Chapter Summaries

Unable to contact Qian Renxue or return to the Great Soul Arena, Lin Qian sought admission to the Moonlight Pavilion and clashed with its chief steward. Tang Yuehua intervened, accepted his recommendation, and agreed to make an exception for him.

• After receiving 250,000 Gold Soul Coins, Lin Qian stopped competing at the Great Soul Arena, then learned Qian Renxue could not meet him yet.
• Lin Qian went to the Moonlight Pavilion and asked to see its headmistress, but the attendant Aode refused him because he lacked a noble title.
• When Aode threatened him, Lin Qian used Ice Explosion to freeze and injure the Soul Emperor before the other staff could be harmed.
• Tang Yuehua arrived, heard Lin Qian explain that Li Yan had recommended him, and accepted his letter of recommendation.
• Tang Yuehua apologized for Aode's conduct and agreed to admit Lin Qian as a special exception.

Lin Qian persuaded Tang Yuehua that he could help repair her Martial Soul flaw, and she agreed to introduce him to the imperial family after he graduated from Moonlight Pavilion. A year later, with no reply from Qian Renxue, Lin Qian waited at the pavilion for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to arrive.

• Lin Qian asked Tang Yuehua why she had accepted him, and she praised his reputation as the Ice Jade Scorpion King.
• Lin Qian revealed that he knew Tang Yuehua could not cultivate past level nine and claimed he knew of a way to repair her Martial Soul flaw and raise her Innate Soul Power.
• Lin Qian cited his promise to help Ning Fengzhi and asked Tang Yuehua to introduce him to the imperial family after he graduated; she agreed.
• A year passed as Lin Qian studied etiquette and music at Moonlight Pavilion, with no word from Qian Renxue despite Li Yan's inquiries.
• After becoming Moonlight Pavilion's student representative, Lin Qian waited for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, whose visit Tang Yuehua had arranged.

Lin Qian performed at Moonlight Pavilion’s graduation ceremony, impressing the guests and drawing Qian Renxue’s attention when she finally arrived. The chapter ended with their eyes meeting after a year apart.

• Tang Yuehua opened Moonlight Pavilion’s graduation ceremony and welcomed the graduating students and guests.
• Lin Qian played the harp as the ceremony’s outstanding student, earning admiration from the hall and praise from Tang Yuehua.
• The nobles and students recognized Lin Qian, whose skill and popularity had grown during his year at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Qian Renxue arrived late, having delayed meeting Lin Qian because of her resentment toward Bibi Dong and those connected to her.
• Qian Renxue saw Lin Qian and was struck by how handsome he had become, then exchanged a charged glance with him.

Lin Qian performed at Moonlight Pavilion’s graduation ceremony, where Qian Renxue watched him and Tang Yuehua praised his music. Liu Erlong then tried to recruit him for Blue Tyrant Academy, provoking a clash with Tang Yuehua, and another arrival left Lin Qian fearing the dispute would worsen.

• Qian Renxue entered as Lin Qian performed, and he sang wistful lyrics while playing the harp.
• Lin Qian reflected on his year at Moonlight Pavilion and his rapid rise to Soul Power Level eighty-nine.
• Tang Yuehua gave Lin Qian his graduation certificate and praised his performance.
• Liu Erlong introduced herself and invited Lin Qian to join Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Tang Yuehua objected to Liu Erlong recruiting her student, and Lin Qian tried to prevent the women from arguing.
• Another person arrived as Liu Erlong was about to flare up, leaving Lin Qian alarmed.

Lin Qian reunited with Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, and traded barbs with her while concealing their relationship from Tang Yuehua. After Qian Renxue left with Xue Ke, Tang Yuehua hinted that Xue Ke wanted Lin Qian ennobled so she could marry him, and Lin Qian suggested they speak upstairs.

• Lin Qian agreed to join Liu Erlong's Blue Tyrant Academy, and she left in high spirits.
• Lin Qian and Qian Renxue bickered and pretended they were strangers until Tang Yuehua calmed them and introduced Lin Qian to Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue invited Lin Qian to meet again, and Xue Ke asked to join them so she could study music with him.
• Qian Renxue failed to shock Lin Qian with Angel Power and left with Xue Ke, who planned to ask Xue Ye to grant Lin Qian a noble title.
• Tang Yuehua told Lin Qian that Xue Ke had asked what title a commoner needed to marry a princess, and Lin Qian suggested they talk upstairs.

