Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue discussed the risks of having a child amid his coming Heavenly Tribulation, then spent the night together. He awoke beside her the next morning, still mindful of the dangers ahead.

• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue that he and Hu Liena had remained innocent because pregnancy could affect the Soul Master Tournament.
• Qian Renxue urged Jiang Chen to be with her, saying she feared he might not survive his next Heavenly Tribulation.
• Jiang Chen promised to treat Qian Renxue well for the rest of his life and set aside his concerns.
• Jiang Chen woke the next morning with Qian Renxue asleep on his chest and quietly sat up.

Jiang Chen cared for Qian Renxue after their night together, preparing breakfast and giving her a healing pill for her pain. Qian Renxue blushed at his explanation while Xiao Ying was left to eat breakfast alone.

• Qian Renxue woke to find Jiang Chen up, and he told her to rest while he prepared breakfast.
• Jiang Chen met Xiao Ying exercising in the courtyard and told her not to disturb him and Qian Renxue that day.
• Jiang Chen brought breakfast back to the palace and helped Qian Renxue to the table when he found her struggling to walk.
• Jiang Chen gave Qian Renxue a healing pill and explained that it would ease her pain, making her blush and glare at him.

After caring for Qian Renxue, Jiang Chen examined the remaining rewards from his tribulation gift pack and discovered the Yin-Yang Canon, a technique that might help him comprehend the Great Dao of Yin and Yang. He was thrilled by the discovery and wondered whether that Great Dao was related to the rules and laws the Asura God had mentioned.

• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue ate breakfast together, and the pill improved her condition.
• Jiang Chen urged Qian Renxue to replace her bed and get a bigger bathtub, then helped her bathe and change before she went to pay her respects to the Empress.
• Jiang Chen checked the gift pack in his system space and saw the remaining Tribulation Lightning Fluid and an item represented by a book icon.
• Jiang Chen opened the item and discovered the Yin-Yang Canon, which showed a hundred and eight illustrated stages and claimed to point directly to the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.
• Jiang Chen guessed that the technique might let him comprehend the Great Dao and wondered if it was connected to the rules and laws the Asura God had mentioned.

Jiang Chen introduced Qian Renxue to the Yin-Yang Canon, a paired cultivation method that increased their Soul Power circulation. They cultivated together for three hours before hunger made them stop.

• Jiang Chen studied the Yin-Yang Canon while Qian Renxue was away paying her respects.
• After Qian Renxue returned, Jiang Chen pulled her close and began cultivating the canon with her.
• Qian Renxue noticed her Soul Power circulating faster and Jiang Chen explained the method to her.
• Qian Renxue called the canon evil but agreed to cultivate it, and the pair continued for three hours.
• Jiang Chen asked Qian Renxue how she felt after they stopped to eat.

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue agreed to cultivate together in the palace until the Soul Master Tournament, then discussed Tang San and Shrek Academy’s progress. The chapter left Qian Renxue eager to resume cultivating with Jiang Chen immediately after lunch.

• Qian Renxue praised their joint cultivation and asked Jiang Chen to stay in the palace and practice with her until the Soul Master Tournament.
• Jiang Chen teased Qian Renxue about her earlier willingness to let him pursue Hu Liena, and she clarified that she meant only one.
• Qian Renxue told Jiang Chen that Tang San had reached level thirty-five and Shrek Academy had registered for the tournament after taking over Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Jiang Chen noted that Tang San and Dai Mubai were young, while Qian Renxue pointed out that Jiang Chen was Tang San’s age and already level fifty-one.
• After lunch, Qian Renxue asked Jiang Chen to continue cultivating with her.

Jiang Chen visited Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, checked their progress, and delivered gifts from Dugu Bo. He agreed to teach Yu Tianheng practical combat, while warning both disciples to aim for a top-three finish in the Soul Master Tournament.

• Jiang Chen left Qian Renxue and went to Xiao Ying's courtyard to meet Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.
• Jiang Chen praised the disciples' cultivation progress, noting Yu Tianheng had reached Rank 45 and Dugu Yan Rank 44.
• Jiang Chen gave Dugu Yan the pills and toys Dugu Bo had sent her, and she thanked her teacher.
• Jiang Chen told the disciples to cultivate hard and aim for a top-three finish, while explaining he would step in if Martial Soul Hall Academy's championship were threatened.
• Yu Tianheng asked Jiang Chen to teach him practical combat experience, and Jiang Chen agreed.

Jiang Chen agreed to train the Imperial Team and reassured Xiao Ying that he was devoted to Qian Renxue. After dinner, he and Qian Renxue cultivated together while Xiao Ying waited outside her room, intending to report Ye Lingling's interest in Jiang Chen.

