Arc 15Seeds of Desire and New Allies

Luo Can expanded Fate Defying Valley’s workshops and missions while Qian Renxue used the Seed of Desire to transform Spirit Masters with evil attributes. The arc left Yu Qiu newly empowered as a potential elder and Ma Xiaotao asking to leave teaching.

  • Luo Can taught Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen Spirit Forging, while Ju Zi took charge of Battle Armor designs and Soul Tool components.
  • Luo Can set an under-thirty limit for the Grand Competition, approved four medicine shop branches, and ordered the Soul Tool Hall to recruit blacksmiths.
  • Luo Can fished Ma Xiaotao and Yu Qiu from the lake, recruited them, and assigned Yu Qiu as a Guardian Elder and Ma Xiaotao to teach at Qichen Academy.
  • Luo Can created a Hundred Thousand Year artificial Spirit Ring, and Qian Renxue used the Seed of Desire to transform Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Phoenix into a Dark Fire Phoenix.
  • Qian Renxue and Luo Can sent Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Momo to capture Zhao Yan, who escaped their first attack but was eventually bound and delivered to the Pavilion.
  • Qian Renxue transformed Zhao Yan’s Bloodthirsty Bat martial soul, freed him from its bloodthirsty urges, and tasked him with finding Spirit Masters troubled by evil attributes.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue recruited Yue Guan to Qian Renxue’s cause, while the Pavilion welcomed fifty-five blacksmiths and began training them in Soul Tool arrays and circuits.
  • Yu Qiu absorbed Luo Can’s artificial Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, reached level ninety-three, and Ma Xiaotao asked Luo Can to let her leave teaching and become an elder.
Chapters 352–376 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 352Spirit Forging in Sight, Ju Zi Gets Jealous

Mu Chen taught Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen the principles of Spirit Forging and estimated how long it would take them to make Battle Armor. Luo Can told Ju Zi that he and Bibi Dong had gotten together, and Ju Zi accepted the news with annoyance while warning him they would settle accounts later.

  • Mu Chen explained Spirit Forging to Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen and promised to demonstrate the process three times.
  • Ju Zi woke and told Luo Can that she would handle Battle Armor designs and Soul Tool components while Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen learned Spirit Forging.
  • Mu Chen estimated that Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen would need at least a year to master Spirit Forging and no more than two years to make One-Word Battle Armor.
  • Luo Can decided the Soul Tool Hall should eventually focus more on Soul Tools and Soul Tool Mecha than Battle Armor.
  • Luo Can told Ju Zi that he and Bibi Dong had gotten together, and Ju Zi called him a shameless flirt before warning him they would settle accounts after their work was done.

Ch. 353"Mother and Daughter" Reconcile, a Forging Frenzy

Qian Renxue accepted Bibi Dong’s relationship with Luo Can but insisted she not become pregnant before Qian Renxue. Meanwhile, Luo Can checked on the Soul Tool Hall’s forging work and Shui Yue’er’s studies, and promised a reunion with her sister next month before heading to visit Ning Rongrong.

  • Qian Renxue questioned Bibi Dong about getting together with Luo Can so quickly, then set her condition that Bibi Dong must not become pregnant before her.
  • Bibi Dong reassured Qian Renxue, and the two chatted happily about the night Bibi Dong confessed to Luo Can.
  • Luo Can visited Ju Zi and learned Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen had completed special forging hammers after working almost nonstop for more than ten days.
  • Luo Can visited the Medicine Hall, where Yang Wudi said Shui Yue’er was improving at preparing water-element medicines.
  • Luo Can promised Shui Yue’er that she could see her sister Bing’er next month, then left to visit Ning Rongrong.

Ch. 354Ning Rongrong's Longing, New Grand Competition Rules

Luo Can encouraged Ning Rongrong to cultivate until she could fight in the Great Soul Arena and asked disciples to summon the previous Grand Competition’s top three for their special rewards. He then headed to discuss restricting the next competition to disciples under thirty with Ye Qingyu.

