Chapter Summaries

Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s annual competition, with Mu Chen aiming to win all three events. He arrived late for the individual contest and faced Yu Hao, stopping a fist just short of his opponent’s face.

• Ning Rongrong told Mu Chen that they would compete as a two-person team in the Sect’s annual contest.
• Mu Chen agreed to compete with Ning Rongrong and declared that they would seek first place in the individual, two-person, and seven-person events.
• Ning Fengzhi discussed Xue Qinghe’s potential with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo while they waited for Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong to arrive.
• Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong arrived late at the competition, and Elder Lin sent Mu Chen onto the stage for his first individual match.
• Mu Chen introduced himself as a level 23 Attack Type Battle Soul Master and faced level 25 Soul Grandmaster Yu Hao, then rushed forward and stopped his fist near Yu Hao’s face.

Mu Chen won the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s individual matches, earning first place despite facing opponents with much higher Soul Power. On the next day, he began a two-on-two match with Ning Rongrong and was caught off guard by Nangong Tian’s lion roar as Nangong Tian closed in to strike.

• Mu Chen defeated Yu Hao without releasing his Martial Soul, then advised him to improve his physical condition and reactions.
• Mu Chen overwhelmed his opponents in the individual matches and defeated a level 42 Soul Ancestor using his External Soul Bone and Sword Qi.
• Mu Chen claimed first place in the individual matches, and Ning Fengzhi praised him before the sect’s disciples prepared for the later events.
• The next day, Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong faced Nangong Tian and a female Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master in a two-on-two match.
• Nangong Tian used his Crimson Flame Lion's Roar to daze Mu Chen, then rushed in and attacked with Violent Lion Fist.

Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong won the two-person team championship after defeating a succession of stronger opponents. Ning Fengzhi then arranged for them to face the previous team champions, whose formidable captain wielded a Dreadclaw Bear martial soul.

• Mu Chen defeated Nangong Tian by breaking his Golden Shield and forced him to surrender, winning the match for himself and Ning Rongrong.
• Mu Chen reflected on his lack of defensive Soul Skills as he and Ning Rongrong continued winning against teams of Soul Elders.
• Mu Chen knocked a Soul Elder and a Soul Ancestor off the platform to claim the two-person team championship.
• Ning Fengzhi announced that Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong would face the previous champions for first place in the team battle.
• Sword Douluo told Mu Chen that the opposing captain was a level 42 Soul Ancestor with a Dreadclaw Bear martial soul, backed by a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda support Soul Master.

Mu Chen faced Xiong Zhen’s experienced team in a battle where their control skills and coordinated attacks initially restricted him. After revealing his increased attributes, Mu Chen eliminated the opposing members one by one and won, leaving himself and Ning Rongrong on the platform.

• Mu Chen and Xiong Zhen introduced themselves before Elder Lin started the team battle.
• Xiong Zhen’s teammates used Spirit Impact, Spirit Sharing, and Gravity Mire to track Mu Chen, slow him down, and help Xiong Zhen attack.
• Mu Chen used his Nine Dragon Hairpin to triple his attributes, then received additional boosts from Ning Rongrong.
• Mu Chen wounded Xiong Zhen and Mo Yu, evaded the team’s attacks, and knocked their commanding control-system Soul Master off the platform.
• Mu Chen used his movement technique and Sword Qi to knock the remaining opponents off the platform, leaving only himself and Ning Rongrong standing.

After Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong won the championship, the system revealed that its shop would remain locked until Mu Chen won the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Mu Chen resumed cultivating and planning for future threats, while Sword Douluo quietly accepted that he would not reveal his secrets.

• The disciples celebrated Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong's victory, and Ning Fengzhi praised their performance and defended the sect's investment in Mu Chen.
• The system awarded Mu Chen Cool Points for impressing Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and the sect's disciples, bringing his total to 2,580.
• Mu Chen asked the system about spending his Cool Points, but learned the shop would open only after he won the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Mu Chen considered his cultivation, his future meeting with Tang San, and the need for a third soul ring with strong physical and spiritual defenses.
• Sword Douluo found Mu Chen asleep in the cultivation room, carried him to bed, and resolved not to force him to reveal his secrets; Mu Chen opened his eyes after Sword Douluo left.

