Arc 7The Pagoda Master Selection

Chen Jianshu faced Tang Yin, took part in an assessment against Shrek Academy, and learned about the Spirit Transferring Douluo’s past. The arc ended with Xiao Jing’s succession and a dispute within the Sea God Pavilion.

  • Chen Jianshu fought Tang Yin over Wu Bingyu, but Tang Yin escaped and headed toward Shrek City.
  • Chen Jianshu traveled to Star Dou City for his final assessment and hired Yuanen Yehui to work at a shop.
  • Chen Jianshu infiltrated Shrek Academy during an assessment that tasked students with capturing Shrek students.
  • Chen Jianshu helped save Ye Xinglan after an Evil Soul Master poisoned students, and the final exam was suspended.
  • The Ice Empress showed Chen Jianshu memories of Tang San’s attack on Mingdu, and the Little Silver Dragon concluded that Chen Jianshu was the Spirit Transferring Douluo’s reincarnation.
  • Xiao Jing defeated the other contenders and won the vote for Pagoda Master, while Lin Hongchen and Leng Yaozhu became Vice Pagoda Masters.
  • Chen Jianshu visited the frozen Xiao Family and Hongchen Family ancestors, and Snow Empress sealed Xiao Yi in ice.
  • Xuan Mu resigned after a poisoned Shrek student died, and Long Yeyue’s accusations against him and others led to a clash with Yun Ming.
Chapters 161–187 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 161Tang San Fights Tang Yin

Tang Yin challenged Chen Jianshu to keep him away from Wu Bingyu, but Chen Jianshu defeated him with projected versions of Tang San and others. Tang Yin’s attempt to place a divine imprint on Chen Jianshu failed, costing him his Sea God Trident, and he fled after Chen Jianshu pursued him.

  • Tang Yin and Chen Jianshu signed an agreement that the loser would stay away from Wu Bingyu, then began fighting.
  • Chen Jianshu’s poison-resistant Blue Silver Grass and projected Tang San, Tang Wulin, and Wang Dong overwhelmed Tang Yin’s attacks.
  • Tang Yin broke the projected clones’ Eight Spider Lances, but Chen Jianshu summoned Sea God Tang San and struck Tang Yin with a wave and the Golden Thirteen Halberds.
  • Tang Yin sent a Sea God divine imprint into Chen Jianshu, but a nine-colored Giant Dragon crushed it and took the Sea God Trident, raising Chen Jianshu to level forty-three.
  • Chen Jianshu summoned Sea God Tang San and Asura Tang San to attack, but Tang Yin escaped using the remaining Sea God Divine Sense.
  • Chen Jianshu pursued Tang Yin to a blacksmith shop, but Tang Yin fled again, leaving Chen Jianshu unable to catch him and having spent much of the Sea God Divine Sense.

Ch. 162A Special Final Exam

Tang Yin fled toward Shrek City while Chen Jianshu returned to Eastsea Academy and repeatedly pranked Wu Changkong to learn about Class Zero’s unusual final exam. The next morning, Class Zero and Mu Xi boarded a bus for Star Dou City to take the assessment alongside students from the Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy.

  • Tang Yin left for Shrek City, determined to reunite with his parents and Xiao Wu and recruit help to reclaim her.
  • Gu Yue warned Chen Jianshu that Tang Wulin carried a powerful Divine Sense, while Old Tang planned to seize Tang Yin’s body during summer vacation without knowing Tang Yin had left.
  • Wu Changkong announced that Class Zero would take its final assessment with students from the Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy and told the class to travel to Star Dou City by bus.
  • Chen Jianshu secretly entered Wu Changkong’s bathroom and tormented him with shampoo, bubbles, and other pranks before leaving without learning the exam details.
  • The next morning, Class Zero and Mu Xi boarded the bus for Star Dou City, and Tang Wulin was surprised to see his senior sister joining the assessment mission.

Ch. 163Star Dou Spirit Pagoda Advanced Soul Master Academy

Tang Wulin and the other Eastsea Academy students traveled to Star Dou Spirit Pagoda Advanced Soul Master Academy for their final exam and settled in before the assessment details were announced. While exploring the academy, Chen Jianshu discovered a divine spear forged by the Spirit Transferring Douluo, and Gu Yue examined its power after he left.

