Chapter Summaries

Liu Erlong protected Xiao Wu after a Soul Elder tried to strike her, revealing herself as a powerful Soul Sage and declaring that she would defend her children. As the crowd cowered, an oddly arrogant passerby approached, and someone identified him as a runaway dog and offered to drag him away.

• A female Soul Elder reached for Su Bei, but Xiao Wu shoved her away and objected to her touching her brother.
• The Soul Elder tried to hit Xiao Wu, but Liu Erlong stopped her and blasted her aside with her Soul Power.
• Liu Erlong revealed her seven Soul Rings, warned the crowd not to target her children, and comforted the frightened Xiao Wu, who called her Mom.
• Passersby recognized Liu Erlong as a Soul Sage and paid their respects, while the women around her were intimidated into silence.
• A pockmarked passerby swaggered toward Liu Erlong, and someone apologized by calling him a runaway dog and offering to drag him away.

After Liu Erlong drove away the people who had threatened Xiao Wu, she comforted the girl and decided to buy a carriage to take her and Su Bei back to Blue Tyrant Academy safely. The chapter ended with Liu Erlong paying generously for the best, fastest carriage available.

• Liu Erlong frightened off the crowd after a Soul Elder had threatened Xiao Wu, and Su Bei comforted the shaken girl.
• Xiao Wu wiped away her tears and vowed to become much stronger, while Liu Erlong reflected on Su Bei's courage and sensed his Soul Power.
• Liu Erlong decided to avoid further trouble on the road and led Su Bei and Xiao Wu into a carriage shop.
• Liu Erlong asked for the best and fastest carriage, then handed the shopkeeper several hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Liu Erlong bought a luxurious carriage drawn by two untamed Hanoverian White Horses and subdued them with her Soul Sage power. As they neared Heaven Dou City, Xiao Wu sensed the horses wanted freedom and asked Su Bei whether they could release them.

• The shop owner presented Liu Erlong with a grand carriage and warned that its two three-thousand-year-old Hanoverian White Horses were difficult to tame.
• Liu Erlong accepted the carriage, and the horses reared when their shackles were removed before falling quiet under her pressure.
• Liu Erlong traveled with Su Bei and Xiao Wu toward Heaven Dou City, stopping at a forest spring after three hours.
• Xiao Wu told Su Bei she could sense the horses' wish to return to the world of Soul Beasts and asked if they could let them go.

Su Bei used his Dragon God's Gate and Chiwen to subdue the Hanoverian White Horse, then told Liu Erlong that he and Xiao Wu were six-year-old geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power. He demonstrated the lightning power granted by his summoning-type Martial Soul, leaving Liu Erlong astonished.

• The Hanoverian White Horse tried to flee and nearly kicked Su Bei, so he summoned Chiwen and used its dragon might to force it to sit still.
• Xiao Wu praised Su Bei and warned the horse not to frighten people again.
• Liu Erlong noticed Su Bei's First Soul Ring and asked about his and Xiao Wu's ages, Soul Power, Martial Souls, and first Soul Rings.
• Su Bei and Xiao Wu said they were six and had Innate Full Soul Power, while Xiao Wu described her rabbit Martial Soul.
• Su Bei explained that his Dragon God's Gate was a rare summoning-type Martial Soul that could summon spatial beasts and use their powers, then demonstrated its lightning for Liu Erlong.

Su Bei persuaded Liu Erlong to return to Blue Tyrant Academy with him and Xiao Wu, while a passing Heaven Dou royal carriage revealed Qian Renxue’s interest in him. The group arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Liu Erlong planned to personally help Su Bei improve his Soul Power control.

• Su Bei told Liu Erlong that his late father had taught him and that he and Xiao Wu had grown up together, then encouraged Liu Erlong to sympathize with Bibi Dong.
• Liu Erlong hugged Su Bei and decided to teach him Soul Power control when they returned to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• A Heaven Dou Empire carriage sped past Liu Erlong’s carriage, and Su Bei recognized that Xue Qinghe might be Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Qian Renxue glimpsed Su Bei through her carriage curtain and ordered her attendants to investigate who he was.
• Liu Erlong, Su Bei, and Xiao Wu reached Heaven Dou City, where Blue Tyrant Academy was located.

