Ch. 141Su Ling and Liu Erlong Enter Slaughter City

Tang San’s visit to Nuoding City ended with him unleashing killing intent on an academy gatekeeper before Tang Hao hurried him away. Two days later, Su Ling and Liu Erlong entered Slaughter City through its regular entrance after learning its rules, and prepared to begin their trial.

  • Tang San went to Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy to look for Yu Xiaogang, but the gatekeeper refused to believe who he was.
  • Tang San’s killing intent caused the gatekeeper to collapse, and Tang Hao took Tang San away before Yu Xiaogang and Luo Feng found the man lying motionless.
  • Su Ling and Liu Erlong arrived at Slaughter City’s regular entrance on the sixth, where Spirit Hall and the empires sent condemned Soul Masters inside.
  • Kate and the two envoys explained that newcomers’ Soul Skills were suppressed, that the Hell Slaughter Arena was their only route to becoming a Slaughter God, and that admission required a cup of Yellow Springs Dew.
  • After one Soul Master was killed for questioning the rules, people gathered Yellow Springs Dew from his body and began entering Slaughter City.
  • Liu Erlong collected two cups, and she and Su Ling entered together without using their protection period.

Ch. 142An unexpected encounter with Hu Liena in Slaughter City

Su Ling and Liu Erlong entered Slaughter City, where Liu Erlong won her first arena match while Su Ling encountered Hu Liena and learned that the Asura King had already completed the Hell Road. The chapter ended as Liu Erlong faced Holy Dragon Sect Soul Douluo Tuoba Xuan in the arena.

  • Liu Erlong drove off seven newcomers who tried to rob her and Su Ling, then entered the Inner City with him.
  • Liu Erlong intimidated two spectators into giving them Yellow Springs Dew and signed up for a match while Su Ling watched.
  • Su Ling recognized Hu Liena at the arena, and she won her first match by killing the other nine contestants.
  • Hu Liena told Su Ling that the Asura King had won a hundred matches and left for the Hell Road, and Su Ling suspected the victor was Tang San.
  • Su Ling refused Hu Liena's offer to team up, warned her that Yellow Springs Dew was poisonous, and gave her a detoxification pill.
  • Liu Erlong and Tuoba Xuan cleared the other contestants from their arena, then prepared to fight each other.

Ch. 143Was Liu Erlong Going to Help Su Ling Win Hu Liena Over?

Liu Erlong defeated Tuoba Xuan and traded his Soul Bone to Xu Gang for Yellow Springs Dew, while she and Su Ling established a concealed home and began alternating their Hell Slaughter Arena matches. On Su Ling’s next match day, he entered to keep Hu Liena from facing the dangerous Xu Gang, and Liu Erlong encouraged Hu Liena to trust and thank him.

  • Liu Erlong shattered Tuoba Xuan’s Soul Bone attack with the Eight Desolations Fist, beat him, and killed him before offering his Soul Bone for four hundred cups of Yellow Springs Dew.
  • Xu Gang agreed to gather the Yellow Springs Dew in exchange for the Soul Bone, and Su Ling and Liu Erlong arranged a trade for the next day.
  • Su Ling set up a concealed Snow Dragon Room and garden for himself and Liu Erlong, who cooked for them; Hu Liena realized his warning about the poisonous Yellow Springs Dew had been correct.
  • Xu Gang delivered more than four hundred cups of Yellow Springs Dew, and Liu Erlong gave him the Soul Bone before she and Su Ling continued their alternating matches.
  • Su Ling entered the Hell Slaughter Arena while Liu Erlong watched, defeated all nine opponents, and left with her; Hu Liena registered after they exited.
  • When Hu Liena arrived for another match, Su Ling entered instead to keep her from facing Xu Gang, while Liu Erlong urged Hu Liena to thank him and address her as Sister Liu.

Ch. 144Eight Desolations Unity, Su Ling Saves Hu Liena

Su Ling won a Hell Slaughter Arena match against Xu Gang and comprehended Eight Desolations Unity, saving Hu Liena from danger. Three months later, he carried the poisoned Hu Liena home after she won a brutal match and prepared to treat her with a Supreme Detoxification Pill.

