Arc 18The Ice Fire Yin Yang Well

Nan Fusheng gathered Immortal Herbs and dragon treasures while the others visited the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, where Tang Wulin gained new Soul Spirits but transformed into a woman. Meanwhile, Guan Yue’s team raided an Ocaser gathering and faced Li Xiao Chou.

  • Ye Xinglan learned that the Baozu Worm had lived in her family for generations and awakened through her negative emotions, while Nan Fusheng collected Immortal Herbs and the Water-Fire Dragon Kings’ souls and bones.
  • Fors captured Zi Ji and tormented her, while Nan Fusheng traveled with Gu Yuena and left the Jade Demon Bird in Xu Xiaoyan’s care.
  • Zang Xin led Tang Wulin and the others to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, where Aromatic Silk Beauty gave them hundred-thousand-year treasures and Tang Wulin absorbed the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower.
  • Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King power surged, and after the Tyrant Dragon named herself Ba Ba, Tang Wulin woke transformed into a woman.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass agreed to become Tang Wulin’s Soul Spirits, and Aromatic Silk Beauty recognized her as a Child of Nature.
  • Guan Yue’s team identified Ocasers as people transformed by parasitic insects and launched a raid on a villa where hundreds had gathered.
  • Duanmu Yan, Shenwei, Ma Aiguo, and Ma Huateng fought the Ocasers until Li Xiao Chou unleashed a Demon Bug Swarm and overwhelmed several of them.
  • Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan arrived to confront Li Xiao Chou, who answered Guan Yue’s questions by forming a Dragon-Slaying Axe.
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Ch. 433The Existence of Other Planes: Baozu Worm

Ye Xinglan absorbed Ya Li’s Soul Power and went berserk, but Ya Li discovered that an Other Plane creature called a Baozu Worm shared a life with her. Ye Xinglan regained consciousness and admitted she could sense the worm, while knowing that removing it could leave her crippled.

  • Ye Xinglan absorbed some of Ya Li’s Holy Spirit Light through the Stargod Sword, increasing her cultivation to Rank 67, before Fors restrained her in an Elemental Vortex.
  • Ya Li examined Ye Xinglan and found a creature in her brain symbiotically connected to her Sea of Consciousness and sharing her life.
  • Fors tried to crush Ye Xinglan, but Xu Lizhi heard her regain consciousness, and Fors released her.
  • Ye Xinglan told Ya Li that she remembered attacking her companions and could communicate with the Baozu Worm, which had gone berserk because it hated their auras.
  • Ye Xinglan revealed that the Baozu Worm came from an Other Plane and recognized that expelling it could leave her crippled because it had bonded with her Stargod Sword.

Ch. 434Chosen One Nan Fusheng

Tang Wulin and his companions planned to enlist in the Military to gain the power needed to rebuild Shrek Academy, while Ye Xinglan chose to stay behind until she understood the Baozu Worm inside her. After the others left, Gu Yuena appeared and clung to Nan Fusheng and Fors, leaving Ye Xinglan confused by her resemblance to Na'er.

  • Tang Wulin said the group planned to enlist and build influence in the Military before rebuilding Shrek Academy.
  • Nan Fusheng offered to use his ties to the Eastern Fleet Legion Commander to help the group secure better starting ranks and promotions.
  • Yue Zhengyu marveled at Nan Fusheng's powerful connections and joked that he was a Chosen One.
  • Ye Xinglan agreed to stay at the Heaven Dou Hotel and postpone upgrading her Battle Armor while she dealt with the Baozu Worm.
  • After Tang Wulin and the others left, Gu Yuena rushed from the bedroom to Nan Fusheng and Fors, and Ye Xinglan recognized her resemblance to Na'er.

Ch. 435The Origins of the Baozu Worms

Ye Xinglan questioned the Baozu Worm living within her and learned about its ancient origins, its Home Planet, and the brutal nature of its species. The Baozu Worm showed her a war against the Giants of Light, whom humans called Ultraman.

