Arc 18The Beast Tide Truce

Huo Yuhao rallied the Far North’s soul beasts against Di Tian’s beast tide, then negotiated a truce by revealing a way to share soul rings without killing soul beasts. The armies withdrew, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle joined the Far North, and Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek with Di Tian and Huo Qiu’er.

  • The Evil Emperor emerged after a Holy Spirit Cult sacrifice and attacked Huo Yuhao, whose allies combined their powers to freeze it and leave Huo Yuhao unconscious.
  • Rong Nianbing met Huo Yuhao in a divine realm and explained the Divine Realm’s restrictions, including the law barring soul beasts from becoming gods.
  • Huo Qiu’er warned Huo Yuhao that Di Tian planned a beast tide, so Huo Yuhao joined the Snow Empress in rallying the Far North’s soul beasts and promised them a way to gain soul skills without dying.
  • Di Tian’s beast tide broke through Shrek City’s defenses, but he ordered the soul beasts to retreat when Huo Yuhao and the Far North’s forces occupied Star Dou’s Core Zone.
  • Huo Yuhao challenged Di Tian over Star Dou’s treatment of the Far North, and the two sides fought until a mysterious voice stopped them and ordered Di Tian to negotiate.
  • Huo Yuhao explained soul ring sharing to Di Tian, who agreed to halt the beast tide and give him a chance to identify those responsible for the conflict.
  • Di Tian gave the Far North the Golden Hawksbill Turtle as compensation, and Huo Yuhao sent the Far North’s forces through the Spatial Gate before returning to Shrek with Di Tian and Huo Qiu’er.
  • Electrolux asked the Golden Hawksbill Turtle to return what it had swallowed, and it dropped a piece of metal that released a powerful aura of life.
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Ch. 497Evil Emperor's Might

Huo Yuhao discovered that the Holy Spirit Cult had used the sacrificed Soul Saint and preserved Evil Eye Tyrant soul origins to awaken the Evil Emperor. As the Evil Emperor attacked with the Light of Time and Space, Huo Yuhao prepared to combine the strength of Tian Meng, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress to stop it.

  • The Evil Soul Master Soul Saint burned away his life and soul to awaken the Evil Emperor, then died proclaiming the Holy Emperor's immortality.
  • The Evil Emperor appeared above the Evil Demon Forest and vowed to kill the humans who had slain his offspring.
  • Huo Yuhao realized the Holy Spirit Cult had preserved Evil Eye Tyrant soul origins to summon the Evil Emperor as a trap.
  • The Evil Emperor fired his Light of Time and Space, whose temporal and spatial power interfered with Huo Yuhao's Gate of the Undead.
  • Huo Yuhao asked Tian Meng, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress to combine their soul power and spiritual power to block the attack.

Ch. 498An Ode to the Far North

Huo Yuhao and the Far North soul beasts combined their powers to repel the Evil Emperor’s Light of Time and Space, but the spiritual clash left Huo Yuhao unconscious and separated from his body. He awoke as a soul in an unfamiliar valley, where a mysterious voice addressed him.

  • Huo Yuhao coordinated Tian Meng, the Ice Empress, the Snow Empress, and Bajiao as the Evil Emperor’s attack drew near.
  • Tian Meng’s spiritual power fused with Huo Yuhao’s and the Ice and Snow Empresses’ powers, allowing the Empresses to counter the Light of Time and Space.
  • The Ice Empress and Snow Empress struck back with Emperor’s Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, freezing the Evil Emperor and sending it crashing into the Evil Demon Forest.
  • The spiritual backlash left Huo Yuhao and the others in pain, while Tian Meng’s spiritual power returned with a new energy that promised further transformation.
  • Electrolux prepared to evacuate the group, but Huo Yuhao fell unconscious and awoke as a soul entity in a flower-filled valley.
  • A soft, unfamiliar voice told Huo Yuhao that his location had been difficult to find.

Ch. 499Chefs with Different Philosophies

Huo Yuhao met a golden-haired Deity in a secluded valley, where their contrasting approaches to cooking led to a debate about culinary skill and feeding ordinary people. The Deity revealed that Huo Yuhao might qualify to inherit his Divine Position, but the Sea God’s authority over Huo Yuhao’s world limited their meeting.

