Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing returned from Slaughter City and became Bibi Dong’s second personal disciple, with Hu Liena welcoming her as a younger sister. Su Cheng then announced that he, Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zhuqing would enter Hell Road, forcing the Slaughter King to agree to open it.

• Zhu Zhuqing presented herself to Bibi Dong, who examined her unusually pure Killing Intent and deep foundation before accepting her as a personal disciple.
• Bibi Dong introduced Zhu Zhuqing as Hu Liena’s Junior Sister, and Zhu Zhuqing asked to call Hu Liena Sister Na Na; Hu Liena accepted and took her hand.
• Su Cheng said they would head to Hell Road, surprising the Slaughter King, who accused Bibi Dong of misleading him.
• Su Cheng calmed the young Spirit Masters against the Slaughter King’s Killing Intent and explained they did not seek Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
• Su Cheng pressured the Slaughter King with his Empty Mountain Sword Intent, and the Slaughter King agreed to open Hell Road and led them onward.

Su Cheng, Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zhuqing entered Hell Road after the Slaughter King sacrificed the arena’s spectators to open it. As they explored the perilous path, Bibi Dong showed signs of an abnormal reaction to the divine power around them, and the chapter ended with her trembling as the blood pool boiled.

• Bibi Dong explained that Hell Road required a vast amount of blood to open and that her Divine Slaughter's Domain would protect Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing.
• The Slaughter King unleashed a chaotic aura that drove the spectators to mutilate themselves, and their blood gathered into a bat-shaped pattern in the arena.
• Su Cheng noticed Rakshasa influence affecting Bibi Dong and steadied both her and Zhu Zhuqing before the blood-red light transported them into Hell Road.
• Su Cheng, Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zhuqing landed on a small platform above a blood pool, where Su Cheng asked Zhu Zhuqing to sense the area’s fluctuations.
• The blood pool began boiling as Bibi Dong trembled beside Su Cheng and told him she was fine in an unusually seductive, hoarse voice.

Su Cheng discovered that the Rakshasa Divine Power in Hell Road was worsening Bibi Dong’s buried pain and driving her toward collapse. He carried her onward with Zhu Zhuqing, resolving to help her after recognizing the bitterness and self-destructive thoughts in her soul.

• Bibi Dong’s Divine Slaughter's Domain began turning purple-black as the blood pool’s Rakshasa Divine Power overwhelmed her.
• Su Cheng told Bibi Dong to withdraw her domain and asked Zhu Zhuqing to use her Talent Domain to shield them and comprehend Hell Road’s Killing Intent.
• Su Cheng realized Bibi Dong’s soul was being consumed by painful memories and that her Divine Slaughter's Domain could no longer protect them.
• Su Cheng ordered Zhu Zhuqing to lead them along the narrow path and carried the delirious Bibi Dong behind her.
• Bibi Dong asked Su Cheng to save her, and he sensed that her deepest emotion was bitterness along with a faint desire to destroy herself.
• Su Cheng promised to help Bibi Dong and concluded that her past wounds were the root of the Rakshasa Divine Power’s hold over her.

Zhu Zhuqing refined her control of the Wind God Domain while she and Su Cheng carried the unstable Bibi Dong through Hell Road, battling bats and resisting the lake’s killing intent. After reaching the exit, Bibi Dong fell into a vision of a rotting swamp, where Su Cheng’s lotus-seed-like starlight awakened her memories and transformed the mire into a lake covered in blooming lotuses.

• Zhu Zhuqing followed Su Cheng’s advice to rely on her Netherworld White Tiger instincts, improving her control of the Wind God Domain as she led the group through Hell Road.
• Zhu Zhuqing scattered a swarm of blood bats with her Domain, then used Teleportation and a wind blade to kill the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
• As they neared the exit, the growing killing intent affected Zhu Zhuqing and Bibi Dong, so Su Cheng carried them across the blood lake with his domains and sword qi.
• Su Cheng and Bibi Dong entered the exit’s white light, while a mass of purple-black malice followed them.
• Bibi Dong found herself in a decaying swamp, where a young Su Cheng offered her a glowing lotus seed that triggered memories and caused lotuses to transform the mire into a clear lake.

