Chapter Summaries

Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong received their Destruction Seventh Trial and traveled to the Destruction Mountain Range to claim the Scepter of Destruction. There, they met the Chai Brothers, who recognized the lightning as similar to Wu Qi’s power and offered to leave if the opportunity was his.

• Wu Qi learned from Chen Ping’s letter that Bibi Dong had used him as a pawn, and he told Bai He to keep the Gathering Righteousness Sect out of the conflict and wait for his return.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong received trials requiring them to reach the Destruction Mountain Range, pass through its lightning, and obtain the Scepter of Destruction.
• The two traveled to the mountain range, where factions were gathering after the return of the destructive lightning.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong met the Chai Brothers at the northern encampment and discussed the deadly lightning over a meal.
• The Chai Brothers told Wu Qi that the lightning resembled his earlier attack and offered to leave if the opportunity belonged to him.

Wu Qi investigated the lightning-wrapped Destruction Mountain Range and suspected the trial’s main challenge was obtaining the Scepter, while the Clear Sky Sect prepared to pursue the opportunity. The chapter left Tang Xiao expecting the lightning to weaken so he could lead the sect’s disciples toward the summit.

• Wu Qi advised the Chai Brothers to avoid the strongest lightning, and Chai Rong bought all the sheep for Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong as a gift.
• Wu Qi flew over the Destruction Mountain Range, tested its lightning with the Domain of Destruction, and concluded that the lightning itself was not his main obstacle.
• Tang Xiao, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and the Clear Sky Sect disciples gathered on the southern side of the range, where Tang Xiao judged the lightning dangerous even to himself.
• Tang Xiao suspected that a God had caused the lightning and said he would wait for it to weaken before leading the disciples toward the summit.
• Yu Xiaogang hoped Tang Xiao, rather than Tang Long or another disciple, would claim the opportunity, and he missed Tang San, who had gone to Sea God Island.

Wu Qi climbed the Destruction Mountain Range while lightning drew the attention of the Star Luo Empire’s climbers, and Tang Xiao correctly judged that someone was ascending from the other side. Meanwhile, Chen Ping’s team received a mission to disguise themselves as Clear Sky Sect assassins and target Dai Weisi, and Wang Tian explained how Spirit Hall had gained intelligence from Vast Sea City.

• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong began climbing the Destruction Mountain Range, with Qian Gu Changkong stopping partway to cultivate while Wu Qi continued alone.
• Tang Xiao warned the Clear Sky Sect disciples that the lightning was not truly weakening and held them back, while Star Luo Empire climbers suffered casualties and retreated.
• Wu Qi reached the middle of the mountain, found that his domain let him withstand the lightning, and cultivated as Qian Gu Changkong struggled below.
• Chen Ping’s team received orders from Spirit Hall to pose as Clear Sky Sect assassins and kill Star Luo Prince Dai Weisi to frame the sect.
• Wang Tian told Chen Ping that the Chai Brothers had joined Spirit Hall after Elder Wu and Elder Qian Gu won their trust in Vast Sea City.

The Chai Family joined Spirit Hall, giving Bibi Dong a way to exploit Vast Sea City intelligence and plot Dai Weisi’s death to destabilize the Star Luo Empire. Meanwhile, Wu Qi reached the Scepter of Destruction and was drawn into a desolate projection of the God of Destruction’s birthplace, where he faced the destruction he would need to understand.

• Azure Luan Douluo recruited the Chai Brothers into Spirit Hall, and Chai Rong revealed information about Tang San and the others.
• Bibi Dong’s faction planned to disguise Wang Tian and his team as Clear Sky Sect experts and use them to kill Dai Weisi while Dai Mubai was away.
• Chen Ping learned part of the plan and feared that opposing Wang Tian’s team would expose him to Bibi Dong.
• Wu Qi climbed to the summit of the Destruction Mountain Range and endured the Scepter of Destruction’s gathered lightning until he touched it.
• The Scepter drew Wu Qi into a desolate world, which the God of Destruction revealed was a projection of the place where he had been born.

Wu Qi watched stars form and die in the world of consciousness while Chen Ping's squad prepared an ambush for Dai Weisi. Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed the empire's political crisis before discovering that enemies had surrounded their carriage.

• Wu Qi reached the summit of a meteorite and watched nebular matter form a star that later died, followed by more stars repeating the cycle.
• Chen Ping's squad entered a town disguised as merchants, where Wang Tian assigned a Soul Saint to watch Chen Ping while he surveyed the surrounding terrain.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun traveled toward the town as envoys, discussing Spirit Hall's influence and the threat posed by Xue Qinghe.
• Zhu Zhuyun promised to support Dai Weisi and asked him to spare Zhuqing if he took the throne; Dai Weisi agreed to change the succession rules.
• Dai Weisi's carriage stopped abruptly, and the elderly driver warned that enemies had surrounded them.

