Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Lin Zhixia returned to Heaven Dou City and learned that Xue Ye was dying from a layered compound poison that Dugu Bo could not cure. Tang San brought a sample to Yang Wudi to identify its components, beginning an investigation into the poison plot.

• Tang San and Lin Zhixia sensed unrest in Heaven Dou City and met Dugu Bo, who told them Xue Ye had been poisoned and was rapidly deteriorating.
• Dugu Bo explained that Xue Ye’s poison had resisted more than a dozen treatments and that he had brought a blood sample to the Tang Sect Medicine Hall.
• Tang San examined the sample and concluded that three poisons were working together to weaken the meridians, erode the organs, and block detoxification.
• Lin Zhixia reminded Tang San that Yang Wudi specialized in poisons, and Tang San hurried to find him.
• Tang San gave the sample to Yang Wudi, who began examining it in the Medicine Hall’s rear courtyard.

Tang San and his allies uncovered Spirit Hall’s plot to poison Emperor Xue Ye and forced their way into the palace to rescue him. They escaped with reinforcements after exposing Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue, and Yang Wudi began treating the Emperor while Tang San prepared to confront Spirit Hall’s forces in Heaven Dou City.

• Yang Wudi identified Xue Ye’s poison as Seven Colored Splendor, a forbidden Breaking Clan poison linked to a traitor who joined Spirit Hall.
• Tang San, Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, and Lin Zhixia broke into the palace after guards refused their Royal Token, then found Xue Ye near death and drove off the soul masters guarding him.
• Xue Qinghe confronted the group with royal soul masters and two Titled Douluo, but Lin Zhixia shielded them while Xue Beng carried Xue Ye out of the bedchamber.
• Ning Rongrong, Tai Tan, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and their allies arrived and helped Tang San and Yang Wudi defeat the royal soul masters’ fusion skill.
• Tang San recognized that Xue Qinghe was an impostor, and Xue Qinghe revealed herself as Spirit Hall’s Young Master, Qian Renxue, before the group escaped with Xue Ye.
• Yang Wudi began detoxifying Xue Ye in the Tang Sect residence, while Tang San vowed to unite with the imperial family against Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City.

After Tang San helped cure Xue Ye, the emperor rewarded him and named Xue Beng his heir, bringing Qian Renxue’s coup to an end. Tang San and Lin Zhixia then noticed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud might be connected to the Sea God, while Spirit Hall’s threat remained.

• Yang Wudi’s antidote stabilized Xue Ye, who awoke and thanked Tang San for saving him.
• Xue Ye named Tang San Blue Hao King, granted him a thousand-li fief and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and ordered Xue Beng to become Tang San’s disciple.
• Qian Renxue ordered a search for Xue Ye and Tang San, but Xue Ye later issued an edict stripping Xue Qinghe of the Crown Prince title and appointing Xue Beng heir and Tang San imperial military adviser.
• Tang San and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect turned most of Qian Renxue’s controlled forces against her, and Qian Renxue fled Heaven Dou City with two Titled Douluo.
• Lin Zhixia compared her Sea God Ruins sketch with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Tang San agreed that the treasure might conceal secrets tied to the Sea God.

Tang San activated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, awakened its four skills, and was recognized as the Sea God’s chosen inheritor. Lin Zhixia received a divine decree to take him to Sea God Island as part of her seventh trial, leaving both of them unconscious as their fates became linked.

• Tang San poured Soul Power into the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which awakened and sent him visions and information through a Mental Link.
• Tang San’s four soul bones resonated with the shroud, forming a triangular mark on his forehead and granting him four skills.
• A sacred voice told Lin Zhixia that Tang San was the Sea God’s chosen inheritor and ordered her to take him to Sea God Island as part of her seventh trial.
• Tang San and Lin Zhixia collapsed from the strain of the awakening and divine contact.
• Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others found them, used Life Boost to help them, and put them to rest.

Tang San tested the four skills of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with his companions while Lin Zhixia recognized its connection to the Sea God but kept the truth from him. After Yu Xiaogang proposed Sea God Island as a training destination, Tang San and Lin Zhixia agreed to go, unknowingly following the Sea God's command and setting out toward Tang San's inheritance.

• Tang San woke with knowledge of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's skills and invited Lin Zhixia and the others to test them.
• Tang San demonstrated the Vast Sea Bodyguard Cover, Universe Spirit Stabilizing Cover, and Vast Sea Raging Waves in the Tang Sect's rear courtyard.
• A disciple summoned Tang San and Lin Zhixia to the main hall, where Yu Xiaogang proposed sending them and the others to Sea God Island for training.
• Lin Zhixia realized Yu Xiaogang's proposal matched the Sea God's command, but she chose not to tell Tang San that he was the Sea God Inheritor.
• Tang San and Lin Zhixia agreed to travel to Sea God Island, and the group began discussing preparations.

