Recaps

Xiong Shaoqing activated the Destiny Diary and began inventing a tragic past-life identity to hide his knowledge and gain power. Copies reached Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, and Bibi Dong was shaken by his claims about Yu Xiaogang and the Rakshasa God.

• Xiong Shaoqing learned that daily diary entries could boost his cultivation, earn prize draws, and let him retreat to the Dragon God's Relic Realm.
• Xiong Shaoqing decided to pose as a reborn God King who had died fighting to save the Douluo Continent, then wrote about his supposed return and past-life regrets.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu received personalized diary copies and learned the rules governing them.
• Bibi Dong read Xiong Shaoqing's claims that Yu Xiaogang had broken her heart and that she would descend into the Rakshasa God's abyss.
• Bibi Dong crushed her armrest and reacted furiously to the diary's mention of Yu Xiaogang and the Rakshasa God.

Xiong Shaoqing gained power from the goddesses’ reactions to his diary and planned to travel to Suotuo City. He intended to meet Zhu Zhuqing there and make the frightened Xiao Wu seek refuge with him.

• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu read Xiong Shaoqing’s claims about their futures and reacted with shock, suspicion, gratitude, or fear.
• Xiong Shaoqing received Soul Power, Spiritual Power, and physique enhancements from the women’s emotional reactions.
• Xiong Shaoqing assessed the women’s responses and resolved to maintain his reborn God King persona so he could continue gaining their support.
• Xiong Shaoqing realized Xiao Wu would no longer trust Tang San or follow him to Shrek Academy without hesitation.
• Xiong Shaoqing decided to set off for Suotuo City and devise a plan to meet Zhu Zhuqing and bring Xiao Wu to him for refuge.

Xiong Shaoqing traveled toward Suotuo City while plotting to exploit Xiao Wu’s fear of Tang San, and his Soul Power broke through to level six. Xiao Wu fled Tang San and later arrived in Suotuo City, where she learned from the diary that Xiong Shaoqing was waiting at the Old Oak tavern; Zhu Zhuqing also read the entry and recognized the city as Dai Mubai’s refuge.

• Xiong Shaoqing left Nuoding City for Suotuo City and cultivated in the carriage, using the diary’s feedback to break through to level six.
• Xiao Wu recoiled from Tang San, accused him of nothing aloud, and fled Dorm Seven after the diary’s warnings made her fear him.
• Xiong Shaoqing received feedback from Xiao Wu’s rejection of Tang San and planned to wait in a tavern for her rather than approach her directly.
• After days on the road, Xiao Wu reached Suotuo City and read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary entry saying he was resting at the Old Oak tavern.
• Zhu Zhuqing read the same diary entry and noted that Suotuo City was where Dai Mubai had hidden.

Xiao Wu met Xiong Shaoqing at the Old Oak Tavern, where his attempts to send her away only deepened her belief that he secretly cared for her. After reading his diary entry identifying her as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Bibi Dong decided to travel to Suotuo City herself to capture Xiao Wu and investigate Xiong Shaoqing.

• Zhu Zhuqing decided to travel to Suotuo City to verify whether Dai Mubai was as despicable as Xiong Shaoqing's diary claimed.
• Xiao Wu entered the Old Oak Tavern and shared a table with Xiong Shaoqing, each mistaking the other's intentions as they spoke.
• Xiong Shaoqing offered Xiao Wu money and urged her to leave Suotuo City, while his diary revealed that he feared Spirit Hall would discover her true identity.
• Bibi Dong read the diary entry identifying Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and resolved to go to Suotuo City herself.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to handle the Papal Palace's affairs while she claimed she would enter seclusion.

Xiao Wu read Xiong Shaoqing’s hidden thoughts and became convinced that his coldness was meant to protect her, so she insisted on staying by his side. Her devotion strengthened him, while Tang San continued searching for her and vowed revenge on whoever had taken her; the chapter ended with Xiong Shaoqing preparing to write another diary entry in Suotuo City.

