Arc 3Spirit Hall’s New Plans

As Lin Fan recounts Tang San’s rise and Spirit Hall’s future defeats, Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong use his knowledge to change their plans and prepare for Qian Xunji’s wedding. Yu Xiaogang’s arrival revives Bibi Dong’s unease, while Lin Fan reveals that divine powers may have shaped Tang San’s fate.

  • Bibi Dong sent Blue Silver to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Lin Fan asked her to give his savings to the Village Chief as a wedding gift.
  • Lin Fan explained how Yu Xiaogang’s theories and emotional entanglements shaped Tang San’s story, prompting Spirit Hall’s leaders to reconsider their own choices.
  • Lin Fan described the Shrek Seven Devils’ abilities and alliances, and Qian Xunji ordered a search for Oscar so Spirit Hall could recruit him.
  • Bibi Dong reflected on her loneliness and her feelings for Lin Fan, while Qian Xunji encouraged her to continue spending time with him.
  • Qian Xunji announced his wedding to Ling Yuan, while Bing Luoli recruited Dugu Bo for Spirit Hall after defeating his poisonous mist.
  • Lin Fan recounted Tang San’s growth at Shrek and explained how his Eight Spider Lances helped him defeat Spirit Hall, leading Qian Xunji to plan to stop Tang San early.
  • Lin Fan explained why Qian Renxue lost to Tang San and described the Sea God’s inheritance, prompting Spirit Hall to seek the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and prepare candidates for divine trials.
  • Bibi Dong hid the truth about Lin Fan’s recovery and barred him from the wedding, then had Yue Guan and Gui Mei beat Yu Xiaogang after he tried to join Spirit Hall.
  • Yu Xiaogang returned to Spirit City with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Qian Xunji let him remain until the wedding while Bibi Dong admitted his presence unsettled her.
  • Lin Fan told Bibi Dong that she might have become a Titled Douluo sooner without Yu Xiaogang, and said the Asura God King may have influenced Tang San’s fate.
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Ch. 51Bibi Dong Takes Over the Massage

Blue Silver prepared to leave for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Bibi Dong told Lin Fan she would be away studying village medicine. Bibi Dong took over massaging Lin Fan, and the chapter ended with him asking her to give his wallet money to the Village Chief as a wedding gift.

  • Bibi Dong told Blue Silver to meet Ice Douluo’s team at Spirit City's North Gate the next morning and reassured her about the journey.
  • Blue Silver suggested bringing Lin Fan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Bibi Dong refused because he was recovering and still needed to tell them his novel.
  • Bibi Dong told Lin Fan that Blue Silver would be busy studying inherited medical books and would not be able to massage him for a while.
  • Bibi Dong attempted to massage Lin Fan, first pressing his face into a pillow, then adjusting her technique after he complained.
  • Lin Fan asked Bibi Dong to give the money in his Black Bag to the Village Chief as a wedding gift in gratitude for saving and caring for him.

Ch. 52Continuing the Novel

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji hid the truth about Lin Fan’s world from him and discussed her strange reaction to Yu Xiaogang. At dinner, Lin Fan explained that a benefactor could change Bibi Dong’s fate, unaware that the others saw him as that benefactor.

  • Bibi Dong lied to Lin Fan about hunting wild game and worried that his questions meant he was becoming suspicious.
  • Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji she feared Lin Fan would break down if he learned he could not return to his original world, and Qian Xunji advised her to keep the truth hidden until Lin Fan regained his sight.
  • Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that seeing Yu Xiaogang had unexpectedly made her feel affection for him, but beating him with Yue Guan and Gui Mei had cleared her mind.
  • At dinner, Qian Xunji asked Lin Fan whether Bibi Dong’s fate could change if she never loved Yu Xiaogang.
  • Lin Fan said a benefactor could help alter Bibi Dong’s fate and admitted he had wished he could change it, while the others privately recognized him as that benefactor.

Ch. 53I Trained a God

Qian Xunji questioned Lin Fan about whether fate could be changed, and Lin Fan argued that choices could alter it while warning that the consequences were uncertain. Lin Fan then resumed Tang San’s story, explaining Yu Xiaogang’s mimicry theory and revealing that Yu later claimed credit for training a god.

