Ch. 705Ye Xishui: Perhaps Mu En Intervened

After Huo Yuhao confirmed Xuan Zi’s memories were safe, Xuan Zi decided to stay in the Sun Moon Empire and draw the Holy Spirit Church’s pursuit away from the front lines. At the Holy Spirit Church headquarters, Ye Xishui suspected that Mu En had secretly helped Xuan Zi with a hidden psychic-type Martial Soul, though she had no proof.

  • Huo Yuhao and Electrolux entered the Undead Demiplane to examine the bone dragon, leaving Xuan Zi behind.
  • Xuan Zi concluded the Holy Spirit Church would keep hunting him and resolved to remain in the Sun Moon Empire to divert pressure from the front lines.
  • Ye Xishui questioned Feng Ling, Nan Gongwan, and the Nether Lightning Douluo about how Xuan Zi had killed Zhong Liwu and the others.
  • Feng Ling described the attack by a mysterious expert with powerful spiritual attacks, while Long Xiaoyao judged the attacker was likely a psychic-type Limit Douluo.
  • Ye Xishui suspected Mu En had intervened and might have concealed a second Martial Soul, but she admitted there was no evidence.

Ch. 706Mu En's Disbelief

Ye Xishui allied with Xu Tianzhen to hunt Xuan Zi, while Mu En learned that Xuan Zi had survived his battle against the Holy Spirit Cult and speculated that a Clear Sky Sect master had helped him. The chapter left Mu En uncertain about the mysterious expert’s identity.

  • Ye Xishui ordered Feng Ling and the others to search for the injured Xuan Zi and report his hiding place to her.
  • Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao went to the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, where Xu Tianzhen agreed to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult in hunting Xuan Zi.
  • Gong Changlong told Mu En that Xuan Zi had killed Zhong Liwu and many other powerful Holy Spirit Cult members.
  • Mu En assumed Xuan Zi had died by self-destructing his Soul Core, but Gong Changlong explained that Xuan Zi was alive and had received help from a mysterious expert.
  • Mu En considered whether one of the Clear Sky Sect masters, possibly a spiritual-type Limit Douluo, had helped Xuan Zi.

Ch. 707There Is No Need to Rebuild Mingdu's Intelligence Network!

Mu En learned that the Evil Soul Masters had destroyed the Mingdu intelligence networks and ordered Shrek to rebuild its own. Xu Jiawei decided Star Luo would rely on its allies’ intelligence instead, before Zhao Zhehan announced that the Star Luo Ocean Fleet had discovered the Overseas New Continent.

  • Gong Changlong told Mu En that Zhong Liwu’s attack on Xuan Tian Inn had killed the Academy’s, Star Luo’s, and Dou Ling’s spies in Mingdu, and Mu En ordered Shrek to rebuild its network.
  • Cheng Gang advised Xu Jiawei that Star Luo should not rebuild its Mingdu network because its spies could not obtain decisive intelligence and might be wiped out again.
  • Xu Jiawei agreed to rely on intelligence shared by Shrek and Dou Ling and ordered compensation for the families of the dead Star Luo spies.
  • Zhao Zhehan arrived in Star Luo Hall and told Xu Jiawei that the Star Luo Ocean Fleet had discovered the Overseas New Continent.

Ch. 708Titan Douluo's Voyage West

Xu Jiawei agreed to send Cheng Gang west to establish a retreat route and strongholds on the Overseas New Continent, naming the expedition Titan Douluo's Voyage West. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao continued to master the bone dragon he had subdued in the Sun Moon Empire's Undead Demiplane.

  • Zhao Zhehan reported that Zhu Qifeng's fleet had reached the Overseas New Continent, where local kingdoms had Soul Masters but only modest Soul Guidance Technology.
  • Xu Jiawei agreed that Cheng Gang would lead the next fleet west to map a safe sea route and establish Star Luo Empire strongholds.
  • Zhao Zhehan warned Xu Jiawei that Dai Clan members might join Zhu Qifeng and rebel, so Xu Jiawei ordered Cheng Gang to take more Xu Clan members and no Dai Clan members.
  • Xu Jiawei named the expedition Titan Douluo's Voyage West, and Cheng Gang accepted the command.
  • In the Sun Moon Empire's Undead Demiplane, Huo Yuhao rode the bone dragon he had subdued in thirty breaths, and the chapter noted that it wielded wind and fire elements.

