Chapter Summaries

Heaven Dou Royal Academy celebrated its tournament victory as Chen Fan rejected Ning Rongrong’s plea to reconcile. Bibi Dong presented the champions with three high-grade Spirit Bones, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Gu Yuena joined Chen Fan, and he embraced her before leading the Heaven Dou team to receive their awards.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Chen Fan to Xue Qinghe, while Qian Renxue watched him and Gu Yuena with unease.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Chen Fan and begged him to give their relationship another chance, but he calmly refused and continued toward the platform.
• Gu Yuena mocked Ning Rongrong before following Chen Fan to the awards ceremony.
• Bibi Dong announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy as champion and revealed three Spirit Bones, startling the crowd.

Chen Fan accepted three valuable Spirit Bones and casually gave them to Gu Yuena before leaving the arena. As Di Tian watched from hiding and Shrek Academy tended to the ruined Tang San, Yu Xiaogang turned his desperate hopes toward Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong presented Chen Fan with three powerful Spirit Bones, but he showed little interest and tossed them to Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena criticized the Spirit Bones as ugly and impure, then stored them away while onlookers reacted in disbelief.
• Chen Fan left with Gu Yuena, and Di Tian suppressed his urge to attack after she warned him away.
• Flender examined Tang San's shattered body while Yu Xiaogang seethed over Chen Fan's victory and the loss of his own hopes.
• Yu Xiaogang looked toward Bibi Dong for help, and Flender grabbed his arm and asked what he intended to do.

After Shrek Academy’s defeat, Yu Xiaogang tried to persuade Bibi Dong to help him obtain the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method, then publicly demanded that she cripple Chen Fan. Bibi Dong watched his outburst without answering, leaving Yu Xiaogang’s appeal unresolved.

• Yu Xiaogang ignored Flender’s warning and headed toward Bibi Dong, convinced that the secret of Twin Martial Souls could still save his theories and Tang San’s future.
• Yu Xiaogang pushed past the guards and asked Bibi Dong to let him speak; she ordered them to allow it.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Chen Fan of crippling Tang San and called on Bibi Dong to punish him, prompting Chen Fan to turn back and calm Gu Yuena.
• Yu Xiaogang praised Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls and demanded that Chen Fan be crippled, while the crowd condemned Yu Xiaogang’s hypocrisy and Flender felt ashamed.
• Yu Xiaogang invoked his past connection with Bibi Dong and argued that sacrificing Chen Fan was worthwhile for Tang San’s future, as Bibi Dong regarded him as a cowardly gambler.

Bibi Dong offered Chen Fan the position of Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and a possible path to the Pope’s seat, but he refused, choosing to stay with Gu Yuena. Though Bibi Dong concealed her killing intent and ordered them escorted out, the Sacred Emperor Warriors’ threatening advance left the confrontation unresolved.

• Bibi Dong defended Chen Fan against Yu Xiaogang’s accusation and warned that his power made him a target for major forces.
• Bibi Dong invited Chen Fan to join Spirit Hall as its Holy Son, offering him its resources and a possible succession to the Pope’s position.
• Chen Fan refused the offer, saying he wanted to remain carefree and protect Gu Yuena.
• Bibi Dong hid her hostility because killing Chen Fan publicly would damage Spirit Hall’s reputation.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Sacred Emperor Warriors to see Chen Fan and his companions out, and they advanced with threatening force.

Yu Xiaogang accused Gu Yuena of being a transformed Soul Beast to stop Chen Fan from leaving and provoke Spirit Hall into attacking him. Bibi Dong believed the accusation could be true and moved to confront them, while Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei blocked their escape.

• Chen Fan took Gu Yuena's hand and turned to leave, but Yu Xiaogang laughed and struggled to call them back.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Gu Yuena of never hunting Soul Beasts to obtain her spirit rings, claiming that she might be a transformed Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong realized that Gu Yuena could be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and the Soul Masters and Titled Douluo elders turned greedy and hostile toward her.
• Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei sealed off Chen Fan and Gu Yuena's escape routes as Bibi Dong descended toward them.
• Yu Xiaogang swore that he would stake his life on the accusation and urged Bibi Dong to send a Titled Douluo to investigate.
• Bibi Dong stopped less than five meters from Chen Fan and Gu Yuena.

