Chapter Summaries

Kong welcomed Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er, accepted their feelings, and brought them into his household. Meanwhile, Tang San headed to the Northernmost Land, determined to kill Guimei with the poison and other trump cards he had prepared.

• Kong reunited with Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er at his residence and admitted that he liked them.
• Shui Yue'er proposed that she and Shui Bing'er marry Kong, and Shui Bing'er confessed her feelings for him.
• Kong embraced both sisters, apologized for making them wait, and welcomed them into his household.
• Tang San left the Icebound Forest for the Northernmost Land and vowed that Guimei would not escape him again.
• Tang San revealed that he had hunted poisonous soul beasts and prepared other trump cards to use against Guimei.

Tang San crossed the Northernmost Land while plotting to seize power and pursue Xiao Wu, unaware that Guimei was nearby and searching for him. As tremors shook the snow, both men sensed that something powerful was approaching.

• Tang San reflected on using the four subordinate clans, taking a god’s position, and manipulating the Douluo Continent to serve his ambitions.
• Tang San considered taking Xiao Wu and other transformed soul beasts for their power and soul bones, then recalled that Xiao Wu had once disguised herself as Wu Mei.
• Guimei wondered at Tang San’s chilling smile and continued toward the Icebound Forest, not knowing Tang San was heading toward the Northernmost Land.
• The ground began to shake beneath Tang San and Guimei, and both sensed that the irregular tremors came from more than one approaching soul beast.

Tang San and Guimei encountered a tribe of enormous Titan Snow Demons led by A'Tai, the Titan Snow Demon King. After Tang San was repeatedly trampled and badly injured, he survived and swore to destroy the tribe.

• Tang San and Guimei recognized the approaching giants as Titan Snow Demons, with A'Tai leading the tribe.
• Tang San tried to avoid notice, but one Titan Snow Demon stepped on him and others repeatedly trampled him as the tribe passed.
• Guimei watched from hiding, judged A'Tai to be far more powerful than a typical Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and chose not to rescue Tang San.
• After the tribe moved on, Guimei found Tang San gravely injured and returned to the shadows to observe him.
• Tang San crawled out of the snow and vowed to wipe out the Titan Snow Demons.

Tang San recovered from the Titan Snow Demons’ attack and hunted soul beasts in the Northernmost Land, where he mistook a disguised Ice Silkworm for an ice bear. He reached the region’s core, found a fifty-thousand-year ice bear, and hesitated to fight because he wanted to save his strongest methods for Guimei.

• Tang San healed his injuries beneath the snow by circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill and drawing on the bloodlines he had devoured.
• Tang San found an Ice Silkworm disguised as a Ten Thousand Year ice bear, chased it, and killed and refined it after exposing the deception with his Purple Demon Eyes.
• Tang San continued hunting and learned that Ice Silkworms were weak prey prized by powerful soul beast races, especially the Ice Jade Scorpions.
• Tang San entered what he believed was the core region of the Northernmost Land and discovered an ice bear with more than fifty thousand years of cultivation.
• Tang San chose not to risk fighting the Fifty Thousand Year Ice Bear because he wanted to save his strongest methods for Guimei.

Tang San fled from a fifty-thousand-year ice bear, only to be nearly killed by a ten-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion's Ice Explosion Technique. Guimei recorded the creature and, finding Tang San barely alive, took his Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night.

• An unnatural icy gust made Tang San and Guimei realize a scorpion with terrifying ice power was nearby.
• The Ice Jade Scorpion circled Tang San, then detonated the ice around him with its Ice Explosion Technique, leaving him covered in blood.
• Guimei recognized the danger of the scorpion, recorded its appearance and abilities, and named it the Ice Jade Scorpion.
• The scorpion left, and Guimei found Tang San barely breathing and reflected on how his luck had worsened since he escaped from the Defense Clan.
• Guimei took Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night, saying he would donate the proceeds to an orphanage.

Tang San survived Guimei’s attack and questioned his own past choices as he fled the Northernmost Land. In Spirit City, Qian Renxue completed the Angel Eight Trials, but the Ninth Trial did not appear until a familiar voice spoke.

