Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing encountered Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, who warned her that she was still weak by Martial Soul Capital’s standards. She resolved to grow stronger, and the chapter ended with Ling Feng asking what Dugu Yan had told her.

• Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing to a Weapon Shop, where they met Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Dugu Yan and Hu Liena acknowledged Zhu Zhuqing’s talent but told her that her fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone and current strength were not enough to establish herself in Martial Soul Capital.
• Xie Yue criticized Zhu Zhuqing’s speed, while Yan encouraged her to train hard with Ling Feng.
• After Dugu Yan and the others left, Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong she agreed that she needed to become stronger.
• That night, Zhu Zhuqing thought of Dai Mubai and resolved to become strong enough to make him realize he was unworthy of her.
• The next morning, Ling Feng asked Zhu Zhuqing what Dugu Yan had said, and Zhu Zhuqing repeated that Martial Soul Capital did not keep the weak.

Zhu Zhuqing cultivated in Martial Soul Capital while Ling Feng and the Seven Consecrated gathered to hear the God of Destruction reveal the truth about the First Generation Angel God’s death. The revelation left Qian Daoliu confronting the Asura God’s betrayal and learning that Qian Renxue had been chosen as the next Angel God.

• Zhu Zhuqing steadily raised her Soul Power and sharpened her claw techniques, with Ning Rongrong and Jin Chen supporting her cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing resolved to become strong enough to protect herself and the Star Luo Empire, and vowed that Dai Mubai would learn he did not deserve her.
• Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and the Seven Consecrated waited through the night in the Worship Hall as Zhu Zhuqing watched from outside.
• The God of Destruction revealed that the Asura God killed Qian Yuhan after she refused to submit to him and pursue her own path to becoming a God King.
• The God of Destruction told Qian Daoliu that the Angel God had chosen Qian Renxue as Qian Yuhan’s successor because she too refused to accept fate.

God of Destruction empowered the Seven Consecrated, and Qian Daoliu led them to Slaughter City to destroy the Asura God's foothold. Their arrival brought them face to face with Tang Hao, and Golden Crocodile Douluo struck the first blow.

• God of Destruction offered Qian Daoliu and the Six Consecrated destructive power; after his comrades accepted, Qian Daoliu agreed as well.
• God of Destruction transformed the Seven Consecrated into Level 100 Divine Attendants and tasked them with attacking Slaughter City while he kept the Asura God occupied.
• The Seven Consecrated left Martial Soul Capital, watched by Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, Jin Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qian Daoliu and the others confronted Tang Hao above Slaughter City, where Tang Hao boasted that the Asura God's power made him their match.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo's punch forced Tang Hao back three steps and split the web between his thumb and forefinger.

Qian Daoliu and the six grand elders killed Tang Hao and destroyed Slaughter City, prompting the enraged Asura God to seek revenge through Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong accepted a blood-colored token from the Asura God, who offered her power and freedom.

• Qian Daoliu struck Tang Hao with the Angel God Sword and killed him after the six grand elders wore him down.
• Qian Daoliu and the six grand elders left Slaughter City, while the Asura God witnessed the city's destruction and Tang Hao's death.
• The Asura God decided to use Bibi Dong to retaliate against Spirit Hall and sent a blood-colored token to Martial Soul Capital.
• Bibi Dong took the token and knelt as the Asura God identified himself and offered her power and freedom.

Asura God granted Bibi Dong divine power, and she broke out of the Eastern Courtyard to attack Spirit Hall. She fought Ling Feng before Worship Hall while Qian Renxue watched in anguish, and Jin Chen prepared to help.

• Asura God empowered Bibi Dong, raising her to Level 100 and changing her Soul Rings and Spider Emperor martial soul.
• Bibi Dong shattered the courtyard wall and left the Eastern Courtyard as God of Destruction tried to stop her, but Asura God blocked him.
• Ling Feng sensed Bibi Dong approaching Worship Hall, and he and Qian Renxue went out to meet her with Jin Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renxue, threatened to kill Spirit Hall's leaders and heirs, and attacked Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng clashed with Bibi Dong using his Coiling Dragon Staff and Ice Fire Dragon Wings while Qian Renxue wept and Jin Chen readied his Sea God Trident.

