Chapter Summaries

After the Promotion Tournament, Bibi Dong received Yu Xiaogang at the Papal Palace, where he sought the secret of cultivating Twin Martial Souls for Tang San. Lin Qian’s warning had already revealed Yu Xiaogang’s intentions and Tang San’s identity, and Bibi Dong threw Yu Xiaogang out before sinking deeper under Rakshasa’s influence.

• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Main Team won the Promotion Tournament, and Xue Ye announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would represent the empire at the Finals in Spirit City.
• After the teams departed, Yu Xiaogang went to the Papal Palace to ask Bibi Dong how she had overcome the Twin Martial Souls cultivation hurdle.
• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang about Tang San being Tang Hao’s son and refused to help him.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Lin Qian had sent her evidence about Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, then ordered the guards to throw Yu Xiaogang out and confiscated his Pope Token.
• Alone on her throne, Bibi Dong grieved over Yu Xiaogang’s betrayal as Rakshasa’s evil power further consumed her.

Lin Qian intervened when Bibi Dong’s forces attacked the tournament teams on their way to Spirit City, while he and Spirit Hall secretly staged the confrontation. He arranged a retreat to protect his teammates and prevent Chrysanthemum Douluo from provoking the hidden Tang Hao.

• Lin Qian and Qian Renxue traveled together in a carriage, where they discussed Tang San’s identity and Lin Qian’s plan to use him against the old aristocratic powers.
• Masked attackers ambushed the tournament teams, and Lin Qian joined the battle after rescuing his teammates from a Soul Saint.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan confronted Tang San, while Dragon Duke and Snake Granny were defeated, Dugu Bo withdrew, and Sword Douluo fought Yue Guan to a standstill.
• Lin Qian warned Yue Guan that Tang Hao was hidden nearby and asked him to spare his teammates.
• Yue Guan accepted Lin Qian’s request, then led the attackers in withdrawing from the field.

Lin Qian and the others reached Spirit City, where he reunited with Qian Daoliu and sparred with Light Feather Douluo. Qian Daoliu gave Qian Renxue another mission, leaving its nature unexplained.

• Ning Rongrong embraced Sword Douluo and thanked him for protecting the teams, while Lin Qian publicly acknowledged his relationship with her.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San condemned Spirit Hall, but Ning Fengzhi joined their criticism despite secretly supporting Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue traveled with Lin Qian to Spirit City under heavy guard, and they went to Douluo Hall to see Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu spoke privately with Qian Renxue while Lin Qian sparred with Light Feather Douluo and won with his Ultimate Ice.
• Qian Daoliu praised Qian Renxue’s progress and instructed her to build on the results of her first mission.

With the Finals approaching, Lin Qian prepared Spirit Hall Academy and brought his team to watch the opening matches. He deliberately approached Yu Xiaogang, whose attempt to recruit him as a disciple left Bibi Dong and the watching factions stunned.

• Bibi Dong warned Spirit Hall Academy about Tang San and Gu Yuena, while Lin Qian declared that their team would win.
• Lin Qian put his teammates through intensive training and told Hu Liena that the substitutes would get a chance to compete during the early rounds.
• The Finals began at Spirit Hall’s arena, and Lin Qian brought his team to observe the other academies despite their first-round bye.
• Lin Qian approached Yu Xiaogang in front of the gathered factions and asked to discuss his theories.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to make Lin Qian a Titled Douluo if Lin Qian became his disciple, prompting Lin Qian to ask Bibi Dong what she thought.

After Tang San challenged Lin Qian to a duel, Bibi Dong questioned whether Lin Qian wanted Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, and Lin Qian reassured her of his gratitude and devotion. Bibi Dong warned him to treat Qian Renxue and Nana well, then left after declaring that she wanted a love shared by only two people, while Lin Qian resolved to win her over.

• After the matches, Tang San challenged Lin Qian to a one-on-one fight, and Lin Qian agreed.
• Bibi Dong intercepted Lin Qian and asked whether he had approached Yu Xiaogang to learn theoretical knowledge.
• Lin Qian embraced Bibi Dong and told her that her guidance had given him his success, easing her doubts about their relationship.
• Bibi Dong grabbed Lin Qian's ear and told him to cut ties with other women and not to let down Qian Renxue or Nana.
• Bibi Dong said she wanted a lifelong relationship between two people and departed, while Lin Qian vowed to win her over.

Lin Qian competed under his Li Si identity before secretly returning as Spirit Hall's Saint Son, crushing both Star Luo Royal Academy and Blazing Fire Academy. The tournament audience was left convinced that the Saint Son was even stronger than Li Si.

