Chapter Summaries

Flender tried to persuade Liu Erlong to pursue Xuan Hao, but she feared their age gap and that he would abandon her as she grew older. He reframed the relationship as an opportunity for her to enjoy a young, exceptionally gifted man, leaving Liu Erlong stunned by his shameless reasoning.

• Liu Erlong told Flender she was too old to pursue Xuan Hao and worried their relationship would harm his reputation and future.
• Flender scolded Liu Erlong for abandoning the courage she had shown when she defied her clan and pursued Yu Xiao Gang.
• Flender recognized that Liu Erlong's deeper fear was being abandoned by Xuan Hao after her beauty faded.
• Flender argued that Liu Erlong would be the one gaining an advantage by being with the young, talented Xuan Hao.
• Liu Erlong objected to Flender's comparison of their situation to an older man pursuing a beautiful young woman, while Flender urged her to embrace being shameless and take the opportunity.

Ning Rongrong led the girls to Blue Tyrant Academy for an inspection, confident that their connection to Xuan Hao would keep the academy’s leaders from opposing them. As Zhu Zhuqing worried that she lacked a legitimate relationship with Xuan Hao, Na'er teased her and offered to help bring them closer when he returned.

• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect funded Blue Tyrant Academy and claimed the girls had every right to inspect it.
• Xiao Wu worried the academy’s Soul Sage leaders might attack them, but Ning Rongrong argued that Liu Erlong would protect them to avoid Xuan Hao’s retaliation.
• Zhu Zhuqing felt awkward joining the others because her relationship with Xuan Hao had not progressed beyond restrained embraces.
• Na'er teased Zhu Zhuqing about her uncertain status and offered to arrange a private evening with Xuan Hao after his return from Sunset Forest.
• Zhu Zhuqing blushed and declined Na'er’s offer for now, saying she wanted to wait a while longer.

Na'er explained to Zhu Zhuqing why Xuan Hao's promiscuity did not make the women around him hate him: his unwavering support gave them a deep sense of security. Zhu Zhuqing realized Na'er had accurately described her own feelings and how little another girl joining them would upset her.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Na'er if she was not angry about Xuan Hao's relationships with multiple women.
• Na'er acknowledged Xuan Hao was a playboy but said his generosity and willingness to give everything to those he cared about made him hard to hate.
• Na'er explained that Xuan Hao gave the women around him a sense of security that let them relax and trust him despite his flaws.
• Na'er told Zhu Zhuqing she expected Xuan Hao's promiscuity and would likely tolerate him bringing home another girl.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted Na'er had described her feelings accurately and that she would not want to cut ties with Xuan Hao over another girl.

As Na'er walked with Zhu Zhuqing, she explained how Xuan Hao’s mix of indulgence and strictness made him feel both exciting and dependable. She said Ning Fengzhi trusted Xuan Hao to raise Rongrong because he would spoil her while still forcing her to grow stronger.

• Na'er told Zhu Zhuqing that Xuan Hao’s flaws were outweighed by his reliability and the security he gave those close to him.
• Na'er explained that Xuan Hao taught her, Rongrong, and Sister Yanyan to recognize people’s motives and emotional traps.
• Na'er described how Xuan Hao indulged the girls but would wake them from infatuation and push them to study and cultivate.
• Na'er said Ning Fengzhi trusted Xuan Hao to raise Rongrong because his strictness would help her develop real ability.
• Na'er and Zhu Zhuqing continued toward the Blue Tyrant Academy gates.

Na'er persuaded Zhu Zhuqing that life with Xuan Hao would leave her with no regrets, while Ning Rongrong’s group arrived at the academy and planned to approach Dean Erlong before making trouble. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xuan Hao forced Ah Yin to speak and claimed that their shared bone and blood made them intimately connected.

• Na'er told Zhu Zhuqing that Xuan Hao would help her live fully and leave her with no regrets, and Zhu Zhuqing quietly considered her words.
• Ning Rongrong instructed the group to greet Dean Erlong first, while Xiao Wu proposed provoking Shrek’s people and staging a dramatic rescue.
• Ye Lingling warned that the group could be beaten before help arrived, and Dugu Yan agreed they should report to Dean Erlong before stirring up trouble.
• After stabilizing his Soul Core, Xuan Hao confronted the silent Ah Yin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and threatened to invade her dreams.
• Ah Yin condensed her spiritual body and angrily demanded to know what Xuan Hao wanted, after which he claimed their shared bone and blood made them intimately connected.

