Arc 2The Ghost Face Society

Bai Jin and the Shrek group uncovered a network trafficking people and pursuing the Entry Token and Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Blood. They traced its captives to a Fight Arena beneath South Mountain Mine, where a stele inscription offered a lead to the Slaughter Stele Rubbing.

  • Bai Jin led Shrek through training and a raid on an Evil Soul Master warehouse, where Tang San rescued captive children and found a warning that the Gate would open beneath the Imperial City in seven days.
  • Bai Jin and Tang San followed clues through an apothecary, the Old Canal, and the Old Sacrificial Treasury, then Bai Jin erased the Gate and learned the real one was in Slaughter City.
  • Bai Jin and the students traced poison and captive-trafficking clues to the Old Quarry, where Ma Hongjun gained a Soul Ring and Bai Jin found an engraving matching the Slaughter Stele Rubbing.
  • Bai Jin arrested bidders at a secret auction, and the group tracked a stolen Entry Token to a boy whose sister had been promised back by the Ghost Face Society.
  • Bai Jin and the Shrek group uncovered a scheme to lure and abduct Soul Masters, then followed its poison trail to Setting Sun Wharf and prepared to raid a Black Ship.
  • Tang San led the assault on the Black Ship, where the group freed captives and captured a Ghost Mask Soul Emperor who revealed a meeting at Heaven Dou South Gate.
  • Bai Jin and Tang San confronted a Ghost Face Society contact at the south Gate, then followed his directions to Blackstone Crossing.
  • Tang San and his companions stopped a Ghost Carriage and rescued a girl, while Bai Jin captured its driver, who revealed that captives were sent beneath South Mountain Mine to a Fight Arena and a stele inscription.
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Ch. 26Mr. Bai's Schedule

Bai Jin put the Shrek students through a demanding training session and pushed Tang San to rely less on Hidden Weapons, while Xue Qinghe joined as an observer and sparred with him. Training ended when Lin Yu reported a drained corpse and a White Ghost Mask in the old district, prompting Bai Jin to announce a nighttime exam.

  • Bai Jin posted a training schedule that assigned exercises to the Shrek students and required Xue Qinghe to train with them.
  • Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu attacked Bai Jin, while Ning Rongrong adjusted her boosts and Oscar ran laps making sausages.
  • Tang San attacked without Hidden Weapons and came closer to Bai Jin than the others, earning praise and an extra bowl of rice.
  • Xue Qinghe sparred with Bai Jin using an unsharpened sword, and Tang San noticed the Crown Prince's precise, restrained swordplay.
  • Lin Yu reported that a man with his Soul Power drained had been found in Warehouse No. 3 beside a White Ghost Mask.
  • Bai Jin canceled afternoon class and announced an exam that night.

Ch. 27Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Qin Ming brought the Shrek group to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing challenged their right to enter. Bai Jin blocked Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist, and the chapter ended with Prince Xue Xing declaring that the academy did not welcome those who broke its rules.

  • Qin Ming welcomed Flender, Zhao Wuji, Bai Jin, and the Shrek students and showed them Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s extensive facilities.
  • The Shrek group considered the academy’s cultivation resources as Xue Beng and his students blocked Mountain Road and insulted them.
  • Bai Jin confronted Xue Beng, then held his ground when Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo arrived to demand proof of the group’s qualifications.
  • Bai Jin stopped Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist with an unseen barrier, while Dugu Bo recognized him as a seven-ring Soul Master and took an interest in Tang San.
  • Prince Xue Xing rejected the Shrek group and said the royal academy did not welcome people who did not know the rules.

Ch. 28Poison Douluo's Rules

Prince Xue Xing rejected Shrek Academy from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so Flender led the group away rather than accept the humiliation. Dugu Bo warned Bai Jin about a poison operation tied to apothecaries, and Bai Jin ended the chapter planning to investigate the Ghost Den that night.

