Chapter Summaries

Xue Ling Xi defeated Feng Xiao Tian, then helped him understand the flaws in his Self-Created Soul Skill and offered a Seven-Colored Thunder Flower to improve it. Feng Wu Ming cancelled the Ye Clan and Feng Family marriage arrangement, while the Feng Family agreed to owe Xue Ling Xi a favor.

• Xue Ling Xi defeated Feng Xiao Tian with his Black Flame Ray, then caught him and let Ye Lingling heal him.
• Feng Xiao Tian asked to test his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, but all thirty-six strikes failed to break Xue Ling Xi's Golden Bell Shield and left Feng Xiao Tian injured.
• Feng Wu Ming praised Xue Ling Xi and announced that the marriage arrangement between the Ye Clan and Feng Family was cancelled.
• Xue Ling Xi explained how Feng Xiao Tian could improve his self-created skill and offered him a Seven-Colored Thunder Flower to strengthen his wings and speed.
• Feng Wu Ming asked what Xue Ling Xi wanted in return, and Xue Ling Xi requested a favor from the Feng Family in the future.

Xue Ling Xi secured Feng Wu Ming’s agreement by giving Feng Xiao Tian the Seven-Colored Thunder Flower, then drank until Ye Lingling had to look after him. The next morning, the disguised group left Godwind Academy and set out by carriage toward Yake City to visit the Speed Clan.

• Feng Wu Ming accepted Xue Ling Xi’s conditions, and Xue Ling Xi gave Feng Xiao Tian the Seven-Colored Thunder Flower and explained how to use it.
• Feng Wu Ming and his sons hosted Xue Ling Xi and Ye Lingling for a meal, where Xue Ling Xi claimed to be a newly returned prince with a unique Dark Flame Emperor Goose Martial Soul.
• Xue Ling Xi drank too much, and Ye Lingling helped him back to his room after he vomited on her and fell out of bed.
• The next morning, Xue Ling Xi woke beside Ye Lingling, pinched her thigh by mistake, and heard how she had stayed to watch over him.
• Feng Xiao Tian teased Xue Ling Xi and Ye Lingling about their relationship as they left Godwind Academy.
• Bai Chenxiang removed Xue Ling Xi’s disguise at the Rose Hotel, and the three set out by carriage toward Yake City.

Xue Ke learned why the Speed Clan was impoverished and resolved to recruit them into the Prince’s Mansion. After discussing the plan with Qian Renxue, she prepared to persuade Bai He the next day.

• Bai Chenxiang showed Xue Ke and Ye Lingling around the Speed Clan’s residence while Bai He was away.
• Bai Chenxiang explained that the clan’s scouting skills brought little income and that Bai He refused Spirit Hall subsidies or joining another sect.
• Xue Ke comforted Bai Chenxiang and decided to keep the Speed Clan from joining Tang San’s group in the future.
• Bai Chenxiang arranged rooms for Xue Ke and Ye Lingling for the night.
• Xue Ke told Qian Renxue she wanted to recruit the Speed Clan into the Prince’s Mansion and move them to Heaven Dou City, then said she had a plan to persuade Bai He.

Xue Ke offered Bai He an Eight-petal Immortal Orchid to restore Bai Chenxiang’s cultivation potential and invited the Speed Clan to serve Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Bai He remained reluctant, so Xue Ke wagered that she could touch him in a speed contest, and they began their match.

• Xue Ke presented Bai He with an Eight-petal Immortal Orchid and explained how it could help Bai Chenxiang recover her cultivation potential.
• Bai He refused to accept the herb as a favor and questioned Xue Ke’s reasons for approaching the Speed Clan.
• Xue Ke invited the Speed Clan to join Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s faction and argued that doing so would help secure its future.
• Bai He showed little interest in the offer, so Xue Ke proposed a speed wager: if she touched him within the time of one incense stick, he would seriously consider joining.
• Bai He accepted and offered to suppress his strength to the Soul Ancestor realm, but Xue Ke asked him to compete at the Soul Emperor realm instead.
• Bai He led Xue Ke to the Soul Fighting Arena, where they prepared to begin their contest.

