Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong exposed Gui Luo's supposed Undying Body as an illusion sustained by hiding his real body in another space, then defeated him when he surrendered. Qi Ling sent the unknown Bai Ling'er into the next match, and Qian Jiyin chose a cloaked Dragon Clan fighter whose identity shocked Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe.

• Bibi Dong explained that she was breaking the space concealing Gui Luo's real body, and Gui Luo surrendered before she could destroy it.
• Bibi Dong returned to Qi Ling's group, where Qian Renxue checked on her and Xiao Wu's mother, in rabbit form, leaped into her arms.
• Qian Xunji wanted to enter the next match, but Qian Jiyin urged him to wait and see whom Qi Ling would send.
• Qi Ling asked Bai Ling'er to fight, and she entered the canyon without revealing anything about her abilities.
• Qian Jiyin recognized Bai Ling'er's Dragon Clan presence and sent out a cloaked fighter, whose revealed identity stunned Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe.

Hao Long entered the tournament to fight Bai Ling'er, and Qi Ling suspected the match was his chance to make up for serious trouble with the Demon Alliance. The two dragons transformed and began a fierce battle, with Bai Ling'er overpowering Hao Long in strength before they unleashed their magic and flames.

• Qian Jiyin sent Hao Long into the match and warned him that he could not afford another loss.
• Qi Ling inferred that Hao Long had been punished for what he did to Bai Ling'er during the Demon God Contention Battle and was now relying on Qian Jiyin.
• Bai Ling'er and Hao Long recognized each other as members of the Dragon Clan and transformed into their dragon forms.
• Bai Ling'er charged Hao Long and proved stronger in their initial clash.
• Bai Ling'er and Hao Long exchanged Dragon Language Magic, dragon breath, and Dragon Flame, shaking the canyon.

Hao Long defeated Bai Ling'er by exploiting her kindness and mistook her politeness for affection, but she rejected his proposal and returned to Qi Ling. With the score tied at two-to-two, Xue Qinghe entered the next match, where Jian Lan stepped forward to face him.

• Hao Long used his combat experience and Bai Ling'er's reluctance to hurt him to win their match and force her back into human form.
• Hao Long proposed that Bai Ling'er return to the Devil Realm with him, but she clarified that he was not the Dragon Clan member she liked and went back to Qi Ling.
• Qi Ling comforted Bai Ling'er, while Hao Long realized she liked Qi Ling and flew away in anger and shame.
• Hao Long's victory tied the score at two-to-two, and Qian Xunji chose Xue Qinghe to compete in the next match.
• Xue Qinghe transformed into his Chaos Evil Dragon form, and Jian Lan stepped forward, eager to fight him.

Jian Lan faced Xue Qinghe in the canyon and used her uncanny ability to conceal her presence and evade his attacks without drawing her sword. The fight continued as she narrowly dodged his demonic lightning, leaving Xue Qinghe stunned.

• Jian Lan entered the canyon to fight Xue Qinghe after Qi Ling warned her to be careful.
• Xue Qinghe could neither sense Jian Lan nor understand how she seemed to be present and absent at once.
• Xue Qinghe lunged at Jian Lan as the Evil Dragon, but Jian Lan appeared atop his head and he hurt himself with his own tail while trying to strike her.
• Xue Qinghe pursued Jian Lan with his claws and fangs, but she evaded every attack without drawing Immortal Slayer.
• Xue Qinghe summoned black clouds and demonic lightning, but Jian Lan narrowly dodged the bolt.

Jian Lan faced Xue Qinghe’s overwhelming lightning attack and revealed that her sword could sever both the lightning and the Thunder Dragon. She then exposed his hidden plan to attack from underground, leaving Xue Qinghe stunned.

• Jian Lan evaded Xue Qinghe’s lightning because her mastery of the heart made observers unable to follow her movements.
• Xue Qinghe gathered the power of the black clouds and unleashed his World-Destroying Demonic Lightning as a massive Thunder Dragon.
• Jian Lan drew her sword, severed the lightning sustaining the Thunder Dragon, and split the dragon in two without being harmed.
• Jian Lan inferred that Xue Qinghe was manipulating the underground to prepare another attack, astonishing him.
• Qi Ling realized Jian Lan’s heightened power let her read Xue Qinghe’s thoughts through his presence.

