Recaps

Bibi Dong insisted that Li Mubai spar with Golden Crocodile Douluo so Spirit Hall could use the widely publicized match to display its strength, despite knowing the Worship Hall wanted to undermine him. Li Mubai refused until Bibi Dong revealed a Soul Bone, leaving him eager to accept.

• Bibi Dong told Li Mubai he had to fight Golden Crocodile Douluo because Soul Masters and officials from across the continent had gathered in Spirit City to watch.
• Bibi Dong explained that the Worship Hall had used the challenge to target Li Mubai, but Spirit Hall stood to gain too much from the match for her to cancel it.
• Li Mubai protested that he could not withstand Golden Crocodile Douluo, while Hu Liena wondered whether Bibi Dong had developed feelings for him.
• Bibi Dong offered Li Mubai something to prove her sincerity, and he immediately changed his mind when he saw the Soul Bone in her hand.
• Li Mubai recognized the Soul Bone as the prize he had failed to find during months of searching the Star Dou Forest.

Bibi Dong gave Li Mubai a Ten Thousand Year Right Hand Soul Bone on the condition that he spar with Golden Crocodile in two days. Li Mubai accepted and successfully fused with the bone, while Xiao Qian waited outside, worried.

• Hu Liena was astonished when Bibi Dong presented Li Mubai with a Soul Bone and privately wondered whether her teacher had fallen for him.
• Li Mubai recognized the bone as a Right Hand Soul Bone suited to his sword-wielding Martial Soul and agreed to spar with Golden Crocodile in two days to receive it.
• Bibi Dong gave Li Mubai the Soul Bone and promised to protect him even if he lost the match.
• Li Mubai went to a sealed room and began fusing with the Soul Bone, feeling warmth and surging strength in his right arm.
• Xiao Qian waited outside beneath the tree, watching the closed room with worry, until Li Mubai laughed and announced that the fusion had succeeded.

Li Mubai confirmed he would spar with Golden Crocodile after Bibi Dong promised him a Right Hand Soul Bone, while Demon Bear worried that the far more experienced elder would overpower him. At lunch, rumors suggested Golden Crocodile was at least level ninety-six and possibly level 98, but Li Mubai remained unconcerned about the upcoming fight.

• Demon Bear visited Li Mubai and asked whether he was really going to spar with Golden Crocodile.
• Li Mubai said he had promised Bibi Dong and would attend the spar, and Demon Bear warned him to stop the fight if he was outmatched.
• Li Mubai invited Demon Bear to lunch at a restaurant in the west of the city.
• Nearby diners discussed the elders' upcoming spar and guessed that Golden Crocodile was above level ninety-six.
• Demon Bear grew more worried after hearing the discussion, but Li Mubai reassured him that Bibi Dong would not let Golden Crocodile seriously injure him.

Li Mubai reassured Demon Bear about his upcoming spar with Golden Crocodile Douluo, then reflected on the lethal Soul Skill he had gained from his new Soul Ring. He decided he could not use the skill in the spar, since it might kill Golden Crocodile Douluo and cost him his place in Spirit Hall.

• Wealthy merchants gathered information from Soul Masters about the clash between two Titled Douluo so they could place bets.
• Demon Bear warned Li Mubai about Golden Crocodile Douluo, but Li Mubai insisted he could last three hundred exchanges before admitting he had been joking.
• Demon Bear remembered Li Mubai’s boastful sword line and considered adapting it for his own Martial Soul.
• Xiao Qian worried about Li Mubai’s upcoming spar, and he reassured her before she fell asleep in his arms.
• Li Mubai reflected on his level ninety-three Soul Power and the Forgetting Both Self and Things Soul Skill, deciding not to use its potentially fatal Spiritual Power attack against Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Soul Masters and merchants flooded Spirit City to watch the announced duel between Golden Crocodile Douluo and Li Mubai, while betting shops filled with wagers favoring Golden Crocodile. Li Mubai persuaded Demon Bear to bet on him, and Demon Bear placed five thousand Gold Soul Coins on blue to win.

• A betting shop in Spirit City announced that red was Golden Crocodile Douluo and blue was Li Mubai, drawing a crowd of wagers mostly backing Golden Crocodile.
• A young Soul Master bet on blue without knowing who Golden Crocodile was, and nearby Soul Masters mocked his choice.
• Li Mubai asked Demon Bear whether he trusted him and wanted to make money, then urged him to bet on Li Mubai to win.
• Demon Bear doubted Li Mubai could defeat Golden Crocodile but followed his request, betting five thousand Gold Soul Coins on blue.

