Ch. 261Written Test

After Yan Lingzhuo helped Jia Youcai recover from his grueling training, he joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s marriage selection and easily completed its written test. He left the hall confident that he had passed and met Yan Lingzhuo outside.

  • Yan Lingzhuo helped Jia Youcai wash up and recover, and they discussed whether Sword Douluo would train him again.
  • The preliminary selection ended with thirty-eight candidates, including Jia Youcai, and a sect disciple escorted him to the marriage selection venue.
  • Jia Youcai saw Ning Fengzhi, the Sword and Bone Titled Douluo, and strong competitors including Xie Yue and Yan at the crowded venue.
  • An elderly official announced that the selection would have a written test, a Combat Test, and a final test set by Ning Wanning.
  • Jia Youcai answered the written test using what Ning Tianhao had taught him and finished quickly.
  • Yan Lingzhuo met Jia Youcai outside the examination hall, and he boasted that the test had been easy.

Ch. 262Combat Test

Jia Youcai passed the written test and won his Combat Test match against Clear Sky Sect disciple Tang Hu. His victory advanced him toward the next stage of the selection.

  • The old man announced that thirty-three candidates had passed the written test and explained the Combat Test, while Jia Youcai received a first-round bye.
  • Yan Lingzhuo woke Jia Youcai when his match against Tang Hu was called.
  • Jia Youcai used Blue Silver Grass to bind Tang Hu and kick him to the ground after dodging Tang Hu's hammer attack.
  • Tang Hu broke free with Human-Hammer Fusion, but Jia Youcai's Blue Silver Overlord Spear and renewed bindings overwhelmed him.
  • Jia Youcai held the spear to Tang Hu's forehead, and the referee declared him the winner.

Ch. 263Ultimate Trial

Jia Youcai entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ultimate trial to retrieve the Glazed Heart from its Secret Realm. As the realm opened, he suspected Ning Wanning possessed a Dark Glazed Tile Pagoda.

  • Jia Youcai returned to the viewing area after defeating his opponent, then went back to the residence with Xiao Zhuo.
  • Jia Youcai chose the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and Six-Winged Fallen Angel Spirit for the trial, preparing to face Chou Ze’s Dark Holy Dragon.
  • Ning Wanning announced that the nine Combat Test survivors had to retrieve the Glazed Heart from the Secret Realm within one day, and Ning Fengzhi explained its importance to the sect.
  • Ning Wanning opened the Secret Realm with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and invited the competitors inside.
  • Jia Youcai studied Ning Wanning and suspected that her pagoda was the mutated Dark Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Ch. 264Brawl

Inside the Secret Realm, Chou Ze fought the group that attacked him, using the Dark Holy Dragon to overwhelm their combined martial soul skills. Xie Yue and Yan joined the assault, but Chou Ze’s Evil Dragon Inverse Scale armor withstood both of their attacks.

  • Chou Ze summoned the Dark Holy Dragon and challenged everyone except Jia Youcai to attack him together.
  • Seven contestants attacked Chou Ze, but he evaded their strikes and knocked several of them down with the dragon’s claw.
  • Chou Ze melted ice spikes, broke free of vines, crushed lightning spears, and launched a black sphere that devoured the group’s attacks.
  • Xie Yue used Demon Moon Kill and Yan unleashed Flying Sand Mad Flame against Chou Ze.
  • Chou Ze activated Evil Dragon Inverse Scale, and his dark gold dragon armor repelled Xie Yue’s Moon Blade and endured Yan’s fiery sandstorm.

Ch. 265Angel Battles Dragon

Jia Youcai challenged Chou Ze after Chou Ze defeated the other seven, and the two fought as Jia Youcai used his Fallen Angel and Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda abilities against the Dark Holy Dragon. Chou Ze’s Soul Power dwindled during the battle, and Jia Youcai waited in his dark domain for Chou Ze’s Martial Soul Avatar to collapse.

  • Jia Youcai boosted his strength, speed, and spirit with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, then attacked Chou Ze with his sword and black feathers.
  • Jia Youcai unleashed Corrosive Feather Blade, and Chou Ze swallowed many of the feathers with Soul Devouring before the remaining blades damaged his scales.
  • Jia Youcai wounded Chou Ze with his sword and Sword Qi while Chou Ze countered with his claws and tail.
  • Jia Youcai created a dark domain with Sun-Eating Wings, obscuring Chou Ze’s vision as he tried to prolong the fight.
  • Chou Ze fired Annihilation Dragon Breath, but Jia Youcai dodged it with an afterimage and struck Chou Ze’s dragon head with Sword Qi.
  • Chou Ze’s Soul Power fell to the point that he could release at most one more Soul Skill before his Martial Soul Avatar collapsed, while Jia Youcai waited in the dark domain.

