Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianran tested the God-Sealing Method in combat and began planning to use it with the Dark Web to control the Sun Moon Empire. Though he briefly considered investigating the method for hidden risks, a mysterious influence erased his doubts, and he proceeded with plans for real-combat tests.

• A Silver Brilliance Soul Power fighter defeated a five-ringed Soul King in a test watched by Xu Tianran and researchers.
• A researcher reported that God-Sealing enfeoffed subjects matched or surpassed traditional Soul Masters in combat.
• Xu Tianran recalled obtaining the triangular mark and the God-Sealing Method in the imperial treasury, which let him empower and control others.
• Xu Tianran considered using the Dark Web as a hierarchy for enfeoffment and eventually joining it with the Ling Shu Network to control the empire.
• When Xu Tianran wondered whether the method needed investigation, Silver Brilliance Flowing Light interrupted his thoughts and restored his confidence in his plans.
• Xu Tianran left to arrange more extensive tests and select personnel, deciding that Evil Soul Masters would serve as real-combat test subjects.

After giving herself to Kong Ming'an while drunk, Qiu'er woke up and wrestled with regret over her impulsive choice. Kong Ming'an told her that the time she had caught him with Gu Yue before the Plane Expansion had been their first such encounter, leaving Qiu'er stunned and questioning what she knew about her Mistress Sister.

• Qiu'er remembered secretly watching Kong Ming'an's room, then entering after its seal disappeared with a bottle of Ice-Fire Dual Quench Drink and giving herself to him.
• Qiu'er reflected that she might have acted impulsively to spite her Mistress Sister, though she thought she might have ended up with Kong Ming'an sooner or later.
• Kong Ming'an approached Qiu'er, embraced her from behind, and said he had something to tell her about her Mistress Sister.
• Kong Ming'an revealed that he and Gu Yue had known Qiu'er was outside the door when she caught them before the Plane Expansion.
• Kong Ming'an explained that this had been the first time he had made that kind of move on Gu Yue, and Qiu'er was shocked by the revelation.

Kong Ming'an told Qiu'er that Gu Yue had been protecting her and had made a contract to keep him from targeting her, leaving Qiu'er overcome with guilt. Qiu'er insisted that their recent intimacy had been an accident, but Kong Ming'an demanded a price for agreeing and drew her back into another encounter.

• Kong Ming'an explained that Gu Yue had acted as his assistant and maid temporarily and had signed a contract to protect Qiu'er.
• Qiu'er realized Gu Yue had been trying to protect her, felt guilty about her past resentment, and asked where Gu Yue was.
• Kong Ming'an said Gu Yue was secluded in her Elemental God Kingdom, and Qiu'er declared that she had been drunk and wanted them to pretend nothing had happened.
• Kong Ming'an agreed to treat their past days as an accident only if Qiu'er paid a price.
• Qiu'er agreed, and Kong Ming'an pulled her into another intimate encounter.

Qiu'er woke sore after several days with Kong Ming'an and argued with him before he used their secret and her Maid Contract to tease her. As he healed her with Life Energy, she saw Mistress Sister on the Silver Brilliance Screen and accused him of spying on her too.

• Qiu'er woke aching, and Kong Ming'an reminded her that she had insisted on continuing despite her exhaustion.
• Kong Ming'an teased Qiu'er that he could tell Mistress Sister about their intimacy, and Qiu'er protested that he had promised to keep it secret.
• Kong Ming'an reminded Qiu'er that she was still bound by the Maid Contract, and she called him a bastard before falling silent.
• Kong Ming'an used Life Energy to ease Qiu'er's exhaustion while watching the Silver Brilliance Screen.
• Qiu'er recognized Mistress Sister on the screen and accused Kong Ming'an of spying on her.

Kong Ming'an considered how to extend the God-Ascension Stairway beyond the Deity stage and rejected a path based on endlessly expanding God Kingdoms. He concluded that mastering Law was the key to a qualitative breakthrough toward First-Class God-level power, leaving the later stages still under development.

• Kong Ming'an told Qiu'er he had been studying the light screen and returned his attention to deducing the cultivation system.
• Kong Ming'an recalled developing the Dharma Body and Heaven and Earth Dharma Image with Elder Yi, methods that greatly enhanced practitioners’ strength within their ranks.
• Kong Ming'an judged that winning against peers was not enough, because higher life levels could suppress lower ones outright.
• Kong Ming'an explained that the God-Ascension Stairway used Star Rings and Divine Soul Power to condense a Godhead, marking the first two steps into godhood.
• Kong Ming'an rejected expanding God Kingdoms by consuming planes as a route to First-Class God power because it would provoke resource conflicts and hinder a later God King breakthrough.
• Kong Ming'an identified Law as the key to the fourth step’s qualitative transformation and explained that mastering Law was what made someone a God King.

