Arc 1The Twin Divine Heirs

Tai Yi awakened two divine inheritances, grew stronger with Qian Renxue, and drew the hostility of Bibi Dong and several rival powers. As the pair traveled toward Notting City, their enemies formed a coalition to attack them, while Spirit Hall prepared to protect them.

  • Qian Daoliu and the Worshipers awakened Tai Yi’s Three-Legged Golden Crow and Donghuang Bell, and the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life chose him as their inheritor.
  • Tai Yi trained under Qian Daoliu, then persuaded him to travel to Sunset Forest with Qian Renxue and Yue Guan to seek an opportunity at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Qian Daoliu killed Dugu Bo after Yue Guan fought him, and Tai Yi used the spring and Immortal Herbs to help Qian Renxue recover her cultivation.
  • Tai Yi absorbed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ Spirit Bones and a special Spirit Ring, while Qian Renxue completed body tempering and began the Angel Nine Trials.
  • Hu Liena blamed Qian Renxue for setbacks and arranged for Xie Yue and Yan to attack Tai Yi, but Tai Yi defeated them, and Qian Daoliu refused Bibi Dong’s demand to hand him over.
  • Tai Yi and Qian Renxue left Spirit City to travel toward Notting City, while Bibi Dong ordered an attack and Qian Daoliu sent protectors to guard them.
  • Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect leaders considered or joined a plan to eliminate Tai Yi and Qian Renxue, while Ning Fengzhi warned Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that Spirit Hall might be setting a trap.
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Ch. 1Martial Soul Awakening, Donghuang Taiyi?

At six, Tai Yi awakened Twin Martial Souls: the Three-Legged Golden Crow and the Donghuang Bell, and displayed Innate Soul Power at level twenty. The chapter ended with the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life both choosing him as an inheritor and opening their divine trials.

  • Qian Daoliu gathered the Worshipers to help Tai Yi awaken his Martial Soul, while Tai Yi and Qian Renxue bickered over what to call her.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo awakened Tai Yi’s Twin Martial Souls, revealing the Three-Legged Golden Crow and an ancient bell that Tai Yi recognized as the Donghuang Bell.
  • Tai Yi concealed his knowledge of his Martial Souls’ origins as the Worshipers praised his talent and asked Golden Crocodile to test his Innate Soul Power.
  • The testing crystal showed that Tai Yi had level-twenty Innate Soul Power, prompting Qian Daoliu to ask whether a god had chosen him.
  • The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life each announced that Tai Yi had become their inheritor and opened their Nine Trials.

Ch. 2Two Divine Positions Inherited by One Martial Soul

Tai Yi learned that the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life had both chosen him to inherit their Divine Positions through his Three-Legged Golden Crow Martial Soul. After receiving a protective divine mark, he chose to cultivate that Martial Soul first so he could reach level seventy and begin his trials.

  • Tai Yi told Qian Daoliu that a voice had chosen him for a God Trial once he reached level seventy, and Qian Daoliu celebrated Spirit Hall gaining another inheritor.
  • The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life explained that Tai Yi's Three-Legged Golden Crow could carry both Divine Positions because its sun-like power embodied destruction as well as life and hope.
  • The two gods placed a purple-and-green mark on Tai Yi's forehead and left divine power in it to protect him from harm three times.
  • In the God Realm, the Goddess of Life worried that the other law-enforcement gods, especially Asura, might object, but the God of Destruction argued that Tai Yi's powerful origin justified their choice.
  • Qian Daoliu recognized Tai Yi's mark as proof of a Divine Position inheritance and asked which Martial Soul he wanted to cultivate first.
  • Tai Yi chose his Three-Legged Golden Crow and told Qian Daoliu that his increased physical strength should let him absorb a thousand-year Spirit Ring.

Ch. 3Qian Renxue's Departure

Tai Yi discovered that sunlight slowly increased his Soul Power, while Qian Renxue prepared to leave Spirit City and impersonate Xue Qinghe in the Heaven Dou Empire. After she departed, Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile brought Tai Yi two powerful Soul Beasts, and he began absorbing his first Spirit Ring.

