Recaps

Tang Chen convinced Tang San that the Clear Sky Sect should pretend to surrender to Spirit Hall, while Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall’s enshrined debated how to respond to Bibi Dong’s plans. At the Pope’s palace, Ah Yin met Bibi Dong, who questioned her about being the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Spirit Hall had hunted.

• Tang Chen urged Tang San to accept a temporary surrender to Spirit Hall so the Clear Sky Sect could exploit a later conflict, and Tang San agreed to cultivate in seclusion.
• Qian Renxue met with Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall’s enshrined, who decided to establish the Spirit Hall Empire first and leave Bibi Dong on its throne for the time being.
• At the Pope’s palace, Ah Yin greeted Bibi Dong, who asked whether she was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Spirit Hall had hunted twenty years earlier.
• Lin Chen put an arm around Bibi Dong’s waist and asked her not to make things difficult for Ah Yin.

Bibi Dong welcomed Ah Yin into Lin Chen’s inner palace by reminding her of her past conflict with Spirit Hall, then privately explained her approach and sent Lin Chen to spend time with the other sisters. In the palace, Lin Chen interrupted Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong’s cooking, while Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun shared a quiet moment that ended with Zhu Zhuyun apologizing.

• Bibi Dong reminded Ah Yin that she had caused Spirit Hall losses, then softened and asked how she had met Lin Chen.
• Ah Yin explained that Lin Chen had saved her from Tang Hao and Tang San, and Bibi Dong led her into a room for a private conversation.
• Bibi Dong stopped Lin Chen from following and told him to spend time with the other sisters.
• Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong prepared food in the rear kitchen, and Lin Chen embraced Tang Yuehua while she cooked.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped Zhu Zhuyun carry meat to the kitchen, and Zhu Zhuyun apologized to her.

As Bibi Dong prepared for her coronation, she discovered that the Worship Hall had not challenged her and discussed her divine trials with Lin Chen. Meanwhile, rulers and faction leaders made plans to travel to Spirit City, where Qian Renxue looked forward to meeting Lin Chen again.

• Bibi Dong's elders reported that the empires, duchies, sects, academies, and Seven Clan Alliance had been invited to her coronation, and she ordered patrols of Spirit City and its territories.
• Ghost Leopard told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue would attend, but he had not met the Worship Hall's worshippers; Bibi Dong and Lin Chen suspected the elders were plotting something.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Chen that she had completed her Seventh Trial and needed to slay a Soul Beast at least three hundred thousand years old for her Eighth Trial, and Lin Chen promised to help after the coronation.
• Empress Dailisi urged Ling Yuan to leave early for Spirit City, and Ling Yuan agreed to prepare for their departure the next day.
• Xiao He informed Qian Renxue that the entourages of the two kings and other faction leaders had been notified, and Qian Renxue thought about seeing Lin Chen again.

Bibi Dong founded the Spirit Hall Empire and ascended the throne as its empress, with leaders from more than a hundred factions attending the ceremony. At a later gathering in the Pope's Palace, Huyan Zhen began presenting gifts, ending with a jade box whose contents had not yet been revealed.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Dao Chen Xin, Ning Rongrong, Huyan Zhen, and Yang Qingwu arrived at Spirit Hall among the visiting faction leaders.
• Elder Pufferfish opened the ceremony, and Bibi Dong announced the founding of the Spirit Hall Empire and her ascent as empress.
• Chrysanthemum, Ghost, the other Spirit Hall elders, and the gathered factions knelt and hailed Bibi Dong as the Martial Soul Empress Regnant.
• Bibi Dong met Lin Chen's gaze from across the distance and smiled at him.
• At a gathering in the Pope's Palace, Huyan Zhen presented chests of gold, silver, and jewels, then had a disciple open a chest containing a jade box.

The factions presented their tributes to the newly established Spirit Hall Empire, with the Elephant Armor Sect, Star Luo Empire, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Seven Clan Alliance offering particularly valuable gifts. Bibi Dong then began announcing her plans for governing the continent, dividing it into nine provinces and setting limits on local defense forces.

