Recaps

Lu Chen used his Nirvana Soul Skill to accelerate Ah Yin’s growth, then took Xiao Wu to the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch to register as Soul Masters. There, he entered Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo’s office and was surprised to find his grandfather.

• Lu Chen activated Nirvana, letting Ah Yin resonate with his life energy and grow into a Hundred-Year Soul Beast.
• Lu Chen put Ah Yin into the system space, then took Xiao Wu to the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City.
• Lu Chen impressed the branch guards with a trace of Soul Power, and they let him and Xiao Wu enter.
• Lu Chen and Xiao Wu went upstairs to find Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo and discovered Lu Chen’s grandfather in the office.

Lu Chen revealed his extraordinary talent to Ma Xiunuo, who invited him to become Spirit Hall’s Saint Son. Lu Chen agreed to join Spirit Hall but chose to attend Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy first, then began his advancement assessment by revealing his Azure Dragon martial soul and purple Soul Ring.

• Lu Yun told Ma Xiunuo that Lu Chen had innate full soul power and twin martial souls: a true dragon and a spear, shocking his old friend.
• Ma Xiunuo invited Lu Chen to become Spirit Hall’s Saint Son, and Lu Chen agreed while saying he would first study at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
• Xiao Wu told Ma Xiunuo she would come to Spirit Hall when she obtained her first Soul Ring, while privately worrying that she had agreed to join Lu Chen.
• Ma Xiunuo led Lu Chen into the martial soul laboratory and instructed him to manifest his martial soul and release his first Soul Ring.
• Lu Chen summoned the Azure Dragon, and a purple Soul Ring rose beneath him as Ma Xiunuo watched in astonishment.

Lu Chen completed his Spirit Master advancement assessment after revealing his thousand-year Soul Ring and level 15 Soul Power, then met Li Feng at the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch. Settled in for the night, he began cultivation and prepared to interfere in the tangled relationships of Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang.

• Lu Chen claimed that an unknown, gravely injured Soul Beast had willingly let him absorb its thousand-year Soul Ring, and Ma Xiunuo discovered that Lu Chen had reached level 15 Soul Power.
• Ma Xiunuo registered Lu Chen as a Spirit Hall Soul Master while arranging for him to appear publicly as a Heaven Dou Empire Soul Master and offering him support in Nuoding City.
• Lu Chen and Xiao Wu visited Li Feng, the Nuoding City Spirit Hall chief deacon, who welcomed them warmly alongside Lu Yun and Ma Xiunuo.
• Lu Chen gained Li Feng as another honorary grandfather, then stayed at the Spirit Hall branch and began cultivating instead of sleeping.
• Lu Chen resolved to use the Notebook to interfere in the relationships of Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang.

Lu Chen’s Spirit Hall registration and desire to experience ordinary school life won over the Spirit Hall group members, but his insults about Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s future sharply changed their affection for him. Hu Liena completed her exclusive mission, “a magnificent betrayal” of Bibi Dong, and Lu Chen chose a Martial Soul bloodline upgrade as his reward.

• Xiao Wu explained that Li Feng and Ma Xiunuo had invited Lu Chen to join Spirit Hall and recommend him as its Saint Son, but he chose to attend school as an ordinary Soul Master.
• Xiao Wu said Ma Xiunuo had made identity documents for Lu Chen and her, registering them with both the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena’s affection for Lu Chen rose after they heard his reasons for wanting an ordinary school life.
• Lu Chen praised Spirit Hall, then condemned Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong, causing several group members’ affection to shift sharply.
• Hu Liena completed her exclusive mission to betray Bibi Dong and displayed rewards that included a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox External Soul Bone and a Martial Soul bloodline origin upgrade.
• Lu Chen selected Hu Liena’s Martial Soul bloodline origin upgrade and questioned the system’s description of her mission as a magnificent betrayal.

Lu Chen exposed Yu Xiaogang’s theories as plagiarized and dangerous, while Liu Erlong and Ah Yin challenged his claims about Soul Ring selection and Blue Silver Grass. The discussion ended with the group ridiculing Yu Xiaogang’s advice to Tang San, leaving Liu Erlong unable to defend him.

