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Lin Fei faced the Jiu Li Fate God Spirit's Heavenly Dao will, while Ye Ying warned Alkaz to restrain his hatred until the final Apocalypse Judgment Day. Wei Bao observed Wang Bing's apparent bribery attempt and improved his skills under Old Master Chang's guidance, while Amin destroyed Hong Taiji's letter.

• The Heavenly Dao will of the Jiu Li Fate God Spirit pierced Lin Fei's body again and told him to give up resisting fate.
• Ye Ying urged Alkaz to suppress his anger and hatred until the final Apocalypse Judgment Day.
• Kong's Blood Flame Sky Rend annihilated the Flame Lion's black spatial flames, and the Flame Lion surrendered.
• Wei Bao watched Wang Bing and suspected that he was trying to bribe Aisin Gioro Lush.
• Amin seized Hong Taiji's parchment letter, confirmed the messenger's account, and burned the letter.
• Wei Bao improved his skills through Old Master Chang's guidance, demonstrations, and explanations.

The chapter moved between unrelated scenes involving romantic feelings, concealed spies, personal grievances, and business affairs. Shen Muqian sought news of Yu Chuchu, Liu Cheng departed by car, and an unnamed man continued managing company decisions through video conferences.

• Tirrant finished his account and looked coldly at Xia Lan over her betrayal.
• Park Ji Hoon offered Yuri a red envelope if the movie succeeded.
• An Nuo pulled out a spear as she ran past a man.
• Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian's spies evaded detection by Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru.
• Fuyang asked Yu Chuchu and Shen Muqian to judge his dispute with a woman who had spilled coffee and insulted him.
• Shen Muqian asked Baozi whether anything had happened to Yu Chuchu over the past few days.

Bibi Dong struggled with the mental torment of her eighth God Exam while separate confrontations and military battles unfolded. The chapter ended when an alarm interrupted Drakov's conversation with Melina in the Red House's core compartment.

• Bibi Dong struggled to distinguish her true self amid the resentment of dead soul masters left by her eighth God Exam.
• Yan Yunxing declined to investigate a meritorious man before entering seclusion and hoped he would remain a faithful Sacred Insect Trainer.
• Zhang Yi ordered people hung from the city walls and threatened immediate execution for anyone who fled.
• The Heart of the World turned crystal clear after absorbing Tang Chen's blood essence.
• Wang Dao died in battle, and the enraged Northern Army killed the remaining soldiers of the Sixteenth Legion while Lin Aotian prohibited surrender.
• Drakov was chatting with Melina in the Red House's core compartment when an alarm sounded.

The text consisted of disconnected excerpts from multiple stories, showing characters facing threats, discoveries, and difficult situations. It left each excerpt at a separate turning point, with no single continuing plot.

• Bibi Dong struggled with the mental torment caused by her eighth God Exam.
• Zhou Ming opened the door as capital soldiers mistook Luo Cheng for an ally of Zhao Hua and charged at him.
• Chen Xing and Leng Ren noticed Situ Bolei reacting sharply to the enemy before them.
• Beixi turned on her phone and received a call from Shen Moyan.
• Thousands of Order starships appeared in the starfield, while the media broadcast Han Jianfei’s words and the scene across the sector.
• Wang Teng used Divine Appraisal Technique on a Tangela whose condition seemed unusual to him.

Zhao Zilong began his challenge against Red Flag Douluo to prove his strength in the selection of the next Pope. He endured Red Flag Douluo’s powerful attacks and impressed the elders, who considered him qualified, though the challenge had not yet concluded.

• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile Douluo that Zhao Zilong had once claimed to be his disciple and urged him to try to win Zhao Zilong over.
• Bibi Dong brought Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena to the training grounds and explained that Zhao Zilong had to endure an elder’s attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Zhao Zilong chose to challenge Red Flag Douluo, who summoned his Royal Banner Martial Soul and immediately used his seventh soul skill.
• Zhao Zilong released his two domains and attacked with his Blue Silver Overlord Spear, but Red Flag Douluo suppressed him with his Gravity Domain.
• Zhao Zilong used his Eight Spider Lances and multiple skills to withstand Red Flag Douluo’s attacks, including a hurricane, lightning, and flying sand.
• Red Flag Douluo praised Zhao Zilong’s skill and said he was qualified, while their challenge remained underway.

Zhao Zilong tested his second Martial Soul and unveiled a powerful one-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Red Flag Douluo. Bibi Dong named him Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and first successor to the next Pope.

