Chapter Summaries

Qin Yu confronted Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng after the prince demanded that Qin Yu kneel and surrender his arm and Storage Ring. Ling Yuan revealed herself as a Titled Douluo, forcing the prince and Xue Beng down, and Qin Yu ended the chapter approaching them with a threat.

• Ye Lingling declined Qin Yu's offer to join him, and Qin Yu accepted her refusal.
• Prince Xue Xing arrived with Xue Beng and ordered Qin Yu to surrender an arm and Storage Ring, kneel, and apologize.
• Qin Yu summoned Ling Yuan, whose Titled Douluo pressure forced Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng to the ground and made the prince spit blood.
• Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin apologized to Qin Yu and blamed Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the conflict.
• Qin Yu approached the fallen prince and Xue Beng, remarked that their lives were valuable, and began to threaten them.

Qin Yu brutally subdued Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, then sent Meng Shenji to deliver his demands to Emperor Xue Ye. After dismissing the onlookers, he told Dugu Yan that the person her grandfather had been waiting for had arrived, and she left to relay the message.

• Qin Yu threatened Prince Xue Xing, then stomped on Xue Beng's hand and dislocated his jaw when he continued screaming.
• Qin Yu cut off two of Prince Xue Xing's fingers and ordered Meng Shenji to deliver his demands to Xue Ye within two hours, or the prince and Xue Beng would die.
• Qin Yu dismissed the spectators, warning that the royal family might suppress news of the incident.
• Ling Yuan sent Qin Ming and the others flying, and Qin Yu pulled Dugu Yan over and told her to inform her grandfather that the person he had been waiting for had arrived.
• Dugu Yan thanked Qin Yu and left, while Qin Yu remained with Ling Yuan, the two education committee members, Xue Xing, and Xue Beng.

Qin Yu’s violent clash with Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing reached the Xue Ye Emperor, who was enraged by the bloodied message and severed fingers. After considering Qin Yu and Ling Yuan’s mysterious strength, he read Qin Yu’s letter and was left dumbfounded.

• The Xue Ye Emperor praised Xue Qinghe’s work while Qian Renxue secretly continued poisoning him.
• Meng Shenji reported Qin Yu’s fight at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, including his defeat of the Imperial Fighting Team and his injuries to Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing.
• Meng Shenji presented Qin Yu’s bloodied letter containing Prince Xue Xing’s severed fingers, provoking the Xue Ye Emperor’s fury.
• The Xue Ye Emperor questioned Ling Yuan’s strength and Qin Yu’s origins, while Qian Renxue wondered what Qin Yu intended.
• The Xue Ye Emperor followed Xue Qinghe’s suggestion to read Qin Yu’s demands and was left dumbfounded.

Qian Renxue advised Emperor Xue Ye to trade the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for Xue Xing and Xue Beng, then reasoned that Qin Yu and Ling Yuan likely came from a hidden family or sect rather than Spirit Hall. Emperor Xue Ye agreed that they should seek friendship and recruitment, and Qian Renxue offered to meet them herself.

• Qian Renxue recommended exchanging the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for Xue Xing and Xue Beng, citing their importance and the danger of provoking Ling Yuan Douluo.
• Emperor Xue Ye criticized Xue Beng and Xue Xing, while Qian Renxue defended them by explaining that Qin Yu had started the conflict.
• Qian Renxue argued that Qin Yu and Ling Yuan were unlikely to belong to Spirit Hall because Qin Yu’s conduct and demand for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud suggested ignorance of its true value.
• Emperor Xue Ye praised Qian Renxue’s analysis and decided that the empire should make friends with Qin Yu and Ling Yuan, possibly recruiting them.
• Qian Renxue volunteered to go personally, saying she could resolve the conflict and establish a friendship even if she could not yet recruit them.

Qian Renxue gained control of Heaven Dou Royal Academy and set out to recruit Qin Yu and Ling Yuan. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong headed to investigate Qin Yu, then encountered Qian Renxue’s convoy on the way.

• Emperor Xue Ye removed Xue Xing from his post and appointed Qian Renxue to take charge of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi read a report about Qin Yu and Ling Yuan, then decided to investigate them with Sword Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong read the report, objected to Qin Yu using her name, and insisted on joining the trip.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi’s group met Qian Renxue and Meng Shenji’s convoy, and Qian Renxue greeted her teacher while worrying about Qin Yu.

