Chapter Summaries

Ma Hongjun transformed his Evil Fire Phoenix after consuming the Cockscomb Sunflower, and Ye Chen later took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing shopping in Heaven Dou City. After spotting the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House, they went there that evening, where a greeter approached them at the entrance.

• Ma Hongjun emerged from the Cockscomb Sunflower's effects with a purer, more powerful Fire Phoenix martial soul and Soul Power at level 30.
• Ye Chen told Ma Hongjun to wash off the impurities coating his body, and Ma Hongjun ran off to clean himself.
• Xiao Wu asked Ye Chen to go shopping, and he agreed to take her and Zhu Zhuqing out together.
• Xiao Wu bought many trinkets while the three explored Heaven Dou City's central avenue and spotted the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House.
• After dinner, Ye Chen brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the auction house, where a greeter asked how she could help them.

Ye Chen, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House after Ye Chen showed proof of his wealth. They took their places in the black VIP section as the premium auction was about to begin, and Ye Chen insisted he had resisted an attendant's advances.

• A welcoming attendant explained the auction's asset requirements, and Ye Chen showed Gold Coin Cards worth more than one million Gold Soul Coins to qualify for the premium auction.
• The attendant gave Ye Chen, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing masks and escorted them to the auction center on the second floor.
• Xiao Wu teased Ye Chen for ignoring the scantily dressed auction attendants, and Ye Chen said they could not compare with her and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The attendant led the trio to the black VIP seats and tried to get close to Ye Chen, but he turned her down.
• Xiao Wu complained that the attendant had tried to seduce Ye Chen, and he promised he was a man of principle.

While waiting for the premium auction, Ye Chen recognized Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, then learned that the auction might offer Soul Bones he wanted to buy and strengthen. Ning Fengzhi arrived seeking the auction’s rumored Fox-tailed Twins, but Ye Chen’s blunt companions left him unsure whether to purchase them.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin sat beside Ye Chen, who recognized them as Ning Rongrong’s father and grandfather.
• Ye Chen introduced the two men to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu called Ning Fengzhi a “fat cat.”
• Ning Fengzhi recognized Ye Chen and his companions as Ning Rongrong’s classmates and asked them to look after her.
• Ye Chen changed the subject to the auction, and Ning Fengzhi admitted he had come to see its promising items.
• Ye Chen asked whether the auction would feature Soul Bones and explained his interest in buying low-year ones to raise their age.

Ye Chen and Ning Fengzhi attended an auction where Ning Fengzhi bought a pair of twin Fox Girls for 600,000 Gold Soul Coins. The auction ended with Ye Chen teasing Ning Fengzhi about his wealth and cane.

• Ye Chen told Ning Fengzhi he had considered an idea, and Ning Fengzhi wondered how the young man could afford Soul Bones.
• Ye Chen ignored most of the auction items and bought things that Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing liked.
• The auctioneer presented twin Fox Girls for sale, prompting Xiao Wu to condemn the slave trade while Zhu Zhuqing explained how nobles evaded the law.
• Ning Fengzhi bid on the Fox Girls, claiming he wanted to save them, and Ye Chen teased him about his cane as Xiao Wu doubted his explanation.
• Ning Fengzhi won the Fox Girls for 600,000 Gold Soul Coins, and Ye Chen remarked on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth.

Ye Chen decided to acquire the Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone at the premium auction, hoping to raise its age later and strengthen his cultivation. He won it for five million Gold Soul Coins, and two maidservants approached to escort him and Ning Fengzhi after the auction ended.

• The auctioneer presented a slightly over one-thousand-year-old Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Soul Bone as the finale item, and Ye Chen decided to bid for it.
• Ye Chen raised the bid by one million Gold Soul Coins, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to yield the soul bone to him.
• The bidding reached four million Gold Soul Coins before Ye Chen raised it to five million, causing the other bidders to give up.
• The auctioneer sold the soul bone to Ye Chen, and Ning Fengzhi congratulated him.
• After the premium auction ended, two maidservants approached Ye Chen and Ning Fengzhi and asked them to follow.

