Arc 9The Tree of Life and the Coming War

Zhao Su recovered his memories and returned to the world, where he reunited with Qian Renxue and learned the truth behind the curse, Ye Rou, and his past. With the Darkness Overlord’s army advancing on Sky City, Zhao Su chose to face the conflict alongside Qian Renxue.

  • Zhao Su trapped the Demon Venerable in a primordial-age cycle, then relived his own past and discovered that Qian Renxue had died protecting him.
  • Zhao Su reached the Origin Realm, found the world reshaped under new rules, and reunited with his daughters, Ning Rongrong, and his fallen family before Qian Renxue’s sacrifice revived him.
  • Zhao Su and Qian Renxue joined the Annihilation Formation, while the new era unfolded through Zhao Su’s birth, childhood, and awakening of his martial souls.
  • Qian Renxue helped Zhao Su survive his curse and revealed their connection through the Three-Lifetime Reincarnation Curse, while the formation restored his meridians and power.
  • Zhao Su and Qian Renxue defeated Gu Yuan, learned of his link to the forbidden land and the Curse Lord, and discovered that Ye Rou had used Liangzi to make a Battle Servant.
  • Qian Renxue restored Ye Rou’s souls, but Zhao Su later learned that a Phantom Spirit Tribe soul had replaced Ye Rou’s original one and that Ye Rou had planned to use Liangzi and Zhao Su.
  • Zhao Su restored the World Tree within Qian Renxue, and she promised to stand beside him as he faced his remaining year and the coming danger.
  • Zhao Jun and Ling Wan'er returned and revealed that the Darkness Overlord was marching on Sky City with a million-strong army, and Zhao Su prepared to regain his strength as three powerful figures appeared at the temple.
Chapters 201–225 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 201That Final Memory

Zhao Su returned to reality after a vision, and Qian Renxue suggested that an unrecalled memory was keeping her from understanding the Great Daos. After Tang Chen defeated Qian Daoliu, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King battled Xiao Bai until Bo Saixi intervened and challenged him to unleash his strongest attack.

  • Zhao Su regained consciousness and wondered if Qian Renxue's forgotten memory prevented her from fusing the Great Daos.
  • Tang Chen defeated Qian Daoliu and returned to the Sea God Hall.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King overwhelmed Xiao Bai's World-Destroying Divine Palm with his lightning spear.
  • Bo Saixi appeared, blocked the spear, and forced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to face her.
  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King trapped Bo Saixi in a Heaven-Refining Furnace, but she broke out with her axe and urged him to attack again.

Ch. 202Great Dream Spring and Autumn Art, the Return of the Primordial Era

Zhao Su used the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Art to recreate the primordial era, taking the Demon Venerable and himself back into the past while banishing Di Tian’s avatar. As the new age began, Zhao Su vanished with Qian Renxue, and a middle-aged man waited anxiously outside a closed door in Heavenly Citadel.

  • The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacked Zhao Su and sacrificed himself to flood him with evil energy, hoping to make him the enemy of all.
  • Zhao Su’s eight divine dragons blocked the evil, and Qian Renxue revealed that she had survived and that the Demon Venerable had miscalculated.
  • Zhao Su used the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Art to pull the Demon Venerable back toward the primordial era, while Bo Saixi deflected Di Tian’s Fangtian Halberd.
  • Zhao Su banished Di Tian’s avatar and declared that his memories and cultivation would be sealed as he relived the primordial age.
  • Zhao Su and Qian Renxue vanished as heaven and earth reshaped into the primordial era, while a middle-aged man paced outside a closed door in Heavenly Citadel.

Ch. 203The Primordial Age of Chaos

Zhao Su defied Zhao Ru’s warning and left to rescue his senior sister, Qian Renxue, who had been driven into the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. As Zhao Ru and the others acknowledged that the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Art could not change the destined outcome, a mysterious sword struck down from the sky to save Qian Renxue from Xian Hong.

