Arc 9The Cold Trench Campaign

Chen Jianshu and the students endured a succession of Abyss assaults at Cold Trench, while Tang Yin and the Abyssal Sage King negotiated a false alliance and Crimson prepared to seize Tang Wulin. The students completed their Soul Cores and returned to the academy, where Pink revealed the capture plan to Chen Jianshu.

  • Tang Yin offered the Abyssal Sage King a place among the Divine Realm’s Deities in exchange for his allegiance, while Tang Hao and Ah Yin forced several clans to submit.
  • Chen Jianshu and his classmates began virtual military training at Cold Trench, where they fought successive Abyss attacks and learned the creatures’ weaknesses.
  • Scouts led by Ye Guyi and Wu Siduo encountered Abyss Demon Mastiffs, and Tang Wulin broke his Golden Dragon King seal when Xie Xie was gravely wounded.
  • Chen Jianshu and the students repelled attacks by Abyss Orcs and Hidden Dragons, while Xie Xie’s two daggers fused into the Space-Time Dragon.
  • The Star Dou Corps reinforced the Sun Moon Corps, and the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and their allies helped turn back the massive Abyss invasion.
  • Chen Jianshu drew more than ten thousand Abyss Creatures away from Cold Trench, then returned with Gu Yue as the students recovered and fought again.
  • After the defenders won, Chen Jianshu and several classmates condensed Soul Cores at the Lake of Life, while Crimson and Pink discussed their plans to capture Tang Wulin.
  • The Abyssal Sage King agreed to feign cooperation with Tang Yin, and Chen Jianshu learned from Pink that she and Crimson intended to capture Tang Wulin and resolved to warn Di Tian.
Chapters 217–243 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 217Cai Yue'er Provokes Crimson

Crimson rejected Cai Yue'er’s offer to become her disciple, and Cai Yue'er attacked her in anger before Saint Abyss intervened and overpowered her. Yun Ming and Shrek Academy’s strongest fighters gathered to confront Saint Abyss, while Tang Yin arrived and faced him, leaving both sides wary and Tang Yin considering how to use the gods’ limited divine power.

  • Cai Yue'er offered to take Crimson as her disciple, but Crimson dismissed her and walked away.
  • Cai Yue'er attacked Crimson, and Saint Abyss seized Cai Yue'er, forced her to her knees, and slammed her head into the ground.
  • Yun Ming stopped Saint Abyss from killing Cai Yue'er, but found himself physically outmatched and retreated with her.
  • Cao Dezhi, Guan Yue, Zang Xin, and the other Sea God Pavilion elites arrived, and Saint Abyss demanded that they bring him the Sea God.
  • Long Yeyue brought Tang Yin to the confrontation, and Tang Yin and Saint Abyss eyed each other warily as Tang Yin considered how to exploit the gods’ limited divine power.

Ch. 218Tang Yin's Negotiations with the Abyssal Sage King

Tang Yin negotiated with the Abyssal Sage King, concealing the Divine Realm’s uncertain condition while offering him a place as a Deity in exchange for his allegiance. Meanwhile, Tang Hao mobilized the Clear Sky Sect to force the Single-Attribute Four Great Clans to submit, and Ah Yin’s visit to the weakened Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect left its master worried about being drawn into conflict.

  • Crimson remained hidden at Shrek Academy, disguised as a new student, while Tang Yin suspected that she had sent the Abyssal Sage King to investigate the Douluo Continent.
  • Tang Yin invited the Abyssal Sage King to the Withered Golden Ancient Tree, claimed the Divine Realm would return within a hundred years, and offered him official status as a Deity if he became Tang Yin’s subordinate.
  • The Abyssal Sage King accepted Tang Yin’s offer, and the two made peace outwardly while privately calculating each other’s motives.
  • Tang Hao summoned the Clear Sky Sect’s experts, forced Niu Tian and Tai Tan to submit, and led the sect toward the Single-Attribute Four Great Clans to demand their allegiance.
  • Ah Yin arrived at the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to seek support, but its master worried that the weakened sect could not withstand another conflict.