• Zhao Zilong revealed his Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, startling Bibi Dong and the elders with his ability to use both Martial Souls at once.
• Red Flag Douluo trapped Zhao Zilong in his Royal Flag Barrier and attacked with lightning, forcing Zhao Zilong to unveil his Super Fire Phoenix.
• Zhao Zilong lost control of the enormous Super Fire Phoenix, and Red Flag Douluo joined Yellow Flag Douluo and Blue Flag Douluo to contain its explosion with their Death Barrier.
• Bibi Dong explained that Zhao Zilong’s fusion skill rivaled a Titled Douluo’s Ninth Soul Skill, then set aside her thoughts of killing him.
• Bibi Dong announced Zhao Zilong as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and the first successor to the next Pope.

After Zhao Zilong was named Spirit Hall's Holy Son, Bibi Dong revealed the Soul Hunting Operation and assigned him to lead an attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Zhao Zilong warned Spirit Hall about the sect's concealed weapons and provided a blueprint, while the operation remained scheduled for two months later.

• The elders saluted Zhao Zilong as Spirit Hall's Holy Son, and a healing-type Soul Saint treated his injuries.
• Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena away, then told Zhao Zilong and the ten elders that Spirit Hall planned to eliminate opposing forces in the Soul Hunting Operation.
• Bibi Dong assigned Zhao Zilong to lead eight elders against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while she would attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Elder Ju, Demon Bear Elder, and allied sects.
• Zhao Zilong warned Bibi Dong that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed Godly Zhuge Crossbows and other concealed weapons, then showed her a blueprint.
• Bibi Dong decided to have a blacksmith forge the weapon and set the Soul Hunting Operation for two months later, ordering the elders to discuss their plans.

Zhao Zilong discussed Spirit Hall’s planned attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with the elders, then learned more about the Star Luo Empire’s powerful Titled Douluo. He went with Yue Yao to Spirit Hall’s archives to research Purple Gold Douluo.

• Bibi Dong assigned Flame Eagle Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo to the attack and left Zhao Zilong to coordinate the rest with the Holy Son.
• Zhao Zilong listened as the elders described the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s defenses and outlined a preliminary plan for the assault.
• Yue Yao warned Zhao Zilong that his powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill could leave him vulnerable and explained the Star Luo Empire’s seven guardians.
• Zhao Zilong asked Yue Yao to help him find information on Purple Gold Douluo, and she led him into Spirit Hall’s archives.
• Yue Yao explained that records about Titled Douluo were kept on the archives’ highest floor.

Zhao Zilong learned about Purple Gold Douluo’s history and told Yue Yao that he had to kill a Titled Douluo for the Sea God’s Trial, gaining her promise of support. After Bibi Dong tested the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and questioned Zhao Zilong about its origins, she asked whether he had blueprints for other weapons.

• Zhao Zilong read Purple Gold Douluo Zhang Hong’s records and learned that the elderly control-type soul master had reached level 91.
• Zhao Zilong told Yue Yao that the Sea God’s Trial required him to kill a Titled Douluo within a little over a year, and she promised to help him.
• Bibi Dong and Hu Liena tested the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and saw it pierce a stone slab, prompting Bibi Dong to consider mass-producing it.
• Bibi Dong summoned Zhao Zilong and asked whether he had invented the crossbow; he explained that Tang San had made it and that he had drawn its blueprint by seeing through its inner structure with his Byakugan.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhao Zilong whether he had blueprints for any other weapons like the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

Zhao Zilong gave Bibi Dong blueprints for more hidden weapons and revealed that his second Sea God Trial required him to kill a Titled Douluo. Meanwhile, Meng Yiran completed her Hundred Poisons Body training on Divine Dragon Island and learned that Zhao Zilong had returned and become Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.

• Zhao Zilong handed Bibi Dong several hidden-weapon blueprints and told her that his second Sea God Trial was to kill the Star Luo Empire’s Purple Gold Douluo within three years.
• Bibi Dong agreed to help Zhao Zilong prepare after the Soul Hunting Operation, which she said would proceed as planned in two months.
• Hu Liena gave Ye Lingling the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and took her outside to teach her how to use it.
• Zhao Zilong began cultivating Soul Power while Hu Liena and Ye Lingling trained with the crossbow.
• Meng Yiran demonstrated that she had cultivated the Hundred Poisons Body, and Meng Shu told her that Zhao Zilong had returned from the City of Slaughter and been named Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.

Meng Yiran returned from Divine Dragon Island to reunite with Zhao Zilong, having inherited Medusa's legacy and grown determined to keep him for herself. After they reunited and kissed, Zhao Zilong admitted that he and Hu Liena had become lovers in the City of Slaughter.