• Heaven Dou Academy's reserve team lost to Star Luo Royal Academy, and Dai Mubai was carried from the arena after Dai Weisi's team defeated them.
• Lin Qian and Gu Yuena defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, with Lin Qian breaking the Hell White Tiger fusion and sending the entire team off the stage.
• Lin Qian left before Spirit Hall Academy's match against Blazing Fire Academy and changed his appearance to become Spirit Hall's Saint Son.
• Huo Wu asked the Saint Son whether they had met before, but Lin Qian denied knowing her and immediately sent her and the other Blazing Fire Academy members out of the arena.
• The audience concluded that Spirit Hall's Saint Son was even more terrifying than Li Si.

At the finals before the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong announced the individual elimination matches and displayed two Soul Bones as prizes. With Li Si missing and Heaven Dou Royal Academy under pressure, Tang San requested a one-on-one duel with Lin Qian that would send his team to the losers' bracket final regardless of the result.

• The top three teams gathered at Pontiff Square, where Yu Xiaogang learned that Li Si had gone missing and Tang San said Li Si had left that morning.
• Bibi Dong arrived, questioned Tang San about his absent captain, and threatened to expel Yu Xiaogang after he interrupted.
• Dugu Bo asked Spirit Hall to investigate Li Si's disappearance, and Bibi Dong promised that Spirit Hall would find him.
• Bibi Dong announced that the final champions would receive two Soul Bones and ordered the teams to draw lots for the individual elimination matches.
• Tang San challenged Lin Qian to a one-on-one duel, declaring that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would enter the losers' bracket final whether he won or lost.

Lin Qian overwhelmed Tang San in their individual match, snapping his Eight Spider Lances and enduring Tang San’s hidden weapons without injury. Tang San’s team and Skywater Academy withdrew from the individual matches, sending Spirit Hall Academy straight to the final while the remaining teams were set to meet in the losers’ bracket.

• Tang San challenged Lin Qian to a one-on-one match, and Lin Qian accepted.
• Lin Qian beat Tang San with his bare hands while Tang San’s Soul Skills failed to stop him.
• Lin Qian snapped Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and let Tang San’s poison-coated hidden weapons bounce off his body.
• Yu Xiaogang conceded the match and withdrew Tang San’s team from the individual matches.
• Skywater Academy also withdrew, and Bibi Dong advanced Spirit Hall Academy directly to the final.

Tang San led Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Skywater Academy despite missing teammates, and his team won after breaking Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s fusion skill. The victory left Tang San frostbitten and Ma Hongjun unconscious, but Tang San insisted that they continue into the final the next day.

• Hu Liena asked Lin Gan about his relationship with Shui Bing'er, and Lin Gan confirmed they were together.
• Shui Bing'er noticed Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s unusual formation as Tang San took command of the team.
• Gu Yuena refused to join Tang San’s newly devised team fusion skill, but Tang San stabilized it and summoned an enormous Clear Sky Hammer.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed Ice and Snow Drifting, but Tang San’s team fusion skill broke it and won the match for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Tang San was left frostbitten and Ma Hongjun unconscious, while Shui Bing'er conceded defeat.
• Flender proposed withdrawing from the final, but Tang San insisted that Heaven Dou Royal Academy keep going tomorrow.

Lin Qian led Spirit Hall Academy into the championship final against Tang San’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi watched. Tang San sprang his Illusion Space trap on the charging team, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall Academy to use its rested lineup against the injured Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked Lin Qian how he would explain Li Si’s disappearance.
• Lin Qian rallied his six teammates before the final, while Qian Renxue sent him encouragement and Gu Yuena refused to follow anyone but him.
• Ning Fengzhi publicly predicted Spirit Hall Academy’s victory after Bibi Dong’s hidden Amplifying Soul Tool broadcast his words across the venue.
• Spirit Hall Academy formed up with Lin Qian at the rear, and Tang San abandoned his planned fusion skill as both teams prepared to attack.
• Tang San unleashed Illusion Space, a Soul Skill from Shi Nian’s head Soul Bone, and declared that Spirit Hall Academy would lose.

Lin Qian used his mental abilities and the Demon Charm fusion skill to dismantle Tang San’s team’s attack during the finals. Tang San’s Illusion Space began to falter as Lin Qian’s side drove the opposing team toward defeat.

