Arc 11The Hell Spirit Cat Reckoning

Zhu Zhuqing escaped the inheritance trials, returned to Heaven Dou, and rescued Liu Erlong and the girls from their pursuers. She then confronted the Hell Spirit Cat Family over its dependence on the Dai Family and left with her siblings after rejecting Zhu Xinglong’s offer of leadership.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena reached the Dark Elf God's palace, claimed its inheritance and a God-Given Soul Ring, then emerged in the Far North and set out for Heaven Dou City.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena reached Blue Tyrant Academy, where Zhu Zhuqing reunited with her friends and learned that Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhulin, Maomao, and Min’er were missing.
  • Liu Erlong and the three girls fled the Black Tiger Sect and Holy Dragon Sect, while Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena joined the battle and helped kill Hu Qianxing and the other pursuers.
  • Zhu Zhuqing brought the injured Liu Erlong back to the Heaven Dou Empire, then returned to Douluo Village and agreed with Ning Rongrong to share their cosmetics business.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin traveled to the Star Luo Empire, where Zhu Zhufeng welcomed them and the sisters confronted Zhu Xinglong and the clan elders.
  • Zhu Zhuqing condemned the clan’s dependence on the Dai Family, exposed its eavesdropping devices, and proposed that it form its own sect.
  • Zhu Zhuqing left with Zhu Zhulin and Zhu Zhufeng, while Yan Xue’er stopped Zhu Xinglong from following and Zhu Xinglong attacked the Fourth Elder and others.
Chapters 251–275 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 251Elemental Spirit Art!

Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena reached the forty-first step of the Thousand-Layer Stairway before Yun Xi explained that they needed to cultivate elemental energy to progress. She gave them the Elemental Spirit Art, and Zhu Zhuqing considered how it might fit with the other powers she already possessed.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena struggled up to the forty-first step, where the stairway’s pressure stopped them.
  • Yun Xi explained that the stairway tested their constitutions and that they needed to blend soul power and spiritual power to create elemental energy.
  • Yun Xi taught them about the elements and gave them a cultivation method before her avatar vanished.
  • Hu Liena worried that the technique might be dangerous, but Zhu Zhuqing checked her destiny system and found the incomplete Elemental Spirit Art safe.
  • Zhu Zhuqing considered her existing spiritual power, heart force, and Sword Dao, and questioned whether she needed to learn another cultivation system.

Ch. 252Energy Baptism!

Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena cultivated heart force and elemental power in the Divine Godhood Inheritance space, where Zhu Zhuqing broke through to level 60. She used a God-Given Soul Ring from her inventory and endured its painful baptism as it began strengthening her body.

  • Zhu Zhuqing decided to cultivate soul power and heart force simultaneously, and taught Hu Liena Heart Separation Control and White Tiger Nine Turns, though the latter was incompatible with Hu Liena's martial soul.
  • Hu Liena cultivated Heart Separation Control while Zhu Zhuqing focused on soul power, and the mysterious guardian watched them from the palace.
  • Hu Liena gradually mastered fire elements as Zhu Zhuqing's soul power grew stronger, until Zhu Zhuqing broke through the level-59 barrier to level 60.
  • When the guardian did not provide a God-Given Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing took the golden bead from her inventory and used it to begin the baptism.
  • The golden mist enveloped Zhu Zhuqing as her soul power surged and her body endured severe pain while its cells, meridians, and bones rapidly strengthened.

Ch. 253Black Tiger Sect

Bibi Dong remained fixated on Hu Liena’s disappearance while Ghost Douluo reported the hunt for Xiao Wu and the destruction of slave-trading sects. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Zhu Zhulin, Maomao, and Min’er learned that the Black Tiger Sect planned to transport slaves, and Liu Erlong joined them to confront it.

  • Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to prioritize finding the hundred-thousand-year soul beast after he reported that slave-trading sects had been destroyed and marked with angel wings.
  • At Blue Tyrant Academy, students continued their training, while Ning Rongrong returned to her sect to cultivate under Sword Douluo.
  • Zhu Zhulin, Maomao, and Min’er returned from destroying several small sects that trafficked in kidnapped children.
  • Yu Tianxin told the three young women that the Black Tiger Sect would transport about a dozen slaves the following week, but warned that its Soul Douluo experts were too strong for them.
  • Liu Erlong arrived and offered to join the three young women, then rebuked Yu Tianxin for using tricks to court them.