• Guimei left Tang San buried in the snow, unaware that his attack had replenished Tang San’s energy and helped him survive.
• Tang San reflected on Guimei’s kindness to orphans and condemned himself for betraying the four affiliated clans and Tai Tan.
• Tang San abandoned the Northernmost Land to hide somewhere safer.
• Qian Renxue completed the Angel Eight Trials and told Qian Daoliu she planned to marry Kong after becoming a god.
• Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu could not see the Angel Nine Trial’s contents until a familiar voice addressed them.

Kong retrieved the Angel Godhood from Poseidon and revealed that the first Angel God had died long ago. Back at the Angel God Temple, Qian Daoliu revealed that Qian Renxue’s inheritance trial would have required his sacrifice, and Kong suggested they resume the inheritance after she rested.

• Kong went to Poseidon’s residence in the God Realm and took possession of the Angel Godhood for Qian Renxue.
• Kong returned to Douluo Continent and told Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu that the Angel God had fallen long ago and Poseidon had kept her Godhood.
• Kong explained that gods could die, then left Poseidon bewildered by his ability to travel freely between the God Realm and the lower realm.
• At the Angel God Temple, Qian Daoliu revealed that he would no longer need to sacrifice himself to open the Angel Inheritance Land.
• Qian Daoliu admitted he had hidden the sacrifice from Qian Renxue because he feared she would refuse the trial, and Kong suggested she rest before continuing the Godhood fusion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang San encounters a mysterious voice offering revenge and power, guiding him deeper into the Northernmost Land.
• Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Kong discuss the God Realm's politics and the Angel God's fall.
• In the God Realm, the Sea God visits Asura God to inquire about a mysterious, powerful entity that caused the Angel God's fall.

Character Developments

• Tang San: Shows curiosity, excitement, and pride upon encountering the mysterious voice, but also frustration at the need for trials.
• Qian Renxue: Expresses concern for her and her loved ones' safety in the God Realm, showing a newfound understanding of its politics and dangers.
• Kong: Reveals that the Angel God's combat power is among the best in the God Realm, but cannot explain why it fell.

Significant Themes

• Fate and opportunity: Tang San sees his encounter with the mysterious voice as a chance favored by fate.
• Power dynamics: The conversation between Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Kong highlights the power structure and politics within the God Realm.
• The unknown: The mysterious entity that caused the Angel God's fall represents an unknown threat, driving the plot forward.

Character Interactions

• Tang San and the Mysterious Voice: A one-sided interaction where the voice guides Tang San, hinting at a potential mentor-mentee relationship.
• Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Kong: They discuss the God Realm's politics, with Qian Renxue showing concern for her loved ones' safety, and Kong providing insights into the God Realm's power dynamics.
• Sea God and Asura God: They discuss the mysterious entity that caused the Angel God's fall, revealing a shared concern and limited knowledge about the threat.

Tang San followed a mysterious voice into the Northernmost Land and found a mass of ominous Black Qi that promised to help him gain revenge. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue celebrated her impending ascension to the Angel Godhood with Kong, leaving Tang San to place his hopes in the unknown power.

• Tang San endured the blizzard in the Northernmost Land and followed the mysterious voice to a portal formed from Black Qi.
• Tang San jumped through the portal, gambling on the chance to gain power and take revenge after losing his Twin Martial Souls and father.
• Kong asked Qian Renxue how she felt about becoming the Angel God, and she celebrated inheriting the family’s Godhood.
• Kong carried Qian Renxue back to their room, where they became intimate.
• Tang San met the mass of Black Qi underground and asked whether it had summoned him to help him.
• The Black Qi confirmed it would help Tang San and took satisfaction in the darkness and hatred within him.

Tang San met Black Qi in the Northernmost Land and agreed to merge with it in exchange for power to take revenge on Kong and Bibi Dong. Black Qi entered Tang San, sending a vast darkness across the region, and Kong sensed the disturbance from Qian Renxue's chamber.

