Chapter Summaries

After evidence linked Bibi Dong to the failed assassination of Shen Yifeng, Qian Daoliu chose to contain the crisis rather than remove her as Pope immediately. As Spirit Hall faced mounting pressure, Qian Renxue went to sound out Shen Yifeng while he awaited their offer.

• Qian Daoliu left Bibi Dong and vowed to investigate the ambush, while news of the attack prompted Xue Ye and other factions to demand an explanation from Spirit Hall.
• Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Shui Yue'er questioned Shen Yifeng about the attack, but he dismissed it as a minor problem and returned to the courtyard.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo reported that Yu Xiaogang had met Bibi Dong before Ghost Leopard Douluo left the city, leading Qian Daoliu to conclude that Bibi Dong had ordered the assassination for Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Daoliu decided not to remove Bibi Dong yet and told her to handle the fallout first, with Worship Hall ready to offer compensation if necessary.
• Qian Daoliu sent Qian Renxue to learn what Shen Yifeng wanted, while Shen Yifeng reviewed the opening match against Star Luo Empire Royal Academy and awaited Spirit Hall's next move.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy crushed Star Luo Academy in the tournament’s opening match, while Shen Yifeng and Qian Renxue discussed Spirit Hall’s response to the ambush. Bibi Dong decided to blame the dead Ghost Leopard Douluo and offer Shen Yifeng three Soul Bones to quiet the uproar, while vowing to settle the score later.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun met Shen Yifeng before the match and acknowledged Heaven Dou Academy as a formidable opponent.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei were startled to see Qian Renxue competing with Heaven Dou Academy, then Yue Guan announced the match.
• Lan Xuanyu, Qian Renxue, and Shen Yifeng quickly defeated all seven Star Luo Academy members, and Yue Guan declared Heaven Dou the winner.
• Qian Renxue asked Shen Yifeng about the ambush, and he predicted that the Worship Hall would make Spirit Hall offer compensation.
• Bibi Dong decided to blame the ambush on the dead Ghost Leopard Douluo and compensate Shen Yifeng with two Thousand Year Soul Bones and one Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Bibi Dong blamed Ghost Leopard Douluo for the attempted assassination and offered Heaven Dou Royal Academy three soul bones as compensation, while refusing to shoulder the cost alone. Qian Daoliu added two more soul bones to avert a conflict and privately planned to remove Bibi Dong once Qian Renxue controlled the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yue Guan reported Qian Renxue’s infiltration of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team to Bibi Dong, who accepted that Shen Yifeng was likely to defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
• Bibi Dong ordered two thousand-year soul bones and one Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone sent to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, claiming Ghost Leopard Douluo had acted alone.
• Lan Xuanyu criticized the compensation, while Shen Yifeng said he would not let Bibi Dong sweep the attempted assassination under the rug.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted Bibi Dong, who insisted the Worship Hall should contribute to the compensation and share responsibility for Spirit Hall’s troubles.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Golden Crocodile Douluo to deliver two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as an apology from the Worship Hall to prevent the dispute from escalating.
• After Golden Crocodile Douluo left, Qian Daoliu resolved to wait until Qian Renxue controlled the Heaven Dou Empire before removing Bibi Dong as Pope.

Bibi Dong offered Heaven Dou Royal Academy three soul bones to settle Spirit Hall’s responsibility for Ghost Leopard Douluo’s attack, while Shen Yifeng refused to accept the matter as resolved. Qian Daoliu ordered the Worship Hall to add two more soul bones, hoping to avert conflict as he planned to eventually remove Bibi Dong from the position of Pope.

• Yue Guan reported Qian Renxue’s participation in Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team, and Bibi Dong ordered three soul bones sent as compensation for Ghost Leopard Douluo’s actions.
• Soul masters across the city criticized Spirit Hall’s offer, while Lan Xuanyu called it stingy and Shen Yifeng said Bibi Dong would not settle the matter so easily.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted Bibi Dong over the compensation, and she insisted the Worship Hall should help bear the cost.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo reported Bibi Dong’s decision to Qian Daoliu, who ordered two more soul bones sent as an apology from the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu decided that stabilizing the situation was worth the cost and privately planned to remove Bibi Dong once Qian Renxue controlled the Heaven Dou Empire.

