Chapter Summaries

Tang San persuaded Bo Saixi that Sea God Poseidon had selfishly left her to die rather than help ignite his successor’s God Fire, and she accepted his explanation without investigating further. Tang San promised to find a way to spare her and Tang Chen, then revealed that Star Luo’s army had likely invaded the Balak Kingdom.

• Bo Saixi demanded that Tang San explain his claims about the Sea God, and Tang San described Poseidon as selfish and unworthy of her faith.
• Tang Chen explained that a God Servant had to sacrifice themselves to ignite the successor’s God Fire, and offered to take Bo Saixi’s place in Tang San’s final trial.
• Tang San argued that the Sea God could have left power to ignite his God Fire, as the Rakshasa God had done for Zhu Zhuqing, but had chosen not to.
• Bo Saixi accepted Tang San’s account of Poseidon’s death and stopped trying to determine whether it was true.
• Tang San promised that Bo Saixi and Tang Chen could stay together, then told them Star Luo’s army had likely invaded the Balak Kingdom.

Tang San explained that he planned to exploit Dugu Bo’s poison to massacre the Balak Kingdom so he could strengthen himself for his divine trials and the threats facing him. As Tang San and the others discussed the gods on Douluo Continent, an enraged angel arrived and clashed with him.

• Tang San told Tang Chen and Bo Saixi that Zhu Zhuqing had used Zhu Zhuyun as a backup plan and that he intended to reach the Balak Kingdom before the Heaven Dou Empire could react.
• Tang San revealed that Dugu Bo would poison the Balak Kingdom’s people, and that he wanted to use the deaths of millions to forge his strength.
• Tang San warned that the Snow Empress, a god in the Star Dou Forest, and possibly Ning Rongrong could threaten him and Zhu Zhuqing, while the God Realm was occupied sealing a terrifying existence.
• A golden angel phantom appeared and accused Tang San of daring to cause the deaths of millions.
• Tang San took the Asura Divine Sword from Tang Chen and met the angel’s Angel Judgment with his Asura Judgment, splitting the sky with their clash.

Qian Renxue confronted Tang San over the Balak Kingdom massacre, and the two revealed their powerful Soul Master abilities in battle. Tang San called on Tang Chen and Bo Saixi to help kill her, and all three advanced on Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue condemned Tang San for sacrificing ordinary people in the Balak Kingdom, but Tang San defended the massacre and accused her allies of similar crimes.
• Qian Renxue summoned her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and revealed that she had reached Rank 96 as a Titled Douluo.
• Tang San revealed his blood-red Blue Silver Emperor and Rank 95 strength, then attacked Qian Renxue with Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Qian Renxue's holy light dispersed Tang San's blood mist and vines, surprising him with her control of power.
• Tang San asked Tang Chen and Bo Saixi to help him kill Qian Renxue, and they joined him as he charged forward.

Qian Renxue fought Tang San, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen, overpowering their attacks until Tang San detonated all seven Clear Sky Hammer Soul Rings. The blast left both Tang San and Qian Renxue badly wounded, but Qian Renxue retained enough strength that Tang San would likely lose if the fight continued without help.

• Tang San struggled to explain how Qian Renxue had become powerful and experienced enough to withstand three attackers.
• Tang San ordered Bo Saixi and Tang Chen to hold Qian Renxue back while he prepared to use Ring Detonation.
• Bo Saixi and Tang Chen attacked Qian Renxue, who activated her Angel Divine Gear and Angel Image to meet their assault.
• Tang San struck Qian Renxue with all seven detonated Soul Rings, but her Sacred Sword counterattack left him severely wounded.
• Tang San cut off his burning left arm, and Bo Saixi and Tang Chen rushed to his side as the fighters assessed their injuries.

Qian Renxue let Tang San, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen escape, then prepared to return to Spirit Hall while Qian Daoliu stayed to address the crisis in Balak Kingdom. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi learned that poison had devastated Balak Kingdom and that Dugu Bo had been blamed and left unconscious.

• Tang San warned Bo Saixi and Tang Chen that Qian Daoliu was coming, so Tang Chen carried him away while Qian Renxue chose not to pursue them.
• Qian Daoliu appeared beside Qian Renxue, who explained that Tang San might still wield the Asura Divine Sword and said she would return to Spirit Hall to complete her Eighth Test.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu to handle the Balak Kingdom crisis, warning that Dugu Bo's fate could push the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into action.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that the Star Luo army had taken Balak Kingdom and that Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison had spread through it, killing millions and leaving the land quarantined.
• Dugu Bo had tried to clear the poison and evacuate residents, but he fainted after hearing rumors that his loss of control had caused the deaths; he remained unconscious at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi weighed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s response to Tang San and learned that Dugu Yan had left to train near the Star Dou Great Forest. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and Shizaki Kuang San began merging with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and awakened the Evil God King’s lingering consciousness.

