Chapter Summaries

Ice Empress discovered Gu Yue with Kong Ming'an and confronted her, leaving the two women in a tense standoff. After Di Tian delivered the captured Death Monarch, Kong Ming'an dismantled him and collected his powers and the half-Plane Lord authority tied to the Demon Plane.

• Ice Empress noticed Gu Yue on the sofa, learned from Kong Ming'an that they had been together, and faced Gu Yue in a hostile stare-down.
• Di Tian entered the Spirit Realm with the captured Death Monarch, then quickly left after delivering him to Kong Ming'an.
• Kong Ming'an used silver threads to extract the Death Monarch's energy, memories, bloodline power, and half-Plane Lord authority until his consciousness vanished.
• Kong Ming'an sent some death power to the Undead Demiplane, gave the Death Monarch's memories to Ling Shu, and preserved the remaining materials.
• Kong Ming'an examined the dark red threads holding the half-Plane Lord authority he had extracted from the Death Monarch.

Kong Ming'an used Gu Yue’s power and the Elemental God Kingdom to seize the Demon Plane’s Plane Will and complete its Plane Lord authority imprint. He gave the imprint to the Silver Brilliance Tree, which began to merge the Spirit Realm with the Demon Plane.

• Kong Ming'an examined the Plane Lord imprint and called Gu Yue over to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Kong Ming'an traced the Demon Plane’s source through the imprint and summoned the Elemental God Kingdom.
• The Elemental God Kingdom’s silver chains bound the Demon Plane, crushing its resistance and cutting off the Plane Will’s blessing to the demons.
• Kong Ming'an captured the Plane Will and fused it with the half-imprint to create the Demon Plane’s complete Plane Lord authority imprint.
• Kong Ming'an sent the completed imprint into the Silver Brilliance Tree, causing it to absorb the authority as the Spirit Realm began to take root in the Demon Plane.

Kong Ming'an made the Silver Brilliance Tree the Demon Plane’s new Plane Lord by reshaping the plane’s will into a controlled manager. He then used his authority on Ice Empress, who suddenly gained divine power and realized she had become a deity.

• Kong Ming'an completed the Silver Brilliance Tree’s connection to the Demon Plane and established it as the plane’s new Plane Lord.
• Kong Ming'an ended his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Gu Yue, and Ice Empress hurried over to embrace him while exchanging hostile looks with Gu Yue.
• Kong Ming'an told Ice Empress he wanted to conduct an experiment and took her hand.
• Kong Ming'an used Ling Shu’s authority through their clasped hands, causing Ice Empress’s power to surge and divine pressure to radiate from her.
• Ice Empress realized she had become a deity despite lacking a Godhead or complete Star Rings, then looked to Kong Ming'an for an explanation.

Kong Ming'an explained that Ice Empress had temporarily gained god-level power by receiving control permissions over the Silver Brilliance Tree, which was linked to the Demon Plane’s authority. He showed that he could grant and revoke these permissions, and said Ice Empress could use the experience to prepare for forming her own Godhead.

• Gu Yue recognized that Ice Empress had become the Demon Plane’s Plane Lord, and Kong Ming'an clarified that she had only received temporary permissions rather than becoming a First-Class God.
• Kong Ming'an withdrew the permissions, returning Ice Empress to her previous strength, then explained how the Silver Brilliance Tree and the Demon Plane’s Plane Will gave its controller god-level power.
• Kong Ming'an said he could theoretically grant others similar power, though its limits, compatibility, and long-term effects still needed testing; Gu Yue and Ice Empress called the discovery absurd.
• Kong Ming'an told Ice Empress that repeatedly experiencing god-level energy could strengthen her foundation for condensing a Godhead, and she became eager to improve her chances of surpassing him.

Kong Ming'an named the Demon Plane’s new system of granting borrowed plane authority the God-Sealing Method and began studying its effects as Ice Empress tested divine power. After the Demon Plane was brought under control, the group prepared for further cultivation and God Kingdom construction.

• Kong Ming'an explained that he hoped to let Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, and others try the system once he confirmed it was safe, while Gu Yue kept her thanks for later.
• Kong Ming'an concluded that the God-Sealing Method could provide more god-level samples and support further development of his God-Ascension Stairway, then gave Ice Empress authority over the Silver Brilliance Tree to test.
• Over half a month, Kong Ming'an's forces took control of the Demon Plane, capturing most surviving Demon Monarchs and Greater Demons while executing a few who resisted.
• In the Spirit Realm, Ice Empress practiced with borrowed god-level power and refined her Godhead-condensation plan as Gu Yue processed Plane Fragments into prototype God Kingdoms.
• Kong Ming'an's system continued to help Douluo powerhouses advance quickly, and Gu Yue prepared God Kingdoms for those expected to reach the Godhead stage.

