Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After waking from a two-day collapse, Lin Fan worries that Bibi Dong and the others have not yet returned. Blue Silver says they are expected back and goes to notify the Village Chief that Lin Fan is conscious.
• Blue Silver tells Qian Xunji that Lin Fan saw colored lines before his eyes and collapsed after using his Mental Power. Qian suspects the lines may be a newly awakened Mental Power ability, but warns that testing it before Lin Fan recovers could harm him. Lin Fan himself assumes the lines are a side effect of his head injury.
• That night, Lin Fan studies the tangled lines he calls “Nerve Lines.” He considers tracing or tugging one, but remembers his earlier collapse and decides to leave them alone.
• Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei return from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with the Immortal Herbs Lin Fan described. Yue Guan confirms their existence and reveals that eating the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum raised his Soul Power by two levels. Gui Mei gained one level and believes he can approach the Super Douluo realm.
• Bibi Dong says her Twin Martial Souls fused into one, the Netherworld Sky Spider. Her Soul Power increased by five levels, and her Soul Rings changed to three purple and three black. Though she initially worries the fusion is a loss, she demonstrates that the new Martial Soul retains both former abilities—deadly poison and devouring—and has awakened a domain talent.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Fan remains curious about the mysterious lines but shows caution after the physical cost of using his Mental Power.
• Qian Xunji begins to suspect Lin Fan has an exceptional, potentially awakened Mental Power ability. He tells Blue Silver to let Lin Fan continue believing the lines stem from his injury.
• Blue Silver supports Lin Fan and reports his account to Qian Xunji, who questions her about both the lines and Lin Fan’s suspicions.
• Bibi Dong returns transformed by the herb: stronger, but uncertain whether losing her Twin Martial Souls is a disadvantage. Qian Xunji questions the loss of her chance to gain additional Soul Rings, while Yue Guan argues that her new Martial Soul is even more powerful.
• Yue Guan is delighted by the herb’s effects and advocates for Bibi Dong’s transformation; Gui Mei reports his own improvement.

Significant themes

• Power and transformation: The Immortal Herbs produce major gains but also unexpected changes, especially Bibi Dong’s fusion into a single, more powerful Martial Soul.
• The risks of discovery: Lin Fan’s unexplained ability may be extraordinary, yet experimenting with it could cause serious harm.
• Trust and concealment: Qian Xunji recognizes that Lin Fan’s experience may be more than an injury symptom, but chooses not to reveal his suspicions.

Key plot points and events

• Bibi Dong reveals that her new Netherworld Sky Spider Martial Soul has awakened a Martial Soul Domain while she is still a Soul Emperor. Qian Xunji speculates that it may be a God-Level Martial Soul.
• Though Bibi Dong regrets losing the benefits of Twin Martial Souls—especially the extra Soul Rings and Skills—she accepts the trade-off and is pleased with her new power. Qian Xunji advises her not to dwell on what she has lost.
• Yue Guan presents several Immortal Herbs brought back from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He left the rarest herbs untouched so they can continue growing and be saved for future generations.
• Qian Xunji chooses only the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma for himself. He reserves the Blazing Sunflower Grass for Ling Yuan, hoping it may help her reach Titled Douluo level, and the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and Dragon Ganoderma Leaf for Lin Fan.
• Qian Xunji explains that Lin Fan’s recent collapse and coughing blood may have resulted from a backlash after he tried to touch the mysterious “lines” he sees. He and Blue Silver suspect the lines are connected to an unusual Mental Power ability.
• Because Lin Fan’s body is too weak to handle the herbs’ medicinal power alone, Yue Guan is asked to prepare them, and Qian Xunji plans to have someone help refine them.
• Bibi Dong visits Lin Fan. Blue Silver says he is recovering after being unconscious for two days. Bibi Dong reassures Blue Silver, then teases Lin Fan about how frail he is.

