Chapter Summaries

Ye Buqun accepted Bai Chenxiang’s request to travel with him to Sea God Island, then tested the emperor’s gift, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. After it reacted to his blood and showed him a vision of the sea, he woke with a new understanding of the artifact and prepared to demonstrate its power.

• Bai Chenxiang asked to join Ye Buqun’s journey to Sea God Island, and he agreed.
• Ye Buqun showed Xiao Yao, Meng Yiran, Doudou, and Zhu Zhuqing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and activated it with Soul Power.
• The artifact released overwhelming power that wounded Ye Buqun, and his blood caused its ocean-blue light to turn pale red.
• A blue phantom emerged from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and spoke about finding blood that could withstand its power before vanishing.
• Ye Buqun fell unconscious and experienced a vision of the sea and sky as blue light gathered into his mind.
• Ye Buqun awoke, said he had begun to understand the artifact, and tossed it above his head to demonstrate its abilities.

Ye Buqun demonstrated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s protective and restraining abilities before setting out with his companions toward Sea God Island. After ten days of travel, they reached a coastal town and prepared to continue by ship.

• Ye Buqun used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to conceal and protect the group, then immobilized Meng Yiran to demonstrate its second ability.
• Ye Buqun decided the group would rest overnight before traveling to Sea God Island by carriage and ship.
• Xue Ye supplied the group with travel necessities, and Bai Chenxiang joined them as they departed Heaven Dou City without a public send-off.
• Ye Buqun traveled west with Doudou, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Yao, Meng Yiran, and Bai Chenxiang, while organizing defenses against a possible Spirit Hall attack in his absence.
• After roughly ten days, the group reached a coastal town, where Ye Buqun thanked the coachman and insisted he accept a tip of one thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Ye Buqun and Meng Yiran investigated the massacre of a village and discovered that the attackers were Wolf Bandits, vicious half-human, half-wolf creatures. They followed the bandits into the mountains, where Ye Buqun explained their origins and strength, leaving the group poised to confront them.

• Bai Chenxiang scouted ahead and returned horrified, reporting that Wolf Bandits had slaughtered the villagers and dragged their bodies toward the mountains.
• Ye Buqun shielded Bai Chenxiang, Doudou, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Yao with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, then took Meng Yiran into the village.
• Ye Buqun used the Eye of Mirror to locate the attackers and followed them with Meng Yiran toward the mountains.
• Ye Buqun identified the attackers as Wolf Bandits and explained their origins, brutality, speed, and formidable strength to Meng Yiran.

Ye Buqun and Meng Yiran pursued the Wolf Bandits to avenge a village, where Ye Buqun annihilated them with his sword and found a soul bone. Back with their companions, he offered the bone to Bai Chenxiang, who questioned whether it suited her.

• Meng Yiran attacked the Wolf Bandits, revealed her Soul Emperor strength, and fought them with her Snake Cane and Eight Spider Lances.
• Ye Buqun stepped in, revealed his nine red soul rings, and used his sixth soul skill, True Myriad Swords Return to Origin, to kill the Wolf Bandits.
• Ye Buqun searched the Wolf Bandit leader's corpse and found a cyan right leg soul bone, which Meng Yiran declined because she already had an External Soul Bone.
• Ye Buqun returned with Meng Yiran and offered the soul bone to Bai Chenxiang, who said a leg bone that increased speed would be wasted on her.

Ye Buqun and his companions traveled toward Vast Sea City after Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a powerful soul bone. They entered the port city without revealing Ye Buqun’s arrival, and he left the soldiers sworn to secrecy.

• Ye Buqun identified the soul bone as the Right Leg Bone of Bloodthirsty Frenzy Hurricane, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted it after the others urged her to do so.
• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the soul bone and gained increased speed along with an ability to convert damage dealt into stamina and Soul Power.
• Ye Buqun consulted the map and led the group through a blood-soaked village under the concealment of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• At Vast Sea City’s gate, Ye Buqun showed the soldiers his imperial token, revealing himself as the Martial Merit King.
• Ye Buqun ordered the captain to keep his arrival secret, then entered the city with the girls.

Ye Buqun and Bai Chenxiang entered the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena and fought the Sea Soul Brothers, Hai Yun and Hai Gui. As the brothers filled the arena with mist, Ye Buqun watched while Bai Chenxiang faced the battle without being able to see.

