Arc 48Wu Taidou’s Blood Soul Heist

Xia Ping manipulated the Soul Clan into attacking the Seven Killers, then infiltrated the Inheritance Hall and stole its secret art before leaving the Blood Soul Continent. The Soul Clan placed a bounty on Wu Taidou, prompting hunters across the universe to search for him as Ye Mengyao suspected he was connected to Wu Wudi.

  • Xia Ping refused Chang Chi’s demand for Liu Rulan, defeated the two Soul Hall elders, and sent Chang Chi away in fear.
  • Xia Ping and Cat Immortal spread rumors of the Blood Soul Saint’s sealed valley, drawing the Soul Clan and other factions to Huaining City while Xia Ping reached the peak of the mid-stage As-You-Will Realm.
  • Xia Ping used the rumor to expose the Seven Killers to Chang Shisheng’s forces, then killed the weakened assassins and took their Space Rings and the Infinite Puppet.
  • Xia Ping entered the Inheritance Hall with Liu Rulan, subdued its elders with Cultivation-Dissolving Poison, and received the Telepathic Resonance Technique with her from the Inheritance Stele.
  • Xia Ping and Liu Rulan cultivated together, reached the peak of the As-You-Will Realm, and Xia Ping used the system to extract the Soul Seal from the stele before leaving the continent with Cat Immortal.
  • The Soul Clan discovered that Wu Taidou had stolen its Soul Stones and inheritance, then placed a continent-wide bounty on him, dead or alive.
  • Chang Xuan, Wang Chen, Wei Qi, and Jin Ze refused to betray Wu Taidou, while hunters and criminal factions across the universe began searching for him.
  • Ye Mengyao suspected Wu Taidou was Wu Wudi or someone connected to him and ordered her disciples to report clues so she could capture him alive.
Chapters 1176–1200 Vol. 12 Read

Ch. 1176Such Audacity

Chang Chi arrived at the Huaining City Soul Hall branch while searching for Wu Taidou, then demanded that Zhuo Hao hand over Liu Rulan. Zhuo Hao insulted Chang Chi and ordered him to leave, so Chang Chi sent two elders to attack him.

  • Chang Chi questioned Tan Bo about rumors of Wu Taidou, the murderer of Chang Feng, but Tan Bo said he had no leads.
  • Chang Chi noticed Liu Rulan and demanded that Zhuo Hao send her to his room.
  • Zhuo Hao refused, threatened Chang Chi, and ordered him and his followers out of the branch.
  • Chang Chi angrily ordered his two Soul Hall elders to attack Zhuo Hao and cripple him.
  • The two elders moved against Zhuo Hao.

Ch. 1177Golden Bell Shockwave Technique

Xia Ping defeated two Soul Hall elders by countering their Golden Bell Shockwave Technique with the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds. He left Chang Chi beaten and helpless, while the officials watched in shock.

  • The two Soul Hall elders attacked Xia Ping with the Golden Bell Shockwave Technique, forcing Tan Bo and the nearby officials to flee its indiscriminate soul shockwaves.
  • Xia Ping unleashed the Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds and shattered the golden bell with a roar.
  • The backlash sent both Soul Hall elders flying, gravely injured and barely alive.
  • Tan Bo and the Huaining City officials were stunned by Xia Ping’s overwhelming strength, while Chang Chi collapsed in fear.
  • Chang Chi tried to threaten Xia Ping by claiming to be the Soul Hall Hall Master’s son, but Xia Ping slapped him to the ground.

Ch. 11781178. Hesitation Due to Fear of Harming the Rat

Xia Ping beat Chang Chi and two Soul Hall elders, then frightened Chang Chi into unconsciousness while maintaining his disguise as Zhuo Hao. Outside the branch, the Seven Killers watched and hesitated to attack, unaware that Xia Ping had already exposed them.

