Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City and learned that Bibi Dong had made the Library Pavilion a heavily guarded forbidden zone to protect Su Chen. After investigating him, Qian Renxue dismissed Qian Daoliu’s claim about a divine artifact and prepared to approach the Pavilion despite the danger.

• Su Chen concealed his World Tree Martial Soul and suppressed his newly increased Soul Power while waiting in the Library Pavilion.
• Qian Renxue arrived in Spirit City, felt her Martial Soul drawn toward the Library Pavilion, and saw her mission to comb Su Chen’s hair ten times.
• A subordinate reported that Bibi Dong had fought Qian Daoliu and deployed elite Judgment Knights to guard the Pavilion.
• Qian Renxue ordered the Heavenly Net to investigate Su Chen, then burned Qian Daoliu’s letter urging her to help seize a divine artifact.
• An informant told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong personally brought Su Chen meals, cooked for him, and changed his clothes, leaving Qian Renxue stunned.
• Qian Renxue decided Su Chen was more significant than the supposed divine artifact and steeled herself for her mission at the Library Pavilion.

Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over the Library Pavilion and used leaked details about Bibi Dong’s treatment of Su Chen to confirm her suspicions. They reached a tense agreement to enter the pavilion together, leaving Su Chen waiting for their arrival.

• Su Chen concealed the World Tree’s aura and resumed his frail servant appearance as Qian Renxue hurried toward the Pope Palace.
• Qian Renxue invoked her authority to demand control of the Library Pavilion, but Bibi Dong refused to let her enter.
• Qian Renxue revealed rumors about Bibi Dong cooking for Su Chen and helping him dress, provoking Bibi Dong’s rage and confirming her suspicions.
• Qian Renxue accused Bibi Dong of being attracted to Su Chen, but Bibi Dong restrained herself from attacking her.
• Qian Renxue cited the approaching year-end sacrificial rites as grounds to inspect the archives, and Bibi Dong agreed to accompany her into the Library Pavilion.

Qian Renxue visited the Library Pavilion with Bibi Dong and sensed a divine presence in Su Chen, though he acted like a powerless servant. Bibi Dong protected him from Qian Renxue’s test, and Qian Renxue left after a tense standoff before her system assigned her a secret mission involving Su Chen.

• Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel bloodline reacted with instinctive worship when she entered the Library Pavilion and sensed Su Chen’s hidden vitality.
• Su Chen pretended to be frightened and powerless, but Qian Renxue tested him by directing angelic pressure at him.
• Bibi Dong intervened, destroyed Qian Renxue’s probing pressure, and threatened her for attacking Su Chen.
• Qian Renxue withdrew her power and left the pavilion, deciding not to confront Bibi Dong there.
• As Qian Renxue crossed the doorway, her system ordered her to spend ten minutes alone with Su Chen under the moonlight, within one meter of him, or lose part of her Angel Divine Armor and suffer a punishment.

Qian Renxue infiltrated the Library Pavilion to spend ten minutes alone with Su Chen, and her jealousy over Bibi Dong’s treatment of him pushed her to complete the mission. After receiving a bloodline reward, she was forced into a new mission to comb Su Chen’s hair ten times.

• Qian Renxue studied the Library Pavilion guard schedule, changed into stealth clothes, and slipped past the guards.
• Su Chen pretended to wake in fear as Qian Renxue confronted him about how he had made Bibi Dong serve him.
• Su Chen claimed Bibi Dong brought him food and changed his clothes, provoking Qian Renxue’s jealousy and competitive urge to outdo her mother.
• Qian Renxue stayed close to Su Chen until the ten-minute countdown ended and received a 5% increase in Six-Winged Angel bloodline purity and beginner Angel Light.
• A new mission required Qian Renxue to comb Su Chen’s hair ten times within four hours or face soul-rending punishment.

