Arc 2The Azure Sea Pact

Tang Mo traveled to Vast Sea City for his second soul ring and formed a pact with the Azure Sea Killer Whale instead of killing her. After an attack by the Evil Spirit Orcas, he gained another soul ring, refined Crimson Yang Pills for his companions, and offered to help Qian Renxue obtain her next soul ring at sea.

  • Tang Mo defeated Yan, won his allegiance, and traveled with Hu Liena and Spirit Hall’s party to Vast Sea City for his second soul ring.
  • Tang Mo formed a pact with the Azure Sea Killer Whale, gained his second soul ring, turned his first ring black, and reached rank twenty-eight.
  • Tang Mo taught Ning Rongrong the Object Control Method, helped her reach level ten, and agreed with Qian Renxue to seek a way to provide for ordinary people and Soul Masters.
  • Gu Rong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei fought the Evil Spirit Orcas threatening Vast Sea City, while Tang Mo helped Ning Rongrong absorb her first soul ring.
  • Xiao Bai helped the Evil Spirit Orcas escape, then decided to observe Tang Mo after learning that he could obtain Soul Rings without killing soul beasts.
  • Tang Mo absorbed a twenty-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca Soul Ring into the Fish Intestine Sword, reached level thirty, and recovered a left leg Soul Bone.
  • Qian Renxue secured the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for Tang Mo, and Tang Mo refined Crimson Yang Pills and shared them with Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong.
  • Qian Renxue reached rank fifty and revealed her angel wings, and Tang Mo offered to help her obtain a soul ring at sea after her disguise temporarily failed.
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Ch. 26Qian Daoliu's warning, Bibi Dong's resentment

Bibi Dong moved to secure Tang Mo for Spirit Hall while Qian Daoliu also showed interest in recruiting him for Qian Renxue. As Bibi Dong arranged Tang Mo’s sea-soul-beast hunt, Xiao Bai began plotting to use the search against the Evil Orca King’s mutated son, while Tang Mo continued fighting Yan.

  • Qian Daoliu warned Bibi Dong and considered recruiting Tang Mo for Qian Renxue, prompting Bibi Dong to issue a Pope Token and arrange Tang Mo’s second soul-ring hunt.
  • Spirit Hall dispatched ships from Vast Sea City to search for a rare sea soul beast with exceptionally pure water-attribute power.
  • Xiao Bai learned that humans were searching for a soul beast and decided to target the Evil Orca King’s gentle, mutated illegitimate son.
  • Yan escaped Tang Mo’s control, retreated, and used his second soul skill to hurl magma-coated floor tiles at him.
  • Tang Mo activated Martial Soul Possession and batted away Yan’s incoming fragments with his Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear-like gauntlets.

Ch. 27Have you ever seen a fist technique descend from the sky?

Tang Mo defeated Yan with an illusory bear-paw strike, then set Yan’s fractured arm and won his loyalty. Li Songnian healed Yan and realized Tang Mo had already won over two of his three students.

  • Yan used his first Soul Skill to bombard Tang Mo with magma, then guarded himself with his second Soul Skill.
  • Tang Mo struck Yan with an illusory bear paw that shattered the rock around his arm and sent him crashing to the ground.
  • Yan surrendered and asked Li Songnian for help, but Tang Mo examined his arm and set the fracture himself.
  • Relieved by the reduced pain, Yan declared Tang Mo his boss, leaving Xie Yue as the only one of Li Songnian’s three students Tang Mo had not won over.
  • Li Songnian used his sixth Soul Skill, Sinew and Bone Revival, to heal Yan’s arm.

Ch. 28The Mimicry Training Room and Departure

Tang Mo cultivated in Spirit Hall’s Mimicry Training Room and refined his body and soul through Tang Sect methods. Bibi Dong struggled with the resonance between their Martial Souls, and three days later she learned that a likely water-type Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had been found for Tang Mo.

