Chapter Summaries

After Liu Erlong beat Tang San unconscious, she refused to take him and Yu Xiaogang into Blue Tyrant Academy, while Su Ye’s group left and speculated about Tang San’s next move. Su Ye’s Diary revealed that Ling Yuan had one too, and Bibi Dong realized Ling Yuan had kept it secret from her.

• Tang San passed out after Liu Erlong beat him, and he blamed Yu Xiaogang as he lost consciousness.
• Su Ye and his companions left Blue Tyrant Academy, and Liu Erlong rejected Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and several Shrek students while welcoming Flender under conditions.
• Flender tentatively asked Liu Erlong if they could have a future together, but she declined and said she wanted to focus on running the academy.
• While shopping with the women, Su Ye wrote that Tang San might seek a Spirit Ring for his Clear Sky Hammer and approach Bibi Dong for help.
• Su Ye’s Diary prompted him to write about Lingyuan Douluo, and Bibi Dong realized Ling Yuan had a Diary without telling her.
• Bibi Dong called out to Ling Yuan in the Diary, and Ling Yuan responded.

Ling Yuan revealed herself as a Diary holder, prompting Bibi Dong to accuse her of hiding information and planning to betray Spirit Hall for Tang San. Ling Yuan denied the accusations and said she had been in seclusion, but Bibi Dong doubted her explanation.

• Ling Yuan realized Bibi Dong was upset because she had secretly read the Diary while knowing the Pope's embarrassing past.
• Ling Yuan greeted Bibi Dong on Tieba under the nickname “I'm Not a Kill-Stealer,” leaving the other Diary holders curious about its meaning.
• Bibi Dong accused Ling Yuan of disrespecting her and plotting to defect to Tang San, while Hu Liena privately assured the others that Ling Yuan was loyal to Spirit Hall.
• Ling Yuan denied any intention to betray Spirit Hall and explained that she had been in seclusion.
• Bibi Dong questioned whether Ling Yuan had actually broken through in seclusion, leaving Ling Yuan speechless.

Su Ye described Ling Yuan’s popularity, Martial Soul, and limited screen time, while Huo Wu resented being compared unfavorably with her. The Diary then revealed that Ling Yuan died, but not in the final battle, and left the circumstances unrevealed.

• Ling Yuan admitted she had not actually gone into seclusion, though she expected the Diary’s reward to help her break through.
• Su Ye wrote that Ling Yuan was popular in fanfiction despite having less screen time than Huo Wu, and Ling Yuan proudly welcomed the praise.
• Su Ye contrasted Ling Yuan’s popularity with Huo Wu’s lack of prominence, prompting Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er to laugh while Huo Wu angrily protested.
• Ling Yuan realized her limited screen time might restrict her rewards and considered approaching Su Ye in Heaven Dou City.
• Su Ye said Ling Yuan was reckless and had died before the final battle, leaving everyone stunned before he revealed how it happened.

Su Ye recounted Lingyuan’s bold role in the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where she severed Chen Xin’s arm, and revealed how she later died despite fighting in a seemingly safer battle. The chapter left Lingyuan and the others stunned by the revelation that Daming and Er Ming ambushed her during the spirit beast hunt.

• Su Ye explained that Lingyuan charged Chen Xin during the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and severed one of his arms.
• Su Ye said Chen Xin’s injury helped him break through to Soul Power Level ninety-seven, while Ning Rongrong blamed Tang San for failing to help the sect or restore Chen Xin’s arm.
• Bibi Dong and Lingyuan assumed Chen Xin had later killed Lingyuan after reaching level ninety-seven.
• Su Ye clarified that Lingyuan survived the attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect but died during a later spirit beast hunt led by Bibi Dong.
• Su Ye revealed that Daming and Er Ming ambushed Lingyuan, killing her after she rushed ahead to claim the first merit.

