Ch. 162Qian Renxue vs. Tang Xiao (2)

Qian Renxue used her Dark Flame Six-Winged Angel True Form and strengthened Angel's Domain to overpower Tang Xiao. Bibi Dong stopped the Clear Sky Sect elders from intervening, and Qian Renxue killed Tang Xiao.

  • Qian Renxue activated her Martial Soul Avatar and expanded Angel's Domain, weakening Tang Xiao and dissolving his Soul Power.
  • Tang Xiao unleashed his ninth soul skill, Heavenly Strike, and Qian Renxue countered with Angel Phantom, destroying the Clear Sky Hammer phantom.
  • Qian Renxue's Angel's Fire engulfed Tang Xiao as her domain continued to weaken him.
  • Bibi Dong attacked the Clear Sky Sect elders with Spider Emperor's Wrath and Snow Dance Spider Emperor's Domain, killing the eight Soul Douluo and injuring the five elders.
  • Qian Renxue slashed Tang Xiao with her Sacred Sword, and he died as his body dispersed in dark golden light.

Ch. 163Brought to Justice

After Qian Renxue celebrated the Six-Winged Angel martial soul in Spirit City, Bibi Dong ordered the Clear Sky Sect members who had attacked Spirit Hall to be punished. The Clear Sky Sect elders were executed, and Ning Fengzhi declined to join Tang San against Spirit Hall, leaving the sect’s survivors to seek another path.

  • Qian Renxue declared the Six-Winged Angel martial soul the strongest in the world as Spirit City’s people worshipped her.
  • Bibi Dong rejected Ning Fengzhi’s plea for mercy and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to attack the Clear Sky Sect members; Qian Renxue joined them.
  • Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo defeated the Clear Sky Sect elders, and Qian Renxue beheaded the five surviving elders.
  • Bibi Dong declared the competition over and ordered the Clear Sky Sect bodies removed; Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin took Tang San and the others to a hotel.
  • Tang Tian confirmed the Clear Sky Sect had committed all its Titled Douluo to the attack, and Tang San knelt before Ning Fengzhi to ask him to seek justice.
  • Ning Fengzhi refused to confront Spirit Hall or promise an alliance, but told Tang San he would help him and urged him to grow stronger.

Ch. 164Destination

After graduation, Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar, Tang San cut ties with Yu Xiaogang, and the Shrek students chose separate paths. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s victory banquet, Xue Ke’s companions discussed their futures before she entered the Dao Demon Space.

  • Ning Rongrong rejected Oscar’s feelings and reminded him that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect forbade core disciples from marrying Support Soul Masters without combat ability, so Oscar left heartbroken.
  • Tang San announced he would return to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Hu and severed his teacher-student relationship with Yu Xiaogang.
  • Dai Mubai planned to return to the Star Luo Empire, Ma Hongjun planned to stay at Shrek Academy, and Oscar planned to travel the continent alone; Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Tailong made a pact to reunite in three years.
  • At the victory banquet, Bai Chenxiang, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan showed they would stay by Xue Ke, while Ye Lingling prepared to return to the Nine Heart Begonia Clan.
  • Ye Lingling thanked her friends, and after the banquet ended, Xue Ke entered the Dao Demon Space.

Ch. 165Braised Donuts

Xue Ke spent a night with Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, sharing hot pot and braised donuts beneath the stars. After reflecting on her purpose, she returned to the hotel at dawn, determined to bring peace to the Douluo Continent.

  • Qian Renxue invited Xue Ke to take a break from cultivation, and Bibi Dong agreed that Xue Ke deserved to relax.
  • Bibi Dong took Qian Renxue and Xue Ke to the top of Pope Mountain, where Xue Ke prepared hot pot for them.
  • Xue Ke tricked Qian Renxue into tasting tripe and Beef Tendon, prompting Qian Renxue to pounce on her before Bibi Dong explained the food.
  • Qian Renxue shared Braised Donuts with Xue Ke and Bibi Dong as they enjoyed the night together.
  • Xue Ke reflected beneath the stars and believed her mission was to bring peace and a better life to ordinary people across the Douluo Continent.
  • Xue Ke left Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong and quietly returned to the hotel as dawn approached.