Ch. 254Elemental Form Transformation

Liu Erlong reprimanded Zhu Zhulin, Maomao, Min'er, and Yu Tianxin for acting without considering the dangers of challenging the slave trade. In the Divine Godhood Inheritance space, Zhu Zhuqing recovered from her transformation, learned about Hu Liena’s mastery of elemental form transformation, and then began climbing the Thousand-Layer Stairway with her sister.

  • Liu Erlong warned Zhu Zhulin, Maomao, and Min'er that they could not save everyone and ordered them to get her approval before making future plans.
  • Min'er admitted that she had proposed the rescue, while Zhu Zhulin accepted responsibility; Liu Erlong let them go as long as no one was hurt.
  • Zhu Zhuqing woke with greatly increased strength and about level sixty-seven soul power, then ate and told Hu Liena she had gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
  • Hu Liena demonstrated her ability to shape fire, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that she had reached the beginner stage of Elemental Form Transformation.
  • A mysterious observer assessed Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena, while the sisters climbed from the first to the sixtieth level of the Thousand-Layer Stairway and released their power against the growing pressure.

Ch. 255Sixth Soul Skill: Tiger God Transformation!

Zhu Zhuqing activated her sixth soul skill, Tiger God Transformation, and carried Hu Liena up the Thousand-Layer Stairway. A giant fireball forced them into a darkness beyond the mysterious figure’s authority, where they could no longer hear or sense anything.

  • Zhu Zhuqing’s red Soul Ring released chaos energy, transforming her body and revealing her sixth soul skill, Tiger God Transformation.
  • Zhu Zhuqing’s power increased dramatically, and she protected Hu Liena as they climbed the stairway to the three-hundred-and-fiftieth step.
  • The mysterious figure caused the stairway to shake, sending a hundred-meter fireball rolling down toward Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena.
  • Hu Liena shouted for Zhu Zhuqing to move right, and Zhu Zhuqing used her Invisible Wings to carry them into the darkness beside the stairway.
  • The mysterious figure tried to call Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena back, but they could not hear her as the darkness swallowed them and cut off sound and energy.

Ch. 256The Summit of Darkness

Zhu Zhuqing climbed the dark Thousand-Layer Stairway while protecting Hu Liena, fought strange creatures, and triggered a powerful response from her Moonshadow Divine Armor. The darkness receded, revealing the palace and a fearsome woman with a drawn bow, whose presence seemed to target Zhu Zhuqing.

  • Zhu Zhuqing carried Hu Liena upward through the darkness, wary of the light and unable to sense what lay ahead.
  • After passing the 500th step, Zhu Zhuqing fought and killed three horned creatures whose black energy entered her body.
  • Zhu Zhuqing's crescent moon swallowed the black energy and the little sun on her forehead, while her Moonshadow Divine Armor began radiating silver light.
  • A silver moon appeared overhead and devoured the darkness, empowering Zhu Zhuqing and illuminating the half-palace atop the stairway.
  • Zhu Zhuqing saw an enormous figure of a black-haired woman holding a drawn, arrowless bow, and felt its gaze fixed on her.

Ch. 257Divine Temple

Zhu Zhuqing survived the Divine Temple statue’s attacks and reached the palace with Hu Liena, but they could not open its enormous door. Zhu Zhuqing discovered a faint connection to the palace through her summoned tiger, which was blasted away when it touched the black longbow and tried again at her command.

  • Zhu Zhuqing dodged the statue’s arrows on the Thousand-Layer Stairway and spent five Destiny Points to shield herself from its final volley.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena reached the golden palace, found its main door immovable, and saw an incomprehensible sign beside a passage that Zhu Zhuqing chose not to enter.
  • A figure inside the neighboring palace called for Zhu Zhuqing, then collapsed when she left; afterward, flames and showers of fire appeared over the stairway, unnoticed by the two women.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena ate at the palace entrance while Zhu Zhuqing tried to find a way inside.
  • Zhu Zhuqing summoned a Spirit-Summoned Azure Sky Tiger, which sensed her behind the door and was blasted away after touching the black longbow.
  • At Zhu Zhuqing’s command, the tiger stood up and cautiously approached the door again.

Ch. 258The Dark Elf God's Inheritance Begins!

Zhu Zhuqing claimed the Divine Artifact Elf God Bow and triggered the beginning of the Dark Elf God's inheritance, though her fifth-rank elf energy was insufficient to start its first trial. She and Hu Liena were transported to the Frozen Abyss in the Far North, escaped its extreme cold, and emerged into a vast icy wilderness.

