Chapter Summaries

After Cao Yan defeated the Zhu Family's Third Elder, the elder demanded another fight and grew furious at Cao Yan's insults. The Third Elder summoned his Dark Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul Avatar as the Great Elder and Second Elder tried to stop him.

• The Third Elder recovered from his defeat, while the Great Elder and Second Elder checked his injuries and the crowd reacted in shock.
• Cao Yan dismissed the Third Elder as an ant, and the Third Elder challenged him to compete again.
• Zhu Ziqing watched Cao Yan's defiance with approval as Cao Yan continued to insult the Third Elder.
• The Third Elder erupted with Soul Power despite the Great Elder and Second Elder's pleas, then manifested his Dark Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul Avatar.

Cao Yan effortlessly defeated the Third Elder even after he activated his Martial Soul Avatar, leaving the Zhu Family elders and spectators stunned by his strength. When the Great Elder challenged him over concealing his martial soul, Cao Yan revealed two dazzling soul rings and summoned two figures, bringing the venue to stunned silence.

• The Third Elder activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Netherworld True Body, and charged at Cao Yan at extreme speed.
• Cao Yan used his spiritual power to track the Third Elder and knocked him flying with a single punch.
• The Third Elder questioned Cao Yan's strength before fainting, and the Great Elder caught him.
• The Great Elder challenged Cao Yan for fighting without releasing his martial soul, so Cao Yan revealed a red soul ring and a gold soul ring.
• Cao Yan summoned two figures, and the spectators fell silent when they saw them.

Cao Yan revealed his powerful martial spirit and Soul Rings to the Zhu Family, then had Yu Jin and Xu Chu defeat the Great Elder and Second Elder when they attacked him. The Zhu Family patriarch, Zhu Ziqing, accepted the marriage between Cao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.

• The Second Elder recognized Cao Yan’s red Soul Ring as a 100,000-Year Soul Ring, while disciples wondered whether his golden ring was a million-year Soul Ring.
• The Great Elder and Second Elder challenged Cao Yan and attacked him together.
• Yu Jin and Xu Chu stepped in to protect Cao Yan, severely injuring both elders.
• Cao Yan recalled Yu Jin and Xu Chu into his body after they defeated the elders.
• Zhu Ziqing announced that Zhu Zhuqing would marry Cao Yan.

Zhu Ziqing approved Cao Yan’s engagement to Zhu Zhuqing and appointed him a Guest Elder of the Zhu Family. Cao Yan promised to protect Zhu Zhuqing, leaving the family gathered in silence.

• Zhu Ziqing publicly betrothed Zhu Zhuqing to Cao Yan and invited him to stay with the Zhu Family.
• Third Elder objected, but Zhu Ziqing rebuked him, and Third Elder, Great Elder, and Second Elder accepted Cao Yan’s superiority.
• Zhu Ziqing named Cao Yan a Guest Elder and warned the Zhu Family not to offend him.
• Cao Yan vowed to protect Zhu Zhuqing from harm, and everyone fell silent.

Zhu Zhuqing thanked her father, Zhu Ziqing, for approving her engagement to Cao Yan, and he revealed that her sister had pursued her to protect her. Cao Yan declared that destroying the Dai Family would take only a flick of his finger, leaving the gathered family stunned.

• Zhu Zhuqing tried to kneel to thank Zhu Ziqing for allowing her marriage to Cao Yan, but Cao Yan's cough prompted Zhu Ziqing to stop her.
• Zhu Ziqing apologized to Zhu Zhuqing and explained that her sister had pursued her to protect her from the danger surrounding Dai Mubai's succession struggle.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the explanation, forgave her father, and became emotional with relief that her family had not meant to kill her.
• Zhu Ziqing asked Cao Yan whether he could defeat the Dai Family, and Cao Yan said he could destroy it with a flick of his finger.

Cao Yan assured Zhu Ziqing that his Peerless Douluo strength and two Guardian Spirits could defeat the Dai Family. Convinced by the elders’ testimony, Zhu Ziqing led everyone to the main hall to discuss their next move against the Dai Family.

