Chapter Summaries

Su Yu discovered that Qian Renxue had brought in a body-martial-soul user to impersonate her and learned that his own intuition distinguished people who had read the first half of the Brass Book. Qian Renxue arranged for the impersonator to train as her maid while she prepared to return to Spirit City, and Su Yu boasted about his future combat prowess.

• Su Yu returned to the Crown Prince's Residence, where Qian Renxue tested him by asking him to identify which of two Xue Qinghes was real, and he correctly picked her disguise through intuition.
• Qian Renxue and Su Yu realized that the people Su Yu sensed as having a certain quality had all read the first half of the Brass Book, and Qian Renxue planned to ask Qian Daoliu about it.
• Qian Renxue arranged for Xue Qinghe to remain with her disguised as a maid and learn to impersonate her, while Pufferfish stayed with Su Yu and Snake Lance would deliver messages.
• Qian Renxue explained that Xue Qinghe could reshape his body and copy martial souls and soul rings using a Mirror Shadow Beast soul bone.
• Su Yu urged Qian Renxue to gain combat experience and claimed he was invincible among peers.

Qian Renxue arranged a spar between Su Yu and Li Suo, a Soul King, to test Su Yu’s practical combat skills. Su Yu’s Brass Book punished Li Suo’s attacks by exiling him, but Li Suo’s fifth Soul Skill eventually restrained Su Yu.

• Qian Renxue brought Su Yu to the courtyard and introduced Li Suo as his opponent, a level fifty-five control-type Soul King.
• When the spar began, Li Suo’s chain attack triggered Su Yu’s rule against restraining others, exiling Li Suo and leaving him injured.
• Su Yu added rules against injuring others, and Li Suo’s next chain attacks caused him to be exiled again with more wounds.
• Qian Renxue suggested Li Suo use his fifth Soul Skill, which was judged as Bullying the Weak and triggered Exile, but it still ensnared Su Yu in a brass chain emitting black energy.

Su Yu explained to Qian Renxue how the Brass Book’s rules had punished Li Suo and why Li Suo’s soul-skill chains had still trapped him. He discussed the rules’ weaknesses and how he could refine them, then began adding a new rule to the Brass Book.

• Su Yu explained that Li Suo had repeatedly violated the Brass Book’s rules and was likely being punished, so Qian Renxue sent people to find him.
• Su Yu said Li Suo’s soul-skill chains had trapped him because a cast ranged attack could not be exiled like its user’s martial soul.
• Qian Renxue questioned how Su Yu judged strength and weakness, and he explained that the rules relied on precise provisions or the understanding of those present.
• Su Yu explained that opponents might exploit loopholes, but stricter rules could narrow their targets and impose more precise restrictions.
• Qian Renxue asked for an example, and Su Yu caused new words to appear in the Brass Book.

Su Yu explained his rules and countermeasures to Qian Renxue before Li Suo returned and freed him from the Self-Binding Spirit Lock. Su Yu then faced Igor, whose speed failed to prevent Su Yu from vanishing and wounding him, and Qian Renxue asked how Su Yu had done it.

• Su Yu showed Qian Renxue his notebook of laws and countermeasures, including provisions targeting wielders of the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Li Suo returned with his wounds treated and released Su Yu from the Self-Binding Spirit Lock, while a guard reported how the punishment had injured him without striking a vital spot.
• Qian Renxue called Igor to fight Su Yu and warned him to attack before Su Yu's chains could Exile him without causing serious harm.
• Igor charged at Su Yu with his Gale Eagle martial soul, but Su Yu disappeared before Igor reached him and then wounded Igor's forearm.
• Qian Renxue asked how Su Yu had reacted so quickly, and Su Yu denied that he had increased the execution speed with Soul Power.

Su Yu explained how he used the Brass Book’s hidden rules to gain an advantage and argued that Spirit Hall’s reporting system could lose valuable intelligence about talented children. Qian Renxue recognized the problem and asked Su Yu for suggestions on how to fix it.

• Su Yu showed Qian Renxue the Brass Book’s rules and explained how his opponents’ lack of information about his martial soul let him prepare favorable laws.
• Su Yu argued that his abilities could stay hidden while he was weak, but that intelligence advantages would matter less once he became strong enough to overwhelm opponents.
• Su Yu questioned how Spirit Hall could have failed to find Tang Hao and described how reports about talented children might be suppressed or lost as they passed through its ranks.
• Su Yu suggested that Qian Renxue obtain Salas’s records of children with high Innate Soul Power and have Elder Pufferfish help investigate possible omissions.
• Qian Renxue acknowledged that Spirit Hall’s reporting system had failed and asked Su Yu for suggestions to address the problem.

