Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xi revealed that she was a fourteen-year-old Soul Emperor with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, and Ning Fengzhi suggested Ning Rongrong train with her team. Meanwhile, Titan failed to persuade Yang Wudi and Niu Gao to help Tang Yin, but remained determined to take him to meet Xiao Xi.

• Xiao Xi showed Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi her six soul rings, including a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, then offered Ning Rongrong papaya.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Xiao Xi and suggested Ning Rongrong meet her teammates and train with them for the All-Continent Elite Academy Tournament.
• Xiao Xi volunteered to help train Ning Rongrong's team, and Ning Rongrong suspected she intended to use the chance to take revenge.
• Yang Wudi rejected Titan's request to bring Tang Yin to meet Xiao Xi and threatened to kill Tang Yin if he appeared.
• Niu Gao urged Titan to give up on Tang Yin and join them, but Titan refused to abandon his decision and insisted on taking Tang Yin to meet Xiao Xi.

Chen Xi and Xue Qinghe arranged the invitation to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the Strength Clan also sent Chen Xi an invitation that he declined. The next morning, Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe arrived at Frost Snow Hall to collect Chen Xi and Da Zi for their visit.

• Xue Qinghe delivered Xue Ye’s invitation to Chen Xi and Ning Fengzhi, inviting them to serve as judges at the All-Continent Elite Academy Tournament and asking Chen Xi to join a visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Xi and Xue Qinghe discussed their plan involving Ning Fengzhi and the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss, and Xue Qinghe assured Chen Xi that everything had been arranged.
• Da Zi delivered an Invitation Card from the Strength Clan, and Chen Xi told Aunt Ye to decline it and instructed Da Zi to accompany him the next day.
• Xue Qinghe returned to the palace, and Chen Xi prepared for the visit while Da Zi promised to take on Frost Snow Hall’s affairs in the future.
• Xue Qinghe escorted Xue Ye’s carriage and several hundred guards to Frost Snow Hall, where Chen Xi reminded Da Zi to eat more and speak less before they departed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Xue Ye arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Xue Qinghe and Chen Xi to discuss the tournament judges, but he collapsed and died after drinking Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tea. Xue Qinghe ordered the guards to seize Ning Fengzhi and the others, then halted them after Chen Xi intervened, leaving the sect sealed off for an investigation.

• Xue Ye met Chen Xi and Da Zi, then traveled with them and Xue Qinghe to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to serve as a tournament judge, while Chen Xi said Frost Snow Hall would send a senior representative.
• After drinking Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tea, Xue Ye spat blackened blood and died from poison.
• Da Zi suspected the tea, and Xue Qinghe's guards drew their swords and surrounded Ning Fengzhi and the others.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Ning Fengzhi and the others seized, but Chen Xi whispered to him and stopped the guards.
• Ning Fengzhi denied the sect's involvement and proposed summoning the Imperial Guards, returning Xue Ye's body to the palace, and sealing the hall for an investigation.

After Emperor Xue Ye died from poison at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe ordered the sect surrounded and threatened its destruction. Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xi investigated, but the evidence only increased suspicion, and the true culprit remained unknown.

• Xue Ye died from poison at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi ruled out the sect, Xue Qinghe, and Chen Xi as suspects.
• Xue Qinghe ordered one hundred thousand Imperial Guards to surround the sect and threatened to bring back five hundred thousand border troops if he had not left by nightfall.
• Chen Xi suggested that someone might have used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as a scapegoat, while Xue Qinghe demanded evidence proving the sect was innocent.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong whether anyone had tampered with the tea, and she denied seeing anything unusual and drank from his cup to show it was safe.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin examined Xue Ye and concluded that a potent poison had killed him within minutes, making Xue Qinghe more suspicious of the sect.
• Chen Xi asked Da Zi to examine the body, and she only pointed out that Xue Ye had died from poisoning.

After Xue Ye died from Potent Poison, Xue Qinghe accused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect but granted Ning Fengzhi half a month to explain. Ning Fengzhi began investigating the tea while recognizing that the sect needed a backup plan to survive the imperial threat.

• Xue Qinghe confronted Ning Fengzhi over the evidence implicating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Xue Ye’s poisoning.
• Chen Xi defended Ning Fengzhi and urged Xue Qinghe to allow an investigation, but Xue Qinghe rebuked him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked for half a month to provide an explanation, and the Guard Captain advised Xue Qinghe to use that time to gather more troops.
• Xue Qinghe granted the deadline, ordered Xue Ye’s remains returned to the palace, and stationed fifty thousand Imperial Guards outside the sect’s mountain gate.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong to summon the disciples who had made the tea, then told Chen Xin that they needed both an explanation and a backup plan.

