Arc 35The Ice Sea Expedition

Chen Ping defeated Xiao Bai and two evil Soul Masters, then journeyed with Lan Fozi to the Sea Princess Clan and helped preserve Li Ya’s soul. Back at Shrek Academy, he brought back Deep Sea Silver and turned his attention to powering the Death God Tower before reports of soul beasts gathering in the Star Dou Forest arrived.

  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi fought Xiao Bai on the seabed, where Chen Ping weakened her with the Heart of the Ocean and helped Lan Fozi avenge her father.
  • After Xiao Bai fell, Chen Ping absorbed her Soul Ring and Soul Bone, became a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, and evolved his Star Nodule Club into the Demon Shark Spear.
  • Chen Ping infiltrated Dongyang City, killed Abomination Douluo and Myriad Souls Douluo, and purified the spirits trapped in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi traveled to the Sea Princess Clan, where Chen Ping returned Li Ya’s soul to her family and treated her near-death body with the Living Being Carving Knife.
  • The Sea Princess Clan agreed to support Chen Ping, and he obtained Air-Prohibiting Conches and learned that Deep Sea Silver lay in abundance in a nearby seabed rift.
  • Chen Ping returned to Shrek Academy with seven hundred tons of Deep Sea Silver and told Huo Yuhao, Qian Duoduo, and Xuan Ziwen about his expedition and battles.
  • Chen Ping proposed using immortal spirit qi to power the Death God Tower, then spent two months cultivating with Ning Tian and Wu Feng until he reached Level 73.
  • A Shrek graduate from the Star Dou Forest Mining Team reported to Chen Ping that large numbers of soul beasts had begun gathering in the forest.
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Ch. 855Bowing His Head, Calling It Forbearance

Chen Ping argued with Xiao Bai, who mistook his replica Heart of the Ocean for the Sea God's Heart and attacked him. After Xiao Bai sent Lan Fozi flying, Chen Ping offered several replicas and apologized to stop the fight, leaving Xiao Bai uncertain about what she had been told.

  • Xiao Bai arrived, accused Chen Ping of stealing the Sea God's Heart, and demanded he return it.
  • Chen Ping cursed Tang San and challenged Xiao Bai's claim to rule the ocean, provoking her to attack.
  • Lan Fozi recognized Xiao Bai as the enemy connected to her father's death and charged in with her Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Hammers.
  • Xiao Bai overpowered Lan Fozi with her bare fists and sent her flying, leaving her bleeding.
  • Chen Ping offered Xiao Bai several Imitation Hearts of the Ocean, withdrew his insults, and asked her to spare Lan Fozi.
  • Xiao Bai collected the replicas and wondered how Chen Ping could possess so many Sea God's Hearts.

Ch. 856So faaaaaast!

Chen Ping and Lan Fozi rejected Xiao Bai’s offer to go to the Sea God Family and fled when she attacked. Chen Ping strapped a Flying Fortress to Lan Fozi, helping her outrun Xiao Bai as they sped into the sea.

  • Lan Fozi challenged Xiao Bai’s claim that the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan was evil, leaving Xiao Bai unable to answer.
  • Xiao Bai told Chen Ping and Lan Fozi to go with her to the Sea God Family, but Chen Ping accused her of trying to trap them.
  • Lan Fozi sensed Xiao Bai gathering Soul Power, warned Chen Ping to run, and fled with him in her true form.
  • Chen Ping narrowed the Heart of the Ocean’s range to protect himself from the rushing seawater, then realized Xiao Bai was catching up.
  • Chen Ping strapped a Flying Fortress to Lan Fozi and had her channel Soul Power into it, boosting their speed enough to leave Xiao Bai behind.

Ch. 857Hunting the Demon Soul Great White Shark King! (10,000 Words a Day)

Chen Ping and Lan Fozi turned back to ambush Xiao Bai before she could alert the Sea God Family. After badly wounding her with a shell filled with Yin and Yang Spring water, Chen Ping trapped her in a drained zone of seabed and prepared to finish the fight.

  • Lan Fozi told Chen Ping that she did not know where her mother was, so he urged her to return with him and kill Xiao Bai before she reached the Sea God Family.
  • Xiao Bai swam toward the Sea God Family, vowing to report Chen Ping and Lan Fozi to its guardians.
  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi used the Heart of the Ocean's invisibility to approach Xiao Bai, and Chen Ping struck her abdomen with a shell carrying Yin and Yang Spring water.
  • Xiao Bai fled with her abdomen badly burned and frozen, while Lan Fozi asked Chen Ping whether she should pursue her.
  • Chen Ping activated the Heart of the Ocean and expelled the seawater around Xiao Bai, dropping her onto the seabed.

