Arc 18Chapters 427–447

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Ch. 427Dugu Bo made his move

Tian Chen prepared to use Tang San to restrain Tang Hao, but Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong summoned the Golden Sacred Dragon to attack him. Dugu Bo intervened on Tian Chen’s behalf and joined him as Dugu Yan confronted Tian Chen about keeping her uninformed.

  • Tian Chen decided to seize control of Tang San to make Tang Hao hesitate, while the five Clear Sky Sect elders stood nearby.
  • Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong combined their Soul Rings to transform Luo Sanpao into the Golden Sacred Dragon, which charged Tian Chen.
  • Dugu Bo appeared in the form of a jade-green serpent and blocked the Golden Sacred Dragon’s attack, leaving the two creatures locked in a standoff.
  • Liu Erlong angrily accused Dugu Bo of serving Spirit Hall, but Dugu Bo dismissed her and moved to Tian Chen’s side.
  • Dugu Yan embraced Tian Chen and complained that he had not told her about the danger; Tian Chen explained that he wanted to keep her out of the conflict.
  • Dugu Bo scolded Tian Chen, saying his intervention had made it impossible to convince anyone he was uninvolved with Spirit Hall.

Ch. 428Becoming a Heavy Hitter

Tian Chen broke Grandmaster’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and ordered Yu Xiaogang and his companions arrested over the Pope Token. He then subdued Liu Erlong, leaving the group defeated and Bibi Dong’s faction watching his orders.

  • Tian Chen reassured Dugu Yan, then used his teleportation skill to appear before Grandmaster and attack the golden barrier protecting him, Flender, and Liu Erlong.
  • Dugu Bo blocked Luo Sanpao from reaching Tian Chen, allowing Tian Chen to break through the barrier and disrupt the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Tian Chen kicked Grandmaster unconscious and ordered the cardinals to arrest him and the others and investigate the origin of the Pope Token.
  • Several cardinals restrained Flender, while the Pope’s faction looked to Bibi Dong before deciding whether to obey Tian Chen.
  • Tian Chen trapped Liu Erlong with his Purple Radiance Evil God Shield and slammed her face into the paving stones.

Ch. 429At daggers drawn

Tian Chen demanded that Bibi Dong let him execute Yu Xiaogang, but Bibi Dong used her authority and power to stop him. Tian Chen backed down because he did not want to put Hu Liena in a difficult position, while Ning Fengzhi recognized the rift between the Pope’s Palace and the Worship Hall as an opportunity for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

  • Tian Chen grabbed Yu Xiaogang and asked Bibi Dong for permission to execute him for stealing Spirit Hall’s Pope Token, while Liu Erlong struggled against the bishops holding her down.
  • A Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan relative stepped forward to protect Liu Erlong, but Tian Chen threatened to destroy the clan if he interfered.
  • Bibi Dong revealed her nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and said she had personally given Yu Xiaogang his Elder Token for his contributions to Spirit Hall.
  • Tian Chen questioned Yu Xiaogang’s contributions, but Bibi Dong’s pressure forced him to release Yu Xiaogang and step back.
  • Hu Liena arrived and worriedly watched Tian Chen and Bibi Dong, so Tian Chen chose not to escalate their conflict; Dugu Yan came to his side.
  • Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo recognized the rift between Bibi Dong and the Worship Hall and saw it as favorable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ch. 430A different ending

During the battle above Spirit City, Tian E overwhelmed Tang Hao and saved Tian Chen from Bibi Dong, revealing that he had nearly completed a divine inheritance. Tian Chen killed the dying Tang Hao, leaving Tang Xiao and the Clear Sky Sect elders grieving as their battle continued.

  • Tian E dominated the wounded Tang Hao, who detonated his final Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and urged Tang Xiao to take Xiao San and flee.
  • Tian E severed Tang Hao’s limbs with a golden claw and brought the four Soul Bones before Bibi Dong, then rebuked her for pressuring Tian Chen.
  • Bibi Dong sensed Divine Power in Tian E, who explained that he had been chosen by a Second-Level God and had held back to conceal his inheritance from Tian Chen.
  • Tian E brought Tang Hao’s barely living body to Tian Chen, who enveloped them in his Evil God Domain and killed Tang Hao by piercing his skull.
  • Tang Xiao sensed Tang Hao’s death, while the Clear Sky Sect elders mourned their kinsman as their own battle continued.