  • Zhu Zhuqing opened the palace doors, took the Black Longbow, and heard that the Dark Elf God's inheritance had begun.
  • The inheritance assessed Zhu Zhuqing's elf energy as fifth rank and reported that she did not meet the conditions to activate the divine godhood inheritance.
  • A golden light from a Sacrificial Altar transported Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena to the Frozen Abyss, where a young ice silkworm hid from them.
  • Zhu Zhuqing carried Hu Liena through the abyss and flew them to the surface after Hu Liena began to suffer from the cold.
  • Hu Liena replenished her fire element energy while Zhu Zhuqing surveyed the snow-covered mountains around them.

Ch. 259Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion

After inheriting the Dark Elf God's power, Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena emerged in the Far North and discussed whether Hu Liena would return to Spirit Hall. The story then shifted to a battle over an ice crystal mine, where a Fire Bear Sect leader confronted the retreating White Ape Soul Sage.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena identified their surroundings as the Far North after escaping the inheritance space with the Dark Elf God's inheritance and a God-Given Soul Ring.
  • Hu Liena asked Zhu Zhuqing to return to Spirit Hall, but Zhu Zhuqing refused and warned that Spirit Hall would become an enemy of the continent.
  • Hu Liena refused to abandon Bibi Dong, saying she would stay by her teacher's side even if Spirit Hall faced the continent.
  • A White Ape Soul Sage and his team battled Ice Jade Emperor Scorpions near an ice crystal mine, then withdrew when a Fire Bear Sect Soul Douluo arrived.
  • The Fire Bear Sect leader urged Old Cou to join his sect, and Old Cou angrily accused the sect of trying to wipe out his clan despite its retreat.

Ch. 260Certain death!

Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena arrived in the Frozen Forest as Ji Wei threatened the White Ape Sect and tried to seize the two women. Zhu Zhuqing’s overwhelming power stopped Ji Wei’s attack and struck him with a black bolt, leaving his fate uncertain.

  • Ji Wei ordered Còu Lin to surrender the White Ape Sect’s women, while the sect prepared to fight to the death.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena charged out of the Frozen Forest, drawing the attention of Ji Wei and both sects.
  • Zhu Zhuqing revealed her six soul rings and asked how far they were from Heaven Dou Imperial City.
  • Ji Wei unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena despite Hu Liena’s warning that they were from Spirit Hall.
  • Zhu Zhuqing pinned Ji Wei with her aura, then fired a streak of black light from her bow that tore a channel through the snow and trees.

Ch. 261A Fat Sheep for the Fleecing

After Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena learned their location, they traveled together toward Heaven Dou City while a battle devastated the White Ape Sect. The two reached an inn and continued their rapid journey, unaware that the major factions were only learning about them after they had passed.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena set off for Heaven Dou City after Zhu Zhuqing invited Hu Liena to travel with her.
  • Còu Lin and the White Ape Sect disciples fought the Fire Bear Sect, and nearly everyone died; Còu Lin urged Yuanyuan to flee before succumbing to his wounds.
  • Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing bought a VIP suite in a remote town, ate a lavish meal, and checked out before dawn.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena continued toward Heaven Dou City on foot, concealing their identities with combat outfits and masks.
  • Major factions learned that two unidentified travelers were racing toward Heaven Dou City from the Far North, but the news arrived too late to catch them.

Ch. 262Enchantress!

Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena were barred from entering Heaven Dou City, where Prince Xue Xing declared Zhu Zhuqing a spy and ordered an attack. Zhu Zhuqing’s power left the gathered Soul Masters paralyzed, but she returned to Blue Tyrant Academy safely, where her friends welcomed her back.

  • Zhu Zhuqing revealed her identity at Heaven Dou City’s gates, but Prince Xue Xing’s men refused to let her enter and accused her of being a Star Luo spy.
  • Hu Liena challenged the soldiers, and Zhu Zhuqing displayed her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Elf God Bow, paralyzing everyone within range.
  • After recovering, Prince Xue Xing ordered troops to surround Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy and hurried to the imperial palace to urge Xue Ye to send experts after Zhu Zhuqing.
  • Zhu Zhuqing returned to the academy and reunited with Jing Ling, Tiger Fang, Jiang Zhu, and the others.
  • Ling Dang cried in Zhu Zhuqing’s arms before shooing away the crowd waiting outside Goddess Wings.

Ch. 263They're going to escape!

