Vol. 5Shattered Powers

Tang San pursued the Shura God trials as Yu Xiaogang’s brutal rule and the Divine Order Alliance’s wars tore apart the continent. Tang San entered his final trial, while Tang Xiao’s invasion was stopped by Qian Renxue.

  • Yu Xiaogang led the Divine Order Alliance with Tang San’s backing, but Huo Qiqiang defied him and sent back an envoy’s severed head.
  • Tang San accepted the Shura God trial, while Xiao Wu gave birth to four sons and Tang San prepared to use Yu Xiaogang’s rise for his own purposes.
  • Tang San swore to protect Xiao Wu and their sons before leaving on his Divine Trial, while Xiao Wu’s male friends crowned him Green Hao King.
  • Yu Xiaogang attacked Starfire Academy to seize its technology, then failed to restore his Golden Sacred Dragon and fell to Level 28.
  • Yu Xiaogang’s Alliance waged war against the Resistance as uprisings spread and Tang San’s trials exposed Tang Hao’s crimes against Ah Yin and Xiao Wu’s mother.
  • Tang San became estranged from Tang Hao, while Ah Yin reclaimed her bloodline and Wang Dafu vowed to protect Ah Rou.
  • The Alliance’s attack on the Star Dou Great Forest failed as Huo Qiqiang arranged its defeat, Spirit Hall and Starfire reshaped the world, and the Alliance lost ground.
  • Tang San entered his Ninth Trial as Tang Xiao sailed toward Douluo Continent with Tang Hao captive, but Qian Renxue subdued him.
Chapters 406–505 Read from ch. 406

Arc 17The Divine Order Alliance

Yu Xiaogang became the Divine Order Alliance’s leader and used his authority to impose brutal demands, while Tang San prepared to pursue the Shura God trial and staged Yu Xiaogang’s rise for his own purposes. The Body Sect defied Yu Xiaogang, whose rule ended the stretch in terror when he saw an envoy return with a severed head.

  • Yu Xiaogang persuaded Dai Tianfeng and the faction leaders to form the Divine Order Alliance, then accepted its leadership after Huo Qiqiang nominated him.
  • Tang San entered the Shura God Temple, endured seventy-two willpower trials, and accepted the Shura God trial, whose first task required him to satisfy Xiao Wu’s wish.
  • Tang San returned to his family, and Xiao Wu gave birth to four boys after Tang Hao and Tang San discussed their plans for their descendants.
  • Yu Xiaogang summoned the Alliance factions and announced Tang San’s path to godhood, prompting Tang San to punish him but keep him in place for the coming assembly.
  • Tang San revealed his Divine Mark to the Alliance, warned that Qian Renxue might become a god first, and publicly entrusted Yu Xiaogang with leading the Alliance.
  • Yu Xiaogang used Tang San’s public support to impose enormous taxes, troop quotas, resource demands, and harsh punishments, while Tang San and Tang Hao planned to let him gain power before bringing him down.
  • Huo Qiqiang rejected Yu Xiaogang’s demands, and Ning Fengzhi persuaded Yu Xiaogang to apologize and accept Gu Rong’s help with cultivation.
  • Huo Qiqiang ordered an envoy killed and sent the surviving envoy back with the severed head, which Yu Xiaogang saw before collapsing in terror.
Chapters 406–430 Summaries Read

Arc 18The Green Hao Kingdom

Tang San’s sons awakened Martial Souls that exposed Xiao Wu’s secret, and Tang San swore to protect her and the children before departing on his Divine Trial. As factions plotted against him, Yu Xiaogang seized Alliance power, attacked Spark Academy, and suffered a failed attempt to regain the Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.

