[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen":3,"chapter-douluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen-douluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen-chapter-6":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Douluo: The Dragon King's Taiji Xuanzhen",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2308574,4511,"Chapter 6: Mastering the Transformations of the Celestial Cycle: The Eight Trigrams Qimen","douluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen-chapter-6",6,"\u003Cp>In the boundless primeval forest, Zhao Xuanzhen continued his first journey to the Ascension Platform, scouring the area for prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul beasts are highly territorial; this outer zone was dominated by a troop of wind baboons, driving away or devouring all other soul beasts, leaving Zhao Xuanzhen to search for half a day and find only a three-hundred-year Ghost Vine disguised as an ordinary vine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the age of the Dragon King, such a low-tier soul beast with weak elemental affinity and undistinguished bloodline was negligible; Zhao Xuanzhen smashed it with two punches and easily claimed the thirty-year feedback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting and restoring his soul power and physical strength to peak condition, Zhao Xuanzhen set out again; traveling alone was the most boring thing in life, so he summoned Lingrui Water Porcupine to accompany him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a partner for exploration was not his primary goal; Zhao Xuanzhen remembered that Soul Masters who fused with sufficiently powerful innate soul spirits could release them mid-battle for righteous mobbing—Lingrui Water Porcupine, as a auspicious beast capable of riding crocodiles and flying birds, must have real skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingrui Water Porcupine trotted beside Zhao Xuanzhen on its short legs, silently accepting its fate; with its stable temperament, even if it didn’t want to fight, it wouldn’t resist strongly—only quietly convince itself that it had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them, dense forests stretched endlessly; as they ventured deeper, the life energy grew thicker, while a heavy, unseen aura drifted from the pitch-black depths ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint rustling suddenly reached Zhao Xuanzhen’s ears; Lingrui Water Porcupine twitched its ears—the air ahead now carried a faint metallic scent mixed with a sweet undertone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something’s come to us. You go, Tun Tun.” Zhao Xuanzhen squinted into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation ended. Lingrui Water Porcupine accepted its fate and waited silently as the soul beast approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underbrush shook violently—a massive emerald-green snake slithered along the ground, over seven meters long, moving with terrifying speed, smashing through every obstacle in its path!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhao Xuanzhen and Lingrui Water Porcupine blocking its path, the snake’s ruby-red eyes flickered with agitation; it opened its mouth and let out a piercing hiss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mandrake Snake, seven-hundred-year cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its cultivation was lower than the King of God-Slayers Zhao Xuanzhen had faced earlier, the Mandrake Snake’s combat power crushed the wind baboons—two soul beasts fighting would be a nine-to-one slaughter; the Mandrake Snake could spin a wind baboon into a top nine times in one second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unmoved by the Mandrake Snake’s warning hiss, Lingrui Water Porcupine stood firm; as one of the forest’s apex predators, the snake had never endured such humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its monstrous jaws snapped open—visually shocking—the snake’s mouth split to a full 180 degrees, exploiting its exaggerated skeletal structure, its tongue bright as blood, fangs gleaming with venomous cold under the sun as it lunged to devour the tiny water porcupine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingrui Water Porcupine dug its front paws into the earth, its moist snout trembling slightly; yin-yang spirals coiled around it, forming a black-and-white circular shield—the very first soul skill of Zhao Xuanzhen, Qi Sui Xin Dong, which originally belonged to Lingrui Water Porcupine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield clashed with the fangs, producing a screech like nails on a chalkboard; neither side held long—the Mandrake Snake’s prized fangs shattered with fine cracks under the yin-yang shield, the superiority instantly clear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle mode, Lingrui Water Porcupine was no fool; seizing the upper hand, it pressed forward—air currents split into three, locking the snake’s head, body, and tail; for the first time in its life, the Mandrake Snake felt the suffocating pressure of a python’s constricting grip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hard scales burst open in a spray of blood; pain drove it to roar again, the Mandrake Snake now fully enraged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its emerald scales shimmered with a faint glow, its body becoming boneless and slippery, slipping free from the air chains as it lunged again at Lingrui Water Porcupine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lingrui Water Porcupine had already charged its power—transforming into a streaking black-and-white meteor, its yin-yang energy solidifying into a radiant, spinning horn embedded at its brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the destructive aura radiating from the horn, the Mandrake Snake realized too late that the true hunter was its opponent—it had been the prey all along! In panic, it spat a jet of venom, which dissolved into countless glowing particles the instant it touched Lingrui Water Porcupine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a crisp sound like shattering glass rang out—the skull cracked, scales exploded along the bones, and the Mandrake Snake’s final scream echoed across the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingrui Water Porcupine stood unharmed atop the snake’s head; as the snake’s life faded, its eyes dimmed, soul power surged into the soul ring, upgrading its years to nine hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They suit each other perfectly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the soul device screen, Leng Yaoju smiled; the Bai sisters nodded in agreement—they understood why Zhao Xuanzhen had let Lingrui Water Porcupine fight alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, soul spirits are part of a Soul Master’s combat power; since Zhao Xuanzhen fused with Lingrui Water Porcupine, he needed to know its true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing