Recaps

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.

Ye Qifeng's God-level Martial Soul awakening resonated with divine artifacts and powers across the world, alerting several powerful figures. Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong moved to claim the child, while the others recognized the awakening and returned to their own concerns.

• Qian Daoliu sensed Ye Qifeng's God-level Martial Soul, ordered Jin E to bring him to the Worship Hall, and forbade the other consecrators and elders from interfering.
• Bibi Dong sensed the awakening through her Rakshasa Divine Power and Spider Emperor Martial Souls, then hurried toward the West District as Jin E departed.
• Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena sensed Ye Qifeng's awakening from beneath Life Lake and resumed her healing sleep, resolved to recover and lead the Spirit Beasts.
• Bo Saixi sensed the awakening through the Sea God Trident and regretted that the God-level Martial Soul had not appeared on Sea God Island.
• The King of Slaughter sensed the awakening through the Asura Divine Sword and decided to ignore it unless it threatened Slaughter City.

Ye Qifeng’s Dark Shadow Martial Soul awakened, and Jin E and Bibi Dong both claimed him for their factions. Ye Qifeng chose to accompany Jin E to meet someone from the Worship Hall, while Bibi Dong demanded that he return to see her.

• Ye Qifeng retracted his Dark Shadow Martial Soul and sensed that another Martial Soul remained dormant within him.
• Jin E arrived under Qian Daoliu’s orders and stopped Gui Mei from taking Ye Qifeng to meet Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong arrived and claimed Ye Qifeng, confronting Jin E as they prepared to fight over him.
• Ye Qifeng asked both of them to hear his choice and agreed to accompany Jin E to meet someone from the Worship Hall.
• Bibi Dong let Ye Qifeng go after he reassured her, but insisted that he return to see her.

Ye Qifeng went with Jin E to the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu examined his Martial Soul and judged it to be a supreme-grade God-level Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power at level twenty. Qian Daoliu considered recruiting Ye Qifeng to support Qian Renxue, while Ye Qifeng explained that his Martial Soul was called Dark Shadow.

• Bibi Dong returned to the Pope Palace and sent Gui Mei to wait outside the Worship Hall in case Ye Qifeng did not return.
• Jin E brought Ye Qifeng to Qian Daoliu at the Worship Hall and then left.
• Qian Daoliu examined Ye Qifeng’s Martial Soul and concluded that it was a supreme-grade God-level Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power at level twenty.
• Qian Daoliu considered persuading Ye Qifeng to join the Worship Hall and become a future aide and possible husband for Qian Renxue.
• Ye Qifeng identified his Martial Soul as Dark Shadow, formed from the Rule of Ultimate Darkness and capable of suppressing negative abnormal conditions.

Ye Qifeng refused Qian Daoliu’s offer to join the Worship Hall and chose to serve under the Pope in the Pope Palace. After promising to protect Spirit Hall and Qian Renxue, he left the Worship Hall with Gui Mei to meet the Pope.

• Qian Daoliu offered Ye Qifeng power, wealth, and the position of Holy Son if he joined the Worship Hall, but Ye Qifeng chose the Pope Palace instead.
• Qian Daoliu told Ye Qifeng that Qian Renxue had arranged books for him and suggested they were well matched, but Ye Qifeng declined and asked him to thank her for looking out for him.
• Qian Daoliu asked Ye Qifeng to protect Spirit Hall’s foundation and support Qian Renxue, and Ye Qifeng promised he would do so.
• Ye Qifeng sensed a hostile presence near the Angel Statue, but the feeling vanished after he left the Worship Hall.
• Gui Mei told Ye Qifeng that the Pope wanted to see him, then carried him toward the Pope Palace.

Ye Qifeng arrived at the Pope Palace and reunited with Bibi Dong, who was pleased that Qian Daoliu had not claimed him first. After sensing the calming aura around Ye Qifeng, she confirmed that it eased her distress and suppressed the influence of Rakshasa Divine Power.

• Gui Mei escorted Ye Qifeng to the Pope Palace Council Hall and introduced him to Bibi Dong.
• Ye Qifeng admired Bibi Dong, while she felt relieved that Qian Daoliu had not taken him away.
• Gui Mei prompted Ye Qifeng to greet Bibi Dong, but she stopped him from kneeling and dismissed Gui Mei.
• Bibi Dong approached Ye Qifeng and sensed the peaceful aura surrounding him.
• Bibi Dong found that Ye Qifeng's aura calmed her, eased her headaches, and suppressed the influence of Rakshasa Divine Power.

Bibi Dong accepted Ye Qifeng as her second disciple and tested his innate Soul Power and Martial Soul. She confirmed that his Dark Shadow was a supreme God-level Martial Soul, then warned him to be cautious around Qian Daoliu.

