Chapter Summaries

Du Bai transmigrated to Spirit Hall as an 84th-level Soul Douluo and Bibi Dong’s legal husband on their wedding night, gaining a gift-pack system. As he vowed to kill Yu Xiaogang and Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong mysteriously overheard his thoughts, and Qian Xunji appeared before the newlyweds.

• Du Bai cursed Yu Xiaogang and Qian Xunji while reading about Bibi Dong, then fell asleep wishing he could enter Douluo Continent and protect her.
• Du Bai awoke in a wedding hall, discovered he had transmigrated as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and learned that Bibi Dong was his bride in a staged marriage.
• Du Bai received a system that awarded him 84 gift packs because he had arrived at level 84.
• Du Bai decided to turn the fake marriage into a real one and vowed to kill Yu Xiaogang and Qian Xunji, while Bibi Dong heard his thoughts and wondered who had spoken.
• Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong’s master and Spirit Hall’s Pope, dismissed the wedding guests and faced the newlyweds.

Qian Xunji challenged Bibi Dong’s planned marriage to Du Bai, but the two insisted they loved each other and persuaded him to accept the wedding. Qian Xunji left reluctantly, while secretly considering how to separate them.

• Qian Xunji enclosed himself, Du Bai, and Bibi Dong in a soundproof barrier and warned Du Bai to mind his conduct.
• Bibi Dong heard Du Bai’s private thoughts and recognized that Qian Xunji had improper intentions toward her.
• Bibi Dong explained that she and Du Bai had arranged a fake marriage to escape Qian Xunji’s advances, then claimed she loved Du Bai.
• Du Bai backed Bibi Dong’s story, and Qian Xunji struggled to accept that they planned to marry and have a child.
• Bibi Dong and Du Bai reaffirmed their supposed feelings, and Qian Xunji offered them his reluctant blessing before leaving to consider how to break them apart.

After Qian Xunji left, Bibi Dong discovered she could hear Du Bai’s thoughts and tested the limits of their pretend marriage. She laid down three rules for him, while Du Bai planned to win her over gradually and turned his attention to his system gift pack.

• After Qian Xunji departed, Bibi Dong confirmed she could hear Du Bai’s thoughts when they were alone in their bridal chamber.
• Bibi Dong tested Du Bai by approaching him, then struck away his hand when he tried to embrace her.
• Bibi Dong warned Du Bai not to harbor improper thoughts, while his inner thoughts revealed that he was attracted to her.
• Bibi Dong set three rules: Du Bai could not touch her or get on her bed without permission, and he had to act deeply in love with her in front of others.
• Bibi Dong ordered Du Bai to sleep on the floor, and he complained inwardly before deciding to open his system gift pack.

On their wedding night, Bibi Dong listened to Du Bai’s inner thoughts as he opened a system gift pack and learned he had a Martial Soul Awakening Card. The two spent the night sleepless, each planning what to do next.

• Bibi Dong recalled Yu Xiaogang’s cowardice and Qian Xunji’s intentions, then resolved to keep listening to Du Bai’s thoughts for clues about escaping Spirit Hall’s restraints.
• Du Bai asked the No-Spoiler Upgrade Gift Pack System about his eighty-four gift packs and learned he could open only one per day, with the items stored in a hidden space.
• Du Bai opened the Level 84 Soul Douluo Gift Pack and received a Martial Soul Awakening Card that could awaken his Martial Souls a second time.
• Du Bai learned his two golden Three-Unlike Weapon Martial Souls could be awakened, and planned to visit Shrek Academy and seek the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong overheard Du Bai’s plans and decided to verify whether the places and items he mentioned were real, while both of them spent the night unable to sleep.

On Bibi Dong and Du Bai’s wedding day, Qian Xunji plotted to send Du Bai away, while Yi and Xie Mo joined forces to challenge him. The next morning, Du Bai set out to undergo his Martial Soul Second Awakening, leaving Bibi Dong newly uncertain about his feelings for her.

• Qian Xunji ordered Yue Guan to tell Du Bai he had five years to undergo Martial Soul Second Awakening or be sent to the City of Slaughter, hoping to get Du Bai away from Bibi Dong.
• Yi and Xie Mo drank over Bibi Dong’s marriage, then agreed to fight Du Bai at daybreak.
• Du Bai woke beside Bibi Dong, whose thoughts shifted as she considered whether he had secretly loved her all along.
• Du Bai told Bibi Dong he was going out, and she heard his inner voice reveal that he planned to undergo Martial Soul Second Awakening.

