Arc 7The Dragon Valley Journey

Xu Xiao unified the Sun Moon Continent, strengthened Chuan Ling, and prepared to pursue the Dragon Kings’ path to godhood. As Chuan Ling’s rivals formed an alliance and Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation prospects collapsed, Xu Xiao entered Dragon Valley with Di Tian and his brothers.

  • Xiao Jin sacrificed himself to Xu Xiao, raising his Soul Power and leaving him a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone, and Xu Xiao mastered Xiong Jun’s Sky-Tearing Claw before leaving the Star Dou Forest.
  • Xu Xiao met Chen Jianjun in Heaven Dou City, explained the Divine Realm and his plans for creating Godhood, and brought Chen Xin and Chen Jianjun into Chuan Ling’s affairs.
  • Zhong Ling survived her 200,000-year tribulation with Xu Xiao and his companions’ help, and Xu Xiao sailed with his group to the Sun Moon Continent.
  • Xu Xiao forced the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord to sacrifice himself, reached Rank 76, and used his Spirit Pagoda True Body to establish travel between projections and its true space.
  • Xu Xiao overthrew the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial dynasty, founded the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty, and later returned to the Douluo Continent after ordering the new regime to develop Soul Tools and free Martial Soul awakenings.
  • Xu Xiao subdued the Evil Emperor’s soul, learned that Di Tian needed time to open Dragon Valley, and arranged for Xiong Jun to raise an eighty-thousand-year-old ape for a future purpose.
  • The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings explained that ancient humans had become gods by reaching level 100, and Xu Xiao developed Chuan Ling’s academy plans while his allies began recruiting students.
  • Qian Xunji formed an alliance of five factions against Chuan Ling while Yu Xiaogang awakened a purple piglet Martial Soul with Level 0.5 Innate Soul Power, and Xu Xiao entered Dragon Valley with Di Tian and his brothers.
Chapters 152–176 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 152Sacrifice, Sky-Tearing Claw!

Xu Xiao recovered from his injuries and received Xiao Jin’s sacrifice, gaining a Soul Ring, a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone, and reaching rank 67. Xiong Jun then trained him in Sky-Tearing Claw, but after three months Xu Xiao still could not perform the technique smoothly in one strike.

  • Xiao Jin sacrificed himself to Xu Xiao, sent his soul into Xu Xiao’s Sea of Consciousness, and left him a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Soul Bone.
  • Xu Xiao’s Soul Power rose from rank 59 to rank 64 after the sacrifice, then to rank 67 after he absorbed the Soul Bone.
  • Xu Xiao and Zi JI discussed the advantages and limits of human and Soul Beast lifespans.
  • Xiong Jun took Xu Xiao to train in Sky-Tearing Claw, and Xu Xiao struggled to make the technique flow in a single motion.
  • Xu Xiao suggested charging up before unleashing a final strike as a way to compensate for his difficulty mastering the technique.

Ch. 153Disorder Splitting Wind Sky-Tearing Claw!

Xu Xiao adapted Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer into a powerful Sky-Tearing Claw and proved it against Xiong Jun. After leaving the Star Dou Forest with Zi JI and the Snow Empress, he planned to visit Heaven Dou City, consult Di Tian, and pursue the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord for his seventh Soul Ring.

  • Xu Xiao explained how he would build power and borrow momentum for his Sky-Tearing Claw using Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Xiong Jun gave him a month to train.
  • Xu Xiao mastered the technique and used its eighty-first claw to break through Xiong Jun’s casual defense and wound him.
  • Xiong Jun praised Xu Xiao’s progress and said he could not judge the technique’s full strength without fighting Xu Xiao seriously.
  • Xu Xiao told Xiong Jun he was leaving, then departed the Star Dou Forest with Zi JI and the Snow Empress.
  • Xu Xiao planned to visit Heaven Dou City and Uncle Ye, return to Sunset Forest, and then travel to the other continent for his seventh Soul Ring.
  • The Snow Empress suggested gathering allies to defeat the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, while Xu Xiao said he would prefer to persuade it to sacrifice itself.

Ch. 154Can still become a god?

