Chapter Summaries

Xu Fan and Zhu Zhuqing visited Ye Manor, where Ye Qingli invited them to stay, but Dugu Yan explained that Dugu Bo had already given them a house. After Xu Fan left, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and the others reacted to his thoughts about their intimate games, and Xu Fan spotted an exquisite young girl across the street.

• Ning Rongrong celebrated that Xu Fan had saved an Immortal Herb for her, which could evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ye Qingli offered Xu Fan and Zhu Zhuqing rooms at Ye Manor, but Dugu Yan said Dugu Bo had already given them a house.
• Xu Fan and his companions left Ye Manor after discussing their plans to explore Heaven Dou City before enrolling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong blushed as they realized Xu Fan had been thinking about their intimate games and use of their martial souls.
• After leaving Ye Manor, Xu Fan and the others noticed an exquisite young girl across the street.

Ning Rongrong met Xu Fan outside Ye Manor and pretended to be Dugu Yan’s close friend so she could approach him. Xu Fan’s private thoughts embarrassed her, while Dugu Yan teased her about his fantasies, leaving Rongrong flustered and denying that she was interested in him.

• Ning Rongrong added Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing as friends and told them she had abandoned plans to attend Shrek Academy so she could follow Xu Fan.
• Ning Rongrong greeted Dugu Yan affectionately, introduced herself to Xu Fan, and shook his hand.
• Xu Fan wondered whether Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan were truly close, then thought about his imagined intimate future with Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong blushed after reading Xu Fan’s thoughts and inwardly denied that she would enjoy the activities he described.
• Dugu Yan teased Ning Rongrong about admiring Xu Fan and called her all talk and no skill.

Ning Rongrong admitted that she fell in love with Xu Fan at first sight and planned to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy with him. Xu Fan received a Pill Gift Pack and wondered how his rebirth would change the future of Shrek Academy.

• Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Ling Yuan, and Qian Renxue reacted to Ning Rongrong’s revealing behavior and considered the consequences of meeting her.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua blushed while Xueke asked about Xu Fan’s remarks, and she reflected on Ning Rongrong’s future as a powerful Support Type Soul Master.
• Ning Rongrong told Xu Fan, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing that she loved Xu Fan at first sight because of his looks, strength, and Soul Power.
• Ning Rongrong said she would go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Xu Fan so they could spend time together.
• Xu Fan received a reward that raised his Soul Ring lifespan to the limit and opened a Pill Gift Pack containing four kinds of pills.

Xu Fan let Ning Rongrong move into the mansion he received from Dugu Bo, and the young women settled into a lively household. That night, Dugu Yan teased Ning Rongrong by revealing that she had earned a hidden reward through a kiss, leaving Ning Rongrong stunned.

• Xu Fan accepted the pills and a substantial physical enhancement, while his three Soul Rings remained above twenty thousand years.
• Dugu Yan led Xu Fan, Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to the mansion Dugu Bo had given him.
• Ning Rongrong clung to Xu Fan and pleaded to stay at the mansion, and Xu Fan agreed.
• That night, Ning Rongrong asked Dugu Yan how she had obtained a hidden reward.
• Dugu Yan teased Ning Rongrong by touching her lips and hinting at a kiss, and Ning Rongrong blurted out that Dugu Yan and Xu Fan had kissed.

Xu Fan decided to test his strength in Heaven Dou City's hidden deathmatches, and Dugu Yan led him and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to an underground arena. He registered for a fight, leaving his identity and opponent undisclosed.

• Ning Rongrong reacted with shock and embarrassment when Dugu Yan teased her about kissing Xu Fan to extend her Soul Rings' lifespans.
• After resting for several days, Xu Fan decided to visit a hidden fighting arena, and Dugu Yan explained that underground deathmatches were held in Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan led Xu Fan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing through back alleys to an abandoned house, where she frightened the guard and secretly poisoned him.
• The group entered the underground arena, where gathered Soul Masters stared at the three women but did not dare approach them.
• Dugu Yan had Xu Fan register for a match, and he filled out a form after paying the fee.

Xu Fan entered Heaven Dou City's Underground Deathmatch to gain real combat experience and faced a burly Soul Elder in his first fight. He revealed three black Soul Rings, shocking the spectators, just as his opponent launched an attack.

