Arc 2Rescues and Tang Sect Bargains

Qian Chen rescued Qian Guyi, protected Huo Yun'er's soul from Tang San, and gained new powers while securing Zhang Lexuan's release from her engagement. He took Huo Yuhao as his disciple, but Bei Bei's request brought them both into the Tang Sect under conditions before they set out for Heaven Dou City.

  • Ye Qingshan sacrificed himself against the Evil Soul Masters, and Qian Chen defeated Bishop Tang before helping Ye Guyi become Qian Guyi and Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden.
  • Tang Ya survived the Iron Blood Sect's destruction of the Tang Sect and gained Bei Bei's support and recruitment privileges at Shrek Academy.
  • Qian Chen used the Plane Consciousness's gifts to deceive Tang San with a false soul and sheltered Huo Yun'er's real soul in his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Qian Chen and Qian Guyi purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, and its gold of life strengthened Qian Chen as Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue awakened.
  • Qian Chen secured the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle's sacrifice, gained its Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and later absorbed two six-hundred-thousand-year God-Given Soul Rings.
  • Qian Chen asked Zhang Lexuan to marry him and obtained Mu En's consent to dissolve her engagement by promising to protect Bei Bei, obtain two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings for him, and fulfill a future request.
  • Qian Chen accepted Huo Yuhao as his disciple and reunited him with Huo Yun'er after the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's sacrifice, while Electrolux offered Huo Yuhao guidance.
  • Bei Bei used his remaining request to bring Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect, and Qian Chen negotiated conditional memberships for them both before obtaining incomplete manuals and announcing a trip to Heaven Dou City.
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Ch. 26The Evil Fire Clear Sky Hammer Appears

Qian Chen fought Bishop Tang and the Holy Spirit Cult while trying to escape the valley, but Bishop Tang revealed that his Evil Fire Clear Sky Hammer was unaffected by Qian Chen’s holy light. The chapter ended with Bishop Tang attacking again as Qian Chen realized his advantage had failed.

  • Qian Chen killed a Soul Saint Evil Soul Master and fought through the encirclement while Bishop Tang ordered the Holy Spirit Cult to stop him.
  • Bishop Tang used Clear Sky True Body to block Qian Chen’s escape and tried to recruit him, while the two argued about the Clear Sky Sect and Tang San.
  • Ye Guyi asked Ye Qingshan to return safely as he left their limestone cave to check on the fighting.
  • Qian Chen and Bishop Tang fought to a standstill, then Bishop Tang ordered the remaining Holy Spirit Cult disciples to attack together.
  • Qian Chen released holy light that weakened the other Evil Soul Masters, but Bishop Tang’s Evil Fire Clear Sky Hammer remained unaffected and struck at him again.

Ch. 27The decisive battle began

Qian Chen and Ye Qingshan fought the Holy Spirit Cult’s forces, but Ye Qingshan sacrificed himself to destroy the Evil Soul Masters surrounding him. With Bishop Tang left as the sole enemy, Qian Chen faced his Ring Detonation technique as the battle escalated.

  • Qian Chen, badly wounded and unable to wake Bibi Dong, continued fighting until Ye Qingshan joined him at the cavern entrance.
  • Qian Chen and Ye Qingshan agreed that Ye Qingshan and his daughter would come with him if they survived, then split up to fight Bishop Tang and the other Evil Soul Masters.
  • Qian Chen and Bishop Tang began a fierce duel, while Ye Qingshan was overwhelmed by the Evil Soul Masters surrounding him.
  • Ye Qingshan used Angel’s Roar to stun his attackers, entrusted Ye Guyi to Qian Chen, and self-detonated, killing the Evil Soul Masters around him.
  • Bishop Tang, enraged by the loss of his forces, shattered his nine black Soul Rings with Ring Detonation, and Qian Chen recognized the Clear Sky Sect technique.

