Arc 6Chuan Ling Emerges

Xu Xiao and his allies established Chuan Ling, forced Blue Lightning to surrender its resources, and built influence through medicinal-bath trade and secret expansion. After securing Vast Sea City, Xu Xiao won Xiong Jun’s approval and gained a willing Dark Gold Terrorclaw sacrifice as he prepared for his sixth Soul Ring.

  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong defeated the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, then overcame Slaughter City’s trials and rejected the Rakshasa God’s inheritance.
  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong disrupted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Soul Beast hunt, and Yu Mingkai and Yu Yuanzhen escaped after the Fourth Elder sacrificed himself.
  • Xu Xiao welcomed Chen Xin and Gu Rong back, gave Ling Yuan the serpent’s core to refine, and watched her Martial Soul evolve into a three-headed phoenix.
  • Xu Xiao and Zi JI organized Chuan Ling’s emergence, invited the major powers, and provoked Blue Lightning while concealing their true strength.
  • At Chuan Ling’s unveiling, Zi JI broke Yu Yuanzhen’s limbs and demanded Blue Lightning’s resources and secrets, while the guests discovered that Chuan Ling’s medicinal baths accelerated cultivation.
  • Ye Lin negotiated major medicinal-bath orders and secured Whale Rubber, while Xu Xiao laid out plans to expand Chuan Ling and help Sheng Xin create Godhood through healing and faith.
  • Xu Xiao refined Whale Rubber to strengthen his allies, learned Blue Lightning’s Dragon Transformation technique, and secretly brought Vast Sea City’s leaders under Chuan Ling’s control.
  • Xu Xiao impressed Xiong Jun with a powerful strike, earned his approval and the offer to learn Sky-Tearing Claw, then secured Xiao Jin’s agreement to sacrifice himself for Xu Xiao’s sixth Soul Ring.
Chapters 127–151 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 127Ice and Fire Destroy the Fierce Yang!

Chen Xin and Gu Rong defeated the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and confronted the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent using the paired Warm Jade Bottles. Chen Xin retrieved the serpent’s scorching inner core, though they did not know whether the wounded beast had survived.

  • Gu Rong held off the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King while Chen Xin used three swords to sever all three heads at once, then kept attacking until it was dead.
  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong felt the killing aura affecting their minds and hurried toward the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
  • Gu Rong drew the serpent’s attention while Chen Xin smashed the two Warm Jade Bottles, pouring their icy and fiery liquids over its heads.
  • Chen Xin attacked the serpent’s exposed inner core and pulled it free as the beast sank into the Bloody Mary.
  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong saw that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well’s spring water had badly corroded the serpent’s head, but they could not tell whether it had died.

Ch. 128Rakshasa God's Temptation!

Chen Xin overcame his inner demon and obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain, while Gu Rong faced the Rakshasa God's temptation and refused its inheritance rather than disappoint Xu Xiao. The Rakshasa God’s offer ended in rejection, leaving Gu Rong’s trial unresolved.

  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong entered the exit, where a dark crimson aura pulled them into their inner demons and another aura invaded Gu Rong’s spiritual power.
  • Chen Xin overcame visions of failing to surpass his father and of Xu Xiao rejecting him, then emerged with Divine Slaughter's Domain.
  • The Rakshasa God exploited Gu Rong’s insecurities and memories of being bullied, tempting him with an inheritance that promised power and an end to his struggles.
  • Gu Rong recognized the Rakshasa God and refused its inheritance because Xu Xiao mattered more to him, despite wanting the power.
  • The Rakshasa God called Xu Xiao trash for lacking a Godhood inheritance and being unable to make Gu Rong a god.

Ch. 129Slaughter City

Gu Rong rejected Rakshasa God's offer after the god insulted Xu Xiao, then emerged from Slaughter City with Divine Slaughter's Domain. He and Chen Xin planned to tell Xu Xiao about Rakshasa God's threat and claim the city for him.