Liu Erlong brought Su Bei and Xiao Wu through the crowded entrance of Blue Tyrant Academy, where applicants learned that the academy’s admissions were strict and discussed its standing among Heaven Dou Empire schools. The chapter ended with the crowd debating the rankings of the empire’s leading academies.

• Liu Erlong drove Su Bei and Xiao Wu through the applicant crowd and explained Blue Tyrant Academy’s admission requirements.
• Su Bei told Xiao Wu that children needed at least level three Innate Soul Power to qualify, while the two of them had level ten.
• Liu Erlong showed her token, and the gatekeeper let her carriage enter the academy grounds.
• Applicants protested the carriage’s entry until the gatekeeper revealed that Liu Erlong was the headmaster.
• People in the crowd speculated that Liu Erlong had advanced to Soul Sage and argued over the rankings of the empire’s academies.

Liu Erlong brought Su Bei and Xiao Wu to her home in Blue Tyrant Academy and promised to improve their living conditions. One month later, the family had settled into a renovated lakeside house, where Su Bei and Xiao Wu squabbled over candy before dinner.

• At Blue Tyrant Academy's gates, two elders stopped students from fighting and warned that anyone who broke the rules would lose their registration qualifications.
• Liu Erlong took Su Bei and Xiao Wu to her wooden cabin in the forest and said she would arrange a luxurious house for them.
• One month later, Liu Erlong called Su Bei and Xiao Wu down to dinner at their new house on Lakeheart Island.
• Su Bei teased Xiao Wu while they fought over pig-shaped and rabbit-shaped candy, and Xiao Wu declared that bunnies were prettier.

Su Bei, Xiao Wu, and Liu Erlong shared a happy meal at the Fairytale House, while the fragrance of Liu Erlong’s cooking drew Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian’s attention. Concerned about the children staying with Erlong, the two decided to visit Lakeheart Island and see for themselves.

• Su Bei and Xiao Wu jumped from the Fairytale House to hurry to Liu Erlong’s meal, and Liu Erlong greeted them with affectionate concern.
• Su Bei praised Liu Erlong’s cooking and enjoyed the Mandala Snake, while Xiao Wu ate a rare Cherry Radish.
• Yu Yuanzhen learned from Yu Luomian that Liu Erlong had returned a month earlier as a level seventy-one Soul Sage and was staying on Lakeheart Island with two children.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian wondered where the children had come from and decided to visit Erlong after smelling her cooking.

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian spied on Liu Erlong, Su Bei, and Xiao Wu before approaching them at the lakeside home. The two elders arrived asking about the children, then froze in astonishment at Su Bei’s beauty.

• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian watched Liu Erlong’s family from a tree and argued over who should approach her.
• Liu Erlong heard the men, identified them as her uncle and father, and chose to ignore them at first.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian crossed the lake and joined Liu Erlong, Su Bei, and Xiao Wu.
• The two elders asked who the children were, then stared in amazement at Su Bei.

Liu Erlong confronted Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian when they came to question her about Su Bei and Xiao Wu, and she refused to let them take the children. A royal messenger arrived with a decree, interrupting the dispute and leaving its contents unknown.

• Yu Yuanzhen said rumors about Liu Erlong and the children had damaged the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's reputation, and Yu Luomian urged her to hand Su Bei over for discipline.
• Su Bei insulted Yu Luomian, and Liu Erlong unleashed her Soul Power and threatened to fight anyone who tried to take Su Bei and Xiao Wu.
• A royal messenger arrived and announced that he had a decree for Liu Erlong.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian paused their argument, while Liu Erlong warned them not to harm her children and ordered them to get lost.

Liu Erlong received an invitation for the Crown Prince’s investiture ceremony, along with a royal dress, and learned that Xue Qinghe had specifically asked for Su Bei. Su Bei agreed to attend the palace gathering, leaving the royal envoy to report that he would meet the First Prince.

