Chapter Summaries

Xu Zihuang questioned An Xiong and learned of strange events in the Far North and a wounded Golden Flame Bird, which suggested Ma Xiaotao might be in danger. He left Thousand Spirits City that night aboard the concealed Magic Whale to investigate the northeastern waters.

• Xu Zihuang scanned the City Lord's Mansion and met An Xiong, who said he had been unable to find the missing Shrek Academy student Dean Yan had asked him to locate.
• An Xiong described a disturbance in the Far North, where powerful Soul Beasts had fled toward the outer regions for nearly a month.
• Shen Ce told Xu Zihuang that he had obtained his Sixth Soul Ring from a wounded Ten Thousand-Year Golden Flame Bird whose feathers appeared to have been scorched by a powerful fire-attributed Soul Master.
• Xu Zihuang suspected Ma Xiaotao had encountered danger and left the City Lord's Mansion to investigate the northeastern waters.
• Xu Zihuang released the Magic Whale at an isolated pier and sailed into the darkness under its invisible Soul Guiding Shield.

Xu Zihuang raised the ages of his first three Soul Rings with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Spiritual Origin while traveling across the sea toward the Golden Flame Birds. After destroying a Magic Arrow Fish clan with Mirror Shatter, he drew out the Giant Demon Whale Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had once encountered and attacked it with Evil Eye Gaze.

• Xu Zihuang fused one sphere of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s Spiritual Origin, raising the ages of his first three Soul Rings to about forty thousand years.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Xu Zihuang that a powerful Demon Whale Soul Beast might live near his route, and Xu Zihuang continued toward the Golden Flame Birds.
• A flock of Golden Flame Birds appeared on the horizon as a Magic Arrow Fish attacked Xu Zihuang and more than a hundred others closed in.
• Xu Zihuang used his forty-thousand-year Mirror Shatter to annihilate the Magic Arrow Fish clan and create a massive disturbance in the sea.
• A nearly fifty-thousand-year Giant Demon Whale arrived, and Xu Zihuang recognized it as Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s old enemy.
• Xu Zihuang trapped the Giant Demon Whale with Mirror Shatter and Time Distortion, then struck its head with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Skill Evil Eye Gaze.

Xu Zihuang killed a fifty-thousand-year Giant Demon Whale with Evil Eye Gaze and harvested its valuable materials. As he processed the whale, Ma Xiaotao arrived after years away, and the two reunited at sea.

• Xu Zihuang used Evil Eye Gaze to destroy the Giant Demon Whale’s Spiritual Origin and kill it.
• Xu Zihuang collected the whale’s eyeballs and began drying its brain into Whale Rubber.
• Ma Xiaotao escaped the Far North after using a hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus to resolve her Evil Fire and spent months crossing dangerous waters.
• Ma Xiaotao sensed Xu Zihuang’s powerful Spiritual Power and flew toward its source.
• Xu Zihuang greeted Ma Xiaotao, and she froze in surprise before asking why he was there.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Ma Xiaotao in the Far North and revealed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as a flock of Golden Flame Birds attacked them. He subdued the flock and restrained its powerful leader, leaving Ma Xiaotao to help defeat it so she could claim its Soul Ring.

• Ma Xiaotao encountered Xu Zihuang beside the dead Giant Demon Whale and learned he had trained alone and reached Soul Emperor rank.
• Xu Zihuang showed Ma Xiaotao his five black Soul Rings and one Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring as the Golden Flame Birds approached.
• Xu Zihuang used Mental Power Field to weaken, confuse, and scatter the flock, then caught its sixty-five-thousand-year leader with Soul Touch.
• Xu Zihuang urged Ma Xiaotao to claim the leading Golden Flame Bird as her Seventh Soul Ring, and she attacked it with her spiritual Soul Skill.

Xu Zihuang and Ma Xiaotao defeated the Golden Flame Bird flock, and Ma Xiaotao began absorbing the leader’s Soul Ring while Xu Zihuang studied his spatial abilities. Elsewhere, Huo Yuhao struggled through a Silver Wolf hunt and Soul Ring absorption, while a curious young Demon Soul Great White Shark arrived at the Giant Demon Whale’s corpse.

