Arc 2Link’s Journey to Heaven Dou

Link strengthened his allies, clashed with Tang Hao, and left Tang San alive while confronting Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou’s prince. The arc ended with Link killing Xue Beng as Qian Renxue and Emperor Xue Ye reacted to the fallout.

  • Link gained two powerful plant-type soul rings, helped Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong evolve their martial souls, and received new Chat Group rewards.
  • Tang Yuehua exposed Link as the Chat Group’s Group Leader, and her intervention in the fight led Tang Hao to attack Link.
  • Link defeated Tang Hao, severed his left arm, and chose to spare Tang San while Xiao Wu left with him.
  • Link traveled to Suotuo City, reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, and confronted Shrek Academy over its admissions fees and conduct.
  • Ah Yin rejected Tang Hao and agreed to leave the Blue Silver Forest with Link, while Ning Rongrong reunited with Bone Douluo Gu Rong.
  • After Xue Beng and two Soul Emperors confronted him, Link killed the Soul Emperors and then killed Xue Beng when Meng Shenji tried to intervene.
  • Qian Renxue hurried to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after learning of Xue Beng’s death, while Xue Ye ordered his forces to capture Link and target his associates.
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Ch. 26When it came to screwing people over, Tang San never disappointed

Ye Lingling demonstrated that her Healing Poison could overwhelm even Dugu Bo and Link, while Link’s Six-Zhang Golden Body was the only thing that neutralized it. He agreed to teach the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill to those who wanted to learn, then reflected on Tang San’s reluctance to share his techniques and poisons.

  • Ye Lingling poisoned Dugu Bo, whose antidote failed, before she used Dispel to cure him.
  • Ye Lingling’s poison affected Link despite his poison resistance and Indestructible Vajra, but his Six-Zhang Golden Body removed it.
  • Link returned in fresh clothes and explained that his transformation had been a divine ability, not a Soul Skill.
  • Snake Lance Douluo and the others asked to learn Link’s body-tempering method, and Link agreed to teach them with a warning about its difficulty.
  • Link thought about how Tang San had withheld his techniques from Xiao Wu and others, and had kept poisons out of the Tang Sect’s teachings.

Ch. 27Eager to Stir Up Trouble

Link shared the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill through the Chat Group, prompting other members to upload cultivation methods and argue. Liu Erlong entered as a visitor seeking Yu Xiaogang, while Link's party prepared to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with its best herbs.

  • Snake Lance Douluo, Porcupinefish Douluo, and Dugu Bo gave up trying to cultivate the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill, while Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling made slow progress.
  • Link uploaded the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill to the Chat Group, unlocking cultivation acceleration and earning 100 points; Bibi Dong uploaded the Spirit Hall Meditation Method and earned 80 points.
  • Hu Liena, Heaven Dou Orphan, Bibi Dong, and Liu Erlong exchanged challenges and arguments in the Chat Group, while Link offered to arrange fights and warned everyone to work on their cultivation.
  • Liu Erlong entered the Chat Group as a visitor, asked Link to add her back, and learned that Yu Xiaogang was at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy.
  • Link revealed that Chat Group members joined under their real names, leaving the group silent, then prepared to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with the mature immortal herbs and the best older medicinal herbs.

Ch. 28A man like jade upon the path, a young lord without equal

Link hunted plant-type soul beasts in Sunset Forest to gain soul rings, becoming a Soul Ancestor with four black soul rings. After returning to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he headed back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and planned to visit Ning Rongrong.

  • Poison Douluo told Link where to find three powerful plant-type soul beasts in Sunset Forest.
  • Link killed the Thunderclap Fruit Tree and gained a fifty-nine-thousand-year third soul ring with the Thunderclap Purgatory skill.
  • Link killed the Lie Yan Vine, gaining a seventy-thousand-year soul ring and the Lie Yan Fire Domain left leg bone, but chose not to fuse with the bone.
  • Link spared the Death Demon Vine because its attributes did not suit his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.
  • After five days, Link returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a Soul Ancestor with four black soul rings and found that Qian Renxue and the others had left him a letter.
  • Link returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where A Luo welcomed him and prepared food and a warm bath.

