Recaps

Qian Renxue celebrated her first day as empress with Qian Chen and the others, but Tang Hao stormed the imperial palace and challenged her rule. Qian Chen fought him and resisted his Great Sumeru Hammer, though Tang Hao's Ring Detonation shattered Qian Chen's barrier and forced him back half a step.

• Qian Renxue shared a meal and wine with Qian Chen, asking him to stay in her palace while the others chose nearby rooms.
• An Imperial Guards commander reported that Tang Hao had broken through three palace gates with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Renxue confronted Tang Hao, who condemned her claim to the throne and blamed the Qian Family for Spirit Hall's actions.
• Qian Chen stepped in to protect Qian Renxue and exchanged blows with Tang Hao, eventually piercing the Clear Sky Hammer and knocking Tang Hao down.
• Tang Hao detonated five Soul Rings to power his Great Sumeru Hammer, shattered Qian Chen's spatial barrier with a sixth, and made Qian Chen retreat half a step.

Qian Chen defeated and killed Tang Hao after Tang Hao sacrificed his soul rings and unleashed a final hammer strike. Qian Renxue and the others spent the night with Qian Chen, and the next morning they prepared for her court meeting and gathered for breakfast.

• Tang Hao detonated his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and launched a final attack, but Qian Chen countered with his million-five-hundred-thousand-year Golden Soul Ring and Dragon God Annihilation, killing him and shattering the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Renxue checked that Qian Chen was unharmed, then returned with him to the bedchamber, where she, the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu settled in for the night.
• The next morning, Qian Chen woke beside Qian Renxue and the Ice Empress, then got up with them and the Snow Empress, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er.
• Qian Chen braided Qian Renxue's hair for her meeting with the court officials, and the group went to breakfast together.
• Qian Renxue served Qian Chen a spoonful of Hundred-Flower Warm Jade Soup at the breakfast table.

Qian Chen killed Yu Xiaogang after he fired a concealed weapon at Qian Renxue, then spent a quiet day and night with the Snow Empress. The next morning, they planned a stop by a lake on their future journey to the Far North.

• Yu Xiaogang fired three sleeve arrows at Qian Renxue, but Qian Chen stopped them and restrained Yu Xiaogang and Luo Sanpao.
• Qian Chen destroyed Yu Xiaogang's concealed weapon and killed him with the Dragon God Spear, then ordered an attendant to return Yu Xiaogang's token to Spirit Hall with an account of the attempted assassination.
• The Snow Empress tended to Qian Chen, and they spent the afternoon resting together and discussing a route through the northern borderlands.
• That night, the Snow Empress mended Qian Chen's cloak and stayed beside him until he fell asleep.
• The next morning, Qian Chen helped the Snow Empress with her hair and clothes, and they shared breakfast.
• Qian Chen and the Snow Empress reviewed the route by the lake and agreed to visit it and stay overnight on their journey.

Qian Chen refined his Soul Power, elements, bloodline, and Spiritual Power during a month of seclusion, reaching Level 99 and stabilizing his cultivation. He then set out with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue to confront the Clear Sky Sect, whose hidden formation he began breaking above the Soulbreak Mountain Range.

• Qian Chen used seclusion to integrate his Soul Power with his Dragon God bloodline, reaching Level 97 and then Level 98 while mastering the circulation of the Nine Elements.
• Qian Chen fused his Spiritual Power with his Soul Power and Bloodline Power, broke through to Level 99, and emerged with his strength stabilized.
• Qian Chen told Snow Empress that he planned to go to the Clear Sky Sect, and Qian Renxue revealed that the sect was hidden in the Soulbreak Mountain Range.
• Qian Renxue, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress joined Qian Chen as he traveled to the mountain range and revealed the Clear Sky Sect's formation.
• Qian Chen sent nine-colored Soul Power into the formation, cracking it and shaking the Clear Sky Hammer phantom at its core.

Qian Chen and Qian Renxue destroyed the Clear Sky Sect after Qian Chen killed Tang Xiao and prevented an elder from escaping with the sect’s legacy. Once the surviving disciples were allowed to leave, Qian Chen finished demolishing the sect and returned to the palace, where he spent a quiet afternoon with the Snow Empress.