  • Tang Wulin reunited with Mu Xi, and the students rode a Spirit Pagoda bus to Star Dou City.
  • The students arrived at Star Dou Spirit Pagoda Advanced Soul Master Academy, received dormitories and maps, and learned that their assessment details would be announced the next day.
  • Chen Jianshu explored Spirit Pagoda Plaza and read the history of the Sky-Supporting Spine-Settling Pillar, a divine spear that had protected humanity from divine attacks.
  • Chen Jianshu sensed a faint response from the spear but left without investigating further.
  • Gu Yue examined the spear and realized that its divine-level power and God King intent made it impossible for anyone below true-god level to pull it out without its recognition.

Ch. 164Haji Hui

Gu Yue learned the history of the divine Spear and came to respect the Spirit Transferring Douluo’s intent to protect all beings. In Star Dou City, Chen Jianshu opened a shop to hire the runaway Yuanen Yehui, who signed on and prepared to eat with him.

  • Di Tian told Gu Yue that the divine Spear upheld the world and recounted how it had humbled Yun Ming and helped protect people during the war against the Abyss.
  • Gu Yue read the words “Love all beings. Take from the people and use it for the people,” understood the Spirit Transferring Douluo’s purpose, and paid her respects to the Spear.
  • Chen Jianshu recognized the disguised runaway Haji Hui, bought a failing shop, and prepared it as a place where she could work.
  • Yuanen Yehui, short on money and hungry, found Chen Jianshu’s job advertisement and questioned him about the unusually generous benefits.
  • Chen Jianshu assured Yuanen Yehui that the job was legitimate, and she signed the contract before he ordered them food.

Ch. 165Job Duties

Chen Jianshu took Yuanen Yehui shopping, set her up to live above his shop, and told her she would make grape wine. The chapter ended with him inspecting her feet under the pretense of checking that they were clean.

  • A Sharp-Tailed Swift delivered food, and Chen Jianshu and Yuanen Yehui ate together before she asked about her job.
  • Chen Jianshu bought Yuanen Yehui daily necessities and a costly selection of clothes despite her protests.
  • Chen Jianshu showed Yuanen Yehui the shop’s living quarters and installed two Ninth-Level Defensive Soul Tools while she bathed.
  • Chen Jianshu decided to keep Yuanen Yehui at the shop and prevent her from joining Shrek Academy.
  • After Yuanen Yehui changed into a red-and-white Lolita dress, Chen Jianshu led her to the courtyard and said her job was making grape wine.
  • Chen Jianshu asked Yuanen Yehui to wash her feet, then grabbed and examined them, leaving her startled.

Ch. 166Making Wine

Chen Jianshu had Yuanen Yehui tread grapes and helped her ferment the juice into wine, then left her to mind the shop while he returned to school. The chapter ended with Yuanen Yehui agreeing to care for the shop and receiving money for food.

  • Chen Jianshu checked Yuanen Yehui’s feet before telling her to tread grapes in a barrel.
  • Yuanen Yehui crushed the grapes, and Chen Jianshu tried to lick her grape-stained feet before she kicked him away.
  • Chen Jianshu instructed Yuanen Yehui to fill and prepare ten jars of grape juice, then summoned Gu Chenxi to speed up their fermentation.
  • The three filtered the fermented juice and produced thirty jin of wine, which Chen Jianshu tasted and praised.
  • Chen Jianshu told Yuanen Yehui to mind the shop while he went back to school, and gave her three hundred thousand for the month’s food.

Ch. 167Final Exam Content

Chen Jianshu and the other students learned that their final exam was to intercept Shrek Academy students, while Shrek's first-years were ordered to travel to Star Dou City and challenge them. Chen Jianshu began putting his scheme into action by infiltrating Shrek and preparing a shop full of watermelons.

  • Chen Jianshu and the other examinees gathered at Star Dou Academy, where Di Tian announced that they had fifteen days to stop Shrek students from causing trouble and bring them to justice.
  • Cai Yue'er told Shrek Academy's first-years to travel through ten cities to Star Dou City, challenge stronger Soul Masters, and fight Spirit Transmission Academy students they encountered.
  • Di Tian warned the examinees to avoid head-on fights and capture troublemaking Shrek students without endangering bystanders.
  • Chen Jianshu sent Gu Yue, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Weng Daimin, and Xu Xiaoyan into Shrek Academy disguised as admirers working as day laborers.
  • Chen Jianshu rented a shop near Shrek Academy, had Dai Yun'er and the others unload watermelons, then summoned cauldrons and copied figures to prepare them for his plan.

