Chapter Summaries

Zhao Zilong and Xiao Wu absorbed their Immortal Herbs, and Xiao Wu successfully condensed a 1,200-year second soul ring. Yue Yao then reported that the weakened Four Element Cities wanted Spirit Hall's help reclaiming Thunder City, leaving Zhao Zilong to consider how to secure the remaining academies.

• Zhao Zilong absorbed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and gained one Soul Power level, while Xiao Wu absorbed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and reached level 20.
• Xiao Wu condensed a 1,200-year second soul ring and rose to level 26, impressing Zhao Zilong.
• Xiao Wu told Zhao Zilong she wanted to marry him when she grew up, and Yue Yao complained that Xiao Wu's clinginess left her little time alone with him.
• Yue Yao reported that the defeats of Blazing Fire, Tianshui, and Kamikaze had weakened the academies and their cities, which wanted Spirit Hall's help retaking Thunder City.
• Zhao Zilong explained that helping reclaim Thunder City offered little benefit, while Yue Yao said Blazing Fire was effectively secured through Huo Wu and Tianshui and Kamikaze remained troublesome.

Tang San and his companions began the Sea God Island trials after Seahorse Douluo warned them that failure could kill them within a year. Ma Hongjun received a Black Tier Four Trial, and the others chose to proceed despite the danger.

• Tang San introduced his companions and father Tang Hao to Seahorse Douluo, who confirmed Tang Hao had once been the Clear Sky Douluo but was now a level 85 Soul Douluo.
• Ma Hongjun volunteered for the first trial and received a Black Tier Four Trial from the Sea God.
• Seahorse Douluo explained the trial tiers and warned that land Soul Masters had to complete one trial each year or their forehead seals would explode.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun reaffirmed that they would accept the trials, and Dai Mubai stepped forward with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Seahorse Douluo activated the pillar, and two golden lights descended toward Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhao Zilong defeated Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er in a four-on-one battle, revealing his powerful spirit rings and Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. Feng Xiaotian accepted the group’s bet and agreed to join Spirit Hall after Zhao Zilong promised them future positions.

• Zhao Zilong revealed his seven spirit rings and level 71 strength, shocking Feng Xiaotian and the others.
• Zhao Zilong used Divine Slaughter's Domain and his Blue Silver Overlord Spear to defeat Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er unleashed their Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Zhao Zilong countered it with his Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix.
• Zhao Zilong explained that his Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix was a super beast Martial Soul, and Feng Xiaotian admitted the gap between them had grown.
• Feng Xiaotian agreed that the group would join Spirit Hall, and Zhao Zilong promised him a future position as an elder.

Bibi Dong completed the Rakshasa God Eighth Exam and learned that the Asura God King had placed a Rule of Power on her to subtly manipulate her thoughts. Unable to identify how to break it, she concluded she might need someone else’s help.

• Bibi Dong completed the Rakshasa God Eighth Exam, turning all the soul rings of her second martial soul into hundred-thousand-year soul rings and gaining ten percent Rakshasa God affinity.
• The Rakshasa God revealed that the Asura God King had placed a Rule of Power on Bibi Dong and set her Ninth Exam as removing it.
• Bibi Dong realized the rule might have influenced her past decisions and left her unsure whether her current thoughts were truly her own.
• Bibi Dong considered whether Zhao Zilong could help her inherit the Asura God Position, since she believed Tang San was the current inheritor.
• While bathing in her bedchamber, Bibi Dong struggled to find a way to break the rule and decided she might need someone else’s help.

Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena about her past behavior and her strained relationship with Qian Renxue while searching for signs of the Rule of Power’s influence. Unable to ask Hu Liena freely, she asked her to draw out Zhao Zilong’s honest opinions about her.

• Hu Liena joined Bibi Dong in the bath, where Bibi Dong began asking whether Hu Liena had noticed anything unusual about her.
• Hu Liena raised the rumors that Qian Renxue was Bibi Dong’s daughter, and Bibi Dong confirmed it while admitting their relationship was poor.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether the Rule of Power influenced her rejection of Qian Renxue, though she also blamed Qian Renxue’s sacred aura.
• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that concerns about her God Exam had prompted her to seek help, and asked Hu Liena to bring her up in conversation with Zhao Zilong to learn his true opinion of her.

Bibi Dong invited Hu Liena to bathe with her and privately planned to probe for weaknesses in the Rule of Power. The chapter ended before Bibi Dong revealed what she intended to do.

