Chapter Summaries

Luo Hao chased down and killed the 631,000-year Deep Sea Black Shark King, then chose to add its Soul Ring to his Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul so he could empower his teammates. He began absorbing the ring after his Golden Eye shattered the beast’s consciousness.

• Luo Hao pursued the fleeing Deep Sea Black Shark King through the deep sea, shooting it until its wounds slowed it and weakened its aura.
• Luo Hao found the Deep Sea Black Shark King's 631,000-year Soul Ring and considered its simulated effects for his Nine Heart Begonia and Golden Eye Martial Souls.
• Luo Hao chose the Nine Heart Begonia effect, imagining Hu Liena gaining the Deep Sea Black Shark King's power.
• Luo Hao touched the Soul Ring, and his Golden Eye destroyed the consciousness that surged into his mind.
• Luo Hao absorbed the beast’s fragmented memories and began steadily absorbing the Soul Ring.

After absorbing the Black Shark King's Soul Ring, Luo Hao gained a major boost to his spiritual power and returned to the ship, where Hu Liena had been waiting anxiously. He kept the Black Shark King's three 600,000-year Soul Bones and went to bathe with Hu Liena.

• Hu Liena kept the ship in place while the crew repaired it and waited for Luo Hao to return from the sea.
• Luo Hao woke after absorbing the Black Shark King's Soul Ring and found that his senses could reach up to thirty kilometers.
• Luo Hao collected the Black Shark King's Torso Bone, left arm bone, and right arm bone, deciding to keep the 600,000-year Soul Bones for later.
• Luo Hao located the ship and returned to the deck, where Hu Liena hugged him in relief.
• Luo Hao agreed to wash with Hu Liena, and they entered the bathroom.

Luo Hao and Hu Liena passed the time fishing until Bibi Dong and the others returned by ship. Bibi Dong reunited enthusiastically with Luo Hao, while Hu Liena demanded affection too.

• Hu Liena joined Luo Hao on his reclining chair, and their rough play broke it.
• Luo Hao replaced the chair and gave Hu Liena a fishing rod, and they fished together.
• Hu Liena spotted the Spirit Hall Empire ships approaching with Bibi Dong and Little Three-Eyed Golden Lion aboard.
• Bibi Dong leapt onto the deck and into Luo Hao's arms, knocking him and his chair over and flinging Little Three-Eyed Golden Lion into the cabin wall.
• Hu Liena asked whether Bibi Dong had missed her too, and Bibi Dong said she had missed Sister Nana.

Luo Hao forced Three-Eyed Golden Lion to summon powerful sea Soul Beasts, and she secretly sent out a distress signal that would draw nearby beings over. After learning that hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts within five hundred kilometers would soon arrive, Luo Hao teased her while Bibi Dong defended her.

• Luo Hao asked Three-Eyed Golden Lion to attract powerful Sea Spirit Beasts and threatened her until she agreed to try.
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion sent a distress signal across the sea while pretending to call the Soul Beasts with a grand display.
• After five minutes, Three-Eyed Golden Lion stopped sending the signal, and Bibi Dong said hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts within five hundred kilometers would soon arrive.
• Luo Hao figured out that Three-Eyed Golden Lion had called for help, but Bibi Dong denied it and carried her into the cabin.
• Hu Liena asked about Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Luo Hao explained that he had found her in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bibi Dong and Three-Eyed Golden Lion ate a seafood lunch.

Luo Hao confronted an 800,000-year-old Deep Sea Overlord who demanded the release of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Auspicious Beast. After tossing her back onto the ship, Luo Hao faced the Overlord as it transformed into a gigantic tentacled beast.

• Luo Hao sensed a powerful presence approaching underwater and carried the Three-Eyed Golden Lion onto the deck.
• The Deep Sea Overlord surfaced and demanded that Luo Hao release the Auspicious Beast, while Chrysanthemum Douluo and Hu Liena moved the others out of danger.
• Luo Hao provoked the Overlord and agreed to fight it in exchange for releasing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• Luo Hao tossed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion several hundred meters onto the deck, where she hit her head and fainted.
• The enraged Deep Sea Overlord transformed into a mountain-sized black sphere covered in tentacles and steel-like barbs.

