Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong tried to use Spirit Hall’s losses and the threat of another Beast Tide to force control over Heaven Dou and keep Li Xun at Spirit Hall. Qian Daoliu blocked her demands, and Bibi Dong left furious while Hu Liena’s attention toward Li Xun aroused Qian Renxue’s suspicion.

• Qian Renxue accused Bibi Dong of causing the elders’ deaths through reckless orders, but Bibi Dong dismissed the blame and implied Spirit Hall could not afford to lose her.
• Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue to focus on cultivation and Heaven Dou, while Bibi Dong demanded that Ning Fengzhi transfer authority over the empire and that Li Xun stay at Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue challenged Bibi Dong’s authority over Heaven Dou, and Qian Daoliu silenced her with his Limit Douluo aura before calling for the empire to pause its expansion.
• Qian Daoliu invited Li Xun to stay with him and Qian Renxue, but Li Xun said he needed to finish other matters first and promised to visit later.
• Bibi Dong stormed out of the Worship Hall with Hu Liena following, and Qian Renxue grew suspicious after noticing Hu Liena repeatedly watching Li Xun.

After Bibi Dong criticized Hu Liena for her lax cultivation, Hu Liena sought out Li Xun and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, asking to learn from him and travel with them. Li Xun planned to visit the Northernmost Land to obtain Soul Rings for his Second Martial Soul, while the Rakshasa God sensed something stirring in the Lower Realm.

• Qian Renxue complained to Qian Daoliu that Bibi Dong's disciple had disrespected her, but Qian Daoliu and Li Xun urged her to learn patience and composure.
• Li Xun advised Ning Fengzhi to consolidate the territory they held, move stronger members back from Star Luo, and travel with him to Gengxin City before returning to Heaven Dou.
• Li Xun told Ning Fengzhi that he planned to visit the Northernmost Land to obtain Soul Rings for his Second Martial Soul.
• Hu Liena arrived at Xunyang Inn with a Spirit Hall Elder's Token and explained that Bibi Dong had scolded her and told her to learn from Li Xun.
• Li Xun said he would soon make a long journey and could not take Hu Liena, but she asked Ning Fengzhi to bring her to Heaven Dou instead.
• The Rakshasa God sensed a disturbance in the Lower Realm and turned her attention toward a spot on the continent.

Rakshasa God watched the Lower Realm as Tang San brought Tang Hao to the Star Dou Great Forest, hoping to find refuge from the Clear Sky Sect’s decline. Bear Lord attacked them, but Bi Ji intervened, and she asked Tang San whether the Sky Azure Bull Python had returned with him.

• Rakshasa God watched Bibi Dong’s growing strength and Yu Xiaogang being beaten by veteran Canghui Academy students before an approaching attack forced her to leave.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that the Clear Sky Sect was finished and led him toward the Central Lake in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bear Lord attacked Tang San, and Tang Hao caught him but was knocked through three trees by the force of the blow.
• Tang San tried to placate Bear Lord, but Tang Hao raised his Clear Sky Hammer, prompting Bi Ji to step between them and remind Bear Lord of Tang San’s story about his mother.
• Bi Ji apologized for Bear Lord’s insult, and Tang San accepted after warning that he hoped it would not happen again.
• Bi Ji asked Tang San why he had returned and whether the Sky Azure Bull Python had come back with him.

Tang San told Bi Ji and Bear Lord that Li Xun had killed Da Ming, prompting them to fear for the Spirit Beasts. Li Xun and Sword Douluo brought Ning Fengzhi and Hu Liena to Gengxin City, where Ning Fengzhi learned that Zhu Zhuqing was also involved with Li Xun and broke down.