  • Rakshasa God called Xu Xiao trash, so Gu Rong angrily refused the inheritance and cursed the god before it withdrew.
  • Gu Rong overcame his inner demon and emerged with Divine Slaughter's Domain, then told Chen Xin he had encountered Rakshasa God.
  • Gu Rong admitted he had wanted the power to help Xu Xiao, and Chen Xin reminded him that Xu Xiao hoped they would obtain something better.
  • Chen Xin reasoned that few people knew about Slaughter City and proposed that Xu Xiao claim it so they could watch for Rakshasa God's successor.
  • Gu Rong and Chen Xin left Slaughter City, intending to return to Xu Xiao and learn about his progress.

Ch. 130Blue Lightning Hunts a Soul!

Chen Xin and Gu Rong returned through Star Dou Forest and encountered Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members hunting a Soul Ring for Yu Yuanzhen. After realizing the hunt could help their organization’s future rival, they decided to lure Soul Beasts toward the Blue Lightning group.

  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong left Slaughter City and traveled toward Sunset Forest, hoping to return home and have Ye Shengxin treat their bloodthirsty states of mind.
  • Three Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Soul Douluo confronted them and ordered them to leave while the clan hunted a Soul Ring.
  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong withdrew without fighting, then learned from their deductions that Yu Mingkai’s son Yu Yuanzhen was probably the one seeking the Soul Ring.
  • Gu Rong proposed luring Soul Beasts toward the Blue Lightning hunters, and Chen Xin agreed that they should make trouble for a future obstacle to Chuan Ling.

Ch. 131Lure Soul Beasts, Bring Disaster to Blue Lightning!

Chen Xin and Gu Rong asked the Blue Silver King to help lure powerful Soul Beasts toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which was hunting a seventy-thousand-year Soul Ring for Yu Yuanzhen. As the clan began fighting the Three-Clawed Dark Dragon, several formidable auras approached from three directions.

  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong flew to the Blue Silver Forest and asked the Blue Silver King for help disrupting the Blue Lightning hunt.
  • The Blue Silver King agreed to guide Chen Xin and Gu Rong to Soul Beasts aged between fifty and eighty thousand years, and the three set out together.
  • At the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Mingkai told Yu Yuanzhen that a seventy-thousand-year dragon-type Soul Beast would become his Soul Ring.
  • Yu Mingkai and four Soul Douluo attacked the Three-Clawed Dark Dragon while Yu Yuanzhen guarded their escape route.
  • As the battle raged, several formidable auras rushed toward the group from three directions.

Ch. 132Apologizing to Save His Master, Escaping Disaster!

Chen Xin and Gu Rong lured powerful Soul Beasts into Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Mingkai’s group, turning their hunt into a desperate battle. The Fourth Elder sacrificed himself to help the others escape, and the Soul Beasts fled from the blast.

  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong drew three Soul Beasts toward Yu Yuanzhen’s group, where the beasts joined the fight against the seventy-thousand-year-old Soul Beast.
  • Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Mingkai’s forces were overwhelmed as two more Soul Beasts arrived, bringing the total to six.
  • Yu Yuanzhen offered to draw the Soul Beasts’ attacks so his father could escape, but the Fourth Elder volunteered to self-destruct instead.
  • The Fourth Elder exploded, wounding the Soul Beasts and sending them fleeing while Yu Mingkai, Yu Yuanzhen, and the two remaining elders escaped into the sky.
  • Yu Mingkai realized that most of the Soul Beasts could not fly and was stunned that the Fourth Elder had died.

Ch. 133Blue Lightning's Ambition of Supremacy!

Yu Yuanzhen became a Titled Douluo, and Yu Mingkai revealed that he had little time left and planned to pass him the clan leadership. After the Blue Lightning father and son imagined challenging the Clear Sky Sect, Chen Xin and Gu Rong reached the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where Xu Xiao worried that his cultivation was progressing too slowly.

  • Yu Mingkai and the Blue Lightning Clan returned and hunted the injured Soul Beast, allowing Yu Yuanzhen to become a Titled Douluo.
  • Yu Mingkai told Yu Yuanzhen that Tang Chen's self-destruction had hastened his decline and that he had just over a year to live.
  • Yu Mingkai ordered Yu Yuanzhen to inherit the clan leadership quietly, and Yu Yuanzhen predicted the major factions would clash again within twenty years.
  • Yu Mingkai and Yu Yuanzhen discussed how Blue Lightning could challenge the Clear Sky Sect, while Qian Xunji privately wanted Spirit Hall to unify the continent.
  • Chen Xin and Gu Rong visited Heaven Dou City, then traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well after Chen Jianjun failed to return.
  • Xu Xiao told Zi JI he wanted to reach level 60 faster, and Zi JI reminded him that he was already cultivating faster than nearly everyone.