  • Su Ling entered the arena with Xu Gang and persuaded the other contestants to attack Xu Gang first.
  • Xu Gang poisoned and killed the other eight contestants, leaving only Su Ling and himself in the arena.
  • Su Ling fought Xu Gang, comprehended Eight Desolations Unity, and killed him with a single punch.
  • Hu Liena thanked Su Ling for saving her, and he offered to help her in Slaughter City; he also took Xu Gang's soul bones and Space Soul Tools.
  • Three months later, Su Ling carried an unconscious and poisoned Hu Liena home after she won a match against three coordinated opponents.
  • Su Ling brought out a Supreme Detoxification Pill and wondered how to get Hu Liena to swallow it.

Ch. 145Hu Liena's Defenses Crumbled, and Su Ling Advanced Again

Su Ling rescued the poisoned Hu Liena, treated her injuries, and welcomed her into his hidden residence in Slaughter City, where she recovered and grew closer to him. After claiming the cultivation gains accumulated through his bond with Hu Liena, Su Ling broke through from Level 78 to Level 80 and announced that he would absorb a Soul Ring before returning to the Hell Slaughter Arena.

  • Su Ling gave the unconscious Hu Liena a Detoxification Pill, and she woke an hour later to find herself still in Slaughter City.
  • Hu Liena’s gratitude raised her affection to 60, allowing Su Ling to bind her and gain a passive charm skill; he healed her and showed her the concealed refuge hidden by his formation.
  • Hu Liena accepted Liu Erlong and Su Ling’s offer to stay with them, and Su Ling partitioned the living room to make her a separate room.
  • Su Ling and Liu Erlong treated Hu Liena for six days until her injuries healed, while her affection rose to 67 and she joined them on trips around Slaughter City.
  • Su Ling used the accumulated cultivation gains from his bound goddesses and advanced from Level 78 to Level 80 as Liu Erlong and Hu Liena watched.
  • Su Ling told Liu Erlong and Hu Liena that he would pause his arena visits to absorb a Soul Ring and become a Soul Douluo.

Ch. 146A Million-Year Soul Ring, Advancing to Soul Douluo

Su Ling absorbed a system-provided Million-Year Soul Ring over forty days, reaching level 88 while the Golden Dragon Armor grew stronger. After Hu Liena reached level 70 affection and became Su Ling’s bound goddess, the group resumed fighting in the Hell Slaughter Arena.

  • Su Ling chose the Million-Year Soul Ring and survived its tremendous energy by strengthening himself and directing half the energy into the Golden Dragon Armor.
  • After forty days, Su Ling completed the absorption, reached level 88, and evolved the Golden Dragon Armor beyond two hundred thousand years.
  • Su Ling gave Hu Liena three pills that raised her soul power from level 62 to level 64.5, while Liu Erlong continued working to control her killing intent.
  • Su Ling, Liu Erlong, and Hu Liena returned to the Hell Slaughter Arena and raised their winning streaks to fifty, fifty-one, and thirty-six matches respectively.
  • Hu Liena’s affection for Su Ling reached 70, binding her as a goddess and granting Su Ling cultivation progress, increased charm, and the Heart-Demon Illusion skill.

Ch. 147Join or Be Silenced? Su Ling Battles the Enforcement Team

Su Ling refused Kate’s offer to join Slaughter City’s Enforcement Team and killed Kate and two other Soul Douluos when they attacked him. He escaped in disguise with their spoils, while Laris arrived and ordered an investigation.

  • Su Ling told Liu Erlong and Hu Liena to stay home and master their killing intent while he continued fighting at the Hell Slaughter Arena, where he earned his sixty-sixth victory.
  • Su Ling opened Red Chests, obtained Radiant Sword Art and an eight-petal immortal orchid, and postponed learning the sword art until he was safe.
  • Kate offered Su Ling and Hu Liena places in the Enforcement Team, but Su Ling refused and dismissed Kate’s warnings about reaching a hundred victories.
  • Kate and two Enforcement Team members attacked Su Ling, who used Teleportation and accelerated arrows to kill all three Soul Douluos.
  • Su Ling disguised himself, collected the dead men’s Space Soul Tools and Soul Bones, and left before Laris arrived and ordered the Enforcement Team to investigate.

