Chapter Summaries

Hun Xiu emerged from Qian Xunji’s grave and discovered that everyone believed he was the revived Pope, though he remembered nothing of that identity. The system explained that a transmigration mishap sent him to Douluo Continent in Qian Xunji’s body, while his magic power was being temporarily held.

• Hun Xiu confused Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong by denying that he knew them, prompting them to suspect that he had lost his memories.
• Bibi Dong identified herself, and Hun Xiu noticed the gravestone naming Qian Xunji and realized he had emerged from the Pope’s grave.
• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo watched Hun Xiu’s confused behavior and considered using force to bring him back if necessary.
• Hun Xiu confirmed that Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Renxue were who they claimed to be, then contacted the system for an explanation.
• System Xiao Yi said a transmigration error had brought Hun Xiu to Douluo Continent, placed him in Qian Xunji’s identity and body, and temporarily stored his magic power.

Hun Xiu learned that he had to help Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue become gods and unify Douluo Continent before he could leave. After accepting the system’s offer to raise his soul rings and soul power, he evaded Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attempt to knock him unconscious.

• Hun Xiu asked System Xiao Yi why he could not leave and learned that he had to help Spirit Hall unify Douluo Continent and help Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue become gods.
• Hun Xiu asked for compensation, and System Xiao Yi refused to make him a god but offered to turn all nine of his soul rings into hundred-thousand-year rings and raise his soul power to level ninety-nine.
• System Xiao Yi told Hun Xiu to find a quiet place for the soul-ring replacement, while Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s powerhouses watched him by his tombstone.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Qian Daoliu for permission to subdue Hun Xiu, and Qian Daoliu agreed, telling him to go easy.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo tried to chop Hun Xiu unconscious, but Hun Xiu turned and evaded the strike by taking flight with his six golden wings.

Hun Xiu dodged Golden Crocodile Douluo’s attack and challenged him, but his Angel Sacred Sword shattered when the two fought. He reconciled with Qian Renxue afterward, and the group returned to Spirit Hall after realizing he was alive.

• Hun Xiu summoned his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and attacked Golden Crocodile Douluo, saying that a king could not be humiliated.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo answered with his golden crocodile Martial Soul and shattered Hun Xiu’s sword, forcing him back.
• Hun Xiu admitted he was not yet Golden Crocodile Douluo’s match and vowed to surpass him.
• Qian Renxue ran to Hun Xiu, who embraced and kissed her, reassuring Qian Daoliu that he would not hurt her.
• The group removed their mourning strips and returned to Spirit Hall because Hun Xiu had not died.

Hun Xiu, living as Qian Xunji without his memories, told Qian Daoliu that Tang Hao had killed him and announced his plan to resign as Pope and cultivate in seclusion. Qian Daoliu accepted his choice of Bibi Dong as the next Pope, but warned him to be careful of her.

• Hun Xiu went to the Hall of Enshrined Elders after Qian Daoliu summoned him.
• Qian Daoliu asked who had killed Hun Xiu, and Hun Xiu answered Tang Hao, so Qian Daoliu abandoned his plan to kill Bibi Dong.
• Hun Xiu offered to resign as Pope and said he would remain in seclusion until he reached Rank 99.
• Qian Daoliu tested Hun Xiu with his pressure, but Hun Xiu endured it and insisted he would become a Rank 99 Absolute Douluo.
• Hun Xiu recommended Bibi Dong as the next Pope, and Qian Daoliu agreed to help her while warning Hun Xiu to be careful of her.

Hun Xiu summoned Bibi Dong to a secret chamber to warn her before entering seclusion and handing Spirit Hall’s authority to her, but she mistook the meeting for an attempt to punish her. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong angrily demanding to know why Qian Xunji had called her there.

• Qian Daoliu warned Hun Xiu to be wary of Bibi Dong and threatened that no one would protect her if she tried again.
• Hun Xiu decided to warn Bibi Dong, then enter seclusion and leave Spirit Hall’s authority in her hands.
• Bibi Dong feared Hun Xiu would punish her for killing him, but went to meet him when his maid summoned her.
• The maid led Bibi Dong to the secret chamber where her past trauma began, and Bibi Dong grew increasingly distressed.
• Hun Xiu asked why Bibi Dong seemed agitated, and she erupted, accusing Qian Xunji of summoning her to insult or humiliate her.