  • Sixteen years after Zhao Su’s birth, Little Treasure told him that the Demon Tribe had ambushed his senior sister, and Zhao Su hurried to the main hall.
  • Zhao Su demanded permission to rescue her, and Zhao Mei offered to go with him, but Zhao Ru let Zhao Su leave alone and warned him to bear the consequences.
  • After Zhao Su left, Zhao Ru and Zhao Li discussed how the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Art could only recover Zhao Su’s memories and could not change the destined tragedy.
  • In the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, Long Yang and Qian Renxue’s other protectors fought off Xian Hong and the Demon Tribe, but Long Yang was killed and Qian Renxue was cornered in a valley.
  • As Xian Hong swung his axe at Qian Renxue, a sword descended from the sky and forced him back.

Ch. 204Please Teach Me, Master

Zhao Su saved Qian Renxue from Xian Hong’s forces and learned that the Demon Venerable was preparing to attack the Heavenly Citadel. After Qian Renxue returned with him, her cultivation collapsed, and she secretly asked Zhao Ru to teach her how to atone without making Zhao Su hate her.

  • Zhao Su destroyed Xian Hong’s Heaven-Refining Furnace, killed the pursuing Demon Tribe experts, and extracted Xian Hong’s memories.
  • Zhao Su recalled that Cheng Feng had died protecting the Heavenly Citadel from the Demon Tribe, and he vowed to avenge his mother.
  • The Demon Venerable ordered sixteen clan patriarchs and elders to prepare an assault on the Heavenly Citadel, then agreed to Willow Ancestor’s alternative plan after learning Xian Hong had failed and Qian Renxue was no longer under their control.
  • Qian Renxue’s condition worsened after she returned from the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, and her cultivation fell from the Divine King Realm to the Douluo Realm.
  • Zhao Ru ordered Zhao Su out of Qian Renxue’s room, and Qian Renxue knelt before Zhao Ru and pleaded for him to teach her how to atone.

Ch. 205In the End, It Could Not Be Defied

Qian Renxue chose to alter the past despite the risk of vanishing, while Zhao Ru and the Heavenly Citadel’s allies sprang a trap against the Demon Venerable. The Demon Venerable invoked Ten Thousand Dreams Awaken, collapsing the reconstructed time-space and leaving Zhao Su surrounded by Li Yong and other Taoists in a ruined Heavenly Citadel.

  • Qian Renxue accepted Zhao Ru’s help to change the past, and Zhao Ru gave her a porcelain bottle and placed a mark in her mind.
  • The Demon Venerable led sixteen armies to besiege the Heavenly Citadel, where Zhao Li confronted him and Zhao Family techniques ambushed the demon forces.
  • The Willow Ancestor reported that Qian Renxue had shed her demon body and that the human sects had allied with the Heavenly Citadel, while Zhao Ru and the allies attacked the Demon Tribe’s sacred land.
  • The Demon Venerable used Ten Thousand Dreams Awaken to freeze and shatter the reconstructed time-space, transporting the story to a desolate Heavenly Citadel.
  • Zhao Su appeared in the ruined city, where Li Yong and dozens of Taoists surrounded him and accused him of joining the Demonic Dao.

Ch. 206Reality? A dream?

Zhao Su recovered his memories, entered the Origin Realm by merging with the Heart of the Universe, and returned to a peaceful new world eight years later. In a Heaven Dou City tavern, he overheard two girls searching for their father and wondered whether this peaceful reality was another dream.

  • Zhao Su killed Li Yong and the others, then recovered memories of the ruined Heavenly Citadel and Qian Renxue's death.
  • Zhao Su understood the three thousand Great Daos, returned to the waters before Sea God Island, and absorbed the Heart of the Universe to reach the Origin Realm.
  • Zhao Su returned to Heaven Dou City and discovered that eight years had passed, the continents and Divine Realm had merged, and the world was ruled by the Zhao Family, the Demon Tribe, and Dark Shadow Island.
  • Zhao Su saw that the races lived peacefully and that humans could cultivate without soul rings while members of the Demon Tribe could become gods without taking human form.
  • Zhao Su sat in a tavern and overheard two girls talk about finding their father, then wondered if the peaceful world was itself a dream.

Ch. 207Ten Thousand Dreams Awaken

Zhao Su reunited with Ning Rongrong and their daughters in a peaceful dream, but an urgent voice woke him and revealed the dream was an illusion. He found himself back in the Heavenly Citadel, where the Demon Tribe had slaughtered its people, and saw Zhao Ru dying on the battlefield.