Qian Renxue combed Su Chen’s hair, and the World Tree Martial Soul’s life essence calmed her and raised her favorability. Bibi Dong burst in, jealous of their closeness, while Su Chen gained a powerful reward and a new signal appeared for Liu Erlong.

• Qian Renxue reluctantly began combing Su Chen’s hair, and Su Chen’s World Tree Martial Soul sent life essence through the comb that soothed her.
• Qian Renxue grew absorbed in combing Su Chen’s hair as her favorability rose, while Bibi Dong sensed the Angel Soul Power and rushed toward the Library Pavilion in jealousy.
• Bibi Dong burst into the Library Pavilion and found Qian Renxue combing Su Chen’s hair; the emotional clash triggered a hundredfold critical bonus that rewarded Su Chen with ten Angel Feathers.
• Qian Renxue left after taunting Bibi Dong, who later smashed mirrors in the Pope Palace, while Qian Renxue wondered how she compared with Bibi Dong.
• Su Chen noticed the pre-awakening signal for Liu Erlong light up in the direction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue reacted to their rivalry over Su Chen, while he studied their emotional responses and planned to keep their conflict under control. He also turned his attention to triggering Liu Erlong’s emotional breakdown through Yu Xiaogang.

• Bibi Dong nearly restricted the Heaven Dou delegation and expanded the Library Pavilion cordon, but Angela warned that doing so would expose Su Chen and provoke the Great Worship, so Bibi Dong imposed an inner-city curfew instead.
• Qian Renxue heard about Bibi Dong’s orders and decided to provoke her further, believing the Pope’s reaction showed fear and guilt.
• Su Chen reviewed the emotional records for Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, concluding that Bibi Dong responded to humility and reassurance while Qian Renxue responded to competition with her mother.
• Su Chen examined Liu Erlong’s awakening condition and decided Yu Xiaogang was the person most likely to push her into an emotional breakdown.
• Su Chen planned to manage Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue’s rivalry carefully so it would benefit him without escalating into a fight that could endanger him.

Bibi Dong struggled through the system’s fish-soup mission, destroying several fish and a pot before delivering a ruined bowl to Su Chen. Su Chen drank it and sincerely praised her, leaving Bibi Dong flustered as she fled the Library Pavilion.

• The system ordered Bibi Dong to prepare intact fish soup for Su Chen without relying entirely on Soul Power, threatening her with punishment if she failed.
• Bibi Dong killed her first carp with a blow, ruined a second while trying to fillet it, and spent two hours before managing to put a seventh fish in the pot.
• Bibi Dong used Rakshasa Soul Power to heat the soup, but it burned through the pot and sent smoke pouring from the Imperial Kitchen.
• With seconds left, Bibi Dong brought the salvaged soup to Su Chen, who drank every drop without hesitation.
• Su Chen called the soup the freshest he had ever tasted, and Bibi Dong blushed before hurriedly leaving with the empty bowl.

Qian Renxue accepted a system mission to secretly collect ten details about Su Chen and infiltrated the Library Pavilion to observe him. His unusual habits and hidden divine bearing unsettled her, while completing the mission increased her Angel Martial Soul resonance and changed how she saw him.

• Qian Renxue received a mission to collect ten unknown details about Su Chen and disguised herself as a servant to sneak toward the Library Pavilion.
• Su Chen detected Qian Renxue outside his window and deliberately displayed distinctive habits as she watched him.
• Qian Renxue recorded Su Chen’s gestures and refined manners, growing curious as her favorability toward him rose.
• Su Chen revealed a profound, commanding presence beneath the moon, giving Qian Renxue the tenth detail and completing her mission.
• Qian Renxue gained five percent Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul resonance and left the Library Pavilion shaken by Su Chen’s hidden nature.

Su Chen learned that Qian Daoliu planned to use the Year-End Sacrificial Ceremony to expose him and force Bibi Dong into a political trap. Bibi Dong chose to protect Su Chen, ordering Angela to prepare his escape from Spirit City if the Worship Hall acted.

