Recaps

Ye Guyi fought Lu Cheng, her teacher and beloved, after learning he was an Evil Soul Master, and killed him as she completed her godhood. She carried his body away and refused the Divine Realm’s offer, choosing to remain in the mortal realm with his corpse.

• Lu Cheng taunted Ye Guyi for refusing to strike him, then guided her through their sword forms as she struggled between love for him and her oath to destroy Evil Soul Masters.
• Ye Guyi performed the World-Purifying Lotus Flower Flame and pierced Lu Cheng, absorbing his Fallen Angel power and fully forming her divine core.
• Lu Cheng died in Ye Guyi’s arms after calling his death her final lesson, and she grieved that even as a deity she could not revive him.
• Kong Deming stopped Jing Hongchen from pursuing Ye Guyi and explained that Lu Cheng could not have been stopped.
• Ye Guyi placed Lu Cheng in an ice coffin, rejected the Divine Realm’s invitation, and vowed to stay with him in the mortal realm.

Lu Cheng’s remnant soul was discovered by Ye Guyi and the God of Destruction, and Ye Guyi refused to accept that he was gone. When Lu Cheng used the Simulation Device to leave the world, Ye Guyi gave up her godhood to follow him into reincarnation, leaving Destruction without the ally he had hoped to recruit.

• Ye Guyi clung to Lu Cheng’s preserved body and insisted that her master was still alive.
• The God of Destruction sensed a remnant of Lu Cheng’s soul and explained that it was too damaged to recover, then offered to awaken it so Ye Guyi could say goodbye.
• Lu Cheng emerged from the body and told Ye Guyi he had once planned to devour her, but she revealed she had never believed he could die so easily and vowed to revive him.
• The Simulation Device offered Lu Cheng a chance to leave, and Ye Guyi grabbed his hand and asked to go with him.
• Ye Guyi’s Angel Godhood shattered as she followed Lu Cheng into reincarnation, and the God of Destruction was left behind.

Lu Cheng selected the Fallen Angel Martial Soul and an Illustrious Virtue Hall title from his simulation rewards, then received Wei Ling'er’s intimate thanks for helping her Body Martial Soul advance. He decided to honor his promise to Tang Ya and later learned that Ye Guyi had awakened with memories of another worldline and two evolved Martial Souls.

• Lu Cheng chose the Fallen Angel Martial Soul from his simulation rewards, then selected the title that improved his Soul Tool skills from Meng Hongchen’s rewards.
• Lu Cheng manifested the Fallen Angel Martial Soul and wondered about Ye Guyi’s advancement before Wei Ling'er visited to thank him for her Body Martial Soul’s evolution.
• Wei Ling'er seduced Lu Cheng and spent the night with him, while he considered helping Tang Ya reclaim her home and keeping watch on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lu Cheng decided it was time to fulfill his promise to Tang Ya and planned a trip to the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ye Guyi woke in another worldline, remembered her life in the Ordinary Alliance, and discovered that she had both the Blazing Angel and Fallen Angel Martial Souls.

Ye Guyi entered an underground arena to prove her strength, but revealed her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and terrifying power against Blood Fist. After she won and vanished into darkness, a black-robed spectator from the Holy Spirit Cult declared that she was destined for them.

• Ye Guyi reflected on her search for Evil Soul Masters and resolved to fight in the arena to gain the Ordinary Alliance's attention and resources.
• Blood Fist charged Ye Guyi with his Blood-Devouring Fist, intending to kill her with a single blow.
• Ye Guyi summoned her Fallen Angel wings and Holy Demon Sword, wounded Blood Fist, then bound and dragged him into darkness with Holy Demon, Judgment.
• The referee announced Ye Guyi's victory as the crowd recoiled from her apparent Evil Soul Master abilities.
• Ye Guyi left the arena, saying she would wait for her teacher in the darkness, while a black-robed Holy Spirit Cult spectator decided she was destined for the cult.

Lu Cheng shared a meal with the girls as they discussed their plans, then decided to escort Tang Ya to pay respects to her family and take Wang Dong'er along to protect her from Tang San. The next morning, they reached Heaven Dou City by carriage.

