Arc 26Soul Beasts and Fractures

Huo Yuhao reunites with Qiu'er, gathers soul beasts into the Undead Demiplane, and learns from Na'er that Gu Yuena plans to control humanity rather than build a future for soul beasts. As Huo Yuhao prepares to confront the Spirit Pagoda, the Tang Sect is branded traitorous and Gu Yuena maneuvers to keep control of the Spirit Pagoda.

  • Qiu'er awakens, reunites with Huo Yuhao, and agrees to help him oversee Soul Beast City and carry out his plans.
  • Huo Yuhao gathers sea soul beasts, reaches Limit Douluo, and refines a pill with the Silver Dragon King's essence blood that strengthens Xiao An and restores part of his body.
  • Huo Yuhao separates Na'er from Gu Yue's soul, rebuilds her body, and brings her to Demon City, where she meets Tang Ziran and Lang Yue.
  • Na'er tells Huo Yuhao that Gu Yuena is developing artificial Soul Spirits and plans to control Soul Masters, while offering soul beasts little beyond a place to survive.
  • Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er gather the remaining Far North soul beasts and send them into the Undead Demiplane.
  • Tang Wulin helps the Star Luo Empire repel the Sun Moon Federation's Combined Fleet, then learns the Federation Parliament has declared the Tang Sect traitorous.
  • Qiangu Dongfeng plans to bind Gu Yuena to the Qiangu Family through marriage and quietly sever ties with the Holy Spirit Cult, while Gu Yuena influences Qiangu Zhangting and considers revealing the Myriad Beast Platform.
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Ch. 628Welcome Back · III

Qiu'er reunited with Huo Yuhao in the Undead Demiplane, and her arrival released an energy that benefited its inhabitants and loosened several Demon Gods’ cultivation bottlenecks. After Huo Yuhao introduced her to the others, Qiu'er suggested they eat before he explained the soul beasts’ plight on Douluo Star.

  • Qiu'er's awakening spread a strange energy across the Undead Demiplane, and Agares and the other Demon Gods felt their cultivation bottlenecks loosen.
  • A Nan sat down to meditate on a possible breakthrough, while the soul beasts celebrated Qiu'er's arrival as another Auspicious Beast.
  • Qiu'er comforted the tearful Huo Yuhao, and he set her down as she asked him questions she chose not to voice.
  • Qiu'er noticed Xiao An and the unfamiliar people around her, then asked Huo Yuhao to introduce everyone.
  • Huo Yuhao introduced Qiu'er to the Demon Gods, former Green Skull Organization members, soul beasts, and Xiao An, explaining their circumstances and origins.
  • When Huo Yuhao hesitated to explain the soul beasts' plight on Douluo Star, Qiu'er suggested they eat, and everyone dispersed except the meditating A Nan.

Ch. 629Welcome Back · Four

Huo Yuhao brought Qiu'er through the sea while gathering the remaining Sea Soul Beasts and told her about the changed era, his past, and Tang Wutong. Qiu'er accepted that their bond had become one of companionship, then visited the Soul Beasts in the Undead Demiplane and saw the new city being built for them.

  • Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er traveled across the ocean on the Evil Orca King's back as Huo Yuhao gathered Sea Soul Beasts and planned to visit the Far North.
  • Huo Yuhao prepared a feast for Qiu'er, Xiao An, A Bao, Yue Ye, and Leng Xiao in Demon City, then told Qiu'er about the Spirit Pagoda and the Soul Beasts' plight.
  • Huo Yuhao recounted his journey through the Space-Time Turbulence and the Holy Demon Continent, then told Qiu'er about Tang Wutong, Wang Dong'er, and Xu Yunhan.
  • Qiu'er reassured Huo Yuhao that he was not responsible for the Soul Beasts' plight and reflected that their relationship was now more like companionship than love.
  • Huo Yuhao took Qiu'er to Soul Beast City, explained his arrangements for the Soul Beasts, and showed her the respect they gave her as the Emperor Auspicious Beast.

