Arc 19The Eighth Layer Guardian

Lin Xuan fought through the Seventh Layer Palace, defeating Lan Wu and the Death God with his gray-white mist. He entered the Eighth Layer Palace with Qing Ling and began a fierce battle with its guardian, A Sheng.

  • Lin Xuan learned from Qing Ling that the flaw in his soul came from refusing to acknowledge the soul tied to this world, then let her follow him toward the upper palaces.
  • Lin Xuan protected Qing Ling from Pan Jin’s poison and forced his way into the Seventh Layer Palace.
  • Lin Xuan trapped Lan Wu in gray-white mist, but Lan Wu detonated his soul and gave control of his body to the Death God.
  • Lin Xuan repeatedly overpowered the Death God, whose attempts to recover his strength and escape failed against the mist.
  • The Death God sacrificed his remaining lifespan, warned Lin Xuan about the guardians above, and was devoured by the mist.
  • Lin Xuan and Qing Ling entered the Eighth Layer Palace, where A Sheng emerged from its central sun and identified himself as its strongest guardian.
  • Lin Xuan and A Sheng exchanged attacks, and Lin Xuan judged A Sheng stronger than the Xuantian phantom while keeping part of his strength concealed.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Not an Opponent

Lin Xuan pressured the Green-robed girl to reveal what was wrong with his soul, but concluded she could not see it and walked past her. As he prepared to break through the Xuantian statue and enter the Sixth Layer Palace, she claimed that two souls had fused inside him.

  • Lin Xuan's willpower overcame the Green-robed girl's illusion arts, leaving her unable to stop his advance.
  • Lin Xuan pressured the Green-robed girl to learn whether she knew what was wrong with his soul, but saw that she only sensed something strange.
  • Lin Xuan walked past the Green-robed girl and headed to the end of the Fifth Layer Palace.
  • The Green-robed girl called after Lin Xuan, then claimed that two souls had fused inside him.
  • Lin Xuan paused as he was about to break through the Xuantian statue and proceed to the Sixth Layer Palace.

Ch. 452You Can Keep Up

The Green-robed girl explained that Lin Xuan’s soul remained divided because he had not accepted his life in this world. As Lin Xuan prepared to enter the Sixth Layer Palace, she asked to follow him, and he agreed on the condition that he would not protect her.

  • The Green-robed girl told Lin Xuan that his two souls had not fused because he refused to acknowledge the soul tied to this world.
  • Lin Xuan realized that her explanation could account for the flaw in his soul and prepared to leave for the Sixth Layer Palace.
  • The Green-robed girl asked Lin Xuan to take her along, saying she wanted to reach the Eighth Layer Palace and believed he could pass through all nine layers.
  • Lin Xuan warned the Green-robed girl that he would not protect her if she followed him, and she was free to keep up.

Ch. 453A Place Like Paradise

Lin Xuan and Qing Ling explored the Sixth Layer Palace, a strange paradise with no visible creatures, until its guardian Pan Jin appeared. Pan Jin accused Qing Ling of betraying the Nine-layered Palace, and Lin Xuan charged at him.

  • Lin Xuan warned Qing Ling that the bamboo trees were poisonous, and she told him her name was Qing Ling.
  • Lin Xuan and Qing Ling continued through the empty Sixth Layer Palace, where Lin Xuan suspected its master was hiding.
  • A terrifying aura emerged and weakened Qing Ling, so Lin Xuan stood in front of her to shield her.
  • Pan Jin appeared and accused Qing Ling of betraying the Nine-layered Palace, while she challenged him about remaining imprisoned there.
  • Pan Jin called Lin Xuan a lackey, and Lin Xuan charged at him, surprising Pan Jin.

Ch. 454The Power of Poison Was Completely Useless

Lin Xuan protected Qing Ling from Pan Jin’s poisonous power and overwhelmed Pan Jin with his own strength. Pan Jin’s poison failed to affect Lin Xuan, and the fight ended with Pan Jin blasted to the ground.

  • Pan Jin unleashed azure poisonous power, but Lin Xuan shielded Qing Ling with a gray-white barrier.
  • Lin Xuan charged Pan Jin and sent him flying with a punch, while Pan Jin’s poison had no effect on him.
  • Pan Jin gathered more poisonous power and attacked Lin Xuan from all directions.
  • Lin Xuan summoned a huge gray-white hand that shattered Pan Jin’s poison and sent him crashing to the ground.