Bibi Dong ordered Chen Fan to surrender Gu Yuena for inspection, claiming she might be a Soul Beast in human form, while Chen Fan refused and prepared to protect her. As Spirit Hall’s forces surrounded them, Qian Renxue watched in panic, unable to intervene without jeopardizing her plan in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Bibi Dong demanded that Gu Yuena be examined, and Chen Fan shielded her and refused.
• Bibi Dong summoned Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei, while Yu Xiaogang and several academy teachers accused Chen Fan of guilt.
• Gu Yuena began gathering power to attack, but Chen Fan stopped her and condemned Yu Xiaogang for his actions and false accusations.
• Bibi Dong declared that she would take the risk of killing innocents and ordered Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei to seize Gu Yuena, threatening to kill anyone who interfered.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, gripped the railing in alarm but restrained herself from summoning Stingray Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo.

Chen Fan protected Gu Yuena when Ghost Douluo attacked, and his Candle Dragon power let him repel the Titled Douluo’s first strike. Yue Guan and Gui Mei then joined forces against him, leaving Chen Fan bloodied but standing as he activated his Second Soul Skill, Piercing Netherworld.

• Qian Renxue feared for Chen Fan, while Ning Fengzhi said he would try to save him if the clash became a matter of life and death.
• Gui Mei lunged for Gu Yuena, but Chen Fan stepped in front of her and blocked the attack with Candle Flame Claw, knocking Gui Mei backward.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei attacked Chen Fan together, while he refused to retreat from his position in front of Gu Yuena.
• Chen Fan activated Piercing Netherworld and used his heightened perception to track the attackers and read the movements around him.

Chen Fan fought Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo in the arena, using his time-based abilities to restrain them despite suffering severe injuries. As Ghost Douluo unleashed his ninth soul skill against the helpless Chen Fan, Gu Yuena stood between them, ready to act.

• Chen Fan dodged Ghost Douluo's sudden attack and blocked his follow-up with Candle Flame Claw, though the clash wounded him.
• Yue Guan launched a rain of golden petals, and Gu Yuena began gathering power to protect Chen Fan until he ordered her not to intervene.
• Chen Fan charged Yue Guan and used Law - Possession to stop time briefly, then set a Time Lock beneath Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
• Bibi Dong blasted Chen Fan aside and ordered him killed, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei broke free of the Time Lock.
• Ghost Douluo unleashed his ninth soul skill at the badly injured Chen Fan as Gu Yuena stood before him.

Qian Daoliu interrupted Bibi Dong’s attempt to seize Chen Fan and Gu Yuena, but their standoff was halted when Di Tian arrived in fury. The chapter ended with Di Tian’s overwhelming presence crushing the Soul Masters in the plaza.

• A golden beam erased the giant skull, and Qian Daoliu appeared to stop Bibi Dong and the others from attacking Chen Fan and Gu Yuena.
• Qian Daoliu reproached Bibi Dong and ordered her to let Chen Fan leave, but she insisted that Gu Yuena was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Bibi Dong defied Qian Daoliu and activated Divine Slaughter's Domain, preparing to fight him.
• Darkness swallowed the sky, and Di Tian emerged from a rift after seeing Gu Yuena pushed to the brink of unsealing herself.
• Di Tian descended into the plaza and shattered Qian Daoliu’s Angel Domain, forcing the Soul Masters to the ground in terror.

Di Tian arrived in Spirit City to protect Gu Yuena and the unconscious Chen Fan, overwhelming the Spirit Hall leaders. After maiming Gui Mei and Yue Guan, he left Qian Daoliu facing the choice of stopping him or allowing Spirit Hall's prestige to be ruined.

• Di Tian appeared above Spirit City and demanded to know who had dared to touch Gu Yuena, crushing Gui Mei and Yue Guan beneath his aura.
• Di Tian descended in human form, repelled Bibi Dong with a casual wave, and knelt before Gu Yuena to apologize for arriving too late.
• Gu Yuena asked Di Tian to take her and Chen Fan away, but Di Tian decided to settle accounts with Spirit Hall first.
• Di Tian crushed Gui Mei and Yue Guan's right arms with spatial force after accusing them of hurting Chen Fan.
• Bibi Dong called for Qian Daoliu to stop Di Tian, leaving Qian Daoliu caught between protecting Spirit Hall and confronting the Beast God.

