Arc 6The Nightmare and the Purgatory

Lin Yuan eliminated Tang Weiwei and the Six Sword Slaves, drew closer to Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong, and manipulated Shrek Academy’s downfall while pursuing his own plans. As Tang San’s secrets were exposed and his allies scattered, Lin Yuan’s impersonation of Xuan Jian left Yu Xiaogang imprisoned and set a trap in motion against Xuan Jian.

  • Lin Yuan destroyed the Six Sword Slaves with Hell Prison Divine Thunder, took Tang Weiwei’s system and soul bones, and escaped Shrek Academy as Ning Rongrong grieved her death.
  • Ning Rongrong accused Tang Weiwei of attacking her and Zhu Qing, and Ning Fengzhi took both women away from Shrek Academy after hearing their account of the mysterious Titled Douluo.
  • Lin Yuan learned Ning Rongrong had been gathering immortal herbs for him, reunited with her and Zhu Qing, and promised to bring an herb to Gu Yuan before leaving to continue his training.
  • Xuan Jian sought Yu Xiaogang’s death while Lin Yuan cleansed Xuan Gu’s Form-Changing Art and planned to impersonate Xuan Jian to frame Yu Xiaogang.
  • Zhang Qing’s Seven-in-One fusion skill trapped Shrek Academy in a nightmare that exposed Tang San’s secrets and the students’ scandals, while Tang Hao learned Tang San was not his son and took him away for training.
  • Lin Yuan used Oscar’s blood to destroy Tang Weiwei’s System Crystal Ball, while Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were expelled from Shrek and Ma Hongjun was killed by Xuan Jian.
  • Xuan Jian recruited Oscar and sent Dai Mubai after Yu Xiaogang, but Lin Yuan killed Dai Mubai before flying Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City and framing him as an impostor.
  • Yu Xiaogang was sent to Avici Purgatory and crippled, while Xuan Jian realized someone had used his name and found Yu Xiaogang being tormented in Cell No. 11.
Chapters 135–161 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 135Tang Weiwei and the Six Sword Slaves Were Obliterated Without a Trace

Lin Yuan obliterated the Six Sword Slaves and Tang Weiwei, rescued Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong, and took the soul bones and Tang Weiwei's system. He left Shrek Academy in disguise after hearing that Ning Rongrong had been collecting immortal herbs for him.

  • Lin Yuan used Hell Prison Divine Thunder to destroy the Six Sword Slaves and caught the soul bones and Tang Weiwei's Female Player System from the aftermath.
  • Lin Yuan reunited with Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Qing thanked him for saving her again.
  • Ning Rongrong demanded to choose an item from Tang Weiwei's Storage Soul Tool, but Lin Yuan took it and flew away when he sensed people approaching.
  • Ning Rongrong broke down over losing Tang Weiwei and the chance to obtain immortal herbs for Gu Yuan, while Zhu Qing tried to comfort her.
  • Lin Yuan left Shrek Academy in disguise and realized Ning Rongrong had been gathering immortal herbs for him.

Ch. 136It's Green, It's Green—Tang San's Been Cheated On

Ning Rongrong repeated Lin Yuan’s account of Tang Weiwei’s alleged behavior and attempted murder, while Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi confronted Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. Flender confirmed Tang Weiwei had booked rooms with different men two years earlier, and the group learned that a mysterious Titled Douluo had killed Tang Weiwei and three Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect guards.

  • Lin Yuan used his spiritual network to tell Ning Rongrong what to say in exchange for an immortal herb for her sweetheart.
  • Ning Rongrong accused Tang Weiwei of trying to kill her and Zhu Qing, prompting Yu Xiaogang to demand evidence and Liu Erlong to threaten her.
  • Gu Rong slapped Liu Erlong after she insulted Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi urged her to show respect to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Ning Rongrong said Tang Weiwei had revealed a Clear Sky Hammer martial soul and tried to silence her and Zhu Qing after they witnessed her with several men.
  • Flender confirmed he had seen Tang Weiwei booking rooms with different men two years earlier, and Ning Rongrong reported that a Titled Douluo with a Golden Giant Dragon martial soul had killed Tang Weiwei and three guards.
  • Gu Rong asked Ning Fengzhi about the mysterious Titled Douluo and his powerful lightning attack.

