Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong struggled to control the Destruction power Nanook had given her, so Sunday sealed it and warned that her dark side had resurfaced. After discussing her Path and preparing for the tournament, Sunday and Xue Qinghe returned to the hotel, where Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were waiting.

• Bibi Dong attacked Sunday after waking, and he struck her into the courtyard wall before Qian Renxue dug her out.
• Sunday examined Bibi Dong and explained that Nanook's Destruction power was eroding her body and sanity, then sealed it so she could refine it gradually.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue and Sunday to leave, then recognized that the power had revived her buried dark desires.
• Xue Qinghe asked Sunday whether Destruction was an evil Path, and Sunday said a Path's power depended on its wielder.
• Sunday and Xue Qinghe discussed Soul Rings, tournament preparations, and Sunday's hidden plan before returning to the hotel.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo greeted Sunday and Xue Qinghe at the hotel entrance, and Ning Fengzhi apologized for delaying his discussion about his daughter's Soul Ring.

Sunday helped Xue Qinghe deflect Ning Fengzhi’s suspicions before the group split up, then visited the Worship Hall to warn Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had awakened a dangerous new power. He gave Qian Daoliu a musical-note Token to use if Bibi Dong lost control.

• Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that the Pope had asked about the Soul-Guidance Factory and outlined plans to sell locomotives in the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe returned to the empire while Sunday stayed behind to take Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing Soul Hunting.
• Sunday went to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the six Imperial Offerings came out to welcome him.
• Sunday warned Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had awakened a new power and might become stronger than him in a fight.
• Sunday gave Qian Daoliu a musical-note Token and told him to crush it if Bibi Dong lost control, so he could seal her power away.

Sunday assured Qian Daoliu he would receive a blessing and then reunited with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to take them to the Star Dou Great Forest for soul rings. In Soul Hunting Town, the girls browsed a stall until Ma Kui’s mercenary team tried to pressure them into hiring the group, and Ning Rongrong angrily rejected them.

• Sunday warned Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong had grown stronger and gave him musical notes as a safeguard, then promised him a future blessing.
• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile and the other elders about Sunday’s warning and ordered them back inside the Worship Hall.
• Sunday met Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing at the hotel and took them by carriage toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
• After arriving in Soul Hunting Town, Sunday let Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing browse its general stores while he went to a hotel.
• Ma Kui and his deputy approached the girls and offered the Iron Mercenary Team’s services, but Ning Rongrong snapped at them for pressuring her.

Sunday took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing into the Star Dou Great Forest to find their fourth Soul Rings, then encountered Lin Mianmian and her Star Luo Empire guards near a lake. Lin Mianmian revealed that her Heavenly Star Lin Family also sought a Tricolor Deer, while Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell Spirit Cat exposed her connection to the Star Luo Zhu Family.

• After Ma Kui’s group left, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned to their lodging and planned to seek Soul Rings the next day.
• Sunday led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to a lake in the Star Dou Great Forest, where he explained that Tricolor Deer lived nearby and went to find a suitable one for Ning Rongrong.
• As Sunday searched, a group from the Star Luo Empire emerged from the bushes, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to release her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
• Lin Mianmian introduced herself as a member of the Heavenly Star Duke Lin Family and said her group wanted a Tricolor Deer for her Heavenly Star Vine’s fourth Soul Ring.
• Lin Mianmian recognized Zhu Zhuqing as a daughter of the Star Luo Zhu Family, while the narration described how the imperial family controlled and suppressed the Zhu Family.

Sunday returned to the lakeside with a Tricolor Deer, met Lin Mianmian of the Sky Star Duke's Mansion, and helped Zhu Zhuqing reflect on her talent and resolve. As Ning Rongrong began absorbing the deer's Soul Ring, Sunday told Zhu Zhuqing about Veritas Ratio and the vast world beyond the geniuses she knew.

• Sunday returned carrying a Tricolor Deer, and Lin Mianmian approached him after seeing him fly.
• Lin Mianmian introduced herself and left when Sunday showed no interest in lingering, while Sunday learned she was an eighteen-year-old Soul Ancestor.
• Ning Rongrong began absorbing the Tricolor Deer's Soul Ring, and Zhu Zhuqing asked Sunday whether she was stupid and spoke about her ordinary talent and Dai Mubai's flight.
• Sunday encouraged Zhu Zhuqing not to let her starting point decide her future, then recounted Veritas Ratio's words about geniuses and ordinary people.
• Sunday explained that Veritas Ratio had once been celebrated as a prodigy but discovered that the Genius Society saw ordinary geniuses as little more than thinking monkeys.

