Chapter Summaries

Tang San finished his work and discovered Xiao Wu had secretly visited Bai Qinchen in the dungeon, though she hid what happened between them from him. Later, Lie Yan suffered a sudden attack of severe head pain, prompting Tang San and Ji Dong to suspect Bai Qinchen and head for the dungeon.

• Tang San worried about Xiao Wu while clearing the Great God Realm’s memorials, then found her bedchamber empty and rushed to the dungeon.
• Tang San found Xiao Wu standing outside Bai Qinchen’s cage; she claimed she had come to question him about her memories, and Tang San took her back without realizing she was concealing their encounter.
• Lie Yan awoke with a severe headache, and Ji Dong carried her to Tang San for help.
• Tang San suspected Bai Qinchen was causing Lie Yan’s pain and prepared to take her and Ji Dong to the dungeon.

Tang San, Ji Dong, Xiao Wu, and Lie Yan confronted Bai Qinchen in the dungeon after Lie Yan appeared to suffer from their linked Divine Souls. Bai Qinchen demanded that Lie Yan stay with him, and the chapter ended with Ji Dong forced to choose between attacking Bai Qinchen and risking Lie Yan’s life or giving in.

• Tang San shielded Xiao Wu and took her with Ji Dong and Lie Yan to the dungeon after Lie Yan cried out in pain.
• Lie Yan secretly winked at Bai Qinchen, who realized she had staged her suffering so she could visit him.
• Bai Qinchen taunted Ji Dong and demanded that Lie Yan stay in the dungeon to play with him.
• Ji Dong stopped his attack when Lie Yan cried out, then struck the dungeon wall and saw her suffer again.
• Bai Qinchen repeated his demand, and Ji Dong’s killing intent faltered as he watched Lie Yan endure the pain.

Ji Dong agreed to leave Lie Yan with Bai Qinchen to spare her supposed suffering, despite Tang San’s objections. After Tang San and Ji Dong guarded the dungeon outside, Lie Yan revealed that her distress had been an act and willingly became intimate with Bai Qinchen, leaving Ji Dong devastated and Xiao Wu envious.

• Ji Dong rejected Tang San’s objections and accepted Bai Qinchen’s demand to remain with Lie Yan, prioritizing her safety over his own dignity.
• Ji Dong removed Bai Qinchen’s chains, and Bai Qinchen took Lie Yan from him before taunting Ji Dong and Tang San until Ji Dong ordered them outside.
• Tang San sealed the dungeon entrance while Lie Yan dropped her pretence of weakness and eagerly kissed Bai Qinchen.
• Lie Yan and Bai Qinchen made their intimacy audible beyond the cell, and Ji Dong collapsed in anguish as Tang San tried to support him.
• Xiao Wu recognized that Lie Yan was not suffering and secretly envied her freedom to be with Bai Qinchen.
• Bai Qinchen continued with Lie Yan while mocking Ji Dong, and Lie Yan urged him to make her husband hear them.

Lie Yan rejected Ji Dong after Bai Qinchen's assault and chose to remain in the prison, leaving Ji Dong trapped between her survival and his inability to free her. Bai Qinchen continued to taunt him and claimed he would keep Lie Yan for his own pleasure.

• Bai Qinchen taunted Ji Dong outside the prison, demanding that he admit Bai Qinchen was satisfying Lie Yan's needs in exchange for ending the ordeal.
• Ji Dong entered the dungeon and tried to embrace Lie Yan, but she pushed him away and blamed him for leaving her to suffer rather than killing Bai Qinchen.
• Bai Qinchen refused to let Lie Yan leave and challenged Ji Dong to choose between abandoning her and risking her death.
• Lie Yan told Ji Dong she would stay in the prison, accepting that continuing with Bai Qinchen was the only option left to her.

