Arc 4The Fourth Aspect

Luo Chen learned the truth about Gu Yuena and accepted Tian Meng’s sacrifice, gaining a million-year Soul Ring and a powerful new Aspect. As he tested Tian Meng’s abilities and planned for Spirit Hall’s future, Gu Yuena explained that his trials required him to unite the realms around Douluo Star.

  • Ah Rou, Ah Yin, and Na'er searched the Lake of Life for Xiao Wu, then met Tian Meng, who offered herself as Luo Chen’s fourth Aspect.
  • Na'er met the Silver Dragon King, who healed through their connection and later revealed her history to Luo Chen, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou, and Luo Chen named her Gu Yuena.
  • Gu Yuena explained the god-level ranks and Luo Chen’s trials, then agreed that Tian Meng should wait a year before becoming his fourth Soul Ring.
  • Ah Rou found Xiao Wu training in the Lake of Life’s Core Circle and promised to seek a Godhood Inheritance for her.
  • Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she wanted to enter the Soul Master Tournament, while Tang Xiao encountered Ornn beneath the Clear Sky Sect and began forging under his instruction.
  • Luo Chen told Bibi Dong the truth about his Martial Soul and introduced her to Gu Yuena, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou, after their conflict, he secured a temporary truce.
  • Tian Meng sacrificed her million years of power to Luo Chen, then transformed into the Eternal Night Cosmic Feather Moth and became a rank-100 Aspect.
  • Luo Chen tested Tian Meng’s information skills and Kyoka Suigetsu on Bibi Dong, who recognized how the illusion could turn allies against one another.
  • Luo Chen and Bibi Dong agreed to lay groundwork for unification, while Luo Chen discovered that his fourth trial required aligning the Spirit Realm with the Material Realm and connecting the Nether Realm to create reincarnation.
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Ch. 76Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Gaze upon Sister Tian Meng's Splendor!

Ah Rou, Ah Yin, and Na'er searched the Lake of Life for Xiao Wu but instead encountered Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who revealed she had been sent to become Luo Chen’s Soul Ring. After discussing the risks, they considered taking her to Luo Chen because her spiritual abilities could greatly benefit him.

  • Ah Rou led Ah Yin and Na'er to the Lake of Life, hoping to find Xiao Wu with Da Ming and Er Ming, but their search turned up no trace of them.
  • Sky Dream Ice Silkworm appeared before the three and recognized Na'er as the Silver Dragon King's subordinate, though Na'er pretended not to know her.
  • Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that the Silver Dragon King had ordered her to sacrifice herself to Luo Chen in exchange for a chance to become a god.
  • Ah Yin, Ah Rou, and Na'er discussed whether Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could be trusted and concluded her spiritual attribute posed little danger to Luo Chen.
  • Sky Dream Ice Silkworm offered her Wisdom Soul Ring and promised it would greatly improve Luo Chen's cultivation.

Ch. 77Na'er's meeting with the Silver Dragon King

Na'er learned that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wanted to sacrifice itself to Luo Chen and relayed the offer to him. Suspecting the offer was connected to the mysterious scale that gave birth to Na'er, Luo Chen asked to meet the person behind it, and Na'er entered a hidden space to meet the Silver Dragon King.

  • Ah Yin and Ah Rou questioned the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's strength, then left the decision to Na'er.
  • Luo Chen recognized the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm from stories about Huo Yuhao and wondered why it wanted to sacrifice itself to him.
  • Luo Chen asked Na'er to find out whether the person behind the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given him the scale that created her.
  • The Silver Dragon King invited Na'er to meet her, and Na'er chose to go alone while Ah Yin and Ah Rou stayed with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
  • Na'er found the hidden alternate space, crossed its spatial rift, and saw the Silver Dragon King.

Ch. 78Gu Yuena

Na'er and the Silver Dragon King reunited their consciousnesses, restoring the Silver Dragon King and transforming her into a being with human emotions. She named herself Gu Yuena and shared her origins with Luo Chen, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou, leaving the two women stunned.