Ch. 29Qian Renxue played dirty, Ning Rongrong was full of mischief

Link met Ning Rongrong after Qian Renxue introduced him as the person who could help her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolve. He took Ning Rongrong away to begin the process, leaving her teasing him as he asked what she had done wrong.

  • Qian Renxue brought Ning Rongrong to meet Link and told her he could help evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Link agreed to help Ning Rongrong and considered which immortal herbs to give her and another potential recipient.
  • Link gave Qian Renxue the cockscomb phoenix sunflower after she looked at him pleadingly.
  • Link left Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ning Rongrong, who repeatedly called him little brother Ke.
  • Link spanked Ning Rongrong after she continued teasing him, then asked what she had done wrong.

Ch. 30Back to Nuoding City, Tang San's Impotent Roaring

Link returned to Nuoding City with Ning Rongrong and reunited with Xiao Wu, who had advanced to Three-Ring Soul Elder. When Tang San attacked him, Link restrained him with Blue Silver Grass, and Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao in response.

  • Link arrived at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy with Ning Rongrong and encountered Liu Erlong.
  • Xiao Wu greeted Link with Jujutsu, escaped his grasp using Teleportation, and showed that she had become a Three-Ring Soul Elder.
  • Link introduced Ning Rongrong to Xiao Wu and said he had brought them Aromatic Silk Beauty and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.
  • Tang San accused Link of bullying Xiao Wu and attacked him, but Link bound him with Blue Silver Grass with Pale Golden Stripes.
  • Yu Xiaogang came to Tang San's aid and summoned Luo Sanpao, so Link used Blue Silver Cage.

Ch. 31Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West-Never Scorn a Youth for Being Poor!

Link defeated Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong after Tang San attacked him, then left with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to give Xiao Wu an immortal herb. Tang Yuehua recognized that Link’s methods resembled a Chat Group technique but wondered whether to tell Liu Erlong about the Group Leader.

  • Link killed Yu Xiaogang’s summoned Luo Sanpao with Invisible Sword Qi, then knocked Liu Erlong unconscious with his Six-Zhang Golden Body.
  • Tang San challenged Link over Xiao Wu, but after Link confronted him about causing the fight, Tang San apologized and vowed to defeat him someday.
  • Link accepted Tang San’s apology and left with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to give Xiao Wu the eight-petal immortal orchid and help Ning Rongrong evolve her martial soul.
  • Tang San helped Yu Xiaogang away after he and Liu Erlong woke, while Liu Erlong remained unaware of what Link had done.
  • Tang Yuehua told Liu Erlong that Link’s methods seemed familiar, then wondered whether to reveal his connection to the Chat Group’s Group Leader.

Ch. 32Humblebragging: The Troubles of Getting Stronger!

Link watched Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong consume immortal herbs, gaining a stronger Soul Skill and a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, then welcomed Ning Rongrong into the Chat Group. He gained a combat-type Nine Treasure Exquisite Pagoda and considered which other people might provide special rewards.

  • Tang Yuehua questioned Liu Erlong about ignoring the Chat Group, and Liu Erlong was surprised to learn Tang Yuehua had joined it too.
  • Link stood guard as Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong consumed immortal herbs in Dorm Seven, and their powers and fragrances began to change.
  • Xiao Wu awakened with a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and an Invincible Golden Body that lasted five seconds, then thanked and hugged Link.
  • Ning Rongrong awakened with a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Soul Power Level thirty, then thanked Link and joined the Chat Group.
  • Link received Talent Sharing, Cultivation Sharing, and a combat-type Nine Treasure Exquisite Pagoda, and considered whether other special Martial Souls could bring extra rewards.

Ch. 33Women, Your Name Is Eight Hundred Schemes!

Link discovered that Ning Rongrong had received a Divine Position through her sign-in reward and explained that it gave her a rare path to godhood. Bibi Dong offered to take Ning Rongrong as her student, while she deduced that the resentful group member Only Hoping for an Old Friend's Return was Tang Yuehua.

