Arc 10The Death God’s Inheritance

Xu Xiao took control of the Spirit Pagoda, secured the Snow Empress’s Ice God inheritance, and forced the mainland powers to accept Chuan Ling’s demands after defeating Qian Daoliu. In Death Valley, Gui Mei gained the Death Scythe and Xu Xiao brought the Death God’s consciousness to the Spirit Pagoda.

  • Xu Xiao refined the Asura Divine Sword, learned from the Dragon God about the Spirit Pagoda’s origin, and inherited full control of the Pagoda after the Dragon God vanished.
  • Xu Xiao helped the Snow Empress begin the Ice God’s Nine Trials, while the Ice Empress took human form and joined his companions in the Spirit Pagoda.
  • When Yu Yuanzhen came searching for Yu Xiaogang, Xu Xiao demanded heavy compensation from the mainland’s major powers and drafted treaty terms for them.
  • Lady Ning and Qian Daoliu formed an alliance against Chuan Ling, while Ning Fengzhi urged his mother to hedge her bets and Xu Xiao rejected his offer to join.
  • Xu Xiao stripped resources from rival factions, then defeated Qian Daoliu by freezing him and severing his right arm, forcing the alliance to reconsider confronting Chuan Ling.
  • Xu Xiao and Gui Mei entered Death Valley ahead of Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo, then followed the black wind to a hidden hall where Gui Mei claimed the Death Scythe.
  • The Death God agreed to guide Gui Mei’s inheritance and help Xu Xiao create another black wind, while Xu Xiao took the Death God’s consciousness to the Spirit Pagoda.
Chapters 227–251 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 227Discovered a Prodigy!

Xu Xiao learned that the drained Asura Divine Sword was safe to refine and bound it to himself. In the Divine Realm, the Asura God discovered the sword was missing, searched Douluo Continent with the other God Kings, and added finding the sword to his inheritance trials.

  • The Dragon God explained that the Asura Divine Sword had lost its divine power and essence, so Xu Xiao could refine it by dripping blood on it and using Soul Power to bind it.
  • Xu Xiao followed the Dragon God's instructions and established a connection with the Asura Divine Sword.
  • The Asura God sensed that his sword's connection had been severed, killed a dancing woman in anger, and went to the God Realm Center to search for it.
  • The Asura God and the Evil God King searched Slaughter City, then summoned the five God Kings to scan Douluo Continent with the God Realm Center, but they found no trace of the sword.
  • The Life God King suggested making the Asura Divine Sword part of the inheritance trials, and the Asura God revised the trials so an inheritor could sense the sword within a hundred miles.
  • After the other God Kings left, the Evil God King anticipated his chance to leave the Divine Realm, and the Kindness God King arrived.

Ch. 228Refusing the Divine Seat

The Kindness and Life God Kings offered Ye Shengxin a divine position, but he refused in favor of forging his own path; Gui Mei and Chen Xin also rejected the offers from Evil and Destruction. Meanwhile, Xu Xiao completed his refinement of the Asura Divine Sword, and the Dragon God revealed that Asura had searched the continent for it, leaving Xu Xiao asking if he could leave.

  • The Evil and Kindness God Kings discussed candidates for succession, then asked Life and Destruction to let Kindness offer Ye Shengxin a divine position alongside Life.
  • Life and Kindness appeared in Ye Shengxin's consciousness and offered him a position, but he refused because he wanted to become a god on his own.
  • Gui Mei and Chen Xin each rejected the offers from Evil and Destruction, saying they had found their own paths.
  • The four God Kings praised the candidates and looked forward to their eventual arrival in the God Realm.
  • Xu Xiao completed refining the Asura Divine Sword atop the Spirit Pagoda and considered melting it down to make gauntlets.
  • The Dragon God told Xu Xiao that Asura had searched the continent for the sword, and Xu Xiao asked whether he could leave.

Ch. 229Core Fragment of the Dragon God Realm!

