Chapter Summaries

After the Clear Sky Sect’s destruction, Tang San refused to keep fleeing and demanded a way to grow strong enough to defeat Lin Qingmo. Tang Hao sent him toward Slaughter City with the Asura Decree, and Tang San swore to survive and take revenge.

• Tang San insisted on staying among the Clear Sky Sect’s ruins, but Tang Hao challenged him to explain how he could grow strong enough to face Lin Qingmo.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that the ruined sect could not help him catch up and asked whether he knew of Slaughter City.
• Tang Hao described Slaughter City as a lawless deathtrap and warned Tang San that he might never escape it.
• Tang San chose to enter Slaughter City despite the danger and vowed to kill Lin Qingmo and reclaim Xiao Wu.
• Tang Hao gave Tang San the Asura Decree and directions to Slaughter City, explaining that he could not take him there himself.
• Tang San accepted the decree, swore to walk out of Slaughter City, and vowed to avenge Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect.

After Lin Qingmo completed the Destruction Third Trial, the God of Destruction and Goddess of Life refused to give him a God-Given Spirit Ring and told him to hunt for what he needed himself. The God of Destruction then revealed that Lin Qingmo must obtain a full set of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones and sent him information about a dangerous region where he might find them.

• Lin Qingmo received a ten-thousand-year increase to all his Spirit Ring ages and a five-percent increase in Destruction affinity for completing the trial perfectly.
• The Goddess of Life drew Bi Ji's feather from Lin Qingmo and recognized it as belonging to an Over-Five-Hundred-Thousand-Year Emerald Swan, but neither God King could sense the creature.
• Lin Qingmo asked the God Kings for God-Given Spirit Rings, but both refused and told him to rely on his own efforts.
• The Goddess of Life said Bi Ji's life energy could help Lin Qingmo's Ancient Tree of Life and Destruction grow and help him complete the Nine Trials of Life.
• The God of Destruction told Lin Qingmo that he needed a full set of Over-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bones to bear both divine positions.
• The God of Destruction sent Lin Qingmo a rune containing information about a dangerous region where he could seek the required Soul Bones.

After receiving God of Destruction’s next trial clue, Lin Qingmo learned he had to travel to the deadly Burial Sea to retrieve a full set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. He settled on Da Ming and Ah Yin as potential companions but realized their party needed another powerful fighter before entering the sea.

• Lin Qingmo came out of his trance after receiving information about his God Trial and told Da Ming, Er Ming, and Ah Yin that their next destination was the Burial Sea.
• Lin Qingmo explained that Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts were common in the Burial Sea and that ancient, powerful monsters lived in its depths.
• Er Ming volunteered to protect Lin Qingmo, but Lin Qingmo pointed out that the land-dwelling Titan Giant Ape would struggle to cross and fight in the ocean.
• Da Ming said he could cross the sea using his water affinity, though a prolonged battle would consume much of his Soul Power.
• Lin Qingmo assessed the group’s strength and concluded that they needed to recruit another powerful bodyguard before setting out.

Lin Qingmo decided to seek Bi Ji’s help for his expedition to the Burial Sea, hoping her healing abilities would keep his group alive. He explained the sea’s dangers and revealed that a ten-million-year sovereign Soul Beast lived in its deepest region, while Bi Ji’s response remained unknown.

• Lin Qingmo decided to return to Life Lake and ask Bi Ji to join his expedition as a powerful ally.
• Lin Qingmo summoned Bi Ji with a jade-green feather, then asked her for help with soul hunting.
• Bi Ji reacted to Lin Qingmo’s request by releasing a powerful pressure and asking whether he knew she was a Soul Beast.
• Lin Qingmo clarified that he meant hunting Soul Beasts in the Burial Sea, not the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lin Qingmo described the Burial Sea’s numerous powerful beasts and revealed that a sovereign Soul Beast with ten million years of cultivation lived in its deepest region.

Lin Qingmo persuaded Bi Ji to accompany him to the Burial Sea and protect the group, though she refused to help hunt Soul Beasts. Their agreement was interrupted when Zi Ji emerged from Life Lake and accused Bi Ji of betraying Soul Beasts for a human, setting the two Beast leaders against each other.

• Lin Qingmo claimed a ten-million-year ruler lived in the Burial Sea and asked Bi Ji to escort the group without taking part in their hunts.
• Bi Ji agreed to accompany Lin Qingmo and promised to protect his life in repayment for the Life Origin he had released, but refused to kill any Soul Beast.
• Zi Ji rose from Life Lake amid an evil dragon aura and taunted Bi Ji for caring about Lin Qingmo and joining humans to hunt Soul Beasts.
• Bi Ji's gentleness gave way to icy fury as Zi Ji's accusation brought the two Beasts to the brink of conflict.

