Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai searched the Black Dragon King’s Treasure Cave, found little beyond a historical stone tablet, and returned to Coral Island. On the way back to Sea God Island, Xiao Tianyang asked the Sea Witch about the legends of the Black Dragon Sea Trench and listened as she began describing an unusual account of its origins.

• Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai searched the Treasure Cave for hidden rooms but found nothing that interested Xiao Tianyang.
• Xiao Tianyang persuaded Ru Hai to leave, took the throne from the outer hall, and cleared the way back to Coral Island.
• Granny Hua questioned Xiao Tianyang and Ru Hai when they returned, while the Sea Witch wondered how their relationship had changed so quickly.
• Xiao Tianyang and the Sea Witch said goodbye to their acquaintances and set off for Sea God Island.
• The Sea Witch asked why Ru Hai’s attitude had changed, and Xiao Tianyang teased her before asking about the legends of the Black Dragon Sea Trench.
• The Sea Witch began recounting an unusual legend about how the Black Dragon Sea Trench came to be, while Xiao Tianyang compared it with what he had learned.

After returning to Sea God Island, Xiao Tianyang confronted Bo Saixi about the Black Dragon Sea Trench and learned that she knew the truth about the Sea God’s helplessness. He revealed his opposition to the God Realm and a new path to godhood, and Bo Saixi’s words showed she had joined his side.

• Xiao Tianyang refused Sea Witch’s request to accompany him to the Land Beyond Law, and she returned to her post to cultivate.
• Bo Saixi confronted Xiao Tianyang about visiting the Black Dragon Sea Trench, and he admitted he had gone there.
• Xiao Tianyang sealed the area and pressed Bo Saixi about what she knew; she said Lord Sea God was helpless about the matter.
• Xiao Tianyang condemned the gods for the suffering of a once-prosperous race and declared that he would establish new heavens if the existing ones would not deliver justice.
• Bo Saixi warned Xiao Tianyang not to act recklessly before gaining the strength to oppose the people from the God Realm.
• Xiao Tianyang told Bo Saixi he had developed a different path to godhood, and she accepted his cause despite expressing reservations.

Xiao Tianyang confided his plan to Bo Saixi, who accepted that he would pursue it and felt relieved to share its burden. He departed Sea God Island alone with Big White, while Bo Saixi and Sea Witch watched him leave and continued to adjust to their changed lives.

• Bo Saixi understood that Xiao Tianyang had no goodwill toward the gods and believed his plan was feasible, so she trusted him to shoulder the pressure.
• Xiao Tianyang reviewed the five people who knew his plan and the allies he was training to carry it out, then declared that he would challenge the gods in a silent contest.
• After resting by the sea, Xiao Tianyang left early the next morning with Big White and gave Octopus Boss instructions before setting out.
• Bo Saixi and Sea Witch watched Xiao Tianyang disappear beyond the horizon, and Sea Witch explained that she would stay and complete the work he had given her.
• Bo Saixi reflected on Sea Witch’s renewed happiness and began to enjoy life now that her own responsibilities had eased.

Xiao Tianyang and Big White entered the Land Beyond Law to face its dangerous marine creatures, and Xiao Tianyang defeated and captured a mutated sea fish. As they continued onward, a nine-headed marine creature ambushed them, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Xiao Tianyang and Big White set out into the outer sea, marking their route with a buoy.
• A giant catfish-like marine creature attacked, and Xiao Tianyang killed it with the Congyun Blade before capturing its body in a ball of light.
• Xiao Tianyang identified the creature as a sea fish altered by a beneficial genetic mutation and continued exploring with Big White.
• Xiao Tianyang noticed an unusual smell, and Big White dodged an ambush by a marine creature with nine savage heads.

Xiao Tianyang and Big White fought several strange marine creatures in the Land Beyond Law, but an enormous tsunami filled with piranhas forced them to retreat. Xiao Tianyang left the squid alive as they fled from the approaching swarm.

• Xiao Tianyang sent Big White to confront the Nine-headed Monster while he rode the Soaring Cloud Flying Sword and warned Big White when several creatures ambushed them.
• Xiao Tianyang split the crocodile turtle’s water arrows, then stabbed through its shell and wounded the squid hiding beneath him.
• Xiao Tianyang forced a shark-like creature into the air and killed it with Destroy Army Victorious Might.
• Xiao Tianyang retrieved a preservation sphere and turned toward the squid, but spotted a gigantic tsunami packed with piranhas.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Big White to retreat and fled from the swarm.

