Chapter Summaries

Three-year-old Qian Chenzhou used Rewind to show Qian Daoliu memories of a future in which Spirit Hall was destroyed and Qian Renxue's divine position was crippled. Qian Daoliu believed the memories were real and demanded to know where they came from.

• Ghost Douluo escorted Qian Chenzhou to the Offering Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the six other offerings welcomed him.
• Qian Chenzhou told Qian Daoliu he had not come to practice swordsmanship and sent Ghost outside before revealing something to his father.
• Qian Chenzhou used Rewind, sending a golden ray into Qian Daoliu's glabella and showing him future memories.
• Qian Daoliu's emotions and soul power surged as he experienced the memories, and Golden Crocodile shielded Qian Chenzhou from his pressure.
• Qian Daoliu withdrew his pressure, asked whether the memories were real, and then demanded to know where Qian Chenzhou had gotten them.

Qian Chenzhou told Qian Daoliu that his plan to address Spirit Hall’s future was part of his God Test, persuading his father not to interfere directly. After Qian Daoliu secretly assigned Golden Crocodile to protect him, Qian Chenzhou went to the Library Pavilion to research soul masters and physical training.

• Qian Chenzhou claimed that a God Test had revealed Spirit Hall’s destruction and asked Qian Daoliu to let him handle the matter.
• Qian Daoliu agreed not to interfere after Qian Chenzhou said the plan was part of his God Test.
• Qian Chenzhou’s panel told him to wait for Tang San’s birth and noted that Tang San would be the reincarnation of the Sea God and Asura God King.
• Qian Daoliu told the six offerings about the battle between three gods and Spirit Hall’s destruction; Golden Crocodile agreed to secretly assist Qian Chenzhou.
• Qian Chenzhou went to the Library Pavilion and requested books on mutated soul masters, soul master theory, physical fitness, and history, along with a pen and notebook.

Bibi Dong visited Qian Chenzhou in the Library Pavilion while accompanying Yu Xiaogang, who offered the child a Gold Soul Coin to buy candy. After Qian Chenzhou slapped the coin away and summoned Ghost, Yu Xiaogang faced an unexpected confrontation.

• Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Library Pavilion, and Bibi Dong arranged for Yu Xiaogang to read whatever books he liked.
• Bibi Dong spotted Qian Chenzhou studying behind a stack of books and went over to greet him.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Bibi Dong and asked who the child was, but Bibi Dong called Qian Chenzhou a friend's child instead of revealing his identity.
• Yu Xiaogang offered Qian Chenzhou a Gold Soul Coin to buy candy, triggering a system prompt that instructed Qian Chenzhou to teach him a lesson.
• Qian Chenzhou slapped the coin away, called for Ghost, and Ghost appeared in a metal mask before Yu Xiaogang.

Qian Chenzhou had Yu Xiaogang beaten in the Library Pavilion, then ordered Ghost to slap him again when Bibi Dong challenged him. Ghost stopped Bibi Dong from attacking Qian Chenzhou and sent her crashing through the doorway, leaving Yu Xiaogang terrified.

• Qian Chenzhou struck Yu Xiaogang across the Library Pavilion, knocking him into tables and scattering notes.
• Bibi Dong rushed to Yu Xiaogang and confronted Qian Chenzhou, while Yu Xiaogang urged her not to risk her status for him.
• Bibi Dong demanded to know why Qian Chenzhou had attacked Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Chenzhou signaled Ghost to strike him again.
• Ghost slapped Yu Xiaogang and stopped Bibi Dong from reaching Qian Chenzhou by kicking her through the doorway and down the corridor.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Bibi Dong get thrown aside and became terrified of Qian Chenzhou's influence.

Qian Chenzhou drove Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang from the Library Pavilion after Ghost stopped Bibi Dong from attacking him. He spent the day reading, then returned to the Offering Hall for dinner with Qian Xunji and the seven great offerings, where he turned to his elder brother.

• Yu Xiaogang realized Qian Chenzhou might be Qian Xunji's son, while Ghost's pressure stopped Bibi Dong from reaching him.
• Qian Chenzhou told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang needed treatment, and she carried the injured Yu Xiaogang away.
• Qian Chenzhou spent the rest of the day reading in the Library Pavilion, then left his books there for the next day and returned with Ghost.
• Qian Chenzhou joined Qian Xunji and the seven great offerings for their nightly family dinner and ate the Soul Beast dishes.
• Qian Xunji turned toward Qian Chenzhou when the boy addressed him as his big brother.

