Chapter Summaries

Chen Feng and Ying confessed their love and shared a kiss, which helped Ying realize that eternity meant a happy moment preserved in memory. They agreed to seek lasting happiness together, and Chen Feng carried Ying out of the bathroom.

• Ying asked Chen Feng whether he loved her, and he confessed that he loved her and promised to treat her well.
• Ying told Chen Feng she had never loved anyone before and that their time together had made her happy.
• Chen Feng and Ying kissed, and Ying suddenly realized what eternity meant.
• Ying explained that true eternity was a happy moment that would remain in memory, and Chen Feng recognized that she had been pursuing happiness.
• Chen Feng promised they would be happy forever, then picked Ying up and carried her out of the bathroom.

Chen Feng and Ying spent the night together, then returned to Sword God Academy, where Yae Miko teased Ying about their time alone. Chen Feng agreed to go on a date with Yae Miko and invited Kamisato Ayaka to join them, and the three set out together.

• Chen Feng and Ying spent the night together and woke up beside each other the next morning.
• Chen Feng and Ying had breakfast, then returned to Sword God Academy.
• Yae Miko teased Ying about what had happened between her and Chen Feng, and Ying blushed before running toward the Sword God Tower.
• Yae Miko asked Chen Feng to take her on a date, and he agreed.
• Chen Feng invited Kamisato Ayaka to join them, and Ayaka and Yae Miko agreed to go on a date together.

Chen Feng spent time strengthening his clan’s position and reached Level 45 before seeking out Keqing at the clan’s department store. He brought her to the Heaven Dou Auction House, where Tang San and Xiao Wu tried to enter by offering a mysterious black box, while Chen Feng presented a black-gold card and headed for the VIP seats.

• Chen Feng learned that Blue Tyrant Academy had been renamed Shrek Academy and reflected on his growing strength and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s financial vulnerabilities.
• Chen Feng went to the department store to find Keqing and persuaded her to accompany him by claiming he needed help buying materials.
• Chen Feng took Keqing around Heaven Dou City, bought her several gifts, and then spotted the Heaven Dou Auction House.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu could not meet the auction house’s bidding qualification requirement, so Tang San offered a small black box for appraisal.
• Chen Feng handed a black-gold card to the auction house attendants, who directed him and Keqing to the VIP seating.

Chen Feng and Keqing attended an auction where a Cat Girl was put up for sale, and Chen Feng teased Keqing about buying her as a maid. Keqing grew jealous and pinched him, while the auction continued.

• Chen Feng and Keqing entered the auction house and took seats in the black VIP section, where Chen Feng spotted Prince Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi.
• Keqing asked Chen Feng what the auction sold and what they planned to buy, and he told her to wait for something worthwhile.
• The auction host unveiled a captive Cat Girl and invited the bidders to make offers.
• Keqing asked whether Chen Feng planned to buy the Cat Girl, and he joked that she would make a beautiful maid.
• Keqing pinched Chen Feng and denied being jealous, while he teased her about it.

Ning Fengzhi bought the Cat Girl to save her, then tried to acquire Tang San’s Sand-Shadowing Needle. Chen Feng outbid him and won the weapon, seeing its potential for mass production and sale to the empire’s armies.

• Xiao Wu objected to the Cat Girl being sold, and Ning Fengzhi began bidding to save her, explaining that her condition came from a martial soul mutation.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed himself to Prince Xue Xing and won the Cat Girl for 180,000 Gold Soul Coins after the other bidders stopped competing.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu recognized the final auction item as Tang San’s Sand-Shadowing Needle, which the auction house presented as a powerful concealed weapon.
• Ning Fengzhi tried to buy the Sand-Shadowing Needle, but Chen Feng raised the bid to 100,000 and won it after Tang San advised Ning Fengzhi to stop bidding.
• Chen Feng considered producing Sand-Shadowing Needles in quantity and selling them to the empire’s armies.

Chen Feng took Keqing backstage to collect the Sand-Shadowing Needle and a Genshin Treasure Chest, then brought her jewelry and headed with her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. There, Ning Rongrong waited impatiently for her father, who finally returned as she pretended to remain angry.