  • Prince Xue Xing declared Shrek unwelcome, and Flender chose to leave with the students rather than bow to the academy's rules.
  • Bai Jin exchanged barbs with Dugu Bo, who revealed that someone was using poison to select victims and advised him to investigate apothecaries as well as Ghost Mask.
  • Dugu Bo noticed Tang San's unusual hands and asked to discuss poison with him, but Bai Jin pulled Tang San away protectively.
  • Qin Ming apologized at the academy Gate, and Flender reassured him that Shrek would find its own road.
  • Oscar spotted a recruitment notice for Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, and Flender decided to pursue the offer of generous compensation.
  • Bai Jin saw a faint trail of black Soul Power near the old city and announced that they would tear apart the Ghost Den that night.

Ch. 29Blue Tyrant Academy

Shrek settled into Blue Tyrant Academy, where Bai Jin put the students through tactical training for a real mission. After Lin Yu reported that an Evil Soul Master group was moving goods and missing children through Warehouse Three at midnight, Bai Jin led the group out to act.

  • Liu Erlong welcomed Flender's group to Blue Tyrant Academy and offered them lodging and a Training Ground.
  • Bai Jin drove Shrek's students into training and assigned roles for an impending raid on an Evil Soul Master hideout.
  • The students practiced coordinated combat while Bai Jin tested their judgment and adaptability.
  • Lin Yu reported that White Ghost Mask and missing children had been spotted at Warehouse Three in the old district.
  • Bai Jin asked whether the students were tired, then led them out for the midnight mission.

Ch. 30Rain in the Old City District

Bai Jin and the Shrek group raided an Evil Soul Master warehouse in Heaven Dou City's Old City District, rescued the children, and defeated a Blood Spider Soul Emperor. They found evidence of a Gate opening beneath the Imperial City in seven days, leaving Bai Jin suspicious of a threat near the Crown Prince's Mansion.

  • Tang San traced the missing Soul Masters to a warehouse where Evil Soul Masters were draining their Soul Power and preparing an array with captive children.
  • Bai Jin and the Shrek group stormed the warehouse, coordinated their attacks, and prioritized freeing the children and disrupting the array.
  • Tang San disabled part of the array and rescued the children, while Bai Jin repelled a poison cloud and defeated the Blood Spider Soul Emperor.
  • Tang San found a black token marked Slaughter and a blood-soaked page stating that the Gate would open beneath the Imperial City in seven days.
  • Zhu Zhuqing reported that two enemies had escaped, and Bai Jin let them go so they could report his arrival.

Ch. 31The Crown Prince's Mansion Raised Its Price

Bai Jin and the Shrek group reported their rescue of the children and the dismantling of an Evil Soul Master’s formation to Xue Qinghe, while new leads pointed to a plot beneath the Imperial City. With the Gate expected to open in seven days, Bai Jin assigned the group to train and investigate without drawing attention.

  • Bai Jin brought the formation’s Slaughter plaque fragment to Xue Qinghe and revealed that the children had been rescued and the Evil Soul Master defeated.
  • Bai Jin discovered that Tang San had advanced to level thirty-three, while the rest of the Shrek group felt their Soul Power growing more responsive after the fight.
  • Lu Heng reported that sealed wagons had moved behind the Auction House and that the Western City Apothecary had bought unusual quantities of medical supplies.
  • Lu Heng said the Imperial City entrance remained undiscovered, but a torn page suggested the Gate would open in seven days.
  • Bai Jin assigned Lu Heng to watch the Auction House and Tang San to investigate the apothecary, while Xue Qinghe stayed publicly uninvolved.
  • Bai Jin ordered the Shrek group to rest for four hours and then run three laps around the city wall.

Ch. 32Western City Apothecary

Bai Jin, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing uncovered a poison-mixing operation that tested people as vessels for the Old Sacrificial Treasury. After Dugu Bo arrived and the group recovered a Ledger linking the operation to the Auction House, Bai Jin led them there while Dugu Bo took an interest in Tang San.

