Chapter Summaries

After forcing the Merman Clan to declare a ceasefire, Xiao Tianyang secured the History Conch and two Ocean Secret Treasures, then prepared to visit the Merfolk Race with the Sea Witch. As they planned to leave the next day, Bo Saixi warned him to behave himself so he would not jeopardize his relationship with the Sea Witch.

• Xiao Tianyang exhausted the two Merman Clan Super Douluo, and the clan’s powerhouses called a ceasefire before negotiations ended in his favor.
• Xiao Tianyang obtained the History Conch and two Ocean Secret Treasures, then left the Merman Clan with the Sea Witch.
• The Sea Witch invited Xiao Tianyang to visit the Merfolk Race, where the old clan chief wanted to thank him for recovering their Ocean Secret Treasure.
• Xiao Tianyang postponed his plan to explore the open sea and considered the danger posed by the Deep Sea Demon Whale.
• Bo Saixi found Xiao Tianyang by the shore and warned him to be restrained during his visit to the Merfolk Race, lest he ruin his chances with the Sea Witch.

Xiao Tianyang explained why he had rejected trade between Divine Might and [Water Capital], saying he wanted Divine Might to avoid upsetting the continent’s balance. He revealed that he planned to explore the dangerous outer sea, and Bo Saixi disclosed that it was the Merman Clan’s place of origin.

• Xiao Tianyang told Bo Saixi he had rejected Divine Might’s trade with [Water Capital] because he wanted to limit their ties and preserve balance among the continent’s powers.
• Bo Saixi praised Xiao Tianyang’s foresight, and he explained his concern that Divine Might’s growing strength could disrupt the continent’s stability.
• Bo Saixi asked where Xiao Tianyang planned to go, and he said he intended to travel farther into the outer sea, to the Land Beyond Law.
• Xiao Tianyang described the deadly expedition that had sent a thousand-person fleet into the outer sea, with only one survivor, and recounted its thin Soul Power and powerful marine creatures.
• Bo Saixi revealed that the outer sea was the Merman Clan’s origin, and Xiao Tianyang realized the creatures he had fought had carried weapons.

Xiao Tianyang explained his unusual physical strength and weapon training to Bo Saixi, who then brought their conversation back to the Merman Clan in the Land Beyond Law. He guessed that their physical arts had helped them survive where Soul Power was scarce.

• Xiao Tianyang explained why long weapons were uncommon and said mastering their techniques required extensive training.
• Xiao Tianyang told Bo Saixi he had practiced swinging his blade more than ten thousand times a day for less than half a year.
• Bo Saixi struggled to hold the heavy Congyun Blade, and Xiao Tianyang said his physique surpassed that of a Limit Douluo.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that he cultivated his body and Soul Power separately, and Bo Saixi recognized the key points of his method.
• Bo Saixi redirected the conversation to the Land Beyond Law, and Xiao Tianyang guessed that the Merman Clan survived with little Soul Power through its physical arts.

After helping Bo Saixi reduce her workload, Xiao Tianyang traveled with Sea Witch to the Merman Clan’s home, Coral Island. The chapter ended as he and Big White approached the island’s shore.

• Bo Saixi explained how the Seven Sacred Pillars and a new self-defense force would take on duties in [Water Capital], leaving her free to manage Sea God Palace and the trials.
• After dinner, Bo Saixi left to test Xiao Tianyang’s method, and Sea Witch woke Xiao Tianyang early the next morning to bring him to the Merman Clan at the old clan chief’s request.
• Xiao Tianyang and Sea Witch traveled underwater on Big White, which Xiao Tianyang trusted to follow his commands despite its simple-minded nature.
• After three hours, they reached the Merman Clan’s secluded home, an island called Coral Island that an Ocean Secret Treasure kept separate from the seawater.
• Xiao Tianyang admired Coral Island, thanked Sea Witch for bringing him there, and told Big White to approach the shore slowly so it would not frighten anyone.

Xiao Tianyang arrived at Coral Island with Big White and was welcomed by the Merfolk Race’s former chief, Granny Hua. After Granny Hua thanked him for helping her people, she invited him to speak privately, recognizing his relationship with Sea Witch, whose real name was Ru Yue.

• Sea Witch explained that the merfolk’s music was their highest welcome, and introduced their former chief, Granny Hua, to Xiao Tianyang.
• Xiao Tianyang greeted Granny Hua and the assembled merfolk, earning their goodwill with his polite words.
• Granny Hua thanked Xiao Tianyang for recovering the History Conch, securing ten years of peace from the Merman Clan, and giving the merfolk a musical score, then tried to bow to him.
• Xiao Tianyang gently stopped Granny Hua and the others from bowing, and Sea Witch privately explained something that eased Granny Hua’s concerns.
• Granny Hua dismissed the crowd except for Abu and A Xing, then invited Xiao Tianyang to accompany her and Sea Witch to an ancient building.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Granny Hua to call him Tianyang and joked about becoming her grandson or godson, prompting her to tease him for being sweet-tongued.

