Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan used her Beryl Phosphorus Domain to empower the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and weaken the Evil Spirit Orcas, turning the battle against the Evil Orca King’s clan. When the Evil Orca King attacked Dugu Yan, she blocked his energy strike with Cosmic Demon Breaking, leaving him pinned down by Xiao Bai as his forces suffered heavy losses.

• Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks clashed with the exhausted Evil Spirit Orcas as Dugu Yan activated her Beryl Phosphorus Domain.
• Dugu Yan’s Dragon Might weakened the Evil Spirit Orcas and strengthened the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, while Zhu Zhuqing, Yan Shuangshuang, and the others joined the fight with their Martial Soul Avatars.
• Xiao Bai fought the Evil Orca King and wounded him as the domain and his depleted stamina shifted the duel against him.
• The Evil Orca King charged a water pillar at Dugu Yan, but Xiao Bai knocked him away and Dugu Yan blocked the attack with Cosmic Demon Breaking.
• Xiao Bai resumed attacking the Evil Orca King while Dugu Yan killed an Evil Spirit Orca, and the Evil Spirit Orcas continued to fall.

Zhu Zhuqing, Yan Shuangshuang, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan helped the Demon Soul Great White Sharks defeat the Evil Spirit Orcas. After Dugu Yan stopped the Evil Orca King's self-destruction and Zhu Zhuqing killed him, the Sea God trials were completed, leaving Dugu Yan with increased Sea God Affinity and a new door in her spiritual world.

• Ning Rongrong boosted Xiao Bai and Ye Lingling healed the wounded sharks, helping the Demon Soul Great White Sharks gain the advantage over the Evil Spirit Orcas.
• The Evil Orca King began to self-destruct and trapped both sides in the sea with his energy, while the remaining Evil Spirit Orcas attacked to keep their enemies from escaping.
• Dugu Yan poured Beryl Phosphorus Fire Poison into the Evil Orca King's blowhole, stopping his self-destruction and weakening him.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck the Evil Orca King down, and Xiao Bai and the others annihilated the remaining Evil Spirit Orcas.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Yan Shuangshuang, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong received one level of Soul Power, while Dugu Yan gained ten percent Sea God Affinity, bringing her total to thirty-five percent.
• Dugu Yan felt a new door in her spiritual world that would open onto a golden world if she pushed it with her Mental Power.

After Dugu Yan used the Sea God’s Light to calm the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and suppress the Evil Orca King’s resentment, Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Evil Orca King’s Spirit Ring and reached level eighty-three. Dugu Yan absorbed its hundred-thousand-year Left Leg Bone and learned that her Fifth Trial required her to defeat all seven Holy Pillar Guardians within three days.

• Dugu Yan’s Golden Trident released the Sea God’s Light, which made the Demon Soul Great White Sharks bow in reverence and revealed its power to deter Sea Soul Beasts.
• Xiao Bai thanked Dugu Yan and her companions, then urged Zhu Zhuqing to absorb the Evil Orca King’s Spirit Ring.
• Zhu Zhuqing struggled against the Evil Orca King’s intense resentment until Dugu Yan’s Sea God’s Light eased her suffering.
• After three days and three nights, Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the Spirit Ring, reached level eighty-three, and offered the Evil Orca King’s hundred-thousand-year Left Leg Bone to Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan absorbed the Left Leg Bone and learned that her Fifth Trial required her to defeat seven Holy Pillar Guardians within thirty-six shichen.

Dugu Yan and the others trained against Lin Du for six months until they forced him to use thirty percent of his strength, qualifying them to attempt the Fifth Trial. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong vowed to destroy Spirit Hall after becoming a God, while Tang San and his companions continued enduring the Third Trial.

• Xiao Bai suggested that Lin Du train Dugu Yan and the others, and he agreed to become their sparring partner.
• After three days of rest, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yan Shuangshuang attacked Lin Du, but he defeated them with ten percent of his strength and told them to return once they could force him to use thirty percent.
• Bibi Dong sensed something from a mountain range, transformed into a monstrous form, and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall when she became a God.
• Tang San urged Dai Mubai and the others to endure the blood-colored puppets for another half hour to complete their Third Trial and reach Soul Power Level 70.
• Over six months of training, Dugu Yan and the others repeatedly fought Lin Du until he used thirty percent of his strength; he restored their injuries and Soul Power and told them to prepare for the Fifth Trial.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified Sea Witch Douluo as her examiner, Yan Shuangshuang named Sea Spear Douluo, and they discussed the likely difficulty of facing the Seven Sacred Pillars.

Dugu Yan began her Fifth Trial by challenging Sea Horse Douluo, who explained that she had thirty-six hours to defeat all Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo without using the Sacred Pillars' Sea God Power. Dugu Yan opened their fight with her domain and sixth soul skill, and Sea Horse Douluo countered with a punch backed by a wave from the Sea Within Sea.

