Chapter Summaries

Dai Chengfeng overwhelmed Tang San with his materialized Divine Slaughter's Domain and his Blood Slaughter of a Hundred Li technique. Tang San suffered a devastating mental attack and admitted defeat before his mind could collapse completely.

• Dai Chengfeng revealed his materialized Divine Slaughter's Domain, shocking Bibi Dong, Dai Mubai, and Tang Hao.
• Dai Chengfeng gathered his killing intent into a blade and unleashed Blood Slaughter of a Hundred Li against Tang San.
• Tang San tried to resist with his Mysterious Heaven Skill, Eight Spider Lances, and Purple Demon Eyes, but the attack struck his Sea of Consciousness.
• Tang San collapsed in agony beneath slaughtering illusions and admitted defeat to avoid losing his sanity.

Dai Chengfeng defeated Tang San with his overwhelming Slaughter domain, leaving the Great Soul Arena stunned and the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team victorious. As the crowd celebrated Dai Chengfeng and Xiao Wu cheered for him, Tang San left the arena crushed by both his defeat and the sight of her support for his rival.

• Dai Chengfeng dispelled the visions tormenting Tang San, and Tang San collapsed, realizing he had been defeated in strength and will.
• The host declared the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team the winner, and the spectators erupted in cheers for Dai Chengfeng.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena reacted to Dai Chengfeng's victory, while Xiao Wu waved excitedly toward him.
• Tang San saw Xiao Wu cheering for Dai Chengfeng and felt his despair deepen as he struggled to stand.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun gathered around Tang San, and Dai Mubai told him they should leave.
• Tang San left with his companions, insisting to himself that he would win next time and that he was chosen by destiny.

After Dai Chengfeng defeated Tang San, he celebrated with Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu before meeting Tang Hao in secret. Tang Hao acknowledged that Dai Chengfeng had kept Tang San’s identity hidden, and the two turned to the price of their wager: teaching him Ring Detonation.

• Dai Chengfeng left the arena with the four girls after the crowd celebrated his victory over Tang San.
• The group shared a celebratory meal at Zhihun Pavilion, where Dai Chengfeng enjoyed the restaurant’s specially prepared Soul Beast meat.
• Dai Chengfeng sent the girls back to Spirit Hall and walked alone to a grove near the city wall.
• Tang Hao emerged from the grove, and Dai Chengfeng reminded him of their wager after defeating Tang San.
• Tang Hao confirmed that Dai Chengfeng had kept Tang San’s identity secret from Bibi Dong, honoring his promise to teach Dai Chengfeng Ring Detonation.

Tang Hao demonstrated the Clear Sky Sect's Ring Detonation technique to Dai Chengfeng, showing how detonating spirit rings unleashed escalating power at the cost of temporarily losing their abilities. Though Dai Chengfeng claimed he could not understand the method, his final remark suggested he had grasped its secret.

• Dai Chengfeng told Tang Hao that using the Clear Sky Hammer would not guarantee Xiao San's victory, while keeping his own trump cards secret.
• Tang Hao led Dai Chengfeng to a deserted valley and explained that Ring Detonation released a spirit ring's energy for a brief burst of power.
• Tang Hao detonated spirit rings of increasing strength, demonstrating attacks that pulverized hills and forced Dai Chengfeng to his knees.
• Dai Chengfeng recognized that Ring Detonation required releasing a spirit ring's rules and energy, leaving its user without that ring's Soul Skill until it recovered.
• Dai Chengfeng told Tang Hao he had not understood the technique, and Tang Hao departed after declaring their agreement fulfilled.
• Alone in the transformed valley, Dai Chengfeng quietly concluded, "Ring Detonation... so that's how it is."

Dai Chengfeng analyzed Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation and began testing ways to separate a spirit ring safely from his martial soul. Guided by the Power of Destiny, he found a way to resonate with the ring’s fragile nodes, leaving the first trial in progress.

• Dai Chengfeng returned to Spirit Hall and studied the details of Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation demonstration.
• Dai Chengfeng identified the challenges of protecting his martial soul, controlling the explosive energy, and shortening the spirit ring’s recovery time.
• Dai Chengfeng examined his first yellow spirit ring and discovered the threads connecting it to his White Tiger Spirit.
• Dai Chengfeng’s first attempt to alter those threads destabilized the ring, so he stopped and reconsidered his approach.
• Dai Chengfeng used the Power of Destiny to locate fragile nodes in the ring and began resonating with them using Soul Power.

