Chapter Summaries

Wu Qi rewarded the Gathering Righteousness Sect’s Elders with Soul Bones and assigned Dugu Bo to help develop Soul Tools. He then arranged training for Wu Qingtian and began seeking Ning Fengzhi’s support for Soul Tool research.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin speculated that Dugu Bo’s invitation concerned Golden Crocodile Douluo, but found Wu Qi waiting when they arrived.
• Wu Qi gave Niu Gao and the other Elders Soul Bone rewards, then outlined the sect’s development plans.
• Wu Qi revealed fifty Soul Bones to Dugu Bo and asked him to collect materials for Zhao Chenggong’s Soul Tool research in Spirit City.
• Wu Qi told Dugu Bo to train Wu Qingtian and let him absorb an Immortal Herb if he reached Soul Grandmaster within half a year.
• Wu Qi asked Ning Fengzhi to help gather Soul Tool materials and provide access to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ancient blueprints, offering training and research results in return.

Wu Qi rejected Ning Fengzhi’s proposal to monopolize Soul Tool technology, and Ning agreed to support its development and wider spread. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong continued her Rakshasa inheritance, while Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect learned of Sea Horse Douluo’s death and planned to pursue the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud on Sea God Island.

• Wu Qi argued that spreading Soul Tool technology would expand its market and benefit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall more than a monopoly, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to gather and share relevant texts.
• The Rakshasa God asked Bibi Dong whether she would submit to or resist a God King, but Bibi Dong insisted she had her own plans and demanded that the god continue her trial.
• Tang Xiao summoned Yu Xiaogang and Tang San after learning that Sea Horse Douluo and his companions had died in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Tang San read the report and concluded that Sea Horse Douluo had tried to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for him, while Yu Xiaogang accused the Heaven Dou Empire and Gathering Righteousness Sect of setting a trap.
• Tang San said he would return to Sea God Island, consult Bo Saixi, and seek the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while Tang Xiao urged him to prioritize completing his trials.

Wu Qi wondered why Bibi Dong had withdrawn from Spirit Hall as he prepared to take over her troubled administration, while the God of Destruction revealed that she was seeking his approval for an escape from the God Realm. On Sea God Island, Tang San proposed an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect after Sea Horse Douluo's death.

• Wu Qi returned to Spirit City with Zhao Chenggong, placed him in the Blacksmiths' Association, and later welcomed Qian Gu Changkong, who had reached Level 95 after receiving the Ice Empress's sacrifice.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong discussed Bibi Dong's disappearance and her lack of response to Wu Qi's growing influence; they could not determine what she intended.
• The God of Destruction explained to the Goddess of Life that Bibi Dong wanted Wu Qi's approval to inherit the Rakshasa God seat and flee to an ideal world, but he chose not to tell Wu Qi while she was still undecided.
• Wu Qi questioned Hu Liena, who revealed nothing about Bibi Dong, then considered how to repair Spirit Hall's damaged reputation and address the power of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
• Tang San told Bo Saixi and the Sacred Pillar Douluo that Sea Horse Douluo had died; after Sea Dragon Douluo vowed revenge, Tang San urged Sea God Island to ally with the Clear Sky Sect.

Wu Qi prepared Feng Xiaotian and his companions to train in the Far North, where Feng Xiaotian could obtain Snow Empress’s spirit ring and strengthen the group. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong returned to the Papal Hall and Wu Qi secretly agreed to her request for permission to inherit a divine position without being forced to go to the God Realm.

• Bo Saixi declined to commit Sea God Island to an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect and told Tang San to finish his trials before seeking the island’s allegiance.
• Feng Xiaotian brought his companions to Spirit City, where they reunited with Wu Qi and learned that Qian Gu Changkong had become a Level 95 Titled Douluo known as the Dragon Emperor.
• Wu Qi proposed that Feng Xiaotian absorb Snow Empress’s spirit ring in the Far North, and he asked Chen Ping to go with the group as well.
• Wu Qi reassured Feng Xiaotian and Ning Rongrong that their cultivation mattered more than staying to support him against Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong returned to the Papal Hall and sent Wu Qi a request for a God King’s approval to inherit a divine position without being forced to enter the God Realm.
• After checking with the God of Destruction, Wu Qi agreed to Bibi Dong’s request and placed his Divine Power imprint on a Contract, keeping the arrangement secret from Qian Renxue and the others.

