Chapter Summaries

Han Yu defeated the Wolf Thieves King and ordered the battered team to reinforce Azure Luan Enshrinement while he continued toward the Evil Soul Masters’ lair alone. Hu Liena and the others hesitated over whether to follow his orders, and Han Yu headed for the marked location without them.

• Han Yu used his Flame Clone and soul skills to destroy most of the Wolf Thieves, then killed the Wolf Thieves King with Cloud Shattering Fire Finger and obtained a Gale Wolf Soul Bone.
• After the battle, Jin Ying reported that more than half the team had been killed or wounded, and Han Yu told the survivors to return.
• Han Yu ordered the team to reinforce Azure Luan Enshrinement, whose group had encountered something near the suspected Evil Soul Masters’ lair.
• Hu Liena objected that they had been ordered to follow Han Yu, but Han Yu said he would answer to Bibi Dong and flew ahead.
• Xie Yue warned Hu Liena that disobeying Han Yu’s operation orders could give him leverage against her, and Han Yu continued alone toward the marked location.

Han Yu discovered that the Evil Soul Masters served a being called the Evil Fire God, whose fragment of Divine Sense had awakened after sensing Han Yu’s flames. He faced the being in its palace, where it revealed that the Heavenly Flames could destroy its fragment.

• Han Yu burned the grassland and met Uther, the First Priest of the Temple, who invited him to meet his god.
• Uther explained that his followers gained strength from the desires of ordinary people roasted in the Sacred Fire, and Han Yu followed him through a spatial passage to the Evil Fire Temple.
• Han Yu entered the palace and used the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame to repel a mental assault that stripped away weak souls and emotions.
• A flame-shaped figure appeared and identified itself as a fragment of Divine Sense called Evil Fire, or the Evil Fire God.
• Evil Fire feared that Han Yu’s Heavenly Flames could melt its fragment, while Han Yu suspected the being was seeking successors.

Han Yu rejected Evil Fire's offer of a Divine Throne inheritance after realizing the god intended to possess his body. He killed Uther, but Evil Fire's Divine Sense grew into a giant and attacked him.

• Han Yu recognized Evil Fire as a likely minor god and bluffed that he knew about the Asura God to gauge Evil Fire's strength.
• Evil Fire offered Han Yu his Divine Throne, while Uther claimed their followers willingly provided souls; Han Yu rejected their explanations and laughed at Evil Fire's temptation.
• Han Yu suggested that someone with an Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul would suit the Divine Throne better, angering Evil Fire.
• Han Yu used his Fire Cloud Staff to smash Uther into powder and declared that Evil Soul Masters could not run wild on Douluo Continent.
• Evil Fire enlarged his Divine Sense into a giant and struck at Han Yu, who evaded most of the attack with his Glided Body skill.

Han Yu fought Evil Fire, who took control of a statue resembling Shi Hao, while Spirit Hall’s forces battled the Evil Soul Masters outside. The outside battle ended in victory, but the chapter left Han Yu under attack and the Eighth Elder’s whereabouts uncertain.

• Han Yu struck Evil Fire with his divine-power fire dragon attack, driving the flame into the temple, where it possessed a statue resembling Shi Hao.
• Han Yu used his Fire Cloud Staff and Ice Dragon King right arm soul bone skill against Evil Fire, but the statue broke free of the ice and damaged Han Yu’s Glided Body.
• Azure Luan Douluo silenced and suffocated the Evil Soul Masters while Yan urged Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others to finish them off.
• Azure Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo used coordinated ninth soul skills to kill the enemy Titled Douluo, and Spirit Hall’s forces defeated the remaining Evil Soul Masters.
• Jin Ying reported that only thirty Spirit Hall soldiers remained, including four Soul Kings, and confirmed that the Eighth Elder had gone alone to the target location.

Han Yu defeated Evil Fire with the Ten-Colored Fire Lotus and escaped the blast as the spatial passage and sacred hall were destroyed. He reunited with Azure Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo, and the group set off to celebrate their victory.

• Guimei and Leopard took the wounded soldiers back while Azure Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo stayed behind to look for Han Yu.
• Han Yu tricked Evil Fire into fighting a clone, then used the Ten-Colored Fire Lotus to destroy him and the sacred hall.
• Han Yu fled the blast through the spatial passage, using his Heavenly Flames to protect and heal himself.
• Light Feather Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo found Han Yu, who confirmed that Evil Fire had been blown apart by his attack.
• Han Yu shared cigars with Azure Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo, and Light Feather Douluo eyed a nearby rabbit as a possible extra dish.

After returning to Spirit City, Han Yu reported the Evil Soul Masters and Spirit Hall’s corruption to Qian Daoliu, who admitted he lacked the power to reform the organization. Han Yu planned to speak with Bibi Dong and received the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which he intended to use in future battles.