Ch. 28Holy Angel Ye Guyi

Qian Chen outlasted Bishop Tang’s Ring Detonation, crippled him, and then searched Strange Stone Valley for Ye Guyi. He found her hiding beside her dead mother, and Ye Guyi emerged to stop him from carrying the body away.

  • Qian Chen avoided Bishop Tang’s attacks from the air until the Ring Detonation effect wore off.
  • Qian Chen defeated Bishop Tang with a punch, crushed his limbs, and rejected the offer of the secret Ring Detonation manual.
  • Qian Chen searched Strange Stone Valley and found a concealed cave where Ye Guyi was hiding.
  • Qian Chen discovered Ye Guyi’s dead mother and tried to carry her out of the cave.
  • Ye Guyi stepped out from behind a lava rock and ordered Qian Chen to put her mother down.

Ch. 29Spirit Hall's new Holy Maiden

Qian Chen rescued Ye Guyi, helped her avenge her family, and told her the history of the Angel Clan and Spirit Hall. After she reclaimed the name Qian Guyi and vowed to rebuild Spirit Hall, he appointed her its new Holy Maiden; while she mourned her parents the next day, a group approached.

  • Qian Chen told Ye Guyi that her father had died fighting the Evil Soul Masters, and she recognized Bishop Tang as one of her family's attackers.
  • Qian Chen gave Ye Guyi a dagger, and she killed Bishop Tang before breaking down from grief and exhaustion.
  • Qian Chen found secret techniques and other valuables in Bishop Tang's Storage Soul Tool, then fed Ye Guyi after she woke by the campfire.
  • Qian Chen recounted the Angel Clan's history and urged Ye Guyi to reclaim its surname, so she renamed herself Qian Guyi and vowed to revive the clan and rebuild Spirit Hall.
  • Qian Chen appointed Qian Guyi as Spirit Hall's new Holy Maiden, then accompanied her to bury her mother and her father's belongings.
  • As Qian Guyi mourned at her parents' grave the next day, Qian Chen signaled her to be quiet when a group of people approached.

Ch. 30Tang Ya fled to Shrek

Qian Chen settled Qian Guyi at Watch Valley while Shrek won the Soul Master Tournament under Bing Ling’s lead. Three years later, the Iron Blood Sect attacked the Tang Sect, and Tang Ya escaped toward Shrek Academy as Tie Li ordered her hunted down.

  • Qian Chen named his secluded valley Watch Valley and made it Qian Guyi’s home, telling Pan Long to care for her and arrange combat practice.
  • With Qian Chen overseeing the Shrek Team, Bing Ling dominated the Soul Master Tournament in Heaven Dou City and led the team to victory.
  • Tie Tang persuaded Tie Li to attack the Tang Sect, then bribed Heaven Dou City’s patrol camp to keep patrols away from its grounds.
  • Tang Ya woke with a sense of danger and saw her father and mother murdered by Iron Blood Sect attackers.
  • Tang Ya squeezed through a gap in the Tang Sect garden wall and fled toward Shrek Academy, determined to seek help and rebuild the sect.
  • Tie Li learned Tang Ya was missing and ordered his disciple to find and kill her.

Ch. 31Bei Bei turned into a simp in an instant

Tang Ya reached Shrek Academy seeking help after the Iron Blood Sect destroyed the Tang Sect, and Bei Bei brought her to meet Mu En. Shrek refused to intervene directly but offered Tang Ya support in rebuilding the sect, and Bei Bei agreed to join and help recruit students.

  • Tang Ya arrived at Shrek Academy and told Bei Bei that the Iron Blood Sect had wiped out the Tang Sect, leaving her as its sole survivor.
  • Bei Bei brought Tang Ya to the Sea God Pavilion and asked Mu En to help avenge the Tang Sect.
  • Mu En refused to let Shrek Academy intervene in disputes between sects but offered Tang Ya a special admission slot each year and permission to recruit Shrek students.
  • Tang Ya thanked Bei Bei and asked him to join the Tang Sect, and Bei Bei agreed and promised to support her.
  • Tang Ya asked Bei Bei to introduce her to powerful students, and Bei Bei offered to take her to Senior Bing Ling.