Hun Xiu told Bibi Dong he intended to make her the Pope of Spirit Hall, though she initially believed he had summoned her to humiliate her. He gave her the Pope’s token and sent her away, leaving her bewildered by his unexpected generosity.

• Bibi Dong accused Hun Xiu of summoning her to humiliate her and said she had expected him to make a move against her.
• Hun Xiu told Bibi Dong he intended to pass the position of Pope of Spirit Hall to her.
• Bibi Dong questioned whether Hun Xiu was serious, and he confirmed that he was.
• Hun Xiu sent the Pope’s token hovering before Bibi Dong, and she accepted it despite suspecting a trick.
• Hun Xiu said Qian Daoliu would support her as Pope and told her she could leave, leaving Bibi Dong confused.

Hun Xiu told Bibi Dong that he remembered she had killed him, but spared her because she was Qian Renxue’s mother and asked her to look after their daughter while he entered seclusion. Bibi Dong left as Pope of Spirit Hall, vowing to make Hun Xiu regret sparing her, while he began merging his soul rings in the secret chamber.

• Hun Xiu told Bibi Dong to leave, then asked her to look after Qian Renxue while he entered a long seclusion.
• Bibi Dong learned that Hun Xiu remembered she had delivered the fatal blow, and he explained that he would not kill her because she was Qian Renxue’s mother.
• Bibi Dong vowed to kill Hun Xiu someday and declared that she would become his nightmare before leaving the secret chamber.
• Hun Xiu realized the chamber was where Bibi Dong had suffered, regretted letting her leave so easily, and entered seclusion to merge his nine red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings with his original soul rings.
• Bibi Dong emerged with the Pope of Spirit Hall’s token and accepted that she had become the new Pope.

Bibi Dong left her meeting with Hun Xiu determined to grow stronger, then learned Qian Daoliu would support her becoming Spirit Hall's Pope. She eventually took the position and began expanding Spirit Hall's influence, using Qian Renxue and the Lower Four Sects in her plans.

• Bibi Dong vowed to avenge herself on Hun Xiu and destroy Spirit Hall, while privately acknowledging that Qian Renxue was both Hun Xiu's and her daughter.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Bibi Dong, told her he supported her becoming Pope, and urged her to visit Qian Renxue.
• After Bibi Dong left, Qian Daoliu ordered his followers to conceal that Hun Xiu was alive and confirmed Bibi Dong would become the new Pope.
• Bibi Dong became Spirit Hall's Pope, cultivated until she reached Titled Douluo, and gradually received power from Qian Daoliu.
• Bibi Dong accepted a wager to seize an empire and control more than half of the Soul Master World, then sent Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire and secretly brought the Lower Four Sects under her control.

After more than a decade in seclusion, Hun Xiu emerged at the peak of level ninety-nine and interrupted Tang Hao’s confrontation with Spirit Hall. He demanded that Tang Hao surrender, leaving the two sides facing off as Hun Xiu revealed his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

• Hun Xiu finished fusing nine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, reached the peak of level ninety-nine, and left his secret chamber.
• Hun Xiu sensed a disturbance and arrived as Tang Hao confronted Bibi Dong and six other Titled Douluo at Spirit Hall.
• Hun Xiu challenged Tang Hao and offered to spare him if he surrendered to Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo praised Tang Hao and called him invincible, prompting Hun Xiu to reject the claim and threaten to kill Tang Hao if he refused to submit.
• Hun Xiu stepped forward and manifested his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

Hun Xiu revealed that he was Qian Xunji and crushed Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul True Body with one hand, leaving Tang Hao defeated. Bibi Dong watched Hun Xiu’s overwhelming power and worried that she could not yet avenge her humiliation.

• Tang Hao recognized Hun Xiu as Qian Xunji, whom he had believed he killed, and refused Hun Xiu’s offer to surrender.
• Tang Hao launched his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul True Body while telling Tang San to watch, but Hun Xiu caught it with one hand.
• Hun Xiu crushed the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul True Body, worsening Tang Hao’s injuries and shocking everyone present.
• Hun Xiu declared Tang Hao defeated as Spirit Hall’s six Titled Douluo surrounded Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong watched Hun Xiu and worried that his growing strength would keep her from avenging her humiliation.

Hun Xiu rejected Xiao Wu’s offer to surrender and began taking control of Tang Hao and the Shrek group. He forced Ning Fengzhi to disavow their actions, while Ning Rongrong refused to leave her companions and relied on Sword Douluo Chen Xin for protection.