  • Ning Rongrong listened eagerly as female disciples shared stories about their Great Soul Arena battles and wished to compete herself.
  • Luo Can promised Ning Rongrong she could go to the Great Soul Arena after reaching Soul Grandmaster and offered to prepare a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring for her.
  • Luo Can asked three female disciples to protect Ning Rongrong when she eventually competed and to tell Li Qing, Yang Fan, Yang Yuxuan, and the others to claim their special Grand Competition rewards.
  • Luo Can decided to propose limiting the next Grand Competition to disciples under thirty and went to the discussion hall to speak with Ye Qingyu.

Ch. 355Medicine Hall Expansion, Sky-High Tungsten Steel Prices

Luo Can approved Fate Defying Pavilion’s expansion plans, set new rules for its Grand Competition, and learned that Si Yu’s tungsten steel auction had drawn many blacksmiths to the Pavilion. The Pavilion prepared to expand its medicine business and recruit more smiths as Luo Can returned to his daily fishing.

  • Ye Shengxin proposed opening medicine shop branches in Gale City, Skywater City, Thunder City, and Blazing Fire City, and Ye Qingyu agreed after discussing the Shui Clan’s role.
  • Luo Can approved the four new branches, and Ye Shengxin reported that the Thousand-Year Ginseng and defective Mystic Water Pills had earned a total of three hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins at auction.
  • Luo Can set an under-thirty age limit for this year’s Grand Competition, with exceptions for Yang Gang’s team and continued participation for Li Qing and the others.
  • Ye Qingyu told Luo Can that a Star Luo Empire government buyer had paid one million Gold Soul Coins for Lou Gao’s Tungsten Steel, and that more than fifty master-level and grandmaster-level blacksmiths were returning with Si Yu.
  • Luo Can ordered the Soul Tool Hall to recruit one hundred and twenty blacksmiths, prioritizing master-level and grandmaster-level candidates, then went to Lake Heart Island to fish.

Ch. 356Ma Xiaotao

Luo Can’s uneventful Fishing session yielded a Buddha Fury Tang Lotus, a Hundred Thousand Years thunder-attribute left leg bone, and Yu Qiu before he pulled Ma Xiaotao from the lake. He convinced the disoriented Shrek disciple that she could not return to the academy and began explaining his Fishing ability.

  • Luo Can stored the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus, then fished up a Hundred Thousand Years thunder-attribute left leg bone and decided to save it for Xiao Xiao.
  • Luo Can caught Yu Qiu, an eighty-ninth-level Soul Douluo, and Yu Qiu agreed to serve him.
  • Luo Can’s sixty-sixth cast pulled an unconscious Ma Xiaotao from the lake, and he identified her as an eighteen-year-old Evil Fire Phoenix Soul Master.
  • Ma Xiaotao woke up, saw Luo Can surrounded by powerful Spirit Beasts, and mistook him for a Beast King.
  • Luo Can told Ma Xiaotao she could never return to Shrek Academy and claimed Fate Defying Valley was ten thousand years in the past.
  • Luo Can presented the item from his sixty-seventh cast as proof that he could fish up anything.

Ch. 357Ma Xiaotao's Little Scheme and Work Arrangements

Ma Xiaotao joined Fate Defying Valley after Luo Can offered to cure her evil fire in exchange for her allegiance. He brought her and Yu Qiu to Qichen Academy, where Yu Qiu became a Guardian Elder of Fate Defying Pavilion and received gifts to help him advance.

  • Ma Xiaotao asked Luo Can to take her to her ancestor Ma Hongjun, but he told her Ma Hongjun was still a child and mocked his future behavior.
  • Luo Can demanded that Ma Xiaotao join Fate Defying Valley or die, promising she would receive treatment for her evil fire as one of his people.
  • Ma Xiaotao agreed to join and greeted Luo Can as the Valley Master, while privately planning to escape and return to Shrek someday.
  • After fishing, Luo Can took Yu Qiu and Ma Xiaotao to Qichen Academy and assigned them work there.
  • Yu Qiu objected to teaching children and asked to fight, so Luo Can appointed him a Guardian Elder of Fate Defying Pavilion.
  • Luo Can gave Yu Qiu an Eighty-Thousand-Year Right Leg Soul Bone and a Black-grade Soul Power Pill, making Ma Xiaotao reconsider her plan to betray him.

