Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi weighed the threat of war between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect and chose to obey Spirit Hall’s demand, halting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s trade with the Clear Sky Sect. Yu Yuanzhen welcomed the conflict and decided to wait for a chance to profit from the chaos.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo whether Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect could reconcile, and they judged it unlikely unless the Clear Sky Sect surrendered Tang Hao.
• Bone Douluo explained that Spirit Hall had threatened war against any faction that maintained contact with the Clear Sky Sect, angering him and troubling Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi decided the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not risk opposing Spirit Hall and ordered all commercial dealings with the Clear Sky Sect temporarily halted.
• Yu Yuanzhen read Spirit Hall’s report about Tang Hao killing Qian Xunji and mocked Qian Xunji for losing to a newly advanced Title Douluo.
• Yu Yuanzhen welcomed Spirit Hall’s war declaration, hoped the two sides would destroy each other, and chose to wait for a chance to profit.

Xue Ye and Dai Tianfeng each chose to watch the brewing war between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, hoping it would weaken their rivals without drawing their empires in. At Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang overheard that the Spirit Hall Pope had been murdered by Tang Hao and froze in shock.

• Xue Ye considered the threat posed by Spirit Hall and the sects, then decided to observe the conflict while secretly hoping the Clear Sky Sect would be destroyed.
• Dai Tianfeng welcomed the war as a chance to test Spirit Hall, but chose not to interfere for fear of provoking it.
• Yu Xiaogang collected his free meal at Nuoding Academy and silently resented the teachers and students who despised him.
• Yu Xiaogang overheard noble students say Tang Hao had murdered Spirit Hall's Pope and that Spirit Hall had issued a wanted notice and war proclamation.
• Yu Xiaogang froze as the food fell from his hands.

After confirming that Qian Xunji was dead, Yu Xiaogang celebrated his release from fear and decided to seek out Bibi Dong, convinced she would welcome him. He left Nuoding Academy without telling its dean, who was furious at his ingratitude but relieved to see him go.

• Yu Xiaogang learned in the cafeteria that Qian Xunji had died and fantasized about becoming admired like Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang verified the news at the Spirit Hall church, then broke down in his room as memories of Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong stirred his hatred.
• Yu Xiaogang decided Bibi Dong would become Pope and would take him back, despite his doubts that she might reject or harm him.
• Yu Xiaogang packed his belongings and Martial Soul research, then left Nuoding Academy without saying goodbye to the dean.
• The teachers and students rejoiced at Yu Xiaogang's departure, and the dean felt both angry and relieved.

After leaving Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang traveled to Spirit City but was beaten and denied entry because he lacked a required Pass Permit. Humiliated by the city guard and the crowd, he limped away and vowed to repay Spirit Hall.

• The dean of Nuoding Academy ordered Yu Xiaogang’s former room cleaned after he left, relieved to be rid of him.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived outside Spirit City and tried to skip the entry line, but a city guard shoved him down after dismissing his grandmaster claim.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed to be the Holy Maiden’s friend, and the four-ring city guard struck him down and injured his arm before ordering him to join the line.
• When Yu Xiaogang reached the gate, the guard demanded a Pass Permit, which Yu Xiaogang did not have, and slapped him after he accused the guard of abusing his authority.
• The crowd mocked Yu Xiaogang as he limped away from Spirit City, and he swore to repay Spirit Hall for his humiliation.

Yu Xiaogang returned to Nuoding Academy and persuaded its dean to let him stay. In Spirit City, Hu Liena worried that Bibi Dong had vanished, while Ye Qifeng reassured her and considered the coming conflict between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.

• Yu Xiaogang returned to Nuoding Academy, and the dean reluctantly allowed him to remain in his old room.
• Hu Liena borrowed books from the Spirit Hall Archives to read with Ye Qifeng by Blue Lake.
• Hu Liena told Ye Qifeng that Bibi Dong had been absent for a week and that guards were keeping her out of the Saintess Hall.
• Ye Qifeng inferred that Bibi Dong was imprisoned but safe, and reassured Hu Liena that a great opportunity awaited her teacher.
• Hu Liena learned that Tang Hao had killed the Pope and called him a villain, while Ye Qifeng anticipated Spirit Hall's hunt for Tang Hao and its coming war with the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Hao fled through the Heaven Dou Empire with his newborn son, Tang San, hoping to reach the Clear Sky Sect, but Spirit Hall discovered his trail. Qian Daoliu pursued him relentlessly and finally caught him after a month.