Xiao Tianyang and Big White escaped the sea creatures and crossed a storm of lightning before finding a dark-sand continent in the Land Beyond Law. On the blood-scented shore, Big White grew violent, and Xiao Tianyang’s Immaculate Physique restored it to normal.

• Xiao Tianyang and Big White escaped the pursuers, while the snapping turtle and squid were devoured and the Nine-headed Monster also fled.
• Xiao Tianyang decided to keep moving through the lightning and use the tracker on the Nine-headed Monster to locate it later.
• Xiao Tianyang and Big White reached a continent, and Xiao Tianyang found that its soft black sand carried a strong scent of blood.
• Big White became agitated on the shore, so Xiao Tianyang enveloped it with the power of Immaculate Physique and returned it to normal.

Xiao Tianyang explored the island with Big White, puzzled by the lack of land creatures, before the Nine-headed Monster ambushed him again. As he struck it back, another creature charged from behind and Big White entered battle form to intercept it.

• Xiao Tianyang and Big White left the beach and searched the forest, where Xiao Tianyang found signs of animals but no living land creatures.
• Xiao Tianyang wondered why the island's creatures were hiding and decided to investigate its mysteries while seeking combat experience.
• The Nine-headed Monster launched a surprise attack, but Xiao Tianyang dodged and knocked it through the forest with a forceful punch.
• Big White entered its battle form and charged at an approaching creature as Xiao Tianyang prepared to continue fighting the Nine-headed Monster.

Xiao Tianyang and Big White fought a horde of powerful creatures, and Xiao Tianyang’s display of strength drove most of them to retreat. He then charged the Nine-headed Monster again, determined to kill it.

• Xiao Tianyang called Big White back and coordinated with it to attack the gathered creatures.
• Xiao Tianyang used Sweep Through Thousands of Soldiers and Leading the Charge to target the Nine-headed Monster, severing three of its heads.
• Xiao Tianyang sensed the severed heads were still watching Big White’s abdomen, then split the forest floor with a powerful slash and trapped several creatures in the fissure.
• The arriving creatures retreated after seeing Xiao Tianyang’s strength, leaving the Nine-headed Monster bewildered.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered Big White to charge again and attacked the Nine-headed Monster with Invincible.

After killing the Nine-headed Monster, Xiao Tianyang continued deeper into the continent while trying to understand how its powerful creatures kept evading his detection. He endured repeated ambushes and waited for the hidden force behind them to reveal its true strength.

• Xiao Tianyang killed the Nine-headed Monster, and the remaining creatures fled.
• Xiao Tianyang considered whether the Nine-headed Monster had belonged to an organization or served a powerful backer, then continued inward on foot.
• Xiao Tianyang realized the powerful creatures were exceptionally skilled at hiding and suspected the Nine-headed Monster had been sent to test him.
• Xiao Tianyang survived three more waves of encirclement, using Recovery Potions and Healing Potions to sustain himself while pushing forward.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that his opponents wanted to stop him for reasons beyond simply killing him and waited for their main attack after the seventh probe.

Xiao Tianyang reached the peaceful grassland and confronted the White Tiger, White Crane, and White Whale, who offered him a choice between leaving Lost Island with three wishes or defeating them to continue. He chose to fight all three, and the battle began with the White Tiger stopping his blade and counterattacking Big White.

• Xiao Tianyang recognized that the White Whale had controlled the Nine-headed Monster and asked whether the creatures on Lost Island had been created by the three guardians.
• The White Tiger offered Xiao Tianyang the choice of leaving Lost Island with three wishes or defeating the guardians and continuing onward.
• Xiao Tianyang chose to fight and challenged the White Tiger, White Crane, and White Whale to attack together.
• The White Tiger charged Xiao Tianyang while the White Crane attacked from above with wind-element tornadoes and the White Whale supported them with intense pressure.
• Xiao Tianyang rode Big White and met the White Tiger's charge with his Congyun Blade, but the White Tiger stopped the blow and counterattacked Big White.

Xiao Tianyang fought the White Tiger and White Crane, using both the Congyun Blade and Azure Dragon Halberd to counter their coordinated attacks. He separated from Big White, activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and prepared to face the pair at full intensity.