Kong Ming'an considered how the God-Sealing Method could grant people temporary strength and create a new path to power, then returned to the Douluo Plane with Gu Yue and Ice Empress. After Ice Empress left, Gu Yue cornered Kong Ming'an and challenged him about how pleased with himself he had been.

• While Ice Empress leaned against Kong Ming'an and Gu Yue watched, Kong Ming'an considered expanding the God-Sealing Method to grant people temporary power and create a new system based on positions and assessments.
• Kong Ming'an wondered whether the Crown Prince could help spread the God-Sealing Method.
• Kong Ming'an brought Ice Empress and Gu Yue through the Spirit Realm passage to the Star Dou Great Forest Core Area.
• At Kong Ming'an's residence, Ice Empress left in a silver glow after marking the back of his hand with an ice blue mark.
• Gu Yue shoved Kong Ming'an against the wall and demanded to know why he had been so pleased with himself lately.

Gu Yue caught Kong Ming'an and Ice Empress in a close embrace, and Qiu'er walked in on them before Gu Yue could explain. After Gu Yue went to apologize, Ice Empress returned with a sack of Standardized Soul Cores and asked Kong Ming'an to help her cultivate.

• Gu Yue confronted Kong Ming'an about holding Ice Empress while they cultivated, and he explained that he had been monitoring her attempt at the God-Sealing Method.
• Qiu'er opened the door, saw Gu Yue and Kong Ming'an pressed together, and left after saying she had interrupted.
• Gu Yue tried to follow Qiu'er and apologize, while Kong Ming'an let her go despite suspecting she might worsen the misunderstanding.
• Ice Empress returned carrying a sack of Standardized Soul Cores and declared that she wanted Kong Ming'an to help her cultivate.
• Kong Ming'an fed Ice Empress a Soul Core, kissed her, and sealed the room and surrounding space so they could cultivate without interruption.

Qiu'er confronted Gu Yue about her contract with Kong Ming'an, but misunderstood Gu Yue's explanation as confirmation that she was happy with their relationship. Gu Yue then went to Kong Ming'an's room for advice and found the door deliberately locked against her.

• Qiu'er followed her Dragon Scale pendant's signal to Gu Yue and saw Gu Yue pinning Kong Ming'an against a wall.
• Gu Yue pulled Qiu'er into a quiet room and explained that she had traded everything she had for a hidden clause in her contract with Kong Ming'an.
• Gu Yue described how Kong Ming'an had treated her injuries and helped her recover, while leaving out embarrassing details of their arrangement.
• Qiu'er asked why Gu Yue had hidden the contract from her, and Gu Yue said she had thought it was for Qiu'er's own good.
• Gu Yue admitted she was more or less satisfied with the contract, and Qiu'er left believing Gu Yue had chosen Kong Ming'an.
• Gu Yue went to Kong Ming'an's room to ask for advice, but found that he had locked her out.

Ice Empress planned to condense her sixth "Star Ring" before continuing Dual Cultivation with Kong Ming'an, insisting her interest was purely for cultivation. As she considered whether she could keep cultivating while asleep during her Soul Power transformation, Kong Ming'an tried to dissuade her.

• Ice Empress wondered why her belly had not reacted after their previous Dual Cultivation and told Kong Ming'an she planned to condense her sixth "Star Ring" before they continued.
• Kong Ming'an dried Ice Empress's hair and considered how her cultivation had advanced enough for her Soul Power to approach its transformation into Divine Soul Power.
• Kong Ming'an warned Ice Empress that transforming her Soul Power might make her fall into hibernation, but she insisted she would stay awake.
• Ice Empress suggested that they might continue cultivating even if she fell asleep, and Kong Ming'an pinched her cheek and told her not to entertain strange ideas.

Ice Empress left to prepare for her breakthrough, and Gu Yue came to Kong Ming'an to discuss her troubled conversation with Qiu'er. After he offered to speak with Qiu'er and asked Gu Yue to accompany him, she assumed he wanted to be intimate and resigned herself to it.

