Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji and Tang Xian fought a devastating battle at Clear Sky Fort, with Tang Xian pushing his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to its limit and Qian Xunji answering with a divine Angel skill. The battle left Tang Xian gravely injured and the Clear Sky Sect’s territory in ruins.

• Qian Xunji unleashed his Bright Sword Intent and let Tang Xian build up the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, deflecting its early strikes with his formless power.
• Tang Xian continued striking until he reached thirty-six blows, forming a powerful force field while straining his body with the Clear Sky Hammer’s growing weight.
• Qian Xunji summoned Eternal Blazing Sun and used Eight-Winged Sword Wheel Dance: Brilliant Eternity, shaping a Golden Greatsword infused with a trace of True Sun Fire.
• Tang Xian attacked without regard for his wounds, and his Clear Sky Hammer clashed repeatedly with Qian Xunji’s Golden Greatsword, shaking Clear Sky Fort and shattering Hanging Sky Cliff.
• The First Elder and the other six elders led the Clear Sky Sect Disciples in forming the Clear Sky Formation to shield the ancestral grounds from the battle’s aftershocks.
• Tang Xian fell from the sky with grievous injuries, and Tang Xiao, Tang Yuehua, and their other sister rushed to him as Tang Yuehua wept.

Qian Xunji defeated Tang Xian, voided the agreement between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, and parted from Tang Yuehua. He returned to Spirit Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the Seven Great Worships discussed his succession as Pope and learned he had reached level 95.

• Qian Xunji emerged unharmed from the explosion and defeated Tang Xian, who admitted his loss and felt he had disgraced the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Xunji declared the agreement between Qian Daoliu and the Clear Sky Sect void, while Tang Xiao and Tang Hao vowed to overcome the humiliation.
• Qian Xunji and Tang Yuehua parted, agreeing to go their separate ways, and he left the Clear Sky Sect.
• News of Qian Xunji's victory spread across the continent, shocking the Upper Three Sects and making them more wary of Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji returned to the Pope's Palace, where Qian Daoliu and the Six other Great Worships were gathered to discuss his succession as Pope.
• Qian Xunji told Golden Crocodile Douluo that his Soul Power had reached level 95, astonishing the Worships.

Qian Xunji revealed that an Immortal Herb had evolved his Martial Soul into an Eight-Winged Seraph and helped him reach rank 95, then promised Spirit Hall’s Worships more herbs. Qian Daoliu secured their support for Qian Xunji’s succession as Pope in one month, then left him to review a mountain of official memorials.

• Qian Xunji told the Worships he had reached rank 95, and Qian Daoliu confirmed he had known since Qian Xunji returned to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji revealed his Eight-Winged Seraph Martial Soul and explained that an Immortal Herb had evolved it and aided his cultivation.
• Qian Daoliu said Qian Xunji might become a god, and Qian Xunji promised each Worship an Immortal Herb from a treasure land he had found.
• Qian Daoliu proposed holding Qian Xunji’s papal Coronation Ceremony in one month, and all six Worships supported his succession.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Qian Xunji to review the Pope’s memorials, then left him to work through the stack alone.

Man Yao comforted Qian Xunji after his failed visit to the Clear Sky Sect and helped him review memorials. At Spirit Hall Academy, Bibi Dong’s loneliness eased when Lin Yan told her she would see Qian Xunji at his coronation in a month.

• Man Yao visited Qian Xunji in the Pope's Palace, reassured him about Tang Yuehua, and offered to help review his memorials.
• Qian Xunji let Man Yao process some memorials, and she became distracted by watching him before returning to work in embarrassment.
• Bibi Dong wandered among the Jacaranda Trees, upset by her classmates’ and teachers’ reactions to her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul and by Qian Xunji’s absence.
• Lin Yan found Bibi Dong and told her Qian Xunji would hold his Coronation Ceremony in a month, when he would take her to see him.
• Bibi Dong cheered up at the news that Qian Xunji would become Pope and agreed to return with Lin Yan.

As Qian Xunji prepared to become Spirit Hall's Pope, the continent's major powers received invitations and considered how to respond. The chapter ended with Yue Guan suggesting that he and Old Ghost attend the enthronement ceremony.

• Qian Daoliu arranged Qian Xunji's coronation for one month later, while Qian Xunji learned Spirit Hall's affairs and prepared for his new duties.
• Tang Xian sent the First Elder and Second Elder to represent Clear Sky Sect at the ceremony, and Tang Yuehua asked to go so she could say farewell to Qian Xunji.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect assigned Ning Fengzhi, Chen Jianjun, and Chen Xin to attend, while Ning Fengzhi assessed Qian Xunji's victories and planned to investigate Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen learned that Qian Xunji had survived and defeated Tang Xian, then decided to attend the ceremony himself.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin prepared to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye with Immortal Herbs for Spirit Hall, and Dugu Bo told his son they should address Qian Xunji as Pope.
• Yue Guan suggested to Old Ghost that they attend Qian Xunji's enthronement ceremony.