Ch. 709I Rendered Service to the Academy, I Bled for the Academy, I Want to See Elder Mu!

Huo Yuhao gave the bone dragon six Ultimate Attributes and decided to undermine Shrek Academy by exposing Xuan Zi’s imprisonment of Xu Sanshi. In Shrek’s dungeon, Xu Sanshi begged to see Elder Mu, but Teacher Tang told him he had to remain imprisoned.

  • Huo Yuhao enlisted Electrolux’s help to grant the bone dragon light and spatial attributes, adding to its wind, fire, water, and ice abilities.
  • Huo Yuhao decided to damage Shrek Academy’s reputation by publicizing Xuan Zi’s imprisonment of Xu Sanshi and its ties to the Dou Ling imperial family.
  • Xu Sanshi, shackled in Shrek Academy’s dungeon, pleaded with Teacher Tang to release him and let him see Elder Mu.
  • Teacher Tang refused to help Xu Sanshi, explaining that he was following orders and that Xu Sanshi had to remain imprisoned for the Academy’s safety.

Ch. 710Xue Lingxun's Unease

Xu Sanshi pleaded with Teacher Tang to release him from Shrek Academy's dungeon, while his mother, Xue Lingxun, learned from an unknown powerful voice that he was imprisoned there. She resolved to investigate despite doubts about the message's source.

  • Xu Sanshi told Teacher Tang that his family must be worried and begged to see Elder Mu, but Teacher Tang refused to release him without proof of his innocence.
  • Alone in the dungeon, Xu Sanshi mourned his family and Nannan before eating a meal that tasted like wax.
  • Xue Lingxun worried about Xu Sanshi's disappearance and recalled how she had eloped with the Young Sect Master of the Profound Netherworld Sect against her family's wishes.
  • An unknown man told Xue Lingxun that Xu Sanshi was in Shrek Academy's dungeon and that Xuan Zi had locked him up.
  • Xue Lingxun questioned Zhao Enshrinement, who said the transmitter must have been far stronger than him, possibly a Super Douluo, and she decided to investigate the message.

Ch. 711Princess Xue Lingxun Heads to Shrek Academy

Xue Lingxun secured the Dou Ling Emperor’s permission to visit Shrek Academy and search for news of Xu Sanshi. Several days later, Shrek prepared to welcome her as a royal guest, and Wang Yan and Wang Dong watched the delegation arrive.

  • Huo Yuhao secretly monitored Xue Lingxun as she went to Douling Hall to speak with the Dou Ling Emperor.
  • Xue Lingxun told the Dou Ling Emperor she wanted to visit Shrek Academy and see where Xu Sanshi had studied, and he agreed to arrange her escort.
  • The Dou Ling Emperor organized protection for Xue Lingxun and notified Shrek Academy of her visit.
  • Several days later, Shrek Academy hung a welcoming banner for Princess Xue Lingxun at its gates.
  • Wang Dong asked Wang Yan whether Xue Lingxun might demand answers about Xu Sanshi’s disappearance, and Wang Yan acknowledged the academy’s responsibility.
  • Wang Dong spotted Lord Shi approaching with a group carrying the Dou Ling Empire’s flag.

Ch. 712At Last, Three Stones

Xue Lingxun visited Shrek Academy to ask Mu En about her missing son, Xu Sanshi, after hearing that Elder Xuan had imprisoned him. The group found Xu Sanshi in Shrek Dungeon, where he eagerly greeted them and Xue Lingxun wept at his condition.

  • Shi Xing escorted Xue Lingxun and her delegation into Shrek Academy, where students welcomed them.
  • Xue Lingxun asked Shi Xing to arrange a meeting with Mu En, and Mu En agreed to see her at Sea God Pavilion.
  • Xue Lingxun told Mu En that she had received a message claiming Elder Xuan had captured Xu Sanshi and locked him in Shrek Dungeon.
  • Mu En and Shi Xing doubted the claim, but Mu En agreed to take Xue Lingxun to the dungeon at her insistence.
  • Mu En, Xue Lingxun, Shi Xing, and Zhao Enshrinement found Xu Sanshi in a cell, where he called out excitedly to them.
  • Xue Lingxun saw Xu Sanshi's filthy appearance and tearfully told him he had suffered so much.