  • Fors and Ye Xinglan went to their rooms, and Nan Fusheng coaxed Gu Yuena into sleeping in her own room before joining Fors.
  • Ye Xinglan entered Meditation and confronted the other Ye Xinglan in her Sea of Consciousness about its purpose and how it had come to inhabit her bloodline.
  • The Baozu Worm explained that it had lived in Ye Family ancestors for generations and awakened in Ye Xinglan because of her intense negative emotions.
  • The Baozu Worm showed Ye Xinglan its Home Planet, where rival Baozu Worms devoured one another, and described their king, reproduction, and succession.
  • The Baozu Worm revealed that its Home Planet had been destroyed and showed Ye Xinglan a battlefield where the Baozu Worms fought the Giants of Light, known to humans as Ultraman.

Ch. 436Ye Xinglan Opens the Gate to a New World

Ye Xinglan learned that the Baozu Worm Emperor had died on Douluo Planet after a battle with the Giants of Light, leaving behind a dormant virus and a new Insect Emperor that could threaten humanity. After confronting [Ye Xinglan] over her killings and her attack on Li Zhi, Ye Xinglan left her bedroom and overheard Fors saying something suggestive.

  • [Ye Xinglan] showed Ye Xinglan the Baozu Worm Clan's devastating battle with the Giants of Light, which ended with their planet exploding and the wounded Insect Emperor fleeing.
  • Ye Xinglan saw the Insect Emperor die on Douluo Planet after it produced an Insect Egg, while its Plague Virus entered nearby lifeforms and remained dormant.
  • [Ye Xinglan] explained that the new Insect Emperor had awakened and could reproduce the Baozu Worm Clan by infecting humans.
  • Ye Xinglan challenged [Ye Xinglan] about killing people and attacking Li Zhi, but [Ye Xinglan] blamed Ye Xinglan's desire for power and said she disliked Li Zhi.
  • Ye Xinglan left her bedroom to clear her mind and froze when she heard Fors speaking suggestively nearby.

Ch. 437Ice Fire Yin Yang Well

Nan Fusheng entered the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, parasitized its guardians, and began selecting Immortal Herbs to take for himself and his allies. He left Aromatic Silk Beauty behind for Tang Wulin but claimed several other treasures, including the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and asked to be shown more.

  • Nan Fusheng descended into the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and shattered the hostile divine senses of its Ferocious Beast guardians.
  • Nan Fusheng ambushed the six guardians, stole their consciousness, and parasitized them.
  • Nan Fusheng decided to take more than half the Immortal Herbs while leaving Aromatic Silk Beauty for Tang Wulin.
  • Nan Fusheng parasitized the Primal Chaos Immortal Herb and learned that fifteen more treasures over one hundred thousand years old remained.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty led Nan Fusheng to the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which Nan Fusheng parasitized and stored in a jade box.

Ch. 438The Evil Path Flower: Lovesick Heartbreak Red

Nan Fusheng harvested rare Immortal Herbs from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and tested whether Deception could make the Lovesick Heartbreak Red accept water as a substitute for heart's blood. He then took the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's souls and bones to the Dragon Valley Minor World, leaving the well's future uncertain.

  • Nan Fusheng collected several hundred-thousand-year spirit items and Immortal Herbs, including ones he considered suitable for Xu Xiaoyan.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty warned Nan Fusheng against giving Xu Xiaoyan too many Immortal Herbs and showed him the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
  • Nan Fusheng used Deception to make the Lovesick Heartbreak Red believe mineral water was heart's blood, then stopped before the flower fell.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty helped reveal the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, and Nan Fusheng used Parasitism to restore their dragon souls' awareness.
  • Nan Fusheng used Steal to take the Water-Fire Dragon Kings' souls and Dragon Bones, then sent them and the other Ferocious Beasts to the Dragon Valley Minor World.

Ch. 439The Terror of Big White Goose

Nan Fusheng returned from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and discussed his plans with Ye Xinglan before visiting the Blacksmith Association. There, Mu Chen suffered another beating from Lu Fa’s living Heaven-Forged Metal creation, Big White Goose, whose potential as a growing Divine Artifact was revealed.

