Chapter Summaries

Pei An killed Tang Hao and crippled Tang Xiao, sparing his life because he was Tang Yuehua’s only remaining family. As Pei An left to deal with the Star Luo Empire’s army, Tang Yuehua reunited with her brother and promised to follow the Pope.

• Tang Hao used Exploding Ring to attack Pei An, but Pei An killed him with a single sword strike.
• Pei An destroyed Tang Hao’s corpse and collected the soul bones within it.
• Pei An crippled Tang Xiao’s cultivation but spared him because he was Tang Yuehua’s only remaining family.
• Pei An and the Title Douluo left the Clear Sky Sect to deal with the Star Luo Empire’s army and help the submitting disciples leave.
• Tang Yuehua helped Tang Xiao sit up, and he told her he did not blame her and urged her to follow the Pope.
• Tang Yuehua agreed to follow the Pope.

Murong Lie arrived with a Star Luo Empire army to mediate between Spirit Hall and Clear Sky Sect, only to discover that the conflict had already ended and Clear Sky Sect had joined Spirit Hall. He ordered Murong Lie to withdraw, but Murong Lie hesitated over how to explain the failed mission until someone arrived.

• Murong Lie watched the Sealing Formation recede as Pei An and Spirit Hall members emerged from the mountain gate, followed by Clear Sky Sect disciples.
• Murong Lie greeted Pei An and explained that the Star Luo Emperor had sent him to mediate between Spirit Hall and Clear Sky Sect.
• Ghost Douluo tossed Murong Lie a bag containing Tang Hao's head, and Murong Lie realized the conflict had ended with Clear Sky Sect's senior leaders missing.
• Murong Lie accused the Third Elder and other Clear Sky Sect elders of betrayal, but the Third Elder defended their decision to submit to Spirit Hall rather than the Star Luo Empire.
• Pei An told Murong Lie to withdraw his troops, but Murong Lie hesitated because he feared returning without accomplishing his mission.
• Someone arrived, and Murong Lie felt relieved to have someone to rely on.

Pei An forced the Star Luo Empire to withdraw its troops and secured the Netherworld Duke’s cooperation in relocating the Clear Sky Sect. Afterward, he comforted the exhausted Tang Yuehua at the sect’s mountain gate.

• The Netherworld Duke arrived, and Pei An recognized his ambition and offered him a chance to work with him.
• Pei An demanded that the Star Luo Empire withdraw, and the Netherworld Duke ordered Murong Lie to lead the army away.
• Pei An asked the Netherworld Duke to help the Clear Sky Sect relocate, and the duke agreed while making it appear he had been pressured.
• The Netherworld Duke asked about Zhu Zhuqing, and Pei An reassured him that she was doing well at Martial Soul Academy.
• Tang Yuehua reflected on the Clear Sky Sect’s losses, leaned against Pei An, and fell asleep while Luo Yuan'er watched.

Tang San learned that Spirit Hall had killed Tang Hao and that the Clear Sky Sect had submitted to Spirit Hall, deepening his hatred while he lacked the strength to act. Meanwhile, Pei An helped Bibi Dong plan their engagement banquet, and Luo Yuan'er withdrew in distress after hearing they were getting engaged.

• Tang San overheard students say the Clear Sky Sect had joined Spirit Hall and Tang Hao had been killed by the Pope, then frightened them while demanding confirmation.
• Tang San grieved for his father, added the Clear Sky Sect to his enemies, and returned to his dormitory to wait until he was strong enough to act.
• Pei An resumed planning the engagement banquet, while Bibi Dong repeatedly consulted him about its details and he went along with her choices.
• Tang Yuehua offered Pei An and Bibi Dong her blessings, while Luo Yuan'er shut herself away for more than ten days after learning of their engagement.
• Bibi Dong showed Pei An another venue layout and enthusiastically explained its details as he mechanically agreed to her preferences.

Pei An hosted a grand engagement banquet in Spirit City, where factions from across the continent came to offer congratulations. As the guests gathered, Yu Yuanzhen showed deference to Pei An, who left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s future conditional on whether it obstructed him.

