Chapter Summaries

Ye Yuan was pressured by Zhu Zhuqing to take the blame for Dai Mubai’s crime, despite knowing it could cost him his life. He accepted, but declared that he owed Zhu Zhuqing nothing more and severed his ties with the Star Luo Empire.

• Zhu Zhuqing hurried Ye Yuan to the imperial palace, where Dai Mubai faced punishment for assaulting Duke Zhang’s daughter.
• Zhu Zhuqing accused Ye Yuan of being the real culprit so Dai Mubai could escape punishment.
• Ye Yuan refused at first and recalled how he had spent years protecting Zhu Zhuqing and taking the blame for Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing urged Ye Yuan to save Dai Mubai and repay the debt from when she had saved his life.
• Ye Yuan said this would be the last time he helped Zhu Zhuqing, then knelt before the emperor and formally renounced his service to the Star Luo Empire.

After taking the blame for Dai Mubai, Ye Yuan was stripped of his soul rings and martial soul and ordered to crawl out of the Star Luo Empire. As he struggled onward, Dai Mubai taunted and injured him, but Ye Yuan’s martial soul began recovering before a mysterious woman appeared.

• Ye Yuan confessed to assaulting Duke Zhang’s daughter, and the emperor spared his life only to strip his position, soul rings, and martial soul and expel him from the Empire.
• Dai Mubai taunted Ye Yuan while Zhu Zhuqing showed no sympathy, and the emperor’s men left the crippled Ye Yuan outside the imperial city with three days to escape.
• Dai Mubai crushed Ye Yuan’s knees and claimed that he and his friends had harmed Qin Yan’er, driving Ye Yuan to swear revenge.
• As Ye Yuan crawled onward, his Bloodthirsty Sword began to recover and his Soul Power returned.
• A pure white figure approached Ye Yuan and told him that she wanted him.

After escaping the Star Luo Empire’s pursuit, Ye Yuan woke in a Soul Beast Forest and learned that Qian Renxue had rescued him. She helped him into a medicinal bath to heal his crushed legs, while privately revealing her affection and wondering whether they could change the ending.

• Ye Yuan woke from a nightmare about Qin Yan'er and found himself injured in the Soul Beast Forest.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Yuan that the medicinal bath would heal his legs and help restore his martial soul, and revealed she had dealt with the two Soul Ancestors pursuing him.
• Ye Yuan recognized Qian Renxue and accepted her help, deciding he had to survive for Qin Yan'er and to take revenge on Dai Mubai.
• Qian Renxue supported Ye Yuan to the bath and urged him to undress, concealing her embarrassment as he entered it.
• Ye Yuan endured the bath's intense pain and circulated Soul Power to absorb its effects while Qian Renxue wondered if they could change the ending.

Ye Yuan followed Qian Renxue into the forest, where she led him to an injured Man Faced Demon Spider so he could regain his strength. After an inherited sword technique helped him kill it, Ye Yuan began absorbing its millennium soul ring while Qian Renxue guarded him and considered the powerful figures watching over Douluo Continent.

• Ye Yuan awoke to find his shattered Sword Martial Soul had recovered in a stronger, crack-patterned form, and Qian Renxue urged him to follow her rather than rush to the Star Luo Empire to find Qin Yan'er.
• Qian Renxue warned Ye Yuan that he was too weak to rescue Qin Yan'er and led him deeper into the forest to face an injured Man Faced Demon Spider.
• Ye Yuan attacked the spider despite his level ten Soul Power, then recalled the sword technique Ten Thousand Swords Breaking Dharma and struck the same spot until he pierced its body and killed it.
• A purple millennium soul ring rose from the spider, and Ye Yuan began absorbing it as Qian Renxue guarded him.
• Qian Renxue recognized Ye Yuan's sword technique as part of an inheritance and looked toward the sky, thinking of the two powerful beings watching Douluo Continent.

Ye Yuan survived the thousand-year soul ring when a mysterious figure destroyed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s resentment, and his Soul Power rose to level twenty. Qian Renxue became his teacher, then left him to rescue Yan'er and grow stronger, after giving him a farewell kiss.

• A mysterious man with a Black Giant Dragon appeared in Ye Yuan’s Spirit Sea and destroyed the Man Faced Demon Spider’s resentment before vanishing without answering Ye Yuan’s questions.
• Ye Yuan absorbed the soul ring, advanced to level twenty, and noticed Qian Renxue was wary of the mysterious figure.
• Qian Renxue asked Ye Yuan to join Spirit Hall as her student, defeated him in a sword contest, and accepted him as her disciple.
• Ye Yuan said he would rescue Yan'er before going to Spirit Hall, and Qian Renxue revealed her other identity as Xue Qinghe and promised to help temper his body after his second soul ring.
• Qian Renxue kissed Ye Yuan goodbye and left; Ye Yuan changed into rough clothes and set off for the Star Luo Empire’s imperial capital to find Yan'er.

