Chapter Summaries

Qian Gu Changkong led the miners out of the mine while Spirit Hall forces battled New Mountain Sect. Wu Qi killed the White Eagle Soul Sage, then revisited his doubts about Hunter’s origins.

• A New Mountain Sect Soul Douluo tried to recruit Qian Gu Changkong after many miners knelt and blamed him for their escape.
• Qian Gu Changkong called on his grandfather, and Thousand Jun Douluo appeared and seriously injured the New Mountain Sect Soul Douluo.
• Qian Gu Changkong ordered Zhu Wusi to lead the miners down the mountain toward Spirit Hall’s rescuers.
• Iron Bull Soul Douluo’s squad fought New Mountain Sect Soul Sages while Wu Qi battled the White Eagle Soul Sage in the air.
• Wu Qi used his speed and Spirit Luan Martial Void Art to kill the White Eagle Soul Sage, his first kill of a Soul Sage stronger than himself.
• Wu Qi checked Spirit Hall’s exile records for Hunter and found no record, leaving him to suspect Hunter had entered the Lost Land independently or more than a century earlier.

Wu Qi helped rescue the miners and exposed the New Mountain Sect’s crimes, while He Niannian gained the chance to study at Spirit Hall Academy. After Spirit Hall’s hearing gave it grounds to act against the sect, Wu Qinan confronted the Wu Family steward over his suspected role as a mole.

• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong returned the rescued miners to the city, where Wu Qi told He Guangyi that the miners would need to testify against the New Mountain Sect and offered He Niannian help entering Spirit Hall Academy.
• Wu Qi left with his team for Lipton Forest, while the City Lord Mansion held a hearing where the miners accused the New Mountain Sect and Spirit Hall presented evidence of explosives planted in the mine.
• Spirit Hall and the City Lord Mansion cleared the Wu Family of involvement in the mine after finding evidence against the New Mountain Sect.
• Wu Qinan accused the steward of colluding with the New Mountain Sect, murdering Charles and Wu Family descendants, and deceiving him, insisting he had evidence.

Wu Qinan exposed the New Mountain Sect spy in his household, cleared himself of treason, and left Heaven Dou City with his family as Spirit Hall destroyed the sect. Wu Qi then led a trainee squad into the Poisonous Land, where he found Old Ghoul’s letter and began reading its promised safe route.

• The steward confessed that he had served the New Mountain Sect for over twenty years, killed Charles, and revealed that Wu Qi had once belonged to the Wu Family.
• Salas confirmed that Wu Qinan had known nothing of the treason, and Wu Qinan relinquished his marquis title before taking his family away from Heaven Dou City.
• Spirit Hall Experts attacked and wiped out the New Mountain Sect.
• Wu Qi led ten trainees, Qian Gu Changkong, and Little Deer through the underground passage into the Poisonous Land.
• Wu Qi opened the hidden entrance, entered the illuminated cavern, and read Old Ghoul’s letter, which asked its finder to bury him and offered a clear path through the land.

Wu Qi followed the glowing Scepter through the Poisonous Land with Qian Gu Changkong and the students, using Old Ghoul’s letter and map to find the Floating Stone. After reaching the apparent end of the first level, Wu Qi ordered a rest before they continued toward the second level.

• Wu Qi read Old Ghoul’s letter, learned about Nether Panther Douluo’s experience and the route map, and put the letter away.
• Qian Gu Changkong pointed out that the Scepter was glowing, and Wu Qi followed its guidance along the path to the front right.
• Wu Qi’s group encountered small deer-like creatures and a fox that grew enormous before returning to its small form, while Little Deer briefly played with the deer-like creatures.
• Wu Qi’s group found the Floating Stone shown on the map and concluded that the downhill path ahead likely led to the second level.
• Wu Qi told everyone to rest, and Qian Gu Changkong remarked that the area seemed like an artificial ecological zone because they had seen no insects.

Wu Qi and the students explored the Poisonous Land, where two students were killed after eating fruit that flooded them with life energy. After letting three frightened students leave, Wu Qi led the remaining group onward to a towering ancient tree and warned them to stay within the protection of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• Two students ate fruit that Little Deer had been eating, gained enough power to manifest false Martial Soul Avatars, and began swelling uncontrollably.
• Wu Qi and the others fled as the two students exploded, but the students survived as animated skeletons.
• Wu Qi used his Scepter to drain the skeletons’ life force, killing them and ending the danger.
• Wu Qi allowed three students who wanted to leave to return, then led the remaining five students onward after they recovered.
• At the towering ancient tree, Wu Qi ordered everyone to stay within ten meters of him and beneath the pink glow.