  • Li Songnian ended his lesson with Tang Mo and brought the group to Spirit Hall’s Mimicry Training Room.
  • Tang Mo cultivated amid metal, water, and wood powers to prepare for his planned water-attributed second Soul Ring.
  • Tang Mo entered his Inner Scene during meditation and experienced a peaceful forest filled with natural sounds.
  • Bibi Dong approached Tang Mo’s room to get used to their Martial Soul Resonance, but she had to leave when it became overwhelming.
  • Three days later, Bibi Dong received a report that Spirit Hall’s fleet had found a sea-blue Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast resembling an orca in Vast Sea City’s waters.

Ch. 29Azure Sea Killer Whale: Humans Are Beneficial Bugs

Tang Mo traveled toward Vast Sea City with Hu Liena and the two Spirit Hall elders, while Spirit Hall’s fleet herded an Azure Sea Killer Whale toward shallow waters. A Heaven Dou agent reported the operation to Xue Ye, who suspected Spirit Hall was seeking a sea beast for a soul ring but questioned why a land soul master would want one.

  • Hu Liena explained that Bibi Dong had ordered her to travel with Tang Mo, and Yue Guan and Gui Mei declined to interfere.
  • Tang Mo’s party set out from Spirit City for Vast Sea City, a journey expected to take about half a month.
  • Cardinal Kasait and Spirit Hall’s fleet drove the Azure Sea Killer Whale toward shallow water, unaware that she followed their ships to escape barnacle-like parasites.
  • A loyal Heaven Dou agent inside Vast Sea City’s city lord’s residence sent news of Spirit Hall’s operation to Xue Ye.
  • Xue Ye suspected Spirit Hall wanted a sea soul beast as a soul ring but wondered why a land soul master would choose one.

Ch. 30Xue Qinghe: Your son is willing to share your burdens, Father

Qian Renxue arranged to travel to Vast Sea City under the pretense of investigating Spirit Hall, while secretly planning to meet Tang Mo. She reached the city with her companions, where a Spirit Hall deacon escorted them toward the coast.

  • Qian Renxue recognized the intelligence about Spirit Hall as a chance to meet Tang Mo and asked Xue Ye to let her investigate Vast Sea City.
  • Xue Ye gave Qian Renxue a token to choose a Soul Douluo escort, testing her judgment as his successor.
  • Qian Renxue chose a solitary spear-wielding Soul Douluo, but She Long killed the man and took his place as her Titled Douluo guard.
  • Hu Liena felt sick during the long carriage ride to Vast Sea City, and Tang Mo eased her discomfort by pressing her acupoints.
  • After half a month, Tang Mo, Hu Liena, Yue Guan, and their party arrived in Vast Sea City, and a Spirit Hall deacon led them toward the coast.

Ch. 31The Rather Unconventional Azure Sea Killer Whale

Tang Mo approached the Azure Sea Killer Whale, which remained calm despite being kept for execution, and spoke with it mind-to-mind. After admitting he needed its water-attribute Soul Ring, he proposed a possible way to obtain one without killing it and sent it information about Chuma Xian.

  • Tang Mo and his companions found the Azure Sea Killer Whale lounging on a reef while Spirit Hall deacons fed it.
  • Kasait tried to stop Tang Mo from approaching the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but stepped aside after sensing Tang Mo's pressure.
  • The Azure Sea Killer Whale told Tang Mo that the sea let it communicate with others mind-to-mind.
  • Tang Mo admitted that he wanted the whale's Soul Ring, and the whale asked whether there was a way to avoid being killed.
  • Tang Mo said sacrifice might work but could not guarantee success, and sent the whale information about Chuma Xian.

Ch. 32The sun set behind the western hills and darkness fell; every household shut its doors

Tang Mo proposed forming a contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale to gain its power without killing it, and the two began blending their soul power. Yue Guan and Gui Mei watched the unfamiliar process, while Yue Guan reassured Hu Liena that Tang Mo seemed safe and was benefiting from it.

