Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu and Hu Liena left their cave in Death Canyon after a tense exchange about their relationship, then defeated the giant serpent and claimed its left arm bone. They reached One-Line Sky at dusk, where Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ling Yuan Douluo welcomed their return.

• Ye Qiu reassured Hu Liena that he would stop bullying her after they left Death Canyon, while she struggled with her feelings and accepted his treatment.
• Ye Qiu and Hu Liena fused their martial souls, escaped the cave, and flew invisibly through Death Canyon.
• Ye Qiu led Hu Liena to the giant serpent, and she vented her anger by beating it to death; it left behind a left arm bone.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ling Yuan Douluo waited anxiously at One-Line Sky until Zhu Zhuqing spotted Ye Qiu and Hu Liena returning.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu rushed to greet them as Ling Yuan Douluo marveled at how easily Ye Qiu and Hu Liena performed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Ye Qiu reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after returning from the battle, while Hu Liena felt hurt that he ignored her. The group prepared to return to Spirit City, leaving Hu Liena outwardly composed but distant from Ye Qiu.

• Ye Qiu returned with Hu Liena and reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, embracing them while Hu Liena watched in bitterness.
• Ling Yuan Douluo checked on Hu Liena and took her for treatment, then told Ye Qiu and the others to rest before returning to Spirit City the next morning.
• Xiao Wu asked why Hu Liena wore Ye Qiu's clothes, and Ye Qiu carried Zhu Zhuqing away to treat her while Xiao Wu followed, asking him to tend to her too.
• Ye Qiu spent the night relaxing in the tent with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, whose clones served and massaged him.
• The next morning, Yan confronted Ye Qiu, but Hu Liena warned him not to cause trouble, and Xie Yue acknowledged Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu and Hu Liena returned to Spirit City and reported their trial’s success to Bibi Dong. He then announced plans to visit Five Elements City to meet women before traveling to the City of Slaughter, leaving Bibi Dong and the others stunned.

• Ling Yuan Douluo led Ye Qiu and Hu Liena back to Spirit City, where they reported to Bibi Dong.
• Ye Qiu described the trial and presented the remains of ten Ten-Thousand Year Soul Beasts, while Hu Liena stayed silent beside him.
• Ye Qiu asked Bibi Dong for permission to visit Five Elements City and admitted he wanted to meet women at Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Ye Qiu said he would go to the City of Slaughter afterward and claimed Xiao Wu and the others would understand, shocking Bibi Dong and the others.

After Bibi Dong warned Ye Qiu to focus on preparing for the City of Slaughter, she questioned Hu Liena about her feelings for him and urged her to avoid heartbreak. Ye Qiu returned to the courtyard, where he shared a meal with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing before Zhu Zhuqing used her fourth Soul Ring to create six clones.

• Bibi Dong agreed not to interfere with Ye Qiu's romantic pursuits if the women involved consented, then warned him to prioritize growing stronger before entering the City of Slaughter.
• After Ye Qiu left, Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena about what had happened between her and Ye Qiu during their trial and advised her not to settle down with him.
• Ye Qiu returned to the courtyard, where Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had prepared food and Xiao Wu asked whether Bibi Dong had given him trouble.
• Ye Qiu teased Zhu Zhuqing about her Netherworld Shadow Clone, and she agreed to use it with him that night.
• In Zhu Zhuqing's room, she activated her fourth Soul Ring and summoned six clones, delighting Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu spent the night with Zhu Zhuqing before reuniting with Xiao Wu the next morning. In Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe learned that Ye Qiu had returned to Spirit City and continued keeping Liu Erlong at a distance.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Ye Qiu she was affectionate because she knew he would soon leave, and he reassured her before carrying her to the bathroom.
• Ye Qiu and Zhu Zhuqing played a game of Russian roulette, and Zhu Zhuqing and her clones lost.
• Xiao Wu joined Ye Qiu the next morning, asked after Zhu Zhuqing, and agreed to cultivate with him.
• Xue Qinghe received word that Ye Qiu had returned to Spirit City and sent Pufferfish to deliver things to him.
• Liu Erlong joined Xue Qinghe for breakfast, but he rebuffed her attempts to sit close and pushed her away.