Ye Yuan learned from an Image Recorder that Qin Yan'er had been abused by Dai Mubai and had died by suicide, then saw Dai Mubai order her body disposed of by Soul Beasts. After a week of grieving, Ye Yuan burned the room and left the Star Luo Empire, vowing to make it pay and to keep Dai Mubai alive for revenge.

• Ye Yuan disguised himself, entered the imperial city, and overheard people repeating accusations that he had defected and committed crimes.
• Ye Yuan went to Qin Yan'er's home, found her room empty, and discovered an Image Recorder she had left behind.
• The recording showed Qin Yan'er describing Dai Mubai's abuse, confessing her love for Ye Yuan, and drinking poison; Dai Mubai later ordered Soul Beasts to dispose of her body.
• Ye Yuan spent a week in the room, then put on the Sword Robe Qin Yan'er had made for him and set the room on fire.
• Ye Yuan left the Star Luo Empire, promising that the empire would fall and that Dai Mubai would not escape his revenge.

Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she had tried to kill Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Weisi confronted the wounded Dai Mubai and praised the late Ye Yuan’s abilities. Ye Yuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest to seek his second soul ring, where a woman’s voice drew him toward a river.

• Zhu Zhuyun unmasked herself and told Zhu Zhuqing that their family’s inheritance rules demanded the strong eliminate the weak.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled rejecting Ye Yuan’s warnings and evidence about her sister, then struggled to admit her regret.
• Dai Weisi caught up with the wounded Dai Mubai near the Star Luo Empire’s border and said Ye Yuan had protected him and Zhu Zhuqing from dying long ago.
• Dai Weisi explained that he had valued Ye Yuan’s talent and inventions, while Dai Mubai planned to flee to the Heaven Dou Empire and join Shrek Academy.
• Ye Yuan entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find his second soul ring, heard a woman’s voice by a river, and approached with his sword ready.

Ye Yuan encountered Ning Rongrong while she was bathing, then challenged her to a swordsmanship wager and won. After she misunderstood the wager’s stakes, he clarified that he wanted her help obtaining his second soul ring, leaving Ning Rongrong flustered and arguing about her appearance.

• Ye Yuan mistook the naked Ning Rongrong for a soul beast, knocked her down, and released her after realizing who she was.
• Ning Rongrong attacked Ye Yuan with a knife and threatened him with her father and Sword Grandpa, but Ye Yuan restrained her and eventually released her when she began crying.
• Ye Yuan proposed a wager: they would duel with sword techniques, and Ning Rongrong would grant him one condition if he won.
• Ye Yuan defeated Ning Rongrong by exploiting an opening, and she began undressing because she assumed he wanted her as the wager’s prize.
• Ye Yuan stopped Ning Rongrong and explained that he wanted her help using her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to obtain his second soul ring.
• Ning Rongrong blushed at the misunderstanding, then reopened her collar and demanded that Ye Yuan admit her appearance and figure were good.

Qian Renxue learned that Ye Yuan was traveling with Ning Rongrong and struggled to hide her jealousy. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong found a Millennium Blazing Sun Snake, and he began a plan to defeat it with her support.

• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that Ye Yuan had left the Star Luo Empire and was traveling with Ning Rongrong, prompting her to crush her teacup and fret over his attention to other women.
• Ye Yuan showed Ning Rongrong his purple first soul ring, astonishing her with its strength and unusual age.
• When a soul beast roared nearby, Ye Yuan pulled Ning Rongrong behind bamboo, where she complained that his hand had hurt her while he held her.
• Ye Yuan identified a Millennium Blazing Sun Snake and explained how Ning Rongrong could boost his speed and strength during the fight.
• Ning Rongrong increased Ye Yuan's speed, and he struck the snake with River Severing, only scratching it before circling it and waiting for the poison to take effect.

Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong killed a thousand-year Blazing Sun Snake, and Ye Yuan absorbed its soul ring despite the danger. During the absorption, a black dragon swallowed him, and he emerged transformed, claiming the Candle Dragon Emperor had awakened.