Ch. 166Emerald Prince

Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue publicized the Angel descendants’ victory, while Xue Ke sought a divine inheritance and returned to Heaven Dou City with her team. Emperor Xue Ye rewarded the champions and granted Xue Ke the unprecedented title of Emerald Prince.

  • Qian Renxue persuaded Bibi Dong to publish news of the Angel descendants’ deeds to restore faith in the Angel Ancestral God, despite exposing her identity.
  • As the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team traveled home, Xue Ke asked Xue Qinghe about divine inheritances and learned that Sea God Island was the only known option besides the Angel Clan.
  • Xue Ke consulted the Life God King, who refused to pass on her divine position and said it was not yet time to explain the Seed of Life.
  • Xue Ke considered seeking the Sea God’s recognition and planned to ask Emperor Xue Ye for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
  • After the team returned to Heaven Dou City, Emperor Xue Ye awarded its members titles and riches, then named Xue Ke Emerald Prince and granted her a residence and two fiefs.

Ch. 167The Dark Guard's Allegiance

After Spirit Hall’s destruction of the Clear Sky Sect and its public campaign against the sect, Emperor Xue Ye sought Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke’s counsel on Heaven Dou’s precarious position. He entrusted Xue Ke with the Dark Guard, though she recognized that he also intended her to keep Xue Qinghe in check.

  • Emperor Xue Ye summoned Xue Ke and Xue Qinghe to his Study and gave them Spirit Hall’s newspaper and theory journal to read.
  • Xue Qinghe argued that Spirit Hall had first elevated the Clear Sky Sect through its publications so its eventual downfall would be more devastating.
  • Xue Ke said Spirit Hall’s overwhelming strength and the return of the Angel Martial Soul showed it was preparing to pursue its ambitions openly.
  • Xue Ye feared for the Heaven Dou Empire, while Xue Qinghe said he could see no way to break the power imbalance with Spirit Hall.
  • Xue Ye gave Xue Ke the token that mobilized the Dark Guard, and Xue Ke realized he meant for her to keep Xue Qinghe in check.

Ch. 168You Be the Rock, I'll Be the Reed

Xue Ye made Xue Ke a restraint on Qian Renxue’s power, but Qian Renxue told Xue Ke she intended to yield the Heaven Dou throne to her. The next day, Xue Ke asked Xue Ye for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, claiming she had felt drawn to it since childhood.

  • Xue Ye explained that Xue Ke would help keep Qian Renxue from wielding unchecked power, as Xue Xing had once restrained him.
  • After removing her disguise, Qian Renxue asked whether Xue Ke would still support her becoming emperor, and Xue Ke admitted she was torn by her loyalty to the Xue family.
  • Qian Renxue said she planned to ascend to the Divine Realm and believed Xue Ke was better suited to rule the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Xue Ke affirmed her bond with Qian Renxue, and the two understood each other without further words.
  • The next day, Xue Ke asked Xue Ye for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and said a mysterious voice had drawn her to it since childhood.

Ch. 169Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud

Xue Ke received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from the Imperial Treasury and learned more about the Heaven Dou Empire’s Dark Guard. After returning to the Prince’s Mansion, she tried to connect with the Shroud, but its power struck her unconscious and cut her forehead.

  • Xue Ye rewarded Xue Ke by letting her retrieve the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and anything else she wanted from the Imperial Treasury.
  • Su Pei gave Xue Ke the Shroud and Shi Nian’s skull bone, then explained the Dark Guard’s personnel and strength.
  • Xue Ke followed Xue Qinghe to the Prince’s Mansion, where Qian Renxue returned to her original appearance and asked whether Xue Ke had lied to Xue Ye.
  • Xue Ke admitted the Shroud attracted her and poured spiritual power into it, but its force rebounded and knocked her unconscious, leaving a cut on her forehead.

