Arc 2Dragon Legacies and Shrek

Jin Jiuxiao restored Ah Yin, secured the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, recruited Dugu Bo, and helped Zi JI inherit the Dragon Kings' remaining power. After four years of cultivation, he reached level fifty and entered Shrek Academy's assessment, where he overwhelmed Zhao Wuji.

  • Xiong Jun killed Tang Hao after his final attack, and Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji brought Ah Yin to the Blue Silver clan's ancestral grounds to restore her.
  • Jin Jiuxiao contracted with the Scarlet King, reached level forty-six, and received Di Tian's guidance on forming a Soul Core.
  • Jin Jiuxiao found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Bi Ji, Zi JI, and Xiong Jun, and Zi JI entered its waters after consuming two immortal herbs.
  • Jin Jiuxiao secured Dugu Bo's allegiance, supplied a soul bone to contain his toxins, and enlisted his help in pursuing peace between humans and soul beasts.
  • Zi JI inherited the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's remaining power, reached 730,000 years of cultivation, and defeated Xiong Jun in a spar.
  • Zi JI brought the Blue Silver Emperor to the well, and Jin Jiuxiao returned to Nuoding Academy before reaching level fifty over four peaceful years.
  • Jin Jiuxiao traveled to Shrek Academy with a recommendation from Yu Xiaogang, and Flender assigned him to face Zhao Wuji alone.
  • Jin Jiuxiao revealed his rank fifty cultivation and powerful Soul Rings, then overwhelmed Zhao Wuji with strength and lightning speed.
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Ch. 26Sky-Rending Claw! The fall of Clear Sky!

Jin Jiuxiao and the soul beasts defeated Tang Hao after he detonated all nine soul rings in a final attack against Xiong Jun. After Tang Hao died, Jin Jiuxiao retrieved two soul bones and led the others toward Holy Soul Village to take the Blue Silver Emperor home.

  • Jin Jiuxiao's lightning attack left Tang Hao badly wounded, and Tang Hao decided to fight to the death rather than risk his son being hunted.
  • Tang Hao admitted he had failed Ah Yin and neglected his duties as a husband and father, then used Clear Sky True Body and detonated his first eight soul rings.
  • Xiong Jun allowed Tang Hao to complete his sacrifice, and Tang Hao detonated his ninth ring to unleash the Great Sumeru Hammer against Xiong Jun's Sky-Rending Claw.
  • Xiong Jun defeated Tang Hao, shattering the Clear Sky Hammer and killing him with five claw marks across his chest.
  • Jin Jiuxiao took Tang Hao's inherited right arm and left leg soul bones, and Xiong Jun buried Tang Hao in the crater.
  • Jin Jiuxiao led the others toward Holy Soul Village to bring the Blue Silver Emperor back to the Blue Silver Homeland to recover.

Ch. 27Thanks to "Grandmaster" Yu Xiaogang for the Assist!

Jin Jiuxiao learned that Ah Yin and Tang San were competing to become the Blue Silver Emperor, and realized Yu Xiaogang’s poison-focused training had kept Tang San from awakening that power. He and Bi Ji headed for the Blue Silver clan’s ancestral grounds to help Ah Yin recover, while he considered who could guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Bi Ji dug Ah Yin out of the soil and explained that her sacrifice had left the Blue Silver Emperor’s throne vacant, making her and Tang San its only likely successors.
  • Jin Jiuxiao concluded that Tang San could awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor by following a life-type path, but Yu Xiaogang’s poison-attribute guidance had prevented that.
  • Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji planned to visit the Blue Silver clan’s ancestral grounds and help Ah Yin recover her cultivation before moving her near the Lake of Life.
  • At a fork in the road, Zi JI and Xiong Jun returned to the Lake of Life while Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji continued toward the ancestral grounds.
  • Jin Jiuxiao considered which ferocious beast could guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but found most of them had duties that kept them in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ch. 28Ah Yin's rebirth; Blue Silver King: There's actually a perk like that?

Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji brought the Blue Silver Emperor and her Soul Bone to the Blue Silver King, who agreed to use the clan’s life energy and Bi Ji’s help to speed her recovery despite the risk that she would lose her memories. The Blue Silver King also began helping Jin Jiuxiao break through to level forty, and the recovery and cultivation ritual began.

  • Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji entered the Blue Silver clan’s territory, where the Blue Silver King recognized the Blue Silver Emperor and thanked them for bringing her back.
  • Jin Jiuxiao offered the Blue Silver Emperor’s Soul Bone, and Bi Ji warned that restoring her origin essence could leave her memories incomplete.
  • The Blue Silver King welcomed the chance for the Blue Silver Emperor to forget her painful past and asked Bi Ji to proceed.
  • The Blue Silver King offered Jin Jiuxiao the clan’s pure life energy to help him break through level forty.
  • Bi Ji transferred the Blue Silver Emperor’s origin essence while the Blue Silver King gathered life energy from the Blue Silver Forest to aid her and Jin Jiuxiao.

Ch. 29Di Tian Passes On a Method

Jin Jiuxiao helped the Blue Silver Emperor awaken, reached level forty, and contracted with the Scarlet King to advance to level forty-six. Di Tian gave him a Self-Visualization Method to improve his Spiritual Power and prepared him to condense his first Soul Core when he absorbs his fifth Soul Ring.

  • The Blue Silver Emperor awakened in Ah Yin's form, learned that humans had killed her, and thanked Bi Ji and Jin Jiuxiao for restoring her.
  • Jin Jiuxiao told Ah Yin to recover and cultivate so she could become a pillar of the Soul Beast Clan.
  • Jin Jiuxiao chose the Scarlet King as his next contract partner, and the contract raised him to level forty-six and gave him a hundred-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring for his Rei Martial Soul.
  • Di Tian examined Jin Jiuxiao and gave him a Self-Visualization Method, explaining that his Spiritual Power and Soul Power quantity were not yet sufficient to condense a Soul Core.
  • Di Tian advised Jin Jiuxiao to raise his Spiritual Power and said the Myriad Demon King could help him attempt to condense his first Soul Core while absorbing his fifth Soul Ring.

Ch. 30Setting out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Jin Jiuxiao set out with Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and Zi JI to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hoping to claim its immortal herbs. After searching the Sunset Forest, they found the hidden mountain hollow and recognized the pool within it as their destination.

  • Jin Jiuxiao told Di Tian he planned to take Xiong Jun and the others to search for a treasure land, and Di Tian urged him to stay safe.
  • Jin Jiuxiao gathered Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and Zi JI, then explained that their destination was connected to immortal herbs.
  • Zi JI carried the group to the heart of the Sunset Forest, where Jin Jiuxiao directed them to search for a mountain hollow shrouded in poisonous miasma.
  • Bi Ji spotted a hollow with sulfurous air and hot mist, and she protected the group from the poisonous miasma as they entered.
  • Xiong Jun pushed aside the brambles, revealing a hidden pool, and Jin Jiuxiao recognized it as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ch. 31Bloodline Resonance, Consuming Both Herbs

Jin Jiuxiao and the ferocious beasts discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s abundant immortal herbs, and he arranged for Xiong Jun to guard the site. When Zi JI sensed a call from the bottom of the pool, Jin Jiuxiao had her consume two opposing immortal herbs before diving into the spring.

  • Bi Ji marvelled at the many immortal herbs, and Jin Jiuxiao planned to transplant the Blue Silver Emperor and asked Xiong Jun to guard the treasured land.
  • Jin Jiuxiao chose Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to improve his spiritual power and noticed Zi JI seemed distracted.
  • Zi JI told Jin Jiuxiao that something beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was calling to her, and he led her closer to the spring.
  • Jin Jiuxiao asked Bi Ji to harvest the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, then told Zi JI to consume them together.
  • Zi JI swallowed both immortal herbs and plunged into the spring where ice and fire met.

Ch. 32Hey? Are you blushing?

Jin Jiuxiao explained that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well held the remains of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, while Zi JI secluded herself to answer their bloodline summons. As Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji shared a tender moment, Dugu Bo arrived at the medicinal garden, leaving Jin Jiuxiao ready to meet him.

  • Jin Jiuxiao told Bi Ji and Xiong Jun that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contained the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's remains and that Zi JI might gain their legacy.
  • Xiong Jun volunteered to guard the spring, while Jin Jiuxiao said he wanted to recruit the human who had created the poisonous miasma, likely Dugu Bo.
  • Jin Jiuxiao told Bi Ji he planned to return to the Human World after Zi JI emerged, and Bi Ji said she wanted to go with him.
  • Jin Jiuxiao teased Bi Ji about blushing, and the two kissed and embraced.
  • Dugu Bo shouted at the intruders in his medicinal garden, and Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji walked toward the entrance to meet him.

Ch. 33One auto attack, instant kill!

