Chapter Summaries

Qian Xunji consumed the Crimson Flame Pill and Profound Ice Pill and dived into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, drawn by a call from its depths. He found the corpses of the Ice Fire Dragon Kings, whose remnant souls recognized his Golden Dragon Bloodline.

• Qian Xunji explained that he wanted the Dragon Kings’ soul bones more than the pills’ physical benefits and believed his Golden Dragon Bloodline might win their remnant souls’ favor.
• Qian Xunji gave Ling Yuan instructions, undressed, and took one Crimson Flame Pill and one Profound Ice Pill as Ling Yuan blushed and turned away.
• Qian Xunji jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found that its extreme cold and heat barely hindered him.
• Qian Xunji followed a call deeper into the well and reached a vast underground space after diving tens of thousands of meters.
• Qian Xunji found the enormous corpses of the Ice Fire Dragon Kings, and their remnant souls appeared and praised the noble Golden Dragon Bloodline within him.

Qian Xunji told the Ice and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls how humans oppressed the Soul Beast descendants of the Dragon Clan, then claimed he planned to become a god and restore the Dragon Clan’s power. He asked the Dragon Kings to give him the Soul Bones formed from their remains so he could grow stronger.

• The Ice and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls asked Qian Xunji about the Dragon Clan, and he explained that it had withered and its descendants had become Soul Beasts.
• Qian Xunji confirmed that the Ice Dragon King’s account of the Soul Beasts’ origins was likely true and described how humans ruled the world.
• Qian Xunji explained that human Soul Masters hunted Soul Beasts for Soul Rings and Soul Bones, while aging Soul Beasts faced deadly Thunder Tribulations.
• The Ice and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls grew furious at the human Deities for imposing rules that oppressed Soul Beasts.
• Qian Xunji said he had retained his Golden Dragon Bloodline after transforming into a human and intended to become a god to make the Dragon Clan great again.
• Qian Xunji asked the Ice and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls to give him the Soul Bones formed from their remains so he could reach level ninety-nine sooner.

Qian Xunji learned that the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had no Soul Bones, but they offered him their remaining Origin Essence to help him become a god and revive the Dragon Clan. Their gift transformed his arms into powerful dragon limbs and raised his Soul Power to Rank 94.

• The Ice Dragon King Remnant Soul explained that the Dragon Kings had died before the God Realm created the rules for Soul Beasts to produce Soul Bones.
• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King offered Qian Xunji their remaining Origin Essence, and he worried that giving it away would destroy them.
• The Dragon Kings reassured Qian Xunji that they chose to give him their Origin Essence, then introduced themselves as Bing Lan and Chi Yan.
• Bing Lan and Chi Yan drew their remaining Origin Essence from their corpses and sent it into Qian Xunji.
• The Origin Essence transformed Qian Xunji's arms into enormous ice-blue and crimson dragon limbs, and his Soul Power rose from Rank 92 to advanced Rank 94.

After accepting the Ice Fire Dragon Kings’ charge to revive the Dragon Clan, Qian Xunji gained two evolving External Soul Bones and reached Rank 94. He left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began considering whether he could have Chihiro Yuki with Ling Yuan instead of Bibi Dong.

• Qian Xunji decided to work toward changing the fate of the Dragon and Soul Beast Clans after the Ice Fire Dragon Kings entrusted him with their Origin Essence.
• Qian Xunji inspected the Ice Dragon King's Arm and Fire Dragon King's Arm, discovering that the five-hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bones each had three Soul Skills and could evolve with his cultivation.
• Qian Xunji saved his remaining Crimson Flame Pills and Profound Ice Pills for his future children, then swam out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ling Yuan anxiously waited for Qian Xunji to emerge, blushed at seeing him, and handed him his clothes.
• Qian Xunji considered marrying Ling Yuan so he could have Chihiro Yuki without having a relationship with Bibi Dong.

