Chapter Summaries

Ning Wuyan offered Zhao Linchuan a place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and warned him about Spirit Hall, but Zhao rejected the recruitment and accepted the sect’s million Gold Soul Coins. Alone afterward, Zhao resolved to surpass the continent’s limits and change the outcomes he knew.

• Ning Wuyan approached Zhao Linchuan in the forest and invited him to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on behalf of its Sect Master and Bone Douluo.
• Zhao Linchuan revealed his seven unusual Soul Rings and challenged Ning Wuyan’s implication that he needed the sect’s help to obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Ning Wuyan warned that Spirit Hall threatened talented unaffiliated people and offered Zhao a Black Card containing one million Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhao Linchuan accepted the card, dismissed Ning Wuyan, and learned the sect had concealed his traces and Soul Ring configuration.
• Alone beneath a tree, Zhao Linchuan reflected on his feeling of being bound by fate and vowed to reach beyond the continent’s peak and change the endings he wanted to change.

Bibi Dong endured the loneliness behind her perfect reputation before Qian Xunji assigned her to lead Spirit Hall’s young Soul Masters on a training mission to earn Gold Soul Master Badges. Three days later, Zhao Linchuan traveled toward the city on his new horse, White Snow.

• Zhao Linchuan formed the Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword and flew toward the city, expecting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to keep his tracks covered.
• Bibi Dong completed extreme soul-pressure training and returned to her chambers, troubled by her isolation and the rigid path laid out for her.
• A maid summoned Bibi Dong to the Council Hall, where Qian Xunji ordered her to lead Spirit Hall’s younger generation to the Great Soul Arenas to earn Gold Soul Master Badges, accompanied by Yue Guan and Ghost Charm.
• After Qian Xunji left, Bibi Dong felt a small sense of relief at the prospect of seeing the world outside Spirit Hall.
• Three days later, Zhao Linchuan rode White Snow along the official road toward the city.

Zhao Linchuan encountered Spirit Hall’s Saintess, Bibi Dong, on the road and decided to follow her, determined to disrupt the tragic fate he believed awaited her. Three days later, Bibi Dong effortlessly defeated a Soul Emperor in the Litang Great Soul Arena.

• Zhao Linchuan spotted Bibi Dong’s convoy on the official road and exchanged a brief look with her.
• Zhao Linchuan realized Bibi Dong had not yet met Yu Xiaogang and resolved to interfere with her destined path.
• Zhao Linchuan rode White Snow after the convoy, following its lingering Soul Power Fluctuation and dusty scent.
• At the Litang Great Soul Arena, Bibi Dong overwhelmed a Soul Emperor with the Raging Giant Bear Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong bound the Soul Emperor in a spiderweb, slammed him onto the stage, and dismissed him as a disappointment.

Bibi Dong crushed another opponent in the Litang Great Soul Arena, while Yu Xiaogang plotted to use her to gain access to Spirit Hall’s archives. Zhao Linchuan moved to meet arena manager Francis, who was enraged by Bibi Dong’s strength.

• Bibi Dong threatened the Human Cocoon until her opponent surrendered, then left the arena after being declared the winner.
• Zhao Linchuan spotted Yu Xiaogang watching Bibi Dong and recognized his greedy plan to approach her for access to Spirit Hall’s secret texts.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled waiting three days to learn about Bibi Dong and identified her as Spirit Hall’s Saintess after noticing Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
• Zhao Linchuan dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s schemes and headed backstage to make Bibi Dong see something more interesting.
• Zhao Linchuan melted the lock on Francis’s office door and found Francis fuming over bloodstained financial reports and Bibi Dong’s strength.

Zhao Linchuan intimidated Francis into changing the Spirit Arena’s match arrangements after Bibi Dong’s victories devastated its betting operation. Bibi Dong accepted a match against a Soul Saint around her age, and the chapter ended as the arena erupted with cheers.

• Bibi Dong won more than twenty matches over three days, triggering seven massive payouts that left Francis and the Spirit Arena in financial trouble.
• Zhao Linchuan confronted Francis and used overwhelming spiritual and Soul Power pressure to make him listen.
• Francis hurried to the betting control room and ordered a change to the match card.
• A staff member told Bibi Dong that a Soul Saint around her age was available to fight, and she agreed to the match.
• The main arena erupted in cheers as Bibi Dong's next battle began.

Zhao Linchuan faced Bibi Dong in the arena and used his Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword to counter her Death Domain and overpower her attacks. The battle paused as Bibi Dong accused him of fighting unfairly, and Zhao Linchuan challenged the tradition she invoked.