Qian Chenzhou asked Qian Xunji to investigate Yu Xiaogang, and both Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu secretly obtained the file. Qian Chenzhou returned to his bedroom and began reading the records, which meticulously tracked Yu Xiaogang’s activities in Spirit City.

• Qian Chenzhou asked Qian Xunji to investigate Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Xunji promised to get the information for him.
• Qian Daoliu ordered a subordinate to retrieve Yu Xiaogang’s records while Qian Xunji secretly did the same in Pope Hall.
• Qian Xunji gave Qian Chenzhou the file and told him to return to his room before Qian Daoliu caught them.
• Qian Xunji learned that Qian Daoliu’s subordinate had also taken Yu Xiaogang’s file and worried about being caught.
• Qian Chenzhou bathed, settled into bed, and began reading the detailed records of Yu Xiaogang’s activities in Spirit City.

Qian Chenzhou activated his Human Emperor Body and began cultivating before his martial soul awakening, prompting Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji to monitor his training. A month later, Bibi Dong took Yu Xiaogang from the Healing Hall, and Qian Xunji asked Qian Chenzhou what he thought about it.

• Qian Chenzhou used his Human Emperor Body and successfully circulated the Qian Clan's cultivation method.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji saw Qian Chenzhou cultivating and ordered the maids to limit his training time.
• Qian Chenzhou learned that Bibi Dong had sent Yu Xiaogang to the Healing Hall and instructed Ghost to keep Yu out of his sight for half a year.
• Qian Chenzhou spent a month practicing swordsmanship, researching, and cultivating until he had gathered the information he needed.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to send a healing-type Soul Douluo to treat Yu Xiaogang, then forcibly removed Yu from the Healing Hall.
• Qian Xunji asked Qian Chenzhou what he thought about Bibi Dong taking Yu Xiaogang away.

Bibi Dong brought the badly injured Yu Xiaogang to her friend Lexi and begged her to save him. After Lexi stabilized him, she realized Bibi Dong loved Yu Xiaogang and warned her that their positions and his suspiciously convenient meeting could make a relationship dangerous.

• Qian Chenzhou let Qian Xunji handle Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Xunji worried their father Qian Daoliu might intervene if he mistreated his younger brother.
• Bibi Dong carried Yu Xiaogang to Lexi and pleaded with her to save him.
• Lexi used her Third Soul Skill, Sea Flower Stamen, to stabilize Yu Xiaogang, then warned that further treatment should happen gradually.
• Lexi teased Bibi Dong about her feelings for Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong defended his knowledge and hard work.
• Lexi recognized Yu Xiaogang as Yu Yuanzhen’s son and warned Bibi Dong that their positions and the circumstances of their meeting were suspicious.

Bibi Dong took the unconscious Yu Xiaogang to a private residence, while Qian Xunji learned of her actions and Qian Chenzhou went to find Yu Xiaogang a caretaker. Qian Chenzhou bought a woman’s freedom and brought her away, leaving her bewildered by her sudden change in fortune.

• Lexi warned Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang’s chance meeting with her seemed suspicious, but Bibi Dong left with him anyway.
• Bibi Dong carried Yu Xiaogang to a house she owned and tucked him into bed.
• Qian Xunji learned that Bibi Dong had taken Yu Xiaogang to Lexi Clinic and then to her private house.
• Qian Chenzhou went to the Wind and Moon Tavern and selected a woman to serve as Yu Xiaogang’s nanny.
• Qian Chenzhou paid the madam, bought the woman’s freedom, and took her shopping for new clothes.

Qian Chenzhou brought an experienced caregiver to look after Yu Xiaogang and pressured Bibi Dong to leave, warning her that Xiaogang could suffer if she stayed away. He returned to his cultivation and training while keeping track of the countdown until Dual-God Tang San’s arrival.

• Qian Chenzhou told the woman he had hired to care for Yu Xiaogang to treat him as she had treated people at her former workplace whenever they were alone.
• Qian Chenzhou, Gui Mei, and the woman arrived at Yu Xiaogang’s house, where Bibi Dong refused to let the caregiver take over.
• Gui Mei broke the lock, and Qian Chenzhou entered to check on Yu Xiaogang before warning Bibi Dong that Xiaogang might not receive timely care if she left.
• Bibi Dong left Yu Xiaogang with the woman, who stripped off his clothes and prepared to care for him.
• Qian Chenzhou returned home, rested in the maid’s arms, and continued his sword practice, studies, and physical training.
• Qian Chenzhou read daily reports about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang and focused on the system’s countdown of one year and three months until Dual-God Tang San descended.

