Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before deciding to settle Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement. He learned that Tang San and the others had gone out to avenge Ma Hongjun, and set off after them.

• Ye Qiu joined Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and another girl for lunch with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ye Qiu asked Dugu Bo about Xue Beng and requested medicine to deal with Zhu Zhuqing’s fiancé, but Dugu Bo told him to simply chop the man up.
• Ye Qiu promised to bring Dugu Yan to see Dugu Bo and told Zhu Zhuqing he would resolve her engagement that night.
• Ye Qiu returned to Shrek Academy and found Oscar alone in Tang San’s dormitory.
• Oscar told Ye Qiu that Tang San and the others had gone out to avenge Ma Hongjun, then gave him the general location of the brothel they had visited.

Ye Qiu beat Yu Xiaogang for interfering in Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s relationship, then brought him to Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun in Suotuo City. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang crashing to the ground in front of them.

• Ye Qiu entered Yu Xiaogang’s room and warned him to stop meddling in Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s affairs.
• Ye Qiu broke Yu Xiaogang’s ribs and took him away when Flender approached the room.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun tortured Bu Le after he attacked Ma Hongjun and stole the woman he wanted.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai spoke of their hatred for Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu appeared above them carrying Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Qiu threw Yu Xiaogang down to Tang San, who dodged as Yu Xiaogang hit the ground and spat blood.

Ye Qiu confronted Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun after finding them interfering with Zhu Zhuqing, then attacked Ma Hongjun and knocked him unconscious. As Dai Mubai charged and Yu Xiaogang prepared a Soul Skill, Ye Qiu unleashed a Great Fireball while Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass failed again.

• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang injured beside Bu Le, and Dai Mubai accused Ye Qiu of attacking an academy teacher.
• Ye Qiu declared he would teach Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun a lesson because they had disturbed Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang attacked Ye Qiu, but his Pupil Power let him evade their strikes and Hidden Weapons.
• Ye Qiu struck Ma Hongjun in the back with a flaming Rasengan, hurling him into a wall and leaving him unconscious.
• Dai Mubai charged Ye Qiu as Yu Xiaogang prepared a Soul Skill, but Ye Qiu sent a Great Fireball down the alley while Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass failed to respond.

Ye Qiu defeated Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang, then confronted Dai Mubai over his engagement to Zhu Zhuqing. He left Dai Mubai writhing in agony after using Black Flame on him.

• Ye Qiu's fireball struck Dai Mubai, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San, and he followed up by beating Dai Mubai and attacking the others.
• Tang San tried to use poisoned Hidden Weapons, but Ye Qiu froze his feet and struck him with lightning until he fell.
• Dai Mubai recovered enough to fire a Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Ye Qiu, but the bolt passed harmlessly through him, and Ye Qiu seized Dai Mubai by the throat.
• Dai Mubai insisted that Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, while Yu Xiaogang threatened Ye Qiu with retaliation from powerful factions.
• Ye Qiu restrained his urge to kill Dai Mubai, then used Black Flame to burn his target while keeping him conscious and throwing him to the ground.

Ye Qiu punished Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang in an alley, then left after deciding to wait for a chance to claim Tang San’s hidden techniques. At the Lake of Life, he spent the night with Ning Rongrong while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing remained in the other room.

• Ye Qiu incapacitated Dai Mubai and warned Tang San to stop harboring feelings for Xiao Wu.
• Ye Qiu controlled Bu Le and took his drugs, then forced Yu Xiaogang to swallow a potion and placed him beside Dai Mubai.
• Ye Qiu made Tang San swallow the potion and left him with Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai after he lost control.
• Ye Qiu searched the area for Tang Hao, found no sign of him, and used Kamui to leave the alley.
• At the Lake of Life, Ning Rongrong woke from dozing beside Ye Qiu, called him husband, and went to clean up.

Ye Qiu spent the night with Ning Rongrong, while Flender found Yu Xiaogang and the others in a brothel and killed Bu Le and his companions. After a morning with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Qiu left for Moonlight Pavilion to meet Xue Ke.

• Ye Qiu comforted Ning Rongrong and helped her fall asleep after they spent the night together.
• Flender discovered Yu Xiaogang, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San at a brothel, then killed Bu Le and his two companions.
• Ye Qiu left the Lake of Life with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, and they cultivated Purple Demon Eyes on a mountaintop.
• Ye Qiu warned Zhu Zhuqing that the men he had beaten would not recover for half a month, then took the group to breakfast at Ning Rongrong's family's new restaurant.
• Ye Qiu bid the three girls farewell and headed to Moonlight Pavilion to keep his appointment with Xue Ke.

