Arc 8Trials and Hell Road

Tang Si returned to his family, restored Ah Yin, and trained before entering Slaughter City, where he allied with Hu Liena and became her lover. After they earned a hundred victories, they entered Hell Road together, while Qian Renxue gained the Ice Empress’s sacrifice and began preparing to condense a Soul Core.

  • Tang Si revealed Bibi Dong’s crimes and argued that the Rakshasa God had shaped her tragic fate to make her a trial for Tang San, while Qian Renxue struggled with the truth.
  • Tang Si returned to Holy Soul Village with Tang Hao, then helped plant Ah Yin in Blue Silver Forest, where she awakened and spoke with him.
  • Tang Si completed his Blue Silver Emperor awakening, reached Soul Power Level 54 and a half, and began years of spear training as the Spirit Hall Empire was founded.
  • Tang Si and Tang Hao entered Slaughter City, where Tang Si killed his way inside and began winning Hell Slaughter Arena matches with poison.
  • Tang Si and Hu Liena formed an alliance, shared information and training, and eventually became lovers as Tang Si defended Spirit Hall against the empires’ abuses.
  • The Snow Empress and Ice Empress offered themselves to Qian Renxue, and the Ice Empress’s sacrifice gave her a red Soul Ring and transformed her Martial Soul into the Sacred Iceflame Angel.
  • Tang Si and Hu Liena won their hundredth consecutive matches, then the King of Slaughter began a blood sacrifice and Hu Liena fell onto Hell Road as Tang San escaped.
  • Tang Si suppressed Hu Liena’s killing intent on Hell Road and killed a giant Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat while she watched.
Chapters 176–200 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 176The God Realm's Scheme: Bibi Dong Doomed to Hell, Tang the God King Raised from the Dead

The heavenly screen revealed that Bibi Dong killed Qian Xunji and that the Rakshasa God’s trials may have engineered her fall into darkness to make her Tang San’s whetstone. Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Qian Renxue continued watching as Qian Daoliu wondered whether Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong had both been used as pawns.

  • Qian Daoliu appeared before Qian Renxue and urged everyone to keep watching for the masterminds behind the scheme.
  • Tang Si revealed that Bibi Dong killed Qian Xunji and devoured his soul, prompting Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the Clear Sky Sect to protest that Tang Hao had been blamed for the death.
  • Bibi Dong admitted to killing Qian Xunji and devouring his soul, while Qian Renxue struggled to process the truth.
  • Tang Si explained that the Asura God King had chosen Tang San, revived him after his death, and that Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue had served as his trials.
  • Tang Si reasoned that the Rakshasa God had driven Bibi Dong into resentment and darkness so she could become its inheritor and Tang San’s whetstone.
  • Bibi Dong openly acknowledged her goal of destroying the Angel Clan, while Qian Daoliu suppressed his anger and wondered if Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong had both been pawns.

Ch. 177Does the Rakshasa God Really Want to Pass Down Her Godhood? The Secret Asura God King and Rakshasa God Had to Reveal

Tang Si argued that the Rakshasa God and the Asura God King had engineered Bibi Dong’s tragic life to make her a weakened inheritor and a stepping-stone for Tang San. After submitting his task, Tang Si left to join Tang Hao, while viewers debated whether his claims were true and whether many Douluo Continent worlds existed.

  • Tang Si compared Bibi Dong’s long, poorly supported inheritance with Tang San’s powerful, rapid succession and suggested the Rakshasa God had deliberately weakened her.
  • Tang Si claimed the Rakshasa God and the Asura God King had arranged Bibi Dong’s corruption and tragic fate so she would become a whetstone for Tang San.
  • Tang Si noted that Bibi Dong remained under the Rakshasa God’s influence and might need god-level purification or mind-healing powers to recover.
  • Tang Si submitted his task, left the forest, and told Tang Hao they would go home for his mother before heading to Blue Silver Forest.
  • Viewers argued over Tang Si’s accusations, while Osler raised the possibility that many Douluo Continent worlds existed.

Ch. 178Live Broadcast Synchronized Throughout? Qian Daoliu: The Spirit Hall Empire Does Not Need An Emperor Who Refuses Advice!

Qian Daoliu confronted Bibi Dong over Tang Si’s claims and demanded that she reconsider her ties to the Rakshasa God before ascending the throne. After Qian Renxue and the others left, Hu Liena challenged Bibi Dong to name a single virtue of Yu Xiaogang.

