Chapter Summaries

Ye Wen sold a large stock of Storage Rings to Heaven Dou, Star Luo, and the Three Upper Sects, shifting the balance between the empires and leaving Spirit Hall isolated. After arranging another shipment for Star Luo, he watched both Heavenly Path Academy teams reach the finals, which began in the Star Luo Empire.

• Ye Wen reflected on Ning Fengzhi and the Three Upper Sects’ opposition to Spirit Hall’s unification plans, while Ning Fengzhi thanked him for helping his younger sister.
• Ye Wen offered his stock of Storage Rings for sale, and the three parties present bought them all for twenty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Worried that the sale would upset the balance between the empires, Ye Wen began making more Storage Rings and sent Huo Quan to sell higher-grade ones to Star Luo.
• Heaven Dou and Star Luo’s contract with Ye Wen barred Storage Soul Tools from being sold to Spirit Hall, angering Qian Xunji, who chose to develop in secret rather than start a war.
• Both Heavenly Path Academy teams advanced to the finals in the Star Luo Empire, and the tournament’s final matches began.

At the tournament, Heavenly Path Academy’s Dao Ba and Huo Quan began a fierce one-on-one duel after their teams dominated the competition. The Great Emperor of the White Tiger tried to recruit Ye Wen’s disciples, while Ye Wen warned that their battle might overwhelm the arena’s barrier.

• Huo Quan challenged Dao Ba to settle their earlier contest, and the other Heavenly Path Academy students left the platform to avoid injuries.
• Huo Quan revealed his evolved Ice Fire Golden Body Martial Soul, while Dao Ba remained unfazed and charged with his Heavenly Demon Chaos Heart Blade.
• Dao Ba and Huo Quan exchanged powerful blows, impressing the spectators and drawing the Great Emperor of the White Tiger’s interest in recruiting them.
• Ye Wen told the Great Emperor that his disciples could choose their own futures, and the emperor said he would try to recruit them anyway.
• Ye Wen warned that the duel could overwhelm the barrier and endanger the stands, so the Great Emperor ordered Soul Saints to replace the barrier attendants.

Dao Ba and Huo Quan unleashed their powerful Soul Skills in a fierce duel on the Soul Dueling Platform. Huo Quan won their final clash, leaving Dao Ba defeated but determined to catch up to his senior brother.

• Dao Ba released his lightning abilities, while Huo Quan revealed his formidable Soul Rings and stacked several enhancement Soul Skills.
• Dao Ba and Huo Quan traded rapid blows and powerful Self-Created Soul Skills, shaking the platform’s barrier.
• Dao Ba launched his sixth Soul Skill, Furious Dragon Thunderbolt, and Huo Quan met it with Great Strength Furious Strike and Finger Gun: Cannon.
• Huo Quan endured the clash, while Dao Ba’s body gave out and he collapsed after acknowledging Huo Quan’s victory.
• Dao Ba vowed to catch up to Huo Quan, and Ye Wen concluded that Dao Ba had lost because his Tool Soul gave his body less enhancement.

Ye Wen reunited with Bibi Dong and learned that Qian Xunji had ordered her to enter the dangerous City of Slaughter. Worried that the place would draw her into divine trials and ruin her future, Ye Wen warned her away after explaining its horrors.

• Ye Wen celebrated Heavenly Path Academy's victory from the hotel balcony while considering his search for a powerful eighth Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong came to see Ye Wen, and they spoke about their years apart and her complicated feelings for him.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Wen that her teacher had arranged for her to visit a dangerous place so she could grow stronger and become a pillar of Spirit Hall.
• Ye Wen realized Bibi Dong was being sent to the City of Slaughter and urged her not to go, warning that she would have no way back once she entered.
• Ye Wen explained the City of Slaughter's origins and dangers, leaving Bibi Dong pale after she learned that its inhabitants drank human blood.