Ch. 168The plan to deal with Shrek Academy

Chen Jianshu prepared a prank against Shrek Academy by making watermelon slush and leading an infiltration to sabotage its toilets with Water Beads. The group had reached the teachers’ dormitory, where Chen dug underground toward the restroom pipes while Dai Yun'er and Wu Siduo kept watch.

  • Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Gu Xuanyu helped Chen Jianshu prepare and freeze watermelon juice, which he planned to use against Shrek Academy without adding poison.
  • Yue Hongchen added the students to a Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy final exam group chat, and Na'er teleported Chen Jianshu, Dai Yun'er, and Wu Siduo into Shrek Academy, where they met Gu Yue.
  • Gu Yue gave them a map and warned them of patrols, while Xu Xiaoyan signaled that one was approaching; the group scattered and began its nighttime infiltration.
  • Chen Jianshu and Dai Yun'er and Wu Siduo filled toilets in the public restrooms, teaching building, and student dormitories with Water Beads, knocking out a student who detected them.
  • Chen Jianshu used earth element to dig toward the teachers’ dormitory restroom pipes while Dai Yun'er and Wu Siduo watched, and he joked with Dai Yun'er as she stood above him.

Ch. 171The Two Academies' Contest

After Shrek Academy arranged a makeup exam, Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy sent Chen Jianshu, Na'er, and Gu Yue to Heaven Dou City, where Xuan Mu mistook their food stall for an ordinary business. When Shrek's students confronted an Evil Soul Master, his poison incapacitated them, and Xuan Mu had to save them while the enemy escaped.

  • Cai Yue'er blamed Shrek Academy's instructors after its students were captured, while Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy mocked Shrek online and Shrek failed to find evidence of the laxative plot.
  • A week later, Cai Yue'er arranged a makeup exam, and Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy dispatched students to the cities where Shrek's students had gone.
  • In Heaven Dou City, Xuan Mu watched over five Shrek students while Chen Jianshu, Na'er, and Gu Yue sold jianbing guozi nearby.
  • The five Shrek students entered an unfinished building and fought the Corpse Poison Messenger, initially overpowering him.
  • The Corpse Poison Messenger activated the poison hidden in the students, leaving them helpless, and Xuan Mu rushed to intervene.
  • The Corpse Poison Messenger threatened to detonate the students' poison, escaped as the building collapsed, and Xuan Mu protected the students from the poison and rubble.

Ch. 172Ye Xinglan: I've Gained Enlightenment!

Chen Jianshu and his companions saved Ye Xinglan after a Corpse Poison Messenger’s self-destruction nearly killed her, and the incident brought their final exam to a halt. After waking in the hospital, Ye Xinglan recovered and resolved to train harder, then reunited with the others outside.

  • Xuan Mu rushed the injured Shrek students to the hospital, while Chen Jianshu learned that Xu Xiaoyan and Ye Xinglan had killed an Evil Soul Master and gained Soul Power.
  • Chen Jianshu reached the blast site and carried the poisoned, gravely wounded Ye Xinglan into his domain for treatment.
  • Chen Jianshu, Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao removed Ye Xinglan’s poison and healed her injuries with their abilities.
  • The group took Ye Xinglan to the hospital, where examinations confirmed she was safe, and the final exam was suspended after the attack.
  • Ye Xinglan woke from the medical pod, recalled the battle and Chen Jianshu saving her, and decided she needed to work harder.
  • Xu Xiaoyan and the others greeted Ye Xinglan outside the hospital after she was discharged.

Ch. 173Shrek Academy's Movements, New Home

Ye Xinglan recovered and thanked Chen Jianshu, while Shrek Academy students carried out missions across several cities and were caught or misled by Spirit Pagoda teams. The Evil Emperor secretly tracked stolen fighter jets and prepared to exploit them for control over Tang Sect and Shrek technology.

