Chapter Summaries

Zhao Linchuan humiliated Yu Xiaogang by claiming his mutated Martial Soul could become a Golden Sacred Dragon and eventually a Light Sacred Dragon, suggesting Yu Xiaogang had wasted his potential. Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong were left eager to hear Zhao Linchuan’s promised way to save him.

• Zhao Linchuan mocked Yu Xiaogang’s claim to be a Martial Soul Theory Grandmaster because he could not resolve his own Martial Soul’s deficiency.
• Zhao Linchuan told Bibi Dong that Martial Soul mutations could be overcome, then claimed ancient records described a weak mutated Martial Soul evolving into a Golden Sacred Dragon and later a Light Sacred Dragon.
• Zhao Linchuan said the ancient senior had ascended to the God Realm and suggested Yu Xiaogang could follow the same path if he understood his Martial Soul and overcame his innate deficiency.
• Zhao Linchuan said Yu Xiaogang had wasted his potential despite possessing a half-rank of Innate Soul Power, leaving Yu Xiaogang to wonder whether his father had ruined his chance to become a god.
• Zhao Linchuan said Yu Xiaogang was not beyond saving, prompting Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong to ask whether there was another way.

Zhao Linchuan publicly exposed Yu Xiaogang’s ignorance and crushed his confidence by revealing that a Nine-grade Purple Ganoderma could have repaired his Martial Soul. He challenged Yu Xiaogang to prove his theories by training a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master into at least a Soul King or Soul Emperor.

• Zhao Linchuan told Yu Xiaogang that a Nine-grade Purple Ganoderma could have transformed his mutated Martial Soul, then mocked him for missing the chance.
• Zhao Linchuan asked Yu Xiaogang about the Soul Ring absorption limits and pointed out that Bibi Dong had a genuine thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang could not answer Zhao Linchuan’s questions and was left shaking, sweating, and speechless.
• Zhao Linchuan picked a blade of Blue Silver Grass and challenged Yu Xiaogang to use his theories to train its Soul Master into a powerful expert, or at least a Soul King or Soul Emperor.

Zhao Linchuan humiliated Yu Xiaogang by challenging him to use his Supreme Theory to cultivate a Titled Douluo with Blue Silver Grass, and Bibi Dong’s doubts about Zhao Linchuan’s expertise disappeared. As they walked through the Spirit Arena, Zhao Linchuan discussed Immortal Herbs with Bibi Dong and revealed that he possessed a second, supremely yang Soul Power, saying she was the only friend he could trust with the secret.

• Zhao Linchuan threw Blue Silver Grass at Yu Xiaogang’s feet and challenged him to create a Titled Douluo with that martial soul using his Supreme Theory.
• Bibi Dong watched Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation and resolved to study Spirit Hall’s archive of classics after returning.
• Zhao Linchuan told Bibi Dong that Immortal Herbs and the Nine-grade Purple Ganoderma were real, and said a compatible herb could help her ascend to godhood.
• Bibi Dong hinted that she might possess another martial soul when Zhao Linchuan joked that she had one more than other people.
• Zhao Linchuan had Bibi Dong hold his left hand and revealed his Crimson Gold Soul Power, asking her to keep his second power a secret.
• Zhao Linchuan told Bibi Dong that she was his only friend, leaving her deeply moved.

Bibi Dong asked Zhao Linchuan to meet her that night so she could reveal a secret, while Zhao Linchuan arranged to publicly disgrace Yu Xiaogang. The chapter ended with Francis hiring thirty-six men to carry out Zhao Linchuan’s plan.

• Bibi Dong invited Zhao Linchuan to meet her that night, saying she had a secret to tell him.
• Zhao Linchuan went to Francis’s office and persuaded him with Black Cards to buy Recording Stones and spread them across academies in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect’s sphere of influence.
• Zhao Linchuan promised Francis another five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins if he completed the job, and Francis agreed to make the arrangements.
• Francis gathered thirty-six men in a secret reception room, showed them Yu Xiaogang’s portrait, and offered them an additional two thousand Gold Soul Coins each to target him.

Francis arranged for Yu Xiaogang to be abducted and taken to a secluded manor, where recording stones captured a depraved gathering. After winning her Spirit Arena match, Bibi Dong returned to the inn hoping Zhao Linchuan would appear, then cried out when she stepped out of the bath and saw someone in her room.

• Francis hired a group of men to abduct Yu Xiaogang and record what happened to him, while they promised not to betray Francis.
• A burly man ambushed Yu Xiaogang in a restroom, drugged him, and carried him off in a sack.
• Two hours later, the men held a gathering at a secluded manor, where recording stones documented the events.
• Bibi Dong returned from her Spirit Arena match, upset that Zhao Linchuan had not appeared as promised.
• Bibi Dong bathed, left the bathroom in a robe, and screamed when she saw someone in her room.

