Chapter Summaries

Qin He's poem about a dragon stirred speculation across the Heaven Dou court, Shrek Academy, and Spirit Hall, with each side interpreting it as a sign of his ambition. The chapter ended with Salas and Chrysanthemum Douluo angrily demanding that Qin He face them directly.

• Xue Ye praised Qin He's poem and suspected it reflected his ambition to claim the throne, while Meng Shenji admitted he could not understand it.
• The ministers argued over whether Qin He belonged among the civil officials or military officials, and Xue Ye considered using him against Spirit Hall while keeping his ambitions in check.
• Tang San asked Tang Hao to interpret Qin He's poem, and Tang Hao called Qin He a future ally in their revenge against Spirit Hall and advised Tang San to copy the poem until he understood it.
• Salas and Chrysanthemum Douluo read Qin He's poem and complained that he hid behind schemes instead of confronting them directly.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, became curious about Qin He after praising his poem and hearing that he had foiled Salas's plan. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Chrysanthemum Guan and Spirit Hall's Soul Masters cornered the Royal Fighting Team and prepared to attack.

• Qian Renxue praised Qin He's poem and reflected on his reputation while disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• A Spirit Hall contact told Qian Renxue that Salas had begun Operation River Hunt and invited her to watch the battle.
• Qian Renxue decided to see what Qin He was really like and headed toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Chrysanthemum Guan led dozens of Spirit Hall Soul Masters in smashing the academy gates and confronting the Royal Fighting Team.
• Chrysanthemum Guan immobilized the Royal Fighting Team with his Soul Power and activated his Martial Soul Avatar.

As Spirit Hall and other factions overanalyzed Qin He's poem, Meng Shenji pleaded with Qin He to stop stirring up trouble, though Qin He insisted he had done nothing. The conversation was interrupted by a Spirit Hall attack on Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• At Spirit Hall Academy, Hu Liena and Xie Yue asked Xiao Chenyu whether Qin He's poem concealed a hidden scheme, and Xiao Chenyu struggled to answer.
• At Shrek Academy, Qin Zhan asked Yu Xiaogang to explain the poem, frustrating Yu Xiaogang and Flander.
• Meng Shenji summoned Qin He and begged him to withdraw his influence as rumors and arguments about the poem caused chaos across the continent.
• Qin He insisted to Meng Shenji that he had done nothing and never lied.
• An explosion and signs of battle erupted at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Meng Shenji recognized the attackers as Spirit Hall members.

Yu Tianheng and the Royal Fighting Team faced Chrysanthemum Guan during Spirit Hall’s Operation River Hunt. The team revealed Qin He’s trump card, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill that formed a powerful Five-Colored Divine Dragon, leaving the onlookers astonished.

• Chrysanthemum Guan used his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Yu Tianheng with overwhelming force.
• Yu Tianheng deflected Chrysanthemum Guan’s strike with a mysterious Soul Power technique and taunted Spirit Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Guan suspected Qin He had taught Yu Tianheng the technique, while Yu Tianheng claimed Qin He had left the team a trump card.
• Yu Tianheng and the other six members of the Royal Fighting Team synchronized their Martial Souls and summoned the Five-Colored Divine Dragon with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Golden Scale Dragon Transformation.

The Royal Fighting Team revealed a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill and claimed Qin He had taught it to them, leaving the onlookers astonished. Qin He dismissed its power, provoking Chrysanthemum Guan to unleash his Ninth Soul Skill, but the Five-Colored Divine Dragon nullified the attack instantly.

• The Royal Fighting Team formed a Five-Colored Divine Dragon and said Qin He had taught them the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Meng Shenji and the onlookers marveled at the rare fusion, while Chrysanthemum Guan sensed its overwhelming power.
• Qin He called the Martial Soul Fusion Skill all glitter and no substance, angering Chrysanthemum Guan.
• Chrysanthemum Guan used his Ninth Soul Skill, Chrysanthemum Shatters, the Ground Is Covered in Wounds, to unleash petals and destructive tornadoes.
• The Five-Colored Divine Dragon spread white light that turned Chrysanthemum Guan's petals into rotten mud, and Qin He asked if that was all.

The Royal Fighting Team’s Seven-in-One Soul Fusion Technique injured Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and sent Spirit Hall’s forces into disarray, despite Qin He insisting he had done nothing. Qian Renxue brought the injured Yue Guan to Spirit Hall Sacred Hall and confronted Salas, interrupting his confident celebration of the operation.