Xu Xiao failed to reach the Silver Dragon King before the Dragon God’s three days were up, so he brought Long Su and the Soul Beasts to meet him instead. The Dragon God revealed the Spirit Pagoda’s origin and began explaining how Xu Xiao obtained it, leaving him unable to identify the stone from his childhood.

  • Xu Xiao found the Silver Dragon King’s Slumbering Land sealed and learned he could not reach her or Di Tian in time.
  • Xu Xiao brought Bi Ji and the other Soul Beasts, along with Long Su, to the Dragon God in the Spirit Pagoda.
  • The Dragon God advised Long Su to obtain blood essence from the Silver Dragon King and the Golden Dragon King to awaken the Dragon God Heart.
  • The Dragon God told Xu Xiao that the Spirit Pagoda came from a fragment of the Dragon God Realm’s core and that he himself was a strand of divine consciousness left behind after the war.
  • The Dragon God asked Xu Xiao whether he remembered a stone he found by a river at age three, but Xu Xiao could not tell which stone he meant.

Ch. 230The Origins of His Two Martial Souls!

The Dragon God explained how the Divine Realm core fragment and a flood dragon’s soul transformed Xu Xiao’s two Martial Souls. Xu Xiao asked how he could surpass the Dragon God, and Long Su declared the same ambition as the Dragon God prepared to answer.

  • The Dragon God told Xu Xiao that his ordinary tower Martial Soul became the Spirit Pagoda after fusing with a fragment of the Divine Realm’s core.
  • The Dragon God explained that he had sealed the soul of a little flood dragon inside Xu Xiao’s self-type Martial Soul.
  • The Dragon God said he had remained hidden inside the core after the Divine Realm’s purge, and confirmed that the Spirit Pagoda’s Divine Power would eventually dissipate.
  • The Dragon God explained why the Silver Dragon King could not detect him or recognize the core fragment, and said Xu Xiao would understand the core’s rules in three days.
  • Xu Xiao asked how he could surpass the Dragon God, and Long Su declared that she wanted to surpass him too.

Ch. 231Dragon God Dissipates!

The Dragon God advised Xu Xiao and Long Su on their future paths before exhausting his strength and dissipating. Afterward, Xu Xiao discussed whether the Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King could merge again.

  • Long Su asked the Dragon God to teach her how to lead the Soul Beast race to prosperity, but he said she had to find her own path.
  • The Dragon God told Xu Xiao that he could create and merge with a world, such as the Spirit Pagoda space, while Long Su should seek another path.
  • Xu Xiao asked about refining laws, and the Dragon God said the path was possible only if Xu Xiao surpassed the laws the Dragon God had created.
  • The Dragon God explained that Xu Xiao and his brothers could comprehend authority in the tower, then urged them to follow their hearts and asked Xu Xiao to tell the Silver Dragon King to live more freely.
  • The Dragon God used up his remaining strength and vanished, leaving everyone silent.
  • Xu Xiao said the Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King could still merge, since they had originally been one Dragon God.

Ch. 232Snow Empress Receives Inheritance!

After taking complete control of the Spirit Pagoda, Xu Xiao accompanied the Snow Empress to the Far North so she could receive the Ice God's inheritance. The Snow Empress obtained the inheritance route, while Xu Xiao revealed that he had already qualified for the Ice God's divine position.

  • Xu Xiao speculated that merging the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King might awaken the Dragon God's divine soul, then realized he had fully taken control of the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Xu Xiao brought Bi Ji and the other fierce beasts out of the Spirit Pagoda, and Bi Ji decided to return to watch over their companions.
  • The Snow Empress asked Xu Xiao to accompany her to the Far North to receive her inheritance, and Xu Xiao gathered his brothers and invited Ye Lin and Chen Jianjun before teleporting there with her.
  • The Ice Empress and Titan Snow Demon King arrived and mistook the Snow Empress's nausea from teleportation for pregnancy, but Xu Xiao explained what had happened.
  • At the Ice God's inheritance site, the Snow Empress touched the stele, received the inheritance route, and excitedly embraced Xu Xiao.
  • Xu Xiao revealed that he had qualified for the Ice God's divine position when he reached rank seventy.