  • Na'er and the Silver Dragon King merged their memories and feelings, and Celestial Power flowed through Na'er to the Silver Dragon King.
  • The Silver Dragon King healed, left the Lake of Life, and told Di Tian to handle the Soul Beasts before appearing before Luo Chen, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou.
  • Luo Chen learned the Silver Dragon King's history through their shared memories and named her Gu Yuena, while agreeing to let her call him Ah Chen.
  • Gu Yuena shared her origins with Ah Yin and Ah Rou, who were shocked by what they learned.

Ch. 79Creation Star Dragon

Gu Yuena explained how Luo Chen’s Celestial Power healed her and raised her to level 150, giving her strength comparable to a God King. She revealed that her Creation Star Dragon form was still only a race rather than a unique identity, and the chapter ended with Luo Chen asking what kind of being a Creation Star Dragon was.

  • Gu Yuena explained that Luo Chen’s Martial Soul had healed her through Na’er after he gave her his reverse scale.
  • Gu Yuena described the god-level ranks and revealed that she had reached level 150, with power that could rival or surpass a God King’s.
  • Gu Yuena said that Sol’s power made even her immense strength seem insignificant, astonishing Ah Yin and Ah Rou.
  • Gu Yuena explained that Creation Star Dragon was her race, while becoming Luo Chen’s true Dragon Queen remained a goal she had not yet achieved.
  • Luo Chen joked about the Star Forger Martial Soul’s preferential treatment for his potential partners, then asked Gu Yuena what a Creation Star Dragon was.

Ch. 80Silver Dragon King Jinchuriki, Luo Chen!

Gu Yuena explained Luo Chen’s God Trials, the risks of assimilating the Star Forger’s power, and how she could protect him while concealing her true strength. She then presented the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as Luo Chen’s planned fourth Aspect, while reassuring Ah Rou that she had saved Xiao Wu and the others.

  • Gu Yuena explained that the Creation Star Dragons created life on worlds built by the Star Forger and said her strength placed her near the pinnacle of the Douluo God Realm.
  • Gu Yuena told Luo Chen that three Nature Gods presided over individual stages of his trials, which helped him assimilate the Star Forger’s power without losing himself to its will.
  • Gu Yuena revealed she could rescue Luo Chen, use her God King strength in the Lake of Life or his soul space, and lend him Divine Power while posing as a level-40 Soul Master.
  • Gu Yuena said she did not know the First and Second Trials, which would be revealed after Luo Chen completed the other trials.
  • Gu Yuena introduced the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as a million-year Soul Beast and her gift to Luo Chen, explaining that its spiritual attribute would make it his fourth Aspect.
  • Gu Yuena reassured Ah Rou that she had saved Xiao Wu and the others, and asked Ah Rou and Ah Yin to treat her as their younger sister.

Ch. 81Ferocious Beasts gathered

Luo Chen rejected using Xiao Wu to spy on Tang San and agreed to slow his cultivation to strengthen his foundation before absorbing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as his fourth soul ring. After returning safely to Spirit City, Ah Rou and Ah Yin joined Xiao Wu and the other soul beasts beneath the Lake of Life, where the ferocious beasts were training Da Ming and Er Ming.

  • Gu Yuena proposed sending Xiao Wu to infiltrate Tang San's circle, but Luo Chen refused, and Ah Yin told Ah Rou about Tang San's crimes against her.
  • Gu Yuena advised Luo Chen to spend a year consolidating his power before letting the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm become his fourth soul ring, and Luo Chen agreed.
  • Luo Chen asked Gu Yuena to select suitable hundred-thousand-year soul beasts for his future Aspects and agreed that the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could stay in the Astral Realm first.
  • Luo Chen returned to Spirit City with Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Hu Liena, and Jin Tianyue, sharing their snacks during the journey.
  • Ah Rou and Ah Yin entered the space beneath the Lake of Life, where Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff, and Zi JI were training Da Ming and Er Ming while Xiao Wu cheered them on.
  • Xiong Jun asked Di Tian where Gu Yuena had gone after sensing that her presence had vanished.