Qin Yu held Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng hostage until Xue Qinghe brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After Qin Yu received the treasure and Ling Yuan released the two princes, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's arrival left Qin Yu facing the consequences of borrowing Ning Rongrong's name.

• Qin Yu threatened Xue Xing and Xue Beng as they lay injured, while Ling Yuan told him Dugu Bo had left rather than intervene.
• Qin Yu frightened Xue Beng until he wet and soiled himself, then sensed Xue Qinghe's group approaching with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong became captivated by Qin Yu, and Sword Douluo recognized Ling Yuan as a level-ninety-five Titled Douluo.
• Qin Yu pretended not to recognize Qian Renxue and asked Xue Qinghe for the item he had demanded.
• Qian Renxue gave Qin Yu the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Ling Yuan withdrew her pressure so Xue Xing and Xue Beng could escape.

Qian Renxue apologized to Qin Yu for the Heaven Dou Empire’s failure to control Xue Xing and Xue Beng, then introduced him to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong. Qin Yu’s age and talent shocked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect delegation, and he left Ning Rongrong flustered by calling out her lack of effort in cultivation.

• Meng Shenji showed Prince Xue Xing Xue Ye’s imperial decree, shocking him and stopping his demand for revenge.
• Qian Renxue apologized to Qin Yu, who joked that he had started trouble for no reason and praised her appearance.
• Qian Renxue introduced Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong to Qin Yu, who deflected Ning Fengzhi’s questions about his family.
• Qin Yu teased Ning Rongrong by claiming they had already met, and Ling Yuan rebuked Chen Xin for accusing him of bullying her.
• Qin Yu revealed that he was only a few months older than Ning Rongrong and was a level forty-five Soul Ancestor, stunning the delegation.
• Qin Yu criticized Ning Rongrong for neglecting cultivation, and she weakly denied that she had been slacking off.

Ning Fengzhi considered Qin Yu a promising match for Ning Rongrong, while Qian Renxue gave Qin Yu the Crown Prince's Token and arranged to meet him again. On the way back to the sect, Ning Fengzhi teased Rongrong about marrying Qin Yu, and her flustered response suggested she had some affection for him.

• Ning Fengzhi invited Qin Yu to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and encouraged Ning Rongrong to learn from him.
• Qian Renxue invited Qin Yu to a banquet the following week and gave him the Crown Prince's Token, which could grant access to imperial help.
• Qin Yu left with Ling Yuan, while Qian Renxue arranged for Ning Fengzhi to help her assess Qin Yu and planned to take control of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong what she thought of Qin Yu, and she admitted he was handsome and strong despite calling him awful.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong if she would consider Qin Yu as a future husband, and she blushed, denied liking him, and ran ahead.

Qin Yu forced Dugu Bo to pledge that he and Dugu Yan would devote their lives to him in exchange for being saved from their poison. The next day, after Dugu Yan joined them, Qin Yu ordered her to stay away from Yu Tianheng and all other boys.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo for his opinion of Qin Yu, and Sword Douluo praised Qin Yu's talent, composure, and potential.
• Qin Yu confronted Dugu Bo and demanded that he and Dugu Yan devote their lives to him in exchange for his help.
• Dugu Bo agreed before the half incense stick burned out, choosing Dugu Yan's future over his freedom and his obligation to the Heaven Dou imperial family.
• The next day, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan met Qin Yu at a hotel in Heaven Dou City, where Qin Yu told Dugu Yan to avoid Yu Tianheng and all other boys.

Qin Yu treated Dugu Yan and explained how she and Dugu Bo could remove the toxins in their bodies. He left them to test his method using Soul Bones.

• Dugu Yan denied having relationships with other boys, and Qin Yu warned her not to harm his interests or those of people around him.
• Qin Yu gave Dugu Yan a disguised tonic and told her to refine it as part of her treatment.
• After Dugu Yan finished refining the pill, Qin Yu claimed he was six or seven years younger than her and sent her outside.
• Qin Yu startled Dugu Bo by saying “My condolences,” then reassured him that Dugu Yan’s treatment had gone smoothly.
• Qin Yu explained that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan should use Soul Bones to draw out their toxins and told them to test the method themselves.

Qin Yu secured Dugu Bo’s allegiance by making clear that Dugu Yan’s affection would keep him loyal, then weighed the risks of refining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Gu Yuena advised him to destroy the Sea God’s Divine Sense within it before the Sea God could identify what happened.