Ch. 137Flender finally understood Zhao Wuji

Ning Rongrong claimed Zhu Qing’s boyfriend had rescued them from the Golden Sacred Dragon Soul Douluo, prompting Ning Fengzhi to take his daughter and Zhu Qing away from Shrek Academy. Flender and Yu Xiaogang were left to face the fallout, and Yu Xiaogang insisted they conceal the events from Tang San.

  • Yu Xiaogang questioned how Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing had survived, and Ning Rongrong credited Zhu Qing’s boyfriend with saving them from the Titled Douluo.
  • Ning Rongrong described the boyfriend’s soul rings, and Ning Fengzhi recognized him as the young man who had escaped Sword Douluo’s pursuit in Sunset Forest.
  • Ning Fengzhi told the Golden Triangle Romance that he would remove Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing from Shrek Academy while continuing to investigate the deaths of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Soul Sages.
  • Ning Rongrong told Yu Xiaogang that Zhu Qing’s boyfriend was no older than Tang San, then left with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong on Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon.
  • Flender reflected on Shrek Academy’s mounting troubles, while Yu Xiaogang ordered him and Liu Erlong not to tell Tang San what had happened.

Ch. 138Yu Xiaogang Was About to Head to Spirit City

Tang Hao returned Tang San to Shrek after Shi Nian escaped, then ordered Yu Xiaogang to train Tang San in his second martial soul and conceal Tang Weiwei’s death from him. Lin Yuan watched the exchange and went to a club to hide from Xuan Gu Old Demon, where he examined Tang Weiwei’s Storage Soul Tool and its system rewards.

  • Tang Hao brought the unconscious Tang San back to Liu Erlong’s cabin after a mysterious green-armored Titled Douluo rescued the wounded Shi Nian.
  • Tang Hao told Flender and Liu Erlong to claim Tang Weiwei had returned to the Clear Sky Sect to train, and he allowed Yu Xiaogang to remain Tang San’s teacher.
  • Tang Hao instructed Yu Xiaogang to make Tang San master his second martial soul so he could surpass Xuan Jian and Zhu Family girl’s boyfriend.
  • Lin Yuan observed Tang Hao’s conversation through his Golden Lightning Domain and suspected Xuan Gu Old Demon might have Shi Nian.
  • Lin Yuan rented a suite at a Heaven Dou City club to avoid Xuan Gu Old Demon, then examined Tang Weiwei’s Storage Soul Tool and its three system rewards.

Ch. 139A Rich Harvest

Lin Yuan sorted through the spoils from Tang Weiwei and her allies, gaining a way to raise his cultivation temporarily and strengthening his Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone. He planned to recruit Oscar to test the System Crystal Ball and visit Ning Rongrong before investigating Xuan Gu’s Form-Changing Art; meanwhile, Ning Rongrong told Zhu Qing that Lin Yuan had promised her an immortal herb.

  • Lin Yuan stored the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and several soul bones, then learned that the Soul-Descending Talisman could raise his cultivation by two soul-ring ranks up to an ordinary Titled Douluo.
  • Lin Yuan absorbed the Illusory Wisdom Skull into his Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone, increasing his spiritual power and Mental Barrier’s reduction of enemy spiritual attacks to sixty percent.
  • Lin Yuan decided to have Oscar use the System Crystal Ball to test whether it could claim rewards through Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and planned to visit Ning Rongrong and investigate Xuan Gu’s Form-Changing Art.
  • At the Seven Treasure Hotel, Zhu Qing visited Ning Rongrong, who apologized for her earlier anger and said Lin Yuan had promised to give her an immortal herb.

Ch. 140Two Sisters Who Fell for the Same Man

Lin Yuan cleared up the truth about Zhu Qing's rescue and learned that she wanted to repay him by choosing him. After revealing his face, he prepared to resume his training journey, and Zhu Qing asked to go with him.

