Chapter Summaries

Spirit Kite Douluo delivered Bibi Dong’s orders for Ye Qiu to send the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Moonlight Pavilion and go to the City of Slaughter within a month. Ning Fengzhi explained the city’s dangers, while Qian Renxue worried about Ye Qiu facing a place where Soul Skills could not be used.

• Spirit Kite Douluo told Ye Qiu to deliver the Heaven Dou Empire’s item to Moonlight Pavilion and travel to the City of Slaughter within a month.
• Spirit Kite Douluo added Bibi Dong’s warning that Ye Qiu must not betray Nana, leaving him confused about who she meant.
• Qian Renxue recognized the City of Slaughter and worried that Ye Qiu would be at a disadvantage there without Soul Skills.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the City of Slaughter was a dangerous refuge for criminals where Soul Skills were suppressed.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo described the brutal Hell Arena and Hell Road trials required to escape the city.

After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ye Qiu spent several days with the women while Ning Fengzhi and Bai He handled preparations for an engagement banquet. The chapter ended with Ye Qiu realizing they still had not told Xue Ke about the engagement.

• Ye Qiu brought Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and the others back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Bone Douluo welcomed them.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Qian Renxue to stay so they could visit the emperor together, and Ye Qiu agreed to remain at the sect for a while.
• Ye Qiu spent the following days with the women and delegated Soul Hall matters to Bai He, who discussed the engagement banquet with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ye Qiu took Zhu Zhuyun to the Star Dou Great Forest, where she obtained her fifth Spirit Ring and a Soul Bone; she told him Dai Mubai had been imprisoned by Dai Weisi.
• Ye Qiu realized that they still had not told Xue Ke about the engagement.

After spending the morning with Jiang Zhu, Ye Qiu ate breakfast with the women at Blue Tyrant Academy. Qian Renxue arrived at the academy, and Ye Qiu stayed to find out what she wanted.

• Jiang Zhu helped Ye Qiu get ready and left Ye Lingling's room after spending the morning with him.
• Ye Qiu joined Liu Erlong and the others for breakfast, where they teased Ye Lingling and argued playfully over black goji berries.
• A teacher told Liu Erlong that the Empire's Crown Prince had come to meet the academy's geniuses, so she invited him in.
• Ye Qiu abandoned his plan to visit Moonlight Pavilion when he heard Qian Renxue was coming.
• Ye Qiu recognized Qian Renxue approaching in lavish brocade robes and waited for her to explain her visit.

Qian Renxue confronted Ye Qiu over his engagement and the work she had to do for it, then demanded that he accompany her back to Spirit City. She also asked whether he truly planned to go to the City of Slaughter.

• Qian Renxue summoned Ye Qiu away from the others, and he left Liu Erlong to oversee the women’s cultivation.
• Ning Rongrong told Liu Erlong that she, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Lan had discussed joining Ye Qiu.
• Inside the Divine Might Space, Qian Renxue returned to her female form and scolded Ye Qiu for leaving her to supervise the engagement preparations.
• Ye Qiu tried to comfort Qian Renxue physically, but she broke free with her spirit ability and demanded a proper apology.
• Qian Renxue asked Ye Qiu to accompany her to Spirit City before the engagement ceremony, and he agreed.
• Qian Renxue asked Ye Qiu whether he was really going to the City of Slaughter and showed concern for his safety.

Ye Qiu told Qian Renxue he needed to go to the City of Slaughter, and they discussed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Xue Ye, and the Clear Sky Sect. After returning to Heaven Dou City, Ye Qiu went to Moonlight Pavilion to meet Xue Ke and Tang Yuehua.

• Ye Qiu told Qian Renxue he planned to go to the City of Slaughter, and she made him promise to return alive.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Qiu that Xue Ye wanted to summon them and that Mo Wuchang would be publicly disavowed by the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue discussed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Xue Ye's suspicions, and the missing Tang San and Xie Xue.
• Ye Qiu asked Qian Renxue to arrange food and seats for his ordinary acquaintances and villagers.
• Ye Qiu arrived at Moonlight Pavilion, where Xue Ke told him Tang Yuehua was waiting in a room.

