Ch. 181Church Leader Dongfang, Dongfang Yueying

Su Ling explored Sun Moon Divine Mountain and discovered that the saintess Ren Yingying had a troubling Martial Soul defect, while Church Leader Dongfang Yueying was considering meeting him as a possible disciple. Dongfang Yueying sensed someone watching her, leaving Su Ling’s presence on the mountain at risk of discovery.

  • Qian Miaomiao finalized her tournament team, accepted Su Ling’s pills, and raised her affection for him to 96.
  • Su Ling infiltrated Sun Moon Divine Mountain and found Ren Yingying with two men, then lost interest in pursuing her.
  • Su Ling located Dongfang Yueying and listened as she discussed Ren Yingying’s condition and learned that Yingying had been named saintess at her teacher’s dying wish.
  • Luo Qin reported Su Ling’s talent and background, and Dongfang Yueying arranged to meet him the next day and consider taking him as her disciple.
  • Dongfang Yueying sensed a watcher nearby and searched the surroundings, while Su Ling remained hidden.

Ch. 182Removing her veil, sending her affection soaring

Su Ling met Dongfang Yueying at Sun Moon Hall, where he impressed her with his strength and challenged her to remove her veil. He took it off within three breaths, leaving Dongfang Yueying astonished and sharply increasing her affection for him.

  • Luo Qin brought Su Ling to Sun Moon Hall, where Dongfang Yueying, Golden Wheel Douluo, and Ren Yingying questioned him about his past and the church's Soul Fighting Tournament.
  • Su Ling refused Dongfang Yueying's twenty-thousand-year Soul Bone, revealed his hundred-thousand-year External and Head Soul Bones, and declined the system's offer to bind Ren Yingying.
  • Su Ling told Dongfang Yueying he wanted to remove her veil, then wagered a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone and asked for her in return if he succeeded.
  • Dongfang Yueying agreed to the three-breath challenge while Golden Wheel Douluo started the timer and Ren Yingying kept time.
  • Su Ling unleashed overwhelming Soul Power and spiritual pressure, teleported to Dongfang Yueying, and removed her veil before she could react.
  • Su Ling praised Dongfang Yueying's beauty, and her affection rose by 60 as the system awarded him chests.

Ch. 183If You Like Her, Make Your Move

Su Ling revealed his level 98 strength to Dongfang Yueying, gave her a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and won her love, while events elsewhere advanced Liu Erlong’s divine trials and the political maneuvering around the Heaven Dou Empire. On Sea God Island, Ning Rongrong and her companions discovered Ma Hongjun and several former Shrek members standing with Tang San and Dai Mubai.

  • Su Ling bound Dongfang Yueying, revealed his nine Soul Rings and level 98 soul power, and let her choose a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone; her affection rose to 83, and she ordered her companions to keep his abilities secret.
  • Dongfang Yueying returned to Sun Moon Divine Mountain to absorb the Soul Bone, while Su Ling let Qian Miaomiao return to cultivate before pursuing her.
  • Liu Erlong completed the third Asura trial and set off for Spirit City to face Bibi Dong in the fourth trial.
  • Ning Fengzhi declined Qian Renxue’s offer to become imperial preceptor and secretly planned to expand the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s forces by ten thousand soldiers.
  • Ning Rongrong, Shui Yue'er, and Bai Chenxiang spotted Ma Hongjun with Tang San, Dai Mubai, and other former Shrek members near Sea God Mountain, then decided to return.

Ch. 184Miaomiao in danger, Su Ling supports Dongfang Yueying

Su Ling rescued Qian Miaomiao after Wu Yufeng’s men abducted her and supported Dongfang Yueying as she confronted the First Elder’s son. Dongfang Yueying killed Wu Yufeng and prepared to investigate his crimes, while she and Su Ling postponed their visit to the offensive Soul Tool inventor until they dealt with the First Elder.