• Ning Fengzhi chose to delay confronting Tang San and the others until Ning Rongrong emerged from seclusion, while the Heaven Dou Empire prepared for Xue Ke to step down as regent.
• Bone Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Dugu Yan had left the sect with medicinal ingredients and was last seen near the Star Dou Great Forest, prompting Ning Fengzhi to worry she intended to face the Poisonous Miasma.
• Zi Ji concluded that Ten Thousand Demons King had sacrificed himself after Bi Ji reported his death.
• Ning Rongrong continued tempering her body beneath the Demon Whale Sea Area and entered the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with Shizaki Kuang San to begin their complete merger with it.
• Ning Rongrong and Shizaki Kuang San shattered the Evil God Pearl, releasing the Evil God King’s fragment of divine consciousness.
• The Evil God King appeared before Ning Rongrong and Shizaki Kuang San, and Ning Rongrong greeted him by name, explaining that she had seen his memories while absorbing the pearl.

Ning Rongrong and Shizaki Kuang San questioned the Evil God King about the Evil God Pearl and his stance toward the Dragon God and Silver Dragon King. He explained that he would tolerate the Silver Dragon King remaining in the lower realm but would oppose her entering the God Realm, then asked Ning Rongrong to state her position.

• Shizaki Kuang San confronted the Evil God King about the Evil God Pearl's effects on her family and asked why his consciousness had been inside it.
• The Evil God King examined Shizaki Kuang San's unusual nature and identified that Ning Rongrong and she had encountered the fallen dragons.
• Ning Rongrong asked the Evil God King to explain his views on the Dragon God and the Silver Dragon King.
• The Evil God King described the God Kings' differing positions, saying Goodness and he were mostly indifferent to soul beasts ascending, while Asura and Destruction opposed the Silver Dragon King's return.
• The Evil God King said he would tolerate the Silver Dragon King staying in the lower realm but would not allow her into the God Realm, then asked Ning Rongrong for her answer.

Ning Rongrong and Shizaki Kuang San negotiated with the Evil God King, who offered divine knowledge and a path to godhood in exchange for their cultivation methods. After learning more about the God Realm’s stance on the Silver Dragon King and the Ice God Palace, they chose to cultivate first, and Ning Rongrong eventually reached the Ultimate Realm of Strength.

• Ning Rongrong rejected the Evil God King’s suggestion that she inherit his position and proposed that Kurumi take it instead.
• The Evil God King offered godhood in exchange for Ning Rongrong and Kurumi’s cultivation methods, and warned that he and the Goodness God King would oppose the Silver Dragon King if she entered the God Realm.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to provide the methods later and learned that the Goodness God King’s divine trial was in the Ice God Palace, which had recently activated somewhere on Douluo Continent.
• Ning Rongrong and Shizaki Kuang San decided to absorb the offered power but leave the divine trial mark, then planned to cultivate before returning to find the Snow Empress.
• After an unknown number of years, Ning Rongrong punched through space and achieved the Extreme of Strength at the Ultimate Realm.

Ning Rongrong broke through the limits of her body by adapting to the crushing pressure of the deep sea, then began cultivating to stabilize her realm. In the Balak Kingdom, Tang San regenerated his severed arm and planned to pursue the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but an unknown figure appeared in the Poisonous Miasma.

• Ning Rongrong endured the deep-sea pressure, strengthened her body's adaptability, and resolved to cultivate before attempting to reach the pinnacle of the Four Extremes with Kurumi.
• Ning Rongrong worried that the Golden Dragon King's resentment might affect Gu Yuena after she absorbed the Dragon Soul, then flew to the central sea to cultivate.
• Tang San used the blood of the dead to regenerate his severed left arm, while Tang Chen marveled at his ability.
• Tang San vowed to return and planned to restore his Clear Sky Hammer Soul Rings before targeting the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan for his final two Soul Rings.
• Tang San told Tang Chen and Bo Saixi he would complete the Sea God's eighth trial after recovering; Tang Chen explained that an oath prevented him from attacking the Deep Sea Demon Whale Clan.
• Tang San, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi heard footsteps, and a graceful figure appeared in the Poison Mist-shrouded street.

A masked woman with devastating poison attacked Tang San, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi, but Tang San struck back with the Clear Sky Hammer. The woman recovered from his blow and revealed herself as Dugu Yan, leaving Tang San stunned by her strength and Soul Rings.

• The masked woman entered Tang San’s Poison Mist and declared that she had come to kill him.
• She gathered the Poison Mist into a toxic sphere and unleashed an attack that melted the city walls, forcing Tang San, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi into the air.
• Tang San rushed the woman with the Clear Sky Hammer and sent her crashing a hundred meters away.
• The woman regenerated her shattered arms and other injuries by drawing in the Poison Mist.
• The woman revealed her face, and Tang San recognized her as Dugu Yan and questioned how she had become a Titled Douluo.

