Chapter Summaries

Tang San began the Sea God Trial with a kelp martial soul and fought Yu Tiankuo, whose lightning overwhelmed him. Yu Tiankuo revealed his self-created Thunder Thrust as the battle continued.

• Poseidon shaped Tang San's new martial soul as tough Sea God Kelp, and Tang San reluctantly accepted it before facing Yu Tiankuo in the first trial.
• Tang San sent Sea God Kelp against Yu Tiankuo, and its toughness let it withstand Nirvana Lightning as spectators cheered him on.
• Yu Tiankuo activated Thunder Battle Body and Lightning God Movement, then charged through Tang San's kelp and Bind attacks.
• Yu Tiankuo used Thunder Thrust, concentrating lightning into fewer fingers to increase his piercing force, and observers recognized it as a self-created soul skill.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin praised Yu Tiankuo's achievement but judged it inferior to Ao Zhan's abilities.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin realized Ao Zhan could create powerful Self-Created Soul Skills with ease while Tang San struggled against Yu Tiankuo's growing lightning attacks. Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, exposing his connection to Tang Hao, and Yu Tiankuo charged to meet the hammer head-on.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin reflected that Ao Zhan's talent and strength overshadowed even Limit Douluo experts.
• Tang San realized Yu Tiankuo's Self-Created Soul Skill would grow stronger if the battle dragged on, so he decided he could not afford to lose.
• Tang San summoned and enlarged his Clear Sky Hammer as Yu Tiankuo broke through the Sea God Kelp.
• Yu Tiankuo recognized the Clear Sky Hammer and concluded that Tang San was from the Clear Sky Sect.
• Xiao Wu revealed that Tang San's father was Tang Hao, and Ning Fengzhi explained how Tang Hao had defeated Qian Xunji through a sneak attack.
• Yu Tiankuo raised his finger and charged directly at Tang San's descending Clear Sky Hammer.

Yu Tiankuo defeated Tang San by piercing through the Clear Sky Hammer with his Thought-Piercing Void technique, while the gods watched the outcome. The chapter left Tang San’s God Trial set to become harder, with Sea God Island’s forces preparing to enter the Douluo Continent.

• Yu Tiankuo used Thought-Piercing Void to punch through Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, damaging the martial soul and making Tang San collapse.
• Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu caught Tang San as the others saw the hole in the hammer and reacted with shock.
• Yu Tiankuo explained that the technique consumed enormous energy and could severely injure the finger that delivered it, then recognized that he had won.
• The Destruction God King celebrated Yu Tiankuo’s victory, while the Asura God blamed Tang San for challenging him and losing.
• The Asura God ordered Poseidon to make Tang San’s next God Trial harder, and Poseidon suggested sending Sea God Island’s people to the Douluo Continent as protectors.
• The Asura God agreed that Sea God Island’s forces could come ashore to protect Tang San and oppose the World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Sect and Spirit Hall.

The Rakshasa God chose Ma Hongjun as a new pawn to strengthen Tang San’s side, while the Asura God warned her to keep him under control. Consumed by hatred for Ao Zhan and Spirit Hall, Ma Hongjun fell asleep and encountered a mysterious figure in a dark dream.

• The Rakshasa God selected Ma Hongjun as her inheritor, and the Asura God agreed after warning her to restrain him.
• Ma Hongjun brooded over Tang San’s strengthened martial soul and lamented that losing his evil fire had left him powerless and a eunuch.
• Ma Hongjun cursed Ao Zhan and Spirit Hall, blaming them for his ruined life, then fell asleep consumed by hatred.
• In a dream, Ma Hongjun imagined that Spirit Hall had destroyed his martial soul and turned him into a eunuch, and he declared that Spirit Hall must be destroyed.
• A seductive voice agreed that Spirit Hall was evil, the rain and surroundings vanished into darkness, and a figure appeared before Ma Hongjun.

Danielle revealed that the Rakshasa God had chosen Ma Hongjun as an inheritor because of his hatred of Spirit Hall, and her blessing transformed his Grass Chicken martial soul into a Rakshasa Evil Phoenix. Ma Hongjun learned that his first trial required him to become a woman, leaving him furious but afraid to object to Danielle.

• Danielle showed Ma Hongjun the God Realm and explained that the Rakshasa God had chosen him to inherit her divine position.
• Danielle explained that Ma Hongjun's hatred of Spirit Hall had drawn the Rakshasa God's attention, and Ma Hongjun accepted the inheritance.
• Danielle crushed a purple-black crystal, giving Ma Hongjun a Rakshasa Demon Scythe mark and transforming his martial soul into a Rakshasa Evil Phoenix.
• Ma Hongjun discovered that his first trial required him to change from male to female in exchange for a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• Danielle told Ma Hongjun he could complete the painless transformation by silently agreeing, while he suppressed his anger and said nothing.