Ch. 219Military Training

Ah Yin forced the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to submit while Tang Hao and Ah Yin gathered forces, prompting Di Tian and the Snow Empress to prepare for the coming conflict. Chen Jianshu then entered a virtual military-training camp with his classmates, where they met their instructors and assembled before a vast city wall.

  • Ah Yin killed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's master, secured the sect's submission, and defeated Yu Wei before taking Yu Mo and Long Chen hostage to make the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan surrender.
  • Ah Yin failed to find the Zhu Family, which had become the Wu Family, and turned her attention to the Dai Family as Tang Hao and Ah Yin continued gathering allies.
  • The Evil Emperor informed Di Tian that the Sea God and his allies were mobilizing, and Di Tian decided to let them gather before wiping them out.
  • The Snow Empress learned of the impending conflict and recalled her past with the Spirit Transferring Douluo, whom she believed had returned as Chen Jianshu.
  • Ya Li introduced the half-month virtual military training, and Chen Jianshu entered a camp tent with ten classmates before the wake-up bugle sounded.
  • Chen Jianshu and the other students assembled before five instructors, including Spirit Transferring, the Winter Butterfly Douluo, and the Spirit Ice Douluo, with a vast city wall ahead of them.

Ch. 220Military Training Instance

Chen Jianshu and the other students began a fifteen-day military training exercise defending the Cold Trench, learning military organization and the dangers posed by Abyss creatures. As the first day continued without an attack, Chen Jianshu wondered whether their first night would be peaceful.

  • The Spirit Transferring Douluo explained that the students had to hold the Cold Trench for fifteen days and divided them into military groups.
  • Chen Jianshu joined the assault group, while Gu Yue asked to join his group and was refused by Spirit Transferring.
  • Chen Jianshu led First Squad of First Company onto the wall as other students studied military theory in the tents.
  • Na'er and Gu Xuanyu each ate a giant beast and asked for more, astonishing the students and Spirit Transferring.
  • Spirit Ice Douluo taught the students that Abyss creatures returned to the Abyss after death and that their energy could corrupt those who absorbed it.
  • Chen Jianshu asked Spirit Transferring whether they should send scouts, and Spirit Transferring warned that unfamiliar scouts could suffer casualties.

Ch. 221The First Battle

The students fought their first battle against an Abyss Tide at the Cold Trench, and the five historical figures helped defeat a Titled Douluo-level Predator King. After the battle, Spirit Transferring Douluo told frightened students they could leave, but a prompt warned that quitting compulsory military training would require withdrawing from the academy.

  • Ye Guyi warned that the Abyss Tide was coming, and Spirit Transferring Douluo led the students onto the Cold Trench to prepare for battle.
  • The ranged group bombarded the approaching predators while Xiao Hongchen and Huo Yuhao used their skills to kill hundreds, then the students formed up to defend the wall as the creatures reached it.
  • Chen Jianshu and the other students fought the predators at close quarters, while Spirit Transferring Douluo killed a Soul Saint-level predator and ordered the wounded to retreat.
  • Qian Xue’s Angel Domain strengthened allies and burned the Abyss creatures, while Yuanen Yehui, Posei Shui, and the other students fought across the wall.
  • Spirit Transferring Douluo, Winter Butterfly Douluo, Sword-Obsessed Douluo, Spirit Ice Douluo, and Angel Douluo joined forces to kill the Predator King, and the battle ended after two hours.
  • After twenty students were left unable to fight, some students asked to go home, and Spirit Transferring Douluo let them choose whether to leave before a prompt warned that quitting meant withdrawing from the academy.

Ch. 222Abyss Demon Mastiffs

After a night in the Cold Trench camp, Chen Jianshu and the others learned about Abyss Demon Mastiffs, while Ye Guyi led a scouting team that discovered an approaching enemy force. The scouts’ retreat triggered a chase, and Xie Xie was surrounded after helping kill one Mastiff.

