Arc 22Rescue of the Blue Silver Saintess

Ji Lin and his companions infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire camp, destroyed a Soul Engineer Regiment, and rescued Tang Ya. They stabilized her condition and returned to Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, where Bei Bei began a search for the Blue Silver Emperor to save her.

  • Ji Lin showed Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Bei Bei his Undead Demi-plane and secretly entered the Sun Moon Empire camp with Nangong Wan’s help.
  • Ji Lin planted a Level 9 Destruction Storm shell at the Second Soul Engineer Regiment, whose defenses trapped the blast and triggered a devastating chain of explosions.
  • Zhang Lexuan and the others attacked the Evil Soul Masters while Bei Bei faced Tang Ya, reached her through his words, and carried her toward the Undead Demi-plane.
  • Ji Lin and Ma Xiaotao held off Zhongli Wu and the consecrators so the others could escape, and Ji Lin revived Ma Xiaotao after she stayed behind to cover their retreat.
  • Ji Lin stabilized Tang Ya but explained that she needed to evolve her Martial Soul by finding the Blue Silver Emperor, so Bei Bei agreed to launch a Tang Sect search mission.
  • Ji Lin escaped the camp and reunited with the others in Heavenly Spirit City, then accompanied Bei Bei’s group to the Tang Sect while Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao returned to Shrek Academy.
  • Bei Bei posted a major reward for information about the Blue Silver Emperor, and Ji Lin went to Shrek Academy with Wang Dong’er, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiuer.
  • Ji Lin led the three girls across Sea God Lake toward Sea God Island after telling Jin Sha that they were all his partners.
Chapters 528–552 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 528The Powerful Spirit Hall

After interrogating Nangong Wan, Ji Lin and the others learned Spirit Hall’s strength and discovered that Tang Ya was being held at the Sun Moon Empire military camp. Ji Lin proposed infiltrating the camp to rescue her and revealed an unexpected ability that left Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Bei Bei stunned.

  • Nangong Wan described Spirit Hall’s consecrators and revealed that its Hall Master, Saintess, and several powerful Evil Soul Masters were at the frontline camp.
  • Nangong Wan identified the Saintess as Tang Ya and explained that she lived beside the Hall Master’s golden tent near the central command tent.
  • Zhang Lexuan knocked Nangong Wan unconscious after preserving his Soul Power, and Ma Xiaotao urged the group to plan their next move.
  • Ji Lin proposed entering the military camp to rescue Tang Ya, while Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan warned that the infiltration would be too dangerous.
  • Ji Lin reassured them that he had safeguards and then revealed a gray, icy power that made him vanish before their eyes.

Ch. 529Undead Demi-plane

Ji Lin revealed that he could enter an Undead Demi-plane and brought Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Bei Bei there. The group arrived in the bleak realm, where Ji Lin explained its dangers and the limits of its creator’s world.

  • Ji Lin vanished into a gray hexagram and reappeared, then explained that he had entered a demi-plane rather than used instant movement.
  • Ji Lin told Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Bei Bei that his demi-plane was an incomplete Undead Plane inhabited by dangerous Undead Creatures, and Ma Xiaotao asked to see it.
  • Ji Lin recalled how Ye Guyi’s experiment killing the plane’s undead had failed, and explained why he avoided using Electrolux’s undead magic.
  • Ji Lin traced a larger hexagram and transported Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Bei Bei through the gate into the Undead Demi-plane.
  • The group observed the black sun, barren land, and surrounding hills as Ji Lin explained that the plane had boundaries, a deadly Void beyond them, and a gate that connected it to their world.

Ch. 530Undead Creatures

Ji Lin took Bei Bei, Zhang Lexuan, and Ma Xiaotao through the Key Gate to explore his Undead Demi-plane, where they encountered and fought skeletons. After demonstrating his control over the undead, Ji Lin returned with them and proposed infiltrating the Sun Moon Empire camp.