Chen Ping secretly helped Dai Weisi escape the assassination by arranging a fake death, leaving Dai Weisi hidden and forbidden to show himself until Wu Qi contacted him. Dai Weisi threw a lookalike corpse off a cliff to make his death appear real.

• Wang Tian and two Soul Saint Experts attacked Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and their Soul Douluo guard while pretending to act for the Clear Sky Sect.
• The guard held off the attackers as Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fled, but another Soul Saint ambushed them and broke their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhu Zhuyun charged the Soul Saint to give Dai Weisi time to escape, and Dai Weisi abandoned her and ran toward a cliff.
• Chen Ping confronted Dai Weisi at the cliff and offered to help him fake his death and disappear.
• Dai Weisi produced a lookalike corpse from his Soul Tool, threw it off the cliff, and agreed to stay hidden until Wu Qi contacted him.

Chen Ping helped Dai Weisi fake his death after Wang Tian’s squad attacked him, allowing Dai Weisi to hide while the Star Luo Empire investigated. Duke Duolun suspected the prince had staged the incident and admired the plan, while Zhu Zhuyun remained unaware of Dai Weisi’s whereabouts.

• Chen Ping convinced Wang Tian that Dai Weisi had fallen from the cliff, and Wang Tian sent someone to search below.
• Wang Tian’s squad found a substitute body carrying Dai Weisi’s valuables and documents, then burned it and staged a report about the attack in town.
• Dai Weisi hid in a nearby cave until the imperial search force left, following Chen Ping’s plan and keeping his survival secret.
• After being healed, Zhu Zhuyun reported the attack and accused the Clear Sky Sect, then stopped cooperating when Duke Duolun questioned her account.
• Duke Duolun suspected Dai Weisi had faked his death to escape danger and praised the plan, believing Zhu Zhuyun might not know about it.

Dai Weisi survived the assassination and began planning to operate secretly while his allies believed him missing. At Papal Hall, Hu Liena realized that Wang Tian’s team had destroyed the evidence needed to prove his death, undermining Spirit Hall’s hopes of provoking a conflict between the Star Luo Empire and the Clear Sky Sect.

• Dai Weisi planned to stay hidden, use Zhu Zhuyun to advance his goals, and wait for Wu Qi, whom Chen Ping had identified as a Spirit Hall higher-up.
• Duke Duolun returned to Star Luo City with his evidence while Dai Weisi disguised himself as a soldier and slipped into Zhu Zhuyun’s courtyard.
• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun that his apparent death was not staged and explained that he intended to exploit his disappearance to work in secret.
• Wang Tian reported to Bibi Dong that his team had killed Dai Weisi, and Chen Ping backed up his account.
• Hu Liena realized that Wang Tian’s team had burned Dai Weisi’s body and returned with his identifying tokens, leaving the Star Luo Empire unable to find proof of his death.

Wu Qi comprehended the Essence of Destruction, completed his seventh Divine Trial, and gained permanent use of the Scepter of Destruction. After learning that only two months had passed, he left Qian Gu Changkong to finish his trial and prepare to meet him in Maple Leaf City.

• Bibi Dong scolded the Wang Tian Squad after Wang Tian failed to bring back proof of Dai Weisi’s death, undermining her plan.
• Wu Qi watched stars be born and destroyed in the Trial Space and realized destruction prepared the way for new life.
• Wu Qi completed the Destruction Seventh Trial, gained one hundred percent Destruction Affinity, and obtained permanent use of the Scepter of Destruction.
• Tang Xiao discussed the fluctuating lightning in the Destruction Mountain Range with Yu Xiaogang and resolved to seize the opportunity there.
• Wu Qi found Qian Gu Changkong, learned that two months had passed and Qian Gu Changkong had completed eighty percent of his trial, then told him to go to Maple Leaf City and contact Chen Ping after finishing.

Wu Qi finished cultivating on Destruction Mountain and received the Eighth Trial of Destruction, while Tang San's group completed their First Trial on Sea God Island. The chapter ended with Wu Qi facing a five-year trial that required a two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast ring and surviving Hunter without divine power or artifacts.

• Wu Qi intensified Destruction Lightning, forcing the gathered major forces to suffer casualties and wait for a chance to approach the mountain.
• Tang Xiao left the Clear Sky Sect disciples with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang and returned to handle pressure from the Star Luo Imperial Family.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing completed the First Trial after half a year, and Dai Mubai gained a Soul Power level while Tang San gained Sea God Affinity.
• Yu Tianheng met the group below the Sea God Stairway and guided them to a banquet, concealing his resentment over being unable to cultivate and losing his place among Shrek's inner circle.
• Wu Qi ended his seclusion at Level 87, left Destruction Mountain at night, and returned the Scepter of Destruction to the mark on his forehead.
• Wu Qi received the Eighth Trial of Destruction, which required him to reach Level 90, obtain a Soul Ring from a Soul Beast aged at least two hundred thousand years, and endure Hunter without divine power or divine artifacts.