Demon Bear placed his last 5,000 Gold Soul Coins on an unknown blue-side contestant, then followed Li Mubai to Spirit Hall’s arena. There, a blue-clad member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect collided with them and arrogantly provoked them, and Li Mubai recognized the sect emblem as he let Demon Bear confront him.

• Demon Bear bet 5,000 Gold Soul Coins on the unknown blue-side contestant, and Li Mubai promised to cover his visits to pleasure houses if the bet lost.
• Li Mubai and Demon Bear headed to Spirit Hall’s enormous arena and made their way toward its highest viewing platform.
• A blue-clad man hurried between Li Mubai and Demon Bear, lost his footing, and fell to the ground.
• The man blamed Li Mubai and Demon Bear for his fall, and Demon Bear prepared to teach him a lesson.
• Li Mubai recognized the lightning emblem on the man’s clothes as belonging to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and removed his hand from Demon Bear’s shoulder.

Li Mubai arrived at the arena with Demon Bear and joined Bibi Dong and the other Spirit Hall elders to watch the spar. When Golden Crocodile Douluo glared at him, Li Mubai mocked him for looking sideways, making Golden Crocodile erupt in anger as the match was about to begin.

• Demon Bear mocked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect man Li Mubai had punched, and the two went up to the arena’s viewing platform.
• Li Mubai greeted Bibi Dong and saw Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan standing behind her; Bibi Dong privately felt pleased by his praise.
• Bibi Dong reminded the fighters to stop once a winner was clear and not injure each other, while Golden Crocodile Douluo took her warning as favoritism toward Li Mubai.
• At noon, the spectators filled the stands, including members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect seated in a reserved section.
• Li Mubai asked Golden Crocodile Douluo why he was looking at him sideways, and Golden Crocodile roared angrily at him.

Li Mubai provoked Golden Crocodile before their spar, then descended into the arena on his Martial Soul sword while reciting a bold poem. Golden Crocodile waited below, his face darkening as Li Mubai approached.

• The elders expected Golden Crocodile to overpower Li Mubai and watched with pity as Golden Crocodile leaped into the arena to cheers from the spectators.
• Demon Bear worried that Li Mubai had provoked Golden Crocodile, while Li Mubai said he would not bow to the proud elder; Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena admired his defiance.
• Bibi Dong told Li Mubai to enter the arena before the appointed time passed.
• Li Mubai summoned his ink-black longsword, used his Sword Control Technique to fly down, and recited a poem that impressed the elders and spectators.
• Golden Crocodile watched Li Mubai descend and grew visibly angry.

Li Mubai made a dramatic entrance into the arena, drawing admiration from the spectators and unsettling Golden Crocodile. After Demon Bear announced that the spar had begun, the crowd watched as the two prepared to fight.

• Li Mubai descended through the sky on his sword as spectators from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect watched and praised his talent.
• A Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect elder scolded his pretty-faced disciple for dismissing Li Mubai, while a disciple who had previously bumped into Li Mubai feared the consequences of his earlier plans to ambush him.
• Female Soul Masters in the stands admired Li Mubai and loudly declared their affection for him.
• Li Mubai landed in the arena and exchanged taunts with Golden Crocodile, who resented how Li Mubai had drawn the crowd's attention.
• After receiving Bibi Dong's signal, Demon Bear announced that the spar had begun, and the spectators focused on Li Mubai and Golden Crocodile.

Golden Crocodile challenged Li Mubai to strike him without dodging, while spectators and Spirit Hall elders expected Li Mubai to lose. Li Mubai opened the spar with his Sword Drawing Technique, but the attack shattered harmlessly against Golden Crocodile, who mocked him.

• Golden Crocodile stood with his hands behind his back and invited Li Mubai to attack, confident that his strength could not be challenged.
• Demon Bear worried that Li Mubai might be injured, while Hu Liena admitted she had bet on Li Mubai because she disliked Golden Crocodile.
• Li Mubai drew his ink-black longsword and sent a blade of Soul Power at Golden Crocodile with his Sword Drawing Technique.
• Golden Crocodile took the hit without moving, and the sword Qi shattered against him.
• Golden Crocodile laughed and asked Li Mubai whether he was trying to tickle him.