Lin Qian confessed to Tang Yuehua and promised to bring something that could help her overcome her martial soul defect, then traveled to Blue Tyrant Academy and confessed to Liu Erlong. The chapter left Liu Erlong pinned against a wall, wavering as Lin Qian moved closer.

• Lin Qian told Tang Yuehua that he liked her and asked her to be with him, promising to bring something to help raise her soul power.
• Tang Yuehua struggled with whether to accept Lin Qian's offer after he left Moonlight Pavilion.
• Lin Qian visited his home for a few days before going to Blue Tyrant Academy to see Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong confronted Lin Qian after catching him looking at her, but he caught her hand and restrained it with his second martial soul.
• Lin Qian pressed Liu Erlong against a wall, confessed that he liked her, and left her wavering as he moved closer.

Lin Qian provoked Liu Erlong into a fight at Blue Tyrant Academy, then agreed to battle her again after she demanded he prove his strength. The chapter ended as Liu Erlong launched her first attack in the Pseudomorphic Cultivation Grounds.

• Lin Qian recalled how he and Liu Erlong had fought across the academy before she stopped and sent him to the dormitory.
• Liu Erlong dragged Lin Qian from bed and challenged his claim that he liked her, then said he had to beat her before they could discuss a relationship.
• Lin Qian agreed to fight Liu Erlong in a secluded training ground, where he revealed his Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul and four simulated Soul Rings.
• Liu Erlong revealed her Red Fire Dragon Martial Soul and Level seventy-seven Soul Saint strength, warned Lin Qian about the gap between them, and attacked with her First Soul Skill, Tyrannosaurus Possession.

Lin Qian faced Liu Erlong in battle and endured her attacks until she activated her Martial Soul Avatar. The Ice Empress took control of his body, froze Liu Erlong, and broke her avatar before Lin Qian caught her as she fell.

• Liu Erlong attacked Lin Qian with her first five Soul Skills, but his Ice Emperor's Protection blocked them all.
• Lin Qian taunted Liu Erlong and urged her to use her Martial Soul Avatar, which she activated as a Red Fire Dragon.
• Liu Erlong charged at Lin Qian to stop his Ice Explosion Soul Skill, but the Ice Empress took control of his body.
• The Ice Empress unleashed Ice Explosion, froze Liu Erlong, and shattered her Martial Soul Avatar after Lin Qian asked her to go easy.
• Lin Qian regained control and caught Liu Erlong in a bridal carry as she fell.

Lin Qian left Liu Erlong without getting an answer and went to the Heaven Dou palace to meet Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. After confronting two hostile princes, he discussed the stalled infiltration plan with Qian Renxue and suggested eliminating them.

• Lin Qian teased Liu Erlong about her past, asked her for a chance, and left when she said she needed time to think.
• Lin Qian entered the imperial palace with his uncle and met Princess Xue Ke, Xue Luochuan, and Xue Haicang at the Eastern Palace.
• After Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang threatened him, Lin Qian slapped them both and teleported into the palace.
• Lin Qian met Qian Renxue, who revealed her true appearance after he complained about speaking to someone disguised as neither a man nor a woman.
• Qian Renxue explained that Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang were capable and difficult to target, and Lin Qian proposed getting rid of them.

Lin Qian and Qian Renxue secretly targeted Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang, and Lin Qian killed them and their guards while disguising the deaths as a Ferocious Beast attack. He then trapped Qian Renxue behind a spiritual barrier and stole her first kiss.

• Qian Renxue explained why Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang were influential, while Lin Qian teased her about letting them humiliate him.
• Lin Qian and Qian Renxue arranged to strike five days later, and Lin Qian chose assassination over poisoning to keep Qian Renxue uninvolved.
• At Soul Hunting Forest, Lin Qian trapped Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang with Spiritual Lockdown and killed them and their guards.
• Lin Qian staged the scene as a Ferocious Beast attack, then revealed Qian Renxue, who had followed him in secret.
• Lin Qian blocked Qian Renxue from leaving with a spiritual barrier, approached her, and kissed her.

After Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang died, Lin Qian helped Qian Renxue consolidate her position in Heaven Dou and entered the Sunset Forest to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He reached the hidden treasure site and decided he would need to begin by approaching Dugu Yan, Dugu Bo’s granddaughter.

• Xue Ye’s investigation blamed a ten-thousand-year soul beast for the princes’ deaths, and he closed the case without evidence against Lin Qian.
• Xue Xing and Xue Beng became notorious, while Qian Renxue used the contrast to improve her reputation among Heaven Dou’s citizens.
• After the uproar faded, Lin Qian entered the Sunset Forest with Qian Renxue’s cover and waited for Dugu Bo to leave.
• Lin Qian teleported into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found its rich spiritual energy and rare medicinal treasures.
• Lin Qian resolved to pursue Dugu Yan as his first step toward taking the treasured land from Dugu Bo.

Lin Qian reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Tian Meng helped the plants awaken and speak. After winning the favor of Youyou, Lin Qian began collecting immortal herbs and consumed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, whose effects began transforming his eyes and spiritual power.

• Tian Meng used Spiritual Detection and spiritual origin to awaken the plants around the spring, allowing them to speak.
• The Snow Empress tested the huge pink flower with ultimate ice, but the attack had no effect, and Lin Qian recognized her ultimate fire.
• Lin Qian talked with the flower, learned her name was Youyou, and persuaded her to let him take rare treasures.
• Lin Qian confessed his feelings to Youyou, then moved farther into the garden to collect immortal herbs.
• Lin Qian consumed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and its medicinal power surged through his body and Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Qian gained greater control over his Sea of Consciousness and met the immortal herbs A Jiao and Octagon at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. During his battle with A Jiao, the Snow Empress and Ice Empress absorbed the Extreme Cold Ice Spring and regained physical bodies, leaving the pair ready to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Lin Qian discovered that his evolved spiritual power gave him sole control of his Sea of Consciousness and let him perceive the world in greater detail.
• Youyou introduced Lin Qian to A Jiao and Octagon, and A Jiao offered to Sacrifice to him if he could defeat her.
• Lin Qian let the Snow Empress control his body, and she used her Ultimate Ice to freeze A Jiao before the Blazing Yang Spring melted the ice.
• The Snow Empress absorbed the Extreme Cold Ice Spring, regained her physical body, and drew much of the spring into the air.
• The Ice Empress also regained her physical body, and the two prepared to use Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors.

Lin Qian gained two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and a Soul Bone from Octagonal, then used A Jiao’s Blazing Gel to attempt a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Stage. He survived the Heavenly Tribulation but was left near death, and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress carried him into an ice house to save him.

• A Jiao halted the fight, and Octagonal offered his Sacrifice to Lin Qian, granting him two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and a Soul Bone.
• The Snow Empress explained that her Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Ice Empress could provide Lin Qian with another Soul Ring when he reached Titled Douluo.
• A Jiao gave Lin Qian her Blazing Gel, which he swallowed before entering the spring to refine it.
• A Heavenly Tribulation struck as Lin Qian attempted to reach the Spirit Transformation Stage, and he endured all forty-nine bolts.
• Lin Qian survived the final strike but was left charred and close to death, so the Snow Empress carried him into an ice house.
• The Ice Empress followed the Snow Empress inside, determined to help save Lin Qian.

After returning to Heaven Dou Imperial City, Lin Qian was summoned to meet Xue Ye, who granted him an earl’s title and arranged for him to transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The chapter left Lin Qian accepting the transfer while Ning Fengzhi quietly signaled that he expected something from him.

• Dugu Bo returned to Sunset Forest, found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well ravaged, and angrily demanded to know who had done it.
• Qian Renxue summoned Lin Qian to the palace, where she introduced him to Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi.
• Xue Ye praised Lin Qian’s talent and, after Qian Renxue accepted Ning Fengzhi as her teacher, granted Lin Qian an earl’s title and admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Lin Qian explained that he had previously studied at Blue Tyrant Academy, and Ning Fengzhi proposed describing the move as a transfer.
• Lin Qian accepted the transfer, noticed Ning Fengzhi’s urgent hints, and exchanged a grateful glance with him.

