Chapter Summaries

Dai Chengfeng promised Qian Renxue he would be the one to take the next step when they met again, then left her sleeping peacefully. The next morning, Bibi Dong woke up in Dai Chengfeng’s embrace and panicked that Qian Renxue might see them.

• Qian Renxue told Dai Chengfeng that she would be ready for him when they met again.
• Dai Chengfeng promised to take the initiative next time, kissed Qian Renxue between the brows, and watched over her as she fell asleep.
• Dai Chengfeng tucked Qian Renxue in, left her room, and went toward the master bedroom.
• Bibi Dong woke beside Dai Chengfeng and realized they were lying together under the same quilt.
• Bibi Dong tried to pull away, but Dai Chengfeng tightened his hold and murmured for his teacher not to move.
• Bibi Dong urgently told Dai Chengfeng to let go before Qian Renxue saw them.

Dai Chengfeng teased Bibi Dong about their drunken night together, then brought her lunch and hangover soup. Qian Renxue quietly left, and Bibi Dong and Dai Chengfeng prepared to depart for the upcoming match against Shrek Academy.

• Dai Chengfeng woke beside Bibi Dong and teased her about clinging to him while drunk, while she ordered him to leave before Qian Renxue saw them.
• Dai Chengfeng assured Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue was still asleep next door, then left after hinting that a future encounter could happen openly.
• Qian Renxue slipped away without saying goodbye, and Dai Chengfeng did not seek her out.
• At noon, Dai Chengfeng brought Bibi Dong lunch and the promised hangover soup.
• Bibi Dong said they should leave, and Dai Chengfeng agreed because their match against Shrek Academy was approaching.

Dai Chengfeng left Heaven Dou City for Spirit City after agreeing to travel with Bibi Dong, while Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue reacted to his sudden departure. Qian Renxue reaffirmed her commitment to her long-running goal but hoped Dai Chengfeng would understand her.

• Dai Chengfeng asked the hotel receptionist to tell Ning Rongrong that he had left for Spirit City and hoped to meet her again in Heaven Dou City or Spirit City.
• Ning Rongrong was surprised and saddened by Dai Chengfeng's departure, then brightened as she recalled his promise to meet again.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin watched Ning Rongrong's reaction and concluded she might be willing to go to Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue watched Dai Chengfeng's carriage leave Heaven Dou City and turned away after it vanished.
• Pufferfish Douluo began to suggest something to Qian Renxue, but she refused and said she could not abandon her goal, adding that Dai Chengfeng would understand her.

Tang San trained with Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar in a hidden valley while preparing to face Dai Chengfeng again. Tang Hao gave him a mental-attack-rebounding forehead guard, and Tang San also planned to use his Godly Zhuge Crossbow as he and his companions set their sights on revenge.

• Tang Hao ended the group's morning training and identified Dai Chengfeng's Mental Shock as the reason Tang San had lost their previous encounter.
• Tang Hao gave Tang San a metal forehead guard that could weaken Mental Shock and rebound part of an attack after it exceeded the guard's limit.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai encouraged Tang San, while Dai Mubai hinted that Tang San had another secret weapon.
• Tang San recalled that he had forged a Godly Zhuge Crossbow to use against Dai Chengfeng.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar vowed to defeat Dai Chengfeng and make him apologize and return resources before heading to lunch.

Dai Chengfeng returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong, leaving Liu Erlong waiting for their promised meeting. After learning he had left, Liu Erlong decided to travel to Spirit City to pursue the Soul Shaping Grass.

• Dai Chengfeng traveled toward Spirit City with Bibi Dong and Qiu'er, deciding that visiting Liu Erlong could wait.
• Liu Erlong searched her possessions for something valuable to trade Dai Chengfeng for pills made from Soul Shaping Grass.
• Xu Ping told Liu Erlong that Dai Chengfeng had checked out of the Swan Hotel and left for Spirit City.
• Liu Erlong tore up her trade plans and ordered Xu Ping to prepare a carriage so she could go to Spirit City immediately.
• Dai Chengfeng continued toward Spirit City unaware that Liu Erlong was coming after him.

