Chapter Summaries

Lin Mu intimidated Xiao Bai by revealing his overwhelming soul-ring configuration and summoning seven powerful soul spirits. Xiao Wu intervened to protect Xiao Bai, then reunited with Da Ming and explained that soul spirits allowed soul masters and soul beasts to coexist.

• Xiao Bai accused Lin Mu of being wrong to hunt soul beasts, and Lin Mu challenged her to let him take her soul bone.
• Lin Mu revealed nine soul rings, including seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and offered to let Xiao Bai choose one of his opponents.
• Lin Mu summoned all seven soul spirits, terrifying Xiao Bai and shocking Yu Tianheng and the others.
• Xiao Wu appeared and told Lin Mu to stop frightening Xiao Bai.
• Da Ming greeted Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu explained to Xiao Bai that he was a soul spirit; Xiao Bai realized Lin Mu's method benefited soul beasts.

Lin Mu distributed soul bones to his companions and gave Ning Rongrong a pill that evolved her martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. The chapter ended with Ning Rongrong kissing Lin Mu in excitement, while Ma Hongjun watched and felt sorry for Xiao Ao.

• Xiao Bai apologized to Lin Mu, who rebuked her, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King taunted her before Lin Mu told him to stop.
• Lin Mu gave Bai Chenxiang a Hundred Thousand Year wind-attribute Right Leg Soul Bone and distributed Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones among the others.
• Ning Rongrong declined a soul bone because she already had one, so Lin Mu gave her a pill containing one-third of a Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• After absorbing their gifts, Yu Tianheng and Xiao Wu each gained one level, while Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shi Mo reached Level 70.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the pill, discovered her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had nine layers, and kissed Lin Mu as Ma Hongjun watched.

Lin Mu watched Tang San and the others absorb soul bones, then led the group out to sea to obtain seventh soul rings. After a week of hunting, everyone had reached Soul Sage level.

• Ning Rongrong kissed Lin Mu in gratitude, but he dismissed any deeper meaning and turned to Tang San.
• Tang San finished absorbing the Left Arm Soul Bone, reached level seventy-nine, and accepted Lin Mu's advice to wait until Soul Douluo before absorbing the Million Year Soul Bone.
• Ye Lingling, Bai Chenxiang, and Shi Mo awakened after absorbing their soul bones, with Bai Chenxiang's martial soul evolving toward wind-based attacks.
• Lin Mu led the group out to sea aboard the Dragon Abyss Boat to hunt for suitable Sea Soul Beasts and obtain their seventh soul rings.
• Over the following week, Lin Mu found suitable Sea Soul Beasts for Ning Rongrong and the others, and the entire group reached Soul Sage level.

Tang San and his companions crossed the Ring Sea after overpowering Xiao Bai, then followed Bo Saixi to learn about their next trial. Lin Mu later visited the dying Tang Chen, who asked him to protect the Clear Sky Sect and Sea God Island, but Lin Mu only promised to do his best for Sea God Island’s soul masters.

• Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and the others combined their attacks and martial soul fusion skill to break Xiao Bai’s defenses and cross the Ring Sea.
• After receiving their trial rewards, Tang San asked Ah Yin to repay Lin Mu’s kindness, and she went with Lin Mu to Seahorse City.
• Lin Mu left Ah Yin asleep and visited Tang Chen, whose failing body had at most half a month left.
• Tang Chen thanked Lin Mu and asked him to look after the Clear Sky Sect and Sea God Island after he and Bo Saixi died.
• Lin Mu refused to promise protection for the Clear Sky Sect because it no longer existed, but said he would do his best to ensure Sea God Island’s soul masters were safe.

Tang Chen learned that Lin Mu had absorbed the Clear Sky Sect into Hammer Hall, then heard how Tang Hao’s actions had led to the conflict and the deaths of Tang Xiao and Tang Hao. The truth enraged Tang Chen so deeply that he spat blood.

• Tang Chen assumed the Spirit Hall had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, but Lin Mu explained that most of its people were safe.
• Lin Mu revealed that he had founded Hammer Hall and merged the Clear Sky Sect into it so its Clear Sky Hammer soul masters could forge Hidden Weapons for Tang San.
• Tang Chen asked why Lin Mu had subdued the sect, and Lin Mu said the Clear Sky Sect had provoked him and that Tang San needed its blacksmiths.
• Tang Chen insisted on hearing the full story, and Lin Mu recounted how Tang Hao’s mistreatment of Tang San led to their conflicts and Tang Xiao’s death.
• Tang Chen realized Tang Hao had caused the tragedy and, overwhelmed by fury, spat out blood.