Xue Ke defeated Bai He in a contest of speed, convincing him to accept the Speed Clan’s move to the Prince’s Mansion. She gave Bai Chenxiang an Eight-petal Immortal Orchid, while privately regretting that political schemes had complicated their friendship.

• Xue Ke and Bai He raced across the Soul Fighting Arena as she tried to catch him, and Bai Chenxiang and Ye Lingling watched in astonishment.
• Xue Ke calmed herself, entered a state of unity with nature, and greatly increased her speed until Bai He used his Seventh Soul Skill to escape her reach.
• Bai He admitted defeat after using the strength of a Soul Sage and praised Xue Ke’s speed and the Heaven Dou Empire’s future.
• Over dinner, Bai He asked for time to prepare the Speed Clan’s move, and Xue Ke told him the Crown Prince had arranged for someone to receive them near Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Ke gave Bai Chenxiang an Eight-petal Immortal Orchid and explained how to consume it, then privately felt guilty about entangling their friendship in her plans.

Bai Chenxiang consumed the Eight-petal Immortal Orchid, evolved her Sharp-tailed Swallow Martial Soul into a Dark Flame Sharp-tailed Swallow, and became a Soul Ancestor after obtaining a fourth soul ring. The chapter ended as she began to reveal her new soul skill, just as an unexpected change occurred.

• Bai Chenxiang refined the Eight-petal Immortal Orchid, broke through to level 40, and evolved her Sharp-tailed Swallow into a fire-wielding Dark Flame Sharp-tailed Swallow.
• Bai Chenxiang tested her evolved Martial Soul, used her Wing Blade to cleave and burn a boulder, and tearfully reconciled with Bai He over her renewed hope for the Speed Clan.
• Bai Chenxiang asked Xue Ke whether she had used their friendship to win over the Speed Clan, and Xue Ke admitted it while explaining her own political ambitions and urging Bai Chenxiang to understand her choices.
• Bai He, Xue Ke, and Bai Chenxiang traveled to Star Dou Great Forest, where Bai Chenxiang obtained a fourth soul ring from a Fire Phoenix and advanced to Soul Ancestor.
• Bai Chenxiang began to reveal her fourth soul skill, but an unexpected change interrupted her.

Xue Ke encountered Hu Liena while helping her catch a spirit beast, then continued with Bai He and Bai Chenxiang to Thunderclap Valley, where Xue Aotian absorbed lightning and grew stronger. The group parted ways on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, with Xue Ke continuing alone.

• Xue Ke punched the Great Tail Dark Moon Fox and learned that its pursuer, Hu Liena, was Xie Yue's younger sister and a Spirit Hall disciple seeking her fifth spirit ring.
• Xue Ke recognized Chrysanthemum Douluo guarding Hu Liena, gave the fox to Hu Liena, and whispered something that surprised her before leaving with Bai He and Bai Chenxiang.
• Xue Ke released Xue Aotian at Thunderclap Valley, where he swallowed lightning, advanced into a thousand-year spirit beast, and blasted a crater into the cliff.
• Xue Ke calmed Xue Aotian and put him back into the Dao Demon Space before leaving the valley with Bai He and Bai Chenxiang.
• Xue Ke parted ways with Bai He and Bai Chenxiang on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and Bai He reminded her to return to the academy when she was finished.

Xue Ke traveled to Spirit City with Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo, intending to meet Bibi Dong and help ease the strained relationship between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue. Along the way, she revealed she was rank 41 and challenged Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation to a spar.

