Vol. 2Family and Empire

Di Hong strengthened his family and alliances as Spirit Hall’s schemes reshaped the Heaven Dou court, while the next generation pursued its own paths. The tournament ended with Tang San learning his family ties and beginning a year of training under Tang Yuehua’s guidance.

  • Di Hong married Tang Yuehua, killed Hua Yang and Hua Yu for their Spirit Master victim scheme, and later became Vermilion Bird Douluo after absorbing the Crimson Flame Flood Dragon’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
  • After Qian Xunji told the imprisoned Bibi Dong that Di Hong had asked after her, Bibi Dong resolved to destroy Spirit Hall.
  • Di Hong discovered the Ice and Fire Twin Dragon Kings beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Di Yuan awakened a Crimson Phoenix Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power.
  • Qian Renxue assumed Xue Qinghe’s identity and advanced her claim to the throne, while Di Hong discovered that Xue Luochuan had been poisoned.
  • Di Hong reached Level 98 and told Tang Xiao that Tang San was safe in Sacred Soul Village, while Di Yuan completed Hell Road and gained Divine Slaughter’s Domain.
  • Di Yuan told Tang San they were cousins and offered to explain the truth about Tang San’s parents, prompting Tang San to demand an explanation.
  • Shrek advanced through the tournament before losing to Star Luo Royal Academy, and Di Yuan recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but chose not to take her.
  • Tang Yuehua revealed to Tang San that she was his aunt, then began teaching him etiquette and music after Tang Hao sent him to meet him in a year.
Chapters 102–201 Read from ch. 102

Arc 5Vermilion Bird Douluo

Di Hong married Tang Yuehua, exposed a blood-draining scheme in Flower City, and continued building his strength and alliances while traveling. After the birth of their son, he became a Titled Douluo and received his title in Spirit City, where Bibi Dong learned of his warning and resolved to destroy Spirit Hall.

  • Di Hong returned to Heaven Dou City, learned about the kingdom’s progress, and began studying etiquette and music with Tang Yuehua while advancing his plans for the empire.
  • Di Yang sent Ge Long undercover into the Heaven Dou Empire’s army, while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao left the Clear Sky Sect to train for ten years.
  • Di Hong and Tang Yuehua married, then traveled through Flower City, where they uncovered Hua Yang’s scheme to keep his son Hua Yu alive by supplying him with Spirit Master victims.
  • Di Hong killed Hua Yang and Hua Yu, and Sun He activated the Giant Lotus for the festival before Di Hong and Tang Yuehua continued their travels.
  • While traveling through Yelin City, Di Hong met Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, refused to reveal his cultivation secret, and warned Bibi Dong to be wary of those she trusted.
  • Tang Yuehua gave birth to Di Yuan, and Di Hong reached Rank 90 before hunting the Crimson Flame Flood Dragon with allies from the Clear Sky Sect and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Di Hong absorbed the Flood Dragon’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, became level 93, and received the title Vermilion Bird Douluo in Spirit City.
  • After Di Hong left Spirit City, Qian Xunji told the imprisoned, pregnant Bibi Dong that Di Hong had asked after her, and she resolved to destroy Spirit Hall.
Chapters 102–126 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Crown Prince’s Mask

Di Hong strengthened his family and alliances while the Clear Sky Sect suffered Spirit Hall’s attacks and withdrew into seclusion. In Heaven Dou, Qian Renxue assumed Xue Qinghe’s identity and advanced her bid for the throne, ending with Xue Luochuan dead from poison.