Ch. 358Handcrafting Another Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring

Luo Can arranged for Yu Qiu and Ma Xiaotao to join Fate Defying Pavilion, while Qian Renxue planned to turn Ma Xiaotao against Shrek and grew jealous of her. After crafting an Artificial Spirit Ring embryo from Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear blood, Luo Can brought it to the Life Gold to complete its transformation.

  • Luo Can gave Yu Qiu a Spirit Bone and Black-grade Soul Power Pill, then assigned him to cultivate in seclusion and Ma Xiaotao to teach at Qichen Academy.
  • Luo Can asked Qian Renxue to use a Seed of Desire to turn Ma Xiaotao against Shrek Academy, and Qian Renxue agreed.
  • Qian Renxue used her clones with Ju Zi and Hu Liena to overwhelm Luo Can, then went to observe Ma Xiaotao and decided to have Bibi Dong watch her closely.
  • Luo Can spent several days practicing Artificial Spirit Ring crafting before selecting Ultimate Gold and Dark Gold Terrorclaw as the core talents for a new ring.
  • Luo Can stabilized the ring embryo using Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear essence blood and brought it to the Life Gold to infuse it with life energy.

Ch. 359Qian Renxue's Control Over Darkness

Luo Can completed a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring with two Soul Skills for Yu Qiu, exhausting his spiritual power before sleeping for a day. After waking, he learned that Qian Renxue’s Seed of Desire had fused with Ma Xiaotao’s Martial Soul, creating a Dark Fire Phoenix and giving Qian Renxue control over her, so they planned to test it on other Spirit Masters with Evil-Attribute Martial Souls.

  • Luo Can stabilized the embryo’s clashing inscriptions and unstable Ultimate Gold until it became a stable Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring with two Soul Skills.
  • Luo Can returned home exhausted and fell asleep, and Qian Renxue watched over him with a cleaver-shaped Level 5 Soul Tool.
  • After waking a day later, Luo Can told Qian Renxue that he had made a two-skill Ninth Spirit Ring for Yu Qiu.
  • Qian Renxue told Luo Can that Ma Xiaotao’s Martial Soul had fused with the Seed of Desire, becoming a Dark Fire Phoenix while leaving Ma Xiaotao unharmed.
  • Qian Renxue revealed that she could influence Ma Xiaotao’s thoughts and behavior, and she and Luo Can agreed to test the Seed of Desire on other Spirit Masters with Evil-Attribute Martial Souls.

Ch. 360Sharing the Favor Equally, Opening Bibi Dong's First Vessel

Qian Renxue encouraged Luo Can to visit Bibi Dong, and he spent the day with her after a successful fishing session. He opened Bibi Dong’s Yinwei Vessel, increasing her Soul Power, and they discussed their plans before parting at dawn.

  • Qian Renxue told Luo Can to visit Bibi Dong and left The Valley to find Chief Ye.
  • Luo Can caught eight red-grade items while fishing, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit.
  • Luo Can visited Bibi Dong, explained that Qian Renxue had sent him to keep her company, and agreed that Bibi Dong would be his third wife.
  • Luo Can opened Bibi Dong’s Yinwei Vessel, increasing her total Soul Power by a third, and promised to open another vessel after she became a Spirit Saint.
  • Luo Can and Bibi Dong discussed returning to Spirit Hall, the Netherworld Spider Emperor Soul Spirit, and the children at Qichen Academy before parting at dawn.

Ch. 361Wang Dong'er's Second Spirit Ring

Luo Can visited his disciples and took Wang Dong'er to obtain her Second Spirit Ring after she reached level twenty. Wang Dong'er gained a 6,600-year ring and resolved to aim for a ten-thousand-year Third Spirit Ring.

  • Luo Can found Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er training with Tribulation Lightning Power, and Wang Dong'er told him she had broken through to level twenty.
  • Xiao Xiao demonstrated her control of her Thunder Seed, while Wang Dong'er teased her about the damage she caused with her increased strength.
  • Luo Can took Wang Dong'er to his cultivation chamber, where she used a God-Given Spirit Ring to obtain her Second Spirit Ring.
  • Wang Dong'er gained a 6,600-year ring, a level increase to above twenty-four, and the Soul Skill Light of the Butterfly God.
  • Luo Can encouraged Wang Dong'er to work toward a ten-thousand-year Third Spirit Ring, and she determined to achieve it.

