Arc 8The Million-Year Awakening

Chen Mo helped expose Shrek’s blueprint theft, then traveled to the Far North and gained immense power through a million-year soul ring, a dragon king soul bone, and further hunts. After defeating Ji Juechen in a public match, news of his life-extending pill drew powerful factions toward him, and Long Xiaoyao confronted him in Mingdu.

  • Chen Mo and Du Busi eliminated the Evil Soul Masters, and Chen Mo brought the injured Ye Guyi to the academy, where Jing Hongchen offered her a special admissions exam.
  • Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, and Bei Bei stole blueprints from the Illustrious Virtue Hall, but Jing Hongchen’s security caught them and Yan Shaozhe secured their release by offering valuable treasures.
  • Mu En stabilized Bei Bei’s martial soul and made Huo Yuhao his second disciple, while Chen Mo left for the Far North with Di Qiu’er.
  • Chen Mo absorbed the Million-Year Light Dragon King Soul Ring and fused the Ice and Fire Dragon King Soul Bone, gaining a divine body and forming a four-in-one ultimate soul core.
  • Chen Mo used the Snow Empress’s seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation to master Three Thousand Thunder Movement and helped her survive the final lightning strike.
  • Chen Mo killed the Evil-Eyed Tyrant, absorbed its hundred-thousand-year soul ring and head soul bone, awakened his Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Avatar, and reached Level 76.
  • Xiao Hongchen returned to the academy and absorbed Chen Mo’s immortal herb, while Chen Mo defeated Ji Juechen in the Soul Fighting Arena and lent him a Sword Art manual.
  • News that Chen Mo could refine the Azure Nether Longevity Pill spread among powerful factions, and Long Xiaoyao pursued him in Mingdu before Chen Mo fought back with soul tools, dragon might, and his spiritual avatar.
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Ch. 177The theft was underway

Chen Mo and Du Busi defeated the Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters who were hunting Ye Guyi, and the academy discussed taking her in while keeping her martial soul secret. Meanwhile, Fan Yu planned to steal Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy technology for Shrek Academy.

  • Chen Mo revealed his identity to the Evil Soul Masters, and Du Busi arrived and killed their leader after the man threatened him.
  • Du Busi killed another Soul Douluo, Jing Hongchen blasted the fleeing Soul Douluo with a cannon, and Du Busi eliminated the remaining Evil Soul Masters.
  • Chen Mo brought Ye Guyi to the academy, where her injuries improved and he explained that her holy angel martial soul had drawn the Evil Soul Masters' attention.
  • Meng Hongchen suggested that Ye Guyi stay at the academy, and Jing Hongchen offered her a special admissions exam while promising to protect her secret.
  • Fan Yu studied soul tools in the experimental building and planned to secretly send some of the academy's technology to Shrek Academy.

Ch. 178No rush, let the bullets fly a little longer

Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou stole soul tool blueprints from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, convincing themselves they were helping Shrek Academy and preserving peace. Chen Mo and the others watched the theft on hidden cameras, but Chen Mo chose to let it continue.

  • Fan Yu used the midday break to begin the planned blueprint theft with Huo Yuhao and He Caitou.
  • He Caitou hesitated over stealing, but Huo Yuhao and Fan Yu persuaded him that they were merely borrowing the blueprints for Shrek and the continent’s future.
  • Fan Yu reassured them that Jing Hongchen was in seclusion, and the three resumed stealing, unaware that sixteen hidden cameras were recording them.
  • Chen Mo, Meng Hongchen, Di Qiu’er, and Ye Guyi watched the footage and saw Huo Yuhao steal a cheap everyday reference book.
  • Ye Guyi asked Chen Mo whether he would stop the thieves, but he said there was no rush and let them continue.

Ch. 179Cast a Long Line to Catch a Big Fish

Jing Hongchen returned from seclusion as a rank-ninety-five Super Douluo and learned that Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou were stealing basic soul tool blueprints. Chen Mo proposed letting them access valuable blueprints in the Illustrious Virtue Hall, then catching them with the stolen designs and using a self-destruct mechanism to destroy the copies.

