Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing and Chen Qingling explored a Natural Cave while Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi learned that Zhu Zhuqing had returned to Star Luo Imperial City with Chen Qingling. Chen Qingling showed her father the cave through the Sky Screen, and Zhu Zhuqing learned that he could watch her from afar.

• Zhu Zhuqing led Chen Qingling through the Natural Cave and showed her the Jade Stones above them.
• A subordinate told Zhu Zhuyun that Zhu Zhuqing had returned to Star Luo Imperial City with Chen Qingling.
• Dai Weisi worried that Zhu Zhuqing had come to settle scores, but Zhu Zhuyun insisted that she was safe within Star Luo Empire territory.
• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun that the Emperor was dissatisfied with their actions, and Zhu Zhuyun mocked the Emperor's past struggle for power.
• Chen Qingling opened a Sky Screen so Chen Shenge could see the Natural Cave, but she kept its connection to Zhu Zhuqing secret.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Chen Qingling about communicating with her father, and Chen Qingling explained that he could see what she did through the Sky Screen.

Zhu Zhuqing and Chen Qingling entered the Star Luo Imperial Palace so Zhu Zhuqing could tell her sister she wanted to give up the fight for imperial power. Zhu Zhuyun refused to believe her, leaving Zhu Zhuqing asking what she must do to prove her sincerity.

• Zhu Zhuqing worried about confronting her family, and Chen Qingling promised to stand by her.
• The next morning, Zhu Zhuqing and Chen Qingling entered the Star Luo Imperial Palace, drawing attention from onlookers and guards.
• Zhu Zhuyun confronted her younger sister, who greeted her calmly and asked whether she had been well.
• Chen Qingling introduced herself to Zhu Zhuyun, who suspected she had helped Zhu Zhuqing let go of her hatred.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Zhu Zhuyun she wanted to give up the fight for imperial power, but Zhu Zhuyun mocked her and accused her of deception.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Zhu Zhuyun what she had to do to make her believe her.

Chen Qingling confronted Zhu Yun over Zhu Zhuqing’s suffering and challenged the Star Luo royal family when Zhu Yun refused to believe her sister. The Star Luo Emperor arrived with Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuqing declared that she wanted to dissolve her marriage contract before the palace’s Soul Douluo surrounded them.

• Zhu Yun demanded that Dai Mubai also testify and swear an oath before she would believe Zhu Zhuqing, then dismissed the guards to speak with her sister privately.
• Zhu Zhuqing pleaded with Zhu Yun to trust her, while Chen Qingling urged the sisters to value family over imperial power.
• Zhu Yun rejected Zhu Zhuqing’s appeal and hid that her past schemes had been meant to protect her sister from the imperial family’s suspicions.
• Chen Qingling angrily confronted Zhu Yun and used Martial Soul Possession, declaring that she would seek justice for Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Star Luo Emperor arrived with Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuqing stated that she wanted to dissolve her marriage contract.
• The Star Luo Emperor ordered them seized, and the palace’s Soul Douluo surrounded Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing.

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing asked the Star Luo Emperor to let Zhu Zhuqing leave the imperial power struggle and end her engagement to Dai Mubai. The emperor agreed to her withdrawal but grew furious over the demand to dissolve the engagement, leaving Chen Qingling to defend Zhu Zhuqing.

• Dai Weisi urged the Star Luo Emperor to avoid provoking Chen Qingling, and the emperor ordered the five Soul Douluo to stand down.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to withdraw from the Imperial Power Struggle, and the Star Luo Emperor tacitly agreed.
• Zhu Zhuyun objected, but Dai Weisi confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing would no longer compete for imperial power.
• Chen Qingling stopped the Star Luo Emperor from leaving and demanded that Zhu Zhuqing's engagement to Dai Mubai be dissolved.
• Zhu Zhuqing affirmed that she wanted the engagement ended and called Dai Mubai a heartless man who had abandoned his love.
• Chen Qingling challenged the Star Luo Emperor's reliance on marriage agreements and argued that a marriage without love could not be happy.

Chen Qingling defended Zhu Zhuqing’s right to reject the Zhu-Dai marriage alliance and challenged five Soul Douluo to secure its dissolution. She defeated their combined attacks with her overwhelming power, leaving the Star Luo Emperor to acknowledge their loss.