Ch. 431Memories deep within Tang Hao's soul

Tian Chen explored Tang Hao’s memories and learned how the young Clear Sky Sect genius received the sect’s inherited Soul Bone and mastered the Great Sumeru Hammer. He discovered the principles behind Ring Detonation, but continued searching Tang Hao’s memories for Ah Yin and her Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

  • Tian Chen experienced Tang Hao’s early memories and saw him cultivate for fourteen years after awakening his Martial Soul.
  • Tang Yuehua visited Tang Hao in the mountains, and Tian Chen sensed her feelings for her brother.
  • The Clear Sky Sect’s previous sect master entrusted Tang Hao with the sect’s inherited right arm Soul Bone.
  • Over the next ten years, Tang Hao cultivated the sect’s techniques and learned the Great Sumeru Hammer from Tang Chen.
  • Tian Chen learned that Ring Detonation required exceptional talent and a powerful physique, then continued searching for Ah Yin’s hiding place.

Ch. 432Facing Titled Douluos

Tian Chen absorbed Tang Hao’s memories, learning the location of Ah Yin and the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone before emerging mentally exhausted. He then challenged the Clear Sky Sect’s five Titled Douluo elders to test his strength, while Tang Xiao prepared to take Tang San away.

  • Tian Chen experienced Tang Hao’s memories, including Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s wedding night, his battle with Qian Xunji, and the location of Ah Yin and the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone.
  • Tian Chen completed his review of Tang Hao’s memories and emerged from the Evil God Domain after ten minutes, exhausted but satisfied.
  • Tian Chen told Tian E that he wanted to test his limits against the Clear Sky Sect’s elders, and Tian E gave him permission.
  • Tian Chen transformed and flew toward the five Revered Elders, intending to fight them using his strength and the abilities he had learned from Tang Hao’s memories.
  • Tang Xiao gripped his Clear Sky Hammer and prepared to take Tang San away, despite knowing he might fall in Spirit City.

Ch. 433Eye of Chaos

Tian Chen challenged the Clear Sky Sect’s Seventh Elder and used his second Soul Skill, the Eye of Chaos, to trap and drain him. The Seventh Elder broke free with his third Soul Skill, leaving both sides poised to continue the fight under the watch of Spirit Hall’s Offerings.

  • Tian Chen provoked the Seventh Elder, while the Seventh Elder and Tang Xiao privately recognized the danger Tian Chen could pose to the Clear Sky Sect.
  • The Fifth Offering nearly struck the Seventh Elder with a wind attack, and the Second Elder pulled him aside just in time.
  • The Fifth Offering told Tian Chen that the Clear Sky Sect elders had no choice, and Tian Chen agreed before activating the Purple Radiance Evil God Shield.
  • Tian Chen’s shield formed the Eye of Chaos, draining the Seventh Elder’s Soul Power and life force as it tightened around him.
  • The Seventh Elder struck the barrier with his Clear Sky Hammer, then used his third Soul Skill and two hammer blows to shatter it.
  • The Seventh Elder emerged shaken by Tian Chen’s strength, while Tian Chen’s fighting spirit grew stronger.

Ch. 434Clash

Tian Chen attacked the Seventh Elder with Divine Slaughter's Domain and then used Evil God Domain to conceal himself and drain the elder's Soul Power. After his ambush was blocked, Tian Chen activated several enhancements and launched a powerful claw strike, while Bibi Dong watched with conflicted feelings about Hu Liena.

