Chapter Summaries

Dai Weisi learned why the Heaven Dou Empire had hidden Wang Jingyu, while the Star Luo Emperor planned to capture him as leverage. In Heaven Dou, Dugu Yan rejected Yuanzi’s accusations over Yu Tianheng and left their meeting, while Wang Jingyu continued searching Star Luo Imperial City for a hotel and the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family.

• Dai Weisi asked the Star Luo Emperor about the newly revealed First-Ranked Prince, and his father explained that Wang Jingyu had been hidden by the Heaven Dou imperial family.
• The Star Luo Emperor warned Dai Weisi about the ruthless struggle for succession and vowed to capture Wang Jingyu for negotiations with Heaven Dou.
• Wang Jingyu complained that his map could not locate individual households and decided to find a hotel before seeking Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Dugu Yan met Yuanzi and Ye Lingling at a milk tea shop, where Yuanzi angrily accused her of neglecting Yu Tianheng’s funeral and abandoning him.
• Dugu Yan said she had only regarded Yu Tianheng as a childhood friend and did not want her boyfriend to misunderstand, then warned Yuanzi not to mention him and left.

Dugu Yan argued with Yuanzi over her new relationship, then Liu Erlong comforted her and encouraged her to move on. Dugu Yan regained her resolve and joined Liu Erlong and Xiao Wu for a shopping trip.

• Yuanzi blamed Dugu Yan for choosing a new boyfriend over their friendship, and Ye Lingling tried to defend Dugu Yan before Yuanzi ended her friendship with Ye Lingling and left.
• Dugu Yan returned to Blue Tyrant Academy and told Liu Erlong about the argument, and Liu Erlong reassured her that she had the right to choose whom she loved.
• Liu Erlong privately celebrated that Dugu Yan had been comforted and thought bitterly about Yu Tianheng's death and her father's refusal to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Wu invited Liu Erlong and Dugu Yan to go shopping, and Dugu Yan agreed to join them.
• Liu Erlong, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan exchanged compliments as they prepared to go shopping.

Star Luo Imperial City erupted in gossip after Wang Jingyu’s wanted reward jumped to 5 million Gold Soul Coins, though the public could not understand why he was so valuable. After soldiers announced the reward at his hotel, Wang Jingyu decided to exploit the offer and scam the Star Luo Empire out of money.

• The people of Star Luo Imperial City speculated wildly about why Wang Jingyu’s reward had risen from 500 to 5 million Gold Soul Coins.
• Homeowners who had witnessed Wang Jingyu kill three imperial guards told people the reason for the wanted notice, but no one believed them.
• The breakfast-shop owner regretted not learning more about Wang Jingyu and shut his shop in despair over the lost reward.
• Wang Jingyu watched soldiers post his portrait at a hotel and announce the 5-million-coin reward.
• Wang Jingyu asked the squad leader whether the reward was guaranteed, then resolved to scam the Star Luo Empire out of the money.

Wang Jingyu checked into a hotel in Star Luo Imperial City and then located the Zhu Clan residence, where he planned to meet Zhu Zhuqing. After identifying the young Zhu Zhuqing inside, he slipped into the estate and overheard maids spreading wildly conflicting rumors about his escape.

• Wang Jingyu used an illusion to check into a hotel under the appearance shown on his soul master identification.
• Wang Jingyu found the Zhu Clan residence and scanned it, identifying its strongest member and several girls who might be Zhu Zhuqing.
• Wang Jingyu decided to approach the best-dressed little girl, whom he believed was Zhu Zhuqing, and entered the residence using Stealth Technique.
• Wang Jingyu overheard maids gossiping that he was either the Star Luo Emperor's younger brother, his illegitimate son, or someone the emperor wanted returned to the palace.

Zhu Zhuqing trained desperately to escape the Star Luo Empire’s fate for her and her sister, Zhu Zhuyun, when Wang Jingyu appeared and offered to save them. His claim that the gods sent him was met with suspicion, and his angry curse at the gods provoked a storm over the city.

• Zhu Zhuqing trained with her martial soul, determined to grow strong enough to resist the fate awaiting her and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Wang Jingyu entered the courtyard, enclosed it with his domain, and praised Zhu Zhuqing’s hard work.
• Wang Jingyu offered to take Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun away so they would not become enemies or sacrifices in the royal succession struggle.
• Zhu Zhuqing suspected Wang Jingyu might be an abductor and could not ask whether he had written the diary she had read.
• Wang Jingyu claimed the gods had sent him to save the sisters, but thunder struck as he swore to heaven.
• Wang Jingyu cursed the gods, and lightning and dark clouds intensified above the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family, frightening Star Luo Imperial City.

