Arc 23The War Begins

Xu Xingyu defeated the Evil Emperor, helped expose Tang San’s betrayal, and strengthened his allies while advancing toward godhood. After the Holy Spirit Empire launched its war early, the alliance struggled to defend its borders and evacuate civilians.

  • Xu Xingyu defeated Ye Xishui and the Evil Emperor, but the Evil Emperor escaped with the Rakshasa God Armor and planned to claim the Rakshasa Helmet.
  • Xu Xingyu brought the survivors to safety, learned that He Caitou had betrayed Shrek, and accepted the Sun Moon Empire survivors’ submission as the Holy Spirit Cult spread biochemical gas.
  • Xiao Wu revealed that Tang San had seized the Abyss Demon King’s power and attacked the Divine Realm, so Xu Xingyu used a Soul Gestation Crystal and Tang Wutong’s sacrifice to save her.
  • Huo Yuhao took control of the Sun Moon palace and founded the Holy Spirit Empire, while Xu Xingyu organized the three nations’ alliance and Gu Yuena told him she was pregnant.
  • Xu Xingyu transformed his skeleton into dragon bones, survived the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation, and advanced to the Second-Level God level.
  • Xu Xingyu and his allies prepared mechas and Battle Armor for the coming war, but the Holy Spirit Empire attacked the Heavenly Soul Empire a year early.
  • Xu Xingyu sent Wang Dong'er and Bai Xiuxiu to aid the northern front, then took forces toward the Star Luo border as the Holy Spirit Empire and Sea Soul Beasts attacked Skysea City.
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Ch. 552Blue Silver as a Whip, a Hammer Named Clear Sky

Xu Xingyu subdued Ye Xishui with a blue-silver whip and a black hammer, then destroyed her attempted self-destruction with the Power of Space. He revealed combat strength beyond Gu Yuena’s and brought Ye Xishui back with a pure aura of light, leaving everyone stunned.

  • Xu Xingyu bound Ye Xishui with a blue-silver whip and repeatedly slammed her into the ground and walls.
  • Xu Xingyu tied the whip to a black hammer and battered Ye Xishui until she lost consciousness.
  • Ye Xishui began to self-destruct, but Xu Xingyu shredded her body with the Power of Space before she could explode.
  • Gu Yuena explained that Xu Xingyu remained a Limit Douluo but had combat strength sufficient to defeat a First-Level God.
  • Xu Xingyu reassured Wang Dong'er and the others, then shattered space and brought Ye Xishui back with a pure presence of light.

Ch. 553Phoenix Nirvana, Evil Demon Appears

Xu Xingyu explained that Ye Xishui had survived by using her Bright Phoenix Martial Soul’s nirvana ability, then exposed the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler’s attempt to rescue her. The Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler revealed his hostility toward the Dragon Clan and attacked Xu Xingyu.

  • Xu Xingyu explained that Ye Xishui had twin Martial Souls, and Gu Qiuxi realized she had escaped death through the Bright Phoenix’s innate nirvana ability.
  • Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong'er questioned whether Ye Xishui’s Bright Phoenix was connected to Yan Shaozhe, while Ma Xiaotao defended her teacher.
  • Xu Xingyu offered to interrogate Ye Xishui, but tentacles seized her before he could begin.
  • Xu Xingyu shattered the space around the tentacles and revealed the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, who had tried to rescue Ye Xishui.
  • The Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler declared that the Dragon Clan had ruled over Soul Beasts for too long and fired a beam of purple light at Xu Xingyu.

Ch. 554The Evil Emperor Steps In, the Evil Emperor Falls

Xu Xingyu revealed his three Soul Cores and overwhelming power as he fought the Evil Emperor, who had attacked him and Gu Yuena. The Evil Emperor tried to escape Xu Xingyu’s Ruin Dragon Flame by using Light of Time and Space.

  • The Evil Emperor attacked Xu Xingyu with Light of Destruction, but Xu Xingyu swallowed it and explained that his power of ruin let him consume the attack.
  • Xu Xingyu revealed three Soul Cores in Yin-Yang Complementarity form, shocking the Evil Emperor.
  • Xu Xingyu transformed into a nine-colored dragon, resisted the Evil Emperor’s Spiritual Paralysis Ray, and tore off the tentacle holding Ye Xishui.
  • Xu Xingyu dispersed the Evil Emperor’s Thorn Halo with his Divine Sense and demanded that the Evil Emperor return Ye Xishui.
  • Xu Xingyu unleashed Ruin Dragon Flame, and the Evil Emperor used Light of Time and Space to try to survive.

