Chapter Summaries

During Sudden Enlightenment, Wang Chen broke through to Level Sixty-Five and comprehended the realm of Harmony of Man and Nature, greatly strengthening his Spirit Domain and perception. After dawn, he left the Wang Family estate for the Imperial Palace to receive his title as duke.

• Wang Chen entered Sudden Enlightenment, rose from the peak of Level Sixty-Three to Level Sixty-Five, and briefly sensed Rule Power before it broke his state.
• Wang Chen failed to reenter Sudden Enlightenment and realized he had comprehended Harmony of Man and Nature, removing bottlenecks up to Level Ninety-Five.
• Wang Chen used his Artifact Spirit Martial Soul and Spirit Domain in Harmony of Man and Nature, expanding his domain by drawing on heaven and earth.
• Wang Chen concluded he could now kill the Titled Douluo-level Evil Soul Master even if he encountered him unexpectedly in the wilderness.
• Wang Chen saw dawn arrive, finished cultivating, and left for the Imperial Palace to be conferred the title of duke.

Wang Chen received a hereditary dukedom and a place in the Sun and Moon Empire’s Palace Worship Hall after killing a Titled Douluo, while Jing Hongchen worried the emperor would claim him as a son-in-law. At the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters, Ye Xishui decided Wang Chen had to be eliminated before he grew stronger.

• At court, Jing Hongchen feared Emperor Xu Jing would take Wang Chen as an imperial son-in-law and leave Meng Hongchen heartbroken.
• Xu Jing granted Wang Chen a hereditary dukedom, made him a royal worshiper, and promised him the empire’s support.
• After court, Wang Chen ignored flattering officials but accepted invitations from worshipers, including Ye Yulin, to learn more about the Palace Worship Hall.
• At the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters, Zhongli Wu reported Wang Chen’s strength to Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
• Ye Xishui called Wang Chen a threat to the Holy Spirit Cult and insisted he be killed before he matured, while Long Xiaoyao sighed helplessly.

Ye Xishui ordered Shen Kang to monitor Wang Chen and kill him if he left Mingdu, while Xu Jing appointed Xu Tianyu Crown Prince before coughing blood and ordering the witnesses to be disposed of. Wang Chen learned more about the Palace Worship Hall and looked forward to meeting Kong Deming.

• Ye Xishui ordered Zhongli Wu to support Xu Tianran secretly and tasked Long Xiaoyao with arranging for the Dark Spirit Douluo to watch Wang Chen outside Mingdu.
• Long Xiaoyao asked Shen Kang to monitor Wang Chen, and Shen Kang reluctantly agreed because Long Xiaoyao was his teacher.
• After his investigation found no proof that a prince colluded with the Holy Spirit Church, Xu Jing decided to appoint Xu Tianyu Crown Prince and issued the decree.
• Xu Jing coughed blood, ordered the attendants to dispose of the eunuchs and palace maids who had witnessed it, and summoned Kong Deming.
• Wang Chen learned that the Palace Worship Hall included top Soul Engineer researchers and imperial attendants, and he anticipated receiving Kong Deming's guidance.

After his family’s crisis eased, Wang Chen enjoyed Ju Zi’s attentions and spent the night with her, while still thinking of his feelings for Meng Hongchen and the Emperor’s plans for Xu Tianzhen. The next day, he learned Xu Tianyu had become Crown Prince and attended the celebration, but again sensed someone watching him as he traveled home.

• Wang Chen relaxed as Ju Zi and Ye Guyi attended to him, and Ye Guyi left in a jealous huff after he teased her about Ju Zi’s beauty.
• Wang Chen reflected that he cared most for his childhood sweetheart Meng Hongchen but had to postpone proposing because Emperor Xu Jing wanted him to marry Xu Tianzhen.
• Ju Zi offered to warm Wang Chen’s bed, and he carried her to the bedroom; the next morning, he let her sleep while he covered her with a blanket.
• Wang Yan and the Wang Family elders told Wang Chen that Xu Tianyu had been named Crown Prince.
• Wang Chen and Wang Yan congratulated Xu Tianyu at his residence, where Xu Tianyu promised to remember the Wang Family’s support.
• Wang Chen left the celebration and again sensed that someone was watching him on the way home.

Wang Chen realized that a powerful watcher from the Holy Spirit Cult was monitoring him and decided to hide his discovery until he could turn the surveillance into a trap. He reached the heavily guarded noble district, where Shen Kang could not follow, and Shen Kang resigned himself to waiting for him to leave Mingdu.