Ch. 266Questions and Answers

Jia Youcai defeated Chou Ze and was drawn into the Love Vortex Realm, where he failed the guardian’s questions about love and emotions. The realm transformed into a darkness filled with evil ghosts, and Jia Youcai prepared to fight them.

  • Jia Youcai used the Fallen Heaven Primordial Bullet to blast Chou Ze unconscious, then continued toward the Glazed Heart.
  • A seven-colored vortex appeared and pulled Jia Youcai into the Love Vortex Realm.
  • The guardian told Jia Youcai he had to answer four questions to enter the palace and seek the Glazed Heart.
  • Jia Youcai chose strength over emotions, money over emotions, others’ happiness over his own dreams, and denied having regrets or believing in love.
  • The guardian vanished, the realm turned dark, and a Hell Gate opened to release evil ghosts at Jia Youcai.

Ch. 267Ning Wanning's Past

Jia Youcai fought the monsters inside the Secret Realm while Ning Wanning’s dark power erupted outside, leaving her in desperate need of the Glazed Heart. After her family temporarily suppressed the power, Ning Rongrong warned Jia Youcai that he would lose the Nirvana Scarlet Sun Ginseng if he failed to obtain the Glazed Heart, but he said he had already failed the Love Vortex Realm.

  • Jia Youcai continued defeating monsters and absorbed the Dark Energy they left behind into his Fallen Angel Martial Soul.
  • Ning Wanning’s dark power surged after she opened the Secret Realm, blackening her skin and attacking her body.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Ning Tianhao, and the elders combined their Pagodas’ power to suppress Ning Wanning’s dark power temporarily.
  • Ning Wanning’s past revealed that her power had erupted repeatedly, and her parents had confined her to the sect while seeking a husband who might help her obtain the Glazed Heart.
  • Ning Rongrong contacted Jia Youcai and threatened to withhold the Nirvana Scarlet Sun Ginseng if he failed to obtain the Glazed Heart.
  • Jia Youcai told Ning Rongrong that he had already failed the Love Vortex Realm, and she called him useless.

Ch. 268All Failed

Everyone failed to pass the trial in the Secret Realm, while Ning Wanning's dark power worsened after Chou Ze's body was returned. Jia Youcai proposed taking her to a spirit spring for a chance to stabilize her condition, and Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo Chen Xin agreed to accompany him.

  • Everyone in the Secret Realm except Chou Ze tried and failed, and Jia Youcai dragged Chou Ze's body outside as he left.
  • Ning Wanning coughed up black blood, and Ning Fengzhi and the elders failed to suppress the dark power raging inside her.
  • Ning Rongrong ordered Jia Youcai to return to the Love Vortex Realm and obtain the Glazed Heart, threatening to withhold his promised Nirvana Scarlet Sun Ginseng if he refused.
  • Jia Youcai said he could try to ease Ning Wanning's condition at a natural spirit spring, though Ning Tianhao and Ning Fengzhi questioned the risk.
  • Ning Rongrong chose to go with Jia Youcai, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin joined them to guard her.

Ch. 269Treating the Symptoms, Not the Root Cause

Jia Youcai brought Yan Lingzhuo, Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, and Ning Wanning to meet Qian Renxue, hoping she could help with Wanning’s condition. They reached the forest rendezvous around midnight and waited for Qian Renxue, with Jia Youcai warning Chen Xin that they could only treat the symptoms, not cure the root cause.

  • Jia Youcai told Yan Lingzhuo about his promise to help Ning Wanning, and she eagerly agreed to go with him.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo flew with Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, and Ning Wanning toward the place where he and Qian Renxue had first completed their second-stage Spirit Fusion.
  • Jia Youcai contacted Qian Renxue through their sea of consciousness, and she agreed to meet them at the hot spring after finishing her work.
  • Jia Youcai’s group arrived around midnight, and he told Chen Xin that they could treat Ning Wanning’s symptoms but not cure the underlying cause.
  • A golden-haired woman emerged from the forest as the group waited for Qian Renxue.

Ch. 270Banishing the Dark Affliction

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue began purifying the dark power inside Ning Wanning, but the force resisted and threatened to consume her. Qian Renxue forced out some of it before stopping to protect Ning Wanning, and suspected that someone had triggered the affliction by making her eat something unclean.

