Chapter Summaries

Su Ming prepared to lead his group to Sea God Island while helping Xiao Wu stabilize her sixth Soul Ring and discussing the Spirit Hall Empire’s plans with Ning Fengzhi. As the ship approached its destination, Bo Saixi anticipated their arrival and expected the Sea God’s influence to threaten her, but she had Little White ordered not to attack them.

• Xiao Wu used the remaining effects of her immortal herbs to stabilize her sixth Soul Ring at about seventy thousand years, though she reached only Level Sixty-one.
• Su Ming told Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin not to attack the Heaven Dou Empire’s imperial family and said his group would head to Sea God Island in three days.
• Su Ming departed for Sea God Island with Ju Hua Guan, Gui Mei, Bai Chenxiang, and others, promising Bai He that he would protect Bai Chenxiang.
• During the voyage, Ju Hua Guan warned Su Ming about the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and Bo Saixi, while Bai Chenxiang scouted from the air and trained her abilities.
• Bo Saixi sensed that her Soul Power had grown rapidly through Su Ming’s Live Streams and told Little White to let the approaching ship come ashore.

Su Ming and his companions arrived at Sea God Island to begin the Goddess of Life’s inheritance trials, and Bo Saixi allowed them to enter after confirming the oracle. Huo Wu received a Black-tier Rank Six Trial, while Su Ming revealed that his enemy Tang San was pursuing the Asura God’s inheritance.

• Little White left her post as Bo Saixi had instructed, allowing Su Ming’s ship to reach Sea God Island without a fight.
• Sea Horse Douluo confronted Su Ming’s group, but Bo Saixi appeared and brought them to the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, where she explained the trials’ one-year limit and the rule barring participants from leaving the island.
• In the God Realm, the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction watched the trials with Sea God, and the Goddess of Life asked Sea God to set Su Ming’s assessment first.
• Huo Wu activated the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, which assigned her a Black-tier Rank Six Trial.
• Su Ming reassured Huo Wu and told the Sacred Pillar guardians that Tang San had received the Asura God’s trial and was his enemy.

Su Ming and his companions received unusually high Sea God assessments, and the Sea God made their first trial far harder than previous trials. Su Ming tested Sea God’s Light, endured its pressure, and devoured its attacking energy with his domains, leaving the Sea God’s challenge unresolved.

• Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Bai Chenxiang, Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Su Ming received assessments ranging from Black-tier trials to Life ninth assessment.
• Bo Saixi brought Su Ming’s group to Sea God Mountain, where they discovered that their first trial required climbing between three hundred and one thousand and one steps, far beyond the usual requirements.
• The God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life confronted the Sea God, who insisted that setting the trial’s difficulty was within his rights.
• Su Ming climbed to the three hundred and fiftieth step, tested whether he could use offensive Soul Skills, and summoned a Wood Dragon that recovered after Sea God’s Light crushed it.
• Sea God’s Light attacked Su Ming, but his Life Domain, Destruction Domain, and Susanoo contained and devoured the energy until it vanished.

Su Ming demonstrated Sea God's Light and let his companions test their limits on the steps. Bai Chenxiang pushed herself to the twenty-seventh step before the pressure threw her toward the lake, and Su Ming rescued her.

• Su Ming neutralized the Sea God's Light attack and warned the girls not to attempt attacking the trial unless they were stronger than Demigod-level.
• Su Ming asked Ning Rongrong whether she could complete her six-hundred-step trial, and she said she believed she could.
• Xiao Wu climbed to the four-hundred-and-fiftieth step, while Zhu Zhuqing reached the three-hundredth step.
• Ning Rongrong climbed to the four-hundredth step, surprising Sea Horse Douluo and the other guardians.
• Bai Chenxiang struggled to the twenty-seventh step, was thrown toward the lake, and Su Ming caught her and carried her back to the ground.

Su Ming helped Bai Chenxiang recover from her failed climb and guided the group to use Sea God's Light for cultivation. Three months later, the women had grown much stronger, and Su Ming gave Hu Liena a God-Bestowed Soul Ring when she reached Level Seventy and could not find a suitable Soul Beast.

• Su Ming caught Bai Chenxiang after she fell, scolded her for giving up, and put her down as the others teased her about blushing.
• Xiao Wu explained that climbing Sea God's Light required strong physiques, and Shui Bing'er suggested cultivating under its pressure.
• Su Ming began daily Live Streams and pressed the system to favor rewards that improved the women's physiques or Soul Ring ages.
• The women trained on the steps, and after three months most had gained four to six levels while Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei changed little.
• Hu Liena reached Level Seventy but could not find a suitable Soul Beast, so Su Ming gave her a God-Bestowed Soul Ring to absorb.

