Recaps

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress helped Shen Liuyu hunt the Titan Giant Ape so she could absorb its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. As Shen Liuyu stabilized during absorption, Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji appeared before Shen Hanyu, while Xiao Wu collapsed at Shrek Academy after sensing the Titan Giant Ape’s death.

• Shen Hanyu, Snow Empress, and Shen Liuyu entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast for Shen Liuyu’s Soul Ring.
• At the Lake of Life, Shen Hanyu killed the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, then Shen Liuyu formed a blood-red Soul Ring from the Titan Giant Ape.
• Xiao Wu felt intense pain and grief at Shrek Academy, spat blood, and collapsed as Tang San cried out.
• Shen Liuyu began absorbing the Titan Giant Ape’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and gradually stabilized under Snow Empress’s protection.
• Shen Hanyu summoned Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji from the forest, then discussed Di Tian’s permission to deal with the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python.

Shen Hanyu’s group stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest as Shen Liuyu absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion took an unusual liking to Shen Hanyu. After Shen Liuyu’s successful breakthrough, Di Tian prepared to lead Shen Hanyu to meet the Silver Dragon King again.

• Scarlet King brought the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to Di Tian, and the Auspicious Beast eagerly tried to approach Shen Hanyu.
• Di Tian explained that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion sensed the scent of its own kind on Shen Hanyu, then told him the Silver Dragon King wished to see him again.
• Shen Hanyu agreed to meet the Silver Dragon King, while Snow Empress continued stabilizing Shen Liuyu’s Soul Power and suppressing the Titan Giant Ape’s remnant soul.
• Scarlet King returned with a Sixty Thousand Year Holy Light Flame Tiger, which the Three-Eyed Golden Lion ate, while Shen Hanyu absorbed the corpse’s energy.
• Shen Liuyu completed her absorption of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, reached Rank Seventy-Three, and received the Titan Giant Ape’s Left Arm Bone from Shen Hanyu.
• Shen Hanyu and Di Tian exchanged nods and prepared to go meet the Silver Dragon King.

Shen Hanyu met Gu Yuena beneath the Lake of Life and asked her to repair the Ice God Sword for his eighth Ice God Trial. After revealing his plan to merge the God Realm into the Douluo Plane and raise its power, he won Gu Yuena’s interest in cooperating, then encountered a group of unfamiliar yet faintly familiar people while leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Shen Hanyu reunited with the Silver Dragon King, who had recovered enough strength to take human form and introduced herself as Gu Yuena.
• Shen Hanyu asked Gu Yuena to repair the Ice God Sword, and she agreed after examining the damaged divine artifact and accepting a reasonable request in return.
• Shen Hanyu told Gu Yuena that he planned to take control of the God Realm, merge its origin and energy into the Douluo Plane, and use the Abyss Plane to help break the limits on Soul Masters and Soul Beasts becoming gods.
• Gu Yuena gave Shen Hanyu a Dragon Scale containing her Mental Power so they could communicate, and Shen Hanyu left with Snow Empress and Shen Liuyu.
• While flying out of the Star Dou Great Forest, Shen Hanyu and the others spotted a group whose auras seemed unfamiliar but faintly familiar.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress discovered a strong resonance between Shen Liuyu’s bloodline and Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia. Shen Hanyu stripped a faint gray aura from Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul, leaving her unconscious as Dugu Yan demanded to know what had happened.

• Shen Liuyu recognized Dugu Yan, but she and Ye Lingling both felt an intense resonance that made Ye Lingling tremble and grow pale.
• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress decided to investigate the connection and landed beside Dugu Yan and the Royal Fight Team.
• Shen Hanyu lifted Ye Lingling with his palm’s suction, and her Nine Heart Begonia bloomed with a powerful Life Aura.
• Shen Hanyu forcibly removed a faint gray aura from the Nine Heart Begonia, causing Ye Lingling to scream, bleed, and lose consciousness.
• The Snow Empress’s pressure kept the Royal Fight Team from intervening until Ye Lingling returned to Dugu Yan’s arms, and Dugu Yan urgently asked Shen Hanyu what had happened.

