Chapter Summaries

After the Sea God refused to help him, Tang San accepted the Abyssal Sage King’s offer to escape his prison and pursue godhood in exchange for helping conquer the Douluo Plane. The Sea God learned of the breach but could not intervene directly, leaving Tang San in the Abyss and Bo Saixi warned of the danger.

• Tang San realized the Sea God would not grant him godhood and resolved to find a place beyond Huo Yuhao’s influence to cultivate.
• The Abyssal Sage King contacted Tang San through a rift, and Tang San offered to help him smash through the Douluo Plane if he funded Tang San’s path to godhood.
• The Abyssal Sage King severed Tang San’s chains, and Tang San threatened Bo Saixi before stepping into the Abyss Rift.
• Bo Saixi reported the breach to the Sea God, who restored the Sea God’s Light and learned that an Abyssal power had interfered with Sea God Hall.
• The Sea God considered warning Huo Yuhao, but he could not descend to the lower realm without approval from the God Realm Committee.

The God Realm Committee learned that the Abyss Plane was preparing to invade the Douluo Plane, and Asura revealed that Huo Yuhao was his chosen successor. As the meeting ended, Huo Yuhao received a summons from the Frost Goddess to visit the Frost God Kingdom.

• The Sea God told the God Realm Committee that the Abyss Plane had contacted the Douluo Plane and was expected to open a passage.
• Asura announced that Huo Yuhao was his chosen successor and intended for him to kill the Abyss Evil God as his final trial.
• The Frost Goddess revealed that Huo Yuhao was also her inheritor and was closely connected to the Angel and Rakshasa inheritors, who were a mother and daughter.
• The God Realm Committee accepted that the Douluo Plane's inheritors would handle the invasion, and the gods adjourned the meeting.
• Rong Nianbing offered to help Huo Yuhao control his emotions, but the Frost Goddess declined on his behalf.
• While the Evil Emperor carried Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue back to Spirit Hall, the Frost Goddess summoned Huo Yuhao to the Frost God Kingdom.

Huo Yuhao learned that the God Realm would leave the Abyss Plane conflict to the Douluo Plane, but he remained confident that they must defend themselves. After returning to Qian Renxue, he explained the news and planned to take her to Spirit Hall before visiting the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Huo Yuhao met the Frost Goddess, who told him that the God Realm had decided he and the others must handle the Abyss Plane matter, though it would offer assistance.
• Huo Yuhao said he had never relied on the God Realm and argued that the Douluo Plane must defend itself; the Frost Goddess promised to stand with her homeland if it opposed the God Realm.
• The Frost Goddess warned Huo Yuhao to be wary of Rong Nianbing and not accept any conditions if he offered to teach him the Emotion Cultivation Method.
• Huo Yuhao returned to his body in a Soul Beast Forest, where Qian Renxue asked about the Abyss and he told her the God Realm would not intervene directly.
• Huo Yuhao said the crisis would create more opportunities for people to become gods, then planned to send Qian Renxue to Spirit Hall before visiting the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Daoliu reached Sea God Island and reunited with Bo Saixi after fifty years apart. Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, where he reunited with Qiu'er and greeted Di Tian.

• Qian Daoliu crossed the Storm Barrier and hurried toward Sea God Island, where Bo Saixi sensed him and flew out to meet him.
• Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi reunited on the shore, exchanged news about her injuries, and headed to Sea God Hall together.
• Huo Yuhao rode Evil Emperor into the Star Dou Great Forest and passed over Star Lake, drawing the attention of Ah Yin, the Titan Giant Ape, Sky Azure Bull Python, and Xiao Wu.
• Huo Yuhao landed in the Central Forbidden Zone, reunited with Qiu'er, and greeted Bi Ji as the Ferocious Beast rulers watched.
• Di Tian appeared, and Huo Yuhao called out to him before teasing Qiu'er, prompting Di Tian to grow angry.