  • Qian Daoliu warned Bibi Dong that the Spirit Hall Empire could not have an emperor who refused to listen, while Tang Si’s quest received an average evaluation and ended the live broadcast.
  • Qian Daoliu offered to stop the Worship Hall from blocking Bibi Dong’s coronation if she answered two demands: disclose whether she could contact the Rakshasa God and submit to purification by Angel Holy Light.
  • Bibi Dong admitted that the Rakshasa God had not responded for several days, and Qian Daoliu gave her five days to consider purification before the Heaven Dou Empire’s founding day.
  • Qian Renxue urged Bibi Dong to consider that the Rakshasa God had been isolated, then left the Papal Hall with Qian Daoliu and the elders.
  • Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she believed Yu Xiaogang was worthless and challenged her teacher to name one of his virtues; Bibi Dong offered his hard work, which Hu Liena dismissed as an unconvincing defense.

Ch. 179Hu Liena: Yu Xiaogang Is Trash! Her Teacher Nearly Had a Breakdown. Dugu Bo Moves His Household to Spirit City

Hu Liena challenged Bibi Dong to reconsider her fixation on Yu Xiaogang and announced she would train in Slaughter City after the coronation. Dugu Bo decided to sell his estate and businesses and move his household to Spirit City to join Spirit Hall.

  • Hu Liena confronted Bibi Dong with the sky curtain's revelations about Yu Xiaogang, and Bibi Dong erupted in anger but restrained herself.
  • Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she planned to leave for Slaughter City after the coronation ceremony to grow stronger.
  • Dugu Bo returned to Shrek Academy and found it empty after the Strength Clan's survivors had fled.
  • Dugu Bo reviewed A-Fu's report about the upheaval in Heaven Dou City, including Xue Ye's death and Xue Beng's coming coronation.
  • Dugu Bo told A-Fu he would move to Spirit City, sell his estate and businesses, and give severance pay to workers who would not go with him.

Ch. 180The Otherworld in Turmoil. Old Jack Returns Home in Glory: Tang Hao, Stop Being So Improper All Day!

Tang Si and Tang Hao returned to Holy Soul Village, where Tang Si reunited with Old Jack and spent the day with him. After revealing he planned to leave the next morning and might not return for ten years, Tang Si promised to bring several granddaughters-in-law when he came back.

  • Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu to begin her Angel God Trial, and he gave her the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to refine first.
  • Tang Si and Tang Hao returned to Holy Soul Village, where Old Jack warmly welcomed Tang Si and scolded Tang Hao for neglecting his duties.
  • Old Jack invited Tang Si and Tang Hao home for a meal, and Tang Si gave Old Jack a pouch of Silver Soul Coins afterward.
  • Old Jack showed Tang Si the clean, preserved house he had looked after since Tang Si left the village.
  • Tang Si told Old Jack he would leave the next morning and might not return for about ten years, then promised to bring several granddaughters-in-law.

Ch. 181Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin. Feng Xiaotian: Brother Tao, Hurry Up and Say My Martial Soul Is Useless!

Tang Si returned to Holy Soul Village, reunited with his mother, and confronted Tang Hao about leaving her in poor conditions. He planned to take her to Blue Silver Forest the next day and gave Tang Hao an Immortal Herb to heal his injuries.

  • Tang Si showed Dazhuang his four Soul Rings, gave him a Snow Silkworm for his daughter, and left money for the village and Grandpa Jack.
  • Tang Si toured the village and back mountain with Tang Hao, then followed him to the cave behind a waterfall.
  • Tang Si found the Blue Silver Emperor and questioned Tang Hao for leaving her in a sunless cave instead of returning her seed to Blue Silver Forest.
  • Tang Hao admitted he had been ashamed to return, and Tang Si said they would set off for Blue Silver Forest the next day.
  • Tang Si gave Tang Hao an Immortal Herb for his old injuries, while comments in the livestream revealed Tang San had rarely returned to the village.

Ch. 182The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Blue Lightning: We're Holding Tai Long's Immortal Herb for Him

Tang Si absorbed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, while Tang Hao healed his old injuries with an Immortal Herb. Tang San learned that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had taken Tai Long’s Immortal Herb, and the clan debated who should receive its Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Ginseng.