Ch. 858Sweep Across the Ocean and Be Yourself Again

Chen Ping used the Heart of the Ocean to create a waterless battlefield, weakening Xiao Bai, and joined Lan Fozi, the Scarlet King, and the Snow Empress in wearing her down. Just as Chen Ping struck her wound, Xiao Bai’s armor blocked his attack, and Lan Fozi accused her of stealing a technique developed by her father.

  • Chen Ping used the Heart of the Ocean to create a vast waterless arena on the seabed, sharply reducing Xiao Bai’s combat strength.
  • The Scarlet King and Snow Empress joined Chen Ping and Lan Fozi, and the Scarlet King challenged Xiao Bai’s loyalty to the Sea God Family.
  • Lan Fozi attacked Xiao Bai with her twin hammers while Chen Ping urged her to target Xiao Bai’s abdominal wound.
  • Xiao Bai fought back, but the Snow Empress froze her palm and Chen Ping struck at her wound with his Star Nodule Club.
  • Blue-gray armor appeared over Xiao Bai and stopped Chen Ping’s attack, prompting Lan Fozi to accuse her of stealing her father’s Energy Armorization.

Ch. 859The Demon Soul Great White Shark King Falls!

Chen Ping, Lan Fozi, and their allies defeated Xiao Bai after her energy armor initially let her withstand their attacks. Chen Ping’s Star Nodule Club killed the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, and Lan Fozi thanked him for helping her avenge her father.

  • Lan Fozi confronted Xiao Bai about her energy armor, and Xiao Bai denied that it came from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s secret method.
  • Xiao Bai fought Lan Fozi, Chen Ping, the Scarlet King, and the Snow Empress, then charged at Chen Ping, believing his death would eliminate his Soul Spirits.
  • Chen Ping triggered Frost Explosion, exposing Xiao Bai to poison and frost while the Scarlet King, Snow Empress, and Lan Fozi struck her with fire, ice, and lightning.
  • Xiao Bai reverted to her demon shark form and lunged at Chen Ping, but he summoned the Star Nodule Club and smashed her into the seabed.
  • Xiao Bai’s three-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring appeared, and Lan Fozi thanked Chen Ping for helping her avenge her father.

Ch. 860Lan Fozi Dared to Love and Hate

After Chen Ping and Lan Fozi defeated Xiao Bai, Lan Fozi boldly kissed him and confessed she had fallen for him, but he rejected her advances and retreated into the Other Shore Small World. There, Chen Ping began absorbing Xiao Bai’s Soul Ring and used his power to pull a soul from it.

  • Chen Ping thanked Lan Fozi for helping subdue Xiao Bai, healed her wounds, and reminded her that they were friends.
  • Lan Fozi kissed Chen Ping and confessed she had fallen for him, but he said he already had multiple girlfriends and refused to pursue her.
  • Chen Ping retrieved Xiao Bai’s Soul Bone and Soul Ring, then fled into the Other Shore Small World while Lan Fozi swallowed Xiao Bai’s remains with her innate ability.
  • Lan Fozi planned to return to Dongyang City and seek Chen Ping again, while Chen Ping reflected on the danger his loved ones would face if he lost to Tang San.
  • Chen Ping summoned Xiao Bai’s three-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and suppressed its power with his six Soul Rings, then plucked a soul from it.

Ch. 861Demon Shark Soul Devouring? Laughable (8K)

Chen Ping rejected Xiao Bai’s plea to become his Soul Spirit and assigned Snake to search her soul and devour her. He then absorbed Xiao Bai’s three-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and his Soul Power began advancing toward a higher level.

  • Xiao Bai offered Chen Ping her abilities and her clan’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts in exchange for being spared, but Chen Ping refused and pointed out that he could search her soul himself.
  • Snake arrived at Level twenty, and Chen Ping ordered him to extract Xiao Bai’s knowledge of the Sea God, the Sea God Family, and energy armorization before devouring her soul.
  • Snake seized Xiao Bai’s soul and left, while Chen Ping arranged for her Soul Ring, Soul Bone, body, soul, and memories to be put to use.
  • Chen Ping absorbed Xiao Bai’s Soul Ring with ease as his Soul Core devoured its power and his Soul Power surged toward a higher realm.