Ch. 170Sea God Appears

Xue Ke awakened after the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s phantom examined her and revealed itself as the Sea God, who decided to consider her as his inheritor. Qian Renxue believed Xue Ke had found her divine inheritance, while Xue Ke wondered how it would compare with Tang San’s.

  • The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud absorbed Xue Ke’s blood, knocked her unconscious, and produced a phantom that called her a great treasure before returning to the artifact.
  • Inside Xue Ke’s sea of consciousness, the Sea God encountered the Life God King, who said Xue Ke was not her inheritor and would not be stopped from accepting the Sea God’s divine position.
  • The Sea God discovered a Demon Seed in Xue Ke’s dantian and chose to pursue her as an inheritor, deciding that opposing Asura was worth the opportunity.
  • Xue Ke woke after two hours in Qian Renxue’s arms, but she could not remember seeing the blue phantom.
  • Qian Renxue recounted her conversation with the phantom and concluded that Xue Ke had found a divine inheritance; Xue Ke privately compared it with Tang San’s and considered their allies’ strength.

Ch. 171Birthday Banquet

Xue Ke prepared a soul bone as a birthday gift for Ning Rongrong and attended the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's banquet with Xue Qinghe. The chapter ended as Ning Rongrong saw the gift inside the brocade box.

  • Xue Ke chose Shi Nian's skull, a soul bone from the Imperial Treasury, as Ning Rongrong's birthday present and discussed plans concerning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.
  • Xue Ke and Xue Qinghe arrived at Ning Rongrong's birthday banquet, where the guests crowded around them and briefly made Ning Rongrong feel overlooked.
  • Xue Ke reminded the guests that Ning Rongrong was the birthday guest of honor and apologized to her for drawing attention away from her.
  • Xue Ke handed Ning Rongrong a brocade box, and Ning Rongrong's attention fixed on the soul bone inside.

Ch. 172Persuading Ning Fengzhi (1)

Xue Ke celebrated Ning Rongrong’s birthday with a soul bone and a specially made cake, then asked Ning Fengzhi whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would support the Heaven Dou Empire or Spirit Hall. Ning Fengzhi questioned why she asked, and Xue Ke pointed out that neither the Empire nor the sect could likely defeat Spirit Hall, leaving the sect’s allegiance unresolved.

  • Xue Ke gave Ning Rongrong a Gemstone Head Soul Bone, while Xue Qinghe presented her with a Wide-sleeved Flowing Immortal Skirt.
  • Xue Ke surprised Ning Rongrong with a birthday cake, and the guests celebrated with dances before the banquet ended.
  • Xue Ke asked Ning Fengzhi whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would stand with the Heaven Dou Empire or Spirit Hall, and Ning Rongrong declared support for the Empire.
  • Ning Fengzhi asked Xue Ke why she raised the question, and Xue Ke explained that the Empire and the sect might both be unable to contend with Spirit Hall.

Ch. 173Persuading Ning Fengzhi (II)

Xue Ke and Xue Qinghe explained why the Heaven Dou Empire planned to submit to Spirit Hall rather than risk a devastating war. Ning Fengzhi accepted that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had little choice but to follow the tide and decided to meet the Pope in Spirit City.

  • Xue Ke argued that the Heaven Dou Empire was too weak and divided to defeat Spirit Hall, and that the Star Luo Empire would not come to its aid.
  • Xue Qinghe confirmed that he shared Xue Ke’s view and that the Heaven Dou Empire had already contacted Spirit Hall about submitting in exchange for the imperial family’s safety.
  • Chen Xin condemned Xue Ke for surrendering, but Xue Ke defended her decision as a way to spare soldiers and common people from war.
  • Ning Fengzhi questioned whether Spirit Hall would eventually kill Xue Ke, but she said she trusted her strength and her connections with Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
  • Ning Fengzhi decided to travel to Spirit City to meet the Pope and secure better terms for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ch. 174When Has There Ever Been Peaceful Time in This World?