• Su Chen detected a secret meeting where Golden Crocodile Douluo reported that his past was untraceable, and Pei Yuan proposed a public Martial Soul examination.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Su Chen was bait to provoke Bibi Dong into defying Spirit Hall’s laws so he could use the Holy Judgment Token to challenge her rule.
• Su Chen learned of the plan through the Eye of Omniscience and welcomed the chance to reveal his World Tree Martial Soul at the ceremony.
• A shadow guard warned Bibi Dong of the Worship Hall’s movements, and she recognized the threat to Su Chen.
• Bibi Dong summoned Angela and ordered her to reopen the tunnel beneath Pope Palace and evacuate Su Chen if the ceremony turned against him.

Bibi Dong warned Su Chen that the Worship Hall planned to expose and kill him at the Year-End Sacrificial Ceremony, but his apparent willingness to die for her pushed her to promise protection and activate the Ancient Secret Path Project. Meanwhile, Qian Daoliu prepared the Holy Judgment Token for the ceremony.

• Bibi Dong told Su Chen that Qian Daoliu had arranged a public examination of his Martial Soul and threatened him with execution if it showed any flaw.
• Su Chen acted terrified, then declared he would rather die than let the Worship Hall use him to constrain Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong seized Su Chen's shoulder and vowed to protect him, while the Eye of Omniscience showed her resolve to activate the Ancient Secret Path Project.
• The Eye of Omniscience detected Qian Renxue monitoring the scene and growing eager to confront Bibi Dong at the ceremony.
• Qian Daoliu opened an ancient box in the Worship Hall's underground chamber and took out the Holy Judgment Token as Golden Crocodile Douluo and Pei Yuan watched.

At Spirit Hall’s year-end Sacrificial Ceremony, Qian Daoliu confronted Bibi Dong over her secret forbidden zone and invoked the Holy Judgment Token to force her to answer publicly. Bibi Dong defied the token with Rakshasa Divine Power, and the chapter ended with the Worship Hall’s elders backing Qian Daoliu while she sat in tense silence.

• Qian Daoliu accused Bibi Dong of hiding someone in a forbidden zone and barring the Worship Hall from inspecting it.
• Bibi Dong claimed the zone concerned Spirit Hall’s future plans and fell within her authority as pope.
• Qian Daoliu summoned the Holy Judgment Token, beginning the highest-level impeachment process and demanding Bibi Dong answer the accusations.
• Bibi Dong refused to bow and unleashed Rakshasa Divine Power against the token, creating a clash that forced people in the plaza to their knees.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other six Super Douluo elders rose to support Qian Daoliu, while Qian Renxue resolved to test Su Chen herself.
• Bibi Dong remained seated and closed her eyes as the confrontation paused in oppressive silence.

Bibi Dong halted her rampage and declared Su Chen her personally chosen candidate for Holy Son, then accepted Qian Daoliu’s demand that he prove his special constitution before Spirit Hall’s senior members. As Su Chen faced the assembly, Qian Renxue’s dormant system ordered her to hold his hand in public or have her soul erased.

• Bibi Dong reversed her Rakshasa energy, then told Qian Daoliu that Su Chen was her chosen Holy Son and defended his secret training as a matter of Spirit Hall’s future.
• Pei Yuan challenged Bibi Dong’s claim, but she invoked a secret Holy Son tradition and persuaded many Cardinals that Su Chen had a rare constitution.
• Qian Daoliu demanded that Su Chen be brought before the senior members to demonstrate his constitution, and Bibi Dong sent Angela to fetch him.
• Angela escorted Su Chen into the square, where Qian Daoliu ordered him to reveal his Martial Soul and threatened his life if he showed nothing unusual.
• Qian Renxue’s system generated a quest requiring her to interlock fingers with Su Chen and hold his hand for one minute, warning that failure would erase her soul.

