Recaps

Xiong Shaoqing took Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong shopping in Suotuo City, where he used his Soul Power to punish a wealthy man who tried to claim Zhu Zhuqing’s dress. At a street game, Ning Rongrong tried to win a crystal fox but discovered that her darts kept bouncing away from the target.

• Xiong Shaoqing invited Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to spend his Great Soul Arena winnings on a shopping trip.
• At the Rainbow Garment Pavilion, a wealthy man and his companion tried to take the purple starry-sky dress Zhu Zhuqing wanted and insulted the group.
• Xiong Shaoqing crushed the man with his Soul Power, bought the dress at its original price, and had the shopkeeper remove the pair.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong admired Xiong Shaoqing as he escorted them through the city with their purchases.
• Ning Rongrong spotted a crystal nine-tailed fox at a Soul Power Darts stall, but her darts repeatedly bounced away from the bull’s-eye.

Xiong Shaoqing won Ning Rongrong a Crystal Fox at a rigged dart stall, then enjoyed the attention of Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing at dinner. After the Diary stirred envy and curiosity in Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong and helped raise his Soul Power to level 54, he exchanged points for three immortal herbs and brought them out as surprises for the girls.

• Xiong Shaoqing used his Gang Qi to guide Ning Rongrong's dart through the stall's magnetic trick, won the Crystal Fox, and gave it to her.
• At Drunken Immortal House, Xiao Wu massaged Xiong Shaoqing, Zhu Zhuqing served him soup, and Ning Rongrong picked bones from his fish.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote about the day's outing in the Destiny Diary, prompting reactions from Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, and Bibi Dong.
• The goddesses' emotions resonated, earning Xiong Shaoqing 3,000 Bond Points and raising his Soul Power to level 54.
• Xiong Shaoqing exchanged 60,000 Face-Slapping Points for Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Aromatic Silk Beauty, then brought the herbs to the girls in Warm Jade Brocade Boxes.

Xiong Shaoqing gave Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong Immortal Herbs that greatly strengthened them and evolved Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. After Ning Rongrong thanked him with a kiss, he carried her to a hot spring to bathe her.

• Xiong Shaoqing gave Zhu Zhuqing Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Xiao Wu Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Ning Rongrong Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power rose to Level 45, while Xiao Wu reached Level 42 and gained a fourth Soul Ring.
• Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, fulfilling her family’s long-held wish.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing left Xiong Shaoqing and Ning Rongrong alone, and Ning Rongrong embraced him and thanked him before kissing him.
• Xiong Shaoqing carried Ning Rongrong to a guest room, then took her into the hot spring to bathe her.

Xiong Shaoqing and Ning Rongrong became intimate, and he helped her awaken the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The next morning, he shared breakfast with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Qian Renxue watched from afar and longed to join them.

• Xiong Shaoqing and Ning Rongrong spent the night together, and she completed her transformation into a woman.
• Xiong Shaoqing comforted Ning Rongrong the next morning and prepared her a nourishing breakfast.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined Xiong Shaoqing and Ning Rongrong for breakfast, teasing each other as he fed them.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in the Destiny Diary that protecting the women he loved mattered more to him than power or political schemes.
• Qian Renxue read the diary in the Crown Prince's study and envied the women who could share Xiong Shaoqing's home and affection.

Xiong Shaoqing prepared to face the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Yu Yuanzhen attacked the Rain-Listening Waterside Pavilion to seize his Living Soul Spirit contract method. As Yu Yuanzhen was about to cripple Xiong, Bibi Dong arrived and stopped his attack.

• Bibi Dong’s jealousy intensified as she read the diary, while Xiong Shaoqing gained a Soul Power level and exchanged points for a Berserk Rank-Breaking Talisman.
• Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Xiaogang and clan elders into the Rain-Listening Waterside Pavilion and demanded Xiong Shaoqing reveal his Living Soul Spirit contract method.
• Ning Rongrong declared the pavilion was under the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s protection, but Xiong refused Yu Yuanzhen’s offer and insults.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Xiong as he used the talisman to battle three Soul Douluo elders, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing protected her from the clan’s disciples.
• Yu Yuanzhen struck Xiong and the girls with his Thunder Dragon Claw, but Xiong stood his ground after being injured.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to freeze Yu Yuanzhen’s next attack, and Bibi Dong descended to protect Xiong.