  • Jing Hongchen reunited with Meng Hongchen and credited a nine-grade purple ganoderma for helping him break through to rank ninety-five.
  • Jing Hongchen saw Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou taking blueprints and asked how they should be punished.
  • Meng Hongchen and the others condemned the theft, while Chen Mo argued that the stolen basic blueprints were not valuable enough to justify arresting them yet.
  • Chen Mo proposed allowing the Shrek group into the Illustrious Virtue Hall to tempt them into taking valuable blueprints, then destroying the copies with a remotely triggered Self-Destruct Chip.
  • Jing Hongchen agreed to let the Shrek group study in the Illustrious Virtue Hall and planned to use the opportunity to catch them with valuable stolen designs.

Ch. 180Specifically Designed to Block Spiritual Power Detection

Jing Hongchen took Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, and Bei Bei on a tour of the Illustrious Virtue Hall after they passed its entrance assessment. Huo Yuhao’s attempt to inspect a Soul Tool’s structure triggered the hall’s defenses, and Jing Hongchen warned him before continuing the tour.

  • Jing Hongchen announced that Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, and Bei Bei had passed the Illustrious Virtue Hall entrance assessment.
  • Jing Hongchen led the four through a hidden elevator to the underground Illustrious Virtue Hall, where Fan Yu admired the displayed Soul Tools and privately considered taking them for Shrek Academy.
  • Huo Yuhao used his spiritual power to examine a Level 8 Soul Tool, but the specially made crystal-glass cover reflected his detection and triggered the defenses.
  • Jing Hongchen explained that the glass covers blocked spiritual detection and activated the defenses, while Fan Yu apologized for Huo Yuhao.
  • Jing Hongchen warned Huo Yuhao and continued showing the group around the Illustrious Virtue Hall.

Ch. 181Huo Yuhao: Senior Brother Bei Bei, You Want to Reunite with Teacher Xiaoya Soon Too, Don't You?

Jing Hongchen waited for Shrek’s delegation to attempt stealing soul tool blueprints, then allowed their operation to proceed so they would take the flawed designs he had planted. After Huo Yuhao and the others began their heist, Jing Hongchen ordered more than a hundred people to capture them.

  • Jing Hongchen told Chen Mo he had prepared self-destruct devices for genuine blueprints and planted flawed designs for Shrek to steal.
  • After a month of behaving themselves, Huo Yuhao, He Caitou, and Fan Yu brought Bei Bei into their plan to steal blueprints.
  • Bei Bei initially objected, but Huo Yuhao persuaded him by connecting the theft to strengthening the Tang Sect and reuniting with Teacher Xiaoya.
  • Huo Yuhao used Simulation to hide the four from security guards, and Fan Yu assigned them separate targets using his hand-drawn map.
  • Jing Hongchen watched the operation through a pinhole camera and waited until Huo Yuhao took the planted blueprints before ordering more than a hundred people to move in.

Ch. 182Arresting Shrek

Huo Yuhao, Fan Yu, Bei Bei, and He Caitou stole Soul Tool blueprints from the Illustrious Virtue Hall, but Jing Hongchen’s security squads captured them. Chen Mo stopped Huo Yuhao as he tried to escape, and Jing Hongchen placed all four under arrest.

  • Huo Yuhao sensed approaching pursuers while Fan Yu, Bei Bei, and He Caitou tried to leave with the stolen blueprints.
  • Security personnel surrounded Bei Bei and He Caitou, who surrendered when Level 8 Fixed-Installed Soul Tools were aimed at them.
  • Jing Hongchen had Fan Yu searched, discovered the Level 9 blueprints in his Storage Soul Tool, and learned that Huo Yuhao had evaded one squad.
  • Chen Mo ambushed Huo Yuhao at the elevator, defeated him, and let the security squad capture him.
  • Jing Hongchen accused Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and He Caitou of stealing internal blueprints and placed them under arrest.

