Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang brought the Star Luo Empire into an alliance with the Heaven Dou Empire and major sects, whose leaders gathered at White Tiger Fortress to form the Divine Order Alliance. After choosing its name, they began discussing who would lead it, and Huo Qiqiang said someone else was better suited than he was.

• Yu Xiaogang reached the Star Luo capital and persuaded Emperor Dai Tianfeng to join an alliance against Spirit Hall’s influence.
• Dai Tianfeng hosted representatives of the two empires and the major sects at White Tiger Fortress, gathering a force with at least fifteen Titled Douluo.
• Dai Tianfeng led the faction representatives in a blood-wine oath and alliance ceremony.
• Huo Qiqiang proposed the name Divine Order Alliance, and Ning Fengzhi and the other leaders endorsed it.
• Ning Fengzhi called for the leaders to choose an Alliance Leader, and Huo Qiqiang declined to claim the position, saying someone else was better suited.

Yu Xiaogang became the leader of the Divine Order Alliance after Huo Qiqiang nominated him, and the factions accepted because they thought he would be easy to control. He commissioned a bizarre Alliance Flag depicting Tang San and the factions and social groups supposedly connected to him, then angrily corrected Dai Tianfeng for mistaking Tang San for a gorilla.

• Huo Qiqiang nominated Yu Xiaogang to lead the Divine Order Alliance, and the factions supported the nomination because they considered him a harmless figurehead.
• Dai Tianfeng's attendants carried Yu Xiaogang to a Gilded Chair, and the assembled factions hailed him as Alliance Leader.
• Yu Yuanzhen criticized Yu Xiaogang privately, while Yu Xiaogang celebrated securing his place with Tang San and decided to win back his disciple's devotion.
• Yu Xiaogang commissioned an Alliance Flag showing a gorilla-like Tang San connected to Yu Xiaogang, the Alliance factions, and people across society.
• Dai Tianfeng asked what the gorilla on the flag represented, and Yu Xiaogang angrily insisted it depicted Tang San, the future god.

At the Divine Order Alliance’s first gathering, Yu Xiaogang explained how his flag represented Tang San’s future hierarchy and became Alliance Leader. When the factions ignored his orders, he realized he needed Tang San to prove his path to godhood was real.

• Yu Xiaogang described the flag’s hierarchy, placing himself and Tang Hao at its top and labeling peasants, Spirit Hall, Starfire, and others beneath the god’s feet.
• The Divine Order Alliance raised the black gorilla flag and made Yu Xiaogang its Alliance Leader.
• The factions ignored Yu Xiaogang’s commands, and he learned that many members doubted Tang San would become a god.
• Yu Xiaogang longed for Tang San to return and demonstrate his divine power so he could gain authority in the Alliance.
• Tang San remained in the distant City of Slaughter.

After winning the Divine Slaughter's Domain, Tang San reached the Shura God Temple and decided to seal the City of Slaughter once he became a god. He opened the temple doors with his domain, entering the place where the Shura God Trial awaited.

• Tang San crossed the bridge over boiling blood and approached the Shura God Temple after spending five years in the City of Slaughter.
• Tang San recalled his previous life and considered how the City of Slaughter had become a haven for criminals.
• Tang San decided that he would seal the City of Slaughter after becoming the Shura God, keeping its throne and power within the Tang Family.
• Tang San reached the temple doors and unleashed his Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• The temple doors absorbed Tang San's domain and slowly swung open.

Tang San entered the Shura God Temple expecting an easy path to the Shura God Trial, but learned he had to survive seventy-two Death Trials first. After dying twice and enduring crucifixion, he remained determined to continue.

• Tang San entered the Shura God Temple and was killed by the blurry figure beside the Asura God Throne.
• The temple announced that Tang San had to complete seventy-two Death Trials or lose his eligibility for the Shura God Trial and Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• The blurry figure cut Tang San in half with the Shura God Sword, and Tang San died after crawling across the floor.
• Tang San received the Shura God Imprint and chose to continue the Will Trials.
• The blurry figure nailed Tang San to a cross, where he endured three days of agony before dying; the completed trial count reached three.

Tang San endured a succession of deadly willpower trials in pursuit of the Shura God Throne, believing it would secure the Tang Family’s ambitions. After completing seventy-one trials, he fell into a final temptation involving visions of Xiao Wu and gave in to his desires.

