Chapter Summaries

Shi Yi gained Bing Yun’s approval to take Shui Bing'er to Sea God Island for training. Meanwhile, Tang San accepted Ning Fengzhi’s condition and agreed to marry Ning Rongrong in exchange for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support.

• Hu Liena confessed her feelings to Shi Yi, but he told her they could never have a future because of her duty to Spirit Hall.
• The next morning, Shi Yi visited Bing Yun with Shui Bing'er and explained that he wanted to take her to Sea God Island for training, not recruit Tianshui Academy for Spirit Hall.
• Bing Yun agreed to let Shui Bing'er leave with Shi Yi after he promised to bring her back safely.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang San that Ning Fengzhi had rejected his terms, and urged him to consider marrying Ning Rongrong to gain Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support.
• Tang San accepted Ning Fengzhi’s condition, resolving to marry Ning Rongrong so he could avenge his mother and Xiao Wu, protect his father, and restore the Tang Sect.

Shi Yi and his companions reached Vast Sea City, where they learned that Ning Fengzhi had allied his new sect with Tang San through Ning Rongrong’s engagement. Shi Yi concluded Qian Renxue’s plan to seize the throne had likely failed, while Rongrong agreed to marry only on her own terms.

• Shi Yi entered Vast Sea City with Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Shui Bing'er, then asked Bishop Shura for news from Heaven Dou and help arranging passage to Sea God Island.
• Shura reported that Ning Fengzhi had established a new sect and engaged Ning Rongrong to its master, prompting Shi Yi to worry about Qian Renxue’s position.
• Shi Yi predicted that Qian Renxue’s plan had failed because Tang San and Ning Fengzhi had joined forces, and Hu Liena hurried to send word to Bibi Dong in case Qian Renxue needed rescuing.
• Shi Yi reassured Zhu Zhuqing that Ning Rongrong’s situation was hers to resolve, while Shui Bing'er reminded her that Shi Yi could not aid the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she would accept the marriage itself but would not be treated as property, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to her condition.
• Ning Rongrong wept in Chen Xin’s arms as he comforted her and regretted that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s suspicions of Shi Yi had helped bring them to this point.

Ning Fengzhi negotiated a marriage arrangement and financial support for the Tang Sect, while Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum and Ghost to protect someone in Heaven Dou. Shi Yi and his companions reached Sea God Island, where Bo Saixi recognized the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as the Heart of the Sea God.

• Ning Fengzhi offered the Tang Sect a permanent thirty percent share of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heaven Dou profits after Ning Rongrong refused to become Tang San's true wife, and he agreed not to interfere if Tang San chose someone else.
• Tang Yuehua explained Ning Rongrong's decision and the agreement to Tang San, who accepted the arrangement for the Tang Sect's sake.
• Bibi Dong read Shura's letter, then ordered Chrysanthemum and Ghost to remain in Heaven Dou and prioritize a young woman's safety.
• Shura sent Shi Yi, Hu Liena, Shui Bing'er, and their companions aboard a merchant ship to Sea God Island, where Shi Yi received the second Asura trial to pass Poseidon's trial.
• Bo Saixi appeared when Shi Yi and his companions disembarked, and she recognized the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as the Heart of the Sea God.

Shi Yi and his companions crossed the Sea within the Sea to receive Sea God trials, and Shui Bing'er was chosen as the Sea God's successor. Their exceptional trial rankings stunned the Sacred Pillar Guardians, and the group settled into Sea Horse City with their trials ahead.

• Shui Bing'er froze the Sea within the Sea to make a path across, but Sea Horse Douluo stopped the group at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar to test them one by one.
• The Sacred Pillar gave Shui Bing'er the Sea God's Nine Trials and marked her forehead with a golden trident; Bo Saixi recognized her as the Sea God's chosen successor and ordered that the group be treated as honored guests.
• Shi Yi received a Top-tier Trial consisting of completing his first six trials alongside Shui Bing'er, while Zhu Zhuqing received Black-tier Six Trials and Hu Liena received Black-tier Five Trials.
• Sea Horse Douluo explained that Black-tier Five Trials or higher indicated the potential to cultivate beyond rank ninety-five, leaving Hu Liena saddened by her comparatively lower ranking.
• Sea Horse Douluo led the group to their residence in Sea Horse City, where Shui Bing'er, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing questioned Shi Yi about his knowledge of the island's trials.

