Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen confronted Ye Lingling about her interest in marrying him for protection, then revealed he already had two wives and offered to take her as a concubine. When she rejected the offer and tried to leave, he grabbed her and forced her back into a chair.

• Jiang Chen told Ye Lingling he knew she had considered marrying him to protect herself and the Nine Heart Begonia Sect.
• Jiang Chen said he already had two wives and offered to make Ye Lingling his concubine.
• Ye Lingling rejected the offer but said she still hoped they could be friends.
• Jiang Chen threatened to take Ye Lingling by force, and she tried to escape around the table.
• Jiang Chen caught Ye Lingling before she reached the door and forced her back into her chair.

Jiang Chen attacked Ye Lingling to make her submit, but instead drank her blood with his fangs until she was close to death. He stopped when knocking sounded at the door, leaving Ye Lingling alive for his plans.

• Jiang Chen recalled that he and Bibi Dong had identified Ye Lingling as a promising target because controlling her could give Spirit Hall access to another Nine Heart Begonia soul master.
• Jiang Chen restrained Ye Lingling despite her struggles and pleas for help.
• Jiang Chen bit Ye Lingling's neck and drank her blood, leaving her terrified and growing cold.
• An attendant heard Ye Lingling's cries, knocked on the door, and went to find the manager.
• Jiang Chen stopped drinking when Ye Lingling was close to death, deciding he still needed her alive.

Jiang Chen sent Ye Lingling away after transforming her Martial Soul and giving her a new role as a poison healer. He then sensed Xiao Qing approaching and waited for her at Heaven Dou City's gate, where she arrived looking for him.

• The inn manager checked on Jiang Chen and Ye Lingling after hearing cries for help, and Jiang Chen told him they had only disagreed.
• Jiang Chen told Ye Lingling to find Yanyan, who would arrange food and teach her cultivation, and Ye Lingling left grateful for her transformation into a poison healer with the Nine Nether Begonia Martial Soul.
• Jiang Chen watched Ye Lingling disappear, then sensed a long-lost aura approaching from beyond the city.
• Jiang Chen waited at Heaven Dou City's gate as Xiao Qing arrived, having come from Slaughter City to find her master.
• Jiang Chen called out to Xiao Qing by name.

Jiang Chen reunited with Xiao Qing, who had returned after earning one hundred victories in Slaughter City and becoming a guest elder. He brought her to live with Xiao Ying, who grew wary of the hungry-looking newcomer.

• Xiao Qing rushed into Jiang Chen's arms when she saw him, and he gently told her to let go.
• Xiao Qing told Jiang Chen she had earned one hundred victories in Slaughter City and become a guest elder instead of attempting Hell Road.
• Jiang Chen brought Xiao Qing to Xiao Ying's courtyard and said she would live there as another servant.
• Jiang Chen introduced Xiao Ying and warned Xiao Qing not to bite her, but Xiao Qing licked her lips as her stomach rumbled.
• Xiao Ying recoiled from Xiao Qing, and Jiang Chen reminded her that she had once gotten along with Sister Yan, who was also a zombie.

Jiang Chen taught Xiao Qing the opening stages of the Heavenly Corpse Transformation technique while Xiao Ying kept watch, then returned to Qian Renxue and explained why he smelled of other women. The next morning, he left Heaven Dou City with Xiao Qing.

• Jiang Chen brought Xiao Qing into his old room and taught her the first stages of the Heavenly Corpse Transformation technique as Xiao Ying watched closely.
• Jiang Chen told Xiao Ying that only zombies could cultivate the technique, unless she let him bite her.
• Jiang Chen returned to the imperial palace, where Qian Renxue questioned him about the scent of other women.
• Jiang Chen explained what had happened with Ye Lingling and Xiao Qing, and Qian Renxue's anger eased.
• The next morning, Jiang Chen departed Heaven Dou City with Xiao Qing.

Jiang Chen gathered Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and his disciple Xiao Qing outside Heaven Dou City and led them toward Sunset Forest. He planned to take them to a miraculous place that could grant immunity to ice and fire, and revealed that it was where Dugu Yan’s grandfather had once cultivated.

• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling met Jiang Chen outside Heaven Dou City and greeted him by their respective titles.
• Jiang Chen introduced Xiao Qing as his disciple, and the others greeted her as Big Sister Xiao Qing.
• Ye Lingling felt wary of Xiao Qing, while Xiao Qing remained warm and unconcerned.
• Jiang Chen led the group toward Sunset Forest and explained that a miraculous place there could grant immunity to ice and fire.
• Jiang Chen told Dugu Yan that the place was where her grandfather had often cultivated.

Jiang Chen brought Xiao Qing, Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and Ye Lingling to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to learn how to reach the valley. He reached the bottom and greeted the elder on guard while Ye Lingling struggled to climb down on her own.

