Chapter Summaries

Hu Bai’s group entered the Realm of Water and fell into illusions tailored to each of them. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shattered the illusions with a spiritual storm, leaving the group free but still inside the water trial.

• The Sea God rejected the idea of Tang San inheriting his position, and Asura God decided to investigate who in Spirit Hall had received the Seven Element Gods’ inheritance.
• Hu Bai and the others entered the Realm of Water, where the crystal platform shattered and the strange seawater scattered them.
• Dugu Bo fell for an illusion of rare poisons and treasures, while Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi faced an illusion of their sect under attack.
• Light Feather Douluo saw an illusion of Qian Renxue ordering him to kill his companions, while Gu Yue Na and Wang Qiu'er saw Hu Bai with an unfamiliar woman.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm unleashed a spiritual storm that shattered the darkness around Hu Bai and dispelled everyone’s illusions.

Hu Bai and his companions defeated Deep Sea Overlord Lan after Hu Bai’s control Soul Skill left her helpless against their combined attacks. Lan granted them two months to cultivate in the Heart of the Azure Sea, and the group entered its realm of pure origin energy.

• Hu Bai broke through Lan’s illusion trial, and she revealed herself as the ruler of the Realm of Water and attacked the group by controlling the seawater.
• Hu Bai used Will Deprivation and Heart’s Cage to immobilize Lan for ten seconds while Ning Fengzhi empowered the group.
• Chen Xin, Gu Yue Na, Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, Guang Ling, and Wang Qiu'er struck Lan with their strongest attacks and shattered her divine body.
• Lan reappeared, acknowledged her defeat, and granted the group two months of cultivation in the Heart of the Azure Sea.
• Hu Bai led the group through a fissure into the sapphire-like realm of pure azure origin energy.

Hu Bai and the others cultivated in the Heart of the Azure Sea while Dugu Bo refined his poison into a Poison Soul Core and broke through to Rank 96. After completing Lan’s trial, they entered the Realm of Fire, where Blazing Overlord Yan began the next trial.

• Hu Bai urged Dugu Bo to use the Heart of the Azure Sea’s Purification Power to refine his poison and condense a Poison Soul Core.
• The group spent two months cultivating in the Heart of the Azure Sea, and Wang Qiu’er’s Soul Power rose from Level 51 to Level 56.
• Dugu Bo successfully condensed a Poison Soul Core and reached Rank 96.
• Lan congratulated the group on completing her trial and opened a crimson gate to the Realm of Fire.
• The group entered the Sun Furnace, where Blazing Overlord Yan appeared and announced a trial to endure three incense sticks of time.

Hu Bai and his companions endured Blazing Overlord Yan’s Sun True Fire trial by combining their ice powers, then fought back as Yan attacked them without allowing time to recover. Hu Bai used his Eighth Soul Skill against Yan’s exposed solar core, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Blazing Overlord Yan ignited the Sun Furnace and demanded that the eight people endure its Sun True Fire for three incense sticks; Ning Fengzhi’s shields failed and Light Feather Douluo was overcome.
• Hu Bai joined Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Gu Yue Na, and Light Feather Douluo’s ice powers to create the Absolute Zero: Ice Seal Throne, freezing the flames and surviving the trial.
• After the trial, Yan attacked with his Realm of Fire, First Movement—Lava Hell, while Hu Bai and his companions countered the lava hands with ice and water vapor.
• Gu Yue Na summoned rain, and Hu Bai, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress froze the battlefield’s water vapor into ice spikes that collided with Yan’s Skyfire Meteors.
• Yan gathered his power into a solar core for his Realm of Fire, Final Movement—Sun Descent, but Hu Bai’s allies briefly hindered him and Hu Bai activated Eighth Soul Skill, Imperial Decree of Fate · Will Deprivation.

Hu Bai and his allies defeated Blazing Overlord · Yan by using Hu Bai’s mental-control soul skill to interrupt his ultimate attack, earning access to the Heart of the Sun. After two months of tempering, Hu Bai reached the peak of Level 88, his companions gained major breakthroughs, and Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm began a perilous yin-yang refinement.

• Hu Bai used Spiritual Power and Imperial Decree of Fate · Heart's Cage to immobilize Blazing Overlord · Yan, allowing the group to destroy his solar core and win the battle.
• Blazing Overlord · Yan admitted his arrogance, apologized, and granted the group two months of tempering in the Heart of the Sun.
• Hu Bai protected Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress as they endured the Extreme Yang energy and began tempering their Extreme Yin origins.
• Hu Bai cultivated to Level 87 and continued rising until he reached the peak of Level 88 by the end of the two months.
• Chen Xin condensed a Sword Core, while Gu Rong condensed a Bone Core and advanced to Rank 96 as a Super Douluo.
• Dugu Bo strengthened his Poison Soul Core, Ning Fengzhi upgraded his Third and Fourth Soul Rings to ten thousand years, Gu Yue Na deepened her understanding of Destruction and creation, and Wang Qiu'er reached Level 60 as a Soul Emperor.