Qian Chenzhou tried to obtain Whale Glue to continue strengthening his body, but the medicine shop apprentice refused to sell it to a child, and Ghost carried him back to Pope Hall. Qian Chenzhou sent a maid to buy all the Whale Glue in Spirit City, prompting Qian Xunji to arrive and scold him.

• Qian Chenzhou concluded that his training had reached its limit and decided Whale Glue was the next step.
• Qian Chenzhou asked a medicine shop apprentice to sell him all the Whale Glue, but the apprentice refused because he was too young to use it safely.
• Qian Chenzhou called for Ghost, who carried him out of the shop and returned him to Pope Hall instead of buying the Whale Glue.
• Qian Chenzhou gave a maid a card holding three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and ordered her to buy all the Whale Glue in Spirit City.
• Qian Xunji arrived at Pope Hall and lectured Qian Chenzhou, who protested that his older brother had wronged him.

Qian Chenzhou explained to Qian Xunji that Whale Glue could strengthen the body and help prepare for Soul Rings, then tested the claim using Angel’s Fire to refine it. After confirming that even hundred-year Whale Glue improved Qian Chenzhou’s physique, Qian Xunji began preparing a stronger dose.

• Qian Chenzhou told Qian Xunji that a Soul Master’s physique affected Soul Ring age limits and that Whale Glue could strengthen it.
• Qian Xunji doubted the claim, but Qian Chenzhou said he would demonstrate it.
• A maid returned with Spirit City’s Whale Glue, and Qian Chenzhou sorted it by grade.
• Qian Xunji used Angel’s Fire to refine hundred-year Whale Glue, which Qian Chenzhou drank and absorbed.
• Qian Xunji checked Qian Chenzhou’s body and confirmed that his physique had strengthened slightly.
• Qian Chenzhou selected three-hundred-year Whale Glue, and Qian Xunji began refining it.

Qian Chenzhou absorbed thousand-year Whale Glue while Qian Xunji watched, but Qian Daoliu arrived and beat Qian Xunji for allowing the experiment. After confirming Qian Chenzhou was unharmed, Qian Daoliu estimated that he could eventually absorb a much stronger first Soul Ring, though soul shock remained a problem.

• Qian Chenzhou absorbed the medicinal power of thousand-year Whale Glue while Qian Xunji kept watch.
• Qian Daoliu arrived, blamed Qian Xunji for letting Qian Chenzhou experiment, and beat him with a Soul Power whip.
• Qian Chenzhou woke, found Qian Xunji badly injured, and pleaded with Qian Daoliu to stop hitting him.
• Qian Daoliu checked Qian Chenzhou and estimated that he could currently absorb a fifteen-hundred-to-two-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Qian Daoliu said a ten-thousand-year first Soul Ring was impossible because of soul shock, leaving Qian Chenzhou to ponder how to overcome it.

Qian Chenzhou and Ghost secretly watched Yu Xiaogang with Rong'er, then questioned her about his dealings with Bibi Dong. After hearing her account, Qian Chenzhou paid Rong'er and instructed her on what to do next.

• Qian Chenzhou and Ghost entered Yu Xiaogang's courtyard through a window and watched Rong'er visit him.
• Yu Xiaogang took his medicine, slept with Rong'er, and fell asleep after asking whether she was happy.
• Rong'er left Yu Xiaogang's room and found Qian Chenzhou and Ghost waiting at a table.
• Rong'er recounted what she had overheard between Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong.
• Qian Chenzhou gave Rong'er ten Gold Soul Coins and told her what to do next, and she agreed.

Qian Xunji confronted Bibi Dong after she asked to leave Spirit Hall with Yu Xiaogang, and threatened to kill him if she refused to stay. Qian Chenzhou and Golden Crocodile interrupted before Qian Xunji could act, and Qian Chenzhou began addressing Bibi Dong’s demand to leave.

• Rong'er pocketed the Gold Soul Coins after the young master and Yu Xiaogang went into a room.
• Qian Chenzhou received a letter, wrote a reply, and sent it before heading to Pope Hall.
• Bibi Dong knelt before Qian Xunji and asked him to bless her relationship with Yu Xiaogang and let her leave Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji pressured and slapped Bibi Dong, then threatened to kill Yu Xiaogang unless she stayed as Spirit Hall’s Saintess.
• Qian Chenzhou and Golden Crocodile entered Pope Hall and stopped Qian Xunji from continuing; Qian Chenzhou wiped the blood from Bibi Dong’s lip.
• Bibi Dong said she would repay all the resources Spirit Hall had given her.