  • Nan Fusheng left Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well to become Tang Wulin’s Soul Spirits when he arrived, then returned to Heaven Dou City with the Dragon Kings’ souls and bones and several Immortal Herbs.
  • Nan Fusheng joined Fors, Gu Yuena, and Ye Xinglan for a meal at Heaven Dou Hotel and asked Ye Xinglan whether she would return to Skysea City with him; she chose to stay in Heaven Dou City until she finished her Battle Armor.
  • Nan Fusheng went to the Blacksmith Association, where Big White Goose pecked Mu Chen and swallowed his Blazing Sun fireball while resisting his Battle Armor.
  • Zui Hongchen distracted Big White Goose with Soul-Forged Metal, and Mu Chen, Lu Fa, and Ao Hongchen discussed the goose’s growth potential and its prospects as a top-tier Divine Artifact that might even become a Super Artifact.

Ch. 440Mu Chen: I'm Actually Worse Than a Goose

Lu Fa’s old classmate Fors arrived at the Blacksmith Association with Nan Fusheng, Gu Yuena, and a black-robed man, and the Big White Goose attacked them before they could greet him. The goose unleashed its strongest elemental attack, but Fors effortlessly subdued it, leaving Ao Hongchen astonished by her power.

  • Ao Hongchen urged Lu Fa to visit the Spirit Pagoda to choose a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit for his Eighth Spirit Ring, and Lu Fa agreed.
  • The Big White Goose went to Mu Xi for affection while Zui Hongchen grew jealous after learning that Fors, who had once defeated Monster Academy’s seven members, was coming to see Lu Fa.
  • Mu Chen received word that Fors and three companions had arrived, and Lu Fa confirmed that Fors was his classmate and agreed to meet them.
  • When Fors and her companions entered, the Big White Goose lunged toward Gu Yuena, but Fors caught it and called it a duck.
  • Enraged, the Big White Goose used its Seven Elements: Grand Fission and Eight Elements: Destructive Lightning attack, but Fors absorbed and shattered the elemental sphere with ease.
  • Fors intimidated the struggling Big White Goose with her Spiritual Power, while Ao Hongchen realized that her Spiritual Power surpassed his own.

Ch. 441Ferocious Beast as a Gift

Fors brought Lu Fa the 190,000-year-old Ferocious Beast Earth Dragon Golden Melon as a Soul Spirit and asked him to look after Nan Fusheng in the Federation Parliament. After leaving the Spirit Pagoda, Nan Fusheng took an exhausted Gu Yuena back to the hotel, where she pulled him onto her bed and restrained him.

  • Fors introduced Earth Dragon Golden Melon, who explained that he had lost a wager to her and agreed to become Lu Fa's Soul Spirit because he could not face another Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Ao Hongchen learned that Fors was Qiangu Qingfeng's disciple, and Lu Fa accepted Earth Dragon Golden Melon as his Soul Spirit.
  • Fors asked Lu Fa to ensure Nan Fusheng was not bullied in the Federation Parliament, and Lu Fa agreed.
  • Fors left for the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, while Nan Fusheng took Gu Yuena back to the hotel to sleep.
  • Gu Yuena grabbed Nan Fusheng and demanded that he sleep beside her, then bound him with the Octopus Technique.

Ch. 442Gu Yuena Gets Wet

Nan Fusheng and Gu Yuena spent the day sleeping and eating before he helped her after she came to his room soaking wet from an inept bath. As he dried her hair, Nan Fusheng tried to teach Gu Yuena to call him something other than “Daddy,” while news of disappearances and Ocasers in Heaven Dou City drew his attention.

  • Gu Yuena kept Nan Fusheng trapped in her embrace until they both fell asleep, and later clung to him when he tried to get out of bed.
  • Nan Fusheng ordered dinner, woke Gu Yuena, and watched Ye Xinglan hurry back to her room after eating.
  • Nan Fusheng watched Vice Governor Mo Lan address reports of disappearances and Ocasers in Heaven Dou City, then recalled her tragic family history and political rise.
  • Gu Yuena came to Nan Fusheng’s room with wet clothes after bathing without drying herself, and he pulled her inside before Ye Xinglan could see her.
  • Nan Fusheng dried Gu Yuena’s hair and asked her to call him Brother or Brother Fusheng instead of Daddy.