Xiong Jun defeated Dugu Bo with one claw, and Jin Jiuxiao offered to spare him if he swore loyalty. Dugu Bo resisted serving a weaker Soul Ancestor, but Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji revealed they could cure his poison, leaving him to consider their offer.

  • Xiong Jun destroyed Dugu Bo’s Martial Soul Avatar and wounded him with a single claw swipe.
  • Jin Jiuxiao asked whether Dugu Bo wanted to live and demanded that he swear loyalty, but Dugu Bo objected to serving a rank forty-six Soul Ancestor.
  • Jin Jiuxiao told Bi Ji to heal Dugu Bo, and her healing halo restored his injuries.
  • Jin Jiuxiao explained that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison was killing Dugu Bo and offered to cure him.
  • Bi Ji confirmed that Dugu Bo would die within three to five years without the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Dugu Bo questioned how he could trust them.

Ch. 34An Oath on His Martial Soul, Dugu's Submission

Jin Jiuxiao proved his overwhelming strength to Dugu Bo, who swore allegiance to him, and then offered help with the poison harming Dugu Bo. Bi Ji explained how Dugu Bo could treat the symptoms for now, while Jin Jiuxiao revealed why he could not use the soul bone he offered.

  • Bi Ji introduced herself as a 550,000-year-old healing soul beast, and Dugu Bo learned the extent of Jin Jiuxiao’s powers and soul rings.
  • Jin Jiuxiao unleashed Thunder God’s Dawn Flash, forcing Dugu Bo to counter with Medusa’s Gaze and Jade Phosphorous Divine Light.
  • Dugu Bo swore allegiance to Jin Jiuxiao upon his martial soul, and Jin Jiuxiao brought him back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Jin Jiuxiao gave Dugu Bo a 70,000-year soul bone to hold his toxins temporarily, and Bi Ji said she could eventually remove the underlying danger and help him reach level 92.
  • Dugu Bo tried to return the soul bone, but Jin Jiuxiao explained that soul beasts who had taken human form could not absorb soul bones freely in their early stages.

Ch. 35A blow from the stick, a sweet date, and a pie in the sky

Jin Jiuxiao explained how soul bone origins and compatibility affected transformed soul beasts and human soul masters, then gave Dugu Bo a seventy-thousand-year Torso Bone. Dugu Bo accepted it and began cultivating, while Bi Ji planned how to secure his loyalty with strength, benefits, and future rewards.

  • Jin Jiuxiao explained that absorbing incompatible soul bones could contaminate a transformed soul beast’s origin and harm a human soul master’s potential.
  • Jin Jiuxiao returned the seventy-thousand-year Torso Bone to Dugu Bo, who accepted it after confirming that the gift was genuine.
  • Dugu Bo thanked Jin Jiuxiao and began cultivating in an open spot.
  • Bi Ji reflected that Jin Jiuxiao had won Dugu Bo over by demonstrating strength, offering benefits, and promising future rewards.
  • Bi Ji planned to let Dugu Bo refine the soul bone and transfer his toxins before showing him further benefits.

Ch. 36Dugu Bo: Really?!

Dugu Bo broke through to level 93 after Jin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji helped relieve his toxin burden. After Jin Jiuxiao revealed his plans to establish peace between humans and soul beasts and offered Dugu Bo a chance to pursue godhood, Dugu Bo agreed to join him.

  • Dugu Bo broke through to level 93, then learned from Bi Ji that the toxins in his body had been transferred into his Torso Bone and that he could cultivate to level 94 without a burden.
  • Dugu Bo thanked Jin Jiuxiao, who asked him to investigate developments involving the Heaven Dou Empire, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Dugu Bo questioned Jin Jiuxiao about his interest in human factions, and Jin Jiuxiao said he sought peace between humans and soul beasts by overturning the rules that drove their conflict.
  • Jin Jiuxiao told Dugu Bo he might have a chance to become a god and invited him to help create a prosperous age.
  • Dugu Bo accepted Jin Jiuxiao's invitation, encouraged by the real benefits he had already received and the chance to grow stronger.

Ch. 37An opportunity to become a god

Jin Jiuxiao told Dugu Bo that becoming a god was nearly impossible, then proposed that he pursue the ultimate in poison and eventually form a poison core. The chapter ended as Jin Jiuxiao pointed out a dangerous-looking immortal herb that might help Dugu Bo bring all poisons back to one source.