After returning from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Qian Xunji learned that Yu Yuanzhen had offered an excuse for Yu Xiao Gang taking Bibi Dong away and wanted to send her back. Qian Xunji refused to accept Bibi Dong and demanded compensation, leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan facing his threat.

• Qian Xunji left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Ling Yuan and returned to their castle in Heaven Dou Imperial City, leaving Azure Luan Douluo to guard the well.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo told Qian Xunji that Yu Yuanzhen had apologized for Yu Xiao Gang and planned to bring Bibi Dong back to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji rejected Yu Yuanzhen's explanation, refused to take Bibi Dong back, and invited Yu Xiao Gang to come apologize in person.
• Qian Xunji threatened to attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan unless it offered worthwhile compensation for losing Bibi Dong, whom he described as a promising genius.
• Mighty Lion Douluo praised Qian Xunji's decisive, calculating approach, and Qian Xunji privately compared himself favorably to Chihiro Doriu and Tang Chen.

Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong to Qian Xunji, where he tried to apologize for his son’s relationship with the Spirit Hall Saintess. Qian Xunji rejected the apology, and Yu Yuanzhen continued beating Yu Xiao Gang while Bibi Dong realized they had betrayed her.

• Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong into the castle hall, where they found Qian Xunji, Golden Crocodile Douluo, Mighty Lion Douluo, and Ling Yuan waiting.
• Bibi Dong recognized Qian Xunji and the others, then looked to Yu Xiao Gang and Yu Yuanzhen for an explanation.
• Yu Yuanzhen slapped Yu Xiao Gang and ordered him to kneel before Qian Xunji, then apologized for his son’s conduct and asked for forgiveness.
• Qian Xunji said the apology was not enough, so Yu Yuanzhen whipped Yu Xiao Gang with his belt and then attacked him with more implements.
• Bibi Dong realized Yu Xiao Gang and Yu Yuanzhen had betrayed her, but she still felt distressed as Yu Xiao Gang cried out in pain.

Yu Yuanzhen beat Yu Xiao Gang in front of Qian Xunji, hoping to appease the Spirit Hall Pope, but Qian Xunji mocked the performance and rejected Bibi Dong’s offer to return. He demanded compensation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Yu Yuanzhen kept raising his offer until he included a rare Ten Thousand Year Void Beast right arm bone.

• Yu Yuanzhen savagely beat Yu Xiao Gang to try to show Qian Xunji the clan’s sincerity.
• Bibi Dong urged Qian Xunji to spare Yu Xiao Gang and offered to return to Spirit Hall, but Qian Xunji ridiculed her and said he did not want her back.
• Qian Xunji revealed that Yu Yuanzhen had chosen to beat his son himself and demanded compensation for the damage to Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen offered ten million Gold Soul Coins, but Qian Xunji rejected the offer and threatened to ask Tang Zhen and Ning Fengzhi to judge the dispute.
• Yu Yuanzhen increased the offer to one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, rare treasures, and three profitable properties, then added a Ten Thousand Year Void Beast right arm bone after Qian Xunji rejected that too.

Yu Yuanzhen offered Qian Xunji a rare Ten Thousand Year space-attribute Soul Bone to secure forgiveness for his son, but Qian Xunji demanded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's True Dragon Nine Crowns instead. Yu Yuanzhen reluctantly agreed to hand it over if Qian Xunji defeated him in a soul battle.

• Yu Yuanzhen presented a Ten Thousand Year Void Beast right arm bone and asked Qian Xunji to forgive Yu Xiao Gang and stop pursuing the matter.
• Qian Xunji argued that Bibi Dong's potential as a Twin Martial Soul genius was worth far more than one Soul Bone, and Bibi Dong privately doubted his claim that he had once cared deeply for her.
• Yu Yuanzhen argued that Twin Martial Soul users had historically died from their bodies exploding, but Qian Xunji said Spirit Hall had found a way to prevent it.
• Qian Xunji demanded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Inheritance Spirit Bone, True Dragon Nine Crowns, and threatened to destroy the clan if Yu Yuanzhen refused.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to give Qian Xunji the True Dragon Nine Crowns if Qian Xunji defeated him in a soul battle.