Xuan Hao persuaded the grieving Ah Yin to accompany him and arranged a spiritual link between them before storing her in his Universe Ring. He then flew toward Heaven Dou City, intending to take the girls out for fun.

• Xuan Hao admitted that he wanted Ah Yin's companionship and would keep trying to win her over, while promising not to force or hurt her.
• Ah Yin said she was too distressed by betrayal to make a decision, and Xuan Hao invited her to walk with him instead.
• Fearing Xuan Hao might invade her dreams, Ah Yin agreed to go and let one of her Blue Silver Emperor vines wrap around his ring-bearing finger.
• Xuan Hao explained that the vine would let him share sights and communicate with Ah Yin inside the Universe Ring, and she reluctantly accepted the connection.
• Xuan Hao placed Ah Yin's flowerpot in the Universe Ring and flew toward Heaven Dou City to take the girls out.

Xuan Hao followed Na'er and the others to Blue Tyrant Academy and secretly watched their confrontation with Dai Mubai and Shrek's group. Dai Mubai tried to persuade Tang San to lend him a lethal crossbow, while Tang San hesitated over the danger of angering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Xuan Hao found Na'er and the others at Blue Tyrant Academy and concealed himself in a tree to observe them.
• Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai for losing his manhood and challenged his authority at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Dai Mubai demanded that Tang San lend him a Godly Zhuge Crossbow so he could teach Ning Rongrong a lesson.
• Tang San refused at first, warning that the poisoned weapon could kill and that attacking Ning Rongrong would provoke the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dai Mubai pressed Tang San by invoking their friendship, but Tang San weighed the risks and questioned whether helping him was worth the consequences.

Tang San stopped Dai Mubai from attacking Ning Rongrong and called for Flender to intervene. Ning Rongrong explained her ties to Blue Tyrant Academy and offered Tang San help, while Dai Mubai remained immobilized.

• Tang San refused to give Dai Mubai his hidden weapons, then dodged and pinned him when Dai Mubai lunged to seize them.
• Tang San paralyzed Dai Mubai with anesthetic-coated Bone-Piercing Needles and sent Ma Hongjun and Oscar to find Flender.
• Ning Rongrong approached Tang San with Xiao Wu and learned that Shrek had moved to Blue Tyrant Academy after problems at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Rongrong told Tang San that Xuan Hao's Self-Strengthening Society helped the academy's students and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect provided substantial funding.
• Ning Rongrong assured Tang San that she still considered him a friend and offered to help him in Heaven Dou City or at the academy.

Tang San accepted Ning Rongrong’s offer of help, while Xuan Hao left the group and visited Liu Erlong, who was upset about their past. Their teasing conversation ended with Liu Erlong reminding him that when they first met, he had nearly destroyed her home and badly hurt her.

• Tang San agreed to accept Ning Rongrong’s help if he ran into trouble in Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Wu greeted Tailong, who blushed and shyly introduced himself.
• After seeing that Tang San would not get involved in Dai Mubai’s conflict, Xuan Hao left for Liu Erlong’s courtyard.
• Xuan Hao startled Liu Erlong and took her instinctive punch to the chest without being hurt.
• Xuan Hao tried to cheer Liu Erlong up, but she told him he had offended her and recalled how he had nearly torn down her place when they first met.

Xuan Hao gave Liu Erlong a therapeutic massage to ease the tension and exhaustion she had been carrying. Liu Erlong gradually relaxed under his treatment, though she remained flustered by his touch.

• Xuan Hao asked Liu Erlong what she had wanted to tell him, but she could not bring herself to end their ambiguous relationship.
• Xuan Hao carried Liu Erlong to the bed and told her to lie face down for a massage.
• Xuan Hao used massage oil he had made with medicinal ingredients and Water of Life, then cut open the back of her nightgown to reach her skin.
• Xuan Hao massaged Liu Erlong's back and used his Bloodline Power to loosen her tense muscles.
• Xuan Hao massaged Liu Erlong from her shoulders down to her toes and back, leaving her relaxed but embarrassed when his hands passed over her hips.

Xuan Hao gave Liu Erlong a lengthy, proper massage until she fell asleep, easing her suspicions about him. He later explained to Ah Yin that the massage was the first step in his plan to win Liu Erlong’s trust.

