Chapter Summaries

Ao Zhan confronted Xue Ye after a Sea God Church member allegedly harassed his companion, humiliating the emperor and accusing Heaven Dou of plotting against Spirit Hall. Xue Ye denied responsibility and blamed the incident on impostors.

• Xue Ye rose to address Ao Zhan, who said Sea God Church Soul Masters had provoked his group and tried to force his woman to accompany them.
• Ao Zhan slapped Xue Ye, took the dragon throne, and declared he had come to settle accounts over Heaven Dou’s hostility toward Spirit Hall.
• Xue Qinghe tried to calm Ao Zhan, but Ao Zhan silenced him and knocked him aside before demanding an answer from Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye claimed that someone had framed the empire by impersonating Sea God Church members.
• Ao Zhan recognized that impostors had operated in the past but knew they had been eliminated, and he doubted Xue Ye’s excuse.

Ao Zhan exposed Xue Ye’s attempt to blame the World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Sect and threatened the Heaven Dou Empire, prompting Xue Qinghe to offer compensation. Before Ao Zhan could name his demand, Shui Bing’er, Gu Ningqiu, and Bo Saixi arrived, and the chapter left Xue Ye trapped inside as his sons and officials debated whether they could rescue him.

• Ao Zhan showed Xue Ye that Spirit Hall knew the Sea God Church had killed the impostors, and Xue Ye collapsed after realizing his excuse had failed.
• Xue Qinghe offered Ao Zhan any compensation he demanded, hoping to protect the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Shui Bing’er and Gu Ningqiu appeared beside Ao Zhan with Bo Saixi, whom Ao Zhan kicked to the ground and accused of pursuing them to harm them.
• The officials fled the hall, while Ge Long and Xue Xing stopped Xue Luochuan and Xue Qinghe from going back inside to rescue Xue Ye.

Ao Zhan learned that Bo Saixi, Tang Chen, and Danielle had attacked the Spirit Hall forces and tried to capture Shui Bing’er and Gu Ningqiu. He left to help Golden Crocodile while Gu Yuena restrained Bo Saixi, and the outcome of the battle remained unknown.

• Xue Xing persuaded the ministers not to enter the hall and risk their lives while Xue Ye faced Ao Zhan.
• Ao Zhan bound Bo Saixi with tree roots and asked Shui Bing’er and Gu Ningqiu what had happened.
• Shui Bing’er recounted how Tang Chen, Danielle, and Bo Saixi fought the Spirit Hall forces before Bo Saixi pursued her and Gu Ningqiu as they tried to teleport away.
• Qian Renxue urged Ao Zhan to return and help Golden Crocodile, and Ao Zhan left Bo Saixi in Gu Yuena’s care.
• Gu Yuena buried Bo Saixi up to her head and kept draining her power while Gu Ningqiu praised her.

Ao Zhan subdued Tang Chen and Danielle after finding them fighting Golden Crocodile and the other elders, then learned why they had targeted Shui Bing'er and Gu Ningqiu. He left the elders to confront the Sea God Church while he brought the captives back to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Qian Renxue asked if the elders were safe.

• Ao Zhan arrived at the ruined area around the hotel and used his Azure Dragon pressure, lightning, and energy chains to defeat and restrain Tang Chen and Danielle.
• Ao Zhan treated the injured Spirit Hall elders and told Golden Crocodile and the others that Shui Bing'er and Gu Ningqiu had reached the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace safely.
• Tang Chen and Danielle stayed silent when Ao Zhan questioned them, while he revealed that Gu Yuena was watching the captured Bo Saixi.
• Golden Crocodile, Guang Ling, and the other elders slapped Tang Chen, then agreed to go to the Sea God Church headquarters and confront its people.
• Ao Zhan took Tang Chen and Danielle back to the palace, where Qian Renxue asked about the elders and Ao Zhan reassured her that they were safe.

Ao Zhan interrogated Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, and Danielle and deduced that Tang San had proposed targeting Shui Bing'er. Gu Yuena went to confront Tang San at the Sea God Church, where Spirit Hall’s forces had already overwhelmed its defenders, but Tang San had fled with Xiao Wu.

• Ao Zhan threatened to destroy the Clear Sky Sect and the Sea God Church unless the prisoners revealed why they had attacked Shui Bing'er and Gu Ningqiu.
• Tang Chen admitted their original purpose but claimed he and the others had devised the plan themselves, making Huo Linfei feel guilty about the Super Beast Team’s earlier restraint.
• Ao Zhan noticed Bo Saixi and Tang Chen’s evasive reactions and deduced that Tang San had suggested the plan and that Tang Chen was concealing his identity.
• Gu Yuena resolved to capture Tang San and appeared above the Sea God Church as Spirit Hall worshippers and elders defeated its defenders without killing them or destroying the statue.
• Tang San, who had fled with Xiao Wu, reflected that Spirit Hall’s forces had overwhelmed his allies and that Ao Zhan had captured Tang Chen and Danielle.

