Arc 8Allies and Ambitions

Chen Jue rescued Snow Woman from her tribulation, gathered new allies, and displayed his growing power while pursuing weapons and political support. The arc left him attending Zhu Zhuyun’s tournament with the Ice Empress as Lou Gao doubted he could win the Empress over in time.

  • Chen Jue and the Ice Empress arrived as Tang Hao and the Second Elder ambushed Snow Woman during her tribulation, and Chen Jue and the Ice Empress killed the Second Elder while Tang Hao escaped.
  • Chen Jue used the Dragon God Martial Soul’s Space-Time Power to protect Snow Woman from the sixth lightning tribulation, then persuaded her to join him and oppose the Divine Realm.
  • Chen Jue brought the Ice Empress and Snow Woman to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he transformed his first three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings into Million-Year Soul Rings.
  • Chen Jue defeated Tai Nuo and Tai Tan at Shrek Academy, revealing his powerful soul rings and Dragon God Martial Soul.
  • Lou Gao delivered a hundred AKs and a hundred M4s, and Chen Jue arranged to secure imperial support and resources for making more weapons.
  • Chen Jue persuaded Tai Tan to move the Strength Clan to the Star Luo Empire, promising greater resources, royal support, and room to expand.
  • Chen Jue attended Zhu Zhuyun’s tournament with the Ice Empress, while Lou Gao bet that Chen Jue could not win the Empress over in time.
Chapters 176–200 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 176The Ice Empress Agreed to Leave. Heavenly Tribulation Arrived!

Chen Jue persuaded the Ice Empress to leave with him by promising to challenge the Divine Realm and seek allies, and she agreed because she wanted to stand with him. As they discussed finding Snow Woman, a heavenly tribulation suddenly arrived.

  • Chen Jue asked the Ice Empress to leave with him, and she agreed after he argued that her clan could manage without her and they could bring Snow Woman along.
  • Chen Jue explained that he intended to defy the Divine Realm and told the Ice Empress that soul beasts could not become gods because of its rules and its history with the Dragon God.
  • Chen Jue described the threat posed by the Divine Realm and asked the Ice Empress to join him as an ally; she accepted, saying she wanted to be with him and face the gods.
  • Chen Jue asked where Snow Woman was, but the Ice Empress said Snow Woman was secluded and preparing for her six-hundred-thousand-year tribulation.
  • The sky darkened as the heavenly tribulation arrived, and Chen Jue recognized it.

Ch. 177The Impatient Second Elder and Tang Hao

Snow Woman faced a heavenly tribulation while the Second Elder and Tang Hao watched, hoping to ambush her for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. After she destroyed the first bolt with a single punch, the Second Elder eagerly awaited the rest of the tribulation.

  • Snow Woman sensed the heavenly tribulation and went to the snowy mountain summit to face it.
  • The Second Elder and Tang Hao watched Snow Woman, plotting to attack her after the tribulation weakened her and claim her soul ring.
  • Tang Hao recalled his grudge against Chen Jue and vowed to mutilate him once the Second Elder grew stronger.
  • Snow Woman met the first bolt of lightning with a punch and destroyed it.
  • Tang Hao marveled at Snow Woman's power, while the Second Elder said more lightning bolts would mean greater cultivation and eagerly awaited the tribulation's continuation.

Ch. 178Sneak attack

Chen Jue and the Ice Empress rushed to the Snow Woman’s tribulation, but Tang Hao and the Second Elder ambushed her while she fought the fifth lightning strike. Chen Jue intervened, yet the wounded Snow Woman mistook him for another enemy and threatened to kill them all.

  • Chen Jue and the Ice Empress hurried toward the Snow Woman’s heavenly tribulation, worried that events had changed.
  • As the Snow Woman faced the fifth lightning tribulation, Tang Hao and the Second Elder launched a surprise attack with their hammers.
  • The Snow Woman used Emperor Cold Heaven: Snow Dance Shining Sun to slow their strikes, but the hammers and lightning overwhelmed her and sent her crashing into the mountainside.
  • The Second Elder claimed the Snow Woman’s Soul Ring, while she realized she was unlikely to survive the sixth tribulation and vowed to kill the humans.
  • Chen Jue arrived with the Ice Empress and condemned Tang Hao for ambushing his friend, but the Snow Woman mistook him for another Soul Ring hunter and threatened everyone before Chen Jue tried to explain they were allies.