At ten years old, Mu Chen was sent to Moonlight Pavilion to study noble etiquette and music, despite preferring cultivation. He arrived in Heaven Dou City with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo and met Pavilion Master Tang Yuehua, while hoping the move might bring him closer to Xue'er.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Mu Chen should attend Moonlight Pavilion to meet nobles, while Ning Rongrong worried about being separated from him and about others bullying him.
• Mu Chen objected to attending, but agreed after Sword Douluo urged him to try; he also told Sword Douluo that his sword-path cultivation had stalled before reaching Sword Momentum.
• Mu Chen, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Heaven Dou City, while Ning Rongrong stayed behind.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua welcomed Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo and greeted Mu Chen as her new student.
• Mu Chen introduced himself to Tang Yuehua, who said she would teach him noble etiquette, music, and emotional control.

Mu Chen settled into Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua taught him noble etiquette and music while he cultivated at night. He gradually found value in his lessons but still had not seen Qian Renxue, and the chapter ended when a little girl told him her big brother would visit the next day.

• Mu Chen said goodbye to Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who offered to take him back if he could not adjust to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua led Mu Chen inside and explained that she would teach him emotional control, social skills, etiquette, and music during the day while he cultivated at night.
• Mu Chen studied with the noble children and found that music gave him new insights that helped his swordsmanship.
• Mu Chen continued waiting for a chance to meet Qian Renxue, also known as Xue Qinghe, while noble girls admired him and the boys resented his popularity.
• A little girl told Mu Chen that her big brother would come to see her the next day.

Mu Chen met Xue Qinghe again at Moonlight Pavilion, recognizing him as Qian Renxue despite his disguise. After Xue Qinghe privately denied being the person Mu Chen remembered, the chapter left Mu Chen’s recognition unresolved.

• Mu Chen used Princess Xue Ke to arrange a meeting with her elder brother, Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and was startled to see Mu Chen, while Mu Chen recognized him as Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Xue Ke praised Mu Chen, and Xue Qinghe grew uncomfortable when he realized she liked him.
• Mu Chen asked Xue Qinghe to speak privately, embraced him, and called him Big Sister Xue'er.
• Xue Qinghe broke free and insisted that he was the crown prince, not the person Mu Chen had mistaken him for.

Mu Chen reassured Qian Renxue that he knew her identity and Spirit Hall’s plan but would not expose her, despite his ties to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Qian Renxue chose to trust him, and Mu Chen asked her to return to her original appearance.

• Qian Renxue considered killing Mu Chen because she feared he had uncovered her identity and might expose Spirit Hall’s plan.
• Mu Chen embraced Qian Renxue and told her he recognized her, then calmly asked whether she intended to kill him.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Mu Chen would reveal that she had replaced the real Xue Qinghe, and Mu Chen promised to keep her identity secret.
• Mu Chen described Spirit Hall’s plan to use Qian Renxue’s position as Crown Prince to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire, shocking her with how much he knew.
• Mu Chen explained that he would not betray the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and believed Spirit Hall’s unification of the continent might not be bad.
• Qian Renxue agreed to trust Mu Chen, and he asked her to change back to her original appearance.

Mu Chen reunited with Qian Renxue at Moonlight Pavilion, where they flirted and discussed his studies and her growing sympathy for the commoners exploited by Heaven Dou nobles. The chapter ended with Mu Chen kissing Qian Renxue as she prepared to leave.

• Qian Renxue removed her disguise, and Mu Chen praised her beauty with a poem that made her blush.
• Mu Chen told Qian Renxue he had come to see her and explained that his view of nobles had improved after studying alongside some of them.
• Qian Renxue described the abuses committed by many nobles and said witnessing their treatment of commoners had made her sympathize with them.
• Qian Renxue noticed Mu Chen had reached Rank 26 in Soul Power, and he boasted that he might have advanced further without his studies.
• Qian Renxue said she could visit Mu Chen three or four more times, and they playfully haggled over the number.
• As Qian Renxue prepared to disguise herself and leave, Mu Chen hugged and kissed her.

Mu Chen's relationship with Qian Renxue grew closer while he completed two years of study at Moonlight Pavilion. As the graduation ceremony began, Sword Douluo arrived with Ning Rongrong, who went missing in Heaven Dou City.

• Mu Chen left Qian Renxue's room after secretly kissing her, and Xue Ke misunderstood their meeting as something intimate.
• Over the next two years, Qian Renxue visited Moonlight Pavilion six times, and Mu Chen became the class's representative for its graduation ceremony.
• Sword Douluo took Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou City to see Mu Chen, while Ning Fengzhi stayed behind to handle the sect's accounts.
• At the graduation ceremony, Sword Douluo told Tang Yuehua that Ning Rongrong had disappeared, and Tang Yuehua arranged a search while Sword Douluo went looking for her.