Shen Hanyu explained that the Nine Heart Begonia bloodline was afflicted by an ancient Evil God’s Curse, which limited the family to two members and had become rooted in their souls and Martial Souls. Ye Lingling woke and asked whether the curse could be removed, but Shen Hanyu warned that fully removing it would cause far worse pain than what she had just endured.

• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress identified the curse on Ye Lingling as sharing its origin with the Evil God Bloodline and discussed bringing her into the academy.
• Shen Liuyu teased Dugu Yan about Ye Lingling’s condition and tried to coax her into calling her Big Sister.
• Ye Lingling woke, said her head still hurt, and asked to speak with Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress.
• Shen Hanyu explained that an ancient evil deity had cursed the Nine Heart Begonia family, making the curse pass down and restricting the bloodline to two members.
• Ye Lingling asked if the curse could be solved, and Shen Hanyu said it could but warned that removing it all would cause immense pain.

Shen Hanyu explained the risks of removing Ye Lingling’s Evil God curse and urged her to wait until she was stronger before deciding. After parting from the Royal Fight Team, he and his companions headed back to Element City, where he noticed signs that Heaven Dou City’s political turmoil was nearing a turning point.

• Shen Hanyu told Ye Lingling that lifting the curse could carry severe risks and advised her to return to him after reaching Soul Ancestor; Shen Liuyu explained why she had suffered little from the bloodline’s effects.
• Shen Hanyu told Dugu Yan to urge her grandfather to repay Xue Xing and move to Element City, then reassured her that Ye Lingling would recover after resting.
• Shen Hanyu, Shen Liuyu, and the Snow Empress left the Royal Fight Team and began their journey back to Element City.
• Near Heaven Dou City, Shen Hanyu spotted Ge Long leading a heavily armored legion of more than ten thousand soldiers and inferred that Xue Ye’s health was worsening and Qian Renxue’s plan was advancing.
• After leaving Heaven Dou City, Shen Hanyu offered to spar with Shen Liuyu while suppressing his cultivation, but she refused and said she could find someone else to fight.

The Martial Soul Branch Hall and Elephant Armored Sect left Element City, while Shen Hanyu learned from Dugu Bo's letter that Heaven Dou City was also preparing for trouble. Snow Empress urged Shen Hanyu to stop hesitating and act on Shui Bing'er’s feelings.

• The Martial Soul Branch Hall, Elephant Armored Sect, and Elephant Armor Academy all departed Element City, and Shui Ningbing took over their former land.
• Shen Hanyu suspected Spirit Hall had recalled its forces because of an approaching war or major event, while Qian Renxue wondered why Spirit Hall had grown quiet.
• Dugu Bo sent Shen Hanyu a letter and a box of fertility pills, reporting that Xue Ye had recalled Ge Long and most of the heavy armored legions to Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo also reported that at least one Titled Douluo and many Soul Masters had arrived at the Martial Soul Branch Hall in Heaven Dou City.
• Snow Empress told Shen Hanyu that Shui Bing'er had privately come to her in tears and was waiting for him to take the initiative, but Shen Hanyu admitted he had not known.

Shen Hanyu struggled to understand Shui Bing'er’s feelings after Snow Empress confronted him about his poor attention to relationships. He and Shui Bing'er began discussing what a relationship between them would mean, but he warned her that he could not offer a life devoted to only one person.

• Snow Empress told Shen Hanyu that he needed to handle the situation with Shui Bing'er himself, leaving him to reflect on their relationship and his own inattention to feelings.
• Shui Yue'er and Shen Liuyu pushed Shui Bing'er toward Shen Hanyu, then went off to join Snow Empress.
• Snow Empress reassured Shui Yue'er and Shen Liuyu that she trusted them and accepted Shui Bing'er as an exception before going out with them.
• Shen Hanyu invited Shui Bing'er to talk, and she admitted that she did not know when her feelings had begun or how to answer his questions.
• Shen Hanyu told Shui Bing'er that he shared a deep bond with Snow Empress and could not promise a relationship devoted to only one person, leaving the decision to her.

Shui Bing'er and Shen Hanyu confessed their feelings and confirmed their relationship, promising to face the future together. Shui Ningbing sensed their bond and happily celebrated Bing'er finding a home of her own.