Ch. 179In the Abyss of Extreme Cold, Forge a Chapter of Destruction-Cold Light Sky-Splitting Slash

Snow Woman mistook Chen Jue for an enemy, but the Ice Empress explained that he was on their side as Snow Woman faced her tribulation. Chen Jue and the Ice Empress then confronted Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder, unleashing a combined attack as the battle began.

  • Snow Woman suspected Chen Jue had kidnapped the Ice Empress until the Ice Empress assured her that Chen Jue was an ally.
  • Chen Jue told Snow Woman to focus on surviving her tribulation while he and the Ice Empress dealt with Tang Hao and the Second Elder.
  • Chen Jue and the Ice Empress approached Tang Hao and the Second Elder, who mocked Chen Jue and challenged him.
  • Chen Jue and the Ice Empress joined hands, revealed seven Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and summoned the Sword of Destruction.
  • Chen Jue and the Ice Empress unleashed their fifth Soul Ring skill, freezing the surrounding area as the Sword of Destruction surged into the thunderclouds.

Ch. 180The Second Elder Dies, Facing the Sixth Multicolored Lightning Tribulation

Chen Jue and the Ice Empress used a fusion skill to defeat the Second Elder after Tang Hao fled, then watched the Snow Woman face her sixth multicolored lightning tribulation. The chapter ended with Chen Jue judging that the Snow Woman had lost when her Emperor Sword met the lightning.

  • The Sword of Destruction froze the Second Elder and Tang Hao's Soul Power and overwhelmed their Clear Sky Hammers.
  • Tang Hao tricked the Second Elder by fleeing, leaving him to be killed by the Sword of Destruction.
  • Chen Jue and the Ice Empress approached the Snow Woman as the sixth lightning tribulation began, and she thanked Chen Jue for helping her.
  • The Snow Woman refused their help and charged into the six-colored lightning with her Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless.
  • The Snow Woman's Emperor Sword collided with the lightning, and Chen Jue concluded that she had lost.

Ch. 181Chen Jue Withstands the Sixth Lightning Tribulation, the Power of Space Shows Its Might

Chen Jue used his soul bone skills and the Dragon God Martial Soul to withstand Snow Woman’s sixth lightning tribulation, then collapsed into her arms. He later woke wearing only shorts, with Ice Empress and Snow Woman watching him.

  • Tang Hao escaped along the edge of the Far North and planned to blame Chen Jue for the Second Elder’s death.
  • Snow Woman’s Emperor Sword shattered as the sixth lightning tribulation descended, and Chen Jue stepped in front of her.
  • Chen Jue unleashed three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Skills against the lightning, but the attack began to overwhelm him.
  • Snow Woman rushed to Chen Jue, but the Dragon God Martial Soul swallowed the lightning with its silver light, and Chen Jue collapsed into her arms.
  • Gu Yuena wondered how Chen Jue knew the Dragon God possessed the power of space and time.
  • Chen Jue woke that night wearing only shorts and asked Ice Empress and Snow Woman what they had done to him.

Ch. 182Drinking wheat juice

After surviving Snow Woman’s tribulation, Chen Jue explained his Space-Time Power and invited her to join his plans against the Divine Realm. The three shared grilled fish and wheat juice, and the chapter ended with a tipsy Snow Woman leaning on Chen Jue and thanking him for protecting her.

  • Chen Jue told Ice Empress and Snow Woman that his Martial Soul used Space-Time Power to redirect the lightning tribulation.
  • Chen Jue explained his plans to oppose the Divine Realm, and Snow Woman agreed to go with him.
  • Chen Jue, Ice Empress, and Snow Woman ate grilled fish and drank wheat juice together.
  • Ice Empress became drunk and fell asleep, while Snow Woman leaned against Chen Jue and thanked him for making her feel protected.

Ch. 183Mission: Go to Slaughter City and Destroy the Asura God's Land of Inheritance

Chen Jue received a mission to build a modern army and destroy the Asura God's inheritance in Slaughter City, while spending the night with Snow Woman and the Ice Empress. The next day, he and the two women headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to meet the Silver Dragon King and her companions.

