Chapter Summaries

Xuan Hao’s public refusal to become Bibi Dong’s disciple helped secure his standing in the Heaven Dou Empire, while Spirit Hall’s leaders understood that the rejection was part of their plan. Inside the Papal Palace, Xuan Hao openly embraced Bibi Dong before her new disciples, then left with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu as Bibi Dong spoke privately with Na’er and the others.

• Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo recognized Xuan Hao’s rejection of Bibi Dong’s offer as a staged move that would strengthen his perceived loyalty to the Heaven Dou Empire and aid the nation-stealing plan.
• After the inner hall was cleared, Xuan Hao scooped Bibi Dong into his arms in front of Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others; Bibi Dong told him to let go, and he set her down.
• Bibi Dong took her place on the papal throne and sent Xuan Hao to the side hall with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu so she could speak privately with Na’er and the other disciples.
• Ning Rongrong pressed Xuan Hao about his relationship with Bibi Dong, and he said they had played private games but had not taken the final step.
• Xiao Wu trembled from the oppressive atmosphere of the Papal Palace, so Xuan Hao pulled her into his arms to comfort her.

Xuan Hao learned that Bibi Dong planned for Zhu Zhuqing to return to the Star Luo Empire with Spirit Hall’s protection so she could formally sever her ties there. He insisted on accompanying her, but Zhu Zhuqing argued that his presence would only make the mission more politically dangerous.

• Na'er brought Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing into the side hall, where Xiao Wu remained curled up in Xuan Hao’s arms.
• Dugu Yan explained that Bibi Dong had warned the girls to keep Xuan Hao’s identity secret, behave themselves around him, and leave their future training to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xuan Hao that Bibi Dong wanted her to return to Star Luo as the Pope’s personal disciple, escorted by Ghost Douluo and carrying a letter from the Pope to the emperor.
• Xuan Hao objected to the plan and said he should accompany Zhu Zhuqing, ready to fight his way out if the Star Luo Imperial Family mistreated her.
• Zhu Zhuqing pointed out that her status, Ghost Douluo’s escort, and Xuan Hao’s reputation would ensure the Star Luo Empire treated her with respect.

After Xiao Wu became sad in Spirit City, Xuan Hao and Dugu Yan set aside their plans for the night and decided to check on her with Na'er. Dugu Yan also asked about Xiao Wu's mood and Qian Renxue, while Xuan Hao said he would explain Xiao Wu's past when the time was right.

• After the tournament ended, Xiao Wu tried to hide her sadness, and Na'er took her to her room to comfort her.
• Dugu Yan worried that Xiao Wu was upset, so Xuan Hao reassured her and offered to postpone their intimacy until they returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan asked why Xiao Wu had been tense since the finals began, and Xuan Hao said her mood was tied to her past and promised to explain later.
• Xuan Hao suggested that he and Dugu Yan visit Xiao Wu and Na'er, and Dugu Yan teased him about his intentions.
• Dugu Yan asked about Qian Renxue, and Xuan Hao revealed that she had spent the past half month insisting on nightly encounters until dawn.

Xiao Wu grieved over missing her mother, and Dugu Yan and the other girls set aside their plans with Xuan Hao to comfort her. The women gathered to stay with Xiao Wu for the night while Xuan Hao remained outside the room.

• Dugu Yan teased Xuan Hao about giving in to Na'er, and he threatened to make up for it when they returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Xuan Hao and Dugu Yan found Xiao Wu leaning against Na'er, and Dugu Yan postponed her plans with him to comfort her.
• Dugu Yan gently urged Xiao Wu to share what troubled her, but Xiao Wu only admitted that she missed her mother.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling arrived and understood why Dugu Yan was comforting Xiao Wu.
• Xuan Hao suggested the girls stay with Xiao Wu and waited outside as Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling joined them.

After the award ceremony left Hu Liena feeling lonely, Xuan Hao comforted her in her courtyard and told her she would join him on Sea God Island. They ended the night together in the pool as Xuan Hao prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City the next morning.

• Xuan Hao left the guesthouse and went to Hu Liena's courtyard, where he found her bathing alone and feeling insecure after the ceremony.
• Xuan Hao embraced and kissed Hu Liena, reassuring her that she did not need to apologize for their relationship.
• Xuan Hao told Hu Liena he would return to Spirit City after handling matters in Heaven Dou City and take her with him to Sea God Island.
• Hu Liena worried about joining Xuan Hao alongside Na'er and the other girls, but Xuan Hao assured her they would get along.
• Hu Liena declared she had no reason to be jealous, and Xuan Hao kissed her again as they embraced in the pool.

