I'm assuming this is where the Online stuff starts from and it broke. Effectively softlocked. 
Didn't know if all of the error message was needed but just in case. Oh and the Spirit Deflection doesn't work. I only tried tapping the screen so take this with a grain of salt.
This is a save data update issue; I forgot to assign the new version of the game a save update profile, whoops. I’ll update the game in a few minutes to fix that. As for spirit deflection, I just tested on my PC (keyboard and mouse input) and phone (screen tap input) and all three input styles worked for me exactly as expected. “Doesn’t work” is an incredibly vague description; what exactly is happening or not happening for you?
Ah right should've specified. So the bar/meter for spirit deflection doesn't change to...I think green? Tapping the screen doesn't apply any changes to it. Sorry if it isn't specific enough. I only remember that the bar/meter doesn't change. It could be a device thing given that the input works for yours? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy A21 if that matters.