Su Cheng helped Bibi Dong confront her past and awaken the Starlight Water Soul, leaving her soul renewed and his own Soul Power nourished. After returning to Spirit City with Bibi Dong and Zhu Zhuqing, they were confronted at the gates by Qian Renxue, who called Zhu Zhuqing her defeated opponent.

• Su Cheng entered Bibi Dong’s soul world, discovered the starlight within it, and helped her begin accepting her painful past.
• Bibi Dong recovered her composure and emerged from the soul world with a calmer nature, while Su Cheng realized her Water Soul could strengthen his Soul Power.
• Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing awoke after leaving Hell Road, and Bibi Dong joined them on their return journey while Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan remained in Slaughter City.
• Bibi Dong grew closer to Zhu Zhuqing during the journey, while Su Cheng guided Zhu Zhuqing’s cultivation and taught her the Innate Skill Second Scroll.
• Less than a week later, Su Cheng, Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zhuqing reached Spirit City, where Qian Renxue appeared and addressed Zhu Zhuqing as her defeated opponent.

Su Cheng dissolved Qian Renxue’s Angel Divine Armor left arm bone and advised her to absorb the torso bone first, while Bibi Dong revealed Qian Renxue was her daughter and urged Zhu Zhuqing to pursue Su Cheng. The chapter left Zhu Zhuqing stunned by Bibi Dong’s encouragement to get into Su Cheng’s bed.

• Su Cheng defended Zhu Zhuqing after Qian Renxue called her a defeated opponent, then explained that Bibi Dong had taken Zhu Zhuqing as her disciple.
• Qian Renxue questioned Su Cheng about Zhu Zhuqing, accepted his explanation, and supported his plan to teach Innate Power to Spirit Hall members.
• Su Cheng inspected the Angel Divine Armor soul bones and told Qian Renxue to absorb the torso bone first, then dissolved the left arm bone inside her body.
• Bibi Dong told Zhu Zhuqing that Qian Renxue was her daughter and offered to help Zhu Zhuqing get together with Su Cheng.
• Bibi Dong advised Zhu Zhuqing to get into Su Cheng’s bed, leaving Zhu Zhuqing shocked and blushing.

Su Cheng gave Ah Yin the complete Innate Skill First Scroll and the cultivation method for the Third Scroll after discovering her rapid progress, while Ah Yin chose to remain in Spirit City. He and Bibi Dong discussed her recovery, a plan to visit Slaughter City, and Zhu Zhuqing’s training, leaving Su Cheng poised to travel with Zhu Zhuqing.

• Su Cheng noticed Ah Yin had advanced to Soul Douluo after visiting the Blue Silver Grass Forest and gave her two cultivation manuscripts.
• Ah Yin ignored Qian Renxue, then decided to help the children in the flower garden with her domain power.
• Su Cheng encountered an unusually angry Zhu Zhuqing outside the Council Hall and learned Bibi Dong was waiting inside.
• Su Cheng told Bibi Dong that the Slaughter King was connected to the Rakshasa God and proposed bringing Slaughter City under Spirit Hall’s influence.
• Bibi Dong suggested Zhu Zhuqing accompany Su Cheng on an outing to gain experience, and he agreed despite briefly hesitating.

Su Cheng and Bibi Dong discussed Spirit Hall’s plans to peacefully unify the Two Empires, his motives for advancing cultivation, and Ah Yin’s place in Spirit City. Bibi Dong later urged Ah Yin to prove her loyalty to Su Cheng, while Su Cheng told Qian Renxue that Zhu Zhuqing would travel with him to visit academies in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Bibi Dong and Su Cheng discussed Spirit Hall’s influence in the Two Empires, and Su Cheng proposed negotiating with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and other Heaven Dou forces.
• Su Cheng told Bibi Dong that he pursued cultivation and unification for his own aims, and that he feared the Divine Realm might oppose new cultivation paths.
• After Su Cheng left to speak with Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong told Ah Yin that Su Cheng had killed Tang Hao, then revealed he had spared him and asked whether Ah Yin would die for Su Cheng.
• Su Cheng later told Qian Renxue that he would visit academies in the Heaven Dou Empire and that Zhu Zhuqing would accompany him.

Su Cheng reconciled with Qian Renxue before setting out with Zhu Zhuqing to help her advance to Soul Emperor and cleanse the lingering killing aura from Slaughter City. They reached the Blue Silver Grass forest, where Su Cheng asked the Blue Silver King to provide Zhu Zhuqing with Soul Power and offered the forest a chance to benefit from his domain.