Chen Xi and Da Zi prepared a gift for Xue Qinghe’s coronation while Heaven Dou’s officials debated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s fate and Frost Snow Hall’s status. In private, Qian Renxue accidentally plucked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with her blood, and Chen Xi returned to Frost Snow Hall, where Ye Qingxue asked how they should respond to the news.

• Chen Xi and Da Zi heard that Xue Ye’s poisoning death had become public and chose a gift to bring to the coronation.
• Xue Qinghe’s officials urged him to ascend the throne quickly and discussed removing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as an imperial ally while granting Frost Snow Hall a title.
• After the officials left, Qian Renxue transformed back from Xue Qinghe and wondered whether to test the Lovesick Heartbreak Red; her blood caused the flower to fall into her hand.
• Chen Xi and Da Zi returned to Frost Snow Hall, where Ye Qingxue asked whether the reports about Xue Ye were true and whether the hall should distance itself from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Chen Xi confirmed Xue Ye’s death had nothing to do with Frost Snow Hall and told Ye Qingxue to carry on as usual.

Chen Xi accepted the Strength Clan’s invitation after inspecting the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, while Qian Renxue questioned Yang Wudi about the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and reconsidered her feelings for Chen Xi. Titan then told Tang San that Frost Snow Hall had accepted the invitation and would meet with them the next day.

• Ye Qingxue brought Chen Xi the Strength Clan’s invitation card and the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, which Chen Xi judged could threaten Soul Masters below level forty.
• Chen Xi decided to accept the Strength Clan’s invitation and told Ye Qingxue to arrange a meeting at Frost Snow Hall the next day.
• Qian Renxue asked Yang Wudi how to pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and realized his account matched what Chen Xi had told her.
• Qian Renxue wondered whether her feelings for Chen Xi were truly sisterly and returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace without entering Frost Snow Hall.
• Titan learned that Chen Xi had accepted the invitation and told Tang San, who had returned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, about Frost Snow Hall’s visit.

Tang San and Titan sought Frost Snow Hall’s support for the Tang Sect in exchange for Hidden Weapon blueprints, but Ye Qingxue demanded complete blueprints before negotiating. Tang San agreed and proposed conditions, leaving Frost Snow Hall to consider his request.

• Ye Qingxue led Titan and Tang San into Frost Snow Hall, where Chen Xi sat with Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang.
• Titan offered the Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints in exchange for Frost Snow Hall’s support for the Tang Sect.
• Ye Qingxue rejected the offer’s terms and demanded complete Hidden Weapon blueprints, including assembly instructions.
• Tang San weighed the deal against his former life’s Tang Sect rules and decided to seek Frost Snow Hall’s aid for revenge.
• Tang San agreed to provide all eight mechanical Hidden Weapon blueprints if Frost Snow Hall helped hunt two Soul Beasts and promised not to refuse future Tang Sect requests.
• Chen Xi asked Tang San which two Soul Beasts he wanted to hunt.

Tang San negotiated with Chen Xi to cooperate on hunting soul beasts and shared blueprints for eight hidden weapons, while Chen Xi secretly arranged to have them forged. At the Imperial Palace, Qian Renxue revealed that she had picked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and claimed Chen Xi was the person she loved, leaving Chen Xi stunned.

• Tang San asked Chen Xi to help hunt the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python and to support him against the imperial family; Chen Xi agreed after consulting her faction and set conditions for future help.
• Tang San gave Chen Xi blueprints for eight hidden weapons, including the Peacock Plume and Heavy Rain Pear Blossom Needle, and the two finalized their cooperation.
• After Tang San and Titan left, Chen Xi told Yang Wudi to take the blueprints to Lou Gao for forging, then went to the Imperial Palace.
• Chen Xi learned that Qian Renxue would ascend the throne in three days and received the Lovesick Heartbreak Red from her.
• When Chen Xi asked who Qian Renxue loved, Qian Renxue said it was Chen Xi, leaving Chen Xi speechless.

Chen Xi struggled to tell whether Qian Renxue was serious when she hinted at her feelings, then left without answering. As Qian Renxue prepared for her coronation, Ci Xue's warning about Chen Xi's closeness to a masked member of the Strength Clan made her head for Frost Snow Hall, where Chen Xi had just met with Tang San and Titan.

• Qian Renxue's ambiguous remark left Chen Xi unsure whether she was joking, and he left the palace after she reminded him to attend the coronation in three days.
• She Long and Ci Xue discussed whether Qian Renxue had been serious and speculated about her feelings for Chen Xi.
• Two days later, Ci Xue told Qian Renxue that Chen Xi had been close to someone in the Strength Clan and had given the clan some of Frost Snow Hall's resources.
• Qian Renxue grew displeased at the suggestion that Chen Xi might be romantically interested in the masked young man and set off for Frost Snow Hall.
• Chen Xi watched Tang San and Titan leave, thought about the Hidden Weapons Tang San had yet to hand over, and went back inside Frost Snow Hall.

