Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao sent Tang San to train in the City of Slaughter, while Qian Renxue agreed to let the Seven Gourd Babies search for their missing father, Shi Bantian. The children prepared to leave Spirit Hall with treasures for protection.

• Tang Hao told Tang San to train in the City of Slaughter and warned him about its dangers.
• Tang San eagerly vowed to survive the City of Slaughter and avenge Xiao Wu, while Tang Hao said he would wait outside.
• At Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue worried that the search for Shi Bantian had found no trace of him.
• The Seven Gourd Babies persuaded Qian Renxue to let them search for their father, saying they could sense his familiar aura.
• Qian Renxue reluctantly agreed and filled the hall with treasures, telling the children to choose items for protection.

Qian Renxue helped the Gourd Babies choose tribute treasures, and Da Wa discovered that the lotus seeds from her second Martial Soul were what he had smelled. After she sent the disguised children out to find Shi Bantian, they split into two groups and set off along different roads.

• Er Wa chose a head Soul Bone, San Wa took an External Soul Bone, and the other Gourd Babies selected Soul Tools and a conch shell.
• Da Wa recognized the multicolored lotus seeds from Qian Renxue's second Martial Soul, and the Gourd Babies gave the remaining seed to Qi Wa.
• Da Wa stored his lotus seed in a large-capacity Soul Tool, and Qian Renxue disguised the children in ordinary clothes and supplied them with food and water.
• The Gourd Babies left Qian Renxue to search for Shi Bantian and reached the gates of Spirit City.
• Da Wa chose a road at the edge of the city, and Si Wa led another group toward the road on the far right.
• The seven Gourd Babies split into two groups and hurried off in opposite directions.

Tang San won a Hell Arena match in the City of Slaughter and declared that he could survive and escape the city. Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa recognized him and attracted the attention of bloodthirsty spectators.

• Tang San defeated a burly axe-wielding opponent with his hammer in the Hell Arena.
• Tang San said that only the strong survived in the City of Slaughter and confidently claimed the domain as his own.
• Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa watched from the crowd and recognized Tang San as the lame man one of them had fought before.
• San Wa remarked that the bearded uncle must have been useless if Tang San could win, and the nearby spectators heard him.
• The spectators surrounded Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa, eager to taste the children’s blood.

Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa faced hostility in the City of Slaughter, where onlookers challenged them because they were children. The Gourd Babies revealed they could still use their Martial Souls despite the city’s restrictions and began overpowering the crowd.

• San Wa taunted the onlookers, and one man approached the Gourd Babies with killing intent.
• Da Wa stepped in front of San Wa and sent the man flying with a casual punch, shocking the crowd with his physical strength.
• Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa activated their Martial Souls and Spirit Rings, prompting the crowd to accuse them of cheating.
• San Wa dismissed the accusations and said the others were suppressed because they were weak, then the Gourd Babies attacked the crowd.
• Da Wa smashed opponents with his strength, Er Wa used his Double Pupils to predict and suppress enemies, and San Wa stood unharmed against their attacks.

The Gourd Babies defeated a crowd in the City of Slaughter and questioned them about their Father, Shi Bantian. Er Wa suspected Tang San knew where Shi Bantian was, but Tang San denied it and fled, leaving the Gourd Babies behind.

• San Wa charged into the enemy crowd as the Gourd Babies overwhelmed their opponents and forced them to call Da Wa their Eldest Brother.
• Da Wa showed the defeated people a portrait of Shi Bantian and asked whether they had seen the Gourd Babies’ Father, but none recognized him.
• Tang San noticed the Gourd Babies and tried to hide his reaction when they mentioned Shi Bantian.
• Er Wa confronted Tang San and accused him of knowing something about their Father after catching his anger with his Fiery Golden Eyes.
• Da Wa and San Wa joined Er Wa, but Tang San suddenly sprinted away and was relieved when the Gourd Babies did not pursue him.

