Arc 8Chapters 176–200

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Chapters 176–200 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 176Little toy

Cao De arrived in Spirit City and found Bibi Dong leading a team in the Soul Master Tournament, making him suspect he had traveled into the past. Following the system’s coordinates, he discovered Qingwu, confronted him in a hotel room, and learned that the system’s bug had somehow become a human woman.

  • Cao De reached Spirit City, saw Bibi Dong at the tournament, and wondered whether he had traveled back in time.
  • Cao De followed the system’s changing coordinates to a veiled woman named Qingwu and watched her enter a hotel.
  • Cao De appeared in Qingwu’s room, recognized modern equipment, and suspected Qingwu was connected to the system.
  • Cao De pressured Qingwu to explain himself, then left after sensing that Qingwu had no Soul Power.
  • Qingwu recalled that a system bug had shattered his surroundings while he slept, leaving him unconscious and waking as a frail human woman on a hilltop.

Ch. 177I'll String You Up and Beat You

Qingwu used his Shame Value System to earn points and tried to hide his identity from Cao De, but Cao De exposed him as a system. Qingwu escaped to the Star Dou Great Forest, while Cao De used the system’s purchase history to begin tracking him down.

  • Qingwu worried that Cao De had recognized him and convinced himself he could deny being a system and escape if necessary.
  • Cao De confronted Qingwu in his room and demanded that he answer seriously about the gadget and his identity.
  • Qingwu bought an Escape Card, denied being a system, then teleported ten thousand li away and taunted Cao De from the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Cao De checked Qingwu’s purchase history, learned how the Escape Card worked, and began searching the uninhabited areas around the Sunset Forest.

Ch. 178Qingwu! You Can't Give Up Yet!

Cao De found Qingwu in the past and confronted him after overhearing him plead with his system. Qingwu admitted he had been Cao De’s former system, but knew nothing about their time travel, while Cao De continued browsing the System Shop and Qingwu begged him to leave some points.

  • Cao De revisited the Star Dou Great Forest, saw Xiao Wu as a child with her mother, and left without approaching them because he feared changing the future.
  • The system provided Qingwu’s coordinates, and Cao De found him wandering through the forest and earning shame points.
  • Cao De overheard Qingwu pleading with his system not to take his points, then revealed himself and struck Qingwu when he mistook him for a ghost.
  • Cao De questioned Qingwu, who admitted he was a System Bug and Cao De’s former system but said he did not know why they had traveled into the past or how to return.
  • Cao De opened his System Panel and browsed the System Shop while Qingwu begged him to leave some emotion points and offered to earn more shame points.

Ch. 179Contract

Cao De persuaded Qingwu to help earn the five billion Shame Points needed to upgrade the system, and they signed a Great Dao Contract. After using Qingwu’s remaining credit purchases to obtain two Causality-Avoidance Masks, Cao De put one necklace on each of them.

  • Cao De asked how many Shame Points Qingwu had, and Qingwu admitted to having forty-two thousand while hiding the rest of his balance.
  • Cao De offered to forgive Qingwu’s Emotion Point deductions and set him free if he helped earn enough Shame Points to buy items in Cao De’s System Shop cart.
  • Qingwu agreed to help upgrade the system and wrote terms on a Great Dao Contract, which he and Cao De both sealed with their blood.
  • Cao De convinced Qingwu to use his two remaining no-limit credit purchases on two Causality-Avoidance Masks.
  • Cao De turned the masks into necklaces and put one on Qingwu before wearing the other himself.

Ch. 180Shame Points! So Many!

Cao De used the [Compelling Cause Mask] to take Qingwu above Spirit City and earn Shame Points by frightening him with repeated free falls. After Qingwu began enjoying the drops, they explored the city, where his embarrassment at being mistaken for Cao De’s beautiful girlfriend earned more points; they returned to the streets together as bystanders admired them.

  • Cao De took Qingwu above Spirit City and repeatedly let them free-fall, gaining Shame Points and Emotion Points from Qingwu’s fear.
  • Qingwu recovered on the ground, checked his Emotion Points, and urged Cao De to take him through more drops until he treated them like bungee jumping.
  • Qingwu bought several skewers of candied hawthorn, and Cao De noticed the [Compelling Cause Mask] caused the food and money to reappear unnoticed.
  • After Qingwu changed and veiled himself at the hotel, he walked with Cao De through the streets, where passersby praised them as a lovely couple.
  • Qingwu blushed at the remarks while Cao De smiled, and the system continued granting Shame Points and Emotion Points.