Xu Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City with Zi JI and Snow Empress and explained his alliance with the Soul Beast Clan and his plan to create new Godhood to Chen Jianjun. Chen Jianjun accepted Xu Xiao’s decision and asked whether he could still obtain the Sea God’s Godhood.

  • Chen Jianjun revealed that he had reached level 99 and become a Limit Douluo, while Chen Xin told him about his place in Xu Xiao’s organization.
  • Xu Xiao arrived with Zi JI and Snow Empress, and Chen Jianjun raised his sword intent against Snow Empress before Xu Xiao and Chen Xin calmed him.
  • Xu Xiao introduced Zi JI and Snow Empress as powerful Soul Beasts and explained that he was working with them so he and his companions could create their own Godhood.
  • Chen Jianjun listened to Xu Xiao’s explanation of the Divine Realm and agreed not to interfere, though he warned him about trusting those outside humanity.
  • Chen Jianjun admitted he was too old to create his own Godhood and asked Xu Xiao whether he could still obtain the Sea God’s Godhood.

Ch. 155Chen Xin: Old Man, Dare to Draw Your Sword?!

Chen Jianjun told Xu Xiao about his Red Grade Six Sea God Trials and learned that a higher trial could have bound him to Sea God Island or demanded his life. After Xu Xiao explained why Chen Jianjun was unlikely to become a god, Chen Xin challenged his father to a sword duel.

  • Chen Jianjun revealed his Soul Rings and said he had received the Red Grade Six Trials on Sea God Island.
  • Xu Xiao explained that Red Grade Seven Trials would have made Chen Jianjun the next High Priestess, whose role included sacrificing herself to open the ninth trial.
  • Chen Jianjun learned that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Heart of the Sea God, but Xu Xiao said Chen Jianjun's Six Trials and limited prospects made the Sea God's inheritance unattainable.
  • Chen Jianjun asked whether he could become a god, while Chen Xin promised to take him to the God Realm and was told to reach level 60 first.
  • After Xu Xiao praised Chen Xin's strength, Chen Xin drew his Deadly Seven Kill Sword and challenged Chen Jianjun, who was pleased that his son had finally dared to face him.

Ch. 156A Son Strikes His Father

Chen Xin challenged his father, Chen Jianjun, and lost despite revealing his powerful new Soul Rings and sword skills. After Chen Xin broke through to Soul Power Level 60, Xu Xiao showed Chen Jianjun his Soul Bestowal abilities, and Chen Jianjun agreed that Chen Xin had found a good place with Xu Xiao.

  • Chen Xin fought Chen Jianjun in Sunset Forest, using his five sword techniques and Divine Slaughter's Domain, but Chen Jianjun countered with his Seven Kill Sword True Body.
  • Chen Jianjun defeated Chen Xin with Seven Kill Thunder Rises, One Sword Shatters the Vault of Heaven, then praised him and tapped him on the head.
  • Chen Xin's Soul Power rose to level 60, and Chen Jianjun offered to take him to hunt a Soul Ring before realizing his son's Soul Rings were unusual.
  • Xu Xiao took Chen Jianjun to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and demonstrated his Soul Bestowal skills, revealing how he granted powerful Soul Rings.
  • Chen Jianjun accepted Xu Xiao's secrecy and asked about his strength; Xu Xiao said he could kill low-level Title Douluos, then invited Chen Jianjun to join Chuan Ling.

Ch. 157Thunder Tribulation!

Xu Xiao prepared to leave for another continent to pursue godhood and his seventh Soul Ring, entrusting Chuan Ling and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to those staying behind. Before departing, he warned Zhong Ling about the sacrifice her clan might make to help her survive her coming tribulation, leaving her conflicted.

  • Xu Xiao asked Chen Jianjun to nominally join Chuan Ling and guard it during his planned three-year journey, and Chen Jianjun agreed.
  • Yue Guan, Dragon Duke, and Snake Granny chose to stay behind, while the others prepared to travel with Xu Xiao.
  • Zhong Ling said she expected to undergo her two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation within a year and believed she could survive it at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
  • Xu Xiao warned Zhong Ling to use her clan's dark attribute to devour vitality if her tribulation became life-threatening, and Zi JI and Snow Empress urged her to accept her clansmen's help.
  • Zhong Ling hesitated over Xu Xiao's advice, and he cautioned her that excessive kindness could bring disaster.

