Recaps

Luo Jiuyou’s domain and the girls’ combined enhancements overwhelmed the Soul King and his two Soul Ancestors. When the Soul King charged at Luo Jiuyou with his fifth Soul Skill, Luo Jiuyou blocked the strike without moving or activating a Soul Ring.

• Luo Jiuyou’s domain weakened the three enemies and strengthened their opponents, prompting the Soul King and Soul Ancestors to try to flee.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Na'er, Zi JI, and Bi Ji pressed the attack with their abilities and enhancements, driving the Soul King and his subordinates toward collapse.
• Na'er froze the Iron Armored Lizard Soul Ancestor’s escape route, and Zi JI shattered his scales and sent him flying into a wooden post.
• The Soul King forced Qian Renxue back and charged Luo Jiuyou with his fifth Soul Skill, Mountain-Splitting Axe.
• Luo Jiuyou blocked the Soul King’s full-strength axe strike with the Asura Demon Sword without moving or activating his Soul Rings.

Luo Jiuyou overwhelmed Chi Tianxuan with blood-fueled attacks, leaving the Soul Douluo badly wounded and desperate to escape. Chi Tianxuan used a secret Blood Escape Technique and fled as a streak of bloodlight.

• Luo Jiuyou revealed four Soul Rings, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and unleashed Blood Rage and Bloodthirsty Rampage.
• Luo Jiuyou broke Chi Tianxuan’s arm with a sword strike and battered him with successive attacks.
• Chi Tianxuan transformed into the Lava Demon Lizard and used his Soul Skills, but Luo Jiuyou kept pursuing him and deepened his wounds.
• Chi Tianxuan unleashed Molten Annihilation Stream, but Luo Jiuyou countered with Outrage Break and blasted him with corrosive Blood Fiend Power.
• Chi Tianxuan activated the Blood Escape Technique to flee, and Luo Jiuyou answered with Asura Blood Light Slash.

Luo Jiuyou overwhelmed Chi Tianxuan with relentless attacks, then killed him with Asura Blood Light Slash as he tried to flee. Qian Daoliu witnessed the attack’s power, while Qian Renxue decided she wanted to pursue an extreme attack path.

• Luo Jiuyou taunted Chi Tianxuan while battering him with his twin swords, leaving the watching Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Na'er, Ye Guyi, Zi JI, and Bi Ji stunned.
• Chi Tianxuan burned his life force to escape, but Luo Jiuyou stayed behind to charge Asura Blood Light Slash.
• Luo Jiuyou sent two enormous crossing blood-colored slashes after Chi Tianxuan, cutting through the ground as they pursued him over a thousand meters.
• The slashes struck Chi Tianxuan's Magma Giant Lizard Martial Soul Avatar and split his body into several pieces.
• Qian Daoliu recognized the attack as Asura Blood Light Slash and wondered who could withstand Luo Jiuyou's growing power.
• Bibi Dong cheered over the attack, and Qian Renxue decided to focus her future soul ring skills on enhancements and extreme attack.

Luo Jiuyou defeated a Soul Douluo, recovered evidence and treasure, and led the rescued captives to safety. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang guided Yu Yuanzhen to a poisonous barrier in Sunset Forest, where the sight of it made his father wonder if his son’s claims about Immortal Herbs were true.

• Luo Jiuyou searched the defeated Soul Douluo’s remains and found a Storage Soul Tool, Gold Soul Coins, and account books proving years of trafficking.
• Luo Jiuyou opened a hidden chamber full of Gold Soul Coins and jewelry, and Qian Daoliu let the group keep the treasure after setting aside the mission evidence.
• Luo Jiuyou and the others delivered the rescued elderly, women, and children to a Spirit Hall branch for resettlement.
• Yu Xiaogang led Yu Yuanzhen deep into Sunset Forest, insisting that a hidden treasure ground filled with Immortal Herbs lay ahead.
• Yu Yuanzhen saw the poisonous miasma blocking the way and began to believe Yu Xiaogang might truly know of the hidden place.

Yue Guan tended the spirit herbs at the Icefire Yin Yang Well, now controlled by Spirit Hall, when Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Xiaogang trespassed in search of its legendary plants. Yu Yuanzhen fled after confronting two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo, then beat Yu Xiaogang for leading him there, leaving Yu Xiaogang’s memories of his previous life increasingly at odds with reality.