Jian Lan defeated Xue Qinghe, who surrendered, giving Qi Ling’s side a 3–2 lead with two match points. Qi Ling rejected Chen Xin’s plan to draw Qian Xunji into the next match and let Qian Renxue face him instead, leaving Chen Xin ready for the final match if needed.

• Xue Qinghe surrendered to Jian Lan and fled back to his side after she sheathed Immortal Slayer.
• Qian Xunji berated Xue Qinghe, while Qian Jiyin urged him to focus on winning the last two matches.
• Chen Xin proposed fighting next to draw Qian Xunji out and secure Qian Renxue’s match afterward.
• Qi Ling rejected Chen Xin’s proposal and said Qian Renxue should settle her grudge with Qian Xunji in the next match.
• Qian Renxue volunteered to fight, and Chen Xin agreed to stand by for the final match if needed.

Qian Renxue confronted Qian Xunji, whose dark power and hatred were aimed chiefly at Qi Ling. She gained the upper hand in their opening exchange, but their first clash showed that neither could quickly overcome the other.

• Qian Xunji entered the canyon first and unleashed a dark aura while vowing to take everything from Qi Ling.
• Qian Renxue spread her twelve white wings, pushed back Qian Xunji’s darkness, and descended into the sunlight.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Xunji she would defeat rather than kill him, and said she wanted to show him he was wrong.
• Qian Xunji attacked with a demonic sword, but Qian Renxue blocked it with her wings and struck him with light-infused feathers.
• Qian Xunji countered with Wailing Rending Claw, and Qian Renxue blocked it before meeting him in the sky.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Xunji crossed swords, producing an explosive clash of golden and black power that forced both to retreat.

Qian Xunji summoned a powerful Fallen Devil Beast and merged his consciousness with it, forcing Qian Renxue to fight a monster she could barely harm. Qian Renxue invoked the Holy Seraphim with her divine skill Angel Descent, and the two giant figures prepared to clash.

• Qian Xunji refused to surrender and summoned a black vortex that brought forth the Fallen Devil Beast.
• Qi Ling explained that Qian Xunji could merge his consciousness with a more powerful being because he belonged to this world.
• The Fallen Devil Beast struck Qian Renxue and proved resistant to her Angel Holy Sword, while she escaped its grasp.
• Qian Renxue trapped the monster briefly in a golden array and invoked the Holy Seraphim with Angel Descent.
• Qian Renxue transformed into a giant Seraphim, and she and the Fallen Devil Beast faced each other for battle.

Qian Xunji used the Fallen Demonic Spear to overpower Qian Renxue, forcing Qi Ling to rescue her and concede the match. Qian Xunji claimed victory while surviving Qi Ling’s blow and revealing that his schemes remained as dangerous as his new power.

• Qian Xunji revealed that he had killed Cao Yang to empower the Fallen Demonic Spear and mocked Qi Ling for objecting.
• Qian Xunji shattered Qian Renxue’s Angel Holy Sword and pierced her chest with the spear.
• Qian Xunji threw Qian Renxue into the air and prepared to finish her off.
• Qi Ling rescued Qian Renxue and punched Qian Xunji, but Qian Xunji stood up seemingly unharmed.
• Qian Xunji challenged Qi Ling to choose between the match and Qian Renxue, and Qi Ling conceded the victory to save her.

With the score tied at three wins each, Chen Xin faced Elder Ge in the decisive final match, where the two sword masters began their duel. Qian Xunji had erased Cao Yang’s final divine consciousness and claimed the Fallen Demonic Spear, while Qi Ling encouraged Chen Xin to fight without hesitation.

• Qi Ling reassured the wounded Qian Renxue that she had done nothing wrong by sparing Qian Xunji, and promised to defeat him himself.
• Qian Xunji returned from his victory having erased Cao Yang’s last divine consciousness and gained the Fallen Demonic Spear, clearing his path to godhood.
• Qian Jiyin selected Elder Ge, a rank ninety-nine Limit Douluo, for the final match and insisted that his sword could defeat even demigods.
• Qi Ling urged Chen Xin not to let worry disturb his heart, and Chen Xin entered the arena in the form of his Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Xin and Elder Ge recognized each other’s devotion to the sword, exchanged words of admiration, and began raising their sword auras against each other.