• Ice Empress hugged Kong Ming'an and teleported to the Order God Kingdom to prepare for her breakthrough.
• Kong Ming'an unlocked his room seal, and Gu Yue entered as soon as she noticed it had been lifted.
• Gu Yue noticed signs of Ice Empress's presence and became jealous when Kong Ming'an said the past few days had been tiring.
• Gu Yue told Kong Ming'an that she had confessed the contract's hidden clauses to Qiu'er, who had replied, “I understand.”
• Kong Ming'an promised to speak with Qiu'er, then asked Gu Yue to accompany him somewhere.
• Gu Yue mistook his request for an invitation to be intimate, closed her eyes, and said resisting was pointless because he would seal her power.

Kong Ming'an brought Gu Yue to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to investigate the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains. Beneath the spring, Gu Yue found that both Dragon Kings’ Remnant Souls still lingered and drew them into her palm.

• Kong Ming'an opened a Space Gate and led Gu Yue to a secluded valley.
• Kong Ming'an identified the spring as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and guided Gu Yue into its depths.
• Kong Ming'an and Gu Yue passed through an underwater barrier and discovered the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s enormous skeletons.
• Gu Yue recognized the two Dragon Kings through her Silver Dragon King bloodline and sensed their Remnant Souls.
• Gu Yue called forth the Water and Fire Dragon Kings’ weak Remnant Souls, and the blue and red light spheres floated into her palm.

Kong Ming'an and Gu Yue recovered the Dragon Kings’ remnant souls and discovered the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King Divine Seats, but Kong Ming'an sensed a hidden observer. After merging with Gu Yue to pierce the concealment, he found the gaze and stared back at the unknown existence.

• Kong Ming'an placed the Dragon Kings’ fragile remnant souls in Soul Rings and told Gu Yue to nourish them.
• Gu Yue drew the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King Divine Seats from the corpses.
• Kong Ming'an manifested his Soul Rings and the Order God Kingdom as he searched the surrounding space and information.
• Kong Ming'an told Gu Yue to discard the Divine Seats and come to him, and she trusted him and joined hands with him.
• Kong Ming'an and Gu Yue activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, letting him use her Silver Dragon King bloodline to sense a hidden gaze in a spatial crack.
• Kong Ming'an tracked the gaze as it moved and confronted the unknown existence watching him.

Kong Ming'an told the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the First Generation Asura God that he had detected and identified the Dragon God watching him. He explained that his domain protected him and Gu Yue from the Dragon God’s interference, while the God of Destruction left to investigate.

• The God of Destruction arrived after the watching gaze vanished and asked Kong Ming'an what had happened.
• Kong Ming'an recounted how he used a deep Martial Soul fusion with Gu Yue to trace the gaze and concluded that the Dragon God was watching him.
• The God of Destruction said he would verify Kong Ming'an's discovery and consult others.
• Kong Ming'an explained that his domain controlled any energy entering it, preventing the Dragon God from interfering with him.
• Kong Ming'an assured the God Kings that Gu Yue was also protected because everything about her now belonged to him.
• The God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and the First Generation Asura God left to investigate, leaving Kong Ming'an and Gu Yue alone.

After protecting Gu Yue from the God Kings, Kong Ming'an showed her that their fusion had given him direct control over her and explained how his Martial Soul had marked her power. Gu Yue asked whether he had done the same to anyone else, and Kong Ming'an recalled the Snow Empress and Zhang Lexuan.

• Gu Yue thanked Kong Ming'an for defending her, but he said he had also brought her into danger and that protecting her was natural because she belonged to him.
• Kong Ming'an demonstrated that he could control Gu Yue's body, leaving her shocked and asking how he had done it.
• Kong Ming'an explained that Gu Yue had opened herself completely to him during their fusion, allowing his Martial Soul to mark and control her power.
• Kong Ming'an showed Gu Yue the special Soul Ring that served as proof of their connection and his authority over her.
• Gu Yue asked whether anyone else had been marked, and Kong Ming'an recalled fusing with the Snow Empress and Zhang Lexuan and telling them about his Martial Soul's ability.

Kong Ming'an explained to Gu Yue that the Dragon God was likely still alive and could reclaim her as part of Its return, but she was safe under his protection. They then examined two God King Divine Seats and discovered that their Law frameworks remained intact, though their energy had been drained.

• Kong Ming'an confirmed that he had formed three connections and agreed that Gu Yue could understand their bond as meaning she could not leave him.
• Gu Yue asked whether the Dragon God was still alive, and Kong Ming'an reasoned that It had likely faked Its death and could reclaim its power at any time.
• Kong Ming'an confirmed that Gu Yue's bond with him prevented the Dragon God from interfering with her, easing her fears.
• Gu Yue asked what Kong Ming'an planned to do with the two Divine Seats they had found.
• Kong Ming'an examined the Divine Seats and determined that they retained God King-level Law frameworks but had been emptied of the energy needed to operate them.