Su Yu and Qian Renxue prepared to part after three years together, revisiting their history and the postponed engagement to Xue Ke. Their conversation ended with Su Yu affirming his trust in Qian Renxue, while she showed that she understood his feelings.

• Su Yu told Qian Renxue he had no solution to her political problem, leaving her to figure it out herself.
• After three months, Xue Qinghe had fully replaced Qian Renxue, and Su Yu and Qian Renxue faced their impending separation after three years together.
• Qian Renxue explained that she had arranged for Xue Ke to spend less time with Su Yu and delayed their engagement after her grandfather first saw him.
• Su Yu asked whether Qian Renxue would choose a more gifted recruit over him if recruiting that person meant sacrificing Snake Lance or Pufferfish.
• Qian Renxue told Su Yu to trust her and himself, and Su Yu decided to believe in the person he knew rather than the version described by others.

Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong had secretly come to Heaven Dou City, while Su Yu was abducted and confronted by her. Di Tian rescued Su Yu and left Bibi Dong powerless, allowing Su Yu to decide what to do with her.

• Qian Renxue saw intelligence that Bibi Dong had secretly traveled to Heaven Dou City and wondered whether she had come to see her.
• A cloaked Bibi Dong abducted Su Yu and threatened him in a dark forest.
• Su Yu used his silver-white dragon scale to summon Di Tian after Bibi Dong attacked him.
• Di Tian defeated Bibi Dong, sealed her Soul Power, and told Su Yu to deal with her as he saw fit.
• Di Tian warned Su Yu to summon help immediately if he faced danger again, then left through a spatial rift.

Su Yu subdued Bibi Dong and teased her about secretly caring for Qian Renxue before questioning her about the Rakshasa God Trial. He left her doubting whether the gods truly intended to pass on their Godhood or had set their trials merely for amusement.

• Su Yu returned to the crater and taunted Bibi Dong about coming to Heaven Dou City to see Qian Renxue, while Bibi Dong denied caring about her.
• Bibi Dong attacked Su Yu, but he dodged and used his martial soul to whip her whenever she denied caring about Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Yu what Di Tian was and how Su Yu could command him, and Su Yu explained Di Tian's identity as the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King and former captain of the Dragon God's Guard.
• Su Yu revealed that he knew about Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God Trial and used her answer about passing the Pope's position to Nana to begin questioning why gods sought successors.
• Su Yu argued that gods might not truly intend to pass on their Godhood and suggested they could have created trials simply because they enjoyed watching candidates struggle.

Su Yu persuaded Bibi Dong to question the Rakshasa God’s intentions and proposed ways to overcome the evil intent corrupting her. As they headed back toward Heaven Dou City, Su Yu confidently predicted that at least four people would become gods within decades but kept the fourth person’s identity secret.

• Su Yu argued that the Rakshasa God’s trial might be corrupting Bibi Dong for amusement rather than preparing her to inherit godhood, leaving her shaken.
• Su Yu suggested that Bibi Dong create her own godhood or wait for Sister Xue to become the Angel God and purify the Rakshasa Evil Intent.
• When Bibi Dong doubted Su Yu could become a god, he claimed Di Tian had invested in him because his future godhood was certain, while refusing to reveal the contract’s terms.
• Bibi Dong asked how long Di Tian’s seal would last, and Su Yu suggested she return to Spirit City with Sister Xue and break the seal at her own pace.
• Walking toward Heaven Dou City, Su Yu told Bibi Dong that at least four people would become gods within decades, then left her wondering who the fourth person was.

Di Tian reported to Gu Yuena that Bibi Dong possessed Rakshasa Divine Power, while Gu Yuena’s injuries continued to heal under a mysterious treasure. Su Yu and Aornia reached Sunset Forest, where Pufferfish subdued the Mystic Foxes guarding the Water Moon Mirror Flower, and Aornia obtained its soul ring.

• Di Tian told Gu Yuena that the woman who had troubled Su Yu possessed Rakshasa Divine Power, and Gu Yuena decided to question Su Yu when he came to hunt a soul beast.
• Gu Yuena used the Crimson Light to heal her injuries and considered whether mastering the treasure could let her complete herself without the Golden Dragon King.
• Su Yu and Aornia traveled with Pufferfish to Sunset Forest to hunt a second soul ring for Aornia, following Su Yu’s map to a pool where the Water Moon Mirror Flower appeared beneath the moon.
• Su Yu explained the symbiosis between the Water Moon Mirror Flower and its Mystic Fox guardians, then asked Pufferfish to clear the way.
• Pufferfish defeated the Mystic Foxes and uprooted the Water Moon Mirror Flower, which Aornia burned to produce a violet soul ring.