  • Five trainees quit the military training, and Chen Jianshu’s company spent the night resting while the Second Company guarded the Cold Trench.
  • Gu Yue, Na'er, and Gu Xuanyu fought over a place beside Chen Jianshu, but he went to sleep beside Xu Xiaoyan while Wang Dong and Wu Bingyu joined them.
  • The Spirit Ice Douluo taught the trainees about Abyss Demon Mastiffs and their stages, abilities, and threat to the camp.
  • Ye Guyi led Wu Siduo, Xie Xie, Zhang Yangzi, and Dai Yun'er on a scouting mission and spotted two thousand Abyss Demon Mastiffs approaching the Cold Trench.
  • An Agility Attack System Soul Elder cracked the ice during the scouts’ retreat, alerting the Mastiffs; one scout fell, and Xie Xie killed an attacker before being surrounded.

Ch. 223Evil-Eyed Saint King

Xie Xie’s Scout Team was overwhelmed by Abyss Demon Mastiffs, but Wu Siduo’s new Evil-Eyed Saint King fusion skill helped the survivors escape toward the Cold Trench. The defenders met the Abyss Tide in battle, where Tang Wulin lost control after seeing Xie Xie’s injury and broke through the Golden Dragon King’s Third Seal; the fight remained fierce as Ye Guyi returned pursued by two Abyss Three-Headed Mastiff Kings.

  • Xie Xie was surrounded and badly wounded by Abyss Demon Mastiffs before Wu Siduo rescued him with help from Zhang Yangzi and unleashed her Evil-Eyed Saint King fusion skill to break through the encirclement.
  • Spirit Transferring Douluo rallied the Cold Trench defenders, who formed Battle Formations and attacked the pursuing Abyss Tide as the Scout Team reached them.
  • Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi used their Dark Shadow Bone Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Chen Jianshu restored Wu Siduo and lent her the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Noble Phantasm.
  • Seeing Xie Xie gravely injured, Tang Wulin entered a murderous state, broke the Golden Dragon King’s Third Seal, and charged into the Abyss Demon Mastiffs.
  • The defenders fought the Abyss Creatures hand to hand, and Chen Jianshu spotted Ye Guyi returning while pursued by two Titled Douluo-level Abyss Three-Headed Mastiff Kings.

Ch. 224Post-Battle Tally

After the Abyss attack, Chen Jianshu's firepower helped the fighters survive, and the camp tallied its wounded. He treated Yuanen Yehui in his tent, then asked to examine her legs.

  • Ye Guyi drew two Titled Douluo-level Abyss Demon Mastiffs away, and Ji Juechen and Spirit Ice Douluo flew to support her.
  • Chen Jianshu used Mirror Image Clone to create ten Xiao Hongchens, who fired 1,800 Soul Cannons at the Abyss Tide.
  • Gu Yue and Na'er deployed their fire rings as the battle continued for another hour, after which everyone returned to Cold Trench to count the wounded.
  • The tally showed fifty people temporarily unable to fight, including Xie Xie, whom Tang Wulin stayed with in the Infirmary.
  • Chen Jianshu treated Yuanen Yehui's poisoned, necrotic arm wounds with a Qiluo Pill Noble Phantasm and the Tree of Life Character Card.
  • Chen Jianshu asked Yuanen Yehui to let him examine her legs.

Ch. 225Special Chapter: The Dragon Beast's Inferiority Complex

Jiang Nan struggled with feeling inferior at Kalai Ke Academy until senior Tang Zhangwei treated him kindly and drove him home. There, his childhood friend Herzog accused him of seeking another girl, leaving their reunion in conflict.

