Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi explained how Spirit Hall's decision to end subsidies for unaffiliated Soul Masters could weaken the empires and increase Spirit Hall's influence. The chapter left Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo alarmed by the long-term consequences of the policy.

• Chen Xin reflected on his father's death after dueling Qian Daoliu and the warning not to seek revenge or challenge Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi considered whether Qian Xunji might still be alive, since Spirit Hall had announced his death without holding a funeral.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin and Gu Rong that Spirit Hall's move was clever, then revealed its annual subsidies cost at least hundreds of millions of Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that ending the subsidies could disrupt Soul Masters' spending, strain the two empires, and provoke unrest.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that Soul Masters seeking help amid the chaos would turn to Spirit Hall, strengthening its prestige and undermining sects' ability to attract new members.

Ning Fengzhi recognized that Spirit Hall’s subsidy halt could weaken both empires and sects, and proposed uniting the major powers to compete for talented Soul Masters. At Spirit Hall, Qian Chenzhou defended the decision to stop subsidies and revealed that his God Test required unifying the continent without conquering it through violence.

• Ning Fengzhi explained to Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo how Spirit Hall’s subsidy strategy could drain the empires and make Soul Masters more loyal to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi proposed that the sects and empires recruit talented Soul Masters and prevent those in their territories from joining Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to negotiate a united response, while Bone Douluo offered to escort and protect him.
• Qian Daoliu challenged Qian Chenzhou over ending continent-wide Soul Master subsidies, but Qian Chenzhou insisted the decision was settled.
• Qian Chenzhou revealed that his God Test required unifying the continent without leaving it in ruins, and Qian Daoliu understood his reasoning.

Qian Chenzhou consolidated his control over Spirit Hall, granted Ah Rou permission to visit Star Dou Forest, and then left again. He and Qian Renxue later observed Tang San struggling without Spirit Hall’s subsidies at Nuoding Junior Martial Soul Academy.

• Qian Daoliu accepted Qian Chenzhou’s plan, confident that Spirit Hall would remain strong under his control.
• Qian Chenzhou rewarded an Inner Cabinet messenger with a temporary cultivation token and explained the value of rewarding loyal workers to Bibi Dong.
• Ah Rou asked to return to Star Dou Forest, and Qian Chenzhou agreed on the condition that she tell Da Ming and Er Ming nothing about what happened at Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chenzhou left Spirit Hall, and he and Qian Renxue went to observe Tang San’s life at Nuoding Junior Martial Soul Academy.
• Without Spirit Hall’s subsidies, Tang San took work at a blacksmith shop to get by, while Qian Renxue felt angry at his complaints but enjoyed watching him work.

Qian Chenzhou took Qian Renxue around the academy district to ease her resentment and made Yu Xiaogang suffer a public humiliation that earned him a lottery reward. The chapter ended when Ah Rou returned and joined them at their table.

• Qian Chenzhou reassured Qian Renxue that Tang San's blacksmithing would not prevent her from surpassing him, and she declared confidence in herself.
• Qian Chenzhou disguised himself and Qian Renxue at a restaurant, where he revealed Rong'er's token to Yu Xiaogang and crushed him beneath his Soul Power.
• Qian Chenzhou showed the manager Spirit Hall's Papal Token, and the manager removed Yu Xiaogang and offered him a small raise for continued work.
• The system rewarded Qian Chenzhou with one lottery draw for making Yu Xiaogang suffer intense public humiliation.
• Ah Rou entered the restaurant, sat with Qian Chenzhou and Qian Renxue, and was told to eat first.

Qian Chenzhou accepted Ah Rou’s decision to stay with him on the condition that she never meet Xiao Wu, then followed her to a house containing medicinal herbs from Star Dou Forest. After killing two thieves who were stealing the herbs, he ordered Yue Guan to transport them to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Ah Rou asked to remain by Qian Chenzhou’s side, and he agreed but forbade her from meeting Xiao Wu.
• Ah Rou led Qian Chenzhou to a shabby house filled with medicinal herbs, where two men were stealing and damaging them.
• Qian Chenzhou used Human Sovereign Might to crush the two thieves to death.
• Qian Chenzhou summoned Golden Crocodile and ordered Yue Guan to move the herbs to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Yue Guan saw the damaged herbs, destroyed the thieves’ corpses, and hurried to transport the herbs before they lost their vitality.