Ma Hongjun accepted the Rakshasa God’s trial and was transformed into a woman, then learned Danielle would protect her as a Rank 99 Limit Douluo. She ended the chapter celebrating her new guardian and the God-Bestowed Soul Ring she had earned.

• The Rakshasa God altered Ma Hongjun’s trial because she disliked how Ma Hongjun looked at Danielle, making Ma Hongjun choose between abandoning the inheritance and becoming a woman.
• Danielle taunted Ma Hongjun for hesitating, and Ma Hongjun agreed to the transformation, completing the first trial before fainting.
• Ma Hongjun woke in her dormitory, discovered she had truly become a woman, and burst into tears.
• Danielle appeared and explained that she would protect Ma Hongjun but that each time she intervened, the God Trial would become harder.
• Danielle revealed she was a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, and Ma Hongjun rejoiced at having such a powerful bodyguard.
• Ma Hongjun examined her God-Bestowed Soul Ring and planned to use it once she reached rank 30.

Tang San revealed to Yu Xiaogang that he had obtained the Sea God's God Trial, and Yu Xiaogang celebrated his disciple's prospects. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang encountered Ma Hongjun dressed as a woman and mistakenly assumed he had done so because he had become a eunuch.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang about the Sea God's God Trial and let him believe it was linked to Sea God Island.
• Tang San absorbed a God-Bestowed Soul Ring in front of Yu Xiaogang, stopping when it reached 2,000 years.
• Tang San explained that the soul ring was a reward for passing his first trial, and Yu Xiaogang urged him to recover before they discussed the next one.
• Yu Xiaogang spent the night celebrating his disciple's divine inheritance and went out the next morning eager to boast.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Ma Hongjun dressed as a woman, guessed that his emasculation and loss of martial soul power had driven him to it, and scolded him.

Ma Hongjun revealed that a god’s trial had transformed her into a woman, and Yu Xiaogang concluded that she and Tang San had received divine inheritances. Meanwhile, Tang Hao investigated Spirit Hall’s suspected plans involving the Star Dou Forest but found no clues.

• Yu Xiaogang noticed Ma Hongjun’s changed voice and missing Adam’s apple, then took her to Flender when she refused to explain what had happened to him.
• Ma Hongjun asked Flender whether he believed in gods and showed the scythe mark on her forehead, which Yu Xiaogang linked to Tang San’s mark and a god’s inheritance.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Tang San had inherited the Sea God’s power and suggested Yu Tiankuo might also have received a divine inheritance.
• Ma Hongjun described the trial that required her to become a woman, and Flender, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Yu Xiaogang stopped questioning it after learning a god had imposed it.
• Tang Hao investigated Spirit Hall branches for evidence of a conspiracy involving the Star Dou Forest but uncovered nothing because the alliance was known only to Spirit Hall’s Pope and worshipers.

Tang Hao failed to uncover evidence at Spirit Hall’s branch halls, decided to investigate Spirit City despite the danger, and returned to the Clear Sky Sect to report what he knew if he died. His visit ended with the furious sect members gathering to capture him, while Tang Xiao declared that he would not forgive him.

• Tang Hao found no information at Spirit Hall’s branch halls and decided to risk going to Spirit City to expose Spirit Hall’s suspected alliance with Star Dou Forest.
• Tang Hao returned to the ruined Clear Sky Sect and knelt at the tree marking his father Tang Zhen’s tomb.
• A Clear Sky Sect disciple recognized Tang Hao and roused the sect members, who blamed him for the attack that had crippled their sect.
• The Fifth Elder, Sixth Elder, and Seventh Elder urged Tang Xiao to seize Tang Hao and reclaim the sect’s inherited soul bones and title.
• Tang Xiao condemned Tang Hao’s crimes and agreed that the elders should capture him.

Tang Hao returned to the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Xiao ordered him to surrender his inherited spirit bone and title and await judgment. Before he could be taken away, Tang Hao warned the sect that Spirit Hall had allied with the Soul Beast Clan and that the soul master world faced a crisis.

• Clear Sky Sect disciples surrounded Tang Hao at Tang Zhen's grave and demanded that he answer for the sect's suffering.
• Tang Xiao arrived, rejected Tang Hao's attempt to call him elder brother, and ordered him to return his inherited spirit bone and title before being imprisoned.
• Tang Hao forced the disciples back without harming them and pleaded for a chance to speak, prompting the Seventh Elder to listen when he mentioned Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao warned that Spirit Hall had likely joined forces with the Soul Beast Clan, citing the dangers in soul beast gathering places and Ao Zhan's safe passage through Star Dou Forest.
• The Clear Sky Sect disciples were stunned and took Tang Hao's warning seriously despite their hatred of him.

