Ch. 161Tang Hao Arrives

Tang Hao arrived at the arena and fought off Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo before revealing his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and using the Clear Sky True Body to create an escape. After Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu vanished, Bibi Dong ordered a hunt for Tang Hao, while Feng Lingtian left Spirit City with the Godwind Academy team.

  • Tang Hao landed between the silver-armored guards and Shrek, then drove back Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo as they attacked Tang San.
  • Bibi Dong joined Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo in attacking Tang Hao, who endured their combined strikes and challenged them to bring more opponents.
  • Four more Titled Douluos emerged, and Tang Hao displayed his nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
  • Tang Hao activated the Clear Sky True Body and smashed the angel statue, creating an opening for himself, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to escape.
  • Bibi Dong ordered her forces to hunt down and kill Tang Hao and told everyone else to leave Spirit City.
  • Feng Lingtian left with Feng Xiaotian and the Godwind Academy team, thinking that the championship was won and the Soul Bones were secured.

Ch. 162A new journey

After the tournament, the teams left Spirit City, and Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong and Oscar, and Ma Hongjun parted ways under a five-year reunion promise. Feng Xiaotian left with Dugu Bo to hunt for his Sixth Soul Ring, while Feng Lingtian anticipated Spirit Hall’s investigation into the Pill Pavilion and the team’s revealed abilities.

  • Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing left with Star Luo Royal Academy, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar went to meet the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s carriage and Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek with Flender and Liu Erlong.
  • Dai Mubai proposed that the group reunite at Shrek Academy in five years, and Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun agreed.
  • Feng Xiaotian told Feng Lingtian that he would travel with Dugu Bo to find a Soul Beast for his Sixth Soul Ring, which needed to be over ten thousand years old.
  • Feng Xiaotian said goodbye to Feng Lingtian and left in Dugu Bo’s carriage as Godwind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Skywater Academy set out together.
  • Feng Lingtian told Su Mei’er that Spirit Hall would investigate the Pill Pavilion after learning about the Nine Heart Begonia, the pills, and the revealed Ultimate Attribute and Martial Soul Evolution.

Ch. 163Investigating the source

Bibi Dong investigated reports of the Pill Pavilion’s influence and discovered that its pills, cultivation breakthroughs, and connections to ultimate attributes pointed to a far-reaching system. She ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to investigate the organization in Heaven Dou, warning that it could become either an asset or an enemy of Spirit Hall.

  • Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Bibi Dong reports about the Pill Pavilion’s pills and the contestants’ unusual Soul Power and Soul Ring results.
  • Bibi Dong summoned Yan, who said Su Mei’er’s fire had suppressed his own Martial Soul as though it were naturally inferior.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to search ancient texts and found a classification that identified Su Mei’er’s and Shui Bing’er’s attributes as ultimate.
  • Bibi Dong connected the Pill Pavilion to the academies’ unusual advantages and other developments involving the Nine Heart Begonia and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to investigate the Pill Pavilion’s background in Heaven Dou.

Ch. 164Bringing them into the fold

Chrysanthemum Douluo’s investigation revealed the Pill Pavilion’s rapid growth and successful pill distribution, prompting Bibi Dong to seek its submission to Spirit Hall. After Feng Qingxuan rejected Salas’s offer, Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to ruin the Pill Pavilion’s reputation through fabricated scandals.

  • Chrysanthemum Douluo investigated the Pill Pavilion’s branches and effective pills, then sent his findings to Bibi Dong.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Salas to offer the Pill Pavilion resources and protection in exchange for joining Spirit Hall.
  • Feng Qingxuan told Salas that the Pill Pavilion was independent and refused to submit to Spirit Hall.
  • Salas reported Feng Qingxuan’s refusal to Bibi Dong, who instructed Ghost Douluo to spread claims of pill problems or wrongdoing to discredit the Pill Pavilion.
  • Ghost Douluo accepted Bibi Dong’s order to destroy the Pill Pavilion’s reputation.

Ch. 165Framing

Ghost Douluo arranged a coordinated rumor campaign against Pill Pavilion in three cities, weakening its customer traffic. Feng Lingtian suspected Bibi Dong was pressuring the pavilion to bring it into Spirit Hall's fold, and Ghost Douluo prepared to escalate the pressure.