Ch. 148Intensifying the Offensive: Hu Liena Falls in Love with Su Ling

Su Ling concealed his role in Kate’s death, won his sixty-seventh arena match, and continued building his victory tally while helping Liu Erlong and Hu Liena train. After Hu Liena’s affection for him grew into love, he helped her reach level seventy and begin absorbing a special Soul Ring, while promising to help Liu Erlong become a Titled Douluo.

  • Su Ling pretended not to know anything about Kate’s death when Laris questioned him, then revealed a light-attribute Martial Soul and killed all nine opponents in the arena to claim his sixty-seventh victory.
  • Laris invited Su Ling and Hu Liena to join the Enforcement Team, and Su Ling asked for time to decide before evading a pursuer on his way home.
  • Over the next twenty days, Su Ling won twenty more arena matches, bringing his tally to eighty-seven, while Liu Erlong and Hu Liena improved their control of their killing intent.
  • Su Ling gave Hu Liena an eight-petal immortal orchid and two pills, raising her Soul Power from level 64.5 to level sixty-nine and increasing her affection until she fell in love with him.
  • Su Ling gave Hu Liena a fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone, and after absorbing it she reached level seventy, kissed him, and began absorbing his special Soul Ring.
  • Liu Erlong returned with seventy-one consecutive victories, and Su Ling promised to help her reach level ninety and obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Ch. 149Su Ling Advanced, and the Top-Tier Martial Soul Found Its Owner

Su Ling opened his remaining Red Chests, helped Hu Liena grow stronger, and advanced to Soul Power level eighty-nine. After Hu Liena reached ninety-nine arena victories and her affection for him rose to ninety-seven, Su Ling planned to give Liu Erlong a second Martial Soul so she could break through to level ninety.

  • Su Ling opened four Red Chests and received a Top-Tier Martial Soul, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, whale rubber, and a Super Submersible Dragon Boat.
  • Hu Liena finished absorbing her Soul Ring, reaching level seventy-two with a Soul Ring aged just over fifty thousand years, and became bound to Su Ling as her affection passed ninety.
  • Over the following months, Su Ling, Liu Erlong, and Hu Liena each reached eighty-nine victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena, and Su Ling gave Liu Erlong a Hundred Thousand Year Right Leg Bone.
  • Hu Liena reached ninety victories and received an invitation from the Hell Messengers, while Su Ling broke through to level eighty-nine after absorbing the goddesses’ accumulated cultivation gains.
  • Hu Liena secured her ninety-ninth victory, and Su Ling gave her a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, raising her affection to ninety-seven and unlocking her Fusion skill.
  • Su Ling proposed giving Liu Erlong a Top-Tier Martial Soul and having her absorb two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings to help her reach level ninety.

Ch. 150Blazing Flame Heaven-Burning Furnace, Ninefold Primal Chaos Pagoda

Su Ling gave Liu Erlong a second martial soul and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring while strengthening himself and opening system chests. After Hu Liena reached full affection and gained new abilities, Su Ling obtained the Ninefold Primal Chaos Pagoda, and Liu Erlong neared becoming a Titled Douluo as their time in Slaughter City drew to a close.

  • Su Ling gave Liu Erlong the Blazing Flame Heaven-Burning Furnace and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, then consumed herbs to strengthen his spiritual power and body.
  • Su Ling opened chests and obtained an inheritance map that seemed to point to the Mist Forest, while Hu Liena spent ten days absorbing her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and reached level seventy-six.
  • Hu Liena finished absorbing her soul bone, reached full affection for Su Ling, and gained two Golden Chests after their first intimate encounter; the system reward raised Su Ling to level ninety.
  • Su Ling opened a Golden Chest and gained the Ninefold Primal Chaos Pagoda, then opened another and received a Million-Year Soul Bone instead of the soul ring he wanted.
  • Liu Erlong absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for her new martial soul, reached level ninety, and began absorbing another ring for her Fire Dragon King martial soul.
  • Hu Liena completed the Charm Eyes merge, gaining a hundred thousand years on her Head Soul Bone and two skills, while Liu Erlong continued absorbing her soul ring and Su Ling collected chests from their daily interactions.