Ch. 555The Evil Emperor's Ruthlessness

Xu Xingyu killed the Evil Emperor’s possessed descendant with his Ruin Dragon Breath, but discovered the Evil Emperor had escaped with the Rakshasa God Armor. The real Evil Emperor prepared to pursue his plan to become a god and rule over the Soul Beast Clan.

  • Xu Xingyu’s Ruin Dragon Breath overcame the Evil Emperor’s Light of Time and Space and burned his body to nothing, leaving a Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
  • Xu Xingyu explained that the Evil Emperor had used a spiritual body possessing a descendant to test him, then teleported the spiritual body away when it faced danger.
  • Xu Xingyu collected the Evil Emperor’s remains and prepared to leave with Gu Yuena and the others, but Gu Yuena revealed that Ye Xishui’s Rakshasa God Armor was missing.
  • In a dark space, the wounded Evil Emperor revealed that he had obtained the Rakshasa God Armor and the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and planned to take the Rakshasa Helmet from its current owner before becoming a god.

Ch. 556Xu Xingyu's Ordeal, Leaving Mingdu

Xu Xingyu searched Mingdu for the Evil Emperor after discovering the Rakshasa God Armor was gone, then recounted to his companions how he and Gu Yuena escaped Heaven and Earth Love Valley and defeated its hidden enemies. After arriving at the Spirit Contract Pagoda's Mingdu branch, he prepared to leave the city with the others.

  • Xu Xingyu searched all of Mingdu for the Evil Emperor but could not find him, and decided the Rakshasa God Armor posed little threat to him.
  • After killing Ye Xishui and cremating her and the Long Xiaoyao puppet, Xu Xingyu carried the weakened Wang Dong'er toward the Spirit Contract Pagoda's Mingdu branch with his companions.
  • Xu Xingyu explained that he and Gu Yuena had infiltrated the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, entered a secret realm, and become trapped in Heaven and Earth Love Valley.
  • Xu Xingyu and Gu Yuena resisted the God of Love's trials, debated her views on love, killed her, and gained control of the valley.
  • Xu Xingyu condensed his Third Soul Core in the valley and advanced to Limit Douluo before he and Gu Yuena defeated Tang Hao and Ah Yin.
  • Xu Xingyu killed Tang Hao and refined his Martial Soul into a forging hammer, while Gu Yuena stripped Ah Yin of her Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and turned her remains into a loyal whip.

Ch. 557Arrival at the Mingdu Branch, the Hidden Hand

Wang Dong'er chose to spare her grandparents by having Xu Xingyu erase their memories and prevent them from reaching God Level, while Tang Ya absorbed Ah Yin's cleansed Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. At the Mingdu branch, Xu Xingyu learned that He Caitou had betrayed Shrek and helped the Holy Spirit Cult, leaving the chapter with the survivors sheltering inside the pagoda's barrier.

  • Wang Dong'er asked Xu Xingyu to erase her grandparents' memories, reincarnate them as ordinary people, and seal away their chance of reaching God Level.
  • Xu Xingyu gave Ah Yin's cleansed Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline to Tang Ya, who absorbed it and evolved her Martial Soul.
  • Xu Xingyu brought everyone through the Mingdu branch's protective barrier and ordered staff to treat the Sun Moon Royal Academy students carefully and watch them.
  • Bei Bei told Xu Xingyu that Xuan Zi had turned into an Evil Soul Master after He Caitou secretly drugged his food with biochemical gas.
  • Bei Bei revealed that He Caitou had betrayed Shrek and helped the Holy Spirit Cult ambush the team, while Electrolux had rescued the surviving Shrek members and brought them to the barrier.

Ch. 558Leaving Mingdu, Mass Teleportation

Xu Xingyu learned that the Holy Spirit Cult had concealed He Caitou’s betrayal by leaving a fragment of his goodwill-aligned Spiritual Power inside the Sun God token. As Evil Soul Masters closed in on the Mingdu branch, Xu Xingyu teleported the Spirit Contract Pagoda to the Soul Spirit Realm and struck the attackers with a destructive lightning storm.

