Chapter Summaries

Dai Chengfeng encountered Yu Tianheng’s full Heaven Dou Royal Academy team in the arena while leading a three-person team with Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing. As Yu Tianheng burned with fury over their past, Dai Chengfeng calmly assigned his teammates their roles for the coming fight.

• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy team questioned why their opponents had only three members and dismissed them as weak.
• Yu Tianheng recognized Dai Chengfeng, recalled his past humiliation, and named him with fury.
• Dai Chengfeng treated Yu Tianheng as a defeated subordinate, while Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing learned of their history.
• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Zhuqing to target the opposing support Soul Master and ordered Hu Liena to support her and provide control.

Dai Chengfeng overwhelmed Yu Tianheng in a direct clash without using his Martial Soul or a Soul Skill, then charged at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team’s defensive line. As he drew the team’s attention, Zhu Zhuqing slipped past the front line to target their support-type Soul Master.

• Yu Tianheng ordered the Heaven Dou Team into an offensive formation and activated his Dragon Transformation.
• Dai Chengfeng struck Yu Tianheng’s dragon-scaled fist with his bare fist, breaking bones in Yu Tianheng’s transformed arm and forcing him back.
• Dai Chengfeng charged toward the Shi Brothers to disrupt the Heaven Dou Team’s defensive line.
• The Shi Brothers raised a Soul Power Shield while a bell-wielding teammate used a support skill to boost the team.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Hell Spirit Cat possession to slip past the defenders and move toward the support-type team member.

Dai Chengfeng, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing dismantled the Imperial Dou Team through overwhelming strength and precise coordination. Yu Tianheng realized his team had lost its formation and support, leaving the battle on the brink of defeat.

• Yu Tianheng ordered Yu Feng and Osler to stop Zhu Zhuqing while he attacked Dai Chengfeng with lightning, but Hu Liena's mental shock disrupted their advance.
• Dai Chengfeng shattered the Shi Brothers' shield and sent them flying, then evaded Yu Tianheng's lightning arrows and struck him hard in the chest.
• Zhu Zhuqing slipped past the disrupted defenders and knocked the Imperial Dou Team's Support Soul Master out of the arena.
• Dai Chengfeng, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing regrouped in a triangle as the Imperial Dou Team's formation collapsed.
• Yu Tianheng saw that his team had lost its Support Soul Master and been split apart, and he despaired over their chances of continuing.

Dai Chengfeng, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Imperial Dou Team, leaving Yu Tianheng determined to challenge them again at the Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies. On the way back to Spirit Hall, Zhu Zhuqing admitted that she had held the team back and recognized how mistaken she had been about Dai Chengfeng.

• Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed the injured Yu Tianheng and the Shi Brothers while Hu Liena restrained Osk, Yu Feng, and their teammate.
• Hu Liena unleashed her third soul skill, Heavenly Fox Transformation, and knocked the remaining Imperial Dou Team members off the arena, securing the Nether Fox Team's victory.
• Yu Tianheng vowed to lead his teammates to defeat Dai Chengfeng at the Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies, and they renewed their fighting spirit.
• On the way back to Spirit Hall, Dai Chengfeng asked Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena to summarize the battle.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized for holding everyone back and realized that Dai Chengfeng was far stronger than she had believed.

After Zhu Zhuqing apologized for her performance, Dai Chengfeng and Hu Liena praised her effort and encouraged her to keep improving. Back at Dai Chengfeng's room, he invited both women inside to reveal a surprise, leaving them curious about what he had planned.

• Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Dai Chengfeng, who reassured her that she had followed his tactics flawlessly and praised her battle awareness and perseverance.
• Hu Liena joined Dai Chengfeng in praising Zhu Zhuqing's courage and execution, and Zhu Zhuqing thanked them before declaring she would work even harder.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena resumed their rivalry over Dai Chengfeng, each insisting she would not give way to the other.
• Outside Dai Chengfeng's room, he stopped Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing and invited them inside for a surprise.
• Qiu'er sprang into Dai Chengfeng's arms when he entered the room, then returned to her cushion as Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing sat down and asked what the surprise was.