  • Ghost Douluo sent three operatives to spread scripted gossip outside Pill Pavilion branches in Heaven Dou City, Godwind City, and Suotuo City.
  • The operatives' staged conversations sparked rumors that Pill Pavilion assistants mocked commoners and low-ranking Soul Masters, and the gossip spread across all three cities.
  • Customers began avoiding Pill Pavilion, and its Heaven Dou City queue shrank as the shopkeeper questioned his assistants, who denied the accusations.
  • Su Mei'er told Feng Lingtian about the rumors, and he concluded that Bibi Dong was targeting Pill Pavilion after Salas's departure.
  • Ghost Douluo heard that the rumors had reduced Pill Pavilion's queues by around thirty percent, marked Godwind Academy on a map, and decided the time was nearly ripe to apply more pressure.

Ch. 166Maneuvering

As the Pill Pavilion’s sales collapsed, Feng Lingtian and Feng Qingxuan learned that the Heaven Dou imperial family would stay neutral and suspected the crown prince was secretly aligned with Spirit Hall. Two days later, Ghost Douluo arrived at Godwind Academy to investigate the Pill Pavilion, where he and Feng Qingxuan confronted each other without either side backing down.

  • Feng Lingtian reviewed the Pill Pavilion’s falling sales and reasoned that Spirit Hall was waiting for the imperial family to take a position.
  • Ning Fengzhi told Feng Qingxuan that he had blocked a court proposal to pressure the Pill Pavilion, but warned that the crown prince had abruptly sought contact with it.
  • Feng Lingtian suspected the crown prince was concealing his intentions and possibly being manipulated by someone aligned with Spirit Hall.
  • Feng Lingtian predicted Spirit Hall would send Ghost Douluo, and two days later Ghost Douluo arrived at Godwind Academy with armed followers.
  • Ghost Douluo declared that Spirit Hall would investigate the Pill Pavilion, while Feng Qingxuan and Dugu Bo stood their ground as his followers advanced.

Ch. 167Encirclement (Part One)

Feng Lingtian and Dugu Bo exposed two suspected Evil Soul Masters among Ghost Douluo’s ranks using their abnormal presence and matching tokens. When the Third Elder tried to seize Feng Lingtian, Bai Yuanqi intervened, leaving the confrontation at a tense standstill.

  • Feng Qingxuan repelled three attackers while Ghost Douluo moved to confront Dugu Bo.
  • Dugu Bo identified two people in Ghost Douluo’s ranks as suspected Evil Soul Masters, and Feng Lingtian displayed matching tokens linked to an earlier hideout.
  • The Third Elder arrived and ordered Ghost Douluo to withdraw, but Feng Qingxuan refused to let certain people leave.
  • Feng Lingtian began accusing Salas of targeting the Pill Pavilion, but the Third Elder tried to grab him.
  • Bai Yuanqi stopped the Third Elder and warned that he would intervene if Feng Lingtian was harmed.

Ch. 168Encirclement and suppression (Part two)

Qian Daoliu ended Spirit Hall’s confrontation with Bai Yuanqi at Godwind Academy, and Bai Yuanqi’s return as the Speed Family ancestor left Feng Lingtian with unanswered questions. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu questioning whether Bibi Dong knew an Evil Soul Master had joined Spirit Hall’s forces and ordering her to meet him.

  • The Third Elder summoned Qian Daoliu, who arrived and ordered the confrontation with Bai Yuanqi to end without denying the Pill Pavilion had been targeted.
  • Qian Daoliu withdrew Spirit Hall’s forces, and Ghost Douluo glanced at Feng Lingtian as he left.
  • Bai Yuanqi confirmed he was the Speed Family’s ancestor but postponed explaining why he had watched Feng Lingtian.
  • Feng Lingtian returned to the Pill Pavilion side hall, where Su Mei'er quietly greeted him, and reflected that the conflict was not over.
  • The Pill Pavilion posted a timeline of Spirit Hall’s actions, while rumors about an Evil Soul Master spread among its forces.
  • Qian Daoliu asked the Third Elder and Ghost Douluo whether Bibi Dong knew about the Evil Soul Master, then ordered her to come see him.

Ch. 169A letter from Nameless

After Spirit Hall ended its operation against the Pill Pavilion, Feng Lingtian received an anonymous dossier suggesting the Speed Family had been framed by the Wind Control Divine Sect. He gave the dossier to Bai Yuanqi, who set it aside while reuniting with Bai Qingyin.