• Yue Guan told Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo that he had planted many herb seeds and seedlings in the valley.
• Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Xiaogang through the poisonous miasma to the Icefire Yin Yang Well, where Yu Xiaogang found Spirit Hall had already taken the Immortal Herbs he expected.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo confronted the intruders, and Yu Yuanzhen hurried away with Yu Xiaogang before the brothers could stop them.
• Qian Jun Douluo sent Yue Guan to report the trespass to the Pope, while he and Jiang Mo Douluo suspected the visitors had come for the herbs.
• Yu Xiaogang realized that the world differed from his previous-life memories, and Yu Yuanzhen demanded to know how he had found the valley.
• Yu Yuanzhen beat Yu Xiaogang, who accidentally soiled his robe, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to strike him even more furiously.

Yu Xiaogang told Yu Yuanzhen about his memories of a previous life, including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's destruction and Tang San's rise to godhood. Yu Yuanzhen planned to secure the Blue Silver Emperor and seek an alliance with Bibi Dong, then beat Yu Xiaogang again after learning he had been involved with Liu Erlong in that past life.

• Yu Xiaogang confessed that he had been reborn with memories of the future, and Yu Yuanzhen listened in disbelief.
• Yu Xiaogang said the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been destroyed and explained that Tang Hao's son became a god after the Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself.
• Yu Yuanzhen decided to find and control the Blue Silver Emperor so the clan could raise its own God's Chosen One.
• Yu Yuanzhen proposed that Yu Xiaogang reconnect with Bibi Dong and keep their plans secret, especially from Yu Luomian.
• Yu Yuanzhen learned Yu Xiaogang had been involved with his cousin Liu Erlong in his previous life and beat him again.

Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen competed to recruit Chen Xin and Gu Rong, leaving both independent cultivators undecided. The negotiations were interrupted when seven young figures entered the tavern, silencing the room.

• Ning Fengzhi offered Chen Xin and Gu Rong freedom, cultivation resources, and the Azure Lantern Cover in exchange for joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Yuanzhen arrived with Yu Xiaogang and offered the two men elder positions, resources, and high-year soul rings to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong considered Yu Yuanzhen's offer, with Gu Rong appearing more receptive to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue argued over the window seats as Ye Guyi followed them upstairs with the other young figures.
• A white-haired youth carrying a blood-red greatsword entered and headed for an empty window table, causing the tavern to fall silent.

Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong recognized Luo Jiuyou and learned that the girls with him were Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and other Spirit Hall disciples. As the group settled into the tavern, Bibi Dong ordered an enormous feast, while Yu Xiaogang struggled to reconcile the lively child he saw with his memories of Bibi Dong.

• Ning Fengzhi identified Luo Jiuyou and the girls accompanying him, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong scrutinized the Holy Son and his blood-red greatsword.
• Yu Xiaogang saw the young Bibi Dong arguing with Qian Renxue and wondered whether his memories of her were wrong.
• Ning Fengzhi postponed his discussion with Yu Yuanzhen and left, while Yu Xiaogang continued watching Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong ordered ten portions of several dishes, roast whole lamb and ox, and rabbit heads, then paid the attendant with Gold Soul Coins.
• Na'er asked for roast whole deer, and Bibi Dong added two; she and Qian Renxue then bickered as Chen Xin and Gu Rong watched the group.

Luo Jiuyou used Mental Sharing and Mental Detection to show the children Yu Yuanzhen, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong at a tavern, then explained that the two Soul Douluo had the talent to become Super Douluo. He left the group wondering what he planned to do after asking how they felt about recruiting people from someone else.

• Luo Jiuyou linked the six children through Mental Sharing, and Bibi Dong immediately joked about using it to chat during lessons.
• Luo Jiuyou pointed out Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiaogang, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong at a nearby table, prompting Bibi Dong to laugh at the name Luo Sanpao.
• Luo Jiuyou used Mental Detection to show the group the tavern and explained that even Yu Yuanzhen, a level 95 Titled Douluo, could not detect his probing.
• Luo Jiuyou told the children that Chen Xin and Gu Rong could become Super Douluo, then asked how they felt about recruiting people from someone else.