Ch. 443Training Zi Ji

Nan Fusheng left with Gu Yuena for Skysea City, while Fors returned to the Governor's Mansion with two caged Soul Beasts. Fors revealed that Zi Ji was awake and began trying to break her defiance using the restraints and a threat of electrocution.

  • Gu Yuena asked to sleep beside Nan Fusheng, and the two spent the night together before leaving for Skysea City the next morning.
  • Nan Fusheng declined Ye Xinglan's offer to say goodbye to Wulin and the others, then departed with Gu Yuena.
  • Fors returned to Skysea City and told Xu Xiaoyan that one of her cages held Gu Yuena's Jade Demon Bird, leaving it in Xu Xiaoyan's care.
  • Fors brought the other cage, containing Zi Ji, to her room and confronted her after revealing she knew Zi Ji had been pretending to be unconscious.
  • Zi Ji tried to break her Spirit-Sealing Collar and Demon-Sealing Cuffs, but Fors activated the collar and prepared to electrocute her.

Ch. 444Dark Bell Faces a Major Crisis

Fors tortured Zi Ji with lightning, then summoned Na Nali and threatened her before using a Gale Wind Demon Wolf to present her with a disturbing choice. The chapter ended with Na Nali facing Fors’s offer of a red-hot crowbar or the wolf’s Xiao Kun.

  • Fors shocked the captured Zi Ji with Ultimate Thunder, but Zi Ji refused to submit or cry out.
  • Na Nali hurried to Fors’s mansion, where Fors struck her repeatedly and criticized her clothes.
  • Fors threatened to kill Na Nali unless she gave a reason to be spared, and Na Nali begged for her life.
  • Fors released Na Nali, summoned a hundred-year Gale Wind Demon Wolf, and asked whether Na Nali wanted the red-hot crowbar or the wolf’s Xiao Kun.

Ch. 445Yun Ming Battles the Dark Phoenix

Leng Yulai tried to use Hundred-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber to make Yun Ming lose control, but he resisted and went to his bedroom. She teleported in with the Space-Time Shuttle, and Yun Ming finally attacked her under the effects of the tonic, leaving them locked in a physical struggle.

  • Leng Yulai fed Yun Ming Hundred-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, and its heat and excessive yang energy began affecting him as he circulated his Soul Power.
  • Yun Ming withdrew to his bedroom and locked the door, while Leng Yulai decided to follow him and make him repay her for the tonic.
  • Leng Yulai used the Space-Time Shuttle to enter the bedroom and climbed onto the bed beside Yun Ming.
  • Yun Ming warned Leng Yulai to stay away, but she embraced him, and he seized her and attacked, deciding to strike the Holy Spirit Cult member in his arms.
  • Leng Yulai fought back with her Dark Phoenix Martial Soul and Darkness Element, simulating the Wood Element as Yun Ming used a Self-Created Soul Skill.

Ch. 446Different Battle Armor Names

Six months after the explosion that destroyed Shrek Academy, Shen Yue reflected on the Federation’s politics while Tang Wulin and his companions prepared to go underground and rebuild Shrek and the Tang Sect. Zang Xin led the six into the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well’s valley, where they would begin their new mission under assumed identities.

  • Shen Yue told Shen Xing that rebuilding Shrek Academy would be difficult, while the Shen Family weighed her marriage to Kela as a way to regain influence over the Northern Fleet Legion.
  • Zang Xin instructed Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Ye Xinglan, Yuanen Yehui, Yue Zhengyu, and Xu Lizhi to enlist in the Military and avoid contacting the underground Tang Sect unless it contacted them first.
  • Zang Xin led the group through a poisonous, illusion-covered forest to a cliff overlooking the valley and asked them to summon their completed Two-word Battle Armor.
  • The six revealed the names of their Battle Armor: Dragon Moon, Dragon Night, Star God, Heavenly Twin, Guarding Star, and Heavenly Tea.
  • Zang Xin praised the group’s Battle Armor and led them into the valley, shielding them with golden light.