Ch. 32Huo Yun'er on the Brink of Death

Qian Chen learned that Huo Yun'er was critically ill and hurried toward the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to save her or secure her soul before Tang San could use it against Huo Yuhao. The chapter left Qian Chen flying toward the mansion after an unseen force locked onto him and made him descend.

  • Bing Ling refused Bei Bei's invitation to join the Tang Sect and said Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochеn would join his own sect.
  • Zhang Lexuan rejected Bei Bei and Tang Ya's request for a meal, while Bei Bei promised Tang Ya he would help avenge her and rebuild the Tang Sect.
  • Tang San watched Huo Yuhao and Huo Yun'er, planning to seize Huo Yun'er's soul after her death and use it to control Huo Yuhao.
  • Bing Ling delivered Qian Chen a letter saying Huo Yun'er was critically ill, and Qian Chen decided to save her if possible and keep Tang San from taking her soul.
  • Qian Chen left Shrek Academy for the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, but an unseen force immobilized him and made him descend.

Ch. 33The Plane Consciousness Appeared Again

The Plane Consciousness equipped Qian Chen with a substitute soul, a Soul-Preserving Pill, a soul-trapping jade bottle, and two God-Given Soul Rings to help him save Huo Yun'er without drawing Tang San's attention. Qian Chen reached the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and found Huo Yun'er near death, then began preparing his plan.

  • The Plane Consciousness warned Qian Chen that rescuing Huo Yun'er openly would expose him to Tang San, and gave him a false soul and a Soul-Preserving Pill to protect her soul.
  • The Plane Consciousness gave Qian Chen a jade bottle capable of imprisoning souls and two God-Given Soul Rings that granted Divine Light of Life and Absolute Purification.
  • The Plane Consciousness told Qian Chen to avoid provoking Tang San, delay taking Huo Yuhao, and obtain the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife and the gold of life.
  • Qian Chen flew to Star Luo City and secretly entered the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, where he found Huo Yuhao nearing ten years old and Huo Yun'er fading in and out of consciousness.
  • Qian Chen sensed that Huo Yun'er could survive for another two or three days and devised a plan.

Ch. 34Huo Yun'er's passing

Qian Chen arranged for Wang Hui to preserve Huo Yun’er's soul, but Tang San captured the false soul that emerged after her death. Qian Chen kept the real soul and left confident that Tang San had been deceived.

  • Qian Chen recruited Wang Hui, gave her a Soul-Preserving Pill and a jade bottle, and instructed her to treat a patient and bring the bottle back.
  • Huo Yuhao told Uncle Yang that Huo Yun'er was gravely ill and that he could not afford medicine, so Uncle Yang brought Wang Hui to help.
  • Wang Hui treated Huo Yun'er for three days, but Huo Yun'er died after telling Huo Yuhao to keep living well.
  • Wang Hui opened the jade bottle, releasing a false Huo Yun'er soul, and Tang San captured it from the Divine Realm.
  • Qian Chen watched Tang San's divine hand appear over the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, then received the jade bottle from Wang Hui and rewarded her with a Storage Soul Tool and Gold Soul Coins.

Ch. 35Huo Yuhao, the child of destiny

Qian Chen rescued Huo Yun'er's soul and let her witness Huo Yuhao bury her body and vow to take revenge on the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. After assigning Pan Long to manage Angel Mountain Manor, Qian Chen prepared to leave with Qian Guyi and retrieve the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

  • Qian Chen secretly entered the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and took Huo Yun'er's departing soul into his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Qian Chen explained the curse and Huo Yuhao's destiny to Huo Yun'er, who realized she had been deceived and agreed to stay in his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Huo Yuhao buried Huo Yun'er, changed his surname from Dai to Huo, and vowed to make the White Tiger Duke's Mansion repay its harm to her.
  • A woman in the Divine Realm learned that the child of destiny's mother had been rescued and ordered continued monitoring of the Asura God.
  • Qian Chen told Pan Long to manage Angel Mountain Manor and asked Qian Guyi to leave with him for future work at Shrek Academy.
  • Qian Chen set his sights on retrieving the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.

