Arc 3The Ten-Year Showdown

Dai Lingfeng defeated Huo Yuhao in the freshmen tournament, then secretly shaped events around him while Huo Yuhao grew stronger and learned the truth about Dai Lingfeng’s role in his family’s tragedy. The brothers remained publicly estranged as Huo Yuhao refused to return to the Dai clan and their ten-year pact continued.

  • Tang Ya was expelled from Shrek, and she entrusted the Tang Sect to Bei Bei as Dai Lingfeng cultivated toward the freshmen assessment.
  • Dai Lingfeng became a Soul King and teamed up with Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, while Huo Yuhao’s team advanced to face Dai Huabin’s team.
  • Dai Huabin’s team defeated Huo Yuhao’s team, but Dai Huabin forfeited before the final, leaving Huo Yuhao to challenge Dai Lingfeng with Golden Road.
  • Dai Lingfeng’s Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill withstood Golden Road, and his team won the freshmen tournament, after which Shrek denied Huo Yuhao core disciple status.
  • Dai Lingfeng turned He Caitou into his fourth Chang Ghost and secretly sent him to guide Huo Yuhao, who became Fan Yu’s disciple in the Soul Tool Department.
  • After Wu Feng defeated Huo Yuhao, Dai Lingfeng ordered Dai Huabin to kill the duchess, and Dai Huabin joined the Holy Spirit Cult as its Holy Son.
  • The Ice Empress helped Huo Yuhao realize Dai Lingfeng had manipulated events to protect him, and Huo Yuhao resolved to keep training for their ten-year showdown.
  • Dai Lingfeng joined Shrek’s main tournament team and revealed his level 57 strength, while Huo Yuhao became a reserve member and faced him in a practice battle.
  • Dai Yueheng offered Huo Yuhao the White Tiger Duke’s invitation to return, but Huo Yuhao refused and declared that his surname was Huo, not Dai.
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Ch. 51The Joy of Twins

After Tang Ya was expelled, Dai Lingfeng secretly arranged for Xu Sanshi to give Huo Yuhao Mystic Water Pills, while Tang San appointed Dai Lingfeng Tang Sect Master. Three months later, Dai Lingfeng had reached Soul King level and was enjoying the company of the Lan twins at Shrek Academy.

  • Yan Shaozhe expelled Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao blamed himself for her punishment while Tang Ya accepted her defeat and entrusted the Tang Sect to Bei Bei.
  • Dai Lingfeng ordered Xu Sanshi to give Huo Yuhao his Mystic Water Pills, and Xu Sanshi returned to help care for Bei Bei and the others.
  • Tang San gave Dai Lingfeng the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus and the position of Tang Sect Master, while Dai Lingfeng continued cultivating and planned to reach level 50 before the freshmen assessment.
  • Three months later, Dai Lingfeng had become a Soul King and sat with Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo nestled against him, confident he could protect them even if his fiancée objected.

Ch. 52The Freshman Tournament: The One Who Got a Bye!

Dai Lingfeng entered the freshman tournament with a bye to the finals, teaming up with Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo while watching Dai Huabin and Huo Yuhao advance. Dai Huabin resolved to stop Huo Yuhao before he could reach Dai Lingfeng, and Huo Yuhao vowed to defeat Dai Huabin for his mother's sake.

  • Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo asked Dai Lingfeng to team up with them, and he agreed to carry them to victory.
  • Tang San rationalized Dai Lingfeng's womanizing and decided that Xiao Qi should remain his principal wife, while Dai Mubai praised his grandson.
  • The homeroom teacher announced that Dai Lingfeng would receive a bye to the finals, where he would face the two teams that advanced.
  • Dai Lingfeng watched Dai Huabin defeat Xie Huanyue and reflected on the strength and servitude that came with being a Chang Ghost.
  • Dai Huabin's team and Huo Yuhao's team both won their matches, setting up a showdown between them before the final.
  • Dai Huabin signaled that he would stop Huo Yuhao, who vowed to defeat him and avenge his mother.

Ch. 53Dai Huabin Brutalizes Huo Yuhao! The Terror of the Chang Ghost!

