Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianheng brought Thunder Academy students to confront Ye Mu at Cloud Pavilion, but Yu Tianxin stopped him from attacking the attendants because the establishment belonged to Prince Xue Xing. Inside, Ning Rongrong revealed she had chosen the place to keep the group safe, and she and Ye Mu mocked Yu Tianheng as he waited outside.

• Yu Tianheng ordered his companions to restrain Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling if necessary while they dealt with Ye Mu.
• Yu Tianheng tried to enter Cloud Pavilion, but an attendant blocked him and warned that it belonged to Prince Xue Xing.
• Yu Tianxin persuaded Yu Tianheng not to attack the attendant or provoke Prince Xue Xing, and Yu Tianheng reluctantly held back.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Mu that Yu Tianheng would not dare cause trouble on Prince Xue Xing's property.
• Ning Rongrong explained that she had chosen Cloud Pavilion so the group could eat safely while Yu Tianheng and his companions waited outside.
• Ye Mu praised Ning Rongrong and mocked Yu Tianheng, and Ning Rongrong joined in by calling him a muscle-brained fool.

Ye Mu left Cloud Pavilion with the girls and followed Yu Tianheng outside Heaven Dou City after Yu Tianheng demanded a fight. When Ye Mu pointed out that he had barely spoken to Yu Tianheng before, Yu Tianheng was left unable to defend the grudge he had imagined, but still threatened him.

• Ye Mu and the girls left Cloud Pavilion and found Yu Tianheng's group waiting outside after two hours.
• Yu Tianheng blocked Ye Mu and challenged him, while Yu Tianxin quietly withdrew from the front of the crowd.
• Ye Mu agreed to go outside the city to fight, calling Yu Tianheng a simp before walking away.
• Onlookers questioned whether Ye Mu was truly an ordinary pretty boy, and Yu Tianheng silenced them angrily.
• Outside Heaven Dou City, Ye Mu asked when he had ever spoken to Yu Tianheng, prompting Yu Tianheng and his group to realize the grudge was largely imagined.
• Yu Tianheng, humiliated and enraged, insisted Ye Mu would not have an easy time that night.

Ye Mu effortlessly defeated Yu Tianheng and the people he brought, revealing four ten-thousand-year Soul Rings. Yu Tianxin avoided the fight and realized Ye Mu had seen through his pretense but deliberately spared him.

• Ye Mu told the girls to move back as Yu Tianheng charged at him with a group of attackers.
• Ye Mu revealed his Horse Archer Martial Soul and four black Soul Rings, shocking Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.
• Ye Mu used his Soul Skills and spear to overwhelm Yu Tianheng’s group, leaving them all injured and unable to fight within minutes.
• Yu Tianxin pretended to be knocked down during the battle, and Ye Mu deliberately swept his spear past him without striking him.

Ye Mu defeated Yu Tianheng while noticing Yu Tianxin’s apparent resentment, then gained valuable livestream rewards. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong learned that Ning Rongrong had embraced Ye Mu and decided to investigate him.

• Ye Mu defeated Yu Tianheng, and Yu Tianxin watched him leave with a wary, complicated gaze.
• Ye Mu received Martial Soul Evolution Materials, an Immortal Herb Illustrated Guide, and a Lucky Draw Module from the livestream.
• A guard told Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin that Ning Rongrong had intimately embraced an unfamiliar man at Heaven Dou City’s South Gate.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that Rongrong had kept something from them, and Chen Xin proposed investigating the man before deciding whether to interfere.

Ning Fengzhi decided to meet Ye Mu and judge the man who had won Ning Rongrong’s affection. After Ye Mu defeated Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin hid the details from their grandfather and began considering an alliance with Ye Mu.

• Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo Chen Xin that they would leave in a few days to meet Ye Mu, while Bone Douluo Gu Rong stayed behind to guard the sect.
• Yu Tianxin helped the badly injured Yu Tianheng back to Thunder Academy, where a Healing Soul Master treated him.
• Yu Tianxin suggested telling Yu Yuanzhen about their defeat, but Yu Tianheng refused, fearing the danger and humiliation of involving his grandfather.
• Yu Tianxin agreed to keep the defeat secret, hiding that he had deliberately avoided injury during the battle with Ye Mu.
• Yu Tianxin considered approaching Ye Mu as an ally and wondered what Ye Mu would demand in return.

