Chapter Summaries

Chrysanthemum Douluo summoned Yu Xiaogang to the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong confronted him over his closeness with Liu Erlong and threatened to kill her. Yu Xiaogang agreed to stay in Spirit City to protect Liu Erlong, then sent her away, leaving her devastated.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered Yu Xiaogang to meet Bibi Dong, and Yu Xiaogang went despite Liu Erlong's protests.
• Bibi Dong accused Yu Xiaogang of breaking his promise by acting intimately with Liu Erlong and threatened to kill her.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to stay by Bibi Dong's side, then asked to say goodbye to Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong to leave Spirit City and claimed he was staying of his own free will.
• Liu Erlong rejected Yu Xiaogang's explanation and ran away, while he watched her go.

Ji Xuan was formally invested as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son by Qian Daoliu, while Spirit Hall’s hidden strength impressed the visiting factions. Bibi Dong watched the ceremony resentfully and resolved to hasten her God Trial.

• Before the ceremony, Shui Yue'er invited the Skywater Team to join Spirit Hall, and the girls agreed with Shui Bing'er’s support.
• Bibi Dong appeared at the ceremony with Yu Xiaogang, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo, while the six available Worships arrived to honor Ji Xuan.
• Qian Daoliu gave Ji Xuan the Holy Son token, and Spirit Hall’s followers knelt to greet him before rising at his command.
• Chen Xin warned Ning Fengzhi about the six Worships’ immense strength, causing Ning Fengzhi to reconsider his choices.
• Hu Liena watched Ji Xuan with happiness despite the gulf between them, while Bibi Dong silently resolved to accelerate her God Trial.

Ji Xuan forced Ning Fengzhi to choose between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s destruction, and Ning Fengzhi swore the sect’s submission. Ji Xuan then offered him an Aromatic Silk Beauty, giving the sect hope of reaching the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

• Ji Xuan told Ning Fengzhi to lead the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in submitting to him, while Chen Xin bristled at the demand.
• Ji Xuan’s overwhelming pressure subdued Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi realized that Spirit Hall left the sect no viable alternative to submission.
• Ning Fengzhi swore upon his martial soul that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would obey Ji Xuan, leaving Chen Xin defeated and Ning Rongrong stunned.
• Ji Xuan presented Ning Fengzhi with an Aromatic Silk Beauty, which could help the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda break its limit and reach the Nine Treasures realm.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Ji Xuan as his resentment eased and he considered that submission might bring the sect a brighter future.

Ji Xuan revealed Qian Renxue’s identity as Spirit Hall’s Young Master to Ning Fengzhi and ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to help her seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Fengzhi accepted, while Ji Xuan kept his reasons for letting Tang San grow a mystery.

• Ji Xuan explained how Ning Fengzhi should use the Aromatic Silk Beauty, then sent Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin away before discussing a private matter.
• Qian Renxue arrived with a Venerable and revealed that she had been impersonating Heaven Dou’s Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe.
• Ji Xuan identified Qian Renxue as Spirit Hall’s Young Master and ordered Ning Fengzhi to use the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to help her take control of the Heaven Dou court.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Ji Xuan’s orders and agreed to keep his submission secret, then asked why Spirit Hall had allowed Tang San to grow.
• Ji Xuan declined to explain his plans for Tang San, and Qian Renxue thanked him for gaining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support.

Ning Rongrong absorbed the Aromatic Silk Beauty and awakened the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Ning Fengzhi ordered her to sever ties with Shrek and serve Ji Xuan. Back at Shrek Academy, Liu Erlong returned alone and drunk after learning Yu Xiaogang had rekindled his relationship with Bibi Dong, then collapsed unconscious.

• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to cut off contact with Shrek and keep the private meeting's secrets, then gave her the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
• Ning Rongrong absorbed the Immortal Herb, advanced her pagoda to nine levels, and reached Soul Power Level 40.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to assist the Holy Son loyally, while she admitted she needed time to adjust to her former companions becoming enemies.
• The Shrek Group returned to Shrek Academy, where Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San stayed for the time being.
• Liu Erlong returned alone, told Flender that Yu Xiaogang had rekindled his relationship with Bibi Dong, and collapsed after drinking heavily.

After learning that Tang Hao and Xiao Wu had been killed, Tang San left Shrek Academy for the City of Slaughter to gain strength and seek revenge. Hu Liena also prepared to train there, but Ji Xuan decided to take her with him to Sea God Island instead.