Ch. 455Helplessness Amidst Frustration

Lin Xuan’s immunity to poison left Pan Jin unable to stop him from reaching the Seventh Layer Palace with Qing Ling. Pan Jin considered pursuing him to seek revenge but ultimately stayed behind, intimidated by Lin Xuan’s power.

  • Pan Jin failed to understand why his poison power had no effect on Lin Xuan, while Han Ju kept retreating to avoid him.
  • Lin Xuan protected himself and Qing Ling with his gray-white power and continued toward the Seventh Layer Palace despite Pan Jin’s attacks.
  • Pan Jin unleashed repeated waves of poison power, but Lin Xuan ignored him and opened the entrance to the Seventh Layer Palace.
  • Lin Xuan and Qing Ling entered the Seventh Layer Palace, leaving Pan Jin humiliated and helpless.
  • Pan Jin considered following Lin Xuan and joining forces with the Seventh Layer Palace’s master, but gave up because Lin Xuan seemed too powerful.

Ch. 456Lan Wu

Lin Xuan and Qing Ling entered the dark, freezing Seventh Layer Palace, where Lin Xuan challenged its hidden presence. Lan Wu revealed himself, and Qing Ling recognized him as a notorious Demonic Sect genius responsible for slaughtering more than a hundred trillion lives; she took shelter behind Lin Xuan.

  • Pan Jin abandoned his plans to continue toward the Seventh Layer Palace and closed his eyes to bury his humiliation.
  • Lin Xuan and Qing Ling entered the pitch-black Seventh Layer Palace, where Qing Ling shuddered at the cold and terrifying surroundings.
  • Lin Xuan demanded that the hidden presence show itself, then unleashed his black-and-white power and struck the palace with a giant gray-white hand.
  • A black light blocked Lin Xuan's attack, and a hoarse voice from the palace's center spoke.
  • Qing Ling identified the voice's owner as Lan Wu, a fearsome Demonic Sect genius who had killed more than a hundred trillion lives.
  • Lan Wu appeared and fixed his gaze on Qing Ling, who hurried behind Lin Xuan in fear.

Ch. 457Suppressing Lan Wu

Lin Xuan fought Lan Wu in the palace, countering his speed and attack with gray-white power. Lan Wu was sent flying along with the Scythe of Death, leaving the fight unresolved.

  • Lan Wu admitted that Lin Xuan's strength had surprised him but claimed that neither Lin Xuan nor Qing Ling could defeat him.
  • Lan Wu vanished into the darkness to evade Lin Xuan's attack, then appeared behind him with the Scythe of Death.
  • Qing Ling warned Lin Xuan, who quickly gathered gray-white power and punched at Lan Wu.
  • Lan Wu charged at Lin Xuan with the bloodlust-shrouded Scythe of Death, aiming to sever his right hand.
  • Lin Xuan's punch struck the Scythe of Death and sent both Lan Wu and the weapon flying backward.

Ch. 458A Punch!

Lin Xuan repeatedly overpowered Lan Wu, first knocking him back and then punching him into a crater. After Lan Wu’s third failed attack, he recognized that Lin Xuan had the advantage in raw strength and decided to change his approach.

  • Lin Xuan blocked Lan Wu’s Scythe of Death and knocked Lan Wu and the weapon backward.
  • Lin Xuan rushed in and punched Lan Wu into the ground, leaving him buried in a crater.
  • Lan Wu climbed out and charged at Lin Xuan, then vanished into the palace’s darkness.
  • Qing Ling searched for Lan Wu, but Lin Xuan stopped her and struck as Lan Wu emerged with the Scythe of Death.
  • Lin Xuan’s fist knocked Lan Wu and the scythe backward again, so Lan Wu abandoned a direct contest of strength.

Ch. 459Hidden in the Darkness Was Useless Too

Lin Xuan trapped Lan Wu in a gray-white cage after tracking him through the darkness. Lan Wu used his dark energy to vanish from within the cage, leaving his escape unresolved.

