Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu explained to Huo Wu that he meant to “conquer” her rather than court her, leaving her uncertain about his intentions but less annoyed with him. Later, he eagerly welcomed Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er for training, leaving Huo Wu and Ling Yuan to continue their card game.

• Huo Wu asked Ye Qiu if he was trying to court her, and he said he wanted to conquer her instead.
• Ye Qiu told Huo Wu that the outcome was up to her and said her difficult personality made her hard to approach and pursue.
• Huo Wu reconsidered her feelings for Ye Qiu while looking at the Whale Rubber and wondered whether they could practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ye Qiu returned to the Soul Battle Pavilion and told Ling Yuan that he had barely done anything to Huo Wu.
• Shui Yue'er called out to Ye Qiu, and he abandoned his card game with Huo Wu to greet the Shui sisters.
• Ye Qiu asked Huo Wu to bring tea and snacks downstairs, and Shui Yue'er laughed at the turtle drawn on Huo Wu's face.

Ye Qiu practiced with Shui Bing'er and the other Shui sisters while Huo Wu grew jealous of his attention toward them. The chapter ended with Huo Wu confronting Ye Qiu about whether they were the result he wanted, but he refused to answer.

• Huo Wu and Ling Yuan cleaned tea off their faces after Ye Xiu embarrassed them, while Shui Yue'er teased Ye Qiu about what they had been doing.
• Ye Qiu took Shui Bing'er’s hand to practice their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Shui Yue'er shoved her into his arms, and he fell with a hand beneath her skirt.
• Shui Bing'er suspected Shui Yue'er had arranged the fall but kept quiet, then shared snacks with Ye Qiu and her sisters.
• Ye Qiu and Shui Bing'er tried their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Ye Qiu made sure it failed; he then sent the sisters to discuss tactics and told Huo Wu to put away the tea things.
• Huo Wu accused Ye Qiu of treating the Shui sisters as the result he wanted, but he refused to answer, so she angrily went upstairs with the things.

Ye Qiu sparred with the Tianshui Girl Group, then spent time with them while they rested and played cards. After he conceded a bet to Huo Wu and Ling Yuan Douluo, Ling Yuan Douluo pulled him close and invited him to her room that night.

• Ye Qiu created six clones and sparred with the Tianshui Girl Group until their Soul Power ran dry.
• Ye Qiu helped Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu upstairs, while Huo Wu carried Shui Yue'er after insisting she was honoring her bet.
• Ye Qiu and Shui Bing'er practiced sensing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill as the others rested and played Fight the Landlord.
• Ling Yuan Douluo called Ye Qiu over to finish their card game, and he surrendered after Huo Wu and Ling Yuan Douluo revealed their cards.
• Ling Yuan Douluo grabbed Ye Qiu by the collar and told him to come to her room that night for another massage.

Ye Qiu agreed to practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Huo Wu, then escorted Shui Bing'er toward the city gate to build their understanding. When she nearly walked into a vendor's cart, he pulled her into his arms, leaving her flustered as the Tianshui Girl Group watched.

• Ling Yuan Douluo went to rest, and Ye Qiu teased Huo Wu before agreeing to practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her.
• Ye Qiu sent Huo Wu to fetch more fruit while the Shui sisters and the others prepared to leave for the academy.
• Shui Bing'er agreed to let Ye Qiu see her to the city gate, and he took her hand as they walked through Five Elements City.
• Shui Bing'er nearly walked into a vendor's cart, so Ye Qiu pulled her tightly into his arms.
• The Tianshui Girl Group teased Shui Yue'er about getting jealous, while Ye Qiu asked the flustered Shui Bing'er if she was nervous.

Ye Qiu brought Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls back after talking with Shui Bing'er and using his Soul Tool to carry them. Back at the Soul Battle Pavilion, he ordered Huo Wu to clean and cook, then confronted Ling Yuan Douluo about giving her a massage, and she insisted she had nothing to fear from him.

• Ye Qiu walked Shui Bing'er to the city gate, where Shui Yue'er asked him to fly her and the others back to the academy.
• Ye Qiu used the Ruyi Baibao Pouch to carry the girls, then told Shui Yue'er that he wanted Shui Bing'er for life and revealed that his Venom Martial Soul could copy Soul Skills.
• Ye Qiu brought the girls back to Skywater Academy, kissed Shui Yue'er goodbye, and returned to the Soul Battle Pavilion.
• Ye Qiu ordered Huo Wu to tidy the loft and prepare dinner, then reflected that he needed to win the women's trust gradually.
• Ye Qiu asked Ling Yuan Douluo when they would begin her room massages, and she insisted she was not afraid of him.