After Tang San fled from the Gourd Babies, Er Wa tricked the City of Slaughter’s residents into hunting him by promising they could leave with the brothers’ help. Tang San fought off hundreds of killers before exhaustion left him unconscious, surrounded by his attackers.

• Er Wa accused Tang San of being involved in their father's disappearance and offered the crowd protection and a way out if they captured him.
• San Wa and Da Wa questioned Er Wa’s promises, and he admitted he had only been tricking the residents.
• Hundreds of killers cornered Tang San in the City of Slaughter’s passageways, and he used hidden weapons to bring many of them down.
• Tang San grew exhausted as the killers pressed their attack, and a towering killer struck him with a massive axe.
• Tang San fell unconscious as the killers surrounded him, uttering one final curse.

The Gourd Babies destroyed the Hell Road while searching for their father, drawing the King of Slaughter's fury. After finding no trace of their father, they returned to the arena and questioned Tang San, who refused to help them.

• Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa entered the Hell Road and fought their way through its monsters.
• Er Wa suggested destroying the road, and the three Gourd Babies used a joint attack to demolish it.
• The King of Slaughter sensed their power and vowed to punish them for using their Martial Souls in the City of Slaughter.
• The Gourd Babies searched the area beyond the ruined road, found no sign of their father, and returned to the arena.
• Da Wa questioned the battered Tang San about their father, but Tang San denied knowing where he was and refused to tell them anything.

The King of Slaughter appeared after a tremor shook the City of Slaughter and confronted the three Gourd Babies for destroying the Hell Road. The brothers stood their ground and began fighting him, while their search for their Father remained unresolved.

• Da Wa prepared to attack Tang San, but a powerful underground tremor shook the City of Slaughter and interrupted him.
• The King of Slaughter emerged from the central palace and demanded to know who had violated his rules and destroyed the Hell Road.
• Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa challenged the King of Slaughter and demanded to know whether he had hidden their Father.
• The King of Slaughter attacked Da Wa with the Asura Sword, then vanished and struck him with a powerful punch.
• Da Wa summoned his Supreme Bone Martial Soul and Spirit Rings as Er Wa and San Wa released their own abilities.
• Da Wa charged at Tang Chen with a powerful punch.

Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa fought the King of Slaughter, using their distinct abilities to push him and his defenses back despite suffering serious injuries. The King of Slaughter unleashed a massive black greatsword, leaving the Gourd Babies badly wounded and seemingly trapped in a desperate situation.

• Er Wa spotted an opening on the King of Slaughter’s right, allowing Da Wa to land a glancing blow before the King of Slaughter struck Da Wa and Er Wa with a black beam.
• San Wa charged the King of Slaughter, broke his Soul Power shield, and endured a barrage of black beams that cracked his body.
• Da Wa, Er Wa, and San Wa attacked together, with Er Wa directing their strikes as the King of Slaughter evaded and formed a massive black greatsword.
• The King of Slaughter slashed at the three Gourd Babies, and the sword wind left Da Wa with a deep wound as San Wa stepped forward to protect his brothers.

Da Wa swallowed the Seven-Colored Lotus Seed and surged from eight Spirit Rings to nine red Spirit Rings, becoming a Titled Douluo. He challenged the King of Slaughter, leaving the battle poised to resume with Da Wa now a serious threat.

• Da Wa urged Er Wa and San Wa to escape, but both refused to leave him behind as the King of Slaughter continued attacking.
• The King of Slaughter overwhelmed the injured Gourd Babies, with San Wa taking most of the damage as the brothers struggled to withstand his assault.
• The Seven-Colored Lotus Seed landed in Da Wa’s hand, and he swallowed it, unleashing a rainbow pillar of power and transforming his body.
• Da Wa’s eight Spirit Rings became nine red Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, stunning the spectators and upsetting Tang San.
• Da Wa told Er Wa and San Wa to move aside, vowed to punish the King of Slaughter, and charged at Tang Chen.