• Zhu Family disciples doubted Cao Yan’s confidence, but Zhu Ziqing silenced them and asked whether Cao Yan could truly defeat the Dai Family.
• Cao Yan said he was a Peerless Douluo and had no reason to fear the Dai Family.
• Cao Yan revealed that both his Guardian Spirits could also unleash Peerless Douluo-level power.
• Second Elder and Great Elder confirmed that Cao Yan’s Guardian Spirit had overwhelmed them in battle.
• Zhu Ziqing accepted Cao Yan’s strength and led him and the others to the main hall to discuss the Dai Family.

Zhu Ziqing sought a proper justification for the Zhu Family to break with the Dai Family, and Cao Yan offered a plan involving Flender's grievance against Dai Mubai. Zhu Ziqing endorsed Cao Yan’s relationship with Zhu Zhuqing and heard Flender declare his intent to avenge his murdered disciple.

• Zhu Ziqing asked Cao Yan to explain why the Zhu Family could justifiably move against the Dai Family.
• Cao Yan openly caressed Zhu Zhuqing as she blushed and asked him to be gentler, while the Zhu Family's elders and disciples watched.
• The Great Elder praised Cao Yan, and Zhu Ziqing publicly accepted him as Zhu Zhuqing's future husband and told the family not to interfere with their relationship.
• Cao Yan said he had a way for the Zhu Family to break with the Dai Family without drawing criticism.
• Flender declared that Dai Mubai had killed his disciple and taken two Soul Bones, and vowed to avenge him personally.

Flender sought the Zhu Family’s help to avenge Ma Hongjun’s death, but Zhu Ziqing and the elders refused to act without proof. Cao Yan testified that Flender’s accusation against Dai Mubai was true, and Zhu Ziqing agreed to support him against the Dai Family.

• Flender accused Dai Mubai of killing Ma Hongjun and insisted that his account was true, while Zhu Ziqing and the Zhu Family elders demanded evidence.
• The Great Elder stopped Flender from swearing on his martial soul and explained that the Zhu Family could not risk offending the Dai Family over an unverified claim.
• Zhu Ziqing promised to help Flender if he could prove the accusation, and Flender turned to Cao Yan for support.
• Cao Yan testified that Flender’s claims were true and said they could serve as just cause to eliminate the Dai Family.
• Zhu Ziqing accepted Cao Yan’s testimony and pledged the Zhu Family’s full support.

After Zhu Ziqing agreed to Cao Yan’s plan to attack the Dai Family, Cao Yan spent the night with Zhu Zhuqing. Their privacy was interrupted when Zhu Zhuyun arrived, and Cao Yan persuaded her to enter the room, leaving their reunion poised to become something more.

• Zhu Ziqing agreed to Cao Yan’s plan, expecting the Zhu Family to benefit if the Dai Family was eliminated.
• Cao Yan took Zhu Zhuqing to her room after discussing the next day’s attack.
• Zhu Zhuyun arrived at Zhu Zhuqing’s room to resolve her past misunderstanding with her younger sister.
• Cao Yan stopped Zhu Zhuyun from leaving and invited her inside, claiming Zhu Zhuqing had missed her.
• Zhu Zhuyun entered after warning Cao Yan not to have improper thoughts, while Cao Yan eagerly anticipated the night ahead.

Zhu Zhuyun reconciled with Zhu Zhuqing after explaining that her past attempt to kill her had been meant to protect her. Cao Yan confessed his feelings to Zhu Zhuyun, who accepted him and became his woman that night.

• Zhu Zhuyun entered Zhu Zhuqing's room and found her naked with Cao Yan.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing that she had tried to kill her to protect her, and Zhu Zhuqing forgave her.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun embraced and promised to protect and care for each other.
• Cao Yan stopped Zhu Zhuyun from leaving and asked her to stay the night.
• Cao Yan admitted that he liked Zhu Zhuyun, and she agreed to become his woman.