Su Chen revealed a seemingly lifeless branch as his Martial Soul, provoking the Worship Hall to challenge his candidacy and bringing Spirit Hall to the brink of conflict. Qian Renxue publicly took his hand and joined Bibi Dong in protecting him, while Qian Daoliu withdrew and decided to investigate Su Chen in secret.

• Su Chen concealed the World Tree's power and presented a gray, leafless branch, prompting Pei Yuan to mock him and Qian Daoliu to accuse Bibi Dong of violating Spirit Hall's laws.
• Bibi Dong prepared to defend Su Chen as her Judgment Knights stood ready, while Qian Renxue descended from the platform to reach him.
• Qian Renxue interlaced her fingers with Su Chen's and declared that she would join Bibi Dong in overseeing his cultivation.
• Qian Daoliu's Holy Judgment Token lost its authority, the Worship Hall elders backed down, and Qian Daoliu left determined to investigate Su Chen and eliminate him in secret.

After Qian Renxue publicly sided with Su Chen, Bibi Dong grew convinced that her daughter was possessive of him and erupted in jealous fury. Su Chen received the rewards for Qian Renxue’s completed bond quest, gained vastly expanded spiritual perception, and discovered that her new chain quest was located outside Bibi Dong’s bedchamber window.

• Qian Daoliu ended the Sacrificial Ceremony, and the departing Worshippers left Spirit Hall buzzing over Qian Renxue holding Su Chen’s hand.
• Angela told Bibi Dong that people were claiming Qian Renxue had fallen in love with Su Chen at first sight, and Bibi Dong lost control of her Rakshasa Death Qi and smashed her dressing room.
• Bibi Dong recalled Qian Renxue’s intimate behavior with Su Chen and concluded that her daughter wanted to claim him, fueling her jealousy and urge to kill.
• Su Chen learned that Qian Renxue had perfectly completed the Social Death Bond quest and received a 10% increase to her Angel Martial Soul purity.
• Su Chen gained ten Angel Feathers and a massive infusion of spiritual power, expanding his detection across all of Spirit City.
• Su Chen discovered that Qian Renxue had triggered a new chain bond quest located outside the rear window of Bibi Dong’s bedchamber.

After catching Yu Xiaogang behaving intimately with a young female disciple, Liu Erlong ended their sixteen-year relationship and left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for Spirit City. As she crossed the clan’s boundary, the God-Level More Children More Blessings System activated and bound itself to her.

• Su Chen watched Liu Erlong’s emotional state reach its breaking point while she discovered Yu Xiaogang holding a young female disciple’s hands in his room.
• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang, exposed his hypocrisy before the clan disciples, and ended their relationship after he called her suffocating.
• Liu Erlong took half the resources from her branch’s private treasury and warned the elders not to interfere.
• Liu Erlong left the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan by carriage, carrying the Spirit Hall invitation to Su Chen’s Holy Son ceremony.
• As Liu Erlong crossed the clan boundary, the God-Level More Children More Blessings System activated and bound itself to her.

After the God-Level More Children More Blessings System bound to Liu Erlong, it sent her to meet Su Chen and display her strength in exchange for a reward. Liu Erlong reached Spirit City and unleashed her Martial Soul outside the Library Pavilion, leaving Su Chen stunned by her direct approach.

• The system showed Liu Erlong a vision of divine power and assigned her a mission to find Su Chen at Spirit Hall’s Library Pavilion and display her full-power Martial Soul.
• Liu Erlong matched Su Chen’s name to Spirit Hall’s newly appointed Holy Son on the invitation, accepted the mission, and raced toward Spirit City.
• Liu Erlong used the Pope’s sealed invitation and her Soul Sage pressure to pass the city checkpoints, then headed straight for the forbidden Library Pavilion.
• Liu Erlong summoned her seven-ring Crimson Fire Dragon Martial Soul outside the cordon, blasting the Judgment Knights back and setting off their warning whistles.
• Su Chen’s Eye of Omniscience identified Liu Erlong’s zero hesitation and resistance, while her overwhelming Fire Dragon aura shook the Library Pavilion and left him dumbfounded.