Huo Yuhao told Di Tian and the Ferocious Beasts about the Abyss Plane’s invasion, then met Gu Yuena to discuss Dragon Valley and negotiate her help. Gu Yuena remained wary but considered lending her Dragon Core to nourish Qiu'er during a visit to Dragon Valley.

• Huo Yuhao explained the Abyss Plane’s invasion to Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the other Ferocious Beast kings, and urged them to prepare their soul beast territories.
• Di Tian led Huo Yuhao through a silver gate into Gu Yuena’s domain, where Huo Yuhao told her that the God Realm would not interfere in the coming Abyss conflict.
• Gu Yuena refused to help while injured, but Huo Yuhao revealed that he knew the location of Dragon Valley and that Qiu'er might benefit from going there.
• Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena bargained over the Dragon Valley coordinates, while Gu Yuena rejected his requests for a soul beast sacrifice and her Natal Dragon Scale.
• Huo Yuhao asked to borrow Gu Yuena’s Dragon Core to nourish Qiu'er at Dragon Valley, and Gu Yuena questioned whether that was truly his only purpose.

Di Tian welcomed Gu Yuena out of the Silver Dragon Secret Realm and brought her to the Star Dou Great Forest’s Core Area, where she examined Qiu’er. Bear Monarch arrived late after being roused from hibernation, while Huo Yuhao noticed his claws.

• Gu Yuena emerged from the Silver Scale Gate with Huo Yuhao, and Di Tian knelt to greet her before following them outside.
• Gu Yuena explained that she could conceal her presence by avoiding divine power, while Huo Yuhao asked how she would respond to a god-level enemy.
• Bi Ji, Ten Thousand Demons King, Zi Ji, and the others greeted Gu Yuena in the Core Area, while Di Tian noted that Bear Monarch and Demon Spirit had been absent.
• An old vine woke Bear Monarch and told him that Gu Yuena had emerged and that Di Tian looked displeased, so Bear Monarch hurried toward the central region.
• Gu Yuena examined Qiu’er’s Golden Dragon power and semi-divine artifact as Bear Monarch arrived and knelt before her, and Huo Yuhao stared at his claws.

Di Tian and Bear Monarch fought in the Star Dou Great Forest until Huo Yuhao used Evil Emperor to interrupt them. After Gu Yuena took Qiu'er away, Huo Yuhao challenged Bear Monarch to fight him instead.

• Di Tian transformed into his Black Dragon form and battled Bear Monarch while the other Ferocious Beast kings watched.
• Huo Yuhao held Qiu'er's hand and reassured her that Di Tian would win, then offered to secretly influence the fight in exchange for a kiss on his cheek.
• After Qiu'er kissed him, Huo Yuhao ordered Evil Emperor to intervene, and its authority over space-time forced Di Tian and Bear Monarch to stop fighting.
• Huo Yuhao ordered Evil Emperor to attack Bear Monarch, but Gu Yuena froze them and ended the confrontation.
• Gu Yuena took Qiu'er away, and Huo Yuhao challenged the still-arrogant Bear Monarch to exchange moves with him.

Huo Yuhao challenged Bear Monarch to a three-move spar, then revealed his extraordinary soul rings and summoned powerful soul beasts, shocking the Ferocious Beast Kings. The Secluded Netherworld Empress appeared and surveyed the gathered beasts, leaving her wary of Di Tian.

• Huo Yuhao asked the Ferocious Beast Kings to spar, and Bear Monarch accepted while Bi Ji worried and Di Tian promised to intervene if needed.
• Huo Yuhao dismissed Evil Emperor and agreed to Bear Monarch's offer to withstand three exchanges.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his unusual soul rings, astonishing Di Tian, Bi Ji, and Ten Thousand Demons King.
• Huo Yuhao summoned a powerful Three-Headed Fire Dragon, and Di Tian and Zi Ji recognized it as an ancient Elemental Dragon.
• Huo Yuhao's eighth soul ring summoned the seven-hundred-thousand-year Secluded Netherworld Empress, who asked whether he needed help and then focused warily on Di Tian.

