Chapter Summaries

Zhao Ming led Xiao Bai, Di Tian, and Ice Empress into the Evil Spirit Orcas’ territory to confront the Evil Orca King. When Zhao Ming revealed his five million year Ancient Immortal Bird aura, the gathered Soul Beasts trembled and the battle stopped.

• The Evil Orca King sensed the Demon Soul Great White Sharks approaching and was surprised that Xiao Bai had entered his territory.
• Xiao Bai taunted the Evil Orca King and declared that he was nothing before her Master, Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming ordered Di Tian and Ice Empress to help Xiao Bai fight the Evil Spirit Orcas while he claimed the Evil Orca King’s Soul Ring and Spirit Bone.
• The Evil Orca King attacked Zhao Ming with an iron-gray water column, but the stream shattered before it could hit him.
• Zhao Ming transformed into an Ancient Immortal Bird and released the aura of a five million year Soul Beast, causing both clans to stop fighting in fear.

Bo Saixi sensed an overwhelming Soul Beast aura and discovered that the Sea God Trident had stirred, leading her to believe Sea God had chosen Zhao Ming as his successor. She prepared to sacrifice her life to open the Path to Godhood when he arrived.

• Bo Saixi sensed a Soul Beast aura more powerful than Sea God's and wondered whether a Million-Year Soul Beast had appeared.
• The gemstone on Bo Saixi's scepter shone, and the dormant Sea God Trident began to rumble.
• Bo Saixi concluded that Sea God had already acknowledged Zhao Ming through the Heart of the Sea God and that he would not need to take the trials.
• Bo Saixi rejoiced that she could finally fulfill Sea God's charge and prepared to use her life to open the Path to Godhood for Zhao Ming.
• Bo Saixi reflected that Zhao Ming's faith, gathered through his identities as Lord of Soul Beasts and Human Emperor, surpassed what the Sea God could command.

Bo Saixi announced that Zhao Ming would arrive on Sea God Island as its new Sea God, while the Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo learned that her own life was part of the divine inheritance. Unaware of the news, Zhao Ming finished awakening his bloodline powers and killed the Evil Orca King, sparing some of its race.

• Bo Saixi emerged from the Sea God Temple and told the seven Sacred Pillar Guardian Douluo that the new Lord Sea God would arrive in a few days.
• Bo Saixi explained that Zhao Ming could inherit the Sea God position without trials, and Sea Witch Douluo realized that Bo Saixi would have to sacrifice her life for the inheritance.
• Bo Saixi ordered the guardians to respect the new Lord Sea God and flew off to bring him to Sea God Island.
• Zhao Ming finished absorbing the soul skills awakened by his Soul Saint breakthrough while Ice Empress and Di Tian slaughtered Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• The Evil Orca King begged Zhao Ming to spare part of his race, and Zhao Ming killed him, leaving an ash-blue Spirit Bone and a scarlet Soul Ring.

Zhao Ming absorbed the Evil Orca King’s Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, reaching rank seventy-eight, while Xiao Bai and the other Soul Beasts recognized him as their new deity. Bo Saixi arrived and respectfully greeted Zhao Ming as the new Sea God, leaving her intent to guide him toward the Sea God’s inheritance.

• Zhao Ming absorbed the Evil Orca King’s Soul Ring and Spirit Bone as Xiao Bai and the gathered Soul Beasts watched.
• Xiao Bai questioned the Soul Beasts’ faith in the Sea God and resolved that her clan would follow its own deity under Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming’s cultivation rose to rank seventy-eight, and he considered the gods of the God Realm his greatest threats.
• Bo Saixi arrived, saw the defeated Evil Spirit Orcas and Zhao Ming’s powerful followers, and understood why the Sea God wanted him as an inheritor.
• Bo Saixi bowed to Zhao Ming and paid her respects to the new Sea God.

Bo Saixi offered Zhao Ming the chance to inherit the Sea God's position immediately, but he rejected it and declared that he wanted to rule over all things. Bo Saixi began to understand why the Sea God wanted him recruited, while Zhao Ming remained set on a far greater ambition.

• Bo Saixi called Zhao Ming the Sea God, astonishing Xiao Bai and the other soul beasts, while Zhao Ming wondered why she had come.
• The system explained that the Sea God had recognized Zhao Ming's talent and would let him inherit the divine position without trials.
• Bo Saixi offered Zhao Ming the Sea God's legacy, but he rejected the First Rank God position and said he wanted to obtain his own divine position.
• Zhao Ming declared that he wanted dominion over the sea, land, sky, time, space, and all things, leaving Bo Saixi stunned by his ambition.
• Bo Saixi recalled the Sea God's instruction to bring Zhao Ming to Sea God Island and found herself moved by his words.