Wang Jingyu drove away the strange thunderclouds by confronting the heavens, then reassured Zhu Zhuqing and urged her to consider leaving with him and her sister. Zhu Zhuqing agreed to go if he could persuade her sister, and Wang Jingyu vanished to seek her at Star Luo Royal Academy.

• Wang Jingyu released his eight red Soul Rings and cursed at the thunderclouds until they disappeared.
• Wang Jingyu comforted the frightened Zhu Zhuqing and promised to protect her if she left her family and betrothed.
• Wang Jingyu placed a Heavenly Eye on Zhu Zhuqing so he could monitor her safety while she decided.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Wang Jingyu that her sister was at Star Luo Royal Academy and agreed to leave with him if he persuaded her sister to come too.
• Wang Jingyu vanished, while Zhu Zhuqing’s grandfather worried that the vanished thunderclouds had been a warning to the family.

Wang Jingyu found Zhu Zhuyun at Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy and entered her dormitory after secretly watching her bathe. He admitted he had observed her with his spiritual power, then offered to help her and her sister escape their fate as the princes’ fiancées.

• Wang Jingyu searched Star Luo Imperial City and found Zhu Zhuyun’s dormitory at Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy.
• Wang Jingyu used his spiritual power to watch Zhu Zhuyun bathe, and she sensed that someone was watching her.
• Wang Jingyu entered Zhu Zhuyun’s room and revealed himself, prompting her to accuse him of peeping and throw things at him.
• Wang Jingyu apologized and said Zhu Zhuyun’s sister had asked him to help them escape their fate as the princes’ fiancées.
• Wang Jingyu explained that only one sister could survive depending on which prince took the throne and offered to help them start new lives.

Zhu Zhuyun realized Wang Jingyu desired her and her sister, but his looks stirred feelings she struggled to resist. After she mistook his rejection of her kiss for humiliation, Wang Jingyu explained that he had pushed her away because she was too young, leaving her reassured that he had limits.

• Zhu Zhuyun recognized Wang Jingyu as the Diary Instance's author and judged him a fickle man who coveted her and her sister.
• Despite her disdain, Zhu Zhuyun became captivated by Wang Jingyu's appearance and tried to calm her racing heart.
• Wang Jingyu lifted Zhu Zhuyun's chin, and she mistook the gesture for an invitation to kiss him, so she embraced him and leaned in.
• Wang Jingyu pushed Zhu Zhuyun away, and she angrily accused him of humiliating her after she had taken the initiative.
• Wang Jingyu apologized and explained that he would not take advantage of her while she was still too young, easing Zhu Zhuyun's anger.

Wang Jingyu convinced Zhu Zhuyun that he could protect her and her sister from the Star Luo Empire, and they agreed to stage their departure as an abduction. They planned to leave in half a month, with Wang Jingyu promising to make a public commotion when he came for them.

• Zhu Zhuyun claimed her earlier advance had been a test and questioned whether Wang Jingyu could protect her and her sister.
• Wang Jingyu summoned his God Slaying Sword and displayed eight red Soul Rings, astonishing Zhu Zhuyun with his power.
• Zhu Zhuyun explained that the sisters would pretend to be abducted so the Star Luo Imperial Family would not punish the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family for their departure.
• Wang Jingyu proposed waiting half a month so the sisters could spend time with their families, and Zhu Zhuyun agreed to discuss arrangements with her sister without revealing the date.
• Zhu Zhuyun planned for Wang Jingyu to abduct her sister from the family estate and her from the academy, while Wang Jingyu promised to cause a public scene across Star Luo Imperial City.

Wang Jingyu teased Zhu Zhuyun and demanded that she and her sister become his girlfriends, prompting Zhu Zhuyun to accept that he might change their fate. The next morning, Zhu Zhuyun visited Zhu Zhuqing to discuss the handsome man who had promised to take them away from the conflict.