  • Electrolux explained that the Holy Spirit Cult had possessed He Caitou’s body and left behind Spiritual Power to deceive Xu Xingyu’s token.
  • Electrolux revealed that he had given Zhang Lexuan a spatial scroll, and Xu Xingyu teased him about his feelings for her and Ye Guyi.
  • Xu Xingyu sensed a large force of Evil Soul Masters approaching the Mingdu branch, including five Titled Douluo and two Super Douluo.
  • Xu Xingyu ordered everyone into the tower and had the staff activate the spatial conversion array for the Soul Spirit Realm.
  • As the Spirit Contract Pagoda vanished in a flash of silver light, Xu Xingyu unleashed Destruction Thunderstorm, destroying the Evil Soul Masters and everything within a kilometer of the site.

Ch. 559The Sun and Moon Rise and Fall

After rescuing survivors from Mingdu, Xu Xingyu learned that Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen wanted the Spirit Contract Pagoda to take over the Sun Moon Empire in exchange for saving it. Xu Tianzhen warned that the Holy Spirit Cult was spreading biochemical gas across the empire, and Xu Xingyu suspected an outside ally was helping them.

  • Xu Xingyu sent most evacuees from the Soul Spirit Realm back to Spirit Contract Pagodas in their cities, then faced the remaining Sun Moon Empire survivors.
  • Jing Hongchen and Xu Tianzhen thanked Xu Xingyu for saving them, and he offered to send them to another Sun Moon Empire city.
  • Xu Tianzhen and Jing Hongchen knelt and asked Xu Xingyu to save the Sun Moon Empire, offering to make it and Mingde Hall vassals of the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
  • Xu Xingyu questioned why they were surrendering the empire instead of rallying its remaining forces against the Holy Spirit Cult.
  • Xu Tianzhen said the Holy Spirit Cult was spreading biochemical gas through the empire, and Xu Xingyu questioned how they had obtained enough supplies before asking whether someone else was helping them.

Ch. 560The Abyss Lends Its Aid, the Holy Spirit Empire Is Founded!

Xu Tianzhen recounted how the Holy Spirit Cult and Abyss creatures seized the Sun Moon Empire’s palace, forcing her and the survivors to flee and seek the Spirit Contract Pagoda’s protection. Xu Xingyu accepted their submission and prepared to confront the growing crisis, but the chapter ended as Da Ming and Er Ming arrived carrying Xiao Wu.

  • Xu Tianzhen told Xu Xingyu that Huo Yuhao had killed Xu Tianran and taken the Sun Moon palace while Zhongli Wu and the Black Empress helped the Holy Spirit Cult overwhelm its defenders.
  • Kong Deming sacrificed his Silver Moon Divine Light Shield to get Xu Tianzhen and the survivors out, and they later reached the Spirit Contract Pagoda after finding Mingde Hall destroyed and Mingdu’s exits occupied.
  • Xu Xingyu examined the sealed souls’ memories and discovered that Tang Hao and Ah Yin had helped the Abyss creatures reach the Douluo Plane.
  • Xu Xingyu accepted the Sun Moon survivors’ submission and promised to withdraw Spirit Contract Pagoda personnel from Sun Moon territory to rescue more people.
  • Xu Xingyu headed to the headquarters infirmary, but Da Ming and Er Ming arrived carrying Xiao Wu.

Ch. 561Da Ming and Er Ming Sought an Audience: Something Had Happened to Xiao Wu

Wang Dong'er reunited with her gravely injured mother, Xiao Wu, while Xu Xingyu learned that Tang San had attacked her after rebelling against the Divine Realm. The chapter left Xu Xingyu preparing to have Xiao Wu treated and questioning how Tang San could have carried out such an assault.

  • Wang Dong'er broke free from Xu Xingyu and hurried to support Xiao Wu, who had struggled to wake and stand.
  • Xu Xingyu asked Da Ming and Er Ming what had happened, and Da Ming explained that Tang San had rebelled against the Divine Realm and injured Xiao Wu.
  • Xu Xingyu ordered Da Ming and Er Ming to take Xiao Wu to the treatment room before giving him a detailed account.
  • Xu Xingyu sensed that Xiao Wu had nearly fatal bodily injuries, a corroded divine soul, and half of her divine soul missing.
  • Xu Xingyu doubted that Tang San would attack Xiao Wu and wondered how Tang San had dared to rebel against the Divine Realm.

