Arc 4The Imperial Coup and Retreat

Su Chen intervened in Xue Xing’s coup, rescued Qian Renxue and her allies, and survived Tang Hao and Tang San’s assault with Gu Yuena’s help. After escaping Heaven Dou City, he destroyed Yu Xiaogang’s canyon ambush and reached Glazed Tile Fortress City, where he treated Shui Bing’er and strengthened his allies.

  • The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King submitted their origin essence to Su Chen, who broke through to level 52 and gained the Ice-Fire Dragon Emperor Annihilation Storm.
  • Su Chen returned to Skywave Villa, gave its women immortal herbs, and learned from Xue Qinghe that Xue Xing planned to attack the villa and seize power.
  • Su Chen defeated Shi Qing’s assault on the villa, secured Qian Renxue’s support and a team authorization token, then rushed to the palace as Xue Xing’s coup began.
  • Su Chen and his allies fought their way into Tai Chi Hall and rescued Qian Renxue from Xue Xing’s forces, but Tang Hao and Tang San blocked their escape at Meridian Gate.
  • Tang San poisoned Su Chen and Tang Hao prepared a fatal hammer strike, but Gu Yuena appeared, shattered Tang Hao’s hammer, and drove him and Tang San into retreat.
  • The group escaped to Glazed Tile Fortress City, where Su Chen treated She Long, Ci Xue, and Qian Renxue, then led the convoy south when Xue Xing’s allies laid siege to the fortress.
  • Su Chen exposed Yu Xiaogang’s ambush at North Wind Canyon and burned the trapped elite troops, then carried Shui Bing’er south when her Ice Phoenix power endangered her.
  • At Glazed Tile Fortress City, Su Chen refined Shui Bing’er’s cold poison and awakened her Ice Phoenix bloodline, while Shui Yue’er asked him to help her advance.
Chapters 76–100 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 76Devouring the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' Origin, reaching level 52

Su Chen devoured the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's origin essence, gaining a God Emperor foundation, a fifty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring, and reaching level 52. As Dugu Bo witnessed the divine upheaval above, Su Chen prepared to continue his plans with Little Scumbag.

  • The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King submitted to Su Chen, gave him their origin essence, and vanished into its light.
  • Su Chen swallowed the Dragon Kings' essence, reshaping his Chaos Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul and forging a foundation for reaching level 100 without bottlenecks.
  • Su Chen broke through to level 50, condensed a fifty-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring, and reached level 52 while gaining the Ice-Fire Dragon Emperor Annihilation Storm.
  • Dugu Bo clung to a rock as the mountain shook and the spring erupted in nine-colored water, sensing divine power rising from its depths.
  • The Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King skeletons crumbled into motes, and Su Chen said his show with Little Scumbag was only beginning.

Ch. 77All the Immortal Herbs Secured, Everyone Breaks Through Tonight!

Su Chen returned from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a level-fifty-two Soul King with a fifth black Soul Ring, having taken the herbs and the Dragon Kings’ legacy. He reached Skywave Villa with Dugu Bo, who had submitted to him, and prepared to help the others break through while the imperial city remained under martial law.

  • Su Chen emerged from the spring with five black Soul Rings and level-fifty-two Soul Power, and Dugu Bo prostrated himself before him.
  • Su Chen told Dugu Bo to return with him to Heaven Dou Imperial City after confirming he had taken everything worthwhile from beneath the pool.
  • Su Chen and Dugu Bo flew past the city’s guards as Yue Guan reported that Xue Xing had tried to surround Skywave Villa but the women inside were safe.
  • Su Chen ordered Yue Guan and Dugu Bo to guard the villa and kill any members of the Imperial Family who entered without permission.
  • Xiao Wu greeted Su Chen at the villa, and Dugu Yan learned that Su Chen had cured Dugu Bo’s poison and gained his allegiance.
  • Su Chen entered the inner hall with Xiao Wu and instructed Dugu Bo to guard the courtyard while he prepared to enter seclusion.

Ch. 78A letter from Xue Qinghe, awaiting the night to break the deadlock

Su Chen gave five peerless immortal herbs to Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan, then used a spirit-gathering array to protect their transformations. As they began cultivating, he received a secret letter from Xue Qinghe warning that Xue Xing planned to encircle Skywave Villa at dawn and inviting Su Chen to meet alone.

