Chapter Summaries

Lu Xia reached the level ninety-nine Half-God Realm after five years of signing in and unleashed a sword strike that astonished experts across the Douluo Continent. At Qingyun Academy, his students and teachers watched the strike before a golden Heavenly Ranking appeared and revealed its first category: the Beauty Ranking.

• Lu Xia broke through to the level ninety-nine Half-God Realm and unleashed a sword strike that shattered the sky, drawing the attention of the Pope of Spirit Hall and the King of Slaughter.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan saw the sword strike during their sparring at Qingyun Academy and wondered whether it had come from a god or Teacher Wei Zhuang.
• Wei Zhuang arrived, admitted that he was weaker than the sword's owner, and ordered Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan to continue sparring.
• Ning Rongrong asked Cheng Yaojin who had struck the sword, but he refused to say, while Ye Lingling offered no answer.
• A vast aura spread across Douluo Continent as a golden Heavenly Ranking appeared in the sky and displayed the words "Beauty Ranking."

The Beauty Ranking appeared across the Douluo Continent, and Lu Xia told his students they would likely qualify. At Qingyun Academy, the young women practiced their Spells, soaked one another by accident, and reaffirmed that they considered the academy their home.

• The Heavenly Ranking announced a Beauty Ranking for the Douluo Continent, with rewards for the twenty entrants.
• Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan hurried to Lu Xia and tested attacks against him, but his golden energy stopped them without damaging the pavilion.
• Lu Xia said the rewards were real and that the women would probably enter the ranking.
• Ye Lingling demonstrated her Water Ball Technique, but the water ball burst and drenched the other women.
• The women said they liked Qingyun Academy and regarded it as their home, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong recalled how Lu Xia had first drawn them there.

As the Heavenly Ranking announced a Beauty Ranking, powerful figures across Douluo Continent wondered which women would qualify and what rewards it would offer. Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu worried that her ranking might expose her disguise, while Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect speculated about their own candidates.

• Dugu Yan recalled how Lu Xia had stunned her, defeated her grandfather’s attack, and brought them both to Qingyun Academy.
• Qian Renxue considered whether the Beauty Ranking might reveal her identity as she disguised herself as Xue Qinghe.
• Bibi Dong expected that she, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue could all place on the ranking.
• Qian Daoliu and Elder Golden Crocodile praised Qian Renxue as a likely top contender, while Qian Daoliu worried that her disguise might be exposed.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Tang San, and Xiao Wu discussed whether Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and Xiao Wu would make the list.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong wondered whether Ning Rongrong could place highly.

Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi discussed the Heavenly Ranking and wondered whether Ning Rongrong and Lu Xia would appear on its Beauty Ranking. Dugu Bo hoped Dugu Yan would qualify, while Bo Saixi considered the ranking and recalled her history with Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.

• Gu Rong told Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi that he could not find Qingyun Academy and praised Lu Xia's mysterious, powerful methods.
• Ning Fengzhi said Ning Rongrong had grown stronger and more beautiful since joining Qingyun Academy, and hoped she might place in the top ten.
• Chen Xin suggested Lu Xia's looks might earn him a place on the Beauty Ranking, while Gu Rong wondered whether the ranking could reveal Lu Xia's Martial Soul and Soul Power Level.
• Dugu Bo watched the Heavenly Ranking and hoped Dugu Yan would make the list, reflecting on how Lu Xia had cured their family's poison and moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's herbs to Qingyun Academy.
• Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillars discussed the ranking's godlike power, and Hailong Douluo predicted Bo Saixi would take first place.
• Bo Saixi recalled defeating Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen, her feelings for Tang Chen, and how he left Sea God Island after misunderstanding her words.

The Beauty Ranking revealed Ye Lingling of Qingyun Academy in twentieth place, crediting Lu Xia’s guidance and granting her powerful rewards. Ye Lingling’s ranking drew attention across the continent and left her newly strengthened at Soul Power level fifty-five.

• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders decided Tang Yuehua was likely to rank among the top beauties.
• At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu worried that the ranking might expose her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while Tang Hao resolved to protect her.
• The Heavenly Ranking named Ye Lingling of Qingyun Academy twentieth on the Beauty Ranking and described how Lu Xia’s Immortal Herbs, Spells, and Daoist Arts had changed her.
• Soul Masters across the continent questioned what Qingyun Academy, Lu Xia, Immortal Herbs, Spells, and Daoist Arts were.
• Ye Lingling thanked Lu Xia and Qingyun Academy after the ranking confirmed her place, and Lu Xia and Ning Rongrong reassured her.
• The ranking’s reward raised Ye Lingling’s Soul Power from level fifty-three to fifty-five and began strengthening her Soul Rings.

Ye Lingling ranked twentieth on the Beauty Ranking, and the Heavenly Ranking reward raised her Soul Power and strengthened her Martial Soul and Soul Rings. The reward drew attention to Qingyun Academy across the continent, while Bo Saixi wondered if ranking could help her reach Level 100 and escape Sea God Island.

• Ye Lingling's reward increased the age of all five Soul Rings, evolved her Martial Soul, and raised her Soul Power to Level 56.
• Lu Xia told the girls that they might also rank on the Heavenly Ranking, while Ye Lingling's reward strengthened his Faith Power.
• Bo Saixi considered whether a ranking reward could raise her from Level 99 to Level 100, but doubted the Sea God would let her leave Sea God Island.
• Bibi Dong ordered Elder Ju to investigate Qingyun Academy and Lu Xia after recognizing Ye Lingling as a Ye Family descendant.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed Qingyun Academy and speculated about Ning Rongrong's chances of ranking.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang about Qingyun Academy, but Yu Xiaogang rejected the ranking's claim that Martial Souls could evolve, and Flender dismissed the academy as third-rate.

The Beauty Ranking revealed Tang Yuehua in nineteenth place, prompting reactions across Douluo Continent and granting her a reward. Tang Xiao and Tang Hao objected to her low placement, but the Heavenly Ranking struck those who insulted it with lightning.

• Xue Qinghe assessed the danger of the ranking revealing her affiliations and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to request another Spirit Hall elder for secret protection.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Elder Guang Ling to secretly protect Xue'er in case her identity was exposed.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Tang Yuehua nineteenth, listed her ties to the Clear Sky Sect and Moonlight Pavilion, and rewarded her with increased Soul Power and five years of restored youth.
• Tang Xiao and Clear Sky Sect elders protested Tang Yuehua's rank, and lightning struck three elders who cursed the Heavenly Ranking.
• Tang Hao cursed the ranking at Shrek and was struck by lightning, while Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Tang Yuehua was his aunt.
• Ning Fengzhi and others discussed Tang Yuehua's placement, while Yu Luomian reminded Yu Yuanzhen that Er Long was also a beautiful woman.

The Beauty Ranking placed Shui Yue'er of Skywater Academy in eighteenth place, above Tang Yuehua, and awarded her a boost to her Soul Power, Soul Rings, charm, and Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Qingyun Academy’s growing presence on the list worried Yu Xiaogang, who decided to ask his clan to investigate it.

• Yu Luomian insisted that his daughter Liu Erlong deserved a place among the top ten beauties, while Yu Yuanzhen doubted she would rank that highly.
• At Qingyun Academy, Ning Rongrong recalled meeting Tang Yuehua, and Lu Xia explained that many beautiful women remained unknown across the continent.
• Tang Yuehua received her ranking reward, which raised her Soul Power to level eleven and made her appearance younger, while Tang Xiao and Tang Hao felt humiliated.
• The Heavenly Ranking announced Shui Yue'er in eighteenth place and granted her increased Soul Power, Soul Ring ages, charm, and Martial Soul Fusion Skill power.
• At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang explained Martial Soul Fusion Skills and grew concerned that several ranked beauties were connected to Qingyun Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Flender to investigate Qingyun Academy, then decided to send a letter to his clan for help.