Kong Ming'an developed a fourth-step advancement path based on using a Natal Artifact to comprehend and bear Law power, unifying his Law, Body, and Artifact Cultivator systems. After several months of Qiu'er repeatedly failing to persuade him to forget their past, he invited her to come with him as he prepared to leave.

• Kong Ming'an deduced that fourth-step Practitioners should connect their Martial Soul, Godhead, and God Kingdom through a Natal Artifact and use it to comprehend and carry Law power.
• Kong Ming'an concluded that a Law-bearing Natal Artifact would transform the God Kingdom and Godhead, allowing a Practitioner to advance through qualitative change rather than merely accumulating energy.
• Kong Ming'an unified his Law Cultivator, Body Cultivator, and Artifact Cultivator systems, then wondered whether the Silver Radiance Seed could offer a shortcut to comprehending Laws.
• Qiu'er learned that Wang Dong'er was helping lead the Merchant Guild's overseas expansion, the Demon Plane campaign had ended, a second Plane War was underway, and Mistress Sister was in seclusion absorbing two Dragon Race God Kings' remains.
• Qiu'er repeatedly tried to persuade Kong Ming'an to forget what had happened between them, but her efforts failed over several months.
• After Qiu'er finished her physical training, Kong Ming'an turned to her and asked whether she wanted to leave with him.

Kong Ming'an brought Qiu'er through a Silver Brilliance Portal into the Far North, where his Silver Radiance protected her from the deadly cold. They reunited with the Snow Empress, while Kong Ming'an continued to oversee the Sun Moon Empire's purge and prepare it for the Douluo Plane's future expansion.

• Qiu'er changed into practical clothes, put on her breast binder, and followed Kong Ming'an through his Silver Brilliance Portal.
• Kong Ming'an's Silver Radiance shielded Qiu'er from the Far North's freezing domain as they approached a frost-covered Silver Brilliance Tree.
• The Snow Empress appeared, embraced Kong Ming'an, and silently scrutinized Qiu'er, who felt guilty despite insisting to herself that she was the victim.
• Kong Ming'an asked how the Snow Empress's work was progressing, and she said it was going smoothly.
• Kong Ming'an continued remotely directing Xu Tianran to reform the Sun Moon Empire, purge corrupt officials and nobles, and take the blame before he was eventually killed.

Kong Ming'an advanced his plans to seize Sea God faith while managing his allies and refining the fourth stage of the God-Ascension Stairway. Snow Empress completed the first three stages and prepared to make the Silver Brilliance Tree her Natal Artifact using her new Second Martial Soul.

• Kong Ming'an helped Dong'er gather Sea God faith from coastal settlements, strengthening her Sea God Martial Soul and advancing her toward becoming the Sea God Seat's successor.
• Lower Realm Tang San worked relentlessly to drain Evil Soul Masters, gaining power toward completing his Seventh Trial.
• Kong Ming'an attended to Zhang Lexuan, the Ice Empress, Miss Meng, Princess Highness, and Dragon King Miss while handling the Sun Moon Empire's affairs.
• Kong Ming'an completed the fourth-stage God-Ascension Stairway research after studying Dragon King Miss's God Kingdom.
• Snow Empress formed her own God Kingdom and reached the level of a Second-Grade Deity.
• Snow Empress summoned nine Million Year Soul Rings and an ice-blue sword as her Second Martial Soul, preparing to refine the Silver Brilliance Tree into her Natal Artifact.

Kong Ming'an prepared Snow Empress to advance through the God-Ascension Stairway by helping her form a Natal Artifact and use the Water Dragon King Divine Seat’s Law of water to understand her own Law of ice. As they began cultivating, Qiu'er watched them suspiciously, baffled by how close they stood.

• Kong Ming'an explained how the Silver Brilliance Tree could help Snow Empress comprehend Law and become her Natal Artifact.
• Kong Ming'an outlined the three steps of the fourth stage of the God-Ascension Stairway and said Snow Empress had nearly completed the first two.
• Kong Ming'an revealed the Water Dragon King Divine Seat and offered its Law of water as a reference for Snow Empress’s Law of ice.
• Snow Empress and Kong Ming'an agreed that Ice Empress might be led astray by directly studying the complete Law of water.
• Ice Empress sneezed in her sleep while her Godhead automatically cultivated and condensed Star Rings.
• Kong Ming'an and Snow Empress began cultivating as Qiu'er watched their close posture with suspicion.

Kong Ming'an taught Snow Empress how Artifact Cultivation worked while Qiu'er watched their close interaction and struggled with feeling like a third wheel. Snow Empress planned to use the path as a supplement to her Law Cultivation, forging her Silver Brilliance Tree into a Natal Artifact without opening another God Kingdom.

