Chapter Summaries

Xue Qinghe banished Prince Xue Xing and his younger brothers to their fiefs after stripping them of their wealth and influence, while Hu Liena, Gui Mei, and Yue Guan left Heaven Dou City with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. In the western borderlands, Xie Yue completed his second God of Destruction trial and received a dangerous third trial in the Ruins of Silence; Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were also appointed as his protectors.

• Xue Qinghe spared Prince Xue Xing, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince but ordered them to leave for their fiefs after surrendering their possessions.
• Hu Liena learned that Gui Mei and Yue Guan had received red-level trials to protect her through her remaining trials.
• Xie Yue entered Puppet Canyon and destroyed the Geng Metal guardian puppet's heart, completing his second trial with an excellent evaluation and earning fifteen percent affinity with the God of Destruction.
• Xie Yue received a third trial requiring him to cultivate for a year in the Ruins of Silence by absorbing destructive energy, risking the destruction of his body, soul, and will.
• Xie Tian and Hu Leyao were assigned red-level first trials to protect Xie Yue and assist him in completing his subsequent trials.

Hu Bai learned that his sixth Element God King trial required him to enter the Chains of the Seven Realms and defeat seven elemental overlords within a year. After discovering he could bring a team, he agreed to take Wang Qiu'er and considered assembling strong companions before departing.

• The God of Destruction and the God of Lust discussed their divine trials for Xie Yue's parents and their plans to strengthen their inheritors' allies.
• Hu Bai left the Star Dou Great Forest with Wang Qiu'er and read the trial requiring him to conquer seven elemental realms and reach Level 90 within a year.
• Hu Bai worried about leaving Little Xue and Wang Qiu'er behind while he completed the year-long trial.
• Dugu Bo realized the trial did not forbid Hu Bai from bringing companions, and a prompt confirmed he could form a team of up to seven members.
• Dugu Bo recommended choosing powerful teammates, and Sword Dust Heart asked to join so he could challenge the elemental overlords.
• Hu Bai promised to bring Wang Qiu'er, who cheered at the news.

Gu Yue Na learned that Hu Bai might have known her identity and chosen not to expose her, while Tang San’s group reached the Star Dou Great Forest for his Third Soul Ring. At Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang, learned he had become a eunuch, and embraced him, while Flender urged them to stay together as a couple in spirit.

• Gu Yue Na and Di Tian returned to the Lake of Life, where Bi Ji explained Hu Bai’s transformation and his clash with Xiong Jun.
• Gu Yue Na learned that the Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lived in Hu Bai’s sea of consciousness, and wondered whether he had recognized her identity.
• Tang San’s group arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest so Tang San could obtain his Third Soul Ring.
• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang about avoiding her, and Flender revealed that Yu Xiaogang had been too ashamed to face her.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong that he had become a eunuch, and she embraced him and blamed Spirit Hall for what happened.
• Flender encouraged Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to become a couple in spirit even if they could not be husband and wife in the conventional sense.

Tang San risked absorbing a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring and defeated it using the Clear Sky Hammer and Tang Sect hidden weapons. Meanwhile, Hu Bai returned to Spirit City with Wang Qiu'er concealed as a human and prepared for a year-long trial in another plane, though finding companions might be difficult.

• Tang San ignored Yu Xiaogang's warning and fought a Man Faced Demon Spider estimated to be twenty-two hundred years old.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer, a Sleeve Arrow, and the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to injure and kill the Man Faced Demon Spider, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Hu Bai returned to Spirit City with Wang Qiu'er, and he used his Power of Destiny and Spiritual Simulation to disguise her Soul Beast aura.
• Hu Bai told Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the worshippers that his sixth trial required him to spend a year in another plane defeating seven Element Overlords, each at least as strong as a Super Douluo.
• Hu Bai named Wang Qiu'er and Sword Douluo as confirmed companions and hoped to recruit Golden Crocodile and other worshippers, but Qian Daoliu explained that the worshippers were occupied with major trials.

Hu Bai discussed his sixth divine trial with Qian Daoliu and the Worships, who agreed that Light Feather Douluo could join him after Qian Renxue defeated him in her trial. Ning Fengzhi then volunteered to accompany Hu Bai as a support Soul Master, leaving the rest of the team undecided.

• Qian Daoliu learned that Hu Bai's trial would begin in a month and offered one of the six available Worships as a companion if Qian Renxue defeated that person before then.
• Hu Bai reunited with Qian Renxue and explained that his trial would take him to another plane with seven helpers.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun Douluo, and Falling Devil Douluo judged that Qian Renxue was unlikely to defeat them within a month, while Light Feather Douluo volunteered for the challenge.
• Qian Daoliu counted Wang Qiu'er, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Light Feather Douluo among the confirmed candidates, then noted that four places remained.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to travel with Hu Bai alongside Bone Douluo Gu Rong and explained that his Heart Separation Control and Ring Fusion could provide precise support.

Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo joined Hu Bai’s expedition team, and Gu Yue Na returned to claim the final place. She revealed her immense growth and claimed she had received a Deity’s trial, while Qian Renxue asked to speak with her alone.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to join the expedition after Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong promised to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and look after Ning Rong Rong.
• Dugu Bo volunteered as the sixth candidate, and he raised concerns about Spirit Hall losing several Titled Douluo for a year.
• Hu Bai explained that his parents and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo had opportunities and trials of their own, then said he already knew who the seventh candidate would be.
• Gu Yue Na appeared and Hu Bai accepted her as the final candidate; she revealed eight soul rings, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Gu Yue Na claimed that a Deity’s trial had sent her to a special space for training, while Wang Qiu'er feared Gu Yue Na would punish her for leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Renxue stepped forward and asked Gu Yue Na to speak with her alone.

Qian Renxue questioned Gu Yue Na about her intentions toward Hu Bai and agreed to let her join his divine trial after hearing her answers. A few days later, Hu Liena and Xie Yue returned with news of their third trials, while Qian Daoliu began explaining the rewards awaiting their four protectors.

• Qian Daoliu advised Hu Bai to protect Qian Renxue’s position in their relationship, while Bibi Dong worried that Gu Yue Na might threaten it.
• Qian Renxue asked Gu Yue Na whether she would hurt Hu Bai, whether she had approached him deliberately, and whether she liked him; Gu Yue Na answered honestly and said she did not know her feelings.
• Qian Renxue chose to trust Gu Yue Na and allowed her to accompany Hu Bai, though she admitted she could not accept another woman in their relationship right now.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue returned to Spirit City after their second trials and reported that their third trials would require a year of training in a deity-arranged secret realm.
• Qian Daoliu learned that Xie Tian, Hu Leyao, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei had received red-level first trials as protectors, then began explaining the likely rewards for them.

Qian Renxue trained against Light Feather Douluo to prepare for Hu Bai’s departure, steadily improving until she unleashed her full power in a final duel. She defeated Light Feather Douluo, then collapsed from exhaustion into Hu Bai’s arms.

• Qian Daoliu predicted that Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the others could gain older soul rings, Hundred-thousand-year Ninth Soul Rings, and increased Soul Power from their red-level assessment.
• Qian Renxue spent the following weeks training with Light Feather Douluo, while Hu Bai occasionally watched and offered her advice.
• Qian Renxue changed her fighting style and challenged Light Feather Douluo again, but his arrows overwhelmed her until she healed herself and kept fighting.
• Light Feather Douluo unleashed his fourth Soul Skill, Myriad Feathers in Cold Sky, and Qian Renxue entered her Martial Soul Avatar to melt the arrows and suppress him with her domain and sacred flames.
• Qian Renxue stunned Light Feather Douluo by combining Angel’s Roar with her final strike, and Qian Daoliu intervened to block the attack before Light Feather Douluo acknowledged her victory.
• Qian Renxue collapsed from exhaustion, and Hu Bai caught her as she fell asleep in his arms.

Hu Liena brought the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to Spirit Hall, where the Rakshasa God revealed its connection to the Sea God and sealed it. Poseidon sensed the interference and set out to alert the Asura God, but the God of Lust and the God of Destruction blocked his path.

• Hu Bai and Light Feather Douluo discussed Hu Xue's strength after their sparring match.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan to test the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but the Rakshasa God stopped him and revealed it held Poseidon's power.
• The Rakshasa God told Bibi Dong that Poseidon and the Asura God had helped bring about the Angel God's fall, then sealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with her power.
• Poseidon sensed the unfamiliar divine power sealing his inheritance token and used a water curtain to see Spirit Hall.
• Poseidon decided to inform the Asura God, but the God of Lust and the God of Destruction intercepted him outside his palace.

The God of Lust and God of Destruction forced Sea God to spend the day sightseeing with them, keeping him from going to Asura God Temple. Meanwhile, Hu Bai cared for the exhausted Qian Renxue as she recovered, and the two shared a tender kiss.

• The God of Lust and God of Destruction dragged Sea God into a walk through the God Realm despite his attempts to escape.
• Sea God claimed he needed to go to Life Forest, but the God of Lust eagerly agreed to go with him.
• Hu Bai settled the sleeping Qian Renxue in bed and stayed beside her through the night.
• When Qian Renxue woke thirsty, Hu Bai held her and gave her warm water.
• Qian Renxue told Hu Bai she had defeated Grandfather Guang Ling in time, and Hu Bai praised her.
• Hu Bai and Qian Renxue embraced beneath the moonlight and kissed.