Ye Qiu visited Xue Ke and Tang Yuehua before heading to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi. Xue Ye revealed that he knew about Ye Qiu and Xue Ke’s relationship and was about to make a request, leaving Qian Renxue uneasy.

• Ye Qiu explained his plans to go to Soul Hall to Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke, who calmly accepted the news.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi escorted Ye Qiu to meet Xue Ye at the imperial palace.
• Ye Qiu noticed that Xue Ye’s health and mental state were deteriorating despite his healthy appearance.
• Xue Ye congratulated Ye Qiu on his accomplishments and agreed to attend his engagement celebration.
• Xue Ye said he knew about Ye Qiu and Xue Ke’s relationship and had already discussed it with her, making Qian Renxue anxious.

Emperor Xue Ye arranged Xue Ke’s engagement to Ye Qiu and made him King Xue Ye, seeking to bind the powerful Soul Hall leader to the Heaven Dou Empire. He then gave Ye Qiu the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as Xue Ke’s dowry, and Ye Qiu accepted it.

• Emperor Xue Ye proposed that Xue Ke marry Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu agreed while Qian Renxue watched in displeasure.
• Xue Ke said she was willing to marry Ye Qiu, and Emperor Xue Ye arranged their engagement.
• Emperor Xue Ye granted Ye Qiu the title of King Xue Ye, making him a king of a different surname and exempt from obeisance.
• A servant brought out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which Emperor Xue Ye presented to Ye Qiu as Xue Ke’s dowry.
• Ye Qiu recognized the treasure as his goal and accepted it from Emperor Xue Ye.

Ye Qiu gave Tang Yuehua the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which struck her forehead and began absorbing her blood while she lost consciousness. The Sea God appeared and recognized Ye Qiu as someone Asura had been watching, then accused Asura of wanting to take over his divine position.

• Emperor Xue Ye kept Xue Qinghe behind after the others left, while Xue Ke escorted Ye Qiu and Ning Fengzhi out.
• Ye Qiu visited Tang Yuehua and told her that Bibi Dong had asked him to give her the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Tang Yuehua tried to channel her Spiritual Power into the artifact, but its force knocked her unconscious and struck her forehead.
• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud resisted Ye Qiu's attempts to heal Tang Yuehua and absorbed her blood as its blue light turned red.
• The Sea God appeared and said Tang Yuehua was the person Asura had chosen, then realized Asura wanted him to pass on his divine position.

Tang Yuehua awakened after the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud recognized her, and she learned that it could lead her to a deity's inheritance. When she infused it with Soul Power, it sent a beam into her forehead and drew her consciousness into a wondrous world.

• The Sea God's voice vanished, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud returned to Tang Yuehua's palm, and her forehead wound healed as she remained unconscious.
• Tang Yuehua awoke after dark and told Ye Qiu and Xue Ke how the Sea God had recognized her through the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xue Ke congratulated Tang Yuehua on the possibility of becoming a deity and said she would not reclaim the Shroud, which had been her dowry for marrying Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu urged Tang Yuehua to test the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and she poured Soul Power into it until it regained its brilliant blue glow.
• The Shroud floated and spun before Tang Yuehua, then sent a beam of blue light into her forehead and pulled her consciousness into a wondrous world.

Tang Yuehua learned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s abilities after it reacted to her Soul Bones, then demonstrated its protective and restraining powers to Xue Ke and Ye Qiu. She explained that it also had two offensive skills and could conceal its user, leaving the group aware of the artifact’s formidable uses.

• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud passed information to Tang Yuehua, and she floated in blue light as she learned how to use it through the night.
• Ye Qiu spent the night with Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke, then took them to his Divine Might Space so Tang Yuehua could demonstrate the artifact.
• Tang Yuehua used the Vast Sea Bodyguard Cover to enclose Ye Qiu and Xue Ke in an invisible protective space that concealed their bodies and auras.
• Tang Yuehua used the Universe Stabilizing Divine Cover to trap Ye Qiu in a small barrier that prevented him from moving.
• Tang Yuehua named the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s two offensive skills and explained that its power depended on her Soul Power.