Sunday told Zhu Zhuqing how Dr. Ratio abandoned his pursuit of the Genius Society’s approval to help ordinary scholars, encouraging her to define herself rather than measure her worth by others. After Ning Rongrong completed her fourth Soul Ring, Sunday tested her new defensive skill, and they continued searching for Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Ring.

• Sunday explained that the Genius Society rejected Dr. Ratio, who eventually stopped seeking its recognition and focused on spreading knowledge and helping ordinary scholars.
• Sunday urged Zhu Zhuqing not to let comparisons with other geniuses trap her in a lifelong obsession, and she said she understood.
• Ning Rongrong finished absorbing her Soul Ring and excitedly hugged Sunday.
• Ning Rongrong demonstrated her fourth Soul Skill, which boosted Zhu Zhuqing’s defense by nearly forty percent, and Sunday praised its strength.
• Sunday led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing onward to search for Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Ring before the tournament began.

Sunday, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing searched the forest for a suitable shadow-type soul beast but found none before nightfall. They camped for the evening, and Zhu Zhuqing cooked while she and Ning Rongrong grew closer; Sunday ended the chapter thinking about Little Cui back at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

• Sunday led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing through the forest all day, but they found no shadow-type soul beast over six thousand years old.
• Sunday made camp, gathered firewood, and killed two rabbits for dinner after checking that no high-level soul beasts were nearby.
• Zhu Zhuqing roasted the rabbits and told Ning Rongrong that she had learned to cook because her family life was difficult and people often attacked her in secret.
• Ning Rongrong offered Zhu Zhuqing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's protection from the Lewd Tiger Family, and Zhu Zhuqing promised to cook for her once she had dealt with her troubles.
• As Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing ate together, Sunday wondered whether Little Cui had been fed at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Sunday explained to Zhu Zhuqing that Ning Rongrong’s carefree behavior hid an understanding of the burdens awaiting her as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future successor. The conversation left Zhu Zhuqing reflecting on Rongrong’s rare childhood freedom and the security Ning Fengzhi gave her.

• Sunday considered making the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Zhu Zhuqing’s fourth soul ring, but decided she should wait until her fifth ring to absorb it.
• Unable to sleep after the day’s events, Zhu Zhuqing joined Sunday by the campfire and said she felt burdened while Ning Rongrong seemed carefree.
• Sunday challenged Zhu Zhuqing’s assumptions, explaining that Rongrong understood her responsibilities but could still act willfully because she had family to rely on.
• Sunday praised Rongrong’s sincere treatment of others and said Ning Fengzhi let her enjoy her childhood because he knew the hardships her future role would bring.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled that Rongrong often said her father would shoulder any trouble, and felt newly aware of how much that security meant to her.

Sunday spoke with Zhu Zhuqing about protecting Ning Rongrong's innocence and treasuring their friendship, then urged her to rest before absorbing a Soul Ring. Zhu Zhuqing ended the night by teasing Sunday about Dr. Ratio, leaving him smiling as she returned to the tent.

• Zhu Zhuqing vowed to protect Ning Rongrong and keep her in a happy environment, and Sunday reflected that childhood dreams needed someone to protect them.
• Sunday explained how Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's contrasting personalities had drawn them together, and urged Zhu Zhuqing to cherish their bond.
• Zhu Zhuqing recalled how Ning Rongrong had stood up for her when others stayed out of Dai Mubai's confrontation, and reaffirmed her trust in Ning Rongrong.
• Sunday told Zhu Zhuqing to rest because she needed to be healthy to absorb a Soul Ring the next day, and she headed for the tent resolved to pursue her dreams.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether Professor Dr. Ratio was real, then told Sunday he seemed more like a doctor than a scholar before cheerfully returning to the tent.

Sunday took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to hunt a six-thousand-year-old Ghost Shadow Eagle so Zhu Zhuqing could gain a Soul Ring, then returned with them to Heaven Dou City. There, they saw Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng leaving a Pleasure House, and Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved she had not followed Dai Mubai’s path.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong packed camp after Sunday returned from scouting with a six-thousand-year-old Ghost Shadow Eagle in mind for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Sunday flew the two girls to a cliff and used his power to seize and fatally injure the Ghost Shadow Eagle.
• Zhu Zhuqing killed the eagle and absorbed its Soul Ring, while Sunday found two External Soul Bones in its claws.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed both Soul Bones, reaching rank forty-five, and Ning Rongrong congratulated her before they flew back with Sunday.
• Above Heaven Dou City, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing spotted Dai Mubai leaving a Pleasure House with Yu Tianheng, and Zhu Zhuqing felt grateful she had not chosen Dai Mubai.