Ch. 36The Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife was in hand

Qian Chen bought the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife from Xu Jiujiu and returned to Angel Mountain Manor with Qian Guyi. He awakened the evil spirit inside the knife so they could destroy it, but black-mist faces began crawling over him as Qian Guyi cried out.

  • Qian Chen negotiated with Xu Jiujiu and bought the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife for two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
  • Xu Jiujiu warned Qian Chen about the knife, and Granny Manyi identified him as a powerful Shrek Academy Soul Master who might soon become a Titled Douluo.
  • Qian Chen brought Qian Guyi to his room and explained that they would destroy the Titled Douluo-level evil spirit in the knife.
  • Qian Guyi agreed to help Qian Chen, and he awakened the evil spirit by injecting Soul Power into the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife.
  • Black-mist faces crawled from the knife over Qian Chen's hand and body, and Qian Guyi cried out in alarm.

Ch. 37The Gold of Life Is Absorbed

Qian Chen and Qian Guyi purified the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, destroying the Titled Douluo evil spirit and gaining power from its defeat. Qian Chen absorbed the knife’s gold of life, greatly strengthening his body and awakening Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, who recognized him when he entered his Sea of Consciousness.

  • Qian Chen and Qian Guyi spent three days purifying the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, then Qian Chen shielded Guyi from the Titled Douluo evil spirit’s desperate attack.
  • Qian Chen’s superior spiritual power rebuffed the evil spirit, and his holy light destroyed it completely.
  • The purified knife became gold of life, Qian Chen broke through his Level 90 bottleneck, and Qian Guyi advanced three levels to Level 39.
  • After testing the gold of life, Qian Chen touched it to his forehead, and it flowed into his Sea of Consciousness, reshaping and strengthening his body.
  • Qian Chen discovered that Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue had awakened and were questioning Huo Yun’er in his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Qian Chen stopped the questioning, and Qian Renxue saw him and exclaimed, “Dad?”

Ch. 38Changes in the Sea of Consciousness

After Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong awoke in Qian Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, Qian Chen moved them to a new, life-filled Sea of Consciousness to recover. Back in reality, he decided to return to Shrek Academy and claim the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone it had promised him.

  • Bibi Dong mistook Qian Chen’s adult appearance for Qian Xunji, but Qian Chen denied being Qian Renxue’s father and argued with Bibi Dong over her behavior.
  • Qian Chen asked Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to help him in future crises, and they agreed while explaining that their divine powers were gone.
  • Qian Chen discovered that the gold of life had greatly expanded his Sea of Consciousness and created a second one filled with life spiritual Qi.
  • Huo Yun’er chose to remain in the original Sea of Consciousness, while Qian Chen moved Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue to the new one so they could recover.
  • Qian Renxue reassured Bibi Dong that Qian Chen was not evil, and Qian Chen decided to return to Shrek Academy to claim his promised Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

Ch. 39Qian Chen stayed at Shrek for the time being

Qian Chen returned to Shrek Academy with his niece, Qian Guyi, and arranged for her enrollment while asking the academy to help him obtain a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring. He stayed at Shrek as a senior instructor and Inspection Corps commander, then prepared to leave with Mu En, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe to hunt a Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle.

  • Qian Chen brought Qian Guyi to Shrek Academy and told her to watch Huo Yuhao and recruit commoner students for Angel Mountain Manor.
  • Qian Chen told Xuan Zi that he had reached level 90 and asked the academy to hunt a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast for him.
  • Qian Chen arranged Qian Guyi's enrollment and chose to remain at Shrek Academy, taking charge of the Martial Soul Department's dean-of-studies role and the Inspection Corps.
  • Mu En selected a hundred-thousand-year Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle as Qian Chen's target, and Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe agreed to accompany the hunt the following day.
  • Qian Chen left the Sea God Pavilion with Qian Guyi, and Zhang Lexuan greeted him outside.