After the Heart of the Sun strengthened their origins, Hu Bai and the others entered the Realm of Darkness, where Shadow Overlord Ye began testing their deepest fears. Dugu Bo was trapped in an illusion of betrayal and his granddaughter’s suffering, and his Poison Soul Core dimmed as he collapsed in despair.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress emerged from the Heart of the Sun with their origins purified and strengthened.
• Blazing Overlord Yan sent Hu Bai and the others through a Space Gate into the Realm of Darkness.
• Hu Bai identified the trial as a path through inner demons, while Sky Dream Ice Silkworm linked the group’s consciousnesses to anchor them in the darkness.
• Shadow Overlord Ye welcomed the inheritors and mocked the other Overlords before revealing the darkness in each of their hearts.
• Dugu Bo faced an illusion in which Hu Bai and others betrayed him while Dugu Yan was tortured, and his Poison Soul Core lost its light as he fell to his knees.

Hu Bai and the others overcame Lord Ye’s inner demon trials, then confronted Ye as he unleashed a swarm of shadow copies. The group stood ready to fight again in the dark void.

• Dugu Bo recognized his false vision of Hu Bai and shattered it with his Poison Soul Core.
• Ning Fengzhi rejected the illusion blaming him for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s destruction and broke free with his Eight Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Chen Xin saw through a weak imitation of Gu Rong, while Gu Rong admitted his jealousy but refused to let it turn him against Chen Xin; both destroyed their illusions.
• Guang Ling, Wang Qiu'er, Gu Yue Na, and Hu Bai each overcame their inner demons, and their wills resonated through Sky Dream Ice Silkworm’s spiritual link.
• Hu Bai and the seven others confronted Lord Ye, who summoned countless shadow copies of them to attack.

Hu Bai and his allies defeated Shadow Overlord Ye by stripping away his will to fight and unleashing their strongest attacks. Ye granted them two months of cultivation in the Dark Source Sacred Land, where they began recovering in its pure Dark Element.

• Dugu Bo’s Sun-Poison Flame burned through the shadow legion, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong used Sword Bone Fusion to tear apart more shadows.
• Hu Bai enhanced Guang Ling’s Light Attribute and directed him to shoot Shadow Overlord Ye with the Angel Holy Arrow.
• Hu Bai used Will Deprivation to break Ye’s resolve, then used Heart’s Cage to freeze him and his throne.
• Hu Bai’s allies combined their strongest attacks to destroy Ye’s shadow body and damage his origin.
• Ye acknowledged the group had passed the Realm of Darkness trial and sent them to the Dark Source Sacred Land for two months of cultivation.

Hu Bai and the others entered the Dark Source Sacred Land to cultivate for two months, and Hu Bai used his power to help Gu Yue Na comprehend the Law of Darkness. Gu Yue Na struggled with her growing dependence on him as they began their cultivation together.

• Shadow Overlord Ye brought Hu Bai and the others to the Dark Source Sacred Land and gave them two months to comprehend the Law of Darkness.
• Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, Wang Qiu'er, and Guang Ling began cultivating, while Hu Bai prepared to advance toward Titled Douluo.
• Hu Bai invited Gu Yue Na to cultivate beside him and used his Spiritual Power and Power of Destiny to filter the darkness laws for her.
• Gu Yue Na realized she was developing a faint dependence on Hu Bai, lost focus, and then returned to comprehending the Law of Darkness after Hu Bai warned her of the danger.

After two months of cultivation in the Dark Source Sacred Land, Hu Bai broke through to level ninety and absorbed a God-Bestowed Soul Ring capable of reaching a million years. The chapter ended with him discovering his new ninth-ring skill, Divine Soul Edict Absolute Domination.

• Gu Yue Na rapidly advanced her control over the Dark Element with Hu Bai's help, and her feelings for him deepened.
• After two months of cultivation, Hu Bai broke through the level-eighty-nine bottleneck and reached level ninety, becoming a Titled Douluo.
• The Seven Element Gods discussed Hu Bai's breakthrough and the million-year God-Bestowed Soul Ring they had prepared for him.
• Hu Bai absorbed the God-Bestowed Soul Ring and gained four new Soul Skills.
• Hu Bai learned that his ninth-ring first skill, Divine Soul Edict Absolute Domination, could override a target's will and control their body, Soul Power, and thoughts.

Hu Bai reached rank 93 and gained four fate- and spirit-based skills from his million-year ninth Soul Ring, including group stasis, misfortune, and a once-daily protection from death. After descending, he received congratulations from Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and the others, while Gu Yue Na approached him with a complex expression.

