Recaps

Han Yu fused with Poseidon's Divine Sense, attended the Canaan Commerce Association's dividend conference, and confronted Flender over secretly giving Ma Hongjun money. Flender chose to try to persuade Ma Hongjun to break with Yu Xiaogang and the others, while Han Yu discussed the coming Seven Great Sects re-election with Bibi Dong.

• With the Void Engulfing Flame's help, Han Yu completed the fusion with Poseidon's Divine Sense and sensed everything across Suotuo City.
• Han Yu attended the dividend conference, heard the branch presidents' reports, praised Flender's performance, and instructed Qian Duoduo to announce the dividends.
• Han Yu confronted Flender for giving Ma Hongjun five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and urged him to cut ties with Ma Hongjun and the group around Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.
• Flender weighed his loyalty to Ma Hongjun against his position and his old companions, then decided to try to persuade Ma Hongjun to see Yu Xiaogang and the others clearly.
• Bibi Dong thanked Han Yu for helping Hu Liena and raised her plans for the Seven Great Sects re-election, while Han Yu withheld his opinion.

Ning Fengzhi’s group encountered Sea Spear Douluo and Ou Ya while traveling through the Yun Luo Duchy, and the two sides established that they were not enemies. After learning that the Sea Soul Masters were searching for the Sea God’s Heart, Ning Fengzhi persuaded them to travel with his group toward Ka Luo City before entering the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San discussed helping Dai Mubai compete for the Star Luo throne while keeping Ning Fengzhi’s plan to overthrow Xue Qinghe as a backup.
• Gu Rong sensed two powerful strangers approaching, and Sea Spear Douluo and Ou Ya prepared to defend themselves against the group.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ou Ya confirmed that neither side belonged to Spirit Hall, then agreed to meet and talk.
• Yu Xiaogang identified the strangers as Sea Soul Masters, and Ning Fengzhi explained that Spirit Hall had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ou Ya revealed that he and Sea Spear Douluo were seeking the Sea God’s Heart, and Ning Fengzhi persuaded them to accompany his group toward Ka Luo City.

Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Sea God Island was dangerous, while Tang San considered seeking its help against Spirit Hall. Ning Fengzhi discovered that the Sea God's Heart was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and suspected it had vanished during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup, leaving its whereabouts uncertain.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Sea God Island's Grand Elder had defeated Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu together, but discouraged him from going there because its Sea Soul Masters hated outsiders.
• Tang San decided to keep Sea God Island's potential support in mind and considered using Tai Tan's informants to search for the Sea God's Heart, while Yu Xiaogang urged him to prioritize Mubai's ascension.
• Ou Ya asked Ning Fengzhi about land Soul Masters in Vast Sea City, and Ning Fengzhi blamed the Canaan Commerce Association, accusing Han Yu of harming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ou Ya described the Sea God's Heart as a blue Soul Tool once held by the Heaven Dou imperial family, and Gu Rong identified it as the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ning Fengzhi showed Ou Ya a portrait, and Ou Ya confirmed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the Sea God's Heart.
• Ou Ya said the relic had disappeared before Spirit Hall's takeover, prompting Ning Fengzhi to suspect someone had taken it from the imperial treasury during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup; he promised to help find it.

Bibi Dong’s Soul Hunting team prepared to attack the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python in the Star Dou Great Forest, while she advised Hu Liena to take responsibility and make friends rather than antagonize Tie Niu. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong planning a direct assault and arranging for Thousand Jun and Jiang Mo to guard the team’s rear.

• Ou Ya and Sea Spear agreed to wait and see whether the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was in Spirit Hall’s hands.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the Soul Hunting team’s camp, heard Ghost Douluo’s report, and learned of a powerful concealed aura near a vast patch of Blue Silver Grass.
• Bibi Dong reassured Hu Liena that Tie Niu would be punished for causing the trouble, then advised Hu Liena to recognize his good qualities and make friends with him.
• Hu Liena accepted Bibi Dong’s advice, agreed to support Xue Er, and went to speak with Tie Niu, who soon smiled.
• Bibi Dong planned a direct assault on the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, using her domains and the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Thousand Jun and Jiang Mo guarded the rear.