  • Jiang Nan felt overshadowed by Ling Shen, Fu Su, and A Bai after Ling Shen dismissed him for coming from Monster City.
  • Jiang Nan accidentally chipped Tang Zhangwei's red convertible, tried to cover the damage with a sticker, and met her when she caught him beside the car.
  • Tang Zhangwei introduced herself, reassured Jiang Nan about his hometown, and drove him to Monster City, where he enjoyed the attention their arrival drew.
  • Jiang Nan returned to his rented room and found Herzog, his white-haired childhood friend, waiting angrily for him.
  • Herzog accused Jiang Nan of seeking another girl, and Jiang Nan explained that Tang Zhangwei had only given him a ride home.

Ch. 227Abyss Orcs

After two days of recovery, Chen Jianshu and the other students faced a nighttime assault on Cold Trench by Predators, Abyss Demon Mastiffs, and powerful Abyss Orcs. The Spirit Transferring Douluo rallied the defenders, and the students discovered the Orcs’ vulnerable necks as the battle intensified.

  • Wu Siduo, Ye Xinglan, Xue Liushuang, Yuanen Yehui, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue advanced after the previous high-pressure battles, while five more students withdrew from military training.
  • Dai Yun'er spotted a crimson tide approaching Cold Trench and raised the alarm, and Dai Yueyan rang the great bell to summon the defenders.
  • The Spirit Transferring Douluo rallied the students as the Abyss army, including Predators, Abyss Demon Mastiffs, and Abyss Orcs, advanced on the wall.
  • An Abyss Orc climbed the wall, but Xu Xiaoyan restrained it and Ye Xinglan killed it by striking the back of its neck, revealing the Orcs’ weakness.
  • Chen Jianshu equipped Wu Siduo, Wu Bingyu, Xue Liushuang, Ye Xinglan, and Na'er with Omnidirectional Mobility Gear, and they attacked the Orcs’ necks while Xu Xiaoyan restrained them.
  • Gu Xuanyu broke an Abyss Orc’s arm with Dragon God Fist, and Chen Jianshu summoned Destruction, Life, Evil, the Holy Spirit of Good Fire, and a blond figure.

Ch. 228A Great Victory

Chen Jianshu and his allies helped repel an Abyss assault after the Spirit Transferring Douluo slew the enemy commander. The exhausted victors returned to camp, where Xu Xiaoyan arranged for Ye Xinglan to sleep beside Chen Jianshu.

  • Chen Jianshu summoned Xiao Zi and the others, who attacked the Abyss Creatures while Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Posei Shui, Xiao Hongchen, Huo Yuhao, and Chen Jianshu fought back.
  • The Spirit Transferring Douluo killed the Abyss Orc commander and raised its severed head, rallying the defenders as they crushed the attack.
  • After the battle, Chen Jianshu discovered three Abyss-related Cards, and the Spirit Transferring Douluo praised the soldiers and volunteered to stand guard.
  • The exhausted fighters returned to their tents, and Chen Jianshu fell asleep while Xu Xiaoyan noticed the others' resentful looks.
  • Xu Xiaoyan put Ye Xinglan into bed beside Chen Jianshu and swapped beds with her; Chen Jianshu embraced Ye Xinglan, and they both fell asleep.

Ch. 229Color-Changing Bird Hidden Dragon

Chen Jianshu and the students learned about the Abyss Orcs, while Wu Siduo encountered and helped identify a new invisible Abyss Creature called the Color-Changing Bird Hidden Dragon. After the students gathered to hear the creature’s abilities and attack pattern, Chen Jianshu considered ways to detect it.

  • Chen Jianshu woke beside Ye Xinglan after mistaking her for Xu Xiaoyan, and the two made their beds before attending class.
  • Spirit Ice Douluo taught the students about Abyss Orcs, and Chen Jianshu realized they could not count on learning about every enemy before it attacked.
  • Dai Yun'er spotted unusual footprints during scouting and sent a signal, while Wu Siduo was attacked by several invisible creatures and fought them with help from Ye Guyi.
  • The scouting team returned to Cold Trench, where Spirit Transferring Douluo identified the new creature as the Color-Changing Bird Hidden Dragon and explained its camouflage and attack pattern.
  • Chen Jianshu considered using radar-like detection or thermal vision to counter the Hidden Dragons.