Qian Chenzhou challenged Bibi Dong’s belief in Yu Xiaogang and promised to let her leave with him after she read a file and accompanied Qian Chenzhou for half a month. He then took her to secretly watch Yu Xiaogang with Rong'er, leaving Bibi Dong to witness their conversation.

• Qian Chenzhou questioned how Bibi Dong would repay Spirit Hall and agreed to consider letting her leave with Yu Xiaogang if she followed his instructions for half a month.
• Bibi Dong read the file about Yu Xiaogang but insisted its claims were fabricated and that he was still searching for a solution.
• Qian Chenzhou asked Golden Crocodile to bind Bibi Dong, and they took her to a house in Spirit City with Qian Xunji and Ghost.
• Yu Xiaogang waited anxiously for Bibi Dong, then welcomed Rong'er when she entered and fed him lotus seed soup.
• Rong'er asked Yu Xiaogang about his plans, and he said he would leave first and later arrange for her to stay nearby; she cried and asked whether he was leaving her behind because of Bibi Dong.

Rong'er coaxed Yu Xiaogang into revealing that he had deliberately pursued Bibi Dong to use her talent and status for his own advancement. Bibi Dong realized his betrayal as Yu Xiaogang carried Rong'er to bed.

• Rong'er asked Yu Xiaogang where he and the Holy Maiden were going, and he admitted they were returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that his father was Yu Yuanzhen and claimed Bibi Dong would accept becoming his wife because of his looks and status.
• Rong'er flattered Yu Xiaogang and asked how he had met Bibi Dong, prompting him to boast that he had studied her habits and interests to get close to her.
• Yu Xiaogang confessed that he had worked to win Bibi Dong so he could bring her back as a genius and gain his father's respect.
• Bibi Dong realized Yu Xiaogang had been using her, while Rong'er asked him to love her and he carried her toward the bed.

Bibi Dong saw Yu Xiaogang with Rong'er and abandoned her hopes of leaving with him. Qian Chenzhou kept her under watch and planned to demand compensation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan if she left Spirit Hall, while he continued his training the next day.

• Bibi Dong watched Yu Xiaogang reject Rong'er’s request to stay and felt disgusted, then refused to go inside and comfort him.
• Qian Chenzhou escorted Bibi Dong back to Pope Hall, where he warned her not to disturb Yu Xiaogang and said watchers were stationed nearby.
• Qian Chenzhou told Qian Xunji and Golden Crocodile that Bibi Dong could leave only after her martial souls were crippled and her soul power destroyed, and that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would have to repay Spirit Hall’s investment in her.
• Golden Crocodile praised Qian Chenzhou’s plan and told Qian Xunji to learn from his younger brother.
• The next morning, Qian Chenzhou ate a tonic breakfast, practiced swordsmanship, and meditated, estimating that his soul power had reached level nine.

Qian Chenzhou continued experimenting with compressing his soul power, then had Golden Crocodile take Bibi Dong to witness Yu Xiaogang with Rong'er. Golden Crocodile repeated the visits over the next several nights, while Bibi Dong's anger gave way to a strained calm.

• Qian Chenzhou spent the afternoon trying to compress his overflowing soul power but found no clear method.
• Qian Chenzhou asked Golden Crocodile to accompany him, and they went to the Saintess Hall to fetch Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong refused to watch another show, but Golden Crocodile sealed her soul power and took her away.
• At the courtyard, Golden Crocodile amplified the sounds from inside so Bibi Dong could hear them despite shutting her eyes.
• Golden Crocodile brought Bibi Dong to the courtyard each night for several days, and her fury faded into calm while hatred remained in her eyes.

Qian Chenzhou received lottery rewards and learned about Soul Power compression, while Bibi Dong accepted the Rakshasa God's trial. The chapter ended with Qian Chenzhou resting his head on Bibi Dong's thigh as she lowered her hand instead of striking him.

• Yu Xiaogang wondered why Bibi Dong had stopped visiting him, triggering Qian Chenzhou's mission-completion reward for rescuing her.
• Qian Chenzhou asked Golden Crocodile Douluo how to compress Soul Power and learned that it required abundant Soul Power and strong spiritual power.
• Qian Chenzhou used his unused lottery draws and received a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul Replacement Card, the Medicine and Poison Scripture, and a Soul Power Circulation Formation.
• Qian Chenzhou learned that Bibi Dong had accepted the Rakshasa God's trial and realized that events were correcting her fate despite Qian Xunji surviving.
• Qian Chenzhou visited Bibi Dong in Saintess Hall, climbed onto her bed, and rested his head on her thigh; Bibi Dong lowered her raised hand instead of hitting him.