Ye Qiu gave Ling Yuan Douluo a massage that turned into a heated kiss, while someone lingered outside her room and tried to peek inside. Ling Yuan realized she had to stop Ye Qiu before anyone saw them.

• Ling Yuan Douluo warned Ye Qiu not to take liberties, then led him upstairs while Huo Wu watched them go.
• Ye Qiu brought massage oil to Ling Yuan Douluo’s room and persuaded her to lie facedown for a massage.
• Ye Qiu massaged Ling Yuan Douluo, sat on her legs, removed her mask, and kissed her as she grew flustered and weak.
• Ling Yuan Douluo heard someone pacing outside, tapping on the door, and trying to peek into the room.
• Ling Yuan Douluo’s expression changed, and she could no longer endure Ye Qiu’s advances.

Ye Qiu stopped pushing Ling Yuan after she told him she was tired, then approached Huo Wu and offered to teach her a faster way to cultivate while confessing that he wanted her, Bing'er, and Yue'er. The next morning, Huo Wu arrived to serve him as a maid and began cultivating beside him, still upset by what he had said.

• Ling Yuan told Ye Qiu to leave, and he finally got up and left her room.
• Ye Qiu found Huo Wu kneeling in the hall and offered to teach her how to cultivate as quickly as someone with Innate Full Soul Power.
• Huo Qiu touched Huo Wu while explaining that he wanted her as well as Bing'er and Yue'er, leaving her in tears.
• The next morning, Huo Wu found Ye Qiu meditating on the roof, and he gave her Whale Rubber after warning her not to be late again.
• Huo Wu sat down to cultivate beside Ye Qiu, though she had struggled to focus after their conversation the night before.

Huo Wu struggled with her feelings for Ye Qiu as she agreed to practice a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with him, while Ye Qiu continued his flirtatious life in Five Elements City. Half a month later, Ning Rongrong received reports about Ye Qiu and his women, and Sword Douluo asked Ning Fengzhi about the Titled Douluo accompanying him.

• Huo Wu agreed to practice the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Ye Qiu, though she wrestled with jealousy over his relationships with the Shui sisters.
• Ye Qiu teased Ling Yuan Douluo at the Soul Battle Pavilion, and Huo Wu returned before the afternoon's contest of wits with Shui Bing'er.
• Half a month later, Ning Rongrong hurried to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo for news about Ye Qiu.
• Ning Rongrong collected intelligence on Ye Qiu's maid and the women visiting him, then left to share the reports with Dugu Yan.
• Sword Douluo asked Ning Fengzhi whether he had learned anything about the Titled Douluo at Ye Qiu's side.

Ning Fengzhi decided the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should follow Ning Rongrong’s wishes and rely on her and Ye Qiu as they grew stronger, while watching the Clear Sky Sect. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue read a report about Ye Qiu and grew jealous, while Liu Erlong wondered whether the Crown Prince had a secret attachment to him.

• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo that the sect would do whatever Ning Rongrong wanted and that Ye Qiu and Rongrong could help protect it from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Qinghe left the imperial palace with Liu Erlong and received an intelligence report about Ye Qiu.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, ordered Liu Erlong to massage her shoulders as she read the report and became intensely jealous.
• Liu Erlong noticed Qian Renxue's jealousy over Ye Qiu and wondered whether the Crown Prince had an unspoken secret with him.
• Ye Qiu continued his routine of cultivating, training others, sleeping, and spending time with Ling Yuan, Huo Wu, and the Bing sisters.

Ye Qiu continued pursuing intimacy with Ling Yuan, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu while obstructing the girls’ Martial Soul Fusion Skills. The chapter ended with Huo Wu’s fusion attempt with Ye Qiu failing again, and Ye Qiu preparing to mislead her about why.

• Ye Qiu spent his days massaging Ling Yuan and flirting with Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er, while preventing Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er from successfully using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ling Yuan fled to her room after Ye Qiu left her flustered, and Ye Qiu told Huo Wu that an old injury might have made her wound itch.
• Huo Wu asked Ye Qiu to try their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and he agreed after she offered him her hand.
• Ye Qiu pressed Huo Wu’s hand to his cheek, but their fusion failed halfway through and left him whole again.
• Huo Wu asked what had gone wrong, and Ye Qiu suggested she might have been resisting without realizing it.