  • Ji Lin warned the group that light-attribute abilities were weakened in the Undead Plane, then led them across its barren landscape.
  • Several hundred skeletons spotted the group and charged, so Bei Bei fought them with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon abilities.
  • Ji Lin reassembled some skeletons and controlled others, explaining that he could protect the group as the Plane Master.
  • Bei Bei, Zhang Lexuan, and Ma Xiaotao agreed to keep Ji Lin's demi-plane secret, with Bei Bei intending to hide it even from Xuan Zi.
  • Ji Lin brought everyone back through the Key Gate and suggested they make a plan to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire camp.

Ch. 531Zhongli Wu

Ji Lin secured Zhang Lexuan and the others’ support for his plan, then the story shifted to the Sun Moon Empire’s camp, where Zhongli Wu demanded answers about two missing Evil Soul Masters. Nangong Wan returned badly injured, leaving the fate of Masked Douluo and the identity of their attacker unresolved.

  • Ji Lin showed Zhang Lexuan and the others the Undead Demi-plane, and they agreed to stand by and assist his plan.
  • Zhongli Wu confronted Marshal Lin Hai after Nangong Wan and Masked Douluo vanished while searching the skies above the camp.
  • Lin Hai explained that detection tools and search squads had found no trace of the missing men.
  • A messenger reported that Centipede Douluo had returned alone, alarming both Lin Hai and Zhongli Wu.
  • Nangong Wan entered the tent injured, and Zhongli Wu demanded to know what had happened to him and Masked Douluo.

Ch. 532Half Truth, Half Lie

Nangong Wan deceived Zhongli Wu about the Shrek Academy ambush and Masked’s death, prompting Zhongli Wu to prepare for Shrek’s arrival. Nangong Wan left the Marshal’s Tent with a healing pill, still focused on surviving the conflict.

  • Nangong Wan told Zhongli Wu that Shrek Academy ambushed him and Masked, killing Masked and forcing him to flee.
  • Nangong Wan described the attackers as Yan Shaozhe, a fire-wielding Soul Douluo, and Zhang Lexuan, and Zhongli Wu identified them as Shrek Academy’s forces.
  • Zhongli Wu ordered Marshal Lin Hai to strengthen detection and vigilance while he watched for Yan Shaozhe’s next move.
  • Zhongli Wu forgave Nangong Wan for Masked’s death, urged him to recover, and gave him a jade-green pill.
  • After leaving the tent, Nangong Wan dropped his grateful expression and hoped Shrek Academy would honor its promise to spare his life.

Ch. 533Infiltration Successful

Ji Lin used Nangong Wan’s cooperation to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire Military Camp and established a safe place to hide in his tent. He brought his allies into the Undead Demi-plane, where they prepared to wait until he could find a chance to rescue Tang Ya.

  • Nangong Wan returned to his tent and told the invisible Ji Lin everything he had heard from Zhongli Wu.
  • Ji Lin recovered his Mental Power, checked the tent for surveillance, and formed a mental barrier around it.
  • Ji Lin opened the Gate of the Undead, emerged in the Undead Demi-plane, and informed Zhang Lexuan and the others that his infiltration had succeeded.
  • Zhang Lexuan and the others agreed to wait in the demi-plane until Ji Lin found the right time to begin the rescue operation.
  • Ji Lin returned to the tent, closed the gate, and sent the Snow Empress back into his body.

Ch. 534Reunion with Tang Ya

Ji Lin infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire camp and found Tang Ya, whose power had grown as her life force and will faded. After scouting her tent at night, he prepared to test a plan to rescue her.

  • Ji Lin and Nangong Wan went to the Evil Soul Masters’ dining tent, where Ji Lin spotted Tang Ya eating alone.
  • Ji Lin observed Tang Ya’s deathly condition and judged that her poisoned cultivation had reached the level of a Titled Douluo in combat power.
  • Ji Lin left without alerting anyone, returned to Nangong Wan’s tent, and spent the day planning how to rescue Tang Ya without losses.
  • After nightfall, Ji Lin used distorted light to turn invisible and approached Tang Ya’s tent.
  • Ji Lin circled Tang Ya’s tent and a nearby golden tent, then quietly headed away without entering.