  • Su Chen distributed immortal herbs suited to each woman's Martial Soul and explained their effects.
  • Su Chen activated a spirit-gathering array, and the five women consumed their herbs and began transforming.
  • Su Chen left the inner hall and reflected that the Dragon God Team would soon be ready for the upcoming tournament.
  • Dugu Bo delivered a sealed secret letter from Xue Qinghe to Su Chen.
  • Su Chen read that Xue Xing would attack Skywave Villa at dawn with Imperial Family Worship Hall support and three thousand Imperial Knights, and that Xue Qinghe invited him to meet at Star-Plucking Tower.

Ch. 79Dawn Immortal Form transformed, one strike blasted through an imperial guardian

After Xiao Wu and the other women emerged stronger from absorbing immortal herbs, Su Chen defeated the imperial guardian Shi Qing with one strike when Prince Xue Xing led the Heaven Dou Royal Knights to Skywave Villa. With Dugu Bo declaring the villa under Su Chen’s protection, Su Chen left for the Star-Picking Tower and reached its highest floor.

  • Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling emerged from the hall with greatly increased cultivation after absorbing immortal herbs.
  • Prince Xue Xing surrounded Skywave Villa with three thousand Heaven Dou Royal Knights and ordered Shi Qing to kill Su Chen and everyone inside.
  • Su Chen used his fifth soul skill, Ice-Fire Dragon Emperor Annihilation Storm, to destroy Shi Qing’s Martial Soul Avatar and severely wound him, scattering the knights’ formation.
  • Dugu Bo announced that he served Su Chen and threatened the Heaven Dou imperial clan if it attacked the villa again.
  • Su Chen ordered Dugu Bo to guard the villa, then walked through the retreating soldiers and reached the closed door at the top of the Star-Picking Tower.

Ch. 80Had the Emperor Died?

Su Chen exposed Qian Renxue’s identity and bargained with her for protection from Xue Ye and Xue Xing and a tournament entry token. Their agreement was interrupted by news that Emperor Xue Ye had collapsed after Xue Xing reported Shi Qing’s injuries and Dugu Bo’s defection.

  • Su Chen saw through Qian Renxue’s disguise and destroyed her probing Soul Power while She Long and Ci Xue prepared to intervene.
  • Qian Renxue ordered She Long and Ci Xue to stand down, then confronted Su Chen about whether Bibi Dong had sent him.
  • Su Chen demanded that Qian Renxue suppress Xue Ye and Xue Xing and provide a Special Approval Golden Token for his Dragon God Team.
  • Qian Renxue agreed to his terms, and Su Chen received a system reward for securing the Independent Seed Team privilege.
  • An attendant reported that Emperor Xue Ye had collapsed after Xue Xing brought the gravely wounded Shi Qing to the palace and reported Dugu Bo’s defection.

Ch. 81A Trap Within a Trap! Who Was Really the Prey?

Qian Renxue believed Xue Ye’s collapse would let her seize the throne, but Su Chen discovered that Xue Xing and allied clans had trapped her and Ning Fengzhi inside the palace. Su Chen summoned Dugu Bo and charged the sealed Meridian Gate, ending as he struck at its iron portcullis.

  • Qian Renxue gave Su Chen an authorization token and hurried to the palace with She Long and another Titled Douluo to take power.
  • Su Chen saw rebel soldiers seal the Meridian Gate and witnessed Titled Douluo fighting around Tai Chi Hall, including Tang Hao and Tang San among the attackers.
  • Su Chen realized Xue Xing, the Clear Sky Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had set a trap for Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi.
  • Su Chen ordered Dugu Bo to abandon the villa’s perimeter and join him at the Meridian Gate, then charged the gate as soldiers fired crossbows at him.
  • Su Chen’s scales deflected the bolts, and he struck the Black Iron portcullis with his dragon-enhanced claw.

Ch. 82The hidden sect emerged, smashing all retreat with one hammer!

Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, was lured into a sealed Tai Chi Hall and discovered that Emperor Xue Ye had already been murdered. Xue Xing and the Clear Sky Sect sprang their succession coup, leaving Qian Renxue’s guards fighting for their lives as She Long took a devastating hammer blow.

  • Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin entered Tai Chi Hall in response to the imperial summons, but hidden mechanisms sealed the doors and windows behind them.
  • Qian Renxue found Xue Ye dead on the dragon couch, and Xue Xing emerged with a forged blood edict accusing Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi of regicide.
  • The Clear Sky Sect’s Second and Seventh Elders, Yu Luomian, and five hundred armed deathsworn joined Xue Xing’s coup and attacked the trapped group.
  • Ning Fengzhi strengthened Chen Xin, who cut down the crossbow bolts aimed at them, but the Second Elder and Yu Luomian pinned the pair down.
  • The Seventh Elder attacked Qian Renxue with two Clear Sky True Body hammers, and She Long and Ci Xue transformed to shield her while the deathsworn fired another volley.
  • The Seventh Elder’s hammer shattered She Long’s transformed weapon and struck his chest.

Ch. 83Qian Renxue's identity exposed! Golden wings in desperate straits

The Clear Sky Sect's Seventh Elder gravely wounded She Long and Ci Xue, then shattered Qian Renxue's disguise and nearly killed her. Su Chen burst into Tai Chi Hall and stopped the killing blow, rescuing Qian Renxue as the battle continued.

  • The Seventh Elder's Clear Sky Hammer severely injured She Long and Ci Xue as they shielded Qian Renxue.
  • Qian Renxue revealed her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul while defending herself, and the hammer shattered her disguise, exposing her identity as a woman and Spirit Hall's young master.
  • The Seventh Elder learned Qian Renxue's identity and brought his hammer down on her and the wounded elders.
  • Su Chen, Dugu Bo, and Yue Guan smashed through the dome and entered Tai Chi Hall.
  • Su Chen's Ice-Fire Dragon Emperor Annihilation Storm shattered the Seventh Elder's hammer, and Su Chen lifted Qian Renxue into his arms.

Ch. 84A desperate encirclement? Three Soul Sages slain with a casual strike!

Su Chen rescued She Long and Ci Xue, then joined Qian Renxue and the allied Titled Douluo in fighting their way out of the palace. Xue Xing mobilized tens of thousands of guards and Soul-Breaking Crossbow Carts, and the chapter ended as the crossbows were ordered to fire.

  • Su Chen killed three Heaven Dou imperial Soul Sages with Dragon Emperor Annihilation Claw and protected the gravely wounded She Long and Ci Xue.
  • Dugu Bo poisoned the death soldiers while Yue Guan and Chen Xin blasted the Clear Sky Sect elders and Yu Luomian through a screen.
  • Su Chen used Pure Yang Dragon Aura to temporarily seal the hammer force damaging Qian Renxue and said he could save She Long and Ci Xue.
  • Xue Xing rang the imperial alarm bell, declared Xue Qinghe a traitor, and claimed the throne under the late emperor's edict.
  • Xue Xing assembled tens of thousands of imperial guards, over a hundred Soul-Breaking Crossbow Carts, and more than ten Soul Douluo to surround the inner palace.
  • Su Chen ordered Chen Xin and Yue Guan to cover the rear and Dugu Bo to carry She Long and Ci Xue as they charged south; the imperial guard commander ordered the crossbows to fire.

Ch. 85Tang San's Fall into Demonhood?

Su Chen led Qian Renxue and their allies through the imperial guards toward Meridian Gate, where Tang Hao and a corrupted Tang San blocked their escape. Tang San drained four imperial officers to empower his attack and unleashed a vast net of bloodsucking vines at Su Chen.

  • Su Chen broke through the imperial guards with his Emperor Spears while Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Chrysanthemum Douluo protected the others.
  • The group reached Meridian Gate Square, where Tang Hao appeared with a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and blocked their exit.
  • Tang San emerged beside Tang Hao, transformed by bloodshed in Slaughter City and now a level-forty-three Battle Soul Ancestor.
  • Tang San recognized Su Chen and raged over his losses, vowing to kill him and enslave the women around him.
  • Tang San impaled four imperial officers with Dark Bloodsucking Vines and drained their blood and Soul Power.
  • Tang San used his fourth Soul Skill to send a vast net of bloodsucking vines down over Su Chen.