Lin Qian asked Qian Renxue to find the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then met Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo to offer a path to evolving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. After seeing his Immortal Herb and cultivation method, the two considered pledging allegiance to him.

• Lin Qian asked Qian Renxue to help him find the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, explaining that he would need it for a future trip to Sea God Island.
• Lin Qian revealed his identity to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who invited him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi said the sect would follow Lin Qian if he could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Lin Qian showed Ning Fengzhi the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that it could evolve the sect's Martial Soul.
• Lin Qian taught Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo the basics of an internal cultivation method that could overcome defects and talent limits.
• After testing the method and feeling their bottlenecks loosen, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo decided to pledge allegiance to Lin Qian.

Liu Erlong found Lin Qian at Moonlight Pavilion with Tang Yuehua and questioned him about transferring to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Jealous and newly determined to pursue him, she took him away after Tang Yuehua agreed he could leave.

• Liu Erlong barged into Moonlight Pavilion and called for Lin Qian while he was having tea with Tang Yuehua.
• Lin Qian explained that Xue Ye had forced him to transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Liu Erlong reluctantly believed him.
• Liu Erlong questioned Lin Qian and Tang Yuehua about their relationship, then confronted Tang Yuehua about keeping him there.
• Tang Yuehua let Lin Qian go, and Liu Erlong pulled him out of the room before they could linger together.

Lin Qian and Liu Erlong grew closer while shopping and spending several days together in Heaven Dou City, as Flender witnessed their relationship and Yu Xiaogang received a letter about it. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang reading Flender’s tip-off and reacting with surprise and bitterness.

• Liu Erlong pursued Lin Qian after he teased her by walking away, then asked him to go shopping with her.
• Flender encountered Lin Qian and Liu Erlong holding hands, saw their relationship, and left heartbroken before sending Yu Xiaogang a letter.
• Lin Qian spent several days exploring Heaven Dou City with Liu Erlong, who told him about her past with Yu Xiaogang.
• Lin Qian asked to enter Liu Erlong’s room, but she blushed, refused, and shut the door.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to his room in Nuoding City and read Flender’s letter about Liu Erlong and Lin Qian.

Yu Xiaogang visited Blue Tyrant Academy and learned that Liu Erlong had a much younger boyfriend, Lin Qian. After Lin Qian pointed out the limits of Yu Xiaogang’s theories and the couple flaunted their relationship, Flender suggested a reunion, and they set off together.

• Yu Xiaogang accepted Flender’s invitation to visit Heaven Dou Imperial City after reading that Liu Erlong had moved on.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong happily introduced Lin Qian as her boyfriend and proposed adding him to the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Lin Qian praised Yu Xiaogang’s work as useful for teaching basics but said it had little value beyond Soul Ancestor.
• Liu Erlong called Yu Xiaogang her cousin, leaving him stunned, while Lin Qian teased him and promised to make Liu Erlong happy.
• Flender proposed a reunion, and Liu Erlong led Lin Qian away with her arm linked through his, leaving Flender and Yu Xiaogang behind.

Lin Qian transferred to Heaven Dou Royal Academy as Li Si and asked to join the Imperial Fighting Team. The team prepared for his challenge, while captain Yu Tianheng vowed not to lose.

• The day after Lin Qian and Liu Erlong became intimate, Flender and Yu Xiaogang noticed the change, and Liu Erlong began calling Lin Qian “Cousin.”
• Seven days later, Lin Qian arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and enrolled in the upper class under his assumed identity, Li Si.
• Lin Qian’s first day passed quietly, with Xue Beng avoiding any conflict with him.
• Lin Qian asked Qin Ming to let him join the Imperial Fighting Team, and Qin Ming told him he would have to earn the established members’ acceptance.
• Qin Ming announced that Lin Qian would challenge every member of the first team, prompting Yu Tianheng to vow that he would not lose.