• Xiao Xiao announced that she had advanced to Soul Elder and said she wanted to remain with the Body Sect and learn its body-tempering methods.
• Jiang Nannan said she would stay wherever Lu Cheng went, while Tang Ya agreed to return home and pay respects to her family.
• Wang Dong'er said she did not want to return to the Clear Sky Sect and feared Tang San might come after her while Lu Cheng was away.
• Lu Cheng invited Wang Dong'er to join his trip with Tang Ya and planned to seek a Soul Ring after their visit.
• Lu Cheng, Tang Ya, and Wang Dong'er traveled by carriage to Heaven Dou City, where the driver announced their arrival.

Tang Ya returned to Heaven Dou City with Lu Cheng and Vina to reclaim the Tang Sect’s former grounds and take revenge on the Iron Blood Sect. After Lu Cheng accepted the city lord’s punishment for his past failure to protect the Tang Sect, Tang Ya arrived at the Iron Blood Sect’s gates and prepared to confront its disciples.

• Vina told Lu Cheng and Tang Ya that she had arranged for Heaven Dou City’s gates to be sealed and the Iron Blood Sect to be dealt with.
• Vina fined the city lord three years’ salary for his responsibility in the Tang Sect’s destruction, and Lu Cheng agreed the punishment was fair.
• The city lord ordered his attendants to destroy the Iron Blood Sect’s reputation and support the Tang Sect after Lu Cheng’s carriage departed.
• At the Iron Blood Sect’s former grounds, Tang Ya thanked Lu Cheng and kissed him in the carriage, leaving Vina embarrassed and alone with them.
• Tang Ya left the carriage, faced the Iron Blood Sect’s disciples, and announced that she had returned.

Tang Ya slaughtered the Iron Blood Sect to avenge her parents, then collapsed from exhaustion. A Holy Spirit Cult Soul Saint tried to abduct her, but Lu Cheng recognized him and killed him with a single arrow.

• Tang Ya killed Tie Tang, Tie Li, and more than a hundred Iron Blood Sect disciples as her Dark Blue Silver Emperor’s devouring power fueled her rampage.
• Tang Ya avenged her parents, then collapsed unconscious from exhaustion.
• A black-robed Holy Spirit Cult member appeared and tried to take Tang Ya away, while Vina secretly called for help.
• Lu Cheng confronted the man, identified the Holy Spirit Cult, and dismissed his claim that Tang Ya belonged among Evil Soul Masters.
• Lu Cheng used his Double Pupils and a blazing arrow to pierce the black-robed Soul Saint’s chest.

Lu Cheng killed the Evil Soul Masters who attacked Tang Ya, then stayed at the Tang Sect’s former grounds and spent the next day preparing to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest. He planned to recruit Sun Moon Empire talent and use the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s support to expand the Body Sect’s Soul Tool Department.

• Lu Cheng carried Tang Ya after killing the black-robed Evil Soul Master and asked Vina to clean up the scene.
• Tang Ya served Lu Cheng a lavish breakfast and threatened to kill herself when he tried to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lu Cheng agreed to stay with Tang Ya, and they spent the night together before their planned departure.
• Lu Cheng considered recruiting Xuan Ziwen, Ji Juechen, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen to strengthen the Body Sect’s Soul Tool Department.
• Lu Cheng reflected on the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s financial and logistical support, while Tang Ya lay exhausted beside him.

Tang Wutong visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to claim an immortal herb, only to learn that a boy had taken nearly all of them. Meanwhile, Lu Cheng sensed a group of Evil Soul Masters moving through the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Wang Dong'er found Tang Ya exhausted in bed, and Lu Cheng carried Tang Ya when she struggled to walk.
• Tang Wutong entered the valley with Clear Sky Sect experts and ordered them to wait outside while she went in alone.
• Tang Wutong told Youyou she had come to take the trial and demanded an immortal herb.
• Youyou revealed that a boy had taken all the immortal herbs, and Tang Wutong left furious, vowing to make Da Ming and Er Ming find him.
• At camp in the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Cheng sensed a group of beings with a presence like Evil Soul Masters moving through the area.

The Holy Spirit Cult secretly prepared to abduct the Auspicious Beast, while Ye Guyi spotted Lu Cheng and suppressed her desire to reunite with him. Lu Cheng sensed the cult’s formation and realized its target, then entered the formation before it was completed.

