Pope

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Bibi Dong
Alias(es)	Pope; Her Holiness; Dongzi
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Martial Soul Hall; Pope Palace
Occupation/Role	Supreme Pope of Martial Soul Hall 6 110
Status	Active; previously entered seclusion with Hu Liena 168 221
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 6; appears at the Pope Palace in Chapter 80 6 80

Power Progression

Period / Milestone	Power Level	Details
Previous generation	Twin Martial Soul genius	Bibi Dong became the only known person before Lin Nuo to cultivate Twin Martial Souls successfully without suffering their backlash 6
During Rakshasa God trials	Super Douluo	Despite the suppression imposed by her divine trials, she completed the seven soul rings of her second Martial Soul and retained combat power equivalent to level 98 81
Current known assessment	At least level 97 Soul Power	The Worship Hall elders assessed her Soul Power as level 97 or above; her effective combat power can reach level 98 81 137
Soul Master Tournament period	Level 98 Super Douluo	Bibi Dong displayed all nine Soul Rings and personally confronted Tang Hao, confirming her status as a level-98 Super Douluo despite the continuing Rakshasa inheritance 242 259
Life and Death Arena incident	Temporarily reverted to an unawakened six-year-old	Lin Nuo's rule-based Life and Death Arena sealed her Soul Power, Martial Souls, and Rakshasa God Trial mark before regressing her body to the state she possessed before Martial Soul awakening; the effect ended after the group left the arena 241 243

Background / History

Bibi Dong was the peerless genius of her generation and the only known person before Lin Nuo to successfully cultivate Twin Martial Souls without suffering their backlash. She eventually became the Pope of Martial Soul Hall, while retaining overwhelming combat ability despite being burdened by Rakshasa God trials 6 81.

As Pope, she secured the loyalty of much of Martial Soul Hall's middle and lower ranks through iron-fisted rule. However, the Worship Hall's highest-level combatants remain primarily loyal to the Angel Clan and Qian family, leaving her authority incomplete 110 165.

Her relationship with Qian Renxue is deeply strained. Though Bibi Dong asserts her status as Qian Renxue's biological mother, Qian Renxue resents her for neglecting her throughout childhood and openly opposes her over Lin Nuo 89 144.

Bibi Dong became alarmed when Snake Lance Douluo bypassed the Pope Palace to report directly to the Worship Hall. She ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to investigate, then dispatched Hu Liena to Tiandou City after sensing an inexplicable change connected to herself 80 81 110 111.

The Worship Hall's secrecy eventually led her to confront Qian Daoliu personally. When the elders alleged that Lin Nuo was her illegitimate son, she furiously denied having any child besides Qian Renxue and resolved to investigate Tiandou City herself 137 138 139.

In Tiandou City, Bibi Dong discovered Lin Nuo's striking resemblance to her and witnessed his Soul-Eater Spider Emperor and evolved humanoid spider Martial Soul. The similarity, the superior quality of his spirits, and a possible Martial Soul Fusion resonance left her unable to dismiss a connection between them; nevertheless, she threatened to destroy him if none existed 145 146 147.

Lin Nuo's relationship to Bibi Dong was publicly disputed for much of the story. The Worship Hall treats him as her son, Bibi Dong rejects that claim, and Lin Nuo internally describes their connection as one without blood ties 138 165 168. After Lin Nuo fused his own Martial Souls, the resulting phantom became an even clearer likeness of Bibi Dong, further reinforcing the Worship Hall's assumptions without resolving the question for outsiders 174 175. Lin Nuo later privately told Qian Renxue that he was created by a Deity rather than born from Bibi Dong, explaining their resemblance and related Martial Souls; Qian Renxue chose to conceal this truth from Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu for the time being 276 278.

When rumors implicated Martial Soul Hall in the destruction of Clear Sky Sect-affiliated clans, Bibi Dong grew furious and suspected that Lin Nuo was involved. She subsequently took Hu Liena to the Star Dou Forest to obtain a Soul Ring and help her advance to Spirit King level 161.

Bibi Dong also reacted angrily when Qian Renxue used the Worship Hall's authority to alter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament's champion reward, viewing the move as an encroachment upon her authority as Pope 189. By the tournament finals, she announced three Spirit Bone rewards but omitted the previously publicized Blue Silver Emperor's Seed of Life, prompting Yu Xiaogang to confront her publicly 254.

Yu Xiaogang later returned to Martial Soul City seeking the Twin Martial Soul cultivation method and an Immortal Herb for Tang San. Bibi Dong refused to provide either, citing Martial Soul Hall's interests and Tang San's inherited hostility toward the organization. When Yu Xiaogang threatened Martial Soul Hall and invoked his knowledge of Lin Nuo's origins, she ordered Gui Mei to expel him from Pope Palace, after which she entered seclusion with Hu Liena 217 219 220 221.