• Qingling recalled how growing up without her mother had driven her to leave home and search for her.
• Chen Qingling condemned the Star Luo Emperor, Dai Weisi, and Zhu Zhuyun for denying Zhu Zhuqing a choice about the marriage alliance.
• The Star Luo Emperor agreed to dissolve the alliance if Chen Qingling defeated five Soul Douluo, and she accepted.
• Chen Qingling blocked a Hell White Tiger attack and revealed her five soul rings: two purple and three black.
• The five Soul Douluo unleashed their Eighth Soul Skills, but Chen Qingling’s Butterfly God Descent shattered their barrier before she withdrew the attack.
• Chen Qingling declared that the five had lost and turned to address the Star Luo Emperor.

Chen Qingling secured Zhu Zhuqing’s freedom from her marriage and the Star Luo succession struggle, then led her out of the imperial palace. Outside, Qingling prepared to announce news she said concerned the Star Luo Empire’s future.

• Chen Qingling forced the Star Luo Emperor to honor his word and free Zhu Zhuqing from her marriage, then the emperor left.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to reconcile with Zhu Zhuyun, but Dai Weisi argued that the imperial family had no room for sisterly affection.
• Chen Qingling took Zhu Zhuqing away, and Zhu Zhuyun admitted she had nearly been unable to hide her feelings and thanked Qingling for caring for her sister.
• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing emerged from the palace before a crowd, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed that Qingling could reveal what had happened.
• Chen Qingling announced that she would share important news concerning the Star Luo Empire’s future, and the crowd assumed it involved Zhu Zhuqing.

Chen Qingling took Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Luo Empire, where Zhu Zhuqing renounced the imperial power struggle and annulled her engagement to Dai Mubai. The news spread across the empire, and Dai Mubai collapsed after hearing it; back at Shrek Academy, Tang San tried to recruit Oscar against Chen Qingling, but Oscar questioned his accusations.

• Chen Qingling carried Zhu Zhuqing away after announcing that Zhu Zhuqing was withdrawing from the imperial power struggle and ending her engagement to Dai Mubai.
• News of Zhu Zhuqing's withdrawal and annulment spread across the Star Luo Empire, and the Star Luo Emperor and Empress Zhu discussed the consequences.
• Dai Mubai learned what had happened, cursed Chen Qingling, spat blood, and fainted from rage.
• Zhao Wuji told Tang San to take Dai Mubai back to the dormitory and admitted he could not change anything about Chen Qingling.
• Tang San told Oscar a distorted account of Chen Qingling's actions and urged him to join their fight, but Oscar said he believed there were reasons behind what she had done.

Tang San and Dai Mubai blamed Chen Qingling for their humiliation and vowed to take revenge, while Oscar distanced himself from them. Back at the inn, Chen Qingling celebrated with Zhu Zhuqing, asked about the Zhu Family’s development, and decided to seek her Father’s help.

• Tang San helped the unconscious Dai Mubai onto a bed, gave him Oscar’s healing sausage, and questioned Oscar about Chen Qingling’s poor reputation at Shrek Academy.
• After waking, Dai Mubai blamed Chen Qingling for Zhu Zhuqing calling off their engagement and vowed to repay her humiliation, while Tang San promised to help him.
• Oscar silently decided to distance himself from Tang San’s group after hearing them blame Chen Qingling.
• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the inn and ordered the signature dishes to celebrate.
• Chen Qingling asked Zhu Zhuqing whether the Zhu Family had a secret for their figures, and Zhu Zhuqing said there was no secret or method.
• Disappointed by Zhu Zhuqing’s answer, Chen Qingling decided to ask her Father for help.

Chen Qingling asked Chen Shenge for help developing her chest, prompting him to mistakenly suspect she was dating someone before he admitted he could not help. After dining with Zhu Zhuqing, news of Qingling’s actions in the Star Luo Imperial Palace reached Qian Renxue, who continued searching for Qingling’s mother.

• Chen Qingling asked Chen Shenge how to make her chest develop, and he wrongly demanded to know whether she was dating someone.
• Chen Qingling reassured Chen Shenge that she did not want to date anyone and explained she felt smaller than Zhu Zhuqing and the others; the system refused to help, and Chen Shenge’s remarks upset her.
• Zhu Zhuqing comforted Chen Qingling, and the two ate the ten dishes delivered to their room.
• An attendant told Qian Renxue that Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing had disrupted the Star Luo Imperial Palace, where Qingling defeated five Soul Douluo and forced the emperor to back down.
• Qian Renxue ordered Spear Serpent Elder to punish people impersonating Chen Qingling’s mother and continued investigating her identity.

Zhu Zhuqing suggested that Chen Qingling use her rare silver hair to search for her Mother, prompting Qingling to ask Chen Shenge about silver-haired women. He pointed her toward Bo Saixi on Sea God Island while withholding Gu Yue Na’s name, and Qingling prepared to travel to the island.