Bibi Dong drove Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang away, then claimed Xiong Shaoqing and his secret method for Spirit Hall. Xiong Shaoqing negotiated conditions for going with her, while he privately planned to use the Living Soul Spirit technology to make himself indispensable; the others accepted that Spirit Hall was their safest option.

• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Yuanzhen's proposal to share the secret method, forcing him and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon elders to leave.
• Bibi Dong humiliated Yu Xiaogang and ordered him out of her sight, and two elders dragged him away.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong accepted the system's friend request to add Bibi Dong, while Xiao Wu struggled with hatred for her mother's killer despite the system forbidding her from harming another Instance holder.
• Bibi Dong ordered Xiong Shaoqing and the girls to come to Spirit Hall, but Xiong Shaoqing demanded equal partnership, protection for his women, and sole control over the secret method.
• Bibi Dong mocked Xiong Shaoqing's conditions and pointed out his weakness, while Xiao Wu objected to going and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing argued that Spirit Hall offered the best protection.
• Xiong Shaoqing privately decided to use his exclusive Living Soul Spirit formation to become indispensable at Spirit Hall and earn Bond Points from Bibi Dong.

After reaching an agreement with Bibi Dong, Xiong Shaoqing set out with her and the three women for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Yu Yuanzhen plotted to expose the secret of Living Soul Spirits and rally the continent against Spirit Hall. On the journey, Xiong Shaoqing used his Destiny Diary to share his grief and resolve, strengthening the women’s determination to stand beside him.

• Xiong Shaoqing persuaded Bibi Dong to accept his conditions, then comforted Xiao Wu and agreed with Bibi Dong to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before going to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong approved the detour, and Xiong Shaoqing reasoned that the visit could help secure Ning Fengzhi’s support or neutrality for Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered his covert network to spread news of Xiong Shaoqing’s Living Soul Spirit method, hoping to draw powerful forces against Spirit Hall, while Yu Xiaogang renewed his resentment.
• Xiong Shaoqing received Face-Slapping Points from Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang as Spirit Hall’s carriages departed Suotuo City for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• On the journey, Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his Destiny Diary about his defeat, the destruction of the Rain-Listening Waterside Pavilion, and his vow to protect the women and build them a new home.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong read the Diary and each resolved to support Xiong Shaoqing and grow stronger beside him.

Xiong Shaoqing reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Bibi Dong, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, where Ning Rongrong reunited with her father and declared she would leave Shrek Academy for Spirit Hall. She revealed that she and Xiong Shaoqing had pledged themselves to each other, leaving Ning Fengzhi and the elders furious and alarmed.

• Ning Fengzhi and the elders worried about Ning Rongrong after learning she had left Shrek Academy, but she arrived home with Xiong Shaoqing, Bibi Dong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bibi Dong told Ning Fengzhi she had come to thank someone, drawing his attention to Xiong Shaoqing and his suspicions about the rumors surrounding him.
• Ning Rongrong introduced Xiong Shaoqing as her friend and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as her dear sisters.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she would stop studying at Shrek Academy and go with Xiong Shaoqing to Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi forbade Ning Rongrong from entering Spirit Hall and warned that Xiong Shaoqing was a target of every faction.
• Ning Rongrong declared that she would follow Xiong Shaoqing for life and revealed they had pledged themselves to each other, prompting Ning Fengzhi's fury and Sword Douluo's anger.

Xiong Shaoqing faced Ning Fengzhi’s test after Ning Rongrong revealed that she had awakened the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda thanks to Shaoqing’s Immortal Herb. During their spar, Ning Fengzhi guided him toward a deeper understanding of Soul Power, and Shaoqing broke through to level 57 just as the trial was ending.

• Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and credited Xiong Shaoqing with giving her Aromatic Silk Beauty, while Ning Fengzhi demanded that Shaoqing prove he could protect her.
• Xiong Shaoqing accepted Ning Fengzhi’s challenge to force him back three steps or endure a burning incense stick without Ning Fengzhi summoning his Martial Soul.
• Xiong Shaoqing revealed his Archaic Heaven-Shaking Bear Martial Soul, two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, and the Living Soul Ring Star-Mark, shocking Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Bibi Dong.
• Xiong Shaoqing and Star-Mark attacked Ning Fengzhi together, and Ning Fengzhi defended against Shaoqing’s tremendous strength while recognizing his talent and combat skill.
• Ning Fengzhi deliberately guided Xiong Shaoqing to borrow the surrounding Soul Power, and Shaoqing adapted his fighting style during their exchange.
• As the incense stick neared its end, Xiong Shaoqing entered a state of sudden enlightenment and broke through from level 56 to level 57, astonishing Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.

Xiong Shaoqing earned Ning Fengzhi’s approval to marry Ning Rongrong and prepared to travel with her to Spirit Hall. While playing with Xiao Wu in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s garden, he accidentally crashed into Bibi Dong at a secluded spring and pinned her beneath him.

• Xiong Shaoqing’s breakthrough and display of strength convinced Ning Fengzhi to accept him as Ning Rongrong’s future husband.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote in his Destiny Diary that he would protect Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, stirring the women’s emotions and earning him 3,000 Bond Points.
• Ning Fengzhi hosted the group for a banquet and arranged for Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to stay together in the sect’s finest suite.
• Xiong Shaoqing chased Xiao Wu through the moonlit garden and leaped over an artificial mountain, expecting to land near a pavilion.
• Xiong Shaoqing instead landed in Bibi Dong’s secluded spring, drenched her, and fell on top of her on a chaise longue.
• Bibi Dong angrily threatened Xiong Shaoqing as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing appeared and froze at the sight.

Xiong Shaoqing escaped Bibi Dong’s wrath with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then returned to their suite for a hot-spring bath. Yu Xiaogang suffered a humiliating series of accidents and earned Xiong Shaoqing face-slapping points, while Xiong began playfully punishing Xiao Wu with a feather duster.

• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing pulled Xiong Shaoqing away from Bibi Dong, who could not attack because of the system’s law.
• Xiong Shaoqing mocked Bibi Dong before fleeing with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, then kissed them and took them back to their suite.
• Xiong Shaoqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the suite’s hot spring together.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Bibi Dong and Xiong Shaoqing for his misfortunes, then spilled scalding soup on himself, slipped into a split, and was urinated on by a dog.
• The system awarded Xiong Shaoqing 2,000 face-slapping points for Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation and hatred.
• Xiong Shaoqing lifted Xiao Wu from the hot spring and struck her with a soft peacock-feather duster, making her shudder and protest.

Ning Rongrong prepared to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Spirit City, while Xiong Shaoqing spent the night with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing. Qian Renxue intensified her secret campaign against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the chapter ended as Rongrong tearfully said goodbye to her family before the journey.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that Xiong Shaoqing would likely have other women and urged her to prepare for life in Spirit City; Rongrong said she already accepted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined Xiong Shaoqing in the suite, and the three spent the night together.
• Qian Renxue ordered her dark guard to keep suppressing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's businesses and mineral interests in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xiong Shaoqing comforted Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after their night together and asked whether they feared traveling to Spirit Hall; both said they would go with him.
• At dawn, Bibi Dong waited in a purple-gold carriage as Ning Rongrong tearfully clung to Ning Fengzhi and said she could not bear to leave him, Sword Grandpa, and Bone Grandpa.

As Xiong Shaoqing and the women traveled toward Spirit City, he vowed to protect Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from the fate he knew awaited them. A clumsy tea-serving mishap brought laughter to the carriage and triggered a surge of Bond Points that raised his Soul Power to Level 58.

• Ning Fengzhi said farewell to Ning Rongrong, and Xiong Shaoqing promised him and Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that he would protect her and aid the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Xiong Shaoqing left with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing in a Beast Carriage bound for Spirit City.
• When the carriage jolted, Ning Rongrong accidentally hit Xiao Wu with a teapot lid and spilled tea on Xiong Shaoqing.
• Xiong Shaoqing teased Ning Rongrong affectionately, then wrote in his Destiny Diary about their lively journey and his resolve to protect the women beside him.
• Bibi Dong read the Diary and felt a pang of bitterness, while Qian Renxue laughed at the mishap and wished she could join the group.
• The Five Goddesses' emotions resonated, earning Xiong Shaoqing 2,000 Bond Points and raising his Soul Power to Level 58.