Sunday brought Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to the Crown Prince's Manor to collect their championship rewards, where they reunited with their friends and attended a banquet hosted by Xue Qinghe. Xue Qinghe privately revealed that the rewards discussion was an excuse to ask about the girls’ new Soul Skills and Ning Fengzhi’s intentions.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong condemned Dai Mubai, and Sunday flew them to the Crown Prince's Manor to collect their tournament rewards.
• Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi and proudly told him she had reached rank forty-three and gained a defensive fourth Soul Skill.
• Dugu Yan and Osler greeted Sunday, while Ning Fengzhi thanked him for helping Ning Rongrong obtain her Soul Ring and Soul Skill.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed everyone to a banquet and then drew Sunday aside under the pretense of discussing the championship prizes.
• Xue Qinghe admitted he wanted to ask about Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong’s fourth Soul Skills and said Ning Fengzhi was his only option.

Xue Qinghe worried that Ning Fengzhi might be using Ning Rongrong to spy on him, but Sunday reassured him and explained why he wanted to bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into their plans for Paradise. The chapter ended with Xue Qinghe embracing Sunday’s vision and promising to spread his story across the continent.

• Xue Qinghe told Sunday that Ning Fengzhi had grown suspicious and might turn Ning Rongrong into a spy, and Sunday said she had shown no unusual behavior.
• Xue Qinghe questioned why Sunday had recruited Ning Rongrong, and Sunday explained that her future leadership could bring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to their side.
• Xue Qinghe asked why Sunday worked through ordinary people instead of using his divine power to build Paradise, and Sunday said he wanted them to build it together.
• Xue Qinghe agreed that a shared story was more compelling and praised Sunday, while Sunday said he believed Xue Qinghe could become Paradise’s future founder.
• Xue Qinghe promised to make Sunday’s story known across the continent, then recalled Bibi Dong’s letters and privately decided that his mother had been wrong.

Xue Qinghe told Sunday that Xue Ye wanted him to coach Xue Beng’s tournament team, and Sunday warned that Xue Beng might be pretending to be a wastrel. Xue Qinghe realized he may have underestimated Xue Beng and began considering whether to eliminate him.

• Xue Qinghe explained that Xue Ye wanted Sunday to coach the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team or lend it a reserve member for the upcoming tournament.
• Xue Qinghe said he preferred to help Xue Beng because it could ease Xue Ye’s suspicions and help him gain control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Sunday warned Xue Qinghe that Xue Ye’s request might be a test and that Xue Beng could be more capable than he appeared.
• Xue Qinghe reconsidered Xue Beng’s apparent idleness and realized it might be a disguise, just as his own persona was an act.
• Xue Qinghe’s killing intent grew as he considered removing Xue Beng, believing his influence could let him claim the throne.

Sunday learned about a mysterious haunting at a major hotel in Spirit Crystal City, where witnesses saw a blue-haired bellboy they later could not remember clearly. He suspected the faceless figure might be connected to the Garden of Recollection, but he could not identify it.

• Sunday urged Xue Qinghe to watch Xue Beng discreetly, and they returned to the banquet hall.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the ghost story came from Spirit Crystal City, a major ore-producing city whose materials supplied Sunday’s Soul Tool factory.
• Ning Fengzhi recounted how a merchant blamed a young bellboy for dropping valuable ore, but the hotel staff insisted that no such boy worked there.
• Xue Qinghe said that more people had since reported seeing the small, blue-haired boy, though they could not remember his face, and that a Soul Saint’s investigation found nothing.
• Sunday wondered whether the memory-blurring figure came from the Garden of Recollection, but he could not detect any use of Path energy or determine who the figure was.

Sunday learned that Xue Beng had left the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the Prince's Mansion amid signs that Xue Xing and the Clear Sky Sect might be plotting together. He agreed to investigate and left Ah Yin and Little Cui chatting at his villa.

• Sunday discussed the suspicious activity around Spirit Crystal City with Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, and Ning Fengzhi offered help from the Seven Treasure Trading Company.
• Xue Qinghe awarded Dugu Yan and the others eight Gold Soul Coin cards, each with a one-million-five-hundred-thousand base allowance and a conditional three-million allowance.
• After the guests left, Xue Qinghe told Sunday that Xue Beng had gone to the Prince's Mansion and that strangely dressed people had entered through the West City Gate after the Moonlight Pavilion closed.
• Sunday agreed to investigate Xue Xing and Xue Beng, while Xue Qinghe chose to wait and see what they would do.
• Sunday returned to his villa, heard Ah Yin and Little Cui talking about him, and left without interrupting them so he could investigate Xue Beng.

Sunday visited Tang Yuehua, left her an amber pendant that secretly let him monitor the Clear Sky Sect, and tracked Tang Xiao’s group to Xue Xing’s residence. There, he overheard the Clear Sky Sect pressuring Xue Beng to pursue the throne and was startled when Tang Lie called him “the true emperor of peace.”