Ch. 562The Great Battle in the Divine Realm, Tang San, the New Abyss Demon King!

After hearing Xiao Wu and Da Ming recount Tang San’s rise as the new Abyss Demon King and the devastation he caused in the Divine Realm, Xu Xingyu considered how Tang San had obtained and endured the Abyss Demon King’s power. The chapter left Xu Xingyu anticipating that Tang San might soon come to the lower realm to target him and Wang Dong'er.

  • Da Ming and Xiao Wu told Xu Xingyu that Tang San had taken the Abyss Demon King's inheritance, corrupted Xiao Wu's soul, and fought the other God Kings.
  • Tang San detonated the Divine Realm Core, prompting the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life to fuse into the Creation God and restore the collapsing Divine Realm.
  • After the gods drove Tang San away, he destroyed the portal to the lower realm and swallowed the Seeds of Destruction and Life.
  • Xiao Wu used a contingency in the Clear Sky Sect to descend to the lower realm and warn her daughter and Xu Xingyu about Tang San.
  • Xu Xingyu questioned how Tang San had broken the seal on the Abyss Demon King's power and survived inheriting it.

Ch. 563The Relationship Between Asura and Rakshasa

Xu Xingyu explained the origins and flaws of the Asura God Position and the Rakshasa Godhood, then reasoned that Tang San was using the Abyss Demon King’s power to erode and transform the Asura God Position. He concluded that Tang San might create a new god position suited to himself and escape the drawbacks of faith-based godhood, though the result would no longer truly be the Asura God of Order.

  • Xiao Wu said Tang San had secretly made a spare key to the Divine Realm Core and used it to enter the seal and obtain the Abyss Demon King’s power.
  • Xu Xingyu recalled that the Asura God Position had originally been a Supreme God King position, but the second-generation Asura God split off part of it to avoid being eroded by its laws.
  • The discarded fragment’s killing intent drove people to slaughter one another, and a vengeful young woman used it to create the Rakshasa Godhood.
  • The second-generation Asura God defeated the Rakshasa God, destroyed her divine body, and took her divine soul to the Divine Realm, leaving Slaughter City as their shared inheritance ground.
  • Xu Xingyu inferred that Tang San was using the Abyss Demon King’s power to erode the Asura God Position and might eventually create a new god position while escaping faith’s backlash.

Ch. 564Become a Soul Spirit, Mother-in-law!

Xu Xingyu diagnosed Xiao Wu’s body and soul as being corroded by the Abyss energy Tang San left in her, and explained that she would eventually die or become an Abyss creature without help. He agreed to use the rare soul treasures meant for Wang Dong’er to save Xiao Wu and proposed a Soul Spirit Contract as the way to keep her soul from fading afterward.

  • Xu Xingyu examined Xiao Wu and explained that the Abyss energy around her heart was continuing to corrode her body and soul.
  • Xu Xingyu said that he and Electrolux could only delay the damage, since the Abyss energy had already begun fusing with Xiao Wu’s soul.
  • Wang Dong’er begged Xu Xingyu to use the soul treasures he had gathered for her to save Xiao Wu.
  • Xu Xingyu revealed that he had obtained the Soul Gestation Crystal and Spirit-Splitting Wood, but warned that using the crystal would leave Wang Dong’er without the materials needed to address her own condition for years.
  • Xu Xingyu agreed to help Xiao Wu and proposed that she form a Soul Spirit Contract with Wang Dong’er after the Abyss energy was cleared away.

Ch. 565Soul Surgery, Tang Wutong Awakens

Xu Xingyu operated on Xiao Wu to remove the Abyss energy from her soul and restore it with a Soul Gestation Crystal before beginning her Soul Spirit contract with Wang Dong'er. As the ritual destabilized, Asura God's Divine Power rebelled in Xiao Wu, and blood-red light appeared in Wang Dong'er's eyes as Tang Wutong awakened.

