Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji ordered an investigation into a village where a hundred-thousand-year soul beast had taken human form and considered using the situation to advance Spirit Hall’s plan for unification. At Wisteria Residence, Hu Liena awakened her Demon Fox Martial Soul with innate level-10 soul power and thanked Ye Tian for helping her.

• Qian Xunji sent Gui Mei to investigate the village Mei Bensi had reported and ordered Ju Douluo to put Spirit Saints and Soul Douluos on standby.
• Qian Xunji reflected on Spirit Hall’s long-term plan for domination and hoped the soul beast’s appearance could help bring the Seven Great Sects into order.
• Hu Liena awakened her Demon Fox Martial Soul, and the Blue Crystal Ball revealed that she had innate soul power at level 10.
• Hu Liena hugged Ye Tian and thanked him for helping her, while he joked that she should become a Titled Douluo he had raised.
• Bibi Dong teased Ye Tian about taking credit for Hu Liena’s future strength, and Hu Liena promised that she would not let either of them down.

Bibi Dong let Hu Liena continue training under Ye Tian and left him to choose her cultivation path. After she departed, Ye Tian worried about Qian Xunji’s fate and Qian Renxue’s future, then asked Hu Liena what she knew about the Mysterious Pivot Spirit Fox.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to call her first next time and praised her progress under Ye Tian.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Tian which path he planned for Hu Liena’s Martial Soul, and he said he had a choice in mind but would explain it later.
• Bibi Dong gave Ye Tian the Martial Soul awakening tools, finished the noodles, and returned to the Pope’s Palace with a Pill from him.
• Ye Tian wondered whether Qian Xunji had gone Soul Hunting and worried about Qian Renxue learning that he had let her father die.
• Ye Tian asked Hu Liena about the Mysterious Pivot Spirit Fox, and she explained its object-control ability and how it gained tails as it cultivated.

Ye Tian planned to obtain a Mysterious Pivot Nine-Tailed Fox Soul Ring for Hu Liena and continued cultivating while considering his growing influence in Spirit Hall. In the Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong revealed she had reached rank 90 and asked Qian Xunji to send Elders with her to the Star Dou Great Forest for her Ninth Soul Ring.

• Ye Tian explained the Mysterious Pivot Nine-Tailed Fox’s object-controlling ability and suggested Hu Liena use one as her Soul Ring.
• Ye Tian assured Hu Liena he would find a suitable Spirit Beast for her, then sent her to clear the table while he returned to cultivating.
• Ye Tian reflected on his cultivation, his connections in Spirit Hall, and his intention to deal with Tang San, whom he regarded as an enemy.
• Qian Xunji asked Bibi Dong to oversee the Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, but she said she needed to prepare for her Ninth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji she had reached rank 90, and he praised her while planning to send her to the Worship Hall rather than let her inherit the papacy.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to dispatch several Elders to accompany her to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong that Tang Hao’s wife was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and promised to capture her for Bibi Dong’s Ninth Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Bibi Dong concealed her killing intent while pretending to accept his reconciliation, and Qian Xunji prepared to leave, convinced Ye Tian’s talents would help Spirit Hall flourish.

• Qian Xunji urged Bibi Dong to leave her Ninth Soul Ring to him and revealed that Gui Mei and Yue Guan had gone after Tang Hao’s wife, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Qian Xunji offered the beast’s Spirit Ring and Soul Bone as compensation, while Bibi Dong hid her intent to eventually kill him and agreed to give Qian Renxue a chance.
• Qian Xunji reminded Bibi Dong to watch over Ye Tian and asked how the girl she had taken in had awakened her Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong reported that Nana had awakened her Demon Fox Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power under Ye Tian’s guidance.
• Qian Xunji promised Ye Tian a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and said he would deliver it with Bibi Dong’s rewards to Wisteria Residence after his triumphant return.
• After Bibi Dong left, Qian Xunji boasted that Ye Tian’s gifted disciples and Spirit Hall’s growing strength would make its future unstoppable.

Bibi Dong returned from the Pope's Palace with news that Qian Xunji would give Ye Tian a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and would hunt a hundred-thousand-year soul beast for her. Ye Tian feared his genuine reward would be lost amid the hunt and urged Bibi Dong to have it delivered early.

