Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianming brought Ye Guyi and her parents to the imperial palace in Ming Capital, where Kong Deming arranged to protect the family and offered Ye Wuya and Lin Wanqiu two places to settle. The chapter left Ye Wuya to choose between remaining in Ming Capital or starting new lives in Shrek City, while Ye Guyi was to stay by Xu Tianming's side.

• Xu Tianming's airship flew into Ming Capital without resistance and landed at the imperial palace.
• Xu Tianming led Ye Guyi by the hand as Kong Deming turned away a welcoming invitation from the Second Prince.
• Ye Wuya greeted Kong Deming with admiration after Xu Tianming brought Ye Guyi and her parents out of the airship.
• Kong Deming said Ye Guyi could stay with Xu Tianming and offered Ye Wuya and Lin Wanqiu a secluded home in Ming Capital or new identities in Shrek City.

Ye Wuya and Lin Wanqiu agreed to serve as Xu Tianming’s eyes in Shrek City, while Xu Tianming prepared to strengthen himself and Ye Guyi with imperial treasures. As he began melting Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, Mavuika sensed it might restore some of her power.

• Ye Wuya and Lin Wanqiu accepted Kong Deming’s offer to go to Shrek City and gather information for Xu Tianming.
• Xu Tianming returned to his quarters with Ye Guyi and asked Kong Deming for treasures to improve his physique before absorbing his second Soul Ring.
• Xu Tianming learned that Ye Guyi had an Angel Martial Soul but had not yet absorbed her first Soul Ring.
• Kong Deming brought out Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and an ice bucket containing Thousand Year Profound Ice, then explained how Xu Tianming should use them.
• Xu Tianming summoned his Radiant Sun Martial Soul to melt the Whale Glue, and Mavuika said it might help restore her power.

Xu Tianming refined Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, strengthening his body while Mavuika absorbed much of its heat and medicinal power. He found Mavuika overwhelmed by the heat in his Mental Sea of Consciousness, where Columbina soon joined them in a hug, leaving him flustered and unsure how things had reached that point.

• Xu Tianming swallowed a small piece of melted Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, and Mavuika absorbed part of its medicinal power.
• Xu Tianming swallowed half of the remaining Whale Glue, then asked Mavuika to absorb the intense heat before it overwhelmed him.
• Xu Tianming refined the remaining medicinal power, doubling his physical strength and raising his estimate of the Second Soul Ring he could endure to at least four thousand years.
• Xu Tianming entered his Mental Sea of Consciousness and found Mavuika struggling with the heat, so she held him to ease it.
• Xu Tianming hugged Mavuika, and the two felt an unusual connection before Columbina interrupted them.
• Columbina hugged Xu Tianming too, and he became flustered as he realized how intimate the moment had become.

After Mavuika helped Xu Tianming refine the Whale Glue in his body, he gave the remaining piece to Ye Guyi to strengthen her foundation. Ye Guyi swallowed it, but soon began suffering from intense heat as it took effect.

• Mavuika withdrew to focus on controlling her recovering power, while Xu Tianming stopped Columbina from reciting Pre-Sun-Moon History.
• Xu Tianming returned to his body and discovered that Mavuika had nearly finished refining the Whale Glue within him.
• Xu Tianming decided the remaining Whale Glue would be more useful to Ye Guyi and asked whether she was willing to endure danger to become stronger.
• Ye Guyi swallowed the melted Whale Glue, determined to strengthen herself and protect her parents.
• Xu Tianming told Ye Guyi to focus and report if she could not endure the effects, and she soon felt unbearable heat spreading through her body.

Ye Guyi struggled to refine the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, and Xu Tianming carried her through the worst of its heat while Columbina used moonlight to help her. After Ye Guyi finished absorbing the medicine, Xu Tianming offered to nourish her with Frost Moon as she continued, leaving her quietly wishing she could cling to him again.