Ch. 231Dragon God Stops Dragon God

The Nine-Colored Dragon stopped Gu Yue and Gu Xuanyu from forcing themselves on Chen Jianshu, then Chen Jianshu discovered Color-Changing Bird Hidden Dragons attacking the camp. Tang Wulin was badly wounded saving Xie Xie, whose resolve to grow stronger awakened a resonance between his two Martial Souls.

  • The Nine-Colored Dragon kicked Gu Yue out of Chen Jianshu's tent and bound her with Ice Lock after she cursed it.
  • Gu Xuanyu tried to force herself on Chen Jianshu, but the Nine-Colored Dragon kicked her outside and she was bound beside Gu Yue.
  • Na'er cuddled with Chen Jianshu without triggering the Dragon's defense, and they slept until morning.
  • Chen Jianshu sensed more than a hundred Color-Changing Bird Hidden Dragons ambushing the camp as Tang Wulin shoved Xie Xie aside and took their attack.
  • Chen Jianshu crushed the Hidden Dragons targeting Xie Xie, alerted the camp, and helped the others expose and defeat the infiltrators.
  • Xie Xie despaired over being weaker than his classmates, then his Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger began resonating and a Giant Dragon Phantom appeared.

Ch. 232Special Chapter, Chapter 3

A year after enrolling at Kalai Ke Academy, Jiang Nan tried to spend time with his senior Tang Zhangwei, but his childhood friend Herzog interrupted and threatened him for dating. Their bickering turned into an exhausting chase around Ling Shen Lake, where Herzog still insisted they should be together as Jiang Nan tried to escape.

  • A year passed, and Jiang Nan attended Kalai Ke Academy with Herzog while Ling Shen became a celebrated genius who established the student council.
  • Tang Zhangwei asked Jiang Nan about Ling Shen, and Jiang Nan worried that she might be interested in him.
  • Herzog accused Jiang Nan of secretly dating Tang Zhangwei and threatened to break his legs if he dated before growing up.
  • Tang Zhangwei teased Jiang Nan about treasuring Herzog, but he made an excuse and ran away as Herzog chased him.
  • At Ling Shen Lake, Jiang Nan and Herzog used Martial Soul Possession to race until both collapsed from exhaustion.
  • Herzog asked why Jiang Nan kept running from being with her, and he insisted he did not want to be with her.

Ch. 233Special Episode: The Final Battle

Jiang Nan joined a special forces unit after graduation, but his senior Tang Zhangwei was gravely wounded while saving him during a mission against Hoshino's Beloved Dog. As the Ling God and Hoshino's Beloved Dog fought, Ling Yunge gave Jiang Nan an incantation that might bring Tang Zhangwei back, while the battle ended with the Ling God tricking Hoshino's Beloved Dog into opening the God-Trolling Secret Manual.

  • Jiang Nan graduated from Kalai Ke Academy as an ordinary god-troller and joined a special forces unit led by Tang Zhangwei.
  • During the team's attack on the Anti-God-Troller Organization's base, Tang Zhangwei saved Jiang Nan from danger but was severely injured and fell unconscious.
  • The Ling God arrived to battle Hoshino's Beloved Dog, while Ling Yunge gave Jiang Nan an incantation that could supposedly revive Tang Zhangwei.
  • Hoshino's Beloved Dog overwhelmed the Ling God with Tip Power and accused him of years of harassment, while the two fought through a succession of transformations and attacks.
  • The Ling God offered Hoshino's Beloved Dog the God-Trolling Secret Manual, tricked him into opening it, and then grabbed it to inspect its contents.

Ch. 234Special chapter: The grand finale

Hoshino's Beloved Dog exposed the supposed God-Trolling Secret Manual as the Fort Tower before leaving the universe, and the chapter rushed through Jiang Nan and Tang Zhangwei’s wedding, Ling Shen’s death, and a final reveal about Zhangwei’s identity. It ended with Herzog approaching Jiang Nan with a cleaver.