the Mandrake Snake like cutting melons, Lingrui Water Porcupine’s soft exterior hid immense power; as the first soul spirit, it would accompany the Soul Master longest—Tun Tun would be Zhao Xuanzhen’s vital ally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhao Xuanzhen on the soul device screen endlessly squeezing Lingrui Water Porcupine, Bai Haoze exclaimed joyfully: “He’s already achieved this much on his first Ascension Platform run—he’s far more outstanding than I imagined! I was worried he’d get hurt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-hmm, and his first soul ring seems close to evolving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhichen, seeing the soul ring flickering with faint violet sparks, rapidly calculated its years: “If a thousand-year soul beast shows up now, the ring will ascend immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t jinx him!” Bai Haoze scolded her sister with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand-year soul beast and a hundred-year soul beast were entirely different concepts; if they encountered a thousand-year beast, Zhao Xuanzhen was almost certainly the unlucky one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Xiao Bai’s observation is already fact,” Leng Yaoju said, her expression darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhichen stared in disbelief—she’d only been joking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Mandrake Snake is cunning, cruel, and bloodthirsty—yet the moment it saw Xuanzhen and Lingrui Water Porcupine, it didn’t attack. Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the Bai sisters’ faces turned ashen; they recalled the Mandrake Snake’s unnatural behavior and suddenly understood—the hiss wasn’t a threat, it was a desperate attempt to scare off the obstacle, the snake’s panic unmistakable—it was fleeing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seven-hundred-year Mandrake Snake, terrified out of its wits—the pursuer must be unimaginably powerful; even if not a thousand-year soul beast, its strength was nearly identical!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the soul device screen faithfully broadcast the Ascension Platform scene—above the dense branches, a massive shadow connected by a purple thread descended silently behind Zhao Xuanzhen, its belly bearing a grotesque, demonic human face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human-Faced Demon Spider!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar foe—following the wind baboons, Ghost Vine, and Mandrake Snake—was none other than the legendary beast king of the Douluo Continent, the nightmare of small soul beasts, the evil killer: Human-Faced Demon Spider!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prophecy came true—Bai Zhichen covered her eyes, trembling; this Human-Faced Demon Spider had surpassed the thousand-year mark, one of the most dangerous soul beasts on the Primary Ascension Platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human-Faced Demon Spider was cold, brutal, and immensely patient; it would wait silently for ages to deliver a killing blow. It had watched Lingrui Water Porcupine kill the Mandrake Snake—now, with the battle just ended, the moment was ripe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soundlessly, razor-sharp forelegs, sharper than spears, rose; its eight eyes glowed with bloodlust and cruelty as it struck downward without hesitation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kun Character—Earthquake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shattered in response—a stone serpent erupted, lifting the boy high into the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuanzhen’s Shen Tong Realm spiritual power granted him extraordinary perception; the Human-Faced Demon Spider’s supposed stealth was riddled with holes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human-Faced Demon Spider was horrified—its once-unstoppable fangs had merely sparked against the stone serpent, and now it was being dominated from above by the human’s overwhelming aura, forcing it to recoil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop the stone serpent, Zhao Xuanzhen’s dark eyes turned deep blue; his aura shed its usual warmth, now dominated by cold indifference—his pupils swirling with a luminous Taiji Bagua, as if ready to absorb and neutralize all things in the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the body as the nation, qi as the people, heart as the sovereign!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Art—Bagua Qimen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai sisters stared, speechless, at the scene on the screen; even Leng Yaoju, well-traveled and experienced, leaned forward, voice strained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this… his true soul’s innate talent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yaoju couldn’t comprehend it—she could only attribute it to the innate ability of an awakened divine-tier body soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was half-right—the Bagua Qimen was Zhao Xuanzhen’s past-life Dao Art from the Two-Yi Sect; beyond observing the Qimen formation to gain entry, it required immense physical and spiritual strength to sustain the Qimen array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Zhao Xuanzhen had been frail and sickly from childhood, never reaching the profound levels of Bagua Qimen; now, with his body soul awakened, all abilities became part of his true self, completing his True Self!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven, Earth, Man, Spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial timing, terrestrial advantage, human harmony, divine aid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With absolute physical and spiritual support, the four pillars of Bagua Qimen Dao Art were finally unleashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Qimen adjustments were obsolete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuanzhen recalled Lingrui Water Porcupine, gazing down at the Human-Faced Demon Spider, now on full alert—Bagua Qimen was terrifyingly powerful, yet it had worsened his past-life frail body; now, he desperately wanted to unleash everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kan Character—Heavy Water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bagua Qimen—Earth Pillar Dao Art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things in the world are defined by change; Bagua Qimen governs the transformations of the entire cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian, Kun, Xun, Zhen, Kan, Li, Gen, Dui—based on the primordial Bagua, the Qimen array is constructed, each trigram corresponding to natural forces. Zhao Xuanzhen, as master of Qimen, alters the formation’s structure to induce change within the array; when reaching profound levels, even time and space can be freely manipulated within the Qimen formation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of water droplets suddenly condensed in the air, forming eight-sided water curtains that hung before the Human-Faced Demon Spider; an icy chill spread slowly—their surfaces reflected terrified glimmers. The moment the spider’s fangs pierced the curtain, the heavy water exploded—primordial Kan water energy surged into the spider’s hardened carapace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy water relentlessly destroyed flesh; yellow-green blood spurted out, rotting vegetation instantly withered; the Human-Faced Demon Spider writhed and thrashed, its massive body sweeping across the land like a storm—ancient trees were flattened, the entire landscape left barren, not a single plant surviving!