Dai Huabin’s team defeated Huo Yuhao’s team in the finals after Dai Huabin overwhelmed Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao with White Tiger Vajra Transformation while Cui Yajie and Zhu Lu struck at the others. Dai Lingfeng explained that Dai Huabin’s strength came from the Chang Ghosts’ ability to share skills, leaving his team set to face Dai Lingfeng’s in the next match.

  • Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin traded insults before the finals, with Dai Huabin calling Huo Yuhao untalented and Huo Yuhao mocking him for serving Dai Lingfeng.
  • Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao attacked Dai Huabin’s team with support from Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection Sharing.
  • Dai Huabin activated White Tiger Protection Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, then sent Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao flying with powerful strikes.
  • Cui Yajie attacked Huo Yuhao mentally, Zhu Lu took advantage of Xiao Xiao’s vulnerability, and Dai Huabin struck Wang Dong with his tiger tail.
  • The referee declared Dai Huabin’s team the winner, and Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe praised Dai Huabin’s performance.
  • Dai Lingfeng said the Chang Ghosts could share skills, allowing Dai Huabin to use Electrolux’s Soul Lash and Electrolux to use Dai Huabin’s White Tiger skills.

Ch. 54Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong Slander Dai Huabin

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong refused to accept their loss to Dai Huabin and accused him of cheating after his tail strike attacked Wang Dong's soul. Dai Huabin did not explain his hidden ability and forfeited, leaving Huo Yuhao to face Dai Lingfeng in the next match.

  • Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong protested the referee's ruling, insisting they still had their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to use.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Huo Yuhao that using Golden Road against Dai Huabin would leave them unable to counter both Hell White Tigers.
  • Wang Dong accused Dai Huabin of using a forbidden Soul Tool to attack her spirit, and Huo Yuhao joined her in claiming he had cheated.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm confirmed that Dai Huabin's tail strike attacked the soul but was his own ability, not a Soul Tool.
  • Dai Huabin declined to explain his ability, forfeited the match, and warned Huo Yuhao that slander would not work against Dai Lingfeng.

Ch. 55Golden Road vs. Hell White Tiger!

Huo Yuhao’s team advanced after Dai Huabin forfeited, and Huo Yuhao challenged Dai Lingfeng to settle their final in one move. Dai Lingfeng accepted and faced Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s Golden Road with his own Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, as spectators watched in anticipation.

  • Dai Huabin forfeited, so the referee advanced Huo Yuhao’s team and scheduled the final for the next day.
  • Huo Yuhao planned to use Golden Road against Dai Lingfeng, while Dai Lingfeng dismissed his challenge as amusing.
  • The next day, Huo Yuhao challenged Dai Lingfeng to take one attack and let that move decide the winner.
  • Dai Lingfeng accepted Huo Yuhao’s bet and promised not to dodge.
  • Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong launched their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Withering Amidst Brilliance, Golden Road, and Dai Lingfeng prepared to answer with his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Ch. 56You Underestimated Me, Dai Lingfeng!

Dai Lingfeng revealed his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, transforming into a powerful Hell White Tiger and withstanding Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s Golden Road. Huo Yuhao believed the attack had defeated Dai Lingfeng, unaware that it had not even penetrated his defenses.

  • The Shrek leaders and students watched as Dai Lingfeng activated his White Tiger and Hell Spirit Cat Martial Souls together.
  • Dai Lingfeng transformed into a towering, winged Hell White Tiger that could use both the Chang Ghost's characteristics and the Hell Spirit Cat's Soul Skills.
  • Mu En, Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Tang Hao reacted in amazement to the Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Tang San and Dai Mubai noted its limits compared with a fusion performed by two people.
  • Dai Lingfeng let Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’s Golden Road strike him, but the attack failed to break through his Hell Power defenses.
  • Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection failed to reveal Dai Lingfeng, and Huo Yuhao celebrated as though he had defeated him.

Ch. 57Huo Yuhao Was Unfit to Be a Core Disciple!

