Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang learned that Yu Yuanzhen had secretly used a favor to secure Spirit Hall’s help, then the Heavenly Screen showed how Yu Xiaogang had left home and arrived in Spirit City. Qian Xunji allowed him to study books through Level Three while planning to make him beg for access and extract Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan information.

• Yu Xiaogang rejected the revelation that Yu Yuanzhen had written to Qian Xunji on his behalf, believing it undermined his accomplishments.
• Yu Xiaogang left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and traveled to Spirit City to seek knowledge in Spirit Hall’s library.
• Yu Yuanzhen watched Yu Xiaogang depart and sighed, while Yu Xiaogang found lodging and entered Spirit City’s public library.
• Qian Xunji ordered that Yu Xiaogang be allowed to read books through Level Three, but told his subordinate not to approach him or reveal the permission.
• Qian Xunji planned to make Yu Xiaogang request access himself and use the opportunity to obtain information about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Xiaogang traded knowledge taken from his clan for access to Spirit Hall’s archive, where he found research that shaped his own theories. In Shrek Academy, Tang San approved of his teacher’s borrowing, while Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu reacted to the revelations.

• Yu Xiaogang learned that Spirit Hall allowed people to exchange valuable knowledge for access to its archive, then investigated the policy before contributing information from his clan.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the archive and studied research on Martial Soul bloodlines, Innate Soul Power, and Martial Soul Mutation.
• Yu Xiaogang decided that theories should be made public and imagined becoming famous by publishing his own works.
• Ning Rongrong criticized Yu Xiaogang for selling out his clan’s interests, while Xiao Wu pointed out that his theories resembled Spirit Hall’s research.
• Tang San acknowledged the similarities and decided Yu Xiaogang had done a good deed by bringing Spirit Hall’s hidden research to light.

Yu Xiaogang gave Spirit Hall more of his clan’s knowledge in exchange for library access, but he was barred from its highest-tier books. He devised a plan to get close to Bibi Dong, and their growing friendship left her feeling that she had finally found someone who understood her.

• Yu Xiaogang traded more of his clan’s knowledge for access to Spirit Hall’s library, but a Spirit Hall member refused him entry to the Tier 4 and Tier 5 books.
• After finding that his research slightly improved his cultivation, Yu Xiaogang resolved to use Bibi Dong’s status as the Holy Maiden to gain access to the higher-tier books.
• Yu Xiaogang studied Bibi Dong’s interests and arranged a series of deliberate encounters until they became familiar and began talking at length.
• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong about his lack of talent and the pressure of his family’s expectations, prompting her to sympathize with him.
• Bibi Dong recognized her own burdens in Yu Xiaogang’s story and felt she had finally met someone who understood her.

In the parallel world, Bibi Dong fell in love with Yu Xiaogang after their conversations, while he used their relationship to gain access to Spirit Hall’s confidential records. When Pope Qian Xunji learned of their romance, he flew into a rage and ordered his subordinates to deal with Yu Xiaogang.

• Yu Xiaogang comforted Bibi Dong and shared his theories with her, and their growing closeness turned into mutual love.
• Hu Liena and others watched the Heavenly Screen as Yu Xiaogang teased Bibi Dong about being a hopeless romantic, and Qian Daoliu predicted Qian Xunji would oppose the relationship.
• Bibi Dong agreed to let Yu Xiaogang read Spirit Hall’s advanced books, giving him access to confidential records while they courted.
• A subordinate reported to Qian Xunji that Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang had developed feelings for each other.
• Qian Xunji struck the subordinate in anger, and Iron Wall Douluo offered to drive Yu Xiaogang away.

Qian Xunji discovered that Bibi Dong was dating Yu Xiaogang and tried to understand why she liked him. When Bibi Dong stood by Yu Xiaogang despite Qian Xunji's objections, Qian Xunji ordered Dragon Scale Douluo and Iron Wall Douluo to drive him away.

• Qian Xunji questioned Iron Wall Douluo and Dragon Scale Douluo about why Bibi Dong was attracted to Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Xunji summoned Bibi Dong to the Pope's Palace and demanded to know whether she was dating Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong confirmed the relationship and praised Yu Xiaogang's knowledge, theories, and insight.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that she believed Yu Xiaogang could overcome his poor talent and remained determined to be with him.
• After Bibi Dong left, Qian Xunji ordered Dragon Scale Douluo and Iron Wall Douluo to disgrace Yu Xiaogang and make him leave Bibi Dong's side.