Zhu Zhuqing learned that Liu Erlong and several others had disappeared after meeting Yu Tianxin, so she flew with Hu Liena to investigate. Their departure disrupted Prince Xue Xing’s attempt to seal Blue Tyrant Academy, while Xue Qinghe opposed his plan to eliminate Zhu Zhuqing and urged Xue Ye to honor his decree.

  • Ling Dang told Zhu Zhuqing that the people of Douluo Village were safe under Rongrong’s clan’s care, while Jing Ling revealed that Liu Erlong, Zhu Lin, Min’er, and Maomao had not returned after going out with Yu Tianxin.
  • Zhu Zhuqing suspected Yu Tianxin was involved in their disappearance and flew with Hu Liena toward Thunder Academy; Jiang Zhu sent a protective Divine Prayer after them.
  • At Blue Tyrant Academy, Zi Qi and Zi Li challenged Prince Xue Xing’s troops as the officers tried to inspect and register the students.
  • Zi Qi and Zi Li unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the troops spotted Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena flying away, prompting the officers to withdraw.
  • Prince Xue Xing urged Xue Ye to eliminate Zhu Zhuqing, but Xue Qinghe argued that Zhu Zhuqing was his woman and that Heaven Dou should honor its Imperial Edict and use her position to gain information from the Star Luo Empire.

Ch. 264Aerial battle!

Xue Ye accepted Xue Qinghe’s plan to keep Zhu Zhuqing alive and ordered her to be tracked, while Prince Xue Xing continued plotting against the Crown Prince. Elsewhere, Liu Erlong and her students were pursued across the Boundless Grassland, and they began a counterattack with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

  • Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to track Zhu Zhuqing and bring her into the Imperial Family’s service.
  • Prince Xue Xing left the palace intending to keep Zhu Zhuqing under surveillance and eventually remove Xue Qinghe as Crown Prince.
  • Yu Tianxin regretted revealing the clan’s secrets and rushed to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to inform the Clan Leader.
  • Liu Erlong carried Zhu Zhulin, Maomao, and Min’er across the Boundless Grassland while flying Soul Masters pursued them.
  • Liu Erlong signaled her students to counterattack, and Zhu Zhulin, Min’er, and Maomao unleashed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Nine-Life Cat Demon.

Ch. 265The Atmosphere

Liu Erlong carried Zhu Zhulin, Min'er, and Maomao through a pursuit across the Boundless Grassland, using fireballs and altitude to evade the Black Tiger Sect’s Soul Saints. At the edge of the Tass Grassland, Tuoba Xi and the Holy Dragon Sect’s flying Soul Saints joined the chase, and their armored forms endured Liu Erlong’s fiery attack.

  • Liu Erlong concealed herself among the Nine-Life Cat Demon’s fireballs, kicked two Black Tiger Sect Soul Saints out of the sky, and flew off with the three girls.
  • Liu Erlong and her companions continued fleeing as Hu Qianxing pursued them across the Boundless Grassland.
  • Tuoba Xi and a dozen Holy Dragon Sect Soul Saints prepared an ambush at the border of the Tass Grassland and took flight to intercept Liu Erlong.
  • Liu Erlong carried the three girls high above the clouds, but the Holy Dragon Sect’s flying Soul Saints followed her into the stratosphere.
  • The Holy Dragon Sect Soul Saints passed through the clouds and were struck by a rain of fireballs, yet their armored forms appeared unharmed.

Ch. 266True Dragon Nine Transformations

Liu Erlong’s group was pursued toward the Heaven Dou border until Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena arrived and slaughtered the Holy Dragon Sect and Black Tiger Sect flying Soul Masters. The chapter ended with Liu Erlong mastering the True Dragon Nine Transformations and diving toward Hu Qianxing.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena crossed into the Tass Grassland by flying above the guarded border.
  • Liu Erlong’s group struggled to escape their pursuers as her Martial Soul Avatar neared its limit.
  • Hu Liena used the Elf God Dagger to kill the pursuing Holy Dragon Sect flying Soul Masters.
  • Zhu Zhuqing killed the Black Tiger Sect’s flying Soul Masters while Hu Qianxing and Tuoba Xi watched from the ground.
  • Hu Qianxing insulted Liu Erlong, provoking her to dive down and attack him.
  • Liu Erlong transformed into a true dragon with the True Dragon Nine Transformations and charged toward Hu Qianxing.

Ch. 267Seventh Soul Skill: Elf Avatar, Activate!

Zhu Zhuqing gained her seventh soul ring through her fusion skill with Liu Erlong and unleashed a devastating arrow against the Black Tiger Sect and Holy Dragon Sect leaders. Tuoba Xi died, while Hu Qianxing fled until Liu Erlong intercepted him and fell unconscious after their clash, leaving him free to charge onward.

