Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan arranged for Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to leave Shrek Academy and join another academy team, then told Tang San that Blue Silver Grass could not support cultivation beyond Soul Elder rank without improving its quality. Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were shaken by the claim, while Ye Xuan knew the Immortal Herbs that could have helped Tang San were already gone.

• Ye Xuan asked Zhu Zhuqing to handle graduation formalities with Ning Rongrong and said he would help them join the same academy team.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she only wanted to follow Ye Xuan, and he insisted she become a capable maid and promised to send her cultivation resources.
• Ye Xuan told Tang San that Blue Silver Grass had a cultivation limit of level thirty-nine unless its quality improved.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang reacted with anger and shock as Ye Xuan described Tang San's slowing Soul Power circulation and cited records of Blue Silver Grass users.
• Ye Xuan recalled that Tang San's Martial Soul had improved through Immortal Herbs and the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, but the Immortal Herbs had already been taken by Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan beat Yu Xiaogang and left Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing departed to await Sword Douluo. The next day, Ye Xuan found Qian Renxue mourning before a portrait of him, though he was very much alive.

• Ye Xuan kicked Yu Xiaogang into a wall, then gave Flender money for his medical expenses.
• Ye Xuan left with Xiao Wu, groping her in front of a jealous Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek Academy to wait for Sword Douluo in Suotuo City, and Flender agreed to stay with them.
• The next day, Qian Renxue lit incense before a black-and-white portrait of Ye Xuan in the First Prince's Mansion.
• Ye Xuan entered Qian Renxue's secret chamber and found her mourning before his portrait.

Ye Xuan returned alive from the Far North with Liya as his new hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, startling Qian Renxue and relieving the worshippers. He stayed at Qian Renxue’s mansion, where their teasing and jealousy continued, and a week later she found him relaxing while she carried out her duties as Xue Qinghe.

• Ye Xuan surprised Qian Renxue in her secret chamber, and she nearly struck him with the Angel God Sword before burning the memorial tablet she had made for him.
• Qian Renxue informed Spirit Hall that Ye Xuan had returned safely, easing Qian Daoliu’s and the worshippers’ worries.
• Ye Xuan told Qian Renxue how he had failed to recruit the Ice Empress and instead gained Liya, the Merfolk princess, as his Soul Ring.
• Qian Renxue questioned Ye Xuan’s closeness with Liya, then confronted him at bedtime about his nights with Bibi Dong and made him sleep on the floor again.
• A week later, Qian Renxue returned from acting as Xue Qinghe and found Ye Xuan relaxing in the bamboo grove while Xiao Wu tended to him.

Ye Xuan concealed Xiao Wu from Qian Renxue and maintained his disguise as Crown Princess Xiao Xue when Ning Fengzhi visited the mansion. Ning Fengzhi found no flaws but remained suspicious of Xiao Xue, while Qian Renxue and Ye Xuan agreed they were in the same boat.

• Qian Renxue returned to the mansion and spent an hour beside Ye Xuan while he hid Xiao Wu with a mental Simulation.
• Qian Renxue warned Ye Xuan that Ning Fengzhi would visit the next day, and Ye Xuan later met secretly with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ye Xuan to show Xiao Xue's Bright Wings Martial Soul, and Ye Xuan convincingly displayed its aura and three Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi consulted Gu Rong outside Heaven Dou Imperial City, and both men said Xiao Xue seemed genuine but her sudden appearance was suspicious.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Xuan that Ning Fengzhi had warned her to watch out for him, and Ye Xuan replied that they were in the same boat.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing joined the Imperial Fighting Team, where Rongrong teased Yu Tianheng before reuniting with Xue Qinghe and meeting the disguised Ye Xuan as crown princess Xiao Xue. That evening, Ye Xuan retaliated against Qian Renxue’s teasing by bringing Xiao Wu into the room and telling Qian Renxue to leave if she disliked the noise.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing joined the Imperial Fighting Team, and Ning Rongrong mocked Yu Tianheng for his slow cultivation.
• Xue Qinghe and the disguised Ye Xuan arrived, and Ning Rongrong enthusiastically greeted her senior brother and admired crown princess Xiao Xue.
• Qian Renxue sent Ye Xuan, disguised as Xiao Xue, on a tour of the academy with Ning Rongrong, who spent the afternoon cuddling close to him and telling dirty jokes.
• Ye Xuan returned to Qian Renxue’s chambers and summoned Xiao Wu, then gave her a lace outfit.
• Ye Xuan spread bedding on the floor, extinguished the lights, and told Qian Renxue to sleep in the secret room if their noise bothered her.

