Arc 2Chapters 26–46

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Ch. 26The Eighth-Ranked Hell Judge! What the Hell Is Taotie Devours Heaven?

The Underworld announced that it would rebuild in the mortal world, stirring hope among commoners and fear among nobles and Soul Masters. The Underworld Powerhouse Ranking then revealed Hell Judge Zhong Tian, whose level 154 Soul Power and Taotie ability left Douluo Star and the Divine Realm shaken.

  • Black and White Impermanence announced that the Underworld would formally rebuild in the mortal world, prompting commoners to head toward the former Spirit City and nobles to fear losing their power.
  • The Underworld Powerhouse Ranking named Hell Judge Zhong Tian as its eighth-ranked powerhouse.
  • Tang San grew concerned about the Divine Realm’s position and turned to Yu Xiaogang to ask him to do something, but the ranking announcement interrupted him.
  • The sky revealed that Zhong Tian had level 154 Soul Power, three levels above Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo.
  • Zhong Tian appeared behind a ferocious Taotie that swallowed the souls and clouds around it, and the spectacle sent Douluo Continent into an uproar.

Ch. 27Devouring to Grow! Sin Was the Best Nourishment!

The heavenly screen revealed that Hell Judge Zhong Tian could devour evil souls and use sin as nourishment to grow stronger, alarming the Douluo Continent and the Divine Realm. The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life began reconsidering an alliance with Tang San as the screen confirmed Zhong Tian’s ability.

  • Taotie devoured countless evil souls while Zhong Tian stood behind it, leading Soul Masters to suspect that devouring fueled his cultivation.
  • Tang San connected Zhong Tian’s powers to legends of Zhong Kui, and the Shrek Seven Devils worried that the Underworld’s soul-targeting abilities could threaten the Divine Realm.
  • The God of Destruction and Goddess of Life recognized how dangerous Zhong Tian’s growth could become and discussed reconsidering cooperation with Tang San.
  • The God of Evil and Goddess of Kindness also grew concerned as the Underworld’s strength surpassed their expectations.
  • The heavenly screen stated that sin and evil spirits served as nourishment and stepping stones for Zhong Tian’s advancement.

Ch. 28Taotie's Feast! Sin Has Nowhere to Hide!

The heavenly screen revealed how Zhong Tian rose from an ordinary commoner to a noble and discovered that powerful people could shield one another from justice. After a conspiracy targeted him for investigating his superiors, he realized that judging sin required power, and the chapter left him preparing for war against the nobles he had dared to judge.

  • The Underworld ghost gods praised Zhong Tian’s strength and his role as Hell Judge, while Zhong Tian vowed to uphold the Underworld’s rules when it rebuilt the mortal world.
  • The heavenly screen showed that Zhong Tian had risen from common birth to noble status through his talent and Soul Master cultivation.
  • Zhong Tian investigated crimes committed by powerful people and initially won justice for some of their victims.
  • His investigation implicated his superior and exposed a network of nobles and officials who covered up one another’s crimes.
  • A conspiracy targeted Zhong Tian when he tried to uncover the final secrets, teaching him that determination alone could not judge sin without power.
  • Zhong Tian’s Taotie Martial Soul emerged, and he prepared to face a war against the nobles who would not accept his judgment.

Ch. 29The Indignant Douluo? Entering the Game Himself!

The sky screen revealed how nobles had persecuted Zhong Tian for judging their crimes, provoking outrage across Douluo Star and reflection among the ghosts and gods of the Underworld. Zhong Tian reaffirmed that the Underworld would judge all sinners, while the past trial showed nobles sentencing him to death.

  • Common folk and Soul Masters on Douluo Star condemned the nobles for putting Zhong Tian on trial after he punished evil.
  • Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu reflected on how Zhong Tian's past suffering had shaped his resolve to oppose the powerful.
  • Zhong Tian said his past was over and vowed that everyone who committed sins would face the Underworld's judgment.
  • Chen Yuan approved of Zhong Tian's impartiality as the sky screen showed nobles preparing to destroy him.
  • A noble accused the wounded Zhong Tian of betraying his family and kin, then sentenced him to death.