Yu Yuanzhen offered the True Dragon Nine Crowns as compensation but challenged Qian Xunji to a duel to regain some pride. Qian Xunji accepted and revealed a powerful Golden Dragon Martial Soul, leaving Yu Yuanzhen and the onlookers stunned.

• Yu Yuanzhen proposed a Soul Master duel with Qian Xunji over the True Dragon Nine Crowns, believing his higher rank would give him the advantage.
• Qian Xunji accepted the challenge and declared that Yu Yuanzhen would hand over the True Dragon Nine Crowns himself.
• Outside the castle, Yu Xiao Gang urged his father to defeat Qian Xunji and blamed him for ruining his plans and arranging the bandit attack.
• Yu Yuanzhen summoned and possessed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, releasing his nine Soul Rings and powerful Dragon Might.
• Qian Xunji summoned and possessed a Golden Dragon Martial Soul instead of his Twelve-Winged Angel, and its overwhelming Dragon Might shocked Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xiao Gang, and Golden Crocodile Douluo.

Qian Xunji used his Golden Dragon Martial Soul to defeat Yu Yuanzhen and demanded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan surrender its promised compensation. Yu Yuanzhen took Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang back to the clan, while Bibi Dong silently vowed revenge against Qian Xunji and Spirit Hall.

• Yu Yuanzhen was shocked by Qian Xunji’s Golden Dragon Martial Soul and the Dragon Might suppressing his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Qian Xunji combined Golden Dragon possession with the Twelve-Winged Angel’s Angel Domain and overwhelmed Yu Yuanzhen in their soul battle.
• Qian Xunji defeated Yu Yuanzhen and demanded the True Dragon Nine Crowns and Ten Thousand Year Void Soul Bone as compensation.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to honor his promise, while worrying that Yu Xiao Gang would be unable to remain in the clan.
• Qian Xunji ordered Yu Yuanzhen to take Bibi Dong too, and Bibi Dong silently swore revenge against him and Spirit Hall.
• Yu Yuanzhen took Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Qian Xunji, the two consecrated elders, and Ling Yuan.

Qian Xunji visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and forced it to pay Spirit Hall a huge compensation for Yu Xiao Gang abducting Bibi Dong. After Qian Xunji left Bibi Dong behind, the clan elders turned their anger on Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong.

• Qian Xunji arrived at True Dragon Peak and demanded the True Dragon Nine Crowns, a Ten Thousand Year Void Right Arm Bone, One Hundred Million Gold Soul Coins, rare treasures, and business deeds as compensation.
• Yu Yuanzhen handed over the demanded items, and Qian Xunji declared that Spirit Hall would drop the grievance before leaving with Ling Yuan and the two enshrined elders.
• The elders accused Yu Yuanzhen of sacrificing the clan's wealth to protect Yu Xiao Gang, but Yu Yuanzhen explained that Qian Xunji had defeated him through his superior Dragon Spirit bloodline.
• Yu Yuanzhen allowed the elders to punish Yu Xiao Gang, and they dragged him out and beat him while he begged his father to intervene.
• Bibi Dong tried to stop the beating, but an elder slapped her away, and the elders condemned her as a harbinger of disaster after learning she had been crippled and abandoned by Spirit Hall.

After Yu Xiao Gang was beaten by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he lied to Bibi Dong about why he had tried to take her to Spirit Hall, and she believed him. Yu Yuanzhen ordered him to marry Bibi Dong and have children with her, while Qian Xunji returned to Spirit City with Ling Yuan and two consecrated elders.