Ye Chen and his companions left Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who could not see through their disguised soul power levels and considered recruiting them. At the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House, Ye Chen paid five million Gold Soul Coins for the Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone and returned to Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Ye Chen said farewell to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi invited the three students to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• After the students left, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin discussed how neither could see through their soul power levels, and Ning Fengzhi resolved to try recruiting them.
• Ye Chen asked the auction house staff to weigh brand-new loose Gold Soul Coins because he lacked enough Gold Coin Cards to pay.
• Ye Chen paid one million in Gold Coin Cards and four million in loose Gold Soul Coins for the Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone.
• Ye Chen stored the Soul Bone and left the auction house with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, heading back to Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to share news of her martial soul’s evolution, but found Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin away and grew angry while waiting. When they came back, she confronted her father about seeking another concubine, then revealed that her Soul Power rank had changed while keeping her soul ring ages disguised.

• Ning Fengzhi returned to the sect with Chen Xin and two Fox Girls after visiting Heaven Dou City, only to learn that Ning Rongrong had been waiting for him in the main hall.
• Ning Rongrong told Gu Rong that she had returned to share her evolved Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and the immortal herbs Ye Chen had given her, and suspected Ning Fengzhi had gone to find another concubine.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Ye Chen, and Ning Rongrong ignored her father to greet Chen Xin after accusing Ning Fengzhi of being glad she was away.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong argued over which one had missed Ning Rongrong more, and Ning Fengzhi stopped them before they fought.
• Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi noticed they could no longer sense Ning Rongrong’s Soul Power rank, so she partly deactivated her Disguise Necklace while keeping her soul ring colors disguised.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect with her soul power at level 38 and revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. After learning that Ye Chen had given her the Kirara Tulip, Ning Fengzhi questioned whether she and Ye Chen were involved.

• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong were shocked by Ning Rongrong's rapid rise to level 38 and checked that her foundation was sound.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Ning Fengzhi celebrated the long-awaited evolution of her Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Ye Chen had given her the Kirara Tulip, which helped transform her Martial Soul.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Ning Rongrong blush as she spoke of Ye Chen and asked whether they were romantically involved.

Ning Rongrong brought several immortal herbs back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, giving Gu Rong and Chen Xin herbs that could help them break through. She also gave Ning Fengzhi the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, which might overcome the limits of his martial soul, and urged him to take it.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin realized Ning Rongrong was romantically involved with Ye Chen, and Chen Xin warned her that Ye Chen was fickle.
• Ning Rongrong gave Gu Rong the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, which she said could help him break through his Level 95 bottleneck.
• Ning Rongrong gave Chen Xin the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb, which could raise and purify his Soul Power.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether there was an immortal herb for him, and Ning Rongrong gave him the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, though she could not guarantee it would overcome his martial soul's limits.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted the possibility and told Ning Rongrong she had been right to take the Kirara Tulip, then she urged him to consume the Star Luo Spirit Pearl.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong took Ye Chen’s immortal herbs, and Ning Fengzhi evolved his martial soul while Gu Rong broke through to level 96. The gifts left Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin unable to reject Ye Chen as Ning Rongrong’s future husband, while Chen Xin still awaited his own breakthrough.

• Ning Fengzhi began refining the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, Gu Rong took the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and Chen Xin stood guard while questioning Ning Rongrong about Ye Chen.
• Ning Fengzhi woke near dawn at level 80 and discovered that his Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved into the Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin concluded that Ye Chen had given Ning Rongrong the immortal herbs and admitted that the gifts made it difficult to oppose the match or reprimand Ye Chen.
• Gu Rong broke through to level 96, and Ning Fengzhi congratulated him while considering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s growing strength.

Chen Xin used the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb to break through to level 97, and Ning Fengzhi went to Shrek Academy to meet Ye Chen, his future son-in-law. Ye Chen learned that Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong’s grandfather were waiting for him at the academy, and confidently went to face them.

