Chapter Summaries

After the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King sacrificed itself to Wu Qi, Bo Saixi returned to Sea God Island gravely injured and warned Tang San that Wu Qi was close to godhood. Wu Qi reached Level 97 and discussed returning to Spirit City to challenge Bibi Dong for the position of Pope.

• Hunter withdrew after the battle, and Poseidon decided to hurry Tang San through his trials so he could pass on the Sea God’s divine throne before Wu Qi ascended.
• Tang San and the others witnessed the sacrifice’s immense disturbance, then Seahorse Douluo summoned Tang San to Poseidon Temple.
• Bo Saixi appeared aged and gravely wounded; she told the Seven Holy Pillar Douluo the crisis had passed and privately urged Tang San to find Tang Chen and strengthen himself before Wu Qi became a god.
• Wu Qi gained a million-year Soul Ring from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s sacrifice, officially became a Title Douluo, and reached Level 97.
• Hunter arrived to discuss Wu Qi’s plans, and Wu Qi said he and Changkong would return to Spirit City so he could contend with Bibi Dong for the position of Pope.

Wu Qi became a Title Douluo, chose the title Destruction Douluo, and joined Qiangu Changkong on the quest for the God of Destruction’s Divine Artifact. In the God Realm, Poseidon was punished for attacking Wu Qi, while the Rakshasa God urged Bibi Dong to cooperate with the four other Heirs rather than oppose them.

• Hunter left Wu Qi and told him he would teach him to use the Scepter after Wu Qi returned to Spirit City.
• Wu Qi obtained his Ninth Soul Ring and became a Title Douluo; when Qiangu Changkong asked about his title, Wu Qi chose Destruction Douluo.
• Qiangu Changkong, Wu Qi, and Ba Wei set off by Soul Guide Speedboat to retrieve the God of Destruction’s Divine Artifact.
• The God Realm Committee argued over Poseidon’s attack on Wu Qi and confined Poseidon for several days while confiscating some of his assets.
• The Rakshasa God warned Bibi Dong that Wu Qi, Qian Renxue, Qiangu Changkong, and Feng Xiaotian would soon possess Divine Artifacts, and advised her to cooperate with them.

After returning to Spirit City as a newly advanced Title Douluo, Wu Qi refused a coronation ceremony so he could keep his strength hidden from enemies. He left Worship Hall intending to visit his teacher, Azure Phoenix Douluo, while the future of Spirit Hall remained uncertain.

• After returning to land, Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong set out for Spirit Hall, and Chai Rong learned of Wu Qi’s breakthrough from Ba Wei.
• A month later, Qian Daoliu proposed a coronation ceremony for Wu Qi, but Wu Qi refused to conceal his strength and draw out hidden enemies.
• Azure Phoenix Douluo and several worshippers supported Wu Qi’s decision, while Qian Daoliu warned him to think carefully if he ever became Pope.
• Qiangu Changkong excitedly told Wu Qi that Qian Daoliu had confirmed he was the future Pope, and Wu Qi said he needed time to understand Pope Hall’s operations.
• Wu Qi left Qiangu Changkong and went to visit Azure Phoenix Douluo, who looked at his achievements with satisfaction.

Wu Qi thanked Azure Phoenix Douluo for his help before training with Hunter to control the Destructive Scepter. He then went with Qiangu Changkong to Pope Hall to challenge Bibi Dong for the position of Pope, arriving during the morning assembly.

• Azure Phoenix Douluo questioned whether he and Wu Qi would have met if the Wu Family had not been infiltrated, and Wu Qi insisted that his master's protection had changed his life.
• Azure Phoenix Douluo shared wine with Wu Qi and reminded him to remember the Great Offering's advice as he pursued the position of Pope.
• Hunter began teaching Wu Qi how to steady the Destructive Scepter and control its lightning attacks.
• After training through the night, Wu Qi parted from Hunter and headed to Pope Hall with Qiangu Changkong.
• Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong entered Pope Hall during Bibi Dong's morning assembly, and a bishop rebuked them for their disruptive arrival.

Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong confronted Bibi Dong in Pope Hall, where they announced their intention to learn its operations and potentially replace her. Bibi Dong allowed them to intern, while Wu Qi set out to win over the bishops without disrupting his plans.

• Qiangu Changkong challenged the bishops for making a racket, and Guǐbào Dǒuluó knocked down those who insulted Wu Qi.
• Wu Qi asserted that he and Qiangu Changkong had the right to advise Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong dismissed the bishops and ended the meeting.
• Wu Qi told Bibi Dong they had come to familiarize themselves with Pope Hall's operations; she recognized their ambition to replace her and assigned Hu Liena to guide them.
• After leaving, Wu Qi told Qiangu Changkong that Bibi Dong was likely nearing godhood and that they should learn Pope Hall's affairs quickly while she focused on her Divine Power.
• Wu Qi asked Hu Liena to deal with the bishops who had come to apologize, and she sent them away after conveying that the elders would not hold their actions against them.

Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong uncovered Bibi Dong’s plan to use grain shortages and unrest to provoke war between the Two Great Empires, but they lacked the resources to stop it. Bibi Dong sent Wu Qi and the Golden Generation to the frontier, while Yan confronted Wu Qi over Hu Liena.

• Hu Liena asked Wu Qi how he had controlled his Killing Intent, and he revealed that his Divine Slaughter's Domain was gone.
• Qiangu Changkong and Wu Qi connected Bibi Dong’s grain requisitions in Wennan City to the coming food shortage and unrest, then concluded that it was too late to intervene.
• Bibi Dong assigned Wu Qi a frontier mission and ordered Hu Liena and the others not to return before the agreed time.
• Bibi Dong questioned Hu Liena about her feelings for Wu Qi, then privately argued with the Rakshasa God about their divine power progress.
• Yan accused Wu Qi of taking Hu Liena’s attention, and Xie Yue pulled him back and demanded that he apologize.

Wu Qi traveled with Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Qiangu Changkong to the Extreme North Land, using the journey to cultivate and train with the Destructive Scepter. After reaching Soul Beast Town, he noticed that Tie Niu Niu's Soul Hunting Squad was watching them from a Sake Stall.

• Wu Qi dismissed Yan's hostility and set out with Qiangu Changkong, while Hu Liena and the others joined them for the journey north.
• Wu Qi explained to Qiangu Changkong that the trip offered training opportunities and could help them advance their assessments and find a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• During the journey, Yan promised to change his behavior toward Hu Liena, who told him to get lost.
• Wu Qi secretly left the carriage each night to practice with Hunter and the Destructive Scepter, then broke through to Level 98 Soul Power after a month.
• The group arrived at Soul Beast Town near the Ice Seal Forest, where Wu Qi identified Tie Niu Niu's Soul Hunting Squad as suspicious and Yan volunteered to confront them.

Wu Qi persuaded Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to join him and Qiangu Changkong on a dangerous expedition into the Extreme North Ice Field, promising the journey could help them advance their cultivation. As the group prepared for a year away, Wu Qi questioned Hu Liena about Pope Hall, while Qiangu Changkong directed Xie Yue and Yan to seek provisions from Soul Hunting Squads.

• Wu Qi dismissed Hu Liena's warnings about the Extreme North Ice Field and said he could navigate it, while offering the group a chance to advance to Soul Douluo.
• Hu Liena agreed to join Wu Qi for Spirit Hall's sake, and Xie Yue and Yan followed so they could protect her.
• Wu Qi sent those willing to go with Qiangu Changkong to buy supplies for at least a year, then asked Hu Liena about Pope Hall's recent affairs.
• Qiangu Changkong explained that Soul Hunting Squads might have spare provisions, so Xie Yue and Yan went to ask around while he waited at a tea stall.
• Xie Yue and Yan reached Tie Niu Niu's squad encampment, where the reception staff welcomed them into a tent and served tea.