  • Ning Rongrong left Lin Yuan and Zhu Qing alone, urging Zhu Qing to pursue him before he was gone.
  • Lin Yuan explained that he had saved Zhu Qing once, while another man had rescued her near the Star Dou Great Forest and died fighting him.
  • Lin Yuan told Zhu Qing that her sister had never intended to kill her, and Zhu Qing realized this might be true.
  • Encouraged by Ning Rongrong, Zhu Qing declared that she would choose Lin Yuan regardless of his appearance and removed his disguise.
  • Zhu Qing mistook Lin Yuan for someone who merely resembled Gu Yuan, and Lin Yuan said he would bring Ning Rongrong's promised immortal herb to Gu Yuan.
  • Lin Yuan set out to continue his training journey, and Zhu Qing asked to accompany him.

Ch. 141Lin Yuan's Attitude toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

Lin Yuan left Zhu Qing after promising to return, while Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong discussed him and Gu Yuan. In Heaven Dou City, Xuan Jian learned that his Six Sword Slaves were likely dead and that Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi had taken Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong away.

  • Lin Yuan rejected Zhu Qing's offer to prove her feelings, kissed her forehead, and promised to take her to see the world when he returned.
  • After Lin Yuan left, Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Qing about him, and Zhu Qing said he was almost as handsome as Gu Yuan.
  • Zhu Qing told Ning Rongrong that Lin Yuan would pass the immortal herbs to Gu Yuan, who might then return to find her.
  • A Luo Net spy reported to Xuan Jian that a thunderous blast had destroyed part of the forest behind Shrek Academy and that the Six Sword Slaves had not returned.
  • Xuan Jian suspected that the mysterious Transmigrator had killed the Six Sword Slaves, then learned that Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi had taken Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong away.

Ch. 142Xuan Jian Wanted Yu Xiaogang Dead

Xuan Jian learned that Yu Xiaogang had left Shrek for Spirit City and sought Long Aotian to arrange his assassination. At Qian Renxue’s residence, she ordered a search for the mysterious transmigrator and dismissed Long Aotian’s hopes of winning her favor; Long Aotian then arrived to meet Xuan Jian.

  • Xuan Jian learned Yu Xiaogang had left Shrek and decided to ask Long Aotian to arrange a safe assassination.
  • Snake Lance Douluo reported to Qian Renxue that the Six Sword Slaves, Tang Weiwei, and three Soul Sages had died in the lightning attack.
  • Qian Renxue ordered Snake Lance Douluo to recruit the mysterious transmigrator or kill him if he refused to join Spirit Hall.
  • Qian Renxue sent Long Aotian to meet Xuan Jian after an attendant announced Xuan Jian’s request.
  • Long Aotian arrived and asked Xuan Jian if he wanted him to kill Yu Xiaogang.

Ch. 144Long Aotian, the Legendary King of Staying Alive

Long Aotian agreed to Xuan Jian’s demand to kill Yu Xiaogang but fled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect rather than trust him. Meanwhile, Lin Yuan discovered that Xuan Gu Old Demon had tampered with the Form-Changing Art and devised a plan to impersonate Xuan Jian and frame Yu Xiaogang.

  • Xuan Jian threatened Long Aotian and offered him an immortal herb if he arranged Yu Xiaogang’s death, so Long Aotian pretended to agree.
  • Long Aotian returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong and announced he was entering closed-door seclusion until he reached level sixty.
  • Lin Yuan tested the Form-Changing Art and used Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder to eliminate the hidden ghostly green soul power Xuan Gu Old Demon had planted in it.
  • Lin Yuan recalled that Yu Xiaogang was traveling toward Spirit City and planned to impersonate Xuan Jian to frame him and send him to death row.

Ch. 145Life's first baptism

Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou City, reunited with Ning Rongrong, and gained a prize-wheel spin from Chang Gong Miao's system. After taking the rewards Ning Rongrong had prepared for him, he returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, where the spin awarded him a First-Level God adaptive divine core.

