Chapter Summaries

Wu Qi established the Hall of Judgment to purge corruption in Spirit Hall and presented reforms to address redundant officials. The elders supported his plan, though Qian Renxue raised doubts about it.

• Wu Qi exposed widespread corruption in Gengxin City and announced that Qian Renxue would lead the new Hall of Judgment, with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo as its guardian.
• The elders approved the Hall of Judgment, and Wu Qi gave officials half a month to confess before the new body began investigating corruption across Spirit Hall.
• Qian Gu Changkong reported that Spirit Hall suffered from redundant officials, and the elders debated how to reform the system.
• Wu Qi proposed fixed terms, limits on consecutive service, rotation between regions, and restrictions on rehiring officials who failed to advance.
• Qian Daoliu supported Wu Qi's plan, and Qian Renxue raised doubts about it.

Wu Qi presented Spirit Hall's plan to employ redundant officials by establishing a newspaper network that could shape public opinion and earn money through advertising. The elders questioned its risks and costs, and Wu Qi began explaining how Spirit Hall could compete with cheaper local papers.

• Qian Renxue warned that former Hall Masters could become dangerous if left idle after their terms ended.
• Wu Qi revealed that Spirit Hall would use its branch network to establish a Newspaper Office and recruit officials removed from administrative posts.
• Qian Daoliu worried that the newspapers' propaganda purpose could damage Spirit Hall's reputation if other powers exposed it.
• The elders noticed that advertisements could make the newspapers profitable but questioned Wu Qi's proposed price of one copper soul coin per copy.
• Wu Qi argued that local papers, such as a Heaven Dou City Daily backed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's existing information network, could operate at far lower cost.

Wu Qi persuaded Qian Daoliu to support a Spirit Hall newspaper business that would use lucky tickets and advertising to profit while expanding Spirit Hall’s influence over public opinion. As the Elders considered another initiative, Qian Renxue raised the danger posed by lawless spirit hunting groups.

• Wu Qi explained that lucky tickets bundled with newspapers would encourage purchases, spread discarded papers widely, and strengthen Spirit Hall’s influence and advertising income.
• Nether Leopard Douluo recognized the plan’s potential and volunteered to oversee it, so Wu Qi appointed him president of the Newspaper Office and authorized him to recruit core personnel.
• Qian Daoliu supported establishing the Newspaper Office, though the plan still required approval from the emperors of Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire.
• Qian Renxue warned that spirit hunting groups near Soul Hunting Forests included murderers and robbers who had likely killed talented young spirit masters.

Wu Qi proposed creating a banking system to fund Spirit Hall and provide a new way to address the lack of oversight over Spirit Hunting Squads. The elders examined the plan’s risks and heard how vouchers and other perks could attract long-term depositors.

• Qian Daoliu explained why Spirit Hall could not effectively monitor Spirit Hunting Squads and suggested reputation rankings, but Wu Qi said he had a more practical solution.
• Wu Qi presented plans for banks backed by Spirit Hall’s finances and reputation, using Soul Tool technology to prevent bankbook forgery.
• The elders recognized that banks could safeguard wealth and earn revenue through secured loans, while Qian Renxue raised concerns about withdrawals across branches and transfer costs.
• Wu Qi proposed giving depositors merchant vouchers and other perks instead of interest, and Qian Daoliu endorsed the idea.

Wu Qi organized plans to establish banks across the Two Great Empires and use them to regulate Spirit Hunting Squads. The elders took responsibility for the new ventures, and the meeting ended with Wu Qi assigning the remaining cabinet positions.

• Wu Qi proposed opening banks in Spirit City and Heaven Dou City first, with experts guarding their vaults, and Qian Daoliu agreed to oversee their establishment.
• Wu Qi and the elders pledged startup funds to the banks, which would hold the money as loans that contributors could later withdraw.
• Kite Falcon Douluo volunteered to manage the Spirit Hunting Squads, and Wu Qi gave her a booklet outlining registration, security deposits, bank-managed payments, and squad ratings.
• The elders discussed safeguards for employers and punishments for squads that harmed or robbed them, while Qian Daoliu proposed distributing Soul Master subsidies through banks.
• Wu Qi raised the cabinet and its membership, then ended the meeting and urged the elders to take their assigned duties seriously.