• Shui Bing'er told Shen Hanyu she had accepted him long ago, and Shen Hanyu embraced her as they cried together.
• Shui Bing'er and Shen Hanyu shared their first handholding and promised not to leave or neglect each other.
• Shen Hanyu carried Shui Bing'er away from the courtyard while Snow Empress watched them leave from the city.
• Shen Liuyu and Shui Yue'er led Snow Empress toward the busiest part of the city.
• Shui Ningbing sensed Shui Bing'er and Shen Hanyu's auras, celebrated their relationship, and joked about receiving gifts from her new nephew.
• You Mengchu and the Demon Queen quietly left Shui Ningbing's doorway after overhearing her.

Shen Hanyu and Shui Bing'er returned to the courtyard, where the Snow Empress welcomed Bing'er and allowed her to move in. After the others left, the Snow Empress had Bing'er share her room while she later joined Shen Hanyu, warning him to give Bing'er time to adjust.

• Shen Hanyu and Shui Bing'er arrived at the courtyard, where the Snow Empress invited Bing'er to sit with her.
• The Snow Empress told Shui Bing'er she could move in and warned Shen Hanyu not to rush her.
• Shui Ningbing teased Shen Hanyu into calling her Auntie, and the gathering eventually ended.
• The Snow Empress decided Shui Bing'er would sleep with her while Shen Hanyu slept downstairs alone.
• The Snow Empress put Shui Bing'er to sleep, then joined Shen Hanyu and told him to be patient and careful with Bing'er.

Shen Hanyu welcomed Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to Element City, where Dugu Bo planned to settle permanently. After receiving Shen Hanyu’s message, Shui Bing’er and Shen Liuyu left Skywater Academy to meet him, while the other girls teased Shui Bing’er about seeing her boyfriend.

• Shen Hanyu reflected on Shui Bing’er’s approaching Soul Emperor breakthrough and the girls’ progress ahead of the Soul Master Tournament.
• Dugu Bo arrived in Element City with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Shen Hanyu offered them a residence and access to the city and Skywater Academy.
• Shen Hanyu and Dugu Bo chatted warmly as they set off to celebrate the old friend’s arrival.
• Shen Hanyu sent Shui Bing’er and Shen Liuyu a Soul Power message, and the two left the training grounds to meet him.
• The other girls teased Shui Bing’er about going to see Shen Hanyu, leaving her embarrassed as she hurried away with Shen Liuyu.

Shen Hanyu confirmed that Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was on the verge of transforming into a dragon and promised to help protect Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. Meanwhile, Dugu Yan learned about Shen Hanyu's relationship with Shui Bing'er and the Snow Empress, then saw Skywater Academy's vice principal rush past the group for unknown reasons.

• Dugu Bo told Shen Hanyu he expected to break through to Rank 95 and sensed his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor might evolve toward the Dragon Clan.
• Shen Hanyu examined Dugu Bo, confirmed the impending dragon transformation, and gave him residual blood from his Second Martial Soul to support it.
• Dugu Bo said Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling intended to enter the Soul Master Tournament, and Shen Hanyu offered to watch over them.
• While walking through Element City, Dugu Yan learned that Shui Bing'er and the Snow Empress were both Shen Hanyu's partners, and she criticized him as a scumbag.
• As the group approached Skywater Academy, You Mengchu flew past them without noticing them, leaving Shui Bing'er and the others wondering what had happened.

Shen Liuyu and Dugu Yan began a fight at Skywater Academy, where Shen Liuyu revealed her Soul Sage strength and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. As Shen Liuyu struck Dugu Yan, Dugu Yan entered a strange dazed state and collapsed into her arms.

• Shen Liuyu and Dugu Yan teased each other before agreeing to fight at Skywater Academy's training grounds.
• Dugu Yan summoned her six Soul Rings, and Shen Liuyu revealed seven Soul Rings, suppressing Dugu Yan's Martial Soul.
• Shen Liuyu proposed that the loser serve the winner as an on-call maid for a month, and Dugu Yan chose to fight despite the disadvantage.
• Shui Bing'er led Ye Lingling away while Shen Liuyu continued striking Dugu Yan in the arena.
• Shen Liuyu noticed Dugu Yan acting strangely, and Dugu Yan fell limp into her arms.

