Arc 3The Hidden Hall and the Finals

Huang Tian strengthened Yanhuang Hall and prepared for threats beyond the World Membrane while Spirit Hall reshaped its leadership and the tournament finalists trained. The arc ended with Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua agreeing to have children, and Tang Yuehua advancing to mid-stage Third-Rank Deity.

  • Bibi Dong taught Hu Liena and Qian Renxue the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, while Huang Tian gave Hu Liena an Immortal Herb and warned Bibi Dong about threats attacking the World Membrane.
  • The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking first gave factions illusory rewards, then revealed its true rankings and rewards, including Yanhuang Hall’s vast strength and Spirit Hall’s divine gains.
  • Tang San decided to rebuild the Tang Sect by absorbing small groups and selling Hidden Weapons, while Huang Tian kept Yanhuang Hall hidden and prepared against the wounded invader beyond the World Membrane.
  • Blue Tyrant Academy crushed its tournament opponents, and Liu Erlong kept the team in cultivation as the other teams withdrew and the finals approached.
  • Dugu Bo lured Yue Guan into a confrontation with Tang Hao, who injured Yue Guan but spared him, then Huang Tian used Sweet Dew Rain to restore Ah Yin to soul form.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall temple masters transferred between the empires and had Gui Mei kill Salas when he refused his reassignment.
  • Hu Liena reported reaching level sixty-five as Bibi Dong warned her about a powerful rival team, while Liu Erlong planned to bring Blue Tyrant Academy to the finals by Spatial Tunnel.
  • Liu Erlong agreed to have children with Huang Tian, and Tang Yuehua broke through to mid-stage Third-Rank Deity after cultivating with him.
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Ch. 52Three Women of Spirit Hall Gather

Bibi Dong learned that Tang San’s team threatened Spirit Hall’s tournament hopes, then brought Hu Liena and Qian Renxue together to build a relationship between the future leaders. As Hu Liena and Qian Renxue grew closer, Bibi Dong privately considered how to help her daughter prepare for the coming tribulation.

  • Bibi Dong received Salas’s warning that Blue Tyrant Academy’s team, led by Tang San, was far stronger than Spirit Hall’s competitors.
  • Bibi Dong urged Hu Liena to visit and build a relationship with Qian Renxue, explaining that Hu Liena was expected to inherit the pontiff’s position.
  • Bibi Dong invited Hu Liena to dinner and summoned Qian Renxue from her cultivation in the Elder Hall.
  • Qian Renxue praised Hu Liena’s strength and supported her becoming Spirit Hall’s next pontiff, while Hu Liena thanked her senior sister.
  • Bibi Dong decided to ask Huang Tian whether Qian Renxue could use the new Nine Heavens Profound Technique, and privately considered introducing her daughter and Hu Liena to him.

Ch. 53Asking for Immortal Herbs

Bibi Dong asked Huang Tian to help Qian Renxue and Hu Liena, and he gave her the Nine Heavens Profound Technique and an Immortal Herb for them. When an unknown force struck Douluo Continent’s World Membrane, Huang Tian suppressed the incoming energy, unaware that a mysterious figure was preparing an invasion.

  • Bibi Dong asked Huang Tian to let her pass the Nine Heavens Profound Technique to Qian Renxue, and he agreed.
  • Bibi Dong requested an Immortal Herb for Hu Liena, and Huang Tian gave her one while revealing that his Sweet Dew Rain Martial Soul could grow Immortal Herbs.
  • Huang Tian told Bibi Dong that he commanded four thousand guards, all at least Soul Douluo, and warned her not to harm innocent people if she pursued rebellion.
  • Huang Tian sensed an attack on Douluo Continent’s World Membrane, left Bibi Dong, and suppressed the energy clusters outside it.
  • After Huang Tian returned, a mysterious shadow appeared beyond the World Membrane and judged that the continent’s guardian could not stop its invasion.