Ch. 134Three-Headed Phoenix!

Xu Xiao welcomed Chen Xin and Gu Rong back from Slaughter City, learned about their encounter with the Rakshasa God, and gave Ling Yuan the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core. Ling Yuan's Martial Soul evolved into a three-headed phoenix while she remained unconscious.

  • Xu Xiao greeted Chen Xin and Gu Rong after they returned safely from Slaughter City.
  • Chen Xin recounted their experiences, including how Gu Rong rejected the Rakshasa God and how they tricked Blue Lightning.
  • Xu Xiao explained that he had stopped Gu Rong because the Rakshasa God was unworthy and promised his brothers a better path to Godhood.
  • Chen Xin gave Xu Xiao the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core, and Ling Yuan swallowed it to refine its power.
  • Xu Xiao promised Immortal Herbs to the first among Dragon Duke and Snake Granny to reach rank 30, and to the first among She Long, Chi Xue, and Demon Bear to reach rank 40.
  • Ling Yuan's Martial Soul flew out and evolved into a three-headed phoenix as she lay unconscious.

Ch. 135Chuan Ling Emerges!

Ling Yuan’s Martial Soul evolved as Xu Xiao’s companions discussed ways to grow stronger, and Zhong Ling offered to prepare medicinal baths from lower-grade herbs. After Zi JI declared Chuan Ling could stand against any faction below Spirit Hall, the group urged Xu Xiao to let their faction emerge, but he remained concerned about exposing his brothers.

  • Ling Yuan’s three-headed phoenix flames spread as her Martial Soul evolved, and Xu Xiao reassured Chen Xin and the others that she would soon awaken.
  • Yue Guan asked Xu Xiao for ways to accelerate their cultivation, and Zhong Ling offered to make medicinal baths using lower-grade herbs.
  • Dugu Bo explained that he and Chi Xue were researching poison, while Ye Shengxin and Ye Lin focused on refining medicine.
  • Xu Xiao explained that Whale Rubber could strengthen their bodies and help prepare them to create their own Godhood in the future.
  • Chen Xin offered to buy Whale Rubber, prompting Xu Xiao to consider whether Chuan Ling should emerge into the world.
  • Zi JI said she was invincible below the Ultimate Douluo level, and the others enthusiastically supported emerging while Xu Xiao worried about exposing them.

Ch. 136Plotting Against Blue Lightning!

Xu Xiao planned to keep his faction’s prodigies hidden while Sister Zi Ji and others gathered resources, then use a public emergence to pressure the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and obtain its Dragon Transformation secret art. He arranged to disguise their strength, secure territory in Heaven Dou, and send invitations, leaving Sister Zi Ji and himself to provoke Blue Lightning.

  • Xu Xiao proposed staying behind the scenes while Sister Zi Ji and the others emerged to gather resources, and Gui Mei, Yue Guan, Dugu Bo, and the rest agreed.
  • Xu Xiao chose the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as his target because he wanted its Dragon Transformation secret art and hoped to pressure Yu Yuanzhen into accepting a wager.
  • Xu Xiao planned to appear weak so Yu Yuanzhen would challenge them, while accounting for Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Xu Xiao suggested using Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual power to disguise their strength as Soul Douluo-level, and Chen Xin agreed to find territory in Heaven Dou within a month.
  • Xu Xiao assigned Ye Lin to prepare invitations and said that he and Sister Zi Ji would deliver them with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm while provoking Blue Lightning.

Ch. 137Qian Xunji Wanted to Test Them

Xu Xiao and Zi JI visited Spirit Hall to invite it to Chuan Ling’s emergence, while Qian Xunji planned to use other forces to provoke Chuan Ling. The chapter ended with Qian Xunji sending Golden Crocodile to learn which factions had been invited so Spirit Hall could enlist them.

