Ch. 422Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?

Tian Chen overwhelmed Tang San's team with his Evil God Domain and revealed that his sixth Soul Ring came from Da Ming. After Tian Chen ordered Yu Xiaogang seized over his disputed Pope Token, he dragged Xiao Wu to the unconscious Tang San and called for Tang Hao.

  • Dai Mubai and Tang San led the team in attacking Tian Chen, while Tian Chen revealed his six Soul Rings, including a red sixth ring that Xiao Wu recognized as Da Ming's.
  • Tian Chen unleashed the Evil God Domain and defeated the team, leaving Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai unconscious on the grounds.
  • Grandmaster conceded, but Tian Chen kicked Dai Mubai out and seized Xiao Wu by her braid, prompting Liu Erlong and Flender to move against him.
  • Grandmaster presented Tang Hao's Pope Token and claimed authority as a Spirit Hall elder, but Tian Chen challenged its legitimacy and ordered Yu Xiaogang seized.
  • Tian Chen dragged Xiao Wu to Tang San, sat on Tang San's back, and shouted for Tang Hao to come out.

Ch. 423Tang Hao appeared

Tian Chen’s identity and power drew attention as the tournament arena was thrown into chaos by Tang Hao’s sudden arrival. Tang Hao confronted Tian Chen over Tang San, while Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s elders moved to defend their authority.

  • Feng Xiaotian recognized Tian Chen from seven years earlier and accepted that he could never catch up to him, while Shui Bing'er resolved to grow strong enough to protect Skywater Academy and her sister.
  • Grandmaster trembled when Tang San’s identity was exposed, and Bibi Dong and her elders questioned whether she and Tian Chen had secretly arranged the day’s events.
  • Tang Hao appeared beneath a mass of black clouds and knocked unconscious every Soul Master below level seventy with his overwhelming voice and pressure.
  • Tian Chen endured Tang Hao’s targeted pressure, then taunted him by asking whether he disliked the greeting gift and moved toward Tang San.
  • Tang Hao seized his Clear Sky Hammer as Tian Chen threatened Tang San, and Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo released their Soul Power to confront him.

Ch. 424The turning wheel of fate

Tang Hao attacked Spirit Hall to protect Tang San, but a worship elder blocked his strike and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo moved to capture him. As Tang Hao unleashed Ring Detonation, his older brother appeared beside him, leaving Tang Hao stunned.

  • Tang Hao used his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring to enlarge his Clear Sky Hammer and strike at the Pope's Palace.
  • Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo rushed to stop the hammer, but a worship elder from the Worship Hall intercepted it with a giant shield.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to capture Tang Hao, and the two attacked him from either side.
  • Tang Hao activated Ring Detonation, causing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to recognize the dangerous technique he had used fifteen years earlier.
  • A burly middle-aged man appeared beside Tang Hao, blocked the two attackers, and was greeted by Tang Hao as his older brother.

Ch. 425The Fourth and Fifth Offerings

Tang Hao tried to sacrifice himself so Tang Xiao could escape with Tang San, but Spirit Hall’s reinforcements arrived and surrounded the brothers. The Fourth and Fifth Offerings intervened, while Tian E praised Tian Chen’s potential, leaving Tian Chen confident that his rise to power would come soon.

  • Tang Xiao treated Tang Hao’s injuries and begged him not to sacrifice himself, but Tang Hao broke free and began detonating his Soul Rings again.
  • Bibi Dong summoned Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and four scarlet-robed elders, then ordered Spirit Hall to kill Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
  • The Fourth Offering stopped the Titled Douluo from advancing, and the Fifth, Third, Sixth, and Seventh Offerings arrived.
  • Tian E advised Tian Chen not to become complacent and praised his achievements at nineteen.
  • Tian Chen tied back his hair, looked toward Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, and told Tian E that his rise to power was not far off.

Ch. 426On the brink

Tian E and the Revered Elders confronted Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and five Clear Sky Sect elders who had been hiding nearby. Tang Hao launched a desperate attack against Tian E while the others fought, leaving the Clear Sky Sect elders outmatched and suspecting Spirit Hall had lured them into a trap.

  • Tian E exposed five hidden Clear Sky Sect elders, and the Seventh Elder angrily blamed Tang Hao for the sect’s past losses and insulted his family.
  • Tang Xiao defended Tang Hao and said he would take responsibility for the harm done to the sect; Tang Hao entrusted Xiao San to Tang Xiao and Yuehua before attacking Tian E alone.
  • Tang Hao detonated his first two Soul Rings, but Tian E’s Sixth Soul Skill repelled his strike and wounded him.
  • Tang Hao detonated his third Soul Ring and shattered Tian E’s Sixth Soul Skill, earning Tian E’s respect.
  • The Fourth Revered Elder engaged Tang Xiao, while the other four faced the Clear Sky Sect elders, who formed a combined attack formation.
  • The white-browed elder realized Tang Yuehua’s warning had led them into a situation that seemed to be Spirit Hall’s scheme.

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.
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