  • Zhu Zhuqing switched to the Sun-Shooting Bow, and Liu Erlong used their martial soul fusion skill to give her a seven-colored seventh soul ring.
  • Zhu Zhuqing activated Elf Transformation and Elf Avatar, then shot Hu Qianxing with an arrow that blasted a huge crater into the ground.
  • Tuoba Xi shoved Hu Qianxing out of the arrow's path, lost both arms, and activated his Holy Dragon Avatar before Zhu Zhuqing killed him with another strike.
  • Hu Qianxing fled toward the Star Luo Empire, but Liu Erlong repeatedly blocked him and exchanged blows with him.
  • Hu Qianxing's eighth soul skill sent Liu Erlong flying and knocked her unconscious, after which he charged onward without stopping to kill her.

Ch. 268The Syringe Martial Soul

Zhu Zhuqing killed the Black Tiger Sect and Holy Dragon Sect masters, then brought the injured Liu Erlong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for treatment. As Liu Erlong recovered, Hu Liena explained that Spirit Hall was divided between the Pope and the Worship Hall.

  • Hu Qianxing escaped Zhu Zhuqing’s first attack, but she struck him again from the sky and killed him with the Arrow Cannon.
  • In a cave, Zhu Zhuqing scolded Zhu Zhulin for facing powerful enemies without waiting, while Maomao and Min'er listened and Liu Erlong remained unconscious.
  • Zhu Zhuqing carried Liu Erlong back toward the Heaven Dou Empire, flying the group across the border in pairs.
  • At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a Healing System Soul Master used her syringe martial soul to heal Liu Erlong, who woke five minutes later and believed she had killed the Black Tiger Sect master.
  • Liu Erlong and Zhu Zhuqing told Hu Liena that they would keep her involvement in killing Spirit Hall members secret, and Hu Liena said the traffickers had deserved to die and that the Worship Hall was responsible for their actions.

Ch. 269Grandma Ruth

Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Grandma Ruth and the villagers, then agreed to a joint cosmetics business between Douluo Village, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Blue Tyrant Academy. After revealing her powerful new Soul Ring and setting her sights on further training, she prepared to pursue another inheritance once she mastered tenfold gravity.

  • Village Chief Ruth examined Zhu Zhuqing and welcomed her back, while the villagers visited with food and learned that she was safe.
  • Ning Rongrong proposed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Douluo Village, and Blue Tyrant Academy share the cosmetics business, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to the arrangement.
  • Zhu Zhuqing revealed her crimson Soul Ring and recounted her experiences in the Divine Godhood Inheritance Space and the Far North.
  • Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that they could seek God-Given Soul Rings after reaching her next breakthrough, and Liu Erlong returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to discuss the future.
  • Zhu Zhuqing trained under increased gravity and resolved to master tenfold gravity before entering the inheritance space summoned from Qian Renxue's bedchamber.

Ch. 270Returning to Familiar Ground

Eight years after fleeing the Hell Spirit Cat Family, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin crossed the Star Dou Great Forest and headed home to find Zhu Zhufeng and Xiao Wu. After stopping to rest, they sensed the market’s predatory soul masters sneaking after them.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin returned to the border near the Star Dou Great Forest, intending to visit their family and see Xiao Wu.
  • The sisters crossed the forest in a day and passed through a market where local soul masters watched travelers for potential victims.
  • A group of men identified the masked sisters as women and followed them, hoping to prey on them.
  • While the sisters rested, Zhu Zhulin recalled the abuse she had suffered from her family, and Zhu Zhuqing vowed to confront the family and settle old matters.
  • Zhu Zhuqing sensed the soul masters trailing them through the woods and warned Zhu Zhulin to stay quiet.

Ch. 271Young master, it's time for your medicine...

Zhu Zhuqing and her Third Sister stopped a group of men pursuing them, then left them to die in the Star Dou Great Forest. The chapter then described the Hell Spirit Cat Family’s decline under the Dai Family’s control and ended with a handless young master taking his medicine as his maid rushed in after his bowl shattered.

  • Zhu Zhuqing used her Spiritual Power to bewilder the men tracking her and her Third Sister, sending them charging into the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • The chapter recounted how the Hell Spirit Cat Family lost its Titled Douluo ancestor and became dependent on the Star Luo Dai Family through forced intermarriage.
  • The Hell Spirit Cat Family’s numbers dwindled as its men were sent to the front lines and its women were married into the Dai Family.
  • A handless young master stared at his medicine, drank it without using his hands, and knocked the empty bowl off the table.
  • The maid rushed into the room after hearing the bowl crash and began to cry at the young master’s despondent expression.

