Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, waited eagerly at Heaven Dou City’s gates to welcome Ye Qifeng, while Salas questioned her motives. Ye Qifeng arrived with Yue Guan and the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team, reunited with Qian Renxue in public, and left their relationship concealed beneath their formal greeting.

• Qian Renxue arranged for the Royal Knights to line the city gates and personally waited for Ye Qifeng, unable to bear waiting for him at the palace.
• Salas challenged Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s decision to welcome Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but Qian Renxue insisted Ye Qifeng was an honored guest of the empire and proposed that he stay at the palace.
• Ye Qifeng’s procession arrived, and Salas and the Cardinals knelt to greet him as Yue Guan drove the carriage into the city.
• Ye Qifeng recognized Qian Renxue beneath her disguise and noticed her joy and resentment, while she restrained herself from greeting him too eagerly.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Ye Qifeng as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and shook his hand, secretly revealing that she had deliberately left a flaw in her camouflage so he could recognize her.

Ye Qifeng warmed Qian Renxue’s hand with Innate Yang Qi, and she invited him to meet her at their old Secret Room that night. Meanwhile, Rui Wen told the girls about her childhood in Heaven Dou City’s slum and explained how the empire’s nobles kept commoners impoverished.

• Ye Qifeng used the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique to warm Qian Renxue’s hand, while she recalled their past and the Secret Room sparring match that first stirred her feelings for him.
• Qian Renxue reproached Ye Qifeng for not visiting her, then ordered him to come to her bedchamber that night and wait for her at their old place.
• The seven girls watched Heaven Dou City from the carriage, and Rui Wen recounted how she had been orphaned, lived in its slum, and was rescued by Ye Qifeng and Xue'er.
• Feng Xian explained that her family had also declined but that she and her mother had managed to get by before Ye Qifeng brought them to Spirit City.
• Rui Wen told the girls that nobles controlled Heaven Dou City’s wealth and resources, leaving commoners poor, and said slums existed throughout the Heaven Dou Empire as it declined.

Rui Wen discussed the slums and living conditions in the Two Great Empires, then described Xue'er as a woman whose beauty matched Bibi Dong's. Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue spoke privately about his team before Salas prompted Xue Qinghe to let Ye Qifeng enter Heaven Dou City and rest.

• Feng Xian and Rui Wen discussed the slums in both empires, and Rui Wen praised Spirit Hall for improving people's lives without noble oppression.
• Jin Yue'er asked Rui Wen about Xue'er, and Rui Wen described her as one of the world's most beautiful women, equal in beauty to Bibi Dong.
• Rui Wen warned the girls to keep Xue'er's special identity secret, and Jin Yue'er promised they would say nothing.
• Qian Renxue assessed Ye Qifeng's seven young female team members and teased him about assembling so many pretty girls.
• Salas urged Xue Qinghe to let Ye Qifeng enter the city and rest, and Xue Qinghe released Ye Qifeng's hand and promised to visit later.

Ye Qifeng entered Heaven Dou City with the Spirit Hall procession after meeting Qian Renxue, while news of his arrival spread through the capital. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang San fought Yu Tianheng with the Clear Sky Hammer and gained the upper hand, leaving Yu Tianheng’s transformed hands badly injured.

• Ye Qifeng ended his meeting with Qian Renxue, returned to his carriage, and entered Heaven Dou City with Salas and the Spirit Hall procession.
• Qian Renxue watched Ye Qifeng’s carriage depart, then returned to the palace with She Long.
• Ye Qifeng observed Heaven Dou City’s prosperity and reflected that the empire’s commoners remained poor beneath the nobility’s wealth.
• News of Ye Qifeng’s arrival spread through Heaven Dou City and reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Tang San had returned after his failed ambush with Tang Hao.
• At Grandmaster’s request, Tang San sparred with Yu Tianheng, using the Clear Sky Hammer and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to overpower him.
• Tang San’s final strike sent Yu Tianheng sliding across the courtyard and left his dragon-transformed hands cracked and bleeding.

Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng in a sparring match, while Oscar healed Yu Tianheng’s injuries and earned his goodwill. Ma Hongjun then revealed that Dai Mubai’s fiancée Zhu Zhuqing had arrived in Heaven Dou City with a Spirit Hall convoy, leaving Tang San furious and wondering whether Ye Qifeng had come with her.

• Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Yu Tianheng conceded the match.
• Oscar healed Yu Tianheng’s injured hands with two Recovery Big Sausages, and Yu Tianheng paid him a Gold Soul Coin.
• Ning Rongrong reflected that she remained distant from most of the Shrek Seven Devils but was closest to Oscar.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai returned from Heaven Dou City, and Ma Hongjun explained that Dai Mubai was gloomy because they had seen Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Zhu Zhuqing had been traveling with a Spirit Hall convoy from Spirit City, and Tang San suspected Ye Qifeng might be with her.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall’s team had arrived for the tournament and that Ye Qifeng was leading it, though he would not compete. Shrek prepared to face Spirit Hall, while Ye Lingling continued cultivating at the Imperial Fighting Team’s training room, still short of Soul King.

• Ma Hongjun told Yu Xiaogang and the others that Dai Mubai and he had seen Zhu Zhuqing with Spirit Hall’s convoy in Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Spirit Hall’s team could challenge Shrek and urged him to help the team reach the Grand Finals and defeat them.
• Dai Mubai revealed that Ye Qifeng had led the convoy and was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, but said he would supervise rather than compete in the tournament.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun headed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Spirit Fighting Platform to spar and assess their strength.
• Ye Lingling cultivated alone in the Imperial Fighting Team’s private training room, remaining at rank forty-nine after reaching the Soul King bottleneck.

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan learned that His Highness the Holy Son had arrived in Heaven Dou City and planned to meet him at Blue Tyrant Academy, where his sister Er Long lived. They parted to notify their families before meeting there.

• Ye Lingling cultivated in the Heaven Dou Royal Team's Training Room while nearing the level 50 bottleneck.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that His Highness the Holy Son had arrived in Heaven Dou City, according to news Yu Feng had gathered.
• Dugu Yan urged Ye Lingling to see him immediately, but Ye Lingling pointed out that their connection to Spirit Hall could not be revealed publicly.
• Ye Lingling suggested waiting for him at Blue Tyrant Academy, where he would likely visit his sister Er Long.
• Dugu Yan admitted she and Ye Lingling both liked him and said they could face potential rivals together.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan decided to visit their families first, then meet at Blue Tyrant Academy.

Blazing Academy’s team left for Heaven Dou City to compete in the Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, with Huo Wu looking forward to seeing Ye Qifeng. Huo Wushuang arranged for Feng Xiaotian’s group to travel with them, while Huo Wu agreed on the condition that Feng Xiaotian not bother her; Skywater Academy’s all-female team also set out.

• Huo Hong sent off Blazing Academy’s team, urged Huo Wushuang to protect Huo Wu, and told them to avoid forcing a fight against Ye Qifeng’s team.
• Huo Hong asked Huo Wu to send Ye Qifeng his regards and invite him to Blazing City, while Huo Wu warned her father not to bully her future husband.
• Huo Li, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu departed with the Blazing Academy team, and Huo Li began cultivating in their carriage.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang they would meet Bing’er at the crossroads, then learned that Feng Xiaotian’s group would travel with them.
• Huo Wu agreed to let Feng Xiaotian accompany them but warned that she would beat him if he bothered her.
• Skywater Academy’s all-female team left Skywater City for Heaven Dou City.

During the journey to Heaven Dou City, Shui Wuxiang teased Shui Bing'er about her dedication to cultivation while Shui Bing'er privately wondered about her growing feelings for Ye Qifeng. Shui Wuxiang revealed to Shui Yue'er that Ye Qifeng had arranged Shui Bing'er's training with Huo Wu and that Spirit Hall's support was a family secret, then joked that Ye Qifeng would make a good son-in-law.

