Chapter Summaries

Lu Ren demonstrated the force of his Cursed Speech by blasting Ji Juechen out of the courtyard, leaving Ji convinced that Lu Ren’s abilities could overwhelm even a Soul Emperor. Nana then arrived with news that the Xishui Alliance had been making a stir in Mingdu’s Underground Soul Tool Association.

• Ji Juechen asked Lu Ren about Word-Made-Reality, and Lu Ren explained that his Spiritual Power let him warp reality with spoken commands.
• Ji Juechen challenged Lu Ren to attack again without using the previous dirty trick, and Lu Ren shouted “Be Blown Away,” sending him flying through the courtyard wall.
• Ji Juechen returned battered but unangry, acknowledged the overwhelming gap between them, and assessed Lu Ren as potentially a match for a Soul Saint even without his domain.
• Nana reported to Lu Ren that the Xishui Alliance, one of the Three Great Factions of Mingdu’s Underground Soul Tool Association, had recently been making a stir.

As the Xishui Alliance searched Mingdu for holy-attribute Soul Masters, Lu Ren realized the Holy Spirit Cult might be hunting Ye Guyi and went out with Ji Juechen to find her. While eavesdropping in a restaurant, Lu Ren’s mention of Ye Guyi caused a black-robed diner behind him to react, leaving him focused on the stranger.

• Nana reported that the Xishui Alliance was searching Mingdu for holy-attribute Soul Masters and attacking the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Ordinary Alliance.
• Lu Ren concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult was seeking Ye Guyi and decided to go out with Ji Juechen to protect her.
• Lu Ren told Nana to guard their base and use the Soul Tool to summon him if anything went wrong.
• Lu Ren and Ji Juechen entered a restaurant, where Lu Ren spread his Spiritual Power to eavesdrop on the diners’ conversations.
• Lu Ren heard that the Xishui Alliance had attacked the Ordinary Alliance and feared Ye Guyi might have been killed.
• A black-robed diner trembled when Lu Ren mentioned Ye Guyi, and Lu Ren quietly locked onto the figure with his Spiritual Power.

Lu Ren recognized the fleeing black-robed figure as Ye Guyi and used Cursed Speech to stop her in a Mingdu alley. He confronted her about Shangguan Wei'er, leaving Ye Guyi restrained and unable to flee.

• Lu Ren noticed a black-robed figure react to the name Ye Guyi and spotted golden hair beneath its hood.
• The figure fled through Mingdu's alleys, and Lu Ren pursued it with overwhelming physical speed as Ji Juechen followed.
• The figure turned to attack Lu Ren with a golden longsword, but Lu Ren froze her with Cursed Speech.
• Lu Ren slammed the figure into a wall, revealing Ye Guyi beneath the fallen hood.
• Lu Ren asked Ye Guyi to stop running and said Shangguan Wei'er could no longer protect her.

Lu Ren stopped Ye Guyi from self-destructing and convinced her that he was not an Evil Soul Master. He asked her to join forces against the Xishui Alliance, leaving her to consider his offer.

• Ye Guyi mistook Lu Ren and Ji Juechen for Evil Soul Masters and began compressing her Soul Power to self-destruct.
• Ji Juechen arrived, and Ye Guyi abandoned her suicide attempt after sensing that he was not an Evil Soul Master.
• Lu Ren used positive energy to calm Ye Guyi's Soul Power and showed her the pure energy of his Reverse Cursed Technique Release.
• Lu Ren revealed that he had destroyed eight Xishui Alliance Branch Altars, and Ye Guyi blamed him for driving her into hiding.
• Lu Ren freed Ye Guyi from his Cursed Speech restraint and asked her to work with him against the Xishui Alliance.

Lu Ren offered to help Ye Guyi fight Evil Soul Masters, but she remained wary and tried to escape. He put her to sleep and carried her back to the courtyard, where Nana and the others saw them arrive.

• Lu Ren proposed joining forces with Ye Guyi, explaining that killing Evil Soul Masters would help both of them.
• Ye Guyi questioned why she should trust Lu Ren and searched for a way out of the alley.
• Lu Ren threatened to take her home by force if luring her with food failed, and Ye Guyi tried to flee.
• Lu Ren used the words “Go to sleep” to render Ye Guyi unconscious, then carried her out of the alley.
• Lu Ren told Ji Juechen that they needed to hide Ye Guyi from the Xishui Alliance and keep her safe until she calmed down.
• Lu Ren and Ji Juechen returned to the courtyard, where Nana saw Ye Guyi over Lu Ren’s shoulder and asked who she was.

