Chapter Summaries

Li Zhixian effortlessly defeated Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, destroying their weapons and killing them as Heaven Dou City watched. After clearing the blood clouds and receiving the city’s cheers, he invited his companions to celebrate, while Qian Renxue offered to cover the bill.

• Li Zhixian split Tang Xiao and Tang Hao’s hammers with his sword river, shattering Tang Xiao’s Spirit and leaving him helpless.
• Tang Hao burned his Soul Power and launched a final attack, but Li Zhixian caught the broken hammer and crushed it.
• Li Zhixian killed Tang Hao and Tang Xiao with a storm of sword lights, then used his fortune to clear the blood clouds and restore the sunlight.
• Chen Xin, Feng Bailong, Dugu Bo, Yu Yuanzhen, and the First Marquis reacted to the battle as Heaven Dou’s citizens cheered Li Zhixian.
• Li Zhixian announced that the celebration’s food and wine were on his account, and Qian Renxue supplied the money pouch before he and his companions set off to drink.

After a night among friends, Li Zhixian comprehended and completed the Azure Lotus Sword’s tenth form, Aspects of All Beings, stirring the God Realm with his mortal-world aura. Meanwhile, the Sea God’s island reacted to Seahorse’s fall, Tang San vowed revenge, and a mysterious man carried Da Ming and Er Ming through the clouds.

• Li Zhixian celebrated with his friends, listened to a storyteller recount his battle with two Clear Sky Sect Douluo, and was challenged by Feng Xiaotian.
• Drunk in his courtyard, Li Zhixian danced with the Azure Lotus Sword and drew insight from the lives and feelings of ordinary people.
• Li Zhixian completed the Azure Lotus Sword’s tenth form, Aspects of All Beings, and sensed the God Realm as he fell asleep.
• Ji Dong considered helping Li Zhixian create a divine seat, while the Asura God wondered how his power could rise without distancing him from mortal life.
• The Sea God’s island saw Seahorse’s sacred pillar crack, while Tang San vowed to repay Li Zhixian and the Clear Sky Sect for his humiliation.
• A mysterious black-and-gold-robed man brought Da Ming and Er Ming across the clouds, where they saw the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and a butterfly playing and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger looking shaken.

Li Zhixian enjoyed a picnic at Lotus Lake with his friends before Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Wu, and Di Tian arrived. After Li Zhixian overpowered Di Tian’s aura clash, Di Tian invited him to Star Dou Forest on behalf of his Lord, and Li Zhixian agreed to go after the picnic.

• Li Zhixian spent a peaceful day picnicking with his friends at Lotus Lake as they prepared for the approaching Heavenly Ridge Martial Gathering.
• Li Zhixian sensed Di Tian and several familiar auras approaching and asked everyone to prepare extra food for their guests.
• Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Wu, the Divine Butterfly, and Di Tian arrived, and the Divine Butterfly reunited with Li Zhixian.
• Di Tian tested Li Zhixian with his Dragon Might, but Li Zhixian severed it with his sword intent and forced Di Tian back.
• Di Tian said his Lord wished to meet Li Zhixian and invited him to Star Dou Forest; Li Zhixian accepted after the picnic and then questioned the cowering Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Li Zhixian briefly returned to Li Family Village and awakened Xiao Hu’s Light Spirit Sword before continuing with Qian Renxue and Di Tian to the Star Dou Great Forest. In the Earth Vein Palace, he encountered the Silver Dragon King, whose eyes opened as they met his gaze.

• Li Zhixian stopped at Li Family Village and offered to awaken Xiao Hu during the village’s Martial Spirit Awakening ceremony.
• Li Zhixian awakened Xiao Hu’s Light Spirit Sword and revealed that he had Innate Soul Power Rank Seven, then arranged for Xiao Hu and his parents to travel to Heaven Dou City and join the Wind Sword Sect.
• Li Zhixian told Qian Renxue that the Li couple had cared for him during his Mortal World Heart Refining, and she promised to help repay their kindness.
• Li Zhixian, Qian Renxue, Di Tian, Da Ming, Er Ming, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger reached the Earth Vein Palace beneath the Lake of Life.
• Li Zhixian walked deeper into the palace and saw the Silver Dragon King, who slowly opened her eyes and met his gaze.