Du Bai used the Martial Soul Awakening Card at his residence, where his two Martial Souls began a second awakening and transformed into gun-like weapons. Bibi Dong witnessed the process and protected him from Xie Mo and Yi, who arrived to challenge him.

• Du Bai left Bibi Dong and returned to his residence to awaken his Martial Souls, unaware that Bibi Dong was following him.
• Du Bai released both Martial Souls, and the system used the Awakening Card to begin their second awakening while shielding the disturbance.
• Lightning and purple-gold radiance reshaped Du Bai's Martial Souls, while his Soul Rings below fifty thousand years detached and turned into Soul Power.
• Du Bai saw that his right Martial Soul was becoming an assault rifle and his left one a sniper rifle, while Bibi Dong watched in shock.
• Xie Mo and Yi arrived to challenge Du Bai, but Bibi Dong blocked them to keep them from disturbing his awakening.

Yi and Xie Mo tried to challenge Du Bai, but Bibi Dong stopped them while Du Bai underwent Martial Soul Second Awakening. Yue Guan arrived, confirmed the awakening, and left Yi and Xie Mo humbled and forced to congratulate Du Bai.

• Yi and Xie Mo demanded to challenge Du Bai, and Bibi Dong told them to leave because he was busy.
• Xie Mo bypassed Bibi Dong and charged for Du Bai, so Bibi Dong used her Martial Soul Avatar and trapped him with her Death Spider Web.
• Yi attacked Bibi Dong with Flame Meteorite, but Yue Guan arrived and destroyed the meteorites with his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan, Yi, and Xie Mo that Du Bai was undergoing Martial Soul Second Awakening, and Yue Guan confirmed it inside the house.
• Yi and Xie Mo realized Du Bai had not been hiding from them and stammered out congratulations instead of carrying out their challenge.

Du Bai underwent his second Martial Soul Awakening while Bibi Dong reported the event to Qian Xunji, who rushed to guard him with Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo. His two martial souls evolved into AK-47 Fire Qilin and Barrett—Destruction, but the awakening continued as his sixth soul ring resisted disappearing.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan dismissed Yi and Xie Mo after they claimed they had been sparring with Bibi Dong.
• Yue Guan asked Bibi Dong to tell Qian Xunji that Du Bai was undergoing a second Martial Soul Awakening.
• Qian Xunji hurried to Du Bai's residence with Ghost Douluo and ordered them and Yue Guan to guard Du Bai.
• Bibi Dong arrived as Du Bai focused on his awakening inside the house.
• Du Bai's martial souls evolved into AK-47 Fire Qilin and Barrett—Destruction, while his forty-five-thousand-year sixth soul ring struggled to remain.

Du Bai completed his Martial Soul Second Awakening after his stubborn Sixth Soul Ring absorbed his Soul Power and surpassed fifty thousand years. He showed his transformed AK-47 Fire Qilin to Qian Xunji, Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Bibi Dong, then explained the awakening in a story that left them stunned.

• Du Bai's Soul Power flowed into his Sixth Soul Ring, raising its age above fifty thousand years while lowering his Soul Power level to the middle stage of level 85.
• Du Bai's AK-47 Fire Qilin and Barrett-Destruction completed their second awakening, and he changed clothes before meeting Qian Xunji, Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Bibi Dong.
• Du Bai greeted Bibi Dong affectionately, and Qian Xunji asked him to release his awakened Martial Soul.
• Du Bai released his golden AK-47 Fire Qilin, and Qian Xunji and the elders were shocked to see its unfamiliar form and only three black Soul Rings.
• Bibi Dong worried about Du Bai, who reassured her before Qian Xunji asked him to recount the awakening.
• Du Bai embellished his account, claiming that his feelings for Bibi Dong had been a knot in his heart and that confessing to her had triggered his awakening, leaving all four listeners stunned.

Du Bai revealed his two newly awakened Martial Souls, Fire Qilin and Destruction, while twice refusing Qian Xunji’s offer to name them. Qian Xunji appointed him the first heir to the next Pope, and after the Pope and elders left, Bibi Dong questioned Du Bai about offending him.

• Du Bai confirmed his account of his Martial Soul Second Awakening and named his right-hand Martial Soul Fire Qilin, despite Qian Xunji’s displeasure.
• Du Bai revealed his left-hand Barrett Destroyer Martial Soul and named it Destruction, again refusing Qian Xunji’s offer to bestow a name.
• Qian Xunji appointed Du Bai the first heir to the next Pope and ordered him to prepare to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings within three days.
• Qian Xunji, Ghost Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo left, while Bibi Dong stayed and asked Du Bai whether he was truly a blockhead or was pretending after offending the Pope.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong discussed his offense against Qian Xunji and agreed to hunt Soul Beasts together in Sunset Forest in three days. Meanwhile, Qian Xunji questioned Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo about Du Bai’s loyalty to Spirit Hall, leaving them uncertain about how invested the Holy Son was in the organization.