Ch. 862Seven-Ring Soul Sage, a Wondrous Realm Attained

Chen Ping reached the Seven-Ring Soul Sage realm after absorbing Xiao Bai’s three-hundred-thousand-year soul ring, gaining a powerful martial soul avatar skill. He then began absorbing Xiao Bai’s Head Soul Bone into his Star Nodule Club, which started transforming into a scaled, dark-blue weapon.

  • Chen Ping absorbed Xiao Bai’s seventh soul ring and became a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, with three black rings, one gold ring, and three red rings.
  • Chen Ping gained the True Tool Soul True Body skill, which enhanced his attributes and soul skills while allowing unrestricted use of lower-ring skills for half an hour.
  • Chen Ping prepared to absorb the Head Soul Bone Xiao Bai had dropped, hoping to upgrade his underperforming Star Nodule Club.
  • Xiao Bai’s soul bone energy clashed with Chen Ping’s soul power as he pressed the bone against his martial soul.
  • The Star Nodule Club absorbed the soul bone energy, darkened to an icy blue, and reshaped its star nodules into hard scales lined with sharp serrations.

Ch. 863Demon Shark Spear: Soul Devouring and Thought Theft!

Chen Ping transformed his Beast Staff into the Demon Shark Spear, gaining powerful piercing attacks and the ability to devour souls and steal thoughts. Meanwhile, Myriad Souls Douluo and Abomination Douluo recognized him in a recording and discussed how they planned to capture and kill him.

  • Chen Ping completed the Beast Staff’s evolution into the Demon Shark Spear using a Three-Hundred-Thousand-Year Ferocious Beast’s Soul Bone.
  • Chen Ping tested the spear’s piercing power and discovered that its attacks could devour souls and steal fragments of an opponent’s thoughts.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo and Abomination Douluo watched a recording showing Chen Ping escaping after destroying Aoke City’s garrison and wounding its city lord.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo and Abomination Douluo discussed Chen Ping’s Soul Spirits and compared his Soul Spirit Method with their Beast Soul Method.
  • Abomination Douluo and Myriad Souls Douluo vowed to capture Chen Ping and claimed they wanted to eat parts of his body and brain.

Ch. 864Revenge (6K)

Huo Yuhao prepared to test Xuan Ziwen’s All-Terrain Self-Propelled Artillery Platform to support Chen Ping, while a disguised messenger warned Myriad Souls Douluo and Abomination Douluo that Chen Ping was coming. Myriad Souls Douluo sensed danger just as the messenger approached with a secret letter.

  • Huo Yuhao told Xuan Ziwen that the artillery test was meant to help Chen Ping, and Xuan Ziwen began charging the platform.
  • Xuan Ziwen’s platform and the others behind it entered their charging modes as Huo Yuhao prepared to give the signal.
  • A messenger from Aoke City entered Dongyang City’s residence and warned Myriad Souls Douluo and Abomination Douluo that Chen Ping was headed for them.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo noticed the messenger making strange gestures and sensed imminent danger.

Ch. 865Instantly Slaying Abomination Douluo

Chen Ping used a surprise attack to kill Abomination Douluo, then pursued the fleeing Myriad Souls Douluo and began purifying the Vengeful Spirits he unleashed. Myriad Souls Douluo escaped toward the horizon as the loss of his spirits caused him pain.

  • Chen Ping infiltrated Dongyang City disguised as a messenger and opened a Spatial Portal to launch a red beam at Abomination Douluo.
  • Abomination Douluo transformed into his Abomination Monster form, but the beam burned through his body and killed him.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo fled through the city lord's residence after witnessing Abomination Douluo's death.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo released tens of thousands of Vengeful Spirits to attack Chen Ping while he escaped toward the horizon.
  • Chen Ping cast Light of Soul Purification, dispersing the Vengeful Spirits and making Myriad Souls Douluo howl in pain.

Ch. 866Chen Ping on the Offensive

Chen Ping confronted Myriad Souls Douluo, whose Myriad Souls True Body and domain briefly drove him back. After revealing his seven-ring configuration and powerful Martial Soul Avatar, Chen Ping struck the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and damaged it, leaving Myriad Souls Douluo calling on his beast souls for help.

  • Myriad Souls Douluo recalled most of his vengeful spirits and used his seventh soul skill to merge with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo combined his Myriad Souls True Body with his domain and sent twelve powerful beast souls after Chen Ping.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo punched Chen Ping backward, cracking the shield of Red Dust Protection.
  • Chen Ping revealed his seven soul rings and transformed into a towering, three-headed, six-armed giant.
  • Chen Ping struck the Ten Thousand Souls Banner with his staffs, damaging its ghostly face and sending vengeful spirits fleeing into the purification seal.
  • Myriad Souls Douluo staggered from the blow and ordered his beast souls to kill Chen Ping.