Wu Qi delayed his final inheritance trial to oversee Spirit Hall’s reforms and met with Dai Tianfeng and Xue Qinghe to negotiate continent-wide newspapers and banks. The three powers agreed to establish both, with each empire placing representatives in the Newspaper Office and its own branch bank.

• Wu Qi postponed his ninth inheritance trial until the reforms were underway and Qian Renxue could join him, then ordered a Spirit Hall Elder to make amends for wrongdoing through service.
• Dai Tianfeng learned that Wu Qi had secured quick internal support for Spirit Hall’s reforms and worried about Xue Qinghe’s growing closeness to Spirit Hall.
• Wu Qi proposed newspapers to Dai Tianfeng and Xue Qinghe; after Xue Qinghe agreed and requested Heaven Dou participation in reviewing content, Dai Tianfeng also accepted and appointed Dai Weisi.
• Dai Tianfeng agreed to Spirit Hall’s banking plan, provided the Star Luo Imperial Family could station members at the bank and guard its Star Luo City treasury.
• Wu Qi, Dai Tianfeng, and Xue Qinghe reached agreements on newspapers and banks, which they planned to announce in the continent’s first newspaper issue.

Wu Qi’s Spirit Bank and newspaper launched as Spirit Hall’s anti-corruption campaign drew public attention and exposed abuse by officials. After Pix and Xilu City’s lord were executed, Spirit Hall regained the people’s trust, while the bank’s plans and newspaper’s influence continued to spread.

• Wu Qi launched the Spirit Bank as a pilot in Spirit City, Heaven Dou City, and Star Luo City, while Spirit Hall distributed its first newspaper across the continent.
• A Spirit Hunting Squad dismissed the newspaper’s warning about regulation and bought more copies for the lucky-ticket prize.
• Newspapers spread with imperial support, attracting public attention and prompting entrepreneurs to seek partnerships with newspaper offices.
• Wu Qi learned that Pix had extorted families, trafficked gifted children, and conspired with the lord of Xilu City.
• Ghost Douluo helped Spirit Hall execute Pix and the lord of Xilu City, and similar purges restored public trust across the continent.

Spirit Hall Bank gained public trust as its business spread across the continent, while Feng Xiaotian arrived in the Far North to seek Snow Empress's help. After completing his Eighth Trial, Tang San left Sea God Island with Sea Dragon Douluo to search for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and learn what had changed on the continent.

• Heaven Dou City officials and Ning Fengzhi deposited money at Spirit Hall Bank, and early customers helped make its savings business popular across the continent.
• Feng Xiaotian brought Wu Qi's letter to Snow Empress, who agreed to assess him and provide resources for his group.
• Tang San completed the Eighth Trial, raised his Soul Power close to Level 95, and learned that he needed to reach Level 99 and find the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud before his Ninth Trial.
• Bo Saixi warned Tang San about Wu Qi's reforms and Spirit Hall's growing influence, then arranged for Sea Dragon Douluo to accompany him to the continent.
• Tang San and Sea Dragon Douluo reached Vast Sea City and contacted the Qi Family Father and Son to gather information before returning to the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang San learned that the Clear Sky Sect had been safe at least two months earlier and that Spirit Hall had recently sent powerful Soul Masters to Vast Sea City. He and Sea Dragon Douluo hurried to the sect, found it unharmed, and Tang San introduced his teacher Yu Xiaogang to Sea Dragon Douluo.

