Arc 53The Final and the Apology

Youruo and Xie Purou fought a hard-fought final, which Xie Purou won before Ye Chen healed them both. Meanwhile, the Saint Emperors who had provoked Ye Chen were forced to kneel and apologize, and the prince hosted Ye Chen and the prodigies, learning that they came from Kunlun Holy Land.

  • Xie Purou defeated Youruo in the tournament final, and Ye Chen appeared to heal both women with the Great Dao of Life.
  • Hundreds of Hundun Saint Emperors tried to complain about Ye Chen, but General Xiang ordered them to seek his forgiveness and warned them not to defy the emperor.
  • Li Zhaofeng led the Saint Emperors to the Wind and Rain Pavilion and knelt before Ye Chen, with the others following his example.
  • Ye Chen eventually dismissed the kneeling Saint Emperors, then took Youruo and Xie Purou to get food after restoring them to peak condition.
  • The prince invited Ye Chen and the top hundred prodigies to a banquet at his estate, where the guests admired the Azure Rainbow Hall.
  • Ye Chen told the prince that they came from Kunlun Holy Land, and the prince recognized it as the sect that had ascended from the lower realm.
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Ch. 1301The final showdown was about to begin

Xie Purou decisively defeated Wuj​iang and advanced to the championship match, where she would face her fellow disciple Youruo. As spectators argued over which sister was stronger, a God Emperor silenced the plaza with a single word.

  • Xie Purou walked to the defeated Wuj​iang and told him he was not strong enough, then declared that the gathering had become a stage for her and Youruo.
  • Wuj​iang accepted his defeat as the crowd recognized Xie Purou had advanced to the final.
  • The heaven's chosen debated whether Youruo's accumulating power or Xie Purou's Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning would win the championship.
  • A voice from the raised platform commanded silence, instantly quieting the white jade plaza.

Ch. 1302Sisters Testing Each Other

The prince restored the arena and offered the final battle’s victor three divine treasures and his personal guidance. Xie Purou and Youruo entered the arena to test their strength before their master, and Xie Purou opened with a punch that Youruo prepared to meet.

  • The prince rebuilt the ruined arena with his power and announced a reward of three divine treasures and personal guidance for the winner.
  • Youruo approached Xie Purou and wiped the blood from her junior sister’s cheek.
  • Xie Purou and Youruo agreed not to go easy on each other, saying their master was watching.
  • Youruo and Xie Purou walked into the arena and faced each other as the final battle began.
  • Xie Purou launched a swift punch using a tenth of her strength, and Youruo raised her right hand to meet it.

Ch. 1303Lightning and Ocean

Youruo and Xie Purou exchanged attacks in their duel, revealing their supreme Great Daos and the power of Youruo’s ocean domain. As Xie Purou gathered her lightning, Youruo unleashed a storm of enormous waves to crush and assimilate her.

  • Youruo effortlessly swallowed Xie Purou’s opening tribulation lightning with her Return to the Ruins Dao art.
  • Youruo and Xie Purou discussed their respective Daos, while the God Emperor experts recognized that both women’s mastery surpassed the God King Realm.
  • Xie Purou summoned dozens of lightning spears, but Youruo’s Vast Sea domain slowed and dissolved them.
  • Xie Purou concentrated her lightning and intensified her fighting spirit as Youruo acknowledged that the domain alone would not be enough.
  • Youruo transformed the sea into endless enormous waves that formed a crushing cage around Xie Purou.

Ch. 1304The Clash of Two Supreme Great Daos

Youruo and Xie Purou unleashed their supreme Dao arts against each other, turning the arena into a clash of an endless sea and a storm of nine-tribulation lightning. The battle remained unresolved as they tested whose Dao and foundations could endure longer.

