Arc 9The Fall of Shrek

Lu Ren defeated Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, Tai Tan, Niu Tian, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin, gaining new power and wiping out Shrek’s core defenses. He left Shrek City under a seven-day ultimatum as the Spirit Pagoda moved in and Zhou Yi opposed its recruitment.

  • Lu Ren defeated Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, and Ye Xishui through his domains, Mahoraga’s adaptations, and a World-Cutting Slash, while the battle ended with all three dead.
  • Lu Ren killed Tai Tan and Niu Tian, broke through to higher soul levels, and gained Limitless and the Six Eyes.
  • Tang Hao and Ah Yin attacked Lu Ren as God Officials, but he healed their blows and killed them with Hollow Technique: Imaginary Mass.
  • Lu Ren returned to the Spirit Pagoda gathering, entrusted its affairs to his allies, and gained Faith Power as Xu Tianran grew increasingly paranoid in Mingdu.
  • After learning that Lu Ren had destroyed Shrek, Xu Tianran and his court recognized that no force remained to balance him.
  • Lu Ren warned Shrek City’s residents to leave within seven days, killed the challengers and City Lord Shi Xing, then erased Sea God Island, the Golden Ancient Tree, and five Sea God Pavilion elders.
  • Lu Ren ordered civilians and unaffiliated cultivators to leave while restricting Shrek staff, students, and city defense troops, and the Spirit Pagoda offered students and teachers a way out as Zhou Yi protested its recruitment.
Chapters 201–225 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 201The strongest in history vs. the strongest of today

Lu Ren fought Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, and Ye Xishui while Spirit Pagoda observers watched through Du Busi’s aerial Soul Tool projection. He revealed his blood-based power to strike Ye Xishui’s Death God Tower, then prepared to punch Mu En as Long Xiaoyao intervened.

  • Mu En and Ye Xishui threatened Lu Ren, while Long Xiaoyao joined them in their old battle formation.
  • Mu En and Long Xiaoyao attacked Lu Ren together, and he evaded their coordinated dragon claws while Ye Xishui charged the Death God Tower.
  • Du Busi projected the battle for Ye Guyi, Ji Juechen, Huo Yuhao, and the others, who debated why Lu Ren was holding back.
  • Lu Ren unleashed Piercing Blood, and Mu En and Long Xiaoyao dodged as the blood arrow struck and damaged the Death God Tower, forcing Ye Xishui to defend herself.
  • Lu Ren used Flowing Red Scale and formed blood-red armor over his fists and forearms as he moved to punch Mu En, but Long Xiaoyao lunged in to intercept.

Ch. 202That's Shit... a Whole Pile of Shit!

Lu Ren used blood manipulation and a Cursed Spirit’s buckets of filth to disrupt Mu En and Long Xiaoyao, then struck them with a strengthened Piercing Blood and a barrage of Supernova explosions. The chapter left the Twin Holy Dragons’ hastily raised barrier close to breaking under the combined assault, while Ye Xishui remained behind them.

  • Lu Ren caught Lu Ren's punch with his Dark Dragon Claw, then endured Lu Ren's blood arrows and close-range attacks alongside Mu En as Ye Xishui's Death God's Lament was neutralized.
  • The spectators watched Lu Ren battle the three opponents, while Ji Juechen and Du Busi recognized how he controlled the fight and Huo Yuhao realized how far ahead Lu Ren had become.
  • Mu En and Long Xiaoyao prepared to attack again, but Lu Ren summoned a Cursed Spirit that threw buckets of filth at them while he charged a greatly enhanced Piercing Blood.
  • Mu En tore open the buckets, splashing their contents across the Twin Holy Dragons' protective shields and blocking their vision as Lu Ren's blood arrow shattered the defenses and wounded them.
  • Lu Ren detonated dozens of blood-red beads with Supernova, combining the blasts with Piercing Blood arrows and forcing Mu En and Long Xiaoyao to raise a barrier that rapidly cracked.

Ch. 203Battle of domains

Lu Ren fought Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, and Ye Xishui, using vile tricks and Piercing Blood to wound and enrage his opponents while they feared the hidden Mahoraga’s adaptation. The battle escalated when Lu Ren and Mu En simultaneously unleashed their domains, with the Dragon Emperor Domain-Shaking Realm spreading across the land as their powers collided.

