Chapter Summaries

Na'er told Zhu Zhuqing that Xuan Hao’s powerful teacher was the only person who could keep him in line, while Tang San recognized Xuan Hao as the youth who had overwhelmed him years earlier. Xiao Wu then asked Xuan Hao to let her leave the academy and go with him.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Na'er whether anyone could tame Xuan Hao, and Na'er described his close, combative relationship with his teacher.
• Na'er said Xuan Hao’s teacher was a peerless powerhouse and promised Zhu Zhuqing she would meet her someday.
• Tang San heard Xiao Wu explain that Xuan Hao had visited Nuoding Academy six years earlier and recognized him as the silver-haired youth who had once crushed him with his aura.
• Tang San realized Xuan Hao might only be fourteen or fifteen despite his overwhelming strength.
• Xiao Wu told Xuan Hao she wanted to drop out, reminding him of his promise to take her away and protect her.

Xiao Wu left Shrek Academy with Xuan Hao after inviting Tang San to join them, but Tang San refused and chose to stay. On the road to Suotuo City, Ning Rongrong explained that Tang San had mistaken Xiao Wu’s talk of a beloved “gege” as a confession to him, while Xiao Wu insisted they were only friends.

• Xiao Wu invited Tang San to leave Shrek with her and Xuan Hao, but Tang San declined, saying he would honor his promise to train there.
• Flender swallowed his protest against Xiao Wu leaving after Xuan Hao gave him a warning look.
• Xiao Wu left Shrek with Xuan Hao and joined Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Na'er on the way to Suotuo City.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu that Tang San liked her and suggested he had thought he was the gege she loved.
• Xiao Wu was shocked and maintained that she had always seen Tang San as a friend; Xuan Hao teased her for being slow to understand complicated feelings.

Ning Rongrong sneaked into Xuan Hao’s bed after he refused her advances, and he let her stay on the condition that she sleep properly. When Xiao Wu arrived seeking comfort and fell asleep on him, a jealous Ning Rongrong began groping Xuan Hao beneath the covers, leaving him unable to move without waking Xiao Wu.

• Ning Rongrong slipped into Xuan Hao’s room and begged to sleep beside him, suggesting intimate things she had heard from her cousin and Dugu Yan.
• Xuan Hao refused her suggestions but let Ning Rongrong stay in his bed if she behaved and slept.
• Xiao Wu entered the room, climbed onto Xuan Hao, and asked to dream of her mother.
• Xuan Hao used Dream’s Other Shore to help Xiao Wu fall asleep while Ning Rongrong hid beneath the covers.
• Jealous of Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong groped Xuan Hao under the covers, and he struggled to stop her without waking Xiao Wu.

Xuan Hao’s companions teased him over his night with Ning Rongrong, and Na’er pressed him to explain what had happened. To escape their scrutiny during the journey, Xuan Hao flew the carriage to a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, arriving in half a day.

• Ning Rongrong appeared smug the morning after her night with Xuan Hao, prompting Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to wonder what had happened.
• Na’er confronted Xuan Hao, and he insisted he had not gone all the way with Ning Rongrong before she demanded to learn about their “grown-up games.”
• Feeling overwhelmed by the girls’ attention in the carriage, Xuan Hao used his Golden Dragon Wings to carry it through the air toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xuan Hao reached a resupply town less than a hundred li from the Star Dou Great Forest by evening, and the girls praised how quickly he had brought them there.

Xuan Hao arrived in town with Na'er, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, where Ning Rongrong teased him about his stamina. At a restaurant, they encountered Flender, Tang San, and the others, and Yu Xiao Gang told Tang San that Xiao Wu had left because he was not strong enough, leaving Tang San struggling with the fact that she was already with someone else.

• Ning Rongrong teased Xuan Hao about his stamina, prompting him to hush her and lead the group into town.
• Xuan Hao took the girls to a restaurant, where he noticed Flender, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Yu Xiao Gang arriving.
• Dai Mubai tried to console Tang San by dismissing Xiao Wu as just one woman, but Tang San angrily insisted she was his most important family.
• Yu Xiao Gang told Tang San that Xiao Wu had left because he was weaker than her and urged him to become strong enough to surpass Xuan Hao.
• Tang San questioned whether surpassing Xuan Hao could matter now that Xiao Wu had already left and become someone else's.

Xuan Hao interrupted Yu Xiao Gang's attempt to comfort Tang San, then struck Yu Xiao Gang and effortlessly destroyed Tang San's Godly Zhuge Crossbow attack. He left Tang San immobilized under his overwhelming killing intent.