Ch. 713The Academy's Shame Must Not Be Made Public

Mu En freed Xu Sanshi from the Shrek Dungeon and heard his account of being deceived and imprisoned by Xuan Zi. After Tang Yuan confessed to helping Xuan Zi, Mu En promised Xu Sanshi justice but asked him to keep the scandal secret to protect Shrek Academy and its alliance against the Sun Moon Empire.

  • Xue Lingxun found Xu Sanshi shackled and disheveled in the dungeon, and Mu En ordered Shi Xing to free him.
  • Shi Xing broke the cell bars and shackles, then took Xu Sanshi to wash and change.
  • Xu Sanshi told Mu En that Teacher Tang had lured him back to the academy and that Xuan Zi had imprisoned and tortured him.
  • Mu En summoned Tang Yuan, who confessed to his role in Xu Sanshi's capture and imprisonment.
  • Mu En acknowledged Xuan Zi's guilt, promised Xu Sanshi an explanation, and asked him not to reveal the academy's shame.

Ch. 714Now He Dared Arrest Xu Sanshi—Next He'll Dare Arrest the Dou Ling Emperor!

Mu En persuaded Xu Sanshi to keep his wrongful imprisonment secret and offered him compensation, while sending Tang Yuan to the front lines as punishment. Huo Yuhao learned what happened and ensured the story spread through the allied army, where soldiers condemned Xuan Zi and Shrek Academy.

  • Xu Sanshi agreed not to reveal his imprisonment after Mu En offered soul bones, a soul ring, future mentorship under Shao Zhe, and a reserved Sea God Pavilion Elder position.
  • Mu En assigned Tang Yuan to serve as a vanguard officer in the allied army and explained why he could not recall Xuan Zi from the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Xu Sanshi accepted Mu En's explanation and promised not to mention the dungeon after leaving the Sea God Pavilion.
  • Huo Yuhao learned about the conversation through the Plane Consciousness and said the truth about Xuan Zi's treatment of Xu Sanshi would become known.
  • Several days later, allied soldiers discussed Xu Sanshi's imprisonment, condemned Xuan Zi's arrogance, and warned that he might even dare arrest the Dou Ling Emperor.

Ch. 715I'm Here to Withdraw from the Academy!

Rumors about Xuan Zi arresting Xu Sanshi further damaged Shrek Academy’s reputation, and Mu En tried to discover who had leaked the story. Wu Ming then told Zhang Lexuan that she and several students intended to withdraw from the academy, leaving her reasons rooted in her distrust of Shrek and her anger over her parents’ deaths.

  • Stories about Xuan Zi arresting Xu Sanshi spread across the continent, and Shrek Academy’s press conference and Xu Sanshi’s denial failed to restore public trust.
  • Mu En questioned Xu Sanshi about the leak, and Xu Sanshi denied that he, Xue Lingxun, or Zhao Enshrinement had spread the story.
  • Mu En considered whether Xuan Zi or Tang Yuan had leaked the secret and decided to seek another way to identify the source.
  • Wu Ming led a group of Shrek Students to Zhang Lexuan and announced that they intended to withdraw from the academy.
  • Wu Ming said Xuan Zi’s treatment of Xu Sanshi and the academy’s response had disappointed her, and she recalled that her parents had died after she entrusted their safety to Shrek.

Ch. 716I Never Felt Happy Studying at Shrek Academy!

Wu Ming and Chu Qingtian led a large group of students out of Shrek Academy after Zhang Lexuan failed to persuade them to stay, deepening the Academy’s crisis. Zhang Lexuan reported the withdrawals to Mu En, while the Dou Ling Emperor faced growing opposition to the Empire’s cooperation with Shrek and asked his cabinet how to suppress it.

