Arc 10Canaan City’s Rise

Han Yu expanded Canaan Academy by drawing in new students, relocating allied academies and clans, and recruiting Lou Gao to develop Soul Tools. As Tang San sought support for a new sect, Han Yu’s actions in Geng Xin City set the Strength Clan and hidden enemies against him.

  • Han Yu oversaw the end of Shrek Academy, helped Xiao Wu sacrifice her Soul Ring and Soul Bone to Ye Lingling, and left Tian Yue in Spirit City as the students chose their paths.
  • Han Yu killed Tang Lie and Tang Yin, reached Canaan City, and brought the Three Elements Academies to relocate there while Shrek Academy disbanded.
  • Han Yu revealed his nine Soul Rings, refused Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye’s alliance proposal, and published a theory about absorbing Soul Rings beyond their age limit.
  • Han Yu established Canaan Academy’s credit system, sent Zhu Zhuqing into Slaughter City for a year, and secured fair treatment for her from the Slaughter King.
  • Han Yu persuaded Yang Wudi and Bai He to move the Breaking Clan and Speed Clan to Canaan City, then assigned the clans roles in the city’s departments.
  • Han Yu recruited Lou Gao with Soul Tool-making methods and demonstrated how his flame could shape Sunken Silver, while Tang San and Tai Tan arrived seeking Lou Gao’s help with Hidden Weapons.
  • Han Yu killed Myers in Geng Xin City as residents celebrated, and Lou Gao committed half the Blacksmith Association to learning Soul Tool crafting at Canaan Academy.
  • Han Yu gave Lou Gao an ancient Soul Tool manual, and Lou Gao agreed to prepare the blacksmiths to relocate as shadowy figures targeted him for assassination.
Chapters 227–251 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 227Spirit Hall Flexes Its Muscles

Han Yu defeated Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall asserted its strength, while Ning Fengzhi worried about opposing Spirit Hall and Han Yu prepared to part ways with his graduating students. The chapter ended with Tian Yue staying in Spirit City and the others proposing to reunite at Canaan Academy in five years.

  • Han Yu killed Bibi Dong temporarily with his soul skill, but her Undying Body restored her, and she admitted defeat before returning to the Papal Hall.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo praised Han Yu, promised to send him the rabbit, and decided to train Tian Yue in Spirit City.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall threatened the sects and empires, while Xue Qinghe concealed her satisfaction and said she could not rescue the rest of Shrek Academy.
  • Han Yu received Xiao Wu, had Dugu Bo take her away, and gave Ma Hongjun a pill intended to restore his severed body part.
  • Han Yu distributed soul bones to his students, congratulated them on graduating, and told Tian Yue she would remain in Spirit City.
  • Ling Xiao proposed a reunion at Canaan Academy in five years, and Han Yu reminded her that the next Soul Master Grand Competition should belong to younger students.

Ch. 228Conditions and Sacrifice (Bonus Chapter 2)

Han Yu persuaded Xiao Wu to sacrifice her Soul Ring and Soul Bone to Ye Lingling in exchange for rescuing Tang San. Xiao Wu’s sacrifice made Ye Lingling a Soul Emperor, while Xiao Wu was left as a Soft Bone Rabbit.

  • Han Yu left the academy students to discuss their futures and went to confront the imprisoned Xiao Wu.
  • Han Yu told Xiao Wu that Tang San and the others faced years in Spirit Hall’s Heavenly Prison, and Xiao Wu agreed to sacrifice herself if he rescued Tang San.
  • Han Yu summoned Ye Lingling and explained that Xiao Wu’s Sacrifice would let her absorb a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring despite her current level.
  • Xiao Wu sacrificed her Soul Ring and Soul Bone to Ye Lingling, whose Soul Power rose to level sixty and who became a Soul Emperor.
  • Han Yu asked Xiao Wu to keep only Intangibility and Teleport among the Soul Bone Skills, and Ye Lingling chose to keep the remaining Soft Bone Rabbit as a pet.

