Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong reconciled after discussing their painful past, and agreed to build the strongest Spirit Hall together. Qian Renxue returned to the Worship Hall happy, but planned to resume her role in the Heaven Dou Empire and investigate whether Xue Ke knew about the Storybook.

• Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue whether she hated her, then proposed they let the past go and start over.
• Qian Renxue accepted Bibi Dong as her mother, and they agreed to build the strongest Spirit Hall together.
• Qian Renxue considered killing Tang San but held back because Tang Hao and the unknown fate of Tang Chen remained concerns.
• Qian Daoliu feared Bibi Dong had harmed Qian Renxue, then learned that mother and daughter had reconciled.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she would return to the Heaven Dou Empire and investigate whether Xue Ke possessed a Storybook.

Qian Renxue joined Bibi Dong in Pope Palace, and the two discussed finding the Storybook’s author in Spirit City. After Qian Renxue returned to the Heaven Dou Empire, Ye Mu neared level forty and considered writing about Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, and Qian Daoliu.

• Bibi Dong handled Spirit Hall affairs with Qian Renxue beside her, surprising Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the bishops.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue discussed the Storybook’s author and agreed to search Spirit City for people with book-type martial souls.
• Bibi Dong recalled a twelve-year-old boy Spirit Hall had noticed but doubted he could be the author, while avoiding provoking Old Riven.
• Ye Mu sneezed in the Library and focused on reaching level forty before joining Spirit Hall Academy.
• Qian Renxue returned to the Heaven Dou Empire after staying in Spirit City for over ten days, during which Ye Mu raised his Soul Power to level thirty-nine.
• Ye Mu asked Ah Yin whether he should write about the love triangle between Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, and Qian Daoliu, and she swayed in support.

Ye Mu wrote about Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi’s love triangle, prompting Bo Saixi to defend herself in the Storybook comments. After the Storybook punished her for her killing intent and doubts about its authority, she threatened to expose it, triggering a brilliant red light for every reader.

• Ye Mu wrote down his account of how Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu both pursued Bo Saixi, and how Tang Chen left to seek godhood after defeating Qian Daoliu.
• Ah Yin and other Storybook readers commented on the love triangle, and Bo Saixi joined the discussion to deny that she was a gold digger.
• Bo Saixi’s killing intent toward Qian Renxue triggered a Storybook warning, and she lost three levels of Soul Power and her ability to command the power of the sea.
• After readers teased her about the punishment, Bo Saixi threatened to expose the Storybook and said Tang Chen would not let them off.
• A brilliant red light appeared to everyone who possessed the Storybook.

The Storybook punished Bo Saixi for trying to expose it, stripping her God Trial rewards, sealing her Soul Power at level eighty-nine, and erasing her memories of the book. As the other holders witnessed her downfall, Bibi Dong began to suspect that the author was in Spirit City.

• The Storybook announced that Bo Saixi would be expelled from the Book Friends, lose her memories of the Storybook and her Sea God Eight Trials rewards, and have her Soul Power sealed at level eighty-nine.
• A red beam struck Bo Saixi, shattered her red Spirit Ring, reduced the ages of her other Spirit Rings, and fixed her Soul Power at level eighty-nine.
• Bo Saixi lost her memories of the Storybook and collapsed, while every holder watched the punishment through a screen of light.
• Bibi Dong and the other holders realized the Storybook would punish anyone who threatened the author, and Ye Mu felt relieved by the book's protection.
• In the Book Review Section, Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to find and seduce the author, while Xiao Wu's remark about his appearance led Bibi Dong to suspect he was in Spirit City.

After reaching level forty, Ye Mu received Bo Saixi’s stripped Soul Power and had his first three Soul Rings upgraded by the Wordless Heavenly Book. He looked forward to gaining a fourth Soul Ring as Hu Liena began a mission to approach him.

• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to approach the Library administrator and confirm whether he was the Storybook author, leaving a possible relationship up to her.
• Ye Mu woke to find his Soul Power had reached level forty and prepared to seek Old Riven for a Cloud Boat Carp Soul Ring.
• The Wordless Heavenly Book announced that Bo Saixi had been punished for malice toward the author, stripping her ninth Soul Ring and transferring it and her Soul Power to Ye Mu.
• The Book converted some of Bo Saixi’s Soul Power into Soul Ring age, raising Ye Mu’s first, second, and third Soul Rings to five thousand, ten thousand, and fifteen thousand years.
• Ye Mu realized he might not need to hunt a Spirit Beast and wondered what kind of fourth Soul Ring Bo Saixi’s ninth ring would become.

