Chapter Summaries

Xuan Hao briefed Qian Renxue on his plan to recruit Tang San and arrange the Imperial Dou Team, then spent the evening with her before preparing to enter seclusion. He explained that his growing strength would intensify his dragon bloodline’s primal urges, and ended the night holding Qian Renxue before his long stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Xuan Hao told Qian Renxue that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and asked her to coordinate with Ning Fengzhi to keep Tang San in Heaven Dou City and recruit him into the Imperial Dou Team.
• Xuan Hao asked Qian Renxue to arrange a second qualifier team for Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others while the original lineup remained the first team.
• Xuan Hao teleported Qian Renxue to the Crown Prince’s hidden sleeping chamber and spent the afternoon and evening with her.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Xuan Hao’s desire would grow with his strength, and he explained that his powerful dragon bloodline produced excess energy that needed release.
• Xuan Hao told Qian Renxue he would leave for seclusion the next morning and held her close, saying he would miss her during his stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Xuan Hao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and pressed Ah Yin to decide whether she would leave the forest with him after the tournament. Ah Yin asked to see the tournament, and Xuan Hao revealed he could physically touch her illusory form before carrying her away.

• Xuan Hao visited Ah Yin and demanded to know whether she would travel with him after the soul master tournament.
• Xuan Hao declared that he would not force Ah Yin to choose him, but threatened to kill any rival and ordered her to give him a clear answer later.
• As Xuan Hao prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City, Ah Yin asked him to take her to watch the tournament.
• Xuan Hao teleported to Ah Yin, lifted her into his arms, and explained that his spiritual power let him touch her illusory form.
• Ah Yin asked why Xuan Hao had never touched her before, and he said he had respected her lack of consent.

After more than a year in seclusion, Xuan Hao returned to Heaven Dou City and found Qian Renxue, Na'er, Ning Rongrong, and the others preparing him for a major political role at the tournament opening ceremony. He learned they had been drafting a speech together to make him appear and deliver it.

• Xuan Hao returned to Heaven Dou City and found his hotel suite empty, so he went to the Crown Prince's Mansion to ask Qian Renxue about current affairs.
• Xuan Hao arrived in the mansion's courtyard and found Na'er, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Qian Renxue gathered for tea, with Qian Renxue openly wearing her true appearance.
• Ah Yin told Xuan Hao that the girls had repeatedly visited him at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he was in seclusion.
• Qian Renxue and Na'er explained that Xuan Hao was expected to speak at the tournament opening ceremony and support political plans involving the Self-Improvement Association, the nobles, and the crown prince.
• Na'er revealed that the group had been drafting Xuan Hao's speech together in hopes he would accept their work and read it onstage.

Xuan Hao argued against the women staying overnight at Qian Renxue’s mansion because of the rumors it might cause, but they brushed off his concerns. They explained the private rules they had agreed on for sharing his attention, leaving Xuan Hao speechless at their logic.

• Xuan Hao accepted the speech drafts the girls had prepared and planned to take them back to the hotel before the opening ceremony.
• Qian Renxue offered to let Xuan Hao and the girls stay at the Crown Prince's Mansion, but Xuan Hao objected over the rumors it might create.
• Na'er and the other women said they did not mind staying, and Ning Rongrong teased Xuan Hao about rumors linking him to Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the women had agreed to avoid overly intimate contact with Xuan Hao in public and keep private affection for when they were alone.
• Na'er claimed that hugging Xuan Hao was acceptable as sisterly affection, then teased him, and Xuan Hao gave up trying to reason with the women.

Xuan Hao and Na'er discussed what had happened in Heaven Dou City and how Na'er had mediated tensions among the women in their circle. He then realized how much Na'er had grown and reassured her that he loved her just as she was.

• Na'er told Xuan Hao that Tang San had joined Imperial Dou Team 1 at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Oscar had been recruited, and Yu Xiao Gang had stayed at Shrek Academy.
• Na'er said that Yuehua and Er Long missed Xuan Hao, and that she had helped smooth over occasional arguments among the women, including Qian Renxue.
• Na'er explained that she had warned Qian Renxue that mistreating her could drive Xuan Hao to reject them all, and Xuan Hao praised Na'er's cleverness.
• After standing up, Xuan Hao noticed that Na'er had grown nearly as tall as him and marveled at how much she had changed.
• Na'er asked whether Xuan Hao preferred her as a child, and he embraced her and said he liked her as she was now.