Bibi Dong despaired over Ling Yuan’s reckless death, but Ling Yuan defended her loyalty and Bibi Dong forgave her. Su Ye then reflected on Ling Yuan’s scant role and suggested she may have worked hard to repay Spirit Hall for taking in orphans like her.

• Shui Yue'er mocked Ling Yuan for throwing a favorable match by abandoning the objective to fight the dragon and dying.
• Bibi Dong lamented losing a capable subordinate and complained that her daughter, disciple, and promoted talent were all troublesome.
• Ling Yuan defended herself on Tieba, saying she had acted out of loyalty to Bibi Dong, who warned her not to be reckless again.
• Su Ye said Ling Yuan had little presence in the original story, then promised to write more about her; Ling Yuan welcomed the prospect of a greater reward.
• Huo Wu angrily compared Su Ye’s attention to Ling Yuan with his brief treatment of her and damaged her room while Huo Wushuang worried outside.
• Su Ye speculated that Spirit Hall had adopted Ling Yuan and that she might have worked so hard to repay it, drawing an awkward reaction from Bibi Dong.

Su Ye contrasted Ling Yuan’s difficult upbringing in Spirit Hall with Bibi Dong’s privileged one, while Hu Liena defended her loyalty to the organization and accidentally provoked her teacher. Ling Yuan recognized that Su Ye understood her past and wanted to meet him, but held back because Bibi Dong was about to arrive in Heaven Dou City.

• Ning Rongrong and the others acknowledged that Spirit Hall had rescued and supported Ling Yuan, unlike the Two Great Empires’ treatment of commoners.
• Hu Liena said Spirit Hall had saved her and her brother, reaffirmed her loyalty, and regretted betraying the organization in the original plot.
• Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that she would visit soon and promised a private talk, leaving Hu Liena flustered as she denied any hidden meaning in her remarks.
• Su Ye wrote that Bibi Dong had received a privileged upbringing while Ling Yuan had to struggle for recognition and better treatment.
• Ling Yuan recognized her own experiences in Su Ye’s words and wanted to meet him, but decided to wait until after Bibi Dong arrived in Heaven Dou City.

Su Ye mocked Bibi Dong and praised Ling Yuan while Dugu Bo confronted Yu Yuanzhen outside Heaven Dou City over Yu Tianheng’s injuries. As the two fought, Su Ye realized Yu Yuanzhen had an unexpected source of confidence.

• Su Ye compared Bibi Dong’s devotion to Yu Xiaogang to the ideal of a perfect wife, then praised Ling Yuan as more sensible than Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue.
• Yu Yuanzhen confronted Dugu Bo outside Heaven Dou City and demanded an explanation because Su Ye had crippled his grandson.
• Dugu Bo refused to apologize and challenged Yu Yuanzhen, who activated his Martial Soul Possession and revealed nine Spirit Rings.
• Dugu Bo activated his own Martial Soul, whose dragon might suppressed Yu Yuanzhen’s, then struck him with a punch.
• Su Ye sensed the fight and guessed that Yu Yuanzhen had a hidden reason for daring to stand up to Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo overwhelmed Yu Yuanzhen in a battle outside the city, astonishing the spectators and revealing how much his Martial Soul evolution had strengthened him. Su Ye warned that Yu Yuanzhen had a hidden trump card: fragments of an ancient Dragon King's Spirit Bone that could be detonated and fused in a crisis.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin sensed a battle outside the city and went to investigate, suspecting Yu Yuanzhen was involved.
• Hu Liena and the others watched Dugu Bo suppress Yu Yuanzhen with overwhelming force, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived and were shocked by his strength.
• Dugu Bo taunted Yu Yuanzhen before the gathered spectators, and Su Ye privately predicted the display would end in embarrassment because Yu Yuanzhen had a trump card.
• Su Ye explained that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had sealed the True Dragon Nine Crowns beneath its nine peaks: one complete Spirit Bone and eight fragments from an ancient Dragon King.

