Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji awakened as the Spirit Hall pope just as Bibi Dong begged him to bless her relationship with Yu Xiaogang and let her leave Spirit Hall. He challenged her loyalty and the cost of raising her, and the confrontation remained unresolved as he condemned Yu Xiaogang.

• Qian Xunji regained his memories and realized he had entered the world as the pope shortly before Bibi Dong's break with Spirit Hall over Yu Xiaogang.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to bless her love for Yu Xiaogang and said she was willing to give up her position as Holy Maiden and return everything to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji rose in anger, and his Titled Douluo pressure made Bibi Dong struggle to breathe.
• Qian Xunji demanded to know who Yu Xiaogang was, and Bibi Dong explained his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan background, low Innate Soul Power, and supposedly extraordinary wisdom.
• Qian Xunji accused Bibi Dong of betraying Spirit Hall after fourteen years of support, rejected her oath of loyalty, and called Yu Xiaogang worthless.

Qian Xunji punished Bibi Dong for betraying Spirit Hall, destroying her cultivation, martial souls, Spider Emperor Bloodline, and face. He expelled her from the Papal Palace and declared that Spirit Hall would have no Saintess.

• Qian Xunji accused Bibi Dong of disloyalty, unrighteousness, filial impiety, and heartlessness for pursuing love and planning to leave Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji shattered Bibi Dong's dantian, crippling her and draining away her cultivation.
• Qian Xunji destroyed Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor martial souls, then extracted her Spider Emperor Bloodline.
• Qian Xunji burned Bibi Dong's face and left her with permanent scars.
• Qian Xunji ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to expel Bibi Dong and declared that Spirit Hall had no Saintess.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei dragged Bibi Dong out of the Papal Palace and threw her outside.

After being crippled, disfigured, and expelled from Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong clung to the hope that Yu Xiaogang would accept her and take her away. She reached their secret meeting place and explained what had happened, but Yu Xiaogang had mistaken her for a beggar and rejected her identity.

• Bibi Dong struggled away from the Papal Palace, blaming her teacher and telling herself that Yu Xiaogang was all she had left.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei secretly followed Bibi Dong as she crossed Spirit City toward the secluded courtyard where she met Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang opened the door and coldly mistook the battered Bibi Dong for a beggar, refusing to believe she was Dong'er.
• Bibi Dong showed Yu Xiaogang the red bracelet he had bought her in Yelin City and told him how her teacher had destroyed her cultivation and martial souls and disfigured her.

Yu Xiaogang revealed that he had pursued Bibi Dong for her status and talent, then rejected and abandoned her after her powers and appearance were ruined. Bibi Dong was left devastated in the rain as Yue Guan and Gui Mei departed to report to Pope Qian Xunji.

• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong he had only courted her because she was Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and a talented Soul Master.
• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his betrayal, but he slapped her down and called her worthless.
• Yu Xiaogang fled Spirit City, fearing Pope Qian Xunji would punish him for seducing Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong broke down in the rain, regretting that she had betrayed Spirit Hall for Yu Xiaogang.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei watched Bibi Dong, then left to report to Pope Qian Xunji and leave Yu Xiaogang's fate to him.

Qian Xunji learned that Yu Xiaogang had fled after seeing Bibi Dong’s ruined appearance and crippled cultivation, then ordered her to beg in Spirit City’s central square with a golden bowl. Yue Guan and Ghost Elder delivered the order to Bibi Dong, who broke down when she realized Qian Xunji would not forgive her.

• Yue Guan told Qian Xunji that Yu Xiaogang had recoiled from Bibi Dong, slapped her, and fled Spirit City.
• Qian Xunji dismissed Yu Xiaogang as a traitor and ordered Yue Guan to take Bibi Dong to the central square with a golden bowl and make her beg.
• Qian Xunji decided to visit the Worship Hall and tell his father about the matter concerning the Holy Maiden.
• Bibi Dong begged Yue Guan and Ghost Elder to ask Qian Xunji to forgive her and let her return to his side.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong that she had to beg for forgiveness in the central square, and she collapsed in despair.

Gui Mei dragged Bibi Dong to Spirit City's central square and forced her to beg under guard as punishment for betraying Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong interpreted the order as a cruel test meant to make her atone and convinced herself that her Teacher would eventually take her back.

