Ch. 262That Joke Went Too Far / Acting Ruler of the Empire

Qian Ye told Xue Ke he planned to unify the continent and asked her to govern Heaven Dou Empire while he traveled to Star Luo City. He gathered the ministers and imperial officials to announce his decision, with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong arriving at his summons.

  • Qian Ye joked to Xue Ke that he was not her real Imperial Brother, then reassured her and explained his plan to unite the continent.
  • Xue Ke questioned the need for war and warned that moving against Star Luo Empire could provoke both it and Spirit Hall.
  • Qian Ye decided to travel to Star Luo City and leave Heaven Dou Empire in Xue Ke's care, despite her concerns.
  • Qian Ye convened the ministers, Prince Xue Xing, and imperial officials to announce his arrangement with Xue Ke.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong arrived at Qian Ye's invitation, and he greeted them before they took their place in the hall.

Ch. 263Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye appointed Xue Ke to manage the empire while he was away, silencing objections by revealing his strength and arranging for Chen Xin to guard her. After promising to train Xue Ke, he approached her in disguise as his true self at Huaxin Square.

  • Qian Ye announced that Xue Ke would govern the empire in his absence, and several ministers objected.
  • Qian Ye displayed his nine Soul Rings, including three red rings, and overruled the ministers’ objections.
  • Qian Ye asked Ning Fengzhi to provide a bodyguard for Xue Ke, and Ning Fengzhi assigned Chen Xin to the task.
  • Qian Ye told Xue Ke he would teach her to manage the empire over the next month, and she reluctantly agreed.
  • At Huaxin Square, Qian Ye approached the worried Xue Ke in his true appearance, and she asked what he wanted.

Ch. 264Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye and Xue Ke grew close, and he left Heaven Dou City for Suotuo City after arranging for her to manage affairs in his absence. He returned to Shrek Academy, then went to Shiyao Village to confront Tang Hao about retrieving Ah Yin’s soul bone.

  • Qian Ye and Xue Ke began a relationship after spending time together by the river.
  • A month later, Qian Ye left Heaven Dou City for Suotuo City after entrusting Xue Ke and the officials with affairs.
  • Qian Ye returned to Shrek Academy, slept until the afternoon, and checked on Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass.
  • Qian Ye used Angel's Eye to locate Tang Hao in Shiyao Village and entered his house.
  • Tang Hao recognized Qian Ye and demanded that he state his business or leave.

Ch. 265Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye recognized Tang Hao as a Title Douluo and a Clear Sky Sect disciple, then confronted him about his identity. Tang Hao warned Qian Ye not to make accusations without proof.

  • Flender watched helplessly as Tang Hao beat Zhao Wuji, who later blamed Flender for not helping him.
  • Qian Ye recalled that Tang Hao had three soul bones, including two ancestral bones from the Clear Sky Sect and Ah Yin's hundred-thousand-year right leg bone.
  • Qian Ye noted that Tang Hao still wore the two Clear Sky Sect soul bones.
  • Qian Ye called Tang Hao a Title Douluo and a Clear Sky Sect disciple.
  • Tang Hao studied Qian Ye and warned him not to speak carelessly without solid evidence.

Ch. 266Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye provoked Tang Hao by refusing to believe he was the Clear Sky Douluo and protecting a Blue Silver Grass plant he claimed belonged to Ah Yin. After Tang Hao accidentally destroyed it, he confessed that he had caused Ah Yin's death and admitted his selfish motives, while Qian Ye realized the plant was only a fake he had used to draw out the truth.

  • Qian Ye mocked Tang Hao's claim to be the Clear Sky Douluo and refused to hand over Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass.
  • Tang Hao unleashed his Divine Slaughter's Domain and tried to seize Qian Ye, who dodged and let the vase smash.
  • Tang Hao found the Blue Silver Grass broken beneath the shattered vase and mourned its destruction.
  • Tang Hao confessed that he had reported Ah Yin to Spirit Hall and relied on her kindness to make her sacrifice herself for him.
  • Qian Ye concluded that Tang Hao had taken the bait because the plant was only a fake, and learned how Tang Hao had caused Ah Yin's death.