• Hu Bai sensed his four ninth Soul Skills: an overwhelming Will Abyss, a Misfortune Brand, and Fate Exemption that could deflect a fatal attack and teleport its target to safety.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm asked Hu Bai to grant him Fate Exemption, and Hu Bai promised to prioritize him, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress.
• Hu Bai descended to the ground as his world-destroying pressure receded.
• Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and the others congratulated Hu Bai on reaching the Titled Douluo realm and compared their own cultivation gains with his.
• Gu Yue Na approached Hu Bai and looked at him with immense complexity.

After Hu Bai and his companions entered the Realm of Light, they encountered Xi, the Holy Light Overlord and examiner of the sixth trial. Xi warned Gu Yue Na that the realm would intensify the conflict between her light and darkness, then reacted with shock to Hu Bai’s extraordinary powers and Chaos of Destiny.

• Gu Yue Na struggled with her feelings for Hu Bai after he became a Titled Douluo, but Shadow Overlord Ye ended their time in the Dark Source Sacred Land and opened a gate to the Realm of Light.
• Gu Rong and Chen Xin felt the realm’s holy light suppress them, while Dugu Bo and Wang Qiu'er tolerated it; Hu Bai used his Sky Fox Domain to protect the group.
• Gu Yue Na sensed that the realm’s light embodied order and stirred the darkness she had absorbed, though she remained unharmed.
• Xi appeared and announced the sixth trial: defeat her, the Holy Light Overlord who wielded the Light of Dawn and the Laws of Purification and Judgment.
• Xi warned Gu Yue Na that her clashing origins of light and darkness would burden her in the Holy Light Domain, then reacted in shock to Hu Bai’s powers and Chaos of Destiny.

Hu Bai fought Holy Light Overlord Xi alone as his trial required him to defeat her, while the others had to endure her Holy Light Domain. He overwhelmed her with god-level light and five Ultimate Elements, but Xi still claimed she recognized his talent, leaving Hu Bai to call her arrogant.

• Holy Light Overlord Xi set a trial for the seven others to endure her Holy Light Domain for one shichen and challenged Hu Bai to defeat her.
• Hu Bai sent his companions back and devoured Xi's Holy Light Judgment with his own light attack, forcing her to block the returning strike.
• Hu Bai used Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice to destroy Xi's Holy Light Purify, then combined wind, earth, and lightning into further attacks.
• Xi recognized Hu Bai's talent after seeing his five Ultimate Elements, and Hu Bai asked whether anyone had told her she was arrogant.

Hu Bai defeated Holy Light Overlord Xi by silencing her thoughts and marking her with misfortune, causing the Realm of Light’s core to backfire and kill her. The Light Goddess stabilized the realm, opened its Divine Light Origin Realm for cultivation, and after two months Hu Bai’s Soul Rings reached two hundred thousand years while Guang Ling broke through to level 97 and formed Ice-Light Dual Soul Cores.

• Hu Bai used Myriad Thoughts Silenced to stop Xi’s divine will and then placed the Mark of Misfortune on her, stripping away her holy-light disguise and exposing her distorted true form.
• Xi flew into a rage and tried to command the Realm of Light’s core, but her chaotic order caused its power to backfire and destroy her.
• The Light Goddess stabilized the collapsing realm, declared Hu Bai’s group had passed the trial, and opened the Divine Light Origin Realm for them to cultivate.
• Hu Bai and the others cultivated in the Divine Light Origin Realm for two months, and Hu Bai’s original Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings became Two-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Guang Ling broke through to level 97 and successfully condensed Ice and Light Soul Cores.

Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Yue Na, and Wang Qiu'er benefited from the divine light, while the Light Goddess fretted over Xi’s conduct. Meanwhile, Xie Yue and his parents entered the Ruins of Silence for the God of Destruction’s trial, where Xie Yue resolved to absorb the destructive energy despite its agony.

• Chen Xin and Gu Rong gained hundred-thousand-year ninth Soul Rings, while Dugu Bo’s ninth Soul Ring also turned red and strengthened his powers.
• Ning Fengzhi transformed all eight of his Soul Rings into ten-thousand-year rings, and Gu Yue Na and Wang Qiu'er stabilized and refined their gains.
• The Light Goddess worried that Xi had made Xiao Bai prejudiced against her position, and the Dark God comforted her before the Fire God mocked both gods’ subordinates.
• Xie Yue arrived at the Ruins of Silence with Xie Tian and Hu Leyao to undertake the God of Destruction’s third trial.
• The God of Destruction told Xie Yue, Xie Tian, and Hu Leyao to absorb the ruin’s destructive energy, and Xie Yue vowed to do so despite its torment.