  • Tang San identified the apothecary’s herb mixture as a formula for screening people, and the shopkeeper tried to flee after Bai Jin showed him a black broken token.
  • Dugu Bo stopped the shopkeeper, drew the poison from him, and helped force him to reveal that collectors on the back street behind the Auction House took the medicine.
  • Zhu Zhuqing retrieved a Ledger showing that people were tested as vessels for transfer to the Old Sacrificial Treasury, including whether they survived Killing Intent entering the body.
  • Dugu Bo explained that the Old Sacrificial Treasury was an ancient sealed burial site where Killing Intent had grown too strong, connecting it to the group’s clues.
  • Bai Jin led Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing toward the Auction House and asked Dugu Bo to watch the medicine trail; Dugu Bo watched Tang San with interest.

Ch. 33Before Xue Ye's Banquet

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin visited Blue Tyrant Academy before Emperor Xue Ye’s banquet, where Bai Jin warned them that enemies planned to exploit the palace gathering to open a path beneath Heaven Dou City. The group split their duties for the night as something stirred in the Old Canal.

  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy and reunited with Ning Rongrong, who revealed she had reached level twenty-eight.
  • Bai Jin gave Ning Fengzhi the pharmacy Ledger and explained that people were being drained of Soul Power to open a path beneath the Imperial City in seven days.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin agreed to monitor the banquet while Bai Jin led the Shrek students to investigate the drains.
  • Ning Rongrong chose to join Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing on the investigation.
  • As dusk fell and the banquet began, the water in Heaven Dou City’s Old Canal stopped briefly and something woke in the darkness.

Ch. 34The Imperial City's Old Canal

Bai Jin and his students fought Evil Soul Masters in the Old Canal and discovered that an array was channeling the Imperial City's Killing Intent toward Slaughter City. A broken black tablet awakened behind the Old Sacrificial Treasury's Gate, and Bai Jin halted the students, warning that it would open again in seven days.

  • Bai Jin assigned the students their positions as they entered the Old Canal and Tang San traced the Soul Power threads to an array drawing Killing Intent toward the Old Sacrificial Treasury.
  • Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing fought the masked Evil Soul Masters while Tang San dismantled the array, and Xiao Wu rescued a child from an attacker.
  • Ning Rongrong and Oscar supported the fight from outside while Ma Hongjun burned through Blood-Colored Spider Silk and reached level twenty-nine; Zhu Zhuqing broke through to level twenty-eight.
  • Tang San and Bai Jin discovered that the Evil Soul Masters were marking a route to Slaughter City, while bound children stood before the Old Sacrificial Treasury's Gate.
  • A broken black tablet rose behind the Gate and its ghostly face began to open, so Bai Jin held the students back and warned them it would open again in seven days.

Ch. 35Bai Jin's Classroom

Bai Jin put the Shrek students through punishing combat training, helping Tang San rely less on Hidden Weapons while Oscar and Dai Mubai each advanced a level. Xue Qinghe joined the training, and after Bai Jin received Qian Daoliu’s demand that he return to Spirit City, he chose to remain at Blue Tyrant Academy for now.

  • Bai Jin reviewed the students’ mistakes from the Old Canal and assigned Oscar to carry Ma Hongjun for ten laps, with Ma Hongjun forbidden to use Soul Power.
  • Bai Jin barred Tang San from using Hidden Weapons, and Tang San lost the first round before using Blue Silver Grass and teamwork more effectively in the second.
  • Oscar reached Level thirty-two and Dai Mubai reached Level thirty-eight during the strenuous training.
  • Xue Qinghe sparred with Bai Jin using a Wooden Sword, and Bai Jin told him that being used to living behind a disguise was not a good thing.
  • Lu Heng delivered a confidential letter from Qian Daoliu urging Bai Jin to return to Spirit City and train the Golden Generation, but Bai Jin decided there was no rush to leave.

