Chapter Summaries

Dai Chengfeng used Yue Guan’s Alchemy Room to refine a special Soul Sculpting Pill for Yu Xiaogang, then met Yu Xiaogang and Tang San outside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Branch Courtyard. The pill was ready for Yu Xiaogang, while Dai Chengfeng privately anticipated what its effects might mean for Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Dai Chengfeng borrowed Yue Guan’s Alchemy Room and Earthfire to alter the Soul Sculpting Pill’s medicinal properties.
• Yue Guan could not detect any difference in the finished pill and praised Dai Chengfeng’s alchemy.
• Dai Chengfeng stored the special pill and spent the night in his room.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San waited outside the branch courtyard for Dai Chengfeng, with Tang San eager to verify the pill himself.
• Dai Chengfeng arrived and noticed Yu Xiaogang’s increasingly feminine mannerisms before Yu Xiaogang asked whether he had brought the Soul Sculpting Pill.

Dai Chengfeng gave Yu Xiaogang the Soul Sculpting Pill and demanded that he honor their agreement concerning Liu Erlong. After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang prepared to make Liu Erlong give up on him while Dai Chengfeng watched.

• Dai Chengfeng handed Yu Xiaogang the Soul Sculpting Pill and warned him not to break their agreement.
• Tang San inspected the pill with his Purple Demon Eyes and Mysterious Heaven Skill, confirmed it was genuine, and vowed to defeat Dai Chengfeng in their rematch ten days later.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to fulfill his promise but asked Dai Chengfeng to let Tang San leave before they discussed Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered Tang San to leave, and Tang San reluctantly obeyed despite suspecting something was wrong.
• Yu Xiaogang told Dai Chengfeng he would make Liu Erlong give up on him, and Dai Chengfeng went to her room to watch.

Dai Chengfeng visited Liu Erlong the morning after she had kissed him, and she blamed the incident on her unstable Soul Power. Their lesson was interrupted when Yu Xiaogang arrived at Liu Erlong’s courtyard, leaving her stunned.

• Dai Chengfeng entered Liu Erlong’s room and found her waking in bed; she remembered kissing him the previous day and hid under the quilt in embarrassment.
• Liu Erlong dressed and told Dai Chengfeng that her Soul Power had caused the incident and that he should not read into it.
• Dai Chengfeng accepted her explanation, and Liu Erlong tried to begin their lesson.
• Someone knocked at the courtyard gate, and Liu Erlong went to answer it.
• Liu Erlong saw Yu Xiaogang and asked why he had come when their relationship had already ended.

Yu Xiaogang cruelly insulted Liu Erlong and demanded she beg him to stay, but Dai Chengfeng defended her and Liu Erlong declared she liked him. After Yu Xiaogang left, Liu Erlong broke down in tears as Dai Chengfeng comforted her.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Liu Erlong of being unfaithful and mocked her age and appearance, then demanded she kneel and beg for his forgiveness.
• Dai Chengfeng stood beside Liu Erlong, praised her, and said he liked her.
• Liu Erlong linked arms with Dai Chengfeng and told Yu Xiaogang she liked Dai Chengfeng and never wanted to see Yu Xiaogang again.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that he and Liu Erlong were strangers from then on, then left.
• Liu Erlong wept after Yu Xiaogang disappeared, and Dai Chengfeng comforted her as she rested her forehead against his shoulder.

After Yu Xiaogang abandoned Liu Erlong at the wedding, Dai Chengfeng comforted her as she cried, and she swore to sever all ties with Yu Xiaogang. When Liu Erlong thanked him, Dai Chengfeng asked for a more practical expression of gratitude and moved in to kiss her, leaving her flustered and weakly resisting.

• Dai Chengfeng let Liu Erlong cry against his shoulder and comforted her after Yu Xiaogang ran from the wedding.
• Liu Erlong agreed that Yu Xiaogang was not worth her heartbreak and swore to become strangers with him.
• Liu Erlong cut off a lock of her hair, burned it, and ground the ashes into the dirt to mark the end of her relationship with Yu Xiaogang.
• Liu Erlong thanked Dai Chengfeng for supporting and comforting her, and he said verbal gratitude was not enough.
• Dai Chengfeng lifted Liu Erlong's chin and leaned in to kiss her as she pressed a hand to his chest and weakly told him not to.

