Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue asked Qin Chen to marry her, intending to complete Spirit Hall’s plan before they ascended to godhood together. Before he could answer, a Golden Heavenly Curtain appeared across Douluo Continent and announced a ranking of peerless beauties, leaving Qin Chen anticipating the chaos it might cause.

• At the Dark Night Duel Arena, Qin Chen watched Monka win a deadly match and ordered Zhu Zhuqing to double his prize money.
• Qian Renxue visited Qin Chen, showed him her white dress, and teased him after he commented on her figure.
• Zhu Zhuqing intervened when Qian Renxue pretended to choke Qin Chen, and Qin Chen stopped the two women from fighting.
• Qian Renxue proposed marriage, explaining that she would continue Spirit Hall’s plan and marry Qin Chen before they ascended to godhood together.
• A Golden Heavenly Curtain appeared over Douluo Continent, announced rankings and rewards, and warned that interference would bring Heavenly Punishment.
• The Heavenly Curtain revealed a twenty-five-place Peerless Beauty Ranking, while Qin Chen hoped his companions would avoid being ranked.

The continent’s factions speculated about who would appear on the Heavenly Ranking of the twenty-five most beautiful women and puzzled over its Yin Yang Fusion wording. At Dark Night Arena, Qin Chen warned that making the list might not be good, while Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Sister Liu sought his opinion on their chances.

• Bibi Dong, Ghost Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo discussed the ranking, and Bibi Dong considered whether Hu Liena and the man in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace might also appear.
• At Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Great Enshrinement expected Qian Renxue to rank highly and worried that her identity might be exposed.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang and Flender speculated that Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and Xiao Wu could make the list, while Tang San encouraged Xiao Wu.
• Qian Renxue asked Qin Chen whether she would make the list, and he said she would but hoped she and Zhu Zhuqing would not appear.
• Sister Liu entered the lounge and embraced Qin Chen as she asked whether she could make the list, prompting him to gently pull her arms away under Qian Renxue’s and Zhu Zhuqing’s displeased looks.

People across the continent speculated about the Peerless Beauty Ranking and wondered whether they or their loved ones would be listed. As the Heavenly Curtain began displaying new golden characters, its announcement was about to start.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Rong Rong's chances of ranking and learned she had gone to Heaven Dou City to find her Big Brother, with Chen Xin secretly protecting her.
• Rong Rong rode toward Heaven Dou City, angrily pounding a doll because her Big Brother had been absent.
• Dugu Bo praised Dugu Yan's chances of making the ranking, while she wondered whether seeing her name would bring her missing friend back.
• At Skywater Academy, Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er competed over the ranking, and Shui Bing'er declared she would not yield when it came to him.
• Bo Saixi told the Seven Sacred Pillars that the Heavenly Curtain's power exceeded that of the gods and had blocked access to the God Realm; they agreed to wait and see.
• The Heavenly Curtain's old writing faded, and new golden characters appeared as people anticipated the announcement.

The Heavenly Curtain revealed that Yin Yang Fusion with a woman on the beauty ranking could grant a level and stronger Soul Rings, prompting powerful Soul Masters to covet the ranked women. Bibi Dong, Bo Saixi, and Shrek Academy reacted to the threat, while Tang San vowed to protect Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai wondered whether Zhu Zhuqing or Zhu Zhuyun would appear on the ranking.

• The Heavenly Curtain explained that Yin Yang Fusion meant dual cultivation with the women on the ranking, and male Soul Masters across the continent rushed to seek the rewards.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to investigate the Dark Night Arena and its owner, considering the opportunity it might offer the Worship Hall elders.
• Bo Saixi learned what Yin Yang Fusion entailed, then ordered Sea God Island sealed against outsiders and threatened to kill any men who approached.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang worried that Xiao Wu might be targeted, while Tang San pulled her behind him and promised to take her into hiding if she made the ranking.
• Dai Mubai thought Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun might qualify, and wondered where Zhu Zhuqing had gone after disappearing for four or five years.

The Heavenly Ranking’s Yin Yang Fusion reward alarmed powerful factions across the continent, prompting them to protect women who might appear on the list. The ranking then activated Hua Xi’s memory recall, revealing how her catlike traits first appeared during her Martial Soul awakening.

• Qian Daoliu accepted the ranking’s reward as real, ordered an investigation of the Dark Night Arena, and sent Qing Luan Douluo to protect Xue'er after Guang Ling Douluo raised the possibility that she might rank.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Gu Rong to find Ning Rongrong and prepared to travel to Heaven Dou City himself.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders worried that Tang Yuehua might appear on the ranking, but hesitated to bring her back from Moonlight Pavilion.
• Bai Shuang ordered Skywater Academy to activate its highest defenses, recall its students, and request protection from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• The Golden Heavenly Curtain activated Hua Xi’s memory recall and showed six-year-old Hua Xi growing pointed ears and a cat tail during her Martial Soul awakening.