Ch. 535All Is Ready but the East Wind

Ji Lin abandoned his plan to attack a soul tool warehouse after discovering that the Sun Moon Empire’s five soul tool positions were too well defended. With Nangong Wan arranging an inspection visit, Ji Lin finalized preparations for the next night’s operation to rescue Tang Ya and accompanied him toward the soul tool positions.

  • Ji Lin surveyed the camp, found the soul tool positions heavily protected, and realized he could not reach the warehouses without breaking through their defenses.
  • Ji Lin asked Nangong Wan to find a quiet location near a soul tool position, and Nangong Wan secured an inspection assignment for the following afternoon.
  • Ji Lin discussed the plan with Zhang Lexuan and the others through the Gate of the Undead, then secretly left the camp and returned after making further preparations.
  • Ji Lin spent the next morning waiting, then turned invisible and followed Nangong Wan and six Evil Soul Masters to inspect the positions.
  • Ji Lin reviewed the Sun Moon Empire’s fifteen Soul Engineer Corps and the five corps deployed at the front, which were helping suppress the allied armies.

Ch. 536Second Soul Engineer Regiment

Ji Lin accompanied Nangong Wan to inspect the Second Soul Engineer Regiment, where the formidable Soul Tool emplacement revealed the Sun Moon Empire’s military strength. Guo Nu hosted them with a lavish banquet and offered Soul Cannon Shells in hopes of earning Nangong Wan’s favor, while Nangong Wan used the visit to buy Ji Lin time.

  • Ju Zi’s ten-year strategy to consolidate occupied Heaven Dou Empire territories gained Xu Tianran’s approval and raised her standing in the military.
  • Nangong Wan brought Ji Lin to the Second Soul Engineer Regiment, where commander Guo Nu welcomed them.
  • Ji Lin inspected the emplacement’s ranks of long-range Soul Cannons, linked arrays, and other powerful Soul Tools.
  • Guo Nu invited Nangong Wan and the six Evil Soul Masters to a banquet and asked him to put in a good word before the Imperial Tutor.
  • Guo Nu presented three Rank 7 and thirty Rank 5 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, and Nangong Wan praised the gifts while lamenting his lost savings.

Ch. 537Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell

Ji Lin secretly planted a Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell in Guo Nu’s marshal’s tent, preparing to trigger it as part of his plan. After confirming the setup to Nangong Wan, Ji Lin began summoning figures through a pitch-black door, leaving a major action poised to begin that night.

  • Nangong Wan accepted Guo Nu’s fixed-installation soul tool cannon shells, while Guo Nu saw him and the other Evil Soul Masters out of the camp.
  • After Guo Nu left the marshal’s tent, Ji Lin emerged from hiding and placed a Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell behind the command chair.
  • Ji Lin set a Mental Power trigger on the shell, concealed himself, and returned to Nangong Wan’s tent.
  • Ji Lin told Nangong Wan the setup had worked and ordered him outside, promising that everything would be over that night.
  • Ji Lin opened a pitch-black door and summoned several figures into the tent.

Ch. 538Prelude to Destruction

Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan prepared to rescue Tang Ya by detonating a Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell inside the Sun Moon Empire's Second Soul Engineer Regiment. The shell activated in Guo Nu's Marshal's Tent, leaving him to realize that his regiment was in grave danger.

  • Ji Lin explained that he had installed the Destruction Storm shell and decided its destruction of the regiment would not cripple the Sun Moon Empire's campaign.
  • Zhang Lexuan placed Ji Lin in command, and he used Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing to brief the group on their plan to rescue Tang Ya and regroup in the Undead Plane.
  • Ji Lin triggered the Destruction Storm shell remotely, losing a strand of Mental Power as Snow Empress and the others steadied his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Guo Nu noticed the growing light and aura in his Marshal's Tent, sounded the alarm, and ordered the Soul Tool Linked Defense activated.
  • Guo Nu rushed into the tent and recognized the glowing object as a fixed-installation Soul Tool Cannon Shell, realizing his regiment was in danger.