Lin Mu helped Tang Chen after his collapse, then spent the next year pursuing elemental laws while assisting Tang San and following Qian Renxue’s progress. He visited Qian Renxue during her Angel God trial, and she noticed a strange mark on his forehead carrying three kinds of divine power.

• Lin Mu found Tang Chen near death and helped him up, but Bo Saixi blamed him before he left Tang Chen in her care.
• Over the following year, Lin Mu gathered soul spirits and Soul Tool technology, prepared to command the elemental laws, and helped Tang San obtain a Soul Ring and fuse with the Demon Empress’s million-year soul bone.
• Tang San reached level ninety, while his Fourth Trial changed after the Evil Orca King’s early death and barred Soul Ring skills and help from the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan.
• Qian Renxue chose Thousand Jun Douluo as the opponent for her Angel God’s Fifth Trial, and Qian Daoliu told him to give it his all.
• Lin Mu suddenly appeared during Qian Renxue’s preparations, and she noticed a mark on his forehead that seemed to hold three kinds of divine power.

Lin Mu told Qian Renxue and the Seven Great Worships that he was not eager to become a god, and he agreed to wait for Qian Renxue before ascending. Qian Renxue began her Fifth Trial by sparring with Thousand Jun Douluo, while Falling Devil Douluo was reminded of Lin Mu's past defeat of him.

• Lin Mu said he could complete his divine trials but did not want to become a god yet, and Qian Renxue guessed that he was waiting for her.
• Lin Mu agreed with Qian Renxue's interpretation, and she kissed him in front of the Seven Great Worships before Qian Daoliu interrupted them.
• Qian Renxue remembered her Fifth Trial, and everyone moved outside Spirit City for her sparring match with Thousand Jun Douluo.
• Qian Renxue and Thousand Jun Douluo clashed with their weapons and exchanged attacks, with Qian Renxue gaining a slight advantage despite her lower soul power.
• Falling Devil Douluo expressed surprise at Qian Renxue's performance, and Light Feather Douluo reminded him that Lin Mu had once defeated him while still a Soul Douluo.

Lin Mu told Qian Daoliu that Bo Saixi loved Tang Chen and that Tang Chen had died, while Qian Renxue completed her Fifth Trial by defeating Thousand Jun Douluo. Qian Renxue took Lin Mu back to her room in Spirit City, where they reunited after two and a half years apart.

• Falling Devil Douluo and Light Feather Douluo bickered while Lin Mu watched Qian Renxue battle Thousand Jun Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu asked Lin Mu about Bo Saixi, and Lin Mu told him that she loved Tang Chen and that Tang Chen had died a year earlier.
• Qian Renxue and Thousand Jun Douluo exchanged their Seventh and Ninth Soul Skills, and Qian Renxue defeated him with her Sun Flame.
• After completing her Fifth Trial, Qian Renxue dragged Lin Mu back to her room in Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue and Lin Mu reunited after being apart for two and a half years.

After passing the Fourth Trial, the group learned the challenges awaiting them in the Fifth Trial, while Ma Hongjun visited his starving teacher Yu Xiaogang on the shore. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang asking how Ma Hongjun’s trials were going.

• Shi Mo and Bai Chenxiang reached level eighty after passing the Fourth Trial, and each received a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yan learned that Sea Star Douluo would examine her, while Yu Tianheng discovered that he had to face the powerful Sea Dragon Douluo.
• Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong revealed that their trials required them to assist the others, giving Yu Tianheng confidence that he could face Sea Dragon Douluo.
• Tang San learned that he had to defeat all seven Sacred Pillar Guardians within three days without using Soul Bone Skills.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing learned that they would face Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Woman Douluo, respectively.
• Ma Hongjun brought food to Yu Xiaogang, who ate ravenously before asking how Ma Hongjun’s trials were going.

Ma Hongjun blamed Yu Xiaogang for his suffering and doubted he could defeat Sea Ghost Douluo in his Fifth Trial. Dai Mubai arrived offering help, but Ma Hongjun confronted him over abandoning him and killing Xiao Ao.

• Ma Hongjun told Yu Xiaogang that his Fifth Trial required him to defeat Sea Ghost Douluo, a task he believed was impossible.
• Ma Hongjun accused Yu Xiaogang of causing his crippling, and Yu Xiaogang admitted he had considered letting Erlong help Ma Hongjun control his Evil Fire.
• Ma Hongjun apologized after learning of Yu Xiaogang's sacrifice, while Yu Xiaogang privately blamed Ma Hongjun for failing to live up to expectations.
• Yu Xiaogang imagined becoming Tang San's teacher and laughed until Ma Hongjun slapped him to bring him back to his senses.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Ma Hongjun to keep trying, but Ma Hongjun remained certain he could not defeat Sea Ghost Douluo.
• Dai Mubai offered to help Ma Hongjun, who accused him of abandoning him after the First Trial and killing Xiao Ao.