Xue Ke helped Ning Rongrong face the responsibilities of adulthood, and Ning Rongrong resolved to protect those who had protected her. After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Xue Ke learned that Tang San and others were trying to recruit the Breaking Clan, forcing her to consider what to do next.

  • Ning Rongrong invited Xue Ke to stay overnight and brought her to her bedchamber for a private conversation.
  • Ning Rongrong worried that growing up meant taking on fear, pain, and burdens, and Xue Ke urged her to accept her duties as the young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Ning Rongrong realized that her mission was to protect the people who had cared for her, then thanked Xue Ke.
  • Xue Ke and Xue Qinghe left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the next morning.
  • A Speed Clan disciple delivered Bai He's letter, which reported that the Clear Sky Sect had sent Tang San and others to the Breaking Clan in an attempt to win it over.
  • Xue Ke learned Bai He was visiting the Breaking Clan and considered the warning.

Ch. 175Tang San: My Father Did Nothing Wrong!

Xue Ke sent Bai He instructions to act as he saw fit while Tang San returned to the Clear Sky Sect and endured its elders’ demand that he accept blame for Tang Hao. After the sect agreed to pursue the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, Tang San joined its five elders in planning how to approach them.

  • Xue Ke wrote Bai He a letter directing him to follow her instructions, then celebrated the plan with a Braised Donut.
  • Tang San returned to the Clear Sky Sect and faced hostility from disciples who blamed Tang Hao for the sect’s losses.
  • The senior elder allowed Tang San to rejoin the sect only if he admitted Tang Hao had been wrong and vowed to atone for him.
  • Tang San concealed his resentment and vowed to avenge the humiliation once he became strong enough.
  • At the sect meeting, Tang San proposed recruiting the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, and the five elders approved his plan.
  • Tang San advised the elders to focus on those two clans rather than the Speed Clan, and they invited him to accompany them.

Ch. 176Gathering of the Three Single-Attribute Clans

The Breaking, Defense, and Speed Clans gathered at the Breaking Clan headquarters as the Clear Sky Sect tried to bring its former affiliates back under its authority. Bai He informed Xue Ke of the Clear Sky Sect’s approach, and the three clan heads awaited her advice as tensions rose.

  • Yang Wudi drove away Clear Sky Sect disciples who had urged the Breaking Clan to return, denouncing the sect for abandoning them when they needed help.
  • Bai Chenxiang urged Bai He to tell Xue Ke about the Clear Sky Sect’s movements, so Bai He sent a letter to Heaven Dou City.
  • Niu Gao arrived late after driving Clear Sky Sect representatives away from the Defense Clan and agreed with Yang Wudi that their clans should not let the sect drag them down again.
  • Bai He told Yang Wudi and Niu Gao that he had asked Xue Ke for advice, explaining her title of Emerald Prince and praising her judgment.

Ch. 177Framed

Bai He received Xue Ke’s reply and used the intelligence gathered by the Speed Clan to challenge Clear Sky Sect’s demand that the single-attribute clans submit. The confrontation ended with Bai He accusing Tang San of possessing a soul bone taken from Tang Mao, and demanding proof by searching Tang San’s storage belt.

  • Bai He read Xue Ke’s reply and warned Niu Gao and Yang Wudi that he had a plan to make Clear Sky Sect abandon its attempt to subdue them.
  • The five Clear Sky Sect elders and Tang San arrived at the Breaking Clan’s hall and demanded that the three clans return to the sect.
  • Yang Wudi and Tang Qi drew their martial souls after Tang Qi threatened the clans with submission or death.
  • Bai He addressed Tang San and revealed that the Speed Clan had learned Tang Mao disappeared while hunting soul beasts about two years earlier.
  • Bai He accused Tang San of killing Tang Mao and claimed Tang Hao could have done it, then challenged Tang San to show whether Tang Mao’s treasured right leg soul bone was in his storage belt.