• Bibi Dong explained that Du Bai had offended Qian Xunji by refusing to let the Pope name his Martial Soul, and Du Bai privately mocked the Pope.
• Du Bai suggested that he and Bibi Dong leave Spirit Hall together, but Bibi Dong warned him to mind his words and silently acknowledged that she needed time to accept his feelings.
• Du Bai persuaded Bibi Dong to join him in hunting Soul Beasts, and they agreed to travel to Sunset Forest outside Heaven Dou City in three days.
• Du Bai planned to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for its immortal herbs and to prepare for the trip by opening two more gift packs.
• Qian Xunji asked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo about Du Bai’s Martial Soul awakening and his loyalty to Spirit Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo judged that Du Bai showed no disloyalty but seemed uninterested in Spirit Hall.

Qian Xunji decided to name Du Bai Spirit Hall’s next Pope, hoping to win his trust while secretly plotting against him. After Spirit Hall’s elders witnessed Du Bai’s martial souls, they unanimously approved him as the first-in-line heir, though Du Bai planned to use the position for his own ends.

• Qian Xunji discussed Du Bai’s flaws and proposed appointing him as the next Pope, then summoned Spirit Hall’s Worshippers and elders to a meeting.
• Qian Xunji privately praised Du Bai’s talent and imagined using him to defeat Clear Sky Sect, while also plotting to betray him if Du Bai became a threat.
• At the meeting, Du Bai displayed his AK-47 Fire Qilin and Barrett Destroyer martial souls, astonishing the gathered elders.
• Qian Daoliu and the other elders agreed that Du Bai should become Spirit Hall’s first-in-line heir, and the vote passed unanimously.
• Du Bai accepted the appointment and privately planned to use his status against his enemies, eventually remove Qian Xunji, and possibly disband Spirit Hall.

Du Bai refused the elders’ offer to accompany him on his soul-beast hunt, insisting that only Bibi Dong would go with him so he could secretly claim the treasures at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After the assembly ended, he returned to his residence to inspect his gift packs and the Saint of Thieves Gloves he had obtained.

• Qian Xunji offered to send Elders Ghost and Chrysanthemum with Du Bai to hunt soul beasts, but Du Bai said he would go with Bibi Dong alone.
• Bibi Dong inferred that Du Bai knew about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and considered how obtaining the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum could win Yue Guan’s support.
• Qian Daoliu approved Du Bai’s plan, and the elders accepted his decision to hunt alone with Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji ended the assembly, and the elders congratulated Du Bai before leaving.
• Du Bai returned to his residence and examined the Saint of Thieves Gloves from his Level 85 Soul Douluo Gift Pack, learning that they could steal Soul Power.

Du Bai opened his Level 83 gift pack and received Great Returning Pills, then opened two more packs over the next two days to obtain a complete Poison Scale Dog spirit bone set and a Soul Douluo soul ring set. He left the rare sets in storage, where they could remain until he chose to use them.

• Du Bai decided he would use the Saint of Thieves Gloves to steal cultivation from Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, and eventually punish Qian Xunji for harming Bibi Dong.
• Du Bai opened the Level 83 Soul Douluo Gift Pack and received ten Great Returning Pills that restored Soul Power and healed injuries.
• Du Bai planned to give one bottle of Great Returning Pills to Bibi Dong and keep the other for himself.
• Over the next two days, Du Bai opened the Level 82 Gift Pack and received a complete set of six fifty-thousand-year Poison Scale Dog spirit bones.
• Du Bai opened the Level 81 Gift Pack and received eight optimally configured Soul Douluo soul rings, both sets of which would disappear after their limited periods of use.

Du Bai used the temporary Soul Douluo Optimal Soul Ring Set to add eight soul rings to his Barrett Destroyer martial soul. The system ensured the soul beasts sacrificed themselves safely, and Du Bai successfully absorbed all eight rings.