  • Bai Chenxiang warned Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er that Tang San had a second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, but they trusted Su Ling to help Shui Bing'er face him.
  • Qian Miaomiao's team lost the three-person tournament final and placed second, while Dongfang Yueying visited Su Ling and agreed to accompany him to investigate offensive Soul Tools.
  • Su Ling sensed Qian Miaomiao was in danger and followed three black-clad Soul Masters who had abducted her to Wu Yufeng's residence.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying discovered Wu Yufeng's crimes, including the deaths of two women, and Wu Yufeng threatened Dongfang Yueying by invoking his father's power.
  • Su Ling pledged his support, and Dongfang Yueying killed Wu Yufeng and agreed to investigate and expose his crimes.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying postponed their trip to the offensive Soul Tool inventor until after they settled the conflict with the First Elder.

Ch. 185At the crucial moment, the goddess was mortified!

Su Ling backed Dongfang Yueying’s move against the Sun Moon Church and revealed his strength to Qian Miaomiao, who accepted her feelings for him. Their romantic moment ended in embarrassment when Qian Miaomiao burped from drinking too much.

  • Dongfang Yueying took charge of the Sun Moon Church’s internal conflict while Su Ling carried the unconscious Qian Miaomiao back to her room.
  • Qian Miaomiao woke the next day and discussed the upcoming Soul Fighting Tournament with Su Ling, who promised to help her grow stronger.
  • Golden Wheel Douluo visited Su Ling, pledged to support Dongfang Yueying, and negotiated a chance to trade for a Soul Bone at a thirty-percent discount.
  • Su Ling revealed his nine Soul Rings and level ninety-eight strength to Qian Miaomiao, who gradually accepted what he told her.
  • Qian Miaomiao showed Su Ling a portrait her grandfather had given her, then confessed she had chosen him for life, and Su Ling returned her feelings.
  • Qian Miaomiao’s affection increased, but she burped alcohol during their near-kiss, fled to her room in embarrassment, and left Su Ling to wait until that evening.

Ch. 186Protecting My Church Leader Dongfang with All My Might

Dongfang Yueying confronted the First Elder’s supporters over Wu Yufeng’s crimes and gained Golden Wheel Douluo’s public backing. With the First Elder still away, Su Ling arranged to stay near Dongfang Yueying and bring Qian Miaomiao to safety.

  • Dongfang Yueying presented evidence linking Wu Yufeng to the deaths of Shen Fang’s niece and Luo Ming’s daughter, and Shen Fang killed Xu Tong but refused to abandon the First Elder’s faction.
  • Golden Wheel Douluo arrived, rebuked the elders pressuring Dongfang Yueying, and declared that he supported her decisions on Su Ling’s instructions.
  • Luo Ming joined Dongfang Yueying after learning how his daughter had died, while most of the First Elder’s supporters remained loyal to him.
  • Su Ling visited Dongfang Yueying after she had worked through the day and offered to stay in her courtyard to protect her.
  • Su Ling teleported away to bring Qian Miaomiao to Dongfang Yueying’s residence, while Dongfang Yueying realized he had been watching over her.

Ch. 187Dongfang Yueying: My Man, Arrow God Douluo

Su Ling helped Dongfang Yueying prepare to confront First Elder Wu Qingyang, then ambushed Wu Qingyang’s returning group outside Sun Moon City. Su Ling killed Wu Yulong and the other followers, leaving Wu Qingyang wounded as Dongfang Yueying identified herself and introduced Su Ling as her man.

  • Su Ling brought Qian Miaomiao to Sun Moon Divine Mountain, where she met Dongfang Yueying and learned about the conflict in the Sun Moon Church.
  • Wu Qingyang and Wu Yulong planned to seize the church leadership by forcing Dongfang Yueying into a sham marriage with Wu Yulong.
  • Dongfang Yueying decided to intercept Wu Qingyang outside the west gate, while Qian Miaomiao disguised herself as Dongfang Yueying and Golden Wheel Douluo protected her in the city.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying waited outside the west gate, and Dongfang Yueying’s affection for Su Ling rose to 96 as they awaited Wu Qingyang’s arrival.
  • Su Ling fired ten arrows at Wu Qingyang’s group, killing Wu Yulong and eight others and taking off one of Wu Qingyang’s arms.
  • Dongfang Yueying revealed herself to Wu Qingyang and introduced Su Ling as her man, while Su Ling declared himself a Level 98 Titled Douluo.