Ch. 82Xiao Wu: Reading changes fate

Ah Rou reunited with Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Forest and explained that Luo Chen had saved her and given her a chance at godhood. Xiao Wu resolved to study and cultivate hard so she could help her mother and brothers, while Ah Rou promised to visit and seek a godhood opportunity for her.

  • Di Tian identified Ah Yin and Ah Rou as envoys of Luo Chen, and Ah Rou asked to see Xiao Wu.
  • Ah Rou left the Ferocious Beasts and found Xiao Wu struggling with books while Da Ming and Er Ming trained nearby.
  • Xiao Wu recognized Ah Rou, embraced her, and heard how Luo Chen had saved her and granted her a Godhood Inheritance.
  • Ah Rou told Xiao Wu to cultivate in the Core Circle and promised to visit her while seeking a Godhood Inheritance for her.
  • Xiao Wu accepted that Ah Rou could request only one godhood for now and vowed to study hard for her family’s sake.

Ch. 83Hu Liena: I'll Step In Anyway

Bibi Dong planned to make Hu Liena handle the papal workload while she spent more time with Luo Chen. At Spirit Hall Academy, Hu Liena learned that upper-year students had mocked Luo Chen and decided to join Wang Sheng, Yan, and Xie Yue in confronting them.

  • Bibi Dong imagined passing the papal throne to Luo Chen, making Qian Renxue adjudication elder, and appointing Hu Liena as papal aide.
  • Hu Liena told Wang Sheng, Yan, and Xie Yue that she and Qian Renxue had absorbed second soul rings beyond the usual age limit, including Qian Renxue's fifteen-thousand-year fourth ring.
  • Hu Liena warned them to keep Qian Renxue's identity as Spirit Hall's young master secret and explained that Luo Chen would be in seclusion for half a month.
  • Yan told Hu Liena that upper-year students were mocking Luo Chen as someone the others had to carry, and Wang Sheng said he, Yan, and Xie Yue planned to challenge them.
  • Hu Liena agreed to accompany them and said she would step in if they could not win.

Ch. 84Tian Meng prepared to spill the beans

After returning to Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue reported her breakthrough and tournament plans to Qian Daoliu, then decided to challenge the current team captain. In Luo Chen’s Martial Soul Space, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm arrived and quickly became his companion, while hoping to evolve into an Aspect like Ah Yin and Ah Rou.

  • Jin Tianyue went to show Golden Crocodile Douluo her new Soul Skill, while Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu about her fifteen-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
  • Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she wanted to enter the Soul Master Tournament in three years, and he agreed she could decide her own future if she reached Soul Saint before turning fifteen.
  • Qian Renxue reviewed the Spirit Hall Team’s information and planned to take the captain’s position and reorganize the team.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered Luo Chen’s Martial Soul Space and introduced herself to Luo Chen, Gu Yuena, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou.
  • Luo Chen accepted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as a companion, and she expressed envy of Ah Yin and Ah Rou and interest in becoming an Aspect.

Ch. 85The World Beneath the Clear Sky Sect

Luo Chen asked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to stay in his Martial Soul Space for a year, while she secretly grew suspicious of Gu Yuena’s plans. Beneath the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao and the elders found a mysterious door that reflected Tang Lie’s attack before opening onto a cavern filled with remarkable ores.

  • Luo Chen told the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm about his arrangements and asked her to stay in his Martial Soul Space for a year.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm agreed and decided she might warn Luo Chen about Gu Yuena’s scheme.
  • Tang Xiao, Tang Hai, and Tang Lie followed the hammering sounds through the underground world beneath the Clear Sky Sect.
  • Tang Lie struck the ancient metal door with his strongest attack, but it reflected the force and sent the three elders flying.
  • Tang Xiao introduced himself and apologized to the person beyond the door, which then opened to reveal mountains of extraordinary ores.