After kissing Liu Erlong, Dai Chengfeng stopped when she pushed him away, and she struggled to reconcile her feelings with her anger. He went to prepare food while she returned to her research on the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique, and the chapter ended with him bringing dinner and wine to her door.

• Liu Erlong initially let Dai Chengfeng kiss her, then pushed him away and scolded him for acting outrageously.
• Dai Chengfeng said he had been used to kissing, and Liu Erlong swallowed her rebuke before insisting they continue the lesson and never discuss the kiss again.
• Dai Chengfeng suggested ending the lesson and making Liu Erlong food, prompting her to retreat to her room in embarrassment.
• Liu Erlong listened as Dai Chengfeng stayed in the kitchen, then returned to her desk to add detailed notes to her research manuscript on the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
• Dai Chengfeng prepared several dishes and bottles of red wine, then knocked on Liu Erlong's door and offered them to her.

Dai Chengfeng brought Liu Erlong dinner after she tried to send him away, and she gave him her freshly written annotations on the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique. They ate together, and Dai Chengfeng offered her a glass of wine to help her relax.

• Liu Erlong told Dai Chengfeng to leave, but he unlocked her door with his Soul Power and came in carrying food and red wine.
• Dai Chengfeng set out dinner while Liu Erlong hid the manuscript she had been writing.
• Liu Erlong gave Dai Chengfeng detailed annotations on the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique and insisted she had written them only because he might forget her instructions.
• Dai Chengfeng served Liu Erlong grilled Armored Beast ribs and Jade Celery, and she ate despite claiming the food was only passable.
• Dai Chengfeng poured Liu Erlong a glass of red wine and suggested it might help her relax.

Dai Chengfeng repeatedly poured wine for Liu Erlong as she struggled with her heartbreak over Yu Xiaogang, then kissed her when she was drunk. Liu Erlong stopped resisting and told herself she would draw a clear line between them tomorrow, but the chapter ended with her yielding to Dai Chengfeng’s embrace.

• Liu Erlong accepted a glass of wine from Dai Chengfeng, and he gradually persuaded her to drink more.
• As Liu Erlong became increasingly intoxicated, Dai Chengfeng encouraged her with more wine and food.
• Dai Chengfeng sat beside Liu Erlong, held her wrist, and thanked her for her manuscript and her earlier reward.
• Dai Chengfeng kissed Liu Erlong, and she initially protested but gradually stopped pushing him away.
• Liu Erlong decided to indulge him one last time and passively returned his embrace.

Dai Chengfeng and Liu Erlong drank together after sharing a kiss, and Liu Erlong grew drunk enough to confide her pain over Yu Xiaogang. She declared that her attachment to him should end for good.

• Dai Chengfeng ended the kiss and held Liu Erlong as she caught her breath.
• Liu Erlong tried to change the subject to drinking, and Dai Chengfeng poured her another cup.
• Liu Erlong drank increasingly quickly while Dai Chengfeng stayed beside her and refilled her cup.
• Liu Erlong became drunk and rested her head on Dai Chengfeng's thigh.
• Liu Erlong complained that Yu Xiaogang had abandoned and slandered her, then insisted that their relationship was over for good.

After Liu Erlong ended things with Yu Xiaogang, Dai Chengfeng comforted her while she was drunk and stayed beside her as they slept fully clothed. In the morning, Liu Erlong found him beside her, felt relieved nothing more had happened, and thanked him while wondering how to face him.

• Liu Erlong, drunk and heartbroken, resisted Dai Chengfeng's advances before exhaustion overcame her and she fell asleep.
• Dai Chengfeng carried Liu Erlong to her bedroom, reassured her, and lay down beside her fully dressed when he became drowsy.
• Liu Erlong woke the next morning and remembered the previous night's events, including Dai Chengfeng carrying her to bed.
• Liu Erlong saw Dai Chengfeng sleeping beside her, checked that her clothes were intact, and relaxed when she realized they had not slept together.
• Liu Erlong thanked Dai Chengfeng for staying with her but admitted she did not know how to face him.