  • Lan Wu concealed himself in the darkness to try to kill Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan immediately found his position.
  • Lin Xuan’s gray-white hand pursued Lan Wu, and after Lan Wu cut it apart, it transformed into mist and trapped him in a cage.
  • Lan Wu slashed a crack in the cage, but the mist quickly sealed it.
  • Lan Wu covered the cage with dark energy and vanished from inside it, surprising Lin Xuan.

Ch. 460The Strange Gray-White Mist

Lin Xuan used his gray-white power to trap Lan Wu after discovering Lan Wu could transform into mist. Lan Wu was surrounded by the mist with no escape as Lin Xuan continued his attack.

  • Lan Wu escaped the gray-white cage and recognized that Lin Xuan wielded both the World-Destroying Law and Life Power.
  • Lin Xuan summoned numerous enormous gray-white hands, and Lan Wu tried to retreat.
  • Lan Wu blocked Lin Xuan's attacks with the Scythe of Death and the Death Longsword, but the hands transformed into mist around him.
  • Lan Wu realized the gray-white mist had surrounded him and blocked every escape route.
  • Lan Wu tried to drive the mist away, but it repeatedly re-formed and charged at him.

Ch. 461The Grayish-White Mist Was Too Terrifying

Lin Xuan used the grayish-white mist to trap Lan Wu after Lan Wu failed to disperse it or escape by transforming into darkness. Lan Wu was left inside a tightening cage, fearing he would perish if he could not break free.

  • Lan Wu repeatedly swung the Scythe of Death and Death Longsword, but the grayish-white mist kept multiplying around him.
  • Lan Wu transformed into darkness and tried to escape, but Lin Xuan solidified the mist into a cage with no gaps.
  • Lan Wu returned to his true form inside the cage and threatened to kill everyone if they did not let him go.
  • Lin Xuan mocked Lan Wu as the grayish-white mist contracted around him, and Lan Wu feared he would perish.

Ch. 462Despairing Lan Wu

Lin Xuan trapped Lan Wu in a contracting gray-white cage that Lan Wu could not escape, despite unleashing his Evil Power and weapons. As the mist closed in, Lan Wu gave up struggling and vowed to make Lin Xuan pay before he died.

  • Lan Wu released his hidden Evil Power, which Qing Ling identified as a branch of dark power.
  • Lin Xuan continued contracting the gray-white cage, blocking every path Lan Wu might use to escape.
  • Lan Wu attacked the gray-white mist with the Scythe of Death and Death Longsword, but it kept growing denser and closing in.
  • Lan Wu realized his struggle was futile, then stared at Lin Xuan and threatened him as the cage neared its end.

Ch. 463Lan Wu Self-Destructs

Lan Wu sacrificed his soul and gave his body to the parasitic Death God, who emerged and forced back Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist. Lin Xuan’s mist surged toward the Death God again as Qing Ling hid behind him.

  • Knowing he could not escape, Lan Wu detonated his soul and handed his body to the demon king parasitizing him.
  • The Death God took control of Lan Wu and wielded the Scythe of Death and Death Longsword to force back Lin Xuan’s mist.
  • Qing Ling recognized the Death God as one of the most terrifying gods in her world and retreated behind Lin Xuan.
  • The Death God threatened Qing Ling, and Lin Xuan’s gaze turned cold.
  • Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist reformed and surged toward the Death God.

Ch. 464Death God Was Quite Troublesome

The Death God struggled against Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist, which overwhelmed his attacks and blocked his path. Unable to reach Lin Xuan, the Death God was left facing the threat of the mist and the risk of being destroyed like Lan Wu.

  • The Death God clashed with Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist and realized it contained the World-Destroying Law and Life Power.
  • The Death God hurled the Scythe of Death at Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan formed the mist into a giant axe and knocked back the Death God Mask.
  • The Death God concluded that he could not destroy the mist and could not reach Lin Xuan through its encirclement.
  • The Death God cursed Lan Wu for leaving him in danger but still prepared to charge toward Lin Xuan.

Ch. 465The Terrifying Death God

Lin Xuan faced the Death God, who attacked with the Scythe of Death, but Lin Xuan knocked him back with a single punch. The Death God recognized Lin Xuan as a dangerous rival and prepared to unleash his full strength as Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist closed in again.