Character developments and interactions

• Bibi Dong shows confidence in her new Martial Soul despite understanding its costs. Her quick concern for Lin Fan—and her haste to visit him—also reveal her affection and protectiveness.
• Qian Xunji demonstrates restraint and a strong sense of responsibility: he prioritizes Spirit Hall and others’ prospects over his own advancement. He also takes Lin Fan’s unexplained abilities seriously.
• Yue Guan is generous but uneasy about Qian Xunji receiving so little, and cautious about the danger the herbs pose to Lin Fan.
• Blue Silver feels guilty for not preventing Lin Fan’s injury, while Bibi Dong comforts her and stresses that the accident was unforeseeable.
• Lin Fan remains weak and dependent on others, but his mysterious vision may be an emerging Mental Power ability. His embarrassment at Bibi Dong’s teasing adds a light, affectionate note to their reunion.

Significant themes

• Power and sacrifice: Bibi Dong’s new strength comes at the cost of the advantages of Twin Martial Souls.
• Duty over personal gain: Qian Xunji reserves valuable resources for Spirit Hall’s future and for others’ growth.
• Careful stewardship: The best herbs are left to grow, while the others are allocated according to each person’s needs.
• Unexplored potential and vulnerability: Lin Fan may possess unusual abilities, but his weak body makes developing them dangerous.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Fan recovers from a head injury but is still blind and weak. Bibi Dong and Blue Silver tease him about his fitness, then explain they have obtained herbs to treat his lingering symptoms.
• While away from Lin Fan, Bibi Dong and Blue Silver discuss the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which Bibi Dong’s party successfully located. Blue Silver hopes to visit it so she can mature and feel safer at Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong reports the discovery to Qian Xunji, who presents two Immortal Herbs to Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile. He describes how the herbs affected Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and another companion.
• Qian Xunji considers how to bring about the future child of the Angel God described by Lin Fan. He favors giving the Blazing Sunflower Grass to Ling Yuan, whose Martial Soul may be compatible with the Angel Martial Soul, and saving other herbs for the child.
• Qian Xunji also reports Lin Fan’s unusual mental strength and the blood he coughed up. Qian Daoliu suspects this may be the backlash of seeing through fate.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Fan responds to his weakness with humor and vows to train once his eyes recover. He appreciates the women’s care but remains unaware of the full significance of his influence.
• Bibi Dong shows warmth and concern for Lin Fan, and reveals her loneliness beneath her Saintess role. She feels she can speak freely with him, though she regrets not being able to tell him her identity and connection to his stories.
• Blue Silver is anxious about being hunted as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, despite the Pope’s protection. She comforts Bibi Dong and encourages her to rely on Lin Fan as a confidant. Bibi Dong promises to help her leave Spirit Hall soon.
• Qian Xunji increasingly trusts Lin Fan’s revelations and makes practical plans based on them, while weighing the risks of the Blue Silver Emperor and Ling Yuan as potential partners.
• Qian Daoliu views Lin Fan as more significant than before and interprets his suffering as a possible cost of foreknowledge.

Significant themes

• Trust and companionship: Bibi Dong and Blue Silver find emotional support in one another, while Lin Fan offers Bibi Dong a rare space to be herself.
• Power, vulnerability, and safety: Blue Silver’s immense potential makes her a target, while Lin Fan’s blindness and injury contrast with his extraordinary insight.
• Fate and its cost: Lin Fan’s accounts continue to shape Spirit Hall’s decisions, and his apparent ability to perceive the future may exact a physical price.
• Ambition and planning: Spirit Hall leaders seek to use rare herbs and bloodline compatibility to influence the birth and strength of a future child.