• Jiang Chen agreed to guide the Imperial Team at Dugu Yan's grandfather's spacious residence the next morning.
• Dugu Yan teased Jiang Chen about inviting Ye Lingling to dinner, but Jiang Chen declined and said he was married.
• Xiao Ying glared at Jiang Chen until he reassured her that he only cared for Qian Renxue.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue he had promised to train Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, and Qian Renxue accepted his decision.
• Xiao Ying went to report Ye Lingling's interest in Jiang Chen, but heard creaking sounds from beneath Qian Renxue's room.

After cultivating with Qian Renxue, Jiang Chen left the palace to meet Dugu Yan and the Royal First Team. He accepted Dugu Yan’s introduction as their teacher and prepared to prove himself to the unconvinced teammates.

• Xiao Ying overheard Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue, then left feeling embarrassed and lost.
• Jiang Chen reflected that the Heavenly Corpse Transformation suited him better overall than the Yin-Yang Canon.
• The next morning, Jiang Chen shared breakfast with Qian Renxue before heading to Dugu Yan’s courtyard.
• Dugu Yan introduced Jiang Chen to the seven members of the Royal First Team as their teacher, and he agreed to instruct them.
• Jiang Chen noticed that five teammates doubted him and resolved to put them in their place.

Jiang Chen met Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng’s teammates, who doubted he was qualified to teach them. He introduced himself by insulting the group, leaving the five members furious.

• Yufeng challenged Jiang Chen to prove he could be their teacher.
• Dugu Yan introduced Yufeng and Osler as level thirty-eight agility-attack Spirit Masters.
• Dugu Yan introduced Shi Mo and Shi Mo as level thirty-nine defense-type Spirit Masters.
• Dugu Yan introduced Ye Lingling, whose Martial Soul was the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Jiang Chen called everyone there trash, angering the five teammates.

Jiang Chen reminded the Royal Team that Shrek had beaten them despite being much younger and lower-ranked, leaving the team shaken and Ye Lingling eager to find the geniuses. Shi Mo accepted that they were trash compared with Shrek but challenged Jiang Chen’s right to insult them.

• Yufeng angrily challenged Jiang Chen after he called the Royal Team inferior.
• Jiang Chen recalled that Dugu Yan’s poison had saved the Royal Team from losing to Shrek at the Soto Great Soul Arena.
• Yu Tianheng revealed that Shrek’s members had an average age of about thirteen, stunning the Royal Team.
• Ye Lingling became excited by Shrek’s talent and thought of Dai Mubai.
• Shi Mo admitted the Royal Team was trash compared with Shrek but argued that Jiang Chen had no right to say so.

Jiang Chen faced the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy students after insulting their abilities, while Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan anticipated how badly he would defeat them. As Yufeng and Osler raced onto the training arena and argued over who arrived first, Ye Lingling said she wanted to leave.

• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan felt sorry for their teammates, believing they would soon be overwhelmed by Jiang Chen.
• Dugu Yan directed everyone to the training ground, where Jiang Chen stepped onto the arena.
• Yufeng challenged Jiang Chen and transformed his arms into wings as he flew toward the arena.
• Osler released his Black Panther Martial Soul and reached the arena alongside Yufeng, while the Shi brothers fell behind.
• Yufeng and Osler argued over who had arrived first, and Ye Lingling told Dugu Yan she wanted to leave.

Ye Lingling rejected Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan’s team, believing Shrek Academy held greater geniuses, but Dugu Yan urged her to reconsider and revealed that Jiang Chen considered both teams unremarkable. Ye Lingling was left questioning Jiang Chen’s strength as Dugu Yan turned away from her.

• Ye Lingling said she wanted to meet Shrek Academy’s talented students, and Yu Tianheng cursed at her in frustration.
• Dugu Yan stopped Ye Lingling from leaving and asked whether she planned to join Shrek Academy; Ye Lingling said she preferred them to people who thought too highly of themselves.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that Jiang Chen considered both their Royal Team and the Shrek team trash, prompting Ye Lingling to ask about his age and cultivation rank.
• Dugu Yan criticized Ye Lingling’s pride, said she no longer thought Ye Lingling was worthy of Jiang Chen, and joined Yu Tianheng.
• Yu Tianheng quietly gave Dugu Yan a thumbs-up.

Jiang Chen challenged Yufeng, Osler, and the Shi brothers to attack him together, while Ye Lingling watched skeptically. The four rushed him at once, eager to knock him off the arena.

• Ye Lingling stayed to watch Jiang Chen, and Dugu Yan said something that reassured him.
• Jiang Chen dismissed Yufeng and Osler's argument and challenged all four opponents to attack together.
• The Shi brothers transformed into their turtle-shell Martial Souls and charged at Jiang Chen.
• Yufeng and Osler joined the Shi brothers, and all four reached Jiang Chen at the same time.

Jiang Chen swiftly defeated Yufeng, shocking the remaining members of the team and forcing them to recognize his strength. After Ye Lingling healed Yufeng, he admitted that Jiang Chen had simply jumped up and kicked him in the stomach.