• System Sis told Lu Chen that Qian Renxue’s and Ah Yin’s exclusive mission rewards were awaiting settlement, with Ah Yin’s reward being revised because she had exceeded the mission requirements.
• Lu Chen began writing about Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy in his Notebook, lowering Bibi Dong’s and Liu Erlong’s affection for him.
• Liu Erlong defended Yu Xiaogang’s theories, but Lu Chen argued that his Soul Ring age guidance endangered commoner Soul Masters and was based on plagiarized research.
• Lu Chen explained that Yu Xiaogang’s advice for Tang San’s first Soul Ring prioritized toughness and poison over Blue Silver Grass’s vitality, prompting Ah Yin to correct his claims.
• The group mocked Yu Xiaogang’s advice after Lu Chen said Tang San had gained a weak paralyzing toxin instead of a meaningful enhancement, and Liu Erlong was defeated.

The group mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories and discussed his relationship with Bibi Dong, while Hu Liena rebuffed Yan’s dinner invitation and asked him to stop addressing her familiarly. Lu Chen then explained why Yu Xiaogang had guessed Tang San possessed a second martial soul, leaving the group with his claim that both of the theories involved were inaccurate.

• Lu Chen’s spoilers prompted the group to ridicule Yu Xiaogang, and members criticized Bibi Dong’s past relationship with him.
• Hu Liena defended her teacher in the group chat, while privately wondering why Bibi Dong had been interested in Yu Xiaogang.
• Yan invited Hu Liena to dinner, but she declined and told him to address her as a classmate; Xie Yue watched Yan leave.
• Lu Chen explained that Yu Xiaogang inferred Tang San had another powerful martial soul from his innate full Soul Power and his own theory about Blue Silver Grass.
• Ah Yin clarified that Blue Silver Emperors cultivated from Blue Silver Grass, and Yanzi cited a theory that twin martial souls were close in quality.
• Lu Chen said Yu Xiaogang might have encountered that theory if he had remained at Spirit Hall longer, but declared both it and the theory linking innate Soul Power to martial soul quality inaccurate.

Lu Chen explained that Yu Xiaogang’s Luo Sanpao was a degenerated Golden Sacred Dragon caused by his own neglect, but could still be saved. After Liu Erlong received a second, harsher punishment for trying to act against Lu Chen, he hinted that Yu Xiaogang had deceived her and Bibi Dong even more thoroughly than Ah Yin and Xiao Wu.

• Lu Chen explained that Tang San’s latent Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and the Mysterious Heaven Skill accounted for his unusual Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power.
• Lu Chen revealed that Luo Sanpao was a degenerated Golden Sacred Dragon and blamed Yu Xiaogang’s weak constitution and lack of training for its condition.
• Lu Chen said Yu Xiaogang could still be saved, while Liu Erlong remained silent after other group members urged her to act.
• The Chat Group announced that Liu Erlong was receiving her second punishment, ten times harsher than the first, and warned that there would be no third chance.
• System Sis told Lu Chen that the Chat Group was weakening the Rakshasa Divine Sense’s influence on Bibi Dong, who had chosen not to attack him.
• Lu Chen hinted that Yu Xiaogang had carefully deceived Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong, prompting Liu Erlong to demand an explanation.

Lu Chen revealed Bibi Dong’s past, including her relationship with Gangzi and Qian Xunji’s assault, shocking the Chat Group and exposing the trauma behind her choices. Qian Renxue rejected the revelation as impossible and ordered Snake Lance and Pufferfish Douluo to guard her room.

• Lu Chen began recounting Bibi Dong’s childhood, her rise as Spirit Hall’s Saintess, and her early kindness, provoking Qian Renxue’s anger and the group’s disbelief.
• Lu Chen explained that Bibi Dong fell in love with Gangzi and wanted to leave Spirit Hall, while Qian Xunji opposed their relationship.
• Lu Chen revealed that Qian Xunji assaulted Bibi Dong, who later gave birth to Qian Renxue and broke up with Gangzi after Qian Xunji threatened his life.
• Bibi Dong shook as Lu Chen’s account exposed her darkest secret to the Chat Group.
• Qian Renxue rose from her bed, insisted Lu Chen’s claims were impossible, and ordered Snake Lance and Pufferfish Douluo to guard her.