Ch. 539Destruction Storm

Ji Lin detonated the Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell Destruction Storm inside the Second Soul Engineer Regiment’s camp, killing Guo Nu and triggering cascading explosions among the camp’s Soul Tools. The resulting Metal Storm tore through the Sun Moon Empire Military Camp, leaving a massive breach and killing everyone in its path.

  • Guo Nu fled, but Destruction Storm’s explosion overwhelmed his Rank 8 defenses and killed him.
  • Ji Lin’s Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell unleashed a fireball and shockwave packed with Metal Bombs across the Second Soul Engineer Regiment’s position.
  • Guo Nu’s order activated the Linked Defense Formation, which briefly contained the blast but trapped the explosive force and Metal Bombs inside.
  • The Metal Bombs fused with the camp’s Soul Tools and triggered a second wave of explosions, collapsing the Linked Defense Formation.
  • The resulting Metal Storm ripped through nearby tents and soldiers, carving a massive breach into the Sun Moon Empire Military Camp.

Ch. 540Sudden Attack

The Heaven Dou Empire launched a night assault on the Sun Moon Empire camp after a Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell devastated the Second Soul Engineer Regiment. As Zhongli Wu left to coordinate the defense, Ji Lin’s group attacked the remaining Evil Soul Masters, and Zhang Lexuan confronted Ten Thousand Soul Douluo while Abomination Douluo transformed to face another attacker.

  • A Destruction Storm explosion struck the Second Soul Engineer Regiment’s position, setting off alarms and throwing the Sun Moon Empire camp into chaos.
  • Zhongli Wu ordered the Evil Soul Masters to hold together, then went to the Marshal’s Tent with six worshippers while Tang Ya and Nangong Wan stayed behind.
  • Nangong Wan identified Ten Thousand Soul Douluo and Abomination Douluo as the chief threats among the remaining Evil Soul Masters and urged the others not to underestimate Shrek Academy.
  • An unseen attacker blasted Nangong Wan into the other Evil Soul Masters, then Zhang Lexuan appeared and struck Ten Thousand Soul Douluo with her Silver Slash.
  • Zhang Lexuan pressed Ten Thousand Soul Douluo with silver attacks while Abomination Douluo was engulfed in crimson flame and transformed into a giant Undead Creature.

Ch. 541Fifth Elder, Ten Thousand Soul Douluo

Ji Lin and his allies ambushed the Evil Soul Masters after Zhongli Wu took the strongest worshippers away, while the Heaven Dou Empire staged a feint. The Fifth and Sixth Elders were forced onto the defensive, and the Fifth Elder unleashed his Myriad Soul Banner against Zhang Lexuan.

  • Ji Lin used distorted light and Nangong Wan’s barrier to help Bei Bei and the others surprise the Evil Soul Masters, while Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan attacked the Fifth and Sixth Elders.
  • The Heaven Dou Empire began its agreed feint after seeing an explosion, but Princess Vina rejected calls for a full-scale offensive.
  • Ji Lin headed to the marshal’s tent to establish a Mental Power barrier that would delay Zhongli Wu and the other leaders from noticing the battle.
  • Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao suppressed the Fifth and Sixth Elders, though the two Titled Douluo endured the attacks.
  • The Fifth Elder summoned his Myriad Soul Banner and used the battlefield’s vengeful souls and yin energy to attack Zhang Lexuan.

Ch. 542Bei Bei and Tang Ya

Bei Bei and the others attacked the Sun Moon Empire camp, where Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao fought the Evil Soul Masters while Bei Bei came face to face with Tang Ya. Tang Ya attacked him despite his pleas, and Bei Bei began fighting back while still trying not to hurt her.

  • Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao gained the upper hand against the Fifth Elder and the Abomination Douluo, while Wang Qiuer and the others overwhelmed the Evil Soul Masters elsewhere.
  • Tang Ya used her Dark Blue Silver Vines to assist the Fifth Elder, but Zhang Lexuan cut them apart.
  • Bei Bei saw Tang Ya and called to her through tears, but she launched a barrage of vines at him.
  • Xu Sanshi blocked Tang Ya's attack and scolded Bei Bei, who regained his composure and charged at Tang Ya.
  • Tang Ya formed a Blue Silver Overlord Spear and a spreading net, while Bei Bei used his sacred mark and Dragon Emperor Evil Break Slash to tear the net apart.

Ch. 543Bei Bei's Success

Bei Bei risked his life to reach Tang Ya and break through the Holy Spirit Cult’s control enough to take her with him. After Tang Ya collapsed the spear and he embraced her, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi began retreating toward the Undead Demi-plane gate, while Zhongli Wu oversaw preparations for the coming battle.

  • Bei Bei told Xu Sanshi to trust him and faced Tang Ya alone as Wang Qiuer, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan overwhelmed the Evil Soul Masters.
  • Bei Bei dismissed his martial soul and approached Tang Ya, calling her by name while her attacks faltered and she struggled with conflicting emotions.
  • Tang Ya warned Bei Bei to stop, but he walked into her Blue Silver Overlord Spear and let it pierce his shoulder.
  • Tang Ya screamed, released the spear, and clutched her head in pain as Bei Bei pulled her into his arms.
  • Xu Sanshi urged Bei Bei to retreat and call Ji Lin, so Bei Bei carried Tang Ya toward the gate to the Undead Demi-plane.
  • Zhongli Wu sat with Marshal Lin Hai in the Sun Moon Empire marshal's tent as officers issued orders and prepared for battle.

Ch. 544Interception and Retreat

Ji Lin and the others bought time to escape the Sun Moon Empire camp while Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao held off Zhongli Wu and the Spirit Hall’s forces. Ji Lin reached Nangong Wan’s tent and prepared to wait for Ma Xiaotao and seal the entrance to the Undead Demi-plane.

  • Ji Lin used a mental barrier and Word Spirit Art to delay Zhongli Wu and control the messengers while Bei Bei carried Xiaoya toward Nangong Wan’s tent.
  • Zhongli Wu left the Marshal’s Tent to investigate the battle, and Ji Lin attacked him and the consecrators with an ice storm.
  • Zhang Lexuan wounded the Ten Thousand Soul Douluo and joined Ma Xiaotao in unleashing powerful attacks to hold off Zhongli Wu and the Spirit Hall’s forces.
  • Wang Qiuer and the others entered Nangong Wan’s tent and escaped into the Undead Demi-plane.
  • Ji Lin told Nangong Wan that the restriction in his Sea of Consciousness would vanish in three days, then retreated toward the tent with Zhang Lexuan.
  • Ji Lin asked Zhang Lexuan to enter first while he waited for Ma Xiaotao and prepared to close the entrance.

Ch. 545Death God Needle

Ji Lin sealed the Undead Demi-plane's gate while Ma Xiaotao stayed behind to hold off Zhongli Wu and the Holy Spirit Cult. Zhongli Wu struck Ma Xiaotao with his Death God Needle and surrounded her, while his forces discovered that their elders were gravely wounded and the Blue Silver Saintess was missing.

  • Zhang Lexuan entered the Undead Demi-plane, and Ji Lin closed its gate behind her.
  • Ma Xiaotao used her Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens to suppress Zhongli Wu and six Holy Spirit Cult consecrates with her Ultimate Fire.
  • Zhongli Wu endured Ma Xiaotao's flames until she weakened, then pierced her with his Death God Needle.
  • The six consecrates and Zhongli Wu surrounded Ma Xiaotao, but she said she had chosen to stay and would not run.
  • Zhongli Wu saw that the Fifth Elder and Sixth Elder were critically injured, Nangong Wan could not rise, and the Blue Silver Saintess was missing.