At the Grand Court Assembly, Bibi Dong resigned as Pope and Qian Daoliu backed Wu Qi as her successor, provoking a struggle over Spirit Hall’s leadership. Wu Qi revealed his overwhelming strength before the assembly, leaving his opponents shocked.

• Outside Spirit City, Wu Qi told Feng Xiaotian and the others that his private agreement with Bibi Dong still depended on the Grand Court Assembly’s decision.
• Before the assembly, Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue he would appoint her Elder of Judgment and expected her to govern Spirit Hall alongside Wu Qi.
• Bibi Dong announced that her health had failed and resigned as Pope, then left Papal Hall despite Gui Mei and Yue Guan trying to question her decision.
• Qian Daoliu nominated a new Pope, while Bibi Dong’s supporters backed Hu Liena and Qian Renxue and Qian Gu Changkong asserted that Wu Qi should take the position.
• Wu Qi declared that he was also a Limit Douluo and revealed nine Soul Rings, shocking the assembly with an aura that even faintly surpassed Qian Daoliu’s.

After Bibi Dong abdicated, Wu Qi took charge of the Papal Hall and began planning reforms to Spirit Hall. He decided to establish a Hall of Judgment under Qian Renxue, leaving her to win over the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo as he worked to prevent unrest.

• Qian Daoliu announced Wu Qi's upcoming coronation and scheduled Qian Gu Changkong's Titled Douluo coronation for the previous day.
• Wu Qi took over Spirit Hall's accumulated official affairs and decided to keep operations stable while developing a governing framework.
• Wu Qi considered transferring the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to a new Hall of Judgment rather than removing them from their posts outright.
• Wu Qi told Hu Liena that Bibi Dong had chosen to leave the continent and encouraged Hu Liena to cultivate so she might meet her Master again.
• Wu Qi proposed that Qian Renxue lead the Hall of Judgment, which would oversee Spirit Hall's personnel and have armed support.
• Wu Qi left Qian Renxue to persuade the Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to join the Hall of Judgment.

Wu Qi’s ascension as Spirit Hall’s New Pope prompted major factions to consider how to respond, while the empires weighed whether his coronation could provide an opening for peace talks. The chapter left the Clear Sky Sect and Star Luo Empire preparing their delegations amid political uncertainty and personal resentment.

• The Gathering Righteousness Sect received an invitation to Wu Qi’s coronation, and its leaders considered sending representatives while leaving experts behind to protect the sect.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s elders discussed the invitation, and Tang Xiao decided to attend without revealing that several elders had become Titled Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang volunteered to accompany Tang Xiao, hoping to learn why Bibi Dong had abdicated and whether Spirit Hall was divided.
• Dai Tianfeng’s court debated whether the Star Luo emperor should attend, while Dai Mubai brooded over his enmity with Wu Qi.
• Dai Tianfeng silently watched the court argue and disapproved of Dai Mubai’s lack of interest in state affairs.

Dai Tianfeng received a secret letter attributed to Bibi Dong warning that Spirit Hall had stirred up conflict between the Two Great Empires, and he suspected it revealed a power struggle within Spirit Hall. In Spirit City, Wu Qi explained that he had planted the letter to expose hidden opponents, leaving Qian Gu Changkong aware of his plan to draw them out.

• A Spirit Hall envoy invited Dai Tianfeng to the New Pope’s Coronation Ceremony and delivered a letter said to be from Bibi Dong.
• Dai Tianfeng read the letter’s claim that Spirit Hall had incited border tensions, then shared it with his ministers to discuss a response.
• Dai Tianfeng and a duke reasoned that Xue Qinghe had used Spirit Hall to pressure the Star Luo Empire and that Bibi Dong’s letter suggested an internal power struggle.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong tried on ceremonial robes as they prepared for the upcoming coronation ceremonies.
• Qian Gu Changkong asked why Wu Qi had sent the letter, and Wu Qi explained that he wanted to expose Spirit Hall’s supposed turmoil and draw hidden enemies into the open.