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong believed their Golden Road had defeated Dai Lingfeng, but Dai Lingfeng emerged unharmed and declared their team the losers. After the referee named Dai Lingfeng’s team the freshmen tournament champions, Mu En said Huo Yuhao was unfit to be a core disciple.

  • Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong celebrated after the Golden Road turned Dai Lingfeng into a golden statue, while Xiao Xiao warned that the battle might not be over.
  • Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong planned to join forces against Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, but noticed that Tang Hao and the officials were not reacting as they expected.
  • Dai Lingfeng shook off the gold dust and revealed that he was unharmed, then mocked Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong for celebrating too soon.
  • Dai Lingfeng declared that Huo Yuhao’s team had lost, and Zhou Yi removed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from the arena.
  • The referee announced Dai Lingfeng’s team as the freshmen tournament champions, and Mu En judged Huo Yuhao unfit to be a core disciple.

Ch. 58Playing Huo Yuhao in the Palm of His Hand...

After Shrek’s elders rejected Huo Yuhao as a core disciple, he struggled with fear and doubt about ever avenging his mother. Dai Lingfeng planned to place He Caitou beside Huo Yuhao as a hidden protector, then summoned him and offered him power in exchange for submission.

  • Mu En judged Huo Yuhao unworthy of Shrek’s focused cultivation, and Yan Shaozhe and the other elders agreed to deny him core disciple status.
  • Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory shaken by Dai Lingfeng’s strength, while Wang Dong urged him to keep cultivating and reclaim their defeat later.
  • Dai Lingfeng declined the Lan Sisters’ victory banquet invitation and decided to make He Caitou his fourth Chang Ghost so he could secretly guide Huo Yuhao.
  • Dai Lingfeng asked Tang Hao to bring He Caitou from the Soul Tool Department, and Tang Hao seized him and delivered him to Dai Lingfeng.
  • Dai Lingfeng identified He Caitou as Xu He, the former crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, and offered him power if he submitted.

Ch. 59Chang Ghost He Caitou, No Huo Yuhao!

Dai Lingfeng killed He Caitou and transformed him into a loyal Chang Ghost, ordering him to secretly guide and protect Huo Yuhao. At the freshman tournament awards, Huo Yuhao expected recognition but was left off the core disciple list.

  • Dai Lingfeng revealed that he knew He Caitou's identity and offered to help him get revenge.
  • Dai Lingfeng killed He Caitou and brought him back as his fourth Chang Ghost.
  • He Caitou swore loyalty to Dai Lingfeng, who ordered him to stay beside Huo Yuhao and guide him without exposing their connection.
  • At Shrek's awards assembly, Dai Huabin taunted Huo Yuhao about the tournament, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao restrained Huo Yuhao from fighting.
  • Du Weilun announced the core disciples, but Huo Yuhao's name was missing, and Dai Huabin mocked him.

Ch. 60Huo Yuhao Longed for His Brother's Recognition

After Huo Yuhao was excluded from Shrek Academy’s core disciples, he swallowed his hurt and hid the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s existence, still longing for Dai Lingfeng’s recognition. After the ceremony, Ning Tian and Wu Feng approached Dai Lingfeng, while Dai Mubai stirred at the sight of a woman from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

  • Shrek Academy left Huo Yuhao off the core disciples list, and Dai Huabin taunted him for his weak Soul Power and Ten-Year Soul Ring.
  • Wang Dong defended Huo Yuhao, but Du Weilun shut down her protest and declared the academy’s decision fair.
  • Huo Yuhao blamed himself for being weak and considered revealing the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but the silkworm persuaded him to wait until level twenty.
  • After the ceremony, Ning Tian and Wu Feng asked to meet Dai Lingfeng, and Ning Tian showed her admiration for him.
  • Dai Lingfeng agreed to speak with Ning Tian, while Dai Mubai stirred at the thought of a woman from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Ch. 61Playing with Twins Is an Ancestral Precept!

Dai Mubai urged Dai Lingfeng to pursue Ning Tian and embrace his reputation as a playboy, while Tang San privately dismissed the advice as no threat to his own plans. Dai Lingfeng joined Ning Tian and others for a meal, leaving Huo Yuhao feeling distant from his powerful older brother before Zhou Yi brought him to the Soul Tool Department.