Ji Dong searched the Divine Realm Ancient Books Pavilion for a way to break the Soul Binding while Lie Yan remained imprisoned with Bai Qinchen. Xiao Wu entered the dungeon and joined Bai Qinchen, who claimed she had been his woman in a past timeline.

• Ji Dong left the dungeon after Lie Yan told him to go, then broke down in front of Tang San and admitted Bai Qinchen would not let her leave.
• Ji Dong searched through the Divine Realm Ancient Books Pavilion for a technique to sever Bai Qinchen's soul connection to Lie Yan.
• Xiao Wu entered the dungeon and told Lie Yan she had come to play with Bai Qinchen.
• Bai Qinchen said Xiao Wu had been his woman in a past timeline and beckoned her into the dungeon.
• Bai Qinchen drew Xiao Wu into his embrace while Lie Yan remained with him, and Xiao Wu confessed she had missed him.

Tang San and Ji Dong searched the Divine Realm Ancient Books Pavilion for a way to sever the soul connection, unaware that someone had destroyed the texts containing the method. The chapter left them still searching while Lie Yan remained imprisoned in the dungeon.

• Bai Qinchen made Xiao Wu clean him up and then drew her into an intimate encounter while Lie Yan watched.
• Lie Yan teased Xiao Wu about Tang San, and Xiao Wu said Bai Qinchen was more powerful than Third Brother.
• Bai Qinchen asked Xiao Wu to stay in the dungeon, but she said Tang San would not agree and she could not remain there like Lie Yan.
• Ji Dong told Tang San he had found no method to sever the soul connection, and Tang San confirmed that such a method existed.
• A hidden figure burned the ancient texts containing the method, while Tang San sensed a strange disturbance but found nothing.
• Tang San continued searching beside Ji Dong for several days, and the chapter ended with him examining another text.

After Sea Dragon was found murdered in his mansion, Tang San and Lei Xiang confronted Bai Qinchen in the dungeon, where Lie Yan and Xiao Wu both supported his alibi. Tang San left with Xiao Wu, while Sea Dragon’s killer remained unknown and Bai Qinchen continued to taunt them.

• Tang San heard the Divine Realm’s warning bell, joined Lei Xiang, Tian Hen, and Zhou Weiqing at Sea Dragon’s mansion, and learned that Sea Dragon had been murdered and his divine soul shattered.
• Lei Xiang blamed Bai Qinchen and rushed to the dungeon, while Tang San followed and asked Zhou Weiqing and Tian Hen to search the mansion for clues.
• Tang San found Xiao Wu in the dungeon with Lie Yan as Bai Qinchen claimed he had not left the dungeon for days.
• Lei Xiang accused Bai Qinchen of killing Sea Dragon and coercing Lie Yan, but Bai Qinchen taunted him and Lie Yan confirmed his account.
• Xiao Wu also vouched that Bai Qinchen had always been with Lie Yan when she visited, leaving Tang San uncertain about the killer.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu to return with him, and she left the dungeon while Bai Qinchen mocked the God Kings.

Tang San confronted Bai Qinchen over Sea Dragon’s death, but Bai Qinchen confessed to killing several God Kings and taunted Tang San into attacking while Lie Yan remained in his grasp. Tang San and Lei Xiang left to investigate, while Xiao Wu admitted to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that she had visited Bai Qinchen and betrayed Tang San; she broke down, saying she could not control herself.

• Tang San threatened Bai Qinchen over Sea Dragon’s death, and Bai Qinchen accused him of plotting to seize power in the Divine Realm.
• Bai Qinchen confessed to killing Chang Gongwei, A Dai, Rong Nianbing, and Sea Dragon, then dared Tang San to kill him while using Lie Yan as protection.
• Tang San restrained Lei Xiang and left the dungeon, deciding they should investigate Sea Dragon’s mansion rather than act rashly.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu to stay away from the dungeon, then departed with Lei Xiang while Xiao Wu returned to Sea God Hall.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing questioned Xiao Wu, who admitted she had visited Bai Qinchen and betrayed Tang San.
• Xiao Wu collapsed in tears and said she could not control herself.