• Yu Xiao Gang woke to find Bibi Dong caring for him, then blamed Yu Yuanzhen for the failed plan to take her to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong believed Yu Xiao Gang's fabricated story and embraced him, while he planned to keep using her to improve his reputation and bear his children.
• Yu Yuanzhen summoned Yu Xiao Gang, learned how he had deceived Bibi Dong, and praised him for keeping her from turning against the clan.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiao Gang to protect and marry Bibi Dong, then have more children with her to compensate for the clan's losses.
• Qian Xunji flew back to Spirit City with Ling Yuan and two consecrated elders.

Qian Xunji returned to Spirit City and confronted his father, Chihiro Doriu, with news of his expedition and its gains. Chihiro Doriu praised his achievements but condemned his demands for compensation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Qian Xunji ended by asserting his authority as Pope.

• Qian Xunji returned to Pope's Palace with Ling Yuan and two enshrined elders, greeting the guards warmly as he sought to establish his influence in Spirit Hall.
• Qian Xunji told Chihiro Doriu about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Mighty Lion Douluo confirmed that the immortal herbs had evolved Martial Souls and helped Golden Crocodile Douluo reach rank ninety-nine.
• Chihiro Doriu approved of Qian Xunji's help for Golden Crocodile Douluo and celebrated the breakthrough.
• Qian Xunji revealed that he had demanded the True Dragon Nine Crowns, a Ten Thousand Year Void Soul Bone, money, treasures, and property from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as compensation for losing Bibi Dong.
• Chihiro Doriu angrily criticized Qian Xunji for damaging Spirit Hall's reputation, but Qian Xunji defended his actions and declared, “I am the Pope!”

Qian Xunji used Golden Crocodile Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo’s support to persuade Chihiro Doriu to stop interfering in Spirit Hall affairs. He then agreed to marry Lingyuan, while a wedding was also approaching within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo defended Qian Xunji’s handling of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan dispute and urged Chihiro Doriu to let his son make his own decisions.
• Chihiro Doriu accepted that Qian Xunji had grown up and promised to leave Spirit Hall affairs to him.
• Qian Xunji told Chihiro Doriu that he planned to marry and start a family.
• Qian Xunji named Lingyuan as the woman he wanted to marry, and she shyly agreed.
• Qian Xunji privately planned to leave their future child with Chihiro Doriu so he would have less time to interfere in Spirit Hall affairs.
• A wedding was also about to take place within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong married in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, whose members resented the losses caused by their relationship. On their wedding night, Yu Xiao Gang discovered that a golden barrier prevented him from consummating the marriage, and he told Yu Yuanzhen the next morning.

• Yu Yuanzhen arranged Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong's wedding after the clan paid Qian Xunji a huge sum and surrendered valuable assets.
• Most clan members avoided the wedding and blamed Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong for the clan's losses.
• Yu Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong married in a small ceremony attended only by Yu Yuanzhen's family.
• On their wedding night, Yu Xiao Gang could not break the golden barrier protecting Bibi Dong's vulnerable spot, and Bibi Dong suspected Qian Xunji had placed it on her.
• Yu Xiao Gang told Yu Yuanzhen about the barrier the next morning, and Yu Yuanzhen angrily realized Qian Xunji had left Bibi Dong with a hidden safeguard.

Yu Yuanzhen gave Yu Xiao Gang six months to break Qian Xunji’s method on Bibi Dong and help repay the clan’s losses, or someone else would take his place. In Spirit City, Qian Xunji gave three elders pills that evolved their Martial Souls and raised them to Rank Ninety-Six, assembling Spirit Hall’s future seven-member Worship Team ahead of schedule.

• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiao Gang he had half a year to use Bibi Dong to compensate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or another man would take his place.
• Yu Xiao Gang protested that Bibi Dong should only marry and bear children with him, but Yu Yuanzhen slapped and rebuked him until he cowered.
• Qian Xunji summoned Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo to the Pope’s Main Hall and presented them with pills made from rare medicines.
• Qian Xunji claimed a Deity had revealed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained the benefits its medicines had brought to the Three Great Enshrinements.
• Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo refined their pills, evolved their Martial Souls, and broke through to Rank Ninety-Six, becoming enshrinements.