Key events

• Qian Xunji introduces Blue Silver to his father, Qian Daoliu, a level 99 Peerless Douluo whose authority kept the other worshippers from attacking her. Blue Silver is awed by his strength and sacred power.
• Yue Guan begins treating Lin Fan’s head injury with two herbs. Lin Fan hesitates, but chooses to trust the village doctor.
• The first herb causes severe abdominal pain. Qian Daoliu uses Angel God power to ease the pain and help Lin Fan absorb it, leaving him feeling energized.
• Yue Guan gives Lin Fan a second herb for his brain. As Qian Daoliu guides its energy through Lin Fan’s mind, Lin Fan briefly experiences a vivid vision of a silvery-white ball surrounded by countless threads. He still cannot see afterward, but his mind feels unusually clear and long-forgotten memories return.
• Qian Daoliu asks Lin Fan to explain the novel Douluo Continent—especially what Qian Xunji did to make Bibi Dong hate Spirit Hall. Lin Fan realizes the answer concerns a deeply disturbing secret-chamber incident and hesitates to discuss it.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Fan moves from distrust and uncertainty to accepting treatment; despite its pain, he is grateful and feels mentally restored.
• Qian Daoliu shows both formidable control and compassion by helping Lin Fan withstand the herbs. Blue Silver recognizes the precision and purity of his power.
• Yue Guan acts as a confident but blunt healer, guiding Lin Fan through treatment.
• Qian Daoliu’s question puts Lin Fan in an awkward position, while the others’ presence connects the healing scene to the tense history between Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong.

Significant themes

• Trust and vulnerability: Lin Fan must place his health in the hands of people he does not fully know.
• Power used to protect: Qian Daoliu’s strength is presented not only as intimidating, but as carefully controlled and compassionate.
• Memory and revelation: Healing restores Lin Fan’s recollections and briefly opens a strange vision, while his knowledge of the novel threatens to expose painful secrets.

Plot points and events

• Qian Daoliu asks Lin Fan to explain what Qian Xunji did in the story to drive Bibi Dong and her daughter toward godhood.
• Lin Fan recounts that Qian Xunji abducted and assaulted his disciple Bibi Dong, drugged her, sealed her Soul Power, and kept her imprisoned for nearly a year. He threatened to kill Yu Xiaogang if she tried to escape or take her own life. Bibi Dong eventually gave birth to Qian Renxue.
• Horrified, Qian Daoliu slaps Qian Xunji. Yue Guan and Gui Mei restrain him, reminding him that this is a future event in Lin Fan’s story. Qian Daoliu reassures Bibi Dong that he will protect her if Qian Xunji ever mistreats her in reality.
• Qian Daoliu then asks why the powerful Qian Daoliu in the story failed to intervene. Lin Fan calls him one of Spirit Hall’s “Four Fools” and criticizes his decisions: he tolerated Qian Xunji’s crime because he wanted an heir, later allowed Bibi Dong to rise despite knowing she had killed Qian Xunji, and agreed to send the young Qian Renxue on a long mission to the Heaven Dou Empire, delaying her path to godhood.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Fan speaks bluntly and angrily, revealing details of Bibi Dong’s trauma that she had not previously known.
• Bibi Dong is shaken by the account and realizes the story contains more suffering than she understood. She accepts Qian Daoliu’s promise of protection.
• Qian Daoliu reacts with fury toward his son, then shifts to a protective stance toward Bibi Dong. His questions also lead Lin Fan to condemn his fictional counterpart’s choices.
• Qian Xunji is embarrassed and frightened, protesting that the events have not happened yet; his face is left swollen after the slap.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei are alarmed by the revelations and intervene to stop Qian Daoliu from escalating.
• Blue Silver is disturbed by Lin Fan’s story and fears what might happen to her in such a situation.