Zhao Ming rejected Sea God's Legacy but kept Bo Saixi close, planning to use her help against Tang Chen and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. As the deep-sea races reeled from the Evil Orca King's defeat, the Beast God Hall's influence continued to rise.

• Zhao Ming refused Sea God's Legacy, and Bo Saixi insisted on accompanying him until he was ready to inherit the position.
• Zhao Ming received a mission to take Bo Saixi to the City of Slaughter and have her kill Tang Chen, with the Deity Conferment Strategy as the reward.
• Zhao Ming agreed to let Bo Saixi travel with him while he obtained Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, and Xiao Bai offered to gather information about the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Zhao Ming ordered Xiao Bai and Di Tian to visit the deep-sea races and wipe out those that refused to submit.
• A week later, news of the Evil Orca King's death and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks' allegiance shook the deep sea, while the Beast God Hall emerged as the power above them.

Zhao Ming left Xiao Bai and traveled with Ice Empress, Di Tian, and Bo Saixi to confront the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. The Whale King emerged to attack them, then recognized Zhao Ming as the source of an aura that had terrified him.

• Xiao Bai kissed Zhao Ming goodbye and promised to wait for him in the ocean.
• Zhao Ming set out with Ice Empress, Di Tian, and Bo Saixi for the Demon Whale Sea Territory.
• Di Tian called out the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Ice Empress and Di Tian revealed their true forms as nearby Sea Soul Beasts watched.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King darkened the sea and sky and fired four pillars of blue light at Zhao Ming and his companions.
• Zhao Ming dodged the attack, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King emerged and recognized him as the bearer of a terrifying aura.

Zhao Ming pressured the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to submit, promising to help him become a god while threatening him with death. Recognizing Zhao Ming as the reborn Immortal Crown, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King knelt and introduced himself as Shen Mo.

• Zhao Ming offered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King a chance to submit and become his Soul Spirit, promising to help him reach godhood.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King asked what submission would cost, and Zhao Ming warned that his next Heavenly Tribulation would likely kill him.
• Zhao Ming demanded that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King submit or die and overwhelmed him with the Ancient Immortal Bird's bloodline aura.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recalled legends of the Immortal Crown and realized Zhao Ming was the Crown, newly awakened and not yet fully recovered.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into human form, knelt before Zhao Ming, and paid respects as Shen Mo.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recognized Zhao Ming as the ancient Immortal Bird and willingly submitted, agreeing to become his Soul Spirit. Zhao Ming formed the contract and devoured the Whale King’s energy, leaving him with enough stored power to reach the peak of Soul Saint once he obtained more Soul Rings.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King revealed that he knew Zhao Ming’s identity and offered to help him subdue the ocean’s Soul Beasts.
• The surrounding Sea Soul Beasts and Bo Saixi were shocked to see the once-savage Deep Sea Demonic Whale King kneel before Zhao Ming.
• Zhao Ming asked Shen Mo whether he would still submit if it cost him his Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, and Shen Mo agreed without hesitation.
• Zhao Ming transmitted the Soul Spirit contract method to Shen Mo and used the system to form their contract.
• Shen Mo transformed into pure energy, a crimson Soul Ring, and a Torso Bone, and Zhao Ming devoured the energy while the system sealed part of it.

Zhao Ming used the Emperor God Domain to evolve the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring and Torso Bone into million-year treasures. Bo Saixi and the surrounding Soul Beasts submitted to his overwhelming divine aura, while the system offered Zhao Ming a way to absorb the Spirit Bone without positional restrictions.

• Zhao Ming reasoned that his Emperor God Domain could trigger the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's near-million-year Soul Ring to evolve, as divine power had once done for Tang San.
• Zhao Ming manifested the Emperor God Domain, making Di Tian, Ice Empress, the other Fierce Beasts, and the surrounding Soul Beasts kneel.
• Bo Saixi's Sea God's Mark dimmed before Zhao Ming's aura, and she knelt as she realized his divine legacy surpassed the Sea God's standing.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's crimson Soul Ring evolved into brilliant gold, and Zhao Ming's Torso Bone became a Million-Year Soul Bone.
• The system offered to purify the Spirit Bone's energy so Zhao Ming could absorb it without positional restrictions, and Zhao Ming agreed.

