Chapter Summaries

After learning that Tang Zhen killed her original son, Ah Yin asked Su Mo how she could take revenge. Su Mo revealed that Tang Zhen's soul was trapped in his Death God Scythe and offered access to it if Ah Yin honored their old bet by testing Tang Hao's love for her.

• Ah Yin grieved and grew furious when she realized Tang Zhen had caused her son's death as well as her own.
• Su Mo told Ah Yin that he had preserved Tang Zhen's soul inside his Death God Scythe Spirit, giving her a target for revenge.
• Ah Yin asked what Su Mo wanted in exchange for letting her take revenge on Tang Zhen's soul.
• Su Mo reminded Ah Yin of their bet and asked her to test Tang Hao's feelings for her.
• Su Mo planned to use the truth about Tang San's soul and Tang Zhen's role in the original child's death to drive a wedge between Ah Yin and Tang Hao.

Su Mo persuaded Ah Yin to test whether Tang Hao would prioritize her and their son over his family by asking him in an illusion to make Tang Zhen apologize at their son’s grave. Su Mo drew Ah Yin, Tang Hao, and Tang Zhen’s soul into the illusion, where Tang Hao found Ah Yin, leaving her poised to confront him.

• Ah Yin agreed to Su Mo’s plan because she wanted revenge for her son, despite suspecting Su Mo was trying to separate her from Tang Hao.
• Su Mo explained that Ah Yin should ask Tang Hao to make Tang Zhen kneel and apologize at their son’s grave, and promised to return her if Tang Hao agreed.
• That night, Su Mo planted Ah Yin near Holy Soul Village and used his Death God Scythe Spirit’s Fourth Spirit Skill, Avici Hell, to pull Ah Yin, Tang Hao, and Tang Zhen’s soul into an illusion.
• Tang Hao awoke in a vivid forest dream and followed Ah Yin’s voice, believing he might be dreaming of his wife.
• Tang Hao found Ah Yin beneath a tree and hurried to embrace her, but Ah Yin kept her distance so she could carry out Su Mo’s test.

Ah Yin confronted Tang Hao in an illusion and told him that their child had died during Spirit Hall’s pursuit and that an Extraterrestrial Demon had taken over his body. Tang Hao rejected her claim, but her final question left him facing the possibility that Tang San was no longer their son.

• Ah Yin reunited with Tang Hao and wondered whether he still valued her above his father, the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang San.
• Tang Hao tearfully recalled his love for Ah Yin and spoke fondly about Tang San, making Ah Yin turn cold with hatred for the demon occupying her child’s body.
• Ah Yin told Tang Hao that she had come to ask him to make Tang Zhen kneel at their child’s grave and atone.
• Ah Yin revealed that their child had stopped crying during the escape from Spirit Hall and said he had died back then.
• Tang Hao denied that their child was dead, insisting that he was still alive.
• Ah Yin asked whether their child’s body remained but his soul had been replaced by someone else.

Ah Yin confronted Tang Hao about their dead child and Tang San’s identity, while Tang Hao defended the child he had raised. She revealed that she knew Tang Zhen had caused their family’s tragedy and gave Tang Hao an ultimatum: make his father repent or lose her forever.

• Tang Hao angrily rejected Ah Yin’s claim that their child had died, insisting that the child with him was alive and well.
• Ah Yin criticized Tang Hao for neglecting the child while drowning himself in alcohol, and Tang Hao accepted that her words were probably part of a dream.
• Tang Hao said he would still regard the child whose soul had replaced his son as his son, but Ah Yin demanded that the Extraterrestrial Demon be killed.
• Ah Yin accused Tang Hao of accepting the replacement child to avoid seeking revenge on Tang Zhen, the real culprit behind their family’s misfortune.
• Ah Yin told Tang Hao she knew Tang Zhen had arranged their trip to Lanxia City and that their child had died while they fled Spirit Hall.
• Ah Yin demanded that Tang Hao make Tang Zhen kneel and repent at their child’s grave, or she would sever their relationship and avenge their son herself.

In the illusion, Ah Yin demanded that Tang Hao choose between her and his father, Tang Zhen, and require Tang Zhen to kneel at their child’s grave. Tang Hao chose not to force his dead father to kneel, leaving Ah Yin’s demand unmet and their relationship in conflict.