Ch. 630Welcome Back · Five

Huo Yuhao walked through Soul Beast City with Qiu'er, learned more about her return, and asked her to represent the soul beasts there. After Qiu'er agreed to join his unfinished plan, Huo Yuhao prepared to travel to the Sun Moon Federation.

  • Huo Yuhao asked Qiu'er where her soul had been after she sacrificed herself and learned that she had remained dormant, guided by instinct toward the Golden Dragon Spear.
  • Huo Yuhao showed Qiu'er Soul Beast City, where humans, demons, and soul beasts worked together, and asked her to oversee the city as the soul beasts' representative.
  • Qiu'er left Huo Yuhao waiting for two and a half hours, then returned in human form with golden hair and new clothes.
  • Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er he was determined to carry out his unfinished plan, and she promised to do it with him.
  • A Nan reached the ninth order, eighth level, thanked Qiu'er for her help, and Huo Yuhao left the Star Luo Empire for the Sun Moon Federation.

Ch. 631Welcome back · six

Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er continued relocating sea soul beasts into the Undead Demiplane while considering the silence of Douluo Star's Plane Master and their next steps. After discussing Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King, Qiu'er returned to the demiplane, and Huo Yuhao continued toward the Sun Moon Federation.

  • Huo Yuhao detected the Sun Moon Federation's Combined Fleet and Tang Wulin, then concluded that Tang San could not use Tang Wulin to return directly to Douluo Star.
  • Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er guided sea soul beast clans into the Undead Demiplane while concealing Qiu'er's presence from Douluo Star's plane consciousness.
  • Huo Yuhao planned to collect soul beasts from the remaining seas and the Far North before visiting cities in the Sun Moon Federation.
  • Qiu'er agreed to seek an opportunity to visit Di Tian but doubted whether he would accept Huo Yuhao's help or allow her to leave again.
  • Qiu'er explained the Silver Dragon King's relationship with Di Tian, and she and Huo Yuhao continued to regard the Silver Dragon King as an ally despite their uncertainty about her actions.
  • Huo Yuhao sent Qiu'er back to the Undead Demiplane to rest and rode the Evil Orca King toward the Sun Moon Federation.

Ch. 632Welcome Back · Seven

Huo Yuhao nurtured a badly damaged remnant soul in his Sea of Consciousness and tried to learn who it was, but speaking caused it distress. After checking the sleeping consciousness separated from the Silver Dragon King, he told Austin Griffin that he had ideas about destruction but would wait until the time was right.

  • Huo Yuhao examined the remnant souls in his Sea of Consciousness and continued nurturing the consciousness separated from the Silver Dragon King.
  • Huo Yuhao recalled how the Holy Spirit Cult imprisoned loved ones’ souls to coerce people into joining it, and considered the different reasons people became Evil Soul Masters.
  • Huo Yuhao noticed that the newly acquired remnant soul showed signs of recovery but bore scars from prolonged, deliberate torment.
  • Huo Yuhao awakened the remnant soul and asked who it was, but it managed only a few syllables before trembling and nearly collapsing.
  • Huo Yuhao protected and nurtured the remnant soul, then checked the sleeping consciousness separated from the Silver Dragon King and thought about studying the essence blood he had taken.
  • Austin Griffin asked Huo Yuhao to destroy something, and Huo Yuhao said he had ideas but that it was not yet time.

Ch. 633Welcome Back · Eight

Huo Yuhao continued developing the Undead Demiplane and planned to use the Silver Dragon King's essence blood to help Xiao An. As Qiu'er asked why he worked so hard for others, Huo Yuhao said he acted because he believed these things should be done.

  • Huo Yuhao put away the Silver Dragon King's essence blood and returned to the Undead Demiplane with the Evil Orca King.
  • Huo Yuhao expanded training in the Cultivation Platforms as Qiu'er helped manage the growing community of Soul Beasts.
  • Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er he would keep Xiao An safe and would not bring him to Di Tian or the Silver Dragon King until the child recovered his memories and his condition was resolved.
  • Huo Yuhao took out the Silver Dragon King's essence blood, intending to refine Universe Creation Pills to help Xiao An absorb it.
  • Qiu'er asked Huo Yuhao why he did so much for others, and Huo Yuhao replied that he simply thought it should be done.

