Ch. 161Suotuo City Lantern Festival!

Lan Tian and Ah Yin spent Suotuo City’s Lantern Festival sampling street food, viewing lanterns and performances, and attending a special auction. They ended the night by setting wish-bearing lotus lanterns adrift, with Ah Yin saying she had never seen such festivities in the Blue Silver Forest.

  • Lan Tian learned that Suotuo City was holding its annual Lantern Festival and took Ah Yin to explore the crowded streets.
  • Lan Tian and Ah Yin sampled festival foods together as they walked along Food Street.
  • Lan Tian bought lotus lanterns, and Ah Yin secretly wrote a wish on hers before they explored the Lantern Market and watched the square performances and float parade.
  • Lan Tian took Ah Yin to the special holiday auction, where they watched the unusual items without bidding.
  • Lan Tian and Ah Yin released their lotus lanterns into the river, and Ah Yin told him she had never seen such things in the Blue Silver Forest.

Ch. 162Killing Intent Beneath the Lanterns!

Lan Tian and Ah Yin watched the Lotus Lanterns drift along the river until a berserk Soul Emperor attacked them. Lan Tian killed and absorbed the man, gaining sharper perception, then left Suotuo City with Ah Yin before officials could question him.

  • Lan Tian sensed fighting at the City Lord's Mansion as a wounded, berserk Soul Emperor rushed toward the riverbank.
  • The Soul Emperor attacked Lan Tian, who defended Ah Yin with his Blue Silver God Armor and fought back with the Blue Silver Divine Spear.
  • Lan Tian crippled the attacker’s leg and then killed him with a spear thrust through the chest.
  • Lan Tian absorbed the corpse and found that his eye power and perception had improved, though his Soul Power remained at Level Sixty-Five.
  • Lan Tian and Ah Yin left the riverbank and headed for their inn to avoid dealing with the officials.

Ch. 163Aftermath in Suotuo City

After a Star Luo Empire Shadow Guard assassination attempt in Suotuo City, Han Zhang ordered an investigation into the unknown Soul Master who killed the escaping attacker. Lan Tian strengthened his Blue Silver Eye, then left the city with Ah Yin and flew toward Sunset Forest.

  • Han Zhang learned that Star Luo Empire Shadow Guards had attacked the City Lord's Mansion and ordered a discreet search for the Soul Master who killed their escaping leader.
  • Lan Tian absorbed the defeated Soul Emperor's energy, improving his Blue Silver Eye and spiritual senses.
  • Lan Tian told Ah Yin they would rest one more day in Suotuo City before continuing their journey.
  • Lan Tian bought supplies and Guiding Stone blanks as stricter patrols searched the city, while Ah Yin packed their luggage.
  • Lan Tian and Ah Yin left through the southern gate, then used Blue Silver God Armor to fly toward Sunset Forest.

Ch. 164Between Two Nations!

Han Zhang ended the search for the unknown man who had killed the Star Luo Empire Dark Guards, while the Dark Guard commander investigated the failed assassination and reconsidered his forces near Suotuo City. Unaware of these reactions, Lan Tian flew with Ah Yin toward Sunset Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Han Zhang learned that the City Defense Army had found no trace of the man and woman, then ordered the search stopped and a report sent to his superiors.
  • The Star Luo Empire Dark Guard commander learned that his seven-person assassination squad had been wiped out and ordered an investigation into who intervened.
  • After hearing that Suotuo City had no leads, the commander considered whether the Tiandou Empire had deployed a hidden master and decided to reassess his forces near the city.
  • Lan Tian flew through the night with Ah Yin, heading for Sunset Forest while she rested against his chest.
  • Lan Tian saw the forest ahead and continued toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ch. 165A Year Later, a Thirty-Eight-Year-Old Soul Emperor Father!

A year after his daughters were born, Lan Tian cared for his family in the Icefire Basin while his cultivation and his wives’ strength continued to grow. The chapter ended with Ah Yin’s pregnancy progressing steadily and no danger approaching the basin.

  • Lan Tian held his month-old daughters, Lan Si'er and Lan Li'er, and reflected on his journey to becoming a Level-Sixty-Eight Soul Emperor and father.
  • Louise and Xiao Li cared for their daughters as Lan Tian described the family’s routines and their progress over the past year.
  • Lan Tian’s soul power rose from Level Sixty-Five to Level Sixty-Eight, while Louise reached Level Thirty-Nine and Xiao Li reached Level Twenty-Eight.
  • Xiao Li sensed a slight fluctuation at the basin’s formation, but Lan Tian confirmed that it was operating normally and no one was approaching.
  • Lan Tian gave Ah Yin a Fetus Stabilization Pill, and she reassured him that she and her unborn child were doing well.

Ch. 166Breakthroughs and Prey!

