Chapter Summaries

Su Wen, Ghost Douluo, and the others were ambushed by King of Myriad Demons and a black-robed figure near Spirit City. As Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived to rescue them, Ghost Douluo was struck down again and Chrysanthemum Douluo unleashed his Ninth Spirit Skill.

• King of Myriad Demons and the black-robed figure confronted Su Wen, Ghost Douluo, Tian Yue, and Hu Liena, prompting Ghost Douluo and Su Wen to send distress signals.
• Tian Yue activated her grandfather's protective barrier, alerting Golden Crocodile Douluo, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ye Yuan'er rushed toward the signals.
• The black-robed figure attacked Ghost Douluo with a mental assault as King of Myriad Demons trapped the group in shrinking vines.
• Hu Liena and Ghost Bride Hongdou tried to break through the vines, but their attacks failed until Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived and cut the vines apart.
• Ghost Douluo tried to escort Su Wen and the others away, but King of Myriad Demons struck him down and formed a tornado as Chrysanthemum Douluo began his Ninth Spirit Skill.

The Ghost Bride created Good and Evil Corpses from the black-robed woman, and their self-destruction failed to stop her. As more powerful fighters arrived, Su Wen fled toward Spirit City with Tian Yue and Hu Liena while the battle escalated.

• The Ghost Bride summoned the black-robed woman's Good Corpse and Evil Corpse, which immediately self-destructed and badly damaged the battlefield.
• King of Myriad Demons struck Chrysanthemum Douluo, while Ghost Douluo recovered from a mental attack and the black-robed woman emerged nearly unharmed.
• Ye Yuan'er arrived and attacked the black-robed woman, but Zi JI appeared as a giant dragon and shielded her with the Heavenly Demon Water Domain.
• Su Wen led Tian Yue and Hu Liena toward Spirit City with Ah Rou, Ah Yin, and two Ghost Brides as the black-robed woman disappeared into darkness.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo met the group, and Su Wen urged him to summon the Grand Pontiff while warning that the black dragon had arrived.

Di Tian and his Spirit Beast forces attacked Su Wen and his companions near Spirit City, overwhelming several Spirit Hall defenders. The Worship Hall reinforcements arrived just as the King of Myriad Demons threatened Su Wen, and Ah Yin began healing the fallen Ghost Leopard Douluo.

• Di Tian appeared above the battlefield and recognized Ah Yin and Ah Rou as hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts protecting Su Wen.
• Ye Yuan'er transformed into a Fire Phoenix and attacked the Hell Demon Dragon King, but it absorbed her flames and blasted her away; Demon Bear Douluo was also thrown back.
• The King of Myriad Demons struck Ghost Leopard Douluo with a mental attack, leaving Su Wen, Hu Liena, and Tian Yue exposed.
• The King of Myriad Demons retreated when Jiang Mo and Qian Jun arrived, followed by Mighty Lion Douluo.
• Su Wen checked on Ghost Leopard Douluo, and Ah Yin used her second Spirit Skill, Endless Life.

Bibi Dong arrived as the Ferocious Beasts demanded that Su Wen go with them, then helped the humans escape under cover of her Divine Slaughter's Domain. Di Tian recognized a trace of Asura's aura in the domain and ordered the Spirit Beasts to leave.

• Ah Yin used Blue Silver Grass to temporarily ease Ghost Leopard Douluo's condition while the other humans fought the Ferocious Beasts.
• Su Wen warned Mighty Lion Douluo about the missing Yao Ling, and Bibi Dong arrived beside him.
• King of Myriad Demons demanded that the humans hand Su Wen over, but Bibi Dong refused and ordered Su Wen, Hu Liena, and Ghost Leopard Douluo to flee.
• Bibi Dong used her Spider Emperor Clone and mental strength to hold off Yao Ling as the group escaped.
• Di Tian unleashed Dark Glory, but Bibi Dong countered with Divine Slaughter's Domain, allowing the injured human Douluos to retreat to her side.
• Di Tian sensed Asura's aura in Bibi Dong's domain and ordered the Spirit Beasts to leave.

Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s Douluos pursued the fleeing Ferocious Beasts, and Xiong Jun stayed behind to fight them. Gravely wounded and surrounded, Xiong Jun began to self-detonate as Bibi Dong attacked him with a curved blade.

• Di Tian fled after suspecting Asura’s appearance could involve The Master, and Yao Ling and the other Ferocious Beasts also tried to escape.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall’s Douluos to stop the beasts, while Ye Yuan'er attacked Zi JI and the others joined the pursuit.
• Xiong Jun unleashed his Dark Gold Dreadclaw and Sky-Ripping Claw against Bibi Dong and four Douluos, while Ye Yuan'er’s Dragon Phoenix Absolute Chant drove King of Myriad Demons and the Hell Demon Dragon King away.
• The combined attacks badly wounded Xiong Jun, and Bibi Dong charged into the energy storm to kill him despite the danger.
• Xiong Jun began to self-detonate, the other Douluos fled, and Bibi Dong sent a curved Half Moon blade toward him.