  • Youruo trapped Xie Purou inside a vast domain of relentless waves, astonishing the spectators and God Emperor experts with her control of the Great Dao.
  • Xie Purou refused to defend or flee and answered Youruo’s waves with Nine Tribulations Lightning Descent.
  • A rain of lightning stars collided with the waves, filling the arena with destructive red and blue forces.
  • The God Emperor experts reinforced the plaza’s protective formation as the shockwaves threatened to break it.
  • Youruo and Xie Purou held their positions across the storm, their powers locked in a contest of endurance.

Ch. 1305Lightning Tribulation Fills the Sky, Myriad Sea Beasts

Xie Purou transformed her lightning attack into a tribulation-filled sky, and Youruo answered by creating a host of divine-water sea beasts. Their two Dao domains collided in a mythic battle that left both women fighting amid the destruction.

  • Xie Purou stopped her lightning barrage and merged its power into the sky, unleashing “Lightning Tribulation Fills the Sky.”
  • Youruo saw that the lightning was evaporating her Vast Sea domain, then summoned countless powerful sea beasts with “Myriad Sea Beasts.”
  • The lightning sea and the ocean beast tide collided, while the prince rose to reinforce the arena’s formation.
  • Xie Purou stood amid the lightning storm, gasping and soaked in blood as the creatures continued to fight and perish.

Ch. 1306A battle that stunned the God Emperors

Xie Purou and Youruo unleashed their strongest attacks, and the collision of the lightning Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise devastated the arena and injured spectators. Both women survived the blast and remained standing amid the ruins, gravely wounded but still facing each other as the God Emperors watched in awe.

  • Xie Purou and Youruo poured their remaining strength into a final attack, sending the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise crashing together.
  • The collision unleashed a silent red-and-blue blast followed by an explosion that injured many prodigies in the stands.
  • The energy storm destroyed the arena, leaving a vast crater and erasing both women's summoned beasts and techniques.
  • Spectators found Xie Purou and Youruo still standing in the crater, each suffering severe injuries from the other's power.
  • The crowd fell silent in awe, while the God Emperors and the prince stared at the two fighters in shock.

Ch. 1307The outcome was yet to be decided

Xie Purou and Youruo both revealed that they still had strength to fight after their devastating battle, and Xie Purou’s Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning began healing her wounds and restoring her power. The outcome remained undecided as both sisters prepared to continue fighting.

  • Xie Purou asked Youruo whether she could still fight, and Youruo answered that the question was unnecessary.
  • Youruo released a surge of Immortal Power that appeared to restore her to peak condition, prompting spectators to suspect she had cheated.
  • Xie Purou laughed and revealed that she, too, could keep fighting as red lightning erupted around her.
  • Xie Purou’s Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning regenerated her ruined arm, expelled Youruo’s Divine Power from her body, and healed her wounds as her presence continued to rise.

Ch. 1308A Clash at the Peak

Youruo and Xie Purou reached their full strength again and revealed the powers of their bloodlines and Great Daos. The chapter left them locked in a fierce spear-and-trident duel at the arena’s center.

  • Xie Purou used the Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning to restore her body and surge beyond her previous peak, shocking the spectators and experts.
  • Youruo awakened the Jade-Scaled Mermaid Clan’s bloodline power, causing her presence to rise as she prepared to face Xie Purou.
  • Youruo and Xie Purou summoned a lightning war spear and a sea trident, then vanished into a clash at the arena’s center.
  • Xie Purou attacked with wild, life-for-life spear strikes while Youruo calmly blocked and dissipated them with the power of Return to the Ruins.

Ch. 1309The Heart of Lightning and the Heart of the Ocean

Xie Purou and Youruo fought a brutal close-quarters battle, each healing through the other’s attacks. They agreed to settle the match with one move and unleashed opposing powers, leaving their crimson lightning and blue ocean energy cores moving toward each other.

