Chapter Summaries

Ye Xingchen, introduced at Moonlight Pavilion as Tang San, drew the students’ attention and impressed them by playing the piano. His performance moved the students to dance, while Xue Ke grew more interested in him and Tang Yuehua watched in surprise; elsewhere, Bibi Dong was pleased by his message.

• Tang Yuehua introduced Ye Xingchen, under the name Tang San, as a new student, and the students admired his looks while Xue Ke watched him closely.
• That night, Xue Ke joined Ye Xingchen in the students’ lounge and offered to help him with music.
• Ye Xingchen told Xue Ke that he knew music and went to the instrument platform when she asked him to play.
• Ye Xingchen played the Waltz of Love, impressing Xue Ke and surprising Tang Yuehua with his musical skill.
• The students began dancing to Ye Xingchen’s performance, while Bibi Dong smiled after learning of the message he had left.

Hu Liena learned that the Clear Sky Sect might be emerging again, while Ye Xingchen and Tang Yuehua confessed their feelings and secretly became intimate. Tang San emerged from the City of Slaughter, puzzled that no one had come to meet him.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to investigate the Clear Sky Sect with Ju Douluo and train harder.
• Ye Xingchen played a piece for Tang Yuehua, who confessed that she had fallen in love with him despite their being aunt and nephew.
• Ye Xingchen took Tang Yuehua inside, and they agreed to keep their relationship secret before spending the night together.
• Tang San left the City of Slaughter and found no one waiting to meet him, contrary to what his father had promised.

Ye Xingchen met Xue Ke at a café to help her with a music question, where Xue Qinghe unexpectedly joined them and pretended to believe Ye Xingchen was Tang San. Xue Qinghe invited him to drink together that night, leaving Ye Xingchen awkwardly caught between the siblings.

• Ye Xingchen continued teaching music at the Moonlight Pavilion, and rumors spread that Xue Ke liked him.
• Xue Ke invited Ye Xingchen to a café to discuss a question and asked him to meet her brother.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Ye Xingchen from their past meeting and came out of a nearby private room.
• Xue Qinghe called Ye Xingchen Tang San without exposing his identity, and Ye Xingchen played along.
• Xue Qinghe invited Ye Xingchen to drink with him that night, while Ye Xingchen struggled to find a way to leave.

Xue Qinghe got Ye Xingchen drunk and revealed that he knew Ye Xingchen was not Tang San, then confessed his feelings. He transformed into Qian Renxue and explained his undercover mission, but Ye Xingchen left, asking for time to process the revelation.

• Xue Qinghe cleared the café and pressed Ye Xingchen and Xue Ke to drink with him.
• After Xue Ke fell asleep, Xue Qinghe confronted Ye Xingchen about pretending to be Tang San and offered to help him hurt Tang San.
• Xue Qinghe embraced Ye Xingchen and confessed that he had loved him since they first met.
• Xue Qinghe transformed into Qian Renxue and revealed that she had gone undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire and fallen for Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen promised to keep Qian Renxue's identity secret but said he could not accept her yet, then flew out the window.

Tang San went to Moonlight Pavilion to meet his aunt, but the guards mistook him for an impostor and Ye Xingchen defeated him. Ye Xingchen then secretly taunted Tang San about impersonating him and sleeping with his aunt, leaving Tang San injured and unable to speak as the crowd praised Ye Xingchen.

• Tang San arrived at Moonlight Pavilion to see his aunt, but the guards refused him entry because of his ragged clothes.
• The guards accused Tang San of impersonating the celebrated Tang San, and he pushed past them with his Soul Power.
• Ye Xingchen arrived with Xue Ke and the others, and the guards claimed Tang San was the impostor.
• Tang San mistook Ye Xingchen for the impersonator and attacked, but Ye Xingchen overwhelmed and immobilized him.
• Ye Xingchen enclosed them in his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul and taunted Tang San about impersonating him and sleeping with his aunt.
• Ye Xingchen injured Tang San's throat and released him, while the crowd cheered Ye Xingchen and Tang San lay unable to speak.

Tang San was mistaken for an impostor and imprisoned at the Moonlight Pavilion while Ye Xingchen humiliated him in front of Tang Yuehua. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue agreed to accompany Xue Ke to the pavilion the next day, where Xue Ke hoped to get closer to Tang San.