Yu Yuanzhen unleashed fragments of an ancient Dragon King Spirit Bone, burning his life to gain overwhelming power and break free of Dugu Bo’s suppression. After driving Dugu Bo and Chen Xin back, he charged at Su Ye, determined to kill him before his temporary power ran out.

• Su Ye explained that fusing several Dragon King Spirit Bone fragments temporarily boosted strength, lightning power, and Spirit Ring age, but consumed the user’s life and could prove fatal.
• Yu Yuanzhen fused fragments into his body, burned his vitality, and broke through the level-ninety-five bottleneck.
• Yu Yuanzhen broke free of Dugu Bo’s suppression and chose to attack Su Ye first, but Dugu Bo tried to block him and was knocked away.
• Ning Fengzhi backed Su Ye and supported Chen Xin as Chen Xin joined Dugu Bo to stop Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yu Yuanzhen fused the remaining fragments, raised all nine Spirit Rings to black, overpowered Chen Xin and Dugu Bo, and charged at Su Ye.

Yu Yuanzhen attacked Su Ye with overwhelming force, while Su Ye calmly provoked him and prepared to demonstrate his power. As Yu Yuanzhen brought down his dragon claw, Su Ye reached out and seized the Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, leaving everyone stunned.

• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his enormous Martial Soul Avatar and charged at Su Ye and the people around him.
• Liu Erlong realized Yu Yuanzhen would not spare her and let go of her lingering attachment to her uncle.
• Dugu Bo rushed to defend Su Ye, but Su Ye told Yu Yuanzhen to retreat or face the consequences.
• Su Ye’s composed warning impressed the onlookers and the women watching Dugu Yan’s livestream.
• Yu Yuanzhen ignored Su Ye’s warning and slammed his dragon claw down with all his strength.
• Su Ye slowly raised one hand and grasped toward Yu Yuanzhen as Heaven and Earth Vital Energy surged and the void trembled.

Su Ye effortlessly killed Yu Yuanzhen with a single attack, leaving Dugu Bo and Chen Xin stunned by his strength. He then revealed that another Dragon King Spirit Bone, even more compatible with Dugu Yan, was somewhere nearby, leaving the women eager to learn where it was.

• Su Ye formed a giant energy palm without summoning his Martial Soul and killed Yu Yuanzhen, reducing him to blood mist.
• Su Ye collected Yu Yuanzhen's Spirit Bone fragments, crushed them, and dismissed them as useless.
• Dugu Bo and Chen Xin arrived and were shocked by how easily Su Ye had defeated Yu Yuanzhen; Chen Xin respectfully bowed, while Dugu Bo asked about Su Ye's recent growth.
• Gu Yuena sensed that Su Ye had surpassed Third-Level God power, and Dugu Yan read his diary with growing affection.
• Su Ye thought about obtaining the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect's Snow Jade Crown for Dugu Yan, then remembered another, closer Dragon King Spirit Bone that suited her even better.

Su Ye killed Yu Yuanzhen with overwhelming ease, shocking the witnesses and alarming Xue Ye about the danger of having such a powerhouse in Heaven Dou City. When Xue Ye suggested sending Xue Ke to Su Ye, Qian Renxue reacted with anger.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin praised Su Ye’s strength, and Su Ye thanked them for their help before preparing to go to Sunset Forest.
• The witnesses discussed Yu Yuanzhen’s death and the likely downfall of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s committee members regretted misunderstanding Su Ye.
• Xue Ye summoned Qian Renxue and asked about her relationship with Su Ye and his intentions toward the empire.
• Qian Renxue assured Xue Ye that Su Ye was generally friendly toward the empire.
• Xue Ye suggested sending Xue Ke to Su Ye, and Qian Renxue sharply objected.

Qian Renxue persuaded Xue Ye to offer Su Ye the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a way to win his favor. Meanwhile, Su Ye headed to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to retrieve two God-Rank Spirit Bones for Dugu Yan, and his revelation that the Dragon Kings might revive left Gu Yuena eager to investigate.