• Xu Fan went to the Underground Deathmatch with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, intending to kill ten Soul Masters and improve his fighting ability.
• Ning Rongrong worried that the arena would not let Xu Fan leave, but he reassured her, and Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing told her he could handle himself.
• Xu Fan's first opponent mocked him before they entered the Life and Death Arena and began their deathmatch.
• Xu Fan revealed his Martial God Phantom, golden markings, and three black Soul Rings, shocking his opponent and the women watching.
• The strong man called Xu Fan's Soul Rings fake and activated his First Soul Ring to attack.

Xu Fan dominated his first Life and Death Arena match, killing a hammer-wielding Soul Master without using a soul skill. He continued through nine more deathmatches, discovering that the Horizontal Saber suited him best.

• Xu Fan blocked the strong man's first soul skill with his bare fist and stomped apart the shockwave from his second.
• The strong man unleashed his third soul skill, but Xu Fan shattered his giant hammer with a punch and killed him.
• Ning Rongrong and the others watched in shock as Xu Fan returned and agreed to fight ten matches in total.
• Xu Fan easily defeated five Soul Elder opponents, then fought four Soul Ancestors and used his third soul skill in each match.
• Xu Fan tried four different weapons against the Soul Ancestors and found that he preferred the Horizontal Saber.

After the death matches, Xu Fan and the three girls were stopped by a Soul Emperor who said the Heaven Dou Empire’s Imperial Family wanted to meet them. He led them to a luxurious room, where Ning Rongrong recognized the man waiting inside as Crown Prince Brother.

• Xu Fan prepared to leave the arena with Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, but a powerful Soul Emperor blocked their way.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and warned the Soul Emperor that she was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Young Miss.
• The Soul Emperor explained that someone from the Imperial Family wanted to meet them, and Xu Fan agreed to go.
• The Soul Emperor led Xu Fan and the girls through guarded passages to a luxurious room.
• Ning Rongrong saw the man behind the desk and recognized him as Crown Prince Brother.

Xu Fan met Qian Renxue at the Underground Spirit Arena, where Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing already knew her identity and Ning Rongrong nearly revealed it. The women who learned the secret chose to protect Qian Renxue and align themselves with Xu Fan rather than expose her to the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Dugu Yan covered Ning Rongrong's mouth before she could call Qian Renxue the Crown Prince, then warned her not to speak carelessly.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Rongrong that she managed the Imperial Family's Underground Spirit Arena and teased her about Xu Fan being her boyfriend.
• Xu Fan's thoughts revealed that Qian Renxue had replaced Xue Qinghe as Crown Prince as part of Spirit Hall's plan to take over the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Bibi Dong worried that the women might expose Qian Renxue, while Hu Liena and Ling Yuan agreed they needed to act quickly to protect her.
• Ye Qingli told Ye Lingling that the Ye Family should protect Qian Renxue because Xu Fan would protect his wife and the family needed to remain close to him.
• Shui Yue'er and Huo Wu persuaded Shui Binger not to report Qian Renxue, and the three decided that their academies should follow Xu Fan rather than the Heaven Dou Empire.

The revelations about Qian Renxue’s identity and Bibi Dong’s past shocked people across the continent. Bibi Dong’s secret became known to those around her, and Hu Liena swore to take revenge on Yu Xiaogang once Tang Hao was no longer protecting him.

• Liu Erlong and others learned that Qian Renxue was the real Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Angel God’s inheritor.
• Gu Yue Na considered an alliance with Qian Renxue and suggested that winning over Xu Fan would be enough to secure cooperation.
• Xueke learned that the brother she had known was Qian Renxue, while Tang Yuehua urged her to accept that neither of them could change the outcome.
• Xu Fan’s words revealed that Yu Xiaogang’s deception had led to Qian Xunji forcing himself on Bibi Dong, and that Bibi Dong had later hated Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong erupted in rage at the exposure of her past, while Hu Liena vowed to make Yu Xiaogang suffer and kill him after Tang Hao was gone.

After learning that Yu Xiaogang’s assault on Bibi Dong led to her birth, Qian Renxue nearly lost control but concealed her fury. Xu Fan and his companions secured admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while he prepared for the coming Soul Master Competition and received the God of War Tower.