• Tang San chose to jump into a cauldron of boiling oil rather than abandon the Shura God trial, died, and returned to life.
• Tang San completed more painful ordeals and asked why the trials were so cruel; “Shura God” said they would make the inherited throne stronger.
• Tang San endured a total of seventy-one willpower trials and resolved to finish the final round so he could begin the Shura God Divine Trial.
• Tang San fell into an underground space filled with giant lizards and saw seductive visions of Xiao Wu.
• Tang San gave in to the temptation, completing the “Whale Advance Benevolent King Little Scumbag” trial.

Tang San began the Shura God's Nine Trials and mistakenly believed the first task would be easy because he thought Xiao Wu would grant his request. In the Scabbard Space, Xiao Wu and her ten male best friends learned of his trial and planned to toy with him.

• Tang San completed the Shura God's Seventy-Two Will Trial and accepted the Shura God Trial, receiving the Shura God mark.
• The blurred figure gave Tang San the first trial: find the Shura Divine Sword Scabbard and fulfill one small wish to her satisfaction, with a reward that included restoring Tang Hao's arm.
• Tang San assumed Xiao Wu was the Scabbard and felt certain he could complete the trial easily.
• The Scabbard appeared from Xiao Wu, who told Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and the others that Tang San had become the Shura God's successor.
• Xiao Wu and her male best friends agreed to use Oscar's idea to make Tang San's first trial a way to toy with him.

Tang San returned from the City of Slaughter with Divine Slaughter's Domain and the Shura God Trial, giving Tang Hao renewed hope for his plans. Xiao Wu and the children prepared to welcome him while hiding their hostility toward him and Tang Hao.

• Huo Yuhao discussed Tang San's seventy-two death trials with Tian Meng and saw that Tang San had left the City of Slaughter.
• Tang San returned home and demonstrated Divine Slaughter's Domain to Tang Hao, who was puzzled by his strange movements.
• Tang San revealed the Shura God's Divine Mark, and Tang Hao rejoiced while imagining how his son's ascension would fulfill his ambitions.
• Tang Hao led Tang San home and called for Xiao Wu, while the children hurried to her room to announce their return.
• Xiao Wu emerged from the Shura Sword Sheath Space and warned Tang Wubai, Tang Wuheng, and Tang Wule to treat Tang San as their father in front of him, despite their resentment.

Tang San returned home to Xiao Wu and their three sons, then reunited with Xiao Wu before beginning his next Divine Trial. After a happy night together, Tang Hao asked whether the trial had started.

• Tang San returned with Tang Hao, reunited with Xiao Wu and met their three sons, while both he and Xiao Wu received a message about the Shura Divine Sword Scabbard.
• Tang San hugged the boys and vowed to claim the Shura God's Divine Throne to protect his family.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu spent the night together, while Xiao Wu met with her male confidants inside the Shura Divine Sword Scabbard.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu shared breakfast the next morning, and Tang Hao asked Tang San whether the Divine Trial had begun.

Tang San learned that the Shura God's First Trial required him to fulfill Xiao Wu's wish by arranging a grand Spirit Awakening ceremony for their three sons, with the continent's major powers in attendance. With only a year to prepare and his reputation making that difficult, he decided to summon Gangzi and see whether he had formed the Alliance Tang San and Tang Hao had demanded.

• Tang San told Tang Hao that satisfying Xiao Wu's request would complete his first Shura God Trial and restore Tang Hao's arm.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San to hold a grand Spirit Awakening ceremony for their three sons before the continent's major powers.
• Tang San received the trial's full requirements: he had to make the ceremony draw the world's attention and earn Xiao Wu's approval.
• Tang San and Tang Hao worried that their reputations would make gathering the major powers difficult within a year.
• Tang San recalled that Gangzi had been ordered to unite the major powers and establish an Alliance, then asked Tang Hao to bring him back.

Yu Xiaogang met Tang Hao and Tang San after founding the Divine Order Alliance, only to be reminded that he was a puppet and the Tang Family’s dog. Tang Hao revealed that Tang San bore Shura God’s Divine Mark and was on the path to becoming a god, leaving Yu Xiaogang jealous but still hoping to regain his disciple’s favor.