• Tang San explained that Li Xun had killed Da Ming and described his twin Martial Souls and Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, alarming Bi Ji and Bear Lord.
• Li Xun and Sword Douluo flew to Gengxin City with Ning Fengzhi and Hu Liena, while Li Xun playfully kept his distance from her.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan welcomed Li Xun and Ning Fengzhi, then grew wary when Hu Liena said Bibi Dong had sent her to learn from Li Xun.
• Ning Rongrong pulled Li Xun away from Hu Liena, and the women later argued over who would sleep with him before Li Xun settled the dispute.
• Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo argued over which daughter would have a child with Li Xun first, until Sword Douluo revealed Zhu Zhuqing was also involved and Ning Fengzhi broke down.

Li Xun traveled with Sword Douluo to the Northernmost Land to meet the Ice Empress and pursue his agreement with her. After meeting them, the Ice Empress said the Snow Empress wanted to see Li Xun.

• Li Xun left Ning Fengzhi and the others behind and traveled north with Sword Douluo while his Doppelgangers' research advanced his cultivation methods.
• Li Xun and Sword Douluo reached the place where they had killed the Titan Snow Demon King and followed the Ice Empress's trail deeper into the Northernmost Land.
• Li Xun's killing intent drove the Ice Scorpions away until the Ice Empress's aura made them turn back and confront the intruders.
• The Ice Empress questioned how quickly Li Xun had grown and asked whether the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was still alive.
• Li Xun released the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and the Ice Empress revealed that the Snow Empress wanted to meet him.

Li Xun sought Snow Empress as a potential Wisdom Spirit Ring and met her in Ice Empress Scorpion’s territory. Doubting the risks of trusting a human, Snow Empress decided to test Li Xun’s strength, and he answered by activating his Martial Soul Avatar.

• Ice Empress Scorpion brought Snow Empress and Ice Bear King to meet Li Xun, while Sword Douluo watched over the gathering.
• Snow Empress spread her chilling aura and warned Ice Empress Scorpion that a human could not be trusted and that their fates might be tied to Li Xun’s survival.
• Li Xun summoned his nine Spirit Rings, convincing Ice Empress Scorpion and making Snow Empress waver as she saw his six Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings.
• Ice Bear King arrived and called Snow Empress “Mother,” prompting her to tell him to stay back before flying toward Li Xun.
• Snow Empress said she would test whether Li Xun had the qualifications to become a god, and Li Xun told Sword Douluo not to interfere before activating True Several Thousand Hands.

Li Xun fought the Snow Empress across a shattered glacier, matching her ice attacks with his Thousand Hands Buddha. As the Snow Empress charged at him, Li Xun launched the Water Cold Sword and multiplied it into a hundred blades with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.

• The Snow Empress spread her Snow Dance Shining Sun domain, and Li Xun stacked his strength and ice buffs before attacking with Summit Buddha.
• The Snow Empress froze one of the Buddha's arms with Great Cold Without Snow, but Li Xun severed the frozen limb and continued his barrage.
• The Snow Empress summoned her Emperor Sword and cut through dozens of arms, but Li Xun destroyed the sword by overwhelming it with more attacks.
• The Snow Empress brought forth five Emperor Swords and dove toward Li Xun while her blades met the Buddha's fists.
• Li Xun dissolved True Several Thousand Hands, sent the Water Cold Sword toward the Snow Empress, and used the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique to multiply it into more than a hundred swords.

Li Xun used Flying Thunder God and a colossal Wood Style Buddha to challenge the Snow Empress, forcing her to evade the devastating impact. Afterward, he promised to revive Ice Empress and Tian Meng if he became a god, and the Snow Empress agreed to examine his Wisdom Spirit Ring.

• The Snow Empress easily cut down Li Xun’s Flying Swords, but he used a planted mark to teleport behind her and attack with his Titan Giant Ape soul bone.
• Li Xun summoned True Several Thousand Hands, Summit Buddha, whose enormous body and fist phantoms forced the Snow Empress to unleash her full strength and flee beyond its landing zone.
• The Buddha struck the ice, shattering the glacier and sending waves of snow across the Northernmost Land.
• Li Xun confirmed he had enough Soul Power for only a few more uses of the technique and thanked the Snow Empress for showing mercy.
• Li Xun promised to revive Ice Empress and Tian Meng if he became a god, then invited the Snow Empress to join his gamble.
• The Snow Empress agreed to inspect Li Xun’s Wisdom Spirit Ring, while Ice Empress nudged her and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm grew lively.