Ch. 86The Fire Below the Mountain

Tang Xiao, Tang Hai, and Tang Lie discovered a vast trove of treasures beneath the Clear Sky Sect and encountered Ornn forging weapons. After Ornn shattered Tang Lie’s Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, Tang Xiao recognized him as the god Ornn, leaving the three stunned before the divine being.

  • Tang Lie rushed into the treasure chamber, ignoring Tang Xiao and Tang Hai’s caution, and charged at the figure forging within.
  • Tang Xiao and Tang Hai found Tang Lie kneeling beside the shattered pieces of his Clear Sky Hammer after Ornn destroyed his Martial Soul at its root.
  • Tang Xiao questioned whether Ornn was a Soul Beast or a human, while he and Tang Hai tried to understand why Ornn had spared them.
  • Ornn stopped forging, singled out Tang Xiao’s hammer, and ordered him to come closer.
  • Tang Xiao recognized Ornn as the Fire Below the Mountain, master of Primordial Fire, and he, Tang Hai, and Tang Lie stared in shock.

Ch. 87Forging Martial Souls

Ornn showed Tang Xiao that Martial Souls were made of Soul Power and demonstrated how forging could transform one into another. He instructed Tang Xiao to forge with his own Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Tang Xiao to train while pleading that his younger brother Tang Hao deserved the lesson more.

  • Ornn sent Tang Hai and Tang Lie out of the forge, and they left to gather elders to rescue Tang Xiao.
  • Ornn took Tang Xiao's Clear Sky Hammer and asked him what a Martial Soul was, but Tang Xiao could not explain its origin.
  • The Tool Martial Souls around the forge floated into the air, and Ornn said every crafted object in the world was his creation.
  • Ornn broke down the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into Soul Power and forged it into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Ornn told Tang Xiao to forge with the material on him, and Tang Xiao began striking the empty furnace with his hammer.
  • As Ornn forged nearby, Tang Xiao pleaded that his younger brother Tang Hao, the youngest divine smith, should receive the instruction instead.

Ch. 88One year later

One year after returning from hunting his Third Soul Ring, Luo Chen perfected several powerful Self-Created Soul Skills based on Force Field Control and prepared to absorb the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Million-Year Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Ornn helped Tang Xiao regain confidence in his talent and urged him to forge his born Soul Power into a creation of his own.

  • Ornn told Tang Xiao that he was more outstanding than Tang Hao, and Tang Xiao picked up his Clear Sky Hammer with renewed resolve.
  • Ornn instructed Tang Xiao to hammer the Soul Power he was born with and forge a work that satisfied him.
  • Luo Chen completed his practice with Force Field Control and showed Gu Yuena the sun and moon he could form with it.
  • Luo Chen recalled that his Leakless Golden Body and Kamui had let him defeat Qian Renxue despite her higher Soul Power.
  • Gu Yuena confirmed that Luo Chen was nearly ready to absorb the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Million-Year Soul Ring, while the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed her dream of becoming a butterfly.

Ch. 89Tian Meng: Failed to snitch, brutally beaten

Luo Chen prepared to accept the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s sacrifice as his Fourth Soul Ring, while Gu Yuena directed him to perform the ritual at the Lake of Life. Luo Chen instead chose to absorb it under Bibi Dong’s watch and tell her about Tian Meng.