Ch. 362List of Evil Spirit Masters

Luo Can refined Hundred Ginseng Pills and gave one to Bibi Dong, while Qian Renxue arranged to give the enhanced pill to Ju Zi. After Ye Qingyu compiled a list of Spirit Masters with evil martial souls, Luo Can and Qian Renxue chose Zhao Yan as their first target for testing the Seed of Desire.

  • Luo Can refined two Hundred Ginseng Pills after ruining his first batch of ingredients, then gave one to Bibi Dong and advised her to use it for enlightenment.
  • Qian Renxue returned at dawn, heard Luo Can's account of Wang Dong'er reaching Level 20 and Bibi Dong receiving a pill, and decided the other pill should go to Ju Zi.
  • Qian Renxue told Luo Can that Ye Qingyu had gathered information on more than twenty Spirit Masters with evil martial souls from several regions.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue reviewed the list, noting Zhao Yan, Sun Mei'niang, and Zhou Kui among the most dangerous candidates.
  • Qian Renxue chose Zhao Yan as their first target because his cultivation was relatively low and his disappearance from an Underground Arena would draw little notice.

Ch. 363Five-Star Mission, Yang Clan Siblings

Qian Renxue assigned a five-star mission to capture the battle-hardened Soul Elder Zhao Yan so the Fate Defying Pavilion disciples could gain combat experience. Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Momo accepted the mission and set out at night, with Yang Qian planning how they would fight him.

  • Qian Renxue ordered Ye Qingyu to post a mission for three Soul Elders to capture Zhao Yan, refusing to send a stronger escort.
  • The dangerous five-star mission appeared in the Mission Hall, but the disciples hesitated to accept it throughout the day.
  • Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Momo accepted the mission after nightfall, and Qian Renxue recognized them as talented Yang Clan disciples.
  • As they traveled through the forest, Yang Qian warned Yang Yongyan against recklessness and told Momo to use her third Soul Skill to boost Yang Qian's attack.
  • Yang Yongyan complained inwardly that Yang Qian never let him receive Momo's enhancement, while the three continued into the darkness.

Ch. 364Night Exploration of the Underground Arena

Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Momo tracked Zhao Yan to Nuoding City's Underground Arena and planned a cautious approach to capture him. Yang Qian and Momo entered the arena to gather more intelligence while Yang Yongyan waited outside to support them.

  • Qian Renxue told Luo Can that Yang Qian's team had accepted the mission to capture Zhao Yan, and they judged the team capable of defeating him.
  • Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Momo reached Nuoding City's South District, where Yang Qian entered the Underground Arena alone to search for Zhao Yan.
  • Yang Qian spotted Zhao Yan ordering a fighter to kill his defeated opponent and suspected Zhao Yan had controlled the fighter's mind with his Bloodthirsty Bat martial soul.
  • Yang Qian returned to the inn and told Momo and Yang Yongyan what she had seen, then assigned Yang Yongyan to wait outside and call for reinforcements if they failed to return.
  • Yang Qian and Momo entered the Underground Arena again to gather more information while Yang Yongyan waited at a nearby tavern.

Ch. 365Capture Zhao Yan Alive, Mission Complete

Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Momo ambushed Zhao Yan on his way home from the Underground Arena and captured him after overcoming his escape abilities. With the five-star mission complete, they returned to the Pavilion with Zhao Yan bound and treated so he would survive.

  • Yang Qian told Yang Yongyan that Zhao Yan's speed and blood-based recovery made him dangerous, and the three planned to ambush him after midnight.
  • Yang Qian struck Zhao Yan by surprise while Momo used her third spirit skill to transfer Yang Yongyan's attack power to her, and she pinned Zhao Yan with her spear.
  • Yang Yongyan defeated Zhao Yan's two subordinates while Yang Qian restrained Zhao Yan, but Zhao Yan used a blood-red escape skill to break free.
  • Yang Qian attacked Zhao Yan again, and Yang Yongyan interrupted his counterattack by piercing his chest and knocking him unconscious.
  • Yang Qian bound Zhao Yan with the Soul-Binding Rope, sealed his Soul Power, treated his wounds, and left with Yang Yongyan and Momo for the Pavilion.