• Tang Xiao ordered the Clear Sky Sect to fight Qian Chen, and Qian Chen broke the sect’s protective formation with a single thrust of his Dragon God Spear.
• Qian Chen killed Tang Xiao, while Qian Renxue, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress subdued the Clear Sky Sect’s remaining soul masters.
• Qian Chen stopped a gray-robed elder from escaping with the sect’s texts and seal, then destroyed those items and blocked the elder’s attempt to use the rear-mountain passage.
• Qian Renxue allowed the surviving disciples to leave after they registered their names and surrendered the sect’s weapons and Soul Tools; Tang Yuehua took Tang Xiao’s body.
• After confirming the mountain was empty, Qian Chen reduced the Clear Sky Sect to rubble and returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace with the Snow Empress.
• Qian Chen helped the Snow Empress with her flowers and tea, then sat with her as she poured him a cup.

Qian Chen and Snow Empress shared a quiet moment before Qian Renxue accepted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s surrender on terms that made it a subordinate force of the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Rongrong wondered whether she could return to Qian Chen’s side, but left the palace without approaching him.

• Qian Chen tied Snow Empress’s hair, then read with her as they sat close and held hands.
• Shui Bing’er presented Qian Renxue with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s surrender letter, and Qian Renxue summoned Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong to the palace.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the sect’s token and resources, while Qian Renxue set terms for imperial inspection and restricted the sect’s political and military activity.
• Qian Chen refused to punish Ning Rongrong but said she could no longer draw on the sect’s resources as its heir; Qian Renxue accepted the token and ordered the sect to submit its documents within three days.
• Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi whether she had made the wrong choice and whether she could return to Qian Chen, but he told her to ask Qian Chen herself.
• Qian Chen left with Qian Renxue, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, while Ning Rongrong tucked away her jade pendant and followed Ning Fengzhi out of the palace.

Qian Chen traveled to Spirit City with Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress, where Bibi Dong announced her abdication and named him the new Pope of Spirit Hall. After the elders recognized him and Bibi Dong departed for seclusion, Qian Chen and his companions ate together in the Papal Palace.

• Qian Renxue received Bibi Dong's invitation for Qian Chen to visit Spirit City, and Qian Chen agreed to leave the next morning with her, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress.
• Qian Chen and his companions arrived in Spirit City and went before Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders at the Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong announced she would abdicate, named Qian Chen her successor, and said she would enter seclusion to deal with the Rakshasa Divine Power in her body.
• Qian Chen accepted the Pope's Scepter and crown as the elders bowed to him, while Bibi Dong urged him not to let Spirit Hall become his shackles and left the palace.
• Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress joined Qian Chen for a meal in the Papal Palace, and Qian Renxue removed his crown before he ate.

Qian Chen, Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress went to the Blue Lightning Mountain Range, where Qian Chen killed Yu Yuanzhen and Qian Renxue took control of the sect. Back in Spirit City, they began making chestnut cakes together, and Qian Chen helped Snow Empress secure her hair.

• Qian Renxue read a report that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had gathered its members, and Qian Chen decided to go to the Blue Lightning Mountain Range with her, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress.
• Yu Yuanzhen led the clan members out to confront them and attacked Qian Renxue, but Qian Chen stopped and destroyed his Thunder Dragon.
• Yu Yuanzhen used his Ninth Soul Skill, but Qian Chen pierced the Thunder Dragon and struck him down with the Dragon God Spear.
• Qian Renxue ordered the clan members to surrender their weapons and directed attendants to secure the sect's resources; Qian Chen destroyed its inheritance stone stele, and Qian Renxue declared the sect destroyed.
• Back in the Papal Palace garden, the group began preparing chestnut cakes, and Qian Chen tied Snow Empress's sleeve and gathered her hair behind her.

Qian Chen faced Tang San outside Spirit City and killed him after stopping his hidden weapons and attacks. He returned to the Papal Palace with Qian Renxue, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress, where they resumed eating the chestnut cakes they had made.

• Qian Chen and the others made chestnut cakes together, then shared them in the courtyard until a steward reported that Tang San had attacked patrol Soul Masters and demanded to see Qian Chen.
• Qian Chen and his companions went to the west gate, where Tang San said he sought revenge for Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Chen fought Tang San alone, countering his Blue Silver Grass, hidden weapons, Clear Sky Hammer, and Yama's Invitation with his spatial and nine-colored powers.
• Qian Chen pierced Tang San with the Dragon God Spear, cut off his remaining Soul Power, and confirmed that he had died.
• Qian Chen ordered the remaining hidden-weapon fragments sent to Yue Guan for the Soul Tool Department to study, then returned to the Papal Palace with Qian Renxue, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress.
• Qian Renxue checked that Qian Chen was unharmed and made him promise to keep her informed about future seclusion, while the group sat down to eat chestnut cakes.

After Tang San’s death, Qian Chen spent time with Qian Renxue, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress, then went with them to Heaven Dou City. There, the Nine Elements converged on him and he realized that becoming a god meant having his power acknowledged by heaven and earth, not leaving the world.

