Recaps

Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy in the semifinals, and Huo Wu joined Qian Chen's team to grow stronger. At the Crown Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue gave Qian Chen an Angel Badge and confronted him about pushing her away, ending with tears in her eyes as she confessed she wanted more than friendship.

• Qian Chen stopped Blazing Fire Academy's attacks and froze its Fire Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill, forcing Huo Wu's team to concede the semifinal.
• Huo Wu asked to join Skywater Academy, accepted Qian Chen's conditions, and left Blazing Fire Academy with Huo Wushuang's blessing.
• Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue watched Skywater Academy's victory and anticipated facing Qian Chen in the finals.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Skywater Academy at the Crown Prince's Residence and gave Qian Chen an Angel Badge that could summon part of the Heaven Dou Royal Family's power.
• Qian Renxue challenged Qian Chen about avoiding her, and she told him through tears that she did not want to be just his friend.

Qian Renxue confessed her feelings to Qian Chen, but he rejected her without explaining the barrier between them, and she promised to wait. That night, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er joined Qian Chen in bed, while the sisters agreed to share their closeness with him before the finals.

• Qian Renxue revealed her identity and confessed that she loved Qian Chen, but he refused her and said she would have to wait until he was willing to explain why.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu found Qian Chen afterward, and Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er comforted him as the group prepared for the finals.
• Qian Renxue watched Qian Chen leave with the others and resolved to keep waiting because the Lovesick Heartbreak Red confirmed that he cared for her.
• Shui Bing'er visited Qian Chen with Snow Orchid Pastry, told him she wanted to compete beside him, and kissed him before asking to stay the night.
• Shui Yue'er joined them, insisted on staying too, and kissed Qian Chen; Shui Bing'er kissed him again, and the three went to sleep together.
• Shui Yue'er took Shui Bing'er's hand and told her not to meet Qian Chen alone behind her back again.

Skywater Academy defeated the Spirit Hall Team to win the tournament championship, with Qian Chen overpowering all seven opponents. Afterward, Yu Xiaogang returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and asked Yu Yuanzhen to investigate Qian Chen, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to vow that the clan would not tolerate the public humiliation of one of its members.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er spent the night with Qian Chen and asked him to wait for them to return the next day.
• Skywater Academy's members were forced out of the arena by the Spirit Hall Team, so Qian Chen entered the match alone.
• Qian Chen defeated the Spirit Hall Team with his Soul Power and domain, and Hu Liena admitted defeat, giving Skywater Academy the championship.
• Hu Liena promised Qian Chen she would show him her strength next time and left while Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and Huo Wu surrounded him.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and told Yu Yuanzhen that Qian Chen had killed Zhao Wuji, damaged Ma Hongjun's martial soul foundation, broken Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer, and insulted his theories.
• Yu Yuanzhen reacted angrily to Qian Chen's insult and declared that no outsider had the right to humiliate a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Yuanzhen ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to set out for Heaven Dou City to demand an apology from Qian Chen. At the Crown Prince's Residence, Snow Empress broke through to eight hundred thousand years, and after her clothes were destroyed, she asked Qian Chen to inspect her Origin and tie his cloak around her.

• Yu Yuanzhen told the elders he would not fight the powerful woman beside Qian Chen and ordered the clan to depart for Heaven Dou City so he could demand an apology.
• Shui Yue'er celebrated Skywater Academy's championship with the trophy while Huo Wu, Xue Wu, and Shui Bing'er discussed their tournament victory.
• Snow Empress's breakthrough shook the Crown Prince's Residence, and Qian Chen and Ice Empress entered the sealed secret chamber to check on her.
• Snow Empress's dress shattered when she reached eight hundred thousand years, so Qian Chen turned away and lent her his cloak.
• Qian Chen inspected Snow Empress's Origin and found no hidden dangers, then tied his cloak closed at her request.

Snow Empress realized her feelings for Qian Chen had become possessive, and three days later Qian Chen broke through to rank ninety without obtaining his ninth Soul Ring. When Yu Yuanzhen attacked Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er over Yu Xiaogang’s demand for an explanation, Qian Chen intervened and faced Yu Yuanzhen’s Ninth Soul Skill.