Li Zhixian met the Silver Dragon King in her hidden Dragon's Nest and learned of the soul beast race's grim future. He accepted her precious Dragon's Reverse Scale and vowed to fight for the race's chance to become gods, even against the God Realm.

• The Silver Dragon King enveloped Li Zhixian in dragon breath to block the God Realm's observation, while God of Destruction warned Asura and Ji Dong that Li Zhixian's connection to the Dragon God remnant was taboo.
• The Silver Dragon King called Li Zhixian big brother, shared Spirit Grass and healing crystals with him, and explained that she felt naturally close to him.
• The Silver Dragon King showed Li Zhixian visions of soul beasts being slaughtered, forests destroyed, glaciers melting, and powerful beasts dying in heavenly tribulations.
• The Silver Dragon King tearfully asked Li Zhixian to secure a chance for soul beasts to become gods and offered him her bloodstained Dragon's Reverse Scale.
• Li Zhixian accepted the Reverse Scale and promised to fight for a path forward for the soul beast race, even if the gods refused.

Li Zhixian accepted the Silver Dragon King's Dragon's Reverse Scale and promised to secure a future for soul beasts, knowing that this would mean opposing the God Realm. After returning toward the Spirit Hall Empire with Qian Renxue, he learned Bibi Dong remained imprisoned and headed to confront her.

• Li Zhixian promised to help the soul beast race and asked the Silver Dragon King for more Spirit Grass, while Tian Meng, the Snow Empress, and the Ice Empress thanked him.
• Back at the Earth Vein Palace, the soul beasts bowed to Li Zhixian, and he ordered Di Tian to contact the Heaven Dou Empire and spread the Spirit Soul method.
• Li Zhixian left the Star Dou Great Forest with Qian Renxue, who told him Bibi Dong was imprisoned and had confirmed Qian Daoliu was alive.
• The Sea God could not see Li Zhixian's fate, and the Asura God concluded that Li Zhixian's future would oppose the God Realm; the God of Destruction vowed to defend its laws.
• Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue reached the Spirit Hall Empire and went to the death prison to see Bibi Dong.

Li Zhixian restored Bibi Dong’s benevolent consciousness and destroyed her evil one, but Qian Renxue refused to forgive her for her past crimes. Bibi Dong chose to leave and atone for her sins, accepting that her soul would remain in pain.

• Li Zhixian and Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong in the Angel Temple’s death row, where she was being tortured by holy light.
• Bibi Dong broke her restraints and attacked Li Zhixian, but he stopped her effortlessly and erased her weapon.
• Li Zhixian used the Ice and Snow Emperors’ Wine Spirit and his sword intents to restore Bibi Dong’s benevolent consciousness and annihilate her evil consciousness.
• Qian Renxue rejected Bibi Dong’s plea for reconciliation and said she never wanted to see her again.
• Bibi Dong asked Li Zhixian to keep her past from Qian Renxue, then resolved to walk among the people and atone despite her unending soul pain.

Li Zhixian freed Qian Daoliu from prison and reunited him with Qian Renxue, who celebrated by embracing him. The Angel God’s Ninth Trial began without Qian Daoliu’s sacrifice, and Qian Renxue set off to complete it while Li Zhixian prepared to travel to the deep sea.