• Spirit Hall welcomed representatives from nearly every faction, including the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, for Pei An’s engagement banquet.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Gu Douluo and Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong chose to sit with Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, and Dugu Yan instead of her father.
• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about having been sad over Pei An’s engagement to Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly dragged her away.
• Yu Yuanzhen presented Pei An with a valuable gift and spoke to him cautiously, fearing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might suffer the Clear Sky Sect’s fate.
• Pei An decided he would leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan alone unless it obstructed him.

Pei An and Bibi Dong’s engagement banquet began as friends and Spirit Hall elders gathered to witness their union. Golden Crocodile Douluo opened the ceremony, leaving Pei An and Bibi Dong ready to proceed with their engagement.

• Tang Yuehua persuaded Luo Yuan'er to attend Pei An and Bibi Dong’s engagement banquet, and the two took seats among the Spirit Hall elders.
• Bibi Dong arrived in a light purple gown, stirring envy in Tang Yuehua, conflicted feelings in Luo Yuan'er, and anticipation in Qian Renxue.
• Pei An welcomed Bibi Dong warmly and told her she looked beautiful.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo took the role of Witness, reflecting on Pei An’s growth and privately hoping to care for his future child.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo welcomed the guests and announced that the engagement ceremony would begin.

At Pei An and Bibi Dong’s engagement ceremony, Pei An gave her a divine hairpin from the Goddess of Life, prompting guests to realize he had connections to the gods. After the banquet, Pei An and Bibi Dong retired to their room, while Qian Renxue reacted to Ning Rongrong’s blunt guess about what they would do.

• Pei An presented Bibi Dong with the Spirit Hairpin Ling Sheng Chan Zhi Shuang Yue Zan, a divine artifact made by the Goddess of Life.
• The guests concluded that Pei An had reached the realm of deities, worrying the Two Great Empires and delighting Spirit Hall’s allies, including the Netherworld Duke.
• Pei An and Bibi Dong kissed before the guests, then left the banquet after completing their formal toasts.
• Ning Rongrong asked Qian Renxue whether Pei An and Bibi Dong had gone to make babies, and Qian Renxue denied it while privately wondering about intimacy.
• Pei An and Bibi Dong arrived in their room, where he laid her on the bed and they began kissing.

Pei An left Bibi Dong asleep after their first night together, then found Qian Renxue waiting awkwardly outside the courtyard. Bibi Dong later joined them, and Pei An served her medicinal cuisine that quickly eased her exhaustion and pain.

• Pei An woke, tucked in Bibi Dong, and left her to sleep while she recovered from their passionate night.
• Qian Renxue arrived at the courtyard, embarrassed by the sounds she had overheard the previous night, and Pei An invited her inside.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong sat together in awkward silence until Pei An brought them food.
• Pei An gave Bibi Dong medicinal cuisine prepared with precious ingredients and life energy, and she said it made her feel much better.

Pei An continued covertly weakening the Two Great Empires while nearing the end of his Life God's Trial, and he reflected on Tang San's disappearance. He worked beside Xiao Ling, the new consciousness born from the Blue Silver Emperor, and prepared a device to stabilize Tang Chen's soul within the King of Slaughter.

• Spirit Hall secretly supported the Star Luo Zhu Family's growing influence while Pei An continued his hidden actions against the Two Great Empires.
• Pei An noted that his spies had found no trace of Tang San and believed his impending ascension would leave Tang San nowhere to hide.
• Pei An recalled that the Blue Silver Emperor had taken human form three years earlier, with Ah Yin's consciousness replaced by a new life he named Xiao Ling.
• Pei An explained that Xiao Ling and his student Ye Lingling had helped him deepen his understanding of the Law of Life, including resolving the curse of her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.
• Xiao Ling asked about a blueprint, and Pei An told her it was not food before taking it back; the design was meant to stabilize Tang Chen's soul inside the King of Slaughter.

Pei An agreed to accompany Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling as they challenged the major academies, with Qian Renxue and Xiao Ling joining the trip. Ning Rongrong was excited to carry out the challenge and bring the new generation of soul masters under their shadow.

