Chapter Summaries

Xuan Hao defeated Yu Tianheng with a Golden Dragon Roar, then knocked Dugu Yan unconscious and carried her away after confronting her about Dugu Bo. A teacher blocked his exit, and Xuan Hao questioned whether the man was willing to risk his life for his salary.

• Xuan Hao's roar knocked Yu Tianheng unconscious, and the students refused to challenge him.
• Xuan Hao called out Dugu Yan, whose Martial Soul and Soul Power were suppressed by his Dragon Might.
• Xuan Hao confronted Dugu Yan about Dugu Bo's attempt to force him to kneel to an Imperial Family prince, then knocked her unconscious with a controlled Golden Dragon Roar.
• Xuan Hao slung Dugu Yan over his shoulder and called Na'er to leave with him.
• A frightened teacher blocked Xuan Hao and demanded that he release Dugu Yan, so Xuan Hao asked how much the teacher earned each month.

Xuan Hao abducted Dugu Yan from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, claiming he needed leverage against Dugu Bo, and Ghostly Shadow whisked them away before the academy could catch up. At the Imperial Palace, Xue Ye was already furious over Xuan Hao humiliating Xue Beng, and news of the abduction left him stunned.

• Xuan Hao threatened a teacher who tried to stop him, then carried Dugu Yan away and told the academy to send Dugu Bo to the Heaven Dou Royal Hotel.
• Meng Shenji ordered the academy’s teachers to pursue Xuan Hao and went to inform Xue Ye at the palace.
• Ghostly Shadow confronted Xuan Hao in the forest, heard his reasons for taking Dugu Yan, and transported Xuan Hao, Na'er, and Dugu Yan away.
• Xue Ye raged at Xue Qinghe over Xue Beng being forced to kneel, while Xue Qinghe argued that confronting Xuan Hao could have provoked a Titled Douluo.
• Meng Shenji reported that Xuan Hao had defeated Yu Tianheng and abducted Dugu Yan, leaving Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe shocked.

Emperor Xue Ye ordered Marshal Ge Long and the Royal Knights to surround the Heaven Dou Royal Hotel after Xuan Hao kidnapped Dugu Yan, despite Xue Qinghe’s attempts to stop him. At the Seven Treasure Pavilion, Ning Fengzhi explained that the emperor’s show of force was meant to reassure Dugu Bo and demonstrate the imperial family’s loyalty, leaving Xue Qinghe to reconsider the political purpose of the order.

• Emperor Xue Ye erupted over Xuan Hao’s actions and ordered Ge Long to mobilize the Royal Knights and seal off the Heaven Dou Royal Hotel.
• Xue Qinghe tried to dissuade Emperor Xue Ye, then left the palace to prevent panic and seek Ning Fengzhi’s help.
• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Emperor Xue Ye had ordered the hotel surrounded and feared a clash with the power behind Xuan Hao.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that the emperor’s order was deliberate, meant to show Dugu Bo and the realm that the imperial family would stand with its allies.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that abandoning Dugu Bo would damage the imperial family’s reputation and drive away those who served it.

Ning Fengzhi explained that Emperor Xue Ye had staged the Imperial Guards’ deployment to pressure Xuan Hao and draw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Xue Qinghe into mediating. At the Heaven Dou Royal Hotel, Xuan Hao told Dugu Yan that the elaborate standoff would leave her and Dugu Bo owing favors while everyone else gained influence.

• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that Ge Long was waiting for Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to intervene, as Emperor Xue Ye had anticipated.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Qinghe not to underestimate the emperor and said the crisis was a test of her judgment; she accepted his lesson and agreed to enter the palace with him.
• At the hotel, Dugu Yan saw the Royal Knights surrounding the building and assumed the Imperial Family had come to rescue her, but Xuan Hao argued that they were only putting on a show for Dugu Bo.
• Xuan Hao predicted that Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe would arrive as peacemakers and explained how the Imperial Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he would each gain favors from the settlement.
• Xuan Hao told Dugu Yan that she and Dugu Bo were the only ones left burdened by the affair, leaving her to consider how her kidnapping had made them indebted to others.

Xuan Hao persuaded Dugu Yan that her grandfather was being maneuvered by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then struck a bargain to help prevent Dugu Bo from owing them a favor. He revealed that his plan was to recast the kidnapping as a voluntary visit, and left Dugu Yan grappling with his candid admission that he had plotted against her for a clear conscience.

• Dugu Yan realized Xuan Hao's warning about the Imperial Family using Dugu Bo as a pawn might be true and asked him how to protect her grandfather.
• Xuan Hao refused to help without compensation, and Dugu Yan offered Dugu Bo's reliable favor in exchange for his assistance.
• Xuan Hao proposed that Dugu Yan claim she had come willingly to visit him, making the supposed kidnapping and the factions' intervention unnecessary.
• Dugu Yan realized Xuan Hao had planned the kidnapping, their conversation, and the bargain from the beginning.
• Xuan Hao admitted he had plotted against Dugu Yan and others but said he wanted to act openly and keep a clear conscience, leaving Dugu Yan conflicted.