Su Ming gave Hu Liena a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and she absorbed it with his support, reaching a hundred and fifty thousand years. Her Demon Fox evolved into a Seven-tailed Demon Fox and awakened a Charm-type domain, leaving the Sacred Pillar guardians wary of its effects.

• Su Ming gave Hu Liena a God-Bestowed Soul Ring and urged her to endure the absorption for as long as she could.
• Hu Liena absorbed the ring while Su Ming used his soul skill to strengthen her, and the ring's age reached around a hundred and fifty thousand years.
• Hu Liena's Demon Fox Martial Soul evolved into a Seven-tailed Demon Fox.
• A red mist spread around Hu Liena, revealing a Charm-type domain that caused the guardians to feel restless and see illusions.
• Sea Witch warned the others to focus their minds and resist the domain.

Hu Liena revealed that her Martial Soul had evolved into the Nine-tailed Demon Fox and that she had gained the Lust Domain, while her strength reached Level Seventy-Six. After three months of cultivation, Su Ming set out to complete the First Trial, leaving Xiao Wu considering whether to do the same.

• Hu Liena explained that her Lust Domain combined Charm with the gradual deprivation of its targets’ five senses, and Sea Ghost Douluo realized how close he had come to defeat.
• Su Ming prepared to complete the First Trial after reaching Level Seventy-Nine through three months of cultivation on the thousandth step.
• Bai Chenxiang reflected on how Su Ming’s daily Whale Rubber and the Body Tempering Technique had helped her reach the hundredth step, and her affection for him quietly grew.
• Su Ming sprinted up Sea God Mountain, passed several members of the group, and revealed seven amplification Soul Rings at the five hundredth step.
• Su Ming sped past Xiao Wu on the six hundredth step, and she wondered whether she should complete the First Trial too.

Su Ming completed Sea God's first trial by reaching the 1,001st step, winning the Goddess of Life a Soul Fruit from the Sea God. The Sea God then wagered another Soul Fruit on whether Su Ming could complete his second trial within thirty seconds, and the Goddess of Life accepted.

• Xiao Wu charged up the steps toward Su Ming, while Ning Rongrong encouraged herself to continue climbing.
• The Sea God watched Su Ming approach the final step and worried about how quickly his strength had grown.
• Su Ming stepped onto the 1,001st step, and the Goddess of Life claimed the Soul Fruit she had won in her wager with the Sea God.
• The Sea God reluctantly handed over a Soul Fruit, then proposed a new wager tied to Su Ming's second trial.
• The Goddess of Life accepted the Sea God's challenge to require Su Ming to break through the Ring Sea blockade within thirty seconds.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ming completes the first God Trial and receives rewards, including 10% Life Affinity, increased Soul Power, and a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• The second trial appears: breaking through the Ring Sea blockade without harming Sea Spirit Beasts in 30 seconds, without using Soul Ring Spirit Skills.
• Su Ming learns that the Goddess of Life bet with the Sea God regarding his trial, influencing the trial's difficulty.
• Xiao Wu completes the first trial ahead of schedule, receiving increased Soul Power and Soul Ring ages.
• Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei, with Su Ming's assistance, complete the first trial ahead of schedule, receiving increased Soul Power and Soul Ring ages.
• The Sea God's rewards seem reluctant, hinting at divine intervention by other God Kings.

Character Developments

• Su Ming: Shows concern for his companions' growth and understanding of divine politics.
• Xiao Wu: Demonstrates her strength and determination by completing the trial ahead of schedule.
• Ju Hua Guan and Gui Mei: Advance to Level Ninety-seven, showing their potential and eagerness to grow stronger.

Significant Themes

• Divine intervention and influence on trials.
• The power of bets and wagers among gods.
• The significance of completing trials ahead of schedule.

Character Interactions

• Su Ming interacts with Xiao Wu, Ju Hua Guan, and Gui Mei, providing guidance and assistance.
• The Goddess of Life and the Sea God's interaction is implied through their bets, influencing the trials.

Su Ming prepared to cross the Ring Sea in thirty seconds without using Soul Ring skills, while Little White feared his strength and worried about her clan. He used Divine Might to appear first in the middle of the sea and then on the opposite shore, leaving Little White stunned.

• Su Ming asked Xiao Wu to stay behind and cultivate as the others gathered to watch his second trial.
• Little White worried that Su Ming might harm her and her clan, but Su Ming assured her that he could pass the trial easily.
• Little White transformed into her Demon Soul Great White Shark form and prepared to stop Su Ming in the Ring Sea.
• Su Ming activated his Eternal Mangekyo and used Divine Might to appear in the middle of the Ring Sea, then on the opposite shore before Little White could react.

Su Ming passed the second trial of Life by using his eye ability to cross the Ring Sea, then received a third trial requiring him to heal ten thousand Soul Masters or Soul Beasts in half a year. Xiao Wu urged him to leave for the continent to find patients while the rest stayed on Sea God Island.

