Chapter Summaries

Marquis Charles brought Su Yi to Moon Pavilion and asked Yue Hua to take him in, presenting an elaborate, tearful story about Su Yi's suffering. Yue Hua stopped Charles from repeatedly striking his head, while Su Yi recognized Charles as dangerous and regarded Yue Hua as dangerous too.

• Charles bribed a guard to arrange a private meeting with Yue Hua and brought Su Yi upstairs.
• Charles knelt before Yue Hua and claimed Su Yi was his illegitimate son, recounting a fabricated tale of neglect and hardship.
• Yue Hua felt disgust toward Charles and pity for Su Yi, while Su Yi silently judged Charles's convincing performance.
• Charles begged Yue Hua to take Su Yi in, then repeatedly struck his head against the floor until his forehead bled.
• Yue Hua enveloped Charles and Su Yi in a halo that stopped Charles, and Su Yi felt unusually peaceful and marked Yue Hua as dangerous.

Tang Yuehua accepted Su Yi as her direct disciple and began teaching him noble etiquette, starting with how to smile. Su Yi remained wary and emotionless, leaving Tang Yuehua to shape his face into a smile for him.

• Tang Yuehua used her Noble Ring domain, and Su Yi recognized her as a dangerous counter to his assassin instincts.
• Tang Yuehua accepted Su Yi as her direct disciple and told Marquis Charles that Su Yi would live at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Charles said goodbye to Su Yi, who showed no response, then left the room.
• Tang Yuehua tried to comfort Su Yi and explained that she would teach him etiquette, music, and emotional control.
• Tang Yuehua began Su Yi’s first lesson by asking him to smile; when he said he did not know how, she shaped his face into a smile with her hands.

Bibi Dong learned that Su Yi had become Tang Yuehua's direct disciple, and Tang Yuehua began teaching him to smile and study music in hopes of softening his cold demeanor. Su Yi found calm in her guqin performance, though his body remained tense.

• Yue Guan reported to Bibi Dong that Su Yi had entered Moon Pavilion and become Tang Yuehua's direct disciple.
• For three days, Tang Yuehua personally taught Su Yi to smile, but his cold eyes made his smile look frighteningly false.
• Tang Yuehua explained that music might help soften Su Yi's temperament and brought a guqin to his room.
• Tang Yuehua played under her Noble Ring domain, and Su Yi's eyes grew serene, though the rest of his body did not fully relax.

Su Yi spent two years studying music and noble etiquette under Tang Yuehua, growing into a composed young man who concealed his indifference behind a gentle manner. As he prepared for the graduation ceremony, he told Tang Yuehua that he already had someone he wanted to protect for life, then hurried off to class.

• Tang Yuehua discovered Su Yi's musical talent and brought him to study with noble youths, where the girls tried unsuccessfully to make him speak and the boys resented his status as her Direct Disciple.
• Bibi Dong asked Yue Guan whether news had arrived from Heaven Dou Imperial City; after hearing that none had, she dismissed him and later fell asleep in the Pope's Chair.
• Nearly two years passed, and Tang Yuehua asked the now-grown Su Yi to perform at the students' graduation ceremony.
• Su Yi assured Tang Yuehua that he would not disgrace her and told her someone already held his heart, whom he wished to protect for life.
• Tang Yuehua guessed that he meant Xue Qing, but Su Yi declined to answer and hurried toward class with her following.

Bibi Dong learned that Su Yi had transformed and would return after Moonlight Pavilion’s Graduation Ceremony, so she traveled there in disguise to see him. At the ceremony, she recognized Su Yi in his custom tailcoat and was delighted that he noticed her.

• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Su Yi would perform at Moonlight Pavilion’s Graduation Ceremony and could return afterward, while Nana had advanced to Soul Ancestor.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to prepare a carriage so they could bring Su Yi back, then arranged invitations through Charles and planned to attend in disguise.
• Tang Yuehua checked Su Yi’s preparations before the ceremony, and Su Yi showed her the custom-made black tailcoat he had designed.
• Su Yi arrived at the Graduation Ceremony with Tang Yuehua, drawing amazed reactions from the audience.
• Bibi Dong and Yue Guan recognized Su Yi from their seats, and Bibi Dong realized he had noticed her.