Ch. 233Receive Divine Position, Accept Assessment!

Xu Xiao and the others reached the Ice God's inheritance beneath a frozen lake, where Snow Empress began the Ice God's Nine Trials. The Ice Dragon doubted Xu Xiao could have received the same trials until he revealed his extraordinary Soul Rings, leaving it speechless.

  • The Ice Empress began breaking through the lake ice, but Xu Xiao used his Ninth Soul Skill to blast open a passage.
  • Xu Xiao explained that his power could destroy the Far North, while the Ice Empress considered taking human form after Snow Empress's divine trial.
  • The four reached the inheritance site, where an Ice Dragon recognized Xu Xiao and Snow Empress as inheritors and admitted them.
  • Snow Empress sat on the throne and was sealed in transparent ice, prompting the Ice Dragon to announce that she had received the Ice God's Nine Trials.
  • Xu Xiao said he could have received the Nine Trials too, and the Ice Dragon called him arrogant until he released his Soul Rings and left it stunned.

Ch. 234The Ice God's Steward and the Ice Empress's Transformation

Xu Xiao declined the Ice God's inheritance after learning about Ice Sea, the Ice God's steward, while the Snow Empress received the nine Divine Trials. With Ice Sea's advice, the Ice Empress decided to take human form and asked the Snow Empress to look after her clan.

  • Xu Xiao showed the Ice Dragon his Soul Rings, explained that he had rejected the Ice God's inheritance for the Snow Empress, and learned the steward's history and name, Ice Sea.
  • The Snow Empress broke free of the ice, received the nine Divine Trials, and accepted Ice Sea as Uncle Hai.
  • Xu Xiao asked Uncle Hai to help the Snow Empress and assigned the Titan Snow Demon King to stay with her.
  • Uncle Hai advised the Ice Empress that taking human form would help her understand divine authority and cultivate toward godhood.
  • The Ice Empress resolved to take human form, asked the Snow Empress to find a new leader for her clan, and began preparing to transform.

Ch. 235Preparing to Change the Spirit Pagoda!

Xu Xiao brought the newly human Ice Empress to the Spirit Pagoda and discussed how his companions would use it to cultivate. He outlined plans to reshape the pagoda into their home and training grounds, while leaving its current trials unchanged for now.

  • The Ice Empress took human form as a six-year-old girl, and Xu Xiao took her from the Snow Empress's inheritance ground to the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Xu Xiao introduced the Ice Empress to his companions, and Ling Yuan apologized after learning who she was.
  • Gui Mei told Xu Xiao that the group would keep their duties on the Sun Moon Continent and cultivate in the pagoda for three months each year.
  • Xu Xiao explained that he could convert Soul Power into Divine Power because he now controlled the Spirit Pagoda's core fragment.
  • Xu Xiao outlined plans to bring in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, create a medicinal garden and trial grounds, and merge the remaining floors into their headquarters.
  • Xu Xiao said he would pursue both world-merging and world-advancement, but would leave the pagoda's trials unchanged until he had worked out the details.

Ch. 236Yu Yuanzhen Looks for His Son!

Xu Xiao collected the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well into his Spirit Pagoda after learning that people from Blue Lightning had come to Spirit Pagoda looking for a son. Yu Yuanzhen confronted Xu Xiao and demanded his son back, leaving their dispute unresolved.

  • Xu Xiao let Chen Jianjun return to Slaughter City while warning him to stay cautious, and Chen Jianjun agreed to bring the unconscious Gangzi back with him.
  • Chen Xin and Gui Mei told the others that the Destruction God King and Evil God King had approached them about inheriting divine positions, but they said they wanted to remain with their brothers.
  • At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xu Xiao explained the Dragon God's appearance to Zi Ji and announced he would take the well away.
  • Gui Mei reported that people from Blue Lightning had arrived at Spirit Pagoda looking for Yu Yuanzhen's son, and Xu Xiao collected the well and its occupants into his Spirit Pagoda.
  • Yu Yuanzhen arrived with several allies disguised in Blue Lightning clothing and demanded that Xu Xiao return his son.

