Ch. 561Blue Lightning's Victory, Devastation as Far as the Eye Could See

Yu Xiaoheng defeated Qian Daoliu but collapsed from exhaustion after Qian Daoliu fled. The surviving members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan surrounded Yu Xiaoheng and formed a human shield against the remaining allied soul masters.

  • Qian Daoliu tried to attack Yu Xiaoheng, but the lingering Heaven's Wrath Violet Fire caused his injuries to worsen and threatened to shatter his Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
  • Qian Daoliu ordered a retreat and fled toward the horizon.
  • Yu Xiaoheng's Purple-Gold Ultimate Dragon disintegrated, and he fell into a crater on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's main peak.
  • The First Elder and other clan members rushed from the ruins and family quarters to protect Yu Xiaoheng.
  • The Blue Lightning Sect formed ranks around the crater, shielding Yu Xiaoheng, and the remaining allied soul masters broke down in fear.

Ch. 562The Besieged Island

Yu Yuanzhen learned that Yu Xiaoheng had driven off Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, saving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Yu Xiaogang collapsed after witnessing his brother’s victory. Months later, the sect had rebuilt much of its main peak but was isolated and economically strangled by Spirit Hall.

  • Yu Yuanzhen woke among the ruins and learned that Yu Xiaoheng had shattered Tang Wei’s Clear Sky Hammer and wounded Qian Daoliu, then fainted from his injuries and excitement.
  • Yu Xiaogang watched the crowd celebrate Yu Xiaoheng, called him “Brother,” and collapsed unconscious.
  • The surviving elders and disciples rebuilt the sect while Yu Xiaoheng slept and Yu Yuanzhen recovered, leaving the First Elder to manage affairs.
  • Several months later, Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect had not attacked again, but Spirit Hall had cut off the clan’s trade, businesses, and intelligence network.
  • Unknown Soul Masters camped near the sect and repeatedly robbed its procurement caravans, despite the First Elder sending stewards to drive them off.

Ch. 563Blue Lightning Sect Master, Yu Xiaoheng

After absorbing the Million Year Spirit Ring and recovering from his injuries, Yu Xiaoheng emerged from seclusion and took charge of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He became sect master and announced that he would leave the mountain to settle the clan’s debts with its enemies.

  • Yu Xiaoheng entered the hall and heard the stewards describe how the clan’s trade routes, intelligence network, and academy had been cut off.
  • Yu Xiaoheng said he would break through the clan’s blockade and collect its debts, claiming that Qian Daoliu and Tang Wei were no longer threats.
  • Yu Yuanzhen stepped down as sect master and appointed Yu Xiaoheng as his successor, and Yu Xiaoheng accepted.
  • Yu Xiaoheng named the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Clear Sky Sect, Lower Four Sects, Heaven Dou Empire, and Star Luo Empire as targets for a reckoning.
  • The Third Elder and Second Elder rose in support of Yu Xiaoheng’s plan to fight their way out.

Ch. 564Extorting Resources

Yu Xiaoheng planned to rebuild the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan by tempering its fighters with Heaven's Wrath Violet Fire and extorting supplies from the forces that had joined in its destruction. His demands spread across Douluo Continent, and the chapter left Ning Zhenyuan furious as a Blue Lightning Sect messenger confronted him.

  • Yu Xiaoheng suppressed the elders' eagerness to attack, explaining that the clan lacked manpower, supplies, and strength for a direct fight.
  • Yu Xiaoheng revealed that his Heaven's Wrath Violet Fire could temper bodies, and ordered willing elders and disciples to register with Yu Xiaogang for training.
  • After the steward warned that the clan was running out of food, Yu Xiaoheng demanded grain, Gold Soul Coins, and medicinal herbs from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and the Lower Four Sects.
  • The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sent messengers down the mountain, publicly announcing Yu Xiaoheng's demands and spreading the news across Douluo Continent.
  • A Blue Lightning Sect steward delivered the demand to Ning Zhenyuan, who trembled with rage in his wheelchair.