  • Ye Xinglan thanked Chen Jianshu for saving her, learned that Xiao Xiao and Meng Hongchen had changed her clothes, and walked hand in hand with him before the group took her to the Spirit Pagoda for an examination.
  • In Star Luo City, eight Spirit Pagoda members from Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy disguised themselves as civilians and subdued four Shrek Academy students after they attacked a mecha brigade.
  • In Heavenly Spirit City, two Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy students lured a Shrek Academy student into an ambush, knocked him unconscious, and took him away.
  • In Vast Sea City, twelve Shrek Academy students stole three fighter jets from the Sea God Legion base while Chen Xinjie secretly helped them escape notice.
  • The Evil Emperor recorded the theft and revealed that the jets had trackers, listening devices, and viruses that could let him seize control of Tang Sect and Shrek technology later.

Ch. 174Wang Dong's Suspicions

After moving into a manor with Na'er and the others, Chen Jianshu helped clean and settle in while Wang Dong grew suspicious that the Little Silver Dragon was far more powerful than she appeared. Chen Jianshu reassured Wang Dong that Xiao Yin meant them no harm, but that night everyone crowded into his bed to keep watch over one another.

  • Chen Jianshu moved into a manor with Na'er and the Little Silver Dragon, and Dai Yun'er joined the group to help clean it.
  • The group ate takeout together, and Wang Dong recalled the Little Silver Dragon’s survival of the Asura Blood Sword and suspected she was at least a First-Level God.
  • Wang Dong and the Little Silver Dragon exchanged wary looks, but Chen Jianshu took Xiao Yin to bathe her before Wang Dong could act on her suspicions.
  • Chen Jianshu used a whirlpool to spin the Little Silver Dragon around, then washed and dried her.
  • Wang Dong told Chen Jianshu her suspicions in the domain, and he reassured her that Xiao Yin was an injured Soul Beast who meant them no harm.
  • Na'er, Wang Dong, Gu Xuanyu, and the Little Silver Dragon crowded into Chen Jianshu’s bed, so he and the others cultivated instead of sleeping.

Ch. 175Special: Monster Douluo's Wedding

Chen Jianshu and Xiao Xiao attended Monster Douluo Jiang Nan’s wedding, where Three-Spoon Douluo Chang Gongwei exposed his relationship with the groom and joined the ceremony. Chang Gongwei then killed Jiang Nan, and Joy Douluo Ling Yunge used the resulting chain of cause and effect to ensure Uesugi Erii survived.

  • Chen Jianshu accepted Xiao Tian’s invitation to Monster Douluo Jiang Nan’s wedding and traveled there with Xiao Xiao.
  • Chen Jianshu wore a Tiga bodysuit and delivered the wedding rings as Jiang Nan and Herzog exchanged vows.
  • Chang Gongwei interrupted the ceremony, revealed his past vows with Jiang Nan, and was embraced by the groom alongside Herzog.
  • Chang Gongwei used his Eight Spider Lances to kill Jiang Nan, claiming Jiang Nan’s upper half while Herzog held his lower half.
  • Ling Yunge invoked Myriad Laws, causing Uesugi Erii to awaken and establishing a rule that she was not allowed to die.

Ch. 176Gourmet Festival

Chen Jianshu and his friends attended the Gourmet Festival, where Na'er and Gu Xuanyu entered the Big Eater Challenge and the Auspicious Beast began a pig-themed cooking contest. The chapter ended with a contestant serving foul-smelling Nine-Turn Large Intestine and admitting he had left its raw odor in deliberately.

  • Chen Jianshu, Na'er, and Gu Xuanyu helped Wu Bingyu's family move, and Wu Changkong paid for a meal after Na'er and Gu Xuanyu ate a great deal.
  • Chen Jianshu and his friends decided to attend the Spirit Pagoda's upcoming Pagoda Master selection and the Gourmet Festival.
  • At the festival, Na'er and Gu Xuanyu signed up for the Big Eater Challenge, while the Auspicious Beast, Wang Dong, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Xiao, and the Ice Empress were introduced as judges.
  • The Auspicious Beast drew pig ingredients as the cooking theme, and a hundred chefs began preparing dishes for the judges.
  • A contestant served Nine-Turn Large Intestine, and after Xiao Xiao found it foul-smelling, he admitted that he had deliberately retained some of its raw odor.

Ch. 177An Unexplained Shudder

The Food Festival’s Cooking King Championship ended with Mu Ye winning and gaining the chance to comprehend the Golden Heart Spatula’s Intent. Chen Jianshu reunited with Wang Dong and the others, but the Ice Empress’s mention of Xue’er made his soul shudder and left an unexplained fear hanging over him.