Ning Fengzhi and his group reached Ka Luo City, where Tai Tan’s Strength Clan began repairing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s ruined property while Dugu Bo watched their dealings. Ning Fengzhi sought help finding the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for the Sea Soul Masters, and Han Yu learned of their search and considered the consequences of destroying the artifact.

• Ning Fengzhi found the sect’s property in ruins, and Tai Tan offered to have the Strength Clan repair it at their own expense.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Tang San and the others to an inn while Tai Tan ordered his clansmen to work, and Dugu Bo observed the scene and judged that Tai Tan was sacrificing his clan’s dignity for Tang San.
• At the inn, Ning Fengzhi asked Tang San about the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while Yu Xiaogang suggested Spirit Hall might have taken it and denied having useful connections there.
• Dugu Bo reported the Sea Soul Masters’ presence and the group’s destination to Han Yu, who concluded that Poseidon did not know he had destroyed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Han Yu considered whether destroying the artifact had deprived Poseidon of a chance to pass down his Divine Throne and wondered if Sea God Island’s abundant Spiritual Energy could help him exceed Level 100 Soul Power.

Han Yu prepared to begin his own path to godhood while Bibi Dong led Spirit Hall’s Soul Hunting Operation, killing the Titan Giant Ape and capturing the Sky Azure Bull Python. With the operation successful, Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu discussed how Spirit Hall could use the upcoming Seven Great Sects Re-election Conference to manage the Clear Sky Sect’s return.

• Han Yu sent Dugu Bo back to report and promised to begin special training for Dugu Yan and the others.
• Bibi Dong fought the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, then killed the Titan Giant Ape with the Darkness Scythe.
• Di Tian considered attacking Bibi Dong to seize the God of Darkness’s power, but the Silver Dragon King ordered him not to intervene.
• Bibi Dong’s forces defeated the Sky Azure Bull Python, leaving two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings for her to absorb.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that the conference could give the Clear Sky Sect a public debut, and Qian Daoliu proposed using it to make Spirit Hall appear conciliatory.

Qian Daoliu advised Qian Renxue on Spirit Hall’s political challenges and urged her to study under Tian Chen. In Ka Luo City, Tang San arranged work for the cramped Strength Clan while continuing to search for the coordinates on the stone tablet, but he and Yu Xiaogang could not locate them on the map.

• Qian Daoliu explained why decisions in Spirit Hall carried greater consequences than Qian Renxue’s earlier plans in the Heaven Dou Empire, then told her to study history with Tian Chen.
• Ning Fengzhi assigned the Strength Clan two cramped outer courtyards in Ka Luo City, leaving its members unhappy and without their usual forging work.
• Tang San promised the Strength Clan Disciple at the gate that he and Tai Tan would find a way for the clan to earn money.
• Tang San proposed that the Strength Clan advertise construction services in the Spirit Hall Daily and guard a medicinal herb business with Ning Fengzhi.
• Tai Tan accepted Tang San’s plans and reassured the clan members that they would eventually buy land and rebuild their residence.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that he could not find the stone tablet’s coordinates on the map, and he resolved to stop delaying his search for a Divine Being’s inheritance.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang discovered how to read the stone tablet and located the distant God Inheritance Land, while deciding to delay the dangerous journey until Tang San was stronger. Later, Tang San learned that City Lord Ma Er was demanding protection money from Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Fengzhi began considering trade with Sea God Island.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San compared the tablet with the map, then Tang San transferred its ink imprint onto paper and revealed the route to an island off Falkers Province.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San to wait until he was a level seventy Soul Saint, gather wealth, and keep the inheritance secret from Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong told Tang San that City Lord Ma Er wanted twenty percent of their business profits as protection money, and Tang San advised them to agree for now.
• Tang San told Ning Fengzhi he would gather medicinal herbs near Ka Luo City and asked him to establish sales channels.
• After Tang San left, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong discussed their suspicions about him and chose to keep trusting the Shrek Seven Devils.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Gu Rong to invite Ou Ya and Sea Spear so he could discuss trading with Sea God Island.

Han Yu arranged special training journeys for his students and friends, then revealed three God Seeds to Zhu Zhuqing, Tian Yue, and Dugu Yan. Zhu Zhuqing and Tian Yue accepted their seeds, and Dugu Yan chose to attempt a God Trial despite its deadly risks.