  • Di Hong discovered the Ice and Fire Twin Dragon Kings beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and concluded their power might help him reach godhood.
  • Di Hong and Tang Yuehua established Moonlight Pavilion, while Di Yuan later awakened a Crimson Phoenix Martial Soul with Innate Full Soul Power.
  • After Tang Wei died, Tang Xiao became Sect Master, and Di Hong found Tang Hao and Ah Yin hiding in the mountains and gave Ah Yin a Vermilion Bird Feather to conceal her aura.
  • Tang Hao fought Spirit Hall to protect Ah Yin, and Spirit Hall retaliated against the Clear Sky Sect and its affiliated clans before Tang Xiao withdrew the sect into seclusion.
  • Di Hong learned that Qian Renxue had arrived in Heaven Dou disguised as Xue Qinghe and watched her closely during the royal hunting competition.
  • Qian Renxue revealed that she had killed the real Xue Qinghe and taken his identity, then began recruiting officials and generals in Heaven Dou.
  • Di Hong supported Xue Qinghe’s claim to the crown prince position, and Xue Qinghe later visited Moonlight Pavilion and met Di Yuan.
  • After a palace messenger reported Xue Luochuan’s death, Di Hong examined the body and determined that he had been poisoned.
Chapters 127–151 Summaries Read

Arc 7Cousins and Secrets

Di Hong and Di Yuan pursued their plans around the City of Slaughter and the rising generation of soul masters, while Tang San survived Dugu Bo’s poison and met his cousin. The arc ended with Di Yuan offering to reveal the truth about Tang San’s parents.

  • After Xue Luochuan and Xue Haicang died from Martial Soul Poison, Xue Ye made Xue Qinghe Crown Prince, and Di Hong secretly recognized Qian Renxue’s staged kidnapping.
  • Di Hong reached Level 98, visited Xiao Wu and Tang Hao, and later told Tang Xiao that Tang San was safe in Sacred Soul Village.
  • Over six years, Tang San and Xiao Wu grew close, Di Yuan entered the City of Slaughter, and Shrek Academy’s students arrived in Silvis City.
  • After the Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Fierce God Team with Godly Zhuge Crossbows, Di Ming investigated them and became interested in Tang San’s ties to Tang Hao.
  • Dugu Bo abducted Tang San, shattered his Eight Spider Lance Spirit Bone, and challenged him to neutralize the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison before dawn.
  • Dugu Bo defeated Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong, but rushed to save Tang San after learning he was Tang Hao’s son and had Twin Martial Souls.
  • Tang San recovered at Shrek Academy as Di Yuan completed Hell Road, gained Divine Slaughter’s Domain, and returned to Heaven Dou City before the Elite Competition.
  • Di Yuan told Tang San that they were cousins and gave him a Jade Box, then said he knew the truth about Tang San’s parents, prompting Tang San to demand an explanation.
Chapters 152–176 Summaries Read

Arc 8Tournament and Family Revelations

Shrek advanced through the tournaments before losing to Star Luo Royal Academy, while Di Yuan discovered Xiao Wu’s identity and chose not to take her. After the tournament, Tang San reunited with his aunt Tang Yuehua, who began teaching him noble etiquette and music as Tang Hao sent him toward a new year of training.

  • Tang San led Shrek through the preliminaries, overcame Shi Nian’s illusion and Canghui Academy’s technique, and broke through to level forty despite losses to Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy.
  • Di Yuan helped Shrek against Plant Academy by bringing Shui Bing’er to suppress Ma Hongjun’s Evil Fire, and Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer in the final promotion match.
  • On the journey to Spirit City, Spirit Hall ambushed the delegation, but Di Yuan and Dugu Bo helped drive Yue Guan and Gui Mei away from Tang San.
  • Shrek lost to Star Luo Royal Academy, and Di Yuan recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast through her Vermilion Bird Feather.
  • Di Yuan confronted Shrek and said he needed Xiao Wu for his seventh Spirit Ring, but after Tang San vowed to protect her, Di Yuan warned them to leave rather than take her.
  • After the tournament, Tang Yuehua confined Di Yuan to Moonlight Pavilion, while Tang Hao trained Tang San and Xiao Wu returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Tang Hao brought Tang San to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Yuehua revealed she was his aunt and Tang Hao refused her plea to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Tang Hao gave Tang San a map and told him to meet him in a year, while Tang Yuehua began teaching him etiquette and music and revealed her Level 93 cultivation.
Chapters 177–201 Summaries Read
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