Ye Mu gained a self-adapting thirty-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring and rose to Soul Power Level forty-nine. After Old Riven learned how rapidly Ye Mu had advanced, he set out to investigate and protect him from people who might target him.

• Ye Mu received the fourth Spirit Skill, Light Boat Passes Ten Thousand Mountains, which greatly increased allies’ speed and evasion and helped them escape control.
• Bo Saixi’s Soul Power feedback and Ye Mu’s new Spirit Ring raised his Soul Power to level forty-nine.
• Xiao Wu visited Ye Mu, noticed his stronger aura, and mentioned that Spirit City’s Junior Soul Master Academy was holding its graduation day.
• Ye Mu chose to focus on reading and writing to strengthen his body rather than attend graduation, while Xiao Wu and the other girls continued helping at the Library.
• Old Riven tested Ye Mu’s Soul Power, warned him to be careful about rising too quickly, and left to investigate possible threats, especially activity around the Pope Palace.

Ye Mu reached Soul Power level fifty and continued strengthening his body while Bibi Dong considered using him to obtain the Sea God inheritance. Believing Bo Saixi’s punishment left Sea God Island vulnerable, Bibi Dong set out to meet Qian Daoliu and discuss taking it.

• Ye Mu reached level fifty, chose to keep tempering his body, and reflected on how the Storybook had stripped Bo Saixi of her powers and memories.
• Bibi Dong considered invading Sea God Island after Bo Saixi’s downfall and weighed destroying the Sea God inheritance against trying to claim it.
• Bibi Dong identified Ye Mu as a possible candidate to obtain the inheritance, reasoning that his mystery and ties to Spirit Hall made him suitable.
• Bibi Dong decided to invite Ye Mu and meet Qian Daoliu, then walked alone from Pope Palace toward the Worship Hall.

Bibi Dong persuaded Qian Daoliu to support an invasion of Sea God Island, claiming Bo Saixi had lost her power and the island could be taken for Spirit Hall. Qian Daoliu ordered preparations for a march in half a month, while Bibi Dong headed to the Library and Ye Mu continued preparing for his fifth Spirit Ring.

• Bibi Dong visited Qian Daoliu and proposed taking Sea God Island to restore Spirit Hall's honor and seize its Sea God Inheritance.
• Bibi Dong told Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo that Bo Saixi had fallen to rank eighty-nine and lost her God Trial rewards and power over the sea.
• Bibi Dong invoked Qian Daoliu's past defeat by Tang Chen and urged him to act for Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to march on Sea God Island in half a month, despite Golden Crocodile Douluo's concerns.
• Bibi Dong left the Worship Hall for the Library while Ye Mu wrote poetry and worked to prepare for his fifth Spirit Ring.

Bibi Dong tracked down Ye Mu and confirmed that he was the author of Storybook. She met him at the Library and hinted that she wanted to discuss what he knew about the future, while Ye Mu asked her to urge his updates instead.

• Bibi Dong arrived at the Library, where Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the third girl recognized her and wondered whether she knew Ye Mu was Storybook's author.
• Bibi Dong told Xiao Wu that she knew who Ye Mu was and reminded her that she had helped preserve her mother's soul spirit; Xiao Wu then directed her inside.
• Bibi Dong found Ye Mu writing in the Management Office, and he was stunned when he realized the visitor was the Pope.
• Bibi Dong explained that she investigated book-type martial souls and guessed Ye Mu was the author after Qian Renxue suggested the author was likely in Spirit City and young.
• Ye Mu refused to reveal the future directly and told Bibi Dong to urge him to update the story if she wanted to learn more.

Bibi Dong invited Ye Mu and the three girls to join Spirit Hall’s planned campaign against Sea God Island, offering Ye Mu the chance to pursue the Sea God’s inheritance. They agreed to go in half a month, leaving Bibi Dong to prepare the expedition.

• Bibi Dong told Ye Mu that Spirit Hall planned to annex Sea God Island and invited him along, saying he could gain the Sea God’s inheritance.
• Ye Mu reasoned that Bibi Dong was trying to secure his loyalty, but decided the trip could bring useful rewards and reaffirmed his support for Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong said the expedition would depart in half a month after Spirit Hall gathered forces and made preparations.
• Bibi Dong invited Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to join them, and all three agreed to go to Sea God Island.