Ch. 178Trap

Tang San tried to prove his innocence to the Clear Sky Sect elders, but a hidden vision in Tang Mao’s soul bone revealed that Tang Hao and Tang San had killed Tang Mao and his companions. The elders turned against Tang San, while Xue Ke watched from the Emerald Prince’s Mansion, pleased that her plan to keep him from joining the Clear Sky Sect had succeeded.

  • Tang San surrendered his storage belt, and Tang Chao found Tang Mao’s soul bone inside a box Tang San claimed held his mother’s keepsake.
  • Tang San blamed Xue Ling Xi and Bai He for conspiring to frame him, but the elders could not decide whether to believe him.
  • Bai He injected Soul Power into the soul bone, triggering a vision that showed Tang Hao killing Tang Mao and his companions and Tang San taking the soul bone.
  • Tang Chao pinned Tang San down with his Soul Power, and Tang San realized he had fallen into a trap.
  • Xue Ke recalled how she had marked the soul bones with the Eye of Reincarnation to reveal the vision and prevent Tang San from gaining the Clear Sky Sect’s support.

Ch. 179Escape

Tang San escaped Tang Chao’s attack, but Bai He persuaded the Clear Sky Sect elders that Tang San had planned to turn them against the three clans. After the elders left, Bai He credited Xue Ke’s guidance; meanwhile, the Asura God gave Tang San two paths forward, and Tang San headed for the Blue Silver Forest.

  • Tang San used the Asura God Seal to escape Tang Chao’s hammer strike.
  • Bai He relayed Xue Ke’s accusations against Tang San, convincing Tang Chao and the other elders to stop pressuring the three clans to return to Clear Sky Sect.
  • Bai He told Niu Gao and Yang Wudi that Xue Ke had guided him, but neither clan leader agreed to follow her.
  • Tang San cursed Xue Ke, the Heaven Dou Empire, and Clear Sky Sect before the Asura God warned that his fortune was weakening.
  • The Asura God offered Tang San the Blue Silver Forest and the City of Slaughter as paths toward greater power, and Tang San set out for the Blue Silver Forest.

Ch. 180Asura God's Scheme

Asura God discovered that events on Douluo Continent had derailed his plans for Tang San, so he began openly assisting Tang San. Eight days later, Tang San reached the Blue Silver Forest, ready to evolve his Martial Soul and obtain his fifth soul ring.

  • Asura God reviewed how he had arranged Tang San’s reincarnation, protected his growth, and manipulated Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue as stepping stones.
  • Asura God discovered that Tang Hao was dead, Tang San had cultivated his second Martial Soul early, and Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue’s fortunes were rising.
  • Asura God failed to investigate Xue Ke and, unable to reverse events, decided to give Tang San special treatment.
  • Tang San reached level 50 during his journey to the Blue Silver Forest and resolved to open his Governing Vessel before reaching level 60.
  • Tang San entered the forest, sensed its familiar aura, and released his Blue Silver Grass, whose emotions he could now perceive.

Ch. 181Half-Human, Half-Grass Monster

Tang San reached the Blue Silver Forest seeking to awaken his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, but the Blue Silver King rejected him and revealed that his mother, Ah Yin, was still alive. Xue Ke and Ye Lingling arrived after Tang San fled, and Xue Ke offered to revive the Blue Silver Emperor in exchange for the Blue Silver King becoming Ye Lingling’s fifth spirit ring.

  • Tang San sensed the Blue Silver Grass rejecting him and confronted the Blue Silver King in the forest’s depths.
  • The Blue Silver King called Tang San a half-human, half-grass monster and told him the current Blue Silver Emperor was still alive, then Tang San prepared to attack it.
  • Xue Ke and Ye Lingling appeared, and Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to escape.
  • Xue Ke explained how she had tracked Tang San and told the Blue Silver King her suspicions about Tang Hao’s role in Ah Yin’s fate.
  • Xue Ke asked the Blue Silver King to become Ye Lingling’s fifth spirit ring and offered to revive the Blue Silver Emperor.
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