Ch. 229Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame

After Xiao Wu traded her Soul Ring and Soul Bone for their release, most of the Shrek group left Spirit Hall’s Heavenly Prison while Yu Xiaogang was kept behind. Han Yu received rewards from the Ten Thousand Fires System, including the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, and considered whether he could refine it.

  • Ning Fengzhi arranged for Yu Tianheng’s release, and Yu Tianheng promised to find a way to free the others before leaving.
  • Yu Xiaogang blamed Flender for Ma Hongjun’s betrayal, and Flender finally argued back.
  • Jiang Mo Douluo announced that Xiao Wu had exchanged her Soul Ring and Soul Bone for the group’s freedom, then struck Tang San aside when he demanded answers.
  • Jiang Mo Douluo let the others leave but ordered Yu Xiaogang held in a separate cell.
  • The Ten Thousand Fires System rewarded Han Yu with the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, a Shadowless Finger manual, and two God-Given Soul Rings.

Ch. 230Yu XiaoGang's Third Trip to Prison

After Shrek Academy was stripped of its competition results, Flender and his companions faced an uncertain future while Yu XiaoGang suffered another ordeal in prison. Han Yu’s group prepared for their next journeys, and Han Yu considered how to secure enough teachers for Canaan Academy before the new term.

  • Spirit Hall announced that Shrek Academy had been permanently barred from the Soul Master Grand Competition and that its results were voided, leaving Flender fearing the academy would have to close.
  • Yu XiaoGang was transferred to the women's ward in the Heavenly Prison, where Hua Jie and the other prisoners attacked him.
  • Tian Yue said goodbye to Han Yu and the others, while Zhu Zhuqing chose to remain at the academy and help Han Yu.
  • Han Yu told Zhu Dazhi to visit his family and then train at a place he had recommended.
  • Dugu Bo asked Han Yu about finding teachers for Canaan Academy, and Han Yu considered asking Feng Changlin's academy to lend teachers and coordinating with the Wind, Water, and Fire Families' academies.

Ch. 231Reunion with the Seventh Elder

Han Yu and Dugu Bo traveled toward the Heaven Dou–Star Luo border, using attacks on their carriage to rob the would-be attackers. Meanwhile, Tang Lie and Tang Yin set out for Spirit City to reclaim Tang Hao’s soul bones, but Han Yu confronted them on the road as Tang Lie prepared to attack.

  • Han Yu warned Dugu Bo that the tense border region made their journey dangerous, while Dugu Bo boasted that he could wipe out both empires’ armies.
  • Han Yu killed attackers who approached their carriage and told Dugu Bo to collect their Soul Tools for the academy.
  • Tang Lie and Tang Yin discussed traveling to Spirit City, where they believed Spirit Hall would have to return Clear Sky Sect’s inherited soul bones.
  • Tang Lie and Tang Yin recognized Ling Xiao and Ye Lingling beside Han Yu’s carriage and decided to attack for the four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
  • Han Yu appeared behind Tang Lie, greeted him, and faced Tang Lie’s furious demand for revenge.

Ch. 232Sea Heart Phantom Beast (Bonus Chapter 3)

Han Yu killed two Clear Sky Sect elders who attacked him, then returned to Canaan Academy and learned that Shrek Academy had been ordered to disband. Flender returned to the deserted academy with his group, while Yu Tianheng departed to assume his position as Young Master of his clan.

  • Tang Lie attacked Han Yu with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Han Yu caught it and killed Tang Lie and Tang Yin with his Heavenly Flame Domain.
  • Han Yu returned to the carriage and told Dugu Bo that the two dead men were Clear Sky Sect elders, prompting Dugu Bo to worry about possible retaliation.
  • Han Yu reached Canaan City and found a mountain of academy documents, along with a Spirit Hall letter reporting Spirit Crane Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo's search for Wolf Thieves.
  • Han Yu learned that the Heaven Dou Empire had ordered Shrek Academy to disband and that some former Shrek students had transferred to Canaan Academy.
  • Flender returned to Shrek Academy with his group and wept when Zhao Wuji and the other remaining members welcomed him.
  • Yu Tianheng left the group to return to his clan and take up his position as Young Master.