• Huyan Zhen presented an Immortal-grade Violet valued at thirty thousand years on behalf of the Elephant Armor Sect.
• Dailisi presented a Soul Bone of approximately eighty thousand years for the Star Luo Empire.
• Porcupinefish Douluo announced tributes from several factions, including Void Stone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Seven Clan Alliance surprised the gathered Soul Masters by offering one million gold coins.
• Porcupinefish Douluo announced that the tribute presentation was over and invited Bibi Dong to reveal the empire’s official posts and plans.
• Bibi Dong declared that the continent would be divided into nine provinces, with governors, commandery commandants, and city commandants, and capped their defense forces at specified numbers.

Bibi Dong established the empire’s nine provinces, appointed their governors, and placed provincial Soul Master legions under central command. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue reunited with Lin Chen after more than a year apart and embraced him.

• Bibi Dong announced that governors would oversee civil affairs while provincial Soul Master legions answered to the central empire and required its approval to mobilize.
• Bibi Dong named governors for the nine provinces, including Zhao Feng, Ning Fengzhi, Dailisi, Huyan Zhen, Zhu Zhengxiong, and Shui Ningrou.
• The assembled faction leaders reacted with surprise to Shui Ningrou’s appointment, while Huo Feng felt aggrieved that she had received no position.
• Bibi Dong warned the governors to keep their provinces stable or face removal.
• Qian Renxue approached Lin Chen in a castle, embraced him, and showed how much she had missed him.

Qian Renxue visited Lin Chen, asked him to design her a golden dragon robe, and warned him that she and Qian Daoliu would not be easy to deal with. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong organized new Soul Master legions for the Spirit Hall Empire, and the chapter ended with Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er sparring.

• Qian Renxue reunited with Lin Chen, asked him to design a robe unlike Bibi Dong's, and left after warning him about her and Qian Daoliu.
• Lin Chen reflected that the empire's power mattered only if it helped him reach God Level and protect himself.
• Bibi Dong ordered the governors and elders to form four Soul Master legions, including the Martial Soul Legion, Hebei Soul Master Legion, Jiangnan Soul Master Legion, and Navy Legion.
• Bibi Dong set deadlines for the legions' formation and declared her intention to unite the Douluo Continent within a year.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er sparred in the courtyard of Bibi Dong's residence.

Shui Bing'er defeated Huo Wu in a sparring match before Huo Feng arrived and demanded to meet Huo Wu’s man. In the Pope’s Hall, Bibi Dong welcomed Shui Ningrou and arranged for her to stay with Lin Chen before he appeared and embraced them both.

• Shui Bing'er’s Ice Seal overcame Huo Wu’s Flame Meteor, and Huo Wu admitted her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul was formidable.
• Huo Feng visited Huo Wu at the castle, met her companions, and asked to see Lin Chen.
• Bibi Dong welcomed Shui Ningrou and told her to stay with Lin Chen for two days before returning to govern Vast Sea Province with Ling Yuan’s help.
• Lin Chen appeared as Bibi Dong and Shui Ningrou left the Pope’s Hall and wrapped his arms around both women.

Lin Chen reunited with Shui Ningrou and encountered Huo Feng, who had come seeking a position in the new Spirit Hall Empire. Huo Feng confronted him about leaving her without one, while Shui Ningrou realized she was jealous of her governorship.

• Bibi Dong left Lin Chen and Shui Ningrou alone, and Lin Chen carried Shui Ningrou to the academy’s mountain castle.
• Lin Chen watched Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er spar, then comforted Shui Ningrou when she worried about Bing'er causing trouble.
• Huo Feng visited Huo Wu and considered seeking an imperial post to improve her academy and her standing with Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen arrived among Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, and Shui Yue'er, then took Huo Feng aside while Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er went to see their mother.
• Shui Ningrou brought tea to Lin Chen and Huo Feng, and Huo Feng demanded to know why he had not given her a position.