Dai Chengfeng offered Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing Whale Rubber to help them grow stronger, explaining that its true value was improving their physical quality. The women first mistook his gift for an attempt to use an aphrodisiac on them, and the chapter ended as Dai Chengfeng revealed his Soul Rings.

• Dai Chengfeng asked Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing if they wanted to become stronger, then told them to keep what happened secret.
• Dai Chengfeng gave Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing brocade boxes containing Whale Rubber.
• Hu Liena recognized Whale Rubber as an aphrodisiac and warned Zhu Zhuqing, making both women suspicious of Dai Chengfeng's intentions.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that Whale Rubber could greatly improve their physiques, then revealed his four Soul Rings.

Dai Chengfeng revealed his ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and explained that Whale Rubber could strengthen the body and Mental Power, allowing its user to absorb Soul Rings beyond traditional age limits. Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing apologized for suspecting him, and the chapter ended with Dai Chengfeng teasing them about their earlier suspicions.

• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned when Dai Chengfeng revealed his black ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing connected Dai Chengfeng's Whale Rubber to his extraordinary Soul Rings and asked whether it had helped him exceed the usual limits.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that Whale Rubber could temper the body and Mental Power, helping Soul Masters absorb older Soul Rings.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing grew excited and grateful, realizing the benefits of absorbing powerful Soul Rings.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing apologized for misunderstanding and suspecting Dai Chengfeng, who teased them about their earlier doubts.

Dai Chengfeng led Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing to a secluded bathing pool after they pleaded for instructions on using whale rubber to improve their physiques. He persuaded them to enter the icy water by appealing to their desire to become stronger, then left them waiting for him to explain what came next.

• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing apologized to Dai Chengfeng and asked how to use whale rubber to enhance their physiques.
• Dai Chengfeng led the two women to a hidden bathing pool in the rear courtyard and entered the water.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing hesitated when they realized Dai Chengfeng expected them to bathe with him.
• Dai Chengfeng challenged them to choose between their bashfulness and becoming stronger, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the pool first, citing that he was already her fiancé.
• Hu Liena followed Zhu Zhuqing into the pool, and both women asked Dai Chengfeng what to do next.
• Dai Chengfeng stopped teasing them and grew serious as he prepared to continue his instruction.

Dai Chengfeng explained how the whale glue’s medicinal power could stir desire and used the cold pool to prepare Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing for refining it. After the girls swallowed the purified whale glue, Hu Liena quickly succumbed to its effects, and Dai Chengfeng began suppressing and guiding the medicinal power while keeping his own mind clear.

• Dai Chengfeng explained the whale glue’s side effects and said the cold pool would help suppress them during refinement.
• Dai Chengfeng gave Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing purified whale glue, which they swallowed.
• Dai Chengfeng prepared himself by circulating his Innate Skill as the whale glue’s medicinal power took effect.
• Hu Liena became overwhelmed by heat and desire, then moved toward Dai Chengfeng.
• Dai Chengfeng held Hu Liena and tapped her acupoints, using his Innate Skill to calm her and restrain the medicinal power.

Dai Chengfeng guided Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing through the whale glue’s effects as both women briefly lost control and clung to him. After the refinement ended, they discovered their bodies and strength had been greatly improved, while Zhu Zhuqing was left embarrassed by what she had done.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s jealousy disrupted her concentration, and the whale glue’s effects made her press against Dai Chengfeng and clutch his arm.
• Dai Chengfeng calmed Zhu Zhuqing by tapping her acupoints while continuing to guide Hu Liena’s medicinal power.
• The whale glue’s effects subsided, and Dai Chengfeng announced that the refinement was complete.
• Hu Liena celebrated her renewed vitality and increased strength, then teased Zhu Zhuqing about clinging to Dai Chengfeng.
• Dai Chengfeng stopped Zhu Zhuqing from fleeing and urged her to examine her gains; she discovered that her physical strength had reached the mid-stage Soul Elder realm.

After Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena thanked Dai Chengfeng for helping them refine the Whale Rubber, he took Qiu'er into Spirit City to buy ingredients for two pills. He returned to Spirit Hall with the herbs, thinking about the challenge of refining them.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Dai Chengfeng for giving her a chance to absorb Soul Rings above her level, while Hu Liena teased him and provoked Zhu Zhuqing until they argued.
• Dai Chengfeng ended the argument and reminded Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena that they were nearly undressed, prompting them to hurry out of the pool in embarrassment.
• Dai Chengfeng decided to refine the Soul Sculpting Pill and Great Revitalizing Pill and went to buy their ingredients; Qiu'er insisted on accompanying him.
• Dai Chengfeng and Qiu'er visited Hundred Herbs Hall, where he bought more than a dozen medicinal ingredients, then returned toward Spirit Hall after a short stroll.
• Dai Chengfeng reflected that the next step was refining the pills, but that the process presented another problem.

Dai Chengfeng sought out Yue Guan for an Alchemy Room, furnace, and flame to refine Medicinal Pills. Yue Guan showed him his hidden underground workshop, where Dai Chengfeng discovered a carefully built chamber and an ornate Bronze Alchemy Furnace.

• Dai Chengfeng realized he lacked a suitable Alchemy Furnace and high-quality flame to refine his Medicinal Pills, so he decided to ask Yue Guan for help.
• Dai Chengfeng visited Yue Guan and requested to borrow his Alchemy Furnace and flame.
• Yue Guan agreed to show Dai Chengfeng his Alchemy Room, privately expecting the young man to struggle with alchemy.
• Yue Guan opened a hidden stone door behind an artificial hill and led Dai Chengfeng down into his underground Alchemy Room.
• Dai Chengfeng inspected the fireproof chamber and admired the ancient, chrysanthemum-shaped Bronze Alchemy Furnace at its center.

Yue Guan showed Dai Chengfeng his Earth Vein Golden Flame and Nine-Leaf Green Furnace for refining the Soul Sculpting Pill. Dai Chengfeng began the refinement with masterful control, leaving Yue Guan stunned by his apparent alchemy expertise.

• Yue Guan introduced his Earth Vein Golden Flame and explained how it could improve medicinal ingredients and pill quality.
• Dai Chengfeng presented the Soul Sculpting Pill ingredients, including the precious Soul Shaping Grass, while withholding the Great Revitalizing Pill materials.
• Yue Guan hinted that he should take charge of refining the herbs, but Dai Chengfeng proceeded to operate the flame himself.
• Dai Chengfeng controlled the Earth Vein Golden Flame with his Mental Power and heated the Nine-Leaf Green Furnace.
• Dai Chengfeng added the ingredients in precise order and controlled their heating, shocking Yue Guan with his skill.

Dai Chengfeng completed three Soul Sculpting Pills using an alchemy method that astonished Yue Guan, then modified one with herbs associated with women’s health. Impressed by Dai Chengfeng’s skill, Yue Guan asked to join his sect and learn his alchemy art.

• Yue Guan watched Dai Chengfeng refine pills without using Soul Power and reconsidered his understanding of alchemy.
• Dai Chengfeng formed three Soul Sculpting Pills, stored two in Jade Bottles, and returned the third to the Alchemy Furnace.
• Dai Chengfeng added Vermilion Face Grass, Warming Palace Flower, and Silver Dew Vine juice to the remaining pill, then sealed the modified Soul Sculpting Pill in a black Jade Bottle.
• Yue Guan praised Dai Chengfeng’s alchemy and asked to join his sect to learn the technique.
• Dai Chengfeng supported Yue Guan and refused to accept the title of master or take him as a disciple.

Dai Chengfeng and Yue Guan became friends after agreeing to exchange guidance on alchemy, and Yue Guan let him use the Alchemy Room privately. After refining pills and returning home, Dai Chengfeng noticed Zhu Zhuqing had grown less distant, then recalled the day's intimate encounters as he stood beneath the moon.