  • Bibi Dong left the council chamber, and Spirit Hall ordered its Heaven Dou City branch to suspend the operation against the Pill Pavilion.
  • As Spirit Hall's presence around Godwind Academy faded, the Pill Pavilion's customers returned and public opinion turned in its favor.
  • Feng Lingtian read an unsigned dossier about the Wind Control Divine Sect and concluded that it supported his suspicions that the Speed Family had been framed.
  • Feng Qingxuan told Feng Lingtian that Bai Qingyin had woken and wanted to see him, so Feng Lingtian and Feng Xiaotian brought Bai Yuanqi to her.
  • Bai Qingyin and Bai Yuanqi met after years apart, and Feng Lingtian later handed Bai Yuanqi the anonymous dossier.
  • Bai Yuanqi told Feng Lingtian to leave the dossier for later, and Feng Lingtian and Feng Xiaotian returned together.

Ch. 170Tracing the Truth (Part One)

Feng Lingtian and Feng Xiaotian investigated the Speed Clan’s account of the Wind Control Divine Sect’s destruction, then heard Bai Yuanqi reveal the hidden fourth clan and Spirit Hall’s role in isolating the Speed Family. The brothers learned that identifying the informant who tipped off Spirit Hall remained the key unanswered question, and Bai Yuanqi said he would investigate it himself.

  • Feng Lingtian and Feng Xiaotian visited Bai He, who explained that Spirit Hall used convincing forged letters and threats to keep the Speed Clan from helping the Speed Family.
  • Feng Lingtian concluded that Spirit Hall had manipulated the Wind Sword Sect and isolated the Speed Family, but the brothers still did not know who had leaked information to Spirit Hall.
  • Bai Yuanqi told Feng Lingtian, Feng Xiaotian, Bai Qingyin, and Feng Qingxuan that a secret fourth clan served the Wind Control Divine Sect from the shadows.
  • Bai Yuanqi described how Spirit Hall learned that the Speed Family had discovered its Evil Soul Masters, divided the clans, and destroyed the isolated Speed Family, with only Bai Qingyin and Bai Qingchuan escaping.
  • Feng Lingtian compared the anonymous dossier with new records delivered to Bai Yuanqi and found that they corroborated the account.
  • Bai Yuanqi said he would investigate the informant within the Wind Control Divine Sect himself.

Ch. 171Tracing the truth (Part two)

Feng Lingtian learned that the four clans had reconciled and uncovered how a letter from the Shadow Clan’s second elder’s wife led Spirit Hall to the Speed Family. After hearing Oscar had left on his dangerous journey, Feng Lingtian hurried to the city gate, intending to give him a note.

  • Feng Lingtian asked Bai Qingyin about the connection between the Speed Family and the Speed Clan, and she explained that the Speed Clan had once joined the Wind Control Divine Sect under the Speed Family and adopted the Bai surname through a marriage alliance.
  • Feng Lingtian decided to research improvements to his Communication Soul Tool, while Feng Xiaotian returned to pursuing the limits of his wind attribute.
  • Bai Yuanqi told Feng Lingtian that the four clans had agreed to reunite and join the Pill Pavilion, and that the Wind Sword Sect’s master had apologized for believing Spirit Hall’s false letter.
  • Bai Yuanqi explained that an everyday remark in a letter from the Shadow Clan’s second elder’s wife had alerted Spirit Hall to the Speed Family’s investigation, and that the elder’s exiled branch eventually dwindled to Gui Mei.
  • A student told Feng Lingtian that Oscar had left early that morning, so Feng Lingtian hurried toward the city gate to give him a note.

Ch. 172A long journey

Oscar left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to pursue his chosen path, carrying supplies Ning Rongrong had secretly prepared and a lead from Feng Lingtian about Mirror Beasts in the Far North. A month later, Su Mei'er’s remark about Blue Silver Grass gave Feng Lingtian an idea for continent-wide communication, and he set out to find an ancient Blue Silver King.

  • Oscar left the sect at night while Ning Rongrong watched from behind a pillar, having secretly packed gold coins and pills in his bundle.
  • Feng Lingtian gave Oscar information about Mirror Beasts in the Far North, which could grant a Soul Skill that copied others’ Soul Skills.
  • Feng Lingtian struggled to solve the medium problem for upgrading the Communication Soul Tool while the Pill Pavilion and merged clans settled into routine.
  • During a walk, Su Mei'er pointed out how widespread Blue Silver Grass was, giving Feng Lingtian the idea to use an ancient Blue Silver King as the core of a continent-wide communication network.
  • Feng Lingtian prepared to search for the Blue Silver King, declined Su Mei'er’s offer to accompany him, and left Godwind Academy with the emergency pills she had tucked into his sleeve.