  • Xia Ping taunted Chang Chi and threatened to cripple him, then deliberately missed his vital spot and scared him unconscious.
  • Xia Ping ordered the Soul Hall officials to take Chang Chi and the two injured elders for treatment.
  • Tan Bo warned Xia Ping about the consequences of assaulting the Soul Hall Lord's son, and Xia Ping declared that he could become Soul Hall Lord himself.
  • Xia Ping left the branch hall with Liu Rulan while Tan Bo wondered what had changed Zhuo Hao.
  • The Seven Killers gathered outside Huaining City's branch hall and hesitated to attack because Soul Hall's defenses might expose them.

Ch. 1179I Absolutely Won't Let Him Off

The Seven Killers waited outside the Soul Hall for Xia Ping to emerge, planning to assassinate him later. Meanwhile, Chang Chi recovered from his injuries and, after an elder warned that Xia Ping might be acting for a rival faction, agreed to wait while they investigated his backing.

  • The Seven Killers decided to wait for Xia Ping to leave the Soul Hall rather than expose themselves or risk confronting him.
  • Chang Chi and two Soul Hall elders regained consciousness in a villa in Huaining City, badly injured and bound in bandages.
  • Chang Chi raged about Xia Ping and vowed to tell his father and have him killed.
  • A Soul Hall elder suggested that Xia Ping might be serving a faction opposed to Chang Chi's father and that the assault could be a political probe.
  • Chang Chi accepted the elder's advice to hold back until they learned who supported Xia Ping and what he intended.

Ch. 1180Rumor

Xia Ping used the Golden Slime to spread flyers across the Blood Soul Continent claiming the Blood Soul Saint was sealed near Huaining City and could be rescued with a hundred Soul Stones. As curious people began heading to the valley, Soul Hall Master Chang Shisheng ordered an investigation, suspecting the rumor and his son’s death were connected.

  • Xia Ping sent the Golden Slime to distribute flyers in cities throughout the Blood Soul Continent.
  • People mocked the rumor at first, but its spread over the following month persuaded some to investigate the valley near Huaining City.
  • Chang Shisheng learned of the rumor and demanded that his subordinates find whoever had spread it.
  • An elder suggested investigating the valley and connecting the inquiry to the death of Chang Shisheng’s son.
  • Chang Shisheng ordered people to investigate the valley immediately.

Ch. 1181Real or Fake

Crowds drawn to Huaining City by rumors of the Blood Soul Saint followed oddly convenient signs to a remote valley, where they found an ancient barrier formation. They left the cave convinced they had discovered a valuable relic, though the barrier’s connection to the Blood Soul Saint remained uncertain.

  • People gathered near Huaining City struggled to locate the Blood Soul Saint’s supposed sealing site because the area was vast and the flyers gave few details.
  • A man spotted a sign pointing toward Blood Soul Saint's Valley, and the crowd followed a trail of signs through the forest.
  • The searchers reached a valley marked as the Blood Soul Saint Sealing Site and entered a cave to investigate.
  • At the cave’s deepest point, the crowd discovered a transparent barrier formation and debated whether it was truly the Blood Soul Saint’s seal.
  • The crowd grew excited at the prospect that the barrier concealed an untouched ancient relic and its treasures.

Ch. 1182The Number One Meritorious Official

Crowds of Soul Clan members failed to break the barrier, then discovered it would accept Soul Stones and began feeding it more in hopes of rescuing the Blood Soul Saint. A message saying “Not enough!” convinced them the Saint was inside, and they rushed off to summon their families and Soul Hall headquarters.

  • The crowd bombarded the barrier for an hour but could not damage it, then learned that it would let Soul Stones pass while rejecting other objects.
  • The Soul Clan members threw thousands of Soul Stones into the barrier, while the Cat Immortal secretly gathered them under its control.
  • A sheet of paper drifted out of the barrier with the words “Not enough!” written on it.
  • The crowd took the message as proof that the Blood Soul Saint was sealed inside and hurried away to summon their factions and notify Soul Hall headquarters.

Ch. 1183Shaking the Blood Soul Continent

News that the Blood Soul Saint was sealed behind a mysterious barrier spread across Blood Soul Continent, drawing its greatest powers to Huaining City. The chapter ended with the valley declared an absolute forbidden zone and guarded by nearly all the continent’s elite forces.

