Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan reached Jia Nan Academy with Hun Ruoruo, who pretended to be his wife and charmed the Enforcement Team into letting her enter Peace Town. She refused to follow him into the academy and walked away, leaving Xiao Yan with her handkerchief and an unexpected sense of loss.

• Xiao Yan identified himself as a Jia Nan Academy student to the Peace Town Enforcement Team, while Hun Ruoruo posed as his devoted wife.
• Hun Ruoruo persuaded the Enforcement Team to let her accompany Xiao Yan as far as Jia Nan Academy, and they promised to keep watch over him.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Hun Ruoruo would enter the academy, and she said she would stay away because Xun'er had recognized her and might retaliate.
• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan, called him her chosen target, and walked away without entering Jia Nan Academy.
• Old Man Yao pointed out that Hun Ruoruo's handkerchief remained in Xiao Yan's pocket, and Xiao Yan continued toward the academy as they parted.

Xiao Yan learned that Hun Ruoruo belonged to the Soul Clan and was responsible for Ling Ying’s death, while he struggled to reconcile his feelings for her with his duty to seek answers. After Hun Ruoruo slaughtered the assembled forces and absorbed Mu Gu’s Dou Zun projection, Xiao Yan confronted her, and she accepted that someone might one day take her life.

• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Ling Ying had died and identified Hun Ruoruo as a Soul Clan member tied to the Soul Hall and the Xiao Clan’s enemies.
• Xiao Yan rejected Xun'er’s reassurance about the rumors and decided he needed to demand an explanation from Hun Ruoruo for the harm she had caused his father and Ling Ying.
• After Jia Nan Academy’s grand tournament, Hun Ruoruo betrayed Han Feng, killed him with the Soul Burning Black Blade, and took the humanoid statue and Sea Heart Flame.
• Hun Ruoruo used the ownerless Dou Zun projection to draw Mu Gu’s soul into her sea of souls, devoured him, then extinguished the souls of everyone gathered at the battlefield.
• Xiao Yan confronted Hun Ruoruo and gave her back her handkerchief, asking whether her betrayal would one day bring about her own death.
• Hun Ruoruo said she was willing to bear the risks of her schemes and would not resent whoever managed to take her life.

Hun Ruoruo attacked a Soul Hall fortress after a vengeful subordinate used the Qinghai Venerable Token, then unexpectedly encountered Xiao Yan, who had come to rescue Old Man Yao. After they fought off the Soul Hall’s leaders and rescued him, Hun Ruoruo walked away, saying there was no one to save, only killing.

• Hun Ruoruo learned that Old Ghost Star-Picking had issued a kill order and gave the Qinghai Venerable Token to a subordinate seeking revenge for Venerable Qinghai.
• Three days after the subordinate’s jade pendant shattered, Hun Ruoruo went to the Soul Hall fortress and slaughtered its protectors and Soul Envoys.
• Hun Ruoruo encountered Xiao Yan, who explained that the Soul Hall had taken Old Man Yao’s soul, and they discovered that Xiao Yan had never married.
• Xiao Yan charged into battle against a Venerable Elder, and Hun Ruoruo later defeated Old Ghost Star-Picking and the Black and White Heavenly Venerables, though both she and Xiao Yan were badly wounded.
• Xiao Yan rescued Old Man Yao, while Hun Ruoruo concealed her face beneath her umbrella and walked away, saying there was no one to save, only killing.

Hun Ruoruo destroyed the Earth Fiend Branch Hall, unlocked the power to awaken her bloodline, and unleashed a catastrophe that made her the Soul Clan’s new Young Master. At the Ancient Clan’s banquet, she confronted Xiao Yan and declared that she had come to marry him.