Mu Chen performed at the graduation ceremony, then learned Ning Rongrong had gone missing in Heaven Dou City and feared she had fallen into danger. After the system revealed her location, he rushed to rescue her while Xue Qinghe followed with secret support.

• Mu Chen played the harp at the graduation ceremony, earning applause and praise from the guests.
• Tang Yuehua told Mu Chen that Ning Rongrong had gone missing and that Sword Douluo had gone to search for her.
• Mu Chen told Xue Qinghe he suspected the scum nobles might be involved, and she agreed to send people to search.
• The system warned Mu Chen that Ning Rongrong was in grave danger and transmitted her location.
• Mu Chen told Xue Qinghe where Ning Rongrong was and hurried out, while Xue Qinghe followed with Snake Lance and Porcupine Douluo.

Mu Chen attacked a mansion in Heaven Dou City to rescue Ning Rongrong, while Xue Qinghe sent soldiers and Snake Lance Douluo to support him. Inside, Mu Chen fought his way through the guards as several noble youths waited with the unconscious, bound Ning Rongrong.

• Xue Qinghe followed Mu Chen and arranged for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Ning Fengzhi to be notified of Ning Rongrong's danger.
• Mu Chen reached the mansion, killed its two gate guards, and entered with the Emperor Dragon Sword and his enhanced powers.
• Xue Qinghe ordered several hundred soldiers to surround the mansion and secretly asked Snake Lance Douluo to protect Mu Chen.
• Mu Chen used Shape-Shifting Shadow and his Dark Gold Dreadclaw to cut down the mansion's guards as Snake Lance Douluo watched from the shadows.
• Several noble youths dismissed the screams outside while Ning Rongrong lay unconscious and tied to a bed.

Mu Chen rescued the unconscious Ning Rongrong from noble youths who had abducted her, killing Elder Wang before exhausting himself and collapsing beside her. Snake Lance Douluo withdrew when Sword Dao Chen Xin arrived, while Xue Qinghe prepared to hold the perpetrators and their backers accountable.

• Elder Wang warned the noble youths that Ning Rongrong might be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's eldest young lady, and Young Master Tian decided to kill her and burn her body.
• Mu Chen severed Young Master Tian's arm with Sword Qi, entered the room, and killed Elder Wang with the Emperor Dragon Sword.
• Mu Chen confirmed Ning Rongrong was unharmed, then collapsed from exhaustion after using up his Soul Power.
• Snake Lance Douluo considered killing Mu Chen but concealed his aura and left when Sword Dao Chen Xin arrived.
• Xue Qinghe received word that Mu Chen was safe and resolved to make the people behind the abduction answer to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After Mu Chen recovered consciousness in Moonlight Pavilion, Ning Rongrong apologized for sneaking out and Sword Douluo promised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would pursue the men who abducted her. Xue Qinghe visited Mu Chen, who learned that the empire had not yet punished the culprits, and their conversation ended with him asking how Heaven Dou Empire would deal with them.

• Ning Rongrong apologized to Mu Chen and Sword Douluo for sneaking out, while Sword Douluo promised Ning Fengzhi and Old Bone would arrive and help deal with the abductors.
• Mu Chen told Sword Douluo that he had comprehended Sword Momentum during the battle, and Sword Douluo ordered him to rest while the sect handled the matter.
• Sword Douluo told Mu Chen that Xue Qinghe had promised a satisfactory explanation and that he had delayed acting because Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong were unconscious.
• Tang Yuehua announced that Xue Qinghe wished to visit Mu Chen, and Sword Douluo took Ning Rongrong outside so Mu Chen could recover.
• Xue Qinghe visited Mu Chen, changed back to her original appearance, and embraced him after he playfully pulled her onto the bed.
• Mu Chen asked Xue Qinghe how Heaven Dou Empire intended to deal with the abductors.

Mu Chen warned Qian Renxue that Xue Beng had been hiding his ambitions behind a playboy reputation, and they identified Prince Xue Xing as his likely backer. Qian Renxue agreed to watch Xue Beng, while Mu Chen anticipated meeting Tang San at Shrek Academy when he turned twelve.

