Chapter Summaries

Tang San's team faced the Elephant Armored Sect in the preliminaries, but their attacks could not penetrate the opponents' powerful defenses. Tang San used Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage to take his teammates airborne, yet the battle was nearing its end with his team exhausted and the Elephant Armored Sect still standing.

• Luo Hao considered arranging for Bibi Dong's current parents to be raised in Spirit Hall before the match between the Elephant Armored Sect and Tang San's team began.
• Tang San's team took the field with Dai Mubai at the front, Tang San behind him, and Oscar among the support Soul Masters.
• The Elephant Armored Sect surrounded Tang San's team, but Tang San's Blue Silver Grass could not restrain or injure them.
• Tang San ate Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage and carried his teammates into the air with Blue Silver Grass.
• Dai Mubai and the others attacked from above, but the Elephant Armored Sect remained unscathed while Tang San's team grew exhausted.

Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances and their poison to turn a near-certain defeat against the Elephant Armored Academy into a victory for the Imperial Fighting Team's Second Team. The match ended with the VIPs realizing that Tang San possessed an External Soul Bone.

• Dai Mubai and the others struggled to break through the Elephant Armored Sect's defenses and retreated toward the arena's edge.
• Tang San charged at Huyan Li and revealed his Eight Spider Lances.
• The Eight Spider Lances pierced Huyan Li and poisoned him, leaving him unable to fight.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to poison the other six Elephant Armor Academy members, who collapsed.
• The referee declared the Imperial Fighting Team's Second Team the winner, and Tang San detoxified the fallen opponents.
• Huyan Zhen crushed his chair's armrest, while Gu Rong identified Tang San's Eight Spider Lances as an External Soul Bone.

Luo Hao noticed Yu Xiaogang was missing from the tournament and wondered if he had gone to find Bibi Dong. After the matches ended, Luo Hao went to the Spirit Hall Holy Temple, where Salas recognized him as the Pope and knelt in greeting.

• Ning Fengzhi warned Huyan Zhen that Luo Hao's External Soul Bone had fused with his body and reminded him to check on his poisoned team; Huyan Zhen left to investigate.
• Luo Hao noticed Yu Xiaogang was absent from the stands and wondered whether the Reincarnation Disk had led him to Bibi Dong.
• After seeing Ning Rongrong off, Luo Hao used a Spirit Hall token to enter the Heaven Dou Empire's Spirit Hall Holy Temple and locate Salas's room.
• Luo Hao used his Supergravity domain to overwhelm Salas's guards, then kicked open the private room doors.
• Salas recognized Luo Hao as the Pope, withdrew his Soul Power, and knelt before him; Luo Hao remarked on Salas's comfortable life after noticing several young women in the room.

Luo Hao forced Salas to assemble a loyal escort of Spirit Hall bishops and Temple Knights, then led them out of Heaven Dou City to locate Bibi Dong’s family. The group reached the outskirts of the Star Luo Empire, where a scout spotted a middle-aged man who matched Luo Hao’s description.

• Luo Hao ordered Salas to recruit ten Temple Knights and several obedient bishops, and Salas quickly brought them to him.
• Luo Hao dismissed Salas and led the bishops and Temple Knights out of the Spirit Hall Holy Temple and Heaven Dou City before dawn.
• Luo Hao followed a direction-finding disk while explaining that he intended to take Bibi Dong’s family away.
• A bishop identified the territory ahead as belonging to the Star Luo Empire, and Luo Hao reacted with interest.
• The Golden Armored Temple Knight reported spotting a middle-aged man who roughly matched Luo Hao’s description.

Luo Hao followed Yu Xiaogang to a small village in the Star Luo Empire, where the Reincarnation Disk indicated he could find Bibi Dong. As Yu Xiaogang entered the village and questioned the elders, a woman was thrown from a house with a crying newborn in her arms.

• Luo Hao recognized Yu Xiaogang and followed him, planning to use him to scout the way to the target.
• Luo Hao and the Spirit Hall party followed Yu Xiaogang into the Star Luo Empire, where the Reincarnation Disk's signal grew stronger.
• Luo Hao traced the disk's signal to a small village and ordered his followers to wait at its entrance.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned the village elders and headed farther into the village.
• Villagers shouted insults at a woman as she stumbled out of a dilapidated house, holding a crying infant safely in her arms.