Ch. 233When People Leave, the Tea Turns Cold (Bonus Chapter 4)

Flender mourned Shrek Academy and Liu Erlong as Ma Hongjun recovered and left to gain experience with Oscar. Meanwhile, Han Yu persuaded Godwind Academy and the leaders of the other two elemental academies to relocate to Canaan City, and they agreed.

  • Flender grieved over the abandoned Shrek Academy, and Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji promised to stay with him.
  • Ma Hongjun told Flender that Dean Han had resolved his Evil Fire problem, then left to gain experience with Gold Soul Coins from Flender.
  • Oscar left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to cultivate, met Ma Hongjun, and agreed to travel the continent with him.
  • Feng Changlin told Han Yu that Godwind Academy would relocate to Canaan City, and Han Yu offered the other academies free access to the Heavenly Burning Soul Refining Tower.
  • Feng Changlin convinced Huo Lie and Shui Ningbing that Han Yu's strength made Canaan City a safe choice, and they agreed to relocate their academies.

Ch. 234Wind, Water, and Fire Families Move into Canaan City

The Wind, Water, and Fire Families agreed to move their academies to Canaan City after seeing Han Yu’s strength, boosting the city’s influence. Flender sent Tang San to Moonlight Pavilion to seek help with his Twin Martial Souls, but Tang San arrived without knowing whom to ask for and was turned away at the entrance.

  • Han Yu revealed nine soul rings, including eight red rings and one gold ring, and the leaders of the three families pledged their respect before learning his title was Fire Emperor.
  • The Three Elements Academy announced that it would leave Element City and relocate to Canaan City, prompting concern among the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Ning Fengzhi.
  • Flender told Tang San that Tang Hao had directed him to seek help at Moonlight Pavilion because Yu Xiaogang had not returned and Flender could not resolve Tang San’s cultivation problem.
  • Tang San searched Heaven Dou City and found Moonlight Pavilion, where the attendants stopped him because his clothes were improper.
  • Tang San admitted he did not know whom he was seeking, and the attendants mistook him for a troublemaker and ordered him away.

Ch. 235Tang Yuehua

Han Yu confronted Tang Yuehua at Moonlight Pavilion, hinting that he knew she supplied the Clear Sky Sect and revealing that two Clear Sky Sect elders had died. After leaving, he was asked by Xue Qinghe whether he was certain Tang Yuehua belonged to the sect.

  • Xue Qinghe introduced Han Yu to Tang Yuehua, who escorted them into Moonlight Pavilion after its guards turned away Tang San.
  • Tang Yuehua sent Tang San away, while Xue Ke arrived and led Xue Qinghe off to meet her friends.
  • Han Yu warned Tang Yuehua that Moonlight Pavilion’s excess supplies could expose her support for nearly a thousand people, but she denied any wrongdoing.
  • Han Yu claimed he had heard two Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluo mention Moonlight Pavilion before they died, then advised Tang Yuehua to keep a lower profile.
  • After Han Yu left, Xue Qinghe asked whether he was certain Tang Yuehua came from the Clear Sky Sect.

Ch. 236Han Yu's Refusal

Han Yu and Xue Qinghe discussed using Moonlight Pavilion to feed the Clear Sky Sect chosen intelligence, while Tang San met his aunt Tang Yuehua and agreed to return to the sect. Han Yu refused Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi’s proposal to join an alliance against Spirit Hall, leaving the imperial audience without an agreement.

  • Han Yu explained that Moonlight Pavilion could serve as a channel for misleading the Clear Sky Sect, and Xue Qinghe warned him not to accept any offer from Xue Ye.
  • Tang Yuehua revealed to Tang San that she was his aunt and showed him Tang Hao’s letter about his family and the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Tang San told Tang Yuehua that his Twin Martial Souls had been ruined through cultivation, and he agreed to return to the Clear Sky Sect for help.
  • Tang San angrily warned Tang Yuehua not to trust Han Yu, so she decided to report what she had learned to the Clear Sky Sect in a letter.
  • Han Yu refused to involve Canaan Academy in Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye’s proposed alliance against Spirit Hall and declined investment limited to his academy.
  • Han Yu’s refusal to accept the proposed alliance or investment left the audience with Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi on an unhappy note.

