Recaps

Xiao Tianhong challenged Long Fan on the arena platform and revealed his level-sixty-nine Battle Dragon Sword, while Long Fan answered with his Blood Fiend Twin Blades. Xiao Tianhong grew furious after noticing Zhu Zhuyun watching Chen Jue and the Ice Empress, and the match was poised to begin in earnest.

• Xiao Tianhong demanded that Long Fan leave the stage, but Long Fan summoned his Blood Fiend Twin Blades and declared his level as sixty-three.
• Xiao Tianhong revealed his level-sixty-nine Battle Dragon Sword, drawing praise from the crowd.
• The Ice Empress teased Chen Jue, and he watched Xiao Tianhong with amusement.
• Xiao Tianhong noticed Zhu Zhuyun looking toward Chen Jue and the Ice Empress, became enraged, and threatened to deal with Chen Jue after the match.
• Long Fan mocked Xiao Tianhong for being distracted, and Xiao Tianhong prepared to attack.
• Zhu Zhuyun grew jealous of Chen Jue's closeness with the Ice Empress and complained that having her sisters was not enough for him.

Xiao Tianhong defeated Long Fan in the arena, then grew enraged when Zhu Zhuyun ignored his performance and smiled tenderly at Chen Jue. After the Chancellor announced the next round, Xiao Tianhong challenged all thirteen remaining contestants and invited Chen Jue to join them.

• Zhu Zhuyun gazed affectionately at Chen Jue while the Chancellor realized she was jealous.
• Xiao Tianhong used his fifth and sixth soul skills to break through Long Fan's defense, and Long Fan conceded defeat.
• Xiao Tianhong looked to Zhu Zhuyun for approval, but she smiled at Chen Jue, leaving Xiao Tianhong furious and resentful.
• The Chancellor announced that the fourteen contestants who passed would draw lots, and Xiao Tianhong declared that he would challenge all thirteen others for first place.
• Xiao Tianhong asked Chen Jue to enter the arena, drawing everyone's attention to him.

Xiao Tianhong challenged Chen Jue in the Octagon Cage, hoping to humiliate him and turn the Empress against him. Chen Jue accepted and stepped onto the stage, then appeared beside Zhu Zhuyun as the crowd watched.

• Xiao Tianhong asked the Chancellor to let Chen Jue join the Octagon Cage match, and the Chancellor agreed if Chen Jue consented.
• Xiao Tianhong planned to use the match to ruin Chen Jue's reputation and extinguish the Empress's affection for him.
• Chen Jue accepted the challenge and told Lou Gao he would defeat Xiao Tianhong in one move.
• Lou Gao warned Chen Jue about Xiao Tianhong's strength, but the Ice Empress said she believed in him.
• Chen Jue dismissed Xiao Tianhong's taunts, stepped onto the stage, and appeared beside Zhu Zhuyun.

Chen Jue provoked Xiao Tianhong by kissing Zhu Zhuyun in front of the crowd, then joined the fighting platform as the contest began. Xiao Tianhong defeated the other thirteen contestants and turned his attention to Chen Jue, taunting him to fight.

• Chen Jue kissed Zhu Zhuyun, traced “Wait a little” on her palm, and provoked Xiao Tianhong with a knowing smile.
• Xiao Tianhong vowed to kill Chen Jue, and Chen Jue leaped onto the fighting platform.
• Xiao Tianhong and the thirteen other contestants released their martial souls as the match began.
• Xiao Tianhong used Battle Dragon Possession and Battle Dragon in the Sky to overwhelm the thirteen opponents.
• Xiao Tianhong knocked the other contestants unconscious, then taunted Chen Jue and raised his middle finger.

Chen Jue swiftly defeated Xiao Tianhong, tearing off his middle finger and knocking him down before Xiao Tianhong tried to counterattack. Chen Jue erased Xiao Tianhong’s Soul Skill with overwhelming Soul Power and revealed three Million-Year Soul Rings followed by five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.