  • Xie Purou and Youruo traded devastating blows, relying on their recovery to withstand the other’s Dao power.
  • The God Emperor experts recognized Xie Purou’s growing strength and Youruo’s exceptional recovery, while the prince worried about their future potential.
  • Xie Purou and Youruo smiled in mutual appreciation and agreed to finish the fight with one move.
  • They released their divine weapons, which dissolved into lightning and water before returning to them.
  • Xie Purou formed the Nine Tribulations Return to One lightning core as Youruo gathered the ocean’s origin into her Heart of the Vast Sea.
  • Xie Purou and Youruo pushed their opposing energy cores toward each other across the ruined arena.

Ch. 1310The Victor Was Decided

Xie Purou and Youruo’s ultimate Great Dao attacks collided, unleashing an explosion that destroyed the arena and nearly overwhelmed the prince’s barrier. Xie Purou remained standing while Youruo lay defeated, leaving Xie Purou the victor despite her grievous injuries.

  • Xie Purou and Youruo’s crimson lightning and deep-blue ocean powers collided, producing a devastating blast that injured spectators and strained the God Emperors’ barrier.
  • The prince reinforced the arena barrier as the two Great Dao powers annihilated each other with energy reaching the Late God Emperor Stage.
  • The explosion subsided, leaving a vast crater where the arena had stood.
  • The crowd found Youruo motionless and badly injured at the crater’s center.
  • Xie Purou remained standing despite her own severe wounds, and the crowd cheered her victory.

Ch. 1311The Great Dao of Life That Shook the Divine Capital

Xie Purou defeated Youruo but collapsed beside her, leaving both disciples near death. Ye Chen arrived and used an astonishing Great Dao of Life to save them, drawing the attention of powerful observers across the star domain.

  • Xie Purou reached the unconscious Youruo and used Nine Tribulations Divine Lightning essence to protect her remaining vitality before collapsing beside her.
  • The prince prepared to give the two wounded disciples healing pills, but Ye Chen suddenly appeared beside them.
  • Ye Chen channeled the Great Dao of Life into Youruo and Xie Purou to restore them.
  • Mu Wanling recognized that Ye Chen's Great Dao of Life surpassed even the understanding of her Azure Wood Holy Clan's ancient ancestors.
  • The prince was overwhelmed by the profundity of Ye Chen's power, and Hundun Saint Emperors throughout the star domain turned their attention to him.

Ch. 1312Prying with Divine Souls

Ye Chen detected hundreds of Saint Emperors probing the Wind and Rain Pavilion while he healed his disciples and shattered their divine senses with a cold snort. The Divine Capital's old powers were left to face the consequences of provoking an expert far beyond their strength.

  • The Divine Capital's Saint Emperors sensed Ye Chen's Great Dao of Life in the Wind and Rain Pavilion and speculated about the unfamiliar expert.
  • The Saint Emperors decided to probe the pavilion, joking that the outsider should treat them to a banquet.
  • Feng Wanli noticed their divine senses but chose not to stop them, hoping their intrusion would teach them a lesson if they angered Ye Chen.
  • The prince noticed the probing Saint Emperors but let them continue so he could learn more about Ye Chen's abilities.
  • Ye Chen sensed the hundreds of divine senses surrounding him and shattered them all with a cold snort.

Ch. 1313The enraged big shots

Ye Chen crushed the divine senses of hundreds of Hundun Saint Emperors with a cold snort, shocking the prince and thrilling Feng Wanli. The enraged powerhouses vowed to investigate Ye Chen and retaliate, but none dared approach the Wind and Rain Pavilion again.

  • The prince realized Ye Chen had destroyed hundreds of Saint Emperors' divine senses and feared the difference in their strength.
  • Feng Wanli was stunned by Ye Chen's power, then recalled how Ye Chen's insight had helped him break through to the fourth heaven of the Saint Emperor realm.
  • Feng Wanli celebrated the powerhouses' humiliation and decided to stay at the Wind and Rain Pavilion to watch what happened next.
  • Hundreds of Hundun Saint Emperors across the Divine Capital suffered backlash as Ye Chen erased their divine senses at their roots.
  • The furious powerhouses vowed to investigate Ye Chen and treated his actions as a declaration of war, while refusing to draw near the Wind and Rain Pavilion.