• Father Qi explained that he and his son had not contacted the Clear Sky Sect directly because they suspected someone was watching them and feared their information was outdated.
• Father Qi reported that many Soul Douluo had recently arrived at Vast Sea City's Spirit Hall, led by a Titled Douluo, and that Spirit Hall was buying land to open a bank.
• Tang San and Sea Dragon Douluo departed Vast Sea City at night and reached the Clear Sky Sect five days later, finding no signs of an attack.
• Tang Xiao sensed Tang San's return and summoned Yu Xiaogang to his study after speaking privately with Tang San and Sea Dragon Douluo.
• Yu Xiaogang celebrated Tang San's breakthrough to Titled Douluo, while Sea Dragon Douluo privately doubted that Tang San's achievement depended on his teacher.

Tang San reunited with Yu Xiaogang but kept him at a distance while Tang Xiao took charge of the Clear Sky Hammer’s Soul Rings and the search for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. More than half a year after Wu Qi’s coronation, Spirit Hall’s reforms had improved its branch halls and staff performance.

• Yu Xiaogang offered Tang San a booklet about cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer, but Tang Xiao warned that the matter belonged to the Clear Sky Sect; Tang San accepted the booklet to preserve his respectful image.
• Tang Xiao reported that the Clear Sky Sect had been cleared of its charges and that Sea Horse Douluo had died after attacking Heaven Dou’s treasury in pursuit of the empire’s treasure.
• Sea Dragon Douluo concluded that Sea Horse Douluo had likely found the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s location, and Tang Xiao proposed that Sea Dragon Douluo stay with the Clear Sky Sect while they searched together.
• More than half a year after Wu Qi’s coronation, Spirit Hall’s reforms improved branch-hall services, tied staff promotions to public evaluations, and introduced inspections and performance bonuses.

Wu Qi visited Spirit Hall Academy and introduced a new program to train Soul Engineers. The twenty selected students learned that they would be the first trial group, with those lacking talent for making Soul Tools eliminated.

• Wu Qi reprimanded Jin Tianchen for letting students gather to welcome him, then toured Spirit Hall Academy with Qian Gu Changkong and the academy's officials.
• Wu Qi ordered Jin Tianchen to assemble the twenty promising students he had selected months earlier.
• Zhao Chenggong and Si Yu joined the gathering, and Si Yu introduced Soul Tools to the students and academy officials.
• Zhao Chenggong announced that he would establish Soul Engineer rating standards and explained that Soul Tools could let Support-Type Spirit Masters fight as Battle Spirit Masters.
• Zhao Chenggong warned the twenty students that they were the first trial group and would be eliminated if they lacked talent for creating Soul Tools.

Zhao Chenggong demonstrated a Level Five Soul Tool Gun at Spirit Hall Academy, persuading twenty gifted students to study Soul Tool technology. Wu Qi and Jin Tianchen established the Soul Tool Department and made plans for its strict training, resources, and protection.

• Zhao Chenggong assembled a Level Five Soul Tool Gun from ordinary components in front of the students.
• A Support-Type student fired the gun at Jin Tianchen, who endured the shot and praised the weapon's power.
• The twenty gifted students agreed to join Zhao Chenggong's class, while Zhao Chenggong assigned introductory lessons to Teacher Si Yu.
• Jin Tianchen ordered Director Su to arrange offices, classrooms, and academy talent for the new Soul Tool Department.
• Wu Qi told Jin Tianchen that the first students must meet strict standards and would eventually become teachers, and Jin Tianchen pledged to protect Zhao Chenggong and follow his direction.
• Wu Qi gave Jin Tianchen a list of needed materials and agreed that interested academy teachers could study Soul Tool technology after passing an aptitude test.

Wu Qi outlined a two-decade plan to build the Soul Tool Department and offered the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect ten places every two years for its disciples to study there. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San noticed that Spirit Hunting Squads had dwindled as Spirit Hall Bank brought most of them under its control.