  • Qian Daoliu confirmed Tai Yi could withstand a thousand-year Spirit Ring and told him to return with Qian Renxue while the elders chose suitable Soul Beasts.
  • Tai Yi noticed his Soul Power growing beneath the sun, and Qian Renxue told him she would leave the next day to impersonate Xue Qinghe and might be gone for years.
  • Tai Yi promised to visit Qian Renxue in Heaven Dou City after absorbing his Spirit Rings, and she made him promise to come find her.
  • Qian Renxue arrived disguised as Xue Qinghe with Pufferfish Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo, then departed for the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile brought Tai Yi a fifteen-hundred-year Holy Radiance Sky Roc and a three-thousand-year Sun God Bird for his first two Spirit Rings.
  • Tai Yi killed the restrained Holy Radiance Sky Roc and began absorbing its thousand-year Spirit Ring.

Ch. 4Two Completely Opposite Soul Skills

After absorbing two thousand-year Spirit Rings, Tai Yi reached level twenty-three and gained powerful soul skills representing the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction. He revealed that he had inherited two Divine Positions, prompting Qian Daoliu to plan an intensive training schedule for him.

  • Tai Yi absorbed both Spirit Rings safely and advanced to Soul Power level twenty-three.
  • Tai Yi described Holy Light Illumination, which restored injuries and Soul Power, and Solar Flare, which strengthened his attacks while weakening enemies.
  • Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile learned that Tai Yi had been chosen by two gods and inherited two Divine Positions.
  • Qian Daoliu celebrated Spirit Hall's prospects of possessing three godly inheritances and resolved that Tai Yi and Qian Renxue would become gods.
  • Qian Daoliu arranged for himself and Golden Crocodile to take turns training Tai Yi, and Tai Yi accepted the plan as he prepared to grow stronger before the story began.

Ch. 5Within the Pope Palace

Bibi Dong learned that Tai Yi had level twenty Innate Soul Power and two thousand-year Spirit Rings, then questioned the Rakshasa God about his origins. The Rakshasa God said Tai Yi and Qian Renxue had been chosen by gods, and Bibi Dong realized Qian Daoliu had stayed out of Spirit Hall’s affairs to raise Qian Renxue toward godhood.

  • A guard reported to Bibi Dong that Tai Yi had level twenty Innate Soul Power and had absorbed two thousand-year Spirit Rings.
  • Bibi Dong asked Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena what they thought of Tai Yi, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei called him a genius comparable to the Young Master.
  • Bibi Dong angrily rebuked Yue Guan and Gui Mei for mentioning Qian Renxue, then sent Hu Liena to fetch her brother and Yan so they could hunt Spirit Rings with the elders.
  • After the others left, Bibi Dong asked the Rakshasa God why Tai Yi was not simple.
  • The Rakshasa God explained that gods could grant chosen children ten levels of Soul Power when their Martial Souls awakened, and said Qian Renxue and Tai Yi were among them.
  • Bibi Dong realized Qian Daoliu had left her in control of Spirit Hall so he could focus on raising Qian Renxue to become a god.

Ch. 6Rakshasa God's Warning

Rakshasa God warned Bibi Dong not to attack Tai Yi because he had inherited a powerful Divine Position, but Bibi Dong remained set against joining forces with him and Qian Renxue. After reaching level thirty, Tai Yi persuaded Qian Daoliu to take him to Sunset Forest, where he planned to visit Qian Renxue and claim the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Rakshasa God told Bibi Dong that Tai Yi's Divine Position was stronger than his own and urged her to build an alliance with Tai Yi and Qian Renxue.
  • Bibi Dong agreed not to attack Tai Yi unless he interfered with her plans, but she rejected the prospect of cooperating with him and Qian Renxue.
  • After a year and two months of training, seven-year-old Tai Yi reached level thirty and told Qian Daoliu he wanted to hunt for his third Spirit Ring in Sunset Forest.
  • Tai Yi persuaded Qian Daoliu to take him to Sunset Forest by claiming a god had promised him an opportunity there and reminding him that he wanted to visit Qian Renxue.
  • Tai Yi asked Qian Daoliu to bring Yue Guan along, and Qian Daoliu arranged for their departure the next morning.
  • A guard notified Yue Guan that Qian Daoliu wanted him at Worship Hall early the next day, and Yue Guan prepared to go.

