Chapter Summaries

Xuan Ming clashed with Qian Renxue over her demands concerning Zhu Zhuqing and left Heaven Dou City overnight for Suotuo City. After discovering Xiao Wu being followed in a dark alley, he approached her, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xuan Ming told Qian Renxue that Zhu Zhuqing remained at Shrek Academy and challenged her for expecting him to handle the situation after he had spent months recovering from injuries.
• Qian Renxue let Xuan Ming leave, then learned from Snake Lance Douluo that he had flown toward Suotuo City and ordered an investigation into what happened between him and the Pope.
• Xuan Ming flew nonstop for three days and nights to reach Suotuo City, where Ah Yin comforted him as he admitted he was still in a bad mood.
• Xuan Ming sensed Xiao Wu moving through the city and followed her to a dark alley, where he saw a middle-aged man furtively pursuing her.
• Xiao Wu turned around, recognized Xuan Ming, and asked how he had found her.

Xuan Ming reunited with Xiao Wu and Ah Rou, then joined them at the Great Soul Arena, where he discovered his fame had made him a wealthy celebrity. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu learning that his annual arena and advertising income was around thirty million Gold Soul Coins.

• Xuan Ming killed Bu Le after finding him threatening Xiao Wu, then Xiao Wu explained why she had been out at night.
• Xiao Wu told Xuan Ming that his unexplained departure had sparked repeated arguments between Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others at the academy.
• Xuan Ming stayed with Ah Rou and sparred with her, but her Invincible Golden Body let her repeatedly withstand his attacks and throw him aside.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Ah Rou's courtyard, and Ah Rou offered Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing the empty room.
• Xuan Ming reluctantly went with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to the Great Soul Arena, where they saw his statue and posters and learned he earned about thirty million Gold Soul Coins a year.

Xuan Ming accompanied Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the Shrek group to the Soto Great Soul Arena, where Ning Rongrong explained how his influence could protect them during their training. While waiting in the VIP room, Xuan Ming reflected on the commercial and political ties that made him famous and constrained his choices, then asked Ah Rou why Yu Xiaogang seemed hostile toward him.

• Manager Ao welcomed Xuan Ming to the Soto Great Soul Arena, and Xuan Ming asked for a quiet place while Ah Rou stayed with Xiao Wu and the Shrek group.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Xuan Ming's reputation could deter powerful factions from targeting Xiao Wu and Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang objected to relying on outside status for protection.
• Flender backed Ning Rongrong's point, and Yu Xiaogang told the students to treat every soul fight as a chance to improve.
• Xuan Ming told Ah Rou that arranging his matches took months and that his annual exhibition fights generated immense commercial activity across the continent.
• Xuan Ming explained that his fame tied him to powerful factions and left him with little control over his circumstances.
• Xuan Ming asked Ah Rou why Yu Xiaogang looked at both of them with hostility.

Ah Rou explained that Yu Xiaogang resented Xuan Ming because his own harmful Martial Soul mutation and stalled cultivation made Xuan Ming’s success a painful comparison. After training with Ah Rou and the others for a month, Xuan Ming reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in Suotuo City, where Dugu Yan asked whether Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had driven him away from Heaven Dou City again.

• Ah Rou told Xuan Ming that Yu Xiaogang’s jealousy stemmed from their contrasting dragon Martial Soul mutations and from Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu defending Xuan Ming at Shrek Academy.
• After the Soul Fighting match, Ah Rou sensed a strange presence on Xuan Ming and learned it was the Blue Silver Emperor wrapped around his wrist.
• Xuan Ming spent the next month training with Ah Rou as his sparring partner while Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing joined his domain training.
• Dugu Yan rushed over and clung to Xuan Ming when she met him in Suotuo City, while Ye Lingling followed behind her.
• Dugu Yan asked Xuan Ming why he had returned from Heaven Dou City and whether Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had needed something from him again.

Qin Ming reunited with the Shrek teachers and learned about Xuan Ming’s strength and real Martial Soul defect. That night, Yu Xiaogang arranged a rank-crossing match against the Imperial Fighting Team, whose Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor captain frightened the Shrek students.