Ch. 183Mu En's summons

After Jing Hongchen caught Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and He Caitou stealing soul tool blueprints, he had them temporarily imprisoned. At Shrek Academy, Mu En summoned Yan Shaozhe to bring Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao back, revealing his belief that Huo Yuhao would help restore the Tang Sect and lead Shrek to victory.

  • Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, and He Caitou denied stealing blueprints until Jing Hongchen showed recordings of their plan and the theft.
  • Jing Hongchen had Fan Yu, Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and He Caitou taken into custody while he kept the confiscated blueprints.
  • Mu En recalled how the Holy Spirit Cult's attack had left him near death and led to Wang Yan's death and Ma Xiaotao's abduction.
  • Mu En ordered Yan Shaozhe to request leave for Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao and bring them back from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
  • Mu En told Xuan Zi that an extraordinary expert had said Huo Yuhao would help revitalize the Tang Sect and lead Shrek to defeat the Sun Moon Empire.
  • Yan Shaozhe hurried toward the Sun Moon Empire as Xuan Zi vowed revenge on the Holy Spirit Cult.

Ch. 184Jing Hongchen: Brother Yan, you're putting me in a difficult position

Yan Shaozhe tried to secure leave for Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao, but Jing Hongchen refused after revealing their theft of confidential blueprints and demanded heavy compensation. Yan paid with rare Soul Bones to win their release, and Huo Yuhao revealed he had secretly kept the blueprints as the group returned to Shrek, where Yan warned them not to tell Mu En because he was near death.

  • Yan Shaozhe asked Jing Hongchen for a month's leave for Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao, but Jing revealed that Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, He Caitou, and Fan Yu had been caught stealing blueprints from the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
  • Jing Hongchen showed Yan Shaozhe footage of the theft and declared that the students deserved execution, while Yan's Soul Bone and pills failed to persuade him.
  • Yan Shaozhe returned to Shrek, gathered several Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and rare metals, then secured the group's release with Jing Hongchen.
  • On the journey back, Fan Yu, Bei Bei, and He Caitou blamed themselves, but Huo Yuhao revealed that he had hidden a pile of Soul Tool Blueprints inside a Storage Soul Tool.
  • Yan Shaozhe told the group to keep the incident from Mu En and revealed to Bei Bei that Mu En had little time left.

Ch. 185Mu En: I've Given a Lifetime of Service—Can't I Help My Descendant?

Mu En strengthened Bei Bei’s bloodline and made Huo Yuhao his second disciple before taking him to the Underground World. Meanwhile, Chen Mo left for the Far North with Di Qiu'er while Huo Yuhao’s month-long leave halted the system mission.

  • Mu En brought Bei Bei to the Golden Tree’s Cultivation Room and used its power to stabilize his Radiant Sacred Dragon bloodline, transforming his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
  • Mu En asked Huo Yuhao to become his disciple, and Huo Yuhao accepted despite Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi’s surprise.
  • Mu En named Huo Yuhao his second disciple and instructed Yan Shaozhe to look after him after Mu En’s death.
  • Mu En took Huo Yuhao to the Underground World and had him choose a room.
  • With Huo Yuhao away from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Chen Mo took a month’s leave and set off for the Far North with Di Qiu'er.

Ch. 186Return to the Far North, Absorbing a Million-Year Soul Ring

Chen Mo returned to the Far North with Di Qiu'er, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress, then prepared to absorb a Million-Year Light Dragon King Soul Ring and the fused Soul Bone of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. The chapter ended as the Soul Ring’s immense energy surged into Chen Mo and the absorption card stabilized his swelling body.

  • Di Qiu'er complained about the cold, and Chen Mo gave her Love Brand Temperature-Control Underwear to change into.
  • The Ice Empress and Snow Empress worried about Xiao Bai and A-Tai, while Chen Mo sensed the Ice Bear King and Titan Snow Demon King fighting.
  • The Ice Empress flew into the icy valley and knocked out the Ice Bear King and Titan Snow Demon King, who reunited with the Snow Empress afterward.
  • Chen Mo asked the Snow Empress for a private chamber so he could absorb the Million-Year Soul Ring and fused Soul Bone.
  • Chen Mo began absorbing the Million-Year Light Dragon King Soul Ring with his second Martial Soul, Dimo, and used the Soul Ring Absorption Card when the energy made his body swell.