• The Ice Empress told the crowd that Chen Jue would not lose, while Zhu Zhuyun watched eagerly to see how much stronger he had become.
• Chen Jue appeared before Xiao Tianhong, gripped his throat, and tore off the middle finger he had raised at him.
• Chen Jue kicked Xiao Tianhong into the dust as the spectators reacted in shock at his speed.
• Xiao Tianhong blamed his defeat on being worn down by an earlier fight, stopped his bleeding with Soul Power, and launched his Third Soul Skill, Battle Dragon Triple Strike.
• Chen Jue dispelled the three streaks of Sword Qi with his Soul Power and revealed three Million-Year Soul Rings, followed by a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring with each step until the eighth ring.

Chen Jue revealed his overwhelming Soul Douluo strength and crushed Xiao Tianhong’s resistance. Xiao Tianhong begged for mercy and offered his soul bone, but Chen Jue rejected the offer.

• Chen Jue displayed eight soul rings, including five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and three even more powerful Red-Golden Soul Rings, shocking the crowd and reassuring Lou Gao.
• Chen Jue’s pressure forced Xiao Tianhong to his knees, and the Dragon God Martial Soul’s roar drove Battle Dragon back into Xiao Tianhong’s body.
• Xiao Tianhong tried to gather strength for a final attack, but Chen Jue stopped him and struck him down.
• Xiao Tianhong abandoned resistance, begged Chen Jue to spare him, and offered his soul bone.
• Chen Jue laughed at Xiao Tianhong’s offer and said he did not need a soul bone.

Chen Jue defeated Xiao Tianhong, took his Soul Bone, and killed him before Zhu Zhuyun brought Chen Jue into a back room. Their exchange ended with Zhu Zhuyun teasing that she would not let him touch her, while the Chancellor continued overseeing the matches outside.

• Chen Jue revealed three Soul Bones, broke Xiao Tianhong's arm, and took the Soul Bone from it for a supposed friend.
• Chen Jue rejected Xiao Tianhong's claim that taking the Soul Bone meant he had to spare him, then killed him.
• Zhu Zhuyun gave Chen Jue a meaningful look and led him into a room behind the platform, prompting spectators to speculate about their relationship.
• Chen Jue worried that they were leaving things outside unfinished, and Zhu Zhuyun teased him by saying she would not let him touch her.
• The Chancellor kept the matches running and sighed about his lot as a working stiff.

Chen Jue and Empress Zhu Zhuyun shared an intimate encounter after she teased him in private. The Ice Empress entered afterward, setting the stage for a tense confrontation as the Chancellor feared Chen Jue would blame him for the interruption.

• Outside the room, the Ice Empress grew jealous of Zhu Zhuyun and prepared to sneak in, while Lou Gao wondered where she had gone.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked Chen Jue whether her empress attire suited her, then teased him and assured him the room was soundproof and undisturbed.
• Chen Jue and Zhu Zhuyun were intimate, earning him two Advanced Soul Ring Age-Enhancing Potions.
• Afterward, Zhu Zhuyun recalled how handsome Chen Jue had looked when he stood up for her and her younger sister.
• The Ice Empress froze the Chancellor in place and entered the room, followed by Lou Gao, who saw Zhu Zhuyun in Chen Jue's arms.
• The Chancellor broke free, rushed inside, and pleaded with Chen Jue that the Ice Empress had entered on her own.

Chen Jue reunited with the Ice Empress, who playfully complained that he had left her behind, then suggested they be intimate again. Zhu Zhuyun agreed to join her in teasing Chen Jue, while the Chancellor and Lou Gao quietly left.

• Lou Gao realized Chen Jue had strong backing in both Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire.
• The Ice Empress approached Chen Jue and playfully asked why he had not brought her along and whether he still liked her.
• Chen Jue embraced the Ice Empress and reassured her that he had worried she would dislike what happened.
• The Ice Empress suggested they do it again, and Chen Jue glanced toward the Chancellor, who led Lou Gao away.
• Chen Jue asked Zhu Zhuyun if she approved, and she agreed to join the Ice Empress in teaching him a lesson.

Chen Jue received rewards for his progress with the Ice Empress and Zhu Zhuyun, then went to the Imperial Kitchen to cook for them and the Chancellor and Senior Lou Gao. The skeptical imperial chefs watched as he began preparing Wensi Tofu.

