Chapter Summaries

Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai traded accusations and exposed their grievances in front of the crowd, while Lu Yuan returned to his team after displaying his overwhelming strength. He asked Qian Renxue for the Heart of the Sea God, leaving its purpose unknown.

• Tang San mocked Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, claiming they were unworthy of being his brothers and boasting about his Twin Martial Souls and strength.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai attacked Tang San over his damaged Martial Soul, his lack of support from the Clear Sky Sect, and his use of hidden weapons against teammates.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng admitted they had trusted Tang San and accused him of betraying them, drawing the spectators’ attention as the three argued.
• Lu Yuan returned to the waiting area, where Ning Rongrong praised his two-hundred-thousand-year soul rings and Qian Renxue and the Heavenly Star Squad greeted him with admiration.
• Lu Yuan asked Qian Renxue for the Heart of the Sea God, and she confirmed that she had it with her.

After the match, Lu Yuan used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to approach Tang San and the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, where he revealed Ye Lingling’s allegiance to the Dragon King Hall. He gave the injured team medicine and summoned Lingling back to Heavenly Star Academy, then prepared to deal with Tang San and the others.

• Lu Yuan took the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Qian Renxue and said its light would affect Evil Soul Masters as he headed toward Tang San and the others.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to stop Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai from confronting Tang San, but Lu Yuan sent him flying when he interrupted.
• Lu Yuan summoned Ye Lingling, who revealed that she was a member of the Dragon King Hall.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai acknowledged Lu Yuan’s advantage, and he told them he had never used Lingling to gather intelligence.
• Lu Yuan gave Ye Lingling Spring Return Pills to treat the team’s injuries and told her to return to Heavenly Star Academy after the tournament.
• After Lingling distributed the pills, Lu Yuan announced that it was time to get down to business.

Lu Yuan summoned Dugu Bo and Ma Xiaotao to arrest Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng, accusing them of being Evil Soul Masters. Bibi Dong confirmed that Spirit Hall had investigated and verified the charge, leaving Yu Xiaogang demanding proof as the crowd fell silent.

• Lu Yuan called Dugu Bo and Ma Xiaotao before him and ordered them to seize Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng.
• Dai Mubai and Tang San appealed to their political ties and Spirit Hall's authority, while Ning Fengzhi urged Lu Yuan not to act rashly.
• Lu Yuan said he was arresting the three as Evil Soul Masters, and Yu Tianheng and Yu Xiaogang demanded evidence.
• Bibi Dong confirmed that Spirit Hall had investigated and identified Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai as Evil Soul Masters.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily demanded that Lu Yuan and Bibi Dong present their evidence.

Bibi Dong presented two surviving children as witnesses accusing Tang San and Dai Mubai of massacring villages, but Tang San denied the charges. As the Temple Knights moved to arrest the three, Lu Yuan stopped them and promised to reveal direct evidence that Tang San could not deny.

• Ma Xiaotao slapped Yu Xiaogang away after he shouted disrespectfully at Bibi Dong, and Bibi Dong chose not to intervene.
• Bibi Dong brought forward two child survivors from Luo Xia Village and Fu Ling Village to identify Tang San and the others as the village killers.
• The girl accused Tang San of killing her parents with black grass, while the boy identified Dai Mubai by his golden hair and blood-red tiger.
• Tang San denied the accusations and claimed Spirit Hall had coached the witnesses, so Bibi Dong ordered the Temple Knights to seize him and the others.
• Lu Yuan stopped the Temple Knights and said he had direct evidence that would expose Tang San.

Lu Yuan used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, also known as the Heart of the Sea God, to cast a strengthened Sea God's Light over the arena and expose Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai as Evil Soul Masters. The three writhed in pain as their evil auras emerged before the crowd.

• Tang San denied Lu Yuan's accusations, while Lu Yuan reminded the audience that Tang San had used his teammates as shields and refused to admit guilt.
• Tang San demanded evidence, and Lu Yuan revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which Ning Fengzhi recognized as the former treasure of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lu Yuan infused the Heart of the Sea God with Pure Qi Divine Power and spread its blue light across the waiting area and arena.
• The light caused Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai to cry out in pain as black and red evil auras rose from them, confirming that they were Evil Soul Masters.

Lu Yuan confirmed that Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai were Evil Soul Masters and ordered their execution. Yu Tianheng asked to fight Tang San before he died, and Dai Mubai joined his request.