Ch. 565Whole Sect Body Tempering

Yu Xiaoheng used Heaven's Wrath Violet Fire to temper the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, restoring its members' strength and clearing Yu Yuanzhen's injuries. Afterward, Yu Xiaogang thanked his older brother, whose changed demeanor left Yu Xiaoheng reflecting on how different he had become.

  • Small sect masters secretly delivered grain to True Dragon Mountain, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan ate its first filling meal in months.
  • Yu Xiaoheng used Heaven's Wrath Violet Fire to temper more than three thousand disciples, burning away impurities and strengthening their bodies and Soul Power.
  • The Third Elder and Second Elder gained renewed strength, while several younger disciples broke through their bottlenecks.
  • Yu Yuanzhen expelled his lingering injuries and toxins, stabilized his Super Douluo realm, and praised the body-tempering method.
  • Yu Xiaogang told Yu Xiaoheng that the violet fire had helped his body withstand the power from Lin Wan'er's sacrifice, then thanked him.
  • Yu Xiaoheng remarked that Yu Xiaogang had never spoken to him that way before.

Ch. 566Seizing Seven Treasure Assets

Yu Xiaoheng led the Blue Lightning Sect in seizing the Seven Treasure Trading Association branch in Sunset Town. The group took control of the compound and uncovered its stores of Gold Soul Coins, medicinal herbs, and refined iron ore, while Yu Xiaoheng confronted the injured steward.

  • Yu Xiaoheng led more than five hundred Blue Lightning Sect disciples to the Seven Treasure Trading Association branch, where its steward warned them to leave.
  • Third Elder dismissed the steward's threats, charged through the guards' crossbow fire, and smashed down the branch's doors.
  • Third Elder ordered the disciples to wreck the trading association and defeat its guards.
  • Yu Xiaogang used the Dark Dragon to slam the steward to the ground and pinned him beneath his foot.
  • The Blue Lightning Sect took control of the compound and found its warehouses filled with Gold Soul Coins, medicinal herbs, and refined iron ore.
  • Yu Xiaoheng walked up to the injured steward, then looked over the seized supplies and the branch's signboard.

Ch. 567Yu Xiaoheng Has Little Time Left

The Blue Lightning Sect seized assets from the Lower Four Sects and both great empires under Yu Xiaoheng’s intimidating reputation. At the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao recoiled at news of the Blue Lightning Sect’s advance and retreated back into seclusion.

  • The Blue Lightning Sect’s Second Elder forced Black Tiger Sect Master Hei Kui to surrender the sect’s assets after a Spirit Douluo elder was maimed for resisting.
  • The Wind Sword Sect, Elephant Armored Sect, and Fire Leopard Sect each surrendered workshops, treasure, or trade routes under pressure from the Blue Lightning Sect.
  • Blue Lightning Sect disciples took over three royal medicinal gardens outside Heaven Dou City while the Shui sisters seized two black iron mines on the Star Luo Empire border.
  • Tang Wei told Tang Hao that the Blue Lightning Sect had reached the Clear Sky Sect’s affiliated forces, and Tang Hao’s lightning and Clear Sky Hammer trembled at the news.
  • Tang Hao claimed his cultivation had stalled and withdrew back into seclusion, leaving Tang Wei worried.

Ch. 568The Lower Four Sects Submit

Yu Xiaoheng prepared the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to seize resources across the continent while Spirit Hall waited for Qian Xunji to inherit the Angel God’s divine position. The sect’s two armies set out to crush resistance in the south and north.

  • Qian Daoliu ordered Ning Zhenyuan and Tang Wei to withdraw their forces and avoid provoking Yu Xiaoheng until Qian Xunji emerged from seclusion.
  • Yu Xiaoheng judged that attacking Spirit Hall would risk the clan’s destruction, so he resolved to strengthen himself and take the continent’s resources while Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect held back.
  • Yu Xiaoheng summoned the sect disciples for a departure ceremony and declared that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would seize supplies and industries to survive and dominate the continent.
  • Yu Yuanzhen assigned himself, the First Elder, and the Second Elder to lead the southern campaign, while Yu Xiaoheng took command of the northern force.
  • The Blue Lightning Sect’s two armies marched out to subdue factions and seize resources.