Ye Wen helped Bibi Dong avoid being sent to the City of Slaughter by Qian Xunji and arranged for her to hide at his academy. He secretly followed her escort and successfully made Spirit Hall believe she had entered the City, while questioning Qian Xunji’s supposed concern for her safety.

• Bibi Dong asked Ye Wen what she should do after Qian Xunji ordered a Titled Douluo to escort her to the City of Slaughter.
• Ye Wen offered to hide Bibi Dong at his academy and later take her somewhere Spirit Hall would not dare enter, and she accepted his help.
• Ye Wen and Bibi Dong planned how to deceive her escort, and Ah Yin later joined Ye Wen after learning what had happened.
• The next day, Ye Wen secretly followed Bibi Dong’s group as they returned, while the Heavenly Path Academy group traveled separately.
• Ye Wen used Between Mimicry to switch Bibi Dong with a substitute and make her Titled Douluo escort believe she had entered the City of Slaughter.
• Ye Wen confirmed that Bibi Dong had no Soul Bones and doubted Qian Xunji had truly intended to help her grow stronger.

Ye Wen learned that the Mermaid Race knew of a 600,000-year-old Soul Beast nearing its Heavenly Tribulation and agreed to seek it in the Extreme North Ice Plains. The Snow Empress watched them travel, believing the Child of the World's safety was her responsibility.

• Ye Wen kept out of Tang Hao's affairs and studied the Dragon Abyss Boat while news spread that Spirit Hall was pursuing Tang Hao.
• Azure Sea Douluo and Tribe Leader Hait told Ye Wen about a 600,000-year-old Soul Beast and asked him to protect both its race and the Mermaid Race if he absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Hait explained that the Soul Beast hoped Ye Wen might become a god and revive it, and Ye Wen agreed to the arrangement.
• Ye Wen traveled with Azure Sea Douluo and Hait toward the Extreme North Ice Plains as the Snow Empress watched from afar.
• The group reached the Mermaid Race's territory by the sea, where Ye Wen waited on shore while the others went underwater.

Ye Wen accepted Cang Lao’s sacrifice and rose to level ninety, gaining a six-hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and powerful Soul Bone skills. After parting from Hait, Ye Wen postponed his trip to Sea God Island to finish developing his Battle Armor.

• Cang Lao offered to sacrifice himself to help Ye Wen reach Titled Douluo and asked him to protect the Abyssal Unicorn Whale and Mermaid races.
• Cang Lao sacrificed himself, and his Soul Power raised Ye Wen from level eighty to level ninety as Ye Wen absorbed his Soul Ring.
• Cang Lao gave Ye Wen a six-hundred-thousand-year head Soul Bone with two skills, then entered slumber in the Soul Ring.
• Hait took Cang Lao’s juvenile Abyssal Unicorn Whale form and promised to repay the protection Cang Lao had given their race.
• Ye Wen declined to go to Sea God Island for now and returned to his work on the imitation Soul Bone armor he called Battle Armor.

Ye Wen developed the Red and Crimson Battle Armor but could not advance his research without better forging, so he recruited Lou Gao to help create stronger materials. Lou Gao joined him enthusiastically, and the two began producing Spirit Forging metal for future Battle Armor.

• Ye Wen completed Red, a One-Word Battle Armor that let a Soul King use a Martial Soul Avatar, and developed the unfinished Two-Word Battle Armor Crimson.
• Ye Wen concluded that Three-Word Battle Armor needed to circulate Soul Power by itself and possess its own spirituality, which he could not achieve alone.
• Ye Wen secretly met Lou Gao and showed him Crimson, prompting Lou Gao to enthusiastically join his research.
• Ye Wen explained the metal requirements for Three-Word Battle Armor, and Lou Gao quickly grasped the advanced forging method.
• Ye Wen and Lou Gao produced Spirit Forging metal and marveled at its changed properties.