• Qian Xunji told Ju Douluo that he would send Elders to watch the Clear Sky Sect while they prepared to deal with Tang Hao.
• Bibi Dong returned to Wisteria Residence and visited Ye Tian while he cultivated in his room.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Tian that Qian Xunji had promised him a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and her a complete set of hundred-thousand-year spirit rings and soul bones.
• Ye Tian realized his soul bone might be lost when it was sent alongside Bibi Dong's rewards, so he asked her to get it from Qian Xunji early.
• Bibi Dong questioned Ye Tian's excuse that worrying about the reward was distracting him from cultivation.

Ye Tian warned Bibi Dong that Qian Xunji might return defeated, prompting her to hope he would be gravely injured and making her consider how the outcome could help her plans. Later, Hu Liena revealed her newly awakened Charm Fox martial soul and innate full soul power, while Jin Yue'er admitted she had beaten Xie Yue and Yan.

• Ye Tian warned Bibi Dong that Qian Xunji might fail to obtain the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, leaving Ye Tian without his promised soul bone.
• Bibi Dong imagined Qian Xunji returning gravely wounded and saw the possibility as an opportunity to advance her plans and become closer to Ye Tian.
• Ye Tian fretted over Qian Renxue's sadness and Spirit Hall's future, then left with Hu Liena to meet the others at Holy Soul Winery.
• Hu Liena announced that she had awakened her mother's Charm Fox martial soul and possessed innate full soul power.
• Jin Yue'er mistook Hu Liena's fox for a squirrel, while Qian Renxue worried that Ye Tian and Hu Liena might grow closer.
• Ye Tian noticed Xie Yue and Yan's bruised faces, and Jin Yue'er said she had beaten them up.

Jin Yue'er joked with Ye Tian, Qian Renxue, and the others over dinner, while Ye Tian tried to reassure Qian Renxue that they would face hardships together. At the Pope's Palace, Qian Xunji received word that Tang Hao's woman was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form and ordered his forces to capture her alive.

• Jin Yue'er explained that Xie Yue and Yan had challenged her separately, then pelted them with bananas for using her as a yardstick.
• Jin Yue'er teased Hu Liena and Ye Tian, while Qian Renxue told them to sit down for dinner.
• Ye Tian took Qian Renxue's hand and reminded her and the others that they should face hardships together.
• Sigma delivered Ghost Elder's urgent report to Qian Xunji, revealing that Tang Hao's woman was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.
• Qian Xunji ordered his forces to depart for Apricot Blossom Village and capture the Soul Beast alive.

Qian Xunji led Spirit Hall’s forces out on a mission while Mei Bensi informed Bibi Dong that she would serve as acting Pope during his absence. As Bibi Dong received the news, Ye Tian gave Hu Liena her gifts and began preparing her for Soul Hunting.

• Qian Xunji led the Guardian Knights and other fighters toward the place where Tang Hao and his wife were staying.
• Mei Bensi came to Wisteria Residence to tell Bibi Dong that Qian Xunji had left Spirit City and appointed her to handle Spirit Hall’s affairs in his absence.
• Ye Tian gave Hu Liena the golden hair clip Bibi Dong had gifted her, revealing that it was a Storage Soul Tool.
• Ye Tian helped Hu Liena put on the hair clip, then introduced the whale rubber he planned to use in preparing for her Soul Hunting.

Ye Tian gave Hu Liena Whale Rubber to help prepare her for her first Spirit Ring, while Bibi Dong grew jealous and dismissed them. At dawn, a furious voice in Apricot Blossom Village accused Spirit Hall of going too far as a blood-red Clear Sky Hammer rose amid lightning.

• Ye Tian fed Hu Liena Whale Rubber and helped her endure its heat with ice packs as she circulated her Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong returned, saw Ye Tian caring for Hu Liena, and said she had to act as Pope because Qian Xunji had left Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Ye Tian and Hu Liena, then crushed her teacup after Ye Tian left with Hu Liena in his arms.
• At dawn, a baby cried in Apricot Blossom Village as someone shouted that Spirit Hall had gone too far and a blood-red Clear Sky Hammer rose with lightning.

Tang Hao broke through the encirclement and fled with the weakened Ah Yin and their infant, while Ye Tian spent the morning with Hu Liena and Bibi Dong. The chapter ended as someone with golden hair pushed open the courtyard door.

• Tang Hao used his Clear Sky Hammer to break a path through the Spirit Saints and Soul Douluos, then escaped with Ah Yin and their infant.
• Ah Yin urged Tang Hao to go to Star Dou, but he insisted on taking her back to the sect and she used Blue Silver Grass to slow their pursuers.
• Hu Liena showed Ye Tian her fox tail, and he touched it while she reacted with embarrassment.
• Bibi Dong interrupted them, threatened to cut off Hu Liena's tail, and said she would retrieve Ye Tian's Soul Bone after Qian Xunji returned.
• Bibi Dong left for the Pope's Palace, then a few strands of golden hair appeared as someone opened the courtyard door from outside.

Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong at Wisteria Residence, where Bibi Dong unexpectedly pinched her cheek and called it average. Meanwhile, Tang Hao and Ah Yin fled Spirit Hall pursuers with their infant, but Ghost Douluo and Ju Douluo cornered them before Qian Xunji arrived with his Angel Martial Soul Avatar.

• Qian Renxue sneaked into Wisteria Residence to see Ye Tian, but Bibi Dong caught her, touched her cheek, and called it average.
• Tang Hao and Ah Yin escaped their pursuers and hid in a rocky valley while Ah Yin protected their swaddled infant.
• Ghost Douluo ambushed the family, and Tang Hao broke free of his ghostly restraints with a Sky-Piercing Strike.
• Ju Douluo attacked with his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, but Tang Hao blocked the petals and tried to flee with Ah Yin and their child.
• Qian Xunji appeared above the canyon as Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo greeted him, leaving Tang Hao facing three Titled Douluo.

Qian Xunji cornered Tang Hao and Ah Yin, and Ah Yin sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao and their child. Tang Hao became a Titled Douluo and fought Spirit Hall through the night, while the chapter ended with Bibi Dong at Pope’s Palace and Ye Tian puzzled by Qian Renxue’s grin.

• Qian Xunji attacked Tang Hao, and Ju and Gui immobilized him with the Two Extremes Stillness Domain before Qian Xunji wounded him.
• Ah Yin dragged Tang Hao away from the attackers, then agreed to surrender after Qian Xunji threatened her and the child.
• Ah Yin gave Tang Hao their child and sacrificed herself, using her Blood Flame to restore his injuries and elevate him to Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao unleashed the Great Sumeru Hammer against Qian Xunji and the Spirit Hall forces as Ah Yin vanished, leaving only a grass seed.
• Tang Hao fought through the night and into the next day while the child rested in his arms.
• Bibi Dong sat in Pope’s Palace, while Ye Tian wondered why Qian Renxue was grinning at Wisteria Residence.

Qian Renxue believed Bibi Dong’s cheek pinch meant her mother was beginning to accept her, while Ye Tian warned her not to rush into anything. Bibi Dong later admitted she had acted with false affection, then confronted Ye Tian over the possibility that he would leave her too.

• Qian Renxue thanked Ye Tian after Bibi Dong pinched her cheek, and Ye Tian cautioned her to be patient and avoid approaching Bibi Dong impulsively.
• Bibi Dong returned to Wisteria Residence and asked Ye Tian for her share of the Pill, pinching his cheek as she did.
• Ye Tian asked whether Bibi Dong had pinched Qian Renxue’s cheek, and Bibi Dong teased him by asking if he was jealous.
• Bibi Dong said her gesture toward Qian Renxue was false affection and blamed Ye Tian for helping create the situation.
• Ye Tian warned that Bibi Dong would become a loner, and she asked whether he, too, would leave her as she moved closer to him.

Bibi Dong pressed Ye Tian down and demanded that he reassure her he would not leave, while Ye Tian tried to calm her and explain his concern about her bond with Little Xue. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong moving closer again as Ye Tian feared she would kiss him.

• Bibi Dong crashed into Ye Tian's arms and pressed against him, but the fragrance of Ye Tian's pill briefly restored her reason.
• Bibi Dong refused to get up and told Ye Tian to answer her questions with yes or no.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Ye Tian feared her, and Ye Tian said he was not afraid under normal circumstances.
• Ye Tian explained that he did not want Bibi Dong to regret her choices or suffer over her bond with Little Xue, but Bibi Dong told him not to interfere.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Ye Tian would abandon her, and he promised he would not.
• Bibi Dong moved closer to Ye Tian, who tilted his head away, afraid she would kiss him.

Bibi Dong bit Ye Tian’s neck, then retreated when his response startled her, insisting she had only been teaching him cultivation. Hu Liena arrived and interrupted them, and Bibi Dong arranged to take her and Ye Tian to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring.