Ye Qiu met Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, then took Xue Ke to visit Biyou Village, where he had lived as a child. The two entered the village together, and Xue Ke began noticing how different it was from places she knew.

• Ye Qiu shared a quiet morning with Tang Yuehua, who revealed that she had reached Soul Saint level and told him Xue Ke had arrived.
• Ye Qiu greeted Xue Ke and suggested visiting the place where he had lived as a child.
• Ye Qiu used his Eternal Mangekyo to take Xue Ke from Moonlight Pavilion to the outskirts of Biyou Village.
• Ye Qiu and Xue Ke entered the village, where Xue Ke observed its orderly fields and the villagers' unfamiliar clothing.

Ye Qiu took Xue Ke to visit the village and Nuoding City, showing her places from his childhood and introducing her to people from his past. Their relationship grew closer, and they returned to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua greeted them.

• Ye Qiu brought Xue Ke to the Stone House where he had lived as a child, repaired it, and explained how ordinary people lived.
• Xue Ke knelt beside Ye Qiu as he paid respects at the old peach tree, then visited Old Zhang and Aunt Zhang with him; Ye Qiu gave them money, treatment, and medicinal herbs.
• Ye Qiu took Xue Ke to Nuoding City, visited Jerry and Mr. and Mrs. Tom at the carving shop, and treated them before leaving.
• Ye Qiu and Xue Ke agreed to keep their outings secret from Brother Xue, then used Kamui to return to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua teased the shy Xue Ke, who hurried away, then hugged Ye Qiu while feeling jealous.

At Shrek Academy, Flender and Zhao Wuji confronted Ye Qiu over the injuries he had inflicted on Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others. Ye Qiu stood by his actions, and Flender finally extended a hand to him, leaving the reason for the gesture unresolved.

• Flender brought the unconscious Tang San, Dai Mubai, Yu Xiaogang, and Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy, where Oscar began making Sausages and Zhao Wuji went to summon help.
• After lunch with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Qiu learned that Zhao Wuji wanted him to come over.
• Zhao Wuji angrily demanded to know what Ye Qiu had done, and Ye Qiu said he had punished people who harassed Zhu Zhuqing.
• Flender questioned Ye Qiu about Zhu Zhuqing being Dai Mubai's fiancée, and Ye Qiu said she was no longer—and never would be—Dai Mubai's fiancée.
• Ye Qiu dismissed the others' injuries as minor and called Dai Mubai a useless prince, while Flender insisted he had a duty to protect his students and seek justice.
• Flender sighed, closed his eyes, and extended a hand toward Ye Qiu, who looked at the gesture in confusion.

Flender left Shrek with medical expenses, while Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang about his connection to the Clear Sky Sect. More than half a month later, Qian Renxue and Ye Qiu had grown closer, and she told him she had reached level sixty and wanted to hunt a soul beast.

• Flender took Gold Soul Coins from Ye Qiu and left with Zhao Wuji, deciding not to confront Ye Qiu himself.
• Ye Qiu returned to the room, comforted Zhu Zhuqing, and left with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to eat.
• Dai Mubai raged in the ward, while Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to explain his relationship with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Qiu shared a meal in the Crown Prince's Mansion and continued their increasingly familiar banter.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Qiu she had broken through to level sixty and asked when he would take her to hunt a soul beast; Ye Qiu said she could choose the time.

Ye Qiu received Spiritual Power-enhancing treasures from Qian Renxue and shared a kiss with her, but she bit his tongue and warned him not to touch her again. He resolved to keep gradually easing her into the idea of his other women and wondered whether to bring Zhu Qing along on the next Spirit Beast hunt.

• Qian Renxue gave Ye Qiu several Spirit Hall treasures, including a nearly ten-thousand-year-old Golden Sun Flower, to help improve his Spiritual Power.
• Ye Qiu complimented Qian Renxue and kissed her, but she bit his tongue and shoved him away.
• Qian Renxue threatened to cut out Ye Qiu's tongue if he touched her again, though she let him keep holding her hand.
• Ye Qiu considered bringing Zhu Qing to the Spirit Beast hunt and introducing her to Qian Renxue gradually.
• Ye Qiu asked when training would begin, and Qian Renxue questioned why he had not healed his tongue.

Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue spent the night together, growing closer despite their teasing and arguments, before returning to the Crown Prince's Mansion. Meanwhile, the Imperial Fighting Team arrived near Suotuo City after a night of running under Qin Ming's training.

• Qian Renxue asked Ye Qiu to take her for a walk, and he brought her to a firefly-filled meadow beside a cliff.
• Qian Renxue admitted she hated that Ye Qiu had other women in his heart but was finding it harder to hate him, then asked whether he would die.
• Ye Qiu pulled Qian Renxue into an embrace and kissed her, and they spent the night together on the grass.
• At dawn, Ye Qiu teased Qian Renxue about drooling in her sleep, wiped her lips with her sleeve, and dried the dew from her hair and clothes.
• Ye Qiu took Qian Renxue back to the secret chamber in the Crown Prince's Mansion with Kamui.
• Xiao Lan complained about the exhausting run as Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling traveled with the Imperial Fighting Team toward Suotuo City under Qin Ming's training.

Dugu Yan, Xiao Lan, and Ye Lingling continued toward Suotuo City, while Xue Beng received Hun Feng’s Blood Zombie Powder for a plan to secure the throne. Ye Qiu returned to Shrek Academy at daybreak and told Zhu Zhuqing that her soul-beast hunt would have to wait a few more days.

• Dugu Yan reassured Xiao Lan that they would soon reach Suotuo City and discussed warning Ye Qiu before their arrival.
• Xue Beng cultivated in a blood pool beneath his estate alongside Hun Feng and Xie Xue Douluo.
• Hun Feng gave Xue Beng Blood Zombie Powder and told him its success depended on him and Xue Xing.
• Xie Xue Douluo ordered his followers to set aside the Liu Erlong matter and focus on gathering more blood.
• Ye Qiu returned to Shrek Academy and reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, telling her to wait a few more days for a soul-beast hunt.

Ye Qiu told Zhu Zhuqing that a woman had given him rare Spiritual Power treasures and that he planned to help her hunt Spirit Beasts, asking Zhu Zhuqing to keep the matter secret. After cultivating Purple Demon Eyes with the girls, he learned Xiao Lan and Dugu Yan would soon arrive in Suotuo City and left for Heaven Dou City.

• Ye Qiu explained to Zhu Zhuqing that he had received rare treasures from a woman and planned to help her hunt Spirit Beasts, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to keep it secret.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong emerged from the bathroom, and Ye Qiu heard that Xiao Wu had reached level thirty-nine and Ning Rongrong level thirty-eight.
• Ye Qiu took Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to the mountaintop to cultivate Purple Demon Eyes, then sent them into the Lake of Life after breakfast.
• Ye Qiu learned from Xiao Lan that she and Dugu Yan would arrive in Suotuo City in a few days.
• Ye Qiu left the Lake of Life and headed to Heaven Dou City.

Ye Qiu spent private time with Xue Ke at Moonlight Pavilion, then reunited with Tang Yuehua and later cultivated beside the Lake of Life. He left with his Spiritual Power greatly improved and prepared to help Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue obtain Spirit Rings just over thirty thousand years old.

• Ye Qiu met Xue Ke in their private room, where she served him tea, played the harp, and spent time with him.
• Xue Ke hurried out of Ye Qiu's room and went to Tang Yuehua's room to clean up; Tang Yuehua then joined Ye Qiu.
• Spirit Kite Douluo watched Ye Qiu and the women from outside the window while waiting to report to Tang Yuehua.
• Ye Qiu brought lunch to the Lake of Life and spent time with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others.
• Ye Qiu cultivated using the gifts from Qian Renxue and increased his Spiritual Power enough to prepare for Spirit Rings just over thirty thousand years old for Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue.

After cultivating, Ye Qiu spent the night with Liu Erlong at Blue Tyrant Academy, then left to take Zhu Zhuqing spirit-ring hunting. Zhu Zhuqing told him that Flender had asked her to delay adding her fourth Spirit Ring, but Ye Qiu dismissed the request as he planned to leave Shrek soon.

