Arc 2The Heavenly Court’s Newcomers

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun entered the Heavenly Court as Lin Hao prepared to confront the Primordial Ancient Mine, while three new transmigrators arrived in the Shrouding the Heavens World. Dai Mubai was imprisoned, then gained a dramatic cultivation breakthrough from a healing pill as Lin Hao set out to witness Ye Fan’s encounter with the Three-Life Bronze Coffin.

  • Zhu Zhuqing joined the Heavenly Court, and a bowl of spirit-rice congee opened her Bitter Sea and strengthened her Nether Civet Martial Soul.
  • Jiang Xiaoxiao brought Zhu Zhuyun to White Emperor City, where she reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, and the Heavenly Court announced its plan to attack the Primordial Ancient Mine.
  • The Heavenly Screen chose Dai Mubai, Li Dan, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion for transmigration, sending Dai Mubai to a prison beneath White Emperor City and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.
  • Xiao Nannan led the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whom she called Qiu'er, safely out of the forbidden land, while Li Dan appeared on Blue Star and met Ye Fan.
  • Lin Hao left the Heavenly Court to witness Ye Fan’s future encounter with the Three-Life Bronze Coffin, while Dai Mubai began prison labor under an old Bitter Sea Realm prisoner.
  • Dai Mubai took a Bone-Knitting Pill that healed his arms and raised his Soul Power to Level 45 without a Soul Ring, then followed the old prisoner toward labor and reform.
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Ch. 27Black Empress. A man like jade upon the path, a peerless young master!

Zhu Zhuqing and others waited to see the legendary Heavenly Emperor Hao, while people across several worlds watched with anticipation. A swaggering black dog appeared first, but after Black Empress sent him flying, Zhu Zhuqing saw a peerless young man emerge.

  • Jiang Wanwan joined the excited crowd on White Jade Heavenly Street, while Qian Renxue, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yuena watched the Heavenly Screen.
  • Zhu Zhuqing spotted a burly black dog in floral shorts strutting down the street and mistakenly thought he was the Heavenly Emperor.
  • A voice called the dog stupid, and Black Empress sent him flying into the grass as the crowd watched.
  • Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing that the dog was Black Empress, not the Heavenly Emperor.
  • Zhu Zhuqing saw a striking young man emerge around the corner of White Jade Heavenly Street.

Ch. 28Heavenly Emperor Hao, Lin Hao!

Zhu Zhuqing, Qian Renxue, and other women across the Douluo Continent were captivated by Lin Hao’s appearance in the Heavenly Screen, stirring jealousy and resentment among the men around them. In White Emperor City, Lin Hao confronted Black Empress’s grandstanding and noticed figures from the Primordial Ancient Mine gathering in the stars, drawn by his declining strength.

  • Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue were entranced by Lin Hao’s appearance, and women across the Douluo Continent reacted with similar admiration.
  • At Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu envied Zhu Zhuqing’s chance to be near Lin Hao, while Oscar, Tang San, and Dai Mubai grew jealous and despondent.
  • Tang Wulin conceded that Lin Hao’s appearance was beyond comparison.
  • In White Emperor City, Lin Hao scolded Black Empress for loudly showing off and seeking a human pet.
  • Lin Hao noticed shadowy figures in the stars discussing his declining Qi and blood and the Ancient Emperor’s long-awaited opportunity; they identified the Primordial Ancient Mine as the first to arrive.

Ch. 29Double Pupils! Qilin Ancient Emperor, you... have a filthy mouth!

Lin Hao erased the Primordial Ancient Mine’s scouts with a glance of his Double Pupils and warned the ancient emperors to come in person. After he left White Jade Heavenly Street, Jiang Wanwan encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to train for a place in the Heavenly Court, and brought her to its magnificent base in White Emperor City.