• Qiu'er watched Kong Ming'an guide Snow Empress through cultivation and became distracted by their intimate posture.
• Kong Ming'an explained that Artifact Cultivators bonded a compatible artifact with their Martial Soul, eventually creating a Natal Artifact.
• He described the Artifact Cultivator's advancement through Artifact Seals, a Godhead, and a God Kingdom.
• Kong Ming'an clarified that Snow Empress would use her Second Martial Soul to form an Artifact Seal and fuse the Silver Brilliance Tree into a Natal Artifact.
• He explained that Snow Empress would keep Law Cultivation as her main path and use Artifact Cultivation to support her future advancement.

After a month of cultivation, Snow Empress completed the initial integration of Artifact Cultivation and gained a powerful Ice Blue Longsword that complemented her Law Cultivation Godhead. She kissed Kong Ming'an, who drew a curtain around them while Qiu'er watched in dismay.

• Qiu'er trained with her Golden Dragon Spear and refined the medicinal power of her Immortal Herbs and Infernal Delicate Apricot essence.
• The silver tree in Snow Empress's God Kingdom burst open in a storm of light and snow, revealing Snow Empress with a newly formed Ice Blue Longsword.
• Snow Empress showed Kong Ming'an the sword's nine Artifact Seals and explained that its Godhead complemented her original Law Cultivator Godhead.
• Snow Empress kissed Kong Ming'an and said she could not hold back.
• Kong Ming'an raised a curtain of Silver Radiance around himself and Snow Empress as Qiu'er watched, feeling useless.

Kong Ming'an invited Qiu'er to accompany him to see Dong'er and handle official business, while Lower Realm Tang San reached level seventy-two and completed the Sea God's Seventh Trial. Tang San prepared to collect the trial reward as his hatred of Main Body continued to grow.

• Kong Ming'an returned from Snow Empress's God Kingdom with Qiu'er, who sulked over his closeness with Snow Empress.
• Kong Ming'an invited Qiu'er to go with him to see Dong'er and handle official business, making Qiu'er wary of what might happen between them.
• A Holy Spirit Cult subordinate brought Tang San a seventy-thousand-year-old Iron-Eating Dragon Ant, and Tang San killed it to obtain its Soul Ring.
• Tang San absorbed the Soul Ring and advanced to level seventy-two after regaining power through Harvesting.
• Tang San checked his Sea God Trial mark, confirmed he had killed twenty Soul Saints, and prepared to collect the Seventh Trial reward.

Tang San claimed his God Trial reward, while Kong Ming'an secretly extracted part of the Asura God Position Origin and controlled the infusion to keep him alive and conceal the operation. Nearby, Wang Dong'er continued building Sea God faith and felt an unexpected thrill while Qiu'er protectively stood beside her.

• After reaching rank seventy-two, Tang San prepared himself and swallowed a Holy Spirit Cult pill before claiming his God Trial reward.
• A surge of blood-red energy struck Tang San, and he screamed before losing consciousness.
• Kong Ming'an and his two companions watched unseen as his Asura God Ring extracted the corresponding Asura God Position Origin and carefully infused Tang San with divine power.
• Wang Dong'er continued gathering Sea God faith through her role as the Sea God's inheritor and the merchant guild's expanding network.
• Qiu'er checked that Wang Dong'er felt well and maintained a protective stance, while Wang Dong'er felt warm holding her hand and experienced a faint thrill.

Kong Ming'an completed his work with the Asura God Ring, then waited with Qiu'er and Dong'er for an attack on the Holy Spirit Cult's settlement. When explosions began across the settlement, he took the two girls to watch as a prepared raid commenced.

• Kong Ming'an gathered eight percent of the Asura God Position Origin and sent God Realm Tang San false information through their God Trial connection.
• Kong Ming'an released the Sea God Martial Soul, and Qiu'er demanded the chance to fight before he told her to wait.
• Explosions erupted throughout the settlement outside the Holy Spirit Cult's Main Altar, and Kong Ming'an led Qiu'er and Dong'er to watch.
• Black figures appeared amid the smoke and flames as the attack on the settlement began.

Long Xiaoyao investigated an attack on the Holy Spirit Cult’s settlement and discovered the assailants’ Soul Power could disguise their true strength. As the battle continued, a golden-armored fighter remained unnoticed by powerful Evil Soul Masters, leaving the attack’s purpose and the Cult’s vulnerability unresolved.