  • Tang Si absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Bone Wings, reaching a bottleneck at Soul Power Level fifty while his Second Awakening progress rose to sixty-two percent.
  • Tang Si examined his dantian and found the excess Soul Power from the Spirit Bone stored there.
  • Tang Hao finished refining the Immortal Herb, and his old injuries were healed.
  • Tang San discovered that he had no Immortal Herbs left, but Tang Hao gave him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud; Tang San vowed to obtain Tai Long’s Immortal Herb for his father.
  • Tai Long accused the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan of taking his Immortal Herb, and clan elders argued with Yu Yuanzhen over whether to give their Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Ginseng to Yu Xiaogang or Yu Tianxin.

Ch. 183Children Holding Gold, Everyone Becomes a Devil! A Completely Different Fate for the Blue Silver King in Another World

Golden Crocodile Douluo sent Azure Luan Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo to seize the Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Ginseng, while Tang Si and Tang Hao reached the Blue Silver Forest and revived Ah Yin. In another world, the Blue Silver King agreed to submit to Spirit Hall to protect the forest, but refused to betray the Blue Silver Empress.

  • Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered the three Consecrators to retrieve the Ten Thousand Year Dragon Blood Ginseng, but they found the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan still arguing over it and split up to intercept Yu Xiaogang's group.
  • Tang Si and Tang Hao entered the Blue Silver Forest, where Tang Si sensed the Blue Silver King's bloodline call and the pair reached the forest's heart.
  • Tang Hao planted the Blue Silver Emperor in the soil, and the Blue Silver Grass gathered life force that helped Ah Yin awaken and speak with Tang Si.
  • Ah Yin learned that Tang Si had found eight girlfriends, leaving her astonished.
  • In the other world, the Blue Silver King refused to betray the Blue Silver Empress but agreed to go with Thousand Jun Douluo to spare the Blue Silver Forest.

Ch. 184Di Tian's Deal with Spirit Hall: A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone to Make a Friend. The Blue Silver Emperor Resurrection Plan

Di Tian gave Spirit Hall a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bone in exchange for sparing the Blue Silver King, then asked Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to deliver a message to the Angel God. Tang Si revealed a plan to revive Ah Yin with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Dugu Bo found Moonlight Pavilion abandoned and considered Tang San and Tang Hao’s connections.

  • Di Tian and Myriad Demon King stopped Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, and Di Tian offered a Hundred Thousand Year Moonlight Ancient Tree Left Arm Bone to secure the Blue Silver King’s life.
  • Qian Jun accepted the Spirit Bone, learned that Di Tian was known as the Beast God and that Myriad Demon King had five hundred and fifty thousand years of cultivation, and agreed to relay Di Tian’s message to the Angel God.
  • Ah Yin exhausted her spiritual power and fell asleep, and Tang Si told Tang Hao that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could accelerate her growth and help her take human form again within twenty or thirty years.
  • Dugu Bo went to Moonlight Pavilion and found it abandoned, then considered what other connections Tang San and Tang Hao might have.

Ch. 185Which Plastic Surgery Tech is Best? The Blue Silver Emperor in the Great Forest. Shui Yue'er: No Problem Joining Forces with My Sister!

Tang Si completed the Blue Silver Emperor’s Second Awakening after five days of absorbing vitality in the Blue Silver Forest, while events in Wuhun City revealed new concerns about Di Tian and the Immortal Herbs. The chapter ended with the Worship Hall elders discussing Mighty Lion Douluo’s decision to cripple Yu Xiaogang.

  • Blue Silver King gathered the Blue Silver Forest’s vitality to awaken Tang Si’s Blue Silver Emperor, strengthening his martial soul and transforming his appearance.
  • Xiao Wu admired Tang Si’s new appearance, while viewers watched the five-day awakening and complained about its length.
  • Thousand Jun and Jiang Mo brought Blue Silver King to Wuhun City, where Qian Daoliu and the others discussed the 550,000-year Myriad Demon King and Di Tian’s power.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo, Azure Luan Douluo, and Mighty Lion Douluo returned with Immortal Herbs, and the elders advised Qian Renxue about when to consume them.
  • Mighty Lion Douluo recounted finding Yu Xiaogang and crippling his four limbs without killing him.

Ch. 186Blue Silver Emperor Gains a Poison Attribute? Blue Silver King: My Emperor, Why Would You Have Such a Dangerous Idea?