Su Yi performed at Moon Pavilion’s Graduation Ceremony, then said goodbye to Tang Yuehua and reunited with Bibi Dong and Yue Guan. After leaving the hall, he confronted a servant boy who had secretly followed him.

• Su Yi played the guqin at the Graduation Ceremony, earning enthusiastic applause while Bibi Dong and Tang Yuehua watched proudly.
• Su Yi told Tang Yuehua he was leaving to protect someone, and she embraced him before letting him go.
• Su Yi thanked Tang Yuehua for teaching him over the past two years, bowed, and left Moon Pavilion after she called him her pride.
• Su Yi met Bibi Dong and Yue Guan in an alley and reassured Bibi Dong that he was still her disciple.
• Su Yi suddenly appeared outside the alley wall before a servant boy who had followed him, startling the boy.

Su Yi reunited with Bibi Dong and Yue Guan in Heaven Dou Imperial City after killing a servant who had followed him. A golden-haired youth revealed his desire to take Su Yi from Bibi Dong, then disappeared into the darkness.

• Su Yi killed the servant who had followed him and told Bibi Dong and Yue Guan that the tail had been dealt with.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Yi about his cultivation, and he said he was Soul Power level 30 without a Soul Ring because he had focused on learning other things.
• Su Yi sensed someone hiding in the alley and nearly struck the golden-haired youth with his Chaos Supreme Gun before Bibi Dong stopped him.
• The golden-haired youth argued with Bibi Dong, then offered Su Yi a future as Spirit Hall's Pope if he joined him.
• Bibi Dong seized the youth by the throat, but Su Yi and Yue Guan intervened before Bibi Dong released him.
• The youth vowed to take Su Yi away from Bibi Dong and vanished into the darkness.

Bibi Dong and Su Yi left Heavenly Capital Imperial City together, and Su Yi comforted her without pressing her to explain her heartbreak. Afterward, the disguised golden-haired youth revealed herself as Qian Renxue and became determined to claim Su Yi as her future partner.

• Bibi Dong asked Su Yi whether he had missed her, and he said he had not because he knew he would return.
• Su Yi told Bibi Dong he would help her deal with the golden-haired youth if she wanted him killed, then sat beside her in the carriage.
• The golden-haired youth entered a hidden underground chamber and removed his disguise, revealing herself as Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue recalled becoming curious about Su Yi, seeing him at Moon Pavilion, and sensing that their martial souls could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qian Renxue decided Su Yi was her perfect match and future partner, and said she intended to take him from Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong brought Su Yi to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain his third soul ring. After absorbing an eight-thousand-year soul ring, Su Yi gained a new support skill and increased the weight of his Chaos Supreme Gun.

• Yue Guan was delighted when Su Yi called him Uncle Yue, but his teasing about Nana made Su Yi ask Bibi Dong if he could kill him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to find a soul beast, then asked Su Yi whether he was pretending around her; Su Yi said he was sincere with her.
• Yue Guan returned with an eight-thousand-year Gravity Maniac Rhino, and Su Yi killed it with his black dragon-headed iron spear.
• Su Yi absorbed the purple soul ring, rose from level 30 to level 32, and gained the support skill Gravity Burst Flow.
• Su Yi told Bibi Dong and Yue Guan that the soul ring also increased the weight of his Chaos Supreme Gun by two thousand jin without affecting him.

Under the stars, Bibi Dong told Su Yi how her teacher had abused and imprisoned her, separating her from the man she loved, and revealed that she was Xue Qinghe’s mother. Su Yi pledged to protect her and blamed the world for her suffering, leaving Bibi Dong stunned by his loyalty.

• Bibi Dong asked Su Yi to listen to her story while Yue Guan moved away to give them privacy.
• Bibi Dong recounted how she had fallen in love with the Grandmaster, her teacher had assaulted and imprisoned her, and she had given birth to his child.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she had killed her teacher and that the golden-haired Xue Qinghe was her daughter in disguise.
• Su Yi offered to find the man Bibi Dong had loved, but she said she already knew where he was hiding.
• Su Yi told Bibi Dong he would protect her and said the world, not she, was filthy, leaving her stunned.