• Xiao Wu concluded that the diary revealed Xiong Shaoqing’s unguarded thoughts and realized he had driven her away to keep her safe.
• Xiao Wu refused to leave and asked to stay as Xiong Shaoqing’s maid, and he reluctantly accepted as his Soul Power advanced to Level 7.
• Tang San searched the snowy roads around Nuoding City for Xiao Wu, then blamed an unknown faction and threatened to kill whoever had taken her.
• Xiong Shaoqing led Xiao Wu through Suotuo City and wrote that he would protect her even if it cost him his life, making her resolve to protect him in return.
• Xiao Wu’s resolve triggered another surge of Soul Power feedback and enhanced Xiong Shaoqing’s physique, and the two checked into an inn with adjoining rooms.
• After Xiao Wu fell asleep, Xiong Shaoqing planned another diary entry to strengthen his persona and stir up trouble in Suotuo City.

Xiong Shaoqing’s diary entry about Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing stirred the women who read it, driving Zhu Zhuqing toward Suotuo City and increasing Bibi Dong’s interest in confronting him. The next morning, Xiao Wu accompanied Xiong Shaoqing through the city, where she attacked three drunken mercenaries after their leader insulted him.

• Xiong Shaoqing wrote that he worried about protecting Xiao Wu and pitied Zhu Zhuqing for her betrothed Dai Mubai’s supposed betrayal, then went to sleep expecting rewards.
• Xiao Wu read the entry and resolved not to become a burden to Xiong Shaoqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing doubted the diary but raced toward Suotuo City to learn whether Dai Mubai had betrayed her, threatening to confront Xiong Shaoqing if his claims were false.
• Bibi Dong read the diary, grew irritated by Xiong Shaoqing’s apparent weakness, and sped toward Suotuo City to assess him herself; Qian Renxue watched with curiosity.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu brought Xiong Shaoqing hot water and followed him through the city as he bought her meat buns.
• A drunken mercenary harassed Xiao Wu and insulted Xiong Shaoqing, so Xiao Wu knocked him into a snowbank and attacked his two companions.

Xiong Shaoqing told Xiao Wu the tragic love story of Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Ling'er, and Lin Yueru to challenge her belief that love could belong to only one person. He ended by describing Lin Yueru’s heartbreak after Li Xiaoyao remembered his marriage to Zhao Ling'er.

• Xiong Shaoqing worried that Xiao Wu’s belief in exclusive love threatened his plans and decided to soften her views.
• Xiong Shaoqing told Xiao Wu about Li Xiaoyao meeting Zhao Ling'er and pledging himself to her before losing his memories.
• Xiong Shaoqing described Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru falling in love and vowing to stay together.
• Xiong Shaoqing recounted how Li Xiaoyao regained his memories beneath the Demon Locking Tower and remembered that he was married to Zhao Ling'er.
• Xiong Shaoqing described Lin Yueru’s sorrow as she realized she loved Li Xiaoyao despite knowing she did not belong.

Xiong Shaoqing used a tragic romance to shift Xiao Wu’s views on love, then wrote a remorseful diary entry that made her want to grow closer to him. At the night market, Xiao Wu read his latest claims that he kept his distance to protect her, while Xiong Shaoqing brought her to a roadside barbecue stall.

• Xiong Shaoqing told Xiao Wu the story of Li Xiaoyao, Zhao Ling'er, and Lin Yueru, and Xiao Wu argued that their shared devotion made their love different from Dai Mubai’s desire for multiple women.
• Xiao Wu’s emotional response increased Xiong Shaoqing’s soul power to level eight, and he wrote in his diary that he regretted making her cry and kept his distance to protect her.
• Xiao Wu felt touched by the diary entry and decided she would tell Xiong Shaoqing that she loved hearing his stories; Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue grew curious, while Bibi Dong became interested in his methods.
• Xiao Wu’s desire to draw closer to Xiong Shaoqing brought him further system rewards, and after night fell he took her to a roadside barbecue stall.
• Xiao Wu read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary entry claiming he restrained his kindness because he could not protect her, then ate the grilled meat while inwardly recognizing his act.

Xiao Wu drove Tang San away when he tried to take her back, and Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Power rose to rank ten. He planned to travel with Xiao Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest, then turned to finding a way to earn money.