• Ye Buqun and the others visited the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, where Ye Buqun teamed up with Bai Chenxiang as the Fragrant Leaf Duo.
• Ye Buqun and Bai Chenxiang entered the arena to face the Sea Soul Brothers, Hai Yun and Hai Gui.
• Bai Chenxiang released her Swift-tailed Swallow martial soul and showed her remarkable speed, while Ye Buqun held back to let her fight.
• Hai Yun and Hai Gui transformed into water dragons and attacked Bai Chenxiang, who evaded them with her speed.
• Hai Yun and Hai Gui spread dense mist across the arena, leaving Bai Chenxiang unable to see while Ye Buqun watched through the Eye of Mirror.

Ye Buqun and Bai Chenxiang defeated the Hai Yun and Hai Gui brothers in the Vast Sea Great Soul Arena, and the group went to the Vast Sea Auction House the next day. The auction introduced the ancient Soul Tool Dragon Abyss Boat, but many interested bidders reconsidered when they heard its starting price.

• Hai Yun and Hai Gui used mist and their Water Domain to trap Bai Chenxiang, but Ye Buqun protected her and defeated them with lightning through the water without revealing any Soul Rings.
• The host declared the Fragrant Leaf Duo victorious, and Ye Buqun carried the exhausted Bai Chenxiang back to the VIP room.
• Ye Buqun proposed that the group rest and visit the auction house the next day, and everyone agreed.
• Ye Buqun led the group to the Vast Sea Auction House, where the host presented the Dragon Abyss Boat and explained its sailing, diving, and defensive abilities.
• Many Soul Masters who had been considering bids backed away after the host announced the Dragon Abyss Boat's starting price.

Ye Buqun bought the Dragon Abyss Boat at auction, then chartered the Grand Voyage under the alias Ye Feng to take his group out to sea. The ship left Vast Sea City in clear weather, while Xiao Yao looked forward to seeing the boat’s true form.

• Ye Buqun bid ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and bought the Dragon Abyss Boat after no one else raised the price.
• Xiao Yao wanted to test the boat in the private room, but Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran stopped her, and Ye Buqun promised she could see it unfold at sea.
• Ye Buqun and his companions left Vast Sea City and rented the large ship Grand Voyage rather than using the Dragon Abyss Boat immediately.
• Ye Buqun introduced himself to Captain Wald as Ye Feng to avoid drawing attention to his status as Imperial Preceptor and Number One Martial King.
• Wald ordered the Grand Voyage to set sail, and the group headed out across the calm sea as Xiao Yao marveled at its vastness.

Ye Buqun and the others enjoyed a seafood feast aboard Captain Wald’s ship, but Meng Yiran and Zhu Zhuqing grew suspicious of the crew. After Ye Buqun revealed he had purified their food against possible poison, the group prepared to stay together and watch for trouble.

• Xiao Yao devoured the seafood while Ye Buqun ordered more dishes, despite the first mate’s rude manner.
• Strong winds made Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang seasick, while Xiao Yao stayed well and helped Zhu Zhuqing.
• Shu Tou eyed the women traveling with Ye Buqun and watched Bai Chenxiang as she flew beside the ship.
• Meng Yiran suggested that everyone stay together overnight because she sensed something was wrong with the ship.
• Ye Buqun explained that he had used an Immortal Herb to purify their meals, and he said he wanted to see what the crew was planning.

Ye Buqun and his companions sailed toward Sea God Island aboard the Grand Voyage, where Captain Wald warned them of dangerous Sea Soul Beasts. Their journey was interrupted by the Sea Demon Pirate Group, and Bai Chenxiang rejected the crew’s plan to surrender, insisting she would fight alongside her companions.

• Xiao Yao fell asleep while the group discussed their plans, and everyone stayed in the same room overnight.
• Captain Wald told Ye Buqun that the ship was eleven or twelve days from its destination and would soon enter waters where Sea Soul Beasts were active.
• A pirate ship flying a skull flag approached the Grand Voyage, and Wald identified it as the Sea Demon Pirate Group.
• The pirates threatened to kill everyone unless they surrendered, prompting Wald and Shu Tou to urge surrender while Long Shuyuan stayed silent.
• Meng Yiran and Bai Chenxiang refused to give in, and Bai Chenxiang vowed to fight rather than abandon her companions.

Long Shuyuan revealed that he had been serving undercover aboard the Grand Voyage to expose Wald’s collusion with Captain Heidel and the Sea Demon pirates. As the pirates boarded and the traitors attacked, Long Shuyuan identified himself as the Heaven Dou Empire’s General Suppressing Bandits and prepared to eliminate them.