• Su Ming explained to Little White that his teleportation came from his eyes, not a Soul Ring Spirit Skill.
• The Sea God paid the Goddess of Life a Soul Fruit after Su Ming passed the second trial, then considered what valuable wager he could offer next.
• Su Ming received rewards that increased his Life Affinity, soul power, and Soul Spirits' cultivation, and learned the conditions of his third trial.
• Su Ming worried that Sea God Island would not have enough people to heal, so Xiao Wu suggested he travel to the continent while the others remained behind.

Su Ming agreed to help Little White defeat the Evil Orca King, arranging for Shui Bing'er to absorb the king's Soul Ring once she reached Level Sixty. He absorbed a five-hundred-thousand-year eighth Soul Ring, reached Level Eighty-Five, and received Imprintless Healing as his diary reward.

• Little White asked Su Ming to help protect her clan from the Evil Orca King, and Su Ming agreed in exchange for the king's Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Su Ming chose Shui Bing'er to absorb the Evil Orca King's Soul Ring after she reached Level Sixty, and she agreed to train toward that goal.
• Su Ming absorbed a God-Bestowed Soul Ring that reached five hundred thousand years and raised his Soul Power to Level Eighty-Five.
• The Seven Sacred Pillars wondered whether Su Ming and his group opposed the Sea God, while Lady Bo Saixi still took no action.
• Su Ming wrote in his diary that neither side was inherently right or wrong, then received Imprintless Healing as his reward.

After Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Dugu Yan reached level sixty, Su Ming joined Little White and her clan to hunt the Evil Orca King. He learned that Little White had gathered too few Sea Spirit Beasts to complete his trial, so he planned to return to the continent after the fight and decided to lay everything bare with Bo Saixi.

• Bo Saixi gave Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Dugu Yan God-Bestowed Soul Rings after they reached level sixty, but they chose to use the rings Su Ming had given them instead.
• Little White gathered her clan to fight the Evil Orca King, and Su Ming equipped the group with charged soul tool guns.
• Su Ming realized Little White had brought only about five hundred Demon Soul Great White Sharks, and explained that treating the same people repeatedly would not count toward his trial’s goal of ten thousand.
• Su Ming concluded he would still need to return to the continent after helping Little White defeat the Evil Orca King, and considered asking Bo Saixi to help protect his companions.
• Little White explained that she could track the Evil Orca clan from fifty li away, but the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could detect anyone entering his territory.

Su Ming led the Demon Soul Great White Sharks into battle against the Evil Orca tribe and overwhelmed the Evil Orca King with his Azure Wood Dragon form and sage arts. Shui Bing'er used Extreme Ice Seal on the wounded, restrained king, leaving his fate in her hands.

• Little White warned Su Ming that the Evil Orca King was nearby, and Su Ming ordered the Demon Soul Great White Sharks to charge while assigning Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Qing, and Shui Bing'er their roles.
• The Evil Orca King spotted the approaching Demon Soul Great White Sharks, summoned nearby Evil Orca tribes, and prepared to attack what he believed was easy prey.
• Su Ming activated his Life Domain and Martial Soul Avatar, transformed into the Azure Wood Dragon, and bound the Evil Spirit Orcas with powerful vines as the Evil Orca King tried to flee.
• Su Ming entered Sage Mode and used Myojin Gate to pin the Evil Orca King down and seal his Soul Power, then attacked him with Wood Thorns.
• Shui Bing'er seized Su Ming's opening and struck the wounded Evil Orca King with her Fifth Spirit Skill, Extreme Ice Seal.

Su Ming defeated the Evil Orca King and helped Shui Bing'er absorb its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. After returning to Sea God Island, she evolved into a Seven-Headed Ice Phoenix with Ultimate Ice, while Su Ming prepared to return to the continent.

• Su Ming killed the Evil Orca King and trapped the fleeing Evil Orca tribe with Wood Shields and Adamant Wood Summon.
• Shui Bing'er absorbed the Evil Orca King's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring with Su Ming and Ning Rongrong's help, rising to level sixty-seven.
• Su Ming persuaded Shui Bing'er to absorb the Evil Orca King's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, which raised her Soul Power to level seventy.
• Back on Sea God Island, Shui Bing'er absorbed her Seventh Soul Ring, evolved into a Seven-Headed Ice Phoenix, gained Ultimate Ice and a Phoenix Domain, and reached level seventy-five.
• Bo Saixi sensed Shui Bing'er's transformation, while Su Ming announced he would return to the continent the next day.

Su Ming asked Bo Saixi to protect Xiao Wu and the others while he traveled to the continent, revealing that he knew she could read his Diary and offering her the Sea God's divine position in exchange. He warned her that Tang Chen might be controlled in the City of Slaughter and raised suspicions that Tang Chen's many secret techniques came from unknown experiments.