• Wang Chen used his Harmony of Man and Nature senses to detect an exceptionally well-hidden watcher and deduced that the observer was likely a Super Douluo from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Wang Chen decided not to expose the watcher, planning to use them later to lure the Holy Spirit Cult into a trap.
• Wang Chen entered the top-tier noble district, whose defenses forced the watcher to stop outside.
• Shen Kang, the watcher, withdrew his senses and wondered how long he would have to wait for Wang Chen to leave Mingdu.

Ju Zi woke after spending the night with Wang Chen and found his letter and a Storage Soul Tool bracelet containing two powerful Level Seven Soul Tools for her protection. Touched by his care, she accepted the thought of being his tool, but her weakened legs gave out when she tried to walk.

• Ju Zi woke alone, remembered her first night with Wang Chen, and ate oranges conjured with her Soul Power.
• Ju Zi found Wang Chen’s letter and bracelet, then tidied the room, saved the marked piece of bedsheet, and changed clothes.
• Ju Zi examined the bracelet and discovered a Crystal Blue Ring that stored three Soul Sage-level attacks and a Red Necklace that could trap an enemy behind absolute defense once.
• Ju Zi’s affection for Wang Chen grew as she realized he had given her the Soul Tools for protection, and she accepted being his toy or tool if that was how he saw her.
• Ju Zi got out of bed, took two steps, and collapsed onto the carpet when her legs gave out.

Orange woke after spending the night with Wang Chen and resolved to win his favor while proving herself capable. Ye Guyi saw Orange descend from Wang Chen’s floor, confronted her, and ended up retreating to her room in distress.

• Orange used her Soul Skills to recover her strength, then went downstairs to direct the maids.
• Ye Guyi saw Orange coming from Wang Chen’s floor and suspected that she and Wang Chen had spent the night together.
• Orange admitted she had been in Wang Chen’s room, while Ye Guyi accused her of seducing him.
• Ju Zi dismissed Ye Guyi’s accusations and said she accepted being Wang Chen’s maid and plaything.
• Ye Guyi left the argument and returned to her room, wondering why things had turned out this way.

Ye Guyi decided to pursue Wang Chen directly after learning that Ju Zi had become his woman, while Ju Zi strengthened her standing in the household and prepared to grow closer to him. Just as Wang Chen and Ju Zi were about to spend the night together, Ye Guyi arrived and asked him to teach her about cultivation.

• Ye Guyi rejected patient courtship and resolved to seduce Wang Chen, confident that he would choose her over Ju Zi.
• Ju Zi directed the maids, noticed their increased respect, and asked one of them to buy her books about intimacy.
• After returning from the Second Prince's banquet, Wang Chen was welcomed by Ju Zi, who had organized the household affairs and arranged his rest.
• Wang Chen absorbed the Medicinal Bath and reflected on his cultivation, physical strength, and Spiritual Power while Ju Zi massaged him.
• Ju Zi offered to warm Wang Chen's bed, but Ye Guyi arrived in alluring clothes and asked him to teach her about cultivation.

Ye Guyi dressed seductively and pursued Wang Chen, who kissed and slept with her while Ju Zi stepped aside. The chapter ended with Emperor Xu Jing asking Kong Deming to suppress a newly emerged prodigy and become his teacher.

• Ye Guyi arrived in a revealing outfit, and Ju Zi left the room so she could be alone with Wang Chen.
• Ye Guyi confessed that she could not calm her thoughts of Wang Chen, and they kissed and went to bed together.
• Wang Chen reflected on his feelings for Meng Hongchen and decided not to contact her because doing so could put her in danger.
• In the Imperial Palace, Xu Jing told Kong Deming that an unparalleled prodigy had appeared and asked him to suppress and teach the young man.

Xu Jing persuaded Kong Deming to consider taking Wang Chen as his disciple after describing the young man’s extraordinary talent and strength. The next morning, Kong Deming was set to meet Wang Chen, while Wang Chen woke beside Ye Guyi and shared breakfast with Ju Zi.

• Kong Deming initially refused Xu Jing’s request to teach Wang Chen because his research on Humanoid Soul Tools took priority.
• After hearing about Wang Chen’s rapid cultivation and ability to kill a Titled Douluo as a Soul Emperor, Kong Deming agreed to meet him and consider accepting him as a disciple.
• Xu Jing planned to have Tianzhen spend time with Wang Chen and eventually arrange their marriage, while also preparing to transfer power to the Crown Prince.
• Kong Deming observed Xu Jing’s failing health, and Xu Jing privately reflected on the empire’s succession, the Humanoid Soul Tool project, and the Holy Spirit Cult’s two Limit Douluo.
• The next morning, Wang Chen left the sleeping Ye Guyi and went to breakfast, where Ju Zi invited him to eat with her.
• Princess Tianzhen cheerfully headed toward Wang Chen’s Home.

