Chapter Summaries

Qian Daoliu assigned Lu Qian to go to Suotuo City and secretly hinder Tang San’s growth, explaining that Tang San’s talent could make him a future threat to Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong asked whether Lu Qian wanted to accept the mission, and he said he did, leaving his plans for the assignment ahead.

• Qian Daoliu summoned Lu Qian and ordered him to watch Tang San at Shrek Academy in Suotuo City and hinder his growth when possible.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and that Spirit Hall feared his talent could make him an unpredictable future threat.
• Lu Qian left the Douluo Worship Hall and met Qian Renxue, who said she had returned to Spirit City for a mission from her grandfather.
• Lu Qian returned to Bibi Dong and told her about his assignment to interfere with Tang San’s growth.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Lu Qian wanted to go, and he assured her that he did.

Lu Qian reassured Bibi Dong that he wanted to go on his mission to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City, despite her concerns. Before leaving Spirit City, he had dinner with Hu Liena and told her where he was going, leaving her astonished that the Great Enshrined had assigned him a mission.

• Lu Qian told Bibi Dong he wanted to go to Suotuo City, and she worried that Spirit Hall was sending him into danger.
• Lu Qian prepared for Shrek Academy, reflecting on his God-Level Sign-In System, his Twin Martial Souls, and his concealed Soul Rings.
• Lu Qian waited for Hu Liena after her classes, and they went out to dinner together.
• On their walk back, Lu Qian told Hu Liena he was leaving for Suotuo City on a mission from the Great Enshrined.
• Hu Liena questioned how the Great Enshrined could have given a mission to a twelve-year-old.

Lu Qian said goodbye to Hu Liena and left Spirit City on an undercover mission to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City. After setting out, he encountered a robber who blocked the road with a boulder.

• Lu Qian embraced Hu Liena, comforted her, and left after saying he would return.
• Lu Qian went to Qian Renxue's residence but learned that she had already departed.
• Bibi Dong told Lu Qian to leave the next morning and promised to see him off.
• Lu Qian left Spirit City before dawn, while Bibi Dong watched from the Pope's Hall and sent Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei to protect him.
• Lu Qian reached Xingyue City, rented a carriage, and continued toward Suotuo City with five thousand Gold Soul Coins and a cover identity supplied by Spirit Hall.
• A robber blocked Lu Qian's road with a boulder and demanded his money, so Lu Qian pretended to be frightened.

Lu Qian let a robber take his Gold Soul Coins and carriage, then overheard the carriage company’s men reveal that their owner wanted him captured. He escaped into a forest, while the pursuers used a Fragrance-Seeking Beast to track him.

• Lu Qian handed over his Gold Soul Coins, fled into the bushes, and left the robber to drive away with his carriage.
• The carriage company’s leader confronted the robber, then ordered a subordinate to kill him when he claimed Lu Qian had escaped.
• Lu Qian hid in a tree and overheard the men say their owner believed he came from Spirit City and had sent Soul Masters after him.
• Lu Qian chose a forest path at night to evade the pursuers, who regrouped and released a Fragrance-Seeking Beast to follow his scent.

Lu Qian found the drugged Ning Rongrong in Qingming City and carried her toward Suotuo City, worrying that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo might be watching. When Ning Rongrong woke and attacked him, he pulled her off his back and told her she could leave.

• Lu Qian entered Qingming City and spotted Ning Rongrong, then lost sight of her when she disappeared into an alley.
• Lu Qian found Ning Rongrong unconscious and, unable to wake her, carried her toward the city outskirts.
• Lu Qian worried that Ning Rongrong's kidnappers or her protectors, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong, might be nearby.
• Ning Rongrong woke, grabbed Lu Qian's neck, and accused him of kidnapping her.
• Lu Qian pulled Ning Rongrong off his back and told her she could go, leaving her surprised that he would let her leave.

Lu Qian escaped with Ning Rongrong while her kidnappers searched for them, but he kept demanding payment for helping her. After he charged her extra for carrying her, Ning Rongrong stormed off, leaving Lu Qian with the jewelry she threw at him.