Yu Xiaogang struggled with his growing inferiority as Bibi Dong disappeared, then faced Qian Xunji’s interrogation in Pope’s Palace. He denied having improper feelings for Bibi Dong and was ordered to leave Spirit City before sunset.

• Yu Xiaogang endured repeated provocations from people who mocked him for relying on Bibi Dong, deepening his inferiority and driving him to search the archives for a way to improve himself.
• After Bibi Dong vanished for more than ten days, a Spirit Hall member brought Yu Xiaogang to meet Qian Xunji in Pope’s Palace.
• Qian Xunji pressured Yu Xiaogang over reading Spirit Hall’s secret teachings and his rumored feelings for Bibi Dong, and Yu Xiaogang denied the rumors to save himself.
• Qian Xunji spared Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation for the sake of Yu Yuanzhen but ordered him to leave Spirit City before sunset.
• Spirit Hall guards threw Yu Xiaogang onto the street, and he left Spirit City without returning to pack his belongings.

The Heavenly Screen showed Qian Xunji imprisoning Bibi Dong after she refused to give up Yu Xiaogang and choosing a hunger strike over their separation. Bibi Dong eventually passed out, and Dragon Scale Douluo fed her before the screen announced that the comparison subject’s playback would begin.

• Qian Daoliu sensed Bibi Dong’s resentment and told Golden Crocodile Douluo to leave her alone because the Qian Family had wronged her.
• Qian Xunji confronted Bibi Dong about her love for Yu Xiaogang, and she insisted she would rather give up her place as Holy Maiden than leave him.
• Qian Xunji ordered Long Lin and Tie Bi to imprison Bibi Dong, then dismissed her defense of Yu Xiaogang as delusion.
• Bibi Dong refused to believe Qian Xunji’s account of Yu Xiaogang and began a hunger strike, declaring that they would be together.
• Bibi Dong passed out from hunger, but Dragon Scale Douluo fed her; afterward, the Heavenly Screen announced the start of Yu Xiaogang’s comparison playback.

Qian Renxue struggled with the possibility that Qian Xunji had forced himself on Bibi Dong, while Bibi Dong grew anxious about the embarrassing past the Heavenly Screen would reveal. The screen then began showing a Spirit Hall banquet where Yu Yuanzhen prepared to discuss his son Yu Xiaogang with Qian Xunji.

• Qian Renxue questioned Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish about the Heavenly Screen's revelations and feared they explained why Bibi Dong had never looked at her.
• Bibi Dong realized the Heavenly Screen would reveal her past, but Yu Xiaogang refused to spoil what had happened for Hu Liena.
• At the Spirit Hall founding celebration, Yu Xiaogang complained to Yu Yuanzhen about his uncomfortable formal clothes.
• Qian Xunji arrived at the banquet with Dragon Scale Douluo, Tie Bi, and Bibi Dong, and Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Xiaogang over to greet them.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Qian Xunji he wanted to discuss his son, putting the three Spirit Hall figures on alert.

Yu Yuanzhen negotiated for Yu Xiaogang to study at Spirit Hall in exchange for two doses of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Secret Medicine. Overwhelmed by the banquet, Yu Xiaogang slipped onto the balcony to escape the guests, where Bibi Dong caught him relaxing.

• Yu Yuanzhen explained Yu Xiaogang’s history and light-attribute Martial Soul to Qian Xunji, seeking a place for him to study at Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji and Yu Yuanzhen agreed to exchange Spirit Hall study for two doses of the clan’s Secret Medicine, and they sealed the deal over wine.
• Yu Xiaogang endured guests’ questions about his first Spirit Ring until he slipped away to the balcony for fresh air.
• Bibi Dong spotted Yu Xiaogang exercising and relaxing on the balcony.

Bibi Dong escaped the banquet and met Yu Xiaogang on the balcony, where they talked about his light-attribute Martial Soul. After Yu Xiaogang summoned Little Dragon, Bibi Dong eagerly asked if she could pet him.

• Bibi Dong slipped away from the banquet and hid on the balcony with food and a storybook.
• Yu Xiaogang came out onto the balcony, and Bibi Dong laughed when he stretched and exclaimed with relief.
• Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong broke the awkward silence and discussed his light-attribute Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong asked to see Yu Xiaogang's first Spirit Ring, and he summoned Little Dragon.
• Bibi Dong admired Little Dragon and asked Yu Xiaogang if she could pet him.

Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang met at a banquet and found they both lacked friends and disliked socializing. They hid from the banquet together, shared snacks, and began to grow closer.

• Bibi Dong played with Little Dragon while Yu Xiaogang asked whether she studied at Martial Soul Academy.
• Bibi Dong explained that her talent and status kept her classmates from approaching her, and she wondered if Yu Xiaogang could become her first true friend there.
• Yu Xiaogang realized he also had no friends and hoped to meet reliable people at the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong agreed to stay away from the boring banquet and eat the snacks beside them.
• Yu Xiaogang enjoyed a pastry, and Bibi Dong proudly declared that everything she approved of, including him and Little Dragon, was extraordinary.

Yu Xiaogang reflected on the meeting with Bibi Dong and began questioning what he wanted for himself beyond the roles he had fulfilled. In the Dark World, Hu Liena and the elders worried about Bibi Dong watching the Heavenly Screen, while the film ended with Yu Xiaogang pondering his future.

• In the White World, Yu Xiaogang hid his thoughts from Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena suspected the Heavenly Screen had made him think of something important.
• In the Dark World, Hu Liena asked Chrysanthemum Douluo whether Yu Xiaogang had later met Bibi Dong, but he refused to answer.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo agreed to leave Spirit City for a while because they feared Bibi Dong might lose control as the Heavenly Screen continued.
• On the Heavenly Screen, Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang how she disguised herself to hear stories around Spirit City and once joined a wedding banquet as an old woman.
• Bibi Dong said she maintained her duties as the Pope's disciple but chose how to live in her free time, prompting Yu Xiaogang to wonder what he wanted as himself.

Yu Xiaogang attended Spirit Hall's auction and Treasure Appreciation Fair with Yu Yuanzhen before preparing to stay in Spirit City and study. After Yu Yuanzhen returned to the sect, Yu Xiaogang set out to begin his life at Martial Soul Academy.

• Yu Yuanzhen complained that Yu Xiaogang had left him to deal with guests at the banquet, and Yu Xiaogang said he did not want to become sect master.
• Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Xiaogang to Spirit Hall's auction, where the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect bought a Fire Attribute Torso Bone.
• At the Treasure Appreciation Fair, members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect bought items so recklessly that Spirit Hall had them thrown out.
• Yu Yuanzhen summoned Lin Lang, then told Yu Xiaogang to stay in Spirit City and seek Lin Lang's help if he needed anything.
• Yu Yuanzhen embraced Yu Xiaogang, reminded him to contact him before obtaining a Spirit Ring, and left for the sect.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the carriage depart and headed toward Martial Soul Academy.

Martial Soul Academy welcomed the new term with Pope Qian Xunji’s speech, while Bibi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang would be transferring into her class. Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Elite Class’s Cultivation Ground and noticed the students’ hostility, leaving his time at the academy looking likely to be difficult.

• Qian Xunji delivered the opening ceremony speech at Martial Soul Academy.
• Bibi Dong overheard students discussing a transfer student and recognized that they meant Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong looked forward to seeing Yu Xiaogang’s soul skills and unusual Beast Martial Soul before deciding whether he could become her friend.
• Bibi Dong returned to the Elite Class’s Cultivation Ground after the ceremony and began meditating.
• The Elite Class teacher arrived with Yu Xiaogang, whose arrival drew the students’ attention.
• Yu Xiaogang sensed the students’ hostility and anticipated an unsettled time at Martial Soul Academy.

Yu Xiaogang joined Zhao Xunxing’s Elite Class at Martial Soul Academy, where Zhao assigned Bibi Dong to guide him and provoked the students’ resentment. After Bibi Dong revealed her remarkable Level Thirty-Two Soul Power, Yu Xiaogang reported that he was Level Twenty-Four, prompting the class to scorn him.

• Zhao Xunxing introduced Yu Xiaogang as a transfer student but withheld details about his Martial Soul and level.
• Zhao Xunxing told Bibi Dong to help Yu Xiaogang, and the Elite Class boys began to resent him for receiving special treatment and getting close to her.
• Zhao Xunxing asked the students to report their Soul Power levels, and Yu Xiaogang saw that every student was above Level Forty except Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong reported that she had reached Level Thirty-Two, astonishing the class and impressing Zhao Xunxing.
• Yu Xiaogang reported that he was Level Twenty-Four, and the students disparaged him for entering the Elite Class through connections.

