Chapter Summaries

Ye Xingchen confronted the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King at sea, revealing that the beast was a million-year soul beast while relying on his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron’s defense to withstand its attacks. The Whale King admitted he could not break through Ye Xingchen’s defense but threatened to unleash the ocean against him.

• Dai Mubai warned Ye Xingchen that a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was too dangerous, but Ye Xingchen said he knew what he was doing and entered the sea with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ye Xingchen’s aura made the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King retreat, and he soon emerged from the water fighting the enormous beast with the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King asked whether Ye Xingchen was a deity’s successor because he possessed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, but Ye Xingchen answered that he would kill the Whale King and make it his soul ring after returning from Sea God Island.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, Xiao Wu, and the others were shocked to learn that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was a million-year soul beast, while they noted that Ye Xingchen’s defense had endured its attacks.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King said Ye Xingchen’s defense prevented it from attacking him directly, then vowed to unleash its fury and make the entire ocean see him off.

Ye Xingchen was swallowed by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but survived and offered him a way to surpass his current cultivation. The whale king became interested after seeing images of two beings with power beyond Divine Beings and asked what they cultivated.

• Ye Xingchen sent Ning Rongrong and the others away, then was dragged into the deep sea by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as his companions tried and failed to reach him.
• Tang San learned that Ye Xingchen had been taken by the whale king and returned to the cabin, believing his enemy was dead.
• Three days later, Ye Xingchen awoke inside the whale king and faced him in human form after the whale king failed to kill him.
• Ye Xingchen offered the whale king a new cultivation method and mocked his inability to become a god despite cultivating for a million years.
• Ye Xingchen showed the whale king images of a Golden Crow and a beetle whose auras surpassed Divine Beings, prompting the whale king to ask what they cultivated.

Ye Xingchen made the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King his servant by giving him the Heaven Shading Method, then hid him in his Soul Ring. On a deserted island, Ma Hongjun and the others faced unwanted attention from pirates, while Tang San was singled out by one of them.

• Ye Xingchen showed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King the phantoms of the Golden Crow Great Emperor and the Scarab Beetle Great Emperor, convincing him of the strength of his cultivation method.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King swallowed Ye Xingchen's subjugation light and received the basic Heaven Shading Method, which Ye Xingchen intended to test on a native of the Douluo Continent.
• Ye Xingchen ordered the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to hide inside the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul, then vanished.
• Captain Zi Zhenzhu scolded her subordinates for staring at Ma Hongjun and the others, and told them to take the guests for treatment for their cold poison.
• Tang San offered a pirate Gold Soul Coins in exchange for help, but the pirate flirted with him instead; Ma Hongjun mocked Tang San and urged him to accept the pirate's advances.

Ye Xingchen reached Zi Zhenzhu’s island to rescue his companions, overwhelmed the pirate captain, and vanished before she could stop him. Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai worried that Ye Xingchen had not survived his encounter with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

• Tang San tried to flee from the pirate treating his cold poison but collapsed on the beach from exhaustion.
• Ye Xingchen arrived at Zi Zhenzhu’s island and sent the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King into his body.
• Zi Zhenzhu attacked Ye Xingchen with a whip, but he restrained her with his Soul Power and demanded that she release his companions.
• Zi Zhenzhu warned Ye Xingchen that his friends had cold poison and were being treated, then pleaded for him to spare her.
• Ye Xingchen vanished, leaving Zi Zhenzhu behind as Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai worried about his fate.

Ye Xingchen arrived on Sea God Island and reunited with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun before using his sea soul power to wake Ning Rongrong, Xiang Xiang, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing and clear the icy poison from their companions. As pirates surrounded the house, Ye Xingchen and his friends remained inside with their escape unresolved.

• Ye Xingchen reached the island, knocked down the pirates who tried to stop him, and said Zi Zhenzhu had sent him to rescue his friends.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun recognized Ye Xingchen, embraced him, and asked him to help their unconscious companions.
• Ye Xingchen summoned the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, but withdrew his sword qi when Zi Zhenzhu begged him to spare her subordinates.
• Ye Xingchen used sea soul power, aided by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, to wake Ning Rongrong, Xiang Xiang, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing and remove the icy poison from the others.
• Ning Rongrong embraced Ye Xingchen, while Xiang Xiang watched with envy; then pirates surrounded the house.

After Ye Xingchen agreed to stay with Zi Zhenzhu's pirates until they recovered, Zi Zhenzhu invited him to discuss Sea God Island. Their late-night meeting ended with her confessing that she had fallen for him and demanding he win her over in exchange for information.