Tang Si completed his Blue Silver Emperor Second Awakening and learned that poison-attribute Soul Rings would not prevent it, though they would make it take more vitality and time. The Blue Silver King’s presence in Spirit City left Tang San and Yu Xiaogang fearing that Tang San’s own awakening was out of reach, while Yu Xiaogang faced the clan’s plan to produce a Golden Holy Dragon heir through him.

  • Bibi Dong refused Angel Holy Light’s baptism, fought Qian Daoliu, and demonstrated power on the level of a god.
  • Tang Si awakened with Soul Power at Level 54 and a half, and the Blue Silver King explained that his self-condensed fifth Soul Ring was equivalent to roughly sixty thousand years.
  • Tang Si asked whether poison-attribute Soul Rings would disrupt a Blue Silver Emperor Second Awakening, and the Blue Silver King said they would only increase its cost in vitality and time.
  • The Spirit Hall Seventh Consecrator revealed that the Blue Silver King was in Spirit City, prompting Tang Hao and Tang San to fear that Tang San could not complete his awakening.
  • Tang San resolved to seek Yu Xiaogang’s advice after his training, while Yu Xiaogang lamented his situation and insisted Tang San would still find a way to awaken.
  • A Clan Elder brought Cuihua to Yu Xiaogang, ordering her to conceive a child with a Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul, and she approached him as he shouted for her to stay away.

Ch. 187Become a God at Twenty-Five! Tang San: I Want to Practice Spearmanship Too. Tang Hao: No, You Don't.

Tang Si chose to train with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear rather than cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer, while Tang Hao refused Tang San’s request to practice spearmanship. In the Different World, Bibi Dong founded the Spirit Hall Empire, Qian Renxue prepared to begin the Angel God’s Divine Trial, and Hu Liena set out for Slaughter City.

  • Tang Si explained to Tang Hao that he would focus on the Blue Silver Emperor and spear training before turning to the Clear Sky Hammer at twenty-five, and Tang Hao accepted his plan.
  • Tang San watched Tang Si practice on the sky screen and asked Tang Hao to let him practice spearmanship, but Tang Hao refused.
  • Tang Si practiced his spear day after day as the Spirit Hall Empire was founded under Bibi Dong, with Dugu Bo becoming its eighth worshipper.
  • Azure Luan Douluo took Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple, Mighty Lion Douluo took Huo Wu, and Light Feather Douluo took Shui Bing'er.
  • Qian Renxue prepared to begin the Angel God's Divine Trial, while Hu Liena told Bibi Dong she would leave for Slaughter City and urged her teacher to resist the Rakshasa God's influence.

Ch. 188Tang San: Why Doesn't the Righteous Spirit Hall Empire Destroy Slaughter City? You're the Real Hypocrites

After a year of training, Tang Si decided to travel with Tang Hao to Slaughter City, while the heavenly screen’s viewers argued over why the Spirit Hall Empire had not destroyed the haven for fallen Soul Masters. The chapter left Qian Daoliu’s question about what would happen to the fallen ones unanswered.

  • The Spirit Hall Empire grew stronger as tensions with Heaven Dou and Star Luo rose, while Tang San remained missing for a year.
  • Tang Si reached Soul Power level 57 and mastered more of the Candle Dragon Spear Technique, then decided it was time to go to Slaughter City.
  • Tang Hao agreed to Tang Si’s plan, and the two departed after bidding farewell to the Blue Silver King and Ah Yin.
  • The Spirit Hall Empire Grand Elder and Hu Liena described Slaughter City as a haven for fallen Soul Masters, prompting Tang San and the Shrek group to accuse Spirit Hall of hypocrisy for not destroying it.
  • Qian Daoliu asked what would happen to the fallen Soul Masters if Slaughter City were destroyed, and Tang San and the Shrek group insisted they should be killed.

Ch. 189Qian Daoliu: Can the Fallen Ever Be Killed Off? Tang San: You Just Don't Want to Kill Them, You're Making Excuses!

Qian Daoliu argued that Slaughter City could not be destroyed because it imprisoned Fallen driven into corruption by the oppression of the Two Great Empires. His claims turned public opinion against Heaven Dou and Star Luo, while Xue Beng privately blamed the commoners who had resisted him.