• Yu Xiaogang reflected on his thwarted ambitions as Alliance Leader and resented that Tang San treated him as less than a father.
• Tang Hao summoned Yu Xiaogang to meet him and Tang San, warning him to stay away from the Tang Family’s home and remember his place.
• Tang Hao struck Yu Xiaogang down and ordered him to call Tang San “Young Master,” not “Little San.”
• Tang San revealed Shura God’s Divine Mark, and Tang Hao explained that it qualified him for Shura God’s Divine Trial.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted his role as the Tang Family’s dog while privately resolving to make Tang San see him as a fatherly teacher again.

Tang San ordered Yu Xiaogang to organize a grand Spirit Awakening ceremony for his three sons, while Tang Hao and Tang San humiliated him and offered him only a dubious reward. After an ecstatic breakdown, Yu Xiaogang regained his composure and planned to use the ceremony to pressure Tang San publicly into honoring their teacher-disciple relationship.

• Yu Xiaogang reported forming a Mainland Alliance, and Tang San assigned him to gather the mainland factions for his three sons' Spirit Awakening ceremony.
• Yu Xiaogang asked to meet Tang San's children, but Tang Hao kicked him down and told him he was not worthy of entering the Tang home.
• Tang San promised to help Yu Xiaogang reach Soul Elder if he succeeded, while privately intending to keep him at Level 29.
• After leaving, Yu Xiaogang ran naked through the fields, shouting that his disciple would Become a God and that he would raise a God.
• The next day, Yu Xiaogang decided to use Tang San's concern for his public reputation and the Spirit Awakening ceremony to secure a public promise of future rewards.

After Xiao Wu became pregnant again, Tang San and Tang Hao celebrated and discussed claiming more godhoods for their children. Xiao Wu later gave birth to twins, leaving Tang San waiting to learn whether either child was a daughter.

• Xiao Wu retched during dinner, and a village doctor confirmed that she was pregnant; Tang Hao then killed the doctor to protect the family's hiding place.
• Xiao Wu joked about having a Soul Master team of children, while Tang San said he would love the baby whether it was a boy or a girl.
• Tang San told Tang Hao he had reserved godhoods for their sons and revealed his plan to use a daughter to manipulate Huo Yuhao in the future.
• After Xiao Wu's pregnancy progressed, she went into labor, and Tang San and Tang Hao waited outside as two babies cried in succession.
• Tang Hao blamed Spirit Hall for the family having fewer children in their previous life, and Tang San explained that Xiao Wu had sacrificed herself and they had been forced to focus on becoming gods.

Tang San and Xiao Wu welcomed four sons, bringing their family to seven boys, while Tang Hao and Tang San swore to treat all their children well. Elsewhere, Yu Xiaogang invoked Tang San’s return and divine trial to summon the factions to an Alliance Assembly next month.

• Tang Hao and Tang San blamed Spirit Hall for their past hardships and agreed that their own descendants would be more trustworthy than their former allies.
• Xiao Wu gave birth to four boys, and she made Tang San and Tang Hao swear with the Shura Divine Sword Scabbard as witness that they would treat all their children well.
• Xiao Wu named the newborns Tang Wujun, Tang Wuka, Tang Wubeng, and Tang Wutian, while Tang Hao left with a sharp knife after telling Tang San to stay with his family.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Alliance Headquarters and ordered the factions’ representatives to summon their leaders to an Alliance Assembly next month.
• Yu Xiaogang told the representatives that Tang San had returned and received a Divine Throne trial, warning them that refusing his summons would defy a god’s will.

Yu Xiaogang’s invitation convinced several factions to attend a gathering after he announced that Tang San might become a god. Tang Hao and Tang San learned that Yu Xiaogang had exposed their plans and beat him, leaving them worried that hostile forces would now target Tang San.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin discussed whether Tang San could truly receive a god’s favor and decided they needed to see for themselves.
• Dai Tianfeng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan agreed to attend the gathering rather than risk offending a future god.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Tang Hao and Tang San to report that the factions would attend next week and explain that he had announced Tang San’s path to godhood to establish the Divine Order Alliance.
• Tang Hao struck Yu Xiaogang and Tang San berated and kicked him for publicizing their plans without permission.
• Tang San and Tang Hao realized Yu Xiaogang’s announcement could alert Spirit Hall and Starfire and make Tang San’s path to godhood more dangerous.