• Snow Empress admitted to herself that she wanted Qian Chen to stay by her side and not belong to someone else alone.
• Qian Chen reached rank ninety in the Crown Prince’s Residence, astonishing Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, Huo Wu, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived with Yu Yuanzhen and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders, demanding that Qian Chen answer for humiliating him.
• Yu Yuanzhen attacked Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er after Shui Yue’er mocked Yu Xiaogang, but Qian Chen arrived and healed Shui Yue’er.
• Yu Yuanzhen challenged Qian Chen despite his vacant ninth Soul Ring, and Qian Chen stopped Yu Yuanzhen’s Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush with golden Soul Power.

Qian Chen confronted Yu Yuanzhen after the clan leader attacked Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, while Ice Empress drove Yu Yuanzhen back. Qian Chen then challenged Yu Yuanzhen himself and overwhelmed him, leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan leader defeated against the ruined street wall.

• Qian Chen shattered Yu Yuanzhen's Thunder Dragon and rebuked Yu Xiaogang for his theories and weakness.
• Ice Empress arrived, froze Yu Yuanzhen's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, broke his Ninth Soul Skill, and wounded him, forcing him to consider retreating.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Yu Yuanzhen to avenge his humiliation, but Qian Chen challenged Yu Yuanzhen to a fight and Yu Yuanzhen accepted.
• Qian Chen blocked Yu Yuanzhen's initial punch and revealed his level-ninety Soul Power, then used his Dragon God Spear to suppress Yu Yuanzhen's Martial Soul Avatar.
• Yu Yuanzhen unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, but Qian Chen's Dragon God Bloodline suppressed the Thunder Dragon before a golden palm strike shattered it and sent Yu Yuanzhen crashing through a stone wall.

Qian Chen defeated Yu Yuanzhen and crippled Yu Xiaogang after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan challenged him at the Crown Prince's Residence. At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong learned Qian Chen was likely the infant who had disappeared eighteen years earlier and realized someone had concealed that he was still alive.

• Qian Chen defeated Yu Yuanzhen, who admitted defeat and ordered his clan not to provoke Qian Chen again.
• When Qian Chen demanded a price for the attack on Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, Yu Yuanzhen apologized and begged him to spare Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Chen spared Yu Xiaogang's life but crippled him, then let Yu Yuanzhen lead the clan away; Yu Xiaogang vowed revenge.
• Qian Chen checked Shui Bing'er's meridians and said he would obtain his Ninth Soul Ring once his Soul Power stabilized.
• A Black-robed Deacon told Bibi Dong that Qian Chen had reached Rank 90 and was likely the infant seen with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress eighteen years earlier.
• Bibi Dong recognized Qian Chen's portrait, said he was still alive, and suspected someone had deliberately concealed his survival.

Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to investigate Qian Chen’s origins and prepare to hunt two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, while Qian Chen led Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress into the Star Dou Great Forest for training. The group defeated a Green Wind Wolf and continued deeper into the forest, stopping by a stream where Shui Yue'er shared pastries.

• Bibi Dong ordered a secret search for Qian Chen and sent orders to hunt the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Three days later, Qian Chen set out for the forest with Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, two Skywater Academy team members, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress each held on to Qian Chen as the group walked, while Shui Yue'er joined them and Huo Wu insisted she was watching their surroundings.
• Qian Chen spotted signs of a Soul Beast, and the group later fought and subdued a three-thousand-year Green Wind Wolf through coordinated attacks.
• Qian Chen coached Huo Wu on controlling her Resistance Ring of Fire, and Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu agreed to join a training session with him that night.
• After training and traveling deeper into the forest, the group stopped by a stream, where Shui Yue'er fed Qian Chen a pastry she had made.

Qian Chen and his companions encountered Xiao Wu and the Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu accused him of trespassing and challenged his strength. As the Titan Giant Ape attacked, Qian Chen countered with his Dragon God Forbidden Domain and bound the beast in golden chains.

