Chapter Summaries

After a Spirit Hall bishop’s crimes came to light, Duanyu Fan advised Bibi Dong to punish the guilty and thoroughly reform the organization. Bibi Dong summoned Spirit Hall’s Elders and Worship Hall members to discuss the matter, leaving the reform effort about to begin.

• Bibi Dong learned that the Da Luo City bishop had stolen a family’s inherited soul bone, assaulted a woman’s elder sister, and murdered the rest of the family.
• Duanyu Fan recommended executing the bishop, punishing his accomplices, compensating the survivors, and letting them choose where to live.
• Bibi Dong sent Platinum Bishop Falas and twenty Judgment Hall members to arrest the guilty Spirit Hall personnel in Da Luo City.
• The surviving woman thanked Bibi Dong and said she and Xiao Nan would return home to rebuild their family.
• Bibi Dong discussed Spirit Hall’s corruption and the need for a thorough rectification with Duanyu Fan, then rang the bell to summon its Elders and Worship Hall members.

Bibi Dong proposed a sweeping purge of Spirit Hall’s corrupt members, and Duanyu Fan outlined a plan to use local reports and a new Surveillance Hall to identify offenders. Qian Daoliu and the other leaders approved the operation, which Bibi Dong intended to use to strengthen Spirit Hall’s support among ordinary people.

• Bibi Dong told the assembled elders about the Da Luo City incident and proposed punishing corrupt Spirit Hall members across the continent.
• Qian Daoliu warned that the purge could drive guilty members to other sects or empires and would be difficult to conduct across Spirit Hall’s many branches.
• Duanyu Fan proposed establishing a Surveillance Hall, sending teams to Spirit Hall institutions, and inviting locals to report members’ misconduct.
• Duanyu Fan argued that Spirit Hall could afford to lose soul masters in exchange for greater support from ordinary people, while Bibi Dong cautioned that reports needed verification.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and the other leaders supported the plan, and Qian Daoliu agreed to the purge operation.

Spirit Hall approved Bibi Dong’s purge plan and decided to establish a Supervisory Department. Hu Liena revealed her strength and hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring, earning Qian Daoliu’s approval as Spirit Hall’s second Saintess and a candidate to help manage the department.

• Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo approved Bibi Dong’s purge plan, and the elders passed it unanimously.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo declined a nomination to lead the new Supervisory Department, and the elders failed to agree on another candidate.
• Qian Daoliu proposed that the Holy Son and Saintess jointly manage the department, while Demon Puppet Elder questioned Hu Liena’s suitability.
• At Bibi Dong’s urging, Hu Liena revealed her Level 64 Soul Emperor cultivation and her red hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring.
• Qian Daoliu acknowledged Hu Liena’s strength and approved her as Spirit Hall’s second Saintess.

Spirit Hall established the Supervisory Department and prepared its first purge operation, assigning Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena to lead teams to the empire capitals. The teams set out with orders to begin the purge in three days, leaving Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena to part ways for their missions.

• Bibi Dong established the Supervisory Department, named Duanyu Fan its primary leader and Hu Liena its secondary leader, and set a two-year deadline for the purge plan.
• Duanyu Fan warned the elders that the department would punish their relatives if they abused Spirit Hall's power, and Qian Daoliu backed his warning.
• Duanyu Fan and the others spent three days assigning personnel to Spirit Hall branches, then Bibi Dong dispatched Hu Liena to Star Luo City and Duanyu Fan to Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong addressed the first Supervisory Department members and warned them against accepting bribes before they prepared to leave for their assigned posts.
• The teams set out with orders to keep their mission secret until the purge began three days later, and Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena embraced before separating.

Duanyu Fan traveled to Heaven Dou City with Ghost Leopard Douluo for Spirit Hall’s purge operation, while Qian Renxue received Qian Daoliu’s letter urging her to get closer to him. Qian Renxue intercepted Duanyu Fan on the road and joined his carriage, leaving them awkwardly unsure how to speak to each other.

• Duanyu Fan and Ghost Leopard Douluo traveled east toward Heaven Dou City, and Duanyu Fan reflected on his recent soul bone skills and slow cultivation progress.
• Qian Renxue read Qian Daoliu’s letter, learned that Hu Liena was with Duanyu Fan, and was told to use the purge operation as a chance to get close to him.
• Qian Renxue asked Snake Lance Douluo to watch for Duanyu Fan’s carriage and arranged for Pufferfish Douluo to cover for her at the Crown Prince Residence.
• After Snake Lance Douluo spotted the carriage, Qian Renxue changed back to her true appearance and staged a rescue plea in the road to stop it.
• Duanyu Fan recognized Qian Renxue’s voice, let her board the carriage, and asked whether Qian Daoliu had told her about his arrival.
• Qian Renxue admitted that she had come to welcome Duanyu Fan and assist with his mission, and they fell into an awkward silence.

Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue arrived in Heaven Dou City and explored a secret venue where nobles watched ordinary men fight. The chapter ended with Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue silently watching the brutal match.

• Qian Renxue told Duanyu Fan she wanted to spend more time with him and explained that she had prepared a substitute for Xue Qinghe.
• Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue reached Heaven Dou City, checked into the Heaven Dou Hotel, and Qian Renxue stayed there in her current appearance.
• Qian Renxue took Duanyu Fan and Ghost Leopard Douluo to dinner, then brought Duanyu Fan to a private venue while Ghost Leopard Douluo waited outside.
• Qian Renxue led Duanyu Fan through a hidden entrance beneath a noisy dance hall to an underground ring where nobles watched ordinary men fight.
• Duanyu Fan watched one fighter collapse in shock and grew as silent and still as Qian Renxue.

Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue witnessed the abuse of ordinary people in an underground arena and discussed Qian Renxue’s plans to reform the Heaven Dou Empire. While following Snow Star and Xue Beng, they discovered that Xue Beng had been pretending to be a wastrel as part of a plan to gain Dugu Bo’s support.

• Qian Renxue explained that nobles and officials enabled the underground arena, where ordinary men and women were exploited and killed.
• Duanyu Fan urged Qian Renxue to act carefully as she described her long effort to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire and remove Snow Star as an obstacle.
• Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue spotted Snow Star and Xue Beng sneaking out and followed them to a red-light district, where they overheard them through a wall.
• Snow Star advised Xue Beng to keep pretending to be a wastrel and pursue Dugu Yan to win Dugu Bo’s support against Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue realized Xue Beng had fooled her but decided they could not act against him yet, so she and Duanyu Fan left through a window.

Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue spent the day exploring Heaven Dou City before encountering Dugu Yan and Xue Beng in a park. After Xue Beng threatened him, Duanyu Fan killed him openly, leaving his guards to carry away the body and promising to face the consequences.

• Duanyu Fan warned Qian Renxue that Snow Star might seize power if Xue Beng died, and they returned to the hotel to rest.
• Qian Renxue took Duanyu Fan around Heaven Dou City, and they spent several hours browsing shops and sharing snacks.
• Dugu Yan used Duanyu Fan as a shield against Xue Beng, then Xue Beng threatened Duanyu Fan and his family when he refused to back down.
• Duanyu Fan revealed that he had overheard Xue Beng and Snow Star discussing Xue Beng's disguise, then killed Xue Beng with his Demon-Enticing Hand.
• Duanyu Fan stopped Xue Beng's guards from attacking, and they fled with Xue Beng's body after he was dead.
• Duanyu Fan sent Dugu Yan away and told Qian Renxue he had killed Xue Beng to help her deal with their enemy without drawing suspicion to her.

After Duanyu Fan killed Xue Beng, Snow Star Prince led the Royal Knights and imperial spirit masters to confront him. Duanyu Fan revealed his strength and unleashed Holy Light Revelation, leaving Snow Star Prince stunned by what he saw.

• On the way back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling how Duanyu Fan had cured her and Dugu Bo, while Ye Lingling recalled hearing about the Holy Son from her grandfather.
• At the palace, Xue Ye and Snow Star Prince learned that Xue Beng had been killed by a young man after a dispute over Dugu Yan.
• Duanyu Fan stayed in the small park with Qian Renxue and waited for Heaven Dou's forces to arrive.
• Snow Star Prince surrounded Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue with the Royal Knights and imperial spirit masters, then threatened to punish the killer.
• Duanyu Fan revealed his Seraphim Spirit and hundred-thousand-year soul ring, rose into the air, and began casting Holy Light Revelation as the spirit masters guarded Snow Star Prince.
• Duanyu Fan strengthened his attack with Courage Blessing, and Snow Star Prince opened his eyes after the blazing light faded, stunned by the scene before him.

Duanyu Fan defeated Snow Star Prince’s forces and warned him against seeking revenge, while Dugu Bo refused to fight the Spirit Hall Holy Son. Back at the Heaven Dou Hotel, Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue discussed the political fallout, and Qian Renxue returned to the palace disguised as Xue Qinghe.

• Duanyu Fan confronted Snow Star Prince after Holy Light Revelation devastated the Royal Knights soldiers and their protectors, then warned him not to provoke him again.
• Dugu Bo arrived and, after seeing Duanyu Fan’s strength, declined Snow Star Prince’s demand that he attack.
• Duanyu Fan and Qian Renxue returned to the Heaven Dou Hotel, where he explained how he had obtained two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Duanyu Fan advised Qian Renxue to return to the palace and comfort Xue Ye, since Xue Beng’s death created an opportunity for her.
• Qian Renxue left the hotel, disguised herself as Xue Qinghe outside Heaven Dou City, and entered the city openly.