  • Hoshino's Beloved Dog mistakenly treated the Fort Tower inside the God-Trolling Secret Manual as proof that Ling Shen had deceived them, then left the universe after killing Tang Zhangwei, frightening Jiang Nan, and beating Ling Shen.
  • Jiang Nan chanted a resurrection spell that restored Tang Zhangwei’s heartbeat, and they married six months later with their friends attending.
  • Ling Shen watched a ball game with Mo Ranxi, then was reported dead after his girlfriends discovered he had been two-timing twenty people and chopped him up with cleavers.
  • Tang Zhangwei hugged Jiang Nan from behind in their bridal chamber and revealed that she was actually Chang Gongwei, one of the Ten Cross-Dressing Little Nanliang.
  • Herzog crawled out from under the bed with a cleaver and approached Jiang Nan.

Ch. 235Reinforcements

After the Sun Moon Corps came under attack, Ji Juechen led three companies of the Star Dou Corps to reinforce them. Chen Jianshu equipped his allies with weapons and buffs as they fought the Abyss army, and Xu Xiaoyan ended the chapter exhausted after unleashing a devastating sword strike.

  • Spirit Transferring Douluo sent the first three companies of the Star Dou Corps to support the Sun Moon Corps, while Xie Xie stayed behind with the unconscious Tang Wulin.
  • Wu Siduo, Zhang Yangzi, and the other scouts found the Sun Moon Corps defending against roughly four thousand Abyss Creatures, and Ji Juechen ordered the reinforcements to advance.
  • Chen Jianshu and the Star Dou Corps joined the battle, easing the pressure on the Sun Moon Corps as Chen Jianshu helped Ye Xinglan, Xue Liushuang, Weng Daimin, and Wu Siduo unleash powerful fusion skills.
  • Chen Jianshu enabled Na'er, Gu Yue, and their dragon counterparts to transform, while Wang Dong and Wu Bingyu also entered the fight with powerful weapons.
  • Chen Jianshu boosted Xu Xiaoyan with several supports and weapons, and she annihilated more than a hundred Abyss Creatures with her Star-Moon Sword before calling for him to catch her as her Soul Power ran out.

Ch. 236The Space-Time Dragon

After the Star Dou Corps repelled several Abyss attacks, Xie Xie awakened his true dragon-level Space-Time Dragon Martial Soul while protecting Tang Wulin. Days later, a vast Abyss army appeared at Cold Trench, and Federation fighters led by the Di Tian fighter attacked as the outnumbered defenders watched.

  • Chen Jianshu rescued Xu Xiaoyan after the Star Dou Corps crushed the Abyss attack at Cold Trench, then led the Corps back to defend its own position.
  • Tang Wulin and Xie Xie fought the Abyss Creatures together, and Xie Xie's Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger fused into the Space-Time Dragon, which protected Tang Wulin until reinforcements arrived.
  • After the battle, the fighters returned Chen Jianshu's Noble Phantasms, and Xie Xie and Tang Wulin rested together while the Corps waited through several quiet days.
  • On the thirteenth day, the Far North plunged into extreme cold and the sky turned blood-red as tens of thousands or more Abyss Creatures poured from the Endless Mountains.
  • Federation fighters appeared above Cold Trench, and the Di Tian fighter led the attack, smashing Abyss birds with its shields and blasting them with lasers.

Ch. 237The Abyss Front

Chen Jianshu and the Star Dou Corps witnessed the Abyss invasion’s devastating toll, the Far North’s desperate defense, and the Snow Empress’s creation of the Ice and Snow Great Wall. As more than ten thousand Abyss Creatures approached, the Spirit Transferring Douluo ordered the Star Dou Corps to prepare for battle.

