Chapter Summaries

Qing Linyun fought Dark Hummingbird over the East Sea, using his domain and Evil God Soul Skills to injure the Level 98 Super Douluo. Dark Hummingbird located Qing Linyun and launched his Ninth Soul Skill, Death God's Blade, in a desperate attack.

• Wu Changkong sensed Dark Hummingbird and flew toward the East Sea in his Battle Armor.
• Qing Linyun and Dark Hummingbird faced each other over the sea and summoned their Battle Armor and Martial Souls.
• Qing Linyun used Eternal Night and Evil God's Eye to blind and stun Dark Hummingbird.
• Qing Linyun struck Dark Hummingbird with Hell of Finality and Evil God Claw, damaging his Battle Armor and making him bleed.
• Dark Hummingbird pinpointed Qing Linyun, activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and charged with his Ninth Soul Skill, Death God's Blade.

Qing Linyun killed the Dark Hummingbird after surviving his Ninth Soul Skill, then reflected on how close the fight had come. As he stood on the reef, a woman in a black skirt suit appeared through a portal and asked whether he had finished everything.

• Qing Linyun used Evil God Shield to block the Dark Hummingbird's attack, seized his wrist, and killed him with his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger form's hook.
• Qing Linyun stripped the Dark Hummingbird's damaged Three-Word Battle Armor and threw the corpse into the East Sea, where Demon Soul Great White Sharks devoured it.
• Qing Linyun assessed the fight and realized the Dark Hummingbird could have won if he had attacked more cautiously or used his Ninth Soul Skill sooner.
• Qing Linyun's Undying Body Soul Skill had protected him from death, while a green substance began repairing the wound left by the attack's aftermath.
• A woman in a black skirt suit stepped through a dark purple door and asked Qing Linyun whether he had taken care of everything.

Wu Changkong discovered that Dark Hummingbird was dead and struggled with the loss of his long-awaited revenge, while Qing Linyun returned to Shrek City wounded and let Ye Lingling treat him. The chapter ended with Ye Lingling biting the skin beside Qing Linyun’s bandaged shoulder, leaving him to ask what she was doing.

• Wu Changkong found bloodstained cloth and Dark Hummingbird’s severed arm beneath the ice at the East Sea and recognized that his enemy had died.
• Wu Changkong returned to Eastsea Academy, remembered Long Bing’s promise to travel the continent with him, and wondered whether he should follow her in death.
• Qing Linyun returned to the Heaven-Supporting Pillar headquarters with a serious shoulder wound, and Ye Lingling treated and bandaged him.
• Ye Lingling bit the uninjured skin beside Qing Linyun’s shoulder blade, and Qing Linyun asked what she was doing.

Qing Linyun and Ye Lingling reunited after his month-long absence, and their teasing revealed how much they had missed and worried about each other. Ye Lingling returned to work after Qing Linyun playfully repaid her bite, leaving him smiling alone in the office.

• Ye Lingling told Qing Linyun she had missed him while managing the company and asked him not to go out alone again.
• Ye Lingling checked Qing Linyun's injuries, and he promised to take her with him on future trips and confirmed he would get her a right leg bone.
• Qing Linyun learned that Ye Lingling's injury medicine was nearly ready for mass production and told her to keep some for herself.
• Qing Linyun pulled Ye Lingling onto the desk and bit her collarbone to repay the bite she had given him.
• Ye Lingling left for work, then returned to say she still missed him, while Qing Linyun smiled at the night over Shrek.

Qing Linyun gave Ye Lingling a hundred-thousand-year Light Unicorn Right Leg Bone before leaving to return to the East Sea. After absorbing it and gaining healing and attack abilities, Ye Lingling watched him depart and promised to wait for him at the company.

• Ye Lingling clung to Qing Linyun in bed, then checked his shoulder injury and learned he planned to return to the East Sea that day.
• Qing Linyun gave Ye Lingling a hundred-thousand-year Light Unicorn Right Leg Bone that he had kept for her.
• Ye Lingling worried that she was too weak, and Qing Linyun reassured her that her support role suited her.
• Ye Lingling absorbed the Soul Bone and demonstrated its light-based attack and healing abilities.
• Qing Linyun opened a teleportation passage to the East Sea while Ye Lingling told him to be careful and said she would wait for him at the company.

Qing Linyun returned to Eastsea Academy and found Wu Changkong locked in his office after discovering Dark Hummingbird’s severed arm near the East Sea. Qing Linyun admitted that Dark Hummingbird had attacked him but claimed the man escaped, leaving Wu Changkong’s reaction unresolved.