• Flender told the Shrek Group that Yu Xiaogang had reunited with Bibi Dong, leaving Tang San shaken and conflicted.
• A voice told Tang San that Spirit Hall had killed Tang Hao and Xiao Wu and directed him to the City of Slaughter; Tang San believed it and vowed revenge against Ji Xuan.
• Tang San ignored his friends' protests and left Shrek Academy for the City of Slaughter.
• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong for permission to train in the City of Slaughter, and Bibi Dong agreed to let Chrysanthemum Douluo escort her.
• Ji Xuan met Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo on their way out and decided to take Hu Liena to Sea God Island instead.

Ji Xuan invited Hu Liena and a group of young Soul Masters to train on Sea God Island, where trials could reward them with greater Soul Power and older Soul Rings. They prepared to leave the next morning, while Ji Xuan revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Shui Bing'er.

• Ji Xuan invited Hu Liena to Sea God Island instead of the City of Slaughter, and she agreed to go without informing Bibi Dong.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Ji Xuan that Spirit Hall had once suffered defeat on Sea God Island, but Ji Xuan remained unconcerned.
• Ji Xuan told Hu Liena to bring Xie Yue and pack, then gathered Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er to announce the trip.
• Ji Xuan explained that the Sea God’s trials could increase Soul Power or Soul Ring age, and the group eagerly prepared to leave.
• After the others departed, Ji Xuan showed Shui Bing'er the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Ji Xuan’s Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud rejected Shui Bing’er and chose him instead, revealing that he could bear the Sea God’s power. The group reached Vast Sea City and prepared to sail for Sea God Island, while Hu Liena struggled with her feelings for Ji Xuan.

• Ji Xuan gave Shui Bing’er the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to try, but it rejected her blood and then struck Ji Xuan, drawing his blood and declaring that he had a constitution capable of bearing the power of the vast sea.
• Ji Xuan accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and reassured Shui Bing’er that he would find her another godhood so they could remain together.
• The group left Spirit City with Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and arrived in Vast Sea City several dozen days later without encountering Wolf Bandits.
• Hu Liena watched Ji Xuan and Shui Bing’er together and recalled learning that Ji Xuan might have another woman, though she believed her teacher’s actions had made a future with him impossible.
• Ji Xuan told Feng Xiaotian to rent a large ship at the harbor for their journey to Sea God Island, and Feng Xiaotian went to carry out the order.

Ji Xuan and his companions reached the waters near Sea God Island and flew past its sea defenses on Flying Swords. After Xiao Bai confronted them on shore, a voice from within the island stopped the imminent fight.

• Ji Xuan’s group hired a ship to Sea God Island, and he steered them away from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s domain.
• When the captain could take them no farther, Ji Xuan summoned Flying Swords and carried his companions toward the island.
• Xiao Bai and hundreds of Demon Soul Great White Sharks spotted the group, but could not catch them in the air.
• Ji Xuan’s group landed on Sea God Island, where Xiao Bai transformed into a woman and accused them of trespassing.
• Ji Xuan said they had come to take the trial, and Xiao Bai prepared to fight after seeing his Soul Rings until a voice from the island called, “Stop!”

Ji Xuan and his companions reached the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar to undergo the Sea God Lord’s trial, with several crossing the Sea within a sea on their own. After Ji Xuan brought Shui Yue'er and Hu Liena across, Sea Horse Douluo discovered they were from Spirit Hall and reacted furiously.

• Xiao Bai withdrew her attack when the High Priest ordered her to let Ji Xuan’s group pass, then returned to the sea in her Demon Soul Great White Shark form.
• A Yellow-clothed soul master led Ji Xuan and his companions through the forest to the Sea Horse Sacred Pillar, where Sea Horse Douluo explained that they had to cross the Sea within a sea to qualify for the trial.
• Feng Xiaotian crossed the raging water by flying through the waves, and Huo Wushuang made a path with his Fire Dragon and reached the platform.
• Huo Wu was knocked into the sea but swam underwater to the platform, while Shui Bing'er froze the surface to cross and Xie Yue also made it across alone.
• Ji Xuan used an unseen force to part the waves and froze a path for Shui Yue'er and Hu Liena, then refused to explain his method to Sea Horse Douluo.
• Ji Xuan confirmed that their group came from Spirit Hall, causing Sea Horse Douluo to erupt in anger over the old feud between Spirit Hall and Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi stopped Sea Horse Douluo from fighting Ji Xuan’s group and ordered the Sea God trials to proceed. Ji Xuan received the Sea God Nine Trials, and the group settled in Sea Horse City before preparing to begin their trials the next day.