Ling Feng defeated Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue arranged for her to be imprisoned with her powers sealed. During a visit to the prison, Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that years of abuse and resentment had left her hating her daughter as well.

• Qian Renxue stopped Jin Chen from attacking Bibi Dong and asked Ling Feng to handle her.
• Ling Feng used the Dark Judgment to shatter Bibi Dong’s attack and defeat her, while Qian Renxue pleaded with her to return and Bibi Dong refused.
• The God of Destruction blocked the Asura God from giving Bibi Dong more power and told him that his scheme had failed.
• Bibi Dong was imprisoned with her Soul Power, martial soul, and strength sealed, and Qian Renxue visited her each day.
• In the grand prison, Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that she blamed her for neglecting her and hated her because she was Qian Xunji’s daughter.

Qian Renxue struggled with the pain of visiting Bibi Dong, but found comfort in Jin Chen and Ling Feng before returning to her duties. The next morning, Ling Feng learned that Zhu Zhuqing had reached level thirty-three, while Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing to teach her to sew.

• Bibi Dong rejected Qian Renxue's attempt to put the past behind them and told her not to visit again.
• Qian Renxue released her anger and grief by smashing wooden stakes, while Jin Chen, Ning Rongrong, Ling Feng, and Zhu Zhuqing watched from nearby.
• Ling Feng sat with Qian Renxue under the moon and told her there was hope as long as Bibi Dong was alive.
• The next morning, Ling Feng learned that Zhu Zhuqing had cultivated until the second watch and broken through to level thirty-three.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing to teach her how to make dresses, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.

Ling Feng watched his companions train, tease one another, and share breakfast, while Zhu Zhuqing began to feel at home in Martial Soul Capital. The chapter left the group heading to breakfast together as Qian Renxue reflected on their youth.

• Jin Chen and Ning Rongrong bickered about him eating her Candied Hawthorn, and Qian Renxue and Dugu Yan asked Ling Feng about his sleepless night.
• Dugu Yan and Hu Liena praised Zhu Zhuqing’s progress, and Dugu Yan advised her to learn how to conduct herself as well as cultivate.
• Yan challenged Zhu Zhuqing to spar, but she admitted she could not beat him and declined.
• Jin Chen sparred with Yan and split his hand open, then Ning Rongrong healed the wound with her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing to breakfast, and Jin Chen, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan followed as Qian Renxue watched them go.

Zhu Zhuqing let go of her resentment toward Dai Mubai, smashed the jade pendant linking them, and continued settling into life in Martial Soul Capital. The next morning, Ling Feng noticed her injured hand and brought her to the Martial Arts Arena, where he ordered Jin Chen to keep running.

• At breakfast, Jin Chen welcomed Yan to stay in Martial Soul Capital, while Hu Liena offered to look after Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing reflected that she no longer hated Dai Mubai and that they had each gone their own way; Ling Feng and Qian Renxue discussed the Sun Moon Continent and agreed to face the year ahead without fear.
• After dreaming that she called Dai Mubai a coward, Zhu Zhuqing smashed the White Tiger jade pendant and went to bed feeling free of him.
• The next morning, Ling Feng spotted blood on Zhu Zhuqing's sleeve, asked about her hand, and told her to follow him.
• At the Martial Arts Arena, Ling Feng told Jin Chen to continue running after Jin Chen complained that his legs were weak.

Zhu Zhuqing watched her friends make plans and train while confronting her distance from home and accepting that she would never see Dai Mubai again. After Hu Liena agreed to spar with her, their match began in the Martial Arts Arena.

• Ning Rongrong teased Jin Chen as he ran, while Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to prepare for Hu Liena's future Spirit Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing admitted she was not strong enough to join them, and Qian Renxue left to visit her mother.
• Jin Chen completed fifty laps, and Ning Rongrong used her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to restore some of his strength.
• At lunch, Zhu Zhuqing hid her injured hand and said she planned to cultivate; Hu Liena offered to spar with her that afternoon.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked Hu Liena with her Hell Spirit Cat speed, but Hu Liena dodged and struck her shoulder with a red beam.