• Qian Chen sensed the Titan Giant Ape approaching, and Xiao Wu arrived on its shoulder and recognized him.
• Xiao Wu urged Er Ming not to harm Qian Chen's companions, but the Titan Giant Ape confronted Qian Chen while shielding her.
• Qian Chen stopped the Titan Giant Ape's first strike and argued with Xiao Wu about the forest, Tang San, and her reliance on Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu ordered Er Ming to kill Qian Chen, and the Titan Giant Ape used Gravity Mire before unleashing Titan Sky Shatter.
• Qian Chen activated his Dragon God Forbidden Domain, halted the Titan Giant Ape's attack, and bound it with golden chains.

Qian Chen subdued the Titan Giant Ape and imprisoned Xiao Wu, then the Snow Empress forced Er Ming to kneel and warned him not to attack Qian Chen again. Their confrontation was interrupted by Xiong Jun, who challenged the Snow Empress and threatened to take Qian Chen away.

• Qian Chen shattered the Titan Giant Ape’s attack, sealed Er Ming with golden chains, and captured Xiao Wu in a Golden Cage when she tried to flee.
• Qian Chen told Xiao Wu he would keep her imprisoned until he left, while she insisted Tang San would come save her.
• When Er Ming struggled to reach Xiao Wu, the Snow Empress froze him and used Emperor’s Palm: Great Cold Without Snow to force him to kneel.
• The Snow Empress warned Er Ming that she would take his Soul Ring and Soul Bone if he attacked Qian Chen again, then returned to Qian Chen’s side.
• Xiong Jun arrived, challenged the Snow Empress for subduing Er Ming, and threatened to take Qian Chen away.

The Snow Empress defeated Xiong Jun after he attacked Qian Chen, then spared him when Qian Chen asked her to let him go. Xiong Jun and the Titan Giant Ape left without Xiao Wu, while the group settled in for the night and the Snow Empress stayed close to Qian Chen.

• Xiong Jun attacked the Snow Empress with his Sky-Rending Claw, but she froze his attacks and struck him with the Emperor's Palm.
• Xiong Jun unleashed his hundred-meter claw, but the Snow Empress split it with her Emperor Sword and forced him to kneel in a crater.
• The Snow Empress spared Xiong Jun after Qian Chen asked her to release him, and Xiong Jun promised not to attack Qian Chen again.
• Qian Chen freed the Titan Giant Ape, but Xiao Wu remained in her cage; Xiong Jun led the Titan Giant Ape away after the Snow Empress warned them off.
• Xiong Jun asked whether the Snow Empress and Qian Chen were married, and she declined to explain their relationship.
• The group crossed the stream to camp, and Qian Chen brushed a shard of Xiong Jun's claw from the Snow Empress's shoe.

Qian Chen spent time with Snow Empress and the others in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Gu Yuena awakened after sensing the Dragon God's aura in him. She sent Di Tian to invite Qian Chen to the Lake of Life, where she waited to learn why he carried that power.

• Qian Chen reassured Snow Empress that he cared how she saw their relationship, and she embraced him and asked him never to leave her.
• Ice Empress joined Snow Empress in holding Qian Chen as the group walked, while Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu watched.
• Gu Yuena awoke in the Lake of Life after sensing Qian Chen's Dragon God's aura and confirmed that it came from a person nearby.
• Di Tian told Gu Yuena that Qian Chen was with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, and Gu Yuena ordered him to invite Qian Chen rather than fight the others.
• Gu Yuena gave Di Tian a seven-colored dragon scale to deliver and waited at the Lake of Life for Qian Chen.
• At the group's camp, Shui Bing'er put a coat on Qian Chen, Shui Yue'er held his arm, and Ice Empress offered him a fruit.

Di Tian invited Qian Chen to the Lake of Life after the Silver Dragon King sensed his Dragon God Bloodline. Snow Empress and Ice Empress accompanied him, and Gu Yuena appeared across the lake to meet him.