• Zhongli Wu led Ye Guyi, Zhang Peng, Wu Yun, and other Titled Douluo through the Star Dou Great Forest to capture the Auspicious Beast and planned to blame Shrek Academy.
• Ye Guyi recognized Lu Cheng at a distant camp but hid her feelings and resolved to approach him only after gaining more strength.
• Zhang Peng asked how to handle the people near the camp, and Zhongli Wu ordered the cult to avoid them while keeping them out of the secret formation.
• Electrolux told Lu Cheng that the Holy Spirit Cult was forming a crude dark-magic barrier and had deliberately routed around him.
• Lu Cheng suspected the cult was targeting the Auspicious Beast, told Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, and Elder Chen he would take a stroll, then charged into the formation.

Lu Cheng faced the Three Zhongli Brothers after they came to kill him, first piercing their Netherworld Black Panther with a flaming arrow. When the brothers unleashed hundreds of wronged souls, Lu Cheng summoned a gigantic Bone Dragon, leaving Zhongli Wu stunned by its size.

• Zhongli Wu ordered Zhongli Tian, Zhongli Di, and Zhongli Ren to kill Lu Cheng before the Auspicious Beast emerged.
• Lu Cheng and Electrolux prepared to use the newly developed Ice Bone Explosion against the three Soul Douluos.
• Zhongli Ren sent a Netherworld Black Panther spirit to attack Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng pinned it to a tree with a flaming arrow.
• Zhongli Tian ordered his brothers to attack at full strength, and the three released hundreds of wronged souls toward Lu Cheng.
• Lu Cheng summoned a gigantic Bone Dragon, whose appearance shocked Zhongli Wu.

Lu Cheng detonated a Frost Bone Dragon against the Holy Spirit Cult, killing many of its followers before the cult turned back to capturing the Auspicious Beast. He replenished his Soul Power and approached the Scarlet King, who was badly wounded and trapped inside the cult’s spatial formation.

• Lu Cheng fled the Holy Spirit Cult’s formation and detonated the Frost Bone Dragon, killing more than twenty cult members while Zhongli Wu and the other Super Douluos survived.
• Zhongli Wu abandoned the pursuit of Lu Cheng when the Auspicious Beast arrived, and the cult resumed its attack on the Scarlet King.
• Lu Cheng watched the Scarlet King battle the Holy Spirit Cult and decided to help save the Auspicious Beast, while Electrolux estimated that breaking the formation would take about an hour.
• Lu Cheng used his Level 9 Soul Tool to replenish his Soul Power, then approached the battle after recovering.
• The wounded Scarlet King told the Holy Spirit Cult that it was despicable, while Zhongli Wu revealed that the spatial formation trapped him and the Auspicious Beast inside.

Lu Cheng hid the injured Auspicious Beast from Zhang Peng and shared memories of the human world with her while Electrolux prepared to break the formation. The Scarlet King self-destructed to hold off Zhongli Wu and the others, and Electrolux then tore open their prison to reveal the original Star Dou Great Forest.

• Lu Cheng concealed the Auspicious Beast from Zhang Peng and gave her a wisp of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s origin power.
• Lu Cheng offered to show the Auspicious Beast the human world, and they exchanged memories as Electrolux finished breaking the seal.
• The Scarlet King self-destructed to attack Zhongli Wu and the other Holy Spirit Cult members, who escaped the flames and retreated.
• Electrolux tore apart the false world with his spell, revealing the original Star Dou Great Forest and freeing Lu Cheng and the Auspicious Beast.

Lu Cheng rescued the Auspicious Beast from the Holy Spirit Cult and earned Di Tian’s permission to take a Golden Hawksbill Turtle. After returning to Elder Chen and the others, they left the Star Dou Great Forest, still without a lead on Tang Ya’s fifth Soul Ring.

