Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu comforted Xue Ke as she settled into her new role as empress and resolved to improve the lives of the people. The chapter ended with Xue Ke inviting Ye Qiu to join her in bed.

• Xue Ke thanked Ye Qiu for supporting her, and he carried her to the imperial bed.
• Xue Ke recalled promising Ye Qiu that her family would improve people's lives and resolved to fulfill that promise herself.
• Ye Qiu offered to have Soul Hall support Xue Ke's plans, and he cautioned her that governing the empire involved many people's interests.
• Ye Qiu told Xue Ke that Tang Yuehua had completed her fourth Sea God trial, reached Title Douluo, and advanced to Rank Ninety-Three.
• Xue Ke asked Ye Qiu to join her in bed for the night.

Ye Qiu comforted Xue Ke after her ascension as Empress, and the two spent the night together in her bedchamber. The next morning, Xue Ke awoke beside Ye Qiu, blushing as she remembered the night before.

• Ye Qiu agreed to deepen his relationship with Xue Ke and joined her in bed.
• Ye Qiu reassured Xue Ke that he would not leave her, and she said she wanted to share the ordinary intimacy of married couples.
• Xue Ke tried to keep quiet because she was the Empress, while Ye Qiu kissed and embraced her behind the gauze curtains.
• Snow Woman waited outside with hot tea and wondered whether Ye Qiu favored Xue Ke more than her.
• The next morning, Xue Ke woke beside Ye Qiu and blushed as memories of the night returned.

Ye Qiu reassured Xue Ke before her first day attending court as empress and arranged for Snow Woman to protect her. Afterward, Xue Ke urged him to visit the other sisters on Sea God Island, while he teased her about keeping her distance from him.

• Xue Ke worried about facing the officials alone on her first day at court.
• Ye Qiu promised to leave Snow Woman, a nearly seven-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, in the imperial palace to protect Xue Ke.
• Ye Qiu reminded Xue Ke that Soul Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall secretly supported her, and advised her to consult Uncle Ning and the others.
• Xue Ke said she still had much to learn as an emperor and told Ye Qiu to visit the other sisters on Sea God Island.
• Ye Qiu teased Xue Ke after she pushed him away, and she decided not to risk another encounter with him before court.

Ye Qiu asked Snow Woman to remain in the Heaven Dou Empire and protect Xue Ke while he traveled. After arranging matters with Xue Ke and thanking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he went to Spirit City and met Qian Renxue.

• Ye Qiu helped Xue Ke dress and kissed her before her first morning court as empress.
• Ye Qiu asked Snow Woman to stay in the Heaven Dou Empire and protect Xue Ke, and Snow Woman agreed.
• Snow Woman carried Xue Ke toward morning court, while Xue Ke corrected her when she went the wrong way.
• Ye Qiu returned to Soul Hall to coordinate matters with Xue Ke, then visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to thank Ning Fengzhi and the others.
• Ye Qiu went to Spirit City and met Qian Renxue in Worship Hall, where she looked at him with resentment.

Ye Qiu met Qian Renxue in the Worship Hall after nearly a year apart, and they discussed her feelings about the Heaven Dou Empire and their relationship. Qian Renxue challenged his view of her, and Ye Qiu told her he wanted her as a strong partner to face future dangers with him.

• Qian Renxue teased Ye Qiu for coming to see her quickly after spending time with Xue Ke and another woman.
• Ye Qiu apologized for what Qian Renxue had sacrificed for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue said she accepted Xue Ke taking control of the empire and reminded Ye Qiu that they had been engaged and would become one.
• Qian Renxue questioned whether Ye Qiu saw her as unreasonable, and Ye Qiu said each of his women had a different personality and background.
• Ye Qiu held Qian Renxue's hand and said he valued her decisiveness and wanted them to face future dangers together.

Qian Renxue reunited with Ye Qiu, admitted she was relieved to stop disguising herself as a man, and asked whether Xue Ke hated her. She warned Ye Qiu not to mistake his importance to her before kissing him, as the Angel God Statue's eyes ignited with Gossip Fire.

