Chapter Summaries

Purple Pearl witnessed a memory of Zi Xiao and young Poseidon before discovering the mermaid from her dream at Azure Lake, still waiting after twenty thousand years. Sea Witch recognized the woman as the vanished Mermaid Princess Yue Quan, also called Moon Spring.

• Purple Pearl dreamed of Zi Xiao telling Poseidon he wanted peace between humans and Sea Soul Beasts, while Poseidon planned to establish a faith and gather offerings.
• Vague Man carried Purple Pearl onward and explained that the sound had only made her sleep before guiding her to Azure Lake.
• Purple Pearl saw the mermaid from her dream playing the Deep Blue Harp and singing of waiting through twenty thousand autumns.
• Viewers across the continent reacted with shock and sorrow as they watched the scene on the Heavenly Curtain.
• Sea Witch recognized the mermaid as Princess Yue Quan, the Mermaid Princess who had vanished twenty thousand years earlier.

Moon Spring revealed that Poseidon stole Zi Xiao’s God Position during the inheritance and killed him, then led Purple Pearl and the Vague Man into the ruins of the island where the battle took place. Her account shook Sea God worshippers and guardians, who realized the Mermaid Tribe could not lie.

• Moon Spring told Purple Pearl that Poseidon betrayed Zi Xiao, stole his God Position, and killed him.
• Moon Spring placed Purple Pearl and the Vague Man in protective bubbles and led them beneath the Azure Lake to submerged ruins.
• Moon Spring explained that Zi Xiao had sunk the island while fighting Poseidon, who ambushed him during the inheritance and became a god by stealing his God Position.
• Sea Soul Masters watching the Heavenly Curtain argued over Moon Spring’s accusation, while elders said the Mermaid Tribe could not lie.
• Bo Saixi and the Seven Sacred Pillars Guardians recognized that Moon Spring’s unchanged beauty confirmed her account was true.

The Vague Man and Purple Pearl reached Dragon Palace, where Moon Spring revealed Zi Xiao’s history and the truth behind Poseidon’s rise. They found Zi Xiao’s Overlord Battle Spear, which reacted to Purple Pearl’s bloodline, and learned Poseidon had defeated him by taking Moon Spring hostage.

• The Vague Man recognized the Dragon Palace name, and Moon Spring explained that the sea’s races had built it for Zi Xiao, whose Purple Blazing Sky Exterminating Dragon Martial Soul had once united them.
• The Vague Man told Purple Pearl that Poseidon had rewritten history after seizing the God Position, and Moon Spring said Purple Pearl’s bloodline came from Zi Xiao’s clan, whose descendants may have sealed or lost their dragon bloodline.
• The three entered Dragon Palace and found a purple halo at the center of its White Jade Plaza, where Purple Pearl glimpsed a spear that rang out and drove her back.
• Moon Spring identified the weapon as Zi Xiao’s Overlord Battle Spear, a Super Divine Artifact that had let him overpower Poseidon after Poseidon became a god.
• Moon Spring revealed that Poseidon had captured her and used her life to distract Zi Xiao, allowing him to win; Purple Pearl condemned Poseidon for it.

Purple Pearl easily lifted the Overlord Battle Spear because of her bloodline, but Vague Man raised it only after a violent struggle. Moon Spring accepted his strength and Purple Pearl's offer to give him the spear, but he declined and told Purple Pearl to master it; she then asked Moon Spring if she should call her Grandmother.

• Moon Spring told Purple Pearl to test whether she could lift her ancestor's Overlord Battle Spear, and Purple Pearl pulled it free with ease.
• Vague Man took the spear from Purple Pearl, but its immense weight made him drop it and crack the White Jade Plaza.
• Vague Man gathered his dark aura and lifted the spear inch by inch, shaking the seabed and stirring huge waves above.
• Moon Spring said the spear spirit had acknowledged Vague Man, while Purple Pearl offered him the weapon.
• Vague Man declined because he already had a suitable weapon and told Purple Pearl to master the spear.
• Purple Pearl tentatively asked Moon Spring whether she should call her Grandmother.