Ch. 272A forceful return

After nearly fifty days of hiding, Zhu Zhufeng found the resolve to leave his room with Ru'er and face the commotion at the Hell Spirit Cat Family’s gate. There, he discovered two powerful, beautiful women who seemed to be smiling at him.

  • Zhu Zhufeng told Ru'er he felt useless after losing his hands and his ability to cultivate soul power, but she vowed to stay by his side.
  • Ru'er's devotion and memories of their childhood encounter moved Zhu Zhufeng, and he agreed to leave his room with her.
  • Zhu Zhufeng learned that a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring had appeared and the Second Elder had been killed by people who had returned.
  • Zhu Zhufeng went to the main gate, where clan members made way for him and he resolved to demand an explanation from the intruders.
  • Zhu Zhufeng saw two striking women at the center of the crowd, one accompanied by a winged white tiger and an astonishing set of soul rings.

Ch. 273Do you admit your guilt?

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin reunited with their brother Zhu Zhufeng, then faced the Hell Spirit Cat Family's elders and clan leader. After Zhu Zhuqing overpowered the elders and clanspeople with her spiritual pressure, Zhu Xinglong confronted her over the dead Second Elder and demanded to know whether she admitted her guilt.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin recognized Zhu Zhufeng, embraced him, and Zhu Zhuqing secretly told him to keep her message secret.
  • Zhu Zhulin asked Zhu Zhufeng who had crippled him, but the Third Elder and Fourth Elder arrived and ordered the sisters seized.
  • Zhu Zhufeng tried to protect his sisters, and Zhu Zhuqing's spiritual pressure and Chaos White Tiger pinned down the elders and clanspeople.
  • Zhu Xinglong arrived, accused Zhu Zhuqing of defying the family, and confirmed that the Second Elder was dead.
  • Zhu Xinglong raised his eight Soul Rings and asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she admitted her guilt.

Ch. 274Coward

Zhu Zhuqing confronted Zhu Xinglong after killing the Second Elder, and Yan Xue'er rejected the Hell Spirit Cat Family after witnessing how he treated their children. Zhu Xinglong explained that he had sacrificed some clan members to preserve the family under the Dai Family’s protection, then asked Zhu Zhuqing whether he had acted wrongly.

  • Zhu Xinglong accused Zhu Zhuqing of killing the Second Elder and demanded that she surrender for judgment or be taken to the Star Luo Imperial City.
  • Zhu Zhufeng defended Zhu Zhuqing, while Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin voiced their disillusionment with their father and the clan.
  • Yan Xue'er arrived, embraced Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhulin, and declared that she no longer wanted to remain with Zhu Xinglong or the Hell Spirit Cat Family.
  • Yan Xue'er confronted Zhu Xinglong over how he had treated her and their children, and Zhu Zhuqing challenged him to explain why the clan could not stand on its own.
  • Zhu Xinglong said the family had made many enemies and depended on the Dai Family’s protection, so he had sacrificed a few to protect the majority.
  • Zhu Zhuqing mocked his justification, and Zhu Xinglong asked her whether what he had done was wrong.

Ch. 275Madman

Zhu Zhuqing rejected the Hell Spirit Cat clan’s plan to sacrifice women and declared that she would establish an independent sect, then left with several relatives after exposing spies. Yan Xue’er stayed behind to deal with Zhu Xinglong, who turned on the clan elders and began killing them.

  • Zhu Zhuqing condemned Zhu Xinglong and the clan elders for their rules, then announced that the Hell Spirit Cat clan should break away from the Dai Family and form its own sect.
  • Zhu Zhuqing revealed her chaos white tiger Martial Soul and ability to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with anyone possessing a feline Martial Soul, while spiritual power exposed five clan members carrying Eavesdropping Soul Tools.
  • Zhu Xinglong acknowledged Zhu Zhuqing’s extraordinary abilities and offered her the clan leadership, but Zhu Zhuqing left with Zhu Zhulin and Zhu Zhufeng, followed by Zhu Ru'er and Zhu Yushu.
  • Yan Xue’er blocked Zhu Xinglong from following and used spiritual power to kill more than a dozen people, telling him to manage the family himself.
  • Zhu Xinglong seized the Third Elder’s heart, transformed into a Hell Spirit Cat, and attacked the Fourth Elder and others.
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