Zhu Zhuyun woke happy to be Cao Yan’s woman and grew more certain that he would protect her and Zhu Zhuqing. Cao Yan promised to break both sisters’ engagements with Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai, and prepared to go with their father to the Dai Family.

• Zhu Zhuyun woke beside Cao Yan and told him she was happier with him than she had been with her fiancé, Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed with her sister that Cao Yan was a wonderful man, and Zhu Zhuyun said she had never loved Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked whether Cao Yan would go with their father to the Dai Family to end Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement, and Cao Yan promised to protect both sisters.
• Cao Yan reassured Zhu Zhuyun that he would end her engagement to Dai Weisi as well, then embraced both sisters.

Cao Yan accompanied Zhu Qing and Zhu Zhuyun to the Zhu Family hall, then set out with Zhu Ziqing to break Zhu Qing’s engagement to Dai Mubai. At the Dai Family, King Dai praised Dai Mubai’s newfound power, unaware that Cao Yan was on his way.

• Cao Yan told Zhu Ziqing he would seek justice for Zhu Qing and Zhu Zhuyun and said he was pleased with Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhu Ziqing introduced the Zhu Family’s Soul Sage-level elites, but Cao Yan insisted he could defeat the Dai Family alone and released an overwhelming aura.
• Zhu Ziqing entrusted the Zhu Family to three elders and went with Cao Yan toward the Dai Family.
• King Dai praised Dai Mubai’s talent and said he could entrust him with the throne.
• Dai Mubai politely accepted the praise after secretly absorbing the two Soul Bones he had taken from Ma Hongjun, raising his Soul Power to level forty-eight.

Dai Mubai gained the Dai Family’s support after returning with greatly increased strength, and King Dai favored him as the heir. Dai Weisi pleaded for his life, but King Dai rejected him and struck him across the hall.

• Dai Mubai returned to the Star Luo Empire after killing Ma Hongjun and absorbed power from Ma Hongjun’s two Soul Bones, reaching Soul Ancestor rank.
• King Dai praised Dai Mubai, invited him to sit beside him, and the Dai Family members shifted their support toward the Second Imperial Prince.
• Dai Mubai told King Dai that he had reached level forty-eight and expected to break through to Soul King soon.
• Dai Family members called for Dai Weisi’s death, and Dai Weisi begged King Dai to spare him.
• King Dai called Dai Weisi a coward, slapped him across the hall, and sent him crashing through a pillar.

King Dai beat Dai Weisi and condemned him for cowardice, then ordered him to confront the Zhu Family after they arrived at the Dai Family's imperial palace. Dai Weisi accepted the task, hoping to save his life by obeying his father.

• King Dai slapped Dai Weisi and berated him for begging for his life instead of showing courage.
• King Dai kicked Dai Weisi, who pleaded for mercy as the gathered people called for his execution.
• A Dai Family disciple reported that members of the Zhu Family had arrived at the palace gates seeking an audience with King Dai.
• King Dai ordered Dai Weisi to drive the Zhu Family away or face death.
• Dai Weisi eagerly accepted the order and strode outside, hoping to earn his father's forgiveness.

Cao Yan brought Zhu Ziqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing to the Dai Family palace to cancel the girls’ engagements. When Dai Weisi appeared to greet them mockingly, Cao Yan struck him and sent him flying.

• Zhu Ziqing led Cao Yan and the two girls to the Dai Family palace to meet King Dai and dissolve the engagements.
• Cao Yan promised Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing that he would make the Dai Family cancel their engagements and defend their honor.
• Cao Yan embraced Zhu Zhuyun, and she reluctantly told him she would be his for life before urging him to let go so they could proceed.
• Zhu Ziqing cautioned Cao Yan to avoid provoking the Dai Family before the engagements were dissolved.
• Dai Weisi greeted Zhu Ziqing mockingly, and Cao Yan slapped him across the face, sending him flying.

Zhu Ziqing confronted Dai Weisi and declared that he would cancel the engagement between Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun because she was engaged to Cao Yan. After Dai Weisi called on two Dai Family elders for support, Zhu Ziqing challenged them, leaving a confrontation poised to begin.