  • Zhao Su recognized Qianqian and Youyou as his daughters, and they accepted him as their father.
  • Zhao Su brought the girls to Ning Rongrong, who embraced him and wept at his return.
  • Zhao Su spent several peaceful days with his family, though he noticed everyone else had vanished.
  • An anxious voice called Zhao Su to wake, and he realized Ning Rongrong and the girls felt cold and unreal.
  • Zhao Su awoke unseen in the fallen Heavenly Citadel and saw corpses throughout the city.
  • Zhao Su found Zhao Ru dying among the battlefield’s fallen, still standing and gazing toward the city he had protected.

Ch. 208The Heavenly Dao Had Grown Old, and a New Heavenly Dao Was Born

After Qian Renxue sacrificed herself to revive Zhao Su, he spent an immeasurable time seeking the Great Dao before the World Tree fused with his heart and revealed the Heavenly Dao's course. As the new three thousand Great Daos appeared, Di Tian arrived, and the final battle began.

  • Qian Renxue died in Zhao Su's arms, then transformed into an ancient tree whose Dao rhythm and life force revived him.
  • Zhao Su pondered the Great Dao for an unknown age, separated his body from his soul, and told his gathered soul to find the answer itself.
  • Zhao Su's body reappeared on Sea God Island, where the five-pointed-star flag revealed the World Tree, which fused with his heart and let him sense the Heavenly Dao.
  • The Dao Ancestor, Witch Ancestor, Zhao Ru, and Cheng Feng emerged through Spatial Gates as the new three thousand Great Daos appeared.
  • The Dao Ancestor attacked the gate holding Di Tian back, but Di Tian blocked the strike and declared that he could destroy those he had created.
  • The Witch Ancestor challenged Di Tian's claim, warning that the arrival of the new Heavenly Dao signaled the end of Di Tian's reign.

Ch. 209The Last Member of the Annihilation Formation

Zhao Su fought Di Tian after merging with the World Tree, but Di Tian retreated when the Annihilation Formation appeared. The Witch Ancestor told Zhao Su that the formation’s last member was on Dark Shadow Island, and the chapter ended with Qianqian and Youyou recognizing Zhao Su as their father.

  • Zhao Su’s sword clashed with Di Tian’s Fangtian Halberd as the Dao Ancestor and the others contained the destructive force.
  • Ning Rongrong, Tang Yuehua, Zhu Zhuqing, Bibi Dong, Tang San, Qian Renxue, and others arrived in separate camps, followed by Xiao Lu and Xi Yao.
  • Xiao Lu and the other women activated the incomplete Annihilation Formation, prompting Di Tian to retreat with Tang San and his faction.
  • The Witch Ancestor told Zhao Su to find the formation’s last member on Dark Shadow Island before Di Tian’s True Form broke free of its seal.
  • The Dao Ancestor took Qian Renxue away, while Cheng Feng and Zhao Ru departed through Spatial Gates.
  • Qianqian and Youyou called Zhao Su “Daddy” and threw themselves toward him.

Ch. 210The Rules of Heaven and Earth Could Never Be Perfect

Zhao Su explored Dark Shadow Island and found its different settlements concealed cruelty, coercion, and numbness beneath their appearances. Zhang Ying revealed that the island reflected the imperfect nature of all heaven and earth, warning that Zhao Su’s fantasies could cause the new rules to collapse before he faced Di Tian.

  • Zhao Su left his daughters and traveled to Dark Shadow Island, sensing that the forces sealing Di Tian were weakening and that he needed to complete the Annihilation Formation.
  • A woman in a peaceful town explained that men were sent to a battlefield at sixteen and women were forced to bear children for them after turning eighteen.
  • Zhao Su passed through settlements marked by exploitation and numb routine, then used a Spatial Gate to reach a city where people lived varied, ordinary lives.
  • Zhang Ying appeared beside Zhao Su, and the tavern and city dissolved to reveal the island’s sordid reality.
  • Zhang Ying warned Zhao Su that Dark Shadow Island reflected the imperfect world and that his fantasies could make the new rules collapse, leaving him unable to defeat Di Tian.