• Xuan Hao teased Liu Erlong about his massage techniques and explained that he had only massaged Tang Yuehua’s back and legs when he was younger.
• Xuan Hao completed Liu Erlong’s head, arm, and foot massage, and she fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Xuan Hao covered Liu Erlong with a quilt and drank water without taking advantage of her.
• Ah Yin questioned Xuan Hao about why he had served Liu Erlong so carefully.
• Xuan Hao told Ah Yin that the massage was physiological therapy meant to lower Liu Erlong’s resistance before he pursued psychological strategy.

Xuan Hao explained to Ah Yin how he deliberately nurtured relationships while admitting that his schemes came from fear of losing the warmth he had found. He insisted that understanding his methods would not protect anyone from being moved by his sincerity and calculation, while Liu Erlong remained asleep beside him.

• Xuan Hao told Ah Yin he would stay beside Liu Erlong until she woke, hoping the comfort he had given her would make her associate him with relief.
• Xuan Hao analyzed how excitement and contrast had shaped Ah Yin’s feelings for Tang Hao, then admitted he actively gave in relationships because he feared losing their warmth.
• Xuan Hao said the women in his life returned his affection generously and described how he gave Bibi Dong space while helping her heal.
• Ah Yin asked whether knowing Xuan Hao’s romantic methods would let her guard against him, and Xuan Hao argued that genuine emotional influence could not be avoided just by recognizing a routine.
• Xuan Hao summoned Ah Rou’s consciousness, and Ah Rou agreed that even seeing through his intentions would not stop someone from falling for him.
• Xuan Hao said his carefree manner was a deliberate mask and that he calculated the people and relationships around him.

Liu Erlong woke after Xuan Hao’s massage, and he asked her to admit whether she had feelings for him. She broke down over her fears and Yu Xiao Gang’s sudden return, leaving her wanting to flee from the conflict between her past and present.

• Liu Erlong woke and confirmed that Xuan Hao had not taken advantage of her while she slept.
• Xuan Hao asked Liu Erlong whether she truly hated him and promised to stop visiting if his feelings were unwanted.
• Liu Erlong admitted that she did not hate Xuan Hao but could not voice her other feelings because she feared the age gap, public judgment, and being abandoned.
• Xuan Hao stopped pressing her, pulled her into his arms, and promised to handle whatever troubled her.
• Liu Erlong clung to Xuan Hao and cried as she struggled with her lingering past with Yu Xiao Gang and her growing feelings for Xuan Hao.
• Liu Erlong felt trapped by Yu Xiao Gang’s return and wanted to run away from both men and the choices before her.

Xuan Hao comforted Liu Erlong and argued that his ability to secure their future justified his greed and promiscuity. He left her facing the question of whether she still considered him unworthy.

• Xuan Hao gave Liu Erlong time to calm down after she broke down and cried in his arms.
• Liu Erlong asked whether Xuan Hao only wanted to possess her or had deeper feelings for her.
• Xuan Hao argued that men’s labels as scumbags or good men often concealed their abilities or shortcomings, while he could offer both present happiness and a secure future.
• Xuan Hao admitted that he was greedy and fickle, claiming his strength allowed him to protect everyone he pursued.
• Xuan Hao asked Liu Erlong whether he was unworthy, leaving her unable to answer.

Xuan Hao reassured Liu Erlong that he wanted her to see his flaws and choose him freely, then comforted her without pushing her past her limits. He left her with a choice of how to respond to his desire, placing Special Essential Oil beside the bed.

• Xuan Hao told Liu Erlong he would not hide his flaws or disguise his intentions, and that she could choose whether to accept them.
• Xuan Hao carried Liu Erlong to the vine-covered swing, where she held him tightly rather than pulling away.
• When Liu Erlong grew anxious about his arousal, Xuan Hao carried her back to bed and held her from behind without going further.
• Xuan Hao teased Liu Erlong about helping him relax, while assuring her he would guide her and avoid hurting her.
• Xuan Hao placed Special Essential Oil on the bedside cabinet, lay back, and invited Liu Erlong to choose what to do.

After spending the night with Xuan Hao, Liu Erlong worried about facing Yu Xiao Gang and the others at Blue Tyrant Academy. Xuan Hao teleported them into the academy Canteen in front of students and teachers, forcing their relationship into public view.