• Chen Xin consumed the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb and broke through to level 97, while Ning Fengzhi celebrated his success.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Ning Rongrong, and several Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples traveled to Shrek Academy so Ning Fengzhi could meet Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen sparred with Xiao Wu under a rule forbidding Soul Skills, but surrendered when she overpowered him.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ye Chen that Ning Rongrong had returned and that her father and grandfather were waiting for him in Headmaster Flander's office.
• Ye Chen dismissed Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's teasing and declared that he was ready to face Ning Fengzhi.

Flander prepared to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest for his Eighth Soul Ring, but Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong arrived, and Ning Fengzhi invited him to join their trip. When Ye Chen arrived, he surprised everyone by calling Ning Fengzhi his father-in-law and openly asking him to marry Ning Rongrong to him.

• Flander hosted Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong after reaching Level 80 and delaying his planned trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Ning Fengzhi congratulated Flander and invited him and his companions to travel to the forest with him and Gu Rong.
• Ye Chen arrived at the headmaster's office and recognized Gu Rong as Bone Douluo.
• Ye Chen greeted Ning Fengzhi as his father-in-law, shocking Flander, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and Gu Rong.
• Ye Chen reminded Ning Fengzhi of their meeting at the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House and asked him to give Ning Rongrong to him in marriage.
• Flander resolved to study Ye Chen's words and actions so he could win Liu Erlong over.

Ye Chen revealed that he was a Level 54 Soul King and tried to reassure Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that he could protect Ning Rongrong. Ning Fengzhi questioned Ye Chen’s combat ability and challenged him to defeat several Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples before he would acknowledge him.

• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong asked Ye Chen whether he could protect Ning Rongrong, and Ye Chen revealed his five-ring Purity Bamboo Staff martial soul and Level 54 Soul King cultivation.
• Ye Chen promised to bring betrothal gifts to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after he became a Titled Douluo, prompting Ning Rongrong to resent how long he expected her to wait.
• Ning Fengzhi asked what combat path Ye Chen followed, and Ye Chen said he was a Control-Type Soul Master who was unbeatable among opponents of the same rank.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to acknowledge Ye Chen if he defeated several Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples through his own strength.

Ning Fengzhi brought six Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples to test whether Ye Chen could protect his relationship with Ning Rongrong by defeating them. The group fight began at Shrek Academy, where Ye Chen revealed his Purity Domain and surprised Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.

• Ning Fengzhi brought two Soul Grandmasters, two Soul Elders, and two Soul Kings to challenge Ye Chen, while Ye Chen agreed to fight all six at once.
• Ning Fengzhi warned the disciples that Ye Chen was a Level 54 Soul King and urged them to use their full strength.
• Flander refereed the match as Ye Chen and the six disciples introduced their martial souls and Soul Power levels.
• Ye Chen activated his Purity Domain at the start of the fight, startling Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.

Ye Chen used his Purity Domain and control soul skills to disrupt the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect team’s plan and restrain its strongest fighters. As he charged at the remaining opponents, Ning Fengzhi wondered how Ye Chen’s seemingly hundred-year soul skills could be so effective.

• Ye Chen silenced Ning Bai with his Fifth Soul Skill, interrupting the support’s attempt to buff his teammates and preventing him from using soul skills.
• Ye Chen used Confinement on Qin Li and Fixed Awareness on Zhao Lie, restraining the two strongest Soul Kings.
• Ye Chen charged at Wang Hu and Zhang Ming while Li Yan stayed behind to protect Ning Bai.
• Gu Rong recognized that Ye Chen had restricted Ning Bai and restrained Qin Li and Zhao Lie, and Ning Fengzhi questioned how hundred-year soul skills could have such powerful effects.

Ye Chen overwhelmed the opposing team with powerful soul skills and physical strength, eliminating three opponents and effectively securing victory. Li Yan launched a counterattack, leaving the fight to continue against the remaining restrained and defensive opponents.