A coordinated rumor campaign destroyed Dai Mubai’s reputation across the Star Luo Empire, portraying him as immoral, incompetent, and cursed. Reading the reports in a dark room at Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai realized he could never return to his homeland.

• Rumors about Dai Mubai’s debauchery, disability, failures, and supposed misfortune spread from border towns throughout the Star Luo Empire.
• Commoners and nobles alike mocked Dai Mubai and treated him as a disgrace to the royal family.
• Dai Mubai read a report about the campaign and realized that his status as a prince had become a mark of shame.
• Dai Mubai sat in silence at Shrek Academy while Ma Hongjun and Oscar talked outside, believing he could never return to the Star Luo Empire.

Ju Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei learned that Spirit Hall’s campaign against Dai Mubai had stirred calls to expel him from the Star Luo genealogy. Dai Weisi persuaded the Star Luo Emperor to approve the expulsion, leaving Dai Mubai abandoned by his royal family.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei reviewed reports showing that members of the Star Luo Royal Family were calling for Dai Mubai to be expelled from the genealogy.
• The Star Luo Emperor summoned Dai Weisi and asked who was behind the campaign against Dai Mubai.
• Dai Weisi blamed Spirit Hall, citing Ye Mu’s Pope Order and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings as evidence of his ties and influence.
• Dai Weisi argued that expelling Dai Mubai would restore the royal family’s dignity, since Dai Mubai had no value to them and they could not challenge Spirit Hall.
• The Star Luo Emperor agreed to expel Dai Mubai from the genealogy.

At court, the Star Luo Emperor approved the proposal to expel Third Prince Dai Mubai from the imperial clan and demote him to a commoner. Dai Weisi left the hall pleased, while Dai Mubai was forbidden from returning to the Star Luo Empire at will.

• Dai Weisi left the Imperial Study believing Dai Mubai was finished, while the Star Luo Emperor privately reflected on his son.
• At court, an imperial elder proposed expelling Dai Mubai from the imperial clan and demoting him to a commoner.
• Dai Weisi backed the proposal, prompting officials from his faction to join in supporting it.
• After a tense silence, the Star Luo Emperor ordered Dai Mubai demoted to a commoner and barred him from returning to the Star Luo Empire at will.
• Dai Weisi celebrated the decision and left the imperial hall, convinced he and Dai Mubai were no longer brothers.

After Dai Mubai was demoted to a commoner, Star Luo City’s people celebrated, while Zhu Zhuyun hoped Zhu Zhuqing would stay away and live freely. In Suotuo City, Ma Hongjun heard the news about Dai Mubai and reacted with sudden excitement.

• The people of Star Luo City praised the Star Luo Emperor for demoting Dai Mubai and expelling him from the imperial family.
• The Star Luo Emperor heard the public’s cheers and reflected on their unusual praise, then returned to reviewing memorials.
• Zhu Zhuyun learned of Dai Mubai’s demotion and hoped Zhu Zhuqing would not return to Star Luo or seek him out.
• Several days later, Ma Hongjun heard people in Suotuo City discussing Dai Mubai’s demotion and became excited.

Ma Hongjun learned that Dai Mubai had been stripped of his princely status and gleefully taunted him, but Dai Mubai reacted with unexpected relief. At dinner, the others discussed Dai Mubai’s future while Flender urged them to focus on training for the Soul Master Tournament.

• Ma Hongjun heard that Dai Mubai had been demoted to a commoner and hurried to Shrek Academy to mock him.
• Dai Mubai met Ma Hongjun’s taunts with silence, then told him to leave and quietly said that being a commoner was fine.
• At dinner, Oscar asked what they should do about Dai Mubai, who had stayed in his room since the news arrived.
• Ma Hongjun dismissed the others’ concern, while Tang San and Xiao Wu remained quiet about Dai Mubai’s situation.
• Flender told the students to let Dai Mubai handle his own affairs and focus on training for the Soul Master Tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang ate alone in the cafeteria, unnoticed by the others.