After returning to Spirit City, Su Yi reunited with Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, who was startled by his transformation and thrilled to see him again. At the Pope's Palace, Su Yi greeted Ghost Douluo as “Uncle Gui,” leaving Hu Liena wondering what that made her.

• Su Yi, Bibi Dong, and Yue Guan returned to Spirit City after Su Yi's Soul Power rose to level thirty-three.
• Hu Liena rushed to greet Bibi Dong, then recognized Su Yi and excitedly hugged him after his gentle greeting.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Su Yi would not leave again, and Hu Liena explained that Xie Yue and Yan had gone with Ghost Douluo to hunt for soul rings.
• Bibi Dong announced a welcome feast for Su Yi, and Ghost Douluo was stunned when Su Yi thanked him and called him Uncle Gui.
• Hu Liena realized she called Ghost Douluo Grandpa and wondered what she should call Su Yi.

Hu Liena openly claimed Su Yi as her man, provoking Yan’s jealousy. Su Yi confronted Yan with a warning that he would kill him next time.

• Hu Liena rushed to Su Yi and insisted that their past kiss made him her man, while Bibi Dong watched with mixed envy and bitterness.
• Xie Yue was stunned by his sister’s bold behavior, and Yan grew furious as he watched her embrace Su Yi.
• Su Yi noticed Yan’s hatred and killing intent, then gently asked Hu Liena to let go of him.
• Su Yi appeared in front of Yan at great speed and warned him, “Next time! I’ll kill you!”

Su Yi punished Yan for directing killing intent at him, then warned him to seek treatment for his wounds. Xie Yue knelt before Su Yi, and Hu Liena rushed over to pull her brother up, calling Su Yi his future brother-in-law.

• Su Yi appeared before Yan with a dagger at his throat and warned him not to provoke him again.
• After pretending to withdraw, Su Yi stabbed Yan in both shoulders and threatened to cut off his arm if he screamed.
• Su Yi explained that he had spared Yan because Yan was useful to Bibi Dong, and Yan knelt to beg forgiveness.
• Su Yi told Yan to get treatment before his arm was crippled, then turned toward Xie Yue.
• Xie Yue knelt before Su Yi, and Hu Liena ran over to pull him up, calling Su Yi his future brother-in-law.

After Su Yi intimidated Xie Yue, Bibi Dong took him into the Pope’s Palace and arranged for Yan to receive treatment. Hu Liena followed them inside to discuss a welcome banquet, while Xie Yue reluctantly gathered himself and went after her.

• Hu Liena questioned why Xie Yue was kneeling, but Su Yi’s smile frightened him into dropping to his knees again.
• Bibi Dong called Su Yi over and warned him not to frighten Hu Liena’s brother too badly.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to take Yan for treatment and ensure he received care from at least two healing-type Soul Douluos.
• Bibi Dong led Su Yi into the Pope’s Palace, while Hu Liena urged Xie Yue to get up and join them.
• Hu Liena went inside to discuss the welcome banquet, and Xie Yue reluctantly followed, still afraid of Su Yi.

After returning to Spirit City, Su Yi spoke with Bibi Dong about Hu Liena's feelings and told Bibi Dong that he wanted to protect her, leaving her shaken. Bibi Dong urged him to like Hu Liena instead, but Su Yi said he would stay away from her, and Bibi Dong left.

• Su Yi returned to his residence and found it carefully maintained, unaware that Hu Liena cleaned his room and Bibi Dong tended the courtyard.
• Bibi Dong sat with Su Yi beside the pond and told him that Hu Liena and the others had become Soul Ancestors, urging him to focus on raising his Soul Power Level.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Yi what he thought of Hu Liena and whether he liked her, and Su Yi admitted that he did not know what liking someone meant.
• When Bibi Dong described romantic love, Su Yi said he liked her and promised to protect her, kill anyone who hurt her, and even help her destroy the world.
• Bibi Dong told Su Yi that he should like Hu Liena instead, and Su Yi replied that he would stay away from her.
• Bibi Dong left after telling Su Yi to cultivate properly.

Su Yi spent years cultivating and strengthening his body, eventually obtaining a fourth soul ring and reaching Level 44. He and Hu Liena grew closer through training, while he remained distant from Bibi Dong.