• Xiao Wu fiercely attacked Tang San to protect Xiong Shaoqing, forcing Tang San to retreat without taking her.
• Xiao Wu’s feelings and Tang San’s humiliation triggered system rewards that raised Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Power from rank eight to rank ten.
• Xiong Shaoqing told Xiao Wu they would leave for the Star Dou Great Forest at first light to reclaim his power.
• Xiong Shaoqing realized his money was nearly gone and rejected seeking a Spirit Hall subsidy or asking the heroines for funds.
• Xiong Shaoqing decided to adapt stories from his previous life and make money as a storyteller or writer.

Xiong Shaoqing entered Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu to obtain his first Soul Ring, then wrote in his diary that he pitied Soul Beasts and hoped to end the slaughter between them and Soul Masters. As Xiao Wu and the distant Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Zhu Zhuqing reacted to his words, he asked the system about peaceful Soul Spirit contracts and learned the related technology would unlock at Soul Power level forty.

• Xiao Wu promised to find Xiong Shaoqing a powerful Soul Beast after seeing his Archaic Heaven-Shaking Bear Martial Soul.
• Xiong Shaoqing reflected on the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts and wrote that he hoped to find a way for both to live without slaughter.
• Xiao Wu was moved by Xiong Shaoqing's compassion, while Bibi Dong mocked it, Qian Renxue grew curious, and Zhu Zhuqing reconsidered her impression of him.
• Xiong Shaoqing asked the system about Soul Spirit technology, and it said the relevant contracts and conversion fluid would unlock when he reached level forty.

Xiong Shaoqing killed a Bloodthirsty Mad Bear and absorbed its Soul Ring while Xiao Wu guarded him. Bibi Dong arrived to claim Xiao Wu, but a social-system prompt revealed that both women had Xiong Shaoqing’s diary Instance.

• Xiong Shaoqing decided to gain Bond Points through the heroines and Face-Slapping Points by crushing Tang San, then entered Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu.
• A Bloodthirsty Mad Bear attacked, and Xiong Shaoqing used his Archaic Heaven-Shaking Bear Martial Soul to kill it with one punch.
• Xiao Wu guarded Xiong Shaoqing while he absorbed the bear’s Hundred-Year Soul Ring, and Bibi Dong watched from a nearby tree.
• After Xiong Shaoqing finished absorbing the Soul Ring, Bibi Dong approached to seize Xiao Wu.
• A system prompt offered Xiao Wu and Bibi Dong the chance to add each other as friends and join Xiong Shaoqing’s Notes Instance Gossip Group, and Xiao Wu recognized Bibi Dong.

Xiao Wu and Bibi Dong were prevented by the system’s law from attacking each other, and Bibi Dong accepted Xiao Wu’s friend request before leaving. Xiong Shaoqing used his diary to reveal their supposed shared past and his care for Xiao Wu, while both women read his entries and began to reconsider him.

• Xiao Wu tried to attack Bibi Dong, but the system’s absolute law punished her; Bibi Dong was likewise stopped when she tried to kill Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong privately ordered Xiao Wu to accept her friend request, and Xiao Wu agreed after warning her not to reveal that they could read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary.
• Bibi Dong left the forest, and Xiong Shaoqing wrote that he had loved her in a previous life and felt torn between her and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu read the diary, understood Xiong Shaoqing’s apparent coldness as an act to protect her, and decided to play along and bury her hatred for Bibi Dong.
• Xiong Shaoqing pretended to be wary of Bibi Dong and called Xiao Wu a burden as he led her away, while Xiao Wu clung to his sleeve.
• Bibi Dong read Xiong Shaoqing’s claims about their past, dismissed them as absurd, but felt an unfamiliar stir when she saw that he considered both women precious.

Xiong Shaoqing secured an advance by selling the outline of Chinese Paladin to Hanmo Publishing House, giving him money to care for Xiao Wu. After he updated his diary about taking her out to eat, Xiao Wu realized how much he had quietly borne for her.