• Shui Wuxiang urged Shui Bing'er to relax, but Shui Bing'er ignored her and began meditative cultivation.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether her strange feelings for Ye Qifeng came from her connection to Huo Wu or their Immortal Grade Herbs, then dismissed the thoughts.
• Shui Yue'er agreed with Shui Wuxiang and cuddled with her while they discussed Shui Bing'er's growing resemblance to Huo Wu.
• Shui Wuxiang told Shui Yue'er that Ye Qifeng had arranged Shui Bing'er's training with Huo Wu and warned her to keep Spirit Hall's support for the Shui Clan secret.
• Shui Yue'er asked whether Ye Qifeng was handsome, and Shui Wuxiang joked that he would make a suitable son-in-law before Shui Yue'er accused her of wanting Bing'er's man.

Shui Wuxiang and Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er during their journey, while Feng Xiaotian prepared to meet Spirit Hall's Holy Son and pursue Huo Wu at the tournament. As the academy teams headed toward Heaven Dou City, Huyan Zhen led Elephant Armor Academy north as well, hoping to secure Spirit Hall's favor.

• Shui Wuxiang denied wanting to steal her daughter's man, but her teasing with Shui Yue'er unsettled Shui Bing'er and left her blushing.
• Feng Teng told Feng Xiaotian to build ties with Ye Qifeng and Spirit Hall during the tournament and warned him not to let his feelings for Huo Wu hinder his future.
• Feng Xiaotian agreed to approach Ye Qifeng but insisted he still intended to show Huo Wu the sincerity of his feelings.
• The teams from Godwind Academy, Blazing Academy, and Skywater Academy joined forces on the road to Heaven Dou City, while Elephant Armor Academy and Thunder Academy set out separately.
• Huyan Zhen explained that he would attend the tournament to gather intelligence and meet Spirit Hall's Holy Son, then ordered Huyan Li and the Elephant Armor Academy team to depart for Heaven Dou City.

Yu Luomian sent the Thunder Academy team toward Heaven Dou City while concealing his allegiance to Spirit Hall and his plans against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's main branch. In Balak City, Meng Yiran trained with her weapons and Eight Spider Lances, prepared to lead Exotic Beast Academy in the tournament, and looked forward to seeing Ye Qifeng again.

• Yu Luomian saw off Yu Tianxin and the Thunder Academy team, then returned to the clan headquarters to gather intelligence for Spirit Hall.
• Meng Yiran demonstrated her improved control of the Dragon Spear, Serpent Cane, and Eight Spider Lances to Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.
• Chao Tianxiang reminded Meng Yiran to train steadily, and Meng Yiran vowed to lead Exotic Beast Academy to victory in the preliminary and qualifying tournaments.
• Meng Shu acknowledged the limits of Exotic Beast Academy's team and teased Meng Yiran about her desire to attend the Grand Finals in Spirit City.
• Meng Yiran thought of Ye Qifeng and murmured that she wanted to see him, while Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang recognized her feelings.
• The chapter revealed that Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang had already made Dragon Snake Mansion a subordinate force of Spirit Hall and hoped Meng Yiran would marry its Holy Son, Ye Qifeng.

Ye Qifeng secretly entered the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to visit Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. After years apart, they reunited in her bedchamber, where Qian Renxue invited him to follow her.

• Rui Wen asked Ye Qifeng to arrange a visit with her childhood companions, and he told her to speak with Salas.
• Rui Wen praised Spirit Hall and asked Ye Qifeng to invite Qian Renxue to visit Er Long with them.
• After a welcome banquet, Ye Qifeng flew secretly to the imperial palace and kicked Xue Beng before continuing on.
• She Long and Chi Xue recognized Ye Qifeng and led him to Qian Renxue's bedchamber.
• Ye Qifeng found Qian Renxue in her Xue Qinghe disguise, and she told him to come with her.