Ch. 187Fusing the Dragon King Soul Bone, Sending Shockwaves in All Directions!

Chen Mo absorbed the energy of a Million-Year Soul Ring, then began fusing the Ice and Fire Dragon King Soul Bone, unleashing overwhelming dragon might across multiple realms. The God of Destruction revealed to the Goddess of Life that Chen Mo had caused the disturbance, while Tang San remained suspicious of its source.

  • Chen Mo absorbed the remaining Million-Year Soul Ring energy through Dimo, gained four soul skills, and awakened Dimo's bloodline.
  • Chen Mo began fusing the Ice and Fire Dragon King Soul Bone, enduring severe pain as Electrolux protected him with a barrier.
  • The Snow Empress and others felt Chen Mo's dragon might, while Di Qiu'er recognized its resemblance to the Silver Dragon King's aura.
  • The Silver Dragon King sensed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' dragon might, and Mu En raised a barrier around the Sea God Pavilion when it disrupted Bei Bei's martial soul evolution.
  • Tang San checked the Golden Dragon King's seal, then confronted the God of Destruction, who denied knowing the source of the dragon might.
  • The God of Destruction told the Goddess of Life that Chen Mo had fused the Ice and Fire Dragon King Soul Bones into a new Soul Bone.

Ch. 188Four-in-One Ultimate Soul Core, Divine Body

Tang San discovered that his Lower Realm avatar, Tang Wu, had inexplicably fallen to rank twenty-nine and began investigating who had sabotaged him. Meanwhile, Chen Mo completed his four-in-one ultimate soul core, awakened a divine body through his Ice and Fire Dragon King trunk bone, and emerged from the secret chamber to find Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Di Qiu'er waiting.

  • Tang San ordered his Divine Officials to investigate the dragon might and contacted Tang Wu, only to discover that his avatar had fallen from rank ninety-nine to rank twenty-nine.
  • Tang San ruled out the God of Destruction and threatened the unknown person responsible before contacting Da Ming and Er Ming.
  • Chen Mo spent ten days purifying and compressing ultimate spiritual power, light, fire, and ice into an unprecedented four-in-one ultimate soul core.
  • Chen Mo washed the blood from his body and discovered that the Ice and Fire Dragon King trunk bone had given him a divine body and four soul skills.
  • Chen Mo changed clothes and left the secret chamber, where Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Di Qiu'er were waiting; Di Qiu'er embraced him and praised his scent.

Ch. 189The Clear Sky Sect Comes to Shrek

Chen Mo explained his week in the sealed chamber, revealed his new power, and demonstrated that he could overpower Di Qiu'er. At Shrek Academy, Bei Bei's martial soul evolution failed, and Mu En learned that the Clear Sky Sect's Limit Douluo sect master had arrived.

  • Chen Mo told the Snow Empress, Di Qiu'er, and the Ice Empress about absorbing a million-year soul ring and a god-level soul bone, but kept their origins secret.
  • Chen Mo asked the Snow Empress to find a hundred-thousand-year soul beast for him to test his strength against.
  • Chen Mo used his Dimo martial soul and million-year soul ring to make Di Qiu'er acknowledge that she was no match for him.
  • Bei Bei's martial soul evolution failed, leaving his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul unchanged, and Mu En reassured him.
  • Xuan Zi informed Mu En that the Clear Sky Sect's sect master and an elder had arrived at Shrek, and Mu En went to meet them.

Ch. 190Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation

Chen Mo tested his strength against the Ice Bear King while the Snow Empress prepared to face her seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation. After learning that she had left without asking for his help, Chen Mo rushed toward her, hoping to use the tribulation lightning to advance his Three Thousand Thunder Movement.