Luo Jiuyou and the others discussed how Spirit Hall could recruit Chen Xin, learning that his father had died after challenging Qian Daoliu. They decided that Luo Jiuyou should challenge Chen Xin with his sword, hoping the duel would persuade him to join Spirit Hall.

• Bibi Dong proposed recruiting the two Soul Douluo with Gold Soul Coins, but Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi suggested offering independent cultivators Spirit Hall's resources and support instead.
• Luo Jiuyou explained that Chen Xin's father, Chen Jianjun, had died from injuries after challenging Qian Daoliu, though he had told Chen Xin not to seek revenge.
• Bi Ji and Ye Guyi reasoned that Chen Xin cared more about surpassing others and proving his father's path than taking revenge on Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong suggested that Luo Jiuyou fight Chen Xin, and the others agreed that a sword duel could let Chen Xin judge Spirit Hall through their swords.
• Luo Jiuyou told them to wait until Yu Yuanzhen left before approaching Chen Xin, while Qian Renxue warned Bibi Dong to talk less.

Yu Xiaogang’s fixation on Bibi Dong disrupted Yu Yuanzhen’s recruitment meeting, and his father dragged him off to beat him. After dining, Luo Jiuyou and the other children cornered Chen Xin and Gu Rong in the street and demanded a toll.

• Yu Xiaogang stared at Bibi Dong and the other children during Yu Yuanzhen’s attempt to recruit Chen Xin and Gu Rong, then suddenly slammed the table and shouted about his traitorous disciple.
• Yu Yuanzhen dragged Yu Xiaogang out of the tavern and beat him in a private room for embarrassing him and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Bibi Dong complained that Yu Xiaogang’s gaze had made her uncomfortable, and Qian Renxue punched her while the other children laughed.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Na'er, Zi JI, and Luo Jiuyou devoured the food while Chen Xin and Gu Rong watched in amazement.
• As Chen Xin and Gu Rong left the tavern, Luo Jiuyou and the other children blocked their way, and Qian Renxue demanded a toll.

Luo Jiuyou invited Chen Xin and Gu Rong to join Spirit Hall and challenged them to a fight, offering a Soul Bone over thirty thousand years old if he lost. His words about Chen Xin’s father freed Chen Xin from his lingering doubts, and Chen Xin agreed to join Spirit Hall if he lost, but Luo Jiuyou insisted they fight at full strength.

• Bibi Dong scolded Gu Rong for insulting Spirit Hall, while Luo Jiuyou explained that he had waited to approach the two elders until Yu Yuanzhen had left.
• Gu Rong challenged Luo Jiuyou’s confidence, and Luo Jiuyou proposed a fight with Spirit Hall membership as the stake and a Soul Bone over thirty thousand years old if he lost.
• Gu Rong considered the bet, while Chen Xin rejected the temptation because of his father’s past and his own unresolved feelings toward Spirit Hall.
• Luo Jiuyou reminded Chen Xin that his father had drawn his sword without regret, prompting Chen Xin to laugh as his sword aura sharpened and his doubts lifted.
• Chen Xin thanked Luo Jiuyou and agreed to join Spirit Hall if he lost, offering to suppress his strength to match Luo Jiuyou’s level.
• Luo Jiuyou refused Chen Xin’s offer and demanded that they both fight at full strength.

Luo Jiuyou fought Chen Xin and Gu Rong at once, overwhelming the two Soul Douluo with blood-powered attacks that made his wounds bleed uncontrollably. As his blood-red blade grew stronger, he unleashed his awakening skill, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Chen Xin and Gu Rong accepted Luo Jiuyou’s challenge, and his four soul rings shocked them with their unusual power.
• Luo Jiuyou’s Outrage Break blasted Gu Rong into the air and wounded him, while Chen Xin’s attempt to intervene was driven back.
• Luo Jiuyou relentlessly attacked both men, and the blood from Gu Rong’s wounds flowed toward the growing blade behind him.
• Gu Rong used his Bone Dragon True Body and bone-based skills to defend himself, but Luo Jiuyou shattered his bone wall and kept advancing.
• Luo Jiuyou invoked Temporal-Spatial Shadow Clone and Seven Kill Thunder Rises, One Sword Shatters the Heavens, then began his awakening skill, Demon Prison Blood Execution.