• Di Tian arrived at the camp, confirmed that Xiao Wu had been confined after the Titan Giant Ape attacked, and revealed that the Silver Dragon King wanted to meet Qian Chen.
• Qian Chen touched the Silver Dragon King's scale, awakening his Dragon God Spear and causing the soul beasts nearby to bow; Snow Empress then took the scale and agreed that she and Ice Empress would accompany him.
• Qian Chen told Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu to remain at the camp while he went with Di Tian, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress to the Lake of Life.
• At the Lake of Life, Qian Chen's Dragon God Bloodline caused the soul beasts to bow and the water to ripple as the silver dragon scale flew toward the lake.
• A path of silver light unfolded across the water, and Gu Yuena appeared at its far end and looked at Qian Chen.

Gu Yuena discovered that Qian Chen possessed the complete Dragon God Origin and gave him a God-Given Soul Ring. Qian Chen absorbed it, reaching Level 95 as the ring transformed into a 1.5-million-year golden, nine-colored Soul Ring, and Gu Yuena asked him to join the Soul Beast Clan.

• Qian Chen's Dragon God Bloodline awakened as he and Gu Yuena met, and their powers formed a Nine-Colored Dragon Shadow above the Lake of Life.
• Gu Yuena recognized Qian Chen's bloodline as the complete Dragon God Origin, while Snow Empress and Ice Empress protected him and learned that he could reach the divine level.
• Gu Yuena summoned a God-Given Soul Ring and offered it to Qian Chen, who began absorbing it as Snow Empress and Ice Empress urged him to stop if he was in danger.
• Qian Chen's bloodline assimilated the ring's power, transforming it into a 1.5-million-year Soul Ring and raising his soul power to Level 95.
• Qian Chen discovered that his ninth Soul Ring granted him power over the nine elements, and Gu Yuena asked him to join the Soul Beast Clan.

Gu Yuena offered Qian Chen a place to cultivate at the Lake of Life and then proposed accompanying him to Heaven Dou City, hoping to help him master the Nine Elements while restoring her own Origin. Qian Chen remained with his companions, and Gu Yuena used Spatial Power to seat herself beside him and offer to teach him.

• Gu Yuena gave Qian Chen the Lake of Life's Origin Crystal, stabilizing his Soul Power at level ninety-five, and he promised to help if the Soul Beast Clan faced a crisis.
• Qian Chen returned to the creek valley with Snow Empress and Ice Empress, showed Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu his 1.5-million-year Ninth Soul Ring, and released Xiao Wu from the Golden Cage so she could follow the group.
• At dawn, Gu Yuena caught up with the group and confirmed Qian Chen's Soul Power had stabilized before inviting him to cultivate at the Lake of Life.
• Qian Chen declined to stay at the Lake of Life, and Gu Yuena offered to accompany him to Heaven Dou City because his Dragon God Bloodline could restore her Origin while her Silver Dragon King Origin could help him master the Nine Elements.
• When Ice Empress objected to Gu Yuena sitting beside Qian Chen, Gu Yuena used Spatial Power to place a chair next to him and offered to teach him Spatial Power.

Qian Chen practiced spatial control with Gu Yuena and received a Space Mark that could take him to the Lake of Life. After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion chose to cling to him, Qian Chen left the Star Dou Great Forest with the others and decided to go to Spirit City to meet Bibi Dong.

• Gu Yuena guided Qian Chen in manipulating space, marked his palm with a spatial coordinate, and agreed that only he could activate it.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion approached Qian Chen, nestled against him, and refused to leave his arms until Gu Yuena took her back at the forest's edge.
• Gu Yuena told Qian Chen to use the Space Mark if he was in danger, then returned to the forest with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Qian Chen told Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wu, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress that he planned to leave Heaven Dou City for Spirit City and meet Bibi Dong.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress vowed to protect Qian Chen if Bibi Dong or Spirit Hall threatened him.

Qian Chen traveled to Spirit City and confronted Bibi Dong, who confirmed that she was his mother and revealed that he had been abandoned as a newborn. The chapter left Bibi Dong facing the consequences of separating Qian Chen from his twin sister, Qian Renxue, while neither Qian Renxue nor Qian Xunji knew the truth.