  • A golden-haired youth brought Huo Yuhao through a valley to meet a white-haired elder, who sent the youth to prepare a meal.
  • The golden-haired youth carved cucumbers into an elaborate dish called Nine Azure Divine Dragons, Ice-Cloud Concealment, and Huo Yuhao questioned whether the knife-work improved its taste.
  • Huo Yuhao borrowed ordinary seasonings and argued that practical cooking could bring delicious food to far more people than elaborate dishes made with rare ingredients.
  • The golden-haired youth and Huo Yuhao disagreed about whether culinary artistry or accessible cooking mattered more, then agreed that neither could convince the other.
  • The golden-haired youth said Huo Yuhao’s views suited him and that he might have qualified to inherit his Divine Position.
  • The golden-haired youth explained that the Sea God oversaw Huo Yuhao’s world and confirmed that he was more than merely the Sea God.

Ch. 500Rong Nianbing's advice

Rong Nianbing explained the Divine Realm’s hierarchy and its restrictions on godhood to Huo Yuhao, including Tang San’s authority as both Sea God and Asura God. He revealed a possible path for Huo Yuhao to create his own divine position if the Divine Realm expanded, then sent him back with warnings about divine interference.

  • Rong Nianbing introduced himself as the God of Emotion and explained that lower-realm humans generally needed a deity to relinquish a divine position and set inheritance trials before they could become gods.
  • Huo Yuhao learned that Tang San was one of the Five Great God Kings and, as Asura God and God Realm Enforcer, could obstruct his attempt to inherit a divine position.
  • Rong Nianbing told Huo Yuhao that expanding the Divine Realm could let him create a new divine position, possibly connected to ice, the soul, or the mind, but that the Sea God opposed expansion.
  • Rong Nianbing explained that the Dragon God’s decree barred Beastfolk from becoming gods after the Dragon God’s war with the Divine Realm, leaving Huo Yuhao to realize that soul beasts’ hopes of eternal life were doomed.
  • Rong Nianbing warned Huo Yuhao that deities could not arbitrarily interfere with humans who had not contacted the Divine Realm, but could find a legitimate reason through their family or followers.
  • After Huo Yuhao returned to the lower realm, an old man urged Rong Nianbing to pass on his divine position, but Rong Nianbing refused because he did not want to antagonize Tang San and wanted to protect Huo Yuhao.

Ch. 501Another Rebellion in the North

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huo Qiu'er warned Huo Yuhao that Di Tian planned to unleash a beast tide against Shrek City, while Huo Yuhao learned that the Divine Realm barred soul beasts from becoming gods. Unable to mobilize the Sun Moon army in time, Huo Yuhao accepted the Snow Empress's proposal to answer Star Dou's beast tide with a rebellion in the Far North.

  • The Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Tian Meng, and Huo Yuhao recovered at the Ice Spring, where the Ice Empress noticed Tian Meng's ice attribute rapidly evolving.
  • Huo Qiu'er arrived and told the group that Di Tian planned to unleash a beast tide, asking Huo Yuhao to stop it before it reached Shrek City.
  • Huo Yuhao woke after five days and revealed that a deity had explained the Divine Realm's rules, including that soul beasts could not become gods.
  • Huo Qiu'er gave Huo Yuhao a Myriad Souls Banner and explained that a bright-phoenix Limit Douluo had killed several powerful soul beasts, likely provoking Di Tian and possibly acting for the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Huo Yuhao rejected the idea of quickly mobilizing the Sun Moon army, but the Snow Empress proposed that the Far North answer Star Dou's beast tide with a rebellion.

Ch. 502Return to the Far North

The Snow Empress announced that the Far North would confront Di Tian and the Star Dou Great Forest, citing Tian Meng’s past suffering as grounds to demand an accounting. She summoned the Far North’s soul beasts and began addressing them about the land’s future, while Huo Yuhao accepted responsibility for becoming its Ice God.

  • The Snow Empress told Huo Qiu'er to carry a message to Di Tian that she would meet him in person, and Huo Qiu'er flew back to Star Dou.
  • The Snow Empress and Ice Empress traveled with Huo Yuhao to the Far North, where Huo Yuhao agreed to become the Far North’s Ice God.
  • The Snow Empress summoned the Far North’s soul beasts, and Huo Yuhao watched a vast beast tide gather around them.
  • A-Bao, a hundred-thousand-year ghost shadow snow leopard, and Xiao Lu, an ice jade scorpion, arrived with the other soul beasts.
  • The Titan Snow Demon King and a giant ice bear joined the gathering, and the Snow Empress began announcing a momentous matter concerning the Far North’s destiny.