Duanyu Fan launched Spirit Hall’s continent-wide Purge Action in Heaven Dou City, calling on the public to report members who abused ordinary people. After ten days with no major cases uncovered, he prepared to return to Spirit Hall and leave the work to Platinum Bishop Skoda.

• Duanyu Fan arrived at Heaven Dou Saint Hall and ordered Platinum Bishop Skoda to gather its staff and Hall Knight Order members.
• Duanyu Fan announced the Supervisory Department and warned Spirit Hall members to confess abuses or face punishment if reported.
• Ghost Leopard Douluo publicized the Purge Action in Heaven Dou City, while Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin watched from nearby.
• Residents reported Spirit Hall members for misconduct, and Skoda recorded the accusations as Duanyu Fan assigned penalties for minor offenses.
• The Purge Action spread through Heaven Dou City and nearby regions over several days, and Duanyu Fan left Skoda in charge after ten days.

Duanyu Fan completed the purge at Heaven Dou Saint Hall and prepared to return to Spirit City, where Hu Liena had already arrived. Before leaving, Qian Renxue visited him and confessed her feelings, leaving him uncertain about how Hu Liena would feel.

• Duanyu Fan told Bishop Skoda to maintain strict oversight, left Ghost Leopard Douluo in charge, and planned to return to Spirit City the next day.
• Duanyu Fan encountered Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong in Heaven Dou City, teased Yu Xiaogang about a secret tied to Liu Erlong, and then parted from them.
• Hu Liena returned to Spirit City and asked Bibi Dong whether Duanyu Fan had arrived; Bibi Dong said he would be back in about two days.
• Qian Renxue visited Duanyu Fan before his departure, pressed close to him, and asked him to accept her feelings, saying Hu Liena understood her intentions.

After Qian Renxue and Duanyu Fan’s union strengthened his Seraphim origin and broke the balance between his opposing martial-soul origins, Duanyu Fan collapsed from backlash. As Qian Renxue rushed him to Spirit Hall and the God Kings watched, Duanyu Fan learned he had three years to find and absorb two matching yin-yang origins.

• Qian Renxue confessed her feelings, and Duanyu Fan accepted her before they joined their martial souls and origins.
• The Seraphim origin overwhelmed Duanyu Fan’s Savior origin, leaving his martial-soul origins unbalanced and causing him to collapse after spitting blood.
• Qian Renxue carried Duanyu Fan to Heaven Dou Saint Hall, where a healing bishop could not help him, then flew with Ghost Leopard Douluo toward Spirit City to seek Bibi Dong.
• The Kindness God King and Evil God King discussed Duanyu Fan’s crisis and concluded that he had to overcome it himself.
• In the system’s gray space, Duanyu Fan learned he needed to find one origin and then an equally powerful opposing origin within three years.

Duanyu Fan remained conscious but unable to move as Qian Renxue rushed him toward Spirit City, where his condition could be treated. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu waiting at Spirit Hall as Qian Renxue approached.

• Duanyu Fan realized the white yang origin was consuming the black yin origin and that he would die in three years if he could not stop it.
• Qian Renxue flew toward Spirit City with Duanyu Fan while Ghost Leopard Douluo urged her to slow down; she eased her pace after he pointed out that Duanyu Fan's condition had stabilized.
• Hu Liena sensed that something was wrong and spent the night worrying about Duanyu Fan.
• After nearly seven hours of travel, Qian Renxue and Ghost Leopard Douluo reached Spirit City, crossed its gate, and continued toward Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu sensed Qian Renxue's hurried approach and went to wait at the entrance of Spirit Hall.

Qian Renxue brought the unconscious Duanyu Fan to Spirit Hall, where Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena discovered that his Light and Darkness Power had fallen out of balance. Bibi Dong’s attempt to help failed, and the Rakshasa God revealed that Duanyu Fan needed the purest Dark Attribute origin.

• Qian Renxue rushed into Spirit Hall carrying Duanyu Fan, and Qian Daoliu found that the Light and Darkness Power of Duanyu Fan’s Twin Martial Souls was clashing inside him.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena saw Duanyu Fan’s condition, and Hu Liena carried him to his room while Qian Renxue admitted she was responsible.
• Qian Renxue explained that her and Duanyu Fan’s martial souls had fused, strengthening his Light Attribute and disrupting the balance between his powers.
• Bibi Dong sent her Dark Attribute Soul Power into Duanyu Fan, but it dispersed without helping him.
• The Rakshasa God told Bibi Dong that Duanyu Fan needed the purest Dark Attribute origin, not cultivated Soul Power or Rakshasa Divine Power.

The Rakshasa God revealed that Bibi Dong was the only person whose origin could restore balance to Duanyu Fan’s origins and awaken him, leaving Bibi Dong conflicted over the treatment. After more than two weeks, she took Duanyu Fan into seclusion to begin it.