• Chen Feng quietly collected the Sand-Shadowing Needle and found the Genshin Treasure Chest after Tang San and Ning Fengzhi left backstage.
• Chen Feng explained that the needle might be useful if a master craftsman could turn it into a Soul Tool, then took Keqing on a date and bought her a jade sword ornament.
• Chen Feng took Keqing toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, saying he wanted to use something Ning Rongrong would do after returning home.
• Ning Rongrong complained to Bone Douluo that her father had not come to see her, and Bone Douluo indulged her demands.
• When Ning Fengzhi called for Ning Rongrong, she remembered she was angry and turned away from the door.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and told Ning Fengzhi about her year at Shrek Academy, boasting about Tang San while disparaging Chen Feng. She revealed her hidden weapons and proposed testing them on Sword Douluo, setting up a chance to get revenge for his humiliation of Shrek Academy.

• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Ning Rongrong home, and Withered Bone Elder confirmed that her Soul Power had risen from level twenty-seven to thirty-three.
• Ning Rongrong recounted her experiences at Shrek Academy, embellishing Chen Feng’s faults until Sword Douluo and Gu Rong grew displeased.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong about meeting Tang San at the auction and receiving a Sand-Shadowing Needle from him.
• Ning Rongrong showed her Silent Sleeve Arrow and other hidden weapons, and Gu Rong joked that Tang San might make a suitable husband for her.
• Ning Fengzhi took them to the courtyard to test the hidden weapons, and Ning Rongrong suggested using Sword Douluo as the target.

Ning Rongrong and Luo Chenxin tested Tang San’s hidden weapons against Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who repeatedly defended himself with sword energy and his martial soul. Chen Feng and Keqing arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as the demonstration continued.

• Ning Rongrong asked Sword Douluo Chen Xin to test Tang San’s hidden weapons, and he confidently agreed.
• Pei Yunning and Luo Chenxin launched the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Sleeve Arrows, poisoned needles, and other hidden weapons at Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin used sword energy and his martial soul to destroy or deflect the attacks, then praised the crossbow’s power.
• Luo Chenxin fired another close-range barrage while Chen Xin defended himself without injuring her.
• Chen Feng entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Keqing and saw Ning Rongrong aiming the hidden weapon at Sword Douluo.

Chen Feng struck Ning Rongrong after she poisoned Sword Douluo with Tang San’s hidden weapon, then publicly argued that her attack endangered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s reputation. Ning Fengzhi ordered Rongrong to kneel, leaving her facing punishment.

• Sword Douluo bit down on Ning Rongrong’s Back-Mounted Flower Crossbow bolt to avoid harming her, but its poison numbed his tongue and made him spit blood.
• Chen Feng arrived, saw Sword Douluo bleeding, and slapped Ning Rongrong, sending her to the ground.
• Ning Fengzhi helped Rongrong and challenged Chen Feng, while Rongrong cried and demanded that her father punish him.
• Chen Feng accused Rongrong of attacking Sword Douluo unfairly and warned that her actions threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s reputation.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted that Chen Feng had reason to strike Rongrong and ordered her to kneel.

Ning Fengzhi forced Ning Rongrong to apologize to Chen Xin, then warned Chen Feng against getting close to Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils. After Chen Feng left with Chen Xin and Bone Douluo, Ning Fengzhi saw Chen Feng as a threat to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and decided to build ties with Tang San.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Ning Rongrong to kneel and apologize to Chen Xin, and Chen Xin accepted her apology.
• Chen Feng warned Ning Fengzhi about Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils, then left with Chen Xin and invited Bone Douluo to the Chen Clan's residence.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Chen Feng might establish his own sect and draw Chen Xin and Bone Douluo away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong about Tang San's character and decided to visit Shrek Academy with her the next day.