  • The Death God charged through the gray-white mist and swung the Scythe of Death at Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan punched the Scythe of Death and sent the Death God flying backward.
  • The Death God was shocked by Lin Xuan’s strength and decided to erase him before he could gain an advantage.
  • The tiger regarded the Death God as the most terrifying being it had encountered aside from the strange smiling face.
  • Lin Xuan gathered the gray-white mist around the Death God again, while the Death God’s power continued to grow.

Ch. 466Wanting to Buy Time?

Lin Xuan continued attacking Death, overpowering him despite Death’s stronger aura and higher realm. Death tried to retreat and recover his strength before fighting again, but Lin Xuan saw through his plan and pressed the attack.

  • Death’s growing aura suppressed Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan charged in and struck him with a punch.
  • Lin Xuan’s blow against the Scythe of Death sent Death flying, leaving him shocked that his increased strength could not overcome Lin Xuan.
  • Death held back from attacking and planned to recover his strength and fully fuse with Lan Wu’s body before facing Lin Xuan again.
  • Lin Xuan recognized Death’s plan and immediately swung another punch at him.
  • Death retreated and raised the Scythe of Death and Death Longsword to block Lin Xuan’s attack.

Ch. 467Retreat No More

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Death in the Seventh Layer Palace, forcing him to retreat to the wall. With no way back except into the terrifying Eighth Layer Palace, Death circulated the meridians in Lan Wu's body.

  • The Scythe of Death and Death Longsword blocked Lin Xuan's first punch, but Lin Xuan struck Death in the face before the treasures could react again.
  • Lin Xuan sent Death to the far end of the Seventh Layer Palace and advanced while Tiger mocked Death for retreating.
  • Death admitted Lin Xuan was stronger for now and threatened to deal with him once his strength returned to its peak.
  • Death saw the wall behind him and realized that retreating further meant entering the Eighth Layer Palace, whose beings had once fought Xuantian to exhaustion.
  • Death continued circulating the meridians within Lan Wu's body as he ran out of room to retreat.

Ch. 468A Doomed Wish

Death tried to restore his full strength in Lan Wu’s body, but its poor compatibility left him too weak to defeat Lin Xuan. He charged Lin Xuan and was beaten back again, then retreated while trying to merge with the body as Lin Xuan pursued him.

  • Death realized Lan Wu’s body could not restore his strength to its peak and knew he could not defeat Lin Xuan in his current state.
  • Trapped at the end of the Seventh Layer Palace, Death charged Lin Xuan with the Scythe of Death and Death Longsword.
  • Lin Xuan punched the Scythe of Death away, sending Death flying and worsening his injuries as the World-Destroying Law continued to corrode him.
  • Death retreated from Lin Xuan and concentrated his strength in his meridians, trying to merge perfectly with Lan Wu’s body.
  • Lin Xuan charged after Death with destructive punches, denying him time to regain his peak strength.

Ch. 469The Helpless Death God

The Death God, badly wounded by Lin Xuan, used his forbidden trump card despite knowing it would end his chance to grow stronger and injure his soul. His transformed power let him block Lin Xuan’s punch, but Lin Xuan still forced him back, and the Death God vowed to kill him.

  • The Death God struggled to block Lin Xuan’s punches and realized he would die unless he used his trump card.
  • The Death God fused the Scythe of Death and Death Longsword into his body, releasing an ancient aura.
  • The Death God blocked Lin Xuan’s next punch without being knocked away.
  • Lin Xuan gathered gray-white power and forced the Death God back with another punch.
  • The Death God glared at Lin Xuan and asked how he wanted to die.

Ch. 470Death God's Trump Card

Lin Xuan confronted Death God after Death God unleashed his trump card, but Lin Xuan’s black-and-white mist overwhelmed the strengthened enemy. Death God realized his forbidden technique was still no match for Lin Xuan, whose divine ability could regenerate its grayish-white mist even after it was destroyed.

  • Lin Xuan dismissed Death God’s newfound strength and unleashed ninety-five percent of his power in the seventh-level palace.
  • Lin Xuan sent grayish-white mist toward Death God, who countered with his deathly power and boasted that the mist could no longer harm him.
  • The grayish-white mist devoured Death God’s power, leaving him stunned that his forbidden technique could not defeat Lin Xuan.
  • Lin Xuan revealed that he had comprehended the black-and-white mist divine ability while fighting Xuantian, and that its grayish-white mist could reappear after being destroyed.