• Qing Linyun returned to Eastsea Academy late in the morning and learned that teachers were searching for him and Teacher Wu.
• A teacher brought Qing Linyun to Long Hengxu, who begged him to speak with Wu Changkong, locked in his office.
• Qing Linyun entered the ice-covered office and found Wu Changkong haggard and speaking in a hoarse voice.
• Wu Changkong said he had found Dark Hummingbird’s severed arm near the East Sea and asked whether Qing Linyun had killed him.
• Qing Linyun said Dark Hummingbird had attacked him, that he survived by using the Death Arena, and that Dark Hummingbird escaped.

Qing Linyun lied to Wu Changkong that the Dark Hummingbird was still alive to give him a reason to recover and pursue revenge for Long Bing. Meanwhile, Na Nali and Leng Yulai confronted Ye Lingling about spending the night with the boss and receiving a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

• Qing Linyun told Wu Changkong that the Dark Hummingbird had survived the East Sea, and Wu Changkong resolved to recover and kill him to avenge Long Bing.
• Wu Changkong recalled Long Bing and thanked Qing Linyun for returning alive before leaving to resume his classes.
• Qing Linyun worried that Wu Changkong might eventually learn the Dark Hummingbird was dead and wondered whether his senior brother already suspected the truth.
• Na Nali and Leng Yulai visited Ye Lingling at the Heaven-Supporting Pillar headquarters and questioned her about where the boss had stayed.
• Leng Yulai accused Ye Lingling of receiving a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from the boss after spending a night with him.

Na Nali and Leng Yulai went to Holy Spirit Cult headquarters to confront the Ghost Emperor over Dark Hummingbird’s failed assassination of the boss. They attacked him to demand compensation, leaving their clash underway.

• Na Nali told Ye Lingling that Dark Hummingbird, a rank 98 Super Douluo, had been sent by the Ghost Emperor to assassinate the boss and that she had suppressed the information.
• Ye Lingling revealed that the boss had suffered a deep shoulder wound, prompting Na Nali and Leng Yulai to set off for Holy Spirit Cult headquarters to settle the score.
• The Ghost Emperor learned that Dark Hummingbird had died and raged over the news at headquarters.
• Na Nali and Leng Yulai confronted the Ghost Emperor, accused him of using Dark Hummingbird to test the boss, and warned him not to target the boss again.
• Na Nali struck the Ghost Emperor with the Dark Bell while Leng Yulai attacked with dark purple flames, and the Ghost Emperor realized Na Nali had reached the Divine Origin Realm.

Na Nali and Leng Yulai confronted the Ghost Emperor at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, but the Demon Empress intervened and revealed herself as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s widow. After they withdrew, the Demon Empress ordered the cult to leave Qing alone for now, while Wu Changkong returned to teaching at Eastsea Academy looking visibly troubled.

• Leng Yulai defeated the Ghost Emperor, but the Demon Empress appeared and stopped the fight.
• The Demon Empress revealed that she was the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s wife and had waited twenty thousand years to avenge him on Tang San.
• Na Nali and Leng Yulai agreed to leave after the Demon Empress promised the Holy Spirit Cult would not target the Dark Hummingbird in the East Sea for the time being.
• The Demon Empress told the Ghost Emperor to stop attacking the boy surnamed Qing while she watched how far he could go.
• Wu Changkong returned to Class Five, where Tang Wulin and Xie Xie noticed his pallor, distraction, and the ice covering his office hallway.

Wu Changkong taught the class about Soul Power control while Xie Xie tried to uncover what had happened between Wu Changkong and Qing Linyun. Gu Yue saw Qing Linyun return unharmed and grew wary of his hidden strength, though she continued watching him.

• Xie Xie speculated that Qing Linyun's return had something to do with Wu Changkong, while Tang Wulin reminded him they were in class.
• Wu Changkong explained how Soul Power, meridians, and Soul Skills worked, then ordered Xie Xie to visit his office after class for disrupting the lesson.
• Gu Yue watched Qing Linyun return safely and recalled the terrifying presence of a powerful Evil Soul Master from the previous night.
• Gu Yue realized Qing Linyun had survived the powerful presence with little injury and decided to be careful around him.
• Qing Linyun noticed Gu Yue watching him, and she concluded that his spiritual power was terrifying and resolved to keep her distance.

Xie Xie learned that Wu Changkong had assigned him, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yue special training, with extra work for him alone, and he clashed with Gu Yue over the arrangement. Meanwhile, Qing Linyun recovered from his injuries and reflected that his strength still fell short, leaving him intent on growing stronger.