  • Tian Chen released Divine Slaughter's Domain, prompting the Second Elder to tell the Seventh Elder to subdue him at any cost.
  • The Seventh Elder shielded himself from Tian Chen's killing aura, but Tian Chen spread Evil God Domain and vanished into its currents.
  • The Seventh Elder's Clear Sky Body Protection blocked Tian Chen's surprise attack with the Evil God Hook.
  • Bibi Dong recognized Tian Chen's External Soul Bone and reflected on how she might be standing in Hu Liena's way.
  • Tian Chen activated Purple Radiance Evil God Body, Purple Radiance Protective Shield, and Evil Demon Transformation, then attacked the Seventh Elder with five enormous claw shadows.

Ch. 435Sky-Rending Claw and Ring Fusion

Tian Chen used his space-infused Dark Gold Dreadclaw to force the Seventh Elder to defend himself, then revealed that he could fuse his Soul Rings. The chapter ended with all six rings fused into a single Soul Ring exceeding two hundred thousand years old, as the Seventh Elder watched in horror.

  • Tian Chen’s Sky-Rending Claw tore open space and pulled the Seventh Elder toward its rifts, but the elder used his Clear Sky Hammer and Martial Soul Clone to resist.
  • Tian Chen revealed that he had been buying time, then activated Ring Fusion as the powerful figures watched in astonishment.
  • Tian Chen fused his first five Soul Rings into a blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, then fused that ring with his sixth.
  • Tian Chen formed a dazzling red-and-gold Soul Ring with two golden markings, signifying an age exceeding two hundred thousand years.

Ch. 436Purple Brilliant World Destruction

Tian Chen fused his six Soul Rings to manifest the Purple Brilliant Evil God Crocodile True Body, an incomplete Martial Soul Avatar of overwhelming power. He used it to kill the Seventh Elder, leaving no trace of him behind.

  • Tian Chen fused his six Soul Rings and summoned the Purple Brilliant Evil God Crocodile True Body.
  • Dugu Bo and the other powerful figures were astonished that Tian Chen had manifested a Martial Soul Avatar without a Seventh Soul Ring.
  • Tian Chen sealed the Seventh Elder in place as the Seventh Elder charged his Clear Sky True Body and Sky-Piercing Strike.
  • Tian Chen unleashed his attack, and the Seventh Elder died as his body was disassembled and vanished.

Ch. 437Fire of Life

After Tian Chen killed the Seventh Elder, Tang Xiao ignited his Fire of Life to protect Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect elders from Spirit Hall. As the battle escalated, Tian Chen tried to kill the unconscious Tang San, but Tang Hao’s soul affected his aim, and the chapter ended with Tian Chen attempting to crush Tang San’s head.

  • Tian Xiao ordered the Second Elder to take Tang San and escape, then asked the four elders to protect Tang Hao’s only surviving bloodline.
  • Xia Hong trapped Tang Xiao and the four elders in spider-silk cages, and the Fifth Offering attacked them before they could use their strongest Soul Skills.
  • Tang Xiao ignited his Fire of Life, broke free of his cage, and drove back the Offerings as his strength surged toward level 98.
  • Xia Hong warned Tian Chen that Tang Xiao’s Soul Core might explode and devastate Spirit City, while Tian Chen landed and turned his attention to Tang San.
  • Tian Chen’s lightning attack veered off and only charred Tang San’s right ear; realizing Tang Hao’s soul was affecting him, Tian Chen moved beside Tang San and tried to crush his head with his foot.

Ch. 438Gods

A Clear Sky ancestor intervened just before Tian Chen could kill Tang San, rescuing Tang San and Tang Xiao and revealing himself as a god. Tian Chen learned that the Clear Sky Sect had once produced a god, while the God of Destruction reprimanded the God of Devastation for interfering in the human world.

  • Tian Chen’s attack on Tang San was interrupted when space collapsed, and a silver-armored god transported Tian Chen, Tian E, and Bibi Dong away.
  • The god rescued the unconscious Tang San and Tang Xiao, then vanished as time and space resumed and the remaining fighters found themselves alive and bewildered.
  • Tian E told Tian Chen that the Clear Sky Sect’s ancestor had once become a god, and Tian Chen grew more determined to seek a god’s inheritance.
  • In Destruction Castle, the God of Destruction punished the God of Devastation for interfering in the lower realm without permission.
  • The God of Lust urged the God of Destruction to strip the God of Devastation of his divine position, but the God of Destruction gave no answer.