Ch. 867An adults-only scene

Chen Ping used the Heart of the Ocean to immobilize the twelve beast souls and killed Myriad Souls Douluo, then gathered Dongyang City's supplies. As he purified the vengeful spirits, Lan Fozi recognized the mermaid spirit as Li Ya, who began a final song as her soul faded.

  • Chen Ping used the Heart of the Ocean to freeze the twelve beast souls, then killed Myriad Souls Douluo and destroyed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
  • Lan Fozi arrived and teased Chen Ping about his exposed body after his clothes burst during his transformation.
  • Chen Ping collected all the grain and reserve supplies from Dongyang City's seven warehouses.
  • Chen Ping purified the twelve beast soul vengeful spirits, causing the black energy to leave them and their struggles to cease.
  • Lan Fozi called to the mermaid spirit as Li Ya, who nodded to them, sang mournfully, and began to fade into white motes of light.

Ch. 868Shark fin masquerading as vermicelli (8K)

Chen Ping preserved Li Ya’s soul at Lan Fozi’s request and set out with her across the Ice Sea toward the Sea Princess Clan. As they traveled, he discussed his plans and the dangers ahead while Lan Fozi helped navigate and devoured his shark-fin noodles.

  • Lan Fozi asked Chen Ping to preserve Li Ya’s soul so she could see the Sea Princess again, and Chen Ping caught it and placed it in his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi traveled by skiff toward the Sea Princess Clan, with Lan Fozi’s aura keeping sea soul beasts away.
  • Chen Ping said he planned to visit the Sea Princess Clan, return to the Academy, hinder the Sun Moon Empire, and cultivate toward Titled Douluo strength.
  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi reached the icy waters, where Chen Ping steered around floes and Lan Fozi frightened off approaching sea soul beasts.
  • Lan Fozi ate eight bowls of Chen Ping’s shark-fin noodles and asked him to add more Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear rib meat as Chen unfolded a map of the Ice Sea.

Ch. 869Looking for a Treasure

Chen Ping and Lan Fozi reached a Sea Demon Elephant habitat in the Ice Sea, where Chen Ping sought a treasure rather than a hunt. After the elephants used golden conches to knock them from the sky, Lan Fozi prepared to attack them.

  • Chen Ping explained that the growing ice islands made flying more convenient than traveling by boat.
  • Chen Ping spotted a herd of Sea Demon Elephants and told Lan Fozi he had come to obtain a treasure from them.
  • Twelve Sea Demon Elephants blew pale-gold conches, removing the air currents and sending Chen Ping and Lan Fozi plummeting.
  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi struck the ice unharmed, while weaker elephants fled toward the sea and twelve powerful ones surrounded them.
  • Lan Fozi grew furious at the elephants and raised her Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Hammers to attack.

Ch. 870I Had Meant to Shout at Them

Chen Ping stopped Lan Fozi from attacking the Sea Demon Elephants and offered them the heads of two Holy Spirit Douluo elders as proof of his goodwill. After learning their ritual conches were made by the Sea Princess Clan, he asked to buy one and offered ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow, leaving the Sea Demon Elephant Chief captivated by the trade.

  • Chen Ping prevented Lan Fozi from attacking the Sea Demon Elephants and explained that they had come to visit the Sea Princess Clan.
  • Chen Ping presented the heads of two Holy Spirit Douluo elders and explained that he had purified the sea soul beast souls controlled by Myriad Souls Douluo.
  • Lan Fozi revealed her Sea Beast King aura, and the Sea Demon Elephants stopped treating Chen Ping and Lan Fozi as enemies.
  • Chen Ping examined a Sea Demon Elephant's ritual conch and learned that the Sea Princess had made it to protect the Ice Sea.
  • Chen Ping asked the Sea Demon Elephant Chief to sell him an Air-Prohibiting Conch and offered ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow, which caught the Chief's attention.

Ch. 871But It Was Simply Too Much Money

Chen Ping gave the Sea Demon Elephant leader a piece of ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow in exchange for an Air-Prohibiting Conch, then followed him to meet the Sea Princess Clan. There, Lina learned that her younger sister had died, and she invited Chen Ping and Lan Fozi to the clan’s home as thanks for avenging her.