Aornia absorbed her second Soul Ring and gained a powerful support skill that enhanced allies while influencing their feelings and senses. After Su Yu dismissed the idea of entering the advanced division or competing in the tournament, he asked whether victory could earn him a noble title and began considering the possibility of a fief.

• Aornia absorbed the Water Moon Mirror Flower Soul Ring, broke through to level twenty-one, and gained the Blood Moon Radiance skill.
• Aornia explained that Blood Moon Radiance boosted Soul Masters’ attributes by thirty percent and soul beasts’ by sixty percent, while also fostering favorability and allowing her to sense their thoughts and perceptions.
• Su Yu and Pufferfish explained that the skill’s influence could be resisted through strong spiritual power and would fade over time.
• Aornia asked whether Su Yu still planned to wait for Rongrong before advancing, and Su Yu said he had little interest in the advanced division or the tournament.
• Su Yu asked Pufferfish whether tournament victories earned noble titles, then wondered whether such a title might come with a fief.

Ning Rongrong brought Su Yu and Aornia to the Great Soul Arena to watch Yu Tianxin challenge Yu Tianheng. After Yu Tianxin’s companions insulted Su Yu, Su Yu accepted Yu Tianxin’s challenge and headed to the stage just before the brothers’ scheduled match.

• Ning Rongrong took Su Yu and Aornia by carriage to the Great Soul Arena, where she revealed that Yu Tianxin had challenged Yu Tianheng.
• Su Yu called Yu Tianxin and his companions weaklings, prompting them to confront him and mock his Martial Soul.
• Yu Tianxin challenged Su Yu to a warm-up fight, and Su Yu accepted despite Ning Rongrong’s protests.
• Su Yu asked Pufferfish whether he could fight Yu Tianxin without trouble, and Pufferfish said it would be fine as long as nobody died.
• Su Yu walked toward the stage while Ning Rongrong and Aornia waited in the contestants’ passage.

Su Yu entered the Great Soul Arena and defeated Yu Tianxin so quickly and brutally that he left him badly injured. Afterward, Ning Rongrong invited Su Yu and Aornia to her father’s VIP box, where Aornia explained that her mutated martial soul had led her to take a different path with Su Yu’s help.

• Ning Fengzhi wondered why Su Yu was fighting Yu Tianxin while Sword Douluo Chen Xin watched from the VIP box.
• Su Yu’s opening attack overwhelmed Yu Tianxin, and he called for healing Soul Masters before leaving the arena.
• Pufferfish warned Su Yu that Yu Tianheng and eventually Yu Tianxin might seek him out for rematches.
• A messenger summoned Ning Rongrong to Ning Fengzhi, and she invited Su Yu and Aornia to the VIP boxes.
• Aornia told Ning Rongrong that her martial soul had mutated and that Su Yu had planned her soul rings.

Ning Fengzhi praised Su Yu’s strength and tried to pair him with Ning Rongrong, while news of Su Yu’s victory spread through the city. After learning of the fight, Xue Xing decided to arrange Su Yu’s assassination and frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Ning Rongrong recounted how Su Yu defeated Yu Tianxin, and Ning Fengzhi promised to explain the incident to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested that Su Yu and Ning Rongrong fight as a pair, but Ning Rongrong proposed that Su Yu team up with Aornia instead.
• Word of Su Yu’s strength spread beyond the private room, and Xue Beng told Xue Xing about Su Yu’s victory over Yu Tianxin.
• Xue Xing feared Su Yu could become an ally of Xue Qinghe and resolved to kill him before he matured.
• The intelligence report revealed that Xue Xing would plan to kill Su Yu in seven days and frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Qian Renxue warned Su Yu about a planned assassination, and Xue Xing arranged an ambush on the road to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. When assassins attacked Su Yu's carriage, Dugu Yan was riding inside with him, and a lightning strike engulfed the carriage in smoke.

• Qian Renxue sent Snake Lance to Heaven Dou City with a warning for Su Yu about an assassination attempt.
• Xue Xing chose to ambush Su Yu on the road to the academy library and planned to lure away his guard.
• After delaying his outings for ten days, Su Yu traveled by carriage with Pufferfish driving and Snake Lance inside.
• A traffic jam caused by the Dugu family's broken carriage brought Dugu Yan to Su Yu's carriage, where she asked for a ride.
• An assassin fired a lightning arrow at Pufferfish, who pursued him, while another assassin unleashed Thunder Dragon Break at Su Yu's carriage.