• The Royal Fighting Team’s Seven-in-One Soul Fusion Technique injured Yue Guan, and the Spirit Hall soul masters panicked and retreated.
• Qin He denied responsibility for Yue Guan’s collapse and asked the witnesses to testify that he had not acted.
• At Spirit Hall Sacred Hall, Salas celebrated the operation’s expected success while waiting for Yue Guan’s return.
• Qian Renxue entered the hall in her original appearance, followed by soul masters carrying the injured Yue Guan, and told Salas to stop smiling.
• Salas concealed his displeasure and uncertainty as he asked Qian Renxue why she had come.

Qian Renxue confronted Salas over Operation River Hunt’s disastrous defeat, while Qin He’s family and Shrek’s leaders pressed him to explain the powerful skills he had taught the Royal Fighting Team. The chapter ended with Flander embarrassed after Yu Xiaogang called out his attempt to obtain Qin He’s methods without paying.

• Qian Renxue rebuked Salas for celebrating Operation River Hunt despite Chrysanthemum Guan’s injuries and the Royal Fighting Team’s victory.
• Salas learned that Qin He had guided the Royal Fighting Team to develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Qian Renxue suggested he retire from planning.
• Qin Zhan, Yu Xiaogang, and Flander visited Qin He at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked how he had developed the team’s Martial Soul Fusion and Mutated Soul Skills.
• Flander offered Qin He a favor in exchange for the Martial Soul Fusion Skill’s secrets, but Yu Xiaogang accused him of trying to freeload.
• Flander felt ashamed when Yu Xiaogang pointed out that Qin He’s achievement deserved more than a few words in return.

Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and Qin Zhan pretended to agree that Qin He's Martial Soul Fusion Skill was easy after Qin He claimed he had learned it casually. At Shrek Academy, Tang San and Dai Mubai lamented Qin He's textbooks, while Dai Mubai vowed to surpass him.

• Qin Zhan pointed out that his family and Qin He were wealthy, prompting Flander to consider introducing Qin He to Shrek's female students in hopes of gaining a patron.
• Qin He insisted that he had no secret to the Martial Soul Fusion Skill and that the Royal Fighting Team had mastered it by practicing casually.
• Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and Qin Zhan each pretended the skill was simple, while privately reacting to Qin He's claims.
• Tang San complained that Qin He's theory guidebooks kept appearing and left him struggling to understand their contents.
• Dai Mubai cursed Qin He's influence and vowed to surpass him and make him take exams every day.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena heard rumors that the Royal Fighting Team had defeated Chrysanthemum Guan under Qin He's guidance, then went to Spirit Hall's intelligence office for confirmation. Xiao Chenyu confirmed the rumors in increasingly devastating detail, leaving Xie Yue unconscious from rage.

• Xie Yue and Hu Liena heard passersby say Qin He had released a new book and the Royal Fighting Team had injured Chrysanthemum Guan.
• Xie Yue sought reassurance from Hu Liena, then went with her to Spirit Hall's intelligence office to check the rumors.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena found Xiao Chenyu there and asked whether the report about Chrysanthemum Guan was true.
• Xiao Chenyu called the report a rumor, then described how the Royal Fighting Team had sent Chrysanthemum Guan flying and left him unconscious with his life unknown.
• Xie Yue spat blood and fainted from rage after hearing Xiao Chenyu's account.

Qin He reluctantly accepted the Heaven Dou Distinguished Teacher Award and agreed to give a speech so he could clear up the misunderstandings surrounding him. Salas suspected Qin He had a hidden scheme and vowed to stop it as Qin He stood before the academy audience with his medal.

• Meng Shenji told Qin He that the academy had chosen him for its Best Teacher Award and asked him to give a speech.
• Qin He initially refused, claiming he knew nothing, but changed his mind when Meng Shenji said his silence had caused misunderstandings.
• Salas heard that Qin He would be honored and give a speech, then suspected it concealed a conspiracy and vowed to interfere.
• Meng Shenji presented Qin He with the Heaven Dou Distinguished Teacher Award as students, teachers, and hidden faction spies watched.

Qin He gave a speech at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, repeatedly calling himself an ordinary Soul Master despite his fame, power, and teaching success. His audience grew increasingly irritated and baffled as he continued to downplay his abilities.