• Zhongli Wu and the surviving Holy Spirit Cult members fled as Di Tian pursued them, but Long Xiaoyao intervened and persuaded Di Tian to let them go.
• The Auspicious Beast thanked Lu Cheng and said she wanted to see the human world for herself; a remnant of the Scarlet King’s consciousness entered Lu Cheng’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Di Tian questioned Lu Cheng about saving the Auspicious Beast, and Bi Ji stopped the Auspicious Beast from offering him more than he requested.
• Lu Cheng asked for a Golden Hawksbill Turtle near death, and Di Tian sent the Myriad Demon King to bring him one.
• The Golden Hawksbill Turtle agreed to sacrifice himself to Lu Cheng, who returned with him to Elder Chen, Wang Dong'er, and the others.
• The group left the Star Dou Great Forest, while Tang Ya’s fifth Soul Ring remained unresolved.

Lu Cheng guided Tang Ya through the Golden Hawksbill Turtle’s sacrifice, then absorbed the Scarlet King’s remnant soul and gained its sacrifice. The Scarlet King survived in Lu Cheng’s Sea of Consciousness, where it discovered several powerful beings already living there and faced the furious Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

• Lu Cheng revealed that the Golden Hawksbill Turtle’s life gold was draining its vitality, and the turtle agreed to sacrifice itself to Tang Ya in a way that would preserve its soul.
• Tang Ya absorbed the Golden Hawksbill Turtle’s sacrifice, gained a blood-red Soul Ring, and advanced to Rank fifty-three.
• Lu Cheng began absorbing the Scarlet King, endured its furious Soul Shock, and calmed it by revealing that he had saved the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
• The Scarlet King agreed to sacrifice itself to Lu Cheng, and Du Busi guarded the area while the sacrifice caused a pillar of light to rise.
• The Scarlet King found that it had survived inside Lu Cheng’s Sea of Consciousness and discovered the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Electrolux, the immortal herb, and the Snow Empress there.
• Sky Dream confronted the Scarlet King over its share of the origin power, and the Scarlet King begged for mercy before being attacked.

Lu Cheng reached level sixty-five and left the Body Sect for the Sun Moon Empire to recruit Soul Tool specialists. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy elders learned he had taken the Immortal Herbs from Sunset Forest and plotted to capture him for the remaining herbs.

• Lu Cheng reached level sixty-five, reassured Lang Ya he would take over the Soul Tool Department later, and departed alone for the Sun Moon Empire.
• Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen spoke wistfully about meeting Lu Cheng again and expected him to attend the next tournament.
• Yan Shaozhe announced Shrek Academy’s exchange with the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, while Xian Lin'er challenged him over the Martial Soul Department’s absence.
• Yan Shaozhe told the Sea God Pavilion elders that Lu Cheng had taken the Immortal Herbs from Sunset Forest, and Mu En warned them of the danger if Lu Cheng shared them with the Body Sect.
• Yan Shaozhe proposed placing spies in Heaven Dou City and capturing Lu Cheng, promising the elders they could divide the Immortal Herbs after the divine child kept her own.

Lu Cheng entered the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy under the fabricated identity of Cheng Lu and passed the Illustrious Virtue Hall assessment by making a Level 7 Stationary Soul Cannon. Meng Hongchen escorted him to the dormitory, where he planned to meet Xuan Ziwen and recruit other talent the next day.

• Lu Cheng arrived in Mingdu and used a forged recommendation and fabricated background to enroll as Cheng Lu, an eighteen-year-old Level 7 Soul Engineer.
• Meng Hongchen recognized a resemblance between Cheng Lu and her little martial uncle but did not uncover his identity, then took him to the assessment area.
• Lu Cheng engraved a Soul Tool formation core and built a flawless Level 7 Stationary Soul Cannon, impressing the examiners.
• Lin Jiayi passed Lu Cheng without requiring the dangerous combat assessment, and Meng Hongchen escorted him to the dormitory.
• Lu Cheng settled into room 302 and planned to recruit Xuan Ziwen, hoping to entice him with Tang Sect Hidden Weapon or Battle Armor blueprints.

Lu Cheng chose Xuan Ziwen as his mentor to pursue research into spiritual operating systems and advanced humanoid mechas. After impressing Xuan Ziwen and meeting the laboratory’s other students, he left with Ke Ke, Ju Zi, and Zi Mu, while Wang Shaojie vowed to challenge him.