• Hun Ruoruo reported her mission’s completion to her mother’s memorial and reflected on Xiao Yan’s kindness and her distaste for the light.
• Hun Yu told Hun Ruoruo that destroying the branch hall had earned her the qualification to awaken her bloodline, but she revealed that awakening it was already within her power.
• Hun Ruoruo drained Hun Yu’s bloodline and unleashed waves of blood that swallowed everything within ten thousand miles of Sound Valley over three days.
• Xiao Yan defeated Ling Quan and Gu Yao at the Ancient Clan’s banquet, earning Xun’er’s admiration as the Xiao Clan’s fortunes rose again.
• Hun Ruoruo arrived as the Soul Clan’s new Young Master and told the stunned Xiao Yan that she had come to marry the Young Master of the Xiao Clan.

Hun Ruoruo disrupted the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony and defeated Xun’er through schemes, while declaring her intent to marry Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan abandoned Xiao Xuan’s inheritance to return and confront Hun Ruoruo, telling her he had come to save her.

• Hun Ruoruo returned Xiao Yan’s bloodstained handkerchief, provoking gossip and uproar among Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others at the ceremony.
• Xun’er revealed that Hun Ruoruo had defeated and restrained her in the Heavenly Tomb, then challenged Hun Ruoruo over her schemes and feelings for Xiao Yan.
• Hun Ruoruo threatened to kill Xiao Yan rather than admit she could not reject him, and attacked Xun’er with her water-like jade flute.
• Xiao Yan arrived in time to block Hun Ruoruo’s strike with his heavy ruler, having left Xiao Xuan’s inheritance behind to return.
• Hun Ruoruo mocked Xiao Yan for coming back to save Xun’er, but Xiao Yan calmly said he had come to save her.

Xiao Yan spared Hun Ruoruo after defeating her and went to find her in the Soul Clan Tomb. They talked through her feelings and their tangled relationship, then spent the night separated by a door, both agreeing to meet in their dreams.

• Hun Ruoruo released Gu Qingyang and the others and withdrew, while Xun'er stopped the Ancient Clan members from pursuing her.
• Xun'er warned Xiao Yan that this was his best and possibly last chance to deal with Hun Ruoruo, but he walked away without answering.
• Xiao Yan asked Hun Diao and the other old ghost to take him to the Soul Clan Young Master, then found Hun Ruoruo crying in a secluded hut.
• Hun Ruoruo admitted her marriage vow was sincere and challenged Xiao Yan to accept that she loved him despite her ruthless nature.
• Hun Ruoruo invited Xiao Yan to spend the night with her, but he chose to sleep outside her door, and they passed the night separated while agreeing to meet in their dreams.

Xiao Yan rejected Hun Ruoruo’s offer of physical intimacy and promised to marry her only if she truly loved him, while Hun Ruoruo returned to the Soul Clan and confronted the shadow that had arranged her mother’s death. After giving up her human body and becoming the Soul Clan’s weapon, she began destroying rival clans and was ordered to eliminate Xiao Yan.

• Hun Ruoruo told Xiao Yan that Xiao Xuan had visited the Heavenly Tomb and teased him about their relationship, but Xiao Yan said he would marry her only when she truly loved him.
• Hun Ruoruo returned to the Soul Clan and accused the shadow of sacrificing her mother, Su Ying, as part of its plan; she agreed to surrender her body and asked whether she would keep her memories as the Blood Pool’s spirit.
• Hun Ruoruo killed Gu Qingyang, triggered the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s injuries until it collapsed, and extinguished the reincarnation power she encountered when she met Xiao Yan again.
• The Spirit Clan and Stone Clan vanished, and Hun Ruoruo became partners with Nihility Devouring Flame as the Soul Clan prepared to target the Yao Clan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame told Hun Ruoruo to eliminate Xiao Yan, and she agreed without hesitation.

Hun Ruoruo and Xiao Yan met at Burial Heaven Mountain Range, each intending to kill the other. Xiao Yan used the Xiao Clan Divine Ability and the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s residual Power of Reincarnation to draw her into a dream, while a tiny green-gold vine emerged from the ground.