As powerful sects gathered in Spirit City for Qian Xunji's coronation, Yue Guan and Ghost Shadow arrived without invitations and ran into Dugu Bo and his son. The old friends reunited, while Dugu Bo recalled the painful discovery that Yue Guan was a man.

• Yue Guan and Ghost Shadow traveled to Spirit City to attend the new Pope's coronation but found they had no invitations.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen exchanged friendly words as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan arrived; the Clear Sky Sect followed without Tang Xian.
• A Red-robed Bishop escorted the invited sects into Spirit City for Qian Xunji's coronation ceremony.
• Yue Guan recognized Dugu Bo outside the city and introduced Ghost Shadow, explaining that they could not enter without invitations.
• Dugu Bo told Yue Guan that he had brought his son, Dugu Xin, to the ceremony and remembered how he had once fallen for Yue Guan before learning he was a man.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin brought the requested Immortal Herbs to Spirit Hall, where Qian Xunji received them and learned of their cultivation and desire to serve. At the Worship Hall, Qian Xunji began distributing the herbs and warned that they required special harvesting and consumption methods.

• Dugu Bo used his Spirit Hall invitation to enter Spirit City with Dugu Xin, while Yue Guan and Ghost Shadow followed and waited for him to finish his business.
• A Red-robed Bishop summoned Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin to the Pope's Palace, where they met Qian Xunji and handed over the Immortal Herbs in the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch.
• Qian Xunji praised Dugu Bo's Soul Douluo cultivation and Dugu Xin's Soul Emperor breakthrough, and Dugu Xin said they both wished to serve Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji took the Immortal Herbs to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu and the Six Great Worships had gathered to receive them.
• Qian Xunji explained that Immortal Herbs needed special handling and consumption methods, citing the danger of consuming the Infernal Delicate Apricot or Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass alone.

Qian Xunji distributed Immortal Herbs to the Worship Hall elders and prepared to succeed as Pope of the Martial Soul Hall. Three days later, he appeared before the assembled forces in Spirit City, and the enthronement ceremony began with the crowd welcoming him as Pope.

• Qian Xunji gave Golden Crocodile a Purple Gold Sky Dragon Fruit, and Golden Crocodile chose to save it for his descendants after Qian Xunji promised further herbs for his family.
• Qian Xunji distributed Dugu Bo's selected Immortal Herbs to the Worship Hall elders, who returned to their rooms to cultivate.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Xunji that he would succeed the Pope in three days, and Qian Xunji vowed to make the Martial Soul Hall stronger.
• Representatives of the Two Great Empires, the Upper Three Sects, the Lower Four Sects, and other forces gathered in Spirit City for the ceremony.
• Lin Yan told Bibi Dong to kneel when the new Pope appeared, and Bibi Dong eagerly waited to see Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji emerged from the Pope's Palace in ceremonial armor, and the Martial Soul Hall affiliates knelt to greet him as Pope.

Qian Xunji took the position of Pope of Spirit Hall and announced the creation of the Hall of Judgment to combat Evil Soul Masters. His display of strength and sweeping plan unsettled the Great Powers and alarmed the Two Great Empires, which had little room to oppose him.

• Qian Xunji entered the Pope's Palace plaza with Qing Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo, shocking the gathered Great Powers with his youth.
• Qian Xunji silenced the crowd with his Soul Power and declared that he would succeed to the position of Pope of Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji spoke about the threat of Evil Soul Masters and announced the establishment of the Hall of Judgment, empowering it to mobilize local forces and reward those who helped eliminate them.
• Bibi Dong remembered her parents' deaths as she listened to Qian Xunji's speech and watched him.
• Xue Ye and Dai Tianfeng recognized that Qian Xunji's plan could extend Spirit Hall's influence, but they could not readily oppose it.

After his coronation, Qian Xunji turned away Tang Yuehua but welcomed Lin Yan and Bibi Dong to the Pope’s Palace. He comforted Bibi Dong and shared a meal with her, then learned she refused to return to the academy, leaving him to decide what to do about her isolation.