  • Travelers returning to Huaining City spread news that a mysterious barrier sealed the valley where the Blood Soul Saint was believed to be trapped.
  • The ten most powerful families, wandering experts, and the Soul Hall’s elders and Hall Master mobilized to investigate the valley.
  • Countless forces gathered in Huaining City, driving out local thugs and filling the city with powerful cultivators.
  • Huaining City’s commoners discussed the gathering and hoped the Blood Soul Saint’s return would protect the continent from the Evil Demons beyond the domain.
  • Family patriarchs, elders, and Soul Hall elites sealed off the valley and barred unauthorized people from entering or leaving.

Ch. 1184Report Him

The Seven Killers grew desperate after Xia Ping spent more than a month cultivating inside Huaining City's Soul Hall, so Kong Nuo devised a plan to force him out by reporting him to Chang Chi. Meanwhile, Xia Ping reached the peak of the mid-stage As-You-Will Realm, leaving him one step from the late stage.

  • The Seven Killers complained that Xia Ping had remained inside the Soul Hall and feared he would leave Blood Soul Continent before they could kill him.
  • Kong Nuo proposed telling Chang Chi that Zhuo Hao was an Evil Demon in disguise, then stirring up trouble to drive Xia Ping from the Soul Hall.
  • The Seven Killers agreed to carry out Kong Nuo's plan and use Chang Chi against Xia Ping.
  • Xia Ping finished a month of cultivation after consuming pills and Soul Stones, reaching the peak of the mid-stage As-You-Will Realm.

Ch. 1185Killing with a Borrowed Knife

Xia Ping learned that the Seven Killers planned to expose him as an extraterritorial demon, so he arranged for Cat Immortal, posing as the Blood Soul Saint, to turn the Soul Hall experts against them. Meanwhile, Cat Immortal collected the Soul Stones the experts offered and promised to break the seal in three days, buying Xia Ping time to infiltrate Soul Hall’s headquarters.

  • Xia Ping learned of the Seven Killers’ plan and decided to eliminate them before they disrupted his infiltration of Soul Hall’s headquarters.
  • Xia Ping sent Cat Immortal the Seven Killers’ appearances and hiding place, and suggested using Cat Immortal’s Blood Soul Saint identity to mobilize the Soul Hall experts against them.
  • Soul Hall experts failed to break the barrier and began throwing Soul Stones inside to empower the supposed Blood Soul Saint.
  • Cat Immortal collected hundreds of thousands of Soul Stones and sent slips of paper through the barrier, convincing the experts that the Blood Soul Saint was inside.
  • Chang Shisheng felt suspicious about the Saint communicating by slips of paper but remained confident that the Soul Stones would be recoverable if the barrier broke.
  • Cat Immortal claimed it needed three days to break the seal, and the Soul Hall experts eagerly awaited the promised meeting.

Ch. 1186Who is Wu Taidou

Xia Ping sent the Blood Soul Saint’s followers after the Seven Killers, identifying Wu Taidou as their target. As the Seven Killers prepared to infiltrate the Soul Hall with Chang Chi’s help, Chang Shisheng arrived to avenge his murdered son.

  • Xia Ping revealed the Seven Killers’ portraits and hideouts, warning that Wu Taidou was especially dangerous.
  • Chang Shisheng learned that Wu Taidou had killed his son Chang Feng and immediately led forces toward Huaining City.
  • Kong Nuo told the Seven Killers that Chang Chi would help them enter the Soul Hall and create a chance to assassinate Xia Ping.
  • Chang Shisheng burst into the Seven Killers’ hideout and demanded that Wu Taidou come out to die.

Ch. 1187What Exactly Happened

Chang Shisheng and Soul Clan experts mistook the Seven Killers for demons from beyond the domain and attacked them, believing they were connected to Wu Taidou. The Seven Killers escaped the overwhelming assault with Lesser Teleportation Talismans, vanishing a hundred miles away.

  • Chang Shisheng sensed that the Seven Killers were outsiders and accused them of being demons from beyond the domain.
  • Dozens of Soul Clan experts surrounded the residence and prepared to capture the Seven Killers.
  • Chang Shisheng and the Soul Clan experts attacked, and their spiritual assault injured the Seven Killers as the residence was destroyed.
  • The Seven Killers used Lesser Teleportation Talismans to escape a hundred miles away.