During the tournament, Bibi Dong's anger at Lin Nuo's Pope-like attire and the public assumption that he was her “Young Master” caused her Soul Power to force the Shrek Academy members to their knees. She withdrew the pressure after Ning Fengzhi intervened, preserving her public image before the assembled factions 254. She later formally praised Lin Nuo's talent and invited him to join Martial Soul Hall, while many of the organization's middle-ranking personnel concluded that he was her secretly raised son and demanded that he be named Holy Son 269.

Bibi Dong personally pursued Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast resources during the tournament conflict, intending to use a complete sacrifice to obtain Xiao Wu's Soul Ring, Spirit Bone, and Soul Power. She regarded the acquisition as a major step toward completing her second Martial Soul and advancing her Rakshasa God Trial 262 263.

After a confrontation with Qian Renxue escalated into combat, Lin Nuo used the Life and Death Arena to neutralize both women. Within the domain, Bibi Dong alone was regressed to a powerless six-year-old and humiliated by Qian Renxue, while Lin Nuo secretly recorded the incident with a Recording Crystal 241 242. Once restored, Bibi Dong was forced to tolerate Lin Nuo and Qian Renxue's threats to release the recording or imprison her in the arena again, temporarily easing the mother-daughter conflict while leaving her authority vulnerable to blackmail 243.

Following Lin Nuo's rapid rise, Bibi Dong became determined to strengthen the Golden Generation and reassert Pope Palace's standing against the Worship Hall. She ordered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to train in Death Valley until they attained the Soul Emperor realm, while privately hoping the assignment would distance Hu Liena from Lin Nuo 281. When Hu Liena instead requested entry into Slaughter City, Bibi Dong consulted the Rakshasa God and, believing the request to be a divine opportunity, decided to support Hu Liena with a suitable Spirit Bone and personal guidance while sending Xie Yue and Yan to Death Valley without her 282.

Appearance

Bibi Dong is a mature woman with a noble, intimidating presence befitting the Pope. Her beauty, authority, and cold bearing are so distinctive that Lin Nuo's resemblance to her repeatedly causes others to mistake him for her 80 118.

• Long purple hair and deep purple eyes 80 81.
• Fair complexion and an elegant, curvaceous figure 80.
• Typically wears a purple gauze dress in the Pope Palace 80.
• Wears a purple-gold crown and formal papal ceremonial robes when presiding over major Martial Soul Hall events 253.
• Carries a papal scepter, identified as the Angel Scepter in the Worship Hall 137.
• Her expression and composure can shift sharply when her authority, past, or family are challenged 138 144.
• Within the Life and Death Arena, she was forcibly reverted to the body of an unawakened six-year-old, with chubby hands, a child's stature, and oversized papal robes 241.

Personality

Bibi Dong is proud, controlling, and highly sensitive to any threat to her authority as Pope. She does not tolerate subordinates concealing intelligence or failing her orders, and her pressure alone terrifies even Yue Guan and Gui Mei 81 110.

She is also politically perceptive. She recognizes the divide between the Pope Palace and the Angel Clan-aligned Worship Hall, resents power moving beyond her control, and acts quickly when events in Tiandou City escape her intelligence network 110 137.

Despite her harshness, Bibi Dong is protective of Hu Liena, whom she has raised with the affection of a daughter. Her feelings surrounding Qian Renxue, Lin Nuo, and Yu Xiaogang are far more volatile: she responds to each with denial, anger, suspicion, or emotional turmoil 82 143 144 147.

Her former idealization of Yu Xiaogang was severely shaken after she witnessed him in Tiandou City. By the time he later approached her in Pope Palace to seek resources for Tang San, she treated him as a political liability rather than an old lover and expelled him when he became threatening and disrespectful 143 219 220.

Bibi Dong's pride is tempered by a practical concern for her image and long-term position. Although she can react explosively to insult, she withdrew her pressure from the Shrek team when Ning Fengzhi appealed to her publicly, and she later restrained her hostility toward Lin Nuo after he obtained compromising leverage over her 243 254.

Lin Nuo's achievements have wounded her confidence as both Pope and teacher. She measures the Golden Generation against his unprecedented progress, seeks resources to improve Hu Liena, and attempts to limit Hu Liena's contact with him under the guise of protecting her disciple's future 281 283.

Abilities & Skills

Twin Spider Martial Souls

Bibi Dong possesses twin top-tier spider Martial Souls, a rare talent that made her the previous generation's dominant genius. Her spirits are associated with the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Eater Spider Emperor; Lin Nuo's later evolved manifestation is also identified as a Rakshasa Spider Emperor 3 6 145 146.