• Hu Liena arrived at Bibi Dong's bedchamber and found her bathing.
• Bibi Dong invited Hu Liena to join her in the bath, and Hu Liena accepted.
• Bibi Dong teased Hu Liena about Zhao Zilong, and Hu Liena complimented her teacher's beauty.
• Bibi Dong decided to investigate the Rule of Power indirectly without revealing it to Hu Liena.

Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s pleas to reveal how Zhao Zilong used Twin Martial Souls and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and demanded that he choose between Tang San and Spirit Hall. Yu Xiaogang ended their relationship and left, while Bibi Dong privately accepted that her heartbreak was real and called Hu Liena out of hiding.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang to address her as Your Excellency the Pope, but Yu Xiaogang insisted that they still loved each other and claimed Liu Erlong was only his sworn sibling.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how Zhao Zilong could use Twin Martial Souls and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the same time, but she refused to tell him.
• Bibi Dong warned Yu Xiaogang to give up Tang San or bring him to join Spirit Hall, and Yu Xiaogang said he would try to persuade Tang San if Spirit Hall showed goodwill.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Bibi Dong of ordering the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s extermination, and she confirmed that she had.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that all affection between them was severed and threatened to destroy Spirit Hall if Tang San was harmed, then left.
• Bibi Dong felt genuine heartbreak after Yu Xiaogang departed and called Hu Liena out of hiding.

Bibi Dong told Hu Liena about her past love for Yu Xiaogang and questioned whether her feelings were still genuine. Hu Liena shared her own confusing affection for Zhao Zilong and the women around him, leaving Bibi Dong trying to understand the difference between romantic love and other forms of affection.

• Bibi Dong revealed that Yu Xiaogang had been her first love and that Qian Xunji had forced them apart.
• Hu Liena offered to kill Yu Xiaogang, but Bibi Dong refused and said she wanted to understand something else about her God Exam.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena why she had fallen for Zhao Zilong and how she could get along with Huo Wu, Ye Lingling, and the others.
• Hu Liena admitted that she loved Zhao Zilong romantically but felt a different kind of affection for Ye Lingling, and did not dislike Huo Wu or Meng Yiran.

Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to find out what Zhao Zilong thought of her, while Zhao Zilong led Yue Yao, Xiao Wu, Huo Wu, and their group toward Spirit Hall. The journey took an unexpected turn when Yue Yao captured Yu Xiaogang, who accused Zhao Zilong of being sent by Bibi Dong to kill him.

• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to sound out Zhao Zilong about his feelings toward her when he returned.
• Zhao Zilong traveled toward Spirit Hall with Xiao Wu, Huo Wu, Yue Yao, and the people from Blazing Fire Academy and the Fire Clan as other groups took separate routes.
• Xiao Wu refused to enter the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and teased Zhao Zilong and Huo Wu about being intimate together.
• Yue Yao spotted a lone traveler, flew ahead, and brought Yu Xiaogang back to Zhao Zilong's carriage.
• Zhao Zilong confronted Yu Xiaogang, who asked whether Bibi Dong had sent him to kill him.

Zhao Zilong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his visit to Spirit City and his meeting with Bibi Dong, then abducted and tortured him. The chapter ended with Zhao Zilong castrating Yu Xiaogang in the forest.

• Zhao Zilong questioned Yu Xiaogang about visiting Bibi Dong, then mocked him for once being loved by her.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to leave, but Zhao Zilong ordered him to stop and sent Huo Wu ahead while Xiao Wu stayed with him.
• Zhao Zilong bound Yu Xiaogang with Blue Silver Emperor vines and flew him several kilometers away from the group.
• Zhao Zilong demanded to know why Yu Xiaogang had visited Bibi Dong, but Yu Xiaogang denied it and refused to explain.
• Zhao Zilong bound Yu Xiaogang and castrated him with the Bright Silver Dragon Gall Bladder Spear despite Yu Xiaogang pleading for Yue Yao to save him.