• Qian Renxue read the diary and was intrigued by Bibi Dong’s past devotion to Xiong Shaoqing, while Zhu Zhuqing questioned whether one person could love two people and resolved to investigate Dai Mubai.
• Xiong Shaoqing kept his distance from Xiao Wu, but she clung to his sleeve, and he secretly slowed down and shielded her from the wind.
• Xiong Shaoqing brought Xiao Wu to Hanmo Publishing House and impressed Boss Qian with the outline of Chinese Paladin.
• Boss Qian offered Xiong Shaoqing a seventy-percent share of the profits and an advance of one hundred Gold Soul Coins, which Xiong Shaoqing accepted.
• Xiong Shaoqing updated his diary about using the money to take Xiao Wu to a good restaurant, and Xiao Wu read it and felt guilty and touched by his sacrifices.

Xiong Shaoqing used a lavish meal and a diary entry about compassion for commoners to impress Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San plotted to ruin his reputation. Zhu Zhuqing found Dai Mubai with two women at the Rose Hotel and realized the diary’s accusations were true.

• Xiao Wu agreed to eat at Flavor-Seeking Tower, and Xiong Shaoqing told her to save the leftovers rather than waste food.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his diary about the suffering of commoners, moving Xiao Wu and catching Zhu Zhuqing’s attention as she entered Suotuo City.
• Qian Renxue became curious about Xiong Shaoqing, while Bibi Dong dismissed his concern for mortals.
• Tang San investigated Xiong Shaoqing, grew jealous, and plotted to expose him; the system rewarded Xiong Shaoqing with purified Spiritual Power and Primary Crisis Perception.
• Zhu Zhuqing kicked open Dai Mubai’s Rose Hotel suite and found him in bed with two women, confirming the diary’s claims.

After Dai Mubai’s betrayal shattered Zhu Zhuqing’s hopes, Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his diary about her likely arrival and left a clue to his location, prompting her to seek him at the Listening Snow Inn. There, Zhu Zhuqing met Xiong Shaoqing and secretly befriended Xiao Wu, while the two women pretended to be old friends in front of him.

• Zhu Zhuqing left the Rose Hotel after catching Dai Mubai with other women and headed into the snowy streets, grateful for Xiong Shaoqing’s concern in his diary.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote that Zhu Zhuqing might soon reach Suotuo City and mentioned the Listening Snow Inn in the south, where he hoped someone could offer her hot tea.
• Zhu Zhuqing read his words, found the inn, and entered just as Xiong Shaoqing and Xiao Wu came downstairs.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing secretly exchanged messages, added each other as friends through the Social System, and received a boost to their Soul Power purity.
• Xiao Wu greeted Zhu Zhuqing as an old friend, and Zhu Zhuqing played along while Xiong Shaoqing concealed his surprise at their supposed reunion.

Xiong Shaoqing’s diary revealed that he had feigned indifference toward Zhu Zhuqing to protect her, and his concern strengthened Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s resolve to stand by him. As Xiong Shaoqing prepared to submit Chinese Paladin and set traps for Tang San, the women read his warnings about Tang San’s suspected schemes, while Bibi Dong dismissed Tang San as insignificant.

• Xiong Shaoqing’s diary revealed his restrained affection for Zhu Zhuqing, and she cried after realizing he had pushed her away to keep her safe.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to share a room, and Xiong Shaoqing coldly accepted before returning upstairs.
• Xiao Wu told Zhu Zhuqing about Xiong Shaoqing’s kindness and how Tang San had intended to use her as a Soul Ring.
• Xiong Shaoqing planned to submit Chinese Paladin to Hanmo Publishing House and wrote that Tang San might spread rumors or attack with Hidden Weapons.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary and vowed to protect him from Tang San.
• Bibi Dong read the diary, dismissed Tang San as a petty nobody, and decided he was not worth her attention.

Xiong Shaoqing’s manuscript impressed Boss Qian, who named him a distinguished guest elder, while Tang San’s attempt to expose and shame him backfired publicly. After gaining strength and a defensive treasure from the system, Xiong Shaoqing took Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Soto Great Soul Arena to earn money and test himself in combat.

• Qian Renxue read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary and considered how Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing might respond to his resolve to protect them.
• Xiong Shaoqing submitted the opening of “Chinese Paladin” to Boss Qian, whose praise won Zhu Zhuqing’s admiration and raised Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Power to level 16.
• Tang San confronted Xiong Shaoqing in public and accused him of being a penniless fraud, but Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu condemned him.
• Boss Qian gave Xiong Shaoqing a Purple Jade Guest Elder Token, praised his writing, and ordered guards to drive Tang San away.
• The system strengthened Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Power and granted him an Absolute Defense Divine Shield, after which he brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Soto Great Soul Arena.