Dugu Yan confronted Tang San, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen with a poisonous forest, forcing Bo Saixi and Tang San to flee while Tang Chen stayed behind to hold her off. After their clash devastated the city, Dugu Yan revealed that she did not pursue them because Qian Renxue wanted Tang Chen’s head to commemorate Xue Qinghe.

• Dugu Yan explained that she had come because Tang San had ruined her grandfather Dugu Bo’s reputation, then unleashed her ninth soul skill, Flower Tree World Advent, and filled the area with poisonous gas.
• Tang Chen told Bo Saixi to take Tang San and escape, and they used the Clear Sky Nine Wonders to break through the poisonous forest.
• As Tang Chen confronted Dugu Yan, she began Ring Fusion, prompting him to detonate all eight of his soul rings with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• The clash between Dugu Yan’s poison and Tang Chen’s Ring Detonation devastated the city, and Tang Chen retreated as the energies exploded.
• Dugu Yan recovered amid the Poison Mist beside the Ten Thousand Demons King and said Qian Renxue wanted Tang Chen’s head to commemorate Xue Qinghe.

Dugu Yan gathered the Balak Kingdom’s toxins and advanced to level 95, while Qian Renxue killed Tang Chen and reached level 98. The two discussed Qian Renxue’s plans to take the throne and wage war on the Star Luo Empire, with Dugu Yan offering to help.

• Dugu Yan told Ten Thousand Demons King that Tang Chen and the others had been poisoned, and explained that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had moved its important members to safety.
• Dugu Yan drew in the poisons across the Balak Kingdom, purifying them and breaking through to level 95.
• Qian Renxue detonated Tang Chen’s ninth soul ring, struck him with Angel Judgment, and killed him before storing his body and head in a coffin.
• Qian Renxue told Dugu Yan she would take the throne and declare war on the Star Luo Empire, and promised to revive Xue Ye and compensate Xue Ke with an Emerald Swan Martial Soul and soul bones.
• Dugu Yan offered to help destroy the Star Luo army, but Qian Renxue urged her to spare soldiers who could be disarmed and used as prisoners of war.

Tang San learned that Qian Renxue had killed Tang Chen and planned to flee with Bo Saixi while seeking a powerful spiritual Soul Beast. After completing her secluded cultivation, Ning Rongrong emerged with a new domain and approached the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s residence.

• Tang San identified Qian Renxue as the likely killer of Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi resolved to help Tang San become a god and avenge him.
• Tang San told Bo Saixi they would postpone the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and seek a spiritual Soul Beast over 700,000 years old to help remove the poison in their bodies.
• Tang San planned to have Zhu Zhuqing warn the Tang Sect and Clear Sky Sect to hide, even if that meant surrendering Douluo Continent for the time being.
• Ning Rongrong completed her breakthrough after roughly two years of secluded cultivation and formed a domain that isolated her from the surrounding sea.
• Ning Rongrong sensed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and his family, then opened a spatial crack and went to visit them.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King told the Demon Empress that an overwhelming aura had kept him from approaching Ning Rongrong’s cultivation area for months.

Ning Rongrong emerged from two and a half years of seclusion and learned from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's family about Xue Beng's rebellion and a Beast Tide in the Far North Land. As she prepared to investigate, she gave Lan Fozi a tracking token, alarming the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as Ning Rongrong revealed her Soul Rings.

• Ning Rongrong appeared at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's doorway and effortlessly dispersed his Purple Light Orb, astonishing him, the Demon Empress, and Lan Fozi.
• Ning Rongrong said she had just emerged from seclusion, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King urged her to leave because he feared her power.
• The Demon Empress told Ning Rongrong that two and a half years had passed, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King recounted Xue Beng's rebellion and Snow Empress's visit.
• Lan Fozi reported a Beast Tide in the Far North Land, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King said Snow Empress had advised Ning Rongrong to go there first, or to the Star Dou Great Forest if Snow Empress was absent.
• Ning Rongrong gave Lan Fozi a Nine Treasure token that could track her and allow her to teleport to them, prompting the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to rise in anger.
• Ning Rongrong calmly dismissed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's pressure and began revealing her Soul Rings.

Ning Rongrong revealed that all nine of her Soul Rings were Million Year Soul Rings and warned the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King that Tang San’s ongoing Sea God Test might target her family. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King accepted Ning Rongrong’s token as protection, and Lan Fozi reluctantly kept it.