Xiao Tianyang met Granny Hua and the Sea Witch’s adoptive parents, then deflected an attack from the Sea Witch’s younger brother, Ru Hai. Ru Hai challenged Xiao Tianyang’s role in recovering the History Conch, and Xiao Tianyang warned him against looking down on others.

• Xiao Tianyang learned that Abu and A Xing had raised the Sea Witch and her younger brother after their biological parents died.
• Granny Hua sent Abu and A Xing away after noticing how uncomfortable they felt around Xiao Tianyang.
• A trident burst through the window, but Xiao Tianyang knocked it aside with Shock Force and recognized that Ru Hai had returned.
• Ru Hai entered and questioned whether Xiao Tianyang could truly influence the Mermen who committed evil deeds.
• Granny Hua reprimanded Ru Hai for dismissing Xiao Tianyang’s achievement in recovering the History Conch.
• The Sea Witch demanded that Ru Hai apologize, but Xiao Tianyang declined and warned him that looking down on others was dangerous.

Xiao Tianyang agreed to fight Ru Hai, and Granny Hua turned their spar into an arena match before the Merman Clan. As the duel began, Xiao Tianyang summoned a golden trident that stirred the sea, while Sea Witch told Granny Hua of his extraordinary mastery of weapons.

• Xiao Tianyang challenged Ru Hai to a match, and Granny Hua allowed the duel to proceed before the Merman Clan's soldiers and powerhouses.
• Sea Witch reassured Xiao Tianyang that no one would blame him for the outcome, while Ru Hai accused him of wanting to marry Sea Witch and demanded he defeat him first.
• Xiao Tianyang leaped onto the arena and summoned a golden trident, causing the sea around Coral Island to ripple with delight.
• Granny Hua questioned Sea Witch about Xiao Tianyang's weapon and fighting skill, and Sea Witch said he mastered many weapons and had outperformed Sword Douluo in technique.
• Sea Witch told Granny Hua that Xiao Tianyang had challenged Sword Douluo under the name Rakshasa and invited her to ask about him to learn more.

Xiao Tianyang offered Ru Hai his trident if Ru Hai could block ten moves, then used their duel to teach him how to fight with a long-handled weapon. Ru Hai was driven to the arena’s edge, where he began to understand Xiao Tianyang’s instruction.

• Xiao Tianyang wagered his trident that Ru Hai could block ten of his moves, and Ru Hai accepted the challenge to test anyone seeking to marry his sister.
• Xiao Tianyang demonstrated the trident’s ability to control seawater and explained that it could help compensate for the Merfolk Race’s weak offensive power.
• Ru Hai activated his Martial Soul Possession and attacked with his Blackwater Flood Dragon Martial Soul, but Xiao Tianyang easily repelled his thrust.
• Xiao Tianyang counterattacked with precise trident strikes, pointed out Ru Hai’s simple technique, and instructed him to use the currents and attack with a stronger aura.
• Xiao Tianyang swept Ru Hai toward the edge of the arena, leaving Ru Hai studying his trembling arms with confusion and realization.

Xiao Tianyang used his duel with Ru Hai to teach the Merfolk Race how to wield tridents, winning Granny Hua’s approval and deepening Sea Witch’s feelings for him. Ru Hai regained his courage and fought back, but he still struggled to control his strength.

• Granny Hua recognized how Xiao Tianyang’s teaching and framing of the match could win the Merfolk Race’s respect, and she praised Sea Witch for choosing him.
• Granny Hua asked whether Sea Witch could accept Xiao Tianyang already loving someone else, and Sea Witch said she was content as long as they cared for each other.
• Granny Hua stopped trying to dissuade Sea Witch and promised to support her if she was ever wronged.
• Ru Hai followed Xiao Tianyang’s advice, recovered his confidence, and began counterattacking during their duel.
• Xiao Tianyang dodged Ru Hai’s trident and struck him with a carefully controlled blow, while Ru Hai grew irritated that he still could not control his strength.

Xiao Tianyang defeated Ru Hai in the arena, then joined Sea Witch and Granny Hua for a meal before they left. Their warm dinner was interrupted when the injured Ru Hai returned.