Ch. 7Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue

Tai Yi, Qian Daoliu, and Yue Guan traveled to Heaven Dou City so Yue Guan could help locate and harvest Immortal Herbs. There, Tai Yi reunited with Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu urged her to return to Spirit City because her undercover duties were slowing her cultivation.

  • Tai Yi told Qian Daoliu and Yue Guan that he knew of Immortal Herbs in Sunset Forest and asked Yue Guan to help identify and harvest them.
  • Yue Guan said he was among the continent’s foremost experts on Immortal Herbs, and Qian Daoliu took Tai Yi and Yue Guan toward Heaven Dou City.
  • Snake Lance and Pufferfish informed Qian Renxue that Qian Daoliu had arrived, and she left the palace to meet him.
  • Qian Renxue reunited with Tai Yi and Qian Daoliu at Spirit Hall’s Heaven Dou City branch.
  • Qian Daoliu noticed Qian Renxue had reached only level forty-seven and urged her to return to Spirit City so her undercover work would not hinder her cultivation.

Ch. 8Persuading Qian Renxue to Return to Spirit City

Tai Yi persuaded Qian Renxue to leave her undercover mission in the Heaven Dou Empire and return to Spirit City by telling her that Bibi Dong had also inherited a Divine Position. Qian Renxue agreed to return and pursue godhood alongside Tai Yi, while Qian Daoliu promised to arrange for someone to continue the mission.

  • Qian Renxue refused Qian Daoliu and Tai Yi's advice to return, choosing to stay undercover and prove herself to Bibi Dong by taking the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Tai Yi asked Qian Renxue whether she was staying only to prove herself to the Pope, and she explained her resentment over Bibi Dong's treatment of her.
  • Tai Yi revealed that Bibi Dong had inherited a Divine Position, claiming that the god who chose him had told him.
  • Tai Yi urged Qian Renxue to return to Spirit City and compete with Bibi Dong to become a god first, while Qian Daoliu encouraged her to cultivate under his guidance.
  • Qian Renxue agreed to return but worried that leaving would waste her four or five years undercover.
  • Qian Daoliu assured Qian Renxue that someone else would continue the mission, and she agreed to return to Spirit City with him and Tai Yi.

Ch. 9Searching for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Tai Yi, Qian Daoliu, and Qian Renxue searched Sunset Forest for Tai Yi’s promised opportunity and a suitable Spirit Ring. They found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo confronted them.

  • Qian Renxue agreed to return to Spirit City, and Tai Yi explained that the God of Destruction had directed him to an opportunity in Sunset Forest.
  • Qian Daoliu sent Snake Lance and Pufferfish to manage Qian Renxue’s replacement in Heaven Dou Palace, then led Qian Renxue, Tai Yi, and Yue Guan to Sunset Forest.
  • Tai Yi spotted Dugu Bo’s poisonous miasma and persuaded Qian Daoliu to search inside it.
  • Tai Yi recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Dugu Bo appeared and challenged the group for entering his herb garden.
  • Yue Guan identified Dugu Bo as a level ninety-one Title Douluo and an enemy of Spirit Hall, and Qian Daoliu decided to deal with him.

Ch. 10Dugu Bo, Dead!

Qian Daoliu, Yue Guan, and the others confronted Dugu Bo at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo fought with the advantage of his poison-filled territory. Qian Daoliu stopped Dugu Bo from escaping, and Yue Guan killed him, though Dugu Bo's final plea was that they spare Yanzi.