At dawn, the girls discovered that Xuan Hao had not slept in his room and that Na'er was missing too. Ning Rongrong concluded that Xuan Hao had simply spent the night with Na'er, leaving the others to confront how uniquely devoted the two of them—and Xiao Wu—were to him.

• Qian Renxue, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Ye Lingling found Xuan Hao absent from his room and realized Na'er was missing.
• Qian Renxue checked Na'er's room and found it empty, while Ye Lingling guessed that Xuan Hao and Na'er might be in the back garden.
• Ning Rongrong argued that Xuan Hao had gone to keep Na'er company rather than seek intimacy, and said he would more likely have gone to Dugu Yan if he wanted to release his pent-up energy.
• Dugu Yan blushed at Ning Rongrong's teasing but did not deny that she was the most capable of turning the tables on Xuan Hao.
• The girls accepted Ning Rongrong's explanation but felt the weight of Na'er's place in Xuan Hao's heart, recognizing that Na'er and Xiao Wu would follow him without hesitation.

As the group prepared to attend the Heaven Dou Empire's opening ceremony, they found Xuan Hao asleep in Na'er's arms after staying up late talking. Xue Qinghe carried the reluctant Xuan Hao away in a princess carry, intending to dress and make him up personally.

• Qian Renxue disguised herself as Xue Qinghe and told the girls to check whether Xuan Hao and Na'er were awake.
• Ning Rongrong and the others found Xuan Hao asleep in Na'er's arms, with both of them fully dressed.
• Ning Rongrong tried to wake Xuan Hao, but he burrowed further into Na'er's arms to avoid attending the ceremony.
• Xue Qinghe confronted Xuan Hao, who agreed to go after hearing his resentful complaint.
• Xue Qinghe lifted Xuan Hao in a princess carry and said he would personally help him get dressed and made up.

Xuan Hao and his companions arrived at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opening ceremony, where his overwhelming presence drew every eye. Emperor Xue Ye worried about the rumors surrounding Xuan Hao and Xue Qinghe, but accepted their political alliance and teased Ning Fengzhi about Ning Rongrong.

• Qian Renxue dressed Xuan Hao in pale-gold formalwear to avoid the political implications and intimidating effect of his preferred black-and-gold outfit.
• Xuan Hao and the girls boarded the Crown Prince's Mansion convoy and traveled to the Grand Square for the tournament opening ceremony.
• Xuan Hao's presence caused the crowd to part as he entered beside Xue Qinghe, surrounded by Na'er, Ning Rongrong, and the others.
• Emperor Xue Ye watched Xuan Hao and Xue Qinghe walk together and privately worried that the rumors about their relationship were true.
• Emperor Xue Ye decided to tolerate their relationship because Xuan Hao's influence strengthened Xue Qinghe's claim, then hinted to Ning Fengzhi about Ning Rongrong's closeness to Xuan Hao.

At the Heaven Dou City competition’s opening ceremony, Xuan Hao’s decision to lead Imperial Dou Team 2 through the preliminaries drew attention to his strength and influence. As the teams prepared to face him, Yu Tianxin and Shui Bing’er reflected on the danger behind his fearsome reputation.

• Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi traded veiled barbs, with Ning praising the close bond between Xue Qinghe and Xuan Hao before Emperor Xue Ye ended the exchange.
• Spectators learned that Xuan Hao had given up Imperial Dou Team 1’s seeded place to lead Imperial Dou Team 2 through the preliminary tournament, a move they saw as a display of power.
• Members of Thunder Academy questioned Yu Tianxin about rumors that Xuan Hao had attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yu Tianxin’s silence confirmed their suspicions.
• Shui Yue’er admired Xuan Hao’s looks, but Shui Bing’er warned her that he would hit her just as readily as anyone else if they met in the arena.
• The chapter recalled how Xuan Hao had earned his Little Overlord reputation by beating opponents regardless of their gender or status.

At the Heaven Dou Empire’s tournament opening ceremony, Xuan Hao ignored the speech prepared for him and used his overwhelming power to intimidate the competing teams. He left the crowd stunned, while Qian Renxue fumed and Na’er assured her that he would still read the prepared speech eventually.

• Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi delivered formal opening remarks before Xuan Hao took the stage.
• Xuan Hao teleported to the platform and unleashed a True Dragon pressure that silenced the arena and frightened the audience.
• Xuan Hao dismissed rumors and declared that strength was what mattered to soul masters.
• Xuan Hao displayed his seven Soul Rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, and revealed that he had reached Rank seventy-nine at age sixteen.
• Xuan Hao warned the competing teams that they only needed to understand what kind of opponent they would face in the Preliminary Tournament.
• Qian Renxue angrily realized Xuan Hao had abandoned their prepared speech, while Na’er assured her that he would read it in the end.

