Arc 9The Star Luo Mission

Huo Yuhao and the Federation delegation traveled to Star Luo, where they uncovered the use of Human Pills and the Holy Spirit Cult’s influence over the country. The arc ended with Star Luo and the Federation preparing to revise their joint plan against the cult and its disguised Dawn Society forces.

  • Gu Qinghan presented Huo Yuhao’s achievements to the Star Luo delegation, and Dai Yun’er ordered Lin Yuhan to investigate his family and arrange contact.
  • Zhen Hua announced reforms to the Blacksmith Association, made its techniques public, and named Gu Yuena his disciple after she defeated Lin Yuhan in a forging contest.
  • Ning Fengzhi revealed that Tong Yu had become the Holy Spirit Cult’s Darkness Kirin and that Tang Ziran, Tang Wulin’s father, had been smuggled from Star Luo.
  • Huo Yuhao joined the diplomatic voyage with Gu Yuena and his companions, then warned them to keep their rivalries from embarrassing the Federation.
  • At the reception, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena danced together, and Huo Yuhao discovered that Dai Yun’er’s High-grade Qiankun Pills were Human Pills made from human remains.
  • Dawn Society mechas attacked the delegation’s train, but Huo Yuyao defeated Ling Hefan, and the society’s leader later beheaded him after the failed attack.
  • Mo Yan told Huo Yuhao that Star Luo produced Soul Origin Pills with evil soul masters and gave him information about Dragon Valley, while Huo Yuhao resolved to push the war forward.
  • At the Imperial Palace, Enci revealed that the Holy Spirit Cult controlled Star Luo’s situation and that the Dawn Society was one of its disguised forces, prompting Passionate Douluo to demand revisions to the battle plan and compensation.
Chapters 201–225 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 201The Shock of the Star Luo Visitors (Four Thousand)

The Star Luo delegation toured Skysea City and learned how far the Douluo Federation surpassed them in soul spirits, technology, and powerful Soul Masters. When the visitors sought a chance to compare their young talents, Gu Qinghan stunned them with her account of Huo Yuhao's achievements.

  • The Star Luo delegation arrived in Skysea City, where its younger members judged the Federation's Soul Masters and underestimated the value of Thousand Year Soul Spirits.
  • A Federation official explained that Ten Thousand Year and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirits marked the strength of great clans, prompting a Star Luo elder to warn the youths not to compare Soul Spirits with the Spirit Pagoda's homeland.
  • The Star Luo leaders considered asking the Spirit Pagoda to establish a branch in their country, and the delegation spent several days observing the Federation's prosperity and commoners' access to Soul Spirits.
  • At the Spirit Pagoda Skysea Branch, Gu Qinghan told Lin Yuhan and the others that the Spirit Pagoda had seven Limit Douluo, then explained that Skysea Soul Master Academy was not among the Federation's top academies.
  • When a Star Luo youth asked to compare their talents with the Federation's, Gu Qinghan listed Huo Yuhao's many accomplishments, and the youth shouted that it was impossible.

Ch. 202Star Luo Dai Family (Four Thousand)

The Star Luo delegation learned about Huo Yuhao’s extraordinary strength and Dai Yun’er suspected he was descended from the Dai Family, while the group’s tour revealed how far the Douluo Federation had advanced. In Heaven Dou City, they witnessed a terrifying lightning tribulation at the Blacksmith Association, where Xiong Jun was testing Huo Yuhao’s research.

  • Gu Qinghan showed the Star Luo delegation records of Huo Yuhao’s achievements, and Chang Gongyan and Ning Fengzhi were astonished by the Federation’s talent and strength.
  • Dai Yun’er read Huo Yuhao’s file, concluded his martial soul might link him to the Dai Family, and ordered Lin Yuhan to investigate his parents and arrange contact with him.
  • The Star Luo delegation experienced the Spirit Ascension Platform, and its leader resolved that the Spirit Pagoda must establish a branch in Star Luo.
  • The Tianhai Governor planned the delegation’s tour through Eastsea City, Shrek City, and Mingdu, then sent them off by Soul Tool Airplane.
  • At the Blacksmith Association, Xiong Jun drew down a lightning tribulation while Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena discussed his ongoing research.
  • The Star Luo delegation arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Chang Gongyan mistook the lightning tribulation for Heavenly Forging and Gu Qinghan suspected it was Xiong Jun’s beast tribulation.