  • Luo Chen corrected Tian Meng’s confusion about silkworms and caterpillars, and Gu Yuena and the others teased her about becoming a moth.
  • The chapter recalled how Tian Meng secretly warned Luo Chen about Gu Yuena’s undercover plan, leading Gu Yuena to whip him before he apologized and the misunderstanding was resolved.
  • Tian Meng chased Gu Yuena through the Martial Soul Space, then agreed to sacrifice herself to Luo Chen after he reassured her that moths had wings too.
  • Gu Yuena suggested that Luo Chen complete the ritual at the Lake of Life and proposed Xiao Wu as a future Soul Beast companion, with Bi Ji or Zi JI as candidates for his Sixth Soul Ring.
  • Luo Chen declined and decided to absorb Tian Meng’s Soul Ring in front of Bibi Dong, planning to tell her about Tian Meng at the same time.

Ch. 90Bibi Dong's feminine charms

Luo Chen spent time with Bibi Dong, enjoyed the meal she cooked, and told her he planned to absorb his fourth Soul Ring. In the secret chamber beneath the Papal Palace, he began revealing the true power of his Celestial Star Crown Martial Soul.

  • Luo Chen placated Gu Yuena, who agreed to let him spend time alone with Bibi Dong.
  • Bibi Dong welcomed Luo Chen, prepared lunch for him, and shared a tender meal with her disciple.
  • Luo Chen told Bibi Dong he intended to absorb his fourth Soul Ring, and she offered to accompany him.
  • Luo Chen led Bibi Dong to the secret chamber and admitted he had not told her the truth about his Celestial Star Crown Martial Soul.
  • Luo Chen began explaining that the Celestial Star Crown's true power was not its remarkable Soul Skills.

Ch. 91At daggers drawn

Luo Chen revealed his Aspects to Bibi Dong, including Gu Yuena, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou, and explained how he preserved Soul Beast souls as companions. Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena clashed over Ah Rou before Luo Chen stopped them, and Bibi Dong recoiled when Gu Yuena recalled how Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang had nearly caused Luo Chen’s death.

  • Bibi Dong embraced Luo Chen and thanked him for trusting her with his secret of ascending to godhood.
  • Luo Chen summoned Gu Yuena, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou, and Bibi Dong recognized Ah Rou as a Soul Beast who was supposed to be dead.
  • Gu Yuena confronted Bibi Dong over her hostility toward Ah Rou, and the two women unleashed Divine Power against each other until Luo Chen intervened.
  • Luo Chen explained that he could preserve Soul Beast souls in Soul Rings and Soul Bones and turn them into Aspects.
  • Gu Yuena reminded Bibi Dong that she and Yu Xiaogang had put on a show for her, prompting Bibi Dong to remember Luo Chen nearly dying because of her and step back in fear.

Ch. 92A temporary truce

Luo Chen calmed Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena after Gu Yuena confronted Bibi Dong over how she had treated him. The two women agreed to a temporary truce, and Bibi Dong’s prejudice toward Ah Rou and Ah Yin eased after Luo Chen explained the Aspects.

  • Gu Yuena scolded Bibi Dong for relying on Luo Chen and failing to give him the support he deserved, and Bibi Dong apologized to him.
  • Luo Chen reassured Bibi Dong that he did not blame her, then took both women’s hands and asked them to stop arguing.
  • Luo Chen established punishments for future conflicts, including forbidding Bibi Dong from sharing meals and lodgings with him for seven days and having Ah Yin and Ah Rou discipline Gu Yuena.
  • Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena agreed to a temporary truce after learning what Luo Chen’s punishments would entail.
  • Luo Chen explained that Aspects had evolved from Soul Beasts and were closer to gods as Celestial Life, easing Bibi Dong’s prejudice toward Ah Rou and Ah Yin.

Ch. 93Gu Yuena: I whipped out a Sky Dream Ice Silkworm

Gu Yuena presented Luo Chen with Tian Meng, a million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, as a gift and promised to provide all his future Soul Rings. After Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena briefly clashed over their rivalry, they set it aside so Luo Chen could begin Tian Meng’s sacrifice.