• Bibi Dong asked Ye Qifeng to become her disciple, and he agreed, becoming her second disciple after Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Qifeng that Hu Liena was cultivating in Spirit Hall's Secret Realm and would return in a couple of days.
• Bibi Dong tested Ye Qifeng and discovered that his Innate Soul Power Level was 20.
• Ye Qifeng released his Dark Shadow Martial Soul, and its darkness suppressed the influence of Bibi Dong's Rakshasa Divine Power.
• Bibi Dong sensed that her Spider Emperor Martial Souls submitted to Ye Qifeng's Shadow and concluded that it was a supreme God-level Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong warned Ye Qifeng to be careful around Qian Daoliu, and Ye Qifeng agreed without challenging her view of him.

Ye Qifeng awakened a second God-level Martial Soul, radiating a gentle purifying Holy Light that astonished Bibi Dong and drew the attention of powerful figures across the continent. Qian Daoliu tried to recruit Ye Qifeng into the Worship Hall, but Bibi Dong challenged his claim that he could teach Ye Qifeng to manage Twin Martial Souls.

• Ye Qifeng told Bibi Dong that another Martial Soul was trying to awaken, and she channeled her Soul Power into him for ten minutes.
• A pure white shadow emerged behind Ye Qifeng, and a vast phenomenon of white light appeared above the Pope Palace.
• Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, the King of Slaughter, and Gu Yuena sensed the birth of another God-level Martial Soul, unaware that Ye Qifeng was its wielder.
• The white light purified Bibi Dong, while Qian Daoliu recognized Ye Qifeng's new Martial Soul as having the Holy Light Attribute.
• Qian Daoliu urged Ye Qifeng to join the Worship Hall and offered to teach him, but Bibi Dong argued that she understood Twin Martial Souls better and challenged Qian Daoliu to explain how to resolve their conflict.

After Ye Qifeng revealed his second God-level Martial Soul, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu appointed him Holy Son of the Spirit Hall and agreed to keep his identity and talents secret. Qian Daoliu left after Bibi Dong angrily rejected his suggestion that Ye Qifeng marry Qian Renxue when he grew up.

• Ye Qifeng confirmed that Bibi Dong was his master and claimed he had only just discovered his second Martial Soul.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu clashed over Ye Qifeng before he calmed them and explained that his second Martial Soul, Light and Shadow, wielded the Rule of Aurora.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu agreed to name Ye Qifeng Holy Son while concealing his identity, Twin God-level Martial Souls, and Innate Soul Power level.
• Bibi Dong announced Ye Qifeng's appointment as Holy Son, and Qian Daoliu again suggested he might marry Qian Renxue when he grew up.
• Bibi Dong rejected the match and sent Qian Daoliu away, while he privately resolved to encourage Qian Renxue to pursue Ye Qifeng.

Bibi Dong gave Ye Qifeng a living-creature Storage Soul Tool and instructed him on cultivating his Twin Martial Souls. She arranged to confer him as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and sent the edict for Elder Hall review.

• Bibi Dong warned Ye Qifeng to keep his distance from Qian Daoliu and gave him the Purple Jade Crystal Ring, which Ye Qifeng tested.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Qifeng to cultivate only one of his Twin Martial Souls and postpone hunting Spirit Rings until his Holy Son status was settled.
• Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to take Ye Qifeng to a residence and announced that he was Spirit Hall’s new Holy Son.
• Bibi Dong drafted and sealed Ye Qifeng’s conferment edict and commendation orders for the West District Platinum Bishop, dean Li Qing, and the teachers.
• Bibi Dong summoned Yue Guan and asked him to deliver the Holy Son Conferment Edict to the Elder Hall for review; Yue Guan questioned who Ye Qifeng was.

Bibi Dong arranged Ye Qifeng’s Holy Son appointment and rewarded the people who had helped Spirit Hall, while the Elder Hall approved his conferment. After Spirit Hall announced the new Holy Son without revealing his identity, Gui Mei brought Ye Qifeng to the Holy Maiden Hall, his new residence.

• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan that Ye Qifeng was the boy they had brought back six years earlier and ordered him to deliver the conferment edict to the Elder Hall.
• Bibi Dong sent commendations to Spirit Hall members, including cultivation resources for Siviss and a promotion for Li Qing, who chose to remain at the orphanage.
• The Elder Hall approved Ye Qifeng’s conferment, and Spirit Hall announced its new Holy Son without disclosing his name or identity.
• The major powers’ leaders ordered their spies to investigate the unidentified Holy Son.
• Gui Mei escorted Ye Qifeng to the Holy Maiden Hall and explained that it had traditionally housed both Holy Sons and Holy Maidens.