Arc 7The Asura Inheritance

Tang Feng’s group gained strength on a Soul Ring expedition, but their encounters with Spirit Hall and the Elephant Armor Sect exposed the dangers ahead. After the Asura God offered him an inheritance that could not guarantee a return to his former world, Tang Feng began accepting this world as home and announced he would leave the sect for a while.

  • Tang Hao reassured Tang San that they would seek a way to repair his Clear Sky Hammer, while Shrek lost to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Spirit Hall awarded the champions three Soul Bones.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo confronted the reopened Clear Sky Sect, but Tang Xiao and the Upper Three Sects drove Spirit Hall’s four Worships into retreat.
  • Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong turned to weakening the Upper Three Sects, while Tang Yuehua accepted an assignment to investigate Tang Hao and Tang San.
  • After Shrek’s students graduated, Tang Feng welcomed Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing to the Clear Sky Sect, and Ning Rongrong evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Tang Feng led a group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Bai Chenxiang, Ning Rongrong, Tang Jian, Tai Long, and Zhu Zhuqing gained Soul Rings or Soul Bones.
  • Tang Feng’s team fought off five Elephant Armor Sect members, then killed the Soul Saints, Soul King, and Soul Emperor who attacked them in the forest.
  • Qian Renxue and two Titled Douluos confronted Tang Feng, but Tang Lie arrived and forced them to flee, and Zhu Zhuqing then left for the Star Luo Empire.
  • After Tang Chen died and left the Asura Demon Sword’s inheritance open, the Asura God chose Tang Feng and offered him the trial, but Tang Feng learned that godhood could not by itself take him back to his former world.
  • Tang Feng decided to learn about this world and accept it as home, then told Tang Xiao and his companions that he intended to leave the sect for a while.
Chapters 152–176 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 152The Soul Master Tournament Ends, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Takes the Championship

Tang San and Tang Hao began recovering after Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer was crippled, and Tang Hao planned to seek help from the Clear Sky Sect after Tang San reached Soul King. Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Shrek in the tournament final, but the award ceremony left the wider conflict unresolved.

  • Tang San reassured Tang Hao that he would grow stronger despite losing the Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao said they would seek a way to repair it.
  • Tang San asked to bring Yiran with them, and Tang Hao agreed to contact her after they returned to Heaven Dou City.
  • Shrek fought Heaven Dou Royal Academy without Tang San, but its team eventually conceded after Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng broke through its defenses.
  • Bibi Dong awarded the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull to Dugu Yan, the Left Leg Bone to Osler, and the Right Arm Bone to Yu Tianheng.
  • Heaven Dou Royal Academy claimed the championship, while the chapter ended with the threat of a larger conflict still looming.

Ch. 153Swords drawn, bows bent-if you want war, then war it is

Golden Crocodile Douluo led Spirit Hall forces to confront the reopened Clear Sky Sect, but Tang Xiao declared they would fight rather than submit. Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Yu Yuanzhen arrived to support the sect, leaving Spirit Hall facing a united front.

  • Golden Crocodile Douluo and three Spirit Hall experts arrived at Cloud Mist Mountain and demanded that Tang Xiao explain why the Clear Sky Sect had reopened its gates.
  • Tang Xiao, Tang Lie, Tang Ran, and the Clear Sky Sect elders met the intruders at the mountain gate, and Tang Xiao rejected Spirit Hall's authority over the sect.
  • Tang Xiao declared that the Clear Sky Sect would fight if Spirit Hall wanted war, and both sides released their Soul Rings as their forces clashed in a tense standoff.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Yu Yuanzhen arrived beside Tang Xiao, strengthening the Clear Sky Sect's position.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Golden Crocodile Douluo that the Upper Three Sects would support one another and warned Spirit Hall against pushing the Clear Sky Sect too far.