  • Dai Mubai encouraged Dai Lingfeng to win Ning Tian's support, and Tang San cursed him for promoting the twins and another potential romance.
  • Ning Tian invited Dai Lingfeng to eat with her, and he agreed while waiting for his companions.
  • Wu Feng felt helpless as Ning Tian showed interest in Dai Lingfeng, while Nanmen Yun'er and Cui Yajie also admired him.
  • Dai Lingfeng introduced Ning Tian to Dai Huabin and the others, and the group went to Shrek City for a meal.
  • Huo Yuhao watched Dai Lingfeng leave and felt that they belonged to different worlds, so Wang Dong accompanied him to see Zhou Yi.
  • Zhou Yi brought Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department, where Fan Yu asked him to assist He Caitou with a test.

Ch. 62Huo Yuhao Had No Electrolux!

Huo Yuhao demonstrated his support skills and became Fan Yu’s disciple, then joined the reshuffled freshman class. When Wu Feng and Dai Huabin challenged his eligibility to run for class monitor, Dai Lingfeng wondered how Huo Yuhao would respond without Electrolux.

  • Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing to help He Caitou hit every target, impressing Fan Yu, who invited Huo Yuhao to become his disciple.
  • Huo Yuhao accepted Fan Yu as his master, and He Caitou welcomed him as a fellow disciple.
  • Dai Lingfeng woke in the Rose Hotel after a drunken night with Cui Yajie and the Lan sisters, then went to the first lesson after the class reshuffle.
  • Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong grumbled about Cui Yajie’s relationship with Dai Lingfeng, while Xiao Xiao defended the idea that his status could justify several wives.
  • Wang Yan proposed a vote for class monitor and included Huo Yuhao among the candidates, prompting Wu Feng and Dai Huabin to object.
  • Wang Yan defended Huo Yuhao’s qualifications, while Dai Lingfeng anticipated how he would handle the coming challenge without Electrolux.

Ch. 63I Bet Ten Thousand on Wu Feng!

Huo Yuhao challenged Wu Feng to a fight after she publicly questioned his qualifications to run for class monitor. He entered the match determined to prove himself to Dai Lingfeng, who bet ten thousand Gold Soul Coins on Wu Feng, but Wu Feng quickly overwhelmed him and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm refused to intervene.

  • Wu Feng insulted Huo Yuhao's candidacy, and Huo Yuhao challenged her to settle their disagreement with a fight.
  • Wang Yan led the freshmen to the martial arts hall, where Zhou Sichen took bets on the match.
  • Dai Huabin and Dai Lingfeng bet on Wu Feng, with Dai Lingfeng wagering ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao bet on Huo Yuhao.
  • Huo Yuhao entered the match determined to win and asked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for help, but it refused.
  • Wu Feng attacked Huo Yuhao with her Soul Skills, struck him in the abdomen, and left him badly injured.
  • Huo Yuhao threatened to die alongside the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unless it helped him, but it still refused.

Ch. 64Huo Yuhao's Hope of Turning the Tables: The Ice Empress!

Huo Yuhao lost to Wu Feng and was humiliated, but the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm calmed him by promising him the Ice Empress as a Second Martial Soul. Huo Yuhao woke up with renewed confidence, while Dai Huabin and Wu Feng arrived to taunt him.

  • Wu Feng defeated Huo Yuhao, ground her foot into his face, and was declared the winner before Wang Yan carried him to the infirmary.
  • Dai Lingfeng collected his betting winnings and decided to bring He Caitou onto the stage, while Dai Huabin went after the unconscious Huo Yuhao to humiliate him.
  • In Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed his plan to persuade the Ice Empress to sacrifice herself and become Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul.
  • Huo Yuhao accepted the promise of gaining the Ice Empress, apologized to the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and woke up after receiving treatment.
  • Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao welcomed Huo Yuhao's recovery, but Dai Huabin and Wu Feng barged into the infirmary and mocked him.