  • Lin Yuan returned to Heaven Dou City and used disguises to sneak into Ning Rongrong's room while Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong were at the Soul Fighting Arena.
  • Ning Rongrong reunited with Lin Yuan, and he assured her he would visit often before the two became intimate, triggering a prize-wheel notification from Chang Gong Miao's system.
  • Ning Rongrong asked when Lin Yuan would seek her father's approval; he said he would ask in five years, and she gave him whale rubber and a Blood Fiend Demon Whale Right Arm Soul Bone.
  • Lin Yuan returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, used the prize-wheel spin, and won a First-Level God adaptive divine core.

Ch. 146Shi Nian Turned into a Corpse Puppet

Lin Yuan obtained a Golden Crystal Ball containing divine power and an Attribute-less Law, giving him a risky path to godhood without an inheritance. At the Great Soul Arena, he agreed to work with Xuan Gu against Zhang Qing and Shi Nian, whose body had become a Corpse Puppet.

  • Lin Yuan learned that refining the Golden Crystal Ball could make him a First-Level God, but warned himself that his foundation might not withstand its divine power.
  • Three days later, Lin Yuan disguised himself and returned to the Great Soul Arena, where he saw Ning Rongrong, Zhu Qing, and Shi Nian.
  • Lin Yuan recognized that Shi Nian had become a Corpse Puppet, and Xuan Gu privately contacted him.
  • Lin Yuan agreed to help Xuan Gu kill Zhang Qing, while Xuan Gu said he could hold off the two hidden Titled Douluos and they could defeat Shi Nian together.
  • Xuan Gu shared the six abilities of his Martial Soul, and Lin Yuan identified his own Martial Soul as Lone Bamboo before Xuan Gu asked whether it could use Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder.

Ch. 147The self-exposure he couldn't escape

Lin Yuan agreed with Xuan Gu to target Zhang Qing and his system after the tournament, while Shrek faced Canghui Academy in the qualifying tournament. Zhang Qing revealed Canghui's Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving the match on the verge of beginning in earnest.

  • Lin Yuan distrusted Xuan Gu's claims about killing system owners but agreed to attack Zhang Qing outside Heaven Dou City during the Promotion Tournament.
  • Shrek fielded Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu against Canghui Academy, while Huang Yuan stayed out of the match.
  • Tang San recognized that Canghui's previously unused members showed no fear despite Shrek's taunts and low morale.
  • Zhang Qing taunted Shrek and announced Canghui Academy's Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Nightmare Heart-Eater.
  • Canghui's six gem-type martial soul users formed a hexagon around Zhang Qing as he released his gray, semitransparent martial soul haze.

Ch. 148Tang Weiwei awed Heaven Dou

Zhang Qing used Canghui Academy’s fusion skill to unleash a Remnant Dream illusion across the arena, trapping the Shrek team and spectators in painful memories. Tang San also fell into the illusion, which exposed his fears, regrets, and resentment toward people who had surpassed him.

  • Tang San recognized Zhang Qing’s Remnant Dream martial soul and watched Canghui Academy’s soul power gather around him into a seven-colored pillar.
  • Five Canghui Academy members vanished as Zhang Qing activated a fusion skill, and the competition grounds filled with mist.
  • Zhang Qing received a system notification that Tang San’s trust had reached eighty percent, then used a five-in-one fusion skill to create a Remnant Dream Domain.
  • The illusion made Ma Hongjun, Jiang Zhu, Oscar, Jing Ling, Tai Long, Dai Mubai, and Tang San relive painful memories and fears.
  • Tang San’s illusions showed his guilt over stealing the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, jealousy of Lin Tian and other rivals, and regret over his choices involving Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Weiwei.

Ch. 149The King of Cuckolds Arrives

The Remnant Dream Domain exposed the Shrek students’ secrets, including Tang San’s origins, hidden power, and suspected role in Yu Tianlong’s death. Xue Ye and Bone Douluo considered seizing Tang San’s secrets and soul bones, but Ning Fengzhi stopped them and chose to protect him because of the threat from Spirit Hall.