Lu Ren had Ye Guyi settled in a room when two Evil Soul Master Soul Saints attacked Nana and the Soul Kings at the courtyard gate. The intruders recognized the danger of the warrior who had destroyed their cult’s branch altars and tried to retreat, but Lu Ren appeared behind them and stopped them with his command.

• Lu Ren had Nana prepare a room and food for Ye Guyi, then left Ji Juechen to guard her.
• Two Evil Soul Master Soul Saints overwhelmed Nana and several Soul Kings at the courtyard entrance.
• The gaunt Soul Saint warned his companion that the warrior who destroyed eight branch altars might be a Titled Douluo, and the two decided to retreat for reinforcements.
• Lu Ren appeared behind the Soul Saints and spoke a command that froze them in place.

Lu Ren used Cursed Speech to overwhelm two Evil Soul Master Soul Saints with an uncontrollable bodily urge, leaving them humiliated and unable to fight. As he assessed the technique, he concluded their weak willpower made them far more vulnerable than Ji Juechen had been.

• Lu Ren used Cursed Speech on the two Soul Saints, making them desperately struggle to hold back their bodily urges.
• The burly Soul Saint tried to attack Lu Ren, but he lost control while activating his Martial Soul Avatar and collapsed in humiliation.
• The gaunt Soul Saint also lost control, and the stench drove Nana, the others, and even Ji Juechen to retreat.
• Lu Ren analyzed the curse's effects and reasoned that the Soul Saints' weak willpower left them more vulnerable than Ji Juechen.

Lu Ren defeated two Evil Soul Master Soul Saints with Black Flash, Soul Slash, and Cursed Speech, then ordered Nana and the others to clean and restrain them. He told Ji Juechen that he needed the captives as tools because the matter concerned Ye Guyi.

• The two Soul Saints decided to kill everyone in the courtyard, but Lu Ren interrupted them with simultaneous punches enhanced by Black Flash and Soul Slash.
• Lu Ren used Cursed Speech to put the injured Soul Saints to sleep.
• Lu Ren ordered Nana and the others to clean and tie up the captives, explaining that he might need them later.
• Ji Juechen recoiled from Lu Ren and asked why he had not killed the two Soul Saints.
• Lu Ren said he needed the Soul Saints as tools because the matter concerned Ye Guyi.

Lu Ren woke Ye Guyi and offered her two captured Soul Saint Evil Soul Masters to purify, but she distrusted his motives and suspected a trap. He proposed discussing cooperation with Shangguan Wei'er at the Ordinary Alliance, and Ye Guyi warned that going there could mean his death.

• Lu Ren woke Ye Guyi, who checked that her clothes were intact before confronting him.
• Lu Ren told Ye Guyi that two captured Soul Saint Evil Soul Masters were tied up in the courtyard, and she rushed to fetch her sword.
• Ye Guyi stopped and demanded to know what Lu Ren wanted in return, then feared he was after her body.
• Lu Ren insisted that he only wanted to work with Ye Guyi, but she remained suspicious of his offer.
• Lu Ren proposed going with Ye Guyi to meet Shangguan Wei'er, and Ye Guyi warned him that the Ordinary Alliance could be dangerous for him.

Lu Ren forced Ye Guyi to lead him to the Ordinary Alliance headquarters, claiming he could defeat the faction and secure its protection. Ji Juechen joined him, and the group set out with two captured Evil Soul Masters while Nana stayed behind.

• Lu Ren told Ye Guyi that he could destroy the Ordinary Alliance and seized her wrist, ordering her to lead him to its headquarters.
• Ye Guyi agreed to take Lu Ren there, and Ji Juechen joined after Lu Ren assured him that he was confident in his strength.
• Lu Ren ordered Ji Juechen to bring the two unconscious Evil Soul Masters along and said he would cripple them without harming their cultivation.
• Nana asked whether they should relocate because the Holy Spirit Cult had discovered their hideout, but Lu Ren told her to stay and contact him if anything went wrong.
• Lu Ren, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen left for the Ordinary Alliance headquarters with the two captives.

Ye Guyi led Lu Ren and Ji Juechen toward a possible confrontation with the Ordinary Alliance, while Lu Ren teased them about humiliating Shangguan Wei'er and defended his ruthless fighting methods. Their banter turned to Nana and Ye Guyi’s suspicion of Lu Ren, ending with him making a provocative remark that sounded aimed at her.

