Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong exposed Yu Xiaogang’s theories as plagiarism, drove him from the Pope’s Palace, and reclaimed his Pope’s Decree. The next day, Dai Tianfeng read a letter from Lingyun and reflected on her kindness and their long marriage.

• Bibi Dong threw Spirit Hall records at Yu Xiaogang, revealing that he had copied his soul beast age theories from them.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Yu Xiaogang explain soul beast ages precisely, then struck him with Soul Power when he could not answer.
• Yu Xiaogang abandoned his request for the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method and insisted he would solve the problem himself.
• Bibi Dong demanded the Pope’s Decree, and Yu Xiaogang left it behind before fleeing the Pope’s Palace.
• Dai Tianfeng read Lingyun’s letter in the Star Luo Empire’s Imperial Palace and lamented that she still pleaded for the palace maids.

Lin Hai provoked Bo Saixi into revealing that she had come to kill him, then teleported with her to the Worship Hall in Spirit City. Qian Daoliu recognized Bo Saixi and noticed her hand clasped with Lin Hai’s, responding with unexpected gloating.

• As Spirit City came into view, Lin Hai lured Bo Saixi into opening her carriage window by teasing her about meeting Qian Daoliu.
• Bo Saixi argued with Lin Hai, and he grabbed her wrist and teleported them both to the Worship Hall.
• Bo Saixi revealed in anger that she was searching for Lin Hai as her mission target and intended to kill him.
• Qian Daoliu welcomed Bo Saixi and noticed that she and Lin Hai were still holding hands.
• Qian Daoliu told Bo Saixi with deep regret that her taste had finally returned to the right path.

Lin Hai provoked Bo Saixi into revealing that she had come on a mission to kill him, then teleported with her to the Worship Hall in Spirit City. Qian Daoliu welcomed his old friend and, noticing her hand clasped with Lin Hai’s, gleefully remarked that her taste had finally improved.

• Near Spirit City, Lin Hai teased Bo Saixi until she opened her carriage window and angrily confronted him.
• Lin Hai tried to pull Bo Saixi from the carriage, but she slammed the window on him and accused him of being her mission target.
• Lin Hai grabbed Bo Saixi’s wrist and teleported them both to the Worship Hall, where they realized they were still holding hands.
• Qian Daoliu appeared, greeted Bo Saixi, noticed her clasped hand with Lin Hai, and said her taste had finally returned to the right track.

Lin Hai returned to Spirit City, where Qian Daoliu sent him to see Bibi Dong and Hu Liena. After renaming the sign above Saint Son Hall and tidying Bibi Dong’s room, he reunited with Hu Liena, who had waited for him for over eight years.

• Qian Daoliu told Lin Hai to visit Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, who had been waiting for him at the North City Gate.
• Lin Hai went to Saint Son Hall and ordered its plaque changed from “Saint Son Hall” to “Saint Good Hall.”
• Lin Hai collected the clothes scattered around Bibi Dong’s room and left it tidy.
• Hu Liena arrived with Xie Yue, Yan, Yue Guan, and Ghostly Charm, then threw herself into Lin Hai’s arms and reproached him for being away for eight years.

Lin Hai reunited with Hu Liena after eight years, and they caught up while Xie Yue urged Yan to stop competing with them and support their relationship. Lin Hai gave gifts to the group, including a Spirit Bone for Yan, leaving the others to see what he had brought them.

• Lin Hai comforted Hu Liena, teased her about not writing that she missed him, and praised her improved Spiritual Power.
• Xie Yue privately urged Yan to give up competing for Hu Liena and pointed out that Lin Hai and Hu Liena had far surpassed them in strength.
• Xie Yue called Lin Hai his brother-in-law and greeted him, prompting Hu Liena and Lin Hai to recognize his change in attitude.
• Lin Hai apologized to the group and gave Xie Yue and Ghostly Charm jade bottles, while handing wooden boxes to Yan and Yue Guan.
• Yan opened his box and found a Spirit Bone that Yue Guan identified as one from a soul beast with over thirty thousand years of cultivation.

Lin Hai gave Yue Guan a Bodhi Seed, then reunited privately with Hu Liena after eight years apart. The chapter ended with the two embracing and spending the day together in their room.

• Yue Guan opened his gift and discovered a Bodhi Seed that stirred his strengthened martial soul more strongly than the Immortal Herbs and Elixir Pills had.
• Lin Hai explained the seed’s value while the Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Sea God discussed recording the tree’s origins.
• After Yue Guan and the others left, Hu Liena asked Lin Hai about Yan and teased him about the room she had kept unchanged for eight years.
• Hu Liena reminded Lin Hai of their promise and suggested making the room their bridal chamber.
• Lin Hai carried Hu Liena to the bed, and the two spent the day together.