Zhu Zhuqing prepared to return to the Star Luo Empire to settle her personal affairs, and Hu Liena offered to accompany her under Spirit Hall’s banner. Xuan Hao left with the Heaven Dou convoy after kissing both women goodbye, while Xue Qinghe greeted him with jealous sarcasm.

• Xuan Hao worried about Zhu Zhuqing traveling alone and offered to escort her to Star Luo City, but she refused, saying she needed to resolve her own affairs.
• Hu Liena offered to accompany Zhu Zhuqing as Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden, and explained that their new senior-and-junior relationship made the trip appropriate.
• Xuan Hao accepted Hu Liena’s offer and warned Zhu Zhuqing to seek help rather than rush into a fight; Hu Liena revealed that her teacher had assigned her to go.
• Xuan Hao kissed Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena in front of the assembled knights and soldiers, then returned to the Heaven Dou convoy.
• Xuan Hao boarded Xue Qinghe’s carriage, and Xue Qinghe jealously teased him for taking so long to say goodbye.

On the return journey to Heaven Dou City, Xuan Hao grew impatient with the slow convoy and proposed flying the entire group home on his Martial Soul Avatar. He stopped the procession and left Ning Fengzhi to sort out who would join him, while the final decision awaited Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

• Xue Qinghe asked Xuan Hao what he planned to do about Heaven Dou City and what reward he expected from Emperor Xue Ye, but Xuan Hao kept his wishes secret.
• Xuan Hao complained that the convoy was moving too slowly and proposed carrying everyone back to Heaven Dou City by air.
• Xuan Hao flew ahead, halted the convoy, and announced his plan to transport the group on his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned whether Xuan Hao could fit over a thousand people and dozens of carriages, but Xuan Hao insisted he had a way.
• Xuan Hao directed Ning Fengzhi to sort out which teams wanted to fly back and which needed to return to their own kingdoms, then flew to a nearby clearing.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin trusted that Xuan Hao had a plan, and Ning Fengzhi turned to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe for authorization.

Xuan Hao transformed into a hundred-meter Golden Dragon Avatar, then released his blood-energy to enlarge it so it could carry the gathered academies, teams, and supply convoy. Na'er explained that the expanded form was a fragile, impractical transport vessel, and the chapter ended before Xuan Hao carried anyone away.

• Xuan Hao ordered the academies and Royal Knights to arrange their carriages in five columns and restrain their horses before his demonstration.
• Xuan Hao transformed into a colossal golden dragon, shocking the assembled students and teachers with the power of his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Xuan Hao released his blood-energy to expand the Golden Dragon Avatar further, as the onlookers wondered how he would transport the convoy.
• Na'er explained that Xuan Hao's blood-energy let him enlarge the Avatar beyond its combat form, but made it weak and unsuitable for fighting.

Xuan Hao grew into a thousand-meter Golden Dragon and carried the convoy toward Spirit City on his wing. As Spirit Hall’s leaders watched from the city walls, Bibi Dong estimated he had an eighty percent chance of growing even larger.

• Xuan Hao expanded into a thousand-meter Golden Dragon with a five-thousand-meter wingspan, terrifying the convoy below.
• Na'er warned Xuan Hao not to flap his wings, and he carefully lowered one wing so the convoy could climb aboard.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, stepped onto Xuan Hao’s wing first, followed by Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, the competing teams, and the Royal Knights.
• Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo watched Xuan Hao from Spirit City’s walls and feared he could destroy the city by crashing into it.
• Bibi Dong told the Spirit Hall powerhouses that Xuan Hao had an eighty percent chance of growing even larger.

Xuan Hao carried the Heaven Dou Empire’s convoy through the sky in his thousand-meter dragon form, while Na'er tried to arrange time with Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er for him. He revealed that the spectacle was meant to intimidate the empire before his departure and that he could grow far larger with more Bloodline Power.

• Xuan Hao raised a protective Bloodline barrier and flew the convoy above the clouds, where the passengers gradually overcame their fear.
• Na'er suggested bringing Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er to the dragon’s head, then went to fetch them after taking Xuan Hao’s silence as consent.
• Qian Renxue warned Xuan Hao that his arrival near Heaven Dou City could panic civilians and explained that Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin would warn the city in advance.
• Xuan Hao admitted that he had transformed to impress and intimidate the Heaven Dou Empire before leaving, and said he could eventually grow to tens of thousands of meters.