  • Lin Hao annihilated the shadows from the Primordial Ancient Mine with his Double Pupils and challenged the Corpse Emperor and Golden Ancient Emperor to come themselves.
  • The ancient emperors raged after Lin Hao withdrew his divine sense, while the Qilin Ancient Emperor mocked them for staying silent in his presence.
  • At Shrek Academy, Tang San and the others noticed Lin Hao’s Double Pupils on the Heavenly Screen and wondered about their power.
  • Lin Hao left White Jade Heavenly Street with the Black Empress as the crowd watched, and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to learn White Jade Capital’s rules so she could serve in the Heavenly Court.
  • Jiang Wanwan took Zhu Zhuqing to the Heavenly Court’s base, where Zhu Zhuqing stood in awe before its nine towering jade towers.

Ch. 30Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, food from the Shrouding the Heavens World

Jiang Wanwan brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Ninefold Heavenly Towers, where she was assigned to train her and took her to eat after realizing she was hungry. Zhu Zhuqing saw that her first meal was only a small bowl of plain rice porridge, but Jiang Wanwan warned her not to eat too much because her cultivation was too low to digest it.

  • Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing that the Ninefold Heavenly Towers formed an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon when united and led her into the central tower.
  • Jiang Wanwan reported Zhu Zhuqing’s arrival and learned she would personally train her, then began taking her to her quarters.
  • Jiang Wanwan heard Zhu Zhuqing’s stomach rumble and realized the new cultivator still needed food, so she took her to eat.
  • At Zhu Zhuqing’s room, a maid brought a covered tray, and Jiang Wanwan cautioned Zhu Zhuqing not to eat too much.
  • Jiang Wanwan uncovered the tray to reveal a small bowl of plain rice porridge, leaving Zhu Zhuqing stunned.

Ch. 31This Was Heavenly Court's Breakfast? Opening the Bitter Sea, a Martial Soul Mutation

Zhu Zhuqing ate a spoonful of Jiang Wanwan’s plain congee and discovered it contained an immense force of life and spiritual energy. It opened her Bitter Sea, raised her Soul Power, and drew her Nether Civet Martial Soul into the new cultivation realm, where it began absorbing its power.

  • People watching the sky screen in Shrek Academy and Eastsea Academy dismissed Heavenly Court’s plain congee as meager, while Gu Yuena sensed that it held something unusual.
  • Zhu Zhuqing followed Jiang Wanwan’s advice and tasted one spoonful of congee.
  • The congee’s energy surged through Zhu Zhuqing, rapidly strengthening her meridians and raising her Soul Power from Level 28 to Level 30.
  • Zhu Zhuqing’s Mystic Moon Goddess Scripture accumulated enough power to open her Bitter Sea, making her a Bitter Sea Realm cultivator.
  • Zhu Zhuqing’s Nether Civet Martial Soul entered her Bitter Sea and began absorbing its power.

Ch. 32This Is the Most Ordinary Spirit Rice? Tang San Loses It Again

After Zhu Zhuqing gained three Soul Power levels and opened her Bitter Sea from one sip of spirit-rice porridge, she learned that it was ordinary Heavenly Court breakfast. Jiang Wanwan explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul might be an ancient bloodline merging with her Bitter Sea, then prepared to take her to the spirit spring.

  • Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San marveled at Zhu Zhuqing’s sudden breakthrough, while Bibi Dong and others considered the power spirit rice could give Spirit Hall.
  • Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing the porridge was made from ordinary spirit rice and that she would eat it every day until reaching grain abstinence.
  • Zhu Zhuqing rejoiced at joining the Heavenly Court, while Tang San and others on the Douluo Continent despaired over how their own hard-won medicinal treasures compared with ordinary spirit rice.
  • Zhu Zhuqing asked Jiang Wanwan why her Martial Soul had entered and absorbed power from her Bitter Sea.
  • Jiang Wanwan suggested Zhu Zhuqing might descend from an ancient remnant clan and said she could ask the Heavenly Emperor about it later.
  • Jiang Wanwan stood up and offered to take Zhu Zhuqing to the spirit spring.

Ch. 33A Maid to Attend His Majesty's Bath? The People of This Shrouding the Heavens World Were Far Too Extravagant!