• Ye Qiu finished cultivating, promised Ning Rongrong a Spirit Ring over thirty thousand years old after she became a Soul Ancestor, and went to eat with the girls.
• Ye Qiu arrived late at Liu Erlong's courtyard, where they spent the night together as Spirit Kite Douluo watched from the roof.
• At daybreak, Ye Qiu left Liu Erlong and told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that he would take Zhu Zhuqing spirit-ring hunting.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that she had asked to go alone with Ye Qiu, and the others accepted her explanation.
• Inside the Divine Might Space, Zhu Zhuqing told Ye Qiu that Flender had asked her to delay getting her fourth Spirit Ring, and Ye Qiu said they would not stay at Shrek much longer.

Ye Qiu brought Qian Renxue and her two Title Douluo protectors into his Divine Might Space to hunt for soul rings. There, they met Zhu Zhuqing, whose presence made Qian Renxue jealous as the group prepared to set out together.

• Qian Renxue joined Ye Qiu, Qian Jun Douluo, and Jiang Mo Douluo, and Ye Qiu transported them from the Crown Prince's Mansion into the Divine Might Space.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo were astonished by the vast space, while Zhu Zhuqing arrived and greeted Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu introduced Zhu Zhuqing to Qian Renxue and the two Title Douluo, explaining that she had also reached level forty and needed a soul ring.
• Qian Renxue agreed to let Zhu Zhuqing join the hunt, though she grew jealous when Ye Qiu held Zhu Zhuqing's hand.
• Jiang Mo Douluo teased Ye Qiu for bringing two beauties along, and Ye Qiu awkwardly laughed as Zhu Zhuqing tried to free her hand.

Ye Qiu, Qian Renxue, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find Zhu Zhuqing a spirit ring, while Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo split off to search separately. Qian Renxue bristled at Ye Qiu’s relationship with Zhu Zhuqing, but the three continued into the forest together.

• Ye Qiu brought the group into the Star Dou Great Forest with Kamui and proposed a thirty-thousand-year Ghost Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing’s clone-type Soul Skill.
• Qian Jun Douluo gave Ye Qiu two Glass Orbs, then he and Jiang Mo Douluo flew off in separate directions to search.
• Qian Renxue confronted Ye Qiu over his other women, and Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward to defend him and offer to protect Qian Renxue too.
• Qian Renxue put away her Divine Sword and walked ahead alone after Ye Qiu urged her to stop arguing.
• Ye Qiu and Zhu Zhuqing caught up with Qian Renxue, and Zhu Zhuqing moved to walk on her other side.

Ye Qiu used the Emerald-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger to bring Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing together and give them a chance to talk. As they rode through the forest, Zhu Zhuqing began explaining her relationship with Ye Qiu and his other women to Qian Renxue.

• Ye Qiu summoned Tiger Cub and invited Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing to ride it while they searched for soul beasts.
• Ye Qiu lifted Qian Renxue onto Tiger Cub, then placed Zhu Zhuqing behind her despite Qian Renxue objecting to him joining them.
• As Tiger Cub walked, Zhu Zhuqing held on to Qian Renxue and asked to talk privately about Ye Qiu and the two of them.
• Qian Renxue agreed to talk, and Zhu Zhuqing began recounting her own history with Ye Qiu, including her confession in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Zhu Zhuqing told Qian Renxue about Ye Qiu’s relationships and challenged her feelings for him. She revealed that Ye Qiu had asked her to come because he feared losing Qian Renxue, and admitted she was jealous that Qian Renxue was the first woman he had wanted to pursue.

• Qian Renxue urged Zhu Zhuqing to rely on herself instead of attaching herself to Ye Qiu, but Zhu Zhuqing said she loved him for his care, not his power.
• Zhu Zhuqing recounted Ye Qiu’s serious approach to love and the other women in his life, including Ning Rongrong’s engagement plans with Ning Fengzhi.
• Qian Renxue called Ye Qiu a fickle scumbag, and Zhu Zhuqing argued that he would be a real scumbag if he abandoned them for Qian Renxue.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned whether Qian Renxue could truly kill Ye Qiu, prompting Qian Renxue to angrily deny that she was speaking nonsense.
• Ye Qiu warned the women that traces of the Ghost Tiger were nearby, then moved away when Zhu Zhuqing signaled him to.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Qian Renxue that Ye Qiu feared losing her and confessed that she was jealous because Qian Renxue was the first woman he had wanted to pursue.