Da Wa defeated the King of Slaughter in a devastating battle that destroyed the City of Slaughter. With the King gone, the city’s people regained the ability to use their Martial Souls.

• Da Wa withstood the King of Slaughter’s sword attacks and countered with blows that forced Tang Chen onto the defensive.
• Da Wa and the King of Slaughter unleashed their strongest techniques, and their collision reduced the City of Slaughter to ruins.
• The King of Slaughter fell while Da Wa remained standing, and Er Wa and San Wa praised their eldest brother.
• The people of the City of Slaughter discovered that their suppressed Martial Soul powers had returned after the King’s defeat.

After Da Wa defeated the King of Slaughter and the City of Slaughter was destroyed, Tang San escaped and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Tang Hao. He recounted what happened, and the chapter ended with Tang San doubting how he could grow stronger.

• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to slip away while Da Wa and the others were distracted.
• Tang San fled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, shaken by the battle and destruction he had witnessed.
• Tang San found Tang Hao on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and explained his escape from the City of Slaughter.
• Tang Hao was shocked to learn that Da Wa had defeated the King of Slaughter and the Gourd Babies had destroyed the city.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that Da Wa had become a Titled Douluo after eating the Seven-Colored Lotus Seed, then admitted his confidence had faltered.

After the City of Slaughter left Tang San shaken, Tang Hao urged him to seek training and a possible God Inheritance on Sea God Island. Tang San reached the island and was confronted by Sea Horse Douluo, who questioned whether he was an invader.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that Sea God Island offered dangerous trials and a possible God Inheritance, and Tang San decided to go there.
• Tang Hao gave Tang San the island's approximate location, and Tang San set out without looking back.
• After a difficult journey, Tang San sailed from a Heaven Dou Empire port and reached Sea God Island by boat.
• Sea Horse Douluo appeared and challenged Tang San as an apparent intruder.
• Tang San explained that he sought strength and had no ill intentions, but Sea Horse Douluo warned that Sea God Island was not open to just anyone.

Tang San reached the Sea God Pillar and underwent its trial, which produced a rare golden light. Bo Saixi revealed that the Sea God had chosen him for the Nine Trials and that completing them would grant him the Sea God's inheritance.

• Tang San told Sea Horse Douluo he had come to attempt the Sea God Trial, and Sea Horse Douluo led him to the Sea God Pillar.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and his Soul Power to overcome the pillar's force and reach it.
• Tang San touched the Sea God Pillar, which flashed yellow, purple, black, and red, astonishing Sea Horse Douluo with a Red-Level Trial.
• A golden light appeared at the top of the pillar, and Bo Saixi arrived to investigate.
• Bo Saixi told Sea Horse Douluo that Tang San had been chosen for the Nine Trials of the Sea God and could inherit the Sea God's power if he completed them.

Tang San received the Sea God’s Nine Trials on Sea God Island and secretly fantasized about using the inheritance to take revenge on the Gourd Babies and Spirit Hall. Si Wa, Wu Wa, Liu Wa, and Qi Wa then arrived without resistance, and Wu Wa felt the Sea God Pillar drawing him in.

• Bo Saixi recognized Tang San as the Sea God’s inheritor and granted him access to Sea God Island’s authority.
• Tang San rejoiced at his chance to become a god and plotted revenge against the Gourd Babies and Spirit Hall.
• Si Wa, Wu Wa, Liu Wa, and Qi Wa arrived at Sea God Island by boat and excitedly ran toward the Sea God Pillar without meeting resistance.
• Sea Horse Douluo and Bo Saixi marveled at the children’s arrival, while Tang San grew jealous and considered killing them with hidden weapons.
• Wu Wa touched the Sea God Pillar and wondered why he felt drawn to it.