Ch. 30Judge Me? There Is No One in This World Who Can Judge Me!

Zhong Tian was executed after swearing to judge the nobles who had condemned him, but Chen Yuan, the Great Emperor of Fengdu, appeared and offered him a place in the Underworld. Zhong Tian accepted and became the Hell Judge, ready to bring judgment to Douluo Star.

  • Zhong Tian defied the nobles and swore that he would pursue and judge them even after death.
  • The nobles ordered the execution, and Zhong Tian was killed as the people of Douluo Star reacted with grief and fury.
  • Chen Yuan appeared before Zhong Tian's soul, stunning people across Douluo Star and the Divine Realm with his presence.
  • Chen Yuan offered Zhong Tian the post of judge in the Underworld, and Zhong Tian accepted, becoming the Hell Judge.

Ch. 31Thirty Years of Sleeping on Brushwood and Tasting Gall! Douluo Nobles Tremble in Fear?

Chen Yuan appointed Zhong Tian as the Hell Judge, restoring him to life as a ghostly deity who could judge the dead. As Zhong Tian exposed the crimes of the powerful and vindicated wronged souls, people across Douluo Star celebrated his return, and he declared he had endured thirty years to pass judgment again.

  • Citizens and low-ranking Soul Masters on Douluo Star cheered when Chen Yuan offered Zhong Tian the chance to return and judge the wicked.
  • Zhong Tian accepted the office of judge, received the Judge's Divine Seal, and became the Hell Judge.
  • In the Underworld's hall of judgment, Zhong Tian used the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush to expose the murder of an innocent commoner and punish the guilty soul.
  • Zhong Tian judged corrupt officials, murderous young nobles, and other wicked souls, while the people of Douluo Star celebrated his actions.
  • Zhong Tian declared that he had slept on brushwood and tasted gall for thirty years so he could pass judgment again.

Ch. 32Ma Hongjun's Admiration! Internal Strife in the Divine Realm?

Zhong Tian’s return as an Underworld judge terrified the Douluo Star nobles who had helped condemn him, while Ma Hongjun praised his courage and Tang San considered exploiting the nobles’ fear. The heavenly screen announced Zhong Tian’s four rewards, which then began to descend.

  • The nobles who had taken part in Zhong Tian’s trial panicked when they saw him return as a judge of the Underworld.
  • Ma Hongjun admired Zhong Tian’s courage, and Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang rebuked him for praising an enemy.
  • Tang San considered recruiting the frightened nobles to oppose the Underworld, while Xiao Wu cautioned him to avoid corrupt allies.
  • The heavenly screen announced that Zhong Tian would receive four levels of Soul Power, a reconstructed body, a Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token, and free travel to and from Douluo Star.
  • Netherworld radiance spread across the screen as Zhong Tian’s rewards descended.

Ch. 33The Underworld Rebuilt! Shrek's Panic!

Zhong Tian received the right to return to Douluo Star as the Hell Judge, stirring hope among common people and fear among nobles and Shrek Academy. In Fengdu Hall, the ghosts and gods prepared for him to lead the Underworld’s return to the mortal world.

  • Zhong Tian was granted the right to return to Douluo Star, and oppressed commoners welcomed the prospect of his judgments.
  • A nobleman ordered his family to hide incriminating records and contact other noble families after realizing Zhong Tian might expose their crimes.
  • Flender, Liu Erlong, and Shrek Academy’s teachers feared the Underworld would judge them for their past actions.
  • Zhong Tian focused on his return to the mortal world, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei affirmed that the Hell Judge should be the first to take that step.

Ch. 34Zhong Tian's Judgment Begins! The Power of the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token!

Chen Yuan charged Zhong Tian with impartially judging the evildoers of Douluo Star, and Zhong Tian received the power and token needed to carry out that duty. After the Underworld established the City of Wrongful Death on the former site of Spirit City, Zhong Tian arrived on Douluo Star and declared that its judgment would begin.