  • Chen Jue received Dragon God Divinity points and an advanced soul ring potion after completing a hidden mission, then learned his next tasks were to build an army and destroy the Asura God's inheritance in Slaughter City.
  • The drunken Snow Woman and Ice Empress grew affectionate toward Chen Jue, and he separated them before spending the night with the Ice Empress.
  • The next morning, Chen Jue reassured Snow Woman that she had behaved herself, while the embarrassed Ice Empress urged everyone to leave after breakfast.
  • The Ice Empress gave instructions about her clan's affairs, and she, Snow Woman, and Chen Jue set off for the Star Dou Great Forest to meet the Silver Dragon King and the others.
  • Half a day later, someone asked Chen Jue what had brought him there and who the two women were.

Ch. 184Reuniting with Gu Yuena, Absorbing Soul Rings out of Thin Air, and Shocking the Ferocious Beasts

Chen Jue reunited with Gu Yuena at the Lake of Life and brought the Ice Empress and Snow Woman into her alliance. He then raised his soul rings in seclusion, astonishing the assembled soul beasts when Gu Yuena revealed he was breaking their age limits.

  • Xiong Jun greeted Chen Jue and directed him to Gu Yuena at the Lake of Life.
  • Chen Jue introduced the Ice Empress and Snow Woman to Gu Yuena, who welcomed them and offered them a place to stay.
  • Chen Jue asked Gu Yuena to find him a quiet place so he could strengthen his soul rings.
  • Di Tian and Gu Yuena watched Chen Jue form soul rings out of thin air for all three of his martial souls.
  • A dark-gold fissure appeared above Chen Jue, drawing the nearby soul beasts to witness the spectacle.
  • Gu Yuena told Di Tian, the Ice Empress, the Snow Woman, Xiong Jun, the Scarlet King, and the Myriad Demon King that Chen Jue was pushing his soul rings beyond their original age limits.

Ch. 185Million-Year Soul Ring

Chen Jue evolved the first three Soul Rings of his Dragon God Martial Soul into Million-Year Soul Rings. Later, Zi JI found him in the Star Dou Great Forest, teased him about other women, and asked to meet them.

  • Chen Jue watched his first three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings transform into Million-Year Soul Rings and resolved to raise the rest as well.
  • The Ice Empress felt proud of Chen Jue, while the Snow Woman quietly struggled with her feelings for him.
  • Chen Jue strolled through the Star Dou Great Forest and thought about the firearms Senior Lou Gao was making and his plan to visit Spirit Hall to learn where Slaughter City was.
  • Zi JI found Chen Jue and told him that Bi Ji was at Shrek Academy.
  • Zi JI teased Chen Jue about having taken in more little sisters and asked him to introduce her to them.

Ch. 186Son-Father-Grandfather Trio

Chen Jue reunited Zi Ji with the Ice Empress and Snow Woman, then returned to Shrek Academy after the women spent hours talking. The next morning, he learned that the Strength Clan's son-father-grandfather trio was waiting at the gates again and decided to bring the clan into his fold.

  • Zi Ji introduced herself to the Ice Empress and took her aside to talk privately about Chen Jue.
  • The Snow Woman asked whether Zi Ji was Chen Jue's lover, and Chen Jue confirmed that she was.
  • After three hours, the Ice Empress teased Chen Jue with a warning Zi Ji had given her about his older sisters.
  • Chen Jue returned to Shrek Academy late at night while the Ice Empress and Snow Woman stayed at a nearby hotel.
  • The next morning, Chen Jue heard that the son-father-grandfather trio had been waiting at the academy gates and decided to recruit the Strength Clan.
  • Hu Liena and Xiao Qing approached Chen Jue, and he offered to take Xiao Qing to eat.

Ch. 187Tai Long's Embarrassment

Chen Jue returned to Shrek Academy, where Hu Liena warned him that Tai Long’s father and grandfather were waiting at the gates. Meanwhile, Tang Hao persuaded Tang Xiao to let the Clear Sky Sect pursue Chen Jue, and Tai Long waited in humiliation for a confrontation.

  • Chen Jue told Hu Liena he had reached Soul Douluo and apologized for leaving without telling everyone; she said the others were resting after intense training.
  • At the cafeteria, students watched Chen Jue feed Xiao Qing and recalled that he had defeated Tai Long with one slap.
  • Tang Hao told the Clear Sky Sect elders that Chen Jue had killed the Second Elder, and Tang Xiao agreed they could act as long as they did not drag the sect into it.
  • Tang Hao and the elders planned to tell Yu Yuanzhen about their plan to use the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan against Chen Jue.
  • Hu Liena told Chen Jue that Tai Long’s father and grandfather had been waiting outside Shrek Academy, and Chen Jue said he had business with them too.
  • At the academy gates, Tai Long stood embarrassed as the crowd watched, ashamed that everyone knew he had called his father and grandfather for help.