  • Jia Youcai asked everyone to leave so Qian Renxue could treat Ning Wanning, and Chen Xin and Yan Lingzhuo agreed.
  • Jia Youcai raised the Fallen Angel's Eternal Night Curtain and explained Ning Wanning's condition and their treatment plan to Qian Renxue.
  • Qian Renxue used her purifying power to force the dark force from Ning Wanning while Jia Youcai absorbed it with his Fallen Angel Martial Soul.
  • When the dark power resisted and Ning Wanning began to suffer, Qian Renxue unleashed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and Head Bone to suppress it.
  • Qian Renxue stopped when she could force out no more without endangering Ning Wanning, then told Jia Youcai she suspected someone had triggered the affliction by feeding Ning Wanning something unclean.

Ch. 271Reunion and Parting

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue helped Ning Wanning expel about half of the dark power in her body and learned it may have been deliberately caused. After collecting his reward, Jia Youcai parted from Qian Renxue, who returned to her Angel God Trial, while four of the six required Exclusive Angel Spirit Bones remained unfound.

  • Qian Renxue told Jia Youcai that Ning Wanning's dark power showed signs of having been deliberately catalyzed, and they explained that they had expelled about half of it.
  • Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin thanked Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue, and Chen Xin promised to investigate who had harmed Ning Wanning.
  • Ning Rongrong gave Jia Youcai the Nirvana Scarlet Sun Ginseng as his reward.
  • Chen Xin carried Ning Wanning away with Ning Rongrong, while Jia Youcai, Qian Renxue, and Yan Lingzhuo stayed behind to talk.
  • Qian Renxue said goodbye to Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo, then flew away to continue her Angel God Trial.
  • Jia Youcai remained focused on Qian Renxue's departure and noted that four of the six Exclusive Angel Spirit Bones needed to help her become a god were still missing.

Ch. 272Draw and Guess

Jia Youcai gave Yan Lingzhuo a Nirvana Scarlet Sun Ginseng and traveled with her to the Yan Family, where her parents welcomed Jia warmly. Later, Jia and Yan Lingzhuo played Draw and Guess, and the chapter ended as Jia began to whisper her request.

  • Jia Youcai gave Yan Lingzhuo the Nirvana Scarlet Sun Ginseng and accompanied her to the Yan Family to store it safely.
  • Yan Tianxiong and Qing Yuexi praised Jia Youcai over dinner and urged Yan Lingzhuo to learn from her and cultivate diligently.
  • Yan Lingzhuo invited Jia Youcai to play Draw and Guess, and they took turns identifying Soul Beasts.
  • Yan Lingzhuo guessed Jia Youcai's drawing incorrectly and asked her to carry her while imitating a Soul Beast.
  • Yan Lingzhuo kissed Jia Youcai on the cheek as a reward, and Jia began whispering her own request.

Ch. 273Nightmare's Kiss

After a nightmare about Ning Wanning, Jia Youcai spent a peaceful week with Yan Lingzhuo before discovering a clue to the third Angel Spirit Bone. He planned to travel with Yan Lingzhuo to the Coral Islands, where the clue pointed to a subordinate force of Artifact Spirit Hall.

  • Jia Youcai dreamed that a ghostly Ning Wanning approached and kissed him, then woke in fear beside Yan Lingzhuo and kept the dream to himself.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo spent the next day together, then enjoyed a week of leisurely days.
  • Jia Youcai discovered a clue to the third Angel Spirit Bone on a virtual map, locating it at an Artifact Spirit Hall subordinate force in the Coral Islands.
  • Jia Youcai invited Yan Lingzhuo to travel with him to the Coral Islands, and she agreed.
  • Yan Lingzhuo briefly explained their plans to her parents before they prepared to leave.

Ch. 274Sea Mist

Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo arrived at the fog-shrouded Coral Islands, checked into the Sea Mist Inn, and ate at a local seafood restaurant. They heard that the fog had been growing thicker and fishermen had gone missing at sea, then returned to the inn to rest.

  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo descended through the dense fog and landed in a small town on the Coral Islands.
  • Jia Youcai paid ten silver coins for a two-day stay at the Sea Mist Inn, and the two settled into their room.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo went to a seafood restaurant and ordered several dishes.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo overheard diners say the fog was thickening and several fishermen had not returned from the sea.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo returned to the inn to rest until the next day.

Ch. 275Strange Roar

During a violent storm on the Coral Islands, Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo heard a terrifying roar and suspected something was wrong with the island. After Yan Lingzhuo fell asleep, Jia Youcai sent an apparition formed from his Fallen Angel Martial Soul to investigate.

