Arc 16The Creation God Returns

Huo Yuhao defeated the Abyssal invasion, uncovered the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans, and reached godhood while the Federation prepared for war. He returned to the Spirit Pagoda, awakened old companions, and left them ready to face the coming conflict as allies.

  • Huo Yuhao destroyed the Fiery Emperor, drove back the Abyssal Sage King, sealed the passage, and strengthened the Blood God Legion.
  • Huo Yuhao exposed the Holy Spirit Cult’s plan to sacrifice Dou Ling and open an Abyss Passage, while the Federation advanced against Star Luo.
  • Huo Yuhao forged the Snow Moon Radiant Spirit Armor, completed his Creation Divinity, and awakened his Spirit Eyes to god rank.
  • Huo Yuhao ordered the Spirit Pagoda to commit its experts against the Holy Spirit Cult in Dou Ling and agreed to become its Tower Master.
  • Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress awakened Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen after ten thousand years and introduced them to the changed era.
  • Huo Yuhao told the awakened companions about the coming war, Gu Yuena’s support, and the dangers posed by the God of Slaughter and the Abyss.
  • Huo Yuhao told Su Tong and Ye Guyi that the Snow Empress and Na'er were his partners, and Ye Guyi accepted her place as his friend and comrade.
Chapters 405–429 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 405A big fish took the bait

After Abyss Creatures’ energy was devoured by Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Spear, the Abyssal Sage King ordered the Abyss to withdraw its forces and later planned to open the main passage. He then directed the Devil Emperor toward the Endless Mountain Range, while Huo Yuhao suspected the Holy Spirit Cult’s movements meant a trap had been set.

  • An Abyss King reported that Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon Spear consumed abyssal energy and that the Blood God Legion had begun capturing Abyss Creatures for him to kill.
  • The Abyssal Sage King ordered the Abyss to stop attacking for now and promised the Fiery Emperor an opportunity to cross the main passage later and seize the spear.
  • The Abyssal Sage King contacted the Devil Emperor and ordered him to guide an Abyss Passage into place near the Endless Mountain Range.
  • Rong Lingji noticed the Devil Emperor and several Titled Douluos leaving the Dou Ling Continent, followed them in secret, and warned Huo Yuhao.
  • Huo Yuhao questioned Lan Fozi about the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans and suspected that a fish had taken the bait.

Ch. 406Abyss Tide

Huo Yuhao warned the Blood God Legion that the Holy Spirit Cult and Devil Emperor might target the Abyss Passage, while Tang Wulin and his companions prepared for an Abyss Tide. The passage then opened into a massive invasion led by three Abyss Kings as the Six-Clawed Demon Empress promised to widen it for the Fiery Emperor.

  • Huo Yuhao learned from Zhang Huanyun that Tang Wulin was training in the Abyss Passage and that Abyss Creatures had begun withdrawing, so he warned Zhang Huanyun about the Holy Spirit Cult and assigned forces to prepare.
  • Tang Wulin suppressed his rapid cultivation to wait until Soul Saint before absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Spirit, while he and Xie Xie joked about whether devouring was the great Dao.
  • Xu Xiaoyan brought weapons and orders for the group to stand by against an Abyss Tide, and Tang Wulin warned that an enormous, possibly endless horde could overwhelm the legion.
  • After several quiet days, a black vortex formed deep in the Abyss Passage, triggering alarms and prompting Zhang Huanyun to recall patrols, deploy reconnaissance squads, and contact Huo Yuhao.
  • The Six-Clawed Demon Empress, Three-Headed Devil Snake, and Bone Mountain Devil Lord emerged with a vast Abyss Tide, and the Six-Clawed Demon Empress told the Fiery Emperor they would widen the passage for him.

Ch. 407A Vanguard Sent to Its Death, the Fiery Emperor Descends

The Blood God Legion held back an Abyss Tide as Zhang Huanyun used his spatial Soul Skill to capture the Six-Clawed Demon Empress for Tang Wulin. The remaining Abyss Kings and powerful abyss creatures sacrificed themselves to expand the passage, summoning the Fiery Emperor as Heartless Douluo recognized the terrifying presence.