Lu Chen exposed his theory that Yu Xiaogang manipulated Bibi Dong and that Qian Xunji coveted her, prompting Bibi Dong to reconsider her past with Yu Xiaogang. His words about how she had hurt Qian Renxue made Bibi Dong realize the pain she had caused her daughter.

• Qian Renxue cried as she learned why Bibi Dong had ignored and mistreated her, and wondered why everyone had concealed the truth.
• Lu Chen accused Yu Xiaogang of exploiting Bibi Dong and suggested Qian Xunji had treated him as a romantic rival because he wanted Bibi Dong for himself.
• Bibi Dong recalled Yu Xiaogang taking Spirit Hall's documents and concluded that he had pursued her for his own ambition; she vowed to play his schemes against him.
• Lu Chen condemned Bibi Dong for neglecting Qian Renxue and sending her on an undercover mission, then described how her daughter lacked the love of both parents.
• Bibi Dong read Lu Chen's words about Qian Renxue having a mother who hated her and cried out, “Xue... Xue'er...”

Lu Chen revealed how Qian Renxue was neglected and harmed by her parents, then explained Qian Daoliu’s history with Tang Chen and how their old wager let the Clear Sky Sect survive Spirit Hall’s attack. The chapter ended with the sect withdrawing into seclusion while Qian Daoliu chose not to destroy it completely.

• Bibi Dong suppressed the Rakshasa God’s influence and was overcome by guilt as she remembered how she had mistreated Qian Renxue.
• Lu Chen described Qian Renxue’s painful childhood and criticized Qian Daoliu’s judgment despite his strength and devotion to his family.
• Lu Chen explained that Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen both loved Bo Saixi, who had already chosen Tang Chen, and that Qian Daoliu later lost their final duel by half a move.
• Lu Chen revealed that Qian Daoliu forbade Spirit Hall members from setting foot on the mountain where he had lost to Tang Chen.
• After Qian Xunji died, Qian Daoliu led Spirit Hall against the Clear Sky Sect, whose leader invoked the old wager and withdrew the sect to the mountain.
• Qian Daoliu stopped short of exterminating the Clear Sky Sect, which survived in seclusion.

Qian Renxue learned that Qian Daoliu had hidden the truth about her father's death, but Lu Chen’s promise to try to save him restored her trust and made her determined to build a relationship with Lu Chen. Lu Chen then began recounting Liu Erlong’s background and Yu Luomian’s neglect, leaving Liu Erlong shaken and more receptive to Lu Chen.

• Qian Renxue realized Qian Daoliu had known the truth about Qian Xunji’s death and wondered whether he had spared Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect out of guilt toward Tang Chen.
• Lu Chen explained that Qian Daoliu’s genuine love for Qian Renxue had preserved her humanity, and said he would try to save Qian Daoliu when the time came.
• Qian Renxue’s affection for Lu Chen rose from 60 to 79, and she resolved to win his favor so he would save her grandfather.
• Lu Chen shifted to describing how Yu Luomian concealed Liu Erlong’s identity and left her to be raised by her mother, who later died when Liu Erlong was young.
• Lu Chen condemned Yu Luomian as a scumbag, and Liu Erlong’s affection for Lu Chen rose from 5 to 20.

Lu Chen exposed Yu Xiaogang’s manipulation of Liu Erlong, including his likely use of her as revenge against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Liu Erlong recognized the truth about her interrupted wedding and vowed to kill Yu Xiaogang, while Lu Chen hinted he had more revelations to share.

• Lu Chen compared Liu Erlong’s troubled childhood and personality to Bibi Dong’s, prompting the Chat Group to tease Liu Erlong about being a miniature version of her.
• Lu Chen said Yu Xiaogang had treated Liu Erlong as a tool for revenge against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the group condemned his ingratitude toward his family.
• Lu Chen suggested Yu Xiaogang had known Liu Erlong was his second cousin and had pursued her despite knowing their relation.
• Lu Chen recounted how Liu Erlong’s father revealed Yu Xiaogang’s background on their wedding night and forbade their relationship, after which Yu Xiaogang fled and Flender failed to bring him back.
• Liu Erlong confirmed Lu Chen’s account, realized Yu Xiaogang had played everyone, and vowed to kill him.