  • Link saw Ning Rongrong's Divine Position reward and realized it gave her the chance to become a god.
  • Bibi Dong offered to take Ning Rongrong as her student, and Ning Rongrong said she would discuss it with her family.
  • Tang Yuehua reacted jealously to Ning Rongrong's reward, and Bibi Dong guessed her identity from her resentment toward Spirit Hall.
  • Link scolded Ning Rongrong for revealing her identity and explained that her Divine Position had no fixed divine office and could give her an unusually high ceiling.
  • Link told Ning Rongrong that reaching level one hundred without a Divine Position was nearly impossible, even for a genius like Tang Chen.

Ch. 34His identity exposed!

Ning Rongrong claimed no one could challenge her over the Divine Position, but Link spanked her before Tang Yuehua arrived and identified him as the Chat Group’s Group Leader. Liu Erlong then rushed into Dorm Seven after hearing the revelation.

  • Ning Rongrong boasted that her status as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s princess would protect her, so Link spanked her and warned her to behave until she became stronger.
  • Tang Yuehua knocked on Dorm Seven’s door, intending to win Ning Rongrong over before Bibi Dong could recruit her.
  • Xiao Wu welcomed Tang Yuehua and introduced her to Ning Rongrong as Tang San’s aunt, while Link questioned Xiao Wu’s trust in her.
  • Tang Yuehua deduced that Link was the Chat Group’s Group Leader from his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and the timing of Ning Rongrong joining the Chat Group.
  • Liu Erlong heard Tang Yuehua expose Link’s identity and rushed into Dorm Seven, prompting Link to clench his fists.

Ch. 35It Still Took Force to Solve the Problem!

Liu Erlong demanded that Link help Yu Xiaogang, but Tang Yuehua challenged Yu Xiaogang’s talent and explained that his weakness held back his Martial Soul. Link agreed to help only if Liu Erlong brought Bo Saixi from Sea God Island, then punched Liu Erlong through Dorm Seven’s wall when she attacked him.

  • Liu Erlong confronted Link and asked him to solve Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul problem.
  • Link questioned Yu Xiaogang’s appeal, and Liu Erlong threatened him for insulting Xiaogang.
  • Tang Yuehua called Yu Xiaogang an attention-seeker and argued that his weakness, not his Martial Soul, prevented its development.
  • Link told Liu Erlong he would help Yu Xiaogang if she brought Bo Saixi from Sea God Island.
  • Liu Erlong accused Link of toying with her and unleashed her aura, so Link punched her through Dorm Seven’s wall.

Ch. 36A Backstab from Tang Yuehua!

Link confronted Liu Erlong after she challenged him, but Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua ambushed him when he lowered his guard. After Xiao Wu protected Link and he counterattacked, he removed Tang Yuehua from the Chat Group, leaving her collapsed in agony as Tang Hao prepared to fight him.

  • Link struck Liu Erlong, then prepared to kill her until Tang Yuehua persuaded her to stand down.
  • Tang Hao launched a surprise attack with his Clear Sky Hammer while Tang Yuehua used her innate domain to weaken Link.
  • Xiao Wu teleported in front of Link and used her Invincible Golden Body, giving him time to unleash Thunderclap Purgatory.
  • Tang Hao rescued Tang Yuehua from Link's attack, and Link confronted her for betraying him.
  • Link removed Tang Yuehua from the Chat Group, and she collapsed in pain as Tang Hao turned his attention toward Link.

Ch. 37Great Sumeru Hammer vs. Six-Zhang Golden Body, Sky-Splitting Slash Severs an Arm!

Link fought Tang Hao at Nuoding City Junior Soul Master Academy while the Chat Group watched through a livestream, revealing Link’s four black soul rings. Link overpowered Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer and severed his left arm with a spatial attack.

  • The Chat Group members enabled a livestream of Link and Tang Hao’s confrontation, revealing Link’s four black soul rings and prompting Xiao Wu to explain his former low talent.
  • Tang Hao activated Divine Slaughter’s Domain and attacked Link with the Great Sumeru Hammer, while Link used Life Domain to protect Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
  • Ning Rongrong boosted Link with her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Link transformed into his Six-Zhang Golden Body to meet Tang Hao’s hammer with a punch.
  • Link’s punch sent Tang Hao flying, and Link followed with Sky-Splitting Slash, severing Tang Hao’s left arm.

Ch. 38Bibi Dong: The Group Leader is strong. I can't beat him!

