Chapter Summaries

Zhao Linchuan declined to warn the Jade Phosphor Snake Family and planned to visit the Immortal Herbs himself, while Yu Yuanzhen seized the garden at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. After Tang San helped him harvest every plant, Yu Yuanzhen's expression suddenly changed.

• Zhao Linchuan chose to claim the system reward later, told Xiao Wu not to warn the Jade Phosphor Snake Family, and said he would visit the Immortal Herbs himself.
• Zhao Linchuan told Xiao Wu to find two escaped rabbits and teased that he would cook roast rabbit in her room that night.
• Yu Yuanzhen subdued Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, then destroyed Tang San's Forget-River Autumn Water Dew by uprooting it.
• Tang San claimed only his family's secret technique could harvest the Immortal Herbs and negotiated for his group to keep seven in exchange for selecting and harvesting the plants.
• Tang San secretly reserved the finest Immortal Herbs for himself while Yu Yuanzhen watched, and the group emptied the entire garden into jade boxes.
• After the last spirit medicine was boxed, Yu Yuanzhen's expression suddenly changed.

Zhao Linchuan and Yan Fei restored the Immortal Herb garden after Yu Yuanzhen and Tang San fled, leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect with dangerous fake Flesh Ganoderma Tai Sui. Back at the Zhao Residence, Zhao Linchuan went to Xiao Wu’s room after Yan Fei urged him to give her a proper place, and Xiao Wu nervously awaited him.

• Yu Yuanzhen sent Tang San and the others flying out of the poisonous miasma, and Zhao Linchuan and Yan Fei emerged after they had gone.
• Yan Fei restored the stripped herb garden, while she and Zhao Linchuan discussed how the fake Flesh Ganoderma Tai Sui could damage the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s vitality and prospects.
• Yan Fei urged Zhao Linchuan to take Xiao Wu in, noting Xiao Wu’s years of service and her habit of calling his name in her sleep.
• Zhao Linchuan agreed to visit Xiao Wu that night, and he and Yan Fei flew back to the Zhao Residence.
• Xiao Wu waited nervously in her room, and Zhao Linchuan entered and stopped her as she began to bow.

Zhao Linchuan and Xiao Wu shared an intimate night, and by morning she was reassured that she had not harmed him. Later, the Great Master of Fate prepared to receive a Soul Bone and Soul Ring, but Zhao Linchuan summoned a purple-haired girl whom she recognized as the Young Master of Fate.

• Xiao Wu asked whether eating the Heaven-Deficiency Spirit-Replenishing Pill had harmed Zhao Linchuan, and he reassured her as they rested together.
• Yan Fei checked on Xiao Wu, then accompanied Zhao Linchuan to meet the Great Master of Fate in the living room.
• The Great Master of Fate reported that her transformation had gone smoothly and asked to begin fusing a Soul Bone and Soul Ring.
• Yan Fei agreed to bring the Great Master of Fate the prepared Soul Bone and Soul Ring that day, and told her to wait in the meditation room.
• Zhao Linchuan summoned a purple-haired girl from a Summoning Card, and the Great Master of Fate identified her as the Young Master of Fate.

Yan Fei welcomed Young Master of Fate into the household and arranged to guide and protect her while she fused Soul Bones and Soul Rings. She warned Zhao Linchuan about another unusual Lady Xiang and Yue Shen’s imminent return, then sent him to rest at Yan Lingji’s place.

• Yan Fei had Great Master of Fate reassure Young Master of Fate and lead her to a quiet room.
• Yan Fei teased Zhao Linchuan for gathering Yin-Yang School figures and warned him not to provoke another Lady Xiang.
• Yan Fei told Zhao Linchuan that Yue Shen’s Soul Core fusion was nearly complete and she might emerge within a day or two.
• Yan Fei offered to select and refine Soul Bones for Great Master of Fate and said she would protect her during cultivation.
• Yan Fei told Zhao Linchuan to rest at Yan Lingji’s place while she stayed with Great Master of Fate.

Zhao Linchuan acquired Blue Tyrant Academy from Liu Erlong and renamed it Dao Seeking Academy. After issuing plans for its expansion and recruiting students, he left, and two figures appeared in Liu Erlong’s office.

• Zhao Linchuan went to Blue Tyrant Academy with Jin Da and offered to acquire it from Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong accepted Zhao Linchuan’s offer and signed the transfer contract, making him the academy’s new owner.
• Zhao Linchuan told Jin Da to report the acquisition to Yan Fei, arrange renovations, and rename the academy Dao Seeking Academy.
• Zhao Linchuan ordered Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to register as students and asked Jin Da to invite Ning Rongrong to compete in the academy tournament.
• After Zhao Linchuan and Jin Da left, two graceful figures emerged beside a bookcase in Liu Erlong’s office.