Significant themes

• The chapter emphasizes abuse of power, betrayal of trust, coercion, and the lasting harm of captivity and sexual violence.
• It contrasts imagined future wrongdoing with present responsibility: Qian Daoliu insists that Qian Xunji must not become the man described in the story.
• Lin Fan’s blunt criticism also raises the theme of flawed leadership, showing how ambition and poor judgment can endanger both individuals and an entire institution.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Fan explains that Qian Daoliu’s approval of sending Qian Renxue to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire led to a deeply flawed strategy: she spent over a decade impersonating the Crown Prince, failed to secure the throne, and lost valuable time she could have spent cultivating.
• He argues that the plan was unrealistic because an outsider ruling under a stolen identity would eventually be exposed, provoking rebellion and greater bloodshed.
• Lin Fan proposes a different path to unification: have Qian Renxue become a deity, bring nearby duchies under her rule, and use Spirit Hall’s broad influence among Soul Masters to consolidate power. He says Spirit Hall’s hesitation—not a lack of resources—caused its eventual failure.
• He acknowledges that Spirit Hall’s outreach to commoners, including awakening Martial Souls and supporting new Soul Masters, has earned it substantial public loyalty. Poor leadership squandered that advantage.
• Qian Daoliu ends the discussion, saying he will return another day. Afterward, Lin Fan asks Blue Silver whether he spoke too emotionally; she reassures him and encourages him to bathe and rest.
• In the Pope’s Palace, Qian Daoliu asks those present to reflect on Lin Fan’s advice. He specifically warns Qian Xunji not to repeat the mistakes Lin Fan described, while insisting that Qian Renxue still needs to be born as soon as possible.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Fan speaks confidently and critically, laying out Spirit Hall’s strategic failures and offering an alternative. Despite his assertiveness, he later worries that he became too emotional.
• Qian Daoliu is embarrassed by Lin Fan’s bluntness but takes the criticism seriously. His final instructions show that he intends to act on the discussion, though he remains focused on Qian Renxue’s future.
• Qian Xunji questions whether Spirit Hall’s covert approach was meant to prevent bloodshed, but concedes Lin Fan’s arguments are persuasive.
• Bibi Dong listens closely and considers how the events described might shape her future resentment toward Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu.
• Blue Silver quietly comments on the conversation, reassures Lin Fan afterward, and then returns to studying herbs.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei are so uncomfortable during Qian Daoliu’s public embarrassment that they avoid looking up.

Significant themes

• Power and legitimacy: Rule depends not only on force but also on accepted lineage and political ties.
• The cost of unification: Lin Fan argues that large-scale political consolidation inevitably involves bloodshed, making realistic planning essential.
• Leadership and missed opportunity: Spirit Hall’s popular institutions gave it a strong foundation, but indecision and poor strategy undermined its prospects.
• Ambition versus personal growth: Qian Renxue’s prolonged undercover mission is presented as a waste of time that could have been spent pursuing greater power.

Key plot points and events

• Qian Daoliu accepts Lin Fan’s criticism of Spirit Hall’s strategy, agreeing that the organization needs a future Angel God to lead the unification of the continent. Until that figure appears, Spirit Hall will strengthen itself, expand its academy, and continue its infiltration efforts.
• Qian Xunji questions the long wait for Qian Renxue’s birth and rise to power, but Qian Daoliu insists on laying the groundwork rather than moving openly against the kingdoms and duchies yet.
• Qian Xunji orders Yue Guan and Bibi Dong to select talented students—especially those with plant-, ice-, or fire-type Martial Souls—to train near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, under Elder Bing Luoli’s supervision.
• Qian Xunji summons Ling Yuan, a talented Level 89 Soul Douluo stalled just short of becoming a Titled Douluo. He offers her a rare treasure and help obtaining a powerful Soul Beast in exchange for her assistance.
• His actual request is that Ling Yuan marry him. He explains that her fire-attribute flying Martial Soul makes her a suitable partner for the Qian family, whose heirs must have the best chance of awakening the Angel Martial Soul.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Daoliu moves from self-mocking acknowledgment of Lin Fan’s blunt critique to setting a cautious, long-term course for Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji shows strategic ambition and personal resolve: he organizes student training and makes an unusually direct marriage proposal to secure the Qian family’s future.
• Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei endorse Lin Fan’s strategic analysis and carry out Qian Xunji’s orders.
• Ling Yuan, initially composed and deferential, is stunned and unsettled by the proposal. She questions why she was chosen and has not yet accepted.