Yu Xiaogang found the infant he believed was Bibi Dong reincarnated and intervened when villagers abused her mother. Luo Hao, the Spirit Hall Pope, arrived and the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang revealing a Pope Token that shocked the bishops.

• Yu Xiaogang pushed through the villagers and demanded to know why they were bullying the woman and her child.
• The villagers accused the woman of bearing an evil child, while she insisted she had been wronged.
• When the man kicked the woman, Yu Xiaogang caught the child and recognized her violet eyes and spider markings as signs of Bibi Dong.
• The woman took the child back and comforted her, while Yu Xiaogang decided not to take the infant by force.
• Luo Hao arrived with bishops and holy knights, and the villagers bowed before the Spirit Hall Pope.
• A bishop demanded Yu Xiaogang kneel, but Yu Xiaogang refused and showed a token that the bishops recognized as the Pope Token.

Luo Hao exposed Yu Xiaogang’s Pope Token as a forgery, had him beaten and taken away, and reclaimed the Reincarnation Disk. He then told the woman holding the infant that her child was not a bastard and ordered her to come with him.

• Luo Hao took Yu Xiaogang’s Pope Token, crushed it, and accused him of forging it.
• Luo Hao’s knights forced Yu Xiaogang to kneel and slapped him after he called the Pope Zhang San and claimed Bibi Dong was his Dong’er.
• Luo Hao took Yu Xiaogang’s Reincarnation Disk and joined it to his own auxiliary disk, revealing that he had given Bibi Dong the disk.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Luo Hao of killing Dong’er and stealing the Pope’s position, and a knight punched him and knocked out three teeth.
• Luo Hao ordered the knights to take Yu Xiaogang away, then told the woman holding the infant that her child was not a bastard and asked her to come with him.

Luo Hao took infant Bibi Dong from Yilian and made her the future Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, then brought them to Boru City. After learning how Bibi Dong had been driven from her home, he settled Yilian there and woke the Ice Empress.

• Yilian agreed to let Luo Hao take infant Bibi Dong and raise her as Spirit Hall's future Holy Maiden.
• Bibi Dong's father tried to follow them, but a Silver Armored Temple Knight pinned him down; Luo Hao ordered the villagers' memories erased instead of having them silenced.
• Yu Xiaogang lay injured in a ditch, vowing revenge on Spirit Hall and promising to return to Dong'er.
• Luo Hao's group traveled to Boru City in the Star Luo Empire, where he took control of the local Spirit Hall branch and told Yilian to care for Bibi Dong.
• Yilian told Luo Hao that Bibi Dong's purple eyes and spider mark had led villagers to call her a monster and drive mother and daughter from their home.
• Luo Hao dragged the sleeping Ice Empress out and asked her to wake up.

Luo Hao persuaded Ice Empress to guard Yilian and the reincarnated Bibi Dong inside the Time Tower, agreeing to send her back to the Extreme North after the tournament. He brought Ice Empress into the tower, where she beat him after he teased her, while he healed his injuries.

• Luo Hao told Ice Empress about Bibi Dong's reincarnation and asked her to guard Yilian and Bibi Dong in the Time Tower.
• Ice Empress negotiated for a shorter stay and asked Luo Hao to send her back to the Extreme North, but he grabbed her tail until she agreed to guard them for six years.
• The next day, Luo Hao cleared the Spirit Hall's main hall and opened the Time Tower.
• A Black Panther attacked Luo Hao inside the tower, and he knocked it away with a nanotech palm.
• Luo Hao summoned Ice Empress, who beat him after he begged her to stop hitting him.
• Luo Hao healed his injuries, leaving Ice Empress dumbfounded.

Luo Hao brought workers and supplies into the Time Tower’s small world to build an estate, then brought Yilian and the child inside. Ice Empress confronted him for leaving her alone for a month, and Luo Hao promised to visit her at least once each year during her six-year stay.

