Chapter Summaries

Xuan Hao reunited with Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong, then told the girls that he was leaving Heaven Dou City for Spirit City to deal with Yu Xiao Gang before he arrived. He left the team in Na'er and Dugu Yan’s care as they promised to win the tournament and wait for him on the finals stage.

• Xuan Hao spent the evening with Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong, massaged them, and left them asleep before returning to the hotel.
• Na'er explained that the Crown Prince was avoiding the hotel after an embarrassing incident, while Dugu Yan and the others teased Xuan Hao about what had happened with Ning Rongrong.
• Xuan Hao announced that he would leave Heaven Dou City that night and travel to Spirit City after learning from Liu Erlong that Yu Xiao Gang was headed there.
• Xuan Hao said he needed to settle old matters before Yu Xiao Gang entered Spirit City and met certain people.
• Na'er, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and the others promised to lead the team and win the tournament while Xuan Hao was away.
• Xuan Hao hugged the girls, then opened the window and prepared to depart under the night sky.

After Xuan Hao rushed to Spirit City to confront Yu Xiao Gang over his romantic history with Bibi Dong, Na'er calmed the women left behind and revealed that Xuan Hao’s relationships with them existed because she had allowed them. The others went to bed, with Na'er promising to handle Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu if they came looking for Xuan Hao.

• Xuan Hao flew to Spirit City after learning that Yu Xiao Gang was heading there, and Na'er explained that Yu Xiao Gang had a past romance with Bibi Dong.
• Na'er told Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling not to interfere in the complicated matter and said she would inform Qian Renxue.
• Ye Lingling asked whether Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu should be told where Xuan Hao had gone, and Na'er said she would handle them if they came by.
• Dugu Yan teased Na'er about managing Xuan Hao’s growing relationships, and Na'er revealed that he would not have pursued them without her approval.
• Na'er reassured the women that she wanted Xuan Hao to be happy, then sent everyone back to their rooms for the night.

Xuan Hao returned to Spirit City and reunited with Hu Liena, then learned that Bibi Dong had become increasingly anxious and emotionally strained while urging Hu Liena to grow stronger. Hu Liena asked him to visit Bibi Dong, believing only he could reach her.

• Xuan Hao scanned Spirit City for Yu Xiao Gang but found no trace of him, then went to Hu Liena's training ground.
• Hu Liena finished meditating, recognized Xuan Hao, and joyfully embraced him after more than two years apart.
• Hu Liena reproached Xuan Hao for leaving without seeing her during his previous return, and he apologized.
• Xuan Hao asked about Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena said Bibi Dong had been in a terrible mood and had sent Elder Yue Guan to look for him in Heaven Dou City.
• Hu Liena told Xuan Hao that Bibi Dong seemed increasingly anxious, pushed her to cultivate, and appeared to be bearing heavy pressure alone.
• Hu Liena urged Xuan Hao to go to the Papal Palace and see Bibi Dong, saying his words might be the only ones that could reach her.

Xuan Hao returned to the Papal Palace and pressed Bibi Dong to reconsider his pursuit, insisting he would stay with her until she could accept him. After she admitted she might demand his exclusive devotion, he kissed her, and she stopped resisting.

• Xuan Hao slipped into the Papal Palace affairs hall and found Bibi Dong reviewing reports.
• Xuan Hao massaged Bibi Dong’s shoulders and asked whether she had thought over his proposal; she said it was too late and urged him to forget her.
• Xuan Hao told Bibi Dong he would remain by her side and wait until she could accept him, while warning that he would not tolerate rivals.
• Bibi Dong challenged Xuan Hao about pursuing her despite the other women devoted to him and warned that she might demand him for herself.
• Xuan Hao kissed Bibi Dong, and after briefly trying to push him away, she closed her eyes and accepted the kiss.

Xuan Hao repeatedly kissed Bibi Dong, whose sealed body reacted to his bloodline power and left her panicked and furious. When he pressed her lower abdomen, he used a cool power to calm the heat and unrest in her body.

• Bibi Dong panicked when Xuan Hao lifted her from the chair, bit his shoulder, and forced him to set her down.
• Xuan Hao kissed Bibi Dong again, and his bloodline power stirred an unfamiliar reaction in her sealed body.
• Bibi Dong erupted with her level-99 Soul Power and blasted Xuan Hao away before trying to leave the Hall of Affairs.
• Xuan Hao blocked Bibi Dong, seized her wrist, and kissed her while pressing a hand to her lower abdomen.
• Xuan Hao sent a cool power through Bibi Dong's meridians, calming her restless blood and heat and relaxing her body.

