Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xuan was trapped by Spirit Hall’s Angel God Array, a purification formation powered by twelve Titled Douluo. He countered its divine power with the World Cleansing White Lotus, leaving the array trembling as the battle continued.

• After Zhao Xuan killed a second Titled Douluo, twelve Spirit Hall Titled Douluo surrounded him and formed a golden cage that nullified his attacks.
• The Spirit Hall fighters chanted and activated their angel pendants, turning the cage into a pillar of light that resisted Zhao Xuan’s God Slaying Spear.
• At Ling Yun Pass, the Grandmaster identified the formation as the Angel God Array, and explained its purification power to Xue Beng.
• The Grandmaster told Xue Beng that Zhao Xuan’s sacred divine lightning might withstand the array, while Spirit Hall’s fighters hoped to restrain him and the other Peerless Douluo.
• Zhao Xuan recognized the light as purification power and released the World Cleansing White Lotus, causing the golden pillar to tremble.
• Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo believed the array was counterattacking Zhao Xuan, but he judged that the White Lotus’s power surpassed Angel God’s.

Zhao Xuan escaped the Angel God Pillar’s purification and fought the retreating Spirit Hall forces, wounding a Golden Winged Great Peng. The great peng trapped him in a spatial cage and appeared ready to fight to the death.

• Zhao Xuan’s World Cleansing White Lotus dissipated the Angel God Pillar’s power, and the pillar exploded as he emerged unharmed.
• A Golden Winged Great Peng attacked Zhao Xuan, but his Purple Gold lightning forced it to retreat into the sky.
• Zhao Xuan pursued the great peng, immobilized it, and pierced its body with the God Slaying Spear, poisoning its wounded leg.
• The Golden Winged Great Peng attacked Zhao Xuan and trapped him inside its wings, where spatial currents cut into him.
• Zhao Xuan used his Data Body to heal and ignited the God Slaying Spear, but the great peng tightened its cage and prepared to fight him to the death.

Zhao Xuan survived the old man's explosive attack and killed him, only to be ambushed and cut in half by the God of Death. He reappeared unharmed and confronted the God of Death as Tang San watched.

• The old man failed to perish alongside Zhao Xuan and was shocked to find him unharmed.
• Zhao Xuan struck the weakened old man with the God Slaying Spear, poisoning him.
• The God of Death bound Zhao Xuan with black chains and severed him at the waist with the Scythe of Death.
• Tang San attacked the God of Death with the Sea God Thirteen Forms, broke through during the fight, and failed to stop him from leaving.
• Zhao Xuan reappeared unharmed and confronted the God of Death for ambushing him.

Zhao Xuan returned just as the God of Death was about to kill him and launched a counterattack using his God Slaying Spear and a powerful illusion. He trapped the God of Death in a constructed world and summoned lightning, while realizing the revived Evil God had grown far stronger.

• Zhao Xuan appeared alive, relieved Tang San and the Heaven Dou Empire forces, and charged the God of Death.
• The God of Death struck with his Scythe of Death, but Zhao Xuan resisted its spiritual effect and retreated.
• Zhao Xuan created a realistic grassland illusion, then used it to split the earth, prevent flight, and summon gale winds against the God of Death.
• Zhao Xuan realized the God of Death had no physical body and called lightning from the darkening sky.

Zhao Xuan battled the God of Death inside his illusion, using the spirits of the dead and deathly power to resist his attacks. Zhao Xuan struck the God of Death with a devastating blow, but Tang San's warning came too late, and blood splashed across Zhao Xuan's face.

• The God of Death summoned black mist and a lantern filled with countless souls, including dead Tang Sect disciples, to block Zhao Xuan's lightning.
• The God of Death burned souls to shield himself from the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and began sinking into the black mist.
• Zhao Xuan unleashed elemental laws and other attacks, but the God of Death's clouds of death erased them as he continued to descend.
• Zhao Xuan used a spirit skill to appear before the God of Death and smashed his head with a powerful punch, shattering the clouds of death.
• Tang San shouted for Zhao Xuan to watch out, and Zhao Xuan turned to find blood splashed across his face.