Ch. 154Tang Xiao Battles Golden Crocodile

Tang Xiao fought Golden Crocodile Douluo while Ning Fengzhi boosted him and their allies battled the other Spirit Hall elders. Tang Xiao and Golden Crocodile Douluo remained evenly matched, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Golden Crocodile Douluo launched an attack, and Tang Xiao, Tang Lie, Tang Ran, and Yu Yuanzhen engaged the four Spirit Hall elders while Bone Douluo guarded Ning Fengzhi.
  • Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to enhance Tang Xiao, raising his Soul Power beyond Level 98.
  • Tang Xiao used the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and lightning-charged hammer strikes to knock back Golden Crocodile Douluo and break his golden blade attack.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo struck with the Crocodile King Prison-Suppressing Wave, but Tang Xiao's Seal and Slaughter Formulas weakened the attack and kept him from serious injury.
  • Tang Xiao and Golden Crocodile Douluo fought to a stalemate, with neither able to gain the advantage.

Ch. 155Tang Lie Battles Azure Luan

Tang Lie and Azure Luan Douluo fought at full strength, with Tang Lie using his domains, Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, and hammer avatar to overpower Azure Luan Douluo’s attacks. After Tang Lie shattered Phoenix Clouds of the Nine Heavens, his ninth soul ring lit up as Azure Luan Douluo began gathering his eighth soul skill.

  • Tang Lie and Azure Luan Douluo activated their martial soul avatars, and Tang Lie spread Divine Slaughter's Domain to hinder his opponent.
  • Azure Luan Douluo attacked with Phoenix Cry and Azure Luan Wind Blades, but Tang Lie deflected the sound waves and shattered most of the blades with the Slaughter Formula and Shock Formula.
  • Tang Lie disrupted Azure Luan Douluo's Wind Wing Assault with Pierce Formula, then used Hammer Soul Control and Gravity Control to set up a powerful Collapse Formula strike that injured him.
  • Azure Luan Douluo unleashed Phoenix Clouds of the Nine Heavens, but Tang Lie summoned a Martial Soul Clone and used both hammers to break through the storm.
  • Azure Luan Douluo began gathering his eighth soul skill, while Tang Lie's ninth soul ring blazed after he shattered the tornado pillars.

Ch. 156A long-awaited victory

The Clear Sky Sect and its allies fought off Spirit Hall’s four worshippers, with Tang Lie and the other elders gaining the upper hand across three battlefields. Golden Crocodile Douluo ordered a retreat, and Tang Xiao thanked Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen as the sect celebrated its return to the Soul Master World.

  • Tang Lie struck Azure Luan Douluo with his clone’s combined Explosive Killing Eight Hammers, injuring him and taking control of their duel.
  • Tang Ran steadily drove Demon Bear Douluo back, while Yu Yuanzhen contained Ghost Leopard Douluo with precise lightning attacks; Tang Xiao and Golden Crocodile Douluo remained evenly matched.
  • Golden Crocodile Douluo recognized that his side was at risk and ordered Azure Luan, Demon Bear, and Ghost Leopard to retreat with him.
  • Clear Sky Sect disciples cheered as Tang Xiao stopped the elders from pursuing the fleeing worshippers.
  • Tang Xiao thanked Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen for their aid, and both sect leaders warned that Spirit Hall’s ambitions and future attacks remained a threat.

Ch. 157Calm after the battle, Tang Xiao enters seclusion

After the Clear Sky Sect repelled Spirit Hall’s four Worships, news of the battle spread and Tang Feng reflected on the sect’s return, his goals, and his longing to find a way home. Tang Xiao then announced he would enter seclusion to break through to Level 98, leaving Tang Zhen to oversee the sect.

  • Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen accepted Tang Xiao’s invitation to enter the Clear Sky Sect and rest.
  • Observers spread news that the Clear Sky Sect had driven back Spirit Hall’s four Worships with support from the Upper Three Sects.
  • Tang Feng resolved to grow stronger, build a dependable team, defeat Spirit Hall, and pursue a path back to his original world.
  • The Clear Sky Sect’s disciples intensified their training, determined to prepare for Spirit Hall’s eventual return.
  • After his battle with Golden Crocodile loosened his bottleneck, Tang Xiao announced he would enter seclusion and attempt to reach Level 98.
  • Tang Xiao appointed Tang Zhen acting sect master to oversee daily affairs during his seclusion.