• Xu Zihuang used his golden-silver tentacles to kill five ten-thousand-year Golden Flame Birds, and Ma Xiaotao erased the wounded leader’s soul with her Head Bone Skill.
• Xu Zihuang and Ma Xiaotao traveled to the flock’s island, where Ma Xiaotao began absorbing the sixty-five-thousand-year Soul Ring and Xu Zihuang contemplated Soul Touch and the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign’s control of time and space.
• Beibei and Tang Ya helped Huo Yuhao confront a fifteen-hundred-year Silver Wolf; after Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Weakness backfired, Tang Ya restrained the beast and defeated it with Thorn Rain.
• Huo Yuhao killed the Silver Wolf and began absorbing its Soul Ring, but his body trembled and bled under the strain.
• A young Demon Soul Great White Shark reached the Giant Demon Whale’s corpse, bit its tongue, and complained that her mother had falsely warned her about the dangers outside.

Ma Xiaotao told Xu Zihuang how she had cured her evil fire with a hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus, then they encountered Bai Xiuxiu, the Demon Soul Great White Shark Princess. Xu Zihuang recognized the danger of the nearby Demon Shark clan and took Ma Xiaotao back to the continent, where they arrived at the Far North.

• Ma Xiaotao demonstrated her newly mastered Martial Soul True Body and asked Xu Zihuang to spar.
• Ma Xiaotao explained that she had cured her evil fire with half of a hundred-thousand-year Snow Lotus found in the Far North.
• Bai Xiuxiu secretly watched Xu Zihuang and Ma Xiaotao, then used Despair Wave and fled when Ma Xiaotao released her Fire Phoenix aura.
• Xu Zihuang recognized Bai Xiuxiu and stopped Ma Xiaotao from chasing her, warning that Demon Soul Great White Sharks acted as a clan.
• Xu Zihuang took Ma Xiaotao aboard the Magic Whale and brought her to the Far North's eastern shore.

Xu Zihuang left the Far North’s Outer Court and found Shen Ce, An Lengye, and students from Thousand Spirits Advanced Soul Master Academy under attack by a ten-thousand-year Ice Bear. He killed the bear in a flash, revealing himself to the group.

• The King of the Demon Shark searched for Bai Xiuxiu until Tang San’s interference trapped it, and the golden and silver figures discussed Tang San’s actions and the Douluo Plane’s unusual history.
• Huo Yuhao suffered a violent backlash while absorbing the Thousand-Year Silver Wolf Soul Ring, so Beibei interrupted the process to save him.
• Ma Xiaotao flew toward Shrek Academy after Xu Zihuang told her about Mu En’s death, while Xu Zihuang continued south and discussed the Far North’s treasures with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Xu Zihuang sensed Shen Ce and An Lengye nearby and approached as they defended five students from a ten-thousand-year Ice Bear’s blizzard.
• Xu Zihuang struck the Ice Bear with his purple lightning blade, stopped its blizzard, and left the group staring at him in shock.

Xu Zihuang left the Far North after defeating a ten-thousand-year Ice Bear and sailed south to train, where he used Electrolux's Soul Spirit fusion method to contract with the Silver Scale White Whale. The whale became his first Soul Spirit and fell asleep in his second Sea of Consciousness.

• Xu Zihuang killed the ten-thousand-year Ice Bear with Extreme Thunder, harvested its paws, and warned Shen Ce and An Lengye that the eastern coast might become dangerous.
• Shen Ce accepted that he could not match Xu Zihuang and encouraged the Thousand Spirits Advanced Soul Master Academy students to surpass his old team in a future tournament against Shrek Academy.
• Xu Zihuang left the Far North and sailed south from Eastsea City, studying the nautical chart and avoiding the Demon Soul Great White Shark territory.
• While aboard the Magic Whale, Xu Zihuang examined the Golden Flame Bird's Right Arm Bone and recognized its Sun Fire ability as a potential match for Ye Guyi.
• The Silver Scale White Whale asked Xu Zihuang to form a Soul Spirit contract, and he used Electrolux's method to complete the fusion.
• The Silver Scale White Whale gained a more physical form, entered Xu Zihuang's second Sea of Consciousness, and fell asleep amid the Life Gold.