Ch. 366Seed of Desire, Death Bat

After Yang Qian’s team completed their five-star mission and brought Zhao Yan to Fate Defying Pavilion, Qian Renxue used the Seed of Desire to purge the Bloodthirsty Bat’s evil nature and transform his martial soul. The successful experiment left Luo Can thinking the Seed of Desire might help Qian Renxue create a Self-Created Divine Position.

  • Yang Qian, Yang Yongyan, and Liu Momo completed the five-star mission, split the Contribution Points, and gave Momo the High-Grade Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid.
  • Cheng Gang delivered the unconscious Zhao Yan to Luo Can and Qian Renxue and reported how the team had captured him.
  • Qian Renxue planted the Seed of Desire in Zhao Yan, causing his Bloodthirsty Bat martial soul to struggle as the Seed absorbed its evil nature.
  • The Seed transformed Zhao Yan’s martial soul into a death-attribute form with higher quality, freeing him from his bloodthirsty urges.
  • Zhao Yan thanked Qian Renxue, and Luo Can suggested that the Seed of Desire might let her create a Self-Created Divine Position.

Ch. 367Ambition for a Self-Created Divine Position

Qian Renxue recruited Zhao Yan as her believer after removing the evil attribute from his Martial Soul, and resolved to gather faith in hopes of creating a divine position. Luo Can arranged for Ye Guyi to help Zhao Yan find other troubled Spirit Masters, and she listened in disbelief as he explained Qian Renxue’s power.

  • Qian Renxue revealed her power to Zhao Yan, persuaded him to become her believer, and ordered him to find Spirit Masters struggling with evil attributes.
  • Luo Can gave Zhao Yan a medicine that raised his Soul Power and a Crystal that formed a suitable Fourth Spirit Ring, which Zhao Yan began absorbing.
  • Qian Renxue and Luo Can decided that the Pavilion would assign missions to capture dangerous Spirit Masters while Zhao Yan sought those who had not yet fallen to evil.
  • Qian Renxue asked Luo Can to send Ye Guyi with Zhao Yan, since her Angel Martial Soul could sense evil auras.
  • Luo Can found Ye Guyi playing with children in Dawnlight Town and explained how Qian Renxue had changed Zhao Yan’s Martial Soul, leaving Ye Guyi astonished.

Ch. 368Ju Zi's Second-Grade Thousand Forging

Ye Guyi joined Zhao Yan to find Evil-Attribute Martial Soul Masters after Luo Can confirmed that the evil traits could be removed from their martial souls. At the Soul Tool Hall, Ju Zi achieved Second-Grade Thousand Forging, then heard about the successful experiment and playfully negotiated her place as Luo Can’s second wife.

  • Ye Guyi asked to meet the transformed Zhao Yan, and Luo Can introduced them after Zhao Yan’s spirit power rose to level forty-three.
  • Luo Can told Ye Qingyu to issue missions to capture Evil-Attribute Martial Soul Masters and divide the targets between pavilion disciples and Ye Guyi and Zhao Yan.
  • Ju Zi used A-Cui’s help to forge blue nurturing copper to Second-Grade Thousand Forging.
  • Luo Can visited Ju Zi and recounted Zhao Yan’s transformation and Qian Renxue’s plans to pursue a self-created divine position.
  • Ju Zi accepted Luo Can’s proposal to become his second wife after he gave her a special Hundred Ginseng Pill.

Ch. 369An Expected Visitor

Luo Can assigned missions to deal with Spirit Masters afflicted by evil nature and responded to intelligence about Star Luo troops and Tang Yuehua investigating Fate Defying Pavilion. After arranging a reunion for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, he met a mysterious woman who arrived to discuss cooperation.