Ch. 1314Lodging an Imperial Complaint

Ye Chen ignored the Divine Capital’s Saint Emperor patriarchs as he healed Youruo and Xie Purou, prompting the humiliated patriarchs to seek redress from the Formless Saint Emperor. The prince let them go, eager to see how his imperial elder brother would deal with Ye Chen.

  • Ye Chen continued restoring Youruo and Xie Purou while the patriarchs’ killing intent gathered around the Wind and Rain Pavilion.
  • After realizing they could not defeat Ye Chen, the patriarchs agreed to report his attack to the Formless Saint Emperor and petition him to punish Ye Chen.
  • Hundreds of Hundun Saint Emperors flew toward the imperial city, alarming the Divine Capital.
  • Feng Wanli watched the patriarchs depart and hoped their complaint would bring the Saint Emperor to the pavilion.
  • The prince recognized that the patriarchs were targeting someone his imperial elder brother respected, but chose to let them proceed so he could see how the Saint Emperor handled the matter.

Ch. 1315General Xiang Blocked the Way

General Xiang blocked hundreds of Saint Emperors from entering the imperial palace to complain about the white-clad guest who had injured them. He revealed that the Formless Saint Emperor had ordered them to beg the guest’s forgiveness at the Wind and Rain Pavilion.

  • Hundreds of Saint Emperors gathered before Chengtian Gate, where General Xiang stopped them from advancing.
  • The Li Household ancestor claimed the white-clad guest had injured their divine senses and demanded that the Saint Emperor punish him.
  • General Xiang rebuked the crowd for making a disturbance at the palace gates and trying to lodge a complaint.
  • General Xiang told the Saint Emperors that the Saint Emperor had ordered them to seek the guest’s forgiveness and obey him until he was satisfied.

Ch. 1316General Xiang's Death Threat

General Xiang confronted the ministers who refused to believe the emperor had ordered them to apologize to an honored guest. After proving his resolve with a swift saber strike, he repeated the emperor’s threat and left the terrified ancestors with no room to defy him.

  • The Li Household Old Ancestor and other clan leaders accused General Xiang of forging the imperial decree and demanded to see the emperor.
  • General Xiang mocked the ancestors for abandoning their dignity and called them beaten dogs who feared facing their enemy.
  • A Saint Emperor ancestor charged at General Xiang, who drew his saber and severed the Li Household Old Ancestor’s pointing finger with a single slash.
  • General Xiang declared that anyone who trespassed into the imperial city or defied the order would be treated as a traitor and have their three familial lines exterminated.
  • General Xiang quoted the emperor’s command that the ancestors kowtow to the honored guest at the Wind and Rain Pavilion, warning that he would kill anyone whose apology was refused.
  • The Li Household Old Ancestor trembled and fell silent, convinced General Xiang would kill him if he spoke again.

Ch. 1317His Majesty's Decree

General Xiang enforced His Majesty’s decree, forcing hundreds of Saint Emperor clan ancestors to kneel and obey before sending them away. Feng Wanli watched the humiliation in a water mirror and gleefully anticipated their arrival at the Wind and Rain Pavilion to apologize to Senior Ye.

  • The Li Household's ancestor and the other Saint Emperors realized General Xiang was acting under His Majesty’s orders and feared the young man in white’s influence.
  • Li Zhaofeng knelt and declared that he obeyed the decree, prompting the hundreds of Saint Emperors to kneel as well.
  • General Xiang sheathed his saber, ordered the ancestors to scram, and watched as they rose and trudged back toward the Wind and Rain Pavilion in disgrace.
  • Feng Wanli watched the events in a water mirror, laughed at the ancestors’ humiliation, and looked forward to seeing them kowtow to Senior Ye.