Lin Chen punished Huo Feng after she challenged his authority, while Tang Chen sent Tang San to negotiate with Qian Renxue for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in exchange for six Soul Bones. Tang San discovered the bones belonged to Tang Hao, and Qian Renxue eagerly received a box sent by Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen refused to change Shui Ningrou's appointment as Vast Sea governor, then stopped Huo Feng from leaving and punished her.
• Tang Chen told Tang San that Qian Renxue's influence had been weakened and ordered him to seek peace in Heaven Dou City while trading six Soul Bones for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Tang San opened the box and realized the six Soul Bones had been stripped from Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao remained despondent in Sunset Forest, grieving Ah Yin and wishing her happiness.
• Qian Renxue waited impatiently for Lin Chen's promised delivery, then Xiao He brought her a wooden box from the Emperor.

Tang San offered Qian Renxue six top-grade Soul Bones in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and she accepted after Qian Daoliu urged her to agree. Qian Daoliu revealed that he hoped Tang San would become an ally against Bibi Dong and Lin Chen, leaving Qian Renxue to consider the shifting balance of power.

• Qian Renxue tried on the gilded phoenix robe Tang San had sent, then changed back into her imperial robe when she heard he had arrived.
• Tang San asked Qian Renxue to trade him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and offered treasures from the Clear Sky Sect as payment.
• Qian Renxue demanded that the Clear Sky Sect surrender to the Spirit Hall Empire, and Tang San agreed to discuss the condition.
• Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue to accept the deal, and she agreed after Tang San revealed six complete, top-grade Soul Bones.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong and Lin Chen were the threats she needed to prepare for, and that she would need a helper against them.

Lin Chen appointed Huo Feng as commander of the Vast Sea Navy while she and Shui Ningrou recovered from their encounters with him. Elsewhere, Tang San used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to consume Yellow Springs Dew without apparent side effects, renewing his hopes of taking revenge on Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen told Huo Feng he had arranged for her to become grand commander of the naval legion, overseeing ten thousand Soul Masters.
• Shui Ningrou came downstairs exhausted, and Shui Bing'er explained away her condition while Huo Wu decided to visit Lin Chen.
• Huo Wu entered Lin Chen's bedroom and was pulled inside by his Soul Power.
• Tang San showed Tang Chen the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's protective and spirit-fixing abilities.
• Tang San drank Soul Douluo-level Yellow Springs Dew with the shroud's protection and advanced to level seventy-seven without noticing negative effects.
• Tang Chen urged Tang San to keep increasing his Soul Power so he could become a Titled Douluo, and Tang San vowed to reclaim what Lin Chen had taken from him.

Bibi Dong reviewed the Spirit Hall Empire’s government and legion preparations, then ordered an invasion to destroy the Clear Sky Sect. Meanwhile, Lin Chen broke through to a new level of power, revealing two legendary Million-Year Soul Rings.

• Bibi Dong heard the provincial governors’ reports and warned Huyan Zhen and Zhu Zhengxiong to improve their administration.
• Ghost Leopard and Yue Guan reported the strengths and training status of the Soul Master legions, while the Vast Sea Navy and Jiangnan Legion remained below full strength.
• Bibi Dong ordered the legions to mobilize against the Clear Sky Sect, dismissing concerns about its forces and allies.
• Bibi Dong assigned Ling Yuan and Pufferfish to send ten thousand Jiangnan and Vast Sea troops to Central and Liaodong Provinces, where they would join the Central and Hebei legions.
• Lin Chen broke through in the Pope’s bedchamber, and his Red Firmament Sword and nine Soul Rings appeared, including two crimson-gold Million-Year Soul Rings.

Lin Chen reached level ninety-three after breaking through to Titled Douluo and absorbing a Million-Year Soul Ring. He then advised Bibi Dong that Qian Daoliu might use the Clear Sky Sect to challenge their power, but said their campaign should proceed because their strength could overcome any alliance.