After learning that Qian Renxue had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s tournament team, Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to blame the dead Ghost Leopard Douluo and offer three soul bones as compensation for the attack on Shen Yifeng and the contestants. Qian Daoliu added two more soul bones to prevent the conflict from escalating, while privately planning to remove Bibi Dong once Xue'er controlled the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yue Guan reported Qian Renxue’s infiltration of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team to Bibi Dong, who believed Shen Yifeng could defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation regardless.
• Bibi Dong ordered two thousand-year soul bones and one Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone sent to Heaven Dou Royal Academy as compensation, blaming Ghost Leopard Douluo for acting alone.
• Lan Xuanyu condemned the offer as inadequate, while Shen Yifeng said Bibi Dong would not be allowed to sweep the incident under the rug.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted Bibi Dong, who insisted the Worship Hall should share the burden of compensating for Ghost Leopard Douluo’s actions.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Golden Crocodile Douluo to send two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as the Worship Hall’s apology and privately resolved to remove Bibi Dong after Xue'er gained control of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Bibi Dong accepted that the conflict with the Color Dragon Sect had temporarily ended, but continued to plot against Shen Yifeng while taking satisfaction in Yu Xiaogang’s concern for her. Shrek Academy narrowly defeated Star Luo Empire Royal Academy, leaving Shen Yifeng to watch their hard-won victory.

• Yue Guan reported that Qian Daoliu had offered two additional Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and Shen Yifeng had accepted the compensation and dropped the matter.
• Bibi Dong decided she still wanted Shen Yifeng dead, but would wait for an opportunity during the Continental Soul Master Tournament.
• Bibi Dong took comfort in believing Yu Xiaogang still cared for her and looked forward to watching the tournament and Shrek’s struggles.
• Shen Yifeng and Gu Yuena watched Shrek Academy face Star Luo Empire Royal Academy, and Gu Yuena judged the outcome decided as Star Luo took control.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s team overwhelmed Shrek until Tang San used his External Soul Bones and poisonous vines to disrupt Star Luo’s formation.
• Dai Mubai knocked Dai Weisi off the arena, and Shrek Academy won the match after a difficult fight.

Bibi Dong learned that Qian Daoliu had paid Shen Yifeng two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones to settle the assassination dispute, but she still planned to kill him when an opportunity arose. At the tournament, Shrek narrowly defeated Star Luo Empire Royal Academy after Tang San used his External Soul Bone to turn the battle around.

• Yue Guan reported that Shen Yifeng had accepted two additional Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and would not pursue the matter further.
• Bibi Dong resolved to wait for an opportunity to eliminate Shen Yifeng, while privately taking comfort in believing Yu Xiaogang still cared for her.
• Shen Yifeng watched Shrek face Star Luo Empire Royal Academy and judged that Shrek’s lack of Immortal Herbs left them at a disadvantage.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun led Star Luo Academy in overpowering Shrek, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell White Tiger was driven back by their fusion skill.
• Tang San revealed his External Soul Bone and poisoned Star Luo’s formation, giving Shrek an opening to counterattack.
• Dai Mubai knocked Dai Weisi off the stage, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.

Yu Xiaogang accepted Bibi Dong’s offer to join Spirit Hall and gain access to its library, while Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over her actions. Shen Yifeng reached level fifty-eight and learned that his divine trial would begin after the tournament, though its mysterious connection to Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu left him suspicious.

• Bibi Dong persuaded Yu Xiaogang to accept Spirit Hall’s resources and library, and he left to settle matters at the academy and Shrek.
• Qian Renxue accused Bibi Dong of damaging Spirit Hall, and she left vowing to remove her from the Pope’s throne.
• Shen Yifeng reached level fifty-eight, and the Star Abyss God King told him his divine trial would begin after the tournament and involve Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu.
• Shen Yifeng found Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu acting secretive, then told them he expected to break through to Soul Emperor after the tournament.
• Lan Xuanyu suggested celebrating Shen Yifeng’s breakthrough with roasted meat from a shop in Spirit City.

Yu Xiaogang accepted Bibi Dong’s offer to access Spirit Hall’s resources, provoking Qian Renxue’s anger and deepening their conflict. Shen Yifeng learned that his divine trial would begin after the tournament and involve Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu, while the two women acted strangely around him.

• Bibi Dong offered Yu Xiaogang full access to Pope Palace’s library and resources, and he agreed, choosing his research ambitions over returning to Liu Erlong.
• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over recruiting Yu Xiaogang and Spirit Hall’s affairs, then vowed to remove her from the Pope’s seat.
• The Star Abyss God King told Shen Yifeng that his divine trial would begin after the tournament and involve Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu.
• Shen Yifeng found Gu Yuena and Lan Xuanyu speaking privately; they denied hiding anything and changed the subject to his cultivation.
• Shen Yifeng said he had reached level fifty-eight and expected to break through to Soul Emperor after the tournament, and Lan Xuanyu suggested celebrating with roasted meat.