Ye Mu and three Book Friends prepared to travel to Sea God Island with Bibi Dong, while Spirit Hall assembled three thousand elite Soul Masters for the expedition. Bibi Dong announced their goal of bringing Sea God Island under Spirit Hall’s command as the troops stood ready to depart.

• Bibi Dong decided to take Ye Mu, Ning Rongrong, and the other girls to Sea God Island, where they hoped to receive God Trials.
• Ye Mu spent the next half month cultivating as Spirit Hall gathered several thousand elite Soul Masters in Spirit City, alarming rival factions.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo summoned Ye Mu and the three girls from the Library to Pope Palace, where Old Riven wished Ye Mu well.
• Bibi Dong placed Ye Mu and the girls beside her before the assembled troops, prompting the Soul Masters to wonder about their status.
• Bibi Dong announced that Spirit Hall would cross the ocean and bring Sea God Island under its command.

Hu Liena learned that Ye Mu was the Storybook’s author and tried to draw him closer, while he kept his distance and focused on his own plans. Bibi Dong announced that Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo would support the expedition to Sea God Island, leaving the Worship Hall and Pope Palace united.

• Hu Liena recognized Xiao Wu and the others, confirmed that Ye Mu had written the Storybook, and questioned him about his age and knowledge of the future.
• Hu Liena tried to learn more about Ye Mu by chatting with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, then decided to visit the Library to spend time near him.
• Bibi Dong announced that the expedition to Sea God Island would receive support from both the Elder Hall and the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu arrived with Golden Crocodile Douluo and declared that he and the Second Worship would join the expedition while the other five worships remained in Spirit Hall.
• Ye Mu reflected that Qian Daoliu’s support for Bibi Dong showed that the Worship Hall and Pope Palace had grown closer.

Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall’s army of three thousand Soul Masters toward Sea God Island with Qian Daoliu and other powerful experts, alarming factions across the continent. Ye Mu traveled with the army and focused on reading and cultivating as the expedition began its long journey.

• Qian Daoliu announced that the Worship Hall would support Bibi Dong’s campaign against Sea God Island, and Bibi Dong ordered the army to set out.
• Ning Fengzhi placed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on alert, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo abandoned plans to investigate after learning Qian Daoliu was with the army.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, both empires, and other factions watched Spirit Hall’s movements with alarm.
• Bibi Dong arranged a carriage for Ye Mu and his companions as they traveled with the army.
• Hu Liena teased Ye Mu, who continued reading and thinking about cultivating his Soul Power during the journey.

Spirit Hall’s march put the empires and sects on alert, but Bibi Dong ignored their reactions and led the force toward Sea God Island. As the warships set out, Ye Mu revealed that he hoped to obtain the Sea God Inheritance.

• Spirit Hall bypassed cities without attacking, prompting the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires and the sects to mobilize and monitor its advance.
• Bibi Dong declined Chrysanthemum Douluo’s suggestion to warn the other factions, choosing instead to observe their reactions and bringing Ning Rongrong along.
• Spirit Hall’s forces boarded warships at the harbor, leading Ning Fengzhi and the Star Luo Emperor to suspect that Bibi Dong was targeting Sea God Island; both decided not to act against Spirit Hall.
• On the warship, Ye Mu told Hu Liena that he planned to seek the Sea God Inheritance, and Hu Liena noted that it could deprive Tang San of an opportunity.
• Ning Rongrong grew jealous of Hu Liena’s closeness to Ye Mu, and Hu Liena teased her before comparing herself unfavorably with Zhu Zhuqing.

The Spirit Hall fleet reached Sea God Island after fighting off an Evil Spirit Orca swarm, and its members received trials from the Sea God. As Bibi Dong’s forces advanced on the Sea God Temple, Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo remained on alert, with Bo Saixi unable to use the sea’s power.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo repelled and killed a swarm of Evil Spirit Orcas, while the Angel Legion finished off the survivors.
• The fleet reached Sea God Island, where Ye Mu received an eight-trial designation and the three girls received their own trials.
• Bibi Dong ordered the army to seize the Sea God Temple first, and Qian Daoliu led the Soul Master forces toward Sea God Mountain.
• Bo Saixi gathered the seven Titled Douluo in the Sea God Temple, where they continued searching for why her Soul Power had fallen to level eighty-nine and she had lost access to the sea’s power.

Spirit Hall arrived on Sea God Island and demanded its submission, while Bo Saixi faced them weakened and unable to contact the Sea God. Bibi Dong revealed her level-ninety-nine strength and overwhelming force, but Bo Saixi refused to yield as Ye Mu's Wordless Heavenly Book began to glow.