• Xue Ye watched Qin He prepare to speak and wondered whether the twelve-year-old could handle the pressure of addressing the enormous crowd.
• Soul Masters from Shrek Academy, Spirit Hall Academy, and elsewhere gathered to watch Qin He, including Tang San, Dai Mubai, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue.
• Qin He introduced himself as an ordinary Soul Master, prompting disbelief and frustration among the listeners.
• Qin He claimed his strength came from sleeping and that his students advanced through their own comprehension, drawing complaints from Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Flander, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Qin He continued his speech as the atmosphere across the field became increasingly bizarre.

After Qin He's speech at Heaven Dou Royal Academy left the audience baffled, Yu Xiaogang privately worked out what he thought was its deeper meaning but chose not to reveal it. Xue Ye's ministers failed to agree on Qin He's intentions until someone suddenly claimed to have figured them out.

• Qin He's speech left the Soul Masters at Heaven Dou Royal Academy confused and debating whether his words had a hidden meaning.
• Yu Xiaogang considered Qin He's speech, decided he understood its deeper meaning, and kept his conclusion to himself.
• Qin Zhan and Flander pressed Yu Xiaogang to explain, but he refused to tell them.
• Xue Ye asked Meng Shenji and his ministers to interpret Qin He's speech, but they argued over whether Qin He had been showing off.
• Xue Ye silenced the ministers, and one person pushed through the crowd and announced that he might know Qin He's meaning.

Ning Fengzhi told the court the story of Zhao Gao using a deer-and-horse trick, leading Meng Shenji to suspect Qin He was hiding an ambition to seize control. The court grew wary of Qin He, while Qin He sneezed elsewhere, unaware of the suspicion.

• Ning Fengzhi stepped forward and offered to explain the deeper meaning behind Qin He's claim that he was an ordinary Soul Master.
• Ning Fengzhi began telling the court how Zhao Gao tested ministers by calling a deer a horse, but Xue Beng interrupted with a confused question about a dead horse.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Beng dragged away and given ten strokes of the rod, while Ning Fengzhi clarified the idiom was “Pointing at a Deer and Calling It a Horse.”
• Meng Shenji interpreted Qin He's claim as a deliberate deception meant to expose and eliminate Soul Masters who opposed him.
• Meng Shenji warned Xue Ye that Qin He could become a threat to the Heaven Dou Empire, while Qin He sneezed elsewhere and wondered who was talking about him.

At court, Ning Fengzhi learned that Qin He had requested the deliberately modest title of Ordinary Baron and realized Qin He’s influence and political position were stronger than he had expected. After Xue Ye urged Ning Fengzhi to work with Qin He, Ning Fengzhi reconsidered his loyalties and decided to seek Qin He out.

• Ning Fengzhi heard that Qin He had asked Xue Ye to grant him the title of Ordinary Baron and was shocked by the request.
• Meng Shenji and Xue Beng interpreted Qin He’s modest title as evidence of his foresight and hidden political calculations.
• Ning Fengzhi recognized that Qin He’s title had reassured Xue Ye and helped defeat Ning Fengzhi’s attempt to sow discord.
• Xue Ye urged Ning Fengzhi to cooperate with Qin He, prompting Ning Fengzhi to question whether Xue Ye was reconsidering Xue Qinghe’s position.
• Ning Fengzhi decided that aligning with Qin He might benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and resolved to visit him.

Ning Fengzhi tried to turn Xue Ye against Qin He by claiming Qin He intended to rebel, but Xue Ye rejected the accusation after revealing Qin He had anticipated the scheme. The ministers read Qin He's month-old memorial and were left astonished, though its contents remained undisclosed.

• Ning Fengzhi suggested Qin He planned to rebel and use the Heaven Dou Empire as the first step toward unifying the continent.
• Xue Beng recognized Ning Fengzhi's attempt to sow discord but could not stop it, while Xue Ye accused Ning Fengzhi of using a crude scheme.
• Xue Ye unleashed his Soul Power, forced Ning Fengzhi to kneel, and asked whether he wondered how the scheme had been exposed.
• Xue Ye revealed that Qin He had submitted a memorial a month earlier and ordered the ministers to read it.
• Meng Shenji and the other ministers marveled that Qin He had seemingly foreseen the situation, while Xue Beng returned to the hall asking what the memorial said.