After Hu Liena matched with the Illusionary Thought Bell, Lin Hai asked the Sea God how to abolish Bibi Dong’s Divine Slaughter’s Domain. The Sea God explained the risks, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree suggested Lin Hai absorb it with his Demon God Domain.

• Lin Hai discovered that Hu Liena had been chosen by the Illusionary Thought Bell, bringing the number of matched heroines to three, and used the artifact to give her a dream of marrying him as Empress.
• Lin Hai left Hu Liena and decided to arrange a meeting between Zhu Zhuyun and her family.
• Lin Hai asked the Sea God how to permanently destroy a domain without harming its owner, prompting the Sea God to describe the three divinely bestowed domains on Douluo Continent.
• The Sea God explained that Lin Hai could shatter the Divine Slaughter’s Domain and absorb its killing aura, but warned that avoiding harm to its owner was unrealistic.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree proposed that Lin Hai use his Demon God Domain to devour the Divine Slaughter’s Domain and possibly gain Soul Power.

Lin Hai learned that his Demon God Domain might let him absorb the Hell Road’s slaughter energy and rapidly increase his Soul Power, provided its owner did not resist. He met Zhu Zhuyun at the Star Luo encampment, confirmed that her family had safely reached Spirit City, and left with her while Dai Weisi was left speculating about their connection.

• Lin Hai asked the Sea God whether his Demon God Domain could devour other domains, and the Sea God said its higher law could absorb lower laws and energy if the owner did not resist.
• Lin Hai realized the slaughter energy in the Hell Road could offer a shortcut to increasing his Soul Power.
• Dai Weisi confronted Zhu Zhuyun about her family leaving Star Luo and taking his mother away, while Zhu Zhuyun explained that only six members of her family’s main branch were departing.
• A guard told Zhu Zhuyun that Lin Hai had arrived, and she felt relieved when he came to meet her.
• Lin Hai secretly told Zhu Zhuyun that her family had reached Spirit City, and Dai Weisi guessed that Lin Hai had long been working with her.
• Zhu Zhuyun left the encampment with Lin Hai, while Dai Weisi watched them go and tried to make sense of their relationship.

Lin Hai and Zhu Zhuyun discussed why she was staying with the Star Luo team and the danger posed by Dai Tianfeng, then reunited with the Zhu Family in the Heaven Dou camp. Zhu Yongnian gave Zhu Lingyun his approval to pursue Lin Hai, leaving her secretly pleased.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Lin Hai she wanted to represent Star Luo Royal Academy before leaving openly and warned that Dai Tianfeng knew her family had disappeared and knew about Zhu Yu.
• Lin Hai comforted Zhu Zhuyun and resolved to deal with Dai Weisi cautiously unless killing him became necessary.
• Lin Hai watched Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun reunite with their family, and Zhu Zhuyun gave Zhu Zhuqing a box of Beltfish Jerky.
• Lin Hai gave Zhu Yongnian two Immortal Herb Elixir Pills and a supply of Spirit Ring Pills for the family.
• Zhu Yongnian urged Zhu Lingyun to be with Lin Hai, and Zhu Lingyun accepted while hiding her delight.

Lin Hai encountered Bo Saixi and discussed his sincerity and her feelings before returning to the Saint Son Hall, where he reunited with Hu Liena. After telling her his Soul Power had reached level eighty, he gave her the Illusionary Thought Bell as her promised unique treasure.

• Lin Hai met Bo Saixi beneath the moonlight, and she asked whether he had truly discovered Whale Rubber's body-strengthening effects.
• Lin Hai joked that she had doubted the one time he told the truth, and Bo Saixi asked whether his claim that he liked her had also been a lie.
• Bo Saixi left after recalling Qian Daoliu's advice that Lin Hai might help her escape her destined sacrifice.
• Lin Hai waited for Bibi Dong in her room, then returned to the side hall and reunited with Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena asked about Lin Hai's Soul Power and promised gifts, and he revealed that he had reached level eighty.
• Lin Hai gave Hu Liena the Illusionary Thought Bell, explaining that it could defend against spiritual attacks, create realistic illusions, and peer into memories.

Lin Hai met Bo Saixi under the moonlight, where they spoke about his sincerity and his feelings for her. He later reunited with Hu Liena and gave her the Illusionary Thought Bell as her long-awaited special gift.

• Bo Saixi asked Lin Hai whether he had truly discovered Whale Rubber’s ability to strengthen the body, and he said she had failed to believe him when he finally told the truth.
• Bo Saixi asked whether Lin Hai had been lying when he said he liked her, and he insisted his feelings were genuine before she left with Qian Daoliu’s advice in mind.
• Lin Hai waited in Bibi Dong’s room, then returned to the side hall and found Hu Liena awake and waiting for him.
• Hu Liena asked Lin Hai about his Soul Power and gifts, and he revealed that he had reached level 80.
• Lin Hai handed Hu Liena the Illusionary Thought Bell, explaining that it could defend against mental attacks, create Illusion Realms, and peer into memories.