Ch. 158The Blue Silver Emperor Faces Her Tribulation!

Zhong Ling reached two hundred thousand years and began facing her tribulation in Sunset Forest, while Xu Xiao and Zi JI watched from a distance. As the lightning overwhelmed her vitality, Xu Xiao urged her to act before the final strike destroyed her completely.

  • Xu Xiao told Zhong Ling to take the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and promised to stay if the ship was not finished before her tribulation.
  • Xu Xiao reassured Ye Shengxin that he could manage the Sun Moon Continent and asked Zhong Ling to help him after their departure.
  • Six months later, Zhong Ling reached two hundred thousand years, and Xu Xiao, Zi JI, and Ye Shengxin accompanied her to a secluded part of Sunset Forest.
  • Zi JI explained that Zhong Ling could recover from most lightning strikes with her vitality, but the final strike posed a grave danger to auxiliary-type Soul Beasts.
  • Tribulation Lightning destroyed Zhong Ling's vines, which repeatedly grew back until her vitality was nearly exhausted, and Xu Xiao shouted for her not to hesitate.

Ch. 159Taking Human Form, Preparing to Leave

Blue Silver Emperor survived the final tribulation bolt, recovered, and took human form as Zhong Ling. After arranging for her to help Ye Shengxin spread faith and prepare medicinal baths for the voyage, Xu Xiao, Zi Ji, and Snow Empress left for the coast of the Star Luo Empire.

  • Zi Ji urged Zhong Ling to keep fighting, while Xu Xiao and Ye Shengxin waited as she faced the final bolts of tribulation lightning.
  • The eighth bolt reduced Zhong Ling to a seed, but nearby plants gave their life force to restore her.
  • Xu Xiao called for Ye Shengxin to heal Zhong Ling after she survived the ninth bolt and completed her 200,000-year tribulation.
  • Half a day later, Zhong Ling recovered and took human form, then embraced Xu Xiao in gratitude.
  • Xu Xiao asked Zhong Ling to help Ye Shengxin spread faith and prepare medicinal baths for the group’s coming voyage, and she agreed.
  • After several days at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xu Xiao left with Zi Ji and Snow Empress and reached the coast of the Star Luo Empire.

Ch. 160Drifting Across the Sea, Finally Reaching Sun Moon!

Xu Xiao and his companions failed to find Di Tian, gathered Ice Empress and Yue Guan, and set sail for the Sun Moon Continent. After two and a half years at sea, they finally reached it, with Xu Xiao planning to obtain a Soul Ring and confront the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.

  • After searching for Di Tian for six days without success, Xu Xiao headed to the Far North and recruited Ice Empress, then asked Yue Guan to join the expedition.
  • Xu Xiao and his companions left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and the Blue Silver Emperor urged Dragon Duke and Snake Granny to cultivate while they were away.
  • Xu Xiao inspected the ship built in Vast Sea City and departed the next day with his companions.
  • During the voyage, Xu Xiao, Ice Empress, and Zi JI relaxed aboard the ship while the group’s Soul Power grew over two and a half years.
  • Xu Xiao and his companions reached the Sun Moon Continent, where Ice Empress urged him to obtain a Soul Ring and face the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.

Ch. 161Sacrifice or Die!

Xu Xiao and his companions searched the Evil Demon Forest for the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, whom they planned to defeat for Xu Xiao’s seventh Soul Ring. After luring the Evil Emperor into a trap and overwhelming him with coordinated attacks, Xu Xiao demanded that he sacrifice himself or die.

  • Xu Xiao, Zi Ji, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress entered the Sun Moon Continent and traveled into the Evil Demon Forest to find the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.
  • The group searched deep into the forest while Zi Ji and Ice Empress released their auras, drawing the attention of the Evil Emperor.
  • Gui Mei told Xu Xiao that Ling Yuan had reached level fifty just as the group sensed a powerful presence approaching.
  • Xu Xiao confirmed the visitor was the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord and ordered the group to attack.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei restrained the Evil Emperor with Infinite Stasis Domain while Xu Xiao, Zi Ji, and Ice Empress struck him with their strongest attacks.
  • The battered Evil Emperor survived, and Xu Xiao demanded that he sacrifice himself or die.