Ch. 188Afraid You'd Lose Too Miserably. The One in Pink... Him

Tai Nuo challenged Chen Jue after accusing him of hiding, but Chen Jue refused to fight him and named Tai Tan as a more worthy opponent. As Tai Nuo released his five Soul Rings, Yu Xiaogang hurried Tang San out to watch, while Tang San secretly wondered whether the drug he had put in Chen Jue’s cup had turned him into a girl.

  • Tai Nuo berated Tai Long for losing to Chen Jue, while Tai Tan explained they should apologize if Chen Jue was powerful and could offer useful connections.
  • Chen Jue arrived at the Academy gates with Xiao Qing and Hu Liena, and Tai Nuo challenged him over his defeat of Tai Long.
  • Chen Jue declined to fight Tai Nuo and said he would rather fight Tai Tan, prompting Tai Nuo to step forward and release his Great Strength Gorilla martial soul and five Soul Rings.
  • Yu Xiaogang rushed to Tang San’s dormitory to tell him Chen Jue was about to face a Soul Douluo, and Tang San hurried out in pink pajamas with long hair.
  • Tang San remembered that he had drugged Chen Jue’s water and wondered whether Chen Jue had turned into a girl too, while Yu Xiaogang stared at Tang San’s appearance in shock.

Ch. 189Putting Little Tai Nuo in His Place

Chen Jue defeated Tai Nuo at the gates of Shrek Academy, then agreed to fight Tai Tan after Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji intervened. As Tai Tan invited him to attack first, Chen Jue revealed eight Soul Rings.

  • Chen Jue knocked Tai Nuo down with a punch, stunning the spectators who saw him use no Martial Soul.
  • Tai Nuo activated his fourth Soul Skill, but Chen Jue struck him with a precise burst of Soul Power and knocked him unconscious.
  • Tai Tan praised Chen Jue and prepared to test his strength, while Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji stepped in to stop him.
  • Liu Erlong asked Chen Jue whether he wanted to fight Tai Tan, and Chen Jue agreed.
  • Tai Tan told Chen Jue to attack first, and Chen Jue revealed eight Soul Rings.

Ch. 190Challenging Tai Tan, Dragon God's Wrathful Thunder Shatters the Stars!

Chen Jue revealed his Soul Douluo strength and challenged Tai Tan, provoking the Strength Clan chief into battle. As Tai Tan unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, Chen Jue prepared to test his eighth soul skill.

  • Chen Jue manifested his Dragon God martial soul and eight soul rings, including five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and three dark gold rings, shocking the onlookers.
  • Tai Tan accused Chen Jue of using an illusion, but Chen Jue challenged him and declared the Strength Clan unworthy of him.
  • Tai Tan summoned his Great Strength Gorilla martial soul and attacked, while Chen Jue's Dragon God martial soul suppressed him with its pressure.
  • Tai Tan used his seventh soul skill, Martial Soul Avatar, and Liu Erlong sent Zhao Wuji and Vlad to evacuate the students.
  • Chen Jue vanished, reappeared on the Dragon God's back, and activated his eighth soul skill, Dragon God's Wrathful Thunder Shatters the Stars.

Ch. 191Taking Tai Tan Down in One Move-Finally Made It

Chen Jue defeated Tai Tan with a single blast of nine-colored lightning, leaving the onlookers stunned and impressed. Elsewhere, someone celebrated successfully making a complicated weapon and armor-piercing rounds, then considered testing them on Ghost Douluo.

  • Chen Jue's Dragon God absorbed the lightning and fired it at Tai Tan, overpowering his Eighth Soul Skill and knocking him unconscious.
  • Liu Erlong ordered Tai Tan carried away so a healing-type Soul Master could treat him.
  • The students praised Chen Jue's strength, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San complained that they had come to watch him get beaten instead.
  • Someone announced that they had built a complicated weapon and armor-piercing rounds, then looked toward Ghost Douluo as a possible test target.

Ch. 192The cannon. Chrysanthemum Douluo: I'll behave, please spare me.