Moon Spring showed Vague Man and Purple Pearl memories of Zi Xiao protecting the sea’s people and Poseidon forcing them to worship him. The contrast began to expose Poseidon’s true history and revealed why Zi Xiao had been forgotten.

• Moon Spring accepted Purple Pearl as Zi Xiao’s descendant and agreed to explain what had happened in the past.
• Moon Spring used her Deep Blue Harp to show Zi Xiao defeating pirates who attacked an island, then making them help rebuild it without asking for payment.
• The memories showed Zi Xiao protecting Sea Dwellers across the sea, earning the titles Sea Tyrant and Overlord of the Sea as people built statues to honor him.
• Vague Man teased Purple Pearl about being a pirate, and she defended herself by saying she robbed cruel nobles to help the poor.
• Moon Spring showed Poseidon beating an island’s strongest man and forcing the residents to build his statue, worship him, and believe in him under threat of death.

Moon Spring’s vision showed Zi Xiao defeating Poseidon and bringing peace to the Great Sea, while Poseidon grew jealous as its inhabitants freely worshipped Zi Xiao. After failing to gain followers on land or sea, Poseidon blamed Zi Xiao for blocking his path to godhood and swore never to coexist with him.

• Zi Xiao defeated Poseidon in battle and warned him not to force sea dwellers to worship him, prompting Poseidon to spread his faith more cautiously.
• Zi Xiao subdued the Evil Spirit Orca clan, befriended the Evil Orca King and Former Shark King, and protected the Mermaid Tribe, winning Moon Spring’s love.
• Zi Xiao defeated the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and helped establish Dragon Palace, where sea races settled disputes peacefully.
• Poseidon asked whether Zi Xiao would use faith to become a god, and Zi Xiao said he would break through by his own strength.
• Poseidon discovered sea dwellers worshipping Zi Xiao and neglecting his statue, then became enraged and vowed never to coexist with him.
• Purple Pearl condemned Poseidon’s blame, while the Vague Man remarked that Zi Xiao should have killed him decisively.

Zi Xiao reached the peak of the Great Sea and formed an Ocean Godhead from the faith of its inhabitants, but refused to accept it, declaring that faith ascension was not what he desired. Poseidon revealed his treachery by taking Moon Spring hostage and demanding that Zi Xiao preserve the Godhead for him.

• Poseidon secretly sent the Evil Orca King, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and the King of Demon Soul Great White Sharks away from the Dragon Palace, then lured Moon Spring there with a false report that Zi Xiao had been gravely injured.
• Zi Xiao emerged from seclusion in excellent condition as the Great Sea's faith gathered into an Ocean Godhead above him.
• The Vague Man explained that the Godhead had formed from Zi Xiao's own prestige and the faith of sea life, and that accepting it would make him a god.
• Zi Xiao refused the Godhead and pushed it away, causing it to begin dispersing.
• Poseidon appeared with Moon Spring as his hostage and threatened to kill her unless Zi Xiao stabilized the Godhead for him.

Poseidon threatened Zi Xiao by holding Moon Spring hostage and demanded the Blue Godhead, revealing that he had poisoned her to keep Zi Xiao occupied. Zi Xiao surrendered the Godhead to save her, and Poseidon absorbed it as blue light engulfed him.

• Poseidon held Moon Spring by the neck and demanded that Zi Xiao hand over the Godhead, threatening to kill her.
• Zi Xiao asked Poseidon what he would do if he refused, and Poseidon declared he would take Moon Spring down with him rather than lose his chance at godhood.
• Zi Xiao drew the Blue Godhead back and sent it toward Poseidon in exchange for Moon Spring's release.
• Poseidon revealed that Moon Spring had been given Thousand Machine Poison, whose cure required Zi Xiao to cleanse the poison with uninterrupted Soul Power.
• Poseidon threw Moon Spring toward Zi Xiao, seized the Blue Godhead, and absorbed it as a blinding blue light erupted around him.