Ch. 181Educating the System

Over a month of traveling with Cao De, Qingwu grew close to him and devised a new way to earn Shame Points. Two months later, Cao De was running an unnoticed barbecue stall in Spirit City through his ability to evade cause and effect.

  • Qingwu asked Cao De to take him back to the hotel after becoming overwhelmed with embarrassment and Shame Point notifications.
  • Qingwu recorded their month of adventures in his diary, including visits to the Far North, Sea God Island, and Sunset Forest, where Cao De helped him earn Shame Points.
  • After noticing that he had grown immune to his usual methods of earning Shame Points, Qingwu approached Cao De and embraced him, leading to a new surge of points and an intimate encounter.
  • Qingwu admitted to skimming Cao De's Emotion Points, then fell asleep before he could write in his diary.
  • Two months later, Cao De sold barbecue in Spirit City from a stall that passersby repeatedly noticed and then forgot because of his ability to evade cause and effect.

Ch. 182System upgrade

Qingwu and Cao De upgraded the Emotion Points System and discovered its new exchange feature and expensive cards. After Qingwu's attempt to overpower Cao De failed, Cao De opened his own system's exchange option and tested it with a Thousand-Blade Demon Sword.

  • Qingwu and Cao De spent five billion Emotion Points to upgrade Qingwu's system and found that valuable items could be exchanged for points.
  • Qingwu exchanged a used tissue for 0.01 Shame Points, then inspected the expanded System Shop with Cao De.
  • Cao De examined the costly Time Travel and Causality cards while Qingwu angrily accused the system of ripping him off.
  • Qingwu tried to punish Cao De for pinching his cheek, but his rebellion failed and he ended up lying limp on the bed.
  • Cao De opened the exchange option on his upgraded Shame Value System and took out a Thousand-Blade Demon Sword to test its value.

Ch. 183A Changed Future

Cao De exchanged a Demon Eye for Shame Points and used a Causality Detection Card to see how his arrival had changed the future. He decided to correct the altered causality, but the Causality Modification Card required eight hundred billion, leaving him short of the funds needed to return home.

  • Cao De exchanged one Demon Eye from the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword and had Qingwu buy a Causality Detection Card.
  • Cao De viewed the future and saw Dai Yutian's war against the Heaven Dou Empire, Bibi Dong's Spirit Hall allied with Nuomi Church Master, and Nuomi Church Master killing Qian Renxue during a surprise attack.
  • Cao De concluded that his arrival had drastically changed the future and decided to correct the causality.
  • Cao De caught Qingwu after he had drawn on Cao De's face and tied his hair into twin ponytails, then spanked him.
  • Cao De had Qingwu exchange for a Causality Modification Card and learned it would cost eight hundred billion, more than he could afford while also paying for a Time Travel Card.

Ch. 184Meeting Bibi Dong

Cao De followed the system's hint to meet Bibi Dong and found her with Yu Xiaogang in the Star Dou Great Forest. He demonstrated his unusual strength by punching Yu Xiaogang, leaving Bibi Dong surprised by his abilities.

  • Cao De told Qingwu to stay home, keep his necklace on, and contact him with the communication item before leaving.
  • Cao De located Bibi Dong in the Star Dou Great Forest, where Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were secretly guarding her and Yu Xiaogang was beside her.
  • Cao De removed his necklace, approached Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, and asked Yu Xiaogang about his Martial Soul Theory.
  • Cao De explained that he could absorb Soul Rings but could not see or use them, then showed Yu Xiaogang his Thousand-Blade Demon Sword without any visible Soul Rings.
  • Yu Xiaogang challenged Cao De to attack, and Cao De struck him so hard that he spun through the air before landing on the ground.
  • Cao De helped Yu Xiaogang up, while Bibi Dong wondered at Cao De's extraordinary strength and speed despite sensing no Soul Power from him.

Ch. 185Bibi Dong Stabbed Cao De

Bibi Dong fought the Earth King and the Pink Lady in the Star Dou Great Forest while Yu Xiaogang and Cao De tried to survive the scorpion swarm. Cao De shielded Bibi Dong from the Pink Lady but was stabbed by her short sword and badly wounded.

  • Bibi Dong attacked the Earth King, while Yu Xiaogang sent Luo Sanpao into the fight without soul skills.
  • The Pink Lady and a swarm of scorpions surrounded Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, and Cao De with red mist.
  • Luo Sanpao used his farts to push back the mist as the three fought off the scorpions.
  • Bibi Dong saved Cao De from a scorpion's strike, but another scorpion pierced her arm.
  • The Pink Lady struck Bibi Dong and sent her staggering, so Cao De rushed in front of her and was stabbed by Bibi Dong's short sword and wounded by the Pink Lady's tail.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo killed the Pink Lady, causing the other scorpions to flee and the red mist to recede.