Shen Liuyu rescued Dugu Yan after she abruptly fainted, while Shen Hanyu waited for Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul Evolution to begin. Shui Bing’er joined Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress in an intimate embrace, leaving both women stunned and embarrassed.

• Dugu Yan fainted in Shen Liuyu’s arms, so Shen Liuyu threw her into the academy’s icy lake to revive her.
• Dugu Yan recovered in the lake, and Shui Bing’er and Ye Lingling arrived as Shen Liuyu explained what had happened.
• Shui Bing’er told Shen Liuyu to help Dugu Yan out of the lake more gently in the future.
• Three days later, Shen Hanyu sensed that Dugu Bo’s breakthrough and Martial Soul Evolution were imminent and asked the Snow Empress to watch for scattered toxins.
• Shui Bing’er came downstairs and joined Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress, and Shen Hanyu pulled both women into his arms.
• Shen Hanyu kissed Shui Bing’er, leaving her and the Snow Empress flustered and stunned.

Dugu Yan arrived at Shen Liuyu’s dormitory to enforce their wager, leaving Shen Liuyu reluctantly agreeing to serve as her maid. Meanwhile, Dugu Bo broke through to level ninety-five and his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor evolved into a Poison Dragon, after which he thanked Shen Hanyu for standing guard.

• Dugu Yan visited Shen Liuyu in a maid outfit and reminded her that their wager required the loser to serve the winner for a month.
• Dugu Yan threatened to play with Shen Liuyu as her dog if she refused, and Shen Liuyu chose to become her maid instead.
• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress contained Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist while his breakthrough began.
• Lightning battered the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor before it emerged from the clouds as a high-ranking subdragon called Poison Dragon.
• Dugu Bo reached level ninety-five, celebrated his new Super Douluo power, and thanked Shen Hanyu for his help.

After Shui Bing'er reached Rank 60, Shen Hanyu and his companions sought an Extreme Ice Soul Beast for her next Soul Ring and followed Tian Meng’s lead to a strange canyon in the Far North. They discovered that something beneath the canyon was contaminating its deformed Soul Beasts, and Shen Hanyu sent Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu down to fight while he and Snow Empress went deeper to investigate.

• Dugu Bo stabilized his breakthrough to Super Douluo, and Shen Hanyu assessed the strength of his evolved poison.
• Shui Bing'er reached Rank 60, and Tian Meng suggested searching near the southern Far North for a Soul Beast with an aura like Ice Empress’s.
• Snow Empress identified a mysterious canyon near Xiao Bai’s territory, where deformed Soul Beasts had attacked his clan.
• Shen Hanyu, Shui Bing'er, Snow Empress, and Shen Liuyu traveled to the canyon and discovered signs that an unknown source beneath it had contaminated the Soul Beasts.
• Shen Hanyu sent Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu down into the canyon to fight its Soul Beasts while he and Snow Empress disappeared deeper into the snow.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress discovered that a strange skeleton was corrupting Soul Beasts in the canyon, and the Little Phoenix identified it as the remains of a failed attempt to open a passage between planes. Meanwhile, Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu fought off waves of grotesque Soul Beasts as they navigated the canyon.

• Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu landed in the canyon after Shen Hanyu sent them down as a trial, then encountered and attacked grotesque Soul Beasts.
• Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu were beset by more flying and fox-like Soul Beasts as the canyon passage shook and crumbled around them.
• Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress reached the canyon's core and found a skeleton dripping tainted blood across patterns surrounding an altar.
• Shen Hanyu concluded that the skeleton came from another plane and was causing Soul Beasts to become corrupted and mutate.
• The Little Phoenix emerged from Shen Hanyu's Soul Tool and identified the site as a failed planar altar, with the skeleton serving as a god-level sacrifice.

Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress discussed the failed planar passage and how to deal with the contaminated Soul Beasts in the Far North. Meanwhile, Shui Bing’er and Shen Liuyu fought through hordes of malformed creatures and eventually reached Shen Hanyu, the Snow Empress, and Little Phoenix, unaware that a crimson-eyed creature was following them.