Ch. 36The Seven-Day Gate Opens

Bai Jin and the Shrek Seven Devils stopped Evil Soul Masters from opening the Gate beneath Heaven Dou City, and Bai Jin erased the Gate and its Slaughter coordinate. A captive revealed that the real Gate was in Slaughter City, and Bai Jin vowed to destroy it too.

  • Lu Heng and Xue Qinghe sealed off streets to investigate child trafficking while Bai Jin and the others prepared to confront the Gate beneath the Old Canal.
  • A Soul Emperor and more than a dozen masked Evil Soul Masters emerged, but Bai Jin used Limitless, Azure, and He to repel them.
  • When Killing Intent seeped through the Gate, Bai Jin activated Six Eyes True Body and Unlimited Void, then erased the Gate, its remnant token, and the forming Slaughter coordinate with Hollow Technique: Purple.
  • The Shrek Seven Devils rescued two unconscious children and subdued the remaining Evil Soul Masters as the Old Canal began to collapse.
  • Bai Jin reached level seventy-four, and a captive revealed that the real Gate was in Slaughter City.
  • Bai Jin vowed to tear down the Gate in Slaughter City.

Ch. 37Auction House Backstreet

Bai Jin and the others uncovered evidence that the Auction House had used Blood-Pattern Incense to select and traffic people. The clues pointed to an abandoned quarry near Sunset Forest, and Bai Jin set out to find those responsible.

  • Bai Jin joined Lu Heng and Xue Qinghe at the sealed Auction House backstreet while Spirit Hall searched its hidden storeroom.
  • Tang San identified Blood-Pattern Incense mixed with Corrupt Blood Vine powder, and Ning Rongrong found a Ledger suggesting buyers had been counted by the number of people.
  • A hidden attacker feinted at Ning Rongrong and targeted Tang San with a poisoned needle, but Bai Jin stopped it and the others subdued the attacker.
  • Bai Jin warned Tang San that the attack was designed to exploit his instinct to protect Ning Rongrong, while Tang San considered the trap's psychological tactics.
  • Lu Heng found black slips pointing to an arena called Old Quarry and Corrosive Bone Orchid; Bai Jin decided to pursue the people holding captives there.

Ch. 38Dugu Bo's Invitation

Dugu Bo invited Bai Jin and Tang San to the Misty Rain Teahouse to test their knowledge of poison and investigate poisonous ingredients being gathered near Sunset Forest. Tang San recognized the test and agreed to examine the old quarry, while Bai Jin dismissed Dugu Bo’s warning and planned to bring a group of students.

  • A jade-green invitation from Dugu Bo summoned Bai Jin and Tang San to the Misty Rain Teahouse at noon.
  • At the teahouse, Bai Jin drank Dugu Bo’s poisoned tea without letting it touch him, and Tang San identified the poison in the tea and incense.
  • Dugu Bo tested Tang San with a poisonous Snake Shadow, but Bai Jin stopped it with an invisible barrier.
  • Dugu Bo showed Tang San a list of ingredients linked to poison being sold under his name and gathered at an old quarry in Sunset Forest.
  • Dugu Bo challenged Tang San to endure smelling the poison, and Bai Jin criticized his manner before learning the quarry’s location.
  • Bai Jin decided they would investigate the quarry with a group of students, while Dugu Bo watched Tang San with interest.

Ch. 39Blue Tyrant Night Training

Bai Jin put the Shrek Seven Devils through an overnight team exercise at Blue Tyrant Academy, and they finally worked together well enough to tear a corner from a candy wrapper. Ma Hongjun broke through to Level 30, but Bai Jin warned that their training was only half complete and then assigned him a trip to hunt for a soul ring.