The Heavenly Ranking revealed Hua Xi’s traumatic past and how Qin Chen rescued and raised her, provoking envy across the Douluo Continent. Hua Xi received a ranking reward that strengthened her Soul Power and Soul Rings, while Qin Chen and the women with him considered the danger the ranking posed and prepared to rely on the Duel Arena.

• The memory showed Hua Xi being abducted, sold at auction, and presented to the Master of the Dark Night Arena, who freed her and gave her a home.
• Hua Xi grew up happily beside the mysterious man, whom she affectionately called her Master, and the memory ended with her content in his care.
• People across the Douluo Continent wailed with envy and noble lords began contacting auction houses to demand Catwomen.
• Hua Xi saw the Golden Light curtain outside her window and received a reward that raised her Soul Power Level and changed her Soul Rings to yellow, purple, and purple.
• Qin Chen appeared with Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Liu Erlong, comforted Hua Xi, and discussed how the ranking exposed their past and could make women targets.
• Qin Chen assured the women that the Duel Arena was strong enough to protect them as spectators gathered inside it.

After a ranking announcement revealed a Catwoman’s rewards, three outsiders tried to seize her in the Dark Night Arena, but Steward Xue Linglong killed their leader and drove off the threat. Greedy Soul Masters began gathering outside the arena, while at Shrek Academy Yu Xiaogang and Tang San wondered whether Xiao Wu’s rabbit ears were real.

• A Level 89 Soul Fighting Douluo and two Soul Sages charged into the arena to capture the Catwoman and claim the ranking reward.
• Steward Xue Linglong appeared with three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and killed the Level 89 man with a single sword strike.
• An arena spectator identified Xue Linglong as one of the Dark Night Arena’s three great stewards, frightening visitors away from causing trouble.
• Greedy Soul Masters outside the arena began organizing to attack and capture the Catwoman.
• At Shrek Academy, Oscar lamented that he was not the Catwoman’s Master, while Dai Mubai thought of Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Xiaogang studied Xiao Wu’s rabbit-ear ornaments, prompting Tang San to wonder whether they were real ears before Xiao Wu innocently answered him.

Doudou became the twenty-fourth entry on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, drawing the continent’s attention back to the Dark Night Arena. As powerful factions considered how to seize its women or learn its secrets, Di Tian ordered the Soul Beasts to monitor humans and capture some for information.

• Dai Yutian ordered Shadow Guards to locate the Dark Night Arena and said they should seize Hua Xi if negotiations failed.
• The Heavenly Ranking revealed Doudou as the twenty-fourth-ranked beauty, granting her a level increase, longer-lived Soul Rings, and invisible Wind Wings.
• Bibi Dong worried about the Dark Night Arena’s unknown power, while Shrek Academy’s teachers and students reacted to Doudou’s ranking and Tang San protected Xiao Wu.
• Xue Ye summoned the Crown Prince, and Snake Lance Douluo hurried toward the Dark Night Arena because Xue Qinghe was there; Ning Fengzhi also ordered his carriage to speed up as he worried about Ning Rongrong.
• At the Lake of Life, Bibi Ji, Di Tian, and Zi Ji discussed the danger of the Ranking List, and Di Tian ordered Soul Beasts to watch humans and capture some for information about the Dark Night Arena.

Doudou was bewildered when the spectators ignored her new place on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, but the Heavenly Ranking then revealed memories of her hardship and her connection to the Dark Night Arena's master. The chapter ended with the audience questioning his role in her injuries, while Qin Chen was criticized by the crowd.

• Doudou appeared in twenty-fourth place on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, but the arena spectators ignored her and returned to watching the match.
• The Heavenly Ranking activated a memory recall showing Doudou growing up poor and selling flowers to support her family.
• Doudou met a mysterious man in a tea house, gave him an azalea, and gradually became his friend through repeated encounters.
• Doudou told the man she would join a mercenary squad to earn money for her family, despite his warning that the trip was dangerous.
• The memory showed Doudou grievously injured in the forest before the man found her and carried her away.
• Spectators criticized the man for failing to protect Doudou, and Qin Chen realized the crowd was attacking him.

The Heavenly Curtain revealed how Doudou was crippled, abandoned by her family, and later healed by the Vague Man, whom she came to love. The memory ended with their tender exchange, while a burst of wailing came from a dark corner of Suotuo City.