Wu Qi prepared to go to sea to obtain the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring, while he and Qian Gu Changkong arrived in Vast Sea City after their strength and trials advanced. They reached the Chai Family Mansion, where they planned to arrange a voyage.

• Wu Qi took the Scepter of Destruction, weakening the thunder over the Destruction Mountain Range and leaving Tang Long and the others with no opportunity to claim its source.
• Wu Qi met Qian Gu Changkong in Maple Leaf City, discussed events involving Chen Ping and Dai Weisi, and rejected a plan to deliberately ruin Dai Weisi politically.
• Over the next half year, Qian Gu Changkong completed his Fifth Trial and became a Soul Douluo, while Wu Qi reached Soul Power Level 89 and planned to go to sea.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong arrived in Vast Sea City and learned that the Chai Family had submitted to Spirit Hall while maintaining an outwardly independent appearance.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong reached the Chai Family Mansion, where the family had prepared for their visit.

Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong visited the Chai Family in Vast Sea City to arrange a secret voyage to the Demon Whale Sea Domain for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring. After securing a pirate ship and supplies, they explored the city and found a water-combat competition offering a Soul Tool speedboat.

• Wu Qi told Chai Rong and Qian Gu Changkong that he planned to seek the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring and warned the Chai Brothers not to risk themselves.
• Chai Rong proposed renting a pirate ship and arranging for a trusted confidant to help Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong return to shore.
• Wu Qi gave the Chai Brothers two Soul Bones from the Great Enshriner and warned them against Bibi Dong's promises.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong watched a water-combat competition and learned that its winner would receive a Soul Tool speedboat.
• Wu Qi urged Qian Gu Changkong to enter the competition without using his spirit, and Qian Gu Changkong agreed to try.

Qian Gu Changkong entered a promotional spirit battle in Vast Sea City and used his staff to strip away his opponent’s watery advantage. While watching, Wu Qi overheard the Arena Host Shipyard’s owners discussing supplies for Sea God Island and learned that the shipyard served as the island’s informant.

• Qian Gu Changkong registered for the arena match despite being warned that its rules differed from those on the continent.
• Qian Gu Changkong used his Silver Sinker Staff to drive the water out of the pool, leaving the Sea Spirit Master burly man without his usual advantage.
• Qian Gu Changkong fought the burly man with his staff, knocked him back, and began instructing him during the match.
• Wu Qi sensed a conversation between the Arena Host Shipyard’s owners and heard that Sea God Island had two successors of Sacred Pillar Douluos and a Red Level Examiner.
• The shipyard owner’s son discussed arranging delivery of supplies to Sea God Island through the Chai Family’s ships, revealing the shipyard as the island’s informant.

Wu Qi learned from Chai Rong that the shipyard was secretly transporting supplies, and Chai Rong agreed to have the Chai Family investigate its suspected ties to Sea God Island. Meanwhile, Qian Gu Changkong continued his arena winning streak and faced the Soul Saint Zheng Jiawen, whom he began to suppress.

• Wu Qi used spiritual communication to ask Chai Rong about the shipyard, and Chai Rong explained that it sent supplies out to sea under the protection of a Titled Douluo.
• Chai Rong agreed that the Chai Family would watch the shipyard and report any discoveries to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Gu Changkong defeated a burly opponent, and the staff stopped trying to refill the arena pool after he warned them he would remove the water again.
• Qian Gu Changkong won nine matches and refused the offer of one thousand Gold Soul Coins, insisting on fighting for the Soul Tool Speedboat.
• Zheng Jiawen stepped into the arena after recognizing Qian Gu Changkong's strength, and Qian Gu Changkong suppressed him in their opening exchange.

Qian Gu Changkong defeated Zheng Jiawen to win a Soul Tool Speedboat, then joined Wu Qi and Bawei aboard the pirate ship Sea Spider. After a month at sea, the crew grew suspicious of their passengers while Wu Qi neared a breakthrough to Level 90.

• Qian Gu Changkong pinned Zheng Jiawen with his staffs, won the Soul Tool Speedboat, and left the arena.
• Zheng Jiawen told Lin'er that he had not gone easy on Qian Gu Changkong and suspected his opponent was at least a high-level Soul Saint, perhaps a Soul Douluo.
• Qian Gu Changkong and Wu Qi discussed the costly Sinking Silver Long Staff and their gains, including a hidden lead to Sea God Island.
• Bawei led Qian Gu Changkong and Wu Qi to the pirate ship Sea Spider, where Captain Charles welcomed them aboard for a voyage into the Demon Whale Sea Domain.
• After a month at sea, Charles and his first mate suspected the three passengers had come to hunt soul beasts or had another purpose, and debated whether to attack them.
• Qian Gu Changkong told Wu Qi that he had noticed the crew's schemes, and Wu Qi said he expected to reach Level 90 within two days.