  • Xu Weitao commanded the Blood Division to suppress the advancing abyss creatures, while the three Abyss Kings strengthened their army from behind its ranks.
  • Zhang Huanyun and Smiling Douluo brought Tang Wulin to the front, but Tang Wulin could not safely devour the powerful abyss beings surrounding the Abyss Kings.
  • After Zhang Huanyun learned that Yue Tian Douluo was reinforcing the Blood God Legion, he worked with Heartless Douluo and Xu Weitao to prepare a strike against one Abyss King.
  • Zhang Huanyun trapped the Six-Clawed Demon Empress in a mirrored space, and Tang Wulin entered to kill it with the Golden Dragon Spear.
  • The Three-Headed Devil Snake, Bone Mountain Devil Lord, and other powerful abyss creatures sacrificed themselves to expand the Abyss Passage and hasten the descent of the Fiery Emperor.
  • Heartless Douluo recognized the Fiery Emperor's projection as it appeared before the Blood God Legion.

Ch. 408Don't Show Off, or Lightning Will Strike You

Fiery Emperor emerged from the Abyss Passage and overwhelmed the Blood God Legion’s defenders as he tried to destroy the seal. Huo Yuhao arrived and struck him down with Seven Colors Divine Lightning, then declared that Fiery Emperor would die.

  • Fiery Emperor fully manifested at the Abyss Passage as the Abyss forces surged through behind him.
  • Zhang Huanyun ordered the Blood God Battalion to activate the Blood God Great Array, and the nine Blood Gods stabilized the seal.
  • Fiery Emperor broke through the Blood God Legion’s attacks and defeated Zhang Huanyun’s, Zang Xin’s, and Hu Jie’s attempts to stop him.
  • Seven Colors Divine Lightning struck Fiery Emperor and drove him to one knee.
  • Huo Yuhao appeared above the battlefield, and Fiery Emperor demanded to know who he was.
  • Huo Yuhao dismissed Fiery Emperor as a dying man, provoking his fury.

Ch. 409The fall of the Fiery Emperor

Huo Yuhao devoured the Six-Clawed Demon Empress and the Seed of the Plane, causing the Abyss’s ninety-seventh layer to collapse. He then defeated and killed the Fiery Emperor, while the Abyssal Sage King ordered the other Abyss Kings to stay out of the Douluo Plane for now.

  • The Six-Clawed Demon Empress escaped Zhang Huanyun’s mirror inside its Seed of the Plane, but Huo Yuhao caught it and began devouring its power.
  • Huo Yuhao crushed the Seed of the Plane despite the Fiery Emperor’s attack, annihilating the Six-Clawed Demon Empress and triggering the collapse of the Abyss’s ninety-seventh layer.
  • The Spirit Emperor questioned the Three-Headed Devil Snake and Bone Mountain Devil Lord about the destruction, but the Abyssal Sage King appeared and ordered the Abyss Kings to leave the battlefield to the Fiery Emperor and stay out of the Douluo Plane.
  • Huo Yuhao overwhelmed the Fiery Emperor with Divine Consciousness and Eternal Light of Time and Space, then destroyed his body with a blue-and-gold fire lotus.
  • Huo Yuhao erased the Fiery Emperor’s consciousness from his Seed of the Plane, leaving the watching Abyss Kings stunned by his defeat.

Ch. 410Sage King: And so, I made my move

Huo Yuhao crushed the Fiery Emperor, routed the Abyss army, and blocked the Abyss Passage while devouring its creatures. The Abyssal Sage King opened the passage by sacrificing ten Abyss Kings and reached out to seize Huo Yuhao, who had risen to god rank to face him.