• Dugu Yan arrived at the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, and Sea Horse Douluo explained the rules and time limit for her Fifth Trial.
• Dugu Yan activated her Martial Soul Avatar, while Sea Horse Douluo released his Martial Soul and revealed his nine Spirit Rings.
• Sea Horse Douluo was stunned by Dugu Yan's eight Spirit Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Red Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Yan spread her Beryl Phosphorus Domain, but Sea Horse Douluo used his Martial Soul Avatar and Ripple Shield to limit its effect.
• Dugu Yan launched her sixth soul skill, Azure Dragon Soaring Break, at Sea Horse Douluo.
• Sea Horse Douluo countered with a punch and a giant fist-shaped wave from the Sea Within Sea.

Dugu Yan defeated Sea Horse Douluo by interrupting his Ninth Soul Skill with her Hundred Thousand Year Evil Leg Bone Skill. Sea Horse Douluo conceded and marked her Sea Horse Sacred Pillar trial as passed.

• Sea Horse Douluo unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, Whirlwind Giant Wave Annihilation Fist, to overwhelm Dugu Yan with a giant-wave vortex.
• Dugu Yan used her Orca Evil Axe to break through the skill’s black defensive curtain and interrupt the attack.
• Sea Horse Douluo suffered a Soul Power backlash and staggered, while Dugu Yan chose not to attack him further.
• Sea Horse Douluo thanked Dugu Yan for showing mercy and conceded the fight.
• Sea Horse Douluo carved a pattern onto the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, and Dugu Yan received confirmation that she had passed its trial.

After completing the Sea Horse trial, Tang San and his companions went to the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar, where Yan Shuangshuang challenged Sea Spear Douluo with Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling supporting her. Yan Shuangshuang won their first exchange and immediately charged again, leaving the battle underway.

• Sea Horse Douluo warned Tang San that the later trials would be harder and explained Sea God's Light's power to intimidate Sea Soul Beasts and others.
• Tang San's group traveled to the nearby Sea Spear Sacred Pillar, where Yan Shuangshuang began her trial with Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling beside her.
• Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling activated their Martial Soul Avatars, and Ning Rongrong used her Illusionary Space domain as Yan Shuangshuang transformed into a Crimson Fire Dragon.
• Sea Spear Douluo met Yan Shuangshuang's charge with three rapid spear strikes, but her empowered counterattack sent him flying into the Sacred Pillar.
• Yan Shuangshuang launched herself at Sea Spear Douluo again as he recovered from their first clash.

Yan Shuangshuang fought Sea Spear Douluo while Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling supported her, but his spear-based Martial Soul abilities turned the battle against her. Dugu Yan realized he was trying to return to the water and warned Yan Shuangshuang to stop him.

• Yan Shuangshuang used Rage Thunder and pressed her attack, while Ning Rongrong amplified her with Soul Power Amplification.
• Sea Spear Douluo merged into his spear with his Seventh Spirit Skill and countered Yan Shuangshuang's assault with a burst of golden attacks.
• Dugu Yan warned Yan Shuangshuang, who retreated and defended herself with Skyward Flame while Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling aided her.
• Sea Spear Douluo's spear struck the sea, scattering water droplets at the three women before diving toward the Sea Within Sea.
• Dugu Yan told Yan Shuangshuang not to let Sea Spear Douluo enter the water.

Yan Shuangshuang, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling disrupted Sea Spear Douluo’s attacks and seized the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar Platform under Dugu Yan’s direction. When Sea Spear Douluo plunged into the sea, Dugu Yan warned the others to prepare for his next move.

• Sea Spear Douluo drew seawater into his Golden Spear, but Yan Shuangshuang charged through his water attack to protect Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
• Yan Shuangshuang struck the spear with Rage Thunder, interrupting its water absorption and sending it flying away.
• Dugu Yan told the group to fall back and defend the platform, and Yan Shuangshuang returned to it as Ning Rongrong cloaked the team in Illusionary Space.
• From the concealed platform, Yan Shuangshuang repeatedly disrupted the distant Golden Spear whenever it tried to draw water.
• Sea Spear Douluo plunged into the Sea Within Sea, and Dugu Yan warned the others to dismiss their avatars and enter the water along the platform’s right edges.

Dugu Yan used Ning Rongrong’s Illusionary Space and their movement between the platform and sea to prevent Sea Spear Douluo from locating Yan Shuangshuang and the others. Sea Spear Douluo’s Ninth Soul Skill remained unusable as his Soul Power continued to drain.

