Chapter Summaries

Huo Wu used Ring Fusion in a desperate attempt to make Xuan Hao move, but the unstable attack nearly overwhelmed her. Xuan Hao caught and extinguished it, then left after telling the host to announce the result, while Huo Wu watched him with complicated feelings.

• Huo Wu recognized the gap between herself and Xuan Hao but refused to give up, determined to make him move.
• Huo Wu fused her first four Soul Rings and compressed her Soul Power and Spiritual Power into an incandescent fireball.
• The fireball went out of control, and Huo Wu collapsed under its weight before she could throw it.
• Xuan Hao caught the fireball and destroyed it with a squeeze, then flicked Huo Wu's forehead and scolded her for risking her life.
• Xuan Hao told Doudou to announce the result and Blazing Fire Academy to carry Huo Wu down, then left the stage as Huo Wu watched him with complicated feelings.

After Xuan Hao explained why he spared his opponent in the arena, Imperial Dou Team 2 planned its tactics against Elephant Armor Academy. Later, he summoned Ah Yin and told her he was looking at her because she was pretty, leaving her questioning why he had chosen her over the beautiful girls around him.

• Xuan Hao reassured Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Qian Renxue that he saved his opponent because she had posed no threat and he was not angry.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong planned for the team to exploit Elephant Armor Academy's slow speed and break its formation.
• Xuan Hao returned to his room after the girls continued discussing tactics, since he had been barred from competing because of his destructive power.
• Xuan Hao summoned Ah Yin and quietly watched her until she asked what he wanted.
• Xuan Hao said he wanted to look at something beautiful to relax, and Ah Yin asked why he was looking at her instead of the girls outside.

Xuan Hao explained to Ah Yin why he pursued her through coercion rather than letting their relationship develop naturally: he wanted someone he could control and feared his other partners might leave him. He admitted that he intended to seize whatever he desired, leaving Ah Yin unsettled by his possessiveness.

• Xuan Hao told Ah Yin he avoided joining the women because he feared creating awkwardness before their match the next day.
• Xuan Hao defended his relationships with the women as mutual and said he had not deliberately pursued them.
• Ah Yin asked why Xuan Hao had pressured her from the moment she awakened instead of letting things develop naturally.
• Xuan Hao said he was fixated on Ah Yin because he feared his other partners might someday turn against him, while Ah Yin had no family or body that could let her escape his control.
• Ah Yin compared Xuan Hao's possessiveness to a child snatching toys, and Xuan Hao admitted he would use any means to keep what he wanted.

Ah Yin recognized Xuan Hao’s desperate need for affection and chose to offer him comfort and companionship. Xuan Hao accepted her limits and settled contentedly against her lap.

• Ah Yin concluded that Xuan Hao would not listen to reason or let her leave, and understood that his controlling behavior came from fear of losing her.
• Ah Yin sat beside Xuan Hao and placed his head on her lap, surprising him with her sudden closeness.
• Ah Yin stroked Xuan Hao’s hair and told him he was starved for love and would accept affection in any form.
• Ah Yin promised to give Xuan Hao comfort and companionship but refused to join the intimate games he played with Rongrong, Zhuqing, and the others.
• Xuan Hao accepted her offer, rested against her, and said he would take whatever affection she gave him.

Na'er interrupted Xuan Hao as he rested on Ah Yin's lap to tell him Huo Wu was waiting outside, apparently interested in him. Warned that Xue Qinghe was getting jealous, Xuan Hao went to meet Huo Wu while the women in the living room watched him closely.

• Na'er found Xuan Hao resting on Ah Yin's lap and teased them about their closeness.
• Na'er told Xuan Hao that Huo Wu was waiting outside and suggested she had fallen for him after he saved her.
• Xuan Hao asked Na'er to turn Huo Wu away, but Na'er refused and warned that Xue Qinghe might confront her if he kept her waiting.
• Xuan Hao left the bedroom and entered the living room, where Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Xue Qinghe warned him against fooling around with Huo Wu.

Huo Wu met Xuan Hao in a separate suite and thanked him for saving her during their arena match. She explained that she had challenged him despite knowing she would lose because avoiding him would have left her unable to overcome her fear, and the chapter ended with her admitting how deeply his talent and strength had shaken her pride.