Wu Qi’s group escaped a deadly methane-filled underground level that marked the first trial, while Tang San considered leaving the Clear Sky Sect to find the Soul Bone Mother and Feng Xiaotian trained to close the gap with Wu Qi. The trial party pressed onward after the explosion, Tang San was advised to wait before traveling, and Feng Xiaotian remained determined to grow stronger.

• Wu Qi led his group down beneath an ancient tree and diverted around a purple glow that frightened Little Deer.
• The group grew drowsy and flushed from methane in the air, so Wu Qi ignited the gas behind them and used his martial soul to help them escape the explosion.
• Wu Qi explained the danger and called the methane-filled passage their first trial before urging everyone to continue.
• Tang San asked Tang Xiao for permission to train outside the sect and search for the Soul Bone Mother, but Tang Xiao warned him that Spirit Hall’s recent moves made travel risky.
• Feng Xiaotian trained in Hurricane Canyon after reaching rank sixty and worried that he still lagged far behind Wu Qi.

Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping fought a golden statue that trapped five students and threatened to assimilate them. Just as Wu Qi prepared to use the Dark Purple Scepter, Hunter arrived and warned that doing so would leave his companions no chance of returning.

• A golden statue activated an Airspace Restriction Domain, trapped the five students at its edge, and turned them into golden figures.
• Wu Qi used Invincible Golden Body to withstand the statue’s golden pestle while Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping tried and failed to damage it.
• Wu Qi drew the Dark Purple Scepter, but Hunter appeared and warned that its power would prevent the assimilated students from returning.
• A Great Demon Ape in Martial Soul Avatar form charged into the domain and knocked the statue down, and Hunter used the Blazing Scepter to strike it back into its original state.

Hunter revealed how the Gods had created him to guide a successor to the God of Destruction’s inheritance, and Chen Nan explained that the Ancient Tree of Life could save Wu Qi’s injured companions. Wu Qi began the divine trial by returning the Scepter to the God of Destruction’s statue and offering his blood.

• Chen Nan emerged from the Great Demon Ape’s Martial Soul Avatar, and Hunter explained that time had passed differently during her training.
• Hunter told Wu Qi that the Gods had taken possession of his original body and created his current consciousness to find a successor for the God of Destruction.
• Hunter explained that the God of Destruction had authorized the Angel God to destroy the royal city to stop the Evil Spirit Masters from spreading.
• Chen Nan revealed that the Ancient Tree of Life could save Wu Qi’s companions, though Hunter warned Wu Qi not to let anyone consume a Life Fruit.
• Hunter led the group to the God of Destruction’s statue and explained the origins of the Azure Luan Divine Beast’s corpse in another passage.
• Wu Qi asked whether his companions could take the trial, then returned the Scepter to the statue and let his blood fall onto it.

Wu Qi accepted the God of Destruction’s inheritance, gaining the Domain of Destruction and beginning the Nine Trials alongside Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping. After Hunter cleared the Poisonous Land and sealed its entrances, the three prepared to start their first trial, with Little Deer darting into the shrubbery ahead.

• Wu Qi accepted the God of Destruction’s inheritance, lost the Divine Slaughter’s Domain, and received the Domain of Destruction.
• Qian Gu Changkong received a Red Level Eight Trial, while Chen Ping received a Black Level Six Trial.
• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping learned their first trial required them to reach the place where the Azure Luan Divine Beast fell without using the power of destruction.
• Hunter warned the three that they would face him in future trials, and Wu Qi urged his companions to cultivate before the trial began.
• Hunter expelled the students from the Poisonous Land and sealed its entrances, leaving the outsiders to report that Wu Qi and the others were missing.
• Wu Qi and his companions arrived at the trial’s starting point, and Little Deer ran into the shrubbery ahead.

Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and their companion trained in the Poisonous Land’s trial, discovering that repeated defeats reset their bodies but preserved their combat experience. Outside, the Worship Hall and Papal Hall worried over their disappearance, while the trio advanced to the trial’s second layer and then stopped challenging it.

• Wu Qi explained that the soul beasts in the trial were opponents to overcome, and the three began testing the challenge despite its repeated deaths and resets.
• After Little Deer gored Qian Gu Changkong, Wu Qi realized the trial honed their combat skills, and Qian Gu Changkong noted that they could train without tiring after each reset.
• Bibi Dong heard that seven students had been killed and expelled from the Poisonous Land while Wu Qi’s group remained inside, and the Rakshasa God suggested they had received a Deity’s inheritance.
• Qian Daoliu reassured the Worship Hall that Wu Qi’s group might have gained an inheritance, then sent Old Six and Old Seven to assist Bibi Dong with the Soul Hunting Operation.
• After nearly two months inside the Poisonous Land, Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and their companion grew strong enough to reach the second layer beneath the Ancient Tree of Life, and they stopped the trial together.