• Tang San tried to identify himself to Tang Yuehua, but she believed Ye Xingchen and the others who called him an impostor.
• Tang Yuehua ordered Tang San locked in the Water Prison, and guards dragged him into the pavilion.
• Ye Xingchen and Tang Yuehua visited Tang San in the prison, taunted him, and covered his eyes before leaving together.
• Overcome with humiliation and anger, Tang San spat out blood in the Water Prison.
• Qian Renxue told Xue Ke she would accompany her to the Moonlight Pavilion the next day, and Xue Ke asked her to help her get closer to Tang San.

Ye Xingchen reluctantly agreed to go boating with Xue Ke, while Qian Renxue received a secret message about the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall. After a gust capsized their boat, Ye Xingchen rescued Xue Ke, and their closeness turned intimate.

• Xue Ke invited Ye Xingchen to go out, and he agreed to boat on the lake after she promised her brother would not join them.
• Qian Renxue received a message from her younger sister and a secret Sound Transmission about Yu Xiaogang, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Heaven Dou Empire joining forces against Spirit Hall.
• Ye Xingchen and Xue Ke went boating, where she shared pastries she had made herself.
• A fierce gust overturned their boat, and Ye Xingchen carried the struggling, nonswimming Xue Ke to shore.
• Xue Ke embraced Ye Xingchen for warmth and confessed that she had loved him since they first met, as he leaned toward her.

Xue Ke admitted that she had caused the boat to capsize to get close to Ye Xingchen, while Tang Hao prepared the Clear Sky Sect for conflict with Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong learned that the sect was targeting Xiao Wu and ordered help sent to Ye Xingchen, who then considered returning to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Yuehua.

• Xue Ke confessed to Ye Xingchen that she had arranged the boat capsize to win him over, and they became intimate.
• Tang Hao told the Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master that he was seeking support from the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire to challenge Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong learned that the Clear Sky Sect had returned and was preparing to target Spirit Hall, and she ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to send the intelligence to Ye Xingchen and dispatch help to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo reported that the Clear Sky Sect's Blazing Sun Douluo was leading a group toward the Star Dou Great Forest to capture Xiao Wu for Tang San's Soul Ring.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua told Ye Xingchen it was time to return to the Clear Sky Sect, and he thought Tang Hao would be furious when he saw him.

Ye Xingchen revealed his identity to Tang Yuehua and left her to free Tang San, while Xiao Wu prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest after years of waiting for Ye Xingchen. A powerful human presence appeared in the forest, and the Blazing Sun Titled Douluo wondered whether the area held hundred thousand year soul beasts.

• Ye Xingchen told Tang Yuehua that he was not Tang San and revealed that the real Tang San was imprisoned in the water dungeon.
• Tang Yuehua freed Tang San, apologized for what Ye Xingchen had done, and asked him to keep their ordeal secret; Tang San agreed and vowed to take revenge on Ye Xingchen.
• Xiao Wu told Daming and Erming that she intended to leave the Star Dou Great Forest and help Ye Xingchen.
• Daming sensed a powerful Titled Douluo aura and warned Xiao Wu that the humans entering the forest might be looking for her.
• At a campsite, the Blazing Sun Titled Douluo considered whether hundred thousand year soul beasts were in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ye Xingchen raced into the Star Dou Great Forest as Blazing Sun Douluo searched for a Soul Beast nearby and Hu Liena waited hopefully to see him. In the Heaven Dou palace, Yu Xiaogang sought an alliance against Spirit Hall, while Xue Qinghe challenged his plans and left Yu Xiaogang sizing him up.

• Blazing Sun Douluo's disciple reported that they had reached the Star Dou Great Forest's core region, and Blazing Sun Douluo spread his scorching aura to search for a Soul Beast.
• Ye Xingchen entered the forest's central region, unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain, then followed a familiar Soul Power northwest after hearing a Soul Beast roar.
• Hu Liena asked Chrysanthemum Douluo when they would see Ye Xingchen, while Yan confessed his feelings for her and Chrysanthemum Douluo told him to stop pursuing someone beyond his level.
• Yu Xiaogang urged the Snow Emperor to ally with the Clear Sky Sect and other sects against Spirit Hall, claiming that Ye Xingchen and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be dealt with.
• Xue Qinghe returned to the palace and confronted Yu Xiaogang about his proposed alliance, warning that he could bring Spirit Hall's wrath upon the Heaven Dou Empire.

Yu Xiaogang failed to persuade the Snow Emperor and Qian Renxue to back the Clear Sky Sect, while Xue Beng secretly overheard their discussion. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Xingchen demanded that Spirit Hall's group follow his orders, then challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo after swiftly defeating Yan.