  • Chen Ping gave the Sea Demon Elephant leader ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow, and the leader gave him an Air-Prohibiting Conch.
  • The Sea Demon Elephant leader took Chen Ping and Lan Fozi to the Sea Princess Clan, carrying the two evil soul elders’ heads on his tusks.
  • The Sea Princess Clan welcomed Chen Ping after the leader explained that he had killed the murderers responsible for the deaths of many Sea Soul Beasts and the merfolk princess.
  • Lina asked Lan Fozi whether she had found her younger sister, and Lan Fozi’s silence made Lina realize that her sister had died.
  • Lina invited Chen Ping and Lan Fozi to visit the Sea Princess Clan, then enveloped Chen Ping in a blue bubble and led him underwater.

Ch. 872Mother and Daughters Reunited (8K)

Chen Ping brought Lan Fozi to the Sea Princess Clan and told the Sea Princess and Lina about Li Ya’s death and the souls he had freed from Myriad Souls Douluo. He revealed that he had preserved Li Ya’s soul, and it stirred when her mother called to her.

  • Chen Ping and Lan Fozi descended to the Sea Princess Clan’s underwater palace, where the Sea Princess welcomed them.
  • The Sea Princess asked Chen Ping to recount what had happened to her daughter, Li Ya.
  • Chen Ping described his encounters with Myriad Souls Douluo and Abomination Douluo, and the Sea Princess and Lina grieved when they learned Li Ya had been among the controlled Beast Souls.
  • Lina thanked Chen Ping for freeing Li Ya from the Evil Soul Masters, but Chen Ping revealed that he had preserved Li Ya’s soul so she could say goodbye to her family.
  • Chen Ping explained that Li Ya’s incomplete soul could remain only a few days without a body, then drew it from between his brows.
  • The Sea Princess called softly to Li Ya, whose soul stirred and showed signs of pain.

Ch. 873The Sea Princess Clan's Treasury

Chen Ping visited the Sea Princess Clan’s treasury after helping the Sea Princess restore Li Ya’s soul, and reserved hundreds of Air-Prohibiting Conches for the battlefield. He left the treasury wanting to ask the Sea Princess where the conch runes came from.

  • Li Ya briefly regained consciousness and spoke with the Sea Princess and her sister while Chen Ping and Lan Fozi stepped outside.
  • The Sea Princess sent A Qing and A Hong to show Chen Ping and Lan Fozi around and told them to give Chen Ping anything he wanted.
  • Chen Ping asked A Qing about the Mermaid Clan’s Air-Prohibiting Conches and went with A Qing and A Hong to the treasury.
  • Chen Ping asked where the runes on the conches came from, but A Qing and A Hong could not answer.
  • Chen Ping reserved several hundred Air-Prohibiting Conches for later and toured the rest of the treasury.

Ch. 874She Need Not Think of Returning to the Sea God's Embrace, Because I Would Not Allow It

Chen Ping discovered that the Sea Princess Clan’s treasury pillars were made of abundant deep sea silver and resolved to take it for making Soul Rings. He promised that Li Ya would not return to the Sea God’s embrace, and the Sea Princess gave him her spiritual tears in exchange for letting her and Lina visit Li Ya each year.

  • A Qing explained that the Sea Princess Clan’s treasury held materials for strengthening its younger members, while Chen Ping examined its enormous pillars.
  • Chen Ping realized the pillars were made of deep sea silver, a rare metal he wanted for producing Soul Rings and equipping his Undead Army.
  • Chen Ping told Lan Fozi, A Qing, and A Hong that he would not let Li Ya return to the Sea God’s embrace, delighting the two mermaids.
  • The Sea Princess asked Chen Ping to nurture Li Ya in his Sea of Consciousness and let her and Lina visit Li Ya every year.
  • The Sea Princess sent her golden tear pearls into Chen Ping as compensation, and Chen Ping said he would help even without them because he had a request of his own.

Ch. 875The Sea Princess's friendship

Chen Ping used the Sea Princess's Golden Pearl to restore Li Ya's separated soul and began treating her with the Living Being Carving Knife. He left the knife in Li Ya until the next day, and the Sea Princess promised the Sea Princess Clan's support and prepared a banquet to thank him and Lan Fozi.