Ch. 1188Slaying the Seven Killers

Chang Shisheng’s forces failed to capture the Seven Killers, who escaped into Huaining City using Lesser Teleportation Talismans but were left gravely wounded. Xia Ping found them and killed them before they could reveal who had hired them.

  • Chang Shisheng explained that the Seven Killers had used precious talismans to escape, then sent his forces to search Huaining City, which was sealed by a grand formation.
  • The Seven Killers landed in a remote part of the city after the formation blocked their escape and left them with more than ninety percent of their combat power lost.
  • Fang Kui and Kong Nuo realized the Soul Clan had mistaken them for Wu Taidou’s allies, and Fang Kui vowed revenge on Wu Taidou.
  • Xia Ping appeared before the wounded assassins, who recognized him as their target and realized he had arranged for the Soul Clan to attack them.
  • Xia Ping killed the Seven Killers and their companions with Yang God Fist, leaving only their Space Rings behind.

Ch. 1189Spirit Artifact Infinite Puppet

Xia Ping returned to Soul Hall after killing the Seven Killers and examined the treasures he had taken from them. He discovered and claimed the Infinite Puppet, a powerful Spirit Artifact that recognized him as its new master.

  • Mad Slaughter Saint sensed that the Seven Killers had died but decided not to pursue Xia Ping for fear of alerting North Nether Saint.
  • Xia Ping returned to Soul Hall in Huaining City while the city searched unsuccessfully for the Seven Killers.
  • Xia Ping found pills, spirit herbs, and seven unregistered bank cards containing a total of three hundred and fifty million Universal Coins.
  • Xia Ping discovered that Fang Kui's Space Ring held the Infinite Puppet, a Mid-grade Spirit Artifact capable of creating and commanding regenerative puppet warriors.
  • The Infinite Puppet confirmed Fang Kui's death, recognized Xia Ping as its new master, and received the name Infinite.

Ch. 1190Inheritance Hall

After defeating the Seven Killers, Xia Ping took Liu Rulan to the Soul Hall Main Headquarters to infiltrate the Inheritance Hall and obtain its secret arts. They reached the palace and discovered that several peak Divine Ability Realm experts were inside, leaving its unguarded entrance more dangerous than it appeared.

  • Xia Ping examined the Infinite Puppet he had taken from Fang Kui and learned it could create countless durable clones and imitate appearances.
  • Xia Ping and Liu Rulan teleported from Huaining City to the Soul Hall Main Headquarters, where Liu Rulan explained the Inheritance Hall’s ancient steles and strict defenses.
  • Xia Ping abandoned the idea of raiding the Treasure Hall and followed Liu Rulan through the headquarters toward the Inheritance Hall.
  • Xia Ping used Cat Immortal’s detection system to discover five or six peak Divine Ability Realm experts inside the seemingly unguarded Inheritance Hall.

Ch. 1191Go Straight to the Door

Xia Ping and Liu Rulan reached the Soul Hall Inheritance Hall, where several Divine Ability Realm elders were studying the inheritance. Xia Ping barged inside and released Cultivation-Dissolving Poison, leaving the elders poisoned.

  • Liu Rulan warned Xia Ping that the Divine Ability Realm elders and the Soul Hall reinforcements made their plan too dangerous.
  • Xia Ping walked up to the Inheritance Hall and knocked on its door despite Liu Rulan's objections.
  • Xia Ping took Liu Rulan inside and mocked the hall's plain appearance while the elders confronted him.
  • Xia Ping smashed a bottle of Cultivation-Dissolving Poison, and the red mist filled the hall as the elders inhaled it.

Ch. 1192Telepathic Resonance Technique

Xia Ping and Liu Rulan subdued the Soul Hall elders with Cultivation-Dissolving Poison and activated the Soul Clan's Inheritance Stele. The stele granted them the Telepathic Resonance Technique, which immediately drew their souls together in a state of dual cultivation.