Ch. 1318The Understanding Feng Wanli

Several hundred Hundun Saint Emperors were forced to go to the Wind and Rain Pavilion to beg forgiveness, while the prince of the Formless Divine Kingdom watched and wondered how the white-robed man would handle them. Feng Wanli welcomed the humiliated patriarchs with exaggerated sympathy, leaving Li Zhaofeng and the others to endure his pointed performance.

  • The prince of the Formless Divine Kingdom watched the scene through a water mirror and wondered how the white-robed man would deal with the approaching Saint Emperors.
  • Li Zhaofeng led several hundred subdued Saint Emperors down Vermilion Bird Avenue as onlookers stared and the patriarchs exchanged fearful guesses about whom they had offended.
  • Feng Wanli prepared Nine Revolutions Soul-Returning Tea and went to greet the procession outside the Wind and Rain Pavilion.
  • Feng Wanli seized the trembling Li Zhaofeng, loudly feigned shock at his severed finger, and condemned whoever had injured him.
  • Feng Wanli addressed the Saint Emperors as pillars of the divine kingdom who had suffered a tremendous injustice.

Ch. 1319Fear-Kneel!

Li Zhaofeng and hundreds of Saint Emperor ancestors entered the Wind and Rain Pavilion to apologize to Ye Chen after General Xiang forced them to back down. With their juniors watching, the ancestors hesitated to kneel, until Li Zhaofeng swallowed his humiliation and knelt before Ye Chen.

  • Feng Wanli sarcastically welcomed Li Zhaofeng and pulled him toward the Wind and Rain Pavilion, while the other ancestors held back their anger out of fear of General Xiang.
  • Li Zhaofeng entered the pavilion with hundreds of Saint Emperor experts, drawing the attention of the guests who knew the group had come to beg forgiveness from Ye Chen.
  • The ancestors reached White Jade Square, where heaven's chosen recognized them and shouted for their attention, deepening their embarrassment.
  • The ancestors gathered before Ye Chen but hesitated to kneel in front of their juniors.
  • Remembering General Xiang's saber strike, Li Zhaofeng overcame his humiliation and knelt before Ye Chen.

Ch. 1320Even the Saint Emperors Knelt?

After Li Zhaofeng and hundreds of Saint Emperor experts knelt before Ye Chen to beg forgiveness, the white jade plaza fell into stunned silence. While the ancestors waited for Ye Chen’s response, Youruo and Xie Purou recovered fully and learned that Ye Chen had healed them with the Great Dao of Life.

  • Li Zhaofeng knelt before Ye Chen and begged him to forgive the Li Household.
  • Several hundred Saint Emperor experts followed Li Zhaofeng, kneeling together as the prodigies watched in disbelief.
  • Feng Wanli watched the scene through a water mirror and delighted in the ancestors’ humiliation.
  • The kneeling Saint Emperors waited in silence while Ye Chen remained turned away and gave no reply.
  • Youruo and Xie Purou thanked Ye Chen after his treatment restored them to peak condition and strengthened their Dao comprehension.
  • Ye Chen told Youruo and Xie Purou that he had used a relatively superficial level of the Great Dao of Life and encouraged them to advance further.

Ch. 1321So What If I Disrespect His Majesty?

After healing Youruo and Xie Purou, Ye Chen dismissed his mastery of the Great Dao of Life as superficial, devastating the confidence of the kneeling Saint Emperor ancestors and astonishing the prince. He then casually called the Formless Saint Emperor “that fellow,” leaving the prince, Feng Wanli, and the kneeling ancestors frozen in horror.