Chen Xin fought a level-99 Limit Douluo in a sword duel, winning through his resolve despite his Seven Kill Sword breaking. His victory gave Qi Ling's side four wins and secured the competition.

• Chen Xin opened the duel with Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, but the elder's My Body Is Like a Sword withstood the attack.
• Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword broke through the elder's defenses, but the elder revealed a crack in Chen Xin's sword and countered with the seventy-two-sword Demon-Slaying Sword Formation.
• Chen Xin deflected the elder's formation, though another scar appeared on his sword, and he declared that his resolve surpassed the elder's.
• Chen Xin and the elder charged at each other, and Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword broke in two after they crossed.
• The elder admitted defeat because his own sword had vanished, confirming Chen Xin's win and securing four victories for Qi Ling's side.

After defeating Qian Xunji’s side, Qi Ling set out with Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to reclaim Spirit City and restore their standing. The city’s people surrendered before he could speak.

• Qian Jiyin protested the defeat and prepared to fight, but Qi Ling challenged him and Qian Xunji agreed to abandon the world.
• Qian Xunji and Qian Jiyin left the world as their followers withdrew.
• Qi Ling announced that Spirit City must be reclaimed so Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue could restore their reputations.
• The group returned to Dragon's Glory to rest and spread news of their victory, then Qi Ling healed Qian Renxue and traveled with her and Bibi Dong to Spirit City.
• The people of Spirit City knelt before Qi Ling and begged to surrender and be spared.

Bibi Dong returned to Spirit Hall, won the people’s trust, and reorganized its leadership after Qian Xunji’s defeat. Once the others had left, she and Qi Ling turned their private reunion into a playful, passionate encounter.

• Qi Ling tried to reassure the kneeling people, but Bibi Dong stepped forward and explained her return and Qian Xunji’s crimes.
• The people of the city recognized Bibi Dong and readily believed her account because they still trusted and admired her.
• Bibi Dong spared the Divine Court members who had been misled, assigned punishments to those who had committed greater wrongs, and restored Qian Renxue to command of the Holy Temple Knight Order.
• After the temple officials withdrew, Qi Ling praised Bibi Dong’s authority, and they teased and tussled together.
• Qi Ling kissed Bibi Dong in the main hall and assured her that no one could enter without his permission.

Bibi Dong resumed her duties at Spirit Hall while Qi Ling teased her about being overheard, then went to see Qian Renxue as she reorganized the Holy Temple Knight Order. The chapter left Tuo Lei realizing Qi Ling and Qian Renxue seemed much closer than Qi Ling’s claim that they were not a couple suggested.

• A young maid summoned Bibi Dong to dinner and waited outside the Pope's Palace while Qi Ling was with her inside.
• Bibi Dong emerged about an hour later with Qi Ling, then privately accused him of letting the maid hear her; Qi Ling teased her about it.
• Bibi Dong assigned the young maid to handle future summons, while Qi Ling went to the Knight Palace to find Qian Renxue.
• Tuo Lei greeted Qi Ling and praised Qian Renxue's return to lead the Holy Temple Knight Order, then invited him inside to see her.
• Qi Ling told Tuo Lei that Qian Renxue was not yet his girlfriend, but Tuo Lei watched them greet each other warmly and realized they appeared to be a couple.

Bibi Dong abolished the Divine Court, kept Spirit Hall’s staff after requiring self-criticisms, and scheduled her papal inauguration for a month later. Qi Ling visited Xue Ke to invite her to the ceremony, and she confessed that she wanted a child with him.

• Bibi Dong announced that the Divine Court would cease to exist and required Spirit Hall’s senior members to write self-criticisms, which she later burned after accepting their confessions.
• Bibi Dong and the others scheduled her papal inauguration ceremony for a month later and planned to invite leaders from across the world.
• Qi Ling returned to Dragon's Glory, announced that Bibi Dong had become Pope, and then traveled to the Heaven Dou Empire to visit Xue Ke.
• Xue Ke welcomed Qi Ling affectionately, heard about his experiences and Bibi Dong’s return as Pope, and agreed to attend the inauguration ceremony.
• When Qi Ling asked what was troubling her, Xue Ke told him that she wanted a child.