Yue Guan appeared to rescue the God of Death, severed Tang Chen’s right arm, and escaped, after which Zhao Xuan helped drive Spirit Hall’s forces away. As the survivors mourned their losses, Zhao Xuan regained his resolve and considered Spirit Hall’s next attack, then suddenly remembered something.

• Yue Guan withdrew the God of Death and escaped after cutting off Tang Chen’s right arm, while Zhao Xuan turned on the remaining Spirit Hall Titled Douluo.
• After Spirit Hall retreated, Zhao Xuan and Tang San checked on Tang Chen and learned that Elder Song had fallen and Elder Marshal Ge Yuan had lost an arm.
• Jade Lord Douluo reported that Zhao Xuan had killed at least five Titled Douluo, and Zhao Xuan left for Ling Yun Pass.
• Tang Chen sent Tang San to speak with Zhao Xuan, but Zhao Xuan told him he had already regained his composure and was planning for the next battle.
• Zhao Xuan reasoned that the God of Death had been parasitizing Yue Guan and would likely be unable to invade again for some time, then suddenly remembered something.

Zhao Xuan decided to travel to Sea God Island to strengthen himself, and Tang Chen insisted on accompanying him after revealing his old history with Bo Saixi. The group was left to consider the journey after Ning Fengzhi arrived and assured them that the others could guard their home.

• Zhao Xuan told Tang San he wanted to complete the Sea God Island trials to improve his strength, and Tang San agreed the plan was feasible.
• Tang Chen insisted on going with Zhao Xuan and Tang San despite their concern about his injuries.
• Tang Chen recounted his century-old entanglement with Bo Saixi, prompting Tang Xiaotian to joke that he and Tang Hao had been accidents.
• Oscar blurted out that Tang Chen was hoping for an old tree to sprout new buds, and Tang Chen struggled to keep his composure.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived and told Zhao Xuan that the people remaining behind were strong enough to defend the place.

Zhao Xuan, Tang San, and Tang Chen traveled across the ocean toward Sea God Island, where Tang San’s arrival drew the attention of its powerful guardians. A woman recognized the injured Tang Chen and stared at him in shock.

• Zhao Xuan, Tang San, and Tang Chen flew across the sea toward Sea God Island while discussing whether the world was flat or round.
• Tang San explained that Sea God Island lay deep in the ocean, and the group avoided sea Spirit Beasts that fled from their auras.
• Zhao Xuan and Tang San had rested for a day to treat Tang Chen, whose arm could not be reattached because the Scythe of Death had destroyed its vitality.
• As the three approached Sea God Island at dusk, its guardians sensed them and released several Titled Douluo-level auras.
• A woman arrived before Tang San, recognized Tang Chen, and fell into a daze.

Zhao Xuan visited Sea God Island to undergo the Sea God’s trials and gain strength amid turmoil on the mainland. After the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar flashed gold, his trial settled at Red Level Nine Trials, leaving Bo Saixi and the others stunned.

• Bo Saixi recognized Tang Chen, questioned his missing arm and divine power, and learned he had come with Zhao Xuan.
• Zhao Xuan introduced himself to Bo Saixi and the Sacred Pillar Douluo, who were shocked when Bo Saixi identified him as a young Peerless Douluo.
• Tang San explained that Zhao Xuan wanted to undergo the Sea God’s trials because the mainland was in turmoil, and Bo Saixi led them to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar.
• Zhao Xuan touched the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, which changed from white to red and then gold before displaying Red Level Nine Trials.
• An old man watching the scene through a sea-pattern mirror sighed, recognizing Zhao Xuan.

Zhao Xuan received the Red Level Nine Trials and began his first trial, climbing the Sea God's Light stairs toward the Sea God Temple. He reached the 992nd step before the pressure overwhelmed him and sent him flying backward.

• After the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar's light turned red, Zhao Xuan learned that his first trial was to pass through Sea God's Light, and Tang San offered to accompany him.
• Bo Saixi and Tang Chen left together, while the Sacred Pillar Douluo returned to their posts.
• Tang San led Zhao Xuan to the Sea God Temple and explained that he had to climb its white jade stairs to complete the trial.
• Zhao Xuan climbed rapidly past 800 steps, then slowed as the resistance intensified near the summit.
• Zhao Xuan entered the Demon God True Body state and reached the 992nd step before he could no longer endure the pressure and was thrown backward.