• Han Yu and Dugu Bo discussed the upcoming Seven Great Sects Re-election Conference and the threat posed by the Clear Sky Sect.
• Zhang Zhenyu and Huang Doudou returned to Canaan Academy and reunited with their classmates and the Three Elements Academy members.
• Han Yu assigned the Soul Masters to separate training destinations, including the Calamity Mountain Range, Northern Icefield, and Hurricane Canyon.
• Han Yu gathered Zhu Zhuqing, Tian Yue, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo to explain God Seeds and the dangers of God Trials.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Tian Yue accepted God Seeds, and Dugu Yan decided to attempt a God Trial after Dugu Bo asked whether she could succeed.

Han Yu helped Tian Yue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan begin their God Trials and agreed to support Spirit Hall at the upcoming Seven Great Sects Re-election Conference. After Spirit Hall announced the conference, Ning Fengzhi and his allies debated how to respond, with Yu Xiaogang warning Ou Ya and Sea Spear against attending.

• Tian Yue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan received God Trials in Misty Grand Canyon, and Dugu Bo and Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed to accompany them.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo asked Han Yu to help Spirit Hall if Clear Sky Sect disrupted the conference, and Han Yu agreed.
• Spirit Hall announced the Seven Great Sects Re-election Conference, canceled its battles, and promised protection for participating sects.
• Ning Fengzhi angrily rejected the conference plan, while Tang San predicted that Clear Sky Sect could challenge Spirit Hall there.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Ou Ya and Sea Spear that attending could expose them to Spirit Hall's propaganda, and Ning Fengzhi urged them to wait for news about Sea God's Heart.

Tang Xiao persuaded the Clear Sky Sect elders to attend Spirit Hall’s re-election conference as a way to buy time to relocate and restore the sect’s influence. The Canaan Commerce Association’s entry unsettled the sect, and the conference’s preliminary matches began as the major sects started arriving in Spirit City.

• Tang Xiao proposed that the Clear Sky Sect attend the Seven Great Sects Re-election Conference, while the elders debated the dangers of traveling to Spirit City.
• Tang Yuehua reported that Xue Qinghe planned to use Clear Sky Sect disciples’ public-security offenses as grounds to act against the sect.
• Tang Xiao argued that the sect should move into the Star Luo Empire and use Spirit Hall’s conference protection to gain time, and Second Elder agreed on condition that he help choose the new location.
• Spirit Hall announced the participating sects, including the Canaan Commerce Association, prompting concern among the Clear Sky Sect elders about Han Yu and the association’s strength.
• Han Yu arrived at Spirit Hall after arranging Ye Lingling’s training, while Tie Niu was tasked with maintaining order at the preliminary matches.

Bibi Dong opened the Seven Great Sects Re-election Conference, where the Canaan Commerce Association and Clear Sky Sect advanced without fighting during the second round. As the ranking battles began, Han Yu and Tang Xiao prepared their sides for a likely clash over their grievances.

• Bibi Dong blamed reclusive clans for the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then declared the conference open.
• The Black Tiger Sect defeated the Bei Mang Sect in a sect master battle after its master exploited his opponent’s mistake.
• The Canaan Commerce Association and Clear Sky Sect advanced through the second round as their opponents forfeited, while Han Yu warned Dugu Bo and the elders not to risk their lives in the ranking battles.
• Han Yu told Dugu Bo and the three elders that the association must avoid appearing aligned with Spirit Hall, while Yang Wudi insisted they would face the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Xiao cautioned his elders about Yang Wudi’s Soul Breaking Spear, but the Fourth Elder dismissed the threat and said they could cripple his martial soul.
• Spirit Hall began the ranking battles under stricter rules that required every sect to enter the arena and prevented them from avoiding their assigned opponents.

Han Yu declined Dai Weisi’s request to persuade Xue Qinghe and learned that Dai Weisi planned to seize the Star Luo throne with the Clear Sky Sect’s help. At the arena, the Canaan Commerce Association defeated the Elephant Armor Sect, while the Elephant Armor Sect and Holy Dragon Sect began their ranking match.