Dai Chengfeng successfully developed a gentler form of Ring Detonation and tested ways to improve its efficiency. He ended the chapter preparing to continue refining the technique.

• Dai Chengfeng detonated his first spirit ring and absorbed its energy, increasing his Soul Power by thirty percent, though the ring needed three days to recover.
• Dai Chengfeng assessed the technique's energy loss, recovery time, and slow activation, then restored the dimmed ring.
• Dai Chengfeng devised improvements, including resonating all nodes at once and constructing a guiding channel before detonation.
• Dai Chengfeng tested the improvements on his second purple Soul Ring, absorbing eighty percent of its energy in two seconds and reducing its recovery time to roughly two and a half days.

After his breakthrough in understanding Ring Detonation, Dai Chengfeng kept the technique secret and visited Bibi Dong to celebrate his victory over Tang San and the others. They discussed Yu Xiaogang’s disproven theories and shared wine, and the chapter ended with Dai Chengfeng drawing Bibi Dong into his arms.

• Dai Chengfeng reflected on his improved foundation after experimenting with Ring Detonation and decided to keep the technique secret, even from Bibi Dong.
• Dai Chengfeng went to Bibi Dong’s courtyard, where she had prepared wine to celebrate his victory.
• Dai Chengfeng told Bibi Dong that the battle had helped him think about the nature of power and using Soul Power efficiently.
• Bibi Dong recalled how Dai Chengfeng’s Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring as a Soul Elder contradicted Yu Xiaogang’s theories.
• Dai Chengfeng asked how Yu Xiaogang would react to the battle, and Bibi Dong said she was satisfied that his theories had been challenged and that Dai Chengfeng kept striving after victory.
• After sharing several rounds of wine with Bibi Dong, Dai Chengfeng stood and gently drew her into his arms.

Dai Chengfeng and Bibi Dong shared an intimate morning in her bedchamber, growing closer through kisses and affection. After he carried her to the couch, Bibi Dong eventually pinned him beneath her and declared it was her turn.

• Dai Chengfeng embraced Bibi Dong and called her Dong'er, and she accepted the private name.
• Dai Chengfeng asked to kiss Bibi Dong, then kissed her and carried her into the bedchamber.
• Dai Chengfeng laid Bibi Dong on the soft couch and continued kissing and caressing her.
• Bibi Dong flipped Dai Chengfeng onto his back, pinned him beneath her, and said it was her turn.

Bibi Dong teased Dai Chengfeng with a bite and a kiss before asking him to carry her to the bath. As he washed her in the hot spring pool, his hand moved down to hold one of her feet.

• Bibi Dong bit Dai Chengfeng's neck, and he joked that she was a vampire.
• Bibi Dong kissed Dai Chengfeng, and the two exchanged playful, affectionate teasing.
• Bibi Dong asked Dai Chengfeng to carry her to bathe, and he carried her to the hot spring pool.
• Dai Chengfeng helped Bibi Dong undress and lowered her into the water with him.
• Dai Chengfeng began washing Bibi Dong, then reached down and held one of her feet beneath the water.

Dai Chengfeng bathed Bibi Dong, then carried her back to bed, where they shared an intimate morning together. The chapter ended with him quietly watching her sleep after their passion.

• Dai Chengfeng gently washed and teased Bibi Dong, who scolded him when he played with her feet.
• Dai Chengfeng wrapped Bibi Dong in a warm towel and carried her back to the bedchamber.
• Bibi Dong asked Dai Chengfeng to hold her, and they kissed and became intimate.
• Bibi Dong turned the tables on Dai Chengfeng, and they continued their intimacy together.
• Dai Chengfeng watched Bibi Dong rest beside him as morning light filled the bedchamber.

Bibi Dong asked Dai Chengfeng to skip court and take her around Spirit City in disguise. After breakfast and a tender conversation, they left the Pope's Hall together and headed toward the south of the city.