Ch. 54Hu Liena's Cultivation

Huang Tian explained that powerful Outer Realm Experts were probing the World Membrane and warned that they might invade, so he focused on strengthening himself and his subordinates. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena an Immortal Herb and taught her the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, leaving Hu Liena with a major boost to her cultivation.

  • Huang Tian told Bibi Dong that unknown experts were attacking the World Membrane and might be searching for a way into their world.
  • Huang Tian absorbed the energies he had devoured, then Teleported to Asura Valley to strengthen his subordinates.
  • Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena an Immortal Herb and said it could help her reach Soul Sage before the finals.
  • Hu Liena consumed the herb and rose to level sixty, with potent medicinal power still unabsorbed.
  • Bibi Dong taught Hu Liena the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, and Hu Liena gained another level of Soul Power and increased physical strength after thirty-six cycles.

Ch. 55Qian Renxue's Cultivation

Bibi Dong taught Qian Renxue the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, a method Huang Tian created to rapidly cultivate divine power, spiritual strength, and physical strength. Qian Renxue began training and agreed to keep the technique secret as she prepared to become a Third-Rank Deity.

  • Bibi Dong summoned Qian Renxue and explained that Huang Tian's cultivation method could help her become a god within a month.
  • Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue about her relationship with Huang Tian and explained the ranks of the gods.
  • Bibi Dong brought Qian Renxue to the secret chamber and taught her the Nine Heavens Profound Technique.
  • After one session, Qian Renxue converted five percent of her Soul Power into divine power and increased her Soul Power of the soul and physical strength.
  • Bibi Dong told Qian Renxue that Huang Tian's Guard Teams had thousands of Soul Douluos who used simulated Soul Rings instead of hunting soul beasts.
  • Bibi Dong warned Qian Renxue not to reveal the technique to Qian Daoliu or anyone else without Huang Tian's permission, and Qian Renxue agreed.

Ch. 56An Easy Victory

Bibi Dong persuaded Qian Renxue to join forces with her and cultivate toward becoming a god so they could help Huang Tian protect Douluo Continent. At the tournament, Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Elephant Armored Academy almost instantly, leaving its dominance unquestioned.

  • Bibi Dong convinced Qian Renxue to consider becoming Huang Tian's woman and cultivating with him, and Qian Renxue later accepted the idea of helping him reach godhood.
  • Qian Renxue returned to her palace and entered secluded cultivation to improve her strength as quickly as possible.
  • Before the match, Liu Erlong ordered the Blue Tyrant Academy Team to fight together and finish their battles quickly.
  • Doudou announced the Blue Tyrant Academy members' high Soul Power levels, while the Elephant Armored Academy Team summoned their Diamond Mammoth martial souls.
  • The Blue Tyrant Academy Team knocked every Elephant Armored Academy member off the stage almost immediately and won the match.

Ch. 57Liu Erlong's Plan to Humiliate Them

Blue Tyrant Academy’s overwhelming victory prompted its rivals to forfeit, while Liu Erlong and Flender planned to secretly strengthen their students for the finals against Spirit Hall. At Asura Valley, Huang Tian prepared Yanhuang Hall for an impending invasion from beyond the world before teleporting back to Tang Yuehua.

  • Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Hu Yanzhen’s team with one blow, and the remaining thirteen teams forfeited rather than face them.
  • Liu Erlong and Flender discussed the finals at Spirit City and planned to secretly raise selected students’ strength in case Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation improved.
  • Liu Erlong suspected Huang Tian’s affair with Bibi Dong after recognizing her scent on him, then returned to her residence to cultivate.
  • Huang Tian distributed Immortal Herbs to Yanhuang Hall members while Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena Immortal Herbs and cultivation techniques.
  • Zhang Tianning reported that Yanhuang Hall’s nineteen Guard Teams had 609 Title Douluo, and Huang Tian warned the elders to prepare for an invasion by powerful enemies from beyond the world.
  • Huang Tian left Asura Valley for Moonlight Pavilion, leaving Zhang Tianning responsible for affairs and the valley’s protection.