Tang San negotiated with Ning Fengzhi to supply the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with hidden weapons while keeping their manufacturing methods secret. Meanwhile, Chen Feng used ten Intertwined Fates and summoned Xianyun.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that Tang San was Tang Hao's son and asked about Tang Hao's whereabouts.
• Tang San refused to sell his hidden-weapon methods but agreed to assemble weapons for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered five hundred sets for ten thousand Gold Soul Coins each, excluding the Flying God Claw.
• Chen Feng opened the auction treasure chest and received ten Intertwined Fates.
• Chen Feng used the Intertwined Fates, and Xianyun appeared before him.

Chen Feng summoned Xianyun, who agreed to stay with him despite her suppressed strength, and enlisted her expertise in mechanisms to develop Soul Tools. With Ningguang’s help, he established a guild that began producing cheaper, stronger Soul Tool versions of concealed weapons, leaving Ning Fengzhi shocked by the threat to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s new arsenal.

• Xianyun transformed from an immortal crane into a woman, met Shenhe, and agreed to stay with Chen Feng while she learned about the world.
• Chen Feng showed Xianyun the Sand-Shadowing Needle, and she said she could easily reproduce its design and mass-produce it.
• Chen Feng asked Ningguang to obtain the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s concealed weapons and recruit Heaven Dou City’s craftsmen for a Soul Tool guild.
• Xianyun became the guild’s nominal president and taught its growing workforce to make concealed weapons and Soul Tools.
• A month later, a subordinate told Ning Fengzhi that the guild’s products were easier to use, more powerful, and cheaper than Tang San’s concealed weapons, shocking him.

Grandmaster revealed Tang Hao’s identity and told Tang San that his father had secretly protected him for years. He could not identify Tang San’s mother, so he suggested asking the Heavenly Secret Pavilion in Heaven Dou City.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that the Soul Tool Guild had made hidden weapons widely available and headed to Shrek Academy to find Tang San.
• Grandmaster told Tang San that Tang Hao was the Clear Sky Douluo, a legendary Title Douluo who had fought two Spirit Hall Title Douluo before disappearing.
• Grandmaster explained that Tang Hao had secretly visited Shrek Academy, beaten Zhao Wuji, and helped secure the students’ release from prison.
• Tang San asked about his mother, but Grandmaster said her identity was a mystery and suggested that the Heavenly Secret Pavilion might know more.

Tang San and Ning Fengzhi visited the Soul Tool Guild after learning that it was selling redesigned versions of Tang San’s hidden weapons. Tang San examined the Wind God Crossbow and realized it surpassed his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, leaving him astonished by its maker’s skill.

• Ning Fengzhi told Tang San that the Soul Tool Guild was selling cheaper, easier-to-use versions of his hidden weapons.
• Tang San insisted he had never shared his blueprints and suspected the Guild had a Grandmaster artifact refiner.
• Tang San and Ning Fengzhi traveled to Heaven Dou City and entered the Soul Tool Guild.
• Keqing welcomed them and explained that the weapon on display was called the Wind God Crossbow.
• Tang San inspected the Wind God Crossbow and discovered its arrows and power-enhancing runes made it stronger than his Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Tang San acknowledged that the weapon’s creator was a master artifact refiner.

Tang San accused the Soul Tool Guild of copying Tang Sect hidden weapons and challenged Keqing to meet Grandmaster Xianyun. Keqing defeated him in their duel, sending him crashing to the ground.

• Tang San recognized that the Soul Tool Guild's Soul Tools resembled Tang Sect hidden weapons and demanded to meet their maker, Grandmaster Xianyun.
• Keqing refused to summon Xianyun, and Tang San accused the Guild of stealing Tang Sect designs.
• Keqing agreed to fight Tang San, requiring him to kneel and apologize if he lost.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Grass and Spider Web Restraint, but Keqing cut apart both Soul Skills with her sword.
• Tang San launched Dragon Whisker Needles, but Keqing deflected them and struck him in the chest, sending him flying to the ground.

Keqing defeated Tang San and Ning Fengzhi, while Chen Feng planned a trip to Gengxin City to recruit craftsmen and secure control of the City of Metal. On the journey, Chen Feng lost a mahjong game to Ying, Yae Miko, and Kamisato Ayaka, and faced their punishments.