Ye Qiu persuaded Huo Wu that intimacy could help them cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and she willingly kissed and embraced him. Their attempt was interrupted by Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian arriving downstairs, and no fusion skill had appeared.

• Ye Qiu told Huo Wu that being intimate made it easier to cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then drew her close.
• Huo Wu said she was acting willingly, kissed Ye Qiu, and let him hold and tease her.
• Huo Wu decided she would not give up Ye Qiu or let Shui Bing'er outdo her, and she cooperated as they tried to cultivate their fusion skill.
• Huo Wu asked why the skill still was not working as Shui Yue'er, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian spoke downstairs.
• Ye Qiu reassured Huo Wu that Feng Xiaotian did not concern him, and Huo Wu returned to the bench to catch her breath.

Ye Qiu left the Soul Battle Pavilion with Shui Yue'er to go shopping after Huo Wu hurried upstairs to change her wet clothes. Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian arrived to see Huo Wu, who came downstairs after Ye Qiu had already departed.

• Huo Wu rushed upstairs to change her wet clothes while Ye Qiu waited in the loft.
• Shui Yue'er joined Ye Qiu, noticed Huo Wu's scent on him, and kissed him before inviting him shopping.
• Ye Qiu agreed to go shopping with Shui Yue'er, then told Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian that Huo Wu was changing.
• Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian entered the Soul Battle Pavilion and found Huo Wu coming downstairs.
• Huo Wu learned that Ye Qiu had left with Shui Yue'er and snapped at Feng Xiaotian for staring at her.

Ye Qiu and Shui Yue'er strolled through town while she prepared a private surprise for him. She led him into a secluded alley, removed his mask, and kissed him.

• Huo Wu reminded Huo Wushuang that she had to serve Feng Xiaotian because she had lost their bet, then sent Feng Xiaotian away.
• Ye Qiu told Shui Yue'er he planned to finish making arrangements before going to the City of Slaughter to become a Soul Saint.
• Ye Qiu bought Shui Yue'er a candied hawthorn stick, and she fed him a sugar-coated hawthorn.
• Shui Yue'er led Ye Qiu into a quiet alley and asked to see him without his mask.
• Shui Yue'er removed Ye Qiu's mask, and they kissed in the alley.

Ye Qiu and Shui Yue'er escaped discovery in an alley with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then overheard Ma Hongjun and Oscar arguing about their past and whether to join Dai Mubai and Tang San. They headed to a stream to clean up before returning to the Soul Battle Pavilion, unaware of the plans taking shape around them.

• Shui Yue'er picked up her mask and fed from Ye Qiu's candied hawthorn skewer in the alley.
• When a voice approached, Ye Qiu and Shui Yue'er used Autumn Moon to vanish and fly away.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar appeared in the alley and argued about their finances, their past, and Dai Mubai's invitation to help Beast Academy compete in the Soul Master Tournament.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar discussed whether Tang San and Clear Sky Douluo would forgive them, then left for their lodgings.
• Ye Qiu took Shui Yue'er to a stream to clean up, not realizing Ma Hongjun and Oscar had passed through Five Elements City after receiving Dai Mubai's letter.
• That afternoon, Ye Qiu and Shui Yue'er returned to the Soul Battle Pavilion.

Ye Qiu returned to the Soul Battle Pavilion with Shui Yue'er, and their suspicious explanation for being gone prompted teasing and questions from the others. After training and Whale Rubber absorption, Ye Qiu walked with Shui Bing'er, who seemed unusually distracted and blamed it on poor sleep.

• Ye Qiu and Shui Yue'er told Shui Bing'er and the others they had sparred, while Huo Wu questioned why they had gone elsewhere.
• Ye Qiu claimed they had avoided disturbing his sister's afternoon nap, and Ling Yuan Douluo privately resented being used as an excuse.
• Ye Qiu changed the subject and led Shui Bing'er and the others inside for training.
• Ye Qiu tested the Tianshui Girl Group's formations and combat adaptability, then the Shui sisters absorbed Whale Rubber.
• Ye Qiu walked hand in hand with Shui Bing'er toward Five Elements City's gates, and she said she had not slept well when he asked why she seemed distracted.

