Chapter Summaries

Long Yu reunited with Hu Liena and shared dinner with her and Bibi Dong, who updated him on the Skywater Academy students and their families. They discussed the power and limitations of Fixed Soul Guided Cannons before Long Yu proposed using them to deter rival factions and help Spirit Hall unify the Heaven Dou Empire’s soul master world.

• Long Yu and Hu Liena emerged from their room and joined Bibi Dong for dinner, where Hu Liena felt embarrassed that her teacher knew they had become intimate.
• Bibi Dong told Long Yu that Qiu'er and Xiong Jun had caused no trouble, though Xiong Jun’s appetite was enormous and his strength was formidable.
• Long Yu told Hu Liena about Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, while keeping Long’s situation from her.
• Bibi Dong told Long Yu she had arranged protection and housing for the Skywater Academy students’ families, including Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's parents.
• Long Yu and Bibi Dong discussed the Fixed Soul Guided Cannons, and Long Yu suggested using them as a deterrent while targeting selected factions to help unify the Heaven Dou Empire’s soul master world.
• Bibi Dong asked Long Yu which two soul master factions he had in mind.

Long Yu urged Bibi Dong to destroy Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as part of Spirit Hall’s plan to unify the continent, then pressed her to let go of Yu Xiaogang. Bibi Dong was left reflecting on his words after Long Yu returned to his room.

• Long Yu argued that Spirit Hall should destroy Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while giving Ning Fengzhi a chance to submit or face destruction.
• Bibi Dong agreed to the plan and asked when it would be time to act; Long Yu said it would be when he reached Soul Sage, likely within one or two years.
• Long Yu said he wanted to lead the attacks himself to build his prestige and prove he could make ruthless decisions as a future Pope.
• Long Yu criticized Yu Xiaogang’s character and theories, and urged Bibi Dong to stop clinging to her feelings for him.
• Long Yu apologized for speaking disrespectfully, encouraged Bibi Dong to value her bonds with him, his Senior Sister, and Xue'er, then returned to his room.
• Bibi Dong remained silent and considered Long Yu’s words and her feelings for Xiao Gang.

Long Yu offered Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing a chance to earn places in Spirit Hall Academy’s Soul Master Tournament team by defeating three current members. The challengers began planning around their information advantage, while the current team dismissed them and prepared to impress Long Yu.

• Hu Liena told Long Yu about her recent cultivation, Qiu'er, and Xiong Jun, and they fell asleep together.
• Long Yu visited the advanced class and found Ma Hongjun at level 43, Zhu Zhuqing at level 42, and Oscar at level 44.
• Long Yu offered the three students a chance to join the tournament team if they defeated three current members in a match scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
• Oscar proposed learning the opponents’ soul-skill effects and weaknesses from Ma Hongjun’s teacher, the Blazing Douluo.
• The current team heard about the challenge, dismissed the three Soul Ancestors, and learned that Hu Liena and Long Yu might be invested as Spirit Hall’s Saintess and Saint Son after the tournament.

Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Papal Palace with an Elder's Token, and Bibi Dong agreed to meet him despite Long Yu's reservations. When Yu Xiaogang revealed that he had come to ask her for a favor, Long Yu realized he was likely seeking help for Tang San and vowed to kill him afterward.

• A Temple Knight reported that Yu Xiaogang had come to see Bibi Dong and carried an Elder's Token.
• Long Yu grew angry, but Bibi Dong suppressed the killing intent spreading from him and agreed to receive Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the Papal Palace, and Bibi Dong questioned him about why he had come after so many years.
• Yu Xiaogang said he had come to ask Bibi Dong for a favor, leaving her shaken and confirming Long Yu's suspicions.
• Long Yu suspected Yu Xiaogang wanted Bibi Dong to help Tang San and resolved to kill him after the meeting.

Long Yu confronted Yu Xiaogang for asking Bibi Dong to help Tang San and Dai Mubai, whose hostility toward Spirit Hall and Long Yu made reconciliation impossible. Yu Xiaogang appealed to Bibi Dong’s past feelings, and Long Yu kicked him unconscious; Bibi Dong allowed the Temple Knights to take him away for treatment.

