Chapter Summaries

The Divine Crossbow Troops demonstrated their power by killing Soul Beasts and groups of death-row Soul Masters, then received an inspiring address from Xue Qinghe. Back at the Tang Sect, Tang San learned that Dugu Bo had arrived with Xue Beng and Xue Xing, gravely injured with every bone shattered, and suspected Zhang Yang had attacked him before the ten-year deadline expired.

• The Divine Crossbow Troops used Three-Stage Volley formations to kill Gale Wolves and other Soul Beasts, then slaughtered groups of death-row Soul Masters during their demonstration.
• Xue Qinghe gave an impassioned address to the assembled Divine Crossbow Troops, inspiring the soldiers and Commander Kyle.
• Tai Tan returned to the Tang Sect excited by the Godly Zhuge Crossbows and went to the forging room, while Tang San reunited with Xiao Wu and Bai Chenxiang.
• A Speed Hall Disciple reported that Xue Beng and Xue Xing were approaching the Tang Sect and that Dugu Bo was barely alive, with every bone in his body shattered.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu suspected Zhang Yang had attacked Dugu Bo because the ten-year deadline was about to expire.

Zhang Yang fought Dugu Bo in Shrek Academy’s Back Mountain to avenge the injuries Dugu Bo had inflicted on him ten years earlier, while Xue Qinghe sent Porcupinefish Douluo to kill Dugu Bo afterward. Zhang Yang defeated and killed Porcupinefish Douluo, completed the Sea God’s Ninth Trial, and returned to resume his fight with Dugu Bo.

• Zhang Yang visited Prince Xue Beng’s Mansion and left with Dugu Bo, who planned to meet him in Shrek Academy’s Back Mountain after asking Xue Beng to fetch Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Bo recalled breaking Zhang Yang’s bones ten years earlier, and Zhang Yang declared he would break Dugu Bo’s limbs and sixteen ribs before striking him with his Flash Domain.
• Xue Qinghe learned where Zhang Yang and Dugu Bo would fight and sent Porcupinefish Douluo to kill Dugu Bo after their battle.
• Zhang Yang broke Dugu Bo’s right and left arms and several ribs, while Dugu Bo transformed and released his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison.
• Zhang Yang intercepted and killed Porcupinefish Douluo, completing the Sea God’s Ninth Trial and receiving a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• Zhang Yang returned to Dugu Bo, made the poison disappear, and tossed Porcupinefish Douluo’s corpse aside before telling Dugu Bo to continue the fight.

Zhang Yang left Dugu Bo gravely injured after declaring their old feud settled, then fled with Porcupinefish Douluo’s severed leg. Xue Beng brought Dugu Bo to the Tang Sect for treatment and warned Tang San that Zhang Yang had killed a Titled Douluo serving Xue Qinghe, prompting Tang San to send Xiao Wu to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Zhang Yang broke Dugu Bo’s remaining ribs, said their ten-year-old feud was settled, and left with Porcupinefish Douluo’s leg.
• Ye Lingling healed Dugu Bo enough to stabilize him, and Zhao Wuji and Flender persuaded her to join Shrek Academy as Deputy Director of the Healing Department.
• Xue Beng rushed Dugu Bo to the Tang Sect, fearing Xue Qinghe would retaliate after learning that a Titled Douluo in his service had been killed.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu received Dugu Bo and arranged further treatment, while Soul Sage Kounis repaired his broken bones.
• Xue Beng told Tang San that Zhang Yang had killed the somewhat plump Titled Douluo beside Xue Qinghe, and Tang San sent Xiao Wu to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Zhang Yang’s Mirror Sausage.

After Zhang Yang killed Blood Stab Douluo, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Tang Sect debated whether Xue Qinghe was conspiring with Spirit Hall and how to protect Xue Beng. Xue Qinghe arrived at the sect to ask about the missing Titled Douluo, where Ning Fengzhi and the others prepared to receive him with suspicion.