• Ning Rongrong used Strength Amplification twice to help Ye Yuan fight the Blazing Sun Snake, and Ye Yuan killed it with River Severing before its tail struck him.
• Ning Rongrong feared Ye Yuan had died, but he teased her into revealing he was awake, then began absorbing the soul ring while she stood guard.
• As Ye Yuan battled the soul beast’s resentment in his Spirit Sea, the Black Giant Dragon swallowed the resentment and then swallowed Ye Yuan.
• Three hours later, Ye Yuan emerged from a black cocoon taller and transformed, with golden eyes, and Ning Rongrong urged him to put on clothes.
• Ye Yuan told Ning Rongrong that the Candle Dragon Emperor had awakened and said he still could hardly believe he carried a soul beast bloodline.

Ye Yuan left the Star Dou Great Forest with Ning Rongrong, intending to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and his master, Qian Renxue. After spotting Bu Le, he set a plan in motion, and Ning Rongrong confronted the predator alone in a dark alley.

• Ye Yuan invited Ning Rongrong to travel with him to Heaven Dou Imperial City, and she agreed, calling him Brother Ye.
• Ye Yuan reflected on Yan'er as they left the Star Dou Great Forest with Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Yuan noticed Bu Le outside an inn, recognized him as a predator, and took Ning Rongrong after him instead of entering.
• Bu Le searched the streets for a girl to abduct, then followed Ning Rongrong when she pretended to be lost and asked him to help find her mother.
• In a deserted alley, Ning Rongrong revealed herself as a soul master and used her Second Soul Skill, Agility Boost, as Bu Le attacked with his First Soul Skill, River Severing.

Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong killed Bu Le after he ambushed them, then traveled to a hotel and discovered its only available room was an erotic suite. The chapter left them alone together at night, with Ning Rongrong sitting before Ye Yuan in a thin robe.

• Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong fought Bu Le in his Shadow Domain, and Ye Yuan used his Demon Suppressor domain and poisoned sword to kill him.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Ye Yuan about killing Bu Le, but followed him after he defended his actions and walked away.
• Ye Yuan thought about finding Teacher Qian Renxue and wondered why her face felt familiar to him.
• Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong learned the hotel had only one room available and accepted its key.
• Ning Rongrong accidentally activated the vibrating bed, while Ye Yuan chose to cultivate on the sofa.
• After washing up, Ning Rongrong sat in front of Ye Yuan wearing a thin gauzy robe, and they stared at each other in the moonlight.

Ning Rongrong confided her loneliness to Ye Yuan, who reassured her that she should accept herself; she kissed his cheek before they went to sleep. Ye Yuan then woke in a dreamlike room with his Soul Power sealed, where a possessive woman resembling Qian Renxue called him her teacher and revealed she had chained him up.

• Ning Rongrong told Ye Yuan that people had shunned her since her mother left and thanked him for listening.
• Ye Yuan encouraged Ning Rongrong to be herself and not seek approval from others.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Ye Yuan on the cheek, then hid beneath her blanket as he resumed cultivating.
• Ye Yuan fell asleep and awoke in an unfamiliar room, unable to move or use his Soul Power.
• A golden-haired woman called him her teacher, said she had worried while he was unconscious for three days, and admitted she had sealed his Soul Power and chained him up.
• Ye Yuan cautiously asked the woman to release him, and she revealed an obsessed, mad expression as her Soul Power surged.

Ye Yuan dreamed that Qian Renxue-like Little Xue imprisoned and tried to kill him, then woke beside Ning Rongrong and dismissed it as a nightmare. As they headed to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so Ye Yuan could seek guidance from Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong secretly began imagining keeping Ye Yuan to herself.

• In his nightmare, Little Xue nearly strangled Ye Yuan, kissed him, and raised a knife, claiming they could be together forever if he died.
• Ye Yuan woke from the nightmare, reassured Ning Rongrong he was fine, and warned her never to become a yandere.
• Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong set off for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ye Yuan hoped to find Sword Douluo Chen Xin for guidance about his Bloodthirsty Sword Martial Soul.
• As Ning Rongrong led Ye Yuan by the hand, she secretly wondered whether locking him away would mean only she could see him.
• Ye Yuan planned to visit Ning Fengzhi before going to Heaven Dou Imperial City to see Qian Renxue for his second body tempering.

Ye Yuan accompanied Ning Rongrong into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and met her father, Ning Fengzhi, and the elders Gu Rong and Chen Xin. After Ning Rongrong enthusiastically praised Ye Yuan and clung to his arm, the three powerful men eyed him with hostility.