Wang Chen spent the morning with Ju Zi before Princess Tianzhen arrived at the Wang Family Residence on the emperor's orders. He left with Xu Tianzhen for the Imperial Palace, still unsure why His Majesty wanted to see him.

• Wang Chen shared breakfast with Ju Zi, who used what she had learned to please him and later suggested that she and Ye Guyi serve him together.
• Xu Tianzhen traveled to the Wang Family Residence dressed up for her visit to Wang Chen.
• As Xu Tianzhen approached, Wang Chen carried Ju Zi into the bedroom, where he saw the sleeping Ye Guyi and quickly left.
• Wang Chen met Xu Tianzhen, and they rode toward the Imperial Palace together.
• Xu Tianzhen told Wang Chen she would explain the emperor's summons if he massaged her feet.

Wang Chen traveled to the Imperial Palace with Xu Tianzhen, who revealed that Kong Deming had summoned him. Their teasing and growing intimacy brought them closer before they arrived at the Palace Worship Hall, where Wang Chen met Kong Deming.

• Xu Tianzhen teased Wang Chen in the carriage, but he refused to massage her feet until she explained why the emperor had summoned him.
• Xu Tianzhen told Wang Chen that Kong Deming wanted to meet him, and Wang Chen decided to seek a chance to learn the powerful Soul Engineer’s abilities.
• Wang Chen praised Xu Tianzhen’s carefully chosen outfit and then massaged her feet, making her feel new affection for him.
• Wang Chen helped Xu Tianzhen out of the carriage and held her hand as they entered the Imperial Palace.
• Wang Chen and Xu Tianzhen arrived at the Palace Worship Hall, where Wang Chen met Kong Deming.

Wang Chen visited Kong Deming and impressed him with his insight into Space Power and his Soul Engineer knowledge. After testing Wang Chen and gifting him a Ninth-Level Soul Tool bracelet, Kong Deming asked him to become his disciple.

• Wang Chen watched Kong Deming inscribe layered Core Arrays into rare metal and create a spatial vortex with the finished Soul Tool.
• Wang Chen recognized that Kong Deming had used Space Power to inscribe the Core Arrays within the metal's internal space.
• Kong Deming tested Wang Chen with questions about Soul Tools, then had him inscribe Core Arrays and create a Soul Tool.
• Kong Deming gave Wang Chen a Ninth-Level Soul Tool bracelet after seeing him create a Seventh-Level Soul Tool.
• Kong Deming asked Wang Chen if he was willing to take him as his master.

Wang Chen accepted Kong Deming as his master, gaining the Palace Worship Hall token and drawing attention across Mingdu. As enemies considered how to kill him, he returned home and comforted an upset Ye Guyi.

• Kong Deming accepted Wang Chen as his disciple, gave him the Palace Worship Hall token, and told him to return the next morning for lessons.
• Xu Tianzhen learned Wang Chen had become Kong Deming's disciple and took him to eat imperial cuisine; news of the appointment quickly spread through Mingdu.
• Jing Hongchen envied Wang Chen's new status and worried about how his granddaughter Meng Hongchen would react to Wang Chen's expected marriage to Princess Tianzhen.
• Xu Tianran despaired over Xu Tianyu's appointment as Crown Prince and Wang Chen's growing power, then urged the Holy Spirit Cult to kill Wang Chen.
• Zhongli Wu learned from Shen Kang that Wang Chen had shown no weaknesses and ordered the cult to watch him closely for an opportunity to strike.
• Wang Chen returned home and explained his absence to the tearful Ye Guyi, then comforted her until she stopped sobbing.

Wang Chen grew closer to Ye Guyi, Ju Zi, and Princess Tianzhen while advancing his Soul Tool studies under Kong Deming. After learning that Wang Chen had been intimate with Tianzhen, Emperor Xu Jing bestowed gifts on him and decreed that he marry the princess.

• Wang Chen kissed Ye Guyi, bathed with her, and later went to Ju Zi's room, where Ju Zi tried to win his favor by acting considerate toward Ye Guyi.
• Over the next month, Xu Tianyu became crown prince, Kong Deming took Wang Chen as his personal disciple, and Wang Chen's Soul Tool skills improved rapidly under his instruction.
• Wang Chen's relationship with Xu Tianzhen grew more intimate during the month, though they stopped short of the final step.
• An attendant told Xu Jing that Wang Chen had visited Tianzhen's residence and been intimate with her.
• Xu Jing decreed a marriage between Princess Tianzhen and Wang Chen and bestowed an imperial residence, Spirit Pills, and rare metals upon him.

The Emperor decreed that Wang Chen would marry Princess Tianzhen in five months and rewarded him with a residence, Spirit Pills, and rare metals. As news spread, Meng Hongchen broke down over Wang Chen’s impending marriage, while a letter for her arrived at Mingde Hall.

