Chapter Summaries

Ye Xian returned to Spirit City after twelve years, freezing the city guards as he advanced toward the Papal Palace to take control of Spirit Hall. He revealed himself to Bishop Luosel, who recognized the former Saint Son he had tried to kill in the Extreme North.

• A City Guard Spirit Master complained about the heat, and his saliva froze before the cold spread through the gate post and encased the guards in ice.
• Ye Xian entered Spirit City, leaving an Ice Crystal path and freezing the guards who tried to stop him.
• A Red-Robed Bishop confronted Ye Xian and tried to stall while waiting for the elders to arrive.
• Ye Xian reminded Bishop Luosel of the attack in the Extreme North twelve years earlier and asked whether he recognized him.
• Ye Xian removed his cloak, and Bishop Luosel recognized him as Ye Xian.

Ye Xian killed Bishop Luosel with Ultimate Ice and advanced toward the Papal Palace to confront Bibi Dong. Yue Guan and Gui Mei blocked his way, and Yue Guan attacked after Ye Xian warned him to step aside.

• Ye Xian froze Bishop Luosel into an ice sculpture, avenging the man who had thrown him into an ice cave twelve years earlier.
• Ye Xian continued along the icy path toward the Papal Palace and declared that he had returned for Bibi Dong.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei appeared to stop Ye Xian, and Yue Guan recognized him as the long-missing Saint Son.
• Ye Xian told Yue Guan he would let bygones be bygones if he stepped aside, but warned him he would pay the price if he blocked the way.
• Enraged by Ye Xian's warning, Yue Guan unleashed his ninth Spirit Ability, sending a storm of golden chrysanthemum petals at him.

Ye Xian revealed his Frost King Sword and gravely wounded Yue Guan with a single strike. As Gui Mei fled to warn Bibi Dong that Ye Xian had returned, Ye Xian announced his presence outside the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong reacted with shock and killing intent.

• Ye Xian summoned the Frost King Sword, and its chill froze and shattered Yue Guan's golden petal storm.
• Ye Xian pierced Yue Guan's defenses with one sword strike, leaving the Level 95 Chrysanthemum Douluo gravely wounded and near death.
• Gui Mei recognized Ye Xian's overwhelming strength, feared he might be a Limit Douluo, and rushed to warn Bibi Dong.
• Ye Xian sheathed his sword, looked toward the Papal Palace, and declared, "Bibi Dong, I'm back!"
• Bibi Dong opened her eyes in shock and fury, releasing a wave of purple-black Soul Power that forced the guards to their knees.

Ye Xian returned to Spirit Hall after twelve years, and his overwhelming icy power shocked Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu. After he called Bibi Dong his senior sister, she erupted in anger and prepared to confront him.

• Bibi Dong felt supernatural frost spread across her scepter and realized Ye Xian was alive.
• Qian Daoliu sensed Ye Xian's return, recalled searching for him in the Extreme North, and recognized that his strength had become astonishing.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu emerged above the Papal Palace and Elder Hall as Ye Xian advanced along Angel Avenue and forced his icy domain into the boundary between their defenses.
• Ye Xian stopped between the two halls, addressed Bibi Dong as Pope and senior sister, and declared that he had returned.
• Bibi Dong erupted with purple-black Soul Power, revealed her nine soul rings and Death Spider Emperor phantom, and Qian Daoliu answered by summoning his own nine rings.

Ye Xian revealed his divine-seeming power and nine soul rings, including a hundred-thousand-year ring, as he confronted Bibi Dong in Spirit City. He accused her of trying to kill him and declared that he would clean house for his master, while Bibi Dong prepared to fight and Qian Daoliu quietly leaned toward Ye Xian.

• Qian Daoliu summoned the Angel Sword and dispersed Bibi Dong's pressure around Douluo Hall without taking either side.
• Ye Xian released nine soul rings and used his ultimate ice domain to withstand the pressure of Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu.
• Ye Xian's blue Soul Power carved an Ice Crystal Road through Bibi Dong's territory, and he revealed his face beneath his hood.
• Bibi Dong recognized Ye Xian's return from the Extreme North and questioned the source of his power.
• Ye Xian accused Bibi Dong of wanting him dead, called her unworthy of the Pope's throne, and vowed to clean house for his master.
• Bibi Dong threatened to kill Ye Xian for killing her Red-Robed Bishop and wounding an elder, while Qian Daoliu's sympathy shifted toward Ye Xian.