  • Bibi Dong learned that Luo Chen could summon Aspects and combine their powers, then challenged Gu Yuena to explain what she had done for him.
  • Gu Yuena summoned Tian Meng, and Bibi Dong recognized him as a million-year-old ice silkworm.
  • Luo Chen confirmed Tian Meng’s age and said he was willing to sacrifice himself to provide Luo Chen with a Soul Ring.
  • Gu Yuena promised to cover Luo Chen’s future Soul Rings, intensifying Bibi Dong’s sense of rivalry.
  • Luo Chen asked Bibi Dong, Gu Yuena, Ah Yin, and Ah Rou to guard him as he prepared for Tian Meng’s sacrifice.

Ch. 94Sacrifice

Tian Meng began sacrificing herself to Luo Chen, but the power flowing back transformed her into the Eternal Night Cosmic Feather Moth, a level 100 Aspect with Divine Power. Luo Chen still gained a golden Million-Year Soul Ring and a mental-type Million-Year Head Soul Bone, while Tian Meng remained alive and evolved into a godlike form.

  • Tian Meng began her sacrifice and poured her million years of power into Luo Chen's Fourth Soul Ring while asking him to choose a Soul Bone.
  • Luo Chen chose a mental-type Head Soul Bone, and Tian Meng split her power between the Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
  • Tian Meng's power abruptly flowed back into her, causing her body to crystallize, shatter, and transform amid a starry spectacle.
  • Tian Meng emerged as the winged Eternal Night Cosmic Feather Moth, discovered she had reached level 100 with Divine Power, and celebrated her evolution.
  • Luo Chen summoned Tian Meng and displayed his four Soul Rings, including the golden Million-Year Soul Ring, and his Million-Year Head Soul Bone.
  • Bibi Dong recognized Tian Meng's powerful Divine Power and wondered whether she had become a god.

Ch. 95I, Tian Meng, am no disgrace to Soul Beasts

Gu Yuena explained that Tian Meng had become a rank 100 divine officer after transforming into an Aspect, though she was exceptionally weak in combat. Tian Meng then demonstrated her new spiritual abilities, which let everyone in the secret chamber process and analyze their surroundings in extraordinary detail.

  • Gu Yuena explained that the Celestial Star Crown had transformed Tian Meng into an Aspect and granted her rank 100 Divine Power without a divine position.
  • Bibi Dong and Gu Yuena discussed divine positions, the limits of the Power of Faith, and Tian Meng’s poor combat ability.
  • Luo Chen asked Tian Meng about her new abilities, and she revealed her innate ability, Three Thousand in One Dream.
  • Luo Chen activated Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing, letting everyone perceive and analyze the secret chamber’s surroundings through streams of information.
  • Tian Meng proudly claimed that her Soul Ring skills were unmatched at processing information.

Ch. 96Divine skill

After Tian Meng’s sacrifice, Luo Chen demonstrated the immense range of Spiritual Detection Sharing and explained why he was holding back from advancing further until he could control his powers. He then used his new Soul Skills to create Kyoka Suigetsu, successfully deceiving Bibi Dong and revealing that he could control her five senses.

  • Luo Chen expanded Spiritual Detection Sharing to a radius of three thousand meters, astonishing Bibi Dong, Gu Yuena, Ah Rou, and Ah Yin.
  • Luo Chen explained that he was staying at his current cultivation level until he could master his growing powers, and Bibi Dong approved.
  • Luo Chen listed Tian Meng’s remaining Soul Skills and said he had devised an interesting combination skill.
  • Luo Chen used Kyoka Suigetsu, or Five Senses Control, on Bibi Dong without her noticing.
  • Bibi Dong turned in shock after Luo Chen revealed that her five senses were under his control, while Gu Yuena recognized Tian Meng’s value.

Ch. 97Passing the false off as real

Luo Chen explained Kyoka Suigetsu’s limits and demonstrated how its Complete Hypnosis could deceive even Bibi Dong’s senses. Bibi Dong realized that her disciple’s ability had surpassed her own ability to detect illusions.