Ch. 503The Far North's Great Gamble

The Snow Empress revealed that the Far North had no Ice God and that soul beasts could never attain godhood, then announced her plan to help Huo Yuhao become a god by gathering powerful soul beasts as his soul rings. Huo Yuhao impressed the Far North’s leaders with his ultimate ice and promised another way to protect them, but the Ghost Shadow Snow Leopard questioned how he would obtain soul rings without their true sacrifice.

  • The Snow Empress told the Far North’s soul beasts that no Ice God existed and that the Dragon God’s law barred soul beasts from attaining godhood.
  • The Snow Empress revealed that she and the Ice Empress had become Huo Yuhao’s soul rings and asked the powerful soul beasts to join their God-Making Plan.
  • Huo Yuhao released his soul rings and ultimate ice, causing the Titan Snow Demon King and the other gathered beasts to recognize his power.
  • Ice Bear King Xiaobai agreed to follow the Snow Empress, while the Titan Snow Demon King hesitated and the Ghost Shadow Snow Leopard asked about the risks.
  • Huo Yuhao admitted he had made an enemy of a God King but promised eternal life and protection for the Far North, adding that the beasts would not need to truly sacrifice themselves.
  • The Ghost Shadow Snow Leopard asked Huo Yuhao how he intended to obtain their soul rings without their sacrifice.

Ch. 504Let the Far North's Cold Winds Blow to Star Dou

Huo Yuhao and Electrolux altered the sacrifice process so the Ghost Shadow Snow Leopard, Ice Bear King Xiaobai, and Titan Snow Demon King could provide soul skills without losing their bodies or lives. After rallying the Far North’s beasts and awakening their faith power, Huo Yuhao declared that they would march against the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Huo Yuhao explained that he could halt a sacrifice after obtaining a soul beast’s soul skill, and Electrolux assured the Far North beasts that he could modify the contract safely.
  • The Ghost Shadow Snow Leopard trusted the Snow Empress and agreed to sacrifice, giving Huo Yuhao its speed-enhancing soul skill while keeping its body and life intact.
  • The Snow Empress and Titan Snow Demon King agreed to confront Di Tian over the planned beast tide, and Xiaobai and A-Tai also offered their soul skills to Huo Yuhao.
  • The Far North’s beasts roared their support, and Electrolux recognized their faith power as Huo Yuhao displayed his ice abilities and was revered as the Ice God.
  • Huo Yuhao became the Far North’s new ruler and ordered its beasts to carry the cold winds and snow into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ch. 505On the Eve of the Beast Tide

Tang Ya considered a future headquarters and a cheaper hidden-weapon business for the Tang Sect while Shrek Academy students resumed their routines. The chapter ended as Wang Dong'er discovered that soul beasts had escaped from the Beast Arena and were attacking students, just as a Beast Tide appeared to threaten Shrek City.

  • Tang Ya asked the Tang Sect members to choose a site for a future headquarters and proposed selling hidden weapons at lower prices to compete with soul tools.
  • Yan Shaozhe trained Ye Guyi and explained that she needed to grow stronger before facing the Holy Spirit Cult; then Xuan Zi summoned the Inner Court students to the southern city wall.
  • Wang Dong'er told Xiao Xiao she was still afraid to restore her original identity, then spotted advancing dark clouds and encountered a Flame Lion King near Sea God Lake.
  • Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao killed a Wind Tiger that had badly injured an Outer Court student, and Wang Dong'er flew toward the Beast Arena to find Elder Gong.
  • Wang Dong'er discovered a large breach in the Beast Arena's perimeter at the captive-breeding area for soul beasts.

Ch. 506The Beast Tide Finally Arrives

Wang Dong'er found the Great Beast Fighting Arena destroyed, with dead soul beasts and Shrek students, and learned that an explosion had let the beasts escape. As a Beast Tide advanced on Shrek City, she joined Gong Changlong and Shrek’s defenders at the Southern City Wall, where Xuan Zi confronted Di Tian.

  • Wang Dong'er arrived at the ruined Beast Fighting Arena and found the corpses of soul beasts and Shrek Outer Court students.
  • Gong Changlong told Wang Dong'er that an explosion had breached the captive-breeding area and forced him to kill the escaped soul beasts; he suspected the arena had been destroyed from outside.
  • Xuan Zi summoned Shrek’s Inner Court students to the Southern City Wall as dark clouds and a Shrek signal announced the approach of powerful enemies.
  • Wang Dong'er and Gong Changlong joined Shi Xing, Xuan Zi, and the other defenders as a massive soul beast army advanced from the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Xuan Zi summoned his Godly Taotie Bull and demanded to know why Di Tian was leading a Beast Tide; Di Tian replied that Xuan Zi had no right to ask.