• Little Phoenix explained that countless planes lay beneath the God Realm but could not identify the origin of the Strange Corpse Bone or its sacrificed God-tier lifeform.
• The Snow Empress called for the contaminated site and fallen Soul Beasts to be eradicated, and Shen Hanyu promised to bury the place after Bing’er and Ayu obtained their Soul Rings.
• Shen Hanyu tested a Soul Ring from an indirectly contaminated Snow Fox and explained that its faint evil aura would not prevent a Soul Master from absorbing it.
• Shen Liuyu and Shui Bing’er fought their way through malformed Soul Beasts, with Shen Liuyu striking them with blackish-gray lightning and Shui Bing’er freezing them with her icy Soul Power.
• A crimson-eyed creature emerged among the icicles and followed Shui Bing’er and Shen Liuyu as they crossed the rock shelves.
• After two and a half hours, Shui Bing’er and Shen Liuyu reached Shen Hanyu, the Snow Empress, and Little Phoenix, exhausted from fighting the numerous contaminated creatures.

Shen Hanyu and the others regrouped after Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu completed a grueling trial, then discovered a transformed Abyssal Ice Demon Flood Dragon with roughly seventy thousand years of cultivation. The Little Phoenix judged it a suitable target for Shui Bing'er, and Shen Hanyu prepared to take it down.

• The Little Phoenix praised Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and Shen Liuyu's suppressed Evil God Bloodline, then suggested Shui Bing'er seek the Sea God's divine position.
• Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu collapsed atop the stone pillar after their trial, and Snow Empress replenished their Soul Power.
• Shen Hanyu carried Shui Bing'er when she asked, while Shen Liuyu complained that he was favoring her; Snow Empress refused to hold Shen Liuyu because she smelled bad.
• Shen Hanyu sensed a creature above them and brought it crashing through the rocky dome with an icy spike.
• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress identified the creature as a transformed Abyssal Ice Demon Flood Dragon whose Extreme Ice attribute and altered bloodline made it exceptionally dangerous.
• The Little Phoenix said the Flood Dragon was suitable for Shui Bing'er, and Shen Hanyu announced that they would take it down to complete their goal.

Shen Hanyu prepared Shui Bing'er to absorb the Abyssal Ice Demon Flood Dragon's Soul Ring while deciding to take the strange corpse bone with them. When the corpse bone revived, it summoned corrupted Soul Beasts, devoured them, and transformed into a monstrous creature that faced Shen Hanyu.

• Shen Hanyu defeated the Abyssal Ice Demon Flood Dragon and told Shui Bing'er that its Soul Ring would be near the limit she could bear.
• Shui Bing'er began absorbing the Soul Ring as Shen Hanyu supported her, while the Snow Empress watched over her condition.
• Shen Hanyu decided to take the strange corpse bone with them, believing it would be useful later.
• The corpse bone lunged at Shen Hanyu, but he cracked its arm and threw it into a stone wall.
• The corpse bone revived, called corrupted Soul Beasts to it, and slaughtered and devoured them.
• A strange six-legged creature crawled from the pile of corpses and roared at Shen Hanyu, disturbing the surrounding space.

Shen Hanyu fought the soulless corpse creature while Little Phoenix recognized its formation as a threat capable of tearing open a permanent rift and endangering the Far North. Snow Empress joined Shen Hanyu, who told her to sense the changes in space as the battle continued.

• Snow Empress, Little Phoenix, and Shen Liuyu watched as Shen Hanyu attacked the creature and confirmed it had no soul, only instinct.
• Shen Hanyu shattered the creature's attacks and ice mountain, then struck it with a dragon-shaped attack that the creature's blackish-purple formation redirected into the surrounding space.
• Little Phoenix warned Snow Empress that the formation was gathering energy from the Void and could unleash spatial turbulence or open a rift, so Snow Empress went to help Shen Hanyu.
• Little Phoenix landed on Shen Liuyu's head and promised to protect her and Shui Bing'er while Shen Liuyu complained about being used as a perch.
• Snow Empress arrived beside Shen Hanyu as his spear tore into the creature, and he told her to sense the nearby spatial changes.