Louise and Xiao Li broke through to levels forty and thirty, respectively, and Lan Tian chose suitable Soul Beasts for their next Soul Rings. They reached a flock of Golden Light Birds in Sunset Forest and prepared to hunt its leader for Louise's ring.

  • Louise absorbed her accumulated medicinal power and reached level forty, while Xiao Li rose from level twenty-eight to level thirty.
  • Lan Tian examined the Soul Beast atlas and selected a Golden Light Bird for Louise and a Shadow Blade Cat for Xiao Li.
  • Lan Tian left Ah Yin and Xiao Mei at home and took Louise and Xiao Li into Sunset Forest to hunt for Soul Rings.
  • Lan Tian sensed a flock of Golden Light Birds on a cliff, including a six-thousand-year-old leader, and Louise identified it with Wealth Fortune Sense.
  • Lan Tian, Louise, and Xiao Li concealed themselves near the flock and took positions as Louise prepared to attack the leader.

Ch. 167Golden Light Bird! Golden Light Flash!

Lan Tian and Louise hunted a six-thousand-year Golden Light Bird so Louise could absorb its soul ring. She reached level forty-two and gained Golden Light Flash, a wealth-point-powered movement skill, then tested it successfully.

  • Lan Tian used the Blue Silver God Domain to suppress the Golden Light Bird leader while Louise prepared her Golden Thunder Cannon.
  • Louise killed the leader with her third soul skill, and the rest of the flock fled as a purple soul ring appeared.
  • Louise absorbed the soul ring and reached level forty-two, gaining the fourth soul skill Golden Light Flash.
  • Louise used Golden Light Flash to move across the cliff top, and Lan Tian confirmed the skill worked as expected.
  • Xiao Li watched Louise's demonstration and eagerly said it was her turn.

Ch. 168Shadow Blade Cat! Flash Shadow Kill!

Lan Tian, Louise, and Xiao Li searched Sunset Forest for a Shadow Blade Cat so Xiao Li could obtain her third Soul Ring. Xiao Li found and killed one, absorbed its ring, and gained Flash Shadow Kill before the group headed out of the forest.

  • Lan Tian examined the Golden Light Bird's corpse, found no soul bone, and stored the body for materials.
  • The three searched Sunset Forest for a Shadow Blade Cat, but Lan Tian's senses failed to locate one through the afternoon and evening.
  • Xiao Li heard claws scraping inside a narrow cliff fissure, and Lan Tian identified a roughly three-thousand-year-old Shadow Blade Cat within.
  • Xiao Li entered the fissure alone, killed the Shadow Blade Cat, and absorbed its purple Soul Ring.
  • Xiao Li gained Flash Shadow Kill, a skill that let her ignore control and teleport behind a target for a fatal strike.
  • Lan Tian, Louise, and Xiao Li left the forest and headed toward its outskirts.

Ch. 169Heaven Dou City · Revisiting Old Grounds

Lan Tian, Xiao Li, and Louise spent an evening revisiting Heaven Dou City, shopping, dining, and walking around after leaving Sunset Forest. They returned to their inn content, planning to head back to the Icefire Basin the next day.

  • Lan Tian led Xiao Li and Louise to an inn in Heaven Dou City, where Xiao Li reflected on arriving in the city as a captive before Lan Tian bought her.
  • The three shopped along the main street, where Louise bought clothes and silver locks for the children and silk for Ah Yin, while Lan Tian bought Xiao Li silver bells for her cat ears.
  • Lan Tian replenished herbs and soul tool materials, then the three ate dinner, with Xiao Li especially enjoying the sweet and sour carp and sampling Huadiao Wine.
  • Lan Tian passed the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena but declined to enter, and Xiao Li agreed that fighting there sounded dangerous.
  • The three watched the sunset by a lake and browsed a night market, where Xiao Li bought a rabbit-shaped lantern.
  • Back at the inn, Xiao Li admired her new bells and Louise sorted their purchases as Lan Tian watched; they planned to return to the Icefire Basin the next day.

Ch. 170Teleportation Array Diagram!

Lan Tian went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find a teleportation formation design that could link Icefire Basin and the Fief. He found an ancient, partly damaged diagram and left the academy planning to reconstruct its missing sections.

  • Lan Tian returned Louise and Xiao Li to Icefire Basin and gave Ah Yin, Louise, and Xiao Li the items he had bought in Heaven Dou City.
  • Lan Tian decided to search for teleportation formation knowledge so his family could travel safely and quickly between Icefire Basin and the Fief.
  • Lan Tian used his baron credentials to obtain a temporary reading permit at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and searched the library's Soul Tool and array diagram books.
  • Lan Tian discovered an ancient booklet containing a complete but damaged teleportation formation diagram and memorized its contents.
  • Lan Tian left the booklet in the library and headed back toward the city gate, intending to study and restore the missing parts.