Xuan Hao visited Bibi Dong in Spirit City, where his attempts to grope her ended with her kneeing him in the groin. He revealed that he had reached rank seventy-nine through cultivation, easing her anger, but then hugged her from behind again.

• Bibi Dong kneed Xuan Hao in the groin after he tried to touch her beneath her lower abdomen.
• Xuan Hao denied seducing the women living with him in Heaven Dou City, while Bibi Dong dismissed his claims as shameless.
• Bibi Dong asked Xuan Hao why he had come to Spirit City, and he said he wanted to see her and had spent more than a year cultivating in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xuan Hao released his Soul Power and showed Bibi Dong that he had reached rank seventy-nine, surprising her and easing her anger.
• Xuan Hao circled behind Bibi Dong and hugged her, prompting her to threaten him over the lesson of her earlier knee strike.

Xuan Hao returned to Spirit City and held Bibi Dong, but she realized his silence and fear meant something serious had happened. When she guessed that Yu Xiao Gang was involved, Xuan Hao reacted with sudden fury and pulled her tightly into his arms, leaving the reason for his return unclear.

• Xuan Hao reassured Bibi Dong that he only wanted to hold her after years apart.
• Bibi Dong questioned why Xuan Hao had hurried back from Heaven Dou City, and he claimed he had little to do during the tournament.
• Xuan Hao fell silent instead of giving her a convincing answer, and Bibi Dong recognized that he was afraid and harboring killing intent.
• Bibi Dong guessed that Yu Xiao Gang was involved, and Xuan Hao's expression changed sharply.
• Xuan Hao said nothing and pulled Bibi Dong tightly into his arms.

Xuan Hao reassured Bibi Dong that he feared Yu Xiao Gang’s return and explained why killing him could turn him into an idealized memory. After Bibi Dong embraced him and admitted her fatigue, Xuan Hao carried her to the bedchamber and offered her a massage, leaving her wary as he suggested she remove some clothing.

• Bibi Dong challenged Xuan Hao’s jealousy, and he admitted he had rushed back because he feared she might soften toward Yu Xiao Gang.
• Xuan Hao explained that killing Yu Xiao Gang could preserve him as a tragic hero in Bibi Dong’s memories, and Bibi Dong silently accepted his reasoning and hugged him.
• After they held each other until nearly noon, Bibi Dong said she was tired and asked Xuan Hao to let her rest.
• Xuan Hao picked Bibi Dong up and used repeated short-range teleportations to carry her to the Rear Palace Bedchamber.
• Xuan Hao asked Bibi Dong to lie on her stomach for a massage, then suggested she remove some of her clothing so he could reach the right points.

Xuan Hao massaged Bibi Dong to ease her aching muscles, secretly cutting open her inner garment and applying herbal essence to her bare back. After she fell asleep, he covered her with a towel and went to sleep beside her, leaving them resting peacefully together.

• Bibi Dong reluctantly removed her outer robe and let Xuan Hao massage her shoulders, neck, and back.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Xuan Hao had massaged other women, and he avoided answering directly.
• Xuan Hao secretly cut open the back of Bibi Dong's silk inner layer and spread herbal essence over her exposed skin.
• Bibi Dong realized what he had done, scolded him, and warned him not to move farther down.
• Xuan Hao stopped at Bibi Dong's waist, covered her back with a towel, and watched her fall asleep.
• Xuan Hao lay down beside the sleeping Bibi Dong and soon fell asleep as well.

Bibi Dong woke beside Xuan Hao after he had massaged her back, and later let him massage her feet. As he explained how he had taught Na'er and the others the same techniques, Bibi Dong learned that their massage sessions often turned into chaotic tickle fights.

• Bibi Dong woke and saw that Xuan Hao had covered her back with a warm towel, then remembered how much he had changed over the past ten years.
• Xuan Hao opened his eyes while Bibi Dong touched his cheek, and she slapped his forehead before asking how he had startled her.
• Xuan Hao offered to massage Bibi Dong's legs or feet, but hurried away to wash alone when she glared at him.
• After bathing, Bibi Dong sat on the sofa and let Xuan Hao focus on massaging her feet.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Xuan Hao often massaged people, and he told her that Na'er and the others often turned their massages into tickle fights and brawls.