• Ye Chen blinded Wang Hu with his Fourth Soul Skill and blocked Zhang Ming’s attack with his bamboo staff.
• Ye Chen overpowered Zhang Ming, then knocked him off the Spirit Fight Stage.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed whether Ye Chen’s strength might let him absorb a higher-age soul ring in the future.
• Ye Chen kicked the helpless Qin Li and Zhao Lie off the stage before Li Yan could reach them.
• Li Yan used his Earth Guardian and activated Earthquake Tremor against Ye Chen.

Ye Chen defeated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s team, earning Ning Fengzhi’s approval as Ning Rongrong’s future husband. More than two months later, he used his accumulated wealth to raise the age of his Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone toward the hundred-thousand-year level.

• Ye Chen dodged Li Yan’s Earthquake Tremor, knocked out Ning Bai, and then swept Li Yan and Wang Hu off the Spirit Fight Stage.
• Zhao Lie recovered from Ye Chen’s control and learned from Qin Li that their team had lost because Ye Chen’s Soul Skills overwhelmed them.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Ye Chen and asked him to treat Ning Rongrong well, while Gu Rong warned Ye Chen not to bully her.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong left Shrek Academy for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the Eighth Soul Ring, with Flander accompanying them.
• After more than two months, Ye Chen used the ninety-nine million Gold Soul Coins in his Small Treasury to refine his Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone and raise its age.

Ye Chen upgraded the Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone to a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, boosting his Soul Power to Level 58 and strengthening Thorny Guard. He tested its defenses by challenging Xiao Wu to defeat him while he stood still, and the spar began with Xiao Wu throwing him to the ground.

• Ye Chen used eighteen Soul Bone Age Upgrade Cards to evolve the Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone into a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone and rise from Level 54 to Level 58.
• Thorny Guard began nullifying and reflecting 50% of melee physical damage and nullifying 50% of ranged physical damage, while Ye Chen combined it with Rising Untainted from the Mud.
• Ye Chen noted that he had surpassed Xiao Wu in Soul Power, then invited her to spar in a clearing behind Shrek Academy.
• Ye Chen promised to stand still and use only Soul Bone Skills while Xiao Wu could use her Soul Skills, and she accepted the challenge.
• Xiao Wu activated her Martial Soul Avatar and Waist Bow, hooked her legs around Ye Chen, and slammed him onto the ground.

Ye Chen revealed that his Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone reflected half of physical damage, and Xiao Wu realized he had tricked her into sparring. Nearly ten months later, Ye Chen reached level 60 and decided to use the System Shop to upgrade Xiao Wu’s martial soul.

• Xiao Wu attacked Ye Chen and discovered that his Soul Bone Skill, Thorny Guard, reflected some of her physical damage back at her.
• Ye Chen explained that his 100,000-year Thorny Iron Tree Left Arm Bone negated and reflected 50% of physical damage, but did not affect Soul Power or mental attacks.
• Xiao Wu accused Ye Chen of deliberately tricking her into sparring, and he offered to take her for food to calm her down.
• Nearly ten months later, Ye Chen reached level 60 before turning fourteen and checked the Gold Soul Coins he had accumulated.
• Ye Chen decided to spend two small targets’ worth of Gold Soul Coins on a Martial Soul Upgrade Card to improve Xiao Wu’s Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul.

Ye Chen gave Xiao Wu two Martial Soul Upgrade Cards, allowing her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul to evolve into a god-grade martial soul. The transformation gave it an Ice Attribute and a frigid domain, which left Ye Chen shivering and draining his Soul Power.

• Ye Chen gave Xiao Wu a Martial Soul Upgrade Card, and she used it to strengthen her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul, but it did not evolve.
• Ye Chen bought Xiao Wu a second card and warned that he would dock half a year of her pocket money if it failed.
• Xiao Wu used the second card, and after nearly an hour her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul evolved into a god-grade martial soul.
• Xiao Wu's rabbit martial soul turned white, gained an Ice Attribute, and gave her a frigid domain.
• Xiao Wu tested her new domain, and Ye Chen shuddered as its cold drained his Soul Power.