Zhu Zhuqing trained with Hu Liena, learned to vary her attacks, and finally let go of her past engagement by throwing away her jade pendant. The next day, she accompanied Ling Feng on a ride through the Spirit Hall Empire, where they stopped at a village and followed a young woman to her home.

• Zhu Zhuqing lost repeatedly to Hu Liena but improved by using feints and varied attacks, earning praise from the others.
• Zhu Zhuqing dreamed of Dai Mubai, then threw away the fragments of her jade pendant and felt she had finally let go of her engagement.
• Ling Feng invited Zhu Zhuqing to ride with him along a well-maintained official road outside Martial Soul Capital.
• Ling Feng and Zhu Zhuqing reached a village, where a young woman offered them water and led them to her home.

Ling Feng and Zhu Zhuqing traveled through villages and a small town, where residents described how the Spirit Hall Empire’s roads, schools, clinics, jobs, and services had improved their lives. Zhu Zhuqing was impressed by the changes but wondered whether people in the Star Luo Empire were doing as well, and missed her family there.

• A village woman told Ling Feng and Zhu Zhuqing that Spirit Hall Empire projects had improved local education, healthcare, water access, and employment.
• An old farmer explained that his son had learned to make Soul Tools for free in Martial Soul Capital and now worked as a technician.
• Ling Feng and Zhu Zhuqing reached a lively small town, where Zhu Zhuqing reflected on its prosperity and thought about her family in Star Luo City.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing toured the town with Ling Feng and saw its school, clinic, post office, bank, and police station.
• A breakfast stall owner said business had improved and told them his son served in the Angel Legion in Martial Soul Capital.

Ling Feng brought Zhu Zhuqing back to Star Luo City, where she reunited with her family before choosing to return to Martial Soul Capital. On Little New Year, she enjoyed the snowfall and went with Ning Rongrong to shop for New Year goods.

• Ling Feng told Zhu Zhuqing he was taking her to see her home and learn about the Star Luo Former Lands.
• Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Duke White Tiger, her mother, and her younger brother during a three-day stay in Star Luo City.
• Duke White Tiger escorted Zhu Zhuqing to the city gates, and she told him she had chosen her path before riding away with Ling Feng.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Martial Soul Capital and felt a strong sense of belonging as she rode through its gates.
• On Little New Year, Zhu Zhuqing watched the snow with Ning Rongrong, who invited her to go buy New Year goods.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the crowded market to meet Jin Chen and shop.

Jin Chen, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and their friends shopped together for New Year goods in the snowy market. Zhu Zhuqing missed her quiet New Year celebrations in the Star Luo Empire, but Ning Rongrong comforted her by calling Martial Soul Capital home; by evening, everyone had returned to the Worship Hall to sort the purchases.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing bought sugar melons, and Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing that Jin Chen ate so many each New Year that he once had a toothache for days.
• Jin Chen bargained for New Year Paintings and agreed to buy Ning Rongrong four sugar melons in exchange for her help putting them up.
• Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Yan, Xie Yue, Qian Renxue, and Ling Feng browsed the market and exchanged remarks as snow fell.
• Jin Chen bought a sack of firecrackers, and Zhu Zhuqing remembered how lonely New Year had felt in the Star Luo Empire.
• Ning Rongrong hugged Zhu Zhuqing and reassured her that Martial Soul Capital and her friends were her family.
• By evening, Jin Chen carried the New Year goods to the East Wing of the Worship Hall, where Ning Rongrong helped sort them.

Ling Feng, Qian Renxue, and their companions celebrated New Year together with fireworks, a festive dinner, and an evening under the moon. Zhu Zhuqing let go of the broken jade pendant and felt lighter, while the group ended the night looking ahead to an uncertain future.

• Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan joined the others in decorating the East Wing, where Zhu Zhuqing remembered that she had never celebrated New Year with so many people in Star Luo Empire.
• Qian Renxue and Ling Feng talked about their childhood New Year traditions before Jin Chen led everyone to set off fireworks in the Martial Arts Arena.
• Jin Chen tripped while lighting the firecrackers, and the group laughed as Zhu Zhuqing watched them and recalled celebrating with her mother and younger brother.
• Everyone shared a New Year's Eve Dinner, and Xie Yue promised Yan that they could enjoy such a meal every year.
• The companions sat beneath the full moon, while Zhu Zhuqing reflected that she had discarded the jade pendant fragments and felt both empty and lighter.