• Xiao Tianyang kicked Ru Hai into the arena floor, ended the match, and left while the watching Merfolk Race Soul Masters accepted his lesson.
• Granny Hua invited Xiao Tianyang, Sea Witch, and Xin Yi to stay for a meal, and Xiao Tianyang agreed after Sea Witch hesitated.
• Xiao Tianyang cooked a signature dish for Granny Hua, impressing her with his food and cooking skills.
• Ru Hai pushed open the bamboo door and returned as Xiao Tianyang remarked on his injuries and asked whether he still had a problem with him.

Ru Hai asked Xiao Tianyang to take him as a disciple, and Xiao gave him a book of techniques and a trident. Xiao then stayed with Sea Witch, won approval from her adoptive parents, and ended the night comforting her jealousy.

• Ru Hai returned and knelt before Xiao Tianyang, asking to become his disciple after their fight had taught him and his clansmen about weapons.
• Xiao Tianyang accepted Ru Hai and gave him an ancient book of techniques and a trident, offering to answer questions during his remaining day there.
• Xiao Tianyang persuaded Sea Witch to stay another day, and Granny Hua demanded two Den Den Mushi so she could contact Bo Saixi.
• Xiao Tianyang and Sea Witch visited Mr. and Mrs. Abu, who grew comfortable with him and chatted so much that Sea Witch felt left out.
• Mr. and Mrs. Abu told Sea Witch to take good care of Xiao Tianyang before parting, and Xiao pulled her close and promised to give her all his love.

Xiao Tianyang learned how Coral Island’s corals created its day and night, then took Ru Hai to the harbor to teach him through practical combat. Ru Hai told him about the Black Dragon Sea Trench and the dangerous Blackwater Pythons that lived there, and Xiao Tianyang used green flames to treat Ru Hai’s old wound.

• Sea Witch explained that Coral Island’s corals absorbed and released light by day, illuminating the island before sinking into slumber at night.
• Ru Hai arrived at the bamboo house after training all night, and Xiao Tianyang hurried through breakfast before taking him away.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Ru Hai what he had learned from their previous fight, and Ru Hai said he had discovered his enjoyment of actual combat.
• Ru Hai described the Black Dragon Sea Trench, its thick seawater, and the Blackwater Pythons whose evolved forms included the Blackwater Twin-headed Flood Dragon.
• Ru Hai showed Xiao Tianyang a wound left by the Blackwater Pythons, and Xiao Tianyang swept green flames over it.

Xiao Tianyang took Ru Hai and Big White to the Black Dragon Sea Trench to begin Ru Hai’s training. After sensing something strange in the trench, he gave Ru Hai a gas mask and led them inside.

• Xiao Tianyang fed Big White dried meat and told Ru Hai to guide them to the Black Dragon Sea Trench.
• Ru Hai agreed to go with Xiao Tianyang despite worrying that Sister might find out, and they traveled for an hour and a half on Big White.
• At the trench, Xiao Tianyang released his Mental Power, making Ru Hai feel exposed, then said he would only help if Ru Hai’s life was in danger.
• Xiao Tianyang gave Ru Hai a gas mask and explained how to wear it, then led Ru Hai and Big White into the trench.

Xiao Tianyang taught Ru Hai to use Mind’s Eye in the Black Dragon Sea Trench, where Ru Hai detected that the seawater contained tiny parasites. Xiao Tianyang revealed that the parasites had caused Ru Hai’s earlier sensation of being slowed, and showed how they died when removed from the water.

• Xiao Tianyang warned Ru Hai to remain vigilant and judge others carefully before entering the world.
• Xiao Tianyang instructed Ru Hai to extend his Soul Power outward using Mind’s Eye, and Ru Hai learned to use it within a five-meter range.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Ru Hai to compare the surrounding seawater with what he had sensed earlier, and Ru Hai noticed something mixed into it.
• Xiao Tianyang identified the foreign material as Deep Sea Parasites and explained that they dehydrated and died outside the water.
• Xiao Tianyang drew the parasites from a ball of seawater, and Ru Hai watched them shrivel into ash.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that the parasites covering Ru Hai’s body had caused the illusion that his movements were slowing.

Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai descended into the Black Dragon Sea Trench, where Xiao Tianyang detected strange Black Qi resembling what he had encountered among the Merman Clan. They continued toward their destination as they entered the Blackwater Pythons’ nest, but Xiao Tianyang warned Ru Hai not to provoke the creatures yet.

• Xiao Tianyang showed Ru Hai how to use Armed Form, but Ru Hai admitted he had not learned the technique.
• Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai traveled beyond a thousand meters into the trench while Big White kept the Blackwater Pythons at bay.
• Xiao Tianyang sensed Imperial Aura in the earth veins and used his Heavenly Star Compass to consider whether an ancient tomb lay below.
• Xiao Tianyang captured a strand of Black Qi and recognized it as resembling the energy he had seen among the Merman Clan, but decided not to investigate deliberately.
• Xiao Tianyang told Ru Hai that their destination lay two thousand meters deep and urged him onward because he would stay only one more day.
• As more Blackwater Pythons gathered around them, Xiao Tianyang told Ru Hai not to attack and provoke the nest.