Ye Xuan and Xiao Wu’s noisy nights embarrassed Qian Renxue and sparked rumors that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was vigorous and devoted to his wife. A week later, Qian Renxue confronted Ye Xuan about the gossip, and Xiao Wu teased her about being jealous.

• Ye Xuan spent the night with Xiao Wu while Qian Renxue stayed awake nearby, then told Qian Renxue to handle palace affairs and shut the door as he went to sleep.
• Officials spread rumors about Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s stamina and his luxurious treatment of the Crown Princess, prompting Emperor Xue Ye to summon Qian Renxue and provide medicinal herbs.
• News reached Spirit City, where Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall elders were outraged, while students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy gave Qian Renxue strange looks.
• A week later, Qian Renxue complained to Ye Xuan about the rumors, and he explained that appearing less restrained could help her standing with Emperor Xue Ye and the court.
• Xiao Wu teased Qian Renxue by suggesting she was jealous and offering to give up her place beside Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan rejected Qian Renxue’s criticism of his conduct and told her to send medicine to Dugu Bo with an offer tied to joining Spirit Hall. The chapter left Qian Renxue puzzled by Ye Xuan’s influence over the Poison Douluo.

• Qian Renxue left after Xiao Wu taunted her, and Xiao Wu told Ye Xuan that suppressing the Little Holy King’s Soul Bone could harm his body and talent.
• A week later, Qian Renxue found Ye Xuan cuddling Xiao Wu and threatened to send him back if he neglected his duties.
• Ye Xuan said his cultivation was still advancing and asked Qian Renxue why she had come to see him.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Xuan that Dugu Bo had gone to Spirit City seeking medicine specifically from him.
• Ye Xuan gave Qian Renxue three pills for Dugu Bo and said he would provide more only if Dugu Bo joined Spirit Hall as an elder.
• Ye Xuan explained that Dugu Bo was poisoning himself and that he could relieve the Poison Douluo’s suffering.

Ye Xuan, disguised as Crown Princess Xiao Xue, used the Shrek students’ attack on the fourth prince Xue Beng to set up their arrest. The crown prince’s guards moved in, leaving the Shrek teachers stunned as they realized whom Dai Mubai had injured.

• Qian Renxue returned to the side hall and asked Xiao Wu why she enjoyed being with Ye Xuan; Xiao Wu explained that she liked him and helped him manage his excess yang energy.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Xuan that Shrek wanted to merge with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Ye Xuan proposed a plan to send them to the dungeon.
• Ye Xuan transformed into Xiao Xue and went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he saw Dai Mubai send Xue Beng flying and leave him badly injured.
• Ma Hongjun ogled Ye Xuan, and Dai Mubai challenged her when she questioned the Shrek group about attacking Xue Beng.
• Ye Xuan revealed that Xue Beng was her younger brother and ordered more than a hundred crown prince’s guards to seize the Shrek group.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, Shaoxing, and Li Yusong realized that the student Dai Mubai had crippled was the fourth prince of Heaven Dou.

Ye Xuan used Ma Hongjun’s attack and Xue Beng’s injuries to press the Heaven Dou authorities to punish Shrek. Meng Shenji subdued the group, though Tang San resisted his control, while the Asura God watched in dismay from the Divine Realm.

• Ma Hongjun attacked Ye Xuan with his Phoenix Fire Line, but Ye Xuan blocked it with a shield.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, arrived with Meng Shenji and the other governors, who suppressed Shrek’s group.
• Ye Xuan pointed to Xue Beng’s injuries and demanded that the assault be treated as an offense against the Imperial Family.
• Meng Shenji used his Martial Soul to seal the Shrek teachers’ Soul Power and ordered them imprisoned in Black Water Prison.
• Tang San resisted Meng Shenji’s mental control with his Purple Demon Eye.
• The Asura God watched Tang San through a crystal ball and lamented that his chosen inheritor had fallen so far short of his plans.

Asura God worried that Tang San's repeated defeats would halt his cultivation, while Goddess of Life and God of Destruction argued over whether Ye Xuan could inherit more than one divine position. Disguised as Xiao Xue, Ye Xuan visited the Black Water Prison and set up a humiliating three-day punishment for Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek students, leaving the watching gods horrified.

• Asura God decided Tang San could not remain imprisoned because his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had reached a cultivation bottleneck.
• Goddess of Life praised Ye Xuan's growing life energy and asked when to give him her divine trial, while God of Destruction suggested he might bear more than one divine position.
• Disguised as Xiao Xue, Ye Xuan ordered the prison warden to bring Yu Xiaogang to the cell holding Tang San and the other Shrek students.
• Ye Xuan had Yu Xiaogang chained to the students, ordered animal mating-urge powder scattered into their water, and left an Image Recording Crystal to record them for three days.
• Yu Xiaogang and the students cursed Ye Xuan as the warden shut the cell door, and Asura God, Goddess of Life, and God of Destruction watched in horror.