Xu Zihuang sailed south for a month, honing his abilities while traveling along the continent’s coast. After defeating a powerful octopus Soul Beast with Soul Tools made from Dark Red Crystal, he arrived in the southern sea region where the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire met.

• Xu Zihuang agreed that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could become his Soul Spirit once his Soul Power reached Rank 70.
• Xu Zihuang sailed through a storm and a dawn mist aboard the Magic Whale while keeping watch over the sea.
• A giant octopus Soul Beast ambushed Xu Zihuang, who blocked its water arrows with a Dark Red Crystal shield and killed it with a crystal spear.
• Xu Zihuang continued his voyage, and the two temporary Soul Tools shattered after the battle.
• After a month of coastal sailing and combat training, Xu Zihuang reached the southern sea region where the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire met.

Xu Zihuang encountered the Demon Crocodile Pirates while sailing toward Haiyue City and revealed overwhelming power after E Cheng attacked him. The chapter ended with Xu Zihuang confronting E Cheng as Jin Hong was restrained and the rest of the pirates had been killed.

• Xu Zihuang charted a route through the waters south of the Star Luo Empire toward Haiyue City and avoided several Sea Soul Beasts.
• Xu Zihuang spotted a golden-patterned turtle fleeing toward the deep sea, followed by a warship carrying E Cheng and Jin Hong.
• E Cheng fired a Fixed Soul Cannon at Xu Zihuang, but Xu Zihuang evaded the blast and boarded the warship.
• E Cheng and the pirates released their martial souls, but Xu Zihuang revealed five black Soul Rings and one red Soul Ring and killed the other pirates with a spatial attack.
• Xu Zihuang restrained Jin Hong with a golden-silver tentacle and approached E Cheng, asking who he thought he was.

Xu Zihuang annihilated the Demon Crocodile Pirates who attacked him, then reached Haiyue City, where he discovered that Ju Zi was staying in the neighboring room. Ju Zi prepared to protect a merchant vessel bound for Yueshu Island from the pirates, while Xu Zihuang recognized her and the threat.

• Xu Zihuang restrained Jin Hong and E Cheng, killed Jin Hong when he tried to escape, and destroyed E Cheng and the warship with his crystal ability.
• Xu Zihuang recovered the Nine Thousand Year Demon Shark Head Bone and sailed the Magic Whale to the coast near Haiyue City.
• Xu Zihuang checked into the Haiyue Grand Hotel and went to bathe, unaware that Ju Zi was in the adjacent room.
• Ju Zi read Ke Ke's letter and learned that Yu Tianhuang had secretly returned to Shrek Academy.
• Captain Yan reported to Ju Zi that a South Sea Merchant Association vessel would soon sail for Yueshu Island and that the Demon Crocodile Pirates planned to target it.
• Xu Zihuang used Spiritual Power to observe Ju Zi's meeting and recognized her and the Demon Crocodile Pirates' involvement.

Xu Zihuang learned that Ju Zi’s mission aboard the Sea Dragon was to lure and destroy the Demon Crocodile Pirates, while Xu Tianran planned to seize the Yuenan Islands for their Rare Metal veins. Xu Zihuang boarded the ship for his own reasons and pretended to be surprised when he and Ju Zi met outside their rooms.