• Xie Xie returned from Wu Changkong's office and told Tang Wulin that the three students would begin special training the next morning, while he would also receive extra training alone.
• Gu Yue mocked Xie Xie's cultivation and challenged him to a match, while Tang Wulin tried to calm them both.
• Gu Yue agreed to attend the training, saying she wanted to watch Tang Wulin and Xie Xie suffer through it.
• Tang Wulin wondered where his future lay, and Xie Xie resolved to train hard and prove himself to Gu Yue.
• Qing Linyun finished cultivating, confirmed his Eastsea battle injuries had not damaged his foundation, and judged that his strength was still insufficient.

Qing Linyun browsed the System Daily Shop and spent 13.7 billion Federation coins on six-attribute Soul-Forged Metal, a healing herb, cola, and a 400,000-year-old External Soul Bone. He stored the purchases and planned to upgrade his Wuji Battle Armor, leaving himself to figure out how to replenish his cash flow.

• Qing Linyun found top-grade six-attribute Soul-Forged Metal that was ideal for upgrading his Wuji Battle Armor to Three-Word Battle Armor.
• Qing Linyun decided to buy a Thousand-Year Phoenix-Tail Herb for Ye Lingling’s pharmaceutical factory and a bucket of Douluo Brand Cola to investigate.
• Qing Linyun considered the 400,000-year-old Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon Right Palm Bone and chose to buy it despite its five-billion-coin price.
• Qing Linyun spent 13.7 billion Federation coins, received an insufficient-balance warning, and stored the Soul-Forged Metal and Soul Bone without fusing them.
• Qing Linyun planned to nourish the materials and design his Three-Word Battle Armor, while resolving to find a way to earn more money.

Leng Yulai and Na Nali returned from the Holy Spirit Cult after encountering the powerful Demon Empress, and Leng Yulai argued with Ye Lingling over the failed mission. After leaving the company, Na Nali entered a gateway that appeared before the Devil Card.

• Leng Yulai returned to the sitting room battered and furious, and Na Nali told Ye Lingling they had encountered the Demon Empress and retreated after tearing down several Holy Spirit Cult buildings.
• Ye Lingling scolded Leng Yulai for charging into the Holy Spirit Cult, and Leng Yulai angrily defended her effort to avenge Dark Hummingbird and help the boss.
• Na Nali said Leng Yulai had brought back intelligence about the Demon Empress, then Leng Yulai stormed out after telling Ye Lingling not to assume she was the only one the boss trusted.
• Na Nali teased Ye Lingling about the mark on her neck, then left to report to the boss as Ye Lingling wondered why she was being so obedient.
• Na Nali walked away from the Heaven-Supporting Pillar headquarters, watched the Devil Card appear and open its eyes, then entered a gateway that vanished behind her.

Na Nali returned to Eastsea City and briefed Qing Linyun on the Holy Spirit Cult, including the Demon Empress’s strength and Leng Yulai’s growing suspicions. The cult had agreed to leave Eastsea City alone for now, giving Qing Linyun time to plan around Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, while he resolved to comfort the neglected Leng Yulai.

• Na Nali returned through a portal into Qing Linyun’s room and teased him before reporting on the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Na Nali said Ye Lingling had kept Dark Hummingbird’s death secret and warned that Leng Yulai had noticed something was amiss.
• Na Nali reported that the Demon Empress surpassed a Quasi-God but was not a god, and that the remaining Holy Spirit Cult members posed little threat without her.
• Qing Linyun suspected the Holy Spirit Cult was occupied with a larger scheme, while Na Nali said the Demon Empress had promised not to send anyone else to the East Sea soon.
• Qing Linyun reflected that he had sent Na Nali and Leng Yulai to test the cult and teach them a lesson, then decided to reward Leng Yulai with some attention.

Qing Linyun spent the night with Leng Yulai, then returned to Eastsea Academy, where Wu Changkong stopped Class Five’s poor sparring and set Gu Yue against Xie Xie. Gu Yue defeated Xie Xie with controlled elemental attacks, while Qing Linyun watched from the sidelines.

• Qing Linyun woke beside Leng Yulai, teased her about the previous night, and agreed to keep her crying a secret from Na Nali.
• Qing Linyun returned to Eastsea Academy and watched Wu Changkong grow frustrated with Class Five’s ineffective sparring.
• Wu Changkong stopped the students, criticized their fighting, and called Xie Xie and Gu Yue forward to duel.
• Gu Yue kept Xie Xie at a distance with elemental attacks while he struggled to get close.
• Gu Yue trapped Xie Xie in a collapsing pit and nearly struck his hair with wind blades, and Wu Changkong declared her the winner.