Ch. 211The Birth of the Rules of the New Heaven and Earth

Zhao Su created the rules of the New Heaven and Earth, giving up the chance to become its permanent ruler and setting up a contest for the authority to govern. He lost his cultivation in the process and would have to reach the Origin Realm again before facing Di Tian in the final showdown.

  • Zhang Ying urged Zhao Su to recover his invincible heart, and Zhao Su formed the World Tree and used it to create new rules of heaven and earth.
  • Di Tian sent a clone to merge with the new Heavenly Dao rules, then confronted Zhao Su and declared that he would become their ruler.
  • Zhao Su revealed that the new rules made the ruler's authority temporary and unchangeable, and Di Tian vowed to destroy the New Heaven and Earth if he won.
  • The Dao Ancestor told Qian Renxue that Zhao Su had given up his cultivation and needed to reach the Origin Realm again to challenge Di Tian.
  • The Dao Ancestor asked Qian Renxue whether she wanted to renew her bond with Zhao Su and become the final member of the Annihilation Formation.

Ch. 212The Rules of the New Heaven and Earth, a New Douluo Epoch

Qian Renxue, Zhao Su, Dao Ancestor, Witch Ancestor, Zhao Ru, and Cheng Feng merged into the new rules of heaven and earth to begin new lives. In the new Douluo epoch, Cheng Feng faced Spirit Daoist’s wrath for refusing to leave Zhao Ru and revealed that she was carrying his child.

  • Dao Ancestor merged Qian Renxue into the new rules of heaven and earth, and Zhao Su followed, hoping not to miss his chance with her again.
  • Dao Ancestor and Witch Ancestor confessed their feelings and merged into the new rules of heaven and earth, followed by Zhao Ru and Cheng Feng.
  • In year 520 of the new Douluo epoch, Spirit Daoist demanded that Cheng Feng renounce Zhao Ru, but she refused and pleaded to remain with him.
  • Cheng Feng revealed to Xue Ling that she was pregnant and did not want her child to be born without a father.
  • Spirit Daoist attacked Cheng Feng, and Xue Ling accused him of being the one who had fallen into the demonic Dao.

Ch. 213A Thousand Years Later, Taiqing Village

Cheng Feng gave birth to Zhao Su, whose three martial souls drew the attention of Spirit Daoist and Xue Ling as Zhao Ru and the Darkness Overlord attacked the Spirit Talisman Gate. A thousand years later, Zhao Su lived in Taiqing Village, where the damaged seal on the Evil Ghost King's three souls threatened the villagers.

  • Cheng Feng gave birth to Zhao Su at Reflection Cliff, and Spirit Daoist sensed that the child possessed three martial souls, including one imbued with Dao rhythm.
  • Zhao Ru arrived at the Spirit Talisman Gate searching for Cheng Feng, and the Darkness Overlord's forces attacked while Spirit Daoist and the disciples fought back.
  • Spirit Daoist, Zhao Ru, and the Darkness Overlord vanished after the battle, and the Witch Cult and Spirit Talisman Gate later split into separate factions.
  • In 1520 of the new Douluo epoch, Grandpa Li brought Zhao Su to the village clearing after a child damaged the seal on the Evil Ghost King's three souls.
  • Zhao Su saw a dozen villagers drained of soul power and the village's weak cultivators struggling to hold the Evil Ghost King's three souls back.

Ch. 214The Evil Ghost King, Breaking the Seal

Zhao Su used a secret art to restore the seal on the Evil Ghost King and return stolen Soul Power to the villagers, but the effort caused him severe pain. His grandmother treated him and revealed that his broken seal left him at most a year to live, while a mysterious figure planned to have Xue'er return; the next morning, Zhao Su went to the closed ancestral hall and met a flustered Li Fan.

  • At the old village chief's urging, Zhao Su used the Emperor Seven Kill Sword and Soul-Seizing Art to recover the villagers' Soul Power and reseal the Evil Ghost King's three souls.
  • Zhao Su collapsed with a severe headache, and the old village chief took him home to await Third Sister-in-Law.
  • Third Sister-in-Law used a talisman to treat Zhao Su and told a phantom that his seal had broken and he had at most a year to live; the phantom said Xue'er would return to extend his life.
  • The next morning, Third Sister-in-Law gave Zhao Su medicine and sent him to the ancestral hall after he washed.
  • Zhao Su saw hazy images when he looked at the sunrise, then met a flustered Li Fan outside the tightly shut ancestral hall.