Ch. 439A new chapter

Tian Chen kept the Titan Giant Ape Torso Bone for a future plan and chose to remain with Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling despite their strained relationships. Meanwhile, Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua sailed away from the Douluo Continent with the surviving Clear Sky Sect, hoping Tang San might one day let them return.

  • Tian Chen stored the Titan Giant Ape Torso Bone, intending to use the Evil God Hook to nourish his Soul Bones after he obtained a Titan Giant Ape Soul Ring.
  • The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament concluded with Spirit Hall Academy victorious, while Ma Hongjun defeated Yu Tianheng and Tian Chen remained the subject of widespread attention.
  • Tian Chen joined Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling at the manor and declared that he would not let any of them go; the four talked together until dawn.
  • Tang Xiao interrupted Tang Yuehua's appeal to ally with other powers for revenge and insisted that the Clear Sky Sect had to survive.
  • Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua continued leading the Clear Sky Sect toward an unknown continent, with Tang Xiao hoping Tang San might give them a chance to return.

Ch. 440Dinner

Tian Chen left Xiao Wu imprisoned and discussed his plans to travel with Hu Liena, then joined his friends for dinner. The gathering ended with tension over the two seats at the head of the table, which Huyan Li discreetly resolved by breaking a chair.

  • Tian Chen taunted the chained Xiao Wu about the Sky Azure Bull Python and left her in the secret chamber.
  • Hu Liena met Tian Chen outside the chamber, and they discussed his plans to travel the continent before going to Sea God Island.
  • Tian Chen and Hu Liena joined Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Ma Hongjun, Huyan Li, and Li Kai at the estate.
  • Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling prepared dinner, and Dugu Yan teased Tian Chen over his departure with Hu Liena.
  • Tian Chen frowned at the two chairs at the head of the table, so Huyan Li broke a nearby chair to distract everyone and let dinner begin.

Ch. 441Epilogue

After the banquet, Tian Chen and the women settled into the strained balance of their relationships, while Hu Liena prepared to leave for the Pope’s Palace. Once she was gone, Tian Chen turned his thoughts to retrieving Ah Yin’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

  • After the guests left, Ma Hongjun returned to his new residence, while Tian Chen, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and Hu Liena remained at the manor.
  • Hu Liena asked Tian Chen to walk her out, and Dugu Yan confronted Ye Lingling about whether she minded sharing Tian Chen.
  • Hu Liena recalled the misunderstanding eight years earlier, then told Tian Chen she would cultivate in seclusion to break through rank sixty.
  • Hu Liena left for the Pope’s Palace to comply with Bibi Dong’s demand that she stay and cultivate, while Tian Chen realized it was time to retrieve Ah Yin’s Right Leg Bone.
  • Tian Chen returned to Ye Lingling, learned Dugu Yan had gone to rest, and kissed Ye Lingling.

Ch. 442Leaving

Tian Chen prepared to leave Spirit City secretly for Nuoding City with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, taking precautions to hide their identities. After helping Ma Hongjun improve his rapport with Ah Hei, Tian Chen departed the estate with the two women in disguise.

  • Tian Chen woke Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan and reminded them that they were going to Nuoding City.
  • Tian Chen visited Ma Hongjun, who was feeding Soul Beasts to Ah Hei, and gave him deep-sea fish oil to improve Ah Hei’s attitude toward him.
  • Tian Chen met Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan and gave them Ice Silkworm silk masks to conceal their appearances.
  • Tian Chen, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan left the estate through the back gate to hire a carriage outside Spirit City.

Ch. 443The fates of Xiao Chenyu and Wang Sheng

Tian Chen, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan reached a town near Nuoding City, where they encountered Xiao Chenyu carrying the dying Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng died from Mandala Snake venom, and Tian Chen returned to the carriage without intervening.