  • Xu Xiao bestowed Ling Yuan a six-hundred-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and Chen Xin a million-year fifth Soul Ring, then Ye Shengxin treated Chen Xin and Gu Rong’s spiritual injuries.
  • Three days later, Xu Xiao and Zi JI went to Spirit City while Chen Xin and Ye Lin searched for a base in Heaven Dou.
  • Xu Xiao gave Golden Crocodile an invitation to Chuan Ling’s emergence, and Golden Crocodile promised Spirit Hall would attend.
  • Golden Crocodile told Qian Xunji that Spirit Hall had found no information about Chuan Ling in its records.
  • Qian Xunji rejected testing Xu Xiao and Zi JI directly and decided to incite Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning to provoke Chuan Ling.
  • Qian Xunji ordered Golden Crocodile to find out which forces Chuan Ling had invited so Spirit Hall could join with them.

Ch. 138Beating Blue Lightning, Humiliating Clear Sky

Xu Xiao and Zi JI delivered Chuan Ling’s invitations to several major factions, provoking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan while securing the Clear Sky Sect’s attendance. The chapter left Tang Zhan plotting to use the Clear Sky Sect’s feud with Blue Lightning to retaliate for his own humiliation.

  • Xu Xiao and Zi JI delivered Chuan Ling’s invitation to Ning Buqun at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then left an invitation at the Heaven Dou imperial palace.
  • Xu Xiao simulated ordinary-looking Soul Rings and fought his way into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, taunting its members as he defeated them without killing anyone.
  • Yu Yuanzhen confronted Xu Xiao, who traded a blow with him, claimed Zi JI was a Soul Douluo, and left after tossing down an invitation.
  • Spirit Hall’s envoy arrived at Blue Lightning and told Yu Mingkai that Qian Xunji had invited him to talk, noting that Ning Buqun had already departed for Spirit Hall.
  • Xu Xiao and Zi JI reached the Clear Sky Sect, where Xu Xiao gave Tang Zhan an invitation and praised him as better than Yu Yuanzhen.
  • After Xu Xiao and Zi JI departed, Tang Zhan crushed the invitation and resolved to exploit the Clear Sky Sect’s poor relationship with Blue Lightning to retaliate.

Ch. 139Qian Xunji's Deception, Tang Zhan's Assist!

Tang Zhan joined Qian Xunji and the major factions at Spirit Hall to discuss Chuan Ling, while Xu Xiao oversaw construction of the Chen Family estate in Heaven Dou City. Qian Xunji falsely claimed Chuan Ling had no Title Douluo, and Yu Mingkai grew furious as Tang Zhan and Ning Buqun declined to get involved.

  • Tang Zhan accepted Spirit Hall's invitation to discuss Chuan Ling, while Xu Xiao and Zi JI traveled toward Heaven Dou City after inviting the Star Luo emperor.
  • Xu Xiao praised Chen Xin and Ye Lin for securing land and beginning construction, and Ye Lin proposed sending Ye Qing to cultivate with her brother once their faction established itself.
  • Qian Xunji gathered Tang Zhan, Ning Buqun, and Yu Mingkai at the Pope Palace, where Yu Mingkai asked what Spirit Hall knew about Chuan Ling.
  • Qian Xunji claimed Chuan Ling's strongest member was only a level eighty-nine Soul Douluo, though Tang Zhan recognized the lie from his own encounter with them.
  • Tang Zhan and Ning Buqun said their sects would show Chuan Ling respect but otherwise stay out of what followed, leaving Yu Mingkai enraged at the perceived insult to Blue Lightning.

Ch. 140Qian Xunji, a Wise Lord?

Qian Xunji maneuvered Spirit Hall and Blue Lightning toward a confrontation with Chuan Ling, while each faction concealed its own plans. Blue Lightning prepared to investigate Chuan Ling before its emergence in six months, but Yu Yuanzhen ultimately found no trace of Xu Xiao.

  • Qian Xunji shifted his attention from the Clear Sky Sect to Blue Lightning and agreed with Yu Mingkai, Tang Zhan, and Ning Buqun to wait six months before confronting Chuan Ling.
  • Qian Xunji considered warning Xu Xiao about his scheme, but Golden Crocodile persuaded him not to expose Spirit Hall's plans.
  • Ning Buqun called Qian Xunji a wise lord as the visitors departed, while privately hoping Chuan Ling would keep Spirit Hall in check.
  • Yu Mingkai told Yu Yuanzhen that Spirit Hall believed Chuan Ling's strongest fighter was a Soul Douluo and warned that Spirit Hall might act after Chuan Ling emerged.
  • Yu Yuanzhen went to investigate Chuan Ling but failed to find Xu Xiao during the next six months and returned empty-handed.