• Xue Ke told Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo that she planned to meet Bibi Dong in Spirit City, and they agreed to travel together.
• Xue Ke kept her reasons private, thinking about Qian Renxue’s complicated place in Spirit Hall and her own hopes of reconciling her with Bibi Dong.
• On the carriage journey, Xue Ke said her Self-Created Soul Skills gave her combat ability and claimed she was rank 41 after obtaining her fourth soul ring.
• Hu Liena was shocked by Xue Ke’s rank and noted that their teams might meet in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition.
• Xue Ke proposed sparring with Hu Liena’s Golden Generation after they reached Spirit City, and Hu Liena accepted.

Xue Ke arrived in Spirit City with Chrysanthemum Douluo and compared its orderly streets and Martial Soul Hall Academy with Heaven Dou City and its royal academy. After reaching the Papal Palace, she waited to meet Bibi Dong and decided to postpone visiting Qian Daoliu until afterward.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo showed his Elder Token to the city guards, allowing Xue Ke's carriage to enter Spirit City.
• Hu Liena asked Xue Ke to compare Spirit City with Heaven Dou City, and Xue Ke praised Spirit City's order and its academy's spirit.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo went to report to Bibi Dong while Hu Liena led Xue Ke to the side hall.
• Xue Ke encountered Xie Yue and Yan, who teased Xie Yue about being interested in her.
• Hu Liena left Xue Ke to wait, and Xue Ke considered visiting Qian Daoliu before deciding to see Bibi Dong first.

Xue Ke met Bibi Dong and declared that she would support Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall, explaining her rejection of the Heaven Dou Empire and her affection for Qian Renxue. Bibi Dong accepted that Xue Ke’s feelings seemed genuine but demanded proof that she would not betray Spirit Hall.

• After waiting more than two hours, Xue Ke was escorted into the Papal Palace and met Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong tested Xue Ke with her pressure, but Xue Ke stood firm despite Bibi Dong’s surprise.
• Xue Ke revealed that she knew Qian Renxue’s identity, mission, and relationship with Bibi Dong, then declared that she would stand with Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ke argued that the Heaven Dou Empire was corrupt and said Qian Renxue had given her the family affection she had never found in the imperial family.
• Bibi Dong said she believed Xue Ke’s feelings for Qian Renxue were genuine for now, but demanded proof of her allegiance to Spirit Hall.

Xue Ke presented Bibi Dong with a proposal to enrich Spirit Hall, outlining entertainment businesses and a continent-wide journal for Spirit Master research. Bibi Dong tentatively accepted the entertainment plan but left the journal proposal under consideration because it could also benefit Spirit Hall’s rivals.

• Xue Ke gave Bibi Dong her Plan to Enrich Spirit Hall and explained that it was her token of allegiance.
• Bibi Dong read the proposal and questioned whether Xue Ke had written it herself, then praised her abilities.
• Xue Ke explained that the first part would establish entertainment businesses across the continent, with Spirit City as their headquarters.
• Xue Ke explained that the second part would create a Spirit Master research journal and plagiarism-check system operated by the Spirit Hall Library.
• Bibi Dong tentatively approved the entertainment plan but said she would consider whether sharing theoretical knowledge would strengthen Spirit Hall’s opponents.

Xue Ke persuaded Bibi Dong to approve the Martial Soul Hall Soul Master Theory Core Journal and then faced Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation in a series of duels. She defeated Xie Yue with her Dark Flame Emperor Goose form, leaving Yan and Hu Liena as her remaining opponents.

• Xue Ke argued that the journal would advance Soul Master Theory and help Spirit Hall win support, and Bibi Dong approved the proposal.
• Bibi Dong invited Xue Ke to meet the Golden Generation and test her abilities against Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Xue Ke explained that her single martial soul had two forms, then chose to fight Xie Yue first without letting him suppress his Soul Power.
• Xue Ke released the Dark Flame Emperor Goose form and struck Xie Yue’s Moon Blades with her Extinction Dark Flame Saber, wounding him with the backlash.
• Xie Yue used his Full Moon self-created soul skill, but Xue Ke countered from the air with a dark saber beam and defeated him.

