Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng teased Qian Daoliu about his past with Bo Saixi, and Qian Xunji argued that his grandfather had lost her by honoring an unfair agreement. Qian Daoliu wondered whether he still had a chance with Bo Saixi, while Qian Xunji chased his children after they called him shameless.

• Qian Renxue asked whether Qian Daoliu had once loved Bo Saixi, and Qian Daoliu realized Qian Xunji had told the children about their history.
• Qian Daoliu explained that he, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi had agreed she would choose whichever man became a god, while Qian Xunji and Qian Renfeng called the arrangement unfair to him.
• Qian Daoliu dismissed Qian Xunji and the others, then listened as Golden Crocodile Douluo and Azure Luan Douluo agreed that he had been too honorable.
• Qian Daoliu wondered whether he should visit Bo Saixi, but Golden Crocodile Douluo said she was likely still devoted to Tang Chen.
• Qian Xunji told A Yin that Qian Daoliu had little chance with Bo Saixi, then tried to punish Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng for teasing him as they fled.

Dugu Bo joined Spirit Hall as a Titled Douluo elder, and Qian Xunji asked him to help recruit the Undying Family. Dugu Bo left with Dugu Yan after she bonded with Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng, while Qian Xunji wondered whether to bring a rabbit to the palace.

• Dugu Bo received his title as a Spirit Hall elder in the Papal Palace.
• Qian Xunji asked Dugu Bo about the Undying Family, and Dugu Bo offered to act as an envoy to recruit them.
• Qian Xunji sent Dugu Bo to choose a residence in the Elder District and collect Dugu Yan from the Back Garden.
• Dugu Yan told Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng that she liked spending time with them, and Qian Renxue welcomed her to visit again.
• After Dugu Bo left, Qian Xunji wondered whether he should bring a rabbit to the palace because she was supposed to be his son's destined match.

Dugu Bo left Dugu Yan in the Papal Palace while he went to recruit the Undying Family. Qian Xunji and Ah Yin welcomed her, and she joined Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng as they played in the palace garden.

• Dugu Bo asked Qian Xunji to look after Dugu Yan while he tried to recruit the Undying Family, and Qian Xunji agreed.
• Qian Xunji took Dugu Yan to the Papal Palace's Back Garden, where Ah Yin welcomed her.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng joined Dugu Yan, and Qian Renxue happily took her in to play.
• Qian Xunji told Ah Yin he had little confidence in recruiting the Undying Family but considered the attempt worthwhile because Spirit Hall risked nothing.

Dugu Bo visited the Ye Residence to recruit the Undying Family and caught up with Ye Changqing, telling him how Immortal Herbs had cured his poison and helped him become a Titled Douluo. The visit left Dugu Bo poised to discuss Spirit Hall’s recruitment with his old friend.

• Dugu Bo arrived at the Ye Residence and reunited with Ye Changqing, who welcomed him inside for drinks and food.
• Ye Qingxian brought Ye Lingling to the hall, and Dugu Bo held the child while learning that her father had died in Star Dou Forest.
• Ye Changqing praised Spirit Hall’s strength and asked how Dugu Bo had joined and broken through to become a Titled Douluo.
• Dugu Bo explained that Immortal Herbs had removed the Jade-Scaled Snake Martial Soul’s flaws, ended his poisoning, and evolved his Martial Soul into the Jade-Scaled Venom Dragon.

Dugu Bo showed Ye Changqing his evolved Jade-Scaled Venom Dragon Martial Soul and revealed Spirit Hall’s overwhelming strength. As Ye Changqing lamented the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance curse and his approaching death, Dugu Bo wondered whether an Immortal Herb could save him.

• Dugu Bo summoned his Jade-Scaled Venom Dragon Martial Soul and explained that its poison had grown stronger after its evolution from the Jade-Scaled Snake.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Changqing that Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo outnumbered those of every other faction combined, and Ye Changqing recognized how powerful it was.
• Ye Qingxian brought the meal, and Ye Changqing and Dugu Bo recalled how their families both suffered from inherited Martial Soul afflictions.
• Ye Changqing said Ye Lingling would awaken her Martial Soul in a few years and asked Dugu Bo to look after the Ye Clan after his death.
• Dugu Bo wondered whether an Immortal Herb could lift Ye Changqing’s Nine-Heart Begonia curse and considered inviting the Peak Level-89 Soul Douluo to join Spirit Hall.