• Li Zhixian broke Qian Daoliu’s chains and helped him recover as light energy surged into his body.
• Qian Renxue and the six Enshriners arrived, rejoiced at Qian Daoliu’s rescue, and thanked Li Zhixian.
• Qian Renxue took Li Zhixian to the sleeping palace, where they consummated their relationship.
• Qian Daoliu expected to sacrifice himself to open Qian Renxue’s final trial, but the Angel God’s Ninth Trial began on its own.
• Qian Renxue entered the pillar of light and told Li Zhixian she would find him after completing the trial; Li Zhixian said he might travel to the deep sea.

After Qian Renxue began the Angel God’s final trial, Li Zhixian set out for the sea with Qian Daoliu, intending to claim the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s trunk bone and visit Sea God Island. His friends eagerly prepared to join him, while the gods discussed whether they would be allowed onto the island and warned that the God Realm’s laws against Soul Beasts would not be easily overturned.

• At a banquet, Li Zhixian told Qian Daoliu he planned to go to the sea for his trunk bone, and invited him to come along; Qian Daoliu agreed.
• Li Zhixian and Qian Daoliu returned to Dugu Manor, where Qian Daoliu offered to host the upcoming Heavenly Ridge Martial Gathering with Spirit Hall’s Enshriners.
• Li Zhixian reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, told them Qian Renxue had begun the Angel’s Ninth Trial, and said Zhu Zhuqing might also have a chance to become a god.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, Huo Wu, and the others arrived and eagerly agreed to join Li Zhixian’s voyage to the sea.
• Li Zhixian planned to seek the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s trunk bone, settle his grudge with Tang San, and give his friends a chance at divine inheritances on Sea God Island.
• In the God Realm, the Sea God said the island would welcome talented candidates, while the God of Destruction warned that the gods would not easily change the laws governing Soul Beasts.

Li Zhixian and his companions traveled to Vast Sea City and set sail for Sea God Island, hearing conflicting accounts of the island’s Sea Soul Masters and their role in protecting sailors. As they approached, the waters around Sea God Island churned and its six holy pillars blazed with azure light.

• Li Zhixian and his companions arrived in Vast Sea City, chartered a ship, and learned locals were talking about Lord Sword Wine and strange waves near Devil's Island.
• Li Zhixian said he had no intention of making an enemy of Sea God Island and wanted only to settle an old grudge, then spent two days exploring the coast with his friends.
• Li Zhixian and his companions set sail for Sea God Island, where an old sailor described how Sea Soul Masters had saved ships from a hurricane and earned his respect.
• Li Zhixian said the Sea Soul Master who defended Dai Mubai and blocked his path had chosen the opposing side, so there was no question of right or wrong in killing him.
• The waters around Sea God Island churned violently, and its six holy pillars shot azure light into the sky.

Li Zhixian and his companions sailed through Sea God Island’s forbidden waters, where the Sacred Pillar guardians tried to ambush them. After Li Zhixian subdued several guardians and shattered Sea Spear Douluo’s weapon, Bo Saixi arrived atop a colossal wave.

• Sea Dragon Douluo and the other Sacred Pillar guardians learned a ship was approaching Sea God Island and entered the sea to intercept it.
• The old sailor left Li Zhixian and his companions to steer through waters filled with reefs, Sea Soul Beasts, and unnatural fog.
• Li Zhixian recognized the island as a lure and used his Sword Intent to injure Sea Delusion and Sea Woman, who fell onto the ship’s deck.
• Sea Spear Douluo and three other guardians confronted the ship and demanded that Li Zhixian release the captives.
• Li Zhixian caught Sea Spear Douluo’s attack barehanded and shattered his Nanook Spear as Bo Saixi appeared atop a towering wave.

Bo Saixi confronted Li Zhixian over the deaths of Sea Horse Douluo and Tang Chen, then challenged him to withstand one strike. Li Zhixian accepted and wagered that victory would secure his companions permission to land on Sea God Island and reveal Tang San’s whereabouts.