Ch. 58Elephant Armored Sect Makes the Ranking

The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking descended again and announced the Faction Ranking, with the Elephant Armored Sect taking twelfth place. Its members received a major boost, while Ning Fengzhi and the others awaited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s result.

  • Huang Tian visited Tang Yuehua, and they noticed the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking had appeared in the sky again.
  • Leaders and factions across the continent watched the ranking descend, including Qian Daoliu, Tang Hao, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and Salas.
  • The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking announced the Faction Ranking and awarded twelfth place to the Elephant Armored Sect, raising its members’ Soul Power and doubling their defense.
  • Hu Yanzhen received the reward, advancing from level eighty-nine to level ninety-four, and Gu Rong remarked that he would be difficult to suppress.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin discussed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s likely ranking and hoped its reward would weaken the flaw of its martial soul.

Ch. 59Upper Three Sects Make the Ranking

The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking announced rewards for the Lower Four Sects and all three Upper Three Sects, greatly strengthening their members. Tang San realized he had received none of the Clear Sky Sect’s reward because he had not acknowledged his ancestry, and hid his regret from Ma Hongjun.

  • The Blazing Fire Sect, Heavenly Water Sect, and Divine Wind Sect took ninth through eleventh place, gaining levels and stronger elemental soul skills.
  • Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Xiaotian trained with their teams after the rewards raised their Soul Power.
  • The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Clear Sky Sect took eighth, seventh, and sixth place, respectively.
  • Ning Fengzhi welcomed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s reduced Soul Power consumption, while the Clear Sky Sect celebrated its members’ increased levels.
  • Tang San wondered whether he had missed the Clear Sky Sect’s reward by not acknowledging his ancestry, then told Ma Hongjun he had been thinking about nothing.

Ch. 60Rankings Revealed One After Another!

The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking placed Sea God Island fifth, the Heaven Dou Empire fourth, the Star Luo Empire third, and Spirit Hall second, while the mysterious first-place faction remained unknown. Spirit Hall’s reward made Bibi Dong a Second-level God and Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu Third-Rank Deities, leaving Qian Renxue to discourage her grandfather from challenging Bibi Dong for the Pontiff’s position.

  • The ranking placed Sea God Island fifth, the Heaven Dou Empire fourth, and the Star Luo Empire third, prompting onlookers to discuss Sea God Island’s strength and its past battle against Spirit Hall.
  • Tang Chen saw Sea God Island’s reward and hoped that his faction’s eventual ranking would let him advance to godhood and reunite with Bo Saixi.
  • The ranking placed Spirit Hall second, leading spectators to speculate about the unknown faction in first place and its possible connection to Huang Tian.
  • Bibi Dong received the reward and became an early-stage Second-level God, while Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu completed their divine power conversion and became Third-Rank Deities.
  • Qian Daoliu offered to help Qian Renxue become Pontiff, but she refused and said she had promised Bibi Dong to support Hu Liena.
  • Qian Renxue warned Qian Daoliu not to oppose Bibi Dong, explaining that her mother had become a Second-level God and would be difficult to defeat.

Ch. 61Fake Ranking

Qian Daoliu failed to persuade Qian Renxue to take the Pope's position, while Huang Tian discovered that the golden ranking was a bewitching fake and destroyed its source. The false ranking's victims began to realize their promised gains had vanished.

  • Bibi Dong confronted Qian Daoliu over his attempt to install Qian Renxue as Pope, but Qian Renxue refused the position and said she wanted to focus on cultivation.
  • Huang Tian warned Tang Yuehua that the ranking rewards were inconsistent and investigated the golden light, where he found pink fabric that was drawing him into memories of his grandfather.
  • Tang Yuehua awakened Huang Tian with her divine music, and he used Black Hole Devour to destroy the bewitching fabric.
  • A person who had believed the ranking's reward had raised their Soul Power Level by five levels realized they had fallen back to Soul Elder.