Two mysterious women revealed that they had waited decades for Zhao Linchuan and instructed Liu Erlong to care for him while he settled at the academy. That night, Yan Lingji asked Zhao Linchuan whether he had truly felt nothing when he first saw her nearly naked, and he privately admitted that his calm had been an act.

• The woman in purple struggled to hold back from approaching Zhao Linchuan, while the woman in blue urged her to wait for a reunion.
• Liu Erlong returned, received orders from the two women to manage the academy and prioritize caring for Zhao Linchuan, then watched them vanish.
• Yan Lingji teased Zhao Linchuan at her window before confronting him about whether he had felt any desire when they first met.
• Zhao Linchuan recalled that Yan Lingji's beauty had stirred him, though he had hidden his reaction and chose not to reveal it to her.

Yan Lingji teased and bit Zhao Linchuan before spending the night with him, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect celebrated the gains from its Immortal Herbs. Yu Yuanzhen agreed to let Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun compete for Thunder Academy, with Yu Xiaogang overseeing their training.

• Yan Lingji challenged Zhao Linchuan's claims about being a gentleman and declared him her personal plaything before biting his neck.
• Yan Lingji and Zhao Linchuan spent the night together, and she bit him again when he pretended the first mark hurt.
• Yu Yuanzhen distributed Immortal Herbs among the sect members, and several disciples reported major Soul Power breakthroughs.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Yu Yuanzhen to let Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun compete for Thunder Academy in the upcoming tournament.
• Yu Yuanzhen approved the request and ordered Yu Xiaogang to accompany the four and oversee their training.

At Dao Seeking Academy, Xiao Wu defeated Tailong after he ignored her rejection, prompting Yan Lingji and Yan Fei to plan to use the Strength Clan as an example. Tai Tan took his injured grandson’s demand for justice seriously and headed out to confront Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Wu knocked Tailong unconscious after he grabbed her and insisted she become his girlfriend.
• A classmate warned Xiao Wu that Tailong was Tai Tan’s grandson, but Xiao Wu assured her that her own family had a Soul Douluo.
• Xiao Wu told Yan Lingji and Yan Fei what happened, and they agreed to make an example of the Strength Clan if it retaliated.
• Tailong pleaded with Tai Tan to avenge him, and Tai Tan carried him out to seek justice.

Tai Tan went to Dao Seeking Academy to avenge Tailong and claim Xiao Wu, but Zhao Linchuan subdued them and carried them to the Strength Clan compound. Zhao Linchuan destroyed the Strength Clan with a rain of golden swords, leaving it in ruins.

• Tai Tan and Tailong rushed to Dao Seeking Academy after Tailong identified Xiao Wu as the girl he wanted to marry.
• Tai Tan unleashed his Soul Douluo pressure on Zhao Linchuan, but Zhao Linchuan remained unaffected and sealed Tai Tan's Soul Power.
• Zhao Linchuan seized Tai Tan and Tailong and carried them to the Strength Clan compound.
• Zhao Linchuan cast Thousand Blazing—Voidlight Flash and unleashed thousands of golden swords on the clan compound.
• The swords killed Tai Tan and the Strength Clan members, reducing the clan's compound and ancestral hall to ruins.

After the Strength Clan was destroyed, Ning Fengzhi tried again to meet the master of the Zhao Residence but was turned away. That night, Yue Shen emerged from seclusion with power beyond the ordinary God King Realm, and her moonlight reached across countless worlds.

• Ning Fengzhi learned that the Strength Clan had been wiped out and decided to visit Dao Seeking Academy with a generous gift.
• The gatekeeper told Ning Fengzhi that Zhao Linchuan was not there, so Ning Fengzhi accepted the refusal and planned to return another day.
• Zhao Linchuan, Yan Fei, and Yan Lingji waited outside Yue Shen's courtyard as Yan Fei predicted Yue Shen would emerge after stabilizing her cultivation.
• The full moon filled with sacred patterns, and its light connected countless worlds, comforting people and drawing the attention of supreme deities.
• Yan Lingji felt overwhelmed by the moonlight, and Yan Fei judged that Yue Shen's power had surpassed the ordinary God King Realm.
• Zhao Linchuan reassured Yan Fei and Yan Lingji that they might reach or surpass Yue Shen's level and promised to seek Divine Cores or other opportunities for them.