• Bo Saixi arrived with the Sea God’s decree and ordered Sea Horse Douluo to test the group according to the rules.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu each received Black Tier Six Trials, while Shui Bing'er received a Top Tier Seven Trial and Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Shui Yue'er received Black Tier Five Trials.
• Ji Xuan received the Sea God Nine Trials, and Bo Saixi warned him that he had to complete at least one requirement each year.
• Sea Horse Douluo took the group to Sea Horse City and arranged accommodations for them.
• Ji Xuan told everyone to rest and recover before beginning their trials the next day.

Ji Xuan and his companions discovered that Sea God's Light both tested climbers and accelerated cultivation, so they trained on the staircase during their trials. Halfway through the year, Shui Yue'er broke through to Level Fifty as Bo Saixi appeared with a God-bestowed Soul Ring.

• Shui Yue'er was blasted off the first step, and Ji Xuan caught her before the group cautiously tested the staircase's crushing pressure.
• Feng Xiaotian reached Level Thirty before advancing to Level Thirty-Five, where the intensified pressure sent him flying; the others were also forced back, and Ji Xuan caught them all.
• Ji Xuan urged the group to cultivate on steps they could endure, then climbed to Level Sixty and began training under Sea God's Light.
• Ji Xuan broke through to Level Fifty-Six, and he advised everyone to cultivate on the staircase and attempt the trial near the end of the year.
• Half a year passed as the group trained; Shui Yue'er broke through to Level Fifty, and Bo Saixi appeared and presented a God-bestowed Soul Ring.

Shui Yue'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Ji Xuan received God-bestowed Soul Rings, and Ji Xuan studied how their ages increased. On the final day of the Sea God First Trial, Ji Xuan helped his companions pass before surpassing his own requirement by climbing to the five hundred and fifty-fifth step.

• Bo Saixi explained that qualified trial-takers received a God-bestowed Soul Ring at their first bottleneck, and Shui Yue'er absorbed one that reached fourteen thousand years as her Soul Power rose to level 52.
• Feng Xiaotian and Ji Xuan reached level 60 and absorbed God-bestowed Soul Rings; Feng Xiaotian became a Soul Emperor, while Ji Xuan gained an eighty-thousand-year Sixth Soul Ring and reached level 63.
• On the final day of the First Trial, Feng Xiaotian passed the 108th step, and Ji Xuan used mysterious runes to help Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Xie Yue pass as well.
• Ji Xuan helped Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Hu Liena complete their assessments, increasing their Soul Power and leaving Shui Yue'er unconscious from exhaustion.
• Ji Xuan climbed to the 555th step despite needing only 330 steps, earning a ten-percent increase in Sea God Affinity, which he privately considered less useful than gaining Soul Power.

Ji Xuan used the Power of Order to successfully raise his First Soul Ring to over two thousand years, then spent eight months cultivating until he reached Level Seventy. After Poseidon ordered Bo Saixi to give him another God-bestowed Soul Ring, Ji Xuan returned to the chamber and began absorbing it for his Seventh Soul Ring.

• Ji Xuan failed his first attempt to alter his First Soul Ring, then carefully reshaped its rule threads and increased its age beyond two thousand years.
• Ji Xuan's group spent eight months cultivating instead of challenging the Second Trial, and Ji Xuan advanced to Level Seventy.
• Ji Xuan decided to seek a God-bestowed Soul Ring because he could not hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast without help.
• Bo Saixi initially refused Ji Xuan's request for another God-bestowed Soul Ring, but Poseidon instructed her to give him one.
• Ji Xuan gave Shui Bing'er a few instructions, entered the quiet chamber, and began absorbing the God-bestowed Soul Ring.

Ji Xuan emerged from seclusion with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Seventh Soul Ring and later led his companions in the Ring Sea crossing trial. He and the group reached the opposite shore despite Xiao Bai’s blockade, though the trial’s final result was not stated.

• Ji Xuan completed his seclusion, raised his soul power to Level Seventy-Four, and revealed his blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring to Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Feng Xiaotian, and the others.
• Two months later, Ji Xuan and his companions began the Ring Sea trial, where Xiao Bai confronted them and recognized him as the Sea God Lord's inheritor.
• Ji Xuan assigned the others to handle the Sea Soul Beasts while he engaged Xiao Bai, and the group advanced across the sea without killing their opponents.
• Ji Xuan blocked Xiao Bai's attacks with his soul bone and spiritual powers, then struck her with a thunder sword as his companions moved toward the far shore.
• After Xiao Bai pursued him, Ji Xuan distracted her until the others reached shore, then used Teleportation to land safely beside them.

Ji Xuan and the others completed the Sea God Third Trial, strengthened their bodies and Soul Power, and obtained new Soul Rings before returning to Sea Horse City to prepare for the Fourth Trial. Meanwhile, Tang San won one hundred consecutive matches in the City of Slaughter and chose to enter the Hell Road.