Ye Wen and Lou Gao completed Douluo Continent’s first Three-Word Battle Armor, then Ye Wen organized the Body Sect under Huo Rui and Huo Quan to protect Heavenly Path Academy’s interests. With the academy’s affairs settled, Ye Wen and Azure Sea set out for Sea God Island.

• Ye Wen and Lou Gao spent half a year mastering Soul Forging and created the Three-Word Battle Armor Crimson Wind, which they upgraded with storable wings.
• Ye Wen gave the armor to level 70 Lou Gao, who became capable of rivaling a Titled Douluo and devoted himself to their continuing research.
• The Huo Siblings drove off a Soul Douluo who trespassed in Blue Silver Forest, while Body Martial Soul users began seeking refuge at Heavenly Path Academy.
• Ye Wen tasked Huo Rui and Huo Quan with establishing the Body Sect, which recruited 112 Body Soul Masters and kept its Secondary Awakening method secret.
• After Heavenly Path Academy’s affairs were settled, Ye Wen and Azure Sea departed for Sea God Island, avoiding the Demon Whale Sea Territory.

Ye Wen underwent the Sea God’s appraisal at the Sea Maiden Sacred Pillar and was recognized by Poseidon as a candidate to inherit his godhood. After meeting Bo Saixi, Ye Wen refused to delay and asked to begin the Sea God’s Nine Trials immediately.

• Ye Wen arrived in Sea Maiden City with his companion and met the Sea Maiden Douluo at the harbor.
• The Sea Maiden Sacred Pillar’s blue light continued assessing Ye Wen while Poseidon watched from his divine hall.
• Poseidon recognized Ye Wen’s potential and approved him to accept the Sea God’s trial, causing the Sacred Pillar to shine gold and marking Ye Wen’s forehead with a golden trident.
• Bo Saixi arrived and learned that Ye Wen was the godhood inheritor; Ye Wen introduced himself as the headmaster of Heavenly Path Academy.
• Bo Saixi offered to arrange Ye Wen’s accommodations before starting the trial, but Ye Wen asked her to take him to Sea God Mountain at once.

Ye Wen cleared the first of the Sea God's Nine Trials and began absorbing a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, which grew into a million-year God Ring as Poseidon intervened. The Sacred Pillars' light converged around Ye Wen as ten blue ripples appeared on the golden ring.

• Ye Wen climbed the 333 steps of Sea God's Light in five minutes and received a 5% increase in Sea God Affinity.
• Ye Wen learned that his second trial required him to cross the Ring Sea without killing Sea Soul Beasts or using Soul Skills or a Titled Douluo's flight ability.
• Ye Wen asked Bo Saixi for a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and used Between Mimicry to analyze it, concluding that Divine Power helped create Soul Rings.
• Ye Wen absorbed the ring as it grew beyond ordinary limits, and Poseidon decided to help him obtain a million-year God Ring.
• The ring turned sacred gold after ten golden patterns formed, while the seven Sacred Pillars converged their light around Ye Wen and ten blue ripples appeared on the ring.

Ye Wen completed his God-Bestowed Ninth Soul Ring, becoming a Level 93 Titled Douluo and earning the support of Sea God Island’s elders. He then crossed the Ring Sea with Moonwalk, cleared his second trial, and received more Sea God Affinity and stronger Soul Rings.

• Ye Wen formed a golden Ninth Soul Ring, revealed his Soul Rings to the assembled Titled Douluo, and introduced himself as the Level 93 Skywalker.
• Bo Saixi arranged for Ye Wen to stay in Sea God Palace, and he considered how he might win her support.
• Ye Wen inspected his new Planetary Devastation Soul Skill and decided to continue the remaining trials.
• Ye Wen used Moonwalk to cross the Ring Sea before Xiao Bai could stop him, then comforted her after she failed her task.
• The Sea God announced that Ye Wen had cleared the second trial and awarded him 5% Sea God Affinity and a ten-thousand-year increase to all his Soul Rings.

