Chapter Summaries

After Qian Renxue woke up in Li Qing’s arms, she heard his private thoughts and felt understood and accepted. A month later, they arrived together in Spirit City, where Qian Renxue introduced her home before asking why they had returned to Spirit Hall instead of heading to Heaven Dou City.

• Qian Renxue woke up embarrassed after realizing she had cuddled Li Qing all night and pretended to remain asleep.
• Li Qing noticed Qian Renxue was awake but chose not to expose her, reflecting on her loneliness and longing for affection.
• Qian Renxue heard Li Qing’s thoughts and felt warmly understood, quietly calling him a narcissist.
• A month later, Li Qing and Qian Renxue arrived in Spirit City after Qian Daoliu had returned to Spirit Hall ahead of them.
• Qian Renxue showed Li Qing the city’s important buildings and asked why they had come to Spirit Hall rather than going straight to Heaven Dou City.

Li Qing brought Qian Renxue back to Spirit Hall, and she realized he had done so because he knew she missed home. After Qian Daoliu gave Li Qing access to the Scripture Pavilion, Li Qing went there alone while Qian Renxue stayed with her grandfather.

• Li Qing told Qian Renxue he wanted to borrow a book from Spirit Hall's library and said he needed her to guide him around her home.
• Qian Renxue heard Li Qing's inner thoughts about bringing her back to ease her homesickness and warmly took his hand.
• Qian Renxue led Li Qing into the Worship Hall, where Qian Daoliu welcomed them and gave Li Qing a golden token granting access to most of Spirit Hall.
• Li Qing declined Qian Renxue's offer to accompany him so she could spend time with Qian Daoliu, then headed east alone.
• Li Qing found the white stone building marked Scripture Pavilion.

Li Qing searched the Scripture Pavilion and found the Douluo Spirit Plant Manual, which could help him identify the immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had returned with her Sea God Inheritor fiancé and ordered Yue Guan to begin her plan, determined to protect her ambitions for godhood.

• Li Qing presented Qian Daoliu's order at the Scripture Pavilion and learned that the rare Douluo Spirit Plant Manual was on the fourth floor.
• Li Qing found the manual and discovered that it detailed immortal herbs, their growing conditions, effects, and harvesting methods.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue and Li Qing had returned to Spirit City, and that Li Qing had gone to the Scripture Pavilion.
• Bibi Dong told Yue Guan to begin the plan and considered the Sea God Inheritor's betrothal to Qian Renxue a threat to her control of Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong resolved to accelerate her plans for godhood and prevent the Sea God Inheritor from disrupting them.

Li Qing encountered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan after borrowing the Douluo Spirit Plant Manual, and their demand for the book escalated into a fight. The chapter ended with Li Qing knocking Yan down with a single kick.

• Li Qing left the Scripture Pavilion with the borrowed manual and ran into Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
• Yan demanded that Li Qing hand over the book, and Li Qing refused and told them to move.
• Xie Yue demanded the book and an apology, while Hu Liena watched with displeasure.
• Li Qing tried to walk past them, and Yan attacked him with a punch.
• Li Qing dodged Yan’s punch and kicked him in the abdomen, sending him crashing to the ground badly injured.

Li Qing defeated Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena with physical strength alone after they attacked him. The three lay gravely injured and terrified as Li Qing stood over them, still holding the Douluo Spirit Plant Manual.

• Li Qing injured Yan with a single kick, leaving Xie Yue and Hu Liena horrified.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena attacked Li Qing together, using Moon Blades and mental bewitchment, but he evaded the blades and resisted her assault.
• Li Qing seized Xie Yue's wrist and struck him, breaking his arm and forcing him to his knees.
• Li Qing swept Hu Liena off her feet with a kick, leaving her injured on the ground.
• Li Qing faced all three defeated opponents, who stared back in shock and fear.