Hu Bai and Qian Renxue spent three days inseparable at Spirit Hall, sharing intimate moments while Qian Daoliu and their friends watched from the sidelines. When the three days ended, Hu Bai sensed the time had come to take seven others to another plane.

• Hu Bai and Qian Renxue woke together and continued their intimacy beneath the covers.
• For three days, Hu Bai and Qian Renxue stayed close, while Qian Daoliu, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and the others endured their affection.
• Hu Bai sealed off his Second Sea of Consciousness so the Ice Empress and two others inside would not sense the outside world.
• Hu Bai joined Qian Renxue in a private bath and helped her scrub her back.
• Hu Bai gathered everyone together after sensing that it was time to bring the other seven people to another plane.

Hu Bai and seven companions left Spirit City and entered the Realm of Earth, where the dense Earth Element and crushing gravity suppressed most of their abilities. Hu Bai revealed that Wang Qiu'er’s shared Power of Destiny could combine with his own, making her a crucial ally rather than a burden.

• Hu Bai and Qian Renxue said goodbye as Hu Bai led Wang Qiu'er, Gu Yue Na, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, and Light Feather Douluo through a divine spatial passage.
• Hu Bai released Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm from his Second Sea of Consciousness, then urged them to prepare for battle.
• The group arrived in the Realm of Earth and found its powerful gravity and dense Earth Element suppressing their abilities.
• Hu Bai and Gu Yue Na sensed that the Realm of Earth overwhelmingly favored Earth Element while weakening other elements.
• Wang Qiu'er worried that she was a burden, but Hu Bai explained that her shared Power of Destiny could combine with his and greatly amplify their strength.

Hu Bai led the team to Gaia Overlord Pan, who explained the Earth Realm trial’s rules and limited the challengers to two companions. Hu Bai chose Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and their opening attack barely scratched Pan, leaving the team facing the scale of its defense.

• Hu Bai and his companions reached Gaia Overlord Pan, who revealed that it shared the continent’s lifespan and could revive through the Earth Element.
• Pan said it would not replenish its power during the trial, but warned that the Earth Realm suppressed challengers and allowed only two companions to join Hu Bai.
• Hu Bai selected Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin for the first battle, while the others withdrew to watch.
• Ning Fengzhi boosted Hu Bai and Chen Xin with his Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Chen Xin launched his Seventh and Eighth Soul Skills at Pan.
• Pan blocked Chen Xin’s giant sword with its arm, which suffered only a shallow white mark.

Hu Bai, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi struggled to overcome Gaia Overlord Pan’s overwhelming physical and mental defenses. Hu Bai used the Power of Destiny to locate Pan’s Heart of the Earth, enabling Chen Xin to destroy its core and win the battle.

• Chen Xin’s sword strike failed to penetrate Pan’s defenses, and Pan’s counterattack forced Hu Bai, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi to retreat.
• Hu Bai’s mental attack failed against Pan’s barrier, while Ning Fengzhi’s shield and Hu Bai’s Earth Dragon Thorn helped Hu Bai escape Pan’s descending palm.
• With Ning Fengzhi’s support nearly exhausted, Hu Bai realized Pan’s Heart of the Earth must be its weakness and used the Power of Destiny to sense its location beneath Pan’s chest.
• Hu Bai trapped Pan in an earth cage and shared the core’s location with Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi boosted Chen Xin, who used Sword Dust Heart to pierce Pan’s energy core, causing its body to collapse.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm explained that Hu Bai’s Power of Destiny had revealed Pan’s shifting core, while Ice Empress noted that Hu Bai had not used his Earth divine artifact.

Hu Bai and his companions defeated Earth Overlord Pan, who revealed that the other Overlords would require them to pass trials just to reach them. As their reward, Pan granted them a month in the Great Earth Origin Vein, where they began strengthening their bodies, cultivation, and mastery of the Earth Element.

• Hu Bai, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi defeated Pan, completing Hu Bai's sixth Element God King trial, but Pan reassembled itself moments later.
• Pan praised their fighting and explained that it had held back; it warned that the other six Overlords would set trials they must pass to reach them.
• Pan opened a passage to the Great Earth Origin Vein, where the group could cultivate for a month before a passage to the next Overlord's half-plane opened.
• Hu Bai confirmed that the cavern's energy-rich fruits and fungi were safe to eat, and Dugu Bo and the others found that the food restored and improved their power.
• Hu Bai and his companions entered the origin pool to cultivate; Hu Bai deepened his understanding of Earth Element laws, while Chen Xin tempered his sword and sword intent.

After a month cultivating in the Great Earth Origin Vein, Hu Bai and the others strengthened their Soul Power and gained new abilities before preparing to enter the next realm. Pan warned them that the Sovereigns at their next stop might be less accommodating than he was.

• Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, Gu Rong, Light Feather Douluo, Gu Yue Na, and Wang Qiu'er cultivated in the Great Earth Origin Vein and improved their foundations.
• Dugu Bo infused Earth Element Power into his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, giving it a lingering gravity effect that slowed opponents.
• Dugu Bo searched the cavern for ingredients and cooked for the group, bringing variety to their daily cultivation.
• After a month, Hu Bai reached the peak of Level 79, while Wang Qiu'er neared Level 51 and the group emerged as the passage closed.
• A new gate of light formed in the cavern, and Pan wished the group luck while warning that the next Sovereigns might be difficult to deal with.

Hu Bai and his companions entered the Realm of Wind, where the Wind God set them a trial to defeat the arrogant Sky Overlord, Lan. Hu Bai took Lan on alone while the others fought the raptor flock, and the battle began with both sides launching their attacks.

• Hu Bai and the others left the Realm of Earth after a month of training, during which Gu Yue Na secretly advanced to Titled Douluo and Ning Fengzhi raised the ages of his first two Soul Rings.
• The group arrived in the Realm of Wind and received the Wind God’s trial: defeat Sky Overlord · Lan.
• Lan appeared with dozens of powerful Azure Raptors and offered the group two chances to challenge him, with one shichen to prepare.
• Hu Bai assigned himself to fight Lan in the air while the other seven formed a defensive ground force to hold off the raptors.
• Hu Bai activated his Nine-Tailed True Body, Evil God Wings, and Spiritual Detection Share, giving his allies a clear view of the enemy’s movements.
• Ning Fengzhi empowered the group as Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Dugu Bo began countering the raptors’ dive.

Hu Bai defeated Sky Overlord · Lan with Space Imprisonment and Elemental Ruin, ending the battle and forcing the raptors to retreat. After the trial restored Lan and the fallen birds, Lan submitted to Hu Bai, and a healing wind returned the group to full strength.

• Hu Bai broke through Lan’s Sky Dome Storm with Dimension Slash, then wounded Lan with Wind Cut Dance.
• Lan gained overwhelming speed with Breath of the Firmament and tore flesh from one of Hu Bai’s tails as the fighters below neared collapse.
• Hu Bai used Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual power to imprison Lan with Space Imprisonment and strike it with Elemental Ruin.
• Lan fell defeated, and the raptors fled as Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Gu Yue Na, and Hu Bai recovered from the battle.
• The Element God King’s trial prompt confirmed Hu Bai had passed, and the dead Lan and raptors were resurrected.
• Lan acknowledged defeat and pledged the Realm of Wind’s submission; a breeze healed the group and restored their strength.

Hu Bai and his companions spent a month cultivating in the Courtyard of the Wind's Eye, where Hu Bai healed, reached level 84, and gained two powerful control Soul Skills while Chen Xin advanced to level 97. After a new Space Gate appeared, Sea God told Asura God that Spirit Hall had taken the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and that Rakshasa God had sealed it; Asura God set out to investigate and check on his chosen inheritor, Tang Hao's son.

• Sky Overlord Lan brought Hu Bai and his companions to the Courtyard of the Wind's Eye and explained its three cultivation areas.
• Hu Bai cultivated in the Valley of Gentle Wind to heal his damaged origin and refine Elemental Ruin, while Gu Yue Na studied his Element Fusion.
• Chen Xin trained his Sword Heart in the Highland of Gale, and Dugu Bo experimented with his poison in the Unstable Wind's Nest.
• After a month, Hu Bai recovered, reached level 84, and gained the Eighth Soul Ring skills Imperial Decree of Fate · Heart's Cage and Imperial Decree of Fate · Will Deprivation; Chen Xin broke through to level 97.
• A new Space Gate appeared on the floating island as Hu Bai's group completed their cultivation.
• Sea God told Asura God that Spirit Hall had taken the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and Rakshasa God had sealed it, so Asura God decided to investigate and check on Tang Hao's son, his chosen inheritor.

Asura God discovered that Spirit Hall’s rise and the altered fate of Tang San had disrupted his plan to make Tang San inherit both the Sea God and Asura God Divine Seats. He revealed his scheme for a Dual God Unity Fusion Skill and considered Tang Chen as an alternative vessel for the Asura Sword Scabbard.

• Asura God sensed that Spirit Hall held most of Douluo Star’s fortune and found Tang San cultivating as a three-ring Soul Master with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Asura God traced the changes to a Great Successor of Fortune in Spirit Hall and learned that Bibi Dong’s Divine Slaughter's Domain had shattered without his knowledge.
• Asura God and Sea God recognized the involvement of the Seven Element Gods and suspected the God of Destruction and God of Lust had interfered.
• Sea God confronted Asura God, who admitted he had planned for Tang San to inherit both Divine Seats and form a Dual God Unity.
• Asura God explained that Tang San’s lover was meant to serve as an Asura Sword Scabbard, but he considered Tang Chen as another possible vessel.