Ye Wen began the Sea God's Fourth Trial, which required him and Xiao Bai to kill the Evil Orca King, but he agreed to spare the orca pod if its king sacrificed himself. As the sacrifice began, Ye Wen summoned the Time Orb to receive the Evil Orca King's Soul Ring.

• Ye Wen endured the Furious Wave Abyss for 24 hours and cleared the Third Trial, gaining increased Sea God Affinity and higher Soul Ring age limits.
• Ye Wen met Xiao Bai and traveled with her to find the Evil Spirit Orcas for the Fourth Trial.
• Ye Wen revealed his nine Soul Rings and used his Domain Expansion to trap the Evil Spirit Orca pod.
• The Evil Orca King offered to sacrifice himself if Ye Wen spared his pod, and Ye Wen agreed.
• Xiao Bai urged Ye Wen to destroy the pod, but he rebuked her and defended the orcas' right to survive.
• The Evil Orca King began his sacrifice, and Ye Wen summoned the Time Orb to receive the Soul Ring.

After passing the Battle of Sharks and Whales, Ye Wen defeated the seven Sacred Pillar Douluo and advanced to the Sea God's Sixth Trial, which required him to defeat Bo Saixi. He chose to rest until the next day while Bo Saixi prepared to face him.

• Ye Wen absorbed the Time Orb's Second Soul Ring, rose to Level 95, and gained an Evil Orca King left arm bone.
• Ye Wen told Xiao Bai to settle the conflict with the Evil Spirit Orcas, and she rallied her clan to fight them.
• Ye Wen passed the Fourth Trial, gaining Sea God Affinity and a level, then received the Fifth Trial to defeat the seven Sacred Pillar Douluo.
• Ye Wen used his domain to defeat the seven Sacred Pillar Douluo, treated their injuries, and passed the Fifth Trial, reaching Level 97.
• Ye Wen received the Sixth Trial to defeat Bo Saixi, while Bo Saixi considered her feelings for Tang Chen and prepared for their confrontation.
• Ye Wen decided to conserve his strength and challenge Bo Saixi the next day.

Ye Wen and Bo Saixi fought at sea as part of the divine trial, with Bo Saixi drawing on her Sea God Domain and Ye Wen using layered defenses and a concealed explosion. Ye Wen then unleashed his domain and sent Bo Saixi's own attack back through a spatial gate, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Ye Wen and Bo Saixi left Sea God Island to fight at sea, where Bo Saixi planned to use her full strength in the divine trial.
• Bo Saixi activated the Sea God Domain and attacked Ye Wen with her Fifth Soul Skill, Vast Sea Boundless.
• Ye Wen blocked the attack with twelve layers of Barrier of Emptiness, trapped Bo Saixi, and detonated Evil Orca Mirror Annihilation, but she emerged unharmed.
• Bo Saixi activated her Sea God True Body and Azure Waves Fury, while Ye Wen teleported away and prepared his full strength.
• Ye Wen expanded his domain, opened a spatial gate beside Bo Saixi, and redirected her attack toward her.

Ye Wen fought Bo Saixi for the Sea God trial, overcame her defenses with his Battle Armor and soul bone skill, and won. He spared her and promised to revive her after her sacrifice, while Bo Saixi began to feel an unexpected attachment to him.

• Ye Wen disrupted Bo Saixi’s Sea God Domain with repeated Space Shockwaves and forced her to rely on her divine power and soul skills.
• Bo Saixi trapped Ye Wen with the Golden Thirteen Halberds and attacked with Azure Waves Fury, but he blocked her strike with his Crimson Wind Battle Armor.
• Ye Wen used his enhanced strength to overwhelm Bo Saixi and broke her Sea God’s Protection with Heavenly Horn Break.
• Ye Wen grabbed Bo Saixi by the neck and declared that she had lost, prompting the Sea God to confirm her defeat.
• Ye Wen loosened his grip, lifted Bo Saixi into his arms, apologized, and promised he could revive her after her sacrifice.
• Bo Saixi felt ashamed that Ye Wen had exposed her secret feelings, then began to develop an inexplicable attachment to him.