Jiang Wanwan took Zhu Zhuqing to a spirit spring to train her in attending baths, while Dai Mubai watched the conversation and grew furious. Zhu Zhuqing’s livestream was blocked for privacy, but the sky screen switched to Zhu Zhuyun’s perspective.

  • Jiang Wanwan told Zhu Zhuqing she planned to recommend her as a maid to attend the Heavenly Emperor’s bath, and Zhu Zhuqing shyly accepted the possibility.
  • Dai Mubai watched the exchange and angrily called Zhu Zhuqing a bitch, while Tang San and Oscar privately remarked that Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were different from her.
  • Jiang Wanwan brought Zhu Zhuqing to a courtyard containing a spirit spring whose rich energy astonished her and reminded Tang San of Thousand-Year Spirit Milk.
  • Jiang Wanwan asked Zhu Zhuqing to help her change, and Zhu Zhuqing used the sky screen’s privacy function to block her livestream.
  • The sky screen switched from Zhu Zhuqing’s perspective to Zhu Zhuyun’s livestream.

Ch. 34A strange bird, Bibi Dong's speculation, devoured in an instant?!

Zhu Zhuyun faced an enormous bird attacking the Moon-Escaping Immortal Palace while Jiang Xiaoxiao was absent, and observers across the Douluo Continent watched in alarm and speculation. Just as Zhu Zhuyun prepared to fight, the bird was devoured by a strange gray light and vanished into ash.

  • Zhu Zhuyun spotted a huge, hostile bird approaching the Moon-Escaping Immortal Palace and called for Jiang Xiaoxiao, who did not answer.
  • Zhu Hongfeng watched from the Zhu Family estate and worried about Zhu Zhuyun's danger.
  • Bibi Dong speculated about the Moon-Escaping Immortal Palace's defenses and wondered why Jiang Xiaoxiao had not appeared.
  • The Snow Empress questioned whether the strange bird was truly a Soul Beast because its presence felt unfamiliar.
  • Zhu Zhuyun activated her three Soul Rings and prepared to attack, but the bird halted near her and was consumed by gray light, turning to ash.

Ch. 35Shocking! Not a Soul Tool? Soul Beast or Demonic Beast?

Across the Douluo Continent, observers were stunned when the strange bird attacking Zhu Zhuyun vanished against the Moon-Escaping Immortal Palace’s invisible defenses, and Tang San concluded it was not a Soul Tool. Jiang Xiaoxiao reassured Zhu Zhuyun that the Moon-Escaping Formation protected the palace as they neared White Emperor City, whose true appearance Zhu Zhuyun had yet to see.

  • Tang San examined the Moon-Escaping Immortal Palace’s defense and concluded that it was not a Soul Tool as the Douluo Continent understood them.
  • Zhu Hongfeng realized that Zhu Zhuyun was safe, while Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall disciples entering the Shrouding the Heavens World to gather information about its cultivation system and power levels.
  • Jiang Xiaoxiao emerged from her nap, listened to Zhu Zhuyun recount the strange bird’s attack, and explained that the Moon-Escaping Formation could stop ordinary Demonic Beasts.
  • Jiang Xiaoxiao said they were almost at White Emperor City, and Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun remarked that Zhu Zhuyun did not know what the city looked like.

Ch. 36An excited Douluo Continent: at last, it was her turn to experience our shock

Zhu Zhuyun saw White Emperor City for the first time and was overwhelmed by its grandeur, while Jiang Xiaoxiao welcomed her and promised she would soon see Zhu Zhuqing. Inside the Ninefold Heavenly Towers, Jiang Wanwan teased Zhu Zhuqing before Jiang Xiaoxiao arrived, leaving Jiang Wanwan eager to tell her something.

  • The Snow Empress wondered whether Demonic Beasts cultivated through methods like the Mystic Moon Goddess Scripture.
  • Zhu Zhuyun watched the Moon-Escaping Immortal Palace descend and froze in awe when she saw White Emperor City.
  • At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender laughed about Zhu Zhuyun's shock and recalled their own first sight of the city.
  • Jiang Xiaoxiao welcomed the stunned Zhu Zhuyun to White Emperor City and told her she would soon see Zhu Zhuqing.
  • Jiang Wanwan praised and teased Zhu Zhuqing inside the Ninefold Heavenly Towers, then opened her door to Jiang Xiaoxiao and excitedly began to say something.

