Chapter Summaries

Wang Jingyu told Xue Ye and Xue Xing that Tang Chen had been his master and confirmed that he had strength above a demigod. After refusing Xue Ye’s offer of an ancestral-clan ceremony, he became eager when Xue Ye proposed giving him an unidentified imperial treasure, suspecting it was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Wang Jingyu claimed that he had met Tang Chen on an eastern island and become his disciple, while Qian Renxue silently recognized the lie.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye and Xue Xing that Wang Jingyu possessed strength above a demigod, and Wang Jingyu confirmed it.
• Xue Ye invited Wang Jingyu to return to the palace for a ceremony recognizing him as part of the ancestral clan, but Wang Jingyu refused.
• Xue Ye offered Wang Jingyu an unidentified treasure from the imperial collection, and Wang Jingyu suspected it was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and wanted it for himself.

Wang Jingyu agreed to return to the imperial palace the next day after Xue Ye promised him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. At Tang Yuehua’s graduation ceremony, a top student kissed Wang Jingyu, prompting Qian Renxue to hurry him away before the other female students could approach him.

• Wang Jingyu accepted Xue Ye’s invitation to visit the imperial palace in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, though Xue Ye still hoped he would return to the imperial family.
• Tang Yuehua handed out graduation certificates and embraced the beautiful top student when she asked for a hug.
• Wang Jingyu appeared onstage to pull the student away, but she released Tang Yuehua, hugged him, and kissed his cheek.
• The student thanked Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua, while many other female students fixed their attention on Wang Jingyu.
• Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing teased Wang Jingyu and offered to help match him with Nangong Lin, the daughter of the Imperial Guard General.
• Qian Renxue pulled Wang Jingyu out of Moonlight Pavilion, and Tang Yuehua felt relieved that he had left before more students could approach him.

Wang Jingyu reunited with Qian Renxue, took her into his Kamui Space, and the pair’s intimate night raised both of their Soul Power. The next morning, he brought her to the imperial palace, where officials saw him holding the disguised Crown Prince and began to wonder what was going on.

• Qian Renxue pulled Wang Jingyu into a carriage after seeing a girl kiss him, then accused him of attracting other women and showed her jealousy.
• Wang Jingyu kissed Qian Renxue and took her into his Kamui Space, where they spent the night together.
• The coachman found the carriage empty, but Stingray Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo reassured him that Wang Jingyu was safe with Qian Renxue.
• Wang Jingyu broke through to Rank 87, while Qian Renxue rose from Rank 41 to Rank 48 and increased her Soul Power refinement by forty percent.
• After Qian Renxue bathed and resumed her Xue Qinghe disguise, Wang Jingyu took her through the Kamui Space to the imperial palace.
• Officials saw Wang Jingyu holding the Crown Prince around the waist in a palace corridor and wondered what was happening.

Wang Jingyu waited in the imperial garden while officials misunderstood his closeness with Qian Renxue, then met the young Princess Xue Ke. Still waiting for Xue Ye after she was taken away, Wang Jingyu used his soul power to find the morning court.

• Officials saw Wang Jingyu and Qian Renxue together and speculated about the Crown Prince's romantic interests, while the two quickly moved apart.
• Wang Jingyu waited alone in the imperial garden as Xue Ye attended morning court.
• Xue Ke found Wang Jingyu, warned him to leave, and grew friendlier when he praised her.
• Wang Jingyu claimed he was Xue Ke's Imperial Uncle, but she doubted him and pointed out he looked nothing like her father or Imperial Uncle.
• Two maids escorted Xue Ke away, and Wang Jingyu spread his soul power through the palace to locate the morning court.

Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing defended Wang Jingyu’s identity as their long-lost third brother while officials debated granting him a royal title. After learning of his demigod-level strength, the ministers proposed grand honors and a southern fief, with Elder Zhao revealing that the territory could bind Wang Jingyu to defend the empire against Star Luo.

• Xue Ye angrily insisted that Wang Jingyu was his blood-related third brother, and Prince Xue Xing rebuked the officials who questioned him.
• Wang Jingyu observed that he had altered Xue Ye and Xue Xing’s memories with the Eternal Mangekyo, but had not prepared the officials to accept the story.
• Qian Renxue urged Xue Ye to grant Wang Jingyu a title, citing his demigod strength and ability to defeat powerful figures.
• The veteran ministers reversed their opposition and proposed making Wang Jingyu a First-Ranked Prince and Pillar of the State General, with the three southern provinces as his fief.
• Elder Zhao explained that the fief would give Wang Jingyu an interest in defending Heaven Dou against Star Luo, since an enemy attack would threaten his territory.