• Bo Saixi took Ji Xuan and the others to the Wrathful Waves Desolation, where they began the Tidal Body Refining trial on Deep Sea Silver Pillars.
• The group struggled to endure the waves on the first day, but after a year of training they completed the trial, and Ji Xuan's Sea God Affinity reached thirty percent.
• Ji Xuan broke through to Level Eighty, then helped the others hunt Soul Beasts and obtain Seventh Soul Rings, raising their Soul Power.
• Ji Xuan and the others returned to Sea Horse City to rest and consolidate their gains before attempting the Fourth Trial.
• Tang San won one hundred consecutive matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena using his Clear Sky Hammer and hidden weapons, then chose to enter the Hell Road.

Ji Xuan and Xiao Bai led their allies to attack the Evil Spirit Orca clan for Ji Xuan’s Fourth Trial. After Ji Xuan’s lightning strike weakened the orcas, the battle turned against the clan, and he brought a thunder-charged Golden Giant Sword down on the Evil Orca King.

• Xiao Bai warned Ji Xuan about the danger of fighting the Evil Spirit Orcas, then led him and the others into the deep sea with several hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• Xiao Bai located the Evil Spirit Orcas, and Ji Xuan went ahead to draw out the Orca King and his forces.
• Ji Xuan used his Invincible Golden Body to withstand the orcas’ attacks, then struck them with the Power of Thunder, paralyzing many of them.
• Xiao Bai and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks attacked the weakened orcas while Shui Bing’er and the others helped kill them.
• Xiao Bai engaged the Evil Orca King as Ji Xuan activated his amplification skills and swung a thunder-wreathed Golden Giant Sword toward him.

Ji Xuan killed the Evil Orca King, completed the Sea God Fourth Trial with his companions, and gained new strength and rewards. After distributing Soul Bones and helping the group improve their cultivation, he led them into the deep sea to hunt Soul Beasts for their next Soul Rings.

• Ji Xuan used his Order Domain to restrain the Evil Orca King and killed him with a golden sword, while the Demon Soul Great White Sharks chased the fleeing Evil Spirit Orcas.
• Ji Xuan helped Shui Bing'er and the others finish their trials, and the group received their Sea God Fourth Trial rewards and absorbed Soul Rings, including Ji Xuan's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• After returning to Sea Horse City, Ji Xuan distributed Soul Bones to Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Yue'er, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue.
• The group absorbed the Soul Bones, raising their strength, while Ji Xuan reached Level Eighty-Seven and gained the Orca Evil Axe skill.
• Ji Xuan led the group to hunt Soul Beasts, and Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Brother gained high-level Soul Rings and reached higher Soul Power levels.

Ji Xuan helped Shui Yue'er, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena weaken their trial opponents before they challenged them and completed their Fifth Trials. Meanwhile, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er all lost their trials, though Feng Xiaotian pushed Sea Spear Douluo hard.

• Ji Xuan agreed to fight the guardians first for Shui Yue'er, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue, while the others chose to test themselves.
• Ji Xuan defeated Sea Star Douluo, then Shui Yue'er beat the injured guardian and Xie Yue completed his trial against him.
• Ji Xuan crushed Sea Delusion Douluo's domain and Spirit attacks, allowing Hu Liena to pass her trial with ease.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang quickly conceded, and Sea Woman Douluo's soundwaves defeated Shui Bing'er.
• Feng Xiaotian used his speed to harass Sea Spear Douluo, but ultimately lost after inflicting several wounds on him.

Ji Xuan defeated Sea Dragon Douluo in the Fifth Trial, and the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar’s light faded. The other Holy Pillar Guardians noticed the defeat; Feng Xiaotian used Sea Spear Douluo’s distraction to complete his trial, while Shui Bing’er and the other two failed to win.

• Shui Bing’er and the other three reviewed their losses and agreed to challenge their opponents again.
• Ji Xuan challenged Sea Dragon Douluo, whose Demon Breaking Domain failed to shatter Ji Xuan’s Order Domain.
• Ji Xuan evaded Sea Dragon Douluo’s attacks until he exhausted much of his Soul Power, then wounded him with Evil Orca Slash and won.
• Sea Dragon Douluo’s defeat extinguished the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar’s light and drew the attention of the other Holy Pillar Guardians.
• Feng Xiaotian seized Sea Spear Douluo’s distraction, defeated him, completed his Fifth Trial, and advanced to level eighty-five.
• Shui Bing’er and the other two failed to defeat their guardians, though the guardians were injured.