• Lin Chen completed his breakthrough and absorbed a Million-Year Soul Ring, reaching level ninety-three.
• Liu Erlong entered to check on Lin Chen, saw his nine Soul Rings, and congratulated him on gaining another Million-Year Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong met with Lin Chen, Liu Erlong, Dailisi, Shui Ningrou, and Ling Yuan and announced that she planned to use ten thousand naval troops to eliminate the Clear Sky Sect.
• Lin Chen warned that Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu might persuade the Clear Sky Sect to surrender to Heaven Dou Province rather than let Spirit Hall destroy it.
• Lin Chen told Bibi Dong to proceed with the campaign, saying they could defeat the Clear Sky Sect and its allies through superior strength.

Tang San broke through to Titled Douluo, while Tang Chen prepared to counter the Spirit Hall Empire’s campaign against the Clear Sky Sect. Meanwhile, the empire’s legions began advancing toward Heaven Dou Province, and Bibi Dong received updates on their movements.

• Tang San became a Titled Douluo after spending six months consuming Yellow Springs Dew, but Tang Chen refused to teach him how to make more.
• Tang Xiao reported that the Spirit Hall Empire planned to send its legions against the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Chen departed with Tang San to address the threat and seek a Soul Ring.
• Tang San named the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts he wanted to target in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Huo Feng assembled the Vast Sea Navy First Army and ordered its ten thousand Soul Masters to march into Heaven Dou Province.
• The Jiangnan Soul Master Legion advanced toward Central Province, while Bibi Dong received updates that it would arrive there soon and the Vast Sea Navy would reach Heaven Dou Province that night.

As Spirit Hall prepared to move against the Clear Sky Sect, Lin Chen and Bibi Dong discussed how to prevent the Worship Hall from using the conflict to weaken them. Qian Renxue became a Titled Douluo, then joined Qian Daoliu in bargaining with Tang Chen, whose Clear Sky Sect faced an imminent invasion.

• Bibi Dong ordered the armies to wait for her command, and Lin Chen advised her to strike at the Clear Sky Sect regardless of the Worship Hall's plans.
• Qian Daoliu and the other enshrined discussed using the Clear Sky Sect in their plans while Spirit Hall's forces moved toward Heaven Dou Province.
• Qian Renxue emerged from seclusion as a Titled Douluo and asked Qian Daoliu about her father's fate; he promised to tell her within a year.
• Qian Daoliu explained the crisis to Qian Renxue and said he would help her obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring after dealing with it.
• Tang Chen arrived with Tang San and demanded Qian Daoliu's help, but Qian Daoliu insisted that the Clear Sky Sect surrender to the Worship Hall to survive.

Tang Chen agreed to submit the Clear Sky Sect to Qian Daoliu’s side while keeping the sect’s Soul Master legion under its own control. After the Heaven Dou Royal Legion blocked Huo Feng’s advance, Tang Chen treated it as proof of Qian Daoliu’s sincerity and ordered two kings to pledge allegiance to Heaven Dou Province.

• Tang Chen accepted Qian Daoliu’s offer after securing autonomy for the Clear Sky Sect’s Soul Master legion and surrendering the two duchies and four single-attribute clans.
• Huo Feng led the Vast Sea Navy toward Heaven Dou Province, where the Heaven Dou Royal Legion blocked the main road.
• Huo Feng refused Captain Liu’s suggestion to attack and reported the obstruction to the empress regnant.
• Tang Chen learned the Vast Sea Navy had been stopped and ordered the kings of Barak and Alpha to pledge allegiance to Heaven Dou Province the next day.

Lin Chen and Bibi Dong learned that the Clear Sky Sect and two duchies had surrendered to Heaven Dou Province, and Lin Chen ordered Heaven Dou’s forces to withdraw or face attack. In Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue realized that her goals differed from Qian Daoliu’s and questioned what she should do.