Ch. 634Irreplaceable · Part One

Huo Yuhao refined nine Universe Creation Pills, and the Tree Demon God Bu Song gained a level after eating one. Huo Yuhao then fused a pill with the Silver Dragon King's essence blood, producing a silver-marked pill that stirred a strange longing in Xiao An.

  • The Tree Demon God Bu Song brought Huo Yuhao medicinal herbs and stayed to watch him refine Universe Creation Pills.
  • Huo Yuhao used the pill furnace to refine nine pills while Qiu'er, Xiao An, Leng Xiao, A Bao, and Yue Ye waited nearby.
  • Bu Song ate a pill and advanced from the ninth order, fourth level to the fifth level before meditating further.
  • Huo Yuhao gave pills to Bu Song, Yue Ye, Leng Xiao, A Bao, and Qiu'er, while Xiao An watched the remaining pills eagerly.
  • Huo Yuhao fused the Silver Dragon King's essence blood with a Universe Creation Pill as Qiu'er and the others helped power the furnace.
  • Huo Yuhao opened the furnace after another hour and revealed a pill with silver markings, while Xiao An felt drawn to the essence blood.

Ch. 635Irreplaceable · II

Huo Yuhao fed Xiao An a Universe Creation Pill infused with the Silver Dragon King's essence blood, hoping its power would strengthen Xiao An safely. As the pill took effect, Xiao An saw a faint silver glow in his Dantian and experienced fragmented visions before returning to consciousness under Huo Yuhao's care.

  • Huo Yuhao explained that he had combined the Silver Dragon King's essence blood with the Universe Creation Pill to help Xiao An absorb its power without harming his frail body.
  • Huo Yuhao told Xiao An to bring out his Martial Soul, then gave him the pill and guided him as he meditated.
  • Xiao An felt the pill's energy flow through his body and sensed a silvery-white glow growing in his Dantian.
  • Xiao An saw scattered, familiar images and a blurry figure as despairing pain spread through him and his consciousness began to fade.
  • Huo Yuhao's cool touch pulled Xiao An out of the vision, and Xiao An opened his eyes to find Huo Yuhao's senior touching his face.
  • Huo Yuhao released Xiao An and asked how he felt.

Ch. 636Irreplaceable · III

Xiao An took the Universe Creation Pill and broke through to one ring, gaining a pale golden Soul Ring with the Elemental Vision skill. Later, Huo Yuhao admitted to Qiu'er that he had treated Xiao An as a substitute for someone he had abandoned, while struggling with the possibility that Xiao An might regain his memories.

  • Xiao An grew stronger and taller after the pill's power circulated through his body, and a pale golden Soul Ring appeared behind him.
  • Xiao An used Elemental Vision to gather elemental particles and create a small fireball, which Leng Xiao used to roast a sausage.
  • Xiao An ate the sausage and asked Huo Yuhao for more food, while Huo Yuhao felt relieved to see him acting like himself.
  • Huo Yuhao reflected that the pill had restored part of Xiao An's body and raised his Soul Power to rank eleven, but the unfamiliar look in Xiao An's eyes had unsettled him.
  • Qiu'er asked whether Huo Yuhao could not bear to let Xiao An go, and Huo Yuhao confessed that he had treated the child as a substitute for someone he had abandoned.

Ch. 637Irreplaceable · IV

Huo Yuhao accepted that his fear of facing the Sun Moon Federation came from unresolved guilt about his past, then continued gathering sea soul beasts while preparing for what lay ahead. As Xiao An’s cultivation surged and Huo Yuhao neared the Federation’s coast, he considered the risks surrounding Tang Wulin and the Golden Dragon King’s essence blood.