• Lu Yuan identified the bloody, corrupt aura around Tang San and the others as proof that they were Evil Soul Masters.
• Lu Yuan rejected Ning Fengzhi's lack of further questions and ordered Dugu Bo and Ma Xiaotao to execute the three men.
• Yu Tianheng stopped the execution and asked Lu Yuan to let him fight Tang San over the betrayal.
• Dai Mubai agreed with Yu Tianheng and asked to kill Tang San before they died.

Lu Yuan recognized that Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi had come to investigate the destruction of the Sea God's divine sense and refused to go with her to Sea God Island. As Bo Saixi increased the pressure on him and his companions, a black figure appeared and drove her aura back.

• Lu Yuan refused Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng's request to personally kill Tang San and ordered Ma Xiaotao and Dugu Bo to act.
• Lu Yuan sensed a deadly threat, identified Bo Saixi as the likely arrival, and told Ma Xiaotao and Dugu Bo to stop.
• Bo Saixi appeared, confirmed Lu Yuan possessed the Heart of the Sea God, and ordered him to return with her to Sea God Island for questioning.
• Lu Yuan refused, and Bo Saixi unleashed her Ultimate Douluo aura, forcing most people in the battle zone to their knees.
• Lu Yuan withstood Bo Saixi's pressure, but she intensified it until a black figure appeared and dispelled the aura around Lu Yuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Dugu Bo.

Long Xiaoyao confronted Bo Saixi to protect Lu Yuan, while Tang Xiao took advantage of their clash to rescue Tang San. Tang Xiao escaped with his nephew, and Lu Yuan stayed to watch the battle between the two Ultimate Douluo.

• Long Xiaoyao identified himself as the Dragon Emperor Douluo and warned Bo Saixi that she would have to defeat him to take Lu Yuan.
• Bo Saixi and Long Xiaoyao clashed, drawing everyone's attention away from Tang San.
• Tang Xiao grabbed Tang San and called on Bo Saixi to help him, citing his grandfather Tang Chen.
• Bo Saixi drove back Ma Xiaotao and Dugu Bo, while Tang Xiao used his Clear Sky Avatar to repel Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
• Tang Xiao told Bibi Dong that he acted alone to save his nephew, then escaped with Tang San.
• Lu Yuan watched Long Xiaoyao and Bo Saixi's battle, considering the power of the Ultimate Douluo.

Long Xiaoyao and Bo Saixi took their battle high above Spirit Hall to protect the spectators, while Bibi Dong arranged for the crowd to leave and asked Lu Yuan to hand Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng over to Spirit Hall. Lu Yuan reunited with Qian Renxue and the others, learned Yu Xiaogang had fainted, and the chapter left the outcome of the battle undecided.

• Lu Yuan reflected that reaching Soul Douluo would let him challenge Bo Saixi, while his current strength was still lacking.
• Lu Yuan asked Long Xiaoyao and Bo Saixi to fight away from the spectators, and they rose into the sky to clash.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Temple Knights to clear the arena and asked Lu Yuan to let Spirit Hall handle Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng; Lu Yuan agreed, requesting impartial treatment.
• Qian Renxue and the others checked on Lu Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing told him that Yu Xiaogang had spat blood and fainted before Liu Erlong and Flander took him away.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lu Yuan who he thought would win between Long Xiaoyao and Bo Saixi.

After Bo Saixi confronted Lu Yuan over the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Long Xiaoyao fought her above Spirit Hall and began to overpower her on land. Lu Yuan also promised to marry Ning Rongrong at eighteen after the tournament, and Qian Daoliu left the Angel Temple to intervene in the battle.

• Lu Yuan told Ning Fengzhi that Bo Saixi and Sea God Island posed little threat to the Dragon King Hall, and explained that a god stood behind him as well.
• Lu Yuan agreed to settle his marriage with Ning Rongrong after the tournament and formally marry her when they turned eighteen; he made the same promise to Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bo Saixi unleashed the Ocean Domain against Long Xiaoyao, who countered with the Darkness Domain above the Papal Hall.
• Qian Daoliu sensed the clash, realized Bo Saixi had left Sea God Island, and went to help his old acquaintance.
• Long Xiaoyao's Darkness Domain advanced over Bo Saixi's Ocean Domain, leaving her at a disadvantage.

Lu Yuan explained why Long Xiaoyao had the advantage over Bo Saixi, while his companions accused him of sparing her because she was beautiful. As Bo Saixi prepared to use the Sea God's divine power, Qian Daoliu arrived and stopped the fight, asking what had caused it.