Ch. 203Reforming the Blacksmith Association

Zhen Hua gathered blacksmiths from across the Federation and announced that he would reform the Blacksmith Association by making forging techniques and Fusion Forging formulas public. Chang Gongyan and Lin Yuhan arrived at the gathering, while Huo Yuhao noticed them among the crowd.

  • Gu Qinghan explained that the lightning had been caused by a Heavenly Tribulation, and Chang Gongyan took Lin Yuhan to visit the Blacksmith Association.
  • Chang Gongyan and Lin Yuhan learned that Zhen Hua had summoned outstanding blacksmiths from across the Federation.
  • Huo Yuhao finished recording Pagoda Master Xiong Jun's lightning tribulation, and Zhen Hua said the gathering would announce Na'er as his disciple and begin reforming the association.
  • Zhen Hua shared insights about Fusion Forging as Chang Gongyan and Lin Yuhan listened, and Huo Yuhao recognized the Star Luo visitors.
  • Zhen Hua announced that he would make all his forging techniques and Fusion Forging formulas public, prompting an uproar among the blacksmiths.

Ch. 204A Divine Blacksmith's Influence

Zhen Hua used Huo Yuhao’s alloy demonstrations to persuade the blacksmiths to establish a Technical Sharing Library, where members could exchange techniques for points. He ended by announcing a joint Spirit Pagoda project to research Godly Alloy and naming Gu Yuena his personal disciple and future divine craftsman.

  • Zhen Hua explained that the Blacksmith Association needed to end the isolation of blacksmiths’ research and create a platform for sharing techniques.
  • Huo Yuhao presented Sentient Alloys, revealing that many forging discoveries had already been made by others and convincing the blacksmiths of the value of exchanging knowledge.
  • Zhen Hua announced a Technical Sharing Library where members could earn points by contributing research or completing association tasks, and he uploaded his own techniques as its foundation.
  • Blacksmiths began supporting the plan, while Lin Yuhan’s excitement faded after Chang Gongyan pointed out that their side lacked a divine blacksmith with Zhen Hua’s authority.
  • Zhen Hua announced that the Blacksmith Association and Spirit Pagoda would jointly research Godly Alloy, and declared Gu Yuena his personal disciple and a future divine craftsman.

Ch. 205Quasi-Soul Forging and Quasi-Heavenly Forging? (Four Thousand)

At the Blacksmith Association, Ning Fengzhi challenged Zhen Hua’s claim that Gu Yuena could become a Divine Craftsman by arranging a forging contest against Lin Yuhan. Gu Yuena’s extraordinary elemental forging revealed her potential far surpassed Lin Yuhan’s, and the Star Luo delegation conceded defeat.

  • Mu Chen regretted refusing to take Tang Wulin as his disciple after seeing Zhen Hua welcome Gu Yuena as his own disciple.
  • Ning Fengzhi questioned Zhen Hua’s confidence in Gu Yuena and proposed a forging contest, wagering techniques against the Blacksmith Association.
  • Chang Gongyan entered Lin Yuhan into the contest, and Gu Yuena accepted the challenge as Zhen Hua prepared a single Forging Platform.
  • Lin Yuhan spirit-forged Blue Pregnant Copper while Gu Yuena used elements to forge Star Silver with a method resembling Heaven Forging.
  • The blacksmiths recognized Gu Yuena’s Star Silver as Quasi-Soul Forging and predicted her method could produce Quasi-Heavenly Forging; Chang Gongyan admitted Lin Yuhan had lost.