• A royal envoy delivered Xue Ye’s decree inviting Liu Erlong and her son to Xue Qinghe’s investiture and bestowed the Seven Star Mother-Child Rainbow Dress.
• Liu Erlong questioned how the royal family knew about her children, and the envoy explained that Xue Qinghe had seen Su Bei and wanted to meet him.
• Liu Erlong initially declined the invitation because Su Bei disliked meeting strangers.
• After learning that representatives of major sects would attend, Su Bei asked whether their children could come and decided they should accept the invitation.
• Su Bei told the envoy his name and age, then asked him to tell the First Prince that he would enter the palace to meet her.

Su Bei agreed to attend the Heaven Dou royal investiture ceremony, despite Liu Erlong’s warnings about the palace’s dangerous succession struggle. At the palace, Liu Erlong refused the Crown Prince’s request to meet Su Bei before the ceremony, though Su Bei said he trusted the Crown Prince not to harm him.

• Yu Yuanzhen refused the royal invitation and left, telling the envoy that Liu Erlong could represent the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Three days later, Liu Erlong and Su Bei set out for the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace while Xiao Wu stayed behind at Fairytale House.
• Liu Erlong warned Su Bei that Xue Qinghe was suspected of murdering his brothers and might try to recruit him, but Su Bei said he understood.
• At the palace, an attendant invited Su Bei to meet Xue Qinghe before the investiture ceremony, and Liu Erlong refused on his behalf.
• Su Bei told Liu Erlong he trusted the Crown Prince not to harm him.

Su Bei went to meet Xue Qinghe alone while Liu Erlong prepared to attend the coronation ceremony. The chapter ended with Su Bei arriving upstairs and finding the blond Crown Prince being dressed for the ceremony.

• Liu Erlong worried that Su Bei might be abducted again and insisted on protecting him.
• Su Bei persuaded Liu Erlong to let him meet the Crown Prince alone while she attended the coronation ceremony.
• A guide led Su Bei through the lavish palace corridors toward Xue Qinghe's chambers.
• The guide told Su Bei to go upstairs alone because the Crown Prince wanted to see him privately.
• Su Bei found a blond youth in imperial robes and a coronation crown seated before a mirror as attendants adjusted his clothes.

Su Bei met Xue Qinghe, whose true identity as Qian Renxue was confirmed by the Goddess System, and chose an Angel Wings External Soul Bone as his reward. After the soul bone implanted successfully, he complimented Xue Qinghe’s scent.

• Xue Qinghe sent the palace maids away and greeted Su Bei, calling him exceedingly beautiful.
• The Goddess System identified Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and offered Su Bei three A-rank rewards and tasks related to her rise to power.
• Su Bei chose the Angel Wings External Soul Bone instead of Angel God affinity or an Angel Halo enhancement.
• The Angel Wings External Soul Bone implanted successfully and could evolve as Su Bei’s Soul Power Level increased.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Su Bei was hurt, and Su Bei said he thought she smelled nice.

Su Bei met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who was secretly Qian Renxue, and the two quickly formed a close bond. As the investiture ceremony approached, Xue Qinghe praised Su Bei’s insight and reluctantly prepared to part.

• Su Bei remarked that Xue Qinghe smelled like a girl, prompting Xue Qinghe to hide her surprise behind her disguise.
• Su Bei challenged Xue Qinghe’s claim that only boys could become Crown Prince, and Xue Qinghe agreed that girls were adorable but said royal tradition barred them.
• Xue Qinghe invited Su Bei to become his sworn younger brother and promised that anyone who bullied him would answer to the Crown Prince.
• Su Bei embraced Xue Qinghe, and Qian Renxue blushed at their close contact.
• Su Bei and Xue Qinghe spent half an hour discussing the empire, Spirit Hall, and royal strategy before Xue Qinghe praised Su Bei’s insight and noted that the investiture ceremony was near.