• Lu Yuan told Ning Rongrong that Long Xiaoyao was favored to win on land and in the sky, though he could not stop Bo Saixi from escaping.
• Ning Rongrong said she feared Bo Saixi might become Lu Yuan's enemy, while Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing teased Lu Yuan for being softhearted toward beautiful women.
• Long Xiaoyao and Bo Saixi unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars and clashed, but Long Xiaoyao struck Bo Saixi with his tail and sent her flying as she coughed up blood.
• Bo Saixi began to activate the Sea God's divine power, but Qian Daoliu appeared and both fighters withdrew from their Martial Soul Avatar states.
• Qian Daoliu asked why they were fighting, and Bo Saixi explained that she wanted to take someone away but Long Xiaoyao refused to let her.

Bo Saixi confronted Qian Daoliu over Lu Yuan, but he warned her that Lu Yuan was protected by powerful allies and carried a God King’s inheritance. After agreeing to seek an explanation from Lu Yuan instead of taking him away, Bo Saixi descended with Qian Daoliu and Long Xiaoyao to join the others.

• Bo Saixi told Qian Daoliu she wanted to take Lu Yuan, but he refused and warned her not to provoke the God King’s inheritor.
• Bo Saixi explained that the divine sense inside the Heart of the Sea God had been destroyed and suspected Lu Yuan’s God King was responsible.
• Qian Daoliu warned Bo Saixi that Long Xiaoyao was not the strongest person protecting Lu Yuan, and revealed that Gu Yuena was nearly a god.
• Bo Saixi accepted Qian Daoliu’s advice to ask Lu Yuan for an explanation and descended with him and Long Xiaoyao.
• Qian Daoliu arrived before Lu Yuan’s group, and he recognized Sword Douluo as Chen Jianjun’s son before criticizing his rank as weaker than his father’s.

Bo Saixi questioned Lu Yuan about the destruction of the Sea God's divine sense, while Sword Douluo and Qian Daoliu discussed Sword Douluo's father and the old duel that killed him. Lu Yuan explained that the Sea God had provoked a restriction in his sea of consciousness and died as a result, leaving Bo Saixi to accept that Lu Yuan was not wholly to blame.

• Qian Daoliu recalled that Chen Jianjun had challenged him and died after falling short of the Sword Soul realm, and Sword Douluo said he held no grudge or desire for revenge.
• Ning Rongrong asked Lu Yuan to have Long Xiaoyao teach Qian Daoliu a lesson, but Lu Yuan declined and told her not to create trouble.
• Bo Saixi examined Lu Yuan and acknowledged that he was worthy of being a God King's inheritor.
• Bo Saixi asked whether Lu Yuan or the God King behind him had destroyed the Sea God's divine sense.
• Lu Yuan said the Sea God's divine sense entered his sea of consciousness and provoked the Super Divine Artifact, triggering the God King's restriction and causing its own destruction.
• Bo Saixi inferred that the Sea God had tried to choose Lu Yuan as an inheritor without realizing he had already been chosen by a God King.

Bo Saixi demanded that Lu Yuan return the Heart of the Sea God and find a successor to replace the lost inheritance guidance. Lu Yuan declined the Sea God’s trials but chose Zhu Zhuqing as a prospective successor, and Bo Saixi confirmed she was qualified.

• Bo Saixi asked Lu Yuan to return the Heart of the Sea God and provide a suitable successor, while suggesting he inherit the Sea God’s position himself.
• Lu Yuan refused the Sea God’s inheritance, and Bo Saixi maintained that he still had to find a successor.
• Lu Yuan considered the people with him and asked Zhu Zhuqing if she wanted to become the Sea God’s successor.
• Bo Saixi judged fourteen-year-old Zhu Zhuqing, a level fifty-two Soul King, qualified to inherit the Sea God’s position.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether her Nine Lives Heavenly Cat Martial Soul was compatible with the Sea God’s position, and Lu Yuan explained that talent mattered more than compatibility.

Lu Yuan arranged for Zhu Zhuqing to inherit the Sea God’s position and secured a route to Sea God Island, while Bo Saixi departed and Qian Daoliu followed her. The next day, Lu Yuan defeated the Spirit Hall Team, and Bibi Dong declared the Heavenly Star Academy Team the tournament champions.