• Yu Xiaogang urged the Snow Emperor to support the Clear Sky Sect, but Qian Renxue and the Snow Emperor rejected his proposal and Yu Xiaogang resolved to target the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qian Renxue warned the Snow Emperor that Yu Xiaogang threatened the empire, while Xue Beng eavesdropped and left worried about his third brother.
• Ye Xingchen agreed to travel with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Spirit Hall's group only if they followed his orders.
• Yan insulted Ye Xingchen, who swiftly struck him down as Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo watched.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo refused to submit unless Ye Xingchen defeated him, so Ye Xingchen summoned his weapons and attacked as Chrysanthemum Douluo released his rank-ninety-five aura.

Ye Xingchen defeated Chrysanthemum Douluo in a brief confrontation and persuaded him to join the expedition into the forest. Meanwhile, Blazing Sun Douluo found the Clear Sky Sect camp destroyed and most of its members slaughtered by a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked Ye Xingchen, but Ye Xingchen defended himself with the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul and overwhelmed him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo conceded and agreed to accompany Ye Xingchen to the forest.
• Hu Liena teased Chrysanthemum Douluo about underestimating Ye Xingchen, and he departed.
• Blazing Sun Douluo discovered that a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast had destroyed the camp and killed most of the Clear Sky Sect members.
• The Second Elder looked toward the forest depths with a golden gleam in his eyes.

The Second Elder led his group deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest to pursue a hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, while Xiao Wu and Erming prepared to deal with the human intruders cautiously. At the camp, Hu Liena gave Ye Xingchen grilled fish, and he finally accepted it after she left.

• The Second Elder told the Blazing Sun Titled Douluo that the Soul Ring might belong neither to Tang Hao nor to the Clear Sky Sect, then led his group toward the forest's central region.
• Xiao Wu learned from Erming that the humans were still searching for them and warned him to avoid a head-on fight.
• Hu Liena grilled a fish for Ye Xingchen, while Xie Yue and Yan argued over her affection for him.
• Hu Liena brought Ye Xingchen the fish and told him she still liked him, but he responded coldly.
• After Hu Liena left, Ye Xingchen picked up the fish and began eating, which she secretly watched from outside the tent.

Ye Xingchen spoke with Hu Liena about her choices and their past, while Tang San told Tang Hao that Ye Xingchen had taken his Blue Silver Domain. Tang Hao sent the Clear Sky Sect’s Second Elder and others to the Star Dou Great Forest to kill Ye Xingchen and obtain a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast’s Soul Ring for Tang San.

• Hu Liena visited Ye Xingchen at night, recalled their time in the City of Slaughter, and said she had chosen what she wanted rather than pursuing the position of Pope.
• Ye Xingchen asked Hu Liena what she wanted from life, and she said meeting him had changed her plans.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that Ye Xingchen had stripped away his Blue Silver Domain and asked his father to avenge him.
• Tang Hao berated Tang San, then decided to send the Second Elder and others to the Star Dou Great Forest to kill Ye Xingchen and secure a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring for Tang San.
• Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua that he was close to reaching a powerful new realm and believed the Clear Sky Sect would become unstoppable.

Ye Xingchen and the Spirit Hall group reached the Star Dou Great Forest’s core region as Xiao Wu lured the Blazing Sun Titled Douluo into an ambush. With Daming and Erming revealed, Lieyang found himself facing the forest’s two powerful beasts, but insisted the fight was not over.

• Yan offered Hu Liena wild fruit, but she gave it to Ye Xingchen instead, while Xie Yue told Yan to stop pursuing his sister.
• Xiao Wu noticed the search party and sent a burst of soul power toward the Blazing Sun Titled Douluo to draw him closer.
• Lieyang followed the trace of Xiao Wu’s aura to a lake and threatened to burn the surrounding forest to force her out.
• Erming roared and knocked Lieyang into the lake, then Daming rose from the water and blasted him a thousand meters away.
• Xiao Wu appeared on Erming’s shoulder and taunted Lieyang, who warned that the fight’s outcome was still uncertain.

Xiao Wu, Daming, and Erming faced Lieyang and the Clear Sky Sect’s Second Elder as the humans attacked the Star Dou Great Forest. The Second Elder fought Daming while Lieyang engaged Erming, and Xiao Wu charged the sect’s elites, wondering whether Tang San had come.