Tang Hao asked the Clear Sky Sect to let him investigate Spirit Hall’s suspected alliance with the Soul Beast Clan in Spirit City, offering to destroy himself rather than let Spirit Hall seize the sect’s inherited soul bones. Tang Xiao weighed the danger against the chance to expose Spirit Hall and destroy its influence, then made his decision.

• Tang Hao told the Clear Sky Sect that he had found no evidence of Spirit Hall’s alleged alliance with the Soul Beast Clan and that the key clues were likely in Spirit City.
• Tang Hao insisted he would go to Spirit City alone and swore he would self-destruct if captured rather than let Spirit Hall take the sect’s inherited soul bones.
• The Seventh Elder opposed the plan because Tang Hao’s likely capture could cost the sect its soul bones and provoke another attack, while the Fifth Elder supported the risk to prevent Spirit Hall from threatening the sect later.
• The Sixth Elder deferred to Tang Xiao, and the elders asked the sect master to decide whether to punish Tang Hao or send him to investigate.
• Tang Xiao considered both choices and made his decision.

Tang Xiao sent Tang Hao to Spirit City to investigate the alliance between Spirit Hall and the Soul Beast Clan, despite the danger of the mission. Tang Hao slipped into the city but was discovered, and his escape was cut off by Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao.

• Tang Xiao ordered Tang Hao to investigate Spirit Hall and the Soul Beast Clan in Spirit City, and Tang Hao swore to return after completing the mission.
• Tang Xiao explained to the three elders that Tang Hao was the sect’s strongest fighter and their best chance of completing the dangerous assignment.
• After nearly half a month of travel, Tang Hao entered Spirit City at night, unaware that Ao Zhan and the others had detected him.
• Yang Wudi recognized Tang Hao and attacked him with his Soul Breaking Spear, but Tang Hao dodged and fled toward the city’s outskirts.
• Bai He appeared in front of the fleeing Tang Hao and kicked him hard, sending him plummeting down.

Tang Hao was cornered in Spirit City and tried to self-destruct, but Ao Zhan stopped time and sealed his Soul Power before taking him away. The city’s patrols tightened security after learning how close it had come to disaster.

• Bai He, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao caught up with Tang Hao, recognized him, and revealed that all three had become Title Douluo.
• Tang Hao realized he could not escape and began preparing to self-destruct, alarming the three men because the blast could kill many people in Spirit City.
• Ao Zhan stopped time around Tang Hao, sealed his Soul Power, and took him away with Ah Yin, Gu Yuena, and Gu Xiaoran.
• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He told the arriving Spirit City forces what had happened, and the patrol teams increased their vigilance.

Tang Hao was captured in Spirit City after investigating whether Spirit Hall had allied with the Soul Beast Clan, and Qian Xunji threatened to use his actions as grounds to attack the Clear Sky Sect. Ao Zhan instead proposed declaring war on the Heaven Dou Empire because Tang Yuehua was living in Heaven Dou City.

• Tang Hao woke up bound in a secret chamber, unable to use Soul Power, and Qian Xunji accused him of endangering Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Xunji threatened to destroy the Clear Sky Sect unless Tang Hao explained why he had entered Spirit City, so Tang Hao admitted he had come to investigate suspected cooperation between Spirit Hall and the Soul Beast Clan.
• Ao Zhan and Qian Xunji denied that Spirit Hall had allied with soul beasts, while Tang Hao insisted he did not care what happened to him.
• After leaving Tang Hao imprisoned, Ao Zhan discussed how to act with Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu and proposed declaring war on the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ao Zhan explained that Tang Hao's younger sister, Tang Yuehua, had been living in Heaven Dou City and teaching etiquette to aristocratic children.

Ao Zhan persuaded Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji to use Tang Yuehua’s ties to the Heaven Dou Empire as a pretext to pressure Xue Ye and weaken the Clear Sky Sect. Spirit Hall issued an ultimatum demanding Tang Yuehua’s surrender, and the announcement plunged the Heaven Dou Empire into turmoil.

• Ao Zhan explained that Tang Yuehua had supported the Clear Sky Sect with Moonlight Pavilion’s income and that Xue Ye had helped protect her business.
• Ao Zhan proposed accusing the Heaven Dou Empire of aiding Tang Hao’s infiltration and using the dispute to extort the empire and further impoverish the Clear Sky Sect.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji approved Ao Zhan’s plan.
• Spirit Hall announced that the Heaven Dou Empire had seven days to hand over Tang Yuehua and her accomplices or face Spirit Hall’s response.
• The announcement caused an uproar in the Heaven Dou Empire, while its nobles reacted with alarm after learning Tang Yuehua was Tang Hao’s younger sister.