Ch. 215Less Than a Year to Live, Qian Renxue

Zhao Su awakened the Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat and Emperor Seven Kill Sword, rose to Soul King rank, and learned that his grandmother would reveal his parents’ identities only after he became a god. Back at school, his worsening headaches led Liang Rongsheng to suggest that transfer student Qian Renxue might examine him, and her name stirred a sense of familiarity in Zhao Su.

  • Li Fan told Zhao Su that a sword had appeared inside him and severed the Evil Ghost King’s three souls, giving the villagers the spirit power it drew out.
  • At the ancestral hall, Old Third Sister-in-Law and five elders performed a ritual that awakened Zhao Su’s Devouring-Heaven Dragon Cat and Emperor Seven Kill Sword, raising his soul power to level fifty-nine.
  • Zhao Su asked his grandmother about his parents, but she said he would learn the truth after surpassing Titled Douluo and becoming a god.
  • A month later, Zhao Su returned to school with worsening headaches that his grandmother’s medicine could no longer suppress.
  • Liang Rongsheng told Zhao Su that transfer student Qian Renxue had cured Liu Xuan and might be able to examine him; Zhao Su felt that her name was familiar.

Ch. 216An Evil Soul Master, Meeting Qian Renxue Again

Zhao Su and Liangzi encountered Qian Renxue fighting a Head-Down Master in an alley, and Zhao Su sensed a connection to her. After defeating the enemy, Qian Renxue warned Zhao Su that he had little time left to live and told him to visit her at the Taiqing Taoist Temple in three days.

  • Zhao Su learned that Qian Renxue had left school, so he and Liangzi headed out for a drink.
  • Zhao Su sensed a familiar aura in an alley, where a rotting Battle Servant attacked Liangzi.
  • Qian Renxue pursued the black-robed Head-Down Master and defeated him, but his soul essence escaped.
  • Qian Renxue told Zhao Su that he had little time left to live and invited him to find her at the Taiqing Taoist Temple in three days.
  • Liangzi urged Zhao Su to take Qian Renxue's warning seriously and said he would accompany him.

Ch. 217Annihilation Formation, Three-Life Reincarnation Curse

As Zhao Su’s headaches overwhelmed him, Qian Renxue used the Three-Lifetime Reincarnation Curse to complete the Annihilation Formation and restore much of his power. Zhao Su recovered to rank ninety-nine, but failed to break through to the God Realm as the third Dark Invasion approached.

  • Zhao Su’s headaches worsened, and Liangzi and Li Fan carried him unconscious to Qian Renxue at the Taiqing Taoist Temple.
  • Qian Renxue revealed that the Three-Lifetime Reincarnation Curse linked her to Zhao Su and was the key to the Annihilation Formation against Di Tian.
  • A mark from Zhao Su joined the mark on Qian Renxue, and seven figures emerged from Spatial Gates to complete the formation with her.
  • The nine formation members sent red petals and Dao Rhythm into Zhao Su, restoring his meridians and Soul Bones while his spiritual power reached the God Realm.
  • Zhao Su’s soul power rose to rank ninety-nine, Peerless Douluo, but he did not cross the rank-one-hundred barrier.

Ch. 218Innate Dao Arts and the Thirteen Taiqing Arts

After recovering from the curse triggered by his unsealed martial soul, Zhao Su learned that his parents were alive and began studying the Taiqing Dao Palace’s cultivation method. That night, Qian Renxue summoned him to the school gates, and he went to meet her.

  • Zhao Su woke after a day and night of sleep, and Qian Renxue told him she had treated him and that his parents were still alive.
  • Qian Renxue explained that the Darkness Overlord had cursed Zhao Su at birth and that unsealing his martial soul had triggered the curse.
  • The chapter recounted how Spirit Daoist mistakenly wounded Zhao Ru, how Cheng Feng went on a rampage, and how Spirit Daoist sealed her before dying in regret.
  • Zhao Su studied his Soul Bones and the Thirteen Taiqing Arts, discovering that the method could be fused with the Innate Dao Arts.
  • After receiving a talisman message from Qian Renxue, Zhao Su left the dormitory and headed to the school gates to meet her.