Ch. 237A Lion's Share!

Xu Xiao confronted Yu Yuanzhen and his companions after they came to Chuan Ling searching for Yu Xiaogang, then turned their failed search into an excuse to demand enormous compensation. He began listing what Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had to surrender, and ordered Su to kill the man who refused.

  • Xu Xiao denied knowing whether Yu Xiaogang was in Chuan Ling and threatened Yu Yuanzhen's group for trespassing.
  • Yu Yuanzhen pleaded for his son and offered compensation if Yu Xiaogang was not there, but Xu Xiao punched him and allowed the group to search.
  • Yu Yuanzhen and the others found no trace of Yu Xiaogang, so Xu Xiao had Long Su and the others surround them and demanded compensation.
  • Xu Xiao demanded five Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, a year's income, a third of its resources, and access to Death Valley from Spirit Hall.
  • Xu Xiao demanded the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's books, five years of income, and its Heart Separation Control technique, then ordered Su to kill its protesting representative.

Ch. 238My Son Really Is Missing!

Xu Xiao forced the sect and empire representatives to promise compensation and threatened Heaven Dou and Star Luo with territorial demands, then began planning an unequal treaty for Chuan Ling. Yu Yuanzhen left for Spirit Hall after realizing his son was missing, but Golden Crocodile Douluo insisted Yu Xiaogang had been sent to Chuan Ling.

  • Long Su killed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Soul Douluo elder, and Xu Xiao demanded compensation from the representatives.
  • Xu Xiao ordered Heaven Dou to move its capital and demanded that Star Luo hand Silves City to Chuan Ling, while also requiring Blue Lightning to surrender all its resources.
  • Xu Xiao told the representatives to return in a month to sign a treaty, and Ye Lin made them take their compensation documents before they could leave.
  • Xu Xiao and the others drafted a hundred favorable treaty clauses, which he described as bargaining terms.
  • Yu Yuanzhen went to Spirit Hall to confront Golden Crocodile Douluo about Yu Xiaogang's disappearance, while Golden Crocodile insisted Yu Xiaogang had entered Chuan Ling.

Ch. 239Preparing to Unite Their Forces

Qian Daoliu agreed to lead an alliance of factions threatened by Chuan Ling, while admitting Spirit Hall did not know the full extent of its strength. The factions accepted his plan and agreed to pay Chuan Ling’s demands for now as they prepared to unite against it.

  • Yu Yuanzhen agreed to go with Golden Crocodile Douluo to ask the Grand Spirit Lord about Yu Xiaogang, while the compensation demand was sent to Qian Daoliu.
  • Prince Xue Xing, Lady Ning, and the Zhu Family representative told Qian Daoliu that Chuan Ling had demanded cities, resources, books, and secret techniques from their factions.
  • Lady Ning proposed uniting their forces under Spirit Hall’s leadership, and Qian Daoliu agreed to gather the factions and establish a shared base in another city.
  • Qian Daoliu said they should pay Chuan Ling’s demands for now because Spirit Hall did not know its full strength, including that of the Grand Spirit Lord.
  • Lady Ning told Prince Xue Xing to inform the emperor that Heaven Dou’s capital should be moved.

Ch. 240Ning Fengzhi: Mother, I'm Betting on Chuan Ling!

Lady Ning joined Spirit Hall’s leaders in opposing Chuan Ling, then went to bring Ning Fengzhi home from the academy. After hearing what had happened, Ning Fengzhi argued that the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan should ally with Chuan Ling, which he believed held the greater advantage.

  • Qian Daoliu agreed to challenge Chuan Ling in a month after Lady Ning explained the upcoming event.
  • Lady Ning found Ning Fengzhi at Spirit Hall Academy and told him he would be leaving after Yu Xiaogang’s actions made her uneasy about keeping him there.
  • On the way home, Ning Fengzhi told Lady Ning she had made a mistake by siding with Spirit Hall instead of seeking an alliance with Chuan Ling.
  • Ning Fengzhi argued that Chuan Ling might have a god or many Titled experts, and that Yu Xiaogang’s search for a way to improve his talent suggested Chuan Ling possessed powerful resources.
  • Ning Fengzhi concluded that Chuan Ling’s secrecy and apparent advantages made it the strongest power, while Lady Ning considered his claims.