• Qian Renxue asked Qian Chen to be more careful after Tang San’s death, and he promised to spend the day and evening with her.
• The next morning, Qian Chen, Qian Renxue, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress traveled to Heaven Dou City to buy hairpins, tea, and pastries.
• At the Firmament Tower, nine-color light appeared, and the Nine Elements converged on Qian Chen as a nine-color dragon manifested above the city.
• Qian Chen joined hands with Qian Renxue as sacred powers spread across Heaven Dou City and Spirit City.
• Qian Chen realized that becoming a god meant having his power acknowledged by heaven and earth, and he formed the Dragon God Spear without using Soul Rings or Soul Skills.

Qian Chen inherited the Dragon God Divinity and became a god, then spent the day in Heaven Dou City with Qian Renxue, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress. He discovered Tang Chen in Slaughter City and set out to confront him.

• Qian Chen accepted the Dragon God Divinity and ascended through the divine gate while Qian Renxue, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress stayed by his side.
• Qian Chen returned to the street, hid his dragon mark, and shared wontons with the three women before they continued shopping.
• Qian Chen helped the Snow Empress put on a new hairpin, and the group rested by the water while planning to make wontons at home.
• Qian Chen sensed Asura Divine Power in the north and used his divine sense to locate Slaughter City and Tang Chen, whose body was controlled by another consciousness.
• Qian Chen announced that he would go see Tang Chen and summoned Nine-Colored Divine Light.

Qian Chen defeated Tang Chen, destroyed Slaughter City, and freed its prisoners. After the Dragon God Divinity returned, he accepted the God King Position and stepped toward the Divine Realm’s Throne with Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress beside him.

• Qian Chen broke the King of Slaughter’s control over Tang Chen, then defeated and killed Tang Chen after learning that Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were dead and the Clear Sky Sect had disbanded.
• Qian Chen destroyed Slaughter City’s Blood Pool and Formation Core while Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue helped free the prisoners and guide them out.
• Qian Chen sealed Tang Chen’s Asura sword and erased Slaughter City, including Hell Road, until only sealed mountain rock remained.
• The Dragon God Divinity returned and offered Qian Chen the God King Position, which he accepted as Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress pledged to stay with him.
• A Nine-Element Throne descended from the Divine Realm, and Qian Chen began ascending its steps with Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress following.

Qian Chen took the God King throne, established new laws for the Divine Realm, and created a palace to share with Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress. After spending time with them, he went to bed beside Snow Empress, promising to stay with her and care for her the next morning.

• Qian Chen became God King, rejected the old order, and declared that rank would no longer depend on bloodline and that gods could not interfere with the lower realms without authorization.
• Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress chose to remain with Qian Chen, and the four moved into a new palace at the center of the Divine Realm.
• Qian Chen confirmed that the Dragon God Divinity was complete and shared tea with Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress.
• Snow Empress persuaded Qian Chen to stop attending to the Divine Realm, and he made fresh tea for her before they went to the bedchamber.
• Qian Chen combed Snow Empress's hair and lay beside her, promising to stay with her, have tea with her, and comb her hair the next morning.

Qian Chen spent the morning with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue in the new temple, putting off his Divine Realm duties to care for them and share tea and chestnut cakes. The group agreed to visit the Divine Realm’s river of stars that afternoon.

• Qian Chen stayed in bed with Snow Empress, then combed her hair and promised to set aside the day’s affairs for her.
• Qian Chen combed Ice Empress’s hair and secured her jade-green hairpin while she teased him and drank tea.
• Qian Renxue arrived with chestnut cakes, fed Qian Chen, and asked him not to attend the council meeting.
• Qian Chen agreed to spend the day with them, and Qian Renxue proposed visiting the river of stars that afternoon.
• Ice Empress asked for the last chestnut cake, and Snow Empress offered her another plate instead.

Qian Chen spent a quiet day in the temple as Qian Renxue, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress cared for him and kept him company. On the stargazing terrace, Qian Renxue spotted a star shaped like her Martial Soul and named it Snowlight.

• Qian Chen shared chestnut cake with the Ice Empress, Qian Renxue, and the Snow Empress, then agreed to let them look after him for the day.
• The Ice Empress brought leaf-shaped chestnut cakes, while the Snow Empress served tea and Qian Renxue sat with Qian Chen as he read about the Nine-Color Star Domain.
• The three women took turns feeding, tending to, and keeping Qian Chen company until they left the temple together to view the river of stars.
• Qian Renxue pointed out golden starlight forming six wings and asked Qian Chen to name the star.
• Qian Chen called it Angel Star, and Qian Renxue chose the name Snowlight.

