Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yunzhou defeated Di Tian so thoroughly that Di Tian conceded and left, then reunited with the four women and asked Da Ming where the auspicious beast was. Da Ming revealed that it was protected at the bottom of the lake, leaving Jiang Yunzhou wondering how Di Tian had known he came for it.

• Jiang Yunzhou healed Di Tian with Everlasting Life, and Di Tian asked whether his Spiritual Power had reached the demigod level.
• Jiang Yunzhou admitted he had used only thirty percent of his power, and Di Tian conceded defeat.
• Jiang Yunzhou invited Di Tian to keep fighting, but Di Tian withdrew into the lake, unwilling to be humiliated further.
• Da Ming and Er Ming arrived with the four women, and the Ice Empress and Snow Empress checked that Jiang Yunzhou was unharmed.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked Da Ming where the auspicious beast was, and Da Ming said it was protected at the bottom of the lake.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked Da Ming how they had known he came for the auspicious beast.

Jiang Yunzhou learned why the Auspicious Beast had been brought beneath the Lake of Life and entered the Underground Palace to meet the Silver Dragon King. He admitted he had come for the Auspicious Beast, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji, but said most of all he wanted to see the Silver Dragon King, leaving his intentions unresolved.

• Da Ming explained that Er Ming had rescued the juvenile Auspicious Beast from human Soul Masters and that she had been taken beneath the lake for protection.
• Jiang Yunzhou realized Di Tian suspected him of plotting against the Auspicious Beast, while the Silver Dragon King feared that taking her away could make them enemies.
• Jiang Yunzhou entered the Underground Palace, where Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts stood ready to defend the Auspicious Beast.
• Jiang Yunzhou reassured Bi Ji that he would not harm the Auspicious Beast or the others, while Zi Ji recognized that her feelings for Di Tian had become sibling affection and that she loved Jiang Yunzhou.
• The Silver Dragon King invited Jiang Yunzhou inside and asked whether he had come for the Auspicious Beast; he said he had also come for Zi Ji and Bi Ji, but mostly to see her and keep her company.

Jiang Yunzhou tried to persuade the Silver Dragon King to let Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and the Auspicious Beast become his disciples while flirting with her. After she accepted his request to reveal her human form, she transformed before him, leaving him stunned by her beauty.

• Jiang Yunzhou proposed taking Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and the Auspicious Beast as disciples to strengthen his relationship with the Silver Dragon King, but she refused.
• Jiang Yunzhou urged the Silver Dragon King to visit human society with him, and his suggestion that she was cutting ties with him stirred conflicting feelings in her.
• Jiang Yunzhou called the Silver Dragon King “Nana,” and she admitted that she liked the nickname and asked him to give her a human name.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked to see her human form so he could choose a suitable name, and the Silver Dragon King agreed.
• The Silver Dragon King transformed into a beautiful human figure, and Jiang Yunzhou was awestruck by her appearance.

Jiang Yunzhou named the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena and tried to recruit her and the other dragon spirits as disciples. Gu Yuena declined for herself but summoned Zi Ji and Bi Ji to decide, leaving them puzzled about why he only wanted disciples.

• The Silver Dragon King revealed her human form, and Jiang Yunzhou stared at her and flirted with her.
• Jiang Yunzhou named her Gu Yuena, and she accepted the name with a sense of familiarity.
• Gu Yuena changed back into her original form and told Jiang Yunzhou to leave while she continued healing.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked Gu Yuena and the auspicious beast to become his disciples; Gu Yuena refused for herself and postponed the auspicious beast's decision.
• Gu Yuena summoned Zi Ji and Bi Ji and asked whether they were willing to become Jiang Yunzhou's disciples, and both questioned why he only wanted them as disciples.

Zi Ji and Bi Ji accepted Jiang Yunzhou as their master and began taking Humanoid Transformation Pills while Gu Yuena watched warily. Zi Ji’s transformation began with intense pain, leaving Gu Yuena concerned as Jiang Yunzhou assured her it was proceeding as expected.

• Gu Yuena encouraged Zi Ji and Bi Ji to become Jiang Yunzhou’s disciples, and both agreed.
• Jiang Yunzhou revealed that he had a Sword God inheritance and was undergoing divine trials, then teased Gu Yuena by calling her Nana.
• Zi Ji knelt to complete the apprenticeship ceremony and swallowed a Humanoid Transformation Pill.
• Bi Ji also knelt, became Jiang Yunzhou’s fifteenth personal disciple, and swallowed a Humanoid Transformation Pill.
• Zi Ji’s pill unleashed a violent torrent of energy that caused her severe pain, and Jiang Yunzhou calmly signaled that Gu Yuena need not worry.