• Qin Yu warned Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan against breaking their promise, and Dugu Bo affirmed that he would serve Qin Yu as long as Qin Yu treated Dugu Yan well.
• After Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan left, Qin Yu told Ling Yuan that winning Dugu Yan’s affection would prevent Dugu Bo from betraying him.
• Qin Yu entered his room and examined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, worrying that refining it might alert the Sea God to the Silver Dragon Reverse Scale.
• Qin Yu contacted Gu Yuena, who said he should refine the treasure and destroy the Sea God’s Divine Sense inside it.
• Gu Yuena explained that the Sea God would notice the Divine Sense’s disappearance but would not know what happened, though Qin Yu still worried about the Sea God sensing her Silver Dragon Reverse Scale.

Qin Yu refined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but the Sea God's Divine Sense entered his sea of consciousness and discovered Gu Yuena and the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd. Gu Yuena and the halberd destroyed the divine sense, and Qin Yu learned the first three Sea God Thirteen Forms before attempting to merge the shroud with his halberd.

• Qin Yu began refining the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after Gu Yuena promised to cover for him.
• The Sea God's Divine Sense entered Qin Yu's sea of consciousness and discovered the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd and Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon Reverse Scale.
• Gu Yuena threatened the Sea God's Divine Sense, then unleashed the halberd, which pierced its Vast Sea barrier and destroyed it.
• Gu Yuena used her origin power to suppress the rampaging halberd again, suffering backlash before telling Qin Yu to keep a lower profile.
• Qin Yu absorbed the remnant left by the divine sense and learned the first three Sea God Thirteen Forms.
• Qin Yu drew the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into his sea of consciousness and began guiding it toward the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd.

Qin Yu transformed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into the divine Abyssal Heart, while the Sea God noticed the loss of his Divine Sense and sent a decree to Sea God Island. At a banquet with Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi, Qin Yu discussed Ning Rongrong’s future as sect master.

• Qin Yu brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud near the Heavenly Saint Rift-Splitting Halberd, and its aura replaced the shroud’s Vast Sea Power with Abyssal Power.
• Qin Yu renamed the shroud the Abyssal Heart and tested its invisibility, finding that it could conceal an entire room from even a Deity.
• The Sea God discovered that his Divine Sense within the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud had been destroyed and sent a decree to his representative on Sea God Island.
• A sea-blue-haired woman on Sea God Island received the Sea God’s decree and vanished.
• Qin Yu attended Qian Renxue’s banquet with Ning Fengzhi, who apologized for Ning Rongrong and said she had gone to Suotuo City to join Shrek Academy.
• Qin Yu told Ning Fengzhi that Ning Rongrong would have little time for mischief once she took over as sect master.

At a dinner with Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue, Qin Yu discussed the struggle among Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire. He fabricated a story about the Qin Family’s decline and left Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi offering him their support.

• Ning Fengzhi said Ning Rongrong thought highly of Qin Yu, and Qin Yu joked that she was probably complaining about him.
• Qian Renxue asked Qin Yu about the continent’s political situation, and he described the rivalry among the three major powers.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that the Heaven Dou Empire’s rule would be preferable and explained why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supported it.
• Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi asked Qin Yu to befriend and assist the Heaven Dou Empire, but Qin Yu said he could not represent the Qin Family.
• Qin Yu claimed his family had declined and that he was seeking a way to revitalize it, prompting Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi to promise their support.

Qin Yu gained the support of Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi for his plan to build a faction, then met privately with Qian Renxue and explained why he wanted to pursue Ning Rongrong. The chapter ended with Qin Yu and Qian Renxue growing closer.

• Qin Yu told Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue he planned to build a faction and bring the Qin Family out of seclusion, and both pledged their support.
• Qin Yu revealed that his martial soul was the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon and said he intended to meet Yu Xiaogang.
• Qin Yu and Qian Renxue discussed his faction plans with Ning Fengzhi until he left in the afternoon.
• Qin Yu returned secretly to the Crown Prince's Residence, removed Qian Renxue's disguise, and used the Abyssal Heart to conceal their presence.
• Qian Renxue confronted Qin Yu about his interest in Ning Rongrong, and he explained that courting her could give him influence over Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qin Yu reassured Qian Renxue that she mattered most to him, and they became intimate.