Ch. 171Bridge of the Divine Vine! Formation of the Teleportation Array!

Lan Tian reconstructed and tested a teleportation array that used Blue Silver God Vines in place of a rare Spatial Guide Stone. He established a stable connection between the Icefire Basin and his fief, making travel between them nearly instantaneous.

  • Lan Tian returned to the Icefire Basin and spent the night reconstructing a damaged teleportation array diagram from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy library.
  • Lan Tian reasoned that homologous Blue Silver God Vines could replace the Spatial Guide Stone and serve as the array eyes.
  • Lan Tian tested ordinary Blue Silver Vines, then life-enriched vines and Blue Silver God Vines, confirming the latter could sustain a usable teleportation link.
  • Lan Tian gathered materials and installed concealed arrays at the fief and the Icefire Basin, connecting them with two sections of Blue Silver God Vine.
  • Lan Tian activated the completed array and teleported from the Icefire Basin to the fief, then returned to the castle and told Louise that travel would now be convenient.

Ch. 172A Steady Year Passed Again! Level-Seventy Soul Sage! The Third Child Is Born!

Ah Yin gave birth to Lan Tian’s third child, a boy named Lan San, while Lan Tian reached Level Seventy and his family and hidden clan territory continued to grow. The chapter ended with Lan Tian reflecting on the life he had built as his family spent a peaceful evening beneath the Golden Ancient Tree.

  • Ah Yin gave birth to a boy, and Lan Tian named him Lan San.
  • Lan Si'er and Lan Li'er practiced walking as Louise and Xiao Li watched over them.
  • Lan Tian reached Level Seventy, Louise advanced to Level Forty-Eight, Xiao Li to Level Thirty-Nine, and Ah Yin recovered to the strength of a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.
  • Lan Tian settled the Blue Silver Forest beside the Golden Ancient Tree and expanded the Void Concealment Formation to nearly twice its former size.
  • Lan Tian held month-old Lan San and reflected on how his life had changed before his family spent the evening together beneath the Golden Ancient Tree.

Ch. 173Ten-Tousand-Year Natal Soul Ring! True Body of the Blue Silver God!

Lan Tian refined a Peiyuan Pill to restore Ah Yin, then used the Blue Silver Forest’s accumulated life energy to condense a ten-thousand-year natal soul ring. The new ring raised his soul power to level seventy-one and granted him the seventh soul skill, True Body of the Blue Silver God.

  • Lan Tian refined a Peiyuan Pill using Icefire Basin herbs and his own life essence.
  • Ah Yin ate the pill and recovered to her peak condition as a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.
  • Ah Yin guided the Blue Silver Forest’s life energy into Lan Tian, who condensed a deep red natal soul ring from his bloodline, divinity, and Life Law.
  • Lan Tian’s seven soul rings appeared, and his soul power rose from level seventy to level seventy-one.
  • Lan Tian activated his seventh soul skill, True Body of the Blue Silver God, transforming into a vast forest of divine vines across the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ch. 174Feel the Power of His True Form!

Lan Tian discovered that his true form could nourish the Blue Silver Forest and strengthen plants through his Blue Silver God Power. After confirming his influence reached beyond Icefire Basin, he returned to his family and looked ahead to becoming a Titled Douluo.

  • Lan Tian sensed that contracting from his Divine Vine Forest form left Blue Silver God Life Law power in the soil, which the Blue Silver Grass shared to recover their vitality and restore Ah Yin’s strength.
  • Lan Tian explained to Ah Yin that each transformation into his true form would automatically nourish her and the Blue Silver Forest as part of a cycle.
  • Lan Tian extended his Blue Silver God Domain into Sunset Forest and strengthened an old oak tree by giving it Blue Silver God Power.
  • Lan Tian concluded that his true form could influence plants beyond Icefire Basin and make ordinary plants stronger through his Divinity.
  • Lan Tian returned to the Golden Ancient Tree, joined Louise, Xiao Li, Ah Yin, and the children, and looked forward to becoming a Titled Douluo.

Ch. 175Condensing the First Life Soul Core!

Lan Tian secretly condensed his first Soul Core beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, using his Blue Silver God Vine, Life Law, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He succeeded in creating a Life Soul Core and left himself better prepared to become a Titled Douluo.

  • Lan Tian decided not to reveal his strength or seek a higher noble title, since the attention would endanger his secrets.
  • Lan Tian spent half a month purifying the Soul Power in his Dantian with Blue Silver God Power and replenishing it with energy from the Icefire Basin.
  • Lan Tian planted a Blue Silver God Vine segment in his Dantian and infused the Soul Core Prototype with his comprehension of the Life Law.
  • Lan Tian forged the Soul Core Prototype between the icy and fiery springs for three days while Ah Yin, Louise, Xiao Li, and Xiao Mei watched over him.
  • Lan Tian returned the completed Life Soul Core to his Dantian, felt it regulate his Soul Power, and told Ah Yin that it had succeeded.