  • Xia Ping used the poisonous mist to weaken the gray-robed elder and the other Soul Hall elders, then knocked them unconscious and tied them up.
  • Xia Ping asked Liu Rulan how to receive the Soul Clan inheritance, and she explained how to activate the Inheritance Stele.
  • Xia Ping placed his hand on the stele, which identified his and Liu Rulan's exceptional soul qualities and accepted them as recipients.
  • The Inheritance Stele bestowed the Telepathic Resonance Technique on Xia Ping and Liu Rulan, revealing it was a secret art for dual soul cultivation.
  • The technique began operating immediately, causing Xia Ping and Liu Rulan's souls to leave their bodies and become entwined.

Ch. 1193The Peak of the As-You-Will Realm

After a day and night of soul-level dual cultivation with Liu Rulan, Xia Ping and Liu Rulan advanced to the peak of the As-You-Will Realm. They woke to find the Inheritance Stele’s influence gone, and Liu Rulan became embarrassed and furious as Xia Ping teased her about forcing herself on him.

  • Xia Ping and Liu Rulan used the Telepathic Resonance Technique to fuse their souls and purge impurities from Xia Ping’s soul.
  • Their cultivation drew in heaven and earth energy and increased their soul energy and magical power.
  • Xia Ping advanced from the middle stage to the peak of the As-You-Will Realm, unlocked two thousand Hell Golden Crow Cells, and came close to the Divine Ability Realm.
  • Liu Rulan also reached the peak of the As-You-Will Realm, with greatly strengthened soul energy.
  • After they awoke, Liu Rulan pushed Xia Ping away and grew embarrassed and angry as she recalled their intimate cultivation.
  • Xia Ping pretended that Liu Rulan had forced herself on him, and she angrily denied it.

Ch. 1194Stripped Away

After Liu Rulan was chosen as the Blood Soul Saint’s heir and sent to a hidden sacred ground, Xia Ping used the system to strip the Inheritance Stele of its secret inheritance. The stele fell into a deep slumber, leaving Xia Ping with the stolen knowledge.

  • Liu Rulan learned that Xia Ping was a powerful outsider from Yanhuang Planet and accused him of being a liar.
  • The Inheritance Stele sent Liu Rulan to the Blood Soul Saint’s sacred ground as its designated direct heir.
  • Xia Ping questioned the Inheritance Stele and learned that outsiders could not receive the Soul Clan’s inheritance.
  • Xia Ping spent eight hundred million Hate Points and placed his hand on the stele to obtain its final inheritance.
  • The system broke through the stele’s defenses and stripped away some of its inheritance knowledge, causing the stele to fall asleep.

Ch. 1195Soul Seal

Xia Ping obtained the Soul Seal Secret Technique from the Inheritance Stele and learned its powers, limits, and dangers. He and Cat Immortal left the Blood Soul Continent with the secret art and Soul Stone, while the valley’s barrier changed after Cat Immortal departed.

  • Xia Ping learned that the Soul Seal could enslave and influence souls, track enemies, and protect minds, but forming seals required great skill and could harm its user.
  • Xia Ping realized the Soul Seal was dangerous and that Saints would hunt anyone who used it, while the system confirmed no one else could obtain the technique from the Inheritance Stele.
  • Xia Ping decided to leave the Soul Hall, having spent eight hundred million Hate Points on the secret art and unable to find Liu Rulan at the Soul Clan’s sacred grounds.
  • Cat Immortal met Xia Ping in Huaining City after secretly taking Soul Stone, and Xia Ping confirmed that he had obtained the technique.
  • Xia Ping and Cat Immortal departed the Blood Soul Continent by spaceship, and the valley’s barrier changed after Cat Immortal was gone.

Ch. 1196Exposed

The Soul Clan waited for the Blood Soul Saint to emerge, but Chang Shisheng and the others discovered the barrier was empty. They found Wu Taidou’s message revealing he had impersonated the Old Ancestor and taken the Soul Stones, leaving the Soul Clan to realize they had been tricked.