Luo Hao battled the Sea Urchin Beast, whose domain let it regenerate endlessly, while secretly freezing the surrounding sea to prevent it from escaping. After half an hour, he froze the waters across several kilometers, setting up his attempt to subdue the beast on land.

• The Sea Urchin Beast attacked Luo Hao with seawater spikes and tentacles, but he cut them apart with his blade.
• The beast regenerated its severed limbs inside its domain and trapped Luo Hao in a cage of tentacles.
• Luo Hao broke free in black armor and continued fighting while using Absolute Zero to freeze the sea.
• The Sea Urchin Beast dismissed Luo Hao's ice-element Soul Skill, unaware that he was freezing the waters to block its escape.
• After about half an hour, Luo Hao froze the floating ice across several kilometers of sea solid.

Luo Hao froze the Sea Urchin Beast, weakening its regeneration until it could no longer fight. He brought over the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and offered the beast a choice: become her mount or become his Soul Ring.

• The Sea Urchin Beast laughed at Luo Hao’s ice, but he repeatedly split its body with powerful slashes as its recovery began to slow.
• Luo Hao used Absolute Zero to trap the Sea Urchin Beast in thick ice and steadily weaken its movement and regeneration.
• Luo Hao told the Sea Urchin Beast he intended to make it the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s mount, then used a mechanical arm to bring her over.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion became excited at the promise that she would no longer be beaten, and the Sea Urchin Beast realized they had acted together.
• Luo Hao offered the Sea Urchin Beast the choice of becoming the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s mount or his Soul Ring as its body and mind grew sluggish.

Luo Hao defeated the Sea Urchin Beast and accepted its surrender after it handed its spiritual imprint to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He left the Sea Urchin King bound to guard the fleet, then kicked him back into the sea for being ugly.

• The Sea Urchin Beast became afraid after seeing Luo Hao’s Soul Rings and agreed to submit to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The Sea Urchin Beast gave the Three-Eyed Golden Lion its soul imprint and swore to protect her at sea.
• Luo Hao withdrew Absolute Zero after confirming the Sea Urchin Beast had surrendered.
• The Sea Urchin King transformed into a middle-aged man, paid respects to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and thanked Luo Hao for sparing him over the fleet he had destroyed.
• Luo Hao ordered the Sea Urchin King to guard the sea region and protect the fleet, then kicked him back into the sea because he was too ugly to look at.

Luo Hao returned to the ship after subduing the Sea Urchin King, an 800,000-year Soul Beast, and comforted Bibi Dong, who had feared he was in danger. He planned to scout the new continent alone first, while Hu Liena stayed to oversee the fleet and Sunset Port.

• Luo Hao returned to the ship carrying the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Bibi Dong rushed to him in tears.
• Hu Liena explained that Bibi Dong had nearly gone to rescue Luo Hao, so he comforted Bibi Dong and let the Three-Eyed Golden Lion cheer her up.
• Luo Hao told Hu Liena that he had subdued the Sea Urchin King to protect the fleet from ocean overlords.
• Hu Liena asked when they would explore the new continent, and Luo Hao said he would scout ahead before bringing her and the others over.
• Luo Hao persuaded Hu Liena to stay and manage the fleet and Sunset Port, and she agreed after making him promise to take her next time.

Luo Hao returned to Sunset Port, gave Chrysanthemum Douluo orders to develop the western coast, and then set out to sea again. Half a month later, he encountered pirate ships whose crew demanded a toll, while their young companion questioned whether robbing his enormous vessel was wise.

• Luo Hao returned to Sunset Port after a two-week voyage with Hu Liena, whose cultivation reached level 73 and who gained a seventh Soul Ring and her Martial Soul Avatar.
• Hu Liena left with Bibi Dong and Little Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Luo Hao ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to recruit workers, build Sunset City, and develop the western coast.
• Luo Hao told Chrysanthemum Douluo to keep Qian Daoliu from learning that four Titled Douluo from the Worship Hall had been killed or injured.
• Half a month later, Luo Hao's ship encountered four battered vessels, and their bearded leader, Boss Jeff, demanded one hundred gold coins to pass.
• A fair-faced young man warned Boss Jeff that the enormous unflagged vessel might belong to a major force.