• Meng Yiran recalled enduring the Hundred Poisons Body trials and receiving Medusa's inheritance, while worrying that Zhao Zilong would be repelled by her transformed hands.
• Meng Shu encouraged Meng Yiran to be confident in her divine inheritance, and she resolved to confront Huo Wu and reach Spirit City quickly.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma brought Meng Yiran to Spirit City, where she went to Zhao Zilong's courtyard and found him cultivating.
• Zhao Zilong broke through to level sixty-five, then joyfully reunited with Meng Yiran, and they kissed.
• Meng Yiran asked how far Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena had gone, and he confessed that Hu Liena was already his lover after their time in the City of Slaughter.

Zhao Zilong reunited with Meng Yiran, who claimed she accepted his relationships with Hu Liena and Ye Lingling, but her hostility surfaced when they met. After learning about Ye Lingling’s help and new martial soul, Meng Yiran apologized for mistreating her while insisting she would ultimately be the one with Zhao Zilong.

• Meng Yiran told Zhao Zilong that Dugu Yan had pursued him and said she would handle Hu Liena herself, then asked why he had not visited after leaving the City of Slaughter.
• Zhao Zilong explained that he and Hu Liena had studied etiquette at Moonlight Pavilion to control their Killing Intent.
• Hu Liena arrived and exchanged sharp words with Meng Yiran, who challenged her, while Zhao Zilong tried to keep them from fighting.
• Hu Liena called Ye Lingling into the room, and Zhao Zilong explained that Aromatic Silk Beauty had evolved her martial soul into Nine-Colored Begonia.
• Zhao Zilong asked Meng Yiran to apologize for threatening Ye Lingling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Meng Yiran apologized before warning that she alone would end up with him.

Meng Yiran revealed that she had inherited the Serpent God’s Nine Trials, then agreed to support Zhao Zilong’s plan to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. A month later, Spirit Hall launched its Soul Hunting Operation, with Zhao Zilong leading six thousand Soul Masters against the sect while Bibi Dong led a separate force against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Meng Yiran showed Zhao Zilong, Hu Liena, and Ye Lingling her six soul rings and revealed that she had completed two of the Serpent God’s Nine Trials and reached Soul Power Level 62.
• Meng Yiran and Hu Liena argued over Zhao Zilong, who stopped them and promised to help Hu Liena and Ye Lingling find suitable God Positions.
• Zhao Zilong asked Meng Yiran to bring her grandparents to help attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she pledged their support.
• After a month of preparations, Bibi Dong assigned Zhao Zilong to lead six thousand Soul Masters against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while she led another force against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Zhao Zilong set out with eight Spirit Hall elders, Dragon Duke, Snake Grandma, Meng Yiran, and Ye Lingling to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Zhao Zilong led four Titled Douluo into Seven Treasure City for the planned attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi learned of their arrival and prepared to meet them. The chapter then shifted to Spirit Hall, where Bibi Dong announced that Zhao Zilong and another disciple would compete in an assessment to become the next Pope.

• Zhao Zilong and four Titled Douluo entered Seven Treasure City as six thousand troops waited in ambush outside.
• Ning Rongrong made Oscar massage and praise her legs while Ning Fengzhi reflected on their relationship and Oscar’s efforts over the past four years.
• A sect disciple told Ning Fengzhi that Zhao Zilong and four Titled Douluo had come to see him, prompting Chen Xin and Gu Rong to warn him to be cautious.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to welcome Zhao Zilong personally, hoping to resolve the conflict stemming from the failed assassination four years earlier.
• Bibi Dong announced that Zhao Zilong and another disciple would challenge ten elders and needed approval from more than half to pass the first assessment for the next Pope.
• Zhao Zilong welcomed the chance to fight Titled Douluo, and Bibi Dong scheduled the assessment to begin the following day.

Zhao Zilong demanded that Ning Fengzhi send Ning Rongrong to Spirit Hall as a disciple, then used the refusal and an attack on the sect to force a confrontation. Spirit Hall's reinforcements surrounded the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi ordered Rongrong evacuated as battle loomed.

• Zhao Zilong told Ning Fengzhi that Bibi Dong wanted Ning Rongrong as a disciple and offered to drop the grudge over Gu Rong's attempted assassination if she joined Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi refused, and a disciple reported that Spirit Hall forces had begun attacking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Zhao Zilong and his four Titled Douluo allies fought Ning Fengzhi's defenders, and Zhao Zilong revealed his Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix martial soul as the battle moved outside.
• The Three Sons of the Royal Flag, Sea Turtle Douluo, and the Peerless Dragon-Snake Couple arrived to reinforce Spirit Hall, bringing the threat to eight Titled Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered his people to protect Ning Rongrong and take her away so the sect might survive.