• Yufeng and the others attacked Jiang Chen, while Ye Lingling turned away, convinced he was unprepared.
• Jiang Chen suddenly sent Yufeng crashing into the ground near Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling healed Yufeng with her Nine Heart Begonia as the others regarded Jiang Chen with caution.
• Yufeng recovered and told Ye Lingling that Jiang Chen had defeated him with a kick to the stomach.

Jiang Chen fought Yufeng, the Shi brothers, and Osler on the arena, overwhelming their attacks with his strength. The Shi brothers launched another attack with their spinning turtle-shell shields as Jiang Chen faced them.

• Jiang Chen gave Yufeng another chance to challenge him, and Yufeng flew onto the arena with renewed battle intent.
• The Shi brothers charged Jiang Chen while Osler prepared a sneak attack and Yufeng watched from the air.
• Jiang Chen struck the Shi brothers with both fists, sending them flying and knocking Osler beneath them.
• Yufeng attacked with his third soul skill, but Jiang Chen destroyed the bird-shaped Soul Power attack with a punch.
• The Shi brothers launched four spinning turtle-shell shields at Jiang Chen, who showed excitement as they approached.

Jiang Chen overwhelmed the opposing team without releasing his Martial Soul, defeating Yufeng, Osler, and the Stone brothers. He stood victorious in the arena as the battered opponents lay defeated.

• Jiang Chen struck the Stone brothers' turtle shells with his fists, sending them crashing into the arena and injuring the brothers.
• Jiang Chen stepped through the air toward Yufeng and shattered his Soul Skill with a punch.
• Jiang Chen ignored Yufeng's wing attack and punched him into the arena beside Ye Lingling.
• Jiang Chen broke both of Osler's arms, forcing him to fall from the arena.
• Jiang Chen smashed the Stone brothers' cracked turtle shells, leaving them collapsed and gravely weakened.

After Jiang Chen defeated the Royal Team members, Ye Lingling healed them and recognized how badly she had underestimated his strength. The team lined up under Yu Tianheng, with Ye Lingling choosing to join them.

• Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul to heal Yufeng and the other three injured Royal Team members.
• While healing them, Ye Lingling realized Jiang Chen was a peerless genius and felt embarrassed about her earlier dismissive attitude.
• Jiang Chen watched Ye Lingling's healing and admired the Nine Heart Begonia's powerful effects.
• Yu Tianheng ordered the Royal Team to line up, pleased that his unruly students had been humbled.
• Ye Lingling stepped forward and took her place at the end of the line.

Jiang Chen answered Yufeng’s doubts about his qualifications by claiming he could match a Soul Sage, then revealed his Zombie Martial Soul and five ten-thousand-year soul rings. The group was left stunned by a soul-ring configuration they had never imagined possible.

• Yufeng argued that defeating the students did not prove Jiang Chen was qualified to teach them, since their academy had Soul Sage-level teachers.
• Jiang Chen claimed that he could compare to a Soul Sage, prompting Ye Lingling to ask about his Martial Soul and level.
• At Dugu Yan’s request, Jiang Chen released his Zombie Martial Soul, showing his fangs, elongated nails, and dense black mist.
• Jiang Chen revealed five black soul rings, shocking the group and leaving Ye Lingling exclaiming at the impossible configuration.

Jiang Chen trained the Royal Team by fighting them and correcting their weaknesses, then refused Ye Lingling’s invitation to dinner. The Royal Team planned to return the following week, while Ye Lingling was left astonished by Jiang Chen’s rejection.

• Yufeng asked Jiang Chen to teach them how to gain his strength, but Jiang Chen said it depended on talent and offered instead to address their weaknesses in combat.
• Jiang Chen told Ye Lingling that her healing abilities made her combat potential limited, but she stayed to watch.
• Jiang Chen spent the day fighting and training the Royal Team until dusk, then set a time for them to return the following week.
• Ye Lingling lingered after the others left and invited Jiang Chen to dinner so she could apologize for looking down on him.
• Jiang Chen refused Ye Lingling’s invitation, leaving her astonished.

Jiang Chen rejected Ye Lingling’s attempt to befriend him because he disliked her proud, opportunistic nature, but agreed to share a meal after Dugu Yan defended her. In a private dining room, Ye Lingling grew nervous when Jiang Chen locked the door, and he asked whether she had invited him to dinner to become friends.

• Jiang Chen bluntly told Ye Lingling that her personality made her unsuitable as a friend, and she left dejected.
• Dugu Yan argued that Ye Lingling was not bad apart from being proud, so Jiang Chen called Ye Lingling back and invited her to eat with him.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan made an excuse to leave the two alone.
• Jiang Chen took Ye Lingling to a restaurant, ordered several dishes, and locked the private room after the food arrived.
• Ye Lingling became wary that Jiang Chen expected something from her, and Jiang Chen asked whether she had wanted to become friends with him.