• Luo Hao told Ice Empress to oversee the estate and left the Time Tower to gather workers and supplies.
• Luo Hao brought soul masters, craftsmen, and servants into the main hall and opened a portal into the small world for them to build an estate.
• Luo Hao called Yilian inside and took her and the child through the portal into the Time Tower.
• Ice Empress attacked Luo Hao, angry that he had left her waiting for a month inside the small world.
• Luo Hao explained the time difference and promised to visit Ice Empress once a year while she stayed there for six years.

Luo Hao finished building a manor inside the Time Tower and learned that the Black Panther he had captured possessed a teleportation ability. He left the Black Panther alive for now, then exited the tower with his workers and set out for Heaven Dou City.

• Ice Empress told Luo Hao that the manor was nearly complete and that the Black Panther could teleport.
• Luo Hao realized the Black Panther had used its teleportation ability when it ambushed him, but chose to let it grow stronger before harvesting its Soul Ring.
• Luo Hao promised Ice Empress he would visit again soon and bring her gourmet chefs.
• Luo Hao left the Time Tower with the craftsmen and Soul Masters, leaving servants behind at the completed manor.
• Luo Hao reunited with the bishops and Knights of the Saint Hall outside and led them toward Heaven Dou City.

Luo Hao returned to Heaven Dou City and found Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu asleep, so he went to Zhu Zhuqing’s room instead. Zhu Zhuqing explained that her team had won both matches easily, leaving Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu frustrated at barely getting to compete.

• Dai Xiahu learned that the new Pope had come to the Star Luo Empire and ordered his minister to investigate the Pope’s movements.
• Luo Hao returned to Blue Tyrant Academy and found Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu’s room dark.
• Ning Rongrong opened the door, recognized Luo Hao, and shut it again, while she and Xiao Wu pretended he was an intruder.
• Luo Hao went to Zhu Zhuqing’s room, and she let him in after teasing him about being turned away.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Luo Hao that her team had won both matches because their opponents conceded after she used one Soul Skill.

Luo Hao learned that Zhu Zhuqing had mastered the first level of the Nine Star Hegemony Body Art and received a quest promising its later methods and a Transmission Tower if he raised her favorability to 100%. The chapter ended with Luo Hao pushing Zhu Zhuqing onto the bed and preparing to confess.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Luo Hao she had completed the first level of the Nine Star Hegemony Body Art, leaving him stunned by her progress.
• Luo Hao realized Zhu Zhuqing's training had given her immense physical strength and that her combat power could explain her decisive victories.
• The system continued Zhu Zhuqing's side quest, offering later cultivation methods and a Transmission Tower as rewards for reaching 100% favorability.
• Luo Hao became excited about the Transmission Tower, while Zhu Zhuqing mistook his distracted stare for a lecherous glance.
• Luo Hao stepped forward, put an arm around Zhu Zhuqing's waist, pressed her onto the bed, and said he would come clean.

Luo Hao confessed that he wanted to win Zhu Zhuqing over, and the two kissed before she slipped away to bathe. After Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong interrupted their moment, Luo Hao went to Liu Erlong’s room, and he woke the next day refreshed as the tournament continued.

• Luo Hao told Zhu Zhuqing that his original goal had been to win her over, and she laughed instead of rejecting him.
• Luo Hao kissed Zhu Zhuqing, but she stopped him and hurried into the bathroom to bathe.
• Luo Hao discovered that Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong had been watching and had interrupted them, then left Zhu Zhuqing’s room.
• Luo Hao knocked on Liu Erlong’s door, and she pulled him inside.
• Luo Hao woke the next morning feeling refreshed while Liu Erlong slept, and he wondered which team they would face that day.

Luo Hao led Blue Tyrant Academy to the Great Soul Arena, where the draw set their first match against Tang San's team and their second against Blazing Fire Academy. As Zhu Zhuqing reflected on her ambitions, she resolved to take control of the Zhu Family and turn it into the royal family of the Star Luo Empire.

• Luo Hao gathered the team at Blue Tyrant Academy and led them to the Great Soul Arena.
• During the carriage ride, Luo Hao teased Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing by suggesting they all share a room and a bed.
• Ning Rongrong saw that their first match was against Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, Tang San's team, followed by a match against Blazing Fire Academy.
• Ning Rongrong said she wanted to flatten Dai Mubai, while Zhu Zhuqing looked down on him and reconsidered her former reliance on him.
• Zhu Zhuqing decided she wanted to control the Zhu Family and make it the royal family of the Star Luo Empire.