After Yue Guan confronted Li Qing over the injuries to Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, Li Qing summoned the Sea God Trident and overwhelmed the Titled Douluo. The chapter left Yue Guan pinned and bleeding against a wall while Spirit Hall's onlookers stared in shock.

• Li Qing moved toward the injured Yan, but Yue Guan appeared and ordered him to stop.
• Li Qing accused Yue Guan of letting Spirit Hall juniors attack him before trying to bully him himself.
• Yue Guan revealed his nine Soul Rings and lunged at Li Qing to seize him.
• Li Qing summoned the Sea God Trident and hurled it at Yue Guan.
• The trident pierced Yue Guan's right shoulder, defeated his defenses, and pinned him to a wall as Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the gathered Spirit Hall personnel watched in shock.

Li Qing confronted Bibi Dong after fighting Yue Guan and Spirit Hall’s disciples, accusing her of targeting him and challenging her authority to treat him as an enemy. He revealed that he had been invited by the High Priestess, carried her token, and was betrothed to her granddaughter, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Li Qing pinned Yue Guan to the wall and said he would take his arm as punishment for attacking him.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Gui Mei and demanded to know why Li Qing had injured Spirit Hall’s elder and disciples.
• Li Qing explained that Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Yue Guan had attacked him first, and challenged Bibi Dong’s claim that he had acted with impunity.
• Bibi Dong invoked Spirit Hall’s feud with Sea God Island and threatened Li Qing despite his connection to Bo Saixi.
• Li Qing asked whether the High Priestess knew Bibi Dong was threatening her invited guest and her granddaughter’s future husband.
• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and the crowd realized Li Qing had the High Priestess’s token and was betrothed to her granddaughter.

Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue arrived as Bibi Dong prepared to attack Li Qing, but Li Qing condemned Spirit Hall’s treatment of him and warned Bibi Dong to complete her trial and inherit the Rakshasa godhood soon. His revelation shocked Qian Renxue and confirmed Qian Daoliu’s suspicions about Bibi Dong’s divine inheritance.

• Bibi Dong unleashed her Level 98 pressure and prepared to kill Li Qing after he challenged her authority.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue arrived and intervened; Qian Renxue tried to comfort Li Qing, but he pulled away from her.
• Li Qing formally addressed Qian Daoliu and said he would report Spirit Hall’s treatment of him to Bo Saixi and the Sea God.
• Li Qing mocked Bibi Dong’s position and warned her to complete her trial and become the new Rakshasa before it was too late.
• Qian Renxue realized Bibi Dong was the Rakshasa God’s successor, while Qian Daoliu recognized the revelation as troubling.

After Li Qing exposed Bibi Dong’s secret and left the aftermath of the clash, Qian Renxue visited him that night to apologize. He explained that the incident was only part of why he could not sleep, then began to clarify his indifference to Spirit Hall’s power struggles.

• Li Qing retrieved the Sea God Trident and left, while Qian Renxue tried to follow and Qian Daoliu stopped her.
• Qian Renxue blamed Bibi Dong for the rift, and Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to clean up before returning to the Pope Palace.
• That night, Li Qing stayed awake in his guest room until Qian Renxue came to see him.
• Li Qing told Qian Renxue that the clash was one reason he was awake, but that Bibi Dong, her allies, and Spirit Hall’s internal conflicts did not matter to him.

Li Qing confronted Qian Renxue for failing to stand by him after he was mistreated in the Spirit Hall, and she realized he had been waiting for a personal explanation from her. He told her that if she had not come, he would have considered breaking off their engagement.

• Qian Renxue struggled to understand Li Qing's calm detachment and realized he was waiting for an explanation from her as his fiancée.
• Li Qing reminded Qian Renxue that she had brought him to the Spirit Hall and that she had not checked on him after he was nearly killed.
• Qian Renxue could offer no excuse for failing to put his situation and feelings first.
• Li Qing told Qian Renxue that her absence would have made him see her as uncaring and consider ending their engagement.

