Chapter Summaries

Qian Gu Huang Yu and Ha Luosa confronted the Holy Spirit Cult leaders, and Qian Gu Huang Yu used her overwhelming Spiritual Power and abilities to establish control. She declared herself the new Holy Spirit Cult Leader and forced Demon Empress from Dragon Lord’s seat while Ha Luosa held Li Renwang at swordpoint.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu and Ha Luosa arrived as Li Renwang considered Ghost Emperor’s warning, and Li Renwang suddenly coughed up blood.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu used Dominating Theater to enter everyone’s Seas of Consciousness, revealing Spiritual Power that made even Demon Empress wary.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu announced that Dragon Lord had named her Holy Spirit Cult Leader and claimed the position.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu used the Time Deletion Domain and the Crimson King to appear behind Demon Empress, then told her she was sitting in the wrong seat.
• Ha Luosa used the deleted time to reach Li Renwang and held Durandal at his throat, preventing him from moving.

Qian Gu Huang Yu, disguised as Motis, used the Demon Empress’s unstable mental state and concern for Lan Fuzi to force her to stop the gathering’s confrontation. The Demon Empress declared Motis the next Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult.

• Ye Lingshang tried to intervene, but the Ghost Emperor blocked her and warned that a fight could endanger Ye Linglong.
• Ha Luosa revealed that he had accepted the role of Holy Spirit Cult Law Enforcement Elder, and Li Renwang questioned his choice to support Motis.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu introduced herself as Motis and let the Demon Empress believe she was the Dragon Lord’s daughter.
• Motis exposed the Demon Empress’s unstable mental state and threatened Lan Fuzi, making the Demon Empress fear that a battle would put her daughter in danger.
• The Demon Empress ordered everyone to stop and announced Motis as the next Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Qian Gu Huang Yu forced the Demon Empress to name her the next Holy Spirit Cult leader, then challenged the assembled members to oppose her. She revealed her overwhelming soul rings and summoned an undead army, leaving the hall surrounded as she demanded a vote.

• The Demon Empress named Qian Gu Huang Yu as the next Holy Spirit Cult leader after Qian Gu Huang Yu threatened her and exploited her unstable condition.
• Li Renwang objected to Qian Gu Huang Yu taking the leadership, but Ha Luosa held him at swordpoint while Qian Gu Huang Yu displayed the cult leader's token.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu revealed eight Orange Soul Rings, including a seven-hundred-thousand-year soul spirit, and a Million-year Soul Ring, shocking Li Renwang and the Demon Empress.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu unleashed a terrifying death aura and opened twelve gates from which Death Knights and dozens of Titled Douluo-level undead emerged.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu surrounded the hall with her undead forces and invited anyone who opposed her leadership to raise a hand and vote.

Qian Gu Huang Yu became the Holy Spirit Cult Leader after the assembled Evil Soul Masters were too afraid to oppose her under Ha Luosa’s armed pressure. The Demon Empress, Li Renwang, and Ye Lingshang left, and the Ghost Emperor led Qian Gu Huang Yu and Ha Luosa to the Cult Leader’s private quarters.

• Ha Luosa prevented Li Renwang from opposing Qian Gu Huang Yu while undead creatures surrounded the venue, and the Evil Soul Masters stayed silent.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu declared herself unanimously elected after no one raised a hand to vote against her or nominate someone else.
• The Demon Empress told Lan Fuzi to leave, and Qian Gu Huang Yu assured her she would not harm Lan Fuzi’s mother.
• Ha Luosa released Li Renwang, and the Ghost Emperor released Ye Lingshang before the Demon Empress, Li Renwang, and Ye Lingshang departed.
• The Ghost Emperor led Qian Gu Huang Yu and Ha Luosa through the underground palace to the Cult Leader’s private quarters, where he had replaced the furniture but left the books and records.

Qian Gu Huang Yu inspected her new quarters, dismissed Ghost Emperor’s collection of dolls, and asked him to explain the Holy Spirit Cult’s factions. She decided to wait and learn how the organization worked before acting, hoping to consolidate control without provoking all its powerful members.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu found pink plush and Barbie dolls in her room, while Ghost Emperor awkwardly removed them; she recognized a coffin ornament as Lightning Strike Wood.
• After Ha Luosa asked what to do next, Qian Gu Huang Yu asked Ghost Emperor to describe the Holy Spirit Cult’s leadership and factions.
• Ghost Emperor said his faction held roughly one-fifth of the upper ranks, while Li Renwang had gathered more than half and Corpse Emperor controlled another faction.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu compared Ghost Emperor’s account with Dragon Lord’s and decided to wait for others to act before making a move.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu resolved to understand the Holy Spirit Cult’s finances and power structure and pursue reforms gradually to avoid uniting its factions against her.