• Five days after the mission, Han Yu and the others returned to Spirit City, and Han Yu received a system reward for exterminating the Evil Soul Masters.
• Qian Daoliu questioned Han Yu about Evil Fire, then watched footage of Myers abusing the people of Geng Xin City.
• Han Yu urged Qian Daoliu to address Spirit Hall’s corrupt officials, and Qian Daoliu explained that the organization’s internal divisions limited his influence.
• Han Yu proposed speaking with Bibi Dong before convening a Council of Elders, and Qian Daoliu agreed to the condition.
• Han Yu claimed the Three Thousand Burning Flame and considered how its power to absorb starlight and heal injuries could aid him in future fights.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun searched a battlefield for valuables, and Ma Hongjun was wounded when he grabbed a strange crystal that left dark red energy inside him. Han Yu later confronted Bibi Dong with evidence of Myers’s corruption, but she rebuked him for interfering in Papal Hall affairs.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun found the battlefield cleared of bodies and decided to return to their mercenary squad before traveling north.
• Ma Hongjun grabbed a floating crystal near the spatial passage, cut his hands, and unknowingly absorbed dark red energy.
• Bibi Dong blamed Hu Liena’s group for losing two Soul Douluos, then heard the Rakshasa God hint that Hu Liena had been lucky.
• Han Yu went to the Papal Hall, where Bibi Dong allowed him to enter despite their hostility.
• Han Yu showed Bibi Dong Myers’s recorded misconduct and asked how Spirit Hall’s laws should punish him, but Bibi Dong angrily told Han Yu not to interfere.

Han Yu confronted Bibi Dong and exposed the Rakshasa God's motives, then used the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame to force the Rakshasa God's Divine Sense out of her. The Rakshasa God agreed to remove her imprint from Bibi Dong, while Han Yu left her alive and hoped she would choose Tang San as her next inheritor.

• Han Yu told Bibi Dong that the Rakshasa God had chosen her to evade responsibility for interfering with the Asura God's inheritor.
• Bibi Dong attacked Han Yu, who protected himself with the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and trapped her inside his Heavenly Flame Domain.
• The Rakshasa God's Divine Sense emerged and tried to bargain with Han Yu by offering to recommend him to the Fire God.
• Han Yu threatened to hunt down the Rakshasa God unless she erased her imprint from Bibi Dong, and she agreed before vanishing.
• Han Yu withdrew his domain and left Bibi Dong alive, hoping the Rakshasa God would choose Tang San as her next inheritor.

Han Yu prepared Spirit Hall reforms after Bibi Dong repented and agreed to help implement them. Meanwhile, the Rakshasa God's Divine Sense possessed Yu Xiaogang and planned to use him to draw Tang San toward her Divine Throne.

• Han Yu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that Bibi Dong would help repay her debt to Spirit Hall by supporting reforms, and he asked him to prepare the Council of Elders.
• Han Yu said his reform plan would consolidate Spirit Hall's resources and create several new departments.
• The Rakshasa God's Divine Sense read Yu Xiaogang's memories in the Heavenly Prison, learned that Tang San was the Asura God's inheritor, and possessed Yu Xiaogang to pursue her own plan.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Daoliu she wanted to step down as Pope, but he asked her to remain and oversee Han Yu's reforms.
• Bibi Dong worried about how to handle Hu Liena and Qian Renxue, since she cared for both and could not choose between them.

Han Yu presented reforms to Spirit Hall’s oversight and disciplinary systems at a Council of Elders meeting, winning support from the Papal Hall, Worship Hall, and Elder Hall. The meeting left Qian Daoliu appointed to lead the Hall of Judgement as Han Yu prepared to explain the next reform.

• Han Yu told Ghost Leopard Douluo that the reforms could give him a chance to advance, then took a front-row seat at the Council of Elders meeting.
• Han Yu showed footage of Myers being publicly whipped and argued that Spirit Hall needed to punish officials who harmed the people and damaged its reputation.
• Han Yu proposed a new oversight system and stricter penalties, including punishment for officials who charged for commoners’ martial soul awakenings.
• Tian Chen proposed applying the rules to Spirit Hall’s academies, and the elders approved the measure by a show of hands.
• Qian Daoliu volunteered to lead the Hall of Judgement, and Bibi Dong offered Soul Douluo experts to assist him.
• Han Yu distributed materials for a more complicated reform and said he would explain it next.

Han Yu presented reforms to Spirit Hall's appointments, retirement benefits, salaries, rewards, and treasure policies, winning the elders' unanimous approval. Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong began coordinating personnel for the reforms as Han Yu proposed using mass-produced Communication Soul Guidance Devices to reduce costs.