Zi Ji and Bi Ji completed their transformations into human forms after taking Humanoid Transformation Pills, condensing their cultivation and Soul Power into Inner Cores. Jiang Yunzhou dressed them as Gu Yuena watched, amazed that they had become completely human.

• Zi Ji endured the pill’s violent effects, rebuilt her body, and condensed her dark energy and cultivation into an Inner Core.
• Jiang Yunzhou helped Zi Ji stand and covered her with a prepared dress while Gu Yuena watched jealously.
• Bi Ji underwent a gentler but overwhelming transformation as her body dissolved into emerald motes and formed anew.
• Bi Ji condensed her life energy and Soul Power into an emerald Inner Core and emerged as a human with the Emerald Swan martial soul.
• Jiang Yunzhou dressed Bi Ji, and Gu Yuena confirmed that neither transformed woman carried any trace of a soul beast aura.

Zi Ji and Bi Ji successfully transformed into humans, received disciple necklaces, and used Promotion Pills to evolve their martial souls. The chapter ended with Bi Ji asking Jiang Yunzhou what he had given them as their new martial souls emerged.

• Zi Ji and Bi Ji completed their transformations, retaining their cultivation, Spiritual Power, and memories while gaining Inner Cores that could absorb power from heaven and earth.
• Gu Yuena took the women from Jiang Yunzhou and nearly strangled them before letting go when he warned her they had no cultivation.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave Zi Ji and Bi Ji Sword Leaf Necklaces as tokens for his personal disciples, and the women put them on.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave each woman a Promotion Pill, and their martial souls evolved into humanoid forms surrounded by destruction and life force.
• Bi Ji excitedly told Jiang Yunzhou that her martial soul had changed, and Jiang Yunzhou asked both women what their new martial souls were called.

Bi Ji and Zi Ji gained powerful new martial souls and swallowed pills from Jiang Yunzhou to improve their physiques and Spiritual Power. While they absorbed the pills, Jiang Yunzhou drew closer to Gu Yuena, whose feelings for him conflicted with her fear of what he could do to the soul beast race.

• Bi Ji revealed her Goddess of Radiant Light martial soul, and Zi Ji revealed her Goddess of Absolute Darkness martial soul.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave Bi Ji and Zi Ji pills intended to strengthen their physiques and raise their Spiritual Power to the Spirit Domain Realm.
• Jiang Yunzhou led Gu Yuena away from the women so they could talk without disturbing them, and Gu Yuena reluctantly let him hold her hand.
• Gu Yuena warned that Jiang Yunzhou could threaten the entire soul beast race, and he drew her into an embrace to reassure her.
• Gu Yuena exposed her neck in a wordless request, but Jiang Yunzhou ignored the hint, and she accused him of taking advantage of her.

Jiang Yunzhou accepted the Third Stage Mission and offered Gu Yuena a Concentric Ring, confessing that he liked her and wanted her to be his woman. Gu Yuena accepted his advances, and the chapter ended with them kissing as he grew bolder.

• Jiang Yunzhou asked the system for a storage device and learned he could activate the Third Stage Mission to obtain a token.
• The system introduced the Jiangshan Meiren mission, which bound a willing recipient to a Soul Ring Slot of Jiang Yunzhou’s Third Martial Soul and transferred the total Soul Ring Age Limit.
• Jiang Yunzhou accepted the mission and received ten Concentric Rings, then offered one to Gu Yuena.
• Jiang Yunzhou told Gu Yuena he liked her and wanted her to be his woman if she wore the ring.
• Gu Yuena hesitated, then responded to Jiang Yunzhou’s kiss, and he became more physically bold as she did not resist.

Jiang Yunzhou and Gu Yuena exchanged rings in the Underground Palace and became husband and wife. He then offered her an Origin Sublimation Pill that might heal her origin-level injury, leaving Gu Yuena stunned by its power.

• Zi Ji and Bi Ji interrupted Jiang Yunzhou and Gu Yuena's kiss with coughs, and Gu Yuena blushed as they separated.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked Gu Yuena to wear the Ring of Mutual Affection, and she silently agreed by extending her hand.
• Jiang Yunzhou and Gu Yuena exchanged rings and pledged themselves to one another in the Underground Palace.
• Gu Yuena received an Origin Sublimation Pill and a cultivation manual as her reward for putting on the ring.
• Jiang Yunzhou offered Gu Yuena the pill and asked whether she trusted him, and she recognized that it might fully heal her injury despite denying that she was his wife.

Jiang Yunzhou gave Gu Yuena a Sublimation Pill and obtained a Mirage Shadow Flowing Immortal Skirt from the system to conceal her aura after she recovered. Gu Yuena took the pill and began a profound transformation, while Jiang Yunzhou watched over her.