  • The spectators heard the Shrek students reveal their scandals, including Tang San’s resentment toward Yu Xiaogang and Tang Weiwei’s relationships with several teammates.
  • The audience learned that Tang San had twin martial souls, rare soul bones, and an unknown background, and that he had wanted Yu Tianlong dead.
  • Xue Ye suspected Tang San had killed Yu Tianlong and proposed arresting him, hoping to obtain his Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and soul bones.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and persuaded him to abandon the plan.
  • Bone Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi to capture Tang San and take his secrets, but Ning Fengzhi refused and insisted that the sect protect him from Spirit Hall.

Ch. 150A false bond between father and son

As Zhang Qing’s illusion exposed Shrek’s secrets, Tang Hao resolved to avenge the humiliation, while Liu Erlong attacked Tang San and Gu Rong stopped her. Xue Ye declared Canghui Academy the winner, but Zhang Qing kept the Shrek members trapped as Bishop Salas challenged the leniency of the ruling.

  • Tang Hao learned that Tang San was not his son and vowed to kill Zhang Qing if he found him alone.
  • Flender and Liu Erlong reacted with anger to Tang San’s revelations, and Liu Erlong transformed and lunged at him.
  • Ning Fengzhi ordered Gu Rong to stop Liu Erlong, and Gu Rong struck her down and pinned her to the stage.
  • Xue Ye declared Canghui Academy the winner after Liu Erlong interfered, but Zhang Qing continued the illusion as the Shrek members screamed and bled.
  • Bishop Salas called Xue Ye’s ruling too lenient, and Ning Fengzhi asked what punishment Salas proposed.

Ch. 151Shrek Banned from Competition

Shrek Academy was banned from the current tournament and barred from competing for twenty years after the match exposed its members’ secrets. Zhang Qing gained a powerful soul bone and a second martial soul, while Lin Yuan and Xuan Gu began maneuvering against each other over the prize.

  • Shi Nian threatened to continue the match until the authorities disqualified Shrek Academy from the tournament and banned it for twenty years.
  • Zhang Qing released the Five-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, revealing the injured Shrek members and the secrets they had exposed in the illusion.
  • Tang San realized that his secrets, including his rebirth, had been revealed and threatened Zhang Qing, but his mental injuries left him unable to attack.
  • Zhang Qing mocked Tang San, whose trust in him reached ninety percent and triggered the system to grant Zhang Qing a 90,000-year wisdom skull and a second martial soul.
  • Lin Yuan and Xuan Gu noticed Zhang Qing’s sudden increase in spiritual power, and Xuan Gu offered to share the soul bone if Lin Yuan helped kill Shi Nian.

Ch. 152Tang Weiwei's system reward

At the Great Soul Arena, Tang San learned that Tang Weiwei had slept with Oscar, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan, and turned his affections back to Xiao Wu. Lin Yuan later collected Oscar’s blood and used it to activate Tang Weiwei’s system, obtaining a fire-wood dual spirit root.

  • Oscar admitted that he had slept with Tang Weiwei, and Jing Ling and Huang Yuan confirmed they had too, leaving Tang San convinced she had betrayed him.
  • Tang San cursed Tang Weiwei and decided that only Xiao Wu could fill his heart, ending the Shrek group’s dispute before it became a fight.
  • That night, Lin Yuan infiltrated Shrek Academy, rendered Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai unconscious, collected Oscar’s blood, and gave the three men an aphrodisiac.
  • Tang Hao took Tang San away from Heaven Dou City to begin his true training, while Lin Yuan followed them as far as Holy Soul Village.
  • Lin Yuan dripped Oscar’s blood onto Tang Weiwei’s System Crystal Ball, which shattered and revealed a pill identified as a fire-wood dual spirit root.

Ch. 154Shrek's three desperate scoundrels

Tang Hao told Tang San that Spirit Hall had caused Ah Yin’s death, then sealed Tang San’s soul power and began training him. Lin Yuan left Holy Soul Village, while Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun woke after a violent incident and accused Tang San of arranging it.