Ch. 188Winning over Qian Miaomiao, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors Martial Soul

Su Ling killed Wu Qingyang and helped Dongfang Yueying take control of the Sun Moon Church, then focused on strengthening Qian Miaomiao. Qian Miaomiao reached Level 50 and gained the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors martial soul while Dongfang Yueying finished consolidating her power.

  • Su Ling protected Dongfang Yueying from Wu Qingyang's attack and killed Wu Qingyang with a Moon Blade, then let Dongfang Yueying keep his Space Soul Tool after taking an unusual incomplete map from it.
  • Su Ling teleported Dongfang Yueying into Sun Moon City, then returned to Qian Miaomiao as the city erupted into a three-day purge of Wu Qingyang's faction.
  • Su Ling and Qian Miaomiao became intimate, completing her goddess binding and raising her talent; he later healed her and gave her the immortal herb aromatic silk beauty.
  • Qian Miaomiao absorbed the herb, gained five soul-power levels, and transformed her martial soul into the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors; Su Ling then gave her a soul bone, whale glue, and a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
  • Dongfang Yueying finished dealing with Wu Qingyang's faction and secured control of the Sun Moon Church with Golden Wheel Douluo's support, while Qian Miaomiao absorbed her new Soul Ring.

Ch. 189This Bed Is Big, Just Right for the Two of Us

Su Ling helped Qian Miaomiao finish absorbing her fifth soul ring, uncovered a mysterious token from two map halves, and traveled with Dongfang Yueying. After their first intimate encounter, Dongfang Yueying’s soul power surged to level 89, leaving her eager to advance further.

  • Dongfang Yueying asked Su Ling to wait until the Sun Moon Church’s affairs were settled before helping her improve, and Golden Wheel Douluo brought Su Ling half a map to possible divine ruins in exchange for a soul bone.
  • Su Ling joined Golden Wheel Douluo’s map with a second half, revealing a landscape before the maps became a mysterious hexagonal token he could not activate.
  • Qian Miaomiao finished absorbing her soul ring, reached level 52, and received a Soul-Locking Ring from Su Ling to conceal her true strength.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying left Sun Moon City for Wind Moon City, and Dongfang Yueying explained that the Sun Moon Church possessed a large supply of valuable starblue crystals.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying shared their first intimate encounter, which bound Dongfang Yueying to him and raised her soul power from level 83 to level 89.
  • Su Ling opened three Red Chests and received a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, a healing soul skill card, and ninth-grade crystal snow dragon ginseng, while Dongfang Yueying asked to continue so she could reach level 90.

Ch. 190A Super Chest! Another Grandmaster?

Su Ling helped Dongfang Yueying reach level 90 and absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, raising her to level 95. After gaining a Super Chest that contained a Portable Teleportation Array, they hurried to Heaven Moon City to find Soul Tool Manufacturing Grandmaster Ouyang Ye before another faction could acquire his offensive Soul Tool.

  • Su Ling gave Dongfang Yueying a ninth-grade crystal blood dragon ginseng, which raised her to level 90 and boosted her cultivation potential.
  • Su Ling provided Dongfang Yueying with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and after thirty-three days of absorption she reached level 95.
  • Su Ling earned a Super Chest through an intimate interaction with Dongfang Yueying and opened it to obtain a Portable Teleportation Array.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying traveled to Wind Moon City, then learned from a neighbor that Ouyang Ye and his granddaughter had gone to Heaven Moon City to sell a newly made Soul Tool.
  • Su Ling gave the neighbor twenty Gold Soul Coins and hurried with Dongfang Yueying toward Heaven Moon City to find Ouyang Ye before another faction could buy his Soul Tool.

Ch. 191Su Ling unleashed his lineage-ending kick again

Su Ling rewarded the Sun Moon Church’s tournament finalists, then rescued Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian from Tang Shan and brought them back to discuss their offensive Soul Tools. The chapter ended with the hungry Ouyang pair eating while Su Ling prepared to examine their work.