  • Chen Yuan ordered Zhong Tian to judge proven criminals without regard for status or strength, and Zhong Tian pledged to obey.
  • The heavenly screen granted Zhong Tian four levels of Soul Power, a reforged body, the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token, and the right to travel freely between Douluo Star and the Underworld.
  • The Underworld established the City of Wrongful Death in the ruins of Spirit City, and Yue Guan told Qian Renxue that Zhong Tian's judgment would determine what came next.
  • Zhong Tian appeared on Douluo Star, raised the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token, and announced the start of its moment of judgment.
  • Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils watched Zhong Tian on the heavenly screen and sensed that a storm was about to sweep across Douluo Star.

Ch. 35The Divine Realm in Terror! The End of the Nobility?

In the Divine Realm, Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils feared that Zhong Tian’s new role as Hell Judge would bring the Underworld’s judgment to noble families and powers across Douluo Continent. Zhong Tian began his judgment in the City of Wrongful Death, determined to punish proven wrongdoing regardless of status.

  • Tang San warned the Shrek Seven Devils that Zhong Tian could use the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token to scrutinize all of Douluo Continent and challenge its old order.
  • Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing worried that the Star Luo imperial family and the Zhu Family would face judgment for their past deeds.
  • Ma Hongjun supported punishing evil nobles, and Yu Xiaogang grew alarmed that the Yu Family, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and Shrek Academy might also be investigated.
  • In the City of Wrongful Death, Zhong Tian sensed that the token could reveal concealed crimes and judge people by their deeds rather than their status.
  • Zhong Tian raised the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token and declared that he would begin his judgment in the City of Wrongful Death.

Ch. 36The Noble Tribunal Opens! Douluo's Upright Judge Has Arrived!

Zhong Tian activated the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token, spreading its reach across a thousand li and beginning to judge the people beneath it. The Underworld’s intervention gave oppressed commoners hope, and the Douluo Tribunal’s first judgment began before the entire continent.

  • Zhong Tian used the token to cover the City of Wrongful Death and the surrounding thousand li, announcing that good deeds would be rewarded and evil deeds punished.
  • The token drew souls from people across the region and revealed them as white-lit or black-wreathed, while the celestial screen broadcast the judgment across Douluo Continent.
  • Oppressed commoners celebrated Zhong Tian as Douluo’s Upright Judge and welcomed the Noble Tribunal’s opening.
  • Chen Yuan approved Zhong Tian’s actions from the Fengdu Grand Hall, and Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the other Underworld figures acknowledged the judgment.
  • The celestial screen showed cities, noble territories, and their inhabitants as the Douluo Tribunal’s first judgment officially began.

Ch. 37A Chilling Power! Sins Laid Bare!

Zhong Tian used the Edict of Good and Evil, Reward and Punishment to begin judging the souls of the Douluo Continent, terrifying nobles who could no longer hide their crimes. The edict exposed scenes of nobles and Soul Masters abusing ordinary people, and the judgment continued as the public watched.

  • The Edict of Good and Evil, Reward and Punishment spread its divine light across the continent, prompting nobles to flee, contact allies, or try to conceal their past crimes.
  • Zhong Tian explained that the edict revealed each soul's memories and vowed to punish those who oppressed people and harmed the innocent.
  • The edict showed a young nobleman forcibly taking a poor family's field, provoking fury among those who witnessed the memory.
  • A second memory revealed Soul Masters destroying a vendor's stall, stealing his money, and beating him when he resisted.
  • People across the continent condemned the abuses exposed by the edict as Zhong Tian's judgment continued.

Ch. 38The Divided Shrek Seven Devils! Tang San and the Others Trembled with Rage!

Zhong Tian’s Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token exposed nobles’ crimes across the Douluo Continent, strengthening support for the Underworld and alarming the Divine Realm. Tang San raged at the trials for threatening the existing order as Zhong Tian prepared to pronounce judgment.