  • Ye Chen told Youruo and Xie Purou that his use of the Great Dao of Life was only superficial, causing a kneeling Saint Emperor ancestor to lose his Dao heart and collapse.
  • Li Zhaofeng feared that the ancestors had provoked an opponent far beyond their strength, while the prince struggled to comprehend Ye Chen’s abilities.
  • Ye Chen turned toward the kneeling ancestors and complained that Formless was making a pointless spectacle.
  • The prince dropped his teacup in shock, Feng Wanli panicked, and Li Zhaofeng was left repeating Ye Chen’s disrespectful words in a daze.

Ch. 1322Treating Them to a Meal

After Ye Chen spared Li Zhaofeng and the kneeling Saint Emperor ancestors, he ignored them and took Youruo and Xie Purou to get a meal. Feng Wanli and the prince both offered to host them.

  • Li Zhaofeng and the other Saint Emperors realized Ye Chen was beyond their comprehension and trembled in fear.
  • Ye Chen told the kneeling Saint Emperors to get up, and they thanked him for sparing their lives.
  • Ye Chen comforted Youruo and Xie Purou, then took them by the hand to get something to eat.
  • Feng Wanli offered to arrange the meal, and Xie Purou happily accepted.
  • The prince appeared and offered to treat Ye Chen, joking with Feng Wanli about competing to host.

Ch. 1323The Prince's Invitation

Ye Chen accepted the prince’s invitation to a banquet for the top hundred geniuses and left the Wind and Rain Pavilion with them. The ministers left behind suspected Ye Chen had destroyed the Shangguan Household Clan and fled in fear and humiliation, while the prodigies struggled to understand what they had witnessed.

  • Ye Chen agreed to attend the prince’s banquet, and the prince invited the top hundred geniuses as well.
  • The ministers discussed whether Ye Chen had destroyed the Shangguan Household Clan and feared he could destroy their lineages too.
  • The ministers hurried away after recalling their humiliation and worrying about the watching prodigies.
  • The prodigies erupted into confusion over their ancestors kneeling before Ye Chen and wondered who Xie Purou and Youruo’s master was.

Ch. 1324The Prince's Reception Hall

After the ministers were publicly humbled, Ye Chen and the others entered the prince’s estate and were shown its lavish Azure Rainbow Hall. The prince proudly displayed the hall’s treasures and asked Youruo and Xie Purou whether he had treated them well.

  • The Divine Capital’s prodigies stopped speculating about the powerful master behind Youruo and Xie Purou as rumors spread about the ministers’ disgrace.
  • The ministers left the Wind and Rain Pavilion in humiliation, intensifying the city’s curiosity about what had happened.
  • Ye Chen and the top hundred prodigies entered the prince’s estate and marveled at its dense immortal Qi.
  • The prince guided the group to the Azure Rainbow Hall, where they were astonished by its Eternal Crystal Stone floor and precious furnishings.
  • The prince asked Feng Wanli what he thought of the hall, and Feng Wanli praised its materials and design.
  • The prince turned to Youruo and Xie Purou and asked whether he had treated them poorly.

Ch. 1325He Was the Lord of Kunlun Holy Land?

Ye Chen revealed that he and the two girls came from Kunlun Holy Land, a name unknown to most of the guests. The prince recognized the sect from secret reports about its breach of the upper and lower realm barrier and whole-sect ascension, then welcomed Ye Chen to the banquet while eager to learn more.

  • Xie Purou and Youruo compared Qinghong Hall unfavorably with their sect, and Xie Purou awkwardly tried to spare the prince's dignity.
  • The prince asked Ye Chen which sect he belonged to, and Ye Chen said they came from Kunlun Holy Land.
  • Feng Wanli and the young prodigies wondered why they had never heard of Kunlun Holy Land.
  • The prince recalled reports that Kunlun Holy Land had broken the barrier between the upper realm and the lower realm and ascended as an entire sect.
  • The prince understood why his imperial elder brother respected Ye Chen, then welcomed the guests and ordered servants to bring wine, delicacies, and immortal fruits.
Arc 53 of 64
Arc 53 of 64