Chapter Summaries

During the spar, Tang San tried to use a Silent Sleeve Arrow against Xiao Wu, but Yao Xuan redirected it and the weapon pierced Tang San's kidney instead. Yao Xuan exposed the hidden weapon to the academy, and the students condemned Tang San as he lay injured.

• Xiao Wu taunted Tang San and dodged his thrown stones as she charged toward him.
• Tang San aimed his Silent Sleeve Arrow at Xiao Wu's abdomen and pulled the trigger.
• Yao Xuan used a mysterious force to make the casing burst and redirect the arrow into Tang San's kidney.
• Tang San collapsed in agony as blood stained his uniform and the grass.
• Yao Xuan displayed the Sleeve Arrow casing, and the students realized Tang San had used a hidden weapon.
• Yao Xuan asked Director Su to declare the outcome of the battle.

After Xiao Wu defeated Tang San, Yu Xiaogang tried to escape the wager by demanding a rematch, but Yao Xuan slapped him and forced him to concede. Yu Xiaogang admitted defeat before the jeering crowd, leaving his promised confession as a fraud still unresolved.

• Director Su declared Xiao Wu the winner because Tang San could not get up within ten seconds, and the crowd mocked Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Yao Xuan praised Xiao Wu, healed her injuries with life force, and promised her a special gift.
• Doctors treated Tang San, whose kidney injury left him unable to stand.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed the match should not count because Tang San's Hidden Weapon had exploded and asked for a rematch after six months.
• Yao Xuan slapped Yu Xiaogang and rebuked him for demanding a rematch after Tang San had used a Hidden Weapon first.
• With the crowd demanding that he admit defeat, Yu Xiaogang finally conceded the match.

Yao Xuan demanded that Yu Xiaogang honor their bet and admit he was a fake Grandmaster, but Yu Xiaogang denied the agreement and Tang San backed him up. After Yao Xuan played a recording proving the bet, Yu Xiaogang accused him of secretly filming the earlier video of Yu wetting the bed.

• Yao Xuan called on Yu Xiaogang to admit defeat and fulfill their bet, but Yu Xiaogang claimed no bet had been made.
• Yu Xiaogang argued that Xiao Wu and Na'er could not testify impartially, and Tang San falsely supported his denial.
• Yao Xuan played a Recording Soul Tool containing the full conversation and terms of the bet, prompting the academy students and teachers to condemn Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized the device as the same kind used in the video of him wetting the bed and accused Yao Xuan of being the secret filmer.

Yao Xuan openly admitted planting a Recording Soul Tool to expose Yu Xiaogang, then challenged him to a new bet about the errors in his ten core competencies theory. Yu Xiaogang accepted, and Yao Xuan began by questioning the theory’s claim that a Soul Ring determines the Soul Skill it grants.

• Yao Xuan admitted he had planted the Recording Soul Tool and mocked Yu Xiaogang for trying to avoid their original bet.
• Nuoding Academy’s students praised Yao Xuan, while Gu Yuena admired him and Xiao Wu applauded.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted that his ten core competencies theory was correct and accused others of jealousy.
• Yao Xuan proposed a new bet: Yu Xiaogang would admit he was a fraud if Yao Xuan found errors in the theory, and Yu Xiaogang accepted despite his trembling legs.
• Yao Xuan asked whether the theory claimed that the type of Soul Ring a Soul Master absorbed determined the Soul Skill they obtained, and Yu Xiaogang defended it as an iron law.

Yao Xuan refuted Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul theories and challenged his claims about soul-ring age limits. Gu Yuena then revealed an unprecedented ring configuration, leaving Nuoding Academy stunned.

• Yao Xuan cited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Nine Heart Begonia as counterexamples to Yu Xiaogang’s claim that soul skills depended on absorbed soul rings.
• Yu Xiaogang refused to concede, arguing that the rare martial souls were exceptions, while students and teachers mocked him and threw rubbish at him.
• Tang San began doubting Yu Xiaogang but reassured himself that the counterexamples did not disprove a general theory.
• Yu Xiaogang defended his claimed soul-ring age limits, and Yao Xuan called the theory baseless before asking Gu Yuena to demonstrate otherwise.
• Gu Yuena stepped forward with two thousand-year soul rings and one ten-thousand-year soul ring, silencing Nuoding Academy.