Ch. 237The Great Sumeru Hammer Has Been Lost

Han Yu followed Tang Yuehua’s letter courier to locate the village near the Clear Sky Sect, then left without approaching the sect. The Clear Sky Sect elders learned that the Great Sumeru Hammer technique was lost, and Tang Xiao decided to bring Tang San back to the sect.

  • Han Yu followed a Clear Sky Sect disciple to the village outside the sect, confirmed its location, and departed before dawn.
  • Tang Xiao and the elders received Tang Yuehua’s letter and concluded that Spirit Hall had taken the Great Sumeru Hammer technique and that the Fifth and Seventh Elders were likely dead.
  • Tang Xiao rejected the Second Elder’s suggestion to demand the technique from Spirit Hall and postponed revenge until the sect returned to the world.
  • Tang Xiao announced that he would bring Tang San back and raise him, and the elders agreed to accept him if he proved talented.
  • Tang Xiao agreed to buy toys for the Second Elder’s three-year-old grandson, Xiao Ke, during his trip.

Ch. 238Level Ninety-Eight (Bonus Chapter 6)

Han Yu absorbed the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and reached Level 98, then arranged a joint enrollment plan with the Wind, Water, and Fire Families’ academies. Meanwhile, Tang Xiao met Tang San and agreed to discuss his Twin Martial Souls cultivation problems with the Clear Sky Sect elders.

  • Han Yu retrieved the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame and began absorbing it in seclusion.
  • Tang Xiao met Tang San at Moonlight Pavilion, and Tang San explained his Twin Martial Souls cultivation problem.
  • Tang Xiao said Tang San’s cultivation would be discussed after they returned to the Clear Sky Sect and consulted the elders.
  • After several days, Han Yu finished absorbing the flame, reached Level 98, and learned that the three families’ relocation was mostly complete.
  • Feng Changlin told Han Yu that the three academies planned to merge into Element Academy and share their Mimetic Cultivation Fields.
  • Han Yu proposed that Canaan Academy manage enrollment and assign wind-, water-, and fire-attribute students to the three academies; they agreed on recruitment rules and began advertising.

Ch. 239Feng Xiaotian Takes a Master

Han Yu considered using Spirit Hall to establish a continent-wide media system, then published a theory on absorbing Soul Rings beyond their age limits and accepted Feng Xiaotian as a disciple on the condition that he train in Hurricane Canyon. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi visited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

  • Han Yu concluded that Spirit Hall was the only force capable of unifying public opinion and considered removing the Rakshasa God's influence to make its reforms possible.
  • Han Yu published a theory on absorbing Soul Rings beyond one's age limit, warning readers that the practice was dangerous and depended on exceptional conditions.
  • Feng Xiaotian asked Han Yu to take him as his master, and Han Yu agreed to plan his training after he completed a trial in Hurricane Canyon.
  • Feng Changlin asked Han Yu for a token of appreciation, but Han Yu said Feng Xiaotian first had to prove himself in Hurricane Canyon.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where Yu Yuanzhen assigned Yu Luomian and Yu Tianheng to receive them.

Ch. 240The Upper Three Sects Stand Together

Ning Fengzhi secured the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s agreement to a mutual defense pact, while Han Yu oversaw Canaan Academy’s crowded enrollment and new student credit system. The academy prospered as rival schools struggled to attract students.