• Ye Guyi became too weak from the Whale Glue's heat to reach the ice bucket, so Xu Tianming caught her and held her.
• Ye Guyi clung to Xu Tianming, and Columbina told him not to put her in the ice bucket while she tried to help.
• Columbina used the Frost Moon Martial Soul to send gentle moonlight into Ye Guyi, easing her heat and helping her absorb the Whale Glue.
• Ye Guyi refined the medicinal power and grew stronger, then realized she had been clinging to Xu Tianming and apologized.
• Xu Tianming offered to use Frost Moon to nourish Ye Guyi as she absorbed more Whale Rubber, and she felt disappointed that she would have less reason to get close to him.

Xu Tianming refused Kong Deming’s offer of more treasures before absorbing his Second Soul Ring, then realized Columbina might help him reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and heal his uncle’s hidden injuries. Columbina confirmed she could help on a full-moon night and partially healed Kong Deming’s injuries, leaving them astonished by her power.

• Kong Deming returned to Xu Tianming’s room, learned that Ye Guyi was taking Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, and suggested Xu Tianming consume more treasures before absorbing his Second Soul Ring.
• Xu Tianming declined, reasoning that many wild treasures carried side effects that could damage a Soul Master’s foundation, and considered obtaining Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to help Kong Deming.
• Xu Tianming recalled that a spatial formation protected the well and asked whether Columbina could control space; she said her power might help him pass through it on a full-moon night.
• Xu Tianming asked Columbina to examine Kong Deming’s hidden injuries, and her moonlight power partially healed them.

Xu Tianming helped Kong Deming heal some of his old injuries, then began absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf Soul Ring while Kong Deming guarded him. The Soul Ring’s unusually powerful mental shock threatened to overwhelm Xu Tianming, leaving Kong Deming worried as the absorption continued.

• Columbina’s power healed at least a fifth of Kong Deming’s old injuries, giving him hope of breaking through to Super Douluo.
• Xu Tianming considered using Columbina’s healing to recover from the injuries caused by rapidly increasing his cultivation, but decided to wait until her power could fully heal Kong Deming.
• Kong Deming chose to guard Xu Tianming as he absorbed the Ten-Thousand-Year Magic Flame Wolf Soul Ring, and Xu Tianming told Ye Guyi to observe.
• Xu Tianming endured the Soul Ring’s crushing Soul Power pressure with Mavuika’s help and faced its mental shock behind Columbina’s enhanced barrier.
• Kong Deming sensed that the Magic Flame Wolf’s mental attack was far stronger than normal and anxiously urged Xu Tianming to hold on.

Xu Tianming absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, reached Soul Power level 26, and discovered that his new Second Soul Skill, Night Soul Domain, could greatly enhance the Soul Power of linked allies. He left excited by the possibility that future skills from Mavuika’s authority might include Resurrection Poem.

• Xu Tianming successfully absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring while Columbina protected him from its spiritual impact.
• Kong Deming explained Xu Tianming’s sudden rise to level 26 and gave him a badge that concealed his true Soul Power Level.
• Xu Tianming discovered that Night Soul Domain could connect up to ten willing people within a hundred meters and boost their Soul Power through Night Soul Transfer.
• Xu Tianming tested the skill on Kong Deming and Ye Guyi, learning that its Battle Intent cost increased when enhancing someone far stronger than himself.
• Xu Tianming realized that his Radiant Sun Martial Soul might eventually grant him Resurrection Poem, which could revive those killed in battle.

Xu Tianran considered whether Xu Tianming would become his ally or rival, then planned a gift for him after learning of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal engagement plans. In the palace, Xu Tianming offered Ye Guyi a chance to absorb a two-thousand-year Soul Ring with his protection, leaving her to choose between safety and risk.

• Xu Tianran brooded over his father's rule and his younger brother's extraordinary talent, warning himself that he would act ruthlessly if Xu Tianming threatened his claim to power.
• A black-clad agent told Xu Tianran that the Heaven Dou Empire planned to betroth Princess Wei Na to Long Aotian in half a month, and Xu Tianran decided to give Xu Tianming a gift.
• Xu Tianming asked Mavuika to help Ye Guyi bear the pressure of absorbing a Soul Ring, and she explained that she needed close physical contact to lend her power.
• Xu Tianming offered Ye Guyi a choice between a safe Thousand-Year Soul Ring and a two-thousand-year Soul Ring he would help her absorb, and asked her to decide.