Ye Qifeng reunited with Qian Renxue in her secret room, where they fought a Soul Fight spar and he defeated her. Afterward, Qian Renxue confessed that she wanted to be his wife and told him she loved him, leaving him stunned.

• Ye Qifeng arrived at Qian Renxue's secret room, where she drew her sword and demanded a spar as punishment for his years away.
• Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue revealed their Martial Soul Avatars and Spirit Rings before battling at the same Soul Power level.
• Ye Qifeng won the spar, and the two rested together while he reflected on the sacrifices Qian Renxue had made in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Qian Renxue reminded Ye Qifeng that he had once called her his wife, then said she wanted to be his real wife.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Qifeng she liked him and wanted to be his woman.

Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue acknowledged their feelings and spent the night together, with Qian Renxue claiming she had been his first woman and first kiss. The next morning, they went to Heaven Dou Spirit Temple to bring Rui Wen to visit Liu Erlong, where Yue Guan recognized Qian Renxue and her secret mission.

• Qian Renxue told Ye Qifeng she loved him, and he admitted that he liked her despite his feelings for Huo Wu and Hu Liena.
• Qian Renxue claimed she had been Ye Qifeng's first woman and revealed that she had stolen his first kiss years earlier.
• Qian Renxue and Ye Qifeng left Heaven Dou Imperial Palace without their guards and traveled to Heaven Dou Spirit Temple to collect Rui Wen.
• Jin Yue'er and the other girls welcomed Ye Qifeng, while Rui Wen joyfully reunited with Qian Renxue.
• Yue Guan recognized Qian Renxue and realized that the woman beside Ye Qifeng was carrying out Spirit Hall's Nation-Stealing Plan.

Qian Renxue met Ye Qifeng’s Second Team and revealed her identity as Spirit Hall’s Young Master, while Yue Guan nervously pledged to protect the girls. Ye Qifeng then took Qian Renxue, Rui Wen, and the team to visit Liu Erlong, where their arrival prompted an eager reunion.

• Yue Guan greeted Qian Renxue, who recognized him and told him to protect the Second Team properly despite his past failure to protect Qian Xunji.
• Ye Qifeng introduced Qian Renxue as Spirit Hall’s Young Master and told the girls to keep her secret identity confidential; they greeted her as Sister Xue’er.
• Rui Wen told Ye Qifeng that the other girls wanted to visit Liu Erlong, and he agreed to take them all by carriage with Yue Guan accompanying them.
• Liu Erlong learned from Ye Huiyin and Ye Lingling that Ye Qifeng had arrived in Heaven Dou City, then hosted them along with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan at her cabin.
• Liu Erlong sensed Rui Wen approaching and hurried to the gate, while Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Ye Qifeng had arrived.

Ye Qifeng returned to Liu Erlong’s secluded wooden house with Qian Renxue and the others, and Liu Erlong excitedly embraced him. After the group reunited and met one another, Ye Qifeng thanked Jiang Zhu for looking after Liu Erlong and gave her a jade box.

• Jiang Zhu ran to Liu Erlong and announced that Ye Qifeng had returned.
• Liu Erlong rushed into Ye Qifeng’s arms, then greeted Qian Renxue and affectionately embraced Rui Wen.
• Ye Qifeng introduced Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to Liu Erlong, and Yue Guan went ahead to inspect her courtyard flowers.
• Ye Qifeng and the Second Battle Team members got acquainted with Liu Erlong before following her to the wooden house, where they found Ye Huiyin, Ye Lingling, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.
• Qian Renxue secretly pinched Ye Qifeng when Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling crowded close to him.
• Ye Qifeng asked Jiang Zhu about helping Liu Erlong and handed her a jade box as thanks.

Ye Qifeng gave Jiang Zhu a precious herb and a storage ring, then learned that Liu Erlong’s old friends Flender and Yu Xiaogang had visited and that Yu Xiaogang often angered her. The crowded reunion ended with Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue staying at Liu Erlong’s cabin while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling left without confessing their feelings.