  • Xiao Ba’s improperly cleaned Nine-Turn Large Intestine horrified the judges, and the competition moved on to the Entertainment Match.
  • Gu Xuanyu, Na'er, Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Wang Jinxi competed as a team; Wang Jinxi collapsed from overeating, but the remaining team members won first place against five bear Soul Beasts.
  • Mu Ye won the Cooking King Championship and began comprehending the Golden Heart Spatula’s Intent in hopes of breaking through to Limit Douluo.
  • The Ice Empress kept Chen Jianshu behind and brought him to the lounge, where he reunited with Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Meng Hongchen and met Di Qiu'er.
  • Di Qiu'er offered to cook a meal with help from the others, and the Ice Empress said she would have Xue’er cook for Chen Jianshu.
  • Chen Jianshu’s consciousness briefly slipped, and he felt fear rise from his soul when the Ice Empress mentioned Xue’er.

Ch. 178Snow Empress, the Cooking Wife?

Chen Jianshu’s frightening vision of the Snow Empress’s cooking led the Ice Empress to explain the Snow Empress’s history as the Ice and Snow General. The group tried cooking to help him recover his memories, and the Ice Empress served him grilled Ice Silkworms.

  • Chen Jianshu recoiled from a vivid vision of the Snow Empress feeding him awful food, and the Ice Empress suspected the experience had stirred his old memories.
  • Chen Jianshu wondered whether the Snow Empress had been the Shogun reincarnated, and the Ice Empress explained how Xue'er earned the title of Ice and Snow General during the Abyss invasion six thousand years earlier.
  • Xiao Xiao suggested that cooking might help Chen Jianshu recover his memories, so everyone hurried into the kitchen to prepare food.
  • The Ice Empress served Chen Jianshu grilled Ice Silkworms, and he praised their taste while suggesting they would be better with butter.
  • The Ice Empress revealed that she had already prepared butter-grilled Ice Silkworms especially for Chen Jianshu.

Ch. 179Memories

The Ice Empress showed Chen Jianshu a memory of the Spirit Transferring Douluo’s final battle against Tang San, but Chen Jianshu still did not feel that the man was himself. As everyone shared a meal, the Little Silver Dragon decided Chen Jianshu was the reincarnation of the figure from the memory and vowed to kill Tang San, while Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen went shopping together.

  • The Ice Empress used her Spiritual Power to show Chen Jianshu how Tang San attacked Mingdu and accused the Spirit Transferring Douluo of siding with evil Soul Beasts.
  • The Spirit Transferring Douluo, Wang Dong'er, and their allies fought Tang San; the Spirit Transferring Douluo and Wang Dong'er fell, and Destruction took Tang San away.
  • The Ice Empress learned that the Spirit Transferring Douluo had preserved a wisp of Wang Dong'er's soul, but Wang Dong'er refused a second life, and Electrolux had also faded away.
  • Chen Jianshu said the memories felt familiar but did not seem like his own, then joined the Ice Empress, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Meng Hongchen, and Di Qiu'er for dinner.
  • The Little Silver Dragon concluded that Chen Jianshu was the reincarnation of the Spirit Transferring Douluo and vowed to kill Tang San, while Chen Jianshu decided to live as his own person.
  • Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen went shopping together, while Xiao Xiao reflected on the tangled romantic rivalries among her friends.

Ch. 180Yun Ming, Who Wanted to Retire

Di Tian and the Evil Emperor tracked Tang Yin’s journey toward Shrek City and planned to delay his arrival, while Yun Ming considered retiring and hoped Wu Changkong would succeed him. Yun Ming later discussed the upcoming Spirit Pagoda leadership selection with Guan Yue, predicting Xiao Jing would become the next Pagoda Master.

  • The Evil Emperor reported that Tang Yin was walking toward Shrek City, and Di Tian told him to create obstacles that would make Tang miss the school year.
  • Yun Ming, worn down by conflict with Long Yeyue, summoned Wu Changkong and was delighted to learn he had reached rank ninety-seven.
  • Yun Ming explained the Sea God Pavilion’s recent troubles to Wu Changkong, who noticed Xiang Xia’s affection for Yun Ming before leaving to avoid Long Yeyue.
  • Yun Ming sought refuge at Guan Yue’s courtyard, where Guan Yue asked who would become the Spirit Pagoda’s next Pagoda Master.
  • Yun Ming predicted that Xiao Jing would win the selection, citing his strength and talent.

