Chapter Summaries

Jiang Zhu challenged Yu Xiaogang’s theory about Blue Silver Grass, proposing that a Giant Spirit Vine would offer stronger and safer abilities than a Mandala Snake. As Jiang Zhu grew closer to the Vague Man, a carriage from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived near the Dark Night Arena.

• Jiang Zhu explained that Blue Silver Grass could bind naturally and that absorbing a Giant Spirit Vine could grant it toughness, binding, and multi-attribute fusion.
• Soul Masters across the continent praised Jiang Zhu’s proposal, while Yu Xiaogang angrily defended his theory and Tang San began to doubt it.
• The Vague Man thanked Jiang Zhu for clearing his doubts, and she introduced herself by name.
• Jiang Zhu increasingly visited the Vague Man and relaxed beside him, sharing stories and cultivation insights.
• A carriage from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stopped near the entrance of the Dark Night Arena.

Ning Fengzhi visited the Dark Night Arena to investigate the women who had appeared on the Heavenly Curtain and seek the arena’s Master. After being intimidated by the arena’s powerful stewards, he was finally admitted to meet the Master, whose face remained hidden in the darkness.

• Ning Fengzhi approached the Dark Night Arena alone and was overwhelmed by the pressure of Steward Tai at the entrance.
• Evil Steward welcomed Ning Fengzhi and led him into the arena after learning he wanted to meet its Master.
• Ice Steward startled Ning Fengzhi with her whip and freezing aura, while Evil Steward briefly unleashed a terrifying aura in response.
• Ice Steward apologized to Ning Fengzhi, and Evil Steward continued escorting him through the arena.
• Evil Steward brought Ning Fengzhi to the Master’s room, where the unseen Master welcomed him from the darkness.

Ning Fengzhi visited Dark Night at the Duel Arena, offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support, and received an invitation to Green Garden as thanks for his past loan. The chapter left him entering the garden and freezing at what he saw inside.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Dark Night whether the Golden Heavenly Curtain came from the God Realm, and Dark Night said it was far more powerful than the gods.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s full support against factions seeking the women on the Peerless Beauty Ranking, but Dark Night declined for now.
• Dark Night sent Qingzhu to take Ning Fengzhi to Green Garden and have Ah Yin give him a Keling Fruit.
• Qingzhu led Ning Fengzhi through the Duel Arena, where Xue Linglong passed them and said she was going to kill someone.
• Qingzhu warned Ning Fengzhi not to speak of anything he saw or heard, then opened the emerald door to Green Garden.
• Ning Fengzhi saw the scene inside and froze.

Ning Fengzhi visited the Dark Night Arena’s garden, where Ah Yin gave him a Keling Fruit that broke the bottleneck in his cultivation and prepared him to advance to level eighty. After leaving, he headed to the Imperial Palace to confront his disciple Xue Qinghe about the arena.

• Ah Yin welcomed Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Fengzhi into the garden and gave Ning Fengzhi a Keling Fruit at the Monarch’s instruction.
• Ning Fengzhi ate the fruit and began absorbing its power while Ah Yin protected him.
• Zhu Zhuqing privately asked Ah Yin about her intimate relationship with the Monarch and asked her to teach her how to please him.
• After an hour of cultivation, Ning Fengzhi’s Soul Power surged, and he realized he could reach level eighty by absorbing another Soul Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing escorted Ning Fengzhi out and conveyed that the Monarch expected them to meet again soon.
• Ning Fengzhi left the Dark Night Arena and ordered his carriage to take him to the Imperial Palace to speak with Xue Qinghe.

The Heavenly Curtain showed Jiang Zhu exhausting herself to heal injured students for free, while the Vague Man watched her quiet kindness. After Jiang Zhu left to treat another student, Mu Xiaoyan approached the Vague Man and introduced herself.

• Injured students repeatedly sought Jiang Zhu’s free healing, and she treated them despite growing exhausted and receiving little thanks.
• Qian Xiaosheng explained that Jiang Zhu helped poor students because she was kind and could not refuse them, while Hu Liena called her foolish.
• The Vague Man asked Jiang Zhu why she kept helping people who treated her like a fool, and she said she helped because they were in pain.
• Jiang Zhu left to treat an injured student after reminding the Vague Man not to stay out too late.
• Mu Xiaoyan approached the Vague Man as soon as Jiang Zhu left, sat beside him, and said she had noticed him for a long time.

Mu Xiaoyan tried to get close to the Vague Man, but he remained indifferent, while Jiang Zhu shared cookies and quiet time with him. Later, Teacher Yang warned Jiang Zhu to focus on cultivation, and Qian Xiaosheng defended her when three students demanded free treatment.