• Su Yi trained for hours each day and began wearing weighted gear forged from rare meteorite iron, with Hu Liena joining his cultivation and physical training.
• After more than a year, Su Yi could wear the full two-thousand-kilogram set, his physique reached the level of a Soul Emperor, and his Soul Power rose to Level 38.
• Su Yi reached Level 40 and, guided by Yue Guan and Gui Mei, obtained a fourth soul ring from a 48,000-year-old Rampage Gravity Tiger, gaining a Divine Skill and one Soul Power level.
• Su Yi continued training for over two years, reaching Level 44 and growing to 1.88 meters, while his daily physical training gradually decreased as the weighted gear grew easier to wear.
• Hu Liena reached Level 47 while training alongside Su Yi, and the two developed a tacit understanding without becoming romantically involved.
• Su Yi continued avoiding conversations with Bibi Dong, who occasionally visited him and Hu Liena.

At fourteen, Su Yi reached Level 50 and entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Yue Guan and Gui Mei to hunt for his fifth soul ring. He chose to fight a soul beast himself, and the three found an eighty-thousand-year Imprisonment Elephant.

• Yue Guan recalled how Su Yi had terrorized him with a dagger after Yue Guan mocked his crying practice, while Gui Mei defended Su Yi’s friendlier manner.
• Su Yi asked Yue Guan and Gui Mei to let him fight a soul beast himself so he could test his strength.
• Su Yi sensed a suitable soul beast to the southeast, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei agreed to support him.
• Su Yi, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei found an enormous black elephant covered in dark red patterns.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei recognized the creature as an eighty-thousand-year Imprisonment Elephant, while Su Yi decided it would become his soul ring.

Su Yi fought and killed the eighty-thousand-year Prison Suppressing Elephant, impressing Ghost Douluo and Yue Guan with his strength. He then began absorbing the beast’s soul ring.

• The Prison Suppressing Elephant turned the ground and nearby plants to stone with a thirty-meter attack, but Su Yi dodged it.
• Su Yi charged back in and used his first three soul skills to rush the elephant, strengthen his attack, and immobilize it with increased gravity.
• The elephant formed dark-red armor around its body, leaving its eyes exposed, while Su Yi activated his fourth soul skill, Rampage, to boost all his attributes.
• Su Yi drove the Chaos Supreme Gun into the elephant’s unprotected eye, killing it with a single strike.
• Ghost Douluo and Yue Guan argued over whether Su Yi had killed the elephant with one strike or four soul skills as its eighty-thousand-year soul ring appeared.
• Su Yi sat down and began absorbing the soul ring.

Su Yi absorbed the Prison Suppressing Elephant's eighty-thousand-year soul ring and right-foot soul bone, gaining powerful new abilities. Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo celebrated his growing strength as the group prepared to leave.

• Su Yi finished absorbing the Prison Suppressing Elephant's eighty-thousand-year soul ring, astonishing Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Su Yi sensed a soul bone in the Prison Suppressing Elephant's remains, and a dark red right-foot soul bone appeared after its body dissipated.
• Su Yi absorbed the soul bone without pain and gained Petrification Prison Suppressing Stomp, which petrified enemies in its area and doubled the damage they received.
• Su Yi explained that his Fifth Soul Skill, Supreme Mark, tripled his attributes, doubled his defense, and made his attacks carry petrification, while the soul ring also increased his Chaos Supreme Gun's weight to ten thousand jin.
• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo marveled at Su Yi's abilities and considered his path toward overwhelming opponents with raw power.

After returning to Spirit City, Su Yi reunited briefly with Hu Liena before sitting with Bibi Dong by the pond and telling her he wanted to see the man she had never forgotten. He left at dawn, promising Bibi Dong that he would not kill or harm the man.

• Su Yi returned to the Pope's Palace and went straight to his residence to cultivate, while Hu Liena told him she had reached Level 50 and then left to seek her Fifth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong visited Su Yi that evening, and they sat together by the pond after nearly five years apart.
• Su Yi told Bibi Dong he wanted to see the man she had always thought about, and she asked him not to kill him.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Yi to stay with her for one more night, and he agreed.
• At dawn, Su Yi left, reassuring Bibi Dong that he would neither kill nor harm the man and only wanted to see him.