Kong Ming'an fused the Water and Fire Dragon Kings Divine Seats into two Soul Rings and brought them under his control, while considering the Dragon God's possible motives. He then showed Gu Yue the Dragon King Skeletons, which she said were very useful to her.

• Kong Ming'an wondered why the Dragon God had placed the two empty Divine Seats in his path and decided to accelerate his plans.
• Gu Yue told Kong Ming'an that the Divine Seats were his to use, and he displayed his Soul Ring configuration.
• Kong Ming'an merged the Water and Fire Dragon Kings Divine Seats into his eighth and ninth Soul Rings and inscribed his name on them.
• Kong Ming'an reviewed the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' remnants, Divine Seats, and skeletons, noting that Gu Yue had stored the remnants for safekeeping.
• Kong Ming'an summoned the Dragon King Skeletons and asked Gu Yue whether they were useful to her; she said they were very useful.

Gu Yue planned to absorb the Dragon King remains to strengthen her bloodline, while Kong Ming'an considered using the Water and Fire Dragon King Divine Seats to produce Immortal Qi. In the God Realm, God of Destruction proposed handing the Golden Dragon King to Kong Ming'an as an experiment in whether he could usurp the Dragon God's authority, and promised proof within two or three days.

• Gu Yue decided to return to the Elemental God Kingdom and absorb the dragon remains to improve her bloodline.
• Kong Ming'an revealed the Water and Fire Dragon King God Rings and suggested using their Divine Seats to try to mass-produce Immortal Qi.
• God of Destruction briefed God of Evil and God of Goodness on Kong Ming'an's abilities and the possibility that the Dragon God had survived.
• God of Destruction proposed handing the Golden Dragon King to Kong Ming'an, both to manage a danger to its seal and to test whether Kong Ming'an could usurp the Dragon God's authority.
• God of Evil asked for proof that Kong Ming'an deserved their trust, and God of Destruction said it could be arranged in two or three days.

Kong Ming'an successfully produced Immortal Qi using the Water Dragon King God Ring and Fire Dragon King God Ring, then began restoring the rings to god-level so they could produce more. As he considered ways to use the energy, someone knocked at his door.

• The God of Evil proposed a bet about Kong Ming'an, but the God of Destruction refused, and the God of Goodness agreed that Evil could not win.
• Kong Ming'an linked his room to the Order God Kingdom and used the Water Dragon King God Ring and Fire Dragon King God Ring to refine pure energy.
• Kong Ming'an produced a point of Immortal Qi and confirmed that it matched the genuine sample he had received from the God of Destruction.
• Kong Ming'an sent the two God Rings into the Order God Kingdom and used energy from nine pairs of gathering rings to restore them toward god-level.
• Kong Ming'an considered Immortal Qi's potential uses, including upgrading a Ling Shu Clone, when someone knocked at his door.

Qiu'er visited Kong Ming'an to ask about the contract he had made with Mistress Sister, using repeated glasses of strong medicinal liquor to gather courage. After learning that Mistress Sister had hidden the contract's true terms from her, Qiu'er became drunk and aggrieved, and Kong Ming'an stopped her from drinking more.

• Qiu'er entered Kong Ming'an's room, locked the door, and sat beside him with a bottle of Ice-Fire Dual Quench Drink.
• Qiu'er drank a full glass and told Kong Ming'an she had questions for him.
• Qiu'er asked whether Mistress Sister had traded everything she had for the contract, and Kong Ming'an confirmed it.
• Qiu'er asked whether Mistress Sister had told him to conceal the contract's true terms, and Kong Ming'an confirmed that too.
• Qiu'er drank a third glass and brooded over Mistress Sister's refusal to trust her with the truth.
• Kong Ming'an took away Qiu'er's next glass and warned her that she had drunk too much medicinal liquor.

After Qiu'er got drunk and confronted Kong Ming'an, she impulsively kissed him and transformed into her Half-Dragon Form. Kong Ming'an gave in to her advances and moved her onto the sofa, where their encounter became more intense.

• Qiu'er refused to stop drinking, reached for Kong Ming'an's cup, and fell into his arms.
• Qiu'er kissed Kong Ming'an, and he steadied her and guided the kiss.
• Qiu'er transformed into her Half-Dragon Form, wrapped her tail around Kong Ming'an, and pressed his hand against her chest.
• Qiu'er kissed Kong Ming'an again, and he decided to let things proceed.
• Kong Ming'an lifted Qiu'er onto the sofa, and their encounter intensified.