• Mu Xiaoyan questioned the Vague Man and tried to make conversation, but he reminded her she had laughed at him before and gave her only perfunctory answers.
• Jiang Zhu returned with cookies from a friend she had healed, and the Vague Man sat with her as they watched the sunset.
• At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun and Oscar asked Flender to recruit female students, and he told them to provide the funds first.
• Teacher Yang reprimanded Jiang Zhu over her Soul Power results and told her to stop treating people so casually and focus on cultivation.
• Three male students demanded that Jiang Zhu treat their minor injuries, but she hesitated because of Teacher Yang's warning.
• Qian Xiaosheng intervened, condemned the students for using Jiang Zhu as free labor, and reassured her after they left.

Jiang Zhu waited for Vague Man in the rain, and he eventually returned to comfort her as Qian Xiaosheng watched their embrace and lost the cookies he had brought. The Heavenly Curtain revealed the scene to Qian Xiaosheng’s Spirit Hall teammates, who teased and comforted him about his first love.

• After parting from Qian Xiaosheng, Jiang Zhu went to Xiachun Square and waited alone in the drizzle for Vague Man.
• As the rain grew heavier, Jiang Zhu left the square, but Vague Man caught up with her and sheltered her with an oil-paper umbrella.
• Jiang Zhu broke down in Vague Man’s arms, and he dried her clothes and apologized for keeping her waiting.
• The scene showed Mu Xiaoyan cursing in the rain, then revealed Qian Xiaosheng watching Jiang Zhu embrace Vague Man as the cookie box fell from his hand.
• Bo Saixi and Bibi Dong reflected on lost love while Qian Xiaosheng’s Spirit Hall teammates teased him about his tragic role in the scene.
• Qian Xiaosheng told his teammates not to comfort him again, and Ma Hongjun pointed out that the scene had not matched Dai Mubai’s prediction.

The Heavenly Curtain rewound to show Mu Xiaoyan accompanying the Vague Man and trying to turn him against Jiang Zhu. The Vague Man ignored her insinuations and repeated his original question, leaving Mu Xiaoyan stunned.

• The scene rewound to a gloomy afternoon at Xiachun Square, where Mu Xiaoyan joined the Vague Man as he walked through the street.
• Mu Xiaoyan told the Vague Man that she was Jiang Zhu’s friend and portrayed Jiang Zhu as popular with male students while presenting herself as lonely and overlooked.
• Doudou, Hua Xi, Liu Erlong, and Zhu Zhuqing criticized Mu Xiaoyan, while Qin Chen insisted he had done nothing but walk quietly.
• Jiang Zhu watched the scene in shock and realized Mu Xiaoyan had viewed their friendship differently than she had.
• Qian Renxue doubted Mu Xiaoyan could fool Qin Chen, and the Vague Man calmly repeated his question about whether Mu Xiaoyan was Jiang Zhu’s friend.

The Vague Man confronted Mu Xiaoyan about her deceit and rejected her in favor of Jiang Zhu. Later, Jiang Zhu told him she was going to the Star Dou Forest to obtain a Soul Ring, but the scene ended with her group surrounded by glowing eyes in the dark.

• The Vague Man accused Mu Xiaoyan of undermining her friends and seeking his attention to compete with Jiang Zhu.
• He told Mu Xiaoyan that she disgusted him and was inferior to Jiang Zhu, then left her alone in the rain.
• Viewers at Shrek Academy praised the Vague Man's discernment, while Tang San speculated that he might like men.
• Jiang Zhu told the Vague Man she was going to the Star Dou Forest with her academy to obtain a Soul Ring and form a team.
• Jiang Zhu's group appeared in a dark forest with her having become a Soul Elder, surrounded by numerous glowing green eyes.

Jiang Zhu used her life force to heal wounded students during a Moon Wolf attack, while two Spirit Hall Soul Sages arrived and drove off the pack. Three students remained near death, and the chapter ended with them pleading for Jiang Zhu to save them despite her exhaustion.

• Flender explained that Moon Wolves fought in packs, healed companions by sacrificing their strength, and were led by two Ten Thousand Year Wolf Kings.
• The Moon Wolves overwhelmed the students and teachers, and Jiang Zhu used her healing skills until her Soul Power ran out.
• Jiang Zhu spent her life force to heal a badly wounded student as the injured Moon Wolves sacrificed themselves to strengthen their companions.
• Two Spirit Hall Soul Sages arrived, killed many Moon Wolves, and forced the Twin Wolf Kings to retreat with the surviving pack.
• Three students remained critically injured, and the exhausted Jiang Zhu faced their pleas for help.