Ch. 141Blue Lightning Couldn't Take It Anymore!!

After building Chuan Ling’s headquarters, Xu Xiao prepared to reveal the force to the world and planned to profit while rival powers fought. At the unveiling, Chuan Ling deliberately humiliated Blue Lightning, and Yu Yuanzhen finally erupted in anger.

  • Xu Xiao, Yue Guan, and Chen Xin celebrated the newly built Chuan Ling base and agreed to keep their force quiet while gathering money and resources.
  • Xu Xiao explained that the nine members would be the Nine Spirit Lords of Chuan Ling, with Uncle Ye and She Long as elders and Zi JI and Zhong Ling as Supreme Elders.
  • At the unveiling, Chuan Ling’s leaders watched from the main hall while Zi JI stood beside the empty seat of honor.
  • Chuan Ling gave Blue Lightning no seats, and Yu Mingkai restrained Yu Yuanzhen while the other major forces watched.
  • Zi JI told Blue Lightning’s representatives to move farther back, and Yu Yuanzhen insulted her in anger.

Ch. 142Press Blue Lightning, seize Dragon Transformation, emerge!

Zi Ji punished Yu Yuanzhen for insulting her and forced Blue Lightning to surrender most of its resources and all its secret techniques to Chuan Ling. The gathering learned that the seat of honor belonged to Chuan Ling's Grand Spirit Lord, who was in seclusion.

  • Zi Ji unleashed her overwhelming aura, struck Yu Yuanzhen, and shattered the bones in his limbs despite Yu Mingkai's pleas.
  • Zi Ji demanded ninety percent of Blue Lightning's resources and all its secret techniques and books, including Dragon Transformation, within three days.
  • Yu Mingkai agreed to Zi Ji's terms and led the disgraced Blue Lightning group away with his son.
  • Qian Xunji asked whether Chuan Ling's emergence ceremony should begin or wait for another esteemed figure.
  • Zi Ji explained that the seat of honor belonged to Chuan Ling's Grand Spirit Lord, who was in seclusion and had sent her in his place.

Ch. 143Grand Spirit Lord: Hanging Spirit!

At the Chuan Ling’s emergence ceremony, Zi JI warned the assembled powers not to provoke them and revealed the names of their Nine Spirit Lords, including the mysterious Hanging Spirit. The guests tried medicinal baths that increased cultivation speed, leaving them eager to buy them from the Chuan Ling.

  • Qian Xunji and the other leaders considered the threat posed by the Chuan Ling, while Zi JI warned that the Grand Spirit Lord would answer any provocation.
  • Qian Xunji pledged the Spirit Hall’s support for the Chuan Ling’s emergence, and the other major powers also voiced goodwill.
  • Zi JI said she did not know when the Grand Spirit Lord would leave seclusion and led the guests to the prepared medicinal baths after they presented gifts.
  • Zi JI identified the nine symbols as the emblems of the Chuan Ling’s Nine Spirit Lords and explained that the tower represented Xu Xiao, the Hanging Spirit.
  • Qian Xunji and the other guests tried the medicinal baths and discovered that they increased cultivation speed, making them want to buy them.

Ch. 144The Price Is High? I Still Think It's Too Low.

Chuan Ling’s Medicinal Bath attracted buyers from the continent’s major powers, and Ye Lin negotiated large orders despite Tang Zhan’s hostility toward him. After the buyers left, Ye Lin reported that they had accepted the prices readily and revealed that he had secured a steady source of Whale Rubber through Xue Xing.