Wu Qi reached level seventy beneath the Ancient Tree of Life and absorbed a God-given Spirit Ring, choosing to raise it to a Hundred Thousand Years. After completing his seventh ring, he rejoined Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping to investigate the trial’s dangers and push deeper.

• Wu Qi explained that the God-given Spirit Rings could provide powerful rings, but Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping would need to use theirs promptly to keep up in the trials.
• Wu Qi began absorbing his God-given Spirit Ring while Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping tried clearing trials without him, but their low Soul Power Levels kept them from reaching the Ancient Tree of Life.
• After more than a month, Wu Qi’s seventh ring reached a Hundred Thousand Years and fused with his martial soul, giving him seven rings ending in two red rings.
• Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping reported that they had reached the second level, where three stone statues with golden pestles had stopped them.
• Wu Qi transformed with his Azure Luan Avatar and entered the trial with Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping, passing the first level and approaching the three stone statues on the second.

Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping used a carefully prepared plan to pass the First Destruction Trial and earn rewards that increased their spirit ring year limits and Divine Power affinity. After completing the trial, they returned to the first level to rest while Chen Nan and Hunter watched.

• Wu Qi repeatedly practiced the trial, learning how to evade the statues, distract the shadow-controlling moles, and get past the groundhog couple.
• With five days remaining before the Divine Trial ended, Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping made another attempt, knocking down the statues and scattering Life Fruits to fool the moles.
• Qian Gu Changkong distracted the groundhog couple with fresh vegetables, allowing Wu Qi to carry him and Chen Ping past them toward the Azure Luan Divine Beast's corpse.
• The trial announced their completion and rewarded them by increasing all their spirit ring year limits by ten thousand years and their Divine Power affinity by ten percent.
• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping returned to the first level to rest, while Chen Nan complained about their tricks and Hunter said their opportunism was part of their strength.

Wu Qi entered the Azure Luan Divine Beast’s spiritual world to seek her recognition and learn why she had lost faith in her role as an auspicious protector. After Wu Qi challenged her belief that human greed alone caused destruction, she reconstructed the ruined city so they could examine its residents.

• Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping learned how many Azure Luan Divine Feathers they had to absorb, while Wu Qi learned his trial required the divine beast’s recognition and armor.
• Hunter explained the risks and benefits of absorbing feathers, then connected Wu Qi’s consciousness to the Azure Luan Divine Beast’s remnant consciousness.
• Wu Qi witnessed the rise and destruction of a city that had been under the Azure Luan’s protection, then met the divine beast in the form of a woman.
• The Azure Luan Divine Beast blamed human greed for the destruction of cities and the persecution of divine beasts.
• Wu Qi argued that intelligent creatures, including soul beasts, were also driven by greed, then asked the Azure Luan to restore the city and its residents.
• The Azure Luan Divine Beast reconstructed the city from her memories.

Wu Qi showed the Azure Luan Divine Beast that people could hold both kindness and evil as they witnessed ordinary life and a rebellion in the city. When a trapped young man begged rescuers to save his sister first, the Divine Beast was moved and made herself solid to free him.

• Wu Qi asked the Azure Luan Divine Beast to recreate the city on the day before its unrest and requested that she quietly follow him.
• Wu Qi pointed out how hooligans helped an old man while a respectable-looking man stole his vegetables, challenging the Divine Beast’s judgments about good and evil.
• In the God Realm, the Goodness and Evil God-Kings praised Wu Qi, while the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life discussed the risks of giving him opposing divine positions.
• Wu Qi and the Divine Beast watched the rebel army burn, slaughter, and plunder as citizens formed rescue teams to help survivors.
• A young man trapped beneath a beam begged rescuers to save his sister first, and the moved Azure Luan Divine Beast became solid and lifted the beam from him.

Wu Qi helped the Azure Luan Divine Beast confront the conflict between reason and emotion, allowing her to find peace and vanish. He awoke in the real world as her corpse sacrificed itself to him, forming azure armor, though he felt no increase in his Soul Power Level.

• Wu Qi projected a story about two angel sisters whose opposing forms of justice led them to become evils, helping the Azure Luan Divine Beast recognize her own struggle between reason and emotion.
• The God-Kings and Law Enforcer Gods discussed the Azure Luan Divine Beast's realization, and the Goodness God-King helped her regain a balanced outlook.
• The Azure Luan Divine Beast thanked Wu Qi, said she hoped they could become friends, and vanished as the consciousness world collapsed.
• Qian Gu Changkong complained that Wu Qi had been in seclusion for a long time while he and Chen Ping continued absorbing Divine Feathers.
• Wu Qi awoke beneath a layer of dust as the Azure Luan Divine Beast's corpse transformed into energy and sacrificed itself, forming azure armor around him.
• Wu Qi sensed power flowing into him but found that his Soul Power Level had not increased.