Ch. 173Blue Silver Forest

Feng Lingtian found the Blue Silver King in a remote valley and proposed using Blue Silver Grass as the medium for a continent-wide Communication Soul Tool. He offered spring water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to replenish the grass, and the Blue Silver King agreed to hear his plan.

  • Feng Lingtian traveled northwest for five days, then learned from an old tea stall keeper about a valley where Blue Silver Grass grew unusually lush.
  • After three more days, Feng Lingtian entered the valley and sensed someone watching him through the grass.
  • The Blue Silver King asked how Feng Lingtian had found the valley, and Feng Lingtian explained his research and proposed using Blue Silver Grass to transmit Soul Power signals.
  • Feng Lingtian promised that the communicators would make Blue Silver Grass useful across the continent and offered to move the clan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • Feng Lingtian poured spring water into the soil, and the nearby Blue Silver Grass visibly responded.
  • The Blue Silver King agreed to give the plan a try and opened a path for Feng Lingtian to come deeper into the valley.

Ch. 174Yu Feng Token

Feng Lingtian developed and tested the first Yu Feng Token with the Blue Silver King, using silver-veined ore, the King's essence, and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid powder to create a Soul Power communication circuit. The token successfully transmitted a message, but the Blue Silver King pointed out that its exposed patterns could be copied, leaving Feng Lingtian to seek a way to improve it.

  • Feng Lingtian asked the Blue Silver King for a metal that could carry Soul Power, and the King showed him silver-veined ore beneath the valley.
  • Feng Lingtian tried to engrave a pattern on the ore, but could not work out the paths until the Blue Silver King shared a memory of patterns from an ancient artifact.
  • Feng Lingtian recognized the pattern as a circuit, engraved it into the ore, and filled its grooves with the Blue Silver King's essence and Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid powder.
  • Feng Lingtian sealed the grooves and successfully sent the message “Hello” to the Blue Silver King through the token.
  • Feng Lingtian named the device the Yu Feng Token and designated the first one as the mother token.
  • The Blue Silver King warned that someone could copy the exposed pattern, and Feng Lingtian admitted the token still needed improvement.

Ch. 175The Subsidiary Token

Feng Lingtian tested the Yu Feng Token’s tamper-proof design and confirmed it could transmit text, voice, and images over a long distance. He made a ring for the person awaiting his return, then left the Blue Silver Forest to prepare for the Blue Silver Grass population’s move to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

  • Feng Lingtian made a subsidiary token that shattered and released its essence when the Blue Silver King tried to pry it open.
  • Feng Lingtian tested a second subsidiary token from a clearing near a village and exchanged text, voice, and images with the Blue Silver King across the distance.
  • Feng Lingtian crafted a silver ring for someone he said was waiting for him, adding that they had not officially become partners yet but soon would.
  • Feng Lingtian made several more tamper-resistant subsidiary tokens and told the Blue Silver King he would prepare the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for the Blue Silver Grass population.
  • Feng Lingtian left the valley and walked away from the Blue Silver Forest.

Ch. 176The journey home (Part one)

Feng Lingtian returned to Godwind Academy, gave Su Mei'er a ring, and organized the Pill Pavilion's communication network and clan responsibilities. The meeting established how its allied groups would coordinate, train, and gather intelligence while Spirit Hall kept watch.

  • Feng Lingtian gave Su Mei'er a ring and told her that he liked her; she accepted it and said it fit well.
  • Feng Lingtian told Feng Qingxuan that he had completed the Communication Soul Tool and proposed a meeting to assign responsibilities to the allied groups.
  • Feng Lingtian demonstrated the Yu Feng Tokens and set token number ranges for the Pill Pavilion, Godwind Academy core team, Shadow Clan, Speed Clan, Nine Heart Begonia, and Wind Sword Sect.
  • Feng Lingtian assigned the Speed Clan to pill refinement and token production, and instructed Dugu Bo to teach the soul core method under strict safeguards.
  • Feng Lingtian assigned Nine Heart Begonia to healing and herb cultivation, the Shadow Clan to intelligence gathering, and the Wind Sword Sect to develop independently in the Star Luo Empire.
  • After the meeting, Feng Lingtian noticed the light on in Su Mei'er's room but did not knock and went to his quarters.