Zhao Linchuan took Bibi Dong by flying sword to the cliff they had visited the previous night, teasing her during the flight and after they arrived. Their playful quarrel ended with Bibi Dong hurting her teeth when she tried to bite his unusually hard arm.

• Bibi Dong found Zhao Linchuan in her room and asked him to take her to the place from the previous day.
• Zhao Linchuan summoned the Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword and flew Bibi Dong to the cliff, where she clung to him as the wind threatened to open her bathrobe.
• After they landed, Bibi Dong retied her robe and challenged Zhao Linchuan to say whether her Soul Power felt soft.
• Zhao Linchuan teased Bibi Dong about being too skinny, so she pounced on him and bit his arm.
• Bibi Dong's teeth hurt, and Zhao Linchuan invited her to bite his other arm.

Bibi Dong shared that she possessed Twin Martial Souls, revealing her Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor to Zhao Linchuan. Zhao Linchuan claimed to share her rare talent and called them a match made in heaven, leaving Bibi Dong flustered and increasingly attached to him.

• Bibi Dong accused Zhao Linchuan of trying to get her drunk, then tasted the sweet fruit-and-flower drink he had prepared.
• Zhao Linchuan teased Bibi Dong by calling her a cherished pet, and she angrily ate the roast pork.
• After learning Zhao Linchuan had already eaten, Bibi Dong sulked and refused to share her secret.
• Zhao Linchuan said he would respect her boundaries, prompting Bibi Dong to reassure him and reveal her two Martial Souls.
• Zhao Linchuan pretended to be surprised and called them a match made in heaven, leaving Bibi Dong blushing.

Zhao Linchuan revealed his powerful second Martial Soul to Bibi Dong, who admitted she felt trapped by her role as Spirit Hall’s Saintess. He promised to help free her from Qian Xunji’s control, and after she slept in his arms, he woke her before dawn so she could return unnoticed.

• Zhao Linchuan revealed his Crimson Gold Sword Martial Soul, shocking Bibi Dong with its overwhelming aura.
• Zhao Linchuan teased Bibi Dong about being Spirit Hall’s Saintess, and she described herself as a canary trapped in a cage.
• Zhao Linchuan promised to free Bibi Dong and help her defeat the person who imprisoned her, then drew her into his arms.
• Bibi Dong pretended to fall asleep against Zhao Linchuan, grew nervous when she noticed his body heat, and eventually slept peacefully in his embrace.
• Zhao Linchuan woke Bibi Dong before dawn and warned that Spirit Hall members might gossip if they saw her disheveled in daylight.

Zhao Linchuan returned Bibi Dong to her hotel, and Yue Guan and Ghost Charm witnessed their growing intimacy. At breakfast, Yue Guan identified the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as the likely attackers and began explaining Ning Fengzhi’s ambitions.

• Zhao Linchuan flew Bibi Dong back to her hotel, where she invited him to breakfast before he left to handle other matters.
• Yue Guan and Ghost Charm watched Zhao Linchuan bring Bibi Dong back, and Ghost Charm warned Yue Guan not to report what he saw to the Pope.
• Bai Susu brought Bibi Dong meat porridge, but Bibi Dong said she was not hungry and went downstairs.
• Bibi Dong joined Zhao Linchuan and Yue Guan for breakfast, where Yue Guan said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had likely attacked them.
• Yue Guan explained that Ning Fengzhi had taken control of the sect, recruited independent Soul Masters, and promoted unity among the Upper Three Sects against an implied enemy.

Yue Guan told Zhao Linchuan how Ning Fengzhi returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with two Titled Douluo and purged the faction that had leaned toward Spirit Hall. As Spirit Hall’s group reached the Great Soul Arena in Litangding Town, they found a crowd gathered around something foul-smelling that was still whimpering.

• Yue Guan explained that Ning Fengzhi’s return with Chen Xin and Gu Rong let him purge the Spirit Hall-aligned faction and consolidate his resistance strategy.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhao Linchuan whether he knew Yue Guan’s identity, and Zhao Linchuan said he had deduced that Yue Guan was a Titled Douluo from Bibi Dong’s deference to him.
• Bibi Dong identified Yue Guan as the Titled Douluo Chrysanthemum and reflected that she might have misunderstood his distinctive temperament.
• Bibi Dong, Zhao Linchuan, and the others arrived at the Great Soul Arena in Litangding Town and found a crowd surrounding something that smelled rotten.
• Zhang Huan and Li Lang speculated about what the crowd was watching, and Zhang Huan noted that a whimper was coming from within it.