Huo Yuhao defeated Bear Monarch with the Golden Trident, icy attacks, and a sudden lightning strike, leaving the Ferocious Beast kings stunned. Gu Yuena arrived with Qiu'er, whose body now contained the Dragon Core, while Secluded Netherworld Empress recognized Gu Yuena as a dragon Deity.

• Huo Yuhao froze Bear Monarch with Ice Lotus Slash, then threw the Golden Trident at him.
• A burst of heavenly lightning struck Bear Monarch unconscious, and Huo Yuhao retrieved the trident as the Ferocious Beast kings watched in shock.
• Huo Yuhao stored the Golden Trident and asked Secluded Netherworld Empress what was wrong, but she said nothing.
• Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beast kings questioned Huo Yuhao about the lightning strike, then Gu Yuena arrived with Qiu'er.
• Huo Yuhao noticed the Dragon Core inside Qiu'er, while Secluded Netherworld Empress recognized Gu Yuena as a dragon Deity.

Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er prepared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest for Dragon Valley, where Gu Yuena hoped to recover her strength. Qiu'er reflected on her complicated connection to Huo Yuhao as they said goodbye to the Ferocious Beast rulers and departed aboard Evil Emperor.

• Huo Yuhao explained to Secluded Netherworld Empress that Gu Yuena had been a deity since birth, though soul beasts remained bound by restrictions on becoming gods.
• Gu Yuena decided that she, Huo Yuhao, and Qiu'er would leave for Dragon Valley that day, and Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er she might find opportunities there.
• Qiu'er thought about memories of another version of herself and how her bond with Huo Yuhao differed from what she had seen in those memories.
• Gu Yuena instructed Di Tian to watch developments in the Abyss Plane, while Huo Yuhao led Qiu'er to say goodbye to Di Tian and Scarlet King.
• Qiu'er farewelled the Ferocious Beast rulers, then followed Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena onto Evil Emperor's true body as they departed.

Huo Yuhao searched the Eternal Frozen Sea with Gu Yuena and Qiu'er for the shifting Dragon Valley Secret Realm, keeping Qiu'er company as the search dragged on. After nearly a month, he opened a passage through the Sea-Mirror World, and the group arrived at Dragon Valley, where Gu Yuena saw an enormous ancient dragon skeleton.

• Huo Yuhao shared his warmth with Qiu'er and explained the Eternal Frozen Sea as Evil Emperor searched the waters for Dragon Valley.
• Over the following days, Huo Yuhao passed the time with Qiu'er by telling stories, fishing for sea turtles, and flying a lightning-powered miniature Golden Lion Auspicious Beast kite.
• As the search continued, Gu Yuena grew impatient while Qiu'er worried that the journey might fail and disappoint her.
• After nearly a month, a moonlit Dragon Valley appeared over the sea, and Huo Yuhao used Asura's Eye to connect it to its reflection through the Sea-Mirror World.
• Huo Yuhao, Qiu'er, and Gu Yuena crossed into another spatial plane, where Gu Yuena saw a colossal dragon skeleton and felt her soul tremble.

Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Qiu'er entered Dragon Valley, where the dragon souls revealed the Dragon God's role in restricting soul beasts and urged Gu Yuena to carry on the dragon race's mission. As Gu Yuena and Qiu'er buried the dragon remains with Huo Yuhao's help, Gu Yuena questioned whether she could trust him and what victory over the God Realm would mean.

• Huo Yuhao left the Evil Emperor on guard and led Gu Yuena and Qiu'er into Dragon Valley.
• Dragon souls surrounded Gu Yuena, told her the truth about the Dragon God, and received her promise to restore the dragon race.
• Gu Yuena began burying dragon remains, resolving to lead the soul beasts against the God Realm despite her confusion and loneliness.
• Qiu'er joined Gu Yuena in burying the bones, and Huo Yuhao helped Qiu'er gather them.
• While burying bones, Gu Yuena wondered whether Huo Yuhao truly supported the soul beasts or might turn against them, then set those questions aside until after they dealt with the Abyss Plane.