Dugu Bo persuaded Ye Changqing to have the Undying Family join Spirit Hall, citing its protection and the possibility that Immortal Herbs could break the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance curse. Ye Changqing agreed, and Dugu Bo left to report the decision while Ye Changqing explained the choice to Ye Qingxian.

• Dugu Bo urged Ye Changqing to join Spirit Hall, arguing that the Undying Family would gain protection and might obtain an Immortal Herb.
• Ye Changqing admitted he had already decided to join Spirit Hall, and Dugu Bo promised to report the news and help arrange their move to Spirit City.
• After Dugu Bo left, Ye Qingxian asked Ye Changqing whether the Undying Family was truly joining Spirit Hall.
• Ye Changqing said Spirit Hall's protection and the chance of breaking the family's Martial Soul Inheritance Curse made joining worthwhile, then denied ever calling Spirit Hall overbearing.

Dugu Bo reported that he had recruited the Undying Family into Spirit Hall, surprising Qian Xunji. Qian Xunji agreed to give the family an Immortal Herb when they arrived, though he could not promise it would break the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance curse.

• Dugu Bo returned to Spirit City and told Qian Xunji that he had recruited the Undying Family.
• Qian Xunji questioned how Dugu Bo had persuaded the usually neutral family, and Dugu Bo credited Spirit Hall’s prestige.
• Qian Xunji offered Dugu Bo a reward, and Dugu Bo requested an Immortal Herb that might break the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance curse.
• Qian Xunji agreed to give the Undying Family a suitable Immortal Herb when they arrived, while warning that its effect on the curse was uncertain.

Qian Xunji agreed to Dugu Bo’s requests to give the Undying Family an Immortal Herb and let Dugu Yan stay at the Papal Palace as a playmate for Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng. After learning that Dugu Yan wanted to stay and play with the twins, Qian Xunji accepted her choice while grumbling about Dugu Bo.

• Qian Xunji agreed to give the Undying Family an Immortal Herb and let Dugu Yan stay at the Papal Palace at Dugu Bo’s request.
• Dugu Bo hurried away after Qian Xunji agreed, and Qian Xunji found Dugu Yan playing with Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng in the rear garden.
• Qian Xunji told Ah Yin that the Undying Family would join Spirit Hall and explained why Dugu Bo’s request for Dugu Yan to be a playmate had annoyed him.
• Dugu Yan said she liked Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng and wanted to play with them, so Qian Xunji told her she could stay at the Papal Palace and visit Dugu Bo whenever she missed him.
• Dugu Yan said she did not want to return to Dugu Bo’s quiet home, and Qian Xunji realized his children would be her playmates.

After the Undying Family publicly joined Spirit Hall, factions across the continent reacted with alarm as Spirit Hall’s influence continued to grow. Ye Changqing prepared to move his family to Spirit Hall, while Qian Xunji sent Titled Douluo, including Dugu Bo, to protect them.

• Ye Changqing announced that the Undying Family had joined Spirit Hall, shocking the continent’s factions and Soul Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin worried that Spirit Hall’s growing strength was weakening the Upper Three Sects.
• Tang Hao heard the news in a tavern and resented Spirit Hall’s power because Qian Xunji had married Ah Yin.
• Ye Qingxian questioned whether the Undying Family’s public announcement might invite an attack, but Ye Changqing assured her that Spirit Hall’s protection would deter enemies.
• Ye Changqing told Ye Qingxian to prepare for their journey to Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji dispatched Titled Douluo, including Dugu Bo, to guard the family.

Ye Changqing met with Qian Xunji in Spirit City and discussed whether Immortal Herbs could break the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance curse. Qian Xunji then sought Qian Renfeng’s expertise to choose an herb for the Undying Family, leaving the question of whether the curse could be broken unanswered.

• Ye Changqing told Qian Xunji that he was a Peak Level-89 Soul Douluo and hoped Immortal Herbs could help the Undying Family, while Qian Xunji warned him to prepare for failure.
• Qian Xunji offered Ye Changqing an Elder Token and told him he would be notified when the Immortal Herbs were ready.
• After Ye Changqing left, Qian Xunji went to the back garden and asked A Yin to bring Qian Renfeng to him.
• Qian Renfeng explained the Nine-Heart Begonia’s healing power and its restriction of only two bearers at a time.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Renfeng he planned to give an Immortal Herb to someone from the Undying Family and asked which herbs might break the Martial Soul’s inheritance curse.