• Bibi Dong announced that the seven qualifying teams would compete for the three Upper Three Sects positions, and the Canaan Commerce Association beat the Elephant Armor Sect 6:0 in their first ranking match.
• Dai Weisi asked Han Yu to speak to Xue Qinghe about preventing war, but Han Yu refused to be drawn into his plans.
• After Han Yu left, Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun to prepare a coup and seek the Clear Sky Sect’s backing by offering it extrajudicial privileges.
• Han Yu returned to the arena and watched the Rock Antelope Sect defeat the Sparrow Wasp Sect after winning three elder battles.
• Hu Yanzhen and Tuoba Xi began the Elephant Armor Sect versus Holy Dragon Sect match with their martial soul avatars.

The Elephant Armor Sect defeated the Holy Dragon Sect in the elder battles by revealing Hu Yanbo's hidden strength. As the Seven Great Sects re-election conference neared its end, Tang Xiao negotiated with Dai Weisi and agreed to move the Clear Sky Sect into the Star Luo Empire in exchange for extensive benefits.

• Tuoba Li conceded to Hu Yanqi, and Hu Yannan faced Tuoba Ping in the second elder battle.
• Hu Yanbo revealed his rank-eighty-seven strength and defeated Tuoba Yu, securing victory for the Elephant Armor Sect despite Hu Yanzhen's loss in the sect master battle.
• Dai Weisi asked Tang Xiao to move the Clear Sky Sect into the Star Luo Empire and offered land, resources, and other benefits.
• Tang Xiao discussed Dai Weisi's offer with the three elders, and the Clear Sky Sect agreed to relocate after the conference.
• Dai Weisi was angered that the Clear Sky Sect demanded hereditary duke titles for Tang Xiao and the three elders, but welcomed its support for his rise to the throne.

The Canaan Commerce Association faced the Clear Sky Sect in the elder match, where Yang Wudi defeated the Second Elder despite being a lower rank. The Second Elder survived, and Tang Xiao ordered the remaining Clear Sky elders not to hold back in their next matches.

• The Second Elder refused Tang Xiao's suggestion to concede and took the arena against Yang Wudi.
• Yang Wudi pressured the Second Elder into using his Martial Soul Avatar, then traded powerful attacks with him.
• The Second Elder unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, but Yang Wudi evaded the attack and pierced his shoulder with his Eighth Soul Skill.
• The referees confirmed the Second Elder was alive and awarded the first elder match to the Canaan Commerce Association.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Second Elder's treatment and told the remaining Clear Sky elders not to hold back against Niu Gao and Bai He.

Bai He secured a narrow victory for the Canaan Commerce Association, and Niu Gao surrendered, leaving the association ahead 4:2 in the elder matches. Dugu Bo and Tang Xiao began their sect leader match, which ended with both unleashing their Ninth Soul Skills.

• Bai He used his speed to carry the Fourth Elder out of the arena, and the referees declared the Canaan Commerce Association the winner.
• Niu Gao surrendered to the Third Elder, giving the Canaan Commerce Association a 4:2 lead in the elder matches.
• Dugu Bo refused Tang Xiao's invitation to join the Clear Sky Sect, and the two began their battle in the sky.
• Dugu Bo used poison, Medusa's Gaze, and Time Freeze against Tang Xiao, who countered with his Clear Sky Hammer techniques.
• Dugu Bo and Tang Xiao each launched a Ninth Soul Skill, prompting Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders to raise a protective barrier.

Han Yu and the Canaan Commerce Association were pushed out of the Seven Great Sects rankings through a staged dispute, but Spirit Hall gave the association first place among non-sect forces. The Clear Sky Sect relocated to the Star Luo Empire, while Tang San realized why it had to move and planned to return to help Dai Mubai compete for the throne.

• Tang Xiao defeated Dugu Bo but accepted reduced points after Dugu Bo removed the poison, leaving the match tied at 5 to 5.
• Feng Xu, Feng Bailong, Hu Yanzhen, and others challenged the Canaan Commerce Association's participation because it was not a sect; Bibi Dong ruled that it could not join the Seven Great Sects, and Han Yu left with his allies.
• Spirit Hall announced the new rankings, placing the Clear Sky Sect, Elephant Armor Sect, and Holy Dragon Sect among the Upper Three Sects and naming the Canaan Commerce Association the top non-sect force.
• The Clear Sky Sect began moving to the Star Luo Empire at the royal family's invitation, and Xue Qinghe withdrew his army after confirming the relocation.
• Tang San learned of the move from the Spirit Hall Daily, understood that the sect's remote base hindered its expansion, and told Yu Xiaogang he would return to support Dai Mubai's bid for the throne.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Dai Mubai needed to recover from his injuries before he could compete for the throne.