Poseidon completed his fusion with the godhead and revealed his divine power, while Zi Xiao struggled to save the poisoned Moon Spring. As the sea’s people turned against Poseidon, he declared that he would kill everyone who knew the truth and destroy the Dragon Palace.

• Zi Xiao caught Moon Spring and used his Soul Power to suppress her poison, reassuring her that she mattered more to him than his lost God Position.
• Poseidon emerged transformed by the godhead, and the Evil Orca King and Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sensed his aura and rushed back to the Dragon Palace.
• Sea Soul Masters across the continent condemned Poseidon, while Bo Saixi, the Sacred Pillar Guardians, the Sea Witch, and Little White grieved as their faith in him collapsed.
• Poseidon mocked Zi Xiao and demanded his life, admitting he could not rest while Zi Xiao remained alive.
• The sea’s inhabitants cursed Poseidon and rejected him as their god, but he vowed to kill everyone present and erase the Dragon Palace before unleashing his divine pressure.

Poseidon slaughtered the defenders of Dragon Palace, and Zi Xiao emerged from the ruins to confront him while protecting the weakened Moon Spring. As Zi Xiao and Poseidon began their battle, the Heavenly Curtain revealed the long-hidden Human-God War to audiences across the continent.

• Poseidon reflected the defenders' attacks and unleashed golden halberd strikes that devastated Dragon Palace and killed countless Soul Masters and Sea Soul Beasts.
• Zi Xiao emerged from the smoke, placed Moon Spring on a jade platform behind a barrier, and marched toward Poseidon with his Overlord Battle Spear.
• Poseidon mocked Zi Xiao for approaching instead of fleeing, while Zi Xiao vowed to beat him before tearing him apart.
• The Vague Man told Purple Pearl that Poseidon’s newly stolen godhood was unstable and that Zi Xiao had a chance to kill him before he refined it.
• Audiences across the continent watched the revealed battle as Zi Xiao and Poseidon charged and clashed their Super Divine Artifacts nearly ten thousand times.

Zi Xiao revealed that he had created a Lightning Godhead and defeated Poseidon in a clash of divine attacks. With Poseidon at his mercy, the fallen Sea God begged Zi Xiao to spare him.

• Zi Xiao mocked Poseidon for wielding the Sea Godhead and Golden Trident, then endured Poseidon's strongest attack, Twilight of the Great Sea.
• Zi Xiao summoned a second godhead, the self-created Lightning Godhead, and suppressed Poseidon's divine domain with a storm of purple lightning.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Evil Orca King recognized Zi Xiao's breakthrough as he advanced beyond level one hundred through his own power.
• Zi Xiao's Thunder God Annihilation clashed with Poseidon's golden pillar of light, and the shockwave devastated the Dragon Palace and surrounding sea.
• Zi Xiao stood victorious over the wounded Poseidon, who dropped to his knees and begged his former friend to spare his life.

Poseidon revealed that he had poisoned Zi Xiao by using Moon Spring as bait, and the Rakshasa Golden Lotus was now burning through Zi Xiao’s negative emotions. As Zi Xiao weakened under Poseidon’s attacks, Poseidon told Moon Spring she could absorb the poison and die in his place.

• After Zi Xiao defeated Poseidon, Poseidon secretly revealed that he had only pretended to beg for mercy while the poison he planted took effect.
• Zi Xiao vomited black blood and collapsed as golden marks spread beneath his skin, while Moon Spring struggled to reach him through the barrier.
• Poseidon summoned his Golden Trident and attacked the weakened Zi Xiao, explaining that the Rakshasa Golden Lotus grew stronger by burning negative emotions.
• Poseidon revealed that Zi Xiao had absorbed the poison while using his spiritual power to detoxify Moon Spring, and that she could take it back by drawing the Core Flame into herself.
• Poseidon taunted Moon Spring that she could die in Zi Xiao’s place, and she begged to be let out so she could bear the poison for him.