• Bo Saixi arrived and Qian Daoliu explained that Li Zhixian had killed Sea Horse Douluo after Sea Horse aided Dai Mubai’s tyranny.
• Li Zhixian projected the battle in which he killed Tang Chen, prompting Bo Saixi to remember their shared past and her long wait for him.
• Bo Saixi said she had to answer for both deaths and challenged Li Zhixian to take one move from her, promising to end the old grudges if he endured it.
• Li Zhixian accepted Bo Saixi’s challenge and asked that, if he won, she let his companions land on Sea God Island and tell him Tang San’s whereabouts.
• Bo Saixi ordered every ship away from the battle, and Li Zhixian declared that he would spare her life, angering her.

Li Zhixian defeated Bo Saixi with a sword strike that wielded the power of time, then spared her and demanded information about Tang San and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Bo Saixi and the Sacred Pillar Guardians faced him as Qian Daoliu arrived to protect her.

• Bo Saixi summoned the sea’s power and launched Sea God’s Wrath at Li Zhixian.
• Li Zhixian drew the Azure Lotus Sword and used Passing Thousand Autumns to age and dry the sea, overwhelming Bo Saixi.
• Bo Saixi conceded defeat as the sword’s power reached her, but Li Zhixian dispersed the attack and restored the sea.
• Qian Daoliu rushed to Bo Saixi’s side, and Li Zhixian promised to spare her and the Sacred Pillar Guardians.
• Li Zhixian asked Bo Saixi to reveal Tang San’s whereabouts and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s sea region.

Li Zhixian learned the location of the Demon Whale King’s domain and set out with his companions, while the gods debated his strength compared with Tang San’s. Tang San confronted the Demon Whale King, convinced his inheritance and Golden Trident made him a match for Li Zhixian, and the whale revealed its near-divine transformation.

• Bo Saixi showed Li Zhixian the Demon Whale Sea Domain and said the Sea God had permitted him to enter Sea God Island; Li Zhixian set out for the domain with his companions.
• Qian Daoliu left after seeing Bo Saixi, having fulfilled his wish to see her once.
• The Sea God, Ji Dong, and the Asura God discussed Li Zhixian’s power and agreed that Tang San’s Golden Trident meant he had not been treated unfairly.
• Tang San sensed Bo Saixi’s immense power from afar, then struck the sea with the Golden Trident to draw out the Demon Whale King.
• The Demon Whale King rose from the sea and declared that devouring Tang San might let it complete its transformation into a Demon God.

Li Zhixian left his companions after finding Tang San, who was battling the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. He arrived above the fight, and Tang San and the whale king both turned toward him, their intentions uncertain.

• Li Zhixian sensed his target and flew ahead, while Xiao Wu and Oscar reflected that they were content with their lives among their friends.
• Tang San fought the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, using his martial souls, Sea God Armor, and Golden Trident against the whale king’s attacks.
• Tang San wounded the whale king, but the two paused to recover before resuming their battle.
• Li Zhixian appeared above the sea, reclining on his longsword with a wine jug, and drew the attention of both combatants.
• Tang San calmly addressed Li Zhixian, while the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sensed Tang San’s killing intent and reacted with surprise.

Li Zhixian confronted Tang San at sea, caught the Golden Trident barehanded, and hurled it into the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Tang San and the wounded whale surfaced together, realizing they might need to join forces to survive.

• Li Zhixian told Tang San that the Clear Sky Sect was gone and promised he had agreed to reunite Tang San with his father.
• Enraged, Tang San attacked Li Zhixian with the Golden Trident, but Li Zhixian caught the divine weapon in one hand.
• Qian Daoliu and the others witnessed Li Zhixian's feat, while the Sea God rejected Ji Dong and the Asura God's suggestion that he test Li Zhixian.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fled beneath the waves, and Li Zhixian threw the Golden Trident after it, piercing and badly wounding it.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King resurfaced, returned the trident to Tang San, and urged him to join forces against Li Zhixian.