• Bai Chenxiang refused to surrender, and the Sea Demon pirates fired arrows before boarding the Grand Voyage.
• Captain Heidel revealed that he and Wald were allies, while Wald declared himself the crew’s captain and pressured the sailors to submit.
• Shu Tou and Wald revealed their Martial Souls and attacked Long Shuyuan, who refused to surrender to the traitors.
• Long Shuyuan revealed his Level 65 Straight Blade Light Sword Martial Soul and his identity as the Heaven Dou Empire’s General Suppressing Bandits, sent undercover to bring down Wald and the pirates.

Long Shuyuan revealed his identity as an imperial general and fought the Sea Demon pirates, but a school of ten-thousand-year Sea Demon Sharks overwhelmed the ships. As the sharks closed in on Long Shuyuan, another swordsman unleashed a far stronger sword-rain attack, leaving him stunned.

• Long Shuyuan revealed his sword martial soul and killed Shu Tou with his third Soul Skill.
• Heidel transformed into a flood dragon as ten-thousand-year Sea Demon Sharks surrounded the Grand Voyage and the Sea Demon.
• The sharks leapt aboard, slaughtered the pirates, and tore Wald apart when he tried to fight them.
• Long Shuyuan used his Torrential Rain Blazing Sword Soul Skill, but the sharks' Sea Domain weakened his attacks and they surrounded him.
• A second, vastly more powerful sword-rain attack struck the sharks, stunning Long Shuyuan with its resemblance to his own Soul Skill.

Ye Buqun and the survivors aboard the Grand Voyage faced a Deep Sea Demonic Whale after he defeated a school of Sea Sharks. He defended the ship from the hundred-thousand-year soul beast’s attacks, but the whale remained before them.

• Ye Buqun used True Myriad Swords Return to Origin to slay many Sea Sharks surrounding the ship.
• The sea erupted, destroying the Sea Demon, while Ye Buqun lifted the Grand Voyage above the water on a giant sword.
• A Deep Sea Demonic Whale surfaced, and its roar and attacks overwhelmed the survivors; Long Shuyuan identified the beast.
• Ye Buqun used his Snake Lance to block the whale’s blue light bullets and then split its towering curtain of water in two.

Ye Buqun fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale at sea, but an ancient voice emerging from the azure light on his forehead stopped the battle and drove the whale away. The voice then vanished into Ye Buqun’s mind, saying it had waited twenty thousand years and hoped he would not disappoint it.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale sent a towering curtain of water at the Grand Voyage, and Ye Buqun split it with his Snake Lance.
• Ye Buqun summoned Tang Chen’s power, brought out the bloody Clear Sky Hammer, and struck the whale while it unleashed its Domain of the Sea.
• An aged voice from the azure light on Ye Buqun’s brow ordered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale to retreat, then trapped it in a seawater cage.
• The voice spared the whale after it apologized and warned it never to provoke Ye Buqun again, and the whale fled beneath the sea.
• The azure light disappeared into Ye Buqun’s mind as the voice said it had waited twenty thousand years and hoped he would not disappoint it.

After the Deep Sea Demonic Whale vanished, Ye Buqun and the others recovered aboard the Grand Voyage, and Long Shuyuan learned Ye Buqun’s identity as the Heaven Dou Empire’s Martial Merit King. As the ship approached an island, Ye Buqun gave Long Shuyuan a letter and his seal token so he could report directly to Emperor Xue Ye.

• Ye Buqun and Xiao Yao woke after the sea had calmed, and Ye Buqun told her the Deep Sea Demonic Whale was gone.
• Long Shuyuan, Doudou, Meng Yiran, and the others woke and discussed their encounter with the legendary Sea Soul Beast.
• Meng Yiran revealed Ye Buqun’s name, and Long Shuyuan recognized him as the Imperial Preceptor and knelt to pay respects to the Martial Merit King.
• As the Grand Voyage neared an island, Ye Buqun and Long Shuyuan agreed to part so Long Shuyuan could report to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ye Buqun gave Long Shuyuan a letter and the seal of the Number One Martial King to help him gain an audience with Emperor Xue Ye.

Ye Buqun and his companions landed on Purple Pearl Island and met Jixiang, a ship’s doctor and member of the Purple Pearl Pirate Group, who agreed to guide them to the harbor. Ye Buqun gave Jixiang rare medicinal treasures, and Jixiang accepted them as a gift from a friend.