Su Bei left Xue Qinghe’s palace with an imperial token after declining to stay overnight, then attended Xue Qinghe’s investiture ceremony under Liu Erlong’s protection. He worried about Yu Yuanzhen’s attention and joked to Liu Erlong that he and Xue Qinghe had discussed conquering the Star Luo Empire.

• Xue Qinghe invited Su Bei to stay overnight, but Su Bei declined and asked to try the Royal Dragon Bed instead.
• Xue Qinghe gave Su Bei an imperial token and ordered a guard to escort him safely back to Liu Erlong.
• At the Royal Hall, Su Bei wore a mask and noticed Yu Yuanzhen repeatedly glancing at him.
• Su Bei searched for the Pope but found that the Pope was absent from the ceremony.
• Liu Erlong asked what Xue Qinghe had discussed with Su Bei, and Su Bei joked that they had talked about destroying the Star Luo Empire and unifying the world.

Su Bei joked with Liu Erlong about his supposed father before Xue Qinghe was formally named Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. As Xue Qinghe stepped forward to accept the Crown Prince Seal, three senior ministers interrupted the ceremony, beginning the political confrontation he had anticipated.

• Su Bei dismissed the wine in the Douluo World and boasted to Liu Erlong about his invented father, Su Xiaosheng, the Douluo Sage.
• Liu Erlong teased Su Bei and doubted his claims about his father's knowledge.
• A eunuch announced Xue Qinghe's appointment as Crown Prince, and the officials and sect representatives responded to the decree.
• Xue Qinghe emerged in his Crown Prince attire and prepared to receive the Crown Prince Seal.
• The Grand Minister of the Military, the Prime Minister, and the senior Minister of Revenue stood up and called for the ceremony to stop.

Xue Ye staged a court confrontation to limit Xue Qinghe’s authority while appearing to defend him, but Xue Qinghe calmly turned the accusation into a demand for public scrutiny. Xue Ye was left impressed and uneasy about the prince’s true intentions.

• Xue Ye arranged for a minister to raise rumors against Xue Qinghe so he could later withhold the Crown Prince Seal and restrain the prince’s power.
• Xue Ye angrily threatened to behead whoever had spread the rumors, presenting himself as Xue Qinghe’s defender.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed the chance to hear the accusations publicly and asked to answer them before accepting the Eastern Palace position.
• Su Bei laughed at Xue Qinghe’s skillful reply, recognizing how it protected the prince’s reputation and placed Xue Ye in a difficult position.
• Xue Ye wondered whether Xue Qinghe’s words were sincere or a calculated disguise and judged that the prince could become an emperor.

Xue Ye considered why he still distrusted Xue Qinghe, whom Qian Renxue impersonated, and listened as a young official argued that the First Prince should not yet take charge of the Crown Prince Seal. The official hinted at vile rumors surrounding the deaths of two princes, and Xue Ye demanded to hear them.

• Xue Ye reflected that Xue Qinghe had likely poisoned Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang, while their deaths had made him wary of granting the First Prince authority.
• A young third-grade official stepped forward, eager for the promotion and reward he expected for completing his task.
• The official criticized Xue Qinghe’s strict handling of officials and described how he had dismissed a provincial deputy and opened the treasury to relieve famine.
• The official said rumors about the First Prince had spread after two princes died and opposed giving him the Crown Prince Seal for now.
• Xue Ye denounced the rumors as nonsense and ordered the official to repeat them without fear.

As Xue Qinghe faced suspicion over his brothers’ deaths and struggled to secure the Crown Prince Seal, Su Bei decided to intervene in the court’s schemes. He used Puppet Authority to control a Ministry of Revenue accountant, who publicly challenged Xue Qinghe’s critic.

• Ministers spread rumors that Xue Qinghe murdered his brothers, while Xue Ye watched his reaction.
• Liu Erlong warned Su Bei against getting involved in imperial politics, and Su Bei joked that she would protect him.
• Xue Qinghe weighed whether to reveal his trump card as the court turned against him, then met Su Bei’s gaze.
• Su Bei used Puppet Authority on the Ministry of Revenue accountant.
• The controlled accountant stepped forward and accused a young man of twisting words and forcing logic.