Zhao Zilong led Spirit Hall’s attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and killed Ning Rongrong after Oscar sacrificed himself to save her. Chen Xin broke through to level 97, killed Blue Flag Douluo, and turned his attention to Zhao Zilong.

• The Three Sons of the Royal Flag trapped Chen Xin in their Death Barrier while Spirit Hall’s forces fought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Zhao Zilong, and Oscar took his spear thrust meant for her.
• Zhao Zilong killed Oscar and then struck Ning Rongrong between the brows, killing her.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the sect to fight to the death, and Chen Xin broke through to level 97 and shattered the Death Barrier.
• Chen Xin killed Blue Flag Douluo with one slash, then raised his Seven Kill Sword against Zhao Zilong.

Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived to protect Zhao Zilong and challenged Sword Douluo Chen Xin while Spirit Hall attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Bibi Dong confronted Yu Yuanzhen and revealed that she had reached level 99 with an extraordinary Spirit Ring Configuration, then asked whether he had heard of Hundred Level Godhood.

• Yue Yao shielded Zhao Zilong from Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword until Golden Crocodile Douluo appeared and blocked the attack.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo explained that he had come to see his supposed disciple’s abilities, then summoned his martial soul and prepared to fight Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin accepted Golden Crocodile Douluo’s challenge, while Spirit Hall’s forces moved to deal with the other members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen fought Ghost Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo as Spirit Hall and allied sects slaughtered the clan’s members.
• Bibi Dong arrived, pressured Yu Yuanzhen with her level 99 Soul Power, and ordered him to use the Nine Dragon Crowns before revealing her Spirit Ring Configuration and mentioning Hundred Level Godhood.

Bibi Dong faced Yu Yuanzhen as he used the Nine Dragon Crowns to unleash their power, while Spirit Hall forces attacked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived to confront Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Yu Yuanzhen watched his clan being slaughtered as the battle continued.

• Yu Yuanzhen absorbed eight of the Nine Dragon Crowns, raising his Soul Power and his ninth soul ring's age as the cost began to drain his body.
• Bibi Dong summoned her Rakshasa Demon Scythe and ordered Ju Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo to hunt down the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's remaining disciples.
• Yue Yao protected Zhao Zilong from Sword Douluo Chen Xin's attack until Golden Crocodile Douluo arrived and blocked the Seven Kill Sword.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed that he had come to assess his supposed disciple Zhao Zilong, then challenged Chen Xin after accusing him of killing a Spirit Hall elder.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo took on Chen Xin while Spirit Hall's forces attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Yu Yuanzhen saw his clan members being slaughtered by Spirit Hall and allied sects.

Bibi Dong defeated Yu Yuanzhen and absorbed his power, turning the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s defeat into its destruction. She ordered the clan’s valuables seized and promised rewards to the Seven Great Sects while planning to replace the Upper Three Sects after the Soul Hunting Operation.

• Yu Yuanzhen used his strongest attack against Bibi Dong, but her Undying Body let her survive and reappear behind him.
• Bibi Dong drained Yu Yuanzhen’s life with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, then endured his lingering resentment as her sixth, seventh, and eighth soul rings became hundred-thousand-year rings.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to take the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s valuables and burn what could not be carried away.
• Bibi Dong offered seven Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to the Seven Great Sects’ sect masters for their service.
• Bibi Dong said Spirit Hall would replace the Upper Three Sects after the Soul Hunting Operation and award Yu Yuanzhen’s three soul bones to the new Upper Three Sects.

After Spirit Hall destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Golden Crocodile Douluo questioned Zhao Zilong about pretending to be his disciple and offered to take him as a pupil. Zhao Zilong declined because Bibi Dong was already his master, and Spirit Hall prepared to loot the sect and withdraw before Heaven Dou City’s guards arrived.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Zhao Zilong why he had claimed to be his disciple, and Zhao Zilong explained that he had used the name to protect himself when Meng Yiran and her grandparents confronted him years earlier.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo teased Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma about hoping Zhao Zilong would become their granddaughter’s wealthy husband, and Meng Shu admitted he had wanted to bring Zhao Zilong and Meng Yiran together.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo offered to become Zhao Zilong’s master, but Zhao Zilong refused because he had already taken Bibi Dong as his master; Golden Crocodile Douluo told him to seek help at the Worship Hall if needed.
• After Golden Crocodile Douluo left, Meng Yiran praised him, and Yue Yao told Zhao Zilong that Spirit Hall was cleaning up and moving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s treasures before Heaven Dou City’s guards could arrive.
• Meng Yiran questioned Zhao Zilong about Yue Yao, and Hu Liena identified her as Flame Eagle Douluo and warned that she was a pervert.