Ch. 65Dai Huabin, Go Kill Your Mother!

After losing to Wu Feng, Huo Yuhao endured her and Dai Huabin’s mockery but vowed to challenge Wu Feng again in a year. He found comfort in He Caitou’s concern, while Dai Lingfeng later ordered Dai Huabin to kill his own mother.

  • Wu Feng and Dai Huabin taunted Huo Yuhao, and Huo Yuhao challenged Wu Feng to fight again in a year.
  • Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao worried about Huo Yuhao, but he reassured them that Haodong Power would help him repay the humiliation.
  • He Caitou brought Huo Yuhao recovery supplements and comforted him, prompting Huo Yuhao to break down in his arms.
  • Dai Huabin told Dai Lingfeng about Huo Yuhao’s bet with Wu Feng and volunteered to deal with Huo Yuhao himself.
  • Eight months later, Dai Lingfeng ordered Dai Huabin to kill his own mother.

Ch. 66The Holy Spirit Cult's Matricidal Holy Son!

Dai Lingfeng ordered Dai Huabin to kill his mother and infiltrate the Holy Spirit Cult as a Chang Ghost. Dai Huabin obeyed, murdered the duchess, and escaped to the cult, while Dai Hao and Dai Yueheng pursued him.

  • Dai Huabin pleaded with Dai Lingfeng to spare the duchess or turn her into a Chang Ghost, but Dai Lingfeng ordered him to kill her.
  • Huo Yuhao encountered Dai Huabin on his way to the Far North, but Dai Huabin passed him by in despair.
  • Dai Huabin killed the duchess at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, then fled with treasures after beheading her.
  • Dai Hao learned of the duchess's murder and led men, including Dai Yueheng, to hunt Dai Huabin down.
  • Dai Huabin reached the Evil Demon Forest, demonstrated his Chang Ghost abilities, and joined the Holy Spirit Cult to serve as Dai Lingfeng's hidden infiltrator.

Ch. 67I'll Take Care of Zhu Lu for You

Dai Huabin convinced Zhongli Wu that his Ghost Tiger Martial Soul and Gate of the Undead made him a valuable recruit, and Zhongli Wu named him the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Son and personal disciple. Back at the academy, Dai Lingfeng comforted Zhu Lu while Huo Yuhao and the Ice Empress suspected Dai Lingfeng had orchestrated Dai Huabin’s downfall.

  • Zhongli Wu questioned Dai Huabin about his mother’s death, and Dai Huabin claimed an uncontrollable Gate of the Undead had caused it.
  • Dai Huabin demonstrated his Ghost Tiger abilities, including invisibility, disguise, bewitchment, and soul attacks, and Zhongli Wu made him his personal disciple and the Holy Spirit Cult’s Holy Son.
  • Dai Lingfeng held the grieving Zhu Lu and assured her that he would protect the Dai and Zhu families.
  • Huo Yuhao questioned how smoothly Dai Huabin’s downfall had occurred, and the Ice Empress accused Dai Lingfeng of causing it.

Ch. 68Big Brother, Thank You for All Your Efforts!

The Ice Empress convinced Huo Yuhao that Dai Lingfeng had protected him and his mother while secretly arranging revenge on Dai Huabin for killing her. Huo Yuhao resolved to train hard for the life-and-death showdown with Dai Lingfeng, which the Ice Empress said could not be avoided.

  • The Ice Empress concluded that Dai Lingfeng had manipulated Dai Huabin and the Duchess’s conflict and had distanced himself from Huo Yuhao to protect him and his mother.
  • Huo Yuhao questioned whether Dai Lingfeng could be forgiven for his mother’s death, but the Ice Empress insisted Dai Huabin had killed her and Dai Lingfeng had later avenged her.
  • Huo Yuhao realized he had hated and accused the wrong person, and blamed himself for misunderstanding Dai Lingfeng.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked whether the ten-year showdown could be canceled, but the Ice Empress kicked him away and said the fight was unavoidable.
  • The Ice Empress urged Huo Yuhao to keep training for the showdown, and Huo Yuhao vowed to prove himself to Dai Lingfeng and everyone else.