• The host introduced Bibi Dong, the undefeated Weaver of Fate Goddess, and Zhao Linchuan, whose Martial Soul was the Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword.
• Bibi Dong activated her Death Domain, but Zhao Linchuan created a Thunder Domain that pushed back and countered it.
• Bibi Dong attacked with her Blood-Sucking Spider Stinger, while Zhao Linchuan dodged the stingers and fired an explosive lightning sword aura at her.
• Zhao Linchuan's attack overwhelmed Bibi Dong's defenses and left her trembling, shocking the silent audience and Spirit Arena shareholders.
• Bibi Dong protested that Zhao Linchuan had dodged her Spirit Skill and fought unfairly, while he questioned the Soul Master World's tradition of exchanging attacks without dodging.

Zhao Linchuan defeated Bibi Dong in the arena by cutting apart her Spirit Skill and forcing her to concede, then escaped as hostile pursuers followed him. He stopped in the wilderness, where Ghost and Wei Chang were closing in.

• Zhao Linchuan let Bibi Dong use her Death Spider Web Restraint, then shredded the web and held his sword to her neck.
• Bibi Dong conceded after Zhao Linchuan caught the strand of hair he had cut from her, and the referee declared the Black-Clothed Protector the victor.
• Bibi Dong snapped both heels in anger, while Spirit Arena Supervisor Francis celebrated the fortune he expected from the match’s betting payout.
• Zhao Linchuan fled the arena after sensing three hostile presences, then stopped in the wilderness as Ghost and Wei Chang pursued him.

Zhao Linchuan defeated Ghost Charm’s weakened Ninth Soul Skill with his self-created Azure Dragon--Falling Devil technique, proving himself stronger than Ghost Charm had expected. He then exposed Wei Chang, the Soul Douluo who had secretly watched their fight, and demanded an explanation.

• Ghost Charm revealed himself and challenged Zhao Linchuan to survive one move, acting under Qian Xunji’s secret orders to eliminate men who might attract Bibi Dong’s attention.
• Zhao Linchuan summoned his Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword and Azure Blue Domain, suppressing Ghost Charm’s Netherworld Ghost Qi.
• Ghost Charm unleashed his weakened Ninth Soul Skill, Hellish Specter, expecting Zhao Linchuan to survive it with serious injuries.
• Zhao Linchuan used his self-created Azure Dragon--Falling Devil technique to destroy the Evil Spirit and emerge unscathed.
• Ghost Charm acknowledged Zhao Linchuan’s remarkable strength, and Zhao Linchuan pointed out that Wei Chang had been watching from the shadows.
• Wei Chang stepped forward, introduced himself as the Litang Great Soul Arena’s guardian, and apologized to Ghost Charm.

Ghost Charm killed Wei Chang after declaring that he and Zhao Linchuan would stand as equals, and Zhao flew to Litang City to claim his winnings. At a tavern, Yu Xiaogang managed to get Bibi Dong’s attention by claiming he knew why she had lost her match.

• Ghost Charm appeared behind Wei Chang and killed him, then told Zhao Linchuan they would stand as equals from then on.
• Zhao Linchuan dismissed Ghost Charm as a tsundere, left Wei Chang’s corpse in the wilderness, and flew toward Litang City to collect more than eighteen million Gold Soul Coins.
• At a tavern, Bibi Dong sulked over her defeat while the Spirit Hall group kept quiet around her.
• After Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan left, Yu Xiaogang approached Bibi Dong with his copy of Martial Soul Theory, but Li Lang stopped him.
• Yu Xiaogang shouted that he knew why Bibi Dong had lost, and she ordered Li Lang to let him come over.

Yu Xiaogang criticized Bibi Dong’s defeat by claiming her opponent had fought dishonorably, but Zhao Linchuan’s arrival shifted her attention from the crowd to him. Bibi Dong invited Zhao Linchuan to sit with her and demanded he return the lock of hair he had cut from her, while he teased her instead.

• Yu Xiaogang introduced himself as a Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster and declared that Zhao Linchuan had won dishonorably by not announcing his Spirit Skills and by dodging Bibi Dong’s attacks.
• Zhao Linchuan entered the tavern after collecting his winnings, and Bibi Dong recognized him across the crowd.
• Bibi Dong told Li Lang to pay Yu Xiaogang two Gold Soul Coins and send him away, then dismissed the onlookers.
• Bibi Dong called Zhao Linchuan back and invited him to join her for a drink, and he agreed while offering to pay for everyone’s drinks.
• Bibi Dong demanded that Zhao Linchuan return her hair, but he feigned ignorance, introduced himself, and said she looked better with her hair down.