• Wu Qi set the Soul Tool Department's first decade to training instructors and its second decade to developing the department and teaching students across the continent.
• Wu Qi offered Ning Fengzhi ten initial student places and ten places every two years afterward, with admission based on aptitude and no transfers to other factions.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted the offer and promised to send disciples to Spirit Hall Academy within a quarter.
• Tang San, Tang Xiao, and Sea Dragon Douluo entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt spirit beasts.
• Tang San asked Tang Xiao why Spirit Hunting Squads had become scarce in Spirit Beast Town, and the narration explained that most had joined Spirit Hall Bank's supervised system.

Tang San, Tang Xiao, and Sea Dragon Douluo reached the Lake of Life to find Soul Rings for Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, while discussing Spirit Hall’s growing power and the possibility that Qian Renxue was its hidden God Heir. Tang Xiao attacked the two Qian Jun Ant Emperors, but the third brother he feared failed to appear, leaving the group unsure whether their information was wrong.

• Tang Xiao explained how Wu Qi’s reforms and Spirit Bank had strengthened Spirit Hall, and Tang San suspected Wu Qi was only a figurehead.
• Sea Dragon Douluo revealed that Spirit Hall had a God Heir, and Tang Xiao identified Qian Renxue as the likely successor to the Qian family’s Deity Inheritance.
• Tang San resolved to inherit the Sea God’s position and seek Soul Rings for his Clear Sky Hammer before challenging Qian Renxue.
• Tang San, Tang Xiao, and Sea Dragon Douluo reached the Lake of Life, where two Qian Jun Ant Emperors had occupied the territory after Bibi Dong killed the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape.
• Tang San urged Tang Xiao to target the Qian Jun Ant Emperors for their strength-type Soul Rings, and Tang Xiao attacked them while Sea Dragon Douluo watched for the hidden third brother.
• Tang San and Sea Dragon Douluo detected no other Qian Jun Ant Emperor nearby, and Tang Xiao admitted that Tang Chen’s old information might be inaccurate.

Tang San killed two Qian Jun Ant Emperors and absorbed their spirit rings, while Feng Xiaotian trained in the Far North and received Snow Empress's sacrifice. A year later, Ning Rongrong and the others had gained deity inheritances, and Feng Xiaotian stayed in the Far North to protect them as they began their assessments.

• Tang San joined Tang Xiao in battle, killed two Qian Jun Ant Emperors, and absorbed both of their spirit rings.
• Feng Xiaotian told Snow Empress he would enter seclusion after making a breakthrough in his understanding of Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Snow Empress appointed the Titan Snow Demon King as the Far North's future ruler and asked Ice Bear King to help him govern after her sacrifice.
• Snow Empress sacrificed herself to Feng Xiaotian, who entered the Titled Douluo realm and became a Super Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong received the Goddess of Colorful Clouds inheritance, Chen Ping received the God of Earth inheritance, and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang received the inheritances of the God of Candlelight and the God of Departing Fire.
• Feng Xiaotian chose to remain in the Far North to improve his strength and protect Ning Rongrong and the others during their assessments.

After Qian Renxue reached Level 99, Wu Qi began the final inheritance trial, but interrupted her preparations when he learned Qian Daoliu planned to sacrifice himself to open her Gate of Inheritance. Hunter offered to take Qian Daoliu’s place, and the chapter ended as Qian Daoliu began transferring Soul Power to him.

• Qian Renxue reached Level 99, allowing Wu Qi to begin the final inheritance trial after a year of waiting.
• Qian Daoliu prepared to sacrifice himself so Qian Renxue could open the Angel God’s final Gate of Inheritance.
• Wu Qi arrived at the Worship Hall with Hunter and revealed the sacrifice to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue proposed using Wu Qi’s future Divine Power instead, but Hunter explained that only power bearing the Six-Winged Angel attribute could open the Gate.
• Hunter offered to imitate Qian Daoliu’s aura and sacrifice his own Divine Sense to open the inheritance gates for Wu Qi and Qian Renxue.
• Wu Qi explained that Hunter would return to the God of Destruction rather than die, and Qian Daoliu began transferring Soul Power to him.