• Tang San sensed Lin Qian disrupting Illusion Space and ordered his teammates to attack him, but Lin Qian knocked Dugu Yan unconscious and threw Zhu Zhuqing out of the fight.
• Lin Qian bound Tang San with Spiritual Chains, whose explosion disrupted Tang San and Illusion Space, then signaled Xie Yue and Hu Liena to use Demon Charm and Full Moon.
• Demon Charm’s Moon Blades injured Ma Hongjun, while Zhu Zhuqing withdrew after Lin Qian intimidated her and Ning Rongrong fled after Tang San warned her.
• Tang San halted his attack to avoid hitting Zhu Zhuqing, suffering backlash that further destabilized Illusion Space.
• Lin Qian approached Tai Long, who curled into a ball in fear, leaving Tang San stunned by how quickly the battle was unraveling.

Lin Qian exposed Tang San’s deception and overwhelmed the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, leaving Tang San fighting alone. As Tang San struggled against Lin Qian, Demon Charm rejoined the battle after receiving Bibi Dong’s private instruction.

• Tang San offered to concede on behalf of his teammates if Lin Qian let them leave, but then attacked Demon Charm under cover of red mist.
• Lin Qian defeated Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Tai Long, while the others pretended to withdraw from the arena.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to concede for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Bibi Dong refused because he was not a contestant.
• Tang San used Tang Sect techniques and the Clear Sky Hammer against Lin Qian, but could not gain the advantage.
• Bibi Dong privately instructed Demon Charm, who spread the red mist and forcefully rejoined the battle.

Tang San was nearly killed by Hu Liena and Xie Yue until Tang Hao arrived and attacked the Papal Palace plaza. Lin Qian countered Tang Hao’s attempt to strike the others with a powerful Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, leaving Tang San pinned beneath its pressure.

• Tang San used his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to deflect Demon Charm’s Full Moon, but Lin Qian struck him with Spiritual Shock and the follow-up slash badly wounded him.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to concede the match for Tang San, but Bibi Dong said only a team member could do so.
• Tang Hao appeared above the Papal Palace and his hammer disrupted Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Lin Qian spread his Slaughter Domain to counter Tang Hao’s pressure, while Tang Hao announced his return and prepared to attack the plaza with Clear Sky True Body.
• Lin Qian revealed five Soul Rings, including two red ones, and unleashed Hell Demon Flame Sky-Splitting Slash at Tang Hao, pinning Tang San to the ground.

Tang Hao attacked Lin Qian and the Papal Palace, but fled with Tang San after the Worship Hall arrived and overwhelmed him. Light Feather Douluo revealed that he had broken through to Level 97, though he remained the Fifth Enshrined Elder.

• Tang Hao detonated his first six Soul Rings to block Lin Qian's attack, sending Tang San crashing into the Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders joined forces to shield the Papal Palace from Tang Hao's Clear Sky True Body and Ring Detonation.
• A gigantic black scythe shattered Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer, so he seized Tang San and tried to escape.
• Light Feather Douluo arrived and forced Tang Hao to turn back, but Tang Hao threw his hammer, took an arrow through the abdomen, and fled with Tang San.
• Light Feather Douluo said he had broken through to Level 97 after sparring with Lin Qian, and the other Enshrined Elders gathered around them.
• A cool voice interrupted the Enshrined Elders' laughter and conversation.

Gu Yuena confronted Lin Qian in the Papal Palace, forcing Bibi Dong and the others to stand aside before Lin Qian used his Spacetime Domain to speak with her privately. He told Gu Yuena he loved her and would stay with her, and she realized he understood that she had come prepared to provoke a fight.

• After Tang Hao escaped, Gu Yuena announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy conceded and demanded to find Lin Qian.
• Bibi Dong cleared the crowd, but Qian Renxue refused to leave; Gu Yuena's pressure cowed her and forced Bibi Dong to activate her Martial Soul.
• Gu Yuena sensed the Rakshasa God's aura from Bibi Dong and demanded that the others stop interfering.
• Lin Qian asked Bibi Dong to leave the matter to him, then used his Spacetime Domain to speak privately with Gu Yuena.
• Lin Qian admitted his initial motives had been impure but told Gu Yuena she was his emotional anchor and that he would love her for the rest of his life.
• Gu Yuena asked if Lin Qian knew she had come intending to pick a fight with him.

Gu Yuena rejected Lin Qian’s hope that humans and Soul Beasts could coexist, then reminded him of his promise to let her kill him if they ever became enemies. She challenged him outside the Papal Palace, and their divine battle left Lin Qian’s Dragon King Bloodline suppressed by the Dragon God’s Heart.