Qian Gu Huang Yu planned to consolidate her power in the Holy Spirit Cult while pretending to be Dragon Lord’s daughter, and Ghost Emperor and Li Renwang weighed their factions’ next moves. The chapter left the cult divided, with Li Renwang planning to sideline Motis by winning Demon Empress’s support.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu assessed her strength, decided to delay advancing beyond level eighty, and planned to use the Blazing Demon Death God Dragon and Book of the Dead as Motis.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu confirmed that Electrolux could lend her Soul Power and resolved to learn how the Holy Spirit Cult operated before moving against Demon Empress and Corpse Emperor.
• Ghost Emperor returned to his subordinates with pink dolls, blamed Gu Qi for his failed attempt to please Qian Gu Huang Yu, and reported that she would discuss countermeasures with them in a few days.
• Li Renwang warned Xige that Demon Empress might support their faction because Motis had offended her, and proposed avoiding war while building an alliance to sideline Motis.
• Evil Soul Masters across the cult speculated about the election and wondered who Motis was.

The Demon Empress reassured Lan Fuzi that she would rely on the Corpse Emperor rather than fight Motis directly, while Ye Linglong recognized Motis as Qian Gu Huang Yu and vowed to retaliate. Meanwhile, Qian Gu Huang Yu investigated the Holy Spirit Cult and summoned the Ghost Emperor to answer her questions.

• The Demon Empress told Lan Fuzi that Motis could not hurt her and said the Corpse Emperor would help her reclaim power.
• Ye Linglong realized that Motis was Qian Gu Huang Yu, asked Ye Lingshang about Motis's strength, and resolved to make Qian Gu Huang Yu pay.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu used her concealed identity to investigate the Holy Spirit Cult and gather information from Evil Soul Masters across its ranks.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu called in the Ghost Emperor and told him she would question him about what she had learned.

Qian Gu Huang Yu questioned Ghost Emperor about the Holy Spirit Cult’s smuggling and criminal enterprises, then revealed a plan so audacious that it shocked him. After Ghost Emperor left, she enjoyed an extravagant dinner while someone watched her.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu had Ghost Emperor confirm that he smuggled rare metals between the three nations and supported Green Skull to profit from war and collect resentful souls.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu told Ghost Emperor to continue his operations until she gave new orders, prioritizing her position as Cult Leader and the support of her followers.
• Ghost Emperor explained how Li Renwang and Corpse Emperor profited from assassinations, intelligence, blackmail, and protected criminal businesses.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu revealed her plan to Ghost Emperor, whose eyes widened at how insane it was.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu ate a lavish meal made from rare Sea Soul Beast ingredients and drank Witch's Blood while an unseen pair of eyes watched her.

Ling Hanwu tried to infiltrate Qian Gu Huang Yu and threaten her from inside her body, but Qian Gu Huang Yu trapped and captured her. After reading Ling Hanwu’s memories, Qian Gu Huang Yu learned that Ye Linglong had sent her and began preparing to use the incident against the Corpse Emperor’s faction.

• Ling Hanwu shrank herself and secretly watched Qian Gu Huang Yu remove her mask and eat.
• Ling Hanwu flew into Qian Gu Huang Yu’s mouth, but Qian Gu Huang Yu used Space Transfer to send her into her shoe and subdued her.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu released Ling Hanwu, questioned her, and searched her memories after she remained silent.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu learned that Ye Linglong had ordered Ling Hanwu to infiltrate her and threaten to expand inside her body.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu summoned the Ghost Emperor, who identified Ling Hanwu as an ally of the Corpse Emperor’s side and agreed to interrogate her as the Cult Leader desired.

Ye Linglong was captured and interrogated for plotting to assassinate the Holy Spirit Cult's leader, Qian Gu Huang Yu. Qian Gu Huang Yu then accused Ye Lingshang and named Li Renwang's subordinates as accomplices, revealing her plan to eliminate the Corpse Emperor faction.

• Ha Luosa and the Death Knights seized Ye Linglong at the meeting hall, and Ha Luosa subdued her when she lunged at Motis.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu interrogated Ye Linglong, who realized Ling Hanwu's capture had exposed her plot and asked whether they could make peace.
• Ye Linglong revealed that Motis was Qian Gu Huang Yu, but the Ghost Emperor dismissed her claim as slander.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu ordered Ha Luosa to bring Ye Lingshang in and said she could decide whether Ye Lingshang had participated in the assassination plot.
• Ye Lingshang rushed to comfort Ye Linglong, but Qian Gu Huang Yu accused her of masterminding the plot and listed Li Renwang's subordinates as participants.