• Qian Renxue rejected Xue Ye's plan to marry Xue Ke to Su Ye and explained that Su Ye disliked political marriages and had high standards.
• Qian Renxue told Xue Ye that Su Ye might value something strange and unusual, then suggested giving him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after he showed interest in it.
• Su Ye headed for Sunset Forest and wrote that he would retrieve the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' Spirit Bones for Dugu Yan, whose Martial Soul could evolve with them.
• The women realized the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well held two God-Rank Spirit Bones, and Bibi Dong regretted missing the chance to claim them.
• Su Ye mentioned that the Dragon Kings might retain incomplete consciousnesses, prompting Gu Yuena to consider whether they could be revived.

Su Ye described how Tang San used his ice-and-fire resistance to show off against Huo Wu, then recounted how Shui Bing'er decisively defeated him despite his many advantages. The women reacted to the revelations, and Hu Liena and Dugu Yan recognized Shui Bing'er as an exceptional genius.

• Su Ye descended into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to seek the Dragon Kings' Spirit Bones, while the women realized the deadly depths were beyond anyone below God Rank.
• Gu Yuena replayed Su Ye's video, hoping to find evidence that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were still alive and could help the Soul Beast Clan.
• Su Ye explained that Tang San gained ice-and-fire resistance from two Immortal Herbs and used it to humiliate Huo Wu during their tournament match.
• Huo Wu grew furious as Su Ye described Tang San's fire immunity stunt and vowed to take revenge on him in the Soul Master Tournament.
• Su Ye revealed that Shui Bing'er had dominated and defeated Tang San despite his powerful advantages, leaving him devastated.
• Hu Liena and Dugu Yan praised Shui Bing'er's strength and talent, with Dugu Yan suggesting her Martial Soul was close to Ultimate Ice.

Shui Yue'er teased Shui Bing'er about becoming Su Ye’s principal wife, while Huo Wu struggled with the realization that Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian had surpassed her. Su Ye found the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ Spirit Bones and revealed that he knew of another suitable bone for Huo Wu, leaving the women stunned by how many God-Rank Spirit Bones he could obtain.

• Shui Yue'er praised Shui Bing'er for defeating Tang San and teased her about joining forces to become Su Ye’s principal wife, so Shui Bing'er repeatedly scolded her.
• Huo Wu wondered whether Shui Bing'er and Feng Xiaotian had concealed their strength when they fought her and felt embarrassed by her own past confidence.
• Su Ye discovered that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had left behind only incomplete wills that instinctively guarded their corpses.
• Su Ye passed through the Dragon Kings’ divine barrier and retrieved their blue left arm bone and crimson-gold right arm bone.
• Su Ye said the Fire Dragon King’s Spirit Bone was unsuitable for Huo Wu but that he knew of another torso bone she could use, astonishing the women.

Su Ye left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with two Spirit Bones while the women reacted to Dugu Yan refusing to take her God-Rank Spirit Bones from him. On his way to Heaven Dou City, Su Ye revealed that the Dragon God had gathered dragon remains and souls in a sealed world called Dragon Valley.

• Bibi Dong scolded Hu Liena for not pursuing Su Ye more ambitiously, but Hu Liena remained devoted to him.
• Shui Yue'er and Zhu Zhuyun envied Dugu Yan’s strength and favored position, while Dugu Yan said Su Ye should fuse with the God-Rank Spirit Bones himself.
• Su Ye put away two Spirit Bones, left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and flew toward Heaven Dou City without visiting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect.
• Su Ye wondered whether Gu Yuena knew about the torso bone, leaving her and the other women puzzled.
• Su Ye explained that the Dragon God created an independent world, drawing in dragon remains and vengeful souls to form the sealed Dragon Valley.