Luo Jiuyou defeated Chen Xin and Gu Rong with his unfinished awakening skill, Demon Prison Blood Execution, then carried the injured men away with the others. Qian Daoliu judged Luo Jiuyou capable of contending with a Titled Douluo, while Yu Yuanzhen discovered the battlefield’s devastation and hurried back to plan for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s future.

• Chen Xin and Gu Rong attacked Luo Jiuyou together, but he unleashed Demon Prison Blood Execution and imprisoned them in a pillar of blood energy until they collapsed, gravely injured.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi reacted to Luo Jiuyou’s terrifying power, while Na'er privately thought his blood energy looked delicious.
• Luo Jiuyou asked Bi Ji to heal Chen Xin and Gu Rong, then carried both unconscious men away with the group.
• After the seven children left, Qian Daoliu inspected the ruined battlefield, concluded Luo Jiuyou could contend with a Titled Douluo, and followed them.
• Yu Yuanzhen arrived at the battlefield, found traces of immense blood energy and destruction, and hurried back toward the hotel where Yu Xiaogang was recovering.

After waking from their defeat, Chen Xin and Gu Rong accepted that their wager had made them members of Spirit Hall under Luo Jiuyou. Luo Jiuyou revealed that the battle had helped him break through to level fifty, while Chen Xin began to look toward his new life with renewed determination.

• Chen Xin woke beside the injured Gu Rong and recalled Luo Jiuyou's overwhelming power and strange abilities.
• Gu Rong woke and complained about being defeated, while Chen Xin described how Luo Jiuyou's blood-red blade had suppressed the Seven Kill Sword.
• Luo Jiuyou revealed himself and reminded Chen Xin and Gu Rong that their wager made them members of Spirit Hall, and they greeted him as Holy Son.
• Chen Xin noticed Luo Jiuyou's aura had grown stronger, and Luo Jiuyou explained that fighting them had raised him to level fifty.
• Luo Jiuyou left the two to recover, while Gu Rong called him a monster and Chen Xin resolved not to resign himself to defeat.

Luo Jiuyou learned that he had unknowingly completed the Asura Second Trial and received its rewards, along with an Asura Inheritance Soul Bone that could let him wield Asura God Power after collecting a full set. The Asura God then set the Third Trial: kill more than ten thousand beings stronger than himself, and Luo Jiuyou began considering where to find suitable targets.

• The Asura God appeared in Luo Jiuyou's mental space and revealed that he had completed the Second Trial by reaching rank fifty and defeating three Soul Douluo.
• Luo Jiuyou received five Soul Power ranks, ten thousand years added to each Soul Ring's age, a God-Given Soul Ring, and ten percent more Asura Affinity.
• The Asura God granted Luo Jiuyou an Asura Inheritance Soul Bone and explained that a complete set of Soul Bones would allow him to wield Asura God Power.
• The Asura God announced the Third Trial: Luo Jiuyou had to kill more than ten thousand beings stronger than himself.
• Luo Jiuyou considered targeting Fallen Soul Masters, criminals, or stronger Soul Beasts, including those in the sea, then decided to use his Second Trial rewards to raise his rank first.

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue’s playful fight ended when Ye Guyi punished them, but a terrifying aura from Luo Jiuyou’s residence drew everyone’s attention. As Luo Jiuyou absorbed a Divine-Level Soul Ring, his fourth Soul Ring became a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and his left-arm Soul Bone evolved to the same level.

• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue fought over their cultivation, threw mud at each other, and accidentally hit Ye Guyi.
• Ye Guyi gained her Holy Angel Martial Soul and knocked both Senior Sisters on the head, making them apologize.
• A faint crimson aura filled the skies above Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu sensed it coming from Luo Jiuyou’s residence.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, Na'er, Zi JI, and Bi JI rushed to Luo Jiuyou’s room, where Qian Daoliu watched him absorb a crimson-gold Divine-Level Soul Ring.
• Luo Jiuyou’s fourth Soul Ring transformed into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and Qian Daoliu discovered that his left-arm Soul Bone had evolved into one as well.