Dai Mubai agreed to help Ma Hongjun defeat Sea Ghost Douluo and pass his Fifth Trial. Meanwhile, Lin Mu took Myriad Demon King from the Star Dou Great Forest to Sea God Island to make him Tang San’s Ninth Soul Ring.

• Ma Hongjun told Dai Mubai that his Fifth Trial required him to defeat Sea Ghost Douluo within a year, and Dai Mubai offered to assist him.
• Dai Mubai promised to help Ma Hongjun hunt a seventh soul ring before testing Sea Ghost Douluo’s strength.
• Lin Mu reached the Star Dou Great Forest and ordered Myriad Demon King to accompany him to Sea God Island.
• Myriad Demon King hesitated over sacrificing his cultivation, but Lin Mu pressured him into agreeing.
• Lin Mu took Myriad Demon King away from the forest and headed for Sea God Island.

Lin Mu brought the five-hundred-thousand-year-old Myriad Demon King to Sea God Island to become Tang San’s Ninth Soul Ring and strengthen his Blue Silver Emperor. Tang San welcomed the gift but asked to delay the fusion until after his Sixth Trial, anticipating harsher restrictions in the next trial.

• Lin Mu arrived at Sea God Island with the Myriad Demon King, whose entry was blocked by the Sea God’s Light.
• Bo Saixi confronted Lin Mu, then escorted him and the Myriad Demon King to the Sea Demoness Sacred Pillar after Lin Mu said the beast would become Tang San’s Ninth Soul Ring.
• Lin Mu rejoined Tang San and the others during their trials and revealed that the Myriad Demon King was a five-hundred-thousand-year-old Demon Eye Magic Tree.
• Lin Mu explained that he intended to make the Myriad Demon King Tang San’s spirit to strengthen his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
• Tang San thanked Lin Mu, then asked to postpone the fusion until after his Sixth Trial because later trials might ban both Soul Rings and Soul Bones.

Tang San prepared to take his difficult Sea God trial while Lin Mu gave Ye Lingling a Hundred Thousand Year spiritual skull bone. Tang San overwhelmed Sea Demoness with his Blue Silver Emperor abilities, leaving her bound and unable to fight back.

• Lin Mu promised Tang San that Myriad Demon King would become his spirit after Tang San passed the Sixth Trial.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated Sea Woman Douluo and completed her trials.
• Lin Mu gave Ye Lingling a Hundred Thousand Year spiritual skull bone, and she gratefully kissed him.
• Tang San went to the Sea Demoness Sacred Pillar to begin his trial and introduced himself to Sea Demoness.
• Tang San used his Martial Soul Avatar and Blue Silver Emperor vines to bind Sea Demoness, then summoned a massive Blue Silver giant that shocked her and Bo Saixi.

Tang San defeated Sea Demoness, Sea Delusion Douluo, and Sea Spear Douluo, leaving Sea Dragon Douluo as his final Sacred Pillar Guardian. At the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, Lin Mu sent Yu Tianheng to challenge Sea Dragon Douluo first, and Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul began suppressing his opponent.

• Sea Demoness surrendered when Tang San's Blue Silver Giant stopped its kick just before striking her.
• Tang San told Lin Mu that Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Delusion Douluo, and Sea Spear Douluo remained among his examiners.
• Tang San broke Sea Delusion Douluo's illusion and defeated Sea Spear Douluo after Xiao Wu had worn him down.
• Lin Mu chose Yu Tianheng to challenge Sea Dragon Douluo first, while Tang San accepted the decision.
• Yu Tianheng revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and transformed into a thunder dragon with support from Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong.
• Sea Dragon Douluo sensed that Yu Tianheng's martial soul suppressed his own and recognized that its power was greater than expected.

Yu Tianheng battled Sea Dragon Douluo, using his evolved Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Ning Rongrong’s boosts to overpower him. Ye Lingling’s defensive Soul Bone skills stopped Sea Dragon Douluo from taking her out, and Yu Tianheng defeated him, passing the Fifth Trial.

• Yu Tianheng attacked Sea Dragon Douluo with powerful thunder techniques, forcing him to use his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Sea Dragon Douluo struggled against Yu Tianheng’s long-range attacks and realized Ye Lingling was helping restore Yu Tianheng’s Soul Power.
• Sea Dragon Douluo switched targets and charged at Ning Rongrong, then redirected his attack toward Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling protected herself with her Torso Soul Bone Skill and Jade Wings, blocking Sea Dragon Douluo’s assault.
• Yu Tianheng struck Sea Dragon Douluo with a gigantic lightning spear, defeating him as the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar lit up and confirmed he had passed the Fifth Trial.