Yao Xuan exposed the flaws in Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theories, while Gu Yuena’s third Soul Ring shocked everyone at Nuoding Academy. He then used Yu Xiaogang’s rank 29 Soul Power to turn his “no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters” claim against him, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to reply.

• Gu Yuena revealed her third Soul Ring, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, shocking the teachers and students and dismaying Yu Xiaogang.
• Yao Xuan challenged Yu Xiaogang to admit he was a fraud, but Yu Xiaogang dismissed Gu Yuena as an isolated exception and refused to concede.
• The Nuoding Academy crowd booed Yu Xiaogang, and some students threw eggs and tomatoes at him.
• Yao Xuan challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim that there were no trash Martial Souls, only trash Soul Masters, and Yu Xiaogang confidently defended it.
• Yao Xuan pointed out that Yu Xiaogang had only rank 29 Soul Power and argued that either his Martial Soul was trash or Yu Xiaogang himself was, leaving him speechless.

Yao Xuan forced Yu Xiaogang to his knees after he refused to concede, then exposed his motive for taking Tang San as a disciple: he wanted to use Tang San’s hidden twin martial souls to restore his own reputation. Yu Xiaogang could not refute the accusation as Nuoding Academy’s teachers and students turned against him.

• Yu Xiaogang refused to admit defeat, so Yao Xuan used overwhelming pressure to force him to kneel and threatened to keep him there until he confessed.
• Yao Xuan asked why Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San as his disciple, and Yu Xiaogang claimed he wanted to nurture Tang San’s talent.
• Yao Xuan revealed that Yu Xiaogang had recognized Tang San’s twin martial souls and had taken him as a disciple to benefit from his future success.
• Yao Xuan accused Yu Xiaogang of caring more about restoring his reputation than about teaching Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang was unable to deny the truth.
• Nuoding Academy’s teachers and students condemned Yu Xiaogang as he panicked and struggled to find an answer.

Yao Xuan confronted Tang San and Yu Xiaogang over Tang San’s white ten-year first soul ring, blaming Yu Xiaogang for it. Yu Xiaogang refused to admit fault, so Yao Xuan stomped his head into the mud and asked again whether he would confess.

• Yao Xuan asked Tang San whether his white ten-year soul ring was normal and claimed Yu Xiaogang had caused him to obtain it.
• Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang, insisting that his master’s teachings had benefited him and that his soul ring was his own bad fortune.
• Yao Xuan demanded that Yu Xiaogang admit responsibility, but Yu Xiaogang called the accusation slander and refused.
• Yao Xuan planted his foot on Yu Xiaogang’s head and pressed his face into the mud while Nuoding Academy’s teachers and students cheered.
• Yao Xuan lifted his foot as Yu Xiaogang began to lose consciousness, then asked him again whether he would admit it.

Yao Xuan forced Yu Xiaogang to loudly admit before Nuoding Academy that he was a fraud and a Fake Grandmaster, while Tang San endured the crowd’s mockery. After Yao Xuan left, Yu Xiaogang regained his Martial Soul and unleashed a soul skill at his departing back.

• Yu Xiaogang admitted under Yao Xuan’s threat that he was a fraud and a Fake Grandmaster.
• Yao Xuan amplified Yu Xiaogang’s confession across Nuoding Academy, prompting the teachers and students to cheer and mock him and Tang San.
• Yao Xuan warned Yu Xiaogang against deceiving people and walked away.
• After Yao Xuan’s suppressive force vanished, Yu Xiaogang regained his Soul Power and Martial Soul, then directed a soul skill at Yao Xuan’s back.

Yao Xuan defeated Yu Xiaogang’s attack and sent him crashing into a cesspit, where Nuoding Academy’s students mocked and humiliated him. Tang San lost more of his remaining respect for Yu Xiaogang as the students poured urine on him.

• Yao Xuan shattered Luo Sanpao with a casual blast of wind, injuring Yu Xiaogang through their martial soul link.
• Yao Xuan struck Yu Xiaogang with another blast, sending him through the roof of an outhouse and into its cesspit.
• Yu Xiaogang struggled to rise from the sewage while nearby students laughed at and mocked him.
• Tang San watched from his stretcher and felt his remaining respect for Yu Xiaogang diminish.
• A student offered Yu Xiaogang a drink, then he and other students urinated on him as he remained trapped in the pit.