• Qian Renxue doubted that she could match Chen Qingling, while Spear Serpent Elder reassured her about her talent and future prospects.
• Zhu Zhuqing suggested that Chen Qingling use her silver hair as a clue to find her Mother.
• Chen Qingling asked Chen Shenge whether he knew any silver-haired women, and he identified Bo Saixi on Sea God Island as a possible lead.
• Chen Shenge withheld Gu Yue Na’s name because he feared Qingling would seek out the dangerous Ferocious Beasts of Lake of Life.
• Chen Qingling told Zhu Zhuqing about Bo Saixi and said she intended to go to Sea God Island, though the lead was only a guess.

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing flew toward Sea God Island but stopped to investigate a village attacked by Wolf Bandits. After seeing the massacre and the captured women, Chen Qingling learned what the bandits were and resolved to kill them all.

• Zhu Zhuqing chose to travel with Chen Qingling to Sea God Island, and the two set out the next morning.
• As dusk neared, Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing spotted a silent village and suspected something was wrong.
• Chen Qingling scouted the village and found bloodshed, piled bodies, and young women captured by around three hundred bandits.
• Chen Qingling's father identified the attackers as Wolf Bandits, offspring of humans and Gale Demon Wolves.
• Chen Qingling hardened her resolve to slaughter all the Wolf Bandits.

Chen Qingling fought the Wolf Thieves Clan after finding them slaughtering villagers, but the leader used a captive girl to force her to land. After the girl tried to take her own life, Qingling unleashed her full strength and wiped out the Wolf Thieves in the region.

• Chen Qingling began attacking the Wolf Thieves from the air, killing hundreds with her Butterfly God Swift strikes and reflecting their Wind Blades.
• The Wolf Thieves Leader seized a young girl as a hostage and threatened to kill her unless Qingling surrendered.
• Qingling landed to save the girl, who then bit off her tongue in an attempt to free Qingling from the hostage threat.
• With the hostages no longer restraining her, Qingling used Butterfly God's Voice to kill the remaining Wolf Thieves, leaving their leader alive.
• The Wolf Thieves Leader launched a final attack, but Qingling's Light Goddess Butterfly shattered its body and ended the Wolf Thieves Clan in the region.

After destroying the Wolf Thieves, Chen Qingling tried to save the village’s only surviving girl, who died after asking Qingling to see the world for her. Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing buried the villagers and continued toward Sea God Island, reaching Vast Sea City and waiting to enter.

• Chen Qingling found the village’s last survivor and used Soul Power to keep her alive, but the girl asked Qingling to fulfill her wish to see the world before dying.
• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing buried the villagers and buried the Wolf Thieves Leader’s soul bone rather than keep it.
• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing continued their journey, resting overnight before arriving at Vast Sea City.
• At the city gate, Chen Qingling asked about the unfamiliar smell, and a guard explained that it was the scent of the sea.

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing visited Vast Sea City and went to see the ocean, where the Deep Sea Demon Whale suddenly attacked the beach. As Qingling tried to protect the people there, she called for her father, and Chen Shenge received a system warning that she was in danger.

• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing arrived in Vast Sea City, rested at an inn, and drew attention from the locals.
• The next day, Qingling took Zhuqing to see the ocean, and Zhuqing admitted she liked it because Qingling did.
• Zhuqing sensed imminent danger and tried to lead Qingling away, but the Deep Sea Demon Whale rose from the sea and struck the beach with a wave of deadly water droplets.
• Qingling caught the stunned Zhuqing, saw more than a hundred people in danger, and called for her father to help.
• Vast Sea City issued an emergency alert about the Sea Soul Beast attack, while Chen Shenge received system warnings that Qingling was in danger.

Chen Shenge manifested to protect Chen Qingling from the Deep Sea Demon Whale and killed the beast with Heaven and Earth One Sword. The Sea God witnessed the feat and wondered why such a powerful mortal remained in the lower realm.

• Chen Shenge arrived when Chen Qingling was in danger and cut through the falling water droplets with a sword strike.
• Chen Qingling asked her father to punish the Deep Sea Demon Whale for hurting Zhu Zhuqing.
• Chen Shenge used Heaven and Earth One Sword to split the Deep Sea Demon Whale in two and kill it.
• Chen Shenge's manifestation ended, and Chen Qingling told Zhu Zhuqing that the powerful figure was her father.
• The people on the beach thanked Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing after learning Chen Shenge had saved them.
• The Sea God watched the scene and recognized Chen Shenge's strength, then realized he had ties keeping him in the lower realm.