Wu Qi entered the Demon Whale Sea Domain and confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, overpowering its first attack and warning it that it could never become a divine beast on Douluo Continent. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King bristled at Wu Qi’s claim and was left to consider his challenge to verify it with another powerful being in the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Wu Qi reached Soul Power Level 90, then flew alone toward the Demon Whale Sea Domain and released his aura to draw out its ruler.
• Qian Gu Changkong revealed his eight Soul Rings and confronted Charles and the pirates aboard the Sea Spider.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King surfaced and attacked Wu Qi with towering columns of water, which Wu Qi destroyed with the Scepter of Destruction.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into a one-eyed middle-aged man and demanded to know how Wu Qi wielded such power.
• Wu Qi told the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King that the rules of the lower plane made its hoped-for divine-beast breakthrough impossible, then suggested it confirm his claim with an equally powerful being in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Wu Qi confronted Poseidon, who possessed Bo Saixi, after the Sea God intervened to stop him from obtaining the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring. Wu Qi and the whale prepared to resist, and Poseidon summoned the Golden Triden as Tang San and the other assessors witnessed the clash beginning.

• Bo Saixi, possessed by the Sea God, appeared and ordered Wu Qi to leave Sea God Island, while telling the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King that Soul Beasts could not become Divine Beasts.
• Wu Qi refused Poseidon's demand, raised the Scepter of Destruction, and argued that the Great Sea belonged to all its inhabitants.
• Wu Qi secretly promised to tell the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King how to become a Divine Beast if it helped drive Poseidon away, and the whale stood beside him.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King suggested that he and Wu Qi leave, but Poseidon refused to let the whale go and summoned the Golden Triden from the Sea God Temple.
• The Golden Triden flew into Poseidon's hand as worshippers knelt and Tang San and the other assessors noticed the spectacle.

Poseidon used Bo Saixi’s body and the Golden Trident to fight Wu Qi and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in the Demon Whale Sea Domain. As the battle intensified, the whale returned to his true form and summoned towering waterspouts, while Sea Horse Douluo took Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing to defend Sea Horse City.

• Sea Horse Douluo told Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing that the Sea God had summoned the Golden Trident and suspended their trials so they could help defend Sea Horse City.
• Poseidon used the Golden Trident to restrain the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then attacked Wu Qi with Thousand Years of Emptiness.
• Wu Qi spread the Domain of Destruction and used Thunder of Annihilation to destroy Poseidon’s golden halos, but Poseidon hurled the Golden Trident at him.
• Qian Gu Changkong and Bawei saw the battle from the Sea Spider as massive waves battered their ship, then prepared to escape in the Soul Guidance Submersible.
• Poseidon gained the upper hand, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into his true form and summoned towering waterspouts after asking Wu Qi to buy him time.

Wu Qi and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fought Poseidon, who had descended through Bo Saixi, while a stray divine attack devastated part of Sea Horse City. As Wu Qi prepared to flee, Hunter appeared and confronted Poseidon for breaking the God Realm’s rules.

• Wu Qi split from his Azure Luan Avatar and joined the Azure Luan Spirit in fighting Poseidon alongside the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• Wu Qi struck Bo Saixi with the Scepter of Destruction, severely damaging her body, while Poseidon’s Sun of the Sea flew toward Sea God Island.
• Sea Horse Douluo failed to stop the Sun of the Sea, which struck Sea Horse City and killed or injured dozens despite Tang San and the others evacuating civilians.
• Poseidon used Bo Saixi’s Ninth Soul Skill to unleash more divine power and force Wu Qi and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King back.
• Wu Qi prepared to escape, but Hunter appeared and challenged Poseidon for descending to attack his inheritor in defiance of the God Realm’s rules.

Hunter confronted Poseidon to give Wu Qi and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King time to escape the Demon Whale Sea Domain. Once they were safe, Wu Qi persuaded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to sacrifice himself in exchange for a promise of resurrection, and the whale began forming Wu Qi’s Ninth Spirit Ring.

• Hunter sent Wu Qi and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King away while he stayed behind to face Poseidon.
• Six hundred li from the Demon Whale Sea Domain, Wu Qi explained that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could become a god only by shedding his identity as a Soul Beast, and offered to resurrect him after ascending to the God Realm.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King questioned Wu Qi’s promise, but agreed to gamble on him after hearing that resurrection would give Wu Qi an ally in the God Realm.
• Wu Qi asked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to transform his Hundred-Thousand-Year leg Soul Bones to strengthen his Divine Gear.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sacrificed his nearly million-year cultivation, and a radiant golden Ninth Spirit Ring began to form beneath Wu Qi.