Ch. 62The True Third Ranking

Tang Yuehua's divine zither music exposed the false Faction Ranking and restored everyone’s true strength. A genuine Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking then appeared, cleansing and empowering humans and soul beasts before announcing the real Faction Ranking.

  • Tang Yuehua's zither music cleared people's minds, revealing that the rewards from the first Faction Ranking had only made them imagine their strength had increased.
  • Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and the two emperors realized their power had not changed and regretted trusting the fake ranking.
  • A golden radiance cleansed people and accelerated cultivation and divine power recovery, while soul beasts also grew stronger and older.
  • The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking announced a new Faction Ranking with eight positions and named the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan eighth, led by Yu Yuanzhen.

Ch. 63The Rankings Released All at Once

The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking revealed the strength and rewards of the continent’s major Soul Master forces, with Yanhuang Hall far surpassing the others. Qian Daoliu saw Spirit Hall’s weakness beside it and returned to cultivation while planning to restore the Qian Family’s control of the papacy.

  • The Heavenly Dao announced the rankings, granting rewards to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect, Sea God Island, both empires, Spirit Hall, and Yanhuang Hall.
  • Independent Soul Masters discussed the rankings and marveled that Yanhuang Hall had 641 Title Douluo and several god-level experts.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed their sect’s reward and wondered why Blue Tyrant Academy had not been ranked.
  • Qian Daoliu saw Spirit Hall receive its reward and considered having another child to prepare a future Qian Family pope.
  • After Yanhuang Hall’s overwhelming strength was revealed, Qian Daoliu felt humiliated, entered the secret chamber to cultivate, and planned to train a successor for the papacy.

Ch. 64Tang San Wanted to Establish the Tang Sect

After the faction rankings exposed Yanhuang Hall, Huang Tian remained unconcerned while Liu Erlong strengthened her Dragon Horses and prepared her academy students for the tournament. Tang San, who received no reward from the rankings, resolved to establish a Tang Sect and build his own faction, unaware that Tang Hao had abandoned him.

  • Tang Yuehua worried that factions would search for Yanhuang Hall, but Huang Tian trusted his growing strength and focused on the reward that would increase births of top-grade martial souls.
  • Liu Erlong gave Li Fu Immortal Herbs for the Dragon Horses so they could grow stronger, and Li Fu reported her order to Huang Tian.
  • Liu Erlong considered having the Lanba Team reveal its strength in the upcoming tournament if Spirit Hall's students showed a major improvement.
  • Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun congratulated Ning Rongrong on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's ranking, while Tang San brooded over receiving no reward.
  • Tang San decided to form his own faction and rebuild the Tang Sect by annexing small groups, using their resources to make and sell Hidden Weapons.
  • Tang San blamed the Clear Sky Sect for refusing to acknowledge him, unaware that Tang Hao had abandoned him because of his connection to Yu Xiaogang and his past actions.

Ch. 65Tang · Zhuge Liang · Yuehua

An unknown shadow was weakened by the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking and fled, while Huang Tian learned that Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong had long suspected his relationship with Bibi Dong. Huang Tian realized Liu Erlong might use the tournament finals to embarrass Spirit Hall, and worried that his help to Hu Liena had undermined Blue Tyrant Academy’s plans.

  • The Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking pierced the shadow beyond the World Membrane, reducing his power to the early stage of First-level God before he escaped to recover.
  • Tang Yuehua told Huang Tian that she had detected another woman’s scent on him since Bibi Dong visited Heaven Dou City, and that Liu Erlong likely suspected him too.
  • Tang Yuehua explained that she accepted Bibi Dong as another wife but feared Liu Erlong might secretly target her because of their rivalry.
  • Huang Tian realized Liu Erlong might be preparing the Blue Tyrant Academy team to defeat Spirit Hall at the tournament finals.
  • Huang Tian told Tang Yuehua that he had given Bibi Dong an Immortal Herb for Hu Liena and taught Hu Liena the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, potentially provoking Liu Erlong and angering Bibi Dong if the teams’ strengths differed from his predictions.
  • Tang Yuehua teased Huang Tian for aiding Spirit Hall, then reassured him that Liu Erlong had arranged backup plans for the tournament.