Ch. 40Seeing Zhang Lexuan again

Qian Chen reunited with Zhang Lexuan, then traveled with Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe to confront a hundred-thousand-year Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle. The eagle offered to sacrifice itself if Qian Chen could defeat it, and Qian Chen added a condition to their bargain.

  • Qian Chen used his Fatigue Recovery Soul Bone Skill on Zhang Lexuan, but she avoided explaining her troubles and hurried into the Sea God Pavilion.
  • Qian Guyi asked Qian Chen whether he liked Zhang Lexuan, but he brushed off the question and told her to ask Bing Ling for high-quality whale rubber.
  • Qian Chen, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe flew to the Star Dou Great Forest and found the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle in its cliffside nest.
  • Qian Chen persuaded the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle to negotiate instead of fighting, and it offered to sacrifice itself if he defeated it.
  • Qian Chen accepted the challenge but proposed that the eagle serve him whenever needed if he could restore its depleted soul after its sacrifice.

Ch. 41A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast's sacrifice

Qian Chen fought the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle and defeated it with his Soul Skills, earning its agreement to sacrifice itself for his Seven Kill Sword. As the sacrifice began, the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle promised to condense one of its race’s precious Soul Bones for him.

  • Qian Chen accepted Xuan Zi’s warning and challenged the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle to an aerial battle.
  • Qian Chen used his Soul Skills to evade the eagle’s attacks and cut off its right wing with Ignore Defense.
  • Qian Chen pinned the wounded Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle to the ground with Swords Fall Like Rain until it surrendered and agreed to sacrifice itself.
  • Qian Chen explained that he had Twin Martial Souls and asked the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle to begin the sacrifice before discussing his future.
  • The Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle connected with Qian Chen’s vast Sea of Consciousness and promised to condense a precious Soul Bone for him.

Ch. 42The Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle's Misery

Qian Chen absorbed the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle’s sacrifice, gained the Eagle Eye External Soul Bone and demonstrated his new ninth Soul Skill before returning to Shrek Academy. At home, Qian Guyi told him that Bei Bei had rejected Zhang Lexuan and suggested she marry Qian Chen instead.

  • Qian Chen absorbed the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle’s Soul Ring and Eagle Eye Soul Bone, then found the eagle apologizing to Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue in his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Bibi Dong ordered the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle to move to an ordinary Sea of Consciousness once it recovered, and Qian Chen reassured Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe that the sacrifice had gone smoothly.
  • Qian Chen demonstrated Sword Follows the Will and Justice Descends from Heaven, then described Eagle Eye as a passive vision-enhancing ability.
  • Qian Chen returned to Shrek Academy with Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe, reported to Mu En, and was told to take up his post when the next term began.
  • Qian Guyi told Qian Chen that Bei Bei had argued with Zhang Lexuan, rejected their engagement, and recommended Qian Chen as a better match for her.

Ch. 43Qian Chen and Zhang Lexuan pledge their love

Qian Chen learned that Zhang Lexuan’s marriage agreement with Bei Bei had been arranged to repay Mu En for saving her family, and he decided to pursue her and free her from the obligation. He brought Bei Bei and Tang Ya to meet Mu En so they could settle the agreement together.

  • Qian Guyi and Qian Renxue urged Qian Chen to visit Zhang Lexuan, and he went to her residence.
  • Zhang Lexuan told Qian Chen that Mu En had saved her and later asked her to marry Bei Bei as repayment, which she had agreed to do.
  • Qian Chen asked Zhang Lexuan to become his wife and used the Golden-Feathered Scarlet Eagle to locate Bei Bei.
  • Qian Chen told Zhang Lexuan to meet Mu En at the Sea God Pavilion while he flew to the hotel where Bei Bei and Tang Ya were dining.
  • Qian Chen told Bei Bei that he had always liked Zhang Lexuan and proposed that they go to Mu En to settle the marriage agreement.