Tang San chose to fight Sea Dragon Douluo fairly, healing him before their battle and defeating him, but the Fifth Trial’s shortcut raised the difficulty of the next trial. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun reached the Sea Ghost Sacred Pillar and Dai Mubai focused on passing the God of Wrath’s trials.

• After Lin Mu challenged Tang San’s reasoning, Tang San chose to face Sea Dragon Douluo without taking the easier route.
• Tang San gave Sea Dragon Douluo Blue Silver Pills to heal and restore his Soul Power, then defeated him in battle.
• Bo Saixi announced that Tang San, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Tianheng had to endure her attacks for the time an incense stick burned, with the Sixth Trial’s difficulty increased.
• Tang San and his companions worried that sealed soul bones left them little chance, while Lin Mu told them they had three days to prepare.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun arrived at the Sea Ghost Sacred Pillar, and Dai Mubai said he cared more about passing the God of Wrath’s trials than their old grudges.

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai went to the Sea Ghost Sacred Pillar for Ma Hongjun’s Fifth Trial, but Sea Ghost Douluo refused to let Dai Mubai assist because he was an outsider without the Sea God’s mark. After Dai Mubai was forced to leave, Ma Hongjun decided to seek Tang San’s help.

• Ma Hongjun flew Dai Mubai to the Sea Ghost Sacred Pillar, and a wave struck Dai Mubai on the way.
• Sea Ghost Douluo questioned Dai Mubai’s presence, and Dai Mubai claimed his red mark represented an inheritance from a deity comparable to the Sea God.
• Ma Hongjun explained that Dai Mubai was there to help with his trial, but Sea Ghost Douluo refused to let an outsider remain on Sea God Island.
• Sea Ghost Douluo gave Dai Mubai one minute to leave, so Dai Mubai departed with Ma Hongjun following him.
• Ma Hongjun concluded that he had to find Tang San and ask him to work together.

Tang San and his companions planned how to withstand Bo Saixi’s trial, but Ma Hongjun arrived with news that Dai Mubai had survived and received a god’s inheritance. Tang San and Yu Tianheng went to meet Dai Mubai, then attacked him, leaving him trapped in Tang San’s Blue Silver Forest.

• Tang San planned to hold Bo Saixi back while the others split into two groups and escaped.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Dai Mubai was alive and had obtained a god’s inheritance.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng followed Ma Hongjun to the shore, where Dai Mubai was waiting.
• Tang San and Yu Tianheng attacked Dai Mubai, but Ma Hongjun blocked Yu Tianheng’s strike.
• Tang San called Dai Mubai a Fallen Soul Master and used his fifth soul skill to trap him in a Blue Silver Forest.
• Dai Mubai accused Tang San of being a hypocrite as Tang San continued to close in on him.

Tang San and Yu Tianheng confronted Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, rejecting Dai Mubai’s offers to cooperate as Yu Tianheng attacked him. Dai Mubai broke free using the Power of Wrath but Tang San sealed his Soul Power, leaving Yu Tianheng uneasy when Dai Mubai threatened divine punishment.

• Tang San bound Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun with vines, and Yu Tianheng rejected Dai Mubai’s offer to help him pass his divine trials and rebuild the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dai Mubai insulted Yu Tianheng’s dead clan, so Yu Tianheng tore open his chest with his Thunder Dragon Claw and struck both prisoners with lightning.
• Ma Hongjun begged to be spared and blamed Dai Mubai, who grew enraged and used the Power of Wrath to break free.
• Dai Mubai offered to discuss cooperation, but Tang San pierced him with Blue Silver Spears and sealed his Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai threatened Tang San with the deity’s protection, frightening Yu Tianheng while Tang San remained calm.

Lin Mu destroyed the God of Wrath’s Divine Sense after refusing its offer of inheritance and being threatened. With his last protection gone, Dai Mubai was burned to death by Lin Mu’s Kirin Fire.

• The God of Wrath’s Divine Sense shielded Dai Mubai from Tang San’s attack and then cursed him as trash.
• Lin Mu arrived, and the God of Wrath offered him the inheritance, hoping to replace Dai Mubai as his inheritor.
• Lin Mu rejected the offer and attacked when the God of Wrath threatened him, destroying its Divine Sense with Thunder Yatales Aurora Fiend.
• The God of Wrath raged in the God Realm and went to seek punishment from the God of Destruction.
• Bo Saixi witnessed Lin Mu destroy the Divine Sense, and Lin Mu burned Dai Mubai to nothing with Kirin Fire.