Ch. 569Four Elements Submit

Yu Xiaoheng arrived at Skywater Academy’s main hall to take control of the Four Element Academies’ northern resources. After demonstrating that his Wind Pattern could suppress Feng Che’s wind Soul Power, he secured the academies’ submission to Blue Lightning Sect.

  • Feng Che, Huo Yan, and Huo Ning worried that Yu Xiaoheng would attack the Four Element Academies as he had Black Tiger Sect and Wind Sword Sect.
  • Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi said Skywater Academy would follow the prevailing power and warned that resisting Yu Xiaoheng would bring destruction.
  • Yu Xiaoheng entered the hall and announced that Blue Lightning Sect would take over all Four Element Academy resources in the north.
  • Yu Xiaoheng used his Wind Pattern to suppress Feng Che’s wind Soul Power and demanded the academies’ resources.
  • Huo Yan and Feng Che agreed to submit, and Shui Yun'er and Shui Lingxi placed Skywater Academy under Yu Xiaoheng’s authority.

Ch. 570Attack on Heaven Dou

Yu Xiaoheng strengthened Huo Yan and ordered the Four Element Academy to prepare for an attack on Heaven Dou City. As Heaven Dou’s leaders debated Blue Lightning Sect’s growing power, they learned its army had already crossed Sunset Forest and was approaching the capital.

  • Huo Yan emerged from Yu Xiaoheng’s body-tempering method with Soul Power that he said was at least thirty percent stronger.
  • Yu Xiaoheng promised to help Feng Che reshape his Martial Soul after the academies handed over their resources, and appointed the Four Element Academy Blue Lightning Sect’s vanguard.
  • Feng Che and Huo Ning pledged their academies’ forces to Yu Xiaoheng, who ordered them to reorganize and target Heaven Dou City the next day.
  • Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing discussed Blue Lightning Sect’s annexations and concluded that it would not dare attack the imperial capital.
  • A bloodied Royal scout reported that Blue Lightning Sect’s army had crossed Sunset Forest and was charging toward Heaven Dou City.

Ch. 571Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Submit

Yu Xiaoheng confronted Prince Xue Xing and the Heaven Dou Empire’s Royal Knights over the empire’s overdue compensation to the Blue Lightning Sect. He unleashed Dragon Flame Lightning, routed the knights, and left Xue Xing terrified on the ground.

  • Prince Xue Xing ordered his Royal Knights to crush Yu Xiaoheng and the approaching Blue Lightning Sect forces.
  • Yu Xiaoheng demanded the promised Gold Soul Coins, refined iron, and medicinal herbs, then dismissed Xue Xing’s objections.
  • Yu Xiaoheng combined Dragon God Possession, Thunderclap, the Fire Pattern, and the Thunder Mark to unleash Dragon Flame Lightning.
  • The attack overwhelmed the three imperial consecrated experts and devastated the Royal Knights’ formation.
  • Prince Xue Xing’s horse was electrocuted, and he fell into the mud as Yu Xiaoheng approached.

Ch. 572A Change of Regime

Yu Xiaoheng defeated Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s three board members and forced its teachers and students to surrender. Meng Shenji struggled to sit up as the academy bowed to the Blue Lightning Sect’s power.

  • Yu Xiaoheng opened his Tribulation Slaying Dragon Domain, weakening Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin and striking Bai Baoshan’s Heavenly Star Furnace with Tribulation Lightning.
  • Zhi Lin attacked with his Skyblue Vines, but Yu Xiaoheng drained their Soul Power with his fifth Soul Skill, leaving Zhi Lin exhausted.
  • Meng Shenji sent a spiritual attack at Yu Xiaoheng, but the Purple-Gold Ultimate Dragon crushed it and the backlash felled Meng Shenji.
  • Yu Xiaoheng asked if anyone else would stop him, and a young teacher knelt and declared that the academy would surrender.
  • Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s teachers and students followed suit, while Meng Shenji struggled up into a sitting position.