Spirit Hall used Tang Yuehua’s ties to Moonlight Pavilion and Tang Hao’s capture as a pretext to threaten the Heaven Dou Empire. Tang Yuehua and Emperor Xue Ye feared that nobles would turn against her and that the empire could not withstand Spirit Hall, leaving the court without a plan.

• Heaven Dou nobles learned Tang Yuehua belonged to the Clear Sky Sect and feared Spirit Hall would blame them for aiding Tang Hao.
• Noble families and maids abandoned Moonlight Pavilion, while several Clear Sky Sect disciples stayed to protect Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Yuehua panicked over Tang Hao’s capture and feared Spirit Hall would torture or kill him, while expecting Heaven Dou’s nobles to hand her over.
• Emperor Xue Ye worried that Spirit Hall’s demand to surrender Tang Yuehua and her accomplices would provoke either the nobles or Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ye asked his ministers for a way to resolve the crisis, but they stayed silent because they believed the Heaven Dou Empire could not match Spirit Hall’s strength.

The Heaven Dou Empire debated how to respond to Spirit Hall’s demands and ultimately chose to resist rather than accept blame for the alleged accomplices. Its public reply offered Tang Yuehua while warning Spirit Hall not to push further, leaving the continent’s great powers stunned and watching for Spirit Hall’s response.

• Xue Qinghe rejected proposals to seek help from Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi, arguing neither could stop Spirit Hall.
• Xue Ye asked Xue Luochuan for advice, but Xue Luochuan said he would fight if ordered, and Ge Long also volunteered to defend the empire.
• In a private meeting, Xue Qinghe warned that Spirit Hall intended to use the accusations to purge Heaven Dou’s great nobles, and Xue Luochuan agreed the empire had to fight for its pride.
• Xue Ye decided to surrender Tang Yuehua but refuse Spirit Hall’s accusations and fight if it made further demands.
• On the third day after Spirit Hall’s announcement, the Heaven Dou Empire issued its defiant response, surprising the continent’s great powers.

The World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Sect dismissed the Clear Sky Sect’s troubles and prepared to face Spirit Hall, while the Clear Sky Sect struggled with Tang Hao’s capture and the threat of political and economic retaliation. Tang Xiao proposed sacrificing himself and Tang Yuehua and scattering the sect’s disciples to preserve the sect’s inheritance.

• Yu Yuanzhen and the World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Sect elders discussed the Heaven Dou Empire’s plan and expressed confidence that their sect could resist Spirit Hall.
• The World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Sect elders recalled why they had once helped the Clear Sky Sect and concluded that they no longer needed to protect it.
• Clear Sky Sect disciples cursed Tang Hao after learning that Spirit Hall had captured him and might also take Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Xiao and the Three Elders feared retaliation from Heaven Dou’s nobles and recognized that the weakened sect could not protect Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Xiao proposed announcing that the Clear Sky Sect alone was responsible, going to Spirit City, and disbanding the disciples so the sect’s inheritance could survive.

Tang Xiao sought to protect the Clear Sky Sect by offering himself and Tang Yuehua to Spirit Hall, but Spirit Hall rejected Heaven Dou Empire’s investigation and demanded more accomplices. Xue Ye declared war, drawing the continent toward conflict as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left to support the empire.

• Tang Xiao decided to go to Spirit City to accept punishment, and the Three Elders agreed to entrust the Clear Sky Sect to them as he left.
• Tang Xiao visited Xue Ye in Heaven Dou City and asked him not to target the Clear Sky Sect after Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua died.
• Xue Ye issued a proclamation saying Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua would go to Spirit City and leave themselves at Spirit Hall’s disposal.
• Spirit Hall rejected the investigation, accused the Heaven Dou Empire of complicity, and demanded that it hand over the other accomplices; Xue Ye answered, “Then let there be war!”
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin decided to aid the Heaven Dou Empire and left Shrek, while Yu Tiankuo returned to his sect.
• Flender urged the students to stay at Shrek, and Tang San and Yu Xiaogang separately vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang reeled from Tang Hao’s capture and worried that Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua would be taken next, while Spirit Hall prepared to invade the Heaven Dou Empire. Spirit Hall’s army marched out, and the Star Luo Empire considered exploiting the conflict to strike Spirit City.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang realized Tang Hao had been captured and feared for Tang Xiao and Tang Yuehua, but neither could influence the crisis.
• Spirit Hall assembled its most powerful army yet, with Qian Xunji, several worshipers, and Ao Zhan among the forces preparing to march.
• Qian Xunji accused the Heaven Dou Empire and Clear Sky Sect of conspiring with Tang Hao, then rallied the army to invade the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Spirit Hall’s army set out, drawing the attention of the major forces across the continent.
• In Xingluo City, Dai Tianfeng heard the report and considered whether the Star Luo Empire should launch a surprise attack on Spirit City.