• The White Tiger disrupted Xiao Tianyang's rhythm, but he blocked its claw and countered with the Azure Dragon Halberd.
• The White Crane descended in a green tornado and used its claws to stop Xiao Tianyang's halberd strike, letting the White Tiger escape and charge at Big White.
• Big White's aura surged as it prepared to fight the White Tiger, but it had waited until Xiao Tianyang was stable before acting.
• Xiao Tianyang shouted for the fighters to scatter, ended his cooperation with Big White, and spread his Mystic Crystal Phoenix Wings.
• Xiao Tianyang activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, and recognized that the White Tiger and White Crane's teamwork gave them an advantage.

Xiao Tianyang and Big White fought White Crane and White Tiger, with White Whale unable to affect the battle. Xiao Tianyang battled White Crane in midair while Big White steadily overwhelmed White Tiger, leaving their side close to victory.

• Xiao Tianyang launched a blade attack at White Crane, whose wounds turned into white light as it transformed and flew into the sky.
• Xiao Tianyang met White Crane’s aerial charge and fought it in a fast-paced midair stalemate, chaining attacks with both weapons.
• White Whale recognized that Xiao Tianyang had adapted to its pressure and that its support abilities were ineffective against him.
• Big White used its relentless charges to disrupt White Tiger’s fighting rhythm and kept it dodging without a chance to counterattack.

After defeating White Tiger, White Crane, and White Whale, Xiao Tianyang learned that they guarded Demon Sea and that he could continue onward to face another trial. As Big White carried him across the continent, they reached an altar topped by a statue that looked remarkably like Xiao Tianyang.

• Xiao Tianyang and Big White defeated White Crane and White Tiger, leaving them alive but badly injured.
• White Whale explained that the three Whites guarded the continent, whose creatures could revive as long as their corpses remained, and White Tiger said the next trial might test luck.
• Xiao Tianyang asked about his reward and the person behind the guardians, then decided to seek answers farther ahead.
• Xiao Tianyang rode Big White onward and rested while it followed a straight path across the continent.
• Big White called Xiao Tianyang’s attention to an altar, where he saw a huge statue resembling him.

Xiao Tianyang climbed the altar and met Great Emperor Tian Xuan, who revealed that he was Xiao Tianyang’s past self and that the Demon Sea had been created to await his return. Tian Xuan began explaining the place’s origins, and Xiao Tianyang pressed him for answers about the people behind the plan and his own connection to it.

• Xiao Tianyang told Big White to wait at the altar and return to Sea God Island if he did not come back within five days, but Big White stayed behind to wait for him.
• Xiao Tianyang climbed the nine hundred and ninety-nine steps over three hours, and a statue resembling him shattered and reformed into a figure of light.
• The figure introduced himself as Great Emperor Tian Xuan and explained that he was Xiao Tianyang’s past self, though they were separate people with different memories.
• Tian Xuan told Xiao Tianyang that the Demon Sea and Demon Island had formed from fragments of their former treasure, the [Prosperity World], and had been concealed until Xiao Tianyang returned.
• Xiao Tianyang asked who Tian Xuan meant by “we,” why they had arranged everything, and whether his life was connected to them.

Xiao Tianyang questioned Tian Xuan about their purpose and his system, then accepted a baptism that would refine and strengthen his physique. As Tian Xuan’s consciousness faded, Xiao Tianyang resolved to uncover the truth and forge his own path.

• Xiao Tianyang asked Tian Xuan how consciousness could split, what their purpose was, and how his system was connected to them.
• Tian Xuan explained that powerful beings could split their consciousness, withheld their purpose, and said Xiao Tianyang’s system was his own opportunity.
• Xiao Tianyang cautiously accepted Tian Xuan’s explanation and asked what he should do next and what his reward was.
• Tian Xuan activated a baptism that enveloped Xiao Tianyang in ancient energy and began purifying and strengthening his physique.
• Tian Xuan warned that the baptism could be dangerous, then faded away after completing his mission.
• Xiao Tianyang vowed to uncover the truth and avoid following Tian Xuan’s path, then meditated in mid-air.

Two years after Xiao Tianyang left, Bibi Dong emerged from seclusion stronger and calmer, and summoned Hu Liena to report on Sea God Island. Hu Liena revealed that Bo Saixi had turned the island into a growing city and armed it with a fleet, leaving Spirit Hall’s plans for an assault at sea in doubt.