Ch. 573The Fall of the Heaven Dou Empire

Yu Xiaoheng forced Xue Ye to surrender most of the Heaven Dou Empire’s wealth and resources to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan while keeping the Xue family on the throne. He explained that the clan would use its imperial influence to gather resources and strengthen its own disciples rather than burden itself with governing the empire.

  • Yu Xiaoheng demanded eighty percent of the treasury’s Gold Soul Coins, ancient medicinal herbs, control of refined iron mines, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • Yu Xiaoheng killed an old minister with lightning after the minister accused him of treason, and Xue Ye agreed to his demands.
  • Yu Xiaoheng allowed Xue Ye to remain emperor as Blue Lightning Sect disciples confiscated supplies from the palace.
  • The Second Elder questioned why Yu Xiaoheng had not destroyed the Xue family and claimed the throne for himself.
  • Yu Xiaoheng explained that the clan lacked the people to govern the empire, that the Xue family’s legitimacy shielded it from its rivals, and that the clan should focus on cultivation and expanding its population.

Ch. 574Attack on the Star Luo Empire

Yu Xiaoheng took Heaven Dou’s resources and sent the Blue Lightning Sect south to attack the Star Luo Empire before it could form an alliance with Spirit Hall. Dai Xiong prepared to defend his empire, confident that he and Zhu Min could defeat Yu Xiaoheng.

  • The Second Elder reported that the Blue Lightning Sect had seized most of Heaven Dou’s treasury, its ten-thousand-year herbs, and control of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Prince Xue Xing was imprisoned.
  • Yu Xiaoheng told the Second Elder to leave the Xue Family on the throne and march south to destroy the Star Luo Empire before it could ally with Spirit Hall.
  • The next morning, Yu Xiaoheng led Blue Lightning elites and Four Element Academy soul masters toward the Star Luo imperial capital as Shui Yun’er warned them of the empire’s formidable army and Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • A scout told Dai Xiong that Xue Ye had submitted to the Blue Lightning Sect and that Yu Xiaoheng was advancing on Star Luo.
  • Zhu Min said Star Luo could not rely on Spirit Hall or the other great sects, and Dai Xiong vowed to fight, trusting that he and Zhu Min could defeat Yu Xiaoheng.

Ch. 575The Fall of the Two Great Empires

Yu Xiaoheng demanded that Star Luo surrender most of its imperial treasury and resources, then overwhelmed Dai Xiong and Zhu Min with a powerful combined attack. Dai Xiong and Zhu Min were left gravely injured, while the Star Luo army was devastated.

  • Yu Xiaoheng confronted Dai Xiong and demanded eighty percent of Star Luo's treasury and all Ten Thousand Year herbs and rare mineral veins for the Blue Lightning Sect.
  • Dai Xiong ordered thirty thousand cavalrymen to prepare for battle, then he and Zhu Min attacked Yu Xiaoheng using the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Yu Xiaoheng combined his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Holy Dragon Bone skills to unleash the Heavenly Dragon Annihilation Strike.
  • The attack shattered the Hell White Tiger and hurled Star Luo's cavalry into the air, killing them in a rain of blood.
  • Dai Xiong and Zhu Min crashed to the ground with most of their meridians shattered and severe injuries.

Ch. 576Marching Forward, Seven Treasures

Yu Xiaoheng ordered the Blue Lightning Sect to seize Star Luo’s wealth and expand its strength while its forces attacked the Seven Treasure Trading Association in Heaven Dou City. He stopped Yu Kuang from massacring the association’s ordinary employees and ordered the sect to spare those coerced into serving it.

  • Yu Xiaoheng ordered the Second Elder to strip Star Luo’s treasury and send its refined iron and aged herbs to the sect while its disciples trained to become stronger.
  • Blue Lightning disciples loaded Star Luo Imperial City’s confiscated Gold Soul Coins and medicinal herbs onto carriages as officials and nobles watched in fear.
  • Yu Kuang’s forces stormed the Seven Treasure Trading Association in Heaven Dou City and prepared to kill its unarmed employees and their families.
  • Yu Xiaoheng arrived, shattered the lightning web, and challenged Yu Kuang for ordering a massacre of ordinary people.
  • Yu Xiaoheng ordered the sect to punish principal offenders, spare those coerced into following the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and kill its direct descendants and Soul Masters who resisted.