• Bibi Dong bit Ye Tian’s neck, but abruptly pulled away after his reaction surprised her.
• Ye Tian accused Bibi Dong of bringing the situation on herself, and Bibi Dong laughed and told him to wait for her in her room.
• Hu Liena arrived at Longevity Heaven and found Bibi Dong and Ye Tian together; Bibi Dong claimed she had been teaching Ye Tian cultivation.
• Bibi Dong learned Hu Liena had finished absorbing Whale Rubber and arranged to take her Soul Hunting in the Star Dou Great Forest with Ye Tian.
• Hu Liena went to prepare provisions, while Ye Tian wondered whether Bibi Dong had fallen for him and feared her dangerous interest.

Bibi Dong took Ye Tian and Hu Liena flying down the mountain, using the trip to tease Ye Tian after he insulted her. As they flew over Spirit City's gates, Bibi Dong asked what kind of Soul Ring Ye Tian planned to get for Hu Liena.

• Bibi Dong and Ye Tian exchanged tense looks after Hu Liena arrived, and Ye Tian silently called Bibi Dong a lunatic.
• Bibi Dong grabbed Ye Tian's arm and pulled him into her embrace, ignoring his attempts to push away.
• Bibi Dong lifted Ye Tian and Hu Liena into the air and carried them down the mountain, while Hu Liena pleaded to switch places with Ye Tian.
• Bibi Dong teased Ye Tian as they flew over Spirit City's gates, then asked what kind of Soul Ring he planned to add for Hu Liena.

Ye Tian led Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to a cunning Mysterious Pivot Spirit Fox so Hu Liena could obtain its Soul Ring. After helping Hu Liena kill it and giving her a Fire-Tipped Spear, he watched her begin absorbing the Soul Ring while Bibi Dong invited him to rest beside her.

• Ye Tian directed Bibi Dong and Hu Liena to the southwestern Mixed Zone to hunt a Mysterious Pivot Spirit Fox for Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong shot at the trapped fox, revealing its hidden weapons and its ability to send them flying at its attackers.
• Ye Tian gave Hu Liena a Fire-Tipped Spear and taught her how to use it.
• Hu Liena fired repeatedly until the fox died, then put away the weapon and began absorbing its purple Soul Ring under Bibi Dong's guidance.
• Bibi Dong sat beneath a tree and beckoned Ye Tian to rest beside her, and he went over warily.

Ye Tian sat beside Bibi Dong, who took his pills to calm herself before explaining how he had helped her see her past more clearly. Their conversation ended with Bibi Dong growing possessive as Ye Tian gave her more medicine.

• Bibi Dong offered Ye Tian the cushion beside her, and he sat down cautiously.
• Bibi Dong swallowed the pills Ye Tian had brought, then regained her composure and spoke calmly about her painful past.
• Bibi Dong said Ye Tian had helped her stop idealizing the past and shift her focus toward the present.
• Bibi Dong squeezed Ye Tian's shoulder and reminded him of his earlier words that the future could be changed.
• Bibi Dong ended the conversation, told Ye Tian the medicine was on his tab, and covered his hand with hers after he gave her three bottles.

Bibi Dong kissed Ye Tian and insisted it was merely an elder’s gift, leaving him wary while he focused on cultivation. Hu Liena completed her Soul Ring absorption, gained Telekinetic Control, and Ye Tian and Bibi Dong discussed how training her Psychic Power could improve the skill.

• Bibi Dong accepted Ye Tian’s three bottles, kissed him, and claimed the kiss was an elder’s gift to a filial junior.
• Ye Tian cultivated while Bibi Dong stayed beside Hu Liena as she absorbed her Soul Ring.
• Hu Liena finished absorbing the ring, rose from level 10 to level 14, and demonstrated her Telekinetic Control by lifting a poisoned dagger.
• Ye Tian explained that Hu Liena could use her Psychic Power to control living targets, while Bibi Dong inferred that challenging herself could strengthen her power and expand the skill.

Ye Tian considered how Ring Fusion could help develop his Third Soul Skill and planned to pursue the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Two days later, Tang Hao’s attack on Spirit Hall’s forces ended in Sigma’s self-sacrifice, while the survivors fled with the injured Pope.

• Ye Tian told Hu Liena that her First Soul Skill might grow and considered seeking Heart Separation Control from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Bibi Dong took Ye Tian and Hu Liena back toward Spirit Hall, and Ye Tian reflected on Ring Fusion and Ring Explosion.
• Ye Tian concluded that Ring Fusion offered a new direction for his Third Soul Skill and decided to put the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well on his agenda.
• After two days of fighting, Spirit Hall’s forces retreated from the blood-red valley and escorted their wounded Pope toward the city.
• Sigma sacrificed himself in an explosion to cover the retreat, and Tang Hao vowed that he would not stop until one side was dead.