  • Tang San challenged Qian Daoliu to explain why Spirit Hall could not kill everyone in Slaughter City, and Qian Daoliu cited the steady death rate and lack of surviving children there.
  • Qian Daoliu claimed that the Two Great Empires and their nobles drove people into corruption, with thousands of Fallen entering Slaughter City each year, and described the city as a prison holding them.
  • Silas, Mortimer, and Yin Bufan disputed the prison description, while bullet comments condemned Tang San and the Two Great Empires and called for their overthrow.
  • Dai Mubai grew furious at Zhu Zhuqing's support for Spirit Hall, but others stopped him from speaking further to avoid another military crisis.
  • Xue Beng recalled the commoners he had harmed while posing as a wastrel and resented that they had dared to resist him.

Ch. 190Xue Beng: Why Do the Commoners Resist? In Slaughter City, Everyone Has a Death Wish

Xue Beng struggled with resistance in the Heaven Dou Empire while Ning Rongrong questioned the Spirit Hall Empire’s history, and Tang Si and Tang Hao arrived at the entrance to Slaughter City. After Tang Si killed the tavern’s patrons and servers, he opened the way underground and killed the last server as well.

  • Xue Beng complained to Prince Xue Xing about the heavenly screen and the commoners who resisted the Empire, and Prince Xue Xing reassured him.
  • Ning Rongrong asked Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong whether the Spirit Hall Empire had protected the continent, and Ning Fengzhi gave her a cautious answer.
  • Tang Si and Tang Hao reached a remote tavern that served as the entrance to Slaughter City, where Tang Hao gave his son the Blazing Fire Spear and warned him that Soul Ring skills and Spirit Bones would not work inside.
  • Tang Si drank a Bloody Mary, endured the tavern patrons’ mockery, then killed them with his Blue Silver Emperor vines.
  • Tang Si killed two servers and forced the last one to open the hidden entrance to Slaughter City, then killed him too.

Ch. 191Tang San Destroyed Slaughter City? Case Closed! Tang San Really Had Done Every Evil Deed!

Tang Si entered Slaughter City, killed the knight who tried to stop him, and headed for the Hell Slaughter Arena while the livestream audience learned about the city's history. Tang San, enraged by the audience’s accusations, decided to enter Slaughter City for training despite Tang Hao’s warning.

  • Tang Si descended into Slaughter City and killed an armored knight who challenged him, citing the city’s customs of slaughter.
  • A masked receptionist assigned Tang Si number 3101 and guided him toward the inner city after he insisted on going to the Hell Slaughter Arena.
  • Tang Si recalled Tang San blaming Spirit Hall for Slaughter City and said Tang San’s destruction of Spirit Hall had left Evil Soul Masters to spread across the continent and eventually form the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • The livestream audience condemned Tang San for the consequences of destroying Spirit Hall, while Tang San angrily insisted that he had only overlooked one issue.
  • Tang San told Tang Hao he planned to enter Slaughter City for training, and Tang Hao warned him about the danger, his approaching Soul Ring bottleneck, and his unfinished hammer technique.
  • Tang San said he would conceal his identity and use actual combat to improve his hammer technique before striving to become invincible among his peers and reach godhood.

Ch. 192Poison Sweeps Through the Hell Slaughter Arena. Hu Liena: I Never Expected This Handsome Guy to Be Tang Si

Tang Si cleared a Hell Slaughter Arena match by poisoning all nine opponents and spent a month witnessing the Slaughter City’s brutality. He met Hu Liena outside his residence, and she recognized him by his spear techniques despite his changed appearance; she remained wary of him and insisted they could never be friends.

  • The King of Slaughter learned that Tang San might destroy Slaughter City and resolved not to confront him personally because Tang San was the Asura God King’s heir.
  • Tang Si entered a Hell Slaughter Arena tournament and killed all nine opponents by poisoning them, astonishing the spectators.
  • Tang San took his father’s advice to prepare poisons before going to Slaughter City, while Hu Liena questioned whether her own injuries there had been bad luck.
  • After a month in Slaughter City, Tang Si returned to his residence and heard someone approach; Hu Liena emerged from the darkness.
  • Tang Si hinted that Hu Liena knew him, and she identified him by his spear techniques despite his plastic surgery.
  • Hu Liena refused to trust Tang Si, saying their sides could never be friends and that they would be enemies if they met again.

Ch. 193Holding Hu Liena's Thigh: Guaranteed Passage Through Hell Road. Bibi Dong Threatens the King of Slaughter Online

Tang Si revealed his identity and proposed that he and Hu Liena cooperate to escape Slaughter City, offering her a valuable Spirit Bone as a sign of sincerity. He planned to rely on Hu Liena to make their passage through Hell Road safer, while Bibi Dong warned the King of Slaughter not to harm her disciple.