• Xiao Wu reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and learned that Zhang Yang had killed Blood Stab Douluo, completing his Sea God's Ninth Trial.
• Zhang Yang explained why he suspected Snake Lance Douluo and Xue Qinghe were connected to Spirit Hall, prompting the sect's leaders to consider whether Spirit Hall had influenced the imperial succession.
• Ning Fengzhi urged the Tang Sect to protect Xue Beng, and Xiao Wu said Xiao San would have to decide whether he should move or receive protection.
• Xue Qinghe waited until Blood Stab Douluo had been missing all night before searching the Martial Soul Sacred Hall and going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Snake Lance Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi led the sect's leaders to greet Xue Qinghe, and Xue Qinghe and Snake Lance Douluo sensed that something was wrong when they saw the group's guarded reception.

Xue Qinghe admitted his ties to Spirit Hall after Zhang Yang confronted him over Blood Stab Douluo’s death, then used his status as crown prince to force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to let him and Snake Lance Douluo leave. Zhang Yang carried news of the disclosure to allied groups and prepared to escort Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing toward the Star Luo Empire using the Yata Mirror.

• Xue Qinghe and Snake Lance Douluo found Blood Stab Douluo’s corpse in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Council Hall, where Zhang Yang said he had killed Blood Stab for seeking his own death.
• Xue Qinghe admitted Blood Stab Douluo had served as his guard and argued that attacking Snake Lance Douluo would amount to attacking the emperor, securing their safe departure with the corpse.
• Xue Qinghe explained to Snake Lance Douluo that his admission had broken the deadlock and would free Spirit Hall from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s influence over imperial affairs.
• Zhang Yang informed Tang San that Xue Qinghe had exposed his ties to Spirit Hall, then told the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect planned to relocate to the Star Luo Empire.
• Zhang Yang told Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing he would escort them to the Star Luo Empire with the Yata Mirror and explained how they could teleport there using its light trail.

Xue Qinghe investigated the Tang Sect’s apparent lack of activity while Tang San prepared a secret evacuation tunnel. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect left Heaven Dou City openly, and Zhang Yang went to destroy its abandoned residence, where Spirit Hall Soul Masters were searching for secrets.

• Xue Qinghe ordered another investigation into the Tang Sect after spies reported no changes, and she dismissed Yuan Sansi’s petition to select consorts.
• Tang San arranged for the Tang Sect to evacuate through a ten-kilometer tunnel that Niu Gao’s Defense Clan would complete in a month.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect prepared to relocate to Star Luo City, and Ning Fengzhi led its long carriage procession out of Heaven Dou City.
• Zhang Yang monitored the convoy and eliminated suspicious Soul Masters who approached it.
• At Ning Fengzhi’s request, Zhang Yang left to destroy the abandoned Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Residence, where Spirit Hall Soul Masters were searching for the sect’s secrets.

Zhang Yang destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect grounds with Tree Realm Descent, while news of the sect’s evacuation and Spirit Hall’s influence shook the Clear Sky Sect. Yue Hua returned to the sect with warnings and news of Tang San’s progress, as Tang Xiao and the elders confronted the legacy of Lou Gao’s completed hidden weapons.

• Zhang Yang turned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect grounds into a forest of Populus euphratica trees and left Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San and the Tang Sect’s higher-ups investigated the forest, while Xue Qinghe discussed Spirit Hall’s plans to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Yue Hua arrived at the Clear Sky Sect and reported that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had withdrawn and that Xue Qinghe was allied with Spirit Hall.
• Yue Hua chose to remain at the Clear Sky Sect, and she told Tang Xiao that Tang San had reached Soul Douluo and obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Tang Xiao and the elders recalled Lou Gao’s death while completing his final forging and examined the Peacock Feather and Storm Pear Blossom Needles he had left behind.

Zhang Yang and Tang San discussed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s move to Star Luo City and Dai Mubai’s renewed bid for the throne, while Tang San prepared to evacuate Tang Sect after Xue Qinghe announced his National Policy. Xue Qinghe declared Spirit Hall the Heaven Dou Empire’s state religion, prompting Tang San to order the sect’s immediate evacuation.