Gu Yuena and the women learned that Dragon Valley was not a treasure trove of Spirit Bones, and Su Ye explained how the Divine Realm imposed the rules linking Soul Beasts to Spirit Rings and Bones. He then revealed that the ban on Soul Beasts becoming gods had not originally been established by the Divine Realm, leaving everyone wondering who had created it.

• Gu Yuena realized Su Ye was heading to Dragon Valley and decided she should retrieve the Dragon God's Heart before he could reach it.
• Hu Liena, Bo Saixi, and the other women imagined that Dragon Valley was full of Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones, but Su Ye warned that its dangerous environment made it hostile to human Soul Masters and that it held no such trove.
• Ye Lingling pointed out to Dugu Yan and the others that Su Ye had only mentioned a Spirit Bone suited to Dugu Yan, not a complete set, and Dugu Yan suggested Dragon Valley held another secret.
• Su Ye explained that Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones had not existed originally and that the rule making Soul Beasts leave them after death began after the War of the Dragon God.
• Su Ye reasoned that the Divine Realm created the rule to restrict Soul Beasts and prevent another Dragon God from arising.
• Su Ye revealed that the Divine Realm had not established the original rule preventing Soul Beasts from becoming gods, leaving the women stunned and wondering who had.

The women learned that the Dragon God, not the God Realm, had created the rule preventing Soul Beasts from becoming gods. The Diary suggested he may have done it to protect them from being killed after ascending, then began to introduce another possible explanation.

• The women questioned Gu Yuena about whether a faction besides the God Realm had barred Soul Beasts from becoming gods, and she said she knew of no other enemy.
• The Diary revealed that the Dragon God had created the rule, shocking the women and prompting them to wonder why he would block his own descendants.
• Tang Yuehua and the others speculated that the Dragon God might have acted for a hidden reason, while Gu Yuena prepared to defend his intelligence.
• The Diary proposed that the Dragon God had made the rule to protect Soul Beasts from the God Realm, where they would likely be executed after ascending.
• The Diary began to describe a second possible reason for the Dragon God's rule.

Su Ye discussed why the Dragon God split himself into two clones, mocking Gu Yuena and Bibi Dong as he weighed possible explanations. On his way back to Dugu Manor, he heard a familiar voice arguing inside Spirit Hall and suspected it was Gangzi.

• The women debated whether the Dragon God could return and whether he had deliberately lost his battle, while Gu Yuena admitted she knew nothing about it.
• Su Ye proposed that the Dragon God might have split himself impulsively, then mocked Gu Yuena and the Golden Dragon King as evidence that the Dragon God was a genius.
• Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena grew angry at Su Ye's insults, and Bibi Dong asked what he wanted from her.
• Su Ye walked through Heaven Dou City toward Dugu Manor and heard someone arguing with Spirit Hall over a withheld Soul Master stipend.
• Su Ye recognized the familiar voice and wondered whether it belonged to Gangzi.

Su Ye found Yu Xiaogang arguing at Spirit Hall after his stipend was canceled, then frightened him into fleeing and clarified that Bibi Dong had no connection to him. The women learned from Su Ye’s diary that Yu Xiaogang had taught Tang San to vilify Spirit Hall, while Bibi Dong vowed that canceling his stipend was only the beginning.

• Yu Xiaogang demanded his stipend from a Spirit Hall official and insisted Bibi Dong could not have ordered it cut off.
• Su Ye appeared, mocked Yu Xiaogang, and conjured a figure that reminded him of Liu Erlong, making him flee in fear.
• Su Ye told the official that Yu Xiaogang had no connection to Bibi Dong and should be thrown out if he returned.
• Bibi Dong read Su Ye’s diary and declared that Yu Xiaogang would not receive his stipend and that worse was still to come.
• Su Ye’s diary revealed that Yu Xiaogang had discouraged Tang San from thanking Spirit Hall by claiming its stipend came from the Two Great Empires and denouncing Spirit Hall.