• Black Qi asked Tang San about his name, his arrival in the Northernmost Land, and what had happened to his family and friends.
• Tang San explained that he was hunted and that some of his loved ones had died while others had betrayed him.
• Black Qi revealed that it was the First Darkness After the Birth of the Universe and claimed it could overpower Deities and had once affected the Dragon God with its Darkness Origin.
• Tang San knelt and asked Black Qi for help, then agreed to relinquish control of his body and merge his soul with it.
• Black Qi rushed into Tang San, and the Northernmost Land was engulfed in darkness as its inhabitants felt its immense pressure.
• Kong sensed the powerful darkness from Qian Renxue's chamber in the Worship Hall and looked toward the Northernmost Land.

Tang San, empowered by Darkness Origin Power, attacked the Northernmost Land and fought Snow Empress and Ice Empress until Kong arrived to confront him. The God Kings watched the battle and doubted Kong could defeat the powerful being inside Tang San.

• A black hand seized and devoured A'Tai, and Snow Empress and Ice Empress arrived to investigate and attack its wielder.
• Tang San emerged with immense Black Qi, subdued both women, and prepared to kill them for their power.
• Kong arrived amid heavenly lightning, recognized that Tang San's power was unfamiliar, and defended himself as Tang San attacked with Darkness Origin Power.
• The God Kings observed the fight, and God of Destruction warned that Kong lacked the experience to defeat the powerful being one-on-one.

Kong confronted the Initial Darkness, which had saved Tang San and sought to bargain over devouring Douluo Star. The Five Great God Kings warned Kong not to trust it, and Kong refused to let it destroy his home.

• Kong arrived in time to save Snow Empress and Ice Empress from Tang San, then questioned why the youth cloaked in Black Qi was helping him.
• Life Goddess identified Kong as the Raiden God King and warned that the Initial Darkness had survived even the Dragon God and the Nine Great Dragon Kings.
• Kong asked why the Initial Darkness had chosen Tang San, and Tang San angrily protested when Kong called him trash.
• The Initial Darkness asked whether Kong would stop it from devouring Douluo Star, and Kong firmly refused to let it destroy his home.
• The Initial Darkness offered to target other star systems instead, but the Five Great God Kings urged Kong not to trust it and to destroy it while it was weak.

Black Qi argued that humanity’s heart, rather than darkness itself, was the universe’s first evil, then challenged the God Kings to stop it. It launched an attack on Kong, while Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong rushed toward the Northernmost Land.

• Black Qi challenged the Five Great God Kings’ right to call it evil and argued that humans had spread darkness and disaster.
• Black Qi declared the human heart the first evil thing, and Snow Empress and Ice Empress agreed that human prejudice and ambition had fueled conflict with soul beasts.
• Asura God demanded that Black Qi be stopped from causing massacres, but Black Qi said it was only defending its name and dared them to fight.
• Black Qi unleashed its Darkness Origin Power and attacked Kong, challenging him to prove himself against the God Kings and the Dragon God of old.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong sensed trouble and raced toward the Northernmost Land.

Kong, Tang San, and Black Qi fought as Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong joined the battle, but the first-class gods’ attacks proved ineffective against Black Qi. Unable to defeat it alone, Kong called for Ei, who stepped through a rift to help him.

• Kong and Black Qi clashed, while Bibi Dong and Yu Yuanzhen arrived and recognized Tang San’s astonishing power.
• Kong blocked Black Qi with his World-Destroying Heavenly Lightning, but Black Qi stopped the attack with its Darkness Origin’s Extreme Descent Heavenly Barrier.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong attacked Black Qi, but it easily repelled their divine skills.
• Kong intervened to protect them and called Ei for help when he realized he could not defeat Black Qi alone.
• Ei emerged from a rift behind Kong and agreed to help her husband.

Ei arrived in the Northernmost Land and drove Black Qi away with a single strike. She explained that killing it would destabilize the universe, and Kong proposed sealing it in the God Realm Central Hub.

• Yu Yuanzhen welcomed Ei when she appeared, while Bibi Dong was astonished by her overwhelming aura.
• Ei introduced herself as the Thunder God, Baalzebul, and struck Black Qi with Musou no Hitotachi.
• Black Qi’s defense failed, and it fled after sensing Ei’s strength; the three gods stopped the shockwave from destroying nearby lands.
• Ei told Kong that killing Black Qi would cause the universe to collapse or bring forth an even stronger darkness.
• Kong suggested sealing Black Qi in the God Realm Central Hub, and Ei agreed to help after he consulted the God Kings.