Ch. 206Came Prepared (Four Thousand)

After losing the forging contest, Ning Fengzhi revealed that Star Luo wanted to cooperate with the Douluo Federation against the Holy Spirit Cult and identified the man who had attacked Zhen Hua as Tong Yu, the Darkness Kirin. He then linked Tong Yu’s past to Tang Ziran and announced that Star Luo had intelligence on the cult’s base.

  • Ning Fengzhi conceded the forging contest and invited Zhen Hua and his disciple to join an exchange event in Star Luo, mentioning information about Zhen Hua’s attacker.
  • Zhen Hua brought Ning Fengzhi, Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Xiong Jun to his office, where Ning Fengzhi said Star Luo sought cooperation against the Holy Spirit Cult and apologized for his earlier hostile behavior.
  • Ning Fengzhi identified the attacker as Tong Yu, a former Star Luo Titled Douluo who became the Holy Spirit Cult’s Darkness Kirin, and recounted his tragic history and fall into evil.
  • Ning Fengzhi revealed that a child named Tang Ziran had been smuggled from Star Luo to the Douluo Federation, and Xiong Jun recognized the name as Wulin’s father.
  • Ning Fengzhi said Star Luo wanted to join forces with the Douluo Federation against the Holy Spirit Cult and possessed intelligence on the cult’s base.

Ch. 207Conflict Between the Old and New Holy Spirit Cults (Four Thousand)

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena declined Dai Yun’er's banquet invitation, while the Spirit Pagoda, Shrek Academy, and Federation prepared to join the exchange to Star Luo. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao considering the odd lineup of Evil Spirit Master hunters and wondering whether the plan to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult had been devised by its former members.

  • Xiong Jun and Zhen Hua weighed Ning Fengzhi’s intelligence and considered joining the Star Luo exchange, while Xiong Jun planned to speak with Tang Ziran and his wife.
  • Lin Yuhan invited Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena to Dai Yun’er’s banquet, but Huo Yuhao firmly refused after hearing that Dai Yun’er shared traits and a Martial Soul with him.
  • Huo Yuhao explained that Dai Yun’er’s Spiritual Eye had a different origin from his, then decided to say goodbye to everyone before the long trip.
  • Dai Yun’er accepted that Huo Yuhao had declined her invitation, while Shrek Academy chose Zang Xin to lead its exchange team.
  • Qian Gu Dong Feng approved the Spirit Pagoda’s participation and chose Zhao as its team leader; Leng Yaozhu asked that her younger sister join to protect the younger generation.
  • Huo Yuhao reacted uneasily to the planned clash between the Evil Spirit Master hunters and the Holy Spirit Cult, questioning whether the plan had been devised by the cult’s former Four Heavenly Kings.

Ch. 208Do you understand the value of taking a trial in the middle of battle?

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena prepared to enter Dragon Valley, arranging powerful Soul Beasts and allies to hold open the Dragon Tomb’s passage. Huo Yuhao explained that the timing also let him use the Throne of Seal’s trial as an escape while the Holy Spirit Cult still needed him, and he left the decision to advance to Soul Saint for later.

  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena discussed the preparations to bring Soul Beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North to open the Dragon Tomb.
  • Huo Yuhao assigned Gu Yuena to arrange Myriad Demon King and other allies, while Di Tian stayed behind to prevent trouble within the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Gu Yuena inferred that Huo Yuhao could contend with a Limit Douluo after reaching Soul Saint, and Huo Yuhao said his Ice Empress Avatar could grant him near-Demigod combat strength.
  • Huo Yuhao revealed that he might delay advancing to Soul Saint so he could enter the Throne of Seal’s trial and escape into the Eternal Domain if needed.
  • Huo Yuhao told Gu Yuena that the Holy Spirit Cult was still seeking his help against a deity, making their current journey to the Star Luo Empire the safest and best-timed choice.

Ch. 209Setting out

Huo Yuhao decided to reach the Dragon Tomb before the Holy Spirit Cult or the deity could use its resources, and brought his companions along because neither continent was safe. The delegations departed for the Star Luo Empire, where Xu Xiaoyan learned her family descended from a branch of its imperial family.