• Jiang Chen assured Ye Lingling that the group could handle the ten-thousand-year soul beasts in Sunset Forest and said they would eventually go without him.
• Jiang Chen led the others to the valley and jumped down, telling them to make their own way down the cliff.
• Xiao Qing, Dugu Yan, and Yu Tianheng began descending, while Dugu Yan promised Ye Lingling they would send Jiang Chen back to help her.
• Ye Lingling overcame her fear and started climbing down by herself, determined to rely on her own abilities.
• Jiang Chen reached the valley and exchanged greetings with the Spirit Hall elder guarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Jiang Chen brought his subordinates to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and felt a powerful attraction coming from beneath it, which he suspected might be divine blood. After rescuing Ye Lingling from a fall, he searched below the well with the Eye of Heavenly Punishment but found nothing at its bottom.

• Jiang Chen asked the elder to look after his subordinates while they cultivated in the valley, and the elder agreed.
• Jiang Chen felt a stronger-than-before pull from beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and wondered if divine blood lay there.
• Dugu Yan called for help after Ye Lingling lost her footing while climbing down and fell toward the bottom of the valley.
• Jiang Chen caught Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan comforted her as she clung to him in terror.
• Jiang Chen searched the well with the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, then directed his gaze through the earth below it.

Jiang Chen used the Eye of Heavenly Punishment to peer more than ten thousand zhang underground, where he discovered two enormous dragon corpses. He realized their opposing auras had likely formed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Jiang Chen noticed the underground soil grow redder as he looked deeper and told Dugu Yan and the others not to disturb him.
• He pierced through the earth with his gaze and entered a mysterious space, where terrifying pressure struck him and lightning burst from his eyes.
• Yu Tianheng sensed Jiang Chen's lightning and considered telling his teacher about it.
• After the lightning subsided, Jiang Chen recovered and recalled seeing two ten-thousand-zhang dragon corpses, one scorching and the other freezing.
• Jiang Chen realized the dragon corpses had likely formed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and felt excited.

Jiang Chen warned his companions away from the dragon corpses and guided Xiao Qing and the others to cultivate beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He then tested whether Yu Tianheng could absorb the Heavenly Tribulation lightning, which attracted him like blood.

• Jiang Chen rejected the idea of claiming the dragon corpses for now, recognizing that touching them could destroy the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Jiang Chen told Xiao Qing and the others to absorb the well’s fire poison or cold poison to strengthen their bodies, and the elder warned that the toxins could kill them.
• Jiang Chen reassured the elder, and Xiao Qing and the others sat down to cultivate beside the well while the elder kept watch.
• Yu Tianheng told Jiang Chen that his lightning felt like delicious blood and asked to absorb it.
• Jiang Chen drew out a cluster of Heavenly Tribulation lightning and invited Yu Tianheng to try absorbing it.

Jiang Chen gave Yu Tianheng tribulation lightning energy that could improve his aptitude, then left after arranging his disciples’ cultivation. Two months later, Qian Renxue asked Jiang Chen to wait during their cultivation together.

• Yu Tianheng refined a trace of the lightning and felt his cultivation speed increase.
• Yu Tianheng thanked Jiang Chen and kowtowed, resolving to reach the Titled Douluo realm.
• Jiang Chen told Yu Tianheng to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well on his own schedule, then departed after asking the elder for another favor.
• Jiang Chen planned to train the Royal Team half a day each week and spend the rest of his time cultivating with Qian Renxue.
• Two months later, Qian Renxue asked Jiang Chen to wait and wiped the sweat from her forehead, looking puzzled.

Qian Renxue noticed that strange energy generated by her cultivation kept disappearing, but Jiang Chen could find no cause. After it happened repeatedly without harming her, they set the mystery aside.

• Qian Renxue told Jiang Chen that nearly half of the strange energy in her body had vanished during cultivation.
• Jiang Chen examined Qian Renxue with his spiritual power and the Eye of Heavenly Punishment but found nothing abnormal.
• Qian Renxue cultivated with Jiang Chen after dinner and relaxed when the energy did not disappear again that evening.
• The next day, the energy vanished again, and Jiang Chen searched Qian Renxue's body but found no explanation.
• Over the following days, Qian Renxue's cultivation energy repeatedly disappeared, and the two accepted the unexplained phenomenon after she showed no adverse effects.

After a month of cultivating together, Jiang Chen discovered that Qian Renxue was pregnant. They welcomed the news with joy, though Jiang Chen remained concerned.

• Qian Renxue noticed that the energy they had been cultivating with had suddenly disappeared.
• Jiang Chen wondered whether they had been cultivating incorrectly, then sensed an unfamiliar life aura inside Qian Renxue.
• Jiang Chen saw an embryo in Qian Renxue’s womb and told her he was going to be a father.
• Qian Renxue joyfully caressed her belly and thanked Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue celebrated her pregnancy, but grew concerned that their unborn child might be absorbing the strange energy that vanished inside her. They agreed to cultivate lightly the next day to investigate.