Ch. 447A Ferocious Beast That Fought Fair

Zang Xin brought Tang Wulin and the others to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well and persuaded Aromatic Silk Beauty to honor an old agreement by helping the Tang Sect. Aromatic Silk Beauty offered Tang Wulin a choice of two hundred-thousand-year treasures to help strengthen his body before his Golden Dragon King Seal advanced.

  • Tang Wulin and the others met Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, who revealed that four of their companions had died in a Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Zang Xin described the destruction of the Tang Sect Headquarters and Shrek City and asked Aromatic Silk Beauty to provide each of the six youths with a hundred-thousand-year treasure.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty agreed to help, provided the Tang Sect did not return for a thousand years, and said the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well held seven treasures of that level.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty sensed Tang Wulin's uncontrolled, violent bloodline and offered him either the hundred-thousand-year Yin-Yang Harmony Flower or the Ice Fire Dragon Beard Fruit to strengthen his body.

Ch. 448Choosing Immortal Herbs

Tang Wulin chose the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower to cleanse his body and Sea of Consciousness and help control the Golden Dragon King's influence. After the group selected their herbs, Aromatic Silk Beauty asked Zang Xin about becoming a Soul Spirit and was encouraged to choose Tang Wulin.

  • Aromatic Silk Beauty recommended the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower for Tang Wulin, explaining that it could purify his body and Spiritual Power and help him control his bloodline's influence.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty subdued the flower so Tang Wulin could pluck and swallow it, then told him that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Gu Yuena needed had been destroyed in the Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty selected herbs for the others: Xie Xie received Void Spirit Grass, while Yuanen Yehui, Xu Lizhi, and Yue Zhengyu received treasures suited to their abilities.
  • Ye Xinglan chose the Silver Spirit Sese Flower to strengthen her blood, qi, flesh, and bones, and Aromatic Silk Beauty helped her absorb it.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty asked Zang Xin for advice about becoming a Soul Spirit, explaining that it and Octagonal wanted to enter the human world before its next great tribulation.
  • Zang Xin recommended Tang Wulin, citing his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, leadership, talent, and powerful bloodline.

Ch. 449Green Hat

As the group absorbed their treasures, Zang Xin and Aromatic Silk Beauty decided Tang Wulin was the best candidate to receive the support of Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Tang Wulin’s new Blood Essence Soul Ring nearly overwhelmed him with murderous bloodline power, but the Yin-Yang Qi and Tyrant Dragon Soul Spirit stabilized him; the chapter ended as his hair lengthened and his chest began to swell.

  • Zang Xin chose Tang Wulin as the most suitable candidate, and Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass agreed they would support him if he accepted.
  • Yuanen Yehui, Xu Lizhi, Yue Zhengyu, Xie Xie, and Ye Xinglan finished absorbing their treasures, and the group teased Xu Lizhi about his green hair before learning his Emerald Mushroom had granted him life force and longevity.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty discovered that something had absorbed the Silver Spirit Sese Flower’s energy inside Ye Xinglan, and she suspected the Baozu Worm was responsible.
  • Tang Wulin’s Twelfth Golden Dragon King Seal shattered as he condensed another Blood Essence Soul Ring, plunging his mind into a violent killing frenzy.
  • The Yin-Yang Qi and Tyrant Dragon Soul Spirit restrained the Golden Dragon King’s power and restored some stability to Tang Wulin.
  • Tang Wulin’s bloodline power settled, but his hair grew longer and his chest began to swell, astonishing Zang Xin and the others.

Ch. 450Wulin Becomes a Woman

Tang Wulin survived the Twelfth Golden Dragon King Seal’s assault with help from the Tyrant Dragon and the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower, but the flower’s power transformed his body. He woke to discover that he had become a woman, while the others could offer no clear explanation.