• Xiao Wu offered to stop resisting if Hun Xiu spared Tang San and Tang Hao, but Hun Xiu refused and demanded that Tang Hao surrender to Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao defied Hun Xiu, who sealed his soul power and martial soul and ordered two Titled Douluo to take him to the dungeon.
• Tang San and the other five Shrek Devils stood in the Titled Douluo’s way, but Hun Xiu warned them to consider the forces behind them.
• Hun Xiu questioned Ning Fengzhi about whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supported Tang San, and Ning Fengzhi denied that his sect intended to oppose Spirit Hall.
• Ning Rongrong refused her father’s order to leave, and Hun Xiu assured Ning Fengzhi that her choice would not implicate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong claimed Chen Xin would protect her, while Chen Xin recognized how dangerous it would be to oppose Spirit Hall on its own territory.

Hun Xiu killed Sword Douluo Chen Xin after Chen Xin severed ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to protect Ning Rongrong. As Hun Xiu threatened anyone who would aid Tang Hao and his son, Tang San’s friends withdrew, leaving him without their support.

• Chen Xin severed ties with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and asked Hun Xiu to spare Ning Rongrong.
• Chen Xin challenged Hun Xiu and told Ning Rongrong to escape while he held their enemies back.
• Hun Xiu killed Chen Xin in a single strike and warned that anyone protecting Tang Hao and his son would meet the same fate.
• Ning Rongrong froze in disbelief, while Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun wavered at the sight of Chen Xin’s death.
• Tang San thanked Dai Mubai for stepping forward and told him to retreat, after which Dai Mubai and the others withdrew.

Hun Xiu seized Tang Hao, forced Tang San to join Spirit Hall, and spared Ning Rongrong after Sword Douluo Chen Xin died. After the remaining Shrek members refused his invitation, Hun Xiu confronted Yu Xiaogang and turned his attention to Dugu Bo, asking about his relationship with Tang San.

• Hun Xiu ordered Tang Hao taken to the dungeon, defeated Tang San, and made Tang San agree to join Spirit Hall to protect Xiao Wu and his father.
• Yue Guan escorted Tang San and Xiao Wu away, while Hun Xiu reclaimed the Angel Sacred Sword from Chen Xin's corpse.
• Ning Rongrong charged at Hun Xiu to avenge Chen Xin, but Ning Fengzhi stopped her and explained that she had an illness; Hun Xiu spared her and told Ning Fengzhi to take Chen Xin's body for burial.
• Hun Xiu invited Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to join Spirit Hall, but they refused.
• Hun Xiu confronted Yu Xiaogang, reassured Bibi Dong that he would not kill him, and then asked Dugu Bo whether he was close to Tang San.

Hun Xiu forced Dugu Bo to join Spirit Hall, then met Bibi Dong in the Papal Hall and taunted her over their past and her inability to defeat him. Bibi Dong resisted attacking, fearing the consequences if she lost.

• Hun Xiu confronted Dugu Bo, who denied being close to Tang San and nervously agreed to join Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo knelt and pledged allegiance to Hun Xiu, and the Youth Soul Master Elite Competition and its disruption came to an end.
• Hun Xiu told Bibi Dong he supported her remaining Pope of Spirit Hall, but she refused to forgive him and said she wanted him dead forever.
• Hun Xiu challenged Bibi Dong to try to kill him, threatening to make her relive what happened in the secret chamber if she failed.
• Bibi Dong summoned her soul power and martial souls but held back from attacking because she feared losing to Hun Xiu.

Hun Xiu confronted Bibi Dong, then visited the dungeon and tried to recruit Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu into Spirit Hall. He threatened Tang Hao by revealing that he knew about A Yin, while Tang San’s decision to join Spirit Hall left Tang Hao shocked.

• Bibi Dong held back from attacking Hun Xiu, who left after warning her about challenging him.
• Hun Xiu visited the dungeon, where Tang Hao was imprisoned with Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong.
• Hun Xiu offered Tang Hao a place in Spirit Hall, but Tang Hao refused because of his grudge against it.
• Hun Xiu revealed that he knew A Yin had reincarnated as Blue Silver Grass and threatened that she could be harmed if Tang Hao refused to cooperate.
• Hun Xiu invited Tang San and Xiao Wu to join Spirit Hall, and Tang San admitted to Tang Hao that he had joined because he had no choice.