• Zhang Yang told Tang San about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s difficult journey to Star Luo City and discussed how Tang Sect might relocate there too.
• Zhang Yang explained that Dai Mubai planned to compete with Dai Weisi for the throne, and suggested Tang San repay Dai Mubai’s support by helping the Star Luo Empire conquer Heaven Dou.
• Zhang Yang, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Bai Chenxiang watched Xue Qinghe’s procession from concealment as he arrived at the Great Soul Arena to announce his National Policy.
• Xue Qinghe accused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of weakening Heaven Dou and declared Spirit Hall the state religion, appointing Bibi Dong as Imperial Preceptor.
• Tang San sent Bai Chenxiang to tell Elder Titan to open the tunnel and begin Tang Sect’s evacuation, then left with Zhang Yang and Xiao Wu.

Tang San and Zhang Yang evacuated the Tang Sect from Heaven Dou City, destroyed its residence, and attacked the Martial Soul Sacred Hall. Tang San ambushed Ghost Douluo with the Sea God's Light while Zhang Yang incapacitated the hall’s occupants, but Ghost Douluo Yue Guan remained conscious and lost an arm to Zhang Yang’s strike.

• Master reassured Tang San and Zhang Yang that Shrek Academy could withstand Spirit Hall’s new policies and that his Elder Token would protect him.
• Tang San and Zhang Yang drank together as the Tang Sect Disciples evacuated through tunnels, then destroyed the Tang Sect residence after the final members had left.
• Zhang Yang told Tang San that Xue Qinghe and four Titled Douluo were at the Martial Soul Sacred Hall, and the two decided to attack them.
• Tang San used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to approach unseen and restrained Ghost Douluo with the Sea God's Light.
• Zhang Yang unleashed Conqueror's Haki, knocking out She Long, Blood Rage Douluo, Xue Qinghe, and hundreds of others, while Ghost Douluo Yue Guan resisted long enough to attack Tang San.
• Zhang Yang struck Ghost Douluo Yue Guan with his bow and severed half of his arm.

Tang San and Zhang Yang killed Ghost Douluo and Yue Guan, then discovered an array that connected Xue Qinghe to Bibi Dong. Zhang Yang activated it and came face-to-face with Bibi Dong in Spirit City.

• Tang San impaled Ghost Douluo with the Sea God's Trident, took his Soul Bone, and fled as Zhang Yang fought Yue Guan.
• Zhang Yang pursued Yue Guan, shattered his Martial Soul, and killed him with the Sun God Bow, bringing his Spirit Hall Titled Douluo kill count to two.
• Zhang Yang killed Snake Lance Douluo and Blood Rage Douluo, raising his mission progress to four, while Tang San chose to investigate the room where Xue Qinghe had been.
• Tang San and Zhang Yang found Xue Qinghe unconscious before a complex array resembling a Martial Soul Awakening formation.
• Zhang Yang infused the array with Soul Power, activating a live image of Bibi Dong, who realized Zhang Yang had attacked the Martial Soul Sacred Hall in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhang Yang greeted Bibi Dong through the array and asked, "So you're fucking Bibi Dong??"

Zhang Yang and Tang San left the Heaven Dou City battle behind as Tang San departed with Xiao Wu to restore his family and strengthen himself. Two months later, Tang San returned to Star Luo City with his parents healed and the Clear Sky Sect ready to reemerge, and he began explaining how it had happened.

• Zhang Yang insulted Bibi Dong, destroyed the formation, and left Xue Qinghe and the Spirit Hall survivors behind; rumors later blamed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for the attack.
• Tang San left the relocating Tang Sect group with Xiao Wu, telling Zhang Yang and Titan he would return within two months while he pursued a way to heal his parents and reach nine rings.
• Tang San recounted that the King of Slaughter attacked him and Xiao Wu, then revealed himself as Tang San's Great-Grandfather and gave him the Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master token.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu gained eight Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings for his Clear Sky Hammer, and Tang San reached Titled Douluo and the peak realm of the Blue Silver Domain.
• Tang San used his domain to restore his mother to Human Form, helped his father recover his limbs and Soul Power, and led the Clear Sky Sect to Star Luo City.
• Tang San told the group that he planned to seek the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring and reconnect the Clear Sky Sect with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

After returning to the coast, Tang San and his companions set out with Xiao Bai for the Demon Whale Sea Area, where Tang San planned to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as part of Sea God's Eighth Trial. Xiao Bai warned them that the creature might rival a Peak Douluo, and they reached its territory prepared for battle.