Wang Jingyu rejected Xue Ye’s offer of a fief in the southern provinces, refusing to become a political weapon or manage a territory. He urged Xue Ye to abdicate and let Qinghe inherit the throne, while realizing his attempt to influence Xue Ye’s will had taken an unexpected turn.

• An old minister proposed granting Wang Jingyu a fief so he could suppress the southern region for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Wang Jingyu fell asleep during the prolonged court session, and Xue Ye let him rest until noon.
• Xue Ye offered Wang Jingyu the titles of First-Ranked Prince and Pillar of the State General, along with three southern provinces, but Wang Jingyu refused the fief.
• Xue Ye angrily accused Wang Jingyu of looking down on him and called him ungrateful for rejecting the offer.
• Wang Jingyu recalled using Kotoamatsukami to alter Xue Ye’s memories and will, but suspected its effects had made Xue Ye want him to practice ruling through a fief first.
• Wang Jingyu urged Xue Ye to abandon the fief plan and abdicate so Qinghe could become emperor.

Wang Jingyu accepted the titles of First-Ranked Prince, Grand Guardian Mage, and Pillar of the State General, while privately planning to remove Xue Ye and Xue Beng so Xue Qinghe could inherit the throne. Xue Ye prepared an imperial decree for the next morning, but Wang Jingyu resisted his request to attend the ceremony and visit the ancestral shrine.

• Xue Ye agreed to grant Wang Jingyu the three titles after he refused a fief, and Wang Jingyu considered how his new status could help Blue Tyrant Academy grow.
• Xue Ye summoned a trusted courtier and drafted an imperial decree announcing Wang Jingyu's titles.
• Xue Ye told Wang Jingyu to return to the palace the next morning for the decree's public reading, but Wang Jingyu complained about another visit.
• Xue Ye asked Wang Jingyu to visit the ancestral shrine and offer incense to their parents, but Wang Jingyu refused, citing their late father's pressure to make him inherit the throne.

Xue Ke learned that Wang Jingyu was her imperial uncle and, after Qian Renxue frightened her with the threat of punishment, apologized in tears. Xue Ye returned with a covered treasure for Wang Jingyu, who recognized it as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

• Xue Ye accepted Wang Jingyu's refusal to visit the ancestral shrine and went to retrieve treasures for him.
• Xue Ke brought Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, to meet Wang Jingyu and learned that he was her imperial uncle.
• Qian Renxue told Xue Ke that Wang Jingyu was highly esteemed and threatened her with punishment for calling him a big idiot.
• Xue Ke clung to Wang Jingyu and begged his forgiveness, then hurried away with Qian Renxue when Xue Ye returned.
• Xue Ye presented Wang Jingyu with a covered treasure, and Wang Jingyu recognized it as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Wang Jingyu accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Xue Ye in exchange for attending the next morning’s court session, then returned to Blue Tyrant Academy to consider how it fit into his plans. He left the treasure in storage and encountered Dugu Yan outside his office.

• Xue Ye gave Wang Jingyu the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Wang Jingyu agreed to attend his investiture at court the next morning.
• Wang Jingyu returned alone to Blue Tyrant Academy and isolated his office with the Dragon God Domain to examine the treasure.
• Wang Jingyu decided not to bind the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud or give it to one of his wives yet, and stored it away.
• Wang Jingyu opened his office door and pulled Dugu Yan inside when he found her waiting outside with a broom.

Wang Jingyu returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, teased Dugu Yan, and interrupted Liu Erlong’s work before telling her about his new imperial titles. Liu Erlong doubted his explanation, but Xiao Wu’s arrival ended their argument and left Wang Jingyu gone from the office.

• Wang Jingyu questioned Dugu Yan about visiting Yu Tianheng, and she denied it and praised her Master.
• Wang Jingyu found Liu Erlong in the dean’s office and secluded them with his domain until school let out.
• Wang Jingyu told Liu Erlong that he would become the Heaven Dou Empire’s First-Ranked Prince, Grand Guardian Mage, and Pillar of the State General.
• Liu Erlong suspected Wang Jingyu had helped Crown Prince Xue Qinghe against Xue Ye, but Wang Jingyu claimed he was brothers with Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing.
• Wang Jingyu threatened to punish Liu Erlong for doubting him until Xiao Wu opened the door and asked to eat at Liu Erlong’s place.
• Liu Erlong urged Wang Jingyu to let her go and feed Xiao Wu, and Wang Jingyu vanished when he sensed Xiao Wu listening outside.