Xie Yue and Yan bought supplies from the Tie Niu Niu Squad, whose leaders planned to rob them after they entered the forest. Wu Qi led the group into the Ice Seal Forest toward the Extreme North Ice Field, while the squad secretly followed in pursuit.

• Xie Yue told Mo Han that his group wanted to buy living supplies instead of hiring the Tie Niu Niu Squad for Soul Hunting, and the two sides agreed on a price and quantity.
• Mo Han and the squad's hidden founder discussed robbing the group, with the founder ordering Mo Han to follow them and attack only if they seemed weak.
• Wu Qi told Qiangu Changkong and the others that he had prepared additional supplies for crossing the snowfield and led them straight into the Ice Seal Forest.
• Mo Han received word that the group had entered the forest and sent men to follow them, ready to retreat if they proved strong.
• Wu Qi stopped Yan from using his Fire Attribute martial soul, warning that the heat would reveal their location, and guided the group onward with hidden spiritual markers.

Wu Qi’s group crossed the Ice Seal Forest and prepared to travel across the ice plains, while teams that had followed them faced the dangers left behind. Meanwhile, the Clear Sky Sect’s troubles deepened, and Yu Xiaogang’s estrangement from Tang Xiao became clear as the two empires entered a full-scale border conflict.

• Wu Qi gave Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan dark glasses and snowboards, then questioned them about Pope Hall’s recent decisions.
• Mo Han’s team abandoned its pursuit of Wu Qi’s group, but Tie Niu Niu and the others later strayed into a powerful Soul Beast’s territory and were killed.
• The Clear Sky Sect’s failed expedition to the Destruction Mountains and its political troubles led Tang Xiao to use Tang San’s Hidden Weapons as a bargaining chip with the Star Luo Royal Family.
• After being excluded from the Clear Sky Sect, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong took refuge with Tai Tan in the Tang Sect.
• Tang Xiao told Yu Xiaogang that the two empires had begun a full-scale border conflict, fueled by hunger and anger in Heaven Dou and anti-war sentiment in Star Luo.

Tang Xiao sought Yu Xiaogang’s advice on the worsening border war, then sent Blazing Sun Douluo to stabilize the Star Luo Army as rival sects joined the front. Meanwhile, Wu Qi’s group reached an Ice Lake in the Extreme North, where Wu Qi sensed a hidden danger.

• Tang Xiao showed Yu Xiaogang the battle reports, and Yu Xiaogang warned that Star Luo’s low morale could lead to defeat.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Clear Sky Sect experts could stabilize the front but might draw attacks from the Heavenly Dou Army and Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xiao sent the Clear Sky Sect’s Seventh Elder, Blazing Sun Douluo, to the front, prompting the Six Great Sects supporting Heavenly Dou to dispatch their own experts.
• After traveling across the Extreme North Ice Field, Wu Qi and his group found an Ice Lake and decided to catch fish.
• Qiangu Changkong broke open the ice, and Yan entered the lake while Wu Qi watched for danger.
• Wu Qi sensed that the area was unnaturally quiet and warned the group that something might be hidden nearby.

Wu Qi and his companions encountered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Vermillion Clear Ice Toad at the Ice Lake, which warned them not to disturb Xue Nu. Wu Qi chose to continue toward her, and Yan asked him to protect Hu Liena if danger arose.

• Hu Liena sensed danger, and Wu Qi pulled Yan out of the Ice Lake before an ice-attribute Soul Beast could attack him.
• Wu Qi detected an anomaly beneath the lake, and the Vermillion Clear Ice Toad emerged from the ice.
• Wu Qi explained the toad's deadly Cold Poison, prompting Qiangu Changkong and the others to withdraw their Martial Souls.
• The Vermillion Clear Ice Toad warned the group not to disturb Xue Nu and allowed them to catch fish before leaving.
• Hu Liena urged Wu Qi to turn back, but he argued that Xue Nu could be an opportunity and decided to continue.
• Yan knelt before Wu Qi and asked him to protect Nana if danger arose.