  • The Abyss Kings fled after Huo Yuhao killed the Fiery Emperor, and Zhang Huanyun led the Blood God Legion in a counterattack.
  • Huo Yuhao sealed the third layer's Seed of the Plane, blocked the Abyss Passage, and used Soul Devour to consume the invading Abyss creatures.
  • The Abyssal Sage King learned of the Fiery Emperor's defeat and gathered ten Abyss Kings to sacrifice themselves so he could enter the passage.
  • The Abyssal Sage King broke through the Blood God Great Array, while Huo Yuhao invoked Reincarnation Avatar and reached god rank.
  • The Abyssal Sage King demanded the Seeds of the Plane and sent an enormous hand through the passage to seize Huo Yuhao.

Ch. 411Their first clash, and the still-enormous gap

Huo Yuhao fought the Abyssal Sage King, used the Blood God Great Array to force him back through the Abyss Passage, and sealed it. Afterward, he strengthened the Blood God Legion with the remaining primordial Qi, while Zhang Huanyun and Heartless Douluo realized Huo Yuhao may have wanted the Sage King to witness his apparent full strength.

  • Huo Yuhao blocked the Abyssal Sage King's palm with the Heavenly Burning Divine Pestle and drove it back despite the plane's suppression weakening the Sage King.
  • The Abyssal Sage King tried to reclaim the Abyss Creatures and Seeds of the Plane, but Huo Yuhao severed his connection to the Seeds and devoured the remaining creatures with Soul Devour.
  • Huo Yuhao took control of the Blood God Great Array and used a nine-colored sword strike to force the Abyssal Sage King's palm back through the passage.
  • The Abyssal Sage King threatened Huo Yuhao before the passage closed, and the Blood God Great Array restored and reinforced the seal.
  • Zhang Huanyun thanked Huo Yuhao, who distributed the remaining primordial Qi to heal and strengthen the Blood God Legion.
  • Zhang Huanyun and Heartless Douluo considered that Huo Yuhao might have intended for the Abyssal Sage King to see his apparent full strength.

Ch. 412Fiery Emperor: I died, came back to life, but was still dead

After the Abyssal Sage King judged Huo Yuhao too weak to stop him, he ordered preparations for an all-out assault on the Douluo Plane and offered Spirit Emperor Abyss energy to strengthen him. He also revived Fiery Emperor from his Abyssal imprint, though the diminished being who returned did not seem to Spirit Emperor like the Fiery Emperor he had known.

  • Zhang Huanyun recognized that Huo Yuhao’s clash with the Abyssal Sage King had been meant to reassure the king, then began sensing the opportunity Huo Yuhao had infused into the heaven and earth origin Qi.
  • Tang Wulin remained trapped in the mirror space while the Abyssal Sage King’s silence left the surviving Abyss Kings fearing his response to their defeat.
  • The Abyssal Sage King ordered the Abyss to prepare for an all-out assault on the Douluo Plane and told the kings that Huo Yuhao was no obstacle to his conquest.
  • The Abyssal Sage King offered Spirit Emperor Abyss energy to advance his Divine Consciousness and promised to stabilize his breakthrough.
  • The Abyssal Sage King used Abyss energy to revive Fiery Emperor from his imprint, but Spirit Emperor saw that the diminished, second-generation Fiery Emperor was no longer the same person.

Ch. 413Question: Did Heaven Blessed Douluo Become Someone Else's Baby Daddy? (5,000 words)

Yue Tian Douluo and Rong Tianling captured the Devil Emperor and helped Huo Yuhao free Heaven Blessed Douluo from possession. After Heaven Blessed Douluo reunited with Guan Yue, he learned that nearly a century had passed and that Shrek had been destroyed, leaving him overwhelmed by the news.

  • The Abyssal Sage King failed to find the Devil Emperor and assumed other Possession Demons could serve as communication channels.
  • Yue Tian Douluo and Rong Tianling led War God Temple experts to confront the Devil Emperor, who ordered the Holy Spirit Cult members to flee.
  • Yue Tian Douluo and Rong Tianling trapped the Devil Emperor while Huo Yuhao awakened Heaven Blessed Douluo's consciousness and expelled the Possession Demon.
  • Huo Yuhao took the Devil Emperor to the Undead Plane, leaving Guan Yue and Heaven Blessed Douluo to reunite.
  • Guan Yue told Heaven Blessed Douluo that nearly a hundred years had passed and revealed Shrek's destruction, Long Yeyue's death, and Chen Xinjie's defection.
  • Guan Yue withheld the rumor that Heaven Blessed Douluo might have unknowingly been regarded as the father of Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie's child.