Ch. 158Bibi Dong's Schemes

Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong changed Spirit Hall’s strategy to undermine the Upper Three Sects, while Bibi Dong secretly resolved to pursue the Rakshasa God’s inheritance and overthrow the Qian Family’s authority. Ten days later, Clear Sky Sect elders condemned Tang Hao for sending Tang San to Spirit City, and Tang Yuehua tried to calm them.

  • Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Demon Bear, and Ghost Leopard reported that the Clear Sky Sect had revealed formidable strength, prompting Qian Daoliu to abandon direct pressure.
  • Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong agreed to divide and weaken the Upper Three Sects by accelerating the Nation-Stealing Plan and preparing the Soul Hunting Operation.
  • Qian Daoliu sent Qian Jun and Jiang Mo secretly to Heaven Dou City to protect Xue Qinghe and remove threats to the plan.
  • Bibi Dong left the Worship Hall determined to undermine the Qian Family and begin her pursuit of the Rakshasa God’s inheritance.
  • At a Clear Sky Sect council meeting, elders blamed Tang Hao for exposing Tang San to danger and leaving his fate unknown, while Tang Yuehua urged them to calm down.

Ch. 159Tang Yuehua searched for Tang Hao; Shrek parted ways

Tang Yuehua accepted the Clear Sky Sect’s order to discreetly find Tang Hao and Tang San, while Shrek Academy celebrated its tournament finish and its graduates chose their next paths. Tang Feng’s identity as the Clear Sky Sect’s young sect master was revealed, and Zhu Zhuqing resolved to return to Star Luo to end her engagement and settle matters with her family.

  • Tang Zhen condemned Tang Hao for exposing Tang San and endangering the Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Ran urged the elders to learn their whereabouts and condition.
  • Tang Zhen ordered Tang Yuehua to investigate Tang Hao and Tang San discreetly, and she accepted the assignment.
  • Xue Ye honored Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy in a victory ceremony, after which Shrek returned to a crowded academy and Flender announced the students’ graduation.
  • Ning Rongrong planned to return to her sect, Oscar said he would join Tang Feng’s sect, and Tai Long revealed that Tang Feng was the Clear Sky Sect’s young sect master.
  • Dai Mubai chose to remain at Shrek for now, while Zhu Zhuqing announced she would return to Star Luo to end their engagement and settle matters with her family.

Ch. 160Zhu Zhuqing refused the Lovesick Heartbreak Red

After leaving Shrek Academy, Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing reached the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Feng welcomed them and gave Oscar an immortal herb to aid his cultivation. He offered Zhu Zhuqing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but she refused because her feelings were too unsettled to meet its conditions, then planned to travel to the Star Luo Empire to end her marriage agreement with the Dai Family.

  • Ma Hongjun chose to remain at Shrek Academy, and Flender bid farewell to the students who were leaving.
  • Tai Long, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing departed Shrek Academy and escorted Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Tai Long brought Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Feng arranged Oscar's admission and a place to stay.
  • Zhu Zhuqing told Tang Feng she would travel to the Star Luo Empire after two days of rest to end her marriage agreement with the Dai Family.
  • Tang Feng gave Oscar the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and offered Zhu Zhuqing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, explaining its powers and the conditions for claiming it.
  • Zhu Zhuqing declined to test the Lovesick Heartbreak Red because her heart was too unsettled to answer who her one true love was.

Ch. 161Fortune fulfilled, strength soaring

Tang Feng gave Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing immortal herbs suited to their needs, and both gained major improvements after refining them. Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Soul King, and Tang Feng planned to take her to the Star Dou Great Forest for her Fifth Soul Ring after they rested.

  • Tang Feng offered Zhu Zhuqing Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone after she declined the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then told her and Oscar to absorb their herbs in the hall.
  • Oscar consumed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and gained four Soul Power levels, reaching level forty-seven.
  • Zhu Zhuqing consumed Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and gained six levels, breaking through the level-fifty bottleneck while strengthening her physique and fully fusing her Dark Gold Dreadclaw right palm bone.
  • Tang Feng reassured Zhu Zhuqing that the herbs had strengthened rather than destabilized her foundation, and both she and Oscar bowed to him in gratitude.
  • Tang Feng told Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing to rest in the sect before accompanying Zhu Zhuqing to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for her Fifth Soul Ring.