Li Mubai attacked Golden Crocodile in their arena match, but the veteran Worshipper remained unharmed and boasted that his Torso Soul Bone made his defense unrivaled. As Golden Crocodile taunted Li Mubai, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

• The spectators felt the crushing pressure released when Li Mubai and Golden Crocodile first acted, and many concluded that the new elder would lose.
• Bibi Dong worried that Golden Crocodile and the Worship Hall could challenge her authority, and she resolved to obtain her second Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and become a Titled Douluo with twin Martial Souls.
• Golden Crocodile urged Li Mubai to attack with everything he had, and Li Mubai activated Gale Sword Intent to send flaming sword Qi at him.
• Golden Crocodile activated his Martial Soul and blocked the sword Qi with his golden defense, leaving him apparently unharmed.
• Golden Crocodile claimed that his Torso Soul Bone made his defense unrivaled, then suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Li Mubai used a Spiritual Power attack to catch Golden Crocodile off guard and leave him weakened, despite his formidable defenses. Bibi Dong recognized the opportunity to showcase Spirit Hall’s strength as the crowd learned of Golden Crocodile’s Hundred Thousand Year Torso Soul Bone.

• Golden Crocodile realized Li Mubai’s sword Qi had inflicted mental pain and exhaustion, while Bibi Dong noticed his sudden wariness.
• Hu Liena sensed Spiritual Power in Li Mubai’s sword strike and explained to Bibi Dong that it had targeted Golden Crocodile’s mind.
• Bibi Dong understood that Golden Crocodile had been hit because he underestimated Li Mubai and had no Spiritual Power defense.
• Li Mubai told Golden Crocodile that his arrogance had let the attack affect him, and Golden Crocodile angrily pointed at him.
• The crowd erupted after Li Mubai revealed Golden Crocodile’s Hundred Thousand Year Torso Soul Bone, and Bibi Dong was pleased that the match promoted Spirit Hall.

Golden Crocodile decided to stop holding back and attack Li Mubai after enduring two moves, while the spectators and elders anticipated the fight’s outcome. The chapter left the match poised to begin in earnest, with many expecting the Tenth Elder to lose.

• Golden Crocodile dismissed Li Mubai’s Spiritual Power attack as insufficient and stomped forward to make his move.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect elder resolved to seek defenses against mental attacks, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elder saw a chance to sell Glazed Tile Towers.
• The spectators praised Golden Crocodile’s boast and concluded that Li Mubai’s attacks had only slightly affected him.
• Bibi Dong and Demon Bear worried about Li Mubai, while Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena expected Golden Crocodile to defeat him.
• Two elders mocked Demon Bear about Li Mubai’s likely defeat, and Demon Bear challenged them before Bibi Dong stopped their argument.

Li Mubai used Clear Sword Heart and Icy Forbidden Land as Golden Crocodile unleashed his sixth Soul Skill, Fierce Golden Crocodile. After the sound-wave attack drove Li Mubai and his greatsword backward, he remained silent behind the blade, leaving Bibi Dong and the spectators unsure of his condition.

• Golden Crocodile acknowledged that his earlier attack had affected Li Mubai, then announced his sixth Soul Skill, Fierce Golden Crocodile.
• Li Mubai activated Clear Sword Heart and Icy Forbidden Land, covering the arena in a freezing domain that weakened nearby opponents.
• Golden Crocodile's crocodile manifestation roared, sending crushing sound waves and chunks of earth toward Li Mubai.
• Li Mubai braced behind an enlarged greatsword as the attack pushed him several meters backward and carved furrows in the ground.
• Golden Crocodile assumed Li Mubai had been knocked unconscious when he did not answer, while Demon Bear called out and Bibi Dong watched anxiously from the platform.

Golden Crocodile appeared to defeat Li Mubai with one attack and basked in the crowd’s praise, while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena reacted to the apparent loss. Li Mubai then stood up unharmed and revealed he had only been messing with Golden Crocodile, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Golden Crocodile declared victory and celebrated as the spectators cheered, while Bibi Dong resolved to strengthen herself so she could control powerful elders.
• Hu Liena was dejected by Li Mubai’s apparent defeat, and Xie Yue and Yan dropped their plans to celebrate when they noticed her mood.
• Two elders mocked Li Mubai, but Bibi Dong rebuked them and defended both Li Mubai and Demon Bear; the elders left after Demon Bear threatened them.
• Golden Crocodile turned away from Li Mubai and declared that being invincible was lonely, but Li Mubai laughed behind him.
• Li Mubai appeared unharmed in the arena and told Golden Crocodile that he had only been messing with him, astonishing Golden Crocodile and the spectators.