  • Lu Ren’s blood arrows wounded Mu En and Long Xiaoyao and splattered filth on them, while Ye Xishui shielded them with the Death God Tower.
  • Mu En purified the filth with his power of light, then discussed with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui the danger of Mahoraga adapting to attacks; Mahoraga’s hidden Dharma Wheel completed a full revolution.
  • At the viewing area, Wuyun, Ye Guyi, Du Busi, Huo Yuhao, and Ji Juechen reacted to Lu Ren’s filthy tactics and discussed the combatants’ restrained fighting styles and domains.
  • Lu Ren swept Mu En and Long Xiaoyao back with Piercing Blood and questioned how many uses of Sea God’s Light Mu En had left.
  • Lu Ren and Mu En simultaneously shouted “Domain Expansion,” unleashing Malevolent Shrine and the Dragon Emperor Domain-Shaking Realm as their domains collided.

Ch. 204One against three within the domain

Lu Ren fought Mu En and Long Xiaoyao inside competing domains while preparing a way to breach Mu En’s domain. Ye Xishui’s Death God Ray narrowly missed Lu Ren but struck the shrine at the heart of Malevolent Shrine.

  • Mu En’s Dragon Emperor Domain-Shaking Realm clashed with Lu Ren’s Malevolent Shrine, and Mu En’s light began eroding the Cursed Energy and suppressing its sure-hit effect.
  • Lu Ren and Mu En traded close-range attacks as Lu Ren counted repeated failures to trigger Black Flash; Lu Ren then activated Overload, his Spiritual Domain, and his Golden-Level Body Martial Soul Second Awakening.
  • Long Xiaoyao joined Mu En’s assault and revealed that he could not find a boundary around Lu Ren’s domain; Lu Ren released swarms of Anti-Domain Special Grade Cursed Spirits that cut slits in Mu En’s domain and let Malevolent Shrine’s Slashes wound him.
  • Ye Xishui fired a Death God Ray from behind while Mu En and Long Xiaoyao kept Lu Ren occupied; Lu Ren dodged most of it, but the ray burned his shoulder and struck the core shrine of Malevolent Shrine.

Ch. 205Idle Transfiguration

Lu Ren survived the three Limit Douluos’ combined assault through automatic healing from his dual soul cores, then used Idle Transfiguration to amplify his strength and resist further damage. He drove Long Xiaoyao away and broke through Mu En’s domain as he charged at Ye Xishui.

  • Ye Xishui’s Death God Tower shattered the Malevolent Shrine domain, allowing Mu En and Long Xiaoyao to strike Lu Ren and badly injure him.
  • Lu Ren’s dual soul cores automatically activated Reverse Cursed Technique, rapidly healing his wounds and restoring him without leaving scars.
  • Mu En urged Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao to finish Lu Ren quickly, and the three continued attacking as Lu Ren’s recovery and resistance undermined their efforts.
  • After Long Xiaoyao’s dragon breath burned his arms, Lu Ren used Idle Transfiguration to strengthen himself and make bodily injuries nearly meaningless.
  • Lu Ren struck Long Xiaoyao hard enough to send him crashing through mountain peaks, then endured Mu En’s domain with diminishing damage.
  • Lu Ren broke through Mu En’s golden domain and charged straight at Ye Xishui.

Ch. 206Supercharged Cursed Speech

Lu Ren killed Ye Xishui with Cursed Speech and Piercing Blood, then destroyed the Death God Tower while fighting Long Xiaoyao and Mu En. After his supercharged Cursed Speech weakened both opponents, he opened Blood River Nine-Phase Life, leaving them bleeding under his control as Mu En’s domain shattered.

  • Lu Ren immobilized Ye Xishui with Cursed Speech and killed her with a point-blank Piercing Blood.
  • Long Xiaoyao attacked Lu Ren in his Dark Sacred Dragon form, while Lu Ren cut the Death God Tower in half and wounded Long Xiaoyao’s claw.
  • Lu Ren overwhelmed Mu En with a barrage of kicks, but Mu En recovered using the Golden Ancient Tree’s power.
  • Long Xiaoyao fought Lu Ren with his claws and was poisoned by the blood sword as Mu En joined the battle again.
  • Lu Ren used supercharged Cursed Speech to injure Long Xiaoyao and Mu En despite their sealed hearing.
  • Lu Ren expanded Blood River Nine-Phase Life, which forced both men’s blood to flow outward and broke Mu En’s Dragon Emperor Domain-Shaking Realm.