• Lu Yuan offered Zhu Zhuqing the Sea God inheritance, and she agreed to accept it.
• Bo Saixi gave Lu Yuan a map to Sea God Island and said she would report the arrangement to the Sea God before returning.
• Qian Daoliu tried to persuade Bo Saixi to stay, but she left for Sea God Island, and Qian Daoliu soon departed as well.
• Lu Yuan and his companions left after speaking with Bibi Dong and returned to the championship arena the next day.
• Lu Yuan defeated the Spirit Hall Team members, and Hu Liena admitted that her team could not win.
• Bibi Dong announced the Spirit Hall Team's concession and declared the Heavenly Star Academy Team the champions.

The Heavenly Star Academy Team celebrated winning the championship, and Lu Yuan collected the rewards from Bibi Dong. At the Holy Light Hotel, he revealed seven more Soul Bones from his collection, leaving ten for the team to distribute.

• The Heavenly Star Academy Team cheered after Bibi Dong declared them champions, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing celebrated their victory.
• Lu Yuan released Hu Liena, then went to receive the championship rewards from Bibi Dong, including three Soul Bones and a white jade bottle.
• Bibi Dong invited Lu Yuan to grow closer to Spirit Hall, but he declined, and Ning Fengzhi overheard their exchange.
• Lu Yuan brought the rewards to the Holy Light Hotel and explained that the white jade bottle held the Longevity Pill he had won from Dugu Bo.
• Lu Yuan revealed seven more Soul Bones, bringing the total to ten, and Ning Fengzhi was astonished when Lu Yuan said they were too low in age for his use.

Lu Yuan distributed Spirit Hall’s ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones among his companions, matching each bone to its recipient. He also invited Jing Ling and Jiang Zhu to join Dragon King Hall, and both accepted.

• Lu Yuan gave Zhu Zhuqing the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull and handed skulls to Fu Qinsheng and Ling Wei.
• Lu Yuan gave Dugu Yan a Shadow Demon Scorpion right leg bone and Ning Rongrong a torso bone.
• Lu Yuan gave Wang Qiu'er a Clear Sky Sect right arm bone of nearly ninety thousand years.
• Lu Yuan gave soul bones to Jing Ling and Jiang Zhu, then invited them to join Dragon King Hall; they agreed.
• Lu Yuan gave the remaining soul bones to Ma Hongjun and Oscar, who accepted them gratefully.

Lu Yuan and Ning Fengzhi finalized Lu Yuan and Ning Rongrong’s engagement by exchanging tokens, while Lu Yuan explained that his duties would keep him away from Rongrong for the next few years. The chapter left the newly engaged couple embracing as Ning Fengzhi asked Lu Yuan to cherish her.

• Lu Yuan sent his companions to absorb their soul bones and asked Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Sword Douluo to discuss his marriage to Rongrong.
• Lu Yuan told Ning Rongrong that his duties would keep them apart for much of the next few years and encouraged her to focus on cultivation.
• Ning Fengzhi presented Lu Yuan with the Seven Treasures Token, and Lu Yuan gave Ning Fengzhi the Dragon King Token in exchange.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Lu Yuan not to bully Rongrong, and Lu Yuan promised to cherish her.
• Ning Rongrong threw herself into Lu Yuan’s arms, and he held her close.

Lu Yuan parted from Dugu Bo and Wang Qiu'er before returning to Spirit Hall with Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue. There, Bibi Dong confronted him for teasing her, but when he broke free from her grip, she fell into his arms.

• Lu Yuan stayed behind with Zhu Zhuqing while Dugu Bo took the others back, and he asked Ning Rongrong to look after Wang Qiu'er.
• Lu Yuan promised Wang Qiu'er he would visit her at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she agreed to go with Ning Rongrong.
• Lu Yuan returned to Spirit Hall with Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue, then accompanied Zhu Zhuqing to Lake Heart Island.
• Bibi Dong grabbed Lu Yuan's ear and scolded him for teasing her, while he begged her to let go.
• Lu Yuan broke free from Bibi Dong's grip, causing her to fall into his arms.

Lu Yuan impulsively kissed Bibi Dong after they fell into an intimate embrace, making both of them confront feelings they had not acknowledged. Bibi Dong told him to forget the kiss and keep his distance, leaving Lu Yuan unable to accept her demand.

• Bibi Dong fell into Lu Yuan's arms, and they stared at each other as their feelings stirred.
• Lu Yuan kissed Bibi Dong several times while holding her close.
• Bibi Dong started to slap Lu Yuan but stopped and gently touched his cheek, realizing he loved her and questioning her own reaction.
• Bibi Dong told Lu Yuan she would not punish him but ordered him to forget the kiss and keep his distance.
• Lu Yuan protested, unwilling to distance himself from Bibi Dong.