• Xiao Wu hurled a ten-thousand-year fire spirit stone at Lieyang, who answered with his Clear Sky Hammer and lightning as Daming shielded the beasts with water.
• Erming warned Lieyang to leave, but Lieyang called for the Second Elder, who arrived with dozens of Clear Sky Sect elites and became fixated on Xiao Wu.
• Lieyang attacked Erming while the Second Elder approached Daming and challenged him to fight.
• Xiao Wu told Daming and Erming to leave the humans to her, then charged the Clear Sky Sect elites as they tried to surround and capture her.
• Xiao Wu used her speed to evade an attack, struck a male disciple, and taunted the group while asking whether Tang San had come.

Ye Xingchen rushed into the Star Dou Great Forest to rescue Xiao Wu while Chrysanthemum Douluo joined Daming and Erming in fighting the Clear Sky Sect’s elders. Ye Xingchen saved Xiao Wu and struck down the sect members who had cornered her, leaving one disciple to threaten him.

• Ye Xingchen left Chrysanthemum Douluo to handle the nearby battle and hurried toward Xiao Wu’s Soul Power.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo confronted the Clear Sky Sect’s Second Elder, and they began fighting while Erming called for Daming’s help against Blazing Sun Titled Douluo.
• Exhausted and surrounded, Xiao Wu faced Clear Sky Sect members who planned to capture her and spoke lewdly about her.
• Ye Xingchen arrived and knocked down Xiao Wu’s attackers, then Xiao Wu embraced him and asked him to punish them.
• Ye Xingchen’s Sword Qi Dragons struck the Clear Sky Sect members down again, and one disciple warned him that the sect would hunt him for offending it.

Ye Xingchen rescued Xiao Wu from the Clear Sky Sect disciples and killed those who had bullied her, then confronted the Clear Sky Sect elders in the Star Dou Great Forest. After his swords wounded Blazing Sun Douluo, the Second Elder challenged Ye Xingchen’s confidence in facing two Titled Douluos.

• Ye Xingchen threatened the Clear Sky Sect disciples and killed them with his Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Xingchen about his heavy killing intent, then pledged to follow him and said she wanted to kill Tang San herself.
• The Second Elder and Chrysanthemum Douluo argued over the Clear Sky Sect’s plans and Spirit Hall’s interference in its soul beast hunt.
• The Second Elder ended the fight with Erming and ordered Blazing Sun Douluo to leave because their attempt to obtain the hundred-thousand-year soul ring had failed.
• Ye Xingchen attacked the Second Elder and Blazing Sun Douluo, and his four swords forced Blazing Sun Douluo back and injured his hand.
• The Second Elder recognized Ye Xingchen’s name and questioned whether a level-sixty-nine Soul Emperor could stop the two Titled Douluos.

Ye Xingchen drove off the Clear Sky Sect Second Elder and Blazing Sun Titled Douluo, then reunited with Xiao Wu after five years apart. Chrysanthemum Douluo later arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with thousands of Soul Masters to protect it, telling Ning Rongrong that Ye Xingchen would return soon.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo defended Ye Xingchen as a Spirit Hall elder, but the Clear Sky Sect Second Elder dismissed the incident and tried to leave with Blazing Sun Titled Douluo.
• Ye Xingchen attacked the departing pair with a powerful Sword Qi Dragon, injuring them and forcing them to flee.
• Ye Xingchen told Chrysanthemum Douluo to inform Bibi Dong that she alone would answer to him if anything happened to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ye Xingchen reunited with Xiao Wu in the forest, and they spent three days together.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect faced an attack and that he had brought thousands of Soul Masters to help.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo said Ye Xingchen would return soon, prompting Ning Rongrong to ask where her husband was.

Prince Xue Beng agreed to ally with the Clear Sky Sect against Xue Qinghe, but Qian Renxue confronted him after overhearing the deal. Meanwhile, Ye Xingchen and Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy for the five-year appointment, where Dai Mubai and Oscar arrived as well.

• Yu Xiaogang offered Prince Xue Beng a Clear Sky Sect Elder Token and urged him to join forces against Xue Qinghe.
• Prince Xue Beng agreed to lead the Heaven Dou Empire against Spirit Hall if the Clear Sky Sect helped him claim the throne.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had overheard Prince Xue Beng conspiring with Yu Xiaogang, then challenged him to pursue the throne openly.
• Prince Xue Beng collapsed to the ground after Qian Renxue left.
• Ye Xingchen and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy for the five-year appointment, and Dai Mubai and Oscar stepped down from a carriage.