Wu Qi completed the Azure Luan Divine Beast’s sacrifice, gaining divine armor and a Life Spirit Ring, then prepared for the third Destruction Trial. The trial ordered Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping to defeat peak Soul Douluo Chen Nan within a month, with death as the penalty for failure.

• Wu Qi gained the Azure Luan Divine Beast’s recognition and received its Divine Power sacrifice, forming the Azure Luan Divine Armor and completing the second trial.
• Hunter told Wu Qi that more than a year had passed in the consciousness world, while Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping reported their breakthroughs to Soul Emperor.
• Wu Qi decided to keep the scattered Azure Luan Divine Feathers for his companions rather than let them spread widely, and began fusing with his divine armor.
• Wu Qi discovered that his seventh Spirit Ring had become an azure-gold Life Spirit Ring through the Azure Luan Divine Beast’s sacrifice.
• A month later, Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping received the third trial: defeat peak Soul Douluo Chen Nan within one month or die.

Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping fought Chen Nan to test their strength and tactics. Wu Qi’s Azure Luan Divine Shadow stunned Chen Nan, but her Martial Soul Avatar withstood their attack, and Wu Qi moved in to press her further.

• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping discussed a plan to fight Chen Nan, with Wu Qi taking the lead and Chen Ping protecting the group.
• Wu Qi and his companions faced Chen Nan in an open area, and all four activated their Martial Souls.
• Chen Nan attacked with her Demon Ape Fist, but Qian Gu Changkong met the punch with his Coiling Dragon Staff while Chen Ping shielded him.
• Wu Qi summoned the Azure Luan Divine Shadow, whose mental shockwave froze Chen Nan in place.
• Qian Gu Changkong struck Chen Nan with Earth-Shaking Dragon, but her Martial Soul Avatar left her with only minor abrasions.
• Wu Qi told Qian Gu Changkong to support him and charged Chen Nan with Azure Luan Swiftness.

Chen Nan recovered from Wu Qi’s control and used her overwhelming strength to push him and his allies onto the defensive. Wu Qi countered with the Luan Echo Domain and a coordinated assault, but Chen Nan summoned a meteor, leaving the fight at a critical point as Wu Qi’s feather blades struck her stone shield.

• Chen Nan regained consciousness, resisted Wu Qi’s attack, and unleashed her Sixth Soul Skill, forcing him to retreat.
• In the God Realm, God of Destruction sealed Wu Qi’s Azure Luan Divine Shadow skill against Chen Nan while he and the Goddess of Life watched the trial.
• Chen Nan dominated the spar until Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping coordinated their attacks and trapped her within the Luan Echo Domain.
• Wu Qi’s domain suppressed Chen Nan’s perception while he replenished his Soul Power with the Blue Silver Domain, allowing the trio to wear her down.
• Chen Nan used her Eighth Soul Skill to summon a meteor, and Wu Qi ordered an attack to interrupt her before it struck.
• Chen Nan raised a shield of shattered stone with her left fist to block Wu Qi’s Fleeting Wind Breath while maintaining control of the meteor.

Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping completed the third Destruction Trial and left the Poisonous Land for Spirit City. On their way back, they received the conditions for the fourth trial, which would begin in five months and require Wu Qi to condense his own exclusive domain.

• Hunter stopped Wu Qi from attacking the defeated Chen Nan, and the three received their third-trial rewards, with Wu Qi gaining greater increases than his companions.
• The three continued cultivating in the Poisonous Land, then asked Hunter to send them back to Spirit City because the fourth trial had not appeared and the Five-Year Agreement was approaching.
• Hunter opened a Space Tunnel near Spirit City and explained that Qian Daoliu already knew about the divine trials and might help them later.
• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping returned to Spirit City and enjoyed seeing sunlight again.
• While they traveled toward Spirit Hall, the Divine Trial announced that the fourth trial would begin in five months and last one year, with failure downgrading the trial to first-tier God level.

Wu Qi returned from the Poisonous Land with Qian Gu Changkong and Chen Ping, then learned that Spirit Hall had secretly destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan amid rising tensions across the continent. At the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu sensed divinity in Wu Qi and asked whose deity inheritance he had obtained.

• Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Chen Ping learned their Divine Trials would begin in five months and returned to Spirit City.
• A Spirit Hall official told them the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been wiped out and Emperor Xue Ye was nearing death, prompting cities across the continent to tighten security.
• Wu Qi and the others reported their experiences in the Poisonous Land to the Enshriners, who noted that their actual ages had increased by a year.
• Wu Qi deduced that the Worship Hall had led the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Enshriners confirmed that Old Six and Old Seven commanded the operation.
• After Qian Gu Changkong left, Qian Daoliu told Wu Qi he sensed divinity in him and asked whose deity inheritance he had obtained.