• Liu Erlong woke exhausted and embarrassed after spending the night with Xuan Hao, who teased her about their time together.
• Xuan Hao urged Liu Erlong to stop worrying about Yu Xiao Gang and promised to handle any trouble they faced.
• When Liu Erlong hesitated to go out with him, Xuan Hao carried her through several Teleportations into Blue Tyrant Academy's Canteen.
• Students and teachers stared as Xuan Hao carried Liu Erlong, then gossiped after he loudly hinted that they had spent the night together.
• Liu Erlong escaped his arms and roared at the crowd to get to class, sending everyone fleeing from the Canteen.

At breakfast, Xuan Hao explained why Tang San’s hidden weapons could transform warfare and become a strategic business worth millions of Gold Soul Coins. He left Ning Rongrong and the others stunned by the weapons’ potential to let Heaven Dou overwhelm Star Luo.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing confronted Xuan Hao and Liu Erlong at breakfast but found them sitting together normally.
• Ning Rongrong questioned when Xuan Hao had returned, and he said he had arrived the previous afternoon and stayed hidden during the confrontation with Dai Mubai.
• Xuan Hao explained that Ning Rongrong needed her father to negotiate with Tang San because she lacked the authority to settle a major clan business deal.
• Liu Erlong asked whether the deal concerned Tang San’s hidden weapons, and Xuan Hao described their threat to armies and the balance of power across Douluo Continent.
• Xuan Hao said Heaven Dou could potentially conquer Star Luo within three years if its army received Tang San’s weapons, leaving the girls stunned.

Xuan Hao warned that Tang San’s mass-producible Hidden Weapons could change the balance of power, then explained that Tang San’s ties to the Strength Clan came from his father, Tang Hao. He told Ning Rongrong that any Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect negotiations with Tang San would need to respect his attachment to Yu Xiao Gang.

• Xuan Hao warned everyone to keep the details of Tang San’s Hidden Weapons secret and explained how mass production could threaten even powerful spirit masters.
• Liu Erlong revealed that Tang San had wounded Tai Nuo with poisoned Hidden Weapons, after which Titan took Tang San away and returned him safely the next day.
• Xuan Hao disclosed that Tang San had twin martial souls, including the Clear Sky Hammer, and was the son of Tang Hao.
• Xuan Hao explained that Titan had served Tang Hao and regarded Tang San as the Strength Clan’s rightful Young Master.
• Xuan Hao told Ning Rongrong that Tang Hao had neglected Tang San and that Yu Xiao Gang had filled his need for familial care.
• Xuan Hao advised Ning Rongrong not to show contempt for Yu Xiao Gang if she wanted Tang San to cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Na'er proposed using Liu Erlong's history with Yu Xiao Gang to undermine Tang San's admiration for him, while Xuan Hao left the women to talk. In the dormitory, Dai Mubai accused Tang San of abandoning him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Tang San beat him down and denied that they were brothers.

• Ning Rongrong explained that her feud with Yu Xiao Gang made it impossible to win Tang San's trust by pretending to respect him.
• Na'er suggested exposing Yu Xiao Gang's past cowardice through Liu Erlong so Tang San would stop idealizing him.
• Liu Erlong resisted discussing her past, and Xuan Hao left her with Na'er and Ning Rongrong to talk.
• Dai Mubai confronted Tang San and accused him of favoring Ning Rongrong and refusing to help him seize the Star Luo throne.
• Tang San rejected Dai Mubai's offer to sell hidden weapons and attacked him after Dai Mubai insulted him.
• Tang San released Dai Mubai and declared that they had no brotherly bond, unlike Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Liu Erlong agreed to let Na'er and Ning Rongrong help her confront Yu Xiao Gang and settle the past. Meanwhile, Xuan Hao assessed Tang San and Tang Hao’s position in Heaven Dou City and turned his attention to Tang Yuehua.

• Na'er and Ning Rongrong urged Liu Erlong to face the unresolved twenty years she had spent with Yu Xiao Gang.
• Liu Erlong agreed to cooperate with the women, asking them not to go too far, and Na'er and Ning Rongrong privately resolved to make Yu Xiao Gang face the consequences of his actions.
• Xuan Hao chose not to interfere with the women’s plans for Yu Xiao Gang and Dai Mubai, considering them unworthy of his attention.
• Xuan Hao reasoned that Tang Hao would not dare remove Tang San from Heaven Dou City because Tang San needed its connections and Tang Hao feared the forces behind Xuan Hao.
• Xuan Hao looked toward Heaven Dou City’s prosperous center and focused on Tang Yuehua.