• Xu Jing postponed Wang Chen and Princess Tianzhen’s wedding to five months and ordered a grand ceremony and a residence near the Imperial Palace.
• Wang Chen studied Kong Deming’s Soul Tool knowledge, completed the Lifebound Soul Tool Method with the Black Book, and focused on designing a Soul Tool compatible with his Artifact Spirit Martial Soul.
• Wang Chen accepted the Emperor’s decree and treasures, then sent a concealed letter of comfort for Meng Hongchen through a Wang Family student to Lin Jiayi.
• News of the marriage spread through Mingdu, and people discussed Wang Chen’s union with Princess Tianzhen.
• Meng Hongchen wept over Wang Chen’s marriage, while Jing Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen tried to comfort her.
• Lin Jiayi arrived at Meng Hongchen’s room and announced that a letter had come.

Wang Chen sent Meng Hongchen a letter explaining the imperial marriage and promised to marry her within three years, along with a Spirit Pill that cleansed her meridians. He and Meng Hongchen absorbed valuable pills to strengthen their cultivation, and five months later Wang Chen sensed that the plot was about to begin.

• Lin Jiayi delivered Wang Chen’s combination box for Meng Hongchen, who read his letter and learned he would marry her within three years.
• Jing Hongchen comforted Meng Hongchen about the imperial marriage, while Xiao Hongchen tried to reassure her with a threat he could barely imagine carrying out.
• Meng Hongchen took Wang Chen’s meridian-cleansing Spirit Pill and later rushed to the bathroom after it expelled impurities from her body.
• Wang Chen absorbed several Spirit Pills and heavenly treasures, raising his cultivation, physique, and Spiritual Power while planning to strengthen his foundation before taking another cultivation pill.
• Wang Chen spent time with Ju Zi and Ye Guyi, then five months passed before he looked outside and thought that the plot was about to begin.

Wang Chen reached level seventy, advanced his Spiritual Power and physique, and designed a Ninth Level Soul Tool called the Town God Spear. After marrying Xu Tianzhen, he stabilized his cultivation and entered seclusion to condense a Soul Core, while planning to seek Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for his seventh soul ring.

• Wang Chen advanced to level seventy and raised his Spiritual Power to the Tangible Without Substance Realm with the help of resources and the Gold of Life.
• Wang Chen designed the Ninth Level Soul Tool Town God Spear, which could imprison space within two hundred meters, but he needed to condense a Soul Core and comprehend Space Power before forging it.
• Wang Chen planned to leave Mingdu in half a month and try to obtain Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as his seventh soul ring, by persuasion or force.
• Xu Tianzhen visited Wang Chen, and the narration revealed that they had married during the past five months.
• After two days stabilizing his level seventy Soul Power, Wang Chen entered seclusion to condense his Soul Core.

Wang Chen successfully condensed and absorbed a Soul Core into his Upper Dantian, greatly increasing his power. He ended by declaring that only Kong Lao could oppose him in the Sun and Moon Empire.

• The Wang Family evacuated the area around Wang Chen’s residence and avoided cultivating while his Spirit Origin suffused the grounds.
• Wang Chen compressed his Soul Power into a prototype, then used his control of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to keep it stable as it absorbed Origin Qi and Space Power.
• Wang Chen continued observing the spatial rifts until he judged the prototype had absorbed enough Space Power, then collapsed it into a self-contained Soul Core.
• Wang Chen guided the Soul Core into his Upper Dantian, endured intense pain, and drew it into his Sea of Consciousness.
• Wang Chen activated his Soul Core, experienced a surge in strength and recovery, and asked who besides Kong Lao could stand against him.

After condensing a Soul Core, Wang Chen mastered Space Power, crafted and fused the Town God Spear as his lifebound Soul Tool, then secretly left Mingdu for the Star Dou Great Forest. He followed Huo Yuhao there and was spotted by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which called for him to come out.

• Wang Chen used the Black Book to deepen his understanding of Space Power and realized he could now craft Ninth Level Soul Tools.
• Wang Chen secretly kept his Soul Core condensation quiet and crafted the Town God Spear, a Flying Soul Tool, and Soul Tool Armor.
• Wang Chen fused the Town God Spear with his Artifact Spirit Martial Soul, greatly strengthening its Space Imprisonment.
• After preparing and disguising himself, Wang Chen evaded the Holy Spirit Cult's Super Douluo surveillance and left Mingdu.
• Huo Yuhao visited the White Tiger Duke Residence, vowed to take his mother's surname, and traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, with Wang Chen following unseen.
• At the forest's outskirts, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm noticed Wang Chen behind Huo Yuhao and called for him to come out.