Tang San and Xiao Wu fled the Sea God Church, but Gu Yuena tracked them down and sealed off the space around them. Xiao Wu provoked Gu Yuena and tried to attack, only to find that her Teleportation skill could not work.

• Gu Yuena noticed Tang San and Xiao Wu had escaped and followed Tang San's Sea God aura to their hiding place in an alley.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu they would return to the Sea God Church, but Gu Yuena appeared and trapped them by sealing the surrounding space.
• Tang San recognized Gu Yuena as the Silver Dragon King and claimed Poseidon had told him her identity.
• Gu Yuena slapped Xiao Wu after she mistook her for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Mystic Beast, and Xiao Wu declared herself the Star Dou Princess.
• Gu Yuena mocked Xiao Wu's claim and reminded her that her supposed little brothers were dead and their soul bones had been donated as tournament rewards.
• Xiao Wu tried to use Teleportation to attack Gu Yuena, but Gu Yuena's control of space prevented the skill from activating.

Gu Yuena sealed the space around Tang San and Xiao Wu, then forced Tang San to his knees and shattered his kneecaps. In the God Realm, the Asura God sensed Tang San’s killing intent and discovered that Tang San knew the Silver Dragon King, though he could not hear most of Tang San’s thoughts.

• Xiao Wu questioned Gu Yuena after her Teleportation failed, and Gu Yuena explained that she had sealed the surrounding space.
• Gu Yuena revealed that she was the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon’s master and the ruler of Star Dou Forest and the Mystic Beast Clan.
• Gu Yuena pressed down with overwhelming force, collapsing the alley walls, injuring Xiao Wu, and forcing Tang San to his knees with shattered kneecaps.
• Tang San silently cursed Gu Yuena and swore revenge on her and the Mystic Beast Clan.
• The Asura God sensed Tang San’s killing intent through the Blood Sea Trident and saw Gu Yuena make him kneel.
• The Asura God caught a fragment of Tang San’s curse and realized Tang San knew the Silver Dragon King.

Asura God and Poseidon learned that Gu Yuena had cornered Tang San, whose survival mattered to their plans. Asura God chose to wait and watch, while Poseidon prepared to sacrifice himself to descend if Gu Yuena tried to kill Tang San.

• Asura God learned that Tang San had provoked Gu Yuena and that she had sealed the space around Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Asura God explained his plan to use Tang San to seize control of the Divine Realm, then eliminate him and secure power for himself.
• Asura God decided not to intervene yet, wanting to see how Tang San escaped and what his hidden ally could do.
• Rakshasa God suspected Asura God had discovered something involving Poseidon and resolved to stand by him.
• Poseidon saw Gu Yuena confronting Tang San and decided he would have Bo Saixi sacrifice herself to summon him to the lower realm if Tang San faced certain death.
• Gu Yuena moved against Tang San in the lower realm.

Gu Yuena humiliated Tang San by forcing him to kowtow, then tortured Xiao Wu in front of him to make him suffer. She began questioning Xiao Wu about her relationship with Tang San, leaving the pair under threat if Xiao Wu refused to answer.

• Gu Yuena forced Tang San to kneel and repeatedly slammed his head against the ground until he was bloody and dazed.
• Gu Yuena seized Xiao Wu and bent her legs and arms, while Tang San raged helplessly.
• Gu Yuena announced that she would test Tang San and Xiao Wu’s feelings for each other and threatened to carve words into Tang San’s face if Xiao Wu stayed silent.
• Xiao Wu said she first met Tang San at age six at Notting Academy in Nuoding City, and Gu Yuena asked whether she loved him because he was handsome.

Gu Yuena burned and disfigured Xiao Wu to force Tang San to prove that he loved her for more than her beauty. Xiao Wu woke, saw her ruined face in a water mirror, and accused Gu Yuena of faking the image.

• Gu Yuena challenged Tang San to prove his love by accepting Xiao Wu's disfigurement, and Tang San could not refuse.
• Gu Yuena burned Xiao Wu's face and hair while Tang San watched helplessly.
• Gu Yuena poured water from the source of the Lake of Life onto Xiao Wu, leaving her alive but horribly scarred.
• Gu Yuena woke Xiao Wu, who realized her face and hair had been damaged and could not touch herself because her limbs were bent out of shape.
• Gu Yuena showed Xiao Wu her reflection in a water mirror, and Xiao Wu screamed before insisting the image was a trick.