Ch. 267Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye effortlessly outmatched Tang Hao in their fight, shrugging off the Clear Sky Hammer and forcing Tang Hao to rely on his defensive and movement skills. Qian Ye then unleashed a barrage of golden swords as Tang Hao tried to evade them.

  • Tang Hao raged after Qian Ye vanished without taking a hit, but Qian Ye reappeared behind him and knocked him flying.
  • Tang Hao attacked with his Minor Clear Sky Hammer, but Qian Ye used Angel Golden Body to repel the blow and send Tang Hao crashing to his knees.
  • Tang Hao activated Clear Sky Bodyguard as Qian Ye summoned golden greatswords with Angel's Judgment.
  • Tang Hao used his speed and strength soul-bone abilities to dodge the swords raining down around him.

Ch. 268Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye’s attacks overwhelmed Tang Hao, whose defenses failed against the Angel Martial Soul’s feather arrows. Tang Hao was left wounded but attempted a counterattack.

  • Qian Ye’s golden barrier repelled Tang Hao and sent him crashing to the ground.
  • Qian Ye unleashed Angel Feathers, Cover the Heavens and Earth, and sent a barrage of golden feathers at Tang Hao.
  • Tang Hao used Clear Sky Bodyguard to withstand the feather arrows, but Qian Ye’s Million-Year Soul Ring skill shattered his defense.
  • Qian Ye’s feather arrows pierced Tang Hao, who endured the pain and launched a counterattack.

Ch. 269Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye's Twenty-Four Winged Eternal Angel Martial Soul True Body overwhelmed Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer True Body. Tang Hao was left wounded and struggling to stop his blood loss.

  • Qian Ye's Twenty-Four Winged Eternal Angel Martial Soul True Body collided with Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer True Body.
  • Tang Hao realized his Clear Sky Hammer True Body could not withstand the impact and slicing attacks.
  • Qian Ye's Thousand Revolutions Ten Thousand Slashes struck Tang Hao and sent him flying.
  • Tang Hao separated from his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, collapsed with cuts across his body, and used Soul Power to seal his wounds.

Ch. 270Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye defeated Tang Hao and revealed Ah Yin, who rejected Tang Hao and said she never wanted to see him again. He stripped Tang Hao of his Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Soul Power, and Clear Sky Hammer, leaving him an ordinary village blacksmith before departing.

  • Tang Hao detonated all nine Soul Rings in his Great Sumeru Hammer attacks, but Qian Ye remained unharmed and Tang Hao collapsed from exhaustion.
  • Qian Ye showed Tang Hao Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass and summoned Ah Yin, who said she did not know Tang Hao and never wanted to see him again.
  • Tang Hao tried to seize Ah Yin's flowerpot, but Qian Ye kicked him away and knocked him unconscious.
  • Qian Ye removed Tang Hao's six Soul Bones, nine Soul Rings, and innate Soul Power, leaving him powerless with an ordinary iron hammer.
  • Qian Ye left Tang Hao unconscious on the ground, now an ordinary old village blacksmith.

Ch. 271Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which she successfully picked and began eating to improve her cultivation. A month later, he arrived at Blazing Fire Academy to check in and visit Huo Wu.

  • Qian Ye explained how to pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and gave it to Xiao Wu.
  • Xiao Wu picked the flower by spitting her blood onto its petals, then resisted eating it.
  • Qian Ye threatened to leave, and Xiao Wu agreed to eat the flower so he would stay.
  • Qian Ye spent more time with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others before leaving for Heaven Dou City.
  • One month later, Qian Ye sold grilled fish outside Blazing Fire Academy while preparing to check in and see Huo Wu.

Ch. 272Acting Ruler of the Empire (Continued)

Qian Ye continued selling grilled fish as Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu arrived at his stall, angered by his high prices. The siblings approached to try the food before deciding whether to challenge him.

  • Qian Ye dismissed a boy who refused to pay, confident his grilled fish was worth the price.
  • Huo Wu complained that Qian Ye charged ten Copper Soul Coins per fish while a nearby stall charged only three.
  • Huo Wushuang persuaded Huo Wu to try the food before confronting Qian Ye.
  • Qian Ye recognized the arriving customers as Blazing Fire Academy siblings Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.