• The illusion transformed into a bleak woodland, and the grave of Ah Yin and Tang Hao’s child appeared beside them.
• Tang Zhen appeared, and Tang Hao recognized his father while Ah Yin restrained her hatred, hoping Tang Hao would compel him to atone.
• Tang Zhen dismissed Soul Beasts as resources and showed no remorse for killing Ah Yin and their child.
• Ah Yin demanded that Tang Hao choose between her and Tang Zhen, but Tang Hao struggled to decide.
• Tang Hao apologized and refused to make Tang Zhen kneel, choosing not to sacrifice his father’s dignity.

Ah Yin rejected Tang Hao after learning that he chose his father and the Clear Sky Sect over her and their dead child. She agreed to become Su Mo's wife in exchange for help avenging their child, while Tang Hao watched helplessly as Su Mo kissed her.

• Ah Yin accused Tang Hao of valuing his father and sect above her and their child, then ended their marriage and vowed to avenge their child herself.
• Su Mo appeared and reminded Ah Yin that Tang Hao would not seek revenge, then asked her how she would persuade him to help.
• Tang Hao angrily confronted Su Mo, but Su Mo used Avici Hell to widen the distance between them and mocked Tang Hao.
• Ah Yin agreed to become Su Mo's wife if he gave her Tang Hao's soul and helped kill the person who defiled their child's body.
• Su Mo kissed Ah Yin as Tang Hao raged helplessly and a hat formed above his head.

Tang Hao awoke from a vivid nightmare in which Ah Yin rejected him and Su Mo kissed her, then tried to convince himself it was only a dream. Outside Holy Soul Village, Su Mo took Ah Yin with him, and she agreed to rely on him while he preserved Tang Zhen’s soul for her revenge.

• Tang Hao woke in a rage after dreaming that Ah Yin had turned against him and chosen Su Mo, but he forced himself to believe the dream was not real.
• Su Mo replanted Ah Yin in a flowerpot and offered to preserve Tang Zhen’s soul until she could take human form and avenge her child herself.
• Ah Yin agreed to Su Mo’s plan and told him she was his from then on.
• Su Mo teased Ah Yin about whether her future human body would be new, and she reluctantly confirmed that it would.
• Su Mo celebrated Ah Yin’s growing attachment to him and imagined flaunting his relationship with her and Xiao Wu in front of Tang Hao and Tang San.

Su Mo returned to Spirit City with Ah Yin planted at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and learned that Bibi Dong had taken Hu Liena as her disciple. He showed Hu Liena around the city, then reunited her with Qian Renxue at home and introduced them.

• Su Mo returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City with Ah Yin and replanted her at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so she could recover her cultivation.
• Su Mo returned to Spirit City and learned that Bibi Dong had taken Hu Liena as her disciple.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Mo to look after Hu Liena and introduce her to Qian Renxue.
• Su Mo took Hu Liena to eat and explore Spirit City, then brought her home that evening.
• Qian Renxue rushed to embrace Su Mo, noticed Hu Liena, and asked who she was.
• Su Mo introduced Hu Liena to Qian Renxue as Bibi Dong's new disciple and her little sister.

Su Mo learned about Hu Liena’s family and decided to use his Memory Addition Opportunity to make Qian Renxue a Reborn Person. He prepared a rebirth script for her but chose to wait a year or two before implanting it.

• Su Mo introduced Hu Liena to Qian Renxue, and the two girls greeted each other while quietly sizing one another up.
• Su Mo learned that Hu Liena and Xie Yue belonged to the Demon Moon Clan, which joined Spirit Hall after Bibi Dong rescued it from Evil Soul Masters.
• After dinner, Su Mo considered how a Reborn Person Qian Renxue could aid Spirit Hall and fulfill his wish to see her become a domineering, mature beauty.
• Su Mo decided to reuse Bibi Dong’s rebirth script for Qian Renxue, expecting Bibi Dong to discover that other Reborn Persons existed.
• Su Mo chose not to implant the script immediately, deciding to wait a year or two so Bibi Dong would not become suspicious.

After Su Mo implanted a rebirth script, Qian Renxue awoke as a child with memories of her former life and a strange set of new memories. She suspected Bibi Dong had also been reborn, then reunited with Su Mo and resolved to win his love.