Zhao Linchuan teased Bibi Dong at the tavern, first tricking her into drinking alcohol and then making her realize she had sipped from his bamboo flask. He escaped before she could retaliate, leaving Bibi Dong to return to her residence in a fury while Yu Xiaogang tried to resume their conversation.

• Zhao Linchuan offered Bibi Dong alcohol disguised as water, then gave her Bamboo Sap to soothe her throat.
• Bibi Dong drank from Zhao Linchuan's bamboo flask before learning he usually drank directly from its mouth, and Zhao Linchuan fled with a promise to retrieve it next time.
• Bibi Dong nearly smashed the flask but instead stored it in her Storage Soul Tool, then angrily ordered Zhang Huan and Li Lang to tell Mister Ju she had gone back to her residence.
• Bibi Dong refused Yu Xiaogang's attempt to discuss the reason for her defeat and left the tavern, while Yu Xiaogang still tried to follow her.

Li Lang and Zhang Huan mocked Yu Xiaogang after he tried to preach to Bibi Dong, while Yue Guan and Ghost Charm discussed the mysterious Guardian’s strength and the Saintess’s private affairs. That night, Bibi Dong chased a rooftop intruder and discovered it was Zhao Linchuan, who claimed he had come to retrieve something important from her Storage Soul Tool.

• Li Lang mocked Yu Xiaogang as a performer and beggar, and Zhang Huan led him away to get food for Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang vowed in private to make the Soul Master World grovel beneath his wisdom.
• Ghost Charm told Yue Guan that a mysterious Guardian’s Self-Created Soul Skill had defeated his Ninth Soul Skill, Hellish Specter, though he had used only seventy percent of his Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong angrily pounded a pillow in her suite, then caught a stone thrown through her window and chased its sender onto the rooftop.
• Zhao Linchuan raised his hands when Bibi Dong confronted him and said he had come to retrieve something he had left with her, glancing at her Storage Soul Tool.

Zhao Linchuan coaxed a hungry Bibi Dong into riding his flying sword to a seaside cliff for midnight food. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong accusing him of deliberately taking advantage of her during the flight and landing.

• Zhao Linchuan invited Bibi Dong to find midnight food together, and her growling stomach exposed her hunger.
• Zhao Linchuan demonstrated that he could fly on his Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword and teased Bibi Dong by offering to teach her the technique.
• Bibi Dong accepted his invitation and took his hand to board the flying sword.
• Zhao Linchuan accelerated the sword, making Bibi Dong cling to him as she accused him of pretending to lose control.
• Zhao Linchuan brought Bibi Dong to a seaside cliff where a roasted lamb, wine, and a bonfire awaited them.
• Bibi Dong jumped off the sword and accused Zhao Linchuan of deliberately taking advantage of her during the flight and landing.

Zhao Linchuan teased hungry Bibi Dong over dinner and bragged about his winnings from their Spirit Arena fight. When she tried to bite his fingers, he caught her mouth and made her promise not to do it again.

• Zhao Linchuan denied taking advantage of Bibi Dong and teased her about clinging to his waist.
• Bibi Dong demanded food, and Zhao Linchuan brought a roast sheep to the table.
• Zhao Linchuan told Bibi Dong he had won eighteen million eight hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins betting on their fight.
• Bibi Dong drank warm sweet water and accepted a piece of lamb from Zhao Linchuan.
• Bibi Dong tried to bite Zhao Linchuan's fingers, but he restrained her mouth until she begged him to let go.

After sharing a meal and stargazing with Zhao Linchuan, Bibi Dong heard a story about a canary that made her question Qian Xunji’s controlling attention toward her. She left the cliff needing time to process the story.

• Bibi Dong ate the roasted lamb and fruit wine Zhao Linchuan had prepared, and her resentment toward him eased.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhao Linchuan about his background, and he vaguely said he came from somewhere far away, perhaps overseas.
• Bibi Dong and Zhao Linchuan lay on the grass and exchanged familiar names before she asked him to tell her about the outside world.
• Bibi Dong explained that expectations and training had kept her from experiencing much beyond her duties, so Zhao Linchuan told her a story about a confined canary yearning for freedom.
• Bibi Dong wondered whether Zhao Linchuan meant she was the canary and thought about Qian Xunji’s possessive gaze, but Zhao Linchuan denied implying anything.
• Bibi Dong wiped away her tears, sat up, and told Zhao Linchuan they should return so she could process the story.

Zhao Linchuan flew Bibi Dong back toward Litang City, where she exposed three men posing as Spirit Hall recruiters. The impostors blocked Zhao Linchuan’s path, and Bibi Dong’s revelation that she was Spirit Hall’s Saintess left them stunned.