• Bibi Dong raged over Yu Xiaogang's deception and blamed her Teacher for not exposing him sooner and for treating her cruelly.
• Gui Mei hauled the disfigured Bibi Dong to the central square and ordered her to beg with a golden bowl under the Security Team's watch.
• Two Security Team members agreed to guard Bibi Dong and keep her alive, while one spat on her and nearly kicked her.
• The other Security Team member stopped the kick and suggested that Bibi Dong's Teacher might take her back if she repented.
• Bibi Dong clung to that possibility and convinced herself that obediently begging would earn her Teacher's forgiveness.

Qian Xunji told Qian Daoliu and the other Worships that he had crippled Bibi Dong for betraying Spirit Hall, and they largely supported his harsh punishment. He planned to make Bibi Dong beg for alms in Spirit City's central square, while Qian Daoliu offered the Worship Hall's support if he confronted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Qian Xunji entered the Worship Hall and told Qian Daoliu and the other Worships how he had crippled Bibi Dong for planning to leave Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu criticized Qian Xunji for acting too hastily and ruthlessly, but Qian Xunji defended his actions by recounting Bibi Dong's betrayal after fourteen years of care.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo backed Qian Xunji, arguing that Spirit Hall had to punish traitors harshly.
• Qian Daoliu accepted that Bibi Dong's punishment was Qian Xunji's authority as Pope and asked what he intended to do about Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Xunji said Yu Xiaogang had fled Spirit City and that he would make Bibi Dong beg for alms in the central square; Qian Daoliu offered the Worship Hall's support if Qian Xunji demanded an explanation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Qian Xunji left Spirit Hall to clear his head after being forced to cripple the girl he had raised, while Qian Daoliu assigned the Worshippers to handle the Pope’s duties. Using Spirit Hall’s intelligence network, Qian Xunji learned that the Blue Silver Emperor had only recently met Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, and set out to claim her.

• Qian Xunji told Qian Daoliu he was leaving Spirit Hall and departed despite his father’s objections.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to let Qian Xunji go and ordered the Worshippers to manage the Papal Palace’s official affairs.
• Qian Xunji revealed that he planned to find the Blue Silver Emperor, whom he hoped to take before she fell for Tang Hao.
• Qian Xunji searched Spirit Hall’s reports and found that the Blue Silver Emperor had met Tang Hao and Tang Xiao one week earlier.
• Qian Xunji resolved to seize the Blue Silver Emperor, believing his status as a Titled Douluo gave him an advantage over her.

Qian Xunji left Spirit City to intercept the Blue Silver Emperor, while Bibi Dong mistook his carriage passing through Central Square for a sign that he would take her back. The carriage continued on without stopping, leaving Bibi Dong in despair as a Security Team member mocked her.

• Qian Xunji ordered his carriage prepared and set out from the Papal Palace to intercept the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Qian Xunji saw Bibi Dong begging in Central Square but felt no sympathy and continued toward the city gates.
• Two Security Team members saw the Pope's carriage and speculated that he might have come to bring Bibi Dong back.
• Bibi Dong heard them, hoped Qian Xunji would forgive her, and imagined returning to serve him.
• Qian Xunji's carriage passed Bibi Dong without stopping and disappeared into the rain.
• A Security Team member mocked Bibi Dong for expecting the Pope to take her back.

Qian Xunji left Spirit Hall to find the Blue Silver Emperor, while Qian Daoliu ordered the Consecration Hall to manage the Papal Palace in his absence. Qian Xunji located the Blue Silver Emperor and the Tang brothers in a tavern and headed inside.

• Bibi Dong withdrew into a dark corner, while Qian Xunji ignored her and departed.
• Qian Daoliu sent Demon Subduing Douluo to have the Consecration Hall handle the Papal Palace’s affairs until Qian Xunji returned.
• On the journey, Qian Xunji considered the strength of Tang Xiao and Tang Hao and concluded that Spirit Hall remained stronger than the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Xunji left his carriage outside the town, activated his martial soul avatar, and sensed two Clear Sky Hammer auras and the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Beast vitality inside a tavern.
• Qian Xunji flew down into the town and headed straight for the tavern, drawing the attention of nearby pedestrians.