  • Qian Xunji asked whether Bibi Dong beating Yu Xiaogang could change her feelings and fate, while Bibi Dong worried that Lin Fan had noticed something.
  • Lin Fan compared fate to a rubber band and advised staying clear-headed at turning points, since different choices changed the fate one knew.
  • Qian Xunji praised Lin Fan’s words, then asked him to continue Tang San’s story.
  • Lin Fan said Yu Xiaogang celebrated Tang San absorbing a Mandala Snake soul ring because he thought it proved his mimicry theory about plant martial souls absorbing non-plant soul beasts.
  • Yue Guan and Bibi Dong ridiculed Yu Xiaogang’s theory, and Lin Fan explained that Yu had mistaken basic knowledge for original scholarship.
  • Lin Fan said Yu Xiaogang later claimed, “I trained a god,” after Tang San became a god, despite Tang San’s own efforts.

Ch. 54Tang Hao? Love, my ass

Lin Fan explained how Yu Xiaogang’s advice led Tang San to choose a poor first Soul Ring, and described Tang Hao’s reasons for letting it happen. The discussion turned to Xiao Wu and Shrek Academy, leaving Qian Xunji asking what Spirit Hall’s records said about Flender.

  • Lin Fan said Tang San’s Blue Silver Entanglement was a poor use of the Mandala Snake Soul Ring because Blue Silver Grass could already entangle things naturally, prompting Blue Silver to condemn Tang Hao for neglecting his son’s first Martial Soul.
  • Lin Fan explained that Tang Hao secretly followed Tang San, knew Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, and gradually accepted her as Tang San grew close to her.
  • Lin Fan said Tang Hao later rescued Tang San and Xiao Wu from Bibi Dong during the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, then began describing Tang San’s journey to Shrek Academy.
  • Lin Fan described Shrek as a small academy near Suotuo City that accepted only students under twelve with Soul Power above rank twenty-five.
  • Qian Xunji asked Yue Guan whether Spirit Hall had records on Flender, and Yue Guan replied that Flender was likely only a Soul Emperor at that point and would have little more than a name in the records.

Ch. 55Dong'er, you silly girl!

Lin Fan explained Tang San and Xiao Wu’s early cultivation, the Dragon Whisker Needle, and the backgrounds of the Shrek Seven Devils to Bibi Dong and the others. He pointed out that the students’ ties to powerful factions helped shape Tang San’s future victory over Spirit Hall.

  • Qian Xunji ordered Gui Mei to investigate Flender and Shrek Academy, while Lin Fan recounted Tang San and Xiao Wu graduating at rank 29 and receiving a recommendation to join Shrek.
  • Lin Fan explained that Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill and hidden weapons made Yu Xiaogang’s choice of the control path unnecessary, and Qian Xunji agreed.
  • Lin Fan described how the Dragon Whisker Needle countered strength-type soul masters’ defenses, while Gui Mei recorded its characteristics.
  • Lin Fan introduced Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun as the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils, and explained the powerful lineages of Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
  • Lin Fan told Bibi Dong that the gathering of students from major factions was no coincidence and had helped Tang San defeat Spirit Hall, prompting Bibi Dong to pout because he called her silly.

Ch. 56Oscar

Lin Fan explained how Tang San united the continent’s major powers against Spirit Hall and revealed Oscar’s extraordinary potential as a commoner-born support soul master. Qian Xunji ordered Spirit Hall to find Oscar and recruit him, while he warned Bibi Dong to stay vigilant around Yu Xiaogang.

  • Lin Fan explained that Tang San’s ties to the Clear Sky Sect, the Star Luo Empire, and the Upper Three Sects helped unite the continent against Spirit Hall.
  • Lin Fan revealed that Oscar was a commoner with innate full soul power and a food-type martial soul, and could become a Titled Douluo or even a god.
  • Qian Xunji ordered Yue Guan to search the Balak Kingdom for Oscar and his parents, using Flender’s movements to locate him if necessary.
  • Lin Fan ended the conversation and went to sleep as Qian Xunji and the others left to carry out their duties.
  • Qian Xunji warned Bibi Dong to remain vigilant around Yu Xiaogang and to beat him again if necessary.