Kong explained that Tang San had joined forces with the universe’s first darkness and warned that they might make a major move. Qian Renxue began inheriting the Angel God’s divine position, and the chapter ended with her transformation into the Angel God despite Dark Qian Renxue’s temptation.

• Kong told Yu Yuanzhen and Bibi Dong that the universe’s first darkness was empowering Tang San and that it might soon make a major move.
• Kong returned to Spirit Hall and reassured Qian Renxue that the God Kings would handle future threats while she focused on inheriting the Angel God’s divine position.
• With Kong and Qian Daoliu’s help, Qian Renxue began inheriting the Angel God’s power, and a golden angel phantom appeared above Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue onward as she climbed the staircase, while Dark Qian Renxue tempted her to become the Dark Main God.
• Qian Renxue reached the end of the staircase and transformed into the Angel God, whose divine pressure forced the worshippers to retreat.

Qian Renxue completed her inheritance of the Angel God’s power as fortune gathered around her, while Tang San began preparing to grow stronger through a method taught by Black Qi. Spirit City then celebrated Kong’s wedding, drawing guests from across the continent and even the God Realm.

• Qian Renxue appeared in the Angel Divine Armor, and Spirit Hall’s people hailed her as the Angel God.
• Fortune power entered Qian Renxue, and Kong concluded that she was Douluo Star’s chosen daughter of destiny.
• Black Qi brought Tang San to Slaughter City and taught him a method to devour living beings so he could strengthen his cultivation and physique.
• Tang San accepted the method and vowed to return for revenge against Kong.
• Spirit City prepared for Kong’s wedding, with Liu Erlong recording gifts as sects, factions, and Deities arrived to congratulate the newlyweds.

Tang San entered Slaughter City’s tavern to gather information, but Black Qi urged him to stop wasting time and act. Tang San attacked the Fallen Ones there and devoured their souls and vital blood.

• Tang San walked through the dilapidated settlement outside Slaughter City and entered a tavern.
• A Black-Clothed Woman told Tang San that ten Gold Soul Coins would not buy much at the tavern.
• Black Qi reminded Tang San that his opponents were growing stronger and demanded that he hurry.
• Tang San released his Clear Sky Hammer and eight soul rings, alarming the tavern’s Fallen Ones.
• Tang San killed the Fallen Ones who tried to flee and used Black Qi’s method to devour their souls and vital blood.

Kong’s wedding in Spirit City drew crowds from across the Douluo Continent, and the God Kings and Sea God arrived to offer congratulations. After the newlyweds entered in red wedding garments and completed the ceremonies, the elders welcomed the guests to celebrate.

• Qian Daoliu, Yu Yuanzhen, and Dugu Bo sensed the arrival of visitors from the God Realm and went outside to greet them.
• The brides received red wedding attire that Kong had chosen to reflect the customs of his hometown and began dressing.
• The Five Great God Kings and Poseidon arrived, and Qian Daoliu and the others invited them into the hall.
• Kong and the other newlyweds entered as birdsong and rustling treetops accompanied them, drawing everyone’s attention.
• After the wedding ceremonies, the elders raised their cups and invited everyone to eat and drink, and the hall filled with congratulations.

After his wedding banquet, Kong spent the night with Ei and the Shogun. Meanwhile, Tang San entered Slaughter City, discovered that he could not use soul skills there, and learned from Black Qi that the city belonged to Asura God.

• Kong saw Yu Tianheng and the others had passed out from drinking, then bid farewell to Asura God and the other five gods as they departed.
• Yu Yuanzhen and the guests urged Kong to leave the cleanup to the servants, so he led the women to their rooms.
• Ning Rongrong and the other women invited Kong to visit them, while Ei and the Shogun stayed with him.
• Kong returned to his festively decorated room with Ei and the Shogun and began his wedding night with them.
• Tang San entered Slaughter City and found that his spiritual power could not reach far in the city’s strange surroundings.
• Tang San ignored the Black Armor Knight’s warning and prepared to fight, but found he could not use soul skills; Black Qi told him the city was Asura God’s territory.