Ye Xuan forced Flender to agree that Shrek Academy’s teachers would serve Xue Qinghe for ten years after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, then went to Blue Tyrant Academy to seek authority over its students in exchange for financial support. Liu Erlong began to refuse, but Ye Xuan’s next words left her frozen.

• Ye Xuan told Flender that he could avoid punishment if Shrek Academy’s teachers served Xue Qinghe for ten years after the tournament, and Flender accepted.
• Ye Xuan left Flender’s Soul Power sealed and said his four students would remain under severe punishment for three days.
• Ye Xuan arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy with imperial guards and introduced herself to Liu Erlong as Xiao Xue.
• Ye Xuan offered to fund Blue Tyrant Academy in exchange for a board position with the authority to discipline or expel students.
• Liu Erlong started to refuse Ye Xuan’s offer, but Ye Xuan’s next words stopped her.

Ye Xuan persuaded Liu Erlong to support the Heaven Dou Empire in exchange for seeing Yu Xiaogang, then visited the prisoners in Black Water Prison. He left Tang San and the others in Flender’s care and watched their torment continue, declaring that it was only the beginning.

• Ye Xuan told Liu Erlong he could let her see Yu Xiaogang within three days and asked her to discuss the matter privately.
• Ye Xuan showed Liu Erlong footage of Yu Xiaogang, and she agreed to his terms, including letting the Blue Tyrant Academy prioritize the Heaven Dou Empire when its talented graduates chose where to go.
• Ye Xuan spoke with Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince Mansion, then went to Black Water Prison to check on Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender arrived and carried Yu Xiaogang away while Tang San and the others recoiled from him, showing signs of severe mental distress.
• Ye Xuan released the five prisoners into Flender’s care and later watched footage of Dai Mubai and the others cornering Tang San.

Ye Xuan exposed Fourth Prince Xue Beng’s affair with one of Xue Ye the Great’s consorts, helping Qian Renxue gain imperial authority. He then left the palace for Blue Tyrant Academy, where he saw Liu Erlong following Yu Xiaogang.

• Ye Xuan secretly obtained a letter and Image Recording Crystal showing Xue Beng with Xue Ye the Great’s consort, then showed them to Qian Renxue.
• Ye Xuan and Qian Renxue arranged for copies of the footage to spread through Heaven Dou Imperial City while pretending they knew nothing about it.
• Xue Ye the Great confined Xue Beng and executed the consort, then handed some authority to Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe.
• Ye Xuan changed his appearance and left the imperial family for Blue Tyrant Academy to deal with the Shrek Four Scoundrels.
• Ye Xuan entered the academy and saw Liu Erlong following Yu Xiaogang.

Ye Xuan visited Liu Erlong after seeing Yu Xiaogang reject her, then drank palace wine with her and spent the next two days with her. The chapter ended with Ye Xuan exhausted by Liu Erlong’s stamina.

• Yu Xiaogang rejected Liu Erlong and ran away, leaving her heartbroken.
• Ye Xuan met Liu Erlong and took her to her wooden house to talk over palace wine.
• The potent wine intoxicated Liu Erlong, and Ye Xuan carried her to bed.
• Liu Erlong discovered that Ye Xuan was the crown princess Xiao Xue, and agreed to keep their encounter secret.
• Ye Xuan and Liu Erlong continued for two days, leaving Ye Xuan nearly drained.

Ye Xuan spent three days with Liu Erlong, who still admitted she could not forget Yu Xiaogang, while Ye Xuan tried to discredit him and drew the Shrek group away from her door. Afterward, Yu Xiaogang told Flender that he was a cripple and could no longer make Liu Erlong happy.

• Ye Xuan asked Liu Erlong what their relationship was, but she admitted she still could not forget her cousin Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Xuan told Liu Erlong that Yu Xiaogang was useless and claimed he had proof that Yu Xiaogang did not like women.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the Shrek students came to Liu Erlong's room, but she told them to leave her alone.
• Flender led the group away after mistaking the sounds from inside for a confrontation between Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang.
• Ye Xuan caught Liu Erlong when she collapsed, cleaned the room, replaced the furniture, and left to resume his other plans.
• Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to stop rejecting Liu Erlong, but Yu Xiaogang called himself a cripple who could not make her happy.