Dai Chengfeng woke before Liu Erlong realized and teased her while she pretended to sleep. After praising her appearance and scratching her foot, he prepared to try a final trick to make her react.

• Liu Erlong panicked when Dai Chengfeng opened his eyes and turned away, pretending to be asleep.
• Dai Chengfeng revealed through his thoughts that he had been awake and watched her reactions.
• Dai Chengfeng praised Liu Erlong's beauty aloud, and she secretly reacted with pride and embarrassment.
• Dai Chengfeng grasped Liu Erlong's ankle and scratched her sole, making her struggle to suppress her laughter.
• Dai Chengfeng released her foot and decided to use his trump card.

Dai Chengfeng teased Liu Erlong while she pretended to sleep, kissing her until she finally pushed him away and scolded him. He left after stealing one more kiss on her forehead, leaving Liu Erlong alone to vent her anger.

• After Liu Erlong relaxed when Dai Chengfeng stopped tickling her feet, he climbed onto the bed and kissed her while she kept pretending to sleep.
• Dai Chengfeng kissed Liu Erlong's lips, neck, and clavicle until she opened her eyes and pushed him away.
• Liu Erlong rebuked Dai Chengfeng and said she had only let him kiss her the previous day because she was grateful to him.
• Dai Chengfeng got off the bed, said he had to return home and canceled Liu Erlong's lesson for the day.
• Before leaving, Dai Chengfeng kissed Liu Erlong's forehead and walked out, while she cursed him and angrily kicked at the air.

Dai Chengfeng returned to Spirit Hall after spending the night with Liu Erlong and found Bibi Dong waiting at the gate. Bibi Dong led him into the Pope's Hall, shut the doors, and dismissed Gui Mei, leaving them alone as he feared her anger.

• Dai Chengfeng walked back toward Spirit Hall with green oranges, reminiscing about teasing Liu Erlong.
• Dai Chengfeng spotted Bibi Dong waiting at Spirit Hall's gate and worried she had learned about his night with Liu Erlong.
• Dai Chengfeng praised Bibi Dong and asked if she was waiting for him, but she coldly ordered him to follow her.
• Bibi Dong led Dai Chengfeng into the Pope's Hall and used her Soul Power to shut the gilded doors.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to withdraw and barred anyone from entering, leaving her alone with Dai Chengfeng.

Bibi Dong confronted Dai Chengfeng after learning he had spent the night at Liu Erlong’s residence, and Dai Chengfeng tried to convince her nothing had happened. Bibi Dong reacted to his claim that Liu Erlong had been dumped, realizing he meant Yu Xiaogang.

• Dai Chengfeng nervously asked Bibi Dong what she wanted, and she questioned whether he was happier with Liu Erlong than with her.
• Bibi Dong used her Soul Power to pin Dai Chengfeng in place and revealed that her intelligence network knew he had stayed at Liu Erlong’s courtyard all night.
• Dai Chengfeng claimed he had visited Liu Erlong to discuss Martial Soul Fusion Skills and stayed to comfort her after she was dumped.
• Bibi Dong recalled Liu Erlong’s history with Yu Xiaogang and realized that Yu Xiaogang was the one who had broken up with her.

Dai Chengfeng diverted Bibi Dong's attention from his night with Liu Erlong by telling her that Yu Xiaogang had fallen for someone else. Bibi Dong dismissed him, but he embraced and kissed her, cutting off her renewed questions about Liu Erlong.

• Bibi Dong asked Dai Chengfeng what had happened between Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, and he said Yu Xiaogang had fallen in love with another woman and planned to leave Liu Erlong.
• Bibi Dong condemned Yu Xiaogang and declared that all men were worthless, while Dai Chengfeng claimed he was a good man; she retorted that only if every man under heaven were dead could he be one.
• Bibi Dong released the Soul Power restraining Dai Chengfeng and told him to leave, but he moved closer, hugged her, and kissed her neck, leaving a hickey.
• Bibi Dong scolded Dai Chengfeng for disrespecting his teacher and complained that she would have to change clothes before her meeting.
• Bibi Dong questioned why Dai Chengfeng had spent time with Liu Erlong instead of visiting her, so he kissed her lips to silence her.