Ch. 186You Have to Marry Me

After Cao De saved Bibi Dong and recovered from his injuries, he told her that their customs required her to marry him because she had removed his mask. Bibi Dong refused, but she gave him a replacement mask when he left, keeping the original as a keepsake.

  • Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to heal Cao De and told Chrysanthemum Douluo to keep Yu Xiaogang alive.
  • When Cao De awoke, Bibi Dong asked why he had saved her, and he said it was because she had saved him first.
  • Cao De told Bibi Dong that she had to marry him because she was the first woman to remove his mask, but she refused.
  • The next morning, Bibi Dong gave Cao De a handmade replacement mask as he prepared to leave.
  • After Cao De departed, Bibi Dong revealed that she had kept his undamaged original mask as a keepsake.

Ch. 187Couldn't tell! He really couldn't tell!

Cao De completed several tasks on the Causality Modification Card, including creating Qian Renxue’s embryo and planting imprints in Qian Xunji and Yun Wan. He returned to the hotel, where he found Qingwu berating a portrait with a broom.

  • Cao De completed the Bibi Dong encounter task and planted a mental imprint in Qian Xunji while he cultivated in Spirit Hall.
  • Cao De inferred that the next task involved creating Qian Renxue’s embryo, then selected her future personality and completed its creation.
  • Cao De traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and planted an imprint in Yun Wan after she left Xiao Wu to investigate his presence.
  • Cao De found that the Causality Modification Card had no further tasks and returned to the hotel.
  • Cao De saw Qingwu attacking a portrait with a broom and demanding that it address her properly.

Ch. 188Call Me Daddy

Cao De packed up their hotel room after telling Qingwu they had earned enough shame points to return, and Qingwu feared their contract would keep them apart. Cao De revealed a hidden clause that let him take Qingwu with him, and they prepared to leave the room together.

  • Qingwu pretended to be a dutiful wife until Cao De returned, then Cao De pulled him close and spanked him for his antics.
  • Cao De packed their belongings and told Qingwu they had enough shame points to buy a Time Travel Card and go back.
  • Qingwu cried because their contract seemed to forbid him from going with Cao De, but Cao De showed him the hidden attachment clauses granting Cao De greater authority.
  • Cao De reassured Qingwu that he would take him along, and Qingwu angrily accused him of tricking him before cheerfully packing his things.
  • Cao De and Qingwu finished packing, and Cao De removed Qingwu's necklace as they prepared to check out of the hotel room.

Ch. 189Turmoil in the Divine Realm

Cao De and Qingwu used the Causality Modification Card, then traveled through a blood-red Time Travel Card that shattered into fragments across the world. In the Divine Realm, the Asura God led nearly a hundred gods to confront the wounded High God and accused him of breaking the realm’s laws.

  • Cao De had Qingwu spend the shame points on the Causality Modification Card, and Qingwu confirmed thousands of memory and fate changes, including a condition involving Cao De calling him Daddy.
  • Cao De and Qingwu activated the Time Travel Card from ten thousand meters above the ground and vanished into its vortex; the card shattered into four fragments, one of which Snow Woman noticed falling toward the Far North.
  • After Cao De disappeared, the Asura God rallied his faction and led nearly a hundred gods to the High God’s domain, intending to kill him while he was wounded.
  • The Asura God confronted the High God, called him Shi Zhuan and Golden Net God, and declared that he had violated two laws of the Divine Realm and deserved death.

Ch. 190Stone Brick, the Golden Net God!

The Asura God exposed Stone Brick’s past and led the gods in battle, while Stone Brick unleashed divine flames and created a phantom of Cao De to fight him. The chapter ended with the phantom blocking the Asura God’s devastating sword strike with its bare hands.

  • The Asura God accused Stone Brick of destroying the Golden Net inheritance, murdering the previous Golden Net God, and stealing his divine power, and Stone Brick did not deny it.
  • When one of Stone Brick’s followers tried to flee, Stone Brick burned him to ashes and forced the remaining gods to fight.
  • The Asura God attacked Stone Brick with the Asura Sword as Stone Brick used Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and Nine Heavens Divine Fire against him.
  • Stone Brick summoned a phantom of Cao De from the Heaven-Reaching Mirror, but the phantom kicked Stone Brick before charging at the Asura God.
  • The Asura God unleashed a devastating sword strike, and Cao De’s phantom blocked it with his bare hands.