Xuan Hao returned to Heaven Dou City, accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and announced that he would leave for a journey across the continent. After learning that Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing were still in Star Luo City, he flew there and appeared overhead in his enormous Golden Dragon form, plunging the capital into panic.

• Xuan Hao’s thousand-meter Golden Dragon form stunned Heaven Dou City, and Emperor Xue Ye presented him with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xuan Hao rejected Xue Ye’s offer of a hereditary king’s title and announced that he would leave Heaven Dou City after handing the Heaven Dou Self-Improvement Association’s affairs to Qian Renxue.
• Xuan Hao left with Ning Rongrong, Na’er, and the others, then reached Spirit City and learned from Bibi Dong that Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing had not returned from Star Luo City.
• Xuan Hao flew toward Star Luo City and transformed into his Golden Dragon form above the wilderness, approaching the capital without warning.
• Xuan Hao circled several thousand meters above Star Luo City, but the giant dragon’s shadow terrified the city’s residents and caused widespread panic.

After resolving Zhu Zhuqing’s broken engagement in Star Luo City, Xuan Hao returned to Spirit City and finally broke through Bibi Dong’s emotional barriers, and she chose to accept his love. After a quiet farewell, Xuan Hao and the girls departed for Vast Sea City to begin their journey to Sea God Island, while Bibi Dong watched them leave with a gentle smile.

• Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing met Xuan Hao outside Star Luo City after he intimidated the capital with his Golden Dragon Martial Soul Avatar, and he flew them back to Spirit City.
• Xuan Hao spoke privately with Bibi Dong about leaving for Sea God Island, then kissed her and crossed the final boundary between them; Bibi Dong ultimately embraced and responded to him.
• Xuan Hao and Bibi Dong spent three days and nights together, and she let down her defenses and rested against him.
• Bibi Dong prepared a lavish farewell meal, and Xuan Hao then carried Na'er, Hu Liena, and the other girls toward Vast Sea City.
• Bibi Dong watched Xuan Hao’s Golden Dragon vanish into the distance and gently touched her abdomen as she called him a troublesome man.

Xuan Hao brought his companions to Sea God Island and clashed with Sea Dragon Douluo after landing near Sea Dragon City. After proving his strength, Xuan Hao said he had come to try Sea God's trials and obtain a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, leaving Sea Dragon Douluo furious.

• Xuan Hao forced the Sea God divine consciousness from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and obtained directions to Sea God Island.
• Xuan Hao flew to Sea God Island with his companions and warned them not to mention Spirit Hall.
• Xuan Hao landed near Sea Dragon City, and Na'er used Space Power to move the others to safety.
• Xuan Hao and Sea Dragon Douluo fought for half an hour using only their physical strength, and Sea Dragon Douluo recognized Xuan Hao from reports about his feats.
• Xuan Hao told Sea Dragon Douluo he had come to try Sea God's trials and obtain a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, enraging the Sea Dragon Douluo.

Xuan Hao used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to gain access to Bo Saixi and offered her the Sea God’s inheritance in exchange for help advancing his power and preparing for the Asura inheritance. He left Bo Saixi to consult the Sea God while she considered his offer and his bold advances.

• Xuan Hao revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Sea Dragon Douluo knelt before its Sea God aura and led the group to Sea God Mountain.
• Bo Saixi descended from the Sea God Temple after sensing the shroud, and Xuan Hao handed it to her and urged her to inherit the Sea God’s divine position.
• Xuan Hao proposed that Bo Saixi use the Sea God’s power to help him reach level 99 and provide divine-bestowed Soul Rings before he pursued the Asura divine position.
• Xuan Hao flirted with Bo Saixi and asked her to give him leeway during his stay on Sea God Island, while assuring her he had sincerely given her the inheritance chance.
• Bo Saixi said she needed to consult the Sea God and agreed to personally guide Xuan Hao in activating a trial before he turned eighteen.

Bo Saixi consulted Poseidon about Xuan Hao giving her the Sea God's Heart, and Poseidon encouraged her to consider her future while leaving the choice to her. Xuan Hao and his companions received Sea God trials, but Xuan Hao's first trial turned out to be an extremely difficult climb with a one-year deadline.

• Poseidon told Bo Saixi she could inherit the Sea God's position and urged her to consider letting go of her feelings for Tang Chen and getting to know Xuan Hao.
• Bo Saixi gave Xuan Hao the top-tier Eight Trials, then allowed Hu Liena and Dugu Yan to begin their trials while the younger girls were told to wait until they had grown stronger.
• Hu Liena received Red-Level Eight Trials, and Dugu Yan received Red-Level Seven Trials.
• Bo Saixi revealed that Xuan Hao's first trial was to climb all one thousand and one steps of the Nine Heavens Profound Steps within one year or be expelled from Sea God Island.