Gu Yuena challenged Tang San to kiss Xiao Wu and exposed his reluctance after her face was burned, leaving Xiao Wu devastated and unconscious. She then told Tang San that the damage had changed Xiao Wu’s soul itself and could never be healed, even by a god.

• Gu Yuena dared Tang San to kiss Xiao Wu to prove he loved her for more than her appearance, but he hesitated.
• Xiao Wu realized Tang San’s silence confirmed her face was ruined and fainted in Gu Yuena’s grasp.
• Tang San tried to reach Xiao Wu and privately hoped Bo Saixi or his future divine power could restore her.
• Gu Yuena mocked Tang San’s reaction and declared that Xiao Wu’s appearance could never be restored, even if she became a god or transformed again.
• Gu Yuena explained that her flames had made the scars part of Xiao Wu’s soul, beyond the healing power of the gods.

Gu Yuena tortured Tang San and Xiao Wu, carving “Handsome” and “Brother” into Tang San’s face and burning Xiao Wu’s head. She brought them back to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where the others saw their injuries and reacted to her account of what she had done.

• Gu Yuena threatened Tang San, gagged him, and carved “Handsome” and “Brother” into opposite sides of his face.
• Gu Yuena returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace carrying Tang San and Xiao Wu alongside the worshippers and elders.
• Tian Yao and the Golden Team recognized Tang San and Xiao Wu, and the group was horrified by their appearances.
• Tang Chen and Bo Saixi shouted at Gu Yuena, so Ao Zhan’s roots drained their Soul Power and divine power until they grew weak and drowsy.
• Gu Yuena explained how she had found and tormented Tang San and Xiao Wu, leaving the others shaken and Huo Linfei determined not to provoke her.

Ao Zhan confronted Tang San, Xiao Wu, and their allies after Gu Yuena captured them, demanding compensation for the damage and trouble they had caused. Xue Ye, Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, and Danielle agreed to pay, despite their severe financial hardship.

• Gu Yuena bound Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Ao Zhan used a little Life God King power to wake them.
• Tang San recognized the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and saw Xue Ye kneeling, along with Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, Danielle, and the disfigured Xiao Wu.
• Tang San recoiled at Xiao Wu's face, and Ao Zhan challenged him about what he had done before demanding compensation.
• Ao Zhan ordered Xue Ye to pay because the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had failed to control the Sea God Church's people, and Xue Ye reluctantly agreed.
• Tang Chen, Bo Saixi, and Danielle also agreed to pay compensation after Ao Zhan turned his attention to them.

Ao Zhan and his companions collected compensation from Xue Ye, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi, then left the battered Sea God Church behind. At the church, Liu Erlong comforted Xiao Wu and vowed to seek revenge on Spirit Hall, but agreed to wait until Tang San and Ma Hongjun became gods.

• Xue Ye, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi paid Ao Zhan and his companions compensation, and Ao Zhan warned Bo Saixi to keep her Soul Masters in line.
• Xue Ye arranged for Ao Zhan's group to stay at a Heaven Dou Imperial Family hotel, while the elders scolded or secretly beat their grandchildren for failing to write home.
• Golden Crocodile and the others left the Sea God Church in ruins, and the Shrek group saw Xiao Wu's scarred face and Tang San's injuries.
• Liu Erlong embraced the weeping Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu told the group that the Silver Dragon King had hurt her.
• Tang San explained what he knew about Gu Yuena, prompting Liu Erlong to condemn Spirit Hall for keeping the Silver Dragon King close.
• Flender, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San urged Liu Erlong to wait until Tang San and Ma Hongjun became gods before seeking revenge, and she agreed.

The Promotion Tournament began at the Royal Hunting Grounds, where Ao Zhan and his teams encountered the Sea Soul Masters guarding the venue. Ao Zhan unsettled them by recalling their past defeat and teasing Sea Dragon Douluo about his feelings for Bo Saixi, then led his teams inside.

• The twenty qualified teams arrived at the Royal Hunting Grounds, guarded by Sea Soul Masters and a small contingent of Royal Knights.
• Ao Zhan, Tian Yao, and Qi Kuang mocked the Sea Soul Masters’ show of discipline.
• Ao Zhan reminded the Sea Soul Masters of their past defeats, frightening them into trembling at his presence.
• Sea Dragon Douluo asked Ao Zhan not to frighten the church’s young members, and Ao Zhan teased him about secretly loving Bo Saixi.
• Sea Witch Douluo redirected the conversation by telling Ao Zhan it was nearly time to go inside, and he left with the Super Beast Team, the Golden Team, and their senior members.
• Sea Dragon Douluo thanked Sea Witch Douluo after Ao Zhan departed.