  • Dugu Bo accepted the tiny chance of becoming a god and agreed to help Jin Jiuxiao pursue peaceful coexistence between humans and soul beasts.
  • Jin Jiuxiao suggested that Dugu Bo stop seeking treatment and instead cultivate the ultimate in poison by gathering many toxins within himself.
  • Dugu Bo worried that his soul bones could not contain the toxins and that his poison might kill him before he reached that level.
  • Jin Jiuxiao explained his plan for a soul core system and told Dugu Bo to store toxins in his soul bones while purifying and compressing his soul power.
  • Jin Jiuxiao pointed out a crystalline, snow-white immortal herb, and Dugu Bo sensed a deadly threat from it.

Ch. 38Into the Depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Jin Jiuxiao explained how Dugu Bo could pursue the ultimate realm of poison and what he wanted him to investigate in the human world. While Jin Jiuxiao and Zi JI cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zi JI followed a powerful draconic presence into its depths.

  • Jin Jiuxiao warned Dugu Bo that the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss could magnify toxins and kill him, then said he was not yet ready to attempt the dangerous method.
  • Dugu Bo resolved to strengthen and refine his poison, and realized Jin Jiuxiao wanted him to assess the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire and find talented people who could become God Chosen.
  • Jin Jiuxiao consumed three drops of dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, which withered into ash as his Spiritual Power surged.
  • Zi JI absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, strengthening her body and increasing her cultivation.
  • Zi JI sensed a stronger call beneath the springs, descended into the depths, and encountered draconic might greater than her own before the pressure abruptly eased.

Ch. 39The Dragon Kings' Legacy

Zi JI discovered the ancient remains of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and told them about the dragons’ decline and Jin Jiuxiao’s unusual abilities. The two dragon kings began merging their power into Zi JI to strengthen her as she protected Jin Jiuxiao.

  • Zi JI found the enormous ice-blue and crimson dragon corpses and recognized them as the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
  • The dragon kings’ souls awoke, examined Zi JI, and learned that the dragons had fallen into decline under the rules governing Ferocious Beasts.
  • Zi JI explained the plight of the Silver Dragon King, Di Tian, and the Soul Beast Clan, along with Jin Jiuxiao’s ability to spare Ferocious Beasts from tribulation lightning.
  • After hearing that Zi JI was protecting Jin Jiuxiao, the dragon kings decided to give her their remaining strength.
  • Zi JI felt the dragon kings’ power merging into her body and asked what they were doing.

Ch. 40Zi JI broke through, both advanced!

Zi JI absorbed the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ essence and divine power, beginning a transformation that pushed her cultivation upward, while Jin Jiuxiao’s spiritual power and strength rose after he took Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. The chapter ended with Jin Jiuxiao discovering that the Soul Ring representing Zi JI had gained additional golden markings.

  • The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King gave Zi JI their remaining essence, souls, and divine power, enclosing her in a giant red-and-blue egg as her transformation began.
  • Bi Ji and Xiong Jun realized that Zi JI was likely advancing beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Bo learned that she was the Hell Demon Dragon King.
  • Jin Jiuxiao finished absorbing Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and said his spiritual power had advanced two realms, nearly reaching Soul Douluo level.
  • Jin Jiuxiao decided to hone his spiritual power and form his first Soul Core when he reached level fifty.
  • Jin Jiuxiao noticed he was still growing stronger, summoned his second martial soul, and saw that the Soul Ring representing Zi JI had gained more golden markings.

Ch. 41The Second Ferocious Beast-Hell Demon Dragon King Zi JI

Jin Jiuxiao watched Zi JI’s cultivation surge after she gained the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s recognition and inheritances. The next morning, Zi JI emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and enthusiastically thanked Jin Jiuxiao, provoking Bi Ji.

  • Jin Jiuxiao’s First Soul Ring gained golden patterns as Zi JI’s cultivation climbed past five hundred thousand years, astonishing Dugu Bo, Xiong Jun, and Bi Ji.
  • Bi Ji teased Xiong Jun about losing his second-place standing, while Xiong Jun insisted that his combat strength mattered more than cultivation.
  • Dugu Bo realized that Ferocious Beasts were far stronger than humans understood and felt relieved that Jin Jiuxiao sought peace rather than war.
  • Zi JI’s cultivation reached six hundred thousand years, and Jin Jiuxiao explained that she had likely received the Ice Dragon King’s and Fire Dragon King’s inheritances.
  • The following morning, Zi JI emerged from the well amid powerful Dragon Might, kissed Jin Jiuxiao, and teased Bi Ji about her way of thanking him.