Ch. 151Slaying a Titled Douluo with an Arrow, the King of Slaughter's Helplessness

After Liu Erlong reached level 95, she and Su Ling refused Laris’s offer to join the Enforcement Team and fought their ambush, killing Laris and most of his men. Tang Chen, possessed by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King, confronted them, but Liu Erlong’s Protection skill let her match him; Su Ling then recognized the creature and offered a deal so they could pass through Slaughter City.

  • Liu Erlong completed her absorption of two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, reached level 95, and joined Su Ling and Hu Liena in pursuing their ninetieth victories.
  • Su Ling and Liu Erlong rejected Laris’s invitation to join the Enforcement Team, and Laris ordered an ambush on their way back.
  • Liu Erlong killed one Soul Douluo, while Su Ling used arrows to kill Laris and six other Enforcement Team members.
  • The King of Slaughter, Tang Chen, appeared and attacked Su Ling, but Liu Erlong’s Protection skill boosted her power enough to fight him head-on.
  • The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King called off the fight, and Su Ling secretly offered it a deal that would let them pass through Slaughter City.

Ch. 152Braving Hell Road, Leaving Slaughter City

Su Ling, Liu Erlong, and Hu Liena completed their hundredth victories and braved Hell Road, leaving Slaughter City with the Divine Slaughter's Domain. After Hu Liena disguised herself, the three set out for Heaven Dou City and their next training ground.

  • The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King ordered the Enforcement Team to stop obstructing Su Ling and the two women, and Su Ling decided they would finish their matches before leaving.
  • After completing ninety-nine victories and spending a month training their control of killing intent, Su Ling, Liu Erlong, and Hu Liena won their hundredth matches and entered Hell Road as the King of Slaughter sacrificed the spectators to sustain Slaughter City.
  • Su Ling fused with Liu Erlong and Hu Liena, flew through Hell Road, and killed the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King before leading them to the exit.
  • The three emerged from Slaughter City and gained the Divine Slaughter's Domain, while the King of Slaughter revealed that the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent had survived.
  • Hu Liena chose to travel with Su Ling, used the Thousand Illusions Mask to disguise herself, and joined him and Liu Erlong on their journey to Heaven Dou City.

Ch. 153Su Ling returned home! Qian Renxue's marriage?

Su Ling returned to Heaven Dou City, reunited with Xiao Wu and the other women, and learned that Qian Renxue had been ordered to marry Ye Lingling. He suspected Ye Lingling had fled—or that Qian Renxue had secretly sent her away—and resolved to speak with Qian Renxue before leaving for training.

  • Su Ling visited the Lake of Life, learned Xiao Wu had left to find him, and warned Da Ming and Er Ming that powerful Soul Masters might come for them soon.
  • Da Ming introduced Su Ling to Xiaoyue, a nearly hundred-thousand-year-old Heavenly Wolf; Su Ling gave her a ten-thousand-year herb that could help her advance.
  • Su Ling returned to Heaven Dou City with Liu Erlong and Hu Liena, then reunited with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Jiang Zhu, and the others at his home.
  • Su Ling learned that several of the women had reached new Soul Power levels and invited Yang Qingyu to bring Xiangxiang along on their upcoming training trip.
  • Zhu Zhuxin and Ning Rongrong told Su Ling that Emperor Xue Ye had decreed Qian Renxue’s marriage to Ye Lingling, who had apparently disappeared from Heaven Dou City.
  • Su Ling wondered whether Qian Renxue had arranged Ye Lingling’s departure and decided to speak with Qian Renxue that night.