Ch. 162Spirit Pagoda True Body!

Xu Xiao forced the badly injured Evil Emperor to sacrifice himself, then absorbed his power and reached Rank 76. He awakened his Spirit Pagoda True Body and discovered it could create projections that connected distant places to the Spirit Pagoda and its Spirit Ascension Platform.

  • Xu Xiao gave the Evil Emperor a choice between sacrificing himself and being killed, and the Evil Emperor agreed after seeing Xu Xiao's Soul Rings.
  • Xu Xiao instructed the Evil Emperor to leave his soul in the Evil Eye External Soul Bone, then absorbed his sacrifice as the sacrificial field enveloped him.
  • A day later, Xu Xiao awakened at Rank 76 and used his Seventh Soul Skill, Spirit Pagoda True Body.
  • Xu Xiao explained that the Spirit Pagoda could project to another location, letting him and others travel between the projection and the true body.
  • Xu Xiao told Gui Mei that the projection's Spirit Ascension Platform space connected to the true space, but entry still required his permission.

Ch. 163Subduing the Imperial Palace!

Xu Xiao tested Spirit Pagoda’s projection ability, then traveled with Zi JI and Ice Empress to the Sun Moon Empire’s Imperial Palace to seize control. After the imperial experts refused to surrender, Zi JI and Ice Empress killed the two imperial Titled Douluo, leaving Xu Xiao to question the survivors about the continent’s forces.

  • Xu Xiao explained that he could create projections wherever his spiritual power reached and that his number of projections would increase as his strength grew.
  • Ice Empress asked Xu Xiao to place a projection in the Far North once he reached Soul Douluo, and Xu Xiao agreed to consider it.
  • Xu Xiao’s group visited Evil Emperor’s palace, where Evil Emperor’s son attacked over the External Soul Bone before returning it and respectfully seeing them off.
  • At the Sun Moon Empire’s Imperial Palace, Xu Xiao demanded that the Titled Douluo submit or die, and the Kong Family and Hongchen Family experts surrendered.
  • Zi JI killed the imperial family’s rank ninety-three Titled Douluo, Ice Empress killed its rank ninety-four Titled Douluo, and the emperor took his own life.
  • Xu Xiao ordered the two remaining Titled Douluo to explain the continent’s situation and distribution of forces.

Ch. 164Ascension and Unification!

Xu Xiao established the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty on the Sun Moon Continent, ordered the Kong and Hongchen families to develop Soul Tools and build a ship, and used the Spirit Pagoda to reward their obedience. After the ship was completed in the second year of Zhengde, Xu Xiao prepared to leave for the Douluo Continent and entrusted the dynasty to Zi JI.

  • Xu Xiao ordered the Kong Family and Hongchen Family to replace the imperial dynasty within six months, naming the new state the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty and its era Zhengde.
  • The two families exterminated the imperial bloodline, took control of the army, and handed military authority to Zi JI; Xu Xiao then ascended the throne.
  • Xu Xiao decreed free Martial Soul awakenings for everyone and credited the proposal to Ye Shengxin.
  • Xu Xiao ordered Kong Yi and Mo Hongchen to advance Soul Tool development and build a fast, stable ship, then showed them the Spirit Pagoda and granted access to its first three floors.
  • After Mo Hongchen reported the ship complete in the second year of Zhengde, Xu Xiao told Zi JI to govern the dynasty while he traveled to the Douluo Continent.

Ch. 165Gangzi Is Born, the Tide Begins!

Xu Xiao returned to Douluo Continent after a long voyage from the unified Sun Moon Continent, where he had established the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty. He learned that Ning Buqun and Yu Mingkai had died, but both clans had sons, including Yu Yuanzhen’s child.