Zhao Ming absorbed Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, reached level seventy-nine, and discovered that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring had become a Million-Year Soul Ring. Shen Mo emerged as a Million-Year Soul Spirit, and Zhao Ming promised Di Tian that he, Scarlet King, and Xiong Jun could follow him after they returned to Star Dou.

• Zhao Ming filled his remaining Spirit Bone slots and decided that Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and Scarlet King would become his Soul Spirits when he reached Titled Douluo.
• Zhao Ming rose to level seventy-nine and noticed that several Soul Rings had grown stronger, including the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's ring becoming a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• The system explained that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring could evolve by devouring other Soul Beasts' energy.
• Zhao Ming summoned Shen Mo, who revealed that his cultivation had reached a million years and thanked Zhao Ming for helping him become a godlike Soul Spirit.
• Di Tian hoped to become Zhao Ming's Soul Spirit, and Zhao Ming promised that Di Tian, Scarlet King, and Xiong Jun could follow him after they returned to Star Dou.

Zhao Ming decided to return to Star Dou and complete the Soul Rings of his Second Martial Soul, while Bo Saixi insisted on accompanying him. He argued that she was better suited to inherit the Sea God's position, stirring her buried longing to become a god.

• Zhao Ming told Di Tian they would return to Star Dou so he could fill the remaining Soul Rings of his Second Martial Soul.
• Bo Saixi chose to accompany Zhao Ming because she hoped to take him to Sea God Island and still wanted to see his future as a god.
• Zhao Ming said Bo Saixi was more suited to the Sea God's position, while she explained that the Sea God had rejected her as an inheritor and made her High Priest.
• Bo Saixi rebuked Zhao Ming for leering at her, and he openly flirted with her and asked whether she would become his woman if he helped her inherit the divine position.
• Zhao Ming's offer reignited Bo Saixi's long-suppressed desire to become a god.

Zhao Ming persuaded Bo Saixi that her Sea God's Ninth Trial had already begun and that she could become the Sea God by drawing out the divine power sealed in her body. He offered to help her, leaving Bo Saixi facing the chance to fulfill her lifelong ambition with Zhao Ming's support.

• Zhao Ming provoked Bo Saixi by reminding her of her buried desire to become the Sea God.
• Bo Saixi admitted she had passed the Sea God's Top-tier Eight Trials but had never taken the Ninth Trial.
• Zhao Ming claimed that Bo Saixi's duties as High Priest and the divine power sealed in her body formed her Ninth Trial.
• Zhao Ming explained that Bo Saixi might use the inherited divine power within herself and the Sea God Temple to become a god.
• Bo Saixi worried that drawing out the immense divine power would kill her, and Zhao Ming offered to help as he put an arm around her waist.

Zhao Ming pressured Bo Saixi to accept his offer of godhood in exchange for becoming his woman, and she agreed. He grew suspicious of her lingering feelings for Tang Chen and warned her that he would not tolerate another man in her heart before taking her back toward Star Dou.

• Zhao Ming touched Bo Saixi intimately and urged her to accept the Sea God's Divine Position.
• Ice Empress watched Zhao Ming and Bo Saixi with jealousy while Di Tian, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and the other Fierce Beasts looked away.
• Bo Saixi agreed to Zhao Ming's terms because she wanted to become a god.
• Zhao Ming questioned Bo Saixi about Tang Chen, and she claimed he was only an old acquaintance.
• Zhao Ming warned Bo Saixi about emotional ties to other men, then took her onto the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's back and ordered them to return to Star Dou.

Zhao Ming reassured Ice Empress by promising that she and Snow Empress could each become gods, while Bo Saixi remained uncertain about her feelings and Tang Chen’s fate. In the God Realm, the God of Destruction sensed the Emperor God’s aura and was shaken by the return of a power he remembered from the past.

• Ice Empress accused Zhao Ming of favoring Bo Saixi, and he drew her close and promised her a godhood.
• Zhao Ming said Ice Empress could become the Ice God and Snow Empress could become the Snow God, easing Ice Empress’s resentment.
• Bo Saixi wondered whether pursuing the Sea God Deity had been worth the risk to Tang Chen and feared that he might be dead.
• In Destruction Castle, the God of Destruction sensed the Emperor God’s aura and felt profound fear.
• The God of Destruction recalled that only he and the Goddess of Life knew the Emperor God, who had once saved the God Realm from a Space-Time Torrent.