Luo Hao teased Zhu Zhuqing before leading his team into their preliminary match against Tang San’s team. As the battle began, Tang San’s team chose to fight despite their doubts about Luo Hao’s strength.

• Luo Hao noticed Zhu Zhuqing acting strangely, teased her about it, and told his team to prepare for the match.
• After Luo Hao left, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about nearly getting close to him.
• The host announced the match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team and Blue Tyrant Academy, while Luo Hao’s hired supporters drowned out Tang San’s fans.
• Dai Mubai declared that his team could win, but Oscar advised them to concede, revealing their teammates’ doubts about facing Luo Hao.
• Tang San backed Dai Mubai and persuaded the team to fight, and the host started the battle.

During the match, Luo Hao’s lightly buffed allies overwhelmed the opposing team, while Ning Rongrong rushed Dai Mubai and was knocked back despite Luo Hao’s shield. After she fainted safely in his arms, Luo Hao confronted Dai Mubai and summoned his Barrett martial soul, shocking the spectators and Tang San with the revelation that he had three martial souls.

• At the referee’s signal, both teams released their martial souls, and Luo Hao stayed back to heal and lightly buff Xiao Wu, Tailong, and the others.
• Xiao Wu knocked Ma Hongjun down, while Zhu Zhuqing’s scythe strikes disrupted Tang San’s team’s formation.
• Ning Rongrong charged at Dai Mubai, who unleashed his soul skills, but Luo Hao’s healing shield protected her from the attacks; the impact sent her rolling back to him, where she fainted unharmed.
• Luo Hao entrusted the unconscious Ning Rongrong to Zhu Zhuqing, then threatened Dai Mubai for insulting her.
• Luo Hao summoned his Barrett martial soul, and Tang San and the spectators were stunned to realize that Luo Hao possessed three martial souls.

Luo Hao revealed that his Barrett had become his martial soul and used it to cripple Dai Mubai during their fight. Tang San then charged at Luo Hao in rage, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Luo Hao summoned the Barrett as his martial soul, chambered a round, and ordered Dai Mubai to surrender or be thrown off the stage.
• Dai Mubai charged Luo Hao while Tang San followed, hoping to use his Eight Spider Lances and poison to defeat him.
• Luo Hao fired several shots that Dai Mubai dodged or deflected, leading Dai Mubai to believe the weapon was harmless.
• Luo Hao's bullet shattered Dai Mubai's White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, pierced his fist, and destroyed his arm up to the elbow.
• Tang San saw Dai Mubai fall and charged at Luo Hao with his Eight Spider Lances.

Luo Hao overwhelmed Tang San and injured Dai Mubai until the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner. He left the arena to buy supplies for the Time Tower, planning to check on Ice Empress after a year had passed inside.

• Luo Hao threw Barrett at Tang San, shattering his Eight Spider Lances and blasting a crater into the arena as Tang San narrowly dodged.
• Tang San accused Luo Hao of being ruthless, but Luo Hao defended crippling Dai Mubai and mocked him before offering him another chance to surrender.
• Dai Mubai refused to surrender, so Luo Hao shot and shattered his left leg; Flender protested, and the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.
• Luo Hao left with his team, and Xiao Wu laughed at his explanation while Ning Rongrong slept in Zhu Zhuqing's arms.
• Luo Hao went to buy supplies for the Time Tower and planned to check whether Ice Empress had caused trouble.

After Luo Hao crippled Dai Mubai, Ning Fengzhi warned him about the consequences and asked how he would handle the tournament committee. Ning Fengzhi then took him to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who greeted Luo Hao warmly despite his discourteous manner.

• Ning Fengzhi confronted Luo Hao about crippling Dai Mubai and warned that he had made an enemy of Shrek Academy.
• Luo Hao admitted he had acted impulsively but assured Ning Fengzhi that the tournament committee matter was under control.
• Ning Fengzhi took Luo Hao to a teahouse to meet Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Luo Hao recognized Xue Qinghe but only nodded, prompting Ning Fengzhi to rebuke his lack of manners.
• Xue Qinghe brushed off Luo Hao’s attitude and invited him to call him Big Brother.