Wang Jingyu caught Xiao Wu eavesdropping on his conversation with Liu Erlong, then went to the Heaven Dou imperial palace for his investiture as First-Ranked Prince and Pillar of the State General. When Luo Heng challenged the legitimacy of his imperial identity, Wang Jingyu stopped Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing from retaliating and examined the old minister’s family connections.

• Wang Jingyu caught Xiao Wu listening at the door, warned her not to eavesdrop again, and saw Liu Erlong emerge from the room.
• Wang Jingyu arrived at the imperial palace the next morning and was escorted into the great hall, where Xue Ye welcomed him and gave him a seat beside the throne.
• Luo Heng questioned whether Wang Jingyu was truly descended from the late emperor and accused him of impersonating imperial blood.
• Xue Ye angrily defended Wang Jingyu, and Prince Xue Xing drew his sword against Luo Heng.
• Wang Jingyu calmed his imperial brothers and used the Compendium of Douluo Characters to inspect Luo Heng’s relatives and connections.

Wang Jingyu faced Minister Luo Heng’s challenge to prove his imperial blood and revealed golden blood, which the court mistook as proof that he was a True God. The ministers accepted him as the First-Ranked Prince and Pillar of the State General, leaving Wang Jingyu awkwardly aware that they had misunderstood him.

• Wang Jingyu mocked Luo Heng by exposing his recent marriage to a young maiden and the birth of his son.
• Luo Heng demanded a blood test to determine whether Wang Jingyu and Xue Ye shared the same bloodline, then accused Wang Jingyu of refusing because he was afraid.
• Wang Jingyu said his strength exceeded the demigod level and produced a drop of golden blood.
• The ministers mistook Wang Jingyu’s golden blood for proof that he was a True God and bowed to him.
• Luo Heng withdrew his challenge and praised Wang Jingyu’s status, while Wang Jingyu realized the court had misunderstood him.

Wang Jingyu secured high-ranking titles and lavish rewards from Xue Ye after the ministers accepted his appointment. He returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, then visited Qian Renxue at the Prince's Mansion, where an interruption from two eavesdropping Douluo ended with them being thrown outside.

• Xue Ye appointed Wang Jingyu First-Ranked Prince, Pillar of the State General, and Grand Guardian Mage, and gave him wealth, silks, and treasures.
• Luo Heng apologized to Wang Jingyu, who advised him to test his blood against his son and his father's bones; the tests revealed that neither was related to him, and Luo Heng fell ill and resigned.
• Wang Jingyu brought silk and satin to Liu Erlong, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan at Blue Tyrant Academy, delighting them with the gifts.
• Wang Jingyu visited Qian Renxue at the Prince's Mansion and gave her silk and satin.
• Stingray Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo interrupted Wang Jingyu and Qian Renxue from the roof, so Wang Jingyu flung them into the street and sealed the room with his domain.

After Wang Jingyu left Qian Renxue’s mansion, he visited Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion and explained his new imperial titles. They spent two days together, and Yuehua’s Soul Power reached level 40, leaving her eager to grow stronger through their cultivation technique.

• Qian Renxue sent Wang Jingyu away because officials were coming to discuss flooding on the Lima Plains.
• Wang Jingyu arrived at Moonlight Pavilion and found Tang Yuehua waiting for him after two days apart.
• Wang Jingyu told Tang Yuehua that he had become the Heaven Dou Empire’s First-Ranked Prince, Pillar of the State General, and Grand Guardian Mage, then gave her palace silks.
• Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua spent two days together, during which her Soul Power rose from level 37 to level 40.
• Wang Jingyu said Tang Yuehua needed another Soul Ring to break through her bottleneck, while she grew excited about the cultivation technique’s effects.

Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua prepared gifts and traveled toward the Clear Sky Sect, where he hoped to win the sect over and sever its ties with Tang Hao and Tang San. At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun tried to persuade Tang San to accompany him into Suotuo City, but Tang San refused.

• Wang Jingyu planned to use Tang Chen's Golden Small Hammer, gifts, and possibly Kotoamatsukami to bring the Clear Sky Sect under his control.
• Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua bought gifts, then set out for the Clear Sky Sect by carriage with a driver Wang Jingyu had helped before.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang talked at Shrek Academy while Yu Xiaogang continued recovering from his injuries.
• Ma Hongjun arrived in the rain and asked Tang San to go with him into Suotuo City because his evil fire was difficult to control.
• Tang San refused, saying he wanted to focus on cultivation, and Ma Hongjun complained that there were few students at the academy to accompany him.