• Pei An fed Xiao Ling his Life Force while finishing his work, and Qian Renxue came to tell him about Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling's plan to challenge the major academies.
• Qian Renxue explained that Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling wanted to take a group to challenge the academies, and Pei An agreed to accompany them for safety and publicity.
• Xiao Ling asked to join Pei An, and he agreed before continuing to feed her Life Force.
• Qian Renxue told Ning Rongrong that Pei An had approved the plan, and Ning Rongrong excitedly celebrated their chance to overshadow the new generation of soul masters.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling prepared to kick another academy's pavilion, but Qian Renxue told them they needed seven teammates. After Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling left the recruiting to Rongrong, she invited Hu Liena, who agreed to join.

• Qian Renxue told Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling that Pei An would accompany them on the pavilion-kicking trip and that they needed seven people.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling left Ning Rongrong to recruit the remaining teammates, saying they did not know many people at the academy.
• Ning Rongrong realized she also lacked close acquaintances and worried about finding suitable teammates.
• Ning Rongrong invited Hu Liena to join the team, and Hu Liena accepted.

Ning Rongrong recruited Hu Liena and agreed to let her bring Xie Yue along, but still needed three more people for her team. Pei An and Bibi Dong decided to join the trip, and the chapter ended when Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er came to visit Pei An.

• Hu Liena asked Ning Rongrong to let her older brother Xie Yue join the team, and Ning Rongrong agreed.
• After Hu Liena left, Ning Rongrong worried that she still needed to find three more people.
• Pei An told Bibi Dong about the trip, reassured her that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo could manage Spirit Hall, and persuaded her to come along.
• Bibi Dong agreed to join Pei An and went upstairs to pack for their departure the next day.
• Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er arrived at Pei An's residence, and Shui Binger greeted him as Pope Brother.

Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er visited Pei An using the token he had given Shui Binger and asked to join Spirit Hall. Their visit also served as a test for their mother, Shui Huanyue, who was considering whether Skywater Academy should join Spirit Hall or the Heavenly Dou Royal Family.

• Shui Binger showed Pei An the Silver Token he had given her and reminded him that it let her visit.
• Shui Binger told Pei An that she and Shui Yue'er wanted to join Spirit Hall, and Shui Yue'er began revealing how eagerly Binger had pushed to come.
• Shui Binger had persuaded Shui Huanyue to let the sisters visit after refusing to continue at Skywater Academy's Advanced Department.
• Shui Huanyue had agreed to use the sisters' visit to test Spirit Hall before deciding whether to bring Skywater Academy into the organization.

Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er joined Spirit Hall after Shui Binger reunited with Pei An, and Bibi Dong welcomed the sisters. Ning Rongrong then asked Pei An to help complete her team for a school challenge, and he invited the sisters to join.

• Pei An welcomed Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er to Spirit Hall after confirming Shui Binger's family agreed.
• Bibi Dong met the sisters, heard how they had come to join, and warmly welcomed them.
• Ning Rongrong asked Pei An for two more teammates for her plan to challenge a school with seven people.
• Pei An invited Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er to join Ning Rongrong's team and removed Skywater Academy from the challenge list.

Ning Rongrong recruited the Shui Sisters to represent Martial Soul Academy in the kick the pavilion challenge, and they left to meet their teammates. Back at Pei An’s home, Bibi Dong teased Xiao Ling while Pei An fed her Life Force, then playfully threatened to withhold food if Xiao Ling did not behave.

• Pei An persuaded Shui Binger and Shui Yue’er that they could represent Martial Soul Academy in the challenge, and Ning Rongrong welcomed them to the team.
• Ning Rongrong learned more about the Shui Sisters’ abilities, approved of their talents, and took them to meet their teammates.
• Shui Binger left Pei An reluctantly, hoping to grow closer to Ye Lingling and the other teammates connected to him.
• Xiao Ling returned from the Mimicry Training Forest and begged Pei An for Life Force while Bibi Dong teased him about her devotion.
• Bibi Dong pinched Xiao Ling’s cheeks, and Xiao Ling stopped resisting when Bibi Dong threatened to deny her food.

Pei An led a Spirit Hall delegation to Blazing Fire Academy in Blazing Fire City for a publicly announced challenge, while Headmaster Huo Lieyang worried that the Pope’s visit might have a larger purpose. The students greeted Pei An with admiration, and Huo Lieyang formally welcomed him, leaving the challenge yet to begin.