Xiong Shaoqing defeated a stronger Soul Grandmaster at the Great Soul Arena and used a melodramatic diary entry to deepen Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s affection for him. Tang San planned to have Xiong Shaoqing killed, while the two women vowed to protect him, and the chapter ended with the system detecting Xiao Wu’s surging love.

• Xiong Shaoqing defeated a level-twenty-two Ironclad Rhinoceros Soul Grandmaster with one punch, gained a level of Soul Power, and reached level seventeen.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in the Destiny Diary that he fought to protect Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then cringed at his own dramatic words.
• Tang San heard about Xiong Shaoqing’s victory and plotted to bribe thugs to kill him outside the Great Soul Arena.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing read Xiong Shaoqing’s diary, grew more devoted to him, and promised to defend him from Tang San.
• Xiao Wu’s feelings triggered a system notification as Xiong Shaoqing lay down in the room next door.

Xiong Shaoqing reached Level 18 and protected Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing when Tang San’s hired mercenaries ambushed them with poisoned crossbow bolts. After Xiong was wounded shielding the women, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing killed all ten attackers, and the story left them in a blood-filled room at the Listening Snow Inn.

• Xiong Shaoqing received Soul Power from Zhu Zhuqing’s devotion and advanced to Level 18.
• Tang San hired ten Bloodhand mercenaries to ambush Xiong Shaoqing, while Xiong warned Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing in his diary that Tang San might be plotting against them.
• The Bloodhand leader learned Xiong could defeat a Soul Grandmaster and ordered the mercenaries to attack with poisoned repeating crossbows and a refined-steel net.
• The mercenaries ambushed Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing in an alley; Xiong used his divine shield and his body to protect the women, taking a bolt through his shoulder.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing charged the rooftops and killed all ten mercenaries, then gathered with Xiong at the Listening Snow Inn.

After Tang San’s ambush wounded Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing cared for him while his Destiny Diary deepened their attachment and raised his Soul Power to level 20. He reached the bottleneck for his second Soul Ring, with one additional level stored in the Experience Pool, and prepared another diary entry as the girls stayed by his side.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing treated Xiong Shaoqing’s poisoned shoulder wound and read his diary describing how he had protected them from Tang San’s assassins.
• The girls’ heartache triggered the system’s feedback, raising Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Power to level 20.
• Xiao Wu fed Xiong Shaoqing porridge while Zhu Zhuqing bandaged him, and he concealed his excitement behind a cold demeanor.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote about finding warmth in Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s care, prompting Xiao Wu to embrace him and Zhu Zhuqing to vow silently that he would not be alone.
• The system stored one overflow level in the Experience Pool because Xiong Shaoqing needed a second Soul Ring to advance, and he prepared to write another diary entry.

While Xiong Shaoqing recovered at the Listening Snow Inn, Zhu Zhuqing wrote down his dictated story, and its devotion moved her. His diary strengthened Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s bond with him, while Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue read his latest entry and reflected on his contentment.

• Xiao Wu embraced Xiong Shaoqing after reading his diary, while Zhu Zhuqing vowed that he would not be alone; their emotional response filled his experience pool with one stored level at the level 20 bottleneck.
• Bibi Dong read about the girls caring for Xiong Shaoqing and felt irritation at the warmth he had found, while Qian Renxue recognized the benefits his injury had brought him and envied his companionship.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped Xiong Shaoqing from writing with his injured shoulder and insisted on taking dictation for his next manuscript.
• As Xiong Shaoqing dictated Chinese Paladin, Zhu Zhuqing was moved by Li Xiaoyao’s fierce protectiveness of Lin Yueru, and Xiao Wu teased her about the story’s later chapters.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his diary that he treasured the peaceful warmth of the inn; Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing read it, deepening their attachment and adding two stored levels to his experience pool.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Xiong Shaoqing’s contentment as weakness, while Qian Renxue was amused by his situation and grew more interested in him.