Ch. 507Give Us an Explanation

Di Tian confronted Xuan Zi over the slaughter of more than four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and demanded that Shrek hand over the mastermind. As Di Tian identified the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul as evidence, the defenders realized his accusation pointed toward Yan Shaozhe.

  • Xuan Zi and Di Tian argued over the ancient conflict between humans and Soul Beasts and the peace agreement governing the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Xiao Xiao urged Ye Guyi to escape if the battle began, but Ye Guyi refused to abandon Shrek City and committed herself to defending its people.
  • Xuan Zi promised that Shrek would investigate the deaths of more than four Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and give Di Tian an explanation.
  • Di Tian appeared before Xuan Zi and demanded that Shrek hand over the mastermind behind the killings.
  • Di Tian accused Shrek’s people of the slaughter, citing the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul’s resemblance to Mu En’s Bright Divine Dragon, and the crowd turned toward Yan Shaozhe.

Ch. 508Terror Beast Tide

Di Tian’s demand for Yan Shaozhe’s unknown parents led to the collapse of negotiations and the start of the assault on Shrek City. As the defenders fought the beast tide, the elders recognized Bi Ji among the enemy forces and feared they could not hold out until reinforcements arrived.

  • Xuan Zi told Di Tian that Yan Shaozhe’s Bright Phoenix Martial Soul did not prove he was the killer, but Di Tian gave Shrek Academy half an hour to produce the culprit.
  • Yan Shaozhe revealed that he possessed the Bright Phoenix Martial Soul and did not know his parents’ whereabouts, prompting Di Tian to order the Soul Beast Army to attack.
  • Di Tian transformed into a giant black dragon and engaged Xuan Zi in the sky while the defenders prepared to defend Shrek City.
  • Shi Xing ordered the city’s soul cannons to fire on the approaching beast tide, but the explosions failed to slow the overwhelming army.
  • Xian Lin’er identified a powerful beast aura as likely belonging to Bi Ji, and Elder Song urged the elders to hold Shrek City until reinforcements arrived.

Ch. 509The Might of the Beast God

Shrek Academy’s defenders faced Di Tian’s assault as Mu En returned in spirit and joined Xuan Zi to seal the Beast God temporarily. Di Tian’s lingering Myriad Dragon Flame struck the Southern City Gate, while Huo Qiu’er spotted Holy Spirit Cult members at Shrek’s East Gate.

  • Xian Lin'er ordered the defenders to ready fixed soul cannon shells as the soul beast army advanced on Shrek City.
  • Di Tian defeated Xuan Zi, but Mu En appeared and joined Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe to seal Di Tian and shield Shrek City.
  • Di Tian’s Myriad Dragon Flame continued falling after his body was sealed, and the Elders and other Titled Douluo tried to intercept its dragon flames.
  • One dragon flame broke through and struck the Southern City Gate as Ye Guyi and Wang Dong'er tried to pull nearby people out of danger.
  • Huo Qiu’er watched the battle from a flying board and spotted Holy Spirit Cult members at Shrek’s East Gate.

Ch. 510The Battle for Shrek City

Huo Qiu'er watched the Holy Spirit Cult infiltrate Shrek Academy as the Soul Beast Army broke through Shrek City's southern wall and launched its assault. Shrek's defenders counterattacked while Di Tian's seal began to weaken, and the cult members who entered the Sea God Pavilion were destroyed by its golden light.

  • Huo Qiu'er spotted Holy Spirit Cult members entering the undefended Shrek Academy and continued watching the battle from afar.
  • Di Tian's Myriad Dragon Flame tore open the southern wall, killed many City Defense Army soldiers, and let the Soul Beast Army pour into Shrek City.
  • Bi Ji concentrated the Soul Beast Army's forces at the breach and ordered the remaining Ferocious Beasts to join her.
  • Ye Guyi used Heavenly King's Arrival to halt the first wave, while Yan Shaozhe and the other powerhouses launched a counterattack and Elder Song flew to confront Bi Ji.
  • Mu En told Di Tian that the seal could hold him for three days, but its golden energy weakened as the Holy Spirit Cult members entered the Sea God Pavilion and were consumed by its light.
  • Di Tian roared as the weakening barrier threatened to break before the three-day seal was complete.