  • Tang Hao told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang’s plan to consult the Pope had been exposed and explained that Spirit Hall had forced Ah Yin to sacrifice herself, while hiding his own role in events.
  • Tang Hao sealed Tang San’s soul power using the Clear Sky Sect method and began special training.
  • Lin Yuan considered stealing the Clear Sky Sect’s secret techniques from Tang Hao, then left Holy Soul Village for Heaven Dou City.
  • Lin Yuan found Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun naked and injured in their dormitory after Zhao Wuji had cleared away the watching students.
  • Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun beat Oscar and demanded to know what he had done to them.
  • Oscar blamed Tang San, and Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun fell silent as they considered their resentment toward him.

Ch. 155Ma Hongjun's death

After fleeing Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun sought refuge with Spirit Hall, believing Tang San would hunt them down. Xuan Jian accepted Dai Mubai and Oscar but killed Ma Hongjun, while Lin Yuan watched and Xuan Jian realized a Transmigrator was behind the events.

  • Zhao Wuji warned Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to leave Shrek Academy, and Flender gave them travel money at the side gate.
  • Oscar persuaded Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to seek refuge with Spirit Hall, and all three headed there.
  • Lin Yuan overheard their conversation and reflected on how they had mistaken his actions for Tang San's revenge.
  • Xuan Jian killed Ma Hongjun by slicing off the top of his head, then questioned Dai Mubai and Oscar.
  • After realizing a Transmigrator had orchestrated the situation, Xuan Jian kept quiet and accepted Dai Mubai and Oscar into Spirit Hall.

Ch. 156The Death of Dai Mubai

Xuan Jian recruited Oscar and tried to enlist Dai Mubai to kill Yu Xiaogang, but Lin Yuan killed Dai Mubai after he left Heaven Dou City. Half a month later, the Spirit Hall deputy team won the Qualifying Tournament.

  • Xuan Jian promised Oscar support against the Clear Sky Sect and the Tang family, and Oscar accepted him as his boss.
  • Xuan Jian offered Dai Mubai power and an Immortal Herb in exchange for an initiation pledge: Yu Xiaogang’s head.
  • Dai Mubai agreed to kill Yu Xiaogang, then staged a public falling-out with Spirit Hall and left Heaven Dou City to pursue him.
  • Lin Yuan followed Dai Mubai and killed him with a single strike, then burned his body to ash.
  • The Four Elements Academy, Canghui Academy, and Spirit Hall deputy team qualified for the next stage, and the Spirit Hall deputy team won the Qualifying Tournament.

Ch. 157Yu Xiaogang Arrived in Spirit City (Reset)

Lin Yuan disguised himself as Flender and brought Yu Xiaogang to Spirit City, then followed him to the Papal Palace in Xuan Jian’s appearance. There, he seized Yu Xiaogang’s Pope Token and struck him, leaving Yu Xiaogang humiliated before the palace knights.

  • Xuan Jian sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to watch Zhang Qing and traveled toward Spirit City with Snake Lance and Pufferfish.
  • Lin Yuan disguised himself as Flender, caught up with Yu Xiaogang, and flew him toward Spirit City while keeping ahead of Xuan Jian’s party.
  • Lin Yuan left Yu Xiaogang outside the city, then disguised himself as a middle-aged man and followed him inside.
  • Yu Xiaogang presented Tang Hao’s Pope Token at the Papal Palace gates, and the lead palace knight began to kneel and call him Elder.
  • Lin Yuan appeared as Xuan Jian, redirected the palace knights’ greetings, snatched Yu Xiaogang’s token, and slapped him across the face.

Ch. 158Yunlan Douluo

Lin Yuan exposed Yu Xiaogang as an impostor and had him taken away, while Yunlan Douluo briefly appeared and puzzled him with her resemblance to Yun Yun. After Lin Yuan left Spirit City, Xuan Jian arrived and hurried to Bibi Dong’s office, relieved to find her safe.