Qian Xunji entered a tavern where Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin were drinking, and Ah Yin feared he had detected her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. After Qian Xunji summoned the three outside, Ah Yin collapsed, convinced she had nowhere to escape.

• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao recognized Qian Xunji as the Pope of Spirit Hall and wondered why he had come to the remote town.
• Ah Yin feared that Qian Xunji, a Titled Douluo, would sense that she was a Blue Silver Emperor who had not yet reached the Mature Stage.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao reassured Ah Yin that Qian Xunji had no reason to attack them.
• Qian Xunji identified Tang Xiao and Tang Hao but focused on Ah Yin, whose Blue Silver Grass form he could see.
• Qian Xunji secretly called Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin outside, leaving Ah Yin convinced that he had discovered her and that she was doomed.

Qian Xunji met Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin in a secluded forest and revealed that Ah Yin was his real reason for summoning them. Tang Hao shielded Ah Yin and challenged the Pope, leaving her convinced that he could not defeat a Titled Douluo.

• Ah Yin regretted traveling with Tang Xiao and Tang Hao as they went to meet Qian Xunji.
• Tang Xiao greeted Qian Xunji respectfully while Tang Hao acted defiantly and Ah Yin hid behind him.
• Qian Xunji praised the Clear Sky Twins and claimed he had approached them because he happened to pass by.
• Qian Xunji pointed at Ah Yin and said that meeting the brothers had been incidental to his true purpose.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and seven Soul Rings, then vowed to protect Ah Yin from Qian Xunji.

Tang Hao confronted Qian Xunji to protect A Yin, but Tang Xiao forced him to recognize that provoking Spirit Hall could doom the Clear Sky Sect. Qian Xunji revealed that A Yin was not an ordinary Soul Master and asked whether she would explain her identity herself.

• Tang Hao raised his Clear Sky Hammer at Qian Xunji, while Tang Xiao begged him to calm down and apologized to the Pope.
• Tang Xiao slapped Tang Hao and warned him that the Clear Sky Sect could not survive a war with Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao put away his hammer but asked Qian Xunji why he had come for A Yin and pleaded for her safety.
• Qian Xunji warned Tang Hao that his actions represented the Clear Sky Sect and said he could destroy it without Tang Chen.
• Qian Xunji turned to A Yin and asked whether she would reveal her identity or let him explain it.

Qian Xunji revealed Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Beast and offered her captivity or protection in exchange for bearing his children. Ah Yin chose to stay by his side, while Tang Xiao and Tang Hao left her behind.

• Qian Xunji exposed Ah Yin's identity as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, shocking Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.
• Ah Yin confirmed the truth and asked Qian Xunji to let the Clear Sky Sect brothers go.
• Tang Xiao dragged Tang Hao away, leaving Ah Yin alone with Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji offered to keep Ah Yin captive until Spirit Hall wanted her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, or protect her if she bore his children.
• Ah Yin chose to stay by Qian Xunji's side in exchange for his protection.

Tang Hao became distraught after learning Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Blue Silver Emperor and that Qian Xunji had captured her. Tang Xiao stopped him from rushing to rescue her and left him on a mountain, urging him to forget her.

• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao returned to the tavern, where Tang Hao mourned Ah Yin and insisted he had fallen in love with her at first sight.
• Tang Xiao warned Tang Hao that attacking Qian Xunji could provoke Spirit Hall into war with the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao tried to rush out to save Ah Yin, but Tang Xiao slapped him through a tavern wall and paid the tavern keeper for the damage.
• Tang Xiao carried Tang Hao to a deserted mountain and scolded him for risking the sect and their father over Ah Yin.
• Tang Hao said losing Ah Yin felt like losing his future, and Tang Xiao urged him to pretend they had never met her.

Tang Xiao convinced Tang Hao that rescuing Ah Yin would endanger the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Hao agreed to leave her behind. As they resumed their journey, Tang Hao felt the mysterious bond between him and Ah Yin sever completely.