Captain Jeff tried to extort a thousand gold coins from Luo Hao’s ship, but the crew answered his threat by firing powerful ballistae at the pirate ships. As Jeff’s men were slaughtered and his Soul Guidance Cannon finished charging, the battle escalated.

• Captain Jeff ordered the pirates to demand a thousand gold coins, confident that his Level Six Soul Guidance Cannon would make the ship’s captain comply.
• Robin spotted hundreds of ballistae aimed at the pirate ships, and Spirit Hall’s crew ordered the pirates to surrender.
• Jeff threatened to sink the warship with his cannon, but the sailors laughed at him and launched a volley of bolts.
• Luo Hao’s ballistae pierced the pirates’ defenses and tore through Jeff’s forces, killing the dwarf who had praised him.
• Jeff watched his core forces fall, raged at the crew, and finished charging his Soul Guidance Cannon.

Luo Hao’s crew defeated Captain Jeff’s pirates after Jeff’s Soul Guidance Cannon failed against their ship’s shield. Twenty-three surviving pirates were captured, including a young white pirate who could not swim.

• Captain Jeff fired his Soul Guidance Cannon at Luo Hao’s ship, but its Soul Power shield blocked the blast and the pirates panicked.
• Luo Hao ordered his sailors to capture those who surrendered, and they subdued pirates aboard the sinking ships.
• Jeff overloaded his cannon and tried to attack a nearby ship, but the weapon exploded and killed him.
• Luo Hao’s crew rescued the young white pirate from the water after he struggled because he could not swim.
• Luo Hao’s crew brought twenty-three surviving pirates aboard, while most of the others escaped or were killed resisting.

Luo Hao captured a pirate group and learned that Robin had a radar-like martial soul with powerful long-range sensing, so he recruited him as a subordinate. The interrogations revealed that the Sun Moon Empire had existed for three thousand years, while Luo Hao continued learning about the continent.

• Luo Hao ordered his men to interrogate the captured pirates for information about the Sun Moon Continent.
• Luo Hao pulled the white youth, Robin, from the crowd and questioned him about his identity and martial soul.
• Robin revealed that his martial soul could sense nearby objects and ships over a range of up to forty kilometers, but had no offensive power.
• Luo Hao recruited Robin and promised to help him find spiritual-attribute Soul Beasts so he could extend his sensing range.
• Luo Hao received the compiled pirate statements and learned that the Sun Moon Empire had already existed for three thousand years.

After learning about the Sun Moon Empire’s strength and its ongoing Sea Tide crisis, Luo Hao chose to enter the empire secretly rather than risk provoking it. He and Robin reached Suoluo City to get Luo Hao identification, but a guard ordered them to undergo another identity check.

• Luo Hao reviewed documents about the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Engineers, military strength, and Sea Tide attacks, and decided the empire was too powerful to confront openly.
• Luo Hao stopped the ship at sea and carried Robin across the water overnight to infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire.
• Robin told Luo Hao that Suoluo City could issue identification to newcomers with a guarantor, and Luo Hao agreed to enter the city with him.
• At the city gate, Robin showed his identification and claimed Luo Hao was his older brother, then paid two guards to let them pass.
• One guard ordered Luo Hao and Robin to come with him for an identity check, leaving both men unsure why the usual process had changed.

Luo Hao and Robin were mistaken for assassins and given Advanced Soul Bombs as part of a plot against the City Lord’s daughter’s wedding. After silencing the witnesses and entering the city, Luo Hao registered as a Spirit Master, while Robin grew increasingly puzzled by his mysterious companion.

• A guard named Byron gave Luo Hao and Robin Advanced Soul Bombs and told them to assassinate Spade, mistaking Luo Hao’s response for confirmation of the mission.
• Luo Hao led Robin away and decided to silence the people who knew about the supposed password and mission.
• Two young arrivals entered the city, and their actions caused Byron and another guard to collapse dead at the gate.
• Luo Hao confirmed the guards were dead, then met Robin and went to the identity registration office.
• Luo Hao registered his Barrett Martial Soul and became a level-ten Spirit Master of the Sun Moon Empire.

Luo Hao learned that Robin had been rejected by his family and took him under his wing, then considered how to build connections for a future visit. Meanwhile, Tang San struggled to keep the Tang Sect supplied with hidden-weapon parts as Spirit Hall drew blacksmiths west, and he received a secret letter.