• Bibi Dong emerged from two years of seclusion with her power transformed and summoned Hu Liena to report on Sea God Island.
• Hu Liena explained that she and Xie Yue had abandoned their assessments and returned from the island without Bo Saixi opposing them.
• Hu Liena reported that Sea God Island had expanded into Sea God Palace and Water Capital, governed by Bo Saixi and the rotating Seven Sacred Pillars.
• Hu Liena revealed that Water Capital had thousands of guards and a fleet consisting of one Sea Fortress, five Steam Battleships, and ten Firepower Battleships.
• Spirit Hall’s leaders worried the fleet could block their sea approach, while the narration revealed that Bo Saixi had built the warships using Xiao Tianyang’s blueprints and that each ship required three Warship Cores.

Salas warned Bibi Dong that Divine Might’s guilds, military strength, and influence made attacking Sea God Island a dangerous move that could turn the continent against Spirit Hall. Bibi Dong ordered the fleet to depart in seven days, then set out for Divine Might with Hu Liena, hoping to undermine its strength.

• Bo Saixi’s tests showed that warship cannons and ballistae could threaten even powerful Soul Masters when deployed in large numbers.
• Salas reported that Divine Might’s Merchant Guild had captured much of the market in military supplies, medicine, and other goods, while its three guilds had organized and united Soul Masters and merchants.
• Salas warned that Spirit Hall’s attack could provoke the continent’s merchants and Soul Masters, but Bibi Dong ordered the fleet in Vast Sea City to depart in seven days.
• After the others left, Bibi Dong told Hu Liena to accompany her to Divine Might, explaining that she intended to target the organization rather than Mister Rakshasa.
• Bibi Dong said that most people believed Xiao Tianyang had been suppressed beneath Sea God Mountain, though Divine Might continued to function without him.

Bo Saixi and Madam Mingzhu discussed the threat Bibi Dong posed while Xiao Tianyang remained missing. After two years of seclusion, Xiao Tianyang emerged from the baptism on Demon Island, having transformed his physique and begun mastering the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon.

• Bo Saixi told Madam Mingzhu that Bibi Dong’s strength had nearly reached the peak of the demigod realm and that the maritime defense line was their best current protection.
• Madam Mingzhu asked whether there was any news of Xiao Tianyang, and Bo Saixi reassured her that he was alive and would return when he could.
• After ending the call, Bo Saixi worried that Xiao Tianyang might miss his chance if he stayed away much longer.
• Xiao Tianyang emerged from the altar’s light pillar on Demon Island and realized his baptism had taken two years.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that the energy cores had purified his Immaculate Physique and helped him open three Dantians to store unknown energy.

Xiao Tianyang used the altar and the materials he had gathered to activate the [Ascension Platform], a formation that would guide those who reached their limits to a stronger plane and baptize them during the transition. As the platform transformed in a pillar of light, he left the Demon Sea, planning to return and inspect it when he needed it.

• Xiao Tianyang concluded that the residual energy sealed within him was too dangerous to use until he grew strong enough to control it.
• He examined the altar and decided its strength and location made it a suitable foundation for his plan.
• Xiao Tianyang arranged the required materials and used his Soul Power to draw scattered energy into the altar.
• The altar erupted in a pillar of light as the [Ascension Platform] began transforming.
• Xiao Tianyang judged the formation unlikely to fail and left on the [Soaring Cloud Flying Sword].

Spirit Hall and Water Capital remained locked in a three-day standoff at Sea God Island while Bibi Dong secretly sent an army through the sea toward Water Capital. Bo Saixi learned of the infiltration and considered how to respond, leaving the standoff on the brink of a surprise attack.

• Spirit Hall’s wooden ships and Water Capital’s Steel Beasts faced each other at Sea God Island for three days without negotiating or fighting.
• Octopus Boss reported that humans linked by iron chains had approached Water Capital from beneath the sea and nearly reached its walls.
• Bo Saixi realized Bibi Dong had used the public confrontation to conceal a covert advance and acknowledged that the tactic had caught her off guard.
• Octopus Boss offered to lead the Spirit Beast Legion against the infiltrators in Water Capital’s deep-sea territory.
• The narration explained that Xiao Tianyang’s former allies had gathered into a powerful Sea Soul Beast legion, with Big White enforcing his instruction that they obey Octopus Boss.