Ch. 69The Sea God Pavilion Meeting! The Dai and Huo Brothers!

Huo Yuhao realized he had wronged Dai Lingfeng, but the Ice Empress told him to keep pretending they hated each other and follow his brother’s plan. At the Sea God Pavilion meeting, the elders assigned Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department and Dai Lingfeng to the Martial Soul Department, while Mu En later offered Dai Lingfeng Huo Yuhao’s Ice Empress Soul Bone.

  • Huo Yuhao asked the Ice Empress whether he should apologize to Dai Lingfeng, and she told him to maintain their public feud and avoid disrupting his brother’s plan.
  • The Sea God Pavilion elders debated whether Huo Yuhao should study in the Martial Soul Department or the Soul Tool Department, as Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo argued over him.
  • Mu En ended the dispute by deciding Huo Yuhao would remain in the Soul Tool Department and Dai Lingfeng would stay in the Martial Soul Department.
  • Mu En visited Dai Lingfeng and offered to remove the Ice Empress’s Soul Bone from Huo Yuhao so Dai Lingfeng could absorb it.

Ch. 70Why Borrow His Little Brother's Bone Again?

Mu En offered Huo Yuhao’s Ice Empress Soul Bone to Dai Lingfeng, but Dai Lingfeng refused and requested special privileges at Shrek Academy instead. He moved into the Golden Ancient Tree to cultivate, while Huo Yuhao arrived for the advancement assessment and found his brother absent.

  • Mu En chose Dai Lingfeng over Huo Yuhao and offered to extract Huo Yuhao’s Ice Empress Soul Bone for him, but Dai Lingfeng refused, confident that his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill made the bone unnecessary.
  • Tang San admired Dai Lingfeng’s confidence and resolved to find him a stronger divine position to make up for asking him to serve as Huo Yuhao’s whetstone.
  • Dai Lingfeng asked Mu En to make him a member of Shrek’s Soul Master Tournament main team, let him cultivate in the Golden Ancient Tree, and grant him the highest clearance to Shrek’s archives.
  • Mu En agreed to Dai Lingfeng’s three requests, and Dai Lingfeng moved into the Golden Ancient Tree to cultivate and study.
  • Huo Yuhao arrived at the beast arena for the advancement assessment and asked where Dai Lingfeng was; Wang Dong said he was probably exempted, and Huo Yuhao silently resented her for speaking ill of his brother.

Ch. 71Don't You Dare Slander My Brother!

Huo Yuhao became class president after Dai Lingfeng entered the inner court, but he rejected Wang Dong’s claim that his brother had received special treatment. After reaching Soul Power Level 29 and joining the Shrek Team’s reserve lineup, he arrived at training and found Dai Lingfeng among the main team members.

  • Wang Yan announced Dai Lingfeng’s promotion to the inner court and recommended Huo Yuhao as the new class president.
  • Wang Dong suggested Dai Lingfeng had entered the inner court through the back door, and Huo Yuhao angrily defended his brother.
  • Huo Yuhao urged Wang Dong to focus on cultivation instead of slandering Dai Lingfeng, while privately deciding to keep working with her for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
  • Huo Yuhao reached Soul Power Level 29 after training with Wang Dong and became one of the Shrek Team’s seven reserve members.
  • Huo Yuhao arrived at Xuan Zi’s training ground and saw Dai Lingfeng and Dai Yueheng among the main team members.

Ch. 72Nine-Lived Spirit Cat! Nine Lives!

Huo Yuhao learned that Dai Lingfeng had become a regular member of Shrek’s team and reached level 57, widening the gap between them. Xuan Zi formed two teams for an internal match, and Dai Lingfeng joined Dai Yueheng’s side against Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao.