Ling Feng and Qian Renxue shared their New Year’s wishes, while Zhu Zhuqing realized she had found a family in Martial Soul Capital and left Dai Mubai behind in a dream. On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the group gathered to clean the Worship Hall, leaving Zhu Zhuqing touched by how different this New Year felt from her lonely past.

• Ling Feng and Qian Renxue exchanged New Year’s wishes beneath the moon, hoping for strength, prosperity, and each other’s well-being.
• Zhu Zhuqing reflected on how Ning Rongrong, Jin Chen, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan had become her family, then dreamed of Dai Mubai and walked away from him.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke to snow and welcomed the New Year before going back to sleep peacefully.
• On house-cleaning day, Zhu Zhuqing brought Ling Feng water, and he joined Ning Rongrong in sweeping the Worship Hall.
• Jin Chen, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan arrived to help clean, while Zhu Zhuqing remembered having to clean alone in the Star Luo Empire.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing cleaned the Worship Hall together, and Zhu Zhuqing realized she had found a family who cared for her and could leave Dai Mubai behind. The next morning, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, she woke early in the bitter cold and headed to the kitchen to attend to Ling Feng.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing cleaned the East Wing, and Ning Rongrong promised to help Zhu Zhuqing every year.
• Everyone finished cleaning the Worship Hall, watched the snow, and shared dumplings for dinner.
• Zhu Zhuqing remembered how her companions cared for her, dreamed of Dai Mubai, and chose to walk away without looking back.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke peacefully on the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, with the Worship Hall spotless and her heart settled.
• Zhu Zhuqing got up before dawn on the twenty-fifth day, despite the freezing weather, and went to the kitchen to attend to Ling Feng.

Ling Feng and the others prepared Laba Garlic at Worship Hall, and Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing to the market. Zhu Zhuqing received a New Year lantern as a gift, a kindness she had never experienced before.

• Ling Feng joined the others for breakfast and helped pickle Laba Garlic with Ning Rongrong, Jin Chen, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Rongrong invited Zhu Zhuqing to explore the market, and Ling Feng gave them permission to go.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing traveled by carriage to the crowded market and admired its stalls.
• Ning Rongrong bought two lanterns and gave one to Zhu Zhuqing, who remembered spending past New Years alone.

Jin Chen and the others shared market treats, a festive dinner, and a quiet night beneath the moon at the Worship Hall. Zhu Zhuqing realized she was no longer alone, while Qian Renxue and Ling Feng looked forward to the New Year, now five days away.

• Jin Chen shared the snacks he bought at the market with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue.
• Ning Rongrong hung lanterns outside her and Zhu Zhuqing’s rooms and promised to buy Zhu Zhuqing lanterns every New Year.
• The group ate a lavish dinner, where friends served and looked after one another.
• Zhu Zhuqing reflected on how Ning Rongrong and the others cared for her and realized she was not alone.
• Qian Renxue told Ling Feng that New Year was five days away and that she was excited for the time together and the New Year money.

Zhu Zhuqing reflected on a happy day spent with her companions and dreamed of leaving Dai Mubai behind. The next morning, everyone gathered to fry New Year goods, and Ling Feng began making crispy meat strips as Ning Rongrong prepared lotus root boxes.

• Zhu Zhuqing recalled the group pickling Laba Garlic, dreamed of turning away from Dai Mubai, and went back to sleep contentedly.
• Before dawn on the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Zhuqing joined the others in the kitchen to fry New Year goods.
• Jin Chen struggled to coat meat, while Dugu Yan sliced lotus root, Hu Liena cut tofu, Xie Yue peeled potatoes, and Yan ate a carrot.
• Ling Feng fried crispy meat strips, explaining that he learned the recipe from Complete Guide to New Year Goods.
• Ning Rongrong recognized other recipes from the book and started making Fried Lotus Root Box, then jumped back when hot oil splashed onto her clothes.