Xuan Hao comforted Bibi Dong as she fell asleep, then found her working at dawn and tried to persuade her to rest. He crawled beneath her desk to massage her feet, and Bibi Dong, driven by jealousy at the thought of him seeking Nana instead, ordered him not to go.

• Xuan Hao explained that Na'er kept his companions peaceful and enjoyed their lively life together, while Bibi Dong listened and fell asleep.
• Xuan Hao carried Bibi Dong to bed, covered her with a quilt, and slept beside her; she left before he woke the next morning.
• Xuan Hao found Bibi Dong reviewing tournament-related reports and urged her to take time off, but she said she was too busy and suggested he visit Nana.
• Xuan Hao slipped beneath Bibi Dong's desk and removed her shoes so he could massage her feet while she worked.
• Xuan Hao threatened to seek Nana's help if Bibi Dong refused to let him continue, and Bibi Dong told him he was not allowed to go.

Bibi Dong and Xuan Hao were interrupted when Yu Xiao Gang arrived at Spirit Hall with a Pope’s Decree. After Xuan Hao fell silent, fearing Bibi Dong would choose Yu Xiao Gang, she reassured him that she chose him and kissed him.

• Bibi Dong awkwardly tried to help Xuan Hao beneath her desk while he gave her instructions.
• A guard reported that an outside soul master carrying a Pope’s Decree demanded to see Bibi Dong, and she recognized the visitor as Yu Xiao Gang.
• Xuan Hao went quiet and emotionally withdrawn when he heard Yu Xiao Gang’s name, and Bibi Dong first ordered the guards to turn him away.
• Bibi Dong changed her order and agreed to meet Yu Xiao Gang, then crouched beneath the desk to comfort Xuan Hao.
• Xuan Hao admitted he could not stay rational if Bibi Dong chose someone else, and Bibi Dong declared that she chose him and would never want another man.
• Bibi Dong kissed Xuan Hao passionately to affirm her choice.

Xuan Hao and Bibi Dong reconciled beneath the desk before Yu Xiao Gang entered the Hall of Affairs and asked Bibi Dong to help his disciple, Tang San, with the backlash from cultivating Twin Martial Souls. Bibi Dong rejected his appeal and revealed that she already knew Tang San's name, leaving Yu Xiao Gang stunned.

• Bibi Dong kissed Xuan Hao and told him she would never choose anyone else, though she still could not accept going all the way with him.
• Bibi Dong used her feet beneath the desk to revive Xuan Hao's desire, just as Yu Xiao Gang entered the hall.
• Yu Xiao Gang addressed Bibi Dong as “Dong'er,” and she rebuked him with killing intent until he called her Your Holiness the Pope.
• Yu Xiao Gang asked Bibi Dong to share her method for handling Twin Martial Souls backlash so his disciple, Tang San, could use it.
• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiao Gang's request and named Tang San, leaving him shocked that she knew his disciple's identity.

Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiao Gang’s plea to help Tang San, exposed her suspicion that he wanted Spirit Hall’s cultivation secrets for Tang Hao’s son, and took back the Pope’s Decree. After Yu Xiao Gang warned that Xuan Hao could become a threat to Spirit Hall, Xuan Hao held Bibi Dong in a quiet embrace.

• Bibi Dong revealed that she knew Tang San possessed the Clear Sky Hammer and accused Yu Xiao Gang of trying to obtain Spirit Hall’s secrets for him.
• Yu Xiao Gang pleaded that Tang San was innocent, but Bibi Dong rejected his appeals to their past and threatened to kill him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiao Gang to surrender the Pope’s Decree, and he left it behind before warning her that Xuan Hao could threaten Spirit Hall.
• After Yu Xiao Gang left, Xuan Hao emerged from beneath the desk and embraced Bibi Dong without making another move.

Xuan Hao persuaded Bibi Dong to help calm his powerful dragon bloodline, but an hour of Soul Power guidance left her exhausted without reducing his vitality. When he proposed a more intimate method, Bibi Dong refused, leaving them to continue the exhausting effort.