• Qian Renxue objected to Su Cheng taking Zhu Zhuqing away for training, but he explained that Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger and ability to create her own soul ring could help guide their cultivation.
• Bibi Dong told Zhu Zhuqing that Su Cheng would guide her cultivation, and Zhu Zhuqing questioned why Bibi Dong was helping her despite Qian Renxue being her daughter.
• Su Cheng and Qian Renxue met outside Spirit City, teased each other, and said goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing as she departed with Su Cheng.
• On the journey toward the Heaven Dou Empire, Zhu Zhuqing asked about Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong's relationship and whether her Shrek Academy teammates could be recruited into Spirit Hall.
• Su Cheng took Zhu Zhuqing to the Blue Silver Grass forest, where the Blue Silver King recognized him and initially said it could not help her condense a soul ring.
• Su Cheng spread his enhanced Five Elements Domain through the forest and asked the Blue Silver King to gather Soul Power for Zhu Zhuqing, while offering the Blue Silver clan a chance to benefit from the domain.

Qian Renxue questioned Bibi Dong about Zhu Zhuqing’s past and learned of her Martial Soul’s evolution and Dai Mubai’s disappearance. In the Blue Silver Grass Forest, Zhu Zhuqing risked her life to push her new Sixth Soul Ring beyond her limits, leaving Su Cheng torn over whether to stop her.

• Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong and examined a report about Zhu Zhuqing’s background, learning that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul had evolved and Dai Mubai had vanished.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue about Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement to Dai Mubai and the Star Luo Imperial Family’s Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qian Renxue left to study the energy from her Soul Bone, while Bibi Dong wondered why Qian Renxue had reacted so calmly and suspected Su Cheng had influenced her.
• In the Blue Silver Grass Forest, Su Cheng explained how the Blue Silver King would help Zhu Zhuqing condense a Sixth Soul Ring, and Zhu Zhuqing began the process using two drops of medicine.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s new Soul Ring surpassed Su Cheng’s estimate as she pushed its age beyond eighty-nine thousand years, suffering severe injuries while continuing to draw in Soul Power.
• Su Cheng hesitated to interrupt Zhu Zhuqing, fearing that stopping her would undermine her resolve, while the Blue Silver King watched anxiously as her life hung in the balance.

Zhu Zhuqing survived a perilous Soul Ring breakthrough and reached Soul Emperor, while gaining a fighting spirit that made her stronger as battles grew desperate. After she and Su Cheng reconciled, they visited Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City, where Yu Tianheng recognized them and the pavilion’s staff moved to notify the owner of Su Cheng’s arrival.

• Zhu Zhuqing endured a violent Soul Ring condensation until Su Cheng intervened, and she stabilized her Sixth Soul Ring with her Martial Soul True Intent.
• The Blue Silver King and Su Cheng helped Zhu Zhuqing recover inside the blood cocoon, and she emerged transformed after half a day.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Su Cheng she resented his attempts to control her life but feared he would stop caring about her, and she said she had no family besides him.
• Two days later, Su Cheng brought Zhu Zhuqing to Heaven Dou City to rest before they visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• At Moonlight Pavilion, an attendant stopped Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing from going upstairs until Yu Tianheng arrived and escorted them as he recognized the pair.
• Yu Tianheng confirmed Su Cheng was a Spirit Hall elder and learned that he and Zhu Zhuqing were together, prompting the pavilion staff to alert their master.

Su Cheng took Zhu Zhuqing to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua used her domain to ease Zhu Zhuqing’s sharp aura. After arranging separate hotel rooms, Su Cheng considered Zhu Zhuqing’s cultivation risks, but she entered his room and confessed her love.

• Su Cheng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianheng visited Moonlight Pavilion and drank tea together.
• Tang Yuehua met Su Cheng, who pressured her to demonstrate her Talent Domain, Noble Circle, for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang Yuehua activated Noble Circle, and Zhu Zhuqing’s sharp aura gradually settled.
• Su Cheng told Zhu Zhuqing to rest in her own hotel room while he considered her cultivation path.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered Su Cheng’s room and told him she loved him.