Ch. 162The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a Soul Bone in Return

Dugu Bo and the Nine Heart Begonia Clan joined the Clear Sky Sect, and Ning Rongrong evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with Tang Feng’s help. Ning Fengzhi rewarded Tang Feng with a forty-thousand-year left leg bone, and Rongrong was invited to join the group’s upcoming trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Tang Zhen formally welcomed Dugu Bo and Ye Qingxin as elders of the Clear Sky Sect, alongside Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong visited Tang Feng to claim the opportunity he had promised Rongrong.
  • Tang Feng gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and after absorbing it she evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and broke through rank forty.
  • Ning Fengzhi thanked Tang Feng and gave him a forty-thousand-year strength-type left leg bone suited to the Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Tang Feng invited Ning Rongrong to join the group’s upcoming Soul Ring hunt in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Ning Fengzhi agreed if she wanted to go.

Ch. 163The team takes shape

Tang Feng’s newly formed team set out for the Star Dou Great Forest, while Tang San and Tang Hao secretly returned to Shrek Academy to tell Yu Xiaogang that the Clear Sky Hammer was badly injured. Yu Xiaogang recalled forbidden methods that might repair its Martial Soul Origin and began to explain two perilous paths.

  • Tang Feng gave Tang Jian a forty-thousand-year strength-type Left Leg Bone, which helped Tang Jian break through to rank fifty while absorbing it.
  • Five days later, Tang Feng led a nine-person team toward the Star Dou Great Forest, including Tai Long and Bai Chenxiang, who needed Soul Rings.
  • Tang San and Tang Hao slipped into Shrek Academy and reunited with a shocked Yu Xiaogang, who learned that Tang San could no longer summon the Clear Sky Hammer.
  • Tang Hao asked Yu Xiaogang how an injured Martial Soul Origin could be repaired, prompting Yu Xiaogang to recall forbidden Evil Soul Master methods.
  • Yu Xiaogang said there were theoretically two extremely perilous paths to restore the Martial Soul Origin.

Ch. 164Methods for Repairing a Martial Soul

Tang San rejected Yu Xiaogang’s brutal proposal for repairing his Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang Hao took him and Meng Yiran away from Heaven Dou City. Later, Tang Feng led a group into the Star Dou Great Forest, where Bai Chenxiang and Ning Rongrong gained new Soul Rings and Tai Long found a fourth-ring target.

  • Yu Xiaogang described two ways to repair Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, including stealing the life force and Martial Soul Origin of another Clear Sky Hammer Soul Master, but Tang San and Tang Hao refused.
  • Tang Hao decided to leave Heaven Dou City with Tang San and Meng Yiran, and the three secretly escaped Shrek Academy and headed into the night.
  • Half a month later, Tang Feng led nine people from a town near the Star Dou Great Forest, assigning them a formation and objectives for their Soul Ring expedition.
  • Bai Chenxiang absorbed a two-thousand-year-old Streaming Light Swallow Falcon’s Soul Ring, reached rank thirty-two, and gained Swallow Shadow Streaming Light.
  • Ning Rongrong absorbed a six-thousand-year-old Crystal Armor Rhinoceros Turtle’s Soul Ring, reached rank forty-five, and gained a defensive amplification skill.
  • Two days later, Tai Long found a fourth Soul Ring target in a six-thousand-five-hundred-year-old Mountain-Shaking Giant Ape.

Ch. 165Battle Against the Berserk Demon Bear

The team hunted a twenty-one-thousand-year Berserk Demon Bear, and Tang Jian defeated it after a brutal battle. He absorbed its Soul Ring to reach rank fifty-two, then Tang Feng offered the bear’s Soul Bone to Tai Long.