• Bibi Dong insisted on standing in front of Zhao Linchuan on his Flying Sword, then grew embarrassed when she felt something hard pressing against her during the flight.
• Zhao Linchuan set Bibi Dong down outside Litang City, and three men in dark-purple robes stepped out to block his way and demand he join Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong warned Zhao Linchuan that the men were not Spirit Hall members, then returned to stand beside him despite his order to leave.
• Zhao Linchuan drew the Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword as the men threatened to force him to join their group.
• Bibi Dong challenged the leader’s claim that he was Spirit Hall’s Black Robe Bishop Staff and declared herself the current Saintess of Spirit Hall, shocking the three men.

Zhao Linchuan killed three attackers, including a Soul Douluo, with his Eight Directions Hidden Blade Style and revealed his extraordinary Soul Ring configuration to Bibi Dong. He left by flying away on azure Light Wings, while Bibi Dong watched him with growing curiosity and an unfamiliar flutter in her heart.

• Zhao Linchuan attacked the three men, revealing seven Soul Rings, including an unprecedented pink ring, and Bibi Dong was shocked.
• Zhao Linchuan used his Eight Directions Hidden Blade Style to kill the two green wolf Soul Saints and fatally wound Staff, the Soul Douluo.
• Zhao Linchuan accused the dying Staff of being sent by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but refused to explain how he knew.
• Bibi Dong questioned Zhao Linchuan about his strength and Soul Rings, and he pointed out that her identity as Spirit Hall's Saintess was also surprising.
• Zhao Linchuan formed azure Light Wings and flew into the night after saying they would meet again tomorrow, leaving Bibi Dong fascinated as Spirit Hall's guards arrived.

After Zhao Linchuan defeated the attackers, Ghost Charm and Yue Guan agreed to keep his power secret and avoid offending him, while Bibi Dong treasured the night’s adventure. The chapter then shifted to Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, who found a rare Soul Bone and prepared to fuse it.

• Bibi Dong told the guards to search the dead attackers for clues, then returned to the hall.
• Ghost Charm warned Yue Guan to befriend Zhao Linchuan, conceal his Soul Rings, and act as though he knew nothing about the Saintess’s outing.
• Bibi Dong recalled Zhao Linchuan’s power and the night’s excitement, deciding the outside world was wonderful.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao found a Wisdom Skull on a slain Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in a Heaven Dou Empire forest.
• Tang Xiao insisted Tang Hao absorb the Soul Bone to help control his killing aura, and Tang Hao began preparing to fuse with it.

Tang Hao completed his Wisdom Soul Bone fusion, raising his Spiritual Power to the Titled Douluo level, and prepared to seek an Eighth Soul Ring with Tang Xiao. After waking at noon, Bibi Dong learned that Zhao Linchuan was downstairs and confirmed he was her close friend.

• Ning Fengzhi planned to use Xue Ye’s future reign to secure support for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without taking on the responsibilities of a nation-protecting sect.
• Tang Xiao waited beside the campfire while Tang Hao’s Soul Bone fusion stabilized, roasting food as he anticipated its effects.
• Tang Hao woke and told Tang Xiao that his Spiritual Power had reached the Titled Douluo level and his Soul Power had risen to the peak of Rank 79.
• Tang Xiao decided that he and Tang Hao would travel to the Star Dou Great Forest the next day to seek Tang Hao an Eighth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong woke at noon, learned that Zhao Linchuan was speaking with Mister Ju, and affirmed that Zhao Linchuan was her close friend.
• Bibi Dong finished eating and told Bai Qingqing and Bai Susu to prepare Zhang Huan and Li Lang before she went downstairs.

Bibi Dong invited Zhao Linchuan to watch her battle at the Great Soul Arena, where Yu Xiaogang tried to approach her again. Zhao Linchuan mocked Yu Xiaogang’s claim to be a Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster and challenged him over his weak cultivation.

• Bibi Dong came downstairs looking radiant, and Zhao Linchuan agreed to accompany her to the Spirit Arena.
• At the Great Soul Arena, Yu Xiaogang approached Bibi Dong and tried to explain his analysis of her defeat.
• Li Lang and Zhang Huan mocked Yu Xiaogang, and Zhang Huan slapped him before Zhao Linchuan ordered them to bring him over.
• Bibi Dong stopped Yu Xiaogang from repeating his analysis, while Zhao Linchuan reminded him of the two Gold Soul Coins she had given him.
• Zhao Linchuan mocked Yu Xiaogang’s weak Soul Power Fluctuation and questioned whether he had used medicine to reach Soul Grandmaster cultivation.