• Qian Renxue leaned into Ye Qiu and said she was glad she no longer had to disguise herself as a man.
• Qian Renxue noticed Xue Ke's scent on Ye Qiu and asked how Xue Ke felt about her.
• Ye Qiu told Qian Renxue that Xue Ke had become the Empress of the Heaven Dou Empire and had left the past behind.
• Ye Qiu urged Qian Renxue to focus on her Angel God inheritance and keep looking ahead.
• Qian Renxue threatened to cut Ye Qiu down with the Angel Sacred Sword if he opposed her, then kissed him.
• The Angel God Statue's eyes glowed with Gossip Fire as Ye Qiu held Qian Renxue.

Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue kissed in the Angel God Hall, then worried that the Angel God had watched them. After they left, the Angel God reflected on what she had seen and considered beginning Qian Renxue’s Angel God Nine Trials.

• Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue kissed passionately in the empty hall until Qian Renxue bit him to bring him back to his senses.
• Ye Qiu told Qian Renxue that he had felt the Angel God Statue watching them, alarming her because she knew her ancestor’s remnant soul was alive.
• Qian Renxue hurried Ye Qiu out of the hall and scolded him for bringing her there for daytime debauchery.
• After Ye Qiu and Qian Renxue left, the Angel God denied being a voyeur and resolved not to take Qian Renxue’s body.
• The Angel God thought it was time for Qian Renxue to begin the Angel God Nine Trials and wondered whether she could withstand the trial of desire.

Ye Qiu visited Qian Renxue at the Worship Hall, but she threw him out after he suggested a new way to make up for her kneeling before him. Before he left, she wished him success in his divine trials and told him where to find Nana.

• Ye Qiu apologized to Qian Renxue and tried to pull down her pants, but she slammed the door on him and ordered him to leave.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Qiu to visit his women on Sea God Island and said she needed to complete her divine trials.
• Ye Qiu warned Qian Renxue that he might travel far away and asked her to help his other women if he disappeared.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Qiu that she had arranged for Nana to meet him in a grove west of Spirit City.
• Ye Qiu said goodbye to Qian Renxue and left her courtyard as space twisted around him.

Hu Liena waited outside Spirit City for Ye Qiu and reunited with him after nearly a year apart. She offered to help him deal with his growing killing intent, and the chapter ended with them embracing beneath a tree.

• Hu Liena waited in a grove outside Spirit City, certain Ye Qiu would come to see her.
• Ye Qiu appeared beneath a tree, and Hu Liena threw herself into his arms.
• Hu Liena noticed Ye Qiu's killing intent had grown stronger, while he said his Spiritual Power let him withstand it.
• Hu Liena revealed she had reached Level Sixty-Nine and offered to turn Ye Qiu's killing intent into something else, as they had in the City of Slaughter.
• Hu Liena activated Martial Soul Possession and leaned against the tree, and Ye Qiu seized the back of her neck.

Hu Liena broke through to level seventy while cultivating with Ye Qiu in the woods outside Spirit City. Ye Qiu brought her to the Divine Might Space with a suitable Spirit Beast, where she prepared to absorb its Spirit Ring.

• Hu Liena reached level seventy as she cultivated with Ye Qiu beneath a tree.
• Hu Liena recovered from the breakthrough and waited for Ye Qiu to return from hunting a Spirit Beast.
• Ye Qiu brought Hu Liena into the Divine Might Space, where she eagerly reunited with him.
• Ye Qiu introduced a seventy-six-thousand-year-old Magic Anglerfish whose hallucinatory lantern suited Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena kissed Ye Qiu and sat cross-legged so he could control the Magic Anglerfish and begin its sacrifice.

Ye Qiu helped Hu Liena absorb the Magic Anglerfish’s Spirit Ring and Right Arm Bone, then became caught in her seductive Demon Fox Avatar. That night, Hu Liena appeared unconscious in her room, while Bibi Dong’s cultivation was interrupted by a sudden disturbance.