  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo watched the sudden downpour flood the streets and discussed their suspicions about the island.
  • The innkeeper and guests discovered that floodwaters had forced open the warehouse and swept goods through the back courtyard.
  • A strange beastlike roar silenced everyone, and Yan Lingzhuo warned that it did not sound like an ordinary animal.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo returned to their room, changed into dry clothes, and waited for the storm to pass.
  • After Yan Lingzhuo fell asleep, Jia Youcai activated his Fallen Angel Martial Soul and sent its black shadow through the wall to investigate.

Ch. 276Angel Spirit Bone

As the storm continued to batter the town, Jia Youcai read the histories of the Six-Winged Angel’s Exclusive Soul Bones while he and Yan Lingzhuo waited in the inn. When floodwaters began washing away houses, they packed their belongings and gathered with the other guests, unsure where they could find safety.

  • Jia Youcai checked the updated Card Pool, dismissed the Blue Silver Emperor, and read the histories of three of the Six-Winged Angel’s Exclusive Soul Bones.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo woke to find that the torrential rain had not stopped.
  • An inn attendant warned Jia Youcai that floodwaters were washing away houses and urged the guests to pack their important belongings.
  • Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo packed their luggage and went to the inn’s crowded main hall.
  • The innkeeper told the guests to seek higher ground, but admitted he did not know where they could go.

Ch. 277Stormy Waves by the Sea

Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo flew east through the torrential rain and found Fish Monsters overrunning the shore, where Chen Shixuan and Artifact Soul Academy students were fighting them. After a deeper roar came from the sea, Jia Youcai left Yan Lingzhuo on the ground and prepared to investigate the waters.

  • Jia Youcai sensed chaotic Soul Power in the east and agreed to take Yan Lingzhuo with him to investigate.
  • Jia Youcai summoned the Seven Kill Sword and flew with Yan Lingzhuo to the eastern shore, where Fish Monsters were attacking the town.
  • Chen Shixuan, Ling Qianbian, Bai Xiaoke, and Jin Kai fought the Fish Monsters despite the storm, with their coordinated spirit skills holding the creatures back.
  • Sea tentacles seized several spirit masters and dragged them toward the water as Jia Youcai prepared to intervene.
  • A deep roar sounded from the sea, and Jia Youcai told Yan Lingzhuo to wait on the ground while he investigated the waters.

Ch. 278Sea Disaster

Jia Youcai escaped a giant octopus-like sea beast and discovered a massive wave racing toward the shore. He warned the fighters and tried to lead them to higher ground, but the wave struck before they could escape, overwhelming the shoreline.

  • Jia Youcai evaded the sea beast's tentacles and escaped as it sank back to the seabed.
  • Jia Youcai spotted an enormous wave and flew to shore to warn the people fighting Fish Monsters.
  • Jia Youcai forced back Fish Monsters to get the fighters' attention, and Chen Shixuan ordered everyone to retreat to higher ground.
  • The first wave swept up several soul masters, and Fish Monsters attacked them as Jia Youcai fought the creatures and carried stragglers toward safety.
  • More people were swallowed, dragged underwater, or killed as waves destroyed buildings and flooded the shoreline.

Ch. 279Another Six-Winged Angel

Jia Youcai watched a mysterious woman use a pale violet bow and angelic power to drive a gigantic sea monster back into the depths, ending the attack on shore. He recognized that she possessed an Angel Torso Bone and wondered why she carried a trace of divinity.

  • Jia Youcai saw a six-winged angel phantom appear and realized that Qian Renxue was not the one who had summoned it.
  • Jia Youcai considered whether the woman came from another branch of the Angel Clan.
  • The woman in a white robe fired a storm of Sacred Power arrows from her pale violet bow at the gigantic sea monster.
  • The arrows wounded the monster and forced it to retreat into the sea, though Jia Youcai knew it would recover after resting and feeding.
  • The waves calmed and the soul beasts retreated after losing their leader.
  • Jia Youcai sensed an Angel Torso Bone within the woman and wondered why she possessed a trace of divinity.

Ch. 280Artificial Herb Garden

Yue Gang rescued the exhausted woman after the sea soul beasts retreated and brought her to an herb garden’s healing hot spring. Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo waited as the woman began to glow, but she had not yet awakened.

  • Yan Lingzhuo caught the unconscious woman as she fell, and Yue Gang arrived and drove the sea soul beasts away.
  • Yue Gang asked Chen Shixuan to lead the warriors to rescue injured civilians and arrange shelter.
  • Yue Gang took Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo to an Artificial Herb Garden and lowered the woman into its hot spring.
  • Yue Gang explained that the spring’s life force could restore the woman, and Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo waited beside her.
  • The woman began to glow as the hot spring nourished her, while Jia Youcai hesitated to interrupt Yue Gang’s meditation.
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