  • Bai Jin challenged the Shrek Seven Devils to snatch a candy wrapper while following strict team-protection rules, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar each earned ten laps for their mistakes.
  • Dai Mubai organized the team, Tang San read Bai Jin's movements, and the others gradually improved their timing and teamwork through repeated failures.
  • Ma Hongjun controlled his Phoenix Flame in the final round while Ning Rongrong boosted him, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to tear a corner from a wrapper as Ma Hongjun broke through to Level 30.
  • Bai Jin told the team that passing the exercise was only half their training, and Lu Heng arrived with a route map to the Old Quarry near the Sunset Forest.
  • Bai Jin told Ma Hongjun he would go on a business trip to obtain a soul ring, leaving Ma Hongjun to wonder if he could return to Level 29.

Ch. 40The Edge of Sunset Forest

Ma Hongjun gained his third Soul Ring and learned Phoenix Wings Soaring during the group’s hunt in Sunset Forest. At the Old Quarry, they found the Slaughter Stele Rubbing, and Bai Jin sensed Dugu Bo slipping away as they prepared to return to the city.

  • Tang San identified signs that someone had gathered herbs carelessly, while Bai Jin sensed Dugu Bo’s lingering Soul Power nearby.
  • The group worked together to defeat a Flamehorn Lizard, and Ma Hongjun absorbed its purple Soul Ring, reaching level thirty-one.
  • Ma Hongjun gained Phoenix Wings Soaring and discovered that his Phoenix Flame had grown more concentrated and his Evil Fire had become less restless.
  • At the Old Quarry, Tang San found signs of repeated visits, and Bai Jin uncovered an engraving that matched the Slaughter Stele Rubbing.
  • Xiao Wu felt uneasy at the quarry, while Bai Jin sensed Dugu Bo leaving and led the group back toward the city, expecting someone might try to stop them.

Ch. 41Ghost Face Car Chase

On the rain-soaked return from the Old Quarry, Shrek was ambushed by masked soul masters seeking the rubbings, but Bai Jin stopped their Soul King leader. The group found a Black Market Auction invitation and decided to attend the changing venue in Heaven Dou City that night.

  • Tang San warned Shrek about an ambush, and Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun worked together to defeat three Ghost Mask Soul Masters.
  • A Gray-Clothed Soul King attacked the carriage to seize or destroy the rubbings, but Bai Jin stopped his Black Blade and knocked him into the mud.
  • Tang San found a Poison Sac hidden in the Soul King's mouth and recognized a refining method similar to poison used in an earlier attack.
  • Bai Jin threatened the captured Soul King with Dugu Bo until the man revealed a Black Invitation marked “Hell Road opening bid.”
  • Lu Heng identified the invitation as connected to a Black Market Auction in Heaven Dou City, and the group decided to attend that night.

Ch. 42Heaven Dou Auction

Bai Jin and Xue Qinghe raided a secret auction in Heaven Dou City, where Bai Jin used the Nameless Entry Token as bait to expose a thief. The thief escaped toward the Old City District, and Bai Jin led the group after him to find the people behind the auction.

  • Bai Jin entered the Old Theater with Lu Heng and Spirit Hall Deacons as Xue Qinghe arrived with Crown Prince's Mansion guards, sealing the auction venue.
  • The auctioneer revealed a Nameless Entry Token, and Bai Jin bid a hundred thousand prison meal tickets to declare that he would arrest everyone present.
  • When Soul Masters tried to flee, Bai Jin used Limitless to freeze one attacker in midair and forced the audience to sit.
  • A young attendant stole a fake token and escaped through a back window, while Bai Jin revealed that he had kept the real token.
  • Zhu Zhuqing tracked the thief toward the Old City District, and Bai Jin led the group into the rainy night.

Ch. 43The Fishing Line in the Old City District

Zhu Zhuqing pursued the Token thief to Liu's Shop, where Bai Jin and the others uncovered a trafficking route linked to Setting Sun Wharf. They planned to follow the lead to the wharf the next night.