Qian Gu Huang Yu trapped Ye Lingshang and Ye Linglong inside Enclosed Soul Garden, overpowered Ye Lingshang, and offered Ye Linglong freedom in exchange for killing her sister. Ye Linglong instead begged Qian Gu Huang Yu to kill her, but Qian Gu Huang Yu challenged her motives and left her unable to deny her past.

• Ye Lingshang confronted Qian Gu Huang Yu over attacking the Holy Spirit Cult, while Qian Gu Huang Yu revealed she had anticipated Ye Lingshang's attempt to escape.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu briefly revealed her original appearance, then trapped Ye Lingshang and Ye Linglong inside Enclosed Soul Garden.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu struck Ye Lingshang with Divine Pressure, severely injuring her as Ye Linglong caught her.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu offered to release Ye Linglong if she killed Ye Lingshang, but Ye Lingshang urged her sister to do it and leave the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ye Linglong begged Qian Gu Huang Yu to kill her instead, blaming herself for ruining Ye Lingshang's future.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu accused Ye Linglong of using guilt and self-sacrifice to avoid confronting her mistakes, leaving Ye Linglong shaken.

Qian Gu Huang Yu forced Ye Linglong and Ye Lingshang to betray Li Renwang, then fed them her blood to bind them to her. Ye Linglong awoke with enhanced strength and Soul Power, but discovered she could no longer resist Qian Gu Huang Yu’s commands.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu blackmailed Ye Linglong and Ye Lingshang by demanding they obey her, and Ye Linglong attacked her sister under the threat.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu stopped recording and offered to release the sisters if they did something for her; Ye Lingshang agreed to help target Li Renwang.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu fed her golden-red blood to Ye Linglong and Ye Lingshang, causing both sisters intense pain and changes in their blood.
• Half a day later, Ye Linglong awoke and found that her strength and Soul Power had increased.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu ordered Ye Linglong to kneel and be quiet, and Ye Linglong discovered she could not resist her commands.

After testing Ye Linglong and Ye Lingshang’s new powers, Qian Gu Huang Yu demonstrated how her blood-based curse let her control them and track anyone who spoke her name. She then began turning Corpse Emperor’s loyal supporters into obedient followers and wondered whether she was becoming a scummy boss.

• Ye Lingshang woke up a day after Ye Linglong and ate a cod cake while Qian Gu Huang Yu considered their different awakening times.
• Ye Linglong and Ye Lingshang sparred, and Qian Gu Huang Yu observed their increased strength, stamina, Soul Power, and regeneration.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu made Ye Lingshang call her Motis and mentally commanded her body, then made Ye Linglong call herself Zero.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu ordered the sisters to keep what happened secret and never mention her name in front of anyone.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu explained to Electrolux that her blood carried a curse that granted power, enabled control, and tracked anyone who spoke her names.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu repeatedly had Ha Luosa and Ghost Emperor bring Corpse Emperor’s loyal supporters to her, where she fed them her blood, then wondered if she was like a scummy boss.

Qian Gu Huang Yu studied the effects of her Sacred Blood and turned Ha Luosa, Ghost Emperor, and Nether Emperor into demons. Ha Luosa completed his three-day transformation, while Ghost Emperor had already finished and left.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu, Ghost Emperor, and Ha Luosa discussed how Sacred Blood enhanced demons and the risks and controls associated with transformation.
• Ha Luosa asked Qian Gu Huang Yu to turn him into a demon so he could become stronger, and Ghost Emperor then asked for Sacred Blood as well.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu pierced Ghost Emperor and Nether Emperor with her claws and gave them blood at the limit their bodies could withstand.
• After three days of fusion, Ha Luosa woke to learn that Ghost Emperor had completed his transformation a day earlier and left.

Qian Gu Huang Yu confronted Li Renwang over Ye Linglong’s alleged assassination attempt and used the crisis to push him to withdraw his exposed forces from the Sun Moon Federation. Li Renwang resisted, unaware that Qian Gu Huang Yu had already dismantled his network, leaving his power within the Holy Spirit Cult in jeopardy.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu accused Li Renwang of responsibility for Ye Linglong’s attempt to assassinate her, while Li Renwang privately questioned whether Motis was framing him.
• Ghost Emperor challenged Li Renwang’s loyalty to the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Demon Empress attacked Qian Gu Huang Yu after she mocked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s death.
• Ha Luosa urged the cult to withdraw its forces from the Sun Moon Federation before the postwar crackdown exposed them, but Li Renwang refused because doing so would destroy his network and resources.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu accused Li Renwang of caring about the Holy Spirit Cult only when it was winning and of risking his subordinates’ lives to preserve his power.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu had already used memories taken from Li Renwang’s ghostified confidants to help Di Tian and Qian Gu Die Ting expose his operations, secretly collapsing his power structure.