Zi Ji confronted Bi Ji for helping Lin Qingmo hunt Soul Beasts, accusing her of betraying the Star Dou Great Forest. After challenging Lin Qingmo and finding him unexpectedly composed, Zi Ji demanded to know how he had persuaded Bi Ji, and Lin Qingmo looked to Bi Ji for an answer.

• Da Ming and Er Ming shielded Lin Qingmo as Zi Ji arrived and mocked Bi Ji for aiding a human.
• Bi Ji grew furious, and her life aura clashed with Zi Ji's destructive aura above the lake.
• Zi Ji approached Lin Qingmo and condemned him for asking Bi Ji to help him hunt Soul Beasts.
• Lin Qingmo introduced himself calmly, surprising Zi Ji, who suspected he might be hiding a trump card.
• Zi Ji accused Lin Qingmo of making Bi Ji her spy, and Lin Qingmo turned to Bi Ji rather than answer alone.

Lin Qingmo explained that the Burial Sea was a deadly alternate space connected to the Nine Star Sea, and Bi Ji agreed to protect him on the expedition while Zi Ji insisted on joining. The five-person team set out from the Star Dou Great Forest with Da Ming carrying them toward the sea.

• Bi Ji told Zi Ji that she would repay Lin Qingmo for stabilizing her foundation by protecting his life, but would not help him hunt soul beasts.
• Lin Qingmo described the Burial Sea as a dumping ground for fallen sea life and explained that its usual entrance lay atop the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island and required the Sea God Seal.
• Zi Ji declared that she wanted to explore the Burial Sea, and Lin Qingmo welcomed her after Bi Ji left the decision to him.
• The group chose Lin Qingmo, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Ah Yin, and Da Ming for the expedition, leaving Er Ming behind to guard the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Da Ming carried the team in his Sky Azure Bull Python form as they set off toward the sea.

Lin Qingmo led Da Ming and the others toward a hidden passage in the Far North that opened into the Burial Sea, despite Bi Ji warning them about its powerful rulers. In Spirit City, Bibi Dong dismissed a proposal to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and ordered Spirit Hall to leave it alone for now.

• Lin Qingmo told Zi Ji and the others that he knew of a hidden Far North passage to the Burial Sea and instructed them to conceal their auras and hurry through it.
• Bi Ji warned Lin Qingmo that the Far North belonged to the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King, while Zi Ji showed eagerness for a possible fight.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan reported to Bibi Dong that Spirit Hall had failed to locate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's surviving remnants.
• Yue Guan urged Bibi Dong to attack the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but she ordered Spirit Hall to leave it alone for now.

Bibi Dong suspended Spirit Hall’s campaign against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while pursuing her God Trial, and Ning Fengzhi’s sect remained on high alert, uncertain of Spirit Hall’s plans. In the Far North, Lin Qingmo’s group encountered the Titan Snow Demon King, the third of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North.

• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to gather people and prepare to hunt Soul Beasts so she could advance her God Trial.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong discussed Spirit Hall’s destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and its unexplained lack of action against their sect.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to enter its highest state of combat readiness and tighten its defenses.
• After three days of travel through the Far North, Lin Qingmo’s group continued deeper into the frozen wilderness as Zi Ji complained about the cold and Ah Yin sensed no Blue Silver Grass.
• Da Ming spotted an enormous creature emerging through the blizzard: the Titan Snow Demon King.

Lin Qingmo confronted the two-hundred-thousand-year Titan Snow Demon King as part of his Fourth Destruction Trial, despite Zi Ji’s doubts. He revealed his Martial Soul Avatar and three fused domains, and the battle began with the Titan Snow Demon King unleashing a storm of frost arrows and its own freezing domain.

• The Titan Snow Demon King ordered the group to leave the Far North, and Zi Ji prepared to fight it.
• Lin Qingmo stopped Zi Ji and declared that he would defeat the Titan Snow Demon King for his Fourth Destruction Trial.
• Zi Ji and Bi Ji stepped aside to watch as Lin Qingmo advanced alone.
• Lin Qingmo summoned his Martial Soul Avatar and fused the Blue Silver, Life, and Destruction domains across the battlefield.
• The Titan Snow Demon King attacked Lin Qingmo with tens of thousands of frost arrows and a domain of extreme cold.