• Ning Rongrong and Ye Yuan passed the sect guards, and one guard told his newcomer companion to remember Ye Yuan as the sect's likely future son-in-law.
• Ning Rongrong held Ye Yuan's arm as they climbed to the main hall, where they met Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin chided Ning Rongrong for sneaking away to Shrek Academy, and she explained that she wanted to see the outside world.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Ye Yuan and praised his thousand-year first soul ring and his role in killing Bu Le.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin grew hostile as Ning Rongrong clung to Ye Yuan, who feared Chen Xin might cut him down.

Ning Fengzhi tested Ye Yuan’s strength, and Ye Yuan revealed an unprecedented ten-thousand-year soul ring that raised him to level thirty. When Chen Xin added his own crushing pressure, Ye Yuan began to reveal another hidden power, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin stunned.

• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong away with Gu Rong and Chen Xin, then tested Ye Yuan with his Soul Power pressure.
• Ye Yuan resisted with his Bloodthirsty Sword and revealed two purple soul rings, shocking Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
• Ye Yuan summoned and fused his naturally formed ten-thousand-year soul ring, rapidly rising to level thirty.
• Chen Xin joined Ning Fengzhi in pressuring Ye Yuan, and Ye Yuan struggled to withstand the combined force.
• Ye Yuan’s eyes glowed gold as darkness swallowed the room and a pair of enormous eyes appeared before Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.

Ye Yuan revealed his second martial soul, the legendary Candle Dragon Emperor, and secured Ning Fengzhi’s interest with his Soul Tool research. He invited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to join Spirit Hall, leaving Ning Fengzhi to consult his elders while Ye Yuan set out to find Qian Renxue.

• Ye Yuan fused with the Candle Dragon Emperor martial soul, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin recognized him as a twin martial soul wielder whose strength could rival a level-fifty Soul Master.
• Ye Yuan showed Ning Fengzhi his Soul Tool research and revealed that he had invented the Soul Tools used by the Star Luo Empire.
• Ye Yuan offered to share his knowledge in exchange for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect joining Spirit Hall, and Ning Fengzhi asked for three days to decide.
• Ye Yuan named Qian Renxue as his teacher, accepted Ning Fengzhi’s black card, and received Chen Xin’s advice to follow his own sword path.
• After Ye Yuan left, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed preparing for Spirit Hall’s rise, while Ye Yuan planned to find Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.

Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong traveled to Heaven Dou Imperial City, where Qian Renxue received Ye Yuan at the crown prince's palace. After Ning Rongrong left, Qian Renxue embraced Ye Yuan and explained that she had been lonely in the palace.

• Ye Yuan told Ning Rongrong they were going to Heaven Dou Imperial City to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Knights recognized Ye Yuan and escorted him and Ning Rongrong to the crown prince's residence.
• Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong entered the palace and met Qian Renxue, who introduced herself as Little Xue.
• Ning Rongrong grew jealous of Qian Renxue and reluctantly left after Ye Yuan said he needed to discuss important matters with the crown prince.
• Qian Renxue threw herself into Ye Yuan's arms, and Ye Yuan let her hold him after she said she had been lonely in the palace.

Qian Renxue brought Ye Yuan to a private palace for a medicinal body-tempering bath and secretly drugged him so he would fall asleep. As Ye Yuan lost consciousness in the bath, Qian Renxue leaned against his chest and bent down.

• Qian Renxue led Ye Yuan to a secluded rear palace and explained that Spirit Hall had prepared a rare medicinal bath for body tempering.
• As the hall filled with mist, Qian Renxue urged Ye Yuan to undress and enter the bath, claiming she would help examine him and soak alongside him.
• Qian Renxue undressed completely and touched Ye Yuan while pretending to examine him, making him grow flustered and jump into the bath.
• Qian Renxue's added drug made Ye Yuan gradually fall asleep, and she swam to him and leaned against his chest.

Qian Renxue dreamed of her second life, when Ye Yuan found her starving and alone after she failed his disciple selection. He took her in as his disciple, named her Ye Xue, and promised to protect her and bear her karma.

• Qian Renxue absorbed the medicinal bath while resting in Ye Yuan's arms, then fell asleep and dreamed of their first meeting.
• In the dream, Ye Yuan prepared to choose a successor for the Heavenly Court and went down the mountain after the candidates disappointed him.
• Qian Renxue, reborn with little talent and no support, collapsed in the snow after being eliminated from the selection.
• Ye Yuan found Qian Renxue and accepted her as his disciple after splitting his steamed bun with her.
• Ye Yuan gave Qian Renxue his surname and named her Ye Xue, promising to protect her for the rest of his life.