Ch. 191Three Kicks Shattered His Heroic Dream

Cao De's phantom defeated the Asura God after he transformed into God-Slaying Asura, shattering his armor and the Asura Sword. Stone Brick failed to finish off the fallen Asura God because the phantom kicked him away.

  • The Asura God drew power from the wounded gods and the Asura Sword, transforming into God-Slaying Asura.
  • The Asura God charged Cao De's phantom, whose punch met his law-infused sword strike.
  • Cao De's phantom planted a foot on the Asura God's head and battered him with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
  • The Asura God burned his divine power and began merging with the Asura Sword, but Cao De's phantom kicked him twice, shattering his armor and sword.
  • Stone Brick tried to kill the defeated Asura God, but Cao De's phantom kicked him away and blasted his robe open.

Ch. 192Stone Brick Unified the Divine Realm

Stone Brick took control of Cao De’s phantom and ordered the destruction of the Douluo Continent’s divine inheritances. As gods descended and slaughtered mortals, one selected Xiao Wu and another Soul Master, forcing Bibi Dong and the others to prepare to fight.

  • Stone Brick used the Heaven-Reaching Mirror to immobilize and repair Cao De’s phantom, then ordered his followers to destroy every divine inheritance on the Douluo Continent.
  • Huo Wu and Shui Bing’er worried over Cao De’s disappearance while Qian Renxue protected the women and Spirit Hall began recovering from the battle.
  • Dozens of gods descended through the golden net, and a young god began killing mortals with his spear for amusement.
  • The young god attacked Spirit Hall’s survivors, killing a Consecrated Douluo and selecting Xiao Wu and another Soul Master as his next targets.
  • Bibi Dong and the others prepared to act because the young god had chosen Xiao Wu.

Ch. 193The God-Slaying Begins

Cao De rescued Xiao Wu and the others, then began hunting down the gods on the Douluo Continent. After killing more than a dozen gods, he entered the Golden Net to confront Stone Brick.

  • Snow Woman intervened to protect Xiao Wu, but Cao De arrived and made the young god flee.
  • Cao De pursued the young god and destroyed his body and soul.
  • Cao De traveled to the Far North and killed a god attacking an Ice Palace.
  • Stone Brick watched Cao De's killings and summoned the gods, while Cao De prepared to come for him.
  • Cao De entered a gap in the Golden Net.

Ch. 194A beautiful painting, a dazzling work of art

Cao De entered the Divine Realm and slaughtered more than a thousand gods sent to kill him, then confronted the High God Stone Brick. Stone Brick offered to work with him, but Cao De attacked, and Stone Brick summoned a powerful figure who looked like Cao De.

  • Cao De entered the Divine Realm and sensed more than a thousand gods gathering to execute him.
  • Cao De fought the gods with his Thousand-Blade Demon Swords and killed them all while Stone Brick watched.
  • Cao De approached Stone Brick through purple thunder and Nine Heavens Divine Fire, which could not harm him.
  • Stone Brick offered Cao De power and immortality for his wives if they joined forces, and Cao De appeared to accept.
  • Cao De suddenly attacked Stone Brick, who blocked the Demon Blade with the Heaven-Reaching Mirror.
  • Stone Brick enlarged the mirror and summoned a lightning-wreathed man whose face looked much like Cao De's.

Ch. 195The Boss's Elbow Strike

Cao De defeated Stone Brick’s phantom, but the awakened Golden Net stopped him from killing Stone Brick. The Golden Net took human form, while Stone Brick recognized it and recalled how he had plotted to kill his teacher to gain control of its power.

  • Stone Brick ordered Cao De’s phantom to kill him, but the phantom struck Stone Brick with lightning while Cao De let its attacks improve the flow of energy in his body.
  • Cao De bound the phantom with the Demon Blade Shards and stomped its head apart, leaving Stone Brick horrified by its defeat.
  • A vast golden net appeared in the void, and its light stopped Cao De’s sword from reaching Stone Brick.
  • The Golden Net took the form of a beautiful woman and collapsed toward Cao De, who stabbed her through the heart and then the neck; she burst into golden light and reappeared as a man.
  • The Golden Net spoke with Cao De and put on clothes like his, while Stone Brick recognized its aura and recalled plotting to kill his teacher for control of purple firmament divine thunder.

Ch. 196Divine Realm Origin

The golden net used Cao De to locate the Divine Realm origin, then tried to devour it while the two origins merged. Cao De struck down the golden net, leaving the brown origin stronger and the lightning-filled void transformed.