• Lu Qian walked toward Suotuo City, and Ning Rongrong followed, asking whether he had saved her and offering to thank him.
• Lu Qian demanded fifty Gold Soul Coins, then lowered his price to thirty when Ning Rongrong objected.
• Lu Qian pulled Ning Rongrong into bushes when three Soul Masters appeared, and she recognized them as her kidnappers.
• Lu Qian demanded a hundred Gold Soul Coins to keep from handing Ning Rongrong over, and she paid him with an ornament.
• After the kidnappers began searching nearby, Lu Qian carried Ning Rongrong through the woods for about an hour to escape.
• Lu Qian demanded two hundred more for carrying her, and Ning Rongrong angrily threw her wrist ornaments at him before storming off.

Lu Qian tried to rescue Ning Rongrong from the white-robed kidnappers, using Sign-In Coins to raise his Soul Power before joining her. As they prepared to fight, a Fragrance-Seeking Beast led the carriage-company thugs to them, leaving Lu Qian and Ning Rongrong caught between two groups.

• Ning Rongrong encountered the white-robed group that had kidnapped her in Qingming City, and Lu Qian recognized that their force included two Soul Kings.
• Lu Qian spent 1,500 Sign-In Coins to raise his Soul Power to level 35, then came out of hiding to approach Ning Rongrong.
• The white-robed Soul Masters mistook Lu Qian for an obstacle and decided to attack him, while Ning Rongrong realized he was trying to save her.
• Lu Qian released his Sky-Covering Blue Silver Emperor, and Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven-Colored Treasure Pagoda and two yellow Soul Rings.
• A Fragrance-Seeking Beast appeared and tracked Lu Qian, bringing more than a dozen Soul Masters from the carriage company to the scene.

Lu Qian found himself trapped between the white-robed men trying to capture Ning Rongrong and the carriage company thugs pursuing him, so he manipulated the two groups into fighting. He escaped amid the clash, but the carriage company Soul King's attack struck and crippled a white-robed Soul King's arm, leaving the two forces furious at each other.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo discussed rescuing Lu Qian but hesitated because they sensed two powerful auras nearby.
• Lu Qian pretended the carriage company thugs were his allies and claimed they had come to capture Ning Rongrong too.
• Lu Qian attacked the white-robed men with Blue Silver Entanglement, provoking their Soul Kings to charge the carriage company group.
• As the forces clashed, Lu Qian tossed out smoke bombs and escaped the center of the fight.
• The carriage company Soul King's attack missed Lu Qian and struck a white-robed Soul King, crippling his arm and sparking angry accusations.

Lu Qian rescued Ning Rongrong from the fighting groups, but their argument over whether he was a bandit ended with him leaving her behind. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo wiped out the fighters while Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong watched over Ning Rongrong; when the one-armed Soul King approached her, the two Titled Douluos intervened.

• Lu Qian pulled Ning Rongrong away from the battle, then argued with her when she questioned whether he was a bandit.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo identified Ning Rongrong as Ning Fengzhi’s daughter and decided to conceal Lu Qian’s identity.
• Ghost Douluo swept black mist over the two fighting groups, leaving them as skeletons.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong concluded that Lu Qian was likely from the Golden Generation after observing his actions and his hidden protectors.
• Lu Qian left Ning Rongrong alone, and the one-armed Soul King caught up to her.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong unleashed their auras, sending the Soul King flying.

Lu Qian left Ning Rongrong after confirming that powerful allies had protected her, then headed to Suotuo City hoping to meet Zhu Zhuqing and explore the city. There, he recognized Ma Hongjun fleeing a group of thugs and decided to try recruiting him by spending money on him.

• A one-armed Soul King was killed by the white-clad man and his black-robed companion after fleeing the two Titled Douluo who had protected Ning Rongrong.
• Lu Qian found bones at the site of the fight and concluded that someone had been secretly protecting him or Ning Rongrong, so he left her behind.
• Lu Qian detoured through Suotuo City hoping to meet Zhu Zhuqing, but did not encounter her.
• Lu Qian booked a room at the Rose Hotel and then went to the street of brothels.
• Lu Qian saw Ma Hongjun flee from thugs, recognized his Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul, and decided to win him over by taking him to brothels.

Lu Qian found Ma Hongjun beside a river and won his trust by giving him fifty Gold Soul Coins and pretending he shared his interest in brothels. The two returned to brothel street together, where Ma Hongjun paid back the establishment’s thugs and continued onward with Lu Qian.