  • Gu Yuena identified her God King-level divine consciousness as the reason she could distinguish Luo Chen’s illusion from his real body.
  • Luo Chen explained that Kyoka Suigetsu could manipulate every sense within its domain and could leave persistent Spirit Seeds, though stronger Soul Masters could clear them.
  • Bibi Dong asked Luo Chen what Complete Hypnosis could accomplish, and he acknowledged that he wanted to use the skill to reduce casualties in future conflict.
  • Luo Chen stabbed an illusion of himself, making Bibi Dong believe she was holding her injured disciple despite his warning that the figure was fake.
  • Luo Chen revealed his real body behind Bibi Dong, and she found that her senses and divine consciousness could not distinguish him from the illusion.

Ch. 98The new Heaven Dou plan

Luo Chen tested Kyoka Suigetsu by creating a lifelike Black Hell Demon Tiger for Bibi Dong to fight, revealing how convincingly the skill could distort perception. Bibi Dong then considered using it to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire, though she intended to keep Luo Chen by her side.

  • Luo Chen summoned a lifelike Black Hell Demon Tiger and asked Bibi Dong to examine it for flaws.
  • Bibi Dong used her spiritual power to inspect the illusion, then fought it while Luo Chen added Soul Skills at her request.
  • Bibi Dong evaded the tiger's attacks for an hour without using Soul Skills, while Luo Chen grew tired from controlling the illusion.
  • Bibi Dong comforted Luo Chen and realized Kyoka Suigetsu could make enemies mistake their allies for opponents.
  • Bibi Dong recalled Qian Xunji's plan to infiltrate Heaven Dou and considered using Kyoka Suigetsu to control the Heaven Dou Imperial Family once Luo Chen attained a title.

Ch. 99Gu Yuena: Just look at their talent pool!

Luo Chen and Bibi Dong agreed to prepare for unification ten years in the future while Gu Yuena worried that the Soul Beast Clan lacked talent to keep pace with Spirit Hall. Later, Luo Chen reviewed his cultivation and God Trials, focusing on the cryptic Fourth Trial’s demand to restructure different domains and achieve equilibrium.

  • Luo Chen told Bibi Dong that they should spend ten years laying the groundwork for unification, and she offered him whatever support he needed.
  • Gu Yuena worried that Spirit Hall’s talented women would eventually rival her and urged Ah Yin, Ah Rou, and others to develop faster, while Tian Meng thought of candidates from the Far North Ice Plains.
  • After returning from the secret chamber, Bibi Dong went to the Papal Palace, leaving Luo Chen time to plan his cultivation and study his God Trials.
  • Luo Chen noticed purple flames consuming part of the word “past” on his Second Trial card, whose objective was to save the past and the future.
  • Luo Chen read the Fourth Trial’s objective to guide the restructuring of different domains and achieve equilibrium, then considered what equilibrium meant.

Ch. 100The Fourth Trial

Luo Chen learned that his fourth trial required balancing four realms formed around the Douluo Plane. Gu Yuena explained that he would need to align them and establish a cycle of reincarnation, with the other realms’ chosen gatekeepers helping him.

  • Luo Chen reasoned that the fourth trial’s balance would not require turning the whole continent into pre-invasion Ionia.
  • Gu Yuena explained that Luo Chen’s Martial Soul had copied and superimposed a Spirit Realm onto the Douluo Star.
  • Luo Chen learned that the trial required the Spirit Realm to align perfectly with the Material Realm.
  • Gu Yuena revealed that the trial involved four realms: the Material Realm, the Spirit Realm, the Nether Realm, and the Star Realm.
  • Gu Yuena explained that the Nether Realm needed to connect to the Douluo Continent to create a cycle of reincarnation, and that the three non-material realms would choose gatekeepers to help Luo Chen unite them.
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