Bibi Dong confronted Dai Chengfeng about his recovered Soul Power and revealed that she knew he was no longer controlled by her Mental Power. She threatened him into keeping their secret, then tacitly allowed him to continue kissing her.

• Dai Chengfeng visited Bibi Dong's room and kissed her neck after she had finished bathing.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Dai Chengfeng's Soul Power had recovered, and he claimed it would take another half month.
• Bibi Dong told Dai Chengfeng she knew he was not under her Mental Power's control and threatened to kill him horribly if he revealed their secret.
• Dai Chengfeng promised to keep their relationship secret, and Bibi Dong accepted his answer.
• Bibi Dong closed her eyes, and Dai Chengfeng took her silence as permission to continue and tore open her collar.

After traveling for over a month, Dai Chengfeng reached level 49 and stopped with Bibi Dong at an inn near Spirit City for the night. He persuaded her to share one room, interpreting her quiet agreement as a sign that she had grown closer to him.

• Dai Chengfeng reflected on how his powerful Ultimate Gold Soul Power had risen from level 47 to 49, despite being slow to control and cultivate.
• Qiu'er demanded Dai Chengfeng's attention until he soothed her with affection and Soul Beast Meat jerky.
• Dai Chengfeng suggested that he and Bibi Dong stop at an inn before reaching Spirit City, and she agreed.
• At the inn, Dai Chengfeng first requested two rooms, then asked Bibi Dong to share one room with him.
• Bibi Dong gave a slight nod and headed upstairs, while Dai Chengfeng celebrated her agreement and ordered dinner and hot water.

Liu Erlong arrived at an inn near Spirit City and learned that Dai Chengfeng and a purple-haired beauty were upstairs. Though furious that he had stood her up, she restrained herself because she needed the Soul Sculpting Pill and decided to wait downstairs for a chance to meet him.

• Liu Erlong entered the inn and impatiently demanded a clean room from the flustered innkeeper.
• The innkeeper explained that he had been distracted by a blond man with golden-and-blue heterochromatic eyes and a purple-haired beauty who had just gone upstairs.
• Liu Erlong realized the guests were Dai Chengfeng and Bibi Dong, and spotted their luxurious carriage outside.
• Liu Erlong suppressed her anger because Dai Chengfeng still had the Soul Sculpting Pill she wanted for Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong sat in a secluded spot facing the staircase and waited for Dai Chengfeng to come downstairs.

At an inn outside Spirit City, Dai Chengfeng embraced Bibi Dong in their room while Liu Erlong waited downstairs to confront him. Liu Erlong finally drew Dai Chengfeng’s attention, and he realized she had followed him, likely because of the Soul Sculpting Pill or Yu Xiaogang.

• Dai Chengfeng pulled Bibi Dong into an embrace after they entered their room, and Bibi Dong told him to stop because they had not eaten or bathed.
• Bibi Dong questioned her own thoughts about Dai Chengfeng but leaned back against him as he held her close.
• Liu Erlong waited alone downstairs while Dai Chengfeng later came down in a fresh silk robe and asked the innkeeper to bring hot water and dinner.
• As Dai Chengfeng turned to go back upstairs, Liu Erlong slammed her cup onto the table to get his attention.
• Dai Chengfeng recognized Liu Erlong and realized she had followed him, likely for the Soul Sculpting Pill or Yu Xiaogang.

Dai Chengfeng ignored Liu Erlong to make her initiate their negotiation over the Soul Sculpting Pill, but she swallowed her anger for Xiao Gang's sake and approached him with a pretended chance encounter. She apologized for missing his visit in Heaven Dou City and offered to treat him to a meal so they could discuss the pill.

• Dai Chengfeng recognized Liu Erlong waiting in the inn and decided to act as if he had not seen her, hoping she would speak first.
• Liu Erlong grew furious when Dai Chengfeng walked toward the stairs, but restrained herself because she needed the Soul Sculpting Pill for Xiao Gang.
• Liu Erlong called out to Dai Chengfeng and feigned surprise at their supposed chance meeting.
• Dai Chengfeng turned back and greeted Liu Erlong calmly, while she explained her presence as a stop on an urgent trip from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City.
• Liu Erlong apologized for leaving Heaven Dou City before Dai Chengfeng could visit and offered to buy him a meal while they discussed the Soul Sculpting Pill.