Qin Yu arrived in Suotuo City intending to provoke Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang, then witnessed Dai Mubai and Tang San fight at the Rose Hotel. He mocked Dai Mubai for nearly losing to Tang San and warned him not to call people “pretty boy.”

• Qin Yu reached Suotuo City with Ling Yuan, who reported that Shrek Academy was enrolling students the next day.
• Tang San fought Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel, using his Blue Silver Grass and poison to gain the advantage before Dai Mubai broke free with his third Soul Skill.
• Dai Mubai ended the fight and acknowledged Tang San’s strength, while Tang San chose not to use his hidden weapons.
• Qin Yu laughed at the two young men, criticized Dai Mubai for struggling against a weaker opponent, and told him to stop calling people pretty boys.

Qin Yu defeated Dai Mubai in the hotel hall and sent him fleeing in fear that he had been permanently injured. Above the hotel, Ling Yuan confronted Tang Hao over a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Tang Hao threatened Qin Yu and Tang San.

• Qin Yu struck Dai Mubai with Gold Soul Coins after mocking him, then dodged his attacks and beat him down with a series of blows.
• Qin Yu kicked Dai Mubai in a vital spot and warned that he could become a tigress if he did not get treated, prompting Dai Mubai to flee the hall.
• Qin Yu paid the receptionist for a room on the top floor, while Tang San and Xiao Wu chose not to get involved.
• Ling Yuan and Tang Hao faced off above the hotel, each wary of the other's power and claiming the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Tang Hao threatened to kill Qin Yu, and Ling Yuan challenged him by pointing out that Tang San was his son and asking whether he could withstand her attack.

Ling Yuan confronted Tang Hao over the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and reported the stalemate to Qin Yu, who told her to watch Tang Hao while he made plans. The next morning, Qin Yu went to Shrek Academy and joined the applicant line, where he saw Tang San, Xiao Wu, and a black-clad girl.

• Ling Yuan threatened to expose Tang Hao, Tang San, and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to Spirit Hall, then agreed that Tang Hao would take the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao concealed himself nearby while Ling Yuan returned to the hotel and told Qin Yu about him and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Qin Yu told Ling Yuan to keep watch over Tang Hao and said he would arrange a way to deal with him when the time was right.
• Qin Yu left Suotuo City the next morning and headed to Shrek Academy, where he joined a long line of applicants.
• Xiao Wu recognized Qin Yu as the person who had beaten Dai Mubai, and Tang San grew jealous as she praised Qin Yu's looks.
• Qin Yu noticed a black-clad girl ahead of him in line and guessed her identity from her appearance and Soul Power Level.

Qin Yu encountered Ning Rongrong while they waited to enter Shrek Academy, teasing her and revealing that he had beaten Dai Mubai. After Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing qualified in the entrance tests, Qin Yu faced an age challenge, and Li Yusong began checking his bone age.

• Qin Yu and Ning Rongrong argued about who had followed whom, and Qin Yu said he had come to Shrek Academy to cause trouble.
• Qin Yu told Ning Rongrong that he had beaten Dai Mubai, while Zhu Zhuqing secretly listened and reacted to Dai Mubai’s name.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing passed the entrance tests, with Zhu Zhuqing showing Soul Power Level twenty-seven.
• Li Yusong doubted that Qin Yu was old enough, so Ning Rongrong explained that Qin Yu was her age and powerful.
• Li Yusong asked Qin Yu to hold out his hand so he could check Qin Yu’s bone age.

Qin Yu stunned the Shrek Academy staff and applicants by revealing that he was a level forty-five Soul Ancestor despite his young age. After teasing Ning Rongrong, he entered the academy with the other new students and met Zhao Wuji and Ma Hongjun for the final assessment.

• Li Yusong confirmed Qin Yu's bone age and tested his Soul Power, discovering he had reached level forty-five.
• Tang Hao wondered whether Qin Yu had Twin Martial Souls and feared that Qin Yu and Ling Yuan might belong to Spirit Hall, while Ling Yuan watched for an attack.
• Qin Yu pinched Ning Rongrong's cheek for laughing at him, and she threatened to get revenge.
• Oscar led Qin Yu, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong into Shrek Academy after Li Yusong explained that Zhao Wuji would oversee their next test.
• Ma Hongjun became wary when Qin Yu looked at him, and Zhao Wuji admitted he could not see through Qin Yu's cultivation before asking the newcomers to introduce their Martial Souls and Soul Power Levels.