• At Illustrious Virtue Hall’s mentor selection, Lu Cheng chose Xuan Ziwen, who was astonished that a Level 7 Soul Engineer had joined his poorly regarded laboratory.
• Lu Cheng told Xuan Ziwen he was interested in the abandoned neural operating system project and hoped to develop advanced mechas for powerful Soul Masters; Xuan Ziwen agreed to request that the research resume.
• After Xuan Ziwen showed him the laboratory, Lu Cheng began crafting two Level 6 Defensive Soul Tools from heavy silver.
• Ke Ke, Wang Shaojie, Zi Mu, and Ju Zi arrived and found Lu Cheng working; after noticing his Level 7 badge, they greeted him as their senior.
• Lu Cheng invited Ke Ke, Ju Zi, and Zi Mu out and gave Ke Ke and Ju Zi defensive rings, while Wang Shaojie felt slighted and vowed to expose him the next day.
• As Lu Cheng chatted with the others, he considered Ju Zi’s connection to Xu Tianran and whether he could make use of her.

Lu Cheng studied the confidential Spiritual Operating System files and discussed the project's technical and financial challenges with Xuan Ziwen. Xuan Ziwen gave Lu Cheng his fortune to fund the research, leaving them ready to begin their work together.

• Lu Cheng treated the laboratory members to an expensive meal, where Ke Ke teased Ju Zi about him and Xuan Ziwen reprimanded Ke Ke for her coursework.
• Lu Cheng explained that Xuan Ziwen had given him confidential files on the Spiritual Operating System, while Ju Zi and the others declined to read them.
• Ju Zi warned Ke Ke to stay away from Wang Shaojie and wondered whether Lu Cheng might be someone she could rely on instead of the crown prince.
• The next day, Xuan Ziwen scolded Ke Ke while Lu Cheng studied the files and considered how a high-level humanoid mecha could harness his Spiritual Power.
• Lu Cheng and Xuan Ziwen discussed the costs and metal requirements of the project, and Xuan Ziwen handed him a black card containing more than four million Gold Soul Coins for purchases.

Lu Cheng and Xuan Ziwen invested heavily in the Spiritual Operating System research, and Lu Cheng grew into a trusted central figure in the laboratory. The chapter ended when Meng Hongchen greeted Lu Cheng in the cafeteria and Xiao Hongchen eyed him with suspicion.

• Xuan Ziwen gave Lu Cheng more than four million Gold Soul Coins to spend on rare metals for the research project.
• Ju Zi accompanied Lu Cheng to the Ten Thousand Gold Pavilion, where he bought rare metals with the funds.
• Lu Cheng told Ju Zi that the Spiritual Operating System could eventually make a Level 9 humanoid mecha possible, leaving her intimidated by the project's difficulty.
• Over the next two months, Xuan Ziwen and the other laboratory members increasingly trusted Lu Cheng and recognized his abilities.
• Meng Hongchen greeted Lu Cheng in the cafeteria, while Xiao Hongchen came over and assessed him with hostility.

Lu Cheng watched the Royal Soul Engineering Academy face a visiting challenge from Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy, while considering how to approach Meng Hongchen and the powerful Jing Hongchen. The matches reached a turning point when the visiting academy sent out a nearly twenty-year-old Soul Saint, and Nana entered the arena to face him.

• Lu Cheng observed Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, resolved to approach them and Jing Hongchen gradually, and reflected on his plans against the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family.
• Meng Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen that he was on the exchange list for Shrek Academy, while she had not been selected; she also named Bei Bei and Tang Wutong as Shrek’s participants.
• Ke Ke told Lu Cheng and Ju Zi that Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy had arrived demanding an arena competition, with a formidable Level 7 Soul Engineer among its students.
• At the Royal Soul Engineering Academy’s testing grounds, Xu Tianzhen defeated several opponents before retreating to replenish her Soul Power.
• Mingdu’s white-haired elder sent out a disciple only days short of his twentieth birthday, whom Jing Hongchen recognized as a Soul Saint and at least a Level 7 Soul Engineer.
• The announcer introduced Illustrious Virtue Hall disciple Nana, who entered the arena with two Soul Tool daggers to face the visiting ace.

