Chapter Summaries

Lin Hai confirmed that the Goodness Goddess and the Goddess of Life accepted his relationship with the Silver Dragon King, though they warned him that other gods might oppose it. He felt reassured by their support, then turned his thoughts to Bi Ji and the Jade Swan clan in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• The Goodness Goddess and the Goddess of Life told Lin Hai they bore the Silver Dragon King no ill will and would meet her.
• Lin Hai revealed that Gu Yuena was his woman and that he had promised to help the soul beast race change its fate.
• The Goodness Goddess warned Lin Hai to keep his relationship with the Silver Dragon King quiet because other gods might hold grudges against her people.
• Lin Hai reflected that the two goddesses supported him and felt secure despite the limits on his other allies and powers.
• Lin Hai considered the Jade Swan clan and its leader, Bi Ji, whose healing had earned her widespread respect in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lin Hai returned to the Star Dou Great Forest after more than three years away and reunited with Bi Ji and the Fierce Beasts before entering Gu Yuena’s cave. Gu Yuena worried that he might have led the two God Kings to her, and the chapter ended as she prepared to transform into human form.

• Lin Hai embraced Bi Ji, who blushed, pushed him away, and told him Gu Yuena wanted to see him.
• Lin Hai met Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and the other Fierce Beasts, and Xiong Jun privately told him he had kept Di Tian from approaching Bi Ji and Zi Ji.
• Lin Hai exchanged greetings with the group, then entered Gu Yuena’s cave and isolated it with Space Power.
• Gu Yuena praised Lin Hai’s improved control of Spatial Means and explained she had taken dragon form because she feared he might have led the two God Kings there.
• Gu Yuena began to circulate Divine Power to transform into human form as Lin Hai started to speak.

After Gu Yuena struck Lin Hai, he used the wound as part of a ruse and asked the Goodness Goddess and the Goddess of Life to explain the situation to her. Gu Yuena faced the two goddesses alone after Lin Hai left the cave.

• Gu Yuena's dragon tail sent Lin Hai crashing into the cave wall, and he secretly used the resulting blood to make his injury look worse.
• Gu Yuena reconsidered her suspicion of Lin Hai, transformed back into human form, and demanded an explanation.
• Lin Hai summoned the Goodness Goddess and the Goddess of Life from his Dantian Small World and left the cave to give them privacy.
• Gu Yuena recognized the two goddesses and confronted them, recalling their past support for peaceful coexistence between gods and soul beasts.

The Goddess of Life and the Goodness Goddess defended Lin Hai and asked Gu Yuena to explain her actions. Back at his residence, Lin Hai learned that Zi Ji had cared for his room while he was away, and he discovered signs of the damage she had caused there.

• The Goddess of Life called Lin Hai her little brother and rebuked Gu Yuena for attacking him without knowing what had happened.
• The Goodness Goddess praised Lin Hai's devotion to the soul beast race and told Gu Yuena she should not have treated him that way.
• Gu Yuena acknowledged her regret and asked the two goddesses why they had come together.
• Lin Hai returned to his residence with Bi Ji, who revealed that Zi Ji had maintained his room for the past three years.
• Bi Ji explained that Zi Ji had crushed the old bed in her true form and later bought a replacement in a human city.
• Lin Hai pointed out a large hole in the cave wall and asked Bi Ji what had caused it.

Lin Hai fabricated a story about Gu Yuena and Bi Ji to tease Bi Ji, who kissed him before insisting that Gu Yuena still had to approve. After the goddesses spoke with Gu Yuena, Lin Hai noticed her glances had changed, while Di Tian remained hostile.

• Lin Hai pretended he was injured and told Bi Ji that Gu Yuena had attacked him after he asked to marry Bi Ji as part of the dowry.
• Bi Ji chased Lin Hai for making up the story, but he brought her down onto the bed, where she kissed him and said Gu Yuena had to agree in person.
• Bi Ji ran out of the cave, leaving Lin Hai thinking about the life-attribute soul beasts and the Goddess of Life.
• After the goddesses spoke with Gu Yuena, Lin Hai noticed a new warmth in her glances and checked his Floating and Sinking Pearls for changes.
• Lin Hai observed that Di Tian's resentment and hostility toward him had not lessened, and concluded he had been overthinking Gu Yuena's changed behavior.

Tang Hao returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang San, hoping to reconcile with his brother and secure a place in the ancestral mausoleum before he died. Tang Xiao welcomed him warmly, but the elders objected to letting back the man they blamed for the sect’s past losses.

• Tang Hao brought Tang San to the Clear Sky Sect, believing Tang San’s divine favor and Spirit Bones might persuade the elders to accept him again.
• Tang Xiao was stunned by Tang Hao’s frail appearance, and the Seventh Elder asked whether his cultivation had been crippled.
• Tang Hao greeted Tang Xiao as Sect Master and introduced Tang San, while Tang San inwardly resented his troubled origins and lack of belonging.
• Tang Xiao stopped Tang Hao from explaining and said they would talk after returning to the sect.
• The Seventh Elder and three other elders objected, blaming Tang Hao for the deaths and suffering caused by Spirit Hall’s retaliation.
• Tang Xiao said the elders would decide whether Tang Hao could return, but insisted they hear his reasons before making him explain while kneeling.

In the Clear Sky Sect’s Council Hall, Tang Hao asked the elders to accept and protect Tang San, offering his six Spirit Bones and requesting burial beside his father. The elders were swayed by evidence of divine favor but questioned whether the sect could shield Tang San from Lin Hai and Spirit Hall.