  • A Bao, Leng Xiao, and Yue Ye urged Huo Yuhao to face his unresolved feelings, and Qiu'er encouraged him not to force himself to appear strong.
  • Huo Yuhao recognized that his deeper resentment came from a way of thinking and an environment, then joined the others in reviewing plans and documents.
  • Xiao An dreamed of a vague connection to his bloodline while Huo Yuhao and the others worked late in Demon City.
  • After a month at sea, Huo Yuhao had gathered more than ninety percent of the sea soul beasts and was approaching the Sun Moon Federation’s coast.
  • Huo Yuhao found that Xiao An’s soul power had risen from rank eleven to rank eighteen after absorbing Silver Dragon King Essence Blood, so he told Xiao An to stabilize his cultivation.
  • Huo Yuhao suspected Tang San had left safeguards on Tang Wulin and considered how to obtain the Golden Dragon King’s essence blood without resorting to force.

Ch. 638Irreplaceable · V

Huo Yuhao reached Limit Douluo and sensed a path toward the divine level, but Douluo Star’s hostility and the Undead Demiplane’s limitations kept him from advancing. He planned to wait for the plane consciousness to recover, grow stronger, and prepare to replace the Spirit Pagoda, which he regarded as the main target in his effort to improve relations between soul beasts and humans.

  • Huo Yuhao reached Level 99 and became a Limit Douluo, but still had no spiritual domain of his own.
  • Huo Yuhao sensed that the absence of the Divine Realm left a path toward godhood, though Douluo Star’s laws suppressed him and would not accommodate a true god.
  • Huo Yuhao decided not to advance because the Undead Demiplane could not withstand the transition and Douluo Star’s hostile plane consciousness might attack him.
  • Huo Yuhao resolved to wait for the plane consciousness in his Sea of Consciousness to recover, cultivate to Quasi-God, and continue his plans concerning the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Huo Yuhao identified the Spirit Pagoda as his primary target because it profited from soul spirits and represented the exploitation and near-extinction of land-dwelling soul beasts.

Ch. 639Irreplaceable · Six

Huo Yuhao reflected on how the Spirit Pagoda’s council-based system had enabled exploitation, and why education and soul tools could help ordinary people resist those in power. He was deeply disappointed by the Spirit Pagoda’s treatment of soul beasts and ordinary soul masters, as well as its role in the destruction of Shrek City, but the chapter ended with another, unspecified problem troubling him.

  • Huo Yuhao considered why he had founded the Spirit Pagoda with a council structure and recognized how its powerful factions could come to dominate it.
  • Huo Yuhao concluded that education and soul tool technology could help ordinary people understand their situation and gain the power to resist.
  • Huo Yuhao blamed the Spirit Pagoda for its dealings with the Holy Spirit Cult and its involvement in the bombing of Shrek City, which had killed and injured countless people.
  • Huo Yuhao judged the Spirit Pagoda’s soul-spirit business exploitative, noting that ordinary families could be left with defective artificial soul spirits after paying for a chance to obtain one.
  • Huo Yuhao remained disappointed in the Spirit Pagoda, but its affairs were not what was giving him a headache at that moment.

Ch. 640The present was not the past · Part one

Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er discussed the Silver Dragon King's plan while Austin Griffin mocked them from inside Huo Yuhao's mind. The chapter revealed how Na'er awakened in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness and ended with Huo Yuhao silencing Austin Griffin as Na'er watched.

  • Huo Yuhao blocked out Austin Griffin's taunts while sitting with Qiu'er on the Evil Orca King's back.
  • Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er that Austin Griffin was mocking what they had learned from Na'er about the Silver Dragon King's plan.
  • Na'er regained consciousness in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness after her spiritual energy recovered, and realized she had not dissipated.
  • Na'er met Austin Griffin, who introduced himself as the God of Calamity and ignored her questions about the Sea of Consciousness and Gu Yue's soul.
  • Huo Yuhao spoke to Austin Griffin and snapped his fingers, making Austin Griffin disappear.

Ch. 641The present was not the past · Part two

Huo Yuhao questioned Na'er after separating her consciousness from the Silver Dragon King, then spent a week restoring her soul. He began rebuilding her body with Qiu'er and the others present, hoping Na'er would trust them and reveal the Silver Dragon King's plans at the Spirit Pagoda.