• Tang Xiao warned Tang Hao that Spirit Hall would pursue Ah Yin and could threaten the Clear Sky Sect if the brothers tried to save her.
• Tang Hao wondered how Qian Xunji had discovered Ah Yin's identity, and Tang Xiao guessed Spirit Hall had been monitoring them.
• Tang Xiao urged Tang Hao to accept that he and Ah Yin could not be together, and Tang Hao agreed to leave and focus on cultivation.
• Tang Xiao suggested finding Tang Hao a wife, but Tang Hao said he would wait until he became a Titled Douluo.
• Tang Hao felt a sudden pain in his chest and sensed that his connection to Ah Yin had been severed as the brothers set off.

Qian Xunji took Ah Yin away from the forest and explained Bibi Dong’s situation and Spirit Hall’s power as they traveled. Ah Yin asked whether he would abandon her after she served her purpose, and he promised she would be protected and accepted if she returned with their child.

• Qian Xunji took Ah Yin away in a carriage and told her he would stay away from Spirit Hall for a year while she tried to become pregnant.
• Qian Xunji recounted Bibi Dong’s story, and Ah Yin challenged his cruelty toward the Holy Maiden.
• Qian Xunji reminded Ah Yin that she had one year to fulfill her promise or he would turn her into a Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Ah Yin asked whether Qian Xunji would cast her aside afterward, and he promised to honor and protect her if she did as he asked.
• Qian Xunji described Spirit Hall’s powerful Douluo, and he assured Ah Yin that his father and uncles would accept her as their child’s mother.

Qian Xunji reassured A Yin that Spirit Hall would protect her if her identity as a soul beast were exposed, then took her sightseeing while continuing to pursue her aggressively. In Delun City, he planned to take her to Yelin City, and their relationship remained teasing and strained by his relentless advances.

• A Yin asked what Qian Xunji would do if many people tried to kill her, and he promised that Spirit Hall would crush their forces.
• Qian Xunji learned that A Yin had taken human form about twenty years earlier and guessed that her Blue Silver Grass heritage made her especially fertile.
• Qian Xunji took A Yin sightseeing over the following days while privately using their nights together to clear his mind.
• In Delun City, A Yin complained that Qian Xunji had exhausted her, and he promised to let her rest for a couple of days.
• Qian Xunji suggested visiting Yelin City for its famous lantern festival, then teased A Yin about resisting him as she tried to grab him.
• At their hotel in Delun City, Qian Xunji beckoned A Yin toward the bed while she regretted ever leaving the ground.

Bibi Dong endured daily abuse from Spirit City residents after Qian Xunji punished her for betraying Spirit Hall, while the Security Team struggled to keep the crowds from killing her. At the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu and the elders discussed the unrest and decided to leave Bibi Dong alive until Qian Xunji returned.

• Spirit City residents gathered in the central square, accused Bibi Dong of betraying Spirit Hall, and pelted her with vegetables and eggs.
• An angry crowd surged toward Bibi Dong, but Security Team members restrained them because Qian Xunji had ordered that she must not die.
• Bibi Dong blamed Yu Xiaogang and Qian Xunji for her suffering and vowed to kill Yu Xiaogang if she got the chance.
• Qian Daoliu and the elders complained about the Papal Palace work they had inherited since Qian Xunji left Spirit City.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo raised concerns that Bibi Dong was causing repeated clashes and straining Spirit City's security.
• Qian Daoliu told the elders to leave Bibi Dong alive rather than risk Qian Xunji blaming them when he returned.

Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s elders discussed the uproar over Ah Yin and waited for Qian Xunji to return, while also considering finding him a partner. At the outskirts of Star Dou Forest, Tang Hao’s grief over Ah Yin caused recurring chest pain and brought him into conflict with Tang Xiao, while Qian Xunji remained with Ah Yin at a hotel.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other elders discussed the public’s demand for Spirit Hall to seek an explanation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Qian Daoliu decided they would wait for Qian Xunji to return.
• Qian Daoliu agreed with the elders that they could help Qian Xunji find a partner when he came back.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao camped near Star Dou Forest after Tang Hao reached Soul Power Level eighty, and Tang Hao suffered his nightly chest pain.
• Tang Hao asked whether becoming a Soul Douluo would let him stand against Qian Xunji and said he wanted to learn whether Ah Yin was truly dead.
• Tang Xiao slapped Tang Hao and ordered him not to seek out Qian Xunji, while Tang Hao insisted that Ah Yin mattered to him.
• At the hotel, Qian Xunji told Ah Yin to come to him and move on her own, and Ah Yin cursed him.