Jiang Zhu exhausted her life force to save three students, leaving her aged and isolated as the academy mocked her and the students she saved abandoned her. After one rescued student sneered at Jiang Zhu, an unseen force seized her by the throat.

• Jiang Zhu used her Third Soul Skill to save the three students, rapidly aging into an old woman before collapsing unconscious.
• People across the continent argued over Jiang Zhu's sacrifice, while Bibi Dong wondered whether divine medicine could restore her youth.
• After half a month, Jiang Zhu hid in her dormitory and faced rejection from the academy, though one honest young man brought her food and herbs.
• At the Martial Soul Hall Branch student selection, students mocked Jiang Zhu, Qian Xiaosheng defended her, and Yue Guan saw little hope of treating her condition.
• That night, a tall, blurry figure entered the academy, and a rescued female student who had mocked Jiang Zhu was suddenly lifted into the air by an invisible force.

Jiang Zhu reclaimed the life force of students who had betrayed her, then recovered her youth and reunited with the Vague Man. The memory left Spirit Hall wary of the Dark Night Arena and Hu Liena wondering why the Vague Man seemed familiar.

• Jiang Zhu drained the life force of students who had wronged her, leaving two near death and more than twenty prematurely aged as she vanished from the academy.
• The Vague Man comforted Jiang Zhu beneath the full moon, and she revealed her youthful, breathtaking appearance after her recovery.
• In a later memory, Jiang Zhu called the Vague Man A Chen, confessed her affection in her sleep, and kissed him before falling asleep in his arms.
• Spectators argued over whether Jiang Zhu's recovery through stolen life force made her an evil Soul Master or was justified by the students' betrayal.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to assess Jiang Zhu's recovery, then warned Ghostly to avoid confronting the Dark Night Arena directly.
• Qian Xiaosheng rejoiced that Jiang Zhu had recovered, while Hu Liena said the Vague Man seemed familiar.

Qian Daoliu and Yu Xiaogang decided to investigate the mysterious Duel Arena, while Jiang Zhu’s Soul Rings grew stronger after her recovery. Qin Chen reunited with Jiang Zhu in the treatment room, where she kissed him and asked him to stay with her.

• Qian Daoliu sent Old Five to watch the Duel Arena, anticipating that rival factions would soon gather there.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender and the Shrek students to travel to Heaven Dou City and investigate the arena.
• Jiang Zhu’s five Soul Rings transformed into three purple and two black rings, each gaining fifteen hundred years.
• Qin Chen appeared in the treatment room and embraced Jiang Zhu after her recovery.
• Jiang Zhu kissed Qin Chen and asked to spend time alone with him, then began tugging at his clothes.

Qin Chen and Jiang Zhu used the Heavenly Ranking’s reward, Yin Yang Fusion, and Qin Chen’s strength rose to roughly that of a second-class god. As they left the treatment room, Qin Chen sensed two Titled Douluo approaching the Duel Arena, apparently intending to take someone.

• Jiang Zhu kissed Qin Chen and offered him the Yin Yang Fusion reward.
• Qin Chen and Jiang Zhu stayed in the treatment room until dusk, and Qin Chen’s strength increased.
• Doudou, Zhu Zhuqing, Hua Xi, and Liu Erlong waited for Qin Chen and Jiang Zhu to return.
• Qin Chen and Jiang Zhu left the treatment room, and Qin Chen sensed two Titled Douluo approaching the Duel Arena.

Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo arrived at the Dark Night Arena to seize three beauties, but the spectators treated them as contestants and dismissed their Soul Ring configuration. As strange snow blocked their spiritual power and Steward Xue approached with a terrifying aura, the two Spirit Hall Douluo prepared for a fight.

• Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo descended over the Dark Night Arena and demanded that its Arena Master appear.
• Demon Subduing Douluo released his Titled Douluo pressure and Soul Rings, but spectators called their configuration ordinary.
• The Gold Medal Dealer opened betting on a fight between the two Spirit Hall Douluo and an arena Steward, enraging the visitors.
• Icy snow fell across the arena and blocked Thousand Jun Douluo's attempt to search the area with his spiritual power.
• The audience cheered as Steward Xue approached the entrance, while Thousand Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo readied themselves against her growing aura.

Xue Linglong confronted Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo when they tried to seize three women and force her Duel Arena to submit to Spirit Hall. She killed both Titled Douluo with her eighth Soul Skill, Snow Dance Funeral, while several more powerful figures were still approaching Heaven Dou City.