Qian Renxue questioned Chen Xi about Frost Snow Hall’s partnership with the Strength Clan and his supposed closeness to a masked member, then confessed her feelings and kissed him. The moment left Chen Xi stunned while Da Zi, Qiu’er, Tian Yao, and Zhu Zhuqing watched nearby and pretended they had seen nothing.

• Chen Xi told Qian Renxue that Frost Snow Hall had formed a surface-level partnership with the Strength Clan to make use of its hidden weapons, which Lou Gao had begun forging.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Chen Xi was close to a masked member of the Strength Clan, and Chen Xi insisted they had only exchanged ordinary greetings.
• Qian Renxue admitted that she wanted to be the one to claim the cabbage they had raised, leaving Chen Xi confused.
• Qian Renxue asked Chen Xi if they could be together and kissed him, catching his wrist as he instinctively raised his arm.
• Da Zi, Qiu’er, Tian Yao, and Zhu Zhuqing watched from nearby, then looked up at the sky with Chen Xi as if they had seen nothing.

Chen Xi left Qian Renxue to handle the rest as she prepared for Xue Qinghe's ascension, while Bibi Dong recognized Chen Xi's scheme to bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect under Spirit Hall's control. The next morning, Chen Xi arrived at the palace for the ceremony and met Ning Fengzhi, offering Frost Snow Hall's help with the investigation.

• Qian Renxue told Chen Xi she would handle the rest, then left for the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace ahead of Xue Qinghe's ascension.
• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue's and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's letters and realized Chen Xi had maneuvered Spirit Hall into mediating the conflict.
• Bibi Dong set out for Heaven Dou City with Guimei, Yue Guan, and three thousand Palace Knights to mediate and bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into Spirit Hall.
• The next morning, Chen Xi dressed formally and went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with Yang Wudi and Yang Wushuang for Xue Qinghe's ascension.
• Chen Xi greeted Ning Fengzhi at the palace gate and asked about the investigation, offering Frost Snow Hall's assistance.

Chen Xi received a royal title during Xue Qinghe’s enthronement, while Bibi Dong arrived in Heaven Dou City and discovered Qian Renxue and Chen Xi’s intimate relationship. Bibi Dong tried to compose herself before facing the two women.

• Chen Xi attended Xue Qinghe’s enthronement and was granted the rank of king, Vast Sea City as her fief, and Dawn as her title.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi about the late emperor’s death, and Ning Fengzhi said the investigation was ongoing.
• Eleven days later, Bibi Dong arrived in Heaven Dou City and went to the residence where Qian Renxue was staying.
• Bibi Dong opened the gate and saw Qian Renxue and Chen Xi sitting intimately together, then shut it and convinced herself she had imagined what she saw.
• Bibi Dong knocked and entered again, noticing a lip print on Chen Xi’s cheek and bite marks on her neck.
• Bibi Dong sat before Qian Renxue and Chen Xi and asked them to wait while she calmed down and sorted out her thoughts.

Bibi Dong accepted Qian Renxue and Chen Xi’s relationship and promised to help persuade Old Man Qian, then shared a meal and discussed plans with them. She spent the night next door to the couple and acted as if she knew nothing about their activities the next morning.

• Bibi Dong concluded that opposing Qian Renxue and Chen Xi would be pointless and told Qian Renxue she would stand by her.
• Qian Renxue and Chen Xi silently pressed Bibi Dong about Old Man Qian, and Bibi Dong reluctantly agreed to put in a good word for them.
• Bibi Dong cooked dinner with Qian Renxue and Chen Xi, and the three discussed arrangements for the following day.
• Qian Renxue and Chen Xi went to the same room for the night while Bibi Dong slept next door and blocked out the sounds with Soul Power.
• Chen Xi emerged the next morning saying that three fingers still hurt, and Bibi Dong quietly ate breakfast without acknowledging what she knew.

Bibi Dong backed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in its denial of responsibility for Xue Ye’s death, while Ning Fengzhi requested more time to investigate. Chen Xi suspected Ning Fengzhi meant to use Shi Nian’s poisoned death to find a scapegoat, and Xue Qinghe granted the sect three months.

• Bibi Dong left to return to Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue went to prepare at the imperial palace, and Chen Xi brought Da Zi there.
• Xue Qinghe confronted Ning Fengzhi over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s failure to identify Xue Ye’s killer, but Bibi Dong testified that the sect was uninvolved.
• Chen Xi urged Xue Qinghe to hear Ning Fengzhi’s explanation, and Ning Fengzhi connected the investigation to Shi Nian’s recent death by poison.
• Chen Xi recalled Shi Nian’s connection to Tang San and suspected Ning Fengzhi intended to blame Shi Nian’s killer for Xue Ye’s death.
• Ning Fengzhi requested three more months to investigate, and Xue Qinghe agreed after Bibi Dong supported the request.