  • Tang Mo considered creating a contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale as an alternative to hunting soul beasts, Sacrifice, or using a Soul Spirit.
  • The Azure Sea Killer Whale gave Tang Mo a living-storage Soul Tool, and Tang Mo named it the Green Pearl Bracer.
  • Tang Mo and the Azure Sea Killer Whale joined hands and began harmonizing their soul power to form a contract.
  • Gui Mei wondered if the Azure Sea Killer Whale was performing Sacrifice, but Yue Guan concluded the process was something else.
  • Hu Liena asked whether Tang Mo was all right, and Yue Guan said he seemed safe and had gained benefits.

Ch. 33Evil Orca King: Oh No, a Blond Punk!

The Evil Orca King discovered that the Azure Sea Killer Whale was missing and sensed that her absence threatened his clan’s future, so he led the Evil Spirit Orcas toward Vast Sea City. Bo Saixi sent Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks after them, while Tang Mo remained unaware of the approaching forces as he explored the power of his contract.

  • The Evil Orca King found no trace of the Azure Sea Killer Whale and sensed that the Evil Spirit Orca Clan was losing its fortune.
  • The Evil Orca King ordered the Evil Spirit Orcas to follow him toward Vast Sea City in pursuit of the Azure Sea Killer Whale.
  • Xiao Bai learned that the Evil Spirit Orcas had left their territory, and Bo Saixi ordered her to stop them from running rampant.
  • Bo Saixi sensed that Poseidon’s divine will had reacted to a deviation in the trial prepared for his successor.
  • Tang Mo discovered that his contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale could let him borrow her soul power, potentially reaching Soul Emperor strength for up to half an hour.

Ch. 34Brother Jie-style Ning Rongrong: Let me see!

Ning Rongrong persuaded Gu Rong to take her toward Tang Mo, where he clashed with Yue Guan and Gui Mei at Spirit Hall’s cordon before claiming she only wanted to make friends. As Ning Rongrong warmed to Tang Mo, his contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale neared completion and Contract Power began changing his lungs.

  • Ning Rongrong asked Gu Rong to take her closer to the activity, giving Qian Renxue a chance to approach Tang Mo.
  • Yue Guan blocked Gu Rong at the Spirit Hall perimeter, and Gu Rong’s pressure clashed with Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s before he stepped back while shielding Ning Rongrong.
  • Gu Rong told Yue Guan and Gui Mei that Ning Rongrong could make friends with Tang Mo, and Ning Rongrong decided she did not mind meeting him after seeing his face.
  • Qian Renxue asked She Long why Ning Rongrong’s attitude had changed, and She Long indicated that Tang Mo’s looks and strength had impressed her.
  • Tang Mo’s contract with the Azure Sea Killer Whale neared completion as Contract Power took root in his right lung and mingled with metal-attribute power in his lungs.

Ch. 35Self-Created Godhood, Ocean Pact

Tang Mo formed a pact with the Azure Sea Killer Whale, absorbed her power into a second soul ring, and broke through to rank twenty-eight. He learned the benefits of her ocean pact and planned to strengthen himself before pursuing his next goals.

  • Tang Mo formed a pact with the Azure Sea Killer Whale, who transferred her power into his first and second soul rings.
  • Tang Mo's second soul ring formed without pain, and the Azure Sea Killer Whale used her remaining power to turn his first ring black.
  • Tang Mo considered his Tang Sect techniques and planned to cultivate Poison Miasma before seeking the state of mind needed to master Dan Shi.
  • Tang Mo stored the Azure Sea Killer Whale's physical body with the Green Pearl Bracer and discovered that his soul power had reached rank twenty-eight.
  • Tang Mo learned that the Azure Sea Killer Whale's ocean pact granted her near-invisibility, increased combat power, access to the ocean's power, and enhanced luck at sea.

Ch. 36Hey, Old Geezer, Is It Safe to Park My Speedboat at Your Place?

After learning that the Ocean Pact required him to clean the sea, maintain ecological balance, and fulfill the Sea God's duties, Tang Mo sensed two powerful groups of Soul Beasts approaching Vast Sea City. He exposed Qian Renxue's disguise while warning the others that the groups would soon reach the coast.

