Chapter Summaries

Xuan Hao explained how his Soul Bone Skill trapped Liu Erlong in an illusion, then refused to take Blue Tyrant Academy after winning their wager. He instead demanded monthly protection money from every student, leaving Liu Erlong shocked and furious.

• Xuan Hao sent Yu Tianheng and the main force back to the academy while keeping Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling with him.
• Xuan Hao asked Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Xue Qinghe to wait while Liu Erlong took him to a private room.
• Liu Erlong grabbed Xuan Hao and demanded to know what he had done to her, but released him after he threatened to call in the Titled Douluo outside.
• Xuan Hao explained that his Soul Bone Skill had drawn out Liu Erlong's longing for Yu Xiao Gang and kept her from resisting the illusion.
• Xuan Hao told Liu Erlong he did not want Blue Tyrant Academy, but demanded fifty Gold Soul Coins per student each month as protection money.
• Liu Erlong called the demand robbery and stared at Xuan Hao in disbelief.

Xuan Hao forced Liu Erlong to agree to pay a monthly protection fee for Blue Tyrant Academy and claimed his influence would keep the academy safe. He left after demanding an additional fee for the damage and services he said he had provided.

• Liu Erlong protested Xuan Hao's demand for fifty Gold Soul Coins per person each month, but he argued that her academy could afford it and that her family had helped her establish it.
• Xuan Hao threatened to take Blue Tyrant Academy's students away unless Liu Erlong paid, and she reluctantly agreed to pay six thousand Gold Soul Coins each month.
• Xuan Hao promised to protect Blue Tyrant Academy and listed his connections to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, the noble students, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Liu Erlong suspected Xuan Hao belonged to Spirit Hall, but he denied it and insisted that his name carried weight in Heaven Dou City.
• As Xuan Hao prepared to leave, he demanded another thousand Gold Soul Coins for damages and other services, prompting Liu Erlong to throw a teacup at him and order him out.

Xuan Hao returned to Heaven Dou City and told Qian Renxue that he had gained a powerful treasure, but refused to reveal it without a worthwhile exchange. When he tried to leave, Qian Renxue had her two Titled Douluo guards block the door and called their coercive standoff a fair transaction.

• Qian Renxue confronted Xuan Hao for disappearing for a month, and he said he had fled Spirit City after angering Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue questioned Xuan Hao about his growth to Rank 42 and his improved physical condition, and he claimed he had eaten rare medicinal herbs.
• Xuan Hao refused Qian Renxue's offers of money and ordinary Soul Bones, demanding an exceptionally valuable trade for the treasure.
• Xuan Hao asked Qian Renxue to consider what she could offer and headed for the door.
• She Long and Ci Xue blocked Xuan Hao's exit, while Qian Renxue insisted he explain what he wanted before leaving.
• Xuan Hao challenged Qian Renxue's claim that the deal was willing, pointing out that two Titled Douluo were preventing him from leaving.

Xuan Hao challenged Qian Renxue to a duel, betting that she would receive the treasure if she won and hinting he might give it to her if he did. The two faced off in a remote valley, where Qian Renxue revealed her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul and Xuan Hao answered with his Golden Dragon Martial Soul as their battle began.

• Xuan Hao proposed fighting Qian Renxue to settle their disagreement over the treasure, and she accepted his bet.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Snake Lance and Pufferfish to escort them outside Heaven Dou City and summoned Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow to witness the match.
• In a secluded valley, Qian Renxue and Xuan Hao agreed that their attendants would not interfere unless lives were endangered.
• Qian Renxue released her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul and five Soul Rings, while Xuan Hao transformed into his Golden Dragon Martial Soul without revealing any Soul Rings.

Xuan Hao fought Qian Renxue, overwhelming her with his strength, flight, and Golden Dragon abilities despite her Angel Domain and Sacred Sword. The chapter ended as his dragon claw cracked her sword.

• Xuan Hao overpowered Qian Renxue in a series of hand-to-hand clashes, forcing her to take to the air.
• Xuan Hao revealed his Golden Dragon Wings, caught up to Qian Renxue, and struck her from the sky.
• Qian Renxue activated her Angel Domain, but Xuan Hao countered with his Golden Dragon Berserk Domain and Golden Dragon Body.
• Xuan Hao battered Qian Renxue until she summoned her Sacred Sword and attacked him.
• Xuan Hao caught the Sacred Sword with his dragon claw, resisted its purifying flames, and cracked the blade.