• Qin Ming asked Flender about the masked Shrek fighters and learned that Grandmaster was teaching Tang San and the others.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji told Qin Ming that Xuan Ming had forced Zhao Wuji to use his Martial Soul Avatar, while Qin Ming confirmed Xuan Ming’s Martial Soul defect was genuine.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Yu Xiaogang announced that Shrek would face the higher-ranked Imperial Fighting Team.
• The Shrek group examined the opposing team’s roster and saw that captain Dugu Yan was a level 46 Soul Ancestor with a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
• Ning Rongrong warned that other Soul Ancestor teams had refused to face Dugu Yan because they feared dying, leaving the Shrek group alarmed.

Xuan Ming arranged to face the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek together in a fourteen-against-one Soul Fighting match, drawing huge attention and a lucrative prize. As the match began, Flender and Zhao Wuji revealed they had bet on different sides.

• Qin Ming warned the Imperial Fighting Team not to rely too heavily on Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, while Xuan Ming offered to fight both teams alone.
• Manager Ao announced that Xuan Ming would face the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek together, with a participation prize of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and a two-hundred-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin prize for the winners.
• Ning Rongrong warned Shrek that they might not survive long enough to exhaust Xuan Ming’s Soul Power.
• Eight hours later, spectators from Suotuo City and beyond gathered at the Soto Great Soul Arena to watch the unusual match.
• Flender claimed he had bet on Shrek, then learned that Zhao Wuji had wagered all of Shrek’s savings on the children.

Xuan Ming overwhelmed the Shrek and Imperial Fighting Teams in their midnight Soul Fighting match, using his speed, Blood Prison Soul Devour, and seemingly inexhaustible Soul Power. The teams struggled to counter him, and the fight continued with several members already knocked out or thrown from the platform.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed their bets before the match began.
• Xuan Ming overwhelmed the teams’ opening charge and threw Ning Rongrong and Oscar off the platform.
• Xuan Ming struck the Imperial Fighting Team’s front line while the Shi Brothers protected Ye Lingling.
• Tang San trapped Xuan Ming in a triple Blue Silver Cage, but Xuan Ming dissolved it with Blood Prison Soul Devour.
• Xuan Ming blasted Yu Feng into the arena wall and continued fighting as Qin Ming explained that the blood mist restored his Soul Power.
• As the teams lost more fighters, Dai Mubai called for Hell White Tiger, but Zhu Zhuqing said she could not do it.

After Xuan Ming crushed the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Team in a Soul Fighting match, Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming criticized their poor coordination. Zhu Zhuqing left alone, and Xuan Ming rescued her from two Soul Ancestors, then told her to get some rest.

• Xuan Ming defeated the combined Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Team, with only Ye Lingling walking off the stage unaided.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized the Shrek students, while Tang San explained that Xuan Ming’s killing momentum and domain had prevented them from moving; Dugu Yan defended their performance.
• Zhu Zhuqing refused to use the Hell White Tiger with Dai Mubai and left after Ning Rongrong explained that their strained relationship prevented them from fusing their minds.
• Qin Ming acknowledged the Imperial Fighting Team’s defeat and pointed out that their coordination had been full of openings.
• Zhu Zhuqing wandered through Suotuo City and was confronted by two Soul Ancestors, but Xuan Ming killed them and told her to get some rest.

Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City with Ah Rou after Shrek agreed to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Yu Xiaogang suspected Xuan Ming of using a Fallen Soul Master’s devouring methods. At the Moonlight Pavilion, Tang Yuehua arranged to find Ah Rou a residence and mistakenly assumed she and Xuan Ming were romantically involved.