• Bo Saixi remained unable to regain her lost Soul Power, ninth Spirit Ring, or contact with the Sea God, and she ordered the island protected.
• Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong entered the Sea God Temple with Spirit Hall's forces and demanded that Sea God Island submit.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she was a level-ninety-nine Title Douluo and showed that more than a dozen Title Douluo stood behind her.
• Qian Daoliu repeated Bibi Dong's demand, while Ye Mu recognized that Spirit Hall hoped to secure the island without a fight.
• Bo Saixi vowed that Sea God Island would fight rather than submit, and Ye Mu's Wordless Heavenly Book martial soul began to shine.

Ye Mu’s Wordless Heavenly Book devoured the Sea God’s inheritance, leaving the Sea God statue cracked and dull and Bo Saixi weakened. As Spirit Hall confronted the helpless Sea God Island, an azure divine light descended onto the damaged statue.

• Ye Mu’s Wordless Heavenly Book sent golden characters around the Sea God statue, blocking Sea Star Douluo and severing Bo Saixi’s connection to the Sea God.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu kept Sea God Island’s seven Titled Douluos from interfering while the Wordless Heavenly Book absorbed the inheritance.
• The golden light faded to reveal a cracked, lifeless statue, and Bo Saixi confirmed that the Sea God’s inheritance had disappeared.
• Sea Horse Douluo demanded answers from Ye Mu, but Qian Daoliu protected him and warned Sea God Island against challenging Spirit Hall.
• An azure divine light pierced the Sea God Temple’s roof and enveloped the nearly shattered statue.

The Sea God's phantom appeared on Sea God Island but vanished without intervening, and Bo Saixi concluded that the Sea God had severed the island's connection to him. Ye Mu learned that the Wordless Heavenly Book had sealed the Sea God Inheritance, and his trial advanced to the Sea God's Nine Trials, leaving Bo Saixi to wonder whether the Sea God had chosen him as an heir.

• The Sea God's phantom descended at the Sea God Temple, trembled when the Wordless Heavenly Book appeared, and then disappeared without acting.
• Bo Saixi sensed that the Sea God had erased the island's means of communicating with him, and she told the seven Titled Douluo that he had abandoned Sea God Island.
• Bibi Dong urged Sea God Island to submit to Spirit Hall and threatened to drown it in blood if it refused.
• Ye Mu discovered that the Wordless Heavenly Book had sealed the Sea God Inheritance and could use its power to strengthen him instead of helping him inherit the Sea God's divine position.
• Ye Mu chose to use the inheritance to strengthen himself, and his God Trial advanced to the Sea God's Nine Trials.
• Bo Saixi recognized the nine trials as a sign of a divine heir and wondered whether the Sea God had chosen Ye Mu.

Bo Saixi recognized Ye Mu as the Sea God's heir and pledged Sea God Island to him, which he placed under Spirit Hall's jurisdiction. Ye Mu then began the first God Trial and completed the climb through Sea God's Light without feeling any pressure.

• Bo Saixi bowed to Ye Mu and declared that Sea God Island would obey his commands.
• Ye Mu accepted Sea God Island's loyalty and assigned it to Spirit Hall; Qian Daoliu approved of his loyalty.
• Ye Mu went to attempt his first trial, followed by Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Hu Liena, and the others, whose trials required them to accompany him.
• Ye Mu climbed the three hundred and thirty steps through Sea God's Light without feeling pressure, while the others struggled.
• A beam of divine light enveloped Ye Mu as he completed the first trial.

After completing the first Sea God trial, Ye Mu absorbed a fifty-thousand-year Spirit Ring and learned that his second trial involved Immortal Herbs. He and the girls planned to return and seek Dugu Yan’s help, while Ye Mu considered how to repay Dugu Bo by curing the flaw in his martial spirit.

• Ye Mu received and absorbed a fifty-thousand-year fifth Spirit Ring, raising his Soul Power to level fifty-five.
• Ye Mu revealed his fifth spirit skill, a sweeping sword-qi waterfall attack that covered a one-kilometer area.
• Ye Mu told Xiao Wu and the others that the second trial involved obtaining Immortal Herbs rather than breaking through the ring-shaped blockade.
• Ye Mu reasoned that the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower might transform Dugu Bo’s martial spirit and cure its flaw, and resolved not to take the Dugu family’s help without giving something in return.
• The group discussed returning from Sea God Island and seeking Dugu Yan’s help with the trial.