  • Huo Yuhao restrained Na'er in his Sea of Consciousness and explained that Gu Yue remained in her body and that he had separated Na'er to prevent her consciousness from being swallowed.
  • Na'er gave Huo Yuhao her name and recognized him as Spirit Ice Douluo, but Huo Yuhao put her to sleep before she could speak further.
  • Huo Yuhao spent a week replenishing Na'er's soul while Austin Griffin complained from his confinement.
  • Huo Yuhao placed Na'er's soul in the body-rebuilding Magic Array with Qiu'er, Yue Ye, and two other women beside him.
  • Na'er's body began to take shape as Huo Yuhao hoped Qiu'er's presence would help her trust them and disclose the Silver Dragon King's intentions.

Ch. 642The present was not the past · III

Na'er awoke in a restored body with gray hair and no power, and found Qiu'er alive beside her. Huo Yuhao confirmed her identity and admitted her plans involved the Spirit Pagoda, leaving Na'er wary as the group escorted her somewhere else to talk.

  • Na'er regained consciousness in a lush forest, weak and confused by her altered body and gray hair.
  • Qiu'er helped Na'er dress and identified herself as the Emperor Auspicious Beast, while Na'er questioned how she had returned.
  • Qiu'er summoned Huo Yuhao and the others, and Na'er recognized Huo Yuhao from their earlier meeting in the mental space.
  • Na'er challenged Huo Yuhao about her identity, her intentions, and the Spirit Pagoda; Huo Yuhao revealed her Vertical Pupil to prove she was genuine.
  • Huo Yuhao confirmed that her plans concerned the Spirit Pagoda, and Na'er discovered she could not summon her power.
  • Qiu'er and Leng Xiao supported Na'er as she followed Huo Yuhao and the others to find a more suitable place to talk.

Ch. 643The present was not the past · IV

Huo Yuhao brought Na'er through a world where soul beasts and many other races lived alongside humans, then explained that he had separated her consciousness from Gu Yue and restored her as an independent person without her former power. Na'er arrived in Demon City, still overwhelmed by the unfamiliar world but less resistant to Huo Yuhao.

  • Qiu'er and Huo Yuhao led Na'er through a forest where soul beasts behaved like humans and made soul tools.
  • Na'er saw farmland, an unfinished city, and Soul Beast City, where soul beasts and other races lived together.
  • Na'er asked whether the sea soul beasts that disappeared from Douluo Star had come to Huo Yuhao's world, and he said he had not reached every sea region.
  • On the Soul Guidance Train, Huo Yuhao explained that Na'er had been separated from Gu Yue and had to rebuild her power from scratch.
  • Huo Yuhao and the others brought Na'er to Demon City, where she stared in disbelief at its buildings and diverse crowds.

Ch. 644The present is not the past · V

Na'er wandered through Demon City after learning she was independent, reflecting on her feelings for Tang Wulin and the history she shared with Gu Yuena. Seeing humans, demons, and soul beasts living together made her question whether Gu Yuena's plan could truly give soul beasts freedom, when a familiar voice called her name.

  • Na'er asked Huo Yuhao to let her walk around, and he agreed while Qiu'er and Leng Xiao released her.
  • Na'er recalled that her happiness at becoming independent had revived her hope concerning Tang Wulin, but she knew he would not change his choice of Gu Yuena.
  • Na'er reflected on how she had split from Gu Yuena's soul and how their wager had decided who would control their shared body.
  • Na'er watched the different races coexist in Demon City and reconsidered whether Gu Yuena's plan could secure a future for soul beasts.
  • A familiar voice called out to Na'er as she sat thinking.

Ch. 645The present was not the past · Six

Na'er reunited with Lang Yue and Tang Ziran, who welcomed her into their home and listened as she explained her past. The chapter ended with Huo Yuhao and the others arriving at the door, and Na'er guessed why they had come.