Ch. 181The Battle of Five Limit Douluo

Yun Ming investigated why several Xiao Family Spirit Pagoda masters had died at only two hundred years old, while the Spirit Pagoda gathered powerful contenders to select Xiao Yi’s successor. The contest began with Xiao Jing and Lin Hongchen fighting in the arena.

  • Yun Ming asked Guan Yue to examine records of Xiao Family Spirit Pagoda masters and found that more than a dozen peak Quasi-God masters had died at two hundred years old.
  • Chen Jianshu, Na'er, Wu Bingyu, and many other powerful figures and disciples gathered in the Star Dou Great Forest to witness the selection.
  • Xiao Yi announced his retirement and explained that candidates would compete in combat before the Spirit Pagoda held a vote.
  • Xiao Jing revealed his peak Quasi-God strength, and Lin Hongchen, Leng Yaozhu, Qiangu Dongfeng, and Qiangu Qingfeng entered the arena as contenders.
  • Qiangu Dongfeng proposed that he, Qiangu Qingfeng, Leng Yaozhu, and Lin Hongchen work together against Xiao Jing, but Leng Yaozhu and Lin Hongchen refused.
  • Lin Hongchen attacked Xiao Jing with his Four-Word Battle Armor and a barrage of metal cannons, while Xiao Jing drove his Heavenly Cauldron through the bombardment.

Ch. 182Qiangu Qingfeng Breaks Through in Battle

Xiao Jing overwhelmed Lin Hongchen, Qiangu Dongfeng, Qiangu Qingfeng, and Leng Yaozhu with his Heavenly Cauldron. Qiangu Qingfeng broke through to the Quasi-God level during the battle, and the chapter ended with Ya Li treating the fighters and Xiao Yi congratulating him.

  • Xiao Jing used his Heavenly Cauldron to batter Lin Hongchen and then repelled attacks from Qiangu Dongfeng, Qiangu Qingfeng, and Leng Yaozhu.
  • Xiao Jing’s cauldron smashed Qiangu Dongfeng’s Coiling Dragon Staff and sent him crashing underground, then broke apart Leng Yaozhu’s flames and forced Qiangu Qingfeng back.
  • Xiao Jing expanded the Heavenly Cauldron and used Seal to trap the four opponents before bringing it down on them.
  • Qiangu Qingfeng raised the Purgatory Halberd against the descending cauldron and broke through to the Quasi-God level.
  • Xiao Jing ended the battle, Ya Li treated the fighters, and Xiao Yi congratulated Qiangu Qingfeng on his breakthrough.

Ch. 183The Pagoda Master Selection Ends

The Spirit Pagoda’s vote made Xiao Jing Pagoda Master, with Lin Hongchen and Leng Yaozhu as Vice Pagoda Masters after Gu Yue and her classmates helped Leng Yaozhu edge out Qiangu Dongfeng. The selection ended with Leng Yaozhu celebrating her unexpected victory and Gu Yue lamenting the Soul Beast Clan’s overwhelming influence.

  • Bing Hongchen challenged the Xiao and Gu families’ boasts, and the elders discussed the Spirit Pagoda’s powerful families and their Limit Douluo.
  • Xiao Yi began the vote, and Chen Jianshu and his companions chose Leng Yaozhu while the Ferocious Beasts and family supporters backed other candidates.
  • Xiao Jing won Pagoda Master with 220 votes, and Lin Hongchen took a Vice Pagoda Master position with 120 votes.
  • Leng Yaozhu narrowly beat Qiangu Dongfeng for the other Vice Pagoda Master position, aided by votes from Gu Yue and her classmates.
  • The Spirit Pagoda named Xiao Jing Pagoda Master, Lin Hongchen and Leng Yaozhu Vice Pagoda Masters, and four others Spirit Envoys; Xu Shengqun lost his post.
  • Leng Yaozhu treated Gu Yue and the others to a meal and thanked them, while Gu Yue regretted her human-en slaving plan and Xu Xiaoyan asked Leng Yaozhu for an autograph.