Yue Shen pulled Zhao Linchuan into her bedroom, and after their intimate encounter, she teased him about the Great Master of Fate joining the Zhao Clan. The chapter ended with Yue Shen accusing Zhao Linchuan of wanting her to change, then pinching his waist when he protested.

• Yue Shen's sleeve snared Zhao Linchuan and dragged him into her bedroom while Yan Fei and Yan Lingji left them alone.
• Yue Shen asked Zhao Linchuan if she had put too much pressure on him, then carried him to the bathroom.
• Two hours later, Yue Shen emerged from the pool and asked Zhao Linchuan if he was satisfied.
• Yue Shen praised the Great Master of Fate as a potential addition to the Zhao Clan and a suitable mother for their children.
• Zhao Linchuan objected to Yue Shen's blunt comments, and Yue Shen teased him for wanting her to abandon her old aloof self before pinching his waist.

Yue Shen discussed the Yin-Yang School and children with Zhao Linchuan, then welcomed Yan Lingji and Xiao Wu into the household. Zhao Linchuan arranged to meet Qian Renxue, while Ning Rongrong admired her newly evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Yue Shen teased Zhao Linchuan about bringing several Yin-Yang School experts to another world and urged him to have Great Master of Fate bear him a child.
• Zhao Linchuan kissed Yue Shen after she challenged him, and the next morning Yan Lingji presented her with tea as a new member of the family.
• Yue Shen offered Xiao Wu a place among the household's mistresses, but Xiao Wu insisted she preferred being Zhao Linchuan's maid.
• Zhao Linchuan received Jin Da's report that Qian Renxue had come to pay her respects and sent her to meet him in the back garden.
• Ning Rongrong recalled the demanding conditions she accepted for the Heaven-Deficiency Spirit-Replenishing Pill and revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Ning Rongrong struggled with her feelings about Zhao Linchuan after seeing him escort a beautiful woman, while Qian Renxue met Zhao Linchuan in person and revealed her plans. Zhao promised to keep her secret but judged her infiltration plan too slow and turned to the System Mall for an item.

• Ning Rongrong reflected on Zhao Linchuan's kindness and resolved to repay him.
• Ning Rongrong spotted the golden-haired Qian Renxue with the Great Master of Fate, then went to the kitchen instead of confronting them.
• Qian Renxue met Zhao Linchuan in the rear garden in her true appearance and discussed his attack on the Strength Clan.
• Qian Renxue revealed her plans and asked Zhao Linchuan to keep her identity secret.
• Zhao Linchuan agreed to protect her secret, criticized her slow infiltration plan, and searched the System Mall for an item.

Zhao Linchuan gave Qian Renxue a uranium energy stone to secretly place in Xue Ye’s bedchamber, then spent seven days overwhelmed by Yue Shen and Yan Fei. The chapter left him exhausted in bed as the two women departed.

• Zhao Linchuan gave Qian Renxue a lead box containing a uranium-235 energy stone and told her to hide it in Xue Ye’s bedchamber so it would kill him over the next two or three years.
• Qian Renxue accepted the box and promised Zhao Linchuan half the Heaven Dou Empire’s wealth and power if the plan succeeded.
• Zhao Linchuan led Yan Fei to Yue Shen’s bedroom, where Yue Shen pulled him inside and Yan Fei warded the door before both women lunged at him.
• Seven days later, Yue Shen and Yan Fei dressed while Zhao Linchuan lay drained and motionless in bed.
• Yue Shen and Yan Fei teased Zhao Linchuan and left the bedroom; he muttered a promise of revenge before falling asleep.

The Star Luo Empire discovered that its imperial tombs had been robbed, and Dai Yutian ordered Dai Weisi to investigate secretly. Captain Sun claimed he had found the missing remains and burial goods, so Dai Weisi led three hundred cavalrymen to a hidden cave outside Star Luo City.

• A court official discovered the looted imperial tombs and reported the theft to Dai Yutian, who fainted in rage before ordering a secret investigation.
• Dai Weisi received Dai Yutian's decree and worried about investigating powerful tomb raiders without drawing public attention.
• Dai Weisi recalled that Dai Mubai had been imprisoned and crippled in the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving him the only viable heir to the Star Luo throne.
• Captain Sun arrived at Dai Weisi's estate and presented an imperial jade pendant, claiming he had found the stolen remains and burial goods in a cave.
• Dai Weisi gathered three hundred elite cavalrymen and followed Captain Sun to the hidden cave, entering it with a torch.