  • Lang Yue recognized Na'er on the street, embraced her, and took her to eat and shop before bringing her home.
  • Tang Ziran recognized Na'er, welcomed her, and showed her the Tang Wulin keepsakes he and Lang Yue had collected.
  • Na'er ate with Tang Ziran and Lang Yue, then explained how she and the other woman had once shared one body and why her former self had disappeared.
  • Tang Ziran and Lang Yue reassured Na'er that they were glad she was all right.
  • Huo Yuhao and the others arrived at the door, and Na'er guessed their reason for visiting.

Ch. 646The present is not the past · Seven

Huo Yuhao spoke with Na'er about his plans for the Spirit Pagoda and learned that Gu Yuena intended to control human Soul Masters through artificial Soul Spirits. After seeing how Soul Beasts lived in Demon City, Na'er urged Huo Yuhao not to cooperate with Gu Yuena and to stop her plan.

  • Qiu'er pointed out that Na'er had been sent away without money, food, or rest, and Huo Yuhao admitted he had not considered it.
  • Na'er agreed to speak with Huo Yuhao, who explained how Tang Ziran and Lang Yue had become caught up in the conflict between the Spirit Pagoda and the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Huo Yuhao told Na'er that he planned to deal with the Spirit Pagoda and wanted to cooperate with Gu Yuena, but Na'er warned him not to support her plan.
  • Na'er revealed that Gu Yuena was developing artificial Soul Spirits and had allied with the master of a small world to preserve some Soul Beasts and help her control the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Na'er explained that Gu Yuena planned to use controlled Soul Masters against humanity, but had no plan to develop Soul Beasts beyond securing them a place to survive.
  • Yue Ye questioned how long Gu Yuena could maintain control and how the Soul Beasts would develop, while Na'er’s account made clear that she opposed Gu Yuena’s plan.

Ch. 647The present was not the past · Eight

Huo Yuhao and his companions discussed Gu Yuena’s plan to counter humanity, the Abyss Plane’s threat, and the Silver Dragon King’s limited knowledge. After reaching the Far North, Huo Yuhao and Qiu’er set out together across its snowfields.

  • Qiu’er opposed Gu Yuena’s plan, while A Bao and Leng Xiao recalled how the Demon Race’s lack of development had led to its destruction.
  • Na’er explained that Gu Yuena was delaying her plan because the Abyss Plane still threatened Douluo Star, leaving Huo Yuhao and the others to reconsider their preparations.
  • Huo Yuhao wondered why Douluo Star’s Plane Master seemed to allow the Abyss Plane’s threat and how the Abyss Plane had connected with the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Huo Yuhao and the others learned that the Silver Dragon King had spent most of her recovery asleep and had only fragmented memories of the Dragon God’s past.
  • Huo Yuhao and Qiu’er reached the Far North, where Qiu’er reassured him and joined him on a walk across the snowfields.

Ch. 648Solo dance · I

Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er found the Far North depleted of powerful Soul Beasts, and Huo Yuhao resolved to help Soul Beasts develop rather than repeat the past. At the Far North's Core Area, he began a dance meant to summon its remaining Soul Beasts, while Qiu'er recorded him.

  • Huo Yuhao sensed that the Far North had few Soul Beasts and no hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, and he feared A-Tai had not survived.
  • Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er they would go to the Core Area, where they found a quiet, desolate ice field.
  • Huo Yuhao shielded Qiu'er from the cold with Soul Power, and they walked toward the center of the Core Area.
  • Huo Yuhao remembered Snow Empress's Heavenly Snow Woman Dance and decided to gather the Far North's Soul Beasts in the same place.
  • Huo Yuhao activated his Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul and began dancing with an Ice Sword as Qiu'er recorded him.

Ch. 649Solo dance · II

Huo Yuhao used a sword dance to summon the soul beasts of the Far North, then began moving them into the Undead Demiplane. He sensed a sorrow from the Far North’s future but continued with his plans.

  • Huo Yuhao performed a sword dance with the Ice Sword, channeling the Far North’s ice elements and sending a streak of sword light across the region.
  • The Far North’s soul beasts sensed Huo Yuhao’s call and gathered at the platform, where Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er calmed their hostility with the power of fate.
  • Huo Yuhao saw that only about fifty thousand soul beasts remained, none with cultivation above one hundred thousand years, and explained what he needed from them.
  • Huo Yuhao began sending the soul beasts into the Undead Demiplane in an orderly fashion.
  • Qiu'er asked Huo Yuhao about his earlier daze, and he told her that he had sensed sorrow from the Far North’s future but would not stop his plans.