• Bibi Dong offered to guide Xuan Hao's raging blood energy after he refused to seek help from Nana.
• Xuan Hao explained that his dragon bloodline made his vitality too powerful to suppress easily, and Bibi Dong's guidance left her exhausted after an hour.
• Bibi Dong offered to agree to anything except the final step if Xuan Hao could suggest a faster method.
• Xuan Hao kissed Bibi Dong and hinted at an intimate method, but she recoiled and angrily refused.
• Xuan Hao proposed continuing the slow Soul Power guidance until nightfall, and Bibi Dong feared she would lose control before then.

Bibi Dong tried to help Xuan Hao suppress his violent Dragon Clan vitality, but his Pure Yang energy remained uncontrolled despite her efforts. Overwhelmed and exhausted, she ordered him to leave and find Nana instead.

• Bibi Dong complained that ordinary methods had failed to calm Xuan Hao’s surging vitality and asked for another way to end the ordeal.
• Xuan Hao suggested an intimate method, but Bibi Dong rejected it and agreed to guide Soul Power through him instead.
• Bibi Dong covered Xuan Hao’s eyes and attempted to soothe his energy by transferring her origin Soul Power.
• Xuan Hao’s Pure Yang energy surged violently, making Bibi Dong cough before she went to wash her face.
• Bibi Dong saw that Xuan Hao’s energy had grown even stronger and ordered him to leave and find Nana.

Xuan Hao calmed Bibi Dong’s rising desire with his Silver Dragon Spirit instead of pressing her to cross her final boundary, but the effort unsettled his inner breath. Bibi Dong tended to him and accepted his embrace, while acknowledging that Xuan Hao would eventually pursue Nana.

• Xuan Hao refused to leave Bibi Dong’s bed and held her as she struggled to keep control.
• Xuan Hao used his Silver Dragon Spirit to cool their bodies and suppress his surging blood and energy, restoring Bibi Dong’s composure.
• Bibi Dong worried that Xuan Hao had harmed himself by forcing his source blood and energy to recede, then scolded him and used her Soul Power to regulate his inner breath.
• Xuan Hao explained that he had suppressed his energy to avoid forcing Bibi Dong, and she rested her head against his chest.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Xuan Hao still planned to seek Nana, and he retorted that she seemed eager to accept his pursuing another woman.

Xuan Hao helped Bibi Dong clear her backlog of government affairs, processing in one morning work that usually took her a full day. He explained that Spiritual Power let him accelerate and divide his thinking, and the chapter ended with Bibi Dong learning how he managed the extraordinary speed.

• Xuan Hao went to the Hall of Affairs intending to help Bibi Dong with her accumulated paperwork.
• Bibi Dong questioned him, but changed her mind after reviewing his first replies and seeing that they matched her own approach.
• Xuan Hao reviewed the memorials while Bibi Dong watched, finishing the entire backlog in four hours.
• Bibi Dong asked how he processed information so quickly, and Xuan Hao explained the Spiritual Power technique Na'er had taught him.

Xuan Hao offered to teach Bibi Dong Spiritual Power Overclocking, but his crash course turned into an exhausting afternoon of intimate teasing. After he blamed Na'er for teaching him his tricks, Bibi Dong angrily bit him, and Xuan Hao called himself her husband.

• Xuan Hao offered Bibi Dong a quick way to learn Spiritual Power Overclocking and improve her paperwork efficiency.
• Bibi Dong accepted, but Xuan Hao's crash-course training became an intimate afternoon that left her exhausted.
• Bibi Dong demanded to know where Xuan Hao had learned his many tricks, and he blamed Na'er.
• Xuan Hao admitted Na'er taught him by example, making Bibi Dong furious about his earlier claims concerning the girls in Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong bit Xuan Hao hard enough to draw blood, and he insisted he was her husband.

Xuan Hao spent two months at Bibi Dong’s side, learning how to overwhelm her senses and leaving her reluctantly dependent on him. As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals approached, Bibi Dong went to the Elder Hall to settle the champion’s reward: three top-grade Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.

• Xuan Hao stopped when Bibi Dong reached her limit, then promised to hold her while she slept.
• Xuan Hao stayed with Bibi Dong in the Papal Palace for two months, becoming familiar with her reactions and habits.
• The tournament’s Preliminary and Promotion stages ended, and the finalists began traveling to Spirit City under knightly escort.
• Bibi Dong dressed in her ceremonial robes and left for the Elder Hall to discuss the tournament’s champion reward.
• Bibi Dong agreed to make three top-grade Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones the tournament prizes after the elders opposed her plan to give them directly to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.