  • Tang Mo learned that the Ocean Pact required ocean cleanup, ecological balance, and the spread of faith, and that Poseidon had failed to fulfill the Sea God's responsibilities.
  • Tang Mo used his Water Mirror skill to approach Yue Guan unnoticed and warned that two powerful Soul Beast groups were heading toward Vast Sea City.
  • Gu Rong introduced himself to Tang Mo, while Ning Rongrong shyly greeted him.
  • Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, asked Tang Mo to become her friend, and Tang Mo recognized her as the Angel Young Master.
  • Tang Mo told the group that the approaching Soul Beasts would reach the coast of Vast Sea City soon.

Ch. 37The Fish Intestine Sword, the Object Control Method

Gu Rong discovered that the Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul Great White Sharks were approaching Vast Sea City, and he negotiated with Yue Guan to hold off their kings in exchange for protecting Ning Rongrong and sharing any Soul Bones by contribution. Tang Mo took Ning Rongrong to the carriage, where Qian Renxue joined them, and he revealed his two Martial Souls, including the Fish Intestine Sword.

  • Gu Rong used spatial rifts to detect packs of Evil Spirit Orcas and Demon Soul Great White Sharks approaching Vast Sea City.
  • Kasait pleaded with Yue Guan to investigate why the deep-sea Soul Beasts had come to the shallow waters, but Gu Rong instead proposed holding off the two kings if Ning Rongrong stayed safe and Soul Bones were distributed by contribution.
  • Gu Rong set Ning Rongrong down, and she chose to follow Tang Mo rather than Qian Renxue; Tang Mo led her away from the shore.
  • Qian Renxue followed Tang Mo and Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's carriage, where Ning Rongrong chatted with them and offered Tang Mo water and a pastry.
  • Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and asked about their Martial Souls; Qian Renxue named her hereditary Swan Martial Soul, and Tang Mo revealed the Tang Sect Grandmaster and the Fish Intestine Sword.

Ch. 38Beggars' Edition Sword Flight

Tang Mo demonstrated the Object Control Method and offered to teach it to Ning Rongrong, who tried it with a dagger forged by Lou Gao. The chapter ended as Tang Mo guided her to feed soul power into the weapon.

  • Tang Mo controlled the Fish Intestine Sword with soul power, and Qian Renxue explained how his method differed from Sword Douluo's Sword Flight.
  • Tang Mo joked that Ning Rongrong's praise might get him attacked by Sword Douluo, while Qian Renxue blushed at his remark about the Worship Hall.
  • Tang Mo offered to teach Ning Rongrong the Object Control Method, explaining that it was neither a closely guarded secret nor restricted to particular martial souls.
  • Ning Rongrong produced a dagger forged by Lou Gao, and Tang Mo guided her hand as he told her to feed soul power into it.

Ch. 39One track gauge, one written script, soul rings for everyone

Tang Mo helped Ning Rongrong awaken her dagger and break through to level ten, then exposed Qian Renxue’s disguise and challenged her to consider what she wanted beyond taking the Heaven Dou Empire. He led her toward the painful truth about her birth and began explaining that conflict came from unequal distribution and scarcity.

  • Tang Mo guided Ning Rongrong in feeding soul power into Lou Gao’s dagger, and she briefly awakened its power before fainting from exhaustion.
  • Tang Mo caught Ning Rongrong and found that she had broken through to level ten; Qian Renxue asked if she was all right.
  • Tang Mo exposed flaws in Qian Renxue’s disguise and asked what she would do after taking control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
  • Tang Mo questioned whether Qian Renxue truly wanted to unify the continent and told her that Qian Xunji had fathered her despite Bibi Dong’s love for Yu Xiaogang.
  • Qian Renxue rejected the implication about her birth, then asked what Tang Mo meant when he described conflict as the result of interests, unequal distribution, and scarcity.

Ch. 40War begins: Demon Soul Great White Sharks vs. Evil Spirit Orcas

Tang Mo and Qian Renxue agreed to pursue a unified continent where ordinary people had enough to eat and Soul Masters had the resources to grow stronger. When the Evil Spirit Orcas began gathering their strength to raise a tsunami against Vast Sea City, Tang Mo alerted Yue Guan and urged the Titled Douluo to help the Demon Soul Great White Sharks.