• Ye Guyi worried that Shangguan Wei'er might kill Lu Ren and resolved to plead for him if necessary.
• Lu Ren asked Ji Juechen whether he should make Shangguan Wei'er dance or publicly disgrace her, while Ji Juechen braced for a fight with the Ordinary Alliance.
• Lu Ren explained that ending a fight quickly was the best way to protect one’s life, leaving Ji Juechen to reconsider his approach to combat.
• Ye Guyi accused Lu Ren of having a suspicious relationship with Nana because Nana called him Master, and Lu Ren said Nana had chosen the title after he saved her.
• Lu Ren described wanting to see a holy angel fall from grace and be tormented, prompting Ye Guyi to realize he seemed to be talking about her.

Lu Ren teased Ye Guyi, then asked Electrolux to conceal his cultivation before reaching the Ordinary Alliance. As they continued toward the headquarters, he identified a hidden watcher sent by Jing Hongchen and let him follow unnoticed.

• Ye Guyi became furious at Lu Ren’s teasing and stormed ahead, but overheard him admit that he had only been joking about tearing her angel wings apart.
• Lu Ren asked Electrolux to hide his cultivation, and Electrolux concealed it behind an impenetrable mist that Lu Ren could attribute to his Brain Martial Soul.
• Ji Juechen sensed someone watching them from behind, and Lu Ren said the hidden person was one of Hall Master Jing’s people protecting them.
• Lu Ren used his Spiritual Power to avoid members of the Holy Spirit Cult and sensed that the watcher’s cultivation was around eight rings.
• Lu Ren concluded that Jing Hongchen’s watcher was also reporting on him, but decided to let the man observe his actions.

Lu Ren and Ji Juechen accompanied Ye Guyi to the Ordinary Alliance’s hidden headquarters, where Ye Guyi introduced Lu Ren’s offer of cooperation to Shangguan Wei’er. Shangguan Wei’er assessed the two visitors and their captured Evil Soul Masters, but Lu Ren’s unreadable cultivation left her wary.

• Ye Guyi led Lu Ren and Ji Juechen through Mingdu to the Ordinary Alliance’s concealed underground headquarters.
• Ji Juechen carried two unconscious Soul Saint Evil Soul Masters through the base, drawing disgusted looks from the patrolling disciples.
• Ye Guyi sent a disciple to fetch Shangguan Wei’er, who arrived with the alliance’s core members and reproached Ye Guyi for returning from her hidden refuge.
• Ye Guyi explained how she had encountered Lu Ren and Ji Juechen and told Shangguan Wei’er that Lu Ren wanted to cooperate and take her away.
• Shangguan Wei’er sensed the captured Evil Soul Masters’ weakened power and judged Ji Juechen talented, but she could not sense Lu Ren’s cultivation.

Lu Ren met with Shangguan Wei'er and admitted he had destroyed the Xishui Alliance's strongholds, then offered to help the Ordinary Alliance in exchange for benefits. The chapter ended with Shangguan Wei'er asking what he wanted.

• Shangguan Wei'er and her Level 9 Soul Engineer discovered that neither could perceive Lu Ren's cultivation and suspected he had a powerful backer.
• Shangguan Wei'er led Lu Ren and Ji Juechen into a private room, where Lu Ren casually demanded tea while the alliance's members watched.
• Shangguan Wei'er connected Lu Ren to the destruction of eight Xishui Alliance strongholds and questioned him about it.
• Lu Ren admitted responsibility and said he had come to help the Ordinary Alliance, but only in exchange for benefits.
• Shangguan Wei'er asked Lu Ren what benefits he wanted.

Lu Ren demanded that Ye Guyi leave with him and that the Ordinary Alliance assist him, while warning Shangguan Wei'er that the Xishui Alliance's powerful backer would soon threaten Ye Guyi. The chapter ended with Lu Ren confronting the Level 9 Soul Engineer who had been probing him.

• Lu Ren asked Shangguan Wei'er to let Ye Guyi follow him and to provide assistance to the limit of the Ordinary Alliance's ability.
• As Shangguan Wei'er hesitated, Lu Ren secretly spread Soul Power across the floor, and the Level 9 Soul Engineer sensed his power and a deadly threat.
• Shangguan Wei'er refused to hand Ye Guyi over easily, calling her both a valuable recruit and family.
• Lu Ren argued that the Xishui Alliance's attack and the coming imperial investigation put Ye Guyi in danger, and claimed Shangguan Wei'er could not protect her.
• Lu Ren stood and challenged the Level 9 Soul Engineer, pointing out that his Spiritual Power had failed to uncover Lu Ren's strength.

Lu Ren overwhelmed the Ordinary Alliance with his power and prepared to use Domain Expansion. Shangguan Wei'er agreed to all his conditions and asked him to treat Ye Guyi well.