Yu Xiaogang faced the Elite Class's hostility and challenged its students to spar, confident that his abilities made up for his lower Soul Power level. After listening to Zhao Xunxing's cultivation lesson, he reached the practical combat segment, where the class turned its attention to him.

• Yu Xiaogang accepted the Elite Class students' disdain and invited them to test their strength against him.
• Zhao Xunxing warned Yu Xiaogang that the Level Twenty-Four newcomer was far weaker than the class's Level Forty students.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that his enhanced physical, Soul Power, and mental abilities made him confident about fighting Soul Ancestors.
• Zhao Xunxing taught cultivation for one shichen and then answered the students' questions, including Yu Xiaogang's.
• Zhao Xunxing announced the practical combat segment, and everyone focused on Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang faced Qin Haoyue in a sparring match after Zhao Xunxing chose the stronger student to pressure him into backing down. The onlookers were stunned when Yu Xiaogang revealed two Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, and the chapter left the fight about to begin.

• Zhao Xunxing called Yu Xiaogang and Qin Haoyue to fight, while the students predicted Yu Xiaogang would lose quickly.
• Yu Xiaogang summoned Little Dragon, and Qin Haoyue introduced himself as a Level 45 Battle Soul Ancestor with a Green Wind Sword Martial Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang told Qin Haoyue to fight normally and revealed two purple Spirit Rings.
• Zhao Xunxing confirmed that Yu Xiaogang's Thousand-Year First Spirit Ring was real but said its origin was a secret even the Pope did not know.
• Qin Haoyue acknowledged Yu Xiaogang's strength and prepared to fight without holding back.

Yu Xiaogang and Little Dragon fought Qin Haoyue in a one-on-one trial, using coordinated close- and long-range attacks to overwhelm the stronger Soul Ancestor. Qin Haoyue conceded, leaving the Cultivation Ground stunned by Yu Xiaogang’s strength.

• Zhao Xunxing warned Yu Xiaogang and Qin Haoyue not to push themselves before starting their fight.
• Yu Xiaogang and Little Dragon attacked Qin Haoyue together, combining a light shield and close combat with Little Dragon’s rain of light particles.
• Qin Haoyue used Wind Transformation to retreat, but Yu Xiaogang controlled three Light Swords to pursue and pressure him.
• Qin Haoyue repeatedly used Green Wind Attraction to deflect the swords, rapidly exhausting his Soul Power as he failed to break through Yu Xiaogang’s defenses.
• Little Dragon’s light particles surrounded Qin Haoyue, who conceded, and Yu Xiaogang praised his skill while the Cultivation Ground remained stunned.

Yu Xiaogang explained that he and Little Dragon could fight together, then invited several Elite Class students to test his group-focused Second Spirit Skill. As five students charged him at once, he began unleashing Soul-Confusing Shock.

• Zhao Xunxing asked Yu Xiaogang about his unusual Martial Soul and Spirit Skills after Qin Haoyue admitted defeat.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that his First Spirit Skill, Soul Power Release, let him shape and release Soul Power, while concealing its full details.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to demonstrate his Second Spirit Skill in another battle and said it was suited for fighting groups.
• Zhao Xunxing chose five students to face Yu Xiaogang, warning that their training would become harder if they lost.
• The five students summoned their Martial Souls and charged together, and Yu Xiaogang called Little Dragon to use Soul-Confusing Shock.

Yu Xiaogang tested his Second Soul Skill, Soul-Confusing Shock, on five Soul Masters during training and caused their bodies and souls to become mismatched. He explained that the effects would fade after several minutes, while privately considering how useful the skill could be for humiliating anyone who angered him.

• Little Dragon roared as Yu Xiaogang used Soul-Confusing Shock, and the five Soul Masters charging at him were affected by it.
• Three Soul Masters lost control of their bodies, while the other two apparently switched bodies and panicked.
• Zhao Xunxing stopped the chaos and asked Yu Xiaogang to explain what had happened.
• Yu Xiaogang said he could not dispel the skill yet, and its effects would last several minutes to more than ten minutes.
• Yu Xiaogang explained how the soul and body became mismatched or switched, then privately considered using the skill to teach people a lesson.