• Zi Zhenzhu told Ye Xingchen that only she knew the route to Sea God Island, and he agreed to stay with the pirates before traveling there with her.
• Ye Xingchen told his companions that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had been scared off, while the whale privately complained that the story made him seem cowardly.
• Zi Zhenzhu visited Ye Xingchen's group and asked him to meet her to discuss Sea God Island, prompting Ma Hongjun to tease him about her intentions.
• Ye Xingchen met Zi Zhenzhu on the beach, and she jumped into the sea after saying she would share information if he caught her.
• Zi Zhenzhu approached Ye Xingchen underwater, kissed him, and said he would have to win her over to learn about Sea God Island.

Ye Xingchen spent the night with Zi Zhenzhu before leading his group toward Sea God Island, despite her warning about its dangers. Tang San was coerced by an old pirate into agreeing to travel there with him, and three days later Zi Zhenzhu faced an emotional parting from Ye Xingchen.

• Ye Xingchen concealed his night with Zi Zhenzhu using his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul while Oscar and Ma Hongjun wondered about sounds from the shore.
• At the harbor, Zi Zhenzhu limped, warned Ye Xingchen that Sea God Island was dangerous, and sent his group off by ship.
• Tang San, anxious to reach Sea God Island before Ye Xingchen gained power, agreed to the old pirate’s coercive terms after learning the pirate’s ship was the only one left.
• Three days later, near Sea God Island, Zi Zhenzhu looked worried and saddened as she prepared to part with Ye Xingchen.

Ye Xingchen and his companions traveled by the Azure Dragon through the waters around Sea God Island, while Tang San faced another humiliating bargain with the pirate to reach the island. The chapter left Ye Xingchen’s group underwater among powerful Sea-Guarding Soul Beasts, approaching their destination cautiously.

• Zi Zhenzhu gave Ye Xingchen the underwater vessel Azure Dragon and said she would wait for him.
• Ye Xingchen and his companions reached the Crossing Sea Region, where he launched the Azure Dragon and led them toward Sea God Island.
• Dai Mubai warned Ye Xingchen that Sea God Island might reject land Soul Masters, but Ye Xingchen insisted they would face its trials together.
• Tang San learned from the pirate that ships could not enter Sea God Island’s territory and that he would need the pirate’s help to get across underwater.
• The pirate demanded another humiliating favor, and Tang San agreed through tears of shame.
• Ye Xingchen and his companions admired the underwater scenery aboard the Azure Dragon and chose not to disturb the powerful Soul Beasts around them.

Ye Xingchen took Ning Rongrong for a walk on the seabed while the others followed, and Tang San secretly stirred up the surrounding Soul Beasts to attack them. After Ye Xingchen traced the disturbance to Tang San and unleashed Sword Qi, great white sharks chased Tang San away as the group continued toward Sea God Island.

• Ye Xingchen used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to take Ning Rongrong for a walk on the seabed, and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiang Xiang followed.
• Tang San approached Sea God Island in a small wooden boat and secretly sent a surge of Soul Power toward the Azure Dragon to provoke the Soul Beasts.
• Ye Xingchen sensed the disturbance, and the group encountered a great white shark while the surrounding Soul Beasts grew restless.
• Ye Xingchen traced the Soul Power to Tang San and unleashed a Sword Qi Dragon, sending the Soul Beasts into a frenzy.
• Tang San fled toward Sea God Island as great white sharks pursued him, while Ye Xingchen and the others continued onward and spotted the island.

Ye Xingchen’s group arrived at Sea God Island and clashed with its guards after they were ordered to leave. Ye Xingchen deliberately drew out Sea Horse Douluo, who was astonished by the young man’s strength as they faced each other in the air.

• A Sea God Island Soul Master ordered the mainland visitors to leave, and Dai Mubai attacked him for his rudeness.
• Ye Xingchen intervened with stronger Soul Power, then demanded that Sea Horse Douluo come apologize or face the destruction of Sea Horse City.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar worried that Ye Xingchen’s challenge would prevent them from taking the Sea God Trial, but Dai Mubai defended their right to stand up to the islanders.
• Ye Xingchen told his companions that he had provoked the islanders deliberately to attract Bo Saixi’s attention.
• After hearing his guard’s report, Sea Horse Douluo flew to confront Ye Xingchen and warned him to withdraw.
• Ye Xingchen explained that he had come for the Sea God Trial, and Sea Horse Douluo marveled that someone at Soul Emperor cultivation had the strength of a Titled Douluo.

Ye Xingchen defeated Sea Horse Douluo and revealed himself as the Sea God's successor, causing the islanders to welcome him and apologize. Bo Saixi sensed the Sea God's aura and decided to observe whether Ye Xingchen was worthy of the title.