  • Yue Guan and Dugu Bo began fighting above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, with Dugu Bo using his poisonous miasma and traps to counter Yue Guan's superior Soul Power.
  • Their attacks shook the area, so Qian Daoliu crushed falling rocks to protect the Immortal Herbs below.
  • Dugu Bo drew poisonous miasma toward Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Tai Yi, then tried to flee and planned revenge on Spirit Hall.
  • Tai Yi warned Qian Daoliu not to let Dugu Bo escape, and Qian Daoliu broke through the miasma and struck Dugu Bo, gravely wounding him.
  • Qian Daoliu ordered Yue Guan to finish Dugu Bo, and Yue Guan killed him after threatening Yanzi.
  • Dugu Bo's final words were a plea not to hurt Yanzi.

Ch. 11Ice and Fire Dragon Kings

After Dugu Bo died, Qian Daoliu’s group found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs, while Yue Guan agreed to support Qian Renxue and Tai Yi in exchange for the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. The God of Destruction revealed that the spring formed from the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s Divine Spirit Bones and offered to help Tai Yi absorb their power.

  • Yue Guan collected Dugu Bo’s Storage Ring and Spirit Bones, and Dugu Bo’s corpse dissolved as his toxins spread into the ground.
  • Qian Daoliu gave Dugu Bo’s belongings to Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, then led the group down to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Yue Guan examined the Immortal Herbs, and Qian Daoliu promised him the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum if he supported Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.
  • Yue Guan agreed to follow the Young Master and the young lord, then began choosing suitable Immortal Herbs for them.
  • The God of Destruction told Tai Yi that the spring formed from the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s Divine Spirit Bones and offered to help him absorb them by adapting him to the spring’s energy.

Ch. 12Qian Renxue's Ice and Fire Body Tempering

Tai Yi discovered that his bloodline let him withstand the spring’s energy and invited Qian Renxue to undergo Ice and Fire Body Tempering. With his help, she balanced the power of two Immortal Herbs and the spring and began absorbing their energy.

  • Tai Yi entered the spring and found its energy strengthened him without causing pain, while the God of Destruction attributed this to his powerful bloodline.
  • Tai Yi urged Qian Renxue to use the spring to recover the talent she had lost while undercover, and Qian Daoliu agreed to trust his advice.
  • Tai Yi identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as the herbs Qian Renxue needed, and Qian Daoliu sent Yue Guan outside the valley.
  • Qian Renxue consumed both Immortal Herbs and entered the spring, where Tai Yi helped her balance their opposing energies with the spring’s power.
  • Qian Renxue reached equilibrium and began her Ice and Fire Body Tempering.

Ch. 13Immortal Herbs Are Useless?

Tai Yi absorbed the Sun Essence Herb while Qian Renxue finished tempering her body in the spring. After they reunited, Tai Yi stayed behind to search the spring for the Ice and Fire Dragon King's corpses, while Qian Renxue prepared to absorb an Immortal Herb.

  • Tai Yi left the spring and asked Yue Guan which Immortal Herb suited him, then chose the Sun Essence Herb.
  • Yue Guan gave Tai Yi a Storage Ring holding nearly a hundred Immortal Herbs, and Qian Daoliu told him to keep them to cultivate loyal subordinates.
  • Tai Yi absorbed the Sun Essence Herb for a day, refining and increasing his Soul Power without further purifying his already powerful Martial Soul.
  • Qian Renxue finished tempering her body, raised her Soul Power to level forty-seven, and said she could absorb a twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring next.
  • Tai Yi gave Qian Renxue an Immortal Herb and asked to remain at the spring to retrieve something; Qian Daoliu agreed to wait.
  • Tai Yi dove into the spring to search for the Ice and Fire Dragon King's corpses, trusting the God of Destruction to protect him.

Ch. 14Divine Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone

Tai Yi discovered the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ remains beneath the spring and, with God of Destruction’s help, began absorbing their Spirit Bones and a special Spirit Ring. Qian Renxue, Qian Daoliu, and Yue Guan waited above while Tai Yi continued absorbing the Divine Spirit Bones.