Di Tian defeated Qian Daoliu with one blow and reduced Spirit Hall’s defenders to terrified silence. He then confronted Chen Fan, whom Gu Yuena continued to protect, and asked him his name.

• Qian Daoliu tried to negotiate with Di Tian, but Di Tian dismissed him and struck him through the chest, sending him crashing into the Pope's Palace.
• Di Tian’s blow partially collapsed the Pope's Palace, and the Soul Masters in the square knelt in fear.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the injured Tang San watched from the stands; Tang San resented Chen Fan and Gu Yuena.
• Di Tian turned toward Chen Fan while Gu Yuena stood between them, guarding him.
• Chen Fan stayed upright despite his injuries and reassured Gu Yuena as Di Tian asked, “Your name is Chen Fan?”

Di Tian tested Chen Fan with the Black Dragon King's bloodline pressure, expecting him to prove whether he deserved to stand beside Gu Yuena. Chen Fan awakened his Candle Dragon Martial Soul, which overwhelmed Di Tian's aura and left the Beast God shocked.

• Di Tian told Chen Fan he would spare him for saving Gu Yuena, then unleashed his bloodline pressure as a test.
• Gu Yuena tried to protect Chen Fan, but Di Tian gently pushed her away, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San hoped Chen Fan would be crushed.
• Chen Fan endured the pressure without kneeling and declared that Di Tian was not qualified to crush him.
• Chen Fan's dormant Martial Soul awakened, revealing the ancient Candle Dragon phantom.
• The Candle Dragon devoured Di Tian's pressure, and Di Tian stepped back in shock and demanded to know what Martial Soul Chen Fan possessed.

Chen Fan’s Candle Dragon aura made Di Tian retreat, and Di Tian accepted that Chen Fan was qualified to stand beside Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena left with Di Tian for the Star Dou Great Forest, giving Chen Fan her Reverse Scale and promising to return if he called for her.

• Di Tian retreated from Chen Fan’s aura, while Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San reacted to Chen Fan’s power.
• Di Tian acknowledged Chen Fan’s strength and urged Gu Yuena to leave before the God Realm detected them.
• Chen Fan encouraged Gu Yuena to return to the Star Dou Great Forest and promised to find her when he was stronger.
• Gu Yuena kissed Chen Fan, gave him her Reverse Scale, and warned that she would destroy the continent if anyone harmed him.
• Di Tian opened a spatial rift and left with Gu Yuena, while Chen Fan remained alone among the ruins of Spirit City.

After Gu Yuena left, Chen Fan endured the pain and the crowd’s shock as they learned she was the ruler of the Soul Beasts. As he left the arena badly injured, Qian Renxue revealed her true identity and stopped to care for him.

• Chen Fan tucked away Gu Yuena’s Reverse Scale and struggled to leave the arena despite his severe injuries.
• The spectators reacted with fear and disbelief after learning Gu Yuena was the Common Lord of Soul Beasts and Di Tian had called her Master.
• Tang San seethed with resentment while Yu Xiaogang lost faith in his theories, and Ning Rongrong watched Chen Fan in tears.
• Bibi Dong stopped the Red-robed Bishops from pursuing Chen Fan, wary of Gu Yuena’s threat to destroy the continent if he was harmed.
• Qian Renxue discarded her Xue Qinghe disguise, wiped the blood from Chen Fan’s mouth, and asked if he was hurt.

After Gu Yuena left, Qian Renxue comforted the injured and heartbroken Chen Fan, revealed her identity to stand by him, and took him to a secluded estate to recover. As she urged him to eat so he could regain his strength and find Gu Yuena, Chen Fan finally responded.

• Qian Renxue tended Chen Fan's injuries and promised to stand by him after Gu Yuena departed.
• Bibi Dong saw Qian Renxue reveal herself and support Chen Fan, and was shocked by her daughter's apparent feelings for him.
• Qian Renxue took Chen Fan to a secluded estate outside Heaven Dou City to treat his injuries.
• After a day of recovery, Chen Fan remained withdrawn and haunted by Gu Yuena's departure.
• Qian Renxue brought Chen Fan medicinal porridge and urged him to eat so he could recover and search for Gu Yuena; Chen Fan finally looked at her.