Lou Gao tested his new cannon on Chrysanthemum Douluo, whose chest was pierced despite his Soul Power defense, while Ghost Douluo avoided being the test subject. At Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed Chen Jue’s strength and resolved to find the person who had taken Ning Rongrong’s first time.

  • Lou Gao urged Ghost Douluo to test his newly made cannon, but Ghost Douluo refused after learning it was based on a weapon from the Young Master’s book.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo volunteered to face the cannon, and Lou Gao fired at him without his activating his Martial Soul.
  • The cannon blasted Chrysanthemum Douluo through the chest, and Ghost Douluo helped him channel Soul Power to his wound as Lou Gao teased him about another shot.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo said the bullet had pierced his Soul Power and could have killed him with a headshot, while Lou Gao explained that the cannon ranked only fifth from the bottom in the Weapons Compendium.
  • Lou Gao confirmed he had finished all one hundred sets requested by the Young Master and said he needed to discuss some matters with him.
  • At Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong remarked on Chen Jue’s rapid rise to Soul Douluo and his powerful Soul Rings, then vowed to find the person who had taken Ning Rongrong’s first time.

Ch. 193Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi's Shock

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong came to see Ning Rongrong and asked about the person she loved. When she revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, both men were shocked by the breakthrough and what it could mean for her future.

  • Ning Rongrong heard her classmates talking about Chen Jue and decided to look for him.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong arrived, and Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong whether she loved someone.
  • Ning Rongrong refused to name Chen Jue because she feared the two men intended to hurt him.
  • Ning Fengzhi said they would judge whether her partner was strong enough to protect her, and Ning Rongrong insisted he was strong.
  • Ning Rongrong summoned her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong astonished by its nine tiers.

Ch. 194Ning Rongrong: Let go of him, let me take over

Ning Rongrong revealed that Chen Jue was both her boyfriend and the man who had transformed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, delighting Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong. Ning Fengzhi went with her to find Chen Jue, where he arrived just as Rongrong joined Xiao Wu in Chen Jue’s embrace.

  • Ning Rongrong explained that Chen Jue was both the person she liked and the one who had upgraded her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, leaving Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong stunned.
  • Ning Fengzhi became eager to meet Chen Jue and asked Rongrong to lead him to him.
  • At a pavilion in Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu greeted Chen Jue and cuddled up on his lap while Hu Liena, Xiao Qing, and Zhu Zhuqing stood nearby.
  • Ning Rongrong arrived and demanded that Xiao Wu let go of Chen Jue so she could take over, and Chen Jue pulled her into his embrace.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo appeared behind them, prompting Ning Fengzhi to question whether Chen Jue’s behavior was appropriate.

Ch. 195The First Mission Completed. One Shot Would Shut Him Up

Chen Jue received a hundred AKs and a hundred M4s from Lou Gao, completing his first system mission, while Lou Gao revealed a cannon powerful enough to pierce a Titled Douluo’s defense. The chapter ended with Gu Rong doubting the weapon’s power, unaware that one shot could prove him wrong.

  • Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong met Chen Jue, and Gu Rong warned him not to mistreat Ning Rongrong.
  • Lou Gao arrived with a Soul Tool holding a hundred AKs and a hundred M4s, which Chen Jue handed over to Ning Fengzhi without payment.
  • Chen Jue realized that receiving the weapons had completed his first system mission and thought about finding his master for the next one.
  • Lou Gao revealed that he had forged a cannon, then said a Titled Douluo had tested it and suffered a bullet wound through his soul-power defense.
  • Gu Rong doubted that the cannon could injure a Titled Douluo, and Lou Gao thought one shot would silence him.

Ch. 196The Empress Ready to Lie in Chen Jue's Arms

Chen Jue explained why armor-piercing bullets were needed and promised Lou Gao support from the Star Luo Empire and the Strength Clan for weapon production. Lou Gao doubted Chen Jue’s claims but agreed to follow him for life if he could make the empress lie in his arms and the chancellor kneel at his feet.