Xu Song from Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy defeated a succession of Illustrious Virtue Hall disciples, leaving Jing Hongchen with few options until Lu Cheng was called to fight. Lu Cheng faced Xu Song’s hidden close-combat Soul Tool and forced him to withstand a tracking Soul Cannon blast, but the match remained unresolved.

• Xu Song overwhelmed Ghost Nana with a barrage of Level 6 Soul Guidance Rays, then continued defeating Illustrious Virtue Hall disciples in the arena.
• Jing Hongchen prepared to leave in frustration until Lin Jiayi reminded him of another fighter, and the match announcer called Cheng Lu to the arena.
• Lu Cheng realized he had forgotten that he was an Illustrious Virtue Hall disciple, then agreed to fight as Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and the others cheered him on.
• Xu Song introduced himself and brought out a Level 7 close-combat Soul Tool shaped like a giant sword instead of his usual fortress defenses.
• Lu Cheng fired an ordinary-looking Level 7 Soul Cannon whose blast tracked Xu Song; Xu Song blocked it with his sword but was driven several meters backward.

Lu Cheng defeated Xu Song in the exchange match by overwhelming him with precise cannon fire and a vast array of Soul Tool Turrets, impressing the spectators and Jing Hongchen. Meng Hongchen recognized him despite his forged identity, while Xu Tianzhen tried to recruit him and Jing Hongchen intervened; Lu Cheng was invited to the Illustrious Virtue Hall for a reward.

• Lu Cheng repeatedly shot down Xu Song’s attacks, then revealed a huge array of Soul Tool Turrets and blasted him out of the arena.
• Ji Juechen praised Lu Cheng’s strength and vowed to challenge him, while a wounded girl from the Royal Soul Engineering Academy watched him with interest.
• Jing Hongchen taunted Elder Nian after the victory, and Meng Hongchen recognized Lu Cheng as someone familiar despite his changed identity.
• Lu Cheng left with Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu, but Xu Tianzhen confronted him and demanded that he serve under her.
• Jing Hongchen stopped Xu Tianzhen from recruiting Lu Cheng and invited him to the Illustrious Virtue Hall the next day for a reward.

Lu Cheng continued his research at the Illustrious Virtue Hall while managing his secret alliance with the Body Sect and his relationship with Meng Hongchen. He left with Ju Zi and Ke Ke to test the laboratory’s All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool.

• Ke Ke and Ju Zi complained about Wang Shaojie’s cheating, while Xuan Ziwen warned Lu Cheng that a prince had shown displeasure toward him.
• Meng Hongchen brought Lu Cheng to meet Jing Hongchen, who rewarded him with rare metals; afterward, Lu Cheng revealed to Meng Hongchen that he had joined the Body Sect to recruit soul-tool talent.
• Lu Cheng explained that he had chosen to work with Xuan Ziwen because approaching the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s inner circle risked exposing his identity, and he slipped away when Xiao Hongchen approached.
• Lu Cheng reviewed the laboratory’s progress on the All-Terrain Detection Soul Tool and learned that Ju Zi, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu had been assigned different parts of its development.
• Lu Cheng arranged a field test of the self-propelled soul-tool detector with Ju Zi and Ke Ke, while Zi Mu took leave to handle a family matter.

Lu Cheng confronted Ju Zi about her hidden ambitions and her relationship with Xu Tianran during their scouting trip in Jingyang Forest. Ju Zi offered herself and promised that the future emperor of the Sun Moon Empire would carry Lu Cheng’s blood, but the chapter ended before he responded.

• Lu Cheng took Ju Zi and Ke Ke to Jingyang Forest to test an all-terrain scouting soul tool, where Ju Zi revealed her parents had died during the Star Luo Empire’s invasion.
• Lu Cheng saw through Ju Zi’s attempt to enlist his help for revenge and directly accused her of wanting him as a powerful backer.
• The group traveled deeper into the forest, encountered increasingly powerful soul beasts, and set up camp for the night.
• Lu Cheng told Ju Zi he knew about her connection to Crown Prince Xu Tianran and criticized her for using schemes instead of sincerity.
• Ju Zi embraced Lu Cheng from behind and offered herself, promising to support him and ensure that the Sun Moon Empire’s future emperor carried his blood.