Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena took Jiang Yunzhou to a desert to help stabilize his overflowing Soul Power by fighting and teaching him to understand his ice and fire swords. Jiang Yunzhou broke through to level 97, but his abundant Soul Power showed that the battle was not over.

• Gu Yuena transported Jiang Yunzhou to a desert and said she would help him build a stronger foundation through combat.
• Gu Yuena restrained Jiang Yunzhou with freezing power, tracked him when he used a soul bone skill to escape, and attacked him with fireballs.
• Gu Yuena taught Jiang Yunzhou that the Cold Prison Sword represented stillness and cessation, while the Emperor Flame Sword represented motion, change, and new life.
• Jiang Yunzhou stopped resisting blindly and sensed the intent in both swords as Gu Yuena continued attacking and guiding him.
• Jiang Yunzhou stabilized his Soul Power, broke through to level 97, and urged Gu Yuena to continue the fight.

Jiang Yunzhou fought Gu Yuena, using her overwhelming attacks to deepen his sword comprehension and break through to level 99. He clarified his Sword Heart and completed the second divine examination task, while Gu Yuena stopped to guard him during his meditation.

• Jiang Yunzhou unleashed his soul skills and sword techniques against Gu Yuena, who effortlessly countered him while offering guidance through relentless elemental attacks.
• Jiang Yunzhou’s understanding of his sword paths merged as he fought, and he broke through to level 98.
• Jiang Yunzhou clarified his Sword Heart, realizing that his sword embodied his freedom, pursuit, and desire to protect those he loved.
• A vast sword intent surged from Jiang Yunzhou, and Gu Yuena stopped fighting to guard him as he meditated.
• Jiang Yunzhou awakened at level 99, and his second divine examination task was completed; Gu Yuena marveled at his charm.

Jiang Yunzhou condensed his third Soul Core, the Ice Fire Soul Core, while Gu Yuena watched over him and accepted his feelings as her husband. After discussing his cultivation and sharing Divine Origin Pills, they left the desert together and returned to the Lake of Life.

• Jiang Yunzhou used his Soul Power and understanding of ice and fire to form his third Soul Core while Gu Yuena quietly cared for him.
• Jiang Yunzhou completed the Ice Fire Soul Core, and Gu Yuena told him to refine his cultivation and prepare for godhood.
• Jiang Yunzhou gave Gu Yuena a Divine Origin Pill, which restored her spent divine consciousness, and then gave her three more to keep.
• Jiang Yunzhou suggested Gu Yuena try an Evolution Pill, but she objected to the implication that she needed it because she was not human.
• Gu Yuena told Jiang Yunzhou that he had cultivated for a month and a half, and they set out to return to his family and disciples.
• Jiang Yunzhou and Gu Yuena returned to the Lake of Life with their fingers interlocked.

Gu Yuena emerged before the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest and placed Di Tian in command, then took the sleeping Three-Eyed Golden Lion into her care. As Jiang Yunzhou prepared to take her home, Gu Yuena reminded him that he still had unfinished business.

• Gu Yuena appeared with Di Tian, Scarlet King, Bear Lord, and King of Ten Thousand Demons, while Da Ming and Er Ming bowed before them.
• Gu Yuena ordered Di Tian to command the soul beasts and prevent humans from slaughtering them without consequence.
• At Jiang Yunzhou's reminder, Gu Yuena told Di Tian she would raise the auspicious beast, and Di Tian reluctantly summoned it from a spatial rift.
• Gu Yuena caught the sleeping Three-Eyed Golden Lion and refused to let Jiang Yunzhou hold it until it woke.
• Jiang Yunzhou said it was time to go home, and Gu Yuena reminded him that he still had something to do.

Jiang Yunzhou prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yuena, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji to check on Xiao Wu, while Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue finalized their plans in Tiandou City. The group headed toward Suotuo City before traveling to Spirit City, where the next stage of their plans awaited.

• Gu Yuena brought Zi Ji and Bi Ji to Jiang Yunzhou, who invited them to leave with him and check on Xiao Wu.
• Zi Ji chose to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and see the human world, while Di Tian reluctantly accepted her decision.
• Gu Yuena told Di Tian to guard the forest, then left with Jiang Yunzhou and the others for Suotuo City to pick up Ziling.
• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that three of the Four Clans had submitted and that the Strength Clan patriarch had gone to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue discussed Yu Xiaogang's trip to Spirit City and arranged for Dugu Bo and Jian Douluo to accompany Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue planned to leave Ci Tun and She Mao with Ning Fengzhi as he prepared to force the Xue Family to abdicate, while she went to Spirit City.

The Clear Sky Sect began secretly planning a surprise attack on Supreme Academy’s team, while Yu Xiaogang traveled to Spirit City to ask Bibi Dong for help. The chapter ended as Yu Xiaogang made his request to her in Pope’s Palace.