Qian Xunji gave Spirit Hall’s Elders pills that evolved many of their Martial Souls and strengthened their cultivation, while arranging his wedding to Spirit Kite Douluo. Half a year later, Yu Xiao Gang failed to overcome Bibi Dong’s defenses, and Yu Yuanzhen forced him to drug her, leaving Yu Xiao Gang trembling as he betrayed her again.

• Qian Xunji rewarded Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo with pills that evolved their Martial Souls and helped them break through in cultivation.
• Qian Xunji gave pills to Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the other Elders; most evolved their Martial Souls, while Pufferfish Douluo’s pill only improved his cultivation and foundation.
• Qian Xunji and Spirit Kite Douluo settled on March fifth of the following year for their wedding and planned to invite representatives from major powers.
• After Yu Xiao Gang spent half a year unsuccessfully trying to break through Bibi Dong’s defenses, Yu Yuanzhen declared that she would become the clan’s spoil of war instead.
• Yu Yuanzhen ordered Yu Xiao Gang to put medicine in Bibi Dong’s tea and threatened to expel him from the clan if he disobeyed, so Yu Xiao Gang chose to betray her again.

Yu Yuanzhen drugged Bibi Dong through Yu Xiao Gang and imprisoned her in a secret room, ordering Yu Dalong to force her onto the battlefield for the clan’s sake. When Yu Dalong failed to break Qian Xunji’s Holy Light Barrier and struck her, Bibi Dong realized Xiao Gang had betrayed her and swore vengeance on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Yu Xiao Gang lied to Bibi Dong about his father’s failure, then gave her drugged tea that knocked her unconscious.
• Yu Yuanzhen took Bibi Dong to a hidden secret room, chained her to a stone bed, and summoned his eldest son, Yu Dalong.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Dalong to use Bibi Dong to compensate for the clan’s losses, and Yu Dalong reluctantly agreed.
• Bibi Dong woke as Yu Dalong approached her, but he could not break the Holy Light Barrier protecting her.
• Yu Dalong struck Bibi Dong in anger, and she cursed Yu Xiao Gang, Yu Dalong, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, vowing to kill them all.

Yu Yuanzhen imprisoned Bibi Dong and ordered his family to break Qian Xunji’s protective seal so she could bear children for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but none of them succeeded. After enduring repeated attacks and confinement, Bibi Dong regretted betraying Spirit Hall and begged her former teacher and elders to save her.

• Yu Yuanzhen decided to have Yu Dalong replace Yu Xiao Gang and father a child with Bibi Dong, whom he planned to keep imprisoned and later declare dead.
• Yu Dalong tried to break the Holy Light Barrier around Bibi Dong but failed, and his attempts left him nearly crippled.
• Yu Luomian, the clan elders, and Yu Yuanzhen also attacked the barrier, but none could break the God-level seal Qian Xunji had placed on Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong endured repeated torment in the secret room and became mentally broken as Yu Dalong, Yu Luomian, and the elders failed to penetrate her defenses.
• Bibi Dong regretted leaving Spirit Hall for Yu Xiao Gang and repeatedly begged Qian Xunji and the Venerable Grandfathers to save her.

Chihiro Doriu and Ling Yuan’s wedding drew powerful guests and lavish gifts from across the continent. When Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Dalong arrived, Chihiro Doriu asked why Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong were absent.

• Spirit Hall decorated Spirit City and Pope’s Palace for Chihiro Doriu and Ling Yuan’s wedding, which was attended by major clans and sects.
• Dugu Bo arrived with Dugu Xin and presented medicinal materials as a wedding gift.
• Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Tang Yuehua attended, prompting Chihiro Doriu to consider tracking the brothers to find Ah Yin.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Prince Xue Xing, and representatives of the two empires arrived with valuable gifts.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Dalong presented three Thunder Spirit Fruits, and Chihiro Doriu asked why Xiao Gang and Bibi Dong had not come.