Ye Qiu revealed his Martial Soul’s Ice and Fire Immunity to Shui Bing'er and drew out her jealousy over his closeness with Shui Yue'er. Beneath the city gate, he kissed Shui Bing'er, who returned the kiss as the Tianshui Girl Group watched; she ended the chapter clinging to him in embarrassment.

• Shui Bing'er asked Ye Qiu why his Martial Soul sometimes showed damage and sometimes remained unscathed, and he explained its Ice and Fire Immunity.
• Ye Qiu told Shui Bing'er he trusted her and asked why she had seemed unhappy that afternoon.
• Shui Bing'er admitted she had wanted Ye Qiu and Shui Yue'er to have gone only to spar, revealing her jealousy.
• Ye Qiu kissed Shui Bing'er, and she shyly returned his kiss before growing breathless in his embrace.
• The Tianshui Girl Group watched the kiss with excitement, while Shui Yue'er hoped her sisters would bless her relationship with Ye Qiu too.
• Shui Bing'er came to her senses and buried her face against Ye Qiu's chest, clinging to him in embarrassment.

After Ye Qiu and Shui Bing'er shared their first kiss, the Tianshui girls teased them before Shui Bing'er left with her sisters. On the way to Skywater Academy, Shui Bing'er recognized her growing feelings for Ye Qiu and asked Shui Yue'er what she knew about him.

• Xue Wu and the others teased Shui Bing'er and Ye Qiu about their kiss, while Ye Qiu promised each girl a gift.
• Shui Bing'er declined to take Ye Qiu to Skywater Academy and left with Shui Yue'er and the others, agreeing to see Ye Qiu the next day.
• As she walked toward Skywater Academy, Shui Bing'er reflected on her jealousy, her attraction to Ye Qiu, and her suspicion that she had fallen into his trap.
• Shui Bing'er called Shui Yue'er over and asked what she knew about Ye Qiu.
• Shui Yue'er nervously insisted she had only sparred with Ye Qiu, and Shui Bing'er asked her to explain what she knew about him.

Ye Qiu flirted with Ling Yuan Douluo and told her he planned to leave in about ten days, after helping the territories he had conquered coexist peacefully. That night, he massaged Ling Yuan Douluo and then began teaching Huo Wu the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

• Ye Qiu teased Ling Yuan Douluo with a massage and kisses, then joked that she should think carefully before getting involved with him because he was a scumbag.
• Ling Yuan Douluo asked when Ye Qiu would leave, and he said he planned to go in about ten days after settling the territories he had conquered.
• Huo Wu returned with dinner and sat beside Ye Qiu, while Ling Yuan Douluo watched her serve him with jealousy.
• Ye Qiu massaged Ling Yuan Douluo that night until she drove him from her room.
• Ye Qiu found Huo Wu wiping the hall and began teaching her the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Ye Qiu teased Huo Wu while guiding her through a cultivation exercise, and their close contact left her flustered. He stopped when she asked him not to continue, then returned to cultivating in his room, still nearing level fifty-seven.

• Ye Qiu guided Huo Wu through an exercise and told her he had only taught her since arriving in Five Elements City.
• Huo Wu lost her balance and toppled onto Ye Qiu, then apologized and asked him to help her up.
• Ye Qiu pulled Huo Wu into his arms and pinned her beneath him, teasing her about what would happen after her month as his maid.
• Huo Wu pleaded with Ye Qiu to stop, and he backed off, telling her to clean the floor before resting.
• Ye Qiu took a cold shower and cultivated in his room, nearing level fifty-seven.

Ye Qiu grew closer to Huo Wu, Ling Yuan Douluo, and Shui Bing'er while helping the Tianshui girls train and absorb Whale Rubber. By the end, Shui Yue'er was also openly affectionate with him, while Huo Wu watched with jealousy.

• Shui Bing'er arrived with the Tianshui Girl Group, and Huo Wu and Ling Yuan learned that she and Ye Qiu had grown close after sharing a kiss.
• After half a month of watching Ye Qiu and Shui Bing'er together, Huo Wu climbed into Ye Qiu's bed, and their intimacy continued over several mornings.
• Ye Qiu soothed Huo Wu's bite marks with Endless Life, then teased Ling Yuan Douluo and kissed her until she gave in to his advances.
• Huo Wu returned to find Ye Qiu and Ling Yuan acting as if nothing had happened, though Ling Yuan's appearance gave them away.
• Ye Qiu's six clones helped Huo Wu train Shui Bing'er and the others, then he gave the Shui sisters Whale Rubber as Shui Yue'er clung to his arm.