Xuan Hao warned Dugu Yan and Na'er that they needed to become strong enough to protect themselves, then faced the group who came to rescue Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan convinced them she had only lost a bet, and the visitors left without resolving the awkward standoff.

• Xuan Hao told Dugu Yan that she had to stop relying on Dugu Bo and learn to question others and defend herself.
• Xuan Hao warned Na'er that she could not depend on him forever, frightening her with the possibility that he might die.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the hotel with Prince Xue Xing, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Chen Xin, and found Dugu Yan massaging Xuan Hao while Na'er played on his back.
• Dugu Yan claimed she had lost a sparring bet and was serving Xuan Hao as a maid, persuading Dugu Bo that she had not been kidnapped.
• Xuan Hao sarcastically challenged Ning Fengzhi and the others over their visit, while Dugu Yan refused to leave with her grandfather and joked that Xuan Hao could only cover her in drool.

Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Bo over his role in the clash with Xuan Hao, prompting him to explain the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s succession crisis. Dugu Bo revealed that Xue Beng was pretending to be foolish to survive Xue Qinghe’s suspected threat, and Dugu Yan promised to keep the secret.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that the Imperial Family had used him as a weapon against Xuan Hao and warned him not to get involved so recklessly again.
• Dugu Bo admitted that Prince Xue Xing had arranged for Xue Beng to act like a wastrel so Xue Qinghe would see him as no threat.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Second Prince and Third Prince had likely been killed on Xue Qinghe’s orders, and that Xue Beng’s survival helped prevent Xue Qinghe from taking the throne uncontested.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan that exposing Xue Beng’s act could provoke Xue Qinghe to kill him and destabilize the empire.
• Dugu Yan promised to keep the secret as Dugu Bo described the delicate balance among Xue Qinghe, Xue Beng, the Emperor, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Dugu Bo learned about Xuan Hao’s power and character from Dugu Yan, then warned her that the brilliant but dangerous boy would not suit her. The next day, Xue Qinghe confronted Xuan Hao, revealed her true identity as Qian Renxue, and said they were allies through Bibi Dong’s plan.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Xuan Hao had advised her to avoid political schemes and described how his roar had overwhelmed Yu Tianheng and suppressed her Jade Phosphorous Serpent.
• Dugu Bo recognized Xuan Hao’s Martial Soul as a Golden Dragon and teased Dugu Yan about him before warning that Xuan Hao’s dangerous ambitions could bring her trouble.
• Xue Qinghe visited Xuan Hao alone and accused him of being Bibi Dong’s hidden disciple, citing his age, Soul Power, Dragon Spirit, and the elders searching for him.
• Xue Qinghe exposed Ghostly Shadow in the room and dismissed Xuan Hao’s concern that Na’er might hear their secrets.
• Xue Qinghe transformed into Qian Renxue and introduced herself as Bibi Dong’s daughter and Xuan Hao’s senior martial sister, explaining that they were on the same side.

Qian Renxue revealed her identity to Xuan Hao and tried to recruit him into her plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire, but he refused her threats and promises. After she left, Xuan Hao went out with Na'er, while Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow discussed the fallout before Snake Lance Douluo summoned Ghostly Shadow to meet Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue revealed herself to Xuan Hao and asked him to help her take the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xuan Hao refused to join Qian Renxue, rejecting both her threats and her offer of status and power.
• Qian Renxue changed back into Xue Qinghe and left, promising to return for Xuan Hao's answer.
• Xuan Hao complained about Qian Renxue and took Na'er to explore Heaven Dou City's snack stalls.
• Yue Guan returned and learned that Xuan Hao had rejected Qian Renxue's recruitment.
• Snake Lance Douluo summoned Ghostly Shadow to meet Qian Renxue, and Ghostly Shadow left Yue Guan to watch Xuan Hao.

Qian Renxue learned from Ghostly Shadow that Xuan Hao rejected her recruitment because her commanding approach offended his pride and made her offers feel like charity and obligation. She resolved to win him over on his own terms, then pressed Ghostly Shadow to reveal why Spirit Hall had sent two Titled Douluo and mobilized its covert agents to find him.