Ye Mu accepted Liu Erlong’s invitation to a gathering at Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua would host them. During his livestream, Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er joined the viewers, and Qian Renxue announced she would attend too.

• Liu Erlong invited Ye Mu to a gathering at Moonlight Pavilion and playfully pinched his cheek before leaving.
• Ye Mu told Ning Rongrong and the others about the gathering, and they agreed to go that afternoon.
• Ye Mu started a livestream and introduced Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er, who learned about the livestream from Ning Rongrong.
• Qian Renxue announced that she was in Heaven Dou City and would join the gathering.
• The viewers discussed Tang Yuehua’s cooking, and Ye Mu became curious about Qian Renxue’s appearance.

Ye Mu and the girls visited Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, where they reunited with Liu Erlong and chatted over tea. Their relaxed gathering ended when Qian Renxue appeared at the door.

• Ye Mu led the girls to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua welcomed them and escorted them to the top floor.
• The group found Liu Erlong waiting, and she joked with Ye Mu before everyone sat down for tea and pastries.
• Ning Rongrong chatted with Tang Yuehua, while Liu Erlong teased her for rarely going out.
• Qian Renxue entered the room, leaving everyone silent as Ye Mu recognized her.

Qian Renxue met Ye Mu and the girls at Moonlight Pavilion, where they spent the afternoon getting acquainted. As they left, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin appeared, and Ning Fengzhi began to suspect Qian Renxue was the Six-Winged Angel heir of Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renxue introduced herself to Ye Mu and chatted with the girls at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Ye Mu and the others spent the afternoon drinking tea and talking before saying goodbye to Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong.
• Outside Moonlight Pavilion, Ning Rongrong spotted Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin and ran to greet them.
• Ning Fengzhi observed Ye Mu and the others as Ning Rongrong introduced them.
• After hearing Qian Renxue's name and sensing her sacred aura, Ning Fengzhi suspected she was the inheritor of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin met Ye Mu to assess his relationship with Ning Rongrong and whether he could stand beside the future sect master. Ning Rongrong revealed Ye Mu’s extraordinary Soul Power and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, leaving them astonished as Ye Mu accepted her explanation that the ability came from his Martial Soul.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ye Mu they needed to talk, and Ning Rongrong stepped in to protect him until Chen Xin explained they only wanted to assess his strength and talent.
• Qian Renxue left with Meng Yiran and the others, while Ning Fengzhi resolved to investigate her unusual bearing and surname.
• At a teahouse, Ning Rongrong announced that she liked Ye Mu, and Ye Mu calmly explained that he understood the expectations placed on the future Sect Master’s partner.
• Ning Rongrong claimed Ye Mu was nearly at Soul King level and had four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, astonishing Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• When Chen Xin questioned how Ye Mu could have such Soul Rings, Ning Rongrong attributed them to an ability of his Martial Soul, and Ye Mu silently accepted her explanation.

Ye Mu agreed to prove his strength to Ning Fengzhi by challenging Sword Douluo Chen Xin to a spar at equal Soul Power. The duel began outside Heaven Dou City, where Ye Mu revealed his four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and launched his first attack.

• Ning Fengzhi said he needed to see Ye Mu's strength for himself, and Ye Mu challenged Chen Xin to fight at the same level.
• Chen Xin accepted and said he would use only his first four Soul Skills while limiting his Soul Power to the Soul Ancestor level.
• Ning Rongrong encouraged Ye Mu as the group left the teahouse and went to an open field outside Heaven Dou City.
• Chen Xin released his nine Soul Rings, and Ye Mu summoned his Horse Archer Martial Soul with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Ye Mu used his Third Soul Skill, Meteor Arrow, sending five streams of azure blue light diving toward Chen Xin.

Ye Mu fought Chen Xin in a spar while Chen Xin restricted himself to Soul Ancestor strength, and used his tracking arrows, spear technique, and Wind-Galloping Horse to gain the upper hand. Chen Xin yielded and praised Ye Mu, leaving Ning Fengzhi impressed and reconsidering his daughter’s choice of partner.