Liu Erlong continued living under Xue Qinghe’s control, while Hu Liena’s fixation on Ye Qiu brought her to his residence. She sat with Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu, unsettled by how much a simple kindness from him pleased her.

• Xue Qinghe gave Liu Erlong a pill that suppressed her Soul Power and planned to take her to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu playfully sparred at his residence, with Xiao Wu ending up clinging to him.
• Hu Liena, troubled by thoughts of Ye Qiu and his plans to leave for Five Elements City, wandered into his courtyard.
• Ye Qiu asked Hu Liena why she had come, and she sat across from him despite being unable to explain herself.
• Ye Qiu poured Hu Liena tea, and she felt relieved by his concern before Xiao Wu asked for tea too.

Ye Qiu talked with Hu Liena about the Soul Bone, training, and his plans to leave Spirit City for the City of Slaughter. He admitted that Xiao Wu and Zhu Qing minded his relationships with other women but accepted him despite knowing he was a bastard.

• Xiao Wu kissed Ye Qiu before going to Zhu Qing's room to change, while Hu Liena watched enviously.
• Ye Qiu told Hu Liena he would make up for her share of the Soul Bone, but she insisted she did not want compensation.
• Hu Liena suggested that the Golden Generation train and spar together, and Ye Qiu agreed before leaving Spirit City in a couple of days.
• Ye Qiu told Hu Liena he would go to the City of Slaughter after returning, and Xiao Wu briefly listened at the door.
• Hu Liena asked whether Ye Qiu's wives accepted his relationships with other women, and he said they minded but put up with him.

Hu Liena visited Ye Qiu, then invited him, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to train with her group. Over two days, she grew protective of Ye Qiu, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing remained watchful of her.

• Hu Liena left Ye Qiu after nervously drinking the tea he had poured for her.
• Xiao Wu told Ye Qiu she would protect Zhu Zhuqing and asked him to promise he would stay safe; Ye Qiu brushed her hair while Zhu Zhuqing joined them.
• Qian Renxue's Whale Rubber arrived with dinner, and Ye Qiu spent the evening with Xiao Wu while Zhu Zhuqing cultivated next door.
• The next morning, Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing met Hu Liena, who invited them to the Mimicry Training Ground.
• During two days of group training, Hu Liena scolded Yan when he argued with Ye Qiu and made her wish to protect Ye Qiu clear.

Ye Qiu told Hu Liena that his spiritual power and illusion-seeing eyes let him resist her Soul Skills, then said he planned to leave the next day. Hu Liena struggled to understand his feelings, while Bibi Dong warned her that she knew little about him.

• Hu Liena asked Ye Qiu why her Soul Skills had no effect on him, and he explained that his eyes could see through illusions.
• Ye Qiu told Hu Liena that he planned to leave the next day, and she abandoned her training after hearing the news.
• Hu Liena asked Ye Qiu for a ride to Pope's Hall, where he told Bibi Dong about his departure.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Ye Qiu, then questioned Hu Liena about her feelings and warned her that he seemed to care about another woman.
• Hu Liena insisted she was trying to understand Ye Qiu despite how little she knew about him.

Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena to think carefully before pursuing Ye Qiu and ordered Ling Yuan Douluo to watch him. The next morning, Hu Liena confronted Ye Qiu as he prepared to leave Spirit City, asked whether he would oppose her teacher or Spirit Hall, and returned his Purple Record Medal.

• Hu Liena knelt before Bibi Dong, who reassured her but cautioned her against repeating her own mistakes.
• Bibi Dong summoned Ling Yuan Douluo and ordered her to follow Ye Qiu and keep a close eye on him.
• Ye Qiu left Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, then wrote a letter to Qian Renxue saying he was leaving Spirit City.
• Hu Liena followed Ye Qiu to the city gate and asked whether he planned to act against Bibi Dong or Spirit Hall.
• Ye Qiu said he had no intention of making an enemy of Bibi Dong or coming into conflict with Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena returned the Purple Record Medal to Ye Qiu and said she would earn it back through her own ability.

Ye Qiu left Hu Liena and flew toward Five Elements City, where he planned to put his scheme into action. Ling Yuan Douluo caught up with him and traveled alongside him, and the chapter ended after Ye Qiu found a building in the city suitable for lodging and indoor Soul Fighting.