• Hun Ruoruo, consumed by years of slaughter, decided she needed to kill Xiao Yan to awaken her emotions.
• Xiao Yan left Starfall Pavilion after Xun'er warned him that Hun Ruoruo had become a monster, saying he wanted to stop her because he loved her.
• At Burial Heaven Mountain Range, Hun Ruoruo confronted Xiao Yan and was disappointed that he had come to kill her.
• Xiao Yan invoked the Xiao Clan Divine Ability, suppressing much of Hun Ruoruo’s strength, and revealed that he had reached the Saint realm.
• Xiao Yan used the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s residual Power of Reincarnation to envelop Hun Ruoruo in a dream, provoking her fury as a tiny green-gold vine emerged from the soil.

Xiao Yan showed Hun Ruoruo memories of the choices that shaped her bond with him and how she could have escaped soul corruption. Hun Ruoruo rejected his attempt to save her, but Xiao Yan insisted that she and the girl in his memories were the same person and had simply made different choices.

• Hun Ruoruo raged at Xiao Yan for acting as though he could save her and unleashed a sea of blood and ancient bloodline abilities against him.
• Xiao Yan's illusion recalled how Hun Ruoruo first approached him, and how their cautious deal grew into trust during their travels.
• Hun Ruoruo watched the young pair separate after the Three-Year Pact conflict, then reunite at Misty Cloud Sect and strengthen their bond when Xiao Yan shielded her from Qi Zhan Protector.
• The memories showed that Hun Ruoruo had secretly found Xiao Zhan and that saving Old Man Yao gave her a way to resolve her soul corruption.
• Hun Ruoruo accused the girl of currying favor with Old Man Yao, while Xiao Yan told her that she could have saved herself by making different choices.

Hun Ruoruo shattered Xiao Yan’s illusion and tore out his heart, but Xiao Yan used Buddha's Wrath: Reincarnation to destroy the Blood Sea and turn the attack against her. As the flames consumed them, Hun Ruoruo kissed him and told him not to forget her, while also telling him not to remember her.

• Hun Ruoruo rejected the illusion of a happier life with Xiao Yan and shattered it with her ignited bloodline.
• Hun Ruoruo ripped out Xiao Yan’s heart and said she would bury him in the Blood Sea so they could remain together.
• Xiao Yan seized Hun Ruoruo’s wrist and unleashed Buddha's Wrath: Reincarnation, sacrificing his bloodline and soul to consume the Blood Sea.
• Hun Ruoruo kissed Xiao Yan and cursed that they would die together as the flaming wheel closed around them.
• Hun Ruoruo whispered for Xiao Yan not to forget her and not to remember her as his consciousness faded.

After Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo appeared to perish in the cycle of reincarnation, the Bodhi Ancient Tree believed its Way had prevailed and prepared to leave. Xiao Yan revealed he had survived, and Hun Ruoruo emerged wielding his reincarnation, leaving the contest unresolved.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree reflected on its flawed Way and watched Xiao Yan’s Reincarnation Fire fade, concluding that he had perished.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree discovered it could not leave the cycle and realized Xiao Yan might still be alive.
• Xiao Yan appeared and rejected the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s theory that Hun Ruoruo had sacrificed herself to save him.
• A giant figure bearing Xiao Yan’s face emerged from the ashes, wielding Heavenly Flames and Xiao Yan’s reincarnation.
• Hun Ruoruo appeared beside Xiao Yan and challenged the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s claim that she could not use his reincarnation.

Hun Ruoruo used the Sacred Spirit Soul and Xiao Yan’s Power of Reincarnation to escape the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s scheme and tease Xiao Yan. The Bodhi Ancient Tree admitted its own role in creating the Dou Emperor’s Evil Thought, conceded its defeat, and asked Xiao Yan to teach it about Reincarnation.