• Successfully overcame the backlash associated with Twin Martial Souls 6.
• Her Soul-Eater Spider Emperor is described as a Martial Soul unique to her before Lin Nuo's emergence 145.
• Lin Nuo's two spider spirits are judged to possess a fundamental quality exceeding Bibi Dong's own 147.
• She sensed a same-origin resonance with Lin Nuo that suggested the possibility of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but no fusion was performed 146.
• Lin Nuo's later Martial Soul Fusion Skill is a fusion of his own two Martial Souls, not a fusion with Bibi Dong, though it manifests as a highly detailed phantom in her likeness 174 175.
• She can manifest the Death Spider Emperor in battle, as demonstrated when she confronted the Worship Hall elders 138.

Super Douluo-Level Combat Power

Even while restrained by her Rakshasa God trials, Bibi Dong can unleash combat power at level 98. Her casual pressure overwhelms level-95 Title Douluo-level subordinates 81.

• Her Soul Power is assessed by the Worship Hall as at least level 97 or above 137.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei immediately submit when faced with her pressure and orders 81.
• Her strength makes an open clash with Qian Daoliu conceivable, though she avoids it because jeopardizing her divine trial would be too costly 138.
• She displayed a full nine-ring configuration when confronting Tang Hao at Pope Palace 259.
• Her released Soul Power forced Tang San and the Shrek Academy team to kneel, while Lin Nuo shielded the Imperial Fighting Team from the same pressure 254.

Rakshasa God Trial

Bibi Dong is undergoing the trials of the Rakshasa God and possesses a portion of Rakshasa Divine Power 81 138.

• The trials suppress part of her usable strength, but do not prevent level-98 combat output 81.
• She contacted the Rakshasa God directly to ask about Lin Nuo's origin; the deity denied involvement in his birth 147.
• Her concern for completing the trial restrains her from escalating her conflict with Qian Daoliu into a full battle 138.
• Qian Daoliu later noted that the fallen aura surrounding her had continued to grow heavier, suggesting further progress or influence connected to her opportunity 238.
• She is identified as the inheritor of the Rakshasa Godhood 242.
• She believed that gaining Xiao Wu's complete sacrifice would significantly advance the completion of her second Martial Soul and her divine trial 262 263.

Mental Power

Bibi Dong possesses vast spiritual power capable of scanning Tiandou City from its outskirts shortly after her arrival 143.

• Used the scan to locate the martial soul auras of Yue Guan, Hu Liena, and their group 143.
• Her intuition also alerted her to an unexplained change on the continent linked to Lin Nuo's Martial Soul evolution 110.

Vulnerability to the Life and Death Arena

Bibi Dong has no demonstrated defense against Lin Nuo's Life and Death Arena, a rule-based domain that can override conventional Soul Power and divine protections 241.

• The domain froze her actions and Soul Power before reverting her to an unawakened six-year-old state 241.
• While affected, she could not access either Spider Emperor Martial Soul, Soul Power, or her Rakshasa God Trial mark 241.
• Her adult consciousness remained, but the emotional instincts of her child's body left her unable to fully control her reactions 242.
• Lin Nuo retained a Recording Crystal documenting the incident and used its existence, alongside the threat of repeating the confinement, to deter her retaliation after the domain ended 242 243.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Angel Scepter / Pope Scepter — Bibi Dong's symbol of office, carried during her confrontation with the Worship Hall and her meeting with Lin Nuo 137 146.
• Papal throne — Her seat within the Pope Palace, from which she directs Martial Soul Hall affairs 80 110.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Pope Token — A token presented by Yu Xiaogang during his later audience with Bibi Dong; she confiscated it after determining that he had not come on legitimate sect business 217 220.
• Tournament Spirit Bone rewards — Bibi Dong announced the Spirit-Concentrating Wisdom Skull, Explosive-Flame Burning Right Arm Bone, and Swift Wind-Chasing Left Leg Bone as the final rewards of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament 254.