  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Yu Yuanzhen and warned him about Spirit Hall’s strength, prompting Yu Yuanzhen to sign the Together in Solidarity Pact.
  • Ning Fengzhi declined Chen Xin’s offer to search for the Clear Sky Sect, fearing the pact might draw them into Spirit Hall’s conflict with it.
  • Ye Lingling woke Han Yu for Canaan Academy’s official enrollment, and Han Yu sent Zhu Zhuqing to handle a disturbance while he disappeared.
  • Han Yu introduced a credit system that tied access to better resources and Heavenly Burning Soul Refining Tower training to tasks and performance, with Gold Soul Coin rewards for top students.
  • Canaan Academy drew a huge enrollment, while Thunder Academy’s intake fell by ninety percent and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan offered no response after Dugu Bo drove its representative out of the city.

Ch. 241Slaughter City

After receiving Spirit Hall’s information about Slaughter City, Han Yu prepared Zhu Zhuqing to undergo its deadly trial by giving her a head Soul Bone. Zhu Zhuqing chose to go, leaving Han Yu worried that his decision might cost her life.

  • Han Yu explained to Dugu Bo that Canaan Academy’s missions would help students earn credits while handling the academy’s work and expenses.
  • Dugu Bo delivered Spirit Hall’s letter confirming Slaughter City’s location and its role as a place for containing criminals.
  • Han Yu gave Zhu Zhuqing a head Soul Bone to strengthen her Spiritual Power before the trial and warned her that Slaughter City was extremely dangerous.
  • Zhu Zhuqing accepted the Soul Bone and decided to enter Slaughter City with Han Yu the next morning.
  • Han Yu admitted to Dugu Bo that he feared Zhu Zhuqing might die because he had sent her there.

Ch. 242Outstanding Men Are Always in Demand Everywhere

Han Yu escorted Zhu Zhuqing to Slaughter City after she completed her soul bone absorption, then left her to face its trials alone. The Slaughter King confronted Han Yu after sensing the dangerous Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame.

  • Zhu Zhuqing used her promised small request to pursue Han Yu, and Ye Lingling accepted her joining them.
  • Han Yu took Zhu Zhuqing from Canaan City to Slaughter City and warned her about its dangers and Bloody Mary.
  • At the tavern, Zhu Zhuqing killed the men who tried to attack Han Yu and used their blood to pass the bartender's test.
  • Han Yu entered Slaughter City with Zhu Zhuqing, discovered his Soul Skills would not work, and used the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame to light their way.
  • Han Yu told Zhu Zhuqing to face the trials alone and promised to send someone to meet her at the exit in a year.
  • The Slaughter King sensed Han Yu's flame, flew to confront him, and asked why he had come to Slaughter City.

Ch. 243Tang San Leaves Clear Sky Sect (Bonus Chapter 8)

Han Yu left Slaughter City after making the Slaughter King promise to protect Zhu Zhuqing, while Tang San departed the Clear Sky Sect after its elders refused to give him a Soul Bone. He reached the Strength Clan and asked Tai Tan to help him find one.

  • Han Yu threatened the Slaughter King with his flames and secured fair treatment for Zhu Zhuqing before leaving Slaughter City.
  • The Slaughter King instructed the Slaughter Envoy to look after Zhu Zhuqing, and Han Yu returned to Canaan Academy.
  • The Clear Sky Sect elders rejected Tang Xiao's proposal to give Tang San a Soul Bone, and Tang San left the sect after leaving a letter.
  • Tang San crossed the mountain path and traveled to Heaven Dou City, choosing to seek refuge with Tai Tan rather than return to Shrek Academy.
  • Tang San told Tai Tan that he needed a Soul Bone to break through his Soul Power and asked for help finding one.

Ch. 244Loyal Dog

Han Yu learned that Tai Tan had taken the Strength Clan into Sunset Forest to seek a spirit bone for Tang San, then traveled with Dugu Bo to Dragon Xing City to recruit the Breaking Clan. There, he uncovered merchants selling imported herbs as local goods and followed one to inspect his stock.