• Chen Jue teased the Ice Empress and Zhu Zhuyun, then offered to cook dinner and invited the Chancellor and Senior Lou Gao to join them.
• Chen Jue arrived at the Imperial Kitchen, where the imperial chefs doubted his cooking ability and worried he might upset the Empress.
• Chen Jue relied on his years of cooking experience and his system-granted culinary skill as he selected ordinary ingredients.
• Chef Lu offered to help Chen Jue, but Chen Jue declined, prompting Chef Lu to challenge his confidence.
• Chen Jue ignored the chefs' doubts and began making Wensi Tofu.

Chen Jue impressed the imperial kitchen with his extraordinary knife skills and cooking, winning Head Chef Lu’s apology and admiration. He brought the dishes to the waiting Ice Empress, Zhu Zhuyun, Lou Gao, and the Chancellor, teasing the Ice Empress that he would eat after she finished.

• Chen Jue sliced tofu into exceptionally fine strands, astonishing the kitchen staff and Head Chef Lu.
• Chen Jue prepared a complex tofu dish with chicken broth and finely cut ingredients, impressing the onlookers with his skill.
• Head Chef Lu apologized to Chen Jue and asked to watch him cook, and Chen Jue agreed.
• After two hours, Chen Jue led the kitchen staff out with the prepared dishes, while Head Chef Lu felt he had learned a great deal.
• The Ice Empress and the others waited hungrily as the dishes arrived, and Chen Jue teased the Ice Empress that it would be his turn to eat after she finished.

Chen Jue won Zhu Zhuyun, the Chancellor, and Lou Gao over with his cooking, then secured their support for developing technology and Soul Tools. The chapter ended with the Ice Empress embarrassed by Chen Jue’s teasing while Bibi Dong struggled through her cultivation, determined to protect her disciple from the Divine Realm.

• Chen Jue served Wensi Tofu, Beer Duck, Saliva Chicken, and Dongpo Pork, and Zhu Zhuyun, Lou Gao, and the Chancellor praised his cooking.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked about Chen Jue’s hometown, and he admitted he could not return before explaining the purpose of his visit.
• Zhu Zhuyun promised decrees to develop technology and Soul Tools, the Chancellor pledged to provide Lou Gao with what he needed, and Lou Gao agreed to manufacture the weapons in the Weapons Compendium.
• After the meal, Chen Jue teased the Ice Empress about being full and offered her authentic Saliva Chicken; Zhu Zhuyun whispered an explanation that left the Ice Empress blushing and refusing.
• In the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong endured the Rakshasa Aura and vowed to inherit the divine position and save her disciple from the Divine Realm.

Chen Jue gave Zhu Zhuyun the hundred-thousand-year Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and Ice Empress the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, claiming mysterious men had given him the treasures. Ice Empress was excited by the herb’s potential to strengthen her before her next tribulation.

• Chen Jue received two bottles of Advanced Soul Ring Age-Enhancing Potion and three immortal herbs as system rewards.
• Chen Jue offered Zhu Zhuyun the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, and Ice Empress recognized it as a hundred-thousand-year immortal herb.
• Zhu Zhuyun initially refused the bamboo, but Chen Jue insisted she keep it to strengthen her soul power, and she accepted.
• Ice Empress complained that Chen Jue had given Zhu Zhuyun a treasure but nothing to her.
• Chen Jue gave Ice Empress the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and said it suited her ice attribute.
• Ice Empress realized the herb could bring her closer to her three-hundred-thousand-year tribulation and improve her chances of surviving it.

Chen Jue left Zhu Zhuyun and traveled with the Ice Empress to Spirit Hall, where he learned Bibi Dong was in seclusion and reunited with Qian Renxue. He received a divine Dragon-Slaying Blade and ended the chapter telling Qian Renxue he had come because he missed her.

• Chen Jue said goodbye to Zhu Zhuyun, who asked him not to forget her, and the Ice Empress joined them before they left.
• Chen Jue received a super grand reward: the Dragon-Slaying Blade, a divine artifact forged from the Dragon God's horn.
• Chen Jue sent the Ice Empress to find Sister Snow Woman and absorb something while she cultivated.
• Chen Jue entered Spirit Hall and learned from Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong was in seclusion and Qian Renxue had returned.
• Qian Daoliu brought Chen Jue to see Qian Renxue, who had reached Soul Saint level, and Chen Jue told her he had come because he missed her.