• Titan told Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and the elders that the other clans were moving and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was close to Supreme Academy.
• Tang Hao urged Tang Xiao to help him recover his soul bone and Ah Yin, and the elders agreed to act against Supreme Academy’s team.
• Yu Xiaogang failed to persuade the Electric Tyrant Dragon Clan to attack Supreme Academy, then left Tang San a letter analyzing the opposing team and recommending his cultivation method.
• Tang San taught part of his secret technique to his teammates, who condemned Xiao Wu over Ma Hongjun’s injuries, while Oscar privately planned to leave after the finals.
• Yu Xiaogang met Bibi Dong in Pope’s Palace and told her he wanted to ask for her help.

Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong to help his Shilaike Team by targeting the Supreme Team, first requesting that she kill its members and then proposing to manipulate the competition. Bibi Dong rejected his schemes, and Qian Renxue entered the hall and ordered him to leave.

• Bibi Dong rebuffed Yu Xiaogang’s attempts to rekindle their past relationship and told him to state why he had come.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to let Bibi Dong teach his disciple with Twin Martial Souls if she granted him a favor.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong to kill members of the Supreme Team and exaggerated their misdeeds, but she questioned his story and condemned his ruthlessness.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted he only wanted the Supreme Team taught a lesson and proposed arranging the competition so Shilaike Team could defeat them after they were exhausted.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang to leave, but Qian Renxue entered and told him to get out.

Qian Renxue returned to the Pope's Palace, defended Jiang Yunzhou from Yu Xiaogang's accusations, and began trying to reconcile with Bibi Dong. After Bibi Dong agreed to let her earn the position of Pope by defeating her, Qian Renxue asked to call in reinforcements.

• Qian Renxue confronted Yu Xiaogang for slandering Jiang Yunzhou and challenged his fitness to teach.
• Qian Renxue called Bibi Dong “Mother,” startling both Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang to leave, and Qian Renxue kicked him out of the hall and ordered him thrown outside the city.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong to have dinner together and said she had returned to inherit the position of Pope.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue to defeat her to earn the position, and Qian Renxue asked to call in reinforcements.

Qian Renxue sought to improve her relationship with Bibi Dong, then hurried to protect the Supreme Team from a suspected ambush. At Sunset Ridge, Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect attacked the convoy, and Tang Hao struck at Xiao Wu just as a rescuer intervened.

• Qian Renxue persuaded Bibi Dong to let her bring an outside helper in a bid for the position of Pope, and Bibi Dong agreed on the condition that the helper was not from the Elder Hall.
• Qian Renxue asked why Yu Xiaogang had called Bibi Dong “Dong’er,” prompting Bibi Dong to order her out, then borrowed two Elders before leaving.
• Qian Renxue learned the Supreme Team might be in danger and hurried after them with several Elders, while the Clear Sky Sect prepared an ambush at Sunset Ridge.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo confronted the attackers as Liu Erlong protected the women, and Tang Hao slipped away from the main battle to attack Xiao Wu.
• Liu Erlong slowed Tang Hao with her Candle Dragon’s Eye, but his hammer still threatened Xiao Wu until Blue Silver Grass formed a barrier and a figure knocked her aside.

Tang Hao revealed his hatred of Jiang Yunzhou to Tang San, driving a wedge between Tang San and Xiao Wu as the Clear Sky Sect’s ambush failed. Just as the sect retreated, Qian Renxue arrived with Spirit Hall forces.

• Tang Hao struck Tang San while attacking Xiao Wu, then revealed that he blamed Jiang Yunzhou for crippling him and imprisoning Tang San’s mother.
• Xiao Wu confronted Tang Hao and defended Jiang Yunzhou, but Tang San rejected her and declared Jiang Yunzhou his mortal enemy.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form, while Tang San chose to return to the competition.
• Chen Xin and Dugu Bo defeated the Clear Sky Sect ambushers, killing the Third Elder and Fourth Elder and forcing the survivors to retreat.
• Xiao Wu picked up the comb Tang San had given her and resolved to oppose him if he became Jiang Yunzhou’s enemy.
• Qian Renxue arrived at Sunset Ridge with Spirit Kite, Holy Dragon Douluo, and other Titled Douluo, and remarked on the Clear Sky Sect’s grand prestige.

Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall helped Chen Xin and Dugu Bo defeat the Clear Sky Sect ambushers, then escorted the group toward Spirit City. At the city gate, they found Yu Xiaogang gravely injured and disillusioned after Bibi Dong rejected him.