• Yu Xiao Gang comforted Tang San over his heartbreak and urged him to move on and pursue greater strength.
• Xuan Hao emerged from the adjoining room, and Flender warned Yu Xiao Gang that Xuan Hao had taken Rongrong and Zhuqing away.
• Yu Xiao Gang challenged Xuan Hao for interfering, and Xuan Hao slapped him across the room.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Xuan Hao, but Xuan Hao's Bloodline Power shattered all sixteen bolts before they could reach him.
• Xuan Hao released overwhelming killing intent that froze Tang San in place.

Xuan Hao humiliated Yu Xiao Gang and left the restaurant after warning Tang San not to attack him again. Flender suspected Xuan Hao had acted on Liu Erlong’s behalf, leaving Yu Xiao Gang shaken by the possibility.

• Xuan Hao spared Tang San for Xiao Wu’s sake but warned him not to attack again.
• Xuan Hao slapped Yu Xiao Gang twice, then left the restaurant with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others.
• Yu Xiao Gang pretended to be unconscious to avoid provoking Xuan Hao, then explained his choice to Flender, Tang San, and Oscar.
• Flender recalled Liu Erlong’s letters about a young man called Brother Hao and wondered whether he was Xuan Hao.
• Yu Xiao Gang angrily told Flender not to mention Liu Erlong’s name.

After Yu Xiao Gang’s words left Xuan Hao brooding, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Na'er enlisted Zhu Zhuqing to cheer him up with a pair of rabbit ears. Xuan Hao’s mood improved, but the three conspirators crashed into the room just as Zhu Zhuqing was leaving.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Na'er eavesdropped outside Xuan Hao’s room and decided to comfort him over Yu Xiao Gang’s remarks.
• Zhu Zhuqing joined them, and Xiao Wu put a pink rabbit-ear headband on her before Ning Rongrong pushed her into Xuan Hao’s room.
• Xuan Hao admitted he was frustrated that Yu Xiao Gang had played dead instead of letting him vent, then told Zhu Zhuqing that her look was cute.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to leave, but Ning Rongrong, Na'er, and Xiao Wu tumbled through the door and landed in a heap at Xuan Hao’s feet.

Xuan Hao’s companions tried to comfort him after his hostile encounter with Yu Xiao Gang, and Ning Rongrong decided Yu Xiao Gang must be worse than Xue Beng. The group set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ning Rongrong explained why she had left Shrek Academy despite being able to handle strenuous training.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Na'er were caught outside Xuan Hao’s room, and Xuan Hao reassured them that he was not angry enough to kill Yu Xiao Gang.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Na'er that Xuan Hao only picked fights with people he considered vile, concluding that Yu Xiao Gang was even worse than Xue Beng.
• The four girls plotted revenge against Yu Xiao Gang before setting out with Xuan Hao for the Star Dou Great Forest at dawn.
• Zhu Zhuqing was surprised that Ning Rongrong kept pace during their run, and Ning Rongrong explained that years of rigorous training had built her stamina.
• Ning Rongrong said she had left Shrek Academy because she disliked Flender’s condescending treatment and Oscar’s unwanted offer of a sausage, not because she could not complete the running exercise.

Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about building stamina to keep up with Xuan Hao, while the group traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Zhu Zhuqing’s third soul ring. After testing Zhu Zhuqing’s limits, Xuan Hao found she could endure pressure simulating a five-thousand-year soul ring, leaving the group astonished by her strength.

• Ning Rongrong explained that she wanted to improve her stamina so she could keep up with Xuan Hao, embarrassing Zhu Zhuqing until Xuan Hao interrupted them and chased them onward.
• Xuan Hao led the group to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Na'er guided them through the vegetation and later revealed that her Silver Dragon martial soul controlled every element.
• Xuan Hao tested Zhu Zhuqing with escalating soul power pressure and Spirit Shock to gauge her capacity for absorbing a soul ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Dragon Tiger Beast Torso Bone activated at four thousand years of pressure and protected her as Xuan Hao increased the test to five thousand years.
• Xuan Hao stopped the test when Zhu Zhuqing began to falter, and Ning Rongrong marveled that Zhu Zhuqing could withstand a soul ring more than twice the age of her own third ring.

Xuan Hao explained how he calculated Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Ring limit and why Soul Ring age could not be treated as a universal rule. Na'er then revealed that Xuan Hao stored refined food energy as Bloodline Power, leaving Zhu Zhuqing astonished by the demands of his cultivation method.