  • Zhu Zhuqing tracked the gray-clad Token thief through the Old City District while Tang San found evidence that someone had prepared his escape route.
  • Zhu Zhuqing interrupted an ambush at Liu's Shop, and Bai Jin stopped one of the black-clad Soul Masters from reaching the thief.
  • The boy said the Ghost Face Society had promised to return his sister if he brought the Token, and he revealed a delivery route to Setting Sun Wharf at third watch.
  • Tang San found an invoice listing Soul Bone fragments and other goods as payment for passage at the wharf.
  • Lu Heng took charge of the shop and the boy, while Bai Jin, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to investigate Setting Sun Wharf the next night.

Ch. 44Soul Bone Bait

Tang San, Bai Jin, and their companions exposed a fake Soul Bone sale that used poisoned mist to incapacitate Rogue Soul Masters. The captured recruiter revealed that the operation led through Poison Fog Alley, prompting Bai Jin to plan a message for Poison Douluo.

  • Ning Rongrong examined the Ledger and realized the supposed Soul Bone sale was a trap to lure Soul Masters.
  • Bai Jin entered the warehouse, where the iron box exploded and released mist that sent the gathered Soul Masters into a frenzy.
  • Tang San and his companions restrained the victims while Bai Jin gathered the mist and Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai captured the gray-masked recruiter.
  • Lu Heng found that the Ledger recorded the Soul Masters' levels, Martial Souls, and family circumstances, while Tang San inferred the victims would have been transported elsewhere.
  • Bai Jin pressured the recruiter into revealing that the goods passed through Poison Fog Alley, then gave Lu Heng the condensed mist to deliver to Poison Douluo.

Ch. 45Poison Fog Alley

Bai Jin and the others entered Poison Fog Alley to stop a poison attack staged under Dugu Bo’s name, while Tang San identified the poison’s layers and source. After Zhu Zhuqing broke through to level twenty-nine and the group neutralized the mist, a captured crossbowman revealed that the real contact was aboard a ship at Setting Sun Wharf.

  • Dugu Bo joined Bai Jin and the others in Poison Fog Alley, where Tang San diagnosed the three layers of poison and explained how to stop them.
  • Three Ghost Mask Soul Masters ambushed the group, and Zhu Zhuqing held off attackers targeting Ning Rongrong while guarding the rear.
  • Zhu Zhuqing spotted and destroyed a poisoned crossbow bolt from above, broke through to level twenty-nine, and defeated her attackers with Tang San’s help.
  • Tang San found three Poison Sacs in an abandoned well and sealed the opening, while Bai Jin drew the poison mist together into a pearl and gave it to Dugu Bo.
  • A captured crossbowman revealed that the real contact was aboard a ship at Setting Sun Wharf, where it would change at midnight.

Ch. 46Night Talks at the Crown Prince's Mansion

Xue Qinghe and Bai Jin planned a raid on a Black Ship carrying abducted people and records tied to Tang San's Blue Silver Grass. As the ship approached Setting Sun Wharf, the Shrek group prepared to intercept it while Bai Jin promised to handle threats beyond their reach.

  • Lu Heng reported that a Black Ship would collect abducted people and Blue Silver Grass blood records at Setting Sun Wharf during the third watch.
  • Bai Jin refused the Worship Hall's request to return to Spirit City before the investigation in Heaven Dou City was finished.
  • Bai Jin assigned the Crown Prince's Mansion guards, Spirit Hall's deacon team, and the Shrek group roles in the raid.
  • Ning Rongrong noticed that the ledger's three sets of lamp signals suggested decoy ships might distract from the cargo ship.
  • Bai Jin reassured Xue Qinghe that he would handle matters others could not, then set out with the group as the ship's horn sounded.