• Qin Chen watched Doudou survive with severe injuries, and Doudou described how her family abandoned her in the wilderness after she could no longer work.
• Spectators across the continent condemned Doudou’s family, while Yu Xiaogang said her injuries could not be healed and Xiao Wu and Tang San expressed outrage.
• The Vague Man took Doudou in and promised to cure her, and she later regained her sight and the use of her limbs.
• Doudou stayed by the Vague Man’s side, and she told him that he was what she wanted most for her birthday.
• After the memory ended, people joked about witnessing their romance, and wailing broke out in a dark corner of Suotuo City.

Doudou received a Heavenly Ranking reward that advanced her cultivation and transformed her Soul Rings, then flew off to find Monarch. News of her recovery and the Dark Night Arena drew powerful factions toward Heaven Dou City, where leaders ordered their followers to investigate or seize the Arena Master's secrets.

• Doudou's Soul Power rose to level 53, and her five Soul Rings transformed into four purple rings and one black ring.
• Doudou rejected the men who had failed to appreciate her beauty, gave the Amplifying Soul Tool to the male host, and flew to find Monarch.
• Bibi Dong learned that Ghost Douluo had located the Dark Night Arena in Heaven Dou City and ordered him to recruit the Arena Master first, then destroy him if he refused.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo discussed the Arena Master's healing power and awaited news from Falling Devil and Thousand Jun.
• Demon Subduing Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo headed for Heaven Dou City, intending to claim the two women and force the Arena Master to cooperate.
• Yu Yuanzhen sent Yu Luo Mian to investigate the Arena Master, while Ning Fengzhi hurried toward Heaven Dou City hoping to secure the Arena Master's healing method.

Doudou celebrated making the Heavenly Ranking and asked Qin Chen to spend time with her, while Qian Renxue left after being summoned. Qin Chen welcomed the people investigating the Duel Arena as customers under strict rules, and Dugu Yan stayed in Sunset Forest, hoping her ranking would bring a man back to her.

• Doudou showed Qin Chen her new Soul Ring and asked him to go shopping and pick flowers with her, while the other women in the room reacted jealously.
• Xue Linglong reported that people were gathering around the Duel Arena to investigate, and Qin Chen allowed them in as customers but ordered that troublemakers be killed on the spot.
• Xue Linglong kissed the back of Qin Chen's hand and declared that clearing obstacles for him was the meaning of her life.
• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to hide from people drawn by the Heavenly Ranking, but she refused to leave in case the man she loved returned or sought her out after she ranked.

After seeing the Heavenly Curtain reveal a Divine Medicine capable of complete healing, Tang Hao set out to find a way to bring Ah Yin back to life. Meanwhile, a concealed intruder tried to sneak into the Dark Night Arena but was trapped by a mysterious woman.

• Tang Hao resolved to obtain the Divine Medicine and flew away to visit the cave he had avoided for decades.
• Steward Tai intimidated a troublemaker at the Dark Night Arena entrance, then welcomed him inside and discouraged others from causing trouble.
• Yun Zide, a level 72 Soul Sage, slipped into a side corridor and planned to abduct a woman and loot the Arena.
• Following a tempting fragrance, Yun Zide was caught in Blue Mist that froze his feet and hindered his Soul Power.
• A Slender Figure approached Yun Zide in the darkness, called him a disobedient little rat, and cracked a whip twice.

Yun Zide was frozen and shattered by the blue-haired woman after she let him believe he had escaped. Qin Chen visited Ah Yin in Green Garden, where she watched Tang Hao arrive at the cave and tried to explain his years of absence.

• Yun Zide failed to escape after the blue-haired woman froze him, then she shattered his body into blue powder.
• Qin Chen left Doudou, Hua Xi, and Zhu Zhuqing in the luxury room and traveled alone to Green Garden.
• Ah Yin told Qin Chen she had sensed Tang Hao arriving at the cave to look for her.
• Qin Chen questioned why Tang Hao had waited more than a decade and acted only after the Heavenly Curtain revealed the truth.
• Ah Yin struggled to defend Tang Hao and suggested he had been busy protecting Xiao San.

Qin Chen watched Tang Hao despair over Ah Yin’s disappearance while Ah Yin asked to see Xiao San, and he agreed to take her soon. In the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue deceived Xue Ye about the Dark Night Arena’s medicine and women, leaving the emperor to consider another way to get them.

• Qin Chen watched Tang Hao search frantically for the missing Ah Yin while Ah Yin served him, then agreed to let her visit Xiao San in the next few days.
• Qian Renxue, posing as Xue Qinghe, met with the ailing Xue Ye in the imperial bedchamber.
• Xue Ye asked Xue Qinghe to obtain the Dark Night Arena’s Divine Medicine to cure his illness and sought to acquire the two women from the ranking.
• Qian Renxue claimed the medicine had run out and that the Arena Master and the women refused to part with one another.
• Xue Ye fell silent and began considering another way to obtain what he wanted.