  • Wang Dong'er and the others agreed to let Xiao Wu become Wang Dong'er's Soul Spirit, and Xu Xingyu brought her to the Soul Contract Pagoda's secret chamber.
  • Xu Xingyu used his powers and Lysithea's Purifying Flame Hong Lian to remove the Abyss energy and cut the corrupted fragments from Xiao Wu's soul.
  • Xu Xingyu fused a Soul Gestation Crystal into Xiao Wu's soul to replace what had been removed.
  • Xu Xingyu guided Xiao Wu and Wang Dong'er through forming a Soul Spirit Contract, but Xiao Wu's soul began trembling as her body transformed.
  • Xu Xingyu discovered that the Asura God's Divine Power in Xiao Wu's soul was rebelling, and blood-red light appeared in Wang Dong'er's eyes as Tang Wutong awakened.

Ch. 566Tang Wutong's Choice and Departure

Tang Wutong chose to sacrifice her soul to stabilize Xiao Wu’s spirit, and Xu Xingyu strengthened her with Bright Phoenix power. Tang Wutong faded away after bidding farewell to Wang Dong'er, Xiao Wu, and Xu Xingyu, as the Soul Spirit Contract between Wang Dong'er and Xiao Wu was completed.

  • Xu Xingyu suspected Tang Wutong of causing Xiao Wu’s soul trouble, but she said she would save her mother.
  • Tang Wutong separated her soul from Wang Dong'er's and offered it to fill the gaps in Xiao Wu’s soul.
  • Xu Xingyu infused Tang Wutong’s soul with the Bright Phoenix power to replenish and strengthen it.
  • Tang Wutong thanked Wang Dong'er and Xu Xingyu, explained that she had chosen to save Xiao Wu, and said goodbye.
  • Tang Wutong faded away, and the Soul Spirit Contract between Wang Dong'er and Xiao Wu was completed.

Ch. 567The Calamity of Pegasus

Tang San consolidated his control over the Pegasus Galaxy after secretly devouring the Crimson Mother and creating a loyal version of Xiao Wu from half of her soul. He ordered Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the other controlled Shrek Seven Devils to subdue the planets resisting him while he dealt with dissent in the Crimson Domain.

  • Tang San's recreated Xiao Wu told him that the Heavenly River and Blue Sea races had submitted, but Pegasus Star and allied planets continued to resist.
  • Tang San ordered Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the other First-Level Gods to use the resisting Pegasus Galaxy as a proving ground.
  • Tang San explained that he had suppressed and secretly devoured the Crimson Mother, then used some of her energy and half of Xiao Wu's soul to create his loyal companion.
  • Tang San's thoughts revealed that he had turned the Shrek Seven Devils into mind-controlled dependents, while Ning Rongrong and the real Xiao Wu had escaped.
  • Tang San dismissed the real Xiao Wu as an impostor and vowed to punish her and the Starry Dragon Emperor when he returned.

Ch. 568Holy Spirit Empire, the war begins!

Wang Dong'er received Xiao Wu's sealed Sea God power, while Huo Yuhao established the Holy Spirit Empire and declared war on the three Douluo nations in three years. Xu Xingyu organized an alliance against the threat, then returned to find Gu Yuena pregnant.

  • Xiao Wu sealed the Sea God power in the Sea God Trident, which replaced Wang Dong'er's Second Martial Soul and granted her eight usable Soul Rings.
  • Huo Yuhao became the Holy Spirit Empire's first emperor, declared Evil Soul Masters legitimate, and announced a rebellion against the three Douluo empires in three years.
  • The three nations argued over who should lead their alliance, until Xu Xingyu displayed his Limit Douluo strength and took charge on behalf of the Spirit Contract Pagoda.
  • Xu Xingyu arranged for the Spirit Contract Pagoda to sell mechas to the three nations and ordered them to strengthen defenses, gather intelligence, and support one another.
  • Xu Xingyu returned to his room, where Gu Yuena told him that she was pregnant.

Ch. 569The True Use of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red

Xu Xingyu learned that Gu Yuena was pregnant and recalled how she had used the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to help him survive the Soul Core formation crisis. He realized the herb likely helped them conceive and wondered how Wang Dong'er and the others would react.

  • Gu Yuena told Xu Xingyu she was pregnant, and he asked whether the baby might have been conceived in the Heaven and Earth Love Valley.
  • Xu Xingyu recalled enduring the God of Love’s Love Tribulation while forming his Third Soul Core, then retaliating by turning the tribulation against her.
  • Gu Yuena, unable to safely intervene in Xu Xingyu’s dangerous condition, fed him the Lovesick Heartbreak Red she had strengthened with Divine Power.
  • Gu Yuena and Xu Xingyu dual cultivated so he could absorb the herb, and Xu Xingyu now suspected it had helped them conceive.
  • Xu Xingyu considered preparing for the unborn child and wondered how Wang Dong'er and the others would react.