Ch. 86Mad Devouring! Tang San Exposed His True Evil Soul Form Before Everyone

Su Chen destroyed Tang San’s blood- and poison-based attack, forcing him to reveal himself as a level fifty-one Evil Soul King with twin martial souls. As Tang Hao held back the Titled Douluos, Xiao Wu and the others arrived to help Su Chen, and Tang San launched a hammer strike at him.

  • Tang San attacked Su Chen with poisoned Bone-Piercing Needles and the Hundred Ghosts Heart-Devouring Blood Net, but Su Chen burned them away with his Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon True Fire and struck Tang San back.
  • Tang San drained the blood of more than a hundred rebel soldiers, advanced to a five-ring Evil Soul King, and revealed his Blood-Colored Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Tang Hao used Clear Sky True Body to repel Chen Xin, Yue Guan, and Dugu Bo, blocking them from reaching Su Chen.
  • Gu Rong broke through the Meridian Gate wall with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong, who used her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen Su Chen.
  • Enraged by Xiao Wu and the others aiding Su Chen, Tang San attacked him with his Blood-Colored Clear Sky Hammer.

Ch. 87The Clear Sky Hammer Flew from His Hand-Tang San's True Killing Move Was Here

Su Chen and Tang San fought a brutal sixty-four-strike clash at Meridian Gate, with Su Chen’s allies supporting him and clearing the crossbowmen. Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer flew from his hand, but his grin revealed that the disarm had been bait to get close to Su Chen.

  • Gu Rong transformed into a skeletal dragon and blocked the Imperial Knight Corps and Clear Sky Sect operatives from reaching Meridian Gate.
  • Su Chen sent the exhausted Qian Renxue to Xiao Wu, who caught her and joined Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan in attacking the rebel crossbowmen.
  • Ning Rongrong boosted Su Chen’s attributes while Ye Lingling’s healing light steadied his blood, allowing him to face Tang San’s attack.
  • Tang San used both Martial Souls and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to strike Su Chen repeatedly, while Su Chen held his ground with his Dragon Emperor Spears.
  • On the sixty-fourth clash, Su Chen’s counter sent Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer flying and broke his left arm, but Tang San revealed that the attack had been bait to close the distance.

Ch. 88Meeting the Tang Sect's Killing Move Head-on, Then Severely Wounding Tang San!

Su Chen burned away most of Tang San’s Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Yama’s Invitation but was poisoned and exhausted after severely wounding Tang San. As Xiao Wu and the others rushed to help, Tang Hao began detonating his Soul Rings and aimed his Clear Sky Hammer at Su Chen.

  • Tang San sacrificed his heart meridians and detonated the Dark Bloodsucking Vines to trap Su Chen before firing Yama’s Invitation at his brow.
  • Su Chen burned away most of the needle with his Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon Origin True Fire, but a poisoned fragment pierced beneath his left collarbone.
  • Su Chen struck Tang San with his fifth Soul Skill and pinned him to a ruined wall with two Dragon Emperor Spears.
  • Su Chen collapsed to one knee as the poison spread, while Tang San laughed and called for Tang Hao to kill him and capture Xiao Wu and the others.
  • Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Qian Renxue tried to reach Su Chen as Tang Hao saw Tang San’s injuries.
  • Tang Hao activated Ring Detonation of the Great Sumeru Hammer and locked his Clear Sky Hammer onto the wounded Su Chen.

Ch. 89Great Sumeru Ring Detonation, Chrysanthemum Douluo Falls

Tang Hao killed Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan with a three-ring detonation after Yue Guan sacrificed himself to save Su Chen and Qian Renxue. Tang Hao then detonated his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and brought a devastating hammer strike down on Su Chen, leaving his fate unresolved.

  • The Second and Seventh Elders trapped Chen Xin while Yu Luomian and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Soul Douluos wounded and restrained Dugu Bo, leaving Su Chen without support.
  • Tang Hao detonated three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and struck at Su Chen, but Yue Guan burned his life to shield Su Chen and Qian Renxue.
  • Tang Hao's hammer overwhelmed Yue Guan's defense, shattered his body, and killed him, though Yue Guan's final push moved Su Chen and Qian Renxue clear of the strike's center.
  • Tang Hao refused to stop and detonated the hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring he had received from Ah Yin, gathering its power into his Clear Sky hammer.
  • With his Soul Power exhausted and no one able to protect him, Su Chen faced Tang Hao's blood-colored hammer as it came within three feet of his head.