After graduating, Tang San asked Xiao Wu to attend Shrek Academy with him, while Zhang Sanwei chose a different school. Xiao Wu agreed to go with Tang San but worried that she might lose control of their relationship.

• Qian Chenzhou learned that Tang San had beaten work-study students harshly while treating noble students more cautiously.
• Ah Rou watched Xiao Wu from a distance and was relieved to see she had not lost weight.
• At graduation, Xiao Wu agreed to go to school with Tang San and asked Zhang Sanwei whether he would join them.
• Zhang Sanwei declined to attend Shrek Academy and left after saying they would meet again someday.
• Tang San began to ask Xiao Wu what she planned to do before school started, and Xiao Wu reconsidered refusing him because she feared losing her influence over him.

Xiao Wu agreed to visit Tang San’s home, while Zhang Sanwei returned to his village with gifts for his family. He introduced his younger brother to the village children and tried to give his parents money before the chapter ended with them urging him to keep it.

• Xiao Wu proposed visiting Tang San’s home and waited with him while Zhang Sanwei finished shopping.
• Zhang Sanwei bought clothes, food, and toys, then traveled home with Old Jack and gave him three Silver Soul Coins for helping.
• Zhang Sanwei reunited with his younger brother Zhang Si and brought his family’s many purchases inside.
• The next morning, Zhang Sanwei gave candy and toys to the village children and asked them not to bully Zhang Si.
• Zhang Sanwei offered his parents twenty Gold Soul Coins, but they insisted he keep the money for his own needs.

Tang San persuaded Xiao Wu to become his little sister while secretly planning to follow his former path, as Qian Chenzhou and Bibi Dong shared an intimate dinner before Hu Liena arrived. The chapter ended with Hu Liena entering and noticing the closeness between Qian Chenzhou and the woman beside him.

• Tang San refused more Gold Soul Coins from Zhang Laosan, who agreed to save them for him.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to be his little sister, and she agreed while privately hoping to find someone powerful enough to save or avenge her mother.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Qian Renxue to check her cultivation after she returned.
• Bibi Dong fed Qian Chenzhou dinner, while Ah Rou watched enviously and reconsidered whether she had been wrong to trust Tang Hao.
• Qian Chenzhou overruled Bibi Dong and allowed Hu Liena to enter, then kissed Bibi Dong before the maid announced Hu Liena's arrival.
• Hu Liena entered and noticed that Bibi Dong looked at Qian Chenzhou in a way a guard would not.

Hu Liena confessed that she had been reborn and revealed her guilt over her role in Spirit Hall’s future destruction, while Bibi Dong already knew what was coming. After Hu Liena received forgiveness and resolved to work harder, Qian Chenzhou and Bibi Dong were summoned to the Worship Hall, where Qian Renxue greeted him.

• Hu Liena knelt before Bibi Dong and confessed that she had been reborn, but Bibi Dong revealed that she already knew about Tang San’s future destruction of Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chenzhou warned Hu Liena that Tang San had only used her, and Hu Liena broke down in grief and injured her forehead against the floor.
• Ah Yin healed Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong welcomed her to the meal; Hu Liena left resolved to repay her teacher and win the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Xie Yue and Yan had also been reborn, and Qian Chenzhou told her they were fine before reassuring Ah Rou.
• At dawn, Qian Daoliu summoned Qian Chenzhou, and Qian Renxue leaped into his arms when he arrived at the Worship Hall with Bibi Dong.

Qian Chenzhou defended his decision to take Qian Renxue away from Spirit Hall, arguing that easing her emotional troubles would help her future cultivation. Qian Daoliu gave Qian Renxue a year to improve her cultivation and ordered her to stay, while Qian Chenzhou left with her.

• Qian Daoliu confronted Qian Chenzhou over Qian Renxue's supposedly lagging cultivation, and Qian Renxue tried to shield her uncle from punishment.
• Qian Chenzhou explained that taking Qian Renxue away had helped untie emotional knots that could hinder her cultivation and inheritance of the Angel God's legacy.
• Qian Daoliu granted Qian Renxue one year to meet his cultivation standards and forbade her from leaving with Qian Chenzhou during that time.
• Qian Renxue agreed to cultivate diligently after Qian Chenzhou promised to take her out to play later.
• Qian Chenzhou left the hall, and Qian Renxue followed him as Qian Daoliu complained to Qian Xunji about the daughter he had raised and the younger brother he had failed to supervise.