Wu Wa and the other Gourd Babies received Sea God trials after touching the Sea God Pillars, while Tang San’s golden Nine Trials became a Red Level Eight Trials. Tang San accused them of taking his inheritance, but the children offered to give it back, leaving him silent and still resentful.

• Wu Wa’s Sea God Pillar granted him the golden Nine Trials, while Tang San’s trial changed to Red Level Eight.
• The other Gourd Babies touched the pillars, and Si Wa, Liu Wa, and Qi Wa received Red Level Nine Trials.
• Bo Saixi and Sea Horse Douluo reacted in disbelief as Tang San angrily demanded an explanation for losing his golden trial.
• Wu Wa and the other Gourd Babies objected to taking exams, then offered to give Tang San their trials.
• Tang San turned away without answering, still wearing a sinister expression.

Bo Saixi pressured Tang San after the Sea God ordered her to secure the Gourd Babies as inheritors. The children agreed to attempt the Nine Trials after Bo Saixi promised to help find their father, and the first trial revealed their requirements were far harder than Tang San’s.

• Bo Saixi threatened Tang San and revealed that the Sea God had ordered her to make the Gourd Babies accept the inheritance.
• Liu Wa remembered that the children had come to find their father, and Wu Wa suggested giving the inheritance to Tang San instead.
• Bo Saixi persuaded the Gourd Babies to accept the trials by promising to help locate their father.
• Bo Saixi explained how the Sea God Marks would provide each trial’s instructions, and the children received their first assignments.
• The Gourd Babies learned they had to climb 666 steps under triple Sea God’s Light, while Tang San had to climb 333 steps under double Sea God’s Light, leaving him resentful.

The Gourd Babies arrived at the Sea God Steps for their demanding trial, while Tang San tried to prove himself by climbing ahead of them. After he struggled to reach the 108th step, Si Wa began his own climb with his siblings cheering him on.

• Tang San walked away after hearing the Gourd Babies' teasing, while Bo Saixi and Sea Horse Douluo reacted with concern to the children's difficult trial requirements.
• The next morning, Bo Saixi led the Gourd Babies to the Sea God Steps, where they admired the staircase and Tang San resolved to show he was stronger than them.
• Tang San climbed for half an hour, used several soul skills, and stopped at the 108th step, exhausted but pleased with his progress.
• The Gourd Babies grew uneasy as they watched Tang San struggle, and Bo Saixi warned them that the steps tested both strength and willpower.
• Si Wa volunteered to climb first, and the other Gourd Babies cheered him on as he stepped onto the staircase.

Si Wa and the other Gourd Babies climbed the Sea God Steps with ease, leaving Tang San stunned and badly injured. The Gourd Babies raced toward the top while Bo Saixi and Sea Horse Douluo watched in disbelief.

• Si Wa found almost no pressure on the Sea God Steps and easily passed Tang San at the 108th step.
• Tang San lost his balance when Si Wa passed him, then fell when he tried to climb farther and was blasted down the steps.
• Wu Wa, Liu Wa, and Qi Wa joined Si Wa on the stairs and found them as easy to climb as ordinary steps.
• The Gourd Babies raced upward, while Bo Saixi and Sea Horse Douluo watched in shock.

The Gourd Babies climbed the Sea God Steps with little difficulty, passing the 900th step without activating their Martial Souls. After releasing them, they found the climb easier and continued toward the summit.

• The Gourd Babies passed the 333rd step and continued climbing as Bo Saixi and Sea Horse Douluo watched in disbelief.
• Tang San broke down in fury and despair as the Gourd Babies surpassed him, secretly gripping something in his hand.
• The Gourd Babies climbed beyond the 900th step, and Bo Saixi confirmed how far they had reached.
• Si Wa suggested activating their Martial Souls, and the Gourd Babies released them together, filling the steps with brilliant light and power.
• Wu Wa grew stronger under the Sea God's Light, and Si Wa led the Gourd Babies onward toward the summit.