Ch. 42Joking? No, No, Just Telling the Truth

After inheriting the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's legacies, Zi JI revealed that her cultivation had risen to 730,000 years and sparred with Xiong Jun to test her new power. She defeated and froze him with her domains and abilities, then explained her new divine skills to Jin Jiuxiao.

  • Zi JI told Jin Jiuxiao that her cultivation had reached 730,000 years, surpassing Xiong Jun's by 310,000 years.
  • Xiong Jun challenged Zi JI to a spar, and Bi Ji and Jin Jiuxiao followed them outside.
  • Zi JI suppressed Xiong Jun with her domains, froze him with Abyssal Ice Dragon Breath, and burned him with World-Destroying Dragon Flame.
  • When Xiong Jun unleashed Sky-Rending Claw, Zi JI stopped it and froze him with Absolute Zero.
  • Zi JI told Jin Jiuxiao that the Dragon Kings had taught her divine skills and that she had also comprehended Twin Dragons Devour the Heavens.

Ch. 43Di Tian: Was I Dreaming?

After Zi JI inherited the legacies of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, she returned to the Star Dou Great Forest to fetch the Blue Silver Emperor for Jin Jiuxiao. Di Tian learned how she had risen to seven hundred and thirty thousand years of cultivation and accepted Jin Jiuxiao’s secrets and plans without challenging his loyalty.

  • Bi Ji healed Xiong Jun after he conceded that Zi JI’s new strength was too much for him.
  • Jin Jiuxiao asked Zi JI to bring the Blue Silver Emperor to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and she flew toward the Star Dou Great Forest’s Core Area.
  • The Myriad Demon King blocked Zi JI with vines and alerted Di Tian to a powerful dragon entering the area.
  • Di Tian and the Myriad Demon King recognized Zi JI, and Di Tian was astonished by her cultivation and the auras of the two Dragon Kings.
  • Zi JI explained how Jin Jiuxiao had led her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where she obtained the Dragon Kings’ legacies without facing tribulation lightning.
  • Di Tian said he trusted Jin Jiuxiao and accepted his plans, including bringing a human Titled Douluo under his command.

Ch. 44The Return Journey

Jin Jiuxiao returned the Blue Silver Emperor to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then went back to Nuoding City and resumed his studies. Four peaceful years later, he headed to Nuoding Academy for graduation, ready to begin the next step of his cultivation.

  • Zi JI brought the Blue Silver Emperor to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Bi Ji planted her after she recovered to fifty-seven thousand years.
  • Jin Jiuxiao left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving Dugu Bo to continue purifying his Soul Power and Uncle Xiong to guard the well.
  • Jin Jiuxiao returned to Nuoding Academy and told the dean he had surpassed level twenty before announcing he would resume regular classes.
  • Bi Ji and Zi JI settled into life in Nuoding City, and four peaceful years passed while Jin Jiuxiao's Soul Power reached level fifty.
  • Jin Jiuxiao went to Nuoding Academy for graduation and considered forming his first Soul Core after raising his Spiritual Power further.

Ch. 45Ruthless and Merciless Dugu Bo

After graduating, Jin Jiuxiao received a recommendation to Shrek Academy and told Dugu Bo where he would be staying. Dugu Bo shared his preparations for a possible war between humans and soul beasts, including a detailed Heaven Dou Empire defense map, and proposed ending the conflict by killing those who opposed peace.

  • Yu Xiaogang gave Jin Jiuxiao and Tang San recommendation letters for Shrek Academy, including Xiao Wu in Tang San's letter.
  • Jin Jiuxiao said he would travel separately and told Yu Xiaogang he would join them later.
  • Jin Jiuxiao returned home and told Dugu Bo he would be staying at Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
  • Dugu Bo reported that Heaven Dou's officials cared little about peace, but he had contacted Ning Fengzhi and gathered information on the empire's factions.
  • Dugu Bo showed Jin Jiuxiao his booklet, which included Heaven Dou's troop deployments, defenses, vulnerabilities, and possible invasion routes.
  • Dugu Bo argued that the humans and soul beasts might soon fight to the death and suggested killing those who refused to pursue peace.

Ch. 46Arrival at Shrek

Jin Jiuxiao, Zi JI, and Bi Ji traveled to Suotuo City so Jin Jiuxiao could enroll at Shrek Academy. He arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Flender selected them along with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to enter the academy.