• Han Yu changed Spirit Hall's posting system so newly appointed hall masters served away from home before they could return, and introduced term limits and retirement subsidies.
• Han Yu explained that Spirit Hall would fund the reforms through later revenue-generating plans, and Qian Daoliu vouched for them.
• Han Yu proposed rewards for reporting and extracting treasures, while Spirit Hall members who used its name to claim treasures had to surrender a share in exchange for protection.
• Tian Chen supported the treasure policy, and the elders unanimously approved the reform.
• Qian Daoliu assigned the Fourth Elder and Spirit Crane Douluo to manage treasure matters, while Bibi Dong coordinated personnel.
• Han Yu proposed mass-producing Communication Soul Guidance Devices to deliver notices cheaply and said he would add anti-theft measures.

Han Yu presented the Spirit Hall Daily as a continent-wide newspaper funded by advertisements and designed to promote Spirit Hall. He then proposed the Spirit Hall Lottery, leaving Bibi Dong and the others considering its exceptionally low odds of winning.

• Han Yu explained that Soul Tools would replace some intelligence workers and said he would discuss new roles for them after the personnel assignments.
• Bibi Dong selected pages from the roster, and Han Yu introduced the Spirit Hall Daily, with continent-wide news and region-specific local reports.
• Bibi Dong warned that distribution costs could make the newspaper unaffordable, but Han Yu proposed selling copies for one Copper Soul Coin and earning money through paid advertisements.
• Han Yu described advertising fees, including two million Gold Soul Coins for a full-page continent-wide ad running for a month, and Qian Daoliu offered Spirit Hall members discounted rates.
• Han Yu proposed the Spirit Hall Lottery, offering a fifty-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin prize for matching numbers, and explained that the winning odds were very low.

Han Yu proposed a Spirit Hall lottery and then outlined the Martial Soul Bank, which would earn money through loans, safekeeping, and managed payments for Soul Hunting Squads. The elders approved the lottery reforms and assigned its news department, while the bank proposal concluded with a plan to protect clients hiring hunting squads.

• The elders agreed to hold the Spirit Hall Lottery every three days, favor ordinary winners, and use surplus funds for local projects and road construction.
• Han Yu proposed broadcasting lottery drawings across the continent through Soul Guidance Devices, and the elders unanimously approved the plan.
• Qian Daoliu called for volunteers to manage the Spirit Hall News Department, and Azure Luan Douluo and Ghost Douluo took charge.
• Han Yu proposed the Martial Soul Bank, explaining that it would pay interest on deposits and profit by issuing loans backed by collateral or labor.
• Han Yu described fees for storing valuables and proposed that Spirit Hall hold payments for Soul Hunting Squads until employers confirmed their work, with a twenty percent handling fee.

Han Yu proposed new bank services, including Soul Hunting Squad financing, trusts, and bank cards, and Spirit Hall approved the plan and assigned key roles. Bibi Dong then reopened the Council of Elders’ discussion of the Soul Hunting Operation, and Han Yu prepared to offer his own views on it.

• Han Yu proposed using Martial Soul Bank to handle payments for Soul Hunting Squads, and Bibi Dong shared figures showing that Spirit Hall controlled more than two thousand permanent squads.
• Han Yu proposed trusts to manage people’s assets and distribute them according to wills, and the Council of Elders agreed.
• Han Yu demonstrated a Soul Tool that read bank cards and could retrieve account data to replace lost cards, and the Council approved the banking proposals.
• Qian Daoliu assigned Golden Crocodile Douluo to oversee bank security and appointed a trusted subordinate of Bibi Dong’s as financial manager.
• Bibi Dong raised the Soul Hunting Operation, and Qian Daoliu returned to his seat as she explained the plan to Han Yu.

Han Yu warned Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s hidden weapons made an immediate attack too costly, and proposed weakening the sect through business instead. As Spirit Hall began its reforms, Ning Fengzhi recognized that its purge was meant to strengthen it and undermine the sect’s influence.

• Han Yu advised Bibi Dong to postpone attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, citing Tang San’s hidden weapons, and offered to crush the Seven Treasure Commerce through business.
• Bibi Dong asked Han Yu to arrange a meeting with Qian Renxue at Canaan Academy, and Han Yu agreed.
• Qian Daoliu questioned Han Yu about Tang Chen and the Slaughter City, then agreed to postpone decisions about the Soul Hunting Operation and follow Han Yu’s cautious plan for expanding the Martial Soul Bank.
• Han Yu returned to Canaan City to prepare for his campaign against the Seven Treasure Commerce.
• Spirit Hall publicly executed corrupt officials and released the first issue of Spirit Hall Daily, which exposed their misdeeds.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong realized that Spirit Hall’s purge targeted people corrupted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and would ultimately make Spirit Hall stronger.