Yao Xuan left Yu Xiaogang stranded in a cesspit, where students mocked him until the dean had him pulled out. Back at his residence, Yao Xuan rewarded Xiao Wu with a protective pendant and told her to lie down for the second part of her reward.

• Yao Xuan left the cesspit with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu while Yu Xiaogang called in vain for help.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to accept a disciple and teach his Martial Soul Theory, but the students laughed at him.
• The dean arrived, had laborers pull Yu Xiaogang out, and heard him say he would leave Nuoding Academy.
• Yao Xuan gave Xiao Wu a nine-colored pendant and said it could protect her even from a god.
• Yao Xuan told Xiao Wu the pendant was only the first part of her reward, then pointed to the bed and told her to lie down.

Yao Xuan evolved Xiao Wu’s Soft-Boned Charming Rabbit into the Jade Rabbit, then decided to leave Nuoding City for Spirit City. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had already fled Nuoding Academy, while Yao Xuan chose to let them go for now.

• Yao Xuan used the Ancestral Dragon’s power to evolve Xiao Wu’s Soft-Boned Charming Rabbit into the Jade Rabbit, purifying her Martial Soul and Soul Power.
• Xiao Wu thanked Yao Xuan with a kiss on his cheek.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San secretly left Nuoding Academy at night after the day’s public humiliation, and Tang San silently blamed Yu Xiaogang.
• The next day, Yao Xuan sensed that Tang San was far from Nuoding City and decided to leave for Spirit City with Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Yao Xuan would let Yu Xiaogang and Tang San go, and he said he would deal with them later.
• Yao Xuan, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena left Nuoding City in a carriage.

Yao Xuan arrived in Spirit City with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu and appeared inside the Pope’s Palace, where he claimed to be Bibi Dong’s master. When Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo attacked, he effortlessly crushed their fusion domain and knocked them unconscious, leaving Bibi Dong trembling.

• Yao Xuan reached Spirit City with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu after a week-long carriage journey.
• Yao Xuan entered the Pope’s Palace by teleporting into its great hall and confronted Bibi Dong.
• Yao Xuan called himself Bibi Dong’s master, provoking Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to attack.
• Yao Xuan pinned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo down, then shattered their Two Extremes Stillness Domain with a finger flick.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo collapsed unconscious, and Bibi Dong trembled on her throne.

Yao Xuan overwhelmed Bibi Dong and forced her to submit as his female slave, then ordered her to summon Hu Liena. Hu Liena arrived, found her teacher kneeling, and was struck by Yao Xuan’s appearance.

• Yao Xuan revealed his identity and forced Bibi Dong to her knees with his pressure.
• Bibi Dong chose to live and accepted Yao Xuan as her master, but he declared her his female slave.
• Yao Xuan ordered Bibi Dong to summon her disciple Hu Liena, and Bibi Dong sent for her.
• Hu Liena entered the hall, saw Bibi Dong kneeling, and was startled when Bibi Dong told her to pay respects to Yao Xuan.
• Hu Liena looked at Yao Xuan, blushed, and furtively glanced at him.

Yao Xuan appointed Hu Liena as Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and gave her a fox-type cultivation technique. He then went to the Worship Hall with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu, where Gu Yuena subdued Qian Daoliu and the seven Enshrined.

• Yao Xuan asked Hu Liena to call him Brother Xuan and inspected her fox Martial Soul.
• Yao Xuan declared Hu Liena Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and gave her the Heavenly Fox Technique.
• Bibi Dong told Yao Xuan that Qian Daoliu and the seven Enshrined were in the Worship Hall.
• Yao Xuan took Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu to the Worship Hall and told Gu Yuena to handle its residents.
• Gu Yuena released seven-colored elemental power and forced Qian Daoliu and the seven Enshrined to their knees.

Yao Xuan forced Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s seven Enshrined to submit, then rewarded Qian Daoliu with ten years of life and accepted his offer to bring Qian Renxue into his fold. After giving Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu his orders, Yao Xuan set out for Heaven Dou City with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Hu Liena.