  • Tai Yi found the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ skeletons and their red and blue Divine Spirit Bones beneath the spring.
  • God of Destruction drew out the Spirit Bones and told Tai Yi to absorb both while he sealed away most of their power and formed a third Spirit Ring.
  • The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ remnant souls attacked Tai Yi, but God of Destruction erased them.
  • Tai Yi absorbed the red-and-blue Spirit Ring, which eased the pressure of absorbing the Spirit Bones, and then continued with the bones.
  • Qian Renxue reached level fifty after refining the Immortal Herb, then went with Qian Daoliu and Yue Guan to find Tai Yi.
  • Qian Daoliu could not pass the force blocking the spring, but saw Tai Yi below absorbing the Spirit Bones, so the three waited for him.

Ch. 15One Spirit Ring, Three Spirit Skills

Tai Yi emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after absorbing two Divine Spirit Bones and a growing third Spirit Ring that granted him three powerful Spirit Skills. As Qian Daoliu prepared to take him and Qian Renxue back to Spirit City for training, Tai Yi noticed the Immortal Herb seeds left behind and decided to collect them before they lost their vitality.

  • Tai Yi finished absorbing two Divine Spirit Bones, draining the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well of its special properties, and surfaced after four or five days.
  • Tai Yi showed Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu his red-and-blue third Spirit Ring and explained that it would grow with his Soul Power and become a Divine Spirit Ring when he became a god.
  • Tai Yi discovered that the ring gave him three Spirit Skills: Golden Crow Flame Devouring Strike, Golden Crow Ice Breaking Strike, and the domain skill Extreme Cold Prairie Fire.
  • Qian Daoliu noticed Tai Yi had reached level forty and announced that he and Qian Renxue would return to Spirit City for special training and help obtaining their next Spirit Rings.
  • Qian Renxue scolded Tai Yi for calling her Xue'er, and the two playfully chased each other until Qian Daoliu told them it was time to leave.
  • Tai Yi noticed the Immortal Herb seeds could lose their vitality in the changed spring and prepared to collect them for replanting elsewhere.

Ch. 16Returning to Spirit Hall

Tai Yi, Qian Renxue, and Qian Daoliu returned to Spirit City, where Yue Guan and Gui Mei revealed they had joined the Worship Hall faction. Qian Renxue stayed to cultivate, while Bibi Dong reacted angrily to her return and dismissed Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena.

  • Qian Renxue helped Tai Yi gather Immortal Herb seeds before Tai Yi stored the herbs, and Qian Daoliu carried them back to Spirit City.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei told Qian Daoliu they would follow Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, and Qian Daoliu ordered them to remain near Bibi Dong and report suspicious actions.
  • Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile that Qian Renxue would stay in Spirit City to cultivate, and news of her return spread through Spirit Hall.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei confirmed Qian Renxue's return to Bibi Dong while concealing their allegiance, and Bibi Dong angrily sent them away.
  • Bibi Dong also told Hu Liena to leave so she could be alone.

Ch. 17Hu Liena's Fantasies

Hu Liena misunderstood Qian Renxue’s return as a threat to her own ambitions and decided to confront her. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue and Tai Yi reached the Spirit Beast Forest, where Golden Crocodile had prepared two suitable Soul Beasts for them.

  • Hu Liena asked Yue Guan and Gui Mei who Qian Renxue was, and Yue Guan said she was the former Pope’s daughter.
  • Hu Liena assumed Qian Renxue meant to compete with Bibi Dong for the Pope’s position and began to resent her.
  • Hu Liena learned Qian Renxue was less than four years older than she was and decided she, Xie Yue, and Yan could challenge Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.
  • Tai Yi sensed the Dragon King Break, Extreme Cold Domain, and Extreme Heat Domain skills granted by his two Spirit Bones.
  • Golden Crocodile showed Qian Renxue and Tai Yi two twenty-thousand-year-old Radiant Divine Eagles he had caught for them.

Ch. 18Xie Yue Saw Through Hu Liena

Qian Renxue and Tai Yi absorbed their new Spirit Rings, then crossed paths with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan in Spirit City. After Hu Liena revealed her resentment toward Qian Renxue, Xie Yue realized she wanted to become Pope and decided to train so he could support her.