In Dragon Valley, Huo Yuhao challenged Gu Yuena to clarify her goal for the soul beasts and their relationship with humanity. He offered to help restore soul beasts’ place in the God Realm through balance rather than overthrowing it, but Gu Yuena’s response remained unresolved.

• After more than a month of burying dragon remains, Huo Yuhao approached Gu Yuena and said her work for her kin was admirable.
• When Huo Yuhao asked whether she had an answer about humanity and soul beasts, Gu Yuena threatened to kill him before he could become a danger to her clan.
• Huo Yuhao asked Gu Yuena to name her ultimate goal, and she declared that she would overthrow the God Realm and reclaim everything her clan had lost.
• Huo Yuhao argued that the conflict concerned soul beasts’ lost access to godhood and explained that the Golden Dragon King had been suppressed because his madness threatened the God Realm.
• Huo Yuhao offered to help Gu Yuena reclaim a place for soul beast Deities in the God Realm, saying that equal strength was necessary for balance.

Huo Yuhao explained his hope for peace between humans and soul beasts, while Gu Yuena challenged the flaws in the Soul Spirit Contract. He proposed that soul beasts eventually migrate to another plane, and Gu Yuena began burying the dragon remains as the Mountain Dragon King’s corpse awakened.

• Huo Yuhao told Gu Yuena that he wanted humans and soul beasts to coexist and explained how soul beasts had shaped his life.
• Gu Yuena criticized the Soul Spirit Contract as inadequate and warned that it still made soul beasts serve human interests, while Qiu'er defended Huo Yuhao's intentions.
• Huo Yuhao proposed that Gu Yuena lead the soul beasts to another plane after they broke the restrictions on soul beasts becoming gods and reclaimed their divine authority.
• Gu Yuena thanked Huo Yuhao and began using elemental power to bury the dragon bones and restore the valley.
• Huo Yuhao carried Qiu'er into the air as the valley shook, and spiritual fire appeared in the Mountain Dragon King’s skull.

Gu Yuena explained to the Mountain Dragon King how the Dragon God fell and why soul beasts were forbidden from becoming gods. The Earth Godess arrived in the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, revealed that she had guided it there, and made clear that Huo Yuhao was under her protection.

• The Mountain Dragon King questioned Gu Yuena about the Dragon God, and she revealed that the Dragon God had gone mad, been slain by the Asura Divine Sword, and split into the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King.
• Gu Yuena told the Mountain Dragon King that soul beast Deities had been purged after the Dragon God's calamity, while Huo Yuhao explained that the Dragon God had established the rule forbidding soul beasts from becoming gods.
• Huo Yuhao revealed his Ice Fire Glazed Dragon King martial soul, and the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' soul remnants emerged from his soul rings and recognized the Mountain Dragon King.
• The Earth Godess arrived in the secret realm and revealed that she had guided it through the Extraterritorial Void.
• The Earth Godess descended beside Huo Yuhao, signaling that she was protecting him, and the Mountain Dragon King again asked why soul beasts could not become gods.

In Dragon Valley, Earth Godess explained that a soul beast God King could lift the restriction on soul beasts becoming gods, and the Mountain Dragon King gave Gu Yuena a Dragon God relic. He offered Huo Yuhao a soul bone and Blood Essence Soul Rings, then agreed to let Earth Godess forge the soul bone into protective armor for him.

• Earth Godess explained that the restriction on soul beasts becoming gods would disappear if a soul beast God King emerged, and Gu Yuena realized she could eventually regain that status.
• The Mountain Dragon King revealed a blood tear left by the Dragon God and gave it to Gu Yuena.
• The Mountain Dragon King praised Huo Yuhao for burying the dragon clansmen and offered him Blood Essence Soul Rings because Huo Yuhao already had the Fire Dragon King's torso soul bone.
• Earth Godess offered to turn the Mountain Dragon King's torso soul bone into protective armor for Huo Yuhao, and the Mountain Dragon King looked to Gu Yuena for a response.