Qian Renxue persuaded Xue Ye to avoid seizing the Dark Night Arena by force and instead send envoys to negotiate. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong searched for the young man in her portrait, and a tavern keeper’s account of his past companion left her frozen.

• Qian Renxue warned Xue Ye that other powers were watching the Dark Night Arena, and Xue Ye ordered another negotiation to probe its strength.
• Qian Renxue decided to alert her grandfather and others not to act rashly against the Arena.
• Ning Rongrong showed a portrait of a young man to a tavern keeper, but drunkards surrounded her and tried to harass her.
• Chen Xin appeared and used his aura to force the drunkards to their knees, protecting Ning Rongrong.
• The tavern keeper admitted he remembered the man from about two years earlier because he had arrived with a remarkably beautiful Golden-haired Woman, and Ning Rongrong froze at the description.

Ning Rongrong learned that the man she was searching for had two beautiful women with him, but jealousy only strengthened her resolve to find him and demand an explanation. At the Dark Night Arena, Jiang Zhu healed Monka and won the contestants’ devotion, then appeared on the Peerless Beauty Ranking at 23rd place.

• The Boss told Ning Rongrong that the man had traveled with a Silver-haired Woman and a Golden-haired Beauty, and that the Golden-haired Beauty had fed him grapes.
• Ning Rongrong stormed off with Chen Xin, determined to find the man and confront him about the women accompanying him.
• Jiang Zhu used her Healing Aura to treat Monka, who thanked her with pastries and left delighted by her praise.
• A newcomer watched the arena’s rough contestants behave bashfully around Jiang Zhu, while an old hand praised her kindness and the men vowed to protect her.
• The Heavenly Curtain named Jiang Zhu the 23rd entry on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, identifying her as the Dark Night Arena’s chief healer.

The Peerless Beauty Ranking named Jiang Zhu, a healer from the Dark Night Arena, prompting Spirit Hall members to recognize her as a former candidate who had become an old woman after using a life-draining healing skill. The chapter left Bibi Dong and the younger generation wondering how Jiang Zhu could now appear as a peerless beauty.

• People across the continent reacted with disbelief that three consecutive ranking entries came from the Dark Night Arena.
• Bibi Dong questioned Yue Guan after he recognized Jiang Zhu’s name and Healing Scepter as belonging to a former Spirit Hall recruit.
• Yue Guan recalled that Jiang Zhu had been a young healing Soul Master recommended by the Heaven Dou City branch five years earlier.
• Yue Guan explained that Jiang Zhu had aged into an old woman because her healing skill consumed her own life force.
• Qian Xiaosheng told Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan that he had also known Jiang Zhu as an old woman at the Golden Generation selection tournament.
• Xie Yue questioned how Jiang Zhu could have made the Peerless Beauty Ranking if she was truly the woman they remembered.

Tang Xiao sent two elders to investigate the Dark Night Arena and negotiate for a woman on its ranking, while Zhu Yuming feared the Star Luo emperor would target Zhu Zhuyun if she appeared on the list. At the Dark Night Arena, Qin Chen remembered Jiang Zhu’s changed fate, and the Heavenly Curtain began recalling her memories.

• Tang Xiao ordered the Fourth and Fifth Elders to find Yuehua, learn about the Dark Night Arena, and try to buy one of its ranked beauties.
• Zhu Yuming rejected the palace’s inquiry about whether any Zhu Family girl had awakened a form like the Catwoman, then worried that Dai Yutian might target Zhu Zhuyun if she made the list.
• Qin Chen reflected on how Jiang Zhu’s fate had changed after Liu Erlong followed him instead of founding Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Jiang Zhu wondered whether she could appear on the Peerless Beauty Ranking and cried as she remembered Qin Chen accepting her despite her former appearance.
• The Heavenly Curtain activated Memory Recall for Jiang Zhu.

A sunbather in a Heavenly Curtain scene proposed that Blue Silver Grass could gain toughness, binding, and poison abilities by absorbing a Mandala Snake Soul Ring, prompting Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to claim the idea proved Yu Xiaogang’s theory right. The crimson-haired girl who had sought out the man began explaining the risks of the combination and was about to reveal a better option.

• A Vague Man asked Teacher Yang whether Blue Silver Grass could absorb a Mandala Snake Soul Ring, but she and her students mocked him.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San praised the idea as proof that Yu Xiaogang’s theory had worked for Tang San.
• The crimson-haired girl returned to the plaza, told the Vague Man she had researched his question, and explained that a plant Martial Soul absorbing an animal Soul Ring risked rejection and death.
• The Vague Man asked what better choice the girl had in mind.