• Two years after deciding the time was right, Su Mo implanted Qian Renxue's rebirth script.
• Qian Renxue woke with memories of dying at Jialing Pass and found herself back in childhood with cultivation above Rank Twenty.
• Qian Renxue examined this body's memories and noticed major differences, including Bibi Dong's unusual actions and Qian Xunji's death at Tang Hao's hands.
• Qian Renxue suspected Bibi Dong was also a Reborn Person and decided to observe her without revealing anything.
• Qian Renxue went to the Junior Soul Master Academy with Hu Liena, then returned home and embraced Su Mo.
• Qian Renxue resolved that she would not hesitate to pursue Su Mo in this life.

Spirit Hall’s leaders revived the plan to replace the Heaven Dou Crown Prince and selected Qian Renxue, while Bibi Dong struggled with the danger of sending her young daughter away. Bibi Dong also suspected that gods in the God Realm might oppose Spirit Hall’s ambitions, so she decided it was safer to leave Tang San alive for now.

• During the year, Qian Renxue continued acting like her former innocent self while enjoying a close family life with Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and her older brother.
• As Spirit Hall expanded under Bibi Dong, its upper echelon began seeking a way to rule the continent without directly conquering it.
• Spirit Hall’s leaders proposed the Civet Cat Replaces Crown Prince Plan and chose Qian Renxue to impersonate Xue Qinghe.
• Bibi Dong worried that the mission would endanger Qian Renxue and decided to consult Qian Daoliu before asking her daughter what she wanted.
• Bibi Dong suspected Poseidon and the Asura God had supported Tang San to oppose Spirit Hall and spread their influence, and she chose not to eliminate him early.

Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu left the choice of the Civet Cat Replaces Crown Prince Plan to Qian Renxue, explaining its risks and asking her to decide for herself. Moved by Bibi Dong’s care and respect, Qian Renxue accepted the mission, beginning her preparation to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Daoliu that Spirit Hall’s leaders wanted Qian Renxue to carry out the plan, and he said Qian Renxue should choose for herself.
• Bibi Dong summoned Qian Renxue and explained that Spirit Hall needed to unite Douluo Continent to overcome its political bottleneck.
• Qian Renxue inferred that the plan involved replacing Xue Qinghe and said she was willing to help Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong described the mission’s years of preparation, dangerous undercover work, and possibility that Qian Renxue might never return.
• Qian Renxue was moved that Bibi Dong let her decide and accepted the mission.

After Qian Renxue left for the Heaven Dou Empire, Su Mo reached rank ninety-three and decided to follow Bibi Dong to the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to interfere with her hunt for Xiao Wu's Mother and earn a major system reward. Bibi Dong's group entered the forest while Xiao Wu and Ah Rou remained unaware of the danger approaching.

• Qian Renxue accepted the Civet Cat Replaces Crown Prince mission and left Spirit Hall for the Heaven Dou Empire, while Su Mo watched her carriage depart.
• Over the next year, Su Mo reached rank ninety-three and chose to begin attaching Soul Rings to his Staff of the Tree of Life Spirit.
• After Bibi Dong left Spirit City, Su Mo suspected she was heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Xiao Wu's Mother and decided to follow her.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Spirit Hall Soul Masters, then led them toward the forest's Core Area.
• Xiao Wu and Ah Rou played and gathered flowers and mushrooms near the Core Area, unaware that Bibi Dong's group was approaching.

Bibi Dong lured Ah Rou into a trap by torturing a Saint Illusion Demon Ape, hoping to capture her while allowing Xiao Wu to escape. Ah Rou recognized Bibi Dong as the human girl she had once saved, and the chapter ended with the two reunited amid Spirit Hall’s encirclement.

• Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall Soul Masters to capture a fifty-thousand-year Saint Illusion Demon Ape and had it tortured as bait.
• Ah Rou heard the demon ape’s cries while picking mushrooms with Xiao Wu and left her daughter behind to rescue it.
• Ah Rou charged toward the Soul Master torturing the demon ape, but Spirit Hall Soul Masters emerged and surrounded her.
• Bibi Dong appeared and greeted Ah Rou, who recognized her as the kind human girl she had saved years earlier.

Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall Soul Masters to capture Ah Rou alive and bring her back to Spirit Hall, hoping to preserve the future she remembered. Ah Rou resisted and escaped their immobilizing attack, but Bibi Dong cut off her route as Xiao Wu rushed toward the battle.