Ch. 414A bumper harvest of intelligence, breaking through to the Immaculate Golden Body

Huo Yuhao searched the Devil Emperor’s memories and uncovered the Holy Spirit Cult’s factions, plans, and targets, including blood-sacrifice arrays in two major Dou Ling cities. After sending intelligence to the Federation and Rong Lingji and sealing the Devil Emperor away, he prepared to use his accumulated power and the Seeds of the Plane to break through to the Immaculate Golden Body.

  • Huo Yuhao arrived in the Undead Plane and began searching the Devil Emperor’s memories, but a restriction placed by the God of Slaughter repeatedly destroyed the Devil Emperor whenever he reached the cult’s secrets.
  • Huo Yuhao used his Reincarnation Domain to revive the Devil Emperor after each explosion and continued searching until he obtained the intelligence.
  • Huo Yuhao learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had two rival factions and planned to build Blood River God-Slaying Grand Arrays in Heaven Dou City and Dou Ling City before sacrificing the Dou Ling Continent to open an Abyss Passage.
  • Huo Yuhao discovered that the God of Slaughter had agreed to serve as the Abyssal Sage King’s vessel and that the cult had captured Chen Xinjie’s Divine Consciousness.
  • Huo Yuhao sent intelligence to the Federation and Rong Lingji, then sealed the Devil Emperor away for possible future experiments.
  • Huo Yuhao took out five Seeds of the Plane and prepared to absorb his accumulated power and the Undead Plane’s Seven-Colored Lightning Tribulation to break through to the Immaculate Golden Body.

Ch. 415Red Level Mothership

Huo Yuhao converted Abyssal energy and used the plane’s Seven-Colored Lightning Tribulation to temper his body as he pursued the Immaculate Golden Body. Meanwhile, the Federation prepared to counter the Holy Spirit Cult and ordered its navy to advance on the Star Luo coastline, where the Sea God Legion overwhelmed the Star Luo fleet’s attempt to stop it.

  • Huo Yuhao converted the Abyssal energy in his body into life energy, then triggered the Seven-Colored Lightning Tribulation to temper his flesh and raise his Soul Power.
  • The Federation’s senior officials reviewed Huo Yuhao’s intelligence, planned to monitor and undermine the Holy Spirit Cult in Dou Ling, and considered using Star Luo resistance groups to expose its crimes.
  • The Federation Speaker ordered Xiao Lingshuang’s Sea God Legion to attack at full strength and seize the Star Luo coastline, with Yun Ming preparing to act.
  • Xiao Lingshuang sent part of the fleet to guard against harassment and led the main force toward the coast, while the Star Luo navy attacked the interception fleet.
  • The Federation’s Red Level Mothership and Mecha formations devastated the attacking Star Luo ships, and Tong Yu refused to challenge the mothership.
  • The Star Luo commander ordered his fleet to retreat and resume distant harassment, hoping the coastline could withstand the Federation’s assault.

Ch. 416Immaculate Golden Body, Dragon God Bloodline? Reshaping the True Body!

Huo Yuhao searched the Devil Emperor’s memories and obtained extensive intelligence about the Holy Spirit Cult, including its plans to sacrifice two Dou Ling cities and open an Abyss Passage. After sharing the intelligence and sealing the Devil Emperor, Huo Yuhao prepared to break through to the Immaculate Golden Body.