• Dai Weisi insulted Cao Yan, and Zhu Ziqing slapped him for disrespecting the Zhu Family's future son-in-law.
• Zhu Ziqing told Dai Weisi that Zhu Zhuyun was engaged to Cao Yan and that he had come to cancel her engagement to Dai Weisi.
• Dai Weisi pleaded with Zhu Ziqing to preserve the engagement, then threatened him with the consequences of opposing the Dai Family.
• Zhu Ziqing blasted Dai Weisi away with Soul Power and dismissed his claims about the Dai Family's strength.
• Dai Weisi called on Dai Da and Dai Er, two Soul Douluo elders, to intervene, and they accused Zhu Ziqing of rebelling against the Dai Family.
• Zhu Ziqing called the elders old dogs and declared that he was not afraid of them, freezing the atmosphere.

Zhu Ziqing stood firm on his decision to break off the engagement despite Dai Da and Dai Er’s threats. After the two elders attacked him with their combined White Tiger God Annihilation, Zhu Ziqing survived by activating his Martial Soul Avatar but was left battered and facing an uphill fight.

• Dai Da and Dai Er threatened Zhu Ziqing for insulting the Dai Family, but he remained determined to break off the engagement.
• Dai Da and Dai Er rushed Zhu Ziqing and jointly unleashed their fifth soul skill, White Tiger God Annihilation.
• Zhu Ziqing activated his eighth soul rings and Seventh Soul Skill, Netherworld True Body, to weaken and confront the attack.
• The light wave exploded, leaving Zhu Ziqing staggering backward with torn clothes and visible exhaustion.
• Dai Da and Dai Er mocked Zhu Ziqing and claimed he had no chance of defeating them.

Zhu Ziqing rejected Dai Weisi’s demand to preserve Zhu Zhuyun’s engagement and challenged the Dai Family, prompting Dai Weisi and two elders to attack. Just as Dai Weisi moved to seize Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, an unseen assailant knocked him to the ground.

• Dai Weisi urged the two elders to capture Zhu Ziqing and demanded that he stop opposing his engagement to Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhu Ziqing insulted Dai Weisi, refused to change his mind, and declared that the Zhu Family would rule the Star Luo Empire.
• The two elders agreed to fight Zhu Ziqing while Dai Weisi took Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing back to the Dai Family.
• Dai Weisi lunged at Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, but a cold voice warned him away from Cao Yan’s women and an invisible force hurled him to the ground.

Cao Yan intervened when Dai Weisi tried to take Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun back with him. Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing openly sided with Cao Yan, leaving Dai Weisi enraged as Cao Yan prepared to kill him.

• Cao Yan struck Dai Weisi, who cursed him and demanded that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun return with him.
• Zhu Zhuyun warned Dai Weisi that Cao Yan was far stronger than he thought, while Dai Weisi dismissed Cao Yan as weak.
• Zhu Zhuqing nestled into Cao Yan's embrace and warned Dai Weisi that Cao Yan could defeat him with one punch.
• Dai Weisi ended his engagement to Zhu Zhuyun and forbade her from entering the Dai Family again.
• Zhu Zhuyun declared that she loved Cao Yan, then went to his side and embraced him.
• Cao Yan dismissed Dai Weisi as trash and declared that he would take Dai Weisi's life.

Cao Yan overwhelmed Dai Weisi and the two Dai Family elders after they attacked him. The chapter left Cao Yan approaching the badly wounded Dai Weisi with killing intent.

• Dai Weisi attacked Cao Yan with his White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, confident he could defeat him.
• Cao Yan sent Dai Weisi flying with a casual wave, leaving him gravely wounded and bleeding.
• Dai Weisi urged the two Dai Family elders to kill Cao Yan, and they attacked him together.
• Cao Yan repelled both elders with a palm strike, sending them flying dozens of meters.
• Cao Yan ignored the elders and walked toward Dai Weisi, intent on killing him.