  • Ye Qingyu gave Luo Can lists of twelve dangerous Spirit Masters and nine who might still be saved, and he assigned teams to capture or kill the dangerous targets while Ye Guyi and Zhao Yan sought the others.
  • Luo Can read Xue Qinghe's letter about Star Luo troop movements and Tang Yuehua's inquiries into Fate Defying Pavilion, then ordered Ye Qingyu to feed Tang Yuehua false information and investigate Clear Sky Sect.
  • Qian Renxue linked Star Luo's movements to blacksmiths and Thousand-Forged Tungsten Steel, and she and Luo Can agreed to surprise Tang Yuehua.
  • Ye Guyi and Zhao Yan departed to find Spirit Masters afflicted by evil nature as the Mission Hall announced capture-or-kill missions for the twelve dangerous targets.
  • Luo Can took Shui Bing'er to the Medicine Hall, where she reunited with Shui Yue'er and went with her to see the herb garden.
  • Luo Can sensed a visitor at Fate Defying Pavilion, and an elegant woman arrived saying she wanted to discuss cooperation.

Ch. 370Chrysanthemum Guan's Visit, Conspiracy in the Secret Chamber

Luo Can and Ju Zi pretended to assess whether Fate Defying Pavilion could repair Bibi Dong’s Ancient Soul Tool while secretly coordinating with Yue Guan to undermine her. Yue Guan agreed to recruit Spirit Hall elders for Qian Renxue’s coming takeover, then left with Ghost, who asked what Soul Tools he had seen.

  • Luo Can brought Yue Guan to meet Ju Zi, and they staged a skeptical discussion about whether she could repair Bibi Dong’s Ancient Soul Tool.
  • Luo Can, Ju Zi, and Yue Guan entered a shielded secret chamber, where Luo Can revealed that Qian Renxue would return in under two years to depose Bibi Dong.
  • Luo Can told Yue Guan to recruit Ghost, Ling Yuan, Ghost Leopard, Demon Bear, and other elders to Qian Renxue’s side, and Yue Guan pledged to do so.
  • Luo Can instructed Yue Guan to tell Bibi Dong that Fate Defying Pavilion needed the sword tip for research before judging whether it could be repaired.
  • Yue Guan left Fate Defying Pavilion and met Ghost, who asked whether he had seen the Soul Tools there.

Ch. 371Ghost Wavered, Conversation on Lake Heart Island

Yue Guan revealed Qian Renxue’s identity to Ghost and urged him not to support Bibi Dong when the Young Master returned in two years. After Ghost chose to wait and see, Qian Renxue discussed with Luo Can how to use Bibi Dong’s request to repair an Ancient Soul Tool to advance their plans against her.

  • Yue Guan told Ghost that the real Young Master was at Fate Defying Pavilion and warned him not to take Bibi Dong’s side in two years.
  • Ghost chose to keep the secret and wait to judge Qian Renxue’s strength, while Qian Renxue listened nearby and decided not to kill him.
  • Yue Guan proposed bringing Spirit Hall’s elders over to Qian Renxue’s side, and Ghost realized they intended to isolate Bibi Dong.
  • Qian Renxue met Luo Can at Lake Heart Island and told him that Yue Guan had revealed her identity to Ghost.
  • Qian Renxue proposed demanding a Pope’s Decree and a ceremony naming Fate Defying Pavilion the head of the Upper Three Sects, with the eventual aim of taking Bibi Dong’s position.

Ch. 372The Pope's Choice, Blacksmiths Join the Pavilion

Bibi Dong weighed whether to let Fate Defying Pavilion repair her blood-colored sword tip, fearing it would benefit the pavilion while seeking enough power to challenge Qian Daoliu. Meanwhile, Ye Qingyu organized the blacksmiths Si Yu brought to Fate Defying Pavilion, admitting qualified smiths and offering others a path to join later.

  • Yue Guan reported that Fate Defying Pavilion could repair the sword tip after studying it, and Bibi Dong dismissed him and Ghost to consider the risks alone.
  • Si Yu returned to Fate Defying Pavilion with a large group of experienced blacksmiths eager to meet Lou Gao and learn his techniques.
  • Ye Qingyu told the blacksmiths that joining the Soul Tool Hall required master-level forging skills and Spirit King rank, while a Title Douluo silenced their complaints.
  • Fifty-five qualified blacksmiths followed Si Long into the Soul Tool Hall, and nearly fifty others went with Si Yu to take an assessment.
  • Ye Qingyu offered the remaining blacksmiths a year of guidance near Yaowang Town, after which those who met the standards could join the Soul Tool Hall.