Ch. 44Negotiations in the Sea God Pavilion

Qian Chen brought Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Zhang Lexuan to the Sea God Pavilion to ask Mu En to dissolve Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan’s engagement. Mu En agreed after Qian Chen accepted three conditions, leaving Tang Ya secretly considering how to use Bei Bei’s future request.

  • Qian Chen flew Bei Bei and Tang Ya to the Sea God Pavilion, where Zhang Lexuan joined them.
  • Qian Chen asked Mu En to dissolve Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan’s engagement, and Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan both explained that they wanted to pursue their own happiness.
  • Tang Ya admitted that she wanted to be with Bei Bei, and Mu En accepted that the engagement could not be preserved.
  • Mu En required Qian Chen to protect Bei Bei, help him obtain two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and fulfill a future condition chosen by Bei Bei.
  • Qian Chen swore upon his Martial Soul to fulfill Mu En’s conditions, while Tang Ya began considering how to obtain Bei Bei’s future request.

Ch. 45Mu En's Deep-Laid Schemes

Mu En used Qian Chen and Bei Bei’s relationships to secure promises to Shrek Academy, while Qian Chen prepared to absorb whale glue and then pushed a God-Given Soul Ring beyond five golden lines. The chapter ended as Bibi Dong warned him to stop after a sixth line appeared and the pressure grew dangerous.

  • Mu En persuaded Zhang Lexuan to promise she would remain at Shrek Academy and demanded Bei Bei bring Tang Sect techniques to the academy and take additional wives with stronger talent.
  • Bing Ling, Ling Luochen, and Ma Xiaotao delivered ten-thousand-year whale glue to Qian Chen, who sent them away and arranged for Qian Guyi to stay with Zhang Lexuan while he absorbed it.
  • After recovering overnight, Qian Chen locked himself in his room and used a God-Given Soul Ring on his Angel Martial Soul.
  • Qian Chen raised the ring's age until it gained five golden lines, despite Qian Renxue urging him to stop.
  • When a sixth golden line appeared and Qian Chen felt tremendous pressure, Bibi Dong warned him that continuing would put him in danger.

Ch. 46Huo Yuhao broke through to rank ten

Qian Chen strengthened his healing Soul Ring, arranged for Bing Ling to watch over Huo Yuhao, and set out to find him after learning he had reached rank ten. As Huo Yuhao traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San secretly helped Tang Ya reach rank thirty so she would cross paths with him, and the chapter ended with an unknown voice praising Huo Yuhao's roasted fish.

  • Qian Chen completed two God-Given Soul Rings, each reaching six hundred thousand years, and concealed them inside his body.
  • Qian Chen asked Bing Ling to teach at the outer court and keep watch over Huo Yuhao, while explaining why he would not let Zhang Lexuan face doubt over her relationship with him.
  • After a year, Huo Yuhao reached rank ten, thanked Uncle Yang, and left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion to seek a Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Qian Chen learned Huo Yuhao was on his way to the Star Dou Great Forest and handed his work to Bing Ling so he could go find him.
  • Tang San secretly used Divine Power to help Tang Ya break through to rank thirty, and Tang Ya set off with Bei Bei to hunt for her third Soul Ring.
  • Huo Yuhao paid respects to Huo Yun'er, traveled onward, and roasted fish by a river before an unknown voice spoke to him.

Ch. 47Huo Yuhao became Qian Chen's disciple

Qian Chen took Huo Yuhao as his disciple and equipped him with soul tools before Huo Yuhao continued toward the Star Dou Great Forest to seek a soul ring. As Qian Chen watched from afar, Tang Ya and Bei Bei arrived, but Huo Yuhao refused to share his grilled fish and went on alone.