  • The Tyrant Dragon’s bloodline surpassed Tang Wulin’s, but she remained loyal, learned to speak, and asked him to give her a name.
  • After rejecting Tang Wulin’s suggestions, the Tyrant Dragon named herself Ba Ba and asked him to call her by that name.
  • Tang Wulin’s sixth Golden Soul Ring stabilized, and he woke at the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well as Zang Xin, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Ye Xinglan, and the others watched over him.
  • Tang Wulin heard his new feminine voice, found his Adam’s apple and male anatomy gone, and panicked.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty confirmed that Tang Wulin had absorbed the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower’s power but could not explain why he had changed sex.

Ch. 451Two Methods

Tang Wulin learned that the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower had permanently changed her into a woman because the Tyrant Dragon Soul Spirit absorbed its masculine power. Aromatic Silk Beauty said she could either find another hundred-thousand-year Yin-Yang Harmony Flower or reach God Level to change back, leaving Tang Wulin with two difficult paths.

  • Tang Wulin saw her transformed appearance in a water mirror and despaired over her new body and voice.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty explained that the Tyrant Dragon Soul Spirit had likely absorbed the masculine portion of the Yin-Yang Harmony Flower's power, causing Tang Wulin's transformation.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty told Tang Wulin that absorbing the flower's remaining power would not restore her, then teased her with an unsuitable suggestion before Zang Xin intervened.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty offered two possible methods: find another hundred-thousand-year Yin-Yang Harmony Flower or reach God Level.
  • Zang Xin said such a rare Immortal Herb was nearly impossible to find, and Aromatic Silk Beauty cited Ning Tian and Wu Feng as an example of God Level power changing someone's sex.

Ch. 452Orange Soul Spirit

Tang Wulin learned that reaching godhood might let her reshape her body and accepted Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass as Soul Spirits to strengthen her. After Aromatic Silk Beauty identified her as a Child of Nature, Tang Wulin began forming her Sixth Spirit Ring.

  • Zang Xin shared Tang Sect records about Ning Tian, and Aromatic Silk Beauty argued that a new era of upheaval could allow Tang Wulin to reach godhood.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass offered to become Tang Wulin’s Soul Spirits, and Tang Wulin agreed after learning about their powers and cultivation.
  • As Tang Wulin connected with the plants in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, Aromatic Silk Beauty recognized her Green-Gold Soul Ring and called her a Child of Nature.
  • Aromatic Silk Beauty explained that the Child of Nature must help restore nature, and Tang Wulin accepted the added responsibility.
  • Tang Wulin began the Soul Spirit Contract with Aromatic Silk Beauty while Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass agreed to fuse with her when she advanced in cultivation.

Ch. 453Ocaser Incident in Heaven Dou City

Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan investigated the Ocaser disappearances in Heaven Dou City and learned that ordinary people were being transformed by parasitic insects. The chapter ended with Guan Yue explaining that the insects granted their hosts Innate Soul Power and could eventually merge with their Martial Souls.

  • Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan questioned Xu Jiawei about the people who had gone missing and returned in Heaven Dou City over the past half year.
  • Xu Jiawei explained that captured Ocasers reverted to human form and had originally been recorded as Spirit Masters with zero Innate Soul Power.
  • Shi Mengshan revealed that Duanmu Yan had found every known Ocaser had previously disappeared, leading the team to suspect that all the missing people might be affected.
  • After Xu Jiawei left, Guan Yue confirmed to Shi Mengshan that the Ocasers had originally been ordinary people without Innate Soul Power.
  • Guan Yue explained that parasitic insects in the hosts' brains caused their transformations, gained strength from their wrongdoing, and granted them Soul Power as they grew.
  • Guan Yue said that the insects fused more deeply with stronger hosts and might merge with their Martial Souls once they reached the Soul Saint level.

Ch. 454Trends Within the War God Temple

Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan investigated a suspected Ocaser stronghold in the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, where more than three hundred people had gathered. Guan Yue ordered Duanmu Yan and the other young War God Temple members to capture them alive while he and Shi Mengshan stood by, leaving the assault about to begin.