• Qian Renxue learned the truth about Bibi Dong’s past and silently vowed to make Yu Xiaogang suffer, but she restrained herself in front of Xu Fan and the others.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan worried over Qian Renxue, while Xu Fan reflected that Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa inheritance might worsen her destructive impulses.
• Qian Renxue spoke with the group and agreed to arrange places for Xu Fan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xu Fan and the others left without him speaking to Qian Renxue, and he considered the upcoming Soul Master Competition and its three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Xu Fan received the divine artifact God of War Tower.

Ning Rongrong grew anxious about her place among Xu Fan’s women and resolved to become a stronger Support Type Soul Master. Meanwhile, Princess Xueke returned to her palace and came face-to-face with Qian Renxue, whom she now knew was not her Crown Prince Brother.

• Xu Fan discovered that the God of War Tower was a divine artifact containing ten Illusion Realm trials with rewards for each completed level.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Xu Fan discussed returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Yan expected Yu Tianheng to bother her again.
• Dugu Yan urged Ning Rongrong to pursue Xu Fan, warning that other women might reach Heaven Dou City and compete for his attention.
• Ning Rongrong decided to work hard, become the continent’s number one Support Type Soul Master, and earn an important place in Xu Fan’s heart.
• Princess Xueke returned to the palace shaken by what Xu Fan had told her about Crown Prince Brother and realized Qian Renxue was waiting in her chamber.

Xueke confronted Qian Renxue about impersonating Xue Qinghe and killing him, then accepted Qian Renxue’s promise that she could be her sister. They reconciled, and Qian Renxue agreed not to target Xueke’s father, while warning her that Xu Fan would likely draw her into his future.

• Qian Renxue admitted that Xueke had discovered her true identity, and Xueke tearfully questioned her about impersonating Crown Prince Brother and killing him.
• Qian Renxue embraced Xueke and said that although her identity and motives had been false, her kindness toward Xueke had been sincere.
• Xueke asked whether she could still trust Qian Renxue, and Qian Renxue promised that she could always be her sister.
• Xueke asked Qian Renxue not to move against her Father Emperor, and Qian Renxue agreed that she only wanted the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xueke told Qian Renxue that Tang Yuehua had a Notebook and was planning to start her life anew.
• Qian Renxue told Xueke that Xu Fan was handsome and that she would likely become his woman, leaving Xueke embarrassed.

Dugu Yan brought Xu Fan and his companions to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where they encountered Yu Tianheng, who pursued her for the benefit of his clan. Dugu Yan introduced Xu Fan as her boyfriend, leaving Yu Tianheng stunned.

• Qian Renxue urged Xueke to consider Xu Fan as a way to protect her family, and Xueke agreed to call Qian Renxue “Sister” in private and “Brother” in public.
• Dugu Yan led Xu Fan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and said they could form a team for the Soul Master Competition.
• Yu Tianheng approached Dugu Yan, and she coldly reminded him not to call her by an overly familiar name.
• Yu Tianheng admired Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing but focused on pursuing Dugu Yan because of her grandfather, Dugu Bo.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself as Ning Fengzhi’s daughter, while Zhu Zhuqing gave her name briefly.
• Dugu Yan linked arms with Xu Fan and introduced him as her boyfriend, stunning Yu Tianheng.

Dugu Yan introduced Xu Fan as her boyfriend, prompting Yu Tianheng to confront them and threaten Xu Fan. With Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling backing Xu Fan, Yu Tianheng backed down, and the group continued to meet Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Teaching Committee.

• Yu Tianheng reacted with disbelief when he learned Dugu Yan was Xu Fan’s girlfriend, while Xu Fan’s thoughts revealed that Yu Luomian was a Spirit Hall undercover agent.
• Dugu Yan kissed Xu Fan and rejected Yu Tianheng, and Xu Fan called him brain-dead for ignoring her refusal.
• Yu Tianheng threatened Xu Fan, but Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling stepped in to defend him, forcing Yu Tianheng to leave in anger.
• Dugu Yan led Xu Fan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling to the Teaching Committee, where Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin received them.

Xu Fan and the others enrolled at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the committee members weighed the Crown Prince’s motives and their talents. Xu Fan’s thoughts revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God, and Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Bo Saixi considered its significance as he recalled a bargain to make Xixi the next Sea God.