Link defeated Tang Hao, who fled after losing an arm, then exposed Tang Hao’s intentions toward Xiao Wu and offered her a choice. Xiao Wu chose to leave with Link, while he dismissed Tang San as no longer a threat.

  • Tang Hao detonated three Soul Rings to attack Link, but Link’s Six-Zhang Golden Body withstood his Clear Sky Hammer and sent him flying.
  • Tang Hao used the clash’s recoil to escape, abandoning Tang Yuehua and Tang San as the livestream viewers marveled at Link’s strength.
  • Bibi Dong admitted she could not beat Link, and Link explained that stronger beings, including the Ferocious Beasts and Bo Saixi, still existed.
  • Link ordered Liu Erlong to take Tang Yuehua away and told Xiao Wu that Tang Hao had discovered her long ago but had spared her to claim her Soul Ring and Soul Bone for Tang San.
  • Xiao Wu chose to leave with Link rather than return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Link decided not to pursue Tang San, reasoning that without the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, Tang San’s potential was limited.

Ch. 39Yu Xiaogang's Ambition!

Link defeated Tang Hao, left Tang San alive, and continued toward Suotuo City. Yu Xiaogang set out for Spirit City to enlist Bibi Dong's help in uncovering Link's strength, while Tang San kept Tang Hao's severed arm and prepared to leave for Shrek Academy.

  • Tang San vowed to kill Link for severing Tang Hao's arm, but Link revealed he had noticed him and chose to let him live.
  • Tang Hao hurried to the cave where Ah Yin was kept, hoping her hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone could restore his arm.
  • Yu Xiaogang explained Tang Hao's identity to Tang San, warned him to hide it from Spirit Hall, and directed him to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
  • Yu Xiaogang decided to seek Bibi Dong's help in learning Link's secret and left Nuoding City for Spirit City.
  • Tang San kept Tang Hao's severed arm and declined to absorb its Left Arm Soul Bone.
  • Link headed for Suotuo City to look for Zhu Zhuqing and planned to disrupt Shrek Academy over its registration fees.

Ch. 40Life needed a little fun

Link told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that he would let Tang San live and grow stronger so he could enjoy the despair of being unable to catch up. As the three traveled toward Suotuo City, Tang Yuehua returned to the Chat Group as a Visitor and pleaded to rejoin, but Bibi Dong and Hu Liena warned her against expecting the Group Leader to accept her.

  • Xiao Wu asked Link whether he would pursue Tang San, and Link said he would let him grow stronger rather than kill him now.
  • Link explained that he wanted Tang San to believe he could catch up, only to face greater despair later.
  • Xiao Wu called Link a good person, while Link privately objected to being seen that way.
  • Link, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong traveled toward Suotuo City as Link reflected on the Divine Realm and the Asura God’s hypocrisy.
  • Tang Yuehua returned to the Chat Group as a Visitor and asked Link what she could do to rejoin.
  • Bibi Dong celebrated Tang Yuehua’s exclusion, and Hu Liena warned both Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong that the Group Leader could kick them out again.

Ch. 41Dai Mubai Courted Death

Link and his companions reached Suotuo City, where Xiao Wu defeated Dai Mubai after he tried to proposition them. Link met Zhu Zhuqing, who said she had come to enroll at Shrek Academy, and invited her to join them in visiting it.

  • Link reflected on the Clear Sky Sect’s reliance on its own secret arts while cultivating Innate Formless Sword Qi.
  • Several days later, Link, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City and encountered Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel.
  • Dai Mubai propositioned Link about their female companions, and Xiao Wu kicked him away.
  • Xiao Wu used her Charm skill to leave Dai Mubai hallucinating and thrusting against a pillar.
  • Link beckoned Zhu Zhuqing over and learned she had come to enroll at Shrek Academy without knowing Dai Mubai was there.
  • Link invited Zhu Zhuqing to visit Shrek Academy with them, and she eagerly agreed.

Ch. 42That's Called Packaging!

Link slept at the Rose Hotel while Tang Hao discovered that Ah Yin and her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone were missing and rushed toward the Blue Silver Forest. The next morning, Link went with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, where he explained how its reputation had been packaged.