Liu Erlong offered half of the Blue Lightning Clan’s resources to Spirit Hall in exchange for access to the Library Pavilion and the Holy Son’s training grounds. Bibi Dong reluctantly allowed her to approach the pavilion’s outer area, while Qian Renxue’s interference helped advance Liu Erlong’s hidden mission.

• Liu Erlong overwhelmed the Judgment Knights outside the Library Pavilion, presented Angela with the Pope’s invitation and a vast store of resources, and demanded to see the Pope.
• At the Pope Palace, Liu Erlong offered Bibi Dong half the Blue Lightning Clan’s treasury and asked to visit the Library Pavilion and see the Holy Son’s training grounds.
• Bibi Dong refused to let Liu Erlong near the Library Pavilion, but Qian Renxue urged her to accept the offer and grant Liu Erlong’s request.
• Liu Erlong challenged Bibi Dong to refuse her resources, and Bibi Dong ordered Angela to escort her to a point three hundred paces from the pavilion for half an incense stick.
• Liu Erlong realized the permitted distance met her system mission’s detection range and left the Pope Palace with Angela for the Library Pavilion.

Liu Erlong visited the Library Pavilion to show Su Chen her strength, raising his affection for her and earning a perfect mission assessment. Her display also gave Su Chen a Fire Source Seed, which resonated with his Angel Feather and clarified the World Tree’s evolution path.

• Liu Erlong stopped outside the restricted-area warning line and bluntly told Su Chen that he looked good and sturdy, raising her affection rating to 12.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue reacted angrily as Liu Erlong unleashed her Crimson Fire Dragon, but she stayed outside the warning line and used its harmless roar to show off her strength.
• Liu Erlong declared her mission complete and left, while the stunned Spirit Hall forces watched her go.
• Su Chen received a Fire Source Seed for perfectly making him feel Liu Erlong’s strength and wildness.
• The Fire Source Seed resonated with Su Chen’s Angel Feather, and his World Tree Martial Soul revealed its evolution path.

Su Chen secured his World Tree evolution path, then faced Bibi Dong’s jealous probing after she visited him voluntarily and asked what he thought of Liu Erlong. Bibi Dong left in agitation, while Qian Daoliu secretly led Worship Hall members away from Spirit City to investigate Su Chen’s origins.

• Su Chen combined the Fire Source Seed and Angel Feather with the World Tree Origin, stabilizing his World Tree evolution path.
• Bibi Dong visited Su Chen without a system task and asked what he thought of Liu Erlong.
• Su Chen feigned fear and declared that he only saw Bibi Dong’s protection, easing her outward suspicion but intensifying her jealousy and possessiveness.
• Bibi Dong abruptly left the Library Pavilion, and Su Chen recognized Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Liu Erlong as high-risk figures around him.
• Qian Daoliu secretly left Spirit City with loyal Worship Hall members to investigate the place where Su Chen had been found and the unknown region beyond it.

Qian Daoliu investigated the ruins where Su Chen had awakened and discovered that his Martial Soul contained the origin of the Tree of Creation. He stole the origin with a forbidden art and prepared to use it to regain absolute power in Spirit Hall.

• Qian Daoliu led Pei Yuan and three loyal Worshipers to the ruins where Su Chen had been found sixteen years earlier.
• Pei Yuan's compass shattered when an ancient force repelled his attempt to investigate the ruins.
• Qian Daoliu located a remnant of Su Chen's Martial Soul Origin and was forced back when its formation resisted his spiritual power.
• Qian Daoliu recognized the origin as the Tree of Creation and used the forbidden Spirit Snatching Art to extract it.
• Pei Yuan and the other Worshipers congratulated Qian Daoliu as he sealed the origin in a crystal vial and vowed to reclaim control of Spirit Hall.