• Luo Hao guessed that Robin had been driven from home, and Robin explained that his family had rejected him after his martial soul showed little potential.
• Luo Hao told Robin to follow him and promised they would someday return to confront Robin's family, then took him to an inn.
• Tang San led a growing Tang Sect that had attacked Spirit Hall branches and recruited disciples while keeping his identity as its master secret.
• Tang San found that blacksmiths had vanished from the continent after Spirit Hall recruited them for its western development, cutting off the Tang Sect's supply of hidden-weapon components.
• Tang San encouraged a disciple after he accidentally split an iron block, then received a secret letter from a man in black.

Tang San learned that Dai Mubai was alive and imprisoned in Black Water Prison, while Soul Palace’s failed attempt to steal two level-seven Soul Tools ended with its leaders beating the pair blamed for the mishap. After learning about Soul Palace, Luo Hao woke to the city’s wedding-day celebrations and wondered whether the organization would strike again.

• Tang San read a letter confirming Dai Mubai was in Black Water Prison and vowed to rescue him and destroy Spirit Hall.
• Tang San recalled how the Shrek Four Monsters had gone their separate ways and how he had searched the Star Luo Empire for Dai Mubai.
• A sinister Soul Palace leader beat the man and woman whose password had been stolen, then ordered his men to capture Spade’s daughter to trade her for a powerful soul bone.
• Luo Hao woke to gongs and drums announcing the City Lord’s daughter’s wedding and wondered whether Soul Palace would make another move.
• Luo Hao recalled learning that Soul Palace could extract one person’s Martial Soul and implant it in another, earning the organization its reputation as an evil force.

Luo Hao learned about the Soul Palace, a secret organization that stole martial souls, and became curious about its extraction instrument and members. He went to watch a bridal procession and spotted Spade, the Soul Emperor and Soul Palace assassination target, riding beside the sedan chair.

• Luo Hao learned that the Soul Palace had grown from the research of a Level 5 Soul Engineer and had become a hidden force that abducted talented Soul Masters to extract their martial souls.
• Luo Hao rejected the Empire’s condemnation of the Soul Palace and considered its founder a genius who had challenged the limits imposed by birth and talent.
• Luo Hao heard firecrackers announcing a bridal procession and decided to go outside, hoping to encounter someone from the Soul Palace.
• Robin greeted Luo Hao and hurried off to buy him breakfast, while Luo Hao noted that it was already noon and squeezed through the crowd.
• Luo Hao recognized the Soul Emperor beside the sedan chair as Spade, Soren City's City Lord and the Soul Palace’s assassination target.

Luo Hao watched an attack on City Lord Spade’s wedding convoy as masked Soul Palace men fought the city’s forces and targeted the bright red sedan chair. Spade broke through their defenses, but the sedan chair was destroyed and his daughter was missing.

• Luo Hao caught a pickpocket reaching into his pocket and punched him in the nose.
• A battle erupted between the soldiers and black-clad attackers while City Lord Spade fought their masked Soul Emperor leader in the sky.
• Two men using an invisibility Soul Tool approached the sedan chairs, triggering the defensive barrier around the bright red one.
• Spade smashed through the masked Soul Emperor’s defense and rushed toward the sedan chair as the two attackers entered it.
• A silver-white blade cleaved the bright red sedan chair apart, and Spade landed to find his daughter missing.

Luo Hao tracked the Soul Palace kidnappers to their hideout in Suoluo City, where they held the City Lord’s daughter. The girl revealed that she had hoped the Soul Palace would take her Nine-tailed Celestial Fox martial soul, while the kidnappers waited anxiously for their Hall Master.

• Spade ordered the city sealed and pursued the fleeing Soul Palace members after the remaining men in black were killed.
• Luo Hao deduced that the kidnappers had used a one-use teleportation Soul Tool and followed them to a basement in Suoluo City.
• Mike and a woman waited anxiously in the basement with the bound City Lord’s daughter, whose Soul Power had been sealed.
• Patrol teams began questioning households as the kidnappers worried that they would be caught before their Hall Master returned.
• The girl asked Mike if he belonged to the Soul Palace, then revealed that her Nine-tailed Celestial Fox martial soul was the reason she had been forced into an arranged marriage.