Ch. 570Dragon God Nine Trials, Seventh Trial: Refine Bones and Transform into a Dragon

After preparing for half a year, Xu Xingyu went to the Dragon Valley to begin the bone refinement ritual for his Seventh Trial, which would transform his bones into dragon bones. Gu Yuena and Ya Lin'er explained that he could accelerate the process by forming an elemental lightning tribulation inside his body, and Xu Xingyu prepared to add the powers of creation and destruction as well.

  • Wang Dong'er and the other women learned that Gu Yuena was pregnant and increased their efforts to cultivate with Xu Xingyu, while Xiao Wu and Xu Xingyu persuaded Wang Dong'er to prioritize her God Examination over having a child.
  • Gu Yuena continued cultivating with Xu Xingyu during her pregnancy, while Xu Xingyu explained that his Dragon God Bloodline made conception difficult for partners with lower cultivation.
  • Xu Xingyu balanced his alliance duties with absorbing dragon Qi from the Dragon Valley in preparation for his Seventh Trial, which required him to replace his fused Soul Bones and refine all his bones into dragon bones.
  • After half a year, Xu Xingyu left a Star Soul Clone to manage his affairs and traveled to the Dragon Valley to begin the bone refinement ritual.
  • Ya Lin'er and Gu Yuena told Xu Xingyu that an elemental lightning tribulation could speed up the refinement of dragon Qi, and Xu Xingyu decided to try incorporating creation and destruction into it.

Ch. 571Thirteen-Element Elemental Storm

Xu Xingyu began cultivating a thirteen-element Elemental Storm inside his body, while Gu Yuena, Ya Lin'er, and Gu Qiuxi supplied and balanced its powers. After compressing the elements into separate groups and forming a pseudo-singularity from Chaos, creation, and ruin, he prepared to fuse everything and create a Lightning Tribulation.

  • Xu Xingyu meditated and arranged thirteen elements in balance within his body, beginning an Elemental Storm.
  • Ya Lin'er warned that the resulting Lightning Tribulation could kill Xu Xingyu, but Gu Yuena trusted him and promised to follow him in death if he failed.
  • Ya Lin'er agreed to help maintain the elements and reverse time if necessary, while Gu Yuena and Gu Qiuxi supplied elemental power and the Power of Ruin.
  • Xu Xingyu compressed the four basic elements, then compressed the four higher elements separately before fusing them.
  • Xu Xingyu used stability and fate to contain Chaos, creation, and ruin in a pseudo-singularity modeled on a cosmic black hole.
  • With the preparations complete, Xu Xingyu prepared to fuse all thirteen elements into an Elemental Storm and produce a Lightning Tribulation.

Ch. 572Dragon God Bone Armor True Body

Xu Xingyu forged a Lightning Tribulation from thirteen elements and used it to refine every bone in his body into dragon bones, raising his cultivation to the Second-Level God level. After activating Dragon God Bone Armor True Body, he faced the universe’s Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation, broke through to its core, and drained its power.

  • Xu Xingyu compressed the power of thirteen elements, created an Elemental Storm, and formed a Lightning Tribulation inside his body.
  • Xu Xingyu stripped away his fused Soul Bones one by one and used the Lightning Tribulation to transform his skeleton into dragon bones.
  • Xu Xingyu completed the transformation, reaching the Second-Level God level as his blood and Qi and spirit approached the God King level.
  • The universe’s Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation appeared over the Dragon Valley Small World, and Xu Xingyu flew up to meet it despite Gu Yuena and the others’ objections.
  • Xu Xingyu invoked Dragon God Bone Armor True Body, endured the tribulation’s lightning, broke through the sky to its core, and absorbed all its power.

Ch. 573I Became a God, but I Haven't Completed the God Examination

After surviving the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation, Xu Xingyu explained how he had become a god and why his Dragon God Nine Trials prevented him from using his full power against the Holy Spirit Empire. Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit Empire betrayed the Evil Emperor and helped the Abyssal Sage King prepare to conquer Douluo.