Lu Chen revealed that Flender stepped aside after Liu Erlong chose Gangzi, then helped the pair reunite by proposing a relationship without physical contact. The group teased Liu Erlong about the revelation, and she flew into a rage at Blue Tyrant Academy.

• Liu Erlong displayed her exclusive mission rewards, and Lu Chen selected a Martial Soul Bloodline Origin Upgrade as his additional reward.
• Liu Erlong asked whether she had outlasted Bibi Dong, but Lu Chen began recounting Flender's role in her relationship with Gangzi.
• Liu Erlong and Ah Yin shared selfies, prompting the group to compare their appearances.
• Lu Chen said Flender withdrew after Liu Erlong rejected him for Gangzi, then encouraged their relationship and suggested spiritual romance without physical contact.
• Zhu Zhuqing and others teased Liu Erlong, who threatened Flender and later unleashed powerful Soul Power across Blue Tyrant Academy.

Lu Chen exposed Flender’s selfish treatment of Liu Erlong and Shrek Academy’s disastrous training record, prompting Liu Erlong to rethink her ties to him and Yu Xiaogang. Her affection for Lu Chen rose, while he expected Spirit Hall’s hostility toward Gangzi and Tang San to intensify.

• Lu Chen revealed that Flender charged high fees, gave Yu Xiaogang authority, and trained Shrek’s students recklessly, with only fourteen of sixty-two admitted students surviving intact to graduate.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue condemned Flender, while Liu Erlong feared he would take over Blue Tyrant Academy and tarnish her reputation.
• Lu Chen explained that Flender had pushed Liu Erlong toward Yu Xiaogang and would hand Blue Tyrant Academy to Shrek, attaching her name to its future wrongdoing.
• Liu Erlong reconsidered Flender’s past actions, ended her familiar way of addressing him, and vowed to make Yu Xiaogang repay what he owed her.
• Liu Erlong’s affection for Lu Chen rose from 20 to 60, and Lu Chen anticipated that Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall would turn against Gangzi and Tang San.
• At midnight, the chat group refreshed its status and displayed the completion settlement for Qian Renxue and Ah Yin’s exclusive mission.

Lu Chen collected the rewards from Qian Renxue and Ah Yin’s completed missions, while Qian Renxue revealed her identity to the group. Her introduction as an orphan devastated Bibi Dong, who regretted how she had treated her daughter but held back from contacting her.

• Xue Ye confined Xue Beng to his residence, completing Qian Renxue’s exclusive mission.
• Lu Chen chose Divine Origin enhancement and Life Origin enhancement from Qian Renxue and Ah Yin’s rewards.
• Qian Renxue changed her group nickname and introduced herself, prompting the group to welcome and tease her.
• Bibi Dong broke an armrest and wept over Qian Renxue’s description of herself as an orphan, but decided not to reveal herself yet.
• Bibi Dong hoped Lu Chen could help repair her relationship with Qian Renxue while Lu Chen began cultivating in Nuoding City.

Lu Yun returned to Dragon Soul Village with Lu Chen and Xiao Wu, where Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo invited the family to Lu Tian’s Platinum Bishop investiture in Spirit City. Xiao Wu revealed their plan to help Lu Yun explain his sudden increase in cultivation, and Bibi Dong discovered the secret collusion through the Chat Group.

• Lu Yun accepted the storage soul tool ring and recommendation letter, then returned to Dragon Soul Village with Lu Chen and Xiao Wu.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo revealed themselves at Lu Yun’s residence, and Lu Yun recognized the two Titled Douluo.
• Ghost Douluo invited Lu Yun and his family to Lu Tian’s Platinum Bishop investiture, scheduled for four days later.
• Lu Yun agreed to travel to Spirit City, and the three elders quietly understood that Lu Yun would need to explain his change from Soul Grandmaster to Soul Ancestor.
• Xiao Wu shared the encounter in the Chat Group, where Qian Renxue deduced that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo planned to help Lu Yun prepare an explanation for Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong saw Xiao Wu’s account in the Chat Group and angrily called out Yue Guan and Gui Mei, while Lu Chen struggled to hold back his laughter.