Tang Hao attacked Shen Yifeng at the tournament, but Di Tian appeared and stopped his hammer with one finger. Di Tian confronted Tang Hao and began fighting him, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Tang Hao blamed Shen Yifeng for Tang San's injuries and the destruction of his affiliated sects, then announced he would kill him.
• Bibi Dong offered Shen Yifeng protection if he joined Spirit Hall, but Shen Yifeng accused her of ordering Ghost Leopard Douluo to ambush him.
• Chen Xin wanted to intervene, but Ning Fengzhi persuaded him that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could not risk confronting Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao brought his Clear Sky Hammer down on Shen Yifeng, and Lan Xuanyu, Gu Yuena, Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and Qian Renxue formed a barrier to protect him.
• Di Tian appeared, stopped Tang Hao's hammer with one finger, and declared that he would take Tang Hao's life.
• Tang Hao attacked Di Tian with Titan's Hammer, but Di Tian blocked the blow with a barrier and vanished as Tang Hao braced himself.

Di Tian defeated and killed Tang Hao, then revealed that the Color Dragon Sect protected Shen Yifeng and had taken Ah Yin. He exposed Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Beast, leaving Tang San reeling from the revelations.

• Di Tian overpowered Tang Hao despite his Ring Explosion and left him gravely wounded.
• Di Tian announced that Shen Yifeng was under the Color Dragon Sect's protection and told Tang Hao that the sect had taken Ah Yin.
• Di Tian crushed Tang Hao's neck and killed him in front of the tournament spectators.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Di Tian, who shattered the bolts and struck Tang San down beside his father's corpse.
• Di Tian summoned Xiao Wu and publicly revealed that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Soul Beast in human form.
• Di Tian removed Xiao Wu's Soul-Hiding Flower, and Tang San learned the truth about her identity.

After Tang San accepted Xiao Wu despite her identity as a Soul Beast, Bibi Dong threatened to kill them both unless Xiao Wu surrendered. Xiao Wu begged Shen Yifeng to save them, and he ordered Di Tian to take them away, openly challenging Spirit Hall.

• Tang San told Xiao Wu he trusted her and shielded her from Bibi Dong, who declared that Xiao Wu would become her Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong threatened Xiao Wu and Tang San, then struck Tang San down when he defied her.
• Xiao Wu knelt before Shen Yifeng and offered to become his Soul Ring if he saved Tang San and let him leave Spirit City alive.
• Shen Yifeng agreed to help and ordered Di Tian to protect Xiao Wu and Tang San.
• Di Tian declared that the Color Dragon Sect would take them, and Shen Yifeng dared Bibi Dong to confront him at the Color Dragon Sect.

Shen Yifeng publicly accused Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang of plotting against him and the Clear Sky Sect’s affiliated sects, provoking Bibi Dong into attacking him. Di Tian stopped her, leaving Spirit Hall disgraced and the confrontation unresolved.

• Shen Yifeng reminded Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall had made an enemy of the Color Dragon Sect when Ghost Leopard Douluo ambushed him.
• Shen Yifeng exposed Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang’s past relationship and accused them of conspiring against him and the Clear Sky Sect’s affiliated sects.
• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang, who stayed silent and left her heartbroken.
• Bibi Dong attacked Shen Yifeng, but Di Tian blocked her strike and warned her not to fight unless she was prepared to face him.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong criticized Bibi Dong as the assembled sect representatives discussed her actions.

The seven Grand Elders, led by Qian Daoliu, intervened to stop Bibi Dong and Di Tian from fighting and publicly assigned blame for the conflict to Bibi Dong alone. Bibi Dong left humiliated, while Di Tian agreed to end the confrontation and the Soul Master Tournament was set to continue.

• Bibi Dong and Di Tian released their full auras and prepared to fight until the seven Grand Elders appeared and separated them.
• Qian Daoliu ordered them to stop, then rebuked Bibi Dong for using a Title Douluo to ambush a junior over a personal grudge.
• Qian Daoliu declared that Bibi Dong's actions did not represent Spirit Hall, leaving Bibi Dong humiliated and Shen Yifeng satisfied with the outcome.
• Bibi Dong withdrew, saying she would remember the humiliation, while thoughts of Yu Xiaogang softened her hostility slightly.
• Qian Daoliu asked Di Tian to let the matter end, and Di Tian agreed, saying he had only intervened to protect Shen Yifeng.
• Qian Daoliu announced that the Soul Master Tournament would continue, as the confrontation ended with the Color Dragon Sect's standing strengthened.