  • Dugu Bo told Jin Jiuxiao he would support him and keep watch for trouble.
  • Jin Jiuxiao, Zi JI, and Bi Ji left for Shrek Academy, renting a courtyard in Suotuo City.
  • Jin Jiuxiao met Tang San and Xiao Wu on the road and continued with them toward Shrek.
  • The group discovered Shrek Academy was housed in a shabby village, where Jin Jiuxiao spotted Flender hiding nearby.
  • Jin Jiuxiao and Tang San gave Flender their recommendation letters, and Flender silenced the crowd by revealing his seven Soul Rings.
  • Flender chose Jin Jiuxiao, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to follow him into the village.

Ch. 47An Individual Assessment?

Flender brought Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Jin Jiuxiao to Zhao Wuji for the Fourth Trial. While the others were told to endure Zhao Wuji’s attacks together, Flender assigned Jin Jiuxiao a separate assessment and ordered him to fight at full strength.

  • Flender explained that Soul Masters above rank twenty-five before age thirteen could skip the earlier trials, and he wondered why he could not sense Jin Jiuxiao’s cultivation.
  • Flender introduced Zhao Wuji as the examiner, who told the five applicants to withstand his attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
  • Dai Mubai arrived with Oscar and warned the applicants about the assessment, while Flender assured him Zhao Wuji would hold back.
  • Flender told Jin Jiuxiao to face Zhao Wuji alone, saying the standard was lower, and Jin Jiuxiao agreed to go all out.
  • Dai Mubai explained that Jin Jiuxiao’s assessment was actually harder because Zhao Wuji was a Soul Saint, leaving Ning Rongrong worried for him.

Ch. 48Believe it or not, mine's bigger than yours when I whip it out

Tang San organized a plan for the group to last against Zhao Wuji, while Jin Jiuxiao stayed out of the assessment and struck up a friendship with Oscar over his grilled sausages. As the test began, Jin Jiuxiao remained relaxed and joked that his own sausage was bigger than anyone else’s.

  • Dai Mubai explained Zhao Wuji’s strength and Martial Soul to the students, and Tang San introduced himself before outlining a battle plan with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
  • Ning Rongrong revealed that she was a descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and described her support abilities, while Jin Jiuxiao identified his Martial Soul as Rey, an electric elemental spirit.
  • Tang San’s group prepared to face Zhao Wuji, while Jin Jiuxiao stepped aside to watch with Oscar.
  • Jin Jiuxiao bought Oscar’s grilled sausages and accepted them without minding Oscar’s soul incantation, making Oscar grateful.
  • Jin Jiuxiao ate a sausage and joked to Dai Mubai that his own was bigger.

Ch. 49My turn? Xiao Ao, get a few more ready. We'll need them shortly

Jin Jiuxiao accepted Oscar’s grilled sausages without hesitation and strengthened their friendship while Tang San’s group completed its assessment. After Tang San passed, Zhao Wuji called Jin Jiuxiao to take his turn, and Jin asked Oscar to prepare more sausages.

  • Jin Jiuxiao told Dai Mubai to practice restraint, and Flender agreed with him.
  • Oscar offered Jin Jiuxiao more grilled sausages and returned his Gold Soul Coin, while Jin reminded Oscar to keep his promise to grill sausages for him.
  • Zhao Wuji caught Zhu Zhuqing and threw her from the field, and Dai Mubai caught her before she landed.
  • Tang San lasted through the incense stick by using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Blue Silver Grass, and Zhao Wuji declared the group had passed.
  • Zhao Wuji called Jin Jiuxiao to take his turn, and Jin asked Oscar to prepare a few more sausages.

Ch. 50Brutally Beating Zhao Wuji!

Jin Jiuxiao revealed his astonishing Soul Ring configuration during his assessment and overwhelmed Zhao Wuji with his strength and speed. He continued to batter Zhao Wuji through the air while Tang San and the others struggled to follow his movements.

  • Jin Jiuxiao summoned Rey and revealed that he was a rank fifty Battle Soul Ancestor with three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, causing Flender to faint.
  • Zhao Wuji transformed with his Great Strength Vajra Bear and attacked Jin Jiuxiao, but Jin Jiuxiao caught his punch with one hand.
  • Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar, but Jin Jiuxiao kicked him back dozens of meters and demonstrated his lightning speed.
  • Jin Jiuxiao struck Zhao Wuji repeatedly from different angles, keeping him airborne while Tang San and the others could barely see his movements.
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