Xue Ke defeated Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena in succession, then followed Bibi Dong into a secret chamber where the Rakshasa God attacked her in an attempt to seize the Seed of Life. The Life God King and Silver Dragon King drove the intruder away and repaired Xue Ke’s sea of consciousness, leaving her to confront the two divine beings about nearly killing her.

• Xue Ke defeated Xie Yue with a powerful slash, then healed him and apologized for injuring him.
• Xue Ke defeated Yan despite his magma and flame attacks, healed him, and forced Hu Liena to surrender when her Charm failed.
• Bibi Dong ended the matches and led Xue Ke through a hidden passage into a secret chamber, where the Rakshasa God attacked and sealed Xue Ke’s Soul Power.
• The Rakshasa God invaded Xue Ke’s sea of consciousness to seize the Seed of Life, but the Life God King and Silver Dragon King joined forces and drove her out.
• The Life God King and Silver Dragon King repaired Xue Ke’s sea of consciousness, and Xue Ke woke and angrily reproached them for nearly killing her.

After learning that Bibi Dong’s hatred might eventually endanger Qian Renxue, Xue Ke tried to guide her toward peace with music and a heartfelt conversation. Bibi Dong recognized that Xue Ke knew something about her pain, and Xue Ke openly offered to help her leave the darkness.

• The Life God King and Silver Dragon King asked Xue Ke for future help, then left her sea of consciousness after warning her about the Rakshasa God’s inheritor.
• Bibi Dong ordered Xue Ke to keep the secret of her divine inheritance, and Xue Ke reflected on Bibi Dong’s painful past and feared she might harm Qian Renxue.
• Xue Ke concluded that her blade aura needed killing intent, but put thoughts of training aside to focus on easing Bibi Dong’s resentment.
• Xue Ke invited Bibi Dong to the lakeside pavilion, practiced the Pure Heart Benevolent Mantra on her jade flute, and reached level 46 while playing with the Demon Seed’s spiritual energy.
• Xue Ke played the mantra for Bibi Dong and spoke about breaking free from inner darkness, then told her she knew she was suffering and wanted to help her become happy.

Xue Ke helped Bibi Dong confront her past and discover that her feelings for Yu Xiaogang had become an obsession, then persuaded Qian Renxue to consider meeting her mother. The chapter ended with Xue Ke and Qian Renxue sensing a bottleneck in their cultivation and wondering about the Gate of Truth.

• Xue Ke told Bibi Dong that compassion and love could dispel darkness, prompting Bibi Dong to recall her history with Qian Xunji and Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong tested her feelings with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but it did not respond, and she realized her attachment to Yu Xiaogang was an obsession rather than love.
• Xue Ke left Bibi Dong with time to reflect, and Bibi Dong praised Xue Ke's younger sister as she watched her depart.
• Xue Ke told Qian Renxue about her conversation with Bibi Dong and urged her to help repair their mother-daughter relationship; Qian Renxue agreed to meet Bibi Dong after returning to Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ke and Qian Renxue cultivated together, noticed they had reached a bottleneck, and wondered what the Dao Heart Seed Demon Method meant by the Gate of Truth opening.

Xue Ke arranged a meeting between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, who had not seen each other in fourteen years. Their argument over the Elder Hall and Bibi Dong’s past erupted into a physical fight, and Xue Ke ended up knocked to the floor.

• Bibi Dong agreed to meet Qian Renxue that evening, and Qian Renxue appeared through a spatial passage in Xue Ke’s room.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue silently stared at each other until Xue Ke served them tea and prompted them to talk.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong argued over the Elder Hall, Qian Daoliu, and Bibi Dong’s authority as Pope.
• Bibi Dong slapped Qian Renxue, who slapped her back, and the two traded blows before grabbing each other’s hair.
• Xue Ke tried to separate them, but Bibi Dong released Qian Renxue and slapped Xue Ke, knocking her to the floor.