Sea Dragon Douluo accepted that Bo Saixi might learn about his feelings for her, while Tang San arrived at the Promotion Tournament determined to avenge the injuries to his and Xiao Wu’s faces. At the Royal Knights Grand Drill Ground, Ao Zhan opened the tournament, where the teams would compete in seven-person gauntlet matches.

• Sea Dragon Douluo let the gathered Sea Soul Masters leave without threatening them, and Sea Witch and the other Sacred Pillars stopped trying to dissuade him.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived with masked, disfigured faces, and Tang San resolved to defeat the teams he blamed for their humiliation.
• The teams gathered at the Royal Knights Grand Drill Ground, where the twenty-team Promotion Tournament would use a single arena and round-robin gauntlet matches.
• Spirit Hall’s Golden Crocodile and elders took prominent seats on the judges’ platform, leaving Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo in the back row.
• Ao Zhan watched from a private room and announced the start of the Promotion Tournament.

Ao Zhan opened the Promotion Tournament, where the Heaven Dou City teams swept their first-round opponents, with Tang San severely injuring all seven members of Sterling Academy. The next day's matchups left the Evil God Team dreading the Super Beast Team and Shrek Academy facing the Skywater Team.

• Ao Zhan announced the start of the matches, and the Fire God Team and Wind God Team each sent one fighter to defeat all seven opponents.
• Tang San used his Sea God Kelp Martial Soul to defeat the Sterling Academy Team alone, leaving all seven members severely injured.
• The wielder of the Sin Bone Martial Soul defeated the Plant Academy Team alone, and the Heaven Dou City teams went on to crush their first-round opponents.
• The draw paired the Evil God Team with the Super Beast Team and Shrek Academy with the Skywater Team.
• Lucifer asked the Evil God Team to find a way to face the Super Beast Team, but Lu Mingfei admitted they could only avoid being swept if Feng Yao did not fight first.

Shrek prepared to face the Skywater Team while the advancement matches continued, and Feng Yao began a dominant one-man assault on the Evil God Team. He defeated two opponents and drove a third to unleash a blazing fire dragon, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu volunteered to fight first against the Skywater Team, while Flender assigned Ma Hongjun to spread his Rakshasa Evil Flame if needed.
• The Fire God Academy Team easily defeated the Plant Academy Team, and the other matches ended in crushing victories.
• Feng Yao faced the Evil God Team's Sin Bone Martial Soul wielder and blasted him out of the arena with two attacks.
• Feng Yao charged the Sin-Eating Gourd Martial Soul wielder before he could use Evil God's Protection and knocked him down.
• The Ancient Lamp of Ten Thousand Evils wielder fueled black flames with evil thoughts, but Feng Yao's White Tiger shockwaves and white mist held them back.
• The Ancient Lamp wielder boosted his power and transformed the black flames into a roaring fire dragon.

Feng Yao defeated the Evil God Academy Team single-handedly, overcoming Lu Mingfei’s Evil Domain and black-fire dragon before winning the match. The spectators compared him to the Azure Dragon War God, while Lucifer watched the loss with a dark expression.

• Feng Yao eliminated the remaining Evil God Team members one by one until only captain Lu Mingfei remained.
• Lu Mingfei used his Evil Scepter Martial Soul and Evil Domain to ignite the black flames scattered across the arena and formed them into the Evil Dragon Burning Heaven.
• Feng Yao unleashed White Rainbow Piercing Sun, destabilizing Lu Mingfei’s Evil Domain, then knocked him down with Sky-Rending White Claw.
• The Super Beast Team won the match one against seven, leaving the spectators astonished by Feng Yao’s strength and endurance.
• Feng Yao felt his Alien Energy had improved and believed a few more matches could bring a major breakthrough, while Lucifer watched the defeat with a dark expression.

Tang San faced Shui Bing'er of Skywater Academy, who used her aerial advantage and Ice Blast to overwhelm him. After Shui Bing'er interrupted his attempt to use Unfixed Storm, a massive ice explosion swallowed Tang San, leaving his condition unclear.

• Shui Bing'er volunteered to fight Tang San so he would not target the other Skywater Academy members, and both fighters entered the stage.
• Shui Bing'er took to the air and bombarded Tang San with explosive ice crystals, forcing him to defend with the Blood Sea Trident.
• Tang San recognized Shui Bing'er's Ice Blast and decided to use Unfixed Storm to restrain her.
• Shui Bing'er interrupted Tang San's attack with ice spikes that froze his Sea God Kelp and trapped him beneath accumulating ice and snow.
• The piled ice exploded around Tang San, and Xiao Wu cried out for Third Brother.