• Bibi Dong woke and coaxed Dai Chengfeng into letting her miss court so they could stroll together like ordinary people.
• Dai Chengfeng and Bibi Dong shared breakfast, and he promised to spend time with her whenever she wished.
• Dai Chengfeng disguised Bibi Dong with cosmetics and changed his own appearance before they left through a secluded side door of the Pope's Hall.
• Bibi Dong and Dai Chengfeng explored the busy streets of Spirit City and set off toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Dazzling Treasure Pavilion.
• Bibi Dong stopped to admire roadside stalls, and Dai Chengfeng teased her for looking like an innocent child.

Dai Chengfeng, Bibi Dong, and Liu Erlong unexpectedly met at the Treasure Pavilion, where Bibi Dong pretended to be Dai Chengfeng’s cousin while sizing up Liu Erlong. The three entered together, and Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong competed over Dai Chengfeng as they discussed jewelry.

• Dai Chengfeng and Bibi Dong arrived at the Treasure Pavilion and encountered Liu Erlong, whom Dai Chengfeng greeted awkwardly.
• Dai Chengfeng introduced Bibi Dong as his distant cousin, A Zi, and Bibi Dong politely questioned Liu Erlong while claiming an intimate place beside him.
• Liu Erlong suggested they enter the Treasure Pavilion together, and Bibi Dong accepted before Dai Chengfeng could refuse.
• Inside, Liu Erlong moved beside Dai Chengfeng while describing the Pavilion’s jewelry, but Bibi Dong squeezed back beside him and asked his opinion of a jade hairpin for Aunt.
• Liu Erlong recommended a more ornate dian cui buyao and asked Dai Chengfeng to agree, leaving him caught between the two women.

Dai Chengfeng tried to manage the growing tension between Bibi Dong, disguised as A Zi, and Liu Erlong while they shopped. Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong traded pointed remarks and competing claims on his attention, and Liu Erlong agreed to join them for a stroll.

• Dai Chengfeng awkwardly praised both women, prompting Bibi Dong to act hurt over his reaction to the jade hairpin.
• Dai Chengfeng rushed to reassure Bibi Dong and urged her to buy the hairpin, while Liu Erlong grew suspicious of their closeness.
• Liu Erlong invited Dai Chengfeng to visit her home to look at a rare book about Soul Skills, provoking Bibi Dong's jealousy.
• Dai Chengfeng said he would visit Liu Erlong another day and chose to accompany Bibi Dong, leaving both women to interpret his words as proof of their rivalry.
• Bibi Dong invited Liu Erlong to stroll with them, and Liu Erlong accepted despite Dai Chengfeng's awkwardness.

Dai Chengfeng tried to keep Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong from clashing during a visit to Treasure Pavilion, but their rivalry over him intensified. Back at Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong confronted him about his relationship with Liu Erlong.

• Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong argued over whether the Luminous Pearl necklace suited Liu Erlong, and Dai Chengfeng tried to defuse their barbs.
• When Liu Erlong demanded Dai Chengfeng choose who would look better wearing the necklace, he bought it as a birthday gift for his mother.
• Dai Chengfeng declined Liu Erlong's invitation to lunch and left with Bibi Dong, while the two women exchanged pointed farewells.
• At Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong removed her disguise, avoided Dai Chengfeng's attempt to help, and demanded to know what was going on between him and Liu Erlong.

Dai Chengfeng tried to quell Bibi Dong’s anger over his encounter with Liu Erlong by insisting they were old acquaintances and reassuring Bibi Dong that she was the only one in his heart. After they became intimate, Bibi Dong let the matter go for now but warned him not to let Liu Erlong become an eyesore to her again.

• Dai Chengfeng kissed Bibi Dong before she could demand an explanation about Liu Erlong.
• Dai Chengfeng claimed that he and Liu Erlong were old acquaintances who had merely run into each other, but Bibi Dong remained suspicious.
• Dai Chengfeng carried Bibi Dong to the bed and became intimate with her until her anger subsided.
• Bibi Dong said she would let the matter go this time and ordered Dai Chengfeng not to let Liu Erlong bother her again.

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City and visited her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, before setting out alone for the Pope's Hall. After learning that Dai Chengfeng had become one of the Pope's trusted aides, she approached the hall, uncertain how she would be received.