Ch. 207Ye Xishui's Second Martial Soul

Lu Ren’s Blood River Nine-Phase Life crippled Mu En and Long Xiaoyao, but Ye Xishui survived by revealing her hidden Bright Phoenix Martial Soul and using Phoenix Nirvana to rescue Long Xiaoyao. Refusing to leave her, Long Xiaoyao joined her in returning to the battlefield, where Ye Guyi suddenly warned Lu Ren to watch out.

  • Lu Ren’s blood domain overwhelmed Mu En and Long Xiaoyao, while spectators celebrated his advantage over the three Limit Douluos.
  • Ye Xishui reappeared in a translucent soul body, revealing her Second Martial Soul, a Bright Phoenix, and explained that Phoenix Nirvana had saved Long Xiaoyao.
  • Ye Xishui urged Long Xiaoyao to escape, but he refused to leave her and declared that they would face death together.
  • Ye Xishui used her remaining Phoenix Flame to suppress Long Xiaoyao’s toxin, and the two flew back toward Lu Ren for a final battle.
  • The spectators realized Ye Xishui’s hidden Radiance Martial Soul had been exposed, and Ye Guyi abruptly shouted a warning to Lu Ren.

Ch. 208A Devastating Blow, Mahoraga Appears!

Mu En used the Golden Ancient Tree’s accumulated power to strike Lu Ren’s sea of consciousness, disabling his soul cores and regeneration and leaving him unconscious. Mahoraga emerged to protect Lu Ren, and Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao discovered that it had adapted to both light and darkness.

  • The Sea God Pavilion Masters’ remnant souls empowered Mu En to launch a divine soul assault that shattered Lu Ren’s domain and knocked him unconscious.
  • Mu En rushed to kill the falling Lu Ren, but Mahoraga rose from Lu Ren’s shadow and blocked his attack.
  • Mu En’s Dragon Emperor’s Evil-Breaking Rend failed to harm Mahoraga, which struck him back and revealed its evolved dark power.
  • Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao returned, and Mu En warned them that Mahoraga had adapted to light.
  • Long Xiaoyao attacked Mahoraga with his Dark Dragon Claw, but it was unharmed and countered him with divine-light sword Qi.

Ch. 209Tang San's Great Hand!

Lu Ren and Mu En both suffered severe injuries, but Lu Ren used Piercing Ox to knock Mu En into his reach and struck him down while Mahoraga kept Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao at bay. In the Divine Realm, Tang San revealed his anger at Lu Ren for disrupting his plans, while the battle remained unresolved as Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao could only hold off Mahoraga.

  • Lu Ren regained consciousness and refused to let the Snow Empress and Ice Empress join the fight, telling them to conserve their strength for what was coming.
  • Lu Ren failed to use Domain Expansion because his injured brain could no longer bear it, while Mu En explained that the damage had left him unable to expand his domain.
  • Tang San watched from the Divine Realm and blamed Lu Ren for disrupting his plans involving Huo Yuhao and Wu Tong.
  • Mu En tried to activate his domain, but the lingering effects of Lu Ren's Blood River Nine-Phase Life caused it to fail as blood poured from his seven orifices.
  • Lu Ren sent Piercing Ox charging into Mu En and punched him across the battlefield, while Mahoraga blocked Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao from reaching him.
  • Mahoraga grew stronger after Ye Xishui's attack, and Long Xiaoyao warned her to stop attacking as the two struggled to hold it off.

Ch. 210Killing the Man, Crushing the Heart

Lu Ren exposed the secret betrayal between Mu En, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao, provoking Mu En into a reckless rage while Mahoraga gained the upper hand against Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao. As Mu En’s attacks faltered and his injuries worsened, the ancestors within the Golden Ancient Tree urged him to calm down.

  • Lu Ren interrupted Mu En’s attempt to use Sea God’s Light with a Spiritual Shock, then wounded him with a point-blank Piercing Blood that the Golden Ancient Tree quickly healed.
  • Lu Ren revealed that Ye Xishui had slept with Long Xiaoyao while Mu En was unconscious, and all three Limit Douluo were shaken by the secret being exposed.
  • Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao lost focus, allowing Mahoraga to strike them as spectators reacted to Lu Ren’s revelation.
  • Lu Ren taunted Mu En about his past choices, driving him into a furious charge that left his attacks disordered and exposed his injuries.
  • Mahoraga pressed Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao as their coordination collapsed, while the ancestors within the Golden Ancient Tree commanded Mu En to calm down.