• Ah Rou accused Bibi Dong of luring her into a hunt, but Bibi Dong insisted she wanted to take her back to Spirit Hall alive.
• When Ah Rou tried to break through the encirclement, Bibi Dong ordered the Spirit Hall Soul Masters to capture her, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei trapped her with Two-Phase Static Domain.
• Ah Rou used Invincible Golden Body to nullify the attackers’ Soul Skills, while Xiao Wu heard the battle and ran to help her mother.
• Ah Rou teleported beyond the domain, but Bibi Dong took on her Death Spider Empress form and launched Blood Thorns to block Ah Rou’s escape.

Bibi Dong’s Spirit Hall forces captured Ah Rou after Xiao Wu fled toward the Star Dou Great Forest’s core, while Bibi Dong deliberately let Xiao Wu escape. After the group left with Ah Rou, Su Mo emerged from hiding and decided to seek a chance to meet Xiao Wu before she reached Notting Academy.

• Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters cornered Ah Rou, and Ah Rou urged Xiao Wu to flee when she sensed her daughter nearby.
• Xiao Wu tearfully left for the forest’s core, and Bibi Dong chose not to pursue her.
• Bibi Dong’s forces immobilized Ah Rou with the Two Forms Stasis Domain and spider silk, then carried her away without killing her.
• Bibi Dong ordered her forces to leave after they killed the Saint Illusion Demon Ape and took its Spirit Bone.
• Su Mo emerged from hiding and decided to try to meet Xiao Wu before she reached Notting Academy, while keeping a later plan as a fallback.

After Ah Rou disappeared, Xiao Wu took human form and set out for the human world, while Su Mo secretly followed her and looked for a chance to meet her. Near Notting City, Xiao Wu came across bandits robbing an old man and intervened to help him.

• Xiao Wu returned to the Lake of Life and told Da Ming and Er Ming that humans had attacked Ah Rou.
• Xiao Wu led Da Ming and Er Ming to the battlefield, where they found only fragments of Ah Rou’s dress and no sign of her.
• Su Mo secretly monitored Xiao Wu as she grieved, then took human form and decided to seek her enemies in the human world.
• Da Ming and Er Ming reluctantly agreed to let Xiao Wu leave the Star Dou Great Forest, and Su Mo followed her toward Notting City.
• Xiao Wu encountered bandits robbing an old man and stepped in to help him.

Old Leo was ambushed by bandits while carrying his son’s wedding money, but Xiao Wu intervened to protect him. Su Mo spotted a chance to meet Xiao Wu and rushed to join the fight.

• Old Leo took a shortcut home from Notting City and was stopped by bandits demanding money.
• Old Leo handed over his few Copper Soul Coins, but a bandit noticed his pack and demanded to inspect it, so Old Leo tried to flee.
• Xiao Wu appeared, saw the bandits chasing Old Leo, and attacked them with a flying kick.
• The bandit leader swung at Xiao Wu, but she dodged and began fighting the bandits.
• Su Mo dispelled his concealment, rushed toward the fight, and pretended to have just discovered the bandits.

Su Mo helped Xiao Wu drive off bandits and used the chance to get acquainted with her. After Old Leo told Xiao Wu that Notting City had a Soul Master Academy, Su Mo said they were headed the same way.

• Su Mo joined Xiao Wu in beating the bandits, then Xiao Wu let them go after hearing their story.
• Old Leo thanked Xiao Wu and Su Mo for saving him, and Xiao Wu and Su Mo introduced themselves.
• Xiao Wu asked whether a nearby city had a Soul Master Academy, and Su Mo said he was going to Notting City to apply for a teaching position.
• Old Leo told Xiao Wu about Notting Academy in Notting City, and Su Mo asked whether she was going there so they could travel together.

Su Mo arranged for Xiao Wu to enroll at Notting Academy without using a Work-Study Student quota, then took her to Notting City. When every hotel was nearly full, he secured the last room at the Tulip Hotel, and Xiao Wu agreed to share it with him.

• Old Leo offered Xiao Wu Rice Fragrance Village's Work-Study Student quota after she said she wanted to attend Notting Academy.
• Su Mo offered to pay Xiao Wu's enrollment fee so she would not have to take the quota, and Xiao Wu accepted his help.
• Su Mo invited Xiao Wu to travel with him to Notting City and deliberately led her on detours, arriving near evening.
• Su Mo took Xiao Wu to the Tulip Hotel, where the receptionist claimed only one room remained and other hotels were full.
• Xiao Wu agreed to stay in the single room with Su Mo, thinking she could sleep on the floor while he used the bed.