The Ice Empress Scorpion prepared to sacrifice herself to Li Xun, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned that her energy could overwhelm his body. Li Xun used his regenerative abilities to proceed, and the chapter left him enduring the painful fusion of the Ice Empress’s External Soul Bone.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that he could preserve the Ice Empress Scorpion’s soul but could not seal her energy, which might overwhelm Li Xun.
• Li Xun reassured the Ice Empress Scorpion and Snow Empress that his regenerative abilities could help him survive the sacrifice.
• The Ice Empress Scorpion agreed to create an External Soul Bone for Li Xun and began by injecting him with her toxin.
• The Ice Empress Scorpion softened Li Xun’s spinal bones and sent the jade-green External Soul Bone into his body as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm wrapped him in its shed skin.

Li Xun endured the Ice Empress reshaping his spine and gained her External Soul Bone, then completed the fusion of her origin and soul. The process raised his First Spirit Ring to nearly four hundred thousand years and brought him to level ninety-three, leaving Sword Douluo stunned by his strength.

• The Ice Empress reshaped Li Xun's softened spine through a painful process that exhausted her.
• Li Xun learned to control the External Soul Bone, and eleven emerald scorpion limbs and a tail emerged from his back as his body grew stronger.
• The Ice Empress dissolved her origin into Li Xun, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm used his energy to protect her soul.
• Li Xun's Second Martial Soul gained the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice attribute, and his First Spirit Ring rapidly rose to red.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sealed the remaining energy after Li Xun reached level ninety-three, astonishing Sword Douluo.

Li Xun reassured Snow Empress that Ice Empress had survived her transformation and departed the Northernmost Land with her. As Spirit Hall expanded its war against the Star Luo Empire, Tang San and Tang Hao discussed their safety near Central Lake and the need for Tang San to keep cultivating.

• Li Xun found Ice Empress recovering in his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, where Sky Dream Ice Silkworm fussed over her.
• Ice Empress reassured Snow Empress that she was safe, urged her to consider joining Li Xun if she had no other way to survive, and left with him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to keep advancing and demand Gengxin City from Ning Fengzhi, while asking after Hu Liena and worrying about absorbing the Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff's Soul Ring.
• Tang San returned from absorbing death aura on the battlefield and told Tang Hao that the being near Central Lake could protect them from Spirit Hall and Li Xun.
• Tang Hao agreed that Tang San had chosen wisely but warned him not to rely on others' strength or neglect his cultivation.

Tang San accepted that he needed outside power to challenge Li Xun and resolved to kill the Seventh Elder for his fifth divine examination. Meanwhile, Li Xun returned to Heaven Dou City, celebrated Ning Rongrong’s birthday with her and their companions, and set out with them for Sea God Island, leaving Ning Fengzhi behind.

• Tang San reflected on his weakness against Li Xun, and Tang Hao tried to console him with stories about Tang San’s mother.
• Tang San welcomed his fifth examination’s order to kill the Seventh Elder.
• Li Xun and Sword Douluo walked through Heaven Dou City, where Li Xun admired a popular carving of his martial soul and considered spreading the idea further.
• Li Xun reunited with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan, celebrated Ning Rongrong’s nineteenth birthday, and said they would leave for Sea God Island the next day.
• Li Xun departed for Sea God Island with the three women, while Ning Fengzhi watched from outside and wondered what Li Xun intended to do.

Li Xun returned to Sea God Island at rank ninety-three and prepared to complete his God Examination by challenging the seven Sacred Pillar Douluo. He gave Dugu Yan a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, while Bo Saixi began to contemplate leaving the island and seeing the world.