• The middle-aged man unleashed Titled Douluo-level spiritual pressure, but Lu Ren remained unaffected and declared Shangguan Wei'er no match for him.
• Lu Ren spread Blood Manipulation across the room, prompting the Ordinary Alliance's core members to activate their martial souls and Ji Juechen to draw his sword in defense.
• Ye Guyi pleaded with Shangguan Wei'er to avoid a fight, while Lu Ren began preparing his Domain Expansion.
• Shangguan Wei'er stopped Lu Ren, ordered her members to stand down, and agreed to his conditions to spare the Ordinary Alliance.
• Shangguan Wei'er promised that Ye Guyi and the Ordinary Alliance would help Lu Ren, then asked him to treat Ye Guyi well.

After subduing the Ordinary Alliance, Lu Ren secured Shangguan Wei'er’s cooperation and received information about the weakened Aodu Chamber of Commerce. Ye Guyi purified two Evil Soul Master Soul Saints, boosting her cultivation while Lu Ren absorbed their Cursed Energy, and Lu Ren demanded that the meeting remain secret.

• Lu Ren canceled his Domain Expansion, and Shangguan Wei'er softened her stance and promised to look after Ye Guyi.
• Lu Ren asked Shangguan Wei'er for the location and details of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and she shared information about its headquarters, leaders, and weakened condition.
• Lu Ren gave Ye Guyi two unconscious Evil Soul Master Soul Saints as an introductory gift.
• Ye Guyi purified the two Evil Soul Masters, raising her cultivation to the threshold of rank fifty, while Lu Ren absorbed the Cursed Energy they released.
• Lu Ren prepared to leave and asked Shangguan Wei'er to ensure that nobody learned what had happened.

Shangguan Wei'er pledged the Ordinary Alliance’s secrecy and intelligence support to Lu Ren, who left with Ji Juechen and Ye Guyi after warning her that Xu Tianran might investigate. Shangguan Wei'er realized she could not protect Ye Guyi from the crown prince and placed the alliance on alert.

• Shangguan Wei'er promised that everyone present would keep Lu Ren’s secrets and share intelligence about the Xishui Alliance with him.
• The Level 9 Soul Engineer swore on his Martial Soul to keep silent, and Lu Ren warned him not to break his oath under pressure from the imperial family.
• Lu Ren noted that Ye Guyi had reached rank fifty after purifying the two Evil Soul Masters, then left with her and Ji Juechen.
• Before departing, Lu Ren warned Shangguan Wei'er that Xu Tianran’s people might investigate her in a few days.
• Shangguan Wei'er thanked Lu Ren, recognized that she could not have protected Ye Guyi from Xu Tianran, and ordered the Ordinary Alliance into a level-three state of alert.

After leaving the Ordinary Alliance, Lu Ren explained to Ye Guyi that he had used intimidation to secure cooperation rather than intending to fight. As they headed to the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, Ji Juechen asked to see Lu Ren’s second Self-Created Domain, but Lu Ren warned him it could be fatal.

• Lu Ren told Ye Guyi that his meeting with Shangguan Wei'er had been a negotiation based on mutual benefit, and that he had intimidated her to demonstrate his value.
• Lu Ren explained that he had planned to injure but not kill the Ordinary Alliance members if a fight became unavoidable, preserving the possibility of future cooperation.
• Ye Guyi admitted she had thought Lu Ren was about to kill someone and wondered how he had become so calculating.
• Ji Juechen asked Lu Ren to show him his second Self-Created Domain, but Lu Ren warned that it could kill him if his control slipped.
• Lu Ren refused to explain the Domain to Ye Guyi and led her and Ji Juechen toward the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.

Lu Ren rescued An Litong from a Xishui Alliance attack by knocking out an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo with a surprise punch, then secured the Aodu Chamber of Commerce’s support. He left with Ji Juechen and Ye Guyi, having built his faction through the backing of both the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Ordinary Alliance.

• An Litong confronted a black-robed Xishui Alliance member who demanded to search the Aodu Chamber of Commerce for someone.
• Lu Ren arrived through a blood-covered corridor, dragging an unconscious person, and used Blood Manipulation to trap the black-robed man before knocking him unconscious with one punch.
• An Litong thanked Lu Ren and agreed to talk after seeing the Soul Douluo embedded in the wall.
• Lu Ren secured the support of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Ordinary Alliance, then left with Ji Juechen and Ye Guyi.
• Ye Guyi marveled at how quickly Lu Ren had established his faction.