Wu Qi's group traveled deeper into the Extreme North Ice Field, found ancient soul beast corpses and recovered four Soul Bones. After Ice Jade Scorpions surrounded them, Wu Qi drove them back with his Domain of Destruction, but the Titan Snow Demon King approached, and Qiangu Changkong prepared to face it.

• Wu Qi's group followed the Vermillion Clear Ice Toad's clue toward the core of the Extreme North Ice Field.
• Qiangu Changkong and the others found four Soul Bones among ancient frozen corpses, and Wu Qi assigned the wolf Soul Bones to Hu Liena and Xie Yue while warning them against absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion bones.
• Wu Qi explained that the group could exchange the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bones for goodwill when they met the clan.
• Ice Jade Scorpions emerged beneath the ice and surrounded the group, so Wu Qi used the Domain of Destruction to frighten them back without striking them.
• The Titan Snow Demon King approached, and Qiangu Changkong said he would test his strength against it.

Qiangu Changkong and Wu Qi fought powerful beasts in the Extreme North, while Wu Qi tried to secure Ice Empress’s help in meeting Xue Nu. Ice Empress attacked him, but Xue Nu intervened and rescued her from Wu Qi’s tide.

• Qiangu Changkong used his Martial Soul Avatar and the Heaven Awakening Holy Golden Dragon’s power to contend with the Titan Snow Demon King.
• Wu Qi restrained Ice Empress with Wind Instant and offered to return two Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bones in exchange for an introduction to Xue Nu.
• Ice Empress reclaimed the Soul Bones, then broke the deal and attacked Wu Qi with Ice Emperor’s Fury.
• Wu Qi summoned the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s power and overwhelmed Ice Empress with a tide she could not freeze.
• Xue Nu struck Wu Qi with Emperor’s Palm: Great Cold Without Snow, but his Sea Mirror Soul Skill left him unharmed, and invisible hands pulled Ice Empress to safety.

Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong met the Snow Empress, who explained that the Ice Empress and other powerful soul beasts could become divine beasts by sacrificing themselves to Godhood Successors. The Snow Empress arranged for Qiangu Changkong to prove his strength in sparring, while she prepared the Ice Empress for the possibility of sacrifice.

• The Snow Empress appeared before Wu Qi and led him and his companions to the Ice God Palace on the Snow Mountain.
• Wu Qi explained that he and Qiangu Changkong had come to gain experience and help each other, and said the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had willingly sacrificed his Soul Ring to him.
• The Snow Empress explained that the Ice Empress could become a divine beast by sacrificing herself to Qiangu Changkong and being resurrected in the God Realm.
• The Snow Empress told Qiangu Changkong that he had to prove his strength, then assigned the Titan Snow Demon King to spar with him.
• Inside the Ice God Palace, the Snow Empress explained the nature of Deities and divine beasts to the Ice Empress, who resolved to pursue that chance carefully.

Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong trained in the Extreme North Land, where the Snow Empress and Ice Empress arranged sparring matches for them. Wu Qi fought the Snow Empress to a draw, while the Shrek Five Monsters returned from Sea God Island stronger but without Yu Tianheng.

• The Titan Snow Demon King sparred with Qiangu Changkong, while Wu Qi explained that the Extreme North soul beasts would serve as sparring partners without being killed.
• The Snow Empress persuaded the Ice Empress to offer herself to Qiangu Changkong if he proved his strength against her, and the Snow Empress became Wu Qi's sparring partner.
• The Snow Empress rewarded Wu Qi with two sixty-thousand-year Soul Bones, which he passed to Qiangu Changkong and Yan to divide between themselves.
• Wu Qi and the Snow Empress exchanged powerful soul skills and then fought with their martial techniques, reaching a deadlock after their strongest attacks clashed.
• The Shrek Five Monsters reached the waters near Vast Sea City, with Dai Mubai reporting that he, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Tailong, and Taira had all advanced, while Yu Tianheng had stayed on Sea God Island.

Tang San and the Shrek Five Monsters returned to the Clear Sky Sect after their Sea God examinations stalled, then learned about the continent’s war and political situation. Tang San refused to advance his Clear Sky Hammer for now, and the group discussed how to develop the Tang Sect’s Hidden Weapons business.