  • The Sea Princess reassured Chen Ping that Li Ya's body and remaining soul were safe in the palace, and Chen Ping said she might regain consciousness.
  • Chen Ping followed the Sea Princess to her bedchamber and found Li Ya lying near death on a Cold Jade Bed.
  • Chen Ping returned Li Ya's soul to her body and inserted the Living Being Carving Knife between her brows to treat her.
  • Chen Ping told the Sea Princess he would retrieve the knife the next day, and she swore he would be able to take it back.
  • The Sea Princess promised the Sea Princess Clan would support Chen Ping in future and ordered A Qing and A Hong to prepare a banquet for him and Lan Fozi.

Ch. 876Even the Sea God Had to Get His Supplies from You (8K)

Chen Ping learned that the Sea Princess Clan could supply him with deep sea silver and possibly its rare silver mother from the Great Ocean Rift. He then asked the Sea Princess another question, leaving the banquet conversation poised to continue.

  • The Sea Princess told A Hong to give Chen Ping whatever he wanted, and A Hong explained that the pillars he fancied were too heavy for her and A Qing to move.
  • Chen Ping said he only wanted deep sea silver, so the Sea Princess offered to take him to the Great Ocean Rift, where it lay in abundance.
  • When the Sea Princess described nearby gray stones that revealed silver when struck, Chen Ping recognized them as silver mother of deep sea silver and became eager to visit the rift.
  • Lina urged Chen Ping to wait until after the banquet, and he sat back down while reflecting on the rare metals he might obtain.
  • Chen Ping asked the Sea Princess about one more matter, and she invited him to ask freely.

Ch. 877An appetizer

Chen Ping returned to Shrek Academy after his northern expedition, bringing rare treasures and news of his dealings with the Sea Princess Clan. He left Huo Yuhao and the Soul Tool Department with valuable resources and recounted how he had defeated two Evil Titled Douluos.

  • After bidding farewell to the Sea Princess Clan, Chen Ping used the teleportation array to return to Shrek Academy and considered where to build another array.
  • Chen Ping gave Huo Yuhao a person-sized piece of ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow, then dropped seven hundred tons of Deep Sea Silver for the Soul Tool Department.
  • Chen Ping explained that he had found the Deep Sea Silver in a seabed rift during his visit to the Ice Sea and had become acquainted with the Sea Princess Clan.
  • Chen Ping told Huo Yuhao, Qian Duoduo, and Xuan Ziwen about his expedition, including the Evil Soul Masters running rampant in Dongyang City and his fight against two Titled Douluo-level foes.
  • Chen Ping credited Xuan Ziwen's Combined Piercing Light with helping him kill Abomination Douluo.

Ch. 878Repairing the Death God Tower

Chen Ping learned that Shrek Academy had begun repairing the Death God Tower but could not use it without relying on human souls. As the Academy faced the threat of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, the elders hoped to turn the weapon into a defense, and the chapter left the problem of finding a humane power source unresolved.

  • Qian Duoduo scolded Chen Ping for fighting two evil Titled Douluos alone, and Chen Ping teased him about inheriting the dean's position.
  • Qian Duoduo reflected on Chen Ping's extraordinary strength after forming a soul core at seven rings.
  • Xuan Ziwen reminded Chen Ping of the Death God Tower, which Chen Ping admitted he had set aside after returning to the Academy and helping the Body Sect.
  • Xuan Ziwen explained that Shrek and Mo Fang had studied the Tower and begun repairs but refused to power it with the vast number of human souls it required.
  • Xuan Ziwen described why Ye Xishui valued souls: their spirit bodies could be stacked in enormous numbers inside the Tower and converted into spiritual energy.

Ch. 879Only seven days in heaven, but seven years below (6K)

Chen Ping proposed using Divine Realm immortal spirit qi to power the Death God Tower, though obtaining it would require him to grow strong enough to face Da Ming and Er Ming. After two peaceful months at Shrek Academy, he learned that large numbers of soul beasts were gathering in the Star Dou Forest.

  • Chen Ping identified immortal spirit qi as a possible energy source for the Death God Tower, and Xuan Ziwen, Huo Yuhao, and Qian Duoduo reacted to the idea.
  • Chen Ping considered seeking the immortal spirit qi Tang San had stored in the Clear Sky Sect, but decided he first needed enough strength to face Da Ming and Er Ming.
  • Chen Ping discussed Shrek’s teleportation array and deep sea silver with the elders, then left the Sea God Pavilion without asking for more silver for Electrolux.
  • Chen Ping spent two months at the academy with Ning Tian and Wu Feng, reaching Level 73 and continuing to advance rapidly.
  • A Shrek graduate from the Star Dou Forest Mining Team reported to Chen Ping that large numbers of soul beasts had begun gathering there.
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