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xun Character—Wind Ropes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind howled; invisible gales wove into thick, emerald ropes that coiled around the spider’s eight legs, flexible yet unbreakable, pinning it firmly to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human-Faced Demon Spider roared in fury, trying to break free with brute force while firing silk webs—the webs surged outward in an instant, forming a five-meter-wide net glowing with violet sheen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate Soul Skill—Web Binding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike ordinary spider-type soul beasts that slowly spin silk, the Human-Faced Demon Spider’s webs could be instantly fired—tough, sticky, and laced with devastating neurotoxin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Character—Blazing Fire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhao Xuanzhen spoke, searing flames erupted—a massive fireball streaked down, its blazing tail engulfing the sky; a tidal wave of heat surged toward the web!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neurotoxin vaporized in the heat; the fireball shattered the web yet retained its force, engulfing the Human-Faced Demon Spider in flames. Its already overburdened carapace began to melt and drip, the fiery glow illuminating its twisted, terrified face and the agonized shrieks it emitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of burning flesh; overwhelming survival instinct flooded its mind—the Human-Faced Demon Spider broke free from the wind ropes, its belly covered in deep wounds, the human face on its abdomen screaming like a crying infant, its eight legs moving in blinding speed, leaving trails of afterimages!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring its grievous injuries, the Human-Faced Demon Spider charged through the firestorm, pouring every ounce of its strength into its fangs, launching itself skyward to strike Zhao Xuanzhen atop the stone serpent—its underbelly naturally exposed, the grotesque human face formed by white markings swelling in size, its violet eyes overflowing with cold, cruel malice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This soul beast hated Zhao Xuanzhen with every fiber of its being, craving to tear him into shreds; mid-air, its legs arched high, forming a perfect killing arc, coated in corrosive venom and its own neurotoxin—any Soul Master touched by even a drop would die instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Xuanzhen heard the vibration of the spider’s legs slicing the air and clearly saw the aura of death congealing from the poison; he murmured softly—the Qimen array rotated, four stone pillars erupted from the ground, their ancient, weathered surfaces as if whispering the weight of mountains and rivers to the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human-Faced Demon Spider stared at the ground in disbelief; its thousand-year intelligence strained to comprehend—how could this human control so many elements, each radiating overwhelming pressure, each more powerful than imaginable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You opened it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no escape in midair, the Human-Faced Demon Spider twisted desperately—but struggle was futile; the stone pillars predicted every evasion path and pierced its disc-shaped body with pinpoint accuracy from four directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gen Character—Massive Rock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human-Faced Demon Spider collapsed, its body pierced by four horrifying bloodied holes; residual blood trickled down the pillars, hissing as it touched the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep blue light swirled in Zhao Xuanzhen’s eyes; the earth rose like a waking beast, trigrams pulling, compressing, shifting—the ground beneath the Human-Faced Demon Spider lifted into a solitary peak, while the surrounding land collapsed into a circular abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dui Character—Flowing Abyss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human-Faced Demon Spider had no strength left to resist, breathing faintly, barely alive—yet its eight cold eyes remained locked on Zhao Xuanzhen, as if vowing to carry its hatred into the next life; if this were a true soul beast, it would have exploded a rare external soul bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning flashed, thunder rumbled; clouds slowly gathered overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone serpent dissolved; Zhao Xuanzhen passed by the trapped beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhen Character—Thunder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final thunder roared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder obliterated the Face-Eating Demon Spider, its ashes scattering with the wind; this legendary soul beast left not a trace, as a century’s worth of soul power surged into its first soul ring, its purple light blazing intensely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascension: a millennium soul ring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eight Trigrams Mystic Gate draws from the ninety-nine techniques of the Eighty-One Sorcerers and the Fenghou Mystic Gate from One Man Under, yet its effects differ from both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Plate is the protagonist’s commonly used Dao technique, also suppressing the Silver Dragon King’s elemental force. Old Tang knows full well—when the Heaven Plate shines, it will be the climax; the Divine Plate’s Eight Deceptive Gods will be the protagonist’s confidence when facing the Twelve Divine Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Feed me peanuts. Though I sometimes skip chapter breaks, every chapter is 4K!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2481,"2026-06-20T10:43:43.510Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1f7fe2f06bfe1535e4d2966ea654d04b8858ff4f2443e403b6ef04d6b8851c6b","douluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen-chapter-7","douluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen-chapter-5",92,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-dragon-king-s-taiji-xuanzhen-cover.jpg"]