Xuan Hao defeated Qian Renxue by absorbing her Sacred Sword's power with Golden Dragon Hegemony and crushing the sword, then knocked her out of the fight. He spared her face but punished her by spanking her, leaving her humiliated and vowing to kill him.

• Qian Renxue gathered her remaining Soul Power for a Sacred Sword strike but held back half because she feared killing the nine-year-old Xuan Hao.
• Xuan Hao used Golden Dragon Hegemony to absorb the Sacred Energy from her attack and build up his strength.
• Qian Renxue poured all her remaining Soul Power into the sword, but Xuan Hao crushed it and sent her flying with the backlash.
• Xuan Hao caught Qian Renxue and drove them both into the ground, then stopped his claw just short of her face.
• Xuan Hao hoisted Qian Renxue over his shoulder and spanked her while demanding that she submit, and she cried and threatened to kill him.

Xuan Hao forced Qian Renxue to surrender after beating her, then made her call him Brother Hao. He gave her a rare healing leaf, which restored her injuries and Soul Power, leaving her surprised by its potency.

• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish turned away and sealed their ears rather than witness Qian Renxue being beaten.
• Qian Renxue surrendered, and Xuan Hao made her call him Brother Hao before warning her not to challenge him again without better odds.
• Xuan Hao gave Qian Renxue a Foundation-Nourishing Dragon Ganoderma Leaf and threatened to resume the punishment if she refused it.
• Qian Renxue swallowed the leaf and felt her injuries heal and her Soul Power recover and grow more condensed.
• Xuan Hao teased Qian Renxue about falling in love with him, and she angrily threw a rock at him.

Xuan Hao prepared to return to Spirit City, leaving Na'er in Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s care while gathering Immortal Herbs to appease Bibi Dong and Hu Liena. He departed with Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow, hoping to earn an external assignment back to Heaven Dou City.

• Xuan Hao left Qian Renxue after their fight, and she vowed to repay him when they met again.
• Xuan Hao returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Hotel and told Na'er, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling that he had to go back to his hometown, leaving Na'er in their care.
• Xuan Hao slipped away before dawn and collected Immortal Herbs and other spiritual medicines from Sunset Forest to bring back to Spirit City.
• Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow met Xuan Hao outside Heaven Dou City, and Ghostly Shadow carried him south toward Spirit City despite his protests.

Xuan Hao returned to Spirit City and tried to judge how angry Bibi Dong was before facing her. After learning that she had kept a cold expression, he entered the Papal Palace and waited on his knees until she finally looked his way and changed her posture.

• Xuan Hao asked Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow to report his deeds in Heaven Dou City and watch Bibi Dong's reaction, warning that a smile meant he was doomed.
• Yue Guan and Ghostly Shadow told Bibi Dong about Xuan Hao's actions, including his beating of Qian Renxue, while she remained expressionless.
• Yue Guan told Xuan Hao that Bibi Dong had kept a cold face and ordered him to enter, so Xuan Hao decided he was safe.
• Xuan Hao quietly entered the Papal Palace, knelt before Bibi Dong, and waited silently while she worked for about an hour.
• Bibi Dong stopped writing, glanced at Xuan Hao, and shifted her crossed legs, which he took as an opportunity.

Xuan Hao tried to appease Bibi Dong by massaging her legs and feet while she worked in the Papal Palace, then faced her questions about running away after losing her treasure. Bibi Dong’s anger had eased, but she still challenged him over his reckless behavior.

• Xuan Hao repeatedly tried to touch Bibi Dong’s leg and was kicked away until she let him massage her calf.
• After Bibi Dong changed position, Xuan Hao slipped beneath her desk, removed her high heel, and massaged her foot.
• When Bibi Dong stretched, she accidentally stepped on Xuan Hao’s head, then calmly withdrew her foot as he endured it in silence.
• Xuan Hao put Bibi Dong’s shoe back on and returned to his place, while Bibi Dong confronted him about running wild in Heaven Dou City.
• Xuan Hao said he had feared Bibi Dong’s anger after losing her treasure, and Bibi Dong rebuked him for his boldness and for ruining two sets of her Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring and Bone.