Dai Weisi recovered the remains of the Star Luo Imperial Family’s ancestors and accepted Captain Sun’s offer to serve him as a general. Captain Sun left to recruit his powerful sworn brothers, while a strange glimmer in his eyes hinted that his intentions might not be as simple as he claimed.

• Dai Weisi found the ancestors’ bones and grave goods in the grotto, paid his respects, and ordered his guards to collect and inventory everything.
• Dai Weisi offered Captain Sun a reward, but Captain Sun revealed his Soul Douluo strength and asked to serve Dai Weisi instead.
• Captain Sun said he wanted a battlefield post, and Dai Weisi promised to secure him the position of Grand General.
• Captain Sun offered to bring his Soul Saint and Soul Douluo sworn brothers to serve Dai Weisi, who eagerly welcomed them.
• Captain Sun departed to fetch his brothers as Dai Weisi imagined his growing power and future claim to the throne; a strange glimmer appeared in Captain Sun’s eyes.

Zhao Linchuan finalized Dao Seeking Academy’s tournament roster while Qian Renxue visited with news that Emperor Xue Ye was gravely ill. She credited the energy stone Zhao Linchuan had used, which had left the cause undetectable.

• Zhao Linchuan named Xiao Wu, Rongrong, Zhuqing, Jiangzhu, Young Master of Fate, Yan Lingji, and himself as Dao Seeking Academy’s tournament competitors.
• Yue Shen and Yan Fei declined to compete, and Zhao Linchuan told Liu Erlong to record the roster and provide the team with extra food.
• Jin Da announced that Qian Renxue had arrived, and Yue Shen and Yan Fei left Zhao Linchuan alone to meet her.
• Qian Renxue told Zhao Linchuan that Xue Ye was bedridden and nearing death, and that the Imperial Medical Academy could not identify the cause.
• Qian Renxue praised Zhao Linchuan’s energy stone for making Xue Ye’s decline appear to be the natural end of his lifespan.

Zhao Linchuan advised Qian Renxue on how to transfer the Heaven Dou Empire to Spirit Hall by provoking a war with Star Luo and staging an assassination. Meanwhile, Yu Yuanzhen sent Yu Chongshan to fetch Yu Xiaogang and his students so he could assess their training progress.

• Zhao Linchuan told Qian Renxue to blame Xue Ye’s death on Star Luo, provoke an invasion, and stage an assassination that would let her surrender power to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue praised the plan, ordered Xue Xing killed to eliminate another heir, and asked to use Zhao Linchuan’s Mimicry Training Ground while she cultivated.
• Yu Yuanzhen praised Yu Chongshan for reaching level 82 after receiving a spirit herb and ordered him to bring Yu Xiaogang and the others from the back mountain.
• Yu Chongshan left Thunder Hall reflecting on how his breakthrough had changed his standing within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

Yu Chongshan reflected on how a spirit herb had raised his Soul Power while leaving him with unexplained physical problems, then found Yu Xiaogang driving his students through punishing training. After the exhausted group finished climbing, Yu Xiaogang led them to Thunder Hall at his father’s summons.

• Yu Chongshan recalled receiving a spirit herb that helped him break through to Soul Power level eighty-two, though he suspected it had caused his weakness.
• Yu Chongshan found Yu Xiaogang training Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Yu Tianheng, and Yu Tianxin on a steep mountain path with boulders chained behind them.
• Yu Chongshan told Yu Xiaogang that the sect master wanted him and his students to go to Thunder Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang assessed his students’ strength and believed they could win the Soul Master Tournament.
• Tang San hauled the exhausted Oscar to the mountaintop, and the students silently swallowed their complaints.
• Yu Xiaogang told the group to follow him to Thunder Hall, and they struggled to their feet and went with him.

Yu Yuanzhen praised Yu Xiaogang’s tournament team and promised him support for his fourth Soul Ring. Later, Zhao Linchuan returned home to find Great Master of Fate waiting with a candlelit meal, and carried her to bed after they drank together.

• Yu Yuanzhen celebrated Yu Xiaogang’s team and declared that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would win the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen he expected to reach level forty within half a month and asked for help finding a fourth Soul Ring.
• Yu Yuanzhen promised to send two Soul Douluo and five Soul Saints to find Yu Xiaogang a suitable Soul Beast.
• Zhao Linchuan entered his bedroom and found Great Master of Fate dressed in a pale-purple gown with food and wine prepared.
• Zhao Linchuan and Great Master of Fate drank together, and he supported her when she became unsteady.
• Zhao Linchuan lifted Great Master of Fate and carried her toward the bed.