Ch. 90Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena Descended Through Space

Su Chen unleashed the remnants of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s divine origins to survive Tang Hao’s hundred-thousand-year Ring Detonation, awakening Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena stopped Tang Hao’s hammer and shattered it, then launched a spear attack at his chest.

  • As Tang Hao’s blood-colored Clear Sky Hammer descended, Su Chen shattered a drop of his Chaos Ancestral Dragon origin blood and released the divine power of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
  • Su Chen’s primordial dragon roar reached the Lake of Life, awakening Gu Yuena and revealing the Ancestral Dragon bloodline within him.
  • Gu Yuena tore through space and appeared before Su Chen just as Tang Hao’s hammer nearly struck him.
  • Gu Yuena used the seven elements and her Silver Dragon Spear to block Tang Hao’s hundred-thousand-year Ring Detonation, leaving him unable to force the hammer down.
  • Gu Yuena declared that Tang Hao had harmed the dragons’ progenitor successor, shattered his blood-colored hammer, and drove her spear toward his chest.

Ch. 91Crippling the Tang Father and Son! The Silver-Haired Girl Who Fell into His Arms

Gu Yuena appeared in the palace battle, crippled Tang Hao and Tang San, then collapsed from her old injury and was caught by Su Chen. Su Chen and his allies escaped to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Iron Wall Fortress, where his poison worsened as Gu Yuena’s spatial backlash began to freeze him.

  • Gu Yuena shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky True Body with a spear thrust, severely injuring him and Tang San and forcing two Clear Sky Sect elders to carry them away.
  • Gu Yuena’s suppressed Asura wound flared, leaving her weakened; Su Chen caught her and received a system reward that restored some of his strength and temporarily blocked his poison.
  • Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, and Su Chen’s companions fought through the rebels while Su Chen collected Yue Guan’s fallen chrysanthemum petals.
  • Ning Fengzhi ordered the group to retreat to the Glazed Tile Iron Wall Fortress, where they raised the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile City-Protecting Grand Array as Heaven Dou’s new rulers took control of the city.
  • Su Chen’s poison broke through the Dragon Marrow’s temporary blockade, while Gu Yuena’s spatial turbulence began freezing him, so his companions rushed him toward the fortress’s underground chamber.

Ch. 92Braving the King of Hell's lingering poison, Gu Yuena's sudden transformation

Su Chen saved She Long and Ci Xue with his Chaos Ancestral Dragon blood essence, then entered seclusion to remove Tang San’s poisoned Yama’s Invitation fragment. After burning away the poison, he heard Gu Yuena groaning in pain beside him.

  • Qian Renxue begged Su Chen to save She Long and Ci Xue, and he used his blood essence, Ye Lingling’s healing, and Dugu Bo’s pills to revive them.
  • She Long and Ci Xue pledged themselves to Su Chen and Qian Renxue after recovering.
  • Su Chen left the fortress defenses and the elders’ care to Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo before entering the underground chamber with Qian Renxue and the others.
  • Su Chen endured the Yama’s Invitation poison and pulled its broken needle fragment from his collarbone, burning the fragment and poison away with Ancestral Dragon True Fire.
  • As Ye Lingling’s healing flower rain fell, Gu Yuena began moaning that she was cold.

Ch. 93Silver Dragon in One Arm, Angel in the Other-Who Could Handle That?

Su Chen healed Gu Yuena’s Asura wound and Qian Renxue’s injuries by channeling his dragon origins into them, and both women grew devoted to him. His Soul Power rose to level 54, but the chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi urgently reporting news from Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and Spirit City.