Tang San and Tang Hao punished Yu Xiaogang for revealing Tang San’s plans, then discussed keeping him alive until after the Alliance Assembly and eventually ruining his reputation and prospects. Yu Xiaogang, now missing an ear, accepted that he could not leave Tang San despite his anguish.

• Tang San stopped Tang Hao from killing Yu Xiaogang because they still needed Lung Fog for the Divine Trial.
• Tang San cut off Yu Xiaogang’s left ear and fed it to a dog, then ordered him to ensure the next Alliance Assembly went smoothly.
• Tang Hao kicked Yu Xiaogang and forced him to roll away before telling Tang San he would get rid of him after the assembly.
• Tang San planned to raise Yu Xiaogang’s status before taking everything back and leaving him trapped at Level 29, while keeping his own reputation spotless.
• Yu Xiaogang lamented Tang San’s cruelty but decided he could not leave him because he had nothing without him.

Yu Xiaogang prepared to use the Divine Order Alliance Assembly to force Tang San to promise that he would honor him and help him become a god. As Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang took their seats, Tang San's public appearance was announced, leaving the gathered powers waiting to see whether he could prove he was close to godhood.

• Yu Xiaogang convinced himself that Tang San needed public faith and decided to make him solemnly promise to repay his teacher.
• The Divine Order Alliance Assembly gathered representatives of sects, empires, and noble families, while Tang Hao arrived and took the seat beside the central chair.
• Flender met Yu Xiaogang and asked about his missing ear, and Yu Xiaogang claimed it had been cut when he slipped.
• Tang Hao resented Yu Xiaogang's place beside him and insulted him through Sound Transmission, but held back from confronting him in public.
• The master of ceremonies introduced Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao before announcing the future Shura God, Tang San.

At the Divine Order Alliance assembly, Tang San revealed his Shura God Divine Mark and warned the factions that Qian Renxue might become the Angel God before him. He urged them to support Yu Xiaogang and keep Spirit Hall occupied while he focused on completing his trial, leaving Yu Xiaogang ready to make a public demand of him.

• Yu Xiaogang raised the Alliance flag, then explained its symbols while Tang San and Tang Hao listened.
• Tang Hao privately challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claim to be the Brain of God, but Yu Xiaogang ignored him and called on Tang San to reveal his power.
• Tang San displayed his Divine Mark and told the assembly he was undergoing the Shura God Trial; faction leaders bowed to him and praised him as their future Divine King.
• Tang San warned that Qian Renxue was undergoing the Angel God trial and might become a god before him, alarming the assembly.
• Tang San asked the factions to support Yu Xiaogang as Alliance Leader and keep Spirit Hall occupied while he focused on becoming a god.
• Yu Xiaogang, pleased by the assembly’s respect, took the Amplifying Soul Tool and prepared to speak as the Alliance Leader and Teacher of Gods.

Yu Xiaogang claimed credit for guiding Tang San to godhood and prompted Tang San to honor his promises publicly. Tang San appointed Yu Xiaogang to lead the Divine Order Alliance while he and Tang Hao focused on their Divine Trials.

• Yu Xiaogang told the Alliance venue that he had guided Tang San toward becoming a god, drawing applause as Tang San and Tang Hao grew furious.
• Yu Xiaogang described Tang San as a devoted, filial disciple, and Tang San intervened to promise he would restore Yu Xiaogang's Talent and take him to the Divine Realm.
• Tang San seated Yu Xiaogang in his own seat, calling him a teacher and father figure.
• Tang San entrusted Yu Xiaogang with leading the Divine Order Alliance and warned the crowd to support his authority.

After the Alliance Assembly, Tang San explained to Tang Hao that he had used Yu Xiaogang’s ambition to make him a powerful Alliance leader. Tang San planned to let Yu Xiaogang abuse that power, then kill him and blame him for the resulting crimes.

• Yu Xiaogang celebrated Tang San’s public promises and planned to press him later for a First-level God’s Divine Throne.
• Tang San left Alliance affairs in Yu Xiaogang’s hands and announced that he would bring his wife and son to the next assembly for his son’s Spirit Awakening.
• Tang Hao questioned why Tang San had backed Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San explained that sudden power would drive Yu Xiaogang to tyranny.
• Tang San said he would eventually kill Yu Xiaogang in the name of justice and claim he had been deceived by him.
• Tang Hao agreed to let Yu Xiaogang keep his seat and get carried away, while Tang San asked whether his father had ever experienced supreme power.