Bibi Dong and Xue Qinghe reacted to Qingyun Academy’s appearance on the Heavenly Ranking as Spirit Hall struggled to uncover the academy’s location. At Skywater Academy, Shui Yue’er received her ranking reward, which raised her Soul Power and increased the ages of her Soul Rings.

• Bibi Dong read Elder Ju’s report that Ye Lingling’s family had believed she was studying at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and ordered him to keep searching for Qingyun Academy.
• Xue Qinghe worried that the Heavenly Ranking might expose her identities, while Elder Porcupinefish and Snake Lance Douluo were forced back by Guang Ling, who had arrived to protect her.
• At Qingyun Academy, Ning Rongrong learned that Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er were half-sisters with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Lu Xia confirmed that its power increase applied to both sisters.
• Shui Yue’er celebrated making eighteenth place on the Beauty Ranking as her classmates and teacher congratulated her.
• The Heavenly Ranking’s golden light raised Shui Yue’er from level thirty-six to thirty-seven and increased the ages of all her Soul Rings by seven hundred and fifty years.

Shui Yue'er revealed that her sister Shui Bing'er had reached the Soul King realm at fifteen after studying at Qingyun Academy, prompting Yue Guan to rush to Spirit Hall with the news. The Beauty Ranking then named Zhu Zhuyun seventeenth and revealed that her younger sister Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai's fiancée, was studying at Qingyun Academy.

• Shui Yue'er advanced from level thirty-seven to thirty-nine after receiving her Heavenly Ranking reward.
• Yue Guan questioned Shui Yue'er about Qingyun Academy and learned that Shui Bing'er had reached the fifties at fifteen after rising from the thirties in two years.
• Yue Guan flew to Spirit Hall to report Shui Bing'er's rapid progress to the Pope.
• The Beauty Ranking placed Zhu Zhuyun seventeenth and described her younger sister as the Star Luo Empire's number one beauty and a Qingyun Academy student.
• Dai Mubai realized Zhu Zhuqing was at Qingyun Academy, while Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender reacted angrily to the academy's growing prominence.

Yue Guan reported Shui Bing’er’s dramatic progress at Qingyun Academy, prompting Bibi Dong to order Spirit Hall to find the academy and recruit or kill its members. At Qingyun Academy, Zhu Zhuqing revealed why she fled her family, while Zhu Zhuyun received the Beauty Ranking’s reward and the ranking began announcing sixteenth place.

• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Shui Bing’er had become a fifteen-year-old Soul King after studying at Qingyun Academy, and Bibi Dong ordered him to find the academy and recruit its people or kill them.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that her family forced two descendants to compete to the death, and that she ran away rather than fight her older sister, Zhu Zhuyun.
• Ning Rongrong and the other girls comforted Zhu Zhuqing and embraced her, calling Qingyun Academy their home.
• Tang Xiao and other major factions wondered what Qingyun Academy was, but no one could locate it.
• Zhu Zhuyun received the Heavenly Ranking’s reward, raising her Soul Power Level from forty-six to forty-nine and strengthening her Soul Rings and abilities.
• The Heavenly Ranking began revealing its sixteenth-place entry.

The Beauty Ranking placed Liu Erlong sixteenth and Dugu Yan fifteenth, rewarding both with boosts to their abilities. Dugu Yan’s ranking left the continent wondering what powers Dean Lu Xia and Qingyun Academy possessed.