  • Qian Xunji and leaders from several major powers asked to buy the Medicinal Bath, and Zi JI postponed negotiations until the next day.
  • Zi JI brought Ye Lin to negotiate, and Tang Zhan recognized him as the man who had caused Tang Chen’s death but restrained himself because Ye Lin was now with Chuan Ling.
  • Ye Lin offered ingredient exchanges for Medicinal Baths at levels 10 through 70 and set Gold Soul Coin prices for baths below level 40.
  • Qian Xunji, Ning Buqun, and representatives of both empires ordered large quantities, while Tang Zhan agreed to buy for Clear Sky Sect.
  • After the buyers departed, Ye Lin told Xu Xiao and Zi JI that they had purchased without hesitation and that he had arranged a steady Whale Rubber supply through Xue Xing.

Ch. 145Sun Moon Continent, Ascending to Godhood Through Faith!

Xu Xiao outlined his plans to secure Whale Rubber, eventually travel to the Sun Moon Continent, and seek the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for his seventh Soul Ring. He also revealed a plan for Sheng Xin to ascend to godhood through faith by unifying the Sun Moon Continent, while leaving the group to prepare for their own difficult paths to godhood.

  • Xu Xiao asked Ye Lin to stockpile Whale Rubber and said he planned to bring the coastal forces under Chuan Ling's control before sailing to the Sun Moon Continent.
  • Xu Xiao explained that he would eventually seek the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for his seventh Soul Ring, but would wait until he was stronger and Di Tian had returned.
  • Xu Xiao told the group he had devised a low-risk path to godhood for Sheng Xin, prompting Ye Lin to thank him for supporting his son.
  • Xu Xiao explained that Sheng Xin could heal people across the Sun Moon Continent, earn their faith, and forge Godhood after the continent was unified.
  • Xu Xiao said the others could pursue their own paths to godhood later, and urged them to use Chuan Ling's earnings to obtain resources and fleece rival factions when possible.

Ch. 146Whale Rubber Body Tempering

Xu Xiao refined Whale Rubber for Yue Guan, Chen Xin, and Ye Qing, strengthening their bodies with Ye Lin’s healing support. When the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan arrived, Xu Xiao sent Zi JI to collect their resources and urged her to delay any attack until they could defeat their enemies decisively.

  • Ye Lin brought nearly ten-thousand-year-old Whale Rubber and Ye Qing to meet Xu Xiao and the others.
  • Xu Xiao refined the Whale Rubber with Ultimate Fire, and Yue Guan swallowed the first dose while Ye Lin healed him through the pain.
  • After half a day of refining, Yue Guan’s physique reached Soul King level, and Zi JI assessed his improvement.
  • Xu Xiao gave refined Whale Rubber to Chen Xin and Ye Qing, whose physiques also improved, especially Ye Qing’s.
  • A servant reported that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had arrived, and Xu Xiao told Zi JI to collect their resources but avoid wiping them out prematurely.
  • Zi JI agreed to wait, remarking that Yu Yuanzhen had been too weak to test her newly formed Soul Core.

Ch. 147Dragon Transformation, the Seaside!

Xu Xiao obtained the Blue Lightning clan’s Dragon Transformation secret technique and mastered its first stage during a month of seclusion. After returning to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he traveled with Zi JI to Vast Sea City, where he planned to secure a ship for a future journey to the Sun Moon Empire.

  • Yu Luomian delivered Blue Lightning clan resources and the Dragon Transformation secret technique to Zi JI, then fled after she threw him out.
  • Xu Xiao studied the technique and entered seclusion, while Zi JI and Ye Lin continued arranging medicinal-bath trades at Chuan Ling.
  • A month later, Xu Xiao emerged having learned to transform both hands through Martial Soul Possession and the Dragon Soul within his Martial Soul.
  • Xu Xiao left Chuan Ling with Zi JI, visited his brothers at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and departed again after three days.
  • A month later, Xu Xiao and Zi JI arrived in Vast Sea City, where Xu Xiao intended to take control of the city in secret to obtain a ship.

Ch. 148Subjugation: The Choice of the Sixth Soul Ring

Xu Xiao and Zi Ji secretly brought Vast Sea City’s lord and five major factions under Chuan Ling’s control, assigning them to gather Whale Rubber and build a ship. As they left, Xu Xiao discussed reaching level 60 and sought a fire-attributed Soul Beast for a possible External Soul Bone, but Zi Ji knew of no suitable candidate.