  • Xu Xiao sailed from Sun Moon Continent with Ice Empress and Snow Empress, leaving Mo Hongchen and Kong Yi in charge of affairs there.
  • Xu Xiao and Ice Empress took turns guarding the Spirit Pagoda during the year-and-a-half voyage back across the sea, and Zi JI joined them for part of the trip.
  • Xu Xiao and Ice Empress reached the coast of the Star Luo Empire, destroyed their ship, and flew to Heaven Dou City.
  • Xu Xiao told Ye Lin and Chen Jianjun that Sun Moon Continent had been unified and that he had founded the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty.
  • Ye Lin reported that Qian Daoliu had visited during Xu Xiao’s absence but Chen Jianjun had driven him away.
  • Chen Jianjun told Xu Xiao that Ning Buqun and Yu Mingkai had died, while Ning Buqun and Yu Yuanzhen had each left a son.

Ch. 166Gangzi, "Blessed with Exceptional Talent"!

Xu Xiao learned that Yu Mingkai and Ning Buqun had died, while their descendants Ning Fengzhi and Xiao Gang had been born, and he explained Xiao Gang’s poor talent to Ye Lin and Chen Jianjun. He demonstrated the Spirit Pagoda to Chen Jianjun, then returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, granted Soul Rings to Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, and told Zhong Ling about becoming an emperor.

  • Chen Jianjun told Ye Lin and Xu Xiao that Yu Mingkai and Ning Buqun had died and that their descendants were Ning Fengzhi and Xiao Gang.
  • Xu Xiao joked that Xiao Gang was talented because he had reached Level 30 at fifty, then learned the boys would awaken their Martial Souls in about a year and in secret.
  • Xu Xiao showed Chen Jianjun the Spirit Pagoda and its functions, and Chen Jianjun chose to enter its seventh floor to increase his Soul Ring ages.
  • Xu Xiao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and found Dragon Duke at Rank 40 and Snake Granny at Level 30.
  • Xu Xiao granted Soul Rings to Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, then told Zhong Ling that his journey had gone smoothly and that he had become an emperor.

Ch. 167Silver Dragon Captures the Evil Emperor

Xu Xiao learned what had happened at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and confronted the Evil Emperor, whose soul had been hiding in an External Soul Bone and plotting to possess him. He left the Evil Emperor restrained by Silver Dragon King and asked what to do with him, hinting that he had a use for him involving Tang Hao.

  • Xu Xiao released everyone from the Spirit Pagoda, and Chen Jianjun appeared, surprised that he had survived his fight with the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.
  • Chen Jianjun explained that the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord had killed him with a laser that shattered his spiritual power, then returned to challenge it again.
  • Xu Xiao spent three days at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, handled matters on the Sun Moon Continent, and traveled with Zi JI to the Star Dou Forest.
  • Xu Xiao entered Silver Dragon King's sleeping place and showed her the Evil Emperor's External Soul Bone, causing the Evil Emperor's soul to emerge.
  • Silver Dragon King pinned the Evil Emperor's soul to the wall, and Xu Xiao revealed that he had known about its possession plan and asked what should be done with it.

Ch. 168Di Tian's Message, Target Soul Beast Found!

Xu Xiao absorbed the Evil Emperor’s Soul Bone and learned that Di Tian was still working to open the Dragon Valley. After leaving the Silver Dragon King, he learned that Zi JI had found a potential wife for Tang Hao, though the Soul Beast had a revolting habit.

  • The Silver Dragon King subdued the Evil Emperor and assigned him to serve Xu Xiao.
  • Xu Xiao spent a month refining the Evil Emperor’s Soul Bone, greatly strengthening his spiritual power.
  • The Silver Dragon King told Xu Xiao to have the Evil Emperor and Tian Meng create a human spiritual cultivation technique within a year.
  • The Silver Dragon King revealed that Di Tian had returned three years earlier and needed two more years to break the Dragon Valley’s seal.
  • Zi JI told Xu Xiao she had found a Soul Beast for Tang Hao, then revealed that it liked playing with feces.

Ch. 169Playing with That Stuff: A Soul Beast!

Xu Xiao found the bizarre Taihe Black-Skinned Ape that Xiong Jun had saved as a potential Soul Beast for him. He asked Xiong Jun to keep her until she reached a hundred thousand years, planning to use her for someone else, while he reflected on his long road to godhood.