Ye Guyi chose to absorb a two-thousand-year Soul Ring as her First Soul Ring, and Xu Tianming helped her endure the process. Afterward, she vowed to repay his kindness, and the chapter left them waking up after sharing a bed.

• Ye Guyi rejected her father's more cautious plan and agreed to absorb the two-thousand-year Soul Ring Xu Tianming offered.
• Xu Tianming told Ye Guyi to call him by his name and guided her through absorbing the Magic Flame Wolf Soul Ring with Mavuika's power assisting her.
• Ye Guyi successfully refined the Soul Ring and silently vowed to repay Xu Tianming with her life if necessary.
• Xu Tianming let Ye Guyi share his bed because it was late and he was exhausted, then fell asleep after asking her to wake him before noon.
• The next day, Ye Guyi woke Xu Tianming at noon while holding his arm.

Xu Tianming brought Ye Guyi into Mingde Hall to find Xuan Ziwen and encountered Meng Hongchen, who offered to lead him to the researcher. Meng Hongchen became determined to win Xu Tianming’s attention after he showed little interest in her beauty.

• Xu Tianming brought masked Ye Guyi into Mingde Hall, hoping to find Xuan Ziwen and keep him loyal to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Meng Hongchen confronted Xu Tianming and Ye Guyi, then recognized Xu Tianming’s royal identity token as the Fourth Prince’s.
• Xu Tianming learned that the girl was Meng Hongchen, Jing Hongchen’s granddaughter, and asked her to show him where Xuan Ziwen was.
• Meng Hongchen felt unsettled by Xu Tianming’s lack of interest in her looks and sweetly offered to lead him to Teacher Xuan.

Xu Tianming visited Mingde Hall with Ye Guyi and Meng Hongchen to find Xuan Ziwen, hoping to have Mavuika’s Chilun Vehicle built. As Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi watched each other warily and Xiao Hongchen tried to identify Xu Tianming, Mavuika said she had finished recalling the vehicle’s plans and could synchronize them to him.

• Meng Hongchen led Xu Tianming and Ye Guyi to Xuan Ziwen’s workbench while Ye Guyi grew suspicious of Meng Hongchen’s intentions.
• Xiao Hongchen studied Xu Tianming and Ye Guyi but held back from confronting them because he did not know who Xu Tianming was.
• Xu Tianming watched Xuan Ziwen carve a Soul Guidance Array and spoke with Mavuika and Columbina in his Mental Sea of Consciousness.
• Xu Tianming asked Mavuika whether she had recalled the Chilun Vehicle’s design plans, and she said she had finished and could synchronize them to him.

Xu Tianming received the Chilun Vehicle blueprints through Mavuika’s memory synchronization and noticed flaws in Xuan Ziwen’s Soul Tool Sword. After Xiao Hongchen dismissed his claim that he had found three problems, Xuan Ziwen invited Xu Tianming to point them out.

• Mavuika synchronized the Chilun Vehicle blueprints into Xu Tianming’s memories.
• Columbina told Xu Tianming that Xuan Ziwen had deliberately increased the carving pressure and left flaws in the Soul Tool Sword.
• Xuan Ziwen asked Xiao Hongchen to assess the sword, and Xiao called it flawless.
• Xu Tianming announced that he had spotted at least three problems with the sword.
• Xiao Hongchen mocked Xu Tianming and tossed ten Gold Soul Coins at his feet.
• Xuan Ziwen agreed to let Xu Tianming point out the problems.

Xu Tianming faced Xiao Hongchen's challenge to prove that the Soul Tool had three flaws, while Meng Hongchen surprised everyone by defending him. The chapter left Xiao Hongchen accusing his sister of taking Xu Tianming's side and demanding that she stand behind him.