Ye Xian unleashed the Frost King Sword Domain and froze Bibi Dong’s attack, shocking Qian Daoliu and the other six Enshrined Elders. Bibi Dong broke through the domain with her ninth spirit ability, and Ye Xian began to answer with his own ninth soul ring.

• Bibi Dong attacked Ye Xian with her Death Spider Emperor True Body and a spatially corrosive scythe strike.
• Ye Xian summoned the Frost King Sword and opened its domain, freezing Bibi Dong’s attack and slowing her Soul Power.
• Qian Daoliu and the other six Enshrined Elders watched as Golden Crocodile Douluo and Azure Phoenix Douluo recognized that Ye Xian was suppressing Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong fused with her Death Spider Emperor True Body and used her ninth spirit ability to break through the frozen domain and attack Ye Xian from above.
• Ye Xian raised the Frost King Sword and activated his ninth soul ring to counter Bibi Dong’s strike.

Ye Xian unleashed his Ninth Spirit Ability, Myriad Swords Ice Seal, overwhelming Bibi Dong and freezing the Papal Palace into an iceberg. Qian Daoliu recognized that Ye Xian was beyond their power to challenge and resolved to accept his return as Spirit Hall’s rightful Saint Son.

• Ye Xian summoned countless Frost King Sword phantoms and sent them crashing down on Bibi Dong, her scythes, and the Papal Palace.
• The ice swords overwhelmed Bibi Dong and froze the Papal Palace, leaving her aura shattered beneath the ice.
• The Six Great Enshrined Elders descended from the sky, shaken by Ye Xian’s strength, while Qian Daoliu saw that Bibi Dong had been defeated.
• Qian Daoliu concluded that the Enshrined Elders could not defeat Ye Xian and decided to accept him as Spirit Hall’s rightful Saint Son.
• Ye Xian rode his sword above the frozen Papal Palace and calmly surveyed the iceberg, where Bibi Dong’s robes and Spider Spears were faintly visible beneath the ice.

Ye Xian defeated Bibi Dong, stripped her of the Pope's position, and ordered her imprisoned in Spirit Hall's ninth-level Ice Prison. After she was dragged away, Yue Guan knelt before Ye Xian and begged forgiveness for following her.

• Bibi Dong struggled out of the iceberg, badly wounded and unable to resist Ye Xian's ice seal.
• Ye Xian accused Bibi Dong of harming Qian Xunji and declared that she was unworthy of being Pope.
• Bibi Dong tried to gather Soul Power to fight back, but Ye Xian's cold forced her to collapse.
• Ye Xian ordered the guards to shackle Bibi Dong and take her to the ninth level of Spirit Hall's dungeon.
• Yue Guan knelt before Ye Xian and admitted that Bibi Dong had deceived him into committing a grave mistake.

After Ye Xian defeated Spirit Hall’s forces, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the remaining Papal Palace faction submitted to him. Qian Daoliu and the Six Great Enshrined Elders restored Ye Xian as Saint Son and invited him to inherit Spirit Hall’s leadership, ending with a call for him to ascend as its new Pope.

• Yue Guan and Gui Mei knelt before Ye Xian and pledged their loyalty, prompting the remaining Papal Palace faction to bow and swear allegiance.
• Ye Xian withdrew the frost energy harming Yue Guan and gave him and Gui Mei Ice Pills containing his Soul Power to keep their lives under his control.
• Qian Daoliu and the Six Great Enshrined Elders arrived and welcomed Ye Xian back to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu declared that Bibi Dong had been stripped of the Pope’s position and imprisoned, and affirmed Ye Xian as Spirit Hall’s rightful Saint Son.
• Qian Daoliu and the Six Great Enshrined Elders unanimously restored Ye Xian as Saint Son and urged him to succeed as Spirit Hall’s new Pope.

Ye Xian returned to Spirit Hall and accepted the Worship Hall’s declaration that he would become the new Pope, setting his coronation for three days later. At a meeting with the Seven Great Enshrined Elders, he began reviewing Bibi Dong’s policies and asked for their views on the Soul Hunting Plan and Heaven Dou Infiltration.

• Qian Daoliu proposed restoring Ye Xian as Saint Son and making him the new Pope, with the Six Great Enshrined Elders supporting him.
• Ye Xian set his coronation for three days later at the Papal Palace and walked toward the Saint Son’s Palace to revisit his former home.
• Rumors about the night’s events spread through Spirit City and beyond, though Spirit Hall made no official statement.
• Ye Xian convened the Seven Great Enshrined Elders in the Main Council Hall to discuss Spirit Hall’s policies and new strategy.
• Ye Xian asked the Enshrined Elders for their views on Bibi Dong’s Soul Hunting Plan and Heaven Dou Infiltration.