  • Xu Xiao asked Zi Ji whether the revolting Soul Beast's peculiar fetish could be hereditary, and she told him to ask Xiong Jun about it.
  • Xu Xiao followed Xiong Jun to see an eighty-thousand-year-old black-furred ape whose stench made him recoil.
  • The ape threw feces at Xu Xiao, and Xiong Jun explained that this was how it courted someone.
  • Xiong Jun revealed that the ape had Titan Giant Ape and Acacia Ape bloodlines and had been driven out for its strange, possessive behavior and obsession with playing with feces.
  • Xu Xiao asked Xiong Jun to watch the ape until she reached a hundred thousand years, saying he had a use for her and that she was meant for someone else.
  • Xu Xiao considered the time he had before Tang San's birth and concluded that obtaining his final two Soul Rings was key to reaching the Divine Realm and becoming a god.

Ch. 170Disgusting, Developing Chuan Ling!

Xu Xiao left Star Dou Forest after arranging for Xiong Jun to raise a disgusting gorilla until it could transform, then discussed hunting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his Eighth Soul Ring. Back at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he proposed expanding Chuan Ling, but the Blue Silver Emperor reminded him that his projection made a new base unnecessary, leaving the group debating whether to develop Soul Tools.

  • Xu Xiao asked Xiong Jun to raise a disgusting gorilla until it could transform into human form, and Xiong Jun agreed to do so within six years.
  • Xu Xiao left Star Dou Forest with Zi JI and said he planned to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his Eighth Soul Ring, with Xiong Jun and Chen helping.
  • Xu Xiao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and proposed rebuilding it as Chuan Ling's territory and enclosing Sunset Forest.
  • The Blue Silver Emperor reminded Xu Xiao that his projection made a new base unnecessary, so Xu Xiao proposed building an academy and exchanging students with the Sun Moon Continent to study Martial Souls and Soul Tools.
  • Ye Lin argued that Soul Tools were unnecessary, a view shared by Chen Xin and others who had seen them in the Sun Moon Continent.

Ch. 171Meeting the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings!

Xu Xiao ordered his people to develop Soul Tools and planned a new base in Heaven Dou City before visiting the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. He asked them to leave for Dragon Valley, and they agreed to reward him for helping the Soul Beast Clan, though they had not yet revealed the reward.

  • Xu Xiao ordered his followers to focus on developing Soul Tools, and Gui Mei and the others supported his decision.
  • Xu Xiao outlined the buildings needed for their Heaven Dou City base, and Ye Lin memorized the plans.
  • Xu Xiao dove into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, found the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, and thanked them for their past help.
  • Xu Xiao offered to take the Dragon Kings to Dragon Valley, and they agreed after learning it would open within two years.
  • The Dragon Kings offered Xu Xiao a reward in exchange for helping the Soul Beast Clan, and the Fire Dragon King began to explain what it was.

Ch. 172The Reason for Gods!

Xu Xiao asked the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings about receiving an External Soul Bone and how people became gods before the Dragon God fell. The Dragon Kings offered him their bodies as torso bones and explained that ancient humans ascended through their own strength, while Xu Xiao considered what this meant for his own path to godhood.

  • The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings told Xu Xiao they could only offer a Soul Bone, and he asked whether it could be an External Soul Bone that protected his front and strengthened his physique.
  • The Ice Dragon King warned that an armor-like External Soul Bone would conflict with a torso bone, then suggested that Xu Xiao use the Dragon Kings as his torso bones instead.
  • Xu Xiao asked the Dragon Kings how to become a god without relying on faith, and he promised to do everything in his power to change the Soul Beasts' situation if he became one.
  • The Ice Dragon King explained that before the Dragon God fell, humans became gods through their own efforts and ascended to the God Realm, while faith-based and inherited Godhoods appeared later.
  • The Ice Dragon King named the Sword God and Ice God as ancient ascendants who died in the God Realm war, and Xu Xiao recalled that he had obtained the qualifications for the Ice God's Godhood.

Ch. 173Taking Students!