• Qian Renxue sent Jiang Chen away so she could rest and protect the pregnancy.
• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue shared their joy and discussed the unborn child's size and sex.
• Jiang Chen wondered whether the child had absorbed the strange energy that often disappeared inside Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue agreed to try cultivating lightly with Jiang Chen the next day to see whether the child absorbed the energy.

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue discovered that the yin-yang energy they cultivated was strengthening their unborn child, so they provided it energy once a day. Three months later, Jiang Chen sensed that the fetus had grown and believed it was a girl, while they continued keeping the pregnancy secret from Xiao Ying and Bibi Dong.

• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue noticed that their unborn child absorbed some of the energy produced by their cultivation.
• Jiang Chen sensed the fetus's life force growing stronger and suggested they provide it energy once a day while cultivating separately most of the time.
• Over the next three months, Jiang Chen read books on pregnancy, prepared Qian Renxue's meals, and accompanied her when she went out.
• Jiang Chen sensed that the fetus had grown to the size of a fist and said it was probably a girl.
• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue kept the child's existence secret from Xiao Ying and Bibi Dong.

Jiang Chen learned how the Soul Master Academy Tournament would be organized and worried about Qian Renxue’s approaching responsibilities. Three days later, the tournament opened in Heaven Dou City, where Qian Renxue sat with Emperor Xue Ye on the VIP platform and Jiang Chen watched from the stands.

• Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue discussed the tournament schedule and its thirty-three teams competing in the finals.
• Three days later, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opened at the renovated Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Emperor Xue Ye led the royal procession to the venue, and Qian Renxue joined him on the VIP platform.
• Jiang Chen watched from the stands with Zhao Hu and the others, then exchanged a nod with Qian Renxue.

Jiang Chen watched the tournament’s opening ceremony and saw Shrek Academy draw ridicule for its bizarre uniforms. Xiao Wu was absent from the team, and Jiang Chen suspected Tang Hao had forced her to stay away to protect her identity.

• Jiang Chen watched the participating academies march past Emperor Xue Ye during the opening ceremony.
• Shrek Academy entered in shit-green uniforms bearing a monster emblem and sponsorship slogans, prompting widespread mockery.
• Jiang Chen noticed Xiao Wu was missing from the Shrek team and saw that only Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and another girl were among its female members.
• Jiang Chen reasoned that Xiao Wu’s absence might have been forced by Tang Hao, who likely knew she was a soul beast.

At the Soul Master Tournament’s opening ceremony, Jiang Chen watched Shrek Academy face the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy secondary team. Shrek won the first match, enraging Emperor Xue Ye, who left the stadium.

• Flender, Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong led their teams into the stadium, where the Shrek students drew laughter for hurrying past the VIP stands with their heads lowered.
• Emperor Xue Ye opened the tournament, Ning Fengzhi gave a speech, and Salas drew Shrek Academy as the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy secondary team’s first opponent.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun competed for Shrek against the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy secondary team.
• Shrek defeated the secondary team, stunning the stadium and surprising Qian Renxue.
• Emperor Xue Ye left in anger, and Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue hurried after him.

Qian Renxue and Jiang Chen watched the tournament conclude, then joined the procession traveling to Spirit City, eager to see Bibi Dong. The journey began with Qian Renxue regularly summoning Jiang Chen into her carriage.

• Qian Renxue met Tang San at Ning Fengzhi's request and pretended to recruit him, though she already knew his identity.
• Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer, helping Shrek Academy win the advancement tournament.
• Emperor Xue Ye named the crown prince as the empire's representative for the finals because he was unwell and could not leave Heaven Dou City.
• The competing teams and their teachers departed for Spirit City under the escort of five hundred Royal Knights.
• Jiang Chen rode beside Qian Renxue's luxurious carriage, and she summoned him inside for at least half an hour each day.

Jiang Chen and Qian Renxue continued their journey while enjoying their private moments and checking on their unborn daughter, whose powerful life force made them anticipate her talent. The caravan traveled on without Grandmaster appearing, and Spirit Hall’s planned attempt to assassinate Tang San remained thwarted after Jiang Chen intercepted Salas’s letter.

• Jiang Chen inspected the Soul Tool-equipped carriage and discovered that his unborn daughter already had an exceptionally powerful life force.
• Jiang Chen told Qian Renxue that their daughter might become the greatest genius in Douluo Continent, and Qian Renxue was delighted.
• Qian Renxue concealed her figure and aura before Jiang Chen returned to his horse and looked toward Shrek Academy for Grandmaster.
• Jiang Chen reflected that Yu Xiaogang had likely gone to find Bibi Dong and hoped his teacher would resist becoming entangled with him again.
• Jiang Chen noted that the Royal Knights were disciplined and powerful but remained under Xue Ye’s control.
• The journey continued without the planned attack on Tang San because Jiang Chen had intercepted Salas’s letter, while Tang Hao’s presence would have made an assassination attempt dangerous for Spirit Hall.