Vol. 8Mingdu to Rising Sun

Huo Yuhao plundered the Sun Moon Empire’s stores, gained allies and power, and confronted Dai Hao over his past. He then turned to rescuing the tournament hostages in Rising Sun City, where his escape plan left Zhang Peng and Ma Xiao Tao returning toward the city.

  • Huo Yuhao forfeited Soul Hall’s tournament final to Shrek, then joined the underground forces’ tournament while allied fighters prepared to attack Xu Tianran’s forces.
  • Huo Yuhao and his companions broke into the Imperial Armory, disabled its defenses, and began moving its vast Rare Metal stores through Gates of the Undead.
  • Huo Yuhao helped raid the imperial stores and won the tournament, while Xu Tianran seized the throne after the palace attack left him gravely injured.
  • Huo Yuhao entered Qiankun Asking Love Valley with Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu’er, then accepted Ning Rongrong’s assignment to protect Dai Hao and escort him to his camp.
  • Huo Yuhao and his allies survived attacks, expanded cooperation between Shrek, the Body Sect, and Soul Hall, and learned that Mu En had survived his failed breakthrough through Loaned Godhood.
  • Huo Yuhao went to the Duke’s Mansion to settle his grudge with Dai Hao, revealing that he was Yun Er’s son and destroying the Duchess’s remains after learning of her death.
  • Huo Yuhao discovered that the tournament captives were held in Rising Sun City and arranged an uprising to draw troops away while he prepared their escape.
  • Huo Yuhao helped the prisoners recover and break out, then lured two Holy Spirit Cult elders into a fatal trap as Zhang Peng and Ma Xiao Tao returned toward the city.
Chapters 709–809 Read from ch. 709

Arc 29The Mingdu Gambit

Huo Yuhao led Soul Hall through the semifinals, then entered the underground forces’ Soul Tool tournament while Xu Tianran prepared to strike the gathered factions. As the allied fighters confronted the palace’s defenders, Huo Yuhao’s group broke into the Imperial Armory and began moving its Rare Metals through Gates of the Undead.

  • Huo Yuhao defeated the Saint Spirit Sect’s fighters in the semifinals, then forfeited Soul Hall’s place in the final and gave Shrek the championship and Ninth Level Soul Tool.
  • Xu Jiu Jiu, Vina, and Zhang Lexuan coordinated with Huo Yuhao’s tunnel network as Xu Tianran sealed off Mingdu’s approaches and prepared a surprise attack.
  • Huo Yuhao joined the Three Great Underground Forces’ Soul Tool final, where he studied the Sun Moon Divine Needle and crafted a Humanoid Soul Tool while preparing a fighter with his Mental Power.
  • Long Xiaoyao confronted Du Busi outside Xu Tianran’s study, and Elder Xuan joined Du Busi as allied fighters prepared to attack the Evil Soul Masters and Rank Nine Soul Tool Masters.
  • Huo Yuhao opened linked Gates of the Undead near Li Chong’s courtyard and entered the Imperial Armory with Wang Dong’er and Wang Qiu’er.
  • Huo Yuhao’s group killed the guards, disabled the Armory’s warning system, and found more than ten thousand tons of Rare Metals in thirty-two varieties.
  • Huo Yuhao summoned four Gates of the Undead and ordered Na Na to organize the undead to carry away the Rare Metals.
Chapters 709–733 Summaries Read

Arc 30The Qiankun Valley Trials

Huo Yuhao helped devastate Ming Capital, won the tournament, and maneuvered his way into the Holy Spirit Cult while Xu Tianran seized the throne. He then explored Qiankun Asking Love Valley with Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er, where Ning Rongrong tested them and assigned them to protect Dai Hao.