Xue Ke urged Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong to speak honestly and reconcile, then revealed that Qian Xunji had forced himself on Bibi Dong. After Qian Renxue learned the truth about her birth, Bibi Dong agreed to start over with her, and the mother and daughter embraced in tears.

• Xue Ke treated Qian Renxue and urged her and Bibi Dong to set aside their pride and speak calmly.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong why she had hated her since childhood, and Xue Ke linked Bibi Dong's resentment to Qian Xunji.
• Xue Ke explained that Qian Xunji had forced himself on Bibi Dong, leaving Qian Renxue devastated by the truth about her birth.
• Xue Ke comforted Qian Renxue and urged Bibi Dong not to pass the previous generation's suffering on to her daughter.
• Bibi Dong agreed to let go of the past and start over, and Qian Renxue embraced her as they both wept.

Xue Ke mourned her mother, then accepted Bibi Dong as her new mother after Bibi Dong reconciled with Qian Renxue. She realized the Dao Heart Seed Demon Method required a cultivator who entered the Dao through demonhood, persuaded Bibi Dong to cultivate it, and said she wanted to train in Death Canyon.

• Moved by Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong's reconciliation, Xue Ke sang about missing her mother by the lakeside.
• Qian Renxue comforted Xue Ke, and Bibi Dong asked her to become her daughter; Xue Ke accepted and called her Mom.
• Xue Ke explained the Dao Heart Seed Demon Method and Dao Demon Space to Bibi Dong, then realized that another Spirit Medium entering the Dao through demonhood could open the Gate of Truth.
• Xue Ke and Qian Renxue persuaded Bibi Dong to cultivate the method, and Xue Ke taught her the cultivation formula for forming a Demon Seed.
• Xue Ke asked Bibi Dong about Death Canyon and told Qian Renxue she wanted to train there because her self-created soul skill lacked killing intent.

Tang Hao ambushed and killed Dugu Bo in the plains outside Heaven Dou City. Dugu Bo secretly sent evidence of his killer to Dugu Yan, who learned the truth at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Xue Ke and Bibi Dong arranged to find a source of killing intent at Spirit Hall, then left with Qian Renxue for a meal.
• After several months of easing his poison, Dugu Bo visited Heaven Dou City and bought gifts for Dugu Yan before heading out across the plains.
• Tang Hao confronted Dugu Bo and revealed he intended to kill him for helping Xue Ke and bullying Tang San.
• Dugu Bo fought back with his soul skills, but Tang Hao overwhelmed him and fatally struck him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Before dying, Dugu Bo used the Nine-Section Jade to send Dugu Yan a blood-written message naming Tang Hao as his killer.
• Two days later, Dugu Yan found the Nine-Section Jade at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, read Dugu Bo's message, and nearly fainted.

After five days of killing Evil Soul Masters, Xue Ke gained a saber aura that could overwhelm her enemies and then stopped. She met Qian Daoliu, who confided his distrust of Bibi Dong and his fears about the truth behind Qian Renxue’s father’s death, leaving Xue Ke to wonder what he intended to reveal.

• Xue Ke killed increasing numbers of Evil Soul Masters over five days, developed a soul-seizing killing intent, and decided to stop.
• Qian Renxue brought Xue Ke to meet Qian Daoliu at the Elder Hall, where he warmly welcomed her.
• Qian Daoliu teased Qian Renxue and told Xue Ke he was grateful she had helped reconcile Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.
• After Qian Renxue left, Qian Daoliu told Xue Ke that she had resolved a major crisis for Spirit Hall and explained why he had chosen Bibi Dong as Pope.
• Qian Daoliu said he feared Qian Renxue might turn against Bibi Dong if she learned the truth about her father’s death, and Xue Ke pretended to infer that Bibi Dong was involved.