Qian Renfeng proposed that the Qiluo Tulip might evolve the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul and remove its inheritance curse. Qian Xunji gave the herb to Ye Changqing, who shared a family legend about a god whose Nine-Colored Begonia was free of the curse.

• Qian Renfeng realized the limit on Nine-Heart Begonia wielders might be a Martial Soul flaw that evolution could remove.
• Qian Renfeng gave Qian Xunji the Qiluo Tulip and said it might evolve the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Qian Xunji summoned Ye Changqing and presented him with the Qiluo Tulip, warning that its ability to break the curse was uncertain.
• Ye Changqing took the herb and recounted a legend of an Undying Family ancestor who became a god with a curse-free Nine-Colored Begonia.

Ye Changqing told Qian Xunji that his Undying Family’s Nine-Colored Begonia had once produced a god, then chose to save an Immortal Herb for his granddaughter, Lingling. After Ye Changqing left, Qian Xunji checked on the Cabinet’s work and relaxed with A Yin in the back garden.

• Qian Xunji connected the Undying Family’s Nine-Colored Begonia Martial Soul to the Nine-Colored Goddess, and Ye Changqing confirmed the family’s ancestor had become a god.
• Ye Changqing and Qian Xunji discussed how little either of them knew about how long their families had existed before their ancestors ascended.
• Ye Changqing chose to save the Immortal Herb for Lingling rather than consume it himself, hoping it could help her overcome the family’s Martial Soul Inheritance Curse.
• Qian Xunji sent Ye Changqing away, inspected Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the Cabinet staff at work, then left them to process the official documents.
• Qian Xunji joined A Yin in the back garden and defended his relaxed lifestyle as Pope while she teased him about becoming decadent.

Ye Changqing brought Ye Qingxian and Ye Lingling to thank Qian Renfeng for the Immortal Herb, but revealed he planned to save it until Lingling awakened her Martial Soul. He then shamelessly suggested that Lingling marry Qian Renfeng, leaving Qian Xunji furious and Ye Qingxian embarrassed.

• Ye Changqing brought his family to the Papal Palace garden to thank Qian Renfeng, and A Yin warmly welcomed Ye Qingxian and Ye Lingling.
• A Yin introduced Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng to Ye Qingxian, while Qian Xunji accepted the unexpected visit.
• Qian Renfeng asked whether the Immortal Herb had helped the Nine-Heart Begonia, and Ye Changqing admitted he had not consumed it.
• Ye Changqing explained he wanted to save the herb for Lingling so she could inherit a Martial Soul free of the curse.
• Ye Changqing asked Qian Renfeng to accept Lingling as his future wife, prompting Qian Xunji to angrily rebuke him while Ye Qingxian apologized to A Yin.

Ye Changqing revealed that he wanted his granddaughter Lingling to marry Qian Renfeng someday, and explained to Ye Qingxian that he had openly raised the possibility to show sincerity to Qian Xunji and A Yin. The family left the Papal Palace planning to visit again, but not so often that they became a nuisance.

• Ye Qingxian worried that her father’s matchmaking proposal was premature, while Qian Xunji dismissed Ye Changqing and sent Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng off to cultivate.
• After the guests left, A Yin reassured Qian Xunji that Lingling seemed like a good girl and that they could let the children’s future unfold naturally.
• Outside the Papal Palace, Ye Qingxian challenged Ye Changqing for raising the marriage idea so bluntly, and he said he had been testing the Pope and his wife’s reactions.
• Ye Changqing argued that neither Qian Xunji nor A Yin had rejected the idea, and that Lingling could grow close to Qian Renfeng over time.
• Ye Changqing told Ye Qingxian that he wanted Lingling to have a good match in case the Nine-Heart Begonia curse could not be broken, then advised her to visit the Papal Palace occasionally without overdoing it.

Qian Renfeng reached Soul Power Level thirty and asked whether he could absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his third. After Qian Xunji confirmed it was possible but dangerous, he took Qian Renfeng to Star Dou Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring, while Qian Renxue stayed behind with Ah Yin, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.

• Qian Renfeng announced that he had reached Soul Power Level thirty, and Qian Renxue revealed that she was at the peak of level twenty-nine.
• Qian Renfeng asked Qian Xunji whether his mental strength would let him absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his third, and Qian Xunji said he only just met the threshold.
• Qian Renfeng chose to attempt the dangerous Soul Ring, and Qian Xunji promised to replace it with a Millennium Soul Ring if he could not withstand it.
• Qian Xunji flew with Qian Renfeng toward Star Dou Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling arrived at the Back Garden, where Ah Yin told them Qian Renxue would keep them company while Qian Renfeng was away.