• Gu Yuena asked about the pill, and Jiang Yunzhou urged her to take it despite her concern that recovering would draw the God Realm's attention.
• Jiang Yunzhou traded an IOU for three Immortal Herbs to obtain a Mirage Shadow Flowing Immortal Skirt that could conceal Gu Yuena's aura.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave Gu Yuena the skirt, and she gladly accepted it while the watching Zi Ji and Bi Ji grew resentful.
• Jiang Yunzhou fed Gu Yuena the Sublimation Pill, and she entered meditation as its power began healing her injuries.
• Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon King form appeared as the pill's Primordial Qi broke down her damaged origin and began reshaping it.

Gu Yuena recovered her strength and transformed into the Primordial Ancient Dragon, then received a powerful cultivation manual from Jiang Yunzhou. She accepted him as her husband and First Wife, while Zi Ji and Bi Ji remained flattened by her breakthrough aura.

• Gu Yuena completed her transformation into the Primordial Ancient Dragon, regained her God King strength, and suppressed Zi Ji and Bi Ji with her aura.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave Gu Yuena the Primordial Ancient Dragon Scripture, whose techniques filled her with confidence about challenging the God Realm Committee.
• Gu Yuena offered to conquer the God Realm for Jiang Yunzhou, and he said they were husband and wife and named her his First Wife.
• Gu Yuena noticed Zi Ji and Bi Ji on the ground, and Jiang Yunzhou explained that her breakthrough aura had overwhelmed them.
• Gu Yuena told Zi Ji and Bi Ji to get up if they were not dead.

Jiang Yunzhou imparted attribute-matched cultivation techniques to Zi Ji and Bi Ji, then prepared to leave with Gu Yuena and absorb his God-bestowed Soul Rings. Gu Yuena instantly refined the Mirage Shadow Flowing Immortal Skirt by acknowledging it with her blood and divine sense.

• Jiang Yunzhou comforted Zi Ji and Bi Ji and told them he would teach them cultivation techniques, while Gu Yuena insisted they obey him.
• Jiang Yunzhou imparted the Eternal Night Returning Ruins Scripture to Zi Ji and the Holy Heart Lotus Scripture to Bi Ji.
• Jiang Yunzhou told Zi Ji and Bi Ji to finish absorbing their pills before condensing their soul rings.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked Gu Yuena to put on the Mirage Shadow Flowing Immortal Skirt and explained how to refine it.
• Gu Yuena dripped blood onto the skirt and imprinted it with her divine sense, refining it instantly.

After Gu Yuena recovered and refined the Flowing Immortal Skirt, she emerged from the Underground Palace with Jiang Yunzhou and ordered Di Tian to guard the place while she surveyed the Star Dou Great Forest. Jiang Yunzhou left her to reunite with the women waiting below, while Gu Yuena began exploring her territory.

• Gu Yuena changed into the Flowing Immortal Skirt with a thought, discovering that it felt comfortable, offered strong defense, and concealed her aura.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian that her injuries had healed and ordered him to guard the Underground Palace while she and Jiang Yunzhou went outside.
• Gu Yuena and Jiang Yunzhou appeared above the Lake of Life, where she looked over the thriving Star Dou Great Forest.
• Jiang Yunzhou left Gu Yuena to visit the four women waiting below, and she agreed to find him later.
• Jiang Yunzhou reunited with the women, explained that he had taken Zi Ji and Bi Ji as disciples, and challenged the displeased Ice Empress to a one-on-one fight.

Jiang Yunzhou disappeared with Ice Empress, then spent time alone with her, Lan, and Snow Empress before introducing them to Gu Yuena, now the Primordial Ancient Dragon. He asked Gu Yuena to fight him so he could temper his sword intent, and she agreed to find a place where their battle would not damage the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Jiang Yunzhou vanished with Ice Empress, leaving Snow Empress, Liya, and Lan behind, then returned two hours later with Ice Empress exhausted.
• Jiang Yunzhou took Lan away for two hours, then later did the same with Snow Empress, while Ice Empress silently mocked Snow Empress for her inexperience.
• Gu Yuena returned with her aura concealed, and Jiang Yunzhou introduced her to the women as his fellow disciple and the Lord of Soul Beasts.
• Gu Yuena revealed that she was now the Primordial Ancient Dragon, then softened her manner after Jiang Yunzhou gently scolded her.
• Jiang Yunzhou asked Gu Yuena to fight him so he could improve his sword intent, and she agreed to find a suitable uninhabited place.

Jiang Yunzhou revealed his God-bestowed Soul Ring and began absorbing Soul Rings while Gu Yuena explained how attribute-based rings worked. At the promotion matches, Ning Fengzhi told Supreme Academy to stop hiding its strength, and Shui Bing'er prepared to face Thunderclap Academy’s Yu Tianxin.