• Ning Fengzhi urged the Upper Three Sects to stand together after Qian Xunji’s words at the coronation unsettled him.
• Tang Yuehua came to say farewell to Qian Xunji, but the Palace Knights refused her entry, and she left without seeing him.
• Qian Xunji sensed Tang Yuehua’s arrival and chose not to meet her, deciding to bury his feelings for her.
• Lin Yan brought Bibi Dong to the Pope’s Palace and explained that she was withdrawn and had no friends at the academy; Qian Xunji dismissed Lin Yan and spoke with Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong ate together, and he wiped food from her mouth, reminding her of her deceased father.
• Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong to return to the academy and promised to have its teachers look after her, but she refused because she disliked the environment and felt its students disliked her.

Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to take her as his disciple, but he required her to prove herself by winning Spirit Hall Academy’s Grand Competition. Six months later, the competition began with Bibi Dong determined to claim the championship.

• Bibi Dong asked to become Qian Xunji’s disciple so she could stay with him, but he refused until she proved her ability and loyalty.
• Qian Xunji offered to accept Bibi Dong if she won the Grand Competition six months later, and she vowed to do so.
• At the competition, Bibi Dong’s classmates treated her as a rival, and Feng Jingyi challenged her claim to the championship.
• Qian Xunji arrived with Yue Guan and Ghost Shadow, addressed the academy, and officially opened the Grand Competition.
• Bibi Dong watched Qian Xunji from the arena and resolved to win the championship.

Bibi Dong defeated Feng Jingyi to win the Spirit Hall Academy Grand Tournament, and Qian Xunji promised that Spirit Hall would study ways to improve commoners’ Martial Souls. In the Pope’s Palace, he accepted Bibi Dong as his disciple and warned her never to betray Spirit Hall.

• Feng Jingyi challenged Bibi Dong, and the two fought with their Martial Souls and Soul Skills.
• Bibi Dong’s Death Poison Mist overwhelmed Feng Jingyi’s Mandala Poison, and her attacks brought Feng Jingyi down.
• The Referee announced Bibi Dong as the tournament’s victor, and she celebrated toward Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji praised the academy and said Spirit Hall would research ways to change commoners’ Martial Souls.
• Qian Xunji accepted Bibi Dong as his disciple and warned her that he would personally punish her if she betrayed Spirit Hall.

Qian Xunji accepted Bibi Dong as his disciple, gave her an Angel Clan Storage Soul Tool, and laid out a demanding training schedule. He began her first lesson in the Pope's Palace, where Bibi Dong reluctantly revealed her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul and found that he did not judge her appearance.

• Qian Xunji apologized to Bibi Dong and formally accepted her as his disciple.
• Qian Xunji gave Bibi Dong an Angel Pendant, a Storage Soul Tool with three cubic meters of space.
• Qian Xunji set Bibi Dong a daily schedule of study, sword training, combat practice, and cultivation.
• Qian Xunji brought Bibi Dong to the Rear Palace and asked her to release her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong transformed into a poisonous spider, and Qian Xunji watched without showing disgust.

Qian Xunji taught Bibi Dong to accept and communicate with her Martial Soul so she could control its possession form, then brought her to live in the Pope's Palace. After dinner, he worked on Spirit Hall affairs and considered how to staff the Hall of Judgment.

• Qian Xunji explained how Bibi Dong could use Mental Power and control to shape her Spider Martial Soul Possession into armor, and urged her to accept and communicate with her Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong trained until Qian Xunji ended the lesson, then learned she would live in the Pope's Palace and asked for a room next to his.
• Qian Xunji served Bibi Dong Radish Ginseng Soup and Soul Pig Meatballs, which she eagerly ate before he reminded her to study at the Martial Soul Hall Library the next morning.
• Qian Xunji reviewed Spirit Hall memorials and planned the Hall of Judgment, deciding Jiang Hao should focus on cultivation while Man Yao handled many personnel tasks.

Qian Xunji planned how Man Yao, Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, and Ghost Shadow would serve Spirit Hall as it expanded and reformed. That night, Bibi Dong could not sleep and joined Qian Xunji in bed, where they remained asleep together until morning.

• Qian Xunji planned for Man Yao to lead the Hall of Judgment and described its roles in pursuing fallen Evil Soul Masters and investigating Spirit Hall personnel.
• Qian Xunji assigned Dugu Bo and his son to manage the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and research medicinal plants with Spirit Hall researchers and Yue Guan.
• Qian Xunji planned for Ghost Shadow to oversee punishments in the Elder Hall after reaching Titled Douluo.
• Qian Xunji went to bed, while Bibi Dong stayed awake thinking about the day and the Angel Pendant he had given her.
• Bibi Dong went to Qian Xunji's room and persuaded him to let her sleep beside him.
• Bibi Dong nestled against the sleeping Qian Xunji, and they both woke as morning sunlight entered the room.