Li Mubai defied Golden Crocodile after resisting his Spiritual Power attack, prompting Golden Crocodile to unleash his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill and transform into a giant golden crocodile. As Golden Crocodile’s claw fell toward Li Mubai, Bibi Dong hesitated to intervene.

• Li Mubai told Golden Crocodile that he had resisted the Spiritual Power attack with Clear Sword Heart and mocked Golden Crocodile for announcing his Soul Skill.
• Golden Crocodile grew angry and gathered his Soul Power to unleash Golden Crocodile Possession.
• Golden Crocodile transformed into a colossal golden crocodile, and the Soul Masters in the stands feared Li Mubai would lose.
• Li Mubai compared Golden Crocodile’s transformed body to a lesser version of Madara Uchiha’s Complete Body Susanoo and remained confident in his hidden strength.
• Golden Crocodile advanced on Li Mubai and swung a massive claw at him while Bibi Dong held back from intervening.

Li Mubai revealed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring during his spar with Golden Crocodile, shocking the audience and Spirit Hall’s elders. Bibi Dong and the others wondered how he had obtained it as the spar continued.

• Li Mubai summoned the red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and used its killing move, Forgetting Both Self and Things.
• The audience erupted in disbelief at Li Mubai’s rare Soul Ring and some declared they would join Spirit Hall after the spar.
• Demon Bear welcomed the revelation, believing it would help Li Mubai preserve his reputation against Golden Crocodile.
• Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue reacted with shock as Bibi Dong speculated that Li Mubai might have obtained the ring after two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts fought.

Golden Crocodile suspected Bibi Dong had prepared Li Mubai’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for him and launched a heavier attack. Li Mubai transported Golden Crocodile into a boundless ink-wash world, where Golden Crocodile found himself powerless in an elderly human body and fell, feeling real pain.

• Golden Crocodile recalled Li Mubai’s rapid rise in Spirit Hall and suspected Bibi Dong had kept him hidden and arranged his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Golden Crocodile increased the force of his attack as the Soul Masters in the stands reacted to its speed and power.
• Li Mubai faced Golden Crocodile’s strike with a faint smile, and Golden Crocodile suddenly found himself in a boundless ink-wash world.
• Golden Crocodile discovered his golden crocodile body and Soul Power were gone, leaving him with the weak body of an elderly man.
• Golden Crocodile tried to attack and kick, lost his balance, and fell, feeling pain in his flesh and bones.

Golden Crocodile escaped Li Mubai’s illusory Soul Skill by deliberately killing himself within it, then stopped his attack and conceded the duel. He praised Li Mubai before announcing his defeat to the assembled Soul Masters.

• Golden Crocodile endured the pain in the gray-white illusion, realized Li Mubai had trapped him with a Spiritual Power Soul Skill, and escaped by striking his own heart.
• Back in the arena, Golden Crocodile’s attack continued as Li Mubai prepared another Soul Skill in case he refused to stop.
• Golden Crocodile halted his claw just above Li Mubai’s head, choosing to end the attack.
• Golden Crocodile landed before Li Mubai, praised his talent and future, and admitted defeat to the audience.

Golden Crocodile stunned the arena by admitting defeat to Li Mubai, leaving the spectators and elders struggling to understand why he had conceded. Hu Liena noticed the giant golden claw had dimmed just before reaching Li Mubai, while Xie Yue tried to test whether the shocking admission was real by teasing Yan.

• Golden Crocodile publicly admitted that he had lost to Li Mubai, leaving the crowd, Demon Bear, and the watching elders in disbelief.
• Hu Liena replayed the fight and noticed that Golden Crocodile's giant golden claw had dimmed when it was about an inch above Li Mubai's head.
• Xie Yue remained convinced that Golden Crocodile's admission seemed impossible and decided to test whether he was dreaming by turning toward Yan.
• Yan noticed Xie Yue's sinister grin and raised his hands to protect his chest as Xie Yue made a breast-grabbing gesture.