Ch. 241Ning Fengzhi, the Fence-Sitter!

Ning Fengzhi persuaded Lady Ning to hedge the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect’s survival by favoring Chuan Ling while keeping ties to Spirit Hall. At Chuan Ling, Xu Xiao received Golden Crocodile Douluo and Yu Yuanzhen, denied knowing Yu Yuanzhen’s missing son, and demanded Blue Lightning pay its compensation.

  • Ning Fengzhi proposed betting on both Chuan Ling and Spirit Hall, with the larger bet on Chuan Ling, and Lady Ning agreed to prepare for either outcome.
  • Ning Fengzhi volunteered to deliver compensation to Chuan Ling, and Lady Ning allowed him to go after he argued Chuan Ling would not attack him.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo and Yu Yuanzhen arrived at Chuan Ling, where Xu Xiao received them in the main hall.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo asked whether Yu Yuanzhen’s son was at Chuan Ling, and Xu Xiao denied knowing him or having admitted him.
  • Yu Yuanzhen asked Xu Xiao to pass along any news about his son, but Xu Xiao demanded that Blue Lightning first deliver its compensation to Chuan Ling.

Ch. 242Rejecting the Seven Treasures, a New City Rises!

After Yu Yuanzhen and Golden Crocodile Douluo left Chuan Ling, Ning Fengzhi brought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s compensation but was refused when he tried to pledge allegiance. Xu Xiao learned that Spirit Hall and other powers were building a rival central city, which quickly rose and drew major factions together; on its third day, an unidentified figure arrived at its gates.

  • Golden Crocodile Douluo told Yu Yuanzhen that his son had probably left Chuan Ling and might return with a solution to his problems.
  • Ning Fengzhi brought ten carriages of compensation to Chuan Ling, but Xu Xiao rejected his offer to join and ordered him to leave.
  • Gui Mei told Xu Xiao that Ning Fengzhi had discussed playing both sides and that Spirit Hall planned to join other powers in building a central city.
  • Xu Xiao said Chuan Ling would take over Heaven Dou City when the imperial family moved and could reinforce its walls with Soul Tools from Sun Moon Continent.
  • The Heaven Dou and Star Luo imperial families, major sects, and smaller factions helped build and occupy a new central city, with six powers controlling it.
  • On the new city’s third day, an unidentified figure stood beneath its gates and praised its appearance.

Ch. 243Strange Soul Rings? Just a Trick of the Eye

Xu Xiao learned that Qian Daoliu was leading an alliance to challenge Chuan Ling and prepared to plunder the factions’ resources while they were away. At Chuan Ling, Long Su confronted Qian Daoliu with extraordinary Soul Rings, and a mysterious dragon-winged figure arrived to reveal that they were real.

  • Gui Mei reported that Qian Daoliu planned to challenge Chuan Ling, and Xu Xiao gave him the Spirit Pagoda projection to help steal Spirit Hall’s treasures.
  • After three days of preparations, Xu Xiao watched Qian Daoliu’s alliance depart for Chuan Ling, then headed for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and other bases to strip them of their resources.
  • Qian Daoliu led the allied powerhouses to Chuan Ling and demanded a challenge against the Grand Spirit Lord.
  • Long Su rode out to face Qian Daoliu and displayed eight unusual Soul Rings, including platinum rings, leaving the alliance stunned.
  • Qian Daoliu insisted the Soul Rings were an illusion, but a dragon-winged figure emerged from the sky and declared that platinum Soul Rings belonged to beings over a million years old.

Ch. 244The Spirit Master Meets Qian Daoliu!

Qian Daoliu challenged Chuan Ling’s Spirit Masters, but Xu Xiao arrived and overwhelmed him and his followers with his presence. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu doubting whether even his Divine Power could defeat Xu Xiao.