Wu Qi explained how Spirit Hall’s apparent internal conflict could draw Dai Weisi into an alliance and create an opening against the Clear Sky Sect. Dai Weisi decided to approach Wu Qi himself, hoping to secure support and a fallback in his struggle against Dai Mubai.

• Wu Qi said Dai Weisi’s response would determine whether his plan yielded a major gain, and ordered contact with Tailong to investigate the Clear Sky Sect.
• Wu Qi continued making no moves while Dai Weisi hid in a village in the Star Luo Empire.
• After receiving Bibi Dong’s letter about Spirit Hall’s upheaval, Dai Tianfeng adopted a wait-and-see stance, giving Dai Weisi an opportunity to act.
• Zhu Zhuyun suggested that Dai Weisi seek support from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Dai Weisi rejected the idea and favored contacting Wu Qi.
• Dai Weisi reasoned that helping Wu Qi mediate the war could earn him Spirit Hall’s support, and decided the risk was worth taking.

Qian Gu Changkong tortured Tailong for information about the Clear Sky Sect, while Yu Xiaogang persuaded the sect to exploit Spirit Hall’s role in provoking war between the empires. Tang Xiao remained uneasy about the plan as the Coronation Ceremony approached.

• Qian Gu Changkong had Tailong scalded and frozen before interrogating him, and Tailong revealed nearly everything he knew about the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Gu Changkong kept Tailong alive so he could verify the information and fill in any gaps.
• Representatives from several sects arrived in Spirit City, and Wu Qi’s policies met no resistance from the six sects that had served Bibi Dong.
• After the Clear Sky Sect received the Star Luo Imperial Family’s letter, Yu Xiaogang gained influence with Tang Xiao and proposed using Spirit Hall’s war provocation to discredit Wu Qi at the Coronation Ceremony.
• Tang Xiao worried that the Star Luo Imperial Family’s information might be a trap, but Yu Xiaogang argued that Wu Qi had no time to arrange one.

Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang Xiao and the elders that Spirit Hall’s internal conflict offered a chance to weaken it. In Spirit City, Dai Weisi sought Wu Qi’s backing against Dai Mubai, offering to expand Spirit Hall’s presence in the Star Luo Empire in return.

• Yu Xiaogang and the Second Elder convinced Tang Xiao that Wu Qi might not know about Bibi Dong’s actions and urged the Clear Sky Sect to exploit Spirit Hall’s turmoil.
• Dai Weisi arrived in Spirit City and requested an audience with Wu Qi while Wu Qi discussed his plans with Ning Fengzhi.
• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong to investigate whom Dai Weisi had met, in case Dai Tianfeng had sent him to probe Wu Qi.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun met Wu Qi, and Dai Weisi reported that Dai Tianfeng planned to act against the Pope with the Clear Sky Sect’s help.
• Dai Weisi asked Wu Qi to support his bid for Crown Prince and promised to add two hundred Spirit Hall sites in the Star Luo Empire if he gained the throne.

Dai Weisi secured Wu Qi’s promise to protect him if he lost the succession contest, while Wu Qi avoided committing Spirit Hall to the Star Luo Empire. At negotiations in Papal Hall, Xue Qinghe challenged Dai Tianfeng over the war and Clear Sky Sect, and Wu Qi introduced a proposal as the dispute reached an impasse.

• Dai Weisi asked Wu Qi for support, and Wu Qi promised to protect him if he failed in the competition but refused to interfere in Star Luo’s internal affairs.
• Dai Weisi left Papal Mountain, intending to return to court and reclaim his authority under the protection of Wu Qi’s assurance.
• Three days before the coronation, the Heaven Dou and Star Luo rulers arrived in Spirit City to discuss the continent’s future with Wu Qi.
• Xue Qinghe accused Dai Tianfeng of sheltering Clear Sky Sect and exploiting the conflict to seize Heaven Dou territory, while Wu Qi secretly helped Xue Qinghe respond.
• Dai Tianfeng appealed to Wu Qi after Xue Qinghe gained the upper hand, and Wu Qi handed both emperors documents containing his proposed solution.