• Lu Qian found Ma Hongjun sitting alone by the river after he had fled the brothel thugs.
• Lu Qian gave Ma Hongjun fifty Gold Soul Coins and claimed he wanted a companion to help him find brothels in Suotuo City.
• Ma Hongjun accepted Lu Qian’s offer, and the two returned to brothel street together.
• Ma Hongjun threw a Gold Soul Coin to the thugs and left the establishment after rejecting the madam’s sudden apologies.
• Lu Qian asked Ma Hongjun if standing up to the establishment had felt good, and Ma Hongjun sincerely thanked him as they headed farther down the street.

Lu Qian brought Ma Hongjun to Yixiang Pavilion, where Dai Mubai mocked Ma Hongjun for being unable to afford the place. Lu Qian defended his friend by flaunting a thousand Gold Soul Coins and challenging Dai Mubai, leaving the two wealthy young men poised for a showdown.

• Lu Qian and Ma Hongjun entered Yixiang Pavilion, where Ma Hongjun nervously tried to act like a regular customer.
• Dai Mubai arrived with twin sisters and mocked Ma Hongjun for usually visiting cheaper places.
• Lu Qian stopped Ma Hongjun from leaving and urged him not to let Dai Mubai trample him.
• Lu Qian offered double the price for the twin sisters and displayed a thousand Gold Soul Coins, revealing his Storage Soul Tool.
• Dai Mubai insulted Ma Hongjun for being Lu Qian's dog, while Lu Qian called Ma Hongjun his friend and provoked Dai Mubai into a contest of wealth.

Lu Qian provoked Dai Mubai into a public contest over who could spend more at Yixiang Pavilion, intending to deepen the rift between Dai Mubai and the Shrek Seven Devils. His Black Gold Card impressed the pavilion’s owner, who ended the confrontation and gave Lu Qian and Dai Mubai separate VIP cards.

• Lu Qian decided to oppose Dai Mubai and use him to drive a wedge between the Shrek Seven Devils, building on the conflict he had already stirred between Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
• Dai Mubai offered Lu Qian two thousand Gold Soul Coins to leave, but Lu Qian put down five thousand and announced that he would cover everyone’s bill.
• Dai Mubai demanded twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins and challenged Lu Qian, who produced a Black Gold Card that surprised Dai Mubai and the owner of Yixiang Pavilion.
• The owner stopped the contest, treated Lu Qian as an honored guest, and arranged compensation while another manager escorted Dai Mubai to a VIP room.
• Lu Qian left with Ma Hongjun, received a VIP Card containing his five thousand Gold Soul Coins, and planned to return that night; the owner also gave Dai Mubai a VIP Card for another establishment.

Lu Qian decided to approach Zhu Zhuqing by staging a fortune-telling act after Ma Hongjun left for Yixiang Pavilion. He paid a restaurant waiter to deliver wine and a note to Zhu Zhuqing, then hired a tavern’s patrons to take part in his performance.

• Ma Hongjun dwelled on his troubles at dinner, and Lu Qian reassured him that they were friends before teasing him about his taste in women.
• Lu Qian spotted Zhu Zhuqing and sent Ma Hongjun away, then considered how to approach her without provoking her cold temperament.
• Lu Qian paid a waiter to send a cup of light wine and a note to Zhu Zhuqing’s room.
• Lu Qian paid a tavern owner and patrons to help him stage a performance, planning to pose as a diviner.

Zhu Zhuqing sought out Lu Qian after his note warned that she had placed her trust in the wrong man. Lu Qian staged a fortune-telling scene and began reading her palm, leaving her asking him to tell her about love.

• Zhu Zhuqing read Lu Qian's note and was shocked that it knew her name and her reason for coming to Suotuo City.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked the waiter where to find the fortune-teller, and the waiter hurried to alert Lu Qian.
• Lu Qian prepared the tavern patrons for his performance as Zhu Zhuqing arrived and asked for him.
• Lu Qian finished with his staged customer, then invited Zhu Zhuqing to have her palm read.
• Lu Qian asked which palm line she wanted to know about, and Zhu Zhuqing chose love.

Lu Qian tried to discourage Zhu Zhuqing from pursuing Dai Mubai, then arranged for Ma Hongjun to watch him so Zhu Zhuqing might see his true nature. At Yixiang Pavilion, Lu Qian was pressured to choose a girl and gave her an unusual instruction, leaving the encounter unresolved.