Ye Xian halted Spirit Hall’s plans to infiltrate Heaven Dou and attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, ordering Qian Renxue recalled and turning his attention to the Clear Sky Sect. He proposed winning over the Four Single-Attribute Clans by offering resources tailored to their strengths and ambitions.

• Azure Phoenix Douluo and Light Feather Douluo explained the risks of the Soul Hunting Plan and Heaven Dou Infiltration Plan.
• Ye Xian ordered the Infiltration Plan terminated and Qian Renxue recalled from Heaven Dou, a decision Qian Daoliu welcomed.
• Ye Xian stopped the Soul Hunting Plan against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, declaring the Clear Sky Sect the real target.
• When Thousand Jun Douluo warned that attacking the Clear Sky Sect would be costly, Ye Xian said he would use finesse rather than brute force.
• Ye Xian proposed exploiting the Four Single-Attribute Clans’ resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect and asked Qian Daoliu about resources that could entice each clan.

Ye Xian ordered Spirit Hall to break the Four Single-Attribute Clans away from the Clear Sky Sect and establish a covert intelligence force, while Qian Daoliu prepared to recall Qian Renxue and restore her Saintess position. In the Heaven Dou palace, Qian Renxue received word that Ye Xian had returned and eagerly prepared to escape.

• Ye Xian ordered Qian Daoliu to approach the Four Single-Attribute Clans with offers of support in exchange for severing ties with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ye Xian commanded the creation of the Cold Edge Guard to track the clans and gather intelligence on the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ye Xian directed Qian Daoliu to secretly recall Qian Renxue and restore her Saintess position after she returned.
• Ye Xian ended the council by declaring that his coronation ceremony would be held simply in three days.
• Qian Renxue received a hidden message saying Ye Xian had returned, deposed the false emperor, and ordered her to escape and return to Spirit City.

After learning that Bibi Dong had been removed as Pope, Qian Renxue decided to abandon her years-long infiltration of the Heaven Dou Empire and return to Spirit City. She escaped the royal hunt under cover of her guards’ powers, while She Long and Ci Xue stayed behind to erase the trail.

• Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong had been deposed and secretly erased the message from the Paperweight Stone.
• Qian Renxue chose the next day’s royal hunt as the opportunity to escape her Crown Prince identity and return to Spirit City.
• She Long lured Qian Renxue and Ci Xue away from the hunting party by reporting a Golden Eye Lightning Leopard deep in the forest.
• She Long muffled the sounds and spread a stealth domain while Ci Xue released poisonous mist to conceal their movements.
• Qian Renxue shed her Xue Qinghe disguise, revealed her true identity, and sped toward Spirit City.
• She Long disrupted Qian Renxue’s lingering aura, and Ci Xue prepared to clean up the scene.

Qian Renxue escaped her Heaven Dou disguise and returned to Spirit City, where Qian Daoliu and Ye Xian welcomed her home. Ye Xian announced that he would be crowned Pope in three days, and news of his victory over Bibi Dong shocked the Clear Sky Sect.

• She Long and Ci Xue left a staged scene of Qian Renxue's apparent death for the Royal Guard to discover.
• Qian Renxue flew to Spirit City and recognized Ye Xian's Ice Crystal road leading to the Papal Palace.
• Qian Daoliu and Ye Xian welcomed Qian Renxue at the Elder Hall, and she returned home with them.
• Ye Xian sent two Red-Robed Bishops to announce his coronation as Pope in three days.
• Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders learned that Ye Xian had defeated and captured Bibi Dong and taken control of Spirit Hall.

After Ye Xian’s takeover of Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect prepared for a new threat as Heaven Dou investigated Crown Prince Xue Qinghe’s death. Xue Ye remained uncertain whether Spirit Hall was responsible, while Xue Beng celebrated his rival’s disappearance.

• Tang Xiao ordered the Clear Sky Sect into its highest state of combat readiness and instructed his disciples to watch Spirit Hall.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin judged Ye Xian a major threat and sent confidential warnings to the Heaven Dou and Star Luo imperial families, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xue Ye ordered an investigation into Xue Qinghe’s disappearance after Ge Long suspected a soul master, possibly from Spirit Hall, had attacked him.
• An urgent report announced that Ye Xian would be crowned Pope in three days and that Bibi Dong had been deposed, prompting Xue Ye to order Ge Long to investigate whether Spirit Hall had killed Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Beng celebrated Xue Qinghe’s death, while his adviser warned him that the political situation remained unpredictable.