Ch. 211Ever since just now, you were the only one who couldn't keep up!

Lu Ren revealed that he had stored the power of 253 Black Flashes in a Binding Vow, killing Long Xiaoyao with one devastating punch before erasing Ye Xishui’s soul with Idle Transfiguration. Restored to full strength, he helped Mahoraga keep Mu En from completing Sea God’s Light as Mu En resorted to an Earth-type Soul Bone skill and burned his life force.

  • Long Xiaoyao struck Lu Ren from behind, but Lu Ren endured the attack and killed him with a Black Flash empowered by 253 stored strikes.
  • Lu Ren explained that his Binding Vow had concealed the accumulated Black Flash power, and the resulting surge restored his injuries and strength.
  • Lu Ren killed Ye Xishui with Idle Transfiguration, destroying her soul despite suffering backlash.
  • Mu En burned his Soul Power and Spiritual Power, then used Earth Dragon Turns Over to drive Mahoraga back briefly.
  • Mu En tried to gather Sea God’s Light again, but Lu Ren interrupted him with Spiritual Shock and prepared to use Projection Sorcery.

Ch. 212The Strongest Battle Record, Etched into the Sun Moon Empire?!

Lu Ren fought Mu En after killing Long Xiaoyao, but Mu En unleashed Sea God's Light and left Lu Ren grievously wounded while Shrek’s ancestral power protected him. As the spectators believed Mu En had won and prepared to intervene, Lu Ren revealed a faint smile and an unnoticed slash struck Mu En.

  • Lu Ren restored himself after killing Long Xiaoyao, then battered Mu En with repeated Black Flash punches and nullified Mu En’s Spiritual Shock with Mental Immunity.
  • The golden ancient tree’s power saved Mu En long enough for him to unleash Sea God's Light, and Mahoraga shielded Lu Ren before being destroyed by the attack.
  • Sea God's Light devastated the battlefield, leaving Mu En lightly burned and Lu Ren badly injured amid the ruins.
  • Mu En declared that Shrek’s ancestors and ten-thousand-year foundation made his victory inevitable, while Wuyun, Ji Juechen, and Ye Guyi tried to rush to Lu Ren’s aid and Du Busi stopped them.
  • Xu Tianran and Kong Deming concluded that Mu En had won, but Lu Ren smiled as an unseen slash fell upon Mu En.

Ch. 213Southward

Mu En died after losing to Lu Ren and, in a final vision, reunited with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui before walking with them into the light. Lu Ren then explained how he used Mahoraga’s adaptation and Binding Vows to prepare the World Slash that killed Mu En.

  • Mu En found himself young and uninjured on a peaceful path, where Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui joined him.
  • Mu En accepted his defeat by Lu Ren and praised the young fighter’s strength, while regretting that he could not force Lu Ren to fight at full power.
  • Mu En, Long Xiaoyao, and Ye Xishui walked together into the light at the end of the path.
  • Mu En’s body lay severed on the battlefield, and the Golden Ancient Tree’s final power faded away.
  • Lu Ren explained that Mahoraga had adapted to Mu En’s attacks and that his Binding Vows let him incorporate her adaptations into an enhanced World Slash that severed space itself.

Ch. 214Not a moment was spent mourning Mu En's defeat; Tai Tan immediately arrived on the battlefield

After Lu Ren killed Mu En, Tai Tan and Niu Tian arrived together, empowered by divine power and determined to stop him. In the Divine Realm, Tang San revealed that he had sent the two sect masters to eliminate Lu Ren, leaving the battered victor facing their combined attack.

  • Lu Ren explained how his World-Cutting Slash, strengthened by Mahoraga's adaptive darkness, had cut Mu En in half, then warned the Clear Sky Sect's approaching envoy not to spoil his mood.
  • Tai Tan appeared on the battlefield, and the spectators and Xu Tianran reacted with shock and hope that he would defeat Lu Ren.
  • Tang San raged over Mu En's death and the collapse of his plans for Shrek and the Tang Sect, then relied on Tai Tan and Niu Tian, to whom he had entrusted divine power.
  • Tai Tan confronted Lu Ren and vowed to kill him, while Niu Tian arrived and declared that they would join forces against him.
  • Tai Tan and Niu Tian unleashed their power together, forming a barrier before Lu Ren as their combined presence surpassed even Mu En's enhanced strength.