  • Yu Xiaogang punished an Alliance envoy, then learned from Gu Rong that his Flower Pig Martial Soul could not be cultivated and began plotting to seize Spark Academy’s technology.
  • Tang San brought his family to the Spirit Awakening ceremony, where Tang Wule, Tang Wubai, and Tang Wuheng awakened Martial Souls resembling those of Xiao Wu’s male friends.
  • Tang San and Tang Hao confronted Xiao Wu, but the Shura God’s warnings forced them to apologize and accept her treaty protecting her freedom and children.
  • Tang Hao recovered memories that Xiao Wu’s Mother had been his Ninth Spirit Ring, while rulers secretly allied against Tang San and Tang San swore publicly to protect Xiao Wu and her sons.
  • Xiao Wu’s male friends crowned Tang San the Green Hao King, and Tang San completed his first Shura trial before leaving with Tang Hao and Xiao Wu.
  • Yu Xiaogang claimed credit for a repeating crossbow, while Tang Xiao raised the Wrathful Legion, conquered the City of Slaughter, and pledged to conquer Douluo Continent.
  • Snow Girl prepared Starfire Academy to resist the Alliance, but Yu Xiaogang led an attack on its abandoned grounds and found Golden Sacred Dragon injections among the ruins.
  • Yu Xiaogang injected himself with the Spirit Soul Factor, but it failed to restore his Golden Sacred Dragon and instead lowered his Soul Power to Level 28.
Chapters 431–455 Summaries Read

Arc 19The Shattered Alliance

Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation collapse and the Divine Order Alliance’s war against the resistance devastated the continent, while Tang San’s Shura trials exposed the truth about his family. The revelations left Tang San estranged from Tang Hao as Ah Rou faced new pursuers.

  • Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power kept leaking after the Soul Tool Injector damaged his cultivation, and he seized the Alliance’s Heavenly Treasures to slow his falling levels.
  • Tang San accepted Xiao Wu’s past during his Third Trial, while Tang Xiao led the Wrathful Legion to conquer Sea God Island and turn it into Henu Paradise.
  • Huo Yuhao directed Yu Xiaogang to poison Emperor Xue Ye and launch the Great Purge, but Spirit Hall evacuated before the Alliance could strike its outposts.
  • Zhao Hengning led conscripts in a revolt that seized Tianlun City, and Yu Xiaogang’s massive campaign against the Resistance Army ended in defeat as his cultivation continued to fall.
  • Uprisings spread across the empires as Yu Xiaogang demanded more Gray Livestock, while the Resistance Army’s weapons shattered the Alliance’s forces.
  • Tang San’s Fourth Trial exposed Tang Hao’s assault on Ah Yin, his murder of Xiao Wu’s mother, and his schemes to use Tang San and Ah Yin for power.
  • Tang San learned that Ah Yin had chosen Tang Xiao and that Tang Hao had abducted and imprisoned her, leaving Tang San furious and alienated from his father.
  • Ah Yin reclaimed her bloodline from Tang San, and Tang Hao later recognized Ah Rou as a human-form Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast while Wang Dafu vowed to protect her.
Chapters 456–480 Summaries Read

Arc 20Trials and Turning Tides

Tang San’s Shura trials exposed the damage between him and Xiao Wu, while the Divine Order Alliance’s invasion of the Star Dou Great Forest left it shattered and Spirit Hall and Starfire reshaped the world. As Tang San entered his final trial, Tang Xiao marched toward Douluo Continent with Tang Hao captive, only to be confronted by Qian Renxue.

  • Tang San learned that Tang Hao had killed Ah Rou, and the revelations of Xiao Wu’s revenge and rejection deepened the rift between father and son.
  • Tang San spared Xiao Wu in the Fifth Trial, then killed Tang Hao in the Sixth and gained power through his Shura trials.
  • Spirit Hall and the Starfire Council unveiled the Spirit Pagoda and joined the Soul Beasts in banning unauthorized Soul Beast hunting.
  • The Divine Order Alliance attacked the Star Dou Great Forest, where Huo Qiqiang arranged the defeat and capture of its forces while Yu Xiaogang lost his Martial Soul.
  • Lu Yuan withdrew the Body Sect from the Alliance, and Spirit Hall seized Jialing Pass and Shuiyun Pass as the weakened survivors retreated to Isaac Fortress.
  • Tang Xiao resurrected Tang Hao as a Wrathful and plotted to defeat Tang San, while Tang San completed the Eighth Trial and entered the changed Human World.
  • At Isaac Fortress, Tang San began the Ninth Trial and rejected Xiao Wu’s male friends, resolving to alter her after he became a god.
  • Tang Xiao sailed for Douluo Continent with Tang Hao captive, but Qian Renxue appeared as the Chaos Angel Divine King and subdued him.
Chapters 481–505 Summaries Read
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