  • Huo Yuhao arrived in the Undead Plane and searched the Devil Emperor’s memories, learning how he had possessed Heaven Blessed Douluo and infiltrated the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • A restriction set by the God of Slaughter repeatedly destroyed the Devil Emperor’s memories, but Huo Yuhao used his Reincarnation Domain to revive him and continued searching until he obtained the secrets.
  • Huo Yuhao learned that the Holy Spirit Cult planned Blood River God-Slaying Grand Arrays in Heaven Dou City and Dou Ling City, and intended to sacrifice Dou Ling to open an Abyss Passage during the war.
  • Huo Yuhao discovered that the God of Slaughter would serve as the Abyssal Sage King’s vessel and that the cult had captured Chen Xinjie’s Divine Consciousness, then sent selected intelligence to the Federation and Rong Lingji.
  • Huo Yuhao sealed the Devil Emperor, gathered five Seeds of the Plane, and began preparing to use his accumulated energy and the Undead Plane’s lightning tribulation to reach the Immaculate Golden Body.

Ch. 417Chaos Dharma Body

Huo Yuhao refined Abyss energy and tempered his body while the Federation planned operations against the Holy Spirit Cult and ordered its navy to advance on the Star Luo Empire. The Federation fleet broke through the Star Luo navy’s attempt to stop it, leaving the defenders to resume harassment from a distance.

  • Huo Yuhao converted the Abyss energy inside him into life energy and used seven-colored lightning to temper his body as his Soul Power rose.
  • The Federation’s senior officials reviewed Huo Yuhao’s intelligence and planned to disrupt the Holy Spirit Cult’s Blood River God-Slaying Grand Arrays and turn Star Luo citizens against the cult.
  • The Federation Speaker ordered the Sea God Legion to advance toward the Star Luo coastline at full speed and directed Yun Ming to prepare to act.
  • Xiao Lingshuang sent most of the Federation fleet forward while leaving a force behind to intercept the Star Luo navy.
  • The Star Luo navy attacked the interception force, but the Red Level Mothership and Federation escorts inflicted heavy losses and repelled its flanking ships.
  • The Star Luo commander ordered a retreat to long-distance harassment after Tong Yu declined to attack the Red Level Mothership.

Ch. 418Research into the power of creation and feedback from the contract

Huo Yuhao explored how his power of creation could simulate bloodlines and other abilities, then learned how his Chaos Dharma Body had strengthened his Soul Spirits and Martial Souls. He returned to Mingdu after the Federation’s victory in the Star Luo Empire and found Gu Yuena had gained power through their contract.

  • Huo Yuhao explained that his power of creation could reconstruct the Dragon Clan’s bloodline shell and might eventually simulate other abilities and laws.
  • The Soul Spirits said they had gained a deeper understanding of laws and new powers from Huo Yuhao’s Dharma Body, while the Ice Emperor Martial Soul had begun evolving toward him.
  • Huo Yuhao declined to merge his Martial Souls before condensing his Divine Spark, then left the Undead Plane and endured the world’s suppression of his power.
  • Huo Yuhao reached Mingdu and learned that the Federation had decisively defeated the Star Luo Empire’s Southern Legion with Yun Ming’s Divine Consciousness and the rank-ten shell Rending Space.
  • Huo Yuhao returned home and found Gu Yuena surrounded by a chaos-colored halo, indicating that she had received feedback through their contract.

Ch. 419Heavenly Forging of Godly Alloy

Gu Yuena showed Huo Yuhao that she had mastered Heavenly Forging Godly Alloy and explained the benefits and risks of her work. As she forged a piece before him, it gained a spirit and resisted God Rank tribulation lightning, revealing why only she and Huo Yuhao could use the resulting metal.

  • Gu Yuena told Huo Yuhao that his advancement had helped her condense a trace of true Dragon God Bloodline and comprehend laws, though she would follow her own Dragon God path.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that he had reached Divine Body strength but planned to delay his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul's Third Awakening until it could merge with a Creation Divinity.
  • Gu Yuena revealed that she had mastered Heavenly Forging Godly Alloy and offered to show Huo Yuhao the resulting Battle Armor material.
  • Huo Yuhao worried that Gu Yuena had risked herself practicing against God Rank tribulation lightning, but she reassured him that her elemental control and Dragon God powers had protected her.
  • Gu Yuena forged godly alloy in the mountains, using her Creation Divinity and the power of heaven and earth to rapidly refine and transform it.
  • After three bolts of God Rank tribulation lightning, the alloy became a spirit resembling Gu Yuena, wielded her Silver Dragon Spear, and resisted the tribulation with her power, leading Huo Yuhao to realize that others could not use it.