  • The golden net refused to heal Stone Brick, bound him, and revealed that it had used him to kill gods and weaken its suppression.
  • The golden net persuaded Cao De to help kill the Divine Realm's remaining divine being in exchange for sending him back to Douluo Continent.
  • The golden net led Cao De into the deepest void, where Purple Firmament Divine Thunder struck him as the golden net located the Divine Realm origin.
  • The golden net revealed itself and began devouring the brown sphere of light, while the divine beings marked by it crumbled away.
  • Cao De approached the merging origins and stabbed the golden net despite its warning, causing the brown origin to devour it and grow stronger.

Ch. 197Close, Damn You!

Cao De destroyed the Origin and repaired the rift between the Divine Realm and the lower realm, but collapsed from his injuries after saving the world. Two months later, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang worked as laborers while the continent recovered and people wondered whether Cao De was alive.

  • Cao De rejected the Origin’s offer, destroyed it, and caused the Divine Realm to explode.
  • The nine continents collided, and soul power and soul skills vanished as the world fell into chaos.
  • Cao De used thunder to separate the merged realms, then sacrificed much of his Thousand-Blade Demon Swords to close the void and seal the golden net before losing consciousness.
  • Two months later, Tang San was punished with lashes for stealing a treasure during the chaos while Yu Xiaogang worked beside him.
  • Overseers remarked that the Star Luo Empire had become the strongest and that its Empress had visited a lord from Spirit Hall, whom they hoped had survived.

Ch. 198Xiao Lingmeng's Tearful Eyes

Xiao Lingmeng visited Cao De after he awoke, shared the letter he had left her, and asked to stay by his side; Cao De welcomed her. Qingwu then updated Cao De on Spirit Hall’s negotiations with the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire’s support.

  • Qingwu welcomed Xiao Lingmeng to the villa, where Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong watched a tearful drama.
  • Xiao Lingmeng went to Cao De’s bedside, and Cao De woke up and asked what had happened.
  • Qingwu told Cao De that everyone was safe, then left Xiao Lingmeng alone with him while he and the others secretly listened outside.
  • Xiao Lingmeng showed Cao De the letter he had left her and said she had stepped out of her past shadows and wanted to stay with him.
  • Cao De reassured Xiao Lingmeng that he wanted her to stay, and she embraced him.
  • Qingwu later told Cao De that Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Spirit Hall’s people were negotiating with the Heaven Dou Empire, while the Star Luo Empire’s backing deterred an attempted annexation.

Ch. 199Rabbit Mother-in-Law, Time for Some Petting

Cao De discovered that spiritual energy had appeared and used the Great Sun Heart Method to cultivate, reaching the nascent soul stage. He found his rabbit mother-in-law and carried her toward Heaven Dou Imperial City, where Bibi Dong and the others awaited amid Spirit Hall's collapse.

  • Qingwu's system interface revealed that the world had entered an age of spiritual energy, and Cao De realized the energy in his body might be spiritual energy and a nascent soul.
  • Cao De cultivated with the Great Sun Heart Method overnight, drawing in spiritual energy and clarifying the nascent soul in his abdomen.
  • Cao De observed that soul beasts and plants were beginning to absorb spiritual energy, then used the Causality Modification Card to locate his mother-in-law, who had become a rabbit.
  • Cao De caught the rabbit and carried her through a void rift toward the Heaven Dou Empire, petting her after she stopped struggling.
  • In Heaven Dou Imperial City, Bibi Dong sat with Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Ah Yin, and Bo Saixi as Spirit Hall's former forces scattered and its remaining fighters sought refuge in the empire.

Ch. 200Slaying the Heaven Dou Emperor

Cao De rescued Bibi Dong from the Heaven Dou Emperor’s ambush, killed the emperor, and returned with the women to the New Villa at Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong’s memories of Cao De resurfaced, and she confronted him over the mask he had once let her remove before storming upstairs.

  • The Heaven Dou Emperor rejected Bibi Dong’s offer and ordered his soldiers to attack her with Zhuge Repeating Crossbows and Sand-Containing Shadows.
  • Cao De stopped the projectiles, turned the soldiers’ attacks back on them, and left with Bibi Dong and the others; a steel needle then killed the Heaven Dou Emperor.
  • The Heaven Dou Emperor’s death plunged the Heaven Dou Empire into chaos as his children fought over the throne.
  • Back at the New Villa at Spirit Hall, Cao De told Huo Wu to have Xiao Lingmeng unify the continent and prevent further wars.
  • Bibi Dong remembered her past with Cao De, accused him of misleading her about his mask, and went upstairs in anger.
  • Qian Renxue and Ah Yin also went upstairs, while Cao De wondered who was in charge of the household.
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