Bai He asked Tang San to take Bai Chenxiang to Sea God Island, and Yu Xiaogang tested her for a place among Shrek. After she passed and became the Ninth Monster, the group prepared for the journey while Xiao Wu's original body stayed close to Lin Zhixia.

• Bai He brought Bai Chenxiang to Tang San and asked him to take her to Sea God Island for training.
• Yu Xiaogang tested Bai Chenxiang's speed against Zhu Zhuqing and her combat skills against Ma Hongjun.
• Yu Xiaogang declared Bai Chenxiang Shrek's Ninth Monster, and Ma Hongjun eagerly welcomed her to the team.
• Bai Chenxiang admired Lin Zhixia, and Zhu Zhuqing teased her about Ma Hongjun's interest in her.
• Yu Xiaogang explained the route and precautions for Sea God Island as Xiao Wu's original body clung to Lin Zhixia.

The Shrek Nine Monsters found a village emptied by Wolf Bandits, and Bai Chenxiang was captured during the ensuing fight. With Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai injured and surrounded, Lin Zhixia watched for a chance to rescue her.

• Tang San sent Bai Chenxiang ahead to scout the silent village while the others waited outside.
• Bai Chenxiang found a little girl hiding behind a haystack, who told her the Wolf Bandits had taken the villagers.
• More than two hundred Wolf Bandits attacked Bai Chenxiang, and Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Dai Mubai rushed in to help her.
• Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai fought the Wolf Bandits but were wounded and gradually overwhelmed.
• A blue-furred Wolf Bandit seized Bai Chenxiang and threatened to kill her, forcing the three men to stop fighting.
• Lin Zhixia hid with the little girl and gathered Star Chains while seeking an opening to rescue Bai Chenxiang.

Tang San and his companions fought the Wolf Bandits while Lin Zhixia and Zhu Zhuqing guarded Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Xiao Wu’s true body. Tang San’s group rescued Bai Chenxiang, but Ma Hongjun was badly wounded, and the battle remained unresolved as the Wolf Bandits charged again.

• Lin Zhixia told Zhu Zhuqing to protect Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Xiao Wu, and the child while Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San and the others.
• Tang San pretended to surrender to the blue-furred Wolf Bandit leader, then used Invincible Golden Body and Purple Extreme Divine Light to create an opening.
• Ma Hongjun rescued Bai Chenxiang, but a Wolf Bandit’s wind blade struck him and sent him falling before Tang San pulled them both to safety.
• The blue-furred Wolf Bandit leader ordered more than two hundred Wolf Bandits to attack, and Tang San directed Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong to help hold them off.
• Lin Zhixia prepared to support the front once Zhu Zhuqing secured the rear, while Xiao Wu’s true body reacted to Tang San’s danger.

Tang San defeated the frenzied Wolf Bandits with a hidden weapon technique, and Dai Mubai received a berserk spirit bone. After Bai Chenxiang stitched and cared for Ma Hongjun, the two drew closer as the group departed for Sea God Island.

• Tang San used One Thousand and One Nights to kill the Wolf Bandits and found a berserk spirit bone among their corpses.
• Tang San gave the spirit bone to Dai Mubai because it best suited his spirit.
• Bai Chenxiang stitched Ma Hongjun's wound while Dai Mubai held him still, and Ma Hongjun accidentally struck her face.
• Bai Chenxiang stayed awake caring for Ma Hongjun, then confronted him when he woke and complained that nobody cared about him.
• Ma Hongjun noticed Bai Chenxiang's injuries, apologized with a look, and held her hand as the carriage left the village.

On the journey to Sea God Island, Ma Hongjun asked Lin Zhixia to help him make up with Bai Chenxiang, but she refused and encouraged him to speak for himself. He apologized sincerely, Bai Chenxiang forgave him, and the carriage continued onward in a warm, lively mood.

• Ma Hongjun asked Lin Zhixia to intercede with Bai Chenxiang, but Lin Zhixia said she was busy caring for Xiao Wu and soothing Gu Zhinian.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San urged Ma Hongjun to apologize to Bai Chenxiang himself.
• Ma Hongjun admitted he had spoken wrongly and explained that he wanted Bai Chenxiang to care about him more.
• Bai Chenxiang smiled and teased Ma Hongjun about needing him to scout, easing his anxiety.
• The group continued traveling toward Sea God Island as Ma Hongjun fussed over Bai Chenxiang and the others settled into the journey.