• Ye Qiu commanded the Magic Anglerfish to sacrifice its cultivation for Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena absorbed the roughly seventy-six-thousand-year Spirit Ring and Right Arm Bone, breaking through to level seventy-three.
• Hu Liena activated her Martial Soul Avatar, and its seductive illusion drew Ye Qiu into her embrace.
• After nightfall, a spatial vortex deposited Hu Liena on her bed in Spirit City, where she fell unconscious.
• Bibi Dong vowed to make Ye Xiu belong to her alone, then stopped laughing and sharply looked ahead.

A red-clad woman who looked exactly like Bibi Dong confronted her in the Pope's Palace and hinted that Bibi Dong's memories were false. Meanwhile, Ye Qiu headed to Sea God Island, where the remaining trial takers prepared for the fifth Sea God trial.

• The red-clad woman appeared before Bibi Dong and said she had come to reveal the truth.
• Bibi Dong attacked, but the woman shattered her spider spear with the Asura Divine Sword.
• Bibi Dong accused the woman of stealing her Martial Soul and Asura inheritance before realizing they looked identical.
• Ye Qiu sent the unconscious Hu Liena back to her room, left her two God-Bestowed Spirit Rings, and traveled to Sea God Island.
• The remaining trial takers prepared to defeat the Sea God Seven Pillars' guardians in succession within thirty-six hours, while Ye Qiu could not help them at that stage.

Xiao Wu and the others waited on the beach for Ye Qiu, whose return was delayed because he planned to capture Spirit Beasts for their Soul Rings. Bo Saixi announced that he had just killed six Title Douluo experts at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, including the Strength Clan's leader.

• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuyun, and the others gathered on the beach to await Ye Qiu after nearly a year apart.
• The women discussed their cultivation progress and the Soul Rings many of them needed, while Xiao Wu and Purple Pearl were noted to have advanced greatly.
• Dugu Yan teased Ning Rongrong as the women joked about missing Ye Qiu.
• Xiao Lan explained that Ye Qiu would capture suitable Spirit Beasts before joining them.
• Bo Saixi reported that Creation Douluo had slain six Title Douluo experts at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, including the Strength Clan's leader.

Ye Qiu’s companions learned that he had defeated six Title Douluo with a single punch, while he gathered Sea Spirit Beasts to prepare Spirit Rings for them. He returned to the beach, where the women crowded around him.

• Bo Saixi told Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the others that Ye Qiu had killed six Title Douluo powerhouses in a row with one punch, and they celebrated his strength.
• Ye Qiu helped the Ice Empress capture a Sea Spirit Beast, then dispelled her manifestation and left in a hurry.
• Xiao Lan sensed Ye Qiu’s arrival, and Sea Spirit Beasts bound by Blue Silver Emperor or sealed in ice fell onto the beach.
• Ye Qiu appeared and greeted Xiao Wu and the other women, who rushed forward to surround him.

Xiao Lan announced that she would soon become a true flesh-and-blood body and called Ye Qiu her love brother, but the other women rushed in to kiss him before she could have him to herself. Their playful crowd left Ye Qiu overwhelmed, with several beauties from Sea God Island still absent.

• Xiao Lan appeared in Ye Qiu's arms, declared him her love brother, and said she would become a true flesh-and-blood body by her fifth trial in just over a month.
• Ye Qiu agreed to Xiao Lan's new form of address and told her to wait until she became a god.
• Dugu Yan pulled Xiao Lan away, and Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Shui Yue'er, and the other women swarmed toward Ye Qiu.
• The women, including Dugu Yan, Zhu Qing, Lingling, and Tang Yuehua, took turns kissing Ye Qiu until the Emerald-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger knocked him to the ground with a lick.
• Yu Hairou, Gu Qingbo, and the others laughed while Xiao Bai and Bo Saixi watched in bewilderment.

Ye Qiu began the sacrifices of the captured Sea Spirit Beasts so Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, Chou Hentian, and the other girls could obtain Spirit Rings. As the girls absorbed the beasts’ power, Ye Qiu watched over them with Xiao Wu, Liu Erlong, and Tang Yuehua.