  • Chen Mo fought the Ice Bear King and used Limit Breakthrough to gauge his strength, reaching combat power comparable to a Super Douluo.
  • The Snow Empress sensed the approaching tribulation lightning, refused the Ice Empress's offer to fetch Chen Mo, and went to face the tribulation alone.
  • Chen Mo stopped fighting when Limit Breakthrough consumed too much energy and estimated that he could match an ordinary Titled Douluo without it.
  • The Ice Empress told Chen Mo that the Snow Empress had gone to face her seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation.
  • Chen Mo realized the tribulation lightning could help him cultivate Three Thousand Thunder Movement, released his martial soul, and flew after the Snow Empress.

Ch. 191Tribulation Lightning: Are You Exploiting a Bug?

Chen Mo used Three Thousand Thunder Movement and a Faraday Cage to draw the Snow Empress’s seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation lightning away from her and withstand its attacks. As the tribulation escalated, Chen Mo kept exploiting its attack patterns to cultivate his movement technique, leaving the Snow Empress and the others stunned.

  • The Snow Empress faced the forming seven-hundred-thousand-year tribulation and worried about her chances of surviving it.
  • Chen Mo arrived with a Faraday Cage, but the tribulation lightning recognized the trick and changed its attack into ball lightning.
  • Chen Mo charged into the ball lightning and used its power to perfect the first level of Three Thousand Thunder Movement, Thunder Flash.
  • When the tribulation lightning struck with a direct bolt, Chen Mo escaped into the Faraday Cage and used the lightning to cultivate the second level, Thunder Instant.
  • Chen Mo taunted the tribulation lightning, which furiously attacked him with alternating strikes that he dodged or absorbed while the Snow Empress and the others watched in amazement.

Ch. 192Three Thousand Thunder Movement Mastered, the Return Journey

Chen Mo endured the Snow Empress’s Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation, mastering Three Thousand Thunder Movement while helping her survive its final strike. After she successfully advanced, the group left the Far North for the Sun Moon Empire, leaving Xiaobai behind.

  • Chen Mo used Three Thousand Thunder Movement and the Faraday Cage to withstand five days of lightning while the Ice Empress, Di Qiu'er, and Xiao Bai played cards nearby.
  • Chen Mo reached minor mastery of Three Thousand Thunder Movement, then joined the Snow Empress in facing the tribulation’s final bolt while the Ice Empress stayed back.
  • The Snow Empress endured the final strike with Chen Mo’s help, scattered the remaining lightning, and completed her Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Tribulation.
  • After three more days in the Far North, Chen Mo and the Snow Empress departed for the Sun Moon Empire, leaving Xiaobai there after he asked to come along.

Ch. 193Evil Demon Forest, the Seventh Soul Ring

At Shrek Academy, Mu En realized that Wang Dong’s father might be powerful enough to command a Limit Douluo. Meanwhile, Chen Mo and his companions entered the Evil Demon Forest to hunt an Evil-Eyed Tyrant for his seventh soul ring, and the soul beast attacked them with its mental power.

  • Da Ming and Er Ming agreed to help Shrek Academy in exchange for its support investigating the dragon might, then left without visiting Wang Dong.
  • Mu En pointed out that Da Ming obeyed Wang Dong’s father, leading Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi to wonder how powerful Wang Dong’s father was.
  • Chen Mo chose Evil Emperor’s youngest son, an Evil-Eyed Tyrant, as the target for his seventh soul ring, and Snow Empress warned the group to leave quickly after the hunt.
  • Di Qiu'er confirmed that Evil Emperor had once grievously wounded Di Tian, and she felt no sadness about Chen Mo hunting his son.
  • Snow Empress raised a barrier while Chen Mo, Ice Empress, and Di Qiu'er found the sixteen-tentacled Evil-Eyed Tyrant, which sensed them and launched a mental attack.

Ch. 194Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Avatar

Chen Mo defeated the Evil-Eyed Tyrant and absorbed its hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone, reaching Level 76 and awakening his Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Avatar. He discovered that his spiritual power could form a powerful physical double and displayed a mysterious new power by knocking the Ice Empress backward.