After absorbing a Divine-Level Soul Ring, Luo Jiuyou gained powerful blood-based skills and reached level fifty-five. He revealed that he had completed the Asura Second Trial and learned that the Third Trial required him to kill ten thousand beings stronger than himself.

• Luo Jiuyou woke after absorbing the Divine-Level Soul Ring, teased Qian Renxue about her muddy face, and explained how the ring strengthened his soul rings, soul bone, and new Berserker skills.
• Luo Jiuyou described how Bloodbath Rage could detonate enemies’ blood, leaving Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, Na'er, Zi Ji, and Bi Ji stunned by his fighting abilities.
• Luo Jiuyou announced that he had reached level fifty-five and intended to begin the Asura Third Trial.
• Luo Jiuyou told Qian Daoliu that breaking through level fifty and defeating Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Chi Tianxuan had completed the Second Trial.
• Luo Jiuyou revealed that the Third Trial required him to kill ten thousand beings stronger than himself, and Qian Daoliu reacted with alarm.

Luo Jiuyou argued that power and abilities were not inherently evil, and that a person's heart and choices determined whether they became corrupt. He then proposed killing powerful soul beasts in a planned, sustainable way, drawing the attention and amusement of Asura God.

• Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, and Qian Daoliu worried that Luo Jiuyou’s plan to kill more than ten thousand people stronger than him could turn him into a Fallen Soul Master.
• Luo Jiuyou told Bibi Dong that her Soul Devouring Spider Emperor’s devouring ability was not evil by itself, and argued that power’s morality depended on how its wielder used it.
• Luo Jiuyou asked the others whether villains and soul beasts could be killed, then argued that killing those who deserved it was acceptable even if not every evil person or soul beast could be eliminated.
• Luo Jiuyou proposed targeting large soul beasts in the ocean, claiming that killing them would reduce their consumption of smaller soul beasts and support the Soul Master world’s sustainable development.
• Asura God laughed at Luo Jiuyou’s proposal, but stopped when Destruction addressed him.

Asura God defended his choice of Luo Jiuyou as his successor to Destruction, who noticed the powerful Destruction Power dormant in Luo Jiuyou’s left hand before leaving. Meanwhile, Luo Jiuyou proposed hunting Fallen Soul Masters to complete his trial and help his senior sisters grow stronger, and the group prepared to take missions before visiting Slaughter City.

• Destruction questioned Asura God about awarding Luo Jiuyou a Divine-Level Soul Ring, but accepted that Luo Jiuyou had exceeded the trial requirements by defeating powerful opponents.
• Destruction discovered the dormant Destruction Power in Luo Jiuyou’s left hand, and Asura God denied deliberately concealing it; Destruction left, regretting that Asura had already claimed Luo Jiuyou as his successor.
• Luo Jiuyou suggested hunting Fallen Soul Masters to complete his Asura Third Trial and help Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi level up.
• Qian Daoliu warned that Slaughter City prohibited soul skills and would be dangerous for the others, so Luo Jiuyou proposed finding Fallen Soul Masters through missions first.
• Luo Jiuyou explained that his Asura Slaughter Domain let him use soul skills in Slaughter City and that they could obtain Divine Slaughter’s Domain there; the women eagerly agreed to take missions.

The seven little ones pursued Fallen Soul Master gangs around Soul Hunting Town, dividing the targets among themselves to punish the criminals and absorb their Soul Power. When their levels hit bottlenecks, Luo Jiuyou proposed crippling the strongest gang so they could obtain Soul Rings before returning to finish it.

• Ye Qing gave the seven little ones verified intelligence about Fallen Soul Master gangs targeting a Soul Saint's family to steal a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong chose the mission, and Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi joined her in reviewing the targets and their routes.
• Several days later, the group reached the final and strongest gang's base, where Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, and Na'er had reached level bottlenecks from absorbing Soul Power.
• Na'er and Zi Ji had revealed that they could devour Soul Power, while the others wondered whether their martial souls had similar abilities.
• Luo Jiuyou suggested crippling the gang so the group could obtain Soul Rings before returning to deal with the Fallen Soul Masters.

