit and went downstairs, where a waiter arrived with wine and got a nosebleed after seeing her.
• Ye Xiaofeng came downstairs, saw Qingqing, and also got a nosebleed; he tried to persuade her to change, but she refused.
• A waiter asked about Ye Xiaofeng’s bruised eyes, and Ye Xiaofeng claimed he had fallen before asking again where Shopkeeper Li was.

Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing ate the inn’s signature dish, which Shopkeeper Li had arranged as a tonic, and spent lunch drinking together. After Ye Xiaofeng went upstairs to sleep, Qingqing followed him and began trying to wake him with pranks.

• The waiter told Ye Xiaofeng that Shopkeeper Li had left on a trip, then advised him to stay in and recover.
• Shopkeeper Li told the waiter to serve Ye Xiaofeng the inn’s signature dish at lunch and dinner and rewarded him for keeping quiet.
• Qingqing made Ye Xiaofeng eat the lamb kidney dish while teasing him and insisting it would prove he accepted her apology.
• Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing ate lunch, drank wine, and then went upstairs to rest.
• Qingqing found Ye Xiaofeng asleep on the sofa and tried to wake him by pinching his nose and tickling his face with her hair.

Ye Xiaofeng accidentally injured Qingqing with a kick while asleep, then healed her with his Jade Swan soul skill. After they made up, Qingqing asked him to stay beside her until she fell asleep.

• Qingqing tickled Ye Xiaofeng, and his sleeping Foshan Wuying Kick struck her in the chest and sent her onto the carpet.
• Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing argued and cried until he realized she had been hurt and apologized.
• Shopkeeper Li and Xiao Liuzi eavesdropped outside the room and mistakenly assumed Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing were fooling around.
• Ye Xiaofeng used the first Soul Skill of his second martial soul, the Jade Swan, to heal Qingqing's injury.
• Ye Xiaofeng carried Qingqing to bed and tucked her in, then stayed beside her at her request until she fell asleep.

Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing argued over dinner after he revealed that the signature dish contained tiger penis, and Qingqing beat him for deceiving her. They finished eating and drinking together, and Ye Xiaofeng carried Qingqing upstairs.

• Ye Xiaofeng found Qingqing asleep and, after seeing her undressed, repeatedly tried to wake her and calm himself down.
• Qingqing woke up, accused Ye Xiaofeng of taking advantage of her, and dressed while he shamelessly peeked.
• Ye Xiaofeng urged Qingqing to eat the signature dish, then admitted it contained tiger penis after she questioned the meat.
• Qingqing punched Ye Xiaofeng in the eyes and stomach for tricking her, then made him finish the dish and force-fed her the rest.
• Ye Xiaofeng and Qingqing finished dinner, drank two bottles of wine, and Ye Xiaofeng carried her upstairs.