• Xuan Hao told Zhu Zhuqing that her current Soul Ring limit was about five thousand years and explained that Soul Beast species and individual condition mattered more than a rigid age limit.
• Xiao Wu criticized the Master’s fixed Soul Ring limits, arguing that his rules ignored differences between Soul Masters and the quality of his research.
• As the group ate lunch, Zhu Zhuqing noticed Xuan Hao was not eating and offered him some of her food, thinking they had run short.
• Na'er explained that Xuan Hao was still using the energy from the enormous meal he had eaten the previous night and could go several days without eating.
• Na'er revealed that Xuan Hao compressed refined food energy into Bloodline Power, which could erupt as a protective barrier in battle, and explained that the method required exceptional physical and mental control.

Xuan Hao and his companions found Flender's Shrek group arguing with Snake Dowager Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran over a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent. Though Meng Yiran asked Xuan Hao to help reclaim it, he refused on the grounds that he and Flender were friends, leaving the Shrek group stunned by his claim.

• Xuan Hao sensed an argument nearby and led his companions to a clearing where Flender's group and the Gai Shi Dragon Snake Family disputed ownership of a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
• Meng Yiran recognized Xuan Hao from the Continental High-Rank Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and told Snake Dowager that she had met him three years earlier.
• Flender feared Xuan Hao might support Meng Yiran, while Xuan Hao privately hoped Oscar would absorb the serpent so the Man Faced Demon Spider would later remain available to him.
• Meng Yiran asked Xuan Hao to help her and Snake Dowager defeat Flender and reclaim the serpent, assuming Xuan Hao had become a Spirit Emperor.
• Xuan Hao refused to fight, saying he and Flender had a friendship, and Flender's group silently recalled Xuan Hao's recent attacks on their academy and its members.

Xuan Hao left Meng Yiran to settle the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent dispute herself, then explained his past connections to Ning Rongrong as the group searched for Zhu Zhuqing’s soul beast. Three days later, Zhu Zhuqing awoke after absorbing a Ghost Tiger’s soul ring and discovered her soul power had reached rank thirty-eight.

• Xuan Hao told Meng Yiran that the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent suited Oscar better and offered to help her find another soul beast, but she refused to give it up.
• Xuan Hao left the clearing with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Flender and the Shrek group were relieved he had withdrawn.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Xuan Hao about Meng Yiran and Spirit Hall’s VIP seats, and he said he and Meng Yiran had only been familiar faces and that Hu Liena had invited him to the seats.
• In the middle of the night, a five-thousand-year-old Ghost Tiger barged into the campsite, and Xuan Hao casually knocked it flat before Zhu Zhuqing absorbed its soul ring.
• Early three days later, Zhu Zhuqing woke with her third spirit skill, Nether Shadow Clone, which created temporary combat-capable clones able to use soul ring skills.
• Zhu Zhuqing learned that her soul power had risen to rank thirty-eight, and Xuan Hao explained that the Narcissus Jade Bone and her overage soul ring had driven the increase.

After Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a five-thousand-year Ghost Tiger soul ring, her soul power surged to rank thirty-eight, and Xuan Hao explained how the immortal herb and her own strength had helped her. As the group prepared to leave the forest, Ning Rongrong reminded Xuan Hao of his promise to spend time deepening their bond, while he realized the other girls were eager for the same.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke after absorbing the five-thousand-year Ghost Tiger's soul ring and discovered her new Nether Shadow Clone skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing found that her soul power had risen to rank thirty-eight, and Xuan Hao attributed the jump to the Narcissus Jade Bone's stored medicinal power and her third soul ring.
• Xuan Hao told Zhu Zhuqing that she might reach rank forty within three months and emphasized that her foundation and will mattered alongside her treasures.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether the group was going home, and Xuan Hao suggested exploring the forest for a few more days.
• Ning Rongrong reminded Xuan Hao of his promise to spend time deepening their bond, and Xuan Hao worried that Xiao Wu and Na'er were eager for the same.

Xuan Hao made up an urgent family matter as an excuse to leave the girls and return to Spirit City. He persuaded Na'er to stay with the others, though she made him promise not to let Hu Liena get ahead of her.

• Xuan Hao showed Ning Rongrong an old letter from Bibi Dong and claimed an urgent matter at home required him to leave.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to let Xuan Hao go but demanded he make it up to her double when he returned.
• Xuan Hao told Ning Rongrong, Na'er, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing he would take them to Flender's group before leaving for Spirit City.
• Na'er objected to being left behind, but Xuan Hao persuaded her to protect the others and help Zhu Zhuqing train.
• Na'er agreed to stay after making Xuan Hao promise that Hu Liena would not get involved with him before she did.