Xiong Shaoqing rescued Bai Chenxiang from Dugu Yan’s poison attack and confronted Dugu Yan, while secretly planning to use her and Poison Douluo to gain access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu Yan attacked him with her poison, and Xiong Shaoqing moved to counter it.

• Xiong Shaoqing recognized Bai Chenxiang and Dugu Yan as the two girls fighting in the woods.
• Dugu Yan unleashed her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Red Poison at Bai Chenxiang, but Xiong Shaoqing intervened and scattered the poison with his Gang Qi.
• Xiong Shaoqing shielded Bai Chenxiang and dismissed Dugu Yan’s threat that her grandfather, Poison Douluo, would retaliate.
• Bibi Dong watched from her carriage and chose not to intervene, curious to see how Xiong Shaoqing would handle the conflict.
• Xiong Shaoqing told Dugu Yan that her poison backlash was harming her, unsettling her by revealing a secret she shared only with her grandfather.
• Dugu Yan attacked Xiong Shaoqing with her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, and he moved as the poison neared him.

Xiong Shaoqing defeated Dugu Yan’s poison attack and saved Bai Chenxiang, who learned his identity and left with gratitude and growing affection for him. On the journey, his three companions teased him over the rescue, then joined him in a lively card game at their inn.

• Xiong Shaoqing broke Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphor Purple Poison with Gang Qi, warned her about her poison backlash, and helped Bai Chenxiang to her feet.
• Dugu Yan stormed away, while Bibi Dong watched and became more intrigued by Xiong Shaoqing’s strength and insight.
• Xiong Shaoqing introduced himself to Bai Chenxiang; she recognized his reputation, thanked him, and flew away on her Sharp-Tailed Swift.
• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing teased Xiong Shaoqing about rescuing Bai Chenxiang, and he playfully reassured them.
• At the inn, Xiong Shaoqing played Dou Dizhu with the women and drew a turtle on Xiao Wu’s cheek after she lost.
• Xiao Wu lunged at Xiong Shaoqing, crashed into Ning Rongrong, and the women ended up laughing and tussling on the couch.

After reaching Spirit City, Xiong Shaoqing was placed under discreet house arrest while Bibi Dong tried to obtain his Living Soul Spirit Secret Method. Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena to charm and observe him, but Xiong Shaoqing recognized the honey trap and began turning it into a way to make the Holy Maiden serve his group.

• Xiong Shaoqing wrote that he wanted Bai Chenxiang to escape her tragic fate by gaining the strength to protect herself, moving the Five Goddesses and earning him 2,000 Bond Points.
• Several days later, Bibi Dong settled Xiong Shaoqing and his companions in a guarded villa in Spirit City while she supposedly negotiated with the Elder Hall about his secret method.
• Bibi Dong introduced her disciple Hu Liena and assigned her to attend to Xiong Shaoqing, intending to use her charm to test him and uncover his secrets.
• Xiong Shaoqing resisted Hu Liena’s charms, teased her openly, and left with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiong Shaoqing called Hu Liena back and ordered her to peel grapes and obtain soft silk cushions for Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

Xiong Shaoqing’s diary stirred strong reactions in Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, and the resulting bond power raised his cultivation to level fifty-nine. Bibi Dong visited him late at night to question his intentions, then summoned him to the Papal Palace the next morning to address rumors from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Xiong Shaoqing made Hu Liena catch cicadas for Zhu Zhuqing’s comfort, then wrote in his diary about Bibi Dong’s painful past and his determination to protect her.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing felt secure in Xiong Shaoqing’s devotion, while Bibi Dong was shaken by his sympathy and Qian Renxue began questioning what happened between Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji.
• The goddesses’ emotional resonance awarded Xiong Shaoqing bond points and enough soul power to reach level fifty-nine.
• Bibi Dong visited Xiong Shaoqing late at night, challenged him about his conduct, and was unsettled when he said he wanted to protect his woman.
• Hu Liena escorted Xiong Shaoqing to the Papal Palace the next morning, where Bibi Dong told him that rumors from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had reached the Consecrated Elders.