• Zhu Zhuyun worried that Zhu Zhuqing’s rise at Qingyun Academy might threaten her, while Dai Weisi promised they would defeat her in the tournament.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Liu Erlong sixteenth, prompting Yu Xiaogang, Flender, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Bibi Dong to recall their ties to her.
• Liu Erlong received the ranking’s rewards, raising her Soul Power from level seventy-eight to eighty and improving her Soul Rings, appearance, and charm.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Dugu Yan fifteenth and awarded her three Soul Power levels, increased Soul Ring ages, greater charm, and a twenty percent increase in domain power.
• People across the continent were stunned that another Qingyun Academy student had ranked, and wondered about Dean Lu Xia’s abilities.

Dugu Yan’s fifteenth-place Beauty Ranking entry drew attention to Qingyun Academy and its mysterious dean, Lu Xia, from powerful factions across the continent. Xue Qinghe recognized Lu Xia’s name and recalled meeting a breathtakingly handsome man in the Star Dou Forest.

• Dugu Bo celebrated Dugu Yan’s ranking and credited Lu Xia with curing the Dugu Family’s poison and accelerating Yanzi’s cultivation.
• Bibi Dong worried that Qingyun Academy’s talented female students could threaten Spirit Hall and vowed to investigate Lu Xia and the academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian questioned Dugu Yan’s ranking and wondered about Lu Xia’s power and Qingyun Academy’s methods.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhao Wuji, and Tang Hao reacted to Dugu Yan’s ranking and Qingyun Academy’s growing reputation.
• Xue Qinghe saw Lu Xia’s name on the ranking and recalled encountering a handsome man in white robes in the Star Dou Forest.

Xue Qinghe recalled how Lu Xia and Wei Zhuang had appeared in the Star Dou Forest, where Wei Zhuang killed the soul beast she had been hunting. At Qingyun Academy, the Heavenly Ranking recognized Dugu Yan and its golden light raised her Soul Power to level sixty.

• Xue Qinghe remembered meeting Lu Xia and Wei Zhuang in the Star Dou Forest, where Wei Zhuang killed a seventy-thousand-year soul beast as a gift to her.
• Xue Qinghe told Elder Guang Ling and Elder Porcupinefish that Lu Xia had appeared to be an extraordinarily powerful youth.
• Dugu Yan's name appeared on the Heavenly Ranking, and Lu Xia, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Shui Bing'er, Cheng Yaojin, Shentu Ziye, and Wei Zhuang congratulated her.
• The Heavenly Ranking sent golden light down around Dugu Yan, increasing her Soul Power by two and a half levels.
• Dugu Yan broke through to level sixty and released her Soul Power as golden light continued to surround her.

After Dugu Yan received the Heavenly Ranking’s rewards, Shentu Ziye tested Shui Bing’er’s training before clashing with Cheng Yaojin. Lu Xia stopped their fight and moved it over the lake while the girls enjoyed a day off and tea.

• Dugu Yan’s Soul Ring ages, Soul Power, charm, and domain strength increased after she made the Heavenly Ranking.
• Shentu Ziye tested Shui Bing’er’s technique, froze a wave she had frozen, and ordered her to practice more.
• Cheng Yaojin attacked Shentu Ziye with a chicken leg after it was shattered and fell into the lake, then used Mount Tai Pressing Down.
• Shentu Ziye raised an Ice Cone Mountain to block Cheng Yaojin, and the impact sent ice shards toward the girls.
• Lu Xia’s golden light stopped the fight, shielded the girls, and moved Cheng Yaojin and Shentu Ziye over the lake.
• Lu Xia invited the girls to drink tea on their day off, and golden light and characters appeared in the sky.

The Beauty Ranking placed Huo Wu fourteenth, earning her powerful rewards and surprising people across the continent. Feng Xiaotian rushed to train after realizing her strength would increase, while Blazing Fire Academy’s team discovered their vice captain had made the list.