Qian Chenzhou traveled to the Star Dou Forest to obtain a Soul Ring and organized the local Soul Beasts to watch for human Soul Masters. Two days later, a report reached him, and he set off with the Wind Thunder Leopard to investigate.

• Qian Xunji fled the Worship Hall after Qian Daoliu dismissed everyone, while the other Titled Douluo left more resolved to follow Qian Chenzhou.
• Bibi Dong struggled to spend time alone with Qian Chenzhou because Qian Renxue kept joining them, while Qian Chenzhou enjoyed his days in Spirit City.
• Qian Chenzhou left Spirit City with Golden Crocodile and Ah Rou for the Star Dou Forest, where the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape welcomed them at Life Lake.
• Qian Chenzhou selected and killed a Soul Beast for its Soul Ring, then ordered the Sky Azure Bull Python to have Soul Beasts search for human Soul Masters.
• Two days later, Qian Chenzhou followed the Wind Thunder Leopard toward a reported sighting and told the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to stay behind.

Qian Chenzhou rescued Zhu Zhuqing from Zhu Family pursuers in the Star Dou Forest and took her with him. Zhu Zhuqing woke in a carriage, learned her rescuer was Qian Chenzhou, and was told to call him Zhang San outside.

• Zhu Zhuqing fled Zhu Family pursuers, but their attack injured her and left her unconscious.
• Ah Rou pointed the pursuers toward Qian Chenzhou, who challenged them to defeat him before taking Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qian Chenzhou used Human Sovereign Might to crush the attackers, then killed them after revealing the Spirit Hall Papal Token.
• Qian Chenzhou picked up Zhu Zhuqing and took her away, while Golden Crocodile watched and anticipated trouble at Spirit Hall.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke in a carriage, thanked Qian Chenzhou, and agreed to call him Zhang San outside.

After bringing the injured Zhu Zhuqing to Suotuo City, Qian Chenzhou revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s young master and ordered her wounds treated. Zhu Zhuqing was healed and allowed to leave, but she departed shaken by how little her status and pride mattered to him.

• Qian Chenzhou warned Zhu Zhuqing to stay alert as their carriage traveled toward Suotuo City.
• When Zhu Zhuqing tried to leave the carriage, Qian Chenzhou stopped her, and a powerful unseen presence held her in place.
• Ah Rou brought the carriage to Spirit Hall’s branch, where a bishop welcomed Qian Chenzhou as the young master.
• Qian Chenzhou ordered a healing-type Soul Emperor to treat Zhu Zhuqing and then let her leave.
• After her injuries healed, Zhu Zhuqing thanked Qian Chenzhou and left, stunned by his indifference to her.

Qian Chenzhou received information in Suotuo City and went disguised to Flender’s shop to find the Hair Crystal. He had Flender produce it, but their bargaining ended with Qian Chenzhou asking what would happen if he truly wanted it.

• Qian Chenzhou rewarded the branch hall master with a cultivation token and set out with Gui Mei to explore the city in disguise.
• Qian Chenzhou found Flender’s dusty antique shop and asked for an amber-colored crystal.
• Flender produced the Hair Crystal and demanded ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for it.
• Qian Chenzhou offered one gold coin, angering Flender, then asked what would happen if he really wanted the crystal.

Qian Chenzhou had Ah Rou punish Flender before taking a room at the Rose Hotel, where they waited for Tang San and Xiao Wu. The chapter ended with Tang San discovering that the hotel had one room left, while Ah Rou eyed him with hostility.

• Qian Chenzhou paid Flender one Gold Soul Coin for the Hair Crystal, and Ah Rou used the Explosive Eight-Stage Fall to beat Flender when he protested.
• Qian Chenzhou and Ah Rou saw Tang San and Xiao Wu approach the Rose Hotel, but the pair turned away to look for another place to stay.
• Qian Chenzhou booked the Rose Hotel's last room and waited with Ah Rou in the lobby.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu returned after finding no rooms elsewhere, and Ah Rou overheard attendants say Tang San had paid other hotels to turn guests away.
• Tang San asked for a room, and the attendant told him one was available for one Gold Soul Coin.