Ye Xian was crowned the new Pope of Spirit Hall in a ceremony attended by its strongest elders and envoys from across the continent. As he donned the Ice Crystal Crown, the Papal Palace awakened a vast Frost King Sword Domain centered on him.

• Xue Beng claimed that he was the only remaining heir to the Heaven Dou throne and anticipated taking power after the Crown Prince's fall.
• Spirit Hall prepared its newly renovated Papal Palace for Ye Xian's coronation, with the Seven Great Enshrined Elders and envoys from major factions in attendance.
• Ye Xian appeared before the gathered crowd carrying a Frost Scepter, and Qian Daoliu presented him with the Ice Crystal Crown.
• Ye Xian placed the crown on his head, causing the palace's ice cracks to ignite and form a vast Frost Array.
• The Frost King Sword Domain unfolded in its Coronation Form, making Ye Xian its absolute ruler as his aura surged.

After becoming Pope, Ye Xian stripped Hu Liena of her Saintess position and appointed Qian Renxue in her place. The coronation ended with Ye Xian declaring Spirit Hall’s ambitions, and he later met privately with Qian Renxue before Qian Daoliu suddenly appeared.

• Ye Xian was proclaimed the new Pope of Spirit Hall and silenced the crowd with a gesture.
• Ye Xian stripped Hu Liena of her Saintess position, authority, and resource allotments.
• Qian Renxue arrived at the Papal Palace and knelt before Ye Xian.
• Ye Xian declared Qian Renxue the new Saintess, prompting cheers as Hu Liena watched in despair.
• Ye Xian vowed that Spirit Hall would sweep across the continent, alarming envoys from the Two Great Empires.
• Hu Liena moved out of the Saintess Palace, and Ye Xian and Qian Renxue talked privately until Qian Daoliu suddenly appeared.

Ye Xian led Qian Renxue and two Titled Douluo to Dragon Rise City, where the Four Single-Attribute Clans were debating whether to answer the Clear Sky Sect’s recall. He confronted the clan leaders over the Clear Sky Sect’s past abandonment of them, while Tai Tan defiantly defended his former parent sect.

• Qian Daoliu reported that the Four Clan Council would take place in Dragon Rise City, and Ye Xian decided to approach all four clans there with Qian Renxue accompanying him.
• Tai Tan accused Yang Wudi of betraying the Clear Sky Sect, while Niu Gao argued that the clans should not rush into choosing sides and recalled how the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned them.
• Ye Xian, Qian Renxue, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei entered the Defense Clan’s gathering after frost spread across the training ground and the gates were blasted open.
• Yue Guan announced that the Spirit Hall Pope had arrived, and Ye Xian appeared on a Frost King Throne as the four clan leaders recognized the Spirit Hall’s power.
• Ye Xian mocked the clans for considering a return to the Clear Sky Sect, and Tai Tan roared that the Strength Clan would still serve its parent sect even unto death.

Ye Xian killed Tai Tan with a single icy attack and forced the remaining three single-attribute clans to choose between pledging allegiance to Spirit Hall or death. The chapter ended with the Breaking, Defense, and Speed Clans submitting and Ye Xian departing Dragon Rise City.

• Tai Tan charged Ye Xian, who froze and shattered the Strength Clan leader with one finger.
• Ye Xian offered Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi a choice between serving Spirit Hall and dying, presenting three powerful rewards to persuade them.
• Yang Wudi pledged the Breaking Clan to Spirit Hall and severed its ties with Clear Sky Sect.
• Niu Gao pledged the Defense Clan, and Bai He followed by pledging the Speed Clan.
• Ye Xian assigned the three clans to Spirit Hall's Outer Hall and warned them against disloyalty before leaving with Qian Renxue, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei led ten Soul Douluos in a covert massacre that wiped out the Strength Clan in Heaven Dou City. After guards discovered the bodies, Xue Ye blamed Spirit Hall for the atrocity.

• Ye Xian ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to eliminate the Strength Clan and leave no survivors.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and ten masked Soul Douluos infiltrated the Strength Clan residence and silently killed its guards and clan members.
• Yue Guan poisoned the residence with lethal pollen, and the attackers confirmed that everyone inside had died before disappearing into the night.
• The next morning, guards opened the residence gates and discovered the Strength Clan's corpses.
• Xue Ye received the emergency report, reacted with shock and fury, and accused Spirit Hall of the massacre.