• Su Ming confronted Bo Saixi in the Sea God Hall and asked her to protect Xiao Wu and the others while he was away.
• Bo Saixi admitted she could read Su Ming's Diary, and Su Ming promised her the Sea God's divine position if she helped him after the Sea God fell.
• Su Ming gave Bo Saixi a talisman to prevent the Sea God from controlling her and told her Tang Chen was likely controlled by a bat in the City of Slaughter.
• Bo Saixi said she would not foolishly side with Tang Chen and asked whether the Clear Sky Sect had gained around eight Titled Douluo after its ten-year seclusion.
• Su Ming questioned how Tang Chen had created Ring Explosion and several other powerful secret techniques, suggesting that he might have conducted unknown experiments.

Su Ming left Sea God Island after giving Xiao Wu and the others talismans that could summon them to safety, while Bibi Dong prepared Spirit Hall to attack Clear Sky Sect. Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou, inherited the throne from the dying Emperor Xue Ye, and planned to draw the Two Great Empires and Clear Sky Sect into a battle she intended to end decisively.

• Su Ming speculated that Tang Chen might have experimented with Ring Explosion, then gave Xiao Wu and the others talismans that could transport them to Divine Might Space before setting off for the continent.
• Bibi Dong confirmed that Su Ming would return in two days and ordered Spirit Hall to launch an all-out attack on Clear Sky Sect once he arrived.
• Qian Renxue returned from Angel's third trial, and the dying Emperor Xue Ye named Xue Qinghe as his successor before peacefully passing away.
• Qian Renxue ordered Prince Xue Xing to gather Heaven Dou's million soldiers and prepare to attack Spirit Hall alongside the Star Luo Empire, while urging him to contact Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Renxue planned to use the coming conflict to defeat the Two Great Empires, decide how to absorb their territories, and fake her death so she could continue Angel's God Trial.

Qian Renxue persuaded Tang Yuehua to summon the Clear Sky Sect into the conflict by telling her Tang Hao was dead and Tang San was undergoing an Asura God Trial. After Su Ming returned to Spirit Hall, he and Bibi Dong discussed plans to defeat the allied empires and Clear Sky Sect, and how to handle the Star Luo Empire.

• Qian Renxue summoned Tang Yuehua and asked her to contact the Clear Sky Sect for help against Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue told Tang Yuehua that Tang Hao had been killed and Tang San was undergoing a God Trial, prompting Tang Yuehua to return to the sect and summon its leaders.
• Tang Yuehua revealed that the Clear Sky Sect had seven Titled Douluo, including Tang Xiao at level ninety-seven, but knew nothing of Tang Chen's whereabouts.
• Su Ming returned to Spirit Hall and learned that Xue Ye had died, Qian Renxue had become Heaven Dou Emperor, and she planned to lure the Clear Sky Sect into a trap.
• Su Ming and Bibi Dong agreed that the Star Luo Empire's imperial family would be abolished while the White Tiger and Zhu families could retain limited authority.

Su Ming urged Bibi Dong to prioritize her Rakshasa God Trial while the Clear Sky Sect prepared to emerge and fight the Spirit Hall Empire. After receiving the Sage Body, Su Ming gained immense Soul Power and looked forward to testing his enhanced abilities when the war began.

• Su Ming encouraged Bibi Dong to delegate her duties and focus on completing her God Trial, and she agreed to cultivate in seclusion after the upcoming operation.
• Tang Xiao announced that the Clear Sky Sect would emerge to avenge Tang Hao and delay the war until Tang San completed his Asura God Trial.
• Tang Xiao learned the Great Sumeru Hammer and Ring Explosion techniques, and the sect distributed its stored Soul Bones among its elders to strengthen them.
• Tang Xiao planned to use guerrilla tactics against the Spirit Hall Empire and regretted that Su Ming was away, since he had wanted to kill him before he grew stronger.
• Su Ming received the Sage Body and discovered that it increased his Soul Power at least a hundredfold and enhanced his senses and vitality.
• At dawn, Su Ming left his room after testing Wood Shield through the night and prepared to demonstrate his True Thousand-Hand abilities.

Su Ming learned that Dugu Bo would join the decisive battle against the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, while the Spirit Hall elders gathered to watch his strength and support him. The group then set out for Jialing Pass.

• Dugu Bo visited Su Ming and learned that Su Ming and Dugu Yan were together.
• Su Ming suggested that Dugu Bo fight Tang Xiao during the decisive battle, and Dugu Bo considered the challenge.
• Su Ming and Dugu Bo arrived at the Pope's Palace and found Bibi Dong, Da Ming, Er Ming, Qian Daoliu, and the Worship Hall elders assembled.
• Radiant Plume Douluo told Su Ming that the elders thought he was well suited for Qian Renxue, leaving Su Ming confused.
• Bibi Dong ordered everyone to set out for Jialing Pass.