Ch. 47Setting Sun Wharf

Shrek attacked the Ghost Face Society’s Black Ship at Setting Sun Wharf and rescued the people trapped in its crates, while Ning Rongrong broke through to Level 29. The confrontation escalated when a Soul Emperor emerged from the ship and demanded the Token and Tang San, prompting Bai Jin to step into the fight.

  • Tang San led Shrek’s attack as the Black Ship docked, and the team began rescuing the captives while fighting the Ghost Face Society.
  • Zhu Zhuqing cut the alarm bell’s rope, Ma Hongjun trapped the ship with fire, and Oscar supported the fighters with Recovery Big Sausages.
  • Ning Rongrong shifted her boosts among the three dangerous fronts, stabilized her support, and broke through to Level 29.
  • Tang San found ship’s ledgers and blood-sealing needles in the cabin, then sensed that they had been intended for his blood.
  • A Soul Emperor emerged from the Black Ship, demanded the Token and Tang San, and Bai Jin rose from the Cargo Shed roof to face him.

Ch. 48Fists Could Ask for Directions Too

Bai Jin defeated the Ghost Mask Soul Emperor at the Dock, while Tang San broke through to level thirty-four during the fight. After learning that a contact would meet them at Heaven Dou South Gate in three days, Bai Jin committed the group to going there.

  • Bai Jin stopped the Ghost Mask Soul Emperor's attacks, defeated him, and helped Tang San capture the Soul Emperor's hand before he could use a Poison Sac.
  • Tang San's Soul Power broke through to level thirty-four, and Bai Jin credited him for his quick restraint of the enemy.
  • The Ghost Mask Soul Emperor revealed that a contact would meet them at Heaven Dou South Gate in three days and required Blue Silver Emperor Blood and the Entry Token.
  • Lu Heng's team restrained the remaining Ghost Mask Soul Masters and seized the Black Ship's records and evidence.
  • Bai Jin told the group they would visit the South Gate in three days and continue training.

Ch. 49Heaven Dou South Gate

Bai Jin and Tang San confronted Ghost Face Society agents at Heaven Dou's south Gate and learned that Tang San's blood and an Entry Token could open a route to Blackstone Crossing. They set out to reach it before midnight, hoping to learn why the society wanted Tang San's blood.

  • Bai Jin waited at Heaven Dou's south Gate with Tang San and their companions while Tang San tested his blood on Blue Silver Grass.
  • An old umbrella seller from Ghost Face Society arrived and asked for Tang San's blood, but a four-ring Soul Master ambushed them before he could take it.
  • Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong subdued the attackers while Bai Jin shielded civilians and pinned the umbrella seller in place.
  • The old man identified Blackstone Crossing, ten li beyond the south Gate, as the route that required both Tang San's blood and the Entry Token and closed before midnight.
  • Bai Jin led Tang San and the others out of the city to seek answers at Blackstone Crossing.

Ch. 50Ghost Carriage Outside the South Gate

Tang San and his companions intercepted a Ghost Carriage at Blackstone Crossing, rescued the children trapped inside, and learned that the captives were sent beneath South Mountain Mine. The clue to the Slaughter Stele Rubbing had resurfaced, and the sound of chains from the mine signaled that the night’s danger was not over.

  • Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others confronted a hunchbacked driver as his Ghost Carriage emerged from the river mist and tried to flee under crossbow fire.
  • Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing stopped the carriage while Xiao Wu rescued a bound girl and reached Level thirty-three during the fight.
  • Tang San found a blood-red strip of cloth with withered Blue Silver Grass leaves, which suggested the Ghost Face Society was studying Blue Silver Emperor Blood.
  • Bai Jin captured the driver, who revealed that Blackstone Crossing was a transfer point and the captives were sent beneath South Mountain Mine to a Fight Arena and a stele inscription.
  • Xiao Wu comforted the rescued girl as Tang San recognized the stele inscription as a lead to the Slaughter Stele Rubbing, while chains scraped in the direction of the mine.
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