• The wounded Clear Sky Sect members split up and fled, and Qian Renxue ordered Spirit Hall’s elders to pursue them.
• Qian Renxue and Chen Xin pretended that Xue Qinghe had died, allowing her to erase his identity and blame the Clear Sky Sect publicly.
• Spirit Kite and the Holy Dragon Douluo returned with a Clear Sky Sect elder’s head after the sect lost many elite fighters.
• Xiao Wu kept Tang Hao and Tang San’s relationship secret as the convoy resumed its journey under Spirit Hall’s escort.
• Tang San and Hulande found Yu Xiaogang wounded at Spirit City’s gate, and a healing Soul Master treated him.
• Yu Xiaogang despaired over Bibi Dong’s rejection and concluded that the mortal world no longer seemed worth it.

Tang San mistakenly blamed Jiang Yunzhou for Yu Xiaogang’s injuries after Yu Xiaogang fainted. In Spirit City, Xiao Wu worried about her identity and her mother’s killer, while Ning Rongrong revealed that the Spirit Hall Young Master was “Old Six”; the women then went out to explore the city.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San they could not contend with Jiang Yunzhou, and Tang San wrongly concluded that Jiang Yunzhou had injured him before Yu Xiaogang fainted.
• Qian Renxue arranged for the women to stay at a luxurious hotel in Spirit City, then left to handle other matters without revealing her identity.
• Xiao Wu confided her worries to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who tried to reassure her about her safety in Spirit City.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing recognized that the Spirit Hall Young Master was “Old Six,” and Ning Rongrong explained that her father had told her to seek the Young Master’s help if trouble arose.
• Ning Rongrong suggested that they explore Spirit City, and Xiao Wu invited Lingling, Bing'er, and the others to join them.

The Clear Sky Sect reeled from its failed ambush at Sunset Ridge, with Tang Xiao ordering the sect-defending formation activated and the mountain sealed again. Jiang Yunzhou returned to Supreme Academy, learned that his team was safe, and resolved to deal with the Clear Sky Sect after returning from Spirit City.

• The Blazing Sun Douluo blamed Tang Hao for the Clear Sky Sect's losses, but Tang Hao mocked the elders and returned to the sect with him.
• Tang Hao sent a secret letter to Pope Bibi Dong revealing Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, hoping to provoke conflict between Spirit Hall and Supreme Academy.
• Reports reached the Clear Sky Sect that its ambush had killed Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and triggered condemnation from Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Tian Dou Empire.
• Tang Xiao questioned the Blazing Sun Douluo and Tang Hao about the failed attack, then ordered the sect-defending formation activated and the mountain sealed.
• Jiang Yunzhou returned to Supreme Academy, confirmed that his team had survived, and decided to visit the Clear Sky Sect after his trip to Spirit City.

On the journey back, Gu Yuena openly claimed her place as Jiang Yunzhou's wife, while his disciples adjusted their approach and Ziling began serving the couple. At the academy, Gu Yuena introduced herself as Jiang Yunzhou's wife to Tang Yuehua, leaving Tang Yuehua shaken and heartbroken.

• Gu Yuena kept the other women from approaching Jiang Yunzhou during the trip, and the group brought the still-sleeping Ziling back with them.
• Ziling realized Gu Yuena was Jiang Yunzhou's wife and decided to serve both of them; back at the academy, her attentive care softened Gu Yuena's attitude toward her.
• Lan, the Ice Empress, and the others decided to stop treating Gu Yuena as a rival and took Zi Ji and the others on a tour of the academy.
• Jiang Yunzhou doted on the Auspicious Beast as it clung to his shoulder, while Gu Yuena privately resented how quickly it had grown attached to him.
• Tang Yuehua arrived to see Jiang Yunzhou and Gu Yuena sitting intimately together, then dropped her teacup when Gu Yuena announced she was Jiang Yunzhou's wife.
• Jiang Yunzhou confirmed Gu Yuena's claim to Tang Yuehua, whose face briefly showed her loneliness.

Jiang Yunzhou told Tang Yuehua that Gu Yuena was a deity and the Lord of Soul Beasts, then reassured Tang Yuehua that he would give her a proper status. He gave her a Ring of Mutual Affection, but their intimate moment was interrupted by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Jiang Yunzhou sent Gu Yuena shopping with Ziling so he could speak privately with Tang Yuehua.
• Jiang Yunzhou explained Gu Yuena's identity as a deity and the Lord of Soul Beasts, leaving Tang Yuehua stunned.
• Tang Yuehua worried that Jiang Yunzhou would abandon her, and he promised to give her a proper status.
• Jiang Yunzhou placed a Ring of Mutual Affection on Tang Yuehua's finger, and they kissed.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion interrupted them by asking what they were doing.

Jiang Yunzhou introduced Tang Yuehua to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, named it Jiang Qiu'er, and spiritually connected with it so it could learn his preferences for its human form. Afterward, Jiang Qiu'er remembered the appearance he liked and discovered some of his private memories.