  • After Gu Rong was humbled by the armor-piercing shot, Chen Jue told Lou Gao that ordinary bullets could not penetrate a Titled Douluo’s defenses.
  • Lou Gao worried that armor-piercing bullets were too difficult to make, so Chen Jue promised to secure the empress and chancellor’s cooperation, researchers, instruments, and help from the Strength Clan.
  • Lou Gao challenged Chen Jue’s boast about commanding the empress and chancellor, and pledged to follow him for life if he fulfilled it.
  • Chen Jue said he was going to tell the empress what decrees to issue and privately mused about Zhu Yun’s title.
  • Chen Jue told Lou Gao to meet him at Shrek Academy’s gates at three that afternoon before he rejoined the women.

Ch. 197Lou Gao Envied Chen Jue

Chen Jue spent the day with the women at Shrek Academy, then prepared to visit the Strength Clan with Lou Gao. After Bi Ji rewarded him in his dormitory, the Ice Empress joined Chen Jue and Lou Gao as they were about to leave.

  • Chen Jue cultivated with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Hu Liena, then gave AK Rifles to Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Hu Liena.
  • Chen Jue received a system notice that half of a hidden quest was complete, then Bi Ji visited him and teased him about his Far North allies and girlfriends.
  • Bi Ji rewarded Chen Jue, and the system gave him Eternal Night Armor, which could passively block one attack he could not withstand.
  • Lou Gao waited in the heat outside Shrek Academy for Chen Jue, who arrived late and brushed off Lou Gao's complaints about lipstick marks on his neck.
  • The Ice Empress ran over and threw herself into Chen Jue's arms as he and Lou Gao were about to leave.

Ch. 198Nothing but a little wind and frost~

Chen Jue agreed to take the Ice Empress with him and Lou Gao to the Strength Clan before traveling to the Star Luo Empire. At the Strength Clan, Tai Tan revealed that Chen Jue had defeated him in one move, and Chen Jue arrived just as Lou Gao and Tai Tan reunited.

  • The Ice Empress asked Chen Jue to take her along, and Lou Gao encouraged him to agree.
  • Tai Nuo complained about losing to Chen Jue and learned that Tai Tan had also fought him.
  • Tai Tan entered with a charred face and admitted that Chen Jue had defeated him in a single move.
  • Lou Gao greeted Tai Tan at the Strength Clan, and Tai Tan brushed off his injuries as nothing but a little wind and frost.
  • Chen Jue arrived and asked Tai Tan for a cup of tea.

Ch. 199Persuading Tai Tan, Preparing to Head to the Star Luo Empire

Chen Jue persuaded Tai Tan to move the Strength Clan to the Star Luo Empire by offering better resources, less competition, and room to grow. Tai Tan agreed to prepare the clan to move, then learned that Chen Jue’s promise of royal support depended on a wager.

  • Tai Nuo and Tai Long quietly slipped away when Chen Jue arrived, while Tai Tan welcomed him and served him tea.
  • Chen Jue explained his plan to move the Strength Clan to the Star Luo Empire, and Tai Tan asked what the clan would gain.
  • Chen Jue cited greater resources, fewer competing sects, royal support, and opportunities to recruit disciples and expand.
  • Tai Tan agreed to move the clan and asked for a few days to prepare.
  • After Chen Jue left the room, Tai Tan asked Lou Gao about the promised royal support, and Lou Gao explained the wager behind it.
  • Tai Tan reacted in disbelief when he heard Chen Jue had claimed he could make the empress issue an edict supporting them.

Ch. 200Chen Jue's Romantic Rival

Chen Jue and the Ice Empress went to watch Star Luo Empire’s tournament, where the outspoken suitor Xiao Tianhong entered his match. Chen Jue’s jealousy and the Ice Empress’s teasing continued as the Empress and Chancellor watched from the platform, while Lou Gao remained confident he would win his bet.

  • Zhu Zhuyun’s tournament offered talented young Soul Masters from humble backgrounds a chance to enter imperial service, and Chen Jue decided to attend with the Ice Empress while Lou Gao complained that he had not slept.
  • The Chancellor announced the final preliminary match between Long Fan and Xiao Tianhong, the young man who had vowed to confess to the Empress after becoming a Titled Douluo.
  • The audience discussed Xiao Tianhong’s declaration, while the Ice Empress pinched Chen Jue for admiring Zhu Zhuyun and teased him about coming to see a beauty.
  • Lou Gao admired the Empress and privately believed Chen Jue could not win her over in time, leaving him certain he would win their bet.
  • The Chancellor teased the Empress about her suitor, and she warned that she would tell Chen Jue, prompting the Chancellor to beg her not to.
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