Ye Wen passed the Sea God's Seventh Trial by drawing the Sea God Trident, reached level 99, and learned the Sea God's Thirteen Forms. He returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital for the Heart of the Sea God and found it hidden in Xue Ye's bedroom, completing the Sea God Island trials and preparing for the main plot.

• Ye Wen easily pulled the Sea God Trident from its pillar, revealing its golden form and drawing Sea God Island's inhabitants to worship.
• Ye Wen received the Sea God's Thirteen Forms and passed the Seventh Trial, increasing his cultivation to level 99.
• Ye Wen learned that the Heart of the Sea God was in the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital and told Bo Saixi he would return to Sea God Island soon.
• Ye Wen traveled to the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital, infiltrated the palace treasury, and recognized its displayed Heart of the Sea God as a fake.
• Ye Wen searched the palace and found the real Heart of the Sea God in a secret chamber in Xue Ye's bedroom.

After completing his eighth Sea God trial and reaching level 100, Ye Wen brought several of his core allies to Sea God Island to strengthen them. He then set out with Xiao Bai to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King for his final trial.

• Ye Wen found the Heart of the Sea God in the Heaven Dou Empire, embedded it into the Sea God Trident, completed the eighth trial, and reached level 100.
• Ye Wen returned to Heavenly Path Academy, then brought Huo Rui, Ah Yin, Bibi Dong, Dugu Bo, Dao Ba, and Chen Youyu to Sea God Island.
• Ah Yin and Bibi Dong received Top-Tier Nine Trials, while Huo Rui and Dao Ba received Top-Tier Eight Trials and Chen Youyu and Dugu Bo received Red Rank Eight Trials.
• Ye Wen asked Xiao Bai to guide him to the Demon Whale Sea Territory to find the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Ye Wen recalled that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had consumed other Soul Beasts and reached a cultivation of more than 990,000 years, despite its true cultivation being around 300,000 years.

Ye Wen confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to complete the final Sea God trial, but tried to negotiate instead of fighting. He offered the whale a chance to sacrifice himself willingly and become a God Official, leaving the whale to consider the proposal.

• Xiao Bai left Ye Wen and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King at sea, and Ye Wen used his Soul Power and spiritual pressure to awaken the whale.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacked Ye Wen, who dodged with Inner Space and pinned him with Sea God's Thirteen Forms, First Form—Unfixed Storm.
• Ye Wen explained that he was the Sea God's successor and told the whale that Soul Beasts could not become gods because of the Dragon God's decree.
• Ye Wen revealed that his final Sea God trial required him to hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and obtain his Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Ye Wen offered the whale a willing sacrifice in exchange for a God Official position and eventual freedom, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King contemplated the offer.

Ye Wen persuaded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and his family to sacrifice themselves in exchange for revival and godhood, helping him complete the Sea God's Ninth Trial and obtain the needed Soul Bones. The trial ended with Ye Wen at 100% Sea God Affinity, but he still needed a right arm bone and had to find the Sea God High Priest to finish the inheritance.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King demanded proof that Ye Wen would revive him and make him a God Official, so Ye Wen offered to revive his wife and daughter first.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King summoned his wife and daughter, and his daughter Lan Zi agreed to sacrifice herself first.
• Ye Wen used the Time Orb to accept Lan Zi's sacrifice, then restored her to life and her former strength.
• Lan Zi's mother sacrificed herself and provided Ye Wen with a right leg bone, then the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sacrificed himself and provided a torso bone.
• The Sea God's Ninth Trial was declared complete, raising Ye Wen's Sea God Affinity to 100% and revealing that he still needed a right arm bone and the Sea God High Priest to complete the inheritance.