• Xu Zihuang overheard Ju Zi and the Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps’ plan to use the Sea Dragon as bait for the Demon Crocodile Pirates and alert their main force with a positioning Soul Tool.
• Xu Zihuang learned that Xu Tianran intended to take control of the Yuenan Islands and their Rare Metal veins, and decided to travel there without revealing his intentions to Ju Zi.
• Xu Zihuang bought a top-deck ticket to Yueshu Island and spent the next day cultivating before boarding the Sea Dragon at Sun Moon Port.
• Ju Zi and the other nineteen Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps elites boarded the Sea Dragon in disguise, and Ruan Xinghai announced its departure.
• After the Sea Dragon sailed beyond sight of the coast, Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi opened their opposite room doors and acted surprised to see each other.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Ju Zi aboard the Sea Dragon and grew closer to her despite her loyalty to Xu Tianran and her desire for revenge. As the ship sailed toward its mission against the Demon Crocodile Pirates, Ruan Xinghai repelled an attack by Peregrine Falcons.

• Ju Zi pulled Xu Zihuang into her room, explained the Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps' operation, and urged him to leave before they sailed too far.
• Xu Zihuang refused to leave, saying he would help destroy the pirates and protect Ju Zi, then drew her into an intimate encounter while revealing his thoughts about taking revenge on Xu Tianran.
• Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi spent the afternoon together and discussed their conspicuous presence on deck as a hostile golden-haired member of the Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps watched them.
• Ruan Xinghai warned passengers that the ship might face an attack near an uninhabited island, and a flock of Peregrine Falcons soon descended on the Sea Dragon.
• Ruan Xinghai used his Thunder Spider martial soul and fourth soul skill to create a huge electric net that drove off the Peregrine Falcons, earning cheers from the passengers.

Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi grew closer during the Sea Dragon’s voyage, while he remained aware that he was using her for his own aims. After ten days at sea, they anchored in the Deep Sea region for the night, with the Demon Crocodile Pirates expected to attack within days.

• Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi shared a tender evening after he cooked peregrine falcon meat, and he reassured her that he would respect her choices.
• Ju Zi fell asleep in Xu Zihuang’s arms, while he reflected on his feelings for her, Ye Guyi, and Ning Tian and resolved to focus on his long-term plans.
• The Sea Dragon sailed for ten days without casualties, though wandering Sea Soul Beasts attacked after the ship entered the Deep Sea region.
• Xu Zihuang sensed an oppressive presence and kept watch on deck as Ruan Xinghai said the route toward Yueshu Island would soon become safer.
• Ju Zi joined Xu Zihuang on deck and took him back to their room, where they planned for the Demon Crocodile Pirates’ expected attack.

Ju Zi and Xu Zihuang shared an intimate moment as she tried to leave her mark on him before she had to return to Xu Tianran. While Xu Zihuang watched over her, the Demon Crocodile Pirates prepared to attack the merchant ship.

• Xu Zihuang sensed several Demon Crocodile Pirates approaching beneath the sea but judged they posed no threat to him.
• Ju Zi acted on her determination to defy Xu Tianran and leave her mark on Xu Zihuang, then fell asleep in his arms.
• Xu Zihuang reflected on his own desire for revenge against Xu Tianran and planned to give him another gift when he sought an heir.
• E Luo learned that the South Sea Merchant Association's ship was anchored about forty kilometers ahead and ordered the Demon Crocodile Pirates to prepare to move.

E Luo lured the Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps into an ambush, but the Demon Empress attacked the fleet and devoured its people to restore her strength. Xu Zihuang protected Ju Zi with Soul Barrier, awakened his Gold-grade Second Awakening, and vanished with her as he faced the Demon Empress.

• E Luo fired a Rank 7 Shockwave Ripple Shell to summon the Demon Empress and prepared to lure the Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps into her reach.
• Xu Zihuang sensed the Shockwaves aboard the Sea Dragon while Ju Zi slept, and two Deep Sea Demon Whales traveled north toward the fleet.
• E Luo attacked the Sea Dragon with Fixed Soul Cannons, drawing the Southern Sea Soul Engineer Corps' main fleet into the area.
• The Demon Empress hurled the Sea Dragon and both fleets into the air, then transformed and began devouring their blood energy and souls.
• The Demon Empress's daughter pleaded with her to stop, but the Demon Empress declared her intention to sacrifice the people of Douluo Continent to revive her husband and ascend to godhood.
• Xu Zihuang used Soul Barrier to protect Ju Zi, awakened his Gold-grade Second Awakening, and vanished with her using his Martial Soul Avatar.