• Tang San and the Shrek Five Monsters traveled from Vast Sea City to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Xiao welcomed them and praised Tang San for reaching Soul Douluo.
• Tang San refused Tang Xiao’s offer to add Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer because he feared becoming stronger would make his later examinations harder.
• Yu Xiaogang asked about Yu Tianheng, and Tang San explained that Tian Heng had stayed on Sea God Island after his damaged talent could not be restored.
• Tang Xiao and Yu Xiaogang told the group that Dai Weisi was presumed dead, though Dai Mubai suspected he was hiding, and that the Clear Sky Sect had been extorted over the matter.
• Tang Xiao explained that the Royal Family had bought the Silent Sleeve Arrow and Sand Shadow at low prices, leaving the Tang Sect with little profit.
• Dai Mubai proposed that the Tang Sect sell stronger Hidden Weapons under its own name and temporarily stop producing the two low-margin weapons.

Tang San planned how to build the Tang Sect independently by recruiting the Dragon Snake Family and searching for Sea Soul Masters, while pursuing the Heart of Poseidon to advance his Sea God trials. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to investigate the Star Luo imperial treasury, where the Heart of Poseidon might be hidden.

• Tang San rejected relying on Clear Sky Sect disciples and considered recruiting the Dragon Snake Family to strengthen the Tang Sect.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang Xiao urged Tang San to win over the Dragon Snake Family, and Tang San agreed to pursue them by means other than courting Meng Yiran.
• Tang Xiao said few other families remained available, while Yu Xiaogang suggested coastal cities and Sea Soul Masters as possible sources of recruits.
• Tang San recalled that finding the Heart of Poseidon could upgrade his Top Nine Trials into the Sea God's Nine Trials and discussed its history with Tang Xiao and Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang reasoned that the Heart of Poseidon might be in the imperial treasury of either Heavenly Dou or Star Luo.
• Dai Mubai promised to search the Star Luo imperial treasury, and Zhu Zhuqing cautioned Tang San not to count on finding the relic.

Tang San discussed the Heart of Poseidon and other possible Godhood successors with Dai Mubai and Yu Xiaogang, then asked about his great-grandfather Tang Chen. Yu Xiaogang recalled Tang Chen’s last reported appearance at the Star Dou Great Forest and suggested he might have transcended the mortal world or died pursuing a Divine Throne inheritance.

• Dai Mubai promised Tang Xiao that he would hand over the Heart of Poseidon if he became emperor, and Tang San promised to help Dai Mubai find a suitable Godhood.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that other talented Soul Masters, including Wu Qi, might become Godhood successors and suggested they wait before trying to recruit them.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Sea God Island was investigating the identities of the other successors and then asked where Tang Chen had gone.
• Yu Xiaogang recalled that Tang Chen’s last known appearance had been at the Star Dou Great Forest, after which reports of him stopped.
• Yu Xiaogang suggested Tang Chen had either transcended the mortal world or had long since—.

Tang San tightened Tang Sect’s production and sales plans before traveling with Tailong to Barack City to recruit the Dragon Snake Family. The new royal family’s ties to Xue Qinghe and its powerful Soul Douluo supporters left Tang San wary of exposing himself.

• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to investigate Tang Chen’s whereabouts and told him he would search for his great-grandfather.
• Tang San ordered Tai Tan to slow production of Sand Shadow and Silent Sleeve Arrows, shift workers to Godly Zhuge Crossbows, and train trusted assemblers.
• Tang San took Tailong to Barack City while Taira stayed behind to assemble Hidden Weapons.
• Tailong warned Tang San that the Balak Royal Family had changed rulers after Xue Qinghe’s Palace Coup and now supported Xue Qinghe.
• Tang San decided he and Tailong would disguise themselves until they had met the Overwhelming Dragon Snake Couple.
• The chapter revealed that the Dragon Snake Family had faced pressure from the new king and could not identify his Soul Douluo supporters, who had been secretly cultivated by Spirit Hall.