  • Xu Xiao told Zi Ji they would secretly subdue Vast Sea City’s leaders, and they discovered the City Lord was its strongest resident at level 75.
  • Zi Ji displayed part of her strength at the City Lord Mansion, and the City Lord immediately agreed to join Chuan Ling and summon the leaders of the city’s five major factions.
  • Xu Xiao gave the City Lord and faction leaders the choice to submit or die, then ordered them to gather Whale Rubber, build a large ship within two years, and secretly bring the city under Chuan Ling’s control.
  • Xu Xiao gave the leaders the ship blueprints the next day and left Vast Sea City with Zi Ji after the city’s new allies pledged to obey.
  • Xu Xiao told Zi Ji he expected to reach level 60 within three to six months and asked about fire-attributed Soul Beasts that might grant him an External Soul Bone for his Sixth Soul Ring.
  • Zi Ji said she could not think of a Soul Beast that met both Xu Xiao’s age and External Soul Bone requirements.

Ch. 149Dark Gold Terrorclaw, Xiong Jun

Xu Xiao abandoned his search for a fire-attributed Soul Beast and decided to seek a Dark Gold Terrorclaw from Xiong Jun’s clan as his Sixth Soul Ring. After reaching Star Dou Forest, he faced Xiong Jun’s challenge to prove himself before one of the clan could sacrifice for him.

  • Unable to find a Soul Beast meeting his requirements, Xu Xiao consulted Snow Empress, and Zi JI suggested Xiong Jun’s clan.
  • Xu Xiao decided the Dark Gold Terrorclaw’s power could outweigh the lack of a fire attribute and chose to pursue one from Xiong Jun’s clan.
  • A month later, Xu Xiao and Zi JI reached Life Lake and wondered where the rabbits that had lived there had gone.
  • Zi JI brought Xiong Jun to meet Xu Xiao, and Xiong Jun tested his resolve with a crushing aura.
  • Xiong Jun offered to arrange a clan member’s sacrifice if Xu Xiao fought him and satisfied him, but said he would otherwise send Xu Xiao away.

Ch. 150A Punch to Learn the Sky-Tearing Claw?

Xu Xiao tested his full strength against Xiong Jun with a punch that nearly forced the beast to use seventy percent of his power. Impressed, Xiong Jun approved of Xu Xiao and offered to teach him the Sky-Tearing Claw, suggesting a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Ring might suit him.

  • Xu Xiao asked Xiong Jun to withstand one full-power punch, and Xiong Jun agreed to test him in a remote part of Star Dou Forest.
  • Xu Xiao revealed his unusual Soul Rings, activated Silver-Grade Awakening and Dragon Transformation, and detonated several Soul Rings to gather power.
  • Xu Xiao unleashed Ice—Burst against Xiong Jun's bear paw, creating a massive crater before Zi Ji caught the exhausted Xu Xiao.
  • Xiong Jun said Xu Xiao's strike matched the full-force blow of an ordinary level 95 Titled Douluo and declared that he approved of him.
  • Xiong Jun offered to teach Xu Xiao the Sky-Tearing Claw and proposed pairing it with a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Ring, while Zi Ji objected.

Ch. 151The Possibility of Learning the Dragon God Claw!

Xiong Jun offered to teach Xu Xiao the Sky-Tearing Claw and arranged for a clan member to sacrifice himself so Xu Xiao could gain a Soul Ring. Xu Xiao also realized his Martial Soul might let him learn the Dragon God Claw, and Xiao Jin agreed to sacrifice himself once Xu Xiao recovered.

  • Xiong Jun decided to teach Xu Xiao the Sky-Tearing Claw so Xu Xiao could use it to defeat Di Tian on his behalf.
  • Xiong Jun agreed to find a clan member for Xu Xiao to sacrifice, and Xu Xiao explained that the sacrificed soul could be preserved and revived after he became a god.
  • Xu Xiao told Zi JI and Snow Empress that his Martial Soul might let him learn the Dragon God Claw by recording its memories, and they considered the possibility.
  • Xiong Jun returned with Xiao Jin, a powerful but frail-looking clan member, and Zi JI said Xu Xiao would reach Level 60 within two months.
  • Xiao Jin agreed to sacrifice himself once Xu Xiao had recovered, hoping to gain the chance to become a god sooner.
Arc 6 of 19
Arc 6 of 19