Xuan Hao terrified the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament audience with his Soul Power, then delivered a scripted speech about friendship and unity before Emperor Xue Ye opened the Heaven Dou division Preliminary Tournament. Back in the VIP box, he proudly asked Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, to praise his performance, and she angrily regretted trusting him.

• Xuan Hao withdrew his Soul Power and Soul Rings, then read a ten-minute speech about friendship and unity from a prepared script.
• Xuan Hao closed his speech by promising the participating teams a beautiful encounter in the Preliminary Tournament, making them shudder.
• Emperor Xue Ye announced that the Heaven Dou division Preliminary Tournament had officially begun.
• Xuan Hao returned to the VIP box, where he boasted about his speech to Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue cursed Xuan Hao for following her script in a way that had turned the ceremony into a horror show.

After Xuan Hao threatened the tournament teams, Qian Renxue tried to stop him from attacking opponents and negotiated limits on his participation. Xuan Hao agreed to fight only if challenged, leaving Qian Renxue to rue that she had not coaxed him from the start.

• Na'er praised Xuan Hao's intimidating performance, while Ning Rongrong worried that the teams would be too frightened to compete against Imperial Dou Team 2.
• Xuan Hao said he had threatened the teams to warn them and would gladly punish anyone who broke the rules, dismissing Qian Renxue's concerns about his reputation and tournament conduct.
• Qian Renxue asked Xuan Hao to spare her face, and he agreed to fight only if opponents chose to challenge him rather than surrender or avoid provoking him.
• Xue Qinghe pointed out that Na'er, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing were strong enough to win without Xuan Hao's help.
• Xuan Hao accepted the compromise after Qian Renxue softened her tone, then asked why she had not spoken to him that way earlier.
• Qian Renxue remembered Na'er's advice to coax Xuan Hao instead of appealing to grand principles and admitted that she had been wrong.

Xuan Hao faced Skywater Academy alone in Imperial Dou Team 2’s opening match after the team chose to challenge him under a new one-versus-seven rule. As he prepared to fight, Emperor Xue Ye worried that Xuan Hao would hurt the academy’s young women, but Ning Fengzhi doubted he would show restraint.

• Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan suspected Xuan Hao had arranged for Skywater Academy to be their first opponent, but Xuan Hao denied it.
• Xue Qinghe told Xuan Hao that Skywater Academy had accepted the challenge and asked him not to injure or humiliate the team.
• Xue Qinghe explained that challengers could face Xuan Hao alone, while teams that declined would fight Imperial Dou Team 2 in a regular match.
• Xuan Hao entered the arena alone to face Skywater Academy’s seven members, drawing loud cheers from the crowd.
• Emperor Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi whether Xuan Hao would go easy on the young women, and Ning Fengzhi warned that Xuan Hao had never cared about showing mercy.

Xuan Hao faced Skywater Academy's Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er before the preliminary match began, then effortlessly resisted Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal with his powerful Bloodline Power. The chapter left Skywater Team reeling as the heat radiating from Xuan Hao forced them back.

• Xuan Hao and Shui Bing'er introduced themselves and their Soul Power Levels, while Shui Yue'er eagerly tried to get his attention.
• Doudou announced the start of the match, and Shui Bing'er immediately used her First Soul Skill, Ice Seal, on Xuan Hao.
• Xuan Hao's Bloodline Power formed an invisible shield that kept the ice from touching him, astonishing Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
• Xuan Hao shattered the ice from within without activating his Martial Soul, releasing a heat wave that made the seven girls of Skywater Team retreat.

Xuan Hao let the Skywater Team exhaust themselves attacking his defenses, but Shui Bing'er then admitted defeat to protect her team's strength. Refusing to let them leave unharmed and invite other teams to exploit the same tactic, Xuan Hao unleashed his True Dragon pressure and moved to make an example of them, leaving Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi alarmed.

• Shui Bing'er ordered the Skywater Team to surround Xuan Hao and attack him with their strongest soul skills, but his Blood Qi Shield evaporated every strike.
• Shui Bing'er stopped the assault and surrendered, explaining that the team had already shown its strength and could not afford injuries in its first match.
• Xuan Hao refused to let the Skywater Team leave safely and released a powerful wave of Bloodline Power that made it difficult for the girls to breathe.
• Xuan Hao's eyes and hair changed as he awakened his Martial Soul and revealed the pressure of a True Dragon.
• Emperor Xue Ye feared Xuan Hao would badly hurt the Skywater Team, while Ning Fengzhi tried to reassure him.