Qian Gu Huang Yu agreed to draw the Federation's attention while Li Renwang evacuated the Holy Spirit Cult, intending to use the withdrawal to strip him of power. Chen Yi Ming celebrated the Sea God Legion's growing influence, unaware that the Cult Leader was preparing a major operation.

• Ye Lingshang told Li Renwang that the Sea God Legion had uprooted the Holy Spirit Cult's operation in the Skysea Alliance, and Li Renwang agreed to withdraw his people in exchange for the captives' release.
• Li Renwang asked Qian Gu Huang Yu to distract the major powers during the evacuation, and she agreed despite recognizing his scheme.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu told Ha Luosa that she planned to recall Li Renwang's subordinates and seize his authority while the Federation provided a stage to draw its attention.
• The Ghost Emperor warned his trusted subordinates not to discuss the Cult Leader and told them to prepare for a large mission.
• Chen Yi Ming reviewed the Sea God Legion's gains and planned for Shui Tianyang to become governor of the Skysea Alliance.

After the Mingdu Defense Battle destroyed the Federation banks and erased ordinary people’s savings, the Tang Sect, Shrek, and Spirit Pagoda established the Tang Sect Spirit Transmission Bank in Shrek City. The move threatened the existing factions’ financial influence, and the new bank prepared to draw in deposits by exploiting the public’s distrust of old banks.

• Shui Tianyang became Skysea City’s governor and lowered Spirit Pagoda soul-spirit prices, winning public support.
• Yu Hao Sheng warned Chen Yi Ming that the Tang Sect and Spirit Pagoda had established a bank in Shrek City, where people would feel their money was safest.
• Chen Yi Ming and Yu Hao Sheng feared the new bank would drain the old banks of funds and weaken the factions that controlled them.
• Jun Sheng Bai told Qian Gu Die Ting and Beddon that the bank was intended to protect the public, while Beddon defended Shrek’s involvement in Federation affairs.
• Jun Sheng Bai brought Shrek, the Tang Sect, and the Spirit Pagoda together to capture the Federation’s financial influence and marginalize other factions.

Spirit Pagoda and Tang Sect established a bank, prompting the Federation military to create a rival institution of its own. The competing banks marked the start of a financial struggle between the military and the two powerful Soul Master organizations.

• Qian Gu Die Ting agreed to attend the opening ceremony of Tang Sect Spirit Transmission Bank while privately wishing Spirit Pagoda held a larger share.
• After learning that Yu Hao Sheng and others were establishing another bank, Qian Gu Die Ting reacted grimly.
• Yu Hao Sheng gathered the military’s senior leaders, who decided to establish a bank at War God Hall without involving Bei Gong Li.
• Le Jing Chen and Shen Qi Xuan became guest elders, and the major legions gained authority to send personnel to protect the bank, weakening Yu Hao Sheng’s control over War God Hall and the Central Legion.
• War God Hall and the Federation’s major legions announced the creation of Federation National Bank, setting up a financial conflict with Spirit Pagoda and Tang Sect.

Qian Gu Huang Yu planned to use a publicized attack on the banks’ transport route to draw the Federation’s attention as the Tang Sect and military factions prepared to open rival banks. On the ceremony day, the Ghost Emperor and Ha Luosa seized Bright Sun TV Station so they could watch the live broadcasts up close.

• Qian Gu Huang Yu explained that her group would target a transport route and livestream the attack rather than rob either bank directly.
• A month later, the Tang Sect Spirit Transmission Bank and the Federation National Bank completed their vaults and scheduled their ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the same day.
• Bright Sun TV Station prepared to livestream both bank ceremonies, with Su Jiashu overseeing the broadcast.
• The Ghost Emperor appeared at the station, and Ha Luosa’s Death Knights surrounded it and forced the employees back to their workstations.
• The Ghost Emperor told Su Jiashu to continue his work, and Su Jiashu saw a masked, light-green-haired woman beside him.

At ceremonies for two new banks in Shrek City, the Tang Sect and Spirit Pagoda competed with the Federation National Bank to attract deposits. Qian Gu Huang Yu hijacked the television broadcast as Motis, leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, and condemned both banks before presenting a satirical painting about them.

• Jun Sheng Bai, Qian Gu Die Ting, and Beddon promoted the Tang Sect Spirit Transmission Bank and promised to protect residents' assets.
• Yu Hao Sheng announced the Federation National Bank and promised military-level protection for deposits.
• Jun Sheng Bai announced that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would deposit funds, including ten thousand tons of gold; Yu Hao Sheng countered with a promised twelve thousand tons of gold.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu hijacked Haori TV Station's broadcast and introduced herself to the Federation as Motis, the new leader of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Qian Gu Huang Yu called both banks rotten and showed Su Jiashu a painting contrasting wealthy Soul Valves with citizens searching for food, concluding that the Soul Valves were opening a bank.