Ch. 577Yu Xiaoheng's Plans

Yu Xiaoheng rejected his followers’ proposal to attack Spirit Hall, warning that the conflict could cripple their forces despite their recent conquests. He ordered the seized wealth and resources distributed for cultivation and forbade anyone from provoking Spirit Hall.

  • The Second Elder reported that Blue Lightning Royal Academy had taken over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s banks and auction houses, bringing their wealth beyond that of the rest of the continent combined.
  • Feng Che and Huo Yan urged Yu Xiaoheng to attack Spirit Hall while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Four Element Academy were riding high from their victories.
  • Yu Xiaoheng warned that Spirit Hall’s hidden strength and Qian Daoliu’s power made an attack too costly, and said his goal had been to gather resources for cultivation.
  • Yu Xiaoheng ordered the resources distributed and the disciples sent into secluded cultivation, forbidding them from provoking Spirit Hall personnel.

Ch. 578Seven Treasures Surrenders

After Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan seized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s enterprises and surrounded its headquarters, Ning Zhenyuan surrendered rather than let his sect be destroyed. He offered his son Ning Fengzhi as a hostage and pledged the sect’s loyalty to Blue Lightning.

  • Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan took over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s businesses, leaving the sect short of resources and unable to hire Soul Masters.
  • Ning Zhenyuan learned that neither the Clear Sky Sect nor Spirit Hall would help, while Blue Lightning forces encircled the sect.
  • Yu Xiaoheng ordered his army to prepare to storm the mountain as the protective formation weakened.
  • Ning Zhenyuan ordered the gates opened and surrendered, leading Ning Fengzhi and the sect’s disarmed disciples out to meet Yu Xiaoheng.
  • Ning Zhenyuan offered Ning Fengzhi as a hostage and promised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would submit to Blue Lightning for generations.

Ch. 579Counterattack Plans of the Major Powers

Yu Xiaoheng halted the Blue Lightning Sect’s advance after warning that Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu could threaten them. He ordered the sect to consolidate its territory and cultivate, leaving Qian Daoliu wary of his strategy.

  • Blue Lightning disciples urged Yu Xiaoheng to destroy the Clear Sky Sect, but he ordered them to stop the attack.
  • Yu Xiaoheng revealed that Tang Chen was alive in Slaughter City and had reached level ninety-nine, making an assault on the Clear Sky Sect too dangerous.
  • Yu Xiaoheng warned that Spirit Hall’s Qian Daoliu could join forces with Tang Chen, and said he would grow stronger using the resources he had acquired.
  • Yu Xiaoheng ordered Blue Lightning elites to withdraw, cultivate, defend their territory, and avoid direct conflict with the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall.
  • The Blue Lightning army withdrew to Thunder Mountain Valley and fortified its holdings, while Qian Daoliu questioned Yu Xiaoheng’s motives.

Ch. 580Blue Lightning's Growth

Yu Xiaoheng withdrew his forces and fortified the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s territory, leaving his enemies’ plans in ruins while he built up his strength and resources. As hostage Ning Fengzhi studied the sect’s accounts, he saw how its vast supplies were driving a new wave of cultivation.

  • Tang Wei told the Second Elder that Yu Xiaoheng had withdrawn because he looked down on the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Hao froze with his wine cup raised.
  • The remnants of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, Star Luo nobles, and other factions gathered to plan an uprising, but an intelligence messenger announced that Yu Xiaoheng had withdrawn his troops and sealed the passes.
  • Yu Xiaoheng watched the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan distribute resources and train its disciples, then thought of Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu as remnants awaiting destruction.
  • Ning Fengzhi reviewed the clan’s material records and saw that herbs, rare resources, and equipment were being distributed on a massive scale.
  • Ning Fengzhi recalled how the clan’s disciples were breaking through their cultivation bottlenecks in batches, and compared their resource use with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s spending.
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