Earth Godess took the Mountain Dragon King's torso soul bone and promised to refine a divine artifact for Huo Yuhao before leaving Dragon Valley. After half a month of cultivation, Huo Yuhao reached Rank 90 and Qiu'er broke through Rank 80; when she began forming her eighth soul ring, Huo Yuhao used the power of fate to help her condense a rose-gold Fate Soul Ring.

• Earth Godess took the Mountain Dragon King's torso soul bone, asked him to provide soul rings for Huo Yuhao's Second Martial Soul, and left after promising to refine a divine artifact.
• Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er cultivated atop the Mountain Dragon King's skull, absorbing dragon clouds as he gained three Blood Essence Soul Rings and she purified her Golden Dragon Bloodline.
• After half a month, Huo Yuhao reached Rank 90, and Qiu'er broke through Rank 80.
• Three days later, the Mountain Dragon King gathered Dragon Valley's power to help Qiu'er condense a Blood Essence Soul Ring.
• Huo Yuhao invoked a blessing of fate that resonated with Qiu'er's Eye of Destiny, forming the embryo of her rose-gold eighth soul ring.

Qiu'er gained a rose-gold Fate Soul Ring, and its resemblance to abilities from Huo Yuhao's painful memories triggered his guilt over confusing her with someone from her future. After six days of fever and delirium, Huo Yuhao regained his senses and stopped Qiu'er as she cared for him.

• With help from the Mountain Dragon King, Qiu'er condensed her eighth soul ring into a rose-gold Fate Soul Ring.
• Qiu'er described the ring's two spirit-type skills, reminding Huo Yuhao of the abilities he had once given her and causing him to break down over failing to protect her future self.
• Huo Yuhao told Qiu'er that she was herself and did not need to become the other girl, while Qiu'er comforted him and acknowledged her growing feelings for him.
• Huo Yuhao fell ill with fever, convulsions, and delirium, repeatedly murmuring Dong'er's and Qiu'er's names as Qiu'er cared for him.
• On the sixth day, Huo Yuhao awoke with his senses restored, smiled faintly at Qiu'er, and caught her wrist as she wiped his forehead.

After Huo Yuhao recovered, Qiu'er helped him set aside his burdens and enjoy a quiet month together in Dragon Valley. The Earth Godess then brought him to the Earth's Core World, where his Essence Blood completed a powerful armor's forging.

• Qiu'er encouraged Huo Yuhao to rest, and he spent several peaceful days walking, talking, and sharing meals with her in Dragon Valley.
• Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er grew closer as they strolled, watched the stars, and shared a gentle kiss.
• More than a month later, the Earth Godess arrived in Dragon Valley and told Huo Yuhao that the item she had forged needed one final step.
• Huo Yuhao followed the Earth Godess to the Earth's Core World, where she showed him bright yellow armor suspended within the Golden Ancient Tree.
• Huo Yuhao offered his Essence Blood, and the Earth Godess infused it into the armor, completing a divine artifact with the embryonic form of a Super Divine Artifact.

Huo Yuhao received the Bright Emperor Armor from the Earth Godess and learned that three Void Rifts had opened between the Douluo Plane and the Abyss Plane. He left to investigate the threat centered on the Southern Sea Ruins.

• The Earth Godess gave Huo Yuhao the Mountain Dragon King's armor, and he named it the Bright Emperor Armor after it merged into his body.
• The Earth Godess explained the armor's three skills: Lord of Mountains and Rivers, Steadfast Mountains and Rivers, and Pillar of Mountains and Rivers.
• The Earth Godess showed Huo Yuhao Void Rifts near Snow Dragon Spine Mountain, Where Clouds Lie Deep, Unknown, and the Southern Sea Ruins.
• The Earth Godess said local powers could handle the two continental rifts, but Huo Yuhao would likely need to address the dangerous rift in the deep sea.
• The Earth Godess opened a Void Rift to the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, and Huo Yuhao stepped through after bidding her farewell.