• The Rakshasa God explained that Duanyu Fan could be saved only by joining his origins with another person’s matching origin, and identified Bibi Dong as the one who could do it.
• Bibi Dong concealed the nature of the treatment from Hu Liena and Qian Renxue, sent Qian Renxue back to Heaven Dou City, and asked Ghost Douluo to watch her secretly.
• Bibi Dong delayed making a decision for more than two weeks while Hu Liena cared for Duanyu Fan and repeatedly asked about his treatment.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena she had prepared a treatment plan and asked her to manage Spirit Hall while no one disturbed the seclusion.
• Bibi Dong carried Duanyu Fan into her secret chamber to begin the treatment.

After fifteen days of hesitation, Bibi Dong took unconscious Duanyu Fan into the Rakshasa Secret Realm and fused their origins to treat him, awakening a new God-level spirit and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. When Duanyu Fan remained unconscious, Bibi Dong discovered through their spirit resonance that his consciousness had witnessed everything.

• Bibi Dong carried Duanyu Fan into the Secret Chamber and used the Rakshasa God’s portal to enter the Rakshasa Secret Realm.
• The Rakshasa God persuaded Bibi Dong to proceed with the origin fusion, and Bibi Dong began treating Duanyu Fan while he helplessly sensed what was happening.
• Bibi Dong’s two Spider Empress spirits fused into the God-Slaying Spider Empress, while Duanyu Fan’s yin origin strengthened and their spirits gained the Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Great Dark Heaven.
• Bibi Dong fell asleep beside Duanyu Fan, then woke, covered him with a quilt, and washed before checking his condition.
• Bibi Dong sensed Duanyu Fan’s consciousness through their spirit resonance and realized he had been aware of what she had done.

Bibi Dong learned that Duanyu Fan had been conscious during his treatment and asked him to keep their relationship secret, while the Rakshasa God told her that two more treatments were needed. After three treatments balanced Duanyu Fan’s origins, he remained unconscious as they stabilized, and Bibi Dong moved him to her Secret Chamber to recover.

• Bibi Dong asked Duanyu Fan to forget what happened and keep treating her as his teacher, while Duanyu Fan promised to keep it secret for now and eventually help Hu Liena and Qian Renxue accept the truth.
• The Rakshasa God revealed that Duanyu Fan’s origins were still unbalanced and said two more treatments were necessary, so Bibi Dong agreed to continue despite knowing he was conscious.
• Bibi Dong returned to Pope Palace, told Hu Liena that Duanyu Fan needed more treatment, and concealed what had happened between them.
• Bibi Dong performed the second treatment five days later, strengthening Duanyu Fan’s yin origin by five percent, then completed a third treatment five days after that to balance his origins.
• The Rakshasa God said Duanyu Fan would awaken after his origins stabilized, which could take months, and Bibi Dong moved him to her Secret Chamber for recovery.

After five months of recovering in the Secret Chamber, Duanyu Fan awakened, and he and Bibi Dong gave in to their feelings despite her insistence that they return to a teacher-disciple relationship. The chapter left Duanyu Fan and Bibi Dong apart for now, with Spirit Hall’s purge plan nearly complete and the All-Continent Elite Tournament and God's Trial ahead.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Duanyu Fan’s martial spirit had been healed but that he remained unconscious, and Hu Liena asked her to inform Qian Renxue that he was recovering.
• Over the next five months, Bibi Dong oversaw Spirit Hall’s purge plan, which cost the organization three-tenths of its personnel but raised its reputation.
• While Bibi Dong washed Duanyu Fan in the Secret Chamber, he awakened and responded to her kiss.
• Duanyu Fan and Bibi Dong confessed their feelings and spent the night together, after which Bibi Dong told him to treat Hu Liena and Qian Renxue well and keep his distance from her.
• The next morning, Bibi Dong and Duanyu Fan left the Secret Chamber, and Bibi Dong insisted they resume their teacher-disciple relationship.

Duanyu Fan recovered from Spirit Backlash and reunited with Hu Liena, then traveled to Heaven Dou City to reassure Qian Renxue and prove that being with her would no longer harm his martial soul. After returning to Spirit Hall, he and Hu Liena resumed their work on the purge operation.

• Hu Liena found Duanyu Fan awake, comforted him, and spent the evening with him as he learned about the purge operation and Qian Renxue’s worried letter.
• Duanyu Fan wrote to Qian Renxue, but she remained in Heaven Dou City and blamed herself for his Spirit Backlash.
• A month later, Duanyu Fan went to Heaven Dou City and reassured Qian Renxue that the backlash would not happen again, though he soon returned to Spirit Hall.
• Duanyu Fan returned after three days, told Hu Liena that Qian Renxue was well, and resumed work with her on the purge operation.