Significant themes

• Long-term preparation versus immediate conquest: Spirit Hall chooses to build its strength and influence before making a direct bid for unification.
• Power and legacy: The Angel God is viewed as the key to Spirit Hall’s political future, shaping both its strategy and Qian Xunji’s choice of spouse.
• Personal choice versus institutional ambition: Ling Yuan’s marriage is framed as a means of advancing Spirit Hall and the Qian lineage, leaving her reaction and decision unresolved.

Plot and key events

• Pope Qian Xunji proposes a marriage arrangement to Bishop Ling Yuan, offering her the rare Blazing Sunflower Grass, which he says can help her reach the Titled Douluo level.
• Ling Yuan asks directly whether he wants her to bear his child and whether he has feelings for her. Qian Xunji confirms he wants a child but admits he feels no romantic affection for her, framing the proposal as a transaction.
• To explain the arrangement’s importance, Qian Xunji claims that he and Spirit Hall’s Grand Worshipper received a revelation from the Angel God: his future child will become the next Angel God and save Spirit Hall from a coming calamity.
• Ling Yuan agrees, but insists on marrying publicly as the Pope’s wife, with the status and respect due to her. Qian Xunji accepts, promises her recognition and resources, and says he will respect her.
• Ling Yuan leaves with the Blazing Sunflower Grass, intending to absorb it and advance her cultivation. Qian Xunji then reveals to Gui Mei that he used the Angel God story because Ling Yuan would trust it more than the truth about Lin Fan, whom he is keeping secret until the wedding. He sends Gui Mei to inform Elder Bing Luoli about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Character developments and interactions

• Ling Yuan shows clear-mindedness and self-respect: she questions Qian Xunji’s motives, distinguishes affection from obligation, and negotiates for a public marriage and respectful treatment. Her loyalty to Spirit Hall helps persuade her, though she remains uncertain about the future.
• Qian Xunji is blunt about his lack of affection and treats the marriage as a practical alliance, but he accommodates Ling Yuan’s demands. He also shows himself to be strategic and willing to use a religious claim to secure her agreement.
• Gui Mei serves as Qian Xunji’s discreet aide, questions his explanation, and accepts his reasoning before carrying out his next order.
• Ling Yuan and Qian Xunji’s relationship begins as a negotiated partnership, not a romance: she asks for dignity and public standing; he offers status, resources, and respect, while leaving the possibility of future affection unresolved.

Significant themes

• Agency and dignity: Ling Yuan accepts a consequential arrangement on her own terms rather than surrendering her identity or achievements.
• Power, ambition, and duty: Personal advancement and marriage are tied to Spirit Hall’s survival and the anticipated rise of an Angel God.
• Truth and manipulation: Qian Xunji’s promise of respect contrasts with his deliberate concealment of Lin Fan and his use of a revelation to influence Ling Yuan.
• Faith and authority: Ling Yuan’s devotion to the Angel God makes religious prophecy a powerful force in her decision.

Key plot points and events

• Qian Xunji vows to defy the fate described in Lin Fan’s story and make his own choices.
• Ling Yuan consumes the Blazing Sunflower Grass. After three hours of cultivation, she reaches Level 90, and the herb purifies the flames of her Blazing Spirit Kite Martial Soul.
• Convinced that Qian Xunji’s warnings about Spirit Hall’s danger are mostly true, Ling Yuan accepts his proposal to bear a successor for the Angel Martial Soul.
• Qian Xunji arranges for Elders Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard to accompany Ling Yuan to the Star Dou Great Forest, where they will help her hunt a powerful bird-type Soul Beast for her Ninth Soul Ring.
• Ling Yuan confirms her commitment. Qian Xunji says he will announce their marriage once she returns as a Titled Douluo.
• Bibi Dong and Yue Guan arrive with news that Spirit Hall has selected fifty promising Soul Masters for training. Bibi Dong is pleased to hear of Qian Xunji’s decision to marry Ling Yuan, but remains anxious about whether the planned child will have the right Martial Soul.