• Xiao Hongchen challenged Xu Tianming to identify three problems with the Soul Tool and threatened to have Jing Hongchen remove him from Mingde Hall if he failed.
• Xuan Ziwen stayed silent and watched to see what Xu Tianming could do, while Ye Guyi restrained herself and Meng Hongchen was stunned by the escalating conflict.
• Meng Hongchen scolded Xiao Hongchen for insulting Xu Tianming and speaking for Jing Hongchen.
• Xiao Hongchen decided Meng Hongchen had been bewitched by Xu Tianming and demanded that she leave his side or face their grandfather's punishment.

Meng Hongchen tried to placate Xu Tianming after Xiao Hongchen insulted him, while Ye Guyi watched jealously. Xu Tianming then identified a deliberately hidden flaw in Xuan Ziwen's Soul Tool Sword, shocking Xuan Ziwen and revealing the test behind Xiao Hongchen's attempt to become his disciple.

• Meng Hongchen feared Xiao Hongchen had offended Xu Tianming and linked arms with him to ask for his forgiveness.
• Ye Guyi felt miserable seeing Meng Hongchen close to Xu Tianming, while Mavuika and Columbina discussed whether he welcomed the attention.
• Xu Tianming pointed out that Xuan Ziwen had deliberately carved a flaw into the Soul Guidance Array, causing it to activate about a second slower.
• Xuan Ziwen was shocked that Xu Tianming had spotted the flaw so quickly and recalled that he had designed the sword inspection as a test for Xiao Hongchen.
• Xuan Ziwen had decided Xiao Hongchen's performance was insufficient, while Meng Hongchen had already given up on her own test.

Xu Tianming identified three flaws in Xuan Ziwen’s Soul Tool Sword, prompting Xuan Ziwen to test his claims. Xiao Hongchen accused them of staging the test, and Ye Guyi ended the confrontation by slapping him.

• Xuan Ziwen challenged Xu Tianming to explain the three mistakes he claimed to have found in the sword.
• Xu Tianming identified a weakened section of the sword’s Soul Guidance Array and a flaw that delayed resonance by two seconds.
• Xuan Ziwen tested the sword and prepared to re-engrave its core array to verify Xu Tianming’s claim.
• Xiao Hongchen accused Xuan Ziwen and Xu Tianming of staging the test and threatened to report them to his grandfather.
• Ye Guyi stepped forward and slapped Xiao Hongchen, deciding to take responsibility for her action.

After Xiao Hongchen attacked Ye Guyi for slapping him, Xu Tianming stepped in and revealed his extraordinary second Soul Ring to confront him. The chapter ended with Xiao Hongchen dismissing the ten-thousand-year ring as an illusion and forming a gigantic metal sword for another attack.

• Ye Guyi slapped Xiao Hongchen, who summoned his Martial Soul and sent a metal sword at her head.
• Xu Tianming melted Xiao Hongchen's sword with the heat of his Radiant Sun Martial Soul, while Xuan Ziwen contacted Jing Hongchen for help.
• After Columbina reported Xuan Ziwen's message, Xu Tianming decided to use his full strength before Jing Hongchen arrived.
• Xu Tianming revealed a thousand-year first Soul Ring and a ten-thousand-year second Soul Ring, shocking everyone present.
• Xiao Hongchen convinced himself the Soul Rings were an illusion and formed a three-meter metal sword to attack Xu Tianming.

Xu Tianming used Sun-Shattering Strike to defeat Xiao Hongchen after Jing Hongchen arrived and watched their duel. Xiao Hongchen survived only because his Level 4 Defensive Soul Tool Array blocked Xu Tianming’s final blow, leaving him shaken by his humiliating loss.

• Xiao Hongchen’s metal greatsword pushed through Xu Tianming’s flames until Xu Tianming drew Judgment and prepared to end the fight with Sun-Shattering Strike.
• Columbina warned Xu Tianming that Jing Hongchen had arrived nearby, but Jing Hongchen watched without intervening.
• Xu Tianming challenged Xiao Hongchen to withstand one strike, and Xiao Hongchen chose to attack rather than defend himself.
• Xu Tianming gathered his power without Mavuika’s possession and swung Judgment with Sun-Shattering Strike.
• Xu Tianming’s flames smashed Xiao Hongchen’s metal greatsword and nearly killed him, but his Level 4 Defensive Soul Tool Array activated and blocked the blow.