Zi Xiao survived Poseidon’s attack and shattered a crack in his godhead before forcing him to flee, but the fight left Zi Xiao dying. As the Dragon Palace collapsed beneath the sea, Zi Xiao gave his incomplete Thunder Godhead to Moon Spring and told her to live on and complete it.

• Poseidon raised his Golden Trident to kill Zi Xiao, but Zi Xiao suddenly dodged and struck Poseidon with a thunderous punch.
• Zi Xiao seized Poseidon and punched him again, cracking the Sea God's God Position and forcing Poseidon to flee.
• Zi Xiao collapsed as Moon Spring’s healing song failed to stop his life force from draining away.
• Zi Xiao admitted he had burned his lifespan to reach level one hundred and gave his incomplete Thunder Godhead to Moon Spring.
• The water walls collapsed and the Dragon Palace was swallowed by the sea as Moon Spring begged Zi Xiao not to die.

Poseidon hid the ruined Dragon Palace and lied to the arriving sea Overlords about Zi Xiao’s fate. After defeating two of them, he lured the King of Demon Soul Great White Sharks into the fog and killed him, leaving the observers to recognize the fate of another of Poseidon’s “brothers.”

• Poseidon lifted a giant island over the Dragon Palace ruins and sealed the area in golden light and dense fog.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Evil Orca King confronted Poseidon, who claimed Zi Xiao had died from a cultivation deviation and heavenly punishment.
• When the two Overlords accused Poseidon of lying and attacked, he severely wounded them with the Golden Trident and forced them to retreat.
• The King of Demon Soul Great White Sharks refused to join the fight, and Poseidon persuaded him to enter the fog by claiming Zi Xiao was alive and injured.
• The Demon Soul Great White Shark screamed inside the fog, and Poseidon emerged alone with blood on his sleeve.

After the truth about Poseidon’s betrayal of Zi Xiao was revealed, people across Douluo Continent argued over whether his victory justified his methods. Tang San defended Poseidon’s actions as the result of natural selection, while Bo Saixi faced an uprising on Sea God Island and decided to confront Purple Pearl.

• Purple Pearl concluded that Poseidon had used the years after Zi Xiao’s disappearance to eliminate his supporters and restore his godhood, while the Vague Man said the outside world would likely reject the truth.
• People across Douluo Continent condemned Poseidon or defended his actions, and Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai denounced him in their carriage.
• Tang San argued that Poseidon had achieved peace and godhood, and said Zi Xiao had failed because he was too naive and human cultivation made conflict with Soul Beasts unavoidable.
• Xiao Wu objected to Tang San’s reasoning, but he dismissed her concerns, leaving the Shrek group silent and uneasy.
• More than half of the Sea Soul Masters on Sea God Island surrounded Sea God Hall and demanded answers, so Bo Saixi told the Sacred Pillar Guardians to calm them and announced that they would go to Cloud Sea Island to meet Purple Pearl.

In Spirit City, Qian Daoliu ordered an investigation into the Angel God's history after Poseidon's disgrace made the Spirit Hall elders doubt the gods. Meanwhile, Poseidon lost contact with Bo Saixi and found his divine sense blocked from reaching Douluo Continent, while Moon Spring remained beside Zi Xiao's coffin and Vague Man cleared the mist over Cloud Sea Island.

• Qian Daoliu told Golden Crocodile to gather every ancient record about the Angel God's ascension and ordered everyone to wait for Little Xue's report before acting on the Peerless Beauty Ranking.
• Poseidon tried to contact Bo Saixi through the Blue Altar but received no response.
• Poseidon's divine sense was repelled by the Heavenly Curtain's rules, so he rushed to report the strange power to the God Realm Committee.
• Purple Pearl comforted Moon Spring, who shed a pearl-like tear as Vague Man revealed the countless pearls surrounding Zi Xiao's Crystal Coffin.
• Moon Spring chose to stay in the ruins and watch over Zi Xiao, while Vague Man used a Black Hole to devour the mist and expose Cloud Sea Island to sunlight.