Shi Yi and the women began their Sea God’s Light trials, and Shi Yi investigated the power behind the pressure on the steps. He discovered that the trial was testing and refining his control over Soul Power, then resumed climbing with a more precise approach.

• Shi Yi told Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, and Shui Bing'er that his trial required him to complete the first six trials alongside Shui Bing'er, then led them to the Ring Sea steps the next morning.
• Shi Yi sensed golden specks of Sea God's Light with his Mental Power and concluded that the power combined exceptionally refined energy with Poseidon's Mental Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing advised Hu Liena and Shui Bing'er to climb until they found manageable pressure and cultivate there, and the three women settled at different heights according to their strength.
• Bo Saixi observed the group meditating and recognized that Shi Yi was trying to sense Sea God's Light.
• Shi Yi tried absorbing Sea God's Light, found it resisting his Soul Power and rapidly draining it, then realized the struggle was meant to improve his energy control.
• Shi Yi climbed again, focusing on refining the efficiency and speed of his Soul Power circulation, while the women watched and continued cultivating.

Shi Yi continued adapting to the Sea God’s Light while Qian Renxue’s plot to take the Heaven Dou throne was exposed and a confrontation erupted at Xue Ye’s bedchamber. Ning Fengzhi chose to oppose Qian Renxue, and the chapter ended with both sides facing off.

• Shi Yi steadily climbed the Sea God’s steps by circulating and compressing his Soul Power, while Shui Bing’er tried to use hers and was repelled.
• Salas reported that Dugu Bo was frequently visiting the palace, prompting Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo to prepare for trouble and watch the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Tang Sect.
• Xue Xing urged Xue Beng to seek Ning Fengzhi’s support, and they traveled to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ghost Douluo warned Qian Renxue that Xue Beng had gone to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so she ordered the palace sealed and went to Xue Ye’s bedchamber.
• Ning Fengzhi, Tang San, Xue Beng, and Xue Xing arrived at the bedchamber, where Qian Renxue claimed Xue Ye had died and accused Xue Beng of attempting a palace coup.
• Ning Fengzhi chose to spare Qian Renxue but ordered an attack; Chen Xin and Gu Rong confronted Ci Xue, She Long, and Ghost Douluo as Qian Renxue challenged Ning Fengzhi’s claim to justice.

After Qian Renxue’s failed attempt to seize power in Heaven Dou, she confronted Bibi Dong, learned the truth about her birth from Qian Daoliu, and chose to become Spirit Hall’s Arbiter Elder. Meanwhile, Shi Yi continued climbing Sea God Island’s trial steps and realized his Soul Power quantity limited his progress, so he stopped to cultivate.

• Qian Renxue left the imperial palace after warning Xue Beng that he would remain under her and Ning Fengzhi’s influence, and Xue Beng knelt to ask Ning Fengzhi to take him as a disciple.
• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong in the Papal Palace, then learned from Shi Yi’s letters that he had arranged assistance for her.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Qian Xunji had wronged Bibi Dong, helping Qian Renxue understand her mother’s behavior.
• Qian Renxue asked to become Spirit Hall’s Arbiter Elder and said she would use her own strength to change things.
• Shi Yi surpassed the first hundred steps of Sea God Island’s trial, recognized that his Soul Power was insufficient, and sat down to cultivate.

Tang San rejected Yu Xiaogang’s suggestion to train on Sea God Island and proposed recruiting the King of Slaughter to oppose Spirit Hall. Three months later, Shi Yi broke through to quasi-Soul Saint and received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring from Bo Saixi.

• Tang San visited Yu Xiaogang with Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, and Yu Xiaogang warned him that Shi Yi might be on Sea God Island.
• Tang San decided not to go to Sea God Island and instead proposed to Ning Fengzhi that they seek an alliance with the King of Slaughter.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Tang San try to win over the King of Slaughter, while Chen Xin worried about cooperating with such a force.
• Three months later, Shi Yi reached the 300th step of Sea God’s trial and broke through to quasi-Soul Saint.
• Bo Saixi gave Shi Yi a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and its golden mist enveloped him.