• Xuan Hao took Huo Wu to a suite beneath Imperial Dou Team 2’s room to talk privately.
• Huo Wu told Xuan Hao where the Five Elements Academies were staying and explained why Elephant Armor Academy had been excluded from the hotel.
• Huo Wu thanked Xuan Hao for catching her fireball, but he dismissed the rescue and criticized her reckless use of Ring Fusion.
• Huo Wu admitted her teammates and Feng Xiaotian had urged her to forfeit, but she challenged Xuan Hao because she feared avoiding him would ruin her confidence and block her progress.

Xuan Hao challenged Huo Wu to reconsider the despair she felt after losing to him, arguing that pride should never become a reason to give up on life. Huo Wu was left stunned by his claim that people live for their own happiness and should discard pride when it becomes a burden.

• Xuan Hao asked Huo Wu whether facing her fear and losing control of Ring Fusion had truly broken her inner demon.
• Xuan Hao compared Huo Wu’s reaction with Shui Bing’er’s and Yu Tianheng’s, arguing that they had endured setbacks without falling apart.
• Huo Hao told Huo Wu that her fragile pride came from expecting to be invincible and insisted that there would always be someone stronger.
• Xuan Hao argued that people lived to be happy and should throw away pride when it became a painful burden.
• Xuan Hao urged Huo Wu not to let one defeat define her life, leaving her stunned by his views.

Huo Wu asked Xuan Hao how he had become so powerful, and he attributed his strength to talent, luck, and resources rather than effort alone. He left her questioning the beliefs about hard work and merit that had shaped her life.

• Huo Wu asked Xuan Hao why his strength far exceeded what she considered common sense.
• Xuan Hao argued that talent and luck mattered far more than effort in determining a spirit master's strength.
• Xuan Hao said that his Martial Soul, bloodline, opportunities, and resources explained his achievements, and that someone else in his position might have done just as well.
• Huo Wu wondered if Xuan Hao was trying to comfort her, but he insisted he believed what he had said.
• Xuan Hao condemned powerful people for using stories of hard work to disguise the unfair advantages they had received.

Huo Wu struggled with envy over how easily Xuan Hao and his teammates had gained strength, and Xuan Hao challenged her belief that the world should be fair. He then revealed the deprivation and distrust behind his power, admitting that he sometimes wanted to destroy the world he despised.

• Huo Wu questioned why Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing were so strong, and Xuan Hao said they had benefited from their backgrounds and the resources he gave them.
• Huo Wu sank into despair over her years of hard training, and Xuan Hao snapped her out of it with a flick to her forehead.
• Xuan Hao told Huo Wu that life had never been fair and pointed out the privileges she had enjoyed as Blazing Fire Academy's treasured young miss.
• Huo Wu admitted she still felt awful, and Xuan Hao said he was jealous of her because she had been born with comforts he had to seize through life-threatening schemes.
• Xuan Hao revealed his childhood deprivation, his distrust of others, and his urge to destroy what he could not have.
• Xuan Hao told Huo Wu that his cruelty in the arena was genuine and that he sometimes wanted to smash the world to pieces.

Xuan Hao confronted Huo Wu about her jealousy and anxiety after her defeat, urging her to live in the present and stop measuring herself against others. He left her reassured and ready to move forward, and she felt lighter as she looked out over Heaven Dou City.

• Xuan Hao told Huo Wu that she had spent her life chasing Blazing Fire Academy's honor, her family's reputation, and others' expectations instead of living for herself.
• Xuan Hao challenged Huo Wu's jealousy of Ning Rongrong and the others, explaining that comparing herself with stronger or luckier people would never satisfy her.
• Huo Wu asked why Xuan Hao was taking the time to advise her, and he said he did not want her to lose her confidence over a setback.
• Xuan Hao joked that surviving a brutal defeat by someone as dangerous as him was already impressive, then told Huo Wu to sleep and handle tomorrow when it came.
• After Xuan Hao left, Huo Wu laughed, went to the window, and felt lighter than she had before.