  • Qian Renxue and Tai Yi absorbed their fifth and fourth Spirit Rings, raising their Soul Power to levels fifty-three and forty-two.
  • Hu Liena spotted Tai Yi and Qian Renxue outside a restaurant and told Xie Yue and Yan that Qian Renxue had upset her teacher, Bibi Dong.
  • Hu Liena explained that Qian Renxue was the previous Pope's daughter and shared her suspicions about why Bibi Dong hated her.
  • Xie Yue reminded Hu Liena and Yan that Qian Renxue was the current Grand Pontiff's granddaughter and had a strong claim to lead Spirit Hall.
  • Hu Liena stormed out, and Xie Yue realized she aspired to become Pope and resolved to help her by training harder.
  • Xie Yue dragged Yan toward Spirit City's Martial Arts Arena to cultivate, despite Yan's complaint that they had agreed to rest.

Ch. 19Eight Years Later

Over eight years, Tai Yi and Qian Renxue grew stronger while Spirit Hall’s factions became increasingly divided, deepening Bibi Dong’s hatred of Qian Renxue. After Hu Liena and her companions tried to ambush Tai Yi and were badly injured, Qian Daoliu refused Bibi Dong’s demand to punish him, leaving the rivals to cultivate and wait for revenge.

  • Tai Yi reached Soul Power level sixty-five and condensed a Soul Core, while Qian Renxue became a Soul Saint, condensed her own Soul Core, and began the Angel Nine Trials.
  • A Soul-Hunting Squad captain loyal to the Angel lineage delayed Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan’s hunt for soul beasts, so Qian Daoliu gave them fruits from Immortal Herbs as compensation.
  • After learning that the delay had cost them a month, Hu Liena blamed Qian Renxue and arranged for Xie Yue and Yan to block Tai Yi in Spirit City.
  • Tai Yi defeated the three attackers and broke their arms and legs, though healing Soul Masters later saved them without lasting consequences.
  • Bibi Dong demanded that Qian Daoliu hand over Tai Yi, but he refused and challenged her; Bibi Dong left in anger and resolved to act against the Qian Clan and Tai Yi once she became a god.
  • Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan stopped causing trouble for Tai Yi and Qian Renxue, but vowed to cultivate until they could take revenge.

Ch. 20Leaving Spirit City

Tai Yi left Spirit City to seek opportunities across the continent, with Qian Renxue joining him and Golden Crocodile Douluo secretly guarding them. Bibi Dong learned of their departure and plotted to use other forces to create an opening to kill Tai Yi while sparing Qian Renxue.

  • Tai Yi told Qian Daoliu he planned to travel, claiming the God of Destruction had pointed him toward an opportunity, and Qian Daoliu let him go.
  • Qian Renxue insisted on accompanying Tai Yi, and Qian Daoliu agreed that they could travel together.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo followed Tai Yi and Qian Renxue out of Spirit City to protect them in secret.
  • Bibi Dong learned that Tai Yi and Qian Renxue had left and suspected Golden Crocodile Douluo was guarding them.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to inform rival factions of the pair's departure and kill Tai Yi when those factions' attack was stopped, while leaving Qian Renxue alive.

Ch. 21Bibi Dong's Distrust

Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to help target Tai Yi and Qian Renxue, but secretly sent Shadow to follow and attack them after losing trust in the two men. Qian Daoliu turned the order into a trap for Spirit Hall’s hostile factions and dispatched reinforcements, while Tai Yi and Qian Renxue traveled toward Notting City unaware of the danger.

  • Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to publicize Tai Yi and Qian Renxue’s departure and attack them, then secretly sent Shadow to follow the two men and watch them.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei reported Bibi Dong’s plan to Qian Daoliu, who told them to spread the news as bait and protect Tai Yi and Qian Renxue.
  • Qian Daoliu sent Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to assist Golden Crocodile Douluo against anyone who attacked the pair, and promised to confront Bibi Dong afterward.
  • Qian Jun and Jiang Mo left Spirit City to find Golden Crocodile Douluo while Yue Guan and Gui Mei spread the news among Spirit Hall’s hostile factions.
  • Tai Yi told Qian Renxue that they were traveling to Notting City for an opportunity, and she wondered why the God of Destruction spoke to him while the Angel God did not speak to her.