• Ning Rongrong displayed nine golden Million Year Soul Rings to convince the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s family that she did not need their Soul Rings.
• Ning Rongrong warned that Tang San’s Sea God Test could target the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, the Demon Empress, or Lan Fozi, and offered them a token to summon her.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King told Lan Fozi to accept and safeguard Ning Rongrong’s token, then explained that she trusted Ning Rongrong because she had given up the Ice God’s divine position.
• Lan Fozi reluctantly put the token away despite doubting its safety.

Ning Rongrong arrived at the Abyss-overrun Far North Land and defeated the Quasi-God Scythe Emperor and his forces. She learned that the Abyssal Sage King had wounded Snow Empress, then confronted the Spirit Emperor as the story left them facing off.

• Ning Rongrong teleported to the Far North Land, found it transformed by the Abyss, and worried that Ice Empress and Snow Empress might be dead.
• The Scythe Emperor ambushed Ning Rongrong, and she learned from him that the Abyssal Sage King had severely wounded Snow Empress.
• Ning Rongrong defeated the Scythe Emperor’s Evil Scythes and killed him with spatial blades, then stored his scythes in her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• The Spirit Emperor appeared and demanded that Ning Rongrong stop, but she challenged him to consider what he would do in her position.

Ning Rongrong overcame the Spirit Emperor’s mental attack and severely wounded him with her sword, revealing that he had descended in his true body. Five demigod Abyss Creatures then appeared, and Ning Rongrong resolved to find the Snow Empress and investigate the Ice God Palace.

• The Spirit Emperor used Mental Intimidation against Ning Rongrong, but she dismissed it and remained unaffected.
• Ning Rongrong struck with Void Collapse: Myriad Transformations, forcing the Spirit Emperor to transform into his Abyss Spirit Dragon true body.
• The Spirit Emperor used Plane, Imprisonment, but Ning Rongrong’s attack still grievously wounded him and drained his life force.
• The Spirit Emperor warned that two greater enemies remained, and five demigod Abyss Creatures appeared around Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Rongrong wondered whether the Abyssal Sage King was in the Far North Land and decided to find the Snow Empress and the Ice God Palace.

Ning Rongrong defeated the Spirit Emperor by devouring him with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but the Abyssal Sage King retaliated by projecting his weapon into the Far North Land. She clashed with the weapon using a martial soul fusion skill and then wondered what had happened during her two years in seclusion.

• Ning Rongrong faced the Spirit Emperor and five Quasi-God Rank Abyss Emperors as they powered up and attacked with Space Explosion.
• Ning Rongrong blocked the explosion with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and devoured the Spirit Emperor.
• The Abyssal Sage King projected the Heavenly Saint Splitting Abyss Halberd into the Far North Land, and Ning Rongrong recognized it as the weapon that had injured Snow Empress.
• Ning Rongrong used the martial soul fusion skill God and Demon Dual Slash, Sword Saint Chen Xin, to clash with the halberd projection.
• After the clash, Ning Rongrong noted that Snow Empress and Ice Empress were absent and decided to ask Ning Fengzhi what had happened during her seclusion.

Ning Rongrong witnessed the Sea God Trident being carried toward Wind and Snow Valley and reunited with Ning Fengzhi, the Pillar of Heaven elders, and Spirit Hall. She revealed nine golden Soul Rings, leaving everyone present stunned.

• Ning Rongrong watched the clash of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill and the Heavenly Saint Splitting Abyss Halberd, then broke the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud barrier to retrieve the Heart of the Sea God as the Sea God Trident flew toward Wind and Snow Valley.
• Ning Rongrong chose not to pursue the Sea God Trident, reasoning that she needed to understand the situation before risking a trip to Wind and Snow Valley.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo arrived after the blast, and Ning Rongrong told them she had learned from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King that the Far North Land's seal had expired and Snow Empress was injured.
• Qian Daoliu confirmed that Snow Empress was recovering in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Blue Kite Douluo asked Ning Rongrong about her strength.
• Ning Rongrong told Qian Daoliu that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect no longer feared Spirit Hall and revealed nine golden Soul Rings, astonishing everyone present.

Ning Rongrong revealed nine golden Million Year Soul Rings, shocking Spirit Hall’s elders and Qian Daoliu, who judged her strength beyond that of a Limit Douluo. After the group returned to Skywater Pool, five Abyss Emperors discussed their failed advance and retreated toward Wind and Snow Valley.

• Ning Rongrong explained that her nine Soul Rings and cultivation came from a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect secret, and Qian Daoliu acknowledged her terrifying power.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Ning Rongrong had killed the Scythe Emperor and Spirit Emperor, alarming the gathered Titled Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi urged everyone to leave the unsafe area, and the group returned to Skywater Pool.
• Five Abyss Emperors appeared after the group departed and lamented that the Douluo natives and Dugu Yan’s poison had halted their advance.
• The five Abyss Emperors discussed the Sage Emperor’s absence and flew toward Wind and Snow Valley, where they would be closer to the Abyss Plane.