  • Lin Yuan struck Yu Xiaogang twice, challenged his claim to a Pope Token, and ordered Hall Guard Knights to seize him.
  • Yunlan Douluo arrived, heard that Yu Xiaogang was impersonating a Spirit Hall Elder, and told Lin Yuan that Bibi Dong was in the palace.
  • Lin Yuan secretly ordered the guards to torment Yu Xiaogang before interrogating him, then concealed himself as Snake Lance, Pufferfish, and Xuan Jian passed by.
  • Lin Yuan changed his appearance and left Spirit City while Xuan Jian rushed to Bibi Dong’s office, fearing Yu Xiaogang had already reached her.
  • Xuan Jian found Bibi Dong safely enjoying afternoon tea and felt relieved after learning Yu Xiaogang had arrived in Spirit City.

Ch. 159The Deserted Xuan Jian

Bibi Dong, furious over the damage Xuan Jian’s Soul Master Cultivation Manual had done to Yu Xiaogang and her plans, drove Xuan Jian from her office. Xuan Jian left for an audience with Qian Daoliu, questioning whether his achievements could ever change Bibi Dong’s devotion to Yu Xiaogang.

  • Bibi Dong summoned Spirit Hall’s elders and enshrined members to propose starting the Soul Hunting Operation early, but Qian Daoliu and the elders rejected the plan as premature.
  • Bibi Dong learned that Tang San no longer recognized Yu Xiaogang as his teacher and planned to kill him after using him, leaving Yu Xiaogang in despair.
  • Xuan Jian entered Bibi Dong’s office without knocking, and she blasted him with her aura until Gui Mei relayed Qian Daoliu’s request to see him.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Xuan Jian to return to Heaven Dou City and bring back the championship, then warned him not to offend her again.
  • Xuan Jian left, doubting that his strength, reputation, and evidence against Yu Xiaogang could ever outweigh Bibi Dong’s old attachment to him.

Ch. 160Gui Mei's Deep Sense of Loyalty and Righteousness

Gui Mei comforted Xuan Jian after learning he remained devoted to the Pope despite her intent to kill him, and vowed to protect him. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was delivered to the Avici Purgatory, where he tried to flee after learning the jailers planned to cripple his Soul Power.

  • Gui Mei admitted that the Great Enshrined had not summoned Xuan Jian and warned him that the Pope might kill him.
  • Xuan Jian insisted he would accept death at the Pope’s hands, and Gui Mei promised to protect him because Xuan Jian treated him as a human being.
  • Xuan Jian secretly vowed to kill Tang San after the Soul Master Tournament so Gui Mei would not meet his fate from the original work.
  • Two Hall Guard Knights delivered Yu Xiaogang to the Avici Purgatory and instructed the jailers to put him in a filthy cell and interrogate him after the prisoners had served him.
  • The jailer told Yu Xiaogang his Soul Power had to be crippled before he entered, so Yu Xiaogang broke free and tried to run but was stopped by two jailers.

Ch. 161Yu Xiaogang Entered the Cell Block

Yu Xiaogang was crippled and sent to Avici Purgatory, where the jailers placed him among prisoners to torment him. Xuan Jian discovered someone had used his name to imprison Yu Xiaogang and decided to kill him before the scheme could be exposed, but arrived to find the abuse already underway.

  • A jailer crippled Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Power and ordered him sent to Cell No. 11 to be tormented by Scar and the prisoners.
  • The jailers mocked Yu Xiaogang and warned him that he would never leave Avici Purgatory after offending Lord Xuan Jian.
  • Xuan Jian and Gui Mei learned that Yu Xiaogang had been imprisoned under Xuan Jian’s name, and Xuan Jian realized someone was plotting against him.
  • Xuan Jian decided to kill Yu Xiaogang and destroy the evidence, while a disguised jailer told the Pope that Tang Hao had supplied the Pope Token.
  • Xuan Jian and Gui Mei reached Cell No. 11 and found Yu Xiaogang being tormented by the prisoners; the head jailer offered to arrange another batch.
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