Tang San visited the King of Slaughter to warn him that Spirit Hall’s expansion threatened the City of Slaughter and asked him to consider aiding their side when the conflict became critical. On Sea God Island, Shi Yi pushed his God-Bestowed Soul Ring absorption to its limit, reaching a ring of roughly 190,000 years before stopping and beginning a dramatic transformation.

• Tang San entered the City of Slaughter and met with the King of Slaughter, warning that Spirit Hall might turn the city into a training ground and eventually replace its ruler.
• Tang San asked the King of Slaughter to weigh the situation and consider helping at their most critical moment, and the King agreed to monitor events without promising support.
• Shi Yi used his Soul Bones and Soul Power control to withstand the God-Bestowed Soul Ring’s pressure while compressing the power entering his body.
• As Shi Yi’s body began bleeding under the strain, his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone repaired him, but he eventually stopped when it could no longer keep pace with the damage.
• Bo Saixi sensed Shi Yi had reached an absorption age of about 190,000 years, and golden light spread as he rose and stretched his body with a series of cracking sounds.

Shi Yi awakened Little Ant’s Martial Soul Avatar and Thousand Jun Domain, then spent nine months cultivating while Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Bing'er, and Hu Liena advanced their Sea God trials. Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena passed the Sea God's Light assessment, while Shui Bing'er had yet to attempt her climb.

• Shi Yi discovered that his Martial Soul Avatar synchronized his strength with Little Ant and that Thousand Jun Domain boosted allies while suppressing weaker opponents.
• Shi Yi learned that his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring had raised him to level seventy-seven, then resumed cultivation under Sea God's Light.
• Nine months later, Shi Yi brought the three women to attempt the final stages of their first Sea God trial; Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing'er had reached level seventy-five, and Hu Liena had reached level seventy-three.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena climbed to the required step through Sea God's Light and broke through their Soul Power bottlenecks.
• Poseidon declared Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena's first test passed and rewarded each of them with a Soul Power level.

Shi Yi accompanied Shui Bing'er up the Sea God's Light staircase, where Zhu Zhuqing's Lovesick Heartbreak Red protected Shui Bing'er as she completed her trial. After they recovered, Shi Yi urged the women to consider the purpose behind their next trials.

• Zhu Zhuqing gave Shi Yi the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to help protect Shui Bing'er during her trial.
• Shi Yi followed Shui Bing'er up the staircase as she endured the pressure, and the flower released its power to heal and shield her.
• Shui Bing'er reached the three hundred and thirty-third step and passed her trial, earning Poseidon's recognition while Shi Yi received increased Soul Power and Soul Ring ages.
• Shi Yi carried the exhausted Shui Bing'er back to the others, and later she awoke and learned that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had protected her without being consumed.
• The next morning, Shi Yi asked the three women about their second trials and advised them to understand each trial's purpose as well as how to pass it.

Shi Yi trained Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena to break through the Ring Sea while they faced Xiao Bai, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King. After Xiao Bai attacked Shi Yi over his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones, Shui Bing'er's Sea God power forced her to kneel, and the chapter left the group continuing their trial as Shui Bing'er asked Shi Yi not to harm Xiao Bai.

• Shi Yi explained that the women needed to learn aerial combat and adapt to fighting in the Ring Sea while continuing to cultivate on Sea God's Light at night.
• Xiao Bai repeatedly knocked Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena back into shore, while Shi Yi healed their injuries and watched them improve.
• Xiao Bai transformed into a young woman, recognized Shi Yi's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones, and attacked him, but he caught her ankle and overpowered her on land.
• Shui Bing'er's Golden Trident released Sea God power that made Xiao Bai kneel and apologize, though Xiao Bai later vowed to stop Shi Yi from passing the trial.
• The women gradually learned to handle Xiao Bai's attacks, and Shui Bing'er asked Shi Yi to promise not to hurt Xiao Bai when they passed.