Ch. 22Qian Renxue's Question

Tai Yi told Qian Renxue about a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a plant-type Soul Bone waiting near Notting City as they traveled there. Meanwhile, Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s planted warnings stirred the continent’s powers, and Xue Ye called Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe to discuss how Heaven Dou should respond.

  • Tai Yi told Qian Renxue that the God of Destruction had mentioned a top-tier plant-type Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and a possible transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, though he did not plan to absorb the Soul Bone himself.
  • Tai Yi and Qian Renxue continued riding toward Notting City while several major powers received warnings that Spirit Hall’s two young prodigies might eventually dominate the continent.
  • Xue Ye summoned Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe to the imperial study and asked them how Heaven Dou should respond to the warning.
  • Xue Xing urged Xue Ye to find a way to eliminate the two prodigies, while the false Xue Qinghe considered how to warn Spirit City and protect Tai Yi and Qian Renxue.

Ch. 23The Reactions of the Various Factions

The Heaven Dou Empire, Star Luo Empire, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect learned that Qian Renxue and Tai Yi had left Spirit City and began making plans to eliminate them. Xue Qinghe traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to draw its Titled Douluo into a trap, unaware to the other factions that Spirit Hall had already arranged secret protection and planned to destroy anyone who attacked.

  • Xue Ye sent Xue Qinghe to ask Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for help, while Xue Xing worried that Dugu Bo would never return.
  • Dai Feng ordered Zhu Lingtian and his wife Dai Yu to hunt down Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, making the Star Luo Empire the first faction to send pursuers.
  • Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian decided to seek support from Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo before targeting the two geniuses.
  • Xue Qinghe learned that Spirit Hall had secretly stationed three worshippers and two elders to protect Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.
  • Xue Qinghe continued to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, intending to enlist its Titled Douluo so Spirit Hall could eliminate the factions that came after the pair.

Ch. 24Gathering at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo discussed the threat posed by Spirit Hall’s Qian Renxue and Tai Yi. Yu Yuanzhen and Xue Qinghe joined them to propose an alliance to eliminate the two before they grew stronger.

  • Ning Fengzhi reassured Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that Ning Rongrong was safe and should remain at Shrek Academy to gain experience.
  • Ning Fengzhi presented intelligence about Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, and the three leaders weighed the risks of attacking them.
  • A guard announced that Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, and Xue Qinghe had arrived at the sect.
  • Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi to help the Heaven Dou Empire deal with Qian Renxue and Tai Yi, and Yu Yuanzhen proposed a joint strike against them.
  • Yu Yuanzhen suggested that Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and he restrain the enemy Title Douluos while Yu Luomian and Heaven Dou Empire Soul Douluos attacked Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.

Ch. 25Ning Fengzhi's Backup Plan

Ning Fengzhi agreed to join the plan to attack Qian Renxue and Tai Yi but prepared a contingency in case Spirit Hall had set a trap. After Xue Qinghe reported the plan to Xue Ye, the emperor also began to suspect a trap.

  • Ning Fengzhi agreed with Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Xue Qinghe to proceed with the attack plan.
  • After Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Luomian, and Xue Qinghe left, Ning Fengzhi showed Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo valuable gifts he had prepared for Spirit Hall as a way out for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Ning Fengzhi warned Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo that Spirit Hall might be luring the allied powers into a trap, and told them to take him to Qian Daoliu if they discovered one.
  • Xue Qinghe returned to Heaven Dou City and told Xue Ye that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had joined the plan to eliminate Qian Renxue and Tai Yi.
  • Xue Ye wondered whether the sudden involvement of several powers meant Spirit Hall had laid a trap, and asked Xue Qinghe what he thought.
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