  • Fighters bombed the Abyss Creatures, and Spirit Eye Douluo Xiao Yong sacrificed himself and the Spirit Transferring One Fighter to kill the Sky Emperor and collapse his spatial passages.
  • The Northwest Legion and Snow Wolf Vanguard fought the Abyss, suffering catastrophic losses as Heavenly Lock Douluo sacrificed himself to destroy three Abyss Emperors with ten Level-Nine Soul Cannon Shells.
  • The Transformation Emperor killed Xu Family Xing, but the Snow Empress arrived and fought the Abyss leaders until the Ice Empress, other Far North forces, and North Sea Legion reinforcements turned the battle.
  • The Snow Empress and Ice Empress drove back the Abyss Emperors, and the Snow Empress used her Emperor Sword and mecha to create the Ice and Snow Great Wall, stopping the leaderless Abyss Creatures.
  • The Spirit Transferring Douluo ordered the Star Dou Corps to meet the approaching Abyss Tide, and its members launched attacks to defend their homeland.

Ch. 238Standing Together Against the Abyss, Fighting Until Death

Chen Jianshu rallied the Star Dou Division against the Abyss Creatures at Cold Trench, using his domain and summoned weapons and beasts to kill thousands. As the battle intensified, Qian Xue fought a Titled-level Abyss Orc while injured students were evacuated and the exhausted defenders struggled to hold the wall.

  • Chen Jianshu enhanced the defenders with his domain, rallied them to protect Cold Trench, and killed a thousand Abyss Creatures with Unlimited! Sword Creation and Beast Tide.
  • The students joined the battle with their Soul Spirits, while Old Tang undid the Golden Dragon King's fourth seal and raised Tang Wulin's rank from thirty-three to thirty-five.
  • Ye Xinglan, Xue Liushuang, Wu Siduo, Na'er, Wu Bingyu, and Qian Xue hunted Abyss Orcs by striking the weak point at the backs of their necks.
  • Chen Jianshu rescued Ye Xinglan and Wu Siduo from a Titled-level Abyss Orc's attack, then summoned Xiao Lu to heal them as Qian Xue fought the Orc.
  • The defenders suffered injuries and ran low on Soul Power, so Healing Soul Masters began evacuating the wounded.

Ch. 239The Outcome of This Battle, I Have Figured It Out! Hahahaha!

Chen Jianshu lured most of the Abyss army away from Cold Trench, survived an ambush by a Super Douluo-level Hidden Dragon with help from Gu Yue and Gu Xuanyu, and returned after a day to rejoin the battle. The exhausted students rallied and fought back, and the Abyss Creatures’ numbers fell to seven thousand before reinforcements and fresh attacks drove them down further.

  • Chen Jianshu summoned Xiao Lu and used her Life Energy to draw more than ten thousand Abyss Creatures away from Cold Trench, while Gu Yue and Gu Xuanyu followed him.
  • A Super Douluo-level Hidden Dragon ambushed Chen Jianshu, but Gu Yue teleported him out of danger and Gu Xuanyu battered the creature to death.
  • Chen Jianshu and Gu Yue led the Abyss army on a long loop and returned after a day, when the students had recovered and prepared to fight again.
  • Ye Xinglan, Xue Liushuang, Weng Daimin, Na'er, Qian Xue, Wang Dong, and Xu Xiaoyan unleashed powerful attacks that killed Titled-level Abyss Creatures and reduced the enemy force to seven thousand.
  • Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, Long Yue, and the other students continued fighting as Wang Dong collapsed and Wu Bingyu took over the Asura Demon Sword.
  • Wu Bingyu summoned another Three Realms Judgment Sword, while Wu Siduo transformed into the Evil-Eyed Saint King, and the Abyss Creatures’ numbers continued to fall.

Ch. 240Military Training Ends

Chen Jianshu joined the Star Dou Corps in defeating the Abyss Creatures during a two-day military exercise, then received free cultivation time at the Lake of Life. There, Yuanen Zhentian asked him to deliver a ten-thousand-year spirit medicine to Yuanen Yehui, and Chen began cultivating in the lake.

