Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen and his companions began the Fifth Trial, which required them to defeat the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians, whose Soul Power had been suppressed to level seventy-five. After explaining his plan, Jiang Chen prepared to take on four guardians by himself.

• Bo Saixi explained that the trial would end when either all seven challengers or all seven guardians fell, and failure meant expulsion from Sea God Island.
• Jiang Chen accepted the challenge, and Bo Saixi suppressed the Seven Sacred Pillar Guardians to level seventy-five before beginning the trial.
• The guardians scattered across Sea God Island, leaving Jiang Chen and his companions on the Altar to prepare for the battle.
• Jiang Chen told his companions that the guardians’ limited Soul Power gave them a chance, then shared a plan that left them uneasy.
• Jiang Chen insisted he would take down four guardians alone, despite Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong’s concerns.

Jiang Chen began the Fifth Trial by unleashing two Dragon Souls and overwhelming Sea Witch Douluo with a spear thrust and a lightning punch. As Sea Dragon, Sea Spear, and Sea Illusion surrounded him, Sea Dragon Douluo questioned whether Jiang Chen had Twin Martial Souls.

• Jiang Chen chose Sea Witch Douluo as his first target and told his companions to wait for his signal.
• Bo Saixi announced the start of the Fifth Trial, and Jiang Chen released his draconic pressure and summoned two Dragon Souls.
• Jiang Chen charged Sea Witch Douluo, narrowly missed her throat with his spear, then struck her shield with Thunder Dragon: Heart Shatter and sent her sliding backward.
• Sea Dragon, Sea Spear, and Sea Illusion formed a triangle around Jiang Chen as Sea Witch Douluo recovered.
• Sea Dragon Douluo asked whether Jiang Chen had Twin Martial Souls, noting that he remembered Jiang Chen's Martial Soul being a Green Lotus.

Jiang Chen fought Sea Spear Douluo and the other Sea Douluos while using his twin dragon souls to hold off multiple attacks. Ning Rongrong strengthened him with five boosts, leaving the battle still underway.

• Jiang Chen revealed his Purple Heavens Dragon Soul and Nine Heavens Dragon Soul, then charged Sea Spear Douluo and exchanged blows with him.
• Sea Dragon Douluo, Sea Illusion Douluo, and Sea Witch Douluo attacked Jiang Chen together, forcing him to evade their coordinated strikes.
• Jiang Chen sent the Purple Heavens Dragon Soul and Nine Heavens Dragon Soul to attack Sea Spear Douluo and Sea Dragon Douluo, respectively.
• Sea Illusion Douluo and Sea Witch Douluo continued attacking Jiang Chen, who blocked their strikes but suffered injuries.
• Ning Rongrong used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to give Jiang Chen five boosts, and he exchanged a brief quip with her.

Jiang Chen and his companions began their team battle against the Sacred Pillar guardians, with Ning Rongrong and Oscar supporting the others as they fought. The clashes continued, with Xiao Wu trading blows with Sea Maiden Douluo.

• Jiang Chen attacked Sea Witch Douluo with his Emperor Dragon Spear and Thunder Dragon: Heart Shatter while holding off four guardians.
• Ning Rongrong buffed her teammates, and Oscar supplied Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan with sausages.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her boosted speed to battle Sea Star Douluo, striking from behind before he blocked her claws with a water-blue shield.
• Dugu Yan matched Sea Ghost Douluo’s poison and sent a pursuing poisonous net after him.
• Xiao Wu fought Sea Maiden Douluo, blocking her blades with a kick and countering with fast, forceful strikes.

Xiao Wu and Jiang Chen fought the Sea Douluos while limiting their abilities, with Xiao Wu gaining the upper hand against Sea Maiden Douluo and Jiang Chen badly injuring Sea Witch Douluo. The battle continued as Sea Illusion Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo pressed Jiang Chen from both sides.

• Xiao Wu dodged Sea Maiden Douluo’s twin blades, then used Soft Technique: Silk Entanglement and Waist Bow to slam her into the ground.
• Jiang Chen struggled against the coordinated attacks of Sea Illusion Douluo and Sea Witch Douluo while his dragon souls drove back Sea Dragon Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo.
• Jiang Chen caught Sea Witch Douluo’s whip and struck her with Thunder Dragon: Heart Shatter, sending her crashing into a stone wall with her arms disabled.
• Sea Illusion Douluo attacked Jiang Chen from behind, but Jiang Chen blocked his rapier and evaded his follow-up strike.
• Sea Spear Douluo joined the assault and cut Jiang Chen’s cheek with a near miss, but Jiang Chen forced him back and retreated to create distance.

After Zhu Zhuqing was wounded, Jiang Chen stopped treating the battle as a warm-up and used Glazed emperor lotus-possess to overwhelm the Sacred Pillar Douluos. He defeated Sea Spear Douluo, Sea Illusion Douluo, and Sea Dragon Douluo in seconds, then appeared beside Zhu Zhuqing.

• Zhu Zhuqing was wounded, and Ye Lingling healed her shoulder while Ning Rongrong prepared to help.
• Jiang Chen saw Zhu Zhuqing's injury, declared the warm-up over, and changed from the Emperor Dragon Spear to the Glazed Green Lotus.
• Jiang Chen activated Glazed emperor lotus-possess, transforming under a powerful dark golden aura.
• Jiang Chen caught Sea Spear Douluo's attack with two fingers and forced him back with the spear damaged and his hands bleeding.
• Jiang Chen struck Sea Illusion Douluo into a reef, then broke Sea Dragon Douluo's blade and knocked him unconscious.
• Jiang Chen let the transformation fade and appeared beside Zhu Zhuqing.

Jiang Chen helped the others defeat the Seven Sacred Pillars, and Bo Saixi declared the Fifth Trial passed. A golden pillar then enveloped all seven, beginning their trial rewards.

• Jiang Chen defeated Sea Star Douluo, protected Dugu Yan from Sea Ghost Douluo's poison, and sent Sea Ghost Douluo flying into the sea.
• Jiang Chen stopped Sea Maiden Douluo from striking Xiao Wu and knocked her blades from her hands.
• Bo Saixi surveyed the defeated Sacred Pillar Douluo and declared the Fifth Trial passed.
• Zhu Zhuqing bandaged Jiang Chen's shoulder while Ning Rongrong watched with growing suspicion.
• A golden vortex appeared over Sea God Island, and a pillar of golden light enveloped all seven, filling them with power.

After the Sea God's Fifth Trial, Jiang Chen received the beginnings of a divine kingdom while the others gained stronger Soul Rings. The group returned to rest, and Jiang Chen paused outside Zhu Zhuqing's room but continued on without knocking.

• Bo Saixi completed the reward ceremony, and Oscar, Dugu Yan, and the others saw their Soul Rings grow stronger while Ning Rongrong's rings gained another fifteen thousand years.
• Jiang Chen learned that his divine kingdom foundation had reached twenty percent and discovered a golden seed forming within him.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Jiang Chen about his reward, while Oscar and Xiao Wu discussed Zhu Zhuqing's changed manner toward him.
• Bo Saixi announced that the Sixth Trial's details would be given in three days, and Jiang Chen and the others left the Altar to return and eat.
• Jiang Chen examined the growing divine kingdom seed in his room, then left and paused outside Zhu Zhuqing's door without knocking.
• Zhu Zhuqing's door opened softly after Jiang Chen had walked away.