• Long Yu’s killing intent forced Yu Xiaogang to his knees as Long Yu accused him of using Bibi Dong to help Tang San and Dai Mubai.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to have Tang San promise not to become Spirit Hall’s enemy, but Long Yu rejected the promise as unbelievable and pointed out their existing conflicts.
• Yu Xiaogang appealed to Bibi Dong by invoking their former relationship, and Long Yu kicked him more than ten meters, leaving him unconscious with broken chest bones.
• Long Yu ordered a Temple Knight to have Spirit Hall’s healers keep Yu Xiaogang alive, and Bibi Dong approved the order.

After Yu Xiaogang used their past feelings as leverage, Bibi Dong broke down in Long Yu’s arms, and he comforted her as she cried. She began to feel warmth and resolve in his presence, while Long Yu struggled with the thought of her being with another man.

• Long Yu closed the Papal Palace doors and caught Bibi Dong when she dropped her Papal Scepter.
• Bibi Dong cried in Long Yu’s arms over Yu Xiaogang’s betrayal, and Long Yu held and comforted her.
• Long Yu told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang did not deserve her and praised himself as a worthy man, then wiped away her tears.
• Bibi Dong watched Long Yu tenderly and became resolute, while Long Yu told her she was beautiful.
• Bibi Dong asked Long Yu to release her, and he handed her the Papal Scepter and promised to stay by her side.

Long Yu and Bibi Dong agreed to lure Tang San and Tang Hao to Spirit City through the Soul Master Tournament, and Bibi Dong let Long Yu choose the Spirit Hall Academy Team. Three days later, Long Yu watched Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar challenge three team members, and he declared the match underway.

• Bibi Dong asked whether Long Yu would despise her, then let him decide how to deal with Yu Xiaogang.
• Long Yu proposed having Tang San and Dai Mubai enter the tournament so Spirit Hall could draw in Tang Hao and destroy Yu Xiaogang’s hopes; Bibi Dong agreed to prepare personnel to watch Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong allowed Long Yu to enter the tournament final alone and choose Spirit Hall Academy Team members himself.
• Three days later, Long Yu arrived at the team base as Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar prepared to challenge three original members for their places.
• Long Yu, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Wang Qiu'er watched the challengers take the battle platform; Wang Qiu'er predicted Zhu Zhuqing’s side would win because of her breasts.
• Long Yu declared the match begun.

The Radiant White Tiger fought Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar in the air, but the trio used flight, fire, and clones to injure and restrain it. As the battle continued, Long Yu considered finding a mentor to help Zhu Zhuqing grow, and Oscar gave the others sausages to keep them airborne.

• The support-type Soul Master helped two teammates perform the Radiant White Tiger fusion, then left the field.
• Oscar used his Flying Mushroom Sausage to let Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun fly alongside him as the Radiant White Tiger attacked.
• Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing combined their fire attacks and shadow clones to burn the tiger and wound its back.
• Long Yu recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s growing strength and considered asking Ghost Douluo to mentor her.
• Oscar summoned three sausages and handed one each to Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing as the Radiant White Tiger prepared to continue fighting.

Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated the senior students by using Oscar’s ability to copy the Radiant White Tiger’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and outlast it. Long Yu replaced the seniors with the three younger fighters, then spoke privately with Oscar, who admitted he had cheated.

• Oscar copied the Radiant White Tiger’s power from its blood, allowing him and Ma Hongjun to trap it with a copied Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing restored their Soul Power with Oscar’s sausages while the copied Radiant White Tiger stalled the original until it broke apart.
• Oscar explained that the seniors’ ignorance of their abilities and Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks had created the opening he needed to copy the enemy’s power.
• Long Yu criticized the seniors for their arrogance and replaced them with Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar.
• Long Yu took Oscar aside, and Oscar admitted that he had cheated.

Long Yu allowed Oscar to compete in the tournament and considered the future value of helping him, while Wang Qiu'er asked to join and showed him the Golden Dragon Spear. Meanwhile, Tang San learned he and Dai Mubai could enter the finals with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team and planned to use a team fusion skill against Long Yu.

• Long Yu told Oscar he could compete and encouraged him to seek Ning Rongrong's favor after the tournament, while Oscar promised to follow Long Yu once he settled things with her.
• Wang Qiu'er asked Long Yu to let her enter the tournament and accidentally summoned a maid outfit before revealing the Golden Dragon Spear Na'er had given her.
• Long Yu agreed to consider Wang Qiu'er for the tournament if she first defeated the agility-attack Soul Ancestor, and she thanked him.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he and Dai Mubai could join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team for the finals.
• Tang San proposed that the team practice the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, believing it could help them defeat Long Yu in a team battle.