Qian Chen, Qian Renxue, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress named stars together before returning to the divine hall for tea and chestnut cakes. The next morning they planted Moon Orchids in the courtyard, and Snow Empress began mending Qian Chen’s torn sleeve, explaining she had learned to sew when he was in the Heaven Dou Rear Garden.

• Ice Empress named an emerald star Ice Crystal, Snow Empress named a quiet white star Moon Orchid, and Qian Renxue’s golden star was named Snowlight.
• The four returned to the divine hall, shared tea and chestnut cakes, and found Moon Orchids Snow Empress had brought from Heaven Dou’s Rear Garden.
• The next morning Qian Chen, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Qian Renxue prepared the courtyard and planted the Moon Orchids together.
• Qian Chen tied a Moon Orchid to a stake, then snagged and tore his sleeve while working in the flower bed.
• Snow Empress began repairing Qian Chen’s sleeve and said she had learned to sew in the Heaven Dou Rear Garden because his sleeves brushed against his spear shaft.

Qian Chen spent time with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue as they cared for their moon orchids and prepared the courtyard. The chapter ended with the four of them sharing tea and pastries while Qian Chen checked a star chronicle.

• Qian Chen helped Snow Empress finish sewing his cuff, then kissed her hand.
• Ice Empress and Qian Renxue helped Qian Chen carve a Moon Orchid Courtyard plaque, and the group hung it with a silver bell.
• Qian Chen and the three women checked the moon orchids, planned where to place benches, and agreed to spend the morning together.
• Qian Chen combed Ice Empress's hair, and Qian Renxue brought tea leaves and chestnut cakes for them to share.
• After a bench arrived, Snow Empress asked Qian Chen to check a star's changed trajectory while Qian Renxue served him cake.

Qian Chen spent a quiet day with Qian Renxue, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress, arranging a tea shelf and sharing Moon Orchid tea while they planned to watch the flowers bloom. The next morning, the Snow Empress combed his hair and helped him dress before their planned visit to the courtyard.

• Qian Renxue, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress sat beside Qian Chen as he read, cared for him, and agreed to return to see the Moon Orchids the next day.
• Qian Chen and the three women arranged the new tea shelf, brewed Moon Orchid tea, and shared tea and chestnut cake.
• Qian Renxue arranged time for Qian Chen to study a star chart with her and read with the Snow Empress the following day.
• The Snow Empress combed Qian Chen's hair the next morning and helped him change into a pale silver robe, loosening its sash so it would not be too tight.

Qian Chen spent the morning with Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Qian Renxue tending to and observing the Moon Orchid, while they fussed over his clothes, food, and comfort. They left the flower bed without disturbing it and planned to keep recording the plant’s growth until it bloomed.

• Snow Empress dressed Qian Chen for a visit to the courtyard, while Ice Empress changed clothes and asked him to tie her sash and boots.
• Qian Renxue arrived with pastries and an outer robe for Qian Chen, and the four shared breakfast before agreeing to visit the Moon Orchid.
• Qian Renxue checked the soil and confirmed the Moon Orchid did not need watering, while Ice Empress spotted a new leaf and Qian Renxue recorded the plant’s condition.
• The group discussed keeping a growth booklet and adding a table beside the flower bed after the Moon Orchid bloomed, then returned to the covered walkway for tea and pastries.
• Qian Chen shared a Moon Orchid-shaped pastry among everyone, and Qian Renxue suggested making chestnut cakes in the courtyard when the flowers bloomed.

Qian Chen and the Ice Empress, Qian Renxue, and the Snow Empress tended the Moon Orchid together until it bloomed, then returned to Heaven Dou City to visit Qian Daoliu. They settled into a leisurely routine of tea, reading, and sharing chestnut cakes, with plans to return to the Divine Realm after staying a few days.

• The Ice Empress practiced making chestnut cakes with Qian Chen and learned to check the jar labels before choosing ingredients.
• Qian Chen and the three women cared for the Moon Orchid, recorded its growth in a booklet, and waited for its first bud to bloom.
• Qian Chen, the Ice Empress, Qian Renxue, and the Snow Empress watched the Moon Orchid bloom and recorded that they were all together that day.
• Qian Chen reassured the Snow Empress that he would keep her company, and they stayed in the courtyard until the last petal unfurled.
• Qian Chen and the three women returned to Heaven Dou City with tea, chestnut cakes, and their booklet, and Qian Daoliu welcomed them back.