Ch. 420When in Rome, What Should the Battle Armor Be Called?

Gu Yuena forged a sentient Divine Tool from nine-colored godly alloy, and it accepted Huo Yuhao as its master after he inscribed a Soul Guidance Array that could amplify it. They discussed how to make similar Divine Tools usable by others, then Gu Yuena asked Huo Yuhao what he would name his Four-Word Battle Armor.

  • Gu Yuena completed Heavenly Forging, creating a sentient Battle Armor vambrace with nine attributes and a deep connection to her.
  • Gu Yuena explained the Divine Tool's master, attribute, and connection restrictions, then let it approach Huo Yuhao, whom it recognized through their shared connection.
  • Huo Yuhao inscribed a Soul Guidance Array that amplified the Divine Tool, and it transformed into a Battle Armor component and joined him.
  • Gu Yuena and Huo Yuhao discussed delaying a Divine Tool's awakening so its future master could help nurture it and earn its recognition.
  • Gu Yuena said she planned to use Haoyue as her title and asked Huo Yuhao what he would name his Four-Word Battle Armor.

Ch. 421A complete true god, the clarion call of war

Huo Yuhao completed the Snow Moon Radiant Spirit Armor and used its power to become a complete true god, sending a presence across Douluo that alerted powerful figures throughout the plane. As the God of Slaughter took the breakthrough as a declaration of war, Tang Hao awakened and prepared to negotiate with the Plane Spirit.

  • Huo Yuhao named his Divine Tool the Snow Moon Radiant Spirit Armor, and Gu Yuena named hers Clear Moon Long Ling.
  • Gu Yuena planned to announce her Divine Craftsman status, help Zhen Hua retire, and supply God Rank metals, while she and Huo Yuhao worked on their Battle Armor.
  • Huo Yuhao completed all eleven armor components, entered godhood through the armor's power, and refined the Throne of Seal's imprint into a complete Creation Divinity.
  • Qian Gu Dong Feng, Qian Gu Die Ting, Da Ming, Ah Yin, Yun Ming, and experts across Douluo sensed Huo Yuhao's true god presence.
  • Ah Yin awakened Tang Hao and told him about recent events; Tang Hao said the Plane Spirit's resistance had grown and decided to negotiate with it before the coming decisive battle.
  • The God of Slaughter sensed Huo Yuhao's return to godhood and accepted it as a provocation or declaration of war.

Ch. 422The Spirit Eyes' Third Awakening

Huo Yuhao used the Creation Divinity to deepen his understanding of the Laws of Creation and begin the Spirit Eyes' Third Awakening. He emerged with late-stage Divine Origin Realm Spiritual Power and new creation-based abilities, while the God of Slaughter ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to accelerate preparations for the Blood River God-Slaying Grand Array.

  • The God of Slaughter suspected Huo Yuhao had become a god and ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to speed up the Blood River God-Slaying Grand Array preparations.
  • Huo Yuhao dismissed his Battle Armor and returned to Level Ninety-Nine, then examined the Creation Divinity's insights into the Laws of Creation.
  • Huo Yuhao decided to study the Throne of Seal and prioritize the Laws of Creation before pursuing destruction and reincarnation.
  • Huo Yuhao began the Spirit Eyes' Third Awakening, and the Creation Divinity transformed his Spiritual Sea and raised his Divine Consciousness to the late-stage Divine Origin Realm.
  • Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes reached God Rank and gained Creation Awakening, the Eye of Creation, and the ability called Creation.

Ch. 423Advanced mechanics in the left hand, high stats in the right-only then was the build complete

Huo Yuhao assessed the benefits of his Creation Divinity and prepared for the Holy Spirit Cult’s next moves, while Gu Yuena received her powerful new Battle Armor. After Electrolux left to infiltrate the cult, Huo Yuhao agreed to lead the Spirit Pagoda in crushing its Dou Ling branch and the Blood River God-Slaying Grand Array.