Ch. 177The Return Journey (Part Two)

Feng Lingtian distributed Yu Feng Tokens to the core team and demonstrated how they could communicate across the continent. After the group left, Feng Xiaotian noticed Su Mei'er's matching ring and teased Feng Lingtian about it.

  • Feng Lingtian gathered the core team and explained that Yu Feng Tokens could transmit text, voice, and images wherever Blue Silver Grass grew.
  • Feng Xiaotian chose token 11, Feng Lingtian took token 12, and the others selected tokens 14 through 23; Su Mei'er received a token that matched her ring.
  • Feng Lingtian sent a text to Feng Xiaotian, and Su Ran tested his token by sending Feng Lingtian the words "Testing it."
  • Feng Lingtian instructed everyone on using and caring for their tokens, then dismissed the group.
  • Feng Xiaotian asked Feng Lingtian if Su Mei'er's ring was a Yu Feng Token, and Feng Lingtian brushed off his teasing.

Ch. 178Oscar's return

Oscar returned to Godwind Academy after a year searching the Frozen Forest and showed everyone his Mirror Sausage, which could copy another Soul Master's Martial Soul and Soul Skills using their blood. Inspired by its potential to protect his companions, Feng Lingtian began designing a storage Soul Tool that could preserve it, while others considered leaving the academy to pursue their own plans.

  • Ning Fengzhi brought Ning Rongrong and Oscar to Godwind Academy, where Feng Lingtian greeted Oscar on his return.
  • Oscar told the gathered students about his year in the Frozen Forest, including the dangers of traveling alone and how he found a Mirror Beast.
  • Oscar demonstrated his Mirror Sausage and explained that it could temporarily copy a Soul Master's Martial Soul and Soul Skills, but weakened after a day or two.
  • After Su Ran wished the sausage could last longer to protect him and Ye Qingyu, Feng Lingtian decided to make a Soul Tool that could slow its deterioration or stop time.
  • Bai Yu, Shi Yan, and Cheng Luo discussed leaving the academy, while Feng Lingtian returned to the Pill Pavilion and wrote down his storage Soul Tool idea.

Ch. 179Preparations for the journey

Feng Lingtian completed the Mustard Seed Storage Soul Tool with Shi Yan’s help and distributed five rings to the teams preparing to travel. The chapter ended with the group facing their imminent departures from the academy.

  • Feng Lingtian experimented with ore and spirit spring water, then used a thread of Shi Yan’s silver-gray light to stabilize the storage space and preserve its contents.
  • Feng Lingtian tested the Mustard Seed Storage with a hot pastry and confirmed it stayed warm overnight.
  • Feng Lingtian gave Oscar a Mustard Seed Storage Ring, and Oscar filled it with Mirror Sausages for Feng Lingtian to store.
  • Bai Yu and Shi Yan, Su Ran and Ye Qingyu, Jiang Lin and Bai Lingyu, Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er, and Feng Lingtian prepared to travel as five teams.
  • Feng Lingtian handed the traveling teams Mustard Seed Storage Rings stocked with Mirror Sausages, then chose not to write in Lingtian's Notes.

Ch. 180A journey of trials: Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er (Part one)

Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er set out together for the Far North to temper themselves, after Feng Xiaotian recalled Feng Lingtian’s advice about overcoming his bottleneck there. As they traveled north, Shui Bing'er revealed that she sensed something waiting for her, and the increasingly cold air seemed to put her at ease.

  • Feng Xiaotian waited for Shui Bing'er at Godwind Academy, thinking back to Feng Lingtian’s suggestion that the Far North could help him break through his limits.
  • Shui Bing'er arrived, and Feng Xiaotian demonstrated his Mustard Seed Storage ring and stored her pack inside it.
  • Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er left for the Far North after she confirmed she had arranged her departure from Skywater Academy and stopped Shui Yue'er from joining them.
  • Shui Bing'er told Feng Xiaotian that she felt something was waiting for her in the Far North, and he encouraged her to trust the instinct.
  • Feng Xiaotian and Shui Bing'er traveled through the countryside toward colder terrain, where Shui Bing'er’s breathing grew steadier.
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