Ch. 154Qian Renxue's heart stirred, finding Ye Lingling

Su Ling reunited with Ye Lingling, secured her family’s safety through Qian Renxue, and hid her at Shrek Academy while planning a training trip. He also warned Liu Erlong that Spirit Hall might attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect within a year, then flew with Ning Rongrong toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

  • Qian Renxue told Su Ling that Ye Lingling’s family would receive only a symbolic punishment, then learned he had reached Soul Douluo and planned to train at Sea God Island.
  • Qian Renxue’s favorability toward Su Ling rose, but she fled when he invited her to stay for a drink; Su Ling later spent the night with Zhu Zhuxin, Jiang Zhu, and Feng Yu'er.
  • Su Ling went to the Moonlight Pavilion looking for Tang San, but found Ye Lingling disguised as a beggar and brought her to a protected hideout at Shrek Academy’s Back Hill.
  • Su Ling reassured Ye Lingling that her family would be safe and arranged for her to stay hidden and cultivate until their group left to train.
  • Su Ling warned Liu Erlong that Spirit Hall could attack her clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect within a year, and that Yu Luomian might have sided with Spirit Hall; Liu Erlong set off to warn her clan.
  • Su Ling fused with Ning Rongrong and flew toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ch. 155The Life Ancient Tree Heart-Ah Yin Accepted a Master?

Su Ling visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi and the elders discussed their preparations for Spirit Hall and learned that Su Ling had reached level 90. After binding Ye Lingling and receiving a Life Ancient Tree Heart, Su Ling used the life energy to persuade Ah Yin to acknowledge him as her master so he could restore her and help her see Tang San again.

  • Su Ling arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Rongrong and learned that Ma Hongjun and Oscar were away gaining experience.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Su Ling that the sect had strengthened its defenses, trained five thousand soldiers to use hidden weapons, and continued monitoring Spirit Hall.
  • Su Ling revealed his eight soul rings and level 90 cultivation, then sparred with Bone Douluo before leaving the next morning.
  • Su Ling visited Ye Lingling, stayed with her, raised her affection to 100, and received a hundred-thousand-year Life Ancient Tree Heart along with stronger soul rings and new binding skills.
  • Su Ling gave Ye Lingling the Life Ancient Tree Heart to absorb, and its life energy rapidly helped Ah Yin grow to a thousand years.
  • Su Ling promised Ah Yin he would restore her to her peak and help her see Tang San, and Ah Yin agreed to acknowledge him as her master.

Ch. 156Ah Yin Acknowledged Her Master, Life Begonia

After Ye Lingling fused with the Life Ancient Tree Heart, her martial soul evolved into Life Begonia and her soul power rose to level 64. Su Ling helped the women obtain soul rings in Sunset Forest, then returned to find Liu Erlong waiting with news that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan faced a crisis.

  • Su Ling confirmed that Ah Yin had acknowledged him as her master and considered sending her to the Blue Silver King to recover.
  • Ye Lingling completed her three-day fusion with the Life Ancient Tree Heart, transformed in appearance, and revealed that her martial soul had evolved into Life Begonia.
  • Su Ling brought Ye Lingling and the others to Sunset Forest, where Zhu Zhuxin, Zhu Zhuqing, Feng Yu'er, and Ye Lingling absorbed sixth soul rings.
  • Ye Lingling reached level 64 after absorbing her soul ring, and Su Ling returned to Heaven Dou City with the women.
  • Liu Erlong privately told Su Ling that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was facing a crisis and that she might not be able to join their training.

Ch. 157The Blue Silver King's Sacrifice, Ah Yin's Recovery?

Su Ling helped Liu Erlong prepare to defend the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then brought Ah Yin to a Blue Silver Grass forest to restore her cultivation. Ah Yin returned to human form at level seventy, while Su Ling revived the Blue Silver King and took him and the seedlings away to help them grow.