Xuan Hao defeated the Skywater Team with a devastating Bloodline Golden Dragon attack, leaving all seven girls unconscious but alive. He returned to his team and explained that their injuries were superficial, though his Dragon Might might leave them with lasting psychological effects.

• Xuan Hao unleashed his Bloodline Golden Dragon and knocked all seven Skywater Team members out of the arena.
• The referee confirmed that the girls were alive but severely unconscious, and Doudou announced Xuan Hao's victory.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong whether Xuan Hao had tried to kill the Skywater Team, and Gu Rong said Xuan Hao had dispersed the attack's killing force.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, scolded Xuan Hao for using such a brutal move against the girls.
• Xuan Hao assured Ning Rongrong that the Skywater Team had no serious physical injuries but might become weak whenever they saw him.

Xuan Hao explained that he stayed off the tournament stage because he was exhausted after more than a year of punishing cultivation, though he wanted Na'er, Ning Rongrong, and the others to enjoy competing. Shui Bing'er visited him, and he used a warm current to dispel the fear that had haunted her since their match.

• Qian Renxue questioned why Xuan Hao had joined Imperial Dou Team 2 if he no longer wanted to fight, and he said he was too tired after his long seclusion.
• Xuan Hao told Qian Renxue that he wanted Na'er, Ning Rongrong, and the others to enjoy the tournament, and Qian Renxue left after teasing him about his consideration for his companions.
• Shui Bing'er arrived at the lounge and asked to speak with Xuan Hao alone.
• Xuan Hao invited Shui Bing'er to sit beside him and stroked her hair, sending a warm current through her that immediately erased her lingering fear of him.

Xuan Hao eased Shui Bing'er's fear of his Dragon Might and gave her a way to help her teammates overcome its lingering effects. As Shui Bing'er left, she caught Xue Qinghe displaying what seemed to be jealousy toward her.

• Xuan Hao explained that his gentle blood-and-qi and Soul Power had soothed Shui Bing'er's instinctive fear of him, and she thanked him for holding back in their match.
• Shui Bing'er explained that her team had entered the match after Yue'er expected Xuan Hao to spare them and the Crown Prince promised to persuade him to go easy.
• Na'er warned that the lingering fear could become an inner demon and ruin the girls' cultivation, so Xuan Hao gave Shui Bing'er a golden orb to share with her teammates.
• Xuan Hao said he had acted harshly in the arena to establish authority and denied Shui Bing'er's question about having a special relationship with the Crown Prince.
• Xue Qinghe arrived as Shui Bing'er was leaving, and she noticed a flash of jealousy in his expression.

Xue Qinghe asked Xuan Hao to go easy on Huo Wu in their upcoming match, hoping to improve his brutal reputation and win support for the Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association. Xuan Hao agreed to help in exchange for Xue Qinghe serving him, and Na'er teased that Dugu Yan would teach her how.

• Shui Bing'er visited to thank Xuan Hao, misread Xue Qinghe's concern for him, and hurried out of the lounge.
• Xue Qinghe told Xuan Hao that Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy would face him alone and asked him to treat the match as a chance to guide her.
• Xuan Hao resisted until Xue Qinghe explained that she wanted to build his public reputation and gain willing supporters for the association.
• Xuan Hao agreed to go easy on Huo Wu if Xue Qinghe served him in return, and she reluctantly accepted.
• Na'er teased Xue Qinghe about learning how to serve Xuan Hao from Dugu Yan.

Xuan Hao faced Huo Wu after Blazing Fire Academy sent her alone to challenge him, warning her that he would show no mercy to an opponent. Huo Wu began the match with a fiery attack, but Xuan Hao’s Blood Qi Shield blocked it, and her follow-up fireballs engulfed him.

• The tournament resumed with Xuan Hao and Huo Wu entering the central platform for a one-on-one match.
• Huo Wu forced herself to face Xuan Hao despite her fear, insisting that she fought for her dignity as a Soul Master.
• Xuan Hao warned Huo Wu that he would treat her as an enemy and might accidentally cripple her, then invited her to attack.
• At Doudou’s signal, Huo Wu activated her Martial Soul and used Resistance Fire Ring against Xuan Hao.
• Xuan Hao’s Blood Qi Shield stopped the flames, but Huo Wu pressed forward with Chain Fireballs that engulfed him.