Ch. 511Unstoppable Di Tian

The Holy Spirit Cult’s infiltration triggered the Golden Tree’s defenses, draining the power Mu En and Xuan Zi needed to keep Di Tian sealed. Di Tian broke free and overwhelmed Shrek’s defenders, leaving the city’s fate in his hands as he prepared to strike Yan Shaozhe.

  • Holy Spirit Cult members entered the Sea God Pavilion to abduct Ma Xiaotao and loot its treasures, but the Golden Tree’s light energy destroyed them.
  • The Golden Tree’s counterattack drained its power, weakening Mu En and Xuan Zi’s seal until Di Tian tore free.
  • Mu En faded back into the Golden Tree after entrusting Shrek’s defense to Xuan Zi, who apologized for failing him.
  • Di Tian blasted Xuan Zi out of the air and forced Elder Song to retreat, then descended over the battlefield as both armies stopped fighting.
  • Xuan Zi threatened mutual destruction, but Di Tian dismissed the warning and prepared to attack Yan Shaozhe.
  • A frightened girl clung to her mother, who promised that Shrek Academy’s defenders would protect the city.

Ch. 512Shrek City Falls!

Ye Xishui and the Holy Spirit Cult waited to exploit the beast tide’s devastation, while Di Tian broke Shrek City’s defenses and unleashed the soul beasts into the city. Xuan Zi ordered Shrek’s forces to flee and preserve the academy’s legacy as the city fell.

  • Ye Xishui prepared the Death God Soul Tool to absorb the resentment from the beast tide, while Zhongli Wu reported the Holy Spirit Cult’s plans and Long Xiaoyao silently endured his guilt.
  • Ye Xishui questioned Zhongli Wu about what martial soul a child of his and Feng Ling might have inherited, recalling a descendant who had begun making a name for himself.
  • Di Tian attacked Yan Shaozhe and demanded that the Bright Phoenix Limit Douluo reveal herself, while Xuan Zi insisted the mastermind was not in Shrek.
  • Xuan Zi ordered Shrek’s children to evacuate through the Western City and told Elder Zhuang to preserve Shrek’s Core Flame.
  • Di Tian destroyed Shrek City’s remaining walls and commanded the soul beasts to charge, breaching the city.

Ch. 513Gods, Please Save Shrek!

Di Tian’s beast tide overran Shrek City while Shrek’s elders and students fought to defend it, and Di Tian killed Gong Changlong before Xuan Zi rallied to battle. Ye Guyi and Wang Dong’er rescued civilians, and Wang Dong’er considered sacrificing her life to stop the tide, until Di Tian suddenly ordered the soul beasts to retreat after a mysterious youth and powerful allies appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Di Tian intercepted Gong Changlong as he tried to stop the beast tide, then killed him after learning he had captured soul beasts for Shrek’s Beast Fighting Arena.
  • Zhang Lexuan led Shrek’s Inner Court Disciples into battle while Xuan Zi and the elders faced Di Tian above the city.
  • Ye Guyi refused Elder Zhuang’s offer to lead her to safety, and Elder Zhuang gave her life-force support before going to heal others.
  • Ye Guyi and Wang Dong’er saved a woman and her daughter from a soul beast, and Wang Dong’er revealed that stopping the tide might cost her life.
  • A mysterious youth arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest Core Zone with powerful allies and warned Zi Ji to summon Di Tian back; Di Tian then ordered the soul beasts to retreat.

Ch. 514Tian Meng, Have You Ever Heard of Dragon-Slaying Ice?

Di Tian abruptly recalled the Star Dou beasts from Shrek City when Huo Yuhao and the Far North beasts invaded the forest’s Core Zone. Huo Yuhao prepared to confront Di Tian, leaving Tian Meng frightened as the dragon’s roar approached.

  • Di Tian overwhelmed Shrek’s defenders, but Yan Shaozhe survived his fatal attack through his Bright Phoenix Nirvana, and Qian Duoduo shielded Xian Lin'er.
  • A cold wind from Star Dou alarmed Di Tian and Bi Ji, who ordered the beast tide to retreat and hurried back to the Core Zone with Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, and the Scarlet King.
  • Huo Qiu'er sensed the change and flew toward Star Dou, while Xuan Zi ordered Shrek’s defenders to clear the city and rescue civilians.
  • Huo Yuhao and the Far North ferocious beasts occupied Star Dou’s Core Zone, where Snow Empress’s Emperor’s Cold Heaven transformed the area into an icy battlefield.
  • Tian Meng panicked when he sensed Di Tian approaching, and Huo Yuhao asked whether he had ever heard of Dragon-Slaying Ice.