Qian Renfeng traveled with Qian Xunji to the Star Dou Forest and risked absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as his third ring. He succeeded, reached rank thirty-three, and revealed his new Soul Skill, Angel Space-Rending Ninefold Slash.

• Qian Xunji carried Qian Renfeng at great speed to the Star Dou Forest, explaining the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul’s exceptional speed.
• Qian Xunji found a newly ten-thousand-year soul beast and captured a nearly ten-thousand-year beast as a backup.
• Qian Renfeng killed the light-attributed soul beast and began absorbing its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Qian Renfeng endured the soul beast’s spiritual assault and completed the absorption while Qian Xunji anxiously watched.
• Qian Renfeng reached rank thirty-three and told Qian Xunji that his third Soul Skill was Angel Space-Rending Ninefold Slash.

Qian Renfeng tested his powerful Ten-Thousand-Year third soul skill and returned to Spirit City with Qian Xunji. Qian Daoliu discovered the risky soul ring and confronted Qian Xunji, while Qian Renfeng tried to defend his father.

• Qian Renfeng used Angel Space-Rending Ninefold Slash on Qian Xunji, whose barrier cracked under the nine attacks.
• Qian Renfeng asked Qian Xunji to release the captured nine-thousand-year Soul Beast, and Qian Xunji let it go before taking him back to Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu and the consecrators saw Qian Renfeng’s two purple soul rings and one black soul ring, and Qian Daoliu checked that he was unharmed.
• Qian Daoliu angrily demanded that Qian Xunji explain why he had let Qian Renfeng absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Qian Renfeng told Qian Daoliu that the decision had been his own and asked him not to bully Qian Xunji.

Qian Daoliu beat Qian Xunji for letting Qian Renfeng absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and Qian Xunji later took out his frustration on his son. After A Yin treated them in the Papal Palace garden, Qian Renfeng exposed his father, leaving Qian Xunji to face her anger.

• Qian Xunji explained that he had let Qian Renfeng absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring after testing his spiritual strength, but Qian Daoliu grew angrier and beat him when he tried to flee.
• Qian Xunji complained to Qian Renfeng about his beating, then hit his son and blamed him for his own bruises.
• Qian Xunji and Qian Renfeng arrived at the Papal Palace garden, where A Yin, Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling laughed at their injuries.
• A Yin treated Qian Xunji and Qian Renfeng while Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling teased them about their injuries.
• Qian Renfeng told A Yin that Qian Xunji had hit him, so A Yin slapped Qian Xunji as he protested.

Qian Renfeng showed his ten-thousand-year third soul ring to Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling before heading out with them to play. After the children left, Qian Xunji flirted with A Yin, who had healed his injuries.

• A Yin healed Qian Xunji's swollen face and teased him for hitting Qian Renfeng after Qian Xunji's father had beaten him.
• Qian Renfeng revealed his purple, purple, and black soul rings, astonishing Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling with his ten-thousand-year third ring.
• Qian Renxue joked that she was useless, then got angry when Qian Renfeng accidentally implied she was foolish.
• Qian Renxue, Qian Renfeng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling left to go play after Qian Xunji told them to return early.
• Once the children had gone, Qian Xunji swept A Yin into his arms and teased her about the stick discipline she had given him.

Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng visited Spirit City’s Great Soul Arena, where they easily defeated two Soul Venerables. Afterward, Qian Renfeng reflected on how Spirit Hall’s free martial-soul awakenings and academies supported its strength, while Qian Renxue left with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

• Qian Renxue persuaded Qian Renfeng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to visit Spirit City’s Great Soul Arena.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng registered for a two-person match as the Brother-Sister Team, and the staff recognized their Angel Martial Souls and their identity as the Pope’s children.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Renfeng fought two Soul Venerables from Spirit Academy, and Qian Renxue suppressed both opponents without Qian Renfeng needing to act.
• Qian Renxue said the arena could help improve their fighting skills, and Qian Renfeng reflected on Spirit Hall’s free awakenings and its support for commoner Soul Masters.
• Qian Renxue left with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling after teasing Qian Renfeng for showing off his knowledge.