  • Dai Mubai recovered from Xiao Wu's Charm, cried out in anguish, and fled the crowd in shame.
  • Link booked two rooms at the Rose Hotel and fell asleep while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing reunited next door.
  • Tang Hao found Ah Yin and the lead box containing her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone missing from the hidden cave, then suspected she had gone to the Blue Silver Forest.
  • Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong woke Link and dragged him out of the hotel, while Ning Rongrong paid the bill and Zhu Zhuqing followed.
  • Link and the three girls reached Shrek Academy and were baffled by its shabby appearance despite its demanding admissions requirements.
  • Link called Shrek Academy's fame packaging and described Dean Flender, Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang, and Vice Dean Zhao Wuji's reputations.

Ch. 43Oscar: I'm a Genius! Then Came the Slap in the Face!

Ning Rongrong exposed Shrek Academy’s reputation as a scam and challenged its students, while Liu Erlong set out for Suotuo City to help Flender. At Shrek, Xiao Wu stunned Dai Mubai and Oscar by revealing she was an eleven-year-old Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.

  • Ning Rongrong complained about Shrek Academy in the Chat Group, and Bibi Dong and Hu Liena explained that Spirit Hall had no authority over soul master academies.
  • Liu Erlong defended Flender and decided to travel to Suotuo City, while Tang Yuehua left Nuoding City, hurt that Tang Hao had abandoned her.
  • Dai Mubai spotted Link and his group at Shrek Academy and recognized Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.
  • Oscar introduced himself as a Food-Type Soul Master with innate full soul power, but Xiao Wu countered by revealing her four soul rings and age.
  • Dai Mubai and Oscar were stunned when Xiao Wu revealed she was an eleven-year-old Four-Ring Soul Ancestor with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Ch. 44Zhao Wuji: Didn't Your Elders Teach You to Respect Your Seniors?

Link confronted Shrek Academy over its treatment of applicants and beat Zhao Wuji after Zhao tried to intimidate the group. Zhao blamed Flender for the academy’s registration-fee policy, and Link asked whether Flender had really said that a Soul Master who did not dare cause trouble was a mediocrity.

  • Zhao Wuji arrived and questioned Oscar and Dai Mubai, who told him Link and the others had insulted Shrek Academy.
  • Zhao Wuji tried to recruit Link and his companions, but Ning Rongrong called Shrek Academy a scam and Zhao summoned his martial soul and soul rings to intimidate them.
  • Link punched Zhao Wuji into a dilapidated house, then beat him with his physical strength until Zhao surrendered.
  • Link released Zhao and challenged Shrek Academy over allegedly scamming applicants out of registration fees.
  • Zhao Wuji claimed Flender had told him the fee policy was meant to teach applicants a lesson, and Link asked if Flender had said Soul Masters who avoided trouble were mediocrities.

Ch. 45Outrageously illogical

Link confronted Shrek Academy’s teachers and students while waiting for Flender, and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Ma Hongjun after he leered at her. As the wait continued, Link questioned Liu Erlong about Flender’s whereabouts and discovered she knew little about him.

  • Li Yusong, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin arrived at the training grounds and acknowledged that Link had overpowered Zhao Wuji.
  • Ma Hongjun returned, leered at Zhu Zhuqing, and was attacked by her before Lu Qibin intervened and Ma Hongjun apologized.
  • Link criticized Shrek Academy’s record, poverty, and reputation while he waited for Flender to return.
  • Link asked Liu Erlong in the Chat Group whether Flender had any hobbies, and she admitted she did not know.

Ch. 46Path-Forming Grace, Flender's Good Fortune

Link spared Flender and warned Shrek Academy to stop swindling people, while Liu Erlong rushed to Suotuo City to plead for mercy. After Link left, Flender returned to find Zhao Wuji had beaten him in frustration and began considering disbanding the academy.

  • Liu Erlong asked Link to spare Flender, and Link clarified that he had never intended to kill him.
  • Link explained his belief that Spirit Hall should remain as a counterbalance to other powers, then decided to leave Shrek Academy after warning its staff to stop deceiving people.
  • Link advised Ma Hongjun to focus on strengthening his body to manage his evil fire, but offered him no immortal herb.
  • After the group returned to Suotuo City, Flender came back to Shrek Academy and Zhao Wuji punched him for bringing Link's wrath upon the academy.
  • Li Yusong and the others explained what had happened and warned Flender that Link might return; Flender apologized to Zhao Wuji and suggested disbanding Shrek Academy.