Lin Qingmo fought the Titan Snow Demon King, using his domains and abilities to withstand its attacks and protect the Ancient Tree of Life and Destruction. As the battle continued, Zi JI learned that Lin Qingmo’s life attribute surpassed even Bi Ji’s.

• The Titan Snow Demon King challenged Lin Qingmo, and their domains clashed across the snowfield.
• The Titan Snow Demon King stomped open deep ice cracks and sent freezing air toward the ancient tree, but Lin Qingmo countered with ice vines and Destruction thunder.
• The Titan Snow Demon King fired an azure ice beam at the ancient tree, but Lin Qingmo disrupted its aim with Mental Spike and blocked the attack with Life Force shields.
• Zi JI asked Bi Ji why Lin Qingmo’s life attribute seemed purer than hers, and Bi Ji confirmed that his level of life was far above her own.

Lin Qingmo battled the Titan Snow Demon King in the Far North, using Destruction God Thunder and the Emerald Eight Spider Lances to weaken its defenses. He left the Titan Snow Demon King's chest armor shattered and destructive energy surging into its body.

• Lin Qingmo struck the Titan Snow Demon King with Destruction God Thunder, cracking its Mysterious Ice Battle Armor and forcing it backward.
• The Titan Snow Demon King attacked the Ancient Tree of Life and Destruction, but Lin Qingmo dodged its blows and bound its legs with roots.
• The Titan Snow Demon King leapt into the sky and dived at Lin Qingmo, who escaped the worst of the impact behind a three-colored barrier.
• Lin Qingmo used the Emerald Eight Spider Lances to pierce cracks in the Titan Snow Demon King's leg armor and drain its life force.
• The Titan Snow Demon King knocked the lances away and charged in fury as Lin Qingmo struck the same chest weak point with dozens of bolts of Destruction God Thunder.
• Lin Qingmo shattered the Titan Snow Demon King's chest armor, allowing Destruction Force to surge into its body and ravage it from within.

Lin Qingmo and his companions encountered the Ice Empress and Snow Empress after he nearly defeated the Titan Snow Demon King. The rulers of the Far North confronted them over A-Tai’s injuries, and the Ice Empress prepared to attack while the Snow Empress studied Lin Qingmo.

• Lin Qingmo left the badly wounded Titan Snow Demon King behind and turned to rejoin Bi Ji and the others.
• A sudden blizzard announced the arrival of the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress, whose presence silenced the Beasts.
• The Ice Empress spotted A-Tai’s injuries and demanded to know who had hurt him.
• The Snow Empress recognized Bi Ji, Zi JI, Ah Yin, and Da Ming as powerful Soul Beasts accompanying a human, and demanded an explanation.
• Lin Qingmo and Bi Ji called the fight an accident, but the Ice Empress rejected their explanation and advanced on the group.
• Bi Ji and the others stood between Lin Qingmo and the Ice Empress, while the Snow Empress held her back and continued watching Lin Qingmo.

Lin Qingmo explained that his group had only come to borrow a path through the Far North, then healed A-Tai by wielding Destruction and Life powers together. Snow Empress questioned where they were headed, while Ice Empress urged her to attack before they could leave.

• Lin Qingmo told Snow Empress that his group had not meant to trespass or provoke the Far North, and that he had fought A-Tai only to practice.
• Bi Ji said she could not heal A-Tai because Destruction Force had lodged in his meridians, and that Lin Qingmo might be the only one who could save him.
• Lin Qingmo extracted the Destruction Force from A-Tai while restoring him with Life Force, and A-Tai recovered and thanked him for sparing his life.
• Lin Qingmo told Snow Empress that the group was headed for a sea region deep within the Far North and would leave as soon as they finished their business.
• Ice Empress urged Snow Empress to attack Lin Qingmo's group and keep them in the Far North.

Snow Empress escorted Lin Qingmo and the Star Dou Great Forest group through the Far North, then let them cross the strait while hinting that Lin Qingmo might help the Far North in the future. Once the group escaped, Lin Qingmo admitted how tense he had been, and Zi JI defended her silence during the confrontation as “tactical silence.”

• Snow Empress agreed to guide Lin Qingmo and his group through the Far North, leaving Ice Empress behind to guard the Core Area and A-Tai.
• Snow Empress led the group to the strait and sent them onward across the sea, where Da Ming carried them away from the Far North.
• Ice Empress confronted Snow Empress about letting the group go, and Snow Empress explained that Lin Qingmo might be able to help the Far North in the future.
• After they escaped, Lin Qingmo collapsed on Da Ming's back and admitted he had been under pressure while facing Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
• Zi JI teased Lin Qingmo for acting calm, and he reminded her that she had hidden behind Bi Ji before she insisted she had practiced tactical silence.