• Qian Renxue confronted Ghostly Shadow about Xuan Hao rejecting her offer and treating her with disdain.
• Ghostly Shadow explained that Xuan Hao responded to kindness rather than force and had been angered by Qian Renxue's superior attitude and threat involving his Younger Sister.
• Ghostly Shadow described Xuan Hao's independent nature, his reluctance to owe favors, and how he carefully maintained his relationship with the Pope.
• Qian Renxue decided she could coax Xuan Hao herself and asked Ghostly Shadow what he liked; he answered that Xuan Hao liked money and collected Protection Fees at Spirit Academy.
• Qian Renxue questioned why Spirit Hall had sent two Titled Douluo and mobilized its covert agents, asking Ghostly Shadow what Xuan Hao had done in Spirit City.

Xuan Hao and Na'er were admitted to Seven Treasure Pavilion after Ning Fengzhi recognized Xuan Hao and invited them inside. Ning Rongrong quickly became infatuated with Xuan Hao and joined them, while Ning Fengzhi considered his extraordinary strength and the Hidden Sect behind him.

• Xuan Hao and Na'er were turned away from Seven Treasure Pavilion for lacking an invitation or black card until Ning Fengzhi arrived and ordered the attendants to welcome Xuan Hao as his distinguished guest.
• Ning Rongrong complained that Ning Fengzhi had kept her indoors, then instantly changed her demeanor and blushed when she saw Xuan Hao.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Xuan Hao to take Ning Rongrong out, and Xuan Hao agreed on the condition that he would not tolerate tantrums.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself, offered to pay for the most expensive dishes, and eagerly followed Xuan Hao and Na'er upstairs.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that Xuan Hao's level-thirty-plus Soul Power before age ten rivaled the exceptional talent of Qian Xunji and suggested that Xuan Hao could become a valuable son-in-law.

Xue Qinghe tried to recruit Xuan Hao on behalf of Emperor Xue Ye, offering him imperial favor and resources. Xuan Hao seized on the offer by demanding permission to browse the Imperial Treasury and take whatever caught his eye, leaving Xue Qinghe stunned.

• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that Emperor Xue Ye wanted her to recruit Xuan Hao, and Ning Fengzhi advised her to approach him gently.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe found Xuan Hao playing Gomoku with Ning Rongrong and Na'er, and Rongrong paid him after losing again.
• Xue Qinghe told Xuan Hao that Emperor Xue Ye held no grudge and would welcome him into Heaven Dou Royal Academy with access to imperial resources.
• Xuan Hao asked Xue Qinghe for a pass to browse the Imperial Treasury and take whatever treasures he wanted, causing Xue Qinghe to snap his folding fan.

Xue Qinghe secured Xuan Hao permission to choose three treasures from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Treasure Vault, and Ning Rongrong joined the expedition to help identify valuable items. The group reached the underground treasury, where Emperor Xue Ye and the Imperial Family's powerful guardians awaited them.

• Xue Qinghe offered Xuan Hao a choice of three treasures from the imperial vault, and Xuan Hao accepted.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Ning Rongrong could sense rare treasures, so Xuan Hao decided she should come along.
• The next morning, Xuan Hao, Na'er, and Ning Rongrong traveled to the palace with Xue Qinghe, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched them depart.
• Xue Qinghe led the group through a hidden passage to the underground treasury entrance.
• Xuan Hao and the others encountered Emperor Xue Ye and three formidable Imperial Supporters guarding the Stone Gate.

Xuan Hao and the others entered the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s treasury to choose three treasures, where Ning Rongrong discovered a hidden chamber. Emperor Xue Ye revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, the imperial family’s national treasure, and explained its role in founding the empire.

• Emperor Xue Ye welcomed Xuan Hao and allowed him to choose three treasures from the Imperial Treasury.
• Ning Rongrong identified valuable medicinal herbs and found a hidden chamber behind an ordinary wall.
• Xuan Hao persuaded Emperor Xue Ye to let him, Na'er, and Ning Rongrong enter the chamber while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin waited outside.
• Emperor Xue Ye opened the secret chamber with an Ancient Jade Pendant and showed them a glowing blue triangular treasure.
• Emperor Xue Ye identified the object as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and said it had helped the Heaven Dou ancestors establish their empire.

Xuan Hao and Ning Rongrong searched the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace treasury and selected three priceless treasures, then Xuan Hao persuaded Xue Ye to let Rongrong and Na'er choose gifts too. The chapter ended as Xue Ye recognized the seven-gem bracelet Xuan Hao chose for Na'er and reacted with renewed anguish, before its properties were revealed.

• Ning Rongrong identified the Universe Ring as valuable, and Xue Ye explained that it held a life-sustaining space; Xuan Hao took it.
• Xuan Hao chose the Flowing Light Dragon Scale Armor after Xue Ye described its protection, then accepted a Mutated Blood Ganoderma suited to his True Dragon Spirit.
• Xuan Hao pointed out that Rongrong and Na'er had received nothing, so Xue Ye reluctantly offered each girl a treasure.
• Rongrong asked Xuan Hao to choose for her, and he selected the Three Yuan Heart Protection Chain, which Xue Ye said reduced fire, wind, and ice attacks, even at Titled Douluo level.
• Xuan Hao chose a seven-gem bracelet for Na'er, and Xue Ye's expression collapsed when he saw it.