  • Huo Yuhao, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the Ice Empress reacted to Dai Lingfeng’s regular-team status and level 57 cultivation, while Dai Lingfeng noted Huo Yuhao had reached level 29.
  • Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Dai Lingfeng introduced themselves as powerful regular team members, and Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were stunned by Dai Lingfeng’s level.
  • Xuan Zi adjusted the team selection rules because Dai Lingfeng was so strong, and Ma Xiaotao chose Gongyang Mo and Huo Yuhao.
  • Dai Yueheng chose Dai Lingfeng and Xu Sanshi, then selected Chen Zifeng; Dai Lingfeng assigned Ling Luochеn to Ma Xiaotao’s side and completed his lineup.
  • Dai Lingfeng told Huo Yuhao he hoped he would surprise him and revealed his fifth Soul Skill, Nine-Lived Spirit Cat, which let him revive after death and self-destruct.

Ch. 73Hell Mark, True Damage Critical Hit!

Huo Yuhao’s team faced Dai Lingfeng’s team, but Dai Lingfeng’s Hell Mark left Ma Xiaotao vulnerable to his attacks. When Ma Xiaotao blocked Dai Lingfeng’s strike aimed at Huo Yuhao, referee Xuan Zi pulled them from the fight and declared the outcome decided.

  • Huo Yuhao shared his Spiritual Detection while Gongyang Mo enhanced the team, and Ma Xiaotao charged Dai Lingfeng’s side.
  • Dai Yueheng intercepted Ma Xiaotao as Dai Lingfeng turned into a shadow and approached Huo Yuhao’s team.
  • Huo Yuhao called Ma Xiaotao back to regroup, but Dai Lingfeng marked her with Hell Mark, which removed her defense against him.
  • Dai Yueheng and the others attacked, so Huo Yuhao planned to have Ling Luochеn hold them off with his Ultimate Ice enhancement.
  • Dai Lingfeng struck at Huo Yuhao with Hell Stab, and Ma Xiaotao blocked the attack; Xuan Zi pulled them out and declared the match decided.

Ch. 74Dai Yueheng's Persuasion: Would Huo Yuhao Return to His Ancestral Clan?

After Dai Lingfeng revealed that his Hell Mark stripped Ma Xiaotao of all defense against him, Xuan Zi reprimanded her for fighting recklessly. Dai Yueheng then urged Dai Lingfeng to reconcile with Huo Yuhao and persuade him to return to the White Tiger Lineage, leaving Dai Lingfeng to consider the clan’s proposal.

  • Dai Lingfeng explained that his Hell Mark made Ma Xiaotao defenseless against his attacks, and Ma Xiaotao realized how close she had come to being killed.
  • Xuan Zi scolded Ma Xiaotao for ignoring an unknown Soul Skill and told her she might have won if she had waited for the mark to wear off.
  • After the practice battle ended, Dai Lingfeng returned to his Golden Ancient Tree to absorb its energy, and Dai Yueheng caught up with him.
  • Dai Yueheng said the White Tiger Duke wanted Huo Yuhao to return to his ancestral clan and believed the brothers should reconcile.
  • Dai Yueheng proposed blaming Dai Huabin for the brothers’ rift, saying his disgraceful actions could be used to help Dai Lingfeng and Huo Yuhao mend their relationship.

Ch. 75The True Colors of the White Tiger Lineage

Dai Lingfeng refused to reconcile with Huo Yuhao, so Dai Yueheng tried to persuade Huo Yuhao to return to the White Tiger Lineage instead. Huo Yuhao rejected the offer and reaffirmed that he was an enemy of the clan, leaving Dai Yueheng furious and his companions celebrating his newfound confidence.

  • Dai Lingfeng told Dai Yueheng that his ten-year pact with Huo Yuhao stood and that anyone who helped Huo Yuhao was his enemy.
  • Dai Yueheng left Dai Lingfeng and approached Huo Yuhao outside Shrek to discuss the clan in private.
  • Dai Yueheng offered Huo Yuhao his father's invitation to return and promised that the clan would make amends for its past treatment of him.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress advised Huo Yuhao not to return, and he told Dai Yueheng that his surname was Huo, not Dai.
  • Dai Yueheng decided to report Huo Yuhao's refusal to Dai Hao, while Huo Yuhao returned to his companions, who praised his rejection of the White Tiger Lineage.
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