  • Gu Rong and Yue Guan appeared before Qian Daoliu and identified themselves as Chuan Ling’s Sixth and Third Spirit Masters.
  • The Wind Sword Sect, Elephant Armored Sect, and other factions regretted choosing to support Spirit Hall, while Lady Ning and Ning Fengzhi recognized Gu Rong and Dugu Bo.
  • Dugu Bo arrived on a green dragon and revealed his Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul had transformed, while Gu Rong taunted Lady Ning over her family’s past treatment of the Ye Family.
  • Xu Xiao appeared after stripping Soul Union City’s major factions of their valuables, mocked Qian Daoliu, and unleashed pressure that forced Ning Fengzhi, Lady Ning, and most of Qian Daoliu’s followers to their knees.
  • Qian Daoliu wondered whether his Divine Power could defeat Xu Xiao.

Ch. 245Qian Daoliu's Severed Arm!

Xu Xiao overwhelmed Qian Daoliu with his Martial Soul Avatar and froze him with his eighth soul skill, but Qian Daoliu used Angel Divine Power to break free. Xu Xiao’s frost then severed Qian Daoliu’s right arm, leaving Golden Crocodile Douluo stunned.

  • Ice Empress, Ye Qing, and Bibi Dong watched Xu Xiao’s fight as Ice Empress praised his strength.
  • Xu Xiao summoned his Ice Fire Dragon Body and shattered Qian Daoliu’s Angel Longsword and Angel True Body.
  • Qian Daoliu unleashed Angel Judgment, then infused it with Angel Divine Power to strengthen his attack.
  • Xu Xiao used Frozen Heaven—Field of Extinction to freeze Qian Daoliu, his soul skill, and the surrounding space.
  • Qian Daoliu used Angel Divine Power to break free, but the shattered ice struck him and severed his right arm.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo saw Qian Daoliu’s arm fall and realized that Qian Daoliu had lost.

Ch. 246Only a God Can Defeat Chuan Ling!

Xu Xiao drove Qian Daoliu from Chuan Ling and learned that Angel Divine Power had saved him, while Gui Mei returned with Spirit Hall’s treasury. In Soul Union City, Qian Daoliu turned down the alliance’s request to join Spirit Hall’s Godhood trial and pointed them toward Sea God Island instead.

  • Xu Xiao spared Qian Daoliu because he feared the old man might self-destruct and kill Chuan Ling’s students, then ordered Gu Rong to hang Qian Daoliu’s severed arm at the gate.
  • Xu Xiao explained that Qian Daoliu’s Angel Divine Power could make his self-destruction too dangerous to contain.
  • Gui Mei returned with what he had taken from Spirit Hall, and Xu Xiao revealed that he had already emptied Soul Union City’s treasuries.
  • At the alliance meeting, Ning Fengzhi asked Qian Daoliu whether Chuan Ling could have killed him, and Qian Daoliu said either of them could kill the other.
  • Qian Daoliu refused to let the alliance join Spirit Hall’s Angel Godhood trial because its members lacked Angel Martial Souls.
  • Qian Daoliu told the alliance to send its most talented disciples to Sea God Island to seek another Godhood trial.

Ch. 247Maybe Only Surrender!

Qian Daoliu and the faction leaders agreed to seek Godhood inheritances and avoid fighting Chuan Ling directly, while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile considered investigating Death Valley. Their plans were interrupted by news that Spirit Hall had been robbed.

  • Ning Fengzhi proposed seeking a Godhood on Sea God Island, and Qian Daoliu warned that the voyage was dangerous.
  • Ning Fengzhi suspected that someone from Chuan Ling had received the Sea God's inheritance, and Qian Daoliu decided that made their journey to Sea God Island more worthwhile.
  • Ning Fengzhi advised the factions to watch Chuan Ling, train young talent, and seek inheritances instead of starting a direct fight.
  • Qian Daoliu ordered the factions to pool their resources and train their young people, then warned them to put aside their grudges.
  • Golden Crocodile suggested surrendering, but Qian Daoliu said he would investigate Death Valley with him.
  • A messenger reported that Spirit Hall had been robbed before Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile could return.