Ch. 57Bibi Dong Understood

After Blue Silver left with Bing Luoli and the students for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Bibi Dong realized how loneliness and unequal treatment could have led the story's Bibi Dong to fall for Yu Xiaogang. She visited Lin Fan to discuss it, then blushed when he teased her about falling for him.

  • Qian Xunji reflected on Lin Fan's information and planned to recruit Oscar and change Spirit Hall's fate.
  • Bibi Dong sent Blue Silver away with Bing Luoli and fifty students, reminding them to conceal Spirit Hall's involvement and follow the rules.
  • Blue Silver joked with Bibi Dong about cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and hurried after the group.
  • After returning to Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong felt Blue Silver's absence and realized that the story's Bibi Dong may have fallen for Yu Xiaogang because she lacked someone who treated her as an equal.
  • Bibi Dong visited Lin Fan and discussed how loneliness may have shaped the story's Bibi Dong's feelings for Yu Xiaogang.
  • Lin Fan teased Bibi Dong that she might have fallen for him, and she blushed and denied it.

Ch. 58Counseling Dong'er

Lin Fan explained Bibi Dong’s feelings as a normal adolescent attraction, and Bibi Dong questioned him about love and his own romantic past. After hearing them talk, Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong to keep interacting with Lin Fan because Spirit Hall wanted him to stay and share the future knowledge he possessed.

  • Lin Fan told Bibi Dong that her attraction to him was likely a passing effect of puberty and explained the complicated feelings of the Bibi Dong in the story toward Yu Xiaogang.
  • Bibi Dong asked whether Lin Fan had liked someone before, and he described his high-school crush and joked about being drawn to Bibi Dong’s appearance in the anime.
  • Bibi Dong went to bring Lin Fan breakfast and encountered Qian Xunji, who asked her to visit him afterward.
  • Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong he had overheard her conversation with Lin Fan and said he would not blame her for being attracted to him.
  • Qian Xunji urged Bibi Dong to keep interacting normally with Lin Fan so Spirit Hall could persuade him to stay and reveal more about the future.

Ch. 59Yu Xiaogang the Coward

Lin Fan told Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei about Yu Xiaogang and Flender’s past, including Yu Xiaogang fleeing after learning Liu Erlong was his cousin. Bibi Dong angrily condemned Yu Xiaogang, then noticed everyone watching her.

  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei reported that they had found Flender in Suotuo City, and Qian Xunji ordered the Sub-Hall to monitor him while continuing to search for Oscar’s parents.
  • Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei visited Lin Fan and found Bibi Dong massaging his head; Qian Xunji teased her and asked about Lin Fan’s recovery.
  • Qian Xunji asked Lin Fan to explain Yu Xiaogang’s history with Flender before continuing the story of Tang San enrolling at Shrek.
  • Lin Fan recounted how Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong traveled together, developed a three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and both men fell in love with Liu Erlong.
  • Lin Fan explained that Yu Xiaogang fled after discovering Liu Erlong was his cousin, leaving Flender to part ways with them and later found Shrek Academy.
  • Bibi Dong called Yu Xiaogang a bastard, then realized Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei were staring at her.

Ch. 60Destroy It at Any Cost...

Lin Fan described how Bibi Dong’s feelings for Yu Xiaogang made her tolerate his threats and treat him differently from everyone else. He revealed that Yu Xiaogang sought the Twin Martial Souls method for selfish reasons, while Bibi Dong’s story left her present-day self embarrassed and writing complaints in her notebook.

  • Lin Fan recounted Yu Xiaogang threatening to destroy Spirit Hall if Tang San were harmed, and Bibi Dong admitted that the story’s Bibi Dong’s restraint seemed ridiculous.
  • Lin Fan explained that Bibi Dong was otherwise capable but lost her judgment whenever Yu Xiaogang was involved, prompting Yue Guan to laugh until Gui Mei warned him to stop.
  • Bibi Dong wrote in her notebook that Lin Fan was deliberately bad-mouthing her and vowed to deal with him after his eyes recovered.
  • Lin Fan said Yu Xiaogang had sought the Twin Martial Souls method to claim it as his own theory and had used his knowledge of Bibi Dong’s lingering feelings to threaten her.
  • Lin Fan explained that Bibi Dong later berated Yue Guan and Gui Mei for failing to kill Tang San because she was angry at Yu Xiaogang but could not bring herself to punish him.