• Qian Renxue arrived at Spirit City's east gate with Pufferfish Douluo and chose to visit Qian Daoliu before going to the Pope's Hall alone.
• Qian Renxue reunited warmly with Qian Daoliu at the Worship Hall, and he noticed how much steadier she had become.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Dai Chengfeng had grown stronger and become one of the Pope's most trusted aides.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she would not stay long, then left to walk to the Pope's Hall by herself.
• Qian Renxue reached the Pope's Hall and climbed toward its closed gilded gate as the Holy Hall Knights saluted her.

Qian Renxue returned from Heaven Dou City and visited Bibi Dong in the middle of the night, interrupting Bibi Dong and Dai Chengfeng in bed. Bibi Dong tried to hide Dai Chengfeng and conceal what they had been doing, while Qian Renxue noticed her unusual appearance and began to suspect something was wrong.

• Bibi Dong and Dai Chengfeng were interrupted by a knock at the bedchamber door, and Bibi Dong hid their clothes with Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue announced herself, and Bibi Dong panicked while Dai Chengfeng teased her by kissing her neck.
• Bibi Dong let Qian Renxue into the bedchamber and tried to hide Dai Chengfeng beneath the quilt and in the shadows.
• Qian Renxue noticed Bibi Dong's flushed cheeks, damp hair, and uncharacteristic languor, then asked if she was unwell.
• Qian Renxue explained that she had returned from Heaven Dou City and visited Grandfather before coming to see Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong urged Qian Renxue to leave and rest, but Qian Renxue stepped closer and began to address her as “Sister...”

Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong, who hid Dai Chengfeng and pretended to be unwell until her daughter left. Afterward, Bibi Dong and Dai Chengfeng resumed their intimate banter, then he returned to his quarters through a secret passage, leaving her alone in the bedchamber.

• Bibi Dong claimed her headache was an old problem, and Qian Renxue accepted the explanation and left the bedchamber.
• After Qian Renxue's footsteps faded, Bibi Dong relaxed, and Dai Chengfeng emerged from the shadows and teased her about being nervous.
• Dai Chengfeng argued that Qian Renxue would not have approached without permission, then teased Bibi Dong about their closeness while her daughter had been outside the door.
• Bibi Dong told Dai Chengfeng to return to his quarters, and he left through the secret passage after stealing a kiss and joking about continuing next time.
• Bibi Dong cursed Dai Chengfeng softly, touched the mark on her neck, and walked to the window.

After leaving Bibi Dong’s bedchamber, Dai Chengfeng slipped through Spirit Hall to visit Qian Renxue. He found her alone in her room, embraced her from behind, and began drying her damp hair.

• Bibi Dong watched the hidden door close, reflected on her encounter with Dai Chengfeng, and went to bed.
• Dai Chengfeng traveled through the secret passage to the Angel Clan’s courtyard and evaded the night guards.
• Qian Renxue wondered whether Bibi Dong had been telling the truth about her headache, then stood alone by her window.
• Dai Chengfeng surprised Qian Renxue from behind, and she relaxed when she recognized him.
• Qian Renxue worried that Qian Daoliu might discover Dai Chengfeng, while Dai Chengfeng reassured and teased her.
• Dai Chengfeng took Qian Renxue’s towel and gently began drying her wet hair.

Dai Chengfeng comforted Qian Renxue in her bedchamber, drying her hair and teasing her before respecting her wish to wait. The two shared a tender embrace, and Dai Chengfeng prepared to leave while Qian Renxue reluctantly held on to his sleeve.

• Dai Chengfeng dried Qian Renxue's hair and asked about her visit to her mother, who had sent her back to rest because of a headache.
• Dai Chengfeng tried to kiss Qian Renxue, but she turned away and said she was not ready and could not be intimate in Spirit Hall.
• Dai Chengfeng stopped, reassured Qian Renxue that he could wait, and received her quiet agreement to be together somewhere else when they had the chance.
• Qian Renxue said her return would depend on her grandfather and mother, while affairs in the Heaven Dou Empire remained stable.
• Qian Renxue urged Dai Chengfeng to leave before anyone noticed him, then grabbed his sleeve as he loosened his embrace.