• The Heaven Dou Empire made Spirit Hall its state religion, while the Star Luo Empire welcomed the sects that had gathered there and Dai Weisi lost his chance to reclaim the throne.
• After more than a month of travel, Tang San and the Shrek group reached the coast, where Tang San summoned Xiao Bai with Sea God's Light.
• Xiao Bai arrived with her clan, and Tang San told her they would go to the Demon Whale Sea Area rather than Sea God Island.
• Xiao Bai warned Tang San and his companions that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was an ancient, powerful overlord whose strength might rival a human God-Tier powerhouse.
• Tang San resolved to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to complete Sea God's Eighth Trial, while Zhang Yang and the others prepared for the battle.
• After three days at sea, Xiao Bai led the group to the edge of the Demon Whale Sea Area, and Oscar finished preparing sausages for the coming fight.

Tang San challenged the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in its territory, relying on Sea God's Light to counter its control of the sea. The whale surfaced and shrugged off Tang San's Blue Silver Overlord Spear, revealing that its defenses exceeded his expectations.

• Xiao Bai warned Tang San about the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's speed and danger, but Tang San committed to the fight and Xiao Bai shared her domain with seven clan members.
• Tang San flew into the Demon Whale Sea Area, while Xiao Bai and the others followed to support him; Ma Hongjun took position above him and Ning Rongrong prepared to assist.
• Zhang Yang warned Tang San as the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fired a massive blue beam from beneath the sea.
• Tang San used the Sea God's Trident and Sea God's Light to scatter the beam, then struck the sea with his Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King rose from the water, and Zhang Yang protected the group from its towering waves.
• Tang San discovered that the whale's hide had completely blocked his Blue Silver Overlord Spear and realized its defenses were far greater than he had expected.

Tang San and Zhang Yang joined forces against the million-year Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whose ambition was to devour Tang San and claim the Sea God's divine position. Zhang Yang tore into the whale with a heavily buffed strike while Tang San pinned it with the Sea God's Trident and Eight Spider Lances, leaving the battle underway as they began to drain its strength.

• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King revealed it had cultivated for a million years and sought to devour Tang San to break through to godhood and take the Sea God's position.
• Zhang Yang activated his Flash Domain and stacked his abilities and Ning Rongrong's support before charging the whale.
• Zhang Yang pierced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's tail and carved a hole through its back with his attack.
• Zhang Yang froze the surrounding sea and briefly trapped the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in ice, but it quickly broke free.
• Tang San drove the Sea God's Trident into the whale and anchored himself with his Eight Spider Lances, whose poison and devouring power began to weaken it.

Tang San and Zhang Yang forced the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to abandon his enormous body, but he condensed his million years of power into purple armor and emerged nearly godlike. As the group prepared for a new fight, Zhang Yang tested him with a Guidance Arrow.

• Tang San used his God-Tier Eight Spider Lances to drain the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's energy and life force while pouring Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye spring water into its wounds.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King unleashed water and lightning energy, then compressed it as he transformed into a human form clad in Deep Purple Armor.
• Xiao Bai and Dai Mubai recognized that the whale's armor let him retain nearly all his power, while Tang San calmly readied the Sea God's Trident and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhang Yang drew his fiery-red bow and fired a Guidance Arrow at the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

Tang San and Zhang Yang joined forces against the injured Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whose attacks Tang San countered before battering him into the sea. Zhang Yang impaled him with the Sun God Bow, and Borsalino’s Sunshine Everywhere intensified the assault, leaving the whale king overwhelmed and facing death.

• Zhang Yang’s Guidance Arrow exposed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to the Sun God Bow’s sunlight, which began eroding his energy armor while his earlier injuries continued to torment him.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King launched a storm of purple Thunder Beads at Tang San, but Tang San’s Unpredictable Waves absorbed them and severed their Mental Connections.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Tang San, who broke through the whale king’s Demonic Whale Domain with Explode Ring and struck him down with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhang Yang froze the sea beneath the falling whale king and used the Sun God Bow to pierce through his body as they plunged into the water.
• Borsalino unleashed Sunshine Everywhere, evaporating ice and seawater while the sunlight, the bow’s heat, and Tang San’s earlier injuries left the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King struggling against multiple threats.