Bibi Dong discussed Spirit Hall’s plans with Long Yu, including Skywater Academy’s merger and how to reveal the truth about Qian Renxue’s parentage. After Long Yu left, Bibi Dong approved the Spirit Hall Academy team roster, which included Wang Qiu’er.

• Yu Xiaogang vowed to take revenge on Long Yu and disrupt Spirit Hall’s plan to unify the continent.
• Bibi Dong asked Long Yu when she should tell Qian Renxue that they were not mother and daughter, and Long Yu advised her to wait until Qian Renxue could believe the truth.
• Long Yu gave Bibi Dong the Spirit Hall Academy team profiles and left to visit Skywater Academy’s residence.
• Bibi Dong approved the roster, noting that Wang Qiu’er had earned a place after defeating the previous team member without her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Wang Qiu’er embraced Long Yu after her victory and privately celebrated getting closer to conquering him.

Long Yu reunited with Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er in Spirit City and discussed their family’s future and the upcoming Soul Master Tournament. He revealed his plan to deal with Tang San and Dai Mubai, then promised to send the sisters somewhere to improve their cultivation after the tournament.

• Long Yu joined Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and their parents in Spirit City, where his father-in-law said their family was safe but bored.
• Long Yu told his in-laws they could return to Heaven Dou Imperial City once Spirit Hall controlled the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Shui Yue'er told Long Yu that Tang San and Dai Mubai had joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team.
• Shui Bing'er realized Long Yu had arranged for Tang San and Dai Mubai to enter the tournament so he could kill them, and Long Yu confirmed it.
• Long Yu planned to provoke Tang Hao into appearing and said he would arrange for Dai Mubai to be assassinated after the tournament.
• Long Yu promised to send Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er somewhere to improve their cultivation after the tournament, then began making love with Shui Bing'er.

The Soul Master Tournament finals began, and Spirit Hall Academy, the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, and Skywater Academy established themselves as the strongest contenders. As the tournament advanced to the top six, all four teams moved on while Huo Wu accepted that she could not defeat Shui Bing'er.

• Long Yu returned to the Spirit Hall Academy Team's base for the finals and arranged VIP seats for his in-laws.
• The finals began with one arena, and the three seeded teams received byes in the first round.
• Spirit Hall Academy swept its opponents without Long Yu taking the field, drawing attention to its two Soul Emperors and its mysterious captain.
• The Star Luo Royal Academy Team, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, and Skywater Academy also dominated their matches, with the Shui sisters leading Skywater Academy onward.
• Huo Wu watched Shui Bing'er excel and gave up trying to compete with her.
• The tournament reached the top six, with the three seeded teams, Skywater Academy, and two weaker teams advancing.

Long Yu led the Spirit Hall Academy Team into its match against the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy Team, where Zhu Zhuyun tried to pressure Zhu Zhuqing into withdrawing. Long Yu reassured Zhu Zhuqing that her family would be safe, then stepped forward to face Dai Weisi alone.

• Long Yu joined the Spirit Hall Academy Team for its first match in the final six, hoping to give Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing a chance to show their strength.
• Tang San watched Long Yu closely and hoped he would challenge the opposing team alone, creating an opening for Heaven Dou Royal Academy later.
• Zhu Zhuyun accused Zhu Zhuqing of betraying the Star Luo Empire and urged her to leave Spirit Hall and withdraw from the match.
• Long Yu condemned Zhu Zhuyun's provocation and assured Zhu Zhuqing that nothing would happen to her family; Zhu Zhuqing said she believed him.
• After the announcer began the match, Long Yu told his teammates to stay back and appeared in front of Dai Weisi to face the Star Luo Empire Royal Academy Team alone.

Long Yu crushed Dai Weisi and the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, then effortlessly defeated their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The Spirit Hall Academy Team remained dominant as the match continued.