Ch. 47Tang San Enters Shrek, Tang Hao Sees Ah Yin Again

Tang San joined Shrek Academy after impressing Flender with his rank twenty-eight soul power, while Tang Hao reached the Blue Silver Forest and found Ah Yin restored to human form. Ah Yin rejected Tang Hao and accused him of keeping her trapped for her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, leaving him powerless to answer.

  • Flender proposed dissolving Shrek Academy, but Zhao Wuji, Lu Qibin, and Shao Xin challenged his reasoning.
  • Oscar brought Tang San to Flender, who recognized the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and accepted him into Shrek Academy after learning his age and soul power.
  • Oscar escorted Tang San to the lodgings and asked how he cultivated so quickly with Blue Silver Grass, but Tang San kept the Mysterious Heaven Skill secret.
  • The Blue Silver King warned Ah Yin that Tang Hao was approaching, and Ah Yin resumed her human form to meet him.
  • Tang Hao froze when he saw Ah Yin, but she ordered him to leave and accused him of keeping her trapped to take her soul bone.
  • Ah Yin threatened to cripple Tang Hao’s leg, while he stood speechless and remained weakened by his lost arm and reduced soul power.

Ch. 48Ah Yin: Group Leader, can you help me kill Tang Hao?

Ah Yin asked Link to help her kill Tang Hao, who was waiting outside the Blue Silver Forest to steal her soul bone, and agreed to leave for a safer place. Link returned toward Heaven Dou City with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, where Xue Beng blocked his way and was swiftly beaten.

  • Tang Hao tried to use their child to persuade Ah Yin, but she angrily ordered him out of the Blue Silver Forest.
  • Ah Yin asked Link to kill Tang Hao, and Link offered to bring her to a better place to recover; she agreed to leave home.
  • Link traveled toward Heaven Dou City with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, while the girls cultivated in the carriage.
  • Ning Rongrong reunited with Bone Douluo Gu Rong outside the city and left with him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Xue Beng and his followers blocked Link and the two girls, so Link punched Xue Beng and warned him not to interfere again.

Ch. 49You really are courting death!

After Xue Beng attacked Link and was beaten, he returned with two Soul Emperors to seek revenge, but Link killed them and was about to kill Xue Beng. Meng Shenji intervened to save the prince, leaving Link to decide whether to defy the academy commissioner and finish the job.

  • Link's punch left Xue Beng unable to gather his Soul Power until Ye Lingling healed him.
  • Xue Beng went to Prince Xue Xing, who sent two Soul Emperors with him to confront Link at the academy.
  • Link killed both Soul Emperors with Innate Formless Sword Qi, and Xue Beng fell to his knees and begged for mercy.
  • Link refused to spare Xue Beng and raised his hand to kill him, but Meng Shenji blocked the strike and rescued the prince.
  • Meng Shenji urged Link to end the feud peacefully, while Link considered whether to kill him as well.

Ch. 50Xue Ye Made His Move

Link killed Xue Beng after defeating Meng Shenji, then refused to flee despite warnings about Xue Ye’s wrath. Xue Ye learned of his son’s death and ordered a two-pronged hunt for Link and everyone close to him, while Qian Renxue rushed to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to manage the fallout.

  • Link shattered Meng Shenji’s Martial Soul with a punch and killed Xue Beng with Innate Formless Sword Qi.
  • Meng Shenji urged Link to flee the academy and stay away until he became a Soul Douluo, but Link refused and said he would speak to the Crown Prince.
  • Link told the Chat Group he had killed Xue Beng and asked whether he could kill Xue Ye if the emperor retaliated; members offered help and places to hide.
  • Qian Renxue saw the messages, realized Xue Beng’s death would damage the reputation of the Crown Prince she impersonated, and hurried to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Xue Ye ordered his hidden forces to capture the person who killed Xue Beng and arranged a second effort to target that person’s relatives and friends.
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