• Ye Qiu told the girls to prepare for the sacrifices, and they chose their respective Spirit Beasts.
• Chou Hentian stroked a Bullet Shrimp and vowed to grow strong enough to confront the Clear Sky Sect and its Sect Master.
• Ning Rongrong told Ye Qiu that the girls were ready, while Xiao Wu stayed by his side because she did not need Spirit Rings.
• Ye Qiu triggered the sacrifices, sending the dying Spirit Beasts’ Soul Power into Chou Hentian and the other girls.
• Ye Qiu escaped Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong’s embrace, then joined them in watching over the girls as Tang Yuehua assured him the trials would go smoothly.

Lan Ying warned Ye Qiu that Da Ming and Er Ming were under attack in the Star Dou Great Forest by Evil Spirit Masters and a hundred-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Ye Qiu left at once to rescue them, while Xiao Wu and the others waited for news.

• Ye Qiu summoned Lan Ying, who warned him that Da Ming and Er Ming were in danger in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lan Ying said the attackers included Evil Spirit Masters, a hundred-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and at least four Title Douluo-level experts.
• Xiao Wu worried about Da Ming and Er Ming, and Ye Qiu promised to rush to the forest and rescue them.
• Liu Erlong, Tang Yuehua, and Xiao Lan offered to go, but Ye Qiu told Xiao Lan and Liu Erlong to stay behind.
• Ye Qiu sensed that the communication bead he had left for Da Ming and the others had shattered, then used Kamui to leave as Xiao Wu urged him to be careful.

After Ye Qiu vanished, Tang Yuehua revealed that he had traveled back more than twenty years, while the women celebrated their improved cultivation and worried over him. Ye Qiu arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest, where roars and screams immediately put him on guard.

• Zhu Zhuqing and the others finished absorbing their Spirit Rings and Soul Bones, and their cultivation levels rose.
• Xiao Lan suddenly advanced from level ninety-one to level ninety-three, and she and Tang Yuehua realized Ye Qiu's Sharingan Martial Soul had gained its seventh spirit ring.
• Xiao Lan said Ye Qiu had vanished but remained safe, and Tang Yuehua explained that he had returned to more than twenty years in the past.
• Xiao Bai and the women reacted with astonishment, and Purple Pearl regretted not seducing Ye Qiu when she had the chance.
• Ye Qiu arrived in the Star Dou Great Forest amid violent shaking and terrifying roars, then used his Spiritual Power and Sharingan to survey the area after hearing screams.

Ye Qiu encountered a gravely wounded, hundred-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger fleeing powerful pursuers and recognized it as the threat to Da Ming and Er Ming. He stopped its escape and prepared to smash it into the ground.

• Ye Qiu heard screams warning that Spirit Beasts with cultivation beyond a hundred thousand years were nearby and suspected Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts had intervened.
• The injured Dark Demon Evil God Tiger charged through Ye Qiu, but he evaded it with Inner Kamui.
• Ye Qiu unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain and Blue Silver Domain to slow the tiger, then heard someone call him Your Excellency Ye Xiu and warn him not to let it escape.
• Ye Qiu used Lightning Armor and Futodama-no-Mikoto to seize the tiger by its tail and lift it.
• The tiger attacked with its Evil God Hook and Evil God Thorn and tried to escape through space, but Ye Qiu's Kamui nullified its defenses as he swung it toward the ground.

Ye Qiu sealed the wounded Dark Demon Evil God Tiger in his Kamui space, then recognized Bi Ji and Zi Ji nearby. Dai Weisi revealed himself as a Rank 98 wielder of the tiger’s Martial Soul, and Di Tian confronted him.

• Ye Qiu used Kamui to absorb the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger into his Divine Might Space.
• Ye Qiu recognized the two women as Bi Ji and Zi Ji, who had been hiding beneath the Lake of Life.
• Dai Weisi rose from the wreckage in dragon form, revealing his Rank 98 cultivation and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as his Martial Soul.
• Dai Weisi taunted Di Tian and spoke of the Beast God’s position, and Di Tian rebuked him.
• The Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape trembled as Di Tian loomed over Dai Weisi.