• Ye Xingchen overwhelmed Sea Horse Douluo in battle and demanded an apology from him.
• Sea Horse Douluo sensed the Sea God's aura around Ye Xingchen and asked whether he was the Sea God's successor.
• Ye Xingchen confirmed his identity and released the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's aura, prompting Sea Horse Douluo and the islanders to kneel and welcome him.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and the others reacted to Ye Xingchen's display and followed him toward Sea Horse City.
• Bo Saixi sensed the Sea God's aura, saw Ye Xingchen and his companions through a surface of water, and resolved to watch his actions.

Sea Horse Douluo welcomed Ye Xingchen and his companions to Sea Horse City, where they prepared to begin their trials the next day. Meanwhile, Tang San reached a beach after escaping great white sharks and was questioned by yellow-clad Soul Masters.

• Sea Woman Ou Ya told High Priest Bo Saixi that Ye Xingchen's aura seemed stronger and purer than the Sea God's, and Bo Saixi ordered her to keep observing him in secret.
• Ye Xingchen explained to Dai Mubai and the others that Sea Horse City's three thousand imperial guards were only part of Sea God Island's Soul Masters.
• Ye Xingchen explained that the island's unusual fish survived in the air because of the Sea God's soul power.
• Sea Horse Douluo apologized to Ye Xingchen, offered the group a feast, and arranged to perform their trials the next day.
• Tang San reached the shore after using nearly all his treasures to escape the great white sharks, then was confronted by yellow-clad Soul Masters who asked where he came from.

Tang San arrived at Sea God Island to take its trial, but yellow-clad disciples mistook his weakness for guilt and humiliated him until his Soul Power returned. High Priest Bo Saixi recognized his connection to Tang Chen, ordered that he be allowed to take the trial, and left him wondering whether she was his great-grandmother.

• Yellow-clad disciples accused Tang San of being a villain, beat him, and mocked him after discovering he was a eunuch.
• Tang San's Soul Power returned, and he raised his Clear Sky Hammer to attack the disciples.
• High Priest Bo Saixi appeared and immobilized Tang San before he could strike the disciples.
• Bo Saixi learned Tang San was Tang Chen's great-grandson and ordered that nobody stop him from taking Sea God Island's trial.
• Tang San asked where Tang Chen had gone, and Bo Saixi said she had not seen him since he left with Qian Daoliu.

Tang San learned that Bo Saixi believed his grandfather Tang Chen might be missing, then arrived at Sea Horse City and tried to assert his status as Bo Saixi’s guest. He discovered Ye Xingchen held the Sea God inheritance, and Sea Horse Douluo said Ye’s standing exceeded even the High Priest’s.

• Bo Saixi told Tang San that Tang Chen had once taken the trials with Qian Daoliu and that she had lost contact with him, prompting Tang San to promise he would seek his grandfather.
• Sea Horse Douluo welcomed Tang San as Bo Saixi’s honored guest and said he could join the other trial participants.
• Tang San asked Sea Horse Douluo to take him to the people carrying the Sea God inheritance, whom he suspected were the scoundrels he had encountered before.
• Ma Hongjun asked Dai Mubai about the Sea God Trial, and Dai Mubai guessed Ma Hongjun would receive an easy one.
• Oscar mocked Tang San when he entered, and Tang San threatened to use his guest status to have Oscar expelled.
• Ye Xingchen slapped Tang San, and Sea Horse Douluo explained that Ye bore the Sea God inheritance and outranked even Bo Saixi.

Ye Xingchen confronted Bo Saixi after Tang San appealed to her for protection, and the two clashed over whether he could kill Tang San. Bo Saixi eventually withdrew, allowing Ye Xingchen to continue the Sea God trials while warning him not to kill Tang San.

• Tang San hid behind Bo Saixi and urged her to kill Ye Xingchen and his companions, but Bo Saixi refused to involve Sea God Island in land disputes.
• Ye Xingchen drew on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's soul power and fought off Bo Saixi's attack, shaking the palace until Sea Horse Douluo steadied it.
• Ye Xingchen enclosed himself and Bo Saixi in the Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul and warned that she should pledge allegiance to him or become his enemy after he passed the trials.
• Bo Saixi withdrew her soul power and agreed not to attack Ye Xingchen, but insisted that he could not kill Tang San, her beloved's descendant.
• Ye Xingchen promised not to kill Tang San unless provoked, and Bo Saixi vanished while Tang San stood bewildered.

Ye Xingchen sent Tang San away and rejected Sea Woman Ou Ya’s attempt to tempt him into revealing his secrets. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue prepared to begin the Angel’s Trial, determined to become powerful enough to defeat her enemy.