Tang San agreed to serve Spirit Hall after Hun Xiu threatened Xiao Wu and the others, revealing that he wanted Tang San to mass-produce the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons. Tang San left the dungeon with Xiao Wu under Gui Mei's watch, while Tang Hao remained behind and Tang San's teacher and companions depended on his cooperation.

• Tang San and Tang Hao accepted that they had no choice but to submit to Spirit Hall.
• Hun Xiu praised Xiao Wu's appearance and threatened to kill her if Tang San disobeyed.
• Tang San deduced that Hun Xiu wanted the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons, and Hun Xiu confirmed it.
• Hun Xiu ordered Gui Mei to open the cell, assigned him to guard Tang San, and tasked Tang San with mass-producing Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San agreed to leave the dungeon with Xiao Wu but asked about Tang Hao, his teacher, and the others; Hun Xiu said their safety depended on Tang San's cooperation.

Hun Xiu punished Yu Xiaogang for bringing Liu Erlong into Spirit Hall’s dungeon and spreading its secrets. He stopped the whipping when Yu Xiaogang was close to death, leaving Liu Erlong pleading beside him.

• Yu Xiaogang faced Hun Xiu alone after Tang San and Tang Hao left, while Liu Erlong tried to shield him.
• Hun Xiu accused Yu Xiaogang of spreading Spirit Hall’s secrets and ordered a jailer to whip him.
• Hun Xiu restrained Liu Erlong as the jailer tied Yu Xiaogang to a cross and began beating him.
• Liu Erlong begged Hun Xiu to stop and kowtowed as Yu Xiaogang’s cries weakened.
• Hun Xiu ordered the jailer to stop when Yu Xiaogang was near death.

Hun Xiu used A Yin to pressure Tang Hao into leading Spirit Hall’s army against Haotian Sect or persuading it to join Spirit Hall. Tang Hao refused, but Hun Xiu tore off one of A Yin’s leaves and threatened to destroy her if he did not comply.

• Hun Xiu freed Liu Erlong from the dungeon and ordered that no one visit her and Yu Xiaogang without his permission.
• A month later, Yue Guan returned with the intelligent Blue Silver Grass A Yin, whom Hun Xiu took into his possession.
• Hun Xiu ordered Yue Guan to bring Tang Hao from the dungeon and demanded that he lead Spirit Hall’s army to Haotian Sect.
• Tang Hao refused to become Spirit Hall’s lackey, but Yue Guan restrained him when he tried to grab A Yin.
• Hun Xiu tore off one of A Yin’s leaves and gave Tang Hao a final choice: make Haotian Sect submit to Spirit Hall or lose A Yin forever.

Hun Xiu forced Tang Hao to choose between conquering the Haotian Sect for Spirit Hall or making it submit, then restored him with a pill that secretly gave Hun Xiu control over his life and thoughts. Tang Hao backed down after Hun Xiu revealed Spirit Hall knew his secret and declared that Spirit Hall would begin unifying the Douluo Continent.

• Hun Xiu gave Tang Hao two choices for bringing the Haotian Sect under Spirit Hall's control, and Tang Hao agreed to do what was necessary.
• Tang Hao demanded that Hun Xiu restore his strength and injuries before he could act.
• Hun Xiu gave Tang Hao a pill, which healed his injuries and returned him to his peak.
• Tang Hao considered attacking Hun Xiu to rescue A Yin, but Hun Xiu warned that the pill allowed him to monitor and kill Tang Hao at will.
• Hun Xiu accused Tang Hao of scheming against his wife for a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Soul Bone, then said Spirit Hall would begin unifying the continent.

Hun Xiu revived A Yin and used her to pressure Tang Hao into serving Spirit Hall. Tang Hao agreed to persuade the Haotian Sect to surrender, while Hun Xiu and A Yin made a new bet about whether he would act sincerely.

• Hun Xiu revived A Yin, transformed her appearance, and made her his silent maidservant until Tang Hao completed his mission.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that A Yin was alive but in Spirit Hall's hands, and they agreed to obey Hun Xiu for now while waiting for a chance to rescue her.
• Hun Xiu gave Tang Hao one day to decide whether to help Spirit Hall, then showed him A Yin as Little Grass; Tang Hao failed to recognize her, and A Yin lost their bet.
• Tang Hao chose to persuade the Haotian Sect to surrender, though Hun Xiu suspected he planned to deceive Spirit Hall; Tang Hao left for the sect.
• Hun Xiu bet A Yin that Tang Hao would either sincerely persuade the Haotian Sect to submit or reveal his treachery, while A Yin insisted she trusted him.