Ch. 248Deep into Death Valley!

Qian Daoliu learned that Spirit Hall’s resources had vanished just as Ning Fengzhi reported the same theft from Soul Union City, and he gave up pursuing the culprit. The next day, Xu Xiao and Gui Mei entered Death Valley to investigate its secrets, while Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile followed, and Gui Mei suddenly lost contact with his two copies.

  • Qian Daoliu found Spirit Hall’s resource stores empty and killed the Soul Ancestor who had failed to guard them.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Qian Daoliu that all the resources in Soul Union City had disappeared without a trace, and Qian Daoliu ended the inquiry.
  • Qian Daoliu questioned whether he had been wrong to oppose Chuan Ling, then told Golden Crocodile to accompany him to Death Valley the next day.
  • Xu Xiao and Gui Mei entered Death Valley, sending two copies ahead to search for the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast while they investigated the valley’s depths.
  • Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile entered Death Valley behind Xu Xiao and Gui Mei, and Gui Mei discovered that his two copies had vanished.

Ch. 249The Black Wind That Drained Mental Power

Xu Xiao and Gui Mei entered Death Valley’s gorge, where a black wind drained mental power and Gui Mei sensed something hidden deeper inside. Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile followed them, while Xu Xiao and Gui Mei pushed through the worsening wind.

  • Xu Xiao and Gui Mei found a faint golden glow where Xu Xiao’s shadow had vanished, then traced the limits of Xu Xiao’s mental power to a cliff above a gorge filled with black wind.
  • Gui Mei felt drawn toward something in the gorge, so Xu Xiao and Gui Mei jumped down to investigate.
  • Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile arrived at the cliff, and Qian Daoliu said the place’s aura disgusted him before they descended.
  • Xu Xiao and Gui Mei discovered that the black wind grew stronger deeper in the gorge and steadily drained their mental power.
  • Gui Mei sensed the source of his pull behind the strongest wind, and Xu Xiao agreed it was likely where the secret lay.
  • As the wind intensified, Xu Xiao fired a black laser, grabbed Gui Mei, and charged forward.

Ch. 250Death God: Is There Something Wrong with This Guy?

Xu Xiao and Gui Mei reached the source of the dark wind, where Gui Mei found Death God's inheritance. Gui Mei refused the Godhood but agreed to seek an inheritor, and Death God gave him the Death Scythe and instructions for starting its Divine Trial.

  • Xu Xiao carried Gui Mei through the dark wind and entered a pitch-black hall containing a black pillar.
  • Gui Mei sensed the pillar was calling to him and used his mental strength to transform it into a staff.
  • Death God's remnant appeared in Gui Mei's Sea of Consciousness and learned that Gui Mei had also rejected Evil God King's Godhood.
  • Gui Mei offered to find an inheritor for Death God, but asked for compensation.
  • Death God gave Gui Mei the Death Scythe and agreed to explain how to activate its inheritance and Divine Trial.

Ch. 251A Wasted Trip for Qian Daoliu!

Gui Mei and Xu Xiao met the Death God's fading divine consciousness and brought him to the Spirit Pagoda, where he agreed to help create a black wind for mental-strength training. Qian Daoliu reached the wind's source only to find the place empty, while the Death God arrived at the Pagoda's ninth floor to recuperate.

  • The Death God warned Gui Mei that a successor needed powerful mental strength and explained that Divine Power could prolong his fading consciousness by a few years.
  • Gui Mei persuaded the Death God to meet Xu Xiao, who offered him a place to stay in exchange for guidance and help making another black wind.
  • Xu Xiao learned that the black wind was bound to the space, which would disappear in about ten years, and the Death God agreed to create a new one using his Divine Artifact.
  • The black wind in Death Valley weakened, allowing Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo to approach its source; Qian Daoliu found nothing there after Xu Xiao had taken everything.
  • Xu Xiao brought the Death God's divine consciousness to the Spirit Pagoda's ninth floor, where Gui Mei introduced him to Bi Ji and Zi JI.
Arc 10 of 19
Arc 10 of 19