Xiao Wu took Zhuqing and Rongrong to the dungeon to confront Bai Qinchen, but both women succumbed to the influence of their past with him. Bai Qinchen carried Zhuqing to the stone bed and asked what she thought he wanted.

• Xiao Wu confessed that she could not resist her longing for Bai Qinchen, and Zhuqing and Rongrong resolved to confront him in the dungeon.
• Xiao Wu led Zhuqing and Rongrong to the dungeon, where they found Bai Qinchen with Lie Yan.
• Zhuqing attacked Bai Qinchen, but he caught her wrist and pulled her into his embrace, leaving her unable to resist.
• Bai Qinchen called Rongrong over, and she came to him; Xiao Wu watched as Zhuqing and Rongrong fell under his influence.
• Bai Qinchen carried Zhuqing to the stone bed, and she asked what he wanted.

Bai Qinchen’s resurfacing memories overwhelmed Zhu Zhuqing and drew Ning Rongrong into his embrace as well. Ning Rongrong stripped at his command and pressed herself against him while he continued attacking Zhu Zhuqing, leaving both women under his influence.

• Bai Qinchen’s actions and words awakened Zhu Zhuqing’s sealed memories, overwhelming her resistance as Ning Rongrong watched.
• Ning Rongrong’s memories surfaced, and she approached Bai Qinchen and embraced him from behind.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Bai Qinchen and complained that he had chosen Zhu Zhuqing first, while Zhu Zhuqing tried unsuccessfully to warn her.
• Bai Qinchen told Ning Rongrong to strip and wait, and she immediately removed her dress before him.
• Ning Rongrong joined Bai Qinchen’s embrace, and he continued attacking Zhu Zhuqing while touching Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu gathered around Bai Qinchen as their old grudges and loyalties resurfaced. Zhu Zhuqing then challenged Xiao Wu over her continued attachment to Tang San.

• Ning Rongrong eagerly joined Bai Qinchen, and Zhu Zhuqing watched in shock as Rongrong declared her devotion to him.
• Xiao Wu teased Ning Rongrong about forgetting to avenge Oscar, and Rongrong dismissed Oscar as inferior to Bai Qinchen.
• Zhu Zhuqing felt a strange familiarity with the group and moved into Bai Qinchen’s embrace, while Xiao Wu teased her for giving up resistance.
• Bai Qinchen urged the women to leave their past grudges behind, and the three stayed close to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing pointed out that Dai Mubai and Oscar were dead and asked Xiao Wu why she still called the living Tang San “Third Brother.”

Bai Qinchen continued to dominate the goddesses in the dungeon while Xiao Wu pleaded for Tang San’s life, then visited the God of Time, who revealed she had destroyed the records Ji Dong was searching for. The chapter left Bai Qinchen intimate with the God of Time in her hidden realm.

• Xiao Wu asked Bai Qinchen to spare Tang San, but he refused and said Tang San’s death would come later.
• Lie Yan revealed that Bai Qinchen had also brought down Chang Gongwei, A Dai, Rong Nianbing, and Sea Dragon, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reacted in shock.
• Tang San told Lei Xiang, Zhou Weiqing, and Tian Hen that Bai Qinchen had an alibi and that killing him could endanger Lie Yan; they continued searching for clues and hoped Ji Dong could sever the soul connection.
• Bai Qinchen left the dungeon and traveled to the God of Time’s realm, where he removed her mask and drew her into his embrace.
• The God of Time admitted that she had destroyed the Divine Realm scripture pavilion’s records about soul connections, and Bai Qinchen began undressing her.

Bai Qinchen and the God of Time became intimate, and she explained how her present self differed from the version he had known in a past timeline. Afterward, they discussed the surviving rulers of the Great God Realm and the preparations for opening the Gate of Time.

