Chapter Summaries

Qian Chenzhou, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue confronted Li Fu at his jar shop, then planned to shut it down and discussed the higher power of rules and their preparations to strengthen Douluo Star. Back at the palace, Golden Crocodile said their ship would launch in three days, and Qian Chenzhou promised a surprise about obtaining Soul Rings the next day.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue chose jars at Li Fu's shop, but Li Fu tried to stop them and refund their money.
• Qian Chenzhou used spiritual power to threaten Li Fu, who let them open the remaining jars; Bibi Dong took the coins as compensation.
• Qian Chenzhou told Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to have the City Defense Army prevent anyone from entering Li Fu's shop, then explained that spiritual power could not overcome the higher power of rules.
• Qian Chenzhou, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue shared food while walking, and he later rested at the palace as Ah Rou peeled grapes for him.
• Golden Crocodile said the ship for their voyage would launch in three days and asked when Qian Chenzhou's formations would be ready.
• Qian Chenzhou declined Golden Crocodile's offer to help him find a Soul Ring and promised to show everyone a surprise the next day.

Qian Chenzhou revealed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Secret Realm that could provide Spirit Hall with ten-thousand-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones, then gathered the treasures obtained from jars with his family. The chapter left Spirit Hall’s leaders preparing to discuss how to use the new resources.

• Bibi Dong spent the night with Qian Chenzhou, and Golden Crocodile interrupted them the next morning to ask about the promised surprise.
• Qian Chenzhou brought Golden Crocodile and Ah Rou to Spirit Mountain and revealed a secret realm containing Soul Beasts aged 10,001 to 99,999 years.
• Qian Chenzhou explained that the realm could supply Soul Rings and Soul Bones and would take about a week to recover if everything inside was killed.
• Golden Crocodile agreed that Spirit Hall needed new rules for obtaining Soul Rings, while Qian Chenzhou left the administrative work to him.
• At the Worship Hall, Qian Chenzhou, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue placed their jar treasures on the table for Spirit Hall.

Qian Chenzhou outlined Spirit Hall’s plans for whale rubber, rare metals, and sea-based Spirit-Gathering Formations, while he and Qian Xunji both tried to avoid inheriting the Pope’s position. He explained that Spirit Hall already had a hidden-weapons manual and proposed ways to recruit blacksmiths and bring members of the Strength Clan into Spirit Hall.

• Qian Chenzhou and Qian Xunji each deflected Qian Daoliu’s suggestion that one of them inherit Spirit Hall, until Qian Daoliu stopped their argument and asked about Spirit Hall’s future direction.
• Qian Chenzhou proposed secretly collecting whale rubber, gathering rare metals, and establishing Spirit-Gathering Formations at sea to strengthen Douluo Star and hinder interference from the Divine Realm.
• Qian Chenzhou revealed that Spirit Hall already possessed Secrets of Hidden Weapons and said it needed rare metals and skilled blacksmiths to produce the weapons.
• Qian Chenzhou said a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow could help persuade Lou Gao to join Spirit Hall and suggested recruiting members of the Strength Clan outside Tai Tan’s branch.
• Qian Daoliu approved approaching the Strength Clan with preferential treatment, and Qian Chenzhou proposed dividing weapon production among separate groups to prevent leaks.

Qian Chenzhou discussed Spirit Hall’s plans for hidden weapons and cultivation methods before returning to the palace, where he worked to combine the Nine Yang Manual and Nine Yin Manual. After half a month of cultivation, his breakthrough led to an intimate encounter with Bibi Dong that enhanced her cultivation.

• Qian Chenzhou explained that Spirit Hall could limit access to hidden-weapon production while letting its people learn forging techniques, and he offered the Nine Yang Manual and Nine Yin Manual as basic cultivation methods.
• Qian Chenzhou left the meeting with Bibi Dong, while Qian Xunji stopped Qian Renxue from following them.
• Ah Yin asked to remain at the palace, and Qian Chenzhou agreed despite her connection to Tang Hao.
• Qian Chenzhou repeatedly practiced and tried to fuse the two manuals as Bibi Dong watched and Ah Rou grew restless outside the closed bedroom door.
• After half a month, Qian Chenzhou lunged at Bibi Dong, and their encounter increased the speed of her soul-power circulation and spiritual-power conversion.

Qian Chenzhou rested with Bibi Dong and Ah Rou after a night together, leaving Spirit Hall’s work to Qian Xunji. Once Bibi Dong returned to the Pope Hall, Qian Xunji handed her the workload and went back to enjoying his leisure, while Golden Crocodile visited Qian Chenzhou.

• Ah Rou heard her sister call for help, but Ah Yin stopped her from entering the room, warning that she would be turned into a Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Qian Chenzhou woke beside Bibi Dong and Ah Rou, cared for them, and let them rest for several days.
• Qian Xunji struggled to manage Spirit Hall’s reforms while Bibi Dong was away, then eagerly handed her the work when she returned to the Pope Hall.
• Qian Xunji went to his private chambers and relaxed with his wife, who playfully asked him to punish her.
• Golden Crocodile visited Qian Chenzhou and teased him for relaxing while the older members of Spirit Hall worked hard.

Qian Chenzhou replaced Spirit Hall’s thousand-year Spirit-Gathering Formations with stronger formations made from ten-thousand-year Soul Bones after Golden Crocodile and the enshrined elders harvested the Soul Beast Secret Realm. He then went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo welcomed him and reported their progress.

• Qian Chenzhou told Golden Crocodile he could now use ten-thousand-year Soul Bones for Spirit-Gathering Formations, prompting Golden Crocodile to gather Soul Bones from the Soul Beast Secret Realm.
• Qian Daoliu evacuated the Soul Masters from the Soul Beast Secret Realm before the seven enshrined elders devastated it and collected its Soul Bones.
• Golden Crocodile returned with a courtyard full of ten-thousand-year Soul Bones, and Qian Chenzhou selected suitable bones and inscribed twenty-five sets of formations.
• Qian Chenzhou replaced Spirit Hall’s formations with ten-thousand-year versions, gave five sets to Qian Daoliu, and left for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Golden Crocodile.
• Dugu Bo welcomed Qian Chenzhou at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Qian Chenzhou praised the progress of Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.