Bibi Dong protected Xiong Shaoqing from the Elder Hall and agreed to accompany him to Sunset Forest so he could demonstrate Living Soul Rings. Meanwhile, Tang San reached Level 50 and accepted Tang Hao’s plan to train him for Slaughter City, where he would seek the strength to defeat Xiong Shaoqing.

• Xiong Shaoqing resisted the Elder Hall’s demand to surrender the Soul Symbiosis Art, and Bibi Dong arrived to shield him from the Consecrated Elders.
• Xiong Shaoqing told the elders that only Bibi Dong could develop the secret art with him, and she took him away despite Golden Crocodile Douluo’s objections.
• In the carriage, Xiong Shaoqing invited Bibi Dong to Sunset Forest to obtain an Immortal Herb and form his sixth Living Soul Ring; she agreed to lead a team there in two days.
• Tang San broke through to Level 50 after training beneath a waterfall, while his resentment toward Xiong Shaoqing continued to grow.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Shrek Academy could not prepare him to defeat Xiong Shaoqing and promised him hellish training, followed by a journey to Slaughter City.
• Tang San agreed to enter Slaughter City and pursue Divine Slaughter’s Domain, determined to survive and gain the power to defeat Xiong Shaoqing.

Xiong Shaoqing humiliated Hu Liena before traveling with Bibi Dong and the others to Sunset Forest. He dissolved Dugu Bo’s poisonous barrier and led the group to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where an enormous emerald serpent attacked.

• Xiong Shaoqing made Hu Liena fan him and prepare watermelon juice with her Soul Power, until the watermelon burst and she fled in anger.
• Xiong Shaoqing set out for Sunset Forest with Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, insisting that his companions travel with him.
• At the forest’s edge, Yue Guan warned that Dugu Bo’s poisonous miasma blocked the valley, but Xiong Shaoqing used flower juice and Gang Qi to open a safe passage.
• Xiong Shaoqing and the group reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and saw the rare treasures growing around it.
• A huge emerald-green serpent swooped down from the cliff and attacked the group.

Xiong Shaoqing cured Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo of their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, earning Dugu Bo’s promise of help and permission to take herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He then consumed a rare Earth Dragon Golden Melon and began breaking through the barrier at level fifty-nine.

• Dugu Bo arrived with Dugu Yan and attacked Xiong Shaoqing after Xiong revealed the poison afflicting them, but Bibi Dong stopped the poisonous mist.
• Xiong Shaoqing persuaded Dugu Bo to let him treat Dugu Yan, then gave her a Fortune-Purging Poison-Cleansing Pill that removed her poison and raised her Soul Power by two levels.
• Dugu Bo confirmed Dugu Yan was cured, bowed to Xiong Shaoqing, and promised to risk his life for him while allowing him to take herbs from the garden.
• Xiong Shaoqing plucked and ate a mutated Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and a surge of golden light marked his attempt to break through level fifty-nine.

Xiong Shaoqing made the hundred-thousand-year Qian Jun Rock Bear willingly become his Soul Spirit, gaining a red Soul Ring and reaching level sixty. The Destiny Diary system distributed new instances to Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Bai Chenxiang, whose reactions to his protective diary entries left his relationships with the women growing more complicated.

• Xiong Shaoqing entered Black Rock Valley and subdued the Qian Jun Rock Bear by revealing the Archaic Heaven-Shaking Bear’s divine bloodline and promising it an eternal godly path.
• The Qian Jun Rock Bear agreed to become Xiong Shaoqing’s Soul Spirit, and his Spirit Pagoda Diagram Formation turned it into a hundred-thousand-year red Soul Ring.
• After Xiong Shaoqing reached level sixty, the system distributed diary instances to Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Bai Chenxiang, and Hu Liena and Dugu Yan joined the gossip group.
• Xiong Shaoqing wrote that he would protect Hu Liena and Dugu Yan from their future tragedies and planned to find Bai Chenxiang, prompting the women to react with shock, gratitude, jealousy, and embarrassment.
• Qian Renxue read the diary entry in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and resolved to settle her romantic account with Xiong Shaoqing after completing her mission.