• Bo Saixi and the Seven Saint Pillars sensed Li Xun’s arrival and were shocked by his rank ninety-three cultivation.
• Li Xun told Bo Saixi he planned to finish the remaining examinations, and she and the Sacred Pillar guardians agreed to wait for his challenges.
• Bo Saixi considered how little time she had left and wished to see the world beyond Sea God Island; Li Xun considered recruiting her and Qian Daoliu to help him obtain soul rings, even from Di Tian.
• Li Xun explained the group’s revised examinations and prepared to challenge the Sacred Pillar Douluo without dealing them fatal blows.
• Li Xun offered the Sky Azure Bull Python’s hundred-thousand-year right arm soul bone, and Zhu Zhuqing urged him to give it to Dugu Yan.
• Li Xun placed the soul bone in Dugu Yan’s hand and promised he would find a way to help her pass her God Examination.

Li Xun planned paths to godhood for Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, then asked Xiao Bai to help find Dugu Yan a suitable Soul Ring and offered Xiao Bai a way to become a god. He tried to convince Xiao Bai by showing her his nine Soul Rings.

• Li Xun comforted Dugu Yan, whose Soul Power rose to level eighty after absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python Soul Bone, and led the women to seek her a Soul Ring.
• Li Xun waited for Xiao Bai and considered how Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan could qualify for First Level God examinations.
• Xiao Bai arrived and offered to find Dugu Yan a sea Spirit Beast with poison and offensive abilities for her Soul Ring.
• Li Xun asked Xiao Bai if she wanted to become a god and suggested she could do so by sacrificing herself to him.
• Xiao Bai doubted Li Xun could help her pass a God Examination, so he revealed his nine Soul Rings to persuade her.

Li Xun convinced Xiao Bai to sacrifice herself to Dugu Yan, promising to help her reach godhood, then began the Seagod's Fifth Examination by challenging Seahorse Douluo. Li Xun gained the upper hand, binding Seahorse Douluo in midair as a giant golden spear descended.

• Li Xun showed Xiao Bai his spirit rings and twin martial souls, then introduced her to Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress Scorpion.
• After the others reassured her, Xiao Bai agreed to sacrifice herself, and Li Xun explained that she would sacrifice to Dugu Yan instead so they could both reach the God Realm.
• Li Xun and the others returned to the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, where Seahorse Douluo prepared to begin the Fifth Examination.
• Li Xun caught Seahorse Douluo off guard with Wood Style, Hell's Chaos, but Seahorse Douluo broke free using his Ninth Spirit Ability.
• Li Xun bound Seahorse Douluo with dragon phantoms and chains, then summoned a golden spear wrapped in an azure dragon to strike him.

Li Xun defeated the Sea Pillar Douluo guardians and used his Ninth Spirit Ability to drain their Soul Power, helping Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan with their trials. At the Sea Witch’s pillar, her insinuation that Li Xun wanted to keep her bound prompted the three girls to beat her up.

• Li Xun defeated Seahorse Douluo, whose Soul Power was drained by the Little Azure Dragons before he awarded Li Xun the trial mark.
• Li Xun brought Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan to face the trials, and Seahorse Douluo followed them after realizing Li Xun had deliberately let his Spirit Ability continue draining him.
• Li Xun and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm overcame Sea Illusion Douluo and Seahorse Douluo, while Li Xun used his Ninth Spirit Ability to drain them for the girls’ trials.
• Li Xun quickly bound the Sea Witch with Little Azure Dragon after countering her attacks.
• The Sea Witch implied Li Xun wanted to keep looking at her bound, and Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan beat her up.

After Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan completed their God Examinations, Li Xun faced Sea Dragon Douluo in a one-on-one battle to test his abilities. Li Xun froze the battlefield and detonated the ice, leaving the outcome of the fight unresolved.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan completed their God Examinations, raising their Soul Power to Levels 78 and 86 respectively.
• Li Xun confronted Sea Dragon Douluo beneath the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar and began testing his strength without using his trump cards.
• Li Xun summoned a wooden human, a wooden dragon, and a forest of vines, but Sea Dragon Douluo evaded the opening attack and countered with water blades.
• Li Xun used his Titan Giant Ape soul bone skills and the Magic Breaking Domain to pressure Sea Dragon Douluo, who activated his own domain and attacked the surrounding plants.
• Li Xun unleashed Extreme Cold Spread and Ice Emperor's Wrath, then used electrified vines and freezing air to trap Sea Dragon Douluo in a frozen forest.
• Li Xun activated Ice Explosion Technique, shattering the frozen battlefield and sending icy waves into the air.

Li Xun defeated Sea Dragon Douluo in the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar challenge and earned the reward for the Sea God's Fifth Trial alongside Ning Rongrong. Their Sixth Trial was revealed to require them to last one incense stick against Bo Saixi, who arrived as Li Xun reassured the worried girls.

• Li Xun used his wooden golem to overwhelm Sea Dragon Douluo, destroying the island around the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar while leaving the pillar intact.
• Li Xun set down the dazed Sea Dragon Douluo, and the other six Sacred Pillar guardians realized he had held back in his earlier fights with them.
• After recovering with Li Xun's help, Sea Dragon Douluo admitted defeat and carved Li Xun's challenge victory onto the Sacred Pillar.
• The Sea God's voice declared the Fifth Trial passed and raised Li Xun and Ning Rongrong's Sea God affinity to twenty-five percent each, while increasing the Sixth Trial's difficulty.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan worried about facing Bo Saixi for the Sixth Trial, as Bo Saixi arrived and challenged Li Xun's confidence.

Li Xun began his God Examination by facing Bo Saixi, who unleashed her full power and transformed Sea God Island into a watery battlefield. He tried to flee with Ning Rongrong while his Doppelgangers carried Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan away, but Bo Saixi trapped them beneath enormous Seagod palms.

• Bo Saixi explained that the examination had no explicit restrictions, and Li Xun chose to begin immediately.
• Li Xun sent Doppelgangers carrying Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan toward the island’s edge while he stayed behind with Ning Rongrong to draw Bo Saixi’s attention.
• Bo Saixi summoned her Seagod Martial Soul and raised the surrounding seawater into a sky-spanning curtain that divided Sea God Island.
• Li Xun evaded Bo Saixi’s first attack by teleporting two thousand meters away, then recalled the Water Cold Sword and sent out two more Doppelgangers.
• Bo Saixi used Seagod True Body and Gaze of the Seagod to fill the sky with enormous blue palms that reached for Li Xun and the three women.

Li Xun used his clones, Azure Blue Spears, and Thousand Hands Buddha Statues to evade Bo Saixi’s attacks while protecting Ning Rongrong and the others during the trial. With the allotted time nearly over, he finally launched a counterattack alongside Ning Rongrong, ending the chapter as their Martial Soul Fusion Skill began.

• Bo Saixi’s giant palms and summoned Sea Spirit Beasts attacked across Sea God Island, while Li Xun used clones and Flying Thunder God to evade them.
• Li Xun’s Thousand Hands Buddha Statues struck down the Sea Spirit Beasts, alarming the island’s residents and impressing Sea Dragon Douluo and the other Sacred Pillars.
• Bo Saixi used Seagod Imprisonment to pursue Li Xun with golden chains, gradually restricting his clones as he teleported around the island with Ning Rongrong.
• As the trial’s time ran short, Li Xun sent a clone to attack Bo Saixi with the Water Cold Sword, then teleported to its location with Ning Rongrong.
• Bo Saixi deflected the sword and challenged Li Xun, who answered with a Thousand Hands Buddha Statue and a Nine-Colored Treasure Pagoda using Buddha Pagoda, Compassionate Crossing.