Ch. 61The Four Fools of Spirit Hall

Lin Fan explained how Qian Renxue and Hu Liena helped bring about Spirit Hall’s destruction through their obsession with Tang San, and how Bibi Dong’s failures as a mother and teacher shaped them. He ended by answering Qian Xunji’s question about raising a child with a quote advising him to kill anyone who could sway the child’s ambitions.

  • Lin Fan said Qian Renxue foolishly admired Tang San, tried to recruit him, and later spared him despite Spirit Hall being at war with the continent.
  • Lin Fan recounted how Hu Liena fell in love with Tang San, let him escape during the hunt for Xiao Wu, and warned him about Spirit Hall’s attack on two great soul beasts.
  • Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei blamed the women’s choices for Spirit Hall’s downfall, while Lin Fan said Bibi Dong’s rejection of Qian Renxue and neglect of Hu Liena had contributed.
  • Qian Xunji asked Lin Fan how he would raise a child, and Lin Fan quoted Lu Xun’s advice to kill anyone who could sway the child’s emotions and ambitions.

Ch. 62Ling Yuan Douluo

After reflecting on Lin Fan’s advice about raising children, Spirit Hall began changing its approach to education and Qian Xunji decided not to send Qian Renxue undercover. A week later, Ling Yuan returned as a Titled Douluo, and Qian Xunji announced that they would marry on the fifteenth of next month; Ning Fengzhi received an invitation and wondered whether the wedding explained Spirit Hall’s recent restraint.

  • Lin Fan advised Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong to teach children sound principles by setting a good example, and Bibi Dong resolved to become a better mentor and cultivate toward Titled Douluo before Tang San arrived.
  • Qian Daoliu urged Qian Xunji to learn from Lin Fan’s story and not send Qian Renxue to the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • A week later, Ling Yuan returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after obtaining a ninety-one-thousand-year-old Firefeather Eagle soul ring and breaking through to Titled Douluo.
  • Qian Xunji chose the fifteenth of next month for his wedding to Ling Yuan and ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to arrange the elders’ announcement and wedding invitations.
  • Qian Xunji announced Ling Yuan’s promotion and their wedding to Spirit Hall’s senior leadership, and Bibi Dong shared the news with Lin Fan.
  • Ning Fengzhi received Spirit Hall’s wedding invitation and wondered whether Qian Xunji’s upcoming marriage explained Spirit Hall’s recent low profile.

Ch. 63Yu Xiaogang's Delusions

Ning Fengzhi learned that Spirit Hall had reduced its outside activity, while Yu Xiaogang headed to Spirit City hoping to enter its library and build his reputation. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Bing Luoli led Blue Silver and the students in cultivation, but Dugu Bo arrived seeking the poisonous mist and faced four Soul Douluos guarding the site.

  • Ning Fengzhi learned that Qian Xunji had issued a secret order and agreed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would attend his wedding.
  • Yu Xiaogang heard about the wedding, left Heaven Dou City for Spirit City, and planned to study at Spirit Hall's Library Pavilion.
  • Bing Luoli brought Blue Silver and the students to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, assigned their cultivation spots, and warned them about its poisonous plants.
  • Blue Silver began cultivating on a stone platform, while Bing Luoli assessed the abundant spiritual energy and its potential for her cultivation.
  • Dugu Bo approached the poisonous mist, refused to leave when two Soul Douluos ordered him away, and was confronted by four Soul Douluos.

Ch. 64Dugu Bo was captured

Dugu Bo tried to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Spirit Hall’s geniuses were cultivating, but Bing Luoli stopped him and forced him to agree to consider joining Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with the four Soul Douluos escorting Dugu Bo to Spirit Hall, while he learned his captor was called Ice Douluo.