  • The team entered the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast territory and, after five days of tracking, found a Berserk Demon Bear with twenty-one thousand years of cultivation.
  • Tang Jian, Zhu Zhuqing, and the team’s other members fought the bear for nearly an hour as Ning Rongrong boosted their attacks and Ye Lingling healed Tang Jian.
  • Tang Feng revealed that the bear’s heart was vulnerable during its berserk state, and Tang Jian provoked it before striking through its mouth and smashing its chest.
  • Tang Jian absorbed the bear’s Soul Ring after twelve hours of resisting its destructive will, reaching rank fifty-two and gaining the Furious Bear Strike Soul Skill.
  • The bear also dropped a powerful Right Arm Bone, which Tang Jian gave to Tang Feng; Tang Feng offered it to Tai Long, who hesitated because of its value.

Ch. 166A Chance Encounter with an Elephant Armor Sect Squad

Tang Feng’s team encountered five Elephant Armor Sect Soul Masters who threatened the girls, and the two sides erupted into battle. Tang Feng unleashed his Clear Sky Domain and powerful hammer skills, leaving the five enemies trapped amid lava and demon-fire explosions.

  • Tai Long absorbed the Soul Bone, gained the Berserk Heavy Strike skill, and reached rank forty-three.
  • Tang Feng detected five powerful figures approaching, and the group encountered two Elephant Armor Sect Soul Saints, one Soul Emperor, and two Soul Kings.
  • The Elephant Armor Sect members threatened the team and demanded that the girls be left behind, so Tang Feng insulted the sect and provoked them into attacking.
  • Tang Feng and Tang Jian revealed their Clear Sky Hammers, and the Elephant Armor Sect members recognized the weapons and decided to kill the team to keep them silent.
  • Tang Feng ordered the team into formation as Ning Rongrong boosted the fighters and Dugu Yan spread poisonous mist over the attackers.
  • Tang Feng used his Clear Sky Domain, Lava Purgatory Hammer, and Heaven-Burning Meteor Strike to strike all five enemies with lava and demon-fire blasts.

Ch. 167An overwhelming annihilation

The team found and killed a twenty-thousand-year Dark Night Demon Fox so Zhu Zhuqing could obtain her fifth Soul Ring. After resisting its corrosive spiritual imprint, she absorbed it and gained a stealth-based assassination skill, completing the team’s main objectives in the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Tang Feng, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others located a Dark Night Demon Fox deep in the banyan grove and surrounded it to prevent its escape.
  • Tang Feng drew the fox’s attacks while Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly tried to ambush it, and Ye Lingling healed Zhu Zhuqing after the fox wounded her shoulder.
  • Tang Feng struck the weakened fox with the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes’ Shock Formula, leaving Zhu Zhuqing an opening to kill it.
  • Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the fox’s Soul Ring for nearly eight hours while resisting its illusions and corrosive spiritual imprint.
  • Zhu Zhuqing reached rank fifty-two and gained the fifth Soul Skill Nether Shadow Stealth, which concealed her presence and strengthened her first attack from stealth.

Ch. 168Dark Night Demon Fox, Nether Shadow Stealth

Tang Feng and his teammates annihilated a five-member Elephant Armor Sect squad in the Star Dou Great Forest, then recovered a defensive Soul Bone from one of the corpses. After clearing the battlefield, they resumed searching for a Soul Beast for Zhu Zhuqing.

  • Tang Feng used Devil Tiger Unleashes Might to suppress the enemies and boost his strength, then killed the two injured Soul Saints with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
  • Zhu Zhuqing used her Dark Gold Dreadclaw and Nether Dreadclaw to kill a Soul King with a strike to the neck.
  • Tang Jian crushed the other Soul King's arms and chest with a berserk Clear Sky Hammer blow.
  • Tang Feng pursued and killed the fleeing Soul Emperor with a thrown hammer, ending the battle in five minutes.
  • Tang Feng found a roughly twenty-thousand-year-old defensive Right Leg Bone on a Soul Saint's corpse and kept it for a future candidate or trade.
  • After erasing traces and eating Oscar's Recovery Sausages, the team left the battlefield and continued searching for a Soul Beast for Zhu Zhuqing.

