Ch. 542South Flame Mountain Range and Death Canyon

Yun Ze healed his injuries and spent the next three-plus months cultivating, building mechas, and traveling with Gu Yue Na through dangerous regions of Douluo Continent. Their explorations uncovered rare treasures and hidden information about the South Flame Mountain Range, the Forbidden Sea Area, and Death Canyon.

  • Yun Ze refined ten perfect-quality Healing Pills, swallowed one, and recovered fully from his injuries in two days.
  • Yun Ze focused on cultivation, mecha construction, and designing True God-level Soul Tools while Bi Ji handled Dragon Phoenix Hall's election preparations.
  • Yun Ze became a hugely popular Federation idol, so he stopped shopping with Gu Yue Na and agreed to take short sightseeing trips instead.
  • Gu Yue Na chose dangerous destinations for their outings, and Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na explored the South Flame Mountain Range, the Forbidden Sea Area, and Death Canyon.
  • Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na discovered powerful Soul Beasts and traces of Divine Power in the regions they visited, and they collected fire-attributed treasures in the South Flame Mountain Range.
  • Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na brought the Flame Sprites to Dragon God Space, where they settled in the Sun Spring within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ch. 543The Federation Speaker's Plans

The Federation Speaker worked to stabilize the government after the destruction of Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect while building an alliance to curb Dragon Phoenix Hall. He secured support from major families and naval forces, leaving him poised to use competing factions against Dragon Phoenix Hall.

  • The Federation struggled to manage opposition from Shrek graduates, seize Tang Sect assets, and recover from heavy losses in the Abyss battle.
  • Star Luo and Dou Ling gave the Federation an ambiguous response to its request to help destroy the Tang Sect, intending instead to secure the sect's support against the Federation.
  • The Federation Speaker promised the Shen Family and the Wang Family that he would not pursue their past ties to Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, and they agreed to support him.
  • The Federation Speaker persuaded the Sea God Family to cooperate against Dragon Phoenix Hall, citing their shared hatred over Chen Xinjie's death.
  • By winning over the Shen Family and the Sea God Family, the Federation Speaker gained the support of the Northern Sea Legion, the East Sea Legion, and the Sea God Legion.
  • The Federation Speaker eased tensions between the naval legions and the government while secretly planning to use other factions to restrain Dragon Phoenix Hall.

Ch. 544Yue Zhengen Prepares for Rebellion

Yue Zhengen decided to support Dragon Phoenix Hall against the Federation and sought to persuade Dong Zi'an and Guo Zhenfeng to join him. He trusted Dragon Phoenix Hall’s power and believed its members would spare the common people, though the chapter revealed that most of them were far more ruthless than he realized.

  • The Federation Speaker sought the Four Great Legions’ support against Dragon Phoenix Hall, and Yu Guan Zhi pledged his backing while Yue Zhengen, Dong Zi'an, and Guo Zhenfeng reserved judgment.
  • Yin Mo Shang agreed to support the Federation Speaker in exchange for reinstatement, which the Speaker planned to arrange.
  • Yue Zhengen resolved to stand with Dragon Phoenix Hall, with his father’s approval, and began persuading Dong Zi'an and Guo Zhenfeng to do the same.
  • Yue Zhengen reasoned that Dragon Phoenix Hall’s god-level strength and its ties to the legions made opposing it too dangerous, and he believed its leaders would protect the people if they gained power.
  • The chapter revealed that Di Tian and the other soul beasts were cold and cruel, while Yun Ze was indifferent to life; Bi Ji alone was truly benevolent and was intended to hold power under Yun Ze’s plan.

Ch. 545Spirit Pagoda Under Attack

Yun Ze approved a refined plan to attack the Spirit Pagoda, then orchestrated a diversion that drew its reinforcements away from its headquarters. The chapter ended as the Titan Snow Demon King and nine other ice-and-snow soul beasts approached the headquarters, shocking Qian Gu Dong Feng.

  • Yun Ze reviewed Di Tian and Lin Yi's plan to destroy the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters with a God-Slaying Weapon and instructed them to refine it before dealing with the Federation Speaker.
  • Three days later, masked attackers assaulted the island holding the Southern Sea Domain Small Space and overwhelmed its defenders, prompting Qian Gu Dong Feng to summon reinforcements.
  • Qian Gu Qingfeng, Leng Yaozhu, and six Spirit Pagoda elders departed for the island while Yun Ze secretly watched them leave.
  • Yun Ze notified the Titan Snow Demon King and the other soul beasts waiting near the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters.
  • Qian Gu Dong Feng sensed a powerful energy fluctuation and went outside, where he saw the Titan Snow Demon King leading ten ice-and-snow soul beasts toward the headquarters.