Ch. 215Activating the hidden reserve power

Lu Ren called on Ice Empress and Snow Empress to break free of Tai Tan and Niu Tian’s domains, then broke through to Titled Douluo and received Limitless and the Six Eyes from the system. With his new white hair and blue eyes, he surveyed the battlefield, while his breakthrough left the spectators stunned and Xu Tianran despairing.

  • Tai Tan and Niu Tian attacked Lu Ren with rock pillars, divine lightning, and their combined domains, while spectators worried he was unable to fight back.
  • Lu Ren shattered the rock pillars and endured Niu Tian’s lightning, but Tai Tan’s punch sent him flying and Niu Tian’s claw and domains slowed his body and thoughts.
  • Lu Ren called on Ice Empress and Snow Empress, absorbed their Soul Bones, broke the domains with a burst of power, and froze Tai Tan.
  • Lu Ren broke through his Level 87 bottleneck, advancing to Level 90 and then past Level 91 as the spectators celebrated and Xu Tianran and Kong Deming realized they could not stop him.
  • The system rewarded Lu Ren with Limitless and the Six Eyes, changing his hair white and his eyes blue; he tested the Six Eyes’ perception across the devastated battlefield.

Ch. 216A Titled Douluo at Sixteen!

Lu Ren used the Six Eyes’ enhanced control of cursed energy and soul power to defend himself with Limitless and overwhelm Tai Tan and Niu Tian. After reflecting on their long service to Tang San and the Star Dou Great Forest, the two were killed, leaving Lu Ren victorious on the battlefield.

  • Lu Ren awakened to the Six Eyes’ ability to analyze soul power and found that Tai Tan and Niu Tian’s domains could not penetrate his Limitless defense.
  • Lu Ren’s Dismantle severed Tai Tan’s right arm and Niu Tian’s left claw, then his Grid Slashes trapped them with nowhere to escape.
  • Tai Tan and Niu Tian relived their peaceful days guarding the Lake of Life and spoke about their mission from Tang San and their coming deaths.
  • Tai Tan and Niu Tian accepted their fate and hoped to meet again, as Lu Ren’s Grid Slashes reduced their bodies, souls, and divine power to fragments.
  • Lu Ren stood alone on the battlefield, and his victory was recorded in the Sun Moon Empire.

Ch. 217It Really Became the Douluo Jujutsu Continent

Tang San sent Tang Hao and Ah Yin to seize Lu Ren after he killed Tai Tan and Niu Tian, accusing him of endangering the Douluo Continent. They attacked together, but Lu Ren’s Limitless technique stopped both the Clear Sky Hammer and Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor just short of him.

  • Tang San decided to break the Divine Realm’s rules and sent divine consciousness toward the Douluo Continent to attack Lu Ren.
  • Lu Ren summoned Piercing Ox, who galloped away at immense speed, while spectators sensed powerful presences descending from the sky.
  • Tang Hao and Ah Yin arrived as God Officials and accused Lu Ren of disrupting mortal order and threatening the plane’s stability.
  • Lu Ren challenged their authority, pointing out that they had also interfered in mortal affairs, and told them they were the challengers.
  • Tang Hao struck at Lu Ren with the Clear Sky Hammer as Ah Yin sent Blue Silver Emperor vines from below, but Limitless stopped both attacks before they could touch him.

Ch. 218Hollow Purple

Lu Ren used Limitless, Hollow Purple, and Cursed Spirit Enhancement to gain the upper hand against Tang Hao and Ah Yin, but Tang San interrupted his Domain Expansion with a Sea God strike and left him exposed. As Tang San watched the attack land, the Destruction God King confronted him in the Divine Realm.

  • Tang Hao detonated a divine ring with Great Sumeru Hammer, Ring Detonation, briefly breaking through Limitless and wounding Lu Ren.
  • Lu Ren used Blue and Red to throw Tang Hao off balance, then fired Hollow Purple through Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor vines and wounded her shoulder.
  • Lu Ren absorbed Special Grade Cursed Spirits to raise his presence to the level of a Limit Douluo while Tang Hao and Ah Yin prepared a combined attack.
  • Lu Ren began to open Unlimited Void, but Tang San’s Sea God Trident struck him from above, interrupted his domain, and left him badly injured.
  • Tang Hao struck Lu Ren with the Clear Sky Hammer while Ah Yin restrained him with vines, and Tang San believed the attack had succeeded.
  • The Destruction God King appeared behind Tang San and questioned his repeated use of Divine Power in the Lower Realm, prompting Tang San to answer with feigned confusion.