• Jiang Yunzhou showed Gu Yuena his God-bestowed Soul Ring and asked whether she could create more, but she explained that doing so required divine power and could violate the rules.
• Gu Yuena identified Jiang Yunzhou’s God-bestowed Soul Ring as attribute-less, and he began absorbing Soul Rings after discovering an enormous age limit on his Third Martial Soul’s first Soul Ring Slot.
• The promotion-match teams were set, and Supreme Academy planned to use the individual battles to bring Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu into the academy openly.
• Ning Fengzhi met Supreme Academy outside the arena and told the girls, on Jiang Yunzhou’s orders, to reveal their true strength without reservation.
• Skywater Academy sent Shui Bing'er out first against Thunderclap Academy, whose first fighter, Yu Tianxin, was a Level 43 Assault System Battle Soul Sect facing her Level 53 Battle Soul King.

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu overwhelmed their opponents in the tournament, each revealing five soul rings and a ten-thousand-year fourth ring. Their victories left the audience stunned and Emperor Xueye eager to recruit promising talents, as Supreme Academy's match against Skywater Academy was finally called.

• Shui Bing'er revealed her five soul rings, defeated Yu Tianxin with Frozen Kingdom and a punch, then swept Thunderclap Academy's remaining members from the arena.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Shui Bing'er's ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring and realized she had also surpassed his soul ring limit theory.
• Huo Wu revealed her five soul rings and defeated Feng Xiaotian with a single strike before sending the rest of Godwind Academy's team flying off the arena.
• The former Blazing Fire team members decided to apply to Supreme Academy, while Emperor Xueye resolved to recruit the tournament's promising talents into Royal Academy.
• The matches continued until Supreme Academy and Skywater Academy were called to face each other.

The Supreme Team won the promotion round undefeated, and Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu joined them ahead of the finals. Yu Xiaogang plotted to have the schedule adjusted so the Supreme Team would face strong opponents early, while Zhao Wuji questioned his Soul Ring Age Limit Theory.

• Shui Bing'er conceded Skywater Academy's match against the Supreme Team, and the Supreme Team then displayed its strength by sweeping through its opponents.
• The Supreme Team defeated Blazing Fire Academy and finished first in the promotion round with a perfect record, while the audience demanded that Royal Team One compete.
• Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu left their academies and joined the Supreme Team, prompting Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy to withdraw; Elephant Armored Academy and Plant Academy advanced in their place.
• Hulande, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang discussed the Supreme Team's Soul Kings and ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, and Yu Xiaogang insisted they could still find a weakness.
• Yu Xiaogang privately resolved to seek his first love's help in changing the finals schedule, and Zhao Wuji asked whether there was something wrong with his Soul Ring Age Limit Theory.

At the awards ceremony, Supreme Team accepted lavish titles and money from the empire and Spirit Hall, while Jiang Yunzhou was named an Imperial Count and invited to become an Honorary Elder. After returning to Supreme Academy, the team learned the finals would be in Spirit City, and delegations from Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy arrived seeking to merge with it.

• Yu Xiaogang left the lounge after Zhao Wuji questioned his theories, and he privately blamed Jiang Yunzhou’s students’ rapid progress on a heretical method.
• Emperor Xueye granted each Supreme Team member a Viscount title and one million gold coins, while the other four teams received Baron titles and one thousand gold coins each.
• Emperor Xueye named Jiang Yunzhou an Imperial Count, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted the title on his behalf.
• Bishop Salasi offered Jiang Yunzhou an Honorary Elder position and appointed the Supreme Team members as Black Bishops, and Supreme Academy accepted Spirit Hall’s rewards.
• Ning Rongrong and the others returned to Supreme Academy to rest before traveling to Spirit City for the finals.
• Teachers and students from Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy arrived to ask to merge their academies into Supreme Academy.

Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu brought their former teammates and academy leaders to Supreme Academy, which decided to absorb Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy. Meanwhile, Jiang Yunzhou completed his breakthroughs in the Star Dou Great Forest, but Gu Yuena sensed something was wrong with him.

• Shui Yuer and Huo Wushuang asked about Jiang Yunzhou while Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu showed their former teammates around Supreme Academy.
• Dugu Bo, Liu Erlong, Tang Yueyue, and the visiting academy leaders agreed to absorb Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy into Supreme Academy.
• Supreme Academy became the Tian Dou Empire's largest Soul Master Academy as its staff began reorganizing classes and preparing for the merger.
• Jiang Yunzhou absorbed his remaining three God-bestowed Soul Rings and condensed two Soul Cores in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Jiang Yunzhou reviewed his greatly increased Soul Power and nine-colored Soul Ring, then saw Gu Yuena sharing insights into laws with the other women.
• Gu Yuena sensed Jiang Yunzhou's fluctuating aura, appeared behind him, and said something was not quite right with him.