  • The Soul Clan noticed the barrier weaken and expected the Blood Soul Saint to emerge, while Chang Shisheng worried about failing to capture the Extraterritorial Evil Demons.
  • After three days passed with no change, a middle-aged man in black punched through the barrier and disappeared inside.
  • Chang Shisheng led the Soul Clan into the barrier, where they found no one and no Soul Stones.
  • A Soul Clan member found Wu Taidou’s message thanking them for the Soul Stones.
  • The Soul Clan realized Wu Taidou had pretended to be the Old Ancestor and used a Space Ring to take the Soul Stones.

Ch. 1197Shameless

The Soul Clan discovered that Wu Taidou had escaped through a tunnel after stealing three hundred thousand Soul Stones, and Chang Shisheng vowed to kill him. A scout then reported that Extraterritorial Demons had invaded the Inheritance Hall and knocked out many elders.

  • The Soul Clan realized Wu Taidou had taken the Soul Stones using Space Rings and found a tunnel that led hundreds of kilometers from the valley.
  • The Soul Clan experts cursed Wu Taidou for stealing three hundred thousand Soul Stones, and Chang Shisheng smashed a desk in fury over the theft and his son's death.
  • A Soul Hall scout reported that Extraterritorial Demons had invaded the Inheritance Hall and knocked many Soul Hall elders unconscious.
  • The Soul Clan was horrified because the Inheritance Hall was the foundation of their inheritance.

Ch. 1198Wanted: Wu Taidou

After discovering that Wu Taidou had stolen the Soul Clan’s inheritance and swindled them out of 300,000 Soul Stones, Chang Shisheng ordered a continent-wide bounty on him. The Soul Hall spread the news across the Blood Soul Continent, turning Wu Taidou into a target for martial artists throughout the universe.

  • A guard reported that the Inheritance Hall elders were unconscious and that Wu Taidou had left a message claiming he had taken the Soul Clan’s secret art.
  • The Soul Hall elders recognized Wu Taidou as the outsider who had swindled them out of 30,000 Soul Stones and learned he had also stolen their inheritance.
  • Chang Shisheng proposed publicizing that Wu Taidou carried 300,000 Soul Stones so other outsider Evil Demons would hunt him.
  • Chang Shisheng ordered a continent-wide bounty on Wu Taidou, dead or alive.
  • Soul Hall elders spread the bounty across the Blood Soul Continent, where universe martial artists also heard about it.

Ch. 1199Famous Across Blood Soul Continent

News spread across Blood Soul Continent that Wu Taidou had stolen 300,000 Soul Stones and the Soul Clan’s inheritance, prompting warriors to covet his bounty and treasures. Chang Xuan, Wang Chen, Wei Qi, and Jin Ze suspected he might be connected to the notorious swindler Wu Wudi, but chose to protect their benefactor’s identity.

  • Warriors across Blood Soul Continent heard that Wu Taidou had become its most wanted criminal after taking 300,000 Soul Stones and the Soul Clan’s inheritance.
  • Greedy hunters organized through the Cosmic Virtual Network to locate Wu Taidou and capture him alive.
  • Chang Xuan, Wang Chen, Wei Qi, and Jin Ze learned that Wu Taidou was the wanted man and worried that hunters would target him.
  • Jin Ze compared Wu Taidou’s scam to Wu Wudi’s earlier con, leading the group to wonder if the two were the same person or related.
  • Chang Xuan and the others agreed not to betray Wu Taidou, who had saved their lives.

Ch. 1200Riches Move the Heart

News that Wu Taidou had swindled 300,000 Soul Stones spread across the four great sects’ starfields, prompting factions and criminals to hunt him for his fortune. Ye Mengyao recognized him as likely being Wu Wudi and ordered her disciples to find him so she could capture him herself.

  • The news of Wu Taidou’s 300,000 Soul Stones stirred widespread greed, and criminal factions and intelligence networks began searching for him.
  • People in the Lingyun Sect’s starfields linked Wu Taidou to the notorious Wu Wudi, whom many had previously accused of swindling them.
  • A female disciple told Ye Mengyao about the hunt for Wu Taidou, and Ye Mengyao concluded that he was Wu Wudi or someone connected to him.
  • Ye Mengyao ordered her disciples to report any clues about Wu Taidou and said she would personally capture him alive.
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