  • Huo Yuhao told Gu Yuena that the Dragon Tomb's resources might aid the deity or the Holy Spirit Cult, so they needed to reach it quickly.
  • Huo Yuhao argued that Xu Xiaoyan and the others would be safer traveling with them than staying in Mingdu, and said the Holy Spirit Cult might target them or use his identity's estranged father against him.
  • The Star Luo and Douluo Federation delegations gathered at the Tianhai Grand Hotel, where Federal Secretary-General Pan Wen organized their departure by bus.
  • On the bus, Wang Jinxi explained that the Star Luo imperial family bore the surname Xu and inherited the Star Crown Martial Soul; Xu Xiaoyan said her family was a branch descended from it.
  • Huo Yuhao, Xu Xiaoyan, and their companions saw the ships and began their journey to the Star Luo Empire.

Ch. 210Prestige

The Federation delegation boarded the Star Luo for a two-month voyage to the Star Luo Continent, while Secretary-General Pan Wen hoped to use the trip to investigate Shrek’s political ties. Huo Yuhao quelled a brewing dispute among the younger generation and emerged as their unquestioned leader.

  • Pan Wen welcomed the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek delegations and explained that their younger members would travel aboard the Star Luo with students from the Star Luo Royal Academy and Monster Academy.
  • Pan Wen privately considered whether Shrek was secretly supporting the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou, and hoped to uncover evidence during the trip.
  • Long Chen confronted Tang Wulin over his earlier defeat, but Tang Wulin pretended not to recognize him.
  • Huo Yuhao told the young delegates to keep their grudges private and avoid embarrassing the Federation in front of the Star Luo delegation.
  • Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, and Long Chen accepted Huo Yuhao’s reprimand, while Passionate Douluo recognized Huo Yuhao’s influence over his peers.

Ch. 211Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: The Creation God played favorites

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena boarded the Star Luo Empire’s ship, where Dai Yun’er welcomed the delegations and arranged their rooms. Huo Yuhao began cultivating his second Soul Core, while the Soul Spirits discussed the difficulty of Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores; the evening ended with an announcement of a formal reception.

  • Dai Yun’er greeted Huo Yuhao on behalf of Star Luo Monster Academy and arranged rooms for the delegations.
  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena enjoyed a quiet moment together on deck as the ship left the harbor.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to his cabin and cultivated his second Soul Power Vortex while deepening his understanding of spiritual power and Spiritual Domains.
  • The Evil Emperor asked the Snow Empress about guiding Huo Yuhao’s Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores, and she described her past experience.
  • The Soul Spirits discussed how difficult it was for Soul Beasts to form a second Soul Core, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm joked that the Creation God had played favorites.
  • An announcement invited everyone to a formal reception aboard the Star Luo at seven that evening.

Ch. 212We're Sitting at the Adults' Table

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena attended the Star Luo reception together and drew the attention of the guests. The chapter ended with them joining the senior Federation and Spirit Pagoda officials at the adults’ table.

  • Gu Yuena gave Huo Yuhao a formal suit she had prepared, and the pair dressed for the reception.
  • Yuanen Yehui, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi met in the corridor and teased Tang Wulin about Senior Ouyang Zixin choosing his suit.
  • Yue Zhengyu answered Star Luo students’ questions about Huo Yuhao, who entered the banquet hall with Gu Yuena and captivated the guests.
  • Sima Lanxiao welcomed the delegates, announced the banquet’s contests, and officially started the reception.
  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena left their friends and joined the Federal Secretary-General, Soul Suppressing Douluo, Passionate Douluo, and two Federation legislators at their table.

Ch. 213The Gap

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena joined the powerful figures at Soul Suppressing Douluo’s table, prompting the Star Luo delegation and students to recognize how far Huo Yuhao had surpassed his peers. The banquet moved into its first dance, while the younger guests were left confronting the gap between themselves and him.