Ch. 169An encounter with Qian Renxue: different paths leave no room for alliance

On the way out of the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Feng’s team encountered Qian Renxue hunting a Holy Light White Tiger. After she mistook Tang Feng for a Clear Sky Sect genius and tried to recruit him, he refused, and she moved to detain the group; Tang Feng offered to stay behind so his teammates could leave.

  • Tang Feng halted his team after sensing three powerful figures pursuing a wounded Holy Light White Tiger.
  • Tang Feng and his companions emerged from hiding and recognized Qian Renxue, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo.
  • Qian Renxue suspected Tang Feng belonged to the Clear Sky Sect and offered him a place in Spirit Hall.
  • Tang Feng refused Qian Renxue’s offer, and she ordered that he stay.
  • Tang Feng asked Qian Renxue to let his teammates go and offered to remain alone.

Ch. 170Facing Two Titled Douluo, This Boy Must Not Be Spared

Tang Feng fought Qian Renxue and two Titled Douluo after sending his companions away, revealing his Clear Sky Domain and powerful hammer techniques. Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo joined the fight, and Tang Feng narrowly escaped their combined assault by teleporting into a tree’s shadow.

  • Qian Renxue let Tang Feng’s companions leave and ordered Tang Feng to stay and face her.
  • Tang Feng revealed his Clear Sky Domain and six Soul Rings, then used the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes to overpower Qian Renxue’s attacks.
  • Snake Lance Douluo attacked Tang Feng from behind, but Tang Feng blocked the strike with Chaotic Cloak and activated his Flame Dragon Wings to evade further attacks.
  • Porcupinefish Douluo joined Snake Lance Douluo and covered Tang Feng’s escape routes with venomous spines.
  • Tang Feng used his left leg Soul Bone’s Teleportation to escape the attack, though several spines grazed him.

Ch. 171Who dares hurt my grandson

Tang Feng fought to survive against Qian Renxue, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo until his grandfather Tang Lie arrived and drove them away. Tang Lie healed Tang Feng and ordered him and his companions to end their training trip and return to the sect.

  • Tang Feng used his Bloodthirsty Demonic Sound and Tiger-Guarding Diamond Body to resist Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, but his Soul Power ran nearly dry.
  • Qian Renxue prepared to deliver the final blow as Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo closed in on Tang Feng.
  • Tang Lie arrived with his Level 96 strength and struck the ground with his giant hammer, forcing Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo to flee with Qian Renxue.
  • Tang Lie healed Tang Feng, learned what had happened, and decided they would return to the sect immediately.
  • Tang Feng and Tang Lie reunited with the companions, and Ye Lingling and Oscar helped Tang Feng recover.

Ch. 172Qian Renxue's Desolation

After Tang Feng’s group survived the encounter, Qian Renxue confronted the limits of her confidence and resolved to grow stronger while advancing her Heaven Dou Empire plan. The groups left the forest, and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to return to her family and its brutal political struggles.

  • Tang Lie’s group rested safely while Qian Renxue, Snake Lance Douluo, and Porcupinefish Douluo fled to a remote valley to recover from their injuries.
  • Qian Renxue asked the Douluos whether they had ever encountered Tang Feng’s unprecedented Soul Ring Configuration, and they speculated that his Martial Soul or a special method might explain it.
  • Qian Renxue relived her defeat by Tang Feng, then resolved to accelerate her plan in the Heaven Dou Empire and train under her grandfather in the Worship Hall.
  • The next morning, Qian Renxue’s group resumed its search for a suitable Soul Beast, while Tang Feng’s group safely withdrew from the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Tang Feng’s group rested in a nearby town, then gathered to part ways, and Zhu Zhuqing said she needed to return to her family.

Ch. 173Zhu Zhuqing departed, Bo Saixi of Sea God Island

Zhu Zhuqing left for the Star Luo Empire while Tang Feng and the others returned safely to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Xiao praised their journey and revealed his breakthrough to Level 98. Far away on Sea God Island, Tang Chen neared death in Bo Saixi’s care and entrusted her with helping Tang Feng claim the Asura Demon Sword.