Qian Renxue cared for Chen Fan and stayed beside him after taking him away, while Ning Rongrong regretted their breakup and asked Ning Fengzhi to help her find him. Ning Fengzhi recognized that Chen Fan’s isolation could give Rongrong a chance, but also saw the danger of Spirit Hall winning his allegiance.

• Qian Renxue fed Chen Fan porridge, then lay beside him and held him as he remained emotionally numb.
• Ning Rongrong cried over losing Chen Fan, and Chen Xin tried to comfort her.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Gu Yuena had to leave because of her identity and that Chen Fan was now vulnerable and alone.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi to find Chen Fan before Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall took him away.
• Ning Fengzhi considered both the opportunity to recruit Chen Fan and the threat he would pose if he joined Spirit Hall.

After Gu Yuena left, Chen Fan spent three days in a numb stupor while Qian Renxue tried to draw him back to reality. The Romance Development System suddenly upgraded, revealing that its unused energy had accumulated because Chen Fan had never opened another Girlfriend Slot, and it added a Friendship Slot.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to mobilize covert agents and find Chen Fan as quickly as possible.
• For three days, Chen Fan stared blankly outside and clung to Gu Yuena’s Reverse Scale at night while Qian Renxue cared for him and stayed beside him.
• Qian Renxue told Chen Fan to stop acting like a half-dead man and fight to bring Gu Yuena back, prompting a flicker in his eyes.
• Chen Fan heard the system announce that Gu Yuena was beyond its detection range and that the Romance Development System Version 2.0 had activated.
• The system revealed that Chen Fan’s unused Girlfriend Slot energy had blocked its circuits, then added a Friendship Slot because he resisted adding girlfriends.

Chen Fan bonded with Qian Renxue through the Friendship Slot and began recovering after acknowledging her care. His sincere gratitude earned him a surge of Soul Power and a fragment to evolve his Candle Dragon Wings.

• Chen Fan activated the Friendship Slot and bonded with Qian Renxue, triggering a quest to respond to her.
• Chen Fan sat up, told Qian Renxue he needed to recover so he could find Gu Yuena again, and thanked her for caring for him.
• Qian Renxue hid her emotions and left Chen Fan medicine and plans for nourishing Soul Beast meat.
• Chen Fan’s sincere gratitude earned 500 Friendship Points, raised his Soul Power to level sixty-eight, and rewarded him with a Candle Dragon Wings evolution fragment.
• The system’s energy flowed through Chen Fan, rapidly repairing his remaining injuries.

Chen Fan held Qian Renxue’s hand to thank and reassure her, triggering a powerful Friendship Slot reward. The energy restored his strength, raised his Soul Power to level sixty-nine, and began transforming his damaged Candle Dragon Wings.

• Chen Fan took Qian Renxue’s hand and promised to protect her, even from the old powers in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue blushed at Chen Fan’s touch and words, then clasped his hand in return.
• The system awarded Chen Fan 3,000 Friendship Points and released a surge of energy into his body.
• Chen Fan broke through to Soul Power level sixty-nine as his Candle Dragon Wings began to transform.
• Qian Renxue was startled by Chen Fan’s rising aura and tried to release his hand, but he held on.

After absorbing power from Qian Renxue, Chen Fan recovered much of his strength and immediately sought new ways to grow stronger so he could bring Na'er back. He left despite Qian Renxue’s worry, insisting that he could not wait even a second.

• Chen Fan absorbed power from Qian Renxue, healed seventy percent of his injuries, and stabilized his Soul Power at the peak of level sixty-nine.
• Chen Fan suggested that he and Qian Renxue get to know each other more deeply, but she misunderstood his intentions and blushed in embarrassment.
• The system put Qian Renxue’s Friendship Slot on cooldown for 123 hours and 59 minutes, then unlocked Friendship Slots 2 and 3.
• Chen Fan considered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as new high-potential targets for earning Friendship Points.
• Chen Fan got out of bed and prepared to leave, prompting Qian Renxue to worry about his injuries and warn him about Spirit Hall’s elders.
• Chen Fan moved Qian Renxue aside and said that his urgent task concerned bringing Na'er back, and that he could not wait even a second.