• Ye Qiu teased Hu Liena before flying away, leaving her troubled as she watched him disappear.
• Ye Qiu spotted Ling Yuan Douluo following him and invited her to travel with him; she agreed to keep an eye on him.
• Ye Qiu and Ling Yuan Douluo flew to Five Elements City, arriving at dusk after a long journey.
• Ye Qiu and Ling Yuan Douluo entered the city in masks, and Ye Qiu eventually found a spacious two-story building suitable for Soul Fighting and lodging.

Ye Qiu turned a former restaurant into the Soul Battle Pavilion and challenged the city’s academies to fight him in Soul Fighting wagers. Ling Yuan Douluo agreed to stay nearby and help, while the pavilion’s provocative challenge was unveiled to the public.

• Ye Qiu spent lavishly to rent the restaurant for a month, clear its dining area, and enlist Ling Yuan Douluo as his protector.
• Ye Qiu prepared the building as a Soul Fighting venue, and Ling Yuan asked him to call her Sis as she wondered how his plan would attract women.
• Ye Qiu posted a declaration challenging local prodigies to fight him, promising to apologize or make amends if he lost.
• Ye Qiu unveiled the Soul Battle Pavilion sign and taunting slogans aimed at the Five Elemental Academies, drawing a crowd of onlookers.
• Ling Yuan called Ye Qiu a brat for provoking a beating, and Ye Qiu replied that his challengers would have to be capable of defeating him.

Ye Qiu opened the Soul Battle Pavilion and drew challenges from the Five Elements Academy students, with Ling Yuan Douluo keeping the crowd in check. By the end of the chapter, Ye Qiu had defeated every challenger so far, including Shui Yue'er, who avoided being branded with black eyes by crying.

• Ye Qiu used Ling Yuan Douluo's presence to quiet the angry crowd, and she warned the students that troublemakers would face her without mercy.
• Ye Qiu shut the pavilion for the night and posted rules allowing challengers under twenty-five to sign agreements for bet matches.
• The Spirit Hall Branch master and the lord of Five Elements City witnessed Ye Qiu's age check, and the news that he had awakened less than seven years earlier astonished the students.
• When the Soul Battle Pavilion opened, challengers were repeatedly thrown out with black eyes and had to fulfill Ye Qiu's wholesome bet conditions.
• Shui Yue'er challenged Ye Qiu, lost, and cried enough to avoid the panda-brand mark.

Shui Yue'er brought Ye Qiu and Ling Yuan lunch after Ye Qiu defeated a stream of challengers, and Ye Qiu revealed that his target was Shui Yue'er's older sister. That afternoon, Huo Wu arrived near the Soul Battle Pavilion with Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang, ready to confront the challenger.

• Shui Yue'er returned with lunch and closed the Soul Battle Pavilion to further challengers for the morning.
• Ling Yuan Douluo teased Shui Yue'er, and Ye Qiu invited her to eat with them, making her blush and hurry away.
• Ling Yuan Douluo asked whether Shui Yue'er was Ye Qiu's target, and Ye Qiu said he was after her older sister.
• Ling Yuan Douluo playfully pressed her foot against Ye Qiu's knee, then pulled it back when he teased her in return.
• That afternoon, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang walked toward the Soul Battle Pavilion, where Feng Xiaotian pointed out Ye Qiu's location.

Huo Wu arrived at the Soul Battle Pavilion intent on challenging Ye Qiu, angered by his insult to Blazing Fire Academy. She wagered that he would kneel and apologize if he lost, while Ye Qiu demanded that she serve as a maid for a month if she lost.

• Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang reached the pavilion and saw Shen Liuyu fly out after losing to Ye Qiu.
• Huo Wu headed to register, while Huyan Li arrived and blocked the entrance; Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang stood in his way.
• Huo Wu entered the arena and greeted Ling Yuan Douluo before confronting Ye Qiu about the couplet insulting Blazing Fire Academy.
• Huo Wu challenged Ye Qiu to a match, wagering that he would kneel outside her academy and apologize if he lost.
• Ye Qiu accepted and demanded that Huo Wu work as a maid at his pavilion for a month if she lost.

Ye Qiu made Huo Wu sign a wager and began fighting her at the Soul Battle Pavilion. Meanwhile, Shen Liuyu met Shui Bing'er and the other Skywater Academy girls outside Skywater City and told them Ye Qiu had punched her.