  • The exposed crimes caused public anger to boil over, and more people began supporting Zhong Tian and demanding judgment.
  • The gods realized the trials could shake both the nobles’ authority and the Divine Realm’s influence over the Douluo Continent.
  • Ma Hongjun and Oscar condemned the nobles’ abuses and said they should face punishment, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing stayed silent despite worrying about their families.
  • Tang San denounced the trials, recognizing that they were increasing the Underworld’s influence and challenging the existing power structure.
  • Zhong Tian gathered divine light in the token and revealed more crimes as he prepared to decide the nobles’ fate.

Ch. 39The Eighteen Levels of Hell reappear! The Douluo Continent boils over!

Zhong Tian dismissed the nobles’ pleas after the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token exposed their crimes, and prepared to deliver their final punishment. He opened the Eighteen Levels of Hell above the City of Wrongful Death, shocking the Douluo Continent and the gods of the Divine Realm.

  • The nobles inside the Good and Evil Reward and Punishment Token begged Zhong Tian for mercy, but he condemned their false repentance and refused to spare them.
  • Zhong Tian used the token to mark the nobles’ crimes, bringing the judgment to its final stage.
  • Nobles across the Douluo Continent panicked and considered fleeing or seeking a way to resist as they watched Zhong Tian refuse the captured nobles’ pleas.
  • Zhong Tian opened a massive portal and declared that the Eighteen Levels of Hell would deliver the final judgment.
  • The gods of the Divine Realm realized that the Underworld was beginning actual punishment and displaying its authority to the mortal world.

Ch. 40The Continent's People Cheer! Tang San's Opportunity?

Zhong Tian sent the condemned nobles into the Eighteen Levels of Hell, sparking celebration across the Douluo Continent and despair among nobles who feared they would be judged next. Watching from the Divine Realm, Tang San saw their fear as an opportunity to gather them against the Underworld and decided to act.

  • Zhong Tian declared the nobles’ punishment and used black chains to drag their souls into the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
  • The sky screen showed the condemned nobles suffering in different layers of hell as their cries faded away.
  • People across the Douluo Continent cheered Zhong Tian’s judgment, while hidden nobles realized their status and wealth would not protect them.
  • Tang San watched from the Asura God Temple and recognized that the judgment could destabilize the connection between the noble class and the Divine Realm.
  • Tang San decided to approach the frightened nobles and make himself their protector against the Underworld.

Ch. 41The Scheming Tang San! The Shrek Seven Devils Go Against Their Consciences!

Tang San decided to recruit nobles facing Zhong Tian’s judgment to strengthen the Divine Realm, and the Shrek Seven Devils agreed to help. Yu Xiaogang volunteered to approach the nobles, but their plans were interrupted by a new Underworld Powerhouse Ranking announcement.

  • Tang San resolved to save nobles from Zhong Tian’s judgment and draw them into the Divine Realm’s camp.
  • Xiao Wu questioned whether protecting guilty nobles would damage the Divine Realm’s reputation, but Tang San argued that stopping the Underworld’s expansion came first.
  • Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun agreed to support Tang San’s plan, and the Shrek Seven Devils chose Yu Xiaogang to approach the nobles.
  • Yu Xiaogang accepted the task and promised to persuade the nobles to seek the Divine Realm’s protection.
  • A ranking announcement interrupted the judgment broadcast and named Meng Po, Bibi Dong, seventh among the Underworld Powerhouse Rankings, with Soul Power at level 156.

Ch. 42Meng Po Comes Knocking! Bibi Dong's Revenge!

The sky screen revealed that Bibi Dong was alive as Meng Po, a level 156 Underworld ghost deity who created Meng Po Soup and presided over reincarnation. Yu Xiaogang was shaken by her return, Tang San reconsidered his plans against the Underworld, and Bibi Dong prepared to return to the Douluo Continent.

  • The sky screen announced Bibi Dong’s identity as Meng Po and ranked her seventh among Underworld powerhouses, with level 156 Soul Power.
  • Yu Xiaogang recognized Bibi Dong and was overwhelmed by memories of their past and uncertainty about facing her again.
  • Tang San noted the power of Meng Po Soup and grew wary of Bibi Dong’s influence, reconsidering his plan to rally nobles against the Underworld.
  • In the Fengdu Grand Hall, Bibi Dong rose before Chen Yuan and the other ghost deities, declaring that she was finally going back to the Douluo Continent.
  • Bibi Dong gathered her divine power and prepared to return, backed by Chen Yuan and the Underworld’s ghost deities.