  • Dongfang Yueying and Su Ling learned that the Sun Moon Church had placed two three-person teams and one individual competitor in the tournament’s top eight, then Su Ling gave the competitors pills and a thirty-thousand-year Soul Bone for Qin Qiong.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying searched Heaven Moon City and found Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian being pressured by Tang Shan, who demanded that Ouyang Qianqian reveal her face in exchange for investment.
  • Su Ling kicked Tang Shan into a hotel and escorted Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian away, gaining twenty affection points from Ouyang Qianqian.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying brought the pair to the Sun Moon Church, where Dongfang Yueying introduced herself and Su Ling as the church’s leader and First Consecrated Elder.
  • Su Ling offered to examine Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian’s offensive Soul Tools after they ate, and the starving pair eagerly began eating the food.

Ch. 192Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying's Battle to Establish Their Might?

Su Ling accepted Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian into the Sun Moon Church and approved funding for their offensive soul tool research, while learning their goal was to avenge Ouyang Qianqian’s parents. At the tournament, Dongfang Yueying revealed her Titled Douluo strength, and Su Ling confronted Bright Sun Douluo, who challenged him over his grandson; Su Ling’s overwhelming power forced Bright Sun Douluo to kneel and beg for mercy.

  • Ouyang Ye and Ouyang Qianqian demonstrated their slow, powerful Lie Yan Bombardment Cannon, and Su Ling offered them a year of funding in exchange for joining the Sun Moon Church and taking apprentices.
  • Su Ling bound Ouyang Qianqian as a goddess after learning of her exceptional control and spiritual power, then heard that she and Ouyang Ye were developing offensive soul tools to avenge her parents.
  • Dongfang Yueying agreed to fund the research, and she and Su Ling attended the tournament’s quarterfinals, where spectators questioned how she had killed Holy Tiger Douluo.
  • Bright Sun Douluo accused Su Ling of crippling his grandson Tang Shan and demanded a fight, while Dongfang Yueying revealed her Titled Douluo rank and stepped in to defend Su Ling.
  • Su Ling accepted Bright Sun Douluo’s challenge and revealed seven red soul rings and two golden ones, crushing him with pressure until he knelt and pleaded for it to stop.

Ch. 193Bright Sun Slain by the Sword, Heaven Sun Killed by the Arrow

Su Ling killed Bright Sun Douluo in the arena and defeated Heaven Sun Douluo in the sky, establishing himself as the strongest expert on the continent and strengthening the Sun Moon Church’s position. He warned Dongfang Yueying that he would leave the continent in two months, leaving her to manage the church afterward.

  • Bright Sun Douluo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Su Ling with his ninth soul skill, but Su Ling shattered his sword with Eight Desolations Unity and killed him with the Radiant Sword Art.
  • Heaven Sun Douluo challenged Su Ling, revealing that he had recently reached level 98 and could draw power from the sun.
  • Su Ling’s Primordial Origin Domain overwhelmed Heaven Sun Douluo’s Sun Domain and stopped him from drawing on the sun’s power.
  • Su Ling accelerated an arrow into Heaven Sun Douluo’s chest, killing him before the spectators could see the battle conclude.
  • The Heaven Sun Empire withdrew its soul masters from Heaven Moon City, while Su Ling collected the two Douluos’ soul bones and other spoils.
  • Su Ling told Dongfang Yueying that he would leave the continent in two months, and she said the Sun Moon Church would manage without him.

Ch. 194Leaving Sun Moon City, Returning to Sea Maple Town

After the Soul Fighting Tournament, Su Ling prepared to leave the Sun Moon Continent, gave Dongfang Yueying a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and bound Ouyang Qianqian as a goddess before traveling with Qian Miaomiao to Sea Maple Town. The chapter left Su Ling and Qian Miaomiao about to ask her grandfather why he had kept a portrait of Su Ling.