Zhao Xuan completed seven Sea God trials, reaching level ninety-five, while Tang San broke through to level ninety. The eighth trial sent them to find the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for Tang San’s Ninth Soul Ring, and Tang San revealed that the beast was said to have reached a million years.

• Zhao Xuan reached the 995th stair before the Sea God’s Light knocked him back, and he discovered the trial had increased his Soul Power by a level.
• Tang Chen and Bo Saixi discussed the complicated situation on the continent, Qian Daoliu’s absence, and Qian Renxue’s Angel Martial Soul.
• Over nearly a month of trials, Zhao Xuan completed the seventh trial and increased his Soul Power to level ninety-five.
• Zhao Xuan learned that Tang San had reached level ninety and offered to help him obtain his Ninth Soul Ring.
• Zhao Xuan followed the Sea God’s guidance south of Sea God Island toward the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Tang San warned Zhao Xuan that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was a legendary Spirit Beast said to have reached a million years.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San tracked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to the ocean depths and prepared to fight it. The enormous Spirit Beast surfaced, recognized the Sea God's aura from Tang San, and confronted him with hatred.

• Zhao Xuan reasoned that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had not become a god, but was likely close to a million years old.
• Zhao Xuan located the whale king one hundred kilometers southeast, and Tang San insisted on fighting beside him.
• Zhao Xuan and Tang San descended to the seabed and sensed a powerful life force hidden inside what looked like a small mountain.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King emerged and rose toward the surface, while Zhao Xuan and Tang San moved into position for battle.
• Tang San shattered the whale king's waterspout with the Sea God Trident, and the surfaced beast recognized the Sea God's aura and voiced its hatred.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San attacked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King together, but their assault ended with the wounded beast disappearing and launching a surprise attack. Zhao Xuan pulled Tang San clear as danger struck where they had been.

• Tang San used the Sea God Trident to suppress the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's waves while Zhao Xuan prepared the God Slaying Spear.
• Zhao Xuan pierced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Tang San restrained it with Unfixed Wind Waves as the whale's powerful divine sense made Zhao retreat.
• Zhao Xuan immobilized the whale and unleashed thousands of lightning-wreathed tiny swords, riddling its body with wounds.
• Zhao Xuan noticed his swords had stopped hitting their target and pulled Tang San away when the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King vanished from the bloody sea.
• Zhao Xuan sensed an attack and flashed aside with Tang San as the strike hit the spot where they had just been.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King after he transformed into human form, and their attacks were met with his overwhelming lightning power. Zhao Xuan devoured the King’s purple lightning, leaving him enraged and determined to kill Zhao Xuan.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into a towering armored man, and Zhao Xuan and Tang San recognized him.
• Zhao Xuan attacked with the God Slaying Spear while Tang San unleashed No Return with the Sea God Trident.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King countered with a vast sea of purple lightning that erased Tang San’s attack.
• Zhao Xuan entered the lightning sea and devoured its energy, causing it to shrink rapidly.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King withdrew the remaining lightning and shouted that he wanted Zhao Xuan dead.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San faced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whose immense physical strength and spiritual attacks made him a formidable opponent. They agreed to fight together and prepared to launch a joint attack as the battle continued.

• Zhao Xuan used the God Slaying Spear and his Eighth Spirit Skill to break through the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's condensed core energy.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fought Zhao Xuan with two elemental hammers, and their clash sent both combatants reeling.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King launched a spiritual attack that left Zhao Xuan briefly stunned, but Tang San blocked the hammer and disrupted the attack.
• Zhao Xuan recovered and recognized the danger of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's spiritual power, physical strength, and Soul Power.
• Zhao Xuan and Tang San agreed to attack together, summoned their weapons, and readied themselves to fight.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, with Zhao Xuan restraining his consciousness so Tang San could attack. Their assault triggered an enormous energy storm, forcing both fighters and the watching Spirit Beasts to retreat.