• Qin Ming invited Shrek to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Flender agreed after Yu Xiaogang persuaded him.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he suspected Xuan Ming’s devouring power and killing ability meant he might be a Fallen Soul Master, but Flender warned him not to spread the suspicion.
• Xuan Ming returned to Heaven Dou City with Ah Rou and took her to the Moonlight Pavilion to ask Tang Yuehua for help finding a courtyard residence.
• Tang Yuehua told Xuan Ming that Xue Qinghe wanted to see him, so Xuan Ming left Ah Rou at the pavilion and went to the crown prince’s residence.
• Tang Yuehua assumed Ah Rou and Xuan Ming were romantically involved, but Ah Rou denied it and explained their relationship.

Xuan Ming rejected Qian Renxue’s plan to counter rumors about his relationship with Xue Qinghe, so she enlisted Tang Yuehua to redirect the gossip. The chapter ended with Tang Yuehua still suspecting that something unusual existed between Xuan Ming and Xue Qinghe.

• Tang Yuehua and Ah Rou discussed whether Xuan Ming might be attracted to men, while Xuan Ming went to Qian Renxue’s residence.
• Qian Renxue apologized to Xuan Ming, asked him to enter the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and warned him that rumors about him and Xue Qinghe threatened the imperial family.
• Xuan Ming refused to change how he interacted with women or distance himself from Xue Qinghe, and Qian Renxue decided to shift the rumors toward Tang Yuehua.
• Qian Renxue told Xuan Ming that the Pope was coming to Heaven Dou City, and Xuan Ming said his past fight with her had also stemmed from rumors.
• Xue Qinghe asked Tang Yuehua to help draw attention away from the rumors about him and Xuan Ming, and Tang Yuehua agreed while continuing to question their relationship.

Tang Yuehua accepted rumors linking her to Xuan Ming to protect Xue Qinghe and the imperial family, while Qian Renxue pushed the rumor along for her own plans. As the Pope’s visit to Heaven Dou City approached, public opinion turned against Tang Yuehua, and Ning Fengzhi concluded that Xue Qinghe had used them as shields.

• Tang Yuehua told Chief Steward Aode she would bear the rumors about her and Xuan Ming for Xuan Ming’s sake, despite the risk to her reputation and the Moonlight Pavilion.
• Qian Renxue learned about Bibi Dong’s past, asked Snake Lance Douluo about it, and ordered Spirit Hall’s people to help spread news linking Tang Yuehua and Xuan Ming.
• Tang Yuehua walked through Heaven Dou City with Xuan Ming, embraced him in public, and let him carry her back to the Moonlight Pavilion as onlookers watched.
• Ning Fengzhi received reports of Tang Yuehua and Xuan Ming’s public display and inferred that Xue Qinghe had redirected public attention to protect his position as crown prince.

Xuan Ming dismissed the rumors about his relationship with Tang Yuehua while Qian Renxue worried about his silence and prepared for the Pope’s arrival. Xue Qinghe then persuaded Xuan Ming to attend the imperial family’s reception for Bibi Dong, who had specifically asked to see him.

• Qian Renxue wondered why Xuan Ming had not confronted her over the rumors about Tang Yuehua, and Snake Lance Douluo advised her to explain herself to him.
• Xuan Ming joked to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that he and Tang Yuehua were a perfect match, leaving Dugu Yan convinced he was involved with an older woman.
• Bibi Dong traveled toward Heaven Dou City with Hu Liena and Spirit Hall’s escort while the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox teased her about dreaming of Xuan Ming.
• Xue Qinghe stopped Xuan Ming at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told him the Pope had specifically requested to see him.
• Xuan Ming agreed to accompany Xue Qinghe to the Martial Soul Holy Temple to welcome Bibi Dong and told Ah Rou to wait at the academy.

Xuan Ming woke after the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox knocked him unconscious, and Bibi Dong assured him she had only watched over him while he recovered. He left for Heaven Dou Royal Academy after warning her not to burden him with her feelings, while Shrek’s arrival at the academy sparked a confrontation with its students.