  • Qian Chen reminded Huo Yuhao of their meeting five years earlier and accepted him as his disciple after Huo Yuhao vowed to avenge his mother.
  • Qian Chen gave Huo Yuhao several Class 2 soul tools, promised to protect him from the shadows, and traded him a balanced meal for grilled fish.
  • Huo Yuhao traveled to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and confidently continued onward, while Qian Chen watched from a distance.
  • Tang Ya and Bei Bei approached Huo Yuhao and asked to buy some grilled fish, but he declined and pointed them toward the river.
  • Bei Bei used his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul to stun fish in the river and hurried back to grill some for Tang Ya.

Ch. 48The Million-Year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm

Huo Yuhao gained the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm as a soul beast and reunited with his mother, Huo Yun'er, in his Sea of Consciousness. Qian Chen warned him about Tang San and learned that Huo Yuhao was blessed by the Douluo Continent's fortune.

  • Huo Yuhao used Feng Luan defensive and offensive soul tools to kill a Wind Baboon and obtain a white soul ring.
  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed himself to Huo Yuhao, while a remnant soul from another world entered Huo Yuhao's body and Qian Chen watched from afar.
  • Bei Bei served Tang Ya badly grilled fish, then decided to follow Huo Yuhao and ask him for help with grilling and soul-ring hunting.
  • Qian Chen entered Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness and brought Huo Yun'er there, allowing her and Huo Yuhao to reunite.
  • Huo Yun'er told Huo Yuhao that Tang San had controlled her and tried to seize her soul, and Huo Yuhao vowed his hatred before Qian Chen cautioned him to hide it.
  • Qian Chen told Huo Yuhao that the Douluo Continent's fortune had blessed him, then asked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to explain his plan.

Ch. 49The God-Making Plan begins

Qian Chen met the spirits in Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness, agreed to let Electrolux teach Yuhao, and explained why he had returned Huo Yun’er’s soul. He took possession of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s shed skin as Bei Bei and Tang Ya arrived.

  • The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm described his plan to make Huo Yuhao a god, and Qian Chen spoke with Electrolux, who offered to teach Yuhao necromancy and let Qian Chen learn it too.
  • Huo Yuhao refused to become Electrolux’s inheritor because he already had a teacher, but Qian Chen encouraged him to accept Electrolux’s guidance.
  • Qian Chen explained to Bibi Dong that Huo Yun’er’s soul would not survive in Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness and that returning her honestly would prevent future distrust.
  • Qian Chen picked up the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s shed skin and told Huo Yuhao to absorb it, fearing the silkworm might use it to escape his commitment to help Yuhao.
  • Huo Yuhao offered the shed-skin external soul bone to Qian Chen, who agreed to keep it until Yuhao obtained his second martial soul.
  • Bei Bei and Tang Ya emerged from the bushes as the group waited in the woods.

Ch. 50Bei Bei's third condition

Tang Ya and Bei Bei tried to recruit Qian Chen and Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect, and Bei Bei spent his final condition to make Qian Chen join. Qian Chen negotiated honorary elder and probationary disciple roles, obtained the sect's manuals, and set out with them for Heaven Dou City.

  • Bei Bei and Tang Ya met Qian Chen and Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya invited both to join the Tang Sect, but they refused.
  • Bei Bei offered the Tang Sect's special admissions quota, but Qian Chen and Huo Yuhao still declined.
  • At Tang Ya's pleading, Bei Bei used his final condition to ask Qian Chen to bring Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect.
  • Qian Chen agreed to join as an honorary elder and proposed Huo Yuhao join as a probationary disciple, with both free to leave if the sect wronged them or turned against the continent.
  • Tang Ya accepted, Huo Yuhao agreed, and Qian Chen requested the Tang Sect's cultivation methods and secret manuals.
  • Qian Chen found the manuals were incomplete, then told Bei Bei, Tang Ya, and Huo Yuhao they were going to Heaven Dou City.
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