  • Dugu Bo recognized the four guards as Spirit Hall Soul Douluos and decided to use his poisonous mist to get past them and investigate the secret realm.
  • Dugu Bo unleashed his Jade Phosphorous Bewildering Formation, but Bing Luoli emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and froze the mist with her Frost Domain.
  • Bing Luoli revealed herself as a Titled Douluo and told Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall had investigated him and wanted to recruit him.
  • When Dugu Bo refused to join, Bing Luoli threatened his son Dugu Xin and daughter-in-law, prompting him to say he would consider it.
  • Bing Luoli ordered the four Soul Douluos to take Dugu Bo to Spirit Hall, and Dugu Bo learned she was known as Ice Douluo.

Ch. 65Eight Spider Lances

Lin Fan recounted Tang San’s early days at Shrek Academy, including his training, conflicts with his teammates, and journey into the Star Dou Great Forest. The story left off with Tang San gaining the rare external soul bone he named the Eight Spider Lances, which later helped him win the Continental Elite Tournament.

  • Lin Fan told Qian Xunji and the others how Tang San enrolled at Shrek Academy, fought Zhao Wuji, and was rescued when Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji.
  • Lin Fan described Flender disciplining Ning Rongrong, the Shrek Seven Devils’ combat training at the Great Soul Arena, and the conflicts among the students.
  • Lin Fan recounted how Oscar reached rank thirty and joined the others on a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where they encountered the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny.
  • Er Ming appeared after sensing Xiao Wu and took her away, while Tang San chased after them and reached rank thirty after being blasted back.
  • Tang San encountered and killed a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, then absorbed its external soul bone and named its eight legs the Eight Spider Lances.
  • Lin Fan explained that the Eight Spider Lances greatly strengthened Tang San and helped him defeat the Martial Soul Team in the Continental Elite Tournament.

Ch. 66Could Tang San Even Live to Ten?

Lin Fan explained how Tang San’s external soul bone and poisoned hidden weapons defeated Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, prompting Qian Xunji and the others to consider how to stop Tang San before he could grow stronger. Qian Xunji then visited Qian Daoliu, who wondered why the Angel God had lost to the Sea God.

  • Lin Fan explained that Hu Liena’s team lost because Tang San used fragments of his Eight Spider Lances as poisoned hidden weapons, and he recounted Hu Liena’s later training in Slaughter City.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei proposed killing Man Faced Demon Spiders to prevent Tang San from gaining an external soul bone, but Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji rejected the plan as impractical and contrary to Spirit Hall’s rules.
  • Qian Xunji declared that Spirit Hall would stop Tang San before he reached the age to hunt soul beasts, and Bibi Dong and the others agreed.
  • Qian Xunji visited Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile to ask whether Qian Daoliu would attend his wedding; Qian Daoliu agreed but asked that his identity not be widely announced.
  • Qian Daoliu asked Qian Xunji how the Angel God had lost to the Sea God despite both being First-Level Gods.

Ch. 67Qian Daoliu's Question

Qian Daoliu questioned why Qian Renxue had lost to Tang San after inheriting the Angel God’s position, and Lin Fan explained that her troubled state of mind left her divine inheritance incomplete. Lin Fan added that even a perfect inheritance might not have let her defeat Tang San, whose opportunities and eventual Asura God King power gave him a decisive advantage.

  • Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Golden Crocodile discussed the Angel God’s defeat and decided to ask Lin Fan about it after breakfast.
  • The next morning, Qian Daoliu asked Lin Fan why Qian Renxue had been unable to defeat Tang San when both held First-Level God positions.
  • Lin Fan explained that Qian Renxue’s childhood, missed opportunities, and poor state of mind during the Angel Trials kept her affinity from reaching full and made her inheritance incomplete.
  • Lin Fan said that a perfect inheritance might have prevented Qian Renxue from losing so badly, but Tang San’s better opportunities and protagonist halo still favored him.
  • Lin Fan revealed that Tang San’s ultimate trump card was the Asura God King’s divine position, whose power far surpassed that of a First-Level God.

Ch. 68The Relative Strength of Divine Positions

Lin Fan explained why Qian Renxue had been weaker than Tang San despite both inheriting First-Level God positions, and discussed the Angel God’s absence from the Divine Realm. Qian Daoliu left Lin Fan’s residence with the others, still weighing what he had learned.