Ch. 66Tang Yuehua's Persuasion

Tang Yuehua persuaded Huang Tian to stop undermining Yanhuang Hall’s tournament team, while Huang Tian remained focused on monitoring the World Membrane. After learning that Bibi Dong was waiting for him, he teleported to her secret chamber and continued cultivating with her.

  • Tang Yuehua told Huang Tian that Yanhuang Hall had to win the tournament and warned that aiding Spirit Hall’s students would cost him the trust of his subordinates.
  • Huang Tian explained that he preferred Yanhuang Hall to stay hidden, and Tang Yuehua stopped trying to change his mind.
  • Huang Tian went to the World Membrane, where he waited for the missing attacks and absorbed energy and matter with his Black Hole Martial Soul.
  • Huang Tian remained unaware that the wounded Half-step God King had fled to the World Sea after the true Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking attacked him.
  • Bibi Dong contacted Huang Tian after he stayed at the World Membrane for four hours, and he teleported to her secret chamber to cultivate with her.

Ch. 67Liu Erlong Comes Clean

Huang Tian discussed keeping Yanhuang Hall hidden and Blue Tyrant Academy's tournament ambitions with Liu Erlong, who then revealed she already knew about his relationship with Bibi Dong. They agreed to strengthen trusted students for the finals, while Liu Erlong accepted Bibi Dong as Huang Tian's wife.

  • Huang Tian teleported to Liu Erlong's residence and waited while she cultivated in the secret chamber.
  • Huang Tian told Liu Erlong he had refused Tang Yuehua's suggestion to bring Yanhuang Hall into the open, and Liu Erlong supported his decision while insisting Blue Tyrant Academy needed to win the tournament.
  • Liu Erlong told Huang Tian that every other team had withdrawn from the tournament, leaving Blue Tyrant Academy to advance directly to the finals.
  • Huang Tian declined Xue Ye's invitation to Princess Xue Ke's birthday banquet and decided Li Fu would deliver an immortal herb instead.
  • Liu Erlong revealed that she had known about Huang Tian and Bibi Dong for more than two months and said she had no objection to their relationship.
  • Liu Erlong planned to teach several trusted students the old version of the Nine Heavens Profound Technique so they could improve before the finals.

Ch. 68Dugu Bo Seeks Revenge on Yue Guan

Xue Ye rewarded tournament teams with noble titles and promised further imperial support, while Dugu Bo confronted Yue Guan to avenge the pursuit from ten years earlier. Dugu Bo revealed a new poison-enhanced strength and launched a rapid assault, but Yue Guan blocked his attacks.

  • Xue Ye granted titles to the advancing teams and promised rewards to standout members of four academies, angering Salas.
  • Qin Ming learned of the rewards while Ma Hongjun and the others continued their brutal physical training.
  • Dugu Bo, whose Soul Power had risen to level 93 and whose venom had grown more potent, lured Yue Guan away from Ghost Douluo to seek revenge.
  • Yue Guan attacked Dugu Bo with his Fifth Soul Skill, and Dugu Bo used his Jade Scale Bewildering Array to evade and close the distance.
  • Dugu Bo attacked at great speed, and Yue Guan blocked his blows while wondering whether Dugu Bo had cured his poison.

Ch. 69Tang Hao's Helplessness

Dugu Bo lured Yue Guan into a fight near Tang Hao’s retreat, hoping Tang Hao would kill him, but Tang Hao spared Yue Guan to obey Yanhuang Hall’s orders. Tang Hao kept Dugu Bo at his secluded home to prevent him from pursuing the injured Yue Guan.