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress escaped a catastrophic explosion that destroyed the Blood Wasteland, while Little Phoenix protected Shen Liuyu and Shui Bing'er. After the survivors regrouped and confirmed Shui Bing'er was safe, Shen Hanyu recovered part of the fallen creature's corpse from the lava and stored it in his Spiritual Inner World.

• Shen Hanyu sealed off the area with spatial control and led Snow Empress through a fissure as the creature's attack triggered a massive explosion.
• Little Phoenix shielded Shen Liuyu and Shui Bing'er from the blast while the isolated region and surrounding world were devastated.
• Shen Liuyu confirmed Shui Bing'er had survived absorbing her Soul Ring, and Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress rejoined them on the Blood Wasteland.
• Little Phoenix sensed something beneath the lava, and Shen Hanyu froze and removed the molten rock to reveal the creature's battered corpse.
• Snow Empress lifted the corpse, and Shen Hanyu stored it in his Spiritual Inner World.

Shui Bing'er stabilized after absorbing her sixth Soul Ring, and the group escaped the collapsing ruins before returning to Element City. Life settled into a peaceful routine, with Bing'er training for the Soul Master Tournament and Shen Hanyu spending time with Snow Empress and his family.

• Shui Bing'er awakened with a sixth Soul Skill that could lock onto up to eight targets or focus on one, and her Soul Power reached level sixty-three.
• Shen Hanyu led the others out of the collapsing ruins after they discussed the revived corpse's attempt to trap them in an explosion.
• Snow Empress declared the area free of further threats, and the group flew back toward their home while Xiao Bai later returned to the Far North to handle the aftermath.
• Shui Bing'er returned to classes and training for the approaching Soul Master Tournament, while Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress resumed their quiet life in Element City.
• Shen Hanyu visited his parents with Snow Empress, and Qin Yi pressed them about having children before shifting her hopes to Shui Bing'er.

As the tournament qualifiers approached, Skywater Academy prepared to travel to Heaven Dou City, while Shui Yue'er and several other girls reached new levels of strength. News that You Mengchu's clan had arrived from the Island Domain prompted Shen Hanyu and You Mengchu to prepare land and a future residence for them; the chapter ended with the academy's group setting out as war loomed.

• Shui Yue'er reached Soul King level and strengthened her Jadeite Dolphin Martial Soul, while Xue Wu and Gu Qingbo also advanced to Soul King.
• Skywater Academy learned that You Mengchu's grandfather and the You Clan had arrived by ship from the Island Domain.
• You Mengchu went south to meet her clan, while Shen Hanyu planned their fortress-style residence and medicinal herb fields near Element City.
• Shui Ningbing confirmed the tournament party, with Shen Hanyu, the Snow Empress, the girls, and other companions preparing to travel to Heaven Dou City.
• The academy's carriages left Element City, and Shen Hanyu told the Snow Empress that political upheaval and war were approaching.

Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress returned to a deteriorating Heaven Dou City and received Qian Renxue’s invitation to meet. Qian Renxue discussed her planned coup, her God Trial, and Bibi Dong’s condition, while Shen Hanyu advised her to face these matters herself and warned her about Bibi Dong.

• Three days after setting out, Shen Hanyu, Snow Empress, and their group arrived in a tense and increasingly desolate Heaven Dou City.
• Porcupinefish Douluo delivered Qian Renxue’s letter, and Shen Hanyu agreed to meet her despite having no intention of interfering in her affairs.
• Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress traveled to the imperial gardens at night, where Qian Renxue met them in her Xue Qinghe disguise with Porcupinefish and Snake Lance present.
• Qian Renxue said she planned to act after the Soul Master Tournament because Xue Ye had grown suspicious and her demanding schedule was hindering her cultivation.
• Qian Renxue asked Shen Hanyu about the God Trial and revealed that Bibi Dong seemed to have gone mad, prompting Shen Hanyu to advise reconciliation and warn her to watch Bibi Dong closely.
• Qian Renxue outlined her plans, and Shen Hanyu and Snow Empress answered her questions during a cordial discussion.