Ch. 37Zhu Zhuqing's sense of belonging, the Heaven-Questioning Bell's toll!

Zhu Zhuqing reunited with Zhu Zhuyun in the Ninefold Heavenly Towers and began to imagine that they could become trusted sisters in the Shrouding the Heavens World. Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wanwan bickered until the Heaven-Questioning Bell rang, and they bowed solemnly toward the depths of the towers.

  • Jiang Wanwan boasted to Jiang Xiaoxiao about recruiting a mortal with purple fortune, and Jiang Xiaoxiao revealed that she had recruited Zhu Zhuyun, whose fortune was blue.
  • Zhu Zhuqing recognized Zhu Zhuyun and asked how she had joined the Heavenly Court; Zhu Zhuyun suggested they talk alone later.
  • Zhu Zhuqing believed they might set aside their old rivalry and become sisters they could trust, though both concealed the existence of the Douluo Continent.
  • Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wanwan taunted each other over their fortunes and their past chances to attend His Majesty.
  • The Heaven-Questioning Bell rang, and Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wanwan fell silent and bowed toward the depths of the Ninefold Heavenly Towers.

Ch. 38Was Heavenly Court Going to War? Gai Jiuyou! The Undying Heavenly Empress!

After the Heaven-Questioning Bell rang three times, the sisters rushed to find out who had provoked Lin Hao, while people across the Douluo Continent speculated about a possible war and hoped to witness the Shrouding the Heavens World's power. The chapter ended in Heavenly Court's grand hall, where Tantai Guyue stood with Gai Jiuyou and the Undying Heavenly Empress as the gathered figures awaited what came next.

  • Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Wanwan heard the Heaven-Questioning Bell ring three times and hurried off to investigate who had provoked Lin Hao.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun wondered whether Heavenly Court would go to war, while people across the Douluo Continent discussed the bell and anticipated a chance to see the Shrouding the Heavens World's combat strength.
  • Bibi Dong, Dai Weisi, Yu Xiaogang, and others speculated about whether the Zhu sisters would be involved in a conflict and what they might learn from it.
  • Tantai Guyue stood in Heavenly Court's grand hall beside the empty throne as its assembled figures gathered.
  • The chapter revealed Gai Jiuyou and the Undying Heavenly Empress among Heavenly Court's powerful members.

Ch. 39At worst, we'll sink the Primordial Ancient Mine!

Tantai Guyue announced that the Heavenly Court would attack the Primordial Ancient Mine in one month after a Supreme sent subordinates to probe White Emperor City. Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing discussed returning to the Zhu Family, while observers on the Douluo Continent wondered what truth they had learned about the Shrouding the Heavens World.

  • Tantai Guyue told the Heavenly Court's gathered experts that a Supreme from the Primordial Ancient Mine had sent subordinates to probe White Emperor City.
  • The Red Dragon Daoist urged Tantai Guyue to order a response, and she announced that the Heavenly Court would march against the Primordial Ancient Mine in one month and kill seven out of ten.
  • Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing that their father had asked her to visit the Zhu Family after her three months in the Shrouding the Heavens World ended.
  • Zhu Zhuqing said she would return to the Zhu Family and believed her newly opened Bitter Sea would let her defy anyone who tried to dictate her fate.
  • Xiao Wu, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Ning Rongrong speculated about the truth Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun had learned as the heavenly screen showed someone opening Jiang Wanwan's door.

Ch. 40The mercy of killing seven in ten, dark impetus? A new chance at transmigration

Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun that the Heavenly Court would punish ancient races, while people across Douluo Continent reacted to Lin Hao’s order to kill seven in ten. After the Zhu sisters began learning the Heavenly Court’s rules, the sky announced a third random transmigration to the Shrouding the Heavens World, leaving everyone wondering who would be chosen.

  • Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao told Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun that the Heavenly Court planned to punish ancient races and described Lin Hao’s decision to kill seven in ten as merciful.
  • Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang debated whether Lin Hao was a tyrant, while Gu Yuena wondered if the Qilin Ancient Emperor was a qilin she could bring to Douluo Continent.
  • Bibi Dong admired Lin Hao’s authority and tightened her grip on the Pope’s Scepter as she considered the Heavenly Court’s power.
  • Jiang Wanwan and Jiang Xiaoxiao instructed Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun to learn the Heavenly Court’s rules, duties, and taboos, and the sisters studied them closely.
  • The sky announced a third random transmigration with three slots, promising that those who survived three months in the Shrouding the Heavens World could return with their acquired powers, knowledge, and items.
  • The announcement woke people across Douluo Continent, who wondered who would be selected.

Ch. 41Dai Mubai Was Chosen, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion

Dai Mubai, Li Dan, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion were chosen for the third transmigration to the Shrouding the Heavens World. Dai Mubai welcomed the chance to grow stronger and seize Zhu Zhuqing and the Heavenly Court, while Di Tian worried about the Auspicious Beast traveling to an unfamiliar world.

  • Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Bibi Dong anticipated the next transmigration and considered what they might gain from the Shrouding the Heavens World.
  • The Heavenly Screen announced Dai Mubai as the first chosen transmigrator, and Shrek Academy celebrated his selection.
  • Dai Mubai imagined returning powerful enough to claim Zhu Zhuqing and rule the Heavenly Court.
  • The Heavenly Screen chose Li Dan, a level-zero commoner from the Sun Moon Empire, as the second transmigrator.
  • The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was chosen as the third transmigrator, and she told Di Tian she wanted to see another world.
  • Di Tian warned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion about the dangers, while Xiong Jun reassured him that her good fortune might lead to an opportunity.

Ch. 42Starting out in a Heavenly Court prison? Dai Mubai questioned his life

Di Tian reluctantly accepted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s decision to travel, and Heavenly Screen transported her, Dai Mubai, and Li Dan to the Shrouding the Heavens World. Dai Mubai appeared in a prison beneath White Emperor City, where a ragged prisoner broke his arm with one punch.

  • Di Tian warned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to protect herself and distrust humans, and she promised to be careful.
  • Heavenly Screen sent Dai Mubai, Li Dan, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to separate locations in the Shrouding the Heavens World.
  • Dai Mubai found himself locked in a prison cell beneath White Emperor City and shouted for someone to let him out.
  • A ragged prisoner threatened Dai Mubai after he disturbed the cell, and Dai Mubai challenged him.
  • The prisoner struck Dai Mubai with overwhelming force, sending him into a wall and breaking his right arm.

Ch. 43Could he be the legendary hidden top-tier expert?

Dai Mubai attacked a slovenly old prisoner in a strange cell, but the old man effortlessly beat him despite his strongest Soul Skill. The old man then cowered before a passing soldier, leaving Dai Mubai baffled about the prisoner's true strength.

  • Dai Mubai, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Weisi watched the heavenly screen in disbelief as the old man punched Dai Mubai aside with physical strength alone.
  • Dai Mubai dismissed his first defeat as carelessness, activated White Tiger Possession and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and charged the old man again.
  • The old man casually slapped Dai Mubai into the cell bars, leaving him badly injured with his Martial Soul Possession and Soul Rings dispelled.
  • The old man warned Dai Mubai to be quiet, then immediately apologized to a soldier who came to investigate the noise.
  • After the soldier left, the old man returned to his impatient manner, while Dai Mubai lay stunned and wondered whether he had encountered a hidden top-tier expert.

Ch. 44Dai Mubai's Humiliation-Was the Bitter Sea Realm Incredibly Powerful?

Dai Mubai learned that he had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Court and that the old man who beat him was a Bitter Sea Realm cultivator. He resolved to survive and grow stronger than Lin Hao, while Yu Xiaogang confidently guessed that the Bitter Sea Realm was an extremely rare, powerful level.