Xuan Hao returned to the Papal Palace with treasures to appease Bibi Dong for losing two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. After showing her rare Immortal Herbs and presenting the Bewitching Heart Demonic Lotus as a gift, he softened her anger, though the chapter left the lotus’s effects untested.

• Bibi Dong confronted Xuan Hao about losing the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and he offered her the Flowing Light Dragon Scale Armor as an apology.
• Xuan Hao presented several Immortal Herbs and explained how they could benefit Yue Guan, Xie Yue, Yan, and Nana.
• Bibi Dong asked about the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the two-colored lotus among the treasures.
• Xuan Hao identified the two-colored lotus as the Bewitching Heart Demonic Lotus and said it could reconcile Bibi Dong’s Twin Martial Souls and strengthen her Spiritual Power.
• Bibi Dong’s anger faded as she recognized that Xuan Hao had returned with the finest treasures for her and the others.

Bibi Dong told Xuan Hao to give the Immortal Herbs to the Golden Generation himself, while reserving the Bewitching Heart Demonic Lotus for Hu Liena and urging him to keep the Lovesick Heartbreak Red for someone he truly loved. She revealed that she intended to nominate him as Spirit Hall's Holy Son once he reached Spirit Emperor, leaving Xuan Hao to announce his future position to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.

• Bibi Dong assigned the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Cock's Comb Phoenix Sunflower, and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena, and said the Bewitching Heart Demonic Lotus suited Hu Liena best.
• Bibi Dong returned the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Xuan Hao and told him to save it for someone he truly loved.
• Bibi Dong rejected Xuan Hao's attempt to have her distribute the treasures and said she would propose him as Spirit Hall's Holy Son after he reached Spirit Emperor.
• Xuan Hao summoned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to the Papal Palace and announced that he was Spirit Hall's future Holy Son.
• Xuan Hao warned the three not to compete with him for succession, leaving them stunned as Yue Guan silently dismissed his boast.

Xuan Hao distributed five Immortal Herbs to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, while Yue Guan identified the treasures and promised to guide their use. The chapter ended with Yue Guan making Xie Yue his personal disciple.

• Xuan Hao revealed five jade boxes of Immortal Herbs, and Yue Guan recognized the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and reacted with reverence.
• Yue Guan identified the herbs and recognized that the Bewitching Heart Demonic Lotus came from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xuan Hao said he would keep the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and gave the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Xie Yue, the Cock's Comb Phoenix Sunflower to Yan, and the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Bewitching Heart Demonic Lotus to Hu Liena.
• Yue Guan agreed to guide the three in consuming their herbs, then offered to take Xie Yue as his personal disciple.
• Xie Yue accepted Yue Guan as his master.

Xuan Hao checked that Spirit Academy was still collecting his protection fees and explained his plans for maintaining authority before visiting Bibi Dong’s bedchamber. He found her crying, but she brushed it off and scolded him for entering without knocking; he promised to remember next time, as usual.

• Xuan Hao asked whether Spirit Academy had collected his protection fees and learned that everything had continued as usual, with no one daring to challenge his authority.
• Xuan Hao explained to Yue Guan that intimidating Spirit Academy students built obedience and helped him govern Spirit Hall in the future.
• Xuan Hao asked Yue Guan to oversee the Immortal Herbs and then went to speak privately with Bibi Dong about returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Xuan Hao entered Bibi Dong’s bedchamber without knocking and found her crying as she stared out the window.
• Bibi Dong claimed that sand had gotten in her eye, scolded Xuan Hao for entering without announcing himself, and heard him promise to knock next time.

Xuan Hao explained to Bibi Dong how he obtained the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and why Dugu Bo gave him the treasure garden. Bibi Dong learned that Xuan Hao had cured Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, winning Dugu Bo’s loyalty.

• Bibi Dong asked Xuan Hao what he had wanted to discuss, and he brought up the immortal herbs and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Xuan Hao told Bibi Dong that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lay in Sunset Forest, hidden behind a deadly poisonous barrier.
• Xuan Hao explained that Dugu Bo had given him the treasure garden after Xuan Hao helped him discover the value of its herbs.
• Bibi Dong questioned how Xuan Hao had survived taking the treasures from the powerful Dugu Bo.
• Xuan Hao admitted that he had used the spring water and herbs to cure Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan, and to evolve their martial souls.