• Zhu Zhuyun threw blankets, pillows, towels, and clothes at Wang Jingyu until he left her room.
• Wang Jingyu returned in a flash, wrapped his arms around Zhu Zhuyun, and demanded that she and her sister become his girlfriends.
• Zhu Zhuyun decided to accept Wang Jingyu's protection, believing he could help the sisters escape the Star Luo Empire's conflict.
• Wang Jingyu walked unseen through the Imperial City despite the curfew and patrols, then returned to his hotel.
• Zhu Zhuyun went to her family home the next morning and woke Zhu Zhuqing to ask about Wang Jingyu and his offer to take them away.

Zhu Zhuyun reassured Zhu Zhuqing that they would escape the Star Luo Imperial Family together with Wang Jingyu, and the sisters discussed their mysterious Goddess Diary Instances. Wang Jingyu disguised himself as an old man and headed for the imperial palace to claim the five-million-Gold-Soul-Coin reward for information about himself.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing to keep their plan to leave with Wang Jingyu secret and said his strength would protect them from the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed Zhu Zhuyun her Goddess Diary Instance, and the sisters realized they both had identical diaries.
• After hearing the diary's contents, Zhu Zhuqing called Wang Jingyu a shameless womanizer, but Zhu Zhuyun said he had refused her advances because she was too young.
• Zhu Zhuyun silenced Zhu Zhuqing when she nearly shouted about their escape plan, then left to pay respects to their family.
• Wang Jingyu disguised himself as a frail old man and went toward the heavily guarded city gate on his way to collect the emperor's reward.

Wang Jingyu disguised himself as an old man and used a wanted poster to draw the Star Luo city guards into questioning him. He convinced the Guard Captain that the wanted man was at his home, then pretended to be frightened by threats against his family while secretly pleased that his act had fooled the captain.

• Wang Jingyu inspected his wanted portrait at the city gate and pretended to recognize the young man in it.
• Wang Jingyu told the Guard Captain that his wife had seen the wanted man and that the young man was still at their house.
• The Guard Captain ordered soldiers to surround Wang Jingyu and tried to persuade him to help capture the alleged spy.
• The Guard Captain threatened Wang Jingyu with punishment for his relatives if he colluded with the wanted man.
• Wang Jingyu acted terrified and realized that the Guard Captain had fallen for his performance.

Wang Jingyu pretended to worry about the reward and having no heirs so the Guard Captain would persuade him to report what he knew about the wanted criminal. The Guard Captain went so far as to kneel and call him Dad, and Wang Jingyu left him believing the arrangement had worked.

• Wang Jingyu asked the Guard Captain to guarantee his safety and the 5 million Gold Soul Coins, then feigned suspicion when the captain hesitated.
• The Guard Captain promised that His Majesty would reward Wang Jingyu and protect him, but Wang Jingyu then lamented that he had no children to inherit the money.
• The Guard Captain knelt before Wang Jingyu, called him Dad, and promised to care for him and his wife in exchange for reporting the wanted criminal's information.
• Wang Jingyu accepted the Guard Captain as his son while hiding his amusement, and the captain fetched him tea and continued treating him solicitously.

Wang Jingyu used the Guard Captain’s ambition to get himself brought before the Imperial Forest Army Commander, claiming that the wanted criminal was at his home. The commander decided to report the sighting to the emperor, and Wang Jingyu, the commander, and the Guard Captain headed to the palace.

• Wang Jingyu agreed to accompany the Guard Captain to the Imperial Forest Army Commander after the Guard Captain acknowledged him as his adoptive father.
• Wang Jingyu told the Imperial Forest Army Commander that the wanted criminal had breakfast at his home and was still there.
• The Imperial Forest Army Commander decided to report the sighting to His Majesty rather than rush to capture the criminal himself.
• The Guard Captain was ordered to leave, but the commander brought him along after learning that Wang Jingyu was his adoptive father.

Wang Jingyu revealed himself as the fugitive sought by the Star Luo Emperor and demanded the five million Gold Soul Coins offered for information about him. After he effortlessly blasted away the Imperial Forest Army Commander, the emperor realized he could not oppose him.

• The Star Luo Emperor summoned Wang Jingyu and Song Lingxuan to the Imperial Purity Hall after hearing that someone had information about the wanted fugitive.
• Wang Jingyu refused to kneel, kicked Song Lingxuan out of the hall, and demanded the five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Wang Jingyu revealed his identity as the First-Ranked Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and said he had come to collect the reward for information about himself.
• The Imperial Forest Army Commander attacked Wang Jingyu in his Ironclad Rhinoceros Martial Soul Avatar form, but Wang Jingyu slapped him through a wall and sent him crashing into a nearby side hall.
• The Star Luo Emperor recognized that Wang Jingyu's strength far surpassed his own and feared that resisting him would be futile.