  • Dai Mubai and the people watching the Heavenly Screen were shocked when the old man bowed respectfully to a prison guard, and Flender speculated that even low-ranking guards in the Shrouding the Heavens World might be extraordinarily powerful.
  • The old man told Dai Mubai that the man in black armor was a low-ranking guard of the Heavenly Court and warned him not to cause trouble or provoke the guards.
  • Dai Mubai realized he was in Lin Hao's Heavenly Court prison, learned that his important enemy had ensured no one else would kill him, and promised the old man he would behave.
  • The old man said he was a Bitter Sea Realm cultivator who had been imprisoned for thirty years, then told Dai Mubai to sleep before their labor the next morning.
  • Yu Xiaogang told Tang San and the others that the Bitter Sea Realm sounded like a profound level attained by exceptionally rare experts.

Ch. 45The little girl who walked out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion arrived in the Shrouding the Heavens World at the edge of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and feared its time-stripping power would kill her. As Di Tian and the people of Douluo watched in alarm, a little girl walked unharmed out of the forbidden land and called the Golden Lion a pretty little doggy.

  • The Three-Eyed Golden Lion found herself on barren ground before the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and recognized it from Long Aotian's deadly encounter.
  • At Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, and Xian Lin'er worried that the Golden Lion would die and that Di Tian would retaliate.
  • Di Tian learned the Golden Lion was in the forbidden land and vowed to slaughter his way into the Shrouding the Heavens World if she fell.
  • A barefoot little girl walked unharmed out of the forbidden land, crossing the time-stripping terrain and picking up a black stone.
  • The little girl reached the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, called her a pretty little doggy, and left the Golden Lion embarrassed and annoyed.

Ch. 46Xiao Nannan, Going to White Emperor City to Meet Lin Hao?

Xiao Nannan met the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and said she was going to White Emperor City to find Lin Hao. As Xiao Nannan led Qiu'er across the dangerous land unharmed, the observers on the Douluo Continent wrongly concluded that the forbidden land posed no real threat.

  • Xiao Nannan introduced herself to Qiu'er and said someone had told her to find Lin Hao in White Emperor City.
  • Qiu'er excitedly agreed to go with Xiao Nannan, then worried they could not escape the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.
  • Xiao Nannan took hold of Qiu'er's fur and led her across the forbidden land, where neither of them suffered the passage of time.
  • Qiu'er followed Xiao Nannan through the dead forest and began to believe the forbidden land was not as dangerous as it seemed.
  • Yan Shaozhe, Xuan Zi, Xian Lin'er, and the others watched from the Douluo Continent and speculated that the forbidden land was not deadly.

Ch. 47Di Tian's Astonishment: Iron Lumps That Could Run, Iron Birds That Could Fly?

Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts reconsidered the danger of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and feared the power of Lin Hao and the Shrouding the Heavens World. The Heavenly Screen then showed Li Dan appearing on modern-day Blue Star, leaving viewers on Douluo Continent confused about where he had arrived.

  • Di Tian concluded that powerful humans, rather than the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land itself, had likely caused Long Aotian's time to be stripped away.
  • Bi Ji and Di Tian recognized that controlling time and other fundamental forces surpassed the Soul Skills they knew.
  • Di Tian doubted that even the Silver Dragon King at her peak could defeat Lin Hao's heavenly waterfall of Sword Qi, and the Ferocious Beasts resolved not to offend the Heavenly Court.
  • The Heavenly Screen split between Xiao Nannan safely leaving the forbidden land and Li Dan appearing on a busy street on Blue Star.
  • Li Dan marveled at the moving iron vehicles, flying iron birds, and towering buildings, while Shrek's viewers questioned whether his surroundings were the Shrouding the Heavens World.

Ch. 48The Mercedes Collision Incident, Ye Fan?!