• Ye Xingchen dismissed Tang San, who fled, and Sea Horse Douluo departed after apologizing for the disturbance.
• Ye Xingchen’s companions praised him for stopping Bo Saixi, but he sent them to rest before their trial the next day.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King claimed that Bo Saixi could not defeat him and that only the Sea God and powerful gods had been able to challenge him.
• Sea Woman Ou Ya approached Ye Xingchen and offered her body for his secrets, but he rejected her and sent her away.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu she was ready to endure the Angel’s Trial and become strong enough to defeat her enemy.

Qian Renxue began the Angel God's Nine Trials while Bibi Dong vowed to destroy the Angel Clan. On Sea God Island, Tang San and Ye Xingchen's companions received their trials, and Ye Xingchen's presence caused the Sea God to manifest.

• Qian Daoliu activated the Angel Formation, revealing that Qian Renxue had received the Angel God's Nine Trials.
• Bibi Dong sensed the Angel Divine Power and declared that she had devoured Qian Daoliu's son and would slaughter the Angel Clan.
• Ye Xingchen brought Ning Rongrong and the others before the Sea God trials, where Sea Horse Douluo explained the levels and the one-year limit for land Soul Masters.
• Tang San received a Black Level Trial and challenged Ye Xingchen's group to match it.
• Four of Ye Xingchen's companions received Black Level Trials and one received a Red Level Trial; Ye Xingchen gave Bai Chenxiang the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's aura, and she also received Black Level.
• Ye Xingchen stepped onto the pillar, causing Sea God Island to tremble and a phantom of the Sea God to appear, prompting Sea Horse Douluo and the others to kneel.

Ye Xingchen received the Sea God's radiance on Sea God Island and prepared to begin the trials, while Tang San resented his appointment as successor. At Shrek Academy, Tang Yuehua rejected Tang Hao's attempt to bring her back to the Clear Sky Sect and urged him to reconcile with Ye Xingchen.

• Bo Saixi warned Sea Woman Ou Ya that Ye Xingchen's power could not be taken from him, but Ou Ya remained determined to approach him.
• Ye Xingchen's Sea God radiance caused the people of Sea Horse Douluo City to celebrate, and Sea Horse Douluo explained that he would face the Sea God Nine Trials after the other assessments.
• Tang San accused Ye Xingchen of cheating, but Sea Horse Douluo rebuked him for insulting the Sea God, and Tang San flew toward Training Island.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang Hao that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had bullied her, but she refused to leave Ye Xingchen and return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao promised to execute Yu Xiaogang and warned that Ye Xingchen threatened the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Yuehua urged him to stop opposing the Heavenly Court and Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao tried to persuade Tang Yuehua that their grandfather could help the Clear Sky Sect defeat Spirit Hall, but she refused to return and he threatened to kill Ye Xingchen. On Sea God Island, Ye Xingchen and the others easily climbed the Sea God's Light steps while Tang San managed only ten before being thrown back, then Ma Hongjun kicked him into the sea.

• Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua that he had sensed their grandfather after reaching level 99 and believed the old man could help destroy Spirit Hall, but she refused to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao accused Tang Yuehua of still caring for Ye Xingchen and said he would kill him so the age would belong to Tang Hao.
• Ye Xingchen challenged Tang San to a climbing contest and quickly reached the hundredth step, while Tang San struggled under the Sea God's Light.
• Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Bai Chenxiang, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others passed Tang San and mocked him as they climbed with ease.
• Tang San released his Soul Rings but was thrown back after reaching only ten steps, while the least successful of Ye Xingchen's group reached nearly thirty.
• Ma Hongjun kicked Tang San into the sea when he tried to rest, and Tang San swam away as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing laughed and Zhu Zhuqing noted that the Sea God's Light was strengthening their Soul Power.

Ye Xingchen stayed in the Sea God’s Light with his companions to help them gain its full benefits, while Tang San struggled to climb the steps and learned that Bo Saixi was helping him for Tang Chen’s sake. After three months, Ma Hongjun awakened his martial soul and gained a powerful forty-thousand-year Soul Ring, leaving the others eager to catch up.

• Ye Xingchen encouraged his companions to endure the Sea God’s Light because it strengthened their bodies and Soul Power.
• Bo Saixi stopped Tang San from repeatedly charging the steps, advised him to train his physique with his grandfather’s hammer technique, and revealed that she still loved Tang Chen.
• Three months later, Ye Xingchen refused to take the final step and told his companions they would all leave the Sea God’s Light on the trial’s last day.
• Ma Hongjun persevered up the steps until his martial soul awakened, and Bo Saixi rewarded him with the chance to choose a Soul Ring.
• Ma Hongjun received a forty-thousand-year Soul Ring and demonstrated a powerful new skill, while Oscar watched enviously.