Wang Jingyu demanded five million Gold Soul Coins from the Star Luo Emperor, who refused and attacked him. After effortlessly withstanding the blow, Wang Jingyu threatened to torment the emperor’s palace and major clans, leaving the emperor regretting his refusal.

• Wang Jingyu pressured the Star Luo Emperor to hand over five million Gold Soul Coins, but the emperor refused to yield.
• The Star Luo Emperor transformed into a White Tiger and unleashed several enhanced soul skills against Wang Jingyu.
• Wang Jingyu took the attack without moving, while the emperor broke his right hand against Wang Jingyu’s body.
• Wang Jingyu said he respected the emperor’s choice, then threatened to target the imperial family, consorts, and major clans.
• Wang Jingyu vanished from the hall, and the Star Luo Emperor regretted refusing to pay him.

Wang Jingyu tormented the Star Luo Imperial Family and the major clans for days before forcing the Star Luo Emperor to pay him fifteen million Gold Soul Coins. He left with twenty-five million in total and planned to launch food businesses in the Heaven Dou Empire through Brother Sun.

• Wang Jingyu repeatedly sneaked into the palace and clan residences to pull hair, slap princes, and write insults on the faces of the Star Luo Emperor's consorts and princesses.
• The Star Luo Emperor shaved his beard and head, then stayed awake for three days trying to catch Wang Jingyu, while Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing's family grew distracted by the chaos.
• After Wang Jingyu remained hidden, the Star Luo Emperor offered him fifteen million Gold Soul Coins to stop the harassment.
• Wang Jingyu accepted three black cards containing the money, mocked the Star Luo Emperor about his consorts and second princess, and vanished.
• Wang Jingyu counted his wealth at twenty-five million Gold Soul Coins and decided to entrust his food-store plans in the Heaven Dou Empire to Brother Sun.

Wang Jingyu barged into the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family and demanded that the family hand over Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing. The family heads failed to stop him as he headed for Zhu Zhuqing’s courtyard, then transformed and launched stronger attacks.

• Wang Jingyu swaggered through the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family’s gate, striking aside anyone who tried to block him.
• The current and former family heads confronted Wang Jingyu, who identified himself and demanded that they give him Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The two family heads summoned their Nether Spirit Cat Martial Souls and attacked Wang Jingyu, but he effortlessly evaded them while walking toward Zhu Zhuqing’s courtyard.
• The family heads transformed using their seventh Soul Skill and followed with powerful attacks, including Nether Underworld Strike and Nether Chain Slash.

Wang Jingyu used his strange sword technique to make the Netherworld Spirit Cat Family kneel, then took Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun away from Star Luo Imperial City. Their father and grandfather arrived too late to stop him and feared the royal family’s reaction.

• Wang Jingyu repeatedly forced Zhu Zhuqing’s father, grandfather, and other clansmen to kneel as he entered Zhu Zhuqing’s courtyard.
• Zhu Zhuqing pretended to flee, and Wang Jingyu carried her away while her family watched.
• Zhu Zhuqing complained that Wang Jingyu had taken too long to come for her, and he flew with her toward Star Luo.
• Wang Jingyu located Zhu Zhuyun at Star Luo Royal Academy, called her out of class, and took her away.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s father and grandfather reached the academy after Zhu Zhuyun had left and worried about the royal family’s response.

Zhu Zhuqing’s father and grandfather reported Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing’s abduction to the Star Luo Emperor, who refused to challenge Wang Jingyu and arranged substitute brides for his princes. Dai Weisi was furious until he learned who the abductor was, while Dai Mubai barely cared and focused on surviving the imperial struggle.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s father and grandfather hurried to the palace and told the Star Luo Emperor that Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing had been abducted by Wang Jingyu.
• The Star Luo Emperor admitted he could not safely confront Wang Jingyu and told the family to treat the sisters as dead, offering collateral-branch girls as replacement brides for Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s grandfather asked whether the princes should be consulted, but the Star Luo Emperor insisted he would decide and punish any objections.
• Dai Weisi became furious about Zhu Zhuyun’s abduction and his father’s replacement-bride plan, then lost his nerve when he learned Wang Jingyu was responsible.
• Dai Mubai reacted indifferently to Zhu Zhuqing’s abduction and resolved to cultivate so he could survive the struggle for imperial power.