• Dugu Yan recognized Sea Spear Douluo’s golden rain as a way to mark the group with his Mental Power and warned Yan Shuangshuang and the other two to move.
• Sea Spear Douluo gathered his Ninth Soul Skill, Annihilation—Sigh of the Sea, but could not find a target to lock onto.
• Dugu Yan kept Yan Shuangshuang and the others hidden in the sea, where the probing droplets blended into the seawater.
• Ning Rongrong extended the Illusionary Space over the sea, letting the group move between the water and platform to evade Sea Spear Douluo’s searches.
• Sea Spear Douluo’s Soul Power continued to drain as he circled the platform without being able to unleash his charged attack.

Yan Shuangshuang, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling used Ning Rongrong’s domain to outmaneuver Sea Spear Douluo and break through his defenses. The illusion dissipated after their attack landed, leaving Sea Spear Douluo bloodied and barely standing beside his cracked Golden Spear.

• Sea Spear Douluo withdrew his Ninth Soul Skill and entered Ning Rongrong’s Illusionary Space to force the fight into close combat.
• Dugu Yan warned Yan Shuangshuang not to take Sea Spear Douluo’s taunt, while he unleashed golden light through the mist to find his opponents.
• Sea Spear Douluo feigned the collapse of his Martial Soul Avatar, intending to use his Spirit Bone’s Restore skill to counterattack.
• Yan Shuangshuang launched a powerful attack, and Sea Spear Douluo used Restore to merge back into his spear and block it.
• Yan Shuangshuang’s frontal strike vanished, allowing her flaming dragon fist to hit Sea Spear Douluo from the side and shatter his defenses.
• Ning Rongrong’s domain dissipated, leaving Sea Spear Douluo bloodied and leaning on his cracked Golden Spear as Yan Shuangshuang, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling stood opposite him.

Yan Shuangshuang, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling completed half of the Fifth Trial after defeating Sea Spear Douluo, then Dugu Yan passed his trial through the overwhelming force of her Mental Power. The group continued to the Sea Illusion Sacred Pillar, where Dugu Yan broke Sea Illusion Douluo’s illusions and passed his trial as well.

• Yan Shuangshuang, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling received a fifty-percent completion notification for the Fifth Trial, and Yan Shuangshuang’s Soul Power rose to rank eighty-one.
• Dugu Yan challenged the injured Sea Spear Douluo and overwhelmed him with the aura of her immense Mental Power, passing his trial without attacking.
• Sea Spear Douluo collapsed after the group left and bowed before the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar in repentance.
• Dugu Yan and her companions arrived at the Sea Illusion Sacred Pillar, hidden within a haze of illusions over the Sea Within Sea.
• Dugu Yan shattered Sea Illusion Douluo’s illusions with her Mental Power, petrified him with her evolved Medusa Head Bone, then released him and passed his trial.

Dugu Yan challenged Starfish Douluo and learned that his tentacles could devour energy while his enormous Martial Soul Avatar had no clear weakness. Her Scythe of Death struck toward him, but Starfish Douluo twisted a tentacle into its path.

• Dugu Yan and her companions reached the Sea Star Sacred Pillar after completing Sea Demon Douluo’s trial.
• Dugu Yan introduced herself to Starfish Douluo, who launched a surprise attack with his five tentacles as she approached.
• Dugu Yan used her Azure Phosphorus Green Dragon to test his devouring ability, then activated her Martial Soul Avatar as Starfish Douluo transformed into a giant sea star.
• Starfish Douluo enlarged his body and increased his tentacles’ devouring power, slowly draining Dugu Yan’s Soul Power through the Azure Phosphorus Green Dragon.
• Dugu Yan found no definite weakness in Starfish Douluo and fired her Scythe of Death, but he shifted a tentacle to intercept it.

Dugu Yan defeated Starfish Douluo by overwhelming his devouring abilities with Sea God's Light and her Beryl Phosphorus Fire Poison, then passed the fifth Sacred Pillar trial. She and her companions reached the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar to face their next examiner.

• Dugu Yan studied Starfish Douluo's healing, sensory, and poison abilities before striking with Sea God's Light and her poisons.
• Dugu Yan's Beryl Phosphorus Fire Poison spread through Starfish Douluo, forcing him to concede.
• Dugu Yan drew the toxins back out of Starfish Douluo, and he awarded her the fifth Sacred Pillar trial.
• Dugu Yan left with Ning Rongrong and the others for the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar, where they saw a kneeling statue and a young girl with a fish tail.

Dugu Yan’s group challenged Sea Witch Douluo, whose innocent demeanor and mind-reading ability masked her skill as a Spirit Master. After Dugu Yan warned Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong not to let Sea Witch play her flute, Zhu Zhuqing attacked, and the battle began.