  • Gu Yuena greeted Leng Yulai, and she and Huo Yuhao chatted with Soul Suppressing Douluo and Na Nali.
  • Na Nali teased Huo Yuhao about making the young Star Luo women less likely to approach him, while Sima Lanxiao reconsidered how carefully he should treat Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena.
  • Dai Yun'er praised Huo Yuhao but regretted that he was not from Star Luo, and Sima Lanxiao worried that Star Luo could not use people like him.
  • Yue Zhengyu, Ye Xinglan, and the other students watched Huo Yuhao surrounded by powerful figures and accepted that they could no longer compete with him.
  • Sima Lanxiao announced the banquet’s dance, and guests began taking partners onto the dance floor.

Ch. 214Ball

At the Star Luo ball, Huo Yuhao invited Gu Yuena to dance, and their graceful, increasingly intimate performance drew everyone’s attention. They left the dance floor as the evening’s standout pair.

  • Sima Lanxiao explained the ball’s judging and voting process, prompting more guests to enter the competitions.
  • Xu Xiaoyan clung to Yuanen Yehui for protection, but Yuanen Yehui pulled her onto the dance floor, leaving Xie Xie feeling mocked.
  • Dai Yun'er decided not to invite Huo Yuhao after seeing him approach Gu Yuena.
  • Huo Yuhao invited Gu Yuena to dance, and she happily accepted.
  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena danced with increasingly intimate movements as the surrounding guests stopped to watch them.

Ch. 215Star Luo's Pills

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena dazzled the banquet with their dance and received High-grade Qiankun Pills as their prize. After inspecting one, Huo Yuhao recognized something troubling about it and asked Soul Suppressing Douluo to examine it.

  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena performed an intimate, spectacular dance that earned enthusiastic applause.
  • Dai Yun'er awarded Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena High-grade Qiankun Pills, prompting the Star Luo guests to explain that each pill could increase a spirit ring's age by a thousand years.
  • Huo Yuhao examined his pill and suspected that Star Luo's circumstances were worse than he had feared.
  • Huo Yuhao declined Dai Yun'er's invitation for a deeper conversation and returned to Soul Suppressing Douluo and the others.
  • Huo Yuhao handed the pill to Soul Suppressing Douluo, whose expression darkened as soon as he touched it.

Ch. 216We Are Narrowing the Definition of Evil Spirit Masters, While They Are Expanding It

Soul Suppressing Douluo discovered that the pills from Star Luo were Human Pills made from human blood essence, Soul Power, and souls, and warned that they could turn their use into a path toward becoming an Evil Spirit Master. The federation prepared to investigate Star Luo and prevent the pills from spreading, and two months later the Star Luo Continent came into view.

  • Soul Suppressing Douluo asked Pan Wen to leave and praised Huo Yuhao for noticing the pill's unusual nature.
  • Soul Suppressing Douluo revealed that the pill was a Human Pill refined from a person's blood essence, Soul Power, and soul.
  • Na Nali and Leng Yulai warned that such pills could encourage people to pursue power through murder and turn the practice into a means of cultivating Evil Spirit Masters.
  • Soul Suppressing Douluo ordered the group to send intelligence to the federation and warned Huo Yuhao to tell his companions not to take the pills.
  • Na Nali left to make contact, while Passionate Douluo departed to share the information with Shrek Academy.
  • Two months after the banquet, the Star Luo Continent appeared before the people aboard the Star Luo.

Ch. 217Attack and the Dawn Society

After returning to Star Luo Continent, Huo Yuhao and the delegation boarded a train for Star Luo City, where mechas attacked them. Huo Yuhao destroyed the incoming beams, while the attackers clashed with Star Luo’s escort mechas and were identified as members of the Dawn Society.

  • The Star Luo delegation returned home, while the Douluo Federation delegation continued its diplomatic mission and planned exchanges in Star Luo City.
  • Huo Yuhao, Dai Yun'er, and the others boarded a Soul Tool Train bound for the capital.
  • A force of mechas attacked the train, and Huo Yuhao used Sky Ripping Claw to intercept every incoming soul tool beam.
  • The Star Luo escort mechas engaged the attackers as Passionate Douluo and the others watched without intervening.
  • Dark Phoenix Douluo heard the attackers identified as rebels from Dawn Society and realized Star Luo’s situation was complicated.