Shi Yi devised ways to help Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena pass the second trial, first demonstrating that he could cross the Ring Sea himself. After more than half a year of training, the women launched a coordinated attempt to break through Xiao Bai’s blockade, and their first moves began to disrupt her sea-beast army.

• Shi Yi ran across the Ring Sea, evaded Xiao Bai’s attacks with his Soul Bone abilities, and reached the opposite shore, but said his own crossing did not count toward Shui Bing’er’s trial.
• Over more than half a year, Shui Bing’er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena improved their water and aerial combat while Xiao Bai repeatedly drove them back.
• With one week left in the trial, Xiao Bai gathered her clansmen and nearly a thousand other Sea Soul Beasts to block the Ring Sea crossing.
• Shi Yi instructed the women to break through while he drew Xiao Bai away, then rode Little Ant as they began their assault.
• Shui Bing’er spread ice across the water, Hu Liena hypnotized many weaker Sea Soul Beasts, and Shui Bing’er froze several Demon Soul Great White Sharks.

Shi Yi and his companions passed Shui Bing’er’s second Sea God trial by breaking through Xiao Bai’s Ring Sea blockade, earning rewards from Poseidon. Bo Saixi then led them to the Wrathful Waves Desperate Situation, where she explained that their third trial would require them to refine their bodies against the raging tides.

• Shi Yi used Little Ant’s Martial Soul Avatar and his Dual Domains to weaken Xiao Bai’s control of the sea while Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena reached the opposite shore.
• Shi Yi protected Shui Bing’er as she crossed the Ring Sea, and Xiao Bai eventually relented and let the group pass.
• Poseidon increased Shui Bing’er’s Sea God Affinity and rewarded Shi Yi and Hu Liena with Soul Power increases and enhanced Soul Rings.
• Bo Saixi appeared, announced the start of their divine trials, and led Shi Yi and the women to the Wrathful Waves Desperate Situation.
• Bo Saixi explained that the third trial was Tidal Body Refining, using the pounding waves to train their bodies.

Bo Saixi began the third trial, forcing Shi Yi and the three women to endure relentless waves on Silver Sinking Pillars, with Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er facing especially demanding daily requirements. After a year of brutal training, Shi Yi learned from Bo Saixi that the purple aura he absorbed through the Purple Demon Eyes was the power of heaven and earth, then she sent him back onto the pillar.

• Bo Saixi calmed the sea and raised four Silver Sinking Pillars, then explained the group’s daily trial requirements, including ten shichen under waves infused with half a percent of her Soul Power for Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er.
• Bo Saixi sent Shi Yi, Shui Bing'er, Hu Liena, and Zhu Zhuqing onto the pillars, where the waves quickly exhausted them; Shi Yi was knocked unconscious before half a shichen had passed.
• Bo Saixi reassured Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing that Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er could make up missed assessment time, and the group gradually built endurance over the following year.
• Shi Yi used the trial to train his body and Soul Power control, guided the women in extra physical training, and taught Shui Bing'er the final version of his cultivation method after she attained a Body of a Hundred Meridians.
• Shi Yi absorbed the rising sun’s purple aura through the Purple Demon Eyes, and Bo Saixi explained that it was the power of heaven and earth before tossing him back onto the Silver Sinking Pillar.

Shi Yi broke through to the Vast level of Purple Demon Eyes while enduring Bo Saixi’s tidal trial, and the group passed the third trial with increased rewards. After a year of rest and preparation, Shi Yi and the women met Xiao Bai to begin the Shark-Whale War trial.

• Shi Yi used Mental Power to withstand Bo Saixi’s waves and reached the Vast level, gaining a vast new field of perception and learning mental communication from Bo Saixi.
• Shui Bing’er, Shi Yi, and the others completed the third trial beyond its requirements, earning increased Sea God Affinity and Soul Power rewards.
• Shi Yi urged the women to rest before their fourth trial, which required them to help Xiao Bai’s pod fight the Evil Spirit Orcas.
• Over the following year, Shi Yi and the women relaxed around Sea God Island, and everyone besides Shi Yi increased their Soul Power by one level.
• Shi Yi and the women used Shui Bing’er’s whistle to summon Xiao Bai and told her they had come to begin their trial.
• Xiao Bai explained that the Evil Spirit Orcas were powerful, bloodthirsty natural enemies of her pod and that their territory lay about five hundred kilometers away.