Bibi Dong survived Xiong Jun’s self-destruction and discovered that he had left behind an External Soul Bone. She entrusted the Left Palm Bone to Su Wen before preparing to recover and absorb Xiong Jun’s Spirit Ring.

• Xiong Jun used his Ninth Spirit Skill to self-destruct, and the explosion devastated the area around Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong reassembled herself in Thorn Spider Armor, then found Xiong Jun’s Spirit Ring and an External Soul Bone.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other Worship Hall elders arrived and eyed the Left Palm Bone greedily, but Su Wen took it and stored it in his Soul Tool.
• Ye Yuan'er reunited with Su Wen, while Bibi Dong asked Ghost Leopard Douluo, Ling Yuan, and Golden Crocodile Douluo to guard her as she recovered.
• Su Wen had Ah Yin create a Vine Cage around Bibi Dong, and she focused on recovering before absorbing Xiong Jun’s Spirit Ring.

Bibi Dong absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s Spirit Ring and returned to Spirit City with Su Wen and Hu Liena. Qian Daoliu learned that the Spirit Beasts had targeted Su Wen, while Di Tian explained to the Ferocious Beasts that two women accompanying him were Spirit Beasts growing alongside him.

• Mighty Lion Douluo, Qian Jun, and Falling Devil Douluo reported the battle and Su Wen’s unusual companions to Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu declined to pursue Bibi Dong’s Spirit Bone, and Mighty Lion Douluo predicted the Ferocious Beasts would target Su Wen again.
• Bibi Dong completed her absorption of the 400,000-year Spirit Ring, raising her power while remaining at Soul Power Level 98.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Su Wen and Hu Liena, then carried them toward Spirit City.
• Di Tian told the Ferocious Beasts that he had underestimated human Soul Masters and that two women accompanying Su Wen were Spirit Beasts growing alongside him.

Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts considered how Su Wen might help the Soul Beast Clan produce gods, while other factions reacted to reports of powerful Spirit Beasts and Spirit Hall’s upcoming Holy Son and Holy Maiden ceremony. As the ceremony began, Bibi Dong confronted Snake Lance Douluo over his mission and cultivation, then sent him to fetch the absent pair.

• Di Tian explained that Su Wen’s Spirit Beasts and companions might also become gods if he ascended, and Bi Ji asked why the Soul Beasts would capture him instead of cooperating with him.
• The Silver Dragon King summoned Di Tian and Bi Ji after learning about Ah Yin, A Rou, Hongdou, and Red Mirror beside Su Wen.
• Ning Fengzhi discussed reports of ancient Ferocious Beasts and Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and Holy Maiden with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, while Yu Yuanzhen decided to visit Spirit Hall and investigate the Fourth Elder’s disappearance.
• Three months later, Bibi Dong questioned Snake Lance Douluo about his mission, beat him during a spar, and warned him to report questionable orders directly to her.
• Bibi Dong ordered Snake Lance Douluo to fetch the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, and he encountered Ling Yuan, who challenged him to spar.

Su Wen reached level 37 and attended Spirit Hall’s investiture ceremony, where Bibi Dong appointed him Holy Son and Hu Liena Holy Maiden. The ceremony ended with Spirit Hall formally recognizing their new status.

• Ah Yin blocked Hu Liena, Tian Yue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling from entering Su Wen’s room, then broke through while guarding the door.
• Snake Lance Douluo returned with a bruised face and delivered Bibi Dong’s summons for Su Wen to attend the ceremony.
• Su Wen emerged at level 37, recalled Ah Yin, and left with Hu Liena and the others for Pope Hall.
• At the ceremony, Sword Douluo sensed that Lingyuan Douluo was unusually powerful, while Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen reacted to Bibi Dong’s Super Douluo strength.
• Bibi Dong appointed Su Wen Holy Son and Hu Liena Holy Maiden, and Spirit Hall members formally bowed to them.

After the sect leaders questioned Bibi Dong about the Holy Son and the Ferocious Beasts, she arranged a Fourth Spirit Ring for Su Wen, who reached level forty nine months later. Su Wen began absorbing a twenty-five-thousand-year-old Fallen Ghost Spirit, and the chapter ended as he endured the strain without suffering a Soul Shock.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Yu Yuanzhen asked Bibi Dong to show them Su Wen and Hu Liena's strength, then questioned her about the Ferocious Beasts and Su Wen's visit to Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the leaders and ordered Gui Mei to find a twenty-to-thirty-thousand-year-old Fourth Spirit Ring for Su Wen.
• Nine months later, Su Wen reached level forty and reunited with Hu Liena, Tian Yue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling in the courtyard.
• Bibi Dong took Su Wen to the Pope's Bedchamber courtyard, where Ye Yuan'er and a captured twenty-five-thousand-year-old Fallen Ghost Spirit were waiting.
• Su Wen killed the Fallen Ghost Spirit and began absorbing its black Spirit Ring as Bibi Dong and Ye Yuan'er watched.