  • Wu Ming told Zhang Lexuan that Xuan Zi’s arrest and imprisonment of Xu Sanshi had made her decide to leave Shrek Academy.
  • Chu Qingtian declared that he would leave with Wu Ming, and many students joined them in announcing their withdrawals.
  • Han Ruoruo tried to calm the students, but the crowd shouted that they had never felt happy studying at Shrek Academy.
  • Wu Ming led the departing students away, and Zhang Lexuan reported the new wave of withdrawals to Mu En in the Sea God Pavilion.
  • The Dou Ling Emperor asked his cabinet how to suppress opposition to continued cooperation with Shrek Academy, and the Prime Minister proposed attacking the opponents with the Douling Air Transport Troops.

Ch. 717You Wouldn't Want People to Know Tian He Duke Is Your Illegitimate Son, Would You?

The Dou Ling Emperor’s ministers debated how to suppress opposition to cooperation with Shrek Academy, and the Empire chose secret strikes and surveillance while blaming the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult. Huo Yuhao then confronted Marquis Xue Kui in Luo An Province, offering to support a rebellion and threatening to expose that the current Tian He Duke, Xue Leng, was his illegitimate son.

  • The Minister of Finance warned that attacking opponents could provoke rebellion, while the Minister of Internal Affairs argued that the Empire could crush them.
  • The Dou Ling Emperor decided to secretly target outspoken opponents, blame the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult, and send spies to monitor local powers.
  • Marquis Xue Kui told his subordinates that he would remain loyal despite the Emperor’s surveillance, and they praised him.
  • Huo Yuhao appeared at Xue Kui’s estate and urged him to rebel with the Sun Moon Empire’s support.
  • Huo Yuhao threatened to reveal that Xue Leng, the current Tian He Duke, was Xue Kui’s illegitimate son.

Ch. 718Plotting Rebellion, Xue Kui!

Huo Yuhao pressured Xue Kui into preparing a rebellion against the Dou Ling Emperor with Sun Moon Empire support, then traveled to the Star Luo Empire to visit Dai Luoli. Dai Luoli had inherited the White Tiger Duke title after the Dai family’s losses and was being watched over by Old Liu.

  • Xue Kui panicked when Huo Yuhao revealed that Xue Leng was his biological son and offered Sun Moon Empire assistance with a rebellion.
  • Huo Yuhao used his spiritual pressure to convince Xue Kui that he was powerful and genuinely represented the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Xue Kui agreed to prepare for rebellion and persuade Xue Leng, while Huo Yuhao promised support and said Xue Leng could ascend the throne if they succeeded.
  • Huo Yuhao had Electrolux place restrictions on Xue Kui and his confidants, then used spatial magic to travel to the Star Luo Empire.
  • At the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, Dai Luoli reflected on inheriting the title, while Old Liu urged him to rest and warned that worry had worsened his health.

Ch. 719Giving His All, Yet Unable to Win!

Dai Luoli sought combat training to grow strong enough to avenge his father, but Huo Yuhao arrived and overwhelmed Old Liu with Ultimate Ice. The chapter ended with Dai Luoli explaining the mysterious black-robed man's power to the guards.

  • Dai Luoli asked Old Liu to train him in practical combat so he could become strong enough to avenge his father.
  • Huo Yuhao appeared at the Duke's Mansion and said Huo Yuhao had sent him to help Dai Luoli grow stronger.
  • Old Liu distrusted the stranger and attacked him with his Ninth Soul Skill, Petrification Mist.
  • Huo Yuhao froze the mist and overwhelmed Old Liu, who fled with Dai Luoli before becoming trapped in ice.
  • Dai Luoli told the arriving guards that the black-robed man had defeated Old Liu despite his giving his all.

Ch. 720I'll Solve Your Martial Soul Problem First

Huo Yuhao won Dai Luoli’s trust and took him away to undergo a Martial Soul Second Awakening. Twelve days later, they returned to the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion, and Dai Luoli had transformed.

  • Dai Luoli ordered the guards to lower their Soul Guidance Cannons and land in the rear courtyard.
  • Huo Yuhao knocked the guards unconscious with a controlled spiritual attack and told Dai Luoli what Huo Gua had learned about his family.
  • Huo Yuhao said a Martial Soul Second Awakening could solve Dai Luoli’s Martial Soul problem, and Dai Luoli agreed to leave with him.
  • Huo Yuhao freed Old Liu, then used spatial magic to take Dai Luoli away; Old Liu concealed their departure with a false explanation.
  • Twelve days later, Huo Yuhao returned to the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion with a transformed Dai Luoli.