After escaping the Far North, Lin Qingmo and the others traveled across a lifeless black sea. Lin Qingmo opened the entrance to the Burial Sea, and the group entered despite his warning about the danger.

• Lin Qingmo teased Zi JI about her silence during negotiations with Snow Empress, and she angrily threatened to throw him into the sea.
• Ah Yin and Bi Ji discussed Snow Empress's immense strength, while Lin Qingmo credited their safe escape to her reasonableness.
• Da Ming carried the group into a strange, fog-covered sea where the water was black and devoid of life.
• Lin Qingmo sensed a hidden spatial barrier and used destruction energy to open a rift into the Burial Sea.
• Bi Ji and Zi JI agreed to continue with Lin Qingmo, and the group entered the rift before it closed.

Lin Qingmo and the others entered the Burial Sea, a devastated world filled with the remains of powerful Soul Beasts. He revealed that the Burial Sea was a prison created by the Sea God to confine the ten-million-year Soul Beast Wue.

• Lin Qingmo and the others arrived in the Burial Sea and saw its ruined landscape and enormous skeletons.
• Ah Yin sensed that several of the lingering auras belonged to beings at least as powerful as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• Bi Ji warned the group that the Burial Sea's dense energy was chaotic and aggressive, then asked Lin Qingmo where they were.
• Lin Qingmo explained that the Burial Sea was a prison where its ruler had been trapped for ten million years.
• Lin Qingmo revealed that the Sea God had created the prison and personally sealed Wue inside it.

Lin Qingmo and the others fought off powerful Soul Beasts as they explored the Burial Sea, where he revealed that the Sea God had warped time. The group continued across the island, realizing that more than a hundred years could pass there while only one year passed on the Douluo Continent.

• Bi Ji questioned Lin Qingmo about his connection to the gods, and his evasive smile deepened her suspicions.
• More than thirty wyverns attacked the group, and Lin Qingmo killed their leader before Zi JI vaporized the rest with her Chaos Dragon Breath.
• Da Ming carried the group to a floating island, where he killed a tyrannosaur-like Soul Beast that ambushed Lin Qingmo.
• Ah Yin shredded a giant ostrich-like Soul Beast that attacked her as the group crossed the bone-covered island.
• Lin Qingmo explained that the Sea God's power made time pass more than a hundred times faster in the Burial Sea than on the Douluo Continent.

Ah Yin defeated Thunder Beast by using the power Lin Qingmo had given her to absorb its lightning and overwhelm it with Blue Silver Emperor techniques. Thunder Beast was left dying at the bottom of the Thunder Pool, while Zi JI teased Lin Qingmo about Ah Yin’s devotion to him.

• Thunder Beast charged Ah Yin and unleashed Ninefold Thunder Prison, but her Blue Silver Domain absorbed and redirected its lightning.
• Ah Yin said her confidence and power came from A-Qing, enraging Thunder Beast into burning its hundred-thousand-year origin power.
• Ah Yin summoned nine Blue Silver dragons that shattered Thunder Beast’s lightning form and left its true body gravely injured.
• Ah Yin told the dying Thunder Beast that its thunder was less than one-tenth as powerful as A-Qing’s.
• Zi JI teased Lin Qingmo about Ah Yin praising him throughout the battle, and Lin Qingmo realized how attached Ah Yin had become.

Ah Yin killed the Thunder Beast and gave its hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone to Lin Qingmo, who began fusing with it. His Martial Soul greedily devoured the Thunder Pool’s lightning, triggering a Heavenly Thunder Tribulation that struck at him.

• The dying Thunder Beast asked Ah Yin why she had hunted it, and she said Lin Qingmo wanted its thunder-attributed Soul Bone.
• Ah Yin pierced the Thunder Beast’s heart with a Blue Silver Overlord Spear, crushed its Soul Core, and took its Left Leg Bone.
• Ah Yin handed the Soul Bone to Lin Qingmo, who began fusing with it beside the Thunder Pool.
• The Ancient Tree of Life and Destruction Martial Soul emerged and drew in the remaining Thunder Water, while Bi Ji stopped Ah Yin from interrupting Lin Qingmo.
• Dark thunderclouds gathered over the mountain, and a purple-black Heavenly Lightning bolt struck toward Lin Qingmo.