Ch. 273Check In with Huowu: Reward—Youth-Restoring Pill / Check In at Blazing Fire Academy: Reward—Rejuvenation Pill

After selling out his grilled fish, Qian Ye used Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang’s craving to gain entry to Blazing Fire Academy, where checking in rewarded him with a Rejuvenation Pill. He left the siblings at the academy’s lake to catch fish while he gathered ingredients for hot pot in the woods.

  • Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang begged Qian Ye for more grilled fish, so he suggested catching fish at their academy’s lake.
  • Qian Ye met the siblings and checked in with Huo Wu, earning 10,000 Youthful Immortality Pills.
  • Huo Wushuang invited Qian Ye into Blazing Fire Academy and led him and Huo Wu to the lake behind the academy.
  • Qian Ye asked the siblings to catch fish while he searched the woods for mushrooms and wild vegetables.
  • Qian Ye gathered mushrooms and other ingredients in the dark forest to prepare hot pot.

Ch. 274Check In with Huo Ji: Reward—“Samadhi True Fire,” God Emperor Level 145

Qian Ye caught fish and turtles, prepared a hot pot for Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Ji, and received Samadhi True Fire after checking in on Huo Ji. After the meal, he settled into a nearby dorm and began cultivating toward rank 140.

  • Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang failed to catch fish, but Qian Ye caught three softshell turtles and a large catfish from the lake.
  • Qian Ye prepared hot pot in Huo Wu's dorm, where he met Huo Ji and received Samadhi True Fire from the Check-in System.
  • Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Ji enjoyed Qian Ye's hot pot and ate until they were full.
  • Huo Wushuang arranged for Qian Ye to stay in the dorm next door, and Qian Ye began cultivating with Breakthrough Cards to reach rank 140.

Ch. 275Huobao Is Overwhelmed by the Pressure

Qian Ye reached Level 145 after absorbing three Seven-Colored Soul Rings, then went to Blazing Fire Academy to negotiate with its dean. He revealed that he was a Level 99 Peerless Douluo, but Fire Bao laughed at his claim.

  • Qian Ye broke through to Level 140, absorbed three Seven-Colored Soul Rings, and reached Level 145, the God Emperor level.
  • Qian Ye went to Blazing Fire Academy’s dean’s office to begin his planned negotiations.
  • Fire Bao heard Qian Ye knock, opened the door to an empty corridor, and found him sitting in her chair when she turned around.
  • Fire Bao released her seven soul rings and demanded to know who Qian Ye was and why he had entered her office.
  • Qian Ye claimed he was a Level 99 Peerless Douluo, and Fire Bao laughed, treating it as a joke.

Ch. 276Recruiting a Recruiter for Blazing Fire Academy / Check In with Huobao: Reward—Huowu’s Snacks from the Ring Museum

Qian Ye revealed his overwhelming power to Huo Bao, then explained his proposal for Blazing Fire Academy to join Bright Soul Master Academy while remaining an independent department. Huo Bao saw potential benefits but postponed her decision so she could inspect the academy and consult her teachers and the other elemental academies.

  • Qian Ye displayed nine Golden Soul Rings and his Angel Martial Soul, frightening Huo Bao into apologizing and kneeling under his pressure.
  • Qian Ye introduced himself as Bright Soul Master Academy’s logistics supervisor and invited Blazing Fire Academy to join the new institution.
  • Huo Bao objected because Blazing Fire Academy was devoted to fire-element Martial Souls, and Qian Ye explained that the Emperor wanted all five elemental academies to join.
  • Qian Ye said Blazing Fire Academy would retain its teachers, students, leadership, and independence as the Blazing Fire Department, while gaining access to resources, facilities, and a tournament qualification.
  • Huo Bao asked for time to inspect Bright Soul Master Academy, discuss the proposal with her teachers, and consider the other elemental academies’ choices.

Ch. 277Exploring the Museum and Shopping

Qian Ye received the Ring Museum, explored its empty first floor, and planned to build displays for his treasures. After his nap, he set out to shop, with Huo Wu insisting on accompanying him.