  • Xu Xingyu returned to Gu Yuena, Gu Qiuxi, and Ya Lin'er, and explained that he had become a god but could only reach the peak of a Second-Level God without a divinity.
  • Xu Xingyu revealed that his perfect Dragon Godhood Affinity let him temporarily use the Dragon God's authority through his Dragon God Bone Armor True Body.
  • Xu Xingyu showed the women his Eighth Trial, which required him to slay three enemy gods without using his own God Level power, and wondered who the other gods on Douluo Star might be.
  • The three-eyed man betrayed the wounded Evil Emperor and used an array to sacrifice him to the Abyssal Sage King.
  • The Sage King rewarded the three-eyed man with four items and declared that the conquest of Douluo was about to begin.

Ch. 574The Time Before the War

Xu Xingyu advanced beyond Heavenly Forging, strengthened Battle Armor and mecha production, and prepared the Douluo alliance for war. Just as he and his allies expected another year to prepare, the Holy Spirit Empire launched its invasion early, catching them off guard.

  • After discovering that two years remained before the war, Xu Xingyu reached God Level, mastered Heavenly Forging, then broke through to Divine Forging and upgraded his armor to Seven-Word Battle Armor.
  • Xu Xingyu taught Heavenly Forging to Wang Dong'er, and the Douluo Star Lord allowed her to become its second Divine Craftsman in return for a larger share of Abyss energy.
  • The Spirit Contract Pagoda increased mecha and mass-produced Battle Armor output, while Xu Xingyu and Wang Dong'er continued making higher-level armor to order.
  • Xu Xingyu demonstrated mechas and Battle Armor to the Douluo Three Kingdoms' leaders, silencing opposition and establishing his authority as alliance leader.
  • Xu Xingyu continued preparing for war, cultivating, and spending time with Gu Yuena, who was carrying their child.
  • The Holy Spirit Empire began the war a year earlier than expected, catching the alliance unprepared.

Ch. 575War Comes Early, the Terrifying Holy Spirit Empire

The Holy Spirit Empire launched attacks on the Heavenly Soul Empire with the help of a powerful Sea Soul Beast army led by the Demon Empress, while Xu Xingyu coordinated the allied response. After arranging support for Heavenly Soul, Xu Xingyu saw the Holy Spirit Emperor Huo Yuhao open another front against Star Luo in the Mingdu Mountain Range.

  • The Holy Spirit Empire attacked the Heavenly Soul Empire by sea, bringing Sea Soul Beasts led by the Demon Empress, and Du Busi struggled to hold her back.
  • The Heavenly Soul Empire repelled the invasion with help from mechas and mass-produced Battle Armor, though several coastal cities fell, and it requested aid from its allies.
  • Xu Xingyu agreed to send limited support but refused to withdraw all Heavenly Soul troops from Star Luo, then assigned Xu Yanxue to coordinate forces from the Far North.
  • Wang Dong'er and Bai Xiuxiu asked to join the effort against the Demon Empress, and Xu Xingyu allowed them to accompany Xu Yanxue.
  • Huo Yuhao led the Holy Spirit Empire's army into a new war against Star Luo forces in the Mingdu Mountain Range.

Ch. 576Wars on Every Front: The Heavenly Soul Campaign

Xu Xingyu suspected the Holy Spirit Empire was hiding a major move and headed for the Star Luo border to support the White Tiger Duke. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Soul Empire fought to evacuate civilians from Skysea City as Holy Spirit forces and Sea Soul Beasts devastated the coast.

  • Xu Xingyu decided to take Ma Xiaotao, Gu Qiuxi, and Spirit Contract Pagoda and Shrek forces to the Star Luo border, leaving Gu Yuena and Jiang Nannan in command at the pagoda.
  • Xu Xingyu left a Star Soul Clone behind as a precaution while Xu Jiujiu remained at the border to oversee mecha and mass-produced Battle Armor shipments.
  • The Holy Spirit Empire's army and a Sea Soul Beast horde attacked Skysea City, destroying buildings and turning the harbor waters red with blood.
  • Heavenly Soul troops used mechas and mass-produced Battle Armor to delay the attackers while evacuating civilians from the coastal city.
  • Heavenly Soul's leaders planned to abandon occupied coastal cities, then defend their inland borders against the Holy Spirit Empire and prevent a new biochemical crisis.
Arc 23 of 26
Arc 23 of 26