Ch. 218The Power of the Crimson Gold Profound Flame

Huo Yuhao defeated Ling Hefan’s Red Level Mecha with the Crimson Gold Profound Flame while Gu Yuena protected the train, and Ling Hefan fled. The delegation’s journey continued as Sima Lanxiao promised an investigation into the attack and an explanation from the Star Luo Federation.

  • Ling Hefan mistook Huo Yuhao for a bluffing Two-Word Battle Armor Master and attacked him with his Red Level Mecha.
  • Huo Yuhao matched Ling Hefan’s speed with spatial shifts while Gu Yuena intercepted incoming Soul Cannon Shells and guarded the delegation.
  • Huo Yuhao used the Crimson Gold Profound Flame to burn through the mecha’s shield and energy core, forcing Ling Hefan to eject.
  • Ling Hefan transformed into his Night Owl True Body and fled, while Huo Yuhao returned to the Soul Tool Train instead of pursuing him.
  • Pan Wen confronted Sima Lanxiao over the attack, and Sima Lanxiao promised an explanation and sent word to Star Luo City for an investigation.

Ch. 219I'll Be Borrowing Your Head

Huo Yuhao defeated the Dawn Society’s attack on the Federation envoy train, leaving the Star Luo delegation in awe of his strength. After the Dawn Society’s leader killed Ling Hefan to make amends, the delegation reached Star Luo City safely.

  • Xie Xie examined the wreckage of the Red Level Mecha while Dai Yun’er and the Star Luo delegation regarded Huo Yuhao with awe.
  • The Star Luo authorities reported that the attackers belonged to the Dawn Society, which had ordered them to test the Federation envoy group and either provoke conflict or eliminate the delegation.
  • Ling Hefan told the Dawn Society’s leader that the attack had failed, and the leader beheaded him as a sacrifice to seek reconciliation with the Federation.
  • The Star Luo Federation increased security around the train, and the delegation arrived in Star Luo City two days later.

Ch. 220Let the Intelligence Come to Them

Huo Yuhao used his status as a Spirit Pagoda researcher and future Tower Master to draw out Star Luo City’s Soul Beast information, while Gu Yuena searched for the Dragon Tomb. Their plan led them to several incomplete dragon bones, and Huo Yuhao asked their seller where they had come from.

  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena left the Star Luo Grand Hotel with their guard, Le Xiaoling, and asked about an auction and Soul Beast-related lots.
  • Huo Yuhao offered to trade for rare Soul Beast genetic information, and Le Xiaoling mobilized her contacts in hopes of obtaining a valuable Soul Spirit.
  • Huo Yuhao’s offer prompted people across Star Luo City to seek suitable information, and he acquired several incomplete dragon bones at the auction.
  • Huo Yuhao negotiated with the middle-aged Soul Master who had supplied the bones, then asked where in Star Luo they had been found.

Ch. 221Star Luo's True Color Was Madness

Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena met Mo Yan of the Dawn Society, who apologized for the group’s attack and tried to enlist their support by revealing Star Luo’s cooperation with evil soul masters. Huo Yuhao rejected his claims as irrelevant and pressed him for the Dragon Valley information, which Mo Yan finally agreed to provide.

  • Mo Yan knocked Le Xiaoling unconscious, introduced himself as a Titled Douluo from the Dawn Society, and apologized to Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena.
  • Mo Yan said the Dawn Society had killed Ling Hefan to make amends for the attack on the delegation.
  • Mo Yan pointed to the auctioned Soul Origin Pill and claimed that Star Luo made the pills from humans in cooperation with evil soul masters.
  • Huo Yuhao refused to engage with Mo Yan’s allegations and told him to take his political pitch to the delegation’s leaders.
  • Mo Yan gave up trying to persuade Huo Yuhao and agreed to share the information about Dragon Valley.

Ch. 222The War Against Star Luo Must Be Fought!