  • Guan Yue explained that Ocasers might be influenced by unknown insects and warned that their spread could threaten Douluo Continent’s limited vital energy.
  • Shi Mengshan reported that Ocasers she and Duanmu Yan had monitored gathered at a villa on the first day of each month, and Guan Yue ordered the team to strike immediately.
  • Duanmu Yan’s squad assembled near the villa, and Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan arrived to join them.
  • Guan Yue assessed Shenwei, Duanmu Yan, Ma Aiguo, Ma Huateng, and Ma Yun as promising future War God candidates, noting Shenwei’s powerful Dragon Clan bloodline and Duanmu Yan’s bond with Huo Tian.
  • The squad confirmed that over three hundred people were inside the villa, and Guan Yue ordered the five young warriors to lead the assault while he and Shi Mengshan held the rear.
  • Guan Yue instructed the squad to capture the suspected Ocasers without killing them and promised major merit for a successful mission.

Ch. 455Brainwashing Divine Artifact: Precepts

Dave recounted how Li Xiao Chou and Aponia turned him into an Ocaser, while Li Xiao Chou explained his plans to build an Ocaser force and relocate it beyond Douluo Continent. As Federation forces surrounded the villa, Li Xiao Chou sent the Ocasers outside to fight, promising greater power if they survived.

  • Dave recalled gaining Soul Power after being beaten by street punks, meeting Li Xiao Chou and Aponia, and receiving a new Soul Spirit and Precepts.
  • Li Xiao Chou explained to Cold Blood, Li Zi, and Nina that parties encouraged Ocasers to cultivate and helped him select candidates to join the organization.
  • Aponia described the limits of her Precepts and warned that the Federation had located the villa.
  • Li Xiao Chou revealed that he planned to use the Federation's assault to identify promising Ocasers before moving the organization to Star Luo Continent and Dou Ling Continent.
  • As Federation forces prepared to attack, Li Xiao Chou stirred the Ocasers' emotions and ordered them to fight for the promise of greater power.

Ch. 456Fierce Battle Against the Ocasers

Shenwei, Duanmu Yan, Ma Aiguo, Ma Huateng, and Ma Yun attacked a villa filled with Ocasers, aiming to capture them alive. Duanmu Yan fought Cold Blood and two spellcasting Soul Saints while the others took on the remaining enemies, and the battle continued.

  • Ma Yun used his Cloud Mist Martial Soul Avatar to surround the villa as the Ocasers inside detected the group and prepared to fight.
  • Duanmu Yan entered the villa and knocked out around thirty or forty Ocasers with his flaming Molten Scale Blade, holding back to capture them alive.
  • Cold Blood and two other Soul Saints attacked Duanmu Yan, and Shenwei, Ma Aiguo, and Ma Huateng regrouped with him to divide the enemy forces.
  • Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan noticed that the Ocasers above Five Rings all had Battle Armor, suggesting that someone was supporting them.
  • Duanmu Yan engaged Cold Blood, the Clown, and the Snake Woman, dodging their spells and pressing the attack on the Snake Woman while keeping Cold Blood at bay.

Ch. 457Five Lightning Whips

Shenwei, Ma Aiguo, Ma Huateng, and Duanmu Yan defeated the Ocasers inside the villa until Li Xiao Chou revealed himself and overwhelmed the group. Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan arrived to confront Li Xiao Chou, who formed the Dragon-Slaying Axe instead of answering Guan Yue’s questions.

  • Shenwei paralyzed and knocked out many Ocasers while Ma Aiguo defeated the Rabbit Oxer with his Five Lightning Whips, and Ma Huateng took down four Soul King Ocasers.
  • Duanmu Yan defeated Cold Blood and held off Clown and Snake Woman Oxer, while Guan Yue watched the newcomers’ performance outside the villa.
  • Li Xiao Chou unleashed a Demon Bug Swarm that injured Duanmu Yan and Shenwei and knocked Ma Aiguo and Ma Huateng unconscious.
  • Guan Yue and Shi Mengshan arrived as Li Xiao Chou attacked Duanmu Yan and Shenwei, and Guan Yue’s spear dispersed the lasers.
  • Guan Yue questioned Li Xiao Chou about the insects and the Ocasers’ plans, but Li Xiao Chou formed the Dragon-Slaying Axe instead of replying.
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