Tang San fought Dai Mubai over a room at the Rose Hotel and realized that Dai Mubai had also returned through time. Dai Mubai noticed Qian Chenzhou and his key, but an approaching woman interrupted him before he could speak.

• Tang San took the room key after paying, and Dai Mubai arrived with twin girls and claimed the room was his.
• Tang San refused to give up the room, and Dai Mubai attacked him with his first and second Soul Skills.
• Tang San bound Dai Mubai with Blue Silver Grass, dodged his attack, and defeated him.
• Dai Mubai realized Tang San had returned through time and admitted defeat, while Tang San angrily sent him away.
• Dai Mubai focused on Qian Chenzhou and the key in his hand, but a tall woman entered and stared in surprise.

Zhu Zhuqing asked to share a room with Qian Chenzhou, provoking Dai Mubai and drawing her older sister Zhu Zhuyun into a tense confrontation. Zhu Zhuqing stood by her choice, while Zhu Zhuyun questioned her about Qian Chenzhou and their family's arranged marriage.

• Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the hotel, learned there were no rooms, and walked past Dai Mubai without greeting him.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Qian Chenzhou, whom she called Wang San, if she could share his room, angering Dai Mubai and drawing Tang San's attention.
• Dai Mubai moved as if to confront Qian Chenzhou, but Zhu Zhuyun arrived before he could act.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Zhu Zhuqing whether Qian Chenzhou was the person she had chosen and whether their father knew.
• Zhu Zhuyun called Qian Chenzhou a showy fraud, but Zhu Zhuqing firmly told her that her choice was none of her business.

Qian Chenzhou easily knocked Dai Mubai unconscious and took Zhu Zhuqing with him to the Rose Hotel, where Ah Rou shared his bed while Zhu Zhuqing spent the night on the sofa. The next morning, Ah Rou avoided revealing herself when her daughter Xiao Wu recognized something familiar about her.

• Zhu Zhuyun considered the secret behind the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and watched Qian Chenzhou with interest while Dai Mubai confronted him over the room key.
• Qian Chenzhou slapped Dai Mubai unconscious, then accepted Zhu Zhuqing's Gold Soul Coin and allowed her to follow him upstairs.
• At the Rose Hotel, Ah Rou bathed and slept beside Qian Chenzhou while Zhu Zhuqing spent the night curled up on the sofa.
• Qian Chenzhou woke to find Ah Rou gazing at him, and Ah Rou helped him dress before they left the room.
• Ah Rou saw Xiao Wu and discreetly checked that she seemed unharmed, then denied knowing her when Xiao Wu asked if they had met before.

Xiao Wu wondered why Qian Chenzhou’s black-clad companion felt familiar, while Qian Chenzhou met Ning Rongrong in Suotuo City and took her money after pretending to help her. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong demanding that he return her Gold Soul Coins.

• Xiao Wu left with Tang San after losing track of Qian Chenzhou, still suspecting that his companion reminded her of her mother.
• Qian Chenzhou wandered through Suotuo City with Ah Rou and encountered Ning Rongrong fleeing from Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Masters.
• Ning Rongrong offered Qian Chenzhou ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to drive the pursuers away, and he took the payment before throwing her back to them.
• Qian Chenzhou knocked out the Soul Masters as they pursued him, and Ning Rongrong grabbed his arm and demanded her money back.

Qian Chenzhou and Ah Rou spent a leisurely day in Suotuo City, where they encountered a boy Qian identified as his daughter’s future teammate. Back at the Rose Hotel, the vice bishop refused a bribe from the manager, hoping to impress Qian Chenzhou.

• Ning Rongrong accused Qian Chenzhou of swindling her ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, but he pointed out that he had kept his word and left her guards able to stop her from leaving.
• Qian Chenzhou and Ah Rou continued sightseeing and eating around Suotuo City while Spirit Hall’s people watched Shrek’s recruitment.
• Ah Rou and Qian Chenzhou saw a chubby boy leaving an alley, and Qian recognized him as his daughter’s future teammate.
• Ah Rou resolved to find a chance to speak with her daughter about her future companions, including Tang San.
• At the Rose Hotel, the vice bishop refused the manager’s Gold Soul Coin card and went upstairs, hoping to earn Qian Chenzhou’s favor.