Xiong Shaoqing recovered from his wound, collected his earnings from Hanmo Publishing House, and entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to seek his second Soul Ring. After earning Zhu Zhuqing’s trust through his diary, the group continued deeper into the forest at dawn.

• At Shrek Academy, Tang San believed the Bloodhand Mercenary Corps had killed Xiong Shaoqing and planned to comfort Xiao Wu once he could leave campus.
• Five days after the snowstorm, Xiong Shaoqing visited Hanmo Publishing House and collected five hundred Gold Soul Coins in profit shares.
• Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing traveled by carriage to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and entered it on foot.
• Xiong Shaoqing took the lead when Zhu Zhuqing tried to scout ahead, then cooked dinner and kept watch at their campsite.
• After reading Xiong Shaoqing’s diary, Zhu Zhuqing trusted him enough to sleep, and the system permanently locked their bond points.
• At dawn, Xiong Shaoqing and the two girls continued toward the boundary between the forest’s outer region and mixed zone.

Xiong Shaoqing absorbed a thousand-year Soul Ring, hid the strength he gained, and returned to town with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who decided to form a Great Soul Arena team with him. His diary stirred Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, while Tang San grew impatient as he waited for news of the mercenaries he had hired to kill Xiong Shaoqing.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu helped Xiong Shaoqing defeat an Earthsplitter Armored Beast, and he absorbed its thousand-year Soul Ring to become a Soul Grandmaster.
• Xiong Shaoqing concealed his true Soul Power level and declined Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's suggestion that they register as a three-person team, though he secretly welcomed their support.
• Xiong Shaoqing recorded his resolve to protect the two girls in his Destiny Diary, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing read it and reaffirmed that they would fight beside him.
• Bibi Dong scoffed at Xiong Shaoqing's diary but became agitated by its promises of devotion, while Qian Renxue grew curious and considered visiting Suotuo City to meet him.
• Tang San left Flender's office frustrated by the academy's rules and worried that the Bloodhand Mercenary Corps had not yet reported back about Xiong Shaoqing.

Xiong Shaoqing and his companions entered the Great Soul Arena as the Heaven-Shaking Phantom Team, where he revealed his hidden strength by saving Zhu Zhuqing and defeating a stronger opponent. The system rewarded him with a breakthrough to level twenty-four, leaving the arena stunned.

• Tang San persuaded Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to wait a few days before sneaking out, while secretly intending to use them as bait for the guards.
• Xiao Wu named Xiong Shaoqing, Zhu Zhuqing, and herself the Heaven-Shaking Phantom Team and registered them for a match against the Gale Team.
• The Gale Team surrounded Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, and its leader attacked Zhu Zhuqing from behind while she was vulnerable.
• Xiong Shaoqing caught Zhu Zhuqing, revealed his level-twenty-three Soul Power, and knocked out the level-thirty-five team leader with one punch.
• The system detected Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's admiration for Xiong Shaoqing and raised his Soul Power to level twenty-four.

Xiong Shaoqing’s diary about protecting Zhu Zhuqing and defeating a stronger team stirred Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, while their reactions raised his Soul Power to level twenty-five. Two nights later, Tang San saw Xiong Shaoqing alive at the Great Soul Arena and recognized Zhu Zhuqing as Dai Mubai’s fiancée.

• Xiong Shaoqing wrote about risking his hidden strength to protect Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing read his diary with renewed admiration.
• Bibi Dong felt shock and bitterness at Xiong Shaoqing’s strength and protectiveness, while Qian Renxue became eager to meet him in Suotuo City.
• Xiong Shaoqing’s bond Soul Power rose to level twenty-five after the system detected Bibi Dong’s and Qian Renxue’s reactions.
• Two nights later, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun went to a brothel while Tang San headed to the Great Soul Arena to check on the Bloodhand Mercenary Corps’ assignment.
• Tang San found the Bloodhand Mercenary Corps’ station deserted and heard that Xiong Shaoqing’s team had won its fifth match against stronger opponents.
• Tang San saw Xiong Shaoqing alive beside Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, vowed to eliminate him, and realized Zhu Zhuqing was Dai Mubai’s fiancée.