• The Heavenly Ranking announced Huo Wu of Blazing Fire Academy in fourteenth place, with increases to her soul power, soul ring age limits, charm, and fourth soul skill.
• Shui Bing'er told Ning Rongrong that she knew Huo Wu through the Five Elements Academies and described her as domineering and fiery.
• Feng Xiaotian learned that Huo Wu had ranked and began training intensely after seeing how much stronger her rewards could make her.
• Bibi Dong watched the ranking at Spirit Hall and hoped Na'er would not appear on it.
• Yan praised Huo Wu's rewards and hoped Hu Liena would rank in the top three, while Xie Yue encouraged him to train.
• Blazing Fire Academy's team expected their vice captain to rank highly, and one member suddenly recognized Huo Wu on the ranking.

Huo Wu and Xiao Wu entered the Beauty Ranking and received powerful rewards, while Tang San angrily rejected Xiao Wu’s placement. The Heavenly Ranking struck Tang San with lightning, leaving him burned and collapsed.

• Huo Wu placed fourteenth on the Beauty Ranking, gaining Soul Power, stronger Soul Rings, and an enhanced fourth soul skill.
• Tang San dismissed Huo Wu’s placement and insisted Xiao Wu would rank in the top three.
• The Heavenly Ranking placed Xiao Wu thirteenth and awarded her Soul Power, Soul Ring ages, Charm, Temperament, and greater Teleportation distance.
• Xiao Wu happily accepted her ranking and comforted Tang San, but he called the Heavenly Ranking blind.
• Lightning struck Tang San as he complained, leaving him blackened, smoking, and collapsed on the ground.

Tang San was struck twice by lightning after cursing the Heavenly Ranking, while Xiao Wu accepted her thirteenth-place reward and grew stronger. Qingyun Academy exposed Shrek Academy’s poor facilities and inflated claims, and the Heavenly Ranking began revealing its twelfth-place entry.

• Tang San cursed the Heavenly Ranking and was struck by lightning twice before Yu Xiaogang forced him to stop.
• Ning Rongrong recalled nearly enrolling at Shrek Academy, and Wei Zhuang described its lack of resources, qualified staff, and tournament eligibility.
• Xiao Wu received her reward, raising her soul power and strengthening her soul rings, charm, and Teleportation distance.
• Bibi Dong ordered her subordinates to investigate Shrek Academy as the Heavenly Ranking moved on to twelfth place.

Hu Liena ranked twelfth on the Beauty Ranking and received rewards that raised her Soul Power from level fifty-one to level fifty-six while strengthening her Soul Rings and other attributes. After the reward transformed her, she agreed to spar with Xie Yue, who faced her with his level fifty-two Soul King strength.

• The Heavenly Ranking named Hu Liena twelfth on the Beauty Ranking and announced her rewards.
• Hu Liena felt disappointed that she had missed the top ten, while Xie Yue teased her and got kicked into a wall.
• Bibi Dong watched Hu Liena and Xie Yue bicker, then recalled her lonely childhood and her failed relationship with Yu Xiaogang.
• The Heavenly Ranking's reward raised Hu Liena's Soul Power to level fifty-four, increased her Soul Ring ages, and boosted her Soul Power again to level fifty-six.
• Hu Liena agreed to spar with Xie Yue, and her powerful aura forced Yan back as Xie Yue prepared to face her.

Hu Liena defeated Xie Yue in a spar after the Heavenly Ranking’s reward greatly strengthened her soul skills, while onlookers speculated about who would fill the remaining ranks. The chapter ended with Xue Qinghe suggesting that men and Soul Beasts might also qualify as peerless beauties.

• Hu Liena used Charm Eye against Xie Yue, but he bit his tongue to break free and tried to counterattack with his Moon Blades.
• Hu Liena deflected Xie Yue’s Moon Blades and overwhelmed him with more than a dozen illusory fox shadows, prompting him to concede.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin celebrated the possibility that Ning Rongrong might rank above Hu Liena.
• Xue Qinghe and the others discussed the remaining Heavenly Ranking spots, and Xue Qinghe proposed that men and Soul Beasts could rank too.