Relationships

• Qian Renxue — Biological daughter. Their relationship is hostile and strained; Qian Renxue rejects Bibi Dong's maternal authority and protects Lin Nuo against her 89 144 146. Their political conflict continues over Qian Renxue's use of Worship Hall authority and her support for Lin Nuo, while Qian Daoliu hopes their eventual conflict can be reconciled 189 238. Lin Nuo's Life and Death Arena temporarily reversed their power dynamic, allowing Qian Renxue to humiliate Bibi Dong as repayment for her childhood treatment; their conflict remains unresolved despite Lin Nuo's efforts to restrain Qian Renxue afterward 241 242 243.
• Lin Nuo — A boy who resembles Bibi Dong and bears related Twin Spider Emperor Martial Souls. His alleged status as her son is denied by Bibi Dong but accepted by the Worship Hall 145 147 165. Lin Nuo's fused Martial Soul also takes Bibi Dong's form, a development which deepens the elders' certainty that he is connected to her 174 175. Lin Nuo later revealed privately to Qian Renxue that he has no blood relationship with Bibi Dong and was created by a Deity, though Bibi Dong remains unaware of this explanation and the wider public continues to treat him as her son 276 278. Their current interactions are further shaped by Lin Nuo's Recording Crystal and his ability to imprison her within the Life and Death Arena 242 243.
• Hu Liena — Disciple whom Bibi Dong treats as a daughter. Bibi Dong trusts her enough to assign her a secret investigation in Tiandou City, but disapproves of her feelings toward Lin Nuo 82 110 147. She personally accompanied Hu Liena to obtain a Soul Ring, promised her an important future position in Martial Soul Hall, and later entered seclusion with her 161 220 221. Bibi Dong later ordered Hu Liena to train in Death Valley partly to separate her from Lin Nuo, but supported her decision to enter Slaughter City after concluding that it was a divine opportunity 281 282.
• Qian Daoliu — Grand Worship and political rival. Their conflict centers on the Worship Hall's secrecy, Qian Renxue, and the allegations surrounding Lin Nuo 137 138 139. Qian Daoliu remains concerned that Bibi Dong's increasingly fallen aura and unresolved history with Qian Renxue could lead to a fatal mother-daughter conflict 238. He has also resolved to support Lin Nuo's elevation to Martial Soul Hall Holy Son despite anticipating Bibi Dong's opposition 278.
• Yue Guan — Trusted subordinate and Chrysanthemum Douluo. Bibi Dong repeatedly sends him to investigate Tiandou City, though he fears both her wrath and the Worship Hall 81 111 147. He later assisted in enforcing Bibi Dong's authority at the tournament by forcing Yu Xiaogang to kneel for speaking disrespectfully before Pope Palace 256.
• Gui Mei — Ghost Douluo and longtime confidant. He has followed Bibi Dong since her time as Saintess and manages Pope Palace affairs during her journey to Tiandou City 94 139. He later carried out her order to remove Yu Xiaogang from Pope Palace 220. He continued to defend her dignity during the tournament by suppressing Yu Xiaogang when he addressed her familiarly in public 254.
• Yu Xiaogang — A man tied to Bibi Dong's past. Her shock and disgust after witnessing him in Tiandou City shatter her prior image of him 82 143. When he later sought resources for Tang San and threatened Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong rejected his demands and expelled him from Pope Palace 219 220. His continued public demands over the missing Blue Silver Emperor's Seed of Life demonstrate that their former connection has deteriorated into open political hostility 254.
• Rakshasa God — Divine figure overseeing Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God trial; denies responsibility for Lin Nuo's existence 138 147. When Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena's sudden call to Slaughter City, the Rakshasa God falsely claimed responsibility for arranging the opportunity, leading Bibi Dong to support Hu Liena's departure 282.

Notable Quotes

“Do not forget, I am the current Pope of Spirit Hall!” 138

“Other than giving birth to that monstrosity Qian Renxue, I have no other illegitimate children!” 138

“You had better hope that there really is some connection between you and this Seat! Otherwise, this Seat will surely destroy you at any cost!” 146

“Gui Mei. Throw him out of Pope Palace!” 220

“You are very outstanding. At such an age, being able to become a Soul Saint powerhouse is enough to prove your talent. Lin Nuo. This seat asks you, are you willing to join Spirit Hall?” 269

Trivia

• Lin Nuo's facial features, aura, and humanoid Martial Soul resemble Bibi Dong so closely that Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan initially mistake him for the Pope 118 127 128.
• The Worship Hall elders remark that Lin Nuo appears even more like Bibi Dong than Bibi Dong herself 164.
• Lin Nuo's Martial Soul Fusion Skill creates a lifelike Bibi Dong phantom that can synchronize with and amplify his attacks, leading the elders to speculate about him using “Bibi Dong” to fight Bibi Dong herself 175.
• Azure Luan Douluo openly dislikes Bibi Dong, reflecting the broader hostility toward her within the Worship Hall 81.
• Lin Nuo's resemblance to Bibi Dong is sufficiently exact that Qian Renxue suggested he could disguise himself as Bibi Dong, secure the Worship Hall's support, and usurp the papal throne 243.
• A red-robed bishop mistook Lin Nuo for the Pope's “Young Master” when he appeared in Pope-like clothing during the tournament, while Bibi Dong's subordinates and Martial Soul Hall's middle ranks increasingly treated the alleged relationship as fact 254 269.