  • Dugu Bo’s poison and escape tactics failed to defeat Yue Guan, who pursued him with powerful soul skills.
  • Tang Hao appeared, and Yue Guan recognized him and pleaded for mercy, citing Bibi Dong’s backing.
  • Tang Hao struck Yue Guan once with his Clear Sky Hammer, injuring him, then let him leave alive.
  • Dugu Bo admitted he had lured Yue Guan to Tang Hao, and Tang Hao ordered him to stay for several days to prevent conflict with Spirit Hall.
  • Tang Hao led Dugu Bo to his thatched cottage by a waterfall, where Dugu Bo agreed to stay and build his own shelter.

Ch. 70Ah Yin Revived

Tang Hao learned that Ah Yin might be revived through the Blue Silver Grass grown from the seed she left behind, and Huang Tian used Sweet Dew Rain to restore her as a soul manifestation. Ah Yin reunited with Tang Hao, who vowed to protect her once she regained her human form.

  • Tang Hao and Dugu Bo grilled rabbits and drank together while Tang Hao mourned Ah Yin beside the Blue Silver Grass grown from her seed.
  • Dugu Bo reasoned that Ah Yin might be revived if her remaining Soul Power could be increased.
  • Tang Hao contacted Huang Tian, who teleported to him and learned that the unusual Blue Silver Grass was Ah Yin.
  • Huang Tian gave the Blue Silver Grass a drop of Sweet Dew Rain, and it grew until Ah Yin appeared in soul form.
  • Ah Yin embraced Tang Hao, and Huang Tian explained that she needed to keep cultivating before she could regain a human body.
  • Tang Hao promised to grow stronger and prevent anyone from harming Ah Yin again.

Ch. 71Pet Rabbit ~ Xiao Wu?

Huang Tian revived Ah Yin and explained her past to Liu Erlong, who decided to take the vulnerable Xiao Wu under her wing while privately imagining her as a pet rabbit. After cultivating together, Liu Erlong reached the mid-stage of the Third-Rank Deity realm, and Huang Tian prepared to tell Yue Hua that Ah Yin had returned.

  • Tang Hao introduced Ah Yin to Huang Tian, and Huang Tian left them to catch her up on the thirteen years she had missed.
  • Huang Tian told Liu Erlong that he had revived Ah Yin with Sweet Dew Rain and explained how Ah Yin had sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao.
  • Liu Erlong and Huang Tian discussed Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Liu Erlong decided to take her as a disciple or goddaughter while thinking of petting her like a rabbit.
  • Xiao Wu sensed an unexplained danger in the girls' dormitory, then calmed herself and began cultivating.
  • Huang Tian and Liu Erlong cultivated together, and Liu Erlong broke through to the mid-stage of the Third-Rank Deity realm.
  • Huang Tian said he would visit Yue Hua to tell her that Ah Yin had been revived, then agreed to bathe with Liu Erlong first.

Ch. 72Gui Mei's Reflections

After Huang Tian comforted Tang Yuehua and postponed their plans for children until after the tribulation, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan returned to Spirit City injured and explained how Tang Hao had spared him. Gui Mei helped Yue Guan rest and went to report the incident to the Pontiff.

  • Huang Tian told Tang Yuehua that Ah Yin had been revived, and Tang Yuehua mourned her sister-in-law before proposing that they have children after the tribulation.
  • Huang Tian agreed to discuss children after the tribulation and carried Tang Yuehua to the secret chamber to cultivate.
  • Three days later, Yue Guan returned to Spirit City injured and told Gui Mei that Dugu Bo had lured him into a fight before Tang Hao confronted him.
  • Yue Guan explained that Tang Hao broke four of his ribs but spared him because the Yanhuang Hall Master had forbidden attacks on Spirit Hall members.
  • Gui Mei helped Yue Guan to bed, told him to avoid missions until he recovered, and left to report the incident to the Pontiff.

Ch. 73Bibi Dong's Decisive Killings

Bibi Dong reviewed disputes between Spirit Hall and the two empires, then learned that Tang Hao had injured Yue Guan but spared him because of Huang Tian’s order. She decided to curb the Holy Hall Masters’ arrogance by transferring them between empires and threatened to kill any who defied her.