  • Tang Mo asked Qian Renxue how she would govern a unified continent, and they agreed to search together for a way to provide for ordinary people and Soul Masters.
  • Waves surged as Xiao Bai and the Evil Orca King fought in the Shallow Sea Region, and Gu Rong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei summoned their Martial Souls onshore.
  • The Evil Orca King sensed an Azure Sea Killer Whale's aura in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's carriage and concluded that a human had killed one of his kind.
  • The Evil Orca King rallied the Evil Spirit Orcas to raise a tsunami, while Xiao Bai urged him to stop before the waves threatened Vast Sea City.
  • Tang Mo sent the Fish Intestine Sword to Yue Guan with a warning and told him the Demon Soul Great White Sharks were the Sea God's emissaries.
  • Yue Guan understood that the Demon Soul Great White Sharks maintained peace in the ocean and spread faith in the Sea God.

Ch. 41Even a support could carry the whole team

Gu Rong selected a giant-claw demon shrimp as Ning Rongrong’s first soul beast, and Tang Mo helped her kill it and begin absorbing its soul ring. As she started, Tang Mo switched back to his first martial soul and used a Water Mirror to watch for the shrimp’s lingering resentment.

  • Tang Mo told Gu Rong that Ning Rongrong had reached rank ten, prompting Gu Rong to find a suitable first soul beast for her.
  • Gu Rong chose a giant-claw demon shrimp with just over three hundred years of cultivation, removed its claws, and sent it through a spatial rift to Tang Mo.
  • Tang Mo guided Ning Rongrong in strengthening her dagger with soul power so she could kill the shrimp.
  • Ning Rongrong drew the shrimp’s yellow soul ring onto her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and began refining it.
  • Tang Mo withdrew his Fish Intestine Sword martial soul, released his first martial soul, and used a Water Mirror to observe the shrimp’s resentment as Ning Rongrong absorbed the ring.

Ch. 42The Endless Uses of the Second Soul Skill

Tang Mo tested Water Mirror on the Giant-Claw Demon Shrimp’s resentment while Ning Rongrong absorbed its soul ring and demonstrated her new first soul skill. After warning her that maintaining the enhancement rapidly consumed her soul power, he cooked shrimp for her and Qian Renxue, leaving them eager to taste it.

  • Tang Mo explained how soul power and resentment within soul rings could endanger soul masters, then revealed he had used Ning Rongrong to test whether Water Mirror could restrain resentment.
  • Tang Mo crushed the Water Mirror, and Ning Rongrong completed absorbing the Giant-Claw Demon Shrimp’s soul ring.
  • Ning Rongrong used her first soul skill to enhance Tang Mo’s attack, but Tang Mo told her to stop when the sustained effect rapidly drained her soul power.
  • Tang Mo explained how Ning Rongrong’s enhancement worked and how its timing could catch an enemy off guard.
  • Tang Mo cooked the Giant-Claw Demon Shrimp meat using the qi of heart fire and shared it with Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue.

Ch. 43Evil Spirit Orcas, All Means Unleashed

Tang Mo shared roasted prawns with Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong while Gu Rong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei attacked the Evil Spirit Orca Clan to stop its tsunami. Their assault forced the Evil Orca King to abandon the tsunami preparations, but Gui Mei was exposed and the clan formed a spherical mirror barrier around itself.

  • Tang Mo skewered the hot prawn meat for Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong, who realized he had let them burn their hands.
  • Gu Rong and Yue Guan launched their sixth Soul Skills at the Evil Spirit Orca Clan as it gathered power for a tsunami.
  • The Evil Orca King rallied his clan to form the Orca Demon Axe, which broke through the first attacks and clashed with Yue Guan and Gu Rong's ninth Soul Skills.
  • Gu Rong's Bone-Transforming Divine Dragon shattered the weakened battle-axe and drove most of the Evil Spirit Orcas beneath the sea.
  • Gui Mei approached the Evil Orca King underwater, but Evil Spirit Orca's Intimidation froze him and revealed his position.
  • The Evil Orca King ordered his clan to form Evil Spirit Orca Mirror, creating a spherical barrier around the Evil Spirit Orcas.