  • Tang Si told Hu Liena that his mother had been resurrected and showed her his awakened Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
  • Tang Si proposed that he and Hu Liena work together to earn a hundred victories and pass through Hell Road, and Hu Liena considered the alliance despite their factions' history.
  • Tang Si gave Hu Liena the fifty-thousand-year Spirit-Concentrating Wisdom Skull as a sign of sincerity, leaving her stunned.
  • Tang Si brought Hu Liena to his residence, learned she had been in Slaughter City for half a month, and privately decided that having her with him would make his journey safer.
  • Bibi Dong threatened to raze Slaughter City if Hu Liena died there, and the King of Slaughter did not challenge her warning.

Ch. 194Out Here, It Was All About Connections and Know-How. Our Ancestor Was the King of Slaughter?

Hu Liena and Tang Si formed an alliance in Slaughter City, while Tang Si revealed that the King of Slaughter was Tang Chen, parasitized by a Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King. The chapter ended with Hu Liena hesitating to refine a Spirit Bone in front of Tang Si as he offered to stand guard.

  • Qian Renxue reaffirmed her resolve as Qian Daoliu urged her to calm her mind, while the King of Slaughter decided that protecting Hu Liena might preserve Slaughter City.
  • The fallen in Slaughter City avoided Hu Liena, fearing Bibi Dong would destroy the city if her disciple were harmed.
  • Tang Si gave Hu Liena poisons and antidote pills as a gesture of alliance, and Hu Liena shared information about Slaughter City, Hell Road, and the King of Slaughter.
  • Tang Si's inner thoughts revealed that Tang Chen was the King of Slaughter, possessed by a Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King after the Rakshasa God and the creature ambushed him.
  • Tang Si offered to guard Hu Liena while she refined a Spirit Bone, but she hesitated because she did not fully trust him.

Ch. 195Hu Liena: "Once We Leave Slaughter City, We're Enemies!" Dai Mubai Gets Dragged Again

While Hu Liena absorbed a Spirit Bone and trained alongside Tang Si in Slaughter City, he revealed his Twin Martial Souls and argued that the Two Great Empires treated commoners worse than Spirit Hall did. The livestream comments challenged his claims and exposed that Soul Master stipends and village Martial Soul awakenings had stopped after Spirit Hall withdrew, leaving Dai Mubai facing another wave of criticism.

  • Hu Liena thanked Tang Si for protecting her while she absorbed the fifty-thousand-year head Spirit Bone, and Tang Si cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Skill nearby.
  • A month later, Hu Liena asked why Tang Si relied on poison instead of practicing his spear technique, and he explained that they needed to keep their strength in reserve to survive Slaughter City.
  • Tang Si summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, revealing to Hu Liena that he possessed Twin Martial Souls, and she warned him they would be enemies once they left Slaughter City.
  • Tang Si defended Spirit Hall by condemning the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires for exploiting commoners, restricting Martial Soul awakenings, and allowing slavery.
  • Zhu Zhuqing confirmed that Dai Mubai had called women resources, while livestream viewers reported that Spirit Hall stipends and village awakenings had ceased after its withdrawal; commenters criticized Tang Si and Dai Mubai in turn.

Ch. 196Hu Liena: So I Fell in Love Just Like That? Have I Really Become an Ungrateful Wretch? Dugu Yan: Remove the Question Mark!

Tang Si and Hu Liena grew close in Slaughter City, became lovers, and he taught her the Nine Yang Divine Skill. After a year of nightly blackouts, Hu Liena struggled with the desires and killing intent building inside her.

  • Tang Si explained to Hu Liena why he refused to help the empires or Spirit Hall oppress commoners, and she began looking at him differently.
  • After another month in Slaughter City, Hu Liena asked Tang Si if he liked her, and they became lovers.
  • Tang San, hiding in Slaughter City, learned that Hu Liena might have recognized him and decided to disguise himself more carefully.
  • Tang Si taught Hu Liena the Nine Yang Divine Skill and revealed that several other women had learned it too.
  • After a year of nights together, Hu Liena felt her desires and killing intent growing dangerously strong and decided she needed to reward herself.