• Dai Chengfeng offered to share his alchemy knowledge with Yue Guan, and Yue Guan declared them friends and asked them to associate as equals.
• Dai Chengfeng explained that his next pill formula was a Star Luo royal secret, so Yue Guan left him alone in the Alchemy Room.
• Dai Chengfeng refined ten Great Revitalizing Pills, cleaned up, and left the Alchemy Room after Yue Guan had gone to dinner.
• Dai Chengfeng returned to find Zhu Hongxiu, Zhu Hongye, and Zhu Zhuqing waiting for dinner; Zhu Zhuqing acted bashfully and seemed less distant toward him.
• After dinner, Dai Chengfeng saw the women off and stood beneath the moon, remembering his encounters with Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing.

Dai Chengfeng visited Bibi Dong in her study late at night and massaged her while she worked. As he pushed his touch beyond her shoulders, Bibi Dong stayed silent and let him continue.

• Dai Chengfeng headed alone to Pope's Hall to give Bibi Dong his late-night greeting.
• Bibi Dong waited restlessly in her study and felt a moment of joy when Dai Chengfeng arrived.
• Dai Chengfeng entered, closed the door, and began massaging Bibi Dong's shoulders as she reviewed documents.
• Dai Chengfeng let his hands drift from Bibi Dong's shoulders toward her clavicle, and she reacted but did not tell him to stop.
• Dai Chengfeng noticed Bibi Dong's silence and grew bolder with his touch.

Dai Chengfeng poured wine over Bibi Dong’s neck and collarbone and tasted it from her skin, prompting her to push him away and insist that she would never become his wife. Dai Chengfeng challenged her denial, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Dai Chengfeng withdrew from Bibi Dong and fetched a bottle of red wine from her cabinet.
• Dai Chengfeng avoided Bibi Dong’s attempt to take the goblet and poured the wine over her neck, shoulder, and collarbone.
• Dai Chengfeng tasted the wine from Bibi Dong’s skin until she shoved him away and accused him of going too far.
• Dai Chengfeng called Bibi Dong his future wife, and she froze before protesting when he continued to bite her.
• Bibi Dong ordered Dai Chengfeng to leave and said she was using him for his divine power, but he questioned whether her behavior supported her claims.

Dai Chengfeng pressured Bibi Dong into letting him stay the night by threatening to abandon her Fifth God Trial. She agreed that he could stay until dawn, and he carried her to her bedroom, where he kissed her as she began to respond.

• Dai Chengfeng teased Bibi Dong about her appearance before she fastened her buttons and ordered him out of her study.
• Dai Chengfeng threatened not to return and reminded Bibi Dong that her Fifth God Trial depended on him.
• Bibi Dong reluctantly agreed to let Dai Chengfeng stay for one night, provided he left before dawn.
• Dai Chengfeng carried Bibi Dong from the study to her bedroom and placed her on the bed.
• Dai Chengfeng kissed Bibi Dong, and she gradually relaxed and responded to him.

After spending the night with Bibi Dong, Dai Chengfeng was sent away from her bedroom and returned to his room to sleep with Qiu'er. A knock at his door interrupted him, and he asked who was there.

• Bibi Dong woke beside Dai Chengfeng and, embarrassed by what had happened the night before, told him to leave.
• Dai Chengfeng tried to get a reward from Bibi Dong before leaving, but she angrily refused and ordered him out.
• After Dai Chengfeng left, Bibi Dong relaxed and muttered about her unfilial disciple.
• Dai Chengfeng returned to his room, cuddled the sleeping Qiu'er, and tried to go back to sleep.
• A knock at the door woke Dai Chengfeng, who asked the visitor to identify themself.

Dai Chengfeng found Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing waiting together at his door, where their synchronized words and mutual rivalry amused him. They wanted to head to the Douhun Arena, but he said he would first visit Liu Erlong to help make their martial soul fusion easier, and declined their request to come along.

• Dai Chengfeng left Qiu'er asleep and opened the door to find Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing waiting outside.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly spoke in unison, and Dai Chengfeng teased them about their growing tacit understanding.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing said they wanted to go to the Douhun Arena and train together despite their rivalry.
• Dai Chengfeng said he needed to visit Liu Erlong before going to the arena because she could help their martial soul fusion.
• Hu Liena asked to accompany him, but Dai Chengfeng declined and said they could go another time.