• Xiao Wu told Liu Erlong that the Clear Sky Sect, the Balak Kingdom, and the Alfa Kingdom had surrendered to Heaven Dou Province, while the Heaven Dou Royal Legion blocked the Vast Sea Navy.
• Liu Erlong and Xiao Wu reported the news to Lin Chen and Bibi Dong, who discussed how the surrender and blockade affected Spirit Hall’s plans.
• Lin Chen ordered the governor of Heaven Dou and the Heaven Dou Royal Legion to withdraw, warning that his forces would attack if they refused.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that he had sent out the Heaven Dou Royal Legion to secure the Clear Sky Sect’s surrender and was willing to sacrifice the legion to weaken Bibi Dong’s forces.
• Qian Renxue realized that she wanted to replace Bibi Dong, while Qian Daoliu and the Worship Hall wanted to defeat or kill her, leaving her conflicted about what to do.

Qian Renxue tried to return to Spirit City to protect the Heaven Dou Royal Legion, but Qian Daoliu had his enshrined stop her. With the Heaven Dou Royal Legion blocking Spirit Hall’s armies, Bibi Dong ordered a full assault on the legion and the Clear Sky Sect, aiming to eradicate the sect within ten days.

• Qian Renxue decided to return to Spirit City to protect the Heaven Dou Royal Legion, but Qian Jun and Jiang Mo blocked her on Qian Daoliu’s orders.
• Qian Daoliu and Enshrined Golden Crocodile discussed keeping Qian Renxue away and preventing the Heaven Dou Royal Legion from withdrawing, while Qian Daoliu assigned Sixth and Seventh to watch her.
• Huo Feng ordered the Vast Sea Navy commanders to wait for orders and warned that anyone standing in the way of destroying the Clear Sky Sect would die.
• Bibi Dong learned that Qian Renxue had not returned and that the Jiangnan Soul Master Legion was also blocked by the Heaven Dou Royal Legion.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Jiangnan and Vast Sea Navy to destroy the Heaven Dou Royal Legion and sent forty thousand troops and Spirit Hall fighters to attack the Clear Sky Sect from the north and northwest.

Bibi Dong ordered the empire’s forces to attack the Clear Sky Sect, and allied sects and armies mobilized across the continent. Lin Chen departed with Liu Erlong and Ling Yuan to oversee the campaign while Bibi Dong remained in Spirit City, and Huo Feng received orders to lead the Vast Sea Navy through Heaven Dou Province.

• Ning Fengzhi overruled Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, choosing to lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s forces himself.
• The Seven Clan Alliance’s ancestors agreed to obey Bibi Dong’s order and dispatched more than a hundred Soul Masters to accompany the Central Legion into Clear Sky.
• Huyan Zhen led Yang Qingwu and forces from several factions toward the front lines, urging them to arrive before the battle began.
• Bibi Dong ordered the attack after messengers reported that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Seven Stars Alliance, and other factions had reached their positions.
• Lin Chen left Spirit City with Liu Erlong and Ling Yuan to oversee the battle while Bibi Dong stayed behind to guard against threats.
• Huo Feng received orders to assemble the Vast Sea Navy and force its way through Heaven Dou Province alongside the Jiangnan Soul Master Legion.

The Spirit Hall Empire launched coordinated attacks against the Heaven Dou Royal Legion and the Balak Kingdom. The Hebei Legion began its assault while the Clear Sky Sect’s leaders arrived to confront its Titled Douluo.

• Huo Feng ordered the Vast Sea Navy to attack after Commander Wang refused to let them cross the border, and she declared that the Spirit Hall Empire ruled the continent.
• The Vast Sea Navy charged the Heaven Dou Royal Legion as the Jiangnan Soul Master Legion battled another portion of its forces in the south.
• Yue Guan ordered the thirty-thousand-strong Hebei Legion to attack the Balak Kingdom, while Gui Mei and the other elders prepared to hold off the Clear Sky Sect’s Titled Douluo.
• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Tai Tan rallied the Balak Kingdom’s defenders and prepared to hold back the attacking army.
• Tang Xiao, Xue Tu, and three other Titled Douluo arrived to face Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Pufferfish, and Ghost Leopard.