Ye Xuan secretly planted Spirit-Enhancing Hallucinogenic Pills in the rooms of the Shrek Four Scoundrels, then spent the night with Liu Erlong. By morning, the four men had been found behaving outrageously on the academy grounds, and Liu Erlong asked Ye Xuan to reveal his true appearance.

• Ye Xuan planted pills in the rooms of the Shrek Four Scoundrels while his companions in the Spirit Sea complained about being shut off from the outside world.
• Tian Meng grew jealous when he learned Ye Xuan had spent three days with Liu Erlong, so Ye Xuan locked him inside his Pokeball.
• Ye Xuan returned to Liu Erlong's room and slipped into bed beside her.
• Blue Tyrant Academy students found Tang San and the other three men red and writhing in the grass, and some recorded the scene with Image Recording Crystals.
• Flender learned what had happened to the four men and rushed toward them, while Liu Erlong heard the news from Ye Xuan's arms.
• Liu Erlong told Ye Xuan she no longer cared whether she loved Yu Xiaogang and asked him to show his true face.

Ye Xuan spent the year at Blue Tyrant Academy, where his schemes made the Shrek Four Scoundrels laughingstocks and changed Liu Erlong’s feelings toward Yu Xiaogang. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang begging Liu Erlong to take him back, while she rejected him and shut the door.

• Ye Xuan told Liu Erlong he planned to visit often, then began cultivating while she headed to the academy.
• Over the next year, Ye Xuan gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and Zhu Zhuqing the Hibiscus Jade Skin Bone, and his schemes made the Shrek Four Scoundrels the academy’s laughingstocks.
• Liu Erlong lost interest in Yu Xiaogang and stopped defending him when students mocked him, reversing their former dynamic.
• Flender confessed his feelings to Liu Erlong, but she rejected him, and he gave up pursuing her.
• Yu Xiaogang knelt before Liu Erlong with a rose and begged for forgiveness, but she reminded him they were cousins and shut the door on him.

After reaching level 59, Ye Xuan discovered that the Asura God had secretly aided Tang San, who gained five levels from Aromatic Silk Beauty and reached level 40. Ye Xuan concluded that Tang San had divine backing and decided to hasten Qian Renxue and his teacher’s godhood inheritances so they could kill him.

• Ye Xuan awakened after half a year of cultivation at level 59, then stopped Liu Erlong from rushing to embrace him and ordered her to kneel.
• Tang San found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well stripped of its herbs, while the Asura God secretly sent him Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Tang San consumed Aromatic Silk Beauty and surged to level 40, reaching the Quasi-Soul Ancestor realm.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang about his breakthrough, and Flender and the remaining Three Scoundrels reacted with displeasure rather than congratulating him.
• Ye Xuan sensed Tang San’s new power, realized the Asura God had intervened, and resolved to speed up Qian Renxue’s and his teacher’s godhood inheritances.

Asura God watched Tang San and Ye Xuan’s progress, hoping Tang San could eventually surpass Ye Xuan. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Meng Yiran became Tang San’s girlfriend and laid down strict rules for their relationship.

• Asura God praised Tang San for breaking through five Soul Power levels after consuming an Immortal Herb, then worried that Ye Xuan had reached rank fifty-nine and attracted the attention of Destruction and Life.
• Tang San absorbed an ordinary Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his fourth ring and gained Blue Silver Cage as his fourth Soul Skill.
• Meng Yiran joined Blue Tyrant Academy to find Tang San, despite hearing about his past behavior there, and the two began dating.
• Meng Yiran asked Tang San whether he still liked Ning Rongrong, and he said he had been foolish to fall for her.
• Meng Yiran told Tang San he could not pursue other girls, had to keep his distance from the three remaining Shrek members, and could not touch her before marriage; Tang San agreed.

Ye Xuan left Liu Erlong and returned to the Heaven Dou Crown Prince Mansion, where he found Qian Renxue overwhelmed by government work. He arranged for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to review the memorials, had Qian Renxue rest, and asked her to investigate Meng Yiran and the Dragon-Snake Family.

• Tang San accepted Meng Yiran’s relationship rules, while Ye Xuan watched them through God's Vision and thought Tang San was too naïve.
• Ye Xuan told Liu Erlong he was returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City to help Crown Prince Xue Qinghe with affairs.
• Ye Xuan returned to the Crown Prince Mansion and made Sky Dream Ice Silkworm handle Qian Renxue’s backlog of memorials.
• Ye Xuan carried the exhausted Qian Renxue to the secret chamber, where she agreed to have Pufferfish investigate Meng Yiran and the Dragon-Snake Family.
• Ye Xuan covered the sleeping Qian Renxue and planned for her to absorb the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver King as her Eighth Soul Ring.