Ch. 546Phoenix Nirvana

Ji Lin reunited with Ma Xiaotao after reviving her with Phoenix Nirvana, and the group escaped to the Undead Demi-plane. There, Ji Lin revealed that Tang Ya’s poison could be cleared only at the cost of her life unless her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul evolved, leaving Zhang Lexuan asking whether the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well held another cure.

  • Ma Xiaotao explained that she had stayed behind to cover the escape and prevent the enemy from discovering Nangong Wan, and Ji Lin revived her using Phoenix Nirvana.
  • Ji Lin and Ma Xiaotao reunited with Zhang Lexuan and the others in the Undead Demi-plane, where everyone learned how Ma Xiaotao had survived.
  • Ji Lin explained that Tang Ya’s poison had fused with her body and that detoxifying it without evolving her Martial Soul would leave her less than a year to live.
  • Bei Bei and the others worried that they could not find a way to evolve Tang Ya’s Martial Soul in time and rejected returning her to the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Zhang Lexuan asked Ji Lin whether anything from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could save Tang Ya.

Ch. 547Methods of Detoxification

Ji Lin examined Tang Ya and found that the Holy Spirit Cult’s poison had fused with her life force, soul, and martial soul, making direct detoxification impossible. He said evolving her Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Emperor was her only hope, and began a first purge to slow the poison while Bei Bei prepared to search for the Blue Silver Emperor.

  • Ji Lin connected Tang Ya’s mutated Blue Silver Grass to Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor and gave Bei Bei a goal: find the Blue Silver Emperor to trigger her martial soul’s evolution.
  • Ji Lin tested Tang Ya’s blood with Aromatic Silk Beauty pollen and discovered the poison had permeated her body and merged with her life force.
  • Ji Lin told Bei Bei that he could not fully detoxify Tang Ya, but his immortal herbs could extend her life by about a year while Bei Bei searched for the Blue Silver Emperor.
  • Ji Lin explained that replenishing Tang Ya’s life force would not work because the poison would consume it, and that martial soul evolution was her only chance to survive.
  • Bei Bei held Tang Ya as Ji Lin formed the Fragrant Seven Treasures Flower Powder into a pill and began purging the poison, causing dark patterns to reappear on her skin.

Ch. 548Jiang Nannan's Dominance

Ji Lin stabilized Tang Ya by purging some of the evil poison and sustaining her with life energy, but she remained weak and unconscious. Jiang Nannan persuaded Bei Bei to use the Tang Sect’s influence to organize a wide search for the Blue Silver Emperor, leaving the group with a plan to seek support from the former kingdoms and Shrek Academy.

  • Ji Lin used the Fragrant Seven Treasures Immortal Pill and his Spirit Gold Carving Knife’s life energy to purge some of Tang Ya’s poison and keep her vitality stable.
  • Ji Lin told Bei Bei that Tang Ya’s condition had stabilized, but the poison had severely damaged her Sea of Consciousness and she would need time and the Blue Silver Emperor to recover.
  • Xiao Xiao proposed offering a reward for information about the Blue Silver Emperor, and Xu Sanshi suggested using the Tang Sect’s influence and resources.
  • Bei Bei refused to burden the Tang Sect until Jiang Nannan argued that saving Tang Ya, the sect’s true master and their friend, was the sect’s responsibility.
  • Bei Bei accepted the plan to announce a Tang Sect mission, while Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao decided to seek Xuan Zi’s support from Shrek Academy.

Ch. 549Steadfast Yet Fragile Allied Relations

After the successful rescue of Tang Ya, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao offered Bei Bei their personal support while explaining why Shrek Academy could not openly intervene. As the empires weighed the aftermath of the attack and the Sun Moon Empire searched for Ji Lin’s group, Ji Lin returned to the enemy camp under cover of night.

  • Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao agreed to help Bei Bei personally but said they could not promise Shrek Academy’s support.
  • Bei Bei understood that Shrek Academy’s neutral standing prevented it from openly defending the Tang Sect, which had resented the Academy for standing aside.
  • The Heaven Dou Empire kept to its original military plan despite the Sun Moon Empire’s losses, while the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire criticized its caution.
  • Marshal Lin Hai faced blame for the destruction of a Soul Engineer regiment, and Zhongli Wu learned that the Masked Douluo was dead while Nangong Wan, the Fifth Elder, and the Sixth Elder had survived.
  • After three days of fruitless searches, Ji Lin emerged from the Undead Demi-plane inside the Sun Moon Empire’s camp and slipped past its patrols while invisible.

Ch. 550Princess Vina's Wisdom

Ji Lin returned to Heavenly Spirit City, reunited his companions through the Undead Demi-plane, and handed the Heaven Dou Empire reconnaissance mission over before leaving with the group. They reached Shrek City, where Tang Ya had awakened but remained vacant and unable to speak.

  • Ji Lin escaped the Sun Moon Empire camp and returned to Heavenly Spirit City, where Princess Vina confirmed that the others were safe and discussed the Empire's prospects.
  • Ji Lin opened the Undead Demi-plane, and Zhang Lexuan, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong'er, and the others emerged safely.
  • Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan agreed to give the Heaven Dou Empire their reconnaissance findings before departing for Shrek City and their respective destinations.
  • The group left Heavenly Spirit City the next morning despite Vina's request that they stay, and Ji Lin's party escorted Zhang Lexuan's group toward Shrek City.
  • Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao returned to Shrek Academy, while Ji Lin and the others went to the Tang Sect with Bei Bei.
  • Tang Ya had awakened after sleeping for a day and a night, but she remained silent, vacant, and dependent on Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and the others for basic care.

Ch. 551Returning to Shrek Academy

Bei Bei brought Tang Ya back to the Tang Sect, where seeing its name briefly stirred her memories, and he posted a valuable bounty to help her recover. Ji Lin and his companions then visited Shrek Academy and learned that the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Assembly would be open to Outer Court spectators.

  • Bei Bei supported Tang Ya into the Tang Sect, where the sight of its sign prompted her to whisper its name before she slipped back into a daze.
  • Ji Lin told Bei Bei that Tang Ya's reaction was a hopeful sign and urged him to release the recovery mission quickly.
  • Bei Bei posted a bounty through the Liyue Chamber of Commerce, offering a reward equivalent to a Level 9 Soul Tool or a Level 9 Soul Tool Cannon Shell.
  • Ji Lin and his companions left the Tang Sect and entered Shrek Academy using their Inner Court disciple badges.
  • Wang Dong'er and the others overheard students discussing the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Assembly and a new Magnifying Soul Tool, and exchanged startled looks.

Ch. 552Toxic Pep Talk

Ji Lin and Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiuer returned to Shrek Academy during the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Assembly. After teasing an Outer Court student about his mistaken name for the event, Ji Lin left him admiring the senior's strength and supposed romantic success as the group headed for Sea God Island.

  • Ji Lin and the three girls reached Sea God Lake, where Outer Court student Jin Sha had saved a spot for his friends to watch the assembly.
  • Jin Sha recognized their Inner Court badges and eagerly asked Ji Lin whether he would participate in the Sea God's Fate Blind Date Assembly.
  • Ji Lin corrected Jin Sha's slip of the tongue, then implied that Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiuer were all his partners; the girls let him show off.
  • Ji Lin told Jin Sha to cultivate diligently, then led the three girls across the lake toward Sea God Island.
  • Jin Sha admired Ji Lin's strength and romantic life, while Wang Dong'er accused Ji Lin of corrupting the junior and Ji Lin replied that he had not lied.
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