Character developments

• Ling Yuan moves from cautious skepticism to accepting her role in Spirit Hall’s succession plan. Her breakthrough strengthens both her position and her trust in Qian Xunji, though she remains wary of asking about matters beyond her bargain.
• Qian Xunji shows renewed resolve to escape the story’s predicted fate. He treats Ling Yuan’s loyalty as something he must honor and sees her potential child as vital to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong feels temporary relief that Qian Xunji may marry someone else, but her fear of being drawn back into the story’s events persists. She privately decides she should arrange her own marriage before the child’s Martial Soul Awakening.
• Yue Guan supports the match and confidently expects Ling Yuan to give birth to Qian Renxue, while Gui Mei carries out Qian Xunji’s orders.

Character interactions

• Qian Xunji and Ling Yuan discuss her Ninth Soul Ring and reaffirm their agreement; he offers support, while she tactfully declines his personal escort.
• Bibi Dong congratulates Ling Yuan and her teacher, but conceals her deeper anxiety. Qian Xunji notices her apparent preoccupation and chooses not to question it.
• Ling Yuan observes Bibi Dong and Yue Guan’s reactions and wonders whether they know about the Angel God’s revelation, but keeps her suspicions to herself.

Significant themes

• Fate versus self-determination: Qian Xunji seeks to reject the future laid out in Lin Fan’s story.
• Duty and sacrifice: Ling Yuan agrees to a personal arrangement for Spirit Hall’s survival.
• Uncertainty and inherited destiny: The plan depends on a child having the correct Martial Soul, leaving Bibi Dong fearful that the expected future may still go wrong.
• Trust and secrecy: Characters make consequential choices while withholding doubts and unspoken knowledge.

Plot points and events

• Qian Xunji agrees with Yue Guan’s positive impression of Ling Yuan, praising her straightforwardness and strong opinions. Bibi Dong notices his unusual interest.
• Bibi Dong reports that Blue Silver wants to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where she hopes to feel safer and grow to maturity. Qian Xunji approves and orders her to travel with Bing Luoli.
• Bing Luoli arrives and receives the assignment: escort fifty talented Academy youths, along with Blue Silver, to the site in Sunset Forest. Yue Guan provides a roster and strict safety precautions, warning that the place’s treasures could become deadly without care.
• Bibi Dong gives Bing Luoli funds and asks him to protect Blue Silver. He promises to give her a separate cultivation area and report any unusual developments.
• Bibi Dong visits Lin Fan, who is in his room with Blue Silver massaging his head. She tells him Qian Xunji is getting married. Lin Fan mistakenly assumes the Pope has been married before, then offers to give him a wedding gift despite his blindness.
• Bibi Dong clarifies to Blue Silver that Qian Xunji is marrying a fire-attribute Soul Douluo, not her. She then tells Blue Silver she will leave the next morning with Bing Luoli.

Character developments and interactions

• Qian Xunji shows admiration for Ling Yuan and concern for Blue Silver’s comfort and safety.
• Bing Luoli is formal, cold, and confident; he takes responsibility for the expedition and promises special care for Blue Silver.
• Yue Guan’s playful vanity surfaces as he compares his appearance and Martial Soul with Bing Luoli’s. Bing Luoli dryly threatens him if the promised site disappoints.
• Bibi Dong is cheerful about her teacher’s marriage, while also taking practical steps to arrange Blue Silver’s departure.
• Blue Silver is anxious that she might be the bride, then learns she is simply being sent to the cultivation site. Lin Fan responds warmly to the wedding news and shows gratitude toward Qian Xunji.

Significant themes

• Trust and protection: Spirit Hall recognizes Blue Silver’s vulnerability as a Soul Beast and plans safeguards for her.
• Ambition and cultivation: The expedition offers the youths—and especially Blue Silver—a chance to develop in a powerful but dangerous place.
• Humor and misunderstanding: Yue Guan’s rivalry with Bing Luoli and Blue Silver’s mistaken fear of marriage lighten the chapter’s serious arrangements.
• Belonging and kindness: Lin Fan’s wish to honor Qian Xunji reflects his appreciation for the care he has received, despite being unable to see.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.