• Hun Ruoruo revealed that the Sacred Spirit Soul let her wield powers drawn from Xiao Yan, including the Power of Reincarnation, and teased him about becoming An Ruoruo or Hun Ruoruo for him.
• Hun Ruoruo challenged the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s claim that it had not manipulated events, while it insisted it had not truly become a Dou Di.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree explained that a Nameless Dou Di had wounded it and told it that suffering was not a reason for piety, and Xiao Yan realized the Dou Emperor’s Evil Thought had originated from the tree itself.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree admitted that Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo had won the Reincarnation trial and offered the Bodhi Three Treasures as agreed.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree asked Xiao Yan to discuss his Way of Reincarnation with it.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree asked Xiao Yan to help it comprehend complete reincarnation, and Hun Ruoruo negotiated for greater compensation. The chapter ended with her demanding that the Bodhi Ancient Tree hand itself over as payment.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree praised Xiao Yan's comprehension and explained that the Mysterious Water Physique could enhance it.
• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan about gaining insight through her and flirted with him in front of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree shared a story about its past rivalry with Nameless Dou Di and how its many children had unsettled him.
• Hun Ruoruo argued that the Bodhi Three Treasures were already promised and demanded additional compensation for Xiao Yan's help.
• Hun Ruoruo pointed to the small branch growing from the soil and demanded that the Bodhi Ancient Tree hand itself over.

Hun Ruoruo forced the Bodhi Ancient Tree to agree to a transaction by revealing that its incarnation was trapped in the reincarnation, then faced the end of her own existence in the collapsing world. She left Xiao Yan with a final kiss and declared that he would owe her for the rest of his life.

• Hun Ruoruo revealed that the Bodhi Ancient Tree was the incarnation anchoring this cycle of reincarnation and demanded a branch in exchange.
• Hun Ruoruo persuaded the Bodhi Ancient Tree to accept the deal by pointing out that it and she had both lost and had nowhere to go.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree agreed to inform its true body, while Xiao Yan realized that leaving the reincarnation would erase Hun Ruoruo.
• As the world collapsed, Hun Ruoruo rejected Xiao Yan's attempt to explain and said she did not need his pity or tenderness.
• Hun Ruoruo kissed Xiao Yan and told him that he would owe her for the rest of his life before the reincarnation ended.

Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo emerged from the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, where the Bodhi Ancient Tree revealed that Ruoruo had appeared in every life in which Xiao Yan existed. As Xun'er awoke from her own reincarnation, Ruoruo teased her about the life in which she had acted as an empress.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree told Xiao Yan that Ruoruo had been born safely in every lifetime in which he existed, but admitted it did not know why their lives were linked.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree explained that Ruoruo had been the main perspective in the third reincarnation and that everyone present had entered the dreams.
• Xiao Yan rejected Ruoruo's teasing illusion about Xun'er and told her that he belonged only to her.
• Xun'er began speaking as the Empress of Antiquity before she woke and realized the reincarnation had ended.
• Ruoruo imitated Xun'er's empress persona and offered herself for judgment, leaving Xun'er blushing and furious.

Xiao Yan reflected on how different the Xiao–Soul struggle might have been if Xun'er and Hun Ruoruo had been men, while the others began waking from the Bodhi Ancient Tree's reincarnation. Hun Li and Hun Ya recognized Xiao Yan as the Soul Clan's Prince Consort, and the chapter ended with the still-reincarnating Hun Yu loudly challenging him.

• Xun'er tried to burn the Bodhi Ancient Tree after her reincarnation, but Hun Ruoruo dragged her away and left Xiao Yan alone.
• Xiao Yan wondered how Xun'er and Hun Ruoruo might have changed their conflict if they had been men, then affirmed that Xun'er was destined to marry into the Xiao Family.
• Gu Zhen and Gu Xing awoke and discussed their reincarnation, while Gu Zhen resented Xiao Yan and threatened that he would not escape the Soul Clan's plans.
• Hun Li and Hun Ya awoke in terror, mistook Xiao Yan for an enemy from their reincarnation, then recognized him as the Prince Consort and celebrated Hun Ruoruo's achievements.
• Hun Yu remained asleep in reincarnation and boasted that he would kill Xiao Yan, leaving Hun Li and Hun Ya to quietly distance themselves from him.

Hun Yu challenged Xiao Yan, but Mo Yu subdued him before a fight could begin. As Xiao Yan and Xun'er discussed the Soul Clan's strength and Xun'er complained that Hun Ruoruo had tricked her into wearing unfamiliar undergarments, the Bodhi Ancient Tree awakened and its Bodhi Seeds began raining down, sparking a contest for its treasures.