Ch. 373Next Steps for the Disciples

Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen welcomed fifty-five new blacksmiths to the Soul Tool Hall, while Ju Zi continued improving her forging and settled into her new life. In Fate Defying Valley, Luo Can and Qian Renxue discussed Bibi Dong, the disciples’ training, and Bing’er before Ju Zi joined them; the next morning, the blacksmiths gathered outside a special metal building.

  • Si Long and Si Yu delivered the list of blacksmiths who had settled in Baican Village, and Lou Gao counted fifty-five new recruits, including eight grandmasters.
  • Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen planned to train the blacksmiths in carving Soul Guidance Arrays and circuits so they could later help with mass production and advanced forging.
  • Ju Zi showed Lou Gao her First-Grade Thousand Forging metal, credited A-Cui with helping her progress, and agreed to ask A-Can for Soul Spirits for herself and Xuan Ziwen.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue discussed whether Bibi Dong would send the Fake Sword Tip, the progress of Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, and bringing Bing’er back the next day.
  • Ju Zi returned to find Luo Can and Qian Renxue together, joined Qian Renxue in teasing him, and the three spent the night together.
  • Before sunrise, the fifty-five new blacksmiths gathered outside a special metal building at the Soul Tool Hall.

Ch. 374Soul Tool Hall's First Lesson

Lou Gao began training fifty-five reserve members of the Soul Tool Hall in Soul Tool arrays, demonstrating a First-Level Energy Gathering Array and setting their first assignment. Meanwhile, Luo Can agreed to provide Soul Spirits for Lou Gao and Xuan Ziwen, then left Fate Defying Valley to bring Shui Bing'er back.

  • Lou Gao welcomed fifty-five blacksmiths as reserve Soul Tool Hall members and explained that they would study arrays and circuit inscriptions for three months.
  • Lou Gao demonstrated how to engrave and activate a First-Level Energy Gathering Array, then assigned the blacksmiths to engrave one themselves.
  • Ju Zi told Luo Can that Lou Gao and Teacher Xuan wanted Soul Spirits, and Luo Can agreed to prepare them.
  • Luo Can escaped Qian Renxue's advances by saying he needed to leave and collect Bing'er.
  • Luo Can departed Fate Defying Valley to bring Shui Bing'er back after her day with her younger sister.

Ch. 375Core Disciples, the Threat of the Dark Angel

Luo Can checked the Core Disciples’ progress, then brought Shui Bing’er back from the Medicine Hall and sent her to resume cultivation in the Ice Cave. While fishing, he learned Yu Qiu had reached Level 90 and agreed to give him a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, as Qian Renxue teased him about her growing collection of powerful clones.

  • Luo Can visited the thirty-one Core Disciples, found several close to their third Spirit Rings, and answered their cultivation questions.
  • Shui Bing’er said goodbye to Shui Yue’er, and Luo Can approved teaching her the first three levels of the Mysterious Heaven Skill on her next visit.
  • Luo Can returned Shui Bing’er to Fate Defying Valley, where the Ice Jade Scorpion took her to the Ice Cave.
  • Qian Renxue told Luo Can that Yu Qiu had broken through Level 90, and Luo Can said he would give him the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring he had prepared.
  • Qian Renxue teased Luo Can by threatening to create a third clone resembling Ma Xiaotao, while Luo Can resolved to upgrade his system permissions and grow stronger.

Ch. 376Dark Ma Xiaotao

Luo Can gave Yu Qiu an Artificial Hundred Thousand Years Spirit Ring, and Yu Qiu endured its violent energy to become a Title Douluo. Luo Can then visited Ma Xiaotao at Qiming Academy, where she asked to stop teaching and become an elder.

  • Luo Can finished Fishing, then gave Yu Qiu an Artificial Hundred Thousand Years Spirit Ring made from Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear essence blood.
  • Yu Qiu absorbed the Spirit Ring through a night of painful cultivation, reached level ninety-three, and gained two powerful Ninth Soul Skills.
  • Yu Qiu thanked Luo Can, who told him to stabilize his cultivation before joining the Fate Defying Pavilion as an elder.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue visited Ma Xiaotao at Qiming Academy and saw that the Seed of Desire had transformed her appearance and aura.
  • Ma Xiaotao rushed out of class and asked Luo Can to let her leave teaching and become an elder.
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