Vol. 1The Arena’s Growing Ties

The Golden Heavenly Curtain exposed the pasts and connections of women drawn to Qin Chen and the Dark Night Arena, as powerful factions tried to claim them. Qin Chen’s circle grew, and the volume ended with Qian Renxue questioning how many ranked women were connected to him.

  • Qin Chen protected the women of the Dark Night Arena as the Heavenly Curtain ranked Doudou and Jiang Zhu and revealed their pasts.
  • Ning Fengzhi gained the Arena Master’s support, while Mu Xiaoyan approached the Vague Man after Jiang Zhu continued treating injured students.
  • Jiang Zhu survived betrayal and recovered with the Vague Man’s help as the Arena turned back Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou’s challenges.
  • Bai Chenxiang won the tournament with Carefree Travel, but the Vague Man vanished before she could confess her feelings.
  • Qin Chen reunited with Bai Chenxiang and brought her and Bai He into his territory, while Spirit Hall and the Star Dou Forest’s great beasts fought over her.
  • Xue Wu rose from hardship to become the Arena’s star dancer and devoted her Invitation to the Monarch Dance to Qin Chen.
  • Qian Renxue brought Xue Ke to the Arena after her ranking exposed her, while Qin Chen dealt with demands from Xue Ye and the Tang elders.
  • The Heavenly Curtain revealed Purple Pearl and Qin Chen’s overseas base, prompting Qian Renxue to ask whether the other ranked women were connected to him.
Chapters 1–100 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Golden Ranking

The Golden Heavenly Curtain ranked beauties and exposed their pasts, drawing powerful factions toward the Dark Night Arena and its women. Qin Chen protected those in his care while Ning Fengzhi gained the Arena Master’s help, and Jiang Zhu’s story continued as Mu Xiaoyan approached the Vague Man.

  • At the Dark Night Duel Arena, Qin Chen watched Monka win a deadly match, then Qian Renxue proposed marriage before the Golden Heavenly Curtain announced its rankings and rewards.
  • The Curtain explained that Yin Yang Fusion meant dual cultivation and showed Hua Xi’s past, prompting Qin Chen to reassure her and the other women that the Arena could protect them.
  • A Soul Fighting Douluo and two Soul Sages tried to seize Hua Xi, but Xue Linglong killed the leader, while greedy outsiders began plotting further attacks.
  • The Curtain ranked Doudou twenty-fourth and showed her hardship, her bond with the Vague Man, and her recovery, after receiving her reward, Doudou flew off to find Monarch.
  • Qin Chen ordered the Arena to admit investigators as customers and kill anyone who caused trouble, while Tang Hao went to search for Ah Yin and Qin Chen agreed to let her visit Xiao San.
  • Ning Rongrong learned that the man she sought had traveled with a Golden-haired Beauty, while the Curtain named Jiang Zhu twenty-third and revealed how the Vague Man had accepted her and valued her knowledge.
  • Ning Fengzhi visited the Arena, offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support, and received a Keling Fruit from Ah Yin that raised his Soul Power, and he then left to speak with Xue Qinghe.
  • Jiang Zhu continued treating injured students despite her exhaustion, and after she left, Mu Xiaoyan sat beside the Vague Man and said she had noticed him for a long time.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Vague Man’s Farewell

Jiang Zhu survived betrayal and recovered with the Vague Man’s help, while the Dark Night Arena repelled Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou’s attempts to challenge it. The Heavenly Curtain then revealed how the Vague Man trained Bai Chenxiang, whose tournament victories ended with him vanishing before she could confess her feelings.

  • Jiang Zhu sacrificed her life force to save injured students, then drained the life force of those who had betrayed her before recovering her youth with the Vague Man’s comfort.
  • Qin Chen reunited with Jiang Zhu, and she kissed him before they spent the day together in the treatment room.
  • Xue Linglong froze Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo, while Evil Steward drove Prince Xue Xing away from the Dark Night Arena.
  • Bai He fled Luode City with Bai Chenxiang as factions sought to claim her, and the Heavenly Curtain showed her long history of racing and training with the Vague Man.
  • The Vague Man taught Bai Chenxiang Carefree Travel, and she used it to defeat opponents at the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans’ tournament while seeking him in the crowd.
  • Bai Chenxiang tried to confess her feelings, but the Vague Man interrupted her and reminded her to stay safe in the team final.
  • After Bai Chenxiang’s team won, the Vague Man vanished before she could reach him, and she resolved to tell him how she felt after the victory banquet.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Return and Xue Wu’s Rise

Qin Chen reunited with Bai Chenxiang after their separation, and she joined him in the Dark Night Arena as Spirit Hall and the Star Dou Forest’s great beasts clashed over her. The story then followed Xue Wu’s hardships and her rise to stardom at the Arena, where she devoted her dance to the Monarch.

  • Bai Chenxiang searched for Qin Chen after he disappeared, while Qin Chen watched from afar and explained that his mission required him to stay away from her for two years.
  • Chen Ying pursued Bai Chenxiang, but Guang Ling, Zi Ji, and the Ice Empress fought over her before Qin Chen pulled her and Bai He through a Black Hole to his garden.
  • Bai Chenxiang reunited with Qin Chen, pleaded with him not to leave again, and chose to stay with him as he welcomed her into his territory.
  • Qin Chen and Bai Chenxiang became intimate, while Bai He recovered under Ah Yin’s care and Xue Wu’s dance earned her recognition at the Dark Night Arena.
  • Xue Wu’s family fell into hardship after Father Xue was implicated in a political case, and she began dancing in a tavern to support her sick mother and repay debts.
  • Qin Chen appeared at the tavern as Father Xue was humiliated by Consul Wang, then offered Xue Wu work at the Dark Night Arena and helped restore her family’s fortunes.
  • Xue Wu became the Arena’s star dancer, performed the Invitation to the Monarch Dance for Qin Chen, and received upgraded Soul Rings as she devoted her final curtsy to him.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Arena’s Rising Tensions

Qin Chen and the Dark Night Arena faced demands from powerful factions as Qian Renxue tried to protect Xue Ke from the consequences of her ranking. The Heavenly Curtain then exposed Purple Pearl and Qin Chen’s secret overseas base, leaving Qian Renxue questioning how many more women were connected to him.

  • Xue Ye demanded the Arena’s Divine Medicine and ranked women, while Qian Renxue warned him that powerful Titled Douluo protected it and left to caution her allies against acting rashly.
  • Qin Chen marked Zi Ji’s soul and made her subject to his will, while Ghostly reported that he had sensed a powerful threat near the Arena and could not find the missing Sixth and Seventh Venerables.
  • Xue Ke appeared twentieth on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, so Qian Renxue took her to the Arena before the Emperor or other factions could target her.
  • Tang Xun and Tang Wei demanded medicine and ranked women from You, who killed Tang Wei and weakened Tang Xun before Qin Chen marked the surviving elder with Gray Mists.
  • The Heavenly Curtain revealed Xue Ke’s childhood outings with Qin Chen and her drunken plea for him to marry her, drawing attention from across the continent and prompting Qian Renxue to confront him.
  • Qin Chen confronted Yu Luo Mian over his treatment of Liu Erlong, then comforted Liu Erlong as she explained her feelings and stayed with him.
  • Qian Renxue recovered the frozen Demon Subduing Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo, while Qin Chen told her to restrain Spirit Hall and use Ah Yin’s herbs to help Xue Ye recover enough to prevent chaos.
  • A new ranking exposed Purple Pearl and her city, revealing Qin Chen’s secret overseas base, and Qian Renxue demanded to know whether the other ranked women were connected to him.
Chapters 76–100 Summaries Read
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