• Doudou identified the island as Purple Pearl Island, a stop on the way to Sea God Island, while Meng Yiran frightened Xiao Yao with a story about monsters that ate cats.
• Jixiang confronted the group, and Ye Buqun recognized him as a doctor from the scent of medicinal herbs on his clothes and sack.
• Jixiang revealed that he belonged to the Purple Pearl Pirate Group and warned that the group’s captain was difficult, but agreed to guide them to the harbor.
• Ye Buqun gave Jixiang Dragon Spirit Leaves, a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, and other precious medicinal ingredients.
• Jixiang initially refused the treasures but accepted them after Ye Buqun called them a gift between friends.

Ye Buqun gave Jixiang rare medicinal herbs and a storage pouch, and Jixiang shared details about the Purple Pearl Pirate Group and Sea God Island. He warned the group that Sea God Island’s trials were dangerous and that outsiders who entered might not be able to leave.

• Ye Buqun gave Jixiang a Dragon Spirit Leaf, a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, and a Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch that could store living creatures and preserve herbs.
• Jixiang thanked Ye Buqun and led the group toward the harbor, telling them the pirate group had over two thousand members, more than sixty warships, and Captain Purple Pearl as its strongest member.
• Jixiang revealed that he had been born on Sea God Island but was sent away because he lacked Soul Power and could not pass its trial.
• Jixiang warned Ye Buqun and the others that Sea God Island’s trials could be fatal and that those who entered might be unable to leave.
• Jixiang explained that Sea Soul Masters worshipped the Sea God and believed the god existed, while Zhu Zhuqing asked whether gods truly lived on Douluo Continent.

Ye Buqun and his companions insisted on going to Sea God Island despite Jixiang’s warnings about its dangerous trials and lifelong commitment. At the Purple Pearl Pirate Group’s base, the pirates surrounded them and demanded a fifty-thousand-Gold-Soul-Coin toll.

• Jixiang explained that Sea God Island’s trials were dangerous, varied in difficulty, and required those who passed to remain on the island for life.
• Ye Buqun thanked Jixiang for his concern but declared that his group would go to Sea God Island and face its trials.
• The group arrived at the Purple Pearl Pirate Group’s base and heard Captain Purple Pearl berating Purple Fathead for losing most of his fleet to a hundred-year Sea Soul Beast.
• The pirates surrounded Ye Buqun and his companions, and Jixiang tried to reassure them that the group meant no harm.
• Commander Skinny demanded fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins as a toll, despite Jixiang’s objection.

On Purple Pearl Island, Captain Purple Pearl tried to force Ye Buqun to leave one of the women behind in exchange for passage to Sea God Island. After Ye Buqun defeated two of her combat captains, Jixiang proposed settling the dispute under the Pirate Code, and Ye Buqun agreed to hear its terms.

• Ye Buqun refused to pay the pirates who demanded treasure, and Captain Purple Pearl stopped her men from attacking him.
• Captain Purple Pearl demanded that one of Ye Buqun's women stay behind, so Ye Buqun knocked Captain Skinny unconscious for speaking rudely.
• Tiger Head, a level fifty-eight Soul King, attacked Ye Buqun and was blasted back by a casual wave of fist force.
• Captain Purple Pearl threatened to keep the group on the island, but Jixiang urged her to settle the dispute using the Pirate Code.
• Jixiang explained that the captains would wager and duel without crew interference, and Ye Buqun agreed to the arrangement.

Ye Buqun accepted Zi Zhenzhu’s wager that the loser would become the winner’s slave, then defeated her swiftly with his Soul Breaking Spear. Zi Zhenzhu refused to become his slave and tried to kill herself, but Ye Buqun knocked away her dagger and faced her loyal crew as they prepared to die alongside her.

• Zi Zhenzhu challenged Ye Buqun to a duel with lifelong slavery as the stakes, and Ye Buqun agreed despite Xiao Yao’s concerns.
• Zi Zhenzhu revealed her Sea Serpent Martial Soul and seven soul rings, while Ye Buqun manifested the Soul Breaking Spear and eight soul rings.
• Ye Buqun used his spear and first soul skill, Tremor, to knock Zi Zhenzhu off balance and pin her with the spear tip, winning the duel.
• Zi Zhenzhu drew a dagger to kill herself rather than become Ye Buqun’s slave, but Ye Buqun knocked it from her hand.
• Zi Zhenzhu’s pirates dropped their weapons and declared they would die with their captain, while Ye Buqun withdrew his Martial Soul and said he had no intention of killing her.