Ning Fengzhi worried that Spirit Hall’s new newspaper would damage the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Han Yu’s plan to establish a bank drew the Heaven Dou Empire’s attention away from it. Xue Ye agreed to consider the bank in exchange for Spirit Hall’s help reclaiming territory, while Ning Fengzhi warned him to remain cautious.

• Ning Fengzhi explained to Gu Rong and Chen Xin that Spirit Hall’s cheap newspaper and lottery could sway public opinion against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Chen Xin warned that its advertising business might signal a dangerous new trend.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong went to Xue Ye’s study, where Han Yu and Xue Qinghe were discussing Spirit Hall’s proposal to establish a bank in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Han Yu explained the bank proposal and offered Canaan City premises for a branch, while Xue Qinghe urged Xue Ye to establish it in Heaven Dou City to expose officials’ wealth.
• Han Yu promised that Spirit Hall would pressure the Star Luo Empire to return annexed territory if the Heaven Dou Empire allowed the bank to operate.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Ye that Spirit Hall could use control of the empire’s wealth against it, but Xue Ye remained interested in recovering territory and told Xue Qinghe to convey his demands to Spirit Hall’s envoy.

Han Yu defended the Martial Soul Bank’s establishment in Heaven Dou City to Ning Fengzhi, then discussed Spirit Hall’s plans and the border crisis with Qian Renxue. Back at Canaan Academy, he addressed an upcoming student assessment and a shortage of missions before calling a city meeting to announce something important.

• Ning Fengzhi questioned Han Yu about the bank, but Han Yu said the empire should focus on reclaiming its lost territory and dismissed Ning Fengzhi’s concerns.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong speculated that Spirit Hall might use bank profits to offset losses from Spirit Hall Daily.
• Han Yu told Qian Renxue that the Star Luo Empire had massed troops along the border and that Golden Crocodile Douluo was pressuring Dai Tianfeng at Star Luo Palace.
• Qian Renxue agreed to transfer Han Yu a large contiguous plot in Heaven Dou City for his planned industries.
• Li Tian reminded Han Yu about the quarterly student assessment and the Mission Hall’s shortage of missions, so Han Yu scheduled a meeting with Canaan City’s leaders that night.
• Han Yu contacted Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear to ask for their help thinking through the academy’s problems.

Han Yu outlined plans to establish Canaan Gourmet City, bringing restaurants together and supporting them with signature dishes and delivery. He assigned staff and construction work, with the first locations planned for Canaan City and Heaven Dou City.

• Han Yu told the gathered leaders that Spirit Hall's bank would open in the city, then announced his plan to establish Canaan Gourmet City.
• Han Yu proposed drawing restaurants with his signature recipes, and Dugu Bo praised the barbecue he had tasted before.
• Qian Duoduo offered Great Bull Commerce staff, but Han Yu declined and assigned Niu Gao's Yu Department disciples some management and construction work.
• Han Yu explained a food delivery service using Communication Soul Guidance Devices, and Bai He agreed that Min Department disciples would make the deliveries.
• Han Yu planned the first gourmet cities in Canaan City and Heaven Dou City and told Niu Gao to finalize construction blueprints quickly.

Han Yu oversaw preparations for Gourmet City and introduced stockings made from designs he had brought from Blue Star. He then united Canaan City’s forces into the Canaan Commerce Association to challenge the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and arrange protection for its president, Qian Duoduo.

• Han Yu showed Ye Lingling white and black stockings, and she decided the black pair suited her better.
• Han Yu told the meeting that Canaan’s business would compete with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, arguing that their united forces could stand against it.
• Qian Duoduo renamed Great Bull Commerce the Canaan Commerce Association and accepted the role of president while Han Yu became honorary president.
• Han Yu asked Yang Wudi to assign an expert to protect Qian Duoduo and called on each family to contribute security personnel.

Han Yu expanded the Canaan Commerce Association’s advertising and trade plans, including new clothing sales and a profitable return route from Vast Sea City. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect recognized the growing threat to its business but had no easy response.

• Yang Wudi promised that Yang Wutian would protect Qian Duoduo, and Qian Duoduo realized Spirit Hall Daily advertisements had boosted tobacco sales.
• Han Yu announced that clothing production and newspaper advertisements would begin, and urged Qian Duoduo to bring seaside fruits back from Vast Sea City on return trips.
• Advertisements for Hi-Silk, White Silk, and Soft Silk appeared, while Gourmet City promotions targeted Heaven Dou City and Canaan City.
• Ning Fengzhi’s wives sought limited-edition products, and Gu Rong complained that Han Yu was profiting from nobles’ desire for exclusivity.
• Chen Xin explained why the Seven Treasure Commerce could not simply copy Canaan’s limited editions, and Gu Rong warned that falling profits could upset the sect’s disciples.