Xue Ke asked Qi Ling to father an heir and confessed that she loved him. They spent the day together in the imperial palace, and the chapter ended with Qi Ling carrying an exhausted Xue Ke to dinner.

• Xue Ke told Qi Ling that the ministers were urging her to produce an heir and asked him to help her conceive a child.
• Xue Ke confessed that she loved Qi Ling, then revealed that Dragon Maiden had advised her to choose the throne room for their intimate encounter.
• Qi Ling and Xue Ke were intimate in the palace after Xue Ke had the area cleared of everyone except her closest maids.
• Afterward, Xue Ke worried that she might still not conceive because of the Dragon Clan's low fertility, and Qi Ling carried her to dinner when she struggled to walk.
• Xue Ke said she could still face her duties the next day and asked Qi Ling to treat her, citing Dragon Maiden's claim that he was skilled at healing such injuries.

Qi Ling showed Xue Ke five elemental teams during a military parade in Dragon's Glory City and explained how their elements could combine to amplify their strength. He promised to demonstrate their abilities in actual combat.

• Xue Ke's delegation arrived in Dragon's Glory City, where Qi Ling arranged a military parade in her honor.
• Qi Ling introduced five color-coded units led by Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, Yu Tianyi, and an unfamiliar leader.
• Xue Ke recognized that the teams were organized by elemental attributes and asked why Qi Ling had formed single-attribute units.
• Qi Ling explained that elemental reactions could make teamwork stronger, with combinations such as wind feeding flames and lightning spreading through water.
• Xue Ke said she wanted to see the teams fight, and Qi Ling offered to grant her wish immediately.

Qi Ling demonstrated how Soul Masters with different elemental abilities could work together to defeat his shadow troops, then showed the visiting rulers Dragon's Glory's military strength. After the review, he left the nobles to Ning Fengzhi and Flender and took Xue Ke and the others shopping in Dragon's Glory City.

• Qi Ling summoned shadow troops as training opponents for Huo Wu and the other soldiers during the military review.
• The fire, wind, water, plant, and lightning troops combined their abilities to defeat the shadow army.
• Qi Ling told Xue Ke that Soul Masters had potential beyond individual strength, while their combined combat system still needed development.
• Qi Ling demonstrated Dragon's Glory's cavalry, mechanized troops, and snipers, alarming the princes and nobles who attended.
• After hosting the visitors, Qi Ling left Ning Fengzhi and Flender to handle them and took Xue Ke and the others shopping, where Shadow Puppets carried their bags.

The Shrek members reunited in Spirit City, where Dai Mubai talked about giving up his throne and the group joked about adventure and romance. Qi Ling then helped Bibi Dong choose a crown for her papal coronation, and she promised to wear a wedding dress for him someday.

• Xue Ke and Dai Mubai arrived in Spirit City, and the Shrek members reunited, though Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were still missing while undergoing Godhood trials.
• Dai Mubai said he planned to hand the Star Luo throne to his older brother so he could return to a life of adventure, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar eagerly made plans to team up with him.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he had found his other half but was keeping the matter secret, while Oscar declared he would seek his own true love among the Zi Zhenzhu Pirate Crew.
• Qi Ling steered the group toward an audience with Bibi Dong and then helped her select a crown for her coronation as Pope.
• Qi Ling told Bibi Dong that the crown would suit her even better with a white wedding dress, and she blushed and promised to wear one for him someday.

Bibi Dong was crowned Pope of Spirit Hall in a grand ceremony, with Qi Ling placing the crown on her head. Afterward, the two skipped the evening banquet and stayed together in the Pope's Palace, while the visiting dignitaries began departing a few days later.

• Qi Ling was chosen to conduct Bibi Dong's coronation because the previous Pope could no longer uphold Spirit Hall's tradition.
• Bibi Dong barred Qi Ling from visiting her before the ceremony, and he waited until the coronation day arrived.
• Spirit Hall's Soul Masters welcomed Bibi Dong, and Qi Ling placed the crown on her head as the honored guests watched.
• Bibi Dong completed the ceremony's remaining rites, including blessings and greetings from the monarchs of the two empires.
• Qi Ling and Bibi Dong skipped the evening banquet and did not emerge from the Pope's Palace until the following morning.
• After several more days, the visiting dignitaries departed, and Qi Ling prepared to continue the Dragon God Nine Trials.