• Tang Yuehua noticed the talking Three-Eyed Golden Lion and tried to hold it, but it jumped to Jiang Yunzhou's other shoulder and explained that it did not dislike her.
• Jiang Yunzhou named the beast Jiang Qiu'er, and Tang Yuehua went to arrange meat after it said it was hungry.
• Jiang Qiu'er asked Jiang Yunzhou what she should look like as a human, so they willingly connected their Spiritual Power and explored each other's Seas of Consciousness.
• Jiang Qiu'er saw Jiang Yunzhou's imagined appearance for Wang Qiu'er and decided to remember it because he liked it.
• After the connection ended, Jiang Qiu'er teased Jiang Yunzhou about the women in his memories and promised to keep his secrets.

Jiang Yunzhou took Jiang Qiu'er and Tang Yuehua to eat, then slipped away with Tang Yuehua and taught her the Heavenly Sound Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra. The chapter ended with Tang Yuehua receiving a powerful sound-based cultivation technique and its six abilities.

• Jiang Qiu'er joked that Jiang Yunzhou had to take responsibility because he had seen all of her, and he teased her in return.
• Tang Yuehua invited Jiang Qiu'er and Jiang Yunzhou to eat, and Jiang Qiu'er eagerly devoured the feast.
• Jiang Yunzhou left Jiang Qiu'er eating behind a Spiritual Power barrier and took Tang Yuehua to his room.
• Afterward, Jiang Yunzhou taught Tang Yuehua the Heavenly Sound Wonderful Dharma Lotus Sutra by passing its teachings into her mind.
• Jiang Yunzhou explained that the sutra included techniques for soul cultivation, purification, offense, control, illusions, and a powerful Pure Land domain.

Jiang Yunzhou gave Tang Yuehua a music-based cultivation technique, then spent time with her, Lan, the Ice Empress, and Snow Empress while Gu Yuena watched through her divine sense. He and Gu Yuena later shared a bed, and they agreed to leave for Spirit Hall together early the next morning.

• Jiang Yunzhou gave Tang Yuehua a cultivation technique that could strengthen both her offensive and support abilities, and she happily accepted it.
• Jiang Yunzhou spent time with Tang Yuehua, Lan, the Ice Empress, and Snow Empress while Gu Yuena secretly observed him and grew exasperated at his restlessness.
• Jiang Qiu'er ate until she was full, asked Gu Yuena to take her to Jiang Yunzhou, and fell asleep after Gu Yuena threatened to knock her out.
• Jiang Yunzhou realized Gu Yuena had watched him with her divine sense, then invited her to have a child with him; she refused until he became a god.
• Jiang Yunzhou promised to marry Gu Yuena in the Divine Realm, and they went to bed together after agreeing to leave for Spirit Hall early the next morning.

Jiang Yunzhou told Ning Fengzhi that he would support unifying the continent but would not rule it, then proposed the Spirit Pagoda as a way to promote cooperation between humans and soul beasts. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Yuena reacting in disbelief to his plan for soul beasts nearing death to become evolvable Soul Rings.

• Jiang Yunzhou assigned Lan, Snow Empress, and the others to cultivate and work with Bi Ji on ripening Immortal Herbs.
• Ning Fengzhi visited Jiang Yunzhou and explained a plan for unifying the continent that he had discussed with Qian Renxue.
• Jiang Yunzhou told Ning Fengzhi he would support unification but intended to ascend to the God Realm rather than rule the continent.
• Jiang Yunzhou introduced Gu Yuena as his wife, the Lord of Soul Beasts, and a God King.
• Jiang Yunzhou proposed establishing the Spirit Pagoda to turn the souls of dying soul beasts into evolvable Soul Rings, and Ning Fengzhi and Gu Yuena questioned whether the idea was real.

Jiang Yunzhou proposed a Spirit Pagoda system that would let soul beasts provide soul rings while retaining their consciousness, and Gu Yuena agreed to support it. After Ning Fengzhi left to prepare for the plan, Gu Yuena confronted Jiang Yunzhou about his many women, but he managed to appease her.

• Jiang Yunzhou explained the Spirit Pagoda concept, including soul ring contracts, the Spirit Ascension Platform, the Myriad Beast Platform, and a database for matching soul beasts to soul masters.
• Ning Fengzhi recorded the proposal, and Gu Yuena agreed to cooperate with Jiang Yunzhou in establishing the Spirit Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that Gu Yuena was Jiang Yunzhou's wife and worried about his daughter Rongrong, who was competing in Spirit City.
• Ning Fengzhi left to prepare for the planned succession plot against Xue Ye, which involved blaming the Clear Sky Sect and installing Xue Ke as a puppet emperor.
• Gu Yuena demanded to know how many women Jiang Yunzhou had, and he admitted there could be as many as thirty.
• Jiang Yunzhou argued that he needed heirs and promised Gu Yuena the position of principal wife, and she reluctantly forgave him.