  • Bibi Dong read complaints from Holy Hall Masters who blamed the two empires and showed no self-reflection.
  • Gui Mei reported that Dugu Bo had lured Yue Guan to Tang Hao, who broke four of Yue Guan’s ribs but let him go because he was a member of Yanhuang Hall.
  • Bibi Dong refused to punish Tang Hao, reminding Gui Mei that he and Yue Guan had helped drive Tang Hao’s wife to her death and that Tang Hao was a demigod-level Douluo.
  • After reflecting on Spirit Hall’s growing arrogance, Bibi Dong decided to transfer Holy Hall Masters between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire and separate those who had formed close alliances.
  • Bibi Dong resolved to kill any Platinum Bishop who disobeyed her transfer orders and warned that she could also strike the empires’ emperors if they took her restraint for weakness.

Ch. 74Making an Example to Warn Others?

Gui Mei executed Salas after he defied Bibi Dong’s order to transfer him, presenting the killing as a warning to Spirit Hall’s temple masters and a step toward easing tensions with the empires. Huang Tian explained Bibi Dong’s plan to Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua, who doubted transfers alone would solve the underlying problems.

  • Gui Mei announced that Bibi Dong had ordered Salas to leave Heaven Dou City for a post in Lige City, but Salas refused to obey and invoked Qian Daoliu’s backing.
  • When Salas tried to escape, Gui Mei used his Ninth Soul Skill to kill him, then told Xue Ye that disobedient temple masters would be killed.
  • Ning Fengzhi worried that Spirit Hall’s display of power could threaten the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Xue Ye interpreted Salas’s execution as a sincere attempt to improve relations.
  • Gui Mei declined Xue Ye’s invitation to stay and left to deliver more transfer orders to Spirit Hall temples.
  • At Blue Tyrant Academy, Huang Tian told Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua that Bibi Dong planned to exchange temple masters between the two empires and replace those who refused orders.
  • Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua questioned whether transfers could address the deeper causes of Spirit Hall’s arrogance, while Huang Tian said he could help mediate future disputes.

Ch. 75Hu Liena's Strength

Bibi Dong discussed the coming tournament with Hu Liena, warning her that one rival team was far stronger than Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation. Hu Liena returned to cultivate, while Bibi Dong noted that her senior sister might ascend to godhood within a month.

  • Gui Mei replaced Spirit Hall temple masters across the lands, and the masters accepted their transfers after Salas was killed for resisting.
  • Liu Erlong kept Blue Tyrant Academy from traveling early so its students could cultivate and avoid revealing their strength; she planned to use Huang Tian’s Spatial Tunnel to reach Spirit City shortly before the finals.
  • Bibi Dong reviewed reports that Godwind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy had departed while Blue Tyrant Academy remained behind, and she suspected Huang Tian could teleport the team.
  • Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she had reached level sixty-five, and Bibi Dong warned her that a rival team had four Spirit Emperors and the rest were Spirit Kings.
  • Hu Liena said her senior sister expected to ascend to godhood in about a month, and Bibi Dong sent her back to cultivate.

Ch. 76Tang Yuehua's Breakthrough

Huang Tian shared a meal with Liu Erlong, discussed having children to continue the Huang Family bloodline, and later helped Tang Yuehua complete her breakthrough. Tang Yuehua stabilized her new mid-stage Third-Rank Deity realm under his watch.

  • Liu Erlong cooked a large meal, and Huang Tian praised the food as they ate together.
  • Huang Tian told Liu Erlong he wanted her and his other women to have children to continue the Huang Family bloodline, and she agreed.
  • Huang Tian went to Tang Yuehua's room at Moonlight Pavilion to watch over her impending breakthrough.
  • Tang Yuehua broke through to mid-stage Third-Rank Deity after dual cultivation and immediately practiced the Nine Heavens Profound Technique to stabilize her realm.
  • Huang Tian watched as Tang Yuehua's divine power settled, and she thanked him for reminding her to cultivate.
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