Su Cheng brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where their intimate relationship drew attention from Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, and the others. During a discussion about Su Cheng’s Innate Skill cultivation method, he revealed it could purify bloodlines and improve Martial Soul quality, but could not overcome the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda’s innate limit; Zhu Zhuqing was left wondering how Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had come about.

• Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing left the hotel together after Zhu Zhuqing dressed up, and they headed to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong met Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing on the mountain path, noticed the marks on Zhu Zhuqing’s neck, and learned that the two had grown close.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong welcomed Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing to the sect’s Council Hall, where Su Cheng served them tea reserved for the Pope.
• Chen Xin asked whether Su Cheng’s Innate Skill scroll was incomplete, and Su Cheng explained that its missing portion could purify bloodlines and improve Martial Soul quality.
• Su Cheng told Ning Fengzhi that the technique could not raise the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda beyond its innate Soul Sage limit, prompting Zhu Zhuqing to wonder how Ning Rongrong had gained the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Zhu Zhuqing demonstrated her control of Martial Soul True Intent, while Chen Xin urged Su Cheng to think carefully about his relationships and what he wanted from cultivation. That night, Ning Rongrong arrived at Zhu Zhuqing’s room just after Su Cheng had slipped in, and found them pretending they had only been drinking tea.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her concentrated fighting spirit and Killing Intent, impressing Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, and Gu Rong.
• Chen Xin warned Su Cheng that his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing could hurt her and Qian Renxue, then asked what he cultivated for; Su Cheng said he feared losing his feelings and promised to talk with Qian Renxue.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing how she had met Su Cheng, and Zhu Zhuqing claimed they had become acquainted after he tried to take advantage of her during the Spirit Master Competition.
• Su Cheng entered Zhu Zhuqing’s room at night, kissed her, and stayed with her until they sensed Ning Rongrong approaching.
• When Ning Rongrong knocked, Su Cheng claimed he and Zhu Zhuqing had been drinking tea; she entered and noticed a peculiar odor beneath the tea’s fragrance.

Su Cheng discussed Ning Rongrong’s political position and cultivation with her and Zhu Zhuqing before leaving them together. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue fused the Angel Set Torso Bone with her other self, awakened a powerful new form, and drew Qian Daoliu’s attention as Bibi Dong approached.

• Su Cheng told Ning Rongrong that traveling with him could entangle the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Spirit Hall’s conflicts, and he refused her suggestion that he become the sect master.
• Su Cheng examined Ning Rongrong’s condition and found that her body had adapted unusually well to the Immortal Herb as she described her rapid progress with Innate Skill cultivation.
• After Su Cheng left, Zhu Zhuqing warned Ning Rongrong about Qian Renxue and Spirit City, then claimed Su Cheng had no interest in her.
• Qian Renxue and her black-clothed counterpart melted the Angel Set Torso Bone and repeatedly formed and shattered golden armor until its light merged into Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue briefly transformed into a blazing white, divine-looking form, burning a hole through the Elder Hall’s vault and injuring Qian Daoliu when he tried to sense her.
• Qian Renxue said the transformation had worked, while Qian Daoliu set out to visit her room but stopped when Bibi Dong’s aura approached.

Qian Renxue’s sudden burst of power alarmed Bibi Dong, while the surge of Source Power it created strengthened Su Cheng’s Longevity True Body. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Su Cheng assessed Ning Rongrong’s cultivation, sparred with Zhu Zhuqing, and shared a rare quiet moment with her on the back mountain.

• Qian Renxue opened her room to Bibi Dong and said she had no interest in competing for power, while Bibi Dong warned that Su Cheng was stronger than she imagined.
• Qian Renxue’s breakthrough sent abundant Source Power to Su Cheng, letting him maintain the second stage of his Longevity True Body longer and potentially strike twice.
• Ning Rongrong showed Su Cheng her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and he explained that the Immortal Herb had merged into her Martial Soul and advised her on cultivation.
• Su Cheng took Zhu Zhuqing away from Ning Rongrong’s training session, sparred with her to help refine her combat skills, and then led her to the back mountain.
• Su Cheng told Zhu Zhuqing they could delay returning to Spirit City, then walked hand in hand with her toward the cliff despite her claims that she should cultivate.