Bibi Dong told Hu Liena about her past love for Yu Xiaogang and questioned whether her feelings were affected by her God Exam. Hu Liena then admitted that she felt romantic affection not only for Zhao Zilong but also for Ye Lingling, leaving Bibi Dong puzzled.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Yu Xiaogang had been her first love and that Qian Xunji had forced them apart.
• Hu Liena offered to kill Yu Xiaogang, but Bibi Dong refused and asked Hu Liena to share her honest observations instead.
• Bibi Dong said she no longer had feelings for Yu Xiaogang, though she wondered whether her past love had been influenced by the Rule of Power.
• Hu Liena explained that she had accepted Ye Lingling and the others partly because they were talented, despite initially resenting Ye Lingling's relationship with Zhao Zilong.
• Hu Liena confessed that she wanted to marry Zhao Zilong but also felt affection and a desire to kiss Ye Lingling, and asked Bibi Dong why she felt that way.

Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong about her past with Yu Xiaogang and shared her confusing feelings for Zhao Zilong and the other women around him. Bibi Dong listened as Hu Liena revealed that she also felt drawn to Ye Lingling and wondered why she liked girls.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena how she had fallen in love with Yu Xiaogang when she was Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, before Qian Xunji forced them apart.
• Bibi Dong said she no longer had feelings for Yu Xiaogang, refused Hu Liena's offer to kill him, and explained that she wanted to understand something more important about her God Exam.
• Hu Liena said she could not understand why Bibi Dong had loved Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong compared that love to Hu Liena's feelings for Zhao Zilong.
• Hu Liena admitted she loved Zhao Zilong and also felt affection for Ye Lingling, Huo Wu, and Meng Yiran.
• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that Ye Lingling made her heart flutter and that she sometimes wanted to kiss her, then asked Bibi Dong why she felt this way.

Hu Liena told Zhao Zilong that Bibi Dong had met Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Zilong revealed what he knew about their past relationship and Yu Xiaogang’s theories. Bibi Dong secretly listened as Hu Liena pressed Zhao Zilong for more answers.

• Hu Liena recounted overhearing Yu Xiaogang ask Bibi Dong how Tang San could use Twin Martial Souls and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Bibi Dong’s offer to explain if Tang San joined Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena told Zhao Zilong that Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong seemed to have been lovers, and Zhao Zilong said they had been together and accused Yu Xiaogang of plagiarizing Spirit Hall knowledge for his Ten Core Theories.
• Bibi Dong, listening from the shadows, wondered how Zhao Zilong knew the secret and urged Hu Liena to question him further.
• Zhao Zilong revealed that he had encountered Yu Xiaogang and taught him a lesson, saying he would have killed him if not for Bibi Dong.
• Hu Liena objected to Zhao Zilong speaking disrespectfully about Bibi Dong and asked why Bibi Dong would like Yu Xiaogang.

Hu Liena told Zhao Zilong about Yu Xiaogang’s visit to Bibi Dong and their former relationship, while Bibi Dong secretly listened to their conversation. Zhao Zilong revealed how much he knew about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, leaving Bibi Dong eager to uncover more of his secrets.

• Hu Liena recounted overhearing Yu Xiaogang ask Bibi Dong how Tang San could use Twin Martial Souls and Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and said Bibi Dong had demanded Tang San join Spirit Hall in exchange for answers.
• Hu Liena told Zhao Zilong that Yu Xiaogang had called Bibi Dong “Dong'er” and that they seemed to have been lovers.
• Zhao Zilong explained that Yu Xiaogang had built his reputation as “Master” by taking knowledge from Spirit Hall and inventing his ten great theories, astonishing Hu Liena and the hidden Bibi Dong.
• Zhao Zilong admitted that he had encountered Yu Xiaogang and taught him a lesson, but had not killed him because Bibi Dong might retaliate.
• Hu Liena criticized Zhao Zilong for speaking disrespectfully about Bibi Dong and asked why Bibi Dong would like Yu Xiaogang.

Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena decided to ask Bibi Dong for permission to travel to Sea God Island, where Zhao Zilong suspected Tang San was training. Bibi Dong refused, concerned that Zhao Zilong would not return and that his absence would disrupt Spirit Hall’s plans.

• Bibi Dong overheard Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena discussing their plan to go to Sea God Island and worried that Zhao Zilong might leave for good.
• Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena went to Bibi Dong’s bedchamber with Xiao Wu to tell her about their plans.
• Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena and Xiao Wu out so she could question Zhao Zilong about the Rule of Power.
• Zhao Zilong said he wanted to take Hu Liena to Sea God Island to train and suspected Tang San was there.
• Bibi Dong refused to let Zhao Zilong go because the Seven Great Sects’ reselection was less than a year away and she feared he would not return.