Ch. 515Di Tian's Boomerang

Di Tian rushed back to the Star Dou Core Zone and confronted Snow Empress and Huo Yuhao, who had brought the Far North’s beasts to stop the beast tide against Shrek City. Huo Yuhao challenged Di Tian’s justification for fighting humans, and Tian Meng exposed the Star Dou ferocious beasts’ past abuse of him, leaving Di Tian speechless.

  • Di Tian sensed the Far North’s oppressive ice aura and hurried back to the Star Dou Core Zone, while Scarlet King and the other ferocious beasts followed.
  • Di Tian arrived before Snow Empress’s assembled forces and questioned why the Far North had come to Star Dou during the beast tide.
  • Huo Yuhao declared that he represented the Far North and had come both for the humans and for the Far North, prompting Di Tian to accuse him of manipulating Snow Empress.
  • Huo Yuhao challenged Di Tian to explain why Star Dou’s slaughter of Far North soul beasts would not justify retaliation, and Tian Meng stepped forward to accuse Di Tian and the ferocious beasts of tormenting him for ten thousand years.
  • Di Tian recognized Tian Meng and fell silent as Huo Yuhao asked what he had to say.

Ch. 516The Humiliating Reparations

Huo Yuhao demanded reparations from Di Tian for the Star Dou Great Forest’s ten-thousand-year absorption of Tian Meng’s Far North essence, proposing that the Star Dou Auspicious Beast be lent to the Far North for the same period. The demand nearly sparked a clash between the two groups, but Huo Qiu'er agreed to the arrangement, provoking Di Tian’s killing intent.

  • Tian Meng accused Di Tian, who admitted that Star Dou had absorbed her Heaven and Earth Origin Power but defended the act as the law of the strong.
  • Bi Ji argued that Tian Meng had been hunted in the Far North and that Star Dou had not deliberately harmed its people, while Huo Yuhao insisted the Far North’s grievances still required settlement.
  • Di Tian asked what compensation the Far North wanted, and Huo Yuhao demanded that Star Dou lend its Auspicious Beast to the Far North for ten thousand years.
  • Di Tian refused, revealing that the Auspicious Beast was central to Star Dou’s fortune, while the Far North’s soul beasts grew excited at the prospect of gaining its benefits.
  • Zi Ji found no Auspicious Beast in its dwelling, only a hibernating Golden Hawksbill Turtle beneath the frozen lake.
  • Huo Qiu'er agreed to be lent to the Far North to resolve the dispute, and Di Tian responded with intense killing intent.

Ch. 517Spreading Wings and Ascending to Immortality

The Snow Empress confronted Di Tian over the Dragon God’s law suppressing soul beasts and demanded that strength decide their dispute. As the battle began, Tian Meng transformed into a platinum ice butterfly, with the Ice Empress wielding his power and challenging Di Tian.

  • Di Tian refused to surrender Huo Qiu'er or the Star Dou Great Forest’s fortune, and the Snow Empress questioned him about the Dragon God’s law that prevented soul beasts from attaining godhood.
  • Di Tian accused the Far North of seeking the Auspicious Beast’s fortune to break that law, and the Snow Empress declared that the Dragon God had betrayed the Far North before the two sides prepared to fight.
  • Di Tian attacked with Black Dragon Annihilation, and Huo Yuhao began fusing his power with Tian Meng, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress.
  • Tian Meng’s ultimate ice awakened during the fusion, and he transformed inside a platinum cocoon while the Ice Empress joined with him.
  • The cocoon burst open, revealing Tian Meng as an ice butterfly with the Ice Empress controlling his power; she blocked Xiong Jun’s Sky-Rending Claw and challenged Di Tian.

Ch. 518Melee of the Ferocious Beasts

The Ice Empress, empowered by Tian Meng and the Snow Empress, led the Far North beasts in a battle against Di Tian and the Star Dou Ferocious Beasts. Just as Di Tian prepared to unleash his ultimate move, a mysterious voice from the Core Zone ordered the fighting to stop.