• Pei An traveled with Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Xiao Ling, the Hu Liena Siblings, other students, and Guangling Douluo toward Blazing Fire City.
• Huo Lieyang learned that Blazing Fire Academy was the first target of Spirit Hall’s challenge team and worried about the Pope’s presence, while Huo Wu urged him not to fear the sparring.
• A student told Huo Lieyang that Spirit Hall had arrived at the academy, so he summoned Huo Wushuang and went to meet the delegation with Huo Wu.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s students gathered around Spirit Hall’s carriages and watched Pei An with reverence rather than hostility.
• Huo Lieyang greeted Pei An as Pope and welcomed him to Blazing Fire Academy.

Spirit Hall’s exchange team arrived at Blazing Fire Academy, where Huo Wu and Huo Lieyang learned that Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er had joined Spirit Hall. At a welcoming feast, Huo Wu questioned Shui Binger’s devotion to Pei An after seeing him surrounded by several women, then asked whether Shui Binger liked her Pope.

• Huo Lieyang welcomed Pei An and Spirit Hall’s exchange team to Blazing Fire Academy, and Huo Wu recognized Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er among them.
• Shui Binger explained that she and Shui Yue'er had joined Spirit Hall, prompting Huo Lieyang to reconsider his plans for an alliance among the Four Elements Academies.
• Ling Shuang asked Huo Lieyang for his opinion of the exchange, and he gladly accepted before inviting the visitors to rest at the academy.
• Huo Wu wondered whether Spirit Hall had a way to help people grow stronger and looked forward to testing its young geniuses in the competition.
• At the welcoming feast, Huo Wu saw Pei An with Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and a blue-haired woman, then called him a scumbag to Shui Binger.
• Shui Binger defended Pei An as gentle, and Huo Wu asked whether she liked her Pope.

Huo Wu and Shui Binger discussed Shui Binger’s feelings for Pei An, while the Blazing Fire Academy team prepared to face Spirit Hall in an exchange competition. The match began with the Spirit Hall team revealing their formidable strength, and Ning Rongrong boosted her teammates as Huo Wu’s team charged forward.

• Huo Wu warned Shui Binger against getting too attached to Pei An, but Shui Binger stayed silent and Shui Yue'er failed to learn what they had discussed.
• Huo Lieyang probed Pei An during their meal, then agreed to host the exchange competition after Huo Wu asked when it would begin.
• Students gathered to watch as Ning Rongrong’s Spirit Hall team faced Huo Wu’s Blazing Fire Academy team, and Huo Wu demanded to know why Qian Renxue and Dugu Yan were absent.
• Both teams released their martial souls, startling the audience when Ye Lingling revealed five rings and several of her teammates showed exceptional cultivation.
• Huo Wu charged at Spirit Hall, followed by Huo Wushuang and the others, while Ning Rongrong used her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to buff her teammates.

Zhu Zhuqing used her evolved Moon God Spirit Cat and Ning Rongrong’s boosts to overwhelm Blazing Fire Academy, eliminating its fighters one by one. The match was left with only Huo Wu standing against Spirit Hall’s team.

• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her transformed Moon God Spirit Cat and eliminated Blazing Fire Academy’s two Fire Star support Soul Masters before they could contribute.
• Huo Wu fought Shui Binger and realized that Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was greatly enhancing Spirit Hall’s fighters.
• Hu Liena eliminated the fire leopard Soul Master while Xie Yue suppressed Huo Wushuang.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Huo Yun and Huo Yu, then eliminated Huo Wushuang when he was fighting Xie Yue.
• With only Huo Wu left, Zhu Zhuqing stopped her attack at Shui Binger’s signal and returned to Ning Rongrong.

Shui Binger and Huo Wu fought a fair duel after Pei An restored them to full strength. Shui Binger won with a combination of ice skills, earning Pei An’s approval.

• Shui Binger asked Ning Rongrong to withdraw her amplification and challenged Huo Wu to a fair duel.
• Pei An restored Huo Wu and Shui Binger to their peak condition, and the two prepared to fight.
• Huo Wu attacked with her fire skills, but Shui Binger froze her fireball and defended against her counterattack.
• Shui Binger combined Ice Seal and Resist Light to overwhelm Huo Wu, then froze her in place.
• Huo Wu conceded, and Pei An smiled approvingly at Shui Binger.