After absorbing a Divine-bestowed Spirit Ring and reaching the 300,000-year limit for his eighth Soul Ring, Xuan Hao tested his strength on the Nine Heavens Profound Steps. He reached the 888th step before Sea God's Light blasted him back, leaving him convinced that ordinary endurance would not carry him to the top.

• Bo Saixi gave Xuan Hao a Divine-bestowed Spirit Ring, which he absorbed over three days to form a 300,000-year eighth Soul Ring.
• Xuan Hao found Hu Liena and Dugu Yan struggling on the steps, then activated his Golden Dragon abilities and sprinted upward.
• Xuan Hao's seventh Soul Ring transformed into a hundred-thousand-year ring under Sea God's Light, boosting his strength as he charged past eight hundred steps.
• When Xuan Hao reached the 888th step, overwhelming Sea God's Light blasted him off the stairway, and Bo Saixi caught him before he hit the ground.
• Xuan Hao told Bo Saixi that reaching the 1,001st step would require a different method than enduring the pressure with stamina and Soul Power alone.

Xuan Hao provoked the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in the Demonic Whale Sea, but was knocked into the ocean before Bo Saixi arrived to protect him. Bo Saixi confronted the whale king with the Sea God’s divine will in her aura, while Xuan Hao remained behind her.

• Xuan Hao transformed into a thousand-meter Golden Dragon and attacked the Demonic Whale Sea, enraging the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King transformed into a muscular man and charged Xuan Hao in the sky.
• Xuan Hao tried to explain that he had not come to fight, but the whale king punched him into the sea.
• Bo Saixi dispelled the whale king’s dark-blue energy and pulled Xuan Hao from the water.
• Bo Saixi stood between Xuan Hao and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, who sensed the Sea God’s divine will in her aura.

Xuan Hao forced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to accept a million-year Sacrifice by threatening his family and manipulating a burning incense countdown. After the whale king agreed, Bo Saixi left for Sea God Island so the Sacrifice could begin without the Sea God's aura interfering.

• Xuan Hao claimed Bo Saixi could use the Sea God's divine will to help kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and offered him a choice: Sacrifice himself or face death with his family.
• Xuan Hao threatened to claim the whale king's wife and child, then lit an incense stick and blew on it to make the countdown burn faster.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King feared Xuan Hao's strength and future potential, but demanded proof that Xuan Hao would revive him after becoming a god.
• Xuan Hao insisted the whale king had no real choice and counted down, causing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to agree to Sacrifice himself.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King required Bo Saixi to leave, and she returned to Sea God Island after warning Xuan Hao to be careful.

Xuan Hao resisted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's attempt to possess his body and absorbed the whale king's power with help from the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. After reaching level ninety-six and gaining a million-year Soul Ring and torso bone, he returned to Sea God Island and began another attempt to climb the Nine Heavens Profound Steps.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King ignited the Sacrificial Flame and invaded Xuan Hao's Spiritual Sea to seize his body.
• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King suppressed the whale king, and Xuan Hao ordered them to kill him despite his pleas for mercy.
• The Dragon Kings helped Xuan Hao refine the whale king's energy and transform his Torso Bone over nearly half a month.
• Xuan Hao's Soul Power rose to level ninety-six, and his ninth Soul Ring became a million-year Soul Ring.
• Xuan Hao returned to Sea God Island, reassured Na'er, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others, then began another sprint up the Nine Heavens Profound Steps.

Xuan Hao tested the limits of his new power on Sea God Mountain, then recovered and left for the Far North with Na'er. On the journey, he reassured her that he had known she was the Silver Dragon King and still cared for her.

• Xuan Hao charged to the 988th step before Sea God's pressure sent him flying, and Bo Saixi healed his severe injuries.
• Xuan Hao asked Bo Saixi for more Divine-bestowed Spirit Rings, joked about hunting powerful beasts for strength, and asked her to watch over Xiao Wu and the others while he went north.
• After several days of recovery, Xuan Hao set out for the Far North with Na'er, reaching its core region in less than a day.
• Na'er asked when Xuan Hao had learned her true identity as the Silver Dragon King.
• Xuan Hao told Na'er that he had known all along and said he would continue to protect and care for her unless she tried to kill him.