Ch. 546Infiltrating the Interior, Planting Bombs

Yun Ze and his allies infiltrated the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters while Qian Gu Dong Feng and the Titled Douluo fought the attacking ice and snow soul beasts outside. After disabling the guards, they reached the Soul Spirit Tower and began collecting its soul spirits.

  • The Titan Snow Demon King attacked Qian Gu Dong Feng, who summoned his martial soul and charged into battle as other Titled Douluo joined him.
  • Yun Ze opened a Space Passage into the headquarters and released Di Tian, Lin Yi, Bear Lord, Ten Thousand Demons King, and Demon Spirit to carry out their assigned tasks.
  • Ten Thousand Demons King planted bombs while Demon Spirit kept watch, and Lin Yi secretly killed the personnel in the surveillance room.
  • Yun Ze, Di Tian, and Bear Lord entered the Soul Spirit Tower and incapacitated or killed the guards on their way to the hundredth floor.
  • Yun Ze ordered Di Tian and Bear Lord to collect the soul spirits, sending Di Tian to the lower floors and Bear Lord to the top nine floors.

Ch. 547Scarlet King and the Calamitous Beast Evil Eye

Bear Lord rescued Scarlet King and seized an Evil Eye soul spirit while racing to evacuate the Soul Spirit Tower before the God-Slaying Weapon exploded. Outside, Qian Gu Dong Feng began to suspect the Far North soul beasts had a hidden advantage.

  • Bear Lord reached the top floor and freed Scarlet King, who recognized his familiar aura and entered the Soul Spirit Ball without resisting.
  • Bear Lord used Gu Yue Na's Quasi-Dragon God aura to immobilize and collect the Evil Eye soul spirit, then hurried to gather the remaining soul spirits.
  • Di Tian continued collecting soul spirits on other floors while Yun Ze waited at the bottom of the Soul Spirit Tower for the group to regroup.
  • Qian Gu Dong Feng and the Spirit Pagoda experts suppressed the Titan Snow Demon King and the other nine ice-and-snow soul beasts outside the tower.
  • The Titan Snow Demon King told Qian Gu Dong Feng that it was uncertain who would die, prompting Qian Gu Dong Feng to stop attacking and question what the soul beasts were relying on.

Ch. 548Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters Explosion

Lin Yi, Yun Ze, and the soul beasts escaped the Spirit Transfer Pagoda with a haul of rare soul spirits just before the God-Slaying Weapon Devouring Heaven and Earth exploded inside its headquarters. Qian Gu Dong Feng watched the headquarters be consumed by the blast, then was struck by the Titan Snow Demon King.

  • Bear Lord collected twelve Hundred Thousand Year soul spirits and six ferocious-beast soul spirits, while Di Tian gathered nearly a thousand ten-thousand-year soul spirits.
  • Yun Ze opened a Space Passage and led Lin Yi, Di Tian, Ten Thousand Demons King, Demon Spirit, Bear Lord, and Yun Ze away from the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
  • After they escaped, Devouring Heaven and Earth detonated inside the headquarters and its green energy swallowed the defensive control center and everything around it.
  • Qian Gu Dong Feng recognized the explosion as Devouring Heaven and Earth but stayed outside, unable to rescue the people trapped in the headquarters.
  • The Titan Snow Demon King struck Qian Gu Dong Feng from behind while he was distracted, sending him flying and coughing up blood.

Ch. 549Qian Gu Dong Feng's Sudden Awakening

Qian Gu Dong Feng discovered that the Dragon Phoenix Hall members were soul beasts behind the attack on the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters. Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts overwhelmed him while Yun Ze watched, and the explosion appeared to have killed nearly everyone inside the headquarters.

  • Qian Gu Dong Feng confronted the Titan Snow Demon King about the explosion, and Di Tian revealed that the Dragon Phoenix Hall was involved.
  • Di Tian admitted he was the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King, and Qian Gu Dong Feng realized the Dragon Phoenix Hall had intercepted the God-Slaying Weapons.
  • At Yun Ze's command, Dragon Phoenix Hall members attacked the eleven Spirit Transfer Pagoda powerhouses while Di Tian, Bear Lord, Lin Yi, and Ten Thousand Demons King surrounded Qian Gu Dong Feng.
  • Di Tian and the other three ferocious beasts attacked Qian Gu Dong Feng together, driving him into a desperate fight as his communicator failed to find a signal.
  • Yun Ze watched the battle and saw no survivors emerge from the headquarters, believing the explosion had almost certainly killed everyone inside.