Xuan Hao returned to the suite after spending the evening talking with Huo Wu, then went to bed hoping to rest. Qian Renxue came to keep him company, but he found her forceful aura too stimulating to sleep beside, leaving her irritated and ending with a question about whether she had ever tried hugging Na'er.

• Xuan Hao told Na'er, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu that he had only talked with Huo Wu and sent them to bed before retiring.
• Na'er entered Xuan Hao's room, but he mistook Qian Renxue for her and pulled Qian Renxue into his arms.
• Qian Renxue said she had come to keep Xuan Hao company and honor her promise, then hugged him tightly.
• Xuan Hao pulled away, explaining that Qian Renxue's forceful aura kept him from relaxing enough to sleep.
• Qian Renxue objected that Xuan Hao had eagerly embraced her, and he explained he had mistaken her for Na'er.
• Qian Renxue said Na'er would not let her get close, and Xuan Hao asked how she knew without ever trying to hug her.

Xuan Hao brought Na'er into his room to prove to Qian Renxue how comforting she was to hug, but Na'er misunderstood the situation and began teaching Qian Renxue how to flirt with him. Qian Renxue relaxed in Na'er's embrace and listened as Na'er explained how to stir Xuan Hao's emotions.

• Xuan Hao carried the sleepy Na'er into his bedroom and placed her between himself and Qian Renxue.
• Na'er wrongly concluded that Xuan Hao wanted her to teach Qian Renxue how to play romantic games with him.
• Na'er embraced Qian Renxue, and her soothing Silver Dragon King aura eased Qian Renxue's tension and irritation.
• Na'er told Qian Renxue that hugging her would make Xuan Hao sleepy rather than arouse his interest.
• Na'er demonstrated where to touch Xuan Hao to stir his emotions and suggested that Qian Renxue kiss him if she wanted to tease him more slowly.

Na'er gave Qian Renxue an explicit hands-on lesson in how to please Xuan Hao, leaving Qian Renxue shocked and furious. Na'er explained that other women in Imperial Dou Team 2 had received similar instruction and described their different levels of experience.

• Na'er demonstrated foreplay on Qian Renxue and advised her to use lubrication, while Xuan Hao watched.
• Qian Renxue shoved Na'er away and shouted at her and Xuan Hao for treating her this way.
• Na'er insisted that the lesson was proper instruction, and Xuan Hao agreed with her.
• Na'er revealed that Dugu Yan had taught Lingling and that she had taught Zhuqing the basics, shocking Qian Renxue.
• Na'er described Rongrong's bold ideas, Xiao Wu's conservatism, Dugu Yan's experience, and the other women's limited ability to keep up with Xuan Hao.

Na'er tried to comfort Qian Renxue after an overly forceful massage, and Xuan Hao moved them to Na'er's room for the night. The next morning, Ning Rongrong walked in on the three of them sharing a bed and assumed Xuan Hao had broken his promise.

• Na'er dragged an exhausted Qian Renxue over and gave her a painful muscle-relaxing massage.
• Xuan Hao blamed Na'er for being too heavy-handed, then carried Qian Renxue to Na'er's room so they could sleep there.
• Na'er held Qian Renxue as the three of them fell asleep under the soothing effect of Na'er's Dragon Clan aura.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong entered Na'er's room to wake her before the match against Elephant Armor Academy.
• Ning Rongrong saw Xuan Hao, Na'er, and Qian Renxue in the same bed and angrily concluded that Xuan Hao had lied to them.

Xuan Hao mistook Ning Rongrong’s jealousy for a desire to join him, and their intimate encounter woke Qian Renxue and Na’er in Na’er’s room. After the women left for the Preliminary Tournament, Xuan Hao took time off and decided to visit Liu Erlong.

• Ning Rongrong angrily confronted Xuan Hao over finding him in bed with Na'er and Qian Renxue, and Xuan Hao pulled her beneath the covers.
• Qian Renxue woke to find Xuan Hao and Ning Rongrong together, while Na'er reprimanded him for breaking their rules and complained about the smell on her sheets.
• Qian Renxue stormed out, and the women washed up and left for the Preliminary Tournament while giving Xuan Hao angry looks.
• Xuan Hao stayed behind because he was barred from competing, then decided to visit Liu Erlong after realizing he had not seen her or Tang Yuehua in over a year.