Su Cheng offered Ning Fengzhi a chance to keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect neutral, then urged him to join the changes Spirit Hall would bring by spreading Innate Skill. As Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing traveled toward Godwind Academy, Xue Beng warned Shrek Academy's leaders about Su Cheng, and Yu Xiaogang revealed that Su Cheng had reached Soul Sage level with an impossible Seventh Soul Ring.

• Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing shared a quiet afternoon together, and Su Cheng comforted her before they kissed.
• Su Cheng told Ning Fengzhi that Spirit Hall intended to unify the continent and offered to mediate if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stayed neutral, but he explained that Innate Skill could let people with zero Soul Power become Spirit Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to send Ning Rongrong to Spirit Hall Academy, while Su Cheng advised against publicly bringing her to Spirit City.
• Su Cheng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Godwind Academy, and Su Cheng explained to Zhu Zhuqing that Qian Renxue had once been willing to die for him.
• Xue Beng visited Shrek Academy and told Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Tang Hao, and Liu Erlong that Su Cheng had visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that Su Cheng had reached Soul Sage level and possessed a Seventh Soul Ring that defied logic.

Tang Hao and the Shrek leaders planned to gather allies and strengthen their forces while Tang Hao prepared to watch over Tang San in Slaughter City. At Godwind Academy, Su Cheng arrived with Zhu Zhuqing, intending to use her growth to persuade the academy to become a Spirit Hall Academy branch.

• Xue Beng reported that Ning Fengzhi had avoided committing to an alliance, and he told the group that Zhu Zhuqing had accompanied Su Cheng to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Hao announced that he would leave Shrek Academy to watch over Tang San in Slaughter City, while Yu Xiaogang proposed training former students and seeking support from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Liu Erlong to reconcile with her father, and he planned to contact Yu Tianheng for help.
• At Godwind Academy, Feng Xiaotian explained that Su Cheng's appointment as a Spirit Hall elder might be intended to attract talented recruits, while Feng Qingyu complained that Su Cheng had broken his promise to her.
• After hearing that Su Cheng had arrived at Godwind Academy, Feng Qingyu and the others went to see him.
• Su Cheng told Zhu Zhuqing that she would demonstrate her progress to persuade Godwind Academy's leaders to serve as a Spirit Hall Academy branch.

Su Cheng arrived at Godwind Academy with Zhu Zhuqing and demonstrated his overwhelming power by suppressing Principal Feng Tianyang and the other high-level Spirit Masters. He then proposed that Zhu Zhuqing spar with Feng Tianyang, leaving the academy stunned as the principal was asked to face her personally.

• Feng Tianyang and the academy’s teachers formally greeted Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing as more than a hundred students gathered to watch.
• Su Cheng used his Five Elements Domain and Soul Power to suppress Feng Tianyang and the other teachers, leaving Feng Tianyang frightened and unable to summon his Martial Soul.
• Feng Tianyang invited Su Cheng to the Education Committee, but Su Cheng suggested a friendly spar with the students instead.
• Su Cheng identified Zhu Zhuqing as a former Shrek Academy competitor who had placed third, and Feng Tianyang chose Feng Xiaotian to fight her.
• Su Cheng rejected the student match and asked Feng Tianyang to personally guide Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing requested that he go all out.

Zhu Zhuqing challenged Godwind Academy dean Feng Tianyang and gradually overcame his Soul Douluo-level strength by growing stronger as the battle intensified. After Feng Tianyang conceded, Su Cheng urged him to make Godwind Academy a branch of Spirit Hall Academy and called Feng Qingyu over.

• Feng Tianyang accepted Su Cheng's request and faced Zhu Zhuqing in a duel at Godwind Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her powerful Hell White Tiger, Wind God Domain, and Blood Battle skill, then fought Feng Tianyang while accumulating injuries.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her 100,000 Year Spirit Bone skills to escape Feng Tianyang's attacks and survive his strongest offensive soul skill.
• As the battle intensified, Zhu Zhuqing's strength and speed surpassed Feng Tianyang's, and she struck him out of his Martial Soul Avatar state.
• Su Cheng helped Zhu Zhuqing recover, and Feng Tianyang admitted defeat and asked how Spirit Hall had achieved her growth.
• Su Cheng proposed that Godwind Academy join Spirit Hall as a branch academy and called Feng Qingyu over to greet him.