Ch. 219Two God Realm Battle Servants

Zhao Su and Qian Renxue confronted Head-Down Master Gu Yuan, who tried to turn Ye Rou into a battle servant. After Zhao Su’s blood disrupted his attack, Gu Yuan summoned two god-realm battle servants and declared he would refine Zhao Su and Qian Renxue.

  • Zhao Su learned that Head-Down Masters gained power by devouring souls and Soul Power, then traveled with Qian Renxue to a small town.
  • Qian Renxue told Ye Rou’s father to seal the room and keep everyone out while she and Zhao Su waited beside Ye Rou.
  • When bells rang, Qian Renxue used a drop of Zhao Su’s blood to stop a giant battle servant from attacking Ye Rou.
  • Gu Yuan appeared and accused the Heaven-Suppression Lineage’s bloodline of being a bane to Head-Down Masters, while Qian Renxue condemned his use of ordinary people as battle servants.
  • Gu Yuan summoned two battle servants whose auras had reached the god realm and announced he would refine Zhao Su and Qian Renxue.

Ch. 220Spear of Destruction, an effortless kill

Zhao Su defeated Gu Yuan’s two God Realm Battle Servants and killed Gu Yuan, then learned that the servants had belonged to the Curse Lord and uncovered a clue to the land of the outworld barbarians. With Ye Rou’s souls and spirits now impossible to recover from Gu Yuan, Zhao Su and Qian Renxue faced the need to tell her father and Liangzi what had happened.

  • Qian Renxue summoned an Angel Holy Sword and trapped Gu Yuan in her Angel Domain while Zhao Su stepped forward to fight him.
  • Zhao Su protected Qian Renxue and Ye Rou, then used the Death Spear to pierce and absorb the divine power of Gu Yuan’s two Battle Servants.
  • Zhao Su extracted the Battle Servants’ memories, learned that the Curse Lord had sacrificed their clan and turned them into servants, and killed Gu Yuan.
  • Gu Yuan’s memories led Zhao Su to the land of the outworld barbarians, which Qian Renxue identified as a forbidden land guarded by the Six Great Imperial Families of Sky City.
  • Qian Renxue told Zhao Su that Gu Yuan’s death left her unable to summon Ye Rou’s two souls and seven spirits, so they discussed how to tell Ye Rou’s father and Liangzi.

Ch. 221A rift that could not be bridged

Qian Renxue used Zhao Su’s blood to summon Ye Rou’s souls and spirits, then told her parents how to help Ye Rou recover. Afterward, Zhao Su and Qian Renxue argued over Ye Rou and their unresolved past, and Zhao Su returned to the dormitory to find Liangzi unusually exhausted.

  • Qian Renxue sent Zhao Su away and spent the night summoning Ye Rou’s two souls and seven spirits, using a drop of Zhao Su’s blood to help her succeed.
  • Qian Renxue gave Ye Rou’s father pills and instructions for Ye Rou’s recovery, then left with Zhao Su.
  • Zhao Su questioned whether the souls Qian Renxue summoned were really Ye Rou’s, and Qian Renxue pressed him about whether he still blamed her for the past.
  • Zhao Su told Qian Renxue he did not blame her but asked her not to tell Liangzi, while Qian Renxue doubted that Ye Rou genuinely liked Liangzi.
  • Zhao Su returned to the dormitory and found Liangzi looking unwell and complaining of persistent exhaustion, so Zhao Su checked his wrist.

Ch. 222Deceived, Qian Renxue in Peril

Zhao Su discovered that Ye Rou had been draining Liangzi’s vital essence and warned him to break up with her, then taught him a healing art. After Li Fan revealed that Qian Renxue had been trapped and badly injured, Zhao Su went to the Taiqing Taoist Temple and learned that the Tree of Life might be the only way to break the curse destroying his body.