• Qian Chen left Heaven Dou City for Spirit City with the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu, while Gu Yuena promised to wait for his return.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit City’s Soul Masters not to provoke Qian Chen and prepared to meet him herself.
• Qian Chen entered the Papal Palace and told Bibi Dong he had come to see her, not to join Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chen stated that Bibi Dong was his mother and asked who his parents were.
• Bibi Dong remembered sending her newborn son away because she hated Qian Xunji, while keeping his twin sister, Qian Renxue, in the Papal Palace.
• Qian Chen revealed that he remembered Bibi Dong abandoning him and told her that Qian Renxue and Qian Xunji knew nothing about his identity.

Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong whether she regretted abandoning him, and she admitted that she did while offering him the Pope Token. He refused to forgive or acknowledge her as his mother for now, then returned to the courtyard, where the Snow Empress and the others comforted him and stayed close as they shared a meal.

• Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong whether she regretted sending him away, and she confessed that she did because she had hated Qian Xunji.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Chen to call her Mother, but he refused and accepted the Pope Token without forgiving her or agreeing to stay in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong to wait until Qian Renxue asked before telling her that he was her older brother, then left the Papal Palace with the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress.
• The Snow Empress asked Qian Chen whether he would acknowledge Bibi Dong, and he said not now; Shui Yue'er and Huo Wu also checked on him as the group returned to their courtyard.
• The Snow Empress reassured Qian Chen that she had raised him, and he promised he would not leave her; Shui Yue'er and the Ice Empress joined their embrace.
• Shui Bing'er, the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu brought Qian Chen soup and food as they settled in for a meal.

After Bibi Dong admitted she had sent Qian Chen away eighteen years earlier, Qian Chen focused on stabilizing his growing soul power while the Snow Empress and the others stayed by his side. With their support, he broke through the rank-ninety-five barrier and reached level ninety-six, leaving Shui Bing'er urging him to adjust to his new power.

• The Snow Empress doted on Qian Chen during dinner, and Qian Chen reassured her that no one could take him away.
• Qian Chen agreed to cultivate with everyone, though the Snow Empress first kept him beside her while they sat together.
• Qian Chen meditated on his rank-ninety-five soul power and used the Dragon God Bloodline, the Dragon God Spear, and the Lake of Life essence to break through his barrier.
• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress protected Qian Chen as his breakthrough shook the courtyard and drew spiritual attention from elsewhere in Spirit City.
• Qian Chen shattered the golden gateway in his consciousness and reached level ninety-six, then the Snow Empress and Ice Empress confirmed that he was unharmed.
• Shui Bing'er straightened Qian Chen's collar and urged him to adjust to his increased soul power while she stayed with him.

Qian Renxue learned from Bibi Dong that Qian Chen was her twin brother, whom Bibi Dong had sent away after their birth. She visited him and confronted their shared past, leaving the siblings together as Qian Chen wiped away her tears.

• Qian Chen reached Level 96 and went inside with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Qian Chen was her older brother and admitted she had sent him away because he resembled Qian Xunji.
• Qian Renxue asked Bibi Dong why she had kept her but sent Qian Chen away, then left to find him in the courtyard.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Chen she knew he was her brother, and he invited her inside to sit with him and the others.
• Qian Chen revealed he had recognized Qian Renxue from their first meeting, and they discussed their companionship, his rejection, and her lingering feelings.
• Qian Renxue cried over their painful past, and Qian Chen stood beside her and wiped the tears from her cheek.

Qian Renxue accepted Qian Chen’s place as her brother and decided to stay close to him instead of leaving again. As the night continued, she joined his companions in the courtyard and asked him to spend time with her, ending the night beside him beneath the moon.