Li Lang and Zhang Huan recognized the filthy, sack-bound man outside the Spirit Arena as Yu Xiaogang, and Manager Francis publicly mocked him while arranging to take him inside. Yu Xiaogang was left consumed by humiliation and swore revenge on Francis, the Black-Clothed Protector, and everyone who laughed at him.

• Li Lang and Zhang Huan pushed through the crowd and recognized the wretched man in the sack as the self-proclaimed Grandmaster who had pestered Bibi Dong the day before.
• Francis came out of the Spirit Arena, identified Yu Xiaogang as an honored guest, and insinuated that he had been abused by someone with special tastes.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Francis take him away, and Francis ordered his staff to help him while loudly offering attendants and other services that provoked the crowd's laughter.
• Yu Xiaogang silently vowed to make the Black-Clothed Protector, Francis, and everyone who mocked him pay someday.
• Bibi Dong learned who the humiliated man was as Zhang Huan and Li Lang described the scene.

After the Spirit Hall team earned their Gold Soul Master Badges, Zhao Linchuan traveled with them back to Spirit City and shared a romantic carriage ride with Bibi Dong. He gave her a Soul Power Crystal necklace as a sign of his safety, and their playful conversation ended in a kiss.

• Bibi Dong and Zhao Linchuan entered Litangding Town's Great Soul Arena, leaving Yu Xiaogang behind in a sack.
• A month later, the Spirit Hall team completed its training after every member obtained a Gold Soul Master Badge and set out for Spirit City.
• At Yue Guan's invitation, Zhao Linchuan agreed to accompany the group to Spirit Hall.
• Zhao Linchuan gave Bibi Dong a necklace containing a Soul Power Crystal that would show whether he was safe.
• Bibi Dong protested when Zhao Linchuan spoke of dying, then admitted she had chosen him as her husband.
• Zhao Linchuan kissed Bibi Dong, who later teased him for sneaking up on her.

Bibi Dong gave Zhao Linchuan a lock of her hair as a token of affection, while Qian Xunji learned of their closeness and arranged to summon them to the Pope's Palace. The convoy entered Spirit City, where Zhao Linchuan saw the city for the first time.

• Bibi Dong threatened Zhao Linchuan with soul-power scissors after he kissed her, then willingly gave him a lock of her hair tied with red string.
• Qian Xunji reviewed a report on Zhao Linchuan's deeds and learned that Bibi Dong had grown close to him.
• Qian Xunji rejected Chong Yue's offer to kill Zhao Linchuan and ordered Chong Yue to summon Bibi Dong, Ghost Charm, Yue Guan, and Zhao Linchuan to the Pope's Palace.
• The convoy entered Spirit City, and Zhao Linchuan looked out at its imposing streets and buildings.

Bibi Dong, Zhao Linchuan, Ghost Charm, and Yue Guan were summoned to meet Qian Xunji at the Pope's Palace. Ye Hai tried to force Zhao Linchuan to kneel, but Zhao Linchuan shielded himself and Bibi Dong from his Soul Pressure and challenged the Guardian Douluo while appealing to Qian Xunji's supposed benevolence.

• Chong Yue summoned Bibi Dong, Zhao Linchuan, Ghost Charm, and Yue Guan to the Pope's Palace, then praised Zhao Linchuan's talent to Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji saw Bibi Dong and Zhao Linchuan holding hands and became furious, though the four greeted him with bows rather than kneeling.
• Ye Hai demanded that Zhao Linchuan kneel and unleashed Titled Douluo Soul Pressure against him.
• Zhao Linchuan remained standing, then raised an azure barrier that protected both himself and Bibi Dong from Ye Hai's stronger attack.
• Zhao Linchuan calmly asked Ye Hai if he had caused enough trouble and told him that Qian Xunji would not punish a respectful junior over a courtesy.

Zhao Linchuan was named Spirit Hall’s Saint Child and accepted Qian Xunji’s test: persuading the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to fund repairs to over a thousand orphan homes and contribute ten percent of its annual net profits. He left for the treasury to obtain resources, while Qian Xunji ordered Bibi Dong to remain in the Saintess Hall.

• Zhao Linchuan challenged Ye Hai’s conduct, and Qian Xunji stopped Ye Hai from attacking him.
• Qian Xunji asked whether Zhao Linchuan favored a woman, and Zhao Linchuan declared his mutual love for Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji appointed Zhao Linchuan Saint Child and said he could eventually inherit the Pope’s Seat if he passed a test.
• Qian Xunji gave Zhao Linchuan a dossier requiring the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to repair over a thousand Spirit Hall orphan homes and provide ten percent of its annual net profits.
• Zhao Linchuan accepted the test and requested proof of authority and resources, so Qian Xunji sent Chong Yue to take him to the treasury.
• Qian Xunji ordered Bibi Dong to stay in the Saintess Hall and focus on cultivation.