  • The Ice Empress used Tian Meng's power and the Tian Meng Domain to suppress the Star Dou Ferocious Beasts, while Di Tian summoned his Black Dragon Sword and the Snow Empress answered with her Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme: Peerless.
  • Di Tian called Xiong Jun, the Scarlet King, and Zi JI into the battle as A-Tai and Ice Bear King Xiaobai attacked Xiong Jun.
  • With Huo Yuhao's spiritual support, A-Tai and Xiaobai outmaneuvered Xiong Jun, while the Scarlet King attacked Huo Yuhao and a phantom-like figure trapped Zi JI.
  • Huo Yuhao used ice and snow to seize and crush the Scarlet King, leaving the Star Dou forces at a disadvantage despite Bi Ji's support.
  • Di Tian released his Black Dragon Sword and began transforming his hand into an immaterial dragon claw, but a majestic voice from the Core Zone ordered everyone to stop.

Ch. 519I'll Give You an Answer

A mysterious Soul Beast Co-Ruler halted the battle between the Far North and Star Dou, then agreed to let Di Tian negotiate rather than risk weakening both sides. Huo Yuhao persuaded Di Tian to suspend the beast tide while he found those responsible for breaking the peace agreement, and Huo Qiu’er hinted that he could resolve the wider conflict between humans and Soul Beasts.

  • The mysterious voice stopped the fighting and challenged the Far North’s right to oppose Star Dou, while Huo Yuhao argued that Soul Beasts should not remain bound by the fallen Dragon God.
  • Electrolux appeared and warned that the plane could not withstand the mysterious voice’s full power, prompting her to order Di Tian to negotiate instead of continuing the battle.
  • Di Tian accepted that the Far North had prevailed, and Huo Yuhao rejected his accusation that he had led the Far North’s forces for human interests.
  • Huo Yuhao promised to identify and hand over those responsible for breaking the peace agreement if Star Dou stopped its beast tide, and Di Tian agreed to give him a chance.
  • Huo Qiu’er told Di Tian that Huo Yuhao might be able to resolve the conflict between Soul Beasts and humans.

Ch. 520Shared Soul Rings

Huo Yuhao explained to Di Tian how Wisdom Soul Rings and soul ring sharing could let humans gain soul skills without hunting soul beasts. Di Tian accepted his proposal, and Huo Yuhao and Huo Qiu'er began envisioning a Soul-Transmitting Tower, leaving the conflict with a possible path toward reconciliation.

  • Huo Qiu'er told Di Tian that Huo Yuhao's soul rings mostly had not come from hunting soul beasts, and she explained how she had met him after leaving Star Dou in secret.
  • Huo Yuhao revealed his soul rings and explained how Tian Meng, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress had preserved their consciousness through Wisdom Soul Rings.
  • Huo Yuhao described how Xu Jiujiu had given him a soul ring through another human's soul skill, which he called soul ring sharing, and said it could separate soul rings from soul beasts.
  • Huo Yuhao argued that soul ring sharing could reduce the toll of hunting on both human and soul beast populations, and Di Tian agreed to believe him and ordered the two groups to withdraw.
  • Huo Yuhao and Huo Qiu'er discussed a shared soul ring repository, possible ways to increase soul ring ages, and the name Soul-Transmitting Tower.

Ch. 521After the Madness

Huo Yuhao and Di Tian reached an uneasy agreement to take their research to Shrek, while the Golden Hawksbill Turtle was sent with Huo Yuhao and the others to the Ice Seal Plane. There, Electrolux made the turtle reveal a mysterious piece of metal with a powerful aura of life.

  • Di Tian agreed to postpone the beast tide and bring Huo Yuhao to Shrek, but refused to let Huo Qiu'er test the shared soul ring theory.
  • Tian Meng recognized the Golden Hawksbill Turtle as the soul beast that had absorbed his Heaven and Earth Origin Power, and Di Tian gave it to the Far North as compensation.
  • Huo Yuhao opened the Spatial Gate to the Ice Seal Plane, sending the Far North soul beasts and the Golden Hawksbill Turtle through before flying to Shrek with Di Tian and Huo Qiu'er.
  • The Snow Empress explained that Aria of the Far North could challenge Di Tian but would cause backlash, and Tian Meng showed the Ice Empress his small butterfly wings and new ultimate ice.
  • Electrolux asked the Golden Hawksbill Turtle to spit out what it had swallowed, and the turtle dropped a piece of metal that released a powerful aura of life.
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