Zhao Zilong reassured Hu Liena about his relationship with Yue Yao, then his group looted and burned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After learning that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been destroyed, Xue Ye blamed Spirit Hall and ordered Heaven Dou City to expel its people.

• Hu Liena warned Zhao Zilong not to fall for Yue Yao, and he promised to keep his distance.
• Zhao Zilong and his companions removed valuable items from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and set the sect ablaze.
• Xue Ye learned that more than two thousand Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples had been killed and suspected Spirit Hall had destroyed both Upper Three Sects.
• Xue Ye ordered Heaven Dou Empire to increase patrols and enter wartime readiness.
• Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to buy back Spirit Hall's land in Heaven Dou City and drive out its stewards and bishops.

After Spirit Hall defeated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Bibi Dong ordered a new Seven Great Sects selection tournament and briefed Zhao Zilong on the political fallout. She led him to a population map of Douluo Continent, beginning to teach him how the continent was distributed.

• Ghost Douluo reported that Spirit Hall had suffered over two thousand deaths and more than six thousand injuries in the battles against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Bibi Dong declared the two sects eliminated, postponed dealing with the Clear Sky Sect, and ordered a new Seven Great Sects tournament to be held in two years.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the elders but kept Zhao Zilong behind, noting that Golden Crocodile Douluo had tried to take him as a disciple.
• Bibi Dong told Zhao Zilong that the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires likely suspected Spirit Hall, and that Xue Ye had expelled Spirit Hall's people from Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong explained that she had sent those people to the Balak Kingdom, then took Zhao Zilong to study a population-distribution map of Douluo Continent.

Bibi Dong explained her plan to replace the two empires with a nation ruled by Spirit Hall, and Zhao Zilong saw through her lofty justification. She asked him to recruit Dugu Bo or kill him, then raised the question of why he was becoming troublesome.

• Bibi Dong described the Star Luo Empire’s reforms and said she wanted to establish a nation without nobles, slavery, or oppression.
• Zhao Zilong pointed out that Bibi Dong really wanted to found the Spirit Hall Empire and become its empress, and she admitted the road would be difficult.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhao Zilong to recruit Dugu Bo or kill him if he refused, noting that his poison would benefit Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong said Dugu Bo’s existence was becoming troublesome, and Zhao Zilong asked why.

Bibi Dong told Zhao Zilong that Xue Qinghe was a Spirit Hall agent, but learned he had already seen through Qian Renxue's disguise. She then explained her plan to overthrow the two empires and build a new nation, and Zhao Zilong agreed to support her while teasing her for dressing up her ambition to become empress.

• Bibi Dong asked whether Zhao Zilong knew Xue Qinghe was connected to Spirit Hall, and Zhao Zilong revealed that his Byakugan had shown him Xue Qinghe was a woman.
• Zhao Zilong explained that he had kept quiet because no one would have believed him and exposing the impersonation could have endangered him; Bibi Dong confirmed that he had told no one.
• Bibi Dong described the Star Luo Empire's reforms and condemned the power of nobles, then said she wanted to establish a nation without nobles, slavery, or oppression.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhao Zilong to help her build a new nation, and he realized she meant to establish the Spirit Hall Empire.
• Zhao Zilong told Bibi Dong she could have simply admitted she wanted to become empress, and said he would support her.

Zhao Zilong trained with Hu Liena, Meng Yiran, and Ye Lingling while helping Bibi Dong prepare for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where powerful soul beasts had gathered. Meanwhile, Tang San emerged from Death Canyon at level sixty-six and learned that Spirit Hall had destroyed two major sects before his father asked about his plans to establish a sect.

• Zhao Zilong asked Ye Lingling to consider bringing her mother to Spirit Hall, then challenged her, Hu Liena, and Meng Yiran to test their strength.
• Over the next two months, Zhao Zilong handled Spirit Hall affairs with Bibi Dong and trained with the three women as news spread that Spirit Hall would select new Seven Great Sects in two years.
• Bibi Dong told Zhao Zilong that more than a dozen powerful soul beasts had gathered at the Lake of Life and said they would head to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day.
• Tang San left Death Canyon at level sixty-six after nearly two years of training, and Tang Hao praised his progress.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been wiped out, and Tang San suspected Spirit Hall was responsible.
• Tang Hao explained that Spirit Hall planned to select new Seven Great Sects and asked Tang San about his earlier wish to establish a sect.