Dai Chengfeng kissed Bibi Dong in Pope’s Hall, then refused to leave when she ordered him to go. He pulled her onto his lap and asked whether she remembered what he had always wanted.

• Bibi Dong struggled against Dai Chengfeng’s kiss in Pope’s Hall, but gradually returned it.
• After they separated, Bibi Dong told Dai Chengfeng to leave before she met with the Elders of Douluo Hall.
• Dai Chengfeng ignored her threats, sat down, and challenged her to make him leave.
• Bibi Dong abandoned the Soul Power gathered at her fingertip and asked what it would take for him to go.
• Dai Chengfeng pulled Bibi Dong onto his lap, kissed her earlobe, and asked if she remembered what he had always wanted.

Dai Chengfeng pressured Bibi Dong into promising to see him in her room that night, then returned to his courtyard pleased with his success. There, he found Zhu Zhuqing reading and Hu Liena practicing.

• Dai Chengfeng used Bibi Dong’s jealousy and his persistent pleading to push for what he wanted.
• Bibi Dong agreed that Dai Chengfeng could come to her room that night, but insisted it would happen only once and not before her meeting.
• Dai Chengfeng kissed Bibi Dong, helped her straighten her clothes, and left Pope’s Hall when she ordered him out.
• After Dai Chengfeng returned to his courtyard, he saw Zhu Zhuqing studying a Martial Soul Fusion Skills scroll and Hu Liena practicing combat techniques.

Dai Chengfeng arrived in high spirits after meeting with the Pope, though he kept the reason secret from Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena. The trio went to the Great Soul Arena for their usual team battle and found an old friend waiting as their opponent.

• Dai Chengfeng entered the courtyard smiling, and Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena teased him about his unusually happy mood.
• Dai Chengfeng invited Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena to the Great Soul Arena, and they agreed to go with him.
• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing wondered what the Pope had told Dai Chengfeng, but they could not guess the secret behind his happiness.
• The trio registered for a team battle under the name Netherworld Demon Fox and headed to No. 3 Arena.
• Dai Chengfeng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena saw their opponent and recognized an old friend.

Dai Chengfeng's team faced Yu Tianheng's Imperial Dou Team again, and he urged Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena to test their special training by leading the attack. The battle began with Dai Chengfeng secretly telling them to hit their “friends” where it hurt most.

• Yu Feng and the Imperial Dou Team dreaded facing Dai Chengfeng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena again after their previous defeat.
• Yu Feng suggested that Yu Tianheng ask his uncle-in-law to arrange a different match, but Yu Tianheng rejected the idea.
• Dai Chengfeng greeted the opposing team as old friends, leaving Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena wondering when he had grown so close to them.
• Dai Chengfeng told Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena that they would lead the offense while he supported them, and the referee started the spirit battle.

Dai Chengfeng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena used their coordination to dismantle the Heaven Dou Team’s formation and eliminate three opponents. As Yu Tianheng and his teammates struggled against their attacks, Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Zhuqing charged toward each other, leaving Yu Tianheng unsure of their plan.

• Dai Chengfeng feinted toward the Shi Brothers before abruptly changing direction and knocking Osler out of the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked the Heaven Dou Team’s rear line while Hu Liena’s Allure stopped the Control System Soul Master from using his skill, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to eliminate him.
• Zhu Zhuqing battered a Support Soul Master, and Dai Chengfeng followed up by kicking him out of the arena.
• Yu Tianheng unleashed Thunder Fury and Thunder’s Might as Yu Feng attacked from the air and the Shi Brothers advanced behind their shields.
• Hu Liena used Fox Charm to disrupt Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and the Shi Brothers, while Dai Chengfeng and Zhu Zhuqing charged toward each other.