Hu Liena realized that Li Mubai’s true attack targeted Spiritual Power rather than the body, explaining why Golden Crocodile’s golden claw had briefly dimmed. She shared her theory with Xie Yue and Yan, who still failed to notice the change and had been distracted by the audience.

• Yan joked that she would let Xie Yue have his way with her after the spar, startling him before she admitted she had been teasing him.
• Hu Liena excitedly concluded that Li Mubai’s sword attacks had concealed a Soul Skill that targeted Spiritual Power.
• Hu Liena reasoned that Li Mubai had threatened Golden Crocodile by disrupting his Spiritual Power, which explained Golden Crocodile’s admission of defeat.
• Hu Liena pointed out that Golden Crocodile’s giant claw had dimmed as it descended, but Xie Yue and Yan said they had not noticed.
• Xie Yue and Yan realized they had been watching the female Soul Masters in the audience instead of the fight.

Hu Liena explained that Li Mubai had defeated Golden Crocodile through a powerful Spiritual Power attack, while Bibi Dong examined her reasoning and praised her. The chapter left Hu Liena quietly accepting her teacher’s approval.

• Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena about the strange fight, and Hu Liena explained that Li Mubai’s hidden Spiritual Power had made Golden Crocodile surrender.
• Demon Bear realized Li Mubai’s true strength and shouted down to him, while a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect member feared crossing the elders again.
• Hu Liena explained that Li Mubai’s Soul Skills came from his Martial Soul even when he did not manifest his sword.
• Bibi Dong asked who had taught Hu Liena, and Hu Liena said she had worked it out herself.
• Bibi Dong gently told Hu Liena that she had done well.

Bibi Dong praised Hu Liena, whose heart began to open, while Li Mubai won the spar after Golden Crocodile admitted defeat. The arena crowd mourned their lost bets as Demon Bear celebrated the win and imagined how to spend his winnings.

• Bibi Dong praised Hu Liena, who resolved to work hard and become someone her teacher could take pride in.
• Demon Bear remembered Hu Liena's lonely childhood and realized that her playful face suggested she was beginning to open up again.
• Bibi Dong questioned whether Golden Crocodile stood by his promise, and he confirmed that his word could not be taken back before congratulating Li Mubai and leaving.
• Demon Bear announced Li Mubai as the winner and laughed at the thought of enjoying his winnings, while Bibi Dong's icy reaction unsettled the elders beside her.
• The spectators below wailed over Golden Crocodile's defeat and the money they had lost at the betting house.

Elder Yu reported to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's master that Spirit Hall's new Tenth Elder had defeated Worshipper Golden Crocodile, prompting them to prepare defenses against Spiritual Power attacks and a possible assault. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, an elder saw a chance to profit by selling Spiritual Power-resistant glazed towers, but the sect master worried about Spirit Hall's growing strength.

• Elder Yu returned from Spirit City and told the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's master that Spirit Hall's new elder was far more powerful than expected.
• Elder Yu recounted how Worshipper Golden Crocodile had admitted defeat, leaving the sect master shocked and uncertain why he had lost.
• Elder Yu advised preparing treasures that could defend against Spiritual Power attacks, and the sect master ordered him to reinforce the sect's defensive formations and stockpile provisions.
• An elder told the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's master that selling glazed towers resistant to Spiritual Power attacks could bring the sect great profits.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's master acknowledged the opportunity but worried that Spirit Hall's increased strength could put his sect in danger.

Li Mubai woke to find merchant caravans from the two great empires crowding Spirit City and learned from Sister Zhao that the streets had become impassable. After Sister Zhao scalded her fingers in his kitchen, Li Mubai treated them with cold water and Soul Power, and they healed completely.

• Li Mubai woke to the noise outside, left Xiao Qian sleeping, and found the street packed with people and carriages.
• Sister Zhao came to Li Mubai's home and explained that merchant caravans from the two great empires had flooded into Spirit City.
• Sister Zhao accidentally scalded four fingers with hot tea while getting water in Li Mubai's kitchen.
• Li Mubai cooled and treated Sister Zhao's fingers with Soul Power as she bore the pain.
• After about a quarter of an hour, Sister Zhao's fingers returned to normal, and she marveled at Li Mubai's treatment.