Liu Erlong tried to obtain a Soul Sculpting Pill from Dai Chengfeng, but he rejected her ordinary offers and pressured her to reveal her true bargaining chip. She stopped him once more and promised that her final preparation would satisfy him, leaving the exchange unresolved.

• Dai Chengfeng declined Liu Erlong's dinner invitation and started to leave, but she called him back because she urgently needed the Soul Sculpting Pill for Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong admitted she was determined to obtain the pill and offered Blue Tyrant Academy treasures, including defensive armor, a Spirit Bone, and Dragon Saliva Grass.
• Dai Chengfeng said her offers were ordinary things he did not need and turned to leave again.
• Liu Erlong stopped Dai Chengfeng and promised to reveal one final preparation that would satisfy him, and he agreed to hear it.

Liu Erlong offered Dai Chengfeng her knowledge of the Golden Iron Triangle’s Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique in exchange for his Soul Sculpting Pill. Dai Chengfeng was tempted to accept, though the chapter ended before he gave his answer.

• Liu Erlong offered her Soul Tools, a Soul Bone, and Dragon Saliva Grass, but Dai Chengfeng dismissed them as insufficient.
• Liu Erlong revealed that she could share experience with a Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
• Liu Erlong explained how she, Flender, and Yu Xiaogang had achieved the technique and argued that their practical insights were rare and valuable.
• Liu Erlong secretly believed Dai Chengfeng could not use the knowledge and felt pleased that she might be getting the Soul Sculpting Pill for a bargain.
• Dai Chengfeng considered accepting the offer because he valued the knowledge and the pill was useless to Yu Xiaogang, but he had not yet answered.

Liu Erlong agreed to teach Dai Chengfeng the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion experience in exchange for a Soul Sculpting Pill, believing a month of instruction would leave him dependent on her. Back at the inn, Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong he had met Liu Erlong, and her reaction hinted that her memories of the past were fading.

• Dai Chengfeng accepted Liu Erlong’s offer of organized records and a month of instruction in Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion.
• Liu Erlong and Dai Chengfeng shook hands on their deal, with Liu Erlong privately expecting him to struggle to understand the material.
• Dai Chengfeng returned to the inn room he shared with Bibi Dong, who asked why he had been gone so long.
• Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong he had met Liu Erlong, and Bibi Dong’s expression briefly turned cold before returning to calm.
• Bibi Dong wondered why people and events that had once felt unforgettable were fading from her memory and seeming less important.

Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong that Liu Erlong had come seeking a Soul Sculpting Pill, and Bibi Dong considered trading for the secrets of the trio’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The next morning, Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City, where Hu Liena noticed a purple scarf around her neck that seemed to conceal something.

• Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong that Liu Erlong had followed him from Heaven Dou City to obtain a Soul Sculpting Pill, without mentioning Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong judged that trading a pill for the trio’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill research would benefit Spirit Hall.
• Dai Chengfeng carried Bibi Dong to bed, and they spent the night together.
• Hu Liena, Yan, Xie Yue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei waited at Spirit City’s North Gate for Bibi Dong’s return.
• Bibi Dong arrived the next morning, and Hu Liena noticed a purple scarf around her neck that seemed to hide something.

Bibi Dong returned to Spirit City with Dai Chengfeng and reunited with Hu Liena, who reported reaching rank 44. As the group entered the city, Hu Liena spotted Qiu'er in the carriage and eagerly asked Dai Chengfeng if she could hold her.

• Hu Liena greeted Bibi Dong and asked Dai Chengfeng why he looked tired, while he and Bibi Dong privately recalled the previous night.
• Bibi Dong asked about Hu Liena's cultivation, and Hu Liena proudly revealed that she had reached rank 44.
• Yue Guan reported that Spirit City had remained calm and the Douluo Hall elders had made no overstepping moves.
• Bibi Dong led the group into Spirit City and rode in the carriage with Hu Liena and Dai Chengfeng.
• Qiu'er poked out from Dai Chengfeng's collar, and Hu Liena admired her and asked to hold her.