• Lu Qian told Zhu Zhuqing that her love life would be difficult, then urged her to live for herself; he later made sure she reached her hotel safely.
• Lu Qian asked Ma Hongjun to keep an eye on Dai Mubai, claiming he feared Dai Mubai would retaliate against him.
• Lu Qian planned to bring Zhu Zhuqing face-to-face with Dai Mubai while he was indulging in pleasure, with the Rose Hotel as a possible later opportunity.
• When the manager offered Lu Qian girls at Yixiang Pavilion, Lu Qian asked for someone wild and not properly trained.
• Lu Qian noticed the young-looking girl had bruises and appeared to have been forced into prostitution, then told her to rest and later shake the bed and moan for him.

Lu Qian left Yixiang Pavilion with Ma Hongjun, then encountered Ning Rongrong near Suotuo City’s gates after four Titled Douluo had secretly escorted him. Ning Rongrong apologized for mistaking him for a robber and offered to treat him to a meal, but Lu Qian asked for cash instead.

• Lu Qian dragged the exhausted Ma Hongjun out of bed, then left Yixiang Pavilion after making him promise to handle their business later.
• Lu Qian ate breakfast, checked the hotel where Zhu Zhuqing was staying, and then wandered around Suotuo City.
• Near the city gates, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo restrained Lu Qian before Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo broke their hold.
• Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo asked Lu Qian to look after Ning Rongrong, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo told him to seek Bishop Seraphine if he needed help and then departed.
• Ning Rongrong apologized to Lu Qian for misjudging him and offered to buy him a meal.
• Lu Qian asked Ning Rongrong to give him cash instead, and she angrily called him a dog.

Lu Qian ate with Ning Rongrong while waiting for Tang San, then went to find Zhu Zhuqing and intervened when Dai Mubai confronted her. Zhu Zhuqing took Lu Qian’s hand, prompting Dai Mubai to unleash his White Tiger Martial Soul.

• Lu Qian took Ning Rongrong to a restaurant, told her his name, and teased her about applying to Shrek Academy.
• Lu Qian ate Ning Rongrong’s untouched meal, and she paid the bill before leaving him.
• A waiter told Lu Qian that Zhu Zhuqing had already left her hotel, and Ma Hongjun reported that Dai Mubai was arguing with a girl in the street.
• Lu Qian found Dai Mubai confronting Zhu Zhuqing and the Twin Sisters, then mocked Dai Mubai and offered to take Zhu Zhuqing away.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Lu Qian’s hand, and Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Martial Soul.

Lu Qian faced Dai Mubai’s challenge after Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun backed him, and chose to fight using his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul rather than reveal his Seven Kill Divine Sword. He opened with Entanglement and caught Dai Mubai in vines, leaving their battle underway.

• Dai Mubai revealed his White Tiger Martial Soul and challenged Lu Qian to fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing released her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul and tried to take on Dai Mubai herself, but he demanded that Lu Qian fight him instead.
• Lu Qian stepped between Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, released his purple-and-gold Blue Silver Grass, and accepted the challenge as a rank-thirty-five Tool Soul Elder.
• Ma Hongjun released his Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and tried to stop Dai Mubai, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun prepared to protect Lu Qian.
• Lu Qian used his first Soul Skill, Entanglement, to wrap Dai Mubai in vines, and then ordered the vines to bind him as Dai Mubai cut several of them with his claws.

Lu Qian fought Dai Mubai by repeatedly binding him with Blue Silver Grass and wearing down his boosted strength. Dai Mubai realized he was losing, and Ma Hongjun stepped in to stop the fight.

• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Protection Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, then charged Lu Qian with his strength and defenses greatly enhanced.
• Lu Qian used Parasitism to bind Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai broke free and cut through the vines as Lu Qian kept sending more.
• Dai Mubai fired White Tiger Fierce Light Wave to distract Lu Qian, then broke free and leaped at him.
• Lu Qian vanished, appeared behind Dai Mubai, and used Spider Web Restraint to ensnare him in midair before surrounding him with more vines.
• Dai Mubai realized Lu Qian was gaining the advantage as his transformation and stamina waned, and Ma Hongjun stepped between them and asked them to end the fight.