  • Zhu Zhuqing thanked her companions and departed alone for the Star Luo Empire, while Ning Rongrong offered help through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s contacts.
  • Tang Feng and the others traveled back to the Clear Sky Sect, discussing their cultivation gains and wishing Zhu Zhuqing well along the way.
  • Tang Xiao welcomed the returning group, learned that Tang Feng had fought Qian Renxue and the Titled Douluo Snake Lance and Pufferfish, and praised the group’s efforts; he had reached Level 98.
  • On Sea God Island, the dying Tang Chen told Bo Saixi that their final five months together had been the happiest time of his life and asked her to live on.
  • Tang Chen asked Bo Saixi to help Tang Feng when he came to retrieve him and to give him the Asura Demon Sword, which could let him pass the first six Asura trials.
  • Bo Saixi promised to protect Tang Feng and help him obtain the sword, and Tang Chen smiled with relief.

Ch. 174Tang Chen's fall, the Asura God

After Tang Chen died, the Asura God selected Tang Feng as his next successor and summoned him to the Asura God Temple. The Asura God offered him the chance to accept the Asura God Trial.

  • Tang Chen died beside Bo Saixi, and his body merged with Sea God Island, leaving six powerful Soul Bones behind.
  • Bo Saixi gathered Tang Chen's Soul Bones and placed them in her Storage Soul Tool.
  • The Asura God sensed Tang Chen's death and the Asura Demon Sword's severed bond, leaving its power and inheritance available for a new successor.
  • The Asura God searched those who possessed the Divine Slaughter's Domain and chose Tang Feng, whose abilities and potential impressed him.
  • The Asura God summoned Tang Feng from meditation to the Asura God Temple and revealed his identity.
  • The Asura God offered Tang Feng the Godhood Inheritance and asked whether he would accept the Asura God Trial.

Ch. 175Godhood Inheritance, No Hope of Returning Home

Tang Feng learned that the Asura God had chosen him for the inheritance trial after Tang Chen’s trial was interrupted, but discovered that becoming a god would not let him return home without his former world’s coordinates. The Asura God gave him ten years to decide, leaving Tang Feng awake in his Clear Sky Sect courtyard, devastated by the loss of his hope of returning.

  • The Asura God told Tang Feng that his potential, foundation, will, and fortune made him the best candidate for the inheritance after Tang Chen’s trial was interrupted.
  • Tang Feng asked whether becoming a deity would let him travel to other worlds, and the Asura God explained that he would need to relinquish his godhood duties, master space-time laws, and know his destination’s coordinates.
  • Tang Feng realized he had no way to identify his former world’s coordinates and was overwhelmed by despair over his lost hope of returning home.
  • The Asura God gave Tang Feng ten years to reach Sea God Island and gain the Asura Demon Sword’s recognition, after which he could begin the trial once he reached Titled Douluo.
  • Tang Feng returned to his room in the Clear Sky Sect courtyard and woke from the encounter, convinced it had truly happened.

Ch. 176A Rebirth of the Soul

After learning that returning home might be impossible without completing the Asura God's inheritance, Tang Feng questioned his years of single-minded pursuit and resolved to understand and accept the world he lived in. After several days of quiet reflection, he gathered his family, Sect Master Tang Xiao, and close companions to announce that he intended to leave the sect for a while.

  • Tang Feng struggled with the possibility that he might never return home and wondered whether pursuing godhood still had meaning.
  • He realized he had treated this world as a temporary place and resolved to learn about it and accept it as his home.
  • For several days, Tang Feng wandered Cloud Mist Mountain and observed the surrounding villages instead of cultivating frantically.
  • On the seventh morning, Tang Feng met with Tang Xiao, Tang Lie, Yang Wudi, Tang Jian, Oscar, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Tai Long, and Bai Chenxiang.
  • Tang Feng calmly announced that he intended to leave the sect for a while.
Arc 7 of 12
Arc 7 of 12