• Keqing forced Tang San to kneel, then ordered him and Ning Fengzhi to leave.
• Chen Feng told Xianyun that he intended to recruit craftsmen in Gengxin City to fulfill the Heaven Dou Empire's orders.
• Chen Feng set out for Gengxin City with Xianyun, Kamisato Ayaka, Yae Miko, Raiden Ying, Keqing, Qiqi, Shenhe, and his guards.
• Chen Feng played mahjong with Kamisato Ayaka, Ying, and Yae Miko during the journey and lost.
• Kamisato Ayaka asked Chen Feng to meet her daily and say goodnight, while Ying ordered him to serve as her servant for a day and use honorifics.
• Yae Miko told Chen Feng that his punishment was to be her dog.

Chen Feng agreed to act as Yae Miko’s dog for a day after she threatened to cheat at future games, then escorted the group into Gengxin City. He introduced the city’s thriving blacksmith trade and led everyone toward the Blacksmith Association.

• Yae Miko demanded that Chen Feng be her dog for a day, and Chen Feng agreed on the condition that she would not go too far.
• Yae Miko placed cake on her foot and ordered Chen Feng to eat it, while Kamisato Ayaka objected and Chen Feng played along.
• The group arrived at Gengxin City, where Chen Feng welcomed the women from the carriage and helped Xianyun down.
• Chen Feng explained that Gengxin City had thousands of blacksmith shops and attracted smiths seeking advanced assessments.
• The group admired the city’s metalwork shops and followed Chen Feng toward the Blacksmith Association.

Chen Feng and his group visited the Blacksmith Association headquarters in Gengxin City and asked to meet Blacksmith God Lou Gao. With Sword Douluo’s token, they were brought to Lou Gao’s forging room, where the chapter ended as he appeared at the door.

• Chen Feng and his group arrived in Gengxin City and were escorted into the Blacksmith Association headquarters.
• An Association attendant explained the building’s floors and the trading areas for finished goods and metals.
• Chen Feng asked to see Blacksmith God Lou Gao, and the attendant revealed that Lou Gao was his master.
• Chen Feng showed Sword Douluo’s token, and the attendant led the group to the fifth floor.
• Si Long knocked on Lou Gao’s forging-room door, and Lou Gao opened it after hearing that distinguished guests had arrived.

Chen Feng recruited Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association into his Soul Tool Guild after Xianyun demonstrated her mechanism arts. Back in Heaven Dou City, Tang San visited the Heavenly Secret Pavilion to ask about his father and learned the information would cost one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

• Chen Feng offered Lou Gao work for the Soul Tool Guild, but Lou Gao initially refused.
• Xianyun challenged Lou Gao and assembled a moving Mechanism Puppet from scattered components using Soul Power.
• Impressed by Xianyun's mechanism arts, Lou Gao agreed to join the Soul Tool Guild and discuss the move with the Blacksmith Association.
• Chen Feng and his group returned to Heaven Dou City after resolving the recruitment.
• Tang San asked Ningguang for information about Tang Hao, and she quoted a price of one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Tang San paid Ningguang for information about his parents and learned that his mother, Ah Yin, had been a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. After reading Heavenly Secret Child’s harsh criticism of Tang Hao, Tang San challenged Ningguang about who wrote it, and she defended the Pavilion’s right to comment.

• Tang San paid Ningguang one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins to learn his parents’ identities, and she revealed that his father was Tang Hao and his mother was Ah Yin, a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ningguang told Tang San that Spirit Hall’s Pope, Qian Xunji, had hunted Ah Yin for her Soul Ring.
• Tang San paid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for a document detailing his parents’ past and read it in the Pavilion.
• Tang San found Heavenly Secret Child’s comments condemning Tang Hao as cowardly, ungrateful, and responsible for losses suffered by the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San demanded to know who Heavenly Secret Child was and why he criticized Tang Hao, and Ningguang replied that the Pavilion could offer commentary and asked whether it was wrong.