  • Chen Jianshu charged into battle with two projected Asura Demon Swords and helped the Star Dou Corps defeat the Abyss Creatures without losing anyone.
  • After the battle, Chen Jianshu broke through to level forty-six, and Di Tian transported the exhausted group to the Lake of Life for two days of cultivation and rest.
  • Yuanen Zhentian approached Chen Jianshu and asked him to deliver a ten-thousand-year spirit medicine to his junior, Yuanen Yehui, offering Dragon Gen Iron as payment.
  • Chen Jianshu accepted the delivery and began cultivating in the Lake of Life, where he found his cultivation efficiency was ten times its usual rate.

Ch. 241Condensing a Soul Core

Chen Jianshu fed Yuanen Yehui an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, then began condensing a Blood Essence Soul Core while other students started condensing their own cores. Meanwhile, Pink continued living at the academy with Di Qiu’er, and Crimson searched Shrek Academy for information about becoming a god but found only boastful records.

  • Chen Jianshu shielded Yuanen Yehui from view and gave her an Earth Dragon Golden Melon, which released a surge of energy and forced her to cultivate.
  • Chen Jianshu prepared with several Noble Phantasms and began condensing a Blood Essence Soul Core in his chest.
  • After Qian Xue and Wu Siduo broke through and saw Chen Jianshu absorbing energy, they began condensing Soul Cores, followed by Gu Yue, Na’er and Xu Xiaoyan.
  • Pink ate and read with Di Qiu’er at Star Dou Spirit Pagoda Advanced Soul Master Academy, then hurried to the bathroom to answer a call from her main body.
  • Crimson searched Shrek Academy for knowledge about becoming a god but found only vague records and boasts attributed to Yu Xiaogang, Xue Beng and Jixiang.

Ch. 242Crimson and Pink's Conversation

Crimson searched Shrek Academy for a way to become a God King, while Pink reported that she had befriended powerful figures and suggested merging their planes with Douluo. After the Abyssal Sage King reported the Sea God's offer and apparent plans, Crimson became convinced she had uncovered his scheme to pit her forces against the Silver Dragon.

  • Crimson found no information at Shrek Academy about becoming a god and contacted Pink for an update.
  • Pink admitted she had mostly been enjoying herself but revealed that the Plane's Child, the Auspicious Beast of fate, and a demon plane seed were under her influence.
  • Pink proposed merging the Crimson, Abyss, and Douluo planes, but Crimson rejected cooperation because she had already devoured part of Douluo's Life Origin.
  • The Abyssal Sage King told Crimson that the Sea God offered to make them orthodox Deities of the Divine Realm and had gathered Demigods to rescue his son from Star Dou Spirit Transmission Academy.
  • Crimson concluded that the Sea God intended to lure them into fighting the Silver Dragon so he could reap the benefits, and the Abyssal Sage King praised her foresight.

Ch. 243Reading People

Tang Yin and the Abyssal Sage King agreed to cooperate while secretly plotting against each other, as the Mother of Crimson planned to capture Tang Wulin. After Military Training, the students gained mentors and Chen Jianshu learned Pink’s plan, leaving him concerned for Tang Wulin and poised to inform Di Tian.

  • The Mother of Crimson told the Abyssal Sage King to pretend to cooperate with Tang Yin and find Tang Wulin so they could take him hostage.
  • Tang Yin and the Abyssal Sage King shook hands on a false alliance, each intending to betray the other.
  • Chen Jianshu and the other students completed their Soul Cores, advanced a level, and received mentors, including the Snow Empress, Di Tian, and Xiao Jing.
  • Chen Jianshu returned to his dormitory and found Pink waiting; after he tallied one thousand store currency, she asked him about Tang Wulin.
  • Pink revealed that she and Crimson planned to capture Tang Wulin, and Chen Jianshu warned her that someone powerful protected him while resolving to tell Di Tian.
Arc 9 of 10
Arc 9 of 10