Qian Renxue begged Li Qing not to break off their engagement and promised to stand by him. To prove her resolve, she demanded the execution of Yue Guan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, while asking for time to deal with Bibi Dong.

• Li Qing told Qian Renxue he might break off their engagement, leaving her panicked and in tears.
• Qian Renxue clung to Li Qing, admitted her fault, and promised to support and protect him.
• Li Qing asked Qian Renxue what she planned to do to prove her resolve.
• Qian Renxue declared that Yue Guan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan should all be executed for attacking Li Qing.
• Qian Renxue asked for time to make Bibi Dong pay for what happened and swore she would do so.

Li Qing explained why Qian Renxue could not yet move against Bibi Dong and urged her to weaken Bibi Dong by targeting what she valued most. He then revealed Bibi Dong’s hidden weaknesses and concluded that her actions were meant to split Qian Renxue, Spirit Hall, and Sea God Island before they could unite against her.

• Li Qing warned Qian Renxue that she lacked the strength and influence to remove Bibi Dong without destabilizing Spirit Hall.
• Li Qing advised Qian Renxue to gradually undermine Bibi Dong’s power and wait for the right moment to strike.
• Qian Renxue heard Li Qing’s thoughts identifying Yu Xiaogang, Hu Liena, the Rakshasa Godhood, and Bibi Dong’s past as her vulnerabilities.
• Li Qing explained that Bibi Dong had tried to sow distrust between him and Qian Renxue and drive a wedge between Sea God Island and Spirit Hall.
• Li Qing said Bibi Dong feared an alliance between the Angel God and Sea God, and Qian Renxue listened in shock.

Qian Renxue accepted the stakes of her marriage alliance with Li Qing and vowed to protect it, then confronted Bibi Dong in Pope Palace to demand custody of the Golden Generation members. The chapter ended as Qian Renxue began rejecting Bibi Dong’s accusations and asserting the Worship Hall’s authority.

• Qian Renxue realized her union with Li Qing could affect the balance of power among the gods and the future of the Angel and Sea God lineages.
• Qian Renxue promised Li Qing she would manage Spirit Hall’s internal troubles and never fail him or the hopes attached to their marriage.
• The next morning, Qian Renxue arrived at Pope Palace with Qian Daoliu’s order and demanded that Bibi Dong hand over Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan for attacking a guest.
• Bibi Dong accused Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu of favoring Li Qing, an enemy from Sea God Island, at Spirit Hall’s expense.
• Qian Renxue dismissed Bibi Dong’s authority over the Worship Hall’s decisions and began defending their actions.

Qian Renxue demanded that Bibi Dong hand over Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, citing Spirit Hall’s laws and her duty to defend her fiancé, Li Qing. Bibi Dong challenged Qian Renxue’s choice of Li Qing, and Qian Renxue defended his unmatched talent and divine backing.

• Qian Renxue accused Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan of attacking Li Qing and demanded their immediate punishment under Spirit Hall’s rules.
• Qian Renxue declared Li Qing her fiancé and said she would not accept an attack on him without justice.
• Bibi Dong weighed the cost of surrendering the three disciples against the damage to her authority and remained silent before Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong questioned why Qian Renxue chose Li Qing, a Sea God Islander and enemy of Spirit Hall, as her future husband.
• Qian Renxue rejected Bibi Dong’s interference and argued that no younger fighter could match Li Qing’s talent, strength, or divine inheritance.

Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over her feelings for Li Qing, provoking Bibi Dong into attacking her. Golden Crocodile Douluo intervened, and his arrival with the injured Yue Guan left Pope Palace on the brink of a clash.

• Qian Renxue argued that Li Qing was far superior to Yu Xiaogang and condemned Bibi Dong for having once betrayed Spirit Hall for Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong erupted in rage and unleashed her murderous pressure on Qian Renxue.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo's golden aura blocked Bibi Dong's attack and protected Qian Renxue.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo entered Pope Palace carrying the badly injured Yue Guan and challenged Bibi Dong for threatening the Saintess.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo threw Yue Guan onto the floor, and his aura clashed with Bibi Dong's as the hall trembled.