  • Lin Fan explained that God Kings vastly outclassed First-Level Gods, and that Qian Daoliu had eased Qian Renxue’s Divine Trial, lowering her affinity with the Angel God’s Divine Position.
  • Lin Fan contrasted Qian Renxue’s trial with Tang San’s harsher trials under Bo Saixi, saying Tang San’s perseverance raised his affinity above one hundred percent.
  • Lin Fan said the Sea God had exposed Qian Renxue’s Ninth Trial to people on Sea God Island, angering Qian Daoliu, and suggested the Angel God had probably left the Divine Realm.
  • Lin Fan explained that the Angel God’s Divine Position preserved her cultivation insights and authority even without her presence, though Qian Renxue lacked a deity to support her.
  • Qian Daoliu accepted that Qian Renxue had been inferior to Tang San, then left Lin Fan’s residence with Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei.

Ch. 69Abnormal mental power

Qian Daoliu, Qian Xunji, and Bibi Dong planned how Spirit Hall could pursue divine inheritances while avoiding the Sea God’s interference. Lin Fan tried to touch the strange threads he could see, then Bibi Dong asked him about the requirements for inheriting the Sea God’s godhood.

  • Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji agreed with Bibi Dong that destroying Sea God Island could provoke the Sea God, and Bibi Dong proposed sending candidates to seek his inheritance instead.
  • Qian Daoliu ordered Spirit Hall to prepare Qian Renxue for the Angel God’s trial, send promising young Soul Masters to Sea God Island, and search coastal cities for Sea Soul Masters.
  • Qian Daoliu advised Bibi Dong to delay seeking the Rakshasa God’s inheritance until she reached Soul Douluo unless she found another divine opportunity.
  • Qian Daoliu noticed that Lin Fan’s mental power seemed abnormal, though Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong could not detect anything unusual.
  • Lin Fan tried to straighten two white threads before his eyes, but stopped when the attempt caused a faint headache.
  • On the third day, Bibi Dong asked Lin Fan how difficult it was to inherit the Sea God’s godhood and what qualifications a candidate needed.

Ch. 70Conditions for the Sea God Inheritance

Lin Fan explained the Sea God inheritance assessments to Bibi Dong, including the Sea God's Heart’s role in granting the Nine Trials. Bibi Dong correctly guessed how Tang San received the Sea God's Heart, then asked what was required to withstand its power, prompting Lin Fan to notice her unusual interest.

  • Lin Fan described the six levels of Sea God assessments and explained the talent required for purple, black, and red trials.
  • Lin Fan said the gold-level Sea God's Nine Trials required recognition from the Sea God's Heart, which contained the Sea God's vast power.
  • Bibi Dong guessed that Tang San had unknowingly received the Sea God's Heart before reaching Sea God Island, and Lin Fan confirmed her theory.
  • Lin Fan explained that Xue Ye had given Tang San the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which was actually the Sea God's Heart, as a reward for saving the emperor.
  • Bibi Dong asked what allowed someone to withstand the Sea God's Heart's power, and Lin Fan remarked on how interested she seemed in the Sea God inheritance.

Ch. 71Guilt toward Lin Fan

Bibi Dong learned why Tang San could withstand the Sea God's Heart and told Qian Xunji that Spirit Hall should obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from the Heaven Dou Empire. She also arranged to have a formation block Lin Fan's mental power around his courtyard, though she felt guilty about betraying his trust.

  • Lin Fan explained that Tang San's exceptional mental strength, ice-fire body, and other opportunities let him withstand Vast Sea Power, and Bibi Dong asked whether a Spirit Hall member with similar advantages could oppose him.
  • Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that Sea God Island's trials required the Sea God's Heart, also known as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and proposed negotiating for it with Prince Xue Xing.
  • Qian Xunji agreed to seek the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud through a trade rather than stealing or seizing it.
  • Bibi Dong reported that Lin Fan's mental power had reached the Soul Ancestor level and proposed enclosing his courtyard with a formation that blocked it.
  • Qian Xunji agreed to have the Grand Worshipper set up the formation at midnight, and Bibi Dong admitted she felt guilty about letting Lin Fan down.

Ch. 72Keeping the Truth from Lin Fan

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji kept Lin Fan in the dark and arranged a barrier to block his mental power while preparing for the Pope’s wedding. As guests arrived in Spirit City, Bibi Dong kept Lin Fan from attending the ceremony, then learned Yu Xiaogang had entered the city and planned to confront him.