Su Wen stabilized his Soul Power, gained his fourth Spirit Ring, and learned that his new mental attack relied on sacrificing Soul Masters. He revealed another seal on the Ghost Bride’s umbrella, discovering a drum-wielding bride whose skills summoned Yin Soldiers and strengthened allies.

• Su Wen completed his breakthrough and explained that his fourth Spirit Skill, Hundred Ghost Lament, summoned Ghostly Souls and could culminate in Ten Thousand Ghost Detonation.
• Bibi Dong and Ye Yuan'er warned Su Wen to keep the details of his Spirit Skills secret, and he agreed.
• Su Wen opened the red umbrella, revealing a newly unsealed Ghost Bride who carried a drum and had four Spirit Rings.
• The group learned that the Ghost Bride’s first Spirit Skill summoned hundreds of Yin Soldiers, while her second matched the other Ghost Brides’ skill.
• Su Wen discovered that Drum Shakes the Heart increased allies’ attack and defense by 200% when they heard its beat.

Su Wen discovered that Hongye’s Fourth Spirit Skill could extend a named person’s lifespan, and he suspected her Martial Soul might be the Life and Death Book. After Hongye increased Su Wen and Ye Yuan’er’s lifespans, Bibi Dong warned them to keep the ability secret and took Su Wen away for an undisclosed purpose.

• Su Wen named the Ghost Bride Hongyin, but Hongye stayed behind and asked whether she should write.
• Hongye revealed that her Fourth Spirit Skill could add a year to someone’s lifespan, doubling the effect if their birth date and time were provided.
• Su Wen wondered if Hongye’s Martial Soul was the Life and Death Book, but Hongye only identified it as a “Book.”
• Bibi Dong warned Su Wen not to reveal Hongye’s ability, and Hongye wrote Su Wen and Ye Yuan’er’s names with their birth details.
• Ye Yuan’er left, while Bibi Dong told Su Wen to wash up and then prepared to take him somewhere.

Bibi Dong took Su Wen to the Spirit Hall dungeon, where he used his Spirit Skills to harvest souls and strengthen them. After Chrysanthemum Douluo reached level ninety-six, the Worship Hall offered him a place, but he chose to remain in Elder Hall to protect Su Wen.

• Bibi Dong brought Su Wen into the dungeon and explained that its prisoners included Fallen Soul Masters and enemies of the Spirit Hall.
• Su Wen used his third and fourth Spirit Skills to turn the prisoners’ bodies into ghost monsters and draw forty-six souls into his fourth Spirit Ring.
• Bibi Dong ordered the guards to keep their visit secret, and she and Su Wen returned to Pope Hall.
• A surge of Soul Power announced that Chrysanthemum Douluo had broken through to level ninety-six.
• Azure Luan Douluo offered Chrysanthemum Douluo a place in the Worship Hall, but Chrysanthemum Douluo said he would stay in Elder Hall to protect Su Wen.

Chrysanthemum Douluo sided with Bibi Dong after his breakthrough, and Bibi Dong later wore Su Wen down in a training bout. On the way to the academy, Su Wen noticed Bi Ji, while Hu Liena stepped between them and hurried him along.

• Bibi Dong dismissed Chrysanthemum Douluo from the Worship Hall, and Azure Luan Douluo left after warning him not to forget Spirit Hall's support.
• Su Wen returned to his courtyard with Ye Yuan'er, then spent the night at her place instead of cultivating with Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong confronted Su Wen the next morning and drained his Soul Power during a sword-training session before telling him to visit her room that night.
• Hu Liena helped Su Wen recover, and he took her to the academy to avoid Bibi Dong.
• Hu Liena explained that students had to rank in the top ten and defeat Golden Class One students to join the class.
• Su Wen noticed Bi Ji beside a grilled-fish stall, and Hu Liena blocked his view and urged him to hurry to the academy.

Su Wen met Bi Ji, who revealed that the Ferocious Beasts’ Master wanted him to visit the Star Dou Forest and threatened a Beast Tide if he refused. After Bi Ji vanished, Su Wen decided to discuss the danger with Bibi Dong, while several powerful figures and Hu Liena arrived.