Xu Zihuang used the Gold-grade Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul to escape the Demon Empress, but the strain left him unconscious and severely injured. As Ju Zi cared for him on a reef, Ye Guyi sensed unease from afar and vowed to help him reclaim what he had lost.

• The Demon Empress failed to find Xu Zihuang, while Blue Buddha Child followed her mother, hoping to reduce her slaughter of sea creatures.
• Xu Zihuang escaped with Ju Zi, suffered severe damage from his demi-god-level Spiritual Power and Martial Soul awakening, and lost consciousness after glimpsing a future scene involving a giant whale and a pleading girl.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm took charge as the Silver Scale White Whale carried Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi to a reef, protected them, and used Life Healing Light to heal them.
• Ye Guyi, nearing Rank 70 after months of secluded cultivation, felt a brief unease and vowed to help Xu Zihuang reclaim everything he had lost.
• Ju Zi woke on the reef, checked Xu Zihuang, and carried him to shelter while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm watched over his recovery.

After Xu Zihuang regained consciousness from the Deep Sea Demon Whale’s attack, Ju Zi cared for him as he recovered on a reef. Once he was well enough to travel, the two set out for Yueshu Island aboard the Magic Whale.

• Ju Zi set up detection Soul Tools around their tent and kept Xu Zihuang warm while he remained unconscious.
• After more than half a month, Xu Zihuang’s consciousness returned, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm showed him what had happened during his recovery.
• Xu Zihuang discussed the risks and power of his Soul Barrier Soul Skill with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then regained control of his consciousness while his body remained unresponsive.
• Ju Zi stayed by Xu Zihuang and fed him until his body and soul recovered over the following weeks.
• Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi shared a quiet farewell on the reef, then boarded the Magic Whale and set out for Yueshu Island.

Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi reached Yueshu Island, where they shared a final night together before Ju Zi left to return to the Sun Moon Empire and protect him from danger. Xu Zihuang woke after her departure, troubled despite having accomplished his goal.

• Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi sailed to Yueshu Island, and Xu Zihuang explained his Golden Eye abilities and his confidence about facing the Demon Empress again.
• Ju Zi revealed that she intended to return to the Sun Moon Empire, and she and Xu Zihuang shared an intimate farewell before reaching Yueshu Port.
• Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi entered Yueshu City, where Xu Zihuang secretly reunited with Meng Lang and asked him not to announce his return yet.
• Xu Zihuang bought Ju Zi an amber comb, and the two spent their final night together at a hotel.
• Ju Zi left at dawn, saying she could not endanger Xu Zihuang and hoping they might reunite in the future; Xu Zihuang opened his eyes after she was gone and felt no joy.

Xu Zihuang reunited with Yaoyang and Wang Xiao in Yueshu City and shared his experiences from the past five years, including the danger posed by the Deep Sea Demon Whale. He arranged for Ju Zi to return to the continent under Wang Xiao’s protection, and watched her ship depart.

• Yaoyang and Wang Xiao discussed the Demon Crocodile Pirates’ disappearance and the growing conflict among the pirate crews in the Yuenan Islands.
• Ju Zi presented her Fire Dragon Token and asked Yaoyang to arrange immediate passage back to the continent.
• Xu Zihuang met Yaoyang and Wang Xiao, then transmitted his memories of the past five-plus years to them with Spiritual Power.
• Xu Zihuang warned Yaoyang and Wang Xiao that the Deep Sea Demon Whale might return to threaten the Yuenan Islands, and asked Wang Xiao to ensure Ju Zi’s safety.
• Yaoyang and Wang Xiao escorted Ju Zi’s departure arrangements, and Xu Zihuang watched her warship leave Yueshu Port as they silently wished each other farewell.