• Shrek’s group arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where arrogant students insulted them and Dai Mubai charged into a fight.
• Bibi Dong spoke privately with Xuan Ming, apologized for their past, and asked him to give her a chance to make amends, but he rejected her appeals.
• The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox attacked Xuan Ming with Rakshasa evil thoughts, leaving him unconscious as Bibi Dong caught him and cleared the thoughts from his body.
• Xuan Ming woke the next day and learned from the Ice Dragon King that Bibi Dong had stayed by his side all night; Bibi Dong warned him that the evil thoughts could magnify his emotions and killing urge.
• Xuan Ming declined Bibi Dong’s offer to help him and left for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the Ice Dragon King remarked that he simply wanted time alone.
• Xuan Ming reminded the Ice Dragon King that they had stolen two sets of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones from Bibi Dong.

Xuan Ming ran into the Shrek group after getting lost in Heaven Dou City, while they headed to Blue Tyrant Academy after being expelled from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong had kept Xuan Ming overnight and planned to confront the Pope, while choosing to report Shrek’s expulsion to Xue Ye.

• Xuan Ming admitted he was lost, then encountered the Shrek group and learned that Qin Ming would no longer teach at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qin Ming explained that Shrek had been driven out and was going to Blue Tyrant Academy; the group described Xuan Ming’s past connection with its dean, Liu Erlong, and her forceful affection toward him.
• Snake Lance Douluo told Qian Renxue that Xuan Ming had stayed overnight at the Martial Soul Holy Temple and then headed for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qian Renxue decided to confront the Pope that night over keeping Xuan Ming, whose apparent allegiance mattered politically.
• After learning Prince Xue Xing had used Dugu Bo to drive Shrek away, Qian Renxue ordered the matter reported to Xue Ye and explained why she kept Xue Beng alive as a political buffer.

Ah Rou visited Xiao Wu at Blue Tyrant Academy while Xuan Ming dealt with his growing difficulties with Tang Yuehua’s misunderstanding. The others discussed Xuan Ming’s unusual ability to meditate continuously, but how he developed it remained unknown.

• Xuan Ming escorted Ah Rou to Blue Tyrant Academy, warned her to stay cautious in Heaven Dou City, and left after giving her a signal flare for emergencies.
• Ah Rou urged Xuan Ming to clear up Tang Yuehua’s suspicions, but he said his explanations only made her more doubtful and he had no trusted person to enlist.
• Ah Rou met Xiao Wu and declined Flender’s offer to teach at Blue Tyrant Academy, saying Xiao Wu needed to grow more independent.
• Liu Erlong and the others worried Xuan Ming would get lost, and Ning Rongrong explained that changing streets confused him even though he could memorize a fixed route.
• Qin Ming told Yu Xiaogang and the others that Xuan Ming’s mutated Beast Martial Soul had split his mind into two streams of thought, which he alternated to meditate around the clock.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned how Xuan Ming could endure continuous meditation, while Qin Ming said he did not know how Xuan Ming devised the method and suspected it was too risky to copy.

Ning Rongrong explained Xuan Ming’s dangerous cultivation method and the burden of feeding his Blood Spear, while Qian Renxue’s questioning sparked another argument with him. Xuan Ming left the crown prince’s residence, and Snake Lance Douluo warned Qian Renxue that her usual methods would not make him yield.

• Ning Rongrong told the others that Xuan Ming used overlapping streams of thought to meditate and that his Blood Spear still devoured his Soul Power and Qi and blood.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Xuan Ming relied on his Berserk Transformation to control the Blood Spear’s power and risked being consumed by it if he could not feed it fast enough.
• Qian Renxue questioned Xuan Ming about his night with the Pope, and he said she had knocked him unconscious before he slept until noon.
• Xuan Ming criticized Qian Renxue’s questions and said something might be wrong with his head because he kept snapping back at her.
• After Qian Renxue suggested the Pope might have done something to Xuan Ming, he challenged her insinuations and left the residence.
• Snake Lance Douluo advised Qian Renxue to stop tormenting Xuan Ming and warned that her stick-and-candy approach would not work on him.

Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over Xuan Ming, but Bibi Dong drove her out and condemned her treatment of him. At Shrek Academy, Qin Ming revealed that Xuan Ming entered Great Soul Arena death matches to feed his Blood Spear, and Flender tried to stop Yu Xiaogang from investigating; the chapter ended with Qin Ming warning Yu Xiaogang to leave the matter alone.