  • Xiao Wu and the others left Su Chen alone with the injured Gu Yuena and Qian Renxue, then stood guard outside the secret chamber.
  • Su Chen embraced Gu Yuena and Qian Renxue and channeled his Chaos Ancestral Dragon origin and Pure Yang Dragon Aura into them.
  • Gu Yuena’s Asura Sword Qi was suppressed, and she recognized Su Chen as the other half of the Dragon God Origin and embraced him.
  • Qian Renxue’s injuries healed, her Soul Power rose to level 73, and her angel wings gained crimson-gold dragon markings.
  • The system raised Su Chen to level 54, restored his damaged dragon spears, and rewarded him with Dragon Soul Restoration Liquid and a Divine Slaughter’s Domain Origin Deprivation Voucher.
  • Ning Fengzhi knocked at the secret chamber door and urgently announced that military reports had arrived from Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and Spirit City.

Ch. 94Come, fight your way out with me!

Su Chen learned that Xue Xing had seized the throne and besieged the fortress, while Spirit Hall declared war on the false court. He allied with Spirit Hall, chose to lead the army south through the encirclement, and left with his newly strengthened companions as the breakout began.

  • Ning Fengzhi told Su Chen that Xue Xing had taken the throne with a forged succession edict, while Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong helped purge those who opposed the false court.
  • Ning Fengzhi reported that Bibi Dong had sent Gui Mei and Spirit Hall troops north to avenge Yue Guan, and Su Chen vowed to join forces with Spirit Hall against the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao and Tang San.
  • Qian Renxue told Su Chen that Bibi Dong had ordered his protection after reading a secret dossier from the Nuoding City branch hall six years earlier.
  • Su Chen rejected defending the surrounded fortress and ordered the army to abandon it and force its way south before the Clear Sky Sect could reinforce its siege.
  • Su Chen formed his Ice-Fire Dark-Gold Dragon Emperor Wings, helped Gu Yuena stabilize her Divine Core, and supported Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling as they gained ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Rings.
  • As the horns sounded, Su Chen led Qian Renxue, Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and the others out to fight their way through the encirclement.

Ch. 95The Heaven Dou Empire Plunged into Chaos!

Su Chen and his allies fought through Heaven Dou Imperial City’s southern defenses and escaped the city, only to find the empire engulfed in civil war. As the convoy paused on the road, Su Chen caught an arrow shot from North Wind Canyon.

  • The Clear Sky Sect elders, Yu Luomian, imperial guards, and royal Soul Masters attacked Ning Fengzhi’s convoy at the southern gate while cavalry closed in from both sides.
  • Dugu Bo shielded the carriages from the royal Soul Masters’ attack, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling used poison and healing to aid the deathsworn; Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing killed the gate operators and severed the portcullis chain.
  • Su Chen and Qian Renxue fought Yu Luomian and the imperial Soul Douluo, and Su Chen wounded Yu Luomian before destroying the outer gate with his Ice-Fire Dragon Emperor Annihilation Storm-break.
  • The surviving deathsworn escorted the carriages out of the city as Chen Xin cut down the drawbridge and blocked the infantry’s pursuit.
  • The convoy raced through a countryside filled with burning garrison towns and battles between rebel forces and armies loyal to the feudal lords.
  • After the convoy paused at a sheltered slope, Su Chen caught an arrow fired from the direction of North Wind Canyon.

Ch. 96Yu Xiaogang, You Know the Art of War Too?

Su Chen uncovered Yu Xiaogang’s ambush against Skywater Academy and split his allies into groups to counter it. He reached North Wind Canyon with six women as Dugu Bo poisoned the hidden archers and sent the enemy’s fire-oil barrels crashing into the trapped cavalry.

  • Su Chen inspected North Wind Canyon and saw that Yu Xiaogang had trapped Skywater Academy as bait, with archers and fire oil concealed on the cliffs.
  • Su Chen sent Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo to delay the pursuing army, ordered Dugu Bo to poison the hidden troops, and led six women around to block the canyon’s southern exit.
  • Shui Bing’er and the wounded Skywater Academy women refused Yu Xiaogang’s demand to surrender, even as their ice shield weakened under the cavalry’s assault.
  • Yu Xiaogang spotted Su Chen arriving with only six women and ordered the archers to attack, but Dugu Bo revealed that he had already taken them out.
  • Dugu Bo swept the fire-oil barrels down the cliffs, drenching the tightly packed cavalry as Flender shouted for the soldiers to scatter.