Ch. 197Nine Yang Unity: Vortex-Shaped Soul Power Equals the Prototype of a Soul Core; Snow Empress and Ice Empress Appear in the Spirit Hall Empire

Tang Si broke through to the tenth level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, creating a vortex of soul power that resembled the prototype of a Soul Core. Meanwhile, Snow Empress and Ice Empress arrived in Spirit City seeking Qian Renxue, leaving the Spirit Hall leaders wary of their intentions.

  • Tang Si completed Nine Yang Unity, and his soul power formed a dense vortex that continued solidifying during a twelve-hour livestream.
  • Hu Liena congratulated Tang Si on his breakthrough, while he realized the vortex could serve as a prerequisite for condensing a Soul Core.
  • Qian Daoliu gathered the worshippers and Dugu Bo to discuss condensing a Soul Core for Qian Renxue before she absorbed her eighth Soul Ring.
  • Snow Empress and Ice Empress appeared outside Worship Hall, and Snow Empress asked to speak with Qian Renxue about a deal.
  • Qian Daoliu brought the two visitors into Worship Hall, where Bibi Dong questioned Snow Empress and Ice Empress challenged Bibi Dong to fight.

Ch. 198Snow Empress: Let's Make a Deal. Two Women Sacrifice Themselves Together: Six-Winged Iceflame Angel!

The Snow Empress and Ice Empress negotiated with Qian Renxue, offering to sacrifice themselves so she could gain power to face Tang San and later revive them in the God Realm. The Ice Empress sacrificed herself first, while the Snow Empress stayed in Spirit City to help Qian Renxue prepare for her own sacrifice.

  • The Snow Empress and Ice Empress introduced themselves to Spirit Hall and explained their connection to Di Tian and the Far North.
  • The Snow Empress revealed her plan to sacrifice herself to Qian Renxue in exchange for revival in the God Realm, and the Ice Empress decided to join her.
  • Qian Renxue swore to revive and protect both women after reaching the God Realm.
  • The Ice Empress sacrificed herself, granting Qian Renxue a red Soul Ring and transforming her Martial Soul into the Sacred Iceflame Angel.
  • The Snow Empress settled in Spirit City to help Qian Renxue strengthen her foundation and learn to condense a Soul Core, while Bibi Dong received the Soul Core method from the Worship Hall.

Ch. 199The Sky Went Black During Both Day and Night? Yan: Ah! (Groundhog Scream) The Hell Road Opened in Both Worlds

Tang Si and Hu Liena reached one hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena, but the King of Slaughter opened the Hell Road by sacrificing the arena’s spectators. Hu Liena fell into the road as the same horrifying sacrifice began on the sky screen.

  • Over two and a half years, Tang Si and Hu Liena cultivated together and approached their final battle, while the sky screen increasingly went black during both day and night.
  • Tang Si and Hu Liena poisoned their opponents, won their hundredth consecutive victories, and were greeted by the King of Slaughter.
  • The King of Slaughter warned Hu Liena that drinking Bloody Mary could make her killing intent run wild and gave her pills to suppress it for two hours.
  • The King of Slaughter activated a scarlet formation that drove the spectators into agony and gathered their blood, while Tang San fled the arena and escaped.
  • As the sacrifice began on the sky screen, Hu Liena fell through the Hell Road opening beneath her feet.

Ch. 200Bloody Mary Had Been Drunk in Excess, Killing Intent Was About to Run Wild! Fourth Form: Candle Dragon Cave Probe!

Tang Si and Hu Liena entered Hell Road, where the accumulated poison and killing intent from years of drinking Bloody Mary threatened to overwhelm them. After Tang Si stabilized Hu Liena with his Blue Silver Domain and life energy, they fought their way along the narrow path, where he killed a giant Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat with his fourth Candle Dragon Spear Technique form.

  • Tang Si and Hu Liena arrived on Hell Road as the Bloody Mary’s accumulated killing intent erupted within them.
  • Tang Si used his Blue Silver Domain and life energy to suppress Hu Liena’s killing intent, then they set out toward the exit.
  • Hu Liena spotted a swarm of bats, and Tang Si used his Blazing Fire Spear to kill more than a hundred while the rest circled them.
  • A giant Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat swooped toward them, and Tang Si shattered its three heads and pierced its heart with Candle Dragon Cave Probe.
  • Hu Liena watched Tang Si defeat the giant bat and felt her desire for him rise.
Arc 8 of 14
Arc 8 of 14