• Ye Qiu had an agreement drawn up, and Huo Wu signed a wager that made her his maid for a month if she lost while requiring Ye Qiu to kneel and apologize if he lost.
• Ye Qiu offered Huo Wu the choice of fighting him or his clone, but she angrily chose to face him himself.
• Huo Wu activated her Fire Shadow Martial Soul and attacked Ye Qiu, whose blackened body shrugged off her flames as Ling Yuan Douluo announced that Ye Qiu had lost their dice game and owed her a shoulder massage.
• Shen Liuyu reached the gates of Skywater City and reunited with Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, Qiu Ruoshui, and Gu Qingbo.
• Shen Liuyu told the Skywater Academy girls that Ye Qiu had punched her in the eye and thrown her into the street, and they condemned him while trying not to laugh at her bruise.

Shui Yue'er and the other girls brought Shen Liuyu back to the Soul Battle Pavilion, where Huo Wu challenged Ye Qiu and lost. Ye Qiu forced Huo Wu to admit defeat and accept a month as his maid, promising to help her cultivate.

• Shui Yue'er persuaded Shen Liuyu to return to the Soul Battle Pavilion with Shui Bing'er and the others.
• Shui Bing'er learned that Feng Xiaotian had reached Soul Ancestor, while the girls wondered whether Huo Wu and Huyan Li were nearby.
• Huo Wu attacked Ye Qiu with her soul skills, but he endured her strikes and knocked her down.
• Ye Qiu gave Huo Wu a black eye and carried her toward the exit, threatening to tell her companions she had broken her promise.
• Huo Wu admitted defeat, and Ye Qiu told her she would stay as his maid for a month while he helped her cultivate.
• Huo Wu refused to go outside to explain the outcome to her companions, so Ye Qiu said they would wait for them to come in.

Huo Wu lost to Ye Qiu and had to serve as his maid for a month, while Huyan Li challenged Ye Qiu to win her back. Ye Qiu injured Huyan Li with an ordinary punch, and the chapter left their fight unresolved as Huyan Li’s crushing attack landed.

• The match announcement confirmed Ye Qiu had defeated Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang learned she would be his maid for a month.
• Huyan Li slipped past Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang to enter the Soul Battle Pavilion and challenge Ye Qiu.
• Huyan Li used his martial soul and first two soul skills, but Ye Qiu injured him with an ordinary punch and sent him flying.
• Huyan Li launched his Third Soul Skill, Death Crush, and slammed down onto Ye Qiu, shattering the ground.
• Shui Bing'er and the Tianshui Girl Group arrived, learned Huo Wu had lost, and Shui Yue'er’s remark provoked Huo Wushuang.

Ye Xiu emerged from the Soul Battle Pavilion carrying the unconscious Huyan Li with one hand, shocking the gathered students. Shui Yue'er arranged for Shui Bing'er and the Tianshui girls to challenge Ye Xiu next and persuaded him to heal Shen Liuyu's bruised eyes.

• Ye Xiu carried Huyan Li out of the pavilion and tossed him aside, then told an Elephant Armor Academy student to take him away.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang signed up to challenge Ye Xiu, but he let Shui Bing'er and the other Tianshui girls go first at Shui Yue'er's request.
• Shui Yue'er asked to watch the private match with her sisters, and Ye Xiu allowed them to enter.
• Shui Yue'er reminded Ye Xiu about Shen Liuyu's injured eyes, and he agreed to heal her.

Ye Qiu returned to the Soul Fighting hall, where Huo Wu confronted him for hiding his true strength and the women teased one another about their bruised faces. He then began a wager with Shui Bing'er, whose terms were to become friends with him if she won, while Ye Qiu asked her to help him practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill if she lost.

• Ye Qiu healed Shen Liuyu's bruised face with Endless Life.
• Huo Wu accused Ye Qiu of not being a Soul Elder, and Shui Yue'er and the others laughed at her bruised eyes.
• Ling Yuan Douluo invited Shui Yue'er up to the pavilion and teased her about crying earlier.
• Shui Bing'er agreed to face Ye Qiu and said Skywater Academy would become his friend if she won.
• Ye Qiu said he wanted Shui Bing'er to help him cultivate and practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill if she lost.