Wu Qi and Qian Renxue entered their final inheritance trials, while Qian Daoliu calmed Spirit City by explaining that the disturbance came from a breakthrough. In the inheritance space, the God of Destruction discovered that Poseidon had secretly interfered with Qian Renxue’s trial.

• Qian Renxue and Wu Qi entered their inheritance spaces after Hunter opened the gates, and Wu Qi urged Qian Daoliu to explain the disturbance to Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu announced that the Soul Power fluctuation came from a breakthrough, calming the city before returning to the Worship Hall to watch over the trials.
• Wu Qi met the God of Destruction, who praised his earlier trials and guided him into the final inheritance space.
• The God of Destruction discovered that foreign Divine Power had been hidden in the Angel God's trial and that Hunter's Divine Sense had neutralized it.
• The God of Destruction traced the foreign Divine Power to Poseidon, who had interfered with Qian Renxue’s trial to influence her into helping Tang San.

Wu Qi completed the final stage of the God of Destruction’s inheritance, turning his soul bones into the Armor of Destruction and the Purple Gold Wings. The God of Destruction began transferring the power of destruction’s origin to him as the Divine Throne Inheritance started.

• The God of Destruction set aside his anger at Poseidon’s interference and stayed to oversee Wu Qi’s inheritance.
• The Winged Nightmare Beast willingly faded away after asking Wu Qi to care for any surviving members of its clan.
• Three other Divine Beasts sacrificed themselves to help Wu Qi complete the inheritance, while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King asked him to revive it after reaching the God Realm.
• Wu Qi promised the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King he would remain on Douluo Continent for about a hundred years before reporting to the God Realm.
• Wu Qi’s soul bones formed the Armor of Destruction and Purple Gold Wings, giving him two Super Divine Artifacts alongside the Scepter of Destruction.
• The God of Destruction summoned Wu Qi to a dark purple palace and began transferring the power of destruction’s origin into him.

After completing his inheritance, Wu Qi met the Goddess of Life, who gave him control of the Poisonous Land and urged him to come to the God Realm. Before leaving, he granted Chen Nan her choice of freedom, though it meant erasing her memories of the Poisonous Land.

• Qian Daoliu waited at the Worship Hall while Wu Qi and Qian Renxue underwent their final trials, and he reflected on Spirit Hall's future and Bo Saixi's fate.
• Wu Qi appeared in the Poisonous Land after inheriting the God of Destruction's position and met the Goddess of Life.
• The Goddess of Life gave Wu Qi an emerald pendant that made him master of the small world and invited him to the God Realm.
• Wu Qi opened a Space Tunnel to Douluo Continent and offered Chen Nan three choices about her future.
• Chen Nan chose freedom, so Wu Qi erased her memories of the Poisonous Land and prepared to let her leave.

Chen Nan awoke on the Sun Moon Continent with her memories of Wu Qi obscured and began traveling with a displaced royal aunt, while Wu Qi returned to Spirit City after becoming a god. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction exposed the Sea God Poseidon's misconduct, leaving the Asura God under pressure to answer for his subordinate.

• Chen Nan woke in a caravan near Vosk City and learned that a noblewoman had rescued her while she was unconscious.
• The noblewoman explained that she was a princess exiled by the New King, and Chen Nan decided to travel with her while assuming she had a mission from the God of Destruction.
• Wu Qi's actions were revealed to have given Chen Nan a fresh start on the Sun Moon Continent, where she later aided the noblewoman's return to power and became a founding hero of the Sun Moon Empire.
• Wu Qi returned to Spirit City and told Qian Daoliu that he had become a god inside the small world in the Poisonous Land, then went to find his master.
• The God of Destruction showed the God Realm Committee evidence of Sea God Poseidon's actions, and the Evil and Goodness God-Kings demanded that the Asura God explain his subordinate's misconduct.