  • Huo Yuhao and Ji Juechen broke into the imperial warehouse and used the Undead Army to seize its vast stores of rare metals, weapons, and Soul Tools.
  • Long Aotian’s strike team attacked the Imperial Palace as Zhang Lexuan shattered its defenses, and Soul Core explosions gravely wounded Xu Tianran before the palace cannon array forced the attackers to retreat.
  • Ju Zi kept Xu Tianran alive as he lost his limbs and Soul Power, while Huo Yuhao completed his Ghost Warrior Great Armor and won the tournament by defeating Ye Guyi inside the Gate of the Undead.
  • Feng Ling invited Huo Yuhao to become the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Son, and he demanded help hunting Snow Empress and Di Tian before leaving with Chen An through the Gate of the Undead.
  • Xu Tianran learned that the emperor had died and began preparing to take the throne, while Huo Yuhao reunited with Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, and the Shrek group in the Undead Demiplane.
  • Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er entered Qiankun Asking Love Valley, where Wang Dong'er passed the First Trial of Sincerity and Huo Yuhao identified the voice as Ning Rongrong.
  • Huo Yuhao stole Ning Rongrong’s Soul Whipping Whip and bargained over their rewards, then Ning Rongrong sent the trio on a Deep Adventure to protect Dai Hao and escort him back to his Military Camp.
  • Huo Yuhao assessed Dai Hao’s patrol as Dai Hao learned of the Sun Moon Empire’s turmoil and considered preparing Star Luo for war with Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.
Chapters 734–758 Summaries Read

Arc 31The Dragon’s Loaned Godhood

Huo Yuhao and his allies survived attacks, expanded Shrek’s influence, and witnessed Mu En’s failed attempt to break through to Level 100. The arc ended with Huo Yuhao confronting Dai Hao at the Duke’s Mansion to settle a private grudge.

  • Dai Hao and the White Tiger Guards survived a Sun Moon Empire ambush with Huo Yuhao’s help, though Huo Yuhao warned Dai Hao that he might return to kill him.
  • In Qiankun Asking Love Valley, Rong Nianbing offered Huo Yuhao the Emotion God Position and sent him, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er out with increased power.
  • Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er killed the Zhongli Three Brothers, then brought their bodies and three matching Soul Bones to Shrek Academy.
  • Mu En arranged a public lecture and Shrek, the Body Sect, and Soul Hall announced exchanges and cooperation as the empires prepared for possible war.
  • Mu En delivered three days of cultivation lectures, then attempted to break through to Level 100 before a root from the Golden Ancient Tree dragged him underground.
  • Xuan Zi revealed that Mu En had survived through Loaned Godhood and ordered the Elders to keep the matter secret while Huo Yuhao began preparing to build his Spirit Pagoda.
  • Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er visited Boss Ning in Star Luo City, then agreed that Wang Dong'er would hold off the Duke’s household while Huo Yuhao settled his grudge.
  • Huo Yuhao waited outside the Duke’s Mansion and threatened to kill Dai Hao’s wife, prompting Dai Hao to fly to the gates after hearing the report.
Chapters 759–783 Summaries Read

Arc 32The Rising Sun City Rescue

Huo Yuhao confronted Dai Hao over his childhood and destroyed the Duchess’s remains before turning to a plan to rescue the hostages in Rising Sun City. He helped the prisoners regain their strength and escape, while a trap killed two Holy Spirit Cult elders and left Zhang Peng and Ma Xiao Tao returning to the city.

  • Huo Yuhao revealed to Dai Hao that he was Yun Er’s son, then rejected Dai Hao and destroyed the Duchess’s remains after learning she had died.
  • Huo Yuhao reached Rising Sun City and discovered that the tournament captives were held in the Water Dungeon under heavy defenses.
  • Huo Yuhao arranged for Zhao Yang to raise an uprising and draw troops away from Rising Sun City while he investigated the city and its defenses.
  • Huo Yuhao killed a vengeful Evil Soul Master who attacked him, and her dying plea asked him to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Huo Yuhao used Aromatic Silk Beauty to suppress the prisoners’ poison, allowing the captives to recover their strength and rise against their guards.
  • The hostages broke out of the Water Dungeon and charged south as Huo Yuhao and He Caitou coordinated their escape from Rising Sun City.
  • Huo Yuhao lured Third Elder and Fourth Elder into a trap that killed them, while Zhang Peng and Ma Xiao Tao survived and returned toward the city.
  • The Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Troupe encountered Zhang Peng and Ma Xiao Tao, and Wang ordered his Soul Engineers to pursue the escaped hostages.
Chapters 784–809 Summaries Read
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