Ch. 550Qian Gu Dong Feng's Death!

Yun Ze and the Dragon Phoenix Hall forces destroyed the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters and killed Qian Gu Dong Feng before withdrawing. At the island, Leng Yaozhu suspected the masked men’s attack had been a diversion, and the reinforcements discovered they could not contact headquarters.

  • Di Tian and the other three defeated Qian Gu Dong Feng’s final attack, and he died in the battle.
  • Yun Ze’s forces erased their traces, confirmed there were no survivors at the Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters, and left through a spatial gateway.
  • The masked men withdrew from the island and took a detour toward Mingdu to avoid Spirit Pagoda reinforcements.
  • Leng Yaozhu proposed that the masked men had either lured the reinforcements into an ambush or drawn the headquarters’ defenders away before attacking it.
  • Qian Gu Qingfeng called his younger brother at headquarters, but his communicator reported a malfunction.

Ch. 551Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters Suffers a Devastating Blow

Leng Yaozhu, Qian Gu Qingfeng, and the others learned that Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters had been destroyed and found no survivors when they returned. The Federation traced the devastation to a Devouring Heaven and Earth shell and the ammunition it detonated, but found no clues to identify the attacker.

  • Leng Yaozhu and Qian Gu Qingfeng failed to reach anyone at Spirit Transfer Pagoda Headquarters and hurried back while asking a nearby branch to investigate.
  • The Branch Tower Hall Master reported that the headquarters had been flattened and no survivors were found.
  • Leng Yaozhu, Qian Gu Qingfeng, and the others returned to the ruins and saw that the headquarters had been completely destroyed.
  • Qian Gu Qingfeng roared in grief, fearing that his wife had died in the attack, as news of the destruction spread across the Federation.
  • The Federation investigated the ruins and concluded that a Devouring Heaven and Earth shell had detonated the headquarters' stored ammunition.
  • Investigators found no traces that could identify the attacker, only energy left by the explosions and ammunition.

Ch. 552A Crisis of Survival for the Spirit Transfer Pagoda

After the Federation Government’s search found no trace of the attackers, Leng Yaozhu took charge of the shattered Spirit Transfer Pagoda and worked to stabilize it and restore its strength. The Pagoda’s rival families accepted her leadership for now, but Qian Gu Qingfeng and Zhang Geyang still coveted her position, while the hunt for the hidden enemy continued.

  • Qian Gu Qingfeng raged when the search for his wife’s killer yielded nothing, while Leng Yaozhu and the Spirit Transfer Pagoda pressured the Federation Government and conducted their own investigation.
  • Leng Yaozhu became Pagoda Master and used forceful measures to stabilize the Spirit Transfer Pagoda’s branches after the destruction of its headquarters.
  • Qian Gu Qingfeng resented Leng Yaozhu’s appointment and sought the authority of Pagoda Master to revive the nearly extinct Thousand Ancient Family.
  • Zhang Geyang and the Zhang Family also coveted the leadership, but both they and Qian Gu Qingfeng waited for the crisis to subside before challenging Leng Yaozhu.
  • Leng Yaozhu designated the Star Luo City branch as the new headquarters, aided the investigation into the attack, and sought to restore the Pagoda’s strength and artificial Soul Spirit technology from family data backups.

Ch. 553A New Assassination Plan

The Spirit Transfer Pagoda failed to find evidence against the Dragon Phoenix Hall or the Holy Spirit Cult after its headquarters was destroyed. Meanwhile, Yun Ze reviewed Di Tian’s plan to assassinate the Federal Speaker and learned that their Combined Attack Formation had reached peak Third-level God strength.

  • The Dragon Phoenix Hall offered the Spirit Transfer Pagoda fifty billion Federal Currency, but Leng Yaozhu refused the donation.
  • The Spirit Transfer Pagoda suspected the Dragon Phoenix Hall and the Holy Spirit Cult, but lacked evidence and made no progress interrogating captured cult members.
  • More than two months after the explosion, Yun Ze and the Dragon Phoenix Hall continued their usual activities while concealing their involvement.
  • Di Tian presented a plan to assassinate the Federal Speaker, and Yun Ze identified flaws and gave revisions before approving it.
  • Di Tian reported that his group’s Combined Attack Formation had improved to an estimated peak Third-level God level, and Yun Ze asked to see it after the mission.