Purple Pearl drove the Evil Spirit Orcas away with the Overlord Battle Spear, then allied with the Evil Orca King and moved her people to Cloud Sea Island. The Heavenly Curtain later showed her seducing the Vague Man, leaving the real Purple Pearl mortified as her subordinates teased her.

• Purple Pearl wielded the Overlord Battle Spear against the Evil Spirit Orcas, whose leader, the Evil Orca King, recognized her as Zi Xiao's descendant and offered an alliance.
• Purple Pearl moved Pearl Island's people and possessions to Cloud Sea Island with the Evil Spirit Orca clan's help, and the Evil Orca King settled nearby after visiting Zi Xiao's crystal coffin.
• Purple Pearl City rose on Cloud Sea Island, where the Sea Dwellers settled without worshipping Sea God Poseidon.
• The Heavenly Curtain showed Purple Pearl inviting the Vague Man into her room in a revealing nightgown, prompting people across the continent to react excitedly.
• In the real world, Purple Pearl blushed, ordered her subordinates to stop watching, and threw a teacup at Zhang Huchen when he teased her.

Purple Pearl confessed her love to Vague Man, and their memory ended just as he carried her into his room. Back in the Dark Night Arena office, Qian Renxue teased Qin Chen about the scene before acting affectionately toward him while Zhu Zhuqing watched.

• Purple Pearl told Vague Man she loved him and threatened to leave for the Dragon Palace Ruins if he rejected her, and he returned her affection before carrying her into his room.
• The memory ended at the closed door, prompting angry protests from viewers across Douluo Continent who wanted to see what happened next.
• In the Dark Night Arena office, Qian Renxue teased Qin Chen about his declaration of love for Purple Pearl and asked how much he loved her.
• Qian Renxue refused to stop when Zhu Zhuqing stayed in the office, then provocatively began serving Qin Chen while Zhu Zhuqing watched.
• Qin Chen reassured Qian Renxue that the Angel God of Spirit Hall had no shameful history like Poseidon and had become a god through faith and strength.
• Afterward, Qin Chen sighed blissfully that people ultimately had to go to heaven.

Qin Chen and You discussed Zhu Zhuqing and Zi Ji before the Heavenly Curtain revealed Meng Yiran as the eighteenth-ranked beauty, with a reward for her and her dual-cultivation partner. You then begged Qin Chen to spank her like Meng Yiran, but he refused and headed upstairs.

• You teased Qin Chen and a blushing Zhu Zhuqing after they left his office, and Zhu Zhuqing fled to find Ah Yin.
• You told Qin Chen that Zi Ji's Soul Mark had been corroded about halfway as they walked toward the top floor.
• The Golden Heavenly Curtain announced Meng Yiran in eighteenth place and described her reward, special ability, and past discipline by Qin Chen.
• You asked Qin Chen to spank her too, but he refused and walked away while she clung to his arm.

Qin Chen and You bantered in the Dark Night Arena corridor as the Heavenly Curtain announced Meng Yiran in eighteenth place and revealed her connection to Qin Chen. You eagerly asked Qin Chen to spank her too, but he dismissed her and headed upstairs.

• You teased Zhu Zhuqing about leaving Qin Chen’s office blushing, and Zhu Zhuqing fled to find Ah Yin.
• You told Qin Chen that Long Ao’s Soul Mark had been corroded by nearly half, and Qin Chen walked with her toward the top floor.
• You asked Qin Chen to spend the night with her, but he refused as the Golden Heavenly Curtain began trembling.
• The Heavenly Curtain named Meng Yiran eighteenth on the Peerless Beauty Ranking and announced rewards, a special physique, and a claim that Qin Chen had tamed her by spanking her.
• You begged Qin Chen to spank her too, but he called her hopeless and tried to leave while she clung to his arm.