Shi Yi and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks launched a covert attack on the Evil Spirit Orcas, using Bloody Mary, the Blood Swan Kiss, and Dragon Beard Needles to ignite their bloodlust and kill several of them. The Evil Orca King could not regain control as his clan turned on itself.

• Shi Yi assessed the Demon Soul Great White Sharks’ weakness against the Evil Spirit Orcas and planned to exploit their speed and Hu Liena’s Mental Power.
• Xiao Bai summoned two hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks, and Shi Yi’s group rode with them toward the enemy territory.
• Shui Bing’er used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to conceal the group as they approached the resting Evil Spirit Orcas.
• Shi Yi released Bloody Mary and a petal of the Blood Swan Kiss into the water, then used Dragon Beard Needles to kill several frenzied orcas.
• The Evil Spirit Orcas began attacking and devouring one another, while the Evil Orca King failed to bring his clan back under control.

Shi Yi and his companions used poison and mental attacks to make the Evil Spirit Orca clan slaughter itself, then defeated the Evil Orca King and completed Poseidon's trial beyond requirements. Shui Bing'er received a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone and gained Poseidon’s favor, while Hu Liena went to search the dead orcas for more Soul Bones.

• Shi Yi explained that his Bloody Mary-tainted petal had driven the Evil Spirit Orcas mad, and the Evil Orca King began devouring his own clansmen as the pod dwindled.
• Hu Liena, Shi Yi, and Zhu Zhuqing completed their trial objectives, then Shi Yi and the others revealed themselves to the isolated Evil Orca King.
• Shi Yi weakened the Evil Orca King with his domains while Xiao Bai attacked and Shui Bing'er froze him with her Extreme Ice.
• Shui Bing'er used the Universe Stabilizing Shield to stop the Evil Orca King from self-destructing, then shattered his ice prison and killed him, revealing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone.
• The group received rewards for completing the trial beyond requirements, and Shui Bing'er's Golden Trident mark illuminated the ocean as Xiao Bai and her sharks bowed to her.
• Shi Yi urged Shui Bing'er to absorb the Soul Bone quickly and sent Hu Liena to search the fallen Evil Spirit Orcas for Soul Bones.

Shui Bing'er absorbed the Evil Orca King's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and reached level eighty-three, while Shi Yi and the women learned the requirements of their fifth trials and began Shui Bing'er's challenge. Elsewhere, Qian Renxue passed her fifth trial and began training under Qian Daoliu, while Bibi Dong prepared to continue her own trials.

• Shui Bing'er absorbed the Evil Orca King's Soul Ring, overcame its spiritual resistance with the Sea God mark, and awakened at level eighty-three.
• Hu Liena and Shui Bing'er spoke of missing their families, then the group discussed their fifth trials and Shi Yi recommended Sea Spear Douluo as an opponent for Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er challenged Sea Horse Douluo, who activated the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar and explained that twelve golden flames marked the duration of their trial.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she had passed her fifth trial and gained forty percent Angel Affinity; he began her sixth trial by attacking her without mercy.
• Bibi Dong sensed Qian Renxue had started her trial, wondered how Hu Liena was doing, and entered the hall to continue her own progress.

Hu Liena completed her Sea Spear trial and began absorbing a God-Bestowed Soul Ring as Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er passed their own trial by defeating Sea Spear. They moved on to challenge Sea Demoness, whose Ninth Soul Skill began as Shi Yi attacked.

• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing completed their Sea Spear trials, and Hu Liena received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring to absorb.
• Shi Yi and Shui Bing'er challenged Sea Spear, using their coordinated attacks to freeze and defeat him.
• Sea Spear acknowledged their victory, and Shi Yi left Zhu Zhuqing with Hu Liena while he and Shui Bing'er went to the Sea Demoness Sacred Pillar.
• Sea Demoness began playing her flute and activated her Ninth Soul Skill as Shi Yi charged at her.