  • Zhao Su sensed that Liangzi’s soul and vitality were depleted, learned Ye Rou had been draining his essence, and advised him to leave her.
  • Zhao Su taught Liangzi the Resurrection Art to help restore his body.
  • Zhao Su found records about Sky City in the school library before Liangzi and Li Fan arrived with news that Qian Renxue was unconscious after being trapped in a barrier.
  • Li Fan revealed that he had been Zhao Jun’s disciple since childhood and asked Zhao Su to help Qian Renxue.
  • Zhao Su, Liangzi, and Li Fan reached the Taiqing Taoist Temple, where Ye Rou allowed only Zhao Su to enter.
  • Xue Ling and the elders told Zhao Su that the Darkness Overlord’s curse left him one year to live and that the Tree of Life could break it.

Ch. 223Merging with the World Tree, the Rift Vanished

Zhao Su restored Qian Renxue’s divine soul and healed her by returning the World Tree to her as a Martial Soul, and the two reconciled after recalling their bond across three lifetimes. After they returned to school, Liangzi struggled with Ye Rou’s sudden distance and constant closeness to Qian Renxue.

  • Xue Ling used a ritual to reveal Zhao Su and Qian Renxue’s shared memories from their past lifetimes and left them to decide what to do next.
  • Zhao Su restored the World Tree within Qian Renxue, repairing her body and merging the tree with her Martial Soul.
  • Qian Renxue woke, confronted Zhao Su about pretending not to know her, and promised to stay by his side as he vowed they would win.
  • The next day, Zhao Su and Qian Renxue emerged in good condition, and Liangzi and Li Fan teased Zhao Su about their night together.
  • Zhao Su and Liangzi returned to school, where Liangzi worried that Ye Rou barely acknowledged him and kept following Qian Renxue.

Ch. 224Coming clean

Zhao Su learned that Ye Rou’s new soul came from the Phantom Spirit Tribe and that Qian Renxue had helped it take over Ye Rou’s body. Qian Renxue revealed her Ten Thousand Demon Tribe heritage and her true connection to Zhao Jun, while Zhao Su left unsure whether to tell Liangzi the truth about Ye Rou.

  • Zhao Su and Liangzi went to the Taiqing Taoist Temple after Liangzi complained that Ye Rou had changed and was clinging to Qian Renxue.
  • Zhao Su privately asked Qian Renxue who Ye Rou’s new soul was, and she admitted it belonged to the Phantom Spirit Tribe and had replaced Ye Rou’s original soul with help from Zhao Su’s blood.
  • Qian Renxue explained that Ye Rou had sold her soul to Gu Yuan and planned to turn Liangzi and Zhao Su into Battle Servants.
  • Qian Renxue revealed that she was the daughter of the Ten Thousand Demon Tribe’s chief, had been raised by Zhao Jun in the Taiqing Dao Palace, and that Zhao Jun was her teacher rather than Zhao Su’s father.
  • Zhao Su and Qian Renxue left the room, and Zhao Su called Liangzi to return to school while wondering whether to tell him what had happened to Ye Rou.

Ch. 225Since You Can't Resist, Enjoy It

Zhao Su learned that Ye Rou had deceived Liangzi, then met Zhao Jun and Ling Wan'er, who urged him to recover his strength as the Darkness Overlord attacked Sky City. Zhao Su chose to stop evading the conflict and trapped their avatars in the Taiqing Taoist Temple with the Red Flower as three powerful figures arrived.

  • Zhao Su told Liangzi that Ye Rou had been using him to refine a Battle Servant, but Liangzi accused Zhao Su of lying and stormed away.
  • Qian Renxue summoned Zhao Su to the Taiqing Taoist Temple, where Li Fan told him that Zhao Jun and Ling Wan'er had returned.
  • Zhao Jun revealed that the Darkness Overlord was leading a million-strong army against Sky City and said Zhao Su could restore his strength through the Demon Tribe's Tree of Life and the third level of the Great Freedom Origin Scripture-Taiqing Void.
  • Zhao Su said he would no longer run from the conflict, and Qian Renxue pledged to stand beside him.
  • Zhao Su summoned the Red Flower to seal the temple, and three figures with auras beyond the Emperor Realm emerged through Spatial Gates.
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