Ch. 43The Divine Might of Meng Po Soup! One Bowl Dispels a Thousand Sorrows!

Bibi Dong became Meng Po in the Underworld and prepared to return to Douluo Star, prompting commoners to celebrate and nobles to fear her. The heavenly screen then revealed Meng Po Soup’s power to erase the memories and burdens of the dead before reincarnation, leaving people shocked by the Underworld’s rules.

  • Bibi Dong reached level 156 as Meng Po and prepared to return to Douluo Star, remembering her former Spirit Hall and her hatred of Yu Xiaogang.
  • Commoners celebrated Bibi Dong’s appearance and hoped she would help protect them from the nobles, while noble factions feared the Underworld’s growing power.
  • The heavenly screen explained that every departed soul had to drink Meng Po Soup before reincarnation, and that the soup erased memories of their former life.
  • The screen showed Meng Po giving souls soup beside the River of Forgetfulness, after which their memories faded and they became ready for a new life.
  • People across Douluo Star reacted with shock at the soup’s power to wash away a soul’s past.

Ch. 44Tang San's Furious Roar! The Foundation of Meng Po's Power!

The sky screen revealed Meng Po Soup’s power to erase the dead’s memories, and Tang San erupted in fear that the Underworld would judge him. As the others considered the Underworld’s growing power and Bibi Dong’s return as Meng Po, the sky screen promised to reveal her true ability.

  • Ma Hongjun and Oscar wondered whether the dead had to drink Meng Po Soup and feared losing their memories if they entered reincarnation.
  • Tang San shouted that he would never let the Underworld judge him, releasing a surge of divine power that alarmed the Shrek Seven Devils.
  • Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun remained troubled by the Underworld’s power and the danger its judgments posed to them and their allies.
  • Yu Xiaogang recognized that Tang San feared the Underworld’s power beyond the Divine Realm’s control and worried about Bibi Dong, now Meng Po, returning with level 156 Soul Power.
  • The sky screen declared that Meng Po Bibi Dong presided over reincarnation’s final stage and promised to reveal the power beyond her memory-erasing soup.

Ch. 45The Dao of Reincarnation! A Baptism Down to the Very Origin!

The heavenly screen revealed that Bibi Dong’s greatest power as Meng Po was her authority over reincarnation, which could cleanse and protect souls at their origin. As she began tending to a badly damaged soul, the chapter left its fate unresolved.

  • Zhong Tian and the Underworld’s ghostly deities watched the screen and recognized Meng Po’s central role in guiding judged souls into reincarnation.
  • Qian Renxue saw Bibi Dong on the screen and felt relieved that her mother was alive and had become a true god.
  • The heavenly screen explained that Meng Po Soup erased memories and used reincarnation to adjust and protect souls before their next lives.
  • Bibi Dong sent a gentle light of reincarnation around a departed soul covered in cracks, beginning to heal its damaged origin.

Ch. 46The Power of Samsara! Soul Techniques?

Bibi Dong, as Meng Po, restored departed souls and guided them into suitable new lives, revealing the Underworld’s power over reincarnation. As the Divine Realm moved to counter the Underworld’s growing influence, a vast baptism of souls began on the Road to the Yellow Springs.

  • Bibi Dong used the Power of Samsara to heal souls, ease their memories, and guide them into new lives suited to their origins.
  • People across Douluo Star recognized Meng Po’s role in the Underworld, while gods and the Shrek Seven Devils feared the threat her authority posed to the Divine Realm.
  • Tang San watched with growing concern as Yu Xiaogang contacted threatened noble factions to expand the Divine Realm’s influence on Douluo Star.
  • Bibi Dong continued serving souls on the banks of the Yellow Springs as the Power of Samsara around her grew stronger.
  • A voice announced that Meng Po’s baptism of countless souls would begin and that her most powerful ability would be revealed.
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