Tang Wulin faced Gu Yue in training but was overwhelmed by her six-element attack, prompting Wu Changkong to intervene. Wu Changkong assigned extra training to Gu Yue, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Qing Linyun that night.

• Tang Wulin reflected on his weakness as he watched Gu Yue defeat Xie Xie, then Wu Changkong called him to fight.
• Tang Wulin bound Gu Yue's ankle with Blue Silver Entanglement, but Gu Yue answered with a six-element torrent that Wu Changkong blocked.
• Wu Changkong declared Gu Yue the winner, while Tang Wulin resolved to grow stronger and Qing Linyun anticipated giving him a difficult advantage soon.
• Wu Changkong ordered Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin to attend extra training that night, then told Qing Linyun to help.
• Gu Yue smugly enjoyed Qing Linyun's helpless response after he accepted Wu Changkong's order.

Qing Linyun met Wu Changkong at Eastsea Academy’s private training ground and heard his senior brother ask for help obtaining materials to heal his injuries and a suitable Ice-Attribute Soul Spirit. Wu Changkong had begun preparing to advance to rank 70 and pursue revenge against Dark Hummingbird, leaving Qing Linyun impressed by how much the news of Dark Hummingbird’s return had changed him.

• Qing Linyun arrived at the private training ground and found Wu Changkong waiting there, unusually hesitant and troubled.
• Wu Changkong said Shen Yi had described Qing Linyun as lazy but capable and advised him to ask directly for favors.
• Wu Changkong asked Qing Linyun to help him find top-grade life materials to clear the Evil Qi blocking his meridians.
• Wu Changkong also asked Qing Linyun to find a top-grade Ten-Thousand-Year Ice-Attribute Soul Spirit so he could advance to become a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.
• Qing Linyun realized that rumors of Dark Hummingbird’s return had prompted Wu Changkong to resume pursuing cultivation and revenge ahead of the events he remembered.

Qing Linyun promised to obtain the materials Wu Changkong needed to heal his hidden injuries and reach seven rings, bringing the two fellow disciples closer. After Wu Changkong joined his students for training, Qing Linyun considered helping Tang Wulin and spotted an opportunity to make money through Gu Yue.

• Qing Linyun agreed to find Wu Changkong a ten-thousand-year ice-type Soul Spirit and life materials, and refused to accept payment.
• Wu Changkong thanked Qing Linyun and said he was a good junior brother before heading into the arena.
• Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin arrived at the training ground and began warming up under Wu Changkong's direction.
• Qing Linyun considered improving Tang Wulin's strength and relationship with him, then focused on Gu Yue as a chance to make money.

Wu Changkong tested Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin by letting them attack him while limiting his Soul Power and forbidding himself from using his Martial Soul or Soul Skills. After several disorganized assaults, the three began working together well enough to make him exert effort, and Wu Changkong's furrowed brows hinted that something had changed.

• Wu Changkong challenged Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin to attack him while he suppressed his Soul Power to one ring and withheld his Martial Soul and Soul Skills.
• Xie Xie boasted that the three could beat Wu Changkong, while Tang Wulin cautioned him and Gu Yue privately admired Qing Linyun's tender smile.
• The three launched their first attack, but Wu Changkong stopped Xie Xie's dagger, brushed away Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass, and shattered Gu Yue's icicles.
• Gu Yue and Xie Xie nearly collided during their second assault, and Wu Changkong struck Xie Xie, disarmed him, and rebuked the pair for fighting each other.
• Tang Wulin struggled to keep up, but Gu Yue coordinated her elemental attacks with Xie Xie's dagger strikes, and Tang Wulin briefly restrained Wu Changkong with Blue Silver Grass.
• Wu Changkong broke their coordinated assault after having to exert himself, then furrowed his brows as he steadied himself.

Wu Changkong defeated Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin in a training fight, exposing the team’s poor cooperation and Tang Wulin’s limited control over his Golden Dragon Claw. Afterward, Wu Changkong and Qing Linyun criticized the students’ weaknesses, leaving Tang Wulin exhausted and Gu Yue stung by their remarks.

• Gu Yue and Xie Xie argued during the fight and attacked each other, so Wu Changkong knocked them both down.
• Tang Wulin rose and struck Wu Changkong with his Golden Dragon Claw, forcing him half a step back and leaving faint marks on his forearm.
• The Golden Dragon Claw quickly faded, and Wu Changkong laid Tang Wulin out before declaring the fight over.
• Wu Changkong challenged Xie Xie and Gu Yue over their recklessness and lack of teamwork, while Qing Linyun urged Gu Yue to support her teammates.
• Wu Changkong reflected that Tang Wulin’s claw had impressive power but drained him too quickly for him to control it.