  • Huo Yuhao gave Gu Yuena her completed Battle Armor, which raised her strength to Peak Quasi-God and let her contend with God Rank experts.
  • Huo Yuhao described how the Creation Divinity improved his command of life energy and regeneration, and resolved to keep refining his physique.
  • Electrolux warned that Huo Yuhao’s breakthrough would put the Holy Spirit Cult on alert, so he agreed to infiltrate it with access to the Undead Plane as a fallback.
  • Yu Guanzhi, Wang Hongchen, Qian Gu Dong Feng, and Qian Gu Die Ting arrived to congratulate Huo Yuhao and discuss the Holy Spirit Cult’s Dou Ling branch and its Blood River God-Slaying Grand Array.
  • Huo Yuhao ordered the Spirit Pagoda to commit all its experts to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult in Dou Ling, and Qian Gu Dong Feng and Qian Gu Die Ting accepted his command.

Ch. 424Qian Gu Dong Feng wanted to step down

After Huo Yuhao regained his True God cultivation, he arranged to take over as Spirit Pagoda Tower Master while preparing a campaign against the Holy Spirit Cult on the Dou Ling Continent. He left for the Extreme North with the Snow Empress to awaken old companions with the potential to attain godhood, as news of his return spread and the Spirit Pagoda prepared for a major change in leadership.

  • Qian Gu Dong Feng recognized details of the Blood River God-Slaying Grand Array from ancient texts, and Huo Yuhao discussed the Federation’s possible assistance in the Dou Ling campaign with Yu Guanzhi and Wang Hongchen.
  • Qian Gu Die Ting urged Huo Yuhao to return to the Spirit Pagoda as Tower Master, and Huo Yuhao agreed to announce the change at the meeting about the attack on Dou Ling while leaving daily affairs to its senior members.
  • Huo Yuhao told Qian Gu Dong Feng that his identity would no longer be concealed, then explained to the Snow Empress that he planned to awaken only those sealed companions who could potentially become gods.
  • Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress left for the Extreme North, while Gu Yuena stayed behind to manage matters until the Spirit Pagoda meeting.
  • News of Huo Yuhao’s return to godhood spread, and Muyue celebrated in Heaven Dou City while Gu Yuena discussed selling Heaven Forging Metal through the Spirit Pagoda with Zhen Hua.
  • Hua Yichen learned that Qian Gu Dong Feng planned to step down and Huo Yuhao would become Tower Master, and he accepted the change as the Spirit Pagoda’s leadership shifted.

Ch. 425Remembering days gone by

Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress returned to Snow Empress City and entered the Spirit Pagoda’s secret chamber, where Huo Yuhao awakened Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan, and Su Tong from their ten-thousand-year sleep. As they revived, the chapter recalled how Huo Yuhao had recruited several founding members and Ye Guyi into the Spirit Pagoda, and it ended with Su Tong greeting her teacher after ten thousand years.

  • Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress reminisced about Snow Empress City’s beginnings before heading to the Extreme North Spirit Pagoda.
  • The Snow Empress ordered Xiao Bai to guard the underground chamber, and Huo Yuhao opened three ice coffins and poured life energy into those inside.
  • Ten thousand years earlier, Huo Yuhao defeated Ji Juechen and persuaded him and Jing Ziyan to join the Spirit Pagoda by promising opportunities to form contracts with powerful Soul Spirits.
  • Huo Yuhao later persuaded Ye Guyi to join the Spirit Pagoda after she agreed to stop pursuing Evil Spirit Masters alone and seek the Snow Empress’s guidance.
  • Huo Yuhao awakened Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan, and Su Tong, and Su Tong greeted him as her teacher after ten thousand years.

Ch. 426Su Tong's survival instinct at full throttle

Huo Yuhao awakened Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen ten thousand years after they were sealed, explaining the changed world and his godlike strength. As he described the era’s Battle Armor, Su Tong learned that the unofficial histories she had helped create about him had become wildly popular and begged the Snow Empress to protect her.