Ch. 44The Sea God's Will, Xiao Bai to the Rescue

Yue Guan and Gui Mei broke through the mirror barrier protecting the Evil Spirit Orca Clan, but Xiao Bai intervened to help the orcas escape. After Tang Mo sent her word of his ability to obtain Soul Rings without killing soul beasts, Xiao Bai considered whether he might become a new path to the Divine Realm.

  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei combined their attacks to shatter most of Gu Rong's mirror barrier around the Evil Spirit Orca Clan.
  • Xiao Bai used Demon Shark's Fang to slow the Titled Douluo's attacks, allowing the Evil Orca King and his clan to fight back and flee, though several orcas were killed or injured.
  • The Evil Orca King swore that his clan would destroy every human ship it encountered.
  • Tang Mo asked the Azure Sea Killer Whale to send Xiao Bai a message about his ability to obtain Soul Rings without killing soul beasts.
  • Xiao Bai halted her retreat and considered whether Tang Mo could help her reach the Divine Realm, deciding to observe him before choosing.

Ch. 45Douluo's Must-Eat List-Whale Rubber

Tang Mo harvested Evil Spirit Orca parts for artifact refining and took Whale Brain while preparing to add a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring to his second Martial Soul. After destroying the Orca’s remnant soul, he began absorbing the ring as its ominous aura surged toward his sea of consciousness.

  • The three Titled Douluo returned with several dead Evil Spirit Orcas and one stunned survivor for Tang Mo to use as materials.
  • Tang Mo extracted Whale Brain and other useful parts from the corpses, then removed the Whale Brain from the twenty-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca.
  • Tang Mo announced that he would add the Orca’s Soul Ring to his second Martial Soul, and Yue Guan checked his physique before allowing him to proceed.
  • Tang Mo sealed the Orca’s remnant soul in a Water Mirror and destroyed it before drawing the black Soul Ring onto the Fish Intestine Sword.
  • As Tang Mo began absorbing the Soul Ring, the Orca’s evil and murderous origin surged toward his sea of consciousness.

Ch. 46Fight evil with evil, ferocity with ferocity

Tang Mo absorbed the twenty-thousand-year Evil Spirit Orca Soul Ring with the Fish Intestine Sword, gained the Evil Spirit Orca Slash, and broke through to level 30 before finding a complete left leg Soul Bone. Gu Rong negotiated over Tang Mo’s lessons of Object Control and Object Transformation for Ning Rongrong, while Ning Rongrong pressed him for a reward; the chapter ended with Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena joining Tang Mo, who avoided Hu Liena’s resentful gaze.

  • Tang Mo used the Fish Intestine Sword to suppress the Evil Spirit Orca’s origin power and absorbed its twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring, gaining the Evil Spirit Orca Slash and reaching level 30.
  • Tang Mo pried a complete left leg Soul Bone from the Evil Spirit Orca’s body.
  • Gu Rong realized Object Control and Object Transformation were valuable enough to rival a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and dropped his claim to Tang Mo’s Soul Bone.
  • Ning Rongrong urged Gu Rong to reward Tang Mo for teaching her the two abilities, but Gu Rong suggested giving him gemstones and rare metals instead.
  • Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena appeared beside Tang Mo, who discreetly looked away from Hu Liena’s resentful gaze.

Ch. 47Who Soaked Dried Seafood and Then Chewed It Raw? Iron Teeth and Bronze Jaws?

Tang Mo stayed in Vast Sea City to refine whale brain into Crimson Yang Pills while Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue gathered resources for him. After Xue Ye sent him the mysterious Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Qian Renxue brought it to Tang Mo as he reached the crucial cooling stage of the pill-making process.