• Yao Xuan declared himself Spirit Hall’s true ruler, and Qian Daoliu judged resistance futile and pledged the seven Enshrined’s obedience.
• Qian Daoliu offered his granddaughter Qian Renxue to Yao Xuan in hopes of securing his family’s place under the new ruler.
• Yao Xuan granted Qian Daoliu a wisp of life essence that extended his lifespan by ten years, earning his sincere gratitude.
• Qian Daoliu gave Yao Xuan a jade pendant granting access to Spirit Hall and command over the seven Enshrined, along with a letter for Qian Renxue.
• Yao Xuan instructed Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, then rode toward Heaven Dou City with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Hu Liena.

Yao Xuan revealed that he knew Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue and presented proof from her grandfather, Qian Daoliu. After Qian Renxue accepted Yao Xuan as her future husband and showed him her true form, he gave her gifts and invited her to return to Spirit City with him.

• Yao Xuan brought Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Hu Liena into Xue Qinghe’s bedroom at the Prince’s Residence.
• Yao Xuan addressed Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and told her he was her future husband.
• Yao Xuan showed Qian Renxue Qian Daoliu’s token and letter, and she accepted the arrangement after reading them.
• Qian Renxue transformed from Xue Qinghe into her true female form, and Yao Xuan praised her appearance.
• Yao Xuan cleansed Qian Renxue’s body, gave her the Heavenly Prayer Art and a puppet to impersonate Xue Qinghe, and invited her to return to Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue thanked Yao Xuan and began studying him, feeling grateful that she could finally return home.

Qian Renxue kissed Yao Xuan, and Gu Yuena later took the initiative to deepen their relationship, becoming his first wife. Five years later, Yao Xuan sensed that Shrek Academy was recruiting students and became interested in confronting Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, who felt an unexplained sense of dread.

• Qian Renxue was captivated by Yao Xuan’s strength and appearance, then kissed his cheek as a thank-you.
• Gu Yuena worried that Hu Liena and Qian Renxue would take her place beside Yao Xuan, so she went to his room and asked to take their relationship further.
• Yao Xuan told Gu Yuena that she was his first wife and promised to resolve the Soul Beast issue after their travels.
• Five years passed as Xiao Wu, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue grew stronger and remained devoted to Yao Xuan.
• Yao Xuan sensed that Shrek Academy was about to recruit students and looked forward to crushing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang again.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang separately felt watched and chilled, then spent the night sleepless with a growing sense of danger.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang left for Shrek Academy while Yao Xuan traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest, transformed the Auspicious Beast, and named her Wang Qiu'er. On the road near Suotuo City, Yao Xuan found Zhu Zhuqing fleeing Wolf Bandits and appeared in front of her.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San they were leaving for Shrek Academy in Suotuo City, and they departed by carriage.
• Yao Xuan left Spirit City without Hu Liena, said goodbye to her and the others, and returned to the Star Dou Great Forest with Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Qian Renxue.
• Yao Xuan transformed the Auspicious Beast into a girl, named her Wang Qiu'er, and introduced her to the others.
• Several days later, Yao Xuan sensed a sinister presence on the road near Suotuo City and recognized the wounded Zhu Zhuqing fleeing Wolf Bandits.
• Yao Xuan appeared in front of Zhu Zhuqing as the Wolf Bandits pursued her.

Yao Xuan rescued and healed Zhu Zhuqing, who became increasingly attached to him before they parted in Suotuo City. Later, Dai Mubai confronted Yao Xuan over the last room at the Rose Hotel, and his jealousy flared when he saw the women accompanying him.

• Yao Xuan erased the three Wolf Bandits who had cornered Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yao Xuan healed Zhu Zhuqing's wounds and restored her strength, and she thanked him and introduced herself.
• Yao Xuan invited Zhu Zhuqing to travel with him to Suotuo City, and she followed him while growing fond of him.
• After they reached Suotuo City, Zhu Zhuqing parted from Yao Xuan and asked whether they would meet again; he assured her they would.
• Yao Xuan arrived at the Rose Hotel with Gu Yuena, Wang Qiu'er, Qian Renxue, and Xiao Wu and agreed to take its last room.
• Dai Mubai demanded the room and challenged Yao Xuan's group, then glared at Yao Xuan with jealousy after seeing the women with him.