Ch. 176Ah Yin's Soul Core!

Lan Tian taught Ah Yin how to condense a Soul Core, and she successfully formed one beneath the Golden Ancient Tree. After discovering how much stronger and more resilient it made her, Ah Yin looked ahead to continuing her growth while she and Lan Tian returned to their family.

  • Lan Tian explained his new Soul Core’s effects and transmitted the method and key insights to Ah Yin.
  • Ah Yin purified her Soul Power, infused her Soul Core Prototype with her grasp of the Life Law, and relied on Lan Tian to guide the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s tempering energies.
  • After nearly two days, Ah Yin completed a deep-blue Soul Core and drew it into her Dantian.
  • Lan Tian sensed that Ah Yin’s Soul Power quality had nearly doubled and said she could fight an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo; Ah Yin promised to protect him once he regained his Titled Douluo strength.
  • At dusk, Lan Tian and Ah Yin returned to the stone table, where Louise explained the Blue Medicine Hall’s accounts to Xiao Li as the children played and Lan San slept.

Ch. 177Imperial Conscription!

Lan Tian learned that an ancient ruin near the Star Luo Empire border had prompted an imperial emergency conscription, and agreed to treat the wounded in the rear support camp. He returned to the Icefire Basin to tell his family and prepared to leave in three days, still hoping to investigate the ruins.

  • Lan Tian inspected his fief and heard Old Ke report that the herb harvest and Blue Medicine Hall business were doing well.
  • The City Lord's butler summoned Lan Tian to meet Alfred, who explained that soul beasts, fallen soul masters, and the Star Luo Army were converging on newly discovered ruins after the empire's vanguard suffered heavy losses.
  • Alfred told Lan Tian to report in three days for conscription as a healer in the rear support camp, and Lan Tian agreed because he was curious about the ruins.
  • Lan Tian returned to the Icefire Basin and told Ah Yin, Louise, and Xiao Li about the mission, declining Xiao Li's offer to accompany him.
  • Ah Yin gave Lan Tian healing pills brewed with the Life Spring to take as a spare.

Ch. 178Northern Border Camp!

Lan Tian joined the Imperial army’s northern border camp as a healer and learned that Soul Beasts, Fallen Soul Masters, and Imperial forces were locked in a standoff around ancient ruins. After scouting the front line with his Blue Silver God Domain, he planned to slip into the valley at dusk and reach the ruins.

  • Lan Tian reported to the relay station, boarded a carriage with other healer-type Soul Masters, and traveled north to the temporary camp.
  • The rear commander assigned Lan Tian to treat lightly injured soldiers, and his Blue Silver Grass healing worked faster than that of the other healers.
  • Lan Tian overheard that Soul Beasts blocked the ruins, Fallen Soul Masters were contesting them, and the Star Luo Empire’s army was watching from the border.
  • Before dawn, Lan Tian used his Blue Silver God Domain to locate the three forces and assess the terrain near the ruins entrance.
  • Lan Tian returned to the wounded soldiers’ tents and planned to leave for the valley at dusk, then return before daybreak.

Ch. 179Wood Clone!

Lan Tian created a Wood Clone to keep treating wounded soldiers while he secretly explored the ruins. He reached a small chamber inside and began uncovering an ancient mural and its writing.

  • Lan Tian realized his disappearance from camp would draw attention, so he decided to use a Wood Clone to maintain his presence.
  • Lan Tian fashioned a clone with the same appearance and aura, instructed it to treat the wounded, and slipped out of camp at night.
  • Lan Tian used his Blue Silver God Domain to evade patrols and Fallen Soul Masters as he approached the ruins’ massive stone entrance.
  • Lan Tian entered the ruins and followed traces of Soul Power through a corridor toward a faint light.
  • Lan Tian entered a small chamber, uncovered part of a mural depicting an ancient ritual, and revealed a line of ancient writing.

Ch. 180Deep within the ruins!

Lan Tian studied murals describing an ancient life inheritance ritual before defeating a pack of soul beasts and a group of fallen soul masters in the ruins. After absorbing their energy, he broke through to level 72 and returned to the stone chamber.

  • Lan Tian deciphered murals about condensing a life core and cultivating plantlike life-forms, which offered insight into his life law.
  • Lan Tian used his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Blue Silver God Vines to stop a pack of soul beasts, then killed five ten-thousand-year beasts with divine spears.
  • A group of fallen soul masters entered the passage, and their Soul Emperor leader ordered them to attack Lan Tian.
  • Lan Tian filled the passage with vines, bound the fallen soul masters, and killed the Soul Emperor with a Blue Silver Divine Spear.
  • Lan Tian absorbed the bodies' energy, broke through to level 72, looted the bodies, and headed back toward the chamber.
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