The Spirit Hall Empire launched its assault on the Clear Sky Sect, but Tang Chen overwhelmed its Titled Douluo defenders. Lin Chen arrived in time to stop Tang Chen's next strike and challenged him to fight.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Central Legion to attack the Alfa Kingdom, while Tang Chen prepared to defend the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Chen led the Clear Sky Sect's fighters to the front lines, where nine Titled Douluo faced the Spirit Hall Empire's six.
• Tang Chen's attack scattered the Spirit Hall Empire's Titled Douluo and forced them to retreat.
• Lin Chen blocked Tang Chen's hammer strike and offered to fight him instead.
• Tang Chen rejected Lin Chen's taunt and attacked him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Qian Renxue learned that the Spirit Hall army had attacked the Clear Sky Sect, while Qian Daoliu took her into secluded cultivation to help her become a god. In Alfa Kingdom, Lin Chen and his allies fought Tang Chen and the Clear Sky Sect, leaving Zi JI and Ling Yuan to help eliminate the remaining enemies.

• Qian Renxue learned that the Spirit Hall army had attacked the Clear Sky Sect and the Heaven Dou Royal Legion, then agreed to accompany Qian Daoliu into secluded cultivation so he could help her become a god.
• The Clear Sky Sect's forces retreated to the Alfa Kingdom's capital after suffering repeated defeats against the Spirit Hall army.
• Lin Chen used his sixth Soul Skill against Tang Chen, and Ning Fengzhi boosted Lin Chen with support skills that forced Tang Chen back.
• Tang Chen threatened Ning Fengzhi, but Lin Chen protected him and continued fighting Tang Chen.
• Zi JI killed an Enforcement Team captain from Slaughter City, and Ling Yuan defeated another captain with her ninth Soul Skill.
• Zi JI returned to human form and asked Ling Yuan to help finish off the four remaining Clear Sky Sect elders and one other enemy so they could support Lin Chen.

Huo Feng routed the Heaven Dou Royal Legion while Xue Wu’s covert betrayal helped the Spirit Hall Empire defeat the Clear Sky Sect’s leaders in Balak Kingdom. With the kingdom’s defenders fleeing and its royal family and allies captured, the Spirit Hall Empire secured control of Balak Kingdom.

• Huo Feng defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Legion, captured its commander, and ordered her troops to advance toward the Alpha Kingdom.
• Xue Wu broke the Two Extremes Stillness Domain with her Ninth Soul Skill, then swallowed Xue Tu while Ghost Leopard Douluo killed Xue Li.
• Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Ghost Leopard, and Xue Wu killed the Clear Sky Sect’s First Elder, while Tang Xiao escaped.
• Xue Wu revealed that Lin Chen had placed her inside the Clear Sky Sect and returned after completing her mission.
• The Balak Kingdom’s defenders lost morale and fled as the Hebei Legion took control and captured the royal family and other opponents.

The Spirit Hall Empire's forces overwhelmed the Clear Sky Sect as Tang Chen confronted Lin Chen in a decisive clash. Ning Fengzhi's support strengthened Lin Chen, and Tang Chen detonated his ninth Soul Ring before Lin Chen answered by detonating his own, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Tang Hao returned to help Tang Chen and attacked Zi JI, while Ling Yuan went to support Sword Douluo and the other fighters.
• Ling Yuan's Martial Soul Avatar consumed a Clear Sky Sect elder, and Sword Douluo killed him.
• Tang Chen unleashed his ninth Soul Skill, Sky-Piercing Strike, and Lin Chen countered with Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Ning Fengzhi endured the shockwaves to reach Lin Chen and used three Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect boosts to strengthen him, but Sword Dao Chen Xin had to rescue Ning Fengzhi after he was badly injured.
• Tang Chen used Slaughter Domain and detonated his ninth Soul Ring, weakening Lin Chen's attack, so Lin Chen detonated his own ninth Soul Ring and prepared to strike Tang Chen.