• Chen Xin tried to destroy Ye Mu’s homing Meteor Arrows, but they kept pursuing him until his third soul skill shattered them.
• Ye Mu charged Chen Xin with his Iron Spear, and his rapid attacks and the Wind-Galloping Horse’s mobility pressed Chen Xin into a close fight.
• Chen Xin recognized Ye Mu’s External Soul Bone and grew increasingly impressed by his spear technique and combat awareness.
• Chen Xin used his killing-intent soul skill to create an opening, but Ye Mu disrupted his attack with Meteor Trample and held his spear at Chen Xin’s throat.
• Chen Xin yielded, praised Ye Mu’s strength, and Ning Rongrong proudly reminded Ning Fengzhi that she had chosen him.

Ning Fengzhi approved of Ye Mu after watching him spar with Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong took Ye Mu on a date in Heaven Dou City. The next morning, Dugu Bo returned to the city and was greeted by Yu Tianheng, whom he privately considered unworthy of his granddaughter, Dugu Yanyan.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Ye Mu’s character and strength, approved of him, and invited him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Ye Mu’s hand and insisted they go on a date after Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left.
• Ye Mu ended the livestream, received a fifth Spirit Ring and a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone age-limit reward, and added the age limit to his Eye of the Firmament.
• Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou City the next morning and headed for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, wondering whether Dugu Yanyan had missed him.
• Yu Tianheng greeted Dugu Bo at the academy gates, while Dugu Bo doubted Yu Tianheng’s worthiness to pursue his granddaughter.

Dugu Bo arrived at the academy to meet Dugu Yan’s boyfriend, Ye Mu, and judged him while meeting Dugu Yan’s friends. Ye Mu claimed he could remove the toxins from Dugu Bo’s body, leaving the Poison Douluo stunned and questioning how Ye Mu knew his secret.

• Yu Tianheng told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan was close to another man, prompting Dugu Bo to go find her.
• Dugu Bo watched Ye Mu and the girls in Dugu Yan’s courtyard, sensing Ye Mu’s unusual strength and aura.
• Dugu Yan introduced Ye Mu as her boyfriend and presented her friends to Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo challenged Ye Mu to prove he was worthy of Dugu Yan.
• Ye Mu said he could remove the toxins from Dugu Bo’s body, and Dugu Bo wondered how he knew about them.

Ye Mu offered to treat Dugu Bo’s poison, and Dugu Bo promised him the Medicine Garden in return. After Dugu Bo embraced Ye Mu as his grandson-in-law, he struck Yu Tianheng for claiming he was more worthy of Dugu Yan.

• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Ye Mu had explained how their Martial Souls caused toxins to build up, and Dugu Bo admitted he had hidden the danger from her to protect her childhood.
• Ye Mu said he could solve Dugu Bo’s poison, and Dugu Bo eagerly called him grandson-in-law and offered him the Medicine Garden.
• Ye Mu described transferring toxins into Spirit Bones as a temporary measure and said the Medicine Garden might contain herbs for a permanent cure.
• Dugu Bo agreed to take Ye Mu to the Medicine Garden the next day, then hurried off to prepare.
• Yu Tianheng approached Dugu Bo and claimed he was more worthy of Dugu Yan than Ye Mu, so Dugu Bo slapped him and warned him not to call himself his grandson-in-law.
• Yu Tianheng lay stunned, then shouted that Dugu Bo would regret what he had done.

Yu Mu traveled with Dugu Bo and five girls to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest. After reaching the hidden valley, they saw its opposing hot and cold springs surrounded by rare medicinal herbs.

• Yu Tianheng was humiliated at the academy gates as students dismissed him and he blamed Ye Mu.
• Dugu Bo drove Ye Mu and the five girls from Heaven Dou City while they pampered Ye Mu inside the carriage.
• After several days, Dugu Bo led the group into Sunset Forest and gave them pills to protect them from his poison.
• The group followed a concealed path into a valley and discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its many strange medicinal herbs.