Su Yu captured and interrogated the assassin who had attacked him and Dugu Yan, learning that Xue Xing had arranged the ambush to frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and weaken the Crown Prince. Su Yu planned to use the attack to turn Xue Ye and Dugu Bo against Xue Xing, while Dugu Bo learned that Dugu Yan and Su Yu had returned injured.

• Su Yu used rules written in the Brass Book to punish the fleeing Thunder Flood Dragon Assassin, while Snake Lance captured him.
• Su Yu's rules exposed the assassin's lies, and he admitted that Xue Xing had ordered him to ambush Su Yu and provoke conflict between the Crown Prince and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Su Yu had Snake Lance kill the assassin and planned to report the attack to Xue Ye and use Dugu Yan's danger to break Dugu Bo's ties with Xue Xing.
• At Dugu Manor, the steward told Dugu Bo that injured guards had returned carrying the unconscious Dugu Yan and Su Yu, shocking him.

Dugu Bo learned that Dugu Yan had been caught in an assassination attempt targeting Su Yu and helped capture one of the assassins, who revealed Prince Xue Xing was behind it. Xue Xing was summoned to the Imperial Palace, where Xue Ye had already heard Xue Qinghe’s account and was furious.

• Dugu Bo checked that Dugu Yan was unharmed, then learned from Snake Lance that assassins had attacked her carriage while she was with Su Yu.
• Following marks left by Pufferfish, Dugu Bo caught the Crossbow Assassin and forced him to confess that the assassins had targeted Su Yu.
• Dugu Bo brought the captured assassin to Xue Xing’s residence, where Xue Xing’s reaction revealed his involvement in the attack.
• Imperial Palace knights summoned Xue Xing, and Dugu Bo decided to accompany him.
• Xue Qinghe gave Xue Ye an embellished account of the incident, leaving the emperor enraged at his younger brother.

Xue Ye confirmed that Xue Xing had arranged the assassination attempt and stripped him of his duties, while Xue Qinghe proposed a cover story to keep Su Yu from blaming the empire. At the Crown Prince's Residence, Dugu Yan woke up and learned that the Star Luo Empire had tried to frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Dugu Bo confirmed that he had captured the assassin, and Xue Xing collapsed when Xue Ye confronted him.
• Dugu Bo asked Xue Ye to spare Xue Xing, and Xue Ye stripped Xue Xing of his duties and confined him to his residence.
• Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe agreed to conceal Xue Xing's role from Su Yu and blame the Star Luo Empire for the plot.
• Xue Qinghe proposed confining Xue Beng as part of the cover story, and Xue Ye approved.
• Dugu Yan woke at the Crown Prince's Residence, and Dugu Bo told her the Star Luo Empire had tried to frame the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Su Yu used his Brass Book and a contract with Pufferfish to discover that imitating the conduct of a soul-ring realm could speed up his cultivation. After arranging to test the method, he was exiled through the Brass Book and returned to his secret chamber, while Qian Renxue received intelligence predicting his discovery.

• Xue Qinghe wrote Qian Renxue a report about recent events and asked Snake Lance to deliver it to Spirit City.
• Su Yu used a contract with Pufferfish to uncover an Acting Method for absorbing residual power from a soul ring through deliberate imitation.
• Su Yu changed the Brass Book's contract punishment to Exile and used Pufferfish's answer to trigger his own transportation.
• Su Yu returned to his secret chamber, considered where to maintain public order, and wondered why Aornia could not use the Acting Method.
• Qian Renxue received intelligence that Su Yu would try acting the next day and find that his cultivation speed had increased.

Su Yu absorbed an External Soul Bone that gave him wind-and-lightning wings, then traveled to Swan Territory to establish it as the jurisdiction for his new Law Enforcement Officer identity, Li Feiyu. His patrols through Swan City unexpectedly expanded the range of his soul skill, though he had not yet begun formal law enforcement.

• Su Yu absorbed a pair of wind-and-lightning wings as an External Soul Bone and discovered they enhanced his attributes and granted him elemental affinity.
• Su Yu told Xue Qinghe that he needed Swan Territory as his jurisdiction, requested a detailed map, and planned to leave the next day with Porcupinefish protecting him in secret.
• Su Yu said goodbye to Aornia and Ning Rongrong, then traveled with Pufferfish to Swan City.
• Su Yu carried the Brass Book around Swan City and discovered that the areas he passed through became part of his soul skill's expanding range.
• Su Yu told Pufferfish that patrolling the jurisdiction could make his rules effective across it, though he had not yet started formal 'acting.'