Bibi Dong overheard Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena discussing a trip to Sea God Island and grew wary of his many secrets. When Zhao Zilong asked permission to go there with Hu Liena, Bibi Dong refused, determined to keep him from leaving before Spirit Hall’s plans advanced.

• Bibi Dong secretly listened as Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena discussed telling her they wanted to train on Sea God Island.
• Zhao Zilong, Hu Liena, and Xiao Wu went to Bibi Dong’s chambers to speak with her.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena and Xiao Wu to leave so she could question Zhao Zilong about the Rule of Power, which he said he did not know.
• Zhao Zilong told Bibi Dong he wanted to take Hu Liena to Sea God Island and suspected Tang San was there.
• Bibi Dong rejected Zhao Zilong’s request because the Seven Great Sects’ reselection was less than a year away and she did not want him to leave.

Bibi Dong revealed why she chose Zhao Zilong as her disciple and asked him to help remove the Rule of Power affecting her. Zhao Zilong suggested divine power might break it but withheld a crucial thought, leaving Bibi Dong demanding his honesty.

• Zhao Zilong wondered whether the Asura God King's Rule of Power had influenced Bibi Dong's feelings for Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong agreed that Yu Xiaogang was her weakness and recognized Tang San as a likely Asura God inheritor.
• Bibi Dong revealed that her Sixth Exam had required her to find an Asura God inheritor, and that she had chosen Zhao Zilong after learning Tang San was Tang Hao's son.
• Zhao Zilong told Bibi Dong that matching divine power might remove the Rule of Power and suggested the Sea God's power could help.
• Zhao Zilong withheld his thought that he might now be the only person able to obtain the Asura God Position, so Bibi Dong demanded he tell her the truth.

Zhao Zilong told Bibi Dong that Tang San lacked the Divine Slaughter's Domain needed to inherit the Asura God Position, raising the possibility that Zhao Zilong or Hu Liena could inherit it. Bibi Dong decided to train Zhao Zilong herself and refused to let him go to Sea God Island before the Seven Great Sects election.

• Zhao Zilong explained that passing through the City of Slaughter and obtaining Divine Slaughter's Domain were prerequisites for inheriting the Asura God Position, which Tang San had not met.
• Bibi Dong considered who might inherit the Asura God Position and concluded that Zhao Zilong and Hu Liena were the remaining candidates after ruling out herself and Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong promised to train Zhao Zilong personally and test whether he could handle a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Zhao Zilong said his Soul Power had reached level 71 and asked to train on Sea God Island, but Bibi Dong refused to let him go before the Seven Great Sects election.

Bibi Dong refused to let Zhao Zilong go to Sea God Island and arranged to train him herself. After explaining Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa God trial to Hu Liena, Zhao Zilong returned to urge Bibi Dong to attack the Clear Sky Sect, leaving her to consider the proposal.

• Bibi Dong rejected Zhao Zilong’s request to leave for Sea God Island, warned him not to sneak away, and ordered him to report for her daily training.
• Zhao Zilong told Hu Liena that Bibi Dong’s ninth trial required her to break the Rule of Power that subtly altered her thoughts, and said the Sea God’s power might help.
• Zhao Zilong returned to Bibi Dong with Hu Liena and proposed that Spirit Hall destroy the Clear Sky Sect while Tang San was away.
• Zhao Zilong argued that his Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could overcome the sect’s natural defenses and that removing the Clear Sky Sect would benefit Spirit Hall’s plans.
• Bibi Dong pointed out the difficulty of attacking the Clear Sky Sect, but considered using the opportunity to settle Spirit Hall’s long-standing grudge against it.

After their training fight, Bibi Dong praised Zhao Zilong’s strength but grew fearful of his power and his wish to leave for Sea God Island. She appeared to agree to let him go after the Seven Great Sects election, then changed her mind and knocked him unconscious.

• Bibi Dong assessed Zhao Zilong’s combat ability and advised him to adapt his techniques for fighting multiple opponents.
• Zhao Zilong asked to go to Sea God Island with Nana after the Clear Sky Sect was destroyed so they could train and strengthen Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong agreed to let Zhao Zilong go after the Seven Great Sects election, and he happily thanked her.
• After Zhao Zilong left, Bibi Dong decided she could not let him go because he was the Sea God’s inheritor and might not return.
• Bibi Dong called Zhao Zilong back, said she could not lose such an exceptional disciple, and knocked him unconscious with her Soul Power.