• Zhao Xuan used Connection Denial to disrupt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as Tang San struck him with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King formed crystal armor that stopped Zhao Xuan's spear, and Tang San warned that the armor rivaled a Divine Artifact.
• Zhao Xuan entered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Sea of Consciousness and tried to seal and attack it, but the whale king overwhelmed his spiritual weapons.
• Zhao Xuan told Tang San that he had tied down the whale king's consciousness, and they attacked his head and chest energy core together.
• The attacks unleashed a massive energy storm of water and lightning, forcing Zhao Xuan, Tang San, and the nearby Spirit Beasts to flee farther away.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San defeated the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Zhao Xuan received his Red-level Eighth Trial reward while Tang San prepared to absorb the beast’s soul ring. As Tang San began, Asura watched Zhao Xuan from afar and remarked that he was destined to forge his own path; Zhao Xuan then sensed something and looked toward the heavens.

• After the energy storm subsided, Tang San sensed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King beneath the sea and retreated with Zhao Xuan as it attacked.
• Zhao Xuan sent thousands of tiny swords into the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's mouth, then joined Tang San in striking it with the Sea God Thirteen Forms’ Thousand Years of Solitude.
• Tang San’s attack hit the fleeing Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and a blood-red soul ring appeared above the sea.
• Zhao Xuan completed his Red-level Eighth Trial and gained two Soul Power levels, reaching level ninety-seven, while Tang San prepared to absorb the soul ring.
• The elderly god and Asura watched Tang San begin absorbing the soul ring, and Asura said Zhao Xuan was destined to forge his own path.
• Zhao Xuan sensed something and raised his eyes toward the heavens.

Zhao Xuan rested from deducing his Ninth Spirit Skill while Tang San continued absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's spirit ring. After four days, Zhao Xuan found the sea turned blood-red and, drawn by a strange longing, opened the whale's skull to discover a golden paste.

• Zhao Xuan began deducing his Ninth Spirit Skill while Tang San absorbed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's spirit ring.
• After four days, Zhao Xuan stopped his deduction and saw that the surrounding sea had turned blood-red.
• Zhao Xuan observed that Tang San was still absorbing the spirit ring, sustained by the power of the sea.
• Zhao Xuan approached the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's corpse and felt an unusual longing from within his Sea of Consciousness.
• Zhao Xuan used the God Slaying Spear to open the whale's skull and found golden paste inside.
• A weak voice behind Zhao Xuan identified the substance as whale paste.

After Tang San succeeded in his trial, he and Zhao Xuan searched the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's corpse for treasures and returned to Ling Yun Pass. There they reunited with Ma Hongjun, who revealed that he had become a god's heir.

• Tang San showed Zhao Xuan his nine-ringed Blue Silver Grass, with a blood-red ring containing golden radiance.
• Zhao Xuan took the Whale Paste, and Tang San kept a mysterious Whale Pearl from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's remains.
• Tang San and Zhao Xuan found a torso bone while searching the corpse, then flew back toward Douluo Continent.
• At Ling Yun Pass, Tang San sensed a strange pull and followed it with Zhao Xuan to a cluster of buildings.
• Ma Hongjun greeted Zhao Xuan and Tang San and announced that he had become a god's heir, revealing a flame emblem on his forehead.

Zhao Xuan and Tang San reunited with Ma Hongjun, who had survived inheriting the Fire God’s divine position and transformed his martial soul. After discussing his progress and Zhao Xuan’s doubts about placing him in danger, they planned to visit their master, while Tang Chen still waited anxiously for the two young men to return.

• Zhao Xuan praised Ma Hongjun’s transformation, and Ma Hongjun thanked him for giving him the chance to inherit the Fire God’s divine position.
• Ma Hongjun described nearly dying while refining the Sun God Bird’s golden flames, then reassured Zhao Xuan that he did not resent him for sharing his burden.
• Ma Hongjun revealed that his Soul Power had reached about Rank 85 and that his fifth divine trial required him to kill a Titled Douluo alone.
• Ma Hongjun showed Zhao Xuan and Tang San his one-headed phoenix martial soul, whose flames combined his original fire with the Sun God Bird’s essence.
• Zhao Xuan and Tang San decided to visit their master, and Tang San offered to help Ma Hongjun complete his examination.
• Tang Chen worried on Sea God Island that Zhao Xuan and Tang San had not returned yet.