• Tang Hao named his newborn son Tang San and continued north toward the Clear Sky Sect, unaware that the sect was already in grave danger.
• Tang Hao entered a remote town to find animal milk for Tang San, and two Spirit Hall watchers recognized him and reported his presence to Liu Li.
• Liu Li passed the report to his superiors, and Qian Daoliu flew out of Spirit City to hunt Tang Hao personally.
• Tang Hao sensed Qian Daoliu's approach, realized his trail had been exposed, and fled southwest with Tang San to avoid leading him toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Daoliu tracked Tang Hao's faint aura for a month, forcing him to flee without rest before finally catching him.

Tang Hao escaped Qian Daoliu with a sudden burst of divine power, then settled in Holy Soul Village with Tang San. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall defeated the Clear Sky Sect, forcing its survivors into the Snow Mountain and driving the Four Single-Attribute Clans away.

• Qian Daoliu attacked Tang Hao, but an unseen blood-red mist empowered Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer, allowing him to shatter the Angel Holy Sword and escape; Qian Daoliu chose not to pursue him.
• Tang Hao hid until Qian Daoliu gave up the chase, planted Ah Yin's seed beneath a waterfall, and retired with Tang San to Holy Soul Village.
• Jin E led Spirit Hall forces against the Clear Sky Sect, whose defenders initially held their ground before three Super Douluo turned the battle against them.
• The Clear Sky Sect suffered devastating losses, and Tang Xiao led the survivors into the Snow Mountain after the Chief Elder sacrificed himself; Tang Xiao announced Tang Hao's expulsion and the sect's withdrawal from the world.
• Spirit Hall attacked the abandoned Four Single-Attribute Clans until they withdrew from the Clear Sky Sect, while the other major powers watched the conflict from the sidelines.

After Spirit Hall defeated the Clear Sky Sect, Qian Daoliu convened an elders’ meeting to choose a new Pope. Jin E proposed Bibi Dong, revealing that she had reached level 97, and the meeting was left stunned by her strength.

• The Clear Sky Sect retreated into the Snow Mountain, expelled Tang Hao, and lost its affiliated Four Single-Attribute Clans after Spirit Hall’s assault.
• Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Xue Ye, and Dai Tianfeng worried over Spirit Hall’s strength as Qian Daoliu withdrew its forces and returned to Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu convened Spirit Hall’s elders and announced that they needed to choose a successor to the fallen Pope.
• The Third Consecrator proposed that Qian Daoliu resume the position, and most of the consecrators and elders supported him.
• Jin E recommended Bibi Dong, explaining that she had reached level 97, which shocked the Third Consecrator and left Yue Guan speechless.

The Elder Council unanimously appointed Bibi Dong as Spirit Hall’s new Pope and scheduled her coronation for two months later. Qian Daoliu then visited her to lift her confinement and inform her of the decision.

• Qian Daoliu confirmed that Bibi Dong had reached Soul Power Rank 97, and the consecrators agreed that she was strong enough to become Pope.
• Qian Daoliu and the other consecrators voted unanimously to appoint Bibi Dong as the new Pope and set her coronation for two months later.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to remain Hall Elders and assist Bibi Dong with governmental affairs.
• After the council, Qian Daoliu visited Bibi Dong at Saintess Hall and told her that her confinement was lifted.
• Qian Daoliu informed Bibi Dong that the council had approved her succession and that her coronation would take place in two months.

Bibi Dong accepted Qian Daoliu’s conditions for becoming Spirit Hall’s next Pope and postponed taking over administrative duties until after her coronation. Qian Daoliu returned to the Worship Hall to comfort Qian Renxue, who guessed that Bibi Dong had been chosen as Pope.

• Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong that the Elder Council had approved her succession and set her coronation date, while warning her to protect Spirit Hall’s foundation and manage its affairs responsibly.
• Bibi Dong agreed to Qian Daoliu’s conditions but declined to begin handling administrative matters before her coronation because she needed to prepare for the Rakshasa inheritance.
• Qian Daoliu left the Saintess Hall to return to the Worship Hall and help Qian Renxue recover from the grief of her father’s death.
• Qian Renxue welcomed Qian Daoliu back and asked about the next Pope after he explained that he had attended an Elder Council meeting.
• Qian Renxue reasoned that she was too young to become Pope and concluded that Bibi Dong was the only suitable candidate.