• Hun Yu declared that he would defeat Xiao Yan and Hun Feng and rescue the Imperial Daughter, but froze when Hun Ruoruo embraced Xiao Yan and Xun'er appeared beside them.
• Hun Yu mistook Hun Li and Hun Ya for traitors and threatened to kill them, so Mo Yu knocked him unconscious and took him away with the two former Soul Clan prodigies.
• Xun'er warned Xiao Yan that Hun Yu was exceptionally talented and feared that they might become enemies, while Xiao Yan concluded that he needed ultimate strength to prevent the tragedy he had witnessed in reincarnation.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Hun Ruoruo had tricked her into wearing a strange garment and stolen her undergarment, then insisted that she had been forced to accept it.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree awakened and showered the realm with Bodhi Seeds; Gu Qingyang ordered Gu Xing and Gu Zhen to gather them while he searched for the Bodhi Heart, and Hun Li and Hun Ya joined the ensuing scramble.

Xiao Yan let Gu Zhen believe he had been swayed by a taunt, then used his connection with the Bodhi Ancient Tree to make the Bodhi Heart fall into Gu Zhen’s hands. The crowd mistook Gu Zhen for the treasure’s chosen holder and surged toward him, leaving him at the center of a deadly battle.

• Huo Zhi ordered the Yan Clan to collect Bodhi Seeds and search for the Bodhi Heart while warning them to beware of the Ancient Clan.
• Xun'er confronted Xiao Yan about the hidden reincarnations, then set out to claim the Bodhi Heart and faced the other contenders.
• Gu Zhen tried to delay Xiao Yan by accusing him of neglecting the Xiao Clan, and Gu Qingyang ordered his people to stop Xiao Yan from reaching the Bodhi Heart.
• Xiao Yan returned to Hun Ruoruo and revealed that he had been ready to make Gu Zhen the center of attention by sharing his opportunity with him.
• Xiao Yan called upon the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which dropped the Bodhi Heart into Gu Zhen’s hand.
• Gu Zhen celebrated his apparent triumph as countless fighters charged toward him to seize the Bodhi Heart.

Gu Zhen obtained the Bodhi Heart, and Gu Qingyang prepared to defend him as the clans rushed to seize the treasure. Hun Yu charged into the battle under pressure from a Fire Seed planted in his dantian, while Gu Qingyang mistook his desperation for heroic loyalty and blocked his path.

• Gu Zhen claimed the Bodhi Heart, prompting Gu Qingyang to order the Ancient Clan members to protect him at all costs.
• Gu Qingyang activated his Imperial Visage and stood between Gu Zhen and the other clans, while Xiao Yan admired his resolve to support Xun'er.
• Hun Yu charged into the field, and the gathered powerhouses surged toward Gu Zhen as the Soul Clan joined the fight.
• Hun Ruoruo told Xiao Yan that Mo Yu had planted a Void Spirit Devouring Flame Fire Seed in Hun Yu's dantian to keep him in line.
• Hun Yu demanded that Gu Qingyang move aside, but Gu Qingyang praised his apparent willingness to die for his master and refused to yield.

Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo helped Gu Xun'er accelerate the standoff, while Gu Zhen seized the Bodhi Heart and was favored by the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Xun'er killed him and claimed the heart, leaving the gathered clansmen hailing her as the Empress of Antiquity.

• Xiao Yan signaled the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which enveloped Gu Zhen in golden light and helped him refine the Bodhi Heart.
• Gu Zhen boasted that the Bodhi Heart made him the world's foremost prodigy, but Xun'er stopped Gu Xing and approached him with her spear.
• A white-haired Ancient Clan elder blocked Hun Ruoruo, and the two sides' strongest fighters began battling.
• Xun'er ignored Gu Zhen's pleas and tore the Bodhi Heart from his chest, killing him.
• The onlookers feared Xun'er, then knelt and hailed her as the Empress of Antiquity, and she accepted the title.