• Gu Yuena explained that her duty as the Silver Dragon King and the hatred between humans and Soul Beasts made her unable to choose love over her responsibility.
• In a memory of their first night together, Lin Qian promised to face their future troubles with Gu Yuena and said she could kill him if they became enemies.
• Outside the Papal Palace, Gu Yuena used Spiritual Sharing to show Lin Qian the memory, then summoned her Silver Dragon Spear and challenged him.
• Gu Yuena activated the Space Lock Domain, and Lin Qian summoned the Asura Demon Sword to fight her in a battle comparable to the Divine Level.
• Lin Qian held his ground against Gu Yuena’s spear strike, but she activated the Dragon God’s Heart and suppressed his Blood Essence Soul Ring and Dragon King Bloodline.

Gu Yuena’s domain repelled Bibi Dong’s divine weapon and Qian Renxue’s attack, while Lin Qian protected Qian Renxue and ordered everyone outside to stand down. As he challenged the Divine Realm’s divisions between light and darkness and humans and soul beasts, Gu Yuena renewed her attack to test his resolve.

• Bibi Dong struck Gu Yuena’s sealing domain with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, but the domain repelled it and injured her.
• Qian Renxue used Angel’s Roar against the barrier, and Lin Qian reflected the rebounding attack to protect her before ordering everyone not to attack again.
• Qian Daoliu stopped Qian Renxue from going to Lin Qian, while Bibi Dong admitted she could not break through the barrier either.
• Lin Qian and Gu Yuena discussed the conflict between their divine powers and the divide between humans and soul beasts.
• Gu Yuena raised the Silver Dragon Spear and challenged Lin Qian to prove he could break those chains.

Lin Qian fought Gu Yuena and, after Electrolux intervened, unleashed his Asura God power against her. He stopped his Divine Skill when Gu Yuena reminded him of the Dragon God's death, and she fled into the clouds in her dragon form.

• Gu Yuena battered Lin Qian, who struggled against her God King-level strength and the plane's suppression.
• Electrolux took control of Lin Qian's body to protect him, while Lin Qian consulted with his Soul Spirits in the Sea of Consciousness.
• Lin Qian returned and used his Holy Necromancer abilities, but Gu Yuena revealed her Golden Soul Rings and unleashed Elemental Descent with Destruction Power.
• Lin Qian drew the Asura Demon Sword and summoned an Asura God Dharma Aspect, forcing the injured Gu Yuena onto the defensive.
• Gu Yuena asked whether Lin Qian would cut her down like the Dragon God, and Lin Qian stopped his Divine Skill.
• Gu Yuena transformed into a silver dragon, roared, and disappeared into the clouds.

The Asura God stopped the First-Generation Angel God from attacking the Silver Dragon King and took her to the Self-Cultivation Divine Temple to discuss their successors. He secured her agreement to protect the Silver Dragon King in exchange for Qian Renxue receiving equal status when Lin Qian inherited the Asura God Position.

• The Silver Dragon King's emergence and God King-level pressure froze the people at the Papal Palace, while Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong struggled to resist.
• The First-Generation Angel God prepared to descend and kill the Silver Dragon King, but the Asura God intervened and brought her to the Self-Cultivation Divine Temple.
• The Asura God explained that Lin Qian had been suppressed by the God of Destruction and that the God Realm Committee had agreed to grant him only a low-ranking God Position.
• The First-Generation Angel God agreed to help shield the Silver Dragon King on the condition that Qian Renxue received equal glory after Lin Qian succeeded the Asura God.
• After the First-Generation Angel God left, the Asura God sent a streak of Divine Power through the crystal ball.

After waking from a day-long unconsciousness, Lin Qian visited Bibi Dong and discussed Spirit Hall’s plans and the risks of acting too soon. He left their meeting by asking to go to Sea God Island.

• Lin Qian woke in the Worship Hall, where Qian Renxue told him Gu Yuena had escaped and Bibi Dong wanted to see him.
• Lin Qian reassured Qian Renxue, promised to help her obtain her Seventh Soul Ring, and went to the Papal Palace.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Qian that Spirit Hall had released its other opponents and rewarded its team members after the tournament.
• Bibi Dong asked about Spirit Hall’s chances in a soul hunting operation, and Lin Qian estimated them below fifty percent, advising a delay of three to five years.
• Bibi Dong asked Lin Qian to return to Spirit Hall and help her, but he said he wanted to go to Sea God Island.