  • Huo Yuhao awakened Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen because their abilities and potential made them suitable to advance in the new era.
  • Ye Guyi reunited with Huo Yuhao, learned that ten thousand years had passed and that the Divine Realm had lost contact with the continent, and accepted his explanation for faking his death.
  • Ji Juechen challenged Huo Yuhao to reveal his strength, then learned about the powerful fighters and flourishing Sword Dao awaiting him in the future.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that the era’s Battle Armor greatly enhanced its wearers, while Su Tong secretly asked the Snow Empress about the unofficial histories written about him.
  • The Snow Empress told Su Tong that the histories had spiraled out of control and that Su Tong shared responsibility, so Su Tong begged her to save her from Huo Yuhao.

Ch. 427This age of prosperity... was just as we wished

Huo Yuhao reunited with Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen after ten thousand years and showed them the Spirit Pagoda’s progress. The chapter ended with them witnessing a prosperous age of human and Soul Beast coexistence that fulfilled their hopes.

  • Snow Empress refused Su Tong’s attempt to recruit her help, and Huo Yuhao led the group away from the sealed ice coffins.
  • Huo Yuhao and the others left the underground chamber, while Spirit Pagoda visitors recognized Ye Guyi and Ji Juechen as figures from its history.
  • Huo Yuhao took Su Tong aside and disciplined her on the ice field for her role in past mischief.
  • Snow Empress told Ye Guyi and Ji Juechen about the era’s harmony between humans and Soul Beasts and its progress against Evil Martial Souls.
  • Huo Yuhao, Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen looked over Snow Empress City and recognized that the Spirit Pagoda’s work had helped create the age they had hoped for.

Ch. 428Su Tong: Is the Silver Dragon King Male or Female?

Huo Yuhao briefed the newly awakened Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen on the Holy Spirit Cult and the Abyss, explaining that the Federation had plans to confront both. The Snow Empress then told them that Gu Yuena supported Huo Yuhao and that Shrek Academy had been destroyed, leaving the three with new threats to consider.

  • Huo Yuhao described the Holy Spirit Cult's God of Slaughter and the Abyss Plane, and said the Spirit Pagoda was preparing to attack the cult's base in Dou Ling.
  • Huo Yuhao told Su Tong, Ye Guyi, and Ji Juechen to recover rather than join the coming battle, and said Ye Guyi could later target the Ghost Emperor while Ji Juechen would have other fights ahead.
  • Su Tong asked whether the Spirit Pagoda still had a gender imbalance, and the group discussed its history and the Snow Empress's experiences over the past ten thousand years.
  • The Snow Empress revealed that the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, had emerged and supported Huo Yuhao and the Spirit Pagoda.
  • The Snow Empress said Shrek Academy had been destroyed after committing treason, and Huo Yuhao warned that deities connected to the Sea God were potential enemies.
  • Su Tong and Ye Guyi each asked to speak privately with Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress.

Ch. 429Wouldn't caring too much about this make us just like those few from Spirit Hall?

Huo Yuhao told Su Tong and Ye Guyi that the Snow Empress and Na'er were both his future partners, and promised there would be no one else. Ye Guyi accepted that she would remain his friend and comrade rather than his lover, while Su Tong clarified that she admired him but had no romantic feelings for him.

  • Ji Juechen sensed the others had something to discuss and left the lounge to meditate.
  • Huo Yuhao openly told Su Tong and Ye Guyi that he and the Snow Empress were partners, and that Na'er would be his partner too.
  • Huo Yuhao said he would have no other partners because he already had little time for the Snow Empress and Na'er; the Snow Empress was touched by his words.
  • Ye Guyi and Su Tong left Huo Yuhao and the Snow Empress alone, then Ye Guyi admitted she felt some disappointment but accepted her place as Huo Yuhao's friend and comrade.
  • Ye Guyi asked whether Su Tong had romantic feelings for Huo Yuhao, and Su Tong said she only admired him and had asked out of curiosity.
Arc 16 of 17
Arc 16 of 17