Ch. 554Infiltrating the Federation Building

Di Tian led Bear Lord, Lin Yi, Ten Thousand Demons King, Lin San, Demon Spirit, and the others on a concealed operation to infiltrate the Federation Building and reach the Federation Speaker. They entered without triggering the building’s defenses and prepared to approach the heavily guarded thirty-third floor.

  • Di Tian used Yun Ze’s detection Soul Tool to map the Federation Building and showed the group the guards’ positions, warning them to leave no energy residue.
  • The group descended using Yun Ze’s concealment tokens because the building’s defenses prevented them from safely opening a Space Passage inside.
  • Demon Spirit slipped under a locked door with his Innate Skill, killed the ordinary security worker responsible for opening the building, and took his keys.
  • Di Tian and the others entered through the top-floor door, with Lin San scouting ahead invisibly and Demon Spirit following.
  • The group descended toward the Federation Speaker’s residence on the thirty-third floor, where forty guards and a Titled-level expert stood watch.

Ch. 555Federation Speaker Murdered

Di Tian and his allies infiltrated the Federation Speaker’s residence and killed the Federation Speaker and his bodyguards without leaving evidence. The next morning, Yu Guan Zhi sealed the Federation Building and began investigating the assassination, but found no clues.

  • Di Tian, Bear Lord, Ten Thousand Demons King, Demon Spirit, and Lin San silently eliminated the guards outside the Federation Speaker’s residence.
  • Di Tian, Bear Lord, and Ten Thousand Demons King killed Yuan Jie, the Super Douluo guarding the Federation Speaker.
  • Demon Spirit infiltrated the Federation Speaker’s bedroom and killed him while the others contained the noise and energy traces.
  • The assassins cleared away the lingering energy and left the building without leaving a trace.
  • News of the Federation Speaker’s murder spread, and Yu Guan Zhi sealed the Federation Building and investigated the scene.
  • Yu Guan Zhi found only bodies and blood, with no clues to the assassin’s identity.

Ch. 556Yu Guan Zhi Comes to Probe

After the Federation Speaker’s murder investigation yielded no clues, Yu Guan Zhi visited Dragon Phoenix Hall to probe its leaders. Yun Ze recognized Yu Guan Zhi’s plan to use Truth Serum Pills to test the suspects.

  • Yu Guan Zhi ordered a thorough search and interrogations throughout the Federation Building after suspecting Dragon Phoenix Hall might have arranged the Speaker’s death.
  • Investigators questioned the people on the thirty-second floor, but cleared them after finding no evidence and reviewing normal surveillance footage.
  • Yu Guan Zhi visited Yun Ze, Gu Yue Na, and Di Tian at Dragon Phoenix Hall after his investigation produced no tangible clues.
  • Yu Guan Zhi suggested that only Limit Douluo could silently kill so many Soul Masters and admitted that Dragon Phoenix Hall was among his suspects.
  • Yun Ze guessed that Yu Guan Zhi intended to use Dragon Phoenix Hall’s Truth Serum Pills to test potential suspects, surprising him.

Ch. 557A Truth Serum Pill Worth Five Hundred Million Each

Yun Ze agreed to sell the Federation Truth Serum Pills, setting a price of five hundred million each and requiring the Federation to gather ingredients for future batches. After Yun Ze went to retrieve the first pill, Yu Guan Zhi struggled to decide how to test whether it was genuine.

  • Yu Guan Zhi asked to buy ten Truth Serum Pills so the Federation could question suspects in the Federal Speaker's assassination.
  • Yun Ze agreed to provide one pill immediately and the remaining nine after they were refined, with the Federation helping gather ingredients.
  • Yun Ze set the price at five hundred million per pill, and Gu Yue Na defended the cost by citing the rarity of the ingredients and the pills' previous use.
  • Yu Guan Zhi agreed to pay two and a half billion in cash and cover the rest with medicinal ingredients.
  • Yun Ze left to retrieve the pill while Yu Guan Zhi weighed whether to test it on a Dragon Phoenix Hall member or one of his own trusted subordinates.

Ch. 558Taking the Opportunity to Extort Them, Sky-High-Priced Spirit Objects

Yun Ze secretly mixed a temporary antidote into the Truth Serum Pill so Yu Guan Zhi would not expose Dragon Phoenix Hall’s secrets. After Yu Guan Zhi chose to take the pill away and received an extravagant ingredient list for more, Yun Ze stalled him by bringing up the Federation’s unpaid debts to Dragon Phoenix Hall.