Lin Hai gave Hu Liena the Illusionary Thought Bell and discovered that intimacy with its refined owner increased his own refinement progress. As the finals exposed several teams’ powerful Soul Masters, Dai Weisi confronted Zhu Zhuyun and reflected on the uncertain struggle with Dai Mubai.

• Lin Hai gave Hu Liena the Illusionary Thought Bell and taught her to refine it, raising his own refinement progress when she completed the process.
• Lin Hai tested his suspicion that intimacy could improve divine artifact refinement, then increased the Mercy Sword’s refinement progress with Liu Erlong.
• The finals revealed powerful Soul Masters and unusual Spirit Ring Configurations among Spirit Hall Academy and the royal academies, shocking their opponents.
• Dai Weisi confronted Zhu Zhuyun about her concealed level 57 Soul King strength and learned that their father had ordered Dai Mubai to return to Star Luo after the tournament.
• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun that he had offered to spare Dai Mubai if he lost and stayed in the Heaven Dou Empire, but Dai Mubai had not believed him.

Shrek Academy learned that Skywater Academy’s Shui Yue'er had made a dramatic breakthrough, which Lin Hai explained before heading to visit the team. Yu Xiaogang followed him and thanked him for sparing Yu Yuanzhen, hoping Liu Erlong would lead the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan back onto the right path.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Dai Weisi he would understand the changes to her and Zhu Qing’s martial souls after the tournament, while hinting that she doubted Star Luo could reach the top three against Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Spirit Hall Team.
• Flender told Shrek Academy that Star Luo Royal Academy had hidden Soul Kings, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun reported that Skywater Academy had won without Shui Bing’er or Xue Wu competing.
• Ma Hongjun revealed that Shui Yue'er had risen from level 36 to level 46 and that her martial soul had changed, prompting the group to suspect Lin Hai had helped her.
• Lin Hai explained that not every soul master could obtain a Ten Thousand Year fourth spirit ring, then left to visit Skywater Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped Lin Hai outside the camp, thanked him for sparing Yu Yuanzhen, and said he believed Liu Erlong would guide the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan back onto the right track.

Yu Xiaogang asked Lin Hai for Immortal Herbs to help Tang San and cure his martial soul defect, but Lin Hai gave only a brief agreement before leaving. Tang Hao revealed Bo Saixi’s identity and urged Yu Xiaogang to steady Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang privately focused on obtaining herbs from Lin Hai.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Lin Hai to find Immortal Herbs for Tang San and a Nine-grade Purple Ganoderma or Eight-petal Immortal Orchid for his martial soul defect, and Lin Hai agreed before leaving.
• Yu Xiaogang met Tang Hao in the woods, and Tang Hao identified the silver-haired woman as Bo Saixi, Sea God Island’s level 99 Peerless Douluo.
• Tang Hao explained that he had been cautious partly because Lin Hai’s Spiritual Power made it dangerous to approach or eavesdrop on him.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang Hao that Lin Hai treated others well but seemed indifferent to Tang San, whom Yu Xiaogang thought was too proud to suck up.
• Tang Hao told Yu Xiaogang to steady Tang San and hint that his Blue Silver Grass martial soul was unusual, while Yu Xiaogang decided obtaining Immortal Herbs from Lin Hai mattered more than training Tang San.

Lin Hai promised to refine more Elixir Pills for the Tianshui Women's Team after Shui Yunshu explained the girls' disappointment and Xue Wu's isolation. The tournament continued, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu stunned the spectators with their elevated Soul Power.

• Shui Yunshu told Lin Hai that the Elixir Pills had left Yu Hairou and the other girls envious, while Xue Wu felt guilty and isolated herself.
• Lin Hai asked Shui Yunshu to describe the other girls' Martial Souls and said he would prepare additional pills suited to them.
• Lin Hai agreed to make pills for the other girls, and Shui Yunshu reminded him to prepare one for her younger sister before falling asleep.
• After waking, Shui Yunshu told the Tianshui Women's Team that Lin Hai would refine more Elixir Pills, restoring the girls' hope and spirits.
• Lin Hai instructed the Red-robed Cardinal to keep six named teams from meeting before the fourth round's six-team stage.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu competed in the third round with Soul Power levels of 52 and 48, and one onlooker completely lost control.

Huo Wu decided to ask Lin Hai to help her become a Soul King after the tournament, while Xiao Wu reached level sixty and sought a long-range soul skill. Lin Hai gave her a Golden Sword Tiger Spirit Ring Pill to absorb, leaving them both anticipating what would happen after the tournament.

• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang she wanted Lin Hai to help her become a Soul King after the tournament and asked him to deal with Feng Xiaotian.
• The six teams advancing to the final stage were the same six Lin Hai had predicted.
• Xiao Wu told Lin Hai she had reached level sixty but lacked enough origin power to condense a Sixth Spirit Ring herself.
• Xiao Wu decided she wanted a powerful, target-locking long-range attack soul skill, and Lin Hai gave her a fifty-thousand-year Golden Sword Tiger Spirit Ring Pill.
• Xiao Wu teased Lin Hai about their last intimate encounter, and he left while telling her to absorb the pill before the tournament ended.

Lin Hai let the draw proceed, but a cardinal interpreted his words about the teams being his own people and arranged the matchups accordingly. Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Shrek advanced to the top three, where Hu Liena defeated Skywater Academy with a strange spiritual attack, prompting Lin Hai to call her Liu Erlong’s older sister.

• Lin Hai told the cardinal to proceed with a normal draw, saying almost all the top-six teams were his own people.
• Feng Xiaotian learned that Divine Wind Academy had drawn Shrek, while Dai Mubai regretted losing the chance to face Dai Weisi later.
• The cardinal decided that teams with a Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Spirit Ring were Lin Hai’s allies and arranged the matchups: Shrek versus Divine Wind, Heaven Dou versus Star Luo, and Spirit Hall versus Skywater.
• Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou, and Shrek won their matches and advanced to the top three.
• Hu Liena incapacitated Skywater Academy’s team with a strange attack before Shui Bing’er also fainted.
• Lin Hai called Hu Liena Liu Erlong’s older sister, and Liu Erlong angrily grabbed his waist.

After Hu Liena defeated Shui Bing'er’s team, Lin Hai praised her talent while the rivals and Shrek members exchanged playful banter. On the morning of the finals, Lin Hai prepared to reveal his Saint Son identity beside Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo joined Yue Guan and Ghostly Charm to complete the group accompanying her.

• Lin Hai explained that Hu Liena had created a powerful Self-Created Soul Skill by combining her abilities with the Illusionary Thought Bell.
• Hu Liena assured Shui Yunshu that Shui Bing’er and the other girls were unharmed, while Lin Hai stayed hidden behind a Space Barrier with Liu Erlong.
• Huo Wu challenged Xiao Wu for skipping their match, and Xiao Wu privately revealed that she had reached level sixty-two.
• Lin Hai waited in the Pope's Main Hall in a crimson robe, ready to appear with Bibi Dong and announce his Saint Son identity.
• Dugu Bo told Lin Hai that Yue Guan had brought him along to fill out the group, while Yue Guan insisted Dugu Bo had come to pay off a wager after losing to Ghostly Charm.

Yue Guan told Lin Hai that his evolved Martial Soul had disrupted his fusion with Ghostly Charm, and Lin Hai explained that the change was a normal consequence of his increased strength. Bibi Dong greeted Lin Hai after his return, then accepted an antique bronze earring from him and judged it ugly.

• Dugu Bo recalled how Yue Guan and Ghostly Charm had forced him into a spar and won their wager after Lin Hai secretly raised their levels.
• Yue Guan showed Lin Hai his Bodhi Sky-Reaching Chrysanthemum and explained that he had reached Rank 97 but could no longer use the Two Extremes Stillness Domain with Ghostly Charm.
• Lin Hai said Yue Guan's evolved Martial Soul had upset the balance needed for their fusion, and Yue Guan reacted with surprise when Lin Hai alluded to his feelings for Ghostly Charm.
• Bibi Dong emerged from the rear hall, greeted Lin Hai, and led the group toward the main hall.
• Lin Hai teased Bibi Dong as they walked and handed her an antique bronze earring, which she privately considered hideous.

Lin Hai appeared publicly as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son alongside Bibi Dong, shocking the tournament spectators and revealing his identity to his former Shrek teammates and rivals. Bibi Dong then introduced the tournament prizes, including six powerful Spirit Bones to be distributed among the top three teams.

• Lin Hai told Bibi Dong that the earrings he had given her were a Soul Tool with a real gift inside, while Yue Guan and Ghostly Charm speculated about the bond between Lin Hai and Bibi Dong.
• The tournament spectators gathered at the plaza as Bibi Dong and Lin Hai emerged from Pope’s Palace, and Lin Hai used his power to make reluctant opponents bow.
• The crowd recognized Lin Hai as Shrek Academy’s former student, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar reacted with excitement, Dai Mubai felt disappointed, and Yu Xiaogang was stunned.
• Bibi Dong addressed the crowd and presented the tournament rewards, and Ghostly Charm explained how the six Spirit Bones would be allocated among the top three teams.