• Qian Renxue discussed how the royal family would punish the kingdoms that had offended Ning Rongrong, and Mu Chen said the incident would not happen again.
• Mu Chen promised to protect Qian Renxue from any enemy and warned her to watch out for Xue Beng.
• Qian Renxue realized Xue Beng had acted like a playboy after she eliminated the other princes, and she and Mu Chen suspected Prince Xue Xing was supporting him.
• Mu Chen speculated that Xue Beng might eventually turn against his uncle, and Qian Renxue said she would keep an eye on the prince and remove him when she found an opportunity.
• Qian Renxue questioned how Mu Chen knew so much about her and the royal family; he claimed he could foresee matters related to her, then thought about meeting Tang San at Shrek Academy after he turned twelve.
• Mu Chen teased Qian Renxue, who slapped him and refused to put her clothes back on.

Xue Ye considered Xue Qinghe’s proposals to strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Master ranks but rejected most of them, adopting only the proposal to reform the nobility’s conduct. At Moonlight Pavilion, Qian Renxue prepared to leave and teased Mu Chen about who should visit whom.

• Prince Xue Xing urged Xue Ye not to execute the royal children, but Xue Ye rejected his plea and warned him to keep Xue Beng out of trouble.
• Xue Ye read Xue Qinghe’s proposal to awaken commoners’ martial souls, admit commoner students to imperial academies, and reform the nobility.
• Xue Ye concluded that nobles would resist sharing resources with commoners and adopted only the proposal to reform noble conduct.
• Qian Renxue dressed to leave Moonlight Pavilion, and Mu Chen suggested she visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so they could meet often.
• Qian Renxue rejected Mu Chen’s suggestion and told him he should come find her instead.

After Mu Chen recovered, Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo arrived and discussed his cultivation, his planned third soul ring, and his friendship with Xue Qinghe. Ning Fengzhi decided to support Xue Qinghe in the Heaven Dou succession struggle, while Mu Chen kept his true relationship with Xue Qinghe and her identity secret.

• Xue Qinghe left Mu Chen to recuperate and resolved to visit Spirit Hall to protect him from possible danger.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo arrived at Moonlight Pavilion, where Ning Fengzhi vowed that those who had harmed Ning Rongrong would face consequences.
• Mu Chen told Ning Fengzhi that he had reached level 30 and wanted a defensive third soul ring from a rare soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest; Sword Douluo agreed to accompany him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Mu Chen about Xue Qinghe, and Mu Chen praised the crown prince while concealing their true relationship.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to support his nominal disciple Xue Qinghe in the royal succession struggle.

After the assault on Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi reflected on the injustice suffered by ordinary people and agreed to keep the matter private. Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong enjoyed a meal in Heaven Dou City while Ning Fengzhi arranged for Xue Qinghe to study with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for half a year.

• Ning Fengzhi recognized how powerless commoners were against influential criminals and hoped for a better emperor for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi and the others agreed to keep the deaths of Ning Rongrong’s attackers private, and Ning Fengzhi warned that such incidents must not recur in Heaven Dou City.
• Mu Chen and Ning Rongrong went out to eat in Heaven Dou City while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo secretly protected them.
• Ning Rongrong asked Mu Chen if she could be his girlfriend in a few years, but Mu Chen did not answer directly.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed that Xue Qinghe could study with his sect alongside Mu Chen for half a year.

Mu Chen and Sword Douluo searched the Star Dou Great Forest for a suitable third Soul Ring, while Mu Chen’s Emperor Dragon Sword began resonating with a possible Azure Dragon presence. After a week without finding the right Soul Beast, Mu Chen agreed to choose a Xuanwu Underworld Turtle if one more day of searching failed, and the pair entered the mixed region.

• Mu Chen and Sword Douluo entered the Star Dou Great Forest, with Sword Douluo warning Mu Chen to stay close as they searched for a roughly five-thousand-year Soul Beast.
• The pair traveled through the outer region for four days, fighting off or intimidating Soul Beasts and sometimes cooking them for meals.
• Mu Chen noticed his Emperor Dragon Sword resonating more strongly as they went deeper and suspected that a powerful Dragon Clan being had sensed it.
• After a week of searching without finding a suitable Soul Ring, Sword Douluo urged Mu Chen to accept the 4,500-year Xuanwu Underworld Turtle.
• Mu Chen agreed to choose the Xuanwu Underworld Turtle if they found nothing more suitable after one additional day, and the two entered the mixed region.