Ma Hongjun’s mention of the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena stirred Yu Xiaogang’s painful memories, while Tang San reflected on how much he missed Xiao Wu. At Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, Tang Hao learned that Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San to Suotuo City and demanded an explanation for Yu Xiaogang’s injuries.

• Ma Hongjun tried to persuade Tang San to visit Suotuo City, but Tang San refused and Ma Hongjun left alone in the rain.
• Tang San noticed Yu Xiaogang trembling at the mention of the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena and suspected his teacher had a painful past there.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he was remembering how he met Tang San’s mistress in Suotuo City and blamed Wang for keeping them apart.
• Tang San thought of Xiao Wu and wondered why he was so determined to become stronger and rescue her from Wang Jingyu.
• Tang Hao stormed into Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy and threatened the headmaster until he learned Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San to Suotuo City.
• The headmaster said Yu Xiaogang had been badly injured again, and Tang Hao questioned how that could have happened after his injuries were healed.

Tang Hao learned that Yu Xiaogang blamed Wang Jingyu for the attack that had crippled him, deepening his hatred of them both. Meanwhile, Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua reached the impoverished village where the Clear Sky Sect lived in seclusion.

• The principal of Nuoding Spirit Master Academy told Tang Hao that a Purple Robe Bishop had attacked Yu Xiaogang and that Yu Xiaogang blamed Wang Jingyu.
• Tang Hao left the academy, furious at Wang Jingyu and Yu Xiaogang, while the principal wondered how Tang San's father could be so powerful.
• After two days of travel, Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua arrived at the village below the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Yuehua explained that Spirit Hall had forced her sect into hiding.
• Wang Jingyu complained through the Diary System about Qian Daoliu driving the Clear Sky Sect into poverty and admitted that he had been the one who crippled Qian Xunji.
• Brother Sun refused Wang Jingyu's offer of more gold and hurried away in his carriage.

Wang Jingyu accompanied Tang Yuehua back to the Clear Sky Sect and met several of her young relatives in the village. He used his spatial abilities to bypass the difficult mountain climb and brought her directly to the sect’s gate.

• Wang Jingyu left money in the driver’s car and entered the mountain village with Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Long, Tang Hu, and Tang Yu greeted Tang Yuehua and recognized Wang Jingyu as her future husband.
• Tang Long and Tang Hu began climbing the steep stone mountain, while Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua used a spatial passage to reach its summit.
• Tang Yuehua chose to let the young men continue climbing as Wang Jingyu took her directly toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wang Jingyu and Tang Yuehua appeared at the Clear Sky Sect’s gate, where two guards recognized and respectfully greeted her.

Wang Jingyu entered the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Yuehua and faced her elder brother, sect leader Tang Xiao. After Wang Jingyu claimed to be Tang Chen’s disciple and showed Tang Xiao the Golden Small Hammer, he defended his recent attack on Tang Xiao’s second brother.

• Tang Yuehua brought Wang Jingyu into the Clear Sky Sect and introduced him to Tang Xiao.
• Wang Jingyu called Tang Xiao his brother-in-law, claimed to be Tang Chen’s beloved disciple, and displayed the Golden Small Hammer as proof.
• Tang Xiao recognized the hammer as his grandfather’s token and sent Tang Yuehua away so he could question Wang Jingyu privately.
• Tang Xiao asked whether Tang Chen had become a god, and Wang Jingyu claimed that Tang Chen had ascended half a year earlier.
• Tang Xiao accused Wang Jingyu of seriously injuring his second brother, and Wang Jingyu defended himself by citing the second brother’s son’s ambush and his own authority to discipline Clear Sky Sect disciples.

Wang Jingyu used Tang Chen’s token and authority to make Tang Xiao back down, then claimed that Tang Chen had arranged his engagement to Tang Yuehua. As Tang Xiao went to summon the elders, Wang Jingyu secretly listened to Tang Yuehua’s relatives praise her supposed match and bicker over his looks.

• Tang Xiao recognized Wang Jingyu’s authority from the Golden Small Hammer, apologized for challenging him, and accepted his claim to be Tang Chen’s disciple.
• Wang Jingyu told Tang Xiao that he was engaged to Tang Yuehua by Tang Chen, and Tang Xiao agreed to introduce him to the family elders.
• Tang Xiao left to gather the elders while Wang Jingyu waited and privately joked that he had repeatedly borrowed Tang Chen’s name.
• Wang Jingyu spread his spiritual power over the fifth mountain peak and overheard Tang Yuehua chatting with several women.
• Tang Yuehua’s relatives praised Wang Jingyu as her perfect husband, while Third Aunt and Fifth Aunt argued about which of them was better-looking.