Xu Xiao learned that reaching Soul Power level 100 had once been enough to become a god, but he did not know whether that rule still applied. Half a year later, he gathered his brothers at Chuan Ling Main Hall and prepared to begin accepting students.

  • Xu Xiao asked the Ice Dragon King how humans became gods, and the Dragon Souls recalled that reaching level 100 Soul Power had once allowed humans to ascend.
  • Xu Xiao left the Dragon Souls and told Zi JI and Zhong Ling that the old way of becoming a god might no longer apply, while keeping the Dragon Souls’ impending fate to himself.
  • Xu Xiao planned to wait until after Dragon Valley to seek his eighth Soul Ring and prepare his Soul Bones.
  • Over the next half year, Xu Xiao traveled between Heaven Dou City and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and gathered information about the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Xu Xiao met with his seven brothers at Chuan Ling Main Hall and announced that the school would begin accepting students, encouraging them to take disciples if they wished.

Ch. 174The Mysterious Chuan Ling!

Xu Xiao defended Chuan Ling’s recruitment policy and revealed how powerful he had become, while Qian Daoliu decided Spirit Hall should befriend the mysterious force. Qian Xunji set out to deliver a gift but invited other factions to meet, as Yu Yuanzhen secretly plotted revenge against Chuan Ling.

  • Xu Xiao’s allies discussed whether to recruit disciples, and Xu Xiao said they could choose for themselves.
  • Gui Mei worried that excluding major factions from recruitment could provoke them, but Xu Xiao said an attack would give Chuan Ling an excuse to strike back.
  • Xu Xiao claimed he was invincible below the Limit realm and could fight a Limit Douluo one-on-one, prompting Chen Xin and the others to challenge him.
  • After Chuan Ling accepted 1,500 students over three days, Qian Daoliu warned Qian Xunji that Chuan Ling was too mysterious to oppose and ordered him to deliver a gift with Golden Crocodile.
  • Outside Chuan Ling, Qian Xunji invited representatives of other forces to meet, while Yu Yuanzhen blamed Chuan Ling for his painful cultivation and vowed to destroy it.

Ch. 175Gangzi Awakens His Martial Soul!

Qian Xunji formed an alliance of five factions to oppose Chuan Ling while Xu Xiao remained unconcerned. Yu Xiaogang awakened a mutated pig Martial Soul with only Level 0.5 Innate Soul Power, leaving him devastated.

  • Qian Xunji proposed an alliance against Chuan Ling, and Lady Ning asked for three days to decide whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would join.
  • Three days later, the five factions signed an alliance, while the Clear Sky Sect remained absent.
  • Qian Daoliu learned of Qian Xunji's plans and urged him to focus on inheriting the Angel Inheritance.
  • Xu Xiao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with his brothers to cultivate, unconcerned about the alliance.
  • Yu Xiaogang awakened a purple piglet Martial Soul instead of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
  • Yu Xiaogang learned his Innate Soul Power was Level 0.5, then roared in despair and kicked his Martial Soul.

Ch. 176Dragon Valley Opens!

Yu Xiaogang’s weak Martial Soul and low Soul Power devastated Yu Yuanzhen, while Xu Xiao learned that Yu Xiaogang wanted to train at Spirit Hall. When Dragon Valley opened, Xu Xiao gathered allies and set out to enter it, where the Auspicious Beast had been drawn inside.

  • Yu Xiaogang begged Yu Yuanzhen to let him cultivate at Spirit Hall, but Yu Yuanzhen dismissed him and kept his weakness secret from the clan.
  • Gui Mei reported Yu Xiaogang’s awakening and request to Xu Xiao, who decided to send someone to watch Spirit Hall while Gui Mei went to the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Zi JI told Xu Xiao that Dragon Valley had opened, and Xu Xiao chose to collect the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings and their bones before going there.
  • Xu Xiao took the two Dragon Kings into his Sea of Consciousness and stored their skeletons in his Spirit Pagoda, then left with his brothers.
  • Di Tian told Xu Xiao that the Auspicious Beast had been pulled into Dragon Valley and carried him through the opened rift.
Arc 7 of 19
Arc 7 of 19