Lu Chen persuaded Lu Yun that becoming a Worshipper’s disciple could protect him from Bibi Dong, then used his cultivation breakthrough as a chance to demonstrate his extraordinary growth to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. The two Titled Douluos witnessed Lu Chen’s Martial Souls and origins transforming, and Chrysanthemum Douluo demanded an explanation from Lu Yun.

• Lu Chen reassured Lu Yun that his rising talent and the threat of a Titled Douluo turning against Spirit Hall might deter Bibi Dong, then considered taking a Worshipper as his master.
• Lu Yun suggested Lu Chen impress Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, so Lu Yun invited them to watch Lu Chen’s cultivation breakthrough.
• Lu Yun told Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that Lu Chen needed their help, while Lu Chen secretly used origin upgrades from System Sis.
• Lu Chen’s Soul Power surged in quality as an Azure Dragon phantom and his Martial Souls began changing, astonishing both Titled Douluos.
• Ghost Douluo recoiled from Lu Chen’s divine attribute, while Chrysanthemum Douluo stopped his pressure before it reached Lu Yun and demanded to know what was happening.

Lu Yun asked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to help Lu Chen enter the Worship Hall after they witnessed his miraculous Martial Soul Evolution and Divine Attribute. As the two resisted, Qian Renxue decided to travel to Spirit City for Lu Tian’s investiture ceremony, hoping to learn more about Lu Chen’s talent.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo used his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to shield the trembling Ghost Douluo from Lu Chen’s Divine Attribute.
• Ghost Douluo recognized Lu Chen’s power and asked Lu Yun why he had revealed the secret.
• Lu Yun bowed and asked the two Titled Douluos to guide Lu Chen and help him enter the Worship Hall.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo rejected the request and warned that the enshrined elders would not welcome their involvement.
• After considering Lu Chen’s extraordinary talent, Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance Douluo to arrange her trip to Spirit City for Lu Tian’s investiture ceremony.

Ning Rongrong insisted on going to Spirit City for Lu Tian’s investiture ceremony, despite Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo trying to stop her. Qian Renxue arranged for Crown Prince Xue Qinghe to invite Ning Fengzhi and a sect-protecting elder to accompany him, leaving Rongrong’s trip within reach.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo failed to persuade Ning Rongrong to give up her plans to visit Spirit City.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her real name in the Chat Group and shared her father’s warnings, while the group discussed who might join Xiao Wu’s outing.
• Lu Chen cultivated the Wing Chapter of the Azure Emperor Spirit-Calming Art, gained independent flight, and promised Chrysanthemum Douluo he would put in a good word for him and Ghost Douluo.
• Xiao Wu invited the group to Spirit City, but several members said their identities or circumstances prevented them from going.
• A messenger announced that Xue Qinghe would attend Lu Tian’s investiture ceremony and that Xue Ye wanted Ning Fengzhi and one sect-protecting elder to accompany him.

Ning Fengzhi agreed to escort Xue Qinghe to Spirit City, while Emperor Xue Ye privately instructed the crown prince to watch the sect master. Qian Renxue revealed to the chat group that she had replaced Xue Qinghe, and Lu Chen began considering how to draw Dugu Bo into the upcoming ceremony.

• Ning Fengzhi accepted Emperor Xue Ye's request to travel with Xue Qinghe to Spirit City, accompanied by Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong.
• Emperor Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe to observe Ning Fengzhi for signs of secret cooperation with Spirit Hall, then reminded him that Xue Beng was still his younger brother.
• Ning Rongrong told the chat group that she would travel with her father, and Qian Renxue shared a picture that led Dugu Yan to recognize Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had been sent to the Heaven Dou Empire as a child and used disguise techniques to replace Xue Qinghe.
• Lu Chen considered exposing the failure of Qian Renxue's palace coup and wondered whether Dugu Yan could persuade Dugu Bo to attend the ceremony in Spirit City.

Dugu Yan returned home with the Poison Core Method and urged her grandfather, Dugu Bo, to study it. Convinced the method could transform his power and perhaps his Martial Soul, Dugu Bo agreed to take her to Spirit City for Archbishop Lu’s Investiture Ceremony.