The Goddess of Life sensed the Emperor God's aura returning to the God Realm and rejoiced, while the God of Destruction concealed his jealousy and considered killing him. The chapter left the God of Destruction contemplating whether the Emperor God's death would free him to be with the Goddess of Life.

• The Goddess of Life recalled how the Emperor God had created and raised her and the God of Destruction, whom he named Xiao Lu and Little Purple.
• The Goddess of Life sensed the Emperor God's aura from a golden pillar of light where he had once left the God Realm and celebrated his apparent return.
• The God of Destruction appeared before the Goddess of Life and heard her say that the Emperor God had returned.
• The God of Destruction hid his jealousy and claimed that unrefined Destruction Aura had affected his mood.
• The God of Destruction wondered whether killing the Emperor God would let him claim his aura and be with the Goddess of Life without suffering the backlash caused by the Emperor God.

The God of Destruction learned that the Goddess of Life loved the Emperor God and would accept becoming his consort, so he decided to eliminate the Emperor God. After luring the Goddess of Life into discussing a search for him, the God of Destruction and the Seven Great Sin Gods suppressed her in a Destruction Cage and summoned the gods to the Divine Realm Committee.

• The God of Destruction asked the Goddess of Life what she would do if the Emperor God returned and wanted her as his consort, and she said she would agree out of gratitude and admiration.
• The Goddess of Life told the God of Destruction that she had never loved him and that they had always been friends, while he grew more determined to kill the Emperor God.
• The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction agreed to have the deities search the lower realms for the Emperor God, whose aura had appeared there.
• The God of Destruction attacked the Goddess of Life with a Lightning Cage, and the Seven Great Sin Gods joined in to suppress her inside a Destruction Cage.
• The God of Destruction ordered the Seven Great Sin Gods to summon all deities of Second-Rank God and above to the Divine Realm Committee, then left to pursue his plan to kill the Emperor God.

Zhao Ming absorbed Scarlet King's Soul Ring and reached Level 92, while the God Realm's deities resolved to find and eliminate Emperor God before his return. He concealed his aura and left Bo Saixi waiting by the Lake of Life as he went to meet an old acquaintance.

• God of Destruction warned the deities that Emperor God's return would place the God Realm under his control, and Asura God ordered them to search the lower realms and eliminate him.
• Zhao Ming absorbed Scarlet King's Soul Ring, reached Level 92, and made Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Scarlet King, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King his Soul Spirits.
• Zhao Ming sensed a threat from the God Realm, concealed his aura with the system, and told his Soul Spirits that he was ready to face whoever came.
• Bo Saixi arrived and was astonished by Zhao Ming's strength; Zhao Ming teased her, then told her to wait while he went into the Lake of Life to meet an old acquaintance.

Zhao Ming visited Gu Yue Na beneath the Lake of Life, reassured her that he would help her reclaim the Dragon God’s power, and the two became lovers. Afterward, Gu Yue Na urged him to leave before they were discovered, and Zhao Ming departed, promising that nothing would go wrong.

• Zhao Ming reunited with Gu Yue Na beneath the Lake of Life and promised to help her recover the Golden Dragon King's power and become the Dragon God.
• Gu Yue Na warned Zhao Ming that she had sensed a dangerous aura from the God Realm and told him to be careful.
• Zhao Ming and Gu Yue Na affirmed their love and had an intimate encounter.
• Gu Yue Na urged Zhao Ming to leave, and he departed after reassuring her that he would protect them.

Zhao Ming received check-in missions for the City of Slaughter and Sea God Island, with Luo Li and Empress Ruthless as rewards, then traveled with Bo Saixi to the City of Slaughter. After killing the tavern’s patrons, he entered the passage leading into the city.

• The system issued Zhao Ming missions to check in at the City of Slaughter and Sea God Temple, revealing that Empress Ruthless would be his ninth and final Puppet.
• Zhao Ming emerged from the Lake of Life and took Bo Saixi north toward the City of Slaughter.
• Zhao Ming and Bo Saixi entered a tavern that served as the City of Slaughter’s entrance, where patrons made lewd remarks about Bo Saixi.
• Zhao Ming killed everyone in the tavern with a wave of his hand and ordered the attendants to open the entrance.
• The attendants activated a hidden passage, and Zhao Ming and Bo Saixi entered it.