Zhao Linchuan secured Ghost Charm and Yue Guan’s help by swearing an oath before heaven and earth, then told Bibi Dong he would disappear to build his strength and return within three years. As he prepared to leave, Bibi Dong proposed a final night together, but their intimate moment ended with her biting his shoulder.

• Qian Xunji ordered Bibi Dong to withdraw, and she later found Zhao Linchuan, Ghost Charm, and Yue Guan in a secluded corridor.
• Zhao Linchuan asked Ghost Charm and Yue Guan to protect Bibi Dong while he was away, then swore he would share his future glory with them as golden lightning shook Spirit City.
• Ghost Charm agreed to help, accepted Zhao Linchuan’s brocade pouch, and left with Yue Guan to carry out the plan.
• Zhao Linchuan told Bibi Dong he would vanish, possibly amid rumors of his death, and return within three years, while she stayed in Spirit Hall and pretended not to know him.
• Bibi Dong begged to leave with Zhao Linchuan, then suggested they spend a night together before he departed; Zhao Linchuan declined and teased her about never kissing him first.
• Bibi Dong bit Zhao Linchuan’s shoulder before he could finish speaking.

After Bibi Dong made Zhao Linchuan promise to return within three years, he left Spirit City for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Qian Xunji plotted to exploit whatever happened to Zhao, while Zhao prepared an elaborate lightning-conducting trap in the mountains and headed for Heaven Dou City to wait for a storm.

• Bibi Dong tearfully kissed Zhao Linchuan and told him to hide well and return within three years, while Zhao vowed to come back and change Spirit Hall.
• Chong Yue reported Zhao Linchuan’s purchases to Qian Xunji, who planned to spread rumors that Zhao was Spirit Hall’s guest so Gu Rong might kill him.
• Qian Xunji said Zhao would be sent to the City of Slaughter if he secured the treaty, and plotted to have him killed after he emerged.
• Zhao Linchuan flew toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to complete Qian Xunji’s task and remove a source of leverage.
• Zhao Linchuan built twelve large kites, anchored them with chains and a boulder high in the stratosphere, and flew toward Heaven Dou City to await a violent thunderstorm.

Zhao Linchuan arranged for an inn waiter to deliver a dossier and letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then appeared at the sect himself. Ning Fengzhi welcomed him eagerly, but Zhao Linchuan sat in the Sect Master's seat, provoking Gu Rong and drawing the elders’ attention.

• Zhao Linchuan paid an inn waiter and instructed him to deliver a dossier and letter to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the following day.
• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Zhao Linchuan was close to Bibi Dong and had defeated the Spirit Hall Saintess in one move, and regretted not killing him earlier.
• A guard reported that Zhao Linchuan had arrived at the sect, and Ning Fengzhi rose to greet him personally.
• Zhao Linchuan appeared in the Seven Treasure Grand Hall and ignored Ning Fengzhi’s offer of a guest seat.
• Zhao Linchuan sat in the Sect Master's main seat, and Gu Rong angrily stepped forward as Soul Power filled the hall.

Zhao Linchuan provoked Gu Rong into a fight and defeated him with the Azure Light Demon-Slaying Sword. He left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while Ning Fengzhi healed the humiliated Bone Douluo.

• Zhao Linchuan mocked Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong while asking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to serve him a meal.
• Gu Rong attacked after Zhao Linchuan challenged his reputation, and both men flew out through the hall’s roof to fight.
• A blast sounded above the sect, and Gu Rong fell charred and badly wounded into the plaza with Zhao Linchuan’s sword embedded in his arms.
• Ning Fengzhi used his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to heal Gu Rong as Zhao Linchuan retrieved his sword and insulted him.
• Zhao Linchuan vanished into the thunderclouds, while Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong about his condition.

Zhao Linchuan escaped after striking Gu Rong with lightning, while Ning Fengzhi learned that Zhao had sent a letter demanding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect sign a contract. The chapter left Ning Fengzhi scrambling to respond after discovering Gu Rong had already left to pursue Zhao.

• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi that Zhao Linchuan had summoned lightning, struck him, and escaped, then returned to his residence to recover.
• Chen Xin admitted he could not catch Zhao Linchuan, whose speed surpassed his, and Ning Fengzhi grew uneasy about Zhao's intentions.
• A messenger delivered Zhao Linchuan's letter and a scroll, warning Ning Fengzhi to sign the contract and claiming Gu Rong was pursuing him near Little Lotus Mountain.
• Ning Fengzhi learned from Chen Xin that Gu Rong had already left the sect and feared he might be in danger.
• Ning Fengzhi refused to sign a treaty that humiliated the sect but ordered the messenger detained and treated well.