Xiong Shaoqing left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after gathering a few Immortal Herbs, warned Dugu Bo to guard it against Tang San, and returned toward Spirit City with Bibi Dong's party. At camp, he prepared a barbecue that impressed Bibi Dong and left the proud, hungry Hu Liena unable to maintain her composure.

• Xiong Shaoqing collected selected Immortal Herbs without stripping the garden bare, and Dugu Yan promised to repay him for saving her life.
• Xiong Shaoqing warned Dugu Bo that Tang San might target the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Bo vowed to keep him away.
• Xiong Shaoqing and the others left Sunset Forest for Spirit City, while Hu Liena watched him with growing curiosity and tenderness.
• Xiong Shaoqing built a grill from Red Flame Ironwood and cooked beef skewers for Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xiong Shaoqing offered barbecue to Bibi Dong and Hu Liena; Bibi Dong enjoyed it, while Hu Liena claimed she did not eat before her stomach loudly betrayed her.

Xiong Shaoqing eased Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa backlash during the journey and later refused to give Spirit Hall a living soul-ring technique others could use. He promised to fill Bibi Dong’s hidden Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor with hundred-thousand-year living soul rings, leaving her stunned by the offer.

• Hu Liena ate Xiong Shaoqing’s intensely spicy skewer, released her Sky Fox Martial Soul, and got covered in flour as Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing laughed.
• During a rainstorm, Xiong Shaoqing entered Bibi Dong’s carriage and used his power to suppress the Rakshasa evil thoughts tormenting her.
• After the convoy returned to Spirit City, Bibi Dong demanded Xiong Shaoqing’s living soul-ring secret art in exchange for resources and a position in Spirit Hall.
• Xiong Shaoqing explained that the art depended on his bloodline and personal guidance, making it too dangerous for others to use independently.
• Xiong Shaoqing revealed that Bibi Dong’s Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor had empty soul-ring slots and promised to fill them with hundred-thousand-year living soul rings.

Xiong Shaoqing took Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong to Slaughter City, where Tang San had arrived under the alias “Tang Yin” and planned to use Hu Liena. After Xiong Shaoqing rejected the Bloody Mary entrance ritual and smashed open the passage, he led the women into the abyss.

• Bibi Dong agreed to handle the Elder Hall and ordered Xiong Shaoqing to stay in the villa, while he promised to protect her and provide soul rings.
• Months later, Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena to Slaughter City to temper her killing aura, and Xiong Shaoqing insisted on going with her and the other women.
• Tang Hao used a forbidden blood-sacrifice method to empower Tang San, attracting the Asura God’s attention and driving Tang San to seek Slaughter City’s killing domain.
• Tang San reached the tavern entrance to Slaughter City and planned to make Hu Liena his ally, but she recognized him from Xiong Shaoqing’s diary and recoiled from him.
• Xiong Shaoqing refused the tavern keeper’s Bloody Mary, smashed the bar and floor to reveal the passage, then leaped into it with the women protected by his gang Qi.

Xiong Shaoqing and Hu Liena endured deadly arena battles in Slaughter City while the King of Slaughter secretly targeted them to protect Tang San. As Hu Liena grew into a formidable fighter, Xiong Shaoqing used his diary to express his concern for her and the other women, and his determination to retaliate against their enemies.

• Xiong Shaoqing defeated Terror Knight Scott, took over a luxurious castle, and urged Hu Liena to face the arena rather than hide from Slaughter City's violence.
• Tang San fought ten powerful opponents, and the King of Slaughter recognized his Clear Sky Sect bloodline and Asura presence, revealing himself as Tang Chen and his great-grandfather.
• Tang Chen secretly manipulated the arena to send powerful fallen ones and Blood Servants against Xiong Shaoqing and Hu Liena over the following months.
• Hu Liena fought ten Soul Saint-level opponents and won despite severe wounds, while Xiong Shaoqing fought off assassins to protect Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
• Xiong Shaoqing reflected on Tang Chen's schemes and his women's progress, then wrote a diary entry about his concern for Hu Liena and his longing to return to Bibi Dong and Xue'er.