• Sunday found Tang Yuehua alone at the Moonlight Pavilion and noticed her worry about Tang Xiao’s recent visit.
• Sunday left Tang Yuehua an amber pendant made from Path Power, which secretly allowed him to detect Clear Sky Sect members near her.
• Sunday reached Xue Xing’s residence and discovered Tang Xiao, Tang Lie, another elder, Xue Xing, and Xue Beng discussing an alliance.
• Tang Xiao explained that the Clear Sky Sect hoped to restore its reputation by supporting Xue Beng’s bid for the throne.
• Tang Lie urged Xue Beng to act, calling him “the true emperor of peace,” and Sunday nearly choked in surprise.

Xue Beng and Xue Xing stalled the Clear Sky Sect’s rebellion proposal while Sunday secretly reported their plans to Xue Qinghe. Meanwhile, Tang Xiao’s group debated how to win the princes’ trust, and Tang Lie suggested using Tang Yuehua in a marriage alliance.

• Tang Lie praised Xue Beng as a future sovereign, but Xue Beng and Xue Xing denied any intent to rebel and questioned the Clear Sky Sect’s motives.
• Xue Xing delayed a decision and told Tang Xiao to return after the princes had made up their minds, while Xue Beng agreed to keep the sect waiting for better terms.
• Sunday recorded Xue Beng and Xue Xing’s secret plans and left a confidential letter for Xue Qinghe at the Crown Prince’s Manor.
• Tang Xiao, Tang Lie, and the other elder discussed the failed negotiations with Tang Yuehua through the pendant, and Tang Xiao said they needed to offer the princes tangible benefits.
• Tang Lie asked Tang Yuehua what she thought of Xue Beng, prompting Tang Xiao to angrily stop him before Tang Lie dismissed her as useless.

Tang Xiao confronted Tang Lie over the elders’ plan for Tang Yuehua, who fled in despair, while Sunday watched and considered how the conflict might create an opportunity. Xue Qinghe arrived at Sunday’s home, where Qian Renxue and Little Cui became jealous rivals for Sunday’s attention.

• Tang Xiao attacked Tang Lie, but the Third Elder intervened and ordered Tang Lie to leave.
• Tang Yuehua concluded that the elders had already decided her fate and ran from the room in tears.
• Sunday watched Tang Yuehua flee and criticized the Clear Sky Sect’s elders, then considered whether the incident could give him an opening.
• Little Cui told Sunday that Ah Yin had sensed his return and that a silver-haired young man was approaching.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and revealed herself as Qian Renxue, startling Little Cui.
• Qian Renxue and Little Cui traded jealous taunts about Sunday’s affection, with Little Cui repeatedly declaring that Sunday liked her duck form.

Sunday told Qian Renxue to let Xue Beng’s rebellion proceed while keeping her trump cards hidden, then prepared to travel to Spirit Crystal City to investigate its ghost. Before leaving, he warned her about Bibi Dong’s dangerous Path and urged her to seek help if she needed it.

• Qian Renxue said she planned to let Xue Beng rebel so she could secure her throne and defeat him openly.
• Sunday told Qian Renxue that Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua had fallen out after Clear Sky Sect elders proposed Tang Yuehua marry Xue Beng.
• Sunday warned Qian Renxue not to reveal her trump cards and said he would leave for Spirit Crystal City, returning before the Soul Master Tournament.
• Sunday used his pocket watch to explain that appearances could hide change, noting that its hands had moved since Qian Renxue last saw it.
• Sunday asked Little Cui to stay home and told Qian Renxue to consult her uncles or Dugu Bo if she needed help.
• Sunday warned Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong’s Path might involve a god and told her to guard her judgment if Bibi Dong tried to beguile her.

Sunday took the Imperial Fighting Team to Spirit Crystal City to investigate its ghost incident, posing as merchants to avoid attention. A local guide named Kui Zi offered to reveal what he knew and led them toward the reportedly haunted hotel.

• Sunday left Qian Renxue alone with Little Cui, who feared what Qian Renxue might do to her.
• Sunday invited Dugu Yan and the Imperial Fighting Team to visit Spirit Crystal City, and they agreed to go.
• Sunday carried the group to the outskirts of Spirit Crystal City in a golden curtain of light and told them to act like merchants.
• The group entered the nearly deserted city and met Kui Zi, who introduced himself as a former tour guide turned ghost tour guide.
• Sunday paid Kui Zi generously to explain every detail of the haunting, and Kui Zi began leading them to the hotel while describing reports of nighttime noises and a child's voice.