  • Huo Bao agreed to consult Blazing Fire Academy's elders about Qian Ye's proposal, and Qian Ye gave her a pill that he said could help raise her Soul Power.
  • Qian Ye returned to his dorm, where Huo Wu brought him lunch and watched him eat.
  • Qian Ye bound the Ring Museum to himself with essence blood and explored its vast, empty first-floor exhibition hall.
  • Qian Ye planned to buy materials for display stands for Taishang Laojun's Eight Trigrams Furnace and the Wood Dragon King's pearl.
  • After waking from his nap, Qian Ye headed out to shop, and Huo Wu followed, offering to be his guide.

Ch. 278A Seven-Figure Soul Bone

Qian Ye accompanied Huo Wu to a Soul Master supplies store, where she admired an extraordinarily expensive Soul Bone. He told her that Spirit Hall planned to offer three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as prizes in the upcoming competition, though he doubted her team could win.

  • Qian Ye and Huo Wu entered the Heaven Dou Soul Master Supplies Store and went upstairs to browse its high-end goods.
  • Huo Wu admired a five-thousand-year Twin-headed Fire Dragon Bird left arm bone priced at 9,999,999 Gold Soul Coins and admitted she could not afford it.
  • Qian Ye explained that the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition might award three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones because Spirit Hall was hosting it.
  • Huo Wu acknowledged that Blazing Fire Academy had little chance but vowed to do her best in the competition.

Ch. 279Feng Xiaotian Appears Out of Nowhere / Ten Spirit Bones

Qian Ye and Huo Wu encountered Feng Xiaotian, who challenged their relationship and looked down on Qian Ye for selling grilled fish. Feng Xiaotian threatened Qian Ye in a soul-bone shop, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

  • Feng Xiaotian met Huo Wu while she was shopping with Qian Ye and questioned whether Qian Ye was her boyfriend.
  • Qian Ye openly called himself Huo Wu’s boyfriend, and Huo Wu defended him when Feng Xiaotian insulted him.
  • Qian Ye urged Feng Xiaotian to prove his friendship by buying Huo Wu the expensive Twin-headed Fire Dragon Bird soul bone, but Feng Xiaotian could not afford it.
  • Huo Wu told Feng Xiaotian how she and her brother had met Qian Ye while buying his grilled fish and admitted that she liked him.
  • Feng Xiaotian scorned Qian Ye as a commoner without Soul Power, unleashed his Soul Power, and threatened him unless he left Heaven Dou City.

Ch. 280Seventy Million

Qian Ye humiliated Feng Xiaotian by revealing his soul bones and giving Huo Wu two of them. He then met mall owner Bai Tian, who bought one soul bone from him.

  • Feng Xiaotian challenged Qian Ye to a wager over whether he could produce a soul bone, and Qian Ye accepted while embracing Huo Wu.
  • Qian Ye revealed ten soul bones, offered Huo Wu her choice, and gave her two valuable leg bones.
  • Feng Xiaotian left without honoring the wager, but Qian Ye called him back and demanded he eat a shoe; Feng Xiaotian refused and stormed away.
  • Mall manager Huang invited Qian Ye to meet the owner, Bai Tian, who asked to buy some soul bones.
  • Qian Ye showed Bai Tian a box of eight soul bones, initially refused to sell them, then agreed to sell one and tossed it onto the desk.

Ch. 281Museum Curator / Checking in with Ling’er Rewards the Pangu Axe

Qian Ye sold two ancient soul bones to Boss Bai for seventy million Gold Soul Coins, bought a Twin-headed Fire Dragon Bird soul bone, and helped Huo Bao reach Level 80 with a Body Tempering Pill. Before dawn, he entered the Ring Museum to place two items inside.

  • Qian Ye refused Boss Bai’s offer of thirty million Gold Soul Coins for two soul bones, raised the price to seventy million, and completed the sale.
  • Qian Ye bought the Twin-headed Fire Dragon Bird soul bone and returned to Blazing Fire Academy with Huo Wu.
  • Huo Bao confronted Qian Ye about the Body Tempering Pill, then bathed and discovered that it had cleared the grime from her body.
  • Huo Bao tested herself with Qian Ye’s crystal ball, found that she had risen from Level 76 to Level 80, and happily kissed him.
  • Qian Ye woke around five in the morning and entered the Ring Museum to place two items inside.
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