Dai Chengfeng returned to Spirit Hall, where Bibi Dong warned him to reach rank 50 and defeat Shrek Academy, while his astonishing cultivation progress shocked everyone. He reunited with his mother, Zhu Hongxiu, and was startled when an unexpected young woman appeared.

• Qiu'er refused Hu Liena's attempt to hold her, and Dai Chengfeng left her in his arms.
• Bibi Dong warned Dai Chengfeng not to slack off and ordered him to defeat Shrek Academy in their upcoming exchange match.
• Hu Liena, Yan, Xie Yue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei were shocked to learn that Dai Chengfeng had reached rank 49 in two months.
• Dai Chengfeng returned to his courtyard, where Zhu Hongxiu greeted him warmly and asked him to look at someone waiting nearby.
• A young woman walked out of the side hall, and Dai Chengfeng recognized her with surprise.

Dai Chengfeng met his nominal fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing, in Spirit City after Zhu Hongxiu urged them to grow closer and awaken the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Zhu Zhuqing resolved to judge his strength for herself, while Dai Chengfeng greeted her warmly despite their estrangement.

• Zhu Hongxiu told Dai Chengfeng that he and Zhu Zhuqing needed to build their relationship and awaken the Hell White Tiger.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged, formally greeted Dai Chengfeng, and studied him while weighing the conflicting rumors about his ability.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided to determine whether Dai Chengfeng was worthy of becoming her partner by judging him herself.
• Dai Chengfeng acknowledged how little he knew Zhu Zhuqing and greeted her politely, wondering why they had met in Spirit City rather than Heaven Dou City.

Ning Rongrong slipped away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to travel to Spirit City, while Ning Fengzhi and the elders secretly arranged her protection. In Spirit City, Zhu Zhuqing met Dai Chengfeng and asked what he thought of the Star Luo Imperial Family’s rule that the victor was king.

• Ning Rongrong sneaked down the mountain, believing she had fooled the guards, as Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong watched from concealment.
• Ning Fengzhi assured Gu Rong that trusted Soul Masters would escort Ning Rongrong safely to Spirit City and said she needed to experience the wider world.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered what might happen between Ning Rongrong and Dai Chengfeng, and Chen Xin advised him to let things take their course.
• In Dai Chengfeng’s room, Zhu Hongxiu encouraged Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Zhuqing to grow closer, and they sat opposite each other.
• Zhu Zhuqing formally addressed Dai Chengfeng and asked his opinion of the Star Luo Imperial Family’s ironclad tradition that power was supreme and the victor was king.

Zhu Zhuqing questioned Dai Chengfeng about the Star Luo Empire’s succession contest and found his calm understanding difficult to reconcile with the rumors about him. When Dai Chengfeng sat beside his future wife, Qiu’er jumped into his lap jealously, but Zhu Zhuqing’s attention went straight to the adorable golden creature.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Dai Chengfeng what he thought of the imperial succession rule and what would decide the coming contest, and he said strength was essential while calmly accepting the rule as an imperial duty.
• Dai Chengfeng’s answers made Zhu Zhuqing reconsider the rumors that he was all looks and no substance, while Zhu Hongxiu quietly approved of their conversation.
• Zhu Hongxiu asked Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Zhuqing to sit closer, and Dai Chengfeng moved beside his fiancé as Zhu Zhuqing stiffened but did not refuse.
• Qiu’er sprang into Dai Chengfeng’s lap and proudly snuggled against him, apparently jealous of Zhu Zhuqing’s closeness to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s awkwardness vanished as she became captivated by Qiu’er’s adorable appearance.

Dai Chengfeng spent a quiet moment with Zhu Zhuqing while she admired Qiu'er, but he made no effort to grow closer to her. Hu Liena arrived, prompting wary curiosity between the two women.

• Zhu Hongxiu left Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Zhuqing alone, urging her son to take the initiative with Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Qiu'er longingly while Dai Chengfeng continued to pet the Auspicious Beast instead of speaking to her.
• Hu Liena knocked and entered the room after Dai Chengfeng invited her in.
• Zhu Zhuqing eyed Hu Liena warily, while Hu Liena studied Zhuqing and asked Dai Chengfeng who she was.