Tang San battled the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King with help from his companions, using misdirection and coordinated attacks to survive the stronger opponent. He then exploded his remaining six Clear Sky Hammer Soul Rings, reached God-Tier power, and left the whale king retreating in fear.

• Tang San shattered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Dan Qi with the Great Sumeru Hammer, but the collision exhausted the hammer's first exploded Soul Ring and threw Tang San into the air.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King drove Borsalino away and pressured Tang San with twin hammers, while Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and the Vast Sea Protective Barrier to escape his woven attack net.
• Tang San returned to Ma Hongjun, who infused Phoenix Flame into Tang San's Eight Spider Lances, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger blocked the whale king's hammer aimed at Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San exploded his remaining six Clear Sky Hammer Soul Rings, gathering immense power within a blood-red Divine Slaughter's Domain that Ning Rongrong's boosts could not penetrate.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King trembled at Tang San's God-Tier power and began retreating as Tang San prepared to strike.

Tang San unleashed a terrifying red power in his duel with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then overcame the whale king’s fear and defenses with the Purple Demon Eyes and nine red projectiles. The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King died, and Tang San was left badly injured but alive, sensing that his Spiritual Power had reached a new realm.

• Tang San and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King released their full power, and their attacks collided with enough force to plunge the sea and unleash a vast shockwave.
• Tang San and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King survived the clash, but Tang San’s red strike left the whale king too terrified to fight back.
• Tang San ate Oscar’s Supreme Crystal Sausage, pursued the retreating whale king, and struck him with the Purple Demon Eyes.
• Tang San spun and launched nine red lights into the whale king’s heart, while Ma Hongjun caught and carried Tang San away.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King died and fell into the sea, while Huang Yuan shielded Ning Rongrong and the others from the resulting energy wave.
• Tang San realized the red power had helped him win and sensed that his Spiritual Power had risen to a new realm.

After killing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Tang San shared its immense energy with his companions and the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, helping Xiao Wu reach Level 90. He then began absorbing the whale king’s million-year Soul Ring with the Clear Sky Hammer, leaving the others to keep their distance as the vortex gathered around him.

• Tang San recovered his strength by devouring energy from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s body, then explained to his companions that Bodhi Blood had delivered his final attack.
• Tang San used the Devouring Golden Silk to share the whale king’s energy with his companions and Xiao Bai, while Zhang Yang stood guard.
• Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun stopped absorbing when their bodies reached their limits, while Xiao Wu continued alongside Tang San and reached Level 90.
• Tang San also fed the whale king’s energy to the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, then heard Xiao Bai urge him to split open the whale king’s head after absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Tang San entered the Dragon Abyss Boat with Xiao Wu, summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, and called forth the whale king’s million-year Soul Ring as the hammer’s red light drove away the Sea God’s Light.
• Tang San abandoned the creaking Dragon Abyss Boat and leaped toward the purple vortex to absorb the Soul Ring in the sea, ordering everyone else to move farther away.

After absorbing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's million-year Soul Ring and Torso Bone, Tang San reached level 99 and completed the Sea God's Eighth Trial. He and his companions collected the whale's valuable remains and returned to Sea God Island, where Tang San prepared for the final inheritance.

• Tang San absorbed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Soul Ring and Torso Bone, reached level 99, and emerged from the sea after seven days.
• Xiao Bai stopped Tang San's companions from leaving and helped expose the whale's head so they could search its remains.
• Tang San opened the whale's skull and found a golden whale brain and a purple-gold Whale Pearl, which Xiao Bai identified as treasures.
• Tang San stored the Whale Pearl and whale brain in the Ruyi Treasure Pouch, then departed with his companions and Xiao Bai's Demon Soul Great White Sharks.
• The group reached Sea God Island after two days, ready for Tang San's final Sea God inheritance.