• Bai Qinchen asked whether the God of Time was still untouched, and she explained that she and her past self existed on separate time branches.
• Bai Qinchen and the God of Time became intimate, and she said they could meet her former self after matters were settled.
• The God of Time warned Bai Qinchen that revealing his involvement with Xiao Wu could drive Tang San into a destructive rage.
• Bai Qinchen said the Gate of Time would let Tang Wutong and the others return, and the God of Time said its preparation was already underway.
• The God of Time cautioned that opening the Gate of Time required time to stabilize its nodes without alarming the Divine Realm's origin.

Bai Qinchen plotted to kill Tang San’s allies while pursuing his relationships with the God of Time and Piaomiao. After meeting Piaomiao at Sea Dragon Mansion, he began an intimate encounter with her.

• Bai Qinchen told the God of Time he planned to kill Zhou Weiqing, Tian Hen, and the others while waiting for the Gate of Time.
• The God of Time urged Bai Qinchen to leave and repair the Gate of Time, and he departed for Sea Dragon Mansion.
• Bai Qinchen found Piaomiao alone at the mansion and embraced her, praising her for helping kill Sea Dragon.
• Bai Qinchen carried Piaomiao to the bedchamber, where she warned him that Tianqin was in the mansion.
• Piaomiao eventually took the initiative, and Bai Qinchen began having sex with her.

Bai Qinchen’s secret medicine affected Tianqin while he was with Piaomiao, drawing Tianqin to Piaomiao’s bedchamber, where she watched them and succumbed to the medicine’s influence. After the encounter, Bai Qinchen found Tianqin paralyzed outside the door and addressed her.

• Bai Qinchen’s secret medicine spread throughout Sea Dragon Mansion and caused Tianqin to wake with an unexplained fever and yearning.
• Tianqin followed the sounds from Piaomiao’s bedchamber and saw Bai Qinchen with Piaomiao, realizing he was the man connected to Sea Dragon’s death.
• Tianqin’s anger gave way to the secret medicine’s influence as she watched the pair and became overwhelmed by desire.
• Bai Qinchen noticed Tianqin outside the door and deliberately let her see more before finishing with Piaomiao.
• Bai Qinchen left the bedchamber and found Tianqin helpless on the floor, greeting her with a teasing remark.

Tianqin succumbed to the secret drug’s influence and begged Bai Qinchen to let her taste his body, while Piaomiao watched. Bai Qinchen revealed that Piaomiao had helped kill Sea Dragon, but Tianqin’s desire overwhelmed her grief and anger, and she asked what he wanted her to do.

• Tianqin entered the bedchamber and became fixated on Bai Qinchen, reaching for him as Piaomiao watched from the bed.
• Bai Qinchen teased Tianqin by pulling away, and she crawled to his feet and pleaded to taste him.
• Tianqin offered herself to Bai Qinchen, who praised her body but repeatedly denied her request.
• Bai Qinchen told Tianqin that Piaomiao had earned his favor by killing Sea Dragon with her own hands.
• Tianqin realized Piaomiao had betrayed and killed her husband, but her drug-fueled longing eclipsed her grief and anger, and she asked Bai Qinchen what he wanted her to do.

Tianqin begged Bai Qinchen to let her serve him, and he allowed her to pleasure him while Piaomiao watched. After Bai Qinchen praised her, Tianqin eagerly asked to continue, leaving their encounter ongoing.

• Tianqin pleaded with Bai Qinchen to give her something to do, and he let her taste his Baguette.
• Bai Qinchen taught Tianqin how to take it into her mouth, and she followed his instructions eagerly.
• Bai Qinchen praised Tianqin and taunted her about Sea Dragon, but she ignored the taunt and continued serving him.
• Bai Qinchen climaxed, and Tianqin swallowed what she could before cleaning him and seeking his approval.
• Bai Qinchen told Tianqin he was satisfied, and she admitted that she still wanted to play.