• Ye Qifeng gave Jiang Zhu a jade box with a precious herb and asked about visitors to Liu Erlong.
• Jiang Zhu told Ye Qifeng that Flender visited often and left Liu Erlong in good spirits, while Yu Xiaogang’s visits often ended with Liu Erlong angry.
• Ye Qifeng gave Jiang Zhu a storage ring and told her to keep the herb away from the air.
• Liu Erlong hosted lunch and dinner as Ye Qifeng, Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others spent the day at her cabin.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged glances but neither dared approach Ye Qifeng while Qian Renxue stayed beside him.
• Ye Huiyin, Ye Lingling, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan left, while Ye Qifeng, Qian Renxue, and Rui Wen stayed at Liu Erlong’s cabin.

Ye Qifeng stayed at the Forest Cabin with Liu Erlong, Qian Renxue, and Rui Wen before the women departed and he returned his attention to training the Blue Tyrant Academy Team. The chapter ended with trouble finding Ye Qifeng despite his decision not to seek it out.

• Liu Erlong hurried to tidy Ye Qifeng's room, which she had been occupying, before he could discover her belongings and traces of her stay.
• Ye Qifeng spent the night alone while Liu Erlong and Rui Wen slept together and Qian Renxue rested in her own room.
• Qian Renxue returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to continue posing as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and Rui Wen later left for the Heaven Dou Spirit Temple.
• Liu Erlong stayed alone with Ye Qifeng, kept her feelings to herself, and focused on Blue Tyrant Academy Team training.
• Jiang Zhu's Soul Power reached level 40 after she took Ye Qifeng's Immortal Grade Herb, but she postponed obtaining her Fourth Spirit Ring for the tournament.
• Ye Qifeng taught academy students and trained the Blue Tyrant Academy Team, while keeping watch on the Martial Soul Hall Second Team; trouble eventually came to him.

Liu Erlong brought Ye Qifeng to meet Flender and Yu Xiaogang, who had repeatedly asked her to take in Shrek Academy and grant Yu Xiaogang control over Blue Tyrant Academy. The chapter ended as Flender noticed Ye Qifeng and Yu Xiaogang saw him enter beside Liu Erlong, darkening with displeasure.

• Jiang Zhu arrived at Liu Erlong's cottage and told her that Flender and Yu Xiaogang had come to visit.
• Liu Erlong recalled their demands to absorb Shrek Academy into Blue Tyrant Academy and decided to ask Ye Qifeng to help her decide what to do.
• Ye Qifeng agreed to meet Liu Erlong's old friends, and she changed into her battle outfit before taking him to the academy office building.
• Liu Erlong entered the reception room with Ye Qifeng, where Flender greeted her and Yu Xiaogang watched them.
• Flender asked who Ye Qifeng was, while Yu Xiaogang's expression darkened at the sight of him beside Liu Erlong.

Liu Erlong defended her decision to acknowledge Ye Qifeng as her younger brother when Yu Xiaogang challenged her, then rejected the request Flender and Yu Xiaogang had brought to her. She explained that Blue Tyrant Academy was not hers alone and directed them to discuss the matter with its true owner.

• Liu Erlong introduced Ye Qifeng as her younger brother, and Yu Xiaogang accused her of acknowledging a stranger without consulting him or his family.
• Liu Erlong rejected Yu Xiaogang's authority over her choices and said she no longer cared about returning to his family or securing her mother's status there.
• Flender scolded Yu Xiaogang for arguing, and Ye Qifeng comforted Liu Erlong as they settled down to talk.
• Flender explained that Ye Qifeng had saved Liu Erlong from a forty-thousand-year-old Scaled Giant Beast, and Yu Xiaogang apologized for not being there.
• Liu Erlong refused Flender and Yu Xiaogang's request, saying Blue Tyrant Academy did not belong to her alone, then told them to speak with its true owner.