Huo Yuhao learned about Dragon Valley and the Tang Sect’s decline in Star Luo, then decided the Holy Spirit Cult’s Human Pill trade made war against Star Luo necessary. The Douluo delegation later attended a formal reception where Emperor Xu Chengzhi welcomed them.

  • Mo Yan told Huo Yuhao where Dragon Valley was and described the situation in Star Luo before leaving his contact information.
  • Huo Yuhao concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult’s Human Pills were creating a dangerous path to power and vowed to push the war against Star Luo forward.
  • Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena left the auction, waking Le Xiaoling as they departed for the envoy delegation’s arrangements.
  • After two days in Star Luo, the Douluo envoy delegation received notice of an evening reception with Emperor Xu Chengzhi and Speaker Dai Tianling.
  • Star Luo’s officials and guards welcomed the delegation at the Imperial Palace, and Xu Chengzhi praised the talents of Douluo Continent.

Ch. 223Encirclement Plan

Xu Chengzhi welcomed Huo Yuhao and the Douluo Federation’s delegation before Speaker Dai Tianling led them into secret talks about a plan to strike the Holy Spirit Cult. The plan relied on the upcoming competition to distract the cult, and an approaching Limit Douluo added new weight to the discussion.

  • Xu Chengzhi exchanged formal greetings with Huo Yuhao and the delegation during the diplomatic ceremony.
  • At the banquet, Xie Xie provoked noble young women by comparing them unfavorably with Gu Yuena.
  • Dai Tianling thanked the delegation in Star Luo Hall and asked Passionate Douluo about coordinating an attack on the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Dai Tianling proposed using the upcoming soul master competition to distract the cult while Star Luo and the federation secretly attacked its strongholds.
  • An unseen speaker explained that the Holy Spirit Cult was searching the tournament for young Soul Masters with specific qualifications, and several Star Luo juniors had disappeared.
  • A powerful presence outside the hall made Passionate Douluo and the others recognize that a Star Luo Limit Douluo had arrived.

Ch. 224He Was Still Alive, So His Stance Was Naturally Already Settled

Enci, Star Luo's Limit Douluo and Monster Academy's dean, joined the meeting and explained a plan, while Huo Yuhao's intelligence led the others to conclude that the Holy Spirit Cult had allowed Enci to grow under its control. Enci identified the Dawn Society as a Holy Spirit Cult force, leaving the conflicting claims between the Dawn Society and Star Luo unresolved.

  • Enci entered the meeting, and Dai Tianling and the others greeted him respectfully.
  • Huo Yuhao warned the group that light-attribute Spirit Masters could serve the Holy Spirit Cult and explained how the cult might have kept Enci under its influence.
  • After hearing Huo Yuhao's reasoning, Passionate Douluo and Soul Suppressing Douluo concluded that the Holy Spirit Cult controlled Star Luo's overall situation.
  • Enci explained the plan and told Soul Suppressing Douluo that the Dawn Society was one of the Holy Spirit Cult's forces in disguise.

Ch. 225Shaking Them Down

Enci and Dai Tianling tried to persuade the Douluo Federation envoys to help eliminate the Dawn Society, presenting it as an evil soul master organization. Passionate Douluo agreed to cooperate only after bargaining for advance compensation, and the group began revising Star Luo's plan.

  • Enci described the Dawn Society's history, strength, and alleged crimes, and Dai Tianling asked the Douluo Federation to help destroy it.
  • Passionate Douluo agreed that resisting evil soul masters was a shared duty but insisted that Star Luo's battle plan needed revisions.
  • Passionate Douluo raised concerns about the younger generation's safety and the danger posed by the Dawn Society and Holy Spirit Cult, then pressed Star Luo for compensation in advance.
  • Dai Tianling gave the envoys an Astrological Attribute defensive Soul Tool, a Soul Bone, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
  • Huo Yuhao put away the gifts while Passionate Douluo and the others discussed revising the plan with Enci and Dai Tianling.
Arc 9 of 17
Arc 9 of 17