Li Dan appeared in a modern city, where he met Ye Fan after a Mercedes nearly hit him, leaving Douluo Continent’s observers unsure whether he had reached the Shrouding the Heavens World. In White Jade Capital, a white-haired man anticipated Ye Fan’s journey to the Big Dipper and wondered whether to investigate the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.

  • Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the others concluded that Li Dan’s unfamiliar surroundings might be another world, while Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders debated whether the Heavenly Screen was mistaken or the Shrouding the Heavens World contained such a place.
  • A Mercedes stopped just short of Li Dan, and Ye Fan got out to check whether he was hurt.
  • Li Dan asked Ye Fan if this was the Shrouding the Heavens World, but Ye Fan said he did not know what that meant and gave him his phone number before driving away.
  • A uniformed man approached Li Dan as his livestream gradually went dark.
  • In White Jade Capital, a white-haired man predicted that Ye Fan would attend a class reunion before being taken to the Big Dipper by nine dragons pulling a coffin, and considered going to see the Three-Life Bronze Coffin.

Ch. 49Lin Hao Set Out for Earth, Dai Mubai's Frustration

Lin Hao left the Heavenly Court to witness the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin and observe Ye Fan’s journey without interfering. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai woke in his cell, was ordered to take a pill and prepare for labor, and dared not resist his powerful fellow prisoner.

  • Lin Hao told Tantai Guyue he would be away for a few days to a little over a month and reassured her that Gai Jiuyou and the Undying Heavenly Empress could guard the Primordial Ancient Mine.
  • Lin Hao left the Heavenly Court to see the Three-Life Bronze Coffin encounter Ye Fan during the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, while choosing not to interfere with Ye Fan’s rise.
  • Dai Mubai woke when the old prisoner nudged him and swallowed his anger after remembering how badly the old man had beaten him.
  • The old prisoner pointed Dai Mubai to a pill and water outside the cell, saying Dai Mubai had to take the medicine and report for reform through labor.
  • Dai Mubai accepted the order despite his broken arms and privately resented the Heavenly Court’s treatment of him.

Ch. 50One pill-gasp! He could break past level forty without a Soul Ring?!

Dai Mubai swallowed a plain-looking pill that healed his broken arms in moments and sent his Soul Power surging. As observers across the continent watched in shock, he broke past level forty without absorbing a Soul Ring.

  • Dai Mubai swallowed the pill and watched his broken arms mend completely within a few breaths.
  • The pill's remaining medicinal power surged into Dai Mubai's dantian, prompting him to begin cultivating.
  • Tang San and the Shrek Academy students noticed Dai Mubai's chaotic Soul Power fluctuations and wondered what the pill was doing.
  • Bibi Dong told Gui Mei that the pill's most important effect was not its healing, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin saw Dai Mubai's Soul Power climbing.
  • Dai Mubai reached level thirty-nine and continued rising past level forty to level forty-one without absorbing a Soul Ring.

Ch. 51Seize the fortune of heaven and earth, plunder the mysteries of sun and moon? What was reform through labor?

Dai Mubai discovered that a Bone-Knitting Pill had raised his Soul Power to level forty-five, while the old man dismissed the pill as an ordinary healing remedy. The sight drove factions across the Douluo Continent to seek the Shrouding the Heavens World, and Dai Mubai followed the old man toward his labor assignment in the Heavenly Court prison.

  • Dai Mubai broke through to level forty-five after taking the Bone-Knitting Pill, shocking Yu Xiaogang and Soul Masters across the Douluo Continent.
  • Dai Weisi resented Dai Mubai’s sudden rise, while the old man told Dai Mubai that the pill was merely an ordinary remedy and described the power of true cultivation medicines.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to investigate ways to reach the Shrouding the Heavens World, and Ning Fengzhi agreed with Chen Xin and Gu Rong that its resources could overturn the continent’s balance of power.
  • Dai Mubai followed the old man through a passage in the Heavenly Court prison and asked what reform through labor meant.
  • The old man explained that Heavenly Emperor Hao required prisoners to work and reflect on their crimes, then opened a heavy iron door.
Arc 2 of 18
Arc 2 of 18