Ch. 219The reason for defeat? Isn't the real showdown only starting now?

The Destruction God King confronted Tang San over his unauthorized interference in the Lower Realm and proposed giving Lu Ren a god position, but Tang San refused and agreed to stop intervening. On the battlefield, Lu Ren revived after Tang Hao’s full-strength hammer strike, explained his Reverse Cursed Technique, and began evading Tang Hao’s attacks with newfound precision.

  • The Destruction God King accused Tang San of violating Divine Realm laws, criticized him for reserving god positions for his own people, and suggested recruiting Lu Ren into the Divine Realm.
  • Tang San rejected an immediate god position for Lu Ren and said he would no longer interfere in the Lower Realm, while the Destruction God King remained contemptuous.
  • Tang Hao and Ah Yin believed Lu Ren was dead after Tang Hao struck him with his full-strength hammer and prepared to return to Tang San.
  • Lu Ren rose behind Tang Hao and Ah Yin, healed his injuries, and explained that Reverse Cursed Technique had restored his body and could even repair soul damage.
  • Lu Ren’s power grew as he spoke, and he taunted Tang Hao for failing to destroy him completely.
  • Tang Hao attacked again, but Lu Ren precisely dodged the Clear Sky Hammer and its shock waves, leaving Tang Hao stunned by how much his combat ability had changed.

Ch. 220The Deaths of Tang Hao and Ah Yin, the Strongest of All Time!

Lu Ren overwhelmed Tang Hao and Ah Yin with enhanced techniques, killing them after the Piercing Ox fatally gored Ah Yin and Lu Ren unleashed Hollow Technique: Imaginary Mass. He confirmed their deaths and concluded that he had won, while Tang San did not intervene.

  • Lu Ren struck Tang Hao with a strengthened Cursed Technique Reversal: Red, injuring him despite his divine defenses.
  • Lu Ren began chanting to combine Blue and Red, while Tang Hao and Ah Yin rushed to stop him.
  • Lu Ren used Cursed Speech to freeze Tang Hao and Ah Yin, allowing the Piercing Ox to charge through Ah Yin before escaping into a shadow.
  • Lu Ren completed Hollow Technique: Imaginary Mass and blasted Tang Hao and Ah Yin into a vast crater.
  • Lu Ren used Blue and Red to crush their remaining corpses, then explained the Binding Vows that had greatly amplified his attack.

Ch. 221Kong Deming: "Me, fight Lu Ren? Are you serious?"

After Lu Ren killed Tang Hao and Ah Yin, Xu Tianran panicked and ordered the Sun Moon Empire forces to retreat, while Kong Deming admitted they had almost no chance of defeating Lu Ren. Lu Ren returned to the Spirit Pagoda’s gathering, where the crowd celebrated his victory.

  • Xu Tianran ordered the civilians and guards to return to Mingdu after seeing Lu Ren kill the two God Officials.
  • Xu Tianran asked Kong Deming whether Mingdu’s Soul Tools and military could stop Lu Ren, and Kong Deming said their chance of winning head-on was almost zero.
  • Xu Tianran proposed hiding among the civilians while Kong Deming delayed Lu Ren, and Kong Deming reluctantly agreed to do his utmost.
  • The Sun Moon Empire forces hurried toward Mingdu, while Jing Hongchen remained calm because of his good relationship with Lu Ren.
  • Lu Ren surveyed the battlefield, confirmed no opponents remained, and teleported to the Spirit Pagoda gathering.
  • Wuyun and the Spirit Pagoda crowd cheered Lu Ren, and Du Busi praised him before Lu Ren credited the group for holding the rear.

Ch. 222Xu Tianran Awaited Death

After Lu Ren’s victory over the Holy Spirit Cult, he organized the Spirit Pagoda and reassured his allies that Xu Tianran could not escape him. In Mingdu, Xu Tianran’s terror drove him into a murderous decline, and the chapter ended with the Prime Minister urging him to secure an heir.