Ch. 97Parting Shui Bing'er's Ice-Blue Robes

Su Chen turned Yu Xiaogang’s ambush into a fiery rout, rescued Shui Bing’er and Skywater Academy, and escaped toward Glazed Tile Fortress City as the capital’s cavalry approached. Shui Bing’er’s Ice Phoenix power then froze her near death, leaving Su Chen trying to save her with Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon True Fire.

  • Su Chen ignited the fierce fire oil in North Wind Canyon, destroying Yu Xiaogang’s ambush and killing the three thousand elite troops.
  • Su Chen, Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo, and the others defeated the defenders; Liu Erlong and Flender fled with Yu Xiaogang and the badly wounded Yu Tianheng.
  • Shui Bing’er’s Ice Phoenix origin turned against her and froze her heart meridian just after she thanked Su Chen for saving her.
  • After Dugu Bo warned that forty thousand cavalry were approaching, Su Chen carried Shui Bing’er and led the group south toward Glazed Tile Fortress City.
  • As Shui Bing’er’s breathing nearly stopped, Su Chen parted her ice-blue robes and pressed his Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon True Fire against her heart meridian.

Ch. 98Young Master Su... My... My Clothes...

Su Chen used his Dragon Qi and Soul Power to revive Shui Bing'er and explain that her deeper cold injury still needed treatment. After the group reached Glazed Tile Fortress City, Ning Fengzhi arranged safe lodging for the Skywater Academy women, while Su Chen headed to his guarded meditation room.

  • Su Chen suppressed the cold in Shui Bing'er's heart meridians and warmed her until she regained consciousness.
  • Shui Bing'er thanked Su Chen for saving her, and he warned that her hidden injury could flare up again that night.
  • Su Chen and the others arrived at Glazed Tile Fortress City, where Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong welcomed them.
  • Ning Fengzhi arranged lodging at Tingxue Pavilion, and Dugu Bo took medicinal supplies to help treat Snake Lance Douluo She Long and Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue.
  • Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling escorted the Skywater women to Tingxue Pavilion, while Su Chen went to the guarded meditation room.

Ch. 99Drive the Wolves to Devour the Tiger, Devour Their Territory Piece by Piece

Su Chen comforted Qian Renxue after the collapse of her undercover mission, while Xue Xing’s court devised a plan to weaken the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect by attacking its outposts. The chapter ended when Shui Yue'er rushed to Su Chen for help after her sister’s extreme-cold condition suddenly worsened.

  • Su Chen confirmed that Gu Yuena was recovering, then reassured Qian Renxue that the Eastern Palace’s surviving agents gave her a chance to rebuild; she told him she would no longer be Xue Qinghe and would only be his Qian Renxue.
  • Xue Xing berated Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Luomian for their defeat at North Wind Canyon, while the Second Elder warned that Glazed Tile Fortress City could not be taken by a direct assault.
  • Yu Luomian proposed using imperial edicts and academy teams to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s satellite cities and supply routes before reinforcements arrived.
  • The Second Elder approved the strategy to use allied forces to chip away at the sect’s territory and outlying strongholds.
  • Shui Yue'er hurried to Su Chen’s courtyard and pleaded for him to save her sister after the extreme cold in her dantian suddenly flared up.

Ch. 100Claiming Two Beauties in the Cold Jade Bath

Su Chen saved Shui Bing'er from a deadly Ice Phoenix backlash, awakened and strengthened her Martial Soul, and earned her loyalty. Shui Yue'er also pledged herself to him and advanced to the peak of level thirty-nine, while Su Chen received a system reward for winning over the sisters.

  • Su Chen entered the frozen bathhouse and ordered Xue Wu and the other Skywater Academy members to guard the courtyard while he treated Shui Bing'er.
  • Su Chen used his Ice-Fire Dragon Qi and a Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow Core to refine Shui Bing'er's cold poison and awaken her ancestral Ice Phoenix bloodline.
  • Shui Bing'er advanced from level forty-two to level forty-four and pledged to stand with Su Chen against his enemies.
  • Shui Yue'er asked Su Chen to help her break through, and his Dragon Qi raised her to the peak of level thirty-nine.
  • The system rewarded Su Chen with a twenty-percent increase to his God-Level Ice-Fire Dragon Scale Armor refinement and a five-thousand-year Soul Ring Age Enhancement Card.
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