• Tang Hao revealed Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, hardships, and apparent divine favor while concealing that he was reincarnated.
• Tang Hao said he was near death and offered all six of his Spirit Bones in exchange for the sect accepting him and Tang San and burying him in the ancestral mausoleum beside his father.
• When the Fourth Elder demanded proof, Tang Hao displayed five Spirit Bones bestowed by the Asura God and described how divine intervention had saved him from Lin Hai in Spirit City.
• The elders examined the Spirit Bones and began to believe Tang Hao’s account, while Tang Xiao struggled with the news of Tang Hao’s condition and Ah Yin’s departure.
• Tang Hao asked the sect to protect Tang San as he completed the Divine Trial, and the Seventh Elder questioned whether anyone in the sect could defend him from Lin Hai.

Tang San urged Clear Sky Sect to reconsider its isolation by laying out how Lin Hai’s influence had spread through the continent’s powers and how Spirit Hall was poised to dominate. The elders recognized that the sect might already be cornered, with no safe path left in hiding.

• The Fourth Elder questioned whether reopening Clear Sky Sect would provoke a devastating strike from Spirit Hall.
• Tang San asked the elders whether they believed the sect could stay safe forever by remaining hidden in the mountains.
• Tang San explained Lin Hai’s ties to Xue Qinghe and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and identified Gu Rong as the Douluo who had arranged an ambush against him.
• Tang San described Dai Mubai’s return to Star Luo and the uncertainty surrounding its crown prince succession.
• Tang San said Lin Hai’s influence over Liu Erlong and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, combined with Spirit Hall’s growing power, left Clear Sky Sect vulnerable to a future reckoning.
• The elders recognized that Clear Sky Sect had been driven to the edge of a cliff with no retreat, while Tang Xiao showed quiet satisfaction at Tang San’s analysis.

Tang Xiao reopened the Clear Sky Sect and assigned its elders to seek allies against Spirit Hall while Tang Hao and Tang San returned to the sect. At the Lake of Life, Lin Hai and Gu Yuena resumed their close relationship by walking hand in hand.

• Tang Xiao announced that the Clear Sky Sect would reopen and ordered the Third Elder and Fourth Elder to protect Tang San during his assessment.
• Tang Xiao sent the Second Elder to contact the Dai Clan and the Four Single-Attribute Clans, while Tang Hao said he would speak to Tai Tan on the sect’s behalf.
• Tang Hao urged Tang San to visit the Strength Clan and comfort Tai Tan before going to the City of Slaughter, after learning Tailong had been detained by Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao and Tang San returned to the Clear Sky Sect, whose disciples were divided between excitement for revenge and unease about renewed conflict.
• Lin Hai and Gu Yuena walked along the Lake of Life holding hands after resolving their misunderstanding.

Gu Yuena tried to hide an embarrassing concern from Lin Hai, who teased her until she laughed and begged him to stop. Meanwhile, Bi Ji and Zi Ji were trapped inside a Space Barrier, and their conversation ended with Zi Ji recalling her trip to a human city.

• Gu Yuena refused to explain her concern to Lin Hai, and he pulled her into his arms to press her for an answer.
• Lin Hai tickled Gu Yuena's sensitive waist until she laughed uncontrollably and threatened to eat him once she could get free.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji discovered that Gu Yuena had trapped them inside a stable Space Barrier.
• Bi Ji reproached Zi Ji for claiming she wanted to keep watch when she had actually wanted to peep.
• Zi Ji asked Bi Ji whether she was curious about human males, and Bi Ji scolded her for becoming improper after visiting a human city.
• Zi Ji nodded in agreement and began reminiscing about her visit.

Gu Yuena hid the reason for her embarrassment from Lin Hai, who tickled her until she begged him to stop. Nearby, Bi Ji and Zi Ji were trapped inside a spatial barrier, unable to spy on them.

• Gu Yuena refused to tell Lin Hai what was troubling her, and he teased her about keeping it secret.
• Lin Hai tickled Gu Yuena's sensitive waist, making her laugh and struggle to escape his hands.
• Gu Yuena threatened to eat Lin Hai once she could free herself, but he continued tickling her.
• Bi Ji and Zi Ji found themselves trapped in a stable spatial barrier set up by their master.
• Bi Ji scolded Zi Ji for claiming she wanted to keep watch when she had really hoped to spy on Lin Hai and Gu Yuena.
• Zi Ji defended her curiosity about human males, embarrassing Bi Ji.

Gu Yuena asked Lin Hai whether he admired Bi Ji and Zi Ji, then offered to let him take them in if he promised to give Soul Beasts equal status and rights in the Divine Realm. Lin Hai agreed, and Gu Yuena leaned on him with renewed trust as she reconsidered whether he could help carry the future of the Soul Beast race.

• Gu Yuena teased Lin Hai about having his eye on Bi Ji and Zi Ji, then gave him one chance to admit his admiration.
• Lin Hai admitted that he admired Bi Ji and Zi Ji, while carefully avoiding saying that he liked them.
• Gu Yuena promised Lin Hai could take them in if they consented, provided he would grant Soul Beasts equal status and rights in the Divine Realm.
• Lin Hai agreed and reassured Gu Yuena that he would treat Soul Beasts fairly.
• Gu Yuena leaned against Lin Hai and reflected on how her view of his role in the Soul Beast race's future had changed.