  • Liu Erlong chose to stay with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Su Ling gave her a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to strengthen her before Spirit Hall attacked.
  • Su Ling opened his remaining chests and obtained Growth Nutrient Solution, soul bones, recovery items, and an Immortal Bean to support Ah Yin and Liu Erlong.
  • Su Ling used Growth Nutrient Solution to raise Ah Yin's cultivation before taking her to a forest where the Blue Silver King and other Blue Silver Grass sacrificed their accumulated years to restore her to a hundred thousand years.
  • Ah Yin emerged from a blue cocoon in human form at level seventy, and her Blue Silver Emperor energy revived the dead grass and sprouted the collected seeds.
  • Su Ling revived the Blue Silver King as a child, then took him and fifteen seedlings into the System Space to help them grow; he promised Ah Yin he would help her meet Tang San when an opportunity arose.

Ch. 158Setting Out with the Goddesses, Qian Renxue Comes Clean?

Su Ling returned to Heaven Dou City with Ah Yin, helped Liu Erlong grow stronger, and set out for Sea God Island with a group of women. Before the group traveled far, Qian Renxue met Su Ling and revealed that she was Spirit Hall’s young mistress who had been impersonating Xue Qinghe.

  • Su Ling planted the Blue Silver King and blue silver grass at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then helped Ah Yin obtain her seventh soul ring and become a Level 71 Soul Saint.
  • Su Ling gave Liu Erlong a 50,000-year head soul bone and later a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, raising her to Level 97 before she began absorbing the new ring.
  • Ning Rongrong left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to join Su Ling’s training journey, while Ning Fengzhi and the elders discussed strengthening the sect’s future generations.
  • Su Ling gathered his companions and set out from Heaven Dou City, and Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er joined them along the way.
  • Qian Renxue met Su Ling outside the city, transformed into her true appearance, and confessed that she had killed the real Xue Qinghe and impersonated him for over ten years.

Ch. 159Farewell to Sister Xue'er, Arrival at Vast Sea City

Su Ling parted from Qian Renxue after receiving a list of the Spirit Hall soul masters involved in his clan’s destruction, then led his companions to Vast Sea City to prepare for Sea God Island. There, he gave Shui Yue'er an immortal herb, strengthening his bond with her and Shui Bing'er as Tang San established the Tang Sect elsewhere.

  • Qian Renxue gave Su Ling a booklet naming the surviving participants in the attack on the Water Moon clan, and Su Ling accepted her as Sister Xue'er while warning her to watch Xue Beng.
  • Su Ling and Qian Renxue embraced before she resumed her Xue Qinghe disguise; his affection with her rose to ninety as they parted.
  • Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City to investigate Xue Beng, while Tang San officially founded the Tang Sect with the Strength Clan, Speed Clan, Dai Mubai, and Yu Xiaogang supporting him.
  • After a month and a half of travel, Su Ling and his companions reached Vast Sea City, where he planned their Sea God Island voyage and considered using the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
  • Su Ling gave Shui Yue'er a narcissus jade muscle bone and two medicinal pills, raising Shui Yue'er’s and Shui Bing’er’s affection; Shui Yue’er’s affection later reached eighty-eight and unlocked her goddess panel.

Ch. 160Arrival at Sea God Island, a Successful Landing!

Su Ling led the thirteen goddesses toward Sea God Island, where Shui Bing'er became the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's master and Shui Yue'er advanced to Soul King. After a sea voyage and a clash with Xiao Bai's Demon Soul Great White Sharks, the group successfully landed on Sea God Island and headed inland.

  • Su Ling revealed that Sea God Island held the Sea God's inheritance, and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud chose Shui Bing'er as its master.
  • Su Ling bought nautical charts and the Dragon Abyss Boat, then set sail with the goddesses aboard the Super Submersible Dragon Boat.
  • Su Ling caught a ten-thousand-year Sea Soul Beast, and Shui Yue'er absorbed its Soul Ring to become a Soul King.
  • Su Ling's group reached Sea God Island, where Xiao Bai challenged them and demanded to know their purpose.
  • Su Ling and the goddesses fought past the guarding Sea Soul Beasts, evaded Xiao Bai, and landed on the island.
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