Ch. 650Interlude I

Bai Xiuxiu enjoyed the Ocean’s sudden quiet while Tang Wulin and his companions returned to the Sun Moon Federation after delaying the Combined Fleet’s attack on the Star Luo Empire. At Tang Sect headquarters, Zang Xin welcomed them back and hinted that a serious new problem had arisen.

  • Bai Xiuxiu basked in the sun and enjoyed the plentiful fish, unaware of why the Ocean’s Sea Soul Beasts had disappeared.
  • Mang Tian watched news about the crisis and decided there was little he could do while Tang Ziran’s family remained in the Star Luo Empire.
  • Tang Wulin and his companions detected the Sun Moon Federation’s Combined Fleet, so Ya Li flew to warn the Star Luo Empire while Xie Xie distracted the fleet and Tang Wulin sought a way to delay it.
  • Tang Wulin abandoned his plan to trigger an underwater volcano and instead fused with the Thunderclap Hellvine, using Tang San’s intervention to control the lightning and hold up the fleet.
  • The Star Luo Empire repelled the fleet with its coastal defenses and a Level-Ten Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, Mother-and-Child Soulchaser, and the fleet withdrew.
  • Tang Wulin returned to Skysea City, where Zang Xin welcomed him and Ya Li, then led them and the others to a conference room to discuss a serious problem.

Ch. 651Interlude II

Tang Wulin learned that the Federation Parliament had declared the Tang Sect a traitorous organization after the failed fleet attack, and he considered how to protect the sect and rebuild Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with the fleet returning safely and Mo Lan facing pressure as the Federation’s hawks gained ground.

  • Cao Dezhi told Tang Wulin that the Federation Parliament had branded the Tang Sect a traitorous organization and that Tang Sect members had withdrawn from the Blood God Legion.
  • Zang Xin explained that the Federation’s hawks and the Spirit Pagoda had pushed for the resolution after the fleet identified the Tang Sect as the source of the weapons used by the Star Luo Empire.
  • Tang Wulin decided the Tang Sect should avoid overt action for now, focus on rebuilding Shrek Academy, and complete his planned exchange with the Holy Spirit Cult for Yun Ming’s soul.
  • Tang Wulin told Cao Dezhi and Zang Xin about the mysterious expert who had killed Ha Luosa, leaving them concerned about the unknown powerhouse.
  • Chen Xinjie brought the Combined Fleet home with little damage but depleted energy reserves, and wondered what had happened to the sea’s Sea Soul Beasts.
  • Mo Lan saw that the hawks had used the failed expedition and the Tang Sect’s weapons sales to divide the doves and pass the resolution, and she hoped Tang Wulin could handle the crisis.

Ch. 652Interlude · Three

Qiangu Dongfeng celebrated the Spirit Pagoda’s rise after Shrek Academy was destroyed and the Tang Sect was declared treasonous, while planning to sever ties with the Holy Spirit Cult. Gu Yuena subtly influenced Qiangu Zhangting and prepared to advance the Myriad Beast Platform, though she worried about Tang Wulin and felt alone.

  • Qiangu Dongfeng considered Gu Yuena’s achievements and planned for Qiangu Zhangting to marry her so the Qiangu Family could retain control of the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Qiangu Dongfeng reflected on the Spirit Pagoda’s growing influence and dismissed the possibility that Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao had attained godhood.
  • Qiangu Dongfeng decided to quietly cut ties with the Holy Spirit Cult, then set aside a report about a healing block of ice found after the Heaven Dou Empire branch was attacked.
  • Gu Yuena concealed her disgust when Qiangu Zhangting visited, then used purple light to influence him into believing she was devising strategies for him.
  • Gu Yuena planned to bring the Myriad Beast Platform gradually to the public and thought of Tang Wulin, while missing Na'er and keeping her loneliness to herself.
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