Ch. 721Blood Tiger Dai Luoli

Huo Yuhao returned Dai Luoli to the Duke's Mansion after helping him achieve a Martial Soul Second Awakening and become a Soul King, then departed after reminding him of his promise. Dai Luoli showed Old Liu his new Blood Tiger Martial Soul and explained that he would stay off the battlefield until he became a Titled Douluo.

  • Old Liu welcomed Dai Luoli and Huo Yuhao back to the Duke's Mansion, and Dai Luoli offered to host Huo Yuhao a private banquet.
  • Huo Yuhao declined and reminded Dai Luoli to keep his promise before leaving through a spatial formation.
  • Dai Luoli told Old Liu that he had promised not to fight the Sun Moon Army before becoming a Titled Douluo, and credited Huo Yuhao with awakening his Martial Soul and improving his talent.
  • Dai Luoli showed Old Liu his blood-red Martial Soul, named it Blood Tiger, and revealed that he had advanced from Soul Ancestor to Soul King in twelve days.
  • Dai Luoli and Old Liu went to the rear courtyard so Dai Luoli could demonstrate his newly gained strength.

Ch. 722The Damned Holy Spirit Cult, I'll Blow Your Headquarters to the Sky!

Dai Luoli tested his newly awakened Blood Tiger Martial Soul with Old Liu, while Xuan Zi, hiding from the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult, followed two Evil Soul Masters to their underground headquarters. He left without attacking, intending to prepare a way to destroy it and blame the Sun Moon Empire.

  • Dai Luoli attacked Old Liu, who praised the strength and spiritual attacks of his Blood Tiger Martial Soul.
  • Xuan Zi considered provoking a conflict between the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire to divert the empire’s forces and help himself survive.
  • Xuan Zi overheard two Evil Soul Masters discussing their teacher’s orders and the Holy Spirit Cult’s headquarters, then followed them underground.
  • Xuan Zi discovered the Holy Spirit Cult’s magnificent underground headquarters and decided to pin its destruction on the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Xuan Zi burrowed away to prepare rather than attack the headquarters immediately.

Ch. 723The Front Is Under Strain, the Rear Is Stuffing Itself

Xu Jiujiu alerted Xu Jiawei to rampant corruption in the allied army, prompting him to plan a crackdown while ordering an investigation into the Star Luo Chino Defense Line. Meanwhile, Xuan Zi returned to Fiend Forest after buying Soul Tools and Soul Guidance Cannon Shells in Mingdu.

  • Xu Jiujiu sent Xu Jiawei an urgent secret letter warning that the allied army’s situation was critical.
  • Xu Jiawei read the letter and condemned the nobles who had looted military pay, Soul Tools, and rare metals.
  • Zhao Zhehan read Xu Jiujiu’s account of her covert audits and urged Xu Jiawei to punish a few offenders to deter the rest.
  • Xu Jiawei agreed to target some corrupt nobles while promising to let past offenses go, and ordered a secret investigation of the Star Luo Chino Defense Line.
  • Xuan Zi returned to Fiend Forest after buying Soul Tools from Mingde Hall, especially Soul Guidance Cannon Shells.

Ch. 724Huo Yuhao Attempts to Condense a Second Soul Core!

Xuan Zi planned to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters, while Ye Xishui approved a plan to draw him into battle by attacking the allied forces. At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Huo Yuhao began condensing his Second Soul Core, and Jing Hongchen realized what he was attempting.

  • Xuan Zi thought his Soul Guidance Cannon Shells and escape route would let him attack the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters after confirming Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were absent.
  • Ye Xishui threatened the kneeling Evil Soul Masters, and Nan Gongwan proposed attacking the allied forces to force Xuan Zi to the front lines.
  • Huo Yuhao swallowed a Cosmos Creation Pill, reached the eighty-ninth rank, and began condensing an Ultimate Ice Soul Core in his chest using Yin-Yang Complement.
  • Electrolux guarded Huo Yuhao while his Spirit Souls monitored his condition and prepared to help; Tian Meng and Ice Empress discussed his chances of success.
  • Jing Hongchen arrived at the Spirit Pagoda loft, sensed Huo Yuhao's unusual aura, and realized he was condensing a Second Soul Core.
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