Ye Qiu explained the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s abilities and told Tang Yuehua that he wanted Rongrong and the others to travel with her to Sea God Island for the Sea God’s trials. After returning to Blue Tyrant Academy with Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke, he introduced them to the other women and prepared to discuss his plan.

• Tang Yuehua described the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s defensive, control, and offensive abilities, and Ye Qiu praised its versatility.
• Ye Qiu told Tang Yuehua he planned to have Rongrong and the others undergo the Sea God’s trials on Sea God Island while he went to the City of Slaughter.
• Tang Yuehua explained Sea God Island’s dangers and revealed that she had accompanied Bibi Dong during Spirit Hall’s attack there.
• Tang Yuehua agreed to speak with the other women and said she would personally see them off to Sea God Island.
• Ye Qiu returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke, where Liu Erlong welcomed Tang Yuehua and Dugu Yan teased Ye Qiu about his new companion.

Ye Qiu told the women that Tang Yuehua had inherited the Sea God and planned to send them with her to Sea God Island to take the divine trials and strengthen themselves. The women realized he intended to go to the City of Slaughter alone, and Dugu Yan asked why he would not join them.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu objected when they thought Ye Qiu was planning to go to the City of Slaughter.
• Ye Qiu explained that Tang Yuehua had obtained the Sea God's inheritance and that he wanted the women to take the Sea God’s trials on Sea God Island.
• The women were excited by the prospect of divine rewards, including God-Bestowed Spirit Rings and cultivation rewards.
• Ye Qiu said the women could support one another on Sea God Island and that he would see them off.
• Dugu Yan asked Ye Qiu why he would not take the Sea God’s trials with them.

Ye Qiu reassured the girls that the City of Slaughter held the Asura God’s inheritance and that he would return safely. He also revealed that he had been made King Xue Ye and was to marry Xue Ke, leaving Ning Rongrong to accept the arrangement with a condition for their engagement night.

• Ye Qiu told the girls that the City of Slaughter was the Asura God’s inheritance site and that the Asura God had noticed him, so he would not be in danger there.
• Ning Rongrong and the others reluctantly accepted Ye Qiu’s plan to visit the City of Slaughter after he promised to return alive.
• Ye Qiu revealed that Xue Ye had granted him the title of King Xue Ye and arranged for him to marry Xue Ke, whose dowry was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ning Rongrong welcomed Xue Ke’s engagement and said she had already considered bringing the princess into Ye Qiu’s household.
• Ning Rongrong insisted that Ye Qiu spend their engagement night with her first, and Xue Ke agreed.

Ye Qiu met Qian Renxue in the Crown Prince's Mansion, where she confronted him about giving the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Tang Yuehua and demanded that they formalize their relationship. She arranged for them to visit the Worship Hall the next night, while refusing to fully give herself to him before the final battle.

• Ye Qiu left Xiao Lan and went to the Crown Prince's Mansion to see Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue confronted Ye Qiu about giving Tang Yuehua the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and questioned his plan to seek the Asura God's inheritance.
• Ye Qiu explained that Tang Yuehua was one of them and reminded Qian Renxue that she already had the Angel God's divine position.
• Qian Renxue demanded to get engaged or married at the Worship Hall, with her grandfather and ancestors as witnesses.
• Qian Renxue said they would go to the Worship Hall the next night and refused to let Ye Qiu have his way before the final battle.

Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue grew more intimate before he left her to bathe, while Tang San arrived at the Clear Sky Sect’s village seeking ancestor recognition and answers about his father. The sect’s men came to escort Tang San, but Mo Wuchang insisted on accompanying him.

• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue kissed and struggled playfully, then reached a new level of trust before Ye Qiu carried her to the bath and left her there.
• Tang San, Xie Xue, and Mo Wuchang reached the village marked on Tang San’s map as the Clear Sky Sect’s location.
• Tang San resolved to avenge Tang Hao and his mother, restore the Clear Sky Sect, and demand an explanation from the sect.
• Tang San showed the villagers his Clear Sky Hammer and said his father had sent him for Ancestor Recognition, so they invited him inside and notified the sect.
• A hostile gray-clothed man arrived to take Tang San away and tried to exclude Xie Xue and Mo Wuchang.
• Mo Wuchang released his Title Douluo pressure, forcing the three men to allow him and Xie Xue to accompany Tang San.