Xuan Hao entrusted Ning Rongrong, Na'er, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to Flender and left the Star Dou Great Forest after warning him to protect them. Once he was gone, Xiao Wu asked Tang San why the Shrek group remained, and Tang San explained that he had just reached rank thirty and needed a third soul ring.

• Xuan Hao asked Flender to escort the girls safely to the grand hotel in Suotuo City after the Shrek group finished hunting for soul rings.
• Xuan Hao gave Flender a ten-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin card as protection money and threatened him with funeral expenses if the girls came to harm.
• Xuan Hao said goodbye to Na'er, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, then vanished into the forest as a streak of silver light.
• After Xuan Hao left, Xiao Wu asked Tang San why the Shrek group was still in the forest.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that Oscar had absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's soul ring and that Tang San had broken through to rank thirty.

Xuan Hao borrowed the Ice Dragon King's power to become a Titled Douluo and seize the Man Faced Demon Spider from Meng Shu's group. He killed the spider with a spiritual attack and obtained its Eight Spider Lances.

• Xuan Hao sensed that Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran had cornered the Man Faced Demon Spider and summoned the Ice Dragon King's power.
• Xuan Hao transformed into an ice-armored Titled Douluo and froze the spider and the surrounding forest with Absolute Zero.
• Meng Shu fled with Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran after recognizing Xuan Hao's overwhelming strength.
• Xuan Hao used Spirit Deprivation to collapse the spider's mind and kill it, causing a thousand-year Soul Ring to appear.
• Xuan Hao shattered the ice and retrieved the Eight Spider Lances from the spider's corpse.

After retrieving the Eight Spider Lances, Xuan Hao returned to Spirit City and reunited with Bibi Dong, who caught him sneaking toward her bath. Their teasing grew awkward when Bibi Dong deliberately sat before him in a revealing robe, leaving Xuan Hao flustered.

• Xuan Hao stored the Eight Spider Lances and flew from the Star Dou Great Forest to Spirit City.
• Xuan Hao entered Bibi Dong’s chambers and found her bathing, then ignored her order to wait in the front hall.
• Bibi Dong kicked Xuan Hao into the bath after noticing him sneak through the curtain.
• Xuan Hao dried his clothes with his Silver Dragon’s elemental power and waited for Bibi Dong to change.
• Bibi Dong sat opposite Xuan Hao in a silk robe and teased him for acting shy after trying to sneak a look at her bathing.

Xuan Hao tried to convince Bibi Dong that he had lived like an ascetic despite being surrounded by girls, and she realized their mutual jealousy had kept everyone from getting close to him. When he admitted there were more girls than the five she named, Bibi Dong suspected Tang Yuehua and began to grasp how far his attractions might reach.

• Xuan Hao denied being a womanizer and claimed Na'er and his cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had kept him too busy for romance.
• Bibi Dong recalled Hu Liena's failed attempts to win Xuan Hao over and understood that the girls' competition had kept them all at a distance.
• Bibi Dong named Hu Liena, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Na'er as the girls already vying for Xuan Hao.
• Xuan Hao admitted that there were more girls than those five, alarming Bibi Dong.
• After Xuan Hao said Bibi Dong knew the additional girl, Bibi Dong guessed Tang Yuehua of Moonlight Pavilion and realized he might have pursued her despite their age difference.

Xuan Hao gave Bibi Dong an External Soul Bone he had found in the Star Dou Great Forest, and she considered fusing it with her existing spider-type External Soul Bone. The chapter left Bibi Dong stunned by Xuan Hao’s luck and generosity as she weighed the risks of evolving the bones.

• Xuan Hao silently worried that Bibi Dong might discover his complicated relationship with Qian Renxue, while Bibi Dong mistook his concern for an affair with Tang Yuehua.
• Xuan Hao presented Bibi Dong with the Eight Spider Lances, an External Soul Bone from a Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Bibi Dong recognized the bone’s rarity and explained that External Soul Bones could grow, devour one another, and evolve.
• Bibi Dong considered fusing the Eight Spider Lances with her Six-Winged Purple Light Wings but warned that the process would weaken the existing bone for years.
• Xuan Hao said he had given Bibi Dong the bone because its spider traits suited her and he expected to find an even better one someday.