Wu Qi steered the ceasefire negotiations between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires toward a territorial exchange and mutual trade access, while Xue Qinghe’s demand for reparations stalled the agreement. As the talks continued, Tang Xiao and Yu Xiaogang waited in Spirit City for Bibi Dong’s coronation ceremony, intending to question her afterward.

• Xue Qinghe demanded ten million Gold Soul Coins in reparations, while Dai Tianfeng rejected reparations and supported Wu Qi’s proposed territorial exchange, causing the first negotiation to fail.
• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong that Xue Qinghe’s demand was a deliberate high opening intended to make a later compromise possible and secure Heaven Dou Royal Family support.
• Wu Qi urged Qian Gu Changkong to prepare for his Titled Douluo Coronation Ceremony, scheduled for the day after the negotiations.
• Over the next two days, Xue Qinghe continued to demand reparations while the emperors agreed on reciprocal trade access and other terms.
• Tang Xiao asked Yu Xiaogang where Bibi Dong lived, and Yu Xiaogang advised him to wait until after the coronation ceremony to approach her.

Qian Gu Changkong’s advancement ceremony showcased Spirit Hall’s strength and announced his Titled Douluo title to the continent. After the ceremony, Wu Qi confirmed that Feng Xiaotian and the others could leave for the Far North after his coronation the next day.

• Qian Daoliu presided over Qian Gu Changkong’s advancement ceremony, where Changkong announced his title and was escorted to Douluo Hall to record his name.
• Spirit Hall’s assembled Experts impressed the attending factions, and some factions pledged allegiance after the ceremony ended.
• Feng Xiaotian and the others congratulated and teased Qian Gu Changkong outside the Papal Palace, and Feng Xiaotian said he preferred to keep his strength hidden.
• Wu Qi agreed with Feng Xiaotian’s reasoning and told him that future Titled Douluo could record their names in Douluo Hall without holding a ceremony.
• Feng Xiaotian asked whether he and the others should delay their trip to the Far North, but Wu Qi said his arrangements were complete and refused to hold them back.

Wu Qi prepared for and completed his coronation as Spirit Hall’s new Pope, while Bibi Dong formally resigned and departed. His inaugural question-and-answer session reassured the gathered factions that Spirit Hall would continue its subsidies and free martial soul awakenings.

• Yu Xiaogang dismissed Tang Xiao’s warnings and planned to ruin Wu Qi’s reputation so Bibi Dong would share Spirit Hall’s secrets with them.
• Wu Qi donned his papal robes and crown, then set out toward Papal Hall with Qian Gu Changkong and Qian Renxue.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo praised Bibi Dong’s achievements, and Bibi Dong briefly resigned before leaving Papal Mountain.
• Wu Qi ascended Papal Mountain as Soul Saints and Soul Douluos guarded the route, while gathered leaders knelt to welcome him.
• Wu Qi took the papal throne and answered questions, assuring the factions that Spirit Hall’s subsidies and free martial soul awakenings would continue.

Yu Xiaogang publicly accused Spirit Hall of manipulating the border war, forcing Wu Qi to answer during the coronation ceremony. Wu Qi turned to Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi to challenge Yu Xiaogang’s evidence, leaving the accusation unresolved.

• Wu Qi waited as Yu Xiaogang hesitated, then revealed Yu Xiaogang’s former ties to Spirit Hall when he came forward to question him.
• Yu Xiaogang presented evidence accusing Spirit Hall of worsening the border crisis and causing tens of thousands of casualties for political gain.
• Wu Qi examined the evidence and asked Yu Xiaogang to confirm its authenticity, while Golden Crocodile Douluo grew agitated and Wu Qi calmed him with Soul Power.
• Wu Qi showed the first piece of evidence and invited Xue Qinghe to explain the grain shortages in three cities.
• Xue Qinghe blamed Star Luo Empire spies and natural disasters, while Ning Fengzhi pointed out that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also bought grain in those cities.