  • Tian Chen traveled leisurely with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan toward Nuoding City and passed the nearby Soul Hunting Forest.
  • Dugu Yan asked what Tian Chen planned to do in Nuoding City, but he kept the reason secret.
  • The carriage stopped abruptly when Xiao Chenyu rushed into its path carrying the badly injured Wang Sheng.
  • Xiao Chenyu sought a healing-type Soul Master, but Tian Chen told him Wang Sheng was beyond saving.
  • Wang Sheng told Xiao Chenyu that Mandala Snake venom had reached his heart, thanked him, and died.
  • Tian Chen returned to the carriage with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, leaving Xiao Chenyu grieving on the ground.

Ch. 444Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone

Tian Chen brought Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan to the hidden cave where Tang Hao and Ah Yin had lived, and revealed Ah Yin’s Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Ye Lingling began absorbing it while Tian Chen blocked Ah Yin’s grass from reaching her and comforted Dugu Yan.

  • Tian Chen flew Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan to the valley near Holy Soul Village and entered the hidden cave behind its waterfall.
  • Tian Chen showed the women the Blue Silver Emperor growing in the cave, and Ye Lingling recognized it from her family’s records.
  • Tian Chen explained that Ah Yin had sacrificed her hundred thousand years of cultivation to Tang Hao and revealed the Right Leg Bone she had left behind.
  • Dugu Yan encouraged Ye Lingling to absorb the Soul Bone, and Ye Lingling sat down and began absorbing it.
  • Tian Chen blocked Ah Yin’s reaching blades of grass with the Purple Radiance Evil God Shield and embraced Dugu Yan as she initiated a kiss.

Ch. 445Fusion complete

Ye Lingling completed her fusion with the Blue Silver Emperor’s hundred-thousand-year right leg bone, while Tian Chen took Ah Yin away and spent time with Dugu Yan. Three days later, Ye Lingling awoke at Soul Power level fifty-seven, and Tian Chen considered using an eighty-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King as her sixth Soul Ring.

  • Ye Lingling fused with the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and her Soul Power gradually increased.
  • Tian Chen uprooted Ah Yin, planted her in a stone flowerpot, and stored her in his Soul Tool.
  • Tian Chen and Dugu Yan descended into the pool beneath the waterfall and stayed there until the latter half of the night.
  • Three days later, Ye Lingling awoke and discovered that her Soul Power had reached level fifty-seven.
  • Tian Chen explained the Soul Bone’s benefits and considered persuading the Blue Silver King to sacrifice itself for Ye Lingling’s sixth Soul Ring.

Ch. 446Rest and recuperation

After Ye Lingling gained powerful healing and flight abilities from the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, Tian Chen left the secluded valley with her and Dugu Yan to rest and prepare in Nuoding City. He sent a letter and token to Spirit City, then went out masked to buy fresh ingredients for dinner.

  • Ye Lingling explained that her new Soul Bone granted flight and the ability to restore lost limbs, and Tian Chen encouraged her to become the Nine Heart Begonia Clan's first Titled Douluo.
  • Tian Chen left the valley with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, planning to rest in Nuoding City and later travel around the continent.
  • Tian Chen gave Zhu Kuo a letter and dark token to deliver to Spirit City.
  • After Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling rested at the hotel, Tian Chen put on his Ice Silkworm silk mask and went to the city center to buy fresh vegetables.

Ch. 447Quite a Show

Tian Chen overheard reports that Tang Hao had died and the Seven Great Sects would be reelected, then witnessed Su Yuntao confront Sisi over the paternity of her son. Tian Chen left the tavern as Su Yuntao continued beating Sisi.

  • Tian Chen followed two middle-aged men into a tavern and overheard them discuss Tang Hao's reported death and Spirit Hall's plan to elect a new Seven Great Sects in two years.
  • Su Yuntao arrived at the tavern and drank in silence while Tian Chen considered the news.
  • Sisi confronted Su Yuntao about drinking and neglecting their son, then insulted him for failing to become a Soul Elder.
  • Su Yuntao struck Sisi and accused her of having a child with another man because they had been married only seven months.
  • Tian Chen called the confrontation quite a show, paid the attendant, and left the tavern.
Arc 18 of 18
Arc 18 of 18