• Snake Lance Douluo warned Qian Renxue that her conduct toward Xuan Ming risked turning him against her, and Qian Daoliu decided to go to Heaven Dou City after reading the report.
• Qian Renxue challenged Bibi Dong about keeping Xuan Ming at the Martial Soul Holy Temple, and Bibi Dong criticized her for failing to build a closer relationship with him over eight years.
• Qian Renxue released her Six-Winged Angel pressure against Bibi Dong, but Bibi Dong overwhelmed her and ordered her to leave.
• Qin Ming told Flender that Xuan Ming used Great Soul Arena death matches to obtain the Soul Power and blood Qi his Blood Spear needed, with Meng Shenji's approval.
• Flender summoned Yu Xiaogang and urged him to stop investigating Xuan Ming, while Qin Ming warned him that the circumstances were too unusual to pursue.

Xuan Ming met Hu Liena in secret at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xue Qinghe confronted them and argued with Xuan Ming over their relationship. After Xue Qinghe returned to the crown prince's residence, he demanded to know whether Hu Liena and Xuan Ming had been meeting there all along.

• Yu Xiaogang hesitated to investigate Xuan Ming's Martial Soul after Flender and Qin Ming warned him that exposing its secrets could endanger them all.
• Xuan Ming cultivated at night with Hu Liena, who said Bibi Dong was still keeping the dangerous Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus.
• Xue Qinghe arrived and questioned Xuan Ming about secretly meeting Hu Liena, while Yue Guan and Snake Lance watched from nearby.
• Xue Qinghe asked Xuan Ming to speak alone, criticized his relationship with Hu Liena, and left after Xuan Ming rejected his interference.
• Xue Qinghe returned to the crown prince's residence and angrily asked Elder She Long whether Xuan Ming and Hu Liena had been meeting in secret.

Qian Daoliu confronted Qian Renxue over her manipulative treatment of Xuan Ming and decided to deal with him himself before their conflict worsened. After ordering She Long to bring Xuan Ming to Sunset Forest, Qian Daoliu left, and Qian Renxue ordered She Long to bring Xuan Ming to her so she could speak with him.

• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Xuan Ming distrusted her because she had approached him with ulterior motives and tried to control him.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had tried to break through Xuan Ming's psychological defenses, and Qian Daoliu rebuked her for repeating her father's mistakes.
• Qian Renxue asked what she should do, but Qian Daoliu accused her of fearing defeat by Bibi Dong more than losing Xuan Ming.
• Qian Daoliu decided to handle Xuan Ming himself and ordered She Long to bring him to Sunset Forest before dawn.
• Qian Daoliu used Soul Power to force Qian Renxue to her knees, then left the study.
• Qian Renxue refused to give up and told She Long to bring Xuan Ming to her so she could speak with him.

Qian Daoliu lured Xuan Ming to Sunset Forest and ordered him to kill himself, while Qian Renxue sought Bibi Dong’s help to stop him. Xuan Ming was left facing Qian Daoliu and Snake Lance Douluo, trying to protect himself by warning that his death could bring Bibi Dong’s anger down on Snake Lance Douluo.

• Qian Renxue failed to persuade She Long to help her protect Xuan Ming, while Qian Daoliu told Snake Lance Douluo he considered Xuan Ming a future threat to her.
• Snake Lance Douluo forced Xuan Ming to accompany him to Sunset Forest, and Xuan Ming suspected Qian Daoliu was making his move.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that Qian Daoliu had taken Xuan Ming to Sunset Forest and planned to kill him before dawn.
• Bibi Dong took Qian Renxue with her and flew toward Sunset Forest to confront Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu confronted Xuan Ming in the forest, summoned a golden sword, and ordered him to end his own life.
• Xuan Ming warned Snake Lance Douluo that Bibi Dong might kill him if Hu Liena blamed him for Xuan Ming’s death, making Snake Lance Douluo look toward Qian Daoliu.