  • Ning Rongrong offered gems and rare metals to repay Tang Mo for teaching her his Self-Created Soul Skill, and Tang Mo asked her to help find materials he needed.
  • Tang Mo spent a month in Vast Sea City preparing to make Crimson Yang Pills from whale brain using an ancient, time-sensitive formula.
  • Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue used their connections to search for metals, gems, and medicinal ingredients for Tang Mo.
  • Qian Renxue persuaded Xue Ye to cultivate friendly relations with Tang Mo, and Xue Ye sent him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, whose true identity was the Sea God's Heart.
  • Qian Renxue brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Tang Mo's residence and watched him tend the decoction alongside Hu Liena.
  • When the moon reached its zenith, Tang Mo extinguished the heat and stopped stirring the decoction.

Ch. 48One pill to clear the mind, two to never tire

Tang Mo finished preparing the Crimson Yang Pills, which could strengthen the body and potentially improve cultivation talent and martial souls, and gave bottles to Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong. Qian Renxue accepted Tang Mo’s offer to sit in his room, knowing the pills might cause her disguise to fail and reveal her true form.

  • Tang Mo explained the medicinal broth’s effects and asked Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong what Soul Tool functions they wanted; Qian Renxue wanted self-defense, Hu Liena wanted stronger spiritual power, and Ning Rongrong had no particular request.
  • Tang Mo offered to improve Ning Rongrong’s dagger and continued refining the broth into six hundred tiny Crimson Yang Pills.
  • Tang Mo divided the pills into jade bottles, keeping three hundred for himself and giving one hundred each to Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Ning Rongrong, then explained how they should take them.
  • Hu Liena took Ning Rongrong to her room, while Tang Mo invited Qian Renxue to sit in his room and she unexpectedly agreed.
  • Qian Renxue realized the pills might make her secret technique fail and expose her true form, but decided that where she took them would make no difference.

Ch. 49A Small Victory, Snowballing into a Great One

Tang Mo used a Crimson Yang Pill to strengthen his physique, while Qian Renxue’s Six-Winged Angel power transformed and advanced her to rank fifty. He set aside his plan to capture Ah Yin’s original body until he grew stronger, then reassured Qian Renxue that he would stand before her if she lost to Bibi Dong.

  • Tang Mo took a Crimson Yang Pill with Hundred Flowers Dew and strengthened his physique, raising his possible Soul Ring limit to around fifty thousand years.
  • Tang Mo decided to postpone his plan involving Ah Yin and the Blue Silver King until he could further strengthen his body.
  • Qian Renxue’s holy light transformed, revealing six angel wings as her Soul Power advanced from rank forty-nine to rank fifty.
  • Qian Renxue asked Tang Mo whose side he would take if she went to war with Bibi Dong, and he said he would stand before her if she lost.
  • Qian Renxue took Tang Mo’s promise as a victory in recruiting his support away from Bibi Dong.

Ch. 50Out to Sea, the Deep Sea Lanternfish

After Qian Renxue hid beneath Tang Mo’s quilt to avoid revealing her identity, he suggested that she obtain her level-fifty soul ring at sea and showed her information about a Deep Sea Lanternfish. Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena awakened from the Crimson Yang Pill’s effects, gained levels, and quarreled before being caught eavesdropping outside Tang Mo’s room.

  • Qian Renxue felt pleased with her supposed victories over Bibi Dong, while Tang Mo privately considered his plan successful.
  • Ning Rongrong awakened at level thirteen and Hu Liena at level thirty, then Hu Liena teased Ning Rongrong until she chased her to Tang Mo’s room.
  • Tang Mo stopped Ning Rongrong from reaching Hu Liena, then threw both girls out of his room when they continued their quarrel.
  • Hu Liena and Ning Rongrong suspected someone else was hiding in Tang Mo’s room and tried to eavesdrop, but Tang Mo exposed them with a cough.
  • After the two girls left, Tang Mo called Qian Renxue out from beneath the quilt and learned that she had hidden because her disguise could not be renewed in time.
  • Tang Mo offered to help Qian Renxue obtain a soul ring at sea and showed her a Sea Soul Beast Compendium entry on the Deep Sea Lanternfish.
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