Dai Mubai agreed to follow Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s plans in exchange for their help securing the Star Luo throne. Tang San sought Ning Fengzhi’s support, while the Clear Sky Sect debated whether to back Dai Mubai or approach Han Yu, and decided to wait.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang told Dai Mubai they planned to support his claim to the Star Luo throne, and Dai Mubai pledged to follow their arrangements.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Dai Mubai to resign from the herb warehouse and learn from Tang San, while Tang San promised to find a cure for his injuries.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to consider supporting Dai Mubai if the Clear Sky Sect backed him, but requested a meeting with Tang Xiao first.
• Tang San agreed to notify Tang Xiao, while Ning Fengzhi directed Gu Rong to recruit mute and blind servants to protect the sect’s secrets.
• Tang Xiao and the Second Elder advised waiting before approaching Han Yu or intervening in Star Luo court affairs, while the Third Elder suggested Dai Weisi might need the Clear Sky Sect’s help.

Qian Renxue received the Angel God’s Nine Trials, while Han Yu intercepted two Sea God Island envoys searching for the Sea God’s Heart and brought them before Bibi Dong. The chapter ended with Bibi Dong ordering the captured envoys killed after they refused to reveal whom they had met.

• Qian Daoliu brought Qian Renxue before the Angel God Statue, which bestowed the golden mark of the Nine Trials upon her.
• Han Yu sensed the divine radiance, then confronted Ou Ya and Sea Spear in Spirit City as they discussed the Sea God’s Heart and Spirit Hall’s new Grand Elder.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo defeated and captured Ou Ya and Sea Spear, while Han Yu shared martial-soul insights with Ghost Leopard Douluo and gained his allegiance.
• Bibi Dong questioned the prisoners in the Papal Hall and ordered the Spirit Hall Daily to portray them as spies who had tried to steal classified intelligence.
• Ou Ya refused to reveal whom he and Sea Spear had met, and Bibi Dong ordered Guimei and Yue Guan to execute them.

After Spirit Hall killed Ou Ya and Sea Spear Douluo, the Sea God ordered Bo Saixi to recover their bodies, while Han Yu told Qian Daoliu he intended to destroy Sea God Island. Han Yu returned to Canaan City to prepare for the journey into the sea, and Ning Fengzhi reconsidered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s political plans.

• Bibi Dong ordered Guimei and Yue Guan to expand surveillance of coastal cities after Ou Ya and Sea Spear Douluo were killed, then had their bodies buried in Douluo Hall.
• Bo Saixi learned that Ou Ya and Sea Spear Douluo had died, and the Sea God told her to retrieve their bodies while warning her not to confront Spirit Hall’s successors directly.
• Bo Saixi ordered the five Saint Pillar Douluo to seek talented candidates for the Sea God’s assessments so Sea God Island could eventually produce a successor.
• Han Yu told Qian Daoliu that he had destroyed the Sea God’s Heart and planned to destroy Sea God Island; Qian Daoliu warned him about Bo Saixi and mentioned the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Han Yu returned to Canaan City to prepare to enter the sea, while Spirit Hall Daily spread a misleading account of the deaths across the continent.
• Ning Fengzhi complained about the newspaper’s report, and Gu Rong advised him to prepare for both Kundera and Dai Mubai as possible future rulers.

Han Yu arrived in Vast Sea City seeking equipment and a ship to reach the deep sea, and used his Spirit Hall authority to obtain both. He recognized Captain Haider as a Purple Pearl Pirate Group member and exposed him, leaving Manager Wang held hostage.