• Hu Liena left for the Soul Master Academy after Su Wen signaled her to go ahead.
• Bi Ji introduced herself as a messenger from the Star Dou Forest and apologized for Di Tian’s earlier actions.
• Bi Ji told Su Wen that the Master wanted him to visit the Star Dou Forest and warned that Spirit Hall could not protect him from a Beast Tide.
• Su Wen asked to delay the visit until after he obtained his fifth Spirit Ring, and Bi Ji accepted before vanishing through spatial power.
• Ghost Douluo arrived, and Su Wen resolved to speak with Bibi Dong about the threat.
• Three powerful figures approached, with Hu Liena at the rear.

After a brief attack on Su Wen in Spirit City, he accompanied Hu Liena to the academy, where students began a month-long Soul Fighting competition to determine rankings and Golden Class challengers. Hu Liena won her first match against Tushan Niuniu with her charm and Fox Fire.

• Su Wen reassured Liu Ruge and the other teachers that the attack was a minor misunderstanding, then told Elder Gui he would explain it to Bibi Dong later.
• At the academy, Su Wen warned Hu Liena to call for the strongest person nearby when she needed help, and she asked who had attacked him.
• Teacher Liu Ruge announced that the academy's Soul Fighting rankings would determine who could challenge the Golden Class, with the top five entrants receiving the Purple Record Medal from the Pope.
• Su Wen went to the arena with Hu Liena, Tian Yue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling as Class Two competed against Class Seven.
• Hu Liena faced Tushan Niuniu, countered her Spirit Illusion with Fox Charm, and defeated her with Fox Fire after Niuniu's mist evaporated.

Hu Liena and Tian Yue won several Soul Fighting matches before Su Wen entered the arena for his first public fight. He summoned Hongyin, and the arena’s temperature plunged as red mist appeared.

• Hu Liena won three consecutive matches and praised her performance to Su Wen.
• Tian Yue’s opponent, Li Baicai, surrendered, and she then defeated Li Hei with her Golden Emperor Crocodile Martial Soul.
• Tian Yue fought two matches in a row before returning to boast to Hu Liena.
• Su Wen accepted Liu Ruge’s invitation to fight and introduced himself and his Ghost Emperor of the Wedding Dress Martial Soul to Lu Bai.
• Su Wen summoned Hongyin through his red oil-paper umbrella, causing the temperature to plummet and red mist to drift across the arena.

Su Wen’s Ghost Bride summoned an overwhelming army of Yin Soldiers, forcing Lu Bai to surrender and leaving Class Seven reluctant to challenge him. Tang Bai then tried to purify the ghosts but was quickly thrown from the platform, and Su Wen urged the instructor to begin the next match before the summons drained Hongyin’s Soul Power.

• The Ghost Bride appeared with one yellow, one purple, and two black Spirit Rings, then summoned hundreds of Yin Soldiers to fill the arena.
• Lu Bai gave up, and the instructor declared Su Wen the winner; Su Wen kept the summons active and asked to proceed to the next match.
• Bai Ningbing struggled to find a Class Seven student willing to face the ghosts, until Tang Bai volunteered with his heirloom cross.
• Tang Bai used his Purification Light, but the Yin Soldiers were unaffected, and one knocked him off the platform.
• Su Wen pointed out that Tang Bai had been a support-type Soul Master and pressed the instructor to start the next match.

Su Wen won a ten-opponent Soul Fighting match without using his own Soul Power, then helped Dugu Yan absorb a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring. The chapter left Dugu Yan safely advanced to level forty-three as Spirit Hall prepared for further threats from the Ferocious Beasts.

• Su Wen defeated ten challengers through Hongyin and the Yin Soldiers, while Dean Sa'ensi worried that Su Wen's growing power threatened the Qian Family's position in Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling won three matches in a row, and Su Wen took Dugu Yan to Spirit Hall to absorb a Spirit Ring.
• Ye Yuan'er told Su Wen that the Worship Hall would intervene only if Ferocious Beasts entered Spirit City again, and that Chrysanthemum Douluo would stay with him.
• Su Wen brought Ye Yuan'er to the Spirit Beast holding area, where Dugu Yan killed a wounded serpent Spirit Beast and began absorbing its black Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the Spirit Ring safely, gained three levels, and reached level forty-three.

Dugu Yan absorbed the Snowy Swan Kiss under Bibi Dong’s supervision, causing her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul to mutate into a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. She gained greatly enhanced Spirit Skills and reached level 47, leaving everyone impressed by her transformation.

• Su Wen gave Dugu Yan the Snowy Swan Kiss, and Bibi Dong arrived to oversee her absorption.
• Dugu Yan refined the Immortal Herb safely, and her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul transformed into a mutated Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
• Dugu Yan discovered that all her Spirit Skills had doubled in power, including Snake Charm’s mental-strength boost, which rose to 300%.
• Dugu Yan told Su Wen and the others that she had reached level 47, prompting surprise and envy from Ye Lingling and Hu Liena.