  • Chen Mo and his companions resisted the Evil-Eyed Tyrant’s illusions, and Chen Mo reflected its mental attacks before seizing it with Spiritual Rend.
  • Chen Mo used his second Martial Soul and the Blade of Destruction's Watch to kill the Evil-Eyed Tyrant, which left behind a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and Head Soul Bone.
  • Chen Mo absorbed both rewards, awakened his Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Avatar, and advanced to Level 76.
  • Chen Mo’s spiritual power formed a golden physical double, which he dismissed after explaining that it possessed roughly half his original body’s strength.
  • Chen Mo struck the Ice Empress with an unfamiliar power, sending her backward and leaving her asking what it was.

Ch. 195Xiao Hongchen: Where Did My Registration Go?

Chen Mo and the others escaped the Evil Demon Forest after killing the Evil-Eyed Tyrant, while Huo Yuhao finished deep meditation and returned toward the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The chapter ended with Xiao Hongchen discovering that the academy’s new entry system no longer recognized him.

  • Chen Mo explained soul attacks to the Ice Empress and Di Qiu'er as the group reunited with the Snow Empress and fled the Evil Demon Forest.
  • The Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler discovered his son’s death, unleashed his spiritual power, and frightened the group into hurrying away.
  • Huo Yuhao emerged from deep meditation stronger, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned him that his rivals would keep advancing too.
  • Huo Yuhao, Fan Yu, He Caitou, and Bei Bei prepared to return to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, while Yan Shaozhe approved leave for Xiao Hongchen’s exchange-student group.
  • Xiao Hongchen reached the academy and found that its Electronic Screen identified him as a suspected foreign national instead of recognizing his student registration.

Ch. 196Target locked

Xiao Hongchen returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy after a year away, only to be stopped at the gate and mistaken for an impostor. After reuniting with his family and Chen Mo, he shared news about the Clear Sky Sect and learned that Meng Hongchen had become a Soul Saint; he accepted the immortal herb Chen Mo offered.

  • Xiao Hongchen triggered the Academy's defenses at the gate, and the guard refused to believe he was a student until Zhang Yang came to fetch him.
  • Xiao Hongchen tried to hug Meng Hongchen, but she sidestepped him and hugged Chen Mo instead.
  • Xiao Hongchen told Jing Hongchen and Chen Mo that the Clear Sky Sect had asked Shrek Academy to help find something, prompting Jing Hongchen to consider strengthening the Academy's defenses.
  • Chen Mo offered Xiao Hongchen an ink jade divine bamboo immortal herb, which Xiao Hongchen dismissed until Meng Hongchen revealed that an immortal herb had cured her cold poison and helped her become a Soul Saint.
  • Xiao Hongchen snatched the jade box back and accepted the herb, while Meng Hongchen pointed out that he might have nowhere to stay.

Ch. 197Ji Juechen's Challenge

Xiao Hongchen returned home, accepted Chen Mo’s relationship with Meng Hongchen, and gained a major boost from an immortal herb. Ji Juechen challenged Chen Mo again, and Chen Mo arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena for their match.

  • Xiao Hongchen discovered Jing Hongchen had turned his room into Chen Mo’s and added a door connecting it to Meng Hongchen’s room, then gave up objecting to Chen Mo and Meng’s relationship.
  • Jing Hongchen urged Xiao Hongchen to absorb the ink jade divine bamboo Chen Mo had given him, and the herb strengthened Xiao Hongchen and raised him to level sixty-eight.
  • Xiao Hongchen hugged Chen Mo and offered to help him court Meng Hongchen, but Chen Mo explained that he and Meng had not reached that stage.
  • Ji Juechen delivered another blunt challenge to Chen Mo, while Jing Ziyan arrived and challenged Xiao Hongchen.
  • At the Soul Fighting Arena the next day, Ji Juechen waited for Chen Mo, who arrived after discussing facial recognition with Teacher Xuan.

Ch. 198Shrek's School Motto

Chen Mo faced Ji Juechen in a Soul Fighting match, offering a cultivation manual called Sword Art as the prize. After Ji Juechen opened with a sword strike, Chen Mo caught the blade between two fingers and knocked him back, revealing how much stronger he had become.