• Tang Xiao invited Tang San and Dai Mubai to visit the Clear Sky Sect for a discussion, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to accompany them with Bone Douluo.
• Han Yu entered Vast Sea City and followed exchange broker Little Chen to the Spirit Hall exchange.
• Han Yu showed Manager Wang his elder token and obtained a Soul Guidance Submersible, a Soul Guidance Ship, and arrangements for a chartered vessel.
• Manager Wang introduced Captain Haider as a deep-sea captain, but Han Yu asked him about the Purple Pearl Pirate Group and ordered the guards to seize him.
• Haider revealed his Sea Snake martial soul and five soul rings, then grabbed Manager Wang by the throat as the guards surrounded them.

Han Yu arranged passage on the Sea Serpent toward the Demon Whale Sea Area after killing pirate captain Haider and ordering measures against his crew. Meanwhile, Tang San and Dai Mubai reached Clear Sky Sect with Ning Fengzhi, where the group split up to pursue their separate political aims.

• Han Yu killed Haider, then ordered Manager Wang to recruit a captain, inspect harbor ships, and capture the Sea Demon's crew.
• Han Yu hired Chen Ping and the Sea Serpent to take him to the edge of the Demon Whale Sea Area, and the ship departed after three days.
• Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Dai Mubai arrived at Clear Sky Sect to seek support for Dai Mubai's succession and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's reconstruction.
• Tang Long welcomed the visitors at the gate and directed them to the main hall, where Tang Xiao and the three elders greeted them.
• Ning Fengzhi went with Bone Douluo to speak with the three elders, while Tang Xiao invited Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and Dai Mubai to talk with him.

Dai Mubai secured the Clear Sky Sect’s conditional support for his bid for the Star Luo throne, while Ning Fengzhi accepted a profit-sharing arrangement in exchange for aid to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. At sea, Han Yu docked on an island to rest and discovered signs that people were living there.

• Tang Xiao offered Clear Sky Sect support if Dai Mubai healed his injuries, reached Soul Power Rank Seventy-One, and married a Clear Sky Sect disciple if he abandoned the Zhu Family alliance; Dai Mubai swore to fulfill the conditions.
• Tang San asked Tang Xiao to help Ning Fengzhi, and after several days the Clear Sky Sect agreed to aid the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in return for a share of its future industrial profits.
• Tang San and the others left the Clear Sky Sect with their gains, planning to stabilize the medicinal herb industry before Tang San sought a Divine Being.
• After a month at sea, Han Yu agreed to let Captain Chen Ping dock the Sea Serpent at a nearby island for three days to replenish fresh water and rest.
• Han Yu spotted banana trees and human footprints on the island, and realized that someone had been there recently.

Han Yu investigated an island where stranded sailors attacked the Sea Serpent’s drunken crew, then continued alone into the Demon Whale Sea Area to find the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. The whale rose beneath his ship as Han Yu prepared to confront it.

• Han Yu searched the island and found scattered tent dwellings whose occupants appeared to be away.
• The island’s stranded sailors attacked the Sea Serpent’s camp, but Han Yu drove them off before they could seize the ship.
• Chen Ping and Han Yu concluded the attackers were sailors stranded after a shipwreck and left them on the island while the crew fetched water in groups.
• Chen Ping took the Sea Serpent to the edge of the Demon Whale Sea Area, and Han Yu continued ahead in his Soul Guidance Ship.
• Han Yu circled the area’s center to draw out the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then cast the Void Engulfing Flame into the air as the whale rose toward the surface.

Han Yu confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then transported them to a separate space and fought him with his flames and Soul Skills. The Demon Whale King called for a halt and began discussing their shared goal of destroying Sea God Island.

• Han Yu asked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King where Sea God Island was and proposed they destroy it together, but the Demon Whale King attacked him.
• Han Yu used the Void Engulfing Flame to swallow their surroundings and move the fight into his own space, where he revealed he needed the Demon Whale King's power to become a god.
• Bo Saixi sensed the Demon Whale King's aura and prepared to leave Sea God Island, but the aura vanished, so she stayed to defend the island.
• Han Yu attacked the Demon Whale King with the Sea Heart Phantom Beast and Fire Cloud Extinction, and the Demon Whale King called for a pause after sensing the golden Soul Ring's power.
• Han Yu stopped his attacks, and the Demon Whale King explained his grudge against Poseidon and defended his Soul Beasts' need to hunt for food.