Tang San and his companions prepared for the journey to Sea God Island by acquiring the Dragon Abyss Boat and learning about Sea Spirit Masters’ fighting styles. They ended the day with their supplies ready and a plan to adapt their tactics before setting sail.

• Tang San, Lin Zhixia, and Xiao Wu went to the Vast Sea Auction House, where Tang San won the Dragon Abyss Boat for eight thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang entered the Great Soul Arena as the Wind Fire Team and defeated two Sea Spirit Masters through coordinated attacks.
• Bai Chenxiang concluded that breaking Sea Spirit Masters’ water environment would be key in future fights, while Ma Hongjun praised her restraint.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar met Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang after their match and gave them Recovery Sausages.
• Tang San brought the Dragon Abyss Boat together with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and the group discussed their preparations and tactics for the voyage to Sea God Island.

Haider lured Tang San and his companions into the Demon Whale Sea Domain, where the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King nearly killed them. Poseidon appeared from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to defeat the beast, while Tang San collapsed from exhaustion after receiving the Sea God's guidance.

• Haider secretly steered the Sea Demon off course to avenge his son by feeding Tang San and his companions to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacked the Sea Demon, and Tang San and seven companions escaped by flying.
• Tang San linked the group’s Soul Power to defend against the beast, then broke the link and stayed behind so Lin Zhixia could lead the others away.
• Tang San struck at the Demon Whale King with his Purple Extreme Divine Light and Eight Spider Lances, but the beast shattered two lances and knocked him toward the sea.
• Poseidon emerged from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, bound the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with Divine Marks, and defeated it.
• Poseidon praised Tang San, who then lost consciousness from exhaustion and fell toward the sea.

After Sea Vipers poisoned the Shrek members and left them adrift, pirates brought them to Purple Pearl Island, where Zi Zhenzhu treated them. Tang San arrived and attacked Zi Zhenzhu, but Lin Zhixia cleared up the misunderstanding, and Zi Zhenzhu recognized him as her boss and offered to guide the group to Sea God Island.

• Sea Vipers poisoned Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Bai Chenxiang, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Lin Zhixia as the Shrek members drifted at sea.
• Lin Zhixia woke to find herself and her companions tied up in a room on Purple Pearl Island, where Zi Zhenzhu offered to make her the island's mistress.
• Tang San followed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's guidance to the island and attacked Zi Zhenzhu when he saw Lin Zhixia and the others bound.
• Lin Zhixia confirmed that Zi Zhenzhu had saved them from the Sea Viper poison, and Tang San apologized for his attack.
• Zi Zhenzhu recognized Tang San as her boss, ordered the group freed, and offered to lead them by a shortcut to Sea God Island.

Zi Zhenzhu guided Tang San and the Shrek group through the waters around Sea God Island, warning them about the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and lending them supplies. Tang San used the Dragon Abyss Boat and Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to reach the island safely, where the group went ashore as Zi Zhenzhu sailed away.

• Zi Zhenzhu showed the group a chart of Sea God Island's warning zone and gave Ning Rongrong Shark Repellent Water to help them pass the Demon Soul Great White Sharks without provoking them.
• When the Pearl reached the edge of Sea God Island's waters, Zi Zhenzhu stopped the ship and told the group to continue by Dragon Abyss Boat.
• Ning Rongrong distributed the repellent, Oscar prepared sausages, and Tang San used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to cloak the Dragon Abyss Boat.
• Tang San led the group through the shark-filled mist, and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks retreated from the Shroud's golden light.
• The Dragon Abyss Boat reached Sea God Island, and Tang San helped Lin Zhixia and Xiao Wu ashore with the others.
• Zi Zhenzhu turned the Pearl away and wished the group luck as they entered the island.

Tang San and his companions reached Sea God Island and convinced Sea Horse Douluo to let them attempt the first initiation trial. After they crossed the Sea within the Sea, Sea Horse Douluo announced that their assessments were about to begin.

• Island Guard Soul Masters surrounded Tang San and his companions on Golden Light Beach and challenged their right to enter Sea God Island.
• Tang San presented the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Lin Zhixia asked the guards to take them to a Sacred Pillar Guardian for judgment.
• The leading guard brought the group to Sea Horse Douluo at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where he set crossing the Sea within the Sea as their first initiation trial.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Lin Zhixia, and the others crossed the waters despite their strange gravity, with Bai Chenxiang reaching the platform last.
• Sea Horse Douluo declared that the group had passed the initiation trial and prepared to preside over their assessment ceremony.