Bibi Dong backed down before Golden Crocodile Douluo and offered to hand over Yue Guan, Xie Yue, and Yan while bargaining to spare Hu Liena. Qian Renxue rejected the offer and insisted that all four be punished for attacking Li Qing.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo entered the hall, and Bibi Dong realized she could not win a direct confrontation with him and Qian Renxue.
• Bibi Dong agreed to surrender Yue Guan, Xie Yue, and Yan to the Worship Hall for punishment.
• Bibi Dong offered compensation and concessions in exchange for sparing Hu Liena, leaving Yue Guan despairing at being discarded.
• Qian Renxue refused to compromise and demanded that Yue Guan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan all face punishment.
• Qian Renxue accused Bibi Dong of allowing the four to attack Li Qing and treat him as a disposable outsider.

Qian Renxue demanded that Bibi Dong hand over Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, but Bibi Dong refused and prepared to fight. Qian Daoliu intervened and sided with Qian Renxue, leaving Bibi Dong realizing she could no longer protect Hu Liena.

• Qian Renxue threatened to take Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan from Spirit Hall Academy if Bibi Dong would not hand them over.
• Qian Renxue and Golden Crocodile Douluo turned to claim them by force, prompting Bibi Dong to unleash her Rakshasa Divine Power and attack.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo prepared to defend Qian Renxue as their auras neared a collision.
• Qian Daoliu appeared at Pope Palace, suppressed both Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo, and warned Bibi Dong that he could remove her from power.
• Bibi Dong saw Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Qian Renxue united against her and realized she could not protect Hu Liena.

Qian Renxue and the Worship Hall executed Yue Guan and the Golden Generation, then used the display of force to draw a wave of Spirit Hall officials away from Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong was left isolated in Pope Palace, seething with anger and hatred.

• Qian Renxue, backed by Golden Crocodile Douluo, seized Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan from Spirit Hall Academy and brought them to the plaza.
• Qian Renxue executed Yue Guan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan publicly while Bibi Dong failed to intervene.
• Gui Mei and other officials reconsidered their allegiance as the Worship Hall's authority and Qian Renxue's prospects became clear.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu accepted the elders, deacons, and department heads who defected from Pope Palace.
• Bibi Dong lost control of most of Spirit Hall's forces and sat alone in Pope Palace, consumed by anger and hatred.

After Qian Renxue helped seize control of Spirit Hall from Bibi Dong, she and Li Qing discussed their next plans. Later that night, Qian Renxue went to Li Qing’s room and resolved to give herself to him.

• Bibi Dong vowed to avenge her losses and punish Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Li Qing.
• Qian Renxue told Li Qing she felt unprepared to match Bibi Dong’s influence, and he reassured her that she had established a foothold in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue planned to return to Heaven Dou City soon to continue her work as Xue Qinghe, while Li Qing planned to obtain his Sixth Soul Ring and seek opportunities across the continent.
• Qian Renxue entered Li Qing’s room late at night and said she wanted to give herself to him completely.
• Qian Renxue pushed Li Qing lightly toward the bed.

Qian Renxue and Li Qing became intimate, while Bibi Dong demanded greater power from the Rakshasa God to face them. The Rakshasa Demon Scythe appeared, and Bibi Dong accepted its power at the cost of an unknown price.

• Qian Renxue climbed onto Li Qing, kissed him, and drew the bed curtains as they spent the night together.
• Bibi Dong confronted the Rakshasa God statue and demanded more power to defeat the Sea God, the Angel God, Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Li Qing.
• The Rakshasa God statue responded by summoning the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
• Bibi Dong touched the scythe and endured its surge of divine power, determined to pay any price for revenge.