  • Bibi Dong confessed her guilt to Qian Xunji over deceiving Lin Fan, and Qian Xunji suggested she could compensate him by being the person he admired.
  • Qian Daoliu set up a soul power array that prevented Lin Fan’s mental power from passing through unless it reached his own level.
  • With five days remaining until the wedding, Qian Xunji ordered strict visitor checks, increased patrols, and accommodations for guests in Spirit City.
  • Lin Fan asked Bibi Dong if he could attend the wedding banquet, but she claimed outsiders were forbidden from entering the village shrine and persuaded him to stay behind.
  • Bibi Dong left Lin Fan’s residence to help with wedding preparations, then learned from Yue Guan that Yu Xiaogang had entered the city alone and decided to confront him.

Ch. 73Yu Xiaogang, painfully ordinary yet absurdly confident

Bibi Dong learned that Yu Xiaogang had entered Spirit City to join Spirit Hall and went to watch his registration. After he failed to qualify for a headquarters post or Library Pavilion access, she had him beaten and thrown out of the city, where he vowed revenge.

  • Bibi Dong asked Yue Guan where Yu Xiaogang had registered and learned he had come to join Spirit Hall as an individual.
  • At the registration office, Yu Xiaogang listed his age as sixteen, his martial soul as Luo Sanpao, and his soul power as rank eleven.
  • The Deacon registered Yu Xiaogang but said he could only be assigned as a records clerk at a small-town Sub-Hall, since headquarters posts required much greater strength.
  • Yu Xiaogang claimed he could research martial souls and asked for access to the Library Pavilion, but the Deacon denied his request because he had no results or credentials.
  • Bibi Dong entered, ordered Yu Xiaogang to leave Spirit City, and had Yue Guan and Gui Mei beat him before Gui Mei dumped him outside the city.
  • Yu Xiaogang recovered and vowed to make Spirit Hall regret its actions.

Ch. 75Yu Xiaogang Refused to Give Up

Yu Xiaogang used Yu Luomian’s carriage to get back into Spirit City and planned to wait for Bibi Dong near Spirit Hall. Qian Xunji decided to let him remain in the city, while Bibi Dong admitted that Yu Xiaogang’s persistence made her feel uneasy.

  • Yu Xiaogang guessed that Bibi Dong had misunderstood him and decided to return to Spirit City to approach her and enter the Library Pavilion.
  • Yu Xiaogang stopped Yu Luomian’s carriage, claimed bandits had beaten him, and persuaded his second uncle to let him enter the city with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • After entering Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang separated from the procession and planned to wait near Spirit Hall for Bibi Dong.
  • Yue Guan reported Yu Xiaogang’s return to Qian Xunji, and Gui Mei offered to throw him out again.
  • Qian Xunji chose to let Yu Xiaogang stay until the wedding, and Bibi Dong said his persistence made her feel slightly uncomfortable.

Ch. 76The Asura conspiracy theory

Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan agreed to leave Yu Xiaogang alone for now and focus on the wedding and negotiations with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Later, Lin Fan speculated about Bibi Dong’s fate and suggested Tang San’s arrival in Douluo might have been tied to the Asura God King, shocking Bibi Dong.

  • Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji that seeing Yu Xiaogang now caused unease rather than the former daze, and Qian Xunji warned her to remain on guard.
  • Gui Mei proposed killing Yu Xiaogang, but Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong rejected the idea to avoid disrupting Tang San’s future and Spirit Hall’s plans.
  • Qian Xunji directed Gui Mei to discreetly contact the Heaven Dou delegation and prepare for negotiations, with Prince Xue Xing and Ning Fengzhi in mind.
  • Bibi Dong asked Lin Fan how her and Yu Xiaogang’s lives might have unfolded if they had never become involved, and Lin Fan said Yu Xiaogang would likely have remained unchanged while Bibi Dong might have become a Titled Douluo sooner.
  • Lin Fan explained that Bibi Dong might not have qualified for the Rakshasa God without resentment, but another dark deity could have chosen her.
  • Lin Fan said readers suspected the Asura God King had a hand in Tang San’s arrival and fate, leaving Bibi Dong shocked.
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