Chen Shenge killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale, saving Vast Sea City, while Chen Qingling and her companions prepared to eat its meat. Chen Shenge used a Teleportation Card to have Qingling send him the whale’s remaining half.

• The people of Vast Sea City recognized Chen Shenge as the expert who had slain the Deep Sea Demon Whale, and the city lord thanked Chen Qingling for their rescue.
• Chen Qingling told the locals that her group was bound for Sea God Island, and an old man warned her that it was dangerous and known as Devil Island.
• Zhu Zhuqing failed to scratch the Deep Sea Demon Whale, but Chen Qingling cut up half of it while the others prepared a bonfire.
• Chen Shenge watched Qingling roast the whale meat through the Sky Screen and bought a Teleportation Card for 300 Points.
• Chen Qingling accepted her father’s request and used the Teleportation Card to send him the whale’s remaining half.

Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing reached Sea God Island after defeating a Deep Sea Demon Whale and declining Vast Sea City's celebration. There, pirate leader Purple Pearl revealed she had fallen for Chen Qingling at first sight.

• Chen Qingling sent half of the Deep Sea Demon Whale to Chen Shenge, then ate the grilled meat and gained two soul-power levels while Chen Shenge received tenfold feedback.
• Chen Qingling refused City Lord Hai Bodong's celebratory banquet because she wanted to reach Sea God Island and find her mother.
• Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing left Vast Sea City and arrived at Sea God Island in less than three days without encountering Sea Soul Beast attacks.
• A group of pirates blocked the women's way, and their leader, Purple Pearl, ordered them to capture Chen Qingling.
• Chen Qingling recognized Purple Pearl as a beautiful woman, and Purple Pearl confessed that she had fallen for her at first sight.

Chen Qingling defeated Purple Pearl, a Soul Emperor, after rebuffing her advances. Purple Pearl then offered to guide Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing around Sea God Island, and they accepted.

• Purple Pearl confessed that she had fallen for Chen Qingling at first sight, while Zhu Zhuqing denied having feelings for Qingling and warned Purple Pearl off.
• Chen Qingling blew Purple Pearl's Bewitching Mist back at the pirates, then subdued Purple Pearl with her Light Butterfly Blade.
• Purple Pearl challenged Chen Qingling with her Phantom Serpent Prison, but Qingling cut through the snakes and defeated her again.
• Chen Qingling spared Purple Pearl and told her not to bother them or make such advances again.
• Purple Pearl offered to guide Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing around Sea God Island, and they accepted after Zhuqing noted they needed a local guide.

Chen Qingling traveled to Sea God Island with Zhu Zhuqing and Purple Pearl to attempt its trials and uncover the truth. As the women prepared to visit the Seven Holy Pillars the next day, Chen Qingling told Chen Shenge that Purple Pearl had confessed to her, and he considered who might be connected to her origins.

• Purple Pearl explained that she had disguised herself to reach Sea God Island, described the Sea God's trials and their lifelong commitment, and revealed that she had failed her annual attempts since turning eighteen.
• Chen Qingling decided to attempt the trials despite the danger, reassuring Zhu Zhuqing that she would protect them.
• Purple Pearl promised to take Chen Qingling and Zhu Zhuqing to see the Seven Holy Pillars the next day, and the three women set up camp for the night.
• Chen Qingling told Chen Shenge through Mind Communication that Purple Pearl had confessed to her, and he felt relieved that the confession came from a woman before realizing who Purple Pearl was.
• Chen Qingling told Chen Shenge that she was on Sea God Island to pass its trials and discover the truth, while he considered whether Bo Saixi, Gu Yue Na, or Bibi Dong might be involved.

Chen Qingling reassured her father that she would face Sea God Island’s trial, then traveled with Zhu Zhuqing and Purple Pearl to the Sea Horse Holy Pillar. There, Sea Horse Lord told them they had to cross the Sea in the Sea before they could receive the trial.

• Chen Shenge confidently told Chen Qingling that the Sea God could not harm her, and she ended their Mind Communication before falling asleep.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke Chen Qingling, and the three continued through the forest toward their destination.
• Five Sea God Island Soul Masters challenged the visitors, but Chen Qingling insisted on taking the trial, so they led the group onward.
• The group reached the Sea in the Sea and learned that the Sea Horse Holy Pillar could administer Sea God’s trials.
• Sea Horse Lord opened his eyes and declared that the land Soul Masters had to cross the Sea in the Sea to qualify for the trial.