• Black-Clad Death Soldiers attacked the Evil Soul Masters, and Long Xiaoyao arrived to assess the battle.
• Long Xiaoyao examined a captured attacker, whose Soul Saint-level power vanished and whose body broke apart when he tried to investigate it.
• Long Xiaoyao ordered his subordinates to capture intruders alive, and the Cult’s powerful fighters joined the battle.
• Long Xiaoyao suspected the Holy Spirit Cult’s Main Altar had been exposed and considered whether the Cult should fight or flee.
• A golden-armored fighter attacked the Evil Soul Masters, but Long Xiaoyao and other powerful enemies forgot to target her and turned their attention elsewhere.

Kong Ming'an watched the battle with Dong'er and explained how he had hidden Qiu'er from most enemies and controlled the attackers. He left Dong'er reassured that he would not use mind-altering abilities on his own people, while admitting he avoided relying on such powers because he feared becoming dependent on them.

• Dong'er watched Qiu'er fight and declined Kong Ming'an's offer to join the battle.
• Kong Ming'an explained that his Psychological Invisibility made most enemies overlook Qiu'er.
• Kong Ming'an revealed that the attackers were Death Soldiers cultivated by Xu Tianran and that he controlled them and had ordered the attack on the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Dong'er imagined the ways Kong Ming'an might use Psychological Invisibility and other mind-altering abilities on her, until he tapped her forehead and interrupted her.
• Kong Ming'an promised not to use abilities that interfered with thought and cognition on his own people, explaining that he feared becoming dependent on them.

Kong Ming'an explained to Wang Dong'er why he restrained himself from using his power to control others, then Qiu'er returned from battle and accused him of approaching Dong'er. He caught Qiu'er and began helping her digest the Life Energy she had absorbed, while she angrily called him shameless.

• Kong Ming'an told Wang Dong'er that Practitioners had to use reason and self-control rather than rely on power to impose their will.
• Wang Dong'er asked whether Kong Ming'an had ever used a similar method on her, and he answered that she would not be properly dressed if he had.
• Qiu'er returned in bloodstained golden armor, changed out of it, and wedged herself between Kong Ming'an and Wang Dong'er to demand what he was trying to do.
• Kong Ming'an grabbed Qiu'er around the waist, making her weak, and held her as he placed a hand over her dantian to help her digest the Life Energy she had absorbed.
• Qiu'er accused Kong Ming'an of taking advantage of her vulnerable state and threatened to bite him, but he kept her restrained.

Tang San reached Level seventy-six after a Divine Power Infusion, but learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had been attacked and was reminded of his humiliating monthly obligation to Zhongli Wu. Kong Ming'an returned Dong'er to the Merchant Guild’s island base with Qiu'er, and Dong'er resumed cultivating after seeing her new Contribution Points.

• Tang San woke in the Holy Spirit Cult's Secret Chamber and found that his Soul Power had risen four levels to Level seventy-six.
• An Evil Soul Master told Tang San that the cult had suffered an unidentified attack and that Zhongli Wu wanted him to prepare for the day of the month.
• Kong Ming'an soothed Qiu'er, took her and Dong'er through a spatial gate, and brought them to the Merchant Guild's island base near the eastern coast of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Kong Ming'an told Dong'er he would return when her faith power reached its next threshold, then departed through a spatial gate with bound and gagged Qiu'er.
• Dong'er noticed her new Contribution Points in the Ling Shu Network, encouraged herself to repay her debt, and began cultivating with her Sea God Martial Soul.

Kong Ming'an brought the bound Qiu'er to his room and resumed tormenting her while the God Kings watched from the God Realm. Impressed by his abilities, they agreed to summon him to deal with the Golden Dragon King and test his limits.

• Kong Ming'an carried Qiu'er into his room, restrained her on the bed, and ignored her attempts to resist.
• Kong Ming'an silenced Qiu'er and pulled her back onto the bedding as she feared he would bully her again.
• The God Kings watched the scene through a divine screen until Kong Ming'an sensed it and sealed off the information.
• The God of Evil agreed to leave the Golden Dragon King to Kong Ming'an, and the God of Destruction decided to summon him to the God Realm.
• The God Kings unanimously agreed to deal with the Golden Dragon King alongside Kong Ming'an and test his limits.

After Gu Yue caught Kong Ming'an holding and biting Qiu'er, she pulled Qiu'er away and gave them space to talk. Qiu'er apologized for misunderstanding Gu Yue, and the two reconciled through mutual apologies and an embrace.

• Qiu'er accused Kong Ming'an of bullying her while he insisted he had helped her absorb Life Energy and consolidate her Soul Power Level.
• Gu Yue returned from seclusion and found Kong Ming'an holding Qiu'er, whose body bore marks, and angrily pulled her away to cover her with clothes.
• Kong Ming'an explained the situation and left Gu Yue and Qiu'er alone in the living room.
• Qiu'er apologized to Gu Yue for misunderstanding her and acting out of spite.
• Gu Yue apologized for hiding the truth about the contract, and she embraced Qiu'er as they reconciled.