Xiao Tianyang trained Ru Hai against Blackwater Pythons while exploring the Black Dragon Sea Trench with Big White. After discovering something in the depths, he led Ru Hai farther down, leaving him eager to learn whether a Merfolk legend was true.

• Xiao Tianyang identified the Blackwater Pythons’ increasing strength and wondered if a Blackwater Twin-headed Flood Dragon lurked in the trench.
• Xiao Tianyang began Ru Hai’s training, forbidding him to kill the Soul Beasts or use Soul Skills and sealing more than half his Soul Power.
• Ru Hai fought the Blackwater Pythons with his trident while Xiao Tianyang watched a Crystal Ball showing the trench’s depths and corrected Ru Hai’s mistakes.
• Xiao Tianyang drove away the pythons and ordered Big White to descend at an angle, then told Ru Hai to follow.
• Ru Hai followed Xiao Tianyang and Big White deeper into the trench, suspecting they had found something connected to a Merfolk legend.

Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai discovered a stone temple in the Black Dragon Sea Trench and learned it might be part of the Black Dragon King’s ruined imperial city. They entered the ruins hoping to find the vanished ruler’s legendary treasure.

• Xiao Tianyang used the Deep Sea Lantern to protect himself and Ru Hai as Big White carried them through the trench.
• Ru Hai spotted a stone temple in an area strangely free of Soul Beasts and Deep Sea Parasites.
• Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai entered the temple square, where he used the Ancient Divine Eyes to check for traps.
• Ru Hai identified the entrance statues as guardians of the Black Dragon King, an ancient ruler of the sea.
• Ru Hai explained that a battle after the Black Dragon King’s disappearance had supposedly destroyed and buried his city.
• Xiao Tianyang decided to investigate the ruins for the Black Dragon King’s accumulated wealth.

Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai reached the ruins of Deep Sea City and chose to explore its inner city in search of treasures and evidence about the Merman Clan’s secret. They arrived at a massive ruined building, while Xiao Tianyang remained wary of the powerful Soul Beasts that watched them without attacking.

• Xiao Tianyang told Ru Hai to choose whether to enter Deep Sea City based on his own judgment, and Ru Hai decided to go in.
• Xiao Tianyang, Ru Hai, and Big White entered the ruined city and found its outer district dark, broken, and stripped of its former splendor.
• Xiao Tianyang led them toward the inner city, explaining that he enjoyed treasure hunting and was also looking for evidence connected to the Merman Clan’s secret.
• After reaching the inner city, Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai picked a tall, imposing building as their next destination.
• The group reached the building without any Soul Beasts attacking, though Xiao Tianyang sensed several powerful ones watching them nearby.

Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai searched an ancient city, where Xiao Tianyang found a Poneglyph and discovered a valuable throne hidden in a treasure hall. After opening a second locked entrance, they sensed a powerful Soul Beast ahead and questioned why the city had been so quiet.

• Xiao Tianyang translated and read a Poneglyph, concluding that the events of the past and the involvement of an entire race had been concealed.
• Ru Hai led Xiao Tianyang to a locked door, which Xiao Tianyang broke open before they entered a hall and found another entrance beneath its throne.
• Xiao Tianyang realized the throne was made of precious materials and held a faint power that could strengthen the body, then explained why Ru Hai and his sister should focus on building a solid foundation.
• Xiao Tianyang warned Ru Hai that the lack of Soul Beast attacks and guards was suspicious, then cut through the lock on the second entrance with his Congyun Blade.
• Ru Hai sensed movement ahead, and Xiao Tianyang identified a roughly two-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast and wondered why its presence was strange.

Xiao Tianyang questioned a sea lion guarding the passage beneath the throne and learned that it had survived in the Treasure Cave’s ice cave, though it knew nothing about the city’s past. He released the sea lion and continued with Ru Hai into a lavish hall filled with gold, jade, crystal, and gemstones.

• Xiao Tianyang sent Big White to subdue the sea lion, then offered it the choice of answering his questions or fighting to the death.
• The sea lion chose to cooperate and explained that it had survived on food stored in a massive ice cave within the Treasure Cave.
• The sea lion said it had hatched after the city was destroyed and knew nothing about the city or its destruction.
• Xiao Tianyang released the sea lion and told Ru Hai to treat Soul Beasts as living beings and keep his promises.
• Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai reached a grand hall built with gold, jade, crystal, and gemstones, which Xiao Tianyang recognized as the Black Dragon King’s treasure hall.