  • Tai Tan promised Tang San a spirit bone and led the Strength Clan’s Soul King-level disciples into Sunset Forest to hunt spirit beasts.
  • Han Yu rejected attacking the Strength Clan for now and decided to recruit the Single Attribute Four Sects, beginning with a visit to Dragon Xing City with Dugu Bo.
  • Han Yu planned to recruit Lou Gao in Geng Xin City because he needed a craftsman to develop the Soul Tool methods stored in his Soul Tool.
  • Han Yu and Dugu Bo arrived in Dragon Xing City and discussed how merchants misrepresented imported herbs as local Breaking Clan products.
  • A merchant approached Han Yu and Dugu Bo with herbs, and Dugu Bo agreed to follow him to inspect the stock.

Ch. 245Dragon Xing City

Han Yu exposed the poor quality and bundled sales of herbs in Dragon Xing City, then used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to negotiate with Breaking Clan Patriarch Yang Wudi. Yang Wudi rejected Han Yu’s offer to move the clan to Canaan City but asked him to explain why their herbs would soon become impossible to sell.

  • Han Yu and Dugu Bo found that Dragon Xing City merchants mixed inferior herbs with Breaking Clan goods and refused to sell them separately.
  • Han Yu offered to buy Breaking Clan herbs at ten percent above the market price and left a note naming the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
  • Yang Wudi summoned Han Yu and Dugu Bo after learning the note referred to an Immortal Herb he had long sought.
  • Han Yu showed Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty and offered it in exchange for the Breaking Clan moving to Canaan City.
  • Yang Wudi refused to leave Dragon Xing City, and Han Yu warned that the clan’s herbs would become impossible to sell within ten years.
  • Yang Wudi asked Han Yu to explain why the herb market would collapse.

Ch. 246Yang Wudi Agrees

Han Yu forced Yang Wudi to agree to move the Breaking Clan to Canaan City, offering the clan a role in medicine refining and access to a treasured site. Yang Wudi then offered to invite the other Single Attribute Four Sects to consider relocating as well.

  • Han Yu warned Yang Wudi that middlemen were damaging the Breaking Clan’s reputation and proposed moving the clan’s business to Canaan City, but Yang Wudi threatened him and demanded the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
  • Han Yu challenged Yang Wudi, who agreed to accept the terms if Han Yu could withstand one attack; Han Yu caught his Eighth Soul Skill with his hand.
  • Yang Wudi tried to limit his agreement to himself, but Han Yu revealed eight Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and warned of the consequences, so Yang Wudi agreed to move the Breaking Clan.
  • Han Yu gave Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that the Breaking Clan would refine medicine, while Canaan City’s merchant association would sell it and the clan would receive a treasured site.
  • Yang Wudi asked about the clan’s responsibilities and offered to invite the other Single Attribute Four Sects to Canaan City; Han Yu welcomed them if they contributed to the city.

Ch. 247The Speed Clan Joins (Bonus Chapter 9)

Bai He agreed to move the Speed Clan to Canaan City after Han Yu promised jobs, housing, and protection. The gathering learned that the Strength Clan was helping Tang San, leaving Bai He and Yang Wudi prepared to sever ties with Tai Tan if he continued to support him.

  • Bai He arrived at the Breaking Clan estate, met Han Yu, and accepted Yang Wudi's proposal to relocate the Speed Clan to Canaan City.
  • Bai He said Tai Tan had sent word that the Strength Clan could not attend the gathering.
  • Han Yu revealed that the Strength Clan's experts had gone to Sunset Forest to help Tang San obtain a Soul Bone, angering Yang Wudi.
  • Bai He declared that he would join Yang Wudi in visiting Tai Tan and would break with him if he refused to abandon Tang San.
  • Bai He warned Han Yu that persuading Niu Gao and the Defense Clan to cut ties with the Clear Sky Sect would be difficult.
  • Han Yu promised Canaan Academy's protection to clans that moved to Canaan City and told Bai He not to harbor divided loyalties.

Ch. 248Geng Xin City (Bonus Chapter 10)

Tang San planned to establish a sect with the Strength Clan and use Hidden Weapons to attract the other clans, while Han Yu brought the Defense, Breaking, and Speed Clans into Canaan City’s organization. Han Yu then entered Geng Xin City, where he began investigating the local Spirit Hall bishop and went to the Blacksmith Association to find someone.