Ch. 471Completely Overwhelming

Lin Xuan used his grayish-white mist to trap the God of Death, whose attacks could only push it back temporarily. The God of Death sacrificed his lifespan to fight back, but the mist enveloped him again.

  • The God of Death retreated as Lin Xuan's grayish-white mist advanced from every direction.
  • The mist surrounded the God of Death and formed a cage that steadily contracted around him.
  • The God of Death sacrificed his lifespan to unleash another burst of power.
  • Lin Xuan sent the mist down on the God of Death, who punched it back but could not disperse it.
  • The mist surged forward again and enveloped the God of Death.

Ch. 472Wanting to Perish Together

Lin Xuan's grayish-white mist overwhelmed the God of Death, who realized he could not escape and sacrificed all his remaining lifespan to grow stronger. His surging deathly aura clashed with the mist as the battle continued.

  • Lin Xuan's grayish-white mist steadily trapped the God of Death, while Qing Ling watched in shock at Lin Xuan's overwhelming strength.
  • The God of Death realized his power could not break through the mist and that he would eventually be devoured.
  • Hating Lin Xuan and seeing no way to survive, the God of Death sacrificed all his remaining lifespan.
  • The God of Death unleashed a far stronger deathly aura, and it clashed with Lin Xuan's grayish-white mist.

Ch. 473I'm Waiting for You in Hell

Lin Xuan used his gray-white mist to trap the God of Death, who could neither escape nor overpower it. The God of Death accepted his death and warned Lin Xuan that the Eighth and Ninth Layer Palaces would kill him before the mist devoured him.

  • The God of Death sacrificed his remaining lifespan and fought Lin Xuan's gray-white mist to a standstill, but he could not destroy it.
  • The God of Death charged at the mist's boundary, but Lin Xuan made it solid and blocked his escape.
  • Lin Xuan spread the mist around the God of Death, leaving him only able to resist being erased.
  • The God of Death recalled betraying his sect and killing his master, then stopped struggling and accepted his fate.
  • The God of Death warned Lin Xuan that monsters in the Eighth and Ninth Layer Palaces would kill him, then entered the mist and was devoured.

Ch. 474Eighth Layer Palace

After killing the God of Death, Lin Xuan entered the Eighth Layer Palace with Qing Ling and met A Sheng, who claimed to be the strongest guardian in the Nine-layered Palace. A Sheng prepared to kill Lin Xuan, dismissing the power of Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist.

  • The God of Death chose suicide, and Lin Xuan asked Qing Ling whether she still wanted to accompany him to the Eighth Layer Palace.
  • Qing Ling agreed, but Lin Xuan warned her that the Eighth and Ninth Layer Palace guardians were even more terrifying than Lan Wu and the God of Death.
  • Lin Xuan broke through the portrait of Xuantian at the end of the Seventh Layer Palace and entered the Eighth Layer Palace with Qing Ling.
  • A Sheng emerged from the sun at the center of the palace and said he was the strongest guardian and the only one who could see Lin Xuan’s battles with the other guardians.
  • Lin Xuan gave A Sheng his name, and A Sheng dismissed Lin Xuan’s gray-white mist as inadequate against him.

Ch. 475The Terrifying A Sheng

Lin Xuan fought A Sheng in the Eighth Layer Palace, discovering that A Sheng could counter his gray-white power and anticipate attacks without looking. The battle continued as Lin Xuan held back his hidden trump card and Qing Ling watched in fear.

  • Lin Xuan warned Qing Ling to retreat before attacking A Sheng with a punch.
  • A Sheng met Lin Xuan's punch with his palm, and their clash shook the Eighth Layer Palace as both stepped back.
  • Lin Xuan sent a gray-white hand at A Sheng from behind, but A Sheng blocked it with golden light after revealing he had already sensed the attack.
  • Lin Xuan judged A Sheng stronger than the Xuantian phantom and kept five percent of his strength concealed.
  • Lin Xuan and A Sheng unleashed another exchange of gray-white and golden power, while Qing Ling watched in fear.
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