At Spirit Hall Academy, Xie Yue and Hu Liena debated Qin He’s claim that he was an ordinary soul master, while Xiao Chenyu insisted Qin He really had been lazy at Notting Academy. The chapter then left Salas panicking after Ghost Douluo told him the Pope wanted him to deal with Qin He immediately.

• Xie Yue mocked Qin He’s speech, while Hu Liena said she liked ordinary soul masters like Qin He.
• Xiao Chenyu told Xie Yue and Hu Liena that Qin He truly slept through classes and barely taught at Notting Academy, yet still influenced his students.
• Hu Liena accused Xiao Chenyu of showing off for Qin He, and Xie Yue felt even more crushed by the account.
• Salas panicked when Ghost Douluo told him the Pope wanted him to deal with Qin He right away.

Salas and Ghost Douluo argued over how to deal with Qin He, while Bibi Dong warned Qian Renxue that Qin He was far more dangerous than he appeared. Bibi Dong suspected Qin He had exposed Qian Renxue’s identity and that Xue Ye’s support for Qin He signaled a change in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Guimei dismissed Qin He as a coward, but Salas warned him not to believe Qin He’s claim that he was an ordinary soul master.
• Guimei misunderstood Salas’s warning and thought Qin He might make opponents eat dog shit, leaving Salas exasperated.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that Qin He seemed lazy and unambitious based on the spies’ reports.
• Bibi Dong insisted Qin He’s sleeping and ordinary-soul-master persona was a deception, possibly involving a clone or another soul skill.
• Bibi Dong warned Qian Renxue that Qin He had likely seen through her identity and that Xue Ye’s support for Qin He could signal a shift in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Qian Daoliu arrived at Pope's Hall after learning that Qian Renxue's disguise as Xue Qinghe might have been discovered. Bibi Dong argued that Qin He had seen through Spirit Hall's plan, leaving Qian Renxue increasingly suspicious of his intentions.

• Qian Daoliu hurried to Pope's Hall after hearing that Qian Renxue's disguise in the Heaven Dou Empire had been exposed.
• Bibi Dong explained that Qin He's repeated claims of being ordinary and his influence at Heaven Dou Royal Academy suggested he was hiding his true intentions.
• Qian Daoliu questioned whether Bibi Dong was overinterpreting the intelligence and doubted that Qin He had uncovered Qian Renxue's identity.
• Qian Renxue agreed that Qin He's apparent ordinariness seemed suspicious and wondered whether his actions were meant to test his opponents.

Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong speculated that Qin He was Xue Ye’s son with ties to both imperial families, while Shrek Academy debated his motives and background. The chapter left Tang San and Dai Mubai increasingly convinced that Qin He’s identity was extraordinary.

• Bibi Dong proposed that Qin He’s age and White Tiger Spirit could be explained by altered age, imperial parentage, and a hidden second Spirit.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue agreed to keep the theory about Qin He’s identity secret.
• Tang San argued that Qin He might still fail to become a god, despite Dai Mubai’s confidence in his future.
• Shrek Academy received rumors that Qin He was likely Xue Ye’s illegitimate son and carried bloodlines from both the Star Luo and Heaven Dou imperial families.
• Dai Mubai connected the rumor to his own flight from the Star Luo succession struggle, while Tang San struggled to recognize Qin He anymore.

Qian Daoliu grew furious after deciding Qin He might be the son of Bo Saixi and Tang Chen, while Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue wondered whether Qin He was actually the real Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Their suspicions deepened as Bibi Dong recalled how Qian Renxue had replaced the original prince, and the chapter left the truth unresolved.

• Qian Daoliu suspected Qin He was the illegitimate son of Bo Saixi and Tang Chen, then unleashed his Soul Power and wrecked the floor of Pope's Hall.
• Bibi Dong wondered why Qian Daoliu had become so angry and considered borrowing the Elder Hall's strength to deal with Qin He.
• Qian Renxue questioned whether Qin He's name and rumored connection to Xue Ye meant he was the real Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue suggested that the Heaven Dou Empire might have known about Spirit Hall's replacement plot and played along.
• Bibi Dong recalled that Qian Renxue had killed the original Xue Qinghe in the Soul Hunting Forest and taken his place, while Xue Ye had never questioned the maid's disappearance.