Xuan Hao arrived at Shrek Academy and found it desolate after Tang San left and Dai Mubai was crippled and disowned by the Star Luo Imperial Family. He then discovered Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua chatting together at Liu Erlong’s private residence, leaving him surprised by their growing closeness.

• Xuan Hao passed through Heaven Dou City and found Shrek Academy quiet because it had failed to assemble a team for the tournament.
• Tang San’s departure had left Shrek Team unable to compete, while Dai Mubai’s harassment of Dugu Yan had ended with him crippled by her poison.
• The Star Luo Imperial Family and Zhu Family disowned Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to avoid a confrontation with Xuan Hao and Dugu Bo.
• Xuan Hao reached Liu Erlong’s courtyard and saw Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua calmly sharing tea and conversation.

Xuan Hao secretly overheard Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong lamenting that he had not visited them, then startled them by appearing at their tea table. He explained that tournament and political duties had kept him busy, while Liu Erlong remained skeptical and teased him about the young women around him.

• Xuan Hao hid behind a ginkgo tree and listened as Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong complained that he had not come to visit them.
• Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong admitted they felt awkward about approaching him because of the much younger women around him.
• Xuan Hao suddenly appeared upside down above their table, frightening both women, and caught Tang Yuehua when she fell.
• Xuan Hao admitted he had overheard their conversation and explained that tournament preparations, association work, and the Crown Prince's requests had kept him busy.
• Liu Erlong accused Xuan Hao of tending to the young women first, and he denied it, saying he had only slept while holding Na'er.

Xuan Hao learned from Tang Yuehua that Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer had been exposed, prompting Clear Sky Sect Elders to reject him and threaten to cripple his martial soul. Tang Yuehua had arranged for Tang San to transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy so imperial and Xuan Hao’s protection could deter them.

• Xuan Hao asked Tang Yuehua how she and Liu Erlong had been doing while he was away, and Tang Yuehua said family matters had been troubling her.
• Tang Yuehua explained that Tang San exposed his Clear Sky Hammer during an ambush, revealing his Clear Sky Sect lineage to Heaven Dou City.
• The Clear Sky Sect Elders suspected Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and refused to acknowledge him, with some threatening to cripple his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Xiao suppressed the Elders’ immediate plans, but Tang Yuehua feared he could not restrain them indefinitely.
• Tang Yuehua revealed that she had urged Tang San to transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy so the imperial family and Xuan Hao’s network might protect him.

Xuan Hao learned that his defeat of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had fueled fears that he would help the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect seize control of the Spirit Master World. The chapter left him facing the reason so many powerful figures had gathered to watch the tournament: they feared the balance of power would collapse as he grew stronger.

• Xuan Hao joked that he was Tang San's uncle-in-law, but Tang Yuehua warned him to settle the tensions with the women in his household before taking their relationship further.
• Xuan Hao asked Liu Erlong what was troubling her, and she said the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was suffering because news of his assault on its mountain gate had spread.
• Liu Erlong explained that the clan had stayed silent to preserve its dignity, but its silence made outsiders treat the humiliating story as true.
• Xuan Hao recalled seeing unusual crowds and veteran experts, including reclusive figures from the Star Luo Empire, watching the tournament and focusing on him.
• Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua explained that factions feared Xuan Hao would eventually help the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect use force to control the Spirit Master World.

Xuan Hao learned that the Spirit Master World feared his strength and unknown origins but hesitated to attack because of his allies and the danger he posed. He rejected their appeals to rules, declaring that the strong would set the rules and that he would act as he pleased.

• Tang Yuehua explained that powerful factions feared Xuan Hao as an unpredictable threat with no known family or restraints.
• Tang Yuehua said Dugu Bo, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and rumors of a Hidden Family made others afraid to attack Xuan Hao.
• Liu Erlong explained that the factions were divided, lacked the strength to defeat Xuan Hao, and would not risk leading an attack.
• Xuan Hao said the factions deserved their fear and argued that powerful clans had imposed their own rules for generations.
• Xuan Hao declared that, now stronger than everyone else, he would set the rules and would not accept their sudden appeals to morality.