Spirit Hall Holy Son Luo Jiuyou led an assault on Blood Butcher and Blood Soul’s hideout, revealing overwhelming blood-exploding powers as he and his companions crushed the Fallen Soul Masters. Blood Butcher and Blood Soul were trapped in the hall with their followers, facing Luo Jiuyou’s ultimatum to kill or be killed.

• Blood Soul and Blood Butcher learned that Blood Bear’s base had been destroyed and suspected Spirit Hall’s Angel Legion had found their hideout.
• Luo Jiuyou and his companions broke into the cavern hall, and the Fallen Soul Masters recognized him as Spirit Hall Holy Son.
• Luo Jiuyou made the Fallen Soul Masters’ right arms explode with his blood-controlling power, while Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Ye Guyi attacked the wounded enemies.
• Blood Butcher and Blood Soul fled toward a hidden passage, but Luo Jiuyou intercepted them and blasted them back with a sword strike.
• Blood Butcher and Blood Soul used their Martial Soul Avatars, but Luo Jiuyou’s two drops of blood exploded against their attacks and left them bleeding.
• Luo Jiuyou collapsed a passage with another blood explosion, trapping the remaining Fallen Soul Masters and declaring that they had to kill or be killed.

Luo Jiuyou punished the Fallen Soul Masters in the cave for their atrocities, while his words led Qian Daoliu to reconcile his killing intent with his duty to protect. Qian Daoliu touched the threshold of rank one hundred, and Luo Jiuyou sensed that he had finally understood.

• Luo Jiuyou crippled the two Soul Saints and condemned the Fallen Soul Masters for their crimes before declaring judgment in the name of Asura.
• Luo Jiuyou used Blood Detonation to blow off the remaining Fallen Soul Masters’ limbs and silence them, then stopped the two Soul Saints from self-destructing.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, Na'er, Zi JI, and Bi Ji watched as Luo Jiuyou explained that killing could protect the innocent and punish the guilty.
• Outside the gorge, Qian Daoliu realized why he had drawn his sword and accepted his killing intent as part of protecting the oppressed.
• Qian Daoliu’s Six-Winged Angel gained a crimson edge, and a crack appeared in the barrier before rank one hundred.
• Luo Jiuyou sensed Qian Daoliu’s realization and wondered whether his grandfather had finally understood.

Spirit Hall’s purge notices won public praise as Luo Jiuyou and his companions made roads safer across the Heaven Dou Empire. Yu Xiaogang, furious that Spirit Hall had repeatedly taken the opportunities he expected to claim, denounced its kindness before the crowd.

• A Spirit Hall deacon posted reports announcing the destruction of bandit groups and Fallen Soul Master strongholds by Luo Jiuyou and the Supreme Pontiff’s disciples.
• Townspeople discussed the Holy Son’s strength and praised Spirit Hall for making travel and trade safer.
• Yu Xiaogang brooded over Spirit Hall taking the Icefire Yin Yang Well, potential allies, and other opportunities he had hoped to secure.
• Yu Xiaogang resented Luo Jiuyou and his companions for gaining the acclaim he believed was destined for him.
• Yu Xiaogang shouted that Spirit Hall’s apparent kindness was an act, drawing the crowd’s attention.

Yu Xiaogang tried to convince a crowd that Spirit Hall had fabricated Luo Jiuyou’s victories, but the townspeople mocked and confronted him. Humiliated after fleeing into dog waste and being urinated on, he swore to destroy Spirit Hall.

• Yu Xiaogang denounced Spirit Hall’s notices as propaganda and claimed its experts had secretly carried out the victories credited to Luo Jiuyou and his companions.
• The townspeople challenged Yu Xiaogang to prove his claims by fighting bandits himself and praised Spirit Hall for making travel safer.
• Yu Xiaogang insulted the crowd as lowborn scum, prompting a Soul Emperor to intimidate him and the onlookers to laugh at him for wetting himself.
• Yu Xiaogang ran away, tripped into dog waste, and was soaked by a dog urinating on him as the crowd laughed.
• Yu Xiaogang fled in humiliation and swore to destroy Spirit Hall and Luo Jiuyou.