Xuan Hao persuaded Bibi Dong to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, explaining its cultivation benefits and its ability to rapidly ripen medicinal plants. Bibi Dong agreed to inspect it with him and Elder Ju, while Xuan Hao stayed to comfort and massage her.

• Xuan Hao told Bibi Dong that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's extreme energies could greatly accelerate cultivation for those able to withstand them.
• Xuan Hao explained that the well could ripen plants thousands of times faster and proposed using it to grow Spirit Hall's medicinal herbs.
• Bibi Dong agreed to visit the well with Xuan Hao in a couple of days, and Xuan Hao asked her to bring Elder Ju.
• Xuan Hao teased Bibi Dong about her earlier tears, and she warned him to keep what happened secret.
• Bibi Dong let Xuan Hao stay and massage her as she rested.

After seeing Hu Liena’s growth, Xuan Hao spoke with her before asking Bibi Dong to take him back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He revealed that he had left Na'er with Dugu Yan and was anxious to return to her.

• Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after their Soul Power surged and they obtained their Third Soul Rings.
• Xuan Hao worried that Hu Liena’s newly strengthened Charm might let her control him, but Hu Liena argued that his defense made him difficult to threaten.
• Hu Liena reflected on Xuan Hao’s relentless dedication to cultivation before leaving to stabilize her realm.
• Xuan Hao brought Bibi Dong a roasted chicken leg and asked when they would leave for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xuan Hao told Bibi Dong that he had left Na'er in Dugu Yan’s care and wanted to return before Na'er became worried.

Xuan Hao persuaded Bibi Dong to travel with him to Heaven Dou City to visit Na'er, then boastfully listed his virtues until Bibi Dong realized she could not deny that he was genuinely exceptional. They planned to leave the next day, with Bibi Dong still embarrassed by Xuan Hao’s self-satisfaction.

• Bibi Dong accused Xuan Hao of neglecting her and Na'er while he was away and of rushing off to see his little sister again.
• Xuan Hao teased Bibi Dong for being jealous, then reassured her that she held the highest place in his heart.
• Bibi Dong agreed to leave for Heaven Dou City the next day and see what made Na'er so special.
• Xuan Hao claimed Na'er had all his strengths without any of his flaws, then rattled off a long list of his own virtues.
• Bibi Dong privately recognized that Xuan Hao deserved many of his claims, and she angrily told him to get lost when he pointed out that his strengths outweighed his flaws.

Bibi Dong secretly traveled with Xuan Hao and others to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hoping to claim its cultivation resources. There, Yue Guan discovered a weak Blue Silver Emperor seedling, and Bibi Dong grew suspicious of Xuan Hao’s explanation for finding it.

• Bibi Dong delegated her duties to several bishops and left Spirit City in disguise with Xuan Hao, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena.
• After two days, Xuan Hao led the group through Sunset Forest and down into the hidden valley containing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yue Guan recognized the legendary treasure basin and explained its extraordinary properties, leaving Bibi Dong eager to cultivate there.
• Yue Guan spotted a young Blue Silver Emperor and questioned how it could exist despite the previous emperor’s death.
• Xuan Hao claimed he had found the unusual grass in Sunset Forest and planted it by the well, but Bibi Dong privately suspected he was hiding the truth.

Bibi Dong visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Xuan Hao and approved his plan to keep cultivating there while maintaining his cover in Heaven Dou City. She ordered him to support Qian Renxue's efforts selectively, preserving his greedy, hard-to-win persona as the story left him ready to carry out the scheme.

• Bibi Dong examined the Treasure Gathering Basin while Yue Guan excitedly collected its rare plants and replanted his own treasures there.
• Xuan Hao told Bibi Dong that Dugu Bo had moved to Heaven Dou City and was likely in seclusion, and explained how he had deceived the city's factions with his Hidden Family cover.
• Bibi Dong warned Xuan Hao that disappearing would raise suspicion and damage Qian Renxue's effort to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bibi Dong instructed Xuan Hao to help Qian Renxue establish authority without cooperating too much, and to keep demanding benefits.
• Xuan Hao promised to arrange matters for the Crown Prince while remaining greedy and profit-oriented.