Tang San and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King joined forces to attack Li Zhixian, but Li Zhixian remained untouched by their combined assault. The chapter ended with Tang San's confinement skill failing and the Demon Whale King cursing him as a useless Sea God successor.

• Tang San reluctantly agreed to join forces with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King after seeing Li Zhixian's divine radiance cleanse the sea.
• Tang San used Unfixed Waves to confine Li Zhixian, while the Sea God and Ji Dong discussed Li Zhixian's mastery of the Power of Time.
• Tang San launched Sun of the Sea as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King unleashed Lightning Waterfall Devour, trapping Li Zhixian between their attacks.
• Li Zhixian emerged unhurt, surrounded by ripples in time and space that made Tang San's confinement useless.
• Tang San staggered back in disbelief as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King berated him for being a useless Sea God successor.

Li Zhixian absorbed the Demon Whale Sea Domain’s thunder and sea power, breaking through to Rank 93 as Tang San watched in jealous fury. After Tang San claimed the Sea God was inferior to Li Zhixian, the Sea God descended to test Li Zhixian with one move and confront Tang San over his blasphemy.

• Li Zhixian returned his attention to the Demon Whale Sea Domain and absorbed its destructive thunder and sea energy with his Immaculate Glazed Body.
• Li Zhixian broke through the peak Level 90 bottleneck and advanced through Ranks 91 and 92 to Rank 93, while his allies celebrated and Feng Xiaotian recorded the battle.
• Tang San, enraged by Li Zhixian’s strength, blamed his defeat on the Sea God’s inheritance and declared that the Sea God was inferior to Li Zhixian.
• The Sea God decided to test Li Zhixian with one move and said Tang San would pay for blaspheming a god; the God Kings sealed off the divine power as it descended.
• The Sea God’s will made Tang San drop the Golden Trident into the sea, and Tang San hurriedly apologized, claiming he had spoken in anger because Li Zhixian was his lifelong nemesis.

The Sea God possessed Tang San and challenged Li Zhixian to a divine strike, promising to let Li Zhixian’s close friend inherit his position if Li survived. Li Zhixian faced the God King-level attack and activated his Fourth Soul Skill, Fate Tribulation Rebirth.

• The Sea God entered Tang San’s sea of consciousness, wrecking his body as divine power forced it to endure the possession.
• The Sea God descended through Tang San, commanding the sea and drawing the attention of Li Zhixian, Qian Daoliu, and the others.
• Li Zhixian, now a level ninety-five Super Titled Douluo, welcomed the chance to raise his sword against a god.
• In the God Realm, Ji Dong judged Li Zhixian stronger than the Sea God, while the Asura God warned that soul-beast karma demanded immense strength.
• The Sea God promised Li Zhixian’s close friend could inherit his divine position if Li took the strike, then unleashed Body and Halberd as One, Stars Shift.
• Tang San’s body repeatedly disintegrated and was reconstructed as Li Zhixian raised his nine soul rings and activated Fate Tribulation Rebirth.

Li Zhixian unleashed his Red Dust Sword Intent and defeated the Sea God’s divine attack, forcing the Sea God to admit defeat. The God of Destruction called a God Realm Conference to discuss Li Zhixian’s place and authority among the gods.

• Li Zhixian shattered his own body to trigger his transformed fourth soul ring and return from the brink of death.
• Qian Daoliu withdrew the others from the battle, while Bo Saixi and the Sea Soul Masters confronted the waves and watched Li Zhixian challenge the Sea God.
• Li Zhixian drew the Azure Lotus Sword and used its tenth form, Aspects of All Beings, turning a sword-shaped rift in the sky into a strike that overwhelmed the Sea God’s trident attack.
• The Sea God’s divine consciousness was driven from Tang San’s body and pierced through his divine form in the God Realm, where he admitted defeat.
• The God of Destruction summoned the gods to a conference about Li Zhixian’s authority and seat in the God Realm.