  • Qian Miaomiao revealed her level 53 soul power and defeated Chen Jiang and Chen He to win the three-person championship, while Qin Qiong won the individual title and the Heaven Moon Empire won the five-person division.
  • Su Ling and Dongfang Yueying arranged investments in Soul Tool research, and Su Ling secretly installed a Teleportation Array before leaving Sun Moon City.
  • Su Ling gave Dongfang Yueying a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, then visited Ouyang Qianqian and encouraged her to keep cultivating despite her defective martial soul.
  • Ouyang Qianqian's affection for Su Ling rose enough to bind her as a goddess, granting him soul power control and reduced soul skill consumption; he also gave her medicinal pills.
  • Su Ling and Qian Miaomiao traveled to Sea Maple Town, where they encountered Li Moting and then headed to the place where they had first met.
  • The Heaven Sun Emperor ordered his people to keep a low profile, while his Fourth Brother vowed to avenge Great-Grandfather after completing the Nine Trials.

Ch. 195The Money Exchange's Secret and News of Miaomiao's Parents

Su Ling learned that Qian Miaomiao’s family controlled the Money Exchanges on both continents, while Qian Xin revealed that Miaomiao’s parents were alive on the Douluo Continent. Qian Xin asked Su Ling to take Miaomiao there, and Su Ling agreed.

  • Qian Miaomiao showed Su Ling her family’s estate and told him she had grown up there without her parents, whom she believed were dead.
  • Qian Xin returned and discovered that Qian Miaomiao had become a Soul King and won the three-person team championship.
  • Qian Xin explained that the Qian Family’s Money Exchange served both continents under the God of Wealth, and Su Ling revealed that he was from the Douluo Continent.
  • Qian Xin privately asked Qian Miaomiao whether she and Su Ling were together, and she proudly described Su Ling’s recent victories and level 98 Soul Power.
  • Qian Xin asked Su Ling to take Qian Miaomiao to the Douluo Continent and revealed that her parents were alive there.
  • Su Ling agreed to bring Qian Miaomiao with him.

Ch. 196On the Way Back, Binding Hai Ling'er

Su Ling picked up Hai Ling'er from Amethyst Island and began traveling with her, Qian Miaomiao, and Zi Xuan toward Sea God Island. During a stop on the voyage, Su Ling bound Hai Ling'er as a goddess and gave both women treasures to strengthen them.

  • Su Ling and Qian Miaomiao reached Amethyst Island, where Hai Ling'er and Zi Xuan joined them aboard the Super Submersible Dragon Boat.
  • During six days of travel, Hai Ling'er's affection rose above sixty, and Su Ling bound her as a goddess, gaining the Power of the Sea skill.
  • Su Ling found a small island where the group could rest after six days at sea.
  • Su Ling gave Hai Ling'er the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to cultivate with, raising her affection to sixty-nine.
  • Su Ling gave Qian Miaomiao a fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone and planned to save a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone for her future divine trials.

Ch. 197Arrival at Sea God Island-Another Top-Level Eight Trials?

Su Ling returned to Sea God Island with Qian Miaomiao and Hai Ling'er, where they received their Sea God assessments and Hai Ling'er gained the same Top-Level Eight Trials as Su Ling. He introduced them to his thirteen companions, while learning that another Sea God Nine Trials candidate had appeared on the island.

  • Hai Ling'er thanked Su Ling after her Soul Power rose to Level 58, and Qian Miaomiao finished absorbing a Soul Bone and reached Level 55.
  • Su Ling, Qian Miaomiao, Hai Ling'er, and Zi Xuan traveled for six days before Xiao Bai let them land on Sea God Island.
  • At the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar, Qian Miaomiao received the Black Level Five Trials, while Hai Ling'er received the Top-Level Eight Trials.
  • Su Ling learned that Qian Miaomiao had one year to reach the 108th step and Hai Ling'er had ten years to reach the 216th step; he urged Hai Ling'er to finish quickly so she could leave with them.
  • Su Ling reunited with the thirteen goddesses, heard that another candidate for the Sea God's Nine Trials had appeared, and introduced Qian Miaomiao and Hai Ling'er to the group.