Xuan Hao chose the Seven Luminaries Element Ring for Na'er and agreed to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy after accepting the Emperor's treasures. When Xue Qinghe invited him to discuss private matters as Qian Renxue, Xuan Hao refused and demanded a separate payment.

• Xue Ye explained that the Seven Luminaries Element Ring could boost six elemental attributes by fifty percent, and Xuan Hao chose it for Na'er, recognizing its silver gem as the space element.
• Xue Ye sent Xue Qinghe to escort Ning Fengzhi and Xuan Hao, then returned to his chambers, distressed by how many treasures Xuan Hao had taken.
• Xuan Hao told Xue Qinghe he would enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, satisfying the Crown Prince's need to show that the Imperial Family had recruited him.
• Xue Qinghe invited Xuan Hao to the Crown Prince's Mansion for a private conversation as Qian Renxue, but Xuan Hao declined.
• Xuan Hao argued that the Imperial Family's treasures had already been exchanged for his enrollment and demanded a separate gift from Qian Renxue before discussing her private affairs, enraging her.

Xuan Hao explained to Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow how his bluff about having a powerful Hidden Family had won him treasures from the Imperial Family, then learned that a Dragon Blood Ganoderma could greatly strengthen him if he waited until he was ready. The next morning, Xue Qinghe escorted him to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the Education Committee welcomed him nervously as a student.

• Xuan Hao told Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow that the major powers believed a powerful Hidden Family backed him, and showed them the ancient Soul Tools he had obtained from the Imperial Treasury.
• Yue Guan identified Xuan Hao's blood-red plant as a Dragon Blood Ganoderma and warned him to wait until his Soul Power or physique was stronger before absorbing it.
• Xuan Hao agreed to store the Dragon Blood Ganoderma and said he would attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy rather than take the Imperial Family's gifts and run.
• Xue Qinghe arrived with academy uniforms and personally escorted Xuan Hao to the Education Committee.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin nervously greeted Xuan Hao as he joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After three days at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xuan Hao had beaten students across every teaching district and forced them to pay him protection fees. Teacher Ao Lai reported the chaos to Xue Qinghe, who ordered a carriage so she could confront Xuan Hao herself.

• Xue Qinghe warned Xuan Hao to behave at the academy, and Xuan Hao assured her he would get along with his classmates.
• Xuan Hao arrived at the Heavenly Dou Level Training Ground with Na'er and demanded one hundred Gold Soul Coins a month from each student for his protection.
• When the Heavenly Dou Level students attacked him, Xuan Hao defeated them, then challenged and beat students in the Heavenly Supreme Level and Heavenly Micro Level districts over the next two days.
• Xuan Hao gathered nearly five hundred students for a lecture, called them useless, and beat up more challengers before compelling the academy's noble students to call him Brother Hao and pay him.
• Teacher Ao Lai told Xue Qinghe that the Education Committee and Prince Xue Xing had left the crisis to her, so she ordered a carriage and decided to handle Xuan Hao herself.

Xuan Hao used a fiery speech to turn the students he had defeated at Heaven Dou Royal Academy against their complacency and toward preparing for war with the Star Luo Empire. Nearly five hundred students agreed to join his Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association, which he planned to fund with their protection fees.

• Xuan Hao publicly criticized the academy’s students for relying on family status and challenged them to defeat him, but none dared step forward.
• Xuan Hao warned that the Star Luo Empire could conquer Heaven Dou and enslave its people, stirring shame and fear among the students.
• Xuan Hao presented Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling as examples of nobles who endured his training, though Yu Tianheng silently wished he would stop exaggerating.
• Xuan Hao announced that the students’ one hundred Gold Soul Coins would fund the Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association and promised to provide training and resources.
• Nearly five hundred students roared that they were willing to join the association and train to avoid becoming slaves of a conquered nation.

Xuan Hao turned his beating of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s noble students into a patriotic campaign and collected monthly protection fees, infuriating Xue Qinghe. Xue Ye, however, laughed off the nobles’ complaints, arguing that their adult children had no excuse for losing to an eight-year-old.

• Xuan Hao ordered Dugu Yan and two others to collect and record fees while Na'er supervised them.
• Xue Qinghe confronted Xuan Hao about the academy’s upheaval and the protection fee, but Xuan Hao defended his actions as a way to motivate the students.
• When Xue Qinghe offered to give him money, Xuan Hao rejected the offer as condescending charity and warned him not to treat him arrogantly again.
• Xue Ye laughed at the nobles’ complaints and told Meng Shenji that they would lose more face by admitting their adult children had been beaten by Xuan Hao.