• Sea Witch Douluo greeted Dugu Yan’s group and explained that she was a long-lived member of the Merfolk Clan with an innate mind-reading ability.
• Sea Witch recognized Dugu Yan as a recipient of Sea God’s Nine Trials and complained that she could not read Dugu Yan’s thoughts.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling approached the Sacred Pillar, and Sea Witch tried to persuade them to let her play a tune instead of fighting.
• Dugu Yan warned the others to attack at once, and Zhu Zhuqing charged while Ning Rongrong boosted her speed.
• Sea Witch revealed nine Spirit Rings around her Black Flute and blocked Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks without playing it.
• Sea Witch retreated toward the Sea Within Sea, and Zhu Zhuqing pursued with Netherworld Slash strengthened by Ning Rongrong’s boosts.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling outmaneuvered Sea Witch by disrupting her Mind Reading and striking with a fused Spirit Bone attack. Sea Witch was left unable to defend herself as Zhu Zhuqing followed up with a devastating series of attacks.

• Dugu Yan guided Zhu Zhuqing to evade Sea Witch’s Mind Reading and draw her into using Nether Shadow Clone.
• Sea Witch dodged Zhu Zhuqing’s attack by diving into the sea, then emerged beside the Sacred Pillar and sent black lights toward Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
• Tang San’s protection concealed Ning Rongrong’s thoughts, while Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling fused their arm-bone skills into a fire phoenix.
• The fire phoenix struck Sea Witch and prevented her from using skills for three seconds.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Nether Shadow Chain to attack Sea Witch repeatedly, leaving Sea Witch with no chance to turn the battle around.

Dugu Yan challenged Sea Witch Douluo to defeat her with a single song, choosing to withstand the Sea Calming Divine Melody rather than attack. Sea Witch unleashed her powerful spiritual skill, and Dugu Yan remained upright as blue light from her Golden Trident imprint surrounded her.

• Sea Witch conceded to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and the trial reward increased their Soul Power while Ning Rongrong's Spirit Rings also gained a thousand years.
• Dugu Yan challenged Sea Witch and proposed that she listen to one song while Sea Witch directed her attack solely at her.
• Sea Witch transformed through her Martial Soul Avatar and began playing her Black Flute as Dugu Yan sat still to listen.
• Sea Witch activated her Ninth Soul Skill, Sea Calming Divine Melody, filling the Sea Within Sea with black sound waves.
• Dugu Yan swayed to the melody but did not fall, while blue light from her Golden Trident imprint enveloped her.

As Dugu Yan endured Sea Witch Douluo’s Sea Calming Divine Melody, the pressure triggered her Sixth Spirit Ring to evolve into a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, followed by her Seventh. She ended with three red Spirit Rings, while golden demonic patterns appeared on her body from the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar Trial.

• Dugu Yan listened to Sea Witch Douluo’s Sea Calming Divine Melody and felt its pressure nourish her, while her Spirit Bones grew warm and her senses sharpened.
• Sea Witch Douluo’s Ninth Soul Skill failed to shake Dugu Yan, and Sea Witch’s flute music faltered as her Soul Power ran low.
• Golden light and Blue-Gold Flame erupted from Dugu Yan, sending a wave of vitality across the Sea Within Sea that restored those it touched.
• Dugu Yan’s evolving Sixth Spirit Ring changed from black to red, becoming a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Yan’s black-red Seventh Spirit Ring also turned red, bringing her total to three Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings.
• Golden demonic patterns appeared on Dugu Yan’s body from the Sea Witch Sacred Pillar Trial.

After passing Sea Witch Douluo’s test, Dugu Yan reached the final battle of her Fifth Trial against Sea Dragon Douluo, the strongest of the Sea God Seven Sacred Pillars. She recovered her strength, learned that she had failed to earn recognition from Sea Spear and Sea Devil, and prepared to begin the trial.

• The Sea Witch bowed in respect as Dugu Yan’s Sixth Soul Ring evolved into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and restored her strength.
• Dugu Yan and the others arrived at the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar, where Sea Dragon Douluo awaited them.
• Dugu Yan rested for an hour while Sea Dragon Douluo sat quietly and concealed his aura.
• Dugu Yan flew to the Sacred Pillar Platform, and Sea Dragon Douluo explained that the Fifth Trial was meant to earn the recognition of all seven guardians.
• Dugu Yan accepted the challenge and summoned her Spirit Rings to begin the battle.

Dugu Yan challenged Sea Dragon Douluo, but his Demon Breaking Domain dispelled her Beryl Phosphorus Domain. They tested each other in two close exchanges before Dugu Yan called for a special way to conduct the battle.

• Sea Dragon Douluo released his Sea Dragon Martial Soul and revealed his Demon Breaking Domain, which erased Dugu Yan's Beryl Phosphorus Domain.
• Sea Dragon Douluo charged Dugu Yan, and she blocked his first claw with her lightning-infused right arm.
• Sea Dragon Douluo attacked again, and Dugu Yan blocked him a second time, with her lightning reducing the force of his strikes.
• Sea Dragon Douluo praised Dugu Yan and prepared to attack again, but she stopped him and proposed conducting the battle in a special way.