  • Du Busi and the others celebrated Lu Ren’s victory, and Lu Ren said Xu Tianran could remain in Mingdu for now because he would eventually reach him.
  • Lu Ren entrusted Spirit Pagoda affairs to his allies, offered Du Busi the post of Chief Offering, and invited Zhang Peng to help manage external relations and the Soul Master system.
  • Lu Ren sensed that many of those present had begun giving him Faith Power after placing their absolute trust in him.
  • Several days later, Xu Tianran returned to the Imperial Palace in Mingdu and became increasingly fearful and violent, killing attendants and guards over minor offenses.
  • Ju Zi and Kong Deming stayed silent as Xu Tianran’s paranoia worsened, while Kong Deming believed surrender was the only sensible course and that Lu Ren could not be stopped.
  • Xu Tianran summoned his officials, and the Prime Minister urged him to fill the imperial harem or have an heir with the empress to secure the empire.

Ch. 223Shrek Had Been Destroyed?

Xu Tianran reacted to news of Shrek Academy’s destruction with shock after nearly executing his court, while the chapter revealed Lu Ren hovering over Shrek City before its annihilation. Ju Zi concluded that fear had already broken Xu Tianran, and Lu Ren prepared to wipe Shrek City out.

  • The prime minister urged Xu Tianran to secure an heir, and Xu Tianran had him beheaded before ordering the execution of other ministers.
  • Kong Deming stopped Xu Tianran from attacking the guards, and Ju Zi saw how completely fear had undermined the emperor.
  • A dust-covered messenger reported that a purple beam had razed Sea God Island and destroyed Shrek Academy.
  • Xu Tianran realized Lu Ren had struck Shrek first, while Kong Deming and Ju Zi recognized that no force remained to balance Lu Ren.
  • An hour earlier, Lu Ren hovered above Shrek City, surveyed it with his Six Eyes, and declared his intent to wipe it out.

Ch. 224Lu Ren: "You can't recognize me just because I changed my appearance?"

Lu Ren warned Shrek City’s residents to evacuate within seven days, but they mocked him, prompting him to kill the Soul Masters who confronted him and defeat City Lord Shi Xing. When Elder Song and the other Sea God Pavilion elders arrived, Lu Ren revealed that he was the Lu Ren Mu En had tried to kill.

  • Lu Ren released his presence over Shrek City, warned its residents to leave within seven days, and healed injuries caused by the disturbance.
  • Shrek City’s residents dismissed Lu Ren’s warning, and a group of Soul Saints and Soul Douluos rose to challenge him.
  • Lu Ren killed the challengers with Dismantle, then defeated City Lord Shi Xing with a Black Flash punch.
  • Elder Song, Lin Huiqun, Cai Mei'er, and two other Sea God Pavilion elders arrived and questioned Lu Ren about Shi Xing’s death.
  • Lu Ren identified himself as the Lu Ren Mu En had tried to kill, and said Mu En had died instead.

Ch. 225Destroying Sea God Island in One Move

Lu Ren destroyed Sea God Island with Hollow Technique: Imaginary Mass, killing its defenders and wiping out Shrek Academy’s Inner Court. He gave Shrek City seven days to evacuate while the Spirit Pagoda moved to recruit Shrek’s students and teachers, and Zhou Yi openly rejected its offer.

  • Elder Song and Lin Huiqun fled to Sea God Island with three others after recognizing Lu Ren, but Lu Ren unleashed Hollow Technique: Imaginary Mass and erased the island, the Golden Ancient Tree, and the five elders, including Shrek’s last two Rank 97 Super Douluos.
  • Shrek’s survivors and the people of Shrek City witnessed the destruction, and panic spread as residents realized Sea God Island and much of Shrek Academy’s core strength were gone.
  • Lu Ren announced that ordinary civilians and unaffiliated independent cultivators had seven days to leave Shrek City, while registered Shrek staff, students, and remaining city defense troops were forbidden to leave.
  • Residents began fleeing, and the Spirit Pagoda entered Shrek Academy, declared it dissolved, and offered students a safe exit and outstanding teachers generous terms to join its teaching system.
  • Zhou Yi confronted the Spirit Pagoda staff, condemned them for recruiting at Shrek after its destruction, and urged her colleagues not to accept their offers.
Arc 9 of 13
Arc 9 of 13