• Long Yu slapped Dai Weisi aside and blocked his White Tiger Violent Light Wave without slowing down.
• Long Yu used his Water-Fire Dragon Spear to cripple and sweep the Star Luo Royal Academy Team’s other five members off the platform.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang whether the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team still had a chance, and Yu Xiaogang advised him to focus on defeating Skywater Academy.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger and attacked Long Yu.
• Long Yu blocked the Hell White Tiger’s claw, punched it into the air, and smashed it into the arena before returning to his team.

Long Yu defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and Oscar used his soul skill to copy the Hell White Tiger and help finish the match. Spirit Hall Academy advanced to the top three alongside Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Skywater Academy.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang wondered whether Long Yu had reached Soul Sage strength after he swiftly defeated the Hell White Tiger.
• Long Yu sent Oscar to finish the fallen opponents, and Oscar copied the Hell White Tiger by tasting its blood.
• Oscar’s copied Hell White Tiger showed it could fight, then struck the original without seriously injuring it.
• The announcer declared Spirit Hall Academy the winner, and Zhu Zhuqing decided to remain in Spirit City rather than return home.
• Shui Yue'er suspected Long Yu liked Xue Qinghe, but Shui Bing'er dismissed her sister’s guess.
• Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Skywater Academy advanced into the top three.

Long Yu warned Skywater Academy about the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team’s hidden abilities and urged Shui Bing’er’s team to prioritize safety while preparing to face them. He returned to Spirit Hall to speak with Bibi Dong and wondered why her gaze toward him had become gentler.

• Long Yu told the Skywater Academy team that he wanted them to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy and warned that Tang San had a Blue Silver Emperor leg bone, a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, the Clear Sky Hammer, and poisonous Eight Spider Lances.
• Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er discussed the danger posed by Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Long Yu advised them to target the Nine Heart Begonia soul master and put their safety first.
• Shui Bing’er sent Long Yu away, then reassured him that she would fight the team herself and would remember his warning.
• Long Yu returned to Spirit Hall and went to the Papal Palace to discuss the next day’s arrangements with Bibi Dong.
• Long Yu asked Bibi Dong why she had recently looked at him with such gentleness and wondered whether she had become emotionally dependent on him.

Long Yu discussed plans to stop Tang Hao and Tang San with Bibi Dong, then recruited Xiong Jun to watch a location the next day. He left Hu Liena to join the tournament alone, while she hoped to show off her strength.

• Long Yu assured Bibi Dong that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang would not leave Spirit City alive, and Bibi Dong arranged for Yue Guan and Gui Mei to help prevent Tang Hao's escape.
• Long Yu told Bibi Dong he would display Spirit Hall's might in the tournament, then left the Papal Palace.
• Long Yu ordered Xiong Jun to watch a place the next day and dismissed his concern that the task was excessive.
• Hu Liena asked to join Long Yu in the tournament, but he said he would go alone and told her to reserve her Charm for him.
• Long Yu and Hu Liena kissed and became intimate.

The final stage of the Soul Master Tournament began as Bibi Dong announced three valuable soul bones as the ultimate champions’ reward. Long Yu opened the individual elimination matches for Spirit Hall Academy, leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy to choose its first fighter.

• Bibi Dong arrived at the arena, where most of the Soul Masters knelt to greet her.
• Bibi Dong displayed three high-quality soul bones and declared them the reward for the tournament’s ultimate champions.
• Bibi Dong announced that the three teams would compete in individual elimination matches, with the winner advancing directly to the championship match.
• Long Yu walked onto the platform as Spirit Hall Academy’s first fighter, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy had yet to send out its representative.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team and Skywater Academy both conceded their earlier matches, so Bibi Dong moved their semifinal to that morning. As the teams began fighting, Tang San tried to provoke Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, then countered Skywater Academy’s ice domain while rallying his teammates for an attack.

• Yu Xiaogang conceded for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, and Shui Bing'er conceded for Skywater Academy; Bibi Dong scheduled their semifinal for that morning.
• Tang San tried to sow discord between Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Long Yu, but Shui Yue'er rebuked him and Shui Bing'er recognized his tactic.
• Both teams summoned their Martial Souls, and Shui Yue'er spread her Everfrost Domain across the arena.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Domain to resist the cold, while Shui Bing'er unleashed Ice and Snow World and merged it with their domain.
• Dugu Yan boosted her teammates with her poisons, and Tang San bound Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai before Yu Tianheng activated Wrath of Thunder.