• Dugu Yan introduced Xu Fan, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling to the Teaching Committee, which enrolled Xu Fan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong in Dugu Yan’s class with special arrangements.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin discussed Xu Fan and Zhu Zhuqing’s strength, the Crown Prince’s political motives, and their plan to observe the new students.
• Xu Fan’s thoughts revealed that he had come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy partly to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which was actually the Heart of the Sea God and a key to the Sea God’s inheritance.
• Qian Renxue decided she needed to secure the Heart of the Sea God, while Bibi Dong anticipated her move and Bo Saixi chose not to retrieve the relic from Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xu Fan recalled his close relationship with Xixi and said he had once made a deal with the Sea God to give her the Heart of the Sea God and make her the next Sea God.

Xu Fan revealed that Bo Saixi had feelings for him and that he had found a divine artifact called the God of War Tower, whose Illusion Challenges could reward participants. As Bibi Dong and others reacted with envy and suspicion, Xu Fan entered the first challenge.

• Bo Saixi grew angry at Xu Fan's thoughts about her, while Sea Witch and Xiaobai reacted to his interest in her.
• Bibi Dong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong discussed Xu Fan's romantic interests and teased Ye Lingling about her mother.
• Xu Fan described the God of War Tower's ten Illusion Challenges and received a reward that increased his soul power by two levels and enhanced his body by one thousand years.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Yue Na learned of the divine artifact, and Gu Yue Na considered whether soul beasts could use it.
• Ye Lingling and the others hoped to try the Tower's challenges, while Xu Fan entered the Illusion Challenge.

Xu Fan climbed the first three levels of the God of War Tower, defeating increasingly numerous Soul Beasts and receiving generous boosts to his physique, Soul Power, and Soul Ring lifespans. He entered the fourth level to face thirty Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and activated his strongest combat state as the battle began.

• Xu Fan swiftly killed ten Hundred-Year Soul Beasts on the first level and received a reward that strengthened his physique and Soul Ring lifespans.
• Xu Fan defeated twenty Thousand-Year Soul Beasts on the second level and gained a Soul Power level along with further enhancements.
• Xu Fan cleared the third level, where forty Thousand-Year Soul Beasts included opponents with cultivation reaching 9,999 years, raising his Soul Power to level forty.
• Xu Fan entered the fourth level and found thirty Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, several with cultivation reaching thirty thousand years.
• Xu Fan summoned the Martial God Physique and activated Martial God Qi and Martial God Armor to prepare for the fight.

Xu Fan fought dozens of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts using his Martial God Armor, weapon, wings, and domain. After healing and turning the battle with Feather Blade Storm, he killed nearly twenty beasts, but the fight continued to strain his mind.

• Xu Fan summoned the Martial God Armor, formed a Horizontal Saber, and charged into the Soul Beast horde.
• Xu Fan used Martial God Mountain Crushing to kill a Ten-Thousand-Year Iron-Armored Earth Dragon and wounded other beasts while dodging their attacks.
• A thirty-thousand-year-old Shadow Demon Leopard struck Xu Fan from behind, breaking his Martial God Qi and cracking his armor.
• Xu Fan used Endless Life to heal himself and repair his armor, then unleashed Feather Blade Storm to injure the pursuing beasts.
• Xu Fan activated Martial God Domain and targeted weakened Soul Beasts, killing nearly twenty before head pain from the intense battle began to overwhelm him.

Xu Fan unleashed the Martial God Armor to fight the soul beasts on the fourth level, relying on kills and Endless Life to sustain himself through a brutal battle. After defeating the final thirty-thousand-year soul beast with his strongest slash, his Horizontal Saber dispersed into golden light.

• Xu Fan released the Martial God Armor and charged into the gathered soul beasts, smashing a Rift Earth Barbarian Bull with Martial God Mountain Crushing.
• Xu Fan endured the soul beasts’ attacks and used Endless Life and the Martial God Weapon’s Soul Power feedback to keep fighting.
• Xu Fan killed the second-to-last soul beast, the Poison Swamp Crocodile, and collapsed to one knee before the final thirty-thousand-year soul beast.
• Xu Fan poured his remaining strength into the Horizontal Saber and split the final soul beast in two with a single slash.
• Xu Fan’s Horizontal Saber wailed faintly and dispersed into golden particles after the strike.