• Xue Linglong appeared before Jiang Mo and Qian Jun and declared that anyone causing trouble in the Duel Arena would be slain.
• Demon Subduing Douluo offered Xue Linglong a position in Spirit Hall if she handed over the three women and submitted, but she answered with a sword strike that forced both brothers back.
• Jiang Mo and Qian Jun attacked together with their Third Soul Skill, Coiled Dragon Tremor, but Xue Linglong evaded their blows.
• Xue Linglong revealed three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and unleashed her eighth Soul Skill, Snow Dance Funeral, against the brothers’ Ninth Soul Skill, Coiled Dragon Suppression.
• The snow swords shattered the brothers’ defense and froze Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo into motionless ice sculptures.
• Xue Linglong left the arena as the snow dispersed, while more powerful auras approached Heaven Dou City.

Prince Xue Xing arrived at the Duel Arena to negotiate with its owner, but Steward Tai’s overwhelming power and Evil Steward’s unsettling hospitality made him wary of entering. After Xue Xing proposed buying the women on the ranking, Evil Steward invited him inside to discuss the deal privately, leaving Xue Xing rooted outside.

• Prince Xue Xing arrived at the Duel Arena with Royal Guards and demanded to meet its owner.
• Steward Tai frightened Xue Xing and the guards with a display of overwhelming power before Evil Steward intervened.
• Evil Steward invited Xue Xing inside, but Xue Xing refused after his Soul Sage guard warned him to stay out.
• Xue Xing offered Gold Soul Coins, noble titles, or territories to buy Catwoman, Doudou, and Jiang Zhu.
• Evil Steward again urged Xue Xing to enter and discuss the purchase away from onlookers, while Xue Xing remained suspicious and declined.

Evil Steward drove Prince Xue Xing and his guards away from the Duel Arena with a mental attack, while Qian Renxue learned Spirit Hall had sent two Titled Douluo to seize the arena’s treasures. A message reported that Steward Xue had easily suppressed them, and the chapter ended with someone in the imperial palace furiously smashing a medicine bowl.

• Evil Steward ordered Xue Xing to leave, then unleashed a mental attack that incapacitated his guards and forced a Soul Sage elder to flee with the Prince.
• Evil Steward sent attendants to clear away the unconscious guards and returned to the Duel Arena.
• Qing Luan Douluo arrived at Crown Prince Hall to protect Qian Renxue and revealed that Qian Jun and Jiang Mo had been sent to take the three level-raising cauldrons.
• Qian Renxue received a message that Steward Xue had easily suppressed the two Titled Douluo and decided to return to the Duel Arena.
• Someone at Heaven Dou Imperial Palace smashed a medicine bowl and shouted in outrage.

Xue Ye ordered troops to surround the Dark Night Arena after hearing how its guards had humiliated the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. The Heavenly Curtain named Bai Chenxiang as the twenty-second-ranked beauty, prompting Qin Chen to plan a visit while Bai He feared disaster at the Bai Family residence.

• Xue Ye ordered Marshal Gelong to muster the troops and deploy the Royal Soul Master Corps against the Dark Night Arena.
• The Heavenly Curtain revealed Bai Chenxiang of the Speed Clan as the twenty-second-ranked beauty and listed her rewards and abilities.
• Qin Chen returned to the room with Jiang Zhu, and Doudou discovered Jiang Zhu’s kiss mark and accused her of breaking their agreement.
• Jiang Zhu admitted she had made the first move, and Doudou playfully attacked her while Qin Chen drew Hua Xi into his arms.
• Qin Chen decided to send someone to Luode City, while Bai He stared at Bai Chenxiang’s ranking in alarm.

After Bai Chenxiang’s ranking exposed her abilities, Bai He fled Luode City with her to protect her from factions seeking to exploit her, while the Spirit Hall and Star Luo Empire also moved to pursue her. The Heavenly Ranking then began showing a memory of young Bai Chenxiang challenging the Vague Man to a race, which ended with him reaching the prize first.

• Bai He learned that visitors had arrived for Bai Chenxiang and fled Luode City with her, telling the Bai Family elders to delay the pursuers.
• Bai He explained that people would seek to capture Bai Chenxiang for the effects displayed on the Heavenly Ranking, and he headed with her toward Star Dou Forest.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Guang Ling and the Star Luo Empire branch hall to watch the Speed Clan and bring Bai Chenxiang back.
• Dai Yutian sent Elder Eagle after Bai Chenxiang and dispatched troops to surround the Bai Family in Luode City.
• The Heavenly Ranking showed young Bai Chenxiang challenging the Vague Man to race through Chaotic Wind Canyon for a red flower.
• Bai Chenxiang raced through the chaotic winds, but the Vague Man reached the flower before she could grab it.