• Du Bai reviewed the temporary spirit bones and soul rings he had obtained from his gift packs and decided to prepare his Barrett Destroyer for the trip to Sunset Forest with Bibi Dong.
• Du Bai asked the system to retrieve the eight dormant soul beasts in the Soul Douluo Optimal Soul Ring Set.
• Du Bai asked whether adding soul rings to his second martial soul would endanger his body, and the system assured him it would protect him.
• Du Bai ordered the system to make the eight soul beasts sacrifice themselves and add their rings to his Barrett Destroyer.
• The eight soul beasts sacrificed themselves, and Du Bai successfully absorbed their soul rings, ranging from four hundred to seventy thousand years.

Du Bai gained eight temporary soul skills for his Barrett Destroyer martial soul and decided against fusing a painful, short-lived Poison Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set. He apologized to Bibi Dong for keeping her waiting, and the two prepared to depart for Sunset Forest.

• Du Bai reviewed the eight soul rings on his Barrett Destroyer and learned their varied offensive and control skills, which would disappear after fourteen days.
• Du Bai rejected the Poison Scale Dog Spirit Bone Set because fusing and losing it would cause severe pain, and he considered keeping or auctioning it.
• Du Bai looked forward to opening more system gift packs but reminded himself that he could open only one per day.
• Du Bai finished preparing to leave for Sunset Forest and went to find Bibi Dong in the bridal chamber.
• Du Bai apologized for the delay, and Bibi Dong's expression softened after she heard his thought that he would find her more Immortal Flower Immortal Grasses at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong left Spirit Hall for Sunset Forest while Golden Crocodile Douluo sent Xie Mo and Yi to train in Death Grand Canyon. Pope Qian Xunji set out to obtain Bewitching Douluo’s drugs for his plans against Du Bai and Bibi Dong.

• Du Bai and Bibi Dong departed Spirit Hall for Sunset Forest, with Bibi Dong misreading Du Bai’s guilty thoughts about her cold expression.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo sent Xie Mo and Yi to Death Grand Canyon to train and urged them to return in time to challenge Du Bai at the Coronation Ceremony.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo worried that his disciples would be outmatched by Du Bai, whose twin martial souls had evolved into a terrifying form.
• Qian Xunji traveled to seek Bewitching Douluo’s Soul-Stealing Wind Powder and other Mysterious Drugs for use against Du Bai and Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji planned to have Du Bai help Spirit Hall unify the continent, then drug and cripple him.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong traveled to Sunset Forest, where their awkward closeness hid a growing mutual affection. They entered the forest at night alongside the Peerless Dragon Snake, Canghui Academy, and other soul masters, while Poison Douluo Dugu Bo was leaving.

• Qian Xunji decided Du Bai would become too difficult to control and planned to eliminate him after he had served his purpose.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong rode together in a carriage, and Du Bai nervously searched for something to say while Bibi Dong listened to his amusing inner thoughts and quietly warmed to him.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong reached Sunset Forest after nightfall and entered it to find a place to camp.
• Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang, Dragon Duke Meng Shu, and Meng Yiran entered Sunset Forest to seek a suitable soul ring for Meng Yiran.
• Teacher Shi Nian led Canghui Academy students into the forest, while Poison Douluo Dugu Bo departed.

Dugu Bo left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Heaven Dou City, confident that his Poison Array would protect it. Meanwhile, Du Bai and Bibi Dong camped in Sunset Forest and shared a tent, where Bibi Dong kept a dagger between them as Du Bai’s thoughts grew increasingly improper.

• Dugu Bo bathed in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which helped suppress the poison afflicting him.
• Dugu Bo reinforced the Poison Array around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and left for Heaven Dou City to check in with Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong set up camp in Sunset Forest, with Du Bai handling the preparations.
• Du Bai told Bibi Dong that they would have to share his single tent, and Bibi Dong agreed because she felt safe with him and wanted to hear his thoughts.
• Du Bai and Bibi Dong lay in the tent with clothes and a dagger separating them, while Du Bai privately entertained lewd thoughts.

Bibi Dong decided to test Du Bai’s character before trusting her growing feelings for him. When a Thousand-Year Ghost Vine attacked their tent, Bibi Dong killed it while Du Bai drove off the lurking soul beasts with his AK-47 Fire Qilin.

• Bibi Dong calmed herself and decided to watch Du Bai’s reactions to different people, situations, and treasures before deciding whether he deserved her trust.
• A Thousand-Year Ghost Vine crept toward the tent, and Bibi Dong left to confront it after hearing it approach.
• Bibi Dong released her Death Spider Emperor and used Death Spider Thorn to shatter the Ghost Vine’s tendrils.
• Bibi Dong crushed the Ghost Vine’s roots, while Du Bai emerged with his AK-47 Fire Qilin and fired at the soul beasts hiding nearby.