Xie Yue, Xie Tian, and Hu Leyao endured ten months of destructive-energy tempering, gaining strength and new abilities. Meanwhile, Hu Liena entered the Abyss of Desire for her third trial and faced a vision of wealth as her first test.

• Xie Yue withdrew his Soul Power and drew destructive energy into his body, and Xie Tian and Hu Leyao joined him in the painful trial.
• Over ten months, the trio repeatedly rebuilt their meridians and bones and endured the tempering of their souls.
• Xie Yue reached Level 74 and gained two God-given Soul Rings with new skills, while Xie Tian advanced to rank 96 and Hu Leyao reached Level 94.
• Hu Liena received the God of Lust's third trial, which required her to enter the Abyss of Desire and confront her buried desires within one year.
• Hu Liena entered the pink-misted abyss as Yue Guan and Gui Mei stayed behind to protect the entrance.
• Hu Liena found herself atop a mountain of Gold Soul Coins and rare treasures, recognized the vision as a test of her desire for wealth, and dismissed money as an external possession.

Hu Liena confronted her deepest desire to catch up with Hu Bai and earn his acknowledgment, then mastered it and comprehended the true laws of the God of Lust. After ten months absorbing the Abyss of Desire’s energy, she emerged with an aura as powerful as Xie Yue’s had been.

• Hu Liena rejected illusions of wealth, power, and pleasure, but panicked when she feared she would be left behind by Xie Yue and Hu Bai.
• The illusionary Hu Bai called Hu Liena weak, forcing her to admit that she craved power, wanted to catch up with him, and wanted his acknowledgment.
• Guided by the God of Lust, Hu Liena accepted her desire as a source of strength, breaking the illusion and absorbing its energy.
• Hu Liena understood that true lust meant charm and control over people’s hearts, and she embraced confidence in her own charm.
• Over ten months, Hu Liena absorbed the Abyss of Desire’s pink origin energy and developed an aura as powerful as Xie Yue’s had been.

Hu Liena emerged from the Abyss of Desire as a level-seventy-four Soul Saint with powerful new Lust abilities. Meanwhile, the Asura God purged the Nine-Headed Blood Bat King from Tang Chen, leaving its fate resolved but Hu Liena’s next challenge still ahead.

• Hu Liena’s transformed aura nearly overwhelmed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo when she looked at them.
• Hu Liena revealed that ten months of trials had raised her Soul Power to level seventy-four and given her two God-Bestowed Soul Rings.
• Hu Liena gained new soul skills and a Lust Domain, then said she had caught up to Xie Yue and her eldest brother and could grow stronger before the two months were up.
• The Asura God confronted the King of Slaughter and condemned the Nine-Headed Blood Bat King for possessing Tang Chen and contaminating the Inheritance Ground.
• The Asura God dragged the Nine-Headed Blood Bat King from Tang Chen and destroyed it with divine power.

The Asura God restored Tang Chen’s sanity but told him he had only ten years to live and could no longer inherit the Asura Divine Seat. Tang Chen’s chance to survive depended on helping his great-grandson Tang San become a god, and the chapter ended with the Asura God empowering him for that task.

• Tang Chen awakened from his madness, remembered his failed trial, and mourned that he could not return to Bo Saixi as a god.
• The Asura God appointed Tang Chen as his Great Worship but revealed that the blood bat’s long parasitization had left him with only ten years to live.
• The Asura God said Tang Chen could escape death if he became a god within ten years, then revealed that Tang Chen’s great-grandson Tang San could inherit the Asura Divine Seat.
• The Asura God ordered Tang Chen to guide Tang San through the City of Slaughter and then to Sea God Island, where Tang San could pursue the Sea God’s inheritance.
• The Asura God infused Tang Chen with Asura God Power, giving him a demigod body and charging him to help Tang San succeed.

Tang Chen returned to the Clear Sky Sect after receiving Asura God Power, unaware that the Asura God had given him only enough life to guide Tang San through his trials. He found the sect’s gate sealed and was stunned to discover six Titled Douluo waiting inside, including Tang Xiao but not the two elders he remembered.

• Tang Chen realized the Asura God had made him a tool to help Tang San inherit the Asura God’s position, while the Asura God secretly expected him to live less than three years.
• Tang Chen decided to return to the Clear Sky Sect before seeking Tang San and flew from the City of Slaughter to the sect’s mountain range in under two days.
• Tang Chen found the sect’s massive gate sealed and unleashed his Clear Sky Hammer and Asura God Power, shaking the entire mountain range.
• Tang Xiao and the five elders sensed Tang Chen’s aura, recognized it as his, and hurried to open the gate and welcome him.
• Tang Chen saw that Tang Xiao and five elders were all Titled Douluo, but noticed that the two elders who had held that rank before his disappearance were missing.