• After completing her exclusive mission, Dugu Yan received the Poison Core Method and a Martial Soul Bloodline Origin Upgrade, while the host selected the upgrade as a reward.
• Dugu Yan hurried home to Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Bo mistook her tear-streaked face for a sign that someone had bullied her.
• Dugu Yan showed Dugu Bo the Poison Core Method, and his skepticism gave way to excitement as he read about its power and potential for snake-type Martial Souls.
• Dugu Yan claimed she had found the method in the academy’s Book Collection Pavilion and asked Dugu Bo to accompany her to Spirit City for Archbishop Lu’s Investiture Ceremony.
• Dugu Bo recalled his past conflict with Spirit Hall but agreed to travel with Dugu Yan, deciding to repay Prince Xue Xing’s favor another way.

The group traveled toward Spirit City while Lu Chen was secretly meant to visit Spirit Hall before everyone met Pope Bibi Dong. To pass the journey, he activated the Simulation Battle Device and arrived in its battle space, where he chose Tang San as his opponent; the projection appeared before him.

• Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Wu shared pictures of their unusual flights in the Chat Group, and the others laughed at Lu Chen being carried by Ghost Douluo.
• Lu Chen recalled that his party had little time to eat or rest because he needed to visit Spirit Hall quietly after Lu Yun’s agreement with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Unable to use the Mental Trainer during the journey, Lu Chen activated the Simulation Battle Device and selected custom mode, allocating about seventy percent of his consciousness to the battle space.
• Lu Chen selected a projection of level 39 Tang San, and the device formed Tang San before him in the simulation space.

Lu Chen defeated a level 39 Tang San projection in the battle simulator and assessed his current combat strength. The next day, Ghost Douluo secretly brought him into Spirit City, where they headed toward the Worship Hall atop Martial Soul Sacred Mountain.

• Lu Chen used his domains, defenses, and Spirit-Suppressing Spear to overcome Tang San's hidden weapons and land a decisive blow.
• The simulation declared Lu Chen the victor, and he concluded he could defeat ordinary Soul Ancestors but would struggle against stronger opponents.
• Lu Chen restarted the simulator to pursue an injury-free victory over Tang San.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo stayed behind with Xiao Wu and Lu Yun while Ghost Douluo transformed into black mist and carried Lu Chen into Spirit City.
• Lu Chen and Ghost Douluo looked toward the Worship Hall, the site of the Angel God's Godhood Inheritance.

Lu Chen accompanied Ghost Douluo as he used an elaborate set of Soul Skills to sneak toward the Worship Hall, while Bibi Dong secretly watched their approach. They arrived at the hall, where Demon Subduing Douluo attacked Ghost Douluo and swung his staff down at him.

• Ghost Douluo explained that he needed a special concealment technique to get past the guards and the powerful Soul Masters on Martial Soul Sacred Mountain, while Xiao Wu alerted the group to their plan.
• Bibi Dong spotted Ghost Douluo and Lu Chen from outside the Pope's Hall and watched them set off.
• Ghost Douluo combined his first seven Soul Skills, turning ghostly figures into threads that carried him and Lu Chen swiftly toward the mountain.
• Bibi Dong observed their journey through her spiritual power, then left to consider what work to assign them when they returned.
• Ghost Douluo and Lu Chen entered the Worship Hall, where Demon Subduing Douluo confronted Ghost Douluo and brought his blood-red staff down toward him.

Lu Chen revealed his extraordinary powers to stop Demon Subduing Douluo from attacking Gui Mei, then introduced himself to the Offerings as Lu Tian’s grandson. The Offerings realized he might need protection from Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu arrived to speak with him.

• Lu Chen manifested his Azure Dragon, Spirit-Suppressing Spear, domains, and Soul Rings, making Demon Subduing Douluo stop and marvel at his talent.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo and four other Offerings emerged, helped Gui Mei recover, and questioned Lu Chen about his identity and connection to Bibi Dong.
• Lu Chen told Golden Crocodile Douluo that he was Archbishop Lu’s grandson, and the Offerings recognized him as Lu Tian’s adopted child.
• The Offerings inferred that Lu Chen had come seeking protection from Bibi Dong and understood the danger linked to the Lu family’s Martial Soul evolution.
• Qian Daoliu emerged from behind the Angel God Statue and asked Lu Chen if he could call him Xiao Chen.