Ch. 198The Sea God Protected Tang San? Ah Yin's Wish Fulfilled!

Su Ling learned that Tang San was the Sea God's other successor and was forbidden from attacking him before the final contest with Shui Bing'er. He fulfilled Ah Yin's wish by showing her Tang San, then returned to camp and spent the night with several goddesses.

  • Yang Qingyu received a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, while Shui Bing'er accepted a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to strengthen herself before her next trial.
  • Hai Ling'er reached enough affection for Su Ling to bind her, and her new sea abilities could help with the Second Trial.
  • Su Ling found Tang San on Sea God Mountain and learned that the Sea God had forbidden him from interfering in the successors' final battle.
  • Oscar and Ma Hongjun sided with Tang San, while Tai Long said he would remain loyal to his Young Master; Su Ling left after warning them they might regret their choice.
  • Su Ling brought Ah Yin to see Tang San, fulfilling her wish and raising her affection; she said she wanted only to follow Su Ling.
  • Su Ling spent the night with Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuxin, and Zhu Zhuqing, earning a Red Chest, a Black Chest, and three Purple Chests in total.

Ch. 199The Second Trial Passed, Xiao Bai Was Far from Convinced!

Su Ling brought Hai Ling'er and Qian Miaomiao to Sea God Mountain, where they began cultivating for their First Trial while he prepared the goddesses for their Second Trial. The goddesses crossed the Ring Sea and received their rewards, and the chapter ended with Su Ling challenging Xiao Bai to another crossing for a wager as Xiuxiu showed interest in his medicinal herb.

  • Su Ling accompanied Hai Ling'er and Qian Miaomiao up Sea God Mountain, where Hai Ling'er reached the forty-sixth step by drawing on the sea's power and both girls began cultivating near their limits.
  • Tang San and Dai Mubai tried to approach the girls, but Qian Miaomiao rejected their offer; Dai Mubai then considered disrupting their cultivation but found no opportunity.
  • Yang Qingyu and Shui Bing'er absorbed new Soul Rings, and Shui Bing'er reached level 85 before Su Ling brought the thirteen goddesses to the shore to begin their Second Trial.
  • The goddesses crossed the Ring Sea using Shui Bing'er's ice, while Su Ling transformed into the Evil Orca King to distract Xiao Bai and the sea beasts; all fourteen participants reached the opposite shore and passed.
  • Xiao Bai objected that the Evil Orca King's attack had invalidated the trial, but Su Ling revealed that he had transformed into the beast himself, then wagered a ten-thousand-year medicinal herb on a second crossing.
  • Xiao Bai agreed to the wager, and Xiuxiu emerged from the water, eager to eat Su Ling's purple jade coral ganoderma.

Ch. 200Xiao Bai's transformation, Su Ling uses the Teleportation Array

Su Ling helped the goddesses pass the second trial, then prepared Qian Miaomiao and Hai Ling'er for tidal body tempering while Hai Ling'er became bound to him. After arranging protection and training supplies for the two women, he activated a Teleportation Array and arrived at the Separate Courtyard on Sun Moon Divine Mountain.

  • Su Ling used Heart-Demon Illusion to trap Xiao Bai, allowing the goddesses to break through; Xiao Bai overcame the illusion, apologized, and accepted Su Ling's gift of medicinal herb for Bai Xiuxiu.
  • Su Ling gave Qian Miaomiao and Hai Ling'er Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, then brought the goddesses to begin the third trial of tidal body tempering.
  • After more than half a month of training, Hai Ling'er reached 91 affection and successfully bound with Su Ling, who went to see her as she prepared to condense her Sixth Soul Ring.
  • Qian Miaomiao finished absorbing her soul bone and reached level fifty-eight, and Su Ling gave her hundred-thousand-year whale rubber, a weighted Silver Vest, and tablets for training.
  • Su Ling asked Zi Xuan to protect Qian Miaomiao and Hai Ling'er in secret, then returned to Sea Spear City and activated the Teleportation Array.
  • Su Ling appeared in the secret chamber of the Separate Courtyard on Sun Moon Divine Mountain in Sun Moon City.
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