The Shrek group underwent the Sea God Trial awakening, and their trial ranks ranged from Yellow-rank to Tang San’s unprecedented Sea God Nine Trials. Lin Zhixia completed her Starfall Judgment God Seventh Trial, gained a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and soul bone, and revealed her divine inheritance as Bo Saixi recognized the significance of both heirs.

• Sea Horse Douluo awakened the Shrek group’s trials, giving Bai Chenxiang a Yellow-rank First Trial, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun Black Tier Six Trials, and Zhu Zhuqing a Black Tier Five Trial.
• Ning Rongrong received Red Tier Seven Trials, and Tang San’s cocoon revealed the Sea God Nine Trials.
• Bo Saixi arrived and confirmed that Tang San was the Sea God’s true heir, whose trial concerned Sea God Island’s survival.
• Lin Zhixia completed her Starfall Judgment God Seventh Trial, reaching Rank 70 and receiving a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and the Azure Hao World-Shattering Left Leg Bone.
• Lin Zhixia demonstrated her new soul bone abilities and seventh soul skill, Inverted Star River, impressing Bo Saixi and startling Bai Chenxiang.
• Bo Saixi declared that Sea God Island’s new destiny would begin in the hands of Tang San and Lin Zhixia.

Ling Yun arrived through a Star Gate to announce Lin Zhixia’s Eighth Trial and take her to Starfall Judgment Island. Lin Zhixia left Xiao Wu in Tang San’s care and departed, promising to return within a year.

• Ling Yun emerged from the Star Gate and greeted Lin Zhixia as the inheritor of the Starfall Judgment God.
• Ling Yun revealed that Lin Zhixia had to match the god’s will, claim the Star Staff, and use it to suppress the Star River Guardian Turtle within one year.
• Dai Mubai explained to Bai Chenxiang why the Shrek Group had kept Lin Zhixia’s inheritance secret, and Bai Chenxiang accepted their decision and promised to help later.
• Lin Zhixia entrusted Xiao Wu’s true body to Tang San and followed Ling Yun through the Star Gate to Starfall Judgment Island.

Bo Saixi began the Sea God trials for Tang San and his companions, while Bai Chenxiang received a separate trial to defeat a Sea Phantom Beast. Bai Chenxiang completed it and rose to Soul Power Level 49 as the others began testing themselves on the Sea God Staircase.

• Bo Saixi had Sea Horse Douluo take Tang San and the others to rest, saying their trials would be announced the next morning.
• Sea Horse Douluo revealed that Tang San had to climb 333 steps under double gravity, while Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing received their own staircase trials.
• Bai Chenxiang received a trial to defeat a thousand-year Sea Phantom Beast, and Tang San advised her to resist its illusions and target its eyes with hidden weapons.
• Bai Chenxiang overcame the Sea Phantom Beast's illusion, struck its weak points with her hidden weapons, and defeated it.
• Bai Chenxiang completed her trial and rose from Soul Power Level 48 to 49, then returned to find Tang San and the others training on the staircase.

Ma Hongjun broke through to level sixty during the Sea God's Light trial and received a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring. After gaining a powerful new spirit skill, he encouraged his companions to keep progressing through their trials.

• Ma Hongjun climbed the stairs under Sea God's Light and used his Phoenix Flame to break through his level-fifty-nine bottleneck to level sixty.
• The breakthrough triggered the God-Bestowed Qualification, and Bo Saixi gave Ma Hongjun a spirit ring nearly forty thousand years old.
• Ma Hongjun absorbed the ring and gained the spirit skill Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike, which he tested by blasting a hole through a reef.
• Dai Mubai congratulated Ma Hongjun, Oscar gave him a Recovery Sausage, and Tang San felt more confident about the trials ahead.
• Bai Chenxiang admired Ma Hongjun's new power, and he promised to help her when her next trial came.

Bai Chenxiang tried the Sea God's Light and reached the sixteenth step before being forced back, then felt discouraged by her slower progress. Her companions explained the hardships behind Lin Zhixia's strength, leaving Bai Chenxiang determined to keep training and reach the thirtieth step next time.

• Bai Chenxiang climbed the Sacred Staircase until the Sea God's Light drove her back at the sixteenth step.
• Bai Chenxiang told Ning Rongrong that she felt inferior because she had only reached rank 49 while her companions advanced so quickly.
• Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing recounted Lin Zhixia's clan's destruction, her rescue by Tang San and Tang Hao, and the battles that drove her to grow stronger.
• Oscar described Gu Zhinian's rare time-attributed martial spirit and teased Ma Hongjun about Bai Chenxiang.
• Bai Chenxiang regained her resolve and vowed to train until she could reach the thirtieth step.