  • Yun Ze fused an antidote into the Truth Serum Pill, making it ineffective for half an hour while leaving it looking unchanged.
  • Yun Ze gave Yu Guan Zhi the pill and agreed Dragon Phoenix Hall would cooperate only with an investigation into the assassination of the Federation Speaker.
  • Yu Guan Zhi decided to take the pill away for other suspects instead of asking Dragon Phoenix Hall’s people to take it.
  • Yun Ze handed Yu Guan Zhi a list of rare spirit objects needed to refine more Truth Serum Pills, and Yu Guan Zhi realized the materials would cost more than two billion.
  • As Yu Guan Zhi prepared to leave, Yun Ze asked when the Federation would repay Dragon Phoenix Hall’s debts, worth more than one hundred billion.

Ch. 559Yue Zhengen's Suspicions

Yun Ze negotiated with Yu Guan Zhi for Dragon Phoenix Hall to receive half the rare metals it had requested, then explained how he planned to address Yue Zhengen and the other generals’ suspicions about the Speaker’s murder. Yue Zhengen and the others agreed to meet Dragon Phoenix Hall at the Southern Legion’s Military Camp.

  • Yu Guan Zhi told Yun Ze the Federation needed more time to fulfill its promises, and Yun Ze negotiated for half the requested amount of rare metals.
  • After Yu Guan Zhi left, Yun Ze told Gu Yue Na and Di Tian he had deliberately kept Yu Guan Zhi occupied, then predicted that Yue Zhengen and the other generals would ask about the Speaker’s murder.
  • Yun Ze said Dragon Phoenix Hall should meet the generals candidly, demonstrate its overwhelming power, and promise not to endanger the continent so they would support rather than oppose it.
  • When Yue Zhengen and the others called, Di Tian denied Dragon Phoenix Hall’s involvement and requested a meeting in person.
  • Yue Zhengen and the others agreed to meet at the Southern Legion’s Military Camp, which Yue Zhengen chose because he was wary of Dragon Phoenix Hall’s headquarters.

Ch. 560Gu Ming's Visit

After the Federation Speaker’s murder, Yu Guan Zhi and several Federation leaders suspected Dragon Phoenix Hall but worried about confronting its power. Gu Ming visited Yun Ze to ask whether Dragon Phoenix Hall had killed anyone, and Yun Ze redirected him toward choosing the next Speaker.

  • Yu Guan Zhi sent the Truth Serum Pill and a procurement list to the Federation Medical Bureau for analysis, then spent a sleepless night weighing Dragon Phoenix Hall and the Holy Spirit Cult as suspects.
  • The Shen Family and Wang Family held emergency meetings, while Gu Ming, Xu Lin, and others discussed the murder and considered how they should deal with Dragon Phoenix Hall.
  • Gu Ming decided to speak with Dragon Phoenix Hall before choosing a stance, and Xu Lin agreed to accompany him.
  • The next morning, Gu Ming, Xu Lin, and Xu Chuan met Yun Ze, Gu Yue Na, and Di Tian at the Dragon Phoenix Hall Building.
  • Gu Ming asked whether Dragon Phoenix Hall had killed anyone in the past two days, and Yun Ze neither confirmed nor denied it, instead urging Gu Ming to focus on selecting the Federation’s next Speaker.

Ch. 561Angry Gu Ming and Xu Lin

Yun Ze revealed that Dragon Phoenix Hall was behind the Federation Speaker’s assassination and used a formation to seal Gu Ming, Xu Lin, and Xu Chuan’s Soul Power while demanding their support in the Federation Election. Gu Yue Na offered them the Method of Becoming God as an incentive, and the three began reconsidering their refusal, though the method could not guarantee success.

  • Yun Ze’s response led Gu Ming to accuse Dragon Phoenix Hall of trying to seize control of the Federation government.
  • Yun Ze activated a formation that sealed Gu Ming, Xu Lin, and Xu Chuan’s Soul Power and blocked their communications.
  • Yun Ze promised to let the three leave unharmed but demanded that they become Dragon Phoenix Hall’s subordinates and support it in the upcoming Federation Election.
  • Gu Ming and Xu Lin rejected the demand, while Gu Yue Na argued that cooperation would preserve their equal standing and bring significant benefits.
  • Gu Yue Na offered the Method of Becoming God, prompting Gu Ming, Xu Lin, and Xu Chuan to show interest, then warned that it did not guarantee they would become gods.
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