  • Chen Mo offered Ji Juechen the Sword Art manual if Ji Juechen won their match, and Ji Juechen accepted the challenge.
  • Ling Luochen recalled losing repeatedly to Ji Juechen, while Fan Yu praised Ji Juechen for embodying Shrek Academy’s motto despite his modest talent.
  • Huo Yuhao decided to use the match to assess Chen Mo’s strength before choosing whether to challenge him.
  • Jing Hongchen refereed the match and declared it underway as Ji Juechen attacked with sword energy.
  • Chen Mo caught Ji Juechen’s sword between two fingers and struck him back, prompting Ji Juechen to ask that they stop holding back.

Ch. 199Huo Yuhao, battered by setbacks

Chen Mo revealed his Million-Year Soul Ring and defeated Ji Juechen in their seventy-second battle, while Huo Yuhao’s confidence crumbled at the sight of Chen Mo’s power. Chen Mo gave Ji Juechen a Sword Art manual on loan, and word that Chen Mo could refine life-extending pills spread across the continent, stirring the major powers.

  • Chen Mo unleashed his Million-Year Soul Ring, shocking Jing Hongchen, the spectators, and Huo Yuhao, who questioned Sky Dream Ice Silkworm about it.
  • Chen Mo and Ji Juechen fought at high speed until Chen Mo struck Ji Juechen down, and Ji Juechen accepted his defeat.
  • Huo Yuhao grew despondent and asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm whether he could ever defeat Chen Mo, while Sky Dream privately criticized his poor resilience.
  • Chen Mo gave the recovering Ji Juechen a Sword Art manual as a loan and urged him to follow his own path.
  • News that Chen Mo could refine the life-extending Azure Nether Longevity Pill spread across the continent, stirring Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Star Luo Empire, and the Dou Ling Empire.

Ch. 200His Alchemist Identity Spread, and Chen Mo Became a Target

Mu En learned that Chen Mo had refined a pill that could extend a Soul Master’s life, prompting Shrek and several other factions to seek him out. As Chen Mo sensed a powerful watcher in Mingdu, he sent his companions for help and fled toward the outskirts with the stranger in pursuit.

  • Yan Shaozhe told Mu En that the Azure Nether Longevity Pill could add ten years to a Soul Master’s life, and Mu En ordered him to verify its effects and approach Chen Mo.
  • Ye Xishui learned that Chen Mo had made the pill and ordered Feng Ling to bring him to the Holy Spirit Cult, while Long Xiaoyao and other factions also moved to find him.
  • In Mingdu, Chen Mo sensed a powerful presence watching him while shopping with Meng Hongchen, Ye Guyi, and Di Qiu’er.
  • Chen Mo sent the three women to get help, then used Three Thousand Thunder Movement to escape toward the outskirts and avoid endangering the crowd.
  • A black-robed man who had been watching Chen Mo pursued him after noticing his speed.

Ch. 201Battle Against the Dragon Emperor Douluo

Chen Mo confronted Long Xiaoyao outside Mingdu after the Limit Douluo tried to take him away. Chen Mo resisted with his soul tools, dragon might, and martial abilities, and the chapter ended as he attacked Long Xiaoyao with the Blade of Destruction's Watch.

  • Chen Mo located the black-robed man, who struck him from behind and cracked his Red Dust Protection with a powerful blow.
  • Chen Mo recognized the man as Long Xiaoyao, and Long Xiaoyao demanded that he come along or be taken by force.
  • Chen Mo attacked Long Xiaoyao with Spiritual Shock and a level-eight Fixed-Installation Soul Cannon, while dragon might from his fused trunk bone forced Long Xiaoyao to one knee.
  • Chen Mo released his Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Avatar and revealed seven soul rings, including three hundred-thousand-year rings, before fighting Long Xiaoyao with a Soul Guidance Ray Gun and a materialized spiritual avatar.
  • Chen Mo thrust the Blade of Destruction's Watch at Long Xiaoyao, who retreated but still felt an intense sense of danger.
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