Tang San, Xie Xue, and Mo Wuchang followed Clear Sky Sect members through the sect’s natural defenses to reach its mountain hideout. The group crossed the sheer peaks and reached a cloud-filled ravine, where iron cables offered a hidden route onward.

• A Clear Sky Sect man led Tang San, Xie Xue, and Mo Wuchang out of the village, trying to test their speed.
• Tang San kept pace with the leader and used his power to propel the two trailing gray-clad men forward.
• The group climbed a sheer cliff using small footholds, with Tang San reaching the summit before the leader.
• They traveled through the perilous mountain range and arrived at a ravine hidden in the clouds.
• Xie Xue spotted iron cables across the ravine as the Clear Sky Sect men jumped down into the mist.

Tang San crossed the mountain chains with Tang Long, Xie Xue, and Mo Wuchang and reached the Clear Sky Sect. He proved his direct-descendant status with his Clear Sky Hammer and entered the sect, where Tang Long described its training grounds and challenged him to spar.

• Tang San crossed the swaying iron chains between the mountain peaks, including an icy stretch before the final mountain.
• Tang Long explained that the Clear Sky Sect’s disciples trained by carrying supplies across the mountains and led the group to its fortress-like entrance.
• A gate guard demanded proof of Tang San’s sect membership, so Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and displayed five black Spirit Rings.
• Tang Long told the guards that Xie Xue and Mo Wuchang were Title Douluo, and they let the group enter.
• Tang Long described the sect’s courtyards and combat drills, then said he had topped his generation for years and challenged Tang San to spar.

Tang San arrived at the Clear Sky Sect with Xie Xue and Mo Wuchang, where Sect Master Tang Xiao tested him with crushing pressure and agreed to hold an Ancestor Recognition ceremony the next day. After learning the sect was divided over Tang Hao’s past, Tang San prepared to prove his strength and win the elders’ approval.

• Tang Long led Tang San and his companions to meet Sect Master Tang Xiao, who forced Tang San to kneel under his pressure before accepting his formal greeting.
• Tang San kowtowed three times for his father and offered to serve the sect, prompting Tang Xiao to reveal his anger over Tang Hao’s choices and the loss of the sect’s inherited Soul Bone.
• Tang Xiao scheduled Tang San’s Ancestor Recognition ceremony for the next day and warned Xie Xue and Mo Wuchang not to interfere.
• Xie Xue told Tang San that he had to approach the sect as a potential contributor rather than a sinner, while Mo Wuchang assured him that Xie Xue would protect him.
• Tang San learned that Tang Xiao’s faction defended Tang Hao while the surviving elders blamed him for endangering the sect, and he realized the elders would likely obstruct his ceremony.
• Xie Xue urged Tang San to use his full strength to win the sect’s recognition, and Tang San began cultivating while resolving to focus on the future.

Ye Qiu brought Qian Renxue to the Worship Hall for a private engagement ceremony attended by Qian Daoliu and the other enshrined elders. After exchanging teasing and choosing formal clothes for each other, they prepared to begin the ceremony.

• Ye Qiu brought Qian Renxue, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo to the Worship Hall at night for an engagement ceremony.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile, and the other enshrined elders welcomed the couple and joked with them.
• Qian Daoliu sent Guang Ling Douluo to lead Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue to change before the ceremony.
• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue chose outfits for each other, then went to separate fitting rooms to change.

Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue dressed for their engagement ceremony and shared a tender moment before joining the enshrined beneath the Angel God Statue. With the Angel God’s approval, they exchanged vows as Guardian Knight and Guardian Angel, leaving their union formally witnessed.

• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue emerged in their ceremonial outfits, and Ye Qiu told her she was the most beautiful.
• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue kissed before Guang Ling Douluo urged them to join the others.
• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue arrived hand in hand beneath the Angel God Statue, where the seven Great Enshrined had gathered.
• The Angel God told Qian Daoliu, Ye Qiu, and Qian Renxue to keep the ceremony simple, and Qian Daoliu signaled them to begin.
• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue exchanged vows, promising to protect and love each other for eternity.