After Xue Qinghe gave Ning Fengzhi three months to investigate Shi Nian’s death, Chen Xi planned to steer suspicion toward Tang San. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang struggled to help Tang San with his Twin Martial Souls, and Bibi Dong prepared to address Qian Renxue’s relationship with Chen Xi and mend her bond with her daughter.

• Xue Qinghe granted Ning Fengzhi three months to produce a satisfying result, and Chen Xi decided to secretly direct the blame for Shi Nian’s death toward Tang San.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang about adding soul rings to Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Xiaogang claimed he was close to finding a solution despite having made little progress.
• Yu Xiaogang considered asking Bibi Dong for help but chose to keep researching because he feared for his life.
• Bibi Dong wrote Azure Luan a lengthy letter explaining the situation between Qian Renxue and Chen Xi, then arranged for it to be delivered to Sea God Island.
• Bibi Dong bought fruit and pastries for Qian Renxue, went to her residence, and pushed open its closed gates.

Bibi Dong discussed the coming end of the Heaven Dou Empire plan with Qian Renxue and said she would personally handle the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Clear Sky Sect. Chen Xi received Ning Rongrong and her delivery of rare metals and ores, then took her to the Strength Clan to ask Titan about Shi Nian.

• Bibi Dong found Qian Renxue alone and learned that Chen Xi was resting in Frost Snow Hall.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that the Heaven Dou Empire plan could be completed after the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament and that she would personally deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Da Zi told Chen Xi that Ning Rongrong had arrived, and Chen Xi invited her to Frost Snow Hall.
• Ning Rongrong delivered the rare metals and ores gathered by Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xi asked her to accompany him to the Strength Clan.
• Chen Xi asked Titan whether he knew Shi Nian, prompting Ning Rongrong to take the question seriously.

Chen Xi learned from Titan that Shi Nian was dead, while Ning Rongrong carried the news back to Ning Fengzhi, who began planning how to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. On Sea God Island, Azure Luan received letters revealing a bewildering romantic entanglement involving Qian Renxue and his disciple, and was left trying to understand who liked whom.

• Chen Xi asked Titan about Shi Nian, and Titan explained that Shi Nian had been killed by the Strength Clan's Young Master.
• Chen Xi told Ning Rongrong to report everything to Ning Fengzhi and mention his interest in the Deep Sea Silver Mother.
• Ning Fengzhi considered how to keep blame for his actions from being shifted back onto him and told Ning Rongrong to stay at Frost Snow Hall until the tournament ended.
• One month later, Azure Luan received three letters from Bo Saixi while on Sea God Island and reacted angrily to news that his disciple had someone she liked.
• Azure Luan read Pope Bibi Dong's final letter and struggled to understand its claim that Qian Renxue and his disciple had mutual affection.

Azure Luan left Sea God Island after refusing Bo Saixi’s offer to succeed her, while the Sea God allowed him to keep the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi dismissed Tang Yuehua’s warning and chose to continue targeting Tang San, believing Tang Xiao might support him only personally.

• Azure Luan concluded that the Pope’s three letters asked him to respect the relationship between the young master and his disciple, then decided to leave Sea God Island temporarily.
• Bo Saixi offered Azure Luan the chance to succeed her, but he refused because he worshipped the Angel God rather than the Sea God.
• Azure Luan offered Bo Saixi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but she told him to keep it because the Sea God wanted him to have it.
• Bo Saixi asked the Sea God why Azure Luan could keep the Sea God’s Heart, and the Sea God replied that another one could be forged.
• Ning Fengzhi received Tang Yuehua’s warning to stop pursuing blame for Xue Ye’s death, but told Gu Rong he would not turn back.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that the Clear Sky Sect would not openly support Tang San and that Tang Xiao might act only in his personal capacity.

Chen Xi and the others relaxed at Frost Snow Hall while the Strength Clan sought the hall’s support for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Chen Xi left for the quieter residence for a few days, where Qian Renxue was surprised to see him.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong agreed to proceed with their plan and hoped Tang Yuehua could persuade the Clear Sky Sect to emerge and support him.
• Ye Qingxue told Titan that Frost Snow Hall could not decide on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s request until its higher-ups reached agreement, and sent him away without an answer.
• Chen Xi told Ning Rongrong he would judge the upcoming tournament rather than compete, while Tian Yao volunteered to lead their group to the finals with Ning Rongrong’s boosts.
• Da Zi reported Titan’s visit to Chen Xi, then teased him about making loud noises at night; Chen Xi silenced her with a pastry and threatened her with a book.
• Chen Xi said he would leave Frost Snow Hall until the tournament began, changed clothes, put on a mask, and went to the residence, where Qian Renxue asked why he had come.