Bibi Dong studied Battle Soul Master cultivation paths at the Martial Soul Hall Library and asked Qian Xunji how to develop her Twin Martial Souls. Qian Xunji advised her not to limit herself to one path and warned her to fully develop her first Martial Soul before adding Soul Rings to her second, while Spirit Hall faced a dispute with the Two Great Empires over withheld allowances.

• Qian Xunji woke beside Bibi Dong, roused her, and sent her to the Martial Soul Hall Library to study.
• Bibi Dong read about the Assault, Agility, Defense, and Control cultivation paths and considered how they suited her Spider Emperor Martial Soul.
• Qian Xunji learned that the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire had withheld one-third of the Soul Master Monthly Allowance and refused Spirit Hall's demands for payment.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji how to develop her Twin Martial Souls, and he advised her to cultivate broadly and wait to add Soul Rings to her second Martial Soul until her first had all nine.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to show her his Martial Soul.

Qian Xunji showed Bibi Dong his Eight-Winged Seraph and explained how it suppressed her dark Martial Souls, then Man Yao returned and took him away, leaving Bibi Dong feeling abandoned. Later, Man Yao reported on the Hall of Judgment, and Qian Xunji began teaching Bibi Dong sword practice as part of her training.

• Qian Xunji revealed his Eight-Winged Seraph Martial Soul, which made Bibi Dong uncomfortable because it countered her dark attributes.
• Man Yao returned to the Pope's Palace, met Bibi Dong, and left with Qian Xunji, while Bibi Dong felt a sudden sense of loss.
• Man Yao told Qian Xunji that the Hall of Judgment had expanded through villages and towns but faced resistance in major cities, and he asked her to present its proposal at the Elder Council Meeting.
• Qian Xunji brought Bibi Dong to the woods for practical training and explained that sword practice would strengthen her body, coordination, endurance, and will, and could help her develop a Self-Created Soul Skill.

Qian Xunji began teaching Bibi Dong swordsmanship, demonstrated his formidable Sword Intent, and left her to practice while he handled business. He later made her a meal and gave her Spirit Hall’s highest-level Angel Meditation Method, warning her to keep it secret.

• Qian Xunji gave Bibi Dong a Holy Sword and tested her attacks, correcting her technique and explaining the three realms of Sword Dao.
• Qian Xunji demonstrated his Bright Sword Intent and taught Bibi Dong basic sword moves to practice a hundred times each day.
• After Bibi Dong practiced for half a day, Qian Xunji left for the Pope’s Palace despite her protest that he had promised to spar with her.
• Bibi Dong practiced alone and felt uneasy remembering the beautiful woman who had been close to Qian Xunji that morning.
• Qian Xunji returned with food for Bibi Dong, then gave her the Angel Meditation Method and told her to destroy it after reading.

Bibi Dong used the Angel Meditation Method to break through to level sixteen, then persuaded Qian Xunji to stop working and let her sleep beside him. The next morning, she began following his training plan, and her talent showed in both study and combat.

• Bibi Dong cultivated with the Angel Meditation Method and advanced from level fifteen to level sixteen.
• Bibi Dong found Qian Xunji working late in Pope's Palace and told him about her breakthrough.
• Bibi Dong stopped Qian Xunji from working and convinced him to rest, then climbed into his bed and slept beside him.
• Bibi Dong woke early and admired Qian Xunji until he opened his eyes and told her to get up.
• Bibi Dong followed Qian Xunji's plan and excelled at theoretical study and practical combat training.

Qian Xunji convened a rare, continent-wide Spirit Hall meeting and introduced Man Yao’s proposal to establish the Hall of Judgment. When Platinum Bishop Charles opposed the plan, Qian Xunji questioned his loyalty, leaving Charles panicked before the assembled leaders.

• Qian Xunji gathered Spirit Hall’s Worships, elders, Bishops, and other high-ranking members to address problems he had found since taking office.
• Qian Xunji asked Man Yao to present a plan for the Hall of Judgment, with one branch targeting Evil Soul Masters and another supervising Spirit Hall personnel.
• Man Yao described the Hall’s proposed enforcement, evaluation, and reward systems, prompting unease among Bishops accustomed to lax oversight.
• Charles objected that the Hall of Judgment could provoke the Two Great Empires, which had already stopped providing the Soul Master Monthly Allowance.
• Qian Xunji asked whether Charles remained loyal to Spirit Hall or had become a spy for the Two Great Empires, and Charles hurriedly denied the accusation.