Qian Renxue struggled with her resentment toward Bibi Dong even as she considered giving her mother another chance. Two months later, Bibi Dong was crowned Pope of Spirit Hall and formally assumed the position.

• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong had been chosen as the new Pope, and Qian Renxue recalled how Bibi Dong had nearly killed her when she was six.
• Qian Renxue rejected Qian Daoliu's pleas to forgive Bibi Dong, though she privately wondered whether she could repair their relationship and resented Hu Liena for receiving Bibi Dong's affection.
• Two months later, crowds gathered in Spirit City to witness Bibi Dong's coronation as Pope.
• Jin E presided over the ceremony as Yue Guan and Gui Mei escorted Bibi Dong before him.
• Jin E placed the Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown on Bibi Dong's head and gave her the papal scepter, and Bibi Dong declared that she had formally assumed the position of Pope of Spirit Hall.

After her coronation, Bibi Dong asserted control over Spirit Hall and rejected Qian Renxue when the girl came to offer her a gift and seek reconciliation. Qian Renxue fled the Pope Palace in tears.

• Bibi Dong addressed Spirit Hall after becoming Pope, and its members knelt and cheered for her.
• Bibi Dong replaced the Angel Relief Throne with a purple couch and reflected on keeping the Pope's authority for herself.
• Qian Renxue entered the Pope Palace Council Hall with a handcrafted gift, hoping to congratulate Bibi Dong and mend their relationship.
• Bibi Dong sensed Qian Renxue's Angel Martial Soul, ordered her to leave, and refused to answer her questions.
• Qian Renxue dropped the gift and ran out sobbing.

After Qian Renxue fled the Pope Palace in tears, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu secretly followed her to Blue Lake. There, Ye Qifeng spoke to the crying girl and began to realize she might be Qian Renxue.

• Bibi Dong found the carved Red Sandalwood Jade Comb Qian Renxue had left behind, then followed her toward the West District.
• Qian Daoliu watched Qian Renxue with his Spiritual Power and hurried after her when he sensed Bibi Dong following.
• Qian Renxue reached Blue Lake, cried, and shouted that she hated Bibi Dong while Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu watched from hiding.
• Ye Qifeng asked Qian Renxue why she was crying, startling her into drawing her sword.
• Ye Qifeng recognized Qian Renxue's distinctive appearance and wondered whether she was the golden-haired girl before him.

Ye Qifeng met Qian Renxue by the lakeside after she arrived with a sword and questioned him. Their conversation helped Qian Renxue think about why someone might abandon a child, and she noticed Ye Qifeng had books from the Spirit Hall Archives.

• Qian Renxue flashed toward Ye Qifeng and demanded an explanation, then withdrew her sword after he explained he had been there the whole time.
• Qian Renxue gave Ye Qifeng the false name Qian Xue, and he introduced himself and guessed she belonged to the Angel Clan of the Qian Family.
• Ye Qifeng told Qian Renxue he was an orphan and advised her that an abandoning parent might be hiding a painful reason that she could uncover by learning about the parent's past.
• Qian Renxue claimed the abandoned child was a friend, while Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu listened from the shadows.
• Qian Renxue noticed books from the Spirit Hall Archives beside Ye Qifeng and wondered how he had obtained them.

Ye Qifeng criticized Yu Xiaogang’s book to Qian Renxue, who discovered that it contained mostly common knowledge, speculation, and plagiarism. Qian Renxue took the book to investigate how it entered Spirit Hall’s Archives, while the hidden Bibi Dong realized she had arranged for it to be archived and grew defensive of Yu Xiaogang.

• Qian Renxue asked Ye Qifeng about the book, and he dismissed Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul as trash written by a reputation-seeking author.
• Qian Renxue examined the book and compared it with archived classics, finding that it mostly contained common knowledge and incorrect speculation, with passages copied from other texts.
• Ye Qifeng revealed that the author was Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Renxue recognized him as her mother’s first love and grew angry.
• Qian Renxue tried to destroy the book, but Ye Qifeng stopped her; she then took it to investigate who had allowed it into the Archives.
• Bibi Dong realized she had personally arranged for Yu Xiaogang’s book to be archived and, despite recognizing its flaws, felt compelled to defend him.

After Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu about her encounter with Ye Qifeng, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu investigated the boy and the book Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. Bibi Dong confirmed the book was largely plagiarized and false, then began refining a plan to send Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu about Bibi Dong rejecting her and asked him to investigate Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to investigate the book and Ye Qifeng, while Qian Daoliu ordered a similar investigation.
• Bibi Dong read the report, learned Ye Qifeng was the child who had helped her four years earlier, and considered adopting him or taking him as her disciple after his Martial Soul awakening.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul removed from the Spirit Hall Archives but stopped short of banning it entirely.
• Bibi Dong recalled Qian Xunji's Nation-Stealing Plan and decided to refine it with Qian Renxue as the candidate to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire.

Qian Renxue told Ye Qifeng she was leaving Spirit City to carry out the Nation-Stealing Plan in the Heaven Dou Empire. After she revealed her resolve, Ye Qifeng asked to inspect her Spirit Rings, which left him concerned about their low ages.

• Over two months, Qian Renxue grew close to Ye Qifeng, competed with him over Martial Soul theory, and began studying to surpass him.
• Qian Renxue told Ye Qifeng she was leaving Spirit City, and he guessed she was Qian Daoliu's granddaughter and the Young Master of Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had accepted the Nation-Stealing Plan to prove herself after Bibi Dong questioned her abilities.
• Ye Qifeng accepted that Qian Renxue would not change her mind and asked about her cultivation level.
• Qian Renxue revealed her three Spirit Rings, and Ye Qifeng judged that their ages were too low.

Ye Qifeng told Qian Renxue that her exceptional talent could let her absorb Spirit Rings far beyond the usual age limits, and she planned to discuss his advice with her grandfather. Hu Liena returned from training and reunited with Ye Qifeng, while remaining curious about the golden-haired girl she had encountered.

• Ye Qifeng argued that Qian Renxue’s God-level Martial Soul and innate Soul Power meant she could have absorbed older Spirit Rings, and suggested she try a Spirit Ring around ten thousand years old for her fourth.
• Qian Renxue said she would discuss Ye Qifeng’s advice with her grandfather before deciding.
• After two months of training in Spirit Hall Academy’s Secret Realm, Hu Liena reported to Bibi Dong and then went to see Ye Qifeng.
• Qian Renxue and Hu Liena crossed paths, exchanged a smile, and each privately wondered about the other’s connection to Ye Qifeng.
• Hu Liena asked who Qian Renxue was, but Ye Qifeng withheld her identity; Hu Liena accepted his answer and began reading beside him.

Six-year-old Ye Qifeng went with the Wuhun Hall Orphanage children to the West District Spirit Temple for his Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony. The ceremony began, and the chapter ended as Platinum Bishop Siviss prepared to awaken the children and test their Innate Soul Power.

• Ye Qifeng reflected on his impending awakening and resolved to find a way to become a Spirit Master, whatever Martial Soul he received.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan could not attend because of their training; Hu Liena had reached level twenty-one, while Xie Yue and Yan had reached level twenty-five.
• Dean Li Qing and two teachers led Ye Qifeng and the other six-year-old orphans to the West District Spirit Temple.
• After waiting with the other children, Ye Qifeng followed his group into the Holy Hall when their turn arrived.
• Platinum Bishop Siviss stood beside the Six-Pointed Star Array and Soul Power Crystal as the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony began.

Ye Qifeng’s Martial Soul Awakening consumed an extraordinary amount of Soul Power before revealing a shadow-like Martial Soul and creating a massive heavenly phenomenon. Ghost Douluo Gui Mei recognized it as a God-level Martial Soul and urged Ye Qifeng to retract it before other factions noticed.

• Siviss presided over the Orphanage children’s Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony while Gui Mei watched for Ye Qifeng.
• Ye Qifeng stood in the awakening array, but his Martial Soul did not appear as Siviss steadily increased the Soul Power he supplied.
• The array continued draining Siviss until he reached Soul Saint-level power, and Gui Mei and the Cardinals rose in alarm.
• A black, shadow-like figure emerged behind Ye Qifeng, darkening the temple and summoning a vast Black Light Vortex above it.
• Siviss stopped supplying Soul Power after losing more than half of it, and Gui Mei identified Ye Qifeng’s Martial Soul as God-level.
• Gui Mei rushed to Ye Qifeng and told him to retract his Martial Soul before the phenomenon drew the attention of enemy spies.