  • Tai Tan told Tang San about the four great clans, and Tang San proposed using Hidden Weapons to build a new sect with the Strength Clan’s help.
  • Han Yu assigned the Defense Clan to the Yu Department, the Breaking Clan to the Medicine Department, and the Speed Clan to the Min Department, giving Bai He’s clan intelligence duties.
  • Han Yu and Dugu Bo arrived in Geng Xin City, where local thugs demanded a road toll because their leader Xin Ge was Master Myers’s brother-in-law.
  • Han Yu silenced the thugs and told Dugu Bo to place Image Stones around the city to record evidence of Myers’s abuses.
  • Han Yu visited the Blacksmith Association and met Zhang Fang, who offered his services as a master blacksmith.

Ch. 249Lou Gao

Han Yu sought out Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao and demonstrated that his Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame could melt Sunken Silver. He offered Lou Gao a place at Canaan Academy to research Soul Tools and revealed a manual that caught the blacksmith’s interest.

  • Han Yu paid Zhang Fang to arrange a meeting with Lou Gao, and Si Yu escorted him to the fifth floor.
  • Han Yu showed Lou Gao his milky-white flame, melted Sunken Silver, and poured it into a mold.
  • Lou Gao forged the molten Sunken Silver into a dagger and returned it to Han Yu.
  • Han Yu introduced himself as Canaan Academy’s dean and invited Lou Gao to join the academy’s Soul Guidance Device Department.
  • Han Yu showed Lou Gao a Soul Tool crafting manual, and Lou Gao eyed it with fervent interest.

Ch. 250Variable

Han Yu tried to recruit Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association with the promise of Soul Tool technology, while Tang San and Tai Tan arrived in Geng Xin City seeking a blacksmith for Tang San’s Hidden Weapons. Lou Gao finally decided to act after his disciples learned about the opportunity, while Tang San and Tai Tan remained unaware of the developments.

  • Tai Tan told Tang San they had come to Geng Xin City to find Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao and discuss forging Hidden Weapons, and Tang San resolved to recruit him for the Tang Sect.
  • Han Yu offered Lou Gao Soul Tool-making methods, fire-control techniques, and flames in exchange for joining Canaan Academy, while Lou Gao hesitated over leaving the Blacksmith Association.
  • Han Yu learned from Dugu Bo that Tang San and Tai Tan were in the city seeking help with Hidden Weapons and decided to press Lou Gao to choose quickly.
  • Han Yu hired attendants to spread word that the Blacksmith Association could research Soul Tools, and Lou Gao’s disciples urged him to seize the opportunity.
  • Lou Gao made up his mind after hearing his disciples and most of the association wanted to become Soul Engineers, while Tang San and Tai Tan knew nothing of the decision.

Ch. 251Titan's Fury

Han Yu killed Myers and gained Lou Gao’s agreement to move half of the Blacksmith Association to Canaan Academy to learn Soul Tool crafting. Tai Tan and Tang San opposed the move and plotted to stop Han Yu’s influence, while assassins prepared to target Lou Gao.

  • Han Yu sealed Myers’s office with a Soul Power barrier and burned him alive, and the people of Geng Xin City celebrated his death.
  • Lou Gao told Tai Tan that the Blacksmith Association would send half its members to Canaan Academy to learn Soul Tool crafting, but Tang San denounced Han Yu and Tai Tan warned Lou Gao away from him.
  • Lou Gao rejected Tai Tan’s warning and left the restaurant, while Tang San ordered Tai Tan to prevent Han Yu’s power from growing and Tai Tan set the Strength Clan Disciples in motion.
  • Han Yu gave Lou Gao the first pages of an ancient Soul Tool manual, and Lou Gao successfully made and tested a Soul Guidance Device Dagger.
  • Lou Gao agreed to prepare the blacksmiths to leave for Canaan Academy, then asked Han Yu whether he had dealt with Myers; Han Yu confirmed it, unaware that figures in the shadows had targeted Lou Gao for assassination.
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