• Qian Chen assured Qian Renxue that he would acknowledge her as his sister, stay by her side, and continue fighting alongside her.
• Qian Renxue agreed to stay close to Qian Chen, and Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Shui Yue'er, and Shui Bing'er welcomed her into their company.
• Qian Renxue chose to stay at Qian Chen’s residence, and Qian Chen braided her hair and fastened it with her golden hairpin.
• Qian Renxue asked to cultivate and eat with Qian Chen, and he agreed as long as it did not interfere with her cultivation.
• Qian Renxue sat beside Qian Chen beneath the moon and told him she would not leave again.

Qian Chen spent the night with Ice Empress, while Bibi Dong resolved to approach him as his mother despite his rejection. The next morning, Qian Chen trained with Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City, and she decided to stay near him as Ice Empress and Snow Empress competed for his time.

• Ice Empress asked Qian Chen to stay with her for the night, and he agreed; Snow Empress waited outside as Ice Empress fell asleep holding his hand.
• Bibi Dong confronted Qian Daoliu about knowing Qian Chen was her son and resolved to seek another chance to see him as his mother.
• Snow Empress woke Qian Chen and Ice Empress, and Qian Chen went to cultivate with Qian Renxue, who was waiting in the courtyard.
• Qian Chen taught Qian Renxue to delay releasing her Soul Power until after spatial movement, and she successfully concealed her attack’s aura.
• Ice Empress interrupted their practice to claim Qian Chen’s time, Snow Empress joined them, and Qian Renxue announced she would stay in Heaven Dou City with her brother.

Qian Chen killed Prince Xue Beng after stopping him from harassing a flower seller, then rejected Emperor Xue Ye’s attempt to have Dugu Bo avenge the prince. Back at the Crown Prince’s Residence, Qian Chen’s companions stood by him as the palace bells rang and tensions with the imperial family remained unresolved.

• Xue Beng seized a flower seller’s bouquet and threatened her, so Qian Chen intervened when Xue Beng’s guards attacked.
• Qian Chen and Ice Empress defeated the guards, and Qian Chen killed Xue Beng in the street.
• Emperor Xue Ye ordered Dugu Bo to kill Qian Chen, but Dugu Bo refused because Qian Chen had helped him and Yan Yan.
• At the Crown Prince’s Residence, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Qian Renxue reassured Qian Chen that they would stay by his side.
• Qian Chen agreed to cultivate with Ice Empress and Snow Empress that night as bells rang from the imperial palace.

Qian Chen killed Xue Ye after the emperor tried to have him seized for killing Xue Beng. Qian Renxue claimed the throne as empress with the Imperial Military Tally, while a minister questioned how she would win the provinces’ support.

• Qian Chen entered the palace alone, where Xue Ye demanded that he pay for Xue Beng’s death and ordered Dugu Bo to seize him.
• Dugu Bo refused to attack Qian Chen, and Qian Chen broke the royal protective array and killed Xue Ye with Dragon God Annihilation.
• Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue broke into the palace, where Qian Renxue used the Imperial Military Tally to command the Imperial Guards and revealed her identity as Qian Renxue.
• The Imperial Guards surrendered, and Qian Renxue asked Qian Chen to help her claim the throne through her own efforts.
• Qian Renxue ordered the city sealed and senior officials summoned, then declared that the provinces would acknowledge her as empress.
• An elderly official asked how Qian Renxue would handle Xue Ye’s funeral arrangements.

After Xue Ye's death, Qian Renxue crushed Prince Xue Xing's resistance and was crowned empress of the Heaven Dou Empire with Qian Chen beside her. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress leaving the palace with Qian Chen after the coronation.

• Qian Renxue ordered Xue Ye buried with imperial rites and stripped Xue Beng of his princely title, while Dugu Bo left the palace but said they could discuss his position after her coronation.
• Qian Renxue used the Imperial Military Tally to surround Prince Xue Xing's residence, and Qian Chen and the Ice Empress helped stop his guards from attacking.
• Qian Renxue killed Prince Xue Xing when he ordered his guards to attack, and the remaining guards surrendered.
• Three days later, Qian Chen placed the imperial crown on Qian Renxue, and she ascended the throne as empress of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• After the coronation, Qian Chen removed Qian Renxue's crown and helped her walk from the throne room, while the Ice Empress and Snow Empress joined them.