Wu Qi dismantled Yu Xiaogang’s accusations against Spirit Hall by exposing flaws in his evidence and redirecting blame for the dam’s destruction to an executed Heaven Dou official. After Wu Qi imposed reparations on Demon Bear Douluo and refuted the remaining claims, Yu Xiaogang became the target of public condemnation.

• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim that Spirit Hall had caused grain shortages, weakening his first piece of evidence.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Demon Bear Douluo of destroying a dam in the Star Luo Empire, and Demon Bear Douluo admitted to doing it but said a Heaven Dou official had hired him.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Marquis Zhang Dong had arranged the dam’s destruction to pressure the Star Luo Imperial Family, and said the executed marquis’s confession was kept in the royal Archives.
• Wu Qi ordered Demon Bear Douluo to repair the dam, compensate the affected villages, and help them rebuild, while docking his pay for three years.
• Wu Qi refuted Yu Xiaogang’s remaining evidence, turning the crowd against Yu Xiaogang as people recalled his past misconduct toward Spirit Hall.

Wu Qi publicly defended Spirit Hall’s openness to scrutiny after Yu Xiaogang’s accusations collapsed, while Dai Tianfeng and Xue Qinghe negotiated an end to the war. The two emperors signed a Ceasefire Agreement in Spirit City and stayed to discuss Wu Qi’s planned reforms.

• Tang Xiao rescued Yu Xiaogang from the crowd and fled Spirit City with him.
• Dai Tianfeng decided to use Xue Qinghe’s admission about a subordinate official to pressure the Heaven Dou Empire into a ceasefire.
• Wu Qi thanked the ceremony’s guests, promised public oversight of Spirit Hall, and dismissed them.
• Dai Tianfeng and Xue Qinghe deadlocked over reparations until Wu Qi urged them to compromise.
• Xue Qinghe proposed dropping reparations in exchange for the Star Luo Empire opening one additional category of goods to Heaven Dou merchants, and the emperors signed the Ceasefire Agreement.
• The two emperors remained in Spirit City to discuss Wu Qi’s reforms and continent-wide policies.

Wu Qi reorganized Spirit Hall’s administration and advanced his plans to spread soul tool technology. The chapter ended with Snake Lance Douluo asking what duties Wu Qi’s new cabinet would have.

• Qian Gu Changkong saw Feng Xiaotian and the others off as they departed for the Far North, then summoned people to the Papal Hall on Wu Qi’s orders.
• Wu Qi asked Zhao Chenggong about soul tool training, and Zhao Chenggong reported Lou Gao’s rapid progress and his disciples’ achievements.
• Wu Qi renamed the Blacksmiths’ Association the Soul Tool Association and ordered Lou Gao and Zhao Chenggong to train instructors and prepare Spirit Hall Academy’s soul tool courses.
• Wu Qi summoned Snake Lance, Porcupine, Hu Liena, and two others, then proposed that they form a cabinet to help manage Papal Hall affairs.
• Snake Lance Douluo asked Wu Qi about the cabinet’s functions and obligations.

Wu Qi outlined a new Cabinet and warned its members that a Hall of Judgment would supervise Spirit Hall officials. At a high-level meeting, he argued that Spirit Masters were Spirit Hall’s foundation and began condemning corruption in its branch halls.

• Wu Qi appointed Serpent Spear Elder and Porcupine Elder to lead the Cabinet, with Hu Liena and two others assisting, and said major issues would remain under his authority.
• Wu Qi announced plans to establish a Hall of Judgment to investigate officials who abused their power.
• Hu Liena told Wu Qi that Bibi Dong had left Spirit City, and Wu Qi let her return to cultivation.
• Wu Qi reviewed his plans for Spirit Hall and hosted a high-level meeting attended by officials from the Elder Hall, Papal Hall, and Worship Hall.
• Wu Qi asked what Spirit Hall's foundation was, then said it was the support of Spirit Masters and that Spirit Hall had a duty to serve the people.
• Wu Qi criticized corrupt branch-hall bishops and cited Myers, who had imposed numerous taxes in Gengxin City, including collecting taxes twenty years in advance.