Ch. 184The Xiao Family's Succession Ceremony

Chen Jianshu and the others accompanied Di Tian to the Xiao Family, where Xiao Yi passed the patriarch’s token to Xiao Jing after their ceremonial spar. Xiao Jing became the new patriarch, while Xiao Yi prepared to enter frozen slumber.

  • Leng Yaozhu signed Xu Xiaoyan’s autograph card and told the students to call her auntie to preserve Gu Yue’s seniority.
  • Di Tian summoned Chen Jianshu and his companions to attend the Xiao Family’s ceremony, explaining that the family had fifteen patriarchs in frozen slumber and the Hongchen Family had three.
  • Di Tian told the group about Ling Hongchen, a Hongchen Family descendant who abandoned her body and became Mingde Hall’s mechanical master-control system.
  • Xiao Yi handed the Xiao Family patriarch’s token to Xiao Jing, then faced him in a two-hour spar that ended without either man being seriously hurt.
  • Xiao Jing officially became patriarch, and Chen Jianshu and the others toured the estate while Xiao Yi began arranging his affairs.

Ch. 185The Sleeping Forebears

Chen Jianshu and Xiao Xiao were introduced to the Xiao Family as their reincarnated ancestors, then traveled with the Snow Empress to the Far North to see the sleeping forebears preserved in an ice cave. The group discovered twenty-two sleeping figures, more than the eighteen they expected.

  • Di Tian introduced Chen Jianshu and Xiao Xiao as reincarnated ancestors, and the Xiao Family’s core members accepted their identities.
  • The Xiao Family completed a succession ceremony, and Chen Jianshu’s group traveled to Snow Empress City with Xiao Yi and Xiao Jing.
  • The Snow Empress led the group through the Winter Palace cellar and into the glacier where the forebears slept.
  • The group saw Xiao Bupo, Xiao Yun, Xiao Dun, and Hun Hongchen among the sleeping ancestors and learned of their achievements.
  • Wang Dong counted twenty-two figures in the ice cave, four more than the eighteen Xiao Family and Hongchen Family forebears expected.

Ch. 186A Brief Account of the Hongchen Siblings

Chen Jianshu and the others learned how the Hongchen siblings and their descendants entered slumber, including why the siblings refused divine inheritances and created God-Slaying Missiles to thwart Tang San. After touring the sleeping predecessors and confirming Wang Dong's son was elsewhere, Xiao Yi entered slumber as a reserve against future calamity.

  • Snow Empress explained that Di Tian had used Dragon God's true blood to extend Chen Linxi's life and evolve her Martial Souls, and Chen Jianshu learned that Tang San had made failed attempts to reclaim power from Sea God Island.
  • Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen revealed that the God of Destruction had offered them godhood trials, but they refused because they could not use the inheritances to avenge their family or resurrect their parents.
  • Chen Jianshu learned that the siblings had entrusted their souls to Spirit Transferring Douluo's Cards and created the God-Slaying Missiles Toad Slays the Sea and Hongchen Dream Pivot to thwart Tang San's plans.
  • The group saw Xiao Yao and Ye Guyi among the sleepers, while Wang Dong learned that her son was sleeping elsewhere and could be found through Di Tian.
  • Snow Empress sealed Xiao Yi in Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow after he gave his son Xiao Jing final instructions.

Ch. 187Reactions from All Sides

Xiao Yi’s sudden death unsettled the continent’s old powerhouses, while Shrek Academy faced a crisis after Xuan Mu resigned over a failed rescue of five students. Long Yeyue’s accusations against the Sea God Pavilion elders escalated into a confrontation with Yun Ming, leaving Shrek’s leadership divided.

  • The Xiao Family announced that Xiao Yi had died from a hidden injury, and Qiangu Dieting, Chen Xinjie, Kong Yueguang, En Ci, and Zhang Huanyun reacted with disbelief and grief.
  • Xiao Jinteng joined the Blood God Legion, where Zhang Huanyun warned him about its dangers.